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Geting 4

I did enjoy geting @4, but my vote is for aristo @24

Aristo @24

Thanks to all who sampled this week's challenge. The final tally is;
1 vote each for jono 12, paul 14, amej 18, spike 27, and wil 33.
In second place, with 3 votes, is aristo 21.
Shooting ahead, with 5 votes, is geting 4, with his catchy

Swell American mother outside of working hours

Well done, geting! Some delectable prizes;
The weird
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2UYplgqWdKE
Fast growing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oyHi6fJGNY
... and a blast from the past
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0MgVjCEwd0
Cheers

Excellent Geting - well done! Many thanks Mattrom.

Congrats geting and thanks mattrom.
The second clip in particular was fascinating, especially the ones that put out frilly "petticoats". I wonder what their function is? I don't think any British fungi have those structures.

Back to the throne with you Geting - and thanks for your vote! Cheers Mattrom.

Excellent, geting. Thanks for hosting, mattrom, and for the votes, geeker, wil, and jono. (I could so picture it; for some reason I was thinking UConn Huskies rather than UWashington!)

Here’s the site of the first controlled nuclear reaction. There’s a commemorative Henry Moore sculpture there. My daughter’s residence hall was right nearby.

https://youtu.be/sBd52WbPN1U?si=BcrxnWIMnl86aWSd

Thank you Mattrom and thanks Tyke, Chris, Spike, Raffles and Paul for your votes, Wil for the mention - (loved your 'one thriving in their field' definition).
The Maralinga nuclear test was a surprise to me. I wonder if it inspired Nevil Shute's On the Beach - an underrated work imo