It's only the 6th day but I think it's not too early to start this topic as it's already eventful, starting with the protests in DC over the election certification.

It's only the 6th day but I think it's not too early to start this topic as it's already eventful, starting with the protests in DC over the election certification.
I was to say the same thing the storming of Capitol Hill.

It's only the 6th day but I think it's not too early to start this topic as it's already eventful, starting with the protests in DC over the election certification.


Biden will win the election and Trump will wind up being a whiny crybaby.

Biden will win the election and Trump will wind up being a whiny crybaby.
Biden has won the election!

Biden has won the election!


Trump will get his revenge.

Trump will get his revenge.
Revenge?

January 6th, 2021 - Pro-Trump rioters barge into the U.S. Capitol after Trump told his supporters that the election was stolen in a late morning rally.

Revenge?


I don't know what he'll do but it will be something.

January 6th, 2021 - Pro-Trump rioters barge into the U.S. Capitol after Trump told his supporters that the election was stolen in a late morning rally.


I hope this won't be the story for the next 11 months.  ::)

I hope this won't be the story for the next 11 months.  ::)

I think it will be, Trump may be gone but the idea of him will still be around, even if his social medias are banned, there will always be ring leaders to stir up chaos.

batfan2005 (or Cat?), can you add this to the bottom of the OP? To make it easy for people from the future to traverse through the threads. :)

Previous editions: 2020, 2019, 2018

I think it will be, Trump may be gone but the idea of him will still be around, even if his social medias are banned, there will always be ring leaders to stir up chaos.


It's saying now that Biden has won, would he plot his revenge on him?

Caillou getting cancelled.

Caillou getting cancelled.


One of the best things to ever happen this year.

The Capitol Riots

Potential impeachment?

Miya Ponsetto

Miya Ponsetto
Who is Miya Ponsetto?

Who is Miya Ponsetto?


The 22 year old girl who accused a black kid of stealing her phone.

The 22 year old girl who accused a black kid of stealing her phone.
Thank you for the update.

The 22 year old girl who accused a black kid of stealing her phone.


She said she can't be racist because she's a "woman of color", using the woke left's own logic to defend herself. ;D

She said she can't be racist because she's a "woman of color", using the woke left's own logic to defend herself. ;D


Just another "karen"

She said she can't be racist because she's a "woman of color", using the woke left's own logic to defend herself. ;D


You can be racist of whatever color it does not matter.

Just another "karen"
That's misogynistic! I want to speak to your manager! >:(

;)

The Impeachment of Donald J.Trump.

Joe Biden will be sworn in as President of The United States this Wednesday.

Fun fact: Today is the 21st day of the 21st year of the 21st century!

Fun fact: Today is the 21st day of the 21st year of the 21st century!


Really cool!

Bernie Sanders photoshopped memes

Fun fact: Today is the 21st day of the 21st year of the 21st century!
The 21st century started on January 1st 2001, so therefore it is the 20th year of the 21st century.

The 21st century started on January 1st 2001, so therefore it is the 20th year of the 21st century.


You might wanna double check that, sir! 2021 is the 21st year of the 21st century.
Google it. There were alot of articles covering that day!

You might wanna double check that, sir! 2021 is the 21st year of the 21st century.
Google it. There were alot of articles covering that day!

That is correct. 2001 was the 1st year, 2002 was the 2nd year, 2003 was the 3rd year, etc... meaning that this year is the 21st year.

That is correct. 2001 was the 1st year, 2002 was the 2nd year, 2003 was the 3rd year, etc... meaning that this year is the 21st year.

No, 2021 is the 22nd year of the 21st century. It starts at 0. 2000 is part of the 21st century too.

To be accurate, once this year is complete we would be 22 years exactly into the 21st century. Right now we are 21 years and 1 month.

The GameStop stock chaos

The GameStop stock chaos


AMC stock as well, and the Robinhood trading company.

The Silhouette Challenge (yes, yet another social media challenge on TikTok).

