Octopus Overlords

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature added the migrating monarch butterfly for the first time to its “red list” of threatened species and categorized it as “endangered” — two steps from extinct.

The group estimates that the population of monarch butterflies in North America has declined between 22% and 72% over 10 years, depending on the measurement method.

Unagi wrote: ↑Fri Jul 22, 2022 2:03 pm I wonder if the O in Righty-O is the same O from OK.

Rumpy wrote: ↑Fri Jul 22, 2022 7:56 pm That's where the +1 comes in, I believe.

Holman wrote: ↑Fri Jul 22, 2022 9:19 pm Here's a fun dishonesty story (inspired, oddly enough, by a derail of the Fast Food thread):

After we graduated high school, my best friend went to a prestigious Military College where in their 1st semester the cadets take an oath to act honestly and to rectify (as far as possible) dishonest acts in the past.

As it turned out, my friend had been stealing chemistry equipment all through high-school senior year in order to build a nice little chemistry lab at home. Who knows why? He wasn't making drugs or even explosives.

His interpretation of his oath meant that he was required to set things as right as possible. However, since no one appeared to actually know that the stuff he'd stolen was even missing (the chemistry teacher was scatter-brained and somewhat bonkers), he felt that things could be set right by simply returning the stolen goods, few of which had been diminished by use at all.

Thus, in the interest of U.S. Navy honor, I went with my friend to break and enter into our former high school over Thanksgiving Break, finding an unlocked window that allowed us to slither through and return the stolen goods. Unfortunately, while the window itself was easily opened, the chemical storage closet itself was securely locked. We piled everything on the teacher's desk and wrote an anonymous apology and explanation on the blackboard.

This was in the late 1980s, probably just before more advanced security would have made the exploit impossible.

I'd love to know how the discovery struck everyone after the break.

Sudy wrote: ↑Fri Jul 22, 2022 9:31 pm Seriously though, it's a good story. Where have a heard another beaker theft story? Perhaps this is the one.

Sudy wrote: ↑Sat Jul 23, 2022 11:30 am You know, I think a pivotal moment in my childhood was being told by my dad after we'd just gotten two kittens, "Don't pet the cat while it's eating!"

Daehawk wrote: ↑Sat Jul 23, 2022 8:23 pm And Im even 2 years older. Was Brimley just 51 in Cocoon? Damn he was born old.

Holman wrote: ↑Sat Jul 23, 2022 10:00 pm

Daehawk wrote: ↑Sat Jul 23, 2022 8:23 pm And Im even 2 years older. Was Brimley just 51 in Cocoon? Damn he was born old.

I think was actually still 50 when Cocoon came out. He was definitely capable of playing above his age.

I'm 53 and still have a head of blond hair (although my chin is gray).