Tuesday Overnight Open Thread - April 7, 2026 [Doof]

From Monica

Howdy Hordelings! The Tuesday night ONT is upon us. Glad you could make it. Open thread, as always. What's on YOUR mind tonight?

How much do you spend to look your best? Probably not as much as this lady!

Ivy League alum turned PR boss explains why she spends [$12K] per year on hair, nails, Botox

An Ivy League graduate and the owner of a PR firm revealed why she spends $12,000 (over ₹11 lakh) a year on beauty treatments and clothes, especially after moving from New York to Utah. In a conversation with Business Insider, she revealed that she undergoes the pricey procedures to keep up with beauty standards.

“Utah has a slower pace, less diversity, and a more conservative culture, but one of the biggest challenges is the pressure to maintain a youthful, fresh appearance. Even though NYC is very focused on appearance, it's not as bad as Utah,” Hilary Reiter Azzaretti told the outlet, adding that she felt Utah was very “beauty-centric and that a lot of people here cared about longevity, wellness, and appearance.”

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She explained, “Half the pressure is self-induced. Outsiders might perceive younger PR people as more on top of trends, especially with social media. That's not always true, since PR is a relationship-driven business, but because it feels that way, trying to hide your age soothes your ego,” adding, “The other half comes from what you see on the job. There are a lot of influencers in Utah, so I'm inundated with images of beautiful people every day. It feels inevitable that you'll place greater emphasis on your appearance based on what you're seeing.”

I used the link above because the one I wanted to use requires registration.
Your call if you want to do so.

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This lady takes a different approach.

Dutch Politician Expelled from Her Party for Editing Her Publicity Photo Too Much

A Dutch city councillor has been kicked out of her political party after editing her publicity photo so heavily that she became unrecognisable.

Looking at her publicity photo, you’d be tempted to think that Patricia Reichman is the youngest-looking 59-year-old woman in the world. We’ve featured our share of “ladies of eternal youth” on Oddity Central over the years, but Reichman definitely takes the cake. Only, in reality, she looks very different; some would say she is a totally different person.

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The Dutch councilwoman faced a lot of criticism after photos of her next to the one she obviously edited went viral online, but she continued claiming that she genuinely looks a lot younger than 59.

“When I’m out and about with my son, people often assume I’m his girlfriend,” she said. “I hear it all the time, that I look remarkably young for my age.”

So you're telling me there are fake photos of people online? As Ace sometimes says, I shan't believe it. I shannot.

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Happy Anniversary to The Bad News Bears!

Younger son of Doof was big into baseball for many years. We watched that movie when he was maybe 10 or 11. There's a scene with Walter Matthau driving while several beer cans roll around the front seat. My son noticed the beer cans and said "Oh I didn't realize you were allowed to drink and drive back in the 70s." I just laughed.

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Horde-worthy throwback story

How to Insult Your Western Hunting Guide

When a Southern client trash-talks Western hunting to his Wyoming antelope guide, all hell breaks loose

The story, “The Sheriff’s Pronghorn,” originally ran in the April 1953 issue of Outdoor Life.

“There’s one reason, mister,” the Georgia sheriff said stoutly, “why I don’t like your Wyoming country.”

Max Wilde bristled like a stallion in a brush corral. “And what’s that?” he barked.

“Everything’s too easy. You get on a horse, ride for a day, camp, walk out to the edge of a grassy park, and bang! You’ve got an elk. Or you sit for a couple of afternoons over a rotten carcass of some kind until a grizzly walks out of the shadows. You put your sights on his neck and squeeze off the trigger. Blooie! He folds. These buck deer tiptoe right up to you and chew the buttons off your coat. Antelope? I’d just as soon shoot a yearling calf in the feed lot.”

I glanced at Max. His mouth was twisted into an ominous angle. “It ain’t as exciting as a quail hunt clown in Georgia, is it?” he asked mildly.

“Not by a damsite!” Sheriff Henry Mosely said flatly.

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The sheriff finished his stirrup adjustments and we followed Max at a fast walk through the sage and along the rim of a canyon. At the head of the mesa, where it broke abruptly into a ragged, rocky point, we flushed a herd of six antelope. They ran for a startled moment, then stopped to look back. Five were does, with nervous legs and huge ears alerted toward us. The sixth was a buck with sweeping horns that branched above his eyes and curved back on slender tips. Max studied them for a moment through his glasses.

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The sheriff was an old hand now. He boiled out of the saddle, pulling his gun as he went. He seated his shell in the chamber and swung on the running buck. He held his fire so long that I got a little panicky, thinking he had frozen at the controls. I was so tight that I jumped when the rifle barked. The flying buck went end over end, sprawled in the sage, made a feeble attempt to rise and went down again, shot behind the heart. For a moment the sheriff looked as though he did not believe it himself, then he whooped and threw his hat into the air. Mine went with it. Max just grinned.

Long story, but a really good one. Check it out!

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OK, maybe AI isn't asshoe. At least for the first 22 seconds!

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

1985: American bassist and songwriter Ben McKee from the pop-rock band Imagine Dragons

1952: American musician Bruce Gary who was best known as the drummer for The Knack.

1949: American rock, R&B and soul guitarist, singer, songwriter John Oates

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