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Everything posted by Mrs Whiggins
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In addition, those zip ties several "tourists" were carrying around were just for decoration I'm sure. The tasers, ball bats, etc are exactly what I take when I visit other official buildings like the DMV.
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Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max crashes killing 157
Mrs Whiggins replied to Nueces River Rat's topic in Daily Texan
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Oh gee, Mr. Fuentes no problem there. I won't say a word when I walk up and place a used tampon in your hand. That's the closest you're ever going to get to a female's intimate parts heaven knows.
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This is very specific. What's your user name on Archive of Our Own or Tumblr?
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Movies that dramatically switch halfway through
Mrs Whiggins replied to zman13's topic in Movies and TV
I've got one that sort of fits the qualifications. I watched it again within the last couple of months so somewhat fresh in my memory. Last Christmas (2019) with Emilia Clarke, Henry Golding, Emma Thompson...at first it seems like a holiday movie with a little romance, a little laughter and then you find out that I mean the movie manages to end on an upbeat tone, but instead of the Wham song, maybe they should've ended with Celine Dion? Which funny enough her song was the theme from Titanic which has been mentioned above... -
Agreed and it goes for wives as well.
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The wording of that article is confusing me; anyone else have difficulty with it? So out-of-town relations arrive at house and Whoopsie!: Someone's in the freezer. They call authorities but are not related to Ice Ice Granny but instead someone who lives there currently. Yet, Frigidaire Female may have lived at the house at some point. So, who lives there now and why are they not really mentioned?
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A&M maintains they've been aboveboard with all entities, regs, etc (*cough BSL coverup in 2006/7 *cough) but time will tell I guess.
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A story about a pathetic man's downfall [34 Felony Convictions]
Mrs Whiggins replied to Francisco 2.0's topic in Cloak Room
I listened for awhile and yeah could not finish. Was thinking this AI is going to be very disruptive in the coming years. That was a pretty realistic Paul Harvey like voice. Best line during the bit I listened to was when the narrator was describing God: And God said, "I need somebody with arms...." All I could think of was, "well God, you failed didn't you because the man doesn't even have decent hands." -
I haven't liked all her movies, but I'm thinking she's a good actress. Like her in some roles, others not so much.
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In the early days of the polio vaccines there were some incidents with the manufacturing and administration of the shots and the medical community had to work hard to restore trust. Therein lies the difficulty with so much--education and trust go hand in hand, but when both are lost you're back in the Dark Ages.
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Hottest Real Estate zip codes, or people really love BFE Suburbia
Mrs Whiggins replied to crash_davis's topic in Daily Texan
I'm not sure, but the Houston section could just be the Aggie collective following their Ring Beacon back to the Mothership at Kyle Field. -
Clarifying--yes, I enjoyed it too but it didn't score at the box office unfortunately. Stiller produced and directed and I guess I liked some of the little touches he put into the scenes. The running past the "Time" covers was cool; the filming in Iceland (in lieu of Greenland in the film) was spectacular, the Stretch Armstrong -which I suspect may have been something from his own childhood or the screenwriter's perhaps; Kristen Wiig playing the unattainable attainable woman; the shipman's "Stay gold, Ponyboy" along with the "It's not a shark it's a porpoise" scene; and throughout the entire movie this ordinary man viewed through many different lenses (metaphor I guess?) even as his own lens was literally and figuratively changing. Critcs were kinda wishy-washy on it but I thought Stiller reached his goal. He wasn't trying to remake Danny Kaye's movie, he was making his own movie in his own time with his own take on Thurber's short story and it worked. At least for me it did. Plus I can make my husband crack up by looking at him and saying, "Cinnnnnibon!" The remake was in development for a long long time, but I agree--it was a hit for us and we liked the cast, including Penn, and watch it whenever we happen to see it playing.
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Elon Musk: Nazi traitor piece of shit [Confirmed]
Mrs Whiggins replied to MaybeACoordinator's topic in Daily Texan
I think someone should've made Elon's citizenship test a lot more difficult. -
This idea (of the thread) is really weird. For a fan I mean. A player during the season that needs motivation I guess I'd shrug but yeah, um are you okay?
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What did you learn today kids? How to stand in line!! Should be good for when we undergo the next Depression....
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Oh man, she has been a hot topic among some friends of mine that are really really fans of Glen Powell. Don't get me wrong, I think he's fine and nice looking (loved his acting in several movies) but I thought I was going to have to separate the two of them arguing about whether Sweeney was worthy onscreen co-star for him. (I think, but have no psych degree, that there was some projecting/jealousy going on??) I haven't seen the movie they were talking about but boy I had no idea people could get that delulu over acting vs reality vs their own lives. Admiring character or looks or ability, sure but ladies he is NOT going to be ringing you up.
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Derail--there are quite a few of the types of consumers out there you're talking about but not all the young people are falling for that. Some of the luxury/name products are simply not made well; perhaps once but some of the companies have gone with the quick $$ and I get that. My children take a pretty good look at the sewing and such before they spend their money and consider the item's use and care and purpose. Their friends are similar (and perhaps that's why they're friends) and some of that could be the changing attitudes over our throwaway society? They're Gen Z but not really into social media so perhaps that's helped them avoid some of the influencer stuff. No doubt that as one ages one's priorities and perspectives change and I'm sure many a shallow purchase gets rationalized into something noble but I'm okay with giving people the benefit of the doubt. Something well made that happens to be expensive may be their own reward at twenty-five same as at age forty. (OMG, I actually moved out of the basement!!)
