Overnight Open Thread - Toein' The Line [scampydog]

Hoar Frost and Rime Ice.

Good evening, Horde. The ONT Rebel Edition sounded great, but Rocky Burnette got in the way.

WoooHooo! Less than a week until Inauguration Day! It has been a long four years. What celebratory plans does the Horde have? Pop up MoMe? Annoy a barista or a school board member? Cheers!

A classic from Trump's first inauguration.

It never gets old knowing that Hillary, The Diabolist, will NEVER be president. Slick and his cares ran out of Hillary (you know what's to give) a long time ago.

A fair amount of blog chatter about the education system. A look back at the old ways. No Rocky Burnette. Yet.

Former Charleston area student school bus drivers reflect on teenage years behind the big wheel.

South Carolina was one of only three states-- including North Carolina and Alabama -- that still employed student drivers, according to archives. At the time, 20 percent of the Palmetto State's 6,000 bus drivers were 17-year-olds, according to the release.

A bit of head tilting and fun with headlines. Alright, Horde, hit it with your memorable headlines.

H/T to AlaBAMA for the idea.
Memorable headlines.

#Sweetdicked!: Perjurious Town Pump Fani Willis Disqualified from Trump Case —Ace That headline is right up there with Nixon Resigns! Posted by: AlaBAMA

"Obama Wins" The Washington Post, November 5, 2008 That is more of a horror movie title. Also worse than Rocky Burnette and his band wearing those sweet, satin, ABBA costumes.

193 And this week's winner for Bad Headline Writing goes to the New York Post

The New York Post is not eligible for that award. They have a lifetime pass thanks to "Headless Body in Topless Bar" Posted by: Chuck C

How about this one: Capone Pulls Off Last Robbery - Of Viewers. Daily News, Kay Gardella. Anything that temporarily crushes Jerry Rivera's self-admiration brings the excitement.

Let's hear 'em in the comments.

Going beyond basic understanding of declination for compass navigation, but an easy read.

"Magnetic north has been moving slowly around Canada since the 1500s but, in the past 20 years, it accelerated towards Siberia, increasing in speed every year until about five years ago, when it suddenly decelerated from 50 to 35 kilometers [31 to 22 miles] per year, which is the biggest deceleration in speed we've ever seen."

Magnetic North. It is moving, but not like a speed popping trombone player in a Rocky Burnette video.

ONT Intermission, Moron Style.

Not Rocky Burnette, but Oh Yeah, quite a resemblance. Burnette: fire hose. Poffo: a boa. Advantage, Burnette. Randy Poffo mystery click.

Listening to the tuning fork of the intermission theme.

Dizzy Dean quotes.

The doctors x-rayed my head and found nothing.

He (Branch Rickey) must think I went to the Massachesetts Constitution of Technology.

Sure I eat what I advertise. Sure I eat Wheaties for breakfast. A good bowl of Wheaties with bourbon can't be beat.

Mystery click. Not AOC.

Today is Feast of the Ass Day. No, it is not what the headline suggests.

The Feast of the Ass on January 14 began as a medieval Christian feast, and commemorates the Israelites' flight into Egypt. It was predominantly observed in France as a variant of the Feast of Fools, which commemorated biblical donkey-related narratives, particularly the donkey that carried the Holy Family into Egypt following Jesus' birth.

Fun, feel good story.

In a discovery that feels straight out of a holiday movie, Tim King, 53, from Illinois, unearthed a piece of his childhood hidden away for nearly five decades.

The ONT section of random and not particularly useful. This is why full payment in advance is required.

Nevada, of course.

5 Surprising Exotic Pets That Are Legal in Nevada.

And Australia. Because Australia.

The Great Emu War of 1932.

Major Meredith went on to attest that the birds could take several bullets without batting an eyelash. In fact, one bird was hit by a truck some days after the initial shooting. The truck killed it, but when the emu was examined they found five bullets in it.

Every time you get a pizza delivery, you should thank this inventor. Patent pictures about halfway down the article.

The thingy, though, isn’t just for decoration. Like all great inventions, it was a marvel of brilliant thought hiding in plain sight. Simple, easy to construct, and absolutely necessary, the "pizza saver" (also known as a "package saver," "pizza stack," "box tent," and "pizza nipple," among other names) was the brainchild of a Carmela Vitale, a 46-year-old woman living in Dix Hills, New York on Long Island.

Before we get to Rocky's masterpiece, his father, Johnny Burnett (this video has been linked here previously, but damnit...I'm riffing and it fits the storyline) had a song that peaked at #8 on the Hot Billboard 100, and #3 in the UK. Ringo covered it and it went to #1.

It is Rocky Burnette time! Attention span initium to finis. Satin, trombone, fire truck, hair throwing, leg kicks, a Captain Kangaroo jacket, and a smoke machine...no Mata Hari pinball machine, however. What will be seen...cannot be unseen. When I think of the word transitory, this video is that time in musical history. The period between the late 70s and very early 80s. Released in 1979 in the UK and 1980 in the USA. Peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 list and #1 in the land of kangaroos, poisonous everything, and Vegemite, in 1980.

Baby, I'm Tired of Toein' The Line.

I still have the 45, judge as you may.

This guy was kicked out of the Chateau Marmont. He was there the night John Belushi OD'd and also trashed his room during his own drug-fueled bender, but did like it when a long-legged lovely walked by.

This ONT is posted with a nod to Johnny and Rocky Burnette. Their music lives on. Donations for the Rocky Burnette Museum of Awesomeness can be made here. Send grammar, spelling, structural corrections, AND crossword solutions to the Department of We will Review It. scampydog at protonmail dot com.

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