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Greater Miami Shores
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Postby Greater Miami Shores » Tue Dec 08, 2020 4:29 am

The Archregimancy wrote:I'm sensing a lot of coronavirus anxiety in NSG - so here's an attempt at an antidote.

This is a thread for posting and discussing nothing but good news, or something that's cheered you up recently. It doesn't need to be national or international news of any particular significance; it can just be something that makes you happy. It doesn't even have to be sunshine, daisies, or lollipops. Come to think of it, in the wrong hands lollipops could be creepy.

Discussion of coronavirus or any topic relating to COVID-19 is specifically banned in this thread (though we'll usually let pass things like 'while I was in quarantine, this really made me smile'; we're happy that something made you smile while you were quarantined). You will also do your best to stay positive and supportive about things that cheer other people up.

(Yes, yes.... I know there's no thread ownership in NSG, but assume that I'm openly abusing my moderator powers in order to help cheer you up; you will be happy whether you like it or not, dammit; if it doesn't work, I'll just lock the thread).

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So, to get us started.....

Last night I watched the film Mindhorn, about a washed-up actor who once played an Isle of Man-based detective with a truth-detecting bionic eye in a terrible 1980s television programme, and has to recreate his most famous role in order to help solve a murder.

It's passingly amusing, but I did really like setting the start of the climactic chase sequence at a deliberately crap island parade; I laughed. It was a rare film of its type where the end of the film was likely better than the opening (though there were good early cameos from Kenneth Branagh and Simon Callow). So for 80 minutes this cheered me up tremendously.

What's cheered you up lately?

Two Awesome non political videos from Breitbart for a change.

1 - Watch the Friendly Bear smarter than the average Bear:
https://www.breitbart.com/health/2020/0 ... -its-head/

2 - Watch the Friendly Bear smarter than the average Bear:
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=br ... ORM=VRDGAR
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The Iron Lands
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Postby The Iron Lands » Tue Dec 08, 2020 4:37 am

One thing that has been cheering me up lately is how I have noticed that I am starting to feel better about myself. I have recently started taking medications to help with my problems and they seem to be working. I am more motivated to start the day and more focused on the tasks I need to get done for the day. For a while, I was just going through the motions and trying to find something new to motivate me. Even at work, I am in a much happier mood and my coworkers have noticed it as well. The weather has been really nice as well. It has been nice enough where I can sit outside and enjoy some fresh air.
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Postby Untecna » Tue Dec 08, 2020 7:43 am

The Iron Lands wrote:One thing that has been cheering me up lately is how I have noticed that I am starting to feel better about myself. I have recently started taking medications to help with my problems and they seem to be working. I am more motivated to start the day and more focused on the tasks I need to get done for the day. For a while, I was just going through the motions and trying to find something new to motivate me. Even at work, I am in a much happier mood and my coworkers have noticed it as well. The weather has been really nice as well. It has been nice enough where I can sit outside and enjoy some fresh air.

:clap: :)
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Postby San Lumen » Tue Dec 08, 2020 10:42 am

https://www.npr.org/2020/12/08/94415269 ... ion-upward

After years of fraught discussion and surveying work, China and Nepal announced a revision to the elevation of Mount Everest: Officials say the summit now stands precisely at 8,848.86 meters, or 29,031.69 feet above sea level.

That makes the official measurement more than 2 feet taller than the consensus had it on Monday.
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Postby Alternamerica » Tue Dec 08, 2020 10:58 am

We're almost done with 2020, hi-five!
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Postby The Blaatschapen » Tue Dec 08, 2020 11:11 am



This post has my seal of approval.
The Blaatschapen should resign
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Postby Mathuvan Union » Tue Dec 08, 2020 11:12 am

The Blaatschapen wrote:


This post has my seal of approval.

how?! you don't have opposable thumbs!
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Postby Ethel mermania » Tue Dec 08, 2020 2:24 pm

Avast ye matey, thar she blows

https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny ... story.html
https://www.hvst.com/posts/the-clash-of ... s-wl2TQBpY

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Postby San Lumen » Tue Dec 08, 2020 2:24 pm

Ethel mermania wrote:Avast ye matey, thar she blows

https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny ... story.html

That is absolutely fantastic. Has that ever happened before?
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Ethel mermania
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Postby Ethel mermania » Tue Dec 08, 2020 2:30 pm

San Lumen wrote:
Ethel mermania wrote:Avast ye matey, thar she blows

https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny ... story.html

That is absolutely fantastic. Has that ever happened before?

