We are all Infinite Monkeys

At the last minute I decided to take some snaps of the super lunar eclipse last night.  The photos were taken from approx. 9:15 to 10:15 CDT from Piedmont Park, Lincoln, NE.  I had no intention of making a gif at the time, so all were taken with various zoom settings and at random intervals.

IM News Flash: Legendary Facebook news service, IM News Flash, publishes final story. Tears flowed as CEO declares that being hilarious is too much work, "Drive long enough and you're going to run out of gas especially if your tank is the size of a small thimble." Onlookers responded by not laughing.

IM News Flash: Marion County , FLA. County Commissioners unanimously vote that they are not racist and plan to prove it by placing a plaque near their Confederate flag that explains how they are not racist. Next on the county agenda is succession from the Union and the reinstatement of slavery. "Not just black slaves", they explained,"but slaves of all races...it's just that a lot black people happen to live around here."

IM News Flash:  Pop star Ariana Grande was recorded by security cameras licking doughnuts with out consent. Her male accomplice who wore a Japansese rising sun headband apparently in protest of either the recent of loss the Women's World Cup Final , or the bombing of Hiroshima participated in the licking spree . When confronted by an employee of the doughnut shop, she pleaded ignorance, looking at a doughnut and saying, "What the f**k is that?".  Hoping to distract attention from her illegal licking by posing as a terrorist, she declared,"I hate America!", a popular expression among members of ISIS.  Video on YouTube. https://youtu.be/Oja97POVbM8

IM News Flash: Bernie Sanders' campaign success revealed to be promotion mix-up.  It turns out that Sanders' campaign promoter also handles Justin Bieber concerts and some promotional materials were misprinted.  Sanders complained, "I want to discuss the issues, but I have to spend all my time apologizing for not being an untalented tweener heartthrob."

IM News Flash: Donald Dump, currently second in the polls of Republican candidates, today issued a surprising partial retraction of his position on immigration.  "My attitude may have been a bit harsh.  I have come to the realization that any success in my campaign is entirely due to illegal Mexican immigrants raping women.  I do acknowledge that some illegals may not rape, but that's okay, I believe I can win the election with out their help. Did I mention I am very, very rich and a TV star?"

IM News Flash: Dino F'Ossil  conservative spokesman and author of New York Times bestselling autobiography, "Not Insane, Only Funny Looking", tweeted a controversial photo of Hillary Clinton. The photo shows Clinton in her college days with sorority sister, Paula Deen, whipping a black man chained to a post.  When notified that the photo was faked, F'Ossil said, "That Photoshop is one awesome program!"  He continued, "I may have been mistaken, but you can't deny she is a woman.  I invoke my right as a man to demean a woman's character for any reason, real or imagined."

IM News Flash: Dr. Clement Kadiddlehopper, holder of several advanced degrees in Phrenology and who claims to have been very close to winning a Nobel Prize in 1962, has shocked the scientific community by disputing Obama's concerns about climate change.  "Obama is a silly man and not even an American citizen.", the doctor was quoted as he packed to move to the Alamo where he will join like minded patriots in defending against Obama's invasion of Texas.  "Even if climate change were real, polar bears would sooner eat you than listen to you whine about making the Earth uninhabitable for future generations, we are better off with out them.", he stated without specifying whether he was referring to the bears or the future generations.

IM News Flash: Robot wins first ever Martian Marathon! Rover Opportunity completes the course in just over 96360 hours. This is somewhat longer than it takes marathoners on Earth despite the lower gravity of Mars.

Plunging like stones from a slingshot on Mars

The phone I had in the early '70s.