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Wednesday Overnight Open Thread (8/5/20)

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The Quotes of The Day


Quote I

“I do not believe it is fair or right for protesters to show up at the homes of people who dedicate their lives to public service. I just want to live in peace and do my job.”LA County DA Jackie Lacey


Quote II

And no, in the age of American anarchotyranny, you cannot rely on the police, nor elected officials (Democratic or Republican), nor even mainstream Second Amendment organizations in Washington, D.C., like the National Rifle Association to stand with you in your time of need. Michelle Malkin


Quote III

“I think I got taken off the plane because I’m black. I am an abolitionist. I believe that we need to defund and abolish the police.Arlinda Johns


Quote IV

"I was born in the '70s. I was born and raised in Manhattan. I've always considered myself to be liberal. Now I'm not only a friend of people of color, but also an advocate ... but this movement over the last month has been powerful. ... I realized that I couldn't be not racist. I realized that I either was a racist or an anti-racist, and I wasn't — I'm not — an anti-racist."Seth Soi Boi


Quote V

"We've been in this legal battle for four years, and we aren't giving up this fight. As the environmental review process gets underway in the months ahead, we look forward to showing why the Dakota Access Pipeline is too dangerous to operate."Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairman Mike Faith


Quote VI

"Minneapolis City Hall is one of the only governmental buildings in downtown Minneapolis that does not have a security protocol. I mean, anyone can walk into our building at any time." Minneapolis Council member Lisa Bender

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On May 23rd, 2020 the High Priestess of Scolds told us what type of masks to wear.

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Funny thing now on August 5th she is claiming she is a Covid-19 Survivor.

Guess those crochet masks aren't too practical after all. Bless her heart.

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Kaboom. It's just not for cereal anymore. H/T Hank Curmudgeon

Lebanon's Chernobyl moment
On the evening of Aug. 4, Beirut witnessed an unprecedented explosion that ruined a large part of the city, injuring thousands and killing many.

Aug 5, 2020

A deadly time machine took Lebanon’s capital back in history to the scenes of its notorious civil war that lasted from 1975 until 1990. An unprecedented massive explosion at Beirut's port on the evening of Aug. 4 destroyed almost half the city, according to Beirut Gov. Marwan Abboud, who burst into tears while speaking on camera.

The blast left at least 100 people dead and over 4,000 injured, according to the latest toll released by the Red Cross.

Abboud likened the blast to those of Nagasaki and Hiroshima in Japan during World War II; video footage on social media showed a blast that was nothing like the country has witnessed over the past century during various tragic events.

In the southern village of Haris, located nearly 60 miles southeast of Beirut, a Lebanese man told Al-Monitor that he had heard the blast. Mohammed, who asked to be indentified only by his first name, said he first thought the explosion was related to the recent tensions on the southern border between Lebanon and Israel. When he saw what had happened in Beirut on the news, he “realized this was the same explosion as in Beirut’s port. I never ever thought I would hear a blast 100 kilometers away occuring in the capital. It is frightening.”


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I think that most of us here tonight have been disappointed by fast food joints. There's a reason why we laugh about the minimum wage. I wonder what restaurant pissed in his Wheaties burrito today? Language Alert-Rant

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100% Carbon free electricity by 2035?


Magic wands not included.


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Good news for a few of the adolescents in the Horde. Ren & Stimpy gets green light.

As part of a major push into adult animation, Comedy Central has given a series green light to a reimagening of the cult Emmy-nominated The Ren & Stimpy Show.

Comedy Central has been tapping into IP across ViacomCBS to build an original animated slate around stalwart South Park. The Ren & Stimpy Show will join the recently announced Beavis and Butt-Head reboot from Mike Judge and Daria spin-off Jodie on Comedy Central.

“I want to thank our partners at Nick Animation as we re-imagine these iconic characters with a new creative team,” said Nina L. Diaz, President of Content and Chief Creative Officer for ViacomCBS Entertainment & Youth Group.”


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What do you think of when you hear St. Louis prosecutor Kimberly Gardner's name? I think of a vindictive racist bitch who wouldn't know justice if it smacked her in the face.

