LSLGuy
February 5, 2023, 5:04pm
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Of course about now it’d be appropriate for someone here to liken the White House and DoD’s reaction to the unexpected unwelcome balloon to the epic story of our own @Scylla ’s encounter 20-ish years ago with an unexpected unwelcome blimp.
Last week while travelling I stopped at a Zany Brainy store and saw that they had a blimp for sale. It’s called Airship Earth, and it’s a great big balloon with a map of the Earth on it, and two propellors hanging from the bottom. You blow up the balloon with helium put batteries in it, and you have a radio controll indoor blimp.
I’d seen these things for sale in Sharper Image catalogs for $60-$75. At Zany Brainy it was on clearance for $15. What a deal!
Last night my wife was playing tenn…
With a nod to this current thread as well:
You knew this was coming. Since the “Tell me you’re a woman” and “Tell me you’re a man” threads are problematic, let’s try one that we can all join.
Here’s mine: when I come across a bullshit claim, I simply reply “Cite?”
I invoke Og.
I call out threadshitting on other platforms.
Any more?