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| Life Hacks! ONT VersionLife hacks! You see them every day, little tips and tricks that can make your life easier by using everyday objects in clever new ways. Tonight's ONT is all about life hacks......of the bad variety. Needless to say, for Og's sake don't actually try any of these! ![]() Alternate With Mustard For A More Flavorful Reading Experience ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Comments(Jump to bottom of comments)1
Operator error...
Posted by: Charles the Simple at July 24, 2020 09:54 PM (HuH1F) 2
Aha!
Posted by: DR.WTF at July 24, 2020 09:54 PM (AiZBA) 3
1st
Posted by: four seasons at July 24, 2020 09:54 PM (0QpRu) 4
Still first, anyway.
Posted by: Charles the Simple at July 24, 2020 09:54 PM (HuH1F) 5
Dang, lol
Posted by: four seasons at July 24, 2020 09:54 PM (0QpRu) 6
Not first, but I identify as first, and in 2020, that's all that counts.
Posted by: Cato, Collectivism Delenda Est at July 24, 2020 09:56 PM (O4K4J) 7
TOP 10
Posted by: Gilded Age II at July 24, 2020 09:58 PM (BRkq2) Posted by: Splunge at July 24, 2020 09:58 PM (dOV9E) 9
I saw Fancy Orange Holders open for The Knack in 1982
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 24, 2020 09:58 PM (KZzsI) 10
Reading the content is for nubees!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar -YOU are all in this together!- at July 24, 2020 09:58 PM (eTZoJ) 11
Well.. those were...interesting.
Posted by: Jewells45 at July 24, 2020 09:59 PM (dUJdY) Posted by: AltonJackson at July 24, 2020 09:59 PM (JrVhn) 13
WeirderDave
Posted by: ... at July 24, 2020 09:59 PM (uEbPt) 14
The shopping cart grill is hilarious!
Posted by: Ladyl--now with fake mask! at July 24, 2020 10:00 PM (TdMsT) 15
Hey, where all da white wimmen st?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at July 24, 2020 10:00 PM (wPVhA) 16
This may be the weirdest Dave ever.
Posted by: Charles the Simple at July 24, 2020 10:00 PM (HuH1F) 17
These are great, Thanks WD
Not even top 10 Posted by: Winston, dreg of society at July 24, 2020 10:00 PM (d9Irc) 18
This one's real:
If you're driving a rental and you've forgotten where the gas filler is, just look at the fuel gauge. If you can see it, that means you're inside the car, and most modern cars have the filler on the outside of the car. Posted by: hogmartin at July 24, 2020 10:00 PM (t+qrx) 19
The shopping cart grill: if it looks stupid but it works, its not stupid.
Having worked at a grocery store and gone around to re-collect carts from the neighborhood, I swear people were using the carts for stuff like that. Those buggers are expensive, not cheap to replace. Walking off with one just makes your food cost more next time. Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 24, 2020 10:01 PM (KZzsI) 20
We're all busy washing our har, hoping you will come over!
Posted by: Ladyl--now with fake mask! at July 24, 2020 10:01 PM (TdMsT) Posted by: TheQuietMan at July 24, 2020 10:01 PM (461vS) Posted by: Two Weeks From a Fine Young Cannibals Album Cover at July 24, 2020 10:01 PM (+dsLj) 23
Bending wire to stop electricity is a great idea! Wish I'd thought of that before.
Posted by: Ex-ex at July 24, 2020 10:01 PM (RU4sa) 24
I have been inspired by this ONT. I will use hand sanitizer made of hydrofluoric acid, use Mobil 1 as a cooking oil, prepare stewed kerosene in my pressure cooker, and devote my future kitchen efforts to duplicating all of Taco Bell's recipes.
Posted by: Splunge at July 24, 2020 10:02 PM (dOV9E) 25
Vaguely half-remember a story about how some foreign aid to a west African country in the 50s included some housing and contruction materials. A toilet seat ended up being used as a picture frame for the portrait of whichever blood-stained thief, er, sorry, "independence" movement leader and now president-for-life's was looting, er, governing the country at that time.
Seemed amusing. Posted by: rhomboid at July 24, 2020 10:02 PM (OTzUX) Posted by: four seasons at July 24, 2020 10:02 PM (0QpRu) 27
I like the shopping cart/shelf idea. I also like the shopping cart/rustic grill thing too. Just don't use the plastic ones. They probably impart a flavor
Posted by: Kindltot at July 24, 2020 10:02 PM (WyVLE) 28
George "Toilet Seat" Lucas has really hit the skids since he sold Star Wars to The Mouse. Did he already burn up his $4 billion on hookers and blow?
Or did he just waste it? Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at July 24, 2020 10:02 PM (wPVhA) 29
{{{.Ladyl.}}}
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 24, 2020 10:02 PM (u82oZ) Posted by: Zettai at July 24, 2020 10:02 PM (prJfn) 31
We're all busy washing our har, hoping you will come over!
Posted by: Ladyl--now with fake mask! at July 24, 2020 10:01 PM (TdMsT) 9 out of 10 experts agree clean har is better for you! Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar -YOU are all in this together!- at July 24, 2020 10:02 PM (eTZoJ) 32
...)
Posted by: Zettai at July 24, 2020 10:03 PM (prJfn) Posted by: sassy at July 24, 2020 10:03 PM (tUGnI) 34
Is anyone gonna do a count of MLB players who *don't* genuflect to racist totalitarian hysteria?
Seems a lot easier than noting those who do. Posted by: rhomboid at July 24, 2020 10:03 PM (OTzUX) 35
If you're driving a rental and you've forgotten where the gas filler is, just look at the fuel gauge. If you can see it, that means you're inside the car, and most modern cars have the filler on the outside of the car.
Words to live by. Posted by: Jewells45 at July 24, 2020 10:03 PM (dUJdY) 36
23 Bending wire to stop electricity is a great idea! Wish I'd thought of that before.
Posted by: Ex-ex at July 24, 2020 10:01 PM (RU4sa) Awww-all you have to do is cut the wire to turn off the power, and reconnect it with electrical tape when you want to turn it back on. Posted by: Ladyl--now with fake mask! at July 24, 2020 10:04 PM (TdMsT) 37
We're all busy washing our hair, hoping you will come over!
If I knew you were coming, I'd have baked a cake Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 24, 2020 10:04 PM (KZzsI) 38
Is anyone gonna do a count of MLB players who *don't* genuflect to racist totalitarian hysteria?
Seems a lot easier than noting those who do. Posted by: rhomboid Twitter rage mobs will be keeping a close tally. Posted by: Prince Ludwig the Deplorable at July 24, 2020 10:04 PM (SfYbS) 39
Oh boy, I'm going to try that car hack in my garage right now!
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at July 24, 2020 10:04 PM (NWiLs) 40
Stolen shopping cart seem to be important in people's lives. The Pantry storage shopping cart in genius, for a trailer park.
I LOLed at the keyboard hanger. In my poorer days I should have thought of that, instead of getting some from the dry cleaners. Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 24, 2020 10:04 PM (u82oZ) 41
Marketing 101: Know your audience
MLB: Hey, let's stencil the name of a Communist group on the pitcher's mound! Marketing 101: (palms face, seeks multiple large drinks) Posted by: Splunge at July 24, 2020 10:05 PM (dOV9E) 42
are you trying to tell me that some people remember which side of the car the gas fill is?
Posted by: Kindltot at July 24, 2020 10:05 PM (WyVLE) 43
I like the Aqua fresh frozen mints
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at July 24, 2020 10:05 PM (fU1ci) 44
Prince Ludwig - will their racist lunatic mob Twitter ratings be part of their stats now? Baseball loves stats.
Posted by: rhomboid at July 24, 2020 10:05 PM (OTzUX) 45
Cutting anything in half would help with storage. Wouldn't it ??
Posted by: runner at July 24, 2020 10:05 PM (zr5Kq) 46
Shopping cart grill -- do not recommend.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 24, 2020 10:05 PM (u82oZ) 47
Toothpaste costs more than dinner mints.
Also a can of cat food cost more than a can of tuna fish. The grandma having to eat cat food was always a lie. Posted by: Can't resist temptation at July 24, 2020 10:06 PM (2DOZq) 48
{{{Hrothgar}}}
{{{Salty Dog}}} I've taken a little "something" to fall asleep, so my typing is suffering. Posted by: Ladyl--now with fake mask! at July 24, 2020 10:06 PM (TdMsT) 49
If you're driving a rental and you've forgotten
where the gas filler is, just look at the fuel gauge. If you can see it, that means you're inside the car, and most modern cars have the filler on the outside of the car. Posted by: hogmartin ==== The cap is the easy part. There's a team of sadists who dream up new places to hide the release. Third row cup holder seems like a logical place. Posted by: 2009Refugee at July 24, 2020 10:06 PM (8AONa) 50
Splunge - I've only asked 3 times today. So did they really have the BurnLootMurder logo on the mound yesterday (or today, or ever)??
Really? Seriously? Posted by: rhomboid at July 24, 2020 10:06 PM (OTzUX) 51
I'm not sure how you got that picture of me, but I really have to object. That's a copyrighted prototype.
I had to glue the hinges because it kept dropping my plate in my lap. Goooood evening, ONTnam! Hm. That sounded better in my haid.
Posted by: mindful webworker 52
18 This one's real:
If you're driving a rental and you've forgotten where the gas filler is, just look at the fuel gauge. If you can see it, that means you're inside the car, and most modern cars have the filler on the outside of the car. Posted by: hogmartin at July 24, 2020 10:00 PM (t+qrx) That really sounds like Dave Barry. Posted by: Splunge at July 24, 2020 10:06 PM (dOV9E) 53
Kindltot
There is an triangle on the gas gage for the people who forget. It's on the side of the fill hole. Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 24, 2020 10:07 PM (u82oZ) 54
I hold my own oranges.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at July 24, 2020 10:07 PM (wPVhA) 55
23 Bending wire to stop electricity is a great idea! Wish I'd thought of that before.
Posted by: Ex-ex at July 24, 2020 10:01 PM (RU4sa) wait. aren't you an ... electrician??? how could you not know that?!!! Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at July 24, 2020 10:07 PM (tUOCc) 56
50 Splunge - I've only asked 3 times today. So did they really have the BurnLootMurder logo on the mound yesterday (or today, or ever)??
Really? Seriously? Posted by: rhomboid at July 24, 2020 10:06 PM (OTzUX) I read that they plan to. That's all the info I've got, and it's bad enough. Posted by: Splunge at July 24, 2020 10:07 PM (dOV9E) 57
In my poorer days I should have thought of that, instead of getting some from the dry cleaners.
its not like Hangars are expensive, you can get like a dozen for a buck. I do have a lot of barely functioning backup, backup keyboards in the closet though Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 24, 2020 10:07 PM (KZzsI) 58
39 Oh boy, I'm going to try that car hack in my garage right now!
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at July 24, 2020 10:04 PM (NWiLs) Don't you DARE!!! {{{Insom}}} Posted by: Ladyl--now with fake mask! at July 24, 2020 10:07 PM (TdMsT) 59
Has ace seen the shopping cart shelving?
Posted by: davidt at July 24, 2020 10:07 PM (l3+k2) 60
Cutting anything in half would help with storage. Wouldn't it ??
Posted by: runner at July 24, 2020 10:05 PM (zr5Kq) When I tried it with watermelons it did not work out well. Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar -YOU are all in this together!- at July 24, 2020 10:08 PM (eTZoJ) 61
Awww-all you have to do is cut the wire to turn off the power, and reconnect it with electrical tape when you want to turn it back on.
Posted by: Ladyl--now with fake mask! at July 24, 2020 10:04 PM (TdMsT) I've actually seen that in some of the places I've worked. Posted by: Ex-ex at July 24, 2020 10:08 PM (RU4sa) 62
I am listening to a podcast on Elizabeth Bathory, the blood countess. It is very disturbing. Apparently the "elite" obsession with the blood of children is not new.
Posted by: jmel at July 24, 2020 10:08 PM (bVhJi) Posted by: Miklos, with SATs like you wouldn;t belive at July 24, 2020 10:08 PM (QzkSJ) 64
45 Cutting anything in half would help with storage. Wouldn't it ??
Posted by: runner at July 24, 2020 10:05 PM (zr5Kq) Bodies and such, sure. Flat-screen TVs, not so much. Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at July 24, 2020 10:08 PM (NWiLs) 65
There is an triangle on the gas gage for the people who forget. It's on the side of the fill hole.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 24, 2020 10:07 PM (u82oZ) I know, I have to check it every other time I get gas. Posted by: Kindltot at July 24, 2020 10:08 PM (WyVLE) 66
In my poorer days I should have thought of that, instead of getting some from the dry cleaners.
its not like Hangars are expensive, you can get like a dozen for a buck. I do have a lot of barely functioning backup, backup keyboards in the closet though Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 24, 2020 10:07 PM (KZzsI) If I tried that with my old keyboards there would be piles of crumbs on the closet floor. Posted by: DR.WTF at July 24, 2020 10:09 PM (AiZBA) 67
Prince Ludwig - will their racist lunatic mob Twitter ratings be part of their stats now? Baseball loves stats.
Posted by: rhomboid Stats are a part of white supremacy because maths, so they're cancelled too. Posted by: Prince Ludwig the Deplorable at July 24, 2020 10:09 PM (SfYbS) 68
Also a can of cat food cost more than a can of tuna fish. The grandma having to eat cat food was always a lie.
Yeah that was always such a stupid lie, but it sounded plausible. Like granny is buying tinned meat if she's that poor to begin with, and tuna is half the price of cat food. Which if you think about it is crazy. Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 24, 2020 10:09 PM (KZzsI) 69
rental cars gas caps - reminds me of one rental i had. you needed a funnel to fill the gas tank. the funnel was hidden in the trunk.
Posted by: butch at July 24, 2020 10:09 PM (hXu8T) 70
I've always wanted a shopping cart, but not enough to steal one... I see them abandoned along the road from time to time but those all seem to be missing a wheel or something... Someday!
Posted by: Zettai at July 24, 2020 10:09 PM (prJfn) 71
Is the guy in the top pic Cheech or Chong?
Posted by: Miklos, memory present imperfect at July 24, 2020 10:09 PM (QzkSJ) 72
Purple hair soiboi needs to wear that mask at the next peaceful protest.
It'll help with the tear gas. Unless, like Seattle and Portland the police are not allowed to use crowd control devices. The Feds are, so far though OR tried, under no such restrictions. The Portland Transportation Dept. sent an angry letter to the feds because the fence around the courthouse was blocking the bicycle lane. Posted by: Winston, dreg of society at July 24, 2020 10:09 PM (d9Irc) Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at July 24, 2020 10:09 PM (NWiLs) 74
I LOLed at the keyboard hanger. In my poorer days I should have thought of that, instead of getting some from the dry cleaners. Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 24, 2020 10:04 PM (u82oZ) Things are truly desperate when one can't afford hangers... Posted by: Ladyl--now with fake mask! at July 24, 2020 10:09 PM (TdMsT) Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar -YOU are all in this together!- at July 24, 2020 10:09 PM (eTZoJ) 76
Thanks wd I laughed hard. Erev tov zettai
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 24, 2020 10:10 PM (JvZF+) 77
Every keyboard I've seen the cord comes out of one edge of the back or the other, not the middle anyway. Wouldn't work for a hangar without a lot of work.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 24, 2020 10:10 PM (KZzsI) 78
From last thread--
Sundance has a pretty good handle on the whole coup, and has from the very beginning (so does jackstraw) He would figure out that the only reason a phrase was classified in a document was because it would embarrass the FBI, and the next day, Barr would order the phrase unclassified (this actually happened) As i mentioned, Sidney Powell posts there occasionally, she's probably the only other person who really understands exactly what happened, and is pissed, instead of in cover-up mode. Lately, Sundance has been hinting of big doings, happening soon. But so has Q. Meanwhile, it does seem like things are heating up. Cautiously optimistic. Posted by: artemis at July 24, 2020 10:10 PM (AwPyG) 79
I still have some spares auxiliary keyboards for my original iMac. 512 Ks of Ram for the win. When I attached a 20 meg Hard drive I thought I was cooking with gas.
Sadly, I gave it away in 2011 before the move to Kansas. It still played some games on 3.5" floppies, like Balance of Power. Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 24, 2020 10:10 PM (u82oZ) 80
75 {{{Ladyl}}}
Be careful, the side-effects from some things are deleterious! Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar -YOU are all in this together!- at July 24, 2020 10:09 PM I'm super super careful. I've got my first match early in the morning. Most likely against sand baggers. Posted by: Ladyl--now with fake mask! at July 24, 2020 10:11 PM (TdMsT) 81
55 23 Bending wire to stop electricity is a great idea! Wish I'd thought of that before.
Posted by: Ex-ex at July 24, 2020 10:01 PM (RU4sa) wait. aren't you an ... electrician??? how could you not know that?!!! Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at July 24, 2020 10:07 PM (tUOCc) You've got SMH ROFL Posted by: Ex-ex at July 24, 2020 10:11 PM (RU4sa) 82
I've actually seen that in some of the places I've worked.
Posted by: Ex-ex at July 24, 2020 10:08 PM (RU4sa) You seem to be implying that there is something wrong with that? Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar -YOU are all in this together!- at July 24, 2020 10:12 PM (eTZoJ) 83
I've always wanted a shopping cart, but not enough to steal one
----------- The only hobos who achieve their dreams are the ones who are willing to take risks. Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at July 24, 2020 10:12 PM (wPVhA) Posted by: Farmer at July 24, 2020 10:12 PM (rfVCG) 85
I've got my first match early in the morning. Most likely against sand baggers.
Posted by: Ladyl--now with fake mask! at July 24, 2020 10:11 PM (TdMsT) {{{Ladyl}}} Good luck! Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at July 24, 2020 10:12 PM (NWiLs) 86
I will be laughing at the detangling spray picture all night.
Posted by: Rusty Nail at July 24, 2020 10:12 PM (bi4aa) 87
rental cars gas caps - reminds me of one rental i had. you needed a funnel to fill the gas tank. the funnel was hidden in the trunk.
Posted by: butch at July 24, 2020 10:09 PM (hXu8T) My grandpa had one of those... well, grandpa cars, that had the rear license plate flip down to reveal the filler cap. Posted by: hogmartin at July 24, 2020 10:12 PM (t+qrx) 88
I took a class on poisons from an expert, and she explained that if you wanted the victim not to suffer much, you went the carbon monoxide route.
If you wanted them to suffer a whole lot, then you used strychnine. Posted by: artemis at July 24, 2020 10:13 PM (AwPyG) 89
62 I am listening to a podcast on Elizabeth Bathory, the blood countess. It is very disturbing. Apparently the "elite" obsession with the blood of children is not new.
Posted by: jmel at July 24, 2020 10:08 PM (bVhJi) There's something dark and ancient moving behind the scenes. As much as our problems manifest in the corporeal world, this is also a spiritual war. Posted by: Cato, Collectivism Delenda Est at July 24, 2020 10:13 PM (O4K4J) 90
Well I still haven't heard back from the lady I was going to rent the house from. I hope she doesn't try to screw me over. I should get back at least half of my deposit. I'm sure people have been canceling right and left.
Posted by: Jewells45 at July 24, 2020 10:13 PM (dUJdY) 91
Everything in this ONT is wrong.
Which is a pretty good theme, actually. Posted by: Splunge Yu speled "rong" rong. Posted by: Miklos, gramatically and syntactically at July 24, 2020 10:13 PM (QzkSJ) 92
My grandpa had one of those... well, grandpa cars, that had the rear license plate flip down to reveal the filler cap.
Posted by: hogmartin at July 24, 2020 10:12 PM (t+qrx) That was common in the old land yachts. Posted by: DR.WTF at July 24, 2020 10:13 PM (AiZBA) 93
Bodies and such, sure. Flat-screen TVs, not so much.
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at July 24, 2020 10:08 PM (NWiLs) Cromulent point. Posted by: runner at July 24, 2020 10:13 PM (zr5Kq) 94
88 I took a class on poisons from an expert, and she explained that if you wanted the victim not to suffer much, you went the carbon monoxide route.
If you wanted them to suffer a whole lot, then you used strychnine. Posted by: artemis at July 24, 2020 10:13 PM (AwPyG) I've heard helium asphyxia isn't bad. Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at July 24, 2020 10:13 PM (NWiLs) 95
{{{Ladyl}}} Good luck! Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at July 24, 2020 10:12 PM (NWiLs) Thanks, Insom. My partner and I didn't seem to have much chemistry on the court in practice. I'm playing ad side. Posted by: Ladyl--now with fake mask! at July 24, 2020 10:13 PM (TdMsT) 96
I hope the food is good with the modular commode table. If not you'll be visiting the other one as it all goes the other way.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 24, 2020 10:14 PM (axyOa) 97
Ladyl--now with fake mask!
My present from my folks going to grad school was a 4 pound bag of rice. I still do not cook it myself to this day. I have known poverty. The worst was going to the local student church for a Sunday meal. I had to participate in a presidential debate. I had to defend Jimmy Carter vs Reagan. And I did a great job. I still SMH at that. Man I was hungry, and the mashed potatoes were so filling. I guess I sang for my supper. Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 24, 2020 10:14 PM (u82oZ) 98
22 What dude dyes his hair purple?
Weenie. Reminds me of the yoots dying their hair... gray. Posted by: Two Weeks From a Fine Young Cannibals Album Cover The kind of nitwit who puts plastic wrap over his face. Posted by: nerdygirl at July 24, 2020 10:14 PM (+lVUW) 99
I've heard helium asphyxia isn't bad.
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at July 24, 2020 10:13 PM (NWiLs) Get high and die. Posted by: DR.WTF at July 24, 2020 10:14 PM (AiZBA) Posted by: Legally Sufficient at July 24, 2020 10:14 PM (WFcrO) 101
94 I've heard helium asphyxia isn't bad.
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at July 24, 2020 10:13 PM (NWiLs) If that worked, Brian Stelter's show wouldn't still be on. Posted by: Splunge at July 24, 2020 10:15 PM (dOV9E) 102
The kind of nitwit who puts plastic wrap over his face.
Posted by: nerdygirl He's ready for his Glass Bottom Boat. Posted by: Prince Ludwig the Deplorable at July 24, 2020 10:15 PM (SfYbS) 103
81 You've got SMH ROFL
Posted by: Ex-ex at July 24, 2020 10:11 PM (RU4sa) Good! we need to get her out of her funk! Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at July 24, 2020 10:15 PM (tUOCc) 104
I've heard helium asphyxia isn't bad.
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at July 24, 2020 10:13 PM (NWiLs) ----------- There's a helium shortage, you know. If you want to kill yourself with helium, you're going to need some cash flow. Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at July 24, 2020 10:15 PM (wPVhA) 105
Scary thing about Commode Bib Dude is that he's sporting a wedding band.
But I like his slippers. Posted by: Fritz at July 24, 2020 10:15 PM (PBghA) 106
Bending wire to stop electricity is a great idea! Wish I'd thought of that before.
Posted by: Ex-ex at July 24, 2020 10:01 PM (RU4sa) Right? I'm changing out my garbage disposal soon and it's hard wired. Knowing that I can just bend the electrical hose to stop the electric flow is gonna save me a ton of time! Posted by: G. Gnome, Grand Poohbah of Zucchini Hill at July 24, 2020 10:15 PM (OQcPl) 107
I've heard helium asphyxia isn't bad.
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at July 24, 2020 10:13 PM (NWiLs) I think you have to have a high pressure atmosphere for that to work. Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar -YOU are all in this together!- at July 24, 2020 10:15 PM (eTZoJ) 108
Heh. Lots of grins, WeirdDave.
Wait, was that WeirdDave? (Scrolls up to check) Hahahaha just kidding. As if I had to check. Sunburned guy with umbrella pole down his butt - what you can't see is the J curve at the end of the pole... EW! Fancy orange holders is the best life hack ever. (Okay, tonight I am easily amused. Obviously.)
Posted by: mindful webworker 109
There is not enough ketchup in the world to make Death of a Salesman worth a crap
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at July 24, 2020 10:15 PM (fU1ci) 110
The tennis ball thing reminded me of the brain teaser about the boy who just purchased a five foot long fishing pole and was taking the bus back home but they would not let you bring on anything longer than 4 feet. How did he get the fishing pole onto the bus? ( I realize this is snark bait. Have at it)
Posted by: Can't resist temptation at July 24, 2020 10:15 PM (2DOZq) 111
By the way, the person who is slicing toothepaste to make after dinner mints has never been to a Dollar Tree.
Posted by: nerdygirl at July 24, 2020 10:15 PM (+lVUW) 112
I will be laughing at the detangling spray picture all night.
But would it work? One of the big beautiful old land yachts had the gas cap behind one of the tail lights, it folded down. Hiding that stuff was important you see. Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 24, 2020 10:16 PM (KZzsI) 113
Meanwhile, it does seem like things are heating up.
Cautiously optimistic. Posted by: artemis RCI article today- https://tinyurl.com/y3t9nysj Devin Nunes is live on the John Batchelor show now about this Posted by: Miklos, a mere Magyar at July 24, 2020 10:16 PM (QzkSJ) Posted by: runner at July 24, 2020 10:16 PM (zr5Kq) 115
you know, I have read that tying a knot or two in a power cord can prevent a lightning strike from blowing out your computer. Don't know if it's true.
Posted by: mallfly the Peach of Hoboken at July 24, 2020 10:16 PM (4a9Vv) 116
I've heard helium asphyxia isn't bad.
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at July 24, 2020 10:13 PM (NWiLs) I thought it was nitrogen asphyxiation that was painless. Posted by: browndog at July 24, 2020 10:16 PM (BgMrQ) 117
109 There is not enough ketchup in the world to make Death of a Salesman worth a crap
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at July 24, 2020 10:15 PM (fU1ci) It's depressing, and some sort of hideous commentary on human nature that I don't want to be involved with, but it's a whole lot better than that Waiting For Godot crapfest. Posted by: Splunge at July 24, 2020 10:17 PM (dOV9E) 118
Great content tonight!
Posted by: t-bird at July 24, 2020 10:17 PM (KfC1e) 119
anyone besides me recognize that that book was "Death of a Salesman?" (I think it was, anyway)
Posted by: mallfly the Peach of Hoboken at July 24, 2020 10:17 PM (4a9Vv) 120
Absolutely hilarious ONT, WeirdDave. Still laughing about last night's intercom farter.
Posted by: fly gal at July 24, 2020 10:17 PM (6CtMt) 121
I've heard helium asphyxia isn't bad.
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at July 24, 2020 10:13 PM (NWiLs) -------- To be fair, if you leave a recorded suicide video, hilarity will ensue. Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at July 24, 2020 10:17 PM (wPVhA) 122
Heroin OD probably isn't bad, you just get really mellow then go to sleep and never wake up. Probably spendy though, and then there's the whole needle thing.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 24, 2020 10:17 PM (KZzsI) 123
and yes, as Johnny Carson used to say, funny funny stuff.
Posted by: mallfly the Peach of Hoboken at July 24, 2020 10:17 PM (4a9Vv) 124
You seem to be implying that there is something wrong with that?
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar -YOU are all in this together!- at July 24, 2020 10:12 PM (eTZoJ) I'm just saying that it may not be NEC approved... Posted by: Ex-ex at July 24, 2020 10:17 PM (RU4sa) 125
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you know, I have read that tying a knot or two in a power cord can prevent a lightning strike from blowing out your computer. Don't know if it's true. Posted by: mallfly the Peach of Hoboken at July 24, 2020 10:16 PM (4a9Vv) Not true. Posted by: Mookie the Engineer at July 24, 2020 10:18 PM (3vIkC) 126
and devote my future kitchen efforts to duplicating all of Taco Bell's recipes.
Posted by: Splunge The trick will be figuring out what they're using for meat. When they can sell their tacos as cheaply as they do, I have a sneaky suspicion it isn't high quality ground beef. Posted by: nerdygirl at July 24, 2020 10:18 PM (+lVUW) Posted by: Rusty Nail at July 24, 2020 10:18 PM (bi4aa) 128
Happiest of Fridays to my beloved Horde!
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 24, 2020 10:18 PM (a4EWo) 129
Power surge is a thing of the past....
Posted by: runner at July 24, 2020 10:18 PM (zr5Kq) Posted by: t-bird at July 24, 2020 10:19 PM (KfC1e) Posted by: artemis at July 24, 2020 10:19 PM (AwPyG) 132
I've heard helium asphyxia isn't bad.
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at July 24, 2020 10:13 PM (NWiLs) Just remember to pin that DNR note on your shirt front, and don't forget the addenda, "Stop laughing, I'm supposed to sound like Micky Mouse" Posted by: Kindltot at July 24, 2020 10:19 PM (WyVLE) 133
Counteract the narcotic effect of heroin with the stimulating effect of cocaine!
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at July 24, 2020 10:19 PM (DY3v8) 134
The trick will be figuring out what they're using for meat. When they can sell their tacos as cheaply as they do, I have a sneaky suspicion it isn't high quality ground beef.
"It includes some 100% real beef!" --Taco Bell PR Flack Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 24, 2020 10:19 PM (KZzsI) 135
Just remember to pin that DNR note on your shirt front, and don't forget the addenda, "Stop laughing, I'm supposed to sound like Micky Mouse"
Posted by: Kindltot at July 24, 2020 10:19 PM (WyVLE) More munchkin than Mickey Mouse. Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at July 24, 2020 10:20 PM (NWiLs) 136
Some good news, tracking polls appear to show Trump trending upward again. Officially his approval on July 24th 2020 is one percent better than Obama on the same date in 2012. (49 to 48 percent)
Posted by: Two Weeks From Taking a Two Week Vacation at July 24, 2020 10:20 PM (+dsLj) 137
( I realize this is snark bait. Have at it)
Put it in a 3' x 4' box. Posted by: t-bird at July 24, 2020 10:19 PM (KfC1e) Hey, that actually works. genius! Posted by: DR.WTF at July 24, 2020 10:20 PM (AiZBA) 138
One time surge protector on the important outlets FTW. Lots, I mean a LOT of thunderstorms in Kansas.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 24, 2020 10:20 PM (u82oZ) Posted by: blaster at July 24, 2020 10:20 PM (ZfRYq) Posted by: Famous Auto-Erotic Asphyxsiants at July 24, 2020 10:20 PM (QzkSJ) Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas at July 24, 2020 10:20 PM (SRRAx) 142
I'm just saying that it may not be NEC approved...
Posted by: Ex-ex at July 24, 2020 10:17 PM (RU4sa) So you're really saying "learn to code"? Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar -YOU are all in this together!- at July 24, 2020 10:20 PM (eTZoJ) 143
Not that one
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at July 24, 2020 10:20 PM (fU1ci) 144
You could always just cut the wire and then put it back together with a wire twist cap when you're done.
