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My cat is exactly like this. She seems so puzzled as to why I would ever go in there. Then after I'm done, she likes to go in and watch water pool and run down the drain.

Sort of. In 1984, Phyllis Penzo worked at a pizzeria and Officer Robert Cunningham suggested splitting a lottery ticket in lieu of a tip. Penzo actually forgot about it, but Cunningham won $6 million and honored their agreement. The film came out in 1994, so it was almost certainly inspired by the story (I didn't find a definitive answer in my incredibly brief search).

The woman pictured in OP's post is Tonda Dickerson, who was a waitress at Waffle House in Florida in 1999. She was tipped the lottery ticket, and everything in the image appears to be true.

She didn't even buy that lottery ticket. All that trouble was foisted upon her because someone else gave her the ticket. Imagine you're minding your own business, and then someone gives you a lottery ticket and your whole life gets turned upside down. It's crazy to think that It Could Happen to You.

Did we ever get more purple petunias, though? I would be interested in very purple petunias.

Season 6, episode 3 was a clip show, in case anyone else was wondering what happened there.

Don't cause a fuss.

I recently visited my city's wastewater treatment plant for a tour. This was taken from the top of one of the giant digesters that process solids.

Also, a plane gliding to a landing still needs a pretty large, clear area to touchdown and come to a stop safely. Helicopters landing using autorotation need far less space.

I still remember the telnet address to the MUD I played in the late '90s. That will be burned in my brain forever.

I played Munchkin once and hated it. The barrier to entry on that game is way too high.

"Gluteal orthotic device"

I have a podcast called Almost Plausible that I make with a couple of friends. We take an ordinary object (like a pillow, or a zipper, or a ceiling fan) and we create a movie plot based on that object.

We've been doing the show for nearly 4 years now. It's fun to make, but it takes up a fair amount of my time. For me, a "reward" would just be more listeners. That would feel very validating.