The Silhouette Challenge (yes, yet another social media challenge on TikTok).



What is that?  ???

The Silhouette Challenge (yes, yet another social media challenge on TikTok).


I'm not so sure about that. I seriously doubt TikTok memes (or whatever they are) will be remembered by future generations or even in a couple of months.



What is that?  ???


See what I mean?

I'm not so sure about that. I seriously doubt TikTok memes (or whatever they are) will be remembered by future generations or even in a couple of months.

See what I mean?


I was thinking it would be remembered like the Keke/In My Feelings challenge of 2018. Maybe not.

I was thinking it would be remembered like the Keke/In My Feelings challenge of 2018. Maybe not.


Never heard of that one, either.  ;D  You're kind of taking the short view. I doubt even TikTok will be remembered in the future. Look how fast Vine came and went.

Never heard of that one, either.  ;D  You're kind of taking the short view. I doubt even TikTok will be remembered in the future. Look how fast Vine came and went.


I think TikTok will be remembered, like Snapchat or even MySpace.

Never heard of that one, either.  ;D  You're kind of taking the short view. I doubt even TikTok will be remembered in the future. Look how fast Vine came and went.


Yeah I got bored of Tiktok and I'm sure many others have too. It's funny because I avoided it for the longest time because I heard it was so addictive.

I'm not so sure about that. I seriously doubt TikTok memes (or whatever they are) will be remembered by future generations or even in a couple of months.

See what I mean?


I was just asking what it was, I know of the other challenges from the past but I think I have an idea of what it is.

I was just asking what it was, I know of the other challenges from the past but I think I have an idea of what it is.


Doja Cat just posted the challenge. I don't actually have TikTok but she shared on her IG.

Courtside Karen during the Hawks vs. Lakers game (LeBron James).

Snowstorm

Snowstorm


When it comes to snowstorms, hurricanes, and wildfires it seems like they are becoming regular occurrences every year, so they are not making any year unique and memorable like in the past (like 2005 with Katrina).

When it comes to snowstorms, hurricanes, and wildfires it seems like they are becoming regular occurrences every year, so they are not making any year unique and memorable like in the past (like 2005 with Katrina).


Newscasters just exaggerate a lot on TV just to make you feel scared and let you know that this storm will be the most memorable in years.

The year of the mass vaccinations

Tampa Bay winning the Superbowl...in Tampa Bay, and the 7th ring for Tom Brady.

Speaking of the Superbowl, I'm not sure if I wanted to start a separate thread on this and probably the details won't be remembered like The Weekend's Halftime performance, but what did you think of it? Also what's your favorite commercials? These are both about 2020, lol:

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I also liked the Miracle-Glo one with John Travolta and his daughter Ella. The classic Zoomer teaching a Boomer how to make a TikTok video.

-QKt8GtRUOA

Tampa Bay winning the Superbowl...in Tampa Bay, and the 7th ring for Tom Brady.

Speaking of the Superbowl, I'm not sure if I wanted to start a separate thread on this and probably the details won't be remembered like The Weekend's Halftime performance, but what did you think of it? Also what's your favorite commercials? These are both about 2020, lol:


If you wanted to start a new thread about it, you could do so in the Sports Zone section. :)

Or we could carry on with the discussion in this thread, as the topic at hand is certainly something this year will be remembered for.

If you wanted to start a new thread about it, you could do so in the Sports Zone section. :)

Or we could carry on with the discussion in this thread, as the topic at hand is certainly something this year will be remembered for.


Since it's commercials it's technically more entertainment than sports even though it was aired during the Superbowl event. They are a reflection of the current culture and trends. Anyhow here's another one, for those 90's nostalgia fans:

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Also for the 90's there were a lot of Paramount+ commercials featuring Beavis and Butthead.

Since it's commercials it's technically more entertainment than sports even though it was aired during the Superbowl event. They are a reflection of the current culture and trends. Anyhow here's another one, for those 90's nostalgia fans:


Yeah, good point.