If police determined that at least one person in the mob on Mark and Patricia McCloskey’s property was armed, another labeled “Human Shield,” and several issued threats against the couple … then why were they charged at all? Local NBC affiliate KSDK reported last week that documents and a voicemail show that Kimberly Gardner’s office pressured the lead detective on the case to “quickly reassess this evidence,” and when that didn’t work, threatened his supervisor with bad publicity unless the detective relented. That puts the prosecution of the McCloskeys in an even more questionable light — and likely makes it impossible to boot (via Tom Knighton at Bearing Arms):


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It's good to be mayor King. Just ask the bum in LA.

The Mayor of Los Angeles, Eric Garcetti, has found a new way to stop large gatherings that will make Bill de Blasio envious that he didn’t think of it first:

“L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti announces he is authorizing the city to shut off water and power to any houses or businesses that are hosting any parties or unauthorized large gatherings. It will begin Friday night, and LAPD will respond, then contact DWP to cut it off.”

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Is it just me? Or is this a truly LOLGF story?

Wireless charging is increasingly common in modern smartphones, and there’s even speculation that Apple might ditch charging via a cable entirely in the near future. But the slight convenience of juicing up your phone by plopping it onto a pad rather than plugging it in comes with a surprisingly robust environmental cost. According to new calculations from OneZero and iFixit, wireless charging is drastically less efficient than charging with a cord, so much so that the widespread adoption of this technology could necessitate the construction of dozens of new power plants around the world. (Unless manufacturers find other ways to make up for the energy drain, of course.)

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Truck vs. Antifa motorcycle. Guess who wins? Yes, very rewarding.


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It's not a Tonight's Feel Good Story of The Day. It's not a Genius Award Winner or Rant either. Just a simple story that's not political and not Kung flu related. Something nice.

Watch Olympian Katie Ledecky swim with full glass of milk on her head
There's more than one way to make a milkshake.


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The ONT Musical Interlude



On this day: 5 Aug 2013
American musician, composer, singer and producer George Duke died from chronic lymphocytic leukemia aged 67. He released over thirty solo albums, of which A Brazilian Love Affair from 1980 was his most popular. Duke worked with other musicians, particularly Frank Zappa and also appeared on Michael Jackson's Off The Wall album. via thisdayinmusic.com

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Born on this day: 5 Aug 1947
Rick Derringer, producer, guitar, vocals, The McCoys, (1965 US No.1 & UK No.5 single 'Hang On Sloopy'), Edgar Winter Group, (1973 US No.1 & UK No.18 single 'Frankenstein'). via thisdayinmusic.com

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Til death do you part. Or do you? Genius Award Winners.

Two women stopped at airport with skeleton in luggage - and it's one of their husbands

The woman's husband, who was also the girl's father died 12 years ago. The pair had official paperwork and were allowed to carry on their journey to return his body home

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For a fleeting moment, Da Bears Don't Suck. Tonight's Feel Good Story of The Day.

Chicago Bears quarterback Mitch Trubisky is being praised for his act of kindness for a family who lost their son in a car accident.

Jack Roche was a former Kansas football equipment manager who was killed in a car accident in July at just 21 years old.

Roche, who lived in Chicago, was a big Bears and Trubisky fan.

Upon hearing the devastating news, Trubisky sent the Roche family a letter with a signed jersey.

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1 hey

Posted by: Charles the Simple at August 05, 2020 10:01 PM (HuH1F)

2 Ahoy, ſodomites & ſodomettes!

Posted by: Zettai at August 05, 2020 10:01 PM (9uoeb)

3 meep meep

Posted by: Sherpa_K2 at August 05, 2020 10:01 PM (jutvm)

4 Wow, Mis Hum - nicely turned newel post!

Posted by: Tonypete at August 05, 2020 10:01 PM (Rvt88)

5 Good Evening

Posted by: wing at August 05, 2020 10:01 PM (JFzNN)

6 Not last!

Posted by: tbodie at August 05, 2020 10:01 PM (A5B6s)

7 barely

Posted by: Gilded Age II at August 05, 2020 10:02 PM (BRkq2)

8 I'm not going to say it, but...

Posted by: Zettai at August 05, 2020 10:02 PM (9uoeb)

9 8 I'm not going to say it, but...
Posted by: Zettai at August 05, 2020 10:02 PM (9uoeb)


....the check is in the mail?

