Monday Overnight Open Thread (5/12/25)

Doof isn't here tonight but in spirit. He thought the ONT crowd would enjoy this. Life is all about phrasing, isn't it?

Quite a few F - Bombs. But no Bloody this or that. Come on Limeys do better.

Man caught filming woman breastfeeding on bus tells passengers 'f*** off, I'm English'
Hamidat Soliu, 27, was breastfeeding while travelling to visit her friend when she was alerted that another passenger was filming her.

Yes, the guy is a creep. It wasn't moral. But, is it legal? And if not, what recourse does the offended mother have?

Early this morning at about 1:30 an intruder was dispatched with here at Casa Misanthrope. Since we are in the Frozen Tundra you get Porcupines visiting and eating your darn steps. A .410 does wonders. I'm glad I don't have Floridian problems.

Video shows large alligator 'knocking' at front door of Florida home

A family in Fort Myers had an unexpected visitor when a large alligator appeared on their porch Friday morning.

Is there a Dr. Muldoon in the house? Paging Dr. Muldoon.

National Limerick Day, held every year on May 12, pays homage to the man who made the short poems widespread — Edward Lear. Lear was an English poet who is known for his nonsense-style, often writing with made-up words, telling tales of “Quangle-Wangles,” and “runcible spoons.” He wrote 212 limericks, most of which didn’t follow the specific rhyming rules of the style. Although the by definition limericks have five lines, Lear’s were often shown in three or four, to give space to his accompanying illustrations and drawings. (A favorite of his: “There was an Old Man of Peru, who watched his wife making a stew; But once by mistake, In a stove she did bake, That unfortunate Man of Peru.”)

The phrase I wouldn't spit on him if he were on fire might be looked at differently.

Spit Science: Why Saliva Is A Great Way To Detect Disease

Spit Science: Why Saliva Is A Great Way To Detect Disease

This isn’t entirely new. Scientists first noticed the diagnostic potential of spit decades ago. In the 1980s, researchers used saliva to detect hormones and drug use. By the 1990s, it was being explored as a way to detect HIV.

What’s new is the speed and precision. Today’s techniques can detect subtle molecular shifts that would have been impossible to measure just a few years ago.

Saliva holds a surprising amount of information. It’s full of tiny fragments of DNA, RNA, proteins and fats – many of which change when disease takes hold. Researchers have already shown that saliva can be used to detect changes linked to diabetes, Parkinson’s, heart disease and some cancers.

A recent study even showed saliva could help distinguish between healthy people and those with mild cognitive impairment, a possible early sign of Alzheimer’s.

In dentistry, spit science is being studied for early signs of gum disease and even the risk of tooth decay.

A light-based technique called Raman spectroscopy is one of the latest tools being used to scan saliva for hidden chemical changes. It works by bouncing harmless light off molecules in a spit sample and reading the pattern it sends back – a kind of fingerprint for what’s happening inside your body.

I feel so goldarn bad for these people. Only if they weren't so self-righteous, smug, lawbreaking pricks.

How two unmarked SUVs fanned fears that ICE was detaining nannies in D.C.
Rumors of raids at playgrounds and parks — all false, according to federal officials — have left the city on guard for days.

By the time lawyers arrived Wednesday morning at the leafy playground in one of the District’s most affluent neighborhoods, the rumors had already alarmed parents across the city.
ICE agents were taking nannies and leaving children in the park, messages on group emails, WhatsApp chats and text chains warned.
“Not trying to create hysteria,” began one message that ricocheted from one parent to another. It went on: “They are in Forest Hills right now in full tactical gear and children are being left behind.”
As concern grew, neighbors lined the block. An elected official jetted to the Forest Hills playground. Immigration attorneys handed out know-your-rights cards in English, Spanish and Haitian Creole to any nannies they could find.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials later told The Washington Post that agents had not targeted nannies at that playground nor any other in the District this week.

I wonder how The Fabulous and I were able to do it with 3 children and no nannies or parents near by.

Swan dive into the Gene Pool. Or Posthumous Genius Award Winner.

SEATTLE —A driver is dead after jumping from the Ship Canal Bridge while attempting to flee the scene of a crash early Saturday morning, according to the Washington State Patrol.

The incident began around 1:48 a.m. when a trooper spotted a vehicle speeding on northbound I-5 near the bridge. As the trooper approached, the vehicle attempted to flee but quickly caused a three-car collision.

Despite damage from the crash, including the loss of the right front tire, the vehicle continued briefly before coming to a stop on the side barrier of the bridge. The driver then exited the car and jumped over the barrier in an attempt to escape, but did not survive the fall to the street below.

I love fishing trips. But I like to come home in a week. Tonight's Feel Good Story of The Day.

Five fishermen who survived 55 days adrift by drinking rain and parboiling passing fish arrive in Galapagos

QUITO, Ecuador
AP
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Five fishermen who spent 55 days adrift at sea arrived Saturday at a port in the Galapagos Islands after being rescued by a tuna boat, the Ecuadorian navy said on X.

The three Peruvians and two Colombians had been missing since mid-March and were found on May 7 by an Ecuadorian boat called Aldo.

The fishermen had reported damage to the boat’s alternator two days after setting sail from Pucusana Bay, to the south of Peru’s capital Lima, the navy said in a separate post on Friday.

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