Also for the 90's there were a lot of Paramount+ commercials featuring Beavis and Butthead.

Yeah, those guys were a fad starting in 1993 or so... ::)

- Trump 2nd impeachment/acquittal
- Deep freeze in Texas

The Texas situation has been a bigger event than I thought. Not only for the unusual/unprecedented temperatures and snowfall, but now the energy and blackout situation (ERCOT).

The Texas situation has been a bigger event than I thought. Not only for the unusual/unprecedented temperatures and snowfall, but now the energy and blackout situation (ERCOT).


Add Ted Cruz leaving his own state during the deep freeze.

Add Ted Cruz leaving his own state during the deep freeze.

Yeah, he's been playin' hooky all this time. What a traitor. ::)

No, 2021 is the 22nd year of the 21st century. It starts at 0. 2000 is part of the 21st century too.

To be accurate, once this year is complete we would be 22 years exactly into the 21st century. Right now we are 21 years and 1 month.

Not quite.

The 21st Century's first year was 2001. This is because the 1st Century started with 1 AD and ended with 100 AD. (There was no year zero.)

Cancel culture in full force (Mr. Potato Head, Dr. Seuss)

Cancel culture in full force (Mr. Potato Head, Dr. Seuss)


I think they're trying to rid us of our freedom of expression.

The Meghan Markle, Prince Harry & Oprah interview.

The Meghan Markle, Prince Harry & Oprah interview.


Time for an probably unpopular opinion of mine. That interview was pure cringe and a huge snoozefest. And plus, Meghan's opinions of racism in the royal palace seem suspicious at best. She never named names or provided further info on what or who she was talking about. And Harry said that he was trapped in the royal family and that's why he left with Meghan, even though they're already rich with millions of dollars and can do whatever they please. I do believe that suicidal ideation should be taken seriously, so I think that part's probably true.

Time for an probably unpopular opinion of mine. That interview was pure cringe and a huge snoozefest. And plus, Meghan's opinions of racism in the royal palace seem suspicious at best. She never named names or provided further info on what or who she was talking about. And Harry said that he was trapped in the royal family and that's why he left with Meghan, even though they're already rich with millions of dollars and can do whatever they please. I do believe that suicidal ideation should be taken seriously, so I think that part's probably true.

I think there is a whole part of the story being left out here as far as who all did what. Gossip sources are dubious at best.

The spa shootings in Atlanta (my city) and the Stop Asian Hate movement.

The spa shootings in Atlanta (my city) and the Stop Asian Hate movement.


That's just horrible.  :\'(

I think 2021 will be remembered by Joe Biden slipping and falling on the stairs on the Air Force One. There will probably be memes about it. People will laugh and remember.

Another mass shooting, this time in Boulder, CO. One thing that reminds me of the late 2010's and not in a good way. I remember in August 2019 when there was the El Paso Walmart shooting and then the next day in Dayton, Ohio.

I think 2021 will be remembered by Joe Biden slipping and falling on the stairs on the Air Force One. There will probably be memes about it. People will laugh and remember.
I have one here...

http://www.facebook.com/1379347639/posts/10225732250757891/

I think 2021 will be remembered by Joe Biden slipping and falling on the stairs on the Air Force One. There will probably be memes about it. People will laugh and remember.


In the 70s, president Gerald Ford was always tripping and falling all over the place. it became such a thing that Chevy Chase made a routine of playing a bumbling Gerald Ford on the original Saturday Night Live. We all used to chuckle about it, but Ford was a robust looking guy. It doesn't seem as funny when someone Biden's age does it.

In the 70s, president Gerald Ford was always tripping and falling all over the place. it became such a thing that Chevy Chase made a routine of playing a bumbling Gerald Ford on the original Saturday Night Live. We all used to chuckle about it, but Ford was a robust looking guy. It doesn't seem as funny when someone Biden's age does it.
In the Peter Sellers film "The Pink Panther Strikes Again" directed by Blake Edwards. Dick Crockett plays the President of the United States Gerald Ford (and Byron Kane as the US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. The scene when rushing into the Oval Office, have President Ford stumbling behind a sofa.

