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Holiday Saturday Evening Open Thread

by Anne Laurie|  May 25, 20198:34 pm| 71 Comments

This post is in: Faunasphere, Open Threads, Vagina Outrage

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everyone: that otter is adorable
evolution: thanks, it has pockets https://t.co/Q3GjwZL4Ky

— Ashley Hamer (@smashleyhamer) May 23, 2019

I love the way otter dude whips out his clam, like a man in a suit jacket pulling out his cigarette case. (Doesn’t offer to share his clams, you’ll notice.)

Also, the tweet text is a sneaky snarky feminist riff… as anyone who’s tried to find a dress that’ll let you carry your wallet & phone already knows.

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  1. 1.

    debbie

    May 25, 2019 at 8:41 pm

    I would sell my soul for a pocket sometimes. I hate dragging a bag around with me.

  2. 2.

    Baud

    May 25, 2019 at 8:45 pm

    @debbie:

    Out: Medicare for All.
    In: Pockets for All.

  3. 3.

    Patricia Kayden

    May 25, 2019 at 8:47 pm

    I love the animal trivia you get on Balloon Juice. Nice!

  4. 4.

    A non mouse

    May 25, 2019 at 8:49 pm

    http://time.com/5596103/kkk-rally-dayton-ohio/?utm_medium=socialflowtw&utm_campaign=time&utm_source=twitter.com&xid=time_socialflow_twitter&fbclid=IwAR0KpOXH5d-DjoisOuU9pvgmWX-9AKpIHBA3qA1dgiHro2ETsQNrpNtEWSA

    I was there. Dayton did it right, no arrests or citations.

  5. 5.

    Raven

    May 25, 2019 at 8:53 pm

    When I went sea yakin’ off Orcas the guide told us if we looked directly at the sea otters they would dive underwater but if we looked at them out of the corner of our eye they would stay up. He was right!

  6. 6.

    NotMax

    May 25, 2019 at 8:56 pm

    (Doesn’t offer to share his clams, you’ll notice.)

    That model not equipped with ottermatic transmission.

  7. 7.

    SFAW

    May 25, 2019 at 8:56 pm

    Sea otters are equipped with a “pocket” under each arm, a handy storage pouch where they keep tools or some snacks.

    Or an H&K MP5

  8. 8.

    Mnemosyne

    May 25, 2019 at 8:56 pm

    Two sites that sell dresses with nice, capacious pockets are eShakti.com and SvahaUSA.com. I’ve been buying from eShakti from years because they will make the dresses to (some of) your measurements for an additional $9.95, which is quite useful for someone like me who has a large bust and no hips. Svaha does science-based novelty prints, so I got the proofreading marks dress and the typewriter keys dress. I did a quick try-on when they arrived and they seem to fit nicely.

    And, yes, pockets! Eshakti is so known for selling dresses with pockets that they have a warning note on the few dresses that don’t have them (usually the slim-fitting styles where it would be hard to incorporate in-seam pockets). I’ve never had an issue with my iPhone causing a weird bulge.

  9. 9.

    O. Felix Culpa

    May 25, 2019 at 8:57 pm

    I love otters. Didn’t know about the built-in pockets. Clearly my personal evolution is lacking/lagging. Literally.

  10. 10.

    SiubhanDuinne

    May 25, 2019 at 8:57 pm

    @debbie:

    I would sell my soul for a pocket sometimes. I hate dragging a bag around with me.

    I have a friend who literally (literally literally, not figuratively literally [waves to Steve in the Pedantry] ) doesn’t even own a purse or handbag. She wears t-shirts, jackets, and trousers with all manner of clips and pockets. Keys, phone, wallet: that’s all she deals with. I admire her, but could never do it.

  11. 11.

    SFAW

    May 25, 2019 at 8:57 pm

    @NotMax:

    That model not equipped with ottermatic transmission.

    Damn. There’s never a Smiting God around when you need one.

  12. 12.

    SFAW

    May 25, 2019 at 8:59 pm

    @SiubhanDuinne:

    I have a friend who literally (literally literally, not figuratively literally [waves to Steve in the Pedantry] )

    different-church-lady and I literally addressed this earlier today.

    Figuratively speaking.

  13. 13.

    Josie

    May 25, 2019 at 8:59 pm

    I see in his latest tweet that John Cole wants to be a beekeeper. This should end well.

  14. 14.

