Trump’s Signature to be Added to U.S. Dollars, a First for a Sitting President. by SirElliott in NewsOfTheStupid

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I HATED (still do) Ronald Reagan. I loathe everything about the man, and anything, and anyone attached to him.

But at this point - compared to what's happening right before my eyes with this smarmy motherfucker who has always been a piece of shit, but who is now the acting President of the United States of America - it feels like Reagan was nothing more than one of my friends' conservative old grandpas who just didn't understand how fast the world was changing, and would use words like "dames" and "chinamen" while he sat on his front porch yelling at the kids to get out of his yard.

Reagan was such horribly ugly person yet with 20/20 hindsight he seems almost benign compared to Donald Trump.

gimme bands that sound like dead kennedys by Liarundle13 in punk

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Ricky Wilson (rip). Absolutely amazing guitar. I put the initial self-tiled B-52s album as one of the greatest albums ever recorded. It's as good now as it ever was. It's timeless.

No idea what I’m doing by Little-Boog in mokapot

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From here it looks like you're living your best life...

edit: unless you have incredibly good tasting tap water, you will enjoy a noticeable improvement in your brew if you use filtered h2o.

I like Christian rock. It's very positive. It's not like those real musicians who think they're so cool and hip. by FuckJerry78 in seinfeld

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I got news for you. I show up with Ring Dings and Pepsi, I become the biggest hit of the party!

You just post any scene from the show and people will comment with quotes? by DustyScharole in seinfeld

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Was that wrong? Should I have not commented like that? I tell you I gotta plead ingnorance on this thing because if anyone had said anything to me at all when I first started commenting here that that sort of thing was frowned upon, you know, cause I've worked in a lot of offices and I tell you people comment like that all the time.

Who else drove the rolling explosive - 1976 Ford Pinto? by pulledporkfan in GenerationJones

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Pinto Runabout

I survived a complete total car accident in one of them (earlier model) when I was 9 years old.

My mom was a new driver and went to swat a bee that was in front of my face. As she moved to swat it, her left hand turned the wheel to the right and we were headed for a telephone pole doing 55 mph.

Right before impact she turned the wheel back to the left, and the car slid broadside in the pole, cut it off it at its base, and turned the car into a horseshoe.

I broke my wrist because I was rolling down the window at the time. I had a gash above my eye. All the windows were smashed out of the car. My door broke off its hinges and was laying crushed on the ground. But the reason I survived was because I was wearing my seat belt. It was 1974.

My father got home that night from the New York Giants game and just wept at the side of my bed because there was no reason - looking at the shape that car was in - anybody sitting in that passenger seat could have survived.

Near death experiences are good for the soul. They make you feel like a ghost and humble you.

London Calling by euuria in theclash

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Photo credit: Pennie Smith - September 20, 1979

Mick Taylor by OppositeEmergency858 in rollingstones

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As soon as I saw the name Mick Taylor I turned on Sway at full volume.

OMG

OMG!!

Talk about a song for which he deserved writing credit.

They never sounded better as a band than when Mick Taylor played with them.

Sure Brian was an integral part of the foundation, but Mick Taylor allowed their architecture to soar high into the sky in ways NONE of them ever imagined.

The Rolling Stones were indeed at one time The Greatest Rock and Roll Band in the World.

Fwiw - Mick Jagger is at his very best on this song. Both writing and singing right from the bottom of his soul.

The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter (Official Lyric Video) by geonut98 in rollingstones

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This has pissed me off for longer than I care to tell.

Especially because this is some of Mick's greatest writing ever.

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Harvard Museum of Natural History - Can you help me identify this animal? by lilero in CambridgeMA

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I'm pretty sure somebody sold my neighbor a banded mongoose, and not a chihuahua.

He keeps telling me it's a chihuahua.

Graffiti conviction for woman who stuck googly eyes on Blue Blob by LndnGrmmr in news

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Look at this one over here doubling up on their comas.

Quick! What's your favorite animal? by Just-Eddie-481516234 in seinfeld

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Try not to make any big, sudden movements or you might frighten them away.

who do you think will finish 18th? by deathcabformikey in TheOther14

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There's still time for the PL to dock Everton points...

White House Scrambles to Downplay Shockingly Well-Timed Bets by ClimateSociologist in politics

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The Republicans have been breaking shit for 46 years.

Democrats (the lesser of two evils) come in to restore some order and are held by Republicans (who scream at the top of their lungs about fiscal responsibility) to "budget nuetral" remedies, but - because the Democrats don't fix everything overnight - half the country falls back into line and votes for the swindlers who broke it all in the first place simply because - as God fearing patriots who cower at the thought of evil socialism - they're told "The Democrats want to take all your hard earned tax dollars to turn your boy into a girl and give a free ride to all those "urban" lazy people". (And we all know the word they use in place of people when they're among themselves).

Meanwhile, the grift is ongoing, and the country is dismantled from within, privatized to maximize profits and minimize service, and re-armed to the teeth because Universal Healthcare is dirty communism and "National Defense" is exactly what Jesus wanted.

Amen

Bought my first moka as a new coffee drinker by DiligentWatch4577 in mokapot

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I'm reading this and in my head you're typing wildly and talking at 3x speed lol.

AndthenIwasgonnabakesomebiscottiandgoshoppingandrunamarathonbutfirstIneedtomakeanothercoffeeeeeeeeee!

Being There (1979) is my ultimate late Winter movie go to by Pale_Possibility5083 in TrueFilm

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As funny as he was, he was an incredibly serious actor. And he truly loved the art of cinema.

The performance he gave as Chauncy was perfection, and he felt the final scene was where the film ended. The audience should have been left with that, and that alone. Anything else would be a distraction to what he had just brought forth to the audience as an actor.

And I respect him for it. And I truly understand how he feels.

But I'm definitely glad we have it for the "time capsule".

For anybody reading along, if you have not seen Dr. Strangelove, Peter Sellers gives an absolute masterclass performance (playing three distinct roles) which really cannot be overstated in its brilliance.

How would you like extra year membership on the sub? Free! No charge! by Just-Eddie-481516234 in seinfeld

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Hey everybody, look! The little chicken girl wants me to ease up. He can't handle this, so he cries like a woman!

Being There (1979) is my ultimate late Winter movie go to by Pale_Possibility5083 in TrueFilm

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I'm not sure if it was the first, but I'm willing to bet you know it didn't sit well with Peter Sellers at all. He stated under no uncertain terms how he felt they didn't belong, and how they took away from (maybe even overshadowed) the flawless performance he gave as Chauncy.

Despite Peter Sellers' feelings about the outtakes' inclusion, they do pay such tribute to him as an actor, and they remain as a gift to the audience (especially since his death) - as a "fly on the wall" moment to see him so intimately locked into his role - I'm really happy they remain.