• What Did You Watch? 2026-08-09 (Sunday)

    From Ubiquitous@weberm@polaris.net to rec.arts.tv on Mon Aug 10 04:30:41 2026
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    I watched:

    WE ARE THE 80'S

    WE ARE THE 80'S

    WE ARE THE 80'S

    WE ARE THE 80'S

    Brandon's Cult Movie Reviews: ARGOMAN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nakpsgsa13o

    Drinker's Chasers - Spiderman's Jean Grey Problem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dPhbr50cyY

    Ellen DeGeneres Finally Realizes Actions Have Consequences... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voD0qDgThms

    Has The Greatest Mystery of the Sea Finally Been SOLVED? The Mary
    Celeste and the Missing Crew
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxZTF30EmfU

    Restaurants Aren't Playgrounds
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW79JgLZQ4A

    The Exact Moment CNN Host Realizes Democrat Socialist Is an Idiot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILQk-YRUO68

    This Boomer Is Having The Worst Week Thanks to His Sugar Baby's
    Deportation
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZBrGHrENRk

    This Is ALL We're Getting For Star Trek's 60th Anniversary?! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNU_yQi7eP8

    What did you watch?
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  • From The True Melissa@thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM to rec.arts.tv on Mon Aug 10 11:19:50 2026
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    Ubiquitous wrote in article <UBI20260809@dont-email.me>:
    Has The Greatest Mystery of the Sea Finally Been SOLVED? The Mary
    Celeste and the Missing Crew
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxZTF30EmfU


    This is a non-mystery and always has been. People sure do love
    any story which sounds strange.

    In fact, most great mysteries -- the disappearance of Amelia
    Earhart, the Bermuda Triangle, so many others -- turn out not to
    be mysteries at all once we learn about them.
    --
    The meek shall inherit, we're told,
    But I'm not so easily sold.
    For supposing they should,
    It would do them no good --
    They'd lose it at once to the bold.
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  • From The True Melissa@thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM to rec.arts.tv on Mon Aug 10 11:20:41 2026
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    Ubiquitous wrote in article <UBI20260809@dont-email.me>:
    What did you watch?


    I'm still watching South Park and American Dad reruns. Maybe I
    should quit paying for Hulu. I'm not getting my money's worth.
    --
    The meek shall inherit, we're told,
    But I'm not so easily sold.
    For supposing they should,
    It would do them no good --
    They'd lose it at once to the bold.
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  • From BTR1701@atropos@mac.com to rec.arts.tv on Mon Aug 10 16:20:29 2026
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    On Aug 10, 2026 at 1:30:41 AM PDT, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

    This Boomer Is Having The Worst Week Thanks to His Sugar Baby's
    Deportation

    Sure as the sun rises in the east, it was his kids who called ICE on their 72-year-old dad's 29-year-old Venezuelan gold digger. They were protecting their inheritance.


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  • From Ian J. Ball@ijball@mac.invalid to rec.arts.tv on Mon Aug 10 12:17:08 2026
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    On 8/10/26 9:20 AM, BTR1701 wrote:

    On Aug 10, 2026 at 1:30:41 AM PDT, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

    This Boomer Is Having The Worst Week Thanks to His Sugar Baby's
    Deportation

    Sure as the sun rises in the east, it was his kids who called ICE on their 72-year-old dad's 29-year-old Venezuelan gold digger. They were protecting their inheritance.

    There are, uh, more "permanent" ways to solve this issue... Just sayin'.


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  • From Adam H. Kerman@ahk@chinet.com to rec.arts.tv on Mon Aug 10 21:27:32 2026
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    BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
    On Aug 10, 2026 at 1:30:41 AM PDT, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

    This Boomer Is Having The Worst Week Thanks to His Sugar Baby's >>Deportation

    Sure as the sun rises in the east, it was his kids who called ICE on their >72-year-old dad's 29-year-old Venezuelan gold digger. They were protecting >their inheritance.

    The next one could be a citizen!
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  • From Adam H. Kerman@ahk@chinet.com to rec.arts.tv on Mon Aug 10 22:11:56 2026
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    Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
    BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
    On Aug 10, 2026 at 1:30:41 AM PDT, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

    This Boomer Is Having The Worst Week Thanks to His Sugar Baby's >>>Deportation

    Sure as the sun rises in the east, it was his kids who called ICE on their >>72-year-old dad's 29-year-old Venezuelan gold digger. They were protecting >>their inheritance.

    The next one could be a citizen!

    It occurs to me that Lee Meredith is age-appropriate.
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  • From anim8rfsk@anim8rfsk@cox.net to rec.arts.tv on Mon Aug 10 18:58:02 2026
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    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM> wrote:
    Ubiquitous wrote in article <UBI20260809@dont-email.me>:
    Has The Greatest Mystery of the Sea Finally Been SOLVED? The Mary
    Celeste and the Missing Crew
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxZTF30EmfU


    This is a non-mystery and always has been. People sure do love
    any story which sounds strange.

