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scans_dailyIn the comments to these weekly posts (and only these posts), it's your chance to go as off topic as you like. Talk about non-comics stuff, thread derail, and just generally chat among yourselves.
The intent of these posts is to chat and have some fun and, sure, vent a little as required. Reasoned debate is fine, as always, but if you have to ask if something is going over the line, think carefully before posting please.
Normal board rules about conduct and behaviour still apply, of course.
Texas has introduced one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the USA, including the right for lawsuits to be brought by private citizens against those who aid, abet or perform abortions carried out after six weeks.
The UK Government has denied it has plans for an October Lockdown, so we might as well plan for that happening.
El Salvador has become the first country in the world to approve the use of BitCoin as legal tender.
The house Jim Henson lived in when he was in London, is to receive an official English Heritage blue plaque.
ABBA has released two tracks from their forthcoming new album Voyage, their first in over 40 years. "Don't Shut me Down" is classic ABBA pop with their typical melancholic twist, and "I Still Have Faith in You" is a classic ballad. Given that both the lead singers are now in their 70's, their voices are amazing!
Finally watched the end of Schmigadoon. It was a little over-obsessed with referencing specific classic Broadway musical numbers at times, but that that did give us Kristen Chenowyth's shot in one go and sung live "Tribulation and Strife", ("Ya Got Trouble" from "The Music Man") and Jane Karkaowski's Cole Porter inspired "I Always, Always, Never Get my Man".
And a Happy Rosh Hashanah to those who celebrate the Jewish New Year!
The intent of these posts is to chat and have some fun and, sure, vent a little as required. Reasoned debate is fine, as always, but if you have to ask if something is going over the line, think carefully before posting please.
Normal board rules about conduct and behaviour still apply, of course.
Texas has introduced one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the USA, including the right for lawsuits to be brought by private citizens against those who aid, abet or perform abortions carried out after six weeks.
The UK Government has denied it has plans for an October Lockdown, so we might as well plan for that happening.
El Salvador has become the first country in the world to approve the use of BitCoin as legal tender.
The house Jim Henson lived in when he was in London, is to receive an official English Heritage blue plaque.
ABBA has released two tracks from their forthcoming new album Voyage, their first in over 40 years. "Don't Shut me Down" is classic ABBA pop with their typical melancholic twist, and "I Still Have Faith in You" is a classic ballad. Given that both the lead singers are now in their 70's, their voices are amazing!
Finally watched the end of Schmigadoon. It was a little over-obsessed with referencing specific classic Broadway musical numbers at times, but that that did give us Kristen Chenowyth's shot in one go and sung live "Tribulation and Strife", ("Ya Got Trouble" from "The Music Man") and Jane Karkaowski's Cole Porter inspired "I Always, Always, Never Get my Man".
And a Happy Rosh Hashanah to those who celebrate the Jewish New Year!
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Date: 2021-09-07 01:22 pm (UTC)It was really good. The wildly different tones for the arcs was a bit weird at first, but they all dovetailed together in a way that wasn't suspiciously convenient.
I rate it. An easy 30 issues to power through.
And I'm now convinced that mainlining through comics is much preferable to reading them monthly.