Theme to the Green Hornet, Al Hirt (1966) The melody, titled Полёт шмеля (Flight of the Bumblebee), was written by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov for his opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan, composed in 1899–1900. It was jazzed up for The Green Hornet TV series theme by arranger and trumpeter Billy May.
A.I. ballet [h/t Pam M.]
One second per day for a year.
Mama Colugo [via Bunkerville].
Kinetic mask [via Mme. Jujujive].
Reaperman [via Memo Of The Air].
Secret Service Girl [Full song here].
Major Taylor [h/t Queen Hepzibah].
Dark Horse, Dead Ringer and other phrase origins.
Free at no extra cost [via The View From Lady Lake].
Statue of Sir Winston Churchill, Parliament Square, 2024.
[Top image: Protest goon outside of the 2024 RNC National Convention.]
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Tacky Raccoons 
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In our neighborhood it was a big deal when someone bought a washer & dryer set. 😀
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Same here! The boxes made for great pretend tanks and airplanes.
Until Mom said “Your boss called and said you’d better get back to work”.
Buzzkill, man.
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The tanks were the great, crawling around blowing corrugated holes in the naggit’s house.
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Secret Service Girl has been copied and sent to the appropriate authorities.
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It’s a cover of an old Carpenters song.
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