MrPanchole t1_jef5bg7 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 3:45 PM

Reply to comment by herrsharky1 in TIL A newborn baby is 75% water at birth. A slightly higher water content than bananas, but slightly less than potatoes. by Imbiberr

"Where's the fetus going to gestate? You going to keep it in a box?"

MrPanchole t1_ja4t1e7 wrote on February 26, 2023 at 9:11 PM

Reply to There's so much wrong with the branding of this "seed" snack I found by WingedButt

Bert from Sesame Street on the bike.

MrPanchole t1_j9tsf7x wrote on February 24, 2023 at 2:42 PM

Reply to Bloody books: "Paperbacks from Hell: The twisted history of '70s and '80s horror fiction." by i-the-muso-1968

I was really into horror in my early teens (early 80s) and would trade books with my best friend's mom. We were big fans of James Herbert and Graham Masterton.

MrPanchole t1_j93gmvw wrote on February 18, 2023 at 11:19 PM

Reply to Train in Vain - The Clash, why am I just now hearing this great tune? by Hessian-Ghost

Well, then the worm has certainly turned for you, man. Enjoy the ride (avoid *Cut the Crap...*it's crap).

MrPanchole t1_j92bwht wrote on February 18, 2023 at 6:23 PM

Reply to Tom Cruise, Rob Lowe and Emilio Estevez after the premier of “The Outsiders”, 1982. by fingerfunk

Let's do it for Johnny!

MrPanchole t1_j2e6stm wrote on December 31, 2022 at 4:32 PM

Reply to In 1966, trying to cash in on the success of James Bond, spy spoofs were everywhere. One of the best was Our Man Flint, starring James Coburn. by L0st_in_the_Stars

A Man Called Flintstone wasn't too shabby either.

MrPanchole t1_j298ngh wrote on December 30, 2022 at 3:55 PM

Reply to My dad in his early 20s (1982). Notice his one shoeless feet. by blunder182

Love to know what he was reading.

MrPanchole t1_j1zkg38 wrote on December 28, 2022 at 4:03 PM

Reply to Your top five albums released in 1992 by Hollandmarch76

Lush - Spooky

Ride - Going Blank Again

Beastie Boys - Check Your Head

The Tragically Hip - Fully Completely

Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85–92

MrPanchole t1_iy3fe0u wrote on November 28, 2022 at 1:31 PM

Reply to comment by MrPanchole in You’re Wearing That? by Deborah Tannen by uuuuuummmmm_actually

Just looked at my transcripts--must've been a 91-92 Winter Session course.

MrPanchole t1_iy3f5rv wrote on November 28, 2022 at 1:29 PM

Reply to comment by DyeSueKey90 in You’re Wearing That? by Deborah Tannen by uuuuuummmmm_actually

Read this as part of a university course in the late eighties. Spotting that "rapport vs report" stuff to this day, but I must say I think those styles have become less entrenched since the book was written.

MrPanchole t1_iwi582x wrote on November 15, 2022 at 8:28 PM

Reply to TIL Of the Bre-X fraud. The Canadian mining company was a penny stock that reportedly found billions of dollars of gold in Indonesia. The stock skyrocketed but collapsed following the suicide of one of the geologists and discovery that the core samples were salted. by jamescookenotthatone

I work with a guy who lost a pile on this, not "I'm ruined" amounts but enough that his coworkers got a lot of mileage out of taking the piss out of him over the years.