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Mid-Morning Art Thread

Bouguereau knitter.jpg

The Little Knitter
William-Adolphe Bouguereau

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM




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1 first

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at May 05, 2020 09:30 AM (UWqZJ)

2 Yo

Posted by: Mr. Barky at May 05, 2020 09:30 AM (JI3du)

3 Sad looking child, but a lovely work

Posted by: CN at May 05, 2020 09:31 AM (ONvIw)

4 finger knitting waif

Posted by: vmom 2020 at May 05, 2020 09:31 AM (G546f)

5 Somebody needs to spray some Roundup.

Posted by: BignJames at May 05, 2020 09:32 AM (X/Pw5)

6 This is very pretty.

Posted by: grammie winger at May 05, 2020 09:33 AM (lwiT4)

7 I like it. The picture of innocence. Rockwellesqe in a way.

Posted by: Xipe Totec at May 05, 2020 09:33 AM (o2MD2)

8 She has man feet

Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at May 05, 2020 09:33 AM (NI4rU)

9 A young bluebell. With knitting needles for shivs.

Posted by: Muad'dib at May 05, 2020 09:33 AM (sjdRT)

10 reminds me of my childhood bestie - same hair

Posted by: vmom 2020 at May 05, 2020 09:34 AM (G546f)

11 No sniper, but there's a Murder Hornet in the poppies.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 05, 2020 09:34 AM (V2Yro)

12 What a pretty little girl.

Posted by: Nurse ratched at May 05, 2020 09:34 AM (QUFSV)

13 Sweet.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 05, 2020 09:34 AM (bDqIh)

14 100 comment rule.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at May 05, 2020 09:35 AM (oRpiG)

15 I love the hollyhock to the left. Been trying to grow those for years. Can't seem to take off.

Posted by: Kris at May 05, 2020 09:35 AM (VQp/A)

16 She has man feet
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby


Strong. Built like bull.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 05, 2020 09:35 AM (At/8G)

17 She has an old face.

But those are some nicely done fingers and toes!

Posted by: mindful webworker
link: Lizard Queen of Chicago
 at May 05, 2020 09:35 AM (oBghv)

18 I bet her hair smells wonderful!

Posted by: Sloe Joe at May 05, 2020 09:35 AM (o2MD2)

19 Wow, there's a lot of emotion in that face.

Artist is new to me. I guessed the date pretty well but it's in the url so I can't claim a win.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at May 05, 2020 09:35 AM (gd9RK)

20 I love Bouguereau. My favorite is Le Repos.

Posted by: Tonka Sly at May 05, 2020 09:36 AM (kS4V8)

21 12 What a pretty little girl.
Posted by: Nurse ratched at May 05, 2020 09:34 AM (QUFSV)

What a pretty little girl.

(it's all in how you say it)

Posted by: Joe Biden at May 05, 2020 09:36 AM (V2Yro)

22 She has man feet

Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at May 05, 2020 09:33
---------------
Yes, she does.

Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at May 05, 2020 09:36 AM (ViCCR)

23 Nice knockers.

Posted by: Joe Biteum at May 05, 2020 09:36 AM (Tnijr)

24 Wow, there's a lot of emotion in that face.

Posted by: Bandersnatch



She goes on to be chairman of Farmer's Insurance.

Because she's seen a thing or two.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 05, 2020 09:37 AM (At/8G)

25 THE SHERIFF IS A KNITTER!

Posted by: Gabby Johnson at May 05, 2020 09:37 AM (cuKeo)

26 My brain read as Little Bitter!

Posted by: rhennigantx dont californicate my TEXAS at May 05, 2020 09:37 AM (JFO2v)

27 Morning.

Ain't seeing no knitting.

Posted by: Robert at May 05, 2020 09:38 AM (yZAsm)

28 So, what's harder to paint?

Hands or feet?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at May 05, 2020 09:38 AM (UWqZJ)

29 We had another one by this artist. A few years back.

Posted by: runner at May 05, 2020 09:38 AM (zr5Kq)

30 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - China is asshoe! at May 05, 2020 09:38 AM (Zz0t1)

31 The Little Knitter
William-Adolphe Bouguereau

--------

You know what other Adolph liked to paint?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at May 05, 2020 09:38 AM (cuKeo)

32 Maybe more. He is not new to the Art thread.

Posted by: runner at May 05, 2020 09:38 AM (zr5Kq)

33 That is a cute little girl. She looks depressed, however.

Artist did a really good job of showing her emotions.

Posted by: Sponge - China is asshoe! at May 05, 2020 09:38 AM (Zz0t1)

34 Little Knitter sounds like a euphemism.

Posted by: fluffy at May 05, 2020 09:39 AM (LFx46)

35 Good thing she's the focal point of the painting because the plants aren't very good.

Posted by: Sponge - China is asshoe! at May 05, 2020 09:39 AM (Zz0t1)

36 Arya Stark before she became Nobody.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at May 05, 2020 09:39 AM (cuKeo)

37 She looks sad because there was no maple syrup on french toast this morning.

Posted by: dantesed at May 05, 2020 09:39 AM (88xKn)

38 I think her name is Brandy. She can knit and swing on a pole.

And there's a girl in this harbor town
And she works layin' whiskey down
They say, Brandy, fetch another round
She serves them whiskey and wine

Posted by: Puddin Head at May 05, 2020 09:40 AM (3RtbT)

39
Alternate Title:

"Young Girl Contemplates the Unfairness of Life as Joe Biden Approaches Her"


Posted by: naturalfake at May 05, 2020 09:40 AM (z0XD8)

40 The look of children on socialism.

Posted by: Sponge - China is asshoe! at May 05, 2020 09:40 AM (Zz0t1)

41 Child labor.

Posted by: runner at May 05, 2020 09:40 AM (zr5Kq)

42 The sailors say, "Brandy, you're a fine girl" (you're a fine girl)
"What a good wife you would be" (such a fine girl)
"Yeah, your eyes could steal a sailor from the sea"

Posted by: Puddin Head at May 05, 2020 09:40 AM (3RtbT)

43 I'd say she's an urchin but I see no spines.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at May 05, 2020 09:41 AM (cuKeo)

44 I love the hollyhock to the left. Been trying to grow those for years. Can't seem to take off.
Posted by: Kris
-------

Not Rose of Sharon? Hibiscus?

https://tinyurl.com/yd5c9z8v

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 05, 2020 09:41 AM (L47aO)

45 She is sad because her mom bought her a gray blanket to wear instead of the bright red one she wanted.

Posted by: George Kaplan at May 05, 2020 09:41 AM (v9DK0)

46 Earwig yet?

Posted by: Puddin Head at May 05, 2020 09:41 AM (3RtbT)

47 I like it but...thick wrist.

Posted by: WisRich at May 05, 2020 09:41 AM (G0vdT)

48 Really? [CBD]

Posted by: Gref at May 05, 2020 09:41 AM (AMIL/)

49 OK, she has paws like a brick layer. Having said that, once again, the artist's ability to create three dimensions so realistically in the face, hair and fabric is nothing short of sorcery to me.

I don't think that can be taught, at least not to me.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Low Glycemic Souls at May 05, 2020 09:41 AM (Wm5SB)

50 I think her name is Brandy. She can knit and swing on a pole.

And there's a girl in this harbor town
And she works layin' whiskey down
They say, Brandy, fetch another round
She serves them whiskey and wine
Posted by: Puddin Head


F'n earworm.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 05, 2020 09:41 AM (At/8G)

51 Ain't seeing no knitting.
Posted by: Robert
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Click on the painting, embiggen.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 05, 2020 09:42 AM (L47aO)

52 Bouguereau was the standard-bearer for the late Academic style. He was held up by the modernists as everything that was wrong with Western art and why the avant-garde was so necessary. Traditionalism was losing ground by this time, but through Bouguereau and his contemporaries, it was able to hang on for another few decades in Europe. WWI more-or-less destroyed what was left of it. Traditionalism's last refuge was America, until about the Cold War. While there are still traditionalists around and practicing, it does not have even close to the level of influence on culture it did.

Posted by: Kris at May 05, 2020 09:42 AM (VQp/A)

53 Wig. Worm?

Eh, I've heard it both ways.

Posted by: Spencer at May 05, 2020 09:42 AM (+AVpa)

54 "Woody Allen asked me out!"

/old MST3K riff

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at May 05, 2020 09:43 AM (oVJmc)

55 28 So, what's harder to paint?

Hands or feet?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at May 05, 2020 09:38 AM (UWqZJ)

----------------------------------

Hands. You can paint both of your feet with your dominant hand, but to paint your hands, you must, at some point, use your non-dominant hand.

QED

Posted by: No One of Consequence at May 05, 2020 09:43 AM (CAJOC)

56 Mornin' Horde. Cute kid.

Posted by: Brother Cavil Tim at May 05, 2020 09:43 AM (CUU+W)

57 "But my life, my lover, my lady is the sea"

Posted by: Puddin Head at May 05, 2020 09:43 AM (3RtbT)

58 The front of her dress looks as though she has been pawed by Joe.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 05, 2020 09:43 AM (L47aO)

59
Sure she's depressed. She's thinking about what Uncle Joe Biden did while tucking her into bad last night.
Posted by: Gref at May 05, 2020 09:41 AM (AMIL/)

Sad how politics have made us so jaded, isn't it?

Posted by: Sponge - China is asshoe! at May 05, 2020 09:44 AM (Zz0t1)

60 Alternate Title: The Epstein-Clinton Farm Team

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at May 05, 2020 09:44 AM (cuKeo)

61 I think her name is Brandy. She can knit and swing on a pole.

And there's a girl in this harbor town
And she works layin' whiskey down
They say, Brandy, fetch another round
She serves them whiskey and wine
Posted by: Puddin Head


F'n earworm.




And as soon as that one ends, Girl from Ipanema starts playing.


On a loop.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 05, 2020 09:44 AM (At/8G)

62 Effin dandelions grow everywhere!

Posted by: High Plains Deplorable at May 05, 2020 09:45 AM (okw5b)

63 She is sad because her mom bought her a gray blanket to wear instead of the bright red one she wanted.
Posted by: George Kaplan
-------

So, not unconditional love?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 05, 2020 09:45 AM (GBHAb)

64 I like it but...thick wrist.
Posted by: WisRich

She plays a lot of tennis

Posted by: Bruce at May 05, 2020 09:45 AM (vd8XM)

65 Once she's mastered socks then it's on to tea cozies.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at May 05, 2020 09:46 AM (cuKeo)

66 She's way too clean.

Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 05, 2020 09:46 AM (JUOKG)

67 This painting may hang in my exercise room......

Posted by: Harry Reid at May 05, 2020 09:46 AM (Zz0t1)

68 Broken record art comment but , even though it appears to be a sad portrait, it is very aesthetically pleasing because the composition is so well balanced.

Posted by: Kilroy wasn't here at May 05, 2020 09:46 AM (2DOZq)

69 The Little Knitter

William-Adolphe Bouguereau



--------



You know what other Adolph liked to paint?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at May 05, 2020 09:38 AM (cuKeo)


Adolphe Menjou?

Posted by: TheQuietMan at May 05, 2020 09:46 AM (7WkeK)

70 > That is a cute little girl. She looks depressed, however.

"My fourth mommy says I can't have a birthday party 'cause of Donald Trump."

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 05, 2020 09:46 AM (mNq/0)

71 I see her knitting but I don't see needles.

Posted by: Northernlurker, still lurking after all these years at May 05, 2020 09:46 AM (Uu+Jp)

72 He used the same girl in some other paintings too, The Shepherdess and Fishing for Frogs

Posted by: not so at May 05, 2020 09:46 AM (HALdu)

73 44 I love the hollyhock to the left. Been trying to grow those for years. Can't seem to take off.
Posted by: Kris
-------

Not Rose of Sharon? Hibiscus?

https://tinyurl.com/yd5c9z8v

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 05, 2020 09:41 AM (L47aO)

Got both. 2 blue Roses of Sharon and a hibiscus (in a pot). Also have 2 rose mallows. I really like the hibiscus-type flowers. But I cannot get the holly-hock to grow. Trying foxgloves and azaleas this year.

Posted by: Kris at May 05, 2020 09:46 AM (VQp/A)

74 Needs more Woofie the Dog.

Posted by: Roland THTG at May 05, 2020 09:46 AM (88+cf)

75 > You know what other Adolph liked to paint?

The guy who invented the meat tenderizer?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 05, 2020 09:46 AM (mNq/0)

76 Could you wait 100 comments before injecting politics here? [CBD]

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 05, 2020 09:47 AM (GBHAb)

77 Poor little girl that already knows how harsh life can be. No little child wants to wear worn out/torn clothing and no shoes, especially a little girl.

Posted by: old chick at May 05, 2020 09:47 AM (sOete)

78 -------

So, not unconditional love?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 05, 2020 09:45 AM (GBHAb)

You can be the best parent in the world, but if you don't let her go to the Addadicktome foundation for an implant, you should be HANGED.

