Sunday Overnight Open Thread - May 25, 2025 [Doof]

Howdy Hordelings! Hope your Sunday has been good. Many thanks to The Doggo for playing chaperone to you all tonight while I galivant around The Glitter Gulch.

Please don't forget to take a moment to honor the men and women who paid the ultimate price in defense of our freedom. Tomorrow is about them. "Time Will Not Dim the Glory of Their Deeds"

Feel good story

Woman Stunned to See Grandparent’s Wartime Locket Online After Stranger Buys it in Thrift Shop to Find Owner

From Canada comes the story of a lost family heirloom finding its way home in the most bizarre series of circumstances.

Kelly Brown, a member of the Aurora post of the Royal Canadian Legion, sat at her home last week in shock: staring at what appeared to be a black-and-white photograph of her grandparents smiling out from the inside of a locket; the subject of a post on Facebook.

The post’s author, Alison Anne, said she had found and bought the locket at a thrift shop after recognizing the man in the photo was connected to the Royal Canadian Air Force, and wanted to know if anyone had a clue as to its original owner; a simple, selfless act that against all odds, paid off.

“Little lost for words,” Brown said, remembering the instant she realized it was her grandparents in the locket. “Just it’s such a surreal, cool moment. The power of social media doing something good.”

More at the link. Cool story.

Get juiced up!

Enhanced Games AKA ‘Olympics on Steroids’ to Be Held Next Year in Las Vegas

Ever wondered how much better top human athletes could be if they were allowed to use performance-enhancing substances in competitions? Well, in May of next year, these questions will be answered, as the first edition of Enhanced Games kicks off. Marketed as an event designed to remove the stigma of using PEDs and to safely push the limits of human athletic performance, Enhanced Games has rightly been nicknamed the “Olympic Games on Steroids”. Originally announced as a concept in 2023, the Enhanced Games will host its first ever edition in May of next year, in las Vegas, with eight different events in swimming (50- and 100-meter races in freestyle and butterfly), track (100-meter sprint and 100/110-meter hurdles) and weightlifting (snatch, clean and jerk).

“We are here to move humanity forward, the old rules didn’t just hold back athletes, they held back humanity,” Aron D’Souza, Enhanced Games president and founder, said during a lavish presentation on the stage of a club on the Las Vegas Strip.

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Enhanced Games has already received millions of dollars in funding from venture capitalists like PayPal founder Peter Thiel, Christian Angermayer and Donald Trump Jr, as co-founder of 1789 Capital. Although D’Souza has not disclosed all his sources of funding, he did reveal that his company plans to make money by selling direct-to-consumer performance enhancers, in a model similar to that of Red Bull, which sponsors all sorts of extreme sporting events to market its energy drinks.

Although anti-doping agencies see Enhanced Games as a “clown show” that puts profits over principle, D’Souza claims that the current anti-doping rules are outdated, and his idea is a better alternative. Nutrition and technology already play a big role in all major sports, giving distinct advantages to athletes and organizations who can afford to invest in them, so why should PEDs be any different? Instead of what many are calling a broken anti-doping system, putting these performance-enhancing drugs front and center for the entertainment of the masses is a much better idea.

Sure - why not? At least they're honest about the stuff the athlete's are taking.

Cool videos

Trust but verify!

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Some guys never grow up (not that there's anything wrong with that!)

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'Ette Couture (Courtesy of Piper)

It's that time of the week - when we turn the ONT over to our good friend Piper for a bit. Here's this week's fashion pr0n.

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This month we were treated to multiple events with Melania and Usha. On May 20, Melania hosted the “Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day” event in the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden. Children from the President’s executive office staff decorated wooden American Flags as part of Melania’s BE BEST children’s initiative. Melania looked perfect for a garden event in a Dolce & Gabbana white shirt and Michael Kors Collection blurred floral print duchesse satin pencil skirt in moss green The skirt is still available at Neiman Marcus, but only a few sizes are left so hurry!

On May 21, Melania hosted the Senate Spouses Luncheon at the National Gallery of Art. A quick hijack- my stepbrother had his wedding reception at the National Gallery of Art. Our limo driver dropped us off. We went in, we were ushered through security in lightening speed. We were wondering why there was security. We look around, everyone is speaking Spanish. Okay…well…my stepmother is Cuban. Then a mariachi band starts playing. My dad frantically texts us asking where we are. Y’all. We were at the Mexican Embassy, and the president was having some big shindig that we crashed. We can only assume we were let in and treated with reverence like we were because my ex-husband was in his dress blues with all his ribbons everywhere. We exited stage left and made it to the art gallery with another “you won’t believe this” story.

Back to fashion, the Senate Spouses Luncheon and Melania. If you ever sat and wondered if shoes really matter, oh boy do they. Melania wore a Dolce & Gabbana wool pencil skirt and single breasted jacket in ivory. She paired it with a Dolce & Gabbana silk shirt in chocolate. Kind of neutral, right? Then we get to the shoes… Manolo Blahnik BB Cow Print Pointed Pumps and swoon!

Second Lady Usha Vance was also in attendance. She chose a beautiful Badgley Mischka Asymmetric Draped Crepe Dress in Royal Blue. She paired it with silver pumps, but there isn’t a clear enough picture to identify who they were by.

Usha was absolutely stunning and perfect for the Inauguration Mass of Pope Leo XIV. She wore an Alexia Admor Riley Flutter Sleeve Sheath Dress in black with Manila Blahnik Skiotto Leather Pumps, also in black. She wore her favorite Ray Ban Club Master sunglasses in shiny gold / black as well.

Trend alert 🚨! Cut out dresses and shirts are going to be a thing this summer, which may lead to interesting tan lines. Ivanka wore a super cute example in this Lillie knit minidress by Cult Gaia. We will feature more of this in a future edition of ‘Ette Couture.

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Thanks, Piper -- and Happy Birthday!!!

DJ Doof - This Date in History Version
from thisdayinmusic.com

Born on this date in 1958: English singer, songwriter, and musician Paul Weller (The Jam, later The Style Council)

Bonus track from The Jam - Town Called Malice

Born on this date in 1955: John Grimaldi, from English rock band Argent who had the 1972 UK No.5 single 'Hold Your Head Up' and the hit and 'God Gave Rock and Roll to You' (later covered by KISS)

Born on this date in 1948: Klaus Meine, from German rock band Scorpions

Bonus Scorpions -

Tease Me Please Me

Blackout

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