Anyone else find that description... underwhelming?

In the English-speaking world, you’d probably need to go back to the Big Band era around WWII to find many examples. The draft ended in Britain before rock music really took off, and in the US, conscription wasn’t applied nearly as broadly as in WWII before being completely abolished in 1973.

That’s not a Ponzi scheme. A Ponzi scheme is specifically where the broker appears to be making legitimate investment profits, but is actually paying earlier investors with later investors’ capital. Hoping someone will pay more than you did for the junk you bought isn’t fraud, it’s just poor investing.

Too bad Norm died.

Herr’s always seemed to have the same distribution as Yuengling, Tastykake and Wawa, before the latter three expanded.  

I’ll hate the non-disclosing shill a little more. Schadenfreude for the crypto bros who told me I was behind the times, didn’t understand the new economy, etc. But hate for the shills who actually violated securities law for not disclosing their monetary interest in an objectively lousy investment.

I’m not aware of anything that’s inherently a scam about the process. It’s an awful, flat-out terrible way to invest money, but as long as there is no internal manipulation and people understand that the only way they can make money is by selling an essentially worthless security for more than they bought it, then it…

Ex-Pennsylvanian here too. Question, does Herr’s still make Old Bay potato chips? To me, that’s an even more logical combination than chips and ketchup. Unlike ketchup, it hits a particularly regional mid-Atlantic sweet spot.

Olestra- weight loss through greasy, stinky diarrhea!

I hope. But Disney is in cost-cutting mode right now, and I'm just afraid they'll cheap-out on the retheme.

I never saw that 20 years ago.  All too common now.

Hey, in my life, if I were surrounded by women who were “real-looking” like Kate Winslet, I would have lived a very charmed life indeed.

As an amateur astronomer, here’s the best gift you can give:

They chose a very good fit for the re-theme, particularly in the location just beyond New Orleans Square... kind of like the real bayous, just beyond New Orleans.

Maybe they just really wanted to use “Zip-a-dee-do-da”.

I must admit, I’m enjoying the Schadenfreude after all the crypto-bros (and meme-stockers) told me I was behind the times, afraid of change, missing out, stuck in my ways, etc.

It’s amazing how tame the Sesame Street Muppets are now compared to when Jim Henson was in charge. They lost part of their madcap energy with his passing, and it has gradually faded over the years.

Other than an occasional online comment, Splash Mountain was never particularly controversial. It’s generally a well-loved attraction, and one of the most elaborate rides Disney has ever built.

At least filmed entertainment has only been around for about, what, 130 years or so? These lists will actually encompass the entire history of the medium, for the most part.

He needs to want treatment.  Otherwise, it’s useless to try.