While the official Burning Man event in Black Rock City languished in the mud, an unofficial 'Bay Area Burn' quietly prevailed. The gathering, which was listed on a Facebook event page as “Burning a Man in SF,” took place Saturday night at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach. At its peak, more than a hundred revelers formed a loose ring around one of the beach’s concrete fire pits, watching as the flames swallowed a wooden effigy (aka The Man), inch by inch. From a dark corner, a speaker pumped out house music (whatever the fuck that is).
Some of the wannabees stepped into the circle and twirled light-up batons like the little Girl Scouts they are. Others stood back and drank beers. One especially resourceful group set up a grill and cooked steaks. Real steaks - no Tofu, no granola, honest to go usta-be-cows shit.
“Burn firewood only,” the side of the firepit read. Many attendees were Burners or former Burners, who for one reason or another decided to stay in the Bay this year. Some brought their children, who put on glowstick necklaces and chased each other around. It was a joyful, classicly SanFranWeirdo Night for all...
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named Terry Thompson and it's called, appropriately enough, 'TV Dinner - Ham'. If you can find out where it is,
it can be yours for a measly $ 7,000.00.
What a great country this is...
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Rat tourism become latest must-experience trend in city besieged by infestations that affect residents’ quality of life. The Empire State Building. The Statue of Liberty. Central Park. Times Square. A horde of rats sprinting between an underground nest and a restaurant, squeaking and squealing as a group of tourists cheer them on.
New York has never lacked for attractions, but that last one on the list is one of its most unexpected. As the city grapples with a major rat problem – sightings doubled last year, prompting the mayor to advertise for a “somewhat bloodthirsty” head rat-catcher in December – the rodent issue is, according to some, New York’s latest must-experience trend.
As visitors to New York demand rat action, some of the city’s tour guides have begun to add stops at notoriously infested sites. It means that rat tourism is fast becoming a boom industry. Kenny Bollwerk, who built a TikTok following by posting videos from around New York, stumbled upon being a rodent guide when he spent “an hour or two” live-streaming rats running around outside a building site in Sunnyside, Queens.
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That is a substantial fuckin' set of wheels by anyone's standards. It's a 1937 Packard Twelve Convertible Sedan. The phrase 'They don't make 'em like that anymore' was probably coined because of something as magnificent as this. Juss' sayin'...
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Get your 'scripts at Winn-Dixie? Well, Houston,
you have a problem it seems...
Earlier this month Aldi announced it signed a deal to buy Winn Dixie and Harveys Supermarkets from Southeastern Grocers. However, the deal did not include the pharmacies at either store. Because of this, Winn Dixie will be shutting down its own pharmacy by the end of the year.
Customers of the pharmacy will get a notice before their prescription is transferred to another location. “Prior to the closing of the proposed merger agreements recently announced, Southeastern Grocers has entered into agreements to transfer prescription files to certain CVS Pharmacies and Walgreens,” said Meredith Hurley, Senior Director of Communications & Community at Southeastern Grocers Inc., someone who, it seems, will most likely be looking for a new job in the next coupla months...
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It's a goof, but it's still pretty fuckin' funny if ya ask me...
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Meteorologists are keeping a close eye on Invest 95-L as models show it approaching the southeast coast of the United States this week.
As of Sunday night, Invest 95-L was several hundred miles southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. The system has been given a 90% formation in the next seven days and a 60% chance of formation in the next two days.
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So - where y'all from?
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Whoever made the Hiroshima/Nagasaki meme needs a history lesson. Aug. 6 and Aug. 9 1945
ReplyDeleteIt took him a couple of days to get to Nagasaki, the meme is correct. If you want a more complete accounting, go here:
Deletehttps://www.history.com/news/the-man-who-survived-two-atomic-bombs
Yes, I've heard of Lucid, but they are well outside my price range, here in Idaho.
ReplyDeleteMy Dad had a 29' Packard Roadster that was his first car in about 1945....He said it would hit 95 in second gear, and you could watch the speedometer race the gas gauge....
ReplyDeleteBurning Man was originally on a beach in San Franshithole. Too bad they didn't stay there instead of coming to Nevada and fouling the playa.
ReplyDeleteBecause money is NOT the root of all evil. The LUST for money is the root of all evil. People should actually take a look at the Bible before making stupid bumper stickers.
ReplyDeleteI was going to post exactly this.
Deletei MIGHT take an ev; IF they paid me. but i wouldn't want to be seen in it or park it in my garage. those things are fire hazards
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