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Then the conclusion might be the standard fallback, "Pilot Error," in this instance for failing to de-ice.

Breakdancing won't return in '28.

Already posted in the Master "Elections" thread.

Thrilling Thursday-on-Friday report, see man: Took Uncle T-B. for cataract follow-up, chauffeur senior he man we man man. Uncle T-B. has Many/Many uncorrected vision in that eye, envious we man. Took him to the optical lady, helpful she man. She found Uncle T-B. some amazing frames at 2/Many'rds off, part of optometrist buyout man. Sadly, Medicare pays for almost nothing unless both eyes are cataracted, man. Still, Uncle T-B. will come out pretty well for $Many00, oh well man. New glasses to be ready in a couple of weeks, should be great man. Casa-health nooser visited Uncle T-B. after we left, si man. She reported that all seemed pretty good, si man. Fizzicle therapist will see Uncle T-B. on Friday, si man. We bought cork grease for Mini-B. at music store, needed by wee man man. We decided to get our hairs cut, cut-hairing place nearby man. We had not visited there for Many (2+2+2) years, said they man. When we saw the prices, we were reminded why, outrageous man! It would almost be worth going bald, good grief man. Had some EE Savings Bonds to redeem, matured bonds man. Went to very proximal bank branch, should have gone farther to other one man. Tellerette gave us a hard time and had to keep consulting her gurus by phone, man. Other branch could do these in their sleep, self-remind ourself man. However, we have just 2 more sets of bonds to redeem, one in January one in over a year man. Got to casa at 2 p.m., late man. Serviced demanding miu, then showered, warsh hair we man. Breakfast/lunch was 2 ham-&-cheese sandwiches, indict all but the cheese and ingest we man. Got decent siesta before getting in skool line to retrieve Mini-B., zzz we man. When we were in the skool line, ex-Mrs.-T-B. texted, "Don't forget Mini-B., no man," man. We texted back, "The malos (pay them their ransom!) are waiting for him, si man," si man. Mini-B. sick of skool already, bored wee man man. We told him to just wait until the assignments start flooding in, just wait man. Din-din was tater tots, root beer, and "Korean BBQ-style beef in bulgogi sauce," Costco purchase man. We belatedly realized that a skillet was called for, stovetop instructions man. Casa stovetop is used for storage, easy reach for bowls cups et al. man. We consulted ChatGPT for nuking-instructions, good move man. Instructions led to acceptable/edible result, ingest Two Guys man. Dessert was the other half of the Aldi chocolate cake, ingest Two Guys man. We probably won't buy this beef again, but it was fine for Two Guys variety, agree Two Guys man. Just after din-din, ex-Mrs.-T-B. texted to inquire into our welfare, helicoptering ex-she man man. We wrote, "Great, and different, Two Guys din-din!", si man. At bedtime, she texted again to inquire into our welfare, helicoptering ex-she man man. We wrote, "Two Guys! Many rubias!", si man. We have itineraried 2 ESs for Friday, not many proximal and we don't want to drive far this week man. No party with the rubias tonight, too late and too tired we man man. And that was/is our thrilling Thursday, report we man.

May you vacate well and return quite vacant, si man. And she's a rubia, si and whee man! You turn on your phone right now and attend to your grumpy patients, si man! Bad indolent avoidant Bro G man! Bad, BAD indolent INDOLENT avoidant AVOIDANT Bro G man!

Moved.

Country-specific thread is moved from the K-1 Process forum to the Philippines regional forum.

Biden Bummed To Realize That All He Had To Do To Stay In Race Was Not Show Up To Debate And Never Speak To Reporters Ever WASHINGTON, D.C. — The most popular American president in human memory was "incredibly bummed" to realize that he could have stayed in the presidential race if he had just not answered questions or never once spoken to the media. "Wha…did that broad just get my place — you know, the thing — by not talking to the press?" Biden reportedly stuttered in frustration. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/biden-bummed-to-realize-that-all-he-had-to-do-to-stay-in-race-was-not-answer-questions-or-speak-to-reporters

~~~~~~~~ Taliban Holds Parade In Honor Of Kamala's Achievements In Afghanistan [...] "We could never have become this strong without Kamala Harris," said Taliban spokesterrorist Hassan Al-Samir. "Though we were once a rag-tag band of goat herders causing trouble in the mountains, we are now a fully equipped military force. Thank you, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. You helped make us what we are today. Death to America!" [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/taliban-holds-parade-in-honor-of-kamalas-achievements-in-afghanistan