Posted by: Sponge - China is asshoe! at May 05, 2020 09:47 AM (Zz0t1)

79 I don't see any sadness in this painting. If the girl was wearing a shit eating grin it would just look stupid.

Posted by: Xipe Totec at May 05, 2020 09:47 AM (o2MD2)

80 She's knitting Corona masks.

Posted by: Roland THTG at May 05, 2020 09:47 AM (88+cf)

81 Alternate title: After Being Hair-Sniffed By Biden.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 05, 2020 09:47 AM (+y/Ru)

82 I like it but...thick wrist.
Posted by: WisRich

She plays a lot of tennis
Posted by: Bruce



She works as Baskin-Robbins.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 05, 2020 09:47 AM (At/8G)

83 The person is better done than the flowers, showing the painter's real focus.

I particularly like the hair, which is quite lifelike.

Posted by: GnuBreed at May 05, 2020 09:48 AM (Z4rgH)

84 Maybe I'll go to Amsterdam, or maybe I'll go to Rome.

Posted by: Puddin Head at May 05, 2020 09:48 AM (3RtbT)

85 Beautiful painting. Bright and looks like you could reach out an touch her. Definitely would hang in my home.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at May 05, 2020 09:48 AM (JVgnl)

86 28 So, what's harder to paint?

Hands or feet?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at May 05, 2020 09:38 AM (UWqZJ)


Not an artist but I'd say hands. They have more detail and are a lot more expressive.

Posted by: Kris at May 05, 2020 09:48 AM (VQp/A)

87 You know what other Adolph liked to paint?

The guy who invented the meat tenderizer?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia


Coors.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 05, 2020 09:49 AM (At/8G)

88
The Left have been spectacularly successful in injecting politics into every aspect of our life.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 05, 2020 09:47 AM (GBHAb)

True story.

Posted by: Sponge - China is asshoe! at May 05, 2020 09:49 AM (Zz0t1)

89 And as soon as that one ends, Girl from Ipanema starts playing.


On a loop.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 05, 2020 09:44 AM (At/8G)


Heh I was just playing that last night on my sax. Not very well but playing it nonetheless.

Posted by: Kilroy wasn't here at May 05, 2020 09:49 AM (2DOZq)

90
Got both. 2 blue Roses of Sharon and a hibiscus (in a pot). Also have 2 rose mallows. I really like the hibiscus-type flowers. But I cannot get the holly-hock to grow. Trying foxgloves and azaleas this year.
Posted by: Kris
-------

Rose of Sharon has become an invasive pest. We have a yard full of them. I exaggerate, because they are easy to control, but they proliferate like crazy. I do not mind so much, because they are pretty.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 05, 2020 09:49 AM (GBHAb)

91 Alternate title: "Before Child Labor Laws".

If she didn't turn out at least 5 pair of stockings per day, she was beaten and sent to bed without any gruel.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 05, 2020 09:49 AM (mNq/0)

92
Coors.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 05, 2020 09:49 AM (At/8G)

BANQUET beer.

Posted by: Sam Elliott at May 05, 2020 09:49 AM (Zz0t1)

93 Don't let the face fool you. The kid was sent to time out for a reason.

Posted by: Someguy at May 05, 2020 09:50 AM (Zm+LZ)

94 > Bright and looks like you could reach out an touch her.

Careful. Don't want to get Biden too excited. It's not good for a man of his age.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 05, 2020 09:50 AM (mNq/0)

95 BANQUET beer.
Posted by: Sam Elliott at May 05, 2020 09:49 AM (Zz0t1)

----------

Pairs well with banquet rubber chicken.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at May 05, 2020 09:50 AM (cuKeo)

96 She have that "Don't you take one step closer Joe Biden" look on her face.

Posted by: KIM YOU KNOW WHO at May 05, 2020 09:50 AM (lMn1U)

97 Hands. You can paint both of your feet with your dominant hand, but to paint your hands, you must, at some point, use your non-dominant hand.

QED

Posted by: No One of Consequence at May 05, 2020 09:43 AM (CAJOC)

Uh. Yeah. This too.

Posted by: Kris at May 05, 2020 09:50 AM (VQp/A)

98
The 10-Foot Sleeves - a limerick

There once was a young girl named Klopp
Who knitted at her mother's sweater shop
"Your sweater doesn't fit
'Cause mom taught me how to knit
But neglected to teach me how to stop!"




(I really like this painting, by the way!)

Posted by: Muldoon at May 05, 2020 09:50 AM (Fc5rx)

99 92
Coors.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 05, 2020 09:49 AM (At/8G)

BANQUET beer.
----------------------
Hamms - from the land of sky blue water.

Posted by: Puddin Head at May 05, 2020 09:51 AM (3RtbT)

100 Gender ambiguous Hobbit knits toilet paper for Biggers.

Posted by: Joe Blowme at May 05, 2020 09:51 AM (FPei/)

101 > Coors.

You know, I've always wondered what happened that a fine, traditional name like Adolph suddenly became unpopular. It happened right about the time those toothbrush mustaches went out of style, so maybe there's some connection.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 05, 2020 09:52 AM (mNq/0)

102 100

Posted by: Kilroy wasn't here at May 05, 2020 09:52 AM (2DOZq)

103 And 2

Posted by: Kilroy wasn't here at May 05, 2020 09:52 AM (2DOZq)

104 So, Homeric poetry...

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at May 05, 2020 09:52 AM (UWqZJ)

105 called vet for a heartguard refill and got scheduled for doggeh's annual instead
#2weeks

Posted by: vmom 2020 at May 05, 2020 09:52 AM (G546f)

106 Wouldn't molest young girls like the one in the painting:

https://youtu.be/L3tnH4FGbd0

Posted by: Sponge - China is asshoe! at May 05, 2020 09:53 AM (Zz0t1)

107 You know, I've always wondered what happened that a fine, traditional name like Adolph suddenly became unpopular. It happened right about the time those toothbrush mustaches went out of style, so maybe there's some connection.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 05, 2020 09:52 AM (mNq/0)

----------

They went the same way as torchlight rallies and murdering all the Jews in your town.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at May 05, 2020 09:53 AM (cuKeo)

108 Likely has his DNA all over young girls everywhere:

https://youtu.be/m68Pw-KZvvo

Posted by: Sponge - China is asshoe! at May 05, 2020 09:53 AM (Zz0t1)

109 I like this one..

Googling him, he seems to do quite a number of young girls..

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at May 05, 2020 09:53 AM (CjFDo)

110 Lovely painting.

I hope she's knitting herself some socks.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 05, 2020 09:53 AM (ejd/p)

111 Little known fact, she is a bastard child of a Bretton aristocrat. Scoundrel refused to acknowledge her. Child's mom was a lowly seamstress at the chateaux. Bretton aristocrat wondered into her tiny den, looking for someone to mend his riding britches. No one else was around - all servant from servant hall were carrying merry, celebrating end of summer at town square. Nine month later lowly seamstress had a girl child. Mom died in childbirth and poor girl was forced to become a knitter. To punish her for daydreaming, head housemaid took away poor child's shoes.

Posted by: runner at May 05, 2020 09:53 AM (zr5Kq)

112 101 > Coors.

You know, I've always wondered what happened that a fine, traditional name like Adolph suddenly became unpopular. It happened right about the time those toothbrush mustaches went out of style, so maybe there's some connection.
-----------------------------
I think Charlie Chapman wore out the stache.

Posted by: Puddin Head at May 05, 2020 09:53 AM (3RtbT)

113 109 I like this one..

Googling him, he seems to do quite a number of young girls..
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at May 05, 2020 09:53 AM (CjFDo)

==========

Phrasing?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at May 05, 2020 09:53 AM (UWqZJ)

114 An artists rendering of The Trump Taco Bowl would be another appropriate art subject today

Posted by: Voter theater. at May 05, 2020 09:54 AM (xXx5y)

115 Rose of Sharon has become an invasive pest. We have a yard full of them. I exaggerate, because they are easy to control, but they proliferate like crazy. I do not mind so much, because they are pretty.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 05, 2020 09:49 AM (GBHAb)

Yeah. They reseed like crazy. Almost as bad as morning glories. Still plagued by those buggers. Right now I'm dealing with a groundcover weed that is snuffing out everything. Birds planted it. It's so thick but you can't just pull it out because the little corms are so fragile they fall apart and go everywhere. Gah! Been dealing with it for years now.

Posted by: Kris at May 05, 2020 09:54 AM (VQp/A)

116 The natural hog bristles in my shaving brush reminded me of Mooshells dreamy nipples.

Posted by: Xipe Totec at May 05, 2020 09:54 AM (o2MD2)

117 You know, I've always wondered what happened that a fine, traditional name like Adolph suddenly became unpopular. It happened right about the time those toothbrush mustaches went out of style, so maybe there's some connection.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 05, 2020 09:52 AM (mNq/0)

I have a great grandfather named Adolph in my tree somewhere.

Posted by: Sponge - China is asshoe! at May 05, 2020 09:54 AM (Zz0t1)

118 oops heartwormnot heartguard
he gets "sentinel" brand

Posted by: vmom 2020 at May 05, 2020 09:54 AM (G546f)

119 A young Elaine Benes.

Posted by: Ask Jeeves at May 05, 2020 09:54 AM (EUZ52)

120 would have thought that this would be more horde esque

william adolphe bouguereau, thirst 1886

https://tinyurl.com/ybsff3yn

Posted by: not so at May 05, 2020 09:54 AM (HALdu)

121
Phrasing?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at May 05, 2020 09:53 AM (UWqZJ)

It's ok.

We're not doing that anymore.

Posted by: Sponge - China is asshoe! at May 05, 2020 09:55 AM (Zz0t1)

122 We heil, heil, right in der Fuehrer's face.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at May 05, 2020 09:55 AM (cuKeo)

123 117 You know, I've always wondered what happened that a fine, traditional name like Adolph suddenly became unpopular. It happened right about the time those toothbrush mustaches went out of style, so maybe there's some connection.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 05, 2020 09:52 AM (mNq/0)

I have a great grandfather named Adolph in my tree somewhere.
Posted by: Sponge - China is asshoe! at May 05, 2020 09:54 AM (Zz0t1)

============

And a great grandmother named Eva?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at May 05, 2020 09:55 AM (UWqZJ)

124 Oliver Twist before He Transitioned.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing
at May 05, 2020 09:55 AM (WEBkv)

125 You know who else was named Adolph and painted?

Posted by: Kris at May 05, 2020 09:55 AM (VQp/A)

126 This girl is jealous of Moochelle for being prettier.

Posted by: Don LeMON! at May 05, 2020 09:56 AM (yZAsm)

127
She has Meghan Markle's feet.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at May 05, 2020 09:56 AM (pNxlR)

128 You know who else was named Adolph and painted?
Posted by: Kris at May 05, 2020 09:55 AM (VQp/A)

---------

Wait. This is a tough one. Don't tell me...

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at May 05, 2020 09:56 AM (cuKeo)

129 Wow. She looks very much like my daughter, only the mouth is different. Very pretty, but of course I am biased.

Posted by: bluebell at May 05, 2020 09:56 AM (/669Q)

130 She's sad because she went to a Biden rally and didn't get "Sniffed"

Posted by: catman at May 05, 2020 09:57 AM (4HMlb)

131 Very pretty. Kind of reminds me of Elder Sister in a way, except that I don't think this little girl is a demon who wants to eat my soul (I am utterly convinced that baby Elder Sister is holding is dead because the demon ate her soul and no one can make me think otherwise OH MY GOD I HATE THAT PAINTING SO MUCH WHY DOES MY OB GYN HAVE A PRINT OF IT IN HIS OFFICE AND WHY IS IT A MURAL IN THE WALL OF THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL PARKING GARAGE CAN'T ANY OF YOU SEE SHE'S NOT HUMAN?!?!?!?!?)

Ahem. Um. Anyway, I like this one.

Posted by: Mrs. Peel at May 05, 2020 09:57 AM (rWZ8Y)

132 1619 Project explained.

John Haltiwanger@jchaltiwanger
The pushback to the 1619 project is emblematic of why it's so necessary. History is not just about facts/dates, it's the study of the interpretation of events. White men have dominated historical discourse in the US, offering a narrow, skewed view of this nation's complex history

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Hating on whitey with lies makes it OK.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 05, 2020 09:57 AM (+y/Ru)

133 Yeah, The other painter named Adolph found a new hobby.

Posted by: Xipe Totec at May 05, 2020 09:57 AM (o2MD2)

134 Unless there are objections from various interested parties, the company I work for in Receivership should be wrapping up a deal to pay another company to take our book of business and I will be out of a job. I need to start looking now for some medical insurance because the want an arm and leg for COBRA .

Posted by: Kilroy wasn't here at May 05, 2020 09:57 AM (2DOZq)

135 I'd like to see a poll taken of Democrats of whether they'd like to see the country opened up the day after Trump is ousted from office. I'm sure it would skew heavily in favor of YES and prove that their rooting for the virus and misery is merely political.

Posted by: sweetbagg at May 05, 2020 09:58 AM (gJAok)

136 Hating on whitey with lies makes it OK.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May



It is a thing. even happens here.

