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I bought a finely-crafted hardwood object going by that name on BC's Salt Spring Island ages ago.

A little canister for weed drilled into it, and another for a stainless steel tube machined and painted like a cigarette—into which one hit could be loaded, fired, and drawn without attracting undue attention.

Pre-legalization days up here in Canada.

Such gadgets were popular on the coastal ferries.

is an incredibly difficult category, because most of the one hit wonders I like had a successful single chart hit in the context of a much longer career.

This is pretty close, though, as gothic pop-rock outfit Shakespears Sister was riven by interpersonal conflict between Siobhan Fahey and Marcella Detroit, as well as Fahey's struggles with both depression and industry ageism. All of this meant that the group disbanded just as they achieved recognition.

Shakespears Sister - Stay
youtube.com/watch?v=yp9ROv7o_m

Menace to Sobriety by OPM was the first 'alternative' album I bought, and it's actually really good. They did a couple of other albums, and I even saw them in my town in 2007, but most people only know them for this one song.

OPM - Heaven is a Halfpipe
song.link/gb/i/324955464

Songlink/OdesliHeaven Is a Halfpipe (If I Die) by OPMListen now on your favorite streaming service. Powered by Songlink/Odesli, an on-demand, customizable smart link service to help you share songs, albums, podcasts and more.

is the theme from @Esoteria for today's

Always a fun topic, but there are so many great choices for this one. I'll just make it easy and keep it narrowed down to the . The first one that comes to mind...

'Come On Eileen' by Dexy's Midnight Runners

I'm not sure I know what 'Too-ra-loo-rye-aye' means, but I still belt it out every time.

youtube.com/watch?v=6BODDyZRF6

Sheesh, I muted this bleet after like one day because it was getting traffic and notifs were annoying, and it broke containment. I'm flattered, I guess?

I admit, I kinda regret shit-posting in relation to alcohol; there are a lot of raw experiences being shared in quotes and replies over on Bluesky, and I feel for those folks.