You remember when Billy Ray Cyrus came out back in — what was it? — 1992 singing “Achy Breaky Heart?” I said then that nothing good could come from that.
I’ve been proven right again and again.
Now, it’s your turn. It’s Thursday Night Open Thread, and you pick the topics we’ll talk about.
Who wants to start?
Russia has revealed that it’s building a gigantic “laser cannon” death ray.
Big deal. What are they gonna do with it? Shoot our elections?
[Why so many sitcoms look the same] (Viewer #774,877)
I never before noticed how vastly similar all sitcoms are. Now I can’t unsee it.
[High Praise! to Mental Floss]
11 Fun Facts About The Family Circus
Just a note re: #8 – if you’re curious about the “Dysfunctional Family Circus”, you can Google it, but be warned that it’s one of those “You crossed the line!” – “There’s a line???” sorta places that will leave scars on decent people. Makes “The Aristocrats” look like The Teletubbies.
[Think you have a link that’s IMAO-worthy? Send it to harvolson@gmail.com. If I use your link, you will receive High Praise! (assuming you remember to put your name in the email)]
Previously: “The 25 most popular icebreaker questions based on four years of data”
Currently: The Only List of Icebreaker Questions You’ll Ever Need (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 could change places with anyone in the world, who would it be and why?
I’m thinking no, since if I’ve heard of them, that means they’re famous, and I wouldn’t want to be famous because having fans is annoying.
Either that, or the guy in charge of bacon R&D at Oscar Mayer.
Works like this: I feed you Moon Nukers a straight line, and you hit me with a punch line in the comments.
The best reason to go live on Mars…
Now for sale for $1 million: an entire California ghost town.
That’s ridiculous. You could just elect Democrats and they’d make you one for free.
June 14, 1777. The Second Continental Congress adopted a flag of the United States.
Today is the 241st anniversary of that event. We call it Flag Day.
June 14, 1775. The Second Continental Congress established a unified Army of the colonies. George Washington was named commander-in-chief.
Today marks the 243rd anniversary of that event.
