Sunday Overnight Open Thread - May 11, 2025 [Doof]

Howdy Hordelings! Happy Mother's Day to all the mama 'ettes! Or is it Mothers Day? More on that later.

If your mom is still around, did you call her today? If your mom is no longer with us, The ONT calls for raised glasses in honor of her and all dearly departed mamas. Step on in, and let's talk about moms (and whatever else is on your mind).

Moms Can Relate

Boys doing boy things - with boy results

Well that backfired 😅 pic.twitter.com/2ynoS1hmtC

— Spill The Memes (@SpillTheMemes) May 10, 2025

Toddlers - If you know, you know!

It really do be like that 😂 pic.twitter.com/eoQpwZ0ozp

— Giga Based Dad (@GigaBasedDad) May 3, 2025

Awesome moment for Mom!

Mom Accidentally Captures Baby's First Steps 🥹❤️ pic.twitter.com/aoCry9fkyF

— MAT (@TheMatFun) May 3, 2025

A hack for moms (not sure when every good idea became a "hack")

MOM HACK: to get your toddler to fold their laundry 🧺👧 Get your little ones involved to make it fun pic.twitter.com/YvGN36Z8Yg

— Grace Gym🏋️‍♀️ (@GraceGym_) May 5, 2025

From X account "Today in History" @historigins:

5 years old - Mom, I love you.

12 years old - Mom, I can't stand you.

16 years old - My mother is very annoying.

18 years old - I'm leaving this house.

25 years old - Mom, you were right.

30 years old - I want to go to my mom's house.

50 years old - I don't want to lose my mother.

70 years old - I would give up everything to have my mom here with me.

You only have one mom. Take care of her while she's still alive.

TV Moms - Who Was The Best?

Highly debatable, but let's have some fun.

40 best TV mothers; greatest moms ranked

Can you guess #1 before you click?

40. Roseanne Roseanne Barr as Roseanne Conner

36. Married with Children
Katey Sagal as Peg Bundy

31. Bewitched
Agnes Moorehead as Endora

29. The Simpsons
Julie Kavner as Marge Simpson

18. Family Ties
Meredith Baxter as Elyse Keaton

11. Modern Family
Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy

2. The Cosby Show
Phylicia Rashad as Clair Huxtable

Check out the whole list. Who is missing??

'Ette Couture (Courtesy of Piper)

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

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The Met Gala had us buzzing throughout the week, mainly wondering if anyone had mirrors in their homes. Ever since Cher scandalized the world in 1974 with her Bob Mackie naked illusion dress, attendees have tried to make their outfit the most outrageous, and therefore discussed, of the night. Did anyone buck that trend and look good? Yes, a precious few.

Zendaya looked stunning in St. Laurent, a beautiful blend of Dandy and Disco. The hat was perfect.

Monica Barbaro (I don’t know either) also looked great in Dior. Her pose is…what it is. 😂.

So many people wore Thom Browne. Wendi Deng Murdoch was one of them. The buttons on this are truly incredible. She is paring her dress with illusion heels.

This is the dress from the back. It’s very…unfortunate. The person in the front is Grace Murdoch, someone else had the same purse in black as well. Oops!

The 2025 Country Music Awards happened. I don’t listen to Country. I am not aware who most of these people are, but their looks certainly weren’t topping any charts!

Starting with someone I do know, Nicole Kidman. Y’all. She is giving Hey Arnold right there.

Jessie Murph accessorized with a pig, which is the least problematic part of this outfit.

Bunny XO and her song writer husband, Jelly Roll.

This could have been so much better. she has an hourglass figure that should have been highlighted in many different ways except this one!

Did anyone wear something that wouldn’t make us scratch our head in befuddlement? Yes.

Megan Marony wore this butter yellow satin dress. It has a little fringe on there, but this was not in your face country. It fits her beautifully. You have to be careful with this fabric, it is not forgiving at all, but she looks incredible. Whoever she is. 🤣

We were also treated to our First Lady unveiling a Barbara Bush memorial stamp this week. As always, she was stunning. FLOTUS wore an oversized virgin wool and silk grain de poudre blazer from Christian Dior and a Hervé Pierre leather pencil skirt. The shoes are Louboutin Kate 100s,

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Thank you, Piper! Hope you had a fantastic Mother's Day!

Yes - I Looked It Up (My mom should be proud!)

“Mothers Day” Vs. “Mother’s Day”: What’s The Correct Way For Celebrating Mom?

As we all know, Mother’s Day is the holiday where we let our moms know how special they are. But do you know how to correctly punctuate the name of this day? The apostrophe can be the mother of all hard-to-use punctuation marks, and it seems to be hanging around the wrong place.

Why is the apostrophe so often up to no good? Didn’t it listen to its mother growing up—wait, does an apostrophe have a mother?

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Mother’s Day, as with other such holidays as Father’s Day, New Year’s Day, and St. Patrick’s Day, places the apostrophe before the S. Mother’s Day is an interesting case, though, because its creator Anna Jarvis actually insisted on this particular punctuation placement. Jarvis wanted the day to use a singular possessive to highlight that the day should be dedicated to each family honoring their particular mother.

The apostrophe placement we use signals exactly what Jarvis wanted. If the holiday was instead called “Mothers Day,” it would imply the day was dedicated to celebrating all mothers or motherhood in general. If the day was called “Mothers’ Day,” it would mean the day belonged to all mothers—and you would need to buy a lot more gifts! By using the name Mother’s Day, the holiday indicates that it belongs to each individual mother, just as Jarvis wanted.

DJ Doof - Mom Songs Version

Last night at Club ONT, we featured mom songs from Mr. T (yes - really!), Ozzy, and The Police. Here's a few more...

Bonus Mom Songs:

Genesis - Mama

Fountains of Wayne - Stacy's Mom

What other mom songs do you know?

Weekly commenter stats for week of 5-11-2025

Top 10 commenters:
1 [544 comments] 'Sponge - F*ck Cancer' [77.27 posts/day]
2 [441 comments] 'Christopher R Taylor'
3 [441 comments] 'Oldcat'
4 [402 comments] 'TheJamesMadison, smashy-smashy with Godzilla'
5 [388 comments] '...'
6 [371 comments] 'Bulg'
7 [348 comments] 'Disinterested FDA Director'
8 [301 comments] 'polynikes'
9 [300 comments] '18-1'
10 [300 comments] 'Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ '

Top 10 sockpuppeteers:
1 [181 names] 'Miklos ' [25.71 unique names/day]
2 [153 names] 'Joyenz'
3 [143 names] 'Fireman, Save My Child!'
4 [100 names] 'Quarter Twenty '
5 [52 names] 'Facts? Reason? Research? Fuck that shít!'
6 [48 names] 'Disinterested FDA Director'
7 [45 names] 'Duncanthrax'
8 [45 names] 'Moron Analyst'
9 [45 names] 'Dean Wormer '
10 [44 names] 'Ixnay on the Iklosmay'

Tonight's ONT brought to you by harsh mom realities

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