Thursday Night Open Thread

I love “Weird” Al.

This isn’t “Weird” Al. But it’s about “Weird” Al.

[The YouTube]
Hat tip: Harvey

Anyway, what’s on your mind? Got something you’d like to share? It’s Thursday Night Open Thread and your turn to take the floor.

Who wants to start?

I Know Now Why You Cry

A new report shows that robots could outnumber humans in just 15 years and will feel “genuine emotions“.

I don’t feel threatened. Now, when they master FAKE emotions…

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And From Thence to “Indistinguishable From Each Other”

[How cars went from boxy to curvy] (Viewer #3,080,602)

Mostly it’s CAFE standards and other government interference in the market.

And am I the only one who used to be able to tell cars apart at a glance that can’t do it anymore because all vehicles made after 2000 have all the distinctiveness of a beach pebble?

Icebreaker: If You Were a Flower, Which One Would You Be?

Having finished “The 25 most popular icebreaker questions based on four years of data” and enjoyed the results, I’m moving on to a new list:

76 Fun Icebreaker Questions (Not all of which will be used, since some are either/or questions, which are boring.)

Your mission: answer the question in the comments with a good story.

If you don’t have a good story, you are encouraged to make one up.

If you were a flower, which one would you be?

I would be the wee, delicate, 5-petaled white one that grows on Venus Flytraps.

Also, Surprised to Find Out There Are Poor People

[High Praise! to Freedom Is Just Another Word]

Straight Line of the Day: Now Attacking People on Golf Courses…

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

Now attacking people on golf courses…

The Illustrated Frank J: Who Cares? It’s Not Like Apple Products Can Get MORE Expensive

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The Real Reason They Love Obama

A new video going around shows college students being shocked to discover that, like President Trump, former President Obama also sent troops to the border during his Presidency.

Meh. Won’t change anything. They still hate Trump because he never ate a dog.