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smapdiagesix t1_j9kwhm2 wrote
Reply to comment by molotovzav in TIL the worst snowstorm in the history of Los Angeles occurred in 1949 when up to two feet of snow covered the city for three days as it reached its lowest temperature ever recorded, 28 degrees Fahrenheit by SappyGilmore
> They're like 305' (ft.)elevation. With that kind of elevation I would never expect it to get really cold.
Metro Buffalo sits at about 600'. Around Christmas I had snowdrifts over my 6' fence.
MacDugin t1_j9kwfmw wrote
Reply to comment by Mindheave in TIL to finish writing The Hunchback of Notre Dame within an impossible deadline of 6 months, Victor Hugo locked his clothes away, making him unable to go outside and procrastinate which forced him to do anything but finish writing his book. by Old_Sport7920
With his hat on.
Luteplayers t1_j9kw9cs wrote
Reply to TIL The Rocky Horror Picture Show is still in limited release after 47 years making it the longest-running theatrical release in film history by shakeyjake
Barry Bostwick is going to be at my local theater for a live version
Interesting-Yak9639 t1_j9kw7gc wrote
Reply to TIL The Rocky Horror Picture Show is still in limited release after 47 years making it the longest-running theatrical release in film history by shakeyjake
Toucha toucha toucha toucha touch me! I want to be dirty. Thrill me, chill me, fulfill me, creature of the night.
demonardvark t1_j9kw73v wrote
Reply to TIL The Rocky Horror Picture Show is still in limited release after 47 years making it the longest-running theatrical release in film history by shakeyjake
that show traumatized me man.
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BranWafr t1_j9kvxam wrote
Reply to comment by A40 in TIL The Rocky Horror Picture Show is still in limited release after 47 years making it the longest-running theatrical release in film history by shakeyjake
I lost count, but I'm pretty sure I'm in the 80s by now. I've been going for the past 35 years and there was a stretch in my 20s where I was there almost every weekend since one of my friends was in the cabaret.
BranWafr t1_j9kvl9o wrote
Reply to comment by bolanrox in TIL The Rocky Horror Picture Show is still in limited release after 47 years making it the longest-running theatrical release in film history by shakeyjake
That would be The Clinton Street Theater, which has been showing it non-stop for longer than any other theater in the country. It has been showing there since 1978. At one point there was a place in New York that had been showing it longer, but they moved locations at some point, so there was some question about if their run was unbroken or not. I also don't know if that theater showed it during lockdown. So, to my knowledge, Clinton Street is the longest running RHPS in the world.
Poor_old_Rich_Young t1_j9kvf9g wrote
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Valyrian_Kobolds t1_j9kv6me wrote
Reply to comment by walkingtalkingdread in TIL to finish writing The Hunchback of Notre Dame within an impossible deadline of 6 months, Victor Hugo locked his clothes away, making him unable to go outside and procrastinate which forced him to do anything but finish writing his book. by Old_Sport7920
He could've cut out the 200 pages about the Napoleonic War.
craZbeautifuldisastr t1_j9kv3k7 wrote
Reply to comment by TheFirstUranium in TIL to finish writing The Hunchback of Notre Dame within an impossible deadline of 6 months, Victor Hugo locked his clothes away, making him unable to go outside and procrastinate which forced him to do anything but finish writing his book. by Old_Sport7920
I'm turning 40 this year so it was the 80s/90s. It wasn't really prevalent in my school or they just kept it more secret. I didn't know any peers that were on medication for it.
My mom's friend was a teacher and her son that I babysat has ADHD and took meds but that's really the extent. I worked at a daycare and didn't have to provide or monitor meds, no parents clued me in that their kid had anything other than allergies.
I just know that yes, the diagnostic criteria wasn't great. It's been documented that it presents differently in females so the rate of adult diagnosis is much higher bc it was missed so much when we were kids. It's not just hyperactivity and not everyone's "flavor" as I call it includes every symptom. I got decent grades bc my anxiety over consequences forced me to find coping skills to make sure I got it done. It didn't always work and I'd just completely forget about an assignment. I also only finished 1 book reading assignment ever. Studying for tests was just memorizing information to pass the test. The deadline motivation 👋✅, distractibility ✅, communication problems (interrupting, tangents on tangents, forgetting halfway through a thought) ✅, can't focus vs hyperfocus ✅... basically once I learned the typical symptoms it was very clear to me they'd been there all along and I feel cheated a bit that I had to go through so much and struggle when it wasn't necessary.
