St. Patrick’s Day in America has always been more of a celebration of Irish-American immigrant culture than it is of Ireland itself.

Unlukely, given that false widows build 3-dimensional webs with a more irregular look. This looks like a type of orb weaver.

I had a similar problem where a squirrel tore up most of the hood insulation and stuffed it in every nook under the hood, and a friend of mine who works at a tractor supply told me what they use to keep rodents from nesting in their cabs. They’re basically satchels full of a strong-smelling cloves and some other stuff, totally organic and not unpleasant-smelling. I hung one from some wire under the hood of each vehicle and the little bastard hasn’t returned so far. The satchels aren’t exactly dirt cheap, but they last several months and it beats the hell out of having to repair the damage those critters can do.

Ask at your local farm supply and they’ll probably have something similar.

Had to take it out to poop, obviously.

This collection is at least organized, so it might be that they actually have a use for them.

I kept them for years in a big jar without any purpose behind it, then I had an ant problem in the yard and used them to make any baits with borax and sugar. I never considered it hoarding so much as accumulating stuff that took up little space, in the event that I find a need for it years down the road.

But I’m also not sentimental about that stuff. If I need the space and haven’t used a thing for years, I figure the odds of ever needing it are close to nil, and I’ll get rid of it.

It’s the one that looks like a bench?

That’s dope.

Based on the crown from The Green Knight?

I’m guessing there was a wooden frame and ropes to go with them. Cheese wrapped in fabric or placed in a mold was placed on top of one stone while the other stone was lowered onto the cheese to squeeze out all the moisture.

If this was plumbed up to be a fountain that neighborhood kids could play in, it would be legit cool. As it is it looks like the artist just knew where they could acquire a bunch of disused hydrants and slapped them onto a common base with a coat of paint.

Canadians and Mexicans are “North Americans”. Brazilians are “South Americans”. People who live in the US call themselves Americans. That’s just how language works, buddy. If it irritates your pedantic bone so much, the only solution is to build a time machine to go back a few centuries and change it.

This a major cultural moment. It’ll pass. Get over it.

Mayor of seditionists and traitors.