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The Metafilter discussion on this story goes deep into the reluctance of UK residents to install window screens. It highlights how downright tropical America is in comparison. We have a lot of summer and a lot of insects. Brits, on the other hand, only open their windows a few days out of the year and find themselves invaded by neighborhood pets, foxes, and hedgehogs.
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The real secret to teaching a kid to drive is to start out in a safe place. We went from pasture to parking lot to cemetery to quiet neighborhood to downtown to highway. They had driven a lot before they actually had contact with traffic, so it was fairly smooth compared to other techniques I've seen.
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I thought of Valley of the Gwangi, Wild, Wild West, and Cowboys & Aliens, but Fabrice didn't mention aliens, just giant bugs, so I thought of giant mutant monsters and discounted aliens.
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What they are measuring here is way too specific. "Opening weekend box office" didn't really exist before the 1980s, when multiplexes became a thing. Gone With The Wind rolled out town by town over months, and since there was no home video, it was re-released every few years. Now, the opening weekend sets a film's arc for whatever success that follows, including global box office and home video sales, because internet headlines have replaced word-of-mouth advertising.
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