A friend and I were walking to the dog park, she was about 10 feet ahead of me on the path. All of a sudden a possum dropped to the ground between us with a loud THONK!, after a moment or two, it got to its feet and staggered off. We theorized it was asleep in a tree and fell off its branch. Once we saw it was okay, we couldn't help laughing, now referred to as "The Flying Possum Incident."
Any fans of Kath And Kim in the house? Because OMG, they make me think of Kath Day and her guy Kel Night about to kiss! Thanks for the giggles, Martini! And I hope you have a wonderful weekend, too.
Not enough, I think. Doesn't Australia have a major problem with (foreign) rabbits? If Tasmanian devils were native there, I'd think reintroducing them could have helped with the rabbit infestation.
my memory may well be faulty, but from what I recall the animators wanted a new Bugs Bunny foil, and liked the name 'tasmanian devil', but had no idea what one looked like, and not having the internet or a decent encyclopedia handy, just decided to wing it.
I admit that I am a prolific gambler. I have a very specific game I like to gamble on. It is called, "Are these leftovers still edible?" I rarely lose.
I've noticed a junk mail from a legal firm asking if I am eligible for a settlement in a suit against an on line gambling site. It goes away with all the rest.
Here’s how I “won” about 3000 on sports gambling sites.
When you’re a new customer many sites offer you like 300 in “bonus bets” if you just bet like 5 dollars to suck you in. They are all slightly different versions of this although I noticed they’ve cut back on their sign up bonuses a bit since 3 years ago. I signed up for every site that offered it. There were 5. So initial investment was about 40 bucks and I got about 1500 in bonus bets. I bet 2 team parlays on each bonus bet and hit on about two per site with a couple big wins here and there. I took out my original 40 dollars plus 60 percent of my free winnings, kept betting with the rest (because none of it was my money), won about 30 percent of those parlay bets, pulled all my money out once I met the agreed requirements with the bonus bets, deleted all the Apps except one that I use for maybe 1 bet a month for 50 bucks if it’s a game I’m going to watch anyway.
The key is to take their free money and walk away.
"The Federal Communications Commission has signed off on broadcast station owner Nexstar’s $6.2 billion deal to acquire rival company Tegna, a merger that would create the largest operator of local television stations in the country.
In a news release Thursday, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said the agency waived a rule that bars a single company from owning TV stations reaching more than 39% of U.S. households. The combined entity would cover at least 60%.
“Waiving that rule here is consistent with longstanding FCC authorities and doing so promotes the underlying purpose of the FCC’s media regulations by promoting competition, localism, and diversity,” Carr said in a statement.
The FCC’s announcement came less than a day after a coalition of attorneys general for eight states, including California and New York, filed a lawsuit seeking to block the merger, arguing that the tie-up violates federal antitrust law....
...When requests for federal approval were sent to the FCC in early December, Nexstar operated 201 stations in 116 television markets while Tegna operated 64 full-power broadcast television stations, an AM radio station and an FM radio station...."
What isn't mentioned is that the two organizations were competing in the Western NY/Buffalo TV market. The idea that merging the companies would "promote competition, localism, and diversity" is total gaslighting ( BTW, what is this about "diversity"? I thought that was all banned by Trump's assholes. I guess Carr just forgot about that. )
Your hed gif info: https://martiniambassador.substack.com/p/tasmanian-devils
And meme chat: https://open.substack.com/chat/posts/307af150-5144-485b-883d-1ea1791bf340?utm_source=share
A friend and I were walking to the dog park, she was about 10 feet ahead of me on the path. All of a sudden a possum dropped to the ground between us with a loud THONK!, after a moment or two, it got to its feet and staggered off. We theorized it was asleep in a tree and fell off its branch. Once we saw it was okay, we couldn't help laughing, now referred to as "The Flying Possum Incident."
The Tasmanian Devil
is small but tough
he’ll take on any beast
no matter how rough
Any fans of Kath And Kim in the house? Because OMG, they make me think of Kath Day and her guy Kel Night about to kiss! Thanks for the giggles, Martini! And I hope you have a wonderful weekend, too.
Beautiful
And then they grow up to be this
https://youtu.be/c54SvkgQ04A?si=hBg4hbYw0_JZto3J
Cute little monsters.
Devilishly cute, one might say
My Tasmanian devils have been going through chew toys at an alarming rate.
Mine live inside me. When I'm stressed they just gnaw away at the nearest organ.
Aren’t they particularly fond of eating…rabbits?
Not enough, I think. Doesn't Australia have a major problem with (foreign) rabbits? If Tasmanian devils were native there, I'd think reintroducing them could have helped with the rabbit infestation.
Juan has the same coloration and makes similar noises to Tasmanian Devils. I was told he was a chihuahua and rat terrier mix, but now I wonder.
