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SusanSunshine
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Reply to  nighthawks
9 months ago

I know she’s not a basset… But she’s beautiful anyway.

happyhappyhappy
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Reply to  nighthawks
9 months ago

Buddy is not the goodest. Not by a long site. Goof.

Liverlips McCracken
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Reply to  nighthawks
9 months ago

Whippet good.

Alexikakos
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Reply to  nighthawks
9 months ago
SusanSunshine
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Reply to  nighthawks
9 months ago

I forget they can do that….

It startles me every time. 😯

happyhappyhappy
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Reply to  nighthawks
9 months ago

Looks like she might be oiling her feathers.

SusanSunshine
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Reply to  happyhappyhappy
9 months ago

With her beak pointing up?

Not meaning that’s wrong… just that I don’t know how it works.

Last edited 9 months ago by SusanSunshine
Alexikakos
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9 months ago

 
I think Happy³ is right.
A 54 second video of a bald eagle oiling its feathers.
Watch closely from the 45 second mark; there’s a split second where its beak appears to be upside down.
I’m not sure this will work as a posted video. If it doesn’t for you, my Google search term was:
 
how do bald eagles oil their feathers
 
The video is the TikTok one that should appear about halfway down the search page.
 

@saintsinneridiot

Bald Eagles have uropygial gland (preening gland) that produces an oily, waxy substance that helps waterproof feathers and keep them flexabile. It’s located near the base of their tail. This eagle is spreading the oil and cleaning/ protecting its feathers. #baldeagle #bird #preening #virginia #dykemarshwildlifepreserve

♬ original sound – ssiphoto


 

 

Clicking on the circular arrow restarts the video on my machine so it should for others’ as well.
 

Last edited 9 months ago by Alexikakos
happyhappyhappy
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Reply to  SusanSunshine
9 months ago

All of my small birds have done that. As a rule, most birds necks are quite flexible.

P51Strega
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Reply to  happyhappyhappy
9 months ago

I would never have guessed they could do that.

SusanSunshine
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Reply to  nighthawks
9 months ago

Might be nice if he said how many men, wanted for what, which train, what location….

Maybe he even knows their names and could give brief descriptions.

Silly details, I know….

But possibly helpful, unless guessing is part of the fun.

P51Strega
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Reply to  SusanSunshine
9 months ago

Having flown small planes, I’d like to know how he could determine that they were wanted men. Assuming, since they are “against crime”, that they are obeying FAA regulations and remaining at least 1000′ away from human structures and vehicles.

Liverlips McCracken
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Reply to  nighthawks
9 months ago

“Men against crime” Kind of broad-brush, non-specific, isn’t it? Are they “against” just on general principles? Which men? Do they have something in common? Do they have any super powers?

SusanSunshine
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Reply to  Alexikakos
9 months ago

Nobody said girdles were new….

There are examples of them hundreds of years older than this comic…

In fact there were linen girdles in ancient Egypt, and a couple of millennia of corsets in Europe.

Spanx are whole garments made of light, stretchy fabric, supposedly meant to eliminate wearing stiff girdles.

happyhappyhappy
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Reply to  SusanSunshine
9 months ago

It stretches equally in all directions.
It was actually created for the space program.

Tigressy
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Reply to  nighthawks
9 months ago

“Who’s heading North – the train or the men?”

Alexikakos
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Reply to  Tigressy
9 months ago

 
There’s no comma in the text so, following the rules of grammar, it’s the train
 

Tigressy
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Reply to  Alexikakos
9 months ago

That’s the knack – how does that help pursuing the men?

Tigressy
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Reply to  nighthawks
9 months ago

I miss Stan Lee.

Arfside
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Reply to  nighthawks
9 months ago

Reminds me of the Uncle Remus story “De Moon In De Millpond” with the flipsy flopsy figaloo fishes (as I recall) and the pot of gold that Brer Rabbit and Brer Terrapin had Brer Fox and Brer trying to catch with a net. Got this in a book book in 1955 as a Christmas present. My kids loved “De Wuller-De Wust” among others, as well, when I read the stories to them.

P51Strega
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Reply to  nighthawks
9 months ago

I wonder if the green is bioluminescence.

SusanSunshine
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Reply to  P51Strega
9 months ago

Those are reflections of the green cheese out of which the moon is made, of course.

SusanSunshine
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Reply to  nighthawks
9 months ago

If you’re using this to play the adult celebrity guessing game….

Don’t look till you’ve guessed.

But it’s….
Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta.

Perhaps a “Grease” reunion?

More_Cats_Than_Sense
Reply to  SusanSunshine
9 months ago

I did manage to recognise them, which is fairly unusual for me.

Tigressy
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Reply to  SusanSunshine
9 months ago

Got them.

P51Strega
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Reply to  SusanSunshine
9 months ago

Half wrong, it’s my cousin Betty 😉

SusanSunshine
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Reply to  nighthawks
9 months ago

Took me a minute…

Frozen?

Aaagh!

Hope it doesn’t happen in the middle of cooking.

Then again, why would you be cooking your pasta carbonara outdoors in that weather?

More_Cats_Than_Sense
Reply to  SusanSunshine
9 months ago

It’s things they do at the Antarctic Research Base to demonstrate actually how cold it is. When the wind is blowing (i.e. 99% of the time) they will take a damp T-Shirt outside and use it like a windsock to freeze it, then take it back indoors and stand it up on a table to demonstrate the same thing.

