Miscellaneous News Thread

[Channel98]

The Mexican ship is named for the Aztec ruler Cuauhtémoc. The Nahuatl word is loosely translated as "descending eagle." I propose renaming the ship as Puente Chocador ("Bridge Crasher").

2 Dead and Multiple People Injured After Ship Carrying Over 200 Hits the Brooklyn Bridge

Nineteen people are injured, and a search and rescue operation was underway, after a large ship carrying over 200 people hit the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City on Saturday, May 17.

people.com

 

[JHDK]

The Mexican ship is named for the Aztec ruler Cuauhtémoc. The Nahuatl word is loosely translated as "descending eagle." I propose renaming the ship as Puente Chocador ("Bridge Crasher").

2 Dead and Multiple People Injured After Ship Carrying Over 200 Hits the Brooklyn Bridge

Nineteen people are injured, and a search and rescue operation was underway, after a large ship carrying over 200 people hit the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City on Saturday, May 17.

people.com

I hope everyone will be ok but the start of this video made me laugh:



"A tall Mexican naval ship has crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge."

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

When I think of current, modern day Mexican naval ships I do kinda picture the same type of ship John Paul Jones started the Continental Navy with in 1775.

 

[JHDK]

"A tall Canadian naval ship" on the other hand invokes images of a soldier riding atop the antlers of a swimming moose.

EDIT:

Ok this is funny.

I wanted to make the dumb joke that while they are riding moose antlers, instead of opening their wallet to look at a pic of their girl back home they look at a pic of their local Tim Hortons.

Pretty good joke right? But I forgot the name Tim Hortons. So I asked Gemini.

I knew the name but couldn't pull it without hearing it. Hortons K-Cups are really good btw.

It took her a second, but I got her to tell me the right answer.

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[JHDK]

Years ago I heard someone mention this childhood thought on a podcast or somewhere in the media and I agreed with it so much that it's stuck with me ever since.

When I was a kid I was under the impression that quicksand was a great threat I'd very likely have to deal with at some point in my adult life.

Moment Brit tourist is rescued from waist-deep sand on Brazilian beach

Jensen Sturgeon, 22, got trapped in a massive eight-foot hole on a beach in Brazil and couldn't get out. Videos showed the Brit frantically trying to escape - and even having a beer.

www.dailymail.co.uk

I saw it so much in movies and video games that I really assumed there was probably a 1 in 10 chance every adult would at some point have to figure out a way to escape quicksand.

Turns out the odds or a bit longer than that. But don't tell that to this guy in the article. Maybe he didn't grow up knowing how much it could really become an issue so he didn't stay vigilant.

 

[Channel98]

Abolfazl Mokhtari's first name means "father of virtue" in Persian. I wonder if he considers sticking objects to his body to be a virtue. I call it dumb and pointless.

Watch: Man balances 96 spoons on his body to break his own world record - UPI.com

An Iranian man balanced 96 spoons on his body to break a Guinness World Record for the third time.

www.upi.com

 

[scotchandcigar]

 

[Channel98]

And let us not forget the Spoonmen toys that Nabisco put in boxes of Spoon Size Shredded Wheat in 1959. Their names were Crunchy, Munchy and Spoonsize.

 

[Wolf]

Almost tempted post this in the dumb dodo thread, because of the father. Plus just wanted his 15 seconds of fame by posting it on social media. Some key points from the article.

• A family of five spent $938 on Disneyland’s Princess Breakfast Adventures, a three-course character dining experience at the California park
• The father shared the receipt and his surprise on X, where the post went viral with over 15.5 million views and sparked widespread discussion
• The poster admitted he hadn't checked the price before, but said the experience was worth it for his kids

Disneyland Guest 'Almost Spit Out His Coffee' Over Nearly $1K Breakfast Bill For Family of 5

First off you are staying at Disney's Grand Californian Hotel and having breakfast with Disney characters. The meals starts at $142 x 5 = $710 not including tax and tip. What the father thinking it's going be like $50 bucks a person?

The meal starts with a tiered tower of appetizers like lobster rolls, cornbread and beignets. For the main course, kids can choose between chicken and Mickey Mouse-shaped waffles and macaroni and cheese, while adults have options like braised short ribs, deviled eggs and truffle macaroni and cheese. For the final course, guests can taste cream puffs, sorbet and other desserts. The price starts at $142 for adults and children ages 3 to 9, per the site, and tip and tax are not included. The bill was for two children and three adults and that one person ordered a Bloody Mary.

 

[scotchandcigar]

Yeah he can't claim ignorance. Clearly an opportunist.

