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xtossitallawayx t1_jecaqk9 wrote
Reply to comment by PumpkinManGuy in Russian secret service seizes Wall Street Journal journalist who wrote about Wagner Group by 9lobaldude
More like, he accepted the risk of getting snatched up because he felt that reporting from inside Russia was valuable and worth the risk.
xtossitallawayx t1_jchs3gi wrote
Reply to comment by wwarnout in TIL that the NFL made a committee to falsify information to cover up brain damage in their players by KirstenTillson
Their tax exemption status is a great example of people hearing something, not checking any details, and then repeating what they think like they are CPAs.
>Are they still tax exempt?
You could have spent 0.001 seconds on Google and gotten your answer.
>If so, that exemption should end immediately
Since you don't even know if it is still in place, it is good to know you have an informed opinion on it.
xtossitallawayx t1_jbprgl5 wrote
Reply to comment by archangel7164 in TIL that actor Red Foxx was only 49 when he starred in Sandford & Son. He wore makeup to look older. by SaltyDogBill
Homer Simpson is supposed to be 39 and in an early episode says he is 239 pounds.
They treat him like he's 55 and 400 pounds.
xtossitallawayx t1_j9w7wqx wrote
Reply to comment by amo1337 in Going to try out this warehouse find over the weekend by yephesingoldshire
I would love to hear more about Monopoly is "fun" when played by the rules. It is very easy to be almost out of the game after 1-2 bad rolls, but you still have to sit there for a half-hour while you slowly bleed out, having no way effective way to overcome the hole you are in. When you finally are broke, everyone else keeps playing while you cry in the corner.
Meanwhile, the "winner" (such as they are) has been in the lead for an hour and just needs to land on a few specific squares to actually win but because they don't, they just have to circle the board until someone else goes broke.
xtossitallawayx t1_j9r7qnx wrote
Reply to comment by MDM3331 in TIL NYC Photographer Jamie Livingston shot a Polaroid photo everyday for 6,000 days between March 1979 and October 1997. The first shot was of his girlfriend at the time and his last photo was on his deathbed, dying of cancer by Ok_Copy5217
Buying all the grow gear, tending to the plants, waiting 3-4 months, spending hours and hours trimming, and waiting a bit more to dry... versus going to the store, getting a 1/4, and being on way.
xtossitallawayx t1_j57j6sc wrote
Reply to comment by AudibleNod in TIL The famous "rods from god" concept of a space-based weapons system of orbiting tungsten rods was developed by science fiction writer Jerry Pournelle. by BitterFuture
You could play music on a computer before 1987.
xtossitallawayx t1_j4snpwp wrote
Reply to comment by royaltrux in TIL the 1979 cult classic The Warriors was based on the ancient story of the Anabasis, wherein Xenophon and his group of Greek mercenaries attempt to escape from Persia after the death of Cyrus. by kevlarbuns
Wouldn't be much of a movie if they just hailed a cab and headed home for a few beers.
xtossitallawayx t1_ivvdv0k wrote
Reply to comment by GhettoChemist in TIL in 1996, surveyor Mike Tate got a side street in NC renamed for the band Anthrax. After the 2001 Anthrax attacks, town residents were suddenly uncomfortable with the name and petitioned to have it changed. by aaj617
Can you imagine a street name after Grant?
xtossitallawayx t1_jecaxqa wrote
Reply to comment by 2PlusTwoEqualsFive in Russia plans to offer food to North Korea in exchange for weapons: White House by koolman631
Russia is one of the top agricultural exporters in the world, they have millions of hectares of crops, mainly grains.