Inverted Hot Pot Hot Links

THIS.

Donald and Lydia.

Reserved Parking.

Whatever it is, I’m against it.

The first Elvis impersonator was female?

Flash Basbo, Space Explorer.

Greta Thunberg, Time Traveler.

One college football game impacted “the survival of the human race.“

Mark Levin‘s book “UNFREEDOM OF THE PRESS” is worth a read no matter which political aisle your assigned seat is on.

USNI’s PROCEEDINGS asked readers, “What is the most realistic submarine movie ever made?” The German version of Das Boot topped the list.

From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.

A Humble Request. Updated: More surgery scheduled.

[Top image found here. For bonus points, name the city in the reflection.]

Saturday Matinee – Musical Weaponry

That’s kinda funny until you realize that not one of those idiots in the vid had any significant training in the safe handling of firearms.
[Found via here.]

That’s kinda funny until you realize that each of those idiots in the vid had significant training in the safe handling of firearms yet they still treated them as toys.

That’s kinda funny until you realize that each of those idiots in the vid had little training in the safe handling of firearms yet they treated them as toy weapons. I love it.

Okay, lets move on. How ’bout another gun song?

Yeah, I could link to this, but I won’t.

There’s Junior Walker with three of the All Stars. In 1965, the lineup was

Don’t read too much into this post, friends. It’s all in fun and everyone has the Right to arm themselves for self-protection. I just like the videos & music.

Have a great weekend, folks. See you back here tomorrow.

The .Gif Friday Post No. 611 – Barley and Hops, Cleanup On Aisle WTF & Papercoaster

[Found here, here and here.]

Battery Powered Cat TV

“The science behind what makes these sculptures move is called a homopolar motor: a direct current electric motor that produces constant circular motion. They’re remarkably easy to build. Yukawa’s sculptures, on the other hand, are not. To build the homopolar motar, all you need is a small magnet on one end of a battery. Then place a free-standing conducting wire on top, thus completing the circuit.”

[Found here.]

200% Inflation My Ass.

[Found in here.]

What Global Warming?

Actually it’s a photo of Global Cooling… just flipped 180 degrees.

[Found here.]

Nope. Not gonna eat it. Nope.

Carrot Sh*t Soup? No way.

[Found in here.]

Ain’t No Linkage Hot Links

Kermit.

Miss Piggy.

No linkage.

Zombie lore.

A Review [via].

Shredder vs. Bubble Wrap.

Not all shredders are equal.

Spinning Wilson’s Phalaropes [via].

When The Levee Breaks [original version].

Life under socialism in 2019. THIS IS A MUST READ.

Haka for Mr. Dawson Tamatea’s Funeral Service 2015.

From the This-Will-Creep-You-Out Dept.: Chinese man complained of hearing scratching sounds.

Norwegian salmon pan-fried with lemon pepper and sumac, on a salad of kale, green leaf lettuce, bean sprouts, and pickled roasted red peppers, with maple balsamic dressing.
I’ll pass. Gimme a bag o’ sliders instead.

[Top image found here.]

Saturday Matinee – The Password, Larkin Poe, Grace Slick & Ernie Andrews

The Password [via].
Seen that scene many times, but it wasn’t until recently that I connected it to something I read years ago.

The Code Breakers” by David Kahn is a classic book on the history of cryptology. In Chapter 2 he described the simple alphabet letter-shift that every schoolboy knows, but then he double-encrypts the shift with a password. Kahn used SWORDFISH as an example.

Using a simple alphabet shift from A to B:
TACKYRACCOONS reads SZBIXQZBBNNMR. Lot of repeated letters, but if you add a key like SWORDFISH to the shift, you get LWQBVGIUJGKJ, and it’s tougher to crack. That’s kind of how the WWII German Enigma machine worked.

Leadbelly cover found here.

Grace Slick’s vocals (sans backup music) on White Rabbit creeps me right out [via]. “Remember what the door mouse said.” Oh shut up. Go feed your cats or something.

I need an aural palate cleanser after that one, so let’s roll with this:

Yeah, Ernie Andrews, one of the greatest big band soul singers of all time, and “Do I Worry” is one of my all-time favorites.

Have a great weekend or two, folks. We’ll keep the porch light on.

The .Gif Friday Post No. 610 – Spook Spazz, Helicopter Boarding 101 & Surf Splat

[Found here, here and here.]