Music Banter

Music Banter (https://www.musicbanter.com/)
-   Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion (https://www.musicbanter.com/current-events-philosophy-religion/)
-   -   The Wow I Can't Believe That News Story Thread (https://www.musicbanter.com/current-events-philosophy-religion/30710-wow-i-cant-believe-news-story-thread.html)

adidasss 02-09-2022 05:35 AM

Pakistan: Pregnant woman has nail hammered into head to ‘guarantee’ baby boy

Psy-Fi 02-09-2022 06:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adidasss (Post 2199295)

Quote:

“We will soon lay our hands on the sorcerer,”
I wonder what the punishment is for a sorcery conviction?

Psy-Fi 02-09-2022 06:25 AM

Some people in a cheering crowd called for her to be raped. Many were women

Trollheart 02-22-2022 07:05 PM

World's largest Jurassic flying reptile fossil found in Scotland

rostasi 02-22-2022 09:06 PM

OMG - I’ve nearly peed my pants listening to this over and over.


The Batlord 02-23-2022 12:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trollheart (Post 2200134)

Quote:

It had an estimated wingspan of more than 2.5 metres and has been given the Gaelic name Dearc sgiathanach, or 'winged reptile’.
Oh thanks. I've always said that Latin isn't nearly hard enough to pronounce so this is a major step forward.

Trollheart 02-23-2022 05:12 AM

Christ, Irish is a **** language. Let's see

Dearc is pronounced like shark, or it could be referring to our word for red, which is dearg, which rhymes with garage (English pron not American) or jarret, that kind of thing. The second bit? Wow. Hmm.

sgiathanach: well the last part is "ock" the bit spelled athan is as it sounds - "ah-han", but the first part - I think "ski or she", so the whole thing would be like she-ah-han-ock. Maybe. Shoulda just called it big ****ing flying reptile thing.

So: shark she-ah-han-ock. Right. Much easier. :rolleyes:

Fetcher might be able to weigh in on this too. Scottish is very like Irish but not identical, so I may have got pronunciation a little wrong.

The Batlord 02-23-2022 06:57 AM

So in other words: shrug.

rostasi 02-23-2022 07:02 AM

jark ski-an-ach

rostasi 02-23-2022 07:27 PM

Iranian prisoner dies of 'joy' after death penalty commuted.
Quote:

An Iranian man suffered a deadly heart attack after learning that he no longer faced the death penalty for a murder he committed 18 years ago…

jadis 03-02-2022 01:21 PM

College Backtracks on Banning Teaching Dostoevsky Because He's Russian

The Batlord 03-02-2022 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rostasi (Post 2200152)
jark ski-an-ach

I can't believe I only just now thought of Starsky and Hutch.

rostasi 03-13-2022 10:21 AM

Florida man calls 911 to have meth tested for authenticity, deputies say.

Queen Boo 03-13-2022 12:18 PM

If he wants good meth he should know better than to get it in Florida.

New Mexico is where you want to be.

innerspaceboy 03-17-2022 05:23 PM

The $8.5bn Amazon MGM merger is absolutely terrifying, though in no way unexpected. And Amazon paid $0 in taxes last year. I vote with my wallet, having never purchased anything from Amazon and I will never, ever use a streaming service of any kind in my life.

It's staggeringly Orwellian and I dread what the next decade will hold for media ownership.

The Batlord 03-17-2022 06:46 PM

You gotta figure eventually they're gonna try and buy out either Netflix or Disney (which also owns Hulu).

Queen Boo 03-17-2022 07:16 PM

I thought Time Warner owned MGM. Did they sell it to Amazon? Or does Warner just own the back catalog of classic movies?

Well those two companies are going to merge together along with literally everything else eventually so who cares?

Trollheart 03-17-2022 07:57 PM

Meh, it's all part of the plan. Jeff Bezos buys Earth. In fury Elon Musk buys Mars, activates his already-hidden laser weapons and thorium mines, the two planets go to war and the conflict is covered by Disney+ (special offer valid only for Martians with more than two heads, one per pod).

Queen Boo 03-17-2022 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trollheart (Post 2201777)
Meh, it's all part of the plan. Jeff Bezos buys Earth. In fury Elon Musk buys Mars, activates his already-hidden laser weapons and thorium mines, the two planets go to war and the conflict is covered by Disney+ (special offer valid only for Martians with more than two heads, one per pod).

Who gets Venus? Zuckerberg?

He's the only creature that could survive in such an atmosphere.

Trollheart 03-17-2022 10:05 PM

He'll have to fight it out with Trump. You know ol' Don done love them ladies!

Queen Boo 03-17-2022 10:52 PM

Venus is a classical beauty though and Donald thinks ladies with that body type are too fat.

The Batlord 03-18-2022 01:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Queen Boo (Post 2201779)
Who gets Venus? Zuckerberg?

He's the only creature who could survive in such an atmosphere.

Grimes I guess.

rostasi 03-18-2022 08:08 AM

Spoilers, of course…

Stacey Abrams Is 'United Earth President' On 'Star Trek: Discovery'

Trollheart 03-18-2022 10:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Queen Boo (Post 2201789)
Venus is a classical beauty though and Donald thinks ladies with that body type are too fat.

True, but ladies without arms can't defend themselves from being groped, so that suits him just fine.

Frownland 03-24-2022 07:04 PM

Brain implant procedure leaves patient with permanent brain damage

Trollheart 03-24-2022 08:39 PM

Ha ha. What's even more (!) hilarious is the amount of comments on that story, all desperately making the same joke and somehow thinking their take on it is funnier, when really, none of it is. The joke should be made once (like a Tool album I guess) and then let it go. But no: this horse is still moving - where's my whip? :rolleyes:

Queen Boo 03-24-2022 08:55 PM

I don't get metalhead humor.

Trollheart 03-25-2022 01:09 PM

Would anyone consider Tool to be a metal band? :confused:

rubber soul 03-25-2022 01:19 PM

I'm not sure if I even consider Tool a band. :D

Frownland 03-25-2022 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trollheart (Post 2202267)
Would anyone consider Tool to be a metal band? :confused:

Nah, tools are stuff like screwdrivers, hammers, drills, things that help you do things faster than by hand. A washer is just hardware.

Trollheart 03-25-2022 02:46 PM

The question is, could a metal band be considered a Tool? If, say, it was used to cinch some pipes together or something, is it not then a Tool?

Queen Boo 03-25-2022 07:24 PM

Dream Theater CDs could make for good drink coasters I suppose.

Norg 03-25-2022 07:40 PM

is Korn a vegetable ?

Trollheart 03-25-2022 09:52 PM

No it's
https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/me.../Ygraine06.jpg
a grain.

Psy-Fi 04-05-2022 05:55 AM

Romance novelist who wrote "How to Murder Your Husband" goes on trial 4 years after chef spouse found dead in culinary school kitchen

Psy-Fi 04-05-2022 12:14 PM

Disturbing video shows rapper Goonew's 'EMBALMED BODY' propped up on a stage at a DC nightclub: Mourners party alongside his corpse weeks after he was shot dead

Psy-Fi 04-18-2022 11:12 AM

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Gurus Accuse Black DJ of Wearing Blackface :afro:

The Batlord 04-27-2022 10:10 AM


Mindfulness 04-28-2022 12:55 PM

Orange juice over milk? Tropicana creates ‘first cereal made for OJ’
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-brief...l-made-for-oj/

Trollheart 04-28-2022 07:23 PM

Jesus Christ that sounds disgusting.


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 11:07 AM.


© 2003-2024 Advameg, Inc.