![]() Posted by: Can't resist temptation at July 24, 2020 10:20 PM (2DOZq) 145
Heh. 1800-1911 . Germany and Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Other people should be hit with a (what... tire iron)? i agree!!! Posted by: Brunnhilde at July 24, 2020 10:20 PM (E3FAu) 146
The trick will be figuring out what they're using for meat. When they can sell their tacos as cheaply as they do, I have a sneaky suspicion it isn't high quality ground beef.
Posted by: nerdygirl What do you think happens to all those Uighurs after the Chinese have harvested all their useful organs? Posted by: Prince Ludwig the Deplorable at July 24, 2020 10:21 PM (SfYbS) 147
The trick will be figuring out what they're using
for meat. When they can sell their tacos as cheaply as they do, I have a sneaky suspicion it isn't high quality ground beef. Posted by: nerdygirl at July 24, 2020 10:18 PM (+lVUW) Charlton Heston has the answer: https://bit.ly/30LNvNP Posted by: Mookie the Engineer at July 24, 2020 10:21 PM (3vIkC) 148
Hello, how was your day?
We went on a mini road trip. Didn't get any further than Macon, but the weather was nice and the scenery was beautiful. Posted by: ALH at July 24, 2020 10:21 PM (WIRy8) 149
Fun ONT - Thanks, WeirdDave!
Forgot one: Boil water on Sunday, then freeze so have boiled water all week! On a more serious note: MIL has begun her transition, sad and yet probably for the best. Mrs ibguy is staying strong, but it's tough. Prayers for a peaceful passing appreciated. Posted by: ibguy at July 24, 2020 10:21 PM (1IRbd) 150
What do you think happens to all those Uighurs after the Chinese have harvested all their useful organs?
Posted by: Prince Ludwig the Deplorable at July 24, 2020 10:21 PM (SfYbS) Prison food and MREs Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at July 24, 2020 10:22 PM (NWiLs) 151
You got it ibguy.
![]() Posted by: Tonypete at July 24, 2020 10:22 PM (tIU+r) 152
At least that nose keyring wasn't clitoral.
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at July 24, 2020 10:22 PM (ykYG2) Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 24, 2020 10:22 PM (u82oZ) 154
92 My grandpa had one of those... well, grandpa cars, that had the rear license plate flip down to reveal the filler cap.
Posted by: hogmartin at July 24, 2020 10:12 PM (t+qrx) my first pickup had a split rear window a floor starter a granny gear and of course, it was black Posted by: REDACTED at July 24, 2020 10:22 PM (JgrP5) 155
I listened to a coroner speak once, too, but I couldn't look at the slides.
That's a rare breed. Posted by: artemis at July 24, 2020 10:23 PM (AwPyG) 156
I tried out a life hack once. They suggested using those tags bakers use on bread to hold the wrapper closed, write what each cord is attached to in the spaghetti behind a desk or entertainment unit. Use a sharpie and then when you look at the plugs, you'll know exactly what they are!
Except the sharpie fades over a short period of time and you just have tags with a vague grayish squiggle on them Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 24, 2020 10:23 PM (KZzsI) 157
but it's a whole lot better than that Waiting For Godot crapfest.
Posted by: Splunge Presented as "Feste du Crappe" it won the Palme d'Or. Posted by: Miklos, Hey! Look at those Cannes! at July 24, 2020 10:23 PM (QzkSJ) 158
Prayers up ibguy!
Posted by: Cheriebebe at July 24, 2020 10:23 PM (w6A0l) 159
I was laughing at the content until I realized some idiot is likely to try them. Think detergent pods and huffing freon from an A/C unit.
Posted by: JTB at July 24, 2020 10:23 PM (7EjX1) 160
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I listened to a coroner speak once, too, but I couldn't look at the slides. That's a rare breed. Posted by: artemis at July 24, 2020 10:23 PM (AwPyG) Was his name "Quincy"? Posted by: Mookie at July 24, 2020 10:23 PM (3vIkC) 161
Remember the opening credits? Heh.
Posted by: artemis at July 24, 2020 10:24 PM (AwPyG) 162
"Is the guy in the top pic Cheech or Chong?"
Actually he looks like my brother-in-law Phil. I hope he isn't. Posted by: Annalucia at July 24, 2020 10:24 PM (S6ArX) 163
the rental car with the hidden funnel was a late model (2010s) dodge. i had to call the rental company to find out how to fill it.
Posted by: butch at July 24, 2020 10:24 PM (hXu8T) 164
151 Tony Pete
Thank you. It's been a challenging 9 months, and I/we had held out some hope, but alas, not in the cards. Posted by: ibguy at July 24, 2020 10:24 PM (1IRbd) 165
That reminds me. If you need something to grind up apples to make cider, use a garbage disposal. It's advisable to buy a new one just for this purpose.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 24, 2020 10:24 PM (YynYJ) Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 24, 2020 10:24 PM (u82oZ) 167
If Taco Bell meat really is Chinese dissidents, they're tasty little buggars.
Posted by: Prince Ludwig the Deplorable at July 24, 2020 10:24 PM (SfYbS) 168
So you're really saying "learn to code"?
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar -YOU are all in this together!- at July 24, 2020 10:20 PM (eTZoJ) Learn the then do what ya want. As long as the inspector don't catch it, you're good. Posted by: Ex-ex at July 24, 2020 10:24 PM (RU4sa) 169
I thought it was nitrogen asphyxiation that was painless.
Posted by: browndog at July 24, 2020 10:16 PM (BgMrQ) Right you are, and I now am depressed because I missed that earlier and knew better! As an aside, it the perfect gas for executions. The perp is happy as a lark during most of the process, and all the residual gases are naturally occuring atmospheric components! Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar -YOU are all in this together!- at July 24, 2020 10:24 PM (eTZoJ) 170
BT'H, I have a question and I think you are the one to ask.
Do you know anything about Ibn Tamiyyah (died 132 ![]() Posted by: Kindltot at July 24, 2020 10:25 PM (WyVLE) Posted by: ibguy at July 24, 2020 10:25 PM (1IRbd) 172
On a more serious note: MIL has begun her transition, sad and yet probably for the best. Mrs ibguy is staying strong, but it's tough. Prayers for a peaceful passing appreciated. Posted by: ibguy at July 24, 2020 10:21 PM (1IRbd) Prayers for you mother in law and for your whole family, Ibguy. Posted by: Ladyl--now with fake mask! at July 24, 2020 10:25 PM (TdMsT) 173
Thirst!
Posted by: redc1c4 at July 24, 2020 10:26 PM (TZU1B) 174
this ont is weird
Posted by: vmom 2020 at July 24, 2020 10:26 PM (TOyHQ) 175
I remember when Taco Bell used real ground beef. Those were the days of my favorite Taco Bell product.
The Bell Burger. They couldn't make it now with whatever meat they use today. Posted by: Can't resist temptation at July 24, 2020 10:26 PM (2DOZq) Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 24, 2020 10:26 PM (u82oZ) 177
my first pickup had
(...) a granny gear Posted by: REDACTED at July 24, 2020 10:22 PM (JgrP5) Please define Posted by: hogmartin at July 24, 2020 10:26 PM (t+qrx) 178
Yeah I highly recommend the latest edition of RLM ("Boomer Fight") wherein they explain all about how William Shatner despises them and has blocked them and anyone who mentions RLM on Twitter, basically due to their playful attitude, some tragically coincidental misunderstandings, and Shatner's famously prickly temperament.
You can really feel Mike's pain throughout the whole thing. It's so hard to care about anything on the internet these days but I want to see it resolved. Posted by: ... at July 24, 2020 10:27 PM (uEbPt) 179
vmom--only if you're not planning to murder anyone
Posted by: artemis at July 24, 2020 10:27 PM (AwPyG) 180
As an aside, it the perfect gas for executions. The perp is happy as a lark during most of the process, and all the residual gases are naturally occuring atmospheric components!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar *considered* *rejected* Posted by: Miklos from Dignity Canal HR Consultants, SA de CV at July 24, 2020 10:27 PM (QzkSJ) 181
A most excellent ONT.
Posted by: These fish sticks are hard as tits at July 24, 2020 10:27 PM (AgR7f) 182
One of my favorite episodes of the old Candid Camera show was one where they completely covered over the gas cap area of a car, made it look like the rest of the surface of the car, paint and everything, then sent a woman playing at "this is my husband's car, I don't know where the gas cap is" into a full service gas station to get a fill-up.
Posted by: Splunge at July 24, 2020 10:27 PM (dOV9E) 183
My grandpa had one of those... well, grandpa cars, that had the rear license plate flip down to reveal the filler cap.
Posted by: hogmartin at July 24, 2020 10:12 PM (t+qrx) I am not a grandpa. Am only 29. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 24, 2020 10:27 PM (G1zlD) 184
are you trying to tell me that some people remember which side of the car the gas fill is?
Why don't they just put a filler on both sides of the car? It would add, what, $5 to the cost of manufacturing? Posted by: Bob the Bilderberg at July 24, 2020 10:27 PM (qc+VF) Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 24, 2020 10:28 PM (KZzsI) 186
Prayers, ibguy, that her passing is peaceful.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 24, 2020 10:28 PM (YynYJ) 187
As long as the inspector don't catch it, you're good.
Posted by: Ex-ex at July 24, 2020 10:24 PM (RU4sa) I remain convinced my county's building inspector followed the Benjamin approval procedure. The electrician left a Benjamin in the panel and the wiring was approved! Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar -YOU are all in this together!- at July 24, 2020 10:28 PM (eTZoJ) 188
172 LadyL
Thank you, Big Sis! I got to to spend some time with her today. She was at peace, on O2, quiet. We were never really close, but she's been family for close to 40 years. Posted by: ibguy at July 24, 2020 10:28 PM (1IRbd) 189
174 this ont is weird
Posted by: vmom 2020 at July 24, 2020 10:26 PM (TOyHQ) Seems normal to me but I'm a poor judge of that. Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at July 24, 2020 10:28 PM (NWiLs) 190
Anybody see this Trump interview with Dave Portnoy of Barstool Sports?
It seems to have been a home run for both parties. https://tinyurl.com/yxuz2eb5 Posted by: browndog at July 24, 2020 10:28 PM (BgMrQ) Posted by: BlackOrchid_j9HX3 at July 24, 2020 10:28 PM (j9HX3) 192
look at the little "gas tank" drawing on your dashboard. there will be an arrow on one side. That's the side
Posted by: artemis at July 24, 2020 10:29 PM (AwPyG) 193
I remember when Taco Bell used real ground beef. Those were the days of my favorite Taco Bell product.
The Bell Burger. They couldn't make it now with whatever meat they use today. Posted by: Can't resist temptation at July 24, 2020 10:26 PM (2DOZq) I worked at Taco Bell when I was in high school. Back then, everything they made was real and good. Posted by: DR.WTF at July 24, 2020 10:29 PM (AiZBA) 194
hey Jim SND: are you ready/far enough away from the beach for the projected storm surge?
Posted by: redc1c4 at July 24, 2020 10:29 PM (TZU1B) Posted by: Nurse ratched at July 24, 2020 10:29 PM (U2p+3) 196
Prayers for a peaceful passing appreciated.
Posted by: ibguy at July 24, 2020 10:21 Prayers up from here ibguy Posted by: Farmer at July 24, 2020 10:29 PM (rfVCG) Posted by: ibguy at July 24, 2020 10:29 PM (1IRbd) 198
Yeah that was always such a stupid lie, but it sounded plausible. Like granny is buying tinned meat if she's that poor to begin with, and tuna is half the price of cat food.
Which if you think about it is crazy. Posted by: Christopher R Taylor People who make pet supplies know what suckers we pet owners are. When my sister stayed overnight at my house she accidentally used the dog shampoo on her hair. I reassured her that it cost a hell of a lot more than the shampoo I bought for myself. Posted by: nerdygirl at July 24, 2020 10:29 PM (+lVUW) Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar -YOU are all in this together!- at July 24, 2020 10:29 PM (eTZoJ) Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 24, 2020 10:29 PM (g5Xlv) 201
Prayers for your MIL and family ibguy
May her memory remain a blessing. Posted by: Winston, dreg of society at July 24, 2020 10:29 PM (d9Irc) 202
Man I was hungry, and the mashed potatoes were so filling. I guess I sang for my supper. Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 24, 2020 10:14 PM (u82oZ) It is amazing what character and resilience can come from deprivation. Posted by: Ladyl--now with fake mask! at July 24, 2020 10:29 PM (TdMsT) 203
I remain convinced my county's building inspector followed the Benjamin approval procedure. The electrician left a Benjamin in the panel and the wiring was approved!
Like all the restaurants Gordon Ramsay goes to fix. How the hell did they pass inspection with that grotesque mess of a freezer? Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 24, 2020 10:30 PM (KZzsI) 204
The tennis ball thing reminded me of the brain teaser about the boy who just purchased a five foot long fishing pole and was taking the bus back home but they would not let you bring on anything longer than 4 feet. How did he get the fishing pole onto the bus? ( I realize this is snark bait. Have at it)
Posted by: Can't resist temptation at July 24, 2020 10:15 PM (2DOZq) Put it diagonally in a 3 foot by 4 foot box. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 24, 2020 10:30 PM (G1zlD) 205
I'm weird, you're weird, we're all weird here.
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at July 24, 2020 10:30 PM (NWiLs) 206
182 One of my favorite episodes of the old Candid Camera show was one where they completely covered over the gas cap area of a car, made it look like the rest of the surface of the car, paint and everything, then sent a woman playing at "this is my husband's car, I don't know where the gas cap is" into a full service gas station to get a fill-up.
Posted by: Splunge ---- Updated for 2020 - there is a UooToob vid of a guy in a Tesla pulled up to a self-serve gas pump. He walked around it 4-5 times and finally stood there and DDG'd how to "gas up". The look on his face once he figured it out was priceless. Posted by: Tonypete at July 24, 2020 10:30 PM (tIU+r) 207
190 Anybody see this Trump interview with Dave Portnoy of Barstool Sports?
It seems to have been a home run for both parties. https://tinyurl.com/yxuz2eb5 Posted by: browndog at July 24, 2020 10:28 PM (BgMrQ) Thanks, will watch. I had only seen a great still shot of Portnoy showing the President some funny thing on his cell phone. Wonderful to think of those two meeting. Posted by: Splunge at July 24, 2020 10:30 PM (dOV9E) 208
If I was a cynic... I would start to suspect that the masks people are being ordered to wear and are buying at Amazon and big box stores are pre-infected with Fauci's/China's WuFlu virus....and that's why the infection rate is increasing now so much....to go along with the push for mass testing...media scare headlines....OrangeManBad!!.... IF I was a cynic. Good thing I'm not... Posted by: Some Guy in Wisconsin at July 24, 2020 10:30 PM (b+qKt) 209
I worked at Taco Bell when I was in high school. Back then, everything they made was real and good.
Still tastes good, it just will core you out like Drano. I do kinda feel for fast food joints. There is a maximum amount anyone will pay for fast food and that's less than they can charge if they use quality ingredients. Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 24, 2020 10:31 PM (KZzsI) 210
You can tell the Barstool Sports interview was huge by all the pearl-clutching.
Clay Travis is another sports guy who'd the only one holding China's feet to the fire, and he's zoomed to be the most popular morning show this week, beating everyone on ESPN. If you're on twitter, try to follow him. He's this week's Goya guy. Posted by: artemis at July 24, 2020 10:31 PM (AwPyG) Posted by: Two Weeks From Taking a Two Week Vacation at July 24, 2020 10:31 PM (+dsLj) 212
The tennis ball thing reminded me of the brain teaser about the boy who just purchased a five foot long fishing pole and was taking the bus back home but they would not let you bring on anything longer than 4 feet. How did he get the fishing pole onto the bus? ( I realize this is snark bait. Have at it) Posted by: Can't resist temptation at July 24, 2020 10:15 PM (2DOZq) Tie some fishing line from the end to the first loop and pull tight so that the pole curves back. Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 24, 2020 10:31 PM (EGyGV) Posted by: ibguy at July 24, 2020 10:31 PM (1IRbd) 214
Thanks for the ONT.
I cross referenced the names in the ketchup bookmark book to try to figure out the book. Willy, Ben and Biff came up with 'Death of a Salesman.' Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 24, 2020 10:31 PM (cI3Q7) 215
The second time my father attempted suicide was by carbon monoxide poisoning.
Fail. Posted by: Nurse ratched at July 24, 2020 10:29 PM (U2p+3) I am guessing this would be a bad time to do a snarky comment. Posted by: blaster at July 24, 2020 10:31 PM (ZfRYq) 216
Prayers for a peaceful passing appreciated.
Posted by: ibguy at July 24, 2020 10:21 PM (1IRbd) Prayers up for her and you and your family Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar -YOU are all in this together!- at July 24, 2020 10:32 PM (eTZoJ) Posted by: Scont at July 24, 2020 10:32 PM (l+iSa) 218
>>>When they can sell their tacos as cheaply as they do, I have a sneaky suspicion it isn't high quality ground beef.<<<
I was really saddened by the disappearance of little Gidget. She must have made a grande burrito. Posted by: Fritz at July 24, 2020 10:32 PM (PBghA) 219
prayers, ibguy
Posted by: vmom 2020 at July 24, 2020 10:32 PM (TOyHQ) 220
211 Shit, im almost afraid to ask what Taco Bell uses for meat now because I liked their chalupas.
Posted by: Two Weeks From Taking a Two Week Vacation at July 24, 2020 10:31 PM (+dsLj) Only the finest imported Chinese do... beef. Posted by: Cato, Collectivism Delenda Est at July 24, 2020 10:32 PM (O4K4J) Posted by: Nurse ratched at July 24, 2020 10:32 PM (U2p+3) 222
The guy in the top pic looks familiar for some reason. Is he famous or just Internet meme famous?
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 24, 2020 10:33 PM (u82oZ) 223
Shit, im almost afraid to ask what Taco Bell uses for meat now because I liked their chalupas.
After a big controversy a few years ago, they revealed that it has beef, along with soy and a bunch of other stuff. People were claiming sawdust but its all edible, plant byproducts and such but not a lot of meat. Maybe 30% I think it was. Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 24, 2020 10:33 PM (KZzsI) 224
Thank you, Big Sis! I got to to spend some time with her today. She was at peace, on O2, quiet. We were never really close, but she's been family for close to 40 years. Posted by: ibguy at July 24, 2020 10:28 PM (1IRbd) Family is family, Li'l Bro. And loss is loss. I wish your family peace and God's mercy. Posted by: Ladyl--now with fake mask! at July 24, 2020 10:33 PM (TdMsT) 225
Up up and awaaaaay
In my beautiful balloon Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at July 24, 2020 10:33 PM (NWiLs) Posted by: vmom 2020 at July 24, 2020 10:33 PM (TOyHQ) 227
Reckon the umbrella hook is firmly inserted somewhere?
Posted by: rodney smith at July 24, 2020 10:33 PM (E/mOC) 228
I remember not knowing taco seasoning required at least some water.
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at July 24, 2020 10:34 PM (fU1ci) 229
Sorry to hear that, ibguy.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 24, 2020 10:34 PM (cI3Q7) 230
The second time my father attempted suicide was by carbon monoxide poisoning.
Fail. That has to give you a horrendous headache. I have thought a long time about what I'd do for suicide, and it involves a heavy narcotic and going to a hospital waiting room to die in, so nobody has to discover me or deal with the mess. I've been in some pretty dark places in my life. Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 24, 2020 10:34 PM (KZzsI) 231
I remember when Taco Bell used real ground beef. Those were the days of my favorite Taco Bell product.
The Bell Burger. They couldn't make it now with whatever meat they use today. Posted by: Can't resist temptation at July 24, 2020 10:26 PM (2DOZq){/i] It was called the Bell Beefer, and I still make them at home occasionally. Easy and a nice break from the usual burger fare. I also make "traditional" Taco Bell tacos when I am in the mood. I would go to the local Taco Bell, but the lines are too long. Did you know that it's named Taco Bell because the founder's name was Glen Bell? Posted by: HTL at July 24, 2020 10:35 PM (RqTc4) 232
195 The second time my father attempted suicide was by carbon monoxide poisoning.
Fail. Posted by: Nurse ratched at July 24, 2020 10:29 PM (U2p+3 {{{Nurse}}} What a terrible thing to do. Posted by: Ladyl--now with fake mask! at July 24, 2020 10:35 PM (TdMsT) 233
I am guessing this would be a bad time to do a snarky comment.
Posted by: blaster at July 24, 2020 10:31 PM (ZfRYq) Bad times to do snarky comments are sometimes the best times to do snarky comments. I've done one or two or more here that I don't think were appreciated...... Posted by: ... at July 24, 2020 10:35 PM (uEbPt) 234
215 The second time my father attempted suicide was by carbon monoxide poisoning.
Fail. Posted by: Nurse ratched at July 24, 2020 10:29 PM (U2p+3) I am guessing this would be a bad time to do a snarky comment. Posted by: blaster --- You never know. My late wife's best friend gave her eulogy. Wifey died by a self-inflicted gun shot. Friend described wife's struggle with mental illness by saying "She gave it her best shot." Followed by horrified gasps mixed with nervous laughter. It was all good. ![]() Posted by: Tonypete at July 24, 2020 10:35 PM (tIU+r) 235
224 LadyL
Okay, delurk for a moment. As usual, you are 100% on the mark. We call that 'mishpacha' and that is exactly the point. Posted by: ibguy at July 24, 2020 10:36 PM (1IRbd) 236
Anybody see this Trump interview with Dave Portnoy of Barstool Sports?
That was great. Very comfortable. I loved the dad, he gets put on the phone with the President of the United States and says, "my son, he never calls. Can you make him call?" Posted by: t-bird at July 24, 2020 10:36 PM (JioHo) 237
{{{.nurse ratched.}}}
I can not take away the past, but I can try and make the present a tad brighter. Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 24, 2020 10:36 PM (u82oZ) 238
You never know. My late wife's best friend gave her eulogy. Wifey died by a self-inflicted gun shot.
Friend described wife's struggle with mental illness by saying "She gave it her best shot." Followed by horrified gasps mixed with nervous laughter. It was all good. Posted by: Tonypete at July 24, 2020 10:35 PM (tIU+r) Either oblivious or balls the size of St Peters. Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 24, 2020 10:37 PM (cI3Q7) Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 24, 2020 10:37 PM (g5Xlv) 240
Marketing 101: Know your audience
MLB: Hey, let's stencil the name of a Communist group on the pitcher's mound! Marketing 101: (palms face, seeks multiple large drinks) Posted by: Splunge at July 24, 2020 10:05 PM (dOV9E) Splunge, I'm absolutely stealing that and putting it on Facebook, hope you don't mind. Posted by: Dr. T at July 24, 2020 10:37 PM (Vgw1E) 241
On a more serious note: MIL has begun her transition, sad and yet probably for the best. Mrs ibguy is staying strong, but it's tough.
Prayers for a peaceful passing appreciated. Posted by: ibguy at July 24, 2020 10:21 PM (1IRbd) * * * * Prayers up, ibguy. Posted by: Legally Sufficient at July 24, 2020 10:37 PM (WFcrO) 242
Please define
Posted by: hogmartin at July 24, 2020 10:26 PM (t+qrx) --- a gear so low you could climb an over-hanging sand dune. also so low that you ever used it in day to day driving. true story: i used mine once to tow a Deuce and a half off of the freeway off ramp at Club Bob. gotta go deal with din-din on the ribs later. details of that day to follow. ![]() Posted by: redc1c4 at July 24, 2020 10:37 PM (TZU1B) 243
omg. My life has been hacked by aliens.
Those frozen toothpaste 'breath mints' look like the corporate symbol for the Umbrella Corporation. Yeah, I know what comes next. Zombies. *thx for the ONT Dave* Posted by: GnuBreed at July 24, 2020 10:37 PM (Z4rgH) 244
Yeah. Third try was the charm. He blew his brains out on my favorite beach.
At least three that I know of. Prolly more. Most folks aren't successful on the first try. Posted by: Nurse ratched at July 24, 2020 10:38 PM (U2p+3) 245
After a big controversy a few years ago, they revealed that it has beef, along with soy and a bunch of other stuff.
******** Soy, always with the fucking soy. Posted by: Two Weeks From Taking a Two Week Vacation at July 24, 2020 10:38 PM (+dsLj) 246
I made the mistake of reading the comments on some story the Bezos Post had about the "wall of moms".
Apparently there is no violence in Portland. None! And the DHS folks are just beating up innocent grannies standing there with a sign. So does the propaganda work that well or are all these scum bags lying for the narrative's sake? Of course I remember reading comments about protests at abortion clinics in years past and...the same people wanted the protestors summarily executed as terrorists. These people were of course peacefully protesting. Interesting that no? Posted by: 18-1 at July 24, 2020 10:38 PM (qlFIA) 247
239 Ringfinger, NIN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG_veFxRuvc Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 24, 2020 10:37 PM (g5Xlv) Sever flesh and bone And offer it to me Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at July 24, 2020 10:38 PM (NWiLs) 248
240 Splunge, I'm absolutely stealing that and putting it on Facebook, hope you don't mind.
Posted by: Dr. T at July 24, 2020 10:37 PM (Vgw1E) Go for it. No crediting required. Posted by: Splunge at July 24, 2020 10:38 PM (dOV9E) Posted by: ibguy at July 24, 2020 10:38 PM (1IRbd) 250
I admit I wondered about the bell.
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at July 24, 2020 10:38 PM (fU1ci) 251
Please define
Posted by: hogmartin at July 24, 2020 10:26 PM (t+qrx) "Granny" gear is a very low first gear on a truck transmission, normally used only for starting out with a heavy load on. It was usually unsynchronized, even if the other gears were. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 24, 2020 10:38 PM (G1zlD) 252
a gear so low you could climb an over-hanging sand dune.
also so low that you ever used it in day to day driving. Posted by: redc1c4 at July 24, 2020 10:37 PM (TZU1B) Got it, thanks. Stump-pulling gear. Posted by: hogmartin at July 24, 2020 10:39 PM (t+qrx) 253
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah4f62bYAcw
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 24, 2020 10:39 PM (g5Xlv) 254
The second time my father attempted suicide was by carbon monoxide poisoning.
Fail. Posted by: Nurse ratched at July 24, 2020 10:29 PM (U2p+3) Step-mom was pills. 35 years later she did get herself dead, but it was a car accident. The only redeeming factor was she clearly did not intend to off herself that time. CO is a bad one because it is hard to turn around. CO sticks to red blood cells and does not like to exchange out in the lungs. I am going to have grapes, and pears and plums and apparently melons this year. I will can green beans thinking of you. Posted by: Kindltot at July 24, 2020 10:40 PM (WyVLE) 255
The cap is the easy part. There's a team of sadists who dream up new places to hide the release. Third row cup holder seems like a logical place. Posted by: 2009Refugee at July 24, 2020 10:06 PM (8AONa) A Captain I once worked for claimed that he used to scam beer money in college by handing some mark his keys and bet him $20 that the guy couldn't start his car. He had a SAAB 99. Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 24, 2020 10:40 PM (EGyGV) 256
136 Some good news, tracking polls appear to show Trump trending upward again. Officially his approval on July 24th 2020 is one percent better than Obama on the same date in 2012. (49 to 48 percent)
Posted by: Two Weeks From Taking a Two Week Vacation Democrat governors and mayors refusing to stop "mostly peaceful protestors" from destroying buildings probably isn't a good political strategy. Posted by: nerdygirl at July 24, 2020 10:40 PM (+lVUW) 257
In this place it seems like such a shame
Though it all looks different now, I know it's still the same Everywhere I look you're all I see Just a fading fucking reminder of who I used to be Come on tell me you make this all go away You make this all go away I'm down to just one thing, and I'm starting to scare myself You make this all go away You make it all go away I just want something, I just want something I can never have I just want something I can never have Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at July 24, 2020 10:40 PM (NWiLs) 258
I admit I wondered about the bell.
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at July 24, 2020 10:38 PM (fU1ci) Yet nobody ever wonders about the taco. Posted by: hogmartin at July 24, 2020 10:40 PM (t+qrx) 259
LOL.
From Portland Reddit: Portland Feds: Judge Won't Force Officers Identify When Making Arrests - US District Judge Michael Mosman - new name to cry out tonight Weird - you try to burn down the judge's courthouse and he's not very sympathetic to you. Posted by: The ARC of History! at July 24, 2020 10:40 PM (I2/tG) 260
I thought Mission maybe, but I didn't wonder that that much
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at July 24, 2020 10:40 PM (fU1ci) 261
Interesting that no?
Posted by: 18-1 at July 24, 2020 10:38 PM (qlFIA) Who you gonna believe, and established national newspaper with serious journalists that have won prizes, or a bunch of no-names with video cameras? Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar -YOU are all in this together!- at July 24, 2020 10:41 PM (eTZoJ) 262
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPzDTfIb0DU
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 24, 2020 10:41 PM (g5Xlv) 263
Honestly the frozen toothpaste thing sounds like a feasible idea. Not sure its cheaper than dollar tree mints, but it would probably work. Swallowing toothpaste usually isn't great for the tummy though
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 24, 2020 10:41 PM (KZzsI) 264
"Granny" gear is a very low first gear on a truck transmission, normally used only for starting out with a heavy load on. It was usually unsynchronized, even if the other gears were.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 24, 2020 10:38 PM (G1zlD) Grannies aren't generally known for their ability to pull heavy loads. Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at July 24, 2020 10:41 PM (NWiLs) 265
Kindltot,
I would gladly road trip to you to pick up Some of your amazing canned and jarred fruits and veggies. I'd love to buy you lunch and say hi! Posted by: Nurse ratched at July 24, 2020 10:42 PM (U2p+3) 266
I used to be so big and strong
I used to know my right from wrong I used to never be afraid I used to be somebody I used to have something inside Now just this hole it's open wide I used to want it all I used to be somebody I'll cross my heart, I'll hope to die But the needle's already in my eye And all the world's weight is on my back and I don't even know why What I used to think was me is just a fading memory I looked him right in the eye and said goodbye I was up above it I was up above it Now I'm down in it Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at July 24, 2020 10:42 PM (NWiLs) 267
Judge Won't Force Officers Identify When Making Arrests
They are wearing the agency they work for on their uniforms, its not like they're secret or something. Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 24, 2020 10:42 PM (KZzsI) 268
Ah, Trent...you spoke to my soul, you did.
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at July 24, 2020 10:43 PM (NWiLs) 269
I'm still trying to get a sense of what the point is to the Antifa/BLM rioting.Intimidation? In blue cities only?
It just seems like such a dopey strategy. You're not winning hearts and minds Posted by: artemis at July 24, 2020 10:43 PM (AwPyG) 270
Evening, 'rons and 'ronettes.
Killing a little time waiting for an ebay auction. A very significant (to me) bit of Hollywood memorabilia up for sale. Hoping I can get it. Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 24, 2020 10:43 PM (2JVJo) 271
they are mad that they can't identify specific officers, so as to be able to terrorize them.