Another mass shooting, this time in Boulder, CO. One thing that reminds me of the late 2010's and not in a good way. I remember in August 2019 when there was the El Paso Walmart shooting and then the next day in Dayton, Ohio.


And the Anti Asian hatred.

The cargo ship trying to turn around in the Suez Canal. I like the "Austin Powers" meme about that.

The Cuomo allegations.

The Lil Nas X video

The Cuomo allegations.

Yeah, I've been hearing about those... ::)

There's been pressure upon him to resign, too.

As I mentioned in another thread, this year seems to be uneventful and not much really noteworthy compared to 2020, other than the Insurrection in DC at the very beginning (January 6), and maybe the Delta variant and the #StopAsianHate movement. Even pop culture has been stagnant, other than some movies coming out. Music might be best remembered for Olivia Rodrigo.

I think 2021 will be remembered by vaccines, Britney Spears, and Joe Biden.

I think 2021 will be remembered by vaccines, Britney Spears, and Joe Biden.

I agree with that.

I think 2021 will be remembered by vaccines, Britney Spears, and Joe Biden.


The Britney conservatorship and subsequent actions night be big enough to be remembered in the future. It is also the first year of Joe Biden. It also be a mix of the vaccine, the Delta variant, and trying to return to normal.

The end of the war in Afghanistan 2001-2021

The dangerous heatwaves.

Personally, this is the first year where climate change feels really bad. Like point of no return bad.

Personally, this is the first year where climate change feels really bad. Like point of no return bad.


Yeah, the climate this year has been more chaotic than ever, from the ice storm and sub freezing temperatures in Texas, and then the record breaking heat in the Pacific Northwest.

Yeah, the climate this year has been more chaotic than ever, from the ice storm and sub freezing temperatures in Texas, and then the record breaking heat in the Pacific Northwest.



And the amounts of rainfall the Northwest has had.

Jeff Bezos space flight, though I don't think it will be remembered.

Yeah, the climate this year has been more chaotic than ever, from the ice storm and sub freezing temperatures in Texas, and then the record breaking heat in the Pacific Northwest.
Or the floods in Germany with 160+ people dead.... :(

Jeff Bezos space flight, though I don't think it will be remembered.


I don't get it. 

Things 2021 will be remembered for:

"Jeff Bezos space flight though I don't think it will be remembered".

Huh?  ???    ???    ???

I don't get it. 

Things 2021 will be remembered for:

"Jeff Bezos space flight though I don't think it will be remembered".

Huh?  ???    ???    ???


Maybe it's my wording. Basically I wanted to say maybe it will be remembered years from now, or maybe it will be forgotten about a few days later. I'm thinking the latter.

Maybe it's my wording. Basically I wanted to say maybe it will be remembered years from now, or maybe it will be forgotten about a few days later. I'm thinking the latter.


Probably won't be remembered in a singular way, especially since Richard Branson already did it a few weeks ago. But it may be remembered that there was a trend of a small handful of incredibly wealthy civilian men getting their kicks by spending billions building rockets and going "into space".

Or the floods in Germany with 160+ people dead.... :(

How much rain did they get?

How much rain did they get?
In some areas up to 8 inches in 24 hours.


Personally, this is the first year where climate change feels really bad. Like point of no return bad.

And yet there are still people out there denying the whole thing exists or that it's man made.... ::)
We're  using CO2 to increase temperatures in greenhouses but when we increase the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere they expect everything to magically stay the same... Makes sense....

The controversial Tokyo "2020" Olympics.

The effortless victory of the Taliban over the Afghani military....

Never have I seen a more useless "fighting force".

The effortless victory of the Taliban over the Afghani military....

Never have I seen a more useless "fighting force".


