@george-k said in Navy Boot Camp Extended by Two Weeks: focusing on suicide prevention, sexual assault, hazing and racism. " focusing on ... sexual assault, hazing and racism." They're teaching techniques now?

@doctor-phibes said in Hey George (and other James May fans): Gin and tonic is pretty close to being the alcoholic equivalent of Douglas Adams' Babel fish, but I wouldn't drink regular London dry gin neat unless I was at least a bit desperate. Not that that ever happens, of course. Some of the more unusually flavoured gins are delicious, but once you're paying more than $40 a bottle you might as well get whisky. Did you watch the video? It makes people jump into the sea. Sign me the hell up.

The facts behind the gorilla suit story "In actual fact it was Mark’s identical twin brother Scott that wore the suit. And he didn’t exactly smuggle it aboard. It was sent as a care package to him by Mark (also an astronaut) who was down on Earth at the time. The gorilla suit was sent up on a resupply mission while Scott was aboard the ISS for a year in space. And after climbing into a soft-side storage container that was checked by Tim Peake, the video subsequently shows the first Brit aboard the space station being chased around by Kelly in full monkey mode. ‘Needed a little humor to lighten up a #YearInSpace. Go big, or go home. I think I’ll do both. #SpaceApe,’ Kelly tweeted at the time."

He’s probably up to 12 or 13 wimminz by now.

@bachophile said in Double Jeopardy: Double pwned A rare achievement

@george-k said in George vs Copper: The train, and George always win. Link to video

wow

@klaus said in Hay Cats! Your AOC post of the day!: @lufins-dad said in Hay Cats! Your AOC post of the day!: It's already established that being "fully vaxxed" does not develop the antibodies needed to fight Omicron Has it? I'm very much against the dubious miracle claims about the efficacy of vaccines, but from what I understand, the available data suggest that the vaccines do very significantly reduce the risk for severe complications, including for Omicron, and do still reduce infections and transmission. "Prevent", "stop", "work" etc. - these are the wrong words to discuss the vaccines. You need words that refer to a degree. Once we agree on that, we can discuss the degree and at what degrees the vaccines are useful or not. https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2022/01/no-omicron-immunity-without-booster-study-finds/

VRBO >> Airbnb.

Just watched Away. It feels like we've spent a year getting to Mars. We liked it more than George- but I agree quite a bit of focus on each of the character's personal lives. What's interesting is that Netflix decided not to renew even though it had good ratings - perhaps a result of pandemic and a desire to control costs.

@mik said in The Stand: It’s on Paramount Plus. Well, not watching that service…

@bachophile said in Time ghost PSA: Of the three years, 1918, 1970 and 2022, 1970 was certainly the coolest. Nope. According to global temperature measurements, 1918 was objectively the coolest. [image: ClimateDashboard_1400px_20210420_global-surface-temperature-graph_0.jpg] Source: https://www.climate.gov/media/12885

@copper said in Government Covid Benefits For Seniors: @axtremus said in Government Covid Benefits For Seniors: What would you like to see as government benefits to seniors for COVID? They were victims just like 9/11 or Katrina, let's start a victim fund and have the president fly over to see the devastation. They are victims. And the various skin colors of the victims should make a nice photo op. You forgot Pearl Harbor and The Holocaust

@friday said in Never wash your bath mats in the washer: Seriously, old towels on the floor are a safety hazard. That's a good point, one that escaped me probably because (1) I don't have old people in my household (yet) and (2) my bathrooms are so small that there really isn't room for one to "fall" in them; there is always a wall or a vanity within an arm's reach to hold on to for support or to break a fall. :man-shrugging:

Nursing homes cannot pay what hospitals can. Another reason we need vaccine mandates.

Fake news. It will be "President OCASIO-Cortez."