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1. 1 day ago on Brewster Rockit

   This might be a slightly false memory, depending on exactly when you saw it. There are videos on YouTube that show the changing opening crawl of Star Wars from original to more recent versions, which demonstrate its initial US release did not include either ‘Episode IV’ or ‘A New Hope’. These were added really quickly, to the extent that screenings relatively soon afterwards and many initial international releases would include one or both.

   This is a little like many British fans will talk about how they ‘remember’ watching the film in the summer of ‘77, despite the film not being released in the UK until Christmas ‘77 (it was back in UK theatres over the summer of ‘78). It was fairly normal for quite significant delays like this back then.

2. 2 months ago on Brewster Rockit

   Or an infinitely improbable one…

3. 2 months ago on Brewster Rockit

   Not sure the full origin of the name, but apparently the ‘correct’ pronunciation is more ‘Ooh-ran-us’…

4. 5 months ago on Brewster Rockit

   I remember a period when a few companies would throw in a discount code or a means to get something for free somewhere in their T&Cs (usually buried near the end), as a reward for actually bothering to read them!

5. 6 months ago on Phoebe and Her Unicorn

   We should demand the government repeal the law of gravity, it would take such a load off us! (Tries adding tongue-in-cheek emoji before remembering he can’t add them)

6. 6 months ago on Brewster Rockit

   Poor mayfly man. By the time this appeared, his day would have been all but over!

7. 6 months ago on Phoebe and Her Unicorn

   It is so uplifting that to see attempts at reasoned discussion on here. I have occasionally tried it, but felt like any attempt would prompt exactly the reaction you got. I try to be a good and reasonable person, but accept I am not perfect. I disagree on maybe one or two of your points (in details rather than the main ones), but am happy to accept my research might not be as good as yours and you could well be correct.

   I would add I am not above letting some of the more vocal ones exercise themselves for the purpose of entertainment, but I tend to leave the flat-earthers to their own devices, primarily on the grounds it presents as a harmless belief that doesn’t particularly affect others :)

8. 6 months ago on Calvin and Hobbes

   General fact about face masks for consideration: as the Japanese (who wore face masks long before the rest of us) and others already know, the wearing of a face mask is not, and never was, intended to protect the wearer. They are frequently used in such things as surgery (where there is ample evidence of their effectiveness) to protect OTHERS against YOU. In a number of countries, it is considered polite to wear a mask if you have a cold, to stop you spreading it unnecessarily.

   Unfortunately, this got confused by a great deal of people, including the media, who erroneously thought they were protecting themselves. This misunderstanding has led to a number of claims they ‘don’t work’, leading to people refusing to wear them and promptly infecting others.

9. 6 months ago on Calvin and Hobbes

   I do so enjoy watching things like this play out. There’s a lot of words there, nothing on things like companies paying ‘influencers’ to promote their products, or how this isn’t always made clear (as wonderfully parodied in a comic strip as ‘thank you random strangers on the internet, I will buy what you say I should’), but hey, if I’ve given you the space to present your agenda, along with a healthy amount of you ‘are right and will present random and tangential arguments that barely touch on the subject discussed’, then you are welcome.

   Your comments have been thoroughly entertaining, and probably far more revealing than you intended. Thank you. It must feel good to be so sure you are right in your opinions and views and nothing anyone can say will ever change that. Please enjoy the sense of superiority they give you, I know I will :)

10. 6 months ago on Calvin and Hobbes

    One additional thought: most of the actions of elected governments are designed to keep a country running, with efforts made to make things safer and better for the people. While self-interest and personal gain will always be a factor (people in power tend to enjoy the trappings of such, whether in politics or life), but it is propaganda o the highest sort to be gulled into believing any electable governments are organised enough to have grand plans to ‘control the people’. They are far more focussed on the short-term term goals of being re-elected to consider anything so long-term.

    You are more than welcome to disagree with whichever government is in power at any one time, that’s the advantage of living in a democracy, but it is vaguely depressing to see the largely American perception of your political opponent being and doing ‘evil’ beginning to become entrenched in other parts of the world.

    Trump is the master at ‘advertising’ and convincing people that lies are true and the truth is a lie (He incited a thankfully small number of people to attempt insurrection, deal with it), while Biden’s lot want to molly-coddle you and protect you from yourselves (even when you don’t need it, and occasionally against your wishes). In short, all governments and politicians are as bad as each other, just in different ways. Hating others for disagreeing with you only feeds division and makes everyone poorer.