The Off Topic Topic

[Maladict]

Was there ever a 'Fitness 2024' thread here? 

You had one job

[Sheilbh]

I should take a break but that's never happening.
Wonder if there's a way to configure my browser to block all mention of US politics 

You know how the Guardian does a button for republicans when there's a big royal event?

Something like that for the next four years...

[mongers]

Was there ever a 'Fitness 2024' thread here? 

You had one job

 

[Josquius]

I should take a break but that's never happening.
Wonder if there's a way to configure my browser to block all mention of US politics 

You know how the Guardian does a button for republicans when there's a big royal event?

Something like that for the next four years...

Not a republican but I could do with that button too. The royals exist. Yes I know. I don't care about their taste in hats. Especially now the queen isn't sending out coded messages of European solidarity.

[Tamas]

What? You are not interested in The Heir telling you how he goes around the world telling how to solve the housing crisis? (Born into a royal family, duh).

[garbon]

Those seem like easy enough articles to skip

[Josquius]

I was curious about something else so did a quick google and stumbled on this. Map of the most popular baby names across England.

https://www.bellababy.ie/blog/this-map-of-england-and-wales-reveals-the-most-popular-baby-names-by-region-.html

I remember a version of this being posted on reddit years ago. The reaction: OMFG Muhammed everywhere. Muslamic state! England is doomed.
Equally valid reaction: OMFG Arthur ever. The Welsh are rising! England is doomed!

And in the US:

https://www.newsweek.com/map-most-popular-baby-names-each-state-1976724

Holy shit, had no idea Liam was even a thing there let alone this hard.

[Josquius]

Giant coral discovered in the pacific.
Not breaking news.
But some of the writing on the report makes me flinch.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c629ddqg9v6o

He called over his diving buddy, who is also his son Inigo, and they dived further down to inspect it.

Scientists on the expedition measured the coral using a type of tape measure under water. It is 34m wide, 32m long and 5.5m high.

Looks like a journalism career could be on the cards for me afterall.

[crazy canuck]

I have never encountered a tape measure that large

[Oexmelin]

The Onion has bought Alex Jones' InfoWars.

[Josquius]

The Onion has bought Alex Jones' InfoWars.

So they have
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/nov/14/onion-info-wars-alex-jones

The Onion buys rightwing conspiracy theory site Infowars with plans to make it 'very funny, very stupid'

So they plan to do fuck all with it


Is a "Connecticut Democrat" a thing?
Thats a state you never really hear of. Interesting to think it seems to be used in the same sort of breath as London Liberal

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

So they plan to do fuck all with it

The way I interpret that statement I expect them to use it to lampoon ridiculous right-wing conspiracy theories.

Is a "Connecticut Democrat" a thing?
Thats a state you never really hear of. Interesting to think it seems to be used in the same sort of breath as London Liberal

I'm not familiar with that.  Normally I hear all New England liberals lumped into the same category.

[Tamas]

The way I interpret that statement I expect them to use it to lampoon ridiculous right-wing conspiracy theories.

That is not going to end well.

[garbon]

The way I interpret that statement I expect them to use it to lampoon ridiculous right-wing conspiracy theories.

That is not going to end well.

Yeah that well is already dry from all the insanity of what is real.

[DGuller]

I figure it's worth a try, you never know.  Maybe cutting political satire will prove to be the missing ingredient for the left.