Generally speaking the Afghan people want to be dominated and oppressed, that is the conclusion we can draw here. They had an “army” of 300,000 and an Air Force, but they folded like a cheap suit. Being oppressed is a lifestyle in that part of the world..; they’re just doing what they do.

The exiting of Andrew Cuomo

Generally speaking the Afghan people want to be dominated and oppressed, that is the conclusion we can draw here. They had an “army” of 300,000 and an Air Force, but they folded like a cheap suit. Being oppressed is a lifestyle in that part of the world..; they’re just doing what they do.

Perhaps. When Biden announced the end of the mission to take place on 9/11 I sarcastically said that the Taliban will be back in power on 9/12 then. Well, guess it's actually sooner. What a disgraceful sheet show.
Now all the guys who were stupid enough to help the West try to leave the country in fear of retaliation while the Taliban are already moving into Kabul. Our glorious leaders wanted to start an airlift to get Germans and people who helped our armed forces out on Monday... Guess they can save that money now. Reminds me a bit of Saigon....

Perhaps. When Biden announced the end of the mission to take place on 9/11 I sarcastically said that the Taliban will be back in power on 9/12 then. Well, guess it's actually sooner. What a disgraceful sheet show.
Now all the guys who were stupid enough to help the West try to leave the country in fear of retaliation while the Taliban are already moving into Kabul. Our glorious leaders wanted to start an airlift to get Germans and people who helped our armed forces out on Monday... Guess they can save that money now. Reminds me a bit of Saigon....


Biden is right about getting out of there. After we punished the country for hosting Al-Quada, we should simply have unloaded as much destructive power on it  as possible on our way out and said “adios, mofos”.

After we punished the country for hosting Al-Quada, we should simply have unloaded as much destructive power on it  as possible on our way out and said “adios, mofos”.
Wait, you punish the country (not the leaders...?) and then you unload destructive power? I guess I know now why the US doesn't want it's war criminals tried under international law.

Wait, you punish the country (not the leaders...?) and then you unload destructive power? I guess I know now why the US doesn't want it's war criminals tried under international law.


The countrymen of Afghanistan ARE the problem. This is something that Western people do not seem to understand. The culture in that part of the world is to oppress and to be oppressed. It’s what they do. They hate Jews. They hate Christians. But most of all, they hate Muslims that do not subscribe to whatever flavor of Islam happens to be their favorite, and subjugate them. Sunnis hate Shiites. Shiites hate Sunnis. The only thing that keeps order there is brutal force. That’s all they understand. They harbored terrorists and they allowed their own country to become a hell hole long before the Americans (or the Russkies beforehand) ever set foot there.

The same dynamic surrounded the laughably-named “Arab Spring”. Westerners actually thought that those people would miraculously become democracy-loving capitalists. Instead, the “spring” was just another excuse for Faction A to kicks butt over Faction B and cause more mayhem. Libya is immeasurably worse off due to the intervention advocated by John McCain and authorized by Barack O’Bama, an intervention based on a juvenile view of foreign policy.

Lack of Western understanding is also what led to the absurdly incorrect opposition to the Assad regime in Syria and support for the opposition. Like him or not, Assad kept regional order. (His father kept order through absolutely brutal force against the Muslim Brotherhood in Hama back in the 80s, and they didn’t screw with him again.) The Syrian opposition in the 2010s was committed to unbridled mayhem. The Russians saw things correctly and backed the right side. The US backed the wrong side and still does not want to admit it.

It is what it is. Afghanistan is too far gone and there was no way that the US in the past 20 years was going to somehow erase their penchant for violence and self-subjugation. That was idiocy. We simply should have unleashed unbridled destructive power against them as punishment for their support of 9/11 and then walked away back then. They can now resume the lifestyle that they chose long ago.

Newcomer, and singer, Olivia Rodrigo! Her new song Deja Vu is awesome! She's a bit too Gen Z for me! After all, I am getting to be 32 and a half!

I also feel that by now, I can feel 2020 starting to fade away, and 2021 having its own blurry identity!