    SiubhanDuinne

    May 25, 2019 at 8:59 pm

    @Mnemosyne:

    Thanks, that’s good to know. Will check out those sites.

  15. 15.

    O. Felix Culpa

    May 25, 2019 at 9:00 pm

    @A non mouse: Good for Dayton! Well done.

  16. 16.

    jl

    May 25, 2019 at 9:01 pm

    I thought water bears would inherit the earth. But looks like otters have a chance too, if they can pocketize themselves.

  17. 17.

    SiubhanDuinne

    May 25, 2019 at 9:01 pm

    @SFAW:

    I think I saw that exchange! I’m getting a bit nervous about using the word at all, and when I do, I always feel obliged to proffer an explanation of what I really mean.

  18. 18.

    Mnemosyne

    May 25, 2019 at 9:02 pm

    Since this thread involves sea otters, the very animals I’m going to visit at the Oregon Zoo next month, I’m going to repeat myself from the thread below:

    So I have a restaurant question for PNW — especially Portland — jackals:

    We’re going to be up in Portland for my upcoming milestone birthday, and I’ve narrowed my big fancy birthday dinner down to two steakhouses: RingSide Steakhouse and El Gaucho.

    Anyone have a strong and unshakeable opinion pro or con on either of them? El Gaucho is more expensive, but their desserts and sides sound a little better to me. ?

    (Yes, a meetup is in the preliminary planning stages, but I’m worried about whether or not Amtrak will deign to run on time and get me there when there’s still time for a meetup.)

  19. 19.

    SiubhanDuinne

    May 25, 2019 at 9:04 pm

    @Josie:

    I see in his latest tweet that John Cole wants to be a beekeeper.

    John wants to eep beeks?

  20. 20.

    jeffreyw

    May 25, 2019 at 9:05 pm

    @Josie:
    Bees!

  21. 21.

    Origuy

    May 25, 2019 at 9:08 pm

    As an occasional kilt-wearer, my suggestion to the pocketless woman: Sporran!

  22. 22.

    Steve in the ATL

    May 25, 2019 at 9:08 pm

    @SiubhanDuinne: [waves to SD]

    @SFAW: [makes obscene gesture to SFAW]

    Steve in Eatonton, Georgia, where he is ruining Raven’s fishing hole

  23. 23.

    debbie

    May 25, 2019 at 9:10 pm

    @Origuy:

    Too much like a fanny pack.

  24. 24.

    Steve in the ATL

    May 25, 2019 at 9:10 pm

    @SiubhanDuinne: you have to explain whether you mean what the word means or you mean the opposite of what it means. I blame Elon Musk for ruining this word.

  25. 25.

    jl

    May 25, 2019 at 9:14 pm

    OK, the grammar pedant comments on this thread have be all ‘grammar woke’. Does the otter have figurative ‘pockets’ or literal pockets?

  26. 26.

    SFAW

    May 25, 2019 at 9:16 pm

    @SiubhanDuinne:

    I think I saw that exchange! I’m getting a bit nervous about using the word at all, and when I do, I always feel obliged to proffer an explanation of what I really mean.

    I wouldn’t worry about Steve in the BFD. It’s not as if he would be able to sue you, that would take a lawyer.

    @Steve in the ATL:

    @SFAW: [makes obscene gesture to SFAW]

    I am sticking my tongue out at you. Literally AND figuratively.
    And metaphorically, too.

  27. 27.

    SFAW

    May 25, 2019 at 9:17 pm

    @jl:

    ‘grammar woke’.

    “Awakened”

  28. 28.

    Steve in the ATL

    May 25, 2019 at 9:18 pm

    @SFAW:

    I wouldn’t worry about Steve in the BFD. It’s not as if he would be able to sue you, that would take a lawyer.

    Zing!

    Steve in his BVDs

  29. 29.

    Inspectrix

    May 25, 2019 at 9:19 pm

    A post about otters and women’s clothing absurdity. Count me in! I was wearing an otter-drinking-a-cup-of-coffee t-shirt today, so this is my kind of post. I was also wearing pants with both spacious pockets and belt loops. For weekday use, I search high and low for office-appropriate pants that have pockets with actual phone capacity and I buy the smallest iphone so it will stay in there. Nevertheless, I’ve had loads of times when my phone slips out of those pockets onto the bathroom floor, onto the chair I’ve been sitting on, or into that annoying crevice that leads to automobile seat nether regions. And don’t get me started about button down shirts on women with curves. Also, the return of the jumpsuit must be a sick joke by someone who wanted to increase women’s bathroom wait times even further.

