Dropping Like Flies

[Justin Tonation]

David Roback (Rain Parade, Mazzy Star)

[analogfossa]

Kasuhisa Hashimoto, creator of the Konami Code for the NES died today. Thanks for the extra lives in Contra!

[hutch]

Clive Cussler author of dozens of books that populate thrift stores

[ye-ole-hatch ıll|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl]

Jens Nygaard Knudsen, designer of Lego minifigure, dies at 78

And totally unrelated to his death
...there is some real comedy gold in here tonight

And love

Like three people said they love hutch...
I mean, I love hutch, but he’s an acquired taste 
I’ve known the guy for like 25 years
Kinda crazy

[hutch]

I see...

[sweetcell]

since no one else mentioned it: Hosni Mubarak
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/25/world/africa/hosni-mubarak-dead.html

[shemptiness]

Trader Joe

[hutch]

For a second I was worried about the store...

[Julian, Forum COGNOSCENTI]

They just added a Trader Joe’s to the downtown area of Richmond (which is something of a food desert - tons of grocery stores but all on the periphery of the city) and the lines have just been completely comical. I like Traders just as much as the next person but it’s been so over the top. Just drive 12 minutes to the existing Traders Joes, people.

Getting super ass hyped over grocery stores is peak middle-class white people shit.

[gavroche]

They just added a Trader Joe’s to the downtown area of Richmond (which is something of a food desert - tons of grocery stores but all on the periphery of the city) and the lines have just been completely comical. I like Traders just as much as the next person but it’s been so over the top. Just drive 12 minutes to the existing Traders Joes, people.

Getting super ass hyped over grocery stores is peak middle-class white people shit.

Or not having a car.  I've had to wait in some stupid crazy grocery lines.

[hutch]

I got to say the TJ’s lines can look insane but move fast! Many people get just a few items

[sweetcell]

also, TJ's makes everyone queue in a single line... so instead of 5 lines with 10 people each, you have one line with 50 people.  so it looks more impressive, but you're actually slightly better off since you won't be stuck in the one line out of the 5 that has a slow cashier.

[shemptiness]

Former GE CEO Jack Welch

[Yada]

Confession: I've been inside a trader Joe's once about 15 years ago.

[challenged]

also, TJ's makes everyone queue in a single line... so instead of 5 lines with 10 people each, you have one line with 50 people.  so it looks more impressive, but you're actually slightly better off since you won't be stuck in the one line out of the 5 that has a slow cashier.

Towson TJ's they dont do the single line bit. There are always many very fast moving lines. The parking lot though: Closest I have come to death as a pedestrian.