Once again, I must complain that Mrs. Skunk & I did not consent to the trail cam placed in our boudoir.
Kittehs!
Aww. I want to skritch them under their cute and scary jaws.
Tasmanian devils are cute little critters.
https://tinyurl.com/3v69jw22
Really? Ask Bugs Bunny.
(Am I the only person who was terribly disappointed that the actual Tasmanian Devil looks and acts nothing like the Looney Tunes version?)
I am also terribly disappointed. But then I’m also disappointed that rabbits don’t speak with a Brooklyn accent.
my memory may well be faulty, but from what I recall the animators wanted a new Bugs Bunny foil, and liked the name 'tasmanian devil', but had no idea what one looked like, and not having the internet or a decent encyclopedia handy, just decided to wing it.
But they make horrid noises like most all marsupials.
Hey! They don't look like the one in Looney Tunes!
Why ain't they spinning like a tornado, like the one in Looney Tunes!
They're just babies. They don't know how to do that yet.
It's like that Star Trek episode where Worf travels back to the original Enterprise and encounters OG Klingons.
They don't like to talk about it.
That's showbiz for ya.
That's all folks!!
The Aussie possum in the airport shop is my favorite story of the week.
The possum reminds me of a couple of our cats.
https://open.substack.com/chat/posts/307af150-5144-485b-883d-1ea1791bf340?target_reply_id=d8414e94-d6f3-43d9-aa57-1da6e8fe8eca&showTarget=true
Ryan Clark - wow! Thank you.
So, a Former Senator now feels free to tell the truth?
The only logical conclusion is that we need a lot more Former Senators.
I admit that I am a prolific gambler. I have a very specific game I like to gamble on. It is called, "Are these leftovers still edible?" I rarely lose.
Fuck RFK Jr. with a barrel cactus.
An incredibly eloquent criticism of our embarrassing government by Ryan Clark. He really nailed it.
I've noticed a junk mail from a legal firm asking if I am eligible for a settlement in a suit against an on line gambling site. It goes away with all the rest.
"Lemon Pound Cake"??? I'm not a sheriff...
Here’s how I “won” about 3000 on sports gambling sites.
When you’re a new customer many sites offer you like 300 in “bonus bets” if you just bet like 5 dollars to suck you in. They are all slightly different versions of this although I noticed they’ve cut back on their sign up bonuses a bit since 3 years ago. I signed up for every site that offered it. There were 5. So initial investment was about 40 bucks and I got about 1500 in bonus bets. I bet 2 team parlays on each bonus bet and hit on about two per site with a couple big wins here and there. I took out my original 40 dollars plus 60 percent of my free winnings, kept betting with the rest (because none of it was my money), won about 30 percent of those parlay bets, pulled all my money out once I met the agreed requirements with the bonus bets, deleted all the Apps except one that I use for maybe 1 bet a month for 50 bucks if it’s a game I’m going to watch anyway.
The key is to take their free money and walk away.
Chuck Norris cannot beat Death.
No doubt someone has posted about this, but Chuck Norris has died. I guess he couldn't just roundhouse kick Death in the face.
The march of media consolidation continues:
Link: https://www.nbcnews.com/business/media/fcc-greenlights-nexstars-62b-merger-rival-tv-station-owner-tegna-rcna237953
"The Federal Communications Commission has signed off on broadcast station owner Nexstar’s $6.2 billion deal to acquire rival company Tegna, a merger that would create the largest operator of local television stations in the country.
In a news release Thursday, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said the agency waived a rule that bars a single company from owning TV stations reaching more than 39% of U.S. households. The combined entity would cover at least 60%.
“Waiving that rule here is consistent with longstanding FCC authorities and doing so promotes the underlying purpose of the FCC’s media regulations by promoting competition, localism, and diversity,” Carr said in a statement.
The FCC’s announcement came less than a day after a coalition of attorneys general for eight states, including California and New York, filed a lawsuit seeking to block the merger, arguing that the tie-up violates federal antitrust law....
...When requests for federal approval were sent to the FCC in early December, Nexstar operated 201 stations in 116 television markets while Tegna operated 64 full-power broadcast television stations, an AM radio station and an FM radio station...."
What isn't mentioned is that the two organizations were competing in the Western NY/Buffalo TV market. The idea that merging the companies would "promote competition, localism, and diversity" is total gaslighting ( BTW, what is this about "diversity"? I thought that was all banned by Trump's assholes. I guess Carr just forgot about that. )
They don't even bother to lie anymore.
TGIF with Tab's and Coffee in the Morning ☕💯👍
Online sports gambling personifies the worst of America. Stephen Colbert was righteous to tell Fanduel to eat shit on national TV.