Archive of entries posted on 18th June 2018

Monday Night Open Thread

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My mother loves Amazon. Her Number One Son, not so much a fan of Amazon.

Oh, now, don’t get me wrong. I but stuff from Amazon. I’m a Prime member. I have a Fire TV Stick. I have an Echo Dot.

Yeah, I use Amazon’s services. But, am kinda, I don’t know, uncertain about it all.

Well, I’m not the only one.

[The YouTube]

So, is there something you’d like to share? Anything at all? A joke? A comment on the state of things? Something you’ve been wanting to get off your chest? Now’s the time. It’s Monday Night Open Thread.

What’s on your mind?

Or That One Episode of Futurama

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A message from late astrophysicist Stephen Hawking was beamed towards the nearest black hole as his remains were laid to rest in London’s Westminster Abbey.

Dumb idea. Beaming voices into space never ends well. Has no one seen Star Trek 4?

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Schadenfreude Is My Friend

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[High Praise! to American Digest]

[Best Compilation – People Who Laughed at TRUMP… and said he would never be President – FUNNY!] (Viewer #2,510,300)

I am a horrible man who derives a sick satisfaction from watching this.

Link of the Day: This One’s More Fun If You Guess Who Might Be on the List. I Got #8, Most of You Will Get #5

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[High Praise! to Mental Floss]

10 Actors Who Regretted Leaving Hit TV Shows

[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)]

Icebreaker: If You Could Be Any Supernatural Creature, What Would You Be and Why?

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Previously: “The 25 most popular icebreaker questions based on four years of data”

76 Fun Icebreaker Questions

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 be any supernatural creature, what would you be and why?

Esquilax.

You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby

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Straight Line of the Day: A New Study Shows that Half the World’s Wealth Is Controlled by…

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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.

A new study shows that half the world’s wealth is controlled by…

The Illustrated Frank J: Why Do People Hate the National Recovery Administration?

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Not New, Just Fancier

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Upcoming military tech: using radio signals that bounce off human bodies to create a dynamic image, essentially allowing soldiers to see through walls.

Big deal. Enough C4 will let you see through walls, too.