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  1. Tiki Tom

    What Are You Reading

    I think I know why. In the story, towards the end, there is a chapter titled “the jew”. In this chapter, the bad guy —a French representative of the revolution— throws just about every antisemitic stereotype at the Jew in question. It is pretty bad. However (spoiler alert!), it turns out...
  2. Tiki Tom

    Oumuamua

    Heads up. UFO whistleblower David Grusch to surface on May 21st at SALT Conference in NYC. See agenda, day #2 at 12:10. Will his promised Op Ed be published before this event? Why this event/venue? Stay tuned. https://www.salt.org/event-agendas/2024-new-york
  3. Tiki Tom

    What Are You Reading

    Decided to take a break by reading something a little lighter. Just finished The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy, published in 1905. 269 pages. Of course, the story takes place during the French Revolution. It is the dashing tale of a British nobleman, whose true identity is a closely...
  4. Tiki Tom

    Anyone else interested in the ancient world?

    Takeaway quote: “This might be a second renaissance.” https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/may/03/how-scholars-armed-with-cutting-edge-technology-are-unfurling-secrets-of-ancient-scrolls
  5. Tiki Tom

    Why vintage?

    ^^^^ Great article. Thanks! I agree. I’m just nostalgic about nostalgia. :) Sometimes I just want to wallow in the fantasy of a romantic past where people looked sharp, chivalry existed, and the world was locked in a clear-cut struggle between good and evil, Nazis vs the good guys. (I...
  7. Tiki Tom

    The Agents of F.L.A.S.K.

    Great headline. “Mysterious underwater anomaly resurfaces off Antarctica.” A strange undersea marine creature? A ghost shipwreck? An Unidentified Submerged Object? https://www.newsweek.com/mysterious-underwater-anomaly-resurfaces-off-antarctica-1895910 No. It was caused by a boring data...
  8. Tiki Tom

    The Cheese thread

    Sacre blue! Camembert is in existential danger because ( if I’m reading this correctly) the over-industrialization of the production process has virtually destroyed the natural bacterial diversity that the cheese needs to blossom. The threats of nuclear war, climate change, and the upcoming...
  9. Tiki Tom

    The Agents of F.L.A.S.K.

    Good one: https://www.newsweek.com/excalibur-sword-found-spain-ancient-1893880
  10. Tiki Tom

    What Are You Reading

    Exactly! I almost said that I would even consider reading it again, but I know myself too well. I’m always looking for “ the next thing.” (Sort of like travel. Do you return to a favorite city or opt for undiscovered destinations?)
  11. Tiki Tom

    What Are You Reading

    Well, I am retired now. I got into the habit of reading for a couple of hours after lunch, during the heat of the day. Then a quick dip in the pool followed by cocktails! :)
  13. Tiki Tom

    What Are You Reading

    When I was contemplating reading this book, a friend said to me “There are two kinds of people in the world: Those who have read Anna Karenina, and those who have not. You definitely want to be in the former group.” Nonetheless, I hesitated. Was I really ready for 800+ pages about a fallen...
  14. Tiki Tom

    What Are You Reading

    Great review of Ex-Wife. I especially liked hearing the confirmation that, no matter how the decades tic by, a lot of human behavior remains unchanged.
  15. Tiki Tom

    Anyone else interested in the ancient world?

    Happy birthday (2,777th) to the eternal city! https://civilek.info/en/2024/04/21/roma-are-celebrating-their-2777th-birthday/
  16. Tiki Tom

    The Agents of F.L.A.S.K.

    Watch the video in this link. This phenomenon certainly seems to support the extrasensory perception argument that minds can sometimes communicate in ways we don’t understand. Just another bit of data that suggests that, maybe, consciousness extends beyond what is in our skulls...
  17. Tiki Tom

    Oumuamua

    Not your everyday ufo. Something lurks beneath the waves…
  19. Tiki Tom

    The Agents of F.L.A.S.K.

    Ouch! You know you are getting old when…. Raquel Welch died last year at the age of 82. Sigh. :-(
  20. Tiki Tom

    The Agents of F.L.A.S.K.

    And then there is the mystery of the Honjō Masamune. It is a samurai sword that’s considered to be a national treasure. It was forged 700 years ago and passed down from shogun to shogun. Supposedly this sword could differentiate between those who were honorable and those who were ripe to get...
  21. Tiki Tom

    The Agents of F.L.A.S.K.

    That is very cool. It’s fun to mentally imagine what it must have been like to live in the dark ages and carry an Ulfberht sword. It’s amazing to think how small human populations were and how vast those European forests must have been. And filled with trolls, hobbits, and wizards!
  22. Tiki Tom

    Oumuamua

    Brand new. Kona Blue proposal declassified. Soooo… Just trying to decipher it. Apparently the Department of Homeland Security proposed the creation of a highly classified, limited access program that would give to congress the oversight of some pretty strange stuff. The proposal —not very...
  23. Tiki Tom

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    Great movie reviews, fellas. Interesting reading! Glad I decided to poke in on the thread again. I had lost interest in the thread a long time ago when people were mostly discussing more modern films. Tip of the hat to you.

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