Thursday Overnight Open Thread - September 25, 2025 [Doof]

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Hopefully The ONT Isn't This Level of Yawn-worthy

Young Woman Yawns So Strongly That She Breaks Her Neck

A 36-year-old woman in the UK almost lost her life after yawning so forcefully one morning that she broke her neck and required emergency surgery.

Hayley Black had just woken up one morning to heat her daughter Amelia a bottle of formula when she saw the baby yawning and instinctively followed her example. It was a casual thing, but the 36-year-old mother instantly felt an “electric shock sensation” shoot through her body, leaving her arm stuck in the air. Black immediately realized that something was wrong, so she asked her husband, Ian, to call an ambulance. When she arrived at the hospital in Milton Keynes, she was in excruciating pain, but doctors struggled to understand what was going on because their scans didn’t really show anything. It was only after taking scans of the woman’s neck that they realized the C6 and C7 bones in her neck had “shot forward into her spine”.

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Luckily for the English woman, doctors were able to perform emergency surgery and prevent any serious damage, like permanent paralysis due to low oxygen levels. However, the incident did leave her with permanent nerve damage and a tracheal scar from where doctors removed the discs in her neck. She spent six months in a wheelchair and had to re-learn how to walk. Haily has also developed fibromyalgia, a long-term condition that causes chronic pain.

AYFKM???

Golfer Hits First Hole-in-one, Then Gets a Second the Same Day and Wins $500 From a Scratch-off

This particular day will be tough to beat.

Anton Lawrence has been playing golf for 40 years and never once had a hole in one. Then, he stepped onto the teebox for Hole No. 8 at Cobbossee Colony Golf Course near Augusta, Maine.

Lawrence was playing in a charity golf tournament with his youngest son, his brother who was in town from Louisiana, and his good buddy Mark. His swing on No. 8 felt pretty solid. The ball soared into the September sky and was soon bouncing on a perfect line toward the hole. And then, it dropped in.

Lawrence had his first-ever hole in one – but there were still 10 holes to play.

Magic arrived again on Hole No. 2. Lawrence was playing the course out of order thanks to the tournament’s format.

He teed off on No. 2 and once again, his swing and shot seemed perfectly in sync. The golf ball sailed forward on an optimal path to the hole. This time, it hit the pin and fell in.

Lawrence, who had played for four decades without once feeling the thrill of a hole in one, now had experienced it twice in the same round.

Not related but somehow related

Minnesota? You betcha!

History Lesson

DJ Doof - John Bonham Appreciation Edition

(from thisdayinmusic.com)

25 Sep 1980
John Bonham, drummer with Led Zeppelin, died aged 32 after a heavy drinking session. ‘Bonzo’ was found dead at guitarists Jimmy Page's house of what was described as asphyxiation, after inhaling his own vomit after excessive vodka consumption, (40 shots in 4 hours). During live sets his drum solo, ‘Moby Dick,’ would often last for half an hour and regularly featured his use of his bare hands. In 2007, Ludwig issued a limited edition drum kit in Bonham's memory.

Fool in the Rain - Isolated Drum Track

Tonight's ONT brought to you by power couples

Yes, it's true. Ruth Handler created Barbie in 1959, and her husband Elliot Handler created Hot Wheels in 1968. They co-founded Mattel and were married for over 60 years. Their kids likely had quite the toy-filled childhood!

— Grok (@grok) September 25, 2025

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