Easter Sunday Overnight Open Thread - April 20, 2025 [Doof]

Howdy Hordelings! Happy Easter / Resurrection Sunday. Hope you were able to enjoy the day with family, friends, loved ones, candy, eggs, good food and drink - or whatever it is you did today. If you celebrate today's calendar date, go grab yourself some munchies and a large beverage. Now step inside the ONT and drop something witty in the comments!

Wholesome Content

Dad builds baby an elevator and he can barely contain his excitement pic.twitter.com/tyBiO6oQN7

— Dudes Posting Their W’s (@DudespostingWs) April 14, 2025

Incredible. A baby in the womb smiles when Dad starts talking during a 32-week ultrasound pic.twitter.com/N6JqXVktT7

— Dudes Posting Their W’s (@DudespostingWs) April 14, 2025

Imagine leaving behind a legacy like this? pic.twitter.com/Lfpk6ekJGM

— Giga Based Dad (@GigaBasedDad) April 13, 2025

Holy Water

Extraordinary Reuse of Vacant Church

Transforming into a Public Swimming Pool in the Netherlands

Two architecture firms teamed up to win the competition to transform the St. Francis of Assisi Church in Heerlen into a public swimming pool.

Nicknamed “Holy Water”, the project gives the vacant church a new social function, while preserving the historic elements of this listed national monument.

The plans from MVRDV and Zecc Architecten incorporate an adjustable swimming pool floor that will bring flexibility to the space, allowing it to host a variety of activities in addition to swimming.

Originally built over 100 years ago in the south of the Netherlands, the church stopped hosting services in 2023, providing the municipality the opportunity to repurpose the building.

A new pool within this national monument offers a solution for the increasing number of visitors to Heerlen’s existing pools, while giving the vacant church in the city center a new lease of life.

The design that connects old and new, allows visitors to walk through the church’s aisles to reach the changing rooms or restaurant, both located at the rear of the church. Glass walls separate these passages from the climatized central pool space.

To make room for the swimming pool, the existing floor will be carefully removed. The church’s pews will be reused by incorporating them into the separating glass walls surrounding the pool, providing seats for the swimmers on one side, while serving as bar tables for spectators on the other side.

The old pulpit is even given a new function—serving as the seat for a lifeguard.

More details and additional photos at the link

Make Toilet Cleaning Great Again

US-China Tariff War Causes Spike in Sales of Trump Toilet Brush

A Chinese-made toilet brush designed as a parody of American President Donald Trump has seen a massive spike in domestic sales as a result of the tit-for-tat tariff war between China and the US.

The yellow Trump toilet brush isn’t new. It dates back to the US President’s first term in office, when Chinese factories were churning out all sorts of Trump-themed products because of his popularity, both in China and in the US. A lot has changed since then, though, and today, many Chinese are buying the funny toilet brush as a way to ridicule the American president after he set massive commercial tariffs on Chinese goods. Chinese media is reporting a significant increase in Trump toilet brush sales as part of a trend called “Yiwu’s counterattack”.

Yiwu City is home to many small factories producing low-cost plastic products like the popular Trump-themed toilet brush, so the “Yiwu counterattack” movement is seen as the country’s support for manufacturers directly hit by Trump’s tariffs.

Not gonna lie - I kinda want one

'Ette Couture (Courtesy of Piper)

It's once again that time of the week to turn the ONT over to our good friend Piper for a bit. Here's this week's fashion pr0n.

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It is almost sundress season!

Perfect for brunch, walks on the beach and running errands, you look pulled together with minimal effort. Trending for this year are soft neutrals, monochromatic looks and bold patterns. But when did the sundress show up on the fashion scene?

Designer Claire McCardell pioneered this trend beginning in the 40s with resort wear in mind. Look at this 1943 halter dress! Swoon!

Or this beauty from 1946!

If you want something similar today, House of Harlow 1960 borrowed from this resort wear look with a linen maxi twin set I personally was unable to resist.

The 50s brought us fit and flare, the 70s brought bohemian maxi dresses.

1950s Don Loper

1970s Diane von Furstenberg

And today midi and maxi dresses are reigning supreme

Neutral by Tommy Bahama

I am coveting this Farm Rio linen dress- I love a good Farm Rio dress, but their sizing can be inconsistent. Read the reviews before buying.

You can have fun with accessories, think straw hats, woven bags, fun sunglasses, strappy sandals and espadrilles.

And of course Melania stuns in this Christian Dior sundress at the Daytona 500 in 2020. You know who the shoes are by at this point-white Louboutins.

We will be looking at what to wear to baby showers, and then wedding extravaganzas from mother of the bride to the brides themselves in coming weeks!

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Thank you, Piper!

On the subject of sundresses, a reminder for the guys that must be shared with next-gen 'rons

DJ Doof - "Rise" Version

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

NHL Playoffs began this weekend. I'll be dialed in for the next 2 months!

Who will hoist Lord Stanley's Cup in mid-late June?

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