Saturday Overnight Open Thread (12/30/23)

The rest of the year went very smoothly. H/T Hrothgar

In case you missed it The Fabulous and I have retired.

Just wanted to let you know….I received my 2023 Social Security Stimulus Package.

It contained two tomato seeds, pancake mix, two discount coupons to KFC, a “Biden

Build Back Better” bumper sticker, a prayer rug, a Biden Speech Decoder Ring, a machine

to blow smoke up my ass, a case of Bud Light, and a “Blame it on Trump” poster for the front yard.

The directions were in Spanish.

Yours should arrive soon.

And this one was just right.

WATCH: Bear Snatches $45 Meal From Florida Home Moments After Delivery

A doorbell camera caught the surprising moment a bear steals a Florida family's $45 Uber Eats order moments after the delivery driver dropped it off. Laidy Guiterrez and Daniel Bula told FOX 35 they were waiting for their Taco Bell dinner when the hulking creature decided to claim the meal for itself on November 3.

Footage shared with the news station shows a black bear walking up to the Orlando-area home minutes after the Uber Eats driver left the meal on the front porch. The hungry thief picks up the bag with its mouth before making its leisurely escape.

"He came, and he grabbed the food – then he came again for the soda," Nina Castro, Laidy and Daniel's niece, described to reporters.

As we approach 2024, time to review some 2023 items...........

Moar of the best of 2023........ (H/T Isophorone Blog)

While we are at it on 2023..........

117 Fascinating Finds Revealed in 2023
The year’s most exciting discoveries included a stolen Vincent van Gogh painting, a hidden medieval crypt and a gold-covered mummy

Fascinating finds unveiled in 2023Fascinating finds unveiled in 2023 ranged from a 12-sided object that may have been used for sorcery to a lost Rembrandt portrait.

In a year marked by momentous change and loss, from the outbreak of violence in Israel and Gaza to record-breaking extreme weather, archaeological and cultural news offered a mostly welcome distraction. Spanning disciplines, historical eras, geographic locations and cultures, some of the 117 artifacts highlighted below were first unearthed years ago but only documented now, while others were identified more recently. From a floating speakeasy that sank under suspicious circumstances to a 4,000-year-old site dubbed “Dutch Stonehenge,” these were the most fascinating finds of 2023, as covered by Smithsonian magazine.

Missing masterpieces
For as long as humans have been making art, natural disasters, the ravages of time, theft and iconoclasm have threatened their creations’ survival. But while countless masterpieces have vanished over the millennia, many others remain hidden, tucked away in attics, basements and even thrift stores.

Everything and I mean everything you wanted to know about Quick Sand. (Well maybe not everything)

In Hollywood, few moments have you on the edge of your seat more than when a character gets trapped in quicksand. The stunt is sometimes used during a peak dramatic moment, like in Lawrence of Arabia, but it can also be used for comedic relief, like on Gilligan's Island.

Love thy neighbor? Sure, just not the wife's co-workers. Genius Award Winner.

DECEMBER 29--Latoya Gladney, a 44-year-old manager in training at a McDonald’s in North Carolina, told police that her employees were “disrespecting” her last night, so she called her husband “to assist her.”

Investigators allege that when Dwayne Waden, a 57-year-old church pastor, subsequently arrived at the restaurant in High Point, he chose not to turn the other cheek.

Cops say Waden walked into the kitchen and began punching Theodore Garlington, a McDonald’s cook, in the face. Waden also allegedly wrapped his hands around Garlington’s neck and began “pushing his head toward the deep fryer,” according to a police report.

Before Garlington, 34, could be dipped in hot oil, several employees interceded, pulling Waden (seen at right) off the victim.

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