Tag: The Mind Boggles

I’ve heard of “Nap-of-the-earth” flying, but “Nap-of-the-semi”???

  A tweet from Ukraine shows a helicopter demonstrating what it means to fly “nap-of-the-earth” – over a highway, with vehicles.  Click the image for a larger view. You’ll find a video clip of the incident in this tweet. I imagine that must have given a number of drivers a hair-raising experience . . .… Continue reading I’ve heard of “Nap-of-the-earth” flying, but “Nap-of-the-semi”???

“Should I get my anti-vax friends’ baby vaccinated without telling them?”

  That’s the question put by an anonymous reader to Damon Young’s advice column in the Washington Post. Hi Damon: My best friend is an antivaxxer (not only covid, all the vaccines). His wife is, too. They have a 9-month-old baby and they haven’t vaccinated him. I babysit for them every other weekend. Should I… Continue reading “Should I get my anti-vax friends’ baby vaccinated without telling them?”

Yikes!

  This graphic popped up on MeWe yesterday evening.  I can’t link directly to the post concerned.  Clickit to biggit. The original poster didn’t provide a source link, or any further details about where the data had come from.  It’s pretty scary, isn’t it? I’d love to know how accurate those figures are.  Certainly, the… Continue reading Yikes!

Colonel Sanders must be spinning in his grave like a dynamo…

  At first I couldn’t believe this report wasn’t a joke – but as I read and re-read it, I realized that yes, some people are indeed that stupid.  I bet Colonel Sanders never even dreamed of something this daft! The US Food and Drug Administration is warning against a social media challenge which involves… Continue reading Colonel Sanders must be spinning in his grave like a dynamo…

AAAAAHHH! My eyes! My eyes!

  I hesitate to put this image on my blog.  If you like shotguns, you might want to cover your eyes and skip to the text below the image.  Ready? If you’re so inclined, click the image for a larger view. That’s the “Impala Plus GP28A00CU Plus Urban 12GA. 3″ 28″ CT-5 Color Synthetic Shotgun“. … Continue reading AAAAAHHH! My eyes! My eyes!

That’s about as close as you can get to a plane crash without having one…

  I was amazed to see this photograph of a Russian Antonov An-24 passenger aircraft, which “contacted the ground with its left wing” while landing at Ust-Kut airport in Siberia today.  Clickit to biggit. There’s no weather information available about conditions at the time.  I can only presume that gusting winds, probably including cross-winds, had… Continue reading That’s about as close as you can get to a plane crash without having one…

Is this the most over-the-top fight scene ever?

  The Telugu action movie RRR is the latest thing out of India, and it’s making waves in this country too after Netflix bought the US broadcast rights.  I think this fight scene is perhaps the weirdest and most over-the-top I’ve ever seen! It’s not the only over-the-top scene, either.  How about this dance number?… Continue reading Is this the most over-the-top fight scene ever?

The amoral violence and blind outrage is mind-boggling

  I give you four newspaper articles from this week, with key facts from each. Brooklyn McDonald’s employee shot in face after arguing with customer The 23-year-old was working in the fast food restaurant at 1531 Fulton St. in Bed-Stuy when he got into an argument with a female customer inside the eatery around 7… Continue reading The amoral violence and blind outrage is mind-boggling