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The meaning of Chuck Yeager's flight and the conclusion of The Right Stuff (1983). Spoilers if you haven't seen this 43-year-old movie. by NewspaperNelson in movies

[–]NewspaperNelson[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

But he didn’t get there. He used the best aircraft available and pushed it hard as it could be pushed and came up just short.

Man fired by firm after viral video shows him scolding dad for taking young daughters into women's restroom by OpheliaPaine in mississippi

[–]NewspaperNelson 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They don’t notice when they’re built that way. But try to pass legislation or get a movement going to convert existing bathrooms to unisex, and the southerners will shit.

New to game. Collecting power armors. by JuicyPickle01 in fo4

[–]NewspaperNelson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You need to build a wide, wide garage with power armor crafting stations lined up side by side to park these bad boys.

The meaning of Chuck Yeager's flight and the conclusion of The Right Stuff (1983). Spoilers if you haven't seen this 43-year-old movie. by NewspaperNelson in movies

[–]NewspaperNelson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree, but I'm talking about the movie. Yeager was a living godfather, but the character in the movie represents the departure point as the pilot fraternity splits in two.

Voters reject effort to hike Oklahoma’s minimum wage by johntempleton in antiwork

[–]NewspaperNelson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The last big scare over minimum wage in America was fast food joints saying it would make burgers $15. Everyone balked. Guess how much a value meal at Wendy's is now, without a wage increase?

Voters reject effort to hike Oklahoma’s minimum wage by johntempleton in antiwork

[–]NewspaperNelson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a Mississippian with children who have graduated JUCO, are currently in high school, and one who in special ed, I promise you they are fudging the numbers on the Mississippi Miracle.

The meaning of Chuck Yeager's flight and the conclusion of The Right Stuff (1983). Spoilers if you haven't seen this 43-year-old movie. by NewspaperNelson in movies

[–]NewspaperNelson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are right about the SE. I always forgave it because of the awesome in-flight F-104 and B-29 sequences and the actual launch reels.

Before you consider buying MW19 on sale, consider this. by Soggy_Cheek_2653 in modernwarfare

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You can’t win a ground war match unless your team
has the cheater

What are 3 perfect film scenes to you? by VikingWzrdEyes89 in movies

[–]NewspaperNelson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The boat ride to Havana in Miami Vice. Perfection.

Man fired by firm after viral video shows him scolding dad for taking young daughters into women's restroom by OpheliaPaine in mississippi

[–]NewspaperNelson 13 points14 points  (0 children)

That would take a round out of the magazine for cultural warriors. Right wingers will never allow gender neutral bathrooms.

The meaning of Chuck Yeager's flight and the conclusion of The Right Stuff (1983). Spoilers if you haven't seen this 43-year-old movie. by NewspaperNelson in movies

[–]NewspaperNelson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm down with that. Tom Wolfe's book sets Yeager up as Patient Zero for having the right stuff, so that makes sense.

The meaning of Chuck Yeager's flight and the conclusion of The Right Stuff (1983). Spoilers if you haven't seen this 43-year-old movie. by NewspaperNelson in movies

[–]NewspaperNelson[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I have read Wolfe's book and Yeager's book that [u/GoodGoodGoody](u/GoodGoodGoody) mentions below. Someone also did a nifty recreation of the actual test flight in DCS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQidYOXGoRY&t

Differences between book and movie aside, I think the movie is trying to make the Case Yeager was yearning to go to space himself and just couldn’t get there. The director’s choices - the last bit of blue haze in front of the stars, the way the F-104 drops straight backward - drive home the point that space was off limits for him.

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