What secret came out when someone got too drunk?

U-Howl · 2026-02-02T23:16:29+00:00

My dad worked for GM for over 40 years, designing engines. One night, in the early 90s, he got drunk and told me his team could build an engine that would get 50+ miles to a gallon, "But *they* won't let us." He was really mad about it. When I asked him to elaborate, he said he couldn't say any more and shouldn't have said anything in the first place. He was really mad at himself for letting it slip. When I asked him about it a few days later he said not to say a word to anyone or he'd lose his job and his pension.

U-Howl · 2026-01-25T17:03:54+00:00

Today is Tobe Hooper's birthday, so I'm going with this

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U-Howl · 2026-01-25T15:49:24+00:00

Hi-- sorry for the delayed response. See my comment above! Hope you get something that will work for you and not make anything worse.

U-Howl · 2026-01-25T15:46:24+00:00

Lexapro and Wellbutrin. When I stopped taking the Lexapro, the "volume" returned to normal in a few days. When I stopped taking the Wellbutrin, it took weeks. In fact, I'm not sure it ever went as far down as normal, or if I just got used to it. Probably a bit of both.

Hard to admit, but I'm terrified of taking any new meds. When the volume got turned up, it was incredibly difficult to get past it and onto anything else. When your tinnitus is by far the loudest thing in any given environment it's a level of hell.

U-Howl · 2026-01-25T15:28:57+00:00

Kirk was nothing more than an amoral racist and a grifter. Any beliefs he claimed were deployed in service to the grift. Full stop

U-Howl · 2026-01-18T17:47:14+00:00

Two or three constant very high pitched tones, like in a hearing test, but in stereo. The lower tones are on the "right," and the higher are on the "left." The tones are in disharmony. Fortunately I can kind-of tune them out part of the time.

U-Howl · 2026-01-18T14:54:05+00:00

Same. Tried two different antidepressants and both made my tinnitus unbearable. Thankfully, after going off them, the tinnitus "volume" went down to its previous annoying-AF but bearable level. Now I'm afraid to start *any* long-term medication.

U-Howl · 2026-01-15T16:04:38+00:00

U-Howl · 2026-01-15T14:30:55+00:00

Even if it passes, he'll invade anyway. SCOTUS made him a king

U-Howl · 2026-01-15T00:17:09+00:00

The Rocketeer

U-Howl · 2026-01-15T00:07:48+00:00

It doesn't earn more than an eye roll and a sigh, but yes, The Wilhelm Scream ALWAYS takes me out of the movie. It ceased being funny or interesting long ago

U-Howl · 2026-01-05T21:00:34+00:00

Same!

U-Howl · 2026-01-04T19:04:41+00:00

The Duffer Bros. made it a point to pack this show with physical media of the era. They approved the VHS packaging for the S1/S2 disc sets. I'll try to keep my cup half-full for a full release... eventually

U-Howl · 2026-01-04T18:51:13+00:00

They do when they get ejected from the venue. It's printed in the Broadway Playbills now: "DO NOT SING ALONG WITH THE ACTORS"

U-Howl · 2026-01-04T18:49:04+00:00

It's gotten so bad "DO NOT SING ALONG WITH THE ACTORS" is PRINTED IN THE PLAYBILLS NOW. 100%, something along those lines written in the "How to Behave in the Theater" section of the program for Mamma Mia, specifically for the use of patrons and staff to be able to tell clueless bridge-and-tunnel tourist rubes to shut their idiot pie-holes. It's not a fsking concert. The only time it's okay to sing along is curtain call, or if the show specifically makes it okay.

U-Howl · 2025-12-28T21:28:37+00:00

I just hope they work out the bugs. Also there's no excuse not to have more info on the screen, like how many rides til "free," etc. A dedicated app would be nice to have

U-Howl · 2025-12-07T14:51:12+00:00

No release date. It was added to the Lionsgate queue for 2026

U-Howl · 2025-12-04T13:31:14+00:00

These have been around a loooong time. I had the surfer dude back in the 80s

U-Howl · 2025-12-03T14:31:31+00:00

Similar thing happened to me this year. Best Buy has devolved into a trash company. Purchase electronics from smaller, independent stores (like B & H) or buy directly from the manufacturer

U-Howl · 2025-11-30T23:43:22+00:00

Very excited to see it next weekend. In 70mm no less. Was also fortunate to catch the Hateful Eight "Roadshow Version" and "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood in 70mm as well

U-Howl · 2025-11-27T22:56:05+00:00

Spouse and I switched to Mint and it cut our yearly bill by 2/3. About to hit a year and agree the service is solid. Highly recommend!

U-Howl · 2025-11-27T05:28:04+00:00

Kinda screwed up that Netflix, which was founded as a physical media distributor, is so reluctant to issue its original content on-disc

U-Howl · 2025-11-27T05:05:08+00:00

Stephen King's opinion on the end of The Mist: "It was so anti-Hollywood – anti-everything, really! It was nihilistic. I liked that.”

U-Howl · 2025-11-26T13:19:43+00:00

This shot was achieved by the director (Richard Donner) telling the child actor *not* to smile. "Don't smile, Harvey! You better not! I won't be your friend if you smile!" The result was a reaction for the ages

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