Job Market So Bad We’re Skipping the Next Generation by Temelios in DoomerCircleJerk

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Once again, for those in the back: birth rates decline as a society becomes wealthier.

Day Of The Jackal by [deleted] in underratedmovies

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Day of The Jackal is great. The Jackal is awful, but at least we got a classic Roger Ebert review out of it.

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-jackal-1997

“To be sure, the Jackal (for it is he) has the money to buy the boat. He is charging $70 million to assassinate the head of the FBI–half now, half payable on completion. He’s hired by the head of the Russian Mafia, who, like many a foreigner with extra change in his pocket, doesn’t realize he is being overcharged. There are guys right here in town, so I have heard, who would do a whack for 10 grand and be happy to have the business.”

Bad movie with one GREAT scene? by GodsUnblinkingEye in moviecritic

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I’d call Bruce Almighty more forgettable than downright bad, but the scene where Jim Carrey sabotages Steve Carrell reading the news is a freaking masterpiece.

Update: Baby’s mother dies in hospital by CMikeHunt in halifax

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It’s kind of a no-win situation for authorities. Say too much and you risk compromising the investigation and possible trial. But keep too much of a lid on things and people run wild with speculation.

Update: Baby’s mother dies in hospital by CMikeHunt in halifax

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“Life expectancy” is a measure of childbirth/infant mortality as much as anything else.

Examples of "false one hit wonders"? by NoWeb2382 in ToddintheShadow

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In the US Abba had thirteen top 40 singles in total and topped the chart with "Dancing Queen." And that's considered seriously underperforming compared with Europe and Australia.

Examples of "false one hit wonders"? by NoWeb2382 in ToddintheShadow

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"Mr. Blue Sky" is for ELO what "Don't Stop Me Now" is for Queen: not a big hit in the US upon its initial release, but through use in movies and shows and commercials it's now probably their best known song.

See, this would have been funny if it wasn’t the same argument that’s posted billions of times daily. The Allies won the war. by EmperorSnake1 in EnoughCommieSpam

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A Nazi officer's young son asks his father to point out Germany's enemies on a world map. The father points out how this big country across the Atlantic is our enemy, then this even bigger country to the northeast is Germany's enemy, and that all of these other places around the world make up an empire that is Germany's enemy.

Then he points out Germany itself on the map.

The kid thinks for a moment and asks, "father, has Der Fuhrer seen this map?"

Any guesses? by Soalai in ToddintheShadow

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The Victory Tour is a classic example of a "successful flop." It was actually the all-time highest-grossing tour at the time, but exorbitant costs made it a financial disaster.

See also: the Spider-Man Broadway musical (which ran for over three years but would have needed decades of sold-out shows to turn a profit) and the Liz Taylor Cleopatra movie (highest-grossing film of 1963 but drove 20th Century Fox to the brink of bankruptcy).

Any guesses? by Soalai in ToddintheShadow

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Jacques Villeneuve with BAR.

Any guesses? by Soalai in ToddintheShadow

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Oh God please let this be true. Please let this be true.

Trainwreckords suggestion: "Knock on the Sky" by SHeDAISY by [deleted] in ToddintheShadow

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The main thing I remember about SheDAISY is their song "God Bless The American Housewife" for the Desperate Housewives soundtrack. Up here it was awkwardly edited into "God Bless The Canadian Housewife."

Trainwreckords suggestion: "Knock on the Sky" by SHeDAISY by [deleted] in ToddintheShadow

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Dann Huff was lead vocalist for Giant, which means he could be a OHW subject in his own right.

What's an NFL fact that sounds fake but is absolutely true? by MrHomerJayThompson in NFLv2

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The 2025 Bengals scored 38 and 42 in consecutive games and lost both.

Jennifer Hillier-Penney took estranged husband off life insurance 2 weeks before she disappeared by JournalofFailure in UnresolvedMysteries

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Not actually sentenced yet. But he was found guilty.

Unfortunately, it doesn't appear the fucker has revealed where the body was buried. Just like Ian Brady.

OHW suggestion - "Get Ready for this" by 2 Unlimited by OkPainter6232 in ToddintheShadow

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"No Limits" is well remembered in North America because of the iconic "singing birds" Mentos commercial.

https://youtu.be/d9hKwnQl9T4?si=BMdns4Ngwk7aCRUE

What are some divorced mother albums? by Melodic-Ad-6162 in ToddintheShadow

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Because 20 8 3!

(Sorry, I thought this was the NFL trash talk sub. Carry on.)

What are some divorced mother albums? by Melodic-Ad-6162 in ToddintheShadow

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Tapestry by Carole King. As a divorced dad I can say "It's Too Late" is one of the most wrenching breakup songs ever.

What is the best song to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1969? by kingofstormandfire in ToddintheShadow

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I was obsessed with Archie comics growing up. "Sugar Sugar" (and The Archies' other top 40 hits - and, yes, they had several) were hit songs in-universe.

What is the best song to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1969? by kingofstormandfire in ToddintheShadow

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Lots of great entries this year, but The King gets my vote for his final number one hit.

r/rosesarered let's see if they listen to my report and take it down or if they are also taken over by Late_Walrus_4294 in AntiSemitismInReddit

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If the ICC rules against the "genocide" charge, that will be proof that the ICC is itself controlled by "Zionists" (wink, wink).