Tuesday Overnight Open Thread - December 9, 2025 [Doof]

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Feel Good Stories

75 Farmers Show Up To Finish Fallen Friend’s Final Harvest

In rural North Dakota, where neighbors are more like family, an incredible act of kindness unfolded after a beloved farmer’s sudden passing. Near the small town of Antler, dozens of farmers came together to make sure their friend’s final harvest was completed.

Randy Fyllesvold, a well-known farmer in the area, tragically lost his life in a crash near Maxbass back in September. Wanting to ease the burden on his family, friends and neighbors quickly stepped in. Led by Wyatt Thompson and Andy Gates, the group organized a large-scale harvest to gather Randy’s remaining crops — including soybeans, canola, and more than 1,000 acres of corn.

Earlier this month, roughly 75 volunteers, 12 combines, and help from more than 10 communities worked together to harvest about 1,400 acres of corn in just a matter of days. The effort required careful coordination and teamwork, including working with local grain elevators to handle the massive amount of crops coming in all at once. It was truly a “divide and conquer” operation — and it worked beautifully.

Randy’s widow, Kharra Fyllesvold, shared a deeply emotional message thanking everyone who showed up. She described the scene as “nothing short of breathtaking,” saying the sight of so many people harvesting her husband’s final crop was both heartbreaking and beautiful. Through their grief, she and her two sons felt overwhelmingly blessed by the love and support surrounding them.

"Thank you to each and every person that had a part of today. Special thanks to Andy Gates, Kevin Tyler, and Wyatt Thompson for organizing something I will never forget," she shared on Facebook.

Lotsa good folks in the upper midwest, don't ya know! Video clip at the link.

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This 9-Year-Old Is Making The Holidays Brighter For Hundreds Of Sick Children

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Lowe’s Staff Refuse To Give Up On Missing Cat, Find Her 85 Miles Away

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Some feel good vids

Florida Man

Florida man arrested after claiming ‘dirty bomb’ in truck following crash, police say

A Florida man faces multiple charges after he told police he had a “dirty bomb” in his truck following a crash, according to a news release.

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According to the release, officers made contact with the driver, identified as 43-year-old Benjamin Donald Johnson, who refused multiple commands to exit the vehicle. Officers physically removed Johnson from the truck, where multiple firearms were seen in plain view.

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“Through investigation with the assistance of representatives from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, ATF, and an FBI bomb technician, it was advised that the device inside of the yellow container was a Moisture Density Gauge, which is commonly used for soil testing and contained less radioactivity than a medical x-ray,” the release said in part.

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In addition, a search of Johnson’s truck a led to police finding a “multitude of firearms and ammunition,” firearm magazine speed loaders, thermal scopes, knives, a battering ram, night-vision goggles, cannabis, and gummies that tested positive for THC.

Go big or go home, right?

Ripped From The Headlines

The algorithm keeps giving me this stuff, so I have to share it with you!

Study explains why women’s farts typically 'smell worse than men’s'

Everybody farts, and we are okay with that, even when they smell a little off.

But a 1998 study concluded that, on average, women’s gas smelt worse than men's for a pretty simple reason.

Dr Michael Levit, a gastroenterologist, conducted the study way back then and managed to get a reputation as the ‘king of farts’ for his work.

So how did the study work?

Well, the doctor recruited 16 healthy adults with no history of gastrointestinal issues and had each of them strap on a ‘flatus collection system’, which is basically a rectal tube connected to a bag.

While it is estimated that people fart up to 23 times a day, the doctor didn’t fancy waiting around for those moments.

Instead, participants chowed down on pinto beans and took a laxative, with researchers collecting their farts.

These farts were then analyzed as researchers ran a gas chromatographic–mass spectroscopic test to figure out what was essentially inside those bags.

"Flatus collection system"?? A vanvera?!? After pinto beans and a laxative?? How much would you have to be paid to be a sniffer / judge in this experiment?

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OK - one more related item, then hopefully I won't have any more of this type of content. At least for this year.

Impressive. Most impressive!

Bravo, dude.

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