u/RoommateMovingOut

For the books I kind of get it because, even though the first book was set 6 years before it was published, the books were being written in the early and mid-nineties.

The movies I kind of got it; they were trying to be faithful to the books.

But what’s stopping the new series from changing the time period to a more contemporary time period? I think that would make the story way more interesting.

Wizards are always borrowing technology from muggles - clocks, brooms, fireplaces, trains, radios, newspapers, toilets. I’d be interested to see what enchantments they can do with a modern smartphone.

Updating the time period would connect more with the present-day audience too. Of course Hogwarts can still be a bit Victorian, but that will just add to the joy of HP when he arrives for the first time.

Pro: it would make mistakes like Dudley’s Playstation a non-issue.

Con: it would mean that HP’s mum and dad would be born in 1995 which feels weird.

Hey - sorry if this has aleady been asked and answered. I did a check and didnt find anything.

The lyrics of DVP say:

>I'm driving fast to get away
Doing 180 on the Don Valley Parkway

Because the line before says they are driving fast, I used to think that they were doing 180 km/hr on the highway, but the more I thought about it, the less I thought this was realistic. Is it possible they mean doing a 180 degree turn on the DVP?

EDIT: I did some more digging and discovered it actually is 180***°*** turn. wiiild

First, assuming there is more than one season.

In my view, the early books are pretty well adapted into the movies. I wonder if the series will change/add more to the first two stories to flesh them out.

Obviously I think it’d be a fun episode to portray the handoff of Norbert as a heist story, but other than that, there’s not much missing from the first two books I’m excited to see on screen. I hope this makes sense.

Seems like a no brainer to me. The big brands are owned by coca-cola and Pepsi so I know that restaurants have deals with these brands.

EDIT: I’m talking more about fancy sit-down restaurants. Why won’t they sell a small bottle of Gatorade or whatever if they can sell me a coke in a fancy glass bottle??

“Voluntarily” is there to do a lot of heavy lifting - removing things like airport security, maybe even Service Ontario (well… maybe not… like why were you there?)

Think: “Could you turn around without losing anything.”

What’s coming to mind for me is Bar Ape on a summer evening when a close aunt was visiting.

I was cycling home near World Cup celebrations this afternoon (Wellington W at Strachan). Traffic had stopped and the signal was flashing red and the intersection was being controlled by police officers.

I stopped at the intersection and signalled my right-hand turn.

The police officer controlling traffic stood in the middle of the road:

“Pedestrians, go!! Go!!!”

She began to stare directly at me:

“Pedestrians!! Go!!! That means bikes!!”

I flashed her the peace sign before completing my turn.

I’m a huge Shaw-head. I’ve mainlined the Kool-Aid since my first ride down Shaw. It’s beautiful, safe, nice grade and plenty to look at. I plan routes using Shaw all the time.

My destination today was a block off of Palmerston so I carried a bit further west down Bloor and turned South on Palmerston. And it was nice??

I’ve avoided it in the past due to lengthy road work and have pretty well ignored it since the priority was added (sticking to Brunswick, and my true love, Shaw).

I wondered if other people feel the same. Do I just have a wandering eye? Am I only interested in newer, hotter roads? Help me please!

EDIT:

I commuted using Palmerston/Tecumseth this morning (day after my original post) and wanted to report my findings.

Positives:

1. Wider than Shaw in many places

2. Grander trees due to a deeper property setback

3. Tecumseth St. south of Queen is better than Shaw south of Queen

Drawbacks:

1. Dedicated bike signals are synched with the traffic lights, not the advanced pedestrian signal

2. Other light timing seems overlong (College, Dundas)

Anyway I’m glad to have another good street in my toolkit. The more the better!

Let’s say you made a dubious call (but not a bad call), and it failed. The next hand is dealt and you order up again and fail again.

Are you more likely to pass if the NEXT hand is also a dubious call? Or do you never adjust your play style?

Let’s assume score isn’t really a factor. i.e. it’s now 5-4 for you.

And let’s assume your partner is a complete stranger.

I’m a bit parasocial in my life… but only with people I know, like acquaintances. I think a lot more about them then they do of me.

But with bbno$, I feel I have a healthy level of respect for him, as an artist and entertainer. Like obviously I know more about him than he does of me… but I don’t try and pretend it’s anything more than fan—artist.

I think he invites healthy boundaries.

Curious if I’m the only one?