~~~~~~~~~~~~ James O'Keefe Goes Undercover As Bottle Of Wine To Score Interview With Kamala WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a highly controversial journalistic exposé, Project Veritas founder James O'Keefe recently scored a highly coveted exclusive interview with Kamala Harris by going undercover as a bottle of wine. Videos captured during O'Keefe's conversation with the Vice-President showed Harris completely at ease during the interview, utterly failing to notice that O'Keefe was anything but a massive bottle of Pinot Noir. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/james-okeefe-goes-undercover-as-bottle-of-wine-to-score-interview-with-kamala

Kamala Takes Commanding Lead In Poll Of People Who've Recently Been Hit In Head With Giant Rubber Mallet U.S. — Polling averages of the 2024 presidential election compiled by the Silver Bulletin indicate presidential candidate Kamala Harris has a commanding lead with people who've recently been hit on the head with a giant rubber mallet. "Correlation does not imply causation," a spokesperson for Kamala Harris said. "We are sure that group is very diverse and the fact they are suffering from brain damage is incidental to their support for Ms. Harris." [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/kamala-takes-commanding-lead-in-poll-of-people-whove-recently-been-hit-in-head-with-giant-rubber-mallet

After Two Weeks With Kamala, Tim Walz Announces He Has Signed Back Up With National Guard And Requested Deployment To Iraq [...] Though leaving the ticket after only two weeks, campaign staffers report that Walz actually set the record for the longest time any person has ever worked with Kamala. "Most people don't make it twenty-four hours with that woman. Walz really hung in there," said aide Mandy Donaldson. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/after-two-weeks-with-kamala-tim-walz-announces-he-has-signed-back-up-with-national-guard-and-requested-deployment-to-iraq

Watch for It: Trump Will Be Sentenced to Prison on Sept. 18 [...] The sentencing is set to come on Sept. 18. Former prosecutor Andrew McCarthy points out that Sept. 18 is "two days after early voting in the 2024 election begins in Pennsylvania." Merchan's goal, according to McCarthy, is "to enable Vice President Harris and the media-Democratic complex to label Trump 'a convicted felon sentenced to prison' just weeks before Election Day, at a time when Americans will already have started voting in many states, not least the potentially decisive Pennsylvania battleground." Hey, it's easier than lining up the record of the Trump administration and the Biden regime and showing that it was a grand thing that Old Joe started pretending to be president on Jan. 20, 2021. The whole idea is just to give the Harris campaign a powerful talking point when it's crunch time. "The New York prosecution of Trump," McCarthy points out, "was politics, not justice. That's why we call it 'lawfare.' The prosecutors and judge are not concerned about whether convictions ultimately get thrown out on appeal." It's all just a stunt, put on from start to finish for political purposes. And so Merchan will sentence Trump to prison. The former president doesn't actually have to be apprehended and forced behind bars for the gambit to work. [...] https://pjmedia.com/robert-spencer/2024/08/14/watch-for-it-trump-will-be-sentenced-to-prison-on-sept-18-n4931646

Walz Agrees to Vice Presidential Debate With Vance Governor Tim Walz (D-MN) has finally agreed to a debate with former President Trump's running mate, Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH). The Democrat nominee for president, Vice President Kamala Harris, recently chose the governor of Minnesota as her running mate. The debate between the two men has been booked by CBS for October 1 and is scheduled to take place in New York City, but Vance and the Trump campaign have yet to accept the offer. "See you on October 1, JD.," said Walz in a tweet. [...] https://pjmedia.com/bryan-s-jung/2024/08/14/walz-agrees-to-vice-presidential-debate-invitation-with-vance-n4931653

