[DEADPOOL] Mojo Nixon Must Die

2024-02-07 Thread Debbie Speer
Don Henley has the last laugh. Apparently cardiac arrest on an Outlaw Country Cruise. damn. -Deb -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email

Re: THE ETERNAL QUANDARY: When to use the restroom during the Super Bowl?

2024-02-07 Thread Jim Ellwanger
The local commercials are within the breaks after the end of the first quarter, half, and third quarter. (Although a local advertiser here in L.A. has actually been running teaser ads for their Super Bowl commercial. It's the Southern California Honda dealers - it would be a lot funnier if it

THE ETERNAL QUANDARY: When to use the restroom during the Super Bowl?

2024-02-07 Thread 'Doug Elrod' via World News Now Discussion List
If the past is any indication, there are always some LOCAL COMMERCIALS (I think there's a block before halftime - does anyone know of other times?) -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) P.S.  Regarding wedding songs, Gloria Vanderbilt once sang "Always" to Anderson Cooper on WNN.  That ought to be a

Curse you, Apple TV+, for monopolizing Charlie Brown productions

2024-02-05 Thread danny burstein
[some source or another] New Charlie Brown special highlights Franklin's origin story The trailer for the upcoming special references a controversy from "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving," where Franklin sat across the table from the white characters. Washington - Fans of Charlie Brown all

Leaves the Manhattan DA office just in time for the Mars mission [a]

2024-02-02 Thread danny burstein
[Variety via MSN!] District Attorney Jack McCoy is out. Sam Waterston is exiting "Law & Order" after more than 400 episodes. His last episode will air on Thursday, Feb. 22. Tony Goldwyn, best known for his role as Fitz in ABC's "Scandal," has been cast as the new district attorney.

(Deadpool) Counted out for good

2024-02-02 Thread Steve VanDevender
Richard de Give writes: > https://deadline.com/2024/02/carl-weathers-dead-1235812684/ > > Carl Weathers aka Apollo Creed. He no longer has a stew going. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from

Re: (Deadpool) Counted out for good

2024-02-02 Thread Richard de Give
If only someone had thrown in the towel. On Fri, Feb 2, 2024, 11:51 AM James Stanley Barr < james.stanley.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > The Predator of Life got him. > > Sent from my iPhone. > > On Feb 2, 2024, at 1:49 PM, Richard de Give wrote: > >  >

Re: (Deadpool) Counted out for good

2024-02-02 Thread James Stanley Barr
The Predator of Life got him. Sent from my iPhone. On Feb 2, 2024, at 1:49 PM, Richard de Give wrote:https://deadline.com/2024/02/carl-weathers-dead-1235812684/Carl Weathers aka Apollo Creed. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now

(Deadpool) Counted out for good

2024-02-02 Thread Richard de Give
https://deadline.com/2024/02/carl-weathers-dead-1235812684/ Carl Weathers aka Apollo Creed. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to

[media death spiral] also layoffs at WSJ (fwd)

2024-02-01 Thread danny burstein
The union that represents WSJ journalists (@IAPE1096) says 16 reporters and 1 columnist were laid off in the DC bureau -- this doesn't account for editors or others not in the union https://twitter.com/katie_robertson/status/1753184686312997355 ref'ing : https://twitter.com/IAPE1096 IAPE

media deathspiral: "The Messenger"

2024-01-31 Thread danny burstein
yeah, there were some issues with the way and reason it got funded in the first place, but it still hurts. https://www.axios.com/2024/01/31/messenger-shut-down-closes-jimmy-finkelstein-fundraising _ Knowledge may be power, but communications

[Deadpool] I want to live in America Underground.

2024-01-30 Thread Patrick Murray
Chita Rivera dead at 91.  Chita Rivera, Broadway's 'First Great Triple Threat,' dies at 91npr.orgTake care,- Patrick Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop

Re: Mexican bus companies don't disappoint...

2024-01-30 Thread Richard de Give
But is it really a crash if the bus doesn't plunge? On Tue, Jan 30, 2024, 11:42 AM danny burstein wrote: > Reuters > @Reuters > At least 19 dead in Mexico highway crash involving > passenger bus -local media > > http://reut.rs/3OoUUfX > > _ >

Mexican bus companies don't disappoint...