    In fact, most great mysteries -- the disappearance of Amelia
    Earhart, the Bermuda Triangle, so many others -- turn out not to
    be mysteries at all once we learn about them.


    The Bermuda triangle was an intentional fraud perpetrated by Berlitz of the language family.
    --
    The last thing I want to do is hurt you, but it is still on my list.
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  • From BTR1701@atropos@mac.com to rec.arts.tv on Tue Aug 11 03:20:25 2026
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    On Aug 10, 2026 at 6:58:02 PM PDT, "anim8rfsk" <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:

    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM> wrote:
    Ubiquitous wrote in article <UBI20260809@dont-email.me>:
    Has The Greatest Mystery of the Sea Finally Been SOLVED? The Mary
    Celeste and the Missing Crew
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxZTF30EmfU


    This is a non-mystery and always has been. People sure do love
    any story which sounds strange.

    In fact, most great mysteries -- the disappearance of Amelia
    Earhart, the Bermuda Triangle, so many others -- turn out not to
    be mysteries at all once we learn about them.


    The Bermuda triangle was an intentional fraud perpetrated by Berlitz of the language family.

    One that's always bothered me are left-handed people.

    There's no such thing as left-handed people. They just want to appear
    different for attention. When no one's looking, they use their right hands
    like everyone else.

    Damn ink-smudgers...


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  • From The True Melissa@thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM to rec.arts.tv on Tue Aug 11 05:22:27 2026
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    anim8rfsk wrote in article <276439133.808106133.927677.anim8rfsk- cox.net@news.easynews.com>:
    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM> wrote:
    [quoted text muted]

    In fact, most great mysteries -- the disappearance of Amelia
    Earhart, the Bermuda Triangle, so many others -- turn out not to
    be mysteries at all once we learn about them.


    The Bermuda triangle was an intentional fraud perpetrated by Berlitz of the language family.


    I haven't heard that one before. Do you have a good source?
    --
    The meek shall inherit, we're told,
    But I'm not so easily sold.
    For supposing they should,
    It would do them no good --
    They'd lose it at once to the bold.
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  • From Ian J. Ball@ijball@mac.invalid to rec.arts.tv on Wed Aug 12 07:25:57 2026
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    On 8/10/26 6:58 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:

    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM> wrote:
    Ubiquitous wrote in article <UBI20260809@dont-email.me>:

    Has The Greatest Mystery of the Sea Finally Been SOLVED? The Mary
    Celeste and the Missing Crew
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxZTF30EmfU


    This is a non-mystery and always has been. People sure do love
    any story which sounds strange.

    In fact, most great mysteries -- the disappearance of Amelia
    Earhart, the Bermuda Triangle, so many others -- turn out not to
    be mysteries at all once we learn about them.

    The Bermuda triangle was an intentional fraud perpetrated by Berlitz of the language family.

    This can't be true, as I've seen plenty of Asylum-type flicks that prove
    the true nature of the Triangle!!


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  • From anim8rfsk@anim8rfsk@cox.net to rec.arts.tv on Wed Aug 12 23:04:57 2026
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    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM> wrote:
    anim8rfsk wrote in article <276439133.808106133.927677.anim8rfsk- cox.net@news.easynews.com>:
    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM> wrote:
    [quoted text muted]

    In fact, most great mysteries -- the disappearance of Amelia
    Earhart, the Bermuda Triangle, so many others -- turn out not to
    be mysteries at all once we learn about them.


    The Bermuda triangle was an intentional fraud perpetrated by Berlitz of the >> language family.


    I haven't heard that one before. Do you have a good source?


    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermuda_Triangle?wprov=sfti1

    Other writers elaborated on Gaddis' ideas, including John Wallace Spencer (Limbo of the Lost, 1969, repr. 1973);[16] Charles Berlitz (The Bermuda Triangle, 1974);[17] and Richard Winer (The Devil's Triangle, 1974).[18] Various of these authors incorporated supernatural elements.[19]

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Berlitz?wprov=sfti1#

    Google AI review:

    In The Straight Dope, Cecil Adams explains that the lethality and mystery
    of the Bermuda Triangle are heavily exaggerated, noting that best-selling author Charles Berlitz popularized the sensationalized claims in his 1974
    book by spinning routine weather events and navigation errors into
    paranormal myths.

    The Core Deception
    Charles BerlitzrCOs book The Bermuda Triangle sold millions of copies by attributing ship and plane disappearances to UFOs, time warps, and the lost city of Atlantis.

    Researcher Larry Kusche systematically debunked Berlitz's claims in his follow-up book The Bermuda Triangle MysteryrCoSolved, showing that Berlitz invented or grossly distorted facts, misreported weather, and counted ships that sank far outside the region.

    Reality of the Region

    Traffic Volume:
    The area between Florida, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico is one of the busiest shipping and aviation lanes in the world; statistical losses match any
    other heavily traveled portion of the ocean.