  30. 30.

    Steve in the ATL

    May 25, 2019 at 9:19 pm

    @jl: otters are so awesome that I’m willing to waive grammar conventions when discussing them

  31. 31.

    SFAW

    May 25, 2019 at 9:20 pm

    @Steve in the ATL:

    Steve in his BVDs

    Steve and his TMI, you mean.

  32. 32.

    Steve in the ATL

    May 25, 2019 at 9:20 pm

    @Inspectrix:

    I was also wearing pants

    So you are not Team Baud! 2020!?

  33. 33.

    Steve in the ATL

    May 25, 2019 at 9:27 pm

    @SFAW: I’m only wearing them figuratively, as I literally don’t own any

    ETA: this is pretty sexxxy stuff. Should probably save for Balloon Juice After Dark.

  34. 34.

    Achrachno

    May 25, 2019 at 9:33 pm

    @debbie: Consider cargo pants, practical if unfashionable.

  35. 35.

    glory b

    May 25, 2019 at 9:34 pm

    @Inspectrix: As someone who sews, I can assure you that button down shirts aren’t meant for breasts. If you can have one made to measure, fine, if not, probably best to pass them by. It’s a matter of construction.

  36. 36.

    Achrachno

    May 25, 2019 at 9:36 pm

    “Doesn’t offer to share his clams, you’ll notice.”

    I didn’t see anyone around to share with. Forgiven.

  37. 37.

    SiubhanDuinne

    May 25, 2019 at 9:37 pm

    @Steve in the ATL:

    you have to explain whether you mean what the word means or you mean the opposite of what it means.

    Yes! This! You’ve nailed it!

  38. 38.

    Yutsano

    May 25, 2019 at 9:38 pm

    @Steve in the ATL: No lewds in the main please. This is still a family blog.

  39. 39.

    SiubhanDuinne

    May 25, 2019 at 9:43 pm

    @SFAW:

    “Awakened”

    Wachet auf!

  40. 40.

    Steeplejack

    May 25, 2019 at 9:44 pm

    Re otters—I liked this from the comments:

    They also hold hands when sleeping so they don't float away from each other pic.twitter.com/NdDkLfqTRn

    — Otterton Pennyworth III (@OttertonIII) May 24, 2019

  41. 41.

    Steve in the ATL

    May 25, 2019 at 9:45 pm

    Question for fireworks and/or holiday pedants: why would people set off fireworks on Memorial Day weekend?

  42. 42.

    Mary G

    May 25, 2019 at 9:48 pm

    Has anyone put up this thread about a mail carrier’s retirement after 35 years on the same route:

    THREAD: Floyd Martin retires after nearly 35 years as a mailman tomorrow. I went with him on his route today. pic.twitter.com/qZhUVY7Sz8— Jennifer Brett (@Jennifer__Brett) May 22, 2019

  43. 43.

    mrmoshpotato

    May 25, 2019 at 9:49 pm

    @Steve in the ATL: Fireworks’ sheer awesomeness.

  44. 44.

    dmsilev

    May 25, 2019 at 9:50 pm

    @Steve in the ATL: Why not?

  45. 45.

    mrmoshpotato

    May 25, 2019 at 9:50 pm

    Those selfish otters are bad ambassadors for my city.

  46. 46.

    Sab

    May 25, 2019 at 9:55 pm

    So are “oxter” and “otter” etymologically connected?

  47. 47.

    Yutsano

    May 25, 2019 at 9:56 pm

    @Mnemosyne: Personal opinion: restaurants attached to luxury hotels are always quite good. But as always YMMV.

  48. 48.

    Steve in the ATL

    May 25, 2019 at 10:07 pm

    @Sab: an incredibly rare reference to otter armpits—this site never ceases to amaze!

  49. 49.

    SFAW

    May 25, 2019 at 10:08 pm

    @SiubhanDuinne:

    Wachet auf!

    Although Johann was pretty amazing, I prefer something a little less sacred.

  50. 50.

    SFAW

    May 25, 2019 at 10:10 pm

    @Steve in the ATL:

    this site never ceases to amaze!

    Surprise!

    PS: A little Noah Webster-based humor, OK?

  51. 51.

    Steve in the ATL

    May 25, 2019 at 10:10 pm

    @dmsilev: seems inappropriate to pay tribute to those who died in wars by blowing shit up

  52. 52.

