Tuesday Overnight Open Thread - April 15, 2025 [scampydog]

Good evening and thank you for stopping by the Tuesday, ONT. Shout out to ONT Cob Emeritus, Misanthropic Humanitarian for covering last week. It's tax day. That's all I have to say about that.

TRex put together a very nice post with Jewells in mind on January 25th. He graciously agreed to allow me to repost on the ONT. Her contributions are woven into the fabric of this place. A true gem who will be missed. RIP, Jewells.

Hobby Thread - January 25, 2025 [TRex]
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Did you know: Gods name is actually Howard 😭 pic.twitter.com/0S56cLRKrb

— AlphaFo𝕏 (@Alphafox78) April 8, 2025

A lot of conspiracy theories are turning out to be true. A couple of oldies below that at one time seemed far-fetched - yet here we are. Add to the 'conspiracy' list in the comments.

Justin Trudeau hardest hit. The Canadian Gaydar machine. Or as they referred to it, "The Fruit Machine."

It resembled a dentist's chair, but it also had various sensors, a camera to monitor the pupils, and a black box situated in front of the subject to display pictures. Subjects were told that the machine was used for measuring stress, yet its purpose was something else entirely; it was intended to identify whether the subject was gay.

Poisoned alcohol during prohibition. Anti-Saloon League? Blasphemy.

By Christmas 1926, it was impossible to ignore the crisis. In New York alone, dozens of people died from drinking during holiday festivities. On the cusp of that shocking death toll, the federal government announced a requirement to add twice as much methanol, which was deadly and impossible to filter out. But officials also ordered the addition of benzine and oxidized kerosene, in order to increase the alcohol's foul smell. This would become known as "Formula 5," and it was rumored that three drinks containing the mix would result in blindness or death. Despite the increased danger, proponents believed that its noxious aroma would warn people away. The greatest cheerleader of poisoned liquor was Wayne B. Wheeler, the general counsel of the Anti-Saloon League, who frequently stated that people poisoned by alcohol were committing suicide.

Some big events in American history on the 15th of April.

Abraham Lincoln died 160 years ago. Booth shot him the evening of the 14th of April.

A doctor in the audience, Dr. Charles Leale, immediately went upstairs to the box. The bullet had entered through Lincoln's left ear and lodged behind his right eye. He was paralyzed and barely breathing. He was carried across Tenth Street, to a boarding-house opposite the theater, but the doctors' best efforts failed. Nine hours later, at 7:22 a.m. on April 15th, Lincoln died.

The titanic sank on this date in 1912.

The Notre Dame Cathedral fire in 2019. Link to pictures of the fire.

The Cathedral reopened on December 7, 2024.

This is pretty cool.

1985 Chevrolet Outdoorsman Silverado 4x4. What's cool you ask? Beyond the V8 power plant and Bow Tie badge of badassery, the Outdoorsman came with one of the following packages:

Camping
Fishing
Hunting

Hunting package came with a Winchester Model 94 in .30-30, a scope, gun rack, Winchester hat, and safety glasses.

Here is a link to an old ad.

And another.

Doing some reading, it appears that Dodge offered a similar package in 1984 with their Marksman Ram 150 Truck promotion.

Punching back. Sound up.

A sheriff fires back at a reporter in epic fashion. 😂😎 pic.twitter.com/X65sUDYUK5

— Amiri King (@AmiriKing) April 11, 2025

No idea what this sport is but damn...that is a backyard, dirty, sneaky move of awesome.

This might be the smoothest sport highlight I've ever seenpic.twitter.com/d4DZW6yp6G

— Interesting things (@awkwardgoogle) April 11, 2025

Speaking of smooth. A bit of chill music.

And more smooth! This ONT is brought to you by homemade ice cream. Ice cream season is sneaking up on us. Plenty of childhood memories of the deliciousness!

Nowadays, I'll take a couple of scoops of butter pecan. What are the favorite flavors of the Horde?

History of homemade ice cream. Making the craving a bit worse.

I'll see you back here on April 29th. Until then, send tips, laptop plug adapters, and medieval helmets to: scampydog at proton dot me.

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