2024-01-30 Thread danny burstein
Reuters @Reuters At least 19 dead in Mexico highway crash involving passenger bus -local media http://reut.rs/3OoUUfX _ Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key dan...@panix.com [to foil spammers, my address

Re: Soup or Bowl

2024-01-29 Thread 'Doug Elrod' via World News Now Discussion List
Perhaps, SAM SPADE versus a great KANSAS CITY detective (um, if there is one :-)) (naturally, I'm being influenced by the Monsieur Spade series now airing on AMC) -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu)   Or maybe Westport vs. A Western Port (although that may too obscure ) On Monday, January 29, 2024

Soup or Bowl

2024-01-28 Thread Richard de Give
Kansas City vs. San Francisco ... go! Swifties vs. Deadheads? Barbecue vs. Crabs? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to

if only... that covered Japanese Big Crime News

2024-01-26 Thread danny burstein
[from The Twitter] Jake Adelstein @jakeadelstein BREAKING NEWS: Today a man believed to be, Satoshi Kirishima (70), a key wanted criminal involved in the series of corporate bombings that occurred from 1974 to 1975--may have been caught. Kirishima was a member of the radical group 'East Asia

damn, none of us got DuPonts either

2024-01-25 Thread danny burstein
Some of these look to be super cool... https://dupont.org/2024-finalists _ Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key dan...@panix.com [to foil spammers, my address has been double rot-13 encoded]

She's got a brand new coffin key

2024-01-24 Thread danny burstein
Melanie Safka. _ Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key dan...@panix.com [to foil spammers, my address has been double rot-13 encoded]

[LATE NIGHT] He's baaaaack....

2024-01-24 Thread Debbie Speer
Jon Stewart returns to The Daily Show. And not a minute too soon.. https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/jon-stewart-daily-show-return-monday-1235885955/ -Deb -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from

Don't bother calling Dr. Phlox. Call the priest, instead

2024-01-23 Thread danny burstein
[Variety via MSN!] Gary Graham, 'Star Trek: Enterprise' Actor, Dies at 73 Gary Graham, the actor best known for starring in "Star Trek: Enterprise," died Monday. He was 73. Susan Lavelle, his ex-wife, confirmed the news in a Facebook post. According to her post, Graham's wife, Becky

(Deadpool) The I'zDead File

2024-01-23 Thread rych withers home
https://www.insideradio.com/free/award-winning-broadcast-journalist-charles-osgood-dies-at-91/article_c7d7e2b8-ba24-11ee-b0ca-1b22edc73b74.html . -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group

The Osgood Obituary

2024-01-23 Thread James S. Barr
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/charles-osgood-veteran-cbs-newsman-and-longtime-host-of-sunday-morning-dies-at-91/ Charles Osgood, veteran CBS newsman and longtime host of "Sunday Morning," dies at 91 cbsnews.com Former CBS Newsman Charles Osgood dead at 91 -- You received this message because

Re: [DEADPOOL] Death on the Roof

2024-01-22 Thread danny burstein
On Mon, 22 Jan 2024, 'kbrab...@aol.com' via World News Now Discussion List wrote:    https://apnews.com/article/norman-jewison-dead-abd93f2b671b416aabdd83829822e14a A great director, period. And so it goes,  Kevin Brabant Alternatively (plenty of other options, too): "The COffin is coming,

[DEADPOOL] Death on the Roof

2024-01-22 Thread 'kbrab...@aol.com' via World News Now Discussion List
   https://apnews.com/article/norman-jewison-dead-abd93f2b671b416aabdd83829822e14a A great director, period. And so it goes,  Kevin Brabant -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and

[media death spiral] Sports Illustrated

2024-01-19 Thread danny burstein
[Front Office Sports, whatever that is] Sports Illustrated's Publisher Lays Off Entire Staff. Future Unclear By A.J. Perez UPDATED January 19, 2024 | 12:50 pm The Arena Group, which publishes SI, recently missed a $2.8 million payment to SI's license holder, Authentic, leading Authentic to

Re: [media] Sinclair grabs another... the Baltimore Sun

2024-01-17 Thread danny burstein
https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/economy/baltimore-sun-david-smith-sinclair-owner-F77S3D47ORD7LNEPZ7PJCXSLWM/ _ Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key dan...@panix.com [to foil spammers, my address has

[media] Sinclair grabs another... the Baltimore Sun

2024-01-15 Thread danny burstein
[Baltimore Sun] The Baltimore Sun purchased by Sinclair's David D. Smith Business leader uses own funds in deal, returns Sun to local ownership == https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/01/15/baltimore-sun-media-sold-david-d-smith/ _

Off to the Moon with her, too!