Posted by: artemis at July 24, 2020 10:44 PM (AwPyG) 272
..hey Jim SND: are you ready/far enough away from the beach for the projected storm surge?
Posted by: redc1c4 at July 24, 2020 10:29 PM (TZU1B) I've tied a 10 lb. mushroom anchor to one of the house's pilings. And duct taped a pair of water wings to the gun-safe. That oughta help, I think. Seriously though? I'm about 225 miles to the East of where the storm is slated to make landfall. It'll be a helluva rainmaker here, and the tide might be about 4 ft. above normal. Land my house sits on is 5 ft. above sea level. I don't think this one is the "worry" one. But thanks for asking! Jim Sunk New Dawn Galveston, TX Posted by: Jim at July 24, 2020 10:44 PM (QzJWU) Posted by: Nurse ratched at July 24, 2020 10:44 PM (U2p+3) 274
They are wearing the agency they work for on their uniforms, its not like they're secret or something.
It should also be noted that Antifa has doxxed all the DHS cops who live in the Portland area. Weird that they don't want to put their names on their uniforms. Posted by: The ARC of History! at July 24, 2020 10:44 PM (I2/tG) 275
Grannies aren't generally known for their ability to pull heavy loads.
Called that because you can't go very fast. Maybe 5 - 10 MPH. If you're gentle on the clutch, you can engage it fully without touching the gas. Posted by: Bob the Bilderberg at July 24, 2020 10:45 PM (qc+VF) 276
It should also be noted that Antifa has doxxed all the DHS cops who live in the Portland area.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at July 24, 2020 10:44 PM (I2/tG) Huh, that does not sound like the NKVD coming in the middle of the night to take unsuspecting zeks away at all! Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 24, 2020 10:46 PM (cI3Q7) 277
271 they are mad that they can't identify specific officers, so as to be able to terrorize them.
Posted by: artemis at July 24, 2020 10:44 PM (AwPyG) Not like they'd ever think of doxxing the officer and threatening (or physically injuring) their spouse, kids, pets and home! Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar -YOU are all in this together!- at July 24, 2020 10:46 PM (eTZoJ) 278
Wow, who knew the many superlative uses for shopping carts? Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at July 24, 2020 10:46 PM (knNho) 279
My grandpa had one of those... well, grandpa cars, that had the rear license plate flip down to reveal the filler cap.
Posted by: hogmartin at July 24, 2020 10:12 PM (t+qrx) my first pickup had a split rear window a floor starter a granny gear and of course, it was black Posted by: REDACTED at July 24, 2020 10:22 PM (JgrP5) Did it have the little floor button for high beams? Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 24, 2020 10:46 PM (2JVJo) 280
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at July 24, 2020 10:40 PM (NWiLs)
-------- My baby seems to enjoy PHM and Vulgar Display of Power, so I think she's going to be ok. I was worried she might turn into one of these pussies I keep seeing around, but I think we're on the right track ![]() Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 24, 2020 10:46 PM (g5Xlv) 281
I'm weird, you're weird, we're all weird here.
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at July 24, 2020 10:30 ^^^ This guy has got it! Posted by: Farmer at July 24, 2020 10:46 PM (rfVCG) 282
Jeeps, and probably many other utility vehicles as well, have a "low range" gear in the transmission but one can shift through the range normally... First gear in low range is probably a "granny gear" and fifth in low is still slower than first in the high range, IIRC...
Posted by: Zettai at July 24, 2020 10:47 PM (prJfn) 283
I'd love to buy you lunch and say hi!
Posted by: Nurse ratched at July 24, 2020 10:42 PM (U2p+3) let me know if you are rolling through Salem, I will either buy you lunch or pack a picnic. Posted by: Kindltot at July 24, 2020 10:47 PM (WyVLE) 284
Lightweight backpack er have been making toothpaste dots for years, and inused them for a while after 9/11 when the rules were vague on carryon
Posted by: Jean at July 24, 2020 10:48 PM (plBbK) Posted by: Jose at July 24, 2020 10:48 PM (L9Ewk) 286
Today China finally admitted that the Three Gorges Dam has been "deformed" by recent torrential rain (after denying it for weeks):
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) -- China on Saturday (July 1 ![]() https://tinyurl.com/yyyhjmmu The government is desperately releasing water through the spillways but still denies that there is a problem. It claims that the deformations don't affect critical parts of the dam. Satellite photos confirm that the deformation only affects the parts of the dam that hold back, you know, THE WATER. This is another Chicom disaster in the making. Several cities with populations in excess of 10 million will be wiped out if the dam fails. Wuhan, of bat flu fame, will be the first big city to go. This should be an interesting week. Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at July 24, 2020 10:48 PM (wPVhA) 287
Saw the news bit about the prominent business guy who was a Trump supporter. Car drives up to him on the street, shoots him, drives off.
I am starting to almost pray for a situation where we all throw our cards on the table and settle this fucking thing. How fucked up is that? Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 24, 2020 10:48 PM (cI3Q7) 288
180 As an aside, it the perfect gas for executions. The perp is happy as a lark during most of the process, and all the residual gases are naturally occuring atmospheric components!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar Or the murderers could just be allowed to die of Chinese lung Plague. Saves the taxpayers the cost of buying the gas. Posted by: nerdygirl at July 24, 2020 10:49 PM (+lVUW) 289
Huh, that does not sound like the NKVD coming in the middle of the night to take unsuspecting zeks away at all!
The worst case I''ve heard of, via the Second City Cop blog, was that people were using the internet at riots in Chicago to shout out the names of selected officers in the riot line, their home addresses, and with threats to rape their daughters. I can't imagine the self-control required to not start clubbing these people. Posted by: The ARC of History! at July 24, 2020 10:50 PM (I2/tG) 290
I am starting to almost pray for a situation where we all throw our cards on the table and settle this fucking thing. How fucked up is that? Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 24, 2020 10:48 PM (cI3Q7) Yup. That's about where I am. Posted by: blaster at July 24, 2020 10:50 PM (ZfRYq) 291
Also, after years of consideration, I think "Sin" is my favorite song on Pretty Hate Machine. But the album doesn't really work unless you listen to the whole thing, so it doesn't matter. Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 24, 2020 10:50 PM (g5Xlv) 292
Grannies aren't generally known for their ability to pull heavy loads.
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at July 24, 2020 10:41 PM (NWiLs) I'll show you a heavy load, asshole. **shart** HUMA! MOMMIE NEEDS A WIPEY! Posted by: Hillary at July 24, 2020 10:50 PM (2JVJo) 293
granny gear because of Sunday morning 80 yo drivers?
Posted by: Jean at July 24, 2020 10:51 PM (plBbK) 294
Saw the news bit about the prominent business guy who was a Trump supporter. Car drives up to him on the street, shoots him, drives off.
I am starting to almost pray for a situation where we all throw our cards on the table and settle this fucking thing. How fucked up is that? Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 24, 2020 10:48 PM (cI3Q7) Did heat about this..is it possible that there might have been something else going on ? Mob ? Posted by: runner at July 24, 2020 10:51 PM (zr5Kq) 295
If I were a suspicious soul, I'd think that this slow-walking of the dam burst is the media's squirrel! event for when any indictments happen, which is why is keeps being strung out.
Posted by: artemis at July 24, 2020 10:51 PM (AwPyG) 296
Satellite photos confirm that the deformation only affects the parts of the dam that hold back, you know, THE WATER.
This is another Chicom disaster in the making. Several cities with populations in excess of 10 million will be wiped out if the dam fails. Wuhan, of bat flu fame, will be the first big city to go. This should be an interesting week. --- That's farther than I'd go to destroy evidence, but I'm not a communist. Posted by: Methos at July 24, 2020 10:51 PM (kOpft) 297
Mark AE from the NW said today 9mm had hit $400/case online (think he said "good 9mm"). Assume he meant brass-cased. Steel-case is $357/case (not delivered). Yeah, that's some rarified air for 9mikemike.
Couldn't get in the indoor range today - too long a wait. So dropped by the ammo store (really just an ammo store) - they said, to their surprise, there has been a "third" wave of intense buying this past week. First wave: C19 crisis atmosphere (real one, not current factitious one); then, of course, the civics and racial understanding festival of May/June; now ..... they're guessing just CA's idiotic panic-mongering, and the mask idiocy. Tragically I never bought even symbolic little stakes in Ruger or Olin or a few others that I thought about doing right after the CT shooting. Hmm. Have to play with this, come up with a "socially responsible" portfolio list (firearms, defense, real energy, heavy industry). Socially responsible for non-cretins, of course. Posted by: rhomboid at July 24, 2020 10:51 PM (OTzUX) 298
Hi MP4,
I got your package today. Thank you so very much. Posted by: Nurse ratched at July 24, 2020 10:44 PM (U2p+3) I hope you like it, dear lady. Let me know. Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 24, 2020 10:52 PM (2JVJo) Posted by: westminsterdogshow at July 24, 2020 10:52 PM (/UQ/R) 300
turned on an MLB baseball game and there's a giant BLM sign painted on the mound
count me out Posted by: Jose at July 24, 2020 10:48 PM (L9Ewk) I think they did that at every game. Another sport I'm done with. Dan Bongino on his podcast a couple of days ago said that MLB was in trouble prior to this with a declining fan base. So they decided that being woke and pissing off a big part of what's left of their fan base is the way to go. Posted by: TheQuietMan at July 24, 2020 10:53 PM (8IRpI) 301
In Soviet Russia, life hacks you!
Posted by: Ostral B Heretic at July 24, 2020 10:53 PM (ugtsu) 302
I am so sorry, Nurse Ratchet, tonypete. Suicide is so very difficult for those left behind, but mostly, I think, they are so filled with despair that they can not think of those they are leaving behind.
Posted by: Akua Makana at July 24, 2020 10:53 PM (M8fx/) 303
Three gorges also sits on a fault line ...
Posted by: Jean at July 24, 2020 10:53 PM (plBbK) 304
This should be an interesting week.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at July 24, 2020 10:48 PM (wPVhA) Don't know how this guy gets data out, but he doesn't seem very pro-CCP. https://twitter.com/UndergroundSilk Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar -YOU are all in this together!- at July 24, 2020 10:53 PM (eTZoJ) 305
My grandpa had one of those... well, grandpa cars, that had the rear license plate flip down to reveal the filler cap.
Posted by: hogmartin ---------------------- My Chevy Nova had that. Posted by: AshevilleRobert at July 24, 2020 10:53 PM (Mm4NK) 306
The cardboard fans at the games are Dali ish
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at July 24, 2020 10:54 PM (fU1ci) 307
244 Yeah. Third try was the charm. He blew his brains out on my favorite beach.
At least three that I know of. Prolly more. Most folks aren't successful on the first try. Posted by: Nurse ratched at July 24, 2020 10:38 PM (U2p+3) Sweet heyzooz, nurse. Just know that everyone that has met you from here thinks the world of you. You're a special person. Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at July 24, 2020 10:54 PM (sy5kK) 308
192 look at the little "gas tank" drawing on your dashboard. there will be an arrow on one side. That's the side
Posted by: artemis The problem is that driving up to the gas pump is one of those things you do by force of habit. A lot of us don't think about it. I've had my new car for a year and a half and I still often drive to the wrong side. Posted by: nerdygirl at July 24, 2020 10:54 PM (+lVUW) 309
Satellite photos confirm that the deformation only affects the parts of the dam that hold back, you know, THE WATER.
I'm been darkly amused that at the Chinese claims that the deformation is limited to "non-structural" parts of the dam. Hey, if a part of the dam is deforming due to excessive water pressure, it is, by definition, structural. Posted by: The ARC of History! at July 24, 2020 10:54 PM (I2/tG) 310
9mm availability reminds why I reload 357
Posted by: Jean at July 24, 2020 10:54 PM (plBbK) 311
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 24, 2020 10:52 PM (2JVJo)
Didi you bring enough packages for everybody ?? Posted by: runner at July 24, 2020 10:54 PM (zr5Kq) Posted by: blaster at July 24, 2020 10:54 PM (ZfRYq) 313
Huh. Now isn't that interesting...
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at July 24, 2020 10:55 PM (NWiLs) 314
Saw the news bit about the prominent business guy who was a Trump supporter. Car drives up to him on the street, shoots him, drives off....
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 24, 2020 10:48 PM Bernell Trammell? Posted by: Zettai at July 24, 2020 10:55 PM (prJfn) 315
Did you bring enough packages for everybody ??
Posted by: runner at July 24, 2020 10:54 PM (zr5Kq) You probably don't want this package. **file under "things Ron Jeremy has never said"** Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 24, 2020 10:56 PM (2JVJo) 316
Mark AE from the NW said today 9mm had hit $400/case online (think he said "good 9mm"). Assume he meant brass-cased. Steel-case is $357/case (not delivered). Yeah, that's some rarified air for 9mikemike.
Couldn't get in the indoor range today - too long a wait. Posted by: rhomboid at July 24, 2020 10:51 PM (OTzUX) There's an indoor range near here that had "grand opening #2weeks" signs up back in March (oops). They just opened last weekend and woooo doggie, there is more ammo there - having sat on the shelves in the dark since February - than any other single place in the city. Just visited there with mom this evening, and they still had boxes of 9, 45, 40, 5.56, errything. Shelves full of it. Posted by: hogmartin at July 24, 2020 10:56 PM (t+qrx) 317
Democrat governors and mayors refusing to stop "mostly peaceful protestors" from destroying buildings probably isn't a good political strategy.
******* Getting nervous on what the left will try next with Trump clawing his way back. Only trigger they havent pulled yet is a nuclear attack or setting off the super volcano in Yellowstone. Posted by: Two Weeks From Taking a Two Week Vacation at July 24, 2020 10:56 PM (+dsLj) 318
kok boru is a sport in Kyrgyzstan where guys on horses play throw a dead goat into your goal
Posted by: vmom 2020 at July 24, 2020 10:56 PM (TOyHQ) 319
Why would "distraction" be a thing if indictments happen?
What sort of "coverage" does anyone expect of the coup indictments? Seriously. Worse - you think it will actually have an impact? It's not 1990, people. Different group of bipeds walking around this geography. Posted by: rhomboid at July 24, 2020 10:56 PM (OTzUX) 320
Saw the news bit about the prominent business guy who was a Trump supporter. Car drives up to him on the street, shoots him, drives off....
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 24, 2020 10:48 PM --- Dems killing blacks, as a warning to other blacks to not vote Repub. Some things never change. Posted by: SMH at July 24, 2020 10:56 PM (RU4sa) 321
Saw the news bit about the prominent business guy who was a Trump supporter. Car drives up to him on the street, shoots him, drives off....
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 24, 2020 10:48 PM Bernell Trammell? Posted by: Zettai at July 24, 2020 10:55 PM (prJfn) Terrible. Posted by: runner at July 24, 2020 10:57 PM (zr5Kq) 322
Or Kids in the Hall celebrity spoon party.
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at July 24, 2020 10:57 PM (fU1ci) 323
At least three that I know of. Prolly more. Most folks aren't successful on the first try. Posted by: Nurse ratched at July 24, 2020 10:38 PM (U2p+3) {{{Nurse}}} You have had a lot to overcome. I have a better idea about why you are one tough cookie. Posted by: Ladyl--now with fake mask! at July 24, 2020 10:57 PM (TdMsT) 324
I have been in several shopping cart races, both as passenger and as driver / pusher. Consumption of alcohol occurred beforehand, of course. We did not take the carts, however. Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at July 24, 2020 10:57 PM (knNho) 325
Three gorges also sits on a fault line ...
Posted by: Jean at July 24, 2020 10:53 PM (plBbK) Practically everything sits on a fault line. But not all faults are active. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 24, 2020 10:57 PM (G1zlD) 326
i smell like lavender! Old Spice body wash is awesome. i think Beethoven would love me. Well, now he would.
Posted by: Brunnhilde at July 24, 2020 10:57 PM (E3FAu) 327
Hey, if a part of the dam is deforming due to excessive water pressure, it is, by definition, structural.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at July 24, 2020 10:54 PM (I2/tG) -------- One would think. Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at July 24, 2020 10:57 PM (wPVhA) 328
Also, the Portland Bureau of Transportation put up a bunch of notices on the fence protecting the Federal courthouse demanding that the fence be removed because it is partially blocking a bike lane.
LOLGF. Posted by: The ARC of History! at July 24, 2020 10:57 PM (I2/tG) 329
Getting nervous on what the left will try next with Trump clawing his way back. Only trigger they havent pulled yet is a nuclear attack or setting off the super volcano in Yellowstone.
Posted by: Two Weeks From Taking a Two Week Vacation at July 24, 2020 10:56 PM (+dsLj) --- Don't get my hopes up. Posted by: SMH at July 24, 2020 10:58 PM (RU4sa) 330
Here's some background on 3, in terms of geogrphy of the area and the 3G watershed, along with a link to Windy for the 10 day weather pattern.
https://tinyurl.com/yy2n3a36 Yangtze Drainage basin https://tinyurl.com/y5cw4db3 Downstream map from 3G https://tinyurl.com/y5klthqq Color version of Map 1 https://tinyurl.com/y5mx3eqa Windy centered on Chunking The predominate weather patterns flow west to east. Focus your attention on the area to the north of Chungking. This is where the majority of water will be coming from. There's a whole lot more Geology and Hydrology to go into if you're interested... Posted by: browndog at July 24, 2020 10:58 PM (BgMrQ) 331
You probably don't want this package.
**file under "things Ron Jeremy has never said"** Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 24, 2020 10:56 PM (2JVJo) LOL ! no, seriously, you have to have enough for everybody here, or Emily Post would have a heart attack. Posted by: runner at July 24, 2020 10:58 PM (zr5Kq) 332
I'm weird, you're weird, we're all weird here.
Posted by: Insomniac A quantity of weirdness has a quality of its own. Posted by: Miklos, possibly paraphrasing at July 24, 2020 10:59 PM (QzkSJ) 333
kok boru is a sport in Kyrgyzstan where guys on horses play throw a dead goat into your goal
Posted by: vmom 2020 at July 24, 2020 10:56 PM (TOyHQ) That's why I keep my goal in an undisclosed location. Posted by: hogmartin at July 24, 2020 10:59 PM (t+qrx) 334
Roberts redeems himself in CALVARY CHAPEL DAYTON VALLEY v. STEVE SISOLAK, GOVERNOR OF NEVADA? "The world we inhabit today, with a pandemic upon us, poses unusual challenges. But there is no world in which the Constitution permits Nevada to favor Caesars Palace over Calvary Chapel." https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions /19pdf/19a1070_08l1.pdf Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 24, 2020 10:59 PM (G51Gf) 335
Bernell Trammell?
Posted by: Zettai at July 24, 2020 10:55 PM (prJfn) Yeah, just saw the news blurb at Instapundit. Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 24, 2020 10:59 PM (cI3Q7) 336
I imagine God isnt too happy with the chicoms unleashing a worldwide plague on us.
Say thats a nice little dam you got there... Posted by: Two Weeks From Taking a Two Week Vacation at July 24, 2020 10:59 PM (+dsLj) 337
i smell like lavender! Old Spice body wash is awesome. i think Beethoven would love me. Well, now he would.
Posted by: Brunnhilde at July 24, 2020 10:57 PM (E3FAu) I like Lagerfeld body wash. I was looking for Lagerfeld talcum powder for men the other day. They don't seem to make it anymore. Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 24, 2020 10:59 PM (2JVJo) 338
>>> 152
At least that nose keyring wasn't clitoral.Posted by: boulder t'hobo at July 24, 2020 10:22 PM (ykYG2) That would be more ergonomic at least Posted by: banana Dream at July 24, 2020 10:59 PM (l6b3d) 339
Gracias, Jose (though you didn't give the game/location).
So if your favorite pro sport had Planned Parenthood, or ACLU, or KKK logos prominently officially displayed, would anyone care? Or, just more - wow I think they've got a shot this year, or, wow that's a big "get" in the draft? Posted by: rhomboid at July 24, 2020 10:59 PM (OTzUX) 340
I have thought a long time about what I'd do for suicide, and it involves a heavy narcotic and going to a hospital waiting room to die in, so nobody has to discover me or deal with the mess.
I've been in some pretty dark places in my life. Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 24, 2020 10:34 PM (KZzsI) Terrible idea. They have protocols that just might save you. If you wanna kill yourself, plan better than a hospital setting. ![]() I do want to make a point though. It involves a supposition of mine -- Most adults have at least contemplated suicide. That does not mean PLANNING suicide, merely that they have thought about it and which way they would prefer to 'check out'. Sometimes life gets you down, sometimes you try and figure out your options, most times that would be an option. Not a great option, but hey, you are considering options. Or maybe it is just an intellectual self-exercise in planning for possible really bad futures. Whatever. You've given it a thought cycle or 20. As Crowder sez, prove me wrong. Certainly it used to be a crime to try this, but not any longer. It may, depending on the state or country, even be codified into law. Posted by: GnuBreed at July 24, 2020 10:59 PM (Z4rgH) 341
Prayers up for Marilyn ibguy, I remember back when you posted about her accident. I've been catching up on some of the threads, prayers also to chavez, keep fighting the good fight. Teresa in Ft. Worth, I thought of you immediately when I saw the DNR post, prayers for you too.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 24, 2020 11:00 PM (a4EWo) 342
Good point, rhomboid.
but wouldn't it be fun if, for example, the Chief justice dropped from sight, and no one heard a word about it? daydreams. Posted by: artemis at July 24, 2020 11:00 PM (AwPyG) 343
If I were a suspicious soul, I'd think that this
slow-walking of the dam burst is the media's squirrel! event for when any indictments happen, which is why is keeps being strung out. Posted by: artemis at July 24, 2020 10:51 PM (AwPyG) I wouldn't get my hopes up about indictments. Think about how long it has been since the crimes. We may as well be getting around to prosecuting Al Capone for organized crime. Posted by: ... at July 24, 2020 11:00 PM (T5drW) Posted by: Nurse ratched at July 24, 2020 11:00 PM (U2p+3) 345
Posted by: browndog at July 24, 2020 10:58 PM (BgMrQ) ======= The 10-day forecast today shows a decline in rainfall from yesterday. Maybe no break-ee this year. Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 24, 2020 11:00 PM (G51Gf) 346
I imagine God isnt too happy with the chicoms unleashing a worldwide plague on us.
--- Not just the Chicoms He's unhappy with. They're just the means. Posted by: SMH at July 24, 2020 11:00 PM (RU4sa) 347
Practically everything sits on a fault line. But not all faults are active.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon My personal faults self-activate. Posted by: Miklos, Motivational Unspeakable at July 24, 2020 11:00 PM (QzkSJ) 348
Boy, I'm getting nervous about this auction.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 24, 2020 11:01 PM (2JVJo) 349
There's something dark and ancient moving behind the scenes. As much as our problems manifest in the corporeal world, this is also a spiritual war.
Posted by: Cato, Collectivism Delenda Est at July His name is Satan. Also goes by Lucifer, Beelzebub, Ruler of Darkness, the Accuser, Abaddon, the Lawless One. Posted by: Sock Monkey...still entertaining to children and squirrels at July 24, 2020 11:01 PM (FdBi6) 350
I imagine God isnt too happy
Could've stopped right there. Considering he created the human race just to fuck with it, he's never been happy. Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at July 24, 2020 11:02 PM (NWiLs) 351
I was looking for hand sanitizer and I found it. I guess when they said "July" they meant it.
Posted by: runner at July 24, 2020 11:02 PM (zr5Kq) 352
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 24, 2020 10:59 PM (G51Gf)
GWB's boy Roberts has a long road to travel before he is even close to redemption! Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar -YOU are all in this together!- at July 24, 2020 11:02 PM (eTZoJ) 353
244 Yeah. Third try was the charm. He blew his brains out on my favorite beach.
At least three that I know of. Prolly more. Most folks aren't successful on the first try. Posted by: Nurse ratched Hugs. Suicides are so tough on family members. Posted by: nerdygirl at July 24, 2020 11:02 PM (+lVUW) 354
Whuh? I thought SCOTUS (again) repealed First Amendment on NV church case (they could just crib their notes from CA case).
Posted by: rhomboid at July 24, 2020 11:03 PM (OTzUX) 355
"The world we inhabit today, with a pandemic upon
us, poses unusual challenges. But there is no world in which the Constitution permits Nevada to favor Caesars Palace over Calvary Chapel." https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions /19pdf/19a1070_08l1.pdf Posted by: Blonde Morticia *gets Elvis impersonator attire and persona ready for BUSINESS* Posted by: Rev. Miklos Presley, Notary Public at July 24, 2020 11:03 PM (QzkSJ) 356
348 Boy, I'm getting nervous about this auction.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 24, 2020 11:01 PM (2JVJo) Bid harder and faster! Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at July 24, 2020 11:03 PM (NWiLs) 357
I'd love to hang around all, but I'm working the swing shift and I have to try to sleep. *boards off-world vehicle* Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 24, 2020 11:04 PM (G51Gf) 358
His name is Satan. Also goes by Lucifer, Beelzebub, Ruler of Darkness, the Accuser, Abaddon, the Lawless One.
******** You couldnt convince me otherwise that Ginsburg is supernaturally being kept alive by the darkest forces of evil forged from the bowels of hell by the iniquitous and the vile. Posted by: Two Weeks From Taking a Two Week Vacation at July 24, 2020 11:04 PM (+dsLj) 359
Getting nervous on what the left will try next with Trump clawing his way back. Only trigger they havent pulled yet is a nuclear attack or setting off the super volcano in Yellowstone.
Posted by: Two Weeks From Taking a Two Week Vacation at July 24, 2020 10:56 PM (+dsLj) I've been expecting wildfires. If they're wanting to punish deplorables, that's an easier way to affect people who don't live in densely populated areas. Posted by: Emmie at July 24, 2020 11:04 PM (+ljgK) 360
Auction time. Be back in a bit. . .
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 24, 2020 11:04 PM (2JVJo) 361
I'm really curious what the settlement amount was from the Bezos Gazette and Nick Sandmann, the Kentucky Catholic HS kid. The original suit was for $250 million. The WAPO representative was very nice and prim and proper in her announcement. Guessing it was for something in the middle, because if the WAPO person was snotty, the Kid's lawyers would have just said pound sand and gone back for more. And the Kid's lawyer said "2 down, 6 to go". Wonder if any Progda news outlet even reported it. Doubt it. So, some good news to end out the week! Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at July 24, 2020 11:04 PM (sy5kK) 362
Apparently there is no violence in Portland. None! And the DHS folks are
just beating up innocent grannies standing there with a sign. So does the propaganda work that well or are all these scum bags lying for the narrative's sake? ---------------------- Most of them are lying. Lying is the native language of the Left. Watch them speak. Count the number of times you hear something that isn't a lie of omission or commission. You won't need your fingers or toes. Then examine how happy and confident they are. Posted by: ... at July 24, 2020 11:04 PM (T5drW) 363
360 Auction time. Be back in a bit. . .
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 24, 2020 11:04 PM (2JVJo) Bid like the wind! Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at July 24, 2020 11:04 PM (NWiLs) 364
Debbie is still elected?
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at July 24, 2020 11:05 PM (fU1ci) 365
Whuh? I thought SCOTUS (again) repealed First Amendment on NV church case (they could just crib their notes from CA case). Posted by: rhomboid ======= Roberts was writing the dissent, alas. Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 24, 2020 11:05 PM (G51Gf) 366
Posted by: Bob the Bilderberg at July 24, 2020 10:45 PM (qc+VF)
New Ford Bronco has a granny gear, with the manual transmission of course. Posted by: clutch at July 24, 2020 11:05 PM (9UmRs) 367
The 10-day forecast today shows a decline in rainfall from yesterday. Maybe no break-ee this year.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 24, 2020 11:00 PM (G51Gf) The Windy map, is still showing 2-3 feet of rain to fall north west of the upper drainage area with in a ten day period. Normal dam levels this time of year are around 150m. This July they are averaging close to 160m. 175m is a normal maximum for 3G, 185.5 is over the top of the dam. More than anything else is the fact that they can't grow or harvest anything downstream of 3G due to the flooding. These are floods like they haven't seen since the 40's. Posted by: browndog at July 24, 2020 11:05 PM (BgMrQ) 368
If you ask me ( no one did, but it never stoped me before...), hydration and stamina is most important for a successful auction. Also a huge gavel.
Posted by: runner at July 24, 2020 11:05 PM (zr5Kq) 369
Dang.......Rangers win
![]() Posted by: westminsterdogshow at July 24, 2020 11:06 PM (/UQ/R) 370
My first pistol, that I bought about a month ago, is a "safe queen" because I can't find 9mm.*
*not at the nearest location Posted by: BourbonChicken at July 24, 2020 11:06 PM (LxTcq) 371
I like Lagerfeld body wash.
I was looking for Lagerfeld talcum powder for men the other day. They don't seem to make it anymore. Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing Remarkably (perhaps) in his latter days Lagerfeld himself was remarkably un-PC. Posted by: don;t ask why Miklos noticed this at July 24, 2020 11:06 PM (QzkSJ) 372
I thought that was Gorsuch in dissent.
Posted by: blaster at July 24, 2020 11:06 PM (ZfRYq) 373
Blonde M. - so who joined the Nazis to repeal (again) the First Amendment? Gorsuch? The beer drinker?
Posted by: rhomboid at July 24, 2020 11:06 PM (OTzUX) Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 24, 2020 11:06 PM (G51Gf) 375
The Eunuch Horde Terror of Chicago not satisfied tearing down the Columbus statue...will now head north to tear down the Harry Caray statue. He systematically mispronounced the names of Black and Hispanic players.
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at July 24, 2020 11:07 PM (DY3v8) 376
What kind of auction?
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at July 24, 2020 11:07 PM (fU1ci) 377
The WAPO representative was very nice and prim and proper in her announcement.
... Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at July 24, 2020 11:04 PM (sy5kK) I wonder if the concern about what might potentially turn up in disclosure in a full on trial could influence the rush to settlement? Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar -YOU are all in this together!- at July 24, 2020 11:08 PM (eTZoJ) 378
BourbonChicken
ammoseek.com Your gateway to the wonders of America's online supply economy. Plenty of 9mm available. But they're not giving it away. Buy 5 boxes of brass-case and 5 of steel-case, sigh, and know before too long you'll be able to buy a case of name brand brass for $225 again. Posted by: rhomboid at July 24, 2020 11:08 PM (OTzUX) 379
Apparently there is no violence in Portland. None!
