Tuesday Overnight Open Thread - March 17, 2026 [Doof]

Skerries Harbour, Ireland

Top o' the evening to ya! Welcome to the Tuesday, St. Patrick's Day 2026 ONT. Did you celebrate the day? Still doing so? Tell us all about it! Open thread, as always. What's on YOUR mind tonight?

A St. Patty's Day message from President Trump

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What are ya drinkin' today, lads and lassies? Want something other than green beer or Guinness (or my preferred Irish stout - Murphy's)? The ONT has you covered!

32 St. Patrick’s Day Cocktails To Bring You Extra Luck This Year

St. Patrick's Day is all about the booze. So why not make a cocktail that will be sure to impress? Even if you're avoiding the bar crawl (we totally get it), you can still have a little fun with your drinks at home. This holiday is all about the drinks, so don’t let it pass by without jazzing up what you’re imbibing (even if it's just adding a little green to your beer). Lucky you, we’ve got everything from bright green cocktails to boozy milkshakes. Check out the list of our favorite St. Patrick’s Day drinks to get some inspiration (and likely feel the luck of the Irish as well). And who knows, you just might find a pot of gold (or a Gold Rush cocktail) at the end of the rainbow!

Check out the link and let us know which one is yer favorite!

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Kewl Solar System Stuff

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To our Rocky Mountain Hordelings -- be careful out there!

5 Most Rattlesnake Infested Areas in The Rockies

Running all the way from Canada to the northern section of New Mexico, the Rocky Mountains support a vast array of ecosystems from deserts to prairies to cold alpine slopes. The most common species you'll find here are the prairie rattlesnake and western rattlesnake. Towards the New Mexico region, you might also find the large Western diamondback rattlesnake, or the small mottled rock rattlesnake, or the massausaga rattlesnake in southeastern Colorado.

These rattlesnakes play a key role in their ecosystems by keeping certain pest populations like mice under control and preventing prairie dogs from overpopulating the land. In the vast majority of cases, these snakes will ignore humans or use their rattles to warn humans to stay away. However, if a person ignores these warnings or accidentally steps on them, it can lead to a bad bite. If left untreated, many of these rattlesnakes are capable of killing a human with their venom. The best way to prevent this from happening is simply being aware of where you might encounter rattlesnakes. Here are 5 of the most rattlesnake-infested areas in the Rockies to be on the lookout for them.

Not related, yet somehow related

Remember those guys? The band LIVE was formed in the late 80s (originally known as Public Affection) in York, PA. I saw them more times than I can count back in the 90s - they played a lot in the Baltimore / DC area. Still enjoy their music. You may remember their breakthrough hit "Lightning Crashes" for their outstanding album THROWING COPPER. Anyway, they're still around. Well, a semblance of the band is still around. Vocalist Ed Kowalczyk is the only original member with them. Legal drama engulfed the band over the years.

From a few years ago - Whatever happened to the band Behind Throwing Copper, Lightning Crashes & I Alone?

DJ Doof - Today's Birthdays Edition
from thisdayinmusic.com

Born on this date in 1959: Mike Lindup, keyboard player and falsetto voiced singer from Level 42

Born on this date in 1967: Billy Corgan, American musician, songwriter with alternative rock band, Smashing Pumpkins

Born on this date in 1975: Justin Hawkins, singer with English rock The Darkness who had the 2003 UK No.2 single ‘I Believe In A Thing Called Love’, and the 2003 UK No.1 album ‘Permission To Land’.

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