Thursday Overnight Open Thread - October 23, 2025 [Doof]

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The Week In Weirdness

Indian Man Fakes Death to See Who Would Attend His Funeral

A 74-year-old man who wanted to check who would grieve his passing faked his death and staged a mock funeral to see who would attend.

The people of Konchi, a village in India’s Bihar state, were shocked to learn about the sudden passing of Mohan Lal, a local 74-year-old former Air Force veteran. It was confusing to see a procession when most people didn’t even know he had died, but that didn’t stop people from joining the procession, mourning the poor man, and taking part in all the traditional rites. But what really stunned people was the moment when Mohan got up from his casket. They soon learned that the funeral was nothing but a twisted test thought up by the 74-year-old man to see how many people cared about him.

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To make locals forgive him for the mock funeral, Mohan Lal organized a big feast for everyone.

I don't think I want to know who would show up for my funeral. Although I do think it would be kinda cool to see if my buddy Sponge showed up and yelled "FIRST!!!"

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Unemployed Man Exploits Food Delivery Platform to Eat 1,000 Free Meals Over Two Years

A 38-year-old Japanese man was arrested on suspicion of fraud after exploiting a food delivery app’s loophole to unlawfully receive over 1,000 deliveries without paying for them.

For more than two years, Takuya Higashimoto, an unemployed man from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, took advantage of the order cancellation policy of a major Japanese food delivery platform to eat over 1,000 free meals. To do this without being detected was no easy feat. Investigators found that the fraudster used 124 accounts on the Demae-can delivery app, many of them registered under false names and fake addresses. Higashimoto typically used prepaid cards to register an account and cancelled his membership a few days later. This made it very hard for the platform to detect and stop his operation, which resulted in losses exceeding 3.7 million yen ($24,000).

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“At first, I just tried this trick. I couldn’t stop after reaping the rewards of my fraud,” Higashimoto told police after his capture, earlier this month.

That's a Moron-worthy effort!

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Husband Forced to Compensate Ex-Wife for Saving Her Number as ‘Chubby’ in His Phone

Spouses often come up with nicknames for each other, some more endearing than others, but rarely do these end up as a reason for a divorce. Exceptions do occur, though, as was the case with a Turkish couple who broke up over how the husband had his wife’s name saved in his phone. The Court of Cassation ruled that the woman should be compensated for being saved as ‘Tombek’, which is apparently Turkish for ‘Chubby’. The nickname came to light during court proceedings as the couple went through a divorce, and the woman claimed that the derogatory nickname was degrading and damaging to their marital relationship.

I have several Hordelings listed by their AOSHQ nic in my phone. None are too terribly inappropriate. Thankfully, I don't personally know Bea Arthur's Dick or Masturbatin' Pete.

What is the weirdest nic you have in your phone (AOSHQ person or otherwise)?

Speaking of Weird

Happy Birthday to Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic! Weird Al was born in this date in 1959.

How much do you know about the accordion legend?

21 Fun Facts About "Weird Al" Yankovic

This subject is particularly interesting to me

5. He doesn't legally have to seek out permission to parody an artist's song, but he asks for it anyway.
Under the "fair use" provision of U.S. copyright law, Yankovic and other parodists don't need permission from original artists to satirize their work, as long as royalties are paid. But to stay on friendly terms with other artists in the industry, Al asks for permission before recording anyway.

6. Some musicians and record labels have denied “Weird Al” Yankovic permission to parody their songs.
Yankovic has said that only "about two to three percent" of the time does he get a "no" from an artist or record label, but there have been notable rejections. Even though Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page is a fan, he indicated he would not approve of a polka medley of Zeppelin tunes. Still, a sample of "Black Dog" was allowed in a "Trapped in the Closet" parody. Paul McCartney didn't give permission for Wings' "Live and Let Die" to be parodied because the altered version would have been "Chicken Pot Pie," which would have gone against McCartney's vegetarianism.

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Check out this video of Weird Al breaking down some of his most iconic tracks

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Doesn't get much better than this!

"Affordable" My Ass

Y'all can't get enough of these JEF videos!

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Speaking of Obama - it wasn't such a big deal to CNN when HE was having some work done to The White House

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Bernie Sanders has a favorite word

Feel Good Story

Crushed by a Car, a Stranger Comforted Him Until Help Arrived – Now They’re Getting Married

A couple who met after one of them was run over and crushed by a car have tied the knot and celebrated with wedding photos at the crash scene.

The story begins five years ago when Kirsty Southern rushed to help after spotting Ryan McLeod trapped underneath a vehicle.

She had just left a swimming class when she saw a car’s wheel flatten a man’s leg, and the helpless victim banging wildly on the driver-side door trying to get the motorist to move.

Rushing over without a clue what to do, she ended up comforting him for some 40 minutes while emergency services arrived through the gridlocked traffic.

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“I had a little Facebook look as I knew his name afterwards. I didn’t message him, just a look,” said Southern. They began chatting on social media and began dating soon after that, while COVID regulations would have had them socially distanced.

The pair moved into together and had a blissful 4 years before McLeod went down on bended knee over a special weekend getaway, but given his injury, his bride-to-be worried he’d hurt himself.

“It is a lovely story, and we still don’t quite believe it,” Southern admitted. “Married life is like living in a cosy love story. We’re in a beautiful bubble together, and it’s absolute bliss.”

Some guys will do anything to get a woman's attention!

DJ Doof - Country Inter-generational Reflections Edition

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R.I.P. to a One Hit Wonder
(H/T to T Rex)

Soft Cell and The Grid electronic pioneer David Ball has died, aged 66

This version is the best, I think

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