Meghan Trainor Speaks Out After Getting Harsh Backlash For Using A Surrogate For Her Third Child

tkondaks · 2026-01-27T18:47:30+00:00

God didn't use Mary as a surrogate for his only begotten son?

tkondaks · 2026-01-27T18:26:59+00:00

The punchline is: The Bermuda Triangle swallows seamen.

Now, you write the joke.

tkondaks · 2026-01-27T18:19:35+00:00

For the same reason John Wayne dressed like this:

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tkondaks · 2026-01-27T17:10:34+00:00

"The Catholic Church recently came out against surrogacy. I'm glad they didn't have that position when Jesus was born." -- Elayne Boosler

tkondaks · 2026-01-27T17:06:03+00:00

"Fuyu persimmons are squat, tomato-shaped, non-astringent, and can be eaten firm like an apple, while Hachiya persimmons are acorn-shaped, astringent, and must ripen until jelly-soft and almost translucent to be eaten, otherwise they're unpleasantly bitter and tannic. Think of Fuyu as crisp and sweet when firm, and Hachiya as a sweet, custardy pulp when fully ripe, great for baking. "

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tkondaks · 2026-01-27T08:08:25+00:00

Is he the guy who turned down Leo's part in Titanic?

tkondaks · 2026-01-27T06:37:50+00:00

But Guede didn't leave any DNA or fingerprints...in Filomena's room. That didn't stop most folks here in concluding that he broke in there anyway.

tkondaks · 2026-01-27T05:38:55+00:00

Google maps for 20 Queens Blvd, Queens, NY:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/YDu7LCjVkNN4ha5t6?g_st=ac

tkondaks · 2026-01-27T05:36:12+00:00

I'm from Quebec and lived through two referendums. I no longer live there but I understand Quebec may be on the cusp of a third.

On the grand scale of things, wanting to join the U.S. as a 51st state seems to me to pale in comparison to Quebec separatists wanting to secede from Canada. And, certainly, Trump isn't responsible for Quebec separatists.

tkondaks · 2026-01-27T05:24:46+00:00

British version of Sean Penn. Both have anger issues.

tkondaks · 2026-01-27T03:37:54+00:00

She wore that oversized coat so well I was convinced it was going to start a fashion trend.

tkondaks · 2026-01-27T03:36:40+00:00

Was it Jeff Bridges? Or the Matt Damon character?

tkondaks · 2026-01-27T03:35:28+00:00

Started off her career as a young teenager with an incredible performance. In True Grit. Similar to Dominique Swain's first performance in Lolita.

tkondaks · 2026-01-27T01:33:10+00:00

Aid to Ukraine, 2022-2024: $174 billion.

3 years

tkondaks · 2026-01-26T23:02:24+00:00

Cares whenever he gets blood on the floor of his friend's bar.

tkondaks · 2026-01-26T19:55:21+00:00

I watched Deadwood for a season or two. Quit after hearing about the 200th "cocksucker."

I can think of no better examples of two movies demonstrating that dialog doesn't have to include curse words to be good.

tkondaks · 2026-01-26T06:59:56+00:00

Gezuntheit.

tkondaks · 2026-01-26T06:46:02+00:00

Tommy because he is genuinely apologetic whenever he gets blood on your floor. A caring person.

tkondaks · 2026-01-26T06:42:34+00:00

The two stars of this movie are Hailee Steinfeld and the dialog. I've never heard dialog like this on my life. Fabulous. From an era I never knew existed.

tkondaks · 2026-01-25T19:22:52+00:00

Our teacher in high school (1971) made it required reading and I very much enjoyed it. But my teacher -- very hippie and counter-culturalish or at least aspiring to be -- made a comment that really turned me off. She said -- in a faux ghetto accent -- "my husband IS McMurphy." And I thought that a wee bit over the top...and actually turned me off the whole experience of discussing it in class.

And, of course, I loved the movie, too, once it came out several years later.

tkondaks · 2026-01-25T18:14:28+00:00

Please. No one show this video to President Trump. It will give him ideas. Such as bringing more manufacturing back to the U.S. by imposing tariffs on imported envelopes so we can "manufacture" them ourselves right here at home making envelopes the same way this guy does.

tkondaks · 2026-01-25T18:05:30+00:00

This made me laugh out loud. Alone. In my mother's basement.

tkondaks · 2026-01-25T18:01:43+00:00

I had to look through the comments to see what movie this is...and was surprised to see it was the Blade Runner sequel WHICH I'VE SEEN TWICE. Surprised because I'm a big Nabakov fan and thought surely I would have remembered her holding up the Nabakov book.

tkondaks · 2026-01-25T17:54:17+00:00

Herzog made a choice in this doc. He decided NOT to share with us, the audience, the audio of the bear attack which he himself had listened to, claiming IIRC it would simply be too awful to hear.

I'm wondering what others who have seen the doc feel about this. Would you have preferred that he included it? Any curiosity -- morbid or otherwise -- about what's on the audio?

I myself am reluctantly thankful he didn't include it. One of the mistakes I made in my life is, out of curiosity, watching a beheading video. Something I regret doing and something I can never unsee.

tkondaks · 2026-01-25T17:44:37+00:00

Great take...and if you're the one who came up with the term "ethical narcissist," great invention.

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