I never realized they had 20 sides! Or that one company owned the trademark. Also surprised that there is no deeper meaning to choosing the 8- ball, they just partnered with billiards company.
Seen in a place called Ollie's, which buys up merchandise stores like Walmart can't unload. I didn't think it was worth the ten bucks. Ugly, ugly toys.
Former AT&T Illinois President Paul La Schiazza is set to go on trial in September 2024 after being indicted on charges of conspiracy to unlawfully influence then-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. AT&T itself agreed to pay a $23 million fine in October 2022 in connection with the alleged illegal influence campaign and said it was "committed to ensuring that this never happens again."
Also, the congressman who took the bribes resigned and is facing trial on October 8th, 2024.
Some time ago, I pulled this sticker off our old fridge before we got rid of it and put it onto my PC's side panel (don't ask me why, I guess I thought it looked cool). I don't exactly know where it came from or who put it there, although I suspect it was put there by a Australian relative that was visiting us a long time ago...
The ad itself depicted a mechanical crusher destroying artifacts of human creativity. A trumpet, guitar, sculpture, piano, drawing board, paints, a metronome, several analog cameras, a turntable, and hi-fi equipment were among the much-loved items yielding to the machine's unstoppable force.
19 May 2024 ( sh.itjust.works )
20 years ago today, Shrek 2 was released ( i.redd.it )
https://www.reddit.com/r/nostalgia/comments/1cvmjlj/20_years_ago_today_shrek_2_was_released/...
I'm finally moving over to Lemmy! What are your favorite active communities on the platform?
TIL that in 1932, Fritz Gerlich, a German journalist, made fun of Hitler’s bigotry by publishing a satire article “proving” that Hitler was Mongolian. Later, Gerlich was taken to Dachau and murdered. ( en.wikipedia.org )
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1cvbnwy/til_that_in_1932_fritz_gerlich_a_german/...
“They rolled me in margarita salt”: Anthony Scaramucci on surviving the Trump White House ( www.salon.com )
Magic 8 Ball ( en.m.wikipedia.org )
I never realized they had 20 sides! Or that one company owned the trademark. Also surprised that there is no deeper meaning to choosing the 8- ball, they just partnered with billiards company.
Words for an epic quest, part 2 ( lemmus.org )
Incidental Comics by Grant Snider, May 16, 2024.
TIL That the symbol ^ is called a "caret" not a "carrot", from the Latin meaning "it lacks" ( en.wikipedia.org )
Author: /u/Sir_Sir_ExcuseMe_Sir...
Romney Says He’d ‘Have Immediately Pardoned’ Trump If He Were Biden ( www.thedailybeast.com )
The 7 deadly Amazon returns ( lemmus.org )
Sticky Comics by Christiann MacAuley for May 10, 2024.
Star Trek may have gone a licensing agreement too far... ( lemmy.world )
Seen in a place called Ollie's, which buys up merchandise stores like Walmart can't unload. I didn't think it was worth the ten bucks. Ugly, ugly toys.
yungL!NK - ILIUM (2024) ( lemmy.world )
https://pixelfed.social/i/web/post/696392902372185774
Earth-sized planet spotted orbiting small star with 100 times sun’s lifespan ( www.theguardian.com )
Speculoos-3b, 55 light years away, is only second planetary system to be found around an ultra-cool red dwarf...
A Cool Guide to 16 Iconic Sci Fi Classics ( i.redd.it )
https://www.reddit.com/r/coolguides/comments/1cs9zfa/a_cool_guide_to_16_iconic_sci_fi_classics/...
AT&T paid bribes to get two major pieces of legislation passed, US gov’t says ( arstechnica.com )
Great Ziggurat of Ur, modern Iraq ( media.kbin.social )
Enjoy while you can ( lemmy.world )
Snacking at the Colosseum ( media.kbin.social )
Students walk out during Jerry Seinfeld’s commencement speech at Duke ( www.independent.co.uk )
Can someone ID this comic strip? ( lemmy.world )
Some time ago, I pulled this sticker off our old fridge before we got rid of it and put it onto my PC's side panel (don't ask me why, I guess I thought it looked cool). I don't exactly know where it came from or who put it there, although I suspect it was put there by a Australian relative that was visiting us a long time ago...
Scientists Discover a 'Phonetic Alphabet' Used by Sperm Whales, Moving One Step Closer to Decoding Their Chatter ( www.smithsonianmag.com )
Skull and mail coif, Visby, Sweden, 1361 AD ( media.kbin.social )
A few days late, but a timeless message ( media.kbin.social )
California says restaurants must bake all of their add-on fees into menu prices ( www.wshu.org )
Need this nationwide. I hate having fees added on to the price of what I'm ordering.
'Let her go! Let her go!' Fontana officer shoots armed man who put his partner in a headlock ( www.yahoo.com )
Seconds later, a shout rang out: "He's got a gun!"...
A guilty verdict? Donald Trump and allies are bracing voters for the worst ( www.usatoday.com )
Apple crushes creativity and its reputation in new iPad ad ( www.theregister.com )
The ad itself depicted a mechanical crusher destroying artifacts of human creativity. A trumpet, guitar, sculpture, piano, drawing board, paints, a metronome, several analog cameras, a turntable, and hi-fi equipment were among the much-loved items yielding to the machine's unstoppable force.
Chuck ( lemmy.world )
Enhanced version ( mander.xyz )
big geoscience!! ( mander.xyz )
Today I learned that Ford manufactured and sold Pinto's with a "hot pants" body kit, that had a whopping 103 horsepower engine. ( i.redd.it )
https://www.reddit.com/r/nostalgia/comments/1cna9vl/today_i_learned_that_ford_manufactured_and_sold/...
Congress to examine Havana syndrome again after Russian involvement report ( www.theguardian.com )
House to hear testimony after concerns government assessment that no foreign adversary was involved might be mistaken...
Why aren’t we talking more about Trump’s business with the Saudis? ( www.washingtonpost.com )
What's it called when an inventor's invention backfires on them?
Is there a name for this specific concept? Where somebody invents something (to do them good) but then that thing turns around and backfires on them?
Experiments ( mander.xyz )
GOP official argues in favor of child marriage: Girls are ‘ripe’ and ‘fertile’ ( www.nj.com )
In a thousand years teachers will have a hard time explaining the origins of one of the most dangerous and ill-conceived weapons ever invented: the lightsaber
hulk smash ( mander.xyz )
The Researcher ( lemmy.world )
The "Sweet Track" remains and illustration, Somerset, England ( media.kbin.social )
Heathcliff (1984) ( i.redd.it )
cross-posted from: https://lemmit.online/post/2837961...
Rant: Star Trek writers really need to be more careful about what living scientists they choose to reference. ( www.thestand.org )
If this is the wrong place for this, I apologize in advance and it's okay if it gets removed....
3 May 2024 ( sh.itjust.works )
Trump Media auditor charged by SEC with 'massive fraud,' permanently barred from public company audits ( www.cnbc.com )
Heathcliff without Heathcliff 5/3/2024 ( lemmy.world )
After 11 months of daily posting to comics@lemmy.ml I have been banned so they are now fully without Heathcliff....