One of the things that pisses me off are the complaints that the Portland and Fed cops are arresting and gassing "journalists". The mayor has complained about this. Guess what - all the "journalists" at the riots are pro-Antifa, because any identifiable anti-Antifa journalist gets attacked and beaten by the mob. This has happened several times recently. Until journalists who aren't cheerleaders for Antifa are allowed at the riots, cry me a river. Posted by: The ARC of History! at July 24, 2020 11:09 PM (I2/tG) 380
@377
I have to figure that Sandmann and his attorney are going to reveal some discovery. I get the feeling this is not just about the money. so hopefully, we'll see some evidence of very nasty coordination behind the scenes. Posted by: artemis at July 24, 2020 11:10 PM (AwPyG) 381
First Amendment loses again- "A divided Supreme Court on Friday night turned down a request by a Nevada church for permission to hold services on the same terms that other facilities in the state, including casinos, are allowed to hold gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic. Chief Justice John Roberts joined the court’s more liberal justices in denying the plea from Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley, a Christian church located about 15 miles outside the state’s capital, Carson City. The ruling drew sharp dissents from the court’s more conservative justices, with Justice Samuel Alito writing that although the “Constitution guarantees the free exercise of religion,” it “says nothing about the freedom to play craps or blackjack.” Posted by: Strictly Constructed Miklos at July 24, 2020 11:10 PM (QzkSJ) 382
Big Fat Meanie, I hope you're not joking.
Because barbarian nihilism shouldn't just be directed at real history, but at entertainment trifles as well. Posted by: rhomboid at July 24, 2020 11:10 PM (OTzUX) Posted by: Brunnhilde at July 24, 2020 11:10 PM (E3FAu) 384
Mail order ammo. Get it in a week. It's 35¢ now for 9x19 ball instead of 26¢ (plus shipping), but it shows up right to your door, no signature needed.
https://ammoseek.com/ Posted by: hogmartin at July 24, 2020 11:11 PM (t+qrx) 385
'56 Chevy gas cap was behind the left tail light. You turned a little lever over top of the red lens. Lens section dropped down, and there was the cap. Buddy had one of those in college. A two-door wagon. Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at July 24, 2020 11:11 PM (sy5kK) Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 24, 2020 11:12 PM (2JVJo) 387
Why would "distraction" be a thing if indictments happen?
What sort of "coverage" does anyone expect of the coup indictments? Seriously. --- I'm not sure if you mean the press would bury it, but just so it's been said, I think the press would follow Pelosi's lead screaming about dictatorial powers and threats to democracy if the indictments were of anyone that matters. Posted by: Methos at July 24, 2020 11:12 PM (kOpft) 388
they act like journalists are sacred, which is kinda funny because I imagine that ship has sailed--everyone hates "journalists" (except for civilian with smart phones0
Remember Kashoggi (sp?) and how they tried to get us all outraged at his murder. Right. Posted by: artemis at July 24, 2020 11:13 PM (AwPyG) 389
Casual Friday ONT Compliance Pics
https://tinyurl.com/y4bmuj3n https://tinyurl.com/y2vowjs8 https://tinyurl.com/yxkhp3hu https://tinyurl.com/yyc67xsq https://tinyurl.com/y43rdpua Posted by: kbdabear at July 24, 2020 11:13 PM (qAR6u) 390
Posted by: Strictly Constructed Miklos at July 24, 2020 11:10 PM (QzkSJ)
Basically, the SC ruled that practicing Christians are a danger to the State, but gambling empires that pay the grift are totes OK! Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar -YOU are all in this together!- at July 24, 2020 11:13 PM (eTZoJ) 391
a road-kill Tribble is a sad thing
Posted by: Kindltot at July 24, 2020 11:13 PM (WyVLE) 392
Blonde M. - so who joined the Nazis to repeal (again) the First Amendment? Gorsuch? The beer drinker? Posted by: rhomboid ====== The now-routine 5-4 split, with Roberts joining the confederates. Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 24, 2020 11:13 PM (G51Gf) 393
It really has to be admired as a thing of beauty, this repeal of the First Amendment - while specifically blessing (heh) commercial activity (gambling!) of no special constitutional nature.
I couldn't be the only one who laughed when last swearing in, at the line about uphold/defend the "constitution", right? (actually one other guy in the small group also cracked a smile, to my surprise) Posted by: rhomboid at July 24, 2020 11:13 PM (OTzUX) 394
386 YES! I WON!!
And what did I win, you ask? This: https://tinyurl.com/y24qgbsp Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 24, 2020 11:12 PM (2JVJo) Uh...congratulations? Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at July 24, 2020 11:13 PM (NWiLs) 395
Got religion today... just completed my OSHA 30-hour course, was using my forklift to hoist up equipment for new factory layout, then promptly walked into a fork. Friday afternoon stupidity. Got a nice little goose egg. I feel sleepy.
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at July 24, 2020 11:13 PM (DY3v8) 396
Okay really I HAVE to get to sleep now. Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 24, 2020 11:14 PM (G51Gf) 397
396
Okay really I HAVE to get to sleep now. Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 24, 2020 11:14 PM (G51Gf) G'night. Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at July 24, 2020 11:14 PM (NWiLs) 398
Uh...congratulations?
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at July 24, 2020 11:13 PM (NWiLs) You betcha. I own a hat of hers, and now this. I'm probably going to spend as much as I bid having it professionally shadow boxed. Maybe this will be the kick in the ass I need to get back to editing my book. Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 24, 2020 11:15 PM (2JVJo) 399
@387
I think that's one of the reasons there's been such a slow build-up. I think a lot of people are now aware of the basic idea that the Obama people were illegally spying on the trump people. So whether you agree with it or not, I think that's one of the reasons there's been a drip drip drip over 3 years. Posted by: artemis at July 24, 2020 11:15 PM (AwPyG) 400
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 24, 2020 11:14 PM (G51Gf)
May you have pleasant restful dreams! Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar -YOU are all in this together!- at July 24, 2020 11:16 PM (eTZoJ) 401
I had no idea about the Fox vault fire. I've heard of Theda Barra.
Posted by: runner at July 24, 2020 11:16 PM (zr5Kq) 402
Methos earlier today I speculated it would be a mix of blackout/embargo, brief coverage, and "political indictments! eleventy!!". Seems like a solid bet.
But my other point is that I doubt it will matter much anyway. Posted by: rhomboid at July 24, 2020 11:16 PM (OTzUX) 403
More Casual Friday ONT Compliance Pics
https://tinyurl.com/y6gp7mhj https://tinyurl.com/y3k8wm8j https://tinyurl.com/y3zpfmwt https://tinyurl.com/y2xxtbzk https://tinyurl.com/y2mvosjz Posted by: kbdabear at July 24, 2020 11:16 PM (qAR6u) Posted by: vmom 2020 at July 24, 2020 11:16 PM (TOyHQ) 405
Teresa in Ft. Worth, I thought of you immediately when I saw the DNR post, prayers for you too.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 24, 2020 11:00 PM (a4EWo) It was the Student Loan one, DDS - but it was just momentarily uncomfortable; Michelle's student loans (and our Parent Loans, as well) were forgiven after her death. Would have been perfectly happy paying those off instead of being in the circumstance where they were no longer an issue! Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas at July 24, 2020 11:16 PM (SRRAx) Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 24, 2020 11:16 PM (2JVJo) 407
117 109 There is not enough ketchup in the world to make Death of a Salesman worth a crap
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at July 24, 2020 10:15 PM (fU1ci) === It's a bad book: boring, trite, spiteful, unimaginative, derivative. Miller does not know how to let the dialogue and action convey the story: he has to write long, pedantic passages outside of the drama proper in order to make the story intelligible, even in his own opinion. And to imagine this was 1949: four years after their sacrifices, the troops came home to this? I don't know if he was a communist party member or a fellow traveller, or just full of hate for those who made the sacrifice that he did not and felt ashamed, or he was just a vulgar little moneymaker who knew what the critics (probably his friends) would promote; but something is wrong with Miller and his shoddy dinky commercial period piece. I found a copy in a free book bin a block. I overpaid. Posted by: Gilded Age II at July 24, 2020 11:17 PM (BRkq2) 408
404 Mp4, I bet that will inspire more stories
do let us know if it fits (kidding!!!!) Posted by: vmom 2020 at July 24, 2020 11:16 PM (TOyHQ) NORMAN!!! Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at July 24, 2020 11:17 PM (NWiLs) 409
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 24, 2020 11:15 PM (2JVJo)
Tell people to scroll down in that link! Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar -YOU are all in this together!- at July 24, 2020 11:17 PM (eTZoJ) 410
Guessing it was for something in the middle, because if the WAPO person was snotty, the Kid's lawyers would have just said pound sand and gone back for more.
And the Kid's lawyer said "2 down, 6 to go". Wonder if any Progda news outlet even reported it. Doubt it. So, some good news to end out the week! Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg Im guessing 20M. Kid should prominently fund a bunch of feelgood shit in the cincy area to make sure the jury pool knows this windfall is coming home Posted by: Jean at July 24, 2020 11:18 PM (plBbK) 411
Hey everybody!
Wow those life hacks look useful, particularly with regard to ending your life prematurely. :-) Posted by: qdpsteve at July 24, 2020 11:18 PM (L2ZTs) 412
I had no idea about the Fox vault fire. I've heard of Theda Barra.
Posted by: runner at July 24, 2020 11:16 PM (zr5Kq) **nods** That's why not only are almost all of Bara's movies lost, but almost every one of the Fox Film Corporation's silents went up in flames. A huge loss for fans and researchers. The figure varies from telling to telling, but anywhere from 80-90% of all the silent movies ever made are lost. Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 24, 2020 11:18 PM (2JVJo) 413
I think the investigation has probably gone pretty much at the pace one could expect for it, given that it's a first in history. Problem was it started a year and a half late, thanks to the illegal/improper appointment of a special counsel, followed by that office's unsupervised vandalism and idiocy.
Posted by: rhomboid at July 24, 2020 11:19 PM (OTzUX) 414
Mp4, I bet that will inspire more stories
I have a little kernel of an idea for another Hallowe'en story to follow up Thirteen Moons, but new work is on the back burner until the new book is finished. Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 24, 2020 11:20 PM (2JVJo) 415
And what did I win, you ask?
Damn, and here I was thinking of getting you one for Christmas. Seriously, for a collector with extremely specialized interests, that's truly one of a kind. Congrats. Posted by: Bob the Bilderberg at July 24, 2020 11:20 PM (qc+VF) 416
Posted by: Gilded Age II
I'm pretty sure Miller was a commie rat. The Crucible was a basic bitch allegory of Muh McCarthyisms I also hated when forced to read it in skool. Posted by: Prince Ludwig the Deplorable at July 24, 2020 11:20 PM (SfYbS) 417
269 I'm still trying to get a sense of what the point is to the Antifa/BLM rioting.Intimidation? In blue cities only?
It just seems like such a dopey strategy. You're not winning hearts and minds Posted by: artemis It's attention getting. These thugs have the emotional development of 2 year olds having tantrums. That's all it is. Anyone with half a brain in their head knows that very little of the death rate among young black guys is due to cops or white people. They don't want to solve an actual problem, they just want attention. Posted by: nerdygirl at July 24, 2020 11:21 PM (+lVUW) 418
YES! I WON!!
And what did I win, you ask? This: https://tinyurl.com/y24qgbsp You'll look stunning in it. Posted by: Blanco Basura - moronhorde.com lives again at July 24, 2020 11:21 PM (SchxB) 419
Weekend! Loving it! Great day.
Posted by: Gilded Age II at July 24, 2020 11:21 PM (BRkq2) 420
I remember Zantigos around here. Before Taco Hell bought them out. Zantigos was great. I had Taco Hell for the first time after they bought them out. Made me sick and gave me the squirts. Haven't had Taco Hell since. That was 35 yrs ago.
Posted by: BigZesty at July 24, 2020 11:21 PM (MeYt+) 421
The More You Know, Part 91257:
Did you all know, most major American corporations actually have a secret plan to achieve world domination?? It's true!! And it's designed for them to be easy to do, should their CEOs decide they want to do so. Here's the secret plans of several major companies if they should want to achieve world domination: - McDonalds: Add bacon to the Big Mac - Apple: lower product prices by 20% - Coca-Cola: Put the cocaine back in - Walmart: Institute a dress policy - Jack-In-The-Box: Put real meat in the tacos - Amazon: Not Applicable, as they've already achieved world domination. Posted by: qdpsteve at July 24, 2020 11:22 PM (L2ZTs) 422
Evening Horde. Jameson and coke tonight. We need a new batch of Supremes
Posted by: zeera My tomatoes are doing GREAT at July 24, 2020 11:22 PM (zUdXR) Posted by: Nurse ratched at July 24, 2020 11:22 PM (U2p+3) 424
Satellite photos confirm that the deformation only affects the parts of the dam that hold back, you know, THE WATER. This is another Chicom disaster in the making. Several cities with populations in excess of 10 million will be wiped out if the dam fails. Wuhan, of bat flu fame, will be the first big city to go. This should be an interesting week. Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at July 24, 2020 10:48 PM (wPVhA) From what I have read, which frankly isn't a whole hell of a lot, is downstream from 3 Ganges is much of industrial China, where a lot of goods are manufactured for shipment to the USA. Things such as common pharmaceuticals that Big Pharma shut down production in the west and moved to China, many years ago. So if that dam fails, hope you are stocked up on common medicines. Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at July 24, 2020 11:22 PM (sy5kK) 425
I'll take a Jenna Jameson and coke, please.
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at July 24, 2020 11:22 PM (NWiLs) 426
catch fetiche is voodo wresting in Congo
Posted by: vmom 2020 at July 24, 2020 11:22 PM (TOyHQ) 427
What does my ass taste like on a Friday?
Posted by: Justice Roberts at July 24, 2020 11:24 PM (EiNjl) Posted by: Gilded Age II at July 24, 2020 11:24 PM (BRkq2) 429
It's attention getting. These thugs have the emotional development of 2 year olds having tantrums. That's all it is.
Also, you deny young people a social outlet for months, and then announce that they can hang out together in large groups - but only if they engage in approved protesting. The Portland riots would be far smaller if there were other approved forms of mass social interaction. Posted by: The ARC of History! at July 24, 2020 11:25 PM (I2/tG) 430
I'll take a Jenna Jameson and coke, please.
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo Jenna Jameson I get, but it's a little early to break out the coke, isn't it? Posted by: Prince Ludwig the Deplorable at July 24, 2020 11:25 PM (SfYbS) 431
Morticia - your post re: Roberts redeeming himself is very confusing. You linked to the dissenting opinions of Alito and Kavanaugh, not the majority opinion which includes Roberts. I think what happened is that there was an application for injunctive relief made to Kagan (these applications are geographical; they didn't choose to submit it Kagan - she's essentially the geographical clerk in this regard) and the Court denied it 5-4 without a majority opinion since they were not determining a legal issue but simply whether to grant some kind of injunctive relief -- I don't know the procedural posture of the case.
Anyways, Alito, Kav, and Thomas dissented with explanation (hence an opinion). This does happen from time to time, usually with a dissenting opinion from denial of certiorari. There's a semi-famous such opinion by Rehnquist in 1983 dissenting from denial of cert in a land use takings case ("Fresh Pond Shopping Center") which ended up helping pave the way for California's infamous Government Code section 7060 et seq. (If I got a license plate that says "GC7060" my car would be destroyed.) Posted by: SFGoth at July 24, 2020 11:25 PM (KAi1n) 432
Miller was a virtue signaling pos
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at July 24, 2020 11:25 PM (fU1ci) 433
catch fetiche is voodo wresting in Congo
Posted by: vmom 2020 at July 24, 2020 11:22 PM (TOyHQ) I am kinda of a fan of sumo wrestling. Oh, you said wresting. Posted by: runner at July 24, 2020 11:26 PM (zr5Kq) 434
Posted by: Strictly Constructed Miklos at July 24, 2020 11:10 PM (QzkSJ)
1.3 Million Americans have lost their lives defending the Constitution of the US. And its been killed by ONE Wimpy Judge, and a bad case of the flu. Never would have predicted this demise in 1 million years. Posted by: Romeo13 at July 24, 2020 11:26 PM (NgKpN) 435
Posted by: Strictly Constructed Miklos at July 24, 2020 11:10 PM (QzkSJ)
Basically, the SC ruled that practicing Christians are a danger to the State, but gambling empires that pay the grift are totes OK! Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar Church Bingo games. damn I'm smaaht. Like can I get a patent or something? Posted by: Miklos, Loopholes 'r Us at July 24, 2020 11:26 PM (QzkSJ) 436
The Portland riots would be far smaller if there were other approved forms of mass social interaction.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at July 24, 2020 11:25 PM (I2/tG) Metropolitan center combine harvester racing, for example. Posted by: hogmartin at July 24, 2020 11:26 PM (t+qrx) 437
If you really need to wake up/stay awake, a TINY daub of hot sauce on the corner of your eyes WILL wake you TF up.
Um, only do it if you have to. Hurts like hell too. Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at July 24, 2020 11:27 PM (d1uFV) 438
Death of a Salesman II was a lot better. It was about a car chase in the desert.
Posted by: klaftern at July 24, 2020 11:27 PM (RuIsu) 439
59 Has ace seen the shopping cart shelving?
Posted by: davidt at July 24, 2020 10:07 PM (l3+k2) Thread winner! Posted by: The Man from Athens at July 24, 2020 11:27 PM (QMwOT) Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 24, 2020 11:27 PM (u82oZ) 441
From what I have read, which frankly isn't a whole hell of a lot, is downstream from 3 Ganges is much of industrial China, where a lot of goods are manufactured for shipment to the USA. Things such as common pharmaceuticals that Big Pharma shut down production in the west and moved to China, many years ago.
So if that dam fails, hope you are stocked up on common medicines. Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at July 24, 2020 11:22 PM (sy5kK) Did the words "Alas, Babylon!" pop into anybody else's head just now, or is it just me? Posted by: Cato, Collectivism Delenda Est at July 24, 2020 11:27 PM (O4K4J) 442
427 What does my ass taste like on a Friday?
Posted by: Justice Roberts at July 24, 2020 11:24 PM (EiNjl) === Your wife says it smells like your face. I take her word for it. Posted by: Gilded Age II at July 24, 2020 11:27 PM (BRkq2) 443
That first pic is just wrong and nasty.
Posted by: Case at July 24, 2020 11:28 PM (frO9V) 444
It's a bad book: boring, trite, spiteful, unimaginative, derivative. Miller does not know how to let the dialogue and action convey the story: he has to write long, pedantic passages outside of the drama proper in order to make the story intelligible, even in his own opinion.
Mentioning Arthur Miller brings to mind Marilyn Monroe, and here's a story: Miller and Monroe had met in 1951 and had a brief affair, but always kept in touch. By 1956, Miller had left his wife and wanted to marry the blonde bombshell, so he brought her back home to Brooklyn to meet his parents. Miller's parents had been wealthy, but lost their money in the Crash of 1929, so they were living in what they called a "cold water flat," a place in an apartment building that had no hot running water. Marilyn and Miller's parents got along famously, the elder Millers finding her sweet and charming, she finding them friendly and welcoming. Plates of food and bottles of drink were piled onto the table, and after a while, nature called and Marilyn excused herself to go to the bathroom. Once there, she realized to her horror that the walls of the apartment were so thin that she could hear the Millers talking and they, she was sure, would hear her. So she turned on the sink and bathtub faucets full blast and did her business. A few days later, Miller asked his mother what she thought of the Hollywood star. "She's a wonderful girl, Arthur," she replied, "but - " (and here she dropped her voice to a whisper) " - she pisses like a horse!" Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 24, 2020 11:28 PM (2JVJo) 445
I'll take a Jenna Jameson and coke, please.
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at July 24, 2020 11:22 PM (NWiLs) catch fetiche is voodo wresting in Congo Posted by: vmom 2020 Can we combine these two? Posted by: Miklosian pay per view with coke and, um ladies at July 24, 2020 11:28 PM (QzkSJ) 446
Cato, Collectivism Delenda Est
We need an updated code word. Maybe Victory Pics are on hold, or sometin. Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 24, 2020 11:28 PM (u82oZ) 447
Very messy. Who's going to clean that outlet pipe?
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 24, 2020 11:27 PM (u82oZ) I hadn't thought that far ahead. I'm just the ideas guy. Posted by: hogmartin at July 24, 2020 11:29 PM (t+qrx) 448
- McDonalds: Add bacon to the Big Mac
- Apple: lower product prices by 20% - Coca-Cola: Put the cocaine back in - Walmart: Institute a dress policy - Jack-In-The-Box: Put real meat in the tacos - Amazon: Not Applicable, as they've already achieved world domination. Posted by: qdpsteve at July 24, 2020 11:22 PM (L2ZTs) But it won't matter, because Taco hell will win the Fast Food Wars. Posted by: John Spartan at July 24, 2020 11:29 PM (NgKpN) 449
I think they did that at every game. Another sport I'm done with. Dan Bongino on his podcast a couple of days ago said that MLB was in trouble prior to this with a declining fan base. So they decided that being woke and pissing off a big part of what's left of their fan base is the way to go. Posted by: TheQuietMan at July 24, 2020 10:53 PM (8IRpI) I don't know the racial breakdowns of MLB, but am confident the number of black paying fans is much, much lower than the NBA or NFL. So this BLM sign move was particularly stupid and damaging to their future business model. Whatever amount that was left, anyway. Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at July 24, 2020 11:29 PM (sy5kK) 450
Attention-getting?
How about Gleichschaltung? Look around lately? Statues and monuments all over the country, desecrated or removed. Names of institutions changed. Major league sports drenching themselves in ostentatious racism and hate for the country. FFS, a grocery store chain changing its long-standing, hokey marketing template. The Fortune 100 pouring oceans of $ into the racist hate groups. I'd say the racist mob is doing a bit more than "getting attention". Posted by: rhomboid at July 24, 2020 11:29 PM (OTzUX) Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 24, 2020 11:29 PM (u82oZ) 452
There is not enough ketchup in the world to make Death of a Salesman worth a crap
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at July 24, 2020 10:15 PM (fU1ci) ----------- Arthur Miller was dicking Marilyn Monroe. Does that change your opinion at all? Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at July 24, 2020 11:30 PM (wPVhA) 453
This has probably already been posted here somewhere, but Peter Sellers died 40 years ago today.
Extremely talented actor/comedian, but also unfortunately a complete trainwreck of a person. (He also swore that outside of the roles he played, he actually had no personality whatoever.) Posted by: qdpsteve at July 24, 2020 11:30 PM (L2ZTs) 454
The Portnoy interview was like two guys hanging out. Good stuff with the FaceTime with his dad and Trump looking over Portnoy's shoulder. Nice.
Posted by: NALNAMSAM - not as lean, not as mean, still a Marine at July 24, 2020 11:30 PM (+ldAm) 455
But it won't matter, because Taco hell will win the Fast Food Wars.
Posted by: John Spartan at July 24, 2020 11:29 PM (NgKpN) It is written as history. Posted by: Stygian Witches at July 24, 2020 11:31 PM (AiZBA) 456
I found a good way to always know the time is to buy a real small battery operated clock, put a band on it and then wear it on my wrist.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 24, 2020 11:31 PM (r+sAi) 457
Of the portion of your taco, the part that is made up of beef is 100% made from from beef or beef byproducts.
Posted by: Taco Bell Chef at July 24, 2020 11:31 PM (Iel75) Posted by: vmom 2020 at July 24, 2020 11:32 PM (TOyHQ) 459
- Amazon: Not Applicable, as they've already achieved world domination.
Posted by: qdpsteve US Government-extra Freedom and Liberty Sauce (super spicy) Posted by: Miklos, part of this "franchise" at July 24, 2020 11:32 PM (QzkSJ) 460
Cicero (@cicero)
She had such issues that her beauty was not enough. And that seems to be a pattern. I do think her Hollywood casting treatment warped her for good relationships. Hot / crazy matrix is real. Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 24, 2020 11:32 PM (u82oZ) 461
Taco Bell could achieve world domination by putting actual Mexican items on the menu.
Posted by: qdpsteve at July 24, 2020 11:32 PM (L2ZTs) 462
458 voodoo wrestling
sorry like wwf but with magic too Posted by: vmom 2020 at July 24, 2020 11:32 PM (TOyHQ) Beat the doll with a folding chair and watch the guy in the ring collapse! Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at July 24, 2020 11:33 PM (NWiLs) 463
Isn't MLBs future in the Hispanic market? Why piss them off
Posted by: Jean at July 24, 2020 11:33 PM (plBbK) 464
Arthur Miller was dicking Marilyn Monroe. Does that change your opinion at all?
Posted by: Cicero It was her mind that he loved. She understood his personal Shakespeare. Posted by: Miklos, maybe wrong here at July 24, 2020 11:34 PM (QzkSJ) 465
Isn't MLBs future in the Hispanic market? Why piss them off
Posted by: Jean at July 24, 2020 11:33 PM (plBbK) Haven't you heard? Pissing off your customers is de rigueur. Posted by: DR.WTF at July 24, 2020 11:35 PM (AiZBA) 466
Monroe had some interesting marriages.
Posted by: runner at July 24, 2020 11:35 PM (zr5Kq) 467
If Arthur Miller tried to pitch Death Of A Salesman today, no one would go for it because it's way too heavy, sturm-and-drang drama centered on misery.
It would work a lot better IMHO if it was leavened with at least a little bit of humor and satire, but Miller was too in love with his "big statement." Posted by: qdpsteve at July 24, 2020 11:35 PM (L2ZTs) 468
Arthur Miller was dicking Marilyn Monroe. Does that change your opinion at all?
Posted by: Cicero Of Marliyn Posted by: Jean at July 24, 2020 11:36 PM (plBbK) 469
Hot / crazy matrix is real.
Posted by: NaCly Dog Given the chance, I would probably Violate the Rule. Posted by: Miklos, not a Blind Monk quite yet at July 24, 2020 11:36 PM (QzkSJ) 470
These mobs are desperate for their provocations to go answered while it's still summer with street-fighting weather... I doubt the feds will let them have it... At least I hope the plan is to let them spend themselves until they're driven to ground by short days and the cold!
Posted by: Zettai at July 24, 2020 11:36 PM (prJfn) 471
Triple pour of monkey shoulder. Mmmmmmm.
Posted by: USNtakim at July 24, 2020 11:36 PM (0OmEj) 472
She had such issues that her beauty was not enough. And that seems to be a pattern. I do think her Hollywood casting treatment warped her for good relationships.
-------- Okay, but I repeat. Marilyn Monroe. Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at July 24, 2020 11:36 PM (wPVhA) 473
Sellers in Lolita is one of the most odd/funny roles ever.
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at July 24, 2020 11:37 PM (fU1ci) 474
I never though Marilyn Monroe was all that. But then I've never gone for blondes. I'm far more into the raven-haired goddesses.
Posted by: qdpsteve at July 24, 2020 11:37 PM (L2ZTs) 475
So the count is still 1 Stander/The Rest Kneeler, on MLB?
There's a delicious dark humor in MLB's idiocy and racism. To borrow the dumbest concept and phrase from recent history, what is their "exit strategy"? When does the BLM logo go away? Or does it go on the uniform? Who will be the first to not kneel for the anthem? How stupid will it look when only some are kneeling? Not that it's important. They could be wearing swastikas (well, they essentially are now) and "fans" wouldn't care. Just curious if the geniuses in "management" have thought that far ahead. Posted by: rhomboid at July 24, 2020 11:38 PM (OTzUX) Posted by: Muldoon at July 24, 2020 11:39 PM (Fc5rx) 477
The now-routine 5-4 split, with Roberts joining the confederates.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 24, 2020 11:13 PM (G51Gf) The question is - who joins the anti-America crew when we replace Ginsburg? Posted by: ... at July 24, 2020 11:39 PM (T5drW) 478
438 Death of a Salesman II was a lot better. It was about a car chase in the desert.
Posted by: klaftern at July 24, 2020 11:27 PM (RuIsu) === Heh. So they're both car wrecks! BUT a lot of people prolly acted in it in high school and did a GREAT job. No criticism there. Posted by: Gilded Age II at July 24, 2020 11:39 PM (BRkq2) 479
I never though Marilyn Monroe was all that. But then I've never gone for blondes. I'm far more into the raven-haired goddesses.
Posted by: qdpsteve at July 24, 2020 11:37 PM (L2ZTs) Jane Russell Posted by: runner at July 24, 2020 11:40 PM (zr5Kq) 480
Okay, but I repeat. Marilyn Monroe.
Posted by: Cicero Norma Jean Mortensen sounds more All American. More....authentic. Posted by: Miklos, remembering when "authentic" was a thing at July 24, 2020 11:40 PM (QzkSJ) 481
Isn't MLBs future in the Hispanic market? Why piss them off
Posted by: Jean at July 24, 2020 11:33 PM (plBbK) Haven't you heard? Pissing off your customers is de rigueur. Posted by: DR.WTF at July 24, 2020 11:35 PM (AiZBA) Yes it is! We started our season with President Trump driving around Daytona in "the Beast"! Look how far we've come! - NASCAR Posted by: Evasiveboat42 at July 24, 2020 11:40 PM (Rz2Nc) Posted by: runner at July 24, 2020 11:41 PM (zr5Kq) Posted by: Bob the Bilderberg at July 24, 2020 11:41 PM (qc+VF) 484
runner, and Rita Hayworth.
Posted by: qdpsteve at July 24, 2020 11:41 PM (L2ZTs) 485
This has probably already been posted here somewhere, but Peter Sellers died 40 years ago today.
Extremely talented actor/comedian, but also unfortunately a complete trainwreck of a person. (He also swore that outside of the roles he played, he actually had no personality whatoever.) Posted by: qdpsteve at July 24, 2020 11:30 PM (L2ZTs) He was also a very gifted mimic. A Peter Sellers story: During the filming of 1967s Casino Royale, Columbia Pictures were dismayed to find out that filming was behind schedule and costs were spiraling out of control. There were also rumors that Sellers was causing major problems on set with his fussiness, demands and general bitchiness. The studio sent a troubleshooter off to Pinewood Studios to report on the film's problems. It so happened that the troubleshooter took rooms at one of London's swankiest hotels and it was there that, one morning, he found himself in the elevator with Woody Allen, who played the role of "Jimmy Bond," 007s nephew. "Woody, the studio sent me over here to get the straight dope," the executive said. "Tell me the truth - what's going on here?" "If you really want to know," Allen replied, "it's all Sellers' fault. He won't listen to the director, tries to rewrite scenes, won't work with the other actors - frankly, he's holding up the whole production." "That's what I heard," the executive nodded. "Sellers has always been a pompous asshole. If he's causing that much of a problem, I'll recommend we boot his ass off the movie." "Sounds great!" Allen replied, shaking the troubleshooter's hand and walking briskly away. Only then, as he watched "Allen" straighten up and stride across the lobby, did the executive realize he'd been talking to. . . Peter Sellers. Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 24, 2020 11:41 PM (2JVJo) 486
474 I never though Marilyn Monroe was all that. But then I've never gone for blondes. I'm far more into the raven-haired goddesses.
