Hop in boys we are going on a road trip tonight.
Cartoons and Memes : Saturday Night Special
Straight Line of the Day: What Is Normal?
What’s Normal, Exactly?
Kunstler.com | 3 May, 2025 | James Howard Kunstler
Joe Friday Open Thread: Just the Facts, Please
Reality Bites
Firstly, the present sucks. Back in the Stone Age, you could make anything fit in by adding “Rock” to its name.
In the future, you’ll be able to make anything comfortable by adding “Space” to its name.
But now? Nothing but “Anti-.”
Secondly, with “Office Space” being one of my favorite movies, and “Dilbert” being my favorite comic strip after “The Far Side,” you could say I’m embittered by and skeptical of the corporate world — from experiences similar to those portrayed .
And you?
Let Me Get This Straight
Straight Line of the Day: Unlikely Romantic Couples: …
Bond Girlathon Friday : Results from 5/2/2025 : New Matches 5/9/2025
Working 5 to 9 boys.
Results
| Michelle Yeoh | No Preference | Nadja Regin |
|---|---|---|
| 105 | 3 | 70 |
| Teri Hatcher | No Preference | Margaret Nolan |
|---|---|---|
| 172 | 0 | 58 |
Week of 5/9/2025
Match 1
Claudine Auger (Domino Derval) vs Cecilie Thomsen (Professor Inga Bergstrom)
| Contestant | Record | Total Scores |
|---|---|---|
| Claudine Auger | 0 – 1 – 0 | 86 – 1 – 148 |
Actress: Claudine Auger Nationality: French Bond Movie: Thunderball (1965) Synopsis:
Domino Derval was the mistress of SPECTRE agent Emilio Largo. Bond discovers that Largo had killed Domino’s brother, and thinks he can use that fact to get her on his side. They meet underwater as Bond untraps Domino’s flipper from the coral, and Bond manages to convince her to plot against Largo.
VS
| Contestant | Record | Total Scores |
|---|---|---|
| Cecilie Thomsen | 1 – 0 – 0 | 217 – 0 – 25 |
Actress: Cecilie Thomsen Nationality: Danish Bond Movie: Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) Synopsis:
Inga Bergstrom was a Professor of Danish at Oxford University. Bond said, in Danish, “I’ve always enjoyed studying a new tongue, Professor.”, to which Bergstrom replied “One might say you have a natural ability.” Just then, the camera panned to show Bond and Bergstrom in bed together. The phone rang, and on discovering it was Moneypenny, Bond replied that he was just brushing up on a little Danish.
Match 2
Luciana Paluzzi (Fiona Volpe) vs Denise Richards (Dr. Christmas Jones)
| Contestant | Record | Total Scores |
|---|---|---|
| Luciana Paluzzi | 1 – 0 – 0 | 142 – 2 – 74 |
Actress: Luciana Paluzzi Nationality: Italian Bond Movie: Thunderball (1965) Synopsis:
Fiona Volpe was the archtypical Bond henchwoman, with the task of seducing men into traps. She was feisty and more competent than many of the henchmen in the Bond films. She met her end while dancing with Bond; a henchman tried to shoot Bond in the back, but he quickly spun round and the bullet killed Fiona instead.
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| Contestant | Record | Total Scores |
|---|---|---|
| Denise Richards | 1 – 0 – 0 | 164 – 1 – 105 |
Actress: Denise Richards Nationality: American Bond Movie: The World is Not Enough (1999) Synopsis:
Christmas Jones was a nuclear physicist working for an international agency that decommissioned nuclear weapons from the Soviet Union era. After Bond helped her escape from an explosion, Jones helped Bond investigate a bomb travelling along Elektra King’s oil pipeline. She discovered that half the plutonium was missing, which helped Bond discover King’s intentions in time to stop her. The two spend Christmas together in turkey at the end of the film.
I’ve Got Some Quantum Entanglement in the Back of the Closet. Do Scientists Need It?
Yet Another Promoted Comment
Hey, if you keep this up, Walrus and I won’t have to do any work!
Courtesy of Gene:
the PayPal Conclave
I want to give him online credit for it before someone else floats it out there. Like me. I wish I’d thought of it.
