Thursday Overnight Open Thread - April 16,2026 [scampydog]

1972 Detomaso Pantera owned by Jim Farley - CEO of Ford listed this car on Bring A Trailer. A lot of fun pictures of records, equipment, and of course the car. Update: Sold for $293,000

This 1972 DeTomaso Pantera was delivered new to the Aeronutronic division of Ford Aerospace for use as a pool vehicle before being registered to a private owner in Ventura, California, in July 1974. Chassis THPNMD04013 subsequently spent 18 years on display at the Yankee Candle Car Museum in South Deerfield, Massachusetts, prior to being offered on BaT in October 2018 and was subsequently repainted in its factory yellow finish that same year. The car was acquired by the current owner—President and Chief Executive Officer of the Ford Motor Company Jim Farley—on BaT in June 2024.

Your normal regular Thursday host, Doof asked if I had a hankering to do an ONT. Sounded like fun, so here we are. Very irreverent this evening. Let's get to it.

Socialism and Liberalism. The thrift shop of failed concepts and recycling old ideas. Same rituals.

Turns out the ancients were way ahead of the pink-haired undergrads. Modern culture decline from 2,000 years ago. We've got dancers, goats, rituals, and late night initiation ceremonies. Coachella ripped off the Pompeians - even the megalography.

Drinking Den, I guess.

The frieze depicts the procession of Dionysus, the god of wine: the bacchantes (also known as maenads) are portrayed as dancers, but also as ferocious hunters with slaughtered kid goats on their shoulders or holding a sword and the innards of an animal; young satyrs with pointed ears play the double flute, while another performs a sacrifice of wine (libation) in acrobatic style, squirting wine behind him from a drinking horn into a patera (shallow bowl). At the centre of the composition, there is a woman with an old Silenus who holds a torch, indicating that she is an initiate, a mortal woman who, through a nocturnal ritual, is about to be initiated into the mysteries of Dionysus, the god who dies and is reborn and who promises the same destiny to his followers.

Behold! The Screaming Mummy. The original Karen. She is outraged by the linen and hieroglyphs...she just cannot. The Pharaoh is sleeping in the ante-chamber.

Paleoradiological and scientific investigations of the screaming woman mummy from the area beneath Senmut’s (1479–1458 BC) Theban tomb. Some really interesting reading, published in Frontiers of Medicine. Bookmark the link and read the whole thing.

Seven of the 10 visceral organs listed in Aufderheide’s visceral index were identified in CT images of mummy CIT8. In torso CT images, the heart, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys, and intestine were observed as desiccated, relatively hyperdense structures in their approximate anatomical positions. Locks of natural hair were observed on the side of the head, yielding a total visceral index of 70% suggesting good visceral preservation.

Noticeably absent from the mummy were silicone and Hyaluronic acid (fillers - for those of us learning on the fly). Noticeably present were hair extensions!

Any karaoke experts out there? Just waiting for the right opportunity to break this dandy out. Gold with a some disco ball vibes? Perfect.

These karaoke bros have entirely too much time on their hands...I'm a bit jealous...Choreography is hilarious.

More Irreverent Content. But Make it a Banana.

Kind of liked both of these items... Who had the banana seat? And who wore a banana clip?

Gen X ladies - high school hair essential.

“Sometimes I wish banana clips were still a thing; they got me through the eighties with big hair and zero patience.”

“Not all girls could wear the banana clip. It was kind of an exclusive club of hair types.”

Banana seat bikes. Murray, AMF, HUFFY, Schwinn Sting Ray, and more!

Not a wine drinker but do love the clever wine bottle storage ideas. Any woodworkers/creative types here that have made a cool one?

31 creative wine rack ideas.

This handmade wine rack from reclaimed pallets showcases your bottles with rustic charm while keeping everything neatly arranged in one place.

Iron Maiden has finally made it into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The RRHoF has a well deserved credibility issue and referring to it as the The Not Very RRHoF is not out of line. They got it right with Maiden induction.

Maiden is really one of the most influential metal bands of all time, and this should have happened long ago. But, the RRHOF does not really like metal bands.

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Where is Motorhead, Dio, Saxon (many do not remember how influential they were), Testament, Death (really, one of the most influential and early Death metal bands), Eodus, Pantera, Megadeth, Slayer, and so many more. Judas Priest is in under the “Musical Excellence Award” rather than as a main performer, which is absurd. One of the OGs and super influential.

Here is the full list of 2026 inductees:

Phil Collins
Billy Idol
Iron Maiden
Joy Division/New Order
Oasis
Sade
Luther Vandross
Wu-Tang Clan

ONT Random Thoughts and Questions

Fire away in the comments.

- The U.S. turns 250 this year. If you’re 50 or older, you’ve been around for at least 20% of the country’s lifespan. Twenty-five-year-olds… congrats, you’re 10-percenters.

- Anton Chigurh is an all-time movie villain. Same with the AoSHQ favorite, Hans Gruber. For underrated movie villains, I’ll nominate Howard Payne (Speed). What say you?

- Tablets and QR codes at restaurants are a soulless blight on the restaurant experience. Just take my order. I don’t need a narrated scroll, a screen hunt, and a read-back. Sometimes tech makes things worse - this is one of those times.

- Never has knowledge been more accessible—we all carry pocket computers. And yet, people know nothing.

- Is being informed exhausting? And what’s actually worth debating?

- Are we arguing over facts, or just the details?

- Where on your importance scale does the ability to change your mind rank in terms of happiness / a good life?

- Right through the webbing. Baseball's unfortunate equipment failure. There's something satisfying about restringing and repairing a glove. Whether an emergency - need the glove right now / tomorrow or a full on project. Removing the cracked, worn out laces. Threading fresh leather through seasons of a well formed pocket and stress points. Restoration work with a bit of respect built in. It's not a new glove when you're done - and that's the point.

Tactical response weiner 😂 pic.twitter.com/RsSYXPgIUR

— Patton (@GeneralPatton83) April 1, 2026

Ye Olde Fake Being Gay Scam to gain asylum in the UK. Usual suspects.

Suck it, Boasberg.

Highest college athlete NIL deals.

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A trio of life choices.

Was enjoyable jumping back in to the ONT a couple of times this week. Thanks to MisHum and Doof for letting me host. And thanks to the Horde, for being the Horde.

This ONT was brought to you by the Costco less than $5.00 lunch.

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