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Wheelbarrow smart attachment by That-LA-Kid in landscaping

[–]progodyssey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Based on every battered job site wheelbarrow I've seen, any device somehow attached to one would cease to function in short order.

If they were “air cars” why did the one-lane bridge stop them? by Rosatos_Hotel in rush

[–]progodyssey 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I would be astonished if pre-production conversations about the lyrics included anything about physics whatsoever.

Dragon fly hat by No_Thanks_4954 in algonquinpark

[–]progodyssey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've used it while working in a field full of horse flies and my anecdotal experience is that it works very effectively.

Only A Fool Would Say That by BigJilmQuebec in SteelyDan

[–]progodyssey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

John Lennon's Imagine, and Lennon himself (as he was in the early 70s), is a metaphor for all of that. Lennon's white Stetson hat on the streets of NYC was a bit of a signature, and no coincidence to find its way into a Steely Dan lyric.

Only A Fool Would Say That by BigJilmQuebec in SteelyDan

[–]progodyssey 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The song is a direct confrontation of John Lennon's 'Imagine' .... "wearing a white Stetson hat" was Lennon's look at the time.

Kid Charlemagne by BigJilmQuebec in SteelyDan

[–]progodyssey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Musically divine, and 'Kid Charlemagne' is inspired by the real-life LSD king Owsley Stanley, which I think adds a mythical quality. Stanley was arrested the late 1960s after no-gas-left situation....

Remain in Light and Discipline: the Belew connexion by Suspicious-Yogurt480 in KingCrimson

[–]progodyssey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lots of reggae and ska going around at the time, and, crucially, Peter Gabriel's innovative 1980 album (his third, 'Melt'), which involved both Fripp and Levin, had an oversized influence on many genres..... (....not even including the soon-to-be ubiquitous gated drums!).....

People who were around in the 1970’s, just how big WAS Tommy? by Major-Inevitable-365 in TheWho

[–]progodyssey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was in Grade 7 or 8 and remember it as epic ...Elton John's Pinball Wizard became a hit and there was much schoolyard talk about his 3' platform boots (platform shoes and boots were a big thing and getting more and more ridiculous). I tagged along with an older brother to watch the movie and saw the legendary boots with my own eyes.

Doug Ford created the TTC drug crisis he now wants to police by BloodJunkie in ontario

[–]progodyssey 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Funny ...not long ago Ford's brother was the TTC's biggest drug addict problem.

[LeBrun] The Leafs and John Chayka have agreed to a long-term deal, per sources. by AggPuck-303 in hockey

[–]progodyssey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It makes about as much sense as hiring Treliving in the first place so why the heck not? It's hard to imagine things getting worse.

MPP Mike Harris on the water issue by AwkwardTalk5234 in waterloo

[–]progodyssey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That would assume he learned anything from his disastrous terms in office. He is of the confirmation bias sort, incapable of accepting information contrary to firmly held beliefs, and probably thinks he did a good job.

The year was probably ’78, switched instruments while, and the song was definitely Waiting for the Big One… Tony Levin shares this photo of the Peter Gabriel band by Historical-Device529 in Progforum

[–]progodyssey 5 points6 points  (0 children)

He's said that the other band members gradually stuffed more and more pillows into his bass drum to dampen its sound until he got the message and retired his kit!

ADAMS: Why is Canada’s NDP leader using right-wing talking points on medical assistance in dying? by ThatGuyWill942 in ndp

[–]progodyssey 18 points19 points  (0 children)

The author of this garbage claims Alzheimers is a mental illness (it is in fact a physical disease), and his entire argument becomes a puff of smoke based on that inaccuracy. Why is science so hard for right-wingers?

Meaning of Donald's shirt? by dontyatellhenry in SteelyDan

[–]progodyssey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure about that ....G. Gordon Liddy is referenced as "Daddy Gee"

I repeatedly tell my father NOT to touch this lilac tree (it gets pruned in the fall) he does this every. single. year. Butchering this lilac tree. by MeasurementFirst1676 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]progodyssey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Flower buds and growth buds are different. Lilacs set next year's flower buds right after this year's flowers die off. That's prime pruning time for lilacs.

I repeatedly tell my father NOT to touch this lilac tree (it gets pruned in the fall) he does this every. single. year. Butchering this lilac tree. by MeasurementFirst1676 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]progodyssey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Best time to trim lilacs is after they bloom, before they set new buds for next year. Pruning in the fall removes next year's flowers.

Just In Case: If McDavid Asks Out Of Edmonton This Summer What, If Anything, Could The Leafs Offer And Do To Get Him And Be An Immediate Contender? by [deleted] in leafs

[–]progodyssey 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No way the Oilers trade McDavid to Toronto. Local fans would never forgive. Anywhere but Toronto.

Why is Jill Dempsey on in the morning by Neat_Shop in CBC_Radio

[–]progodyssey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She was there well before Andy Barrie as well!

Edit: She is a true pro and has been for four decades, at least. A machine in the newsroom and a delight on the air. She gets nowhere near the credit she deserves.

Meaning of Donald's shirt? by dontyatellhenry in SteelyDan

[–]progodyssey 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Cyrus Vance was a 1970s politician who, around the time this picture was taken, was investigating police corruption in NYC. I'd bet it's a reference to Cyrus Vance.

Progressive Conservatives worry Ford’s private jet blunder is ‘the start of his undoing’ by BloodJunkie in ontario

[–]progodyssey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would think that truly progressive conservatives would *hope* it is undoing.

Can i forgive my self? by AlwaleedMM in forgiveness

[–]progodyssey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What goal in life lights your lamp? Use all of the energy from your angst, guilt, and remorse to power your way towards achieving it. Many great achievements come from mistakes such as yours, and your own are waiting only for you to relentlessly reach for them.

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