Dave Coustan

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Podcast producer: @ridiculouscrime.bsky.social, Stuff You Should Know, Valley Heat, @iheartpodcastunion.bsky.social

I'm calling for a total ban on plumbers coming in to this country until we can figure out what the hell is going on and why they have continued to use words like "escutcheon"

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A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs@500songspodcast.bsky.social · last wk.

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All this "non-rent, non-profit-seeking third places" talk when kids of my generation hung out at the mall, or the pool hall, or the arcade, or the movie theater. You know, businesses. And we weren't "welcome." We were "tolerated" so long as we spent money there and didn't scare the olds too much.

Zack Davisson@zackdavisson.com · 3w ago

I ask as always: What were these mythical "third places that previous generations had available to them?" The whole idea of "third places" is just so much Camelot mythmaking.

airports suck, but Burbank is the best airport. parking lot is approx 39 inches from your plane. you think you want your bag from baggage claim? they’ve already psychic beamed it directly into your car trunk, have a nice day. only 1 restaurant, but it’s Guy Fieri themed, as all restaurants should be