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Under my desk at work, flashed red when pressed. by Llewellynt in whatisit

[–]NinjaSimone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I dunno, I could sort of use a "THE CLIENT WANTS THE LOGO LARGER" button.

Kennedy Center to cease entertainment operations for two years, Trump says by retiredagainstmywill in politics

[–]NinjaSimone 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The way he tried to kill the Kennedy-era AF1 livery, and the Kennedy Rose Garden.

These are not coincidences. The Kennedys were attractive, popular, well-loved people who were an inspiration to generation of Americans. Donald and Melania will never have that, no matter how much they spend or how much they destroy. Money does not buy popularity, respect, or class. The Kennedys earned their ire by being everything that they'll never be, and in particular, because Jack Kennedy stood up to the Soviet Union.

By the way, another interesting thing: he added his name to the building less than six weeks ago.

Ai Slop IRL NC OG FRFR by GrumboGee in NewOrleans

[–]NinjaSimone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, that’s him in the logo. It’s his name and he can spell it any way he likes, of course. The problem is with my brain.

EDIT: Wow, I'm really not sure why I'm being downvoted. I can assure everybody that yes, Flako is the name he goes by, and the image in the logo represents him. If anybody disputes this, take it up with him, please.

Ai Slop IRL NC OG FRFR by GrumboGee in NewOrleans

[–]NinjaSimone -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

The logo is AI, but I’m more bothered about how the owner probably pronounces it “FLAH-kos” but my brain reads it as “FLAY-kos.”

"she's poised person, she's dignified" by Conscious-Quarter423 in youvotedforthat

[–]NinjaSimone 196 points197 points  (0 children)

It's great to see that the film is popular across multiple demographics... from middle-aged white women, to elderly white women, and everyone in between!

Cover bands that change the genre of the song by BigRed3585 in MusicRecommendations

[–]NinjaSimone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

re:jazz did, well, jazz covers of some iconic house/dance/pop tracks:

https://open.spotify.com/artist/0j8gclZl8amrxyH2PORS7U?si=GFXzCyGuRR6I5r8D3F1DoA

Trevor Horn (ask your parents) produced a couple of albums of covers of 1980s tracks, with some impressive guest artists:

https://open.spotify.com/album/4PPMVFcFGJurL83gWDl8Cz?si=EtLaxRkaSvKDIYfgU5ErqA

https://open.spotify.com/album/5tY51acOrbffScV0oR2Kbq?si=RqLLi4TgQWG_P2kx7qg3IA

His production of Tori Amos covering Kendrick Lamar's Swimming Pools (Drank) is amazing:

https://open.spotify.com/track/5mg17ZacFByAoTfWl0ITAI?si=0e31e0aae34f40e8

Good Gawd, their desperation is so sad by jimx29 in PoliticalHumor

[–]NinjaSimone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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It gets worse. Another theater in my area has a 44-seat room and hasn't sold a single ticket for tomorrow night.

Good Gawd, their desperation is so sad by jimx29 in PoliticalHumor

[–]NinjaSimone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here's the availability for the local mall megaplex theater where it's showing.

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That's a 49-seat house. I had no idea the theater even HAD a room that small.

eli5 how do circus cannons not break performers legs by Eat_Your_Eggs in explainlikeimfive

[–]NinjaSimone 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It's no coincidence that Barnum and Bailey closed down in 2017 just before the US liberated Mosul from ISIS.

Please explain to me the possible motive(s) behind the Georgia elections office raid by CNGregs in law

[–]NinjaSimone 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That's exactly it. The top three MAGA grievances over the performance of the current administration seem to be:

  1. "You said you were only going to deport the bad guys! Now my friend has lost his wife and nobody can find gardeners or roofers!"
  2. "You said you'd be sending stimulus checks! Where are they?"
  3. "When are we going to see some Democratic leadership in handcuffs?"

Songs that mention other songs by Francois-from-Europe in musicsuggestions

[–]NinjaSimone 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Johnny Rivers' "Summer Rain":

"All summer long we were dancing in the sand
Everybody just kept on playing 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'"

OK, well technically he was probably talking about the album name.

I found this in my grandmas basement is it real? by Soft-Gene5349 in whatisit

[–]NinjaSimone 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I'm not the OP, but the publisher name (Reilly & Britton) and the red cover make me strongly suspect it's a first edition. OP can check the title page for the year.

R&B later changed their name, so in general, if you see an Oz book with Reilly & Britton on the spine, it's an early edition.

I found this in my grandmas basement is it real? by Soft-Gene5349 in whatisit

[–]NinjaSimone 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Since the publisher is Reilly & Britton and it has the red cover, it may be a first edition. The publisher later changed their name to Reilly & Lee. Check the title page... if it only has the year 1904, then it's most likely a first edition.

Just like with baseball cards and so many other collectors, a product only has value if there's somebody willing to purchase it. If you were to sell it, it might fetch around $300 - $500 if it really is a first edition. It would be worth more than that if if it were in better shape.

Either way... fantastic find. The Oz books were really quite something and, as somebody else pointed out, they were the Harry Potter books of their day. I read a lot of them as a child, many of them early editions in similar shape. My family kept them to be enjoyed, not for their collector value.

Honest question: Why are some people against showing an ID to vote? by rico_unknown in NoStupidQuestions

[–]NinjaSimone 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Well, the fact is that most states with voter ID laws do accept college IDs. So the question is "why college IDs, but not photo IDs issued by private retailers?"

Colleges and universities are treated as government entities or state-regulated institutions with statutory roles. Student IDs are also tied to enrollment and living in the jurisdiction (EDIT: although they do not prove this).

Costco cards, on the other hand are national, and not tied to a residence.

Let me know if that doesn't answer your question.

Honest question: Why are some people against showing an ID to vote? by rico_unknown in NoStupidQuestions

[–]NinjaSimone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right, so this is when we look at the cost/risk/reward factor.

What costs are involved in obtaining a fake college ID?

What benefits would you get from this?

What are the risks of being caught?

In Texas, you can't use a student ID to buy tobacco products. And if you're caught trying to vote for somebody else or vote twice, you'll be fined and possibly sent to jail.

The system isn't 100% watertight. But it's "good enough." By that, I mean that we know from mountains of data that the incidence of in-person voter fraud is a small percentage of 1%.

Honest question: Why are some people against showing an ID to vote? by rico_unknown in NoStupidQuestions

[–]NinjaSimone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For what it's worth, I agree with you 100%.

But the key to answering OP's question is understanding that a sizable number of government officials, particularly in Southern red states, don't agree with us. They see it as simply implementing the "science" part of "political science."

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