Friday Ephemeraren’t
Due to your host being sleep-deprived, you’re getting a precious opportunity to throw together your own pile of links and oddities in the comments. I’ll set the ball rolling with a demonstration of inadequate planning; via Holborn, the thrill of knitting patterns; some New York City scenes circa 1911; a photogenically frozen Siberian lake; and, because you deserve it, some high-quality cinema.
Oh, and a headline of possible interest.
“Never go to eat in the Cafe Dump.” Words to live by.
…some high-quality cinema.
That was… confusing. Was the comedy music at the end supposed to be darkly ironic or are they playing this for laughs?
Also, Jason Statham is really better than this.
Holborn
I see the old account is dead. Did Twitter terminate it for humor contrary to leftist dogma?
I checked my union contract (I’m one of the thirteen Americans who still has one) and found there is NOTHING to keep the boss from farting at us, other than fear for his life. And that’s why we need the 2nd Amendment. 😃
I think the guy in Australia got greedy. Asking 900K a pop does seem excessive.
I was fascinated that Australia is apparently a land where there’s a whole lot of fartin’ goin’ on. This is not in my book about Australian customs. That book is “Culture Shock Australia” and it’s pretty funny because about every other page the author apologizes because Australia is not very feminist—what makes it funny is it never occurs to her that that might induce people to move TO Australia.
Was the comedy music at the end supposed to be darkly ironic or are they playing this for laughs?
Darkly ironic, I’m sure.
Jason Statham is really better than this.
Really? I’m sure I’ve seen him in some really adolescent action flicks.
Oh, this comment for the trailer was funny:
Family Guy presents, “Bigger JAWS”
about every other page the author apologizes because Australia is not very feminist
Wait, what?
“……some high-quality cinema.”
The Rock: “Hey, go see my dumb monster movie, it’s the daftest thing you’ll see this year!”
The Stath: “Hold my warm beer, and watch this!”
“CUNY Law Students Say ‘F*ck the Law’ as they Protest Conservative Law Professor on Campus”
https://theralphretort.com/cuny-law-students-say-fck-the-law-as-they-protest-conservative-law-professor-on-campus-4012018/
Robot bat.
Morning, all. Ah, seven hours of uninterrupted sleep is a wonderful thing.
Also, Jason Statham is really better than this.
My only knowledge of Mr Statham comes from exposure to the Fast and Furious films, for which The Other Half has an inexplicable fondness.
“CUNY Law Students Say ‘F*ck the Law’ as they Protest Conservative Law Professor on Campus”
Josh Blackman’s account of the CUNY protest can be found here. Apparently, if you’ve ever aired legal concerns regarding the ongoing indulgence of illegal immigrants, this makes you an “oppressor,” a “racist” and a “white supremacist.” And so if your position is anything other than a full-throated endorsement of endless and unchallenged illegal immigration, and endless accommodation thereafter – in effect, a borderless world – you’ll be slandered and harassed by overindulged twats. Also, you’ll be lectured on the use of woke pronouns.
These are the scholars and experts of tomorrow.
Previously at CUNY.
The evolutionary advantage of eyebrows.
https://phys.org/news/2018-04-evolutionary-advantage-eyebrows.html
Thread of note.
Via Tim.
The guy who fired the Death Star super laser.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN26SDo1Dgo
This would make for after-dinner conversation.
“So Bill, what did you do in the war?”
The CUNY madness exemplifies the Left completely. Blackman supports the philosophy underlying DACA. He merely believes it was accomplished in an extra-legal manner and thus, needs to be reworked. For that, he was told to “Fuck the Law.” Is there any question, then, that if given the chance, the Left would ignore any and all laws standing between it and absolute power over the rest of us?
David, your Josh Blackman link doesn’t seem to be working.
David, your Josh Blackman link doesn’t seem to be working.
Just tried it. It works fine.
The CUNY madness exemplifies the Left completely.
It’s a total clown show. Just vain, dumb malevolence. The irony being that while these preening little shitstains invoke “social justice,” it would never occur to them that their own behaviour is an affront to notions of justice, and that their places at university might be more justly occupied by students who were smarter and more conscientious.
Blackman supports the philosophy underlying DACA. He merely believes it was accomplished in an extra-legal manner and thus, needs to be reworked. For that, he was told to “Fuck the Law.” Is there any question, then, that if given the chance, the Left would ignore any and all laws standing between it and absolute power over the rest of us?
This reminds me of the Old Left-New Left interactions of the sixties, in which young leftists, the children of old leftists, used tactics that the old leftists sometimes deplored but in the service of goals which the old leftists supported.
Our beloved BBC.
