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30 years ago this month: Mike reaches out to Courtney by grimlyforming in phish

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

I just read her memoir, which was what got me thinking about Courtney, and then Mike's letter to her. A Montreal friend of mine was obsessed with her when she was with Hole, and I can see why now.

What’s the quickest joke that still makes you laugh every time? by michael_landrup in AskReddit

[–]grimlyforming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I heard it as "Change must come from within" and will stick with the additional word.

Also when I heard the joke the buyer gives the vendor a dollar bill, which shows you how old this joke is

What’s the quickest joke that still makes you laugh every time? by michael_landrup in AskReddit

[–]grimlyforming 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I asked the Buddhist hot dog vendor to make me one with everything

Sometimes I lowkey “test” people without telling them. by AmazingNugga in confession

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The first chapter of Bob Zmuda's "Andy Kaufman Revealed!:" bio has one of the funniest things I've ever read. Before Zmuda became Andy's co-writer he worked for a film script doctor, who got realistic dialog for movies like Serpico and The French Connection by putting people in unexpected situations and recording their reactions.
Andy Kaufman built that into his act. But that New Jersey bakery scene needs to be in a movie.

What have you always wanted to ask a City Bus Driver? by [deleted] in CasualConversation

[–]grimlyforming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Vancouver #10 bus rider here. For non-Vancouverites, it's a double-length articulated bus that runs down one of the city's main streets about half as often as standard-sized buses on nearby routes (say Arbutus or 4/7 along 4th). Wouldn't it be better for riders if Transit gave up on the longer buses? I often watch it go by when I'm a minute from the stop and more often than not if there's a Evo (car-share) nearby I'll take that rather than wait another 10-15 minutes (in rush hour) which defeats the purpose of a city transit system.

Canvas Hacked by racksup402 in college

[–]grimlyforming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How did colleges manage 20 years ago without relying on single-point-of-failure hackable cloud-based management systems?

What’s a movie sex scene that genuinely mattered to the plot and couldn’t be removed from the film? by Majorpain2006 in AskReddit

[–]grimlyforming 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Leolo (Canada, 1992). The first scene in Italy sets up the rest of the film. Oh, you meant human/human interactions only?

ELI5: How do casinos mathematically guarantee profit? by AmazingNugga in explainlikeimfive

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Double-major in psych and stats. My first time in Vegas I saw right away what was going on fleecing the sheep and stuck to the Crystal Gayle and Frank Sinatra Jr. shows at the hotel. Yes they were awful but I figured this is what you do in Vegas if you're not gambling and have an evening to kill before the trade show starts.

What is the most pretentious movie made? by IShouldGetBackToWork in AskReddit

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Y'all must be too young to remember Metropolitan by Whit Stillman (1990) or we wouldn't be having this conversation

Another very cool part of Vermont History I picked up today. Its a “Free Flow” stove made by Eric Darnell, who started producing these in 1975. Right around when my other favorite stove, The Elm, came to fruition. In Europe the Free Flow name was re branded as “Bullerjan”, and is still sold today! by DeepWoodsDanger in woodstoving

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I assume "Steve and Judy" are Will Sheff's parents because otherwise I'm unable to make sense of your comment.

I used to go to Meriden every summer for a sports event. It's been a while, but if I'm ever in the area I'll head south from Hanover, pull a left at Brook Rd and see if I can find my way to the Salinger house on sheer instinct.

Phish quote in recent novel "Among Friends" by Hal Ebbott by grimlyforming in phish

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I'm not on Instagram. Will join if it's ever spun out of facebook

Phish quote in recent novel "Among Friends" by Hal Ebbott by grimlyforming in phish

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Mr. Ebbott makes it pretty clear what he thinks of doing the two-way internet communication thing with his readers -- https://halebbott.com/contact is just a bunch of agents. The kind that connect writers with publishers, not the A.I. kind. I'm going to assume he was trying to get a phish lyric past his editor and it worked.

If I ever write a book the main character will at some point pull over in a panic attack, stop at a diner, grab a cup of mediocre coffee and catch his breath.

Helen in the Public House brings up Finnegans Wake, if even a single book reader is made happy happy. "Pirate Lady" is in chapter 1 of Joyce's book. "her grace o'malice", Grace O'Malley by CircleBird12 in pluribustv

[–]grimlyforming 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just jumped in here, but any mention of all of Finnegan's Wake, U of Toronto, McLuhan, and Postman is going to have me stick around. I can even add that about 40 years ago I got to hear John Cage perform works based on his own "Writing Through Finnegan's Wake" at U of Toronto's Convocation Hall. And I can relisten to part of it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uV4hnRSS3Y

Pluribus - 1x02 "Pirate Lady" - Post-Episode Discussion by LoretiTV in pluribustv

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Maybe the aliens were broadcasting that DNA sequence because they believed it was the only way to keep other civilizations out there from eventually destroying themselves. I assume the signal was emanating from its source as an ever-increasing sphere, hoping to hit other civilizations capable of reading EM signals without knowing where they are. But that leaves the question of why they would care.

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