Real-Life Weirdness - Page 226

ravenfish · 04-05-2020, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by LokRobster

If you’re the Navy and you want to force another ship to go where you want it to go, make sure your ship is actually stronger...

Or you might end up sinking your own ship.

I'm reminded of the old joke that ends "This is a lighthouse."

dcarson · 04-13-2020, 03:06 AM

Here is something that gives a major cinematic feel. Bruce Carr left base during WW II flying a P-51 Mustang and returned the next day flying a FW-190-6. https://army.togetherweserved.com/ar...rson&ID=289769

Dr. Beckenstein · 04-13-2020, 03:56 AM

Thanks to Corona, sport events are verboten.

Which means no sport events for TV.

To compensate this, ESPN ran a spelling bee marathon.

Seriously? Still nothing better to do?

woodchuck · 04-15-2020, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Beckenstein

Seriously? Still nothing better to do?

Back in the 90s ESPN carried Magic: The Gathering tournaments, who knows they might be on YouTube.

Flyndaran · 04-16-2020, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Beckenstein

Thanks to Corona, sport events are verboten.

Which means no sport events for TV.

To compensate this, ESPN ran a spelling bee marathon.

Seriously? Still nothing better to do?

But what if you're tired of watching adults' dreams destroyed by simple mistakes, and yearn to see it happen to kids?

7 hour marathon though? Wow.
What's next, watching people play video games? ;)

Anders · 04-17-2020, 02:41 AM

America's rats are getting desperate

Since restaurants have closed, the rats are no longer getting fed with leftovers. And starving rats get desperate, and fights have broken out over territory and food.

Irish Wolf · 04-17-2020, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Anders

America's rats are getting desperate

Since restaurants have closed, the rats are no longer getting fed with leftovers. And starving rats get desperate, and fights have broken out over territory and food.

Now there's new ESPN content - Cannibal Rat Fights! Two rats enter, one rat leaves - literally, because he ate the other one! Grand tournament prize - one large Domino's pizza!

Varyon · 04-17-2020, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Irish Wolf

Now there's new ESPN content - Cannibal Rat Fights! Two rats enter, one rat leaves - literally, because he ate the other one! Grand tournament prize - one large Domino's pizza!

They tend to favor Lombardi's. From my brother previously raising fancy rats, however, I'd say their favored prize may well be Godiva chocolate (the rats would go crazy if they smelled it). Also from my brother previously raising fancy rats, you can bet I wouldn't tune in.

Dr. Beckenstein · 04-18-2020, 04:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Irish Wolf

Now there's new ESPN content - Cannibal Rat Fights! Two rats enter, one rat leaves - literally, because he ate the other one! Grand tournament prize - one large Domino's pizza!

Maybe ESPN should look to Thailand.

The monkeys there have already switched to mass combat.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...ailand-tourism

Yep, our relatives show us our future.

Luke Bunyip · 04-20-2020, 08:05 PM

Glowing red eyes? Check.
Teeth that can pierce the skin? Check.

And they say this moth only eats fruit...

04-13-2020, 03:06 AM	#2252
dcarson Join Date: Mar 2008	Re: Real-Life Weirdness Here is something that gives a major cinematic feel. Bruce Carr left base during WW II flying a P-51 Mustang and returned the next day flying a FW-190-6. https://army.togetherweserved.com/ar...rson&ID=289769

04-13-2020, 03:56 AM	#2253
Dr. Beckenstein Join Date: Sep 2013	Re: Real-Life Weirdness Thanks to Corona, sport events are verboten. Which means no sport events for TV. To compensate this, ESPN ran a spelling bee marathon. Seriously? Still nothing better to do? __________________ ""The origin of everything good is due to games." - Friedrich August Wilhelm Froebel, creator of the kindergarten.

04-17-2020, 02:41 AM	#2256
Anders Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gothenburg, Sweden	Re: Real-Life Weirdness America's rats are getting desperate Since restaurants have closed, the rats are no longer getting fed with leftovers. And starving rats get desperate, and fights have broken out over territory and food. __________________ “When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love ...” Marcus Aurelius

04-20-2020, 08:05 PM	#2260
Luke Bunyip Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: The Kingdom of Insignificance	Re: Real-Life Weirdness Glowing red eyes? Check. Teeth that can pierce the skin? Check. And they say this moth only eats fruit... __________________ It's all very well to be told to act my age, but I've never been this old before...