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Bon vivant and raconteur. In reality Lamont Cranston, wealthy young man-about-town. Presentation Ham. (He/Him)
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FLASH: TRUMP SAYS U.S. HAS CAPTURED VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT NICOLAS MADURO AND HIS WIFE
January 3, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Hoooolllllyyyyyssshhhhiiiitttttt
{Delayed post} An exercise in futility: our hotel sent this poor sap out onto the roof with one (1l leaf blower to clear off all the confetti. It went well.
January 3, 2026 at 7:28 AM
{Delayed post} An exercise in futility: our hotel sent this poor sap out onto the roof with one (1l leaf blower to clear off all the confetti. It went well.
The confetti continues its relentless flight, 16 hours on. (Restaurant employee near the ball drop tells me it keeps blowing into their lobby for months as it works its way out of little nooks atop the buildings.)
January 1, 2026 at 9:16 PM
The confetti continues its relentless flight, 16 hours on. (Restaurant employee near the ball drop tells me it keeps blowing into their lobby for months as it works its way out of little nooks atop the buildings.)
Confetti is still blowing in full force at 3:20 am.
January 1, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Confetti is still blowing in full force at 3:20 am.
Ladies and gentlemen, the world famous... backside of Anderson and Andy
January 1, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Ladies and gentlemen, the world famous... backside of Anderson and Andy
Google maps, sir, I beg to differ.
January 1, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Google maps, sir, I beg to differ.
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Um because it's awesome
How did curling become a Winter Olympics sensation? Inside the sports' unique history
How did curling become a Winter Olympics sensation? Inside the sports' unique history
More than 2.3 million people — or one of every 18 Canadians — participate in the sport of curling. A look at how the quirky sport became an Olympic star.
www.latimes.com
December 28, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Um because it's awesome
Well, today's grocery delivery couldn't be arsed to include the cereal we ordered, but at least they made up for it by sending FOUR AND A HALF GALLONS OF MILK.
December 28, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Well, today's grocery delivery couldn't be arsed to include the cereal we ordered, but at least they made up for it by sending FOUR AND A HALF GALLONS OF MILK.
Later today, I will bake our yearly Cranberry-Orange Christmas Cake.
Therefore, it is time to regale you with my tale of trying to make this cake in 2022...
threadreaderapp.com/thread/16031...
Therefore, it is time to regale you with my tale of trying to make this cake in 2022...
threadreaderapp.com/thread/16031...
Thread by @brkgnews on Thread Reader App
@brkgnews: Where the f*ck are the Cranberries: An East Tennessee story (1/ ) (2/ ) We needed cranberries -- preferably fresh, but frozen would do -- for a cranberry-orange cake we make at Christmas. W...
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December 23, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Later today, I will bake our yearly Cranberry-Orange Christmas Cake.
Therefore, it is time to regale you with my tale of trying to make this cake in 2022...
threadreaderapp.com/thread/16031...
Therefore, it is time to regale you with my tale of trying to make this cake in 2022...
threadreaderapp.com/thread/16031...
Don't mind if I do...
(Perry Como Christmas Show, 1957)
(Perry Como Christmas Show, 1957)
December 23, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Don't mind if I do...
(Perry Como Christmas Show, 1957)
(Perry Como Christmas Show, 1957)
In case you need assistance couch/bed rotting and/or completely disassociating, you'll be pleased to know Shout has a 24/7 stream of nothing but Emmet Otter on YouTube. Appears to be the version with Kermit. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzuP...
Jim Henson's Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
YouTube video by Shout! Studios
www.youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:19 PM
In case you need assistance couch/bed rotting and/or completely disassociating, you'll be pleased to know Shout has a 24/7 stream of nothing but Emmet Otter on YouTube. Appears to be the version with Kermit. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzuP...
This is significantly better or worse if you think the purple/brown thing is his pants/shoes and not a spool of thread he's sitting on.
December 21, 2025 at 4:50 AM
This is significantly better or worse if you think the purple/brown thing is his pants/shoes and not a spool of thread he's sitting on.
I need @rifftrax.com to get to steppin' on "The Minute You Wake Up Dead" because Jesus H Tapdancing Christ.
December 20, 2025 at 3:35 AM
I need @rifftrax.com to get to steppin' on "The Minute You Wake Up Dead" because Jesus H Tapdancing Christ.
The neighborhood kids have decided to turn one of the vacant house lots into a dirt bike stunt area. Industrious little scamps, they.