Posted by: qdpsteve at July 24, 2020 11:37 PM (L2ZTs) ---------- *appraises Steve suspiciously* *puffs pipe thoughtfully* Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at July 24, 2020 11:41 PM (wPVhA) Posted by: Miklos, talkin' babes here at July 24, 2020 11:42 PM (QzkSJ) 488
The question is - who joins the anti-America crew when we replace Ginsburg?
Posted by: ... 1. Replace Ginsberg with Michelle Malkin 2. Sploosh 3. There is no step 3 Posted by: Prince Ludwig the Deplorable at July 24, 2020 11:42 PM (SfYbS) 489
Mary, LOL.
Posted by: qdpsteve at July 24, 2020 11:42 PM (L2ZTs) 490
Cheers folks!
What did I miss? Posted by: Muldoon at July 24, 2020 11:39 PM (Fc5rx) ------- I'll wager the Cambrian Explosion, for one. Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at July 24, 2020 11:42 PM (wPVhA) 491
and Rita Hayworth.
Posted by: qdpsteve at July 24, 2020 11:41 PM (L2ZTs) True. But Hollywood colored her hair. As it did with Monroe. Not many natural blonds. Bardot was a brunette too. Posted by: runner at July 24, 2020 11:42 PM (zr5Kq) 492
473 Sellers in Lolita is one of the most odd/funny roles ever.
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at July 24, 2020 11:37 PM (fU1ci) === The first page of Nabokov's book is worth more than Miller's entire body of work. Posted by: Gilded Age II at July 24, 2020 11:42 PM (BRkq2) 493
*appraises Steve suspiciously*
*puffs pipe thoughtfully* Posted by: Cicero *prepares for fisticuffs with steve* Luciana Paulucci! Have at you! Posted by: Miklos, neglected Fifth Musketeer at July 24, 2020 11:43 PM (QzkSJ) Posted by: Muldoon at July 24, 2020 11:44 PM (Fc5rx) 495
@449
Had season tickets to the Mets for many years, there are more black people working the concessions than are sitting in seats. If I had to give percentages I would say 75 pct of the people in the seats are white, 15 pct Hispanic, 5 pct Asian/Indian and maybe 5 pct or less are black. Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 24, 2020 11:44 PM (zXa3R) 496
Cambodia exploded?
What, again? Probably just fireworks. Rather common when there's a holiday in Cambodia. Posted by: Blanco Basura - moronhorde.com lives again at July 24, 2020 11:45 PM (SchxB) 497
Too much is just enough
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at July 24, 2020 11:45 PM (fU1ci) 498
I'll wager the Cambrian Explosion, for one.
Posted by: Cicero Chicxulub? Some wind, rain, debris. Nothing special. Posted by: Miklos, failed dinosaur herder at July 24, 2020 11:45 PM (QzkSJ) 499
Isn't Trump throwing the first pitch at a Yankees' game? Will the mound have the BLM logo? (!!!) Will he stay for the kneeling, er, national anthem? (didn't he have some thoughts on that a while back?)
I seriously thought I saw that he was going to do this. Even with an empty stadium (public figures have long avoided stadium events like this - they're booed 98% of the time, regardless), can't see it being a good idea. Posted by: rhomboid at July 24, 2020 11:45 PM (OTzUX) 500
I'm far more into the raven-haired goddesses.
Posted by: qdpsteve at July 24, 2020 11:37 PM (L2ZTs) Funny. Brunettes have to really be something to get my notice. Like Olivia Thirlby something. Don't know why. Posted by: ... at July 24, 2020 11:45 PM (T5drW) 501
Four months of a diet and intense workout program, Monroe coulda been OK.
Posted by: rhomboid at July 24, 2020 11:46 PM (OTzUX) 502
Posted by: Prince Ludwig the Deplorable at July 24, 2020 11:42 PM (SfYbS)
I would very much like to allow your site to send me notifications. Posted by: ... at July 24, 2020 11:47 PM (T5drW) Posted by: Muldoon at July 24, 2020 11:47 PM (Fc5rx) 504
I'm far more into the raven-haired goddesses.
Posted by: qdpsteve at July 24, 2020 11:37 PM (L2ZTs) ---------- I guess being a "good sport" can count for a lot. Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at July 24, 2020 11:47 PM (wPVhA) 505
Four months of a diet and intense workout program, Monroe coulda been OK.
She's lost a lot of weight since 1962. Posted by: Blanco Basura - moronhorde.com lives again at July 24, 2020 11:47 PM (SchxB) 506
OK, I just got here.
The grocery cart shelves are actually kind of cool, but don't let Ace see them. Posted by: Meade Lux Lewis at July 24, 2020 11:48 PM (sWM8x) 507
She's lost a lot of weight since 1962.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - moronhorde.com lives again at July 24, 2020 11:47 PM (SchxB) --------- She owes it all to the diet pills. Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at July 24, 2020 11:48 PM (wPVhA) Posted by: Muldoon at July 24, 2020 11:49 PM (Fc5rx) 509
I'll wager the Cambrian Explosion, for one.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at July 24, 2020 11:42 PM (wPVhA) Iran is having lots of things going 'splodey, aren't they? Posted by: Kindltot at July 24, 2020 11:49 PM (WyVLE) Posted by: Bobby Kennedy at July 24, 2020 11:49 PM (SfYbS) 511
OK, folks, time for bed. Hope you all have a lovely night.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 24, 2020 11:49 PM (2JVJo) 512
> The question is - who joins the anti-America crew when we replace Ginsburg?
Gorsuch has been kind of unreliable lately, but I don't see him going full Roberts. All the others seem reliable. Just gotta make damned sure that Ginsburg's replacement is SOLID, and I mean SOLID. Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia (kneels to no one on this Earth) at July 24, 2020 11:49 PM (unn44) 513
Bardot was a brunette too.
Posted by: runner at July 24, 2020 11:42 PM (zr5Kq) == Now you're talking! The black and white movies! But nobody ever rocked a rug like she did in color in Contempt (iconic pictorially, but a drab, nearly unbearable story). Posted by: Gilded Age II at July 24, 2020 11:50 PM (BRkq2) 514
She owes it all to the diet pills.
Posted by: Cicero "Everything I have, I owe to spaghetti" -actual quote from Sophia Loren Posted by: Miklos, actually quoting at July 24, 2020 11:50 PM (QzkSJ) 515
Nurse,
Sorry that happened to you. We just have to get through, don't we.. (my dad kept drinking on purpose through my childhood til he died at 56 - cirrhosis) Weird isnt it ? Posted by: Brunnhilde at July 24, 2020 11:50 PM (E3FAu) 516
463 Isn't MLBs future in the Hispanic market? Why piss them off
Posted by: Jean at July 24, 2020 11:33 PM (plBbK) and the past. and the present. There aren't many black MLB players. Most good athletes are multi-sport players, and most dream of that big first contract the NBA and NFL pay out for top draft choices. Of course, nearly all are NOT top draft choices, but the illusion continues to drive them. Even a mid-round NFL draftee, if he makes the team, is getting a contract from 450k to maybe $800k a year, depending. For a 22 year old, that's some damned fine money. Too bad the big majority are flat broke after they quit playing. Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at July 24, 2020 11:50 PM (sy5kK) 517
A friend at FB posted on her timeline:
"2020 ain't shit. Wait 'til 2021 pops off with a civil war and y'all gun haters have to defend your house with a spatula and a dildo." Posted by: qdpsteve at July 24, 2020 11:50 PM (L2ZTs) 518
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Posted by: runner at July 24, 2020 11:51 PM (zr5Kq) 519
> Peter Sellers.
Would make a great name for a male prostitute, as would Peter O'Toole. Dick Van Dyke would make a great name for a lesbian tranny prostitute. Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia (kneels to no one on this Earth) at July 24, 2020 11:51 PM (unn44) 520
Rodrigo, Mary Tyler Moore used to joke his real name was Penis Von Lesbian.
Posted by: qdpsteve at July 24, 2020 11:52 PM (L2ZTs) Posted by: Miklos, Uomo in Vero at July 24, 2020 11:52 PM (QzkSJ) 522
Rodrigo, Mary Tyler Moore used to joke his real name was Penis Von Lesbian.
Posted by: qdpsteve at July 24, 2020 11:52 PM (L2ZTs) CANCELLED Posted by: ... at July 24, 2020 11:52 PM (T5drW) Posted by: Lemmiwinks at July 24, 2020 11:52 PM (h1jJh) 524
Sellers in Lolita is one of the most odd/funny roles ever.
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie Early brilliance. Posted by: Sock Monkey...still entertaining to children and squirrels at July 24, 2020 11:53 PM (FdBi6) 525
Now you're talking! The black and white movies! But nobody ever rocked a rug like she did in color in Contempt (iconic pictorially, but a drab, nearly unbearable story).
Posted by: Gilded Age II at July 24, 2020 11:50 PM (BRkq2) never went Hollywood. interesting woman Posted by: runner at July 24, 2020 11:53 PM (zr5Kq) Posted by: Miklos, Hungarian Language Hall Monitor at July 24, 2020 11:53 PM (QzkSJ) 527
Mary Poppins, thanks for the Sellers story
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at July 24, 2020 11:53 PM (fU1ci) 528
Muldoon, you weren't around, so you might have missed this: the actual exchange of civilian internees between Japan and the US and a few other western countries following Pearl Harbor took place between ships moored in Lourenco Marques, Mozambiqe, in the spring of 1942. The US ambassador to Japan, Joseph Grew, and the two Japanese envoys involved in the infamous "after the bombs started falling" meeting with SecState Cordell Hull, Kurusu and Nomura, tipped their hats to each other in greeting from separated locations on the docks.
Posted by: rhomboid at July 24, 2020 11:55 PM (OTzUX) 529
Rodrigo, Mary Tyler Moore used to joke his real name was Penis Von Lesbian.
Posted by: qdpsteve Don't tell me he called her "Taco Grande". Posted by: Miklos, two (2) can play that game at July 24, 2020 11:55 PM (QzkSJ) 530
MP4, I want that wig!!!
Posted by: Maxine Waters at July 24, 2020 11:55 PM (a4EWo) 531
*not glares*
Posted by: Miklos, Hungarian Language Hall Monitor at July 24, 2020 11:53 PM (QzkSJ) bog Posted by: runner at July 24, 2020 11:56 PM (zr5Kq) 532
I am starting to almost pray for a situation where we all throw
our cards on the table and settle this fucking thing. How fucked up is that? Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 24, 2020 10:48 PM (cI3Q7) Same here. Posted by: butch at July 24, 2020 11:56 PM (hXu8T) 533
503 MLB cardboard cutout fan poll:
Biden - 100% Trump - 0% Posted by: Muldoon at July 24, 2020 11:47 PM (Fc5rx) === Points! Posted by: Gilded Age II at July 24, 2020 11:59 PM (BRkq2) 534
Posted by: rhomboid
********* Mozambique seems like an odd location. (Though it might have the makings of a good limerick) Posted by: Muldoon at July 24, 2020 11:59 PM (Fc5rx) 535
Many here seem to have parents who have committed suicide. What is the national average of suicide?
Posted by: Brunnhilde at July 24, 2020 11:59 PM (E3FAu) 536
463 Isn't MLBs future in the Hispanic market? Why piss them off
Posted by: Jean at July 24, 2020 11:33 PM (plBbK) and the past. and the present. There aren't many black MLB players. Most good athletes are multi-sport players, and most dream of that big first contract the NBA and NFL pay out for top draft choices. Of course, nearly all are NOT top draft choices, but the illusion continues to drive them. Even a mid-round NFL draftee, if he makes the team, is getting a contract from 450k to maybe $800k a year, depending. For a 22 year old, that's some damned fine money. Too bad the big majority are flat broke after they quit playing. Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at July 24, 2020 11:50 PM (sy5kK) I would take the MLB, not the one now but in the past, a million times over the NFL. Last I checked the average NFL career was a little over three years. For a lot of these guys this is all they have focused on their entire lives. Once the NFL time is over you have a long, long way to go. There are many more pros playing baseball than football if you include the minor leagues. And I would be surprised if the average NFL player makes more than the average player in the MLB. For sure things have changed over the years so I could be off on this. But i doubt many who actually have a choice would choose the NFL over MLB. Posted by: Quint at July 25, 2020 12:01 AM (o1Bgo) 537
"2020 ain't shit. Wait 'til 2021 pops off with a civil war and y'all gun haters have to defend your house with a spatula and a dildo."
Posted by: qdpsteve at July 24, 2020 11:50 PM (L2ZTs) ----------- Ette material, right there.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing 538
Dammit, posted this on the wrong thread.
Federal judge (Bush II appointee) DENIES Oregon's request for a restraining order against the federal officers in Portland. Suck it, antifa. Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia (kneels to no one on this Earth) at July 25, 2020 12:03 AM (unn44) 539
Muldoon, the ship sailed from NYC, the two ships from Japan sailed south and into the Indian Ocean. So, it was sort of a half-way point, in a neutral harbor.
Posted by: rhomboid at July 25, 2020 12:03 AM (OTzUX) 540
bog
Posted by: runner Is not word in Civilized People Languages. I shall transfer your call to peat-encrusted Celtic colleagues. Posted by: Miklos O'Sláinte at July 25, 2020 12:04 AM (QzkSJ) 541
Fuck it. I'm out for the night. See ya later.
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at July 25, 2020 12:04 AM (NWiLs) 542
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at July 24, 2020 11:50 PM (sy5kK)
The percentage of black American players has been dropping for a long time. I miss the days of Reggie Jackson, Dusty Baker, Dave Winfield and so many others. As for sports at this point, i am down to the PGA Tour and PBR. I might look into pro fishing but that would require upgrading my cable when I plan to downgrade it to get rid of ESPN. Posted by: Quint at July 25, 2020 12:05 AM (o1Bgo) 543
Insom, at least let me say hello first! :-)
Posted by: qdpsteve at July 25, 2020 12:05 AM (L2ZTs) 544
Pabst Blue Ribbon is a pro sport?
Posted by: rhomboid at July 25, 2020 12:05 AM (OTzUX) 545
Quint, don't forget horse racing.
Sure it's dying but nobody's been able to figure out how to make horses liberal yet :-P Posted by: qdpsteve at July 25, 2020 12:05 AM (L2ZTs) 546
Taco Bell is only the 2nd most famous fast-food restaurant to come out of San Bernardino, Ca.
Posted by: Charles the Simple at July 25, 2020 12:06 AM (HuH1F) 547
abst Blue Ribbon is a pro sport?
Posted by: rhomboid at July 25, 2020 12:05 AM (OTzUX) If it is, I am golden! Posted by: Quint at July 25, 2020 12:07 AM (o1Bgo) 548
"Love is My Profession" and "The Truth" are the B&Ws I was trying to think of.
Posted by: Gilded Age II at July 25, 2020 12:07 AM (BRkq2) 549
So, it was sort of a half-way point, in a neutral harbor.
****** I can't imagine it being a huge number of internrees, was it diplomatic personnel, or high profile individuals? Posted by: Muldoon at July 25, 2020 12:07 AM (Fc5rx) 550
Federal judge (Bush II appointee) DENIES Oregon's request for a restraining order against the federal officers in Portland.
Suck it, antifa. Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia ------- Should have come to me. Posted by: Hawaiian Judge at July 25, 2020 12:08 AM (bPH26) 551
I have lately been enjoying the NHL. I really like the fact that the announcers don't have time to talk about any bullshit at all, so the commentary is basically like radio commentary. And you are not subjected to an endless stream of nonsense.
It has nothing on baseball as a game, but it's definitely a good game. And I would say there are similarities with baseball, as when everything is on the line, it's incredibly tense. As good as they can be, it's not the same in basketball and football. When it matters, baseball keeps you on a knife's edge. I think hockey is second on that score. Posted by: ... at July 25, 2020 12:08 AM (T5drW) 552
Pabst Blue Ribbon is a pro sport?
Posted by: rhomboid at July 25, 2020 12:05 AM (OTzUX) Professional Bunny Rasslin' Posted by: ... at July 25, 2020 12:09 AM (T5drW) 553
Quint, don't forget horse racing.
Sure it's dying but nobody's been able to figure out how to make horses liberal yet :-P Posted by: qdpsteve at July 25, 2020 12:05 AM (L2ZTs) you have a point sir. Posted by: Quint at July 25, 2020 12:09 AM (o1Bgo) 554
Aetius451AD,
Are you the one who told me about Belgian Malinois? Posted by: Gilded Age II at July 25, 2020 12:09 AM (BRkq2) 555
Charles, actually the very first Taco Bell was opened in Downey, California in 1962. Glen Bell was *inspired* by the tacos served at Mitla Cafe of San Bernardino, which still exists btw.
The (tiny) original Downey TB building is also still standing and was still at its original location up to a few years ago, when the TB corp paid for the entire thing to be dug up and moved to its worldwide HQ campus in Irvine. Posted by: qdpsteve at July 25, 2020 12:10 AM (L2ZTs) 556
(Though it might have the makings of a good limerick)
Posted by: Muldoon Mozambique seems like an odd location You can reach by an odd circumlocation They dance with the dead "tradition" they said No thanks, I'd just have a libation Posted by: Miklos, respondant at July 25, 2020 12:10 AM (QzkSJ) 557
Diplomatic personnel, enemy aliens (as of December 7/
![]() Posted by: rhomboid at July 25, 2020 12:11 AM (OTzUX) 558
546 Taco Bell is only the 2nd most famous fast-food restaurant to come out of San Bernardino, Ca.
Posted by: Charles the Simple at July 25, 2020 12:06 AM (HuH1F) -------- Fun Fact: The original McDonalds was actually located in Arcadia, CA. The McDonald Bros. moved it, physically, to San Bernardino where Ray Kroc first caught wind of it. The Arcadia site is now occupied by -- you guessed it -- a McDonalds! Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at July 25, 2020 12:12 AM (wPVhA) 559
OMG. weird dave is probably long asleep but this was the funniest ONT I can remember in a long time. Laughed my ass off!
Posted by: keena at July 25, 2020 12:12 AM (RiTnx) Posted by: 11B40 at July 25, 2020 12:12 AM (evgyj) 561
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at July 24, 2020 11:50 PM (sy5kK)
I am not disagreeing with anything you said there Left Coast. You were clear what you were saying and it is likely right. For some reason baseball doesn't attract as many black Americans as it once did.. Posted by: Quint at July 25, 2020 12:12 AM (o1Bgo) 562
upgrading my cable when I plan to downgrade it to get rid of ESPN.
Posted by: Quint at July 25, 2020 12:05 AM (o1Bgo) Hillbilly TV, only way to go. Downside if you don't have kids though. No one to hold the antenna. Posted by: Sock Monkey...still entertaining to children and squirrels at July 25, 2020 12:12 AM (FdBi6) 563
Federal judge (Bush II appointee) DENIES Oregon's request for a restraining order against the federal officers in Portland.
Suck it, antifa. Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia ------- Should have come to me. Posted by: Hawaiian Judge They tried, protesters blocked the road to the airport. Posted by: Blanco Basura - moronhorde.com lives again at July 25, 2020 12:12 AM (SchxB) 564
I can't imagine it being a huge number of internrees, was it diplomatic personnel, or high profile individuals?
Posted by: Muldoon They had to Get it Done, because the British invaded Vichy French Madagascar in Operation Ironclad in early May 1942. Possible joint German/Jap U-boat bases and whatnot. Posted by: Miklos, historically trivial at July 25, 2020 12:13 AM (QzkSJ) 565
Is Arcadia the McDonald's "museum" restaurant, or is that San Berdoo?
Posted by: rhomboid at July 25, 2020 12:14 AM (OTzUX) 566
That last hack is my finally revenge for parents forcing me to go to college.
Posted by: Swinging for the Downs at July 25, 2020 12:15 AM (O84i1) 567
Talking about disco, MJ had some great ones
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at July 25, 2020 12:15 AM (fU1ci) 568
The Arcadia site is now occupied by -- you guessed it -- a McDonalds!
Posted by: Cicero So. "Route 66" is still a thing. Posted by: Miklos, with maps and postcards from the 50s at July 25, 2020 12:15 AM (QzkSJ) 569
565 Is Arcadia the McDonald's "museum" restaurant, or is that San Berdoo?
Posted by: rhomboid at July 25, 2020 12:14 AM (OTzUX) --------- Arcadia has a mini-museum in it. I used to eat there occasionally before heading to the Arcadia Blues Club a few miles away. Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at July 25, 2020 12:15 AM (wPVhA) 570
> Should have come to me.
> Posted by: Hawaiian Judge That's not an option any more. Judge Pakalolo Mahu got shut down by a superior court quite some time ago. Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia (kneels to no one on this Earth) at July 25, 2020 12:15 AM (unn44) 571
I am not disagreeing with anything you said there
Left Coast. You were clear what you were saying and it is likely right. For some reason baseball doesn't attract as many black Americans as it once did.. Posted by: Quint at July 25, 2020 12:12 AM (o1Bgo) Good number of Dominicans play. Football has more cache and the money is greater. I suspect if you told a Dominican about being slaves they would tell you to talk to the Haitians instead. Posted by: Kindltot at July 25, 2020 12:16 AM (WyVLE) 572
Diplomatic personnel, enemy aliens (as of December 7/, any nationals seeking repatriation or being compelled to avail themselves thereof. US nationals in Japan were down to 200 by November 1941.
Posted by: rhomboid ******** Ah, thanks. My working knowledge of events re: the Pacific theater is pretty skimpy. I can picture the 1940's era diplomats in their top hats and striped pants tipping their hats though. Posted by: Muldoon at July 25, 2020 12:16 AM (Fc5rx) 573
Miklos all sides had full information on the ships and aside from gross errors they therefore had pretty good protection from subs. Ship from US was Swedish flag, I think, one from Japan Italian (hmm, belligerent) and forget the other.
Posted by: rhomboid at July 25, 2020 12:16 AM (OTzUX) 574
>>> That last hack is my finally revenge for parents forcing me to go to college.
Posted by: Swinging for the Downs at July 25, 2020 12:15 AM (O84i1) Final/Finally. I've heard it both ways. Posted by: Swinging for the Downs at July 25, 2020 12:16 AM (O84i1) 575
"Everything I have, I owe to spaghetti"
-actual quote from Sophia Loren Posted by: Miklos, actually quoting at July 24, 2020 11:50 PM (QzkSJ) === lol. Everything you see, I owe to spaghetti. Same diff, if you think about it. Posted by: Gilded Age II at July 25, 2020 12:16 AM (BRkq2) 576
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia (kneels to no one on this Earth) at July 25, 2020 12:15 AM (unn44)
=== Did not know. Great! Posted by: Gilded Age II at July 25, 2020 12:18 AM (BRkq2) 577
Taco Bell is only the 2nd most famous fast-food restaurant to come out of San Bernardino, Ca.
Posted by: Charles the Simple Infidels! Posted by: Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik at July 25, 2020 12:18 AM (QzkSJ) 578
Pasadena is the home of Panda Express!
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at July 25, 2020 12:19 AM (wPVhA) 579
Muldoon, you'd be right. Recall the dress of the Japanese civilians aboard the USS Missouri on September 2, 1945. Japan was more like earlier 20th century US or Europe when it came to such things, even by 1945. Very formal for people of rank. And of course Imperial conferences required full get-ups, which must have been especially wonderful during the last two conferences in August '45, in the sweltering bomb shelter. Unimaginable. And Hirohito would have been in his military uniform too.
Posted by: rhomboid at July 25, 2020 12:19 AM (OTzUX) 580
Good number of Dominicans play. Football has more cache and the money is greater.
I suspect if you told a Dominican about being slaves they would tell you to talk to the Haitians instead. Posted by: Kindltot at July 25, 2020 12:16 AM (WyVLE) At the high end, with the top draft picks yes. But the average salary in the MLB is much larger than the average salary in the NFL. Of course they play a crap load more games in baseball. Posted by: Quint at July 25, 2020 12:20 AM (o1Bgo) 581
Hockey is a fun and exciting sport to watch.
Things more exciting than baseball: Cutting grass and watching grass grow, Painting and watching the paint dry, Visiting various airports and determine if the the luggage carrousels go clockwise or anti clockwise. Posted by: Evasiveboat42 at July 25, 2020 12:20 AM (Rz2Nc) 582
Miklos all sides had full information on the ships and aside from gross errors they therefore had pretty good protection from subs. Ship from US was Swedish flag, I think, one from Japan Italian (hmm, belligerent) and forget the other.
Posted by: rhomboid Italy only joined the war in May (Fall of France). People had to get a move on. Posted by: Retrospective Miklos at July 25, 2020 12:20 AM (QzkSJ) 583
Pasadena is the home of Panda Express!
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at July 25, 2020 12:19 AM (wPVhA) Not Shanghai?!! Knock me over with a feather!! ;-) Posted by: qdpsteve at July 25, 2020 12:22 AM (L2ZTs) 584
Second Jack in the Box, I think, is not far from here. Just drove by the site a few hours ago - it's .... still a Jack in the Box. Don't know where the first one was.
Used to launch (take bike off the car) on bike rides in Miramar area from the parking lot of Jack's HQ, commercial area just south of the base. Posted by: rhomboid at July 25, 2020 12:22 AM (OTzUX) 585
QDPSteve- On further research, you are correct. But his first taco stand was Taco Tia, of which at least one still exists today (I think. It's been a couple of years.) There were a number of fast-food entrepreneurs from San Bernardino who influenced the industry. The McDonalds, Glenn Bell, Naugle, Baker's Drive Through. Der Wienerschnitzel was started by Dick Bell. Del Taco started in Yermo because of these guys. It must have been the Route 66 influence.
Posted by: Charles the Simple at July 25, 2020 12:22 AM (HuH1F) 586
Well, I've been a motormouth. I think I'm jazzed about the Nick Sandmann settlement! Happy birthday, bro.
enterring chill mode... Posted by: Gilded Age II at July 25, 2020 12:23 AM (BRkq2) 587
rhomboid, remember Rodney Allen Rippy?
Posted by: qdpsteve at July 25, 2020 12:23 AM (L2ZTs) 588
Taco Bell headquarters is now located in Irvine, in the building that used to be the headquarters of the Ford Premier Auto Group. Back when Ford had a Premier Auto Group, I mean.
Volvo -- sold to the chinks Range Rover -- sold to the dot Indians Jaguar -- sold to the dot Indians Aston Martin -- who knows? Lincoln -- still limping along under Ford ownership Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at July 25, 2020 12:23 AM (wPVhA) 589
Something going on that's got me very concerned is the dearth of ammunition and even reloading supplies.
All online outlets checked are almost all out of stock of the most popular calibers. Same goes for the components for reloading. Part of this is that the covid knocked out the copper mines and the lead mines and there has been little output from these. The Chilean copper mines say their workers are going to go on strike and the Missouri lead mines have only just got reopened and may close back up. Tied with a 139% increase in firearm purchase with the concomitant purchase of ammunition has created a totally empty stock of ammunition nation wide. Checking locally there are small gun shops that still have a lot of components and ammunition because they don't sell online and in some cases they're not exactly easy to find. This is worse than the ammunition famine during Obama's regime starting in 2012. We may be seeing a conjunction of circumstances that may doom any attempts to push back against armed governance by the Democrats if they win and insurrection if they lose. Hang on to what you have because it will be awhile before there is any volume of stock. Posted by: jakee308 at July 25, 2020 12:24 AM (LH/PE) 590
Rhomboid SS Grisholm, IIRC, was the primary transfer ship. Swedish, I think. A surprising number of notables were on that ship.
The Japanese military attaches that returned were tasked with giving the US war plans as they saw it to the IJA and IJN commands. They were pretty accurate, but not believes. I saw your book on the pre-War Japanese decisions. All the main players knew Japan would lose any conflict with the US. Yet they persisted. A real SF story (alternate timelines) would be a Japanese climb down from China proper, and negotiate for the oil they needed. Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 25, 2020 12:24 AM (u82oZ) 591
enterring chill mode...
Posted by: Gilded Age II at July 25, 2020 12:23 AM (BRkq2) -------- Welcome to the party, pal. Posted by: Walt Disney's Frozen Head at July 25, 2020 12:24 AM (wPVhA) 592
Charles, true.
My own personal theory is that fast food really came to fruition in the Route 66 years when there was still a ton of agriculture around it, and a market full of young and poor migrant workers that appreciated being able to grab something tasty, cheap and convenient, rather than go home and make it themselves. Posted by: qdpsteve at July 25, 2020 12:25 AM (L2ZTs) 593
I take back the "much larger" comment. The gap used to be much larger so to speak but the salaries are closer these days. The NBA is at another level. I would say there is a reason they like them some China. I would bet that is where all that extra salary money comes from.
Posted by: Quint at July 25, 2020 12:25 AM (o1Bgo) 594
No thanks, I'd just have a libation
Posted by: Miklos *********** Circus Frique- a limerick When living in old Mozambique You'll pick up a lifestyle unique What in the dickens? Biting heads off of chickens? What am I? Some kind of gique? Posted by: Muldoon at July 25, 2020 12:25 AM (Fc5rx) 595
Volvo -- sold to the chinks
Range Rover -- sold to the dot Indians Jaguar -- sold to the dot Indians Aston Martin -- who knows? Lincoln -- still limping along under Ford ownership Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) Why would they buy Volvo when they can't even pronounce it? I #Cancel myself. Posted by: Prince Ludwig the Deplorable at July 25, 2020 12:26 AM (SfYbS) 596
Miklos right (and let's not forget how comical it was, and how pissed You Know Who was, by Mussolini saying "hey that's great France is falling say can I join in now and have a bit of the carcass?").
But by June 1942 Italy was obviously a belligerent. I don't know about repatriation of Italian nationals. I think some merchant marine crews were actually kept in camps out west. Posted by: rhomboid at July 25, 2020 12:26 AM (OTzUX) 597
Also, fun fact: besides burgers, McDonalds original menu featured chili, tamales and barbecued ham.
Posted by: qdpsteve at July 25, 2020 12:27 AM (L2ZTs) 598
Posted by: Muldoon at July 25, 2020 12:25 AM (Fc5rx)
-------- I knew you could do it. Extra points for "gique." Posted by: Walt Disney's Frozen Head at July 25, 2020 12:27 AM (wPVhA) 599
597 Also, fun fact: besides burgers, McDonalds original menu featured chili, tamales and barbecued ham.
Posted by: qdpsteve at July 25, 2020 12:27 AM (L2ZTs) --------- I call for a fact check on this one. Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at July 25, 2020 12:28 AM (wPVhA) Posted by: rhomboid at July 25, 2020 12:29 AM (OTzUX) 601
Manifest Destiny,
Please, don't forget some of us are here and on the right side. Hillarys lisc. plate is COVID-10. It can kill at will! Posted by: true! at July 25, 2020 12:29 AM (/zO8a) Posted by: qdpsteve at July 25, 2020 12:29 AM (L2ZTs) 603
I is about to bust. And so is Miley. The corn is in, and we went wild. I was figuring tomorrow, but late this evening I went out there and yanked one. It was right. The fever hit and I went to pulling ears, shucking them right there where I yanked 'em, and before I was through, I had pulled 38 ears. I let Mama pick out some for tomorrow, which was 10, and Miley and I went home with 28. She's been on her low-carb diet, but said she was gonna break it when the corn came in. And she did. We set aside 5 ears for boiling on the cob, and I cut off the remaining 23 -- she helped me. That went in a big ol' pan. Miley had 3 ears on the cob, and I stuffed myself with the cut-off. Add okra, green beans, and some pork loin. Everything came right out of the ground here, save for the meat. And I am about to bust wide open. Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at July 25, 2020 12:29 AM (rCwaK) Posted by: jakee308 at July 25, 2020 12:29 AM (LH/PE) 605
Also, fun fact: besides burgers, McDonalds original menu featured chili, tamales and barbecued ham.
