From News Sidequest from Keith Conrad <[email protected]>
Subject The dumbest reason for a divorce / Mosquitos only suck strategically / Mars rover runs over Martian life
Date September 11, 2025 12:01 AM
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Couple File for Divorce After Being Unable to Agree on a Name for Their Child [ [link removed] ]
I’m sure that kid will grow up to be a well-adjusted adult. What’s the dumbest fight you’ve ever had as a couple?
Mosquitos seem to like beer drinkers who recently had sex [ [link removed] ]
So basically, mosquitos follow the rules of 1980’s slasher movies
More Stories Below, but first some new content in the News Sidequest Podcast Universe…
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Dave Norman on Chops, Sound, and the Art of Making Music [ [link removed] ]
AS I WAS SAYING WITH BIG JOHN HOWELL
John Howell sits down with longtime friend and powerhouse trumpet player Dave C. Norman to talk range, tone, studio politics, teaching, and why “higher, faster, louder” isn’t the destination.
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Big John Howell and Rick Telander tackle everything from Trump’s resurrection of racist mascots to the enduring grift of American demagoguery.
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Also Worth A Look…
NASA Says Perseverance's 'Sapphire Canyon' Sample Holds Potential Biosignature [ [link removed] ] - Who had “Ancient Martian Life” on their Bingo card for September?
Cruise passenger charged after jumping overboard to allegedly dodge $16,000 in gambling debts [ [link removed] ] - He probably would have been better off if he just tried to balance it all out by eating $16,000 worth of food at the buffet
Lizard gives birth without mating in 'one of rarest events in animal kingdom' [ [link removed] ] - And now we’ve got “Lizard Jesus.” What a time to be alive
UK Railway Line ‘Hires’ Three New Cats Found Sleeping Rough Nearby [ [link removed] ] - Nice to see they’re actually working for a living
Soon, Your Uber Ride Could Be a Chopper [ [link removed] ] - If the app doesn’t say “Get to da choppa!!” when your ride arrives, what are they even doing with their lives?
Almost 70 Containers Fall Off Ship in California Port [ [link removed] ] - Welp, looks like my new earbuds are going to be delayed a little while
Someone is painting squirrels in a Connecticut town, animal control says [ [link removed] ] - Maybe the squirrels are just finally getting to express themselves. You don’t know
Europe’s slacker nation — Germany now works less than Greece and Portugal [ [link removed] ] - Based on the 20th century, maybe it’s not such a bad idea for Germany to go through its slacker era
Goodwill to host an NYFW fashion show for the first time this year [ [link removed] ] - That’s interesting… not enough to make me watch, but interesting nonetheless
Obese surpass undernourished youths for first time, UN warns [ [link removed] ] -…… Is that good news or bad news?
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