Saturday Syllabus
Headline from nypost.com: “Denny’s $18 breakfast platter — up from $5.99 — gives customers sticker shock: ‘Unreal!’.” Blame DT again, Kamala.
From NYP: “Death penalty back on the table for accused 9/11 terrorists in stunning reversal.” Was it spurred by the uproar the reprieve created?
From NYP: “CBP seizes 4 million pills at Ariz. border in largest fentanyl bust in agency history.” Kudos.
From NYP concerning Chevron: “Oil giant ditches California for friendly Texas.” Yay!
From NYP: “NYC property owner hit with $230K fine — for chopping down his own tree, bizarre suit reveals.” According to the article by Peter Senzamici (without friends, Sir?): “Parks did not plant the tree, has never performed any work on, nor took care of, the tree, nor has even registered it on its on-line resource called NYC Tree Map.” Cash grab typical of socialists.
This may be the most amusing headline of the day, from NYP: “Microsoft banned young interns from being alone with ‘flirty’ Bill Gates — before his high-profile divorce: bombshell book.” What a ladies’ man. Hollywood hunks must be green with envy.
I’ve never used TikTok, so I don’t have an opinion on whether it should be banned or not. Meanwhile, it is encouraging a strategy that seems to be helping folks. Headline from foxbusiness.com: “More people trying ‘no-buy year’ trend to save thousands of dollars.” Photo from FN. I apologize for not being able to figure how to enlarge the print:
Spontaneous Genius: 12 Movie Lines That Were Improvised by Richard Vincent, MSM.com, edited with my own thoughts:
1. “Here’s looking at you, kid.” — Casablanca (1942). Doesn’t do anything for me, although I like the film.
2. “You talking to me?” — Taxi Driver (1976). Inspired. Damn, I hate praising that giuche, whose name I refuse to mention.
3. “You can’t handle the truth!” — A Few Good Men (1992). A breath of fresh air in an otherwise A-Z stacked deck flick.
4. “I’m the king of the world!” — Titanic (1997). Meh.
5. “Here’s Johnny!” — The Shining (1980). Love it!
6. “I’m walking here! I’m walking here!” — Midnight Cowboy (1969). Yes!
7. “You’re gonna need a bigger boat.” — Jaws (1975). Good.
8. “It’s not a tumah!” — Kindergarten Cop (1990). I’ve often used it in my own thoughts.
9. “I love you.” — “I know.” — Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back (1980). Not a fan of the series, so clueless here.
10. “Why so serious?” — The Dark Knight (2008). As much as I enjoyed the movie, I have no recollection of the line.
11. “I’m the cook.” — Pulp Fiction (1994). Another I don’t recall.
If there is a 12th, I couldn’t find it.
Photo from Google Images, director Michael Curtiz at the camera:
Each night since her ascension I’ve run into a Kamala Harris ad on youtube, which, mercifully, can be clicked off after five seconds. I have not seen any by DT.
Last night’s rain must have cleaned the air, but it was still hot and humid at today’s session of the Anti-Inflation Book Shop. Fortunately, a nice breeze helped. My thanks to Wolf, who bought seven Russian CDs, and to Vlad and Melissa, who purchased Rising Star by yours truly, and The Pirate Omnibus, three novels by different authors. Several people had sniffed at it, but I had a feeling it would sell and kept it in the main inventory. It’s nice to be right once in a while.
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