It’s been a problem for ages

Prune burgers

 Serve these at your fast food joint, and you'll have regular customers.

 

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/fruit-burgers-prunes-school-lunches

Bob

Ireland weather status: yellow snow

https://www.rte.ie/news/weather/2019/0130/1026388-weather-ireland/

The Dangers of the Polar Vortex

(The Borowitz Report)—The so-called polar vortex caused hundreds of injuries across the Midwest today, as people who said "so much for global warming" and similar comments were punched in the face.

In an emergency room in St. Paul, Harland Dorrinson, forty-one, was waiting to be treated for bruising to the facial area after he made a crack about how the below-freezing temperatures meant that climate-change activists were full of shit.

"I'd just finished saying it and boom, out of nowhere someone punched me in the face," he said. "This polar vortex is really dangerous."

https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/polar-vortex-causes-hundreds-of-injuries-as-people-making-snide-remarks-about-climate-change-are-punched-in-face

NASA movies show how fast light travels from Earth to the moon, Mars

https://www.businessinsider.com/how-fast-speed-light-travels-earth-moon-mars-nasa-2019-1

The speed of light is torturously slow, and these 3 simple animations by a scientist at NASA prove it A scientist at NASA animated how long it takes light to travel around Earth, to the moon, and to Mars. The movies show just how slow light can be. www.businessinsider.com

Dog breeds really do have distinct personalities

Dog breeds really do have distinct personalities—and they're rooted in DNA

American Kennel Club descriptions of dog breeds can read like online dating profiles: The border collie is a workaholic; the German shepherd will put its life on the line for loved ones. Now, in the most comprehensive study of its kind to date, scientists have shown that such distinct breed traits are rooted in a dog's genes. The findings may shed light on human behaviors as well.

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/01/dog-breeds-really-do-have-distinct-personalities-and-they-re-rooted-dna

Dog breeds really do have distinct personalities—and they're rooted in DNA | Science | AAAS American Kennel Club descriptions of dog breeds can read like online dating profiles: The border collie is a workaholic; the German shepherd will put its life on the line for loved ones. Now, in ... www.sciencemag.org

Did You Know NASA Creates Posters For Every Space Mission ?

... and often are deliberate parodies of popular movies.  

https://www.artfido.com/did-you-know-nasa-creates-posters-for-every-space-mission-theyre-hilariously-awkward/

Bob

Life Imitates Art ?

 An episode of the 1950s western TV series 'Trackdown' featured a snake oil salesman named 'Trump' who promised to build a wall in order to prevent the end of the world.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1D2ynASqe4     <-- whole episode here

Trump Trackdown 'The End of the World' Full Episode www.youtube.com

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trackdown-trump-character-wall/

FACT CHECK: Did a 1950s TV Episode Feature a Character Named Trump Who Offered to Build a Protective Wall? - snopes.com An episode of the 1950s western TV series 'Trackdown' featured a snake oil salesman named 'Trump' who promised to build a wall in order to prevent the end of the world. In November 2016, a clip ... www.snopes.com

I, for one, Welcome our fratricidal Silicon Overlords!

 

Self-Driving Tesla Mows Down And "Kills" AI Robot At CES Tech Show

https://www.iflscience.com/technology/selfdriving-tesla-mows-down-and-kills-ai-robot-at-ces-tech-show-/

Self-Driving Tesla Mows Down And "Kills" AI Robot At CES Tech Show It's only the second day of this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and there has already been an 'accident'. Amid dramatic reveals of exosuits, foldab www.iflscience.com

Job opportunity for Mel Brooks fans

 

"My lab partner used to be the concierge, but he's dead. Now I'm the Lab Concierge!"