Tuesday Overnight Open Thread (11/21/23)

Quote I

“When he came walking in, I thought what gall this man has to show up at a funeral for an officer killed in the line of duty when all he’s done since he’s been in office is go after cops,” Dennis Farris, president of the Austin Police Retired Officers Association

Quote II

"I wish I could stay and watch 'Wonka' with you, but I'm not gonna get to do that," Joe Biden

Quote III

The world is full of fools. This is axiomatic. It behooves those of us who aren't to contain our desire to beat the living fertilizer out of these idiots, not just because doing so is a felony, but because it doesn't pay to lose your head when you're one of the few with one that works properly. Matthew Noto

Quote IV

"Retailers are seeing unprecedented levels of theft coupled with rampant crime in their stores, and the situation is only becoming more dire, David Johnston, National Retail Federation Vice President for Asset Protection and Retail Operations

Quote V

“We try to be sensitive to identifying pronouns for people in the past, as we are for people in the present, it is only polite and respectful. We know that Elagabalus identified as a woman and was explicit about which pronouns to use, which shows that pronouns are not a new thing,” Keith Hoskins, executive member for Enterprise and Arts at North Herts Council

Millennials have been let down by their parents, their educational experience and basically the whole damn village that it takes to raise a child.

Millennials say they need $525,000 a year to be happy. A Nobel prize winner's research shows they're not wrong.

A new survey found the average person needs $1.2 million in the bank to be happy.
For millennials, happiness would come from a $525,000 annual salary.
Still, high inflation, interest rates, and student loans damper Americans' financial happiness.

It has been a while since we've had her here at The ONT. Shoe0nHead looks at Women vs. Men.

The ONT Is Always Looking Out For You^TM

TRAFFIC NIGHTMARE Worst times to drive over the Thanksgiving holiday down to the exact hour as 55million Americans take to the roads
More drivers on the road means more danger

WITH the holidays approaching, safety authorities have revealed the best times for road travel to avoid traffic and congestion.

With more drivers on the road during the holiday season, it means a higher possibility of accidents and traffic.

‘Electrocaloric’ heat pump could transform air conditioning
Heat pumps are ubiquitous in the form of air conditioners. Scientists just invented one that avoids harmful refrigerant gases.

The use of environmentally damaging gases in air conditioners and refrigerators could become redundant if a new kind of heat pump lives up to its promise. A prototype, described in a study published last week in Science1, uses electric fields and a special ceramic instead of alternately vaporizing a refrigerant fluid and condensing it with a compressor to warm or cool air.

The technology combines a number of existing techniques and has “superlative performance”, says Neil Mathur, a materials scientist at the University of Cambridge, UK.

Emmanuel Defay, a materials scientist at the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology in Belvaux, and his collaborators built their experimental device out of a ceramic with a strong electrocaloric effect. Materials that exhibit this effect heat up when exposed to electric fields.

In an electrocaloric material, the atoms have an electric polarization — a slight imbalance in their distribution of electrons, which gives these atoms a ‘plus’ and a ‘minus’ pole.

If and when it becomes available commercially, will be less expensive to purchase. Just thinking out loud.

I'm a traditional guy. But if you try the following mashed potatoes recipe, please let us know how they were.

Forget Gin And Juice: Snoop Dogg Is Here To Save Your Boring Thanksgiving Mashed Potatoes With Hennessy

As People notes, Snoop says of his take on the classic side dish, “These ain’t your mama’s mashed potatoes, y’all! […] I know what you’re thinking: ‘Isn’t cognac more for a concert with the Dogg rather than Thanksgiving?’ My answer to that: ‘Why not both?'”

Aside from cognac/brandy, the recipe also calls for butter, heavy cream, and mayo, meaning there should be a ton of creaminess and flavor in this spud preparation.

Check out the full recipe (via People) below and pick up a copy of Goon With The Spoon here.

“4 lbs. russet potatoes, peeled and chopped
½ cup (4 oz.) cognac or other brandy
4 Tbsp. unsalted butter
2 cups heavy cream
½ cup mayonnaise
2½ tsp. kosher salt
1 tsp. cracked black pepper

1. Bring a large pot of heavily salted water to a boil over high. Reduce heat to medium high; add potatoes. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 25 minutes. Drain, and set aside.

2. Return empty pot to stovetop over medium. Add cognac; cook until slightly reduced and alcohol is cooked off, 3 to 5 minutes. Whisk in butter until melted. Whisk in cream and mayonnaise; cook until slightly thickened and warm, about 5 minutes.

3. Return potatoes to the pot; add salt and pepper. Using a potato masher, mash until combined and smooth.

Serves: 10
Active time: 35 minutes
Total time: 50 minutes”

No, I'm not auditioning for CBD's Food Thread.

With Republicans like these, who needs Democrats?

Here are the 19 House Republicans who voted against defunding the federal “kill switch” mandate for new vehicles

The House of Representatives recently voted on an Amendment to H.R. 4820, unveiled by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), that would have killed a federal mandate requiring all new vehicles sold in 2026 and beyond to come with a "kill switch" allowing the car to be disabled if a driver is deemed to be driving poorly or possibly under the influence of alcohol.

I hope each and every one is primaried next year.

She won't win Mother of The Year. But she will win tonight's: Genius Award.

A toddler accidentally fires his mother's gun in Walmart, police say. She now faces charges

WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — Police say a woman is facing a child endangerment charge after her toddler found a gun in her purse and accidentally fired it in a southern Ohio Walmart store last week.

The Waverly Police Department said the woman told officers who responded shortly after 11 a.m. Thursday that the 2-year-old boy took her Taurus 9mm firearm from her purse, and it went off.

Just an average day in the life of a priest. Tonight's Feel Good Story of The Day.

Catholic priest helps woman deliver her twin baby boys - and revived one of them after he stopped breathing - outside cathedral in Washington state after hearing her cries for help
Father Jesus Mariscal was popping out to get donuts when he discovered the homeless woman in the grounds of St. Paul Cathedral in Yakima, Washington
Pregnant woman called out for help as she went into labor with twin boys
Father Mariscal had to revive one of the boys who was trapped in the amniotic sac but both babies are now healthy and the mother has left hospital

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