Gonna go on record again, geoblocking is the most stupid concept. It's not difficult to find a workaround, but what's the point? If it's a server load issue, just redirect it to a mirror.
But yeah, that's a funny bit.
And it's so f'n weird seeing him looking that young. It's like seeing early Jon Stewart. I'm so used to the "now", that the "then" gives me a weird reaction that it doesn't for other media.
The thing with Pringles is the structure. It's a perfect taste-bud interface device. I can't think of a particular flavor I like more than any other random snack, it's just something about the way they eat.
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The thing with Pringles is the structure. It's a perfect taste-bud interface device. I can't think of a particular flavor I like more than any other random snack, it's just something about the way they eat.
I'd agree with you for the most part, but their dill pickles are just the best pickle flavored potato crisp out there, and I can't help but devour the whole thing in one sitting. Every time.
Their commitment to these stupid bits go from unfunny to funny to unfunny and back to funny again
Do you know the "Kristen Schaal is a horse" comedy bit? That's prettty much the epitome of comedy through commitment and repition.
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I wonder if Oliver is going to put out short bits like that every few weeks over the break. They probably have a fair chunk of mascot budget remaining and doing them just involves a couple peeps rolling over to film in his basement. Or maybe not even that for all I know. It's not like there's a whole lot else going on.
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I've mentioned it in the past, that sans audience, Colbert is awesome when he's got his wife Evie in the studio. His attempts to make her laugh, and his joy when he does, are just awesome.
So, I was catching up on my DVR, and I found this, from a week and a half ago (December 10th). The bit (First Drafts of Greeting Cards) has been done in previous years, often with a volunteer from the audience. This year, he had Evie do it. And it's delightful. It starts about 1:25 in.
The Daily Show had a correspondent at the rally/riot/insurrection last Wednesday, because of course they did (note: he was not involved with the rioting, he was doing the typical Daily Show correspondent thing):
Guessing they started as a way for nations to show off the exotic creatures of the lands they were shamelessly exploiting, though the modern version's role in conservation makes it a bit more complicated IMO.
I actually learned something from that episode, neat.
Also, why are people doing tourism in natural places? It's bad enough we're doing that imperialist zoo shit.
Eco-tourism is promoted as a way to make it monetarily advantageous for the locals to encourage habitat preservation versus hunting everything out and clearing timber etc.
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I actually learned something from that episode, neat.
Also, why are people doing tourism in natural places? It's bad enough we're doing that imperialist zoo shit.
Eco-tourism is promoted as a way to make it monetarily advantageous for the locals to encourage habitat preservation versus hunting everything out and clearing timber etc.
Thing is, as we learned from the Mount Everest segment, the people doing the actual work don't really see the fruits of the labor involved and often carry a shitton of risk. At the end of this chain of business type is corporations, despite the "ah yes, it's the exotic LOCALS you'll be dealing with!" promotion. Bah. I hate it all!
There is value in having a way for people to connect with nature, especially as people become more and more city-based. You just have actually think about the consequences instead of just counting money.
Minnesota is rapidly becoming a cultural black hole in the midwest.Midwest. 2020 really did a number on the state
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Minnesota is rapidly becoming a cultural black hole in the midwest.Midwest. 2020 really did a number on the state
It's really not, like, at all.
I hereby dub this a dumbass hottake borne out of fantastical ignorance. (you're welcome)
If you're looking for "cultural blackholes" there's at least a half dozen Midwestern states that come long before Minnesota. I know, I live in one of them.
What does John Oliver have against Minnesota? Mall of America, the state fairgrounds... :rotate:
The Mall of America is an exhaustingly shitty place to visit. I've been there multiple times because friends wanted to go and there is no better feeling than leaving that ridiculous shithole of a tourist trap.
The state fairs thing had nothing to do with Minnesota (even though Minnesota is super proud of their incredibly mediocre state fair). He was talking about state fairs in general because of the livestock contests.
Which is sort of amusing because often state fairs are greatly eclipsed by fairs/events that make a given state's fair look like a glorified bonfire that hopefully the carnies show up for but always still include the dumbass livestock contests.
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Minnesota is rapidly becoming a cultural black hole in the midwest.Midwest. 2020 really did a number on the state
It's really not, like, at all.
