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Cat Dimensions

by Bunk Five Hawks X ( 43 Comments › )
Filed under Humor, OOT, Open thread at November 2nd, 2011 - 11:00 pm


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It’s a well known fact that cats see in 10 dimensions simultaneously; this one is obviously focused on dimension 3.5, where the force of gravity is 90 degrees from the vertical.

Oh yeah, it’s cute now. Just wait until that silent-running Prius comes around the corner and kitty becomes eco-art, and when that happens you’ll see it first on The Overnight Open Thread.

Dia de Los Muertes

by Bunk Five Hawks X ( 36 Comments › )
Filed under Art, History, Humor, Mexico, OOT, Open thread at November 1st, 2011 - 11:00 pm


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November 1 is All Souls’ Day (All Saints’ Day) but it’s also El Dia de Los Inocentes, a remembrance of deceased children and infants, and I don’t think that’s ghoulish at all.

November 2 is celebrated in many Latin countries as “The Day of The Dead.” Although I like George Romero’s movies as much as the next guy, I find it’s best to discuss cultural nuances with the denizens of The Overnight Open Thread.

Ska-letons

by Bunk Five Hawks X ( 47 Comments › )
Filed under Art, Humor, Music, OOT, Open thread at October 31st, 2011 - 11:00 pm

Looks like they’re dancing to Woolly Bully. Guess which one’s the white guy.

I was going to post a vid of a skanky German band (Die Skaletons) but I like the little boney guy better, rockin’ out on The Overnight Open Thread.

3,000 Pumpkins

by Bunk Five Hawks X ( 32 Comments › )
Filed under Art, Humor, OOT, Open thread at October 30th, 2011 - 11:00 pm

Mayor Griffith sure knows how to scare the Kenova Fire Department. [Image from here, story from WCHS.]

Kenova , Wayne County , West Virginia

Owner and Kenova mayor Ric Griffith says, “I’ve met thousands and thousands of people who get involved with this every year, and feel part of it, and that’s the most heartwarming thing.”

Every person has a job. Griffith says, “People can rinse them, they can carry them, they can help scoop them. They don’t have to be artists, we do the drawings, but we just have them carve them with the jigsaws. This is getting the community involved, and helping us present this, and it’s always fun to have the kids and the adults help us.”

Every pumpkin has a place. Whether on the wall, in the sports section, the cat choir, or looking out from above, when the sun goes down, the pumpkins all work together to create an awe-inspiring glow.
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Three thousand total -each uniquely carved by hundreds of volunteers who work almost around the clock until the last pumpkin takes the stage, and the people can sit back… and enjoy the show.

Of course it’s always Trick or Treat Night here (but mostly the latter) so pull up a seat and we’ll carve up The Overnight Open Thread.