State of Navalnyness

b1-66er: "Vladimir Putin refuses to guarantee Navalny will survive prison"

b1-67er: Vladimir Putin and every other conscious human cannot assure Navalny's survival 

I'mnotsureexactlywhatyoumean

The Accomplice:

Half bugged

D4rw1n: Zombie cicada (top) showing fungal growth. Non-zombie cicada for comparison 

b1-66er: Are they loud where you are?

D4: At peak last week they were loud enough you had to raise your voice to have a normal conversation outdoors 

Now they're mostly done and the loudest sound is the constant dropping onto the ground as they die 

b1: CRAZY!

did it ever feel 'creepy infestation' to you, or was it always just a weird thing?

Does the 'outbreak' create a smell?

What do you reckon it's like to be a 17 year bug, F-I-N-A-L-L-Y crawl out of the ground only to get zombiefied at your moment of glory?

D4: Raking up magnolia leaves in the front lawn and having a good 20% of the bulk be a mix of live cicadas, dead cicadas and molted exoskeletons felt a tiny bit creepy infestation. And seeing them in their thousands on the street in the same mix also gives that feeling, a bit 

They do have a slight dead flesh odor as they die and decay. Subtle but distinct 

The zombie ending is just the worst. It is such a triumph for the selfish fungus DNA and such a loss for the poor bastard just minding his cicada business of getting it on with other cicadas 

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For lunch? A lucky bean!

Radioactive Dave: Your ability to jump to ridiculous conclusions astounds me...

Although KTXT standard format would include an add-on here, there is no follow-up comment to expound on RD's initial astonishment.

The lure of double masking

Special K: "Addison Rae Just Wore Two Bikini Bottoms At Once and Now I Want to Wear Two Bikini Bottoms At Once"

That's not: a pin, a tail, nor a donkey

b1-66er: "Las Vegas man arrested after stabbing dog at bus stop on Las Vegas Strip"

Special K: Originality counts.

Any Flavor you like

b1-66er: "You Should Absolutely Freeze a Baked Sweet Potato Into a Popsicle"

Special K: And now I won't. 

b1: Rabble rouser!

Special K: Fight the power•

<ed: with that we have the second, and most violent appearance yet, of a stance from Special K's 'punctuation arsenal.'>