Sunday, September 27, 2026

Sunday Funday: Interesting Posts, Funny Posts, Getting Old(er), TrumpWatch, and Animal Crackers

For some reason, I keep seeing alligator memes these days. Maybe we're all a little more nervous than we want to admit


Interesting Posts
What a road trip!


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— WholesomeMemes (@wholesomememe.bsky.social) September 24, 2026 at 9:31 PM
I didn't know that Maya Turner has been the kicker on the University of Manitoba Bisons for five years - great player and a fascinating story

Even on nights like this, Maya Turner can appreciate how far she’s come.

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— Winnipeg Free Press (@winnipegfreepress.com) September 26, 2026 at 10:19 PM
This is tragic, but beautiful

The Stolen Neighbors Quilt was revealed this week at the Minnesota State Capitol. 100 people worked in it for 6 months. Its 11,000 squares represent the number of people abducted by ICE in Minnesota during Operation Metro Surge.

- Eyes On Ice

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Some fascinating pictures

This is not a photograph. It’s called Oak Grove, and it was painted in 1887 by Ivan Shishkin. Every furrow of bark, every leaf, every blade of grass in the shade of these old oaks was put there by hand. Shishkin painted trees so faithfully that his canvases are less like pictures of a forest and more like portraits of the trees themselves, each one rendered down to its smallest detail. He spent his life wandering the woods near his home outside Saint Petersburg, studying nature so closely that Russia gave him a nickname: the singer of the Russian woods. What I love most is that these oaks feel so alive, you can almost feel the coolness of their shade on your skin. And like very old trees in real life, they make you feel small in the best way possible, as if they have seen everything and are telling you that it will all be alright... I started my newsletter because the past is full of masterpieces like this one, and so few people ever stop to give them the attention they deserve. Every week I try to. If that is something you'd like to be part of, simply subscribe! And if you'd like to support my work, a paid subscription is what makes it possible. Thanks for reading.

- James Lucas

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— WholesomeMemes (@wholesomememe.bsky.social) September 22, 2026 at 3:30 AM

Nobody painted water like Anders Zorn. Outrageous.

- Beauty Matters

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Funny posts

Time for a French lesson. πŸ‡«πŸ‡·❤️πŸ™πŸΌ

- Le Simple Sudiste

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I did not know there was a National Lumberjack Day

It’s National Lumberjack Day (sorry for the earworm)! See more of my comic Day By Dave at: https://www.gocomics.com/day-by-dave

- Dave Whamond

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Told my date I wanted to go to the most expensive place in DC so he took me to the Exxon in Georgetown.

— π•Šπ•¦π•Ÿπ••π•’π•– 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 (@sundaedivine.lol) September 20, 2026 at 5:04 PM

My husband wants a smart home. Smart thermostat. Smart TV. Smart lights. My dream home has a light switch that turns on the light. I don’t want to download an app, remember a password, negotiate with the refrigerator, or have Alexa enter a conversation she wasn’t invited to. I would like my appliances to remain professionally distant.

- Amy Hale

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— WholesomeMemes (@wholesomememe.bsky.social) September 22, 2026 at 9:30 AM

- Miguel Gonzalez

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Does everyone remember Ram Jam's Black Betty?

What is wrong with me? And why can’t I stop fucking laughing at this?

- Meaghan Wilson Anastasios

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Watching television


 

- KGB Report by Kevin G. Barkes

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- Science Is Fun

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More fun with Venns

 

- Joel J Miller

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This ad is terrific

This. Is. Brilliant. Crying with laughter here. An independant candidate for the US Senate just released the campaign ad to end all campaign ads. I….. no words. Perfection, Todd Achilles. You deserve to win, if only for this. πŸ‘

- Meaghan Wilson Anastasios

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Some Canadian funnies

Things Canadians have said with complete sincerity: "It's only -12." "The lake's warm once you're in." "The mosquitoes aren't that bad tonight." "The drive's only three hours." We are an optimistic people. #MadeOfMaple

- MadeofMaple

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Every autumn, Canadians engage in a yearly competition nationwide. It is not for the faint of heart and takes incredible willpower. We do it to test our resolve and mettle and it makes us all stronger. We call it: "Who will be the last Canadian to turn on the furnace?"

