An awkward moment:

A truck entered an automatic car wash with a large spool of wire still in the bed, and the spinning brushes quickly turned it into complete chaos. pic.twitter.com/DrVstYIkMa

— Clown World ™ 🤡 (@ClownWorld) March 2, 2026

Update, via the comments:

The, um, incident, since you ask, occurred in Goldsboro, North Carolina:

I’m guessing those neglected Christmas lights and self-tangling steam-iron cables don’t look so bad right now.

Snow scene, Hokkaido. Photographed by Tak. Via Tim.

As is the custom here, posting will be intermittent over the holidays and readers are advised to follow me on Twitter, which will alert you to anything new as it materialises. Thanks for another 1.5 million or so visits this year and thousands of comments, many of which prompted discussions that are much more interesting than the actual posts. Which is pretty much the idea. 

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Curious newcomers and those with nothing better to do are welcome to rummage through the reheated series in search of entertainment. You may, and probably will, find things you’d missed. And this, needless to say, is an open thread. 

To you and yours, a very good one.

I have chores; therefore, you have an open thread.

You may enthuse when ready.

Oh, and scenes. Sound recommended. A fuller, longer version can be experienced here.

An open thread, in which to share links and bicker. But first, a little incongruity:

Wave by d’strict, Seoul, South Korea. Via Design You Trust.

I think it may be time for an open thread, in which to share links and bicker.

What?

Oh, sorry. Forgot.

Breasts.

A discussion ensues.