Monday Overnight Open Thread - April 28, 2025 [Doof]

Howdy Hordelings! Hope your Monday has been a good one. We made it through Day 1 without the boss. Give yourself a high-five, grab a beverage of your choosing, and settle on in to the ONT. Lurkers, please don't be shy - say hello! Regulars - eh, it doesn't matter what I say - you're gonna do what you do anyway.

Suuuuuuuuuurrrrrre - THAT'S How She Caught It

Woman Allegedly Catches Herpes Virus by Holding Karaoke Mic Too Close to Her Mouth

A woman from Zhejiang, China, claims that she caught the herpes virus by holding the microphone too close to her mouth at a karaoke lounge.

The unnamed woman took to Douyin (China’s version of TikTok) to share the story of how she became infected with the HSV-1 virus, which usually causes cold sores around the mouth, eight years ago. In 2017, she visited a karaoke lounge in Zhejiang and got a bit carried away during her performance, holding the microphone much closer to her mouth than she should have. Sometime later, tiny, pustulent blisters appeared around her mouth, but although they were painful and itchy, she didn’t pay too much attention to them, and they eventually went away. Only they came back in a matter of days, and this time, the woman sought medical attention and learned that she had somehow contracted the HSV-1 herpes virus.

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The woman’s clip went viral on Chinese social media, but dermatologists have yet to confirm that her story holds up, and one can actually get infected with HSV-1 by touching a tainted microphone with one’s lips.

Fellas, I don't know about you but I rate this as HIGHLY sus (as the yutes would say).

Much Better Story

Man Gets Stuck in Lake Michigan Quicksand and Comes Out with New Girlfriend

Everyone in a relationship will know how love often works in mysterious ways, but quicksand isn’t typically involved, right?

Typically, no; but never? Also no. Just ask Mitchell O’Brien and Breanne Sika, a new couple, for whom falling in love first meant falling in quicksand.

O’Brien, 37, and Sika, 36, were both single and interested in the other, but under impressions the feeling wasn’t reciprocal. This carried on until a mutual friend asked them why they didn’t go out on a date together?

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“At one point, Bre points to a spot on the beach which was right next to the water, and she goes, ‘That looks really dangerous,'” O’Brien The Detroit News. “I didn’t realize she was referring to a singular spot; I thought she meant the whole area. I ended up turning around and walking straight to that spot to see if there were any stones in the water.”

Sinking immediately up to his waist, it was the second time O’Brien had been caught in quicksand in his life. He was fortunately able to remain calm enough to think of a plan.

After trying to dig the sand out from under his waist only for it to be replenished with every cold wave that splashed onto his back, Sika tried to help pull the man out. This also failed, and the two were left trying to call 911 with spotty cell service.

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“At the end of me telling them what’s going on and where we are, I said ‘I think my girlfriend is calling as well,'” O’Brien said. “She’s like 20 feet away, and she was saying ‘My boyfriend is here, stuck in the sand.’ It was the first time we had called each other that.”

Read the whole thing. Very nice story!

Figuring Things Out

Struggles with figuring out the English language

This is awesome!pic.twitter.com/IIqaRQp2jo

— Defiant L’s (@DefiantLs) April 24, 2025

Success in figuring out his woman's mind

No way bro unlocked the code🙏💀 pic.twitter.com/PAHeXJ8f0e

— non aesthetic things (@PicturesFoIder) April 24, 2025

Learning to trust her sister

"I'm here to protect you" such a lovely big sister 😭❤️ pic.twitter.com/F8uR5XDewY

— Wholesome Side of 𝕏 (@itsme_urstruly) April 21, 2025

Learning who's opinion really matters

DJ Doof - Telephone Calls Version

Bonus telephone songs

Electric Light Orchestra

Milli Vanilli

Tommy Tutone (Obligatory)

What other telephone related songs ya got?

Weekly commenter stats for week of 4-27-2025

Top 10 commenters:
1 [388 comments] 'Christopher R Taylor' [55.12 posts/day]
2 [380 comments] 'Disinterested FDA Director'
3 [374 comments] 'whig'
4 [360 comments] 'Bulg'
5 [357 comments] 'Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ '
6 [332 comments] 'I used to have a different nic '
7 [308 comments] 'Alberta Oil Peon'
8 [272 comments] 'Deplorable Jay Guevara'
9 [270 comments] 'Skip '
10 [250 comments] 'Anna Puma'

Top 10 sockpuppeteers:
1 [205 names] 'Ciampino - irony' [29.12 unique names/day]
2 [138 names] 'Freak Out 1966'
3 [122 names] 'Miklos, admiring new pimped-out fake leopardskin hatband on large purple hat'
4 [95 names] 'Mail Order "Brides" by Miklos '
5 [88 names] 'Including this statement '
6 [40 names] 'Quarter Twenty '
7 [39 names] 'godpod.org'
8 [38 names] 'Disinterested FDA Director'
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10 [33 names] 'Duncanthrax'

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