Maduro declares Christmas in October amid Venezuela’s post-election strife
The Guardian | Tue 3 Sep 2024 | Tom Phillips

The country’s strongman president, Nicolás Maduro, made the curious announcement that this year’s festivities would begin in October on Monday, in the midst of a political bleak midwinter for his crisis-stricken land.

“It’s September and it already feels like Christmas. So this year – as a way of paying tribute to you and thanking you – I’m going to decree that Christmas be brought forward to 1 October,” Maduro proclaimed during one of his frequent TV appearances.

The only mystery is why Biden didn’t think of this first.

Voting chaos as state is forced to shut down electronic polling system after major candidate was left off
Daily Mail | 9/22/2024

The state of Montana took its electronic absentee voting system offline shortly after it went live when prospective voters discovered Kamala Harris wasn’t on the ballot.

Crap. I’m currently driving a Ford. Easy to get parts for, though, I must say.

Re: methodology of this study — if one single vehicle went in for service seven times, did that count against the brand as unreliable once, or unreliable seven times?

They also serve who don’t create, but pass along, good memes:

(Footage taken when Oppo was onstage at a recent intern summer Christmas party, doing his Chippendales impression.)

…and a bonus Ginger, before they shut us down again:

Control yourself, Professor. Discussing the physics of cleavage.

“For every dollar you send to keep IMAO up and running, intern hustler Bambi here will pledge two dollars to shut it down!”

(We don’t have “supervisors” or “wranglers,” just “hustlers.”)

Back in January 2022, then-Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday issued the call [“Get Real, Get Better”] to bolster the Navy’s readiness and warfighting capability by creating and embracing a culture that empowers its leaders and sailors to self-assess and work through performance issues.

Here at IMAO, we struggle with creating and embracing a culture that empowers posters and commenters to self-assess and work through performance issues.

So here are some babes:

The Skipper is exhibiting the same exact look I would, in his place. Gotta maintain your cool.

“Whew!”

I got that off an internet ad, and thought it worthwhile to share with you all.

Now here’s my gal Mika: What’s up with her flesh thing? Shouldn’t there be a curve in her right breast?