Freddy Mercury was terrific, but he ruined mustaches for straight men everywhere, and so soon after Burt Reynolds made them acceptable again.
All in all, I'd trade Burt Reynolds straight up to get Freddie Mercury back. People forget just how great he was. Watch this 1974 live Queen video to be reminded. And he only got better after that.
In 1992 Mercury was posthumously awarded the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music, with a tribute concert held at Wembley Stadium, London. As a member of Queen, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001, the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2003, the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2004, and the band received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2002. In 2002, he was placed at number 58 in the BBC's poll of the 100 Greatest Britons. Consistently voted one of the greatest singers in the history of popular music, Mercury was voted best male singer of all time in a 2005 poll organised by Blender and MTV2;[6] was ranked at 18 on the 2008 Rolling Stone list of the 100 greatest singers ever;[5] was elected in 2009 as the best rock singer of all time by Classic Rock;[7] — and was described by AllMusic as "one of rock's greatest all-time entertainers," with "one of the greatest voices in all of music."[8]
He deserves to have an entire star system named after him.
And he was a Zoroastrian born in Zanzibar, because of course he was. I'm instructing my wife to include, "He was a Zoroastrian born in Zanzibar" in my obituary because it sounds so cool, even though it's not true at all.
Everyday more land becomes owned by fewer rich people.
The land has always been owned by the rich and powerful. The notion that regular working people could own land is a rather recent development in history.
I mean, it's a strange world, and sometimes it's hard for various reasons to pick out the idiots. But once they say "I could care less", "anyways", or "acrosst", I know.
You've got to be careful judging people's intelligence based on their use of vernacular.
I've recently moved from "up North" to Houston, Texas. One of my neighbors talks almost exactly like Boomhauer from King of the Hill. I mean, every other sentence begins with, "I tell ya what..." and "man" and "dern old" appear practically every fifth word. When I first heard him, I thought he was Forrest Gump, but it turns out the dude is a biologist from Rice University who grew up out on the bayou and did his grad school at MIT.
But the literature is full of men who have been given special information secretly from on high and then endeavor to bring it to the masses. In this case, the deity happened to be Apple.
Dude, you gotta look for something better, like, I don't know, being a professional poker player or HVAC or something. Sheet metal work pays good and you don't have to deal with Microsoft products.
There were better painters and sculptors than Michaelangelo, but only he had the mix of inspiration and perseverance to 'make the brushes sing.'
But Michaelangelo had the wealthy connections, too. He knew what to kiss and when. Especially when you're talking about commissions for his work coming mainly from the Church. I'll bet the reason he painted the Sistine Chapel lying on his back is that his butt was too sore to sit down, if you catch my drift.
With an $18k limit on 401(k) contributions, they're not exactly designed for stashing huge amounts of money for rich people. The extra-wealthy may certainly own the majority of funds in *other* instruments at Vanguard, but most of their money is *not* -- cannot be -- in 401(k)s.
It's not about getting money into Vanguard instruments, it's about getting money into the market, where it becomes the piggy bank for the rich.
When the stock market goes up, those 401(k) accounts will go up more slowly than the market generally. And when they go down, the financial elite will get the memo ahead of time leaving the poor schlubs who think their 401(k) accounts are secure holding the bag. This is not theoretical. It happened just eight short years ago and it's going to happen again.
One thing is an exploding crime problem at their stores because there is not enough personnel around. [bloomberg.com] Who wants to go shopping in a crime zone?
That just leaves us more room to have mobility scooter races in the aisles. I'm trying to start a new hybrid sport that involves hopped-up mobility scooters and shotguns from he Walmart sporting goods department. You start at the hardware section and run a LeMans-style course around the store and you can use the shotgun (with beanbag rounds, for safety) to try to stop your opponents. Everything you need, including the safety gear, is right there in the store.
Tell me you wouldn't watch that instead of a boring NASCAR race that's nothing but left-hand turns. Hell yes, you would.
(Fun fact: That didn't truly begin until Henry Ford started the idea of taking Saturdays off and having an 8x5 40 hour work week to retain quality workers; a concept that many misattribute to labor unions.)
I'm sorry, but you've got that wrong:
In the United States, a few limited eight-hour-day laws were on the books shortly after the Civil War. One, in Illinois, was passed in 1867, followed in 1868 by a law covering certain classes of federal workers. But neither law was well-enforced, and in most sectors, working hours of 10 to 12 hours were common. So a reduction in the work week became a leading issue for the nascent labor movement.
The issue came to a head in 1884, after the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions -- a predecessor of today’s AFL-CIO -- called for all workers to have eight-hour days by May 1, 1886. When that deadline wasn’t met, labor leaders upped the ante by calling for demonstrations. In Chicago, peaceful marches morphed into violence, with an explosion marring a rally at Haymarket Square on May 4, 1886, leaving seven police officers and four workers dead. Subsequent trials, executions and clemencies for the accused made the eight-hour week a top issue nationally and internationally.
All of this occurred decades before Ford founded his company in 1903.
Ford didn't implement the 40 hour workweek until 1926.
What's essentially happening is that the folks who would normally get the MD5'd IP address warning for making too many downmodded comments a day are now getting shadowbanned...the end result of which is that if a comment deemed to be a "troll" is posted by the banned IP address, it will show up as if it had normally been posted. However, subsequent visits to the site from the same browser (or even refreshing the page) and the comment will be missing.
Have you tried reporting this to the Slashdot Ombudsman? You can reach him at the Slashdot Support 800- number, I believe it's option #4 on the menu. Be polite, be ready to present evidence, and I'm sure they'll give you a fair hearing.
You're a giant fucking piece of shit who regularly annoys many. Can we ban you?
