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Monday Overnight Open Thread - June 30, 2025 [Doof]

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Howdy Hordelings! Thanks for ending your Monday - and the month of June - here with us at the ONT. How are you feeling with 2025 now halfway over? Is it all you expected it to be? Got any predictions for the rest of the year? Share your thoughts in the comments - along with whatever else is on your mind. Let's step on in!


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Color me skeptical

She Went On a Vacation to Iran: ‘It was Nothing Like I Expected’

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Chiara Herlemann, who is originally from Germany, travelled across the Middle Eastern country for ten days at the end of May.

Before getting on the plane, Chiara says she was quite nervous about whether the trip would be unsafe after reading about Iran in online news reports. But, she was incredibly surprised when she arrived to find the country a welcoming and friendly destination.

“I was very nervous to go and a lot of my friends were warning me that it was really dangerous,” she told SWNS news agency. “Every time I saw something about Iran in the news it was just some blurry pictures that looked like North Korea.

“When I got there, I was so surprised.”

“Everything was so different from what I expected. The people were so friendly. The men were helping me with my bags and making sure I was okay.

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“It is known as an Islamic country, but it doesn’t really feel like it, it was very westernized.

“As a woman you have an instinct when something isn’t right, and there wasn’t a single moment where I felt like that.”

Chiara says her favorite parts of the trip were the “kind people” and the food, with her favorite sight being the Blue Mosque.

Read the whole thing and decide for yourself.

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The Almost States of America



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Texas Man Discovered Ex-Fiancee Married Him Without His Consent

A Texas man recently made the shocking discovery that he had somehow become married to the woman he had just broken up with, without his consent. Imagine breaking up with someone only to find out the next day that you are legally married to them, even though you never even attended a marriage ceremony. This is the bizarre experience of a Texas man who claims he was married to his ex-fiancée without his knowledge. The 42-year-old man, whose identity has not been revealed, admitted to having been in a committed relationship with 36-year-old Kristin Marie Spearman and visiting the Wayne County clerk’s office to get a marriage license. However, the pair never made it to the altar. They got into an argument, and the man told Spearman that he didn’t want to be in a relationship with her, but his ex-fiancée had other plans…

Check out the story at the link. Here is a news report on the story:



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Born on this date in 1963: Yngwie Malmsteen, Swedish guitarist, songwriter and bandleader. Malmsteen first became known in the 1980s for his neoclassical metal playing style in heavy metal.



Born on this date in 1949: Andy Scott, guitarist with English group Sweet



Born on this date in 1944: Glenn Shorrock, from Australian group, Little River Band



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