How San Francisco Got a Very Special Monolith on Christmas Day (kqed.org) 26
Ananda Sharma, founder of the app Gyroscope, describes to a local TV station the monolith he discovered during a Christmas-morning jog under a candy-cane red sunrise.
"I think I smelled it before I saw it..."
He spotted a double rainbow and wanted to peek at that too. At first, he thought the monolith was "a big post," but as he got closer, he smelled the gingerbread scent wafting toward him. The monolith is standing in panels separated by icing...
"It made me smile.
SFGate spoke to another eye-witness: Alexis Gallagher also happened upon the sweet monolith at about 8:25 a.m. Friday morning, confirming it was made of gingerbread, frosting and gumdrops... "I had a closer look and it looks like there's a plywood skeleton underneath, but I try not to dwell on such mundane realities."
Gallagher added that he had to "stop my dog from nibbling on it..."
When reached for an official comment, the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department General Manager told the TV news reporter that the gingerbread monolith "Looks like a great spot to get baked."
Then he added more sternly that "we will leave it up until the cookie crumbles."
But their article notes it raises several questions for Bay Area residents: Did Christmas-happy aliens beam it down from above? Did some rogue artificial intelligence escape a nearby Google campus, and, driven mad by our plethora of Christmas music...design an art piece to brighten our days? And just how expensive is it to rent a highrise apartment within its crumbly, ginger-pungent walls...?
SFGate's report ends with Ananda Sharma noting that it began raining in San Francisco at 11:30 a.m., adding, "not sure what happens to gingerbread in the rain but it probably isn't good."
"I think I smelled it before I saw it..."
He spotted a double rainbow and wanted to peek at that too. At first, he thought the monolith was "a big post," but as he got closer, he smelled the gingerbread scent wafting toward him. The monolith is standing in panels separated by icing...
"It made me smile.
SFGate spoke to another eye-witness: Alexis Gallagher also happened upon the sweet monolith at about 8:25 a.m. Friday morning, confirming it was made of gingerbread, frosting and gumdrops... "I had a closer look and it looks like there's a plywood skeleton underneath, but I try not to dwell on such mundane realities."
Gallagher added that he had to "stop my dog from nibbling on it..."
When reached for an official comment, the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department General Manager told the TV news reporter that the gingerbread monolith "Looks like a great spot to get baked."
Then he added more sternly that "we will leave it up until the cookie crumbles."
But their article notes it raises several questions for Bay Area residents: Did Christmas-happy aliens beam it down from above? Did some rogue artificial intelligence escape a nearby Google campus, and, driven mad by our plethora of Christmas music...design an art piece to brighten our days? And just how expensive is it to rent a highrise apartment within its crumbly, ginger-pungent walls...?
SFGate's report ends with Ananda Sharma noting that it began raining in San Francisco at 11:30 a.m., adding, "not sure what happens to gingerbread in the rain but it probably isn't good."
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Are you doubting that it was real gingerbread?
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What annoys me is the stories they don't post, like the impending government shutdown over Trump standing up for free speech online. Democrats are unwilling to give Trump a victory and would rather shut the government down than work with Republicans.
The $740.5 billion defense-policy bill that Trump vetoed because he pretends to care for free speech passed the House 335-78 while the Senate passed it 84-13.
Meanwhile, the $1.4 trillion government spending bill which is tied to the $900 billion in coronavirus relief passed both chambers with similarly wide bipartisan support -- 359-53 in the House and 92-6 in the Senate.
When Trump balked at the $600 stimulus checks for coronavirus relief and told Congress to increase the direct payments to $2,000, Democrat
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It is because you are checking reality from the facts. Try looking at reality through your gut!
San Francisco (Score:4, Insightful)
"I think I smelled it before I saw it..."
I have too often read those words in connection with San Francisco. This story is rather better at least.
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When I first read those words, I was expecting something different too.
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"Excuse me, Sir, but there seems to be an awful smell coming from your shoes. Did you step in some San Francisco?"
"San Francisco seems to be clinging to your shoes."
Accompanied by a mysterious broadcast (Score:4, Funny)
All these treats are yours, except Corona (Heights)
Attempt no nibbling there.
Not a monolith (Score:3)
It's not a single component, and it's not made of stone, therefore, it is NOT A MONOLITH!
Now get off my lawn!
It does look yummy and a cool twist on the meme though.
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Two words... Bird droppings.... ...but feel free to dig in...
Pleasantly surprised (Score:2)
This being SF, I was expecting the structure to be constructed of something entirely different. Glad I was wrong.
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Someone left a monolith out in the rain. (Score:4, Funny)
On the first day of Christmas, (Score:2)
Whoever smelt it dealt it (Score:2)
Who cares? (Score:2)
Anyone who gives two shits about SFs gingerbread, raise their hands. I thought so.