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— Canadian History Ehx (@cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social) September 26, 2026 at 10:04 AM
By the way, has anybody figured out what time it will be on November 1st? Seems to me Canada is going to be bouncing all over the place. Here's the latest map I could find

Canada's winter time zones this year are going to be so stupid but I don't caaaarrrreeee because I don't have to change my clocks!

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— Lyndall (@lyndallc.bsky.social) September 20, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Here is Poilievre's latest - I think he's trying to imply that he's so much younger than Carney or Lewis, but its just not working ...

First poll in the wake of Pierre Poilievre's AI rap video shows NDP within 4 pts of displacing Conservatives as 2nd party

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— Luke LeBrun (@lukelebrun.ca) September 26, 2026 at 10:39 PM


Getting Old(er)

The years between fifty and seventy are the hardest. You are always being asked to do more, and you are not yet decrepit enough to turn them down. --T.S. Eliot

- KGB Report by Kevin G. Barkes

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Can't believe I made it to 79. I mean, holy cow!

— Stephen King (@stephenking.bsky.social) September 21, 2026 at 5:30 AM


TrumpWatch - posts about the world's most anticipated event


When it happens, you'll know.

— kenofseattle (@kenofseattle.bsky.social) September 21, 2026 at 12:47 AM

Soon motherfucker. Soon.

- I Fucking Love Australia

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The peel of celebratory church bells across the nation will suffice.

- Kenneth Bishop

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Animal Crackers

After a long day at the aquarium, the otters help tidy their toys away. Payment is made promptly and entirely in ice cubes.

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— In Otter News (@in-otter-news.bsky.social) September 26, 2026 at 9:56 AM

Woman using her hands to remove trash from the mouth of a whale. [πŸ“Ή globetrottingboes] Repost of @BeyondIntrst: Original post

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— Massimo (mirror) (@rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social) September 22, 2026 at 12:24 AM

πŸ’–πŸ€ŽπŸ§‘ love is love πŸ’–πŸ’šπŸ’›

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— πŸ’™πŸͺ„ Keep Rising πŸͺ„πŸ’™ (@keeprising.bsky.social) September 24, 2026 at 11:00 AM

When you're ticked off and a friend sends you something to make you feel better. πŸ‘πŸ”Š

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— AgonyFlips (@agonyflips.bsky.social) September 20, 2026 at 4:46 PM

@glynis_leigh shares the story of two best friends: πŸ”Š #AGoodPlace

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— Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ (@snarkysillysad.bsky.social) September 26, 2026 at 5:19 AM

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- Carlita Shaw

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Oops never mind

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— ContempraInn 🌹 (@contemprainn.bsky.social) September 26, 2026 at 7:40 PM

πŸ’š happy fall y'all πŸπŸ’›πŸ€ŽπŸ§‘πŸ‚ #dogsky #dogs #love πŸ’›πŸ€ŽπŸ§‘

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— πŸ’™πŸͺ„ Keep Rising πŸͺ„πŸ’™ (@keeprising.bsky.social) September 22, 2026 at 7:00 AM

- KGB Report by Kevin G. Barkes

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This dog does not just obey commands, it solves problems like a toddler would, testing strategies until one works.

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— Digital Brain (@yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social) September 26, 2026 at 5:10 AM




2 comments:

Northern PoV said...

It is getting very difficult to avoid feature-laden-confusing appliances.

We drew the line at 'Smart Lights':
We moved into a new (for us) apartment 5 years ago. The hallway had two smart lights. I promptly downloaded the app then set the lights up to gentle white. (It had all colours even strobe function!)
Alas the lights had their own ideas and constantly went rogue in different directions.
After one year we needed some other electric work done and replaced the lights. A marked improvement in quality of life ensued. :-)

Cathie from Canada said...

I read this week that a Samsung fridge software update caused the fridges to lock and owners couldn't open them - basically they were "bricked". So much for smart..