Posted by: not so at May 05, 2020 09:58 AM (HALdu)

137

Every day the rage at the news of the day keeps building and I can't even go to church for peace.

Thank you for the daily reminder of the beauty in the world CBD.

Posted by: Diesel Jones at May 05, 2020 09:58 AM (0CeRG)

138 I like the painting and the colors are great.

But, I couldn't hang this, because of the old expression in the young face.

The artist really captured a youth who is no longer young.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing
at May 05, 2020 09:58 AM (WEBkv)

139 I have a grandfather who had his middle name legally changed to A. in the 40's, and after that, he destroyed all records that could have showed what his full name was before he changed it.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 05, 2020 09:58 AM (V2Yro)

140 132 1619 Project explained.

John Haltiwanger@jchaltiwanger
The pushback to the 1619 project is emblematic of why it's so necessary. History is not just about facts/dates, it's the study of the interpretation of events. White men have dominated historical discourse in the US, offering a narrow, skewed view of this nation's complex history

-
Hating on whitey with lies makes it OK.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 05, 2020 09:57 AM (+y/Ru)

=========

Doesn't matter if it's actually based in fact, of course.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at May 05, 2020 09:58 AM (UWqZJ)

141 Needs more rohypnol.

Posted by: Roman Polanski at May 05, 2020 09:58 AM (8AfFF)

142 You know who else wanted to re-write history to suit their narrative ?

Posted by: runner at May 05, 2020 09:58 AM (zr5Kq)

143 142 You know who else wanted to re-write history to suit their narrative ?
Posted by: runner at May 05, 2020 09:58 AM (zr5Kq)

===========

So I watched 1984 last night.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at May 05, 2020 09:59 AM (UWqZJ)

144 Awwww! Love the painting!

The painting really captured sweetness.

Posted by: Emmie at May 05, 2020 09:59 AM (ouBhA)

145 Cute kid. Not happy...thats sad.

Posted by: Cannibal Bob at May 05, 2020 09:59 AM (4tEsR)

146 120
would have thought that this would be more horde esque



william adolphe bouguereau, thirst 1886



https://tinyurl.com/ybsff3yn

Posted by: not so at May 05, 2020 09:54 AM (HALdu)


Victorian pr0n ?

Posted by: Brian Stetler's Wife at May 05, 2020 10:00 AM (AHq56)

147 John Haltiwanger@jchaltiwanger

The pushback to the 1619 project is emblematic of why it's so
necessary. History is not just about facts/dates, it's the study of the
interpretation of events. White men have dominated historical discourse
in the US, offering a narrow, skewed view of this nation's complex
history



-

Hating on whitey with lies makes it OK.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 05, 2020 09:57 AM (+y/Ru)



To hell with the facts. It's time for make shit up history!!

Posted by: TheQuietMan at May 05, 2020 10:01 AM (7WkeK)

148 Very nice picture. Cute girl. It's a shame that people can't wait to inject politics into the thread before one hundred posts. It's not too much to ask. Can't we have a little respite from that?!!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 05, 2020 10:01 AM (bW1Yb)

149 So I watched 1984 last night.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at May 05, 2020 09:59 AM (UWqZJ)


A bit different from Star Trek, but ok. There was only one made, correct ?

Posted by: runner at May 05, 2020 10:02 AM (zr5Kq)

150 I think Charlie Chapman wore out the stache.

Posted by: Puddin Head at May 05, 2020 09:53 AM (3RtbT)

That guy in Monty Python?

Posted by: BignJames at May 05, 2020 10:02 AM (X/Pw5)

151 Looks just like my youngest child. She needs prayers; she's struggling w/an eating disorder relapse.

Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at May 05, 2020 10:02 AM (7Fj9P)

152 I have a great grandfather named Adolph in my tree somewhere.

Posted by: Sponge - China is asshoe! at May 05, 2020 09:54 AM (Zz0t1)


I had a raccoon in my tree, but it climbed down when I put out the trash.

Posted by: Roland THTG at May 05, 2020 10:02 AM (88+cf)

153 Thank you, CBD, for bringing us the art thread so faithfully!

We got culture around here, yes we do.

Posted by: Emmie at May 05, 2020 10:02 AM (ouBhA)

154 Joe Biden just fondled her nipple.

Posted by: JAS at May 05, 2020 10:03 AM (Xg3OW)

155 btw CBD really love this painting

Posted by: vmom 2020 at May 05, 2020 10:03 AM (G546f)

156 139
I have a grandfather who had his middle name legally changed to A. in
the 40's, and after that, he destroyed all records that could have
showed what his full name was before he changed it.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 05, 2020 09:58 AM (V2Yro)
My grandmother and great uncles came over from Sweden prior to WWII. One of my great uncles changed his name from Adolph to Ad.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 05, 2020 10:03 AM (N39Ws)

157 John Haltiwanger@jchaltiwanger
The pushback to the 1619 project is emblematic of why it's so necessary. History is not just about facts/dates, it's the study of the interpretation of events. White men have dominated historical discourse in the US, offering a narrow, skewed view of this nation's complex history

Jews will be happy to know that they overlap on a Venn Diagram of Project 1619 and Protocols of the Elders of Zion.

Posted by: Kilroy wasn't here at May 05, 2020 10:04 AM (2DOZq)

158 I think Charlie Chapman wore out the stache.



Posted by: Puddin Head at May 05, 2020 09:53 AM (3RtbT)



That guy in Monty Python?

Posted by: BignJames at May 05, 2020 10:02 AM (X/Pw5)


Charlie Cleese had the mustache

Posted by: TheQuietMan at May 05, 2020 10:04 AM (7WkeK)

159 She doesn't look sad to me. She looks pensive.

Posted by: JAS at May 05, 2020 10:04 AM (Xg3OW)

160 Hooters and Yoda.

https://bit.ly/35zaUUJ

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 05, 2020 10:05 AM (+y/Ru)

161 william adolphe bouguereau has some nice noods too

Posted by: vmom 2020 at May 05, 2020 10:05 AM (G546f)

162 How come the 1619 Project didn't tell anyone that African Slavery was started by the Portuguese and mainlined by the Spanish before some English ship captured a Spanish ship and delivered the goods to Jamestown?

Posted by: Puddin Head at May 05, 2020 10:06 AM (3RtbT)

163 I'm reminded of the propaganda video Jacobim Mugatu produced, extolling the rights of children to work long hours producing textiles for his cartel.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 05, 2020 10:06 AM (5jaxN)

164 Why do people associate shoelessness with poverty? When I was a kid, kids went barefoot because they wanted to. I went barefoot myself. Toughens the sole of the foot to the point shoes aren't really needed.

Posted by: Xipe Totec at May 05, 2020 10:06 AM (o2MD2)

165 Googling him, he seems to do quite a number of young girls..--Phrasing, or still talking about Sloe Joe?

Posted by: Cain at May 05, 2020 10:06 AM (dQF3z)

166 I wish Hitler had gone with the pencil stasch instead so that could be eliminated .

Posted by: Kilroy wasn't here at May 05, 2020 10:06 AM (2DOZq)

167 I thought African slavery went back MUCH further...like pre-Rome further.

Huh.

Posted by: WitchDoktor, turns out lots of people give a damn! at May 05, 2020 10:06 AM (2BgZB)

168 Dandelion means lion's tooth.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at May 05, 2020 10:06 AM (gd9RK)

169 She doesn't look sad to me. She looks pensive.
Posted by: JAS

Conspiratorial.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 05, 2020 10:07 AM (+y/Ru)

170 I went barefoot myself.
Toughens the sole of the foot to the point shoes aren't really needed.--
Yep.

Posted by: FrodoB-
cause I am at May 05, 2020 10:07 AM (dQF3z)

171 @MaybeAmes

Illinois Health official: "if you were in hospice given a few weeks to live, and then you were found to have COVID, that would be counted as a COVID death, even if you died of a clear alternate cause."

This is a total joke.

Video: https://tinyurl.com/yc63l9rz


Posted by: Tami at May 05, 2020 10:07 AM (cF8AT)

172 143 142 You know who else wanted to re-write history to suit their narrative ?
Posted by: runner at May 05, 2020 09:58 AM (zr5Kq)

===========

So I watched 1984 last night.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts


Make Orwell Fiction Again!

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 05, 2020 10:07 AM (d7Ww2)

173 160
Hooters and Yoda.



From 2002.


Posted by: Elton John at May 05, 2020 10:07 AM (AHq56)

174 Hooters and Yoda.

https://bit.ly/35zaUUJ

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 05, 2020 10:05 AM (+y/Ru)

Current events! We always did that in my hs government class.

Posted by: BignJames at May 05, 2020 10:07 AM (X/Pw5)

175 Her expression is everything here. This is really good.

Posted by: t-bird at May 05, 2020 10:08 AM (WtXZN)

176 She walked all the way to the boba tea place and found out it was closed due to youknowwhat.

Posted by: JEM at May 05, 2020 10:08 AM (8erNz)

177 167 I thought African slavery went back MUCH further...like pre-Rome further.

Huh.
---------------------------------
In the 17th C African slavers were slaving Europeans. Dittos Turks. Slavic Europe is called slavic for a reason.

Posted by: Puddin Head at May 05, 2020 10:08 AM (3RtbT)

178 So I watched 1984 last night.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at May 05, 2020 09:59 AM (UWqZJ)

Did you realize you love Big Brother?

Posted by: rhennigantx dont californicate my TEXAS at May 05, 2020 10:08 AM (JFO2v)

179 Both my grandfathers wore toothbrush mustaches right through the Hitler era. And both of them had multiple sons in the fight.

On one grandmother's side, I had a GGF named "Duffy." He'd been dead 50 years before the family found out that was for Adolphe. Of course, he was safely dead before Hitler became very famous, but that's not how this works.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at May 05, 2020 10:08 AM (oRpiG)

180 Speaking of handcrafts (such as knitting), I discovered yesterday a mistake in a dragon cross stitch I've had as my secondary project for a while. (The primary project, a peacock, is almost done. It's gorgeous. I'm just doing the backstitching now.) This is the third mistake in the dragon. The first was that I started stitching in the wrong place, so the piece isn't centered on the cloth; the second was a miscount that I couldn't fix completely and had to adjust the pattern for; and the third is another miscount that, because of where it is on the thread, will be very hard to fix. Since there's only a couple hundred completed stitches or so, I'm thinking about just frogging* the whole thing and starting over completely. Good opportunity to learn parking (a wacky technique where you have like 10 needles active at once and swap between them as you reach new colors), I think.

*It's called frogging because you have to rip-it, rip-it

Posted by: Mrs. Peel at May 05, 2020 10:08 AM (rWZ8Y)

181 Here's a religious painting by the artist:

https://tinyurl.com/y6wcx6ua

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 05, 2020 10:09 AM (bW1Yb)

182 I thought African slavery went back MUCH further...like pre-Rome further.

Huh.
Posted by: WitchDoktor, turns out lots of people give a damn! at May 05, 2020 10:06 AM (2BgZB)

And don't tell them that European whites were enslaved at times as well.....

Posted by: Sponge - China is asshoe! at May 05, 2020 10:09 AM (Zz0t1)

183 178 So I watched 1984 last night.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at May 05, 2020 09:59 AM (UWqZJ)

Did you realize you love Big Brother?
Posted by: rhennigantx dont californicate my TEXAS at May 05, 2020 10:08 AM (JFO2v)

==========

Whatever it takes to put rats on Julia's face.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at May 05, 2020 10:09 AM (UWqZJ)

184 So I watched 1984 last night.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at May 05, 2020 09:59 AM (UWqZJ)


A bit different from Star Trek, but ok. There was only one made, correct ?
Posted by: runner at May 05, 2020 10:02 AM (zr5Kq)


Similar.

In the end - Spock loved Big Kirk.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 05, 2020 10:09 AM (z0XD8)

185 Cherry Ames: Slave Trader Nurse

Posted by: rhennigantx dont californicate my TEXAS at May 05, 2020 10:09 AM (JFO2v)

186 I need to start looking now for some medical insurance because the want an arm and leg for COBRA .
Posted by: Kilroy wasn't here at May 05, 2020 09:57 AM (2DOZq)

Kilroy, I've been with Samaritan Ministries ever since Obama priced me out of health insurance. I've been very happy with them, although to be fair, I've never made a claim. This past year I upgraded to a higher coverage amount.

The one time I could have made a claim, I opted to not bother since it was only around $200. I figured it left more money for other potential claimants.

Posted by: Emmie at May 05, 2020 10:10 AM (ouBhA)

187
*It's called frogging because you have to rip-it, rip-it
Posted by: Mrs. Peel at May 05, 2020 10:08 AM (rWZ8Y)

RIP IT GOOD!!!!!

Nah nah nah nah NAH! WAHHH WHAAAHHHH!!!!

Posted by: DEVO at May 05, 2020 10:10 AM (Zz0t1)

188 John Haltiwanger@jchaltiwanger

The pushback to the 1619 project is emblematic of why it's so
necessary. History is not just about facts/dates, it's the study of the
interpretation of events. White men have dominated historical discourse
in the US, offering a narrow, skewed view of this nation's complex
history

"Haltiwanger."