December 19, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The neighborhood kids have decided to turn one of the vacant house lots into a dirt bike stunt area. Industrious little scamps, they.
I HAD TO SEE IT. NOW YOU HAVE TO SEE IT.
December 19, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I HAD TO SEE IT. NOW YOU HAVE TO SEE IT.
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Remembering Eddie Sotto progresscityusa.com/2025/12/18/r...
Remembering Eddie Sotto (1958-2025)
Herb Ryman and Eddie Sotto at Walt Disney Imagineering, 1988 It was with both great shock and intense sadness that I learned today of the passing of design great Eddie Sotto. Eddie was a former Ima…
progresscityusa.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Remembering Eddie Sotto progresscityusa.com/2025/12/18/r...
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"Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol"--an adaptation of the Charles Dickens story that was the first animated Christmas special produced specifically for television broadcast--premiered on December 18, 1962.
December 18, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Razzzzlleebbbeeereryyyyy dddreeessssiinnnngggggggg
Fascinating read by my former coworker, a data-driven music guru. Some Christmas music staples are fading away in the streaming era.
www.graphsaboutsongs.com/p/in-the-str...
www.graphsaboutsongs.com/p/in-the-str...
In the Streaming Era, these 12 Christmas Classics are Disappearing
You’ve heard them forever. Many are still on your radio. As we move into the streaming era, however, these longtime staples no longer make the cut for the Christmas canon.
www.graphsaboutsongs.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Fascinating read by my former coworker, a data-driven music guru. Some Christmas music staples are fading away in the streaming era.
www.graphsaboutsongs.com/p/in-the-str...
www.graphsaboutsongs.com/p/in-the-str...
In need of a total late 1980s Disney fever dream? Check out "It's a Knockout!", shot at EPCOT and Magic Kingdom. Many "celebrities" (asterisk) from US, AUS, and UK competing for charity.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIsZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIsZ...
Celebrity It's a Knockout! From Disney World, USA vs UK vs AUS
YouTube video by EvilCommieDictator
www.youtube.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:51 AM
In need of a total late 1980s Disney fever dream? Check out "It's a Knockout!", shot at EPCOT and Magic Kingdom. Many "celebrities" (asterisk) from US, AUS, and UK competing for charity.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIsZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIsZ...
LOL the very first "work" example is how to contact global security.
Just be a respected CM with zero points on your record card, a pile of GSFs, win the Legacy Award, and be selected for the Trad Team. They'll find you eventually.
Just be a respected CM with zero points on your record card, a pile of GSFs, win the Legacy Award, and be selected for the Trad Team. They'll find you eventually.
Disney has launched an AI tool for employees called DisneyGPT
• It's designed to help 'unlock the magic of your imagination'
• Includes verified Walt Disney quotes and lets employees make internal requests
• They're now developing a more advanced AI tool called J.A.R.V.I.S
(via Business Insider)
• It's designed to help 'unlock the magic of your imagination'
• Includes verified Walt Disney quotes and lets employees make internal requests
• They're now developing a more advanced AI tool called J.A.R.V.I.S
(via Business Insider)
December 16, 2025 at 6:50 PM
LOL the very first "work" example is how to contact global security.
Just be a respected CM with zero points on your record card, a pile of GSFs, win the Legacy Award, and be selected for the Trad Team. They'll find you eventually.
Just be a respected CM with zero points on your record card, a pile of GSFs, win the Legacy Award, and be selected for the Trad Team. They'll find you eventually.
The "inside the tree" background and overlay work on this short is still as enchanting and lurid (complimentary) as ever, more than 70 years on.
December 16, 2025 at 12:52 AM
The "inside the tree" background and overlay work on this short is still as enchanting and lurid (complimentary) as ever, more than 70 years on.
Somehow tonight, on an entire nationwide news network, through who knows how many layers of approval, a reporter managed to end an obit package with a smarmy "and now, it's Rob Reiner's fans who can't handle the truth."
December 16, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Somehow tonight, on an entire nationwide news network, through who knows how many layers of approval, a reporter managed to end an obit package with a smarmy "and now, it's Rob Reiner's fans who can't handle the truth."
You would be laughed out of any Hollywood Studio if you brought in this screenplay. Too on the nose.
WATCH: Replica of the Statue of Liberty topples due to strong winds in Guaíba, Brazil
December 15, 2025 at 10:35 PM
You would be laughed out of any Hollywood Studio if you brought in this screenplay. Too on the nose.