“Mummering is a deeply weird ancient Christmas tradition practiced in (usually rural) parts of Canada, Latvia, Newfoundland, and Ireland...”

Someone who good with gifs/memes needs to make one using the barber shop scene from Coming to America where they’re arguing about Cassius Clay/Mohammed Ali.

Yeah, that got a guffaw out of me too.

It’s not just Liberia.  The US flag was copied from the flag of the East India Company.  And the reason Liberia copied the US is because Liberia was founded by freed American slaves.

It is correct.  The age of consent in Canada at the time was 14.  It was the Harper government that changed the laws to what they are now.

Apart from Leto (and the runtime), I enjoyed it.  I should probably give it another watch and since it’ll be at home instead of the theatre, I can always skip the Leto bits if they still grate on me (two birds, one stone).

Because Jared Leto

They didn’t just invade Greece, they ruled the Balkans for centuries getting as far north and west as Vienna.

That was the big scam when I was in the reserve army.

The NHL definitely needs to do better (and by all accounts except their own isn’t really even trying) but it should be pointed out that it is the only one of the big four leagues in which Americans are a minority of the players.

It’s the same math used for Harrison Ford and Sean Connery.

I’m sure it’s required for safety reasons, but I got a chuckle out of the guy in the picture in full scuba gear standing in knee-deep water.

What does T’Challa mean by “Ravager?”

I like it, but I think that’s mostly because of the part where Wonder Woman and Barda beat the shit out of the Furies.

Is “feud” really the right word when it was all just Tyrese crying on Instagram?

The US could adopt a flag in pan-African colours, with a crescent moon and Star of David on it and while they’d howl with rage at first, eventually they’d try to co-opt it and they’d use both the new and old flag.

They’re already dropping the lawsuit.

I dunno.  Your points about Paul’s advantages in weight, height, age, etc are all fair and valid, but I can’t help feeling that anything less that Mayweather knocking Paul out no more than 10 seconds into the first round is a huge L.

Somewhat interestingly, there’s a British Army cavalry regiment that uses the skull and crossbones as their badge.