Haiti Earthquake

Lil Nas X's continued success, and trolling homophobes, and those who made fun of his sexuality the years before!  :) :) 8)

Delta Virus

Tropical Storm Henri

The record rainfall.

The milk crate challenge

The milk crate challenge

What exactly do you have to do with this challenge?

The milk crate challenge

What exactly do you have to do with this challenge?
I was about to ask the same thing?

Hurricane Ida


What exactly do you have to do with this challenge?


Apparently stack them up like stair steps and walk on them without them collapsing.

Apparently stack them up like stair steps and walk on them without them collapsing.
It does not seem to a healthy thing to do?

BTW, where would get the milk crates from in the first place, unless you work in a dairy?

It does not seem to a healthy thing to do?

BTW, where would get the milk crates from in the first place, unless you work in a dairy?

Some people have already been treated for broken bones as far as I know.

Hurricane Ida

Apparently stack them up like stair steps and walk on them without them collapsing.

Wow, people today are complete utter dumb asses!  ::)

Some people have already been treated for broken bones as far as I know.

Today's generation is just stupid!

Today's generation is just stupid!


It is the same generation that did the Tide Pod challenge a few years ago.

It is the same generation that did the Tide Pod challenge a few years ago.

The Children of Gen X that same Generation that did Mtv's JackAss.

It is the same generation that did the Tide Pod challenge a few years ago.

Then you also had The Cinnamon Challenge where you had to swallow spoonfuls of cinnamon.  ::)

A new movie called "Karen" is out today. Time will tell if it resolves the conflict that it depicts or if it just makes things worse. Is anyone here going to be watching it? Before it even opened, this movie received strong reaction from critics and the American public, mostly negative. If I watch it (and I plan to give it a chance) it will be the first 2021 movie that I've seen. I don't know if 2021 will technically be remembered for this movie but I haven't paid too much attention to popular culture this year and yet this film has caught my attention.

Hurricane Ida

A new movie called "Karen" is out today. Time will tell if it resolves the conflict that it depicts or if it just makes things worse. Is anyone here going to be watching it? Before it even opened, this movie received strong reaction from critics and the American public, mostly negative. If I watch it (and I plan to give it a chance) it will be the first 2021 movie that I've seen. I don't know if 2021 will technically be remembered for this movie but I haven't paid too much attention to popular culture this year and yet this film has caught my attention.


I noticed there's not any iconic movies that I think 2021 will be remembered for. Maybe Cruella, the Black Widow, or F9. It's not like 2005 or 1989 which had a long list of movies to watch. The movies lately have been mediocre at best, and it was that way even before the pandemic as the box office was oversaturated with Marvel/Avengers films. Although at least 2019 had the Avengers: Endgame and 2018 had Black Panther.

Friday Night Funkin, it's revolutionized the rhythm gaming scene this year

Here's my summized list so far now that we're in September.

- The insurrection at Capitol Hill
- Biden's inaugural year
- The Delta, which ruined the thoughts about returning to normal, and despite the vaccine
- Afghanistan
- Extreme climate disasters, including Hurricane Ida, the Texas ice storm, floods in Germany, fires in Turkey and Greece, and Lake Tahoe, record heat in the Pacific Northwest, droughts, rainfall, etc.
- The anti-Asian hatred
- The Tokyo Olympics
- The Britney Spears conservatorship
- Olivia Rodrigo, BTS, Lil Nas X, Doja Cat's sophomore album, and "Peaches"  by Justin Bieber
- Bernie Sanders memes and the milk crate challenge
- Windows 11


Newcomer, and singer, Olivia Rodrigo! Her new song Deja Vu is awesome! She's a bit too Gen Z for me! After all, I am getting to be 32 and a half!

I also feel that by now, I can feel 2020 starting to fade away, and 2021 having its own blurry identity!


As I've said before, if it wasn't for the pandemic I think 2021 would have been the shift year instead of 2020.

Here's my summized list so far now that we're in September.

