the incarnation of the sense of alienation in 1979 post bretton woods and just before the reagan presidency, like we’re hurtling through space on a poorly maintained corporate mining ship waiting for the sci-fi horrorshow to get started
[Ninja edit. I’m out of control. This morning I started doing one Trump impression after another and I started one in here too. Trump mania is always a mistake for me because they tend to get unfunny fast. But I keep going anyway. Still I reserve the right to come back and do one later. No windmills - maybe. Believe me. Believe me.]
probably a good call on the ninja edit, i didn’t see the original.
but trump serves a similar function to the photo here. he really embodies the zeitgeist of the current crisis.
If I do tell a joke - it’ll be a parody of another president. I don’t think I can do it. I can’t even figure out how to get started. And that’s probably for the best.
alienation
good one
Sally Ride on the Space Shuttle 1983
Little known fact. In the lead up to the Challenger launch, NASA considered sending Big Bird up on that flight, full sized puppet, puppeteer and all. There is an alternate timeline where Big Bird died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986.
There is an alternate timeline where Big Bird died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986.
Ughhh. I hope they were at least spared Trump as president.
I suppose there’s also a timeline where they sent 1980s Trump up as a publicity stunt.
Everybody says they want a bad bish until I pull out the flamethrower.
I’ll get you next time inspector Gadget
This is Hanoi Hannah taking a break between broadcasts. You can see her broadcasting station behind her.
This is actually just a photo of me in my basement.
You can tell based on the way that it is.
Mom?
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Sigourney Weaver doesn’t remind me of my mom. But she really does in that photo.
yeah same weird.
Margaret Thatcher plots world domination (1983, color)
Eyeing up my orange cat suspiciously and getting the “what are you gonna do about it? Huh?” glare from her in response
She’d kill the xenomorphs and then the crew for good measure
I’m allergic to cats
The Art of Self Love - Dr. Ruth 1983
Moments before disaster.
Something about stroking an exposed, er, cat.
