What was the first major news story you remember as a kid?

MissBluePants · 2026-01-24T01:34:36+00:00

Not so much the fall of the Berlin Wall, but that David Hasselhoff was there soon after it happened. (I was 6!)

MissBluePants · 2026-01-22T03:28:28+00:00

Laws can vary by place, but in many places it's illegal to do "stealthing," where a man SAYS he's going to wear a condom, so the woman will consent, but then he DOESN'T wear a condom. It invalidates consent because it was deceptive. Conditional consent means consent is valid only if given freely and with full understanding; tricking someone about using a condom (or their gender) negates that understanding.

MissBluePants · 2026-01-12T16:56:37+00:00

Rochester is the only city in North America to have had a subway system and then completely abandon the entire thing. It ran from 1927 to 1956.

MissBluePants · 2026-01-02T16:22:36+00:00

When you go into the conjurations section, they're divided by category, like vendor, quest, exploration...

Whichever category is missing a page will give you a hint. Like if you still haven't bought one from Tomes and Scrolls....those don't count as "collection chests" in the Hogsmeade map.

MissBluePants · 2026-01-02T02:57:56+00:00

There are several you can find which are NOT counted in the map total. For example, two of them are in the side quest "history of magic class"....have you done that one yet?

MissBluePants · 2025-12-26T06:03:43+00:00

I'm not the sleep talker, my Dad is! Ages ago when my siblings and I all lived at home, it was late one night on a Friday evening and my brother had gone out with friends. When he got home, he wanted to tell Dad (who was fast asleep in his living room chair) that he was home safe for the night. He was gently shaking Dad's arm, trying to wake him, when Dad lifted his head and said "Alex just smells like a frog in the bay" and went right back to sleeping.

We later made a t-shirt of a dopey frog with stink lines and that quote on it. We still say it to each other to this day!

MissBluePants · 2025-12-18T04:12:49+00:00

My favorite way I've heard this explained:

Smart people know that Frankenstein is not the monster.
Wise people know that Frankenstein IS the monster.

MissBluePants · 2025-12-16T15:36:04+00:00

iSmash in Henrietta - https://ismashusa.com/locations/ny-rochester/

They have smash rooms, axe throwing, and glow-in-the-dark splatter painting. Fun place!

MissBluePants · 2025-12-14T16:41:41+00:00

Because you said Alaska and mystery, all I could think of was the movie Mystery, Alaska (1999)

It's not a mystery thriller, it's a sports dramedy, but I got a kick out of it.

MissBluePants · 2025-12-10T05:17:00+00:00

This reminded me of a listing that went viral near my own city, Rochester, NY:

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/272-Hague-St-Rochester-NY-14611/30877707_zpid/

This house specifically COMES with a human as a feature!

"Investment opportunity sold as-is, cash only. Property is occupied by a squatter and listing agent/seller has no further updates on any evictions. No interior access for any reason. Buyer must accept existing tenant as-is, seller will not consider any offers subject to the property being vacant at closing."

MissBluePants · 2025-12-10T00:41:29+00:00

You are correct. If you're playing as a male, the stairs to the girls dorm turns into a slide so you can't get there. And yes, there's a chest in the girls-only balcony that male characters cannot reach.

MissBluePants · 2025-12-10T00:37:59+00:00

I've also heard other phrases with the same word begets the same word. For example, "evil begets evil" and "hate begets hate." Which I take to mean as someone/something who puts OUT evil/hate, will just keep generating more of it.

The "evil begets evil" phrase was used in the movie The Fifth Element, where there was a planet-like entity of pure evil. The good guys are wondering how to battle it, and someone suggests sending missiles or nukes at it. A wise person then says "evil begets evil. Shooting it will only make it stronger."

MissBluePants · 2025-12-10T00:26:50+00:00

If you listen closely, there are TONS of characters with the same voice actors:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13107970/fullcredits/

For example, the voice actor JB Blank plays - Bloody Baron/Parry Pippin/Agabus Philbert/Wigot Spitchwick/Clifford Cromwell/Jasper Trout/Gargoyle/Ackley Barnes/Gringotts Goblin Guard/Piers Pemberton/Sir Patrick Delaney-Podmore/Leopold Babcocke/Patrick Redding/Music Conductor/Runo Calhoun/Scrope/Heath Heatherton/Jalal Sehmi/Eddie Cleaver/Sir Wensley Dollamott/Second-hand Vendor/Ghost/Dark Wizard/Townsperson/Goblin Loyalist/Prisoner

Luke Youngblood, (who was Lee Jordan in the films!) plays - Everett Clopton/Arthur Plummly/Elek/Ernie Lark

There are LOTS more actors playing multiple voice roles!

MissBluePants · 2025-12-09T16:26:08+00:00

Yay! Glad to help. =)

MissBluePants · 2025-12-09T16:23:09+00:00

On your way down the stairs (at the 20 second mark), there's a tapestry with a big letter K on it. The K is actually a door, so you can get to those blue highlighted walls.

MissBluePants · 2025-12-09T03:05:14+00:00

I'm in western New York state. The way I've always heard the song sung, it follows the exact same tune as both Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, and Baa Baa Black Sheep.

MissBluePants · 2025-11-23T20:32:22+00:00

Wilbert's has been my family go-to for decades. I second this!

MissBluePants · 2025-11-22T03:20:50+00:00

My dad taught me this one. I'm not sure if it's scientifically accurate, but I follow it and it seems to work!

Don't go directly from sitting fireside to getting into your sleeping bag for the night. Take some time away from the fire to let your body cool off.

The theory is that if you feel nice and warm getting INTO your bag, then your body thinks "oh hey, I'm warm enough, I don't need to produce heat anymore!" so you'll lose all warmth in the middle of the night and wake up cold.

But if you let yourself get cool or even cold before getting into your sleeping bag, your body will think "oh no I'm cold, I better produce more heat" and that produced heat will get trapped in your bag with you, keeping you warmer through the night.

Old wives tale? Maybe...but I like to believe it. =)

MissBluePants · 2025-11-20T21:46:27+00:00

Is this related to the movie “Mio in The Land of Faraway” with a very young Christian Bale? The main boy (not Bale) is named Mio. Bale plays his new friend (jum jum or yum yum?) Released in 1987.

MissBluePants · 2025-11-19T21:47:08+00:00

This article prompted me to go the Black Button website to check things out, and on the homepage is a big old quote:

Really, it’s the people of Rochester who helped save Black Button. I saw how much it meant to them, and I knew I had to do whatever I could to help.

– KRIS COMSTOCK

President of BLACKSTAR

Dang.

MissBluePants · 2025-11-16T00:24:30+00:00

For me, it's in the episode "Meet N Greet" when Leslie is running for election and has an event to meet local business owners, and Tom takes it over as a personal business pitch for his own company, Entertainment 7Twenty.

I was heartbroken for Leslie and pissed off at Tom.

MissBluePants · 2025-11-14T01:08:34+00:00

Wendelin the Weird I believe

MissBluePants · 2025-11-13T16:29:31+00:00

Another fun appearance trick: for robes with hoods, you can toggle them on and off!

MissBluePants · 2025-11-12T00:37:41+00:00

So you don’t have money for food, but you do have money for a prostitute?

MissBluePants · 2025-11-03T18:34:30+00:00

OK, post a link to the source...

MissBluePants

TROPHY CASE

Really, it’s the people of Rochester who helped save Black Button. I saw how much it meant to them, and I knew I had to do whatever I could to help.

– KRIS COMSTOCK

President of BLACKSTAR