I hereby dub this a dumbass hottake borne out of fantastical ignorance. (you're welcome)
If you're looking for "cultural blackholes" there's at least a half dozen Midwestern states that come long before Minnesota. I know, I live in one of them.
What does John Oliver have against Minnesota? Mall of America, the state fairgrounds... :rotate:
The Mall of America is an exhaustingly shitty place to visit. I've been there multiple times because friends wanted to go and there is no better feeling than leaving that ridiculous shithole of a tourist trap.
The state fairs thing had nothing to do with Minnesota (even though Minnesota is super proud of their incredibly mediocre state fair). He was talking about state fairs in general because of the livestock contests.
Which is sort of amusing because often state fairs are greatly eclipsed by fairs/events that make a given state's fair look like a glorified bonfire that hopefully the carnies show up for but always still include the dumbass livestock contests.
I must admit, my experience is limited to the permanent decimation of downtown Minneapolis shuttering of long time business and the rapid rise in crime, but if St. Paul or Duluth have found a way to somehow thrive this year, it's news to me
Marty: The future, it's where you're going? Doc: That's right, twenty five years into the future. I've always dreamed on seeing the future, looking beyond my years, seeing the progress of mankind. I'll also be able to see who wins the next twenty-five world series.
Minnesota is rapidly becoming a cultural black hole in the midwest.Midwest. 2020 really did a number on the state
It's really not, like, at all.
I hereby dub this a dumbass hottake borne out of fantastical ignorance. (you're welcome)
If you're looking for "cultural blackholes" there's at least a half dozen Midwestern states that come long before Minnesota. I know, I live in one of them.
What does John Oliver have against Minnesota? Mall of America, the state fairgrounds... :rotate:
The Mall of America is an exhaustingly shitty place to visit. I've been there multiple times because friends wanted to go and there is no better feeling than leaving that ridiculous shithole of a tourist trap.
The state fairs thing had nothing to do with Minnesota (even though Minnesota is super proud of their incredibly mediocre state fair). He was talking about state fairs in general because of the livestock contests.
Which is sort of amusing because often state fairs are greatly eclipsed by fairs/events that make a given state's fair look like a glorified bonfire that hopefully the carnies show up for but always still include the dumbass livestock contests.
I'm about 80% sure his picture for that segment was Minnesota. But you appear to have taken that far more seriously than I intended, I was just commenting on all the MN stuff in the segment (a Twins cap on one of the people too)
I actually learned something from that episode, neat.
Also, why are people doing tourism in natural places? It's bad enough we're doing that imperialist zoo shit.
Eco-tourism is promoted as a way to make it monetarily advantageous for the locals to encourage habitat preservation versus hunting everything out and clearing timber etc.
Thing is, as we learned from the Mount Everest segment, the people doing the actual work don't really see the fruits of the labor involved and often carry a shitton of risk. At the end of this chain of business type is corporations, despite the "ah yes, it's the exotic LOCALS you'll be dealing with!" promotion. Bah. I hate it all!
Yeah Everest is a bit different than a wildlife preserve, I agree. It seems like the kind of thing a non-profit advocacy organization might be able to set up guidelines for? Certainly the local governments are probably just happy for any money flow at all and would be just as happy flat top mining the range otherwise in many places.
https://science.sciencemag.org/content/369/6502/379
This is the article mentioned about preventing the next pandemic for $20-$30 billion/year.
Of note is that the majority of that (20B) is earmarked for shutting down the Chinese wet markets. A bunch of the other stuff is surprisingly cheap. A budget of a few billion/year could really help monitor livestock and wild animals to help detect the next possible outbreak early, for example. Another few billion on deforestation prevention would also be helpful. ("A few billion" and "surprisingly cheap" don't go together that often, but this is a worldwide cost.)
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Didn't Europe offer Brazil money to stop deforestation and they laughed/got offended?
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Gonna go on record again, geoblocking is the most stupid concept. It's not difficult to find a workaround, but what's the point? If it's a server load issue, just redirect it to a mirror.
But yeah, that's a funny bit.
And it's so f'n weird seeing him looking that young. It's like seeing early Jon Stewart. I'm so used to the "now", that the "then" gives me a weird reaction that it doesn't for other media.
