It is Friday again!! What a crazy week (aren’t they all lately). Is the Strait open or closed today/ Will IT happen today? Who knows? So let’s just launch into the good stuff instead.

Hmmmm…He had a good point

This is genuinely funny

Remember the baobab tree from the other day? Well, this one has it beat I think.

This is some serious Jurassic Park stuff for real

I concur

Mini-elephant anyone?

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Luca (@lucagalletti.bsky.social) 2026-08-05T00:56:51.037Z

That cat should be named Garfield

Great little punchline

Good morning Bluesky ☀️ My grandad told me he saw the Titanic – from the outset he warned all the people that the ship would sink, but nobody listened to him.He knew he was right and didn’t give up. He warned them again & again, until eventually they kicked him out of the cinema.

Danny Fearns (@dannyfearns.bsky.social) 2026-08-05T07:27:09.730Z

This is impressive. They could have been dressed up as the Ents from Lord of the Rings without any need for CGI.

Timeline cleanse: If this doesn’t bring a few tears of joy to your eye, then you have no heart.

And with that, as always, I wish you all a good morning, g’day, or good night, wherever you are on this round rock we all call home.

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