Having lived in the Blue Ridge foothills of upper South Carolina for most of nearly 35 years, I could see Clanton being Clinton (SC). But the place that really sounded the most familiar was actually rural southern Illinois.

My parents are from the grandiosely named Metropolis (pop. 6700; its claim to fame is being…

"No – culturally, it's impossible. In Virginia you do not refer to northern Virginia – it's upstate."

Just finished The Peripheral and thought it was most excellent. My immediate take on Flynne's milieu was that it had a southern Ohio or Kentucky 'methland' vibe - a beaten down post-industrial smaller city and its environs. And I was half motivated to check if there was a real Clanton anywhere in the area. As for the…

I laughed really hard at the JJ Abrams one.

So, I ask you all - time being an issue, is it worth it?

Hmm, I'm seeing eight people there (2 women, 4 children, 2 grandchildren); there are only six corpses.

Isn't that 8 people?

That's eight people (if I'm understanding you correctly). There are only six corpses.

I'm sorry Fahey, I'm afraid I can't do that.

weak/week... Ah, forget it! Have a great day, sir!

why stop at just 52? That's week!

They can go to their own measles academy.

What the actual fuck. Can we just tell the antivaxxers that their kids don't get to go to public school without a full vaccination record including an annual flu shot? They can go to their own measles academy.

Children don't deserve to suffer for their parents' stupidity. :(

Haha. Well played, sir.

An Abbot and Costello cue has been missed, here