The Random, Meaningless Announcements Thread 3!

[Wu Wei]

I'd say they just fire them and hire me because you would have had that list securely places with the equipment.
But then again I do get along with Germans quite fine.

Would that I could......

 

[Stevicus]

Bee swarm at Chase Field:

Watch: Pest control ace clears Dodgers-Diamondbacks bee swarm, throws first pitch - UPI.com

A pest control professional cleared a bee swarm of thousands while fans roared and later earned the nod for ceremonial first pitch before a delayed game Los Angeles Dodgers-Arizona Diamondbacks matchup in Phoenix.

www.upi.com

Hilton said that he left his son's tee ball game in Sunrise, Ariz., and drove about 30 miles to Chase Stadium. He put on a beekeeper outfit and used a scissor lift to ride under the bee swarm. The lift then elevated Hilton closer to danger before he used a non-pesticide spray on the swarm and vacuumed up the bees.

The crowd chanted "MVP" for the pest control ace as he was lowered back down to the field level. The Beatles' "Let it Bee" and Bonnie Tyler's "Holding Out for a Hero" played through the stadium speakers during the sequence.

Hilton then took to the mound, while still in his beekeeper outfit, and buzzed in his ceremonial first pitch.

"I didn't feel very prepared," Hilton said. "I'm not the best thrower in the world. ... It definitely wasn't a strike."

Hilton said there was a high probability that the pests were Africanized honey bees, also known as killer bees

They probably were killer bees.

 

[Wu Wei]

Bee swarm at Chase Field:

Watch: Pest control ace clears Dodgers-Diamondbacks bee swarm, throws first pitch - UPI.com

A pest control professional cleared a bee swarm of thousands while fans roared and later earned the nod for ceremonial first pitch before a delayed game Los Angeles Dodgers-Arizona Diamondbacks matchup in Phoenix.

www.upi.com

They probably were killer bees.

 

[sun rise]

In case anyone is interested, today is the National Day of Prayer:

National Day of Prayer - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

It's also the National Day of Reason:

National Day of Reason - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

So what's a good reasonable prayer for today?

 

[JustGeorge]

So what's a good reasonable prayer for today?

"May the powers that be give us a safe and reasonable day."

Though that might be unreasonable of me to ask...

 

[Wu Wei]

So what's a good reasonable prayer for today?

And the Lord spake, saying, “First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin. Then shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who, being naughty in my sight, shall snuff it.

 

[Stevicus]

So what's a good reasonable prayer for today?

A prayer for reason and rationality.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

My shoulder needs to cooperate and quit hurting.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

In case anyone is interested, today is the National Day of Prayer Flagrant Disregard for the First:

Fixed it.

 

[Wu Wei]

My shoulder needs to cooperate and quit hurting.

My shoulders are stiff and my arms are sore from the wrist to the elbow...and only there, on both arms....and I have no energy..... I blame the booster shot I had to get yesterday for my upcoming China trip

 

[sun rise]

Somehow for me this fits today

 

[Stevicus]

The local forecast is calling for a 1% chance of rain from 2p to 6p this afternoon. 1% chance of rain. The remainder of the day, it says 0% chance.

 

[Kathryn]

This thread is cracking me up. Also, weirdly, my knee hurts very badly. I did not injure it to my knowledge. It just started hurting. Strange.

 

[Stevicus]

The average ticket price for the Kentucky Derby this weekend is $1000. The best seats are as high as $16,000.

Kentucky Derby Ticket Prices Near Record Over $1,000 On Average

The most expensive tickets available to the 150th Kentucky Derby on Saturday cost over $16,700.

www.forbes.com

I wonder if @We Never Know or @icehorse is in this year's race.

The 150th Kentucky Derby Post Draw, Odds And 2024 Top Win Contenders

It’s Derby week, and the post position draw and odds are set a week before the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby.

www.forbes.com

The opening parimutuel odds show Fierceness (5/2), Sierra Leone (3/1) Catching Freedom (8/1), Just a Touch (10/1) and the Japanese horse Forever Young (10/1) as the top favorites and win contenders in the 20-horse field. Will any of these leading 3-year-olds win the Run for the Roses and prove best in the 2024 Kentucky Derby?

Tune in on NBC Saturday, May 4 at 6:57 p.m. ET from Churchill Downs for Race 12 and the 2024 Kentucky Derby, with a record prize pool of $5 million. The $1.5 million Kentucky Oaks is Race 11 on Friday, May 3 at 5:51 p.m. ET, with 14 3-year-old fillies looking to cash in.

 

[Wu Wei]

Strange day.... inside I'm just chill, calm, relaxed.... body, especially arms, are tense..... ears muffled.... with a slight headache

 

[sun rise]

 

[Wu Wei]

 

[sun rise]

This is a very helpful idea. The rest are here 50 Of The Funniest Classical Art Memes To Make Your Daily Coffee Break More Enjoyable (New Pics)

 

[Wu Wei]

This is a very helpful idea. The rest are here 50 Of The Funniest Classical Art Memes To Make Your Daily Coffee Break More Enjoyable (New Pics)

Great idea....I think I will cross work off my list for the rest of the day.... and just go home..... TTFN

 

[Stevicus]