2024-01-14 Thread danny burstein
https://www.tmz.com/2024/01/14/honeymooners-joyce-randolph-dead-dies-trixie-nort on-jackie-gleason/ _ Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key dan...@panix.com [to foil spammers, my address has been double

Ruth Ashton Taylor, 101, Mary Richard's other honorary aunt...

2024-01-13 Thread danny burstein
Never mentioned in the show, but she was likely Aunt Flo's twin sister... apologies for fugly formatting. Earlier poster to alt.obituaries came in through Google. Ug. Newsgroups: alt.obituaries Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2024 10:25:04 -0800 (PST) Subject: Ruth Ashton Taylor, 101, TV/radio

Davy Coffin, king of the wild frontier...

2024-01-13 Thread danny burstein
[The Hollywoodland Reporter] Bill Hayes, Star of 'Days of Our Lives,' Dies at 98 The actor and his wife, Susan Seaforth Hayes, played a married couple on the NBC soap opera, and he had a No. 1 hit with "The Ballad of Davy Crockett."

Re: "Days of his Death", at age 98...

2024-01-12 Thread danny burstein
On Fri, 12 Jan 2024, Jim Ellwanger wrote: "Commas and other punctuation being put before the ending quote mark," said professional copy editor Jim Ellwanger, "is the usual American style." Well, the Colonists also misspell "colour" and "defence", not to mention "aluminium", etc... Speaking

Re: "Days of his Death", at age 98...

2024-01-12 Thread Jim Ellwanger
"Commas and other punctuation being put before the ending quote mark," said professional copy editor Jim Ellwanger, "is the usual American style." > On Jan 12, 2024, at 11:04 PM, danny burstein wrote: > > [Variety] > > Bill Hayes, Longtime Star of 'Days of Our Lives,' [a] > Dies at 98 > >

"Days of his Death", at age 98...

2024-01-12 Thread danny burstein
[Variety] Bill Hayes, Longtime Star of 'Days of Our Lives,' [a] Dies at 98 Bill Hayes, a longtime star of the NBC soap opera "Days of Our Lives," died Friday at the age of 98. Hayes played the character of Doug Williams on the daytime serial since 1970, five years after the show's debut.

It appears that NFL streamed games are *currently* available elsewhere (PM to D.N.)

2024-01-12 Thread 'Doug Elrod' via World News Now Discussion List
If your cable has "NFL Network" (a channel often found in the high numbers), it appears they've been showing the "stream-only" games this season, late at night.  I've noticed that the Interactive Program Guide sometimes has an incorrect time for this airing; so good luck tracking down when it

if only... that had solid coverage from London, England

2024-01-11 Thread danny burstein
Bonus: double decker bus! Footage from passersby shows flames leaping from the rear of an electric double-decker bus that caught fire in south London. https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1745554927496139036 supposedly at this link, too, but not working for me: https://abcn.ws/2J0gebC

Continuing the cleanup of the JFK murder: Edward Jay Epstein

2024-01-10 Thread danny burstein
he did lots of other good stuff, too. [twitter] Bill Geerhart @CONELRAD6401240 R.I.P. journalist and author, Edward Jay Epstein. https://twitter.com/CONELRAD6401240/status/1745109538959700362 === Michael Wolff @MichaelWolffNYC Devastating news, the journalist Edward Jay Epstein has

Re: have a White Castle Slider in his memory.. Tracy Torme...

2024-01-09 Thread James Stanley Barr
“The Big Goodbye from Life” On Tue, Jan 9, 2024 at 10:31 PM danny burstein wrote: > [courtesy of that Usenet Thing] > > >Subject: Tracy Tormé, Son of Mel, Co-Creator of 'Sliders' > >From: A Friend > >Newsgroups: alt.obituaries > >Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2024 23:09:35 -0500 > > > >From the Hollywood

have a White Castle Slider in his memory.. Tracy Torme...

