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My head-canon (cemented sometime during the first season of Clone Wars) is that Cody made sure that that shot was juuuust off enough for Obi-Wan to survive.

Ah, another opportunity to link back to Wonkette’s very comprehensive coverage of all things Larry Klayman:

I will not pre-judge this project, I will not pre-judge this project, I will not pre-judge this project...

Carrier sounds like it could be a cool/fun movie for $5-Tuesday.

I tried to watch Return of Jafar way back when it came out (yes - I rented a VHS cassette from a brick-and-mortar video store). I think I got ten minutes in before I literally could not watch any more of it. Not because of the plot, but because the animation was just wrong. I couldn’t put my finger what was bothering…

You forgot to include Sorority Girls at the Slimeball Bowl-A-Rama, but I’ll let it slide for that sublime description of Showgirls.

Laphraoig is too smoky for my tastes, but I like the way you think, nonetheless.

Ok, I just googled the gheymeh, and now I have to try it. Thanks!

When I moved in with my wife *cough*cough* years ago, there must have been 20 cans of WD-40 all over the house. It had belonged to her grandparents, and her Dad was letting us buy it. Her grandfather had some odd shopping habits, and stockpiled specific things, among them the WD-40 - there were cans of it on shelves…

One of my cooking goals this year is losing my fear of dried beans. And to use more varieties than the standard great northern or pintos. I have made them before, twice in a Dutch oven, and once in the slow cooker. The slow cooker ones tuned out much better, so I wonder if I should start looking at Instant Pots now.

Is that only for brandy/cognac, or does any hard liquor make it that? Because I’ve got some bourbon and an urge to tell people “I’m drinkin’ Dirty Shirleys!” :)

It does look kind of weird - hyphenated maybe? Bacon-egg-and-cheese? Also, how do you make a Hennesey Shirley Temple? Doesn’t adding the Hennesey make it no longer a Shirley Temple?

Paul Sorvino realizing just who he’s been working for is one of my favorite scenes in The Rocketeer - “I may be a crook, but ain’t no Nazi”.

My favorite scene is everything with Jennifer Connelly in that dress. Someone should have cast her as Wonder Woman back then.

A Julian Fellowes adaptation of Wind in the Willows actually sounds kind of delightful. I’ll be curious to see who voices everyone.

Wait. Hold up. You mean, I DIDN’T imagine “Out of This World”? I mean, I remember watching it, but by about 10 years later I think I must have convinced myself that nothing that stupid could have existed, even on syndicated TV in the early 90's. I. Am. Shook.

The lemon cake. Oh, the lemon cake is NOT a lie :)

I’m lucky enough to have a Portillo’s in my town, and it’s a toss-up whether that or a local shawarma place is eaten more in our house in a given month. I’m weird and don’t like either pickles or mustard, and so I usually go with the chili-cheese dog (don’t forget the onions!).

Trader Joe’s, maybe? I think Amy’s has broth in the “nutritional”/organic aisle at most supermarkets too. Finally, we use the “Better Than Bouillon” brand for chicken and beef broths, and it looks like they do have a vegetable stock version as well.

Fellow old here - I did not want Harley Quinn to be the focus in a Birds of Prey movie. I am on-board with all of their casting, but I hate, hate, hate ALL of the costume design (it manages to be both super-slutty and unflattering), the apparent plot (assuming there is a coherent plot to be found), and the visual…