Sounds white.

Posted by: JoeF. at May 05, 2020 10:10 AM (CqE5x)

189 So I watched 1984 last night.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at May 05, 2020 09:59 AM (UWqZJ)


Which one John Hurt or Michael Rennie(?) B&W one?

Posted by: naturalfake at May 05, 2020 10:10 AM (z0XD8)

190 My husband started playing the FF7 remake last night. Final Fantasy has a running gag of side characters named Biggs and Wedge. In this game, Biggs looks EXACTLY like Charlie Sheen. I think it's the eyebrows - they are shaped just like Charlie Sheen's.

Posted by: Mrs. Peel at May 05, 2020 10:10 AM (rWZ8Y)

191 >>The pushback to the 1619 project is emblematic of why it's so
necessary.


People not accepting our revisionist history painting ALL Americans since the country's founding as raaacist proves just how necessary it is to revise history so that we can deem ALL Americans raaacist!!

That's to top tier logic there.

How about: "NYT writers pushing back on people labeling their paper as race-baiting propaganda are emblematic of why it's so necessary to point this out!".

Posted by: Lizzy at May 05, 2020 10:10 AM (bDqIh)

192 Didn't any of these project 1619 people watch Gladiator?

Posted by: Kilroy wasn't here at May 05, 2020 10:10 AM (2DOZq)

193 175 Her expression is everything here. This is really good.
Posted by: t-bird at May 05, 2020 10:08 AM (WtXZN)

I was just about to say the same thing. The way he was able to paint her expression is amazing.

Posted by: Jordan61 at May 05, 2020 10:11 AM (Ez6QX)

194 White men have dominated historical discourse
in the US, offering a narrow, skewed view of this nation's complex
history
----------------
Probably cuz we invented it? Writing stuff down is important.

Posted by: Puddin Head at May 05, 2020 10:11 AM (3RtbT)

195 169 She doesn't look sad to me. She looks pensive.
Posted by: JAS

Conspiratorial.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 05, 2020 10:07 AM (+y/Ru)
========

Yep. Three daughters here. That look doesn't fool me for a second.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at May 05, 2020 10:11 AM (dfRN6)

196
Illinois Health official: "if you were in hospice given a few weeks to live, and then you were found to have COVID, that would be counted as a COVID death, even if you died of a clear alternate cause."

Hey! Respect the scientists, plebes, even if you can see plainly that they're deliberately skewing the data.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at May 05, 2020 10:11 AM (pNxlR)

197 Final Fantasy 7.

Is the Fantasy really "Final?"


Posted by: WitchDoktor, turns out lots of people give a damn! at May 05, 2020 10:11 AM (2BgZB)

198 I went barefoot as a kid also..not so sure it toughened the sole, nails still went thru my feet

Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 05, 2020 10:11 AM (85Gof)

199 192 Didn't any of these project 1619 people watch Gladiator?
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Or Tarzan.

Posted by: Puddin Head at May 05, 2020 10:11 AM (3RtbT)

200 Oh fuck me. I unwittingly contributed to a Facial Hair riot.
Well, we're good for the whole day now.

THAT FACIAL HAIR!!

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at May 05, 2020 10:11 AM (oRpiG)

201 Ain't seen knitting yet

Ooh baby, ya' ain't seen knitting yet

Ooh baby, ya' ain't gonna forget

Posted by: BTO at May 05, 2020 10:12 AM (lSZIs)

202
Bouguereau painted a lot of naked wimmens

Posted by: FrodoB-
cause I am at May 05, 2020 10:12 AM (dQF3z)

203 No, Biden did not molest this girl. He did not fondle her nipple. The painter lived in the 1800's Can you just give it a freakin' rest for one bloody thread?!!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 05, 2020 10:12 AM (bW1Yb)

204 Her expression is everything here. This is really good.
Posted by: t-bird at May 05, 2020 10:08 AM (WtXZN)

I was just about to say the same thing. The way he was able to paint her expression is amazing.
Posted by: Jordan61 at May 05, 2020




meh, who knows maybe she was a 30 year old black woman and he got everything wrong.

Posted by: not so at May 05, 2020 10:12 AM (HALdu)

205 Posted by: Mrs. Peel at May 05, 2020 10:08 AM (rWZ8Y)

I have much respect for those with skill at hand crafts.

I have found that the Master Craftspersons are masters because of their skill with dealing with mistakes rather than never making them.

Posted by: Xipe Totec at May 05, 2020 10:12 AM (o2MD2)

206 Oh fuck me. I unwittingly contributed to a Facial Hair riot.
Well, we're good for the whole day now.

THAT FACIAL HAIR!!
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at May 05, 2020 10:11 AM (oRpiG)

Isn't that a song?

Facial hair riot....RIOT!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - China is asshoe! at May 05, 2020 10:12 AM (Zz0t1)

207 Many people today think "slavery" only existed in the US --and that blacks were the only people ever enslaved.

Posted by: JoeF. at May 05, 2020 10:12 AM (CqE5x)

208 149 So I watched 1984 last night.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at May 05, 2020 09:59 AM (UWqZJ)


A bit different from Star Trek, but ok. There was only one made, correct ?
Posted by: runner at May 05, 2020 10:02 AM (zr5Kq)

They also made 1983. 1983 Winston cant decide who to vote for in 1984. Reagan v. Mondale.

Posted by: rhennigantx dont californicate my TEXAS at May 05, 2020 10:12 AM (JFO2v)

209 No, Biden did not molest this girl. He did not fondle her nipple. The painter lived in the 1800's Can you just give it a freakin' rest for one bloody thread?!!


----

LOL!!!!!

Posted by: WitchDoktor, turns out lots of people give a damn! at May 05, 2020 10:13 AM (2BgZB)

210 America invented slavery. It is known.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at May 05, 2020 10:13 AM (cuKeo)

211 No, Biden did not molest this girl. He did not fondle her nipple. The painter lived in the 1800's Can you just give it a freakin' rest for one bloody thread?!!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 05, 2020




you should ban them

Posted by: not so at May 05, 2020 10:13 AM (HALdu)

212 Posted by: Emmie at May 05, 2020 10:10 AM (ouBhA)

Thanks Emmie. I'll look in to it. I'm supposed to get a follow up colonoscopy this year so that may be a hurdle.

Posted by: Kilroy wasn't here at May 05, 2020 10:13 AM (2DOZq)

213
Cherry Ames: I Let My Sweatshop Hires Work Outside

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at May 05, 2020 10:13 AM (pNxlR)

214 No, Biden did not molest this girl. He did not fondle her nipple. The painter lived in the 1800's Can you just give it a freakin' rest for one bloody thread?!!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 05, 2020 10:12 AM (bW1Yb)

I agree

Posted by: JoeF. at May 05, 2020 10:13 AM (CqE5x)

215 Funny how nobody cares if you grow a Stalinstache.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at May 05, 2020 10:14 AM (Uu+Jp)

216 Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at May 05, 2020 10:02 AM (7Fj9P)

I am sorry to hear that. I will pray for her.

Yes a reminder. Send your prayer requests to apaslo@hotmail.com She is kindly handling the prayer list.Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 05, 2020 10:14 AM (bW1Yb)

217 198 I went barefoot as a kid also..not so sure it toughened the sole, nails still went thru my feet
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 05, 2020 10:11 AM (85Gof)

Yeah, they will go through your shoe sole too, unless steel reinforced work boot.

Posted by: Xipe Totec at May 05, 2020 10:14 AM (o2MD2)

218 you ok Fen?

Posted by: vmom 2020 at May 05, 2020 10:14 AM (G546f)

219 "Can you just give it a freakin' rest for one bloody thread?!!"

That is not who we are.

Posted by: freaked, in suspended reanimation at May 05, 2020 10:14 AM (Tnijr)

220 The artist work becomes even more impressive when you realize he didn't use photo reference, his ability to capture the essence of the subject is second only to JSS.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 05, 2020 10:14 AM (xQklc)

221 202

damn straight

https://tinyurl.com/yb93xqfw

Posted by: rhennigantx dont californicate my TEXAS at May 05, 2020 10:14 AM (JFO2v)

222 189 So I watched 1984 last night.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at May 05, 2020 09:59 AM (UWqZJ)


Which one John Hurt or Michael Rennie(?) B&W one?

Posted by: naturalfake at May 05, 2020 10:10 AM (z0XD

=========

John Hurt.

I got the Criterion blu-ray edition of it.

It's a gorgeous looking print.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at May 05, 2020 10:14 AM (UWqZJ)

223 203
No, Biden did not molest this girl.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 05, 2020 10:12 AM (bW1Yb)



witty retort withheld

Posted by: The Guess Who at May 05, 2020 10:15 AM (AHq56)

224 Didn't Adolph own some property in Colorado?

Posted by: torabora at May 05, 2020 10:15 AM (fE0NM)

225 No, Biden did not molest this girl. He did not fondle her nipple. The painter lived in the 1800's Can you just give it a freakin' rest for one bloody thread?!!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 05, 2020 10:12 AM (bW1Yb)

Okay you're right he didn't. But I bet he wanted to.

Posted by: Kilroy wasn't here at May 05, 2020 10:15 AM (2DOZq)

226 Funny how nobody cares if you grow a Stalinstache.
Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at May 05, 2020 10:14 AM (Uu+Jp)

They pulled the Hanes commercials where Michael Jordan had his "Hitler" stache.

I'm surprised MeTV is still allowed to run Hogan's Heroes with Sgt. Schultz sporting that style in every episode.

Posted by: Sponge - China is asshoe! at May 05, 2020 10:15 AM (Zz0t1)

227 Didn't Adolph own some property in Colorado?

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He was into homebrewing, I think.

Posted by: WitchDoktor, turns out lots of people give a damn! at May 05, 2020 10:15 AM (2BgZB)

228 She looks sad and cold with her skirt pulled up over her shoulders for warmth. I guess that's the point of the knitting, warmth. I doubt she knits for recreation as a lot of us do.

I like the hollyhocks in the background

Posted by: CN at May 05, 2020 10:15 AM (ONvIw)

229 I think that kid chews her fingernails.

Posted by: torabora at May 05, 2020 10:16 AM (fE0NM)

230 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. This is a cool painting. I like it.
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 05, 2020 10:16 AM (axyOa)

231 4
finger knitting waif

oh. finger knitting. i thought she'd just already taken out the sniper with her knitting needles.

Posted by: Anachronda at May 05, 2020 10:16 AM (kf5Ci)

232 This is a great picture. Thanks, CBD.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 05, 2020 10:16 AM (hYcqw)

233 The artist painted a parallel portrait, same little girl, except she was in the outhouse. he called it...

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 05, 2020 10:16 AM (V2Yro)

234 Remember the saying about the neutron bomb - kills the people but leaves the buildings standing? Perhaps the WuFlu is the inverse -- kills the economy but leaves the people. If it turns out this thing is not considerably worse (or is even less deadly than the yearly *flu), then genius. All this havoc that wasn't warranted and it's not like the plagues of old that wiped out 25% each pandemic.

Posted by: SFGoth at May 05, 2020 10:16 AM (KAi1n)

235 Didn't Adolph own some property in Colorado?



Brazil.

Posted by: loitering Adolph at May 05, 2020 10:16 AM (zr5Kq)

236 Didn't Adolph own some property in Colorado?



Adolphe built a bonfire

Posted by: Peter Gabriel at May 05, 2020 10:17 AM (CqE5x)

237 I'm surprised MeTV is still allowed to run Hogan's Heroes with Sgt. Schultz sporting that style in every episode.
Posted by: Sponge - China is asshoe! at May 05, 2020 10:15 AM (Zz0t1)

Funny that if it's gray it's still allowed.

Posted by: Kilroy wasn't here at May 05, 2020 10:17 AM (2DOZq)

238 Brave Sir Robin, prayers for ypur daughter

eating disorders are very much a reaction to feeling helplessly out of control of one's destiny - I imagine current situation is not helping one bit

Posted by: vmom 2020 at May 05, 2020 10:17 AM (G546f)

239 > Cherry Ames: I Let My Sweatshop Hires Work Outside

"Let"? Dude. Think of all the light, heat, and factory rent you can save by doing that.



Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 05, 2020 10:17 AM (mNq/0)

240 I stepped on a nail as a kid, wearing flipflops iirc
my mom yelled at me for playing in the construction debris

Posted by: vmom 2020 at May 05, 2020 10:18 AM (G546f)

241 It appears as if the girl in the painting is contemplating a plan to put an end to Nancy Pelosi.

Posted by: Balrog of Morgoth at May 05, 2020 10:19 AM (CLteG)

242 241 It appears as if the girl in the painting is contemplating a plan to put an end to Nancy Pelosi.
Posted by: Balrog of Morgoth

and loot her freezer

Posted by: vmom 2020 at May 05, 2020 10:20 AM (G546f)

243 240 I stepped on a nail as a kid, wearing flipflops iirc
my mom yelled at me for playing in the construction debris
Posted by: vmom 2020 at May 05, 2020 10:18 AM (G546f)

=========

And she let you get the tetanus as a lesson. No shots for little girls who don't obey the rules.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at May 05, 2020 10:20 AM (UWqZJ)

244 234 Remember the saying about the neutron bomb - kills the people but leaves the buildings standing? Perhaps the WuFlu is the inverse -- kills the economy but leaves the people. If it turns out this thing is not considerably worse (or is even less deadly than the yearly *flu), then genius. All this havoc that wasn't warranted and it's not like the plagues of old that wiped out 25% each pandemic.
Posted by: SFGoth at May 05, 2020 10:16 AM (KAi1n)

That guy who's on the networks predicting a huge "Second Wave" of deaths caused by opening up is still using the exact same formulas and assumptions that were used for predicting 200,000 to 300,000 deaths from the first wave. they've updated nothing.

on the plus side, that's why there isn't going to be a "second wave". Outside of nursing homes and NYC, there was never a first wave.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 05, 2020 10:21 AM (V2Yro)

245 Blue Angels flyover on Wednesday here. No exact schedule yet.

Posted by: rhennigantx dont californicate my TEXAS at May 05, 2020 10:21 AM (JFO2v)

246 @ 241

No, The girl is *not* contemplating a plan to put an end to Nancy Pelosi. The
painter lived in the 1800's Can you just give it a freakin' rest for one
bloody thread?!!

Posted by: Chief Justice Roberts at May 05, 2020 10:21 AM (AHq56)

247 Rose of Sharon has become an invasive pest. We have a
yard full of them. I exaggerate, because they are easy to control, but
they proliferate like crazy. I do not mind so much, because they are
pretty.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 05, 2020 09:49 AM (GBHAb)

Someone told me the flowers are edible, or make nice tea. Check that out - I mean look it up before you start noshing on them of course

Posted by: Kindltot at May 05, 2020 10:21 AM (WyVLE)

248 Kilroy, yeah, pre-existing conditions are a problem.

There are other similar programs. I chose Samaritan because they do not require that you apply for Medicaid. Other programs that do are cheaper and may help with the pre-existing condition situation.

Let's see, there's Medishare, Christian Healthcare, and Liberty that I checked out when I settled on Samaritan. Liberty does not require church affiliation, if I recall.

My sister's family had Samaritan and made a claim and it worked out very well for them.

One thing I love is that I don't have to worry about staying in-network. There is none.

Posted by: Emmie at May 05, 2020 10:21 AM (ouBhA)

249 And she let you get the tetanus as a lesson. No shots for little girls who don't obey the rules.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison,

hah! I already had the shot - jokes on her
she painted it all over with mercurochrome and iodine instead

Posted by: vmom 2020 at May 05, 2020 10:21 AM (G546f)

250 I'm not a master at any handcraft, unfortunately! But I'm trying to get good enough that I can design my favorite painting in MFAH in cross stitch. Got a ways to go. (I can't think of the name of the painting but the artist is Maximilien Luce)

Posted by: Mrs. Peel at May 05, 2020 10:22 AM (rWZ8Y)

251 Posted by: Chief Justice Roberts at May 05, 2020 10:21 AM (AHq56)

Mind your knitting!

Posted by: BignJames at May 05, 2020 10:22 AM (X/Pw5)

252 246 @ 241

No, The girl is *not* contemplating a plan to put an end to Nancy Pelosi. The
painter lived in the 1800's Can you just give it a freakin' rest for one
bloody thread?!!
Posted by: Chief Justice Roberts at May 05, 2020 10:21 AM (AHq56)

Lol! Would you like to see my manager?

Posted by: Balrog of Morgoth at May 05, 2020 10:23 AM (CLteG)

253 Why do people associate shoelessness with poverty?

In this child's case, at least to my eyes, the torn and worn shirt AND the lack of shoes indicated her attire wasn't by choice.
I think most children like to abandon their shoes and run carefree.
but, I'm not sure this little waif had shoes to abandon.
She tugs at my heart.

Posted by: old chick at May 05, 2020 10:23 AM (sOete)

254 >>> 240 I stepped on a nail as a kid, wearing flipflops iirc
my mom yelled at me for playing in the construction debris
Posted by: vmom 2020 at May 05, 2020 10:18 AM

Almost Margaritaville. Not quite, but a valiant effort none the less.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 05, 2020 10:23 AM (l6b3d)

255 Nice picture. Why is she so sad?

Posted by: The Man from Athens at May 05, 2020 10:23 AM (rhowD)

256 No, Biden did not molest this girl. He did not fondle her nipple. The painter lived in the 1800's Can you just give it a freakin' rest for one bloody thread?!!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 05, 2020 10:12 AM (bW1Yb)


However, Sloe Joe was caught on security cameras approaching the canvas, and sniffing it.

Posted by: BTO at May 05, 2020 10:23 AM (lSZIs)

257 159
She doesn't look sad to me. She looks pensive.

Posted by: JAS at May 05, 2020 10:04 AM (Xg3OW)

I like this painting. I interpret her expression as pensive also. It's a knitter's thing.

Posted by: itsacookbook at May 05, 2020 10:23 AM (yPxXc)

258 Really like today's painting.

Posted by: Nicholas Kronos at May 05, 2020 10:24 AM (vJCwr)

259 "You know who else liked to paint?"

Was he someone who should have gone further into architecture?

Posted by: Roger Waters at May 05, 2020 10:24 AM (Ec72r)

260 224 Didn't Adolph own some property in Colorado?
Posted by: torabora at May 05, 2020 10:15 AM (fE0NM)

Different Adolph. (Coors)

Posted by: Emmie at May 05, 2020 10:24 AM (ouBhA)

261 My company put the hammer down yesterday. Hopefully, it nudges some of the Karens I work with to get over the "this is fine because I am fine and it can go on for ever" stuff. Yesterday we were informed that bonuses, raises, promotions, stock grants, retirement matching and various other perks are all suspended effective immediately, and overtime for hourly workers is to be reduced by 50%.

I imagine that things just got very real for a lot of people.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 05, 2020 10:24 AM (hYcqw)

262 Why do people associate shoelessness with poverty?



more a thing to do with when it was painted, when shoes were a sign of wealth.

Posted by: not so at May 05, 2020 10:24 AM (HALdu)

263 Thick wrists from all that knitting.

Posted by: Mr. JoBangles at May 05, 2020 10:25 AM (4PGGt)

264 She's trying to remember if it's "knit one, purl two" or "knit two, purl one."

Posted by: Emmie at May 05, 2020 10:25 AM (ouBhA)

265 I like this painting. I interpret her expression as pensive also. It's a knitter's thing.
Posted by: itsacookbook at May 05, 2020



you mean the "why am I doing this when I could buy a sweater" expression?

Posted by: not so at May 05, 2020 10:26 AM (HALdu)

266 255 Nice picture. Why is she so sad?
Posted by: The Man from Athens at May 05, 2020 10:23 AM (rhowD)

She is sad that she was painted too early to contemplate grinding Nancy Pelosi's mind into the mire of her spiritual blood.

Posted by: Balrog of Morgoth at May 05, 2020 10:26 AM (CLteG)

267 "You know who else liked to paint?"

Was he someone who should have gone further into architecture?
Posted by: Roger Waters at May 05, 2020 10:24 AM (Ec72r)

he did make quite a name for himself in demolition

Posted by: vmom 2020 at May 05, 2020 10:26 AM (G546f)

268 The natural hog bristles in my shaving brush reminded me of Mooshells dreamy nipples.
Posted by: Xipe Totec

ew

Posted by: JT at May 05, 2020 10:26 AM (arJlL)

269 I saw Facial Hair open for the 2007 National Barber Shoppe Quartets Championship sing-off in Puyallup WA.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 05, 2020 10:26 AM (axyOa)

270 262 Posted by: not so at May 05, 2020 10:24 AM (HALdu)


More likely that poor people couldn't afford shoes.

Posted by: Nerd at May 05, 2020 10:26 AM (AHq56)

271 not so at May 05, 2020 10:24 AM (HALdu)


More likely that poor people couldn't afford shoes.

Posted by: Nerd at May 05, 2020



so you mean the poor did not have wealth?

Posted by: not so at May 05, 2020 10:27 AM (HALdu)

272 Why do people associate shoelessness with poverty?


*************


Well, it was apparently the underlying motivation for the get-rich-quick scheme to rig the 1919 World Series.

Posted by: Muldoon at May 05, 2020 10:27 AM (Fc5rx)

273 No nudity today? Tis bullshit.

Posted by: BCochran1981 at May 05, 2020 10:28 AM (9CkBG)

274 @MaybeAmes

Illinois Health official: "if you were in hospice given a few weeks to live, and then you were found to have COVID, that would be counted as a COVID death, even if you died of a clear alternate cause."

This is a total joke.

Video: https://tinyurl.com/yc63l9rz


Posted by: Tami


I've been screaming about cooked books for awhile now.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 05, 2020 10:28 AM (At/8G)

275 271 so you mean the poor did not have wealth?


Not enough for shoes anyway.

Posted by: Nerd at May 05, 2020 10:28 AM (AHq56)

276 I ran around in ragged clothes and no shoes for most of my childhood when I wasn't in school or in the gym.

So did my kids.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 05, 2020 10:28 AM (d7Ww2)

277 Well, it was apparently the underlying motivation for the get-rich-quick scheme to rig the 1919 World Series.
Posted by: Muldoon at May 05, 2020 10:27 AM (Fc5rx)
+++++++++++++
HAHAHHA. I think this could be a fun game: explain a historical event the way that an AI system would.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 05, 2020 10:28 AM (hYcqw)

278 Well, it was apparently the underlying motivation for the get-rich-quick scheme to rig the 1919 World Series.
Posted by: Muldoon at May




dennis miller comments here?

Posted by: not so at May 05, 2020 10:28 AM (HALdu)

279 I've been screaming about cooked books for awhile now.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 05, 2020 10:28 AM (At/8G)

NY has been marking any and all deaths as covid.

SWEET SWEET TAX MONEY INBOUND!!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - China is asshoe! at May 05, 2020 10:29 AM (Zz0t1)

280 so you mean the poor did not have wealth?


Not enough for shoes anyway.

Posted by: Nerd at May 05, 2020




right, thanks for restating what I said the hard way.

Posted by: not so at May 05, 2020 10:29 AM (HALdu)

281 Well, it was apparently the underlying motivation for the get-rich-quick scheme to rig the 1919 World Series.
Posted by: Muldoon at May

Arnold Rothstein did not have any shoes?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 05, 2020 10:29 AM (85Gof)

282 Dang. Karen is more widespread than the Coronacrud. She is everywhere, even here.

Posted by: Xipe Totec at May 05, 2020 10:30 AM (o2MD2)

283 Oh, that guy. One of the artists other paintings is the one that looks like I did in my younger years. The Broken Pitcher is the name.

This one reminded me of it so much, I figured it was the same guy.

Posted by: Mama AJ at May 05, 2020 10:30 AM (wSGZR)

284 261
My company put the hammer down yesterday. Hopefully, it nudges some of
the Karens I work with to get over the "this is fine because I am fine
and it can go on for ever" stuff. Yesterday we were informed that
bonuses, raises, promotions, stock grants, retirement matching and
various other perks are all suspended effective immediately, and
overtime for hourly workers is to be reduced by 50%.



I imagine that things just got very real for a lot of people.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 05, 2020 10:24 AM (hYcqw)
Where I work, we furloughed about 50% of the company. Sales weren't great before the China Flu and cratered when it did happen. We are losing money keeping things open as much as we are, yet want to support our customers. No talk of cutting bonuses, raises, or the 401k match --> but I'd expect to see bonuses raises stopped. I'm actually surprised they haven't implemented salary cuts yet -- at least for the management staff.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 05, 2020 10:30 AM (N39Ws)

285 282 Dang. Karen is more widespread than the Coronacrud. She is everywhere, even here.
Posted by: Xipe Totec at May 05, 2020 10:30 AM (o2MD2)

=========

I need to speak to your manager.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at May 05, 2020 10:30 AM (UWqZJ)

286 I think the little girl is contemplating China's role in their political running-dog role with the Chicom virus. She's thinking Trump should raise tariffs to a point that trading with China is poison.

Posted by: Sooner at May 05, 2020 10:30 AM (Fs5vw)

287 My baloney has a first name.....

Posted by: Uncle Jo Jo at May 05, 2020 10:30 AM (Ec72r)

288 "You know who else liked to paint?"

Was he someone who should have gone further into architecture?
Posted by: Roger Waters



He went into demolition.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 05, 2020 10:30 AM (At/8G)

289 Babylon Bee:

Baseball allowed to re-open since no one attends the games anyway

Posted by: StefanH at May 05, 2020 10:30 AM (LDja2)

290 280 right, thanks for restating what I said the hard way.


The original remark was specific to shoes.

IIRC, I've seen paintings of poor people with hats but no shoes.

