{"id":3290,"date":"2009-03-25T11:55:23","date_gmt":"2009-03-25T18:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/?p=3290"},"modified":"2009-03-25T11:55:23","modified_gmt":"2009-03-25T18:55:23","slug":"this-week-in-geek-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/this-week-in-geek-4\/","title":{"rendered":"this week in geek"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>another random assortment of geekektry for your amusement.<\/p>\n<p>I reckon Wednesdays are a good day for this, a sort of mid-week make-me-laugh pick-me-up. What do y&#8217;all think? Also does anyone think &#8216;themed&#8217; posts are a good thing? Some topics that come to mind include: NES, space travel, robots, superhero costumes, sexytron (just made that one up!), Pi, etc. Or I could just mish mash it all together really random like so:<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" data-attachment-id=\"3291\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/this-week-in-geek-4\/1gcj85fgnjx97gh4bijlst6ho1_500\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/1gcj85fgnjx97gh4bijlst6ho1_500.jpg?fit=500%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1gcj85fgnjx97gh4bijlst6ho1_500\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/1gcj85fgnjx97gh4bijlst6ho1_500.jpg?fit=500%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/1gcj85fgnjx97gh4bijlst6ho1_500.jpg?fit=500%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3291\" title=\"1gcj85fgnjx97gh4bijlst6ho1_500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/1gcj85fgnjx97gh4bijlst6ho1_500.jpg?resize=500%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1gcj85fgnjx97gh4bijlst6ho1_500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/1gcj85fgnjx97gh4bijlst6ho1_500.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/1gcj85fgnjx97gh4bijlst6ho1_500.jpg?resize=125%2C100&amp;ssl=1 125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"313\" data-attachment-id=\"3292\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/this-week-in-geek-4\/3f7gn4uixlc47i7zdrs3rcgso1_500\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/3f7gn4uixlc47i7zdrs3rcgso1_500.png?fit=500%2C313&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,313\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"3f7gn4uixlc47i7zdrs3rcgso1_500\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/3f7gn4uixlc47i7zdrs3rcgso1_500.png?fit=500%2C313&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/3f7gn4uixlc47i7zdrs3rcgso1_500.png?fit=500%2C313&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3292\" title=\"3f7gn4uixlc47i7zdrs3rcgso1_500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/3f7gn4uixlc47i7zdrs3rcgso1_500.png?resize=500%2C313&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"3f7gn4uixlc47i7zdrs3rcgso1_500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/3f7gn4uixlc47i7zdrs3rcgso1_500.png?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/3f7gn4uixlc47i7zdrs3rcgso1_500.png?resize=125%2C78&amp;ssl=1 125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" data-attachment-id=\"3293\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/this-week-in-geek-4\/7tm0ipyshlcd7njbc8n2x9apo1_500\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/7tm0ipyshlcd7njbc8n2x9apo1_500.jpg?fit=500%2C667&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,667\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"7tm0ipyshlcd7njbc8n2x9apo1_500\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/7tm0ipyshlcd7njbc8n2x9apo1_500.jpg?fit=500%2C667&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/7tm0ipyshlcd7njbc8n2x9apo1_500.jpg?fit=500%2C667&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3293\" title=\"7tm0ipyshlcd7njbc8n2x9apo1_500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/7tm0ipyshlcd7njbc8n2x9apo1_500.jpg?resize=500%2C667&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"7tm0ipyshlcd7njbc8n2x9apo1_500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/7tm0ipyshlcd7njbc8n2x9apo1_500.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/7tm0ipyshlcd7njbc8n2x9apo1_500.jpg?resize=125%2C167&amp;ssl=1 125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"312\" data-attachment-id=\"3298\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/this-week-in-geek-4\/smileyfishey\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/smileyfishey.jpg?fit=500%2C312&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,312\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"smileyfishey\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/smileyfishey.jpg?fit=500%2C312&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/smileyfishey.jpg?fit=500%2C312&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3298\" title=\"smileyfishey\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/smileyfishey.jpg?resize=500%2C312&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"smileyfishey\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/smileyfishey.