Monday Night Open Thread

The two most impressive pieces of gold I’ve ever seen with my own eyes were the mask of Tutankhamen, which I saw when I visited Cairo several years ago, and the large golden nugget at The Golden Nugget casino in Las Vegas, which I saw when I was on my first trip to Las Vegas.

What brought this up? Well, I saw a video on one of those things recently. Two, if you count the Steve Martin routine. This isn’t the Steve Martin routine.

[The YouTube]

So, what’s been on your mind? Got something you’d like to share with the rest of us? It’s Monday Night Open Thread and we’re all waiting for someone to take over.

Who wants to start?

Boiling Mad

Residents of Washington DC are being warned not to drink or cook with tap water without boiling it because of a contamination risk.

Huh. Don’t see why they’d make such a fuss over a few undocumented contaminants getting in.

I’m Waiting for Wonder Dog’s Origin Story

[Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice Pitch Meeting] (Viewer #312,054)

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I am so glad I neither spent the money nor even took the time to watch this movie. I would’ve felt badly cheated.

Link of the Day: I Miss Having Him on Money

[High Praise! to Mental Floss]

10 Facts About Dwight D. Eisenhower

[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: What Is Your Cellphone Wallpaper?

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.

What is your cellphone wallpaper?

A snapshot of my enemies list

Currently on top: the guy who invented the flavor of black licorice.

I thought that Jelly Belly was Chocolate Pudding

They’ve Done Worse

[Submitted by Slapout (High Praise!)]

Straight Line of the Day: Upon Arriving in London, President Trump Was Greeted With…

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

Upon arriving in London, President Trump was greeted with

The Illustrated Frank J: Living Near Milwaukee, I *Do* Worry About This

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Not Making Good Choices

A new study shows that people act dumber during heat waves.

Having watched liberals’ increasing weirdness in protesting Trump, I’m starting to wonder if they may be right about global warming.