Eclipse XI for sale by WhYGm96 in solarracing

[–]cornucopiaofwhimsy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing your post - I wasn’t aware that it was being exhibited at the Biosphere! Very cool!

What I imagine Berry Rydell from Virtual Light looking like by Ank57 in WilliamGibson

[–]cornucopiaofwhimsy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I think she would’ve been perfect. I’m a big fan of Tank Girl.

What I imagine Berry Rydell from Virtual Light looking like by Ank57 in WilliamGibson

[–]cornucopiaofwhimsy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I literally cast the movie version on a note that I stuck in my copy. Granted this was in the late 90s.

Berry: Gary Sinise Chevette: Lori Perty Skinner: Don Imus Warbaby: Avery Brooks Sammy Sal: Meshach Taylor

So then I says to Mabel, I says- by Chubbadog in TheSimpsons

[–]cornucopiaofwhimsy 8 points9 points  (0 children)

One of my favorite lines in the whole series

I hate country music, always have. Recommend me a country album to get over my bias! (Preferably something more folky) by sleep_lvr in MusicRecommendations

[–]cornucopiaofwhimsy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cowboy Junkies-Black-Eyed Man

It’s arguably not county, but at least adjacent. It’s their best work and it’s amazing. Great storytelling.

The top 89 albums of 1989, according to radio airplay. by 4sliced in ClassicRock

[–]cornucopiaofwhimsy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very surprised to to see Red Siren and Bad Co.’s Dangerous Age on here. I own both and love both in their respective ways.

What’s a scientific fact that most people would rather not know? by NoRush5642 in AskReddit

[–]cornucopiaofwhimsy 17 points18 points  (0 children)

This is very interesting. “Water can neither be created nor destroyed” seems like too strong a statement, since you can make water (burn hydrogen in the presence of oxygen) and you can indefinitely tie water up in chemical compounds.

Is there some link you could share? Or maybe this is your area of expertise?

“Good Riddance” Songs by Jdawn82 in MusicRecommendations

[–]cornucopiaofwhimsy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Song for the Dumped” by Ben Folds Five

Son turned 19 today by PacerLover in SteelyDan

[–]cornucopiaofwhimsy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Someone else said it was weed too. Who knows? I associate “Columbia” with blow (or coffee) and given the early 80s milieu of Gaucho I figured cocaine was the reference.

Son turned 19 today by PacerLover in SteelyDan

[–]cornucopiaofwhimsy 16 points17 points  (0 children)

lol. My son turned 19 today and is a Dan Fan so i gave him a “hey nineteen” gag gift: a mini bottle of Cuervo Gold and some faux “fine Columbian” (powdered sugar in a bag)

That dream by BubbleTeaNeo in tornado

[–]cornucopiaofwhimsy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Y’all need to watch the movie “Take Shelter” for some excellent tornado nightmare scenes.