That being said, it's a ridiculous amount to spend on kids, unless you're loaded. When our kids were around 10, we did the princess palace dinner at Disney world. That was maybe $50 or $75 per person, 25 years ago.

I should add that the staff at the restaurant was part of the experience, so they really hammed it up. Our waiter kept saying (in a yacht rock snob voice) "You MUST try the creme-brulee!". To this day, it's an inside joke we have.

 

[JHDK]

Yeah he can't claim ignorance. Clearly an opportunist.

That being said, it's a ridiculous amount to spend on kids, unless you're loaded. When our kids were around 10, we did the princess palace dinner at Disney world. That was maybe $50 or $75 per person, 25 years ago.

I should add that the staff at the restaurant was part of the experience, so they really hammed it up. Our waiter kept saying (in a yacht rock snob voice) "You MUST try the creme-brulee!". To this day, it's an inside joke we have.

I absolutely agree. That is an insane amount to spend on one meal when It's only two adults and three kids. No normal person can afford that unless they save for years.

But this guy was staying in the Grand Californian. That place is no joke. I've dreamed about staying in the Contemporary and much like the Grand Californian, the cheapest possible room you can get per night is around 600 bucks. At peak times it could be much closer to a grand or more. And that's with the Florida or California resident discount.

This dude took his whole family to stay at the theme park version of The Burj Khalifa and then decides to make a stink when the restaurant serving 5 with personalized, princess actor entertainment, costs around as much as a room that sleeps five?

These prices are ridiculous but if you go sit down in that restaurant (which by the way will only seat you if you have a reservation) and then you bitch about the price afterwards....that's on you.

 

[Aaron]

When we’ve gone to Disney and you’re spending all that money to be there, we’re at the parks most of the day and up until right before the parks close. No time to enjoy a luxurious stay at the hotel so we end up in one of the cheaper hotel offerings.

Also never did a really expensive character meal like that.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

As a kid when we went to DisneyLand or DisneyWorld we stayed off site and parked in the parking lot. I remember getting a ticket book with a number of A through E tickets and that governed what we were allowed to do for the day. I think they were under $100 but not sure if that was each or total. As I was a teenager each time, it wasn't my money so I didn't care that much. For the first couple trips we did stay at Motel 6s each night on the way down and back so I think my parents budgeted.

 

[JHDK]

I remember getting a ticket book with a number of A through E tickets and that governed what we were allowed to do for the day.

Us Disney nerds still call the new major attractions E Ticket attractions.

Really cool how they used to have ticket books and the E ticket rides were the best.

I have these 1971 replica magnets on my fridge:

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[JHDK]

In Tomorrowland they still have one of the OG ticket booths. They have converted it into a Disney vacation club kiosk, but if you know what you're looking for, it's still there. I sent a whole video to Pam once while I was walking around it. I must have looked like an idiot.

It's cool how they kept it and it makes me smile every time I walk past it.

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[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Us Disney nerds still call the new major attractions E Ticket attractions.

Really cool how they used to have ticket books and the E ticket rides were the best.

I have these 1971 replica magnets on my fridge:

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I remember being late in the day and my sister and I trying to figure out what crappy A ticket ride to go on as our E and D tickets were long gone. I know I did SpaceMountain a lot. I must have got extra tickets.

 

[MonoStereo]

The poster admitted he hadn't checked the price before

Then shut the fuck up.

but said the experience was worth it for his kids

Then shut the fuck up.

 

[HecticArt]

This!

 

[JHDK]

All my opinion news guys are YouTube people these days. Asmongold and Chris Cuomo are by far my favorites. After I read the news in the Sun Sentinel or on various internet articles I like going to them for opinionated content.

Yep, I'm back on his dick.

I used to hate him when he was on CNN and now that he's got a YouTube channel and is on News Nation he's completely awesome and I love him.

Watch like three episodes of his YouTube show The Cuomo Project. They're all like 40 minutes long or so..... I guarantee you at least one of them you will agree with the other you will disagree with and the third one is a coin flip.

And that's what I want out of my news opinion man. Don't be a Maddow, don't be a Tucker, have strong opinions but don't always be on one side cuz it's ridiculous if you're always on one side, you seem like an idiot.

Also, I said this before but it is kind of ridiculous how he wears super tight t-shirts all the time because he wants to show off his guns. I know he's like 55 or something and so I'd be proud of those guns too. But you want to be like a serious newsman and you're basically dressing like a male version of an old fucking Victoria's Secret girl. Come on man.

 

[scotchandcigar]

I believe that facts and the truth are absolute; whether it's politics, science, or history. This idea that a person has to cowtow to both sides, like Cuomo or Bill Maher, in order to seem legit, is no different than any other form of spin. I can figure things out for myself.

 

[HecticArt]