Today I learned +

Aeson · Wednesday at 7:18 PM

dragoner said:
I'm south in Indiana, Lafayette, that district is North Chicagoland, I have a cousin up there.

It was the Chicagoland that got me hopeful.

Dannyalcatraz · Wednesday at 9:19 PM

Aeson said:
I guess it's too much to hope that you live in Illinois district 9.

Aeson · Wednesday at 9:31 PM

Dannyalcatraz said:

Booo! I wanted my money back for that one.

Rabulias · 2026-03-12T13:43:21+0000

Yesterday I learned that Sean Connery was the first choice to play Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Ian McKellan gave such a masterful portrayal it is difficult to see anyone else in the role, but it would have been interesting to see.

Dannyalcatraz · 2026-03-12T17:12:25+0000

Rabulias said:
Yesterday I learned that Sean Connery was the first choice to play Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Ian McKellan gave such a masterful portrayal it is difficult to see anyone else in the role, but it would have been interesting to see.

Oh my…the jokes would almost write themselves.