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I come from along line of cowards.

Nobody goes there. It’s too crowded.

No, this is the freedom FROM medical decisions he was talking about when he wants to outlaw abortions!!

That thing needs to be analyzed frame-by-frame like the Zapruder film.

It’s like Global Thermonuclear War. The only way to win is only to play.

Who cares? SMI data could have shown 10 cars hard on the binders and Larson halfway to the infield. There’s no way NASCAR’s taking down a finish like that.

So, how does “She Loves You” end up on Swan Records?

“The soup is fucking ten dollars!”

When our mom passed, we were faced with a huge decision. Make the repairs she put off the last 10 years or so, or sell it “as is” and make the furnace, paint, carpets, and so on someone else’s problem. We knew we could have made thousands more on the sale, we’re we to spruce it up a bit, but would we get enough back to make it worthwhile. So, we basically came up with a value we could live with, split the proceeds three ways, and had done with it.

Looking back, we were lucky. A lot of old houses like that stand abandoned and rotting for years before somebody decides to take a chance on them. If ever.

The Titanic, as we all know, is the story of arrogant men sailing headlong into disaster. It also becomes a metaphor for Cal’s life of privilege gradually falling apart. He boards the ship, with his wealth, wife, and future firmly in hand, and spends his time on the Atlantic watching it slowly slip away. First, he sees that his “fiancée” is falling for another man, then, he loses track of the necklace, and finally, the officer he tries to bribe throws the money back in his face, saying, “your money is worthless now!” Aside from a short appearance on the Carpathia, we never see him again; his descent into irrelevance is complete. Rose mentions offhand that she heard Cal lost the rest of his millions in the Crash of ‘29. So, that’s that.

For Rose, however, it’s the opposite story. After Jack spends three days showing her what’s possible in his world, she decides that’s where she wants to be. The moment she introduces herself to the officer on Carpathia as “Rose Dawson,” she knows she’s starting from zero (where she would have been with or without Jack), and becomes her own women’s liberation movement. She becomes an actress, learns to fly, and builds a life with a man of her choosing. Which, a hundred years or so ago, was a pretty big deal!!

My only trouble with this is why did she hang onto the damn necklace? She could have hocked it as soon as she landed in NYC, and used the proceeds to finance a quicker transition to her new life. Or, donated it during the Depression to feed some starving families. Instead, she sits on the thing for nearly a century, only to return it to the sea in the literal last moments of her life.

Oh, well….a lot of stuff in Cameron’s movie don’t hold up well to scrutiny. Why should this be different?

Not quite all of them. As people age, a lot of maintenance gets deferred or cheaped out on, because they’re like, “I’ll be dead in a few years, then it’ll be my kids’ problem.” Then, when mom and dad do croak, and the kids see the mess they are “inheriting,” they hang a “FOR SALE” sign on the lawn and head to the airport.

A few more years of sitting on the market in Florida weather, with no maintenance, and…if they’re lucky, they can dump it on one of those “zombie house flipping” outfits for pennies on the dollar.

They better not have narrowed the run-off area. The NASCAR stock cars still need it to go into Turn One six-wide on a restart.

Considering that this is the era for which the rules are made…Yes, but briefly.

Hey, that nomination was bought and paid for — fair and square.

He’s running for his life in the biggest and reddest district in the state. Every time the 21 was redistricted, Elise Stefanik won in a walkover. But, even she saw the writing on the wall. Now, Gendebeen has everyone asking themselves who they like the least: Trump or Constantino?

Hopefully, the verdict will come next week: They both suck. This will throw the national RNC into an actual tizzy. Which is probably the wake-up call they need.

He’s done wonders for my physical fitness! Two years ago, i could scarcely lift $200 worth of groceries. Today, i carry them with ease!!

Best-looking fatality on the road!!

He was cancelled by the popular vote, and elected by the Electoral Vote.

Like I said to the insurance lady when she asked me if my car had an anti-theft device, “It’s a minivan. Who steals minivans?”

There’s your answer.

They do this on every broadcast: “The weekend attendance is xxx,000!!” Since most races are settled on qualifying day, it’s for sure most of those noses are counted multiple times.

Trademark infringement. I guarantee that “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” is a registered trademark of the IMS corporation.

In 1964, despite about four hit singles by The Beatles, the #1 single that year was “Hello, Dolly” by Louis Armstrong.

It’s not a bad question, actually. Public reaction to a particular band, movie, TV show, etc. is a fickle beast, and often hard to predict. The chronicles are full of stories of entertainment franchises which did poorly when first brought to the public, but caught on later. Star Trek being a primary example of this. The Beatles’ sound was pretty “out there” compared to most music in the early 1960s, and could have easily flopped. Fortunately, there were enough “true believers” at the time (Particularly Ed Sullivan) who gave The Beatles enough exposure that they probably would have caught on anyway.

Their live shows started pulling in huge crowds, even before Brian Epstein started shopping acetates to record companies. The history books are full of stories about performers who were dropped from one record company, only to hit it big with another later on. I’m sure that, if EMI dropped them, they would have hit with another company, eventually. Their music was just too strong to ignore completely.

They don’t sell out any tracks that are not the Indy oval. Based on your standard, INDYCAR would run one race per year.

It wasn’t the crowd (or lack thereof) that took Pocono off of the schedule. From my (very) unofficial understanding, the crowd was increasing, year-to-year. However, charging three-wide into Turn Two seldom ended well and, after a few bad wrecks, INDYCAR had enough.

I agree that we need a Northeast race, and now that Pocono’s down to one NASCAR weekend a year, this might be a good time to try one, but unless they can figure out a way to fix Turn Two,I don’t see it happening.

He was running on the Straight-Talking American Government (STAG) Party ticket.

Pat Paulsen was a writer before he ever appeared on camera. He wrote what I still think is their best joke:

Tom: I fell into a vat of chocolate.

Dick: Really? What did you do?

Tom: I yelled “FIRE!”

Dick: Why did you yell “FIRE!”?

Tom: I didn’t think anyone would come if I yelled “CHOCOLATE!!”