Japanese town uses emergency covid relief grant to build a giant statue of a squid
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Mudface The web isn't callipygian, Tue 4 May 2021, 14:41,
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"Noto officials have told local media it is part of a long term plan to lure tourists back after the pandemic."
Well, I'd never heard of Noto before so...I guess it might work?
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Extinct Jesus Dossier "...I think it counteracts Hitler's magic...", Tue 4 May 2021, 15:29,
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They should have said...
No to officials who proposed this!!!!!
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I was deeply sceptical about My Teacher Octopus, just the title made me want to vom, but it’s actually very good indeed.
8.1/10 IMDb
100% Rotten Tomatoes
82% Metacritic
Oscar/BAFTA winner
www.netflix.com/gb/title/81045007
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Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Tue 4 May 2021, 16:10,
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+ Golden Panda
Which is remarkable for a feature length documentary about an invertebrate individual, filmed in one location and devoid of pandas
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Mudface The web isn't callipygian, Tue 4 May 2021, 17:16,
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OMG! Can’t believe I forgot to mention it won a Pandy!
Sadly, the RSPCA refused to give it a ‘No animals were harmed in the making of this film’ certification.
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Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Tue 4 May 2021, 22:46,
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I enjoyed it,
but it would have been more interesting without the music constantly telling you how to feel. I seem to remember it tried to paint sharks as the bad guys of the ocean.
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monkeon schmonkeon, Tue 4 May 2021, 21:20,
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Yeah, the soundtrack wasn’t great. It’s a pretty soppy flick TBH. But most soppy shit lays it on even thicker.
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Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Tue 4 May 2021, 21:41,
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It’s part of their policy of sushi distancing
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Wed 5 May 2021, 8:11,
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