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AnneTheWriterBonus #DadJoke
Q: How do April flowers kiss?
A: With their tulips.
(It's #HootinTootinTuesday again! Post some jokes or funny memes under this hashtag today, and bring lots of smiles to #Mastodon.)
#Humor #Humour #FunnyMeme #DadJokes #PawnStars #April #SpringWeather #MidwestUS #USMidwestWeather #Midwest #Illinois #Weather #Flowers #SpringFlowers
C AcantigüeToday’s On Hand podcast on the people’s card game - Euchre [YOO-ker]. ‘People’ because ‘bauers’/farmers/same color jacks rank higher than royal cards.
Webpage includes a YouTube link on how to play.
https://www.michiganpublic.org/podcast/on-hand/2026-04-17/where-does-euchre-come-from
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jucker_(card_game)?wprov=sfti1#History
bonus game link - Sheepshead is another trick-taking game also based in Wisconsin and southern Indiana. Related to Schafkopf, Skat and Doppelkopf.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheepshead_(card_game)?wprov=sfti1#
#cardgames #tabletopgames #euchre #michigan #GameHistory #MidwestUS
Michael / Chgowiz 🎲🎲The history of shipwrecks in the Great Lakes, especially Lake Michigan, fascinates me! This most recent find is a Civil War era passenger ship.
Shipwreck found at bottom of Lake Michigan
Last harvest of 2025!
They say to leave parsnips in for awhile after the frosts. We've had a few frosty mornings, so I thought mid-November was a good time to go get them.
A good haul! Much better than I've done in the past. I think my soil-regeneration efforts - cover crops, rotation and compost - are helping!
Now on to blanching and freezing these lovelies.
#Gardening #Harvest #Preserving #NorthernIllinois #MidwestUS #Zone5a
DoomsdaysCWLIVE: #Tornadoes tear across central US as severe weather intensifies
"A rare #tornado emergency was issued amid a 'particularly dangerous situation' late Wednesday afternoon, and the same areas blasted by destructive storms will soon face a significant risk of #flooding."
Updated Apr. 2, 2025
https://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/live-news/high-risk-severe-weather-extreme-flooding-in-us/1761331
#ExtremeWeather #USWx #ClimateChange #Polycrisis #MidwestUS
N. T. CrotserWe were at my parents' and my dad wanted me to check if this rather large spider (approx. 5") he discovered in thier basement was still alive. Not only did it prove to keep with the rule that their lack of blood pressure is why they curl when they die, but that they /also/ arent fans of being blown on.
#spiders #MidwestUS #spider
#spiders #MidwestUS #spider
Adam WilliamsMichigan as the "progressive powerhouse of the Midwest"?
All I can say is: "damn, the bar is low."
Also, is Minnesota not in the Midwest?
#MidwestUS #Michigan
https://michiganadvance.com/2023/12/04/susan-j-demas-how-michigan-became-the-progressive-powerhouse-of-the-midwest/
All I can say is: "damn, the bar is low."
Also, is Minnesota not in the Midwest?
#MidwestUS #Michigan
https://michiganadvance.com/2023/12/04/susan-j-demas-how-michigan-became-the-progressive-powerhouse-of-the-midwest/
Susan J. Demas: How Michigan became the progressive powerhouse of the Midwest ⋆ Michigan Advance
For years, Michigan was a national laughingstock, as bad news stalked the state like the villain in a bad ‘80s horror film. There was the one-state recession of the early aughts, thanks to the bruised auto industry that almost collapsed during the Great Recession that followed, and two partial state government shutdowns. Then came Republicans […]
General Strike NowThe UAW has filed complaints against GM and Stellantis with the National Labor Relations Board, accusing them of not bargaining in good faith. Ford ...#wsjcorp #wsjexchange #gfx-contrib #MotorVehicles #PassengerCars #MotorVehicleParts #Automotive #Detroit #NorthAmerica #UnitedStates #MidwestUS #Michigan #LaborPersonnel #CorporateIndustrialNews #LaborDisputes #ContentTypes #FactivaFilters #C&EIndustryNewsFilter #SYND #WSJ-PRO-WSJcom #labor #personnel #corporate #industrialnews #labordisputes #contenttypes #factivafilters #c&eindustrynewsfilter #motorvehicles #passengercars #motorvehicleparts #automotive #detroit #northamerica #unitedstates #midwestus #michigan
Five Clues to Where the UAW Strike Is Headed Next
Five Clues to Where the UAW Strike Is Headed Next
