Dead Pool 2024

[Syt]

ORF has one of those in memoriam sections for the deceased of the year. Had missed that Mojo Nixon had died in February, age 66.

And former Italian footballer Salvatore Schillaci (59)

[Admiral Yi]

???

You've said several times caucus goers fucked it up by choosing Jimmy.

[Sheilbh]

Have I? I don't think that's me

I don't remember ever really having a view on the 76 primaries. Although even if I don't remember having an opinion it's not impossible I expressed it pretty strongly

[mongers]

ORF has one of those in memoriam sections for the deceased of the year. Had missed that Mojo Nixon had died in February, age 66.


And former Italian footballer Salvatore Schillaci (59)

 

Good grief that's young.

[Barrister]

When someone prominent dies it's always interesting to learn things you knew nothing about - even for a really well known figure like Jimmy Carter.

Jimmy Carter as a young man helped combat one of the world's first nuclear reactor meltdowns in Canada at Chalk River in Ontario.

The partial meltdown at the facility brought explosions and it was flooded with hundreds of thousands of gallons of water, prompting the Canadian government to turn to its neighbour to the south for assistance.

Carter, a U.S. Navy lieutenant who was working on a nuclear submarine project in Schenectady, N.Y., at the time, was called upon to head north.

"We had the dubious distinction of having one of the first nuclear accidents. And the Americans, obviously, were very interested and ... worried," Milnes said.

Carter led a team of men on the mission, which required the reactor to be shut down, taken apart and replaced. An exact replica of the reactor was built at a playground nearby, with Carter and his troops practising taking it apart and putting it back together as quickly as possible.

When it came time to work on the actual reactor, the men worked in shifts of 90 seconds — the high radioactivity made anything longer extremely dangerous.

"By today's standards, there's no way that would have happened," Milnes said.

"In [Carter's] case, at least, he was lowered into the building ... with his wrench, and he had to run over to the reactor casing and he had one screw to turn. That was all the time he had. And then, boom, back up."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/chalk-river-nuclear-accident-1.6293574

RIP Mr. Carter.  Not a successful President but by all accounts a thoroughly successful human being.

[Razgovory]

So passes histories greatest monster.

I know you're trolling but explain

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfwXj52kzG0

[Josephus]

So passes histories greatest monster.

I know you're trolling but explain

It's a Simpsons reference.  When Springfield builds a statue of Jimmy Carter with the plaque reading 'Malaise Forever', the crowd erupts into a riot, with a character shouting 'He's history's greatest monster!'.

Aaaaaah....Havent watched The Simpsons since Season 5. Miss anything?

[Josephus]

So passes histories greatest monster.

I know you're trolling but explain

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfwXj52kzG0

Thanks

[HVC]

So passes histories greatest monster.

I know you're trolling but explain

It's a Simpsons reference.  When Springfield builds a statue of Jimmy Carter with the plaque reading 'Malaise Forever', the crowd erupts into a riot, with a character shouting 'He's history's greatest monster!'.

Aaaaaah....Havent watched The Simpsons since Season 5. Miss anything?

Its Hit Or miss

I probably haven't watched anew episode since like season 7 or 8. actually, maybe some Halloween episodes.

[HVC]

Also, Olivia Hussey passed away on friday

[Josephus]

RIP Mr. Carter.  Not a successful President but by all accounts a thoroughly successful human being.

Not sucessful in what way? I mean I get he will always be tarnished by Iran; and inflation, which wasn't really his fault.  But he did get Israel and Egypt together, probably one of the most successful peace treaties ever.

[Razgovory]

So passes histories greatest monster.

I know you're trolling but explain

It's a Simpsons reference.  When Springfield builds a statue of Jimmy Carter with the plaque reading 'Malaise Forever', the crowd erupts into a riot, with a character shouting 'He's history's greatest monster!'.

Aaaaaah....Havent watched The Simpsons since Season 5. Miss anything?

It's season 4!

[Neil]

So passes histories greatest monster.

I know you're trolling but explain

It's a Simpsons reference.  When Springfield builds a statue of Jimmy Carter with the plaque reading 'Malaise Forever', the crowd erupts into a riot, with a character shouting 'He's history's greatest monster!'.

Aaaaaah....Havent watched The Simpsons since Season 5. Miss anything?

I think it ground to a halt in terms of comic value around season 10 or 12. 

That said, this is a season 4 episode, so you've been caught not knowing something that you should know.  I don't know how things work around here right now, but back in the day we'd all tee off on you mercilessly, pointing and laughing at your lack of omniscience.  We'd call it a 'Languish-a-roo'. 

[Neil]

RIP Mr. Carter.  Not a successful President but by all accounts a thoroughly successful human being.

Not sucessful in what way? I mean I get he will always be tarnished by Iran; and inflation, which wasn't really his fault.  But he did get Israel and Egypt together, probably one of the most successful peace treaties ever.

He failed to get re-elected, thus allowing his fledgling anti-inflation and military reorganization reforms to be seen through by Reagan.

[Admiral Yi]

Not sucessful in what way? I mean I get he will always be tarnished by Iran; and inflation, which wasn't really his fault.  But he did get Israel and Egypt together, probably one of the most successful peace treaties ever.

Kissinger did all the work for that.  Carter got the photo op.

I give him credit for appointing Volker at the Fed and starting the military buildup which continued under Reagan.

Fuck.  Literally a half second after Neil.