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Doctor Hammer's avatar

I feel somewhat compelled to point out "NO RELATION."

Not even a distant branch of the family tree. Different tree, of a different species.

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Harrison Koehli's avatar

Oh, I get it now. LOL.

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Harrison Koehli's avatar

I feel somewhat abashed. I didn't even register the similarity of names when placing one story after the other.

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Doctor Hammer's avatar

That's alright, pretty much everyone I have ever met has had that "Oh... that's actually your name?" moment. I don't even wait for people to ask for me to spell it out anymore :)

I tell you though, there aren't many Hammers running around, so it irks me to have that (apparent) scumbag sharing it. Seems like excessively bad luck.

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NanaW's avatar

Wasn’t there a pulp fiction series called Doc Hammer back around the 50’s? It’s tickling my brain….

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Doctor Hammer's avatar

I think so, yes. Also Mike Hammer, for detective fans.

I can often tell a bit about people by whether they say "Oh, like:

1: Mike Hammer (age 60's+)

2: MC? (age ~40)

3: Hammer Films? (Movie nerd, possibly Christopher Lee)

4: Mors Syphilitica? (Fan of obscure black death metal)

5: Armie Hammer? (Harrison K.)

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Harrison Koehli's avatar

Watch out, or I might start calling you Armie! ;)

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NanaW's avatar

Thank you! The old Rolodex in my head is problematic at times. Lol

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John Carter's avatar

The KLR productions videos made my morning.

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Gary Sharpe's avatar

All great reads, thanks for the suggestions.

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Winston Smith's avatar

We could spend inordinate amounts of time pouring over books and papers and listening to commentators of psychology, economics, religion, politics, and try to assimilate all that information, keeping up the current trends and insanity, and then put something down in writing for a few subscribers who are on the same page - while heading down a path of knowledge yet ultimate poverty and burnout.

OR

You do KLR Productions - have heaps of fun with surface level social commentary with cute cat and dog voice overs - have millions of subscribers, never burn out, make a stack of passive income and never have to be answering an ideologically complex question from a non-paying subscriber at 11pm at night.

Who's the smarter one?

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Harrison Koehli's avatar

The question of the ages. Yet no one now remembers "Kappa Lambda Rho Productions", who captured the attention of Greeks everywhere with their witty stage shows. They even diverted the odd sage or two on their way to the work.

Though I hear that even YT stars burn out.

Maybe there is meaning in the struggle.

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Winston Smith's avatar

I'll grab hold of that bit of encouragement Harrison.

Like my mum always used to say, "That cat video may have 3.6 million views, but it won't change someone's life like your article on hippocampal atrophy in chronic stress among the Southern Sudanese during the 2013-14 civil war."

... I think that's what she always used to say... or was it "Follow your passion." ... Can't remember... whatever it was I'm sure it resonates with what you just said.

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