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Just an egg with boxing gloves for hands from the '80s
Put Bernt back in a Fiat Tempra to give the marshals more time.
October 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Put Bernt back in a Fiat Tempra to give the marshals more time.
This gave me an intrusive thought which I foolishly searched for and found something horrible…
It looks like a mistake as their descriptions make no mention of any Bluetooth features. In our current a timeline though, I couldn't just automatically assume it was incorrect.
It looks like a mistake as their descriptions make no mention of any Bluetooth features. In our current a timeline though, I couldn't just automatically assume it was incorrect.
June 17, 2025 at 6:22 PM
This gave me an intrusive thought which I foolishly searched for and found something horrible…
It looks like a mistake as their descriptions make no mention of any Bluetooth features. In our current a timeline though, I couldn't just automatically assume it was incorrect.
It looks like a mistake as their descriptions make no mention of any Bluetooth features. In our current a timeline though, I couldn't just automatically assume it was incorrect.
There is something very weird going on with this story beyond the usual passive voice over who did the actual shooting.
The article you linked completely skips over these pretty important details with the phrase "rushed to a local hospital".
wgntv.com/news/chicago...
The article you linked completely skips over these pretty important details with the phrase "rushed to a local hospital".
wgntv.com/news/chicago...
June 6, 2025 at 7:13 PM
There is something very weird going on with this story beyond the usual passive voice over who did the actual shooting.
The article you linked completely skips over these pretty important details with the phrase "rushed to a local hospital".
wgntv.com/news/chicago...
The article you linked completely skips over these pretty important details with the phrase "rushed to a local hospital".
wgntv.com/news/chicago...
As a kid I had a book with lots of cool pictures from the movie before I saw it. Maybe that's why that really unexpectedly dark and confusing opening was so memorable.
Much like the youth of today I was just excited to watch some Tik-Tok!
Much like the youth of today I was just excited to watch some Tik-Tok!
May 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM
As a kid I had a book with lots of cool pictures from the movie before I saw it. Maybe that's why that really unexpectedly dark and confusing opening was so memorable.
Much like the youth of today I was just excited to watch some Tik-Tok!
Much like the youth of today I was just excited to watch some Tik-Tok!
That coat reminds me off something… OH NO!!!
March 28, 2025 at 10:29 PM
That coat reminds me off something… OH NO!!!
Wait, are we all tifosi now?
March 22, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Wait, are we all tifosi now?
This is why it's important to have a good pair for driving gloves.
January 28, 2025 at 3:56 AM
This is why it's important to have a good pair for driving gloves.
Thinking about him again.… [the Quiznos Coyote]
How was a wild coyote sat in the beverage cooler at a sub shop so incredibly photogenic?
How was a wild coyote sat in the beverage cooler at a sub shop so incredibly photogenic?
January 17, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Thinking about him again.… [the Quiznos Coyote]
How was a wild coyote sat in the beverage cooler at a sub shop so incredibly photogenic?
How was a wild coyote sat in the beverage cooler at a sub shop so incredibly photogenic?
"bikini batista" is a pretty amazing typo!
January 16, 2025 at 6:39 PM
"bikini batista" is a pretty amazing typo!
So the hole got fixed but where did all that water go?
They dug their way into this mess and they also dug their way out.
The water was drained into a much larger, deeper tunnel system, that is their currently ongoing wild infrastructure project, the massive Tunnel And Reservoir Plan (TARP) 14/
They dug their way into this mess and they also dug their way out.
The water was drained into a much larger, deeper tunnel system, that is their currently ongoing wild infrastructure project, the massive Tunnel And Reservoir Plan (TARP) 14/
December 28, 2024 at 5:00 PM
So the hole got fixed but where did all that water go?
They dug their way into this mess and they also dug their way out.
The water was drained into a much larger, deeper tunnel system, that is their currently ongoing wild infrastructure project, the massive Tunnel And Reservoir Plan (TARP) 14/
They dug their way into this mess and they also dug their way out.