Posted by: Nerd at May 05, 2020 10:31 AM (AHq56)

291
so you mean the poor did not have wealth?
Posted by: not so at May 05, 2020 10:27 AM (HALdu)

Why do your comments read to me like conversations my parents had leading up to their divorce.

"Hi."

"WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?!!?"

Constantly picking fights......

Posted by: Sponge - China is asshoe! at May 05, 2020 10:31 AM (Zz0t1)

292 > he did make quite a name for himself in demolition

Yes. He was responsible for the architectural renewal of much of what is now modern Europe.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 05, 2020 10:31 AM (mNq/0)

293 284 Where I work, we furloughed about 50% of the company. Sales weren't great before the China Flu and cratered when it did happen. We are losing money keeping things open as much as we are, yet want to support our customers. No talk of cutting bonuses, raises, or the 401k match --> but I'd expect to see bonuses raises stopped. I'm actually surprised they haven't implemented salary cuts yet -- at least for the management staff.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 05, 2020 10:30 AM (N39Ws)

==========

My company started by reducing and suspending C-suite pay, then board pay, then all merit raises. Then, last week, they laid off 16% of the company and suspended all 401k matching. It got real real fast.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at May 05, 2020 10:31 AM (UWqZJ)

294 NY has been marking any and all deaths as covid.
-------------------------
I'm not quite sure how the billing will work yet but typically the hospital bills the insurance (commercial or government) and also the patient or next of kin for the self pay portion.

I think by pushing for a covid illness insurance is out of it completely and the government will directly pay the hospital. That would be a powerful motivator for a hospital. Typically the government pays fast and without much scrutiny.

Posted by: MJ at May 05, 2020 10:32 AM (gAMkn)

295 282
Dang. Karen is more widespread than the Coronacrud. She is everywhere, even here.

Posted by: Xipe Totec at May 05, 2020 10:30 AM (o2MD2)
I was hearing about a Karen today at work when I was getting my coffee. Actually a dude - in engineering. Has quite a volatile temper too - we've locked horns a few times.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 05, 2020 10:32 AM (N39Ws)

296 CEOs and Boards suspending their own pay tends to be a PR stunt more than anything else.

Posted by: WitchDoktor, turns out lots of people give a damn! at May 05, 2020 10:32 AM (2BgZB)

297 Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 05, 2020 10:12 AM (bW1Yb)

You are not the first to complain about the beatings of dead horses around here here. You won't be the last.
ask Y5, he knows about beating dead horses.

Posted by: Czar Kasm II at May 05, 2020 10:32 AM (/LQkF)

298 > IIRC, I've seen paintings of poor people with hats but no shoes.

Men of my great-grandfather's generation and before felt there was something almost indecent about appearing outdoors without a hat.

No shoes meant that you were poor. No hat meant that you were human scum.

No, I don't understand it either.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 05, 2020 10:32 AM (mNq/0)

299 @ 291

Two against one!! Winning ;-)

Posted by: Nerd at May 05, 2020 10:33 AM (AHq56)

300 Why do your comments read to me like conversations my parents had leading up to their divorce.

"Hi."

"WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?!!?"

Constantly picking fights......
Posted by: Sponge - China is asshoe! at May




read the exchange. I made a comment, somebody responded in a deliberately obtuse way.

is this hard for you?

also, keep your childhood out of this.

Posted by: not so at May 05, 2020 10:33 AM (HALdu)

301 by: Nerd at May 05, 2020 10:28 AM (AHq56)

276 I ran around in ragged clothes and no shoes for most of my childhood when I wasn't in school or in the gym.

So did my kids.
Posted by: nurse ratched


***

Damned Skippy!
Ditto here. And when I got shoes they were usually my brother's old ones.
Plus we'd leave right after breakfast and we're required to be home by dark.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 05, 2020 10:33 AM (axyOa)

302 Knit one, perl two.

She has man feet

Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at May 05, 2020 09:33
---------------
Yes, she does.
Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at May 05, 2020 09:36 AM (ViCCR)

My guess at the age of the girl puts her at about ten years old. Children's feet kind of outgrow the rest of their physiognomy. Just ask any parent who has to buy their child a new pair of shoes twice a year because they've already outgrown the previous pair.

Posted by: Traveling Man Who's Stuck At Home&&&& at May 05, 2020 10:33 AM (5/YBP)

303 297 Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 05, 2020 10:12 AM (bW1Yb)

You are not the first to complain about the beatings of dead horses around here here. You won't be the last.
ask Y5, he knows about beating dead horses.
Posted by: Czar Kasm II at May 05, 2020 10:32 AM (/LQkF)

==========

FIRST!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at May 05, 2020 10:33 AM (UWqZJ)

304 Where I work, we furloughed about 50% of the company. Sales weren't great before the China Flu and cratered when it did happen. We are losing money keeping things open as much as we are, yet want to support our customers. No talk of cutting bonuses, raises, or the 401k match --> but I'd expect to see bonuses raises stopped. I'm actually surprised they haven't implemented salary cuts yet -- at least for the management staff.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed


We took haircuts. Pay cuts. Raises froze. Hiring freeze. Parent company took huge haircuts. No telling when, or if, they will make us "whole".

Posted by: rickb223 at May 05, 2020 10:33 AM (At/8G)

305 Ya know who else did not wear shoes? Jon McClean

Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 05, 2020 10:33 AM (85Gof)

306 293
My company started by reducing and suspending
C-suite pay, then board pay, then all merit raises. Then, last week,
they laid off 16% of the company and suspended all 401k matching. It got
real real fast.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at May 05, 2020 10:31 AM (UWqZJ)

You come through the layoffs OK?

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 05, 2020 10:34 AM (N39Ws)

307 305 Ya know who else did not wear shoes? Jon McClean
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 05, 2020 10:33 AM (85Gof)

=========

Is he a distant cousin of John McClane?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at May 05, 2020 10:34 AM (UWqZJ)

308 When I was a kid, we lived for the first day we were allowed to go barefoot.

Invariably, this was soon followed by stepping on the first bee and the first rusty nail of the summer, which was followed by the annual tetanus shot.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 05, 2020 10:34 AM (mNq/0)

309 Demoralization Tuesday Update

Looks like Demoralization Tuesday's Top Story is:

Death Spike!!!!

and

Deaths Set to Soar!!!!

It's the models you see, and they are predicting a DEATH SPIKE in the coming weeks. I believe this is the demoralization headline of the week. If you are counting, this is five weeks running now that "they" have given us Demoralization Tuesday to set the depressing and scary tone for the week.

Posted by: ... at May 05, 2020 10:35 AM (uEbPt)

310 read the exchange. I made a comment, somebody responded in a deliberately obtuse way.

is this hard for you?

also, keep your childhood out of this.
Posted by: not so at May 05, 2020 10:33 AM (HALdu)

I was in my 20's....

And no, it's not hard for me.

You like to be a divisive asshole. I was just pointing that out.

Posted by: Sponge - China is asshoe! at May 05, 2020 10:35 AM (Zz0t1)

311 306
You come through the layoffs OK?
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 05, 2020 10:34 AM (N39Ws)

==========

Yup. I made it. But my boss got let go, and the one other person who shared my title. It's gonna be weird to go back to the office because the little island of desks will be deserted of everyone except me.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at May 05, 2020 10:35 AM (UWqZJ)

312 FIRST!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at May 05, 2020 10:33 AM (UWqZJ)


!sponge!

Posted by: Czar Kasm III at May 05, 2020 10:35 AM (/LQkF)

313 Invariably, this was soon followed by stepping on the first bee and the first rusty nail of the summer, which was followed by the annual tetanus shot.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 05, 2020 10:34 AM (mNq/0)

Heh. The bees were quite the eye opener.

Posted by: Xipe Totec at May 05, 2020 10:35 AM (o2MD2)

314

"FIRST!"


Good for you. Nothing will happen.

Posted by: freaked, in suspended reanimation at May 05, 2020 10:35 AM (Tnijr)

315 312 FIRST!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at May 05, 2020 10:33 AM (UWqZJ)


!sponge!

Posted by: Czar Kasm III at May 05, 2020 10:35 AM (/LQkF)

=============

Carrot crossbows or chili longbows?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at May 05, 2020 10:36 AM (UWqZJ)

316 I was in my 20's....

And no, it's not hard for me.

You like to be a divisive asshole. I was just pointing that out.
Posted by: Sponge - China is asshoe! at May



show where I said anything divisive or initiated anything divisive here?

Posted by: not so at May 05, 2020 10:36 AM (HALdu)

317
FIRST!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at May 05, 2020 10:33 AM (UWqZJ)

Hey now.....

Posted by: Sponge - China is asshoe! at May 05, 2020 10:36 AM (Zz0t1)

318 314

"FIRST!"


Good for you. Nothing will happen.
Posted by: freaked, in suspended reanimation at May 05, 2020 10:35 AM (Tnijr)

========

#twoweeks

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at May 05, 2020 10:36 AM (UWqZJ)

319 Is he a distant cousin of John McClane?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at May 05, 2020 10:34 AM (UWqZJ)

Picky Picky Picky...LOL

Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 05, 2020 10:36 AM (85Gof)

320 Why do your comments read to me like conversations my parents had leading up to their divorce.

"Hi."

"WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?!!?"
Constantly picking fights......
Posted by: Sponge - China is asshoe! at May 05, 2020 10:31 AM (Zz0t1)

I've seen that with some relatives re: relationships going bad fast.
"Hey, how you feelin' today?"
"WHY THE HELL DIDN'T YOU ASK ME THAT YESTERDAY???"

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 05, 2020 10:36 AM (V2Yro)

321 Gulfstream has laid off 700 employees here.

I hope my husband's best friend's nitwit wife is happy. She's so excited the skies are clean because no planes are flying.

Her husband is a Gulfstream exec.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 05, 2020 10:36 AM (ptqGC)

322 Someone told me the flowers are edible, or make nice tea. Check that out - I mean look it up before you start noshing on them of course
Posted by: Kindltot
------

Well, it's a member of the Hibiscus family, and Hibiscus tea is a thing, so, easy to imagine.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 05, 2020 10:37 AM (WZ5i4)

323 show where I said anything divisive or initiated anything divisive here?
Posted by: not so at May 05, 2020 10:36 AM (HALdu)

Just ask around.

Or, think back. I don't need to point it out to you.

Posted by: Sponge - China is asshoe! at May 05, 2020 10:37 AM (Zz0t1)

324 My company started by reducing and suspending
C-suite pay, then board pay, then all merit raises. Then, last week,
they laid off 16% of the company and suspended all 401k matching. It got
real real fast.
--------------------------
Same here.

Laid off about 10%, furloughed another 15%, no raises, bonuses, 401K matching, or any other incentive, and pay cuts.

Posted by: MJ at May 05, 2020 10:37 AM (gAMkn)

325 Speaking of architects (Hitler the failed painter was encouraged take up arch. as many here know) there is a building on the Univ of WA campus built in the late '50's called Sieg Hall.

Sieg Hall!

Posted by: Rex B at May 05, 2020 10:37 AM (Ec72r)

326 "Looks like Demoralization Tuesday's Top Story is:

Death Spike!!!! "


Yep. Atlanta news is "Despite weeks of social distancing to contain the coronavirus, the
outbreak continues to worsen in many parts of Georgia, a federal report
shows."

Posted by: freaked, in suspended reanimation at May 05, 2020 10:38 AM (Tnijr)

327 310 read the exchange. I made a comment, somebody responded in a deliberately obtuse way."

I think an acute insult would have felt much sharper.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 05, 2020 10:38 AM (V2Yro)

328 Carrot crossbows or chili longbows?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at May 05, 2020 10:36 AM (UWqZJ)

Ketchup on well done steak!

Posted by: Czar Kasm IV at May 05, 2020 10:38 AM (/LQkF)

329 Just ask around.

Or, think back. I don't need to point it out to you.
Posted by: Sponge - China is asshoe! at May




the entire thread is here.

show me where I said something divisive or initiated something divisive here.

be a man, own your words.

Posted by: not so at May 05, 2020 10:38 AM (HALdu)

330 Gulfstream has laid off 700 employees here.

I hope my husband's best friend's nitwit wife is happy. She's so excited the skies are clean because no planes are flying.

Her husband is a Gulfstream exec.
Posted by: Jane D'oh



Get her to exclaim her happiness out loud.

In front of him and others.

Repeatedly.

Twist the knife.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 05, 2020 10:38 AM (At/8G)

331 prayers for all the horde going thru financial and work difficulties

Posted by: vmom 2020 at May 05, 2020 10:38 AM (G546f)

332 Yup. I made it. But my boss got let go, and the one other person who shared my title. It's gonna be weird to go back to the office because the little island of desks will be deserted of everyone except me.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at May 05, 2020 10:35 AM


Glad you're hangin in there.

Now remember, 20 years from now when you publish your book about how you built your business empire from that first bleak day in the office surrounded by empty desks, the Horde all get free autographed copies!

Posted by: Diogenes at May 05, 2020 10:38 AM (axyOa)

333 311
306

You come through the layoffs OK?

