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Today I learned that the hex code for the colour Hot Pink is FF69B4 and honestly, it sounds like the prompt for a sapphic second chance romantic comedy.

If you ignore science, you've probably never heard of Milgram's Experiment.

That tracks.

Well, that didn't take long.

Quite relieved that I finally got my copies of New Scientist. These days, Scientific American is sounding more and more like an oxymoron.

Imagine if the ICE shooting had happened while Wicked: For Good was still showing in the cinemas.

Current events make me think of a Chinese proverb.

Label for Mala Chili Sauce

I don't like MALA, but it amused me when I realized that L could stand for "Lousy".

It certainly looks that way.

Recently, I saw someone crossing a road while balancing a fairly large (maybe 60 cm in diameter) turtle stuffed toy on their head.

I guess that's one answer to the question, "What is the turtle standing on?"

Given the trending decrease in scientific knowledge, I wonder if in the future, A government would be able to control population numbers through a social media campaign urging people not to drink water as it is made up of hydrogen, a flammable gas, and oxygen, a gas that intensifies burning.

Cover of a book entitled, "American Government for dummies"

Or is it "of dummies, by dummies, for dummies"?

I must look into this the next time I'm in Australia. 😋

A sign that reads: Fine 🇸🇬 City Everything you'll get fined for No smoking Fine: $1000 No chewing gum Fine: $1000 No littering Fine: $1000 No feeding birds Fine: $500 No jaywalking Fine: $1000 No spitting Fine: $1000 No urinating in public Fine: $1000 No eating or drinking on public transport Fine: $500 Not flushing toilet Fine: $150

I live in Singapore. It's usually fine here.

Sigh. 😬 What's. Up. Dog.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas because Twiglets are on sale at Cold Storage. 😋

Controversial thought, but there's a lot that science and economics can learn from religion, especially when it comes to things with proofs that the average person finds hard to understand, like the effectiveness of vaccines and why tariffs are a bad idea, so it basically becomes a matter of faith.

Ah, fond memories of the sausages I had in Austria and Germany. 😋

As recommended by the finest high-end museum thieves in France.

A quote from a book by Terry Pratchett.

www.goodreads.com/quotes/74337...

Bored of peace? I wouldn't be surprised when it happens.

A comic of two men planting a tree, and the following text: "Last, I want to thank you both. Mike said something to me once that's stuck. He said he wants to be a man who tries to do good, instead of a good man. The good man has it easy. He thinks everything he does is morally correct. But the man who tries to do good overthinks everything he does. He teaches himself that "good" isn't a quality, but a goal. He knows he has to work at being good, but he also knows when he fails, he can try again."

Love this.

www.agirlandherfed.com/1.2284.html

OneRepublic - I Ain’t Worried (From “Top Gun: Maverick”) [Official Music Video] YouTube video by OneRepublicVEVO

I heard the song "I Ain't Worried" by OneRepublic at the gym and now I'm thinking about 1999 gyros.

At least it sounds more palatable than 99 red balloons.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=mNEU...

Waiting for the States to ban books by Terry Pratchett because the character CMOT Dibbler is offensive and disrespectful.

(But really, it's because the books encourage you to think and to be a kinder person who is more tolerant and accepting of differences.)

"For domestic political reasons, I've had to sharply reduce immigration into my country, and now I've got to convince the rest of the world that immigration is bad or it will become really obvious that I did something stupid."
- not said in a speech to the United Nations

"All speech is free, but some speech is more free than others."
- not a quote from Animal Farm by George Orwell

Not in the LEAST. 😏

The sun behind an office building with a halo around it.

Halo around the sun today.

Packet of Tay's Japanese crispy chicken with beancurd wrappings

Packet of Bird's Eye fish fingers

Packet of Seawaves cuttlefish balls

Stuff I can pop into the air fryer to eat with my instant noodles.

A duck spring roll about as long as a carton of six eggs.

The best thing I had on this visit to Perth was the duck spring roll (pictured here with a carton of 6 eggs so you have an idea of the size) from the Fremantle market.

The prato feito from the Quokka Arms is a close second.

A packet of M&M's Mix Ups containing peanut, crispy, and chocolate M&Ms.

The punch line to this joke has been delayed by over a month because I had to fly to Perth before I could get this.

The Foursome. Happens. Tonight.

(and, because I need to manage my blood sugar levels, will probably have to continue for at least a few days)

Instagram seems to be pushing mostly math and chess content to me lately.

I feel pigeonholed.