I don't even need to see the rest to know this is from Avi Loeb

they found laser beams on oumuamua

god fucking dammit

Omg,,,, Mass Effect is about to be real

Does the Sonic x Grillo collab count as a Weird Pickle Thing?

I’m sorry, a picklerita slush sounds like an abomination

I like pickles a LOT and it sounds disgusting

It's not even the only national chain pickle drink this summer.

It's actually totally fine. It's kind of refreshing, like if you worked a long day and needed sport drink, this would fill that need very well. I don't like pickles that much and I'd get another

Thanks for your perspective! I'll have to take your word for it because I don't live near any restaurants doing the pickle trend

I saw that for a split second in an ad at Skyline, and I was really, truly hoping that I had just misread the flavor text. Oh god, it’s actually real. I want to commit a crime.

all pickle things are at least a little weird

The bingo we should really, really not look forward to winning.

Personally, there are a couple I would be OK with. Both the diagonals don't seem like they would be too bad, although the discovery (I assume that's what is meant, not us building one) of a Dyson Sphere would certainly be a major event.

im ready for the aliens. come take me away please

I needed aliens to win batshit bingo in 2020 😩 If i woke up to a bunch of "Aliens landed" posts or went to get the mail and saw ships in the sky like in independence day, i dont think it would phase me 🤷🏻‍♀️ it's just not crazier than anything else we deal with everyday now. SMH

No worries, it will be eaten by a dog.

Oh, well played.

Goodness, I wonder what news outlets could possibly trying to distract their viewer base from 🤔

I love the vagueness of "A Weird Pickle Thing". Partly because it's just random. But after hearing about Pickle flavored Cotton Candy, I think it's a pretty solid bet. I'll keep an eye out!

Sonic has a pickle burger combo going on. I didn't try the slush but I did try the burger and it was alright.

OMG that's gross.

Nah it's totally aliens I talked to them

Another damn Avi Loeb paper blown way out of proportion. He's the answer to the question, "What would happen if you gave a Harvard science professorship to a failed sci-fi writer?"

Ok, but how could we know they're hostile?

Uh can you mark them off I’m stupid

I think the only other ones are pennies and new organelle.

The alt text helped me big time on this one 😂

My mates are in a band (Fidget and the Twitchers) and they are working on the ska revival. They even have a few ska/ swing fusion tracks. Get your stamp ready!

5 more months to make Irish reunification 2025 happen!!! Tiocfaidh ár lá babyyyy

I think it’s more likely to be a de-facto union that increasingly becomes accepted than a big official event.

lol

COME ON PLANET 9 🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽

I appreciate your optimism that we're getting a new Animal Crossing this year. I hope you're right.

You’re gonna have a full card by November I bet.

Honestly Hank, depending on the aliens I would help them lmao

I like the added detail of “in November,” as if suggesting the aliens (a) work under a Julian calendar, and (b) penciled in “attack Earth” on their end-of-year to do list

They’re actually coming to “attack those great Black Friday deals at the mall!”

I assume it was based on the trajectory of the object and the orbit of Earth.

Here’s where we are!

I hope the "Someone reboots House" refers to the Japanese cult classic horror

Aw man I wish Canada would join the EU 😂

I feel like Dyson Spheres are a little too fantastical for me given that have to be implausibly thin to not demand more matter then exists in most solar systems. And if a civilization can easily gather matter from multiple solar systems, they don't really need a Dyson sphere in the first place.

Would be incredible to find one of course. Since it would mean not only do alien civilizations exist, but they can do something so seemingly implausible.

Considering it’s not yet even August, you can probably preemptively cross out G-5. I’m certainly doing it on mine.

ooo i missed the new organelle!!!!

You can't check off the penny thing just yet. Last I heard, they were still making them but will stop once the supply of blanks is consumed (early 2026). I would also not be surprised if they continue minting them for collectors for many years.

It's gonna be so disappointing once that whole second row is filled EXCEPT the last one because the pizza wound up hurting Leo instead.

As much as I want a new Animal Crossing, I don't want to wish a nervous breakdown upon you (and the other path is worse, nothing personal).

I'm waiting for the Ska revival personally!

Thank god you added this

Weird that a Dyson Sphere and a Dyson Ball are radically different

Now we just need someone to come up with a "Dyson Orb" and we'll have the full set!

what was the weird pickle thing

That pizza one is incredibly specific.

Keep Matt Damon away from any giant pizzas, people!

Which TV star did a murder?

I’m guessing this www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/rea...

I was unaware of this. Thanks for letting me know!

There's a formatting error - "Elon Musk has another child" was clearly supposed to be the center square as a freebie, and "China becomes the new global hegemon" while likely to happen shouldn't be the free space.

I highly recommend investigating the "Ska/Swing revival for some reason" box if you haven't already because there's some quality ska being released these days.

What's the new organelle we found?

He posted about it a few days ago, it's pretty easy to find if you go to his page

Dyson Sphere looming large as the biggest obstacle

I hate how many of these entries make me think "haha, that's ridiculous...shit that could happen".

C'mon O-5

If Ireland reunifies I really hope they’ll just fill in the white part of the flag with colored pencil and call it good.

🇨🇦 lower left is feeling good, has promise 🇨🇦

astrobiology.nasa.gov/news/caltech... Just a thought.

Will you accept "Dyson Swarm" if it happens?

That bottom box is crazy Hank, Ska never died!