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at August 05, 2020 10:02 PM (aA3+G)

10 Wut?

Posted by: Traveling Man Who's On The Road Again &&&& at August 05, 2020 10:02 PM (+Zv7d)

11 Nice house in the top pic. Stairs are not ADA compliant.

Posted by: ALH at August 05, 2020 10:02 PM (Y0bLv)

12 Jeopardy's on!

Posted by: 80's music fan at August 05, 2020 10:02 PM (glGDV)

13 Wait.

Meant to say, "Off to read the content".

Posted by: tbodie at August 05, 2020 10:02 PM (A5B6s)

14 I came for the bats!

Posted by: FloridaMan at August 05, 2020 10:04 PM (2HnqU)

15 It's the WOOT!

Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 10:04 PM (PYq1E)

16 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - China is Asshoe! at August 05, 2020 10:05 PM (Zz0t1)

17 Woof.

Posted by: Elizabeth at August 05, 2020 10:05 PM (wPVhA)

18 Arlinda Johns can eat a buffet of dicks. She expected she'd board the plane and be celebrated for her mask.

These people think the rules don't apply to them, but we serfs must bend the knee. Get bent. Not happening.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at August 05, 2020 10:06 PM (8fYj1)

19 Glasses aren't for asses.

Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 10:06 PM (PYq1E)

20 Pantyhose masks FTW.

Posted by: H.I. Donough at August 05, 2020 10:07 PM (wPVhA)

21 What does one do when they want to blow their brains out?

Posted by: Jewells45 at August 05, 2020 10:07 PM (dUJdY)

22 Glasses aren't for asses.
Posted by: Insomniac

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That guy pretty much made a spectacle of himself.

Posted by: Tonypete at August 05, 2020 10:07 PM (Rvt88)

23 >>> Glasses aren't for asses.



AOC wears them I think, so it's not a truism.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at August 05, 2020 10:08 PM (8fYj1)

24 I'm not sure I want to wear my glasses after they've been in my butt crack. Not that they'll ever be there or anything.

Posted by: Sponge - China is Asshoe! at August 05, 2020 10:08 PM (Zz0t1)

25 OK, I do NOT feel so silly for wearing my glasses on my head anymore..

Posted by: Iris at August 05, 2020 10:08 PM (6lKe4)

26 Truck vs. Antifa motorcycle. Guess who wins? Yes, very rewarding.

This makes me chortle like Palpatine.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at August 05, 2020 10:08 PM (H5knJ)

27 Sweet, Beavis and Butt-Head are coming back!!!

Posted by: logprof at August 05, 2020 10:09 PM (oZuI0)

28 Guys don't make passes at girls with glasses in their asses.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 05, 2020 10:09 PM (wPVhA)

29 >>>What does one do when they want to blow their brains out?


First, find a tube.

Second, place tube in ear.

Third, blow.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at August 05, 2020 10:09 PM (8fYj1)

30 A Rick Derringer (aka, the All American Boy) mention without this song? Sacrilege! https://bit.ly/2PpTHpJ

Posted by: Bat Scott at August 05, 2020 10:09 PM (3vIkC)

31 Hey everybody.

I was driving home from my therapy appointment today, and saw a Lyft driver who had stenciled on her car windows: "No mask, no ride" and "#BLM."

How'd you like if this person was picking you up from the airport? Good grief. "No thanks, I changed my mind. I'll just walk the 15 miles to the hotel."

Posted by: qdpsteve at August 05, 2020 10:09 PM (L2ZTs)

32 "I do not believe it is fair or right for protesters to show up at the homes of people who dedicate their lives to public service. I just want to live in peace and do my job." LA County DA Jackie Lacey


--Enough with the "public service" bullshit.

If it's such a fucking grind to "serve the public," why are so many of those jobs so hard to get?