Yes, please. I suggest calling the Slashdot support 800- number and tell them I'm a piece of shit who's regularly annoying you and they should stop monetizing my comments. Be sure to reference my UID number.
Oh, someone running for president calls half the country racists, lies under oath, takes bribes is all ok? But if I point it out it is wrong? That would be like the DNC fixing the primaries and no one caring, but getting mad at the people providing evidence they did it. Oh, wait, that did happen.
You're mad, bro. Go easy on the bile. Life is too short. We can meet back here after Labor Day and fight. Get away from the fury for just a few days, and it'll do you a world of good.
"YouTube demonetized videos for reasons that appear to punish those who attack 'Social Justice Warriors.'"
They'll be OK, They'll just have to go back to lifting a fiver out of their moms' pocketbook.
And just so everyone knows what's what, here's the guy who's claiming YouTube is targeting the brave men who lead the struggle against SJWs. He's threatening to move his videos to a different platform:
Step 4: People begin leaving the service in droves as they can no longer do what brought them there in the first place
Really?
Youtube has 1.3 billion users. The handful of drama video posters and their fans aren't even a rounding error. And they can still do "what brought them there in the first place". They just won't get any advertisers.
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Russia and Putin are going to try to help whichever candidate they think would weaken the US the most.
Freddy Mercury was terrific, but he ruined mustaches for straight men everywhere, and so soon after Burt Reynolds made them acceptable again.
All in all, I'd trade Burt Reynolds straight up to get Freddie Mercury back. People forget just how great he was. Watch this 1974 live Queen video to be reminded. And he only got better after that.
https://youtu.be/T8Rfb1Jtmic
He deserves to have an entire star system named after him.
And he was a Zoroastrian born in Zanzibar, because of course he was. I'm instructing my wife to include, "He was a Zoroastrian born in Zanzibar" in my obituary because it sounds so cool, even though it's not true at all.
Clearly, the answer is "thither".
Maybe "hither"
The land has always been owned by the rich and powerful. The notion that regular working people could own land is a rather recent development in history.
You've got to be careful judging people's intelligence based on their use of vernacular.
I've recently moved from "up North" to Houston, Texas. One of my neighbors talks almost exactly like Boomhauer from King of the Hill. I mean, every other sentence begins with, "I tell ya what..." and "man" and "dern old" appear practically every fifth word. When I first heard him, I thought he was Forrest Gump, but it turns out the dude is a biologist from Rice University who grew up out on the bayou and did his grad school at MIT.
This is what Boomhauer sounds like:
https://youtu.be/5Jzvh2IeLmo
It reminds me more of this story:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
But the literature is full of men who have been given special information secretly from on high and then endeavor to bring it to the masses. In this case, the deity happened to be Apple.
Thank you for your service.
Dude, you gotta look for something better, like, I don't know, being a professional poker player or HVAC or something. Sheet metal work pays good and you don't have to deal with Microsoft products.
But Michaelangelo had the wealthy connections, too. He knew what to kiss and when. Especially when you're talking about commissions for his work coming mainly from the Church. I'll bet the reason he painted the Sistine Chapel lying on his back is that his butt was too sore to sit down, if you catch my drift.
There's no indication on the link you cited as to when or where they get their data. Here's something sourced a little better:
http://money.usnews.com/career...
It's not about getting money into Vanguard instruments, it's about getting money into the market, where it becomes the piggy bank for the rich.
When the stock market goes up, those 401(k) accounts will go up more slowly than the market generally. And when they go down, the financial elite will get the memo ahead of time leaving the poor schlubs who think their 401(k) accounts are secure holding the bag. This is not theoretical. It happened just eight short years ago and it's going to happen again.
More than almost anything in the world.
That just leaves us more room to have mobility scooter races in the aisles. I'm trying to start a new hybrid sport that involves hopped-up mobility scooters and shotguns from he Walmart sporting goods department. You start at the hardware section and run a LeMans-style course around the store and you can use the shotgun (with beanbag rounds, for safety) to try to stop your opponents. Everything you need, including the safety gear, is right there in the store.
Tell me you wouldn't watch that instead of a boring NASCAR race that's nothing but left-hand turns. Hell yes, you would.
Yes, but do they carry the 80oz jar of pickles for under $5?
I'm sorry, but you've got that wrong:
Ford didn't implement the 40 hour workweek until 1926.
http://www.politifact.com/trut...
http://www.businessinsider.com...
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You're doing a fine job, whipslash. You've got my vote and if you ever fix the goddamn subscribe button, I'll gladly donate to Slashdot again.
Yes, please. I suggest calling the Slashdot support 800- number and tell them I'm a piece of shit who's regularly annoying you and they should stop monetizing my comments. Be sure to reference my UID number.
She's history's greatest monster, but she hates systemd, so I'm really conflicted.
If by "make" you mean, "don't really make".
http://www.redbubble.com/shop/...
You're mad, bro. Go easy on the bile. Life is too short. We can meet back here after Labor Day and fight. Get away from the fury for just a few days, and it'll do you a world of good.
So, you're saying DiFranco's not mad, he's actually laughing?
Think about that. The forces opposed to the SJWs have merchandise.
It's a wonderful world, isn't it?
They'll be OK, They'll just have to go back to lifting a fiver out of their moms' pocketbook.
And just so everyone knows what's what, here's the guy who's claiming YouTube is targeting the brave men who lead the struggle against SJWs. He's threatening to move his videos to a different platform:
https://www.youtube.com/user/s...
YouTube's response:
https://66.media.tumblr.com/c2...
Really?
Youtube has 1.3 billion users. The handful of drama video posters and their fans aren't even a rounding error. And they can still do "what brought them there in the first place". They just won't get any advertisers.
http://fortunelords.com/27-min...
http://socialblade.com/youtube...
The Anonymous Cowards aren't going to like this, no sir. Not one little bit.