Ophthalmologist’s delight, modern adult paint by number.
Hit the link above for what the final product is alleged to look like – YMMV, I suspect, but apparently this sort of thing is a booming business.
My only knowledge of Mr Statham comes from exposure to the Fast and Furious films, for which The Other Half has an inexplicable fondness.
It’s not completely inexplicable. The upcoming F&F spinoff has him going up against Dwayne Johnson and it looks like a great time. Also, Statham’s character’s mother is played by no less than Helen Mirren.
To Norman’s point, yes, he has starred in utter trash. But when called upon to do so he can act convincingly. He just needs a script that’s worth more than Kleenex, which he doesn’t often get.
Get your man-crush on here.
Also, Statham’s character’s mother is played by no less than Helen Mirren.
I did enjoy her in R.E.D.
Trump and Brian Kilmeade taking a lunchtime stroll through the streets of Manhattan. Look at how the tourists and locals alike react to the man.
What a change from the vitriol and hatred that we see today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5KWqaNorNE
The upcoming F&F spinoff has him going up against Dwayne Johnson and it looks like a great time.
I’m sure I’ve endured most of them, and even chuckled at bits, though I couldn’t recall the plots or say which one was which. It’s a bit like classic westerns. In my memory, they all blur into one enormous mega-western starring about 58 famous actors.
“Our beloved BBC.”
Bloody hell. Sports teams, food, and TV shows? This is what the BBC thinks it is to be British? No wonder they’ve never understood Brexit.
And note the question-begging. Sixty years ago, everyone spoke English, now they don’t. Are these people any less British?
Well, hold on there. Language has always been central to national identity. The political nationalism that arose in the 19th Century can be – and has been – defined as the idea that language groups deserve their own states. One the principal arguments that, for example, the Basques, Catalans, and Québecois have for being separate nations to their present compatriots is that they speak different languages. The Irish promoted their language despite it being used by a minority, to emphasize their difference, as do the Scottish nationalists today with Gaelic and their spurious “Scots”. There’s a good reason that bilingual countries are rare, and multilingual ones even rarer. It has been argued that the only thing that holds India together is English. The aspiration to eliminate it as the principal language of administration has been in the constitution since 1947, and they still can’t do it.
So yes, granting citizenship to people who can’t speak our language is a dilution of our national identity, as well as a practical problem. Now, not being a nationalist myself, I can accept that it’s not an existential one in small doses. However, when it’s presented the way it is there, demonstrating that it’s not small doses any more, and approvingly at that, I have to stop and wonder.
Ref: Statham-
A friend of mine provided a diving scooter and training for him in a recent film.
Says he’s very nice, but a bit of a ponce. Lot’s of “Can we stop for a bit, I’m a bit chilly” and “Cor, my wrists hurt, can you take over”.
Also- he’s quite old.
Says he’s very nice, but a bit of a ponce. Lots of “Can we stop for a bit, I’m a bit chilly”
It’s easy to forget that most of the burly and strapping action heroes now hurling themselves off buildings and punching through concrete were formerly drama students.
“… were formerly drama students.”
Not our Mr. Statham, no.
Not our Mr. Statham, no.
Ah, a natural talent. I’d forgotten you run the Jason Statham Appreciation Society.
I’d forgotten you run the Jason Statham Appreciation Society.
Join now and get a bonus month of the Statham Fancier Journal.
Heh.
I tried the link again, it worked.
We’re Not the Thought Police.
Jason Statham is downright yummy!
[ Sprays Heather with cold water. ]
Wow. Actual steam.
Ha! But seriously it’s true! On the short side, balding and yet…
Don’t worry, we won’t judge.
[ Judging intensifies. ]
Answered my own question:
https://twitter.com/Holborn_Radio/status/982666110263877633
Damned Twitter fascists.
From the old standby, EverydayFeminism…
Sometimes becoming a parent feels out of my reach. My wife and I both have uteruses, and sperm costs too damn much.
https://everydayfeminism.com/2018/01/queer-and-trans-parenting/
Ha! But seriously it’s true! On the short side, balding and yet…
So, like a middle-aged hobbit?
A sexy hobbit!
Check Jason out in “Spy”. He plays a parody version of himself (yes, it’s possible) and it’s hilarious. One of my favorite movies.
“Hairy toes, I love hairy toes”, crooned the Elf maiden…
—Bored of the Rings
He plays a parody version of himself
As did Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Last Action Hero?
May be more of interest to Yanks here…Interviews with people born in the early-mid 1800’s. Civil war vets, Whig voters, former slave owner, etc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FE30a4J38Q&feature=share
Jason Statham is downright yummy!
Equal time