Tuesday Overnight Open Thread - October 20, 2026

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ONT funnies

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This seems like a clever idea to me.

A married couple in San Diego wanted to get dressed up and go to a wedding. Problem was, they’d reached the age where nobody they knew was getting married anymore.

So they built a website where you can buy tickets to strangers’ weddings.

And the economics actually make sense.

The couple getting married has already committed to a venue minimum. Someone cancels. Now there’s an empty chair and a dinner they’re paying for either way.

Meanwhile, another couple would happily pay to eat, dance, have some cake and watch a best man make a series of increasingly questionable decisions with a microphone.

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Apparently one bride said the paying strangers brought so much energy to the dance floor that she wished she’d invited more.

Of course they did. Those people specifically bought tickets to be there. Half your actual guests are attending under a treaty negotiated between their mothers.

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This guy just wanted to take his wife dancing and accidentally identified a liquidity problem in the wedding market.

Check out the whole thing.

What do you think - good idea or nah?

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More funnies

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The Brewers made it to the World Series. Fans who bought a "Timeless Ticket" a decade ago want to cash in. Trouble abounds!

Brewers promised a ticket to any future game for $1,000. Some fans unhappy with World Series seats

The Milwaukee Brewers ran a promotion over a decade ago offering fans a “Timeless Ticket” granting them admission to any game in the future if they paid $1,000.

Now that the Brewers are in the World Series for the first time since 1982, fans who took that deal are eager to redeem those tickets they bought in 2015. That has led to some complications.

Brewers president of business operations Rick Schlesinger said Tuesday that several hundred fans had indicated they wanted to redeem their Timeless Tickets for a World Series game. Schlesinger acknowledged that “we subsequently erred in our internal communications on the logistics of fulfilling the requests.”

“While we were able to accommodate all with seats, we received feedback from some that they were unhappy with their seat locations,” Schlesinger said. “Clearly, even with extraordinary limitations on available seats, we did not live up to the spirit of the program, and we have been working through a resolution.”

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The Brewers are trying to make amends.

Schlesinger said any Timeless Ticket holder who applied for World Series tickets before the deadline will now get to keep those World Series tickets while also being able to retain their Timeless Ticket to redeem for another game in any future season.

“We regret our mistake and look forward to welcoming them to American Family Field for their World Series experience,” Schlesinger said.

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I imagine 2026 World Series tickets in Milwaukee cost a lot more than these did in 1982

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RIP - Office Space "people skills" guy

Richard Riehle, actor best known for 'Office Space,' dies at 78

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Old school car stereo equipment was awesome. Pioneer is bringing it back!

Old-School Box Speakers Are Back—and Pioneer’s New ‘Cassette Deck’ Car Stereo Is Finally Coming to America

Pioneer is aptly calling this equipment its Heritage Collection. Here’s the logline: “The new collection pairs a head unit and speakers to bring its iconic sound to the cabin of vintage cars that defined a generation in the ’80s and ’90s. The collection reimagines the styling that marked those eras for modern-day drivers, including conveniences like Bluetooth, HD Radio, and SiriusXM readiness, while delivering the rich, detailed sound that has established Pioneer as a favorite among car audio enthusiasts.”

Photos at the link

DJ Doof - This Date in Music History Edition

1977 - Southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd boarded a chartered plane after playing a concert at Greenville Memorial Auditorium. The band was headed to Baton Rouge for a concert the following night, but the plane ran out of fuel and the pilots attempted an emergency landing that, tragically, failed. Lead vocalist Ronnie Van Zant and guitarist Steve Gaines were killed in the crash, as were backing singer Cassie Gaines (Steve’s older sister), and the band’s assistant road manager, Dean Kilpatrick.

1976 - the Led Zeppelin concert documentary, The Song Remains The Same, premiered in New York City. Filming took place during the summer of 1973, capturing three nights of shows at Madison Square Garden.

Born on this date in 1950 - Tom Petty, American singer and songwriter. He was the frontman of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and was a founding member of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys and Mudcrutch.

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