Saved comments during November 2022

[neonvincent]

My responses to Infidel753 on U.S. traffic deaths reached nearly 43,000 in 2021, the most in 16 years, a driving update.

"The pandemic certainly helped a lot of Americans bring out their inner asshole, and they don't seem to have improved since then. The fact that it's coming out in how they drive isn't surprising."

And also in drug abuse, including overdoses, suicides, and homicides. And, no, they haven't gotten better.

"I drive very little any more, as little as possible."

Good for you. I keep track of my mileage now to be more mindful of my driving and examine my environmental impact.

"Who's the young lady in the fetching outfit? I thought 'Pearl' was a car?"

Ah, we have the same opinion of her costume! I don't know the actress's name, but she's playing Captain Redd, a character from the most recent version of the Pirates of the Caribbean ride in Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom in Disney World. As such, she has one degree of separation from my car's namesake, Captain Jack Sparrow's ship The Black Pearl. I started running out of images of The Black Pearl, so I stated using images of other pirates from entertainment instead. I've used Redd before and also her real life inspiration Anne Bonny. If I keep Pearl long enough, I might get around to the two Disney versions of Captain Hook.

Thanks for linking to this in Link round-up for 6 November 2022 and welcome to everyone coming here from your post! Thank you for stopping by! Also, thanks to all my French readers — I appreciate your support!

Corrected link: Link round-up for 6 November 2022.

You're doubly welcome and thanks for dropping by and commenting!

My response to a spammer on Speculative fiction nominees galore at the Makeup and Hair Stylists Guild Awards .

Since this entry is about makeup, your spam is on-topic, so it stays. Lucky Viking.

My comment on Meyers and Colbert take closer looks at Kari Lake and other election deniers running for office.

Welcome to everyone coming here from Mike’s Blog Round-Up at Crooks and Liars and thanks to Driftglass for linking to this post. Thank you for stopping by! Also, thanks to all my French, Australian, and Canadian readers!

My comments on Noah, Corden, Colbert, and Kimmel make jokes about Trump potentially pardoning his family and friends.

Not only is your spam on-topic, the page you're advertising has interesting, if somewhat inconsistent, information. It also reads like it was written by a computer, not a human. Still, it passes muster and gets to stay. Lucky Viking!

I found out why you left a comment yesterday: Kevin Conroy, longtime voice of Batman, dies at 66. That makes your spam opportunistic and a bit ghoulish. Complaining about the former is like complaining about water being wet; I think all comment spam is at least a bit opportunistic. The latter bothers me more. Also, the first paragraph of your linked post is downright misinformation. According to Conroy's Wikipedia page, he was married to a man and is a New York native. That written, I'm letting your spam remain with this response as a warning to potential readers.

My comment on Whitmer and Benson re-elected, Nessel leading, and proposals pass in Michigan.

Welcome to everyone coming here from Infidel753's Link round-up for 13 November 2022! Thank you for stopping by! Also, thanks to all my French, Ukrainian, Canadian, German, and Swedish readers!

My comment on Leaf-Eating Monkeys: Monkeys on the Mountainsides.

Readers who watch either HBO or the BBC might be familiar with the golden snub-nosed monkey as the daemon of Marisa Coulter in "His Dark Materials." This is fantasy, not science, but it makes for a good pop-culture reference.

My comment on Plague and the Prairie Dogs.

I first heard about plague in prairie dogs from a friend who told me that the husband of his ex-girlfriend had made the mistake of camping in a prairie dog colony and caught the disease from their fleas. Good thing antibiotics are an effective treatment.

As if that wasn't enough, the previous outbreak of monkeypox in the U.S. came from pet prairie dogs.

My comment on Kiran + Nivi - 8 billion people (Official Lyric Video).

More people doesn't mean one can't be lonely in a crowd, it just means one can be lonelier in a bigger crowd.

My comment on Chino HS - Old Ironsides - 2022 Arcadia Band Review.

Results from Music Amenities video:
Class AA
96.10 - 3rd Place Band
88.70 - 5th Place Auxiliary
92.20 - 3rd Place Open Class Military Drum Major - David Jenkins