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emilynhoward's avatar emilynhoward 1 day ago

As it turns out, we have almost entirely opposite tastes in Christmas music

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skep's avatar skep 1 day ago

So that'd be, what... like, the one where the dogs bark Jingle Bells?

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nohappynonsense's avatar nohappynonsense 1 day ago

NO FELIZ NAVIDAD AND NO BRUCE SANTA COMING TO TOWN???!!

nohappynonsense's avatar nohappynonsense 1 day ago

skep what are we even doin here man, what the fuck

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emilynhoward's avatar emilynhoward 1 day ago

I just kind of feel like our lists are bizzaro versions of each other's. This is what I would say mine is, in no particular order:

emilynhoward's avatar emilynhoward 1 day ago

The Christmas Song, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, White Christmas, Jingle Bell Rock, God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen, Silent Night, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let it Snow, All I Want for Christmas is You

emilynhoward's avatar emilynhoward 1 day ago

That Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer with Bing Crosby and Ella Fitzgerald is a banger, though.

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nohappynonsense's avatar nohappynonsense 22 hours ago

for any passersby who need to hear a christmas song so good that if you listen to it you automatically get a +2 vit buff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76WFkKp8Tjs

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overclockworked's avatar overclockworked 19 hours ago

Shout-outs to Snoopy's Christmas for being to my knowledge the only Christmas song about World War I dogfighting and mortal enemies destined to kill one another

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skep's avatar skep 18 hours ago

That's the only one? Weird, that's how I always interpreted Baby It's Cold Outside

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oopsiedoodle's avatar oopsiedoodle 17 hours ago

I love Good King Wenceslas. My favorite guilty pleasure Christmas song is Christmas in Las Vegas by Richard Cheese

asterion's avatar asterion 14 hours ago

I can't listen to "Duel of the Fates" unless it is the music video version. Also, your lack of any songs from "Christmas in the Stars: Star Wars Christmas Album" is disturbing.

nohappynonsense's avatar nohappynonsense 6 hours ago

skep i've been thinking about this HERESY all day and i honestly might pull an em-dawg and publish my own top 10 over this

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sorbier's avatar sorbier 1 week ago

> now that I have Eleventy set up the way I like it, I don’t really want to spend a lot more time fussing with it

sorbier's avatar sorbier 1 week ago

so wise... messing with your site and meta-posts about your site setup is the endless black void that keeps calling to me...

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skep's avatar skep 1 week ago

I have plenty of other site things to futz with and subsequently post about, don't worry

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sauerbaker's avatar sauerbaker 2 weeks ago

Ah, but my homework says *squints at screen, pushes glasses up, punches numbers into old printing calculator* maybe also pork barbeque

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skep's avatar skep 2 weeks ago

Ooh I do like pork barbecue.

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nohappynonsense's avatar nohappynonsense 2 weeks ago

:rubbing hands together: i hear you would like to receive random tchotchkes this holiday season

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skep's avatar skep 2 weeks ago

Another good gift might be a ballistic tchotchke point defense system.

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asterion's avatar asterion 2 weeks ago

Unicursal Mazes are the gifts that keeps on giving.

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acetaminophriends's avatar acetaminophriends 2 weeks ago

SO real. Atp in my life I'd rather just go somewhere, or like maybe expendable food is okay, but even that is getting to be a bit much because I literally have snacks piling up and going rancid :E|

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acetaminophriends's avatar acetaminophriends 2 weeks ago

I was trying to figure out a way to make an analog grimace emoji but i hit enter too soon. Whoops

sorbier's avatar sorbier 2 weeks ago

being skep's #1 fan never fails to pay off -- so true, tell em king

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It occurs to me, I -have- seen custom HTML tags. Zendesk's knowledge base software uses them now; the WYSIWYG editor inserts them to power some of its functionality, but since they're unstyled containers they don't affect the published page.
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emilynhoward's avatar emilynhoward 2 weeks ago

I understand about 50% of what you're saying, so I'll take your word for it.

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skep's avatar skep 2 weeks ago

I could explain it in detail with images and code snippets and stuff but I'd need some sort of dedicated web space for that

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emilynhoward's avatar emilynhoward 3 weeks ago

Oh it is on. You are about to be answered...by a page on my website.

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readingproject's avatar readingproject 3 weeks ago

I remember hotel breakfasts in California when I was there. (yes, not just one hotel) We were told there were great breakfast menus:(

readingproject's avatar readingproject 3 weeks ago

That's all I have to say

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oopsiedoodle's avatar oopsiedoodle 3 weeks ago

The ultimate chip shame is reaching the crumbs at the bottom and using the bag to funnel them directly into your mouth. Also, if we’re allowing foods with origins elsewhere, I’d add Tex Mex to the list. It’s just as popular as pizza and significantly more delicious.