I'd agree with you for the most part, but their dill pickles are just the best pickle flavored potato crisp out there, and I can't help but devour the whole thing in one sitting. Every time.
They still exist, you can still find them in the wild
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Yeah at least in my state they are the cheaper pringles. Which feels weird to say.
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Their commitment to these stupid bits go from unfunny to funny to unfunny and back to funny again
God tier.
Let's play Mario Kart or something...
Do you know the "Kristen Schaal is a horse" comedy bit? That's prettty much the epitome of comedy through commitment and repition.
It's like an SNL bit that just keeps going
You're not even sure why you're laughing anymore because you're totally over the premise but they won't stop
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So, I was catching up on my DVR, and I found this, from a week and a half ago (December 10th). The bit (First Drafts of Greeting Cards) has been done in previous years, often with a volunteer from the audience. This year, he had Evie do it. And it's delightful. It starts about 1:25 in.
There's some playful flirting, which is adorable.
Then she schools him on nerd culture.
Then she crushes his christmas dreams.
Finally, they go theological, her being a multidenominational Christian, him being a Catholic.
It's just awesome, start to finish.
Stop kissing pigs!
Well, at least David Cameron wasn't kissing pigs…
Also, why are people doing tourism in natural places? It's bad enough we're doing that imperialist zoo shit.
He means zoo in general.
Guessing they started as a way for nations to show off the exotic creatures of the lands they were shamelessly exploiting, though the modern version's role in conservation makes it a bit more complicated IMO.
Eco-tourism is promoted as a way to make it monetarily advantageous for the locals to encourage habitat preservation versus hunting everything out and clearing timber etc.
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Doc: That's right, twenty five years into the future. I've always dreamed on seeing the future, looking beyond my years, seeing the progress of mankind. I'll also be able to see who wins the next twenty-five world series.
It's really not, like, at all.
I hereby dub this a dumbass hottake borne out of fantastical ignorance. (you're welcome)
If you're looking for "cultural blackholes" there's at least a half dozen Midwestern states that come long before Minnesota. I know, I live in one of them.
The Mall of America is an exhaustingly shitty place to visit. I've been there multiple times because friends wanted to go and there is no better feeling than leaving that ridiculous shithole of a tourist trap.
The state fairs thing had nothing to do with Minnesota (even though Minnesota is super proud of their incredibly mediocre state fair). He was talking about state fairs in general because of the livestock contests.
Which is sort of amusing because often state fairs are greatly eclipsed by fairs/events that make a given state's fair look like a glorified bonfire that hopefully the carnies show up for but always still include the dumbass livestock contests.
One that has a breeding program for British Viceroys.
I must admit, my experience is limited to the permanent decimation of downtown Minneapolis shuttering of long time business and the rapid rise in crime, but if St. Paul or Duluth have found a way to somehow thrive this year, it's news to me
Doc: That's right, twenty five years into the future. I've always dreamed on seeing the future, looking beyond my years, seeing the progress of mankind. I'll also be able to see who wins the next twenty-five world series.
I'm about 80% sure his picture for that segment was Minnesota. But you appear to have taken that far more seriously than I intended, I was just commenting on all the MN stuff in the segment (a Twins cap on one of the people too)
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Yeah Everest is a bit different than a wildlife preserve, I agree. It seems like the kind of thing a non-profit advocacy organization might be able to set up guidelines for? Certainly the local governments are probably just happy for any money flow at all and would be just as happy flat top mining the range otherwise in many places.
This is the article mentioned about preventing the next pandemic for $20-$30 billion/year.
Of note is that the majority of that (20B) is earmarked for shutting down the Chinese wet markets. A bunch of the other stuff is surprisingly cheap. A budget of a few billion/year could really help monitor livestock and wild animals to help detect the next possible outbreak early, for example. Another few billion on deforestation prevention would also be helpful. ("A few billion" and "surprisingly cheap" don't go together that often, but this is a worldwide cost.)
More like Bolsanaro being a massive contrarian bellend.
Always glad to see someone talking about how much of a blatant shithead white supremacist Tucker Carlson is.
Oh and this is featured:
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