Wednesday Night ONT - June 24, 2026 [TRex]

Good evening Horde. The time has come for mid-week shenanigans. The bar is open and freshly re-stocked.

Welcome to the Wednesday night ONT which means another edition of random overnight fun and games. Pull up a chair and join the fun. Good will offerings of amusing puns are encouraged. Pants are optional. Be nice to your fellow commenters and AoS contributors. This is a Tucker, Candace, Megyn and Bill Kristol free zone. Please.

Will reading the content earn you free Triscuits? No. Will it entertain and inform while you eat your Triscuits? Perhaps. Only one way to find out.

[Top photo: Carla Manneh]

Science News

Giraffe News

Any Morons in Hill Country missing a giraffe?

A giraffe is on the loose in the Texas Hill Country, and her owners are asking for the public's help to bring her home.

The Real County Animal Rescue-Shelter posted on social media Monday that Cedar Hollow Ranch is searching for "Gracie," a missing giraffe last seen west of Leakey.

According to the post, Gracie has rounded ears and was recently spotted on a game camera in the area. Her owner is offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to Gracie's capture and safe return.

Is it really that difficult to spot a giraffe? They're tall and don't look like anything else. Are there herds of giraffe in Texas and this one blends in? Maybe Texas giraffes are more skilled in the art of camouflage than the average giraffe.

Yet Another Reason Why Women Typically Live Longer than Men

Most Extreme Elimination Challenge

The environmentalists versus the unemployed. Get it on!

Not the Bee

Not an original thought, but wow that's a lot to pack into 21 words.

Horde Shopping Guide

I'm mostly a "live and let live" kind of dinosaur. You do you - even if I don't understand it or it isn't my thing. Don't bother me and my peeps and we'll be fine.

Can someone explain to me a bag of eight glow-in-the-dark Itty Bitty Celery pieces? Only $8.75! What is going on in your life that makes you think "The one thing that would make my earthly existence more complete is a bag of glow in the dark celery?" Glow in the dark celery (not that there's anything wrong with that)?

We rarely describe our products as essential or practical, but this Glow-in-the-Dark Itty Bitty Celery is both! You get eight stalks of 1-1/4" tall, soft vinyl celery. During the day, you'll enjoy the reminder of celery superiority, but at night, this celery really shines. It glows in the dark! And, just for clarity's sake, the celery "stalk" officially refers to the whole bunch of celery, each piece you pull off is referred to as a celery rib.

What a country!

Fine arts

I know what you're thinking. "I like Rammstein, but the singer yells at me in German and shoots fire everywhere. I also like symphonies, but most symphony music is boring. Is there a best of both worlds solution?" Of course!

Similar for Iron Maiden here. Enjoy while eating your Triscuits.

Niche YouTube Channel of the Week

Tonight's feature is Matt and his channel called Diesel Creek. Matt rescues heavy equipment - like bulldozers. He does a little restoration work and likes haunting the local auction for rescue projects, but his draw is bringing heavy equipment back to life that hasn't run for a long time. His channel has over a million subscribers.

I know what you're thinking. Do people really watch an 88 minute video of two friends trying to get a 1967 CAT D8 bulldozer running that has been sitting long enough to have trees growing through and around its parts? Yes. 5.1 million views.

His videos are good examples of story telling. He has technical knowledge and ability to explain things, but his charm is mostly a guy that likes to play with big toys and can tell stories about his projects. No artificial drama. No highly polished graphics or editing. No clickbait.

YouTube has more channels dedicated to heavy machinery rescue projects than you would think. The data doesn't lie - there is a big audience. What a country!

The Pittsburgh police scanner keeps giving. Thank you people of Pittsburgh and thank you Pittsburgh scanner!

Robin Trower for the big ONT finish:

There is no truth to the rumor that TRex is working as assistant to the assistant's assistant coach for the US World Cup soccer team. Written correspondence can be sent to moronhobbies at protonmail dot com. Are you lurking ?? Is anyone smart and adventurous enough to click on the lurker link?

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