It’s Christmastime!
Now, it’s your turn to celebrate. Or do whatever you want. After all, it’s Thursday Night Open Thread. You’re running the show.
What’s on your mind?
Archive of entries posted on December 2017
That’s Over Now, But You Can Still Get Mohair Subsidies
Conspiracy theories ahoy! The Pentagon has officially confirmed that there was, in fact, a $22 million government program to collect and analyze data on UFOs.
I was going to complain about this, until I realized that if that if all the government did was study UFOs, the rest of us would finally be able to get something done.
Still Not As Good As the Guy on the Cover of “Agents of Fortune”
[Cardistry – Virtuoso : RISE feat. the FW17 Virtuoso deck] (Viewer #190,505)
Card-flipper tricks mostly make me think “you really spent your free time learning to do that?”, but I have to admit that they look nice in slow motion.
As they mention at the end, there’s no CGI involved in this. Just guys who spent their lives twirling cards instead of kissing girls.
Best Accordion Act Since Weird Al?
[Those Darn Accordions-Baba O’Riley] (Viewer #19,885)
I’m from Wisconsin, so accordion music seems less weird to me than it does to people raised in areas of the country that don’t have a significant German heritage in their population.
Link of the Day: In 1985, I Went Around Town Buying the Last Few 12-Packs of Old Coke. Mostly From Gas Stations.
[High Praise! to Mental Floss]
12 Refreshing Facts About Coca-Cola
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Maybe It Was Too Cold to Snow Before?
New climate research shows that global warming is the root cause of greatly increased snowfalls in Alaska.
Sure… and the key to losing those holiday pounds is making January into Daily Pizza Month.
This Explains So Much About 2016
Straight Line of the Day: The Carolina Panthers Are for Sale. To Make Them More Attractive in This Difficult Year for the NFL, They’re Throwing in…
Works like this: I feed you Moon Nukers a straight line, and you hit me with a punch line in the comments.
The Carolina Panthers are for sale. To make them more attractive in this difficult year for the NFL, they’re throwing in…
The Illustrated Frank J: It’s a Type of Mushroom, Right? I Heard It’s Good With Arugula
Make It Shaped Like a Rubber Ducky and I’m There
PayPal founder Peter Thiel says he wants to build a “floating nation” in the Pacific Ocean
Big deal, there’s already plenty of floating nations. Usually on a sea of debt, though.
Wednesday Night Open Thread
This one’s for … well, you know who it’s for.
What’s on your mind? Got something you’d like to share? It’s Wednesday Night Open Thread, and we’re talking about whatever you want to talk about.
Who wants to start?
This Is the Worst Headline I’ve Ever Written!
A columnist at Philly.com opined that the GOP tax bill is the “worst law since the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850“.
Celebrated, it seems with the worst hyperbole since Chicken Little.
I Know at Least One of You Will Watch This
[Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope. With Cats] (Viewer #19,847)
Not sure if it’s better or worse than the original, but I’m pretty sure they hit all the important points.
Link of the Day: I Didn’t Know These Existed, and Now I Want One, Even Though I Don’t Have a Use for It
[High Praise! to MrReid.org]
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That, and the Scramble for the Football Replacing the Coin Flip, Because Professional Sports Needs a Better Chance for Injury
Rumor has it that Vince McMahon is considering bringing back the XFL
As long as the “X” stands for “eXtreme anthem standing”, I’ll watch it.