2021 Current Events Discussion Thread

[AFRET CMS]

Clark County (Las Vegas & Nevada) has voted to change McCarran International Airport to Harry Reid.

Honestly, if they need to change the name, there's really nothing wrong with Las Vegas International Airport.

Which would immediately be nicknamed a pun or wordplay on 57, if some such exists.

You mean 56?

Yes. Brain hiccup. Thanks. So, in the immortal words of Emily Latella, "Never mind."

[seaborgium]

Clark County (Las Vegas & Nevada) has voted to change McCarran International Airport to Harry Reid.

Honestly, if they need to change the name, there's really nothing wrong with Las Vegas International Airport.

Which would immediately be nicknamed a pun or wordplay on 57, if some such exists.

You mean 56?

Yes. Brain hiccup. Thanks. So, in the immortal words of Emily Latella, "Never mind."

How about calling it Joe DiMaggio, then?

[econgator]

How about calling it Joe DiMaggio, then?

That works.

[econgator]

So, I see Notre Dame is opting out of EA's NCAA College Football game until such a time as the NIL rules are better defined and player will get properly compensated.

Is there some legal difference between 'image' and 'likeness'? The online dictionary has them as synonyms, but is 'image' you physical features and likeness is "QB #12 on the UF football team"?

[mas3cf]

So, I see Notre Dame is opting out of EA's NCAA College Football game until such a time as the NIL rules are better defined and player will get properly compensated.

Is there some legal difference between 'image' and 'likeness'? The online dictionary has them as synonyms, but is 'image' you physical features and likeness is "QB #12 on the UF football team"?

In a nutshell, your "likeness" is a picture of you, and your "image" includes any of a number of attributes, including likeness, voice, mannerisms, style of dress, etc.

[Volante]

So, I see Notre Dame is opting out of EA's NCAA College Football game until such a time as the NIL rules are better defined and player will get properly compensated.

Is there some legal difference between 'image' and 'likeness'? The online dictionary has them as synonyms, but is 'image' you physical features and likeness is "QB #12 on the UF football team"?

Color me impressed when Notre Dame opts out of an NCAA season because their players aren't properly compensated...

[trainman]

On the most recent trip I took, in the summer of 2019, some friends and I stayed in a house near Zion National Park in Utah. The house was rented via VRBO.com. (It's essentially an Airbnb competitor, although it's actually been around over a decade longer.)

[This Is Kirk!]

On the most recent trip I took, in the summer of 2019, some friends and I stayed in a house near Zion National Park in Utah. The house was rented via VRBO.com. (It's essentially an Airbnb competitor, although it's actually been around over a decade longer.)

I've been using VRBO for a long time. It's sort of weird that AirBnB seems to get the credit for this business model. Seems like the only innovation they had was focusing on a mobile app.

[Bamaman]

The Spanish enclave of Melilla, on the Moroccan coast, has taken down the last statue to Francisco Franco on Spanish soil

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-56177819

It was not until 2007 that a Law of Historical Memory was passed that attempted to recognise the suffering of victims of Francoism.

Under that law, symbols of the dictatorship have slowly been removed, including other high-profile statues around Spain.

Elena Fernandez Trevino, of the Melilla assembly, described the removal of the enclave's Franco statue as an "historic day".

She said it was the "only statue dedicated to a dictator still in the public sphere in Europe".

But how will the people of Spain know about Franco if he doesn’t have a statue?

(This is a satirical comment about people who freak out over talking down statues to Civil War soldiers).

[triviawayne]

The Spanish enclave of Melilla, on the Moroccan coast, has taken down the last statue to Francisco Franco on Spanish soil

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-56177819

It was not until 2007 that a Law of Historical Memory was passed that attempted to recognise the suffering of victims of Francoism.

Under that law, symbols of the dictatorship have slowly been removed, including other high-profile statues around Spain.

Elena Fernandez Trevino, of the Melilla assembly, described the removal of the enclave's Franco statue as an "historic day".

She said it was the "only statue dedicated to a dictator still in the public sphere in Europe".

But how will the people of Spain know about Franco if he doesn’t have a statue?

(This is a satirical comment about people who freak out over talking down statues to Civil War soldiers).

from old episodes of SNL

[Bamaman]

They moved his casket in 2019. Not sure if they checked to see if he is still dead.

[Golf]

The Study Guide, STUDY GUIDE thread is quite useful. Too bad page 5 has turned into a crapstorm of repeat and junk posts. This thread exists for a reason.

Sorry, rant over. That had been building for a while.

[davey]

Mr. Potato Head is dropping the title from its name, and will be known as simply "Potato Head" starting in the fall.

I wonder how this will affect the marriage??

[MattKnowles]

Mr. Potato Head is dropping the title from its name, and will be known as simply "Potato Head" starting in the fall.

I wonder how this will affect the marriage??

Toy Story 5 practically writes itself. Take the plot of The Danish Girl and change a few things. Like, make the characters potatoes.

[This Is Kirk!]

The Study Guide, STUDY GUIDE thread is quite useful. Too bad page 5 has turned into a crapstorm of repeat and junk posts. This thread exists for a reason.

I just looked at page 5 and didn't see what you were talking about. Have posts been removed?

[seaborgium]

The Study Guide, STUDY GUIDE thread is quite useful. Too bad page 5 has turned into a crapstorm of repeat and junk posts. This thread exists for a reason.

I just looked at page 5 and didn't see what you were talking about. Have posts been removed?

The repeat post, the one calling it out, and the apology have been removed. I'm not sure what else there is/was.

[Golf]

To give Golf more high quality posts to enjoy on this page 5:

Rebel Wilson will host a dog grooming competition show on ABC called Pooch Perfect.

Rebel, of course, played Fat Amy in the Pitch Perfect films.

Ha!

Current TV is always Jeopardy fair game. And it's actually a reboot of her earlier Australian TV show. (I didn't know anything about this show until 30 seconds ago)

If the fact that Mr. Potato Head is dropping Mr. from it's title is ever useful, I'll never comment on this again. (just my opinion)

[davey]

Mr. Potato Head is dropping the title from its name, and will be known as simply "Potato Head" starting in the fall.

Not quite true. They're changing the overall branding of the product line to Potato Head, but Mr. Potato Head and Mrs. Potato Head will still be around.

Thanks for the clarification. I'm not sure about this move: Can it be considered a victory against the tater-archy? If so, I hope the reaction doesn't nip it in the spud!

[econgator]

The Study Guide, STUDY GUIDE thread is quite useful. Too bad page 5 has turned into a crapstorm of repeat and junk posts. This thread exists for a reason.

I just looked at page 5 and didn't see what you were talking about. Have posts been removed?

Yes, I removed them. It was 4 posts, so I'm not sure that quite reaches the level of 'crapstorm'.

[Robert K S]

Mr. Potato Head is dropping the title from its name, and will be known as simply "Potato Head" starting in the fall.

I wonder how this will affect the marriage??

This seems as good a place as any to drop this pic a friend of mine posted yesterday:

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