Every morning, stormin' Norm, it keeps the brain in shape!
12.09.2025 13:55 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@aquaticat.bsky.social
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Every morning, stormin' Norm, it keeps the brain in shape!
12.09.2025 13:55 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0This is AWESOME, read the whole post and comments. Such a great and perfectly characteristic Tom Lehrer story!
30.07.2025 21:36 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0omg omg this is hilarious!!! THANK YOU!
30.07.2025 21:22 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.
27.07.2025 21:01 β π 8631 π 3617 π¬ 143 π 713Might save a life.
08.03.2025 00:36 β π 30187 π 14943 π¬ 228 π 474Interesting, the hinged one would also be easier to store compactly... except I haven't actually *seen* a hinged one, it may break some rule of which I am sadly unaware :-) If you mean storing the curved one, depends on size, I guess. Back of the linen closet?
18.11.2024 20:12 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0This weird combination of petty and stupid but felt so passionately; the driving force of history.
18.11.2024 19:51 β π 64 π 6 π¬ 12 π 0a curved arc of ultramodern menorah with shamash at the end of the lighted arc
Try the shopping tab of Google, there are some really pretty ideas. My thought was: "Hinge one branch. Swing it out of the way to return the central shamash, then swing it back in line." Does that break any rules? Here's one I thought looked rather elegant:
18.11.2024 20:05 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0... to Mr. Trump, either:
"Weβre going to win four more years in the White House. And then after that, weβll negotiate, right? Because weβre probably β based on the way we were treated β we are probably entitled to another four after that.β - Sept 12, 2020 Nevada rally. 2/2
...to Mr. Trump, either:
"Weβre going to win four more years in the White House. And then after that, weβll negotiate, right? Because weβre probably β based on the way we were treated β we are probably entitled to another four after that.β - Sept 12, 2020 Nevada rally.
"...you won't have to vote anymore..." - July 26, 2024 to conservative Christians.
"I suspect I wonβt be running again unless you say, βHeβs so good weβve got to figure something else out,ββ - November 12, 2024 to House Republicans re GOP control of both House and Senate.
Not a new idea...1/2
Don't forget that eliminating essential medical care soon "eliminates" those who need it, thus eliminating the costs over time as those who are in the programs perish. Does he really intend that?
16.11.2024 00:10 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Thank him for us. Airplanes make it really hard to contain, I'm impressed it hasn't gotten loose in USA.
15.11.2024 12:46 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Aww, you two! Blew travel timeoff on so-wonderful OVFF, but moving to Chicago in December: too late to celebrate you this year... come back there again! β€οΈ
10.11.2024 14:12 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Hm. Yep. At the moment, anyway.
10.11.2024 14:02 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Q: What do you get if you cross a mountain climber with an anopheles mosquito?
A: Nothing - you can't cross a scaler with a vector
OK, it's very old, but still nerdy...