Sunday Overnight Open Thread - November 23, 2025 [Doof]

Be thankful!

Thanksgiving week is upon us. Are you thankful for the Sunday night ONT? If so, please tell us why! If not, please tell us what you ARE thankful for!

This Contest Should Have Been Publicized More

Seems like something many of us could be good at!

Man Wins ‘Lying Flat’ Contest by Laying on a Mattress for 33 Hours Straight

On November 15, 240 gathered at a shopping center in Baotou City, China’s Inner Mongolia province, to take part in an unusual competition inspired by the ‘lying flat’ movement. “Lying flat” is a popular internet slang term in mainland China that describes a lifestyle of giving up on the rat race of reaching societal expectations and instead relaxing and choosing to maintain a minimum standard of living.

The rules of the competition were fairly straightforward: contestants needed to lay flat on a mattress, and while they were allowed to roll around on the mattress, read books, eat, or use their smartphones, they were not allowed to get up from the mattress or even use the restroom. The last person to remain lying flat would be declared the winner.

Although there was no time limit for the contest, over the first 24 hours, 186 competitors had been eliminated. Those who remained on their mattresses agreed to stricter rules being gradually introduced, and after 30 hours, only a handful of people remained in the competition.

At the 33-hour and 9-minute mark, only 3 contestants remained in the lying flat contest. Two minutes later, one was eliminated. The remaining 2 contestants lasted for over 20 minutes, and finally, at 33 hours and 35 minutes, one of them gave up, and the other was pronounced the winner.

Do you think you could have lasted longer?

Buc-ee's Is Brilliant

Great business model. Honestly, would you change anything about Buc-ee's if you could?

What's That On Your Face?

You don't want to know!

A controversial skincare trend known as the “blood mask” is gaining traction on social media, drawing both curiosity and concern from experts. The practice, also referred to as “menstrual masking,” involves individuals applying their own menstrual blood to their face in hopes of achieving clearer, more radiant skin.

Supporters of the blood mask trend claim that menstrual blood contains regenerative components such as stem cells, cytokines, and proteins. These elements are believed to promote collagen production, reduce wrinkles, and accelerate healing. A study published by the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) found that menstrual fluid-derived plasma may aid in tissue repair and wound healing more effectively than standard blood plasma.

Check out the whole thing. If you dare!

Fashion Segment (Without Piper)

Piper has the night off. You're stuck with me instead. How hard can this fashion stuff be? I mean, take a look at these retro Hordelings reading extremely relevant periodicals.

I suppose I'll allow Piper back next week!

DJ Doof - Random 70s Stuff Edition

Weekly commenter stats for week of 11-23-2025

AoSHQ Commenter Statistics:
Number of posts: 92
Number of comments: 25252
Number of unique hashes: 1924

Top 10 commenters:
1 [728 comments] 'Sponge - F*ck Cancer' [103.39 posts/day]
2 [382 comments] 'Axeman'
3 [371 comments] 'qdpsteve'
4 [352 comments] 'ShainS -- Bury My Heart At a Texas MoMe '
5 [331 comments] 'Aetius451AD work phone'
6 [320 comments] 'the way I see it'
7 [314 comments] 'I used to have a different nic'
8 [313 comments] 'Its Go Time Donald '
9 [289 comments] 'r hennigantx'
10 [287 comments] 'm'

Top 10 sockpuppeteers:
1 [206 names] 'Shoemaker's Daughter, Ready To Give Her Awl' [29.26 unique names/day]
2 [104 names] 'SecDef Robert McNamara'
3 [98 names] 'Quarter Twenty '
4 [57 names] 'Duncanthrax'
5 [47 names] 'Count de Monet'
6 [41 names] 'The Grateful - Acta Non Verba'
7 [36 names] 'Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison'
8 [34 names] 'Crusader'
9 [28 names] '18-1'
10 [25 names] 'Bill Gates, Tech Weirdo With Man Boobs'

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