Had not heard about the pennies.

Huh! I must’ve missed the news of a new organelle

That was yesterday. You can probably find it by scrolling back in Hank’s posts.

Thank you! I hadn’t scrolled far enough originally. Fascinating to see!

Weird pickle thing?

Surprise TSwift album next pleaseeee

It's never the dyson sphere. Why do we even have it on the board at this point?

I think you can mark off the Ska Revival one. 4th Wave Ska has been gaining steam with SkaTune Network and J.E.R.

Substitute that Taylor Swift one for her attending another MAGA influencer party. That’s an easy square.

Dr. House or House the 1985 horror movie?

Put me in for the ska revival. Each day I like the genre a little more.

I was going to reply I'd like this one! My now 41 yo daughter introduced me to this genre.

Some of RAT BOY’s new music is very ska punk and I like it a lot

Canada joins the EU? Plausible, but I have a better one... California joins the EU.

The "O" column doesn't feel out of it yet.

Wait, what reality star did a murder?

I'm just impressed you've made it this far into *this* year without the nervous breakdown. I know I've had like... 2 at least already.

If the rumours are right, you'll be able to cross off Animal Crossing this week

The evidence is not 100% but I think in a few weeks you'll have your planet 9 proof. At least to 99% www.space.com/astronomy/so...

NGL, I would be so thrilled if swing came back. If we’re doing 90’s again let’s bring some good with the bad. If my eyes must be assaulted with low-rise jeans again, at least my ears should get a treat.

Ska revival is underway! it's been building momentum with punk circles for a couple years and there are some semi-viral creators

If anything, I hope you’re right about the new animal crossing

lol, new Animal Crossing.

the EU tariff announcement also nudges that irish reunification plan a bit.

at this point I'm welcoming the aliens

IMO the swing revival in the late 1990s should count, wtf were we thinking? (I'm about the same age as Hank, and I was into swing in high school)

I see I've missed quite a bit 😳

I just hope the new Animal Crossing works on the original Switch because I am not buying that BS new one with all it's stupid new "features".

At least I might got shoved in a tragic yuri at this point. Where are my Alien Stage fans at?

' New study ' is code for 100% nonsense, this kind of nonsense ' news ' story is to program the public into not believing anything.

Oh its on fox, so its about epstein actually

We've learned that it's staggeringly difficult to unite even just two separate countries to strive towards a common goal - so I sure hope the idea of 'hostility' in these aliens is gentle hugs and not like 'accidental foreign contamination, it's space-influenza'.

I really, really want to know: is the RFK banning pasta spot a joke addition or a serious, if improbable, speculation?

"Reality TV star does a murder" has probably been stamped repeatedly at this point given how many people have died from his "illegal aliens" bullshit

The only entry I'd bet against is the Dyson sphere.

Yeah, the aliens know better and are definitely only building Dyson Swarms. The material complexity of the sphere alone makes it simply not worth it. Don't even get me started about the lack of scalability either!

Fails the use/cost analysis every time.

Ok Im done 😭

Long game in this one. Unless Dyson sphere is a vacuum, not IN a vacuum

Dyson's gonna somehow make a $750 beach ball.

Some of this are just thoughts and prayers put down on paper, but I truly hope they come true for us all 😂🫶🏼

Please promise me that the "RFK bans pasta" block is just a meme and not something with > 0.01% probability from some bullshit he said.... please 😭😭😭

I’m sorry to hear that Bat Boy wasn’t available for an interview.

Been waiting for the aliens distraction tactic!

In yet another blow to Trump, aliens demand release of full Epstein files.

Keep reading her name as Baby Venga like it’s a child from one of the vengaboys

Dorset that explain the current hostile environment?

You should just always reserve a square for Avi Loeb dashes off a quick "paper".

Another "migrant caravan?" I'll give them credit for creativity, the narrative of evil Guatemalans was getting stale.

Starting to wonder if you are unintentionally influencing the direction of research as I believe many of the researchers follow you. :)

We've gotta find Avi Loeb a new hobby

Ok I'm stealing this bingo card!

Does this count? I trust the National Enquirer and the Weekly World News more than Faux News or the NY-Post.

I wouldn't be opposed to joining the EU right about now tbh

HISSSSSSS

Trump must be in every page of those fucking files, lol.

House was perfect as is, please don't reboot it. In fact, how about we have a period where we don't rebppt anything.

oh, ffs!

🙌🏼.

This would explain everything. I think the invasion has already happened

jfc why would you even threaten a ska revival

Thats the impression that he gets probably 🤷‍♂️.

Honestly let them come. It would tie this year of dog shit up in a nice little bow.

oooo taylor mention!!

I feel like I’ve personally failed anyone who has even the slightest belief in headlines from Faux “News”

Crazy that New York Post was founded by the great Alexander Hamilton, is America’s oldest newspaper, and as long as I’ve been alive, has been total slop.

Still not as bad as a swing revival

What do you mean ska revolution "for some reason"?!?!?!?!

I'm also hoping we get a new animal crossing, but I think at best we'd only see an announcement for a new animal crossing coming next year some time.

Not for a couple years at least. With the switch 2i think I saw something about a stock 2 version like they're doing with pokemon and the Zelda games. Gotta pay extra money for that unnecessary update ya know

Wait, which one did you get already??

The new organelle

Whoa missed this big news

Oh must be 5 people fired, right? 😂