The city of Stockton, CA, plans to combat poverty by offering a “no strings” guaranteed basic income of $500 a month for its residents.
Huh… bet I can guess where Michael Rotondo is moving to.
Archive of entries posted on June 2018
Tuesday Night Open Thread
Ah, old songs. And some might not be what you think.
If you’ve never heard of the song “Nagasaki” and found out there were many recordings in the 1940s, what would you think? The dropping of the bomb?
Well, you’d be wrong. The song is actually from the 1930s.
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?
There’s Precedent for This
Scientists have produced the firmest evidence yet of so-called sterile neutrinos, mysterious particles that pass through matter without interacting with it at all.
Ah… sorta like when good news about Trump hits a liberal journalist.
Forget Terminator. In The 80’s, These Were the Robots That Would Kill You
[TANK (short film by Stu Maschwitz)] (Viewer #66,753)
This was what cutting-edge video games were like 30 years ago. Not sure they’ve improved since then.
Link of the Day: My Favorites – Both Harry Potters, and Lord of the Rings
[High Praise! to Townhall]
Movie Plots Explained Badly #explainafilmplotbadly [Pics]
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Icebreaker: If You Were a Wrestler, What Would Be Your Entrance Theme Song?
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 were a wrestler what would be your entrance theme song?
John Cage’s “4’33””
Just the first movement, though.
Autodrive My Car (Song Parody)
[High Praise! to Oppo]
Autodrive My Car (to the tune of “Drive My Car” by The Beatles)
Asked the world what it wanted to see:
It said, “Baby, more I.T.!
I want autonomous, a car on a screen
But right now there’s something in-between.”
USB can drive my car
Yes I’m gonna beat OnStar
Say, YouTube can drive my car
And maybe T-bone you….
I told Alexa my reflexes were good
And she said “Baby, it’s understood:
Avoiding humans is all very fine
But I can’t be fined for any crime.”
GPS can drive my car
Yes I’m gonna beat OnStar
Say YouTube can drive my car
And maybe T-bone you;
Beep beep’m beep beep yeah….
I told that girl to Kickstart right away
And she said, “Listen, baby, I got nothing to say
I got no car that ain’t breaking apart
But I’ve replaced a driver, and that’s a start.”
Google View can drive my car
Yes I’m gonna beat OnStar
Baby, Musk can drive my car
And maybe T-bone you….
Beep beep’m beep beep yeah (0101010101)
Beep beep’m beep beep yeah (0101010101)
Beep beep’m beep beep yeah (0101010101)
Beep beep’m beep beep yeah (fade out)
Straight Line of the Day: The Chinese Have Developed a New Secret Weapon…
Works like this: I feed you Moon Nukers a straight line, and you hit me with a punch line in the comments.
The Chinese have developed a new secret weapon…
The Illustrated Frank J: You Hear This Everywhere, And It Works Just As Well As You’d Expect
Not a Collaborator
According to the New York Times, President Trump’s legal advisers are telling him that “misleading journalists is not a crime“.
True. Since journalists dropped the mask during Rathergate, it’s more of a duty.
Monday Night Open Thread
I’ve not chimed in on the whole Roseanne thing. Well, actually, I sorta did. But not really.
I’ve not chimed in on the Obama series for Netflix. Well, actually, I did. Over at my little blog. And that’s when I mentioned the Roseanne thing.
Bottom line is, I don’t care about Obama and don’t overreact to things. Read my blog if you really care what I think.
As for what you think, we do care. And it doesn’t matter what it is you think about, because you are the focus on these nightly Open Thread posts.
What’s on your mind?
And It’s a Hard Right to the Jaw!
Now looking to make a comeback: professional bare-knuckle fighting.
I don’t think it’ll go very far. No one will step into the ring against Trump’s Twitter feed.
Historically, the More Christianity Spreads, the Better Off the World Is
[Animated map shows how religion spread around the world] (Viewer #6,756,514)
Not sure how accurate it is, but the pattern is hypnotic.
Link of the Day: We Decline to Be Commanded by Conscientious Objectors
[High Praise! to Townhall]
Real Conservatives Refuse To Kneel Before Their Liberal Overlords
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Icebreaker: What Was Your Least Favorite Food as a Child or Now?
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.
What was your least favorite food as a child or now?
Kraft Macaroni & Mackerel. What were they even thinking?
Shockingly, even adding liver, brussels sprouts, and okra didn’t help