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Late Night Open Thread: Marvelous Toys

by Anne Laurie|  August 14, 20232:43 am| 21 Comments

This post is in: Open Threads, Popular Culture, Space

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Sneaking up on Monday gingerly…

games workshop's history is a lot older than you think https://t.co/f3PslXDzjW

— James Palmer (@BeijingPalmer) August 9, 2023

in ancient times these kind of elaborate figurines were available only to the nobility and other members of the elite, whereas today anybody with a six-figure disposable income can afford to build a Warhammer army.

— James Palmer (@BeijingPalmer) August 9, 2023

a reminder that nasa has been flying a robot helicopter on mars for more than two years https://t.co/1nfPn4IEaK

— Gerry Doyle (@mgerrydoyle) August 8, 2023

You may be cool, but you'll never be "rickroll an entire coliseum with the actual rick astley" cool https://t.co/7nx2OPEOFa

— John Cole (@Johngcole) August 13, 2023

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21Comments

  1. 1.

    NotMax

    August 14, 2023 at 2:51 am

    Cannot not bring in Chuck Berry.
    :)

  2. 2.

    rikyrah

    August 14, 2023 at 3:27 am

    That last tweet

    🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

  3. 3.

    eclare

    August 14, 2023 at 3:42 am

    Such a cool video, they all seem like good guys.  RIP Taylor Hawkins.

  4. 4.

    Hkedi [Kang T.Q.]

    August 14, 2023 at 3:43 am

    Aw man why did you have to show me that?  Now I’m half convinced that the maya empire  were started by a small group of 4channers that were sent back in time….

     

    augh….. s/

  5. 5.

    eclare

    August 14, 2023 at 3:44 am

    @rikyrah:

    I just saw grandma’s airbnb in the last thread, so sweet.  My gram fixed a big pitcher of tea every morning that sat on the counter all day.  Unsweetened, brewed with mint.  So refreshing over a ton of ice on a hot day.

  6. 6.

    Pete Downunder

    August 14, 2023 at 3:47 am

    I’m proud to say I know all the lyrics to Tom Paxton’s Marvelous Toy. My wife was not impressed. Paxton is under appreciated as a song writer IMHO.

  7. 7.

    Splitting Image

    August 14, 2023 at 4:28 am

    I’ve come to really like Rick Astley. He peaked early in life and seems resigned to the fact that he’ll never again reach the heights of his late ’80s career, but he seems to have a good sense of humour about it and is just kicking back and enjoying life. Other singers from the era (*cough* Morrissey *cough*) have turned into real dickheads.

    Dave Grohl seems to be a mensch too. Good on him.

  8. 8.

    piratedan

    August 14, 2023 at 4:57 am

    @Splitting Image: the definitive Rick Astley call out….

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6hzkBihaew

  9. 9.

    NotMax

    August 14, 2023 at 5:25 am

    Incredibly choreographed historical action figures come to life opening sequence for Titus.

  10. 10.

    geg6

    August 14, 2023 at 6:06 am

    I love Dave Grohl.  That is all.

  11. 11.

    satby

    August 14, 2023 at 6:20 am

    @Splitting Image: yeah, his set at Glastonbury this year was great. And I never knew he played drums.

  12. 12.

    twbrandt

    August 14, 2023 at 6:21 am

    Paxton’s grandson has real stage presence for someone that young.

  13. 13.

    eclare

    August 14, 2023 at 6:27 am

    @satby:

    Same.

  14. 14.

    eclare

    August 14, 2023 at 6:33 am

    Deleted

  15. 15.

    MagdaInBlack

    August 14, 2023 at 6:34 am

    @geg6: Come sit with me, we can be fan-girls 😊

  16. 16.

    eversor

    August 14, 2023 at 6:48 am

    Damn it I play Warhammer with a nice middle class disposable income, guilty as charged.

  17. 17.

    Kathleen

    August 14, 2023 at 7:05 am

    @Pete Downunder: My recollection is that he was huge in the 60’s and many of the big named folk artists (Kington Trio, PPM, Judy Collins) performed his songs. I don’t know if he is still appreciated today.

  18. 18.

    oatler

    August 14, 2023 at 8:46 am

    @Kathleen:

    Remember him the same way. He seems a likely participant in those monstrous PBS pledge drives which always include Peter Paul and Mary (even if they’ve passed on).

  19. 19.

    bluefoot

    August 14, 2023 at 9:20 am

    All aspects of this post are awesome.

    I now imagine some teenage noble saving up money to buy more figurines, maybe as a Mayan version of a Dungeon Master in Mayan D&D.

    And that Foo Fighters-Rick Astley video is exactly what I needed this morning. They all seem to be having a great time.

  20. 20.

    Subsole

    August 14, 2023 at 10:10 am

    @NotMax:

    I watched that sequence repeatedly. It was just so incredibly done.

    Actually, that entire movie was amazing. Excellent performances and some genuinely surreal visuals.

     

    And also extra helpings of Goth Pie.

  21. 21.

    Subsole

    August 14, 2023 at 10:18 am

    @eversor:

    Yeah. Good ol’ Crackhammer 40k…

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