    Insurance Rates:
    Major marine insurers like LloydrCOs of London and the U.S. Coast Guard treat the zone normally, charging standard rates because it is no more dangerous
    than anywhere else.

    Natural Hazards:
    Sudden tropical storms, the turbulent and fast-moving Gulf Stream, and deep ocean trenches account for historical wrecks without requiring supernatural interventions.
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  • From The True Melissa@thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM to rec.arts.tv on Thu Aug 13 06:18:19 2026
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    anim8rfsk wrote in article <184056703.808293319.115454.anim8rfsk- cox.net@news.easynews.com>:

    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM> wrote:
    anim8rfsk wrote in article <276439133.808106133.927677.anim8rfsk- cox.net@news.easynews.com>:
    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM> wrote:
    [quoted text muted]

    In fact, most great mysteries -- the disappearance of Amelia
    Earhart, the Bermuda Triangle, so many others -- turn out not to
    be mysteries at all once we learn about them.


    The Bermuda triangle was an intentional fraud perpetrated by Berlitz of the
    language family.


    I haven't heard that one before. Do you have a good source?


    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermuda_Triangle?wprov=sfti1

    Other writers elaborated on Gaddis' ideas, including John Wallace Spencer (Limbo of the Lost, 1969, repr. 1973);[16] Charles Berlitz (The Bermuda Triangle, 1974);[17] and Richard Winer (The Devil's Triangle, 1974).[18] Various of these authors incorporated supernatural elements.[19]

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Berlitz?wprov=sfti1#

    This doesn't say anything about intentional fraud, only sloppy
    reporting.
    --
    The meek shall inherit, we're told,
    But I'm not so easily sold.
    For supposing they should,
    It would do them no good --
    They'd lose it at once to the bold.
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  • From anim8rfsk@anim8rfsk@cox.net to rec.arts.tv on Thu Aug 13 06:02:00 2026
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    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM> wrote:
    anim8rfsk wrote in article <184056703.808293319.115454.anim8rfsk- cox.net@news.easynews.com>:

    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM> wrote:
    anim8rfsk wrote in article <276439133.808106133.927677.anim8rfsk-
    cox.net@news.easynews.com>:
    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM> wrote:
    [quoted text muted]

    In fact, most great mysteries -- the disappearance of Amelia
    Earhart, the Bermuda Triangle, so many others -- turn out not to
    be mysteries at all once we learn about them.


    The Bermuda triangle was an intentional fraud perpetrated by Berlitz of the
    language family.


    I haven't heard that one before. Do you have a good source?


    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermuda_Triangle?wprov=sfti1

    Other writers elaborated on Gaddis' ideas, including John Wallace Spencer
    (Limbo of the Lost, 1969, repr. 1973);[16] Charles Berlitz (The Bermuda
    Triangle, 1974);[17] and Richard Winer (The Devil's Triangle, 1974).[18]
    Various of these authors incorporated supernatural elements.[19]

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Berlitz?wprov=sfti1#

    This doesn't say anything about intentional fraud, only sloppy
    reporting.



    Oh good grief. If you want to think, making up fake accidents and reporting them as real is an honest mistake, go right ahead.
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  • From The True Melissa@thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM to rec.arts.tv on Thu Aug 13 09:28:27 2026
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    anim8rfsk wrote in article
    <1064555641.808318688.591971.anim8rfsk-
    cox.net@news.easynews.com>:

    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM> wrote:
    anim8rfsk wrote in article <184056703.808293319.115454.anim8rfsk- cox.net@news.easynews.com>:

    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM> wrote:
    anim8rfsk wrote in article <276439133.808106133.927677.anim8rfsk-
    cox.net@news.easynews.com>:
    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM> wrote:
    [quoted text muted]

    In fact, most great mysteries -- the disappearance of Amelia
    Earhart, the Bermuda Triangle, so many others -- turn out not to
    be mysteries at all once we learn about them.


    The Bermuda triangle was an intentional fraud perpetrated by Berlitz of the
    language family.


    I haven't heard that one before. Do you have a good source?


    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermuda_Triangle?wprov=sfti1

    Other writers elaborated on Gaddis' ideas, including John Wallace Spencer >> (Limbo of the Lost, 1969, repr. 1973);[16] Charles Berlitz (The Bermuda
    Triangle, 1974);[17] and Richard Winer (The Devil's Triangle, 1974).[18] >> Various of these authors incorporated supernatural elements.[19]

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Berlitz?wprov=sfti1#

    This doesn't say anything about intentional fraud, only sloppy
    reporting.

    Oh good grief. If you want to think, making up fake accidents and reporting them as real is an honest mistake, go right ahead.

    I saw no mention of fake made-up accidents, just real ones with
    the stories mangled.

    I guess I'd prefer to see your take coming from multiple people
    before I accept it as fact. We're too quick to assume malice when
    normal ineptitude is really at fault.
    --
    The meek shall inherit, we're told,
    But I'm not so easily sold.
    For supposing they should,
    It would do them no good --
    They'd lose it at once to the bold.
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