Kosh's Shadow 1/15/2023 8:46:55 AM

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Boston is unveiling a memorial to Martin Luther King, based on a photo of him embracing Coretta Scott King, as they met at BU.

A somewhat grotesque image of hands - nothing directly showing MLK and apparently having nothing about his dream.

Probably because he wanted all races to be treated the same; he did not embrace intersectionality and identity politics. So honor the person but not his vision. He was canceled the hard way years ago. 

Kosh's Shadow 1/15/2023 8:50:11 AM

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Occasional Reader 1/15/2023 11:09:47 AM

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Hey, Miss, what cup size?

https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2023/01/nuclear-power-cell-for-space-satellites-that-are-cup-size-instead-of-dishwasher-size.html

Kosh's Shadow 1/15/2023 12:52:27 PM

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In #3 Occasional Reader said: Hey, Miss, what cup size? https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2023/01/nuclear-power-cell-for-space-satellites-that-are-cup-size-instead-of-dishwasher-size.html

Thanks for keeping us abreast of these developments.

Occasional Reader 1/15/2023 7:28:49 PM

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My X-Files-ish moment of the day;

This morning, Little OR and I were preparing to take a walk, and he proposed we play "20 questions", in which each of us would have to think of a  "character", and the other would have to guess. 

For whatever reason, the character "Popeye" immediately popped (no pun intended) into my mind; but after thinking a bit, I dismissed it, because I wasn't even sure my son knows who he is; we've never seen Popeye cartoons or movies, or read comic strips or books about him; as far as I know, he's had no exposure to him.  So I silently picked another character instead.

But Little OR said he wanted to "go first", meaning he'd think of the character and I'd guess.  So we proceeded thus.  My questions and his answers went something like:

Q: Is this character a real person?

A: No.

Q: Is he supposed to be human?

A: Yes.

Q: Does he live on Earth?

A: Yes.

Q: In the US?

A: I... think so, yes, but I'm not sure.

And we went on for a bit, but I was stumped, so he offered me a clue: "He is associated with bodies of water."

Q: Is he Aquaman?

A [LIttle OR laughing[: No!  He travels ON the water, not under it.

Q: Does he do that in a ship?

A: Yeah, a boat, or a ship.

Q: [with, I think, my eyes widening to saucers, slightly alarmed] Is he... Popeye?

A: [Little OR with a big grin and a thumbs-up] YES!

I then explained to him how THOROUGHLY  freaked out I was, and why. 

@PBJ3 1/15/2023 7:51:29 PM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 5:

I would have freaked out too. Perhaps he has played this game with others.

Kosh's Shadow 1/15/2023 7:54:33 PM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 5:

Jukebox

Kosh's Shadow 1/15/2023 7:57:44 PM

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Reply to @PBJ3 in 6:

Another jukebox

@PBJ3 1/15/2023 8:00:37 PM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 7:

Thats all I can think of is that song now, LOL.  My sister and I watched Popeye when we were kids.

Kosh's Shadow 1/15/2023 8:03:21 PM

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In #9 @PBJ3 said: Thats all I can think of is that song now, LOL.  My sister and I watched Popeye when we were kids.

I watched it too. Two vegetables for Popeye - spinach and yams - I yam what I yam

@PBJ3 1/15/2023 8:09:14 PM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 10:

Yep!  When our daughter was in second grade she told the class that she liked spinach and chicken livers, the other kids freaked out.

Kosh's Shadow 1/15/2023 8:09:53 PM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 10:

There was a British fast food chain Wimpy, but I doubt they'd let you pay Tuesday for a hamburger today.

Kosh's Shadow 1/15/2023 8:17:19 PM

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@PBJ3 1/15/2023 8:24:03 PM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 12:

Hah!

Kosh's Shadow 1/15/2023 8:36:34 PM

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Reply to @PBJ3 in 14:

I learned about the chain in Israel around 1970. Was able to sound out the name written in Hebrew. But I doubt it was kosher

@PBJ3 1/15/2023 8:41:50 PM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 15

I agree.