top of the heap to third world status in one generation

[Gry]

just for shits and giggles in gonna grab one gry

Like to think of moka pots as equivalent to a p38 can opener in the coffee world.
Not able to consume it, love the smell.

 

[Gry]

Snake Hunt

Stalking pythons in Florida with a team of cold-blooded killers.

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/snake-hunt?utm_source=pocket-newtab

 

[Zeez]

That'll get you case of bromodosis.

 

[Gry]

A Whaleship Full of Cannibals (Who Happen to Be My Family)

My parents love the tale of how our ancestors’ whaling ship capsized, turning the crew into cannibals. As an environmental reporter, there’s no story I dread hearing more.

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/...ppen-to-be-my-family?utm_source=pocket-newtab

 

[Gry]

.

 

[Zeez]

AKA Stinkfoot.

 

[Gry]

AKA Stinkfoot.

In the dark
Where all the fevers grow
Under the water
Where the shark bubbles blow
In the mornin'
By yer radio
Do the walls close in t' suffocate ya
You ain't got no friends...
An' all the others: they hate ya?
Does the life you been livin' gotta go, hmmm?
Well, lemme straighten you out
About a place I know...
(Get yer shoes 'n socks on people
It's right aroun' the corner!)
Out through the night
An' the whispering breezes
To the place where they keep
The Imaginary Diseases
Out through the night
An' the whispering breezes
To the place where they keep
The Imaginary Diseases, mmm...
This has to be the disease for you!
Now scientists call this disease
Bromidrosis
But us regular folks
Who might wear tennis shoes
Or an occasional python boot
Know this exquisite little inconvenience
By the name of Stinkfoot.

Y'know, my python boot is too tight
I couldn't get it off last night
A week went by, and now it's July
I finally got it off
And my girlfriend cry
"You got stink-foot!
Stink-foot, darlin'
Your stink-foot puts a hurt on my nose!
Stink-foot! Stink-foot! I ain't lyin'
Can you rinse it off, d'you suppose?"
Here Fido! Fido!
C'mere little puppy, bring the slippers
"Arf, arf, arf!"
Heh heh heh... sick

Well then Fido got up off the floor an' he rolled over
An' he looked me straight in the eye
An' you know what he said?
"Once upon a time, somebody say to me"
(This is a dog talking now)
"What is your Conceptual Continuity?"
"Well, I told him right then"
(Fido said)
"It should be easy to see
The crux of the biscuit is the Apostrophe"
Well, you know the man who was talkin' to the dog
Looked at the dog an' he said: (sort of staring in disbelief)
"You can't say that!"
He said:
"It doesn't, and you can't!
I won't, and it don't!
IT hasn't, it isn't, it even ain't
And it shouldn't
It couldn't!"
He told me "No no no!"
I told him "Yes yes yes"!
I said: "I do it all the time;
Ain't this boogie a mess!"


The poodle by-ee-ites
The poodle chews it
The poodle by-ee-ites
The poodle chews it

 

[Gry]

Why Did America Give Up on Mass Transit? (Don't Blame Cars.)

Streetcar, bus, and metro systems have been ignoring one lesson for 100 years: Service drives demand.

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/...sit-don-t-blame-cars?utm_source=pocket-newtab

 

[Gry]

How Knowledge About Different Cultures Is Shaking the Foundations of Psychology
Much of an observation is determined by the observer, not the observed.

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/...ations-of-psychology?utm_source=pocket-newtab

 

[Zeez]

Always amazes me that I still remember the lyrics.

You mention 'Stalking Pythons' and my mind goes right to Python Boots and Stinkfoot.

 

[Gry]

How to Actually Remove Pesticides From Your Fruit

Assuming that you should be worried about them in the first place.

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/...ides-from-your-fruit?utm_source=pocket-newtab

 

[Gry]

Evening Star Fripp and Eno


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wem3Omg64Zs&list=PLN9Z9UiLQ28Zq9CtaXQr8jQbIE9p3CcLr&index=2

 

[h.h.]

Evening Star Fripp and Eno


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wem3Omg64Zs&list=PLN9Z9UiLQ28Zq9CtaXQr8jQbIE9p3CcLr&index=2

Lazy
https://youtu.be/uflsjU95lRM

 

[mean mr.mustard]

Forbes' take on a book about Ike and Dick

I'm going to buy the book.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...DxAB&usg=AOvVaw1OZAk-qZYaPEoYp_LXcEBv&ampcf=1

 

[Gry]

Forbes' take on a book about Ike and Dick

I'm going to buy the book.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...DxAB&usg=AOvVaw1OZAk-qZYaPEoYp_LXcEBv&ampcf=1

Understand he and J Edgar shared an
early mentor.
Nixon was tasked by the president to
contact Howard Huges, who had a unique
position as a 'special member' of the
administration's NSC team.
The contact resulted with a team being
assembled...
He has direct connections to some of our most
interesting history, over and over again.

 

[Gry]

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[xavier7995]

I enjoyed the piece on public transit, it is an issue near and dear to me. Most cities just dont have the density to make it work. We have a light rail system here that works out pretty well for me, but would be woefully inadequate for trying to get by car free in most of the city. Oddly train cops are the only variety I am cool with and I am against stealing (ie not paying fare) from the trains. Transit is a vital part of cities and consistently broke, they need money to stay in existence and not have to cut service, resulting in the death spiral the article talks about.

Edit: where else can you see a kid in a yarmulke sitting across from a kid wearing one of those Palestinian bandanas, both looking down at their phones trying to ignore the crazy guy yelling at them about bees.

 

[Gry]

One the great pleasures in life is being able
to pay the geezer rate on the bus.

 

[Gry]

The Bible That Oozed Oil

A small Georgia town, a prophecy about Donald Trump, and the story of how a miracle fell apart.

https://slate.com/human-interest/20...gelical-miracle.html?utm_source=pocket-newtab

 

[Microbeman]

The Bible That Oozed Oil

A small Georgia town, a prophecy about Donald Trump, and the story of how a miracle fell apart.

https://slate.com/human-interest/20...gelical-miracle.html?utm_source=pocket-newtab

This story typifies the American mob mentality, the Trump and Sanders rallies, the completely ridiculous religions of Muslims and Christians.

There are so few people who can quiet their minds and observe these activities objectively.