Throwaway05
44m ago
Terry Jones's education into medieval history proved invaluable when they were writing Holy Grail, to the point that it's sometimes been called one of the most historically accurate films with a medieval setting.
I would very much like to know more.
Throwaway05
22hr ago
That would be fair except for two things:
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Even with DM1 as a comorbidity getting really really sick at his age is rare (he's under 40 and looks healthy!). It would be even more weird for him to be so sick that he couldn't briefly clean himself up from a hospital bed or his home office and be like "I'm working from home but I'm caring about you Texas." Most of the things that get you that sick at his age would take much longer to recover from (if ever).
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Disappearing like this is functionally unheard of and would be an automatic DQ in a less friendly media environment. Anyone in politics who is the least bit non-biased admits this. I can't think of another time this has happened. No, Mitch disappearing is not the same category of thing at all.
I've seen some smaller points that I know less about - for instance supposedly he claims he was at home doing work product but no work product has been made available.
It might be helpful to add that I've been on the other side of this - I've taken care of celebrities and so on and seen the PR spin on what they are up to, it happens often enough even when the reason for the medical care is unexciting or merely mildly embarrassing.
Throwaway05
2d ago
Yeah, hypothetically could keep him out of it for a long time but really would be weird.
Throwaway05
2d ago
yeah absolutely the whole thing stinks
Throwaway05
2d ago
This seems like a fancy pants kinda place so their risk tolerance and procedures may be different but usually once you've seen someone (and evaluation and recommendations would likely be considered treatment for this purposes) you can't comment at all.
Throwaway05
3d ago
I will say this. Medical ethnics are actually pretty good in that we're not getting tons of leaks about the drugs politicians are taking.
I mean I have personal knowledge of a few politicians and it is usually exactly what you'd expect - people using cocaine because of course. Sometimes Adderall.
Throwaway05
3d ago
I think the most likely explanation is that he had a mental health crisis and was admitted to a psychiatric facility. This would explain the lack of access, flu and other explanations would not preclude statements (even if he looked like ass). Even if he was in jail someone would leak it and someone else would be accommodating. Psych stay is strict.
He could have had a really bad medical event theoretically but it's hard to imagine what.
The other two explanations I heard was that it was some sort of 4D chess bait the Republicans thing, or he was secretly flying around doing fundraising (which, why would that stop updates?).
Weird all around.
The denial from the rumored place could be revealing depending on the phrasing, do you have it? I haven't seen it.
Throwaway05
7d ago
Pretty good advice in this thread. The biggest risk factor is choking if you don't put it in enough water, but that's an easy thing to avoid.
I'd also recommend just buying Metamucil or another highly reputable brand for various reasons.
Throwaway05
10d ago
After a certain level of misunderstanding I think it's fair to look a little more closely for everyone's safety.
The CW thread should be pretty close to anything goes, but Wed and Fri threads should be reasonable restricted.
Throwaway05
10d ago
You understand this has involved posting things like court cases about childhood sex abuse? I have a wicked sense of gallows humor and I'm near impossible to offend, and I'm not offended here, it's just not fun or funny, which is the purpose of the FUN thread.
This material is not tamer than what is in Hollywood, unless you mean like Seven, but that is not a fun movie. Some 17 year old in a 90s comedy having sex with a friend's mom and it being played for laughs is not on the same axis.
Even if you were to find an apples to apples comparison (which I don't think you can) a real person being taken advantage of is a different thing entirely.
Edit: OMG I just checked, one of the court cases involved a man having sexual interactions with his 3 year old and 18 month old. There's zero chance you can find anything in Hollywood like that OMG.
Throwaway05
11d ago
IIRC this situation involves a multi month long pattern of content posting involving sexual assault and child abuse...in the fun thread.
I don't think thats an unfair mod clarification. It's not like ick stuff is being banned from the CW thread.
Throwaway05
11d ago
Also how the mighty have fallen, being bullied like this yikes.
Throwaway05
12d ago
To expand on the severity, apparently now the UAE government is threatening the UK government over whatever sanctions will be placed on the club.
Throwaway05
13d ago
I mean it's the clippers scandal but worse. They violated the local equivalent of the salary cap, and did multiple other things beyond that, and did additional major norm violations - for instance teams usually comply with investigations and have even self-reported before. Manchester went kicking and screaming the whole way and was probably doing the same stuff outside of the window that's been "proven."
It's really really bad.
Throwaway05
15d ago
I mean he's the face of the MeToo movement they were always going to obliterate him hardest, add in the fact that he's objectively a creep, ugly, and victimized some of the most influential women (well sort of, but close enough) he was always going to be drawn and quartered.
Throwaway05
16d ago
I'm not saying it's wise I'm saying people are down, and they are still down it just becomes riskier for a variety of reasons (including videos on the internet).
Throwaway05
17d ago
receive a text message saying
While sus it's not incompatible with consent and active engagement from the lady, some people in college (especially when high or drunk) just go for that kind of stuff, both as the deliverer and receiver.
Think about girls gone wild and old school campus porn videos. Some people are into this even if it sounds alien.
Throwaway05
17d ago
Do we know anything about them or what happened? I saw something about it being a drone attack but otherwise it's been beaten down hard.
Throwaway05
17d ago
Is that really the case?
What else do we have that's high profile and obviously physically impossible? Even things like exaggerations of self driving cars are "not quite there yet and not clear when we'd get there" not "impossible."*
*With the caveat that Theranos is obviously impossible without other more eye catching and valuable technologies, not impossible with science fiction technology.
Throwaway05
17d ago
Lamb is a damn good character and I think that covers for a lot of sins lol.
Throwaway05
17d ago
Perhaps for the British, but they are nearly a minority in their own country at this point, no?
Throwaway05
17d ago
I think you are correct that it's because of easy targets and all the other usual CW stuff and at the same time the UK has had recent severe organized terrorism performed by Whites, unlike the US (which mostly has psychotic actions and a few small isolated political ones).
Throwaway05
17d ago
I mean isn't the premise of the show using idiots to solve spy problems?
Throwaway05
17d ago
Probably, but I also don't think it is unreasonable for him to be portrayed as an idiot who is skilled, which makes him more dangerous and dysfunctional than most of the idiots who are corrupt or just idiots. Lack of growth goes along with that.
Hi! I work in healthcare and I think that's the most likely explanation and I know a lot of "successful" moderates who feel that way also. Even got a hispanic hard left doctor to admit it.
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