- The insurrection at Capitol Hill
- Biden's inaugural year
- The Delta, which ruined the thoughts about returning to normal, and despite the vaccine
- Afghanistan
- Extreme climate disasters, including Hurricane Ida, the Texas ice storm, floods in Germany, fires in Turkey and Greece, and Lake Tahoe, record heat in the Pacific Northwest, droughts, rainfall, etc.
- The anti-Asian hatred
- The Tokyo Olympics
- The Britney Spears conservatorship
- Olivia Rodrigo, BTS, Lil Nas X, Doja Cat's sophomore album, and "Peaches"  by Justin Bieber
- Bernie Sanders memes and the milk crate challenge
- Windows 11

As I've said before, if it wasn't for the pandemic I think 2021 would have been the shift year instead of 2020.

So Bat, How would you sum up 2021 so far, we have 3 more months left till the end of the year. I really thought 2021 would be a much better year because we were able to remove the mask mandates and now we're still wearing them, but for how long? ???

So Bat, How would you sum up 2021 so far, we have 3 more months left till the end of the year. I really thought 2021 would be a much better year because we were able to remove the mask mandates and now we're still wearing them, but for how long? ???


Um...he just did.   

So Bat, How would you sum up 2021 so far, we have 3 more months left till the end of the year. I really thought 2021 would be a much better year because we were able to remove the mask mandates and now we're still wearing them, but for how long? ???


One way I'd describe 2021 is it feels like a slap in the face. Just as it seemed things were getting better in the first half and the pandemic was about to be over, the Delta happened and it's like 2020 all over again if not worse.

One way I'd describe 2021 is it feels like a slap in the face. Just as it seemed things were getting better in the first half and the pandemic was about to be over, the Delta happened and it's like 2020 all over again if not worse.

Please let 2022 be the change, I know it's a requirement to keep wearing the mask but I think some people or maybe a majority of them are tired of wearing medical face masks now.

It's looking like Squid Game. I see it all over social media now.

The Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram crash, and the intended enquiry to come.

The Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram crash, and the intended enquiry to come.

All three of those are owned by Facebook so it's a Facebook thing.

All three of those are owned by Facebook so it's a Facebook thing.
Indeed, at one stage, they were totally off the Internet.

It's looking like Squid Game. I see it all over social media now.

What is Squid Game?

The abortion/anti-abortion protests. Started in Texas but spreading to other states.


What is Squid Game?


It's a Netflix series originally from South Korea about people who sign up to compete in a series of games for a cash prize but do not survive if they lose.

The abortion/anti-abortion protests. Started in Texas but spreading to other states.

It's a Netflix series originally from South Korea about people who sign up to compete in a series of games for a cash prize but do not survive if they lose.
...do not survive if they lose?

...do not survive if they lose?


Maybe I didn't describe it right. Here's the official synopsis:

"Hundreds of cash-strapped contestants accept an invitation to compete in children's games for a tempting prize, but the stakes are deadly."

Maybe I didn't describe it right. Here's the official synopsis:

"Hundreds of cash-strapped contestants accept an invitation to compete in children's games for a tempting prize, but the stakes are deadly."


I may try an episode.

but do not survive if they lose.



but the stakes are deadly

Sounds like a real life version of The Hunger Games?  ??? Are you sure the game originated in South Korea and not North Korea?

The abortion/anti-abortion protests. Started in Texas but spreading to other states.

It's a Netflix series originally from South Korea about people who sign up to compete in a series of games for a cash prize but do not survive if they lose.

So what happens if they don't survive? ???

So what happens if they don't survive? ???
Watch it to fine out!

So what happens if they don't survive? ???


Stop and carefully think about it for just a minute, Howard. What happens to somebody if they do not survive? Think for a second if you hear about a car accident, for example, where there were "no survivors".

Now, what happens to somebody if they don't survive?

Maybe I didn't describe it right. Here's the official synopsis:

"Hundreds of cash-strapped contestants accept an invitation to compete in children's games for a tempting prize, but the stakes are deadly."


