The Simpsons may have been around for 33 seasons, but I know another show that's nearly *30* years old,

[Doug Elrod]

which is "World News Now", of course.  On January 6, 2022, it will have its 30th birthday, which is
quite an achievement!

WNN will then be THREE decades old.  Numerologically, 2022 is a "three of a kind" year (three 2's).
In fact, it's the *third* three-of-a-kind year of the WNN era (after 1999 and 2000).

-Doug Elrod (dr...@cornell.edu)
Re: the great CRANBERRY SAUCE debate, Alton Brown recommends making your own
cranberry sauce, and molding it in a can so it has the distinctive shape of factory-made sauce.  ;-)

[danny burstein]

> which is "World News Now", of course.  On January 6, 2022, it will have its 30th birthday, which is
> quite an achievement!

Alas, I haven't been able to watch it [a] for TWO YEARS NOW
because of my EEEVIL affiliate.

[a] they only show the last half hour, more or (often) less.

And to make it disgustingly worse, the hour that The GOod
Spaghetti Monster Intended should be WNN is taken up
by "Live with Regis and Kelly", or whatever it's called now.

[Patrick Murray]

Have you tried Mama Stamberg's Cranberry Relish with it's Pepto Bismol Pink Color?

https://www.npr.org/2021/11/19/1057133056/a-u-s-thanksgiving-tradition-is-lost-on-2-former-members-of-the-cranberries

[danny burstein]

On Mon, 22 Nov 2021, Patrick Murray wrote:

> Have you tried Mama Stamberg's Cranberry Relish with it's Pepto Bismol Pink
> Color?

Hey, Patrick, we caught your "I've been kidnapped signal" [a] and
the rescue team is on the way.

When you hear a distant ship's foghorn give two long blasts, get
ready, and then when it sends out a quick "toot", hit the floor
and close your eyes. That should protect you as our gals
smash through the wall.

[a] using an apostrophe in the possessive "it[']s"