Posted by: logprof at August 05, 2020 10:10 PM (oZuI0)

33 Glasses is Bhutan. Bhutan too close China.

Posted by: Gilded Age II at August 05, 2020 10:10 PM (BRkq2)

34 21 What does one do when they want to blow their brains out?
Posted by: Jewells45 at August 05, 2020 10:07 PM (dUJdY)

I think of the effect it would have on my children. Grip my head tightly in my hands for a few minutes. Then go do something, anything else.

Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 10:11 PM (PYq1E)

35 Butt focals. And you thought MASKS caused condensation on eyeglasses. Well, one good shart and you got sunglasses.

Posted by: getting the banned back together at August 05, 2020 10:11 PM (doFi+)

36 Told ya 'bout the anchovies... George DUKE!

Posted by: The way she do me boy at August 05, 2020 10:11 PM (Tnijr)

37 Rick Derringer played guitar on a lot of Weird Al songs.

Posted by: logprof at August 05, 2020 10:11 PM (oZuI0)

38 >>>What does one do when they want to blow their brains out?
Posted by: Jewells45


Hoping that's not you thinking that...

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at August 05, 2020 10:11 PM (8fYj1)

39 What does one do when they want to blow their brains out?
Posted by: Jewells45

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Insist their husband talk them out of it. Trust me on this one.

Posted by: Tonypete at August 05, 2020 10:11 PM (Rvt88)

40 36 Told ya 'bout the anchovies... George DUKE!
Posted by: The way she do me boy at August 05, 2020 10:11 PM (Tnijr)

Impressive!!! One year paid Cardboard Subscription to The ONT

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at August 05, 2020 10:13 PM (aA3+G)

41 Read the content.

Great content. REALLY, the best.

Posted by: tbodie at August 05, 2020 10:13 PM (A5B6s)

42 I guess if you're gonna talk out of your ass, it helps to have some specs to make sure you can read what you're saying.

Posted by: logprof at August 05, 2020 10:13 PM (oZuI0)

43 Sweet, Beavis and Butt-Head are coming back!!!
Posted by: logprof

Watched a movie yesterday I'd never heard of about Gary Hart(pence) and the inevitable fallout of the Monkey Business. I think it was called Front Runner.

Anyhoo, Mike Judge played the head editor of the Miami Herald (?) that first broke the story. He played it totally straight.

Also, Gary Hart was a phony douche. But you knew that. I wonder where he is now?

Posted by: Blutarski at August 05, 2020 10:13 PM (nnf6G)

44 Glasses is Bhutan. Bhutan too close China.
Posted by: Gilded Age II at August 05, 2020 10:10 PM (BRkq2)

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FUN FACT: To visit Bhutan you have to pay a happiness tax of up to $250 PER DAY. If you're not a white person, it's cheaper.

Seriously.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 05, 2020 10:13 PM (wPVhA)

45 No, really.

Posted by: 80's music fan at August 05, 2020 10:13 PM (glGDV)

46 I make my own burritos.

Or have Consuela do it.


This is the Secret to a Happy Life.

Posted by: Relatively Content Miklos at August 05, 2020 10:14 PM (QzkSJ)

47 I spent an evening with a very liberal friend comparing life experiences. They constantly brought up politics so I decided to engage. I finally concluded there is no point debating someone who gets all their news from msnbc. It is a useless exercise that only leads to animosity.

Situation: Hopeless

Posted by: Pete Seria at August 05, 2020 10:14 PM (7ZQe3)

48 30 A Rick Derringer (aka, the All American Boy) mention without this song? Sacrilege! https://bit.ly/2PpTHpJ
Posted by: Bat Scott at August 05, 2020 10:09 PM (3vIkC)

You a DJ with a limited rotation?

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at August 05, 2020 10:14 PM (aA3+G)

49 What does one do when they want to blow their brains out?
Posted by: Jewells45 at August 05, 2020 10:07 PM



Stay with Teh Horde of Plenty until the feeling passes!

