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Superhero stories especially love giving a character important information and then putting them in a coma or leaving them too traumatized to talk about it, to build up the melodrama - so this is sure to be one of the more useful, if situational, songs in Doug's lineup. I don't remember if Faith is still conked out at the time he's in Buffyverse, but if so she would be a prime candidate to use it on, and that kind of thing is common enough across lots of media to have plenty of other opportunities if not.

As an aside, this video is kind of ridiculous but in a way that looks like it was just super-fun to make. Like, the A&R man said "We're going to make a video for Breakthrough, any ideas for what you want to do?" and one of the guys said "I like trains. Can we have the band playing on a stage pulled by a train? And maybe smash through a wall or something, you know, to tie it in to the song." And the record company guy was like "Yes we can totally do that, sounds awesome, the kids'll love it. This will definitely sell records!" because he'd snorted approximately five kilograms of cocaine already that morning, and didn't come down at least until the contract to charter the train was signed and by then the only way forward was (puts on sunglasses) to see it through.

While I'm talking about Queen songs, though, how about Invisible Man? Any effects beyond the obvious, and possibly bringing a second person into the effect as well given the lyrics also mention "I can see right through you?"

It's 23/5, or 5/23 in the States. And we all know what the Law of Fives says about those numbers. (If you don't know, see here and here.)

Enjoy the day! (Or what's left of it.)

Pac-Man is available as a free download on the official website.

Oh, and the game is 40 years old today.

Trump pulling out of the Open Skies Treaty

I guess the Nicknamer-in-Chief really wants the Doomsday Clock to hit midnight.

... the first commercial radio broadcast in Canada took place. The transmission was from Montreal to Ottawa.

We're getting a pair of commemorative stamps for the occasion. There's some interesting background in that story...

According to the news at the time, the first song ever aired on a commercial broadcast in Canada was a live performance of "Those Endearing Young Charms". (There's no indication in the article whether the Xylophone Gag was involved.)

Back in February, a 17-year-old killed a woman at a massage parlour and attempted to kill two other people

This week, he's been charged with terrorism.

Quote:Police say they later determined the attack was inspired by incel ideology. Participants in the misogynistic online movement typically express frustration toward women over their own lack of sexual success, and sometimes threaten violence against them. Police classify it as an "ideologically motivated violent extremist" movement.

Fanon Xander sings:

Sing a song of suck-heads, leaches gonna die
Four and twenty vampires, trapped under the sky
When the morning sun came, the vamps began to burn
Isn't it convenient, the way the wor-ld turns?

"And it's gonna keep turning for at least one more day, without you jerks in it."

Feel free to contribute, original (or "original") bits like this, or quotes if something fitting appears in a fic (original, pro, or fan) you liked. Hopefully I won't forget about the thread if and when another occurs to me. Now where did I post the versions of the Major General's song from The Pirates of Penzance and My Alien by A Simple Plan I made for that alt-power Taylor Hebert fic where she got a Cauldron vial as part of a contract to be Emma's supervillain nemesis? I really felt proud of managing a complete alternate version of The Major General rather than just a verse or fragment.

Instructions and software to build your own location clock.  Even the "Mortal Peril" section works, thanks to Clarkean magic.

I was 6 and watching it on TV back in PR when it happened.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nati...211478002/

Simulation of the landslide and eruption:

Considering Poe's Law is a thing, I thought having a clearly-marked thread for satire links would be a good idea.