And is there a better way to mark Canada Day than by watching Stewart “Brittlestar” Reynolds’ YouTube classic, Explaining Canada Day to Americans? I think not:
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The public library of Temple Terrace (a Tampa neighborhood just a little north of Seminole Heights, where I live) had to post a Facebook notice telling people not to microwave books that they borrow.
It’s generally a bad idea to microwave paper, including money…
…but it’s even worse to microwave library books, as they have RFID tags, which are made of a thin layer of metal. Microwaves heat up thin layers of metal really quickly, bringing them up to the temperature that will ignite paper:
The library quarantines returned books for 72 hours before loaning them out again, which is believed to be enough time for contaminated surfaces to become safe:
Remember, viruses aren’t made of living cells. From a certain point of view, they’re just chemicals — DNA, protein, and fat — but they’re chemicals that have a knack for replicating themselves by rewriting the DNA of cells that they infiltrate:
So yes, keep borrowing books and other materials from the library. Wash your hands after using them. But don’t microwave them!
The McCloskeys are the comedy gift that keeps on giving.
Thanks to Alistair Morton for the find!
Need context? See the previous article.
The image of the McCloskeys above matches the imagery in the video for the best white-bread interpretation of a gangsta rap classic — Dynamite Hack’s cover of Boyz in the Hood — that I have to close with it:
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“Karen” of the day
Need context? I’ve got your context right here:
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Couple points guns at protesters marching to St. Louis mayor’s home to demand resignation
- St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis Couple Points Guns At Protesters — Was It Legal?
- Heavy.com: Mark McCloskey & Patricia McCloskey: St. Louis Couple Pull Guns on Protesters
- Mediaite: WATCH: St. Louis Couple Emerge From Mansion Brandishing Weapons to BLM Protestors
- Riverfront Times (A weekly in St. Louis): St. Louis Prosecutor Investigating Mark and Patricia McCloskeys’ Armed Encounter
And because there is no bar too low for him to sink beneath:
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Flag of the day
