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    Interesting. Had watched a show, recently, set in Tasmania and I thought the accents had a fairly distinct twang compared to what I'd think of as a "standard" Australian accent. (though possible it may have mixed in New Zealand actors that were putting on an Australian accent, or something)
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    Tasmania has a distinct accent doesn't it?
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    Wow, that is quite a drop today. Only meaningfully related headlines have to do with lower covid-19 vaccinations expected for Q4.
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    It is definitely recognized as "an accent" -- it is just within the United States it is a "non-regional" accent. (versus someone having an accent that very distinctly tells you where they are from, possibly down the the city and social class)
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    If you're an American and think you don't have an accent, you probably have the "Standard American"/"Broadcast English" accent that tons of us have growing up in the 80's/90's (when cable television made a "neutral American" accent even more prevalent than it already was) But it is definitely an accent.
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    You think Smashing Pumpkins was "criminally underrated"? Really? Maybe it was regional, but I remember them being thought of as a pretty big deal in the mid-90's. Though while I can listen to their occasional older song for nostalgia -- I heard one of their newer releases on the radio and I found Billy's voice to be pretty grating. Maybe it's just the conversion to being a dad and having to listen to whining/crying kids making it a bit too much to take.
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    I was one of the "9/10" votes. I think everyone should watch it. Has enough slow burn to make a swath of it almost feel like a strange "slice of life" film, but then pivots hard in a pretty memorable way.
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    Saw this in my feed this morning. Sad to see this happen to anyone. But especially here, where they were responsible for making a lot of good gaming memories possible.
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    Yes, that show was AWESOME. It was definitely summer of '02, at least when it came through Atlanta.
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    Saw them in concert. Deep Purple opened for them. Ronnie James Dio opened for Deep Purple. It only cost $14. It was awesome.
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    I still have some from a couple weeks ago. Only meme I am still currently holding.
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    No, not even close to the same thing. The squares were VERY similar to the Quaker Oats Squares cereal you can get today, but smaller. (think something kind of like Chex, but denser and oat-based instead of rice, wheat, or corn as the primary grain)
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    There was a version of oat squares (like the Quaker Oats Squares) that I remember having at my grandmother's house as a kid. I have never found that version since -- never saw the box, but the squares are slightly smaller than the Quaker Oats brand oatmeal squares. I have some nostalgia for rice Chex and Crispix, as well. I've been done with overly sugared cereals for a long time.
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    See my post above -- it isn't clear that they are buying in cash and STAYING fully bought-in. The point of a "cash purchase" is that it is guaranteed to the seller that the deal with close. There is no prohibition on the buyer then turning around, post-deal, and pumping up the leverage as if they had a mortgage in the first place. And at current interest rates, they'd be pretty dumb to not maximize their leverage.
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    While the number of cash buyers is way higher -- the real question in a crash, is whether those people are turning around and refinancing immediately (i.e. end up massively underwater in a crash, no different than '08). I haven't seen any stats on that, but I have a hard time believing these people are buying in cash and staying 100% equity rather than refinancing.
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    ? Seems like the lead-up to the '08 crash on steroids.
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    My point was -- there are almost certainly schools with open positions within reasonable commutes of cheaper places, if one was so inclined.
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    Last time I checked, there are lots of high schools in lower cost of living areas than DC-metro
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    Or a little eponymous show called "A bit of Fry and Laurie"... EDIT: and for something more recent and more serious in tone -- everyone who even remotely likes Tom HIddleston should watch The Night Manager. Hugh Laurie is an excellent "Bond villain".
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    He made a decent mobster in the first Nolan Batman movie, though.
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    He was massively successful in the UK prior to his role in House. And has done quite a bit of work since.
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    Brendan Fraser's temporary fall from stardom apparently had to do with him being sexually assaulted by some director at a party and not being willing to play along.
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    He was in twister? The only thing I remember from that movie is Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt tying themselves to a pipe with a leather belt. Oh, and the little transmitters getting sucked out of the back of the truck. And I'll level with you - I never saw Days of Thunder until I was in college, so for me that movie was more like a NASCAR-branded version of Top Gun by the time I saw it, rather than something of its own. Cary Elwes makes a great antagonist though.
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    Other than LoTR, Viggo did a lot of very serious movies that are definitely critically notable.
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    In what circles is Cary Elwes known for Days of Thunder rather than Princess Bride (or even Robinhood Men in Tights :P) Though for the younger crowd, they might know him as the creepy step dad in Liar Liar.
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