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Archive of entries posted on 14th September 2018
Does It Eat Robot Mosquitoes?
I Can’t Believe No One’s Asking This Question
[Should Netflix Fire Obama? | We The Internet TV] (Viewer #7,970)
We mustn’t shut down his creative vision.
Link of the Day: See? These Problems Just Take Care of Themselves
[High Praise! to The Babylon Bee]
Murder Rate Finally Plateaus In Chicago As Even Murderers Too Scared To Go Out At Night
[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 The Scariest Thing You Have Ever Done for Fun?
Previously: “The 25 most popular icebreaker questions based on four years of data”
The Only List of Icebreaker Questions You’ll Ever Need
Currently: 63 Icebreaker Questions For Adults (Not all of which will be used)
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 the scariest thing you have ever done for fun?
There’s a traffic tunnel that connects Oakland and Alameda, and while I was in the Navy & stationed in Alameda, I’d often cross through that thing by riding my bike down the 3-foot wide sidewalk. Handlebars were about 2-feet wide. Leaves about 6 inches clearance on either side. Tile wall on one side, metal railing on the other. Went downhill for 3/4 of a mile, uphill for the other 3/4. The first half of the run was a blast. Just don’t sneeze or flinch.
Anyway, looks like this…
It is loud, and it reeks of car exhaust. And as you can see toward the end of the video, heaven help you if you come across a pedestrian.
Also bungee jumping, but that’s only scary between the time you step off the platform and the time the cord starts pulling you back. After that, it’s just a very smooth roller coaster ride.
If You Don’t Do This, You’re Not Committed to the Cause
Straight Line of the Day: It’s Harvey’s Birthday Today, and All He Really Wants Is…
The Illustrated Frank J: With Apologies to Root Vegetables Everywhere
Good Luck With That
House Republicans have introduced legislation make the Trump tax cuts permanent.
I really hope they succeed, but all I know is that “once and for all!” is usually what villains say just before their lair blows up.
Fun Facts About Harvey
For no reason in particular, we present some Fun Facts About Harvey. Okay, there is a reason. See if you can guess it before we’re done.
- Harvey was named after a character in a Jimmy Stewart movie. He later changed it from “Elwood” to “Harvey.”
- Harvey was born in Cicero, Illinois and worked in the family store. He had a troubled youth, and eventually moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico to work at his brother’s law firm. He obtained a law degree from the University of American Samoa. During his law practice, Harvey became heavily involved with some unsavory characters and was forced to go on the run, changing his identity and getting a job at a Cinnabon in Omaha, Nebraska.
- Wait. Maybe that was somebody else.
- After a stint in the Navy, Harvey romanced a local girl, but found her attentions split between himself and some other sailor who had deformed arms, one eye, and smoked a pipe.
- For as long as he can remember, Harvey’s lifelong dream was to become Lt. Governor of New Hampshire.
- Harvey actually just now looked that last one up, and now me, him, and citizens of New Hampshire are the only ones who get that joke.
- Harvey wishes he didn’t have to go through such difficult Google searches to get my really lame jokes.
- Harvey was the model for Abraham Lincoln on the $5 bill.
- The number of blog-children Harvey has is unknown. His blog family stopped growing only after he got a cover for his keyboard.
- Gary Oldman was originally cast as the lead role in a movie about Harvey’s life. Oldman was later replaced by Emma Stone.
- The movie is currently in development hell, ever since Frank J was assigned to write the script.
- Harvey has been the primary blogger at IMAO for several years. During his infrequent vacations, he spends his time away from IMAO by posting at IMAO.
Let’s all wish Harvey a happy 75th birthday!