The water was drained into a much larger, deeper tunnel system, that is their currently ongoing wild infrastructure project, the massive Tunnel And Reservoir Plan (TARP) 14/
Lots of buildings were closed off from the tunnels long before this but many of their obstructions weren't watertight.
That morning nobody knew where all this water was coming from but eventually fish spotted in the Merchandise Mart basement suggested the source was the river and likely nearby. 12/
That morning nobody knew where all this water was coming from but eventually fish spotted in the Merchandise Mart basement suggested the source was the river and likely nearby. 12/
December 28, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Lots of buildings were closed off from the tunnels long before this but many of their obstructions weren't watertight.
That morning nobody knew where all this water was coming from but eventually fish spotted in the Merchandise Mart basement suggested the source was the river and likely nearby. 12/
That morning nobody knew where all this water was coming from but eventually fish spotted in the Merchandise Mart basement suggested the source was the river and likely nearby. 12/
Erosion is a slow process but bureaucracy can be even slower and after 6 months, on April 13th 1992, nature won this particular race. A direct path for water from the river to enter the tunnel opened up.
Once water was flowing freely more could then flow at increasingly faster rates. 10/
Once water was flowing freely more could then flow at increasingly faster rates. 10/
December 28, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Erosion is a slow process but bureaucracy can be even slower and after 6 months, on April 13th 1992, nature won this particular race. A direct path for water from the river to enter the tunnel opened up.
Once water was flowing freely more could then flow at increasingly faster rates. 10/
Once water was flowing freely more could then flow at increasingly faster rates. 10/
A cable TV tech happened to be inspecting a cable running through the same tunnel shortly after and alerted the city.
Despite the pilings now being visible from the tunnel, water was barely leaking through so the city began to slowly figure out how to patch up a tunnel without a clear owner. 9/
Despite the pilings now being visible from the tunnel, water was barely leaking through so the city began to slowly figure out how to patch up a tunnel without a clear owner. 9/
December 28, 2024 at 5:00 PM
A cable TV tech happened to be inspecting a cable running through the same tunnel shortly after and alerted the city.
Despite the pilings now being visible from the tunnel, water was barely leaking through so the city began to slowly figure out how to patch up a tunnel without a clear owner. 9/
Despite the pilings now being visible from the tunnel, water was barely leaking through so the city began to slowly figure out how to patch up a tunnel without a clear owner. 9/
The Chicago Tunnel Company went bankrupt in 1956 and over the subsequent decades the network and its tunnels were abandoned leaving ownership (and maintenance) ambiguous.
Which brings us back to 1991 and the workers now driving new pilings into the riverbed next to the Kinzie Street bridge. 7/
Which brings us back to 1991 and the workers now driving new pilings into the riverbed next to the Kinzie Street bridge. 7/
December 28, 2024 at 5:00 PM
The Chicago Tunnel Company went bankrupt in 1956 and over the subsequent decades the network and its tunnels were abandoned leaving ownership (and maintenance) ambiguous.
Which brings us back to 1991 and the workers now driving new pilings into the riverbed next to the Kinzie Street bridge. 7/
Which brings us back to 1991 and the workers now driving new pilings into the riverbed next to the Kinzie Street bridge. 7/
By 1910 the CTC network had 60 miles of tunnels and connected many buildings with a supply of coal, goods, mail and even air.
Wait, air?
Any attached buildings could pay to draw in the 55℉ (13℃) air from the tunnels for cooling in the summer or as warmer fresh air for heating in the winter. 6/
Wait, air?
Any attached buildings could pay to draw in the 55℉ (13℃) air from the tunnels for cooling in the summer or as warmer fresh air for heating in the winter. 6/
December 28, 2024 at 5:00 PM
By 1910 the CTC network had 60 miles of tunnels and connected many buildings with a supply of coal, goods, mail and even air.
Wait, air?
Any attached buildings could pay to draw in the 55℉ (13℃) air from the tunnels for cooling in the summer or as warmer fresh air for heating in the winter. 6/
Wait, air?
