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I don’t think I like this remake of “Superbad”

Elon Musk and Rupert Murdoch flanked by two women
The two in the middle? Elon Musk and Rupert Murdoch.
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“Hey, Rupert — you know those stories where the girl wakes up the next day and goes ‘I was so shit-faced that night, I shouldn’t have fucked that guy?’ WE COULD BE THAT MISTAKE!”

Need context? Here’s the Superbad trailer:

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Geek Stranger than Fiction

Paranoid social media post of the day

Meme: Screenshot from Nextdoor showing a Star Wars Rebel Alliance flag flying from a house, with the question “What does this represent? I saw this flag flying in my neighborhood. Does anyone know what this means? Should I be worried?” I added a caption: “Technically, it’s an Antifa flag.”
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The photo and question above are taken from everyone’s favorite suburban white flight and paranoia social network, Nextdoor.

Luke Skywalker in his X-wing fighter, wearing a helmet with the Starbird symbol on both sides.

If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you’ve probably already identified the flag as that of the Rebel Alliance, a.k.a Alliance to Restore the Republic, from Star Wars. The red symbol — known by hardcore fans as the “starbird” — first appeared on the helmets of the fighter pilots who made the desperate attempt to destroy the Death Star in A New Hope (a.k.a. “the original” to those of us who saw it in the theatre during its original release). It’s since found its way into all sorts of Star Wars stories.

From a Star Wars comic book: Bail Organa and Princess Leia unveil the new Rebel flag with the red starbird. Leia says “A symbol of hope.”

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So it begins…

Elon Musk and Gary Oldman as Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg from “The Fifth Element,” side by side, pretty much with the same haircut.
Thanks to Jeannie Cool for the find!
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Geek Stranger than Fiction

I’ll admit it; I laughed.

Tweet: In 1920 we took children out of the coal mines. In 2020, the most popular video game is Minecraft. The children yearn for the mines.
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funny Geek

The first law of thermodynamics

Tyler Durden (played by Brad Pitt) in the scene from “Fight Club” where he explains Fight Club’s first rule, but the caption reads “The first law of thermodynamics is that you do not talk about thermodynamics.”
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I hear that Carnot Club meets in secret locations.

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An important reminder from He-Man

Panel 1: He-Man on his cycle, saying “And remember, punks are nice people pretending to be bad and hippies are bad people pretending to be nice.” - Panel 2: “Until next time friends”

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A little something for all you old-school Star Wars fans…

AT-AT in sexy thigh-high black leather heeled boots