Posted by: qdpsteve But no steamed hams? Posted by: Prince Ludwig the Deplorable at July 25, 2020 12:30 AM (SfYbS) 606
Weird about the auto industry thing in Irvine.
Was it all started by Toyota, in Torrance? Posted by: rhomboid at July 25, 2020 12:29 AM (OTzUX) -------- Kia is in Irvine too. Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at July 25, 2020 12:30 AM (wPVhA) 607
I knew you could do it. Extra points for "gique."
Posted by: Walt Disney's Frozen Head ********** Thank you! *curtseys* Posted by: Muldoon at July 25, 2020 12:31 AM (Fc5rx) 608
NaCly Dawg, correct on the Swedish ship.
The book (I'll try to blurb it on Sunday morning) was "Japan 1941: Countdown to Infamy". Posted by: rhomboid at July 25, 2020 12:31 AM (OTzUX) 609
I believe Irvine is California's #1 most business-friendly city.
Even today, it shows when you drive through on the 405. Posted by: qdpsteve at July 25, 2020 12:31 AM (L2ZTs) 610
And I am about to bust wide open.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at July 25, 2020 12:29 AM (rCwaK) --------- Rercome to palty, parrl Posted by: The Three Gorges Dam at July 25, 2020 12:31 AM (wPVhA) 611
Nice job Wd.
All I can say is if I had that much money, At my finger tips... Your right, these look, promising. Posted by: true! at July 25, 2020 12:32 AM (/zO8a) 612
Does anyone else like tv on the radio?
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at July 25, 2020 12:32 AM (fU1ci) 613
Tonight's corn feast was divine, but it was a lot of work. I was going non-stop working with that corn since about 8PM. I'd love to see what would happen if Millennials had to do that kind of work to get a meal. It would be a hoot. Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at July 25, 2020 12:32 AM (rCwaK) 614
Think Jack in the Box was first fast-food chain to have tacos - that is, if they pre-dated Taco Hell and Del Taco (of course there were many small/local places with real tacos long before Jack's existed).
I distinctly recall Jack's having fried shrimp on the menu in the early days, mid-60s. Should call the company and see if I can confirm that. Posted by: rhomboid at July 25, 2020 12:33 AM (OTzUX) 615
I call for a fact check on this one.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at July 25, 2020 12:28 AM (wPVhA) The "ham" was actually smoked Grimace. Posted by: hogmartin at July 25, 2020 12:33 AM (t+qrx) 616
QDPSteve- according to Wikipedia, so you know it must be true, the McDonalds first restaurant was adjacent to the Monrovia airport in 1937, and then moved to E Street in San Bernardino (now I believe San Bernardino High School) in 1940.
Posted by: Charles the Simple at July 25, 2020 12:33 AM (HuH1F) 617
The Hershey Company known from its famous chocolate bars and the great Reeses brand was founded in Lancaster PA in 1894.
The Hershey Creamery sells Ice Cream in 28 states. It was also founded in Lancaster PA in 1894. Yet these two companies have nothing to do with each other and they spend years and years in copyright battles. The Hershey ice cream actually has to write on its containers that it is not affiliated with the Hershey Company. But still, two companies, both Lancaster, both 1894, both named Hershey yet have nothing to do with each other. That is a fun fact imo. Posted by: Quint at July 25, 2020 12:34 AM (o1Bgo) 618
Dog's telling me it's bedtime. I'd better go.
Thanks for letting me play and informing me. Endeavor to persevere! Posted by: Muldoon at July 25, 2020 12:34 AM (Fc5rx) Posted by: Anna Puma at July 25, 2020 12:34 AM (I8mky) 620
Muldoon, excellent as always.
One of 2 jobs I kind of regret passing on was in Mozambique. Problem was mines, kind of made exploring the country at that time a non-starter. Posted by: rhomboid at July 25, 2020 12:34 AM (OTzUX) 621
Publius was a corn god tonight. He picked 38 ears of corn, shucked them where he picked 'em, then proceeded to make cut-off corn out of 23 of them. He so cute when he cooks.
The rest of the corn went to his momma, plus 5 ears set aside for corn on the cob. We both pigged out on fresh picked okra and green beans as well. I ate 3 ears of corn, and I'm lying down. Too full to sit! And too full to try some of the fresh peach pie I made this afternoon. Today is not a paleo day. Miklos, time to get your ass up here. Bring a couple of buckets. Posted by: Miley, the Duchess, also a Karen at July 25, 2020 12:34 AM (rCwaK) 622
What am I? Some kind of gique?
Posted by: Muldoon When Melania said "be best", I am sure this is what she had in mind! Posted by: Miklos, suddenly nostalgic for Slovenia at July 25, 2020 12:34 AM (QzkSJ) 623
Also, fun and spooky facts about Irvine:
The entire city was planned out around *1961* by William Pereira, who was and is a world-renowned architect. He designed University of California at Irvine, as well as the futuristic restaurant in front of LAX, CBS Television City in Los Angeles, and the Transamerica Building in SF. The Irvine Company, *60 years later,* is still carrying out his development grid plan. And, the Irvine Company, which used to be a semi-public corporation run by a board, is now entirely owned by *one* person, Donald Bren, who's also one of America's wealthiest entrepreneurs. So, a large majority (if not all) of the development in Irvine today, is controlled by *one* person. Posted by: qdpsteve at July 25, 2020 12:35 AM (L2ZTs) 624
Taco bell meat is mostly* ground beef, with the rest being soy based filler.
* The definition of mostly is more than 50%. Posted by: Rusty Nail at July 25, 2020 12:36 AM (I99aF) 625
@580
Your point was correct, the average NFL career is about 3 years, the average baseball career is about 5 years. A baseball career usually ends because the player is not good enough any longer, an NFL carreer usually ends because the player is broken. Big difference. Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 25, 2020 12:36 AM (zXa3R) 626
Horde favorite Teresa Ketchup Kerry (Teresa Simoes Ferreira) was born in Lourenco Marques. Her father was top medical dude, and the future president of independent Mozambique was an orderly in his hospital.
Posted by: rhomboid at July 25, 2020 12:37 AM (OTzUX) 627
The corn is in, and we went wild. I was figuring tomorrow, but late this evening I went out there and yanked one. It was right. The fever hit and I went to pulling ears, shucking them right there where I yanked 'em, and before I was through, I had pulled 38 ears.
Them Chinee don't know who they messin' with. Posted by: Miklos, suddenly confident in the future of this crop at July 25, 2020 12:37 AM (QzkSJ) 628
And, the Irvine Company, which used to be a semi-public corporation run by a board, is now entirely owned by *one* person, Donald Bren, who's also one of America's wealthiest entrepreneurs. So, a large majority (if not all) of the development in Irvine today, is controlled by *one* person.
-------- For years I worked in an Irvine Co, development, Jamboree Center. Lease rates were sky high but the property was superb. Posted by: The Three Gorges Dam at July 25, 2020 12:38 AM (wPVhA) 629
Charles, that I'm not sure about. I'll have to look it up, thanks.
I know that the *third ever* McDonalds restaurant, opened in 1953, is still operating at Lakewood Blvd and Florence Avenue in Downey. Posted by: qdpsteve at July 25, 2020 12:38 AM (L2ZTs) 630
Dam sock.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at July 25, 2020 12:38 AM (wPVhA) 631
Is the Three Gorges Dam still seeping and creeping like Charlie Sheen?
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 25, 2020 12:38 AM (I8mky) 632
I'm sure it won't last, but one of my favorite things about Irvine are the sections of farms still working amidst the high tech and auto and finance parks. As you take the one-lane HOV bridge from northbound 5 onto the 405, you have a commanding view, in which several fields are still cultivated.
Even cooler, if you look to the east you can see the county park where mountain bikers, not that long ago, were killed by ..... mountain lions. Posted by: rhomboid at July 25, 2020 12:40 AM (OTzUX) 633
Three Gorges, yup, sounds about right. :-)
Posted by: qdpsteve at July 25, 2020 12:40 AM (L2ZTs) 634
Range Rover -- sold to the dot Indians
Jaguar -- sold to the dot Indians ------ Not just sold to Indians, but *Tata*. "ta-ta is indeed of British origin. The OED defines it as ” nursery expression for ‘Good-bye’ Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 25, 2020 12:40 AM (WD9ZA) 635
I know that the *third ever* McDonalds restaurant, opened in 1953, is still operating at Lakewood Blvd and Florence Avenue in Downey.
Posted by: qdpsteve at July 25, 2020 12:38 AM (L2ZTs) --------- The "earliest McDonalds" picture is complicated by the fact that the McDonalds Bros. franchised four or five restaurants before Ray Kroc came into the oucture. I think a few of these still operate and are entirely outside the McDonalds Corp. universe. Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at July 25, 2020 12:41 AM (wPVhA) 636
Cicero, true.
Posted by: qdpsteve at July 25, 2020 12:42 AM (L2ZTs) 637
Hmm, once had a medium-term thing with a Chinese pathologist living just west of Jamboree Center.
Posted by: rhomboid at July 25, 2020 12:42 AM (OTzUX) 638
Miklos, time to get your ass up here. Bring a couple of buckets.
Posted by: Miley OK!!! But if I drive a damn distance, I plan to spend a couple of 98 degree days in the clear cool water of Lake Jocassee! SC State Parks only allows me dirt camping or a Big House. I'm thinking Big House. Booked every weekend, available during the week. Posted by: Miklos by the bushel at July 25, 2020 12:42 AM (QzkSJ) 639
QDPSteve- Taco Tia was the first name for his chain, then El Taco, and then Taco Bell. Also from Wikipedia, so take it for what it's worth. (Read George Soros biography to see what it's worth. He's a great humanitarian who brought down communism...)
Posted by: Charles the Simple at July 25, 2020 12:43 AM (HuH1F) Posted by: sassy at July 25, 2020 12:43 AM (tUGnI) 641
The only thing I like at McDonalds is the iced tea. I got one today and they gave me a paper straw.
K bye McDs Posted by: keena at July 25, 2020 12:44 AM (RiTnx) 642
Irvine's got some righteous ramen shops now, Japanese-owned/branches of chains in Japan, looking forward to heading up there again for chow when/if CA returns to the 21st century (in terms of medical science and public health).
Posted by: rhomboid at July 25, 2020 12:44 AM (OTzUX) 643
Charles, didn't Soros invent textured vegetable protein? ;-)
Posted by: qdpsteve at July 25, 2020 12:44 AM (L2ZTs) 644
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at July 25, 2020 12:41 AM
The Downey restaurant is one of those. It is a full-fledged franchise, but it is not subject to any franchise rules about signage or periodic redesigns, so it's been able to keep its now retro appearance. Posted by: Rusty Nail at July 25, 2020 12:44 AM (I99aF) 645
Hmm, once had a medium-term thing with a Chinese pathologist living just west of Jamboree Center.
Posted by: rhomboid at July 25, 2020 12:42 AM (OTzUX) -------- I'll tie this one up. Before Taco Bell moved to the old Ford PAG property it was headquartered a few blocks west of Jamboree Center. Your pathologist must have been right near by. Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at July 25, 2020 12:45 AM (wPVhA) 646
Driving down Aurora Ave North in Seattle.
Hooker walking along . . . Wearing a mask. . . . Oh, Holy SMOD, why do you taunt us with your tardiness? Please smite this stupid, stupid world, for we are too dumb to be allowed to survive. Amen. Posted by: Sharkman at July 25, 2020 12:45 AM (N8wAc) 647
Fun reason why you will likely never see a Whataburger in Virginia. We all know that Whataburger is Tejas brand but they have expanded to other states.
The reason you will likely not see the brand in Virginia is there is a very small hamburger chain in Southern VA also named What-a- Burger. Both companies started in the 1950s and many decades went by before Whataburger Texas new the company in VA existed. Whataburger sued the small VA company in the early 2000s and lost. The judge said he doubted patrons would be confused about whether their hamburgers came from VA or TX. Whataburger at that time said they had no plans to expand into VA. Of course the VA What-A-Burger is a very small franchise and i doubt it is growing. so you never know about the future. I wish them well of course as they are a small biz that has lasted a very long time. Posted by: Quint at July 25, 2020 12:45 AM (o1Bgo) 648
Miklos, you and Miley get the details worked out via email and we'll see you soon. And yes, bring some buckets. Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at July 25, 2020 12:45 AM (rCwaK) 649
Love the fast food history, Charles/Cicero/qdp.
When I met the wife she lived near the original Five Guys in NoVa. Never stopped in, that I can remember. Posted by: rhomboid at July 25, 2020 12:46 AM (OTzUX) 650
McDonalds fries can be excellent
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at July 25, 2020 12:46 AM (fU1ci) 651
Oh, Miklos, pick out a eatin' place, and we'll treat you. Simpsonville, Ft. Inn, or Greenville, or anywhere else around. Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at July 25, 2020 12:47 AM (rCwaK) 652
Col. Sanders motel (1939), is just up the road about a mile.
As an aside, Sanders was in a shootout in the mid 30's. Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 25, 2020 12:47 AM (L47aO) 653
rhomboid, no problemo thanks. :-)
Posted by: qdpsteve at July 25, 2020 12:47 AM (L2ZTs) 654
650 McDonalds fries can be excellent
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at July 25, 2020 12:46 AM (fU1ci) --------- They used to be until a dot Indian sued them for using beef tallow without disclosing it. Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at July 25, 2020 12:47 AM (wPVhA) 655
Oh, Miklos, pick out a eatin' place, and we'll treat you. Simpsonville, Ft. Inn, or Greenville, or anywhere else around.
Posted by: publius -------- I want in on this... Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 25, 2020 12:48 AM (L47aO) 656
Not to mention Obama's stealth realignment/overthrow attempt of zoning laws for housing in the suburbs.
Carson and Trump took issue, crushed it, but if Biden gets elected in 2020, all bets are off. Look for a 4 story multi-plex coming to a formerly single family "Residential neighborhood near you. The Demoncrates wish to crush the suburbs. Soviet style BLOCK ROW housing next. Posted by: The Nightwatch with Reme at July 25, 2020 12:48 AM (u1WYs) 657
Rusty Nail, thanks. :-)
Posted by: qdpsteve at July 25, 2020 12:48 AM (L2ZTs) 658
I had a very good batch today
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at July 25, 2020 12:49 AM (fU1ci) 659
"ta-ta is indeed of British origin. The OED defines it as ” nursery expression for ‘Good-bye’
Posted by: Mike Hammer Is quite humorous indeed! I taught Business English (really) to Hungarian programmers who worked for Tata Consulting in Budapest. The Indians were not good, in any respect. The capable Hungarians (English speaking) all wanted to come to the US, but no. US immigration policy was not favorable to English speaking Europeans with in-demand skills. Well, they all quit Tata anyway. Posted by: Miklos, happy to assisting with your issue at July 25, 2020 12:49 AM (QzkSJ) 660
Cicero, interesting - we didn't get any fast food when I visited her. Did head to the beach a few times, but, mostly, you know.
Posted by: rhomboid at July 25, 2020 12:49 AM (OTzUX) Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at July 25, 2020 12:50 AM (rCwaK) 662
Cosmic, when the teenagers are on their game and paying attention to what they're doing, McD's food can still be fantastic.
It's just tricky to get them in that mode often times. :-) Posted by: qdpsteve at July 25, 2020 12:50 AM (L2ZTs) 663
I had a very good batch today
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at July 25, 2020 12:49 AM (fU1ci) you have to eat them right away. They do not travel well. Posted by: Quint at July 25, 2020 12:51 AM (o1Bgo) 664
I'm going to call it a night. Be excellent to each other.
Posted by: Prince Ludwig the Deplorable at July 25, 2020 12:51 AM (SfYbS) Posted by: The Nightwatch with Reme at July 25, 2020 12:51 AM (u1WYs) 666
Nightwatch, overall prettily good yeah. Thanks.
Posted by: qdpsteve at July 25, 2020 12:51 AM (L2ZTs) 667
Oh, Miklos, pick out a eatin' place, and we'll treat you. Simpsonville, Ft. Inn, or Greenville, or anywhere else around.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion Fine. I will now raise the topic of oysters. No promises, at this time of year, but sometimes... Posted by: Miklos gives as good as he gets at July 25, 2020 12:51 AM (QzkSJ) 668
One ta is thank you slang
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at July 25, 2020 12:52 AM (fU1ci) 669
Not just sold to Indians, but *Tata*.
"ta-ta is indeed of British origin. The OED defines it as "nursery expression for 'Good-bye' Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 25, 2020 12:40 AM (WD9ZA) --------- I once got to ride in a rattletrap Tata bus from the Chinese-Nepal border to Kathmandu along a steep river gorge on unpaved roads. There were more people on the roof than inside the bus. It was the most terrifying land journey I ever took. Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at July 25, 2020 12:52 AM (wPVhA) Posted by: Miklos and his Personal Cabrio at July 25, 2020 12:53 AM (QzkSJ) 671
668 One ta is thank you slang
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at July 25, 2020 12:52 AM (fU1ci) === But ta ta are a big hello. Posted by: Gilded Age II at July 25, 2020 12:53 AM (BRkq2) 672
I worked in a McDonalds in the 60s and 70s. I remember when they put up "Over 1 Million Sold" on the sign.
Posted by: Charles the Simple at July 25, 2020 12:53 AM (HuH1F) 673
Cicero, interesting - we didn't get any fast food when I visited her. Did head to the beach a few times, but, mostly, you know.
Posted by: rhomboid at July 25, 2020 12:49 AM (OTzUX) -------- *gotcha* Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at July 25, 2020 12:53 AM (wPVhA) 674
I am not sure if I ate at the original Five Guys but I for sure have eaten at the first two or three. I think they ended up with four or five of them run by the family in the same region before they went for a massive franchise expansion. I still can't believe there are that many Five Guy's restaurants out there and in so many countries. That is pretty wild for a local joint.
Posted by: Quint at July 25, 2020 12:54 AM (o1Bgo) Posted by: Gilded Age II at July 25, 2020 12:54 AM (BRkq2) 676
The Jack in the Box location at the intersection of Balboa Ave. and Convoy St. in San Diego, CA, was for a short while in 1978, converted to a trial format called "Taco Jack".
To this day, that still remains the best Bean & Cheese Burrito I have ever enjoyed. ** break ** .. Used to launch (take bike off the car) on bike rides in Miramar area from the parking lot of Jack's HQ, commercial area just south of the base. Posted by: rhomboid at July 25, 2020 12:22 AM (OTzUX) That is now the Foodmaker, Inc, H.Q., also on Balboa Ave, barely East of the 805 freeway. Much of my upbringing was within 1/2 mile of that twenty, and I was living witness to the construction of the 805 through the dirt-bike trails of my youth. I had flights BOOKED to spend a few days in San Diego, in early April. Fucking. Virus. Comments as to Faucci, typed and delted. *spits* Jim Sunk New Dawn Galveston, TX Posted by: Jim at July 25, 2020 12:56 AM (QzJWU) 677
IE: corn- my grandfather said the secret to corn is to have the water boiling before you go out to pick it.
Posted by: Charles the Simple at July 25, 2020 12:56 AM (HuH1F) 678
I worked in a McDonalds in the 60s and 70s. I remember when they put up "Over 1 Million Sold" on the sign.
Posted by: Charles the Simple I was honored It took years Posted by: Michael Moore at July 25, 2020 12:56 AM (QzkSJ) 679
Hah.
Posted by: Charles the Simple at July 25, 2020 12:58 AM (HuH1F) Posted by: America at July 25, 2020 12:58 AM (QzkSJ) 681
I could do without seeing pizza toilet seat eating guy ever again
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at July 25, 2020 12:59 AM (fU1ci) 682
Soviet style BLOCK ROW housing next.
Posted by: The Nightwatch with Reme at July 25, 2020 12:48 AM (u1WYs) There's a block (in old Miklos country, iirc) where a gorgeous Beaux Art building is directly across the street from Soviet block, at it's Soviet-est Blockiest. Posted by: Gilded Age II at July 25, 2020 12:59 AM (BRkq2) 683
There's a block (in old Miklos country, iirc) where a gorgeous Beaux Art building is directly across the street from Soviet block, at it's Soviet-est Blockiest.
Posted by: Gilded Age II at July 25, 2020 12:59 AM (BRkq2) --------- The commies never really mastered concrete. Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at July 25, 2020 01:01 AM (wPVhA) 684
well that's it. All my fast food history anecdotes spent on one thread.
Posted by: Quint at July 25, 2020 01:01 AM (o1Bgo) 685
So you must review a tale from Commiefornia about a very very very conniving dude who threw the entire wine industry into "wrist slitting" mayhem over his bottling of FAKE vintage wine.....wait for it ....from his BATHROOM....and fooled even COOK from Microsoft with his offerings the carnage extending into many "Tech and industry leaders" who spent millions on this dude's offerings.
And these are supposedly the "Smartest People in THE ROOM??? Posted by: The Nightwatch with Reme at July 25, 2020 01:02 AM (u1WYs) 686
well that's it. All my fast food history anecdotes spent on one thread.
Posted by: Quint at July 25, 2020 01:01 AM (o1Bgo) -------- Tomorrow night we're doing Most Successful Pickup Lines! Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at July 25, 2020 01:02 AM (wPVhA) 687
I want in on this...
Come on down. Posted by: publius ------ Do any of the cobs have your email? Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 25, 2020 01:02 AM (L47aO) 688
Cook is Apple.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at July 25, 2020 01:03 AM (wPVhA) 689
Tomorrow night we're doing Most Successful Pickup Lines!
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at July 25, 2020 01:02 AM (wPVhA) well, don't use fast food history anecdotes! Posted by: Quint at July 25, 2020 01:03 AM (o1Bgo) 690
at leas the toilet lid guy is not eating out of a Frisbee
Posted by: Quint at July 25, 2020 01:04 AM (o1Bgo) 691
Tomorrow night we're doing Most Successful Pickup Lines!
Guess I shouldn't bother showing up then. Posted by: Blanco Basura - moronhorde.com lives again at July 25, 2020 01:04 AM (SchxB) 692
heh.
Trying to suppress the impulse to attempt it. Posted by: Gilded Age II at July 25, 2020 01:05 AM (BRkq2) Posted by: Jim at July 25, 2020 01:05 AM (QzJWU) 694
>> Do any of the cobs have your email?
See nick. Miley is setting with Miklos via they're email. Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at July 25, 2020 01:05 AM (rCwaK) 695
Fine.
I will now raise the topic of oysters. No promises, at this time of year, but sometimes... Posted by: Miklos gives as good as he gets at July 25, 2020 12:51 AM (QzkSJ) I love them, but publius is not a fan. Posted by: Miley, the Duchess, also a Karen at July 25, 2020 01:05 AM (rCwaK) 696
This is worse than the ammunition famine during Obama's regime starting in 2012. We may be seeing a conjunction of circumstances that may doom any attempts to push back against armed governance by the Democrats if they win and insurrection if they lose. Hang on to what you have because it will be awhile before there is any volume of stock. Posted by: jakee308 at July 25, 2020 12:24 AM (LH/PE) America is down to our last 12 billion rounds. Ok, that was a smartass comment, but the real point is that many who understand why the 2nd Amendment is so important have stocked up. But seeing 9mm FMJ going for $400 a case, instead of the $210 it was selling for just last year, is a cause of concern. I have a couple of friends that don't own a firearm and have said, "If it gets bad, I'll just get one from you." Unfortunately, these friends have covered my butt many times over the years, so they know I would come through for them, in a pinch. And I would. What I have recently told all of them, "yes, but it will be a .22." But, progress. One of them has asked me to go to a range to rent some pistols and find the one they like. I've been telling them this for years. Baby steps. Baby steps. And at least they will buy 9mm at $400 a case, not the $500 a case it will surely be in a few months. Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at July 25, 2020 01:06 AM (sy5kK) 697
Cicero- I never said my interests were highbrow...
Posted by: Charles the Simple at July 25, 2020 01:07 AM (HuH1F) 698
Soviet style BLOCK ROW housing next.
Posted by: The Nightwatch with Reme at July 25, 2020 12:48 AM (u1WYs) There's a block (in old Miklos country, iirc) where a gorgeous Beaux Art building is directly across the street from Soviet block, at it's Soviet-est Blockiest. Posted by: Gilded Age II Those pre-fab blocks had a few different designs. The longest one outside of the USSR is in Budapest, and goes on for about one kilometer. I worked on a project to try to solve a problem regarding the garbage chutes. The site for TUBERAT seems to have gone all 404, other than this: TUBERAT proposes to solve this very widespread problem by development of a novel mechanical/chemical cleaning apparatus, consisting of an automated cleaning robot, a control system with visual sensor, and a design for use with environmentally-friendly cleaning and disinfection materials. When I did the analysis, I think 60 million people in the EU were still living in those places. I lived in one too for a while. Posted by: Miklos, American for Census purposes at July 25, 2020 01:08 AM (QzkSJ) 699
night, Jim
Posted by: Gilded Age II at July 25, 2020 01:08 AM (BRkq2) 700
Fauci is a threat to terrestrial life. Yes, birds too.
Posted by: klaftern at July 25, 2020 01:10 AM (RuIsu) 701
Fine.
I will now raise the topic of oysters. No promises, at this time of year, but sometimes... Posted by: Miklos gives as good as he gets at July 25, 2020 12:51 AM (QzkSJ) I love them, but publius is not a fan. Posted by: Miley, the Duchess, also a Karen at July 25, 2020 01:05 AM (rCwaK) yeah, it is blue crab season. I remember they used to say only get oysters during months with and R in the name. Posted by: Quint at July 25, 2020 01:10 AM (o1Bgo) 702
Rudy Kurniawan.....check it out.
Posted by: The Nightwatch with Reme at July 25, 2020 01:10 AM (u1WYs) 703
I love them, but publius is not a fan.
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess OK. 'long as you two are happy as clams. Posted by: Miklos, liking a Happy Story at July 25, 2020 01:10 AM (QzkSJ) 704
If y'all want oysters, have at it. As long as there's something else for me to eat, then we're good. There used to be a good seafood around Walnut Grove. I can't remember the name. Hell, this stupid Chinee Flu may have them all screwed up. I'm gonna see if I can find it. Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at July 25, 2020 01:11 AM (rCwaK) 705
Miklos- are you actually from whatever old country? I thought it was an act.
Posted by: Charles the Simple at July 25, 2020 01:11 AM (HuH1F) 706
I was talking about Budapest. But I couldn't remember well; only the contrast.
I stayed in one of those Stalinist wedding cake skyscrapers in Moscow once. Posted by: Gilded Age II at July 25, 2020 01:11 AM (BRkq2) 707
See nick. Miley is setting with Miklos via they're email.
Posted by: publius ---- MS Mail. No can use. Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 25, 2020 01:12 AM (WD9ZA) 708
See nick. Miley is setting with Miklos via they're email.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Maybe. MoronMail is not so reliable. I wrote to Miley days ago, but it's not in the "sent" folder. Posted by: Uncomplaining Miklos at July 25, 2020 01:12 AM (QzkSJ) Posted by: The Nightwatch with Reme at July 25, 2020 01:13 AM (u1WYs) 710
Miklos- are you actually from whatever old country? I thought it was an act.
Posted by: Charles the Simple Boy, sounds like you need a talk with Ol' Uncle Palp. Posted by: Miklos "Basz Meg" Molnar at July 25, 2020 01:14 AM (QzkSJ) 711
Copy the address in the nick to your preferred email program. I assume clicking brings up the default email program. Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at July 25, 2020 01:15 AM (rCwaK) 712
See nick. Miley is setting with Miklos via they're email.
Posted by: publius --------- Perhaps send MisHum a note at his AoSHQ address, and ask him to forward to me. He should have my email address. Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 25, 2020 01:15 AM (WD9ZA) 713
It's nice to see Panda Express is keeping everything current. Newest item on the menu:
"Big Bowl Of Water" Posted by: qdpsteve at July 25, 2020 01:15 AM (L2ZTs) 714
Now I want oysters
Posted by: Gilded Age II at July 25, 2020 01:16 AM (BRkq2) 715
Mike: publiusrgj at charter dot net. Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at July 25, 2020 01:17 AM (rCwaK) 716
I'm going to sleep. Night, horde
Posted by: Gilded Age II at July 25, 2020 01:17 AM (BRkq2) 717
Miklos- sadly, Uncle Pap has gone missing. I'm hoping he's blessed...
Posted by: Charles the Simple at July 25, 2020 01:17 AM (HuH1F) 718
See nick. Miley is setting with Miklos via they're email.
Posted by: publius --------- Okay, that worked. Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 25, 2020 01:17 AM (pK7cg) 719
597 Also, fun fact: besides burgers, McDonalds original menu featured chili, tamales and barbecued ham.
Posted by: qdpsteve at July 25, 2020 12:27 AM (L2ZTs) I only recently learned the history of how the filet-o-fish was created. Many decades ago (60's?), some Ohio franchisees wanted to add a fish sandwich to the lineup, because of the large Catholic local customer base. Some even just did it. Ray Croc was pissed and threatened to take away their franchise license. The local restaurateurs were just trying to keep their customers happy. So Ray, instead of dumping franchisees, came up with an alternative, a fried pineapple ring on a bun with cheese. He said he was willing to try them side by side. The Filet-O-Fish outsold the pineapple sandwich something like 20-1. The following year, the Fillet-O-Fish was added to the menu nationally. This is how a free society is supposed to work. Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at July 25, 2020 01:17 AM (sy5kK) Posted by: qdpsteve at July 25, 2020 01:18 AM (L2ZTs) 721
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In NOHO we have such blocks, surrounding centralized transportation hubs, but not on such a GRAND scale yet. They spoon feed it to us slowly as they are convinced we will succumb to their doctrine over time. Posted by: The Nightwatch with Reme at July 25, 2020 01:18 AM (u1WYs) 722
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert and the leading medical face in the fight against the coronavirus, says his family has become the targets of what he calls "serious threats." That includes against his wife and his daughters. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, made the comments on "The Axe Files" podcast with David Axelrod. Fauci said that back when he was giving the nation advice during the AIDS pandemic, he would get some hate mail. But he said what he's receiving now is something else -- rooted in anger. "Serious threats against me, against my family, my daughters, my wife. I mean, really? Is this the United States of America? But it's real," Fauci said. He said he's been given additional security. Fauci said he's just doing his job and is not the hero some people are making him out to be. "There are people who get really angry at thinking I'm interfering with their life because I'm pushing a public-health agenda," he said. Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 25, 2020 01:19 AM (aKsyK) 723
Hang on to what you have because it will be awhile before there is any volume of stock. Posted by: jakee308 at July 25, 2020 12:24 AM (LH/PE) Buy low, shoot high. Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at July 25, 2020 01:19 AM (sy5kK) 724
LCD, yup. Kroc was a pretty smart guy, although ruthless.