Straight Line of the Day: Sure, There Are 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover. There Are Also 50 Ways To…
Cartoons and Memes
Science Stuff: Cable Bacteria Are Old Hat. A.I. Systems Will Live-Stream Bacteria, So They Don’t Need To Be Plugged Into Anything
Breakthrough Discovery: Scientists Find Organism That Transmits Electricity Like a Wire
Daily Galaxy | May 06, 2025A newly discovered species of bacteria that conducts electricity like a living wire is shaking up the scientific world. Named Candidatus Electrothrix yaqonensis, the organism was found in Oregon’s Yaquina Bay mudflats and described in a study published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology. …
Unlike its microbial cousins, Ca. Electrothrix yaqonensis features pronounced surface ridges, up to three times wider than those of other cable bacteria. These ridges house highly conductive fibers made from rare nickel-based proteins, a previously unseen biological structure. …
The bacterium’s ability to transport electrons over long distances gives it an edge in the complex chemistry of marine sediments. These traits allow it to connect sulfide-rich layers deep in the mud with oxygen or nitrate at the surface, completing critical redox reactions.
Straight Line of the Day: The Next Step After 3-D Printed Calamari: …
Scientists Create 3D-Printed Calamari With More Protein Than Real Squid
Study Finds | April 28, 2025 | Poornima Vijayan and Dejian Huang, National University of SingaporeScientists successfully 3D printed plant-based calamari rings using mung bean protein and microalgae, creating a seafood alternative that closely matches real squid in texture and even surpasses it in protein content.
Bond Girlathon Wednesday : Results for 4/30/2025 : New Matches for 5/7/2025
We move along to some new matches. Also, please note, with the Walrus going on vacation at the end of the month the matches will probably be skipped for one week. It is what it is.
Results
| Britt Ekland | No Preference | Grace Jones |
|---|---|---|
| 249 | 0 | 12 |
| Maud Adams | No Preference | Mary Stovin |
|---|---|---|
| 164 | 3 | 34 |
Matches for 5/7/2025
Match 1
Carmen du Sautoy (Saida) vs Fiona Fullerton (Pola Ivanova)
| Contestant | Record | Total Scores |
|---|---|---|
| Carmen du Sautoy | 0 – 3 – 0 | 47 – 8 – 605 |
Actress: Carmen du Sautoy Nationality: English Bond Movie: The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) Synopsis:
Saida was a Lebanese belly dancer, and the ex-lover of agent 002, Bill Fairbanks. When Fairbanks is found dead, Bond visits Saida to find out what happened. Saida mentions that she found the bullet that killed Fairbanks and now uses it as a lucky charm belly button. Bond tries to casually steal the bullet, but after getting hit on the back by the club bouncer, he swallows it by mistake.
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| Contestant | Record | Total Scores |
|---|---|---|
| Fiona Fullerton | 1 – 2 – 0 | 375 – 5 – 382 |
Actress: Fiona Fullerton Nationality: Nigerian Bond Movie: A View To a Kill (1985) Synopsis:
Pola Ivanova was a KGB agent working for General Gogol. She recorded incriminating evidence of Max Zorin, and escaped with a tape of it. Bond had followed her, and a struggle ensued, until they both realized that they knew one another from a prior mission. They went to a spa and spent the evening in a hot tub together. While Bond took a shower, Pola snook out with the tape, only to realize later that Bond had switched it for a fake.
Match 2
Francoise Therry (Chew Mee) vs Maryam d’Abo (Kara Milovy)
| Contestant | Record | Total Scores |
|---|---|---|
| Francoise Therry | 1 – 2 – 0 | 115 – 3 – 429 |
Actress: Francoise Therry Nationality: French Bond Movie: The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) Synopsis:
Chew Mee was a mistress of businessman Hai Fat. While visiting Hai Fat, Bond first saw sight of her while she was swimming naked in the palaces’ pool. Bond asked how the water was, and Chew Mee responded that he should come in and find out. Chew Mee had only a brief appearance, and Bond didn’t make it into the pool.
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| Contestant | Record | Total Scores |
|---|---|---|
| Maryam d’Abo | 2 – 1 – 0 | 340 – 2 – 370 |
Actress: Maryam d’Abo Nationality: Dutch Bond Movie: The Living Daylights (1987) Synopsis:
Kara Milovy was the girlfriend of Georgi Koskov, a traitor playing both sides in the cold war. Koskov pretended to defect to the West, and got Milovy to shoot blanks at him to make it look more real. He knew that she would be assassinated by Bond, who was assigned to protect Koskov. However, Bond noticed she wasn’t a professional, and he didn’t kill her. When Koskov was discovered to be a traitor, Bond met Milovy posing as a friend of Koskovs. He gained her trust and revealed his identity, gaining a brave ally for his mission.
