Archive of entries posted on 17th April 2018

Tuesday Night Open Thread

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One song that most people only know the chorus is You Are My Sunshine. It’s officially credited to Jimmy Davis and Charles Mitchell, but Davis bought the song and rights from Paul Rice. However, Paul Rice may not have actually written the song. Folks in LaGrange, Georgia claim it was written by Oliver Hood who had performed it at the VFW there in 1933, six years before the first known recording.

So, we really don’t know who actually wrote it. And, I suspect, some of you have never heard the verses, only the chorus.

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What’s been on your mind? Got something you’d like to share? It’s Tuesday Night Open Thread, and you pick the topic.

Who wants to start?

Readin’, Ritin’, Really Hoping Not to Get Caught

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After holding the job for 17 years, a teacher in New Mexico admits that he couldn’t actually read or write.

Let me guess: liberals will now protest discrimination against the “differently literate”. Will we have to bake a cake for him, too? And does it matter what it says on top?

Gun Free Zone: The Movie

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[Submitted by JeffersonFan (High Praise!)]

[Praesidium | Short Film] (Viewer #203,804)

Caution: features some uncomfortably messy gunshot wound makeup

Link of the Day: I Remember Being Young and In the Military

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[High Praise! to Duffel Blog]

Report: Unlicensed Private in driver’s seat “pretty sure” he’s got this

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It’s Urban and It’s Fantasy

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There’s a great review of Sidequest: In Realms Ungoogled at Urban-Fantasy.com — relevant to those of you left who still aren’t convinced they should buy my new novel. Really, what’s wrong with you guys?

Way Off Topic – Oil Spills & Freon

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I could Google this, but I’ll let you tell me, because that’s more entertaining.

So, now that there’s no more photo-ops of muck on beaches to be had, how has the Gulf Coast fishing industry recovered from the “worst ever in the history of the universe” BP oil spill?

While we’re at it, whatever happened to the ozone hole that caused idiots to ban the only useful refrigerant a car’s AC unit can use? Are we done pretending there’s a hole now?

Simple Truths Look Better When Flag-Shaped

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[Submitted by Slapout (High Praise!)]

Straight Line of the Day: After Raul Castro Steps Down, Cuba’s New President…

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

After Raul Castro steps down, Cuba’s new president…

The Illustrated Frank J: It Makes Sense if You Say It Really Fast Then Take People’s Guns While They Still Have That Confused Look on Their Faces

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Deceptive Grounds Now Deceptive Craters

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China criticized America’s missile strikes on Syria over Syria’s use of chemical weapons, saying the US has a record of “launching wars on deceptive grounds“.

Yup, that’s what Syria’s grounds get for being deceptive about their chemical weapons program.