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haltz wrote:The new x-files feels like a parody of the original episodes.
I thought that was pretty much the point in at least a few episodes- to poke fun at what the show used to be and how what it used to be doesn't quite fit 25 years later. Last night's being the most obvious example, but there was also the Rhys Darby episode from last season.

I enjoy those episodes 10 times more than the dumb alien conspiracy [expletive].
Michael wrote:Speaking of old trash, I've been on a nostalgia trip lately. There was a television miniseries from 1980 called Shogun.
Wasn't it based on a book or something that was wildly popular in the 70s? I seem to remember my folks having it on their bookshelf.

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Yeah, the book was popular as well. Never read it.

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haltz wrote:The new x-files feels like a parody of the original episodes.
Is there a new season this year?

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I was informed that a friend's wife has her nose hair waxed. This information provokes any number of questions and feelings.

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heyzeus wrote:I was informed that a friend's wife has her nose hair waxed. This information provokes any number of questions and feelings.
My question is "does it work?"

Because I'm sick of sneezing and looking like a New Year's party favor.

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I own one of these for my ear and nose hair needs. It works.

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Michael wrote:I own one of these for my ear and nose hair needs. It works.
Wayne Campbell wrote:I'm a little older and a little wiser. I'm starting to get hair in really weird places, man. I feel like I'm turning into Sasquatch.
Moving to Signs You Are Getting Old thread.

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Why is their a Three Muskateers candy bar? What does that even mean? I get names like Hershey's and things. I get M & Ms, Butterfinger, 1,000 Grand and such. But seriously, who are these three muskateers, and why am I eating their candy bar?

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Leroy wrote:Why is their a Three Muskateers candy bar? What does that even mean? I get names like Hershey's and things. I get M & Ms, Butterfinger, 1,000 Grand and such. But seriously, who are these three muskateers, and why am I eating their candy bar?
The 3 Musketeers Bar was the third brand produced and manufactured by M&M/Mars, introduced in 1932. Originally, it had three pieces in one package, flavored chocolate, strawberry and vanilla;[1] hence the name, which was derived from the novel The Three
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Belongs on Secrets! but since we’re talking old TV: I blame it on some personal stuff that had me kind of down .... was surfing for some TV to see if anything stuck last week and ended up watching the entire first season of Will and Grace.

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