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the-study's avatar the-study 3 weeks ago

lol ngl I was ready to unfollow you if you wrote french fries /s

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skep's avatar skep 3 weeks ago

That would be fair

nohappynonsense's avatar nohappynonsense 3 weeks ago

you should unfollow skep anyway, as a joke. just as a little prank

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asterion's avatar asterion 3 weeks ago

No "Blooming Onion"?

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skep's avatar skep 3 weeks ago

Damn Asterion, I wish I'd thought of the Bloomin' Onion.

No wonder you've seemed quiet lately, I apparently never actually bothered to follow you 🤦‍♂️
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oopsiedoodle's avatar oopsiedoodle 1 month ago

Whew, I thought it was just because I'm uncool. Thanks for following!

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skep's avatar skep 1 month ago

Potluck peeps are cool forever

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emilynhoward's avatar emilynhoward 1 month ago

It's called Abstract Expressionism, PLEBE. And sometimes when your husband hoards giant weird stamps you have to use them before postage rises so much you have to put 3 on an envelope.

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skep's avatar skep 1 month ago

I'm just saying, from here until forevermore I'm going to have to assume that all fancy-ass stamps were picked out specially for me.

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skep's avatar skep 1 month ago

Also is that how expensive postage is these days, good lord.

nohappynonsense's avatar nohappynonsense 1 month ago

cannot wait to use some chris ware stamps on a letter to skep that just says "post this too, nerd"

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emilynhoward's avatar emilynhoward 1 month ago

They bumped it to 78 cents recently. It's still way cheaper than many other countries, but I never would have envisioned pen paling to be expensive.

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skep's avatar skep 1 month ago

You're costing me too much Emily, I don't think this is going to work out

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emilynhoward's avatar emilynhoward 1 month ago

But what will it cost you if you give up the correspondence? Happiness? Safety? You have no way of knowing whether or not I pursue former penpals across the earth like Frankenstein's creature.

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skep's avatar skep 1 month ago

Hmmm. You're right, I do not know that. So here's a question: do you pursue former penpals across the earth like Frankenstein's creature?

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Friend, last night I watched the Keira Knightley Pride and Prejudice for the first time right after having re-read the book. This movie insulted my intelligence and I took it very personally. I will not dignify it with a post on my website trying to convince everyone what a piece of crap it is, but you may be someone who understands.
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skep's avatar skep 1 month ago

I... actually like it, for the most part. I remember you saying you thought it was one of Austen's weaker novels for its fairy-tale-ness, so I imagine it doesn't improve things if you have to trim out all the subtleties to fit it into a 2-hour runtime.

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skep's avatar skep 1 month ago

I will agree that the ending scene is really bad. It's so bad. I dread re-watching the movie because I don't want to be subjected to that scene again.

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emilynhoward's avatar emilynhoward 1 month ago

It's mostly that they took out the humor that was in the book and replaced it with their own bad humor. And cut out a lot of plot points to make room for random fancy shots of landscapes and statuary. And everybody was played so flat and subdued that it didn't make sense why any of the characters cared about each other.

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skep's avatar skep 1 month ago

Well if you make them hot then they don't need personality. Everyone knows this.

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pixelglade's avatar pixelglade 1 month ago

BBC Pride and Prejudice is superior. "Oh, my poor nerves!" Is what Mrs Bennett says when she sees the Kiera Knightly Pride and Prejudice.

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pixelglade's avatar pixelglade 1 month ago

Though, some of the casting choices weren't too terrible

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skep's avatar skep 1 month ago

I recognize I do actually have to watch that version at some point.

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emilynhoward's avatar emilynhoward 1 month ago

I think they could have gotten away with 5 hours instead of 6, but the BBC is much truer to the spirit of the book. They actually let people be funny and ridiculous.

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I've never tried using RSS, but your last comment on someone else's profile led me to try following yours :O
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skep's avatar skep 1 month ago

Well shucks, I guess I'm going to have to write something now

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skep's avatar skep 1 month ago

But welcome to the club! I've been RSS-ing for 15 years. When it comes to keeping on top of new content, nothing's been able to beat it yet.

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silliestgoose-online's avatar silliestgoose-online 1 month ago

I was excited to see my local NWS offices have RSS feeds, but they've not had any content added to them. It's been a hassle getting updates from them since leaving Facebook D:

skep's avatar skep 1 month ago

Hmm, I see my local office posted the winter weather outlook 18 days ago. Nothing for daily weather though. That would be nice to have.

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