Posted by: Zettai at August 05, 2020 10:14 PM (9uoeb)

50 I fucking give up..

Posted by: Jaems at August 05, 2020 10:14 PM (A+M5E)

51 Comedy Central has been tapping into IP across ViacomCBS to build an original animated slate around stalwart South Park. The Ren & Stimpy Show will join the recently announced Beavis and Butt-Head reboot from Mike Judge and Daria spin-off Jodie on Comedy Central.


Disappointing.

I'll never watch Comedy Central.

Guess I'll have to wait for torrents.

Posted by: Sponge - China is Asshoe! at August 05, 2020 10:14 PM (Zz0t1)

52 That Washington Post article about "carbon free electricity by 2035" is a mass of jabbering inanities. It is embarrassingly stupid.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 05, 2020 10:14 PM (xT2tT)

53 Sweet, Beavis and Butt-Head are coming back!!!
Posted by: logprof at August 05, 2020 10:09 PM (oZuI0)

Live action, no less. No word on who will be Beavis, but Joe Scarborough will be Butthead.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, of the Butte Mahons at August 05, 2020 10:14 PM (x8Wzq)

54 FUN FACT: To visit Bhutan you have to pay a happiness tax of up to $250 PER DAY. If you're not a white person, it's cheaper.

Seriously.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 05, 2020 10:13 PM (wPVhA)

If you aren't happy do you still have to pay? Or is there a sliding scale based on your level of happiness?

Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 10:15 PM (PYq1E)

55 Milano has been sent to Earth as a warning.

Posted by: klaftern at August 05, 2020 10:15 PM (RuIsu)

56

where are my glasses?

they were just here somewhere.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at August 05, 2020 10:15 PM (sy5kK)

57 ONT thread winner nominee:


Great content. REALLY, the best.
Posted by: tbodie at August 05, 2020 10:13 PM (A5B6s)

My usual reaction.

Posted by: 80's music fan at August 05, 2020 10:15 PM (glGDV)

58 49 What does one do when they want to blow their brains out?
Posted by: Jewells45 at August 05, 2020 10:07 PM



Stay with Teh Horde of Plenty until the feeling passes!
Posted by: Zettai at August 05, 2020 10:14 PM (9uoeb)

There's that too. A viable alternative.

Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 10:15 PM (PYq1E)

59 50 I fucking give up..
Posted by: Jaems at August 05, 2020 10:14 PM (A+M5E)

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As your legal counsel, I strongly endorse this strategy.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 05, 2020 10:15 PM (wPVhA)

60 Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo

Left a reply to you willowed on last thread.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 05, 2020 10:15 PM (u82oZ)

61 A mere hemaroidal fart away from the proverbial rose colored glasses.

Posted by: getting the banned back together at August 05, 2020 10:16 PM (trTva)

62 Some day, and that day was not today, I will learn to set an alarm for the ONT!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at August 05, 2020 10:16 PM (eTZoJ)

63 So, Alyssa Milano has antibodies for Covid. Bet she never knew she was infected back in November / December.

Now says she's "feeling better."

You're a psycho cuunt, deary. There's no cure for that.

Posted by: Sponge - China is Asshoe! at August 05, 2020 10:16 PM (Zz0t1)

64 Are you feeling down? Depressed? Troubled?

Take your sad ass back up to the ONT and find the link to the burrito story. Tears of joy.

(My experienced with Chipotle every fucking time my wife insists on getting it.)

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at August 05, 2020 10:16 PM (H5knJ)

65 Chipmunk does look better with half her face covered.

Posted by: Gilded Age II at August 05, 2020 10:16 PM (BRkq2)

66 I hope they bring Billy West back for the Ren and Stimpy reboot.

Posted by: Mark1971 at August 05, 2020 10:16 PM (xPl2J)

67 I was talking with my old professor today, discussing the general situation, and this is our working scenario for how the cold civil war turns hot:

There's a McCloskey-style incident, but involving someone from the red-county sticks--guy comes to the city for family/business/tourism, encounters BLM protesters who assault his car and threaten him, he brandishes/fires a gun and/or runs over protesters as he tries to escape.

Guy makes it back home. Kim Gardner-style prosecutor files charges for murder or attempted murder or whatever, issues warrant for his arrest, calls on red-county LEO to pick him up.