That far up the Hudson, not to my knowledge. When we go to the beach, once in a while we see them yes. Best was about 10 years ago in long Beach while swimming we saw a finback feeding on bluefish about 50 yards away from us.
https://www.hvst.com/posts/the-clash-of ... s-wl2TQBpY

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Postby The Blaatschapen » Tue Dec 08, 2020 3:27 pm

Mathuvan Union wrote:
The Blaatschapen wrote:
This post has my seal of approval.

how?! you don't have opposable thumbs!


I do have them.

Around my neck, won them in a bet.
The Blaatschapen should resign
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Postby San Lumen » Tue Dec 08, 2020 4:02 pm

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/new-yor ... ian-james/

a golden retriever went missing in a wooded area in upstate New York with a winter storm on the way.

A experienced drone pilot who never met her owners heard about the missing dog and located her using a drone. After ten days she was reunited with her family.
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Postby Mathuvan Union » Wed Dec 09, 2020 6:54 pm

The Blaatschapen wrote:
Mathuvan Union wrote:how?! you don't have opposable thumbs!


I do have them.

Around my neck, won them in a bet.

I almost want to ask how they were involved in a bet
Behind the free market lies the iron fist of the state - the one thing I learned from The Blaatschapen, excluding how to say sheep in dutch.
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Postby Untecna » Wed Dec 09, 2020 6:55 pm

Mathuvan Union wrote:
The Blaatschapen wrote:
I do have them.

Around my neck, won them in a bet.

I almost want to ask how they were involved in a bet

I will!
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Postby Mathuvan Union » Wed Dec 09, 2020 6:55 pm

Untecna wrote:
Mathuvan Union wrote:I almost want to ask how they were involved in a bet

I will!

good grief
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Postby San Lumen » Wed Dec 09, 2020 7:56 pm

Just watched the remake of Black Beauty on Disney Plus. A absolutely beautiful film and very emotional.
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Postby The New California Republic » Fri Dec 11, 2020 6:01 am

Indiana Jones is coming back.
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Postby San Lumen » Sat Dec 12, 2020 9:19 am

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-kent-55243080

a key borrowed from St Norman's Tower in England has been returned after 50 years.
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Postby San Lumen » Mon Dec 14, 2020 10:11 pm

https://www.foxnews.com/us/camel-shoppi ... ner-nevada

A camel was shopped shopping with its owner at Bath and Body Works in Nevada.
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Postby The Black Forrest » Tue Dec 15, 2020 12:18 am

The New California Republic wrote:Indiana Jones is coming back.


After the crystal skull.....this makes me go meh. Now Willow?....that interests me.
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Postby San Lumen » Tue Dec 15, 2020 9:33 am

https://www.luxuryvideonews.com/stray-p ... SoyednnHk4

A stray dog fell asleep in a nativity scene in Brazil. He was adopted soon after.
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Postby San Lumen » Tue Dec 15, 2020 5:14 pm

https://wegotthiscovered.com/tv/dinosau ... I0SQHBSk60

The beloved series Dinosaurs is coming to Disney plus at the end of next month.
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Postby San Lumen » Thu Dec 17, 2020 1:16 pm

A amazing creation in planet coaster I wanted featured on a YouTube channel called channel5 gaming got a video after I sent in a request!

Here is a link to it : https://youtu.be/j3scEM87B6M
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Postby Celestial Wave » Thu Dec 17, 2020 1:21 pm

I finished this quarter with a solid 4.5 GPA, just wrap up for christmas. I'll finally get my PS4 back because I finished with a 3.9 last quarter, so I'm really happy!
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Postby Quartia and Karafuto » Thu Dec 17, 2020 1:36 pm

Celestial Wave wrote:I finished this quarter with a solid 4.5 GPA, just wrap up for christmas. I'll finally get my PS4 back because I finished with a 3.9 last quarter, so I'm really happy!

What on Earth is a 4.5 GPA? I've always seen it like 4.0 = A average, 3.0 = B average, etc.
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