Saturday Night Open Thread

Some of the songs from the 40s are as great today as they were then. Les Brown’s recording of “Sentimental Journey” featuring Doris Day on vocals is one such song.

I found a recording of the original, but this reunion video is pretty neat.

[The YouTube]

What’s been on your mind? Got something you’d like to share? A topic to discuss? It’s Sunday Night Open Thread.

Who wants to start?

The Illustrated Frank J: The Ultimate in Home Defense

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Link of the Day: Green Vampire

[High Praise! to Dinosaur Comics]

One Night in Transylvania

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Cake Is Worth Whatever It Takes to Get It

[The Cake Server | Joseph’s Most Complex Machine Ever!] (Viewer #504,484)

And the winner for best use of a baby in a video is…

They Could at Least Do It in the Rain

Now trending – “forest bathing,” which consists of walking slowly through a forest while thinking about walking slowly through a forest.

I’m for it, because it means the practitioners are far away from me. Which is good, because they tend not to be good at “shower bathing”.

Also, It’s No Fun Living in Flyover Country When Either Is Around

[High Praise! to Freedom Is Just Another Word]

Friday Night Open Thread

I love Weird Al.

[The YouTube]

Do you have something you’d like to share? A link? A joke? Some words of wisdom? A topic to discuss? It’s Friday Night Open Thread.

What’s on your mind?

Not a Mike Rowe Dirty Job

Experts are now claiming that the average American “showers too much“.

Mostly, I assume, formerly serious journalists who now have to pretend to take the opinions of adult film stars seriously.

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Sure Beats Staring at the Stupid Thing With a Pair of Dollar Store Binoculars

[Tour of the Moon in 4K] (Viewer #1,704,128)

I think I found a good nukin’ spot…

Link of the Day: I’m Not Saying It Was Aliens… Because It Wasn’t Aliens

[High Praise! to Mental Floss]

9 “Scientific Mysteries” the Internet Loves, Debunked

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Icebreaker: Where Would You Most Like to Live?

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.

Where would you most like to live?

For safety reasons, next door to Sarah Connor’s friend, Enrique.

History Check

[High Praise! to Freedom Is Just Another Word]

Straight Line of the Day: A Robot Politician Is Running for Office. Its Biggest Campaign Promise…

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

A robot politician is running for office. Its biggest campaign promise…

The Illustrated Frank J: PeTA Is NOT Going to Like This

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I Can Only See Good Things Coming From This

Washington, DC is considering lowering the voting age in the District to 16.

Great idea. If you want your next Mayor to be a Tide Pod.