    Steve in the ATL

    May 25, 2019 at 10:12 pm

    @SFAW: ok, as long as it’s just a little!

  53. 53.

    NotMax

    May 25, 2019 at 10:14 pm

    @dmsilev

    Possible the fireworks are in celebration of Dolt 45 being out of the country?

    ;)

  54. 54.

    mrmoshpotato

    May 25, 2019 at 10:14 pm

    @Steve in the ATL: Note to self: Steve does not want his funeral treated like it’s the 4th of July.

  55. 55.

    Steve in the ATL

    May 25, 2019 at 10:21 pm

    @mrmoshpotato: you just moved up the list to 3rd alternate pallbearer—congrats!

    @mrmoshpotato: @dmsilev: the problem with fireworks is that the noise upsets the dogs. I tried to calm them down by explaining that it was only gunfire, but eventually had to resort to Xanax. Mmm…Xanax in processed cheese….

  56. 56.

    mrmoshpotato

    May 25, 2019 at 10:33 pm

    @Steve in the ATL: Yeah. Loud noises to humans are much worse to our furry friends.

  57. 57.

    Raven

    May 25, 2019 at 10:34 pm

    @Steve in the ATL: Because drunks are fucking stupid and so are the jackasses in the Georgia Legislature who made all that shit legal

  58. 58.

    Steeplejack

    May 25, 2019 at 10:36 pm

    @Steve in the ATL:

    Mmm . . . Xanax in processed cheese . . .

    Uh, I think they’ll eat it without you showing them how.

  59. 59.

    zhena gogolia

    May 25, 2019 at 10:36 pm

    University festivities connected with reunion & commencement are unbearable. That is all.

  60. 60.

    zhena gogolia

    May 25, 2019 at 10:37 pm

    @Steve in the ATL:

    Oh, God, don’t get me started. Around here they do fireworks for every single holiday now. Arbor Day, Columbus Day, you name it.

  61. 61.

    mrmoshpotato

    May 25, 2019 at 10:43 pm

    @zhena gogolia: Sorry, zhena gogolia, but trees deserve to be celebrated loudly.

  62. 62.

    J R in WV

    May 25, 2019 at 10:46 pm

    You guys are hysterical, for which I thanks all a you’ns!!

    The otters holding hands is so, so sweet…

  63. 63.

    Steeplejack

    May 25, 2019 at 11:01 pm

    @Mary G:

    That was great!

  64. 64.

    Bonnie

    May 25, 2019 at 11:04 pm

    I don’t buy anything without a pocket–ever. Just get demanding ladies–demand pockets! If I can’t get pockets in my clothes, I make my own.

  65. 65.

    SFAW

    May 25, 2019 at 11:26 pm

    @zhena gogolia:

    Oh, God, don’t get me started. Around here they do fireworks for every single holiday now. Arbor Day, Columbus Day, you name it.

    Could be worse. Which it WILL be, when the Traitor-in-Chief declares October 7 a National Holiday.

  66. 66.

    opiejeanne

    May 26, 2019 at 2:02 am

    @Inspectrix: Jumpsuits?? No, I won’t go back there.

  67. 67.

    PST

    May 26, 2019 at 5:20 am

    Why would a dog want to go out at this hour of the morning? As long as I’m up, I’d like to add my indignation toward companies that drop pockets on men’s dress shirts.

  68. 68.

    something fabulous

    May 26, 2019 at 5:53 am

    @Mnemosyne: As another who finds it hard to buy off the, um, rack, I also LOVE eShakti! Must check out this other one you mention…

  69. 69.

    Booger

    May 26, 2019 at 7:35 am

    @SFAW: That’s what my high school gym teacher always told me. It never really helped.

  70. 70.

    Kayla Rudbek

    May 26, 2019 at 1:22 pm

    @Mnemosyne: I would love it if Svaha opened up a storefront on the street between the Patent Office and NSF. I personally think that they would make money hand over fist between the patent examiners and the NSF employees.

  71. 71.

    indianbadger

    May 27, 2019 at 1:33 pm

    I suggested a T-Shirt at Shedd (where I volunteer every Saturday).

    DON’T BE SHELLFISH (cartoon of an angry Crab or Lobster)

    Help OTTERS (cartoon of a cute Otter)

    Donate or become a member of Shedd

    It was rejected. I still think this is a great Idea.

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