Any attached buildings could pay to draw in the 55℉ (13℃) air from the tunnels for cooling in the summer or as warmer fresh air for heating in the winter. 6/
What probably does qualify as a wild infrastructure projects is the underground rail network that the Chicago Tunnel Company started operating in 1906.
The tunnels followed the streets of Chicago running at least 22.5 feet (6.86 m) below.
They later inspired London's Post Office Railway. 5/
The tunnels followed the streets of Chicago running at least 22.5 feet (6.86 m) below.
They later inspired London's Post Office Railway. 5/
December 28, 2024 at 5:00 PM
What probably does qualify as a wild infrastructure projects is the underground rail network that the Chicago Tunnel Company started operating in 1906.
The tunnels followed the streets of Chicago running at least 22.5 feet (6.86 m) below.
They later inspired London's Post Office Railway. 5/
The tunnels followed the streets of Chicago running at least 22.5 feet (6.86 m) below.
They later inspired London's Post Office Railway. 5/
Wood left in water doesn't stay in great condition and in 1991 the pilings around the Kinzie Street bridge needed replacing.
The Great Lakes Dock and Dredge company got the job but concerns with damaging the Bridge Tender's House lead to them driving the new pilings a few feet further southeast. 3/
The Great Lakes Dock and Dredge company got the job but concerns with damaging the Bridge Tender's House lead to them driving the new pilings a few feet further southeast. 3/
December 28, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Wood left in water doesn't stay in great condition and in 1991 the pilings around the Kinzie Street bridge needed replacing.
The Great Lakes Dock and Dredge company got the job but concerns with damaging the Bridge Tender's House lead to them driving the new pilings a few feet further southeast. 3/
The Great Lakes Dock and Dredge company got the job but concerns with damaging the Bridge Tender's House lead to them driving the new pilings a few feet further southeast. 3/
In order to protect Kinzie Street bridge's more sensitive bits from floating things that may get some silly ideas it is surrounded by a series of hexagonal groups of 32 wooden pilings
Groups of pilings like these are called dolphins 🐬(not relevant but it is a fun bit of trivia) 2/
Groups of pilings like these are called dolphins 🐬(not relevant but it is a fun bit of trivia) 2/
December 28, 2024 at 5:00 PM
In order to protect Kinzie Street bridge's more sensitive bits from floating things that may get some silly ideas it is surrounded by a series of hexagonal groups of 32 wooden pilings
Groups of pilings like these are called dolphins 🐬(not relevant but it is a fun bit of trivia) 2/
Groups of pilings like these are called dolphins 🐬(not relevant but it is a fun bit of trivia) 2/
It's an amazingly flexible script too.
On a trip to Morocco my friend who'd had learnt Arabic at college got very excited when she saw her first can of 7up in Arabic!
On a trip to Morocco my friend who'd had learnt Arabic at college got very excited when she saw her first can of 7up in Arabic!
December 2, 2024 at 6:04 PM
It's an amazingly flexible script too.
On a trip to Morocco my friend who'd had learnt Arabic at college got very excited when she saw her first can of 7up in Arabic!
On a trip to Morocco my friend who'd had learnt Arabic at college got very excited when she saw her first can of 7up in Arabic!
Inspired by @funranium.bsky.social 's warning sign, I thought areas subjected to engineers deserved an appropriate hazard symbol to go with it.
November 10, 2024 at 3:15 AM
Inspired by @funranium.bsky.social 's warning sign, I thought areas subjected to engineers deserved an appropriate hazard symbol to go with it.
Every time Gerry Adams is mentioned I can't help but immediately remember him setting up possibly the greatest reply of all time over on the Bad Place.
October 21, 2024 at 7:34 PM
Every time Gerry Adams is mentioned I can't help but immediately remember him setting up possibly the greatest reply of all time over on the Bad Place.
I love this Thai restaurant's subtle roasting of it's customers.
October 3, 2024 at 1:59 AM
I love this Thai restaurant's subtle roasting of it's customers.