Scintillating Wednesday repartee, yawn man. ~~~~~~~~ Thrilling Wednesday report, see man: What a day, si man! Breakfast was a ham-&-cheese sandwich, indict all but the cheese and ingest we man. Took Mini-B.'s outgrown threads to children's resale place, travel we man. Buying area surprisingly busy for midweek midday, amazing man. We brought Many (2x2x2x2x2 + 2+2+2+1) articles of clothing, heavy boxful man. They took Many (2x2x2x2x2 -2-1), amazing man. That's a Many% ([2x2x2x2x2x2 + 2x2x2 +2]%) acceptance rate, unheard-of man. The chica said that they weren't really supposed to accept fall/winter stuff yet, no man. However, they were thin on boys' sizes Many (2x2x2 +2+2+2) to Many (2x2x2x2 +2+2), si man. She even asked if we had more at the casa, sadly not man. We earned $Many-&-a-half ($[2x2x2x2x2 +2+2+1] + half a buck) -- si man, $Many-&-a-half ($[2x2x2x2x2 +2+2+1] + half a buck), $ucce$$ful Bu$ine$$ Typhoon we man. We made probably Many (1 Manyzen +1) or Many (1 Manyzen +2) visits to the 2 outlets of this place over time, si man, and left with money in our pocket every time, $ucce$$ful Bu$ine$$ Typhoon we man. On way back, stopped at department-store clearance outlet, nothing for Mini-B. and expensive there man. Got 2 grocery items at Aldi for Mama T-B., save trip later man. Returned to casa rather sweatily and serviced demanding miu, Treat and Lunch Me Daddy man. Called Mama T-B. to see about grocerying then (half-past 2 p.m.) or later was preferable, mattered not man. Went to pharmacy for Uncle T-B. and part of Mama T-B.'s stuff, separate purchases man. Groceried for Mama T-B., much frozen stuff man. Delivered stuff to Mama T-B., complain about it senior she man to we man man. Was given one item to return to store, senior she at we man man. Sweatily T-B.-mobiled around complex to Uncle T-B., deliver to senior he man we man man. Uncle T-B. wasn't wearing his hearing aids and we had to shout, exhausted we man man. We refilled Uncle T-B.'s pills, refill we man. We replaced his filthy kitchen trash can, replace we man. We replaced some beyond-disgusting personal items, replace we man. We took a check for bank deposit, good timing with that man. Made it to bank before closing, boon man. Returned to supermarket for return, obedient we man. There were Many (2x2x2) -- si man, Many (2x2x2) in CustServ line ahead of us, we man. Fortunately, line moved reasonably quickly, small boon man. By now it was half-past Many (2+2) p.m., late man. We were perspirational and about to collapse from hunger, past time man. Stopped at Subway*, proximal man. *WUOC, financially savvy we man Guy thoroughly overtoasted our sandwich, vulcanized man. We were too exhausted to notice, out-wiped we man. Returned to casa and serviced indignant miu, Treats And Attention Daddy man. Din-din was Subway, crumbled all over table & floor but ingest we man. Decided on long-overdue siesta, zzz we man. Mini-B. returned from ex-Mrs.-T-B. at usual time, good timing man. Embedded Mini-B. on schedule, minor miracle man. No party with the rubias tonight, exhausted we man. Doc appointment for Uncle T-B. Thursday, senior he man already trying to weasel out of it man. And that was/is our thrilling Wednesday, report we man.

Inferior primates again pay homage to their superior cousins. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ El Paso Zoo to celebrate International Orangutan Day this weekend EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The El Paso Zoo and Botanical Gardens is inviting the community to celebrate International Orangutan Day this weekend, the City of El Paso said in a press release on Wednesday, Aug. 14. The El Paso Zoo will be raising awareness about the conservation of orangutans and the need to protect their natural habitats on Saturday, Aug. 17, and Sunday, Aug. 18, according to the City. The zoo will be joining other zoos and aquariums around the world for International Orangutan Day which is celebrated on August 19. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/el-paso-zoo-celebrate-international-213926531.html

