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Finding Shawn Mendes (2019)

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Re: Finding Shawn Mendes (2019)

#42
This misses one obvious possibility; that it just happened before Okinawa was returned to Japan.

(Granted, that was a while ago, and he looks young-ish, but I don't really know anything about Shawn Mendes, so am entirely open to the possibility that he's in his 70s and doing that blood boy thing from Silicon Valley.)

Re: Finding Shawn Mendes (2019)

#43
post #38

Excellent deduction, but somewhat rushed at the end. Almost sloppy. If Mendez is flying to meet up with a friend at a hotel, it's clearly necassary to check if there are any hotels on that island to begin with. We can, of course, assume that if there's an airport, there's a hotel, but being a Russian territory even the most benign assumption may prove false, so it's still prudent to check. The good news is that there…

I think patio11 would do this part well. https://www.bitsaboutmoney.com/archive/two-americas-one-bank...

Re: Finding Shawn Mendes (2019)

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post #2

I’m really not sure what I just read. I mean, I know what I read in terms of the words - but I don’t understand what its purpose is. But I don’t necessarily think it matters… It was thoroughly diverting, held my attention and made me wish that more people wrote pieces like this where the only real purpose is the conceit, and the subsequent journey the author takes you on.

Not everything needs to have a purpose. The most likely explanation to me is just that inspiration happened to strike the author as he heard the song.

That sounds like a purpose.

Re: Finding Shawn Mendes (2019)

#47
post #24

Reading this felt very similar to watching “Pitch Perfect 237” (Anna Kendrick 9/11 conspiracy) https://youtube.com/watch?v=MiC9X_MoE1M

A significant amount of context is missing if you're not aware of Room 237: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_237

A documentary about the various conspiracy theories developed around The Shining. The music in the YT video is from the documentary.

Re: Finding Shawn Mendes (2019)

#48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I see you italicized Bieber , this is surely not a coincidence, because nothing is ever a coincidence.

Because GP misspelled the name as “Beiber”.

Amazon Prime disagrees with you.

https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Justin-Beiber-The-Next-Cha...

Re: Finding Shawn Mendes (2019)

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post #38

Excellent deduction, but somewhat rushed at the end. Almost sloppy. If Mendez is flying to meet up with a friend at a hotel, it's clearly necassary to check if there are any hotels on that island to begin with. We can, of course, assume that if there's an airport, there's a hotel, but being a Russian territory even the most benign assumption may prove false, so it's still prudent to check. The good news is that there…

If Where in the World is Carman Sandiego on the Apple ][ taught me anything, it's that there is always a hotel and it is the best place to check on arrival.
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