2024-01-09 Thread danny burstein
[courtesy of that Usenet Thing] Subject: Tracy Tormé, Son of Mel, Co-Creator of 'Sliders' From: A Friend Newsgroups: alt.obituaries Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2024 23:09:35 -0500 From the Hollywood Reporter: Tracy Tormé, a UFO expert and son of stylish crooner Mel Tormé who co-created the

[media] Want to buy up a radio network, cheap? (fwd)

2024-01-08 Thread danny burstein
I've got a stack of $2 bills around. Oh, and some Canadian Loonies and Toonies. Subject: Chapter 11 bankruptcy for Audacy (fwd) Want to buy a radio network? [forwarding over from a usenet post] From: "Adam H. Kerman" Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Chapter 11 bankruptcy for Audacy Date:

Re: [misc] As life imitates the Twilight Zone's "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet"

2024-01-06 Thread 'Doug Elrod' via World News Now Discussion List
It ought to be called "The Goldfinger Effect", IMHO.  "Mythbusters" had an episode investigating a similar phenomenon that can happen if you try to bounce off the glass wall of a skyscraper.  Moral: Don't do that! :-O -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) On Saturday, January 6, 2024 at 07:13:51 AM

[misc] As life imitates the Twilight Zone's "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet"

2024-01-05 Thread danny burstein
William Shatner was right!!! [Oregon news] BREAKING: An Alaska Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing at Portland International Airport on Friday night after a large window section of the aircraft blew out in mid-air. == rest (w/photos)

Re: Starsky Without Hutch (and Happy Birthday, WNN)

2024-01-05 Thread 'Doug Elrod' via World News Now Discussion List
Now, he's written in the moonlight... painted on the stars! -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) P.S.  Happy WNN 32nd birthday!  Who knew there was so much anchor-butt-admiring happening back in the day? :-) Perhaps May 6, 2025 would be a good time to have a celebratory LP party (I hear they're

Re: Starsky Without Hutch

2024-01-05 Thread Debbie Speer
He gave up on us, baby.-DebOn Jan 5, 2024, at 7:40 AM, James S. Barr wrote:Actor David Soul, one half of 'Starsky and Hutch,' dies at 80wfaa.comActor David Soul of “Starsky and Hutch” dead at 80. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now

USGS reports an EARTHQUAKE in NYC! (fwd)

2024-01-02 Thread danny burstein
not even rating an asterisk on The Fault Line, mea culpa a "1.7 magnitude earthquake near Astoria, Queens" _ Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key dan...@panix.com [to foil spammers, my address has been

if only... that covered Japan...

2024-01-02 Thread danny burstein
5 people dead, Japan Airlines plane catches fire after collision on Tokyo airport runway A Japan Airlines plane that collided with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft after landing burst into flames at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Tuesday. Five of the six passengers on the Coast Guard plane have been

Re: Anderson Cooper reviving, or something, WNN's greatests...

2024-01-01 Thread Richard de Give
This and the earthquake will surely wreak havoc with the broader-based TOPIX. On Sun, Dec 31, 2023, 8:19 PM danny burstein wrote: > Cooper is once again drinking his way through > hosting the NYE celebration in Times Square. > > He just introduced one of his favorite musicians, > John Mayer,

Re: Anderson Cooper reviving, or something, WNN's greatests...

2023-12-31 Thread Debbie Speer
And he went into an epic giggle fit over it … which made me think of Tomalhe, who would have loved it. -Deb …5 minutes of obWNN right there Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 31, 2023, at 8:19 PM, danny burstein wrote: > > Cooper is once again drinking his way through > hosting the NYE

Anderson Cooper reviving, or something, WNN's greatests...

2023-12-31 Thread danny burstein
Cooper is once again drinking his way through hosting the NYE celebration in Times Square. He just introduced one of his favorite musicians, John Mayer, who.. is currently at a venue in.. wait for it .. in Tokyo! _ Knowledge may be power,

Re: Getting the blues of his death

2023-12-31 Thread danny burstein
On Sun, 31 Dec 2023, Richard de Give wrote: Put it on his tombstone: "No spray wax." or "No Desert Topping".

Re: Getting the blues of his death

2023-12-31 Thread Richard de Give
Put it on his tombstone: "No spray wax." On Sun, Dec 31, 2023, 11:07 AM danny burstein wrote: > Shecky Greene, 97 > > > https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/comic-legend-shecky-greene-dies-at-97-2973752/ > > >

Getting the blues of his death

2023-12-31 Thread danny burstein
Shecky Greene, 97 https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/comic-legend-shecky-greene-dies-at-97-2973752/ _ Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key dan...@panix.com [to foil

"Only Murders..." on ABC (was Re: "The Year: 2023" year-in-review show (on ABC))

2023-12-28 Thread 'Doug Elrod' via World News Now Discussion List
Jim Ellwanger wrote: > “Only Murders in the Building” is good, but I’m sure the episodes as > broadcast on ABC will be edited for content (mostly language) and to get them > to fit a specific length. Interestingly (thank you, titantv.com), it appears that three episodes are taking up

Re: "The Year: 2023" year-in-review show (on ABC)

2023-12-28 Thread Jim Ellwanger
Or you can just read Dave Barry’s recap of the year: https://www.miamiherald.com/living/liv-columns-blogs/dave-barry/article283068803.html “Only Murders in the Building” is good, but I’m sure the episodes as broadcast on ABC will be edited for content (mostly language) and to get them to fit a

"The Year: 2023" year-in-review show (on ABC)

2023-12-28 Thread 'Doug Elrod' via World News Now Discussion List
There was a respectable two hour recap show on ABC, hosted by Robin Roberts, yesterday (Wednesday, 12/27/23).  I'm not sure where/if it can be found on demand, but there is a similarly titled show (but only one hour) on New Year's Eve (check local schedule). -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu)  

RE: A good writeup about Tommy Smothers

2023-12-27 Thread Kevin G. Barkes
While they did savage the Johnson administration, it was the ire raised during Nixon's reign that earned them the axe from CBS. Regards, KGB Kevin G. Barkes 412.735.0243 -Original Message- From: wnndl@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of danny burstein Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Re: (DEADPOOL) Smothered.....

2023-12-27 Thread James Stanley Barr
Here's a little blast from the past featuring the brothers visiting WNN, circa 1997: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5004Du9ddMw On Wednesday, December 27, 2023 at 12:07:08 PM UTC-6 Jim O'Connell wrote: > Tommy Smothers knew Bill Cosby was trash long before the rest of the world > knew it. > >

Re: (DEADPOOL) Smothered.....

2023-12-27 Thread Jim O'Connell
Tommy Smothers knew Bill Cosby was trash long before the rest of the world knew it. -Original Message- From: Sent: Dec 27, 2023 12:30 PM To: Subject: Re: (DEADPOOL) Smothered. I guess he'll find out before his brother who mom liked best. On Wed, Dec 27, 2023, 9:24 AM James S. Barr

A good writeup about Tommy Smothers

2023-12-27 Thread danny burstein
From: PRIVACY Forum mailing list To: privacy-d...@vortex.com Subject: [ PRIVACY Forum ] Tommy Smothers of the Smothers Brothers dies at 86 Tommy Smothers of the Smothers Brothers dies at 86 This really hurts. Tom (Tommy) Smothers, who along with his brother Dick formed the Smothers Brothers,

another great obit about Ruth Seymour, KCRW

2023-12-26 Thread danny burstein
[Jewish Telegraphic Agency] Ruth Seymour, public radio pioneer devoted to Jewish culture, dies at 88 Ruth Seymour, who as general manager of the Los Angeles public radio station KCRW produced a landmark series on Yiddish short stories, died Friday after a long illness. She was 88. Her

[forwarding] Ruth Seymour, 88, KCRW Founder and Public Radio Pioneer

2023-12-24 Thread danny burstein
sorry about the ugly formatting but the person who posted this to alt.obituaries uses Google Groups, and that system does horrible things. Sending it here because I suspect a bunch of people knew of her. Newsgroups: alt.obituaries Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2023 16:28:42 -0800 (PST) Subject: Ruth

Re: Dixie Coffin

2023-12-23 Thread Richard de Give
OB: WNN. They did the World News Polka. Really. https://youtu.be/ynJhiU9xhuw?si=h4h2WXGl-nyjcZo7 On Sat, Dec 23, 2023, 1:27 PM danny burstein wrote: > [tmz] > > Dixie Chicks' Laura Lynch Founding Member Dead at 65 ... After Car > Accident in Texas > > The Texas Dept. of Public Safety has

Dixie Coffin

2023-12-23 Thread danny burstein
[tmz] Dixie Chicks' Laura Lynch Founding Member Dead at 65 ... After Car Accident in Texas The Texas Dept. of Public Safety has confirmed Lynch's death, and the details thus far about how she died are absolutely tragic. Law enforcement says their preliminary investigation shows that Laura

to quote "Weird Al", "She Lost at Jeopardy!"

2023-12-15 Thread danny burstein
[misc news] Mayim Bialik out as "Jeopardy!" host Mayim Bialik has announced that she is no longer the host of "Jeopardy!" after being declared one of two permanent hosts more than a year ago. According to a post on her Instagram, Sony -- the owners of "Jeopardy!" -- informed Bialik that

if only... with business news from To-kee-yo...

2023-12-13 Thread danny burstein
messy politics in Japan https://uk.news.yahoo.com/three-japanese-ministers-resign-over-013117887.html _ Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key dan...@panix.com [to foil spammers, my address has been double

Re: From Life on the Street to Dead in the Ground

2023-12-12 Thread danny burstein
On Tue, 12 Dec 2023, James Stanley Barr wrote: [lightly edited 'cuz his post did weird things] andre-braugher.jpg Andre Braugher Dies: Star Of "Homicide: Life On The Street", "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" & Other Series And Films Was 61 deadline.com Andre Braugher of "Homicide: Life on the Street" dead

From Life on the Street to Dead in the Ground

2023-12-12 Thread James Stanley Barr
André Braugher Dies: Star Of ‘Homicide: Life On The Street’, ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ & Other Series And Films Was 61deadline.comAndre Braugher of “Homicide: Life on the Street” dead at 61.  -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion

if there's no budget for London, there's always Spokane, Wash.

2023-12-11 Thread danny burstein
[bus company press release] NFI displays its innovative transit technology at the VIC Alexander Dennis to deliver Spokane Transit's first double-deck transit buses Alexander Dennis will supply seven Enviro500 double-deck buses to Spokane Transit Authority (STA), marking the first

Re: death means never having to say you're sorry

2023-12-08 Thread James S. Barr
Death Story Paper Headstone What’s Up, Undertaker? and The Corpse Who Came to the Funeral Bonus: Chances Are He’s Dead > On Dec 8, 2023, at 4:38 PM, danny burstein wrote: > > https://www.msn.com/en-ca/entertainment/celebrity/love-story-actor-ryan-oneal-has-died-his-son-says/ar-AA1ldLgm > >

death means never having to say you're sorry

2023-12-08 Thread danny burstein
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/entertainment/celebrity/love-story-actor-ryan-oneal-has-died-his-son-says/ar-AA1ldLgm _ Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key dan...@panix.com [to foil spammers, my address has been

if only... that covered Japan...

2023-12-06 Thread danny burstein
[AFP via Barrons!] Japan Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty For Anime Studio Arson Suspect: Reports Japanese prosecutors on Thursday sought the death penalty for the man charged over the 2019 arson attack on Kyoto Animation that killed 36 people, the country's deadliest crime in decades, local

Re: [DeadPool] Good Times ….. In Heaven

2023-12-06 Thread James S. Barr
“Death in the Family” “Pallbearers for the American Way” “He lived one day at a time….” “Moving on up….to Heaven" > On Dec 6, 2023, at 7:40 AM, 'Patrick Murray' via World News Now Discussion > List wrote: > > Norman Lear at 101 > >

[DeadPool] Good Times ….. In Heaven

2023-12-06 Thread 'Patrick Murray' via World News Now Discussion List
Norman Lear at 101Norman Lear, Whose Comedies Changed the Face of TV, Is Dead at 101nytimes.comTake care,- Patrick Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop

Mexican bus crash in... Thailand

2023-12-04 Thread danny burstein
Thai bus accident kills 14, more than 20 injured http://reut.rs/3uGvpQ5 _ Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key dan...@panix.com [to foil spammers, my address has been double rot-13 encoded]

If only... that covered Canada ...