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 05, 2020 10:34 AM (N39Ws)



==========



Yup. I made it. But my boss got let go, and the one other person who
shared my title. It's gonna be weird to go back to the office because
the little island of desks will be deserted of everyone except me.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at May 05, 2020 10:35 AM (UWqZJ)
I had to furlough 4 of the 5 people that I manage. I was kept because I'm IT and between myself and the sys admin who works for me -- I can manage everything where the sys admin skills are limited. One of the furloughed was someone we just hired about 3 weeks before this crap hit.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 05, 2020 10:38 AM (N39Ws)

334 I think an acute insult would have felt much sharper.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May




Posted by: not so at May 05, 2020 10:39 AM (HALdu)

335 331
prayers for all the horde going thru financial and work difficulties





Posted by: vmom 2020 at May 05, 2020 10:38 AM (G546f)
^^^^^^^^^^THIS.
Amen.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 05, 2020 10:39 AM (N39Ws)

336 I've seen that with some relatives re: relationships going bad fast.
"Hey, how you feelin' today?"
"WHY THE HELL DIDN'T YOU ASK ME THAT YESTERDAY???"
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 05, 2020 10:36 AM (V2Yro)

It's one of the reasons I hated whatever Ray Romano TV show was. I need to watch a show that's supposed to be a comedy that reminds me of my life with my parents getting into stupid arguments all the time?

No thanks.

Well, that and I don't find Romano funny in any way, shape or form.

Posted by: Sponge - China is asshoe! at May 05, 2020 10:39 AM (Zz0t1)

337 329 be a man

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qtrAMK7_Qk

Posted by: Nerd at May 05, 2020 10:39 AM (AHq56)

338 Late to art thread. Nice piece. I like it. He did well w/ hands & feet which, as art threaders know, is difficult to pull off.

Posted by: ghost of hallelujah at May 05, 2020 10:39 AM (oAY8z)

339 332 Glad you're hangin in there.

Now remember, 20 years from now when you publish your book about how you built your business empire from that first bleak day in the office surrounded by empty desks, the Horde all get free autographed copies!
Posted by: Diogenes at May 05, 2020 10:38 AM (axyOa)

=====

*uncomfortable cough*

I've already published a few...

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at May 05, 2020 10:40 AM (UWqZJ)

340 My grandmother and great uncles came over from Sweden prior to WWII. One of my great uncles changed his name from Adolph to Ad.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 05, 2020 10:03 AM (N39Ws)

I knew a Czech guy by the name of Adolph, who escaped Czechoslovakia during the era of Communist rule and made his way to Canada. He did not change his name, and nobody ever really gave it a second thought.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 05, 2020 10:40 AM (LZcDP)

341 Go outside and play,
and take the drape with you.

Posted by: DaveA at May 05, 2020 10:40 AM (FhXTo)

342 Is he a distant cousin of John McClane?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at May 05, 2020 10:34 AM (UWqZJ)


Twice removed on his mother's side.

Posted by: BCochran1981 at May 05, 2020 10:40 AM (9CkBG)

343 "It's the models you see, and they are predicting a
DEATH SPIKE in the coming weeks. I believe this is the demoralization
headline of the week. If you are counting, this is five weeks running
now that "they" have given us Demoralization Tuesday to set the
depressing and scary tone for the week.


Posted by: ... at"


You pointed this out yesterday, very astute. But once you see it, it becomes obvious like one of those optical illusion/patterns. They do spend a couple days prepping it it seems. I'll be looking forward to next Tuesday. I'm betting on mutations.

Posted by: Ripley at May 05, 2020 10:41 AM (MxEKc)

344 >>> My company started by reducing and suspending
C-suite pay, then board pay, then all merit raises. Then, last week, they laid off 16% of the company and suspended all 401k matching. It got
real real fast.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at May 05, 2020

My company is going through the same, they laid off about a quarter:3K employees, delayed/maybe canceled bonuses, and made overtime unpaid. There's a chance they might hire some back in a month, kind of an iffy furlough I guess. Not touching 401K yet. I have a feeling CEOs are in panic mode right now.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 05, 2020 10:41 AM (l6b3d)

345 Well.

Fuck this shit.

Out. For the foreseeable future. And then some.

Enjoy.

Posted by: WitchDoktor, turns out lots of people give a damn! at May 05, 2020 10:41 AM (2BgZB)

346
the entire thread is here.

show me where I said something divisive or initiated something divisive here.

be a man, own your words.
Posted by: not so at May 05, 2020 10:38 AM (HALdu)

Oh piss off.

It was pointed out in multiple threads last week. It's what you do.

We all know it.

I seem to remember you being called a troll at times.

You know what you're doing.

Man up. Stop being a dick.

Posted by: Sponge - China is asshoe! at May 05, 2020 10:41 AM (Zz0t1)

347 uncomfortable cough*

I've already published a few...
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at May 05, 2020 10:40 AM (UWqZJ)


***
I know. Hence the word free!

:-)

Posted by: Diogenes at May 05, 2020 10:41 AM (axyOa)

348 ... Jon McClean...


***********

That's Mister McClean to you, buster!

Posted by: Muldoon at May 05, 2020 10:42 AM (Fc5rx)

349 >>>show where I said anything divisive or initiated anything divisive here?
Posted by: not so at May 05, 2020 10:36 AM (HALdu)


Don't be so obtuse.

Posted by: Spencer at May 05, 2020 10:42 AM (+AVpa)

350 or if, they will make us "whole".

MAKE US WHOLE, ISAAC.

Posted by: Brethren Moon at May 05, 2020 10:42 AM (8AfFF)

351 Oh piss off.

It was pointed out in multiple threads last week. It's what you do.

We all know it.

I seem to remember you being called a troll at times.

You know what you're doing.

Man up. Stop being a dick.
Posted by: Sponge - China is asshoe! at May




own your words.

show it in this thread, where you lost your shit and started calling names.

be. a. man.

Posted by: not so at May 05, 2020 10:42 AM (HALdu)

352 'I hope my husband's best friend's nitwit wife is happy. She's so excited the skies are clean because no planes are flying.



Her husband is a Gulfstream exec.

Posted by: Jane D'oh"


Or the nitwits so happy you can see more stars. Lets see how beautiful they are without food or electricity.

Posted by: Ripley at May 05, 2020 10:43 AM (MxEKc)

353 Don't be so obtuse.
Posted by: Spencer


Abstruse.

Posted by: eleven at May 05, 2020 10:43 AM (Qf83p)

354 Different day.
Same olde shit.

Later all!

Endeavour to persevere.

Posted by: Muldoon at May 05, 2020 10:44 AM (Fc5rx)

355 No shoes meant that you were poor. No hat meant that you were human scum.



No, I don't understand it either.





Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 05, 2020 10:32 AM

We used to rule the world.

Posted by: Big Hat at May 05, 2020 10:44 AM (OMsf+)

