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Edit: Oh damn it, Rerun was on What’s Happening?

Oh well. The fact that I know what either of those shows are is depressing enough.

FlyingSquid,
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Well that’s ruined my good time.

FlyingSquid,
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All in the Family was on until 1979 and it was on in reruns for my entire childhood in the 80s.

FlyingSquid,
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Neat! Care to share the story?

FlyingSquid,
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Not aged well how?

FlyingSquid,
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Norman Lear just died a week or two ago. He changed the landscape of television for the better and it was because of him trying to make those points.

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Interesting. I don’t know that I would go back to it again myself, but I do remember liking it when I last saw it. Admittedly, that was many years ago now.

Re MAS*H… have you watched the European version without the laugh track? It’s almost like watching a different show. The laugh track ruins so much of what Gelbart put into it. I do still enjoy watching it, but without the laugh track. That said, it did get worse in the later seasons, especially after Larry Linville left. And I say that despite really liking what David Ogden Stiers brought to the table.

FlyingSquid,
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Interesting. I had always heard he was actually a really nice guy. Maybe that was just trying to make it look like the guy who played Archie had a heart because Archie had a heart even though he was a right-wing bigot.

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I have not. I will look for it.

FlyingSquid,
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Have you seen my Wether’s Originals anywhere?

FlyingSquid,
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Thank you, dearie.

FlyingSquid,
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I love me a Werther’s, but I don’t feel old enough to buy them by the bag just yet.

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It was a dick move like everything else. He hosted the national college football champs during a partial government shutdown, but rather than pay for some nice food from a third party for those champs, he figured that just being in his presence was reward enough, so enjoy your shitty fast food, boys.

In an explanation for the evening’s menu, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders tweeted, “The Democrats’ refusal to compromise on border security and reopen the government didn’t stop President Trump from hosting national champion @ClemsonFB tonight. He personally paid for the event to be catered by some of America’s great fast food joints.”

Though he told reporters that he had personally bought “300 hamburgers,” in a tweet the next morning that number had skyrocketed to “1000 hamberders [sic].” (Photos and videos of the scene show that the lower number is likely the more correct one.)

vox.com/…/trump-clemson-mcdonalds-burger-king-wen…

“1000 hamberders” would have cost him what, $3000 at most? When he flaunts how rich he is constantly? And then brags about it?

Dick move.

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If I just won a national championship and was invited to the White House, I wouldn’t think, “I hope this is a casual affair.”

FlyingSquid,
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So you think Trump saying, “there’s a partial government shutdown, so we can’t give you a fancy catered dinner full of the fanciest food you’re ever likely to eat in your life because it is literally made for the world’s royalty, but instead I’ve dug deep into my rich man pockets and spent $3000 on some room temperature Big Macs and Chick-Fil-A” is something that would appeal to them? Yeah, I guess you’re right. I mean it’s not like you’d want to be treated like a king after winning a national championship. Much better to have to travel to DC at the team’s expense and have the president buy them the worst possible burger he could have bought them.

But sure, it’s because I’ve never accomplished anything that I wouldn’t understand why someone would be honored to eat a Big Mac paid for out of Trump’s generous pockets when he could have had lobster flown in fresh from Maine. Or, I don’t know, catered well-made burgers from a good burger place. I’m guessing D.C. has one or two local places that might just possibly taste a little better than what they’ve got at McDonald’s.

Which of the U.S. national parks in this image do you think is the most worth visiting? There are three exceptions. (lemmy.world)

We’re talking about a vacation this summer so we can plan ahead. My mother (who will pay for it) said she’d love to go to Yellowstone, but it looks like it’s about a 24-hour drive for us. Still, I like the idea of going to a national park. We’re in Indiana, so this image shows about the limits of where we’re willing to...

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I’ll just keep her in the dark about that.

FlyingSquid,
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Oh wow, yeah! I would love to see that!

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