Tuesday Overnight Open Thread - May 27, 2025 [scampydog]

Good evening clever and busy brained people. Thank you for checking in on the Tuesday, ONT. We have a full deck of random content this evening. Nice weather, short work week for the 29 year olds, and if laughter is the best therapy - you're in the right place.

That hits just right - wise words from AoS commenter, mikeski.

Remember those vintage ads found in comic books and other youth reading material? Vi-Rex Violet Rays, 132 Roman Soldiers, Invisible Helmet, Hypno Coin. The ONT is here with a memory nudge (below the Insty link).

Via Instapundit. Not the night vision glasses promised, but interesting stuff.

Here are a couple of additional links that deep dive into the novelty ads.

1960's and 1970's

Big list if you scroll down

Was emailing back and forth - as morons often do - with Sock Monkey. He mentioned a few things that activated the fun ONT content and brain.

Most of us 29-year-olds are familiar with the song Hot Rod Lincoln. The version most are familiar with is the cover by Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen. The original is by a gentleman named Charlie Ryan, released in the mid-50s on Souvenir Records, a Spokane recording studio.

Mr. Ryan grew up in Polson, MT, and moved to Spokane as a young man. He started a rockabilly country band with his brother and a friend. They played frequently in Wallace, ID, and at the Paradise Bar in Lewiston, ID. The song was based on a trip back to Spokane from the Paradise Bar, racing a friend up the old Lewiston Hill (Spiral Highway).
Sock Monkey

Sock Monkey provided this link - it's a good one. He also casually shared the song link (below) - dropping gold like it's no big deal.

My Grandpa spent a number of years logging in that area. For awhile he was a river rat, the guys that rode the rafts of logs down river to the Clearwater. I always enjoyed going to the Logging days celebration with him as a kid. He loved the woods. At 88 he replaced his wood stove with an oil furnace. He did so to placate my 2 aunts who thought it wasn't safe for him to go cutting wood by himself. He continued to cut firewood until he was 93. There were 12 cords of tamarack in his woodshed when he passed at 95. My aunts should have known better. Sock Monkey

Great link that details what Sock Monkey mentioned about his grandpa. Historical pictures that tell the story and worthy reading.

Any of the Horde tried their hand (more accurately, their feet) at lumberjack log rolling?

Team Old Guy

Sign fun. Driving in Amish country and a few signs were seen.

Which brought us to this. Pretty good pickles and chocolate covered candies. The big winner is the cashew crunch. I'm predicting a quickly disappearing supply and long term relationship with that Amish Snack Shack.

It's prom and wedding season - plus the grad parties. Hit the comments with some current events in your your orbit, or some history.

Anyone else made to go to prom? My mother explained to me that it was a "Mandatory Life Experience." She was wrong, but the night was fine.

My wife recently asked me to attend the Grand March for a prom, in support of a special needs student. Sure, of course.

The young men: Not too shabby - they were not quite at Art of Manliness, and certainly not AoS commenter status level of cool, but they held their own. Most of the young men sported black or grey single-breasted jackets/slacks. Pocket squares and skinny ties color-matched to their date's dress.

The young ladies: They struggled with the high heels - and who can blame them? Those things should have a wing in the Fashion Torture Hall of Fame. The popular look was sparkly gowns with short trains and leg slits so high they could double as escape routes. Dads of Daughters - shaking their heads.

'Ette's, what did you wear for your prom? Pictures of the hair styles at the link are fun too.

'Rons, did any of you borrow a ride from your cool uncle or another cool dude for your prom? Let's not test fate by putting a link here. 'Rons, do your thing.

*Clicks Song Randomizer*

Memorial Day was yesterday. Never too late to be respectful. Below is a picture from an American Legion - nice time to pause, remember, and be thankful.

Hold all calls. Roll out the whiteboard. And charts... we are going to need charts to have a proper ONT discussion about this.

AoSHQ commenter, Piper dropped this comment in Buck Throckmorton's Blue Bird Bus
post on December 30, 2024. (Good read from Buck, as always)

261 STUDY: REDHEADS AREN'T JUST RARE - THEY'RE WIRED DIFFERENTLY. Oxford scientists confirm what 2% of the population already knew: redheads are built different. Their MC1R gene doesn't just give them striking looks - it rewires their entire sensory system. From higher pain tolerance to heightened pleasure sensitivity, the "ginger gene" is nature's performance enhancer. They handle 25% more pain than others, and report a 41% higher rate of... satisfaction. Maybe blondes don't have more fun after all. Source: NY Post Well, well, well. Lookee here. Posted by: Piper at December 30, 2024 11:54 AM

Tons of articles out there on this. We will go with the one below.

Redheads do feel more pain - and they're tougher than anyone else.

To make it even more intriguing, research has also shown that redheads require more anesthetic. Overall, they're tougher than pretty much all other hair colors.

This ONT is brought to you by knowing the proper time to put cheese on a burger. Chuck Schumer, this burger is not for you.

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