I just finished watching a pretty good science fiction series, “The Signal.” One of the central plot points is that the ISS is out of communications with the Earth for one hour a day. Imagine my shock and horror when I read in ’Brewster Rocket" that the ISS never loses contact with the Earth!
It’s funny how we still talk about “a million dollars” like it’s a vast sum of money. When I was a kid a big estate was $100,000.00 and a Rolls Royce was $25,000.00 A million dollars won’t buy the most exspnsive car any more.
I was inspired to do a quick search. The original meaning was people who got rich by nefarious means, not just very wealthy. otoh, all great fortunes begin with a crime.
Everyone knows that Clark Gable singlehandedly tanked the undershirt industry by appearing topless in a movie. What fewer people know is that Bugs Bunny was parodying Gable when the rabbit angily munched on a carrot the way Gable had. That’s what started the idea that rabbits love carrots.
So, did the black stallion also get his memory wiped? Come back, Midnight, all is forgiven!