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[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 2 points 16 minutes ago

I’m still salty that this is the direction they went with the Mcguffin for Indy 4. You’re going to take Harrison Ford’s last halfway plausible outing as an action hero and waste it on this? A little-known niche element of new age woo conspiracy shit that nobody coming into the movie cared about AND that literally sucks all the magic out of the universe the characters inhabit in favor of underwhelming sci-fi unobtainium?

Also Shia Labeouf.

[–] ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip 7 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Didn't realize this guy was still alive

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 24 minutes ago

Not only is he alive, he's making big money off the Mossad as a psychic spy and investors hire him to psychically detect new oil fields. He owns an island, and a museum. Located in the Jaffa port in Tel Aviv, this museum is a renovated Ottoman-era soap factory featuring a vast collection of his memorabilia. It holds the Guinness World Record for the world's largest steel spoon (53 feet long) and houses items that once belonged to Michael Jackson.

He once tried to psychically block Brexit.

He was no Kreskin, who was amazing.

[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 5 hours ago (1 children)
[–] roserose56@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)
[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 2 points 24 minutes ago (1 children)

I don’t recall the episode, but that’s David Mitchell looking awkward with a woman inadvertently challenging him not to be a wanker with a superiority complex, so I imagine it’s Peep Show.

[–] roserose56@lemmy.zip 1 points 13 minutes ago* (last edited 13 minutes ago)

I just wanted the series name. Thanks I will have a look. I see that is a comedy, and I tend to watch British comedy a lot, starting with Allo Allo, keeping up the appearances and the IT crowd. Lately the comedy Central from Poland has the one foot in the grave, which I watch when i can.

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 13 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I honestly didn’t think he was still alive.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 23 minutes ago

No shortage of rubes giving him money.

[–] DigDoug@lemmy.world 36 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

"Charlatan tries desperately to cling to relevance" is a more apt headline.

Has anybody blown James Randi's ashes into his eyes yet?

[–] Triumph@fedia.io 10 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Any time Uri Geller is near a spoon, sprinkle some of James Randi's ashes around it. Like kryptonite.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 22 minutes ago

The Uri Gellar museum has the world's largest spoon at 53ft.

[–] Deebster@infosec.pub 4 points 12 hours ago

Imagine if he actually believes it. He could just be delusional.

[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 12 points 12 hours ago
[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 12 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

You expect me to believe the aliens on P7X-377 care at all about the World Cup?

[–] Fetus@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago

Not to be that guy, but calling that planet system by the P word is seen as derogatory in this day and age. Please refer to it by the name □□□□-□'□□. You may not be able to pronounce it correctly if you only have two orifices in your face that can emit sounds, but the locals will appreciate the effort.

[–] baronvonj@piefed.social 3 points 10 hours ago

well, the enemy of my enemy, right?

[–] Zier@fedia.io 6 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Hold on, 'alien crystal skull' is my porn name.

[–] baronvonj@piefed.social 5 points 10 hours ago

Dan Akroyd's, too.