Posted by: qdpsteve at July 25, 2020 01:19 AM (L2ZTs) 725
Miklos- are you actually from whatever old country? I thought it was an act.
Posted by: Charles the Simple -------- Eastern Europe and South Carolina. Pretty much the same. Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 25, 2020 01:19 AM (pK7cg) 726
Now I want oysters
Posted by: Gilded Age II I Want Candy Or more precisely, Annabella Lewin as I prefer to remember her Posted by: Miklos, Bow Wow Wow at July 25, 2020 01:19 AM (QzkSJ) 727
LCD, yup. Kroc was a pretty smart guy, although ruthless.
Posted by: qdpsteve at July 25, 2020 01:19 AM (L2ZTs) --------- I like Mark Knopfler's song about him. Boom Like That. Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at July 25, 2020 01:20 AM (wPVhA) 728
Ok, I got your email, Mike, and replied. Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at July 25, 2020 01:20 AM (rCwaK) 729
I think that fish place is the Roebuck Fish Camp. There are a couple or three in that area, I see. Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at July 25, 2020 01:21 AM (rCwaK) 730
Eastern Europe and South Carolina. Pretty much the same.
Posted by: Mike Hammer Hungary is considered North Balkan. From North? It is a shame for all family. Posted by: Miklos, actual Son of Confederate Veterans at July 25, 2020 01:21 AM (QzkSJ) 731
Fauci.......The Bill Nye of Epidemiology
With his fingers in the profit pocket on the COVID vacine? HHhhhmmmm. we been had.... Posted by: The Nightwatch with Reme at July 25, 2020 01:22 AM (u1WYs) Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 25, 2020 01:23 AM (pK7cg) 733
do fast food seafood places do well anywhere anymore? I have rarely lived near a Long John Silvers. They seemed ok once in a blue moon but not on the reg. We used to have Arthur Treacher's but that went bye bye long ago.
Posted by: Quint at July 25, 2020 01:23 AM (o1Bgo) 734
Maybe. MoronMail is not so reliable. I wrote to Miley days ago, but it's not in the "sent" folder.
I got logs for email. I don't see the body, of course, but I can tell you if a message left the box. I may be able to search on subject, since that's part of the headers. Or approximate day and time could work. And remember, it's worth exactly what you paid for it. Posted by: Blanco Basura - moronhorde.com lives again at July 25, 2020 01:23 AM (SchxB) 735
he Filet-O-Fish outsold the pineapple sandwich something like 20-1.
Filet Or Fish Or Filet-o-Fish Or plate of Filet-o-Fish Posted by: A Miklos Man is always intense at July 25, 2020 01:24 AM (QzkSJ) 736
190 Anybody see this Trump interview with Dave Portnoy of Barstool Sports?
It seems to have been a home run for both parties. https://tinyurl.com/yxuz2eb5 Posted by: browndog at July 24, 2020 10:28 PM (BgMrQ) That was a great interview. Bonus: looks like Mariano Rivera helped set this up. Posted by: Darrell Harris at July 25, 2020 01:25 AM (2YkDU) 737
Quint, good question.
Seems Long John Silver's is the only actual successful seafood fast food place, and I don't know anyone who likes their food. Popeye's also has shrimp on the menu. Here in SoCal, H. Salt finally gave up the ghost and now a lot of their former locations are independent fish-and-chip places. I ate at one just yesterday in fact, which was renamed Village Inn F&C. Not bad. They had the old H. Salt British maps and woodwork. Posted by: qdpsteve at July 25, 2020 01:25 AM (L2ZTs) 738
There is the remnant of a Long John Silver's in Mauldin. They threw in with some other fast food outfit, the name I forget. But they still have the Long John Silver menu. It's pretty good for fast food fish, and I stop there occasionally. Miley has been with me a time or two. Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at July 25, 2020 01:26 AM (rCwaK) 739
And remember, it's worth exactly what you paid for it.
Posted by: Blanco Basura Therefore uncomplaining. Thank you Sir, you're a Great Moron American. Posted by: Miklos, unhannitized, more Martinized at July 25, 2020 01:26 AM (QzkSJ) 740
621 Publius was a corn god tonight. He picked 38 ears of corn, shucked them where he picked 'em, then proceeded to make cut-off corn out of 23 of them. He so cute when he cooks.
The rest of the corn went to his momma, plus 5 ears set aside for corn on the cob. We both pigged out on fresh picked okra and green beans as well. I ate 3 ears of corn, and I'm lying down. Too full to sit! And too full to try some of the fresh peach pie I made this afternoon. Today is not a paleo day. Miklos, time to get your ass up here. Bring a couple of buckets. Posted by: Miley, the Duchess, also a Karen at July 25, 2020 12:34 AM (rCwaK) Miley, you are awesome, but I am so jealous right now! Fresh corn from the field is proof that God loves people even if they don't drink beer. (Benj. Franklin hat tip) Decades ago, had some friends that were frat bros., that took me to an annual ritual where they would get a boiling pot going first, pick ears of corn, drop them into the pot literally minutes after they were picked from the field, boiled for 1 minute (NO MORE!) and then served with copious amounts of butter and salt. O M frigging G. I am so happy it wasn't crack or heroin. I was completely hooked. Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at July 25, 2020 01:27 AM (sy5kK) 741
There is a fish place in Simpsonville, "The Silver Bay", which used to be pretty good. But the quality has dropped. I think the got in trouble and had to cut expenses. When they first opened, they had shark tanks, small sharks. Those tanks are gone. The last time I went, it was a big disappointment. Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at July 25, 2020 01:29 AM (rCwaK) 742
Therefore uncomplaining.
Thank you Sir, you're a Great Moron American. Thanks, but seriously, if there's a problem with mail getting through I'd like to know about it. I don't care who's talking to who, so I don't hover over the logs like some obsessed freak. There were some ongoing issues with yahoo and google delivery for a while, that seems to have been fixed for the last week or so. Posted by: Blanco Basura - moronhorde.com lives again at July 25, 2020 01:29 AM (SchxB) 743
There were some ongoing issues with yahoo and google delivery for a while, that seems to have been fixed for the last week or so. Posted by: Blanco Basura Well, you musta done something, because the missing "sent" emails just showed up! Posted by: Miklos from the Nikki Haley Memorial Call Centre of Excellence at July 25, 2020 01:33 AM (QzkSJ) 744
Seems Long John Silver's is the only actual successful seafood fast food place, and I don't know anyone who likes their food. There is another. Captain D's https://www.captainds.com Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 25, 2020 01:33 AM (aKsyK) 745
Well, you musta done something, because the missing "sent" emails just showed up!
The "magic monitor" principal. Stuff doesn't work until you decide to monitor for the problem. Posted by: Blanco Basura - moronhorde.com lives again at July 25, 2020 01:34 AM (SchxB) 746
Out hear in Commiefornia,
We still have some clinging on "H SALT FISH & CHIPS. They do a fairly fine job ...even have "Mashed Peas". Best we can hope for out here. Posted by: The Nightwatch with Reme at July 25, 2020 01:36 AM (u1WYs) 747
The "magic monitor" principal. Stuff doesn't work until you decide to monitor for the problem.
Posted by: Blanco Basura Certification in Project Management is hereby awarded. With Ph.D. points for Life Experience. Posted by: University of Miklos at July 25, 2020 01:37 AM (QzkSJ) 748
Nightwatch, yeah I just read I was wrong and that there's still a handful of H. Salt locations left.
They've really dwindled down to almost nothing, though. Posted by: qdpsteve at July 25, 2020 01:38 AM (L2ZTs) 749
Certification in Project Management is hereby awarded.
With Ph.D. points for Life Experience. Woo-hoo! I is a gradumate! Posted by: Blanco Basura - moronhorde.com lives again at July 25, 2020 01:38 AM (SchxB) 750
Bertram, thanks!
Posted by: qdpsteve at July 25, 2020 01:39 AM (L2ZTs) 751
Miley figures those 23 ears made about 1.5+ qt cut-off. There's just under a quart left. Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at July 25, 2020 01:39 AM (rCwaK) 752
POPEYES is over floured, over spiced, deep fried to order
never saw the UH Ma MA over their chicken sammie heard people were getting knifed while waiting in line a cultural thing no doubt..... Posted by: The Nightwatch with Reme at July 25, 2020 01:42 AM (u1WYs) 753
Miley figures those 23 ears made about 1.5+ qt cut-off. There's just under a quart left.
Posted by: publius Ok What's your U-Pik price for a bushel? Posted by: Miklos in Bulk at July 25, 2020 01:42 AM (QzkSJ) 754
733 do fast food seafood places do well anywhere anymore? I have rarely lived near a Long John Silvers. They seemed ok once in a blue moon but not on the reg. We used to have Arthur Treacher's but that went bye bye long ago.
Posted by: Quint at July 25, 2020 01:23 AM (o1Bgo) Here is the ugly secret that nobody dare mention. The fish are nearly gone. As a Seattle native, born when Ike was prez, I was well aware of fish. A hundred and fifty years ago, American Indians would build clever traps to catch all they could. Rivers would almost be so full of fish, people could nearly walk on them. But in the last 40-50 years, the demand has outstripped the supply. Giant fishing boats. Chinese fishing boats scooping up whitefish in the Bering Sea. Cod are maybe 15% of what they were in the 60's. Pollock has taken it's place in American dining cuisine for the most part, a cold white fish, but not as tasty as cod. 30 years ago, it was easy to catch a 100 pound + halibut in Alaska. Now, on a charter, a 10 pounder is common, a 40 pounder may be the biggest fish on the boat for the day. Tilapia? The Chinese fish that lives in sewers? No taste at all, even the farm-raised ones in other countries. Uh, no. Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at July 25, 2020 01:44 AM (sy5kK) 755
Goodnight all, thanks for the fun chat tonight. :-)
Posted by: qdpsteve at July 25, 2020 01:44 AM (L2ZTs) 756
554 Aetius451AD,
Are you the one who told me about Belgian Malinois? Posted by: Gilded Age II at July 25, 2020 12:09 AM (BRkq2) I do not remember- if it was. Probably not? They seem like good dogs. But then again, most do. Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 25, 2020 01:44 AM (cI3Q7) Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at July 25, 2020 01:44 AM (rCwaK) Posted by: The Nightwatch with Reme at July 25, 2020 01:46 AM (u1WYs) 759
Woo-hoo! I is a gradumate!
Posted by: Blanco Basura You will receive your sheepskin upon receipt of a sheep and pre-paid return postage.* *allow 6-8 weeks for various acts of tanning, cooking, eating, and finding someone who can still write cursive Posted by: Dean Miklos Wormer at July 25, 2020 01:47 AM (QzkSJ) 760
About 0.0, but don't tell anyone.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion That's metric You ain't foolin' me Posted by: Miklos, light still under a bushel at July 25, 2020 01:48 AM (QzkSJ) 761
OK. 'long as you two are happy as clams.
Posted by: Miklos, liking a Happy Story at July 25, 2020 01:10 AM (QzkSJ) I'm not a fan of clams, but I love mussels. I have a recipe for steamed mussels that is awesome. You want to lick the shells themselves. Publius, again, no bivalve lover. Posted by: Miley, the Duchess, also a Karen at July 25, 2020 01:49 AM (rCwaK) 762
You will receive your sheepskin upon receipt of a sheep and pre-paid return postage.*
Can I send a leftist instead? The sheep have a tremendous edge in mental capacity compared to a leftist. What was I thinking? You probably don't want to deal with the smell either. Posted by: Blanco Basura - moronhorde.com lives again at July 25, 2020 01:49 AM (SchxB) 763
Tilapia? The Chinese fish that lives in sewers? No taste at all, even the farm-raised ones in other countries.
Uh, no. Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at July 25, 2020 01:44 AM (sy5kK) I pretty much only buy wild salmon, wild Gulf Shrimp, and scallops. I guess American farmed catfish is still good. I never buy Tilapia or whatever comes from Vietnam. We used to have mid range family style seafood restaurants that were all you can eat. Those are gone. Now it is only high priced places and you don't get much. Posted by: Quint at July 25, 2020 01:50 AM (o1Bgo) 764
Tilapia? The Chinese fish that lives in sewers? No taste at all, even the farm-raised ones in other countries.
Uh, no. Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg You may be thinking of "swai", sold in Europe as "pangasius". It is from the Mekong River delta, one of the most polluted waterways in the world. Blech and more blech Posted by: Miklos piscatory gastronome at July 25, 2020 01:51 AM (QzkSJ) 765
Speaking of a bushel of corn, and this for a bushel of dry grain corn, it takes about 1 lb of nitrogen per bushel of yield. So that gives you and idea about how damn much nitrogen some of the ridiculous high record yields require. Back in our field corn growing days, we'd put about 120lbs N per acre total. This was non-irrigated, of course, and that was about the limiting yield potential. And that was done with about 20 -30 lbs at planting, and the rest as a sidedress with UAN solution when it got about shin high. The record yield for 2019 was 617 bu /ac. So just imagine how much N they had to apply. And not all at once, but several times over the course of the growing season. Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at July 25, 2020 01:53 AM (rCwaK) 766
Cool video about recreating a commercial:
https://preview.tinyurl.com/y6spqecy Goes to TikTok. Don't install their shitty Chi-Com spy app, just watch the video. Posted by: Blanco Basura - moronhorde.com lives again at July 25, 2020 01:54 AM (SchxB) 767
754
An ocean fisherman since the age of 8. Running out the party boats from San Pedro with Gramps and Dad and the Channel Islands in my later years, yes, gotten pretty thin for quality and some species restricted for the next 10 years. Used to be able to free dive for Abalone back in the day. Now all cleaned out by illegal harvesting by Asian Gangs that ship the shit to their homelands for mega bucks. DFG are a bunch of limp dicks in this regard...cuz COMMIEFORNIA. Posted by: The Nightwatch with Reme at July 25, 2020 01:54 AM (u1WYs) 768
Miley, you are awesome, but I am so jealous right now!
Fresh corn from the field is proof that God loves people even if they don't drink beer. (Benj. Franklin hat tip) Decades ago, had some friends that were frat bros., that took me to an annual ritual where they would get a boiling pot going first, pick ears of corn, drop them into the pot literally minutes after they were picked from the field, boiled for 1 minute (NO MORE!) and then served with copious amounts of butter and salt. O M frigging G. I am so happy it wasn't crack or heroin. I was completely hooked. Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at July 25, 2020 01:27 AM (sy5kK) It was probably 2 hours before I got them in the water tonight. Had some errands at publius' folks before we came home. I usually simmer them for 5 minutes. Am I doing it wrong? Posted by: Miley, the Duchess, also a Karen at July 25, 2020 01:56 AM (rCwaK) 769
Mike Hammer, did you get an email addy finally? If not, mine's in my nick.
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess, also a Karen at July 25, 2020 01:57 AM (rCwaK) 770
And while the "bushel" is the common unit of measure for grain, it's really a weight. A bushel is a unit of dry volume equal to 8 imperial gallons. A "peck" is 1/4 bushel, or 2 gallons. However, because you're buying and selling mass, not volume, a bushel of a given grain is defined to be a certain weight. Corn is 56 lbs per bushel, wheat is 60lbs. Barley is 48 lbs. Soybeans are defined as 60 lbs, but that was always a bit high. The average weight per volume of soybeans is closer to 55 than 60 lbs per bushel. But it doesn't matter, because it's just an arbitrary weight unit, really. Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at July 25, 2020 01:58 AM (rCwaK) 771
I'm not a fan of clams, but I love mussels. I have a recipe for steamed mussels that is awesome. You want to lick the shells themselves.
Publius, again, no bivalve lover. Posted by: Miley, the Duchess, also a Karen at July 25, 2020 01:49 AM (rCwaK) Pan on medium-high heat. Copious amounts of butter, and the trinity, onions, celery, garlic, sauteed for at least 5 minutes, less than 10 minutes. Dump in the clean, de-bearded mussels into the pan. Add a quarter bottle of chardonnay (cheap is fine). Cover and cook for about 3-4 minutes, or until you can see some of them opening up. Do NOT overcook. Pull out any shells still closed. Those are dead, not worth eating. Serve with fresh sliced French or Italian loaf. The bread is great to sop up the broth that is served in the bowl of mussels. Your welcome. Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at July 25, 2020 02:00 AM (sy5kK) 772
>>>I Have About A Dozen Old Keyboards In The Closet.
We could have this as a First-World Problems topic. Posted by: m at July 25, 2020 02:00 AM (UcJxa) 773
There is the remnant of a Long John Silver's in
Mauldin. They threw in with some other fast food outfit, the name I forget. But they still have the Long John Silver menu. It's pretty good for fast food fish, and I stop there occasionally. Miley has been with me a time or two. Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at July 25, 2020 01:26 AM (rCwaK) A and W (with an ampersand, which I am not authorized to handle at this place). Yeah, I do love their fish and chips. Posted by: Miley, the Duchess, also a Karen at July 25, 2020 02:01 AM (rCwaK) 774
Speaking of a bushel of corn, and this for a bushel of dry grain corn, it takes about 1 lb of nitrogen per bushel of yield.
There is a better and cheaper way. And you can sell as 100% organic (idiots pay more). I organized this project, but FCK the current site is only in Hungarian. http://vegaalga.eu/ Anyway, set up an algae pond and water the crops with that. Posted by: Miklos, dammit, I wrote it in English too at July 25, 2020 02:02 AM (QzkSJ) 775
But it doesn't matter, because it's just an arbitrary weight unit, really.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion Ok. 2/3 of a hogshead at sea level. Posted by: Miklos, correcting for southernly northern latitude at July 25, 2020 02:05 AM (QzkSJ) 776
Serve with fresh sliced French or Italian loaf. The bread is great to sop up the broth that is served in the bowl of mussels.
Your welcome. Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at July 25, 2020 02:00 AM (sy5kK) Mine's similar, although no celery (red pepper flakes instead) and I sprinkle some breadcrumbs over and toss. Posted by: Miley, the Duchess, also a Karen at July 25, 2020 02:06 AM (rCwaK) 777
'Evenin all.
Not too knowledgeable 'bout farming, but I find the corn talk fascinating. Here's a question: how much corn to produce a barrel of bourbon? Posted by: Average Guy at July 25, 2020 02:10 AM (b2diN) 778
Mine's similar, although no celery (red pepper flakes instead) and I sprinkle some breadcrumbs over and toss.
Posted by: Miley, MOVE THOSE MUSSELS COME ON Posted by: zombie (?) Richard Simmons at July 25, 2020 02:11 AM (QzkSJ) 779
Here's a question: how much corn to produce a barrel of bourbon?
Posted by: Average Guy Depends on how many Moon Pies you put in the mash. Posted by: Granpappy Miklos at July 25, 2020 02:12 AM (QzkSJ) 780
No clue who the chick is thats filling in for Laura Ingram, but she is yummy.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 25, 2020 02:14 AM (9Om/r) 781
Speaking of mash and stuff in that vein, publius bought some Jack Daniels Apple Jack and I luuuuurve it.
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess, also a Karen at July 25, 2020 02:15 AM (rCwaK) 782
COVID - 19
Posted by: true! at July 25, 2020 02:15 AM (/zO8a) 783
It's so last year!?
Posted by: true! at July 25, 2020 02:18 AM (/zO8a) 784
I usually simmer them for 5 minutes. Am I doing it wrong?
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess, also a Karen at July 25, 2020 01:56 AM (rCwaK) Boil for 1 minute. Try it. You have the freshest corn, that is the hard part. And a tip of the hat for your gardening endeavors. Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at July 25, 2020 02:19 AM (sy5kK) 785
The yield with ethanol for fuel production is about 2.7 gallons of ethanol per bushel of corn. This is known as burning your food for fuel. Which ain't good. Now, bourbon would be more corn, I'm sure. And I think the requirement for bourbon is 51% corn. They throw in other grains as well. Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at July 25, 2020 02:20 AM (rCwaK) 786
Well.... Sweet Summer Corn from the Central Valley...
Trim the husk a bit on top, soak the bunch in clean water in a bucket for an hour, throw them on my BBQ with Oak Smoke until the outer husks are brown, pull, strip the husks and dredge in butter and a pinch of salt.... Sweet Corn Heaven Posted by: The Nightwatch with Reme at July 25, 2020 02:21 AM (u1WYs) 787
Manufacturer's specs say that my car has eight (
![]() But I don't think that includes the back seat, or the fact that with the top down, you can carry palm trees around (note max heights on all bridges). Posted by: Miklos Gran Turismo at July 25, 2020 02:24 AM (QzkSJ) 788
My son is blasting Roger Miller's "King of the Road" right now from his bedroom....kinda surreal
Posted by: The Nightwatch with Reme at July 25, 2020 02:25 AM (u1WYs) 789
The rona panic, riots, dems cheating voting... recipie for cant sleep. Arrrgh. Sitting on the stoop, so to speak, feeding mosquitos. And lurking a bit here.
Posted by: getting the banned back together at July 25, 2020 02:25 AM (o3gwj) 790
Mine's similar, although no celery (red pepper flakes instead) and I sprinkle some breadcrumbs over and toss. Posted by: Miley, the Duchess, also a Karen at July 25, 2020 02:06 AM (rCwaK) red pepper flakes? Never tried it before, great idea for the next time! I would not do any breading. I'm a purist when it comes to bi-valve meat. When it comes to seafood, and growing up on boats in Puget Sound, Seattle seafood snobbery is a real thing. I admit it. In fact, I'm proud of it. But I am always learning something new. Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at July 25, 2020 02:27 AM (sy5kK) 791
I picked up a bottle of "Apple Jack", Jack Daniel's green apple flavored, and that got me interested in the difference between bourbon and "Tennessee Whiskey" and I was reading up on all that. Basically, most Tennessee Whiskey could easily be legally called bourbon, but they don't like that. The "Lincoln County Process" of charcoal filtering is what makes it Tennesse Whiskey. But, no one uses the Lincoln Country process in actual Lincoln County, and one distiller there got grandfathered in the Tennessee Whiskey definition (by paying a lot of money to legislators, I'm sure). Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at July 25, 2020 02:27 AM (rCwaK) 792
788 My son is blasting Roger Miller's "King of the Road" right now from his bedroom....kinda surreal
Posted by: The Nightwatch with Reme at July 25, 2020 02:25 AM (u1WYs) You raised him right. Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at July 25, 2020 02:28 AM (sy5kK) 793
My son is blasting Roger Miller's "King of the Road" right now from his bedroom....kinda surreal
Posted by: The Nightwatch He can have a car when he can drive a stick Posted by: Miklosian Advices at July 25, 2020 02:31 AM (QzkSJ) Posted by: The Nightwatch with Reme at July 25, 2020 02:32 AM (u1WYs) 795
Not too knowledgeable 'bout farming, but I find the corn talk fascinating. Here's a question: how much corn to produce a barrel of bourbon?
Posted by: Average Guy at July 25, 2020 02:10 AM (b2diN) DNK. Bourbon must be at least 51% corn mash, or so I have been told. That is the legal difference between bourbon and whiskey, again told to me by the same people. But all I really know is that I happily accept either in my glass. Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at July 25, 2020 02:32 AM (sy5kK) 796
I scissor myself.
Leave me alone. The rest of you........ I'm com'n...... (cand'n) spelling. Live free or die hard. t Posted by: true! at July 25, 2020 02:35 AM (/zO8a) Posted by: The Nightwatch with Reme at July 25, 2020 02:35 AM (u1WYs) Posted by: true! at July 25, 2020 02:37 AM (/zO8a) 799
DNK. Bourbon must be at least 51% corn mash, or so I have been told.
That is the legal difference between bourbon and whiskey, again told to me by the same people. Rules? Who makes 'em rules? Fine whisky here boys, so good the Sheriff only comes by to get himseff some. Posted by: Miklos' Actual Grandaddy at July 25, 2020 02:37 AM (QzkSJ) 800
Tennessee whiskey goes great with Tennessee fricasseed frog legs. Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at July 25, 2020 02:39 AM (rCwaK) 801
Yeah, bourbon has to be at least 51% corn, but I suppose it could be 100%. Don't know of any all-corn bourbons, but I'm just learning this stuff. Just curious about how much furnace it takes (say in a 51% mash bill) to make a given quantity of liquid gold.
Distilling's one of those hobbies I could see myself getting into, but never will. Bamboo fly rod making is another, among many. Posted by: Average Guy at July 25, 2020 02:39 AM (b2diN) 802
For the first time in over a year, and because I was watching the local news, Jimmy Kimmel is on.
And for the first time, I am watching it. Jimmy is on vacation and a guest comedian is hosting, and JJ Watt is a guest. I would rather stick an ice pick in my eye instead of watching the traitor Kimmel. He used to be funny before he became an honorary member of the Chinese Communist Party. Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at July 25, 2020 02:40 AM (sy5kK) 803
Corn not furnace.
Posted by: Average Guy at July 25, 2020 02:42 AM (b2diN) 804
Distilling's one of those hobbies I could see myself getting into, but never will. Bamboo fly rod making is another, among many.
Posted by: Average Guy Everybody needs a hobby. For example, I make socks. Posted by: MiklosBot v. 201.84.0036 at July 25, 2020 02:42 AM (QzkSJ) 805
The rules for bourbon get complex. Mash must be 51% corn. It must be distilled to no more than 160 proof. And it must be aged in new charred oak barrels, and introduced to the barrels at no more than 125 proof. And that's just the basics. There are rules about aging, and what can be called "straight bourbon". The final product can have "neutral spirits" added within certain limits and all that. Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at July 25, 2020 02:43 AM (rCwaK) 806
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Easy now cowboy.....I'm in the professional nature of your...issue..can call 911 and dispatch a PET team if needed. But u just want attention right at this moment...don't cha? There, attention. Now ,if you have sweet corn that has a very thick husk, best to strip off a couple of layers prior to tossing them on the BBQ.... otherwise they take forever to steam up. Posted by: The Nightwatch with Reme at July 25, 2020 02:44 AM (u1WYs) 807
Corn not furnace.
Posted by: Average Guy This may be the first time in the history of the English language that those three words have been used in that order. One hundred generations of English speakers pay respect. Posted by: The Oxford Miklos Dictionary at July 25, 2020 02:45 AM (QzkSJ) 808
Boil for 1 minute.
Try it. You have the freshest corn, that is the hard part. And a tip of the hat for your gardening endeavors. Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at July 25, 2020 02:19 AM (sy5kK) Okay - I'll give it a try, but it seems like it would be underdone...I can always toss it back in the pot for a little longer if need be. Posted by: Miley, the Duchess, also a Karen at July 25, 2020 02:47 AM (rCwaK) 809
Furnace
Used for heating houses.... Never used for cooking corn.... not in this country anyway......OOHHHhh...still don't get it. Posted by: The Nightwatch with Reme at July 25, 2020 02:49 AM (u1WYs) 810
Ok, so I actually joined Parker, gave them a small criticism tonite and they deleted my account, so much for social media, haha
Posted by: Lousagirl at July 25, 2020 02:49 AM (gIhoc) 811
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at July 25, 2020 02:19 AM (sy5kK)
Okay - I'll give it a try, but it seems like it would be underdone...I can always toss it back in the pot for a little longer if need be. Posted by: Miley, Sorry LeftCoastDawg might be a fine feller, but we don't cotton to culinary advice from nobody "Left". Quid est demonstratum Posted by: Miklosius Caroliniensis at July 25, 2020 02:51 AM (QzkSJ) 812
Parler yeah Im drunk
Posted by: Lousagirl at July 25, 2020 02:51 AM (gIhoc) Posted by: FACTS by Miklos at July 25, 2020 02:53 AM (QzkSJ) 814
The world over, by international agreements, require that bourbon must produced in the United States. Now, the US laws about bourbon apply mostly to product sold in the US. Canada just says that US rules must be used for product sold there. But other countries don't do that. So distillers sell product for export called bourbon that couldn't be called bourbon if sold in the US. But anything called bourbon must be made in the US. Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at July 25, 2020 02:54 AM (rCwaK) 815
Roebuck Fish Camp sounds awesome, but their website still says takeout only - I've emailed to see if the dining room's still closed.
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess, also a Karen at July 25, 2020 02:54 AM (rCwaK) 816
Yeah, bourbon has to be at least 51% corn, but I
suppose it could be 100%. Don't know of any all-corn bourbons, but I'm just learning this stuff. Just curious about how much furnace it takes (say in a 51% mash bill) to make a given quantity of liquid gold. Distilling's one of those hobbies I could see myself getting into, but never will. Bamboo fly rod making is another, among many. Posted by: Average Guy at July 25, 2020 02:39 AM (b2diN) I am no expert myself, though I have had a few of them lol. They do have corn whiskeys that are very high in corn. The area where I get shaking is in the serious distilling part. Normally a Bourbon is 51 percent corn, then you have a percentage of malted barley, and a percentage of rye. There are a few Bourbons such as Maker's Mark and even Pappy Van Winkle that skip the rye and replace it with wheat. The reason I am not sure about 100 percent corn whiskey is distillers usually use 5-10 percent malted barley as the enzymes help convert the sugars and get the whole thing going. I think you can malt corn even so 100 percent corn is possible. But the flavor would be a bit one not really, kind of corny and syrupy. There are whiskies called "corn Whiskey" that are mostly corn though. The Tennessee Whiskey description above is accurate. And not to be glib, but the main thing that makes them TN whiskies is they are from TN. Then you have the Lincoln County process. Another thing I am not sure of is if filtering the whiskey through charcoal necessarily means it can no longer be called Bourbon. I guess I could check on that but I have never heard it come up. While the Lincoln County process is unique, I don't know if that precludes someone in TN calling their spirit Bourbon. Then again, why would they want to do that? They want to differentiate their brand, TN whiskey. There are really only two big whiskey distillers in TN. There is Jack Daniels and George Dickel. They both use charcoal filtering but one does it with hot distillate and the other does it with cold distillate. They will both tell you why their method is better lol. Posted by: Quint at July 25, 2020 02:54 AM (o1Bgo) 817
I drank margarita and beer tonite wheeeee doggies dont fuck with me
Posted by: Lousagirl at July 25, 2020 02:54 AM (gIhoc) 818
Miklos I love you
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Hey Third Shift Morons!
