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I remember reading somewhere that the next wars (not only in the US, but worldwide) will be fought over water, not oil.

@89th said in Guy walks into a "Gun-Free" store with a gun.:

LOL it's almost satire at this point.

Agree.

@George-K Thanks for the review followup!

Sounds like some great holidays! Enjoy!!

@Jolly said in Shiver Me Timbers:

In a sane world, Biden Trump will not be the candidate in 2024.

OTOH, in a sane world, he wouldn't have been the candidate in 2020 or 2016...

@George-K said in New Lamp:

I put it on the Roland to see what I think, but it'll end up on the grand, I believe.

After having it for a week or so, what do you think?

@taiwan_girl said in Tesla self-driving mode.:

So, was that a parody?

Quoting myself, but at the very end, the guy that they list as the producer is the guy who has a show called "Curb Your Enthusiasm".

Not sure if that was added to make the back part a joke, or if the front part was a joke

@George-K I thought Zelle was pretty safe. What is the scam there?

So, was that a parody?

Yeah, there are a lot of good bands out there. For those who become superstar, there is definitely some luck involved - being in the right place at the right time.

@bachophile said in More strange and/or foul reactions:

This has got to be one of the stupidest questions ever asked in a a news interview and the competition is pretty tough. Sky news.

Agree

https://ktla.com/news/suspects-attempt-to-hide-in-a-port-a-potty-goes-horribly-wrong/

@Copper Were you there? 555

A man who fled from a violent police pursuit in Glendale, Wisconsin thought he had found an ideal hiding spot inside a golf course port-a-potty.

It didn’t go well.

One ducked inside a port-a-potty at the Lincoln Park Golf Course near a group of golfers the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

“We’re looking at each other like, ‘Are you serious? That’s where he’s gonna hide?'” Ilissa Boland, one of the golfers, told the newspaper.

Ilissa’s golfing partner approached the port-a-potty and, after finding the door locked, decided to help the police. He pushed over the portable toilet with the door facing down, trapping the suspect inside, and then flagged down officers.

How fast can you find the orange pumpkin hidden in the turkeys?

https://consequence.net/2023/11/kiss-fan-rainbow-bridge-crash/

A fiery crash occurring on a bridge connecting Canada and the United States on Wednesday was initially and erroneously reported as a terrorist attack. In actuality, the driver of the vehicle was a 56-year-old man who had traveled to Ottawa to attend a KISS concert.

The man, whose identity has not yet been revealed, was driving with his wife in a Bentley. The driver and the passenger died in the crash, and a Customs and Border Protection officer suffered minor injuries.bolded text

https://www.thestreet.com/restaurants/popular-cereal-gets-bud-light-treatment-after-sneaky-marketing-campaign?puc=yahoo&cm_ven=YAHOO

Cereal comes under fire for Bud Light woke maneuver

Kellogg's-owned Froot Loops is now the latest target of a Bud Light style campaign to boycott the cereal after running a promotion in Canada.

Users on social media posted photos of the cereal box encouraging consumers to visit their digital library centered on equity, diversity, and inclusion.

https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/california-taco-bell-lawsuit-sex-at-party-18509840.php

A former Taco Bell employee is suing the restaurant chain and franchise owner after reportedly witnessing excessive drinking and open sex at a holiday party hosted at a Taco Bell store last year.

“Around midnight, Plaintiff, who had been socializing outside the restaurant for a short while, walked back into the restaurant and witnessed her coworker … having sex with his wife in front of everyone at the party,” the lawsuit said. Two colleagues, which included the plaintiff’s supervisor, were simultaneously kissing their colleague’s wife amid the sex act, the lawsuit continued.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/colts/2023/11/22/jim-irsay-allegation-hbo-real-sports-police-chief/71682602007/

The police chief at the time of Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay's 2014 arrest disputed Irsay's allegation that he was arrested for being a "rich, white billionaire.''

"I am prejudiced against because I'm a rich, white billionaire," Irsay said. "If I'm just the average guy down the block, they're not pulling me in, of course not."

According to police reports obtained by the IndyStar at the time of the arrest, Irsay had trouble standing, his speech was slurred and he admitted taking several medications but refused to voluntarily submit to a blood test after he was stopped by a Carmel police officer, according to the newspaper.

“She’s possessed!” Passenger freaks out during Frontier Airlines flight, another passenger accuses her of being possessed.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/green-mamba-snake-on-the-loose-netherlands-extremely-venomous-police-warning/

An "extremely venomous" two-meter-long green mamba snake is on the loose in the Netherlands, police said Tuesday, warning residents to stay indoors and under no circumstances attempt to ensnare the serpent.

Police in the southern Dutch city of Tilburg said they were alerted by the mamba's owner on Monday evening that "he was missing a snake."

Issuing a wanted poster with a mugshot of the coiled green mamba, police warned: "The snake is very dangerous."

When I was in Nigeria, I was told by the camp director to stay on the roads and sidewalk when walking around, and do not go into the grass for a shortcut. Because of the two step mamba. Get bit by one and two steps later, you are dead!!