Thursday Night Open Thread

I’m not a big fan of Bob Dylan. But, I do like this video.

[The YouTube]

I know what some of you are going to say. And I want to say that tomorrow night’s Open Thread post is already queued. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, you’ll find out tomorrow night. But, tonight, Thursday Night Open Thread.

What’s on your mind?

Unlike Newsweek, It Might Even Be Worth the Dollar He’ll Pay for It

The owner of the National Enquirer may have an opportunity to buy Time magazine.

Hate to see him risk tarnishing his reputation for journalistic integrity like that, though.

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Be a New Zealand Cop

[Freeze! NZ Police’s most entertaining recruitment video, yet!] (Viewer #571,531)

I don’t quite understand that thing at the 45 second mark, but the rest is pretty entertaining.

Link of the Day: If You Tried Saying This on a College Campus, You’d Be Shouted Down… Then the Rioting Would Start.

[High Praise! to Dinosaur Comics]

Don’t Be Horrible

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Somebody Was Definitely Insulted

Democrat Senator and “1/32 Cherokee” Elizabeth Warren said President Trump used a “racial slur” when he called her “Pocahontas”.

That IS offensive. Pocahontas was Powhatan

And Don’t Ask About Black Slaveowners in America

[High Praise! to Freedom Is Just Another Word]

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Straight Line of the Day: President Trump Said CNN Is Fake News. CNN Said It’s Not “Fake”, It’s…

Works like this: I feed you Moon Nukers a straight line, and you hit me with a punch line in the comments.

President Trump said CNN is fake news. CNN said it’s not “fake”, it’s…

The Illustrated Frank J: Frying Pans, Fires, and Such

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He Had the Stripes. If He’d Had a Beret and Some Cheese, He’d Have Blended Right in and Gotten Away

A tiger was shot dead in a Paris train station after having escaped from the zoo.

It was the tiger’s own fault. He wouldn’t accept their surrender.

Wednesday Night Open Thread

Into each life a little rain must fall.

[The YouTube]

It’s Wednesday Night Open Thread. Time for you to take control of the conversation.

What’s on your mind?

It Makes You Smarter, Like a Diploma!

Now under development: a headband that increases your learning ability by 40%

You can bet Democrats will want them banned within 1000 feet of polling places.

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Nanobots Seem Less Impossible Now

[Your Amazing Molecular Machines] (Viewer #505,006)

It freaks me out a little bit that these molecules do this.

Link of the Day: #3 Finally Explains That Horrible Name

[High Praise! to Mental Floss]

8 Useful Facts About Uranus

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You Call This a Technological Breakthrough?

Now beginning human tests: AI-controlled brain implants that alter people’s moods.

Meh. Auto-start Mr. Coffee machines have been doing that for years.

Okay, *Now* Socialism Makes Sense…

[High Praise! to Freedom Is Just Another Word]