A thread for miscellaneous stuff...

[stevej37]

The second time I've watched this happen during an NBA game.

how? pic.twitter.com/c5Msjpd1eb

— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) May 25, 2022

[stevej37]

Tom Brady told us just now that this is a real shot, but he doesn’t consider it a hole-in-one, because they put the ball in the middle of the fairway in a created tee box on a par four. Still calls it a “once in a lifetime shot.” https://t.co/POQnufLR2q

This is why you film every shot on the course…

��: @ari_fararooy + @ShadowLion pic.twitter.com/h9QrbLKOmu

— Tom Brady (@TomBrady) May 25, 2022

[masraum]

Originally Posted by stevej37

Another way it can be done....
As a kid, the Dr. used a small alcohol lamp and a sewing needle on my toe nail.
Heated the needle up good and it melted thru the nail easily. Felt no heat and it was fast.

My mom was a nurse for a GP Dr when I was a kid. I never had it done to me that I remember, but she's told me about the hot needle. From what I've heard, there's no real reason for the orderlies. It's not supposed to hurt and should only provide relief.

[gacook]

Originally Posted by masraum

My mom was a nurse for a GP Dr when I was a kid. I never had it done to me that I remember, but she's told me about the hot needle. From what I've heard, there's no real reason for the orderlies. It's not supposed to hurt and should only provide relief.

The reason is fear. Fear is an incredible source of fuel for adrenaline.

My daughter is deathly afraid of needles. As a 5-year-old, she had a mishap that required stitches on the underside of her chin. The blood and wound didn't bother her (no crying--tough kid), but the second she saw the needle that was going to numb her chin for the stitches, she went into full panic mode. Took me (220+ pounds) and a nurse to hold her down so doc could do his nasty work.

I've never felt so horrible in my life, seriously. The look she gave me and the crying she was doing made me feel as if I truly was harming her.

[flatbutt]

Man weather predictions have been so far off lately that they've exceeded their 50% error rate. For the past two weeks they've been forecasting severe thunderstorms, hail, damaging wing and cyclical wind. We've gotten some rain and that's all. I realize that it's not exact and doom and gloom sells but jeez.

[oldE]

This week my wife volunteered as a chaperone for our grand daughter's class trip to the zoo. At one point she and one of the mothers were sitting on a bench and my wife remarked, "Well, here we are on the Group W bench. " the mom gave her a blank look.
"You know: Alice's Restaurant?" Still the blank look.
She sings,"You can get anything you want at Alice's Restaurant. " Nothing.
Then my wife remembered this lady was younger than our son.
Sigh.

Best
Les

[svandamme]

eeuh, no idea either?

[herr_oberst]

Mr Bibendum, ("The Michelin Man") who was created in 1898, is white because pneumatic tires were white or beige until about 1912 or so when carbon was mixed into the rubber compound to provide strength and increase longevity.

[oldE]

Originally Posted by svandamme

eeuh, no idea either?

American folk singer Arlo Guthrie wrote and performed "Alice's Restaurant" in the mid '60s. It is a rambling story about arrest for littering and subsequent ineligiblity for the draft. A protest song.
My son had a buddy who could recite the whole thing, while I played the guitar accompaniment.
Look it up have a listen and watch for the reference to the "Group W Bench".

Classic.
Best
Les

[thingmon]

That is a funny song. Classic rock stations usually play it on Thanksgiving.

[Heel n Toe]

Originally Posted by oldE

American folk singer Arlo Guthrie wrote and performed "Alice's Restaurant" in the mid '60s. It is a rambling story about arrest for littering and subsequent ineligiblity for the draft. A protest song.
My son had a buddy who could recite the whole thing, while I played the guitar accompaniment.
Look it up have a listen and watch for the reference to the "Group W Bench".

Classic.
Best
Les

That reminded me of the scene in Big Wednesday at the Army induction center with Gary Busey's character putting on a crazy persona to avoid service.

[HobieMarty]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

Mr Bibendum, ("The Michelin Man") who was created in 1898, is white because pneumatic tires were white or beige until about 1912 or so when carbon was mixed into the rubber compound to provide strength and increase longevity.

I wonder why that car he is riding in has mismatched tires, or "tyres"?
Maybe those were the tread patterns that Michelin offered at the time?

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[Bill Douglas]

Originally Posted by Heel n Toe

That reminded me of the scene in Big Wednesday

Big Wednesday. One of my favouritest movies of all time.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by HobieMarty

I wonder why that car he is riding in has mismatched tires, or "tyres"?
Maybe those were the tread patterns that Michelin offered at the time?

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I noticed the same, and think that's exactly why it's like that.

[herr_oberst]

Originally Posted by HobieMarty

mismatched tires, or "tyres"?

Or "Pneus"?

[flatbutt]

Posted without any comment other than what a blessing these people are.

https://www.catersnews.com/stories/real-people/adopted-five-year-old-adapts-to-life-without-sight-after-ultra-rare-syndrome-meant-her-piercing-silver-eyes-had-to-be-removed/

[flatbutt]

46 year old cold case solved.

https://www.npr.org/2022/07/20/1112475373/coffee-cup-dna-murder-case#:~:text=David%20Sinopoli%2C%2068%2C%20was%20a rrested,that%20Sinopoli%20became%20a%20suspect.

[Steve Carlton]

^ that is incredible! I wonder how many more cold cases can be solved by connecting the DNA to groups of relatives- genealogy tracking. Takes hard work, and CeCe Moore is a story herself:

https://www.cecemoore.com/

[flatbutt]

What would you do if McD's served you a half eaten burger?

https://delishably.com/news/woman-mcdonalds-order-mishap

[flatbutt]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/whale-lands-on-boat-off-massachusetts-coast-in-e2-80-98insane-e2-80-99-moment-caught-on-video/ar-AAZWlOk