Saturday Overnight Open Thread (11/5/22)

Floruba voters still having trouble with voting machines.

The following was submitted to us by our buddy and my fellow Cob, Weasel.

Home Sweet Home?

The US has a housing shortage problem. We also have a plastic waste problem. What if we could solve both these problems simultaneously with an unexpected two birds/one stone innovation? If you’ve ever longed to live in a small house made out of 100,000 recycled plastic water bottles, your lucky day is just around the corner.

If, like most of us, living in a water-bottle house isn’t on your list of life goals, but this still sounds like an intriguing idea, bear with me.

3D printed houses can’t quite be called “commonplace” yet, but they’re growing in popularity and springing up everywhere from New York to Virginia, California to Texas and in between. If putting down layers of cement wasn’t innovative enough, a company called Azure is making good use of the material that’s both a boon to our consumer society and the bane of our (and the planet’s) existence: plastic.

Los Angeles-based Azure Printed Homes was founded by entrepreneurs Ross Maguire and Gene Eidelman, who believe they can build homes 70 percent faster, at a cost 20 to 30 percent less expensive than traditional construction methods—and far more sustainably to boot.

For those in the Insurance Industry, Just your typical Other Than Collision (OTC) loss.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Looks like she'll be getting a lot of attention on her way to her new home.

A woman who previously made headlines for claiming she was arrested for being too "good-looking" is now accused of killing her own mother.

Hend Bustami, 28, was arrested in Barstow, California, by Las Vegas Metropolitan Police officers at around 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday (October 26), the department confirmed to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Bustami's 62-year-old mother, who wasn't identified by Metro Police or the Clark County Coroner's Office, is reported to have suffered "multiple deep lacerations" during an incident at a home on June Flower Drive shortly after 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Metro Lt. Dave Valenta told the newspaper.

The ONT Is Always Looking Out For You^TM

Lighten up meme critics.

Celebrating a birthday yesterday, November 5, 1940, - Delbert McClinton
Delbert McClinton, US singer, songwriter, (1980 US No.8 single 'Giving It Up For Your Love'), worked with Bruce Channel, wrote 'Two More Bottles Of Wine' country No.1 for Emmylou Harris. via thisdayinmusic.com

The things I learn while preparing an ONT. I thought I would share with you.

Stories From History That Are Almost Too Absurd To Believe, But Really Happened

Hindsight is usually 20/20, but not everything in history can be easily explained. In fact, the human past is littered with unbelievable moments that actually happened, even though they sound improbable and unlikely.

These absurd stories from history - like historical stories we hadn't heard before - demonstrate that truth really is stranger than fiction.

An Ex-Nazi Cult Leader Faked The Assassination Of Santa Claus In Front Of A Group Of Children

In 1961, Paul Schäfer, who participated in WWII as a Nazi, founded Colonia Dignidad in Chile. Technically a commune, Colonia Dignidad was in reality a 300-person Germanic cult led by Schäfer. Augusto Pinochet even used Colonia Dignidad as a secret prison during his rule.

The commune was also the site of cruel acts, with many accusing Schäfer of sexually abusing children.

One of the strangest moments that occurred there took place when he arranged for one of his followers to pretend to be Santa Claus so Schäfer could mock-execute him in front of some children. Schäfer wanted to terrorize the children so that they would be loyal and subservient to him.

(Colonia Dignidad changed its name to Villa Baviera in 1991 and is now a tourist site with a hotel.)

A Genius Award Winner fights for:

A. [ ] The right to party
B. [ ] Tareyton cigarettes
C. [ ] Sex toy

Woman Busted In Domestic Fight Over Sex Toy
Police: Boyfried was battered after seeking adult item's return

NOVEMBER 1--A dispute over possession of a sex toy turned violent early Saturday and resulted in the arrest of a Florida Woman for battering her boyfriend, according to court records.

Responding to a “domestic violence situation” at a home in Fort Pierce, cops interviewed the male victim who said that he and Chelsea White, 34, were “having a verbal argument over a handbag and a sex toy” he owned.

“As the argument progressed, the victim asked White to return the sex toy to him because he owned it,” police reported. However, “White refused to give the sex toy back to the victim.”

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