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You. Are not. Funny. Please. Stop trying. Thank you.

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You can't lose if you don't play.

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Those that are terminally online don't like the Internet. They just dislike life.

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One nice thing about living in Michigan is that one experiences all four seasons.

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There is an inverse relationship between a person's overall happiness and how often they guffaw.

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The line between rightly standing up for yourself and just being an obnoxious turd is often a thin one.

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I don't believe in Hell but I do believe in Purgatory. And in Purgatory all the food will be covered in butterscotch and the only show on TV will be Mama's Family.

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Read this online not long ago - "You could ask 10 different people what they think the best Gene Hackman performance is and you might get 10 different answers and every one of them would be correct." #FilmSky

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THE RULING CLASS is one strange and hilarious film, with one of the great performances in movie history.

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“Nothing on the air since ‘Twin Peaks’ has approached its originality,” Tad Friend wrote, in 1999. On Twin Peaks Day, revisit Friend's reflection on the ups and downs of David Lynch’s seminal TV series. www.newyorker.com/magazine/199...

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If George Orwell were around today, would he be a Trumper?

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It's Always Hot in River Rouge

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Everything is personal(ity)

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I respect a book that has me stopping to re-read a perfectly and beautifully constructed sentence. #BookSky

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Why are so many judges seemingly so frightened of being overruled on appeal?

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"The very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world. Lies will pass into history."

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People are under a lot of stress

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I find most podcasts unlistenable if only because the speakers have a set amount of time to fill which inevitable leads to an annoying discursiveness.

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If you don't know anything about a subject, don't talk about it. Just shut up and learn.

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Is this the coolest TV character ever? Maybe

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Sometimes the anger mixes with the despair...

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Libraries are great for the books, sure, but it's also nice to have a quiet and safe space to sit and think- a place where no one is trying to sell you anything.

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Should all-white judicial appellate panels be allowed to review the decisions of judges that are members of minority groups?

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The best football movie I know is NORTH DALLAS FORTY, closely followed by HORSE FEATHERS.

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By & large, most books are superior to human beings.

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What's with all the pointing at others that people do now in photos?

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I wish I had been an attending physician at Patrick McGoohan's deathbed, because I could've said to his loved ones, "Odds are he won't live to see tomorrow."

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I've never read or heard a satisfactory explanation of the climax of THE EXORCIST. And I mean the literal action - what exactly happens. If you were to ask five super-fans of the film (and there are such people), you will most likely get five different answers.

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Taking a 2 mile walk in freezing weather to go to a coffeehouse and have a nice hot cup of coffee is one of life's great little pleasures.

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That it takes almost a half hour of real time to play 1:30 of basketball is a disgrace.

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The Eagles may have the better team, but the Chiefs have Mahomes and the Swifties.

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One good thing about getting older is that when there's breaking celebrity news you don't really care because you probably don't know who the people even are.

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You. Are not. Funny. Please. Stop trying. Thank you.

You can't lose if you don't play.

Those that are terminally online don't like the Internet. They just dislike life.

One nice thing about living in Michigan is that one experiences all four seasons.

There is an inverse relationship between a person's overall happiness and how often they guffaw.

The line between rightly standing up for yourself and just being an obnoxious turd is often a thin one.

I don't believe in Hell but I do believe in Purgatory. And in Purgatory all the food will be covered in butterscotch and the only show on TV will be Mama's Family.

Read this online not long ago - "You could ask 10 different people what they think the best Gene Hackman performance is and you might get 10 different answers and every one of them would be correct." #FilmSky

THE RULING CLASS is one strange and hilarious film, with one of the great performances in movie history.

“Nothing on the air since ‘Twin Peaks’ has approached its originality,” Tad Friend wrote, in 1999. On Twin Peaks Day, revisit Friend's reflection on the ups and downs of David Lynch’s seminal TV series. www.newyorker.com/magazine/199...

If George Orwell were around today, would he be a Trumper?

It's Always Hot in River Rouge

Everything is personal(ity)

I respect a book that has me stopping to re-read a perfectly and beautifully constructed sentence. #BookSky

Why are so many judges seemingly so frightened of being overruled on appeal?

"The very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world. Lies will pass into history."

People are under a lot of stress

I find most podcasts unlistenable if only because the speakers have a set amount of time to fill which inevitable leads to an annoying discursiveness.

If you don't know anything about a subject, don't talk about it. Just shut up and learn.

Is this the coolest TV character ever? Maybe

Sometimes the anger mixes with the despair...

Libraries are great for the books, sure, but it's also nice to have a quiet and safe space to sit and think- a place where no one is trying to sell you anything.

Should all-white judicial appellate panels be allowed to review the decisions of judges that are members of minority groups?

The best football movie I know is NORTH DALLAS FORTY, closely followed by HORSE FEATHERS.

By & large, most books are superior to human beings.

What's with all the pointing at others that people do now in photos?

I wish I had been an attending physician at Patrick McGoohan's deathbed, because I could've said to his loved ones, "Odds are he won't live to see tomorrow."

I've never read or heard a satisfactory explanation of the climax of THE EXORCIST. And I mean the literal action - what exactly happens. If you were to ask five super-fans of the film (and there are such people), you will most likely get five different answers.

Taking a 2 mile walk in freezing weather to go to a coffeehouse and have a nice hot cup of coffee is one of life's great little pleasures.

That it takes almost a half hour of real time to play 1:30 of basketball is a disgrace.

The Eagles may have the better team, but the Chiefs have Mahomes and the Swifties.

One good thing about getting older is that when there's breaking celebrity news you don't really care because you probably don't know who the people even are.

RIP Marianne Faithfull. It takes talent and star quality to make a Rolling Stones song your own.

Corner Gas is the finest sitcom of the past twenty years.

Life is better with books.

Should Trump be added to Mt Rushmore?

We are in the Patrick Mahomes era. Love it or not, learn to live with it. #NFL

Chicki Paconi Killed by Cannoli