There was a comedian — I don’t remember who it was — who, as part of his routine, asked about Grape Nuts, since it contained neither grapes nor nuts. I never did find out why they called it that.
Well, not until recently.
Now, it’s your turn. You get to run things now. It’s Monday Night Open Thread.
What’s on your mind?
Bad news for environmentalists: a new study shows that wind farms cause more global warming than coal or gas.
Easy fix. Just need the government to pay for a few studies extolling the benefits of global warming.
[Submitted by Slapout (High Praise!)]
[In Defense of Columbus: An Exaggerated Evil] (Viewer #536,543)
I know… “28 minutes? You’ve gotta be kidding!”
Give it like 4 minutes, and if you’re bored, bail. I stayed for the whole thing, because I was fascinated by the discussion and the disingenuousness of the opposition.
[High Praise! to Den of Geek]
The Early History of the Batman TV Series
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Source: 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 something you can do better than anyone else you know?
Avoiding meeting new people so as to maintain my relative personal excellence in all areas.
Works like this: I feed you Moon Nukers a straight line, and you hit me with a punch line in the comments.
Brilliant! They’re planning to take all the homeless people and move them to…
Police report that two teenagers were chased by a laughing clown wielding a baseball bat.
Well, it’s good practice in case they ever get nominated for the Supreme Court.