1relytnotyals t1_j9kukp0 wrote
Reply to TIL to finish writing The Hunchback of Notre Dame within an impossible deadline of 6 months, Victor Hugo locked his clothes away, making him unable to go outside and procrastinate which forced him to do anything but finish writing his book. by Old_Sport7920
So work from home IS effective....
BrokenEye3 t1_j9ku0j6 wrote
Reply to TIL The US military once accidentally killed over 6,000 sheep with nerve gas when a weapons test went wrong by Cranyx
Why did the sheep have nerve gas?
invol713 t1_j9ku0d6 wrote
Reply to comment by THE_GR8_MIKE in TIL the worst snowstorm in the history of Los Angeles occurred in 1949 when up to two feet of snow covered the city for three days as it reached its lowest temperature ever recorded, 28 degrees Fahrenheit by SappyGilmore
Only 40 hours? Oh, you sweet summer child.
keetojm t1_j9ktxxr wrote
Reply to comment by Frexulfe in TIL to finish writing The Hunchback of Notre Dame within an impossible deadline of 6 months, Victor Hugo locked his clothes away, making him unable to go outside and procrastinate which forced him to do anything but finish writing his book. by Old_Sport7920
Sounds like an old Bob Newhart joke
sillyandstrange t1_j9ktr40 wrote
Reply to TIL The Rocky Horror Picture Show is still in limited release after 47 years making it the longest-running theatrical release in film history by shakeyjake
I went on a trip to meet friends in PA back in 04 at a college. The first night we went with a bunch of people to see it in a theater on campus. It was awesome.
danielcw189 t1_j9ktgjn wrote
Reply to comment by cham89 in TIL to finish writing The Hunchback of Notre Dame within an impossible deadline of 6 months, Victor Hugo locked his clothes away, making him unable to go outside and procrastinate which forced him to do anything but finish writing his book. by Old_Sport7920
>That was a typo I meant to say shouldn’t be in the title.
Oh, yeah you're right. I see it now. my mind must have jumped over that word.
BrokenEye3 t1_j9kt958 wrote
Reply to TIL about the birthday effect. A statistical phenomenon where an individual's likelihood of death appears to increase on or close to their birthday, variously attributed to alcohol consumption, psychological stress, increased suicide risk, and other factors. by Deechon
Now I'm no statistician (thank god), but I wonder if it might have less to do with any of those factors on their own than with the very fact that there are multiple factors that could potentially result in you being more likely to die around your birthday.
cantonic t1_j9kswq0 wrote
Reply to comment by diverareyouok in TIL to finish writing The Hunchback of Notre Dame within an impossible deadline of 6 months, Victor Hugo locked his clothes away, making him unable to go outside and procrastinate which forced him to do anything but finish writing his book. by Old_Sport7920
No thanks. Take away Rothfuss’ clothes so he can just stay in his house for good.
adorkablecait t1_j9ksv5j wrote
Reply to TIL to finish writing The Hunchback of Notre Dame within an impossible deadline of 6 months, Victor Hugo locked his clothes away, making him unable to go outside and procrastinate which forced him to do anything but finish writing his book. by Old_Sport7920
I offer up Patrick Rothfuss to try this out for us
THE_GR8_MIKE t1_j9kspra wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL the worst snowstorm in the history of Los Angeles occurred in 1949 when up to two feet of snow covered the city for three days as it reached its lowest temperature ever recorded, 28 degrees Fahrenheit by SappyGilmore
I hate that song. Sundays are arguably the worst day, solely due to Monday starting off the 40 hours of soul crushing corporate nonsense that a lot of us have to do.
tanj_redshirt t1_j9ksnsj wrote
Reply to TIL The Rocky Horror Picture Show is still in limited release after 47 years making it the longest-running theatrical release in film history by shakeyjake
I see you shiver with antici-
we_belong_dead t1_j9ksmpo wrote
Reply to comment by FluidEmission in TIL The Rocky Horror Picture Show is still in limited release after 47 years making it the longest-running theatrical release in film history by shakeyjake
This is a shame because the Florida RHPS scene used to be some of the best in the country.
edit: that's what I heard back when I played Brad about 30 years ago, so it's probably second-hand out-of-date bullshit.
Regrettingly t1_j9kwrex wrote
Reply to comment by Gabi_Social in TIL The Rocky Horror Picture Show is still in limited release after 47 years making it the longest-running theatrical release in film history by shakeyjake
How strange was it?