356 Go outside and play,
and take the drape with you.
Posted by: DaveA at May 05, 2020 10:40 AM (FhXTo)
~~~~~

Haha. I think that's actually her dress. She pulled it up in the back so she wouldn't get it dirty.

I take it you've never watched a bride getting ready.

Posted by: IrishEi at May 05, 2020 10:44 AM (sGotD)

357 not so is asshoe.

Posted by: eleven at May 05, 2020 10:44 AM (Qf83p)

358 Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at May 05, 2020 10:35 AM


Glad you're hangin in there.

Now remember, 20 years from now when you publish your book about how you built your business empire from that first bleak day in the office surrounded by empty desks, the Horde all get free autographed copies!
Posted by: Diogenes


*stands in line.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 05, 2020 10:44 AM (At/8G)

359 Yankeefifth, you have always been a button pusher. You have always tried to go as far as you could. Stirring up trouble is your trademark.

I don't expect you ever to stop but it would be nice.

Posted by: Czar Kasm V at May 05, 2020 10:44 AM (/LQkF)

360 How do you pronounce the artist's name ?

Boogeroo ?

Posted by: JT at May 05, 2020 10:44 AM (arJlL)

361 This is a prime example of racism. This white girl painting should be sold for $1billion ang given to Obama Foundation. If not it should be impounded by the DNC. The proceeds will be donated to the Obama Fund. The remainder amount will go to the Biden campaign. If this painting is not sold for $1 billion then all non-white taxpayers should make up the difference in the coming fiscal year via a covid19 tax. Further all copies, images, and semi___s across the entire internet should be taxed for $30000 per image-minute until till the Biden campaign has won the US presidential Election. Your probably saying, Barky That will take a long time. Who cares I do not! Even if Biden never wins I need the money. Pay now or I will curse you with Covid20 no matter how many death certificate I have to change. Good day.

Posted by: Barkier One at May 05, 2020 10:45 AM (ZA5QI)

362 not so is asshoe.
Posted by: eleven at May 05, 2020



heh, name calling, good for you!

Posted by: not so at May 05, 2020 10:45 AM (HALdu)

363 Love the painting BTW. He nailed the hair.

Posted by: eleven at May 05, 2020 10:45 AM (Qf83p)

364 Show me where I was being an asshole!

Posted by: nut so at May 05, 2020 10:46 AM (Tnijr)

365 Posted by: Ripley at May 05, 2020 10:41 AM (MxEKc)

Thank you. I do worry that it's easy to see bad news *any* day and fit it to a predisposed pattern but I'm pretty sure about this one.

Posted by: ... at May 05, 2020 10:46 AM (uEbPt)

366 Abstruse is an abstruse word.

Posted by: eleven at May 05, 2020 10:46 AM (Qf83p)

367 364 Show me where I was being an asshole!
Posted by: nut so at May 05, 2020 10:46 AM (Tnijr)

========

Weird that some people need to never ask this question.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at May 05, 2020 10:46 AM (UWqZJ)

368 Endeavour to persevere.


Posted by: Muldoon at May 05, 2020 10:44 AM

---

We thought about it for a long time, and when we had thought about it long enough we endeavored to persevere.

Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 05, 2020 10:47 AM (JUOKG)

369 Karen is busy today.

Posted by: Sooner at May 05, 2020 10:47 AM (Fs5vw)

370 *thinks there may be a hum and the smell of ozone soon*

Posted by: BCochran1981 at May 05, 2020 10:47 AM (9CkBG)

371 I hope my husband's best friend's nitwit wife is happy. She's so excited the skies are clean because no planes are flying.



Her husband is a Gulfstream exec.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 05, 2020 10:36 AM

Sounds like the guy I know that's a huge green energy fan and thinks that everything should be solar or wind powered and that fossil fuels should be outlawed. He works for Caterpillar.

Posted by: Big Hat at May 05, 2020 10:47 AM (OMsf+)

372 Of, millinery sock.

Posted by: Bert G at May 05, 2020 10:48 AM (OMsf+)

373 The first rule of pissing people off purposely by pretending not to piss people off purposely is never admit you are pissing people off purposely.

Posted by: ... at May 05, 2020 10:48 AM (uEbPt)

374 Weird that some people need to never ask this question.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison,

Posted by: vmom 2020 at May 05, 2020 10:48 AM (G546f)

375 not so took a nasty swipe at AtC yesterday. He likes attacking 'ettes.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 05, 2020 10:48 AM (ptqGC)

376 Wow, that's the best looking painted face I think I've ever seen.....

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at May 05, 2020 10:49 AM (jjaLl)

377 not so took a nasty swipe at AtC yesterday. He likes attacking 'ettes.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 05, 2020



both of those statements are lies.

Posted by: not so at May 05, 2020 10:49 AM (HALdu)

378
own your words.

show it in this thread, where you lost your shit and started calling names.

be. a. man.
Posted by: not so at May 05, 2020 10:42 AM (HALdu)

Lost. My. Shit.

LOL!

Started calling names......You were actually FIRST!!!! to insult my intelligence.

Posted by: Sponge - China is asshoe! at May 05, 2020 10:49 AM (Zz0t1)

379 Exhibit A

Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 05, 2020 10:50 AM (ptqGC)

380 oh, for crying out loud

*out*

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 05, 2020 10:50 AM (d7Ww2)

381 Lost. My. Shit.

LOL!

Started calling names......You were actually FIRST!!!! to insult my intelligence.
Posted by: Sponge - China is asshoe! at May




where?

Posted by: not so at May 05, 2020 10:50 AM (HALdu)

382 not so took a nasty swipe at AtC yesterday. He likes attacking 'ettes.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 05, 2020 10:48 AM (ptqGC)

As it was last week as well.

Posted by: Sponge - China is asshoe! at May 05, 2020 10:50 AM (Zz0t1)

383 As it was last week as well.
Posted by: Sponge - China is asshoe! at May



factually untrue.

Posted by: not so at May 05, 2020 10:51 AM (HALdu)

384 oh, for crying out loud

*out*
Posted by: nurse ratched

Da Nurse is an umpire !

Posted by: JT at May 05, 2020 10:51 AM (arJlL)

385 Imonna go soak up some vitamin D.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 05, 2020 10:51 AM (ptqGC)

386 ... Jon McClean...


***********

That's Mister McClean to you, buster!
Posted by: Muldoon


Yippee kye aye, ....

Posted by: rickb223 at May 05, 2020 10:52 AM (At/8G)

387 James Monroe-

Glad your job is safe.

Posted by: JT at May 05, 2020 10:52 AM (arJlL)

388 Imonna go soak up some vitamin D.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 05, 2020



so run away after lying?

Posted by: not so at May 05, 2020 10:52 AM (HALdu)

389 My company is going through the same, they laid off about a quarter:3K employees, delayed/maybe canceled bonuses, and made overtime unpaid. There's a chance they might hire some back in a month, kind of an iffy furlough I guess. Not touching 401K yet. I have a feeling CEOs are in panic mode right now.
Posted by: banana Dream at May 05, 2020 10:41 AM (l6b3d)

In most states, overtime cannot legally be made unpaid.

Posted by: Cato, Collectivism Delenda Est at May 05, 2020 10:52 AM (J+mig)

390 is this hard for you?

Insult.

be. a. man.

Insult.

Now, stick it in your ear and blow it out your ass.

Posted by: Sponge - China is asshoe! at May 05, 2020 10:53 AM (Zz0t1)

391 ... Jon McClean...


***********

That's Mister McClean to you, buster!
Posted by: Muldoon


Yippee kye aye, ....

Posted by: rickb223 at May 05, 2020 10:52 AM



***

Damn!' I was sooo gonna do that but had to do the breakfast dishes first.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 05, 2020 10:53 AM (axyOa)

392 McLean
MacLean
McLain
MacLain
McLane
MacLane
McLayne
MacLayne

Posted by: Floyd of Rosedale at May 05, 2020 10:53 AM (O6DoG)

393 "Imonna go soak up some vitamin D.


Posted by: Jane D'oh"


What, are you trying to kill children and grandma?

Posted by: Ripley at May 05, 2020 10:53 AM (MxEKc)

394 >>> Abstruse.
Posted by: eleven at May 05, 2020 10:43 AM (Qf83p)

It's why enjoy this place. Learn something new every day.

Also, thanks, as it led to this term: Obscurantism

Knew what it was, just didn't realize there was a term for it. "The government's case against Gen. Flynn" is a bit wordy.

Posted by: Turn Two at May 05, 2020 10:53 AM (+AVpa)

395 Now, stick it in your ear and blow it out your ass.
Posted by: Sponge - China is asshoe! at May


why not just show where I did what you said instead of humilitating yourself with vulgarity?

Posted by: not so at May 05, 2020 10:54 AM (HALdu)

396 is this hard for you?

Insult.

be. a. man.

Insult.

Now, stick it in your ear and blow it out your ass.
Posted by: Sponge - China is asshoe! at May




those, as written, are not insults.

Posted by: not so at May 05, 2020 10:54 AM (HALdu)

397 factually untrue.

Posted by: not so at May 05, 2020 10:51 AM (HALdu)


Admit it. You're really Joe Biden.

Posted by: Nerd at May 05, 2020 10:55 AM (AHq56)

398 I always liked the saying ' when you think everyone around you is an asshole you just might be the asshole'

Endeavor to Be Pissy Here.

Posted by: Kilroy wasn't here at May 05, 2020 10:55 AM (2DOZq)

399 Well, it's a member of the Hibiscus family, and Hibiscus tea is a thing, so, easy to imagine.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 05, 2020 10:37 AM (WZ5i4)

Maybe you could make little cookies out of them. Hibiscuits?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 05, 2020 10:55 AM (LZcDP)

400 factually untrue.

Posted by: not so at May 05, 2020 10:51 AM (HALdu)


Admit it. You're really Joe Biden.
Posted by: Nerd at May


meh, just do not expect the horde to lie.

Posted by: not so at May 05, 2020 10:55 AM (HALdu)

401 Wow! That guy's all caps comment disappeared in a millisecond!

Posted by: George Kaplan at May 05, 2020 10:55 AM (v9DK0)

402 Nice pictures of birds. It's a departure from RS McCain's regular stuff. I like his writing, but I like the birds:

https://tinyurl.com/y9jvzvnt

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 05, 2020 10:55 AM (bW1Yb)

403 Sounds like the guy I know that's a huge green energy fan and thinks that everything should be solar or wind powered and that fossil fuels should be outlawed. He works for Caterpillar.
Posted by: Big Hat



I so want to see a solar powered D-11 Dozer.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 05, 2020 10:57 AM (At/8G)

404 >>> In most states, overtime cannot legally be made unpaid.
Posted by: Cato, Collectivism Delenda Est at May 05, 2020 10:52 AM

Yes, until the invention of the "exempt" category. If you are a salary "exempt" employee, as is common in manufacturing/aerospace/defense for engineers, the company is exempt from following those rules for you. I'm still happy to have a job though.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 05, 2020 10:57 AM (l6b3d)

405 Boy that escalated fast.

Posted by: Kilroy wasn't here at May 05, 2020 10:57 AM (2DOZq)

406 You know, if you have more than a few members of the Horde calling you an asshole, you might perhaps consider the possibility that you are, in fact, an asshole.

Posted by: Donna&&&&&&V at May 05, 2020 10:57 AM (HabA/)

407 Asshole from El Paso.
https://youtu.be/n__tAHR5ErM

Posted by: Roland THTG at May 05, 2020 10:58 AM (88+cf)

408 You know, if you have more than a few members of the Horde calling you an asshole, you might perhaps consider the possibility that you are, in fact, an asshole.

Posted by: Donna&&&&&&V at May


yeah, science.

Posted by: not so at May 05, 2020 10:58 AM (HALdu)

409 Say it ain't, not so

Posted by: stumck at May 05, 2020 10:59 AM (lSZIs)

410 anybody have a better link than YouTube for the Ratcliff hearing?

Posted by: DanMan at May 05, 2020 11:00 AM (XTiHL)

411
Wow! That guy's all caps comment disappeared in a millisecond!
Posted by: George Kaplan at May 05, 2020 10:55 AM (v9DK0)

-------

An increasingly unhinged troll. I don't know if he's actually insane, or just playing a lunatic on AoS, but either way it's pretty sad, and he's been auto-banned. The comment appears, and then it goes. Sometimes cobs will replace it with an extremely self-denigrating comment, though.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 05, 2020 11:00 AM (5jaxN)

412 FoxNews youtube.

I don't know who's asking the questions

Posted by: DanMan at May 05, 2020 11:01 AM (XTiHL)

413 400 meh, just do not expect the horde to lie.


The entire horde? Seems unlikely to be universally true. I usually assume that I've not understood something ... except with Obama, whom I heard contradict himself in successive paragraphs in a speech ... didn't listen to any more after that (200.

Posted by: Nerd at May 05, 2020 11:01 AM (AHq56)

414 Well that escalated quickly.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 05, 2020 11:02 AM (xQklc)

415 Da Punk Monkey is now accepting comments.....

Posted by: JT at May 05, 2020 11:02 AM (arJlL)

416 Well, I came back positive for Covid-19 anti-bodies this morning...never even knew I had had it. Some plague.

My wife and kids - all negative. Not sure what to do with this news...be happy? Or just, meh.

Posted by: Boswell at May 05, 2020 11:03 AM (32YRo)

417 405 Boy that escalated fast.

Posted by: Kilroy wasn't here at May 05, 2020 10:57 AM (2DOZq)


No kidding. I left the thread for a few minutes and I come back to a third grade hissy fit. I miss all the good stuff.

Posted by: Kris at May 05, 2020 11:03 AM (VQp/A)

418 this hard for you?

Insult.

be. a. man.

Insult.

Now, stick it in your ear and blow it out your ass.
Posted by: Sponge - China is asshoe! at May 05, 2020 10:53 AM (Zz0t

I think most of the folks here, like me, come here to escape the animosity and BS that permeates other blog comments sections.

If I wanted to listen to a couple of five year olds carping, I'd jump in my time machine and go back 50+ years to my childhood.

Posted by: Traveling Man Who's Stuck At Home&&&& at May 05, 2020 11:03 AM (5/YBP)

419 The entire horde? Seems unlikely to be universally true. I usually assume that I've not understood something ... except with Obama, whom I heard contradict himself in successive paragraphs in a speech ... didn't listen to any more after that (200.

Posted by: Nerd at May 05, 2020 11:01




was that what I said?

Posted by: not so at May 05, 2020 11:03 AM (HALdu)

420 Yes, until the invention of the "exempt" category. If you are a salary "exempt" employee, as is common in manufacturing/aerospace/defense for engineers, the company is exempt from following those rules for you. I'm still happy to have a job though.
Posted by: banana Dream at May 05, 2020 10:57 AM (l6b3d)

Challenge it in court. Violation of the 14th Amendment. Being compelled to work without compensation is the definition of slavery.

Posted by: Cato, Collectivism Delenda Est at May 05, 2020 11:05 AM (J+mig)

421 419 was that what I said?


It was a question (see the funny '?' symbol at the end). Perhaps rhetorical. I was up early this morning.



Posted by: Nerd at May 05, 2020 11:05 AM (AHq56)

422
Speaking of unhinged, all-caps trolls, I miss "Based Herk." He used to call me (and others) a "baby raper" when I'd reply to his syntactically challenged ramblings.

I thought he kind of spiced up the joint. Who knows, maybe he is MUMR/MUCK. I could see it - MUMR goes off whatever insufficient meds he's on, and becomes Based Herk.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 05, 2020 11:06 AM (5jaxN)

423 NOOD APE

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 05, 2020 11:08 AM (hYcqw)

424 Uh oh...looks like somebody just met "Uncle Joe".

Posted by: Lisa Bloom at May 05, 2020 11:12 AM (Gd6Pr)

425 -ism: A belief + femin(ine): relating to the female sex of a species

--> The widespread belief in no sex differences.

Posted by: Axeman at May 05, 2020 11:25 AM (Eicbe)

426 I love this painting, so sweet and pretty. The technique is wonderful and she seems sad somehow

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at May 05, 2020 11:28 AM (KZzsI)

427 A sweater for the kitty

Posted by: Tamaa the Drongo Bird at May 05, 2020 04:13 PM (FLiOE)

428 Sorry, but the eyes in that painting are just... weird.
One of them always seems to follow you from whichever direction you look at her from...

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Things People Are More Likely to Say Than "Did You Hear What Al Franken Said Yesterday?"
Signs that Paul Krugman Has Lost His Frickin' Mind
All-Time Best NBA Players, According to Senator Robert Byrd
Other Bad Things About the Jews, According to the Koran
Signs That David Letterman Just Doesn't Care Anymore
Examples of Bob Kerrey's Insufferable Racial Jackassery
Signs Andy Rooney Is Going Senile
Other Judgments Dick Clarke Made About Condi Rice Based on Her Appearance
Collective Names for Groups of People
John Kerry's Other Vietnam Super-Pets
Cool Things About the XM8 Assault Rifle
Media-Approved Facts About the Democrat Spy
Changes to Make Christianity More "Inclusive"
Secret John Kerry Senatorial Accomplishments
John Edwards Campaign Excuses
John Kerry Pick-Up Lines
Changes Liberal Senator George Michell Will Make at Disney
Torments in Dog-Hell
Greatest Hitjobs

The Ace of Spades HQ Sex-for-Money Skankathon
A D&D Guide to the Democratic Candidates
Margaret Cho: Just Not Funny
More Margaret Cho Abuse
Margaret Cho: Still Not Funny
Iraqi Prisoner Claims He Was Raped... By Woman
Wonkette Announces "Morning Zoo" Format
John Kerry's "Plan" Causes Surrender of Moqtada al-Sadr's Militia
World Muslim Leaders Apologize for Nick Berg's Beheading
Michael Moore Goes on Lunchtime Manhattan Death-Spree
Milestone: Oliver Willis Posts 400th "Fake News Article" Referencing Britney Spears
Liberal Economists Rue a "New Decade of Greed"
Artificial Insouciance: Maureen Dowd's Word Processor Revolts Against Her Numbing Imbecility
Intelligence Officials Eye Blogs for Tips
They Done Found Us Out, Cletus: Intrepid Internet Detective Figures Out Our Master Plan
Shock: Josh Marshall Almost Mentions Sarin Discovery in Iraq
Leather-Clad Biker Freaks Terrorize Australian Town
When Clinton Was President, Torture Was Cool
What Wonkette Means When She Explains What Tina Brown Means
Wonkette's Stand-Up Act
Wankette HQ Gay-Rumors Du Jour
Here's What's Bugging Me: Goose and Slider
My Own Micah Wright Style Confession of Dishonesty
Outraged "Conservatives" React to the FMA
An On-Line Impression of Dennis Miller Having Sex with a Kodiak Bear
The Story the Rightwing Media Refuses to Report!
Our Lunch with David "Glengarry Glen Ross" Mamet
The House of Love: Paul Krugman
A Michael Moore Mystery (TM)
The Dowd-O-Matic!
Liberal Consistency and Other Myths
Kepler's Laws of Liberal Media Bias
John Kerry-- The Splunge! Candidate
"Divisive" Politics & "Attacks on Patriotism" (very long)
The Donkey ("The Raven" parody)
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