Today's Funny Stuff: Baseball and Billings Bridge and Penquins and more

I know I'm pushing the season a little -- six weeks until opening day! - but in honour of Superbowl Weekend, here's some baseball stuff:

Some of the worst baseball you’ll ever see
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— Shit Bsb Players Say (@ShitBsbPlyrsSay) February 11, 2023

I now subscribe to a substack newsletter Dead Legends, which this week talked about The Pine Tar Incident. See the newsletter for the full story in all its glory.

“The Pine Tar Incident”
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— Shit Bsb Players Say (@ShitBsbPlyrsSay) May 21, 2021

Loved Billy Martin's comment here "When you win the game, you don't protest."

“Old Days”An”Angelic”Billy Martin explains the
”Pine Tar Incident” In a 1983 interview with Bill White.#Yankees #NYC #kansascity #Royals #1980s #MLB

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— Tom's Old Days (@sigg20) October 8, 2022

The news tonight in baseball is that now the LA Dodgers have been accused of stealing signs in the 2018 World Series, which they lost in five games to Boston anyway, so whatever they may have been doing, it didn't do them any good. 

I found this quite touching:

This is how much baseball means to the people who play it! https://t.co/70joPVGQAB

— Cathie from Canada 🇨🇦 😷🏳️‍🌈 (@CathieCanada) February 12, 2023

Baseball is now getting dragged into the US culture wars - school districts in Florida are preemptively removing biographies of players like Roberto Clemente and Hank Aaron, apparently because nobody wants to find themselves targetted by Florida's asshole governor Ron DeSantis nor his redneck supporters. 

Jemelle Hill asks an excellent question here:

Serious question: Where is @MLB? They’ve removed this book and Hank Aaron’s. MLB really should assert itself here and let @RonDeSantisFL know this is unacceptable. In fact, if I were the Rays & Marlins, I’d give away copies of this book to fans on Opening Day. https://t.co/U1MeQeMEUy

— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) February 12, 2023

And LeBron James achieved the most points in NBA history this week -- this great video show all of LeBron's buckets:

All The King’s Buckets. pic.twitter.com/lzIultYSee

— Kirk Goldsberry (@kirkgoldsberry) February 8, 2023

Moving on, remember The Battle of Billings Bridge, during the Ottawa Occupation a year ago? It was just about the only time that the people of Ottawa successfully fought back against the Convoy and against the Ottawa police.

I was in there somewhere. What a day.

— ArielTroster (she/her) (@ArielTroster) February 9, 2023

So this week somebody put up a "plaque" to commemorate the battle. Of course, the city of Ottawa took it down almost immediately, thereby demonstrating how decisevely they could act when it is really important! 

But it was a thing of beauty while it lasted:

I am impressed that whoever made this plaque managed to cast it in brass and attach it to Billings Bridge. I have very fond memories of that very cold day one year ago, of citizens taking action when the city failed us. Worth commemorating, IMO.https://t.co/272X9klLCZ

— ArielTroster (she/her) (@ArielTroster) February 9, 2023

A brass "Battle of Billings Bridge" plaque honouring everyday citizens who stood against the Ottawa convoy occupation has appeared on the Billings Bridge in Ottawa.
"This plaque commemorates the ordinary people who did something extraordinary when their leaders would not." pic.twitter.com/f35JA2aRyG

— Alison Creekside (@CreeksideAlison) February 9, 2023

Looks like the City of Ottawa removed the Billings Bridge plaque a lot faster than they removed the Convoy a year ago! https://t.co/JXmEqKoVay

— Cathie from Canada 🇨🇦 😷🏳️‍🌈 (@CathieCanada) February 10, 2023

Moving on:

Should have brought the cat to work today, just so I could bother him when I'm bored

— Erik Loomis (@ErikLoomis) February 7, 2023

The bad news is my 2023 work slump is real.

The good news is I’ve never been better at Call of Duty.

— David Moscrop: Subscribe to my Substack. It’s fun! (@David_Moscrop) February 8, 2023

one of the most underrated aspects of being an adult is that you don’t get yelled at anymore. at least i don’t. the moment somebody raises their voice one decibel above my comfort zone i just say nope and leave. we’re not getting yelled at. go fuck yourself. not doing it.

— world famous art thief (@CalmSporting) February 5, 2023

Moving on, here's some penguin stuff:

Twitter has taught me that I really really love penguins!! https://t.co/xiFmlhd1CI

— Jimmy🐠Swimmy 🌊 (@ArtsyFish007) October 25, 2022

When 2 groups of penguins meet on the road, they stop for a short exchange of information. When one of them moves in with the wrong group, a friend goes after him to bring him back🙂🐧🐧🐧 pic.twitter.com/W3y4ZwxdiW

— Tansu YEĞEN (@TansuYegen) September 23, 2022

New Species Discovered: The Largest Penguin That Ever Lived https://t.co/RvdUH04dFZ

— SciTechDaily (@SciTechDaily1) February 12, 2023

I love this graphic from an article talking about the hugest penguin ever pic.twitter.com/3pUQJXMz1T

— B J O'Shea (self parody) (@brentusjoshea) February 11, 2023

Wait for it!

Like a scene from laurel and hardy #waitforit pic.twitter.com/GPCnZnxvDZ

— CCTV_IDIOTS (@cctv_idiots) February 4, 2023

This is strangely fascinating:

Monkey’s fist knot pic.twitter.com/g3MiB6Igi8

— Battlefront (@battlefront_org) February 4, 2023

As is this:

Parallel landing of an A350 and a 737 at SFO!

📹: NickFlightX pic.twitter.com/uhWwWtVKnS

— Aviation (@ilove_aviation) February 4, 2023

Ahhh!

Somebody needs this right now 🐈‍⬛ 🐕 pic.twitter.com/yxnIbmPBe4

— TG (@TG22110) February 10, 2023