Netflix says it will edit out a phone number that appears in its hit series Squid Game after a woman said she was deluged by calls to her mobile phone.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-58824544

So what happens if they don't survive? ???
"Oh no, not I, I will survive
Oh, as long as I know how to love, I know I'll stay alive
I've got all my life to live
And I've got all my love to give and I'll survive
I will survive
I will survive"

Netflix says it will edit out a phone number that appears in its hit series Squid Game after a woman said she was deluged by calls to her mobile phone.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-58824544


In American made shows they often use a fake "555" number specifically to prevent this sort of thing.

In American made shows they often use a fake "555" number specifically to prevent this sort of thing.
The same happened in "Bruce Almighty",

From wiki:
"As God (Morgan Freeman) contacts Bruce (Jim Carrey) using an actual phone number rather than one in the standard fictional 555 telephone exchange, several people and groups sharing this number received hundreds of phone calls from people wanting to talk to God, including a church in North Carolina, US (where the minister was named Bruce), a pastor in northern Wisconsin and a man running a sandwich shop in Manchester, England. The producers noted that the number (776-2323) was not in use in the area code (716, which was never specified on screen) in the film's story, but did not check anywhere else. For the home-video and television versions of the film, the number was changed to the fictional 555-0123."

The same happened in "Bruce Almighty",

From wiki:
"As God (Morgan Freeman) contacts Bruce (Jim Carrey) using an actual phone number rather than one in the standard fictional 555 telephone exchange, several people and groups sharing this number received hundreds of phone calls from people wanting to talk to God, including a church in North Carolina, US (where the minister was named Bruce), a pastor in northern Wisconsin and a man running a sandwich shop in Manchester, England. The producers noted that the number (776-2323) was not in use in the area code (716, which was never specified on screen) in the film's story, but did not check anywhere else. For the home-video and television versions of the film, the number was changed to the fictional 555-0123."


I remember seeing on the local news that showed the woman who had that number and received a few calls. She said she was cool with it. I was tempted to call her just to talk to her as I was young, single, and alone at the time.

I also heard that the number 867-5309 is no longer issued.


I may try an episode.


I you watch one you will want to see them all. I just finished Ep 5 and it just keeps getting more intense and I can't wait to see the next one. It's one of those to binge watch the entire series on a Saturday.

I remember seeing on the local news that showed the woman who had that number and received a few calls. She said she was cool with it. I was tempted to call her just to talk to her as I was young, single, and alone at the time.

I also heard that the number 867-5309 is no longer issued.

I you watch one you will want to see them all. I just finished Ep 5 and it just keeps getting more intense and I can't wait to see the next one. It's one of those to binge watch the entire series on a Saturday.
I am trying to binge watch another television series, hoping that "Squid Game" will still be available to view.

Stop and carefully think about it for just a minute, Howard. What happens to somebody if they do not survive? Think for a second if you hear about a car accident, for example, where there were "no survivors".

Now, what happens to somebody if they don't survive?


That was obvious I shouldn't asked that question.

In American made shows they often use a fake "555" number specifically to prevent this sort of thing.


I've seen it in sitcoms.

That was obvious I shouldn't asked that question.


Yes, and the lesson to be learned is that much of the time you already have the answer before you ask what turns out to be a silly question. All you need to do is think for a few seconds before rushing to post. And you will find you know a LOT more than you think you do. O0

"We think ‘Oh, that’s blue sky’ and suddenly you shoot right through it. All of a sudden, like you whip a sheet off you when you’re asleep, and you’re looking into blackness – into black ugliness. And you look down, there’s the blue down there, and the black up there, and there is Mother Earth and comfort and – is there death? Is that the way death is?”
“It was so moving to me... This experience; it was something unbelievable . Yeah, weightlessness, my stomach went out, that was weird, but not as weird as the covering of blue – this is what I never expected."

William Shatner launched into space.