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Geejus Heist. Adult supervision needed please. This is getting even more outrageously blatant and extreme.


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Written: "By Jill Gregorie"

... What do you have against Jill Gregorie that you'd want to screw her over?...

Can you prove the poster is not Jill Gregorie?

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Geejus Heist. Adult supervision needed please. This is getting even more outrageously blatant and extreme.


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Written: "By Jill Gregorie"

... What do you have against Jill Gregorie that you'd want to screw her over?...

Can you prove the poster is not Jill Gregorie?
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Oh, don't agitate him any more than he already is, AutomaticMonkey. At least not on my behalf.

Speaking of celebrity heart attacks, who else remembers the artificial heart?

Sometime in the 80s a guy got one. It was even spoofed in "Robocop." I think it was kind of a case of, "Sir, it is not going to keep you alive very long but what we learn may help people to live in the future. Are you up for this?"

There was also Baby Faye who had a baboon heart implanted, I think that was a case of "keep her alive until we find a human heart."

I do not remember either of these attempts being attempted after that, I'm talking this was 40 years ago.

The first heart for Dentist Barney Clark was a Jarvik 7. He lived 112 days.

The longest living person had a Jarvik 2000 and lived 7 years.

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The first heart for Dentist Barney Clark was a Jarvik 7. He lived 112 days.

The longest living person had a Jarvik 2000 and lived 7 years.
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My grandchildren who are in their early teens will probably have the option to live to at least 150 if they can afford it. Medical science is doubling it's knowledge every 74 days. That's right, every 74 days we know twice as much in medicine as we knew 74 days ago and it is getting faster all the time. From 1900 to 1950 it doubled. From 2000 to 2007 it doubled. Now it's doubling every 74 days. By the time my grandchildren are 45 they predict a science fiction world of medicine from what we know now. So by the time they're 75 everything in their body except the brain will be replaceable and if you have enough money who knows how long you can live. It's really quite astounding the world we live in now, this is why I believe it's a simulation. If Elon Musk can live another 25 years till he's in his mid 70s there's a good chance he can live to 150 because he has enough money to do it.

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The first heart for Dentist Barney Clark was a Jarvik 7. He lived 112 days.

The longest living person had a Jarvik 2000 and lived 7 years.
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My grandchildren who are in their early teens will probably have the option to live to at least 150 if they can afford it. Medical science is doubling it's knowledge every 74 days. That's right, every 74 days we know twice as much in medicine as we knew 74 days ago and it is getting faster all the time. From 1900 to 1950 it doubled. From 2000 to 2007 it doubled. Now it's doubling every 74 days. By the time my grandchildren are 45 they predict a science fiction world of medicine from what we know now. So by the time they're 75 everything in their body except the brain will be replaceable and if you have enough money who knows how long you can live. It's really quite astounding the world we live in now, this is why I believe it's a simulation. If Elon Musk can live another 25 years till he's in his mid 70s there's a good chance he can live to 150 because he has enough money to do it.

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Good grief who would want to live to 150?

Anyone who is 149.

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Anyone who is 149.
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Good grief, who would want to live to 149?

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Anyone who is 149.
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Good grief, who would want to live to 149?
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I don’t at all get wanting to live to old ages. People I know say they “want to see what happens” and when I say I don’t they are surprised. Maybe if you don’t make heaven on the first try you have to walk the earth and you can see anyhow. But I look at it like I was told when I transferred from my first management post to my second. I was told I would stop caring by the time I exited the office park. That was mostly right. Same with leaving this earth. I’m gone it is someone else’s problem.

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Anyone who is 149.
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Good grief, who would want to live to 149?
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Anyone who is 148.

Don't want to just be hobbling about for my last years waiting to fracture my skull in a fall and die.

https://www.cdc.gov/steadi/media/pdfs/STEADI-Assessment-30Sec-508.pdf

My park offers a morning Tai Chi class that I attend occasionally. The instructor is an 83-year-old Japanese American who took up the activity after having a heart attack in his late 50s.

