Literal Odds and Ends

[Okeefenokee]

Yeah, the culture here is... comical. Can't wait to walk out the fucking door, tbh.

How are the Karfunkels? Have you even called?

?

George Karfunkel?

of the New York Karfunkels?

[Alexander PhiAlipson]

[SuburbanFarmer]

How are the Karfunkels? Have you even called?

?

George Karfunkel?

of the New York Karfunkels?

Oh, apparently they founded that corporate wasteland. Whatevs, the place is a total joke.

[Fife]

HAPPY CINCO DE MAYO FAM BAM

[Okeefenokee]

One of the fans on the radiator in this PC beside me is rattling and it is driving me crazy.


Oh hey it stopped.

[TheReal_ND]

I hope I forgot my rtic cup at work and somebody didn't just steal it from my van because all my locks are busted off. I'm tired of being robbed man.

[Okeefenokee]

I hope I forgot my rtic cup at work and somebody didn't just steal it from my van because all my locks are busted off. I'm tired of being robbed man.

You need good neighbors that will watch after your stuff while you're gone. My pawpaw was responsible for a couple of funny stories involving a phone call that went something like, "hey man, you're gonna have to come to your house. Your neighbor is here and he says he's not gonna let me load up your lawnmower."

[TheReal_ND]

Ok

[Okeefenokee]

Looks like an Anky to me,

‘Dinosaur Mummy’ Emerges From the Oil Sands of Alberta

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/12/worl ... sands.html

[de officiis]

OXFORD, England — Birds choose like-minded nest neighbors in the woods very similarly to how humans would go about choosing a compatible personality type for a roommate, a new study on wild great tits finds.

Researchers at Oxford University analyzed the social network structure of wild great tits (Parus major) over six breeding seasons and discovered that the males — but not the females — were very selective in their choices for next neighbors. The new study finds that male great tits are quite selective when it comes to choosing birds to surround themselves with near their nests.

Wild great tit perched on a branch
A new study finds that wild great tits prefer nesting near other birds that have similar personalities.
“We found that males, but not females, were picky about personalities, with males opting for like-minded neighbors,” says study co-author and doctoral student Katerina Johnson of Oxford in a university news release. “Our results emphasize that social interactions may play a key role in animal decisions.”

Male great tits chose to associate with similarly-behaved males in what the researchers say is a move to defend their territories when aggression among the birds is at its peak during breeding season. Looking for opportunities to mate with female great tits, less aggressive males look to avoid nesting next to bolder and more aggressive males. On the other hand, female birds were more likely to choose their nesting location based on the attractive qualities of the male birds in the area.

https://www.studyfinds.org/birds-great- ... onalities/

Who would've guessed that great tits were so choosy?