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I loved the movie so much. and I never played with barbies as a kid.

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I didn't either, nor did I much envy those of my childhood friends who had barbies or knock-offs thereof. I had this strange notion that Dolls should be huggable and as much like a teal babby as possible. Barbies were kinda the opposite of that, so....

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* real, JFTC. .Stuttering fingers. :/

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I wish there was as much discussion about Oppenheimer as there is about Barbie.

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It was so good. Emily Blunt in particular was excellent. I how she gets best supporting

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Let's not forget Jerry Falwell and the so-called Religious Right (Which was never religious nor has it ever, ever been right about anything) losing it's lunch over the Teletubbies'?

" Falwell issued an attack in his National Liberty Journal, citing a Washington Post "In/out" column which stated that lesbian comedian Ellen DeGeneres was "out" as the chief national gay representative, while trendy Tinky Winky was "in". He warned parents that Tinky Winky could be a covert homosexual symbol, because "he is purple, the gay pride colour, and his antenna is shaped like a triangle: the gay pride symbol."[81] The BBC made an official response, explaining that "Tinky Winky is simply a sweet, technological baby with a magic bag."[82] Kenn Viselman of Itsy-Bitsy Entertainment commented, "He's not gay. He's not straight. He's just a character in a children's series"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teletubbies

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Wow, slept through the night. Must be all of the smoke.

#Worldle #549 1/6 (100%)

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🎉

⭐⭐🏙️🪙

https://worldle.teuteuf.fr

Missed the flag.

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Just a quick note to encourage you all to click your Inbox on the hamburder menu next to your profile picture. In the Inbox you can find the substack writing posts of the wonks to whom you have subscribed.

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Is it only posts you see there, or do Notes show up as well?

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Only substack posts for your subscriptions. Only posts show up there. Nothing else.

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Meet the new hippies, same as the old hippies.

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝘁 '𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀' 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴

https://www.greenwichtime.com/connecticut/article/ct-homesteaders-grow-their-own-18160545.php?src=gthpbusiness

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For all interested, Diane is available to Lead your hippy cult.

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It would have taken a Morocco to beat Germany.

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Would have.

Brazil v Panama coming up.

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From the latest vignette. An alien experiencing sex with a Terran for the first time:

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He scooted back as she rolled over to face him. “You smell better.”

He grinned. “I’m covered in your secretions.”

“That must be it,” she laughed.

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TAKE YOUR CAMERA OUT OF MY CONDO!

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LMAO!

Of all the replies I was anticipating, I did not expect that. Well done!

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𝗡𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟬 𝗨𝗦 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝘄𝘀𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗮, 𝗕𝘆𝘁𝗲𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗦𝗻𝗮𝗽, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗹𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗲𝘁, 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝘀 — Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube seek to dismiss federal suits, citing internet liability shield

https://www.wsj.com/articles/schools-sue-social-media-platforms-over-alleged-harms-to-students-ebca91a5

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Why am I up so early? Because Marlowe and my bladder. I had to pee and the damn cat won't stop walking on my pillow.

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"Marlowe! What is it? Did Timmy fall down the well?"

"Who gives a %@$#% about Timmy! Whar breakfast!"

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That's no tweet, that's an Xcretion!

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Well, I, for one, am not going to read an Xcrement.

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party pooper

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It's Xcrement!

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Xcretia McBirbDrops.

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Incontinentia Buttocks' second cousin?

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Incontinentia Buttocks, the Single Breasted Whore of Silicon Valley?

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one of Her Ladies in Waiting

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Waiting for her to get off the bog. Other people need to use that!

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LOL

I will not say how i misread "Bog"

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𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗻 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘆'𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝘆𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀, 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝗱

In one respect, the actors and writers of Hollywood uniting on the picket lines in a historic, industry-shaking strike is a tale as old as time

https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2023-07-21/column-hollywood-sag-aftra-strike-strike-silicon-valleys-magical-thinking

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Magical Thinking seems to be all the rage these days

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Look, all we have to do is start selling tulip bulbs to the studio execs.

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Moore's the pity.

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👉🏼 👉🏼 👉🏼 👉🏼 👉🏼

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Today . . . in HISTORY!

1567: Mary Queen of Scots is forced to abdicate in favor of her one year old son. She always had been quite contrary.

1847: After 17 months of wandering and not stopping to ask directions, Brigham Young and 148 Mormon pioneers arrive at Salt Lake Valley.

1911: Hiram Bingham III rediscovers the Inca city of Machu Picchu. NO Pikachu in Machu Picchu.

1935: The Dust Bowl heat wave reaches its high point, with 109F in Chicago and 104F in Milwaukee. 88 years later, Phoenix says, "Hold my beer."

1967: Charles de Gaulle pisses a bunch of people off (as in hey, when didn't he) when he arrives in Canada and says, "Long live free Quebec." Well, he said it in French.

1969: Apollo 11 returns safely to Earth.

1974: The US Supreme Court slaps Nixon upside the head and tells him to release the White House tapes like the subpoena fucking told him to do.

1998: Schizophrenic and off his meds, Russell Weston Jr. enters the US Capitol in Washington and starts shooting, killing two Capitol Police officers. Weston remains in a psychiatric hospital.

2019: Boris Johnson becomes UK Prime Minister. What could possibly go wrong?

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More like; 1911 Hiram Bingham III is taken to Machu Picchu, tells all the other white guys that he found it

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Yeah, pretty much. Isn't that how it usually works?

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1847 After reaching the Valley of the Saints, Brigham Young turned his face to the heavens and said, "See, Moses, it's not that hard!"

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(cackles)

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Hey! It might have been hotter in Phoenix in '35, but NO ONE WAS STUPID ENOUGH TO LIVE THERE!

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In retrospect, the entire dust bowl thing was sort of like our warning shot, as it were.

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I think there were people living there, but they kept in the shade.

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Vive le Quebec libre! So, what's in a Quebec Libre? Anything like a Cuba Libre?

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Maple syrup and vodka.

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Slept pretty good last night and this is the first morning my mouth hasn't been completely killing me since surgery last Wednesday. I thought I was getting a graft about the size of the tip of my pinkie nail but now that I can see it, it's about the size of my thumb nail with the medium length acrylic that is now two weeks overdue for a fill.

Every since listening to Dr. John, the podcast about the neck surgeon gone wrong, I get particularly nervous about anyone cutting into me. That said, I think Xixi Wu at Gentle Dental knows what she is doing. Looking forward to feeling even better tomorrow.

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(crosses fingers, toes and eyes)

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I have been watching a great channel on YT. Monstrium, by PBS. It is all about monsters from different parts of the world. You would love it.

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Bookmarked! TY!

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She is SO comprehensive in what she does!

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Too bad he wasn't talking like that in 2018 or 2020, but at least, he is putting his peers to the fire now. But of course, he will gladly serve the "Hunter" nonsense, too.

"Chris Christie says some Republicans who defend Trump's Jan. 6 actions are "afraid of Donald Trump"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3srP_-Eo8Q

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Democrats point this out and the press be all "Y U SO PARTISAN?"

Cristie says it and it is "How brave he is!"

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You know he's the one who prepped that orange bag of sexual assaults for the debates with Clinton (that went so great for him).

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He also prepped him on Biden and forcing him to stutter by breaking in all the time, isn't he?

Fucking thug

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Yeah, he is a First class piece of shit.

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Kind of feel bad for him not being able to succeed with the stomach surgery.

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No spoilers so far in the Germany-Morocco Women's World Cup match, apart from saying that this is the opening match in their group.

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Hmm, Morocco for me.

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