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/smileyfishey.jpg?resize=125%2C78&amp;ssl=1 125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>check this out! Russian building uses crossword puzzle as decorative feature:<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-attachment-id=\"3296\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/this-week-in-geek-4\/russian-crossword-bldg1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/russian-crossword-bldg1.jpg?fit=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,375\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"russian-crossword-bldg1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/russian-crossword-bldg1.jpg?fit=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/russian-crossword-bldg1.jpg?fit=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3296\" title=\"russian-crossword-bldg1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/russian-crossword-bldg1.jpg?resize=500%2C375&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"russian-crossword-bldg1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/russian-crossword-bldg1.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/russian-crossword-bldg1.jpg?resize=125%2C94&amp;ssl=1 125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-attachment-id=\"3297\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/this-week-in-geek-4\/russian-crossword-bldg2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/russian-crossword-bldg2.jpg?fit=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,375\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"russian-crossword-bldg2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/russian-crossword-bldg2.jpg?fit=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/russian-crossword-bldg2.jpg?fit=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3297\" title=\"russian-crossword-bldg2\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/russian-crossword-bldg2.jpg?resize=500%2C375&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"russian-crossword-bldg2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/russian-crossword-bldg2.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/russian-crossword-bldg2.jpg?resize=125%2C94&amp;ssl=1 125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"518\" data-attachment-id=\"3294\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/this-week-in-geek-4\/jyhxeo5hujwdhp24yaz2wdjeo1_400\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/jyhxeo5hujwdhp24yaz2wdjeo1_400.jpg?fit=400%2C518&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,518\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"jyhxeo5hujwdhp24yaz2wdjeo1_400\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/jyhxeo5hujwdhp24yaz2wdjeo1_400.jpg?fit=400%2C518&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/jyhxeo5hujwdhp24yaz2wdjeo1_400.jpg?fit=400%2C518&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3294\" title=\"jyhxeo5hujwdhp24yaz2wdjeo1_400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/jyhxeo5hujwdhp24yaz2wdjeo1_400.jpg?resize=400%2C518&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"jyhxeo5hujwdhp24yaz2wdjeo1_400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/jyhxeo5hujwdhp24yaz2wdjeo1_400.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/jyhxeo5hujwdhp24yaz2wdjeo1_400.jpg?resize=125%2C162&amp;ssl=1 125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"346\" data-attachment-id=\"3295\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/this-week-in-geek-4\/k7zlnp8vwkmm3pnidzpwecs7o1_500\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/k7zlnp8vwkmm3pnidzpwecs7o1_500.jpg?fit=480%2C346&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"480,346\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"k7zlnp8vwkmm3pnidzpwecs7o1_500\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/k7zlnp8vwkmm3pnidzpwecs7o1_500.jpg?fit=480%2C346&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/k7zlnp8vwkmm3pnidzpwecs7o1_500.jpg?fit=480%2C346&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3295\" title=\"k7zlnp8vwkmm3pnidzpwecs7o1_500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/k7zlnp8vwkmm3pnidzpwecs7o1_500.jpg?resize=480%2C346&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"k7zlnp8vwkmm3pnidzpwecs7o1_500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/k7zlnp8vwkmm3pnidzpwecs7o1_500.jpg?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/k7zlnp8vwkmm3pnidzpwecs7o1_500.jpg?resize=125%2C90&amp;ssl=1 125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" data-attachment-id=\"3299\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/this-week-in-geek-4\/x50lvlte6l6cdhev4sfxanbho1_400\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/x50lvlte6l6cdhev4sfxanbho1_400.jpg?fit=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,533\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"x50lvlte6l6cdhev4sfxanbho1_400\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/x50lvlte6l6cdhev4sfxanbho1_400.jpg?fit=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/x50lvlte6l6cdhev4sfxanbho1_400.jpg?fit=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3299\" title=\"x50lvlte6l6cdhev4sfxanbho1_400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/x50lvlte6l6cdhev4sfxanbho1_400.jpg?resize=400%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"x50lvlte6l6cdhev4sfxanbho1_400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/x50lvlte6l6cdhev4sfxanbho1_400.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/x50lvlte6l6cdhev4sfxanbho1_400.jpg?resize=125%2C167&amp;ssl=1 125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" 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I reckon Wednesdays are a good day for this, a sort of mid-week make-me-laugh pick-me-up. What do y&#8217;all think? Also does anyone think &#8216;themed&#8217; posts are a good thing? 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