Retiring “Wife Beater” Last week, as I talked about the Universal Studios horror classic The Wolfman (1941), I described the undershirt worn by Lon Chaney Jr. during the first transformation scene as a “wife beater.” That’s an old term from a less enlightened time. A listener suggested it might be time to stop using theContinue reading “dimland radio 9-22-18 show notes”
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dimland radio 9-8-18 show notes
When In A Hole… Well, I started off the show by jumping right in a hole and got to digging even deeper. On Facebook this past week, a conversation arose on just what is the proper position of the toilet seat when the toilet is not in use. The toilet at home, that is.Continue reading “dimland radio 9-8-18 show notes”
dimland radio 8-25-18 show notes
That’s Not How You Promote A Game The 2018/19 version of the constant futility that is the MN Vikings is now in its pre-season and the local news was making sure all their viewers would be tuning in. I’m reasonably sure the game was on that station. Well, a Packer fan must have chosenContinue reading “dimland radio 8-25-18 show notes”
dimland radio 7-14-18 show notes
This Again? Yeah, again. I’ll try to make this the last I ask people (I’m looking at you, Seth Meyers) to stop spreading the myth the Pres. Trump stared at the sun when observing last year’s solar eclipse. He glanced. Photo credit: Getty Images It was prompted this latest time when the above image madeContinue reading “dimland radio 7-14-18 show notes”
dimland radio 6-16-18 show notes
The Big Summit Reaction Most of the reactions I’ve seen of the big summit between the US and North Korea agreed with the notion that Pres. Trump got played by Kim Jong Un. It appears America agreed to do more than North Korea did. Kim merely made the same promise he and his father beforeContinue reading “dimland radio 6-16-18 show notes”
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