BobLunch

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[–] BobLunch@lemmy.today 5 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

In German, 'schwül' is a way to describe the weather when it's muggy outside. On the other hand, 'schwul' is how you would describe a friend of Dorothy.

[–] BobLunch@lemmy.today 5 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I almost downvoted thinking you were being lewd only to realize you're 100% right lmao. wtf is that photoshop job

[–] BobLunch@lemmy.today 3 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

People had been accusing Cosby as early as the 80s about assaults that happened as early as the 60s. Similar to how UK comedians joked openly about Walliams being a creep long before the allegations ever became public, the allegations against Cosby became public after the comedian Hannibal Buress joked about it on stage. It's not a 1 to 1 comparison by any means, but there are a lot of parallels in how the situations are playing out.

[–] BobLunch@lemmy.today 3 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

I vote for any of those songs by bands like The Fray, Counting Crows, Train, Snow Patrol, etc. that were popular on soft rock radio in the 2000s and somehow still play every time you're waiting in line at the pharmacy or Barnes and Noble.

[–] BobLunch@lemmy.today 6 points 5 hours ago

I got to catch a screening of this one at CIFF earlier this fall and really enjoyed it. Not going to win any awards, but still an entertaining little flick. Maika Monroe is crazy expressive, and it was great to see her in a less serious role. It baffles me that they didn't release this movie for Halloween, though. It would have killed (pun intended) on Halloweekend.

[–] BobLunch@lemmy.today 9 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

Seems the UK is going through their own Cosby moment right now with the David Walliams allegations

[–] BobLunch@lemmy.today 1 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

Easter for sure. It's just another Sunday for me.

[–] BobLunch@lemmy.today 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Funny to stumble across this randomly. I live in Chicago but am frequently out in the Quad Cities for work. Cool to see local folks on here! 🙂

[–] BobLunch@lemmy.today 30 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I love the rain, at least when I'm dry and indoors. It feels cozy.

[–] BobLunch@lemmy.today 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yuck. Just because we're living longer doesn't mean we're aging slower. An 80 year old is an 80 year old is an 80 year old, regardless of how old they live to be. The elderly should not have to work to survive.

On a related note, this is why I don't care to live until 100 or 120 or whatever. I don't want to live in an elderly body for multiple decades.

[–] BobLunch@lemmy.today 4 points 2 days ago

Beautiful tortie!!!

[–] BobLunch@lemmy.today 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

I'm a big fan, personally. I've always enjoyed scifi that's on the more literary side, so well-written litfic with scifi and/or speculative themes appeals to me too. I'm thinking of novels like The Employees by Olga Ravn, or Orbital by Samantha Harvey, Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich, etc. I think M John Harrison's The End of Everything winning this year's Booker (two years after Orbital) signifies a real shift in critical and audience tastes.

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