Thursday Overnight Open Thread - January 8, 2026 [Doof]

Howdy Hordelings! Welcome to the Thursday night ONT. You know what to do.

Mr. Hockey's Bridge - Beauty, Eh!

Gorgeous Bridge for Walking and Biking Between US and Canada Set to Open in 2026 – Allows Drivers, Too

20 years in the making, the Gordie Howe International Bridge is set to open in early 2026, providing the first new link between the US and Canada in many years.

The impressive bridge with its graceful bending approaches is reminiscent of the signature ambidexterity of its namesake Howe, often considered the most complete hockey player to ever live, who could shoot both left and right-handed.

The bridge also enters a very narrow company of riverine crossing points that are open to cyclists and pedestrians.

“People didn’t want us to lose a unique opportunity to design a new international crossing without considering the incorporation of a multiuse path for pedestrians and cyclists,” said Heather Grondin, chief relations officer for the Gordie Howe International Bridge.

Linking the cities of Windsor, Ontario, with Detroit, GNN last reported on the bridge in 2024, when the span was missing exactly the length of a regulation NHL hockey rink—pertinent.

Hopefully there's a plaque or something on the bridge commemorating the unofficial "Gordie Howe Hat Trick" - a goal, an assist, and a fight!

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Sorry fellas - I read this, so now you have to also!

Man Inserts Live Leech into His Bladder, Suffers Excruciating Pain

A Chinese man required surgery to have a live leech removed from his bladder, after he had inserted it through the urethra as a traditional remedy.

A 23-year-old man from Zhengzhou, China’s Henan Province, had to endure excruciating pain after falling for a traditional remedy he found online and inserting a 5-cm-long live leech into his bladder. It’s unclear how the young, misguided man came across this bizarre folk remedy, but what we do know is that he was so convinced of its “miraculous effects” that he went out of his way to find and buy a live leech.

No, I do not have any images for this. You're welcome!

How about a palate cleanser instead?

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This looks about right

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Georgia O'Keefe's door?

(H/T Nurse Ratched)

Speaking of Nurse, here's her new totally adult mayor

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Yesterday marked 6 years since Rush drummer Neil Peart passed away. This graph isn't wrong!

DJ Doof - Guess The Theme

Might take you a little while but it's not too tough. Difficulty level 3 out of 5

What's the common thread / common meaning / common leitmotif?

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