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Anyone who is 149.
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Good grief, who would want to live to 149?
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Anyone who is 148.
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At some point, this argument falls apart.
Ever the counterpoint, I'm in my late 40's, and I have no particular desire to get past 75.

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The first heart for Dentist Barney Clark was a Jarvik 7. He lived 112 days.

The longest living person had a Jarvik 2000 and lived 7 years.
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My grandchildren who are in their early teens will probably have the option to live to at least 150 if they can afford it. Medical science is doubling it's knowledge every 74 days. That's right, every 74 days we know twice as much in medicine as we knew 74 days ago and it is getting faster all the time. From 1900 to 1950 it doubled. From 2000 to 2007 it doubled. Now it's doubling every 74 days. By the time my grandchildren are 45 they predict a science fiction world of medicine from what we know now. So by the time they're 75 everything in their body except the brain will be replaceable and if you have enough money who knows how long you can live. It's really quite astounding the world we live in now, this is why I believe it's a simulation. If Elon Musk can live another 25 years till he's in his mid 70s there's a good chance he can live to 150 because he has enough money to do it.

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Good grief who would want to live to 150?
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150 and feel like 40? Everybody would.

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The first heart for Dentist Barney Clark was a Jarvik 7. He lived 112 days.

The longest living person had a Jarvik 2000 and lived 7 years.
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My grandchildren who are in their early teens will probably have the option to live to at least 150 if they can afford it. Medical science is doubling it's knowledge every 74 days. That's right, every 74 days we know twice as much in medicine as we knew 74 days ago and it is getting faster all the time. From 1900 to 1950 it doubled. From 2000 to 2007 it doubled. Now it's doubling every 74 days. By the time my grandchildren are 45 they predict a science fiction world of medicine from what we know now. So by the time they're 75 everything in their body except the brain will be replaceable and if you have enough money who knows how long you can live. It's really quite astounding the world we live in now, this is why I believe it's a simulation. If Elon Musk can live another 25 years till he's in his mid 70s there's a good chance he can live to 150 because he has enough money to do it.

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Good grief who would want to live to 150?
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150 and feel like 40? Everybody would.
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Not me. At some point no matter how young you feel you will feel you’ve seen enough. Life is like a buffet. At some point you are full.

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150 and feel like 40? Everybody would.
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Not me. At some point no matter how young you feel you will feel you’ve seen enough. Life is like a buffet. At some point you are full.
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Ate too much today?
Overfilled at the buffet?
Stick your finger down your throat...
Ave!

As a believer in an eternal afterlife- what's the rush? It can wait. I'd rather do as much as possible in the one that has limits.

It's just like extra innings at a baseball game. Free baseball! You might never get back to that ballpark, so enjoy it. If the players can endure it on the field, I can endure it in the stands.

In my experience, people often change their minds as the date approaches. Yours might vary.
Thirty years ago, when I set up my retirement plans, I couldn't imagine living past 75, so I set my withdrawals to ensure I'd be broke by 85, giving me a ten-year safety blanket. When I turned 60, I changed everything to age out at 90, as far out as it could go. If I get to seventy, I'll make another adjustment.

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150 and feel like 40? Everybody would.
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Not me. At some point no matter how young you feel you will feel you’ve seen enough. Life is like a buffet. At some point you are full.
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Ate too much today?
Overfilled at the buffet?
Stick your finger down your throat...
Ave!

As a believer in an eternal afterlife- what's the rush? It can wait. I'd rather do as much as possible in the one that has limits.

It's just like extra innings at a baseball game. Free baseball! You might never get back to that ballpark, so enjoy it. If the players can endure it on the field, I can endure it in the stands.
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Enjoy your extra innings. I’ll leave at the middle of the 8th to beat traffic.

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In my experience, people often change their minds as the date approaches. Yours might vary.
Thirty years ago, when I set up my retirement plans, I couldn't imagine living past 75, so I set my withdrawals to ensure I'd be broke by 85, giving me a ten-year safety blanket. When I turned 60, I changed everything to age out at 90, as far out as it could go. If I get to seventy, I'll make another adjustment.
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I have to do the math at the time but probably I take SS early as I don’t think I’ll live to break even.

