Tuesday Overnight Open Thread - March 31, 2026 [Doof]

From Moon4pics

Howdy Hordelings! Welcome to the Tuesday night ONT. Last day of March. Did it go out like a lion or like a lamb for you? Do you have any good pranks planned for April Fools Day tomorrow? Anything else you want to talk about - have at it! Open thread as always. What's on YOUR mind tonight?

These kids need to take some lessons from MoMe attendees. Party hard, but leave the place better than you found it!

$5 Million Mansion Rented on Airbnb for Small Private Event, Vandalized by 800 Partying Teens

When Kishore Karlapudi saw his beautiful mansion in Celina, Texas, rented on Airbnb for a party of seven people, he never imagined it would be invaded and vandalised by hundreds of teenagers looking for a good time.

Karlapudi doesn’t live in the mansion himself, but instead rents it out on Airbnb for passive income. He never imagined that he could become the victim of some teenagers looking for a place to stage the mother of all parties.

“Somebody booked it, saying they needed the property for a party of seven people,” Kishore Karlapudi told Fox4 News.

According to Celina Police Chief John Cullison, that small party of seven swelled to between 500 and 800 people after the event was advertised on social media. On the evening of March 21, police started receiving calls about a massive gathering at the mansion, followed by reports of gunshots being heard on the property.

“We started getting the 911 calls with the shots fired. We also got a call that there was 10 men at the front gate, and they had guns, and they were threatening to kill someone. So, this of course amped our officers up just a bit to make sure we go inside and keep everybody safe,” Chief Cullison said. “But it wasn’t until they went inside and they actually realized how vast this party was.”

More at the link, including 2 video segments.

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Did you know there are some snakes that have an internal gauge for their level of poison? You do now!

These snakes steal poison from their prey—here's how they know they have enough

Red-necked keelback snakes are highly toxic—mere drops of their pungent yellow poison could blind a mongoose and stop its heart within minutes. But the snakes don’t make that toxin themselves; rather, they steal it from the poisonous toads they eat.

After a red-necked keelback (Rhabdophis subminiatus) eats a true toad (a member of the Bufonidae family), the snake’s intestines soak up the toxic bufadienolide molecules from the amphibian’s skin. The toxins are then shuttled into more than a dozen pairs of storage pockets in the snakes’ necks called nuchal glands. Then the snakes act fearless. They rise and jut their necks at mongooses and other would-be predators as if to say, “Go ahead—I dare you.”

That brazen attitude doesn’t last, though. If dinner has been nontoxic recently—poison-free frogs or fish, for example—these reptiles often hurriedly slither away.

Snakes are equal parts creepy and cool to me. How about you?

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In the market for a super cool vintage car? Here's one to consider.

Son Inherited Dad's 1968 Dodge Coronet R/T, Now Selling Because It Holds Too Many Memories

This Coronet spent almost its entire life with the same man who picked it up from the dealership and drove it home. It remained in the family after his passing, but the son has decided to let it go for a simple reason. It holds too many memories, so someone else must cherish the car now.

That's why it's here. This Coronet R/T is looking for a new home, and while it's not a spotless specimen, it's worth knowing the car has never been restored or altered. I would still inspect it personally before making an offer to check if all of these are true, but at first glance, this Coronet just seems to check all these big boxes.

Dodge offered a little something to every Coronet buyer in 1968.

It started with the Coronet Deluxe, which was the most affordable configuration but also came with a six-cylinder 225 standard. A 273ci V8 unit was optional if buyers wanted a little bit more power.

The Coronet 440 also started with a six, but the engine options went all the way up to the 440ci with 375 horsepower. The Coronet 500 was next with a standard 318 and more options, including the popular 383, followed by the almighty R/T. The Coronet R/T was all about the power delivered by its engine and the mix of upgrades inside the cabin, and buyers could choose either the standard 440 or the 426 Hemi.

The Hemi was the engine to get if power was the main objective, but it's not a secret that this engine configuration was ridiculously expensive. It featured dual-quad carburetors and delivered 425 horsepower, so some buyers didn’t care and still ordered the engine, no matter the price.

This Coronet R/T was and still is equipped with a 440ci V8 engine paired with a 4-speed manual transmission.

The vehicle is up for online auction.

The top bid at the time of writing is $19,100, but it's expected to increase significantly, as the Coronet seems to get impressive attention lately.

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The car is parked in Chicago, Illinois, and if you don't want to pay more for shipping, you should be able to drive it home on its wheels.

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Hope the owner of this wallet isn't a Hordeling. There's math involved for it to be returned!

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Math adjacent - think you can answer this correctly?

This is one of my favorite pseudo trick questions. Did you get it right?

DJ Doof - Born on This Date Edition
from this day in music.com

1954: British rock drummer Tony Brock, The Babys

1955: Angus Young, Scottish-born Australian guitarist with AC/DC

1958: Paul Ferguson, drummer from the British post-punk group Killing Joke

Weekly commenter stats for week of 3-29-2026

AoSHQ Commenter Statistics:
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Number of unique hashes: 1625

Top 10 commenters:
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