Whatever: The Open Lines Thread

[KSM]

LOL, his reputation is saved.

@Inglorious Bitch  Update:  I found out that Garth was Bart's giraffe! I'm heading to the zoo to try and sort all this out. Who knew Bart could reach the wondrous most pleasurable heights of a giraffes naughty place. Yucky


HammBurgah!!

[anniem]

Get out of here with your crinkle cut frozen fries.

Unless................

[Fancy Lady Boots]

Unless................

Crinkle fries are so nostalgic! Just like breakfast for lunch and pizza cut into rectangles, they transport me right back to grade school.

[TigerLily]

4 Winter Solstice Rituals From Around the World

Druids, pagans and revelers gather in the center of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England to celebrate winter solstice.
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The Krampus creature, an Austrian winter solstice ritual, lets himself be touched by onlookers prior to the annual Krampus night in Tyrol
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Dozens of people, lucky enough to be selected through an annual lottery, get the chance to stand inside the Newgrange monument in Ireland and absorb the first rays of the day as they fill the ancient chambers during the winter solstice
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In Japan, people traditionally soak in hot baths with the yuzu citrus fruit to welcome the winter solstice and protect their bodies from the common cold. A pair of adult capybara and three babies take a yuzu-yu, or a hot bath with yuzu citrus fruits, a winter solstice ritual
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[TigerLily]

The winter solstice falls on Dec. 21, 2018. The winter solstice is particularly special this year as the upcoming December full moon, named the Cold Moon, will be visible in the night sky along with the Ursid meteor shower.

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[MaxPower]

The Krampus creature, an Austrian winter solstice ritual, lets himself be touched by onlookers prior to the annual Krampus night in Tyrol
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That guy looks like a combination of Gritty and Peter Laviolette giving a post-game press conference

[Bart Ell]

[TigerLily]

In keeping with the Adam Sandler and holiday theme ...

lol. I actually forgot how funny this is. Haven't heard it in a few years. And love the pets in yarmulkes

[Fancy Lady Boots]

Thanks for sharing! Tommy Boy is one of my favorite comedies.

[Aquarius]

The winter solstice falls on Dec. 21, 2018. The winter solstice is particularly special this year as the upcoming December full moon, named the Cold Moon, will be visible in the night sky along with the Ursid meteor shower.

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I love this, and also your previous post about the solstice rituals around the world, @TigerLily! I was at a solstice celebration tonight which was absolutely beautiful, with many blessings and invocations for a better, happier, more balanced new year.

Blessed Solstice to you, and we all need to keep ourselves in balance around this very intense full moon, too! Intense emotions possible! +1

[sumethinz new]

You're most welcome, Dynamo. Sometimes it takes time. Today is my nephew's birthday, the one who committed suicide four years ago in March. I feel quite sad and reflective about him, and for some reason images of him as a toddler keep popping up unexpectedly in my mind, as I was very close to him when he was younger.

Truth is, he's probably happier over there (wherever "there" is), on the other side than he was here. Each year gets a little less hard, and soon I expect the measurement will switch over to gradually getting easier.

I don't know what lame but well-intentioned thoughts from an internet stranger like may mean to you, if anything, but sincere well wishes to you and your family during this and all seasons. Take care

[Spookcat]

4 Winter Solstice Rituals From Around the World
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In Japan, people traditionally soak in hot baths with the yuzu citrus fruit to welcome the winter solstice and protect their bodies from the common cold. A pair of adult capybara and three babies take a yuzu-yu, or a hot bath with yuzu citrus fruits, a winter solstice ritual
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https://twitter.com/capybarahp/status/1076299035676266496

[anniem]

https://twitter.com/capybarahp/status/1076299035676266496

Is the fruit lemony?

[twistedlogic]

I came over here to sit a bit, listen to the quiet. Had to get away from the crazy HW stuff. How about a comfy chair and a puppy.


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[TigerLily]

I came over here to sit a bit, listen to the quiet. Had to get away from the crazy HW stuff. How about a comfy chair and a puppy.


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That's what it's all about