What do you know today that you didn't know yesterday?

[arewethereyet]

You may know this already but just in case: https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/g...ng-in-dogs

Thanks, the grapes were unintentional on my partner's part, we looked it up at the time and kept an eye on him, it doesn't seem to have hurt him but it certainly is something to keep away from him in future. We're going to mention it to the vet tomorrow. I appreciate it, brewer.

I'm sure most pets get accidentally fed something now and then that they shouldn't have...it may even be something that got dropped on the floor and they moved quickly to grab it.

When I was young and had a Golden, he loved M&Ms. He didn't get very many and never got sick from them but when I learned that was a no-no it was no more chocolate for our dogs...and it's often used as an excuse now to try to get begging eyes to look away. Sorry buddy you can't have any of this, it has chocolate in it. I don't think they believe us most of the time.

[Fireball]

Now, if we could just get the dachshund/beagle mix to stop eating the other dog's shit. My son is supposed to pick it up, but if he misses one of those "treats", the stupid thing will eat it. The smell of her vomit thereafter is appalling. 

[Rev. Rye]

The biggest space-related disaster in history was (probably) the launch of Intelstat 708. It was supposed to be launched into space in 1996, but less than a minute after launch, the rocket used went all-pear shaped and eventually crashed. And when I say crashed, I mean it blew up in a fiery explosion and the location of the fireball was a neighboring village called Mayelin. All trace of the village vanished in the explosion, but with the PRC being the PRC, the only official casualties of the launch were six members of the military, and the official story was that the village was evacuated before anyone can be killed. As far as I can tell, approximately zero people who aren’t working with the PRC actually believe this.

[arewethereyet]

Paul Simon wrote the song 'The Boxer' on the back of an airsickness bag while on a flight.

I am not a huge fan but do like that particular song a lot.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Paul Simon wrote the song 'The Boxer' on the back of an airsickness bag while on a flight.

I am not a huge fan but do like that particular song a lot.

Jaysus. Rob Parisi wrote ‘Play That Funky Music’ on a drink order pad. Lincoln wrote the Gettysburg Address on an envelope. Jani Lane wrote ‘Cherry Pie’ on a pizza box.

Can we PLEASE get these people some fucking writing paper??

Boru

[Jackalope]

John Gruden is a real asshole.

Oh wait, I knew that a loooooong time ago.

[Rev. Rye]

Some of the artists who actually turned down Woodstock, sorted by reason:

Ultimatum:

• The Beatles were apparently in talks to play the festival, but only if the Plastic Ono Band also played. Naturally, they weren't in the mood to put up with some EeEeEeEeEeE OoOoOoOoOoO from Yoko, so they turned it down.
  
• Iron Butterfly: Apparently demanded to arrive by helicopter and be choppered out as soon as their set was finished. One of the coordinators sent back a telegram telling them "Fuck You."
  

It Will Never Catch On:

• The Byrds
  
• The Doors: Believed it would be a second-rate replay of Monterey
  
• Tommy James and the Shondells: Was apparently told it would be playing a pig farm in Upstate New York
  
• Led Zeppelin: Believed they'd just be another band on the bill.
  
• Mind Garage
  
• Strawberry Alarm Clock
  

Double-Booked:

• Blues Image, whose manager insisted that due to its remoteness and the shitty weather, they perform in Binghamton instead.
  
• Chicago: Bill Graham purposely moved some of their concerts to the Fillmore West during the festival so Santana would take their Place.
  
• Joni Mitchell: Her manager insisted on her playing the Dick Cavett Show.
  
• Moody Blues: Had another gig in Paris the same weekend
  
• Poco: Played a school gym in LA
  
• Spirit
  

Members were becoming parents:

• Procol Harum, specifically Robin Trower's girlfriend
  
• Rolling Stones, specifically Keith Richards. Mick being in Australia to film Ned Kelly didn't help matters.
  

Breakups:

• The Jeff Beck Group: deliberately disbanded the band prior to Woodstock for some reason.
  
• Arthur Lee and Love: Not exactly broken up, but they were going through some turmoil.
  

Performed at the Isle of Wight Festival instead:

• Bob Dylan
  
• Free
  

One of the band members was injured:

• Zager and Evans: Evans was injured by a drunk driver and could not perform.
  

Busy recording their new album:

• The Rascals
  
• Simon and Garfunkel
  

Tried one of the original test festivals, did not like it:

• Raven
  

Being a bit too buttoned-down:

• Jethro Tull: Ian Anderson was not a fan of hippies, let alone the random nudity, and heavy substance abuse.
  

Fuck if I know why:

• The Guess Who
  
• Lighthouse
  
• Roy Rogers, who was originally set to close the festival with "Happy Trails."
  
• Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention
  

[The Grand Nudger]

I know that my eldest daughter is an atheist.

[Rev. Rye]

Remember Christine Chubbuck? The Florida reporter who blew her brains out on live TV in 1974 and inspired at the very least, this scene from Network (to the point where an early draft of the script actually mentioned her case):





For 47 years, the video of the incident was lost to time, and while a video claiming to be a tape recording of the real incident started circulating in 2017, one of her coworkers confirmed that it was actually a fake (if a good one). And a few minutes ago, I found out that someone apparently found the actual audio of the last two minutes of the broadcast. The news stories she relates before doing the deed match up with local news stories from the day of the incident, and apparently, the sounds of the gunshot matches what a headshot from the exact type of bullet and gun used would sound like.

Warning: While there is no video, this is apparently the actual audio of her suicide. If this is a fake, it's a bloody good fake. Viewer/Listener discretion is fucking mandatory.

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I'm not sure if whoever uploaded it also has the video of the incident, but anyone who's interested in the story can look at a fictionalised version of the incident, called Christine, which stars Rebecca Hall and is readily available on Hulu, Netflix, and Tubi. It's honestly a heartbreaking story of a sensitive soul broken down by both society (especially the station heads who want her to cover more "blood and guts journalism"), and her own mental (and also, to an extent, medical) problems. And, as someone who's lived with depression, it does a damn good job of portraying the doldrums.

[arewethereyet]

I know that my eldest daughter is an atheist.

My older daughter and my son are atheist.

The middle kid goes to church when it suits her purpose. What she really believes is a mystery.