Wednesday Overnight Open Thread (5/29/24)

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Too many to count, Genius Award Winners.

Too full of piss & vinegar to be eating donuts. Tonight's Feel Good Story of The Day.

A class of high schoolers managed to solve the 35-year-old cold case of the Redhead Murders in Tennessee and surrounding states.

It started at Elizabethton High School in Tennessee, where teacher Alex Campbell was looking to engage and inspire the students through an unorthodox sociology assignment.

What started as an experiment on profiling—how can you build a picture about someone based only on known actions taken by them but with no other details—quickly turned into a true crime investigation, based partly on Campbell’s wife’s fascination with the subject which had rubbed off on the teacher.

Born on this day: May 29, 1955 - Mike Porcaro
Mike Porcaro, bassist with American rock band Toto who had the 1980s Top 5 hits 'Hold the Line', 'Rosanna', and 'Africa'. The band has released 17 studio albums, and has sold over 40 million records worldwide. Porcaro died on 15th March 2015 following a battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's Disease). via thisdayinmusic.com

Born this day: May 29, 1949 - Francis Rossi
Francis Rossi, guitarist, singer, songwriter with Status Quo. The group have had over 60 chart hits in the UK, more than any other rock band, including 'Pictures of Matchstick Men' in 1967, 'Whatever You Want' in 1979 and 'In the Army Now' in 2010. Twenty-two of these reached the Top 10 in the UK. In July 1985 the band opened Live Aid at Wembley Stadium with 'Rockin' All Over the World'. via thisdayinmusic.com

RickZ wanted a plethora of SQ videos. I could only pick one Rick. Maybe next year.

First it was their stupid 4 door entry, Cayenne. Now the damn car doesn't have a manual transmission.

There Will Be No Manual Porsche 911 in 2025
The trims that used to have seven-speeds aren’t a part of the refreshed 911 lineup for next

A few odds and ends.

Will this help the turn the tide of mental illness? United Kingdom Orders ‘Emergency Ban’ On Puberty Blockers For Minors

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I have missed a couple of submissions this past week and I apologize about that.

I missed the following on Memorial Day Monday. It was submitted to us by CBD. Can't miss video.

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The following was one of the missed gems. From OrnageEnt. Need a flag to piss someone off? Here's a list of 11 that should do it.

orporate media recently took old smears about a Revolutionary War-era flag and applied them to Justice Samuel Alito after his wife allegedly displayed the “provocative” symbol in front of his home.

The meaning behind the “An Appeal To Heaven” flag, a pine-tree-adorned symbol used by squadrons of the Continental Navy during the Revolutionary War, is rather innocuous. George Washington’s secretary Col. Joseph Reed created the flag in 1775 to publicly display “an appeal to God to save the colonists from the King’s oppressive ruling.”

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The Quotes of The Day

Quote I

"..... There is anti-Semitism on both sides. The right-wing has the 'Jews will not replace us' nonsense. The left-wing is even worse. That is coming down from elite colleges who see everything through a racial lens. They are stupid. They don't know history. They think everything is about colonizers and racists and how awful America is." Bill Maher

Quote II

“The use of an old historic flag by a new group does not necessarily drain that flag of all other meanings,” Justice Samuel Alito

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posted by Misanthropic Humanitarian at 09:45 PM

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