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Disney (and others) at the Box Office - Current State of Affairs
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CinematicFusion
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South Park is awesome… last show that rips on everyone equally.
Dranth
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As a resident I can say that the Government of South Carolina, by and large, is not the best and brightest.
Not that they shouldn't pull the funds if they honestly think it is a bad investment, I just doubt they did anything more than try and score some cheap political points.
Disstevefan1
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It was always my thinking that TWDC would not be allowed to fail because of investors like this rely on stable investments to pay pensions etc.
This worries me.
Disney Irish
Premium Member
Individual state pension funds, especially smaller southern states, aren't Disney's largest shareholders and make up a small part of institutional shareholders. Mutual funds and ETFs from Vanguard, Black Rock, and State Street, are the largest shareholders. So yeah they won't let Disney fail.
As was said, this was used to score cheap political points.
BuddyThomas
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Is anyone surprised by this? Their treasurer, Curtis Loftis, doesn’t like the gays. Shhh. Don’t tell anyone.
TP2000
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When I lived in South Carolina in the early 90's, I briefly dated (twice) Charleston's local hunky TV sportscaster whose name rhymed with Sneve Bartlestein. And he knew all the closeted gays in South Carolina politics and society. Unsurprisingly, none of them were related to Strom Thurmond. That's likely a good thing.
Curtis Loftis, whom I've never heard of, was probably only a kid or a teenager back then, so who knows what the point is to that. Perhaps just to remind myself I once dated (twice) a hunky local TV sportscaster?
Disney Irish
Premium Member
FYI, he is around your age, ie in his mid 60s.
TP2000
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He's still around???? I was a tad older than him. I wasn't a cradle robber, but I always had a good date or three on my arm.
EDIT: Oh, hell! I thought you were talking about the sportscaster.
But you're talking about the politician Curtis Loftis?!? I'm an idiot at times. Unless, of course, you're trying to let me know that Mr. Loftis is kind of cute and available?
Disney Irish
Premium Member
No, Curtis Loftis the South Carolina Treasurer, he is 65. He was well beyond a teenager in the 90s.
LittleBuford
Well-Known Member
I’m not sure why you keep referring to her this way. Beyoncé is her first name, not her surname.
Disney Irish
Premium Member
Not only that but it would be Mrs as she is married.
And besides her name is now a mononym anyways and so doesn't require a prefix at all.
LittleBuford
Well-Known Member
Many women choose not adopt “Mrs” upon marriage, though I believe Beyoncé has done so.
Disney Irish
Premium Member
Correct, which is why I said it....
Phroobar
Well-Known Member
Go Toho! Go Studio Ghibli !
TP2000
Well-Known Member
Oh. Like Cher? or Lulu? I had no idea, I thought her surname was Beyonce' but everyone just called her "Beyonce'" without a prefix. Who knew?
I prefer my girl singers to have two full names, to avoid confusion. Lesley Gore. Dusty Springfield. Mary Wells. Etc.
BuddyThomas
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“girl singers”…….
TP2000
Well-Known Member
Yes, as opposed to girl groups, where a group of gals sing together. A girl singer is famous for being a soloist. Like Lesley Gore.
Although the girl groups are also some of my favorites, mostly from Motown or Phil Spector. But newer ones have impressed me too.
