General Discussion 8

[TransWarpDrive]

Here's a new "edition" of the General Discussion thread, since the previous one hit the "magic 500" number and had to be closed.
Feel free to post random stuff to your hearts' content!

[lunchmeat]

Today in 1898, the United States became a world power, when Commodore George Dewey won the Battle of Manila Bay.

[lunchmeat]

There are some aspects of the star Wars story that got ignored:

[TransWarpDrive]

There are some aspects of the star Wars story that got ignored:

- I like it!

[campy]

What do two climate "science" faculty members at San Jose State U. do when they come across a book skeptical of the AGW orthodoxy? Why, burn it, what else?

These two "open-minded" "scientists" were so proud of their cute little stunt they posted a photo on the department's web page, until critics noticed it and the embarrassing pic went down the memory hole.

[lunchmeat]

What do two climate "science" faculty members at San Jose State U. do when they come across a book skeptical of the AGW orthodoxy? Why, burn it, what else?

These two "open-minded" "scientists" were so proud of their cute little stunt they posted a photo on the department's web page, until critics noticed it and the embarrassing pic went down the memory hole.

Well it is just down the road from Berkeley....

Noticed Ray Harryhausen has died. I realy enjoyed many of the movies that featured his stop action monsters.

[hrodwulf123]

Should I feel bad if I like KMFDM (the music band)?

[lunchmeat]

Should I feel bad if I like KMFDM (the music band)?

Beats me, I've never heard of them.

[jeriddian]

Noticed Ray Harryhausen has died. I realy enjoyed many of the movies that featured his stop action monsters.

Clash of the Titans (The Harry Hamlin version) is his best known film.

[lunchmeat]

Noticed Ray Harryhausen has died. I realy enjoyed many of the movies that featured his stop action monsters.

Clash of the Titans (The Harry Hamlin version) is his best known film.

I think he also did the creatures in about half of the 1950s and late 40s science fiction movies that I'm fond of.