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I am the champion of, uh, something

D4rw1n: I'm the world champion of forgetting how to play games between the times I play them

Tunin' the derailer of the mind

Smokey: I was thinking back on it because within a few years, all the top end mtn bikes were full suspension. But some were truly awful. Trek had two at the time. I think it was the Trek 9500, it was absolutely like riding a bicycle attached to a pogo stick. It launched the rider over the handlebars with style and grace at the slightest bump.  

It looks like it would work.

But it didn't.

Oh my memory is correct. It was the 9500.  

http://classiccycleus.com/home/trek-9500/

Why can I remember worthless stuff like this and not remember important things?  

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.