Red-county LEO tells prosecutor to pound sand.

Prosecutor dispatches their own PD to nab the guy, at which point red-county citizens get stirred up, and possibly LEO as well, and threaten to forcibly interfere in any attempt to arrest him.

After that, I don't know. But given the particulars of a place like Missouri, I could see something like that playing out here.

Posted by: Dr. T at August 05, 2020 10:16 PM (Vgw1E)

68 The Cob Dental Plan is getting too much power.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 05, 2020 10:16 PM (u82oZ)

69 What does one do when they want to blow their brains out?
Posted by: Jewells45

Are you thinking of suicide?

Posted by: ALH at August 05, 2020 10:16 PM (Y0bLv)

70 logprof, if you're out there, thanks for the email and the excerpt. :-)

Posted by: qdpsteve at August 05, 2020 10:16 PM (L2ZTs)

71 That Washington Post article about "carbon free electricity by 2035" is a mass of jabbering inanities. It is embarrassingly stupid.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 05, 2020 10:14 PM (xT2tT)


I think I see the problem, you actually read something in the WaPo!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at August 05, 2020 10:17 PM (eTZoJ)

72 Fucking family drama.. I'm so over this shit.

I'm going to bed. NO.. I'm not gonna bkow my brains out. But I am thinking of getting in my car and just driving and driving..

Posted by: Jewells45 at August 05, 2020 10:18 PM (dUJdY)

73 {{{Jewells45}}}

You have so much to live for!

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 05, 2020 10:18 PM (u82oZ)

74 60 Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo

Left a reply to you willowed on last thread.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 05, 2020 10:15 PM (u82oZ)

*trots off*
*trots back*
Good for you! I don't know how the hell I missed that fact before.

Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 10:18 PM (PYq1E)

75 Those aren't just glasses. He uses them to scratch his ass.

Posted by: JuJuBee at August 05, 2020 10:18 PM (mNhhD)

76 -Enough with the "public service" bullshit.

If it's such a fucking grind to "serve the public," why are so many of those jobs so hard to get?


I think the DA is using the word "service" the same way breeders do.

Posted by: 🐧 at August 05, 2020 10:18 PM (C+evo)

77 Dunno about carbon-free electricity, but if (=when) sodium rechargeable batteries get out of development, electric cars will be competitive with gasoline-powered cars.

Posted by: boulder t'hobo at August 05, 2020 10:18 PM (ykYG2)

78 That guy pretty much made a spectacle of himself.
Posted by: Tonypete

Those glasses are cracked.

Posted by: Miklos, adjusting monocles at August 05, 2020 10:18 PM (QzkSJ)

79 I hope they bring Billy West back for the Ren and Stimpy reboot.
Posted by: Mark1971 at August 05, 2020 10:16 PM (xPl2J)


If they try to fake the voices with other douches, it will fail miserably.

I HATE when they do that.

Posted by: Sponge - China is Asshoe! at August 05, 2020 10:18 PM (Zz0t1)

80 Dont laugh, that guys poor chihuahua died that way

Posted by: getting the banned back together at August 05, 2020 10:18 PM (trTva)

81 What does one do when they want to blow their brains out?
Posted by: Jewells45

Are you thinking of suicide?
Posted by: ALH at August 05, 2020 10:16 PM (Y0bLv)

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Are you asking from a purely mechanical perspective?

Posted by: A. Schicklegruber at August 05, 2020 10:19 PM (wPVhA)

82 Fucking family drama.. I'm so over this shit.



I'm going to bed. NO.. I'm not gonna bkow my brains out. But I am
thinking of getting in my car and just driving and driving..


I'll get a room ready in case you make it this far.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - moronhorde.com lives again at August 05, 2020 10:19 PM (SchxB)

83 The re-boot of Beavis and Butt-Head from 2012 was great, especially when they made fun of Jersey Shore.

https://youtu.be/Q4e5y9ALFo4

Posted by: logprof at August 05, 2020 10:19 PM (oZuI0)

84 Jewells45

Do we need to chