Sir Creep

I love the precision of his birth and death.

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Mahatma Gandhi died 75 years ago (78). America understood his importance and honoured him appropriately.

I can send you the names of some good solicitors.

@Book.I applaud you, sir! Next in the chopping block is the insipid trilly Eurythmics song. Noun: trill A tremulous high-pitched vocal sound produced by cats. Derived terms: trilly

No. Two Tribes was at 23 after Chorizo posted, subtract 6 is 17. Someone better adjust the adjustment. *sigh*

Honorary Team Gris Gris. Ah well.

68 George Michael – Careless Whisper 62 Madonna – Into the Groove +1 57 Nena – 99 Red Balloons 40 Eurythmics – There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)  26 Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Relax +4 24 Duran Duran — The Reflex 23 Dead or Alive – You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) -4 17 Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Two Tribes -6 13 Philip Bailey & Phil Collins – Easy Lover 8 Fergal Sharkey — A Good Heart *yawn*

You’re wasting your time. What you need to decide is if the Eurythmics song is clearly better than Relax, because that’s where this is headed. You keep that shit up and FGTH won’t be represented at all, which is fine by me. TT will be eliminated before your head hits the pillow tonight.

I got one: Who’s your proofreader?

That’s a CBC article (non QO) linked to a search engine’s news tab. It’s quite literally a CBC obit. The QO rule and/or reason for it is specious if this flies. “uk.news.yahoo.com (must be a UK link)” pfffft You DO know Yahoo is nothing more than Google, they are competitors in the search engine market. Why isn’t Google News (dot uk) a source then?

…which was just plain ridiculous.

The driver of a tractor-trailer in Kansas told police he thought his vehicle felt “sluggish.” That’s because he’d been dragging a car that had crashed into him for eight miles. After eight miles, police in Overland Park finally stopped the truck. Inside the Kia, they found the Kansas City woman stuck, with the roofline of her car partially collapsed. A recording of the 911 dispatchers indicated the woman was conscious, though she said she couldn’t move or get out of the car. SC (video included) https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/video-shows-tractor-trailer-dragging-kia-down-kansas-interstate-just-wedged-underneath-there/

A comet is streaking back our way after 50,000 years. It last visited during Neanderthal times, according to NASA. It will come within 26 million miles (42 million kilometers) of Earth Wednesday before speeding away again, unlikely to return for millions of years. Discovered less than a year ago, this harmless green comet already is visible in the northern night sky with binoculars and small telescopes, and possibly the naked eye in the darkest corners of the Northern Hemisphere. It’s expected to brighten as it draws closer and rises higher over the horizon through the end of January, best seen in the predawn hours. By Feb. 10, it will be near Mars, a good landmark. Skygazers in the Southern Hemisphere will have to wait until next month for a glimpse. SC

Retired endurance mountain bike pro Monique “Pua” Parmalee was struck and killed by a motorcyclist while riding her bicycle near her home in Yucaipa, California on Wednesday, January 25. Parmalee was 42. A native of Oahu, Hawaii, Monique Parmalee rose to prominence in the U.S. mountain bike scene in the early 2000s as a top cross-country rider on the National Mountain Bike Series (NMBS) circuit. She claimed three U.S. titles in 24-Hour solo racing and seven national Marathon MTB titles. In 2009 Parmalee finished seventh place at the UCI Marathon MTB World Championships. Parmalee also won Costa Rica’s grueling La Ruta de los Conquistadores mountain bike race in 2012 and 2013, and finished second at the U.S. cross-country mountain bike national championships in 2013. SC