2023-12-01 Thread danny burstein
hint: I've got a birthday next month https://www.blogto.com/city/2023/12/canada-50-coin-glow-in-the-dark/ _ Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key dan...@panix.com [to foil spammers, my address has been

[DEADPOOL] Détente with the Grim Reaper

2023-11-29 Thread Steve VanDevender
Suddenly this song becomes highly relevant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVGV6lvNTR4 ("Henry Kissinger" from Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from

NBC, UCKFAY YOU, was [DEADPOOL] Detente with the Grim Reaper

2023-11-29 Thread danny burstein
Ok, I can understand (although disagree) that they didn't break into THE TREE lighting with the announcement, but we're now five minutes into the next Christmassy program and they STILL haven't mentioned it. Doesn't anyone in the producer's box have a Heidi phone?

Re: [DEADPOOL] Détente with the Grim Reaper

2023-11-29 Thread danny burstein
On Thu, 30 Nov 2023, 'kbrab...@aol.com' via World News Now Discussion List wrote: https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/11/29/henry-kissinger-dead-obituary/ he finally bought the farm: dburstein.com/images/henry-the-k.jpg 50k image

[DEADPOOL] Détente with the Grim Reaper

2023-11-29 Thread 'kbrab...@aol.com' via World News Now Discussion List
https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/11/29/henry-kissinger-dead-obituary/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to

(Declan) Cuts at the BBC

2023-11-29 Thread Richard de Give
But what about double decker busses? https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/nov/29/newsnight-to-become-30-minute-programme-as-part-of-bbc-cost-cuts -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this

['cuz Jeopardy!] anyone see actual updates on Bayim Mialek?

2023-11-28 Thread danny burstein
Supposedly, after the shakeup, the compromise was Ken would handle the regular programs, and Mayim would do the specials - i.e. championships, celebrity, etc. But then... the Strike. And, the story went, she wasn't going to give the appearance of crossing picket lines (even though Jeopardy!

Yule be pleasantly surprised (Yule Logs in 2023, including YULE DUCKS)

2023-11-28 Thread 'Doug Elrod' via World News Now Discussion List
After several years of rather cheesy Yule Logs (cheese logs?), I see that the MUSIC CHOICE ON DEMAND channel (where available) now has some respectable ones, including Yule Landscapes featuring, among other scenes, Ducks in a Pond! -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu)   P.S.1  Happy birthday, RA!  

Re: Kroff Krypt

2023-11-25 Thread danny burstein
On Sat, 25 Nov 2023, Richard de Give wrote: Depending on one's thoughts about afterlife, he may really be headed to Danger Island. Or the Island of Misfit Toys?

Re: Kroff Krypt

2023-11-25 Thread Richard de Give
Depending on one's thoughts about afterlife, he may really be headed to Danger Island. On Sat, Nov 25, 2023, 6:43 PM James Stanley Barr < james.stanley.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > Land of the Lost Souls > H.R. Deadnstuff > > > Sent from my iPhone. > > On Nov 25, 2023, at 7:49 PM, Steven Otte

Re: Kroff Krypt

2023-11-25 Thread James Stanley Barr
Land of the Lost SoulsH.R. DeadnstuffSent from my iPhone. On Nov 25, 2023, at 7:49 PM, Steven Otte wrote: H.R. Coffinstiff. Also, it's Fleegle, Bingo, Drooper, and SNORK, not Snorky. From: wnndl@googlegroups.com on behalf of danny burstein Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2023 7:31 PM

Re: Kroff Krypt (fwd)

2023-11-25 Thread danny burstein
-- Forwarded message -- Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2023 01:49:37 + From: Steven Otte H.R. Coffinstiff. Also, it's Fleegle, Bingo, Drooper, and SNORK, not Snorky. = Indeed! And they also neglected the serial comma. (Which Steven was kind enough to correct).

Re: Kroff Krypt

2023-11-25 Thread Steven Otte
H.R. Coffinstiff. Also, it's Fleegle, Bingo, Drooper, and SNORK, not Snorky. From: wnndl@googlegroups.com on behalf of danny burstein Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2023 7:31 PM To: wnn Subject: Kroff Krypt [Hollywoodland Reporter] Marty Krofft, the Brains

Kroff Krypt

2023-11-25 Thread danny burstein
[Hollywoodland Reporter] Marty Krofft, the Brains Behind a Kids TV Empire, Dies at 86 He and puppeteer brother Sid partnered on 'The Banana Splits Adventure Hour,' 'H.R. Pufnstuf,' 'Land of the Lost' and much more. Marty Krofft, the savvy businessman who partnered with his older brother

