FridayFunnys! ed Treinta Y Cuatro

Huck & Finn 😎🐺

Hola, Friday Funsters! You’ve arrived once again at the right place, hosted by the right guys, from the best place, funny and sunny NW Spain. Well, not this week, it’s been raining. Rain is good. It brings the snails out.

Welcome! I’m Huck, the goofy-looking cartooned face dude, and Finn, the handsome GSD.

Disclaimer: These weekly shindigs are not worthy of a Boost 🚀. Not everything in life requires someone to blow smoke up your Flute.

Every Friday, Finn and I whip up something to eat or drink. Today, we are doing Flapjacks. So, park your Fannies and grab your Fork. Fluffy, Flavorful, Fruity, Fantastical, Funny looking, Farcical, and Flatulence- inducing Flatcakes will be Flying From the Frypan post haste. Chow down.

Filled to the brim now? Time for this Flaky, Fusion of Flutter to Fly. 👍

Do You Suffer From Post-Work Restraint Collapse? Here’s How To Tell. — HuffPost

It can happen to anyone in any career. Therapists explain what to do if these signs sound familiar.

After a day of meetings that should’ve been emails, dealing with annoying co-workers, and stressing over deadlines, it’s hard to keep it all together, right? Once you (finally) get into your car or take that glorious step into your home, you may have an overwhelming urge to cry, scream, or hide in bed with the door closed.

Yep. It’s a good thing I’m here to help you out. Plus, I’m free. At the end of most Fridays (or Thursdays or whatever), you are ready to chill or drink something chilled. Do that and anything else that distracts you from those previous 3,4 or 5 days of being a worker bee. Are we good? Enjoy.

Why some people are so afraid of clowns, according to a first-of-its-kind study — The Washington Post

A first-of-its-kind study helps explain our fear of the white-faced, red-nosed jokesters

For 15 years, psychology professor Philip John Tyson has been teaching classes on phobias. At the start of every semester, he asks his students the same question: What are you afraid of?

Prof. Tyson, I could have saved you 15 years of study. Do you know why some are afraid of clowns? Because some asshole years ago thought it would be ok to make clowns scary instead of happy. It went downhill from there. Don’t mess with the original intentions of things, people.

GenZ and Gen Alpha are already beefing: ‘We’re gonna be made fun of so bad’ NYPost.com

Gen Z is heading for its flop era.

While they currently dominate the cultural conversation and are considered the coolest demographic, Gen Z is soon set to be usurped by members of a younger generation.

Gen Alpha refers to those born from 2011 onwards, and these soon-to-be teens will doubt poke fun at their predecessors.

While members of Gen Z currently mock Millennials for being

“cheugy” and out-of-fashion, their own slang, trends, and styles will all likely become embarrassing outdated fodder for Gen Alpha to ridicule in the coming years — or so they worry.

In a new video shared to TikTok, one mortified member of Gen Z imagines how Gen Alpha will have masses of material with which to tease them.

Poor babies. I’m so sorry. It sucks being an adult now. Welcome to Life 101. Next generation, you’re on deck.

Sebastian Maniscalco 😂

“I worked in a health food store once. A guy came in and asked me, “If I melt dry ice, can I take a bath without getting wet?” STEVEN WRIGHT

“A girl phoned me the other day and said…’Come on over, there’s nobody home.’ I went over. Nobody was home.” — Rodney Dangerfield

“I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.” -FRED ALLEN

Grandma and grandpa are taking over TikTok: Retired boomers find success and fame in the app made for Gen Z Fortune

Someone, please stand next to me; I’m feeling dizzy. Are you kidding me? No, you will never see me there. I know who owns TikTok. I’m leary, as you should be, as well. Come on, Boomers, wake up.

Bosses Deploying Als in Video Meetings to Lecture Employees for Bad Behavior — Futurism

AI is here to enforce Zoom etiquette, apparently.

As The Wall Street Journal reports, a growing number of companies are using AI bots in video meetings to mediate, transcribe, and — yes — etiquette-check participants who may be lecturing or interrupting others. Often, according to the report, the bots are just silent note-takers, there to either summarize the meeting for someone who can’t be there, or keep minutes for the group. In other cases, though, the bots will pipe up to let speakers know whether they might be droning on a bit too much.

Really? Zoom etiquette? When I see crap like this, I’m overjoyed that I don’t have to participate. I wonder if there are cameras and mics in the bathroom, too? And this is a good use of AI?

Rescuers free humpback whale ‘hog-tied’ to 300lb crab pot in Alaska — The Guardian

Local residents discovered trapped whale ‘trailing two buoys, making unusual sounds and having trouble moving freely’

A young humpback whale was freed by rescuers in Alaska after it was discovered hog-tied to a 300-Ib crab pot.

The NPS said the whale was making 7–9 minute dives and was at the surface for only approximately 30 seconds.

“The whale had a loop of line through its mouth that led to a large, heavy glob of tangled lines at its tail. In effect, the whale was hog-tied, its body bent sharply to the side as it swam in a predictable clockwise circle each time it came up. The whale also had a distinct healed scar across its back from being hit by a vessel’s propeller, it said.

The crew was eventually able to make cuts into the line using specialized tools designed to keep responders at a safe distance from the whale. One of the tools includes a knife on the end of a 25-ft carbon fiber pole and grappling hooks modified with razor-sharp knife blades inside the grapple to cut as they grab, the Noaa said.

“The turning point came when we were able to cut the rope that ran through the whale’s mouth and was wrapped around its tail,” said Chris Gabriele, a whale biologist with Glacier Bay National Park who was part of the rescue efforts.

Crews spent hours cutting away at the rope to free the whale.

Officials with the whale entanglement response team plan to look for the whale in the coming weeks to document its condition if it is still in the area.

Good deal. A thank you to all who were involved in this rescue. This will close out this week’s edition, vecinos.

I know there is much going on in the world right now that is distressing. War, poverty, violence, and corruption are just a few, but enough.

But when everyday citizens set aside their hassles and categorize the world’s problems, and then take the time to help an animal that needs someone to step in, this is where humanity shines.

Assist your neighbor if needed, watch out for animals needing a helping hand, covet and appreciate your family, and maintain a happy face when you’re out and about. The world needs it.

Muchas gracias to all of you who tagged along with Huck and Finn today. Take care. Have a great weekend. We love you. 💚

Thanks for reading, dear friends.

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