Thursday Overnight Open Thread - May 14, 2026 [Doof]

From Pure Nature

Howdy Hordelings! Welcome to another whelming Thursday night ONT. Content provided for those who are into that sort of thing. Open thread, as always. What's on YOUR mind tonight?

What won't they charge a fee for anymore?

All-You-Can-Eat Restaurant Implements ‘Vomit Fee’ to Prevent Greedy Patrons from Overeating

Sushi Toro, a restaurant in Gelves, Spain’s Sevilla region, has been getting a lot of attention because of its decision to charge people extra if they end up vomiting on the premises due to overeating. Apparently, the eatery had seen many incidents of vomiting related to overeating in recent months and decided to do something about it.

“If a client throws up as a result of having eaten too much, the restaurant reserves the right to charge them an extra fee to cover damages,” a sign posted by Sushi Toro reads.

The Spanish restaurant explained that the growing number of vomiting incidents affects other diners, service, management and hygiene in the establishment, so they basically had no other choice but to implement the vomiting fee to discourage overeating.

The late John Pinette would never have been charged this fee!

Do you have any unique "all you can eat" places in your neck of the woods? Here in central MD, there are still some places that offer all you can eat steamed crabs. What are your favorite / least favorite "AYCE" places that you've ever been to?

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People who still write things down on paper may not be resisting technology — they're preserving a thinking process that lets the mind hear itself

We live in an age where digital tools promise to make everything faster, more efficient, more connected. Yet here's what's fascinating: some still carry physical notebooks.

Perhaps, they're not behind the times. Perhaps, they've discovered what neuroscience suggests - that the act of writing by hand does something to our brains that typing simply cannot replicate.

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Here's the trap we've fallen into: we've confused speed with effectiveness.

Typing can be fast, but speed does not always mean depth. A person can type an entire paragraph quickly and still realize afterward that they were barely present for the thought itself.

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How many browser tabs do you have open right now? How many notifications are waiting on your phone?

Our digital tools are designed to fragment our attention. Every app, every platform, every device is optimized to pull us in multiple directions at once. We've become so accustomed to this fractured state that we've forgotten what focused thinking feels like.

A blank page and a pen offer something radical in this context: constraint.

Many here at AOSHQ are definitely fond of old school stuff and ways. I personally feel like I employ a good blend of new tech vs older methods. Where do you fall on this spectrum?

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Any "arachnidiots" out there? This is for you!

How to avoid the horror of walking through a spiderweb, according to the National Park Service

It’s a downright creepy feeling. You’re striding confidently down what seems to be a clear, open path, and then you feel it. Stretchy filaments dragging across your skin, your clothes—even worse, your face. The more you try to backtrack and flail your way out of it the more you feel like Frodo wrapped in Shelob the spider’s deadly web, your luckier friends snickering like orcs ready to take you back to Mordor.

Long story short, walking through a spiderweb is awful. However, according to the National Park Service (NPS), there are ways to avoid the frustrating encounter. The first tip they list is sticking to the road most traveled. Since spiders are more likely to build their sticky and intricate homes near greenery, walking along the center of the trail can lessen your chances of becoming an arachnid home wrecker.

That word I mentioned above - arachnidiot - is a Sniglet (Rich Hall, HBO's "Not Necessarily The News"). A Sniglet is any word that isn't in the dictionary, but should be. Here's Rich with one installment of Sniglets

I use some Sniglets still to this day.

Twinch - The movement a dog makes with its head when it hears a high-pitched noise.

Flannister - The plastic yoke that holds a six-pack of beer or soda together.

Blivett - To turn one's pillow over and over, looking for the cool spot.

More Sniglets here!

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Speaking of language stuff

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Moron approved behavior

DJ Doof - This Date In Music History Edition
from thisdayinmusic.com

On this date in 1976: 33 year-old Keith Relf, former lead singer for The Yardbirds, was electrocuted while tuning a guitar which was not properly earthed.

Born on this date in 1966: American rock musician Mike Inez, best known for his role as the bassist of Alice in Chains since 1993.

Born on this date in 1962: C.C. Deville, lead guitarist from American rock band Poison

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