Re: (HEALTHWATCH) Mrs. Jimmy Carter

2023-11-19 Thread danny burstein
[snip] gotta mention my Pres. Carter related story Two of my friends were ill with cancer a few years ago. They had helped establish the Habitat Restores in Michigan, so I wrote a note to Pres. Carter c/o the Center mentioning them and saying it would cheer them up, immensely, if he could send

Re: (HEALTHWATCH) Mrs. Jimmy Carter

2023-11-19 Thread James Stanley Barr
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituaries/rosalynn-carter-former-first-lady-dies-rcna62862 Update: Mrs. Carter passed away on Sunday. On Friday, November 17, 2023 at 2:48:49 PM UTC-6 James S. Barr wrote: > > [image: 221221-rosalynn-carter-jimmy-carter-2021-ac-1157p-d105c2.jpg] > > Former first

while no longer on "network tv", some Charlie Brown...

2023-11-19 Thread danny burstein
Some of them are on "MeTV", which in many areas are on the secondary broadcast channels, and is also generally included in "basic cable": Tonight, Sun 19-Nov-2023, 6 to 8 pm ET [a], "A Boy Named Charlie Brown" Next Sun, 26-Nov-2023, "Snoopy, Come Home" [a] not sure if MeTV has a separate Fault

He's so cool he's dead...

2023-11-18 Thread danny burstein
[NBC Blue Network] Kool & The Gang drummer and founding member George 'Funky' Brown dies at 74 Kool & The Gang drummer and founding member George "Funky" Brown has died, his family announced Friday. He was 74. "We lost our beloved husband and father, Kool & The Gang founding member George

[media] Reuven Frank [a] is turning in his grave over this NBC report

2023-11-18 Thread danny burstein
[a] pretty much the creator of NBC News, alongside Fred Friendly at CBS. Ask your grandparents [News Nation, which, while, umm, has some issues, is usually well sourced on factual material] Gilgo Beach suspect's family to earn $1 million for documentary on Heuermann Suspected Gilgo Beach

[misc BBC] another aspect of the Streisand Effect, or..

2023-11-08 Thread danny burstein
.. or, know people by the names they've got in their Rolodex [tm]: [BBC as presented by Yashar on Twitter] Yashar Ali @yashar When Siri was pronouncing Barbra Streisand's name incorrectly she called Tim Apple directly and got it fixed. === rest, which includes a video clip of a BBC

[Deadpool] And the wall came tumbling down...

2023-11-08 Thread Patrick Murray
Mike Shuster, who was there while a lot of major historical events happened, died at age 76 due to complications of Parkinson's Disease. He covered among other thing the fall of the Berlin Wall and the fall of the Soviet Union for NPR. He was a hell of a journalist, a hell of a guy and one

Sandwiches, the Thread

2023-11-03 Thread 'Doug Elrod' via World News Now Discussion List
P.M. to A.F.:  I recommend the "Eggplant Caesar" at Gorgers Subs in Ithaca, NY! -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) ;-) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from

Re: [Baseball] World Series theme 2023

2023-11-01 Thread Richard de Give
Didn't we have a member who was a big Rangers fan? And I'm not talking hockey. On Wed, Oct 25, 2023, 12:34 PM 'Doug Elrod' via World News Now Discussion List wrote: > It does seem like a good time for a food theme (or maybe that's just me > :-)). > > How about CHILE (Arizona) vs. CHILI (Texas)?

Re: The power of negatively dying…

2023-11-01 Thread Richard de Give
It'll be standing room only for his funeral because all the chairs were tossed. On Wed, Nov 1, 2023, 4:23 PM James Stanley Barr < james.stanley.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > > https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituaries/bobby-knight-indiana-hoosiers-basketball-coach-dies-83-rcna123265 > > Former Indiana

The power of negatively dying…

2023-11-01 Thread James Stanley Barr
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituaries/bobby-knight-indiana-hoosiers-basketball-coach-dies-83-rcna123265 Former Indiana Hoosiers coach Bobby Knight dead at 83 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe

Days of our deaths

2023-10-31 Thread danny burstein
https://nypost.com/2023/10/31/entertainment/general-hospital-days-of-our-lives-star-tyler-christopher-dead-at-50 _ Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key dan...@panix.com [to foil spammers, my address has

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