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Re:Delightfully strange: Mystery 'golden egg' found on ocean... by cout on Sunday September 10, 2023 @11:42AM (#37456907)
Sounds like an episode from Seaquest DSV. The glowing orbs turned out to be phosphorescent feces.
Re:Delightfully strange: Mystery 'golden egg' found on ocean... by apomekhanes on Sunday September 10, 2023 @02:10PM (#37458419)
This shouldn't have been downvoted, even if only for the phrase "phosphorescent feces" ... on its own merits.

Fun phrases forfend fatigue phenomenally.

Edit: wow, I'm realizing that "phosphorescent feces" is at more like "Eminem" levels of phoneme repetition / assonance / etc. My much more basic largely merely alliterative response pales in comparison.

Re:Delightfully strange: Mystery 'golden egg' found on ocean... by SoftTalker on Sunday September 10, 2023 @02:55PM (#37458823)
Shiny shit?
Re:Delightfully strange: Mystery 'golden egg' found on ocean... by adolph on Sunday September 10, 2023 @04:02PM (#37459453)
Chrome coprolite

“A coprolite (also known as a coprolith) is fossilized feces.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coprolite

Re:Delightfully strange: Mystery 'golden egg' found on ocean... by climb_stealth on Sunday September 10, 2023 @11:01PM (#37462360)
Oh wow, thanks for mentioning this! It makes me appreciate Terry Pratchett even more. I didn't know what the word meant but remembered it was used by the Discworld trolls in some capacity. Turns out it is used as an insult [0].

[0] https://wiki.lspace.org/Coprolite

Re:Delightfully strange: Mystery 'golden egg' found on ocean... by adolph on Monday September 11, 2023 @09:13AM (#37466761)
Pratchett is fun to read. Thinking of another was it might be said:

Rocky rectal remains

Re:Delightfully strange: Mystery 'golden egg' found on ocean... by codetrotter on Sunday September 10, 2023 @08:58PM (#37461627)
(Verse 1)

Yo, it's Slim Shady, back in the game, ain't no frontin'

Gonna drop some rhymes that'll leave your jaw just a-droppin'

I'm the lyrical assassin, yeah, the rap game's Messiah

Talkin' 'bout some ish that'll set your soul on fire

.

I step into the booth, the mic's my weapon, it's loaded

Unload my thoughts like bullets, watch 'em explode, kid

Now let me tell y'all a story, it's kinda grotesque

'Bout some phosphorescent feces, yeah, that mess

.

(Chorus)

Phosphorescent feces, it's a crazy kind of sight

Glowing in the dark, illuminating through the night

Slim Shady's here to drop some knowledge, make it known

In this rap game, I reign, I claim the throne

.

(Verse 2)

Now picture this scene, it's late in the night

A party's going down, everything's outta sight

People dancin', drinks in hand, feelin' so free

But in the bathroom, there's a mystery they gotta see

.

A dude walks in, a little tipsy, but he's fine

Opens up the toilet, takes a look, and then he whines

He sees something glowing, like a UFO from space

Phosphorescent feces staring him in the face

.

He calls his friends in, they can't believe their eyes

Gather 'round the bowl, like it's some kind of prize

They snap a pic for the Gram, yeah, it's goin' viral

Phosphorescent feces, man, it's all spiral

.

(Chorus)

Phosphorescent feces, it's a crazy kind of sight

Glowing in the dark, illuminating through the night

Slim Shady's here to drop some knowledge, make it known

In this rap game, I reign, I claim the throne

.

(Verse 3)

Now, I'm not here to glorify this bizarre event

But life's full of surprises, that's what I represent

In the world of rap, I'm the one who dares to speak

'Bout the weird and wild, the stuff that's unique

.

Phosphorescent feces, it's a tale untold

But Slim Shady's here to spin it, make it gold

So remember, life's full of surprises, my friend

Stay true to yourself, and let your story ascend

.

(Chorus)

Phosphorescent feces, it's a crazy kind of sight

Glowing in the dark, illuminating through the night

Slim Shady's here to drop some knowledge, make it known

In this rap game, I reign, I claim the throne

Re:Delightfully strange: Mystery 'golden egg' found on ocean... by zoky on Sunday September 10, 2023 @09:05PM (#37461663)
I, too, have access to ChatGPT…
Re:Delightfully strange: Mystery 'golden egg' found on ocean... by codetrotter on Sunday September 10, 2023 @10:17PM (#37462098)
Great. Do you use it?
Re:Delightfully strange: Mystery 'golden egg' found on ocean... by brians on Sunday September 10, 2023 @08:02PM (#37461303)
“The new jewel for the new millennium—the Krieg Light.“ That’s probably the one episode I remember. Thanks for the reminder!