Oddities spotted in the news

[Norgarth]

A gas leak at a nightclub, that went unnoticed all night
http://puu.sh/wr5A8/1e6df4db38.jpg
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"I've always wanted to be somebody, but I should have been more specific." - George Carlin

[robkelk]

Niagara Falls chapel now offering drive-thru weddings
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/ ... -1.4221971
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

[Inquisitive Raven]

What? Are they trying to compete with Las Vegas?

[robkelk]

No, no, no... all the dishes need to be ready at the same time if the meal is to be successful!

June 04, 2017: 
Thousands of pounds of lobster spill onto highway near Port Mouton, Nova Scotia
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scot ... -1.4145474

July 07, 2017:
Potatoes galore: Tractor-trailer spills load on 417 ramp in Ottawa
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/tr ... -1.4195069

July 26, 2017:
Truck drops 'basketball-sized chunks' of rising dough all over a Washington highway
http://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as- ... -1.4222334
(insert your own joke about traffic bread and traffic jam)
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

[Inquisitive Raven]

It helps if they're all brought to the same table too.

[robkelk]

Bird to fly to British Columbia - in business class
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/bu ... -1.4231266
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

[robkelk]

See-through lobster
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/trans ... -1.4275271--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

[DHBirr]

Charles may be out of a job.  Cute little girls findin' swords in ponds as a basis for a system of government?-----
Big Brother is watching you.  And damn, you are so bloody BORING.

[DHBirr]

I laugh that I may not weep.

The following comments were attached to a Washington Post article about Cassini's plunge into Saturn's atmosphere:

vincepage at 11:54 AM EDT
The Cassini spacecraft utilized nuclear fuel to create electrical power. Sometimes I think the folks at NASA are educated idiots. They have now intentionally crashed such a craft on a planet that may contain life and/or valuable resources. Someone should be fired for this. Cassini should have been allowed to drift harmlessly into outer space.

And

Sherry Adams at 12:26 PM EDT
Everything nasa does is FAKE. All conjured up to keep human beings believing that 'space' is real. Well, it isn't real. FAKE FAKE FAKE. There is NO proof that those points of light you see in the sky as 'stars' are distant SUNS like our sun. No proof. Only theory. Go watch the nasa space walk videos with air bubbles rising up during a live space walk... not kidding. All nasa gives us is GCI pictures and videos.  
Put a 24/7 camera livestreaming from the moon if you want to change my mind. Will never happen because we can reach the moon. 
Why hasn't nasa put a camera filming the earth 24/7?

How are people so stupid able to even breathe?

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I'm a very forgiving person ... on Lord Vader's terms.  "Apology accepted, Captain."

[hazard]

Well, Sherry Adams is right that we can reach the moon...

Although, NASA does have a camera filming the Earth 24/7, there's a live stream from the ISS.

[DHBirr]

Well, Sherry Adams is right that we can reach the moon...

Judging by the tone of the rest of her diatribe, I suspect she meant to say "can't" rather than "can."

She also denies that the ISS footage is real — Emperor help us, she even says there's no proof the stars are distant suns — so I don't think she'd believe livestreamed video either.

[robkelk]

Medical marijuana producer receives kosher certification

Just before Rosh Hashanah, too - one of the high holidays. (Don't blame me; the headline writer mentioned it first.)

[DHBirr]

Ohhhh, wowwwww....  Maybe they should rename it "Rosh Hashish"?
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Considering that one dictionary definition of "carry on" is to "behave or speak in a foolish, excited, or improper manner," the designers of that famous poster, "Keep Calm and Carry On," need to make up their flippin' minds!

[robkelk]

Why did the chicken cross the road? To get a coffee.

EDIT:
Will this car suck?

[Star Ranger4]

Did you know that if your in a high RF environment your remote entry fob for your Tesla won't work?

And there is no provision for unlocking the doors manually.

[hazard]

Personal experience?

[Ebony]

Did you know that if your in a high RF environment your remote entry fob for your Tesla won't work?

And there is no provision for unlocking the doors manually.

According to the Tesla site, there's a phone app that should allow for it as well, but I have to say, not having a manual unlock for emergencies is probably one of the stupidest things I've encountered.

[Star Ranger4]

Did you know that if your in a high RF environment your remote entry fob for your Tesla won't work?

And there is no provision for unlocking the doors manually.

According to the Tesla site, there's a phone app that should allow for it as well, but I have to say, not having a manual unlock for emergencies is probably one of the stupidest things I've encountered.

High RF environment = your cell phone won't work either.  Was up at Mount Wilson Observatory Saturday and SAW it happen.

[robkelk]

Nine-year-old girl makes Penn Jillette cry manly tears

[Bob Schroeck]

Very cool.

Peggy and I had a chance to meet Penn and Teller, oh, about twenty years ago, I think, after a show they did at McCarter Theater in Princeton. And I will say that they both are class acts all the way.

[robkelk]

Doin' in Gangnam Vancouver style.

K-Pop group "Twice" deliberately invokes the trope Here There Be Lions... I think. (The firewall here won't let me watch the video.)

[robkelk]

Well-aged wine - 7 millennia old - discovered in Georgia

[Ebony]

Well-aged wine vinegar - 7 millennia old - discovered in Georgia

Fixed that for you.

[robkelk]

Well-aged wine vinegar stains on the vessel - 7 millennia old - discovered in Georgia

Fixed that for you.

Fixed the fix.

[Norgarth]