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Believe it or not, Ojibwe also have a story about Paul Bunyan. He came to the area known as Red Lake and tried his de-forestation BS, but Nanaboozhoo - The Greatest Ojibwe who ever lived - obviously wasn't having none of that. They got into a fight that lasted 3 days, and finally our hero picked up a giant walleye and slapped the outlander silly with it. Paul got knocked on his ass in a mud puddle, so hard it left an imprint of his buttcheeks there in the wet ground...thats why the lake is shaped the way it is and why we were able to keep our forest. You'll never hear this story in a book, but that's basically how I heard it from my father when I was young - after coming home from kindergarten in bemidj (pauls favorite town, mwahaha!) and talking about him. That's the story behind the Paul/Babe & Nanaboozhoo statues in that town. This used to be a sign at the rez line, I remember the chimooks didn't like it and kept cutting it down. But the story lives on, and now you know . . .

1974, Guy Davenport, Tatlin!:

It’s interesting that the instructions want you to cup your hands around the nipple instead of just spraying yourself directly

R.I.P. Biggie Big Pun (damn, my bad)

We describe the accidental transplantation of a malignant sarcoma from a patient to a surgeon. Using molecular methods, we showed that the sarcomas in the unrelated patient and surgeon were genetically identical.

From the *extremely* entertaining "How to Become a Federal Criminal: An Illustrated Handbook for the Aspiring Offender" by Mike Chase.

§ 311.20 Sexual odor of swine.

Good-looking design

https://elpasomatters.org/2024/12/04/desert-bighorn-sheep-franklin-mountains-state-park-el-paso/

I challenge someone to make a sentence or paragraph with all these.

wii old

Same brand of soup, but one soup package has a slightly different shape and a different folding.

Link to Google Maps: https://www.google.be/maps/@40.747266,-73.7835991,3a,58.3y,324.02h,100.58t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sEnmYWlPQY5u4GQxYwMfvXg!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-10.577169572137095%26panoid%3DEnmYWlPQY5u4GQxYwMfvXg%26yaw%3D324.0208751825494!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTEyNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D This is Season 3, Episode 7 "Precious Cargo"

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22356198

This was a placeholder image for a .gif I uploaded.

On Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (aka JBER aka "J-Bear"), a literal bear broke into a storage room and ransacked the MREs inside.

Plus a paragraph retrospective on the song's cultural impact that functions as a sales pitch for overpriced weed

Google translate says the sign says "Karamay Tower", which places it in far west China. https://maps.app.goo.gl/2XHmdmRK21LY2Krw6

https://archive.org/details/sim_spectator-uk_1884-09-27_57_2935/page/1255

Dixville Notch, NH has returned the first results in the 2024 US election. The town voted at midnight and only six ballots were cast, so tallying the results didn't take long. In the presidential race the results were evenly split, with 3 votes each for Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.

The publisher is listed as M. L. J. Magazines. According to Wikipedia, Archie Comics started in 1939; 85 years ago (as MLJ Magazines). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archie_Comics

From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSFJ2OH1PQA Not affiliated with this in an way, I just think this guy (N-O-D-E) is making some great stuff that's worth sharing.

I don't know if it's because I've been watching Factorio on YouTube or not, because I have not been searching for peanut butter. But anyway, so that's how you do it.

I have no idea what a kangaroo has to do with my employer, but they brought in a baby kangaroo for an event, so I waited in line to hold it.

It started with *Yochanan* (Hebrew) -> *Ioannis* (Greek) -> *Johannes* (Mediaeval Latin) -> *Jon* (Middle English), but now every language seems to have a version, e.g. * Hans * Joanna * Hanna * Jan * Ivan/Ivanka * Vanja * Jens * Sean/Shaun/Shawn/Shane * Joan/Jane/Jean/Janis * Evan/Ewan * Jock/Jack * Ian/Iain/Ianto * Juan * Yiannis/Gianna * Gianni/Giovanni/Vanni/Giovanna * Jonas * Ivo/Iva * Eoin/Owen * Seonaid/Siubhan

For reference, the price for fixed-cost plans is around 10c/kWh.

This signs writing appears to look like it’s meant to be viewed with 3D glasses.

"It doesn’t make sense for chocolate bars to be divided into equal-sized chunks when there is so much inequality in the chocolate industry! The unequally-sized chunks of our 6.35 oz bars are a palatable way of reminding Choco Fans and Serious Friends that the profits in the chocolate industry are unequally divided.

Image source: https://facciamoungiroincentro.blogspot.com/2016/07/palazzo-della-mercanzia.html

And even further, only those exact same two seats are ‘taken’ for every single showing.

"The portable 'Calvin Discjockey' could be plugged into any amp or pa system. It was primarily marketed to radio DJs as a convenient console in a suitcase for personal appearances and dances. It played both old-standard 78s and new microgroove 33/45s, using a two-sided cartridge with a knob on the head that flipped it over. Separate volume controls for each turntable and a microphone. No cue channel. The metal platters were covered in soft fiber and driven by a pinch-roller between the inside rim and motor capstans. The white knobs adjusted the speed by moving the roller across the capstan's three diameters. The mic jack was whimsically labeled "Mike". c-1962"

During a walk, my sister took a photo of squirrels with their tails matted and knotted together. I’ve heard of rat kings, but would this be considered a squirrel king?

Thanks to Costco fueled bulk buying, between the last time I bought deodorant and this week, my deodorant changed from the Scent of Adventure to the Scent of Cypress.

So, a loca US basedl home school association actually has a football team. They’re doing okay in the state rankings (given the circumstances of not being a government backed public school or private donor slash multimillion dollar private school), but I really want to point out the local journalist here. They went out of their way to grab a super local/niche story and, not just report on it but, give it the star treatment. Bro went full NPR voice on an athletic program with like twelve to fifteen students. GOAT.

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Paywall removed: archive.is/iUz0v

Link goes to its Fandom wiki. I trust that you have your own extension that will redirect it to your preferred Fandom viewer.

I was relieved to see there were no bids on the Nazi trash.

Recently got some burritos from a food bank and while looking for cooking directions I found this nutrition chart. Never seen a food product use anything other than calories for energy, thought it was interesting.

perhaps infuriating and *oniony* too

Some may find it more medium than mild...

Did aliens settle in Kentucky? I missed that story.

https://time.com/5664393/bear-beekeeper-video/

The van was listed for sale on GovDeals. I thought the hard hat on the dash was a nice touch.