Monday Overnight Open Thread - January 13, 2025 [Doof]

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Belated Birthday Remembrance From Across The Fruited Plain

Yesterday would have been Rush Limbaugh's 74th birthday.

I miss Rush Limbaugh more every day. Getting in the car just isn't the same.

No one's mind worked like his. He saw things no one else did.

His enthusiasm and humor.... His affection for his audience.

There are plenty of talented talk radio people out there, but Rush was…

— John Ocasio-Rodham Nolte (@NolteNC) January 12, 2025

El Rushbo was one of a kind. His influence on conservatism is immeasurable. Phrases he uttered regularly are part of innate jargon for millions of his listeners and followers. Talent on loan from God. Half my brain tied behind my back just to make it fair. Drive-by media. Low information voters. So many more! Drop some of your favorites in the comments.

There are numerous great clips of Rush available in the rabbit hole that is the internet. Here is one of my all time favorite clips. It's something that Rush would bring up again and again when he would talk about Ted "The Swimmer" Kennedy.

For a much longer tribute, check out this 25 minute video - Rush Limbaugh's Greatest Hits And Funniest Phone Calls.

Florida Woman An 'Ette? (Feel Good Story)

Everyone knows that our 'ettes are the the smartest and most practical women in the world. Smart money says this Florida woman is either an 'ette, or she was raised by an 'ette.

She Found Her Dream Wedding Dress for $25 at a Thrift Store–and ‘It Fit Like a Glove’

After she couldn’t find a gown she liked in any bridal shop, a Florida woman bagged her dream wedding dress in a thrift store for just $25.

Julia Webber felt disheartened after trying on dresses at a boutique shop and not finding anything that was right.

“I wanted something simple and elegant… something form-fitting at the top.

So she couldn’t believe it when she found the perfect dress in a local thrift store.

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The dress was priced at $50 but that day it was ‘half-off day’ so Julia took it home for just $25.

“I loved the beading,” Julia said. “And it had a brand new tag on it.”

She couldn’t find the Casablanca dress new online but estimates it might have cost up to $3,000.

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Julia shared her thrifting discovery on social media and hopes it has inspired others to go hunting for second-hand pieces—and she plans to pass on the dress to a bride who can’t afford a new one.

Strange Geography - Vulcan Point (Philippines)

An island in the middle of a lake, in the middle of a volcano, in the middle of a bigger lake, in the middle of a bigger island, in an archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean.

The paradisiacal beauty of Lake Taal, on an island in the archipelago known as the Philippines, belies the mammoth terror at its center: a highly active volcano that has taken thousands of lives and has been roiling since 1991 after a dormant period following its 1977 eruption. With 33 recorded eruptions, the Taal Volcano is the second most active volcano in the Philippines and a part of the Pacific's "Ring of Fire," a large swath of the Pacific known for its earthquakes and active volcanoes. Despite the active seismic activity, this place is rather popular with tourists. Once at the Taal Lake shore, travelers take a boat to reach the volcano island, where they either hike up the hill or ride a horse.

But the Taal Volcano is more than that. The region has some strange geological features that attract visitors from around the world. The way the features are arranged is something like nesting dolls. On the Filipino island of Luzon is Lake Taal. Within that lake is a volcano, Taal Volcano.

At the top of the volcano, a thousand feet above sea level, is a basin, known as a caldera, carved out of the mountain hundreds of thousands of years ago. The caldera itself is filled with water, creating a crater lake, the largest crater lake in the world. At the center of the crater lake is a tiny island, Vulcan Point, which is one of Taal Volcano's cones. The title of "the largest third-order island" is a short form of the logic that it's an island within a lake, within another island, within a lake, on an island, within an archipelago, within the Pacific.

Not gonna lie - I wanna see this in person!

Phrase Origin

By popular demand, here's another explanation of the origin of a common phrase. Where does "spick and span" come from?

The term spick and span means brand new. This term has a nautical origin. Spick meant nails (or spike) and span meant wooden shavings. On a new sailing ship, the nails would still be shiny and the wooden shavings from manufacture would still be present. Therefore, a new ship would be all spick and span.

Examples of Use:

When I come back in an hour, I want to see this kitchen looking spick and span.

His apartment is spick and span. He must have a new girlfriend.

The railings along the promenade all look spick and span after a fresh coat of paint.

More from dictionary.com:

This term combines two nouns that are now obsolete, spick , “a nail” or “spike,” and span , “a wooden chip.” In the 1500s a sailing ship was considered spick and span when every spike and chip was brand-new. The transfer to the current sense took place in the mid-1800s.

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