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Third Shift Mask Checker at July 25, 2020 02:57 AM (PiwSw) 820
Gonna go smoke a still legal cigarette
![]() Posted by: Lousagirl at July 25, 2020 02:57 AM (gIhoc) 821
So the commies here stripped the Airport signage of "BOB HOPE" airport from Burbank Airport.....because of pencil dick ....Adam Shit-for brains being their rep.
Now they are going to do the same to JOHN WAYNE Airport ...because effin commies want to destroy history. Civil War 2.0...lets just get to it why don't we.... BIGLEY! Posted by: The Nightwatch with Reme at July 25, 2020 02:58 AM (u1WYs) 822
But anything called bourbon must be made in the US.
Posted by: publius, I can get you a palinka license. Posted by: Miklosian Distillations Kft. at July 25, 2020 02:58 AM (QzkSJ) 823
Posted by: Average Guy at July 25, 2020 02:39 AM (b2diN)
every state is different I suppose but maybe not on this subject. While it is fine to grow tobacco for your own use, make hard cider, and wine (ask me why I know lol), distilling is a different kettle of fish. This is net bs so don't take my word for gospel, trust but verify. But last i checked you could make about a gallon of distilled spirits a year legally. The obvious problem is it is a herculean task or at least a lot of effort to build a still and go through the process. Long story short, you are going to need a license to make legally distilled spirits in any reasonable quantity Posted by: Quint at July 25, 2020 02:59 AM (o1Bgo) 824
Tennesse whiskey has been classified as "bourbon whiskey" in some international agreements. The charcoal process doesn't preclude being called bourbon from what I gather -- they just don't like to call it that themselves. Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at July 25, 2020 02:59 AM (rCwaK) 825
I got hobbies, but no time to take on new ones. But one of these days I'm gonna start makin knives...
Posted by: Average Guy at July 25, 2020 03:00 AM (b2diN) 826
Gonna go smoke a still legal cigarette
Posted by: Lousagirl Go smoke? I smoke where I please, which is right here. *offers a light, 'cause Gentleman of a sort* Posted by: Miklos, smokin' 'em 'cause he got'em at July 25, 2020 03:00 AM (QzkSJ) 827
little bill!?
Posted by: true! at July 25, 2020 03:02 AM (/zO8a) 828
Don'y mind me
The Rant is strong with this one tonight....Oh look, another bottle of unopened wine....well lets just fix that... Posted by: The Nightwatch with Reme at July 25, 2020 03:02 AM (u1WYs) Posted by: Lousagirl at July 25, 2020 03:04 AM (gIhoc) 830
The Rant is strong with this one tonight....Oh look, another bottle of unopened wine....well lets just fix that...
Posted by: The Nightwatch Make sure you don't got of them European clockwise metric corkscrews Posted by: Miklos, just sayin' at July 25, 2020 03:05 AM (QzkSJ) Posted by: Puddleglum at July 25, 2020 03:05 AM (Vge8U) 832
There's this: The current controlling definition of "Tennessee Whiskey" at the federal level and international trade level (NAFTA cemented this) is "a straight bourbon whiskey authorized to be produced only in the State of Tennessee". In 2013, they passed the current law in Tennessee that defines "Tennessee Whiskey". It is the same as bourbon, 51% corn mash, and everything else, plus the Lincoln County process. There is one exception for Benjamin Pritchard's, which doesn't use Lincoln County process, but is allowed to use the term Tennessee whiskey. Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at July 25, 2020 03:06 AM (rCwaK) 833
And this is why I love you guys/gals
Posted by: Lousagirl at July 25, 2020 03:06 AM (gIhoc) Posted by: true! at July 25, 2020 03:06 AM (/zO8a) 835
AFAIK there's no restrictions regarding filtering. Must be 51% corn. Must be aged in new charred oak barrels. Must be made in US. Must be barreled at no more than 145 proof. Must be bottled at no less than 80 proof. Nothing added but water.
Posted by: Average Guy at July 25, 2020 03:08 AM (b2diN) 836
{{{Lousagirl}}}
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess, also a Karen at July 25, 2020 03:08 AM (rCwaK) 837
The current controlling definition of "Tennessee Whiskey" at the federal level ..
...is that "Tennessee Whisky" must be filtered through a mask Posted by: Dr. Anthony "Old Grandad" Fauci at July 25, 2020 03:08 AM (QzkSJ) Posted by: The Nightwatch with Reme at July 25, 2020 03:11 AM (u1WYs) 839
The rules for bourbon get complex. Mash must be 51%
corn. It must be distilled to no more than 160 proof. And it must be aged in new charred oak barrels, and introduced to the barrels at no more than 125 proof. And that's just the basics. There are rules about aging, and what can be called "straight bourbon". The final product can have "neutral spirits" added within certain limits and all that. Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at July 25, 2020 02:43 AM (rCwaK) I am not sure about the neutral grain spirits. Certainly Canadian Whiskey can have neutral spirits and likely American Whiskey too. But I don't think you can do that with Bourbon. hence the no more than 160 proof rule. They do allow some additions in the end like cask finishing. But often the flavored stuff loses the Bourbon moniker or even TN whiskey. I bet if you look a the bottle of Apple Jack is says it is a liqueur It can no longer be labeled a TN Whiskey. I checked it and it says it is a liqueur blended with TN whiskey. It is fun to learn about this stuff, I mean, hell, it is booze. Posted by: Quint at July 25, 2020 03:11 AM (o1Bgo) 840
Miley
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Damn publius gonna go listen to Tennessee whiskey now, haha
Posted by: Lousagirl at July 25, 2020 03:04 AM (gIhoc) hot take. I prefer the George Jones version. This new guy is loved by everyone but it seems to stylized to me to be OG country. He can sing though. Posted by: Quint at July 25, 2020 03:13 AM (o1Bgo) 842
>> I am not sure about the neutral grain spirits. C
I think that is "straight bourbon" can't have anything added. "Blended bourbon", which is still a legal bourbon, can have additional additives, but the final product must be at least 51% straight bourbon. Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at July 25, 2020 03:14 AM (rCwaK) 843
They really did remove my account, I knew better
Posted by: Lousagirl at July 25, 2020 03:14 AM (gIhoc) 844
Screw Dr. Fucky and the mask-mandate bullshit...
It's almost everywhere now. "Mask required" for entry (but not always 'enforced' wink wink) So, so, sooooo very tired of the lies, the ops, the demonrats, the social-just-us bullshit, all of it. My plate is so full of *real* stuff to deal with, but then have to also jump thru the make-believe hoops of karens and fascists. Cripes. Just shoot me. YEah, been imbibing.. Posted by: JQ at July 25, 2020 03:14 AM (whOIk) 845
I am not sure about the neutral grain spirits. Certainly Canadian Whiskey
You mean Caucasian Whisky Posted by: Rev. Miklos Sharpton at July 25, 2020 03:15 AM (QzkSJ) 846
LeftCoastDawg might be a fine feller, but we don't cotton to culinary advice from nobody "Left". Quid est demonstratum Posted by: Miklosius Caroliniensis at July 25, 2020 02:51 AM (QzkSJ) HEY! This knowledge is from the mothers of drunken frat brothers. I dare you to find a more knowledgeable group of citizens anywhere. And a couple of those mothers, along with their husbands, owned the corn fields we raided. I stand by my statements! Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at July 25, 2020 03:16 AM (sy5kK) 847
I have loved the ladies, and I have loved Jim Beam, and they both tried to kill me back in 1973. Posted by: Hank Williams, Jr. at July 25, 2020 03:17 AM (rCwaK) Posted by: The Nightwatch with Reme at July 25, 2020 03:17 AM (u1WYs) 849
Think you're confusing it with Scotch. Don't know if there's such a thing as blended bourbon.
Posted by: Average Guy at July 25, 2020 03:17 AM (b2diN) 850
My hubby and I have 22 years together, we were engaged for most of them got married on 12/21/12
But my hubby is the sweetest heart I have ever known, he dedicates songs to me and Tennessee Whiskey was one of them I am Blessed Posted by: Lousagirl at July 25, 2020 03:17 AM (gIhoc) Posted by: Maharishi Miklos at July 25, 2020 03:18 AM (QzkSJ) 852
Oops. You're right. Should've googled before posting my ignorance.
Posted by: Average Guy at July 25, 2020 03:18 AM (b2diN) 853
Wild Turkey......from youth.
Posted by: The Nightwatch with Reme at July 25, 2020 03:18 AM (u1WYs) 854
He also dedicated we fight , haha
Posted by: Lousagirl at July 25, 2020 03:19 AM (gIhoc) Posted by: Hank Williams, Jr. at July 25, 2020 03:20 AM (rCwaK) 856
That one is Jerry Cantrell good luck finding it
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"Gobble Gobble"
Posted by: The Nightwatch with Reme at July 25, 2020 03:21 AM (u1WYs) 858
"Old Crow"
True to the tradition me thinks..but correct me if need be Posted by: The Nightwatch When Lincoln asked "What does Gen. Grant drink? Send a case to my other generals!" It was Old Crow. Enjoyed by Federals, Confederates, and Mikloses alike. Posted by: Fun Historical Whisky Facts with Miklos at July 25, 2020 03:21 AM (QzkSJ) 859
Don't know about anyone else, but I'm learning a lot about booze. With all the shit I know I'm a little foggy when it comes to booze lore. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 25, 2020 03:22 AM (9Om/r) 860
789 The rona panic, riots, dems cheating voting... recipie for cant sleep. Arrrgh. Sitting on the stoop, so to speak, feeding mosquitos. And lurking a bit here.
Posted by: getting the banned back together at July 25, 2020 02:25 AM (o3gwj) Perfect. If a doctor prescribed that, you would be paying at least a hundred now, because insurance wouldn't cover it. Home remedies are vastly underrated. Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at July 25, 2020 03:23 AM (sy5kK) 861
And a couple of those mothers, along with their husbands, owned the corn fields we raided.
I stand by my statements! Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg rules pics Watermelon raids would get more respect Posted by: Junior "Miklos" Samples , the band BR-549 wasn't too bad neither at July 25, 2020 03:23 AM (QzkSJ) 862
Night, all.
Posted by: Average Guy at July 25, 2020 03:24 AM (b2diN) 863
Home remedies are vastly underrated.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg The Hungarian Grandma prescription is: Palinka (home made if possible, 53%) Garlic (eaten raw) Hot tea with lemon and Gramma's love Now get over it, there's WORK Posted by: Miklos, homeopathic palinka healer at July 25, 2020 03:27 AM (QzkSJ) 864
Old Crow Medicine show good stuff
Posted by: Lousagirl at July 25, 2020 03:29 AM (gIhoc) 865
I discovered also Johnny Walkers...Red, Black, Green, and Blue....and the Blue was my send off shot X 2 with #1 when he deployed in 2003 USMC Invasion Iraq. We finished that bottle on his return.
Posted by: The Nightwatch with Reme at July 25, 2020 03:29 AM (u1WYs) 866
The rona panic, riots, dems cheating voting... recipie for cant sleep. Arrrgh. Sitting on the stoop, so to speak, feeding mosquitos. And lurking a bit here.
Posted by: getting the banned back together at July 25, 2020 02:25 AM (o3gwj) Yeah, no shit... Same here, except indoors. Thinking all kinds of *type/delete* thoughts. Just want the leftards to leave me & mine TF alone! Posted by: JQ at July 25, 2020 03:31 AM (whOIk) 867
And Im going night night Love you guys
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have loved the ladies, and I have loved Jim Beam, and they both tried to kill me back in 1973.
Posted by: Hank Williams, Jr. at July 25, 2020 03:17 AM (rCwaK) a Family Tradition. Posted by: Quint at July 25, 2020 03:32 AM (o1Bgo) Posted by: The Nightwatch with Reme at July 25, 2020 03:33 AM (u1WYs) 870
God Bless all yall
Posted by: Lousagirl at July 25, 2020 03:33 AM (gIhoc) 871
hot take. I prefer the George Jones version. This new guy is loved by everyone but it seems to stylized to me to be OG country. He can sing though. Posted by: Quint at July 25, 2020 03:13 AM (o1Bgo) Until a few minutes ago, I did not know this. Thanks, Quint. Keep the lessons about Country music coming. I do like that new guy too, Chris Stapleton. But George Jones is a legend, no doubt. Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at July 25, 2020 03:34 AM (sy5kK) Posted by: The Nightwatch with Reme at July 25, 2020 03:36 AM (u1WYs) 873
If you want to try a cheap bottle of Straight Bourbon Whiskey that SHOULD last a while, give Very Old Barton a try. I doubt it is very old but it is still good for what it is. A 1.75L bottle can be had for about $20. That is less than a ten spot for a fifth. A lot cheaper than those crazy Scotch prices. Sure it is not the same thing but it is a legit low priced Bourbon.
Posted by: Quint at July 25, 2020 03:36 AM (o1Bgo) 874
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07tL6JahREY Chris Stapleton, Tennessee Whiskey, Live at Farm Aid, 2018. His voice. Damn. Like cuddling up in front of a fire with your gal on a cold night. Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at July 25, 2020 03:40 AM (sy5kK) Posted by: JQ at July 25, 2020 03:42 AM (whOIk) 876
81 You've got SMH ROFL
Posted by: Ex-ex at July 24, 2020 10:11 PM (RU4sa) Good! we need to get her out of her funk! Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy Seconded ! Posted by: JT at July 25, 2020 03:43 AM (arJlL) 877
Gary Clark Jr.
Cat Fish Blues Bourbon/Whiskey drinking music Just in case........ya all were thinking...of drinking...and thinking Posted by: The Nightwatch with Reme at July 25, 2020 03:45 AM (u1WYs) 878
Did someone say....BOOBS????
Posted by: The Nightwatch with Reme at July 25, 2020 03:51 AM (u1WYs) 879
Hi MP4,
I got your package today. Thank you so very much. Posted by: Nurse ratched ! Now, what's he gonna use ? Posted by: JT at July 25, 2020 04:00 AM (arJlL) 880
Speaking of suicide, if you revive a prune, does it turn back into a plum ?
Posted by: JT at July 25, 2020 04:01 AM (arJlL) 881
The Barstool Sports interview with PDT is so great!
It's in three parts over at @realDonaldTrump Posted by: m at July 25, 2020 04:02 AM (UcJxa) Posted by: m at July 25, 2020 04:06 AM (UcJxa) Posted by: The Nightwatch with Reme at July 25, 2020 04:10 AM (u1WYs) 884
Now I have King of the Road stuck in my head.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 25, 2020 04:11 AM (cI3Q7) Posted by: The Nightwatch with Reme at July 25, 2020 04:12 AM (u1WYs) 886
I had no idea about the Fox vault fire. I've heard of Theda Barra.
Posted by: runner Yogi's wife. Posted by: JT at July 25, 2020 04:12 AM (arJlL) 887
886
Best as they tried to make vaults to protect the early films, the heat of the day and the chemical composition of nitrate based film strips led to disaster. tragic loss of not only movie but historical films as well. Posted by: The Nightwatch with Reme at July 25, 2020 04:23 AM (u1WYs) 888
In college, I learned of a particular bourbon called Rebel Yell. Apparently it's not sold in the North, at least it's not sold in NYC/NYS. The thing I remember most about Rebel Yell was the one pint bottle had a small opening and the plastic cap was a perfect shot glass and was most useful at college football games (back when you could bring in such items because there were no security scanners or strip searches).
Posted by: RickZ at July 25, 2020 04:30 AM (Y8PSl) 889
>> I am not sure about the neutral grain spirits. C
I think that is "straight bourbon" can't have anything added. "Blended bourbon", which is still a legal bourbon, can have additional additives, but the final product must be at least 51% straight bourbon. Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at July 25, 2020 03:14 AM (rCwaK) i am going to check on that even if it requires a deep dive. I still have my doubts on this particular issue, but it is fun to learn. You know your stuff and this has been a great discussion. to be clear the only thing I am disputing is if you can add grain neutral spirits and still call it Bourbon. I know Straight Bourbon is a thing, I know blended Bourbon is a thing though pretty new really. But from what I read blended Bourbon is a blend of Bourbons. I don't see or haven't yet seen where it is ok to blend Bourbon with neutral spirits and call it Boiurbon. This is done with whiskey all the time. The famous/infamous Seagrams 7 is 30 percent straight whiskey and the rest grain neutral spirits. Either way this has been fun my man. Posted by: Quint at July 25, 2020 04:34 AM (o1Bgo) 890
I discovered also Johnny Walkers...Red, Black,
Green, and Blue....and the Blue was my send off shot X 2 with #1 when he deployed in 2003 USMC Invasion Iraq. We finished that bottle on his return. Posted by: The Nightwatch with Reme at July 25, 2020 03:29 AM (u1WYs) Semper Fi. Posted by: Quint at July 25, 2020 04:38 AM (o1Bgo) 891
What can I offer the ONT at this point.
Our country is under attack by Commie/Pinko/Marxists. I did not get to see the comet. I want to go ocean fishing. I'll just say Good Morning then, And drift off to wine induced oblivion. Nightwatch out. Posted by: The Nightwatch with Reme at July 25, 2020 04:38 AM (u1WYs) Posted by: Skip at July 25, 2020 04:40 AM (6f16T) 893
In college, I learned of a particular bourbon called
Rebel Yell. Apparently it's not sold in the North, at least it's not sold in NYC/NYS. The thing I remember most about Rebel Yell was the one pint bottle had a small opening and the plastic cap was a perfect shot glass and was most useful at college football games (back when you could bring in such items because there were no security scanners or strip searches). Posted by: RickZ at July 25, 2020 04:30 AM (Y8PSl) They came out with a Rebel Yell 10 year old not long ago and it is highly regarded. It is not easy to get and I know I have not seen it for sale. Posted by: Quint at July 25, 2020 04:40 AM (o1Bgo) 894
Used to spend my nights out in a barroom
Liquor was the only love I've known But you rescued me from reachin' for the bottom And brought me back from being too far gone You're as smooth as Tennessee whiskey You're as sweet as strawberry wine You're as warm as a glass of brandy And honey, I stay stoned on your love all the time I've looked for love in all the same old places Found the bottom of a bottle's always dry But when you poured out your heart I didn't waste it 'Cause there's nothing like your love to get me high You're as smooth as Tennessee whiskey You're as sweet as strawberry wine You're as warm as a glass of brandy And honey, I stay stoned on your love all the time You're as smooth as Tennessee whiskey You're as sweet as strawberry wine You're as warm as a glass of brandy And honey, I stay stoned on your love all the time You're as smooth as Tennessee whiskey Tennessee whiskey Tennessee whiskey You're as smooth as Tennessee whiskey Tennessee whiskey Tennessee whiskey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zAThXFOy2c Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at July 25, 2020 04:41 AM (sy5kK) Posted by: m at July 25, 2020 04:44 AM (UcJxa) Posted by: The Nightwatch with Reme at July 25, 2020 04:47 AM (u1WYs) 897
Covid-19 linked deaths for week, Pa 109 up 5 from last week, NY was same as last week 66, NJ had 81 having removed 30 on Thursday.
Posted by: Skip at July 25, 2020 04:53 AM (6f16T) 898
Wisc had 45 for the week
Posted by: Skip at July 25, 2020 04:58 AM (6f16T) 899
16 Tons is my snow shoveling song
Posted by: Skip at July 25, 2020 05:02 AM (6f16T) 900
With no help its going to be impossible to get to 1K
Posted by: Skip at July 25, 2020 05:10 AM (6f16T) 901
You have about 3 hours. Have at it. To make it interesting, use a sock for each comment.
Posted by: I have ideas at July 25, 2020 05:13 AM (uxUoN) 902
Odd noise in near distance, like yutes "drifting", a tire squeal but extended looooong... guess its still an after dark sport around here.
Posted by: getting the banned back together at July 25, 2020 05:15 AM (6nCeY) 903
16 Tons is my snow shoveling song
Posted by: Skip at July 25, 2020 05:02 AM (6f16T) Same here. But the samba version. Posted by: The Cali Cartel at July 25, 2020 05:20 AM (Y8PSl) 904
Helping out, here, boss.
Posted by: m at July 25, 2020 05:26 AM (UcJxa) 905
Krak should be here in 35 -40 minutes
Posted by: Skip at July 25, 2020 05:26 AM (6f16T) 906
Would need 3 comments a minute average
Posted by: Skip at July 25, 2020 05:27 AM (6f16T) 907
Krak is sometimes late.
Posted by: m at July 25, 2020 05:28 AM (UcJxa) 908
We'll get daywalkers here, in a bit.
Posted by: m at July 25, 2020 05:28 AM (UcJxa) 909
I forgot what day it was. One of the problems of being retired. Every day is a Tuesday.
Posted by: The Rubiest of Rubies at July 25, 2020 05:30 AM (uxUoN) 910
The new Seattle expansion hockey team will be called the Seattle Kraken.
Posted by: Quint at July 25, 2020 05:31 AM (o1Bgo) Posted by: Is he red pilled yet? at July 25, 2020 05:31 AM (uxUoN) 912
In the last 22 minutes, we've just gotten 10 comments.
Hard row to hoe. Posted by: m at July 25, 2020 05:32 AM (UcJxa) Posted by: Young McDonald at July 25, 2020 05:34 AM (uxUoN) 914
So giving up on comments have sausage patty and blueberry pancakes going.
Posted by: Skip at July 25, 2020 05:39 AM (6f16T) 915
Styhexenhammer is another one I watch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=N0htdCQwFOA He is already red pilled. Posted by: Can't you read the sign? at July 25, 2020 05:40 AM (uxUoN) 916
I'm sitting having coffee and about to send a text to my night shift leader out there at the salt mine regarding "social distancing." That has to me the most cynical phrase ever foisted upon mankind. It means stand 6-10 feet apart and yell at your co-workers through a mask and assume they heard you over the racket of machinery, fans and forklifts. Well, they don't hear you. We only really get things done by mostly ignoring the new normal....
Posted by: ErikInTexas at July 25, 2020 05:41 AM (swScc) 917
The arizona democratic party headquarters in phoenix was set on fire by arsonists friday. In the likely event dumpster republiscums were responsible two can play at that game!
Posted by: raimondo at July 25, 2020 05:42 AM (Uwpre) 918
Mammy Eromero taught us to take 2 rows at a time when hoeing cotton.
Posted by: Eromero at July 25, 2020 05:42 AM (XhWtx) Posted by: AltonJackson at July 25, 2020 05:43 AM (4/pbc) 920
There's nothing democratic about the Democrat Party.
Posted by: jsg at July 25, 2020 05:45 AM (6n2cB) 921
916 I'm sitting having coffee and about to send a text to my night shift leader out there at the salt mine regarding "social distancing." That has to me the most cynical phrase ever foisted upon mankind. It means stand 6-10 feet apart and yell at your co-workers through a mask and assume they heard you over the racket of machinery, fans and forklifts. Well, they don't hear you. We only really get things done by mostly ignoring the new normal....
Posted by: ErikInTexas at July 25, 2020 05:41 AM (swScc) Social media, social justice warrior, social distancing. They're all not sociable! But trendy, I guess. Posted by: m at July 25, 2020 05:45 AM (UcJxa) 922
Nothing about the people in a People's Republic of China either
Posted by: Skip at July 25, 2020 05:46 AM (6f16T) 923
And why in the world am I up so early on a Saturday?
Posted by: jsg at July 25, 2020 05:46 AM (6n2cB) Posted by: Bitter Clinger at July 25, 2020 05:47 AM (YSIZW) 925
923 And why in the world am I up so early on a Saturday?
Posted by: jsg at July 25, 2020 05:46 AM (6n2cB) To do good in the world? Or on the ONT. Posted by: m at July 25, 2020 05:47 AM (UcJxa) 926
Posted by: raimondo at July 25, 2020 05:42 AM (Uwpre)
Get off the computer and get that basement clean! Posted by: raindumbo's Mom at July 25, 2020 05:48 AM (uxUoN) 927
Social media, social justice warrior, social distancing. They're all not sociable! But trendy, I guess.
Posted by: m at July 25, 2020 05:45 AM (UcJxa) in the 20th century we had ice cream socials. I think we had the better of it. Posted by: Quint at July 25, 2020 05:49 AM (o1Bgo) 928
To do good in the world? Or on the ONT.
Posted by: m at July 25, 2020 05:47 AM (UcJxa) It is possible the good Lord wants me to get an extra early start to finding ammo to hoard. Posted by: jsg at July 25, 2020 05:49 AM (6n2cB) 929
In case anybody's missed this:
895 Full Dave Portnoy, PDT interview here: https://preview.tinyurl.com/yxuz2eb5 Posted by: m at July 25, 2020 04:44 AM (UcJxa) Posted by: m at July 25, 2020 05:50 AM (UcJxa) 930
928 To do good in the world? Or on the ONT.
Posted by: m at July 25, 2020 05:47 AM (UcJxa) It is possible the good Lord wants me to get an extra early start to finding ammo to hoard. Posted by: jsg at July 25, 2020 05:49 AM (6n2cB) amen Posted by: m at July 25, 2020 05:50 AM (UcJxa) 931
How do you 'feel' about sociology only being a pseudo-science?
Posted by: Eromero at July 25, 2020 05:50 AM (XhWtx) 932
Making it to 950 would be an ok consolation prize.
Posted by: m at July 25, 2020 05:51 AM (UcJxa) 933
Get off the computer and get that basement clean!
Posted by: raindumbo's Mom at July 25, 2020 05:48 AM (uxUoN) Now honey, let him play with his friends online. You know we've been hoping he makes a real friend, this might be his chance. And at least he isn't fapping to Bill Nye videos when he plays with those nice folks at AoS. Posted by: raindumbo's Dad at July 25, 2020 05:51 AM (YSIZW) Posted by: ibguy at July 25, 2020 05:51 AM (1IRbd) Posted by: jsg at July 25, 2020 05:52 AM (6n2cB) 936
I took a sociology course in the 80s. I actually enjoyed the course. I doubt they teach it the same way these days. At least it wasn't Sociology Studies.
Posted by: Quint at July 25, 2020 05:52 AM (o1Bgo) 937
Another Life Hack: "With this one simple trick you can reduce the death toll from a pandemic by 90%: Prohibit all social-interaction." Posted by: Serious Cat at July 25, 2020 05:52 AM (zqs/f) Posted by: AltonJackson at July 25, 2020 05:53 AM (4/pbc) 939
Uh oh, out of maple syrup
Posted by: Skip at July 25, 2020 05:53 AM (6f16T) Posted by: ibguy at July 25, 2020 05:55 AM (1IRbd) 941
Sorry IBG.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at July 25, 2020 05:55 AM (YSIZW) 942
Ever wonder why old geezers need a nap in the afternoon ? It's from not getting a good nights sleep due to aches and pains the night before. Nice weather yesterday, feeling good and I overdid it and am now paying.
Posted by: bill in arkansas at July 25, 2020 05:56 AM (C1Lsn) 943
934 Update: She's passed.
Thank you, Horde, for the prayers and suppport. Posted by: ibguy at July 25, 2020 05:51 AM (1IRbd) So sorry for your loss, ibguy. Prayers of comfort for you and yours. Posted by: jsg at July 25, 2020 05:57 AM (6n2cB) 944
934 Update: She's passed.
Thank you, Horde, for the prayers and suppport. Posted by: ibguy at July 25, 2020 05:51 AM (1IRbd) I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost Posted by: rhennigantx at July 25, 2020 05:57 AM (JFO2v) 945
939 Uh oh, out of maple syrup
Posted by: Skip at July 25, 2020 05:53 AM (6f16T) If there was an eighth deadly sin.... Posted by: jsg at July 25, 2020 05:59 AM (6n2cB) 946
931 How do you 'feel' about sociology only being a pseudo-science?
Posted by: Eromero at July 25, 2020 05:50 AM (XhWtx) Over 90% of sociology studies cannot be reproduced. There are math errors on about 70%. Posted by: rhennigantx at July 25, 2020 05:59 AM (JFO2v) 947
bill in arkansas @ 942, old geezers like me get up to piss 3 times a night because we have prostate issues.....on top of the other problems you mentioned like gout, arthritis, rheumatiz, etc.
Posted by: Eromero at July 25, 2020 06:00 AM (XhWtx) 948
We're on the hour.
Posted by: m at July 25, 2020 06:00 AM (UcJxa) 949
May GOD Bless you all this day. Now off to work.
Posted by: Eromero at July 25, 2020 06:01 AM (XhWtx) 950
Sorry for your loss ibguy. Prayers up for you and your family.
Posted by: Quint at July 25, 2020 06:01 AM (o1Bgo) 951
Close
Posted by: jsg at July 25, 2020 06:01 AM (6n2cB) 952
We are now transitioning from the alcohol portion of the thread into the caffeine shift. If you wish to remain sozzled, please secure firearms and strap yourself into the safety pod; the flight attendant will refresh your drink after the blastoff sequence is complete.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 25, 2020 06:02 AM (Dc2NZ) 953
krak's up
Posted by: m at July 25, 2020 06:04 AM (UcJxa) 954
I cracked a sociology book at an estate auction a year or so ago. In the first or second paragraph, it lamented the fact that in our current state, half of the population could not marry each other because they were the same sex.
So I let that one go. Posted by: jsg at July 25, 2020 06:05 AM (6n2cB) Posted by: AltonJackson at July 25, 2020 06:06 AM (4/pbc) 956
947 Yep. Ben Gay, saw palmetto, Aleve.
Posted by: bill in arkansas at July 25, 2020 06:06 AM (C1Lsn) 957
Texas WUFLU growth and death rates last 7 days
3.30% 1.22% 2.30% 1.22% 2.28% 1.21% 2.80% 1.21% 2.89% 1.24% 2.70% 1.25% 2.41% 1.28% Growth trending down. Posted by: rhennigantx at July 25, 2020 06:06 AM (JFO2v) 958
Antibody Tests Count
Total Number of Antibody Tests Reported (included in total test numbers) 233,139 Number of Positive Antibody Tests Reported 10,565 4.53% Posted by: rhennigantx at July 25, 2020 06:07 AM (JFO2v) Posted by: AltonJackson at July 25, 2020 06:15 AM (4/pbc) 960
When you buy a hotdog in Portland, it can be flavored with teargas, if you want. I assume the food trucks follow the peaceful protestors to keep them well fed.
Posted by: Colin at July 25, 2020 06:30 AM (TOwRr) 961
There's something dark and ancient moving behind the scenes. As much as our problems manifest in the corporeal world, this is also a spiritual war.
Posted by: Cato, Collectivism Delenda Est at July His name is Satan. Also goes by Lucifer, Beelzebub, Ruler of Darkness, the Accuser, Abaddon, the Lawless One. Posted by: Sock Monkey...still Thought his name was Soros Posted by: Jean at July 25, 2020 06:48 AM (plBbK) Processing 0.09, elapsed 0.0993 seconds. |
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