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"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura) 09/24/2018 at 10:28 • Filed to: None

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Back when Jim Henson was still around. The Muppets are not what they once were.

jimz > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/24/2018 at 10:37

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b0rk

Chariotoflove > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/24/2018 at 10:37

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My daughter and I have sat and watched every Swedish Chef clip on the internet. Twice. 

Azrek > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/24/2018 at 10:37

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A genius robbed before his time by religion.

I did meet his son the other day and got photos as I was dressed like Farscape. 

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Azrek 09/24/2018 at 10:40

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I saw that Brian Henson was at DragonCon this year, but I didn’t take advantage of that fact, despite being there and being a Farscape fan.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/24/2018 at 10:44

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ttyymmnn > jimz 09/24/2018 at 10:44

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Bjork Bjork Bjork

Tristan > Azrek 09/24/2018 at 11:01

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Please expound upon that statement. He died of pneumonia- what was religion’s fault?

facw > Azrek 09/24/2018 at 11:57

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I’m trying to decide what dressed like Farscape means. I’m hoping it means you were dressed as a lifting body spacecraft .

Azrek > Tristan 09/24/2018 at 12:03

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Christian Science religion doesn’t allow for modern medicine or antibiotics. He could’ve easily solved his illness with one trip to the doctor. 

Azrek > facw 09/24/2018 at 12:03

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Nope, the show Farscape. 

facw > Azrek 09/24/2018 at 12:09

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Right, but how do you dress as a show? In any event, Farscape-1 was Crichton’s module (which is surprisingly hard to find a good image of, I blame standard definition TV) :

Azrek > facw 09/24/2018 at 12:14

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Throw on a vest, leather pants and a pulse pistol. 

facw > Azrek 09/24/2018 at 12:16

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Well you could have said you cosplaying Crichton (or some generic Peacekeeper I guess) :)

In any event, next time go as Moya!    

Azrek > facw 09/24/2018 at 12:18

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The chance of someone knowing the characters when so few watched the show means it is easier to say Farscape to get an acknowledgement. 

Tristan > Azrek 09/24/2018 at 15:36

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Do you have any evidence? Not being a jerk, genuinely curious. Christian Science eschews most medicine, relying instead on their own faith practitioners or whatever they call them. Henson never sought their care. Further, everything I read says Henson removed himself from Christian Science 15 years prior to his death. The story looks more like the classic case of a stubborn guy shrugging off an illness he thought he could power through until he started coughing up blood and went to  a doctor. But it was too late.

Azrek > Tristan 09/24/2018 at 15:49

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It is indoctrination. Even those who leave some religions are still affected by what they were taught or kept close to them. He was stubborn, but for whatever reason he stuck to his belief to keep away from doctors to avoid bothering people. 

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ttyymmnn 09/24/2018 at 15:52

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She’s more of a phenomenon than a talent.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Chariotoflove 09/24/2018 at 15:53

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Some great characters on that show.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Azrek 09/24/2018 at 15:55

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That stubbornness may have been why the religion was appealing to him.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Tristan 09/24/2018 at 15:56

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You’re a jerk. But aside from that, I was like “Huh?” when I read the initial statement. I think Henson was one of the great creative minds of the 20th Century.

(And JK about the jerk part...)

Tristan > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/24/2018 at 23:38

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I guess I kind of am... But I’ve been working on it. I’ve gone from total jerk to just a little jerky. Mmmmm... jerky.

I’ve been googling Jim Henson’s death all day because of this. CS may have made him a person wh o didn’t like to bother others and thus less likely to go to a doctor, or he may have been drawn to CS because that was his character. I’m completely the same way, and I’m pretty sure I will die the same way Henson did. I hate to inconvenience others and I hate to go to the doctor. I once ignored strep throat for 3 weeks until I couldn’t eat any more and had trouble breathing. I’m better about it now, but I still hate going, and usually assume it’s just some virus and I’ll get over it in a day or two. That doesn’t come from Christian Science, or the normal non-cult Christianity. I grew up in a Christian home and my dad was a physician.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Tristan 09/25/2018 at 08:07

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I’m relatively quick to visit a doctor, but expensive... Not sure how I’d react to a terminal illness diagnosis, maybe just ride it out with a bunch of cannabis. I hope I never have to find out. But the religion comment was kind of cr ass.

Tristan > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/25/2018 at 14:48

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If I ever get a terminal diagnosis, I’m going to have a living wake. I don’t want people to travel to my funeral and cry over my corpse. I want to have a big last hurrah with all the important people in my life, see them all one last time  and give them memories . When I’m dead, I’m dead. Toss me in a dumpster for all I care.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Tristan 09/25/2018 at 15:56

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I wanna be cremated and my ashes dumped in a certain lake in a weighted paper bag so I don’t float around on the surface.

Tristan > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/26/2018 at 14:31

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Truthfully, I want to be buried in Rose Hill Cemetery . It’s in the middle of nowhere, Minnesota in the most peaceful and beautiful spot I can imagine. It’s 3 short miles from my family’s farm, and it’s where my mom is buried. I can think of no better place to hang out with the worms. Second choice is to be cremated and scattered over the farm. I might not get to live there again in this lifetime, but the place means everything to me.

Now lets tell some jokes or argue politics... It’s getting too serious here! :o

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Tristan 09/26/2018 at 16:06

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How about that Kavanaugh business? Personally? I think if he was a party animal in Frat School, and he’s since repented and become a stand-up guy, I’m okay with that because redemption needs to be possible. But “Yeah, I went to some keg parties” isn’t something the current politick allows him to say, and that’s too bad. For my part, I can remember all three big parties I went to in high school. Seriously: all three of them.

Tristan > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/27/2018 at 15:28

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I’m going to do the rational thing and wait for the facts to come in. This isn’t Sharia law- you don’t get to destroy another person just by publicly accusing them of sexual misconduct. Due process is still a thing. If he’s guilty, he should burn. I doubt he’s guilty, though, but rather this is just another round of dirty political games.

I think I went to... two? parties in high school with alcohol. Then I went to a Christian college where I was sober and celibate for 3.5 years until my mom died and I used alcohol to cope , dropped out and joined the military. The next couple years are a bit of a blur.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Tristan 09/27/2018 at 16:01

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I respect you for your candor. I think we can reasonably assume that Judge Kavanaugh behaved badly in high school and college or at least ran with others who did. If Dr. Ford made all this up, then she’s paying a very high price. I think Kavanaugh should withdraw and the Rs should put forward Amy Coney Barrett. Perhaps the truth is somewhere in the middle, but there is no middle in American politics where veracity is concerned.

Tristan > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/28/2018 at 01:07

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I love Oppo... Where else can people from all background and political beliefs argue (mostly) i n a civil manner, then unite and celebrate our love for old Toyotas?

Lots of people behaved badly in high school. I did bad stuff and had bad stuff done to me. I don’t hold anything against anyone in my high school. We were all idiot kids.

From a purely political standpoint, the Republicans can’t back down. To do so would page the way for a #metoo takedown of anyone at any time for any reason. I don’t want women to suffer, and I don’t want to discount the importance of women speaking out, but the timing and nature of these allegations just screams abuse in terms of politics and the #metoo movement. It’s an important movement, and to ab use it for a political agenda would be despicable.

I think Amy Coney Barrett sh ould have been Trump’s pick from the beginning. 

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Tristan 09/28/2018 at 07:23

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I agree with you mostly, but I'd like to see political figures held to higher standards. Now, let me go put some more crack in my pipe.