I’ve seen it on the Internet, so it must be true!

Liverlips McCracken
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Reply to  nighthawks
9 months ago

I’ve heard of pasta “al dente,” but this is ridiculous.

Tigressy
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Reply to  Liverlips McCracken
9 months ago

My thought exactly.

Alexikakos
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Reply to  nighthawks
9 months ago

 
This photograph was taken in Montana.
By the way, it had to be staged. I lived in the territories where 40 below was common; things that big just don’t freeze that fast.
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SusanSunshine
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Reply to  nighthawks
9 months ago

Manicure.

Tigressy
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Reply to  SusanSunshine
9 months ago

Again: My first thought, too.

happyhappyhappy
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Reply to  Tigressy
9 months ago

My first thought was how much of an idiot he is. 😀

Liverlips McCracken
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Reply to  nighthawks
9 months ago

Two questions:
1) How did he get up there?
2) How does he get down?

Alexikakos
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Reply to  Liverlips McCracken
9 months ago

 
There are disrespectful idiots all over this planet.

 

 

P51Strega
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Reply to  Alexikakos
9 months ago

To advertise a product, GAH!

SusanSunshine
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Reply to  P51Strega
9 months ago

Dunno if he did it to advertise for them, or just wore their logo to get financial backing, the way both race cars and local sports teams do.

More_Cats_Than_Sense
Reply to  Liverlips McCracken
9 months ago

Two answers:

1) Perseverance.
2) Gravity.

Last edited 9 months ago by More_Cats_Than_Sense
Tigressy
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Reply to  Liverlips McCracken
9 months ago

2) is easy…

Alexikakos
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Reply to  nighthawks
9 months ago

 
The diagram of the interior of the statue is a link to an article about the passages in the statue, and rules and permission needed to be admitted…..
 
….. NONE of which the idiot base jumper pictured in your posted picture followed.
There is a legitimate way to the top of the arm though, and there’s a picture of a legitimate visitor on top of the arm in the article.
 
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Last edited 9 months ago by Alexikakos
P51Strega
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Reply to  nighthawks
9 months ago

He is risen! (now how will he get back down).

SusanSunshine
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Reply to  nighthawks
9 months ago

So far…

(3 x 3) – 3 = 6

4 – √4 +4=6

5 + 5/5 =6

6 + 6 – 6 = 6

7 – 7/7 =6

8

(√9 x √9) – √9 =6

You don’t have to be a university grad to do arithmetic!

Still working on the 8s, which seems harder… but I have to leave, briefly. I’ll be back!

Last edited 9 months ago by SusanSunshine
SusanSunshine
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Reply to  SusanSunshine
9 months ago

Forgot to come post….

before I check what others have posted:
³√8 + ³√8 + ³√8 =6

Dunno why I didn’t think of it when I posted the rest.

Liverlips McCracken
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Reply to  nighthawks
9 months ago

It would be helpful if the set of mathematical functions available was defined.
3 x 3 – 3 = 6
The square root of 4, plus the same, plus the same = 6.
5 / 5 + 5 = 6
6 – 6 + 6 = 6. Also the cube root of 6, plus the same, plus the same. Also 6 / 6 x 6 = 6
Are parentheses to isolate a functions results permitted?

Alexikakos
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Reply to  nighthawks
9 months ago

 

Here is the answer from ‘Puzzles World’
The instructions mean any mathematical operators, and should also say you need to follow grouping rules too.
It’s late, and when I came up with two solutions to the 4’s puzzle I just looked for the solution.

 
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Edited in later:
I didn’t read Liverlips’ comment before I posted this one (I read it just now), and he caught it before I did.
 

Last edited 9 months ago by Alexikakos
SusanSunshine
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Reply to  Alexikakos
9 months ago

Caught what?

Alexikakos
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Reply to  SusanSunshine
9 months ago

 
I guess I could have been clearer.
I was referring to Liverlips’ last sentence about the need for parentheses.
 

SusanSunshine
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Reply to  Alexikakos
9 months ago

I’d already used them, hoping they were allowed.

But it does say “use any of mathematical signs” (sic)

SusanSunshine
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9 months ago

Wowie zowie!!!

Holy crimefighting caper, BatFans!

(And if you’re not a BatFan yet, you will be!)

BATBASSET is BACK!!

Yay!!

I’ve been asking for this!

It’s been a long time… I’ve wondered what the caped doggy duo has been up to.

So come on, you two… the BatPhone® is beeping: crime is calling, there’s no time for lying low…

These are exciting times.

I’m gonna pop some kibblecorn, fill my BatBasset® mug with hot chocolate…

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and hunker down in front of the screen, even if it’s only a tablet.

There’s plenty of cocoa, and kibblecorn if anybody wants to come watch with me…

Though you might want to bring your own tablet. Or phone, or laptop.

My tablet is only 8″.

But you WILL want to watch…

I just know adventure is heading our way!

SusanSunshine
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Reply to  nighthawks
9 months ago

That’s why I get the big paycheck.

happyhappyhappy
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9 months ago

Same bat time! Same bat channel!

Liverlips McCracken
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9 months ago

I had forgotten about this wonderful Batbasset serial. Great story, compelling characters, drama, suspense, and even a dash of humor. What more could you want?

More_Cats_Than_Sense
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9 months ago

It must be a Monday…..

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happyhappyhappy
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Reply to  More_Cats_Than_Sense
9 months ago

Must be siblings.

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