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Interesting question and some of the responses have been equally so. Seems like there are a couple of ways to think about a 20 year down the road future. One is ideologically as folks have brought up with changing views on the rights of athletes, injuries (both immediate and long term such as CTE), climate (no CR, just reality of playing/viewing in crazy hot weather has always seemed dangerous), rules (a rule book never gets thinner IMO), and such or one can think about it framed the way many have also done with team alignments, financing, organizational structure, and so on. As much as I grew up watching football, you are going to have a tough fight to change my mind that athletes should be denied the opportunity to seek resources elsewhere. By that, I mean coaches/personnel are bound by their contract but they leave all the time-- buyouts and all that. A nonathletic student can transfer if they wish provided the incoming school accepts their work and the student has the means to do so. A scholarship (academic) is an investment in the student and I'm not so sure that an athletic scholarship is all that different. UT says 'here's 10K for acing the SAT, being a Merit Scholar, etc' but maybe your student decides that Austin isn't ideal in some way. Some academic scholarships are portable while athletic scholarships aren't really, but if one thinks about it, if your child is a hotshot math major and *Cal-Tech says, "hey, come spend your last two years with us and we'll foot the bill" you might say "pack up Johnny, you're going to Pasadena!" That's what the mutually beneficial part of what public unis used to be in a way; they provided an opportunity for the student or athlete for a value education while the State gained an educated taxpayer (at potential a higher rate) who most often stayed in the state where they went to school or an athletic promotional boon in terms of NFL/NBA/MBL and other positives. But that was then and this is now. So, IMO, twenty years from now and thinking about that right now, it goes back to those topics mentioned above and by other posters regarding generations. In 2044, the youngest group, Gen Z, will range in age from about 32 to 47 while the oldest group (I'm using Gen X here) will be about 64-79. The larger group, Millennials, fit in the middle at 48 to 63 years. That's normally good $$ years wouldn't you say? That's where I have to think the good old days ideology is going to meet financial reality and the personal (see above) when it comes to the sport. Football of the 70s, 80s, 90s on up to now didn't have to compete with eyeballs everywhere looking everywhere at everything all at once. Football won't disappear but at the collegiate levels it seems likely to change. Some of that may depend on the $$ bringing the stick. Whomever ends up controlling all those dollars will decide who gets most benefit. I have doubts it will be fans or athletes. Schools maybe, but certainly not most. This is long enough, but it was an interesting thing to think about, especially given this last year. Another sport that's been going through some change is golf. TL/DR--"There are three kinds of pipe. There's what you have, which is garbage - and you can see where that's gotten you. There's bronze, which is pretty good, unless something goes wrong. And something always goes wrong. Then, there's copper, which is the only pipe I use. It costs money. It costs money because it saves money."--Cosmo Castorini, Moonstruck (1987) * Cal-Tech is private and that is part of the point. Private and public universities don't always have the same mission nor serve the same students the same way. I have doubts, however, that Harvard will suddenly begin paying out for a championship football squad.
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That is what you take away from my post? Like I said, I learn so much from other posters on this message board.
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The movie wasn't a big hit, but his small gig with Ben Stiller in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty was funny. "Now that hurt my feelings." Gets me every time. Just typical Penn delivery. Ethan Hawke is okay by me. I guess I didn't consider him a big movie star, per se. He's known and all but I wouldn't say he's bad. Haven't read every page, but the late Paul Walker would make my list. I remember watching him in an early role--(not Varsity Blues, where his performance was okay) Timeline and he just didn't seem to have the skillset. This was after he'd made two of the Fast movies and perhaps this goes back to the staying in one's lane phrase. I can like a person, appreciate their humanity but also recognize that maybe others see something I don't and he was one of them. Seemed likeable enough but not great at the craft.
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I suppose there are people moving to Texas and the South from elsewhere, but one does wonder if there was a consistent outflow of one gender...guys be:
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Pair of noise cancelling headphones and I am so happy. Now I can go to HEB/work in the yard, play tunes, and avoid the other Karens who try and interrupt me with gossip. I'm here to buy groceries/mow not chitchat about the wild puma you spotted that everyone else knows is obviously someone's pet cat.
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I forget who it was, but a poster made a comment about Ted Cruz attending the Sugar Bowl and several others took offense. When I read the initial post, my immediate thought was the Ted jinx/t-shirt fan which had become a bit of a running gag with him but I hate the political knee jerk reactions that happen these days. It is not uncommon (female) to have people talk over me, mansplain, etc but it is beyond irritating when someone asks a question or makes a remark and I am assumed to be an idiot because I don't respond right away. Maybe, just maybe, I am giving the topic a measured thoughtful perusal before I open my mouth. I get it, we reward the snappy comeback and on message boards those quips can be downright hilarious. But not everything (in person) is a sit-com and the conversation shouldn't have to move at a breakneck speed when the situation isn't at DEFCON 1. I've learned a lot from many posters on this message board, even the ones with whom I vehemently disagree.
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