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  • The Messerspit

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    Doctor PhibesD

    Cool story - I like Mark Felton's channel a lot.

    Incidentally, my brother was hill walking in the UK a couple of weeks ago. He was on top of Helvellyn, a mountain in Cumbria, and two Spitfires flew right over the top of him - my dad would definitely have approved 🙂

  • 5.4% vs. 13.5%

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    George KG

    Oh...

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  • 36% and sinking.

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    George KG

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  • The stolen Gretch

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    bachophileB

    when i was in high school, bachman turner overdrive was a thing.

  • I would be afraid to cook these

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    AxtremusA

    @taiwan_girl said in I would be afraid to cook these:

    I was fortunate when I was in Japan 2 summers ago to be treated to a Kobe beef restaurant (which I think it the same (or almost the same) as Wagyu).

    Kobe beef is one type of Wagyu. Wagyu literals means "Japanese beef." Kobe is a city in Japan. There is a system that certifies certain beef output from that area as "Kobe beef." For a long time, "Kobe beef" tops the price scale in the beef market.

    Having tasted Kobe beef in Japan and in the USA, as well as other non-Kobe A5 Wagyu, I have come to conclude that I like them only in small servings. I find it unpleasant to consume more than, say, 3 to 4 ounces of such A5 beef in one sitting. A few bites as appetizer are quire delectable, but trying to down an 8+ oz. cut as an entrée in one sitting would be way too fatty. "Lesser" beef would work much better as an entrée. 🤷‍♂️

  • Rome vs. Byzantium

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    taiwan_girlT

    Interesting perspective and history lesson.

    There is one statement I am not sure of :

    "... red states welcome change, "

    To me, it seems a bit the opposite.

  • Word for Today: Mortuusequusphobia

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    taiwan_girlT

    I wonder if anyone really has that fear? LOL

  • Interesting, if true.

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    taiwan_girlT

    I wonder how much (if any) of the COVID sickness/death that the Amish had were not reported.

    But an interesting article/interview.

  • House for sale

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    taiwan_girlT

    Cool house.

  • Variant

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  • On This Day In History

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    George KG

    One of my favorite movies:

    Link to video

    Just listen to Tom Conti's score. It's brilliant, and makes this scene all it could be.

    At 1:20...the music pauses as Yeager seals the hatch.

    And a nod to Holst's "The Planets" that follows.

    Read the book. The book is more about Yeager than the Mercury Seven, unlike the movie.

  • Meanwhile, in Germany

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  • Flakka

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    LarryL

    This isn't the exact one I saw, but it's similar:

    Link to video

  • New Zealand is Crushing the Curve

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    JollyJ

    Aerosol transmission.

  • Critics vs People (the Chappelle version)

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    JollyJ

    The rubber meets the road with the download number.

    The Chappelle special is currently the hottest show in the streaming world.

  • A disturbing trend? Or not?

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    LarryL

    I guess if you can't afford a trip to Didneyland, just stay home and screw the old lady.....

  • The real reason the ports are backed up

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    ImprovisoI

    I heard earlier this week, it takes about 6 weeks to train a CDL truck driver.

    The real issue is it's taking up to 4 months to get an appointment at the DMV to take the test.

  • It ain't worth $10/hr

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    MikM

    She sounds like Gilbert Gottfried.

  • Organ Donor

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    jon-nycJ

    That’s awesome.

  • Wow… Just wow…

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    markM

    Amazing.