LoneHaranguer
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14 hours ago, Homily said:
Was there ever an episode where he admired someone who wasn't a physicist?
"The Great and Powerful Woz", Stan Lee, and George Lucas (even though he considers his work disappointing). Probably any Star Trek or Star Wars actor who hasn't offended him, based on the few we've seen.
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1 hour ago, tennisgurl said:
I do find the idea of a child president, who screams and whines when they dont get what they want, and deciding that anyone who disagrees with them is treasonous and un-American and expects total loyalty, even over stupid things, is certainly topical 🙂
Isn't a politically-biased topical story going to be seen as dated relatively quickly (compared with the original TZ)?
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23 minutes ago, peacheslatour said:
It's a parody of a common porn trope.
If that's what they intended, why is the store guy reaching for his wallet?
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1 hour ago, Tom Holmberg said:
As does the large DNA model, considering Sheldon's opinion of biologists.
There was a S1 episode where Sheldon was building his idea of what DNA would look like in a silicon-based life form, so he has an interest in the science, even though he doesn't value it as a career. There are probably very few occupations other than his own that he respects.
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3 hours ago, mmecorday said:
I think all of us here watch too many murder shows! 😄
How else are you going to learn what mistakes to avoid? 🙂
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3 hours ago, Tom Holmberg said:
They should do one where Flo wears out her welcome.
Isn't that pretty much the one where her sister is ignoring her, hoping she'll get the hint?
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15 hours ago, Maverick said:
He's comparing apples to oranges (nearing aids and TVs are two totally different technologies) and has no concept of economics; virtually ever household has multiple TV while the demand for hearing aids is far lower, More production volume = lower cost.
It's also more difficult to make something smaller, especially if it has a mechanical component, like hearing aids do. Along with everything else, he says it cost "ten times less". I wouldn't be surprised if his doctor was padding the price just to have to deal with this guy.
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7 hours ago, Mystery said:
I *wanted* to. We had pencils and paper to write down numbers, but... I think it's so funny that you knew it was a her!
You said the student was asking for directions.
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2 hours ago, Tom Holmberg said:
It sucked.
In fairness, I don't recall the movies featuring the original cast being very good either. There weren't enough gags in the series to stretch a story out to movie-length.
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3 hours ago, Moose135 said:
They did a remake of Get Smart? Is nothing sacred these days?
It appears they did a direct-to-DVD spinoff too, with brief appearances by Anne Hathaway and Patrick, but focusing on other agents (presumably played by cheaper actors).
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I like the National car rental ads with Patrick Warburton because of the way they slip in references to Get Smart. He was Hymie the Robot, a Control agent.
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5 hours ago, shapeshifter said:
At the end, Sheldon's answer to what Hulk made of sherbet would be like was refreshingly concise ("delicious").
I was a little surprised he called it "sherbert". A lot of people do, but Sheldon is usually more precise.
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I see the network is burying the premier, running it against the top rated show on a broadcast channel.
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3 hours ago, Llywela said:
There is nothing new in Who, merely new takes on old themes.
I think this hits the point of contention. Whether something is new, or a different take on something old, can be a matter of opinion, depending on how narrowly or broadly you're categorizing what was done. Although, even if it was done before, it doesn't necessarily mean it would work as well decades later, with a new viewership, and new Doctor.
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30 minutes ago, ProfCrash said:
Howard has a good degree and holds a job of some sort, I am not sure what that job is. He has been to space but we have never heard of him being promoted at his job or advancing in any real way
Howard is an engineer, and based on the types of things for which he's been responsible, he's at the top of his profession. To "advance" he'd have to leave what he likes doing, although he could probably make more money if he left the university for a job at a big company.
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7 hours ago, Llywela said:
I don't understand why anyone would complain about a time travel story this season as if it were a new thing for the show, because it really isn't.
The Doctor is known for meddling, not being part of history as we know it. It's tough to write the latter well; Quantum Leap managed it by hiding what was really going on.
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The Liberty ad with the "witness protection" guy annoys me because you can hear him hit the stunt mat after he jumps over the rail. They've cut away from the scene, so there's no reason why they couldn't have cut the audio at the right place.
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On 4/20/2019 at 10:30 PM, Wanda said:
Will Penny end up staying in the job she hates?
Does she hate it? She was apprehensive about taking her new position, but seems to have embraced it, and it doesn't involve doing what she said she hated about her old job there.
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7 hours ago, snarkylady said:
Usually a dean is ancademic and HR is administrative.
If you had enough students getting academic credit as well as a paycheck for their work (e.g. lab/research positions) a college could potentially put HR on the academic side. CalTech hasn't IRL.
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31 minutes ago, ChitChat said:
He and Penny once sang it "in the round." I think it was an early episode when she threw her shoulder out while in the tub. He took her to the hospital and then tucked her into bed when they got home. I'm pretty sure it was that episode. Someone correct me if I'm wrong!
Yes, The Adhesive Duck Deficiency. TBS just reran it the night before last,
35 minutes ago, snarkylady said:Somehow I thought that Mrs Davis had been moved (promoted?) from HR, perhaps to a dean or some other academic position. No?
She became Dean of HR. From what we've seen, it looks like it was just a title change with a higher salary, rather than actually moving up within the organization.
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22 hours ago, Ubiquitous said:
The mother awakens, and tells Alexa to turn on the outside lights and she joins her.
In the version I've been seeing, the ad ends without the mother leaving her bedroom. I noticed that the kid is still kicking the ball into darkness because the lights don't shine very far. I guess its a neat feature that if you whisper to Alexa, it'll whisper back, but you can control lights with a smartphone without saying a word.
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8 hours ago, Jamoche said:
Announcer, in a voice of disbelief: "You'd rather dogsit Fluffy than clean the toilet?"
Maybe he lives in an older building with a pre-low-flow fixture.
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19 hours ago, peacheslatour said:
Isn't also illegal to own snakes in HI?
Yes, with some very narrow exceptions. I found the import rules here:
http://hdoa.hawaii.gov/pi/pq/import-program/pq-non-domestic-animal-and-microorganism-lists/
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16 hours ago, BigBingerBro said:
So turning on the outdoor light with the help of Alexa somehow translates into love for your sports-obsessed daughter that you can't relate to? We live in a sad world.
You mean because she's too lazy to even go turn on a light switch, much less go out and see how she can help her daughter practice (or talk her into going to bed)?
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Commercials That Annoy, Irritate or Outright Enrage
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I would have preferred to see something ala Fast Times at Ridgemont High, where the person ordering pays and the pizza Is all taken by the surrounding people.