These guys were a place to shop, until the pandemic lockdowns hosed their inventory stocks and they raised their prices to where nothing is a bargain any longer. Thanks, Bidementia. And again, no "closing sales" are specifically listed on their website. Great journalism. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Big Lots is closing hundreds of stores after warning it could go out of business Big Lots is closing more than 300 locations across the United States, or roughly a quarter of its stores, following an earlier warning that its future was in "substantial doubt" amid ongoing financial troubles. The discount retailer previously said it planned to close as many as 40 stores during its most recent earnings report in June, when it recorded a 10% decrease in sales and a $205 million loss for the quarter because customers are cutting back on spending. In a recent regulatory filing, Big Lots said it would increase the number of closures to 315 stores, part of an updated loan agreement to secure its finances. A specific list wasn't revealed, but Big Lots is listing closing sales at hundreds of its 1,389 stores on its website. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/big-lots-closing-hundreds-stores-165452480.html

Unless I'm misreading something, the link in this article to the store's website seems to indicate that ALL stores are closing, not just (e.g.) 9 in Texas. Poor journalism by CNN. Regardless, this outfit (founded in and huge in Texas) has had problems for years, chief among them offering credit purchases to people who had horrible credit reports. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A 134-year-old home goods retailer filed for bankruptcy and is closing more than 70 stores New York (CNN) — Conn's HomePlus, a 134-year-old furniture and electronics retailer with locations primarily in the southern United States, has filed for bankruptcy and is closing nearly half of its 170 stores. The Texas-based company, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, has been struggling with slumping sales amid a broader slowdown in discretionary spending among consumers. Conn's has assets and liabilities worth at least $1 billion each, according to the filing. The 73 Conn's HomePlus stores closing are listed on its website. Florida is the most affected state with 18 stores soon shutting down, followed by Texas with 9 locations. Other states where stores are closing include Arizona, Colorado, North Carolina and Virginia. [...] https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/24/investing/conns-bankruptcy-store-closures/index.html?cid=external-feeds_iluminar_yahoo

I can't imagine the terror felt by all as their plane goes down. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Black box shows Brazil plane crashed 1 minute after pilots sensed trouble, local media says SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Authorities investigating the Brazilian plane crash that killed all 62 on board last week now have the full transcript of the "black box" but its content did not immediately explain the cause of the accident, local TV station Globo said on Wednesday. The transcript from the cockpit voice recorder shows the pilot and copilot noticed a steep loss of altitude about one minute before the crash [...] https://www.yahoo.com/news/black-box-shows-brazil-plane-012404634.html

'Resentful' Joe Biden Set to Snub Barack Obama and Kamala Harris Speeches at DNC While the Democratic Party leadership is putting on a united public front, Joe Biden's simmering resentment over the quiet coup that ended his re-election dreams may be bubbling to the surface. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/news/resentful-joe-biden-set-snub-134106186.html

All the Sports Being Cut and Added for 2028 Los Angeles Olympics [...] see which sports are in, out and making a comeback at the 2028 LA Olympics: [...] https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/sports-being-cut-added-2028-165345365.html

Scientists Drilled So Deep Into the Center of the Earth, They Knocked on the Mantle's Door If you want to understand the geology of our home planet, studying the mantle is a great place to start. Separating the planet's rocky crust and the molten outer core, the mantle makes up 70 percent of the Earth's mass and 84 percent of its volume. But despite its outsized influence on the planet's geologic processes, scientists have never directly sampled rocks from this immensely important geologic layer. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/news/scientists-drilled-deep-center-earth-163300616.html

I suspect that many school districts get away with metaphorical murder.

It is Wednesday -- time for our Semiofficial Semiweekly VAWA-Thread Joke: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FUNNY SHORT ONES The bank says this is my final notice. Isn't it great that they're not going to bother me any longer? Now they're saying that cigarettes can cause rectal cancer. I'll be OK, though -- I'm always careful to put them in my mouth. "Coming soon to a cinema near you." How do they know where I live? I've been voted Employee Of The Month for the past 15 months. Self-employment has its advantages! When I walked into the store, the sign on the door said "Open." Now I can't leave, because the sign on the door says "Closed." When I was kidnapped as a young child, my parents sprang into action. They rented out my room. I'm not fat! I'm just easy to see.

That's great news!