Some of you have met Mr. Brillig, but for those who have not he’s generally not known as a prankster or a ‘silly’ kind of person. So I was surprised last week when, as we were winding down for the evening trying to separate ourselves from the daily news enough to fall asleep, he shared a youtube video. And then another. And then OTHER people shared. And because the sheltering-in-place is getting to all of us, I’m now sharing these with you. With my deepest apologies, and a strong suggestion to have an appropriate beverage but do NOT consume while watching, I bring you tonight’s offering, across the story break...
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So, all of a sudden I hear music coming from the other side of the bed where we were (I thought!) reading:
I stared. Badger Badger Badger [actual number of Badgers is controversial] Mushroom Mushroom Snaaaaaaaaaaaake!
What. The. Pandemic-Induced, because there can be NO other reason, Frack?
He smiled. And laughed, which truth be told is a sound I haven’t heard in a while because Apocalypse.
And then he smiled wider, and posted this:
Mind you, it’s MIDNIGHT. And I essentially have the Rubber Chicken Tribute Band with BadgerFungusSnake warmup.
We’re all done now, right? Nooooooooooo, because friends get involved:
Friends who are equally if not MORE socially distanced than we are, which I think explains a lot. And it continued into the next morning, after a badger-heavy set of dreams. Hungry? I can help with that:
At which point I surrendered to the will of the Universe — plus my inner Muse was dancing along and inSISTED we do this theme tonight. I trust that you, my dear audience, will have some songs to keep the silliness going. But before I turn it over to BeninSC, who is always fun and always appropriately silly, let me bring you one more, that K1 used to love many years ago:
And with that, let’s get to the Tops!
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From BeninSC:
I was looking for highlighted comments this evening, and found this fine comment by rflctammt that struck me as so clear and loving, I had to pick it for tonight! In today’s Black Kos diary!
Highlighted by jrasicmark:
Is this comment by CholwaHu, with a supporting video, about those who are on the front lines of this brutal fight, for us.
Highlighted by hpg:
TOP MOJO
Top Mojo for yesterday, March 30th, 2019, first comments and tip jars excluded. Thank you mik for the mojo magic! For those of you interested in How Top Mojo Works, please see his diary on FAQing Top Mojo.
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Top Pictures for March 31, 2020! Thanks so much, jotter!