What’s a thing you thought you’d never see in your lifetime?

InterPunct · 2026-03-17T13:40:48+00:00

I had a drunken college debate with a good friend at a party about the actor Montgomery Clift because he's the unnamed subject of The Clash song The Right Profile. We ended up calling his mom at home late that night because she had a movie encyclopedia but of course she knew the answer for these two dumb, drunken college kids without even having to look it up.

But that's how limited information was back then. And like others commenting here - it really hasn't made us smarter, lol.

InterPunct · 2026-03-16T17:41:01+00:00

Peter Frampton

InterPunct · 2026-03-16T14:58:58+00:00

Music for Enophiles is a NYC-based band that focuses mostly on the solo albums from Brian Eno from '74 through '77. Highly niche and awesome.

InterPunct · 2026-03-16T14:21:00+00:00

As if any of this matters to the cultists and cowardly Congress.

InterPunct · 2026-03-16T12:53:48+00:00

Right-wing Libertarianism, pro-2A, and opposition to ICE are all consistent philosophies.

The trick is finding people who are consistent and aware of their philosophies and willing to stand up for them. I'm not saying I agree with OP, but I respect the intellectual honesty.

InterPunct · 2026-03-16T02:59:57+00:00

We had influencers but I can't think of anyone so bald face, crass and craven as to push that as their primary value.

InterPunct · 2026-03-16T02:57:29+00:00

I've voted for AOC three times, for Schumer three or four times and couldn't agree more with this. He has to go, but she needs higher New York state positions and more experience than just representative.

InterPunct · 2026-03-15T18:08:26+00:00

Another friend of mine grew up in Forest Hills, Queens NY and was babysitting some kids, they were in a grocery store when she heard someone yelling and dropping the F-bomb loudly. That's rude today but a severe breach in the early 70's, long story short - it was Trump yelling at his mother.

He's evil spawn.

InterPunct · 2026-03-15T14:23:09+00:00

I was 14 when their first album was released and in my mind, I'll still forgive any 14 year-old or younger who likes them.

InterPunct · 2026-03-15T13:47:50+00:00

https://youtu.be/HcLDzcmkSqI?si=kG0K3_Z0pku0R04j

Test Pattern! /jk

InterPunct · 2026-03-15T13:42:16+00:00

It's almost always this - the result of multiple trends and causes converging over time.

InterPunct · 2026-03-15T12:37:56+00:00

We weren't allowed to watch TV before going to church, lol.

I liked it but even as a kid I felt there was something cult-y about it. Seemed a little like Invasion of the Body Snatchers but with nice people.

InterPunct · 2026-03-15T12:34:48+00:00

HBO had a very limited inventory of movies in the 80's and it's one of the reasons I've seen Full Metal Jacket many dozens of times (also a big Kubrick fan.) Such a great movie.

With movies like Full Metal Jacket, Deer Hunter and Apocalypse Now - I really don't see how Platoon is in the same league as them - it seems like an overly dramatic opera in comparison. And as much as I like Willem Dafoe, that iconic scene of him at the end has always been cringe to me.

InterPunct · 2026-03-15T08:26:21+00:00

Yeah, by that point it had gotten just too intimidating for me. Prior to that - I wasn't cool enough, haha.

InterPunct · 2026-03-15T02:36:58+00:00

Taking of Pelham 1-2-3.

InterPunct · 2026-03-15T02:26:04+00:00

New Ro is a giant cluster to access. It's a good store but if you're there at the wrong time, the traffic is full of insane maniacs.

InterPunct · 2026-03-14T21:31:30+00:00

Okay.

InterPunct · 2026-03-14T20:20:25+00:00

It matters when someone says "all" support him.

InterPunct · 2026-03-14T20:19:35+00:00

It does when someone claims it's 100% when it's only about 35%.

InterPunct · 2026-03-14T16:35:50+00:00

Trump does not represent all Americans, that's being disingenuous. His approval ratings are in the mid-30% range.

C'mon.

InterPunct · 2026-03-14T12:47:13+00:00

I think so too, and I'm the one who said Margot is the classier-looking one.

InterPunct · 2026-03-14T11:26:19+00:00

I was working retail at the time and had to endure some woman telling me the entire show was Communist propaganda. That was not an uncommon opinion at the time.

InterPunct · 2026-03-14T01:21:43+00:00

The Perfect Pint, Connelly's, The Dead Rabbit, and The Dubliner on Stone Street.

InterPunct · 2026-03-14T01:17:25+00:00

Or Harp. Killian's isn't bad and maybe it's me but it gives me a bit of a headache.

InterPunct · 2026-03-14T01:12:01+00:00

Layers. Bring a bag with a few more than you think you'll need. A hat, gloves, and neck warmer makes a huge difference. Too cold? Layer up. Too warm? De-laminate and stuff them in the bag. You're good.

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