And, while this is an accidental exception, future open threads should start on Mondays until further notice.
People want to say something and think that it will drown out in the previous open thread. So they do their own.
This does not explain the current thread, as Nancy did not post anything in it initially (but seems to be a big part of it).
You know the drill - If it's worth saying, but not worth its own post (even in Discussion), then it goes here.
And, while this is an accidental exception, future open threads should start on Mondays until further notice.