Wild Times at a Library in Antioch, CA

...The county announced the temporary closure in a statement Friday, citing “repeated dangerous incidents in the last few months that have threatened the safety and security of patrons and staff.” It will reopen on Tuesday at noon.

The incidents reported at the Antioch Library include theft and damage to property; repeated vandalism, including items being set on fire; threats to staff and security; drug use inside and outside the library; sexual intercourse “in full view of patrons and staff” inside and outside of the library; and bullet casings on library property, said Brooke Converse, a spokesperson for the Contra Costa County Library system.

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On Dec. 1, staff called 911 after they found a library patron who “appeared to be on an unknown substance” who was shaking, with white powder on his face and mucus streaming from his nose. Also that day, librarian found a note that read “I hate,” followed by a racial slur.
On Dec. 2, police discovered a wanted individual using library computers, then removed him from the teen area. That same day, another intoxicated person in the teen area was found singing loudly, and was asked to leave.
On Dec. 16, staff found a burning mattress in the parking lot.
On Jan. 12, a regular patron repeatedly yelled at and threatened the security guard, then refused to leave until police arrived.
On Jan. 13, staff found large amounts of blood pooled on the bathroom floor
On Jan. 31, staff closing the building found two unresponsive people, one nude from the waist down. They called EMTs to the scene.
On Feb. 13, a staff member’s car was broken into in the library parking lot
On. Feb. 16, a couple was discovered having sex in the bathroom and asked to leave. Staff later found them in the library walkway having sex with their clothing removed.

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Originally Posted by olderguy (Post 1646612)

(Imagine we lived in a world...)

I wonder how many people reading this will understand that, excluding steam, that is approximately how it did go at the very dawn of the automobile era.

I thought they were referring to the fact that the first cars were electric, except for steam as you mentioned. Until the end when the quip about them selling like hot cakes. Those first otto engine cars didn't sell like anything. For that matter, neither did the electric, or steam cars.

Did hot cakes even sell like hot cakes?

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Originally Posted by TurboTim (Post 1646625)

Did hot cakes even sell like hot cakes?

Born a slave in Montgomery County, KY, Nancy Green was hired in 1893 by Chris L. Rutt and Charles G. Underwood to demonstrate their product, a self-rising pre mixed pancake flour, at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.

Playing the role of an old southern mammy, Green cooked pancakes and entertained audiences with songs and stories portraying a romanticized image of the old south.

Both Green and the ready-made pancake flour were extremely well-received. Rutt and Underwood signed Green to a lifetime contract, and re-branded their company after her stage name: Aunt Jemima.

Nancy Green’s dramatization of Aunt Jemima was such a huge success that special details of policemen were assigned to keep the crowds moving at the exhibit. In recognition of her triumphant debut, Green was awarded a medal and certificate from fair organizers, who proclaimed her the Pancake Queen. She traveled around the country demonstrating Aunt Jemima pancake mix at fairs, food shows and festivals, her arrival typically heralded by large billboards featuring the caption, "I's in town, honey." Green remained the public face of the company until her death on September 23, 1923, when she was fatally struck by a car in Chicago.

And, during this spectacular period in the history of industrialized food production, Aunt Jemima's hotcakes did, in fact, sell like hotcakes.

And then, in recent times, do-gooders decided to remove her image from the company she had propelled to riches. Because, you know, racist.

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I dunno there, Niki...

If you are running against former president Trump for the nomination, and your strategy is to "take back" the Republican party by appealing to rationality and moderation rather than bluster and hyperbole, this might not be the greatest way to go about it.

The optics, as they say, are poor.

Definitely relevant to current political events:

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Originally Posted by Joe Perez (Post 1646732)

The optics, as they say, are poor.

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That is fucking fantastic.

Twitter post from Italy...

Court evidence showing that Fani Willis's bluetooth handle was "Gorilla Grip Pussy".

I guess I fail at reading.