Category: Stupid
Stuff I Do When I’m Bored
Abnegating Hot Links
A Teenager In Love, The Regrettes (2018) Nice neopunk cover of Dion & The Belmonts’ 1959 hit; I looked for a live version; no dice. More about Lydia Night and the Regrettes here.
The Leicester Balloon Riot of 1864.
Analog screenshot [via Bunkerville].
Missing Missy is an internet classic.
Gary, Landlord of the Flies is another.
Crocodiles & the Battle of Ramree 1945.
The Fall of Minneapolis. THIS is important.
How to Play With Tom Waits [h/t Chuck C.].
AI robot reacts to mirror [via Memo Of The Air].
Justice for Damone, the story of the under-appreciated 5th Ramone, would make a great stocking stuffer.
[Top image: Front foot of a diving beetle found here. More info here.]
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The Friday .Gif Post No. 830 – Fish Licker, The Kitten Shuffler & The Oglers
California Hickshit Babe Magnet
[Modified Corvette Sportswagon found here.]
[UPDATE: A Bored Panda commenter located this vehicle of wonder parked at 3977 Higuero St. San Luis Obispo, CA.]
Semi-Rufescent Hot Links
Joyful Sounds, The Word, (2001)
The Word is a blues/ funk rock superband consisting of Robert Randolph, John Medeski & The North Mississippi Allstars (brothers Cody and Luther Dickenson). They make gospel music fun.
Pie Hole [via Mme. Jujujive].
A 6 year old girl joined Mensa.
A Short Conversation [via Bunkerville].
Hydraulic Press Girl [via Mme. Jujujive].
Ekgmowechashala translates to “little catman”.
Science Oopsies Illustrated [via Memo Of The Air].
From FOX13 Florida: Female felon found in furniture.
[Top image found here. More manikin madness here.]
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Thanksgiving With The Carvers
The crosscut saw is a pain to clean, so when the missus pulls the bird out of the oven and asks me to do the honors, this year I’m grabbing the bow saw.
[Photo source unknown, h/t Pam M.]
Paragnosial Hot Links
Girls Are Out To Get You, The Fascinations (1966) Produced by Curtis Mayfield, this song reached No. 92 on Billboard Hot 100. Formed in 1960, Shirley Walker (aka Shirley Lawson) and Martha Reeves originally planned on calling their group the Sabre-ettes. Reeves had more success as lead singer for Martha & The Vandellas.
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The Hint {via Bunkerville}.
The Phrontistery has words.
Chasse Galerite – a French creole folktale.
[via Mme. Jujujive]
The 2024 Blues and Rock Grammy Nominations.
The Pilatus cogwheel train [via Memo Of The Air].
A Question for the Girls [via The View From Lady Lake].
DIY 500cc, 10 cylinder, 2 Stroke, RADIAL Motorcycle Engine!?
[Top image: Eel guitar solo clipped from this video. She’s made similar mud-fishing videos, like this one.]
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Acervuline Hot Links
Being Without You, Maurice Williams (1966) Maurice Williams (with The Zodiacs) was best known for the classic 1960 hit Stay, the shortest recorded number one hit in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 chart (US).
I SO hope this is true.
Holy crap! IT’S TRUE!
She played all her victim cards.
Sonny Rollins’ solo floored them.
Canadian villagers eating street food.
Losing weight in ’58 [via Bunkerville].
Half man, half man [via Memo Of The Air].
“The Thatch Man” from the album cover of Led Zeppelin IV identified
[via The View From Lady Lake].
War correspondent Douglas Murray talks to Piers Morgan from the Israel / Gaza border.
[Top image found here.]
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The Day After Looters Empty The Stores…
[Found here.]
Tacky Raccoons 