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The first heart for Dentist Barney Clark was a Jarvik 7. He lived 112 days.

The longest living person had a Jarvik 2000 and lived 7 years.
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My grandchildren who are in their early teens will probably have the option to live to at least 150 if they can afford it. Medical science is doubling it's knowledge every 74 days. That's right, every 74 days we know twice as much in medicine as we knew 74 days ago and it is getting faster all the time. From 1900 to 1950 it doubled. From 2000 to 2007 it doubled. Now it's doubling every 74 days. By the time my grandchildren are 45 they predict a science fiction world of medicine from what we know now. So by the time they're 75 everything in their body except the brain will be replaceable and if you have enough money who knows how long you can live. It's really quite astounding the world we live in now, this is why I believe it's a simulation. If Elon Musk can live another 25 years till he's in his mid 70s there's a good chance he can live to 150 because he has enough money to do it.

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Good grief who would want to live to 150?
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150 and feel like 40? Everybody would.
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Not me. At some point no matter how young you feel you will feel you’ve seen enough. Life is like a buffet. At some point you are full.
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I do not believe this to be true. The higher your IQ the easier it is for you to adapt and constantly reinvent yourself as you got older. I'm 76 and I feel like I could easily live another 25 years in my current mental state because I'm so curious about everything, I'm never ever bored. There is never enough time in the day to do everything I want to do and research everything I want to research. And I rarely leave the property

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Good grief who would want to live to 150?
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I don't know why anyone would want to live to 50. I am 59 and every year is 50% worse than the previous year.

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In my experience, people often change their minds as the date approaches. Yours might vary.
Thirty years ago, when I set up my retirement plans, I couldn't imagine living past 75, so I set my withdrawals to ensure I'd be broke by 85, giving me a ten-year safety blanket. When I turned 60, I changed everything to age out at 90, as far out as it could go. If I get to seventy, I'll make another adjustment.
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I have to do the math at the time but probably I take SS early as I don’t think I’ll live to break even.
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You should always 100% of the time take Social Security as early as you can no matter how much money you make. If you wait till you're 70 for the maximum amount you have to live into your late 80s to make up for the money you lost between 62 and 70. That's a heck of a Gamble. Better to just take the money you make between 62 and 70 and invest it you'll be much farther ahead.

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I do not believe this to be true. The higher your IQ the easier it is for you to adapt and constantly reinvent yourself as you got older. I'm 76 and I feel like I could easily live another 25 years in my current mental state because I'm so curious about everything, I'm never ever bored. There is never enough time in the day to do everything I want to do and research everything I want to research. And I rarely leave the property
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Mentally I still feel great but my 59 year old body is breaking down and is like that of a 79yo.

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In my experience, people often change their minds as the date approaches. Yours might vary.
Thirty years ago, when I set up my retirement plans, I couldn't imagine living past 75, so I set my withdrawals to ensure I'd be broke by 85, giving me a ten-year safety blanket. When I turned 60, I changed everything to age out at 90, as far out as it could go. If I get to seventy, I'll make another adjustment.
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I have to do the math at the time but probably I take SS early as I don’t think I’ll live to break even.
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That is an entirely different conversation.

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In my experience, people often change their minds as the date approaches. Yours might vary.
Thirty years ago, when I set up my retirement plans, I couldn't imagine living past 75, so I set my withdrawals to ensure I'd be broke by 85, giving me a ten-year safety blanket. When I turned 60, I changed everything to age out at 90, as far out as it could go. If I get to seventy, I'll make another adjustment.
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I have to do the math at the time but probably I take SS early as I don’t think I’ll live to break even.
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That is an entirely different conversation.
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I am counting down the days until I turn 62 so I can get my first SS check. 981 days for me.

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I do not believe this to be true. The higher your IQ the easier it is for you to adapt and constantly reinvent yourself as you got older. I'm 76 and I feel like I could easily live another 25 years in my current mental state because I'm so curious about everything, I'm never ever bored. There is never enough time in the day to do everything I want to do and research everything I want to research. And I rarely leave the property
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Mentally I still feel great but my 59 year old body is breaking down and is like that of a 79yo.
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I email an old friend weekly. He's a few years younger, so maybe 60 or 62. When we worked together, he was a rugged 6'5 and 300 pounds. Over the years, he put on a lot of weight and had bad knees, shoulders, diabetes, and just about everything a life of overindulging will give you. He was at the point where his doctors were mad at him for ignoring them and he had given up.
His son convinced him to try Diamond Dallas Page's Yoga system for the bedridden and a year or so later, he's dropped a boatload of weight and is walking without a walker. He does a seven-minute program three times a day, five days a week, and cut down on processed food bigly. He's still got a long way to go, but he is on the right path.

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The first heart for Dentist Barney Clark was a Jarvik 7. He lived 112 days.

The longest living person had a Jarvik 2000 and lived 7 years.
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My grandchildren who are in their early teens will probably have the option to live to at least 150 if they can afford it. Medical science is doubling it's knowledge every 74 days. That's right, every 74 days we know twice as much in medicine as we knew 74 days ago and it is getting faster all the time. From 1900 to 1950 it doubled. From 2000 to 2007 it doubled. Now it's doubling every 74 days. By the time my grandchildren are 45 they predict a science fiction world of medicine from what we know now. So by the time they're 75 everything in their body except the brain will be replaceable and if you have enough money who knows how long you can live. It's really quite astounding the world we live in now, this is why I believe it's a simulation. If Elon Musk can live another 25 years till he's in his mid 70s there's a good chance he can live to 150 because he has enough money to do it.

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Good grief who would want to live to 150?
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150 and feel like 40? Everybody would.
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Not me. At some point no matter how young you feel you will feel you’ve seen enough. Life is like a buffet. At some point you are full.
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I do not believe this to be true. The higher your IQ the easier it is for you to adapt and constantly reinvent yourself as you got older. I'm 76 and I feel like I could easily live another 25 years in my current mental state because I'm so curious about everything, I'm never ever bored. There is never enough time in the day to do everything I want to do and research everything I want to research. And I rarely leave the property
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I still am curious about things and still work on learning things. Been working on a stock screener in Python. I just don't get this wanting to live to crazy ages. I feel 70. I have relatives older than that going thry chemo to live a bit longer. I'd opt for comfort in remaining life.

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I do not believe this to be true. The higher your IQ the easier it is for you to adapt and constantly reinvent yourself as you got older. I'm 76 and I feel like I could easily live another 25 years in my current mental state because I'm so curious about everything, I'm never ever bored. There is never enough time in the day to do everything I want to do and research everything I want to research. And I rarely leave the property
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Mentally I still feel great but my 59 year old body is breaking down and is like that of a 79yo.
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I don't know why, you're the epitome of a healthy eater, get plenty of exercise everyday, lots of sleep. It's a puzzle.

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I don't know why, you're the epitome of a healthy eater, get plenty of exercise everyday, lots of sleep. It's a puzzle.
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I have no interest in doing things that I don't like for the few remaining days that I have.

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I don't know why, you're the epitome of a healthy eater, get plenty of exercise everyday, lots of sleep. It's a puzzle.
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I have no interest in doing things that I don't like for the few remaining days that I have.
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I have a method for fixing all of this. First thing is diet- green leafy vegetables in some form every day! Everybody likes them prepared in some way, but nobody likes constipation. If you don't think so, go to a good Italian restaurant and try the way they prepare the greens. I'd be very skeptical of anyone who says they don't like any of it. Or if you prefer, French. A French chef can make a snail and a frog taste good, he can make anything taste good. Or Asian. Then it's like free nutrition- eat as much of that as you can and you won't have room for a ton of junk.

Now what you need to heal and protect the body- is violence! This is something I learned in the schoolyard as a young boy- males don't feel pain in a fight, as long as you are fighting. So you keep fighting. Like Dylan Thomas- "Rage, rage against the dying of the light." Keep fighting and you won't feel a thing.

This I demonstrated back when I caught the coroney-baloney. If you watch the TV, you hear stories of overflowing morgues, pictures of people dying on the street, all these horrors out of a plague sci-fi novel. Everybody wanted drugs, ventilators, oxygen. I just got out my tools and went outside and worked. Did as much as I could, and in a week it went away, just like any other cold. And I noticed a difference in outcome for different people: people who believed what they saw on TV- claimed to have all these long-term symptoms, debilitated, disabled, walking around with masks and oxygen tanks. Then there were guys who had the same attitude I did: "I had a cold and it went away."

Men of a certain age have a high suicide rate and the reason why is we are judged by our productivity and capability, and when we feel like we are losing that and going invalid (stress on first syllable) we become invalid (stress on second syllable) have shame, are a burden, have no place, and we snuff it like a disgraced samurai. So don't feel like that. Go out and do it, and prove to your subconscious that you haven't lost a damned thing, and any one or any thing that wants to tell you otherwise is going to have to fight. Then all those feelings go away. You're busy and have work to do, no time for that crap. The body will, to some degree, then repair it self to allow it to be so.

Maybe suicide might help. Wait- no, not what you're thinking! How about some daunting task, and you vow to either complete it, or die trying? A suicide pact with yourself. A long run, climb, swim, whatever is daunting for you at your particular level and that you think might kill you. You probably won't die. But you're Gen-X like me and we are already familiar with doing things you can die from if you screw it up. If you let go of that rope, you're really going to die. If you trip and fall off that ledge we are climbing on, you are really going to die. If you're playing ball in the street and you don't move when somebody yells "Car!," yeah death is in the cards. Younger generations didn't have that; everything had a railing and safety net so you couldn't kill yourself with it if you tried. So they missed out on that lesson- where even if it hurts, even if you're afraid, even if you're not having fun and want to do something else now, you can't let go of the rope. That's why so many of them are a mess. With a society that tells them they're victims, they're fragile, they're potted plants who need to be taken care of by some overweening weenie, their mind and then their body starts to believe its true and then they wilt at the slightest stress instead of being strengthened by it.

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I don't know why, you're the epitome of a healthy eater, get plenty of exercise everyday, lots of sleep. It's a puzzle.
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I have no interest in doing things that I don't like for the few remaining days that I have.
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I have a method for fixing all of this. First thing is diet- green leafy vegetables in some form every day! Everybody likes them prepared in some way, but nobody likes constipation. I

I don't eat anything green intentionally. Sometimes a pea may get not be observed when eating Fried Rice but that is maybe a few peas a year.

Remember "Calvin and Hobbs?"

Probably best comic strip of the 1980s, might have been even bigger except the writer was a recluse who did not want to merchandise it and disliked what modern comics had become, he took a couple long sabbaticals.



Part of the genius was Hobbs. When it was just Calvin with him, he was alive. When anyone else was there he was a stuffed tiger.

Another part was the limited characters. Only about 10, they was supposedly all introduced the first month of the strip. Compare that to "Peanuts" where new characters were added for years. Not that one is right or wrong, but CH set up its world and stuck to it.

I remember times when you would wait to see what happened next.

Today that is all gone. The funnies page in the paper was once a break from your life. The art is mostly lost.

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Today that is all gone. The funnies page in the paper was once a break from your life. The art is mostly lost.
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In the 50s and 60s I used to read the comic page on Sunday because it was in color. In those days there were Comics that were just weird that were holdovers from the 1920s and 30s. Blondie and Dagwood, Beetle Bailey, Nancy, and of course Peanuts was always on the front page. Peanuts started in 1950 believe it or not. But we never called it that, everybody called it Charlie Brown.

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Today that is all gone. The funnies page in the paper was once a break from your life. The art is mostly lost.
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In the 50s and 60s I used to read the comic page on Sunday because it was in color. In those days there were Comics that were just weird that were holdovers from the 1920s and 30s. Blondie and Dagwood, Beetle Bailey, Nancy, and of course Peanuts was always on the front page. Peanuts started in 1950 believe it or not. But we never called it that, everybody called it Charlie Brown.
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It was also sometimes called "Snoopy." Schultz had a bad habit of letting one character take over the strip for months then move to another. Woodstock ruined the strip as it was too much on him and Snoopy for years.

For those who might not be aware, XKCD is a fairly smart modern webcomic. Each episode is generally standalone, rather than part of a series.

Randall Munroe's style is almost nothing like Frank Cho's.

One advantage of the webcomic is that fans can easily be directed to the "merch" store for themed merchandise. Good luck poking on the newspaper funny page and ending up with a Cathy coffee mug on your doorstep next week.

The obvious disadvantage is that you have to remember to go seek the comics. They don't just land on your driveway every morning for a few bucks a month.

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Today that is all gone. The funnies page in the paper was once a break from your life. The art is mostly lost.
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In the 50s and 60s I used to read the comic page on Sunday because it was in color. In those days there were Comics that were just weird that were holdovers from the 1920s and 30s. Blondie and Dagwood, Beetle Bailey, Nancy, and of course Peanuts was always on the front page. Peanuts started in 1950 believe it or not. But we never called it that, everybody called it Charlie Brown.
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It was also sometimes called "Snoopy." Schultz had a bad habit of letting one character take over the strip for months then move to another. Woodstock ruined the strip as it was too much on him and Snoopy for years.
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To be fair Charles Schulz produced that comic for 50 years, that's a new comic everyday for 50 years. That's why most of these successful comic strip writers have genius IQs, it's a daunting task to be that clever everyday. I was reading Charlie Brown as a kid in the 50s and was still reading it when I turned 50.

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Today that is all gone. The funnies page in the paper was once a break from your life. The art is mostly lost.
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In the 50s and 60s I used to read the comic page on Sunday because it was in color. In those days there were Comics that were just weird that were holdovers from the 1920s and 30s. Blondie and Dagwood, Beetle Bailey, Nancy, and of course Peanuts was always on the front page. Peanuts started in 1950 believe it or not. But we never called it that, everybody called it Charlie Brown.
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It was also sometimes called "Snoopy." Schultz had a bad habit of letting one character take over the strip for months then move to another. Woodstock ruined the strip as it was too much on him and Snoopy for years.
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To be fair Charles Schulz produced that comic for 50 years, that's a new comic everyday for 50 years. That's why most of these successful comic strip writers have genius IQs, it's a daunting task to be that clever everyday. I was reading Charlie Brown as a kid in the 50s and was still reading it when I turned 50.
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I read lots of it as a kid. The library had a shelf called "Charlie Brown Books" that I took to. Maybe I felt myself a loser who could relate, but it was clever.

IMHO he got too money hungry with some things. He lost control of the TV specials, and it showed.

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I read lots of it as a kid. The library had a shelf called "Charlie Brown Books" that I took to. Maybe I felt myself a loser who could relate, but it was clever.

IMHO he got too money hungry with some things. He lost control of the TV specials, and it showed.
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The Charlie Brown spelling bee special (which I particularly liked, being a spelling champ myself at that age) also introduced me and many others to the Jew's harp. And I went out and got one. The one they sold under the "Snoopy" brand name was quite lousy, but I eventually got and still have a big, bold Szilagyi. Perhaps I am the only mediocre musician in history to bleed from the mouth after performing a Brandenburg concerto.

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one of the truly great back in the day songs - "Another Brick in the Wall" from pink floyd - 1979 - very rough on Teachers - they don't deserve this - but to me the song is hilarious

it got 125 million views

lyrics:

"We don't need no education

We don't need no thought control

HEY, TEACHER, LEAVE US KIDS ALONE"


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IpYOF4Hi6Q&list=RD5IpYOF4Hi6Q&start_radio=1

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I enjoyed the Charlie Brown cartoon specials, especially the "Snoopy" Red Baron segment.

BUT, later on, I was disturbed because they had new voice actors for the characters. I believe nowadays, if voice actor is replaced for a popular character, he or she usually has to be able to do the voice that character is associated with. I think it would be disturbing to hear Homer Simpson sound like Peter Jennings doing Homer Simpson.

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I read lots of it as a kid. The library had a shelf called "Charlie Brown Books" that I took to. Maybe I felt myself a loser who could relate, but it was clever.

IMHO he got too money hungry with some things. He lost control of the TV specials, and it showed.
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The Charlie Brown spelling bee special (which I particularly liked, being a spelling champ myself at that age) also introduced me and many others to the Jew's harp. And I went out and got one. The one they sold under the "Snoopy" brand name was quite lousy, but I eventually got and still have a big, bold Szilagyi. Perhaps I am the only mediocre musician in history to bleed from the mouth after performing a Brandenburg concerto.
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My dad knew a guy who played the musical saw. He came to our house a couple times. My dad played the ukelele.

In the 1960s and early 1970s, all the bartenders at my uncle's bar could play the bottles. Some could play with two hands but everyone played with one. In the 70s, the tradition died out, and my uncle claimed the switch from the old style fifths ruined the sound.
There is a bar in Tucson that features bottle playing, but it uses a setup designed for playing the bottles, with each one filled to just the correct levels, as opposed to just playing bar bottles where they were. Done correctly, it sounds very much like a glockenspiel.

bill, I'm unfamiliar with "playing the bottles".
You say they sound like a glockenspiel? Were they struck with a stick, or a mallet or something?
I'm guessing the various bottles were sitting on the back bar?

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In the 1960s and early 1970s, all the bartenders at my uncle's bar could play the bottles. Some could play with two hands but everyone played with one. In the 70s, the tradition died out, and my uncle claimed the switch from the old style fifths ruined the sound...

Yeah they said the same thing in the 1570s.

https://www.circleoffifths.com/Music-Scales/

Pretty cool if they could look at the bottle and know what note it is by its fullness.

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In the 1960s and early 1970s, all the bartenders at my uncle's bar could play the bottles. Some could play with two hands but everyone played with one. In the 70s, the tradition died out, and my uncle claimed the switch from the old style fifths ruined the sound...

Yeah they said the same thing in the 1570s.

https://www.circleoffifths.com/Music-Scales/

Pretty cool if they could look at the bottle and know what note it is by its fullness.
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Imagine having that much spare time in your life that you spend it blowing on bottles to make sound. I'll bet their wives were very proud and extremely poor and wish that their husbands would spend their time making money instead of wasting it on bottle music.

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In the 1960s and early 1970s, all the bartenders at my uncle's bar could play the bottles. Some could play with two hands but everyone played with one. In the 70s, the tradition died out, and my uncle claimed the switch from the old style fifths ruined the sound...

Yeah they said the same thing in the 1570s.

https://www.circleoffifths.com/Music-Scales/

Pretty cool if they could look at the bottle and know what note it is by its fullness.
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Imagine having that much spare time in your life that you spend it blowing on bottles to make sound. I'll bet their wives were very proud and extremely poor and wish that their husbands would spend their time making money instead of wasting it on bottle music.
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I do believe that:

They played the bottles by percussion, rather than blowing, the latter which would probably attract unwanted attention from the health department.

They did this to entertain their customers while tending bar. So they were also making money.

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In the 1960s and early 1970s, all the bartenders at my uncle's bar could play the bottles. Some could play with two hands but everyone played with one. In the 70s, the tradition died out, and my uncle claimed the switch from the old style fifths ruined the sound...

Yeah they said the same thing in the 1570s.

https://www.circleoffifths.com/Music-Scales/

Pretty cool if they could look at the bottle and know what note it is by its fullness.
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Knowing my uncle, it wouldn't surprise me if the bar was seeded with bottles that had just the precise amount needed for a particular sound. I think it was learned by rote, rather than by listening to a specific note.
I was a youngster, but it seemed like every bartender could play "Roll out the barrel."
Back then, we'd never heard of flair bartending, so playing with the bottles was as entertaining as they got.
It must have died out, as a YouTube search only came up with a female bartender playing them badly.

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