Saturday Overnight Open Thread (3/30/24)

The Ace of Spades is a smart military blog. What a clever military themed tree house!

A Man Bought All the Excess B-2 Spirit Windshields and Used Them to Build His Daughter a Treehouse

Since there is no Movie Thread let's have a short movie history critique.

Are these the best ever Western movies? The 15 Best Westerns of All Time, Ranked According to IMDb - The very best of the West, according to IMDb

Dating as far back as the silent era, while thriving in the 50s and 60s, before becoming a central component of modern cinema as well with its revisionist gaze, the Western genre is one of the defining pillars of film history. With core themes relaying to justice, redemption, and honor, and the exploration of such notions through complex yet defined characters, Westerns have come to be closely associated with American culture as a way to address and explore the nation's identity. However, Europe's spaghetti Westerns make up some of the most famous and revered films the genre has seen.

Why eat Kaboom? When you could be eating breakfast cereal while listening to tunes.

Top 10 Cereal Box Records

In the late 60's and throughout the 70's, Rice Krispies wasn't the only cereal making noise. Cut-out cardboard records called flexi records were a popular cereal premium. The sound quality wasn't very good and they tended to warp days after they were cut from the cereal box, but little kids didn't mind. It was a thrill to hear their favorite band or cereal mascot. Often, it was the first record a kid would own.

Most little kids today are unaware that albums and record players ever existed, let alone records that you cut out of your favorite cereal box. Well, believe it kids. Here's proof.

Are we feeling a bit home sick Sailor? There, there. It will be OK. Swearsies.

US Navy lets recruits use cell phones to call home in basic training
The plan is to get trainees to phase out reliance on phones instead of going cold turkey

Tonight's Feel Good Story of The Day includes a Genius Award Winner. The best of both worlds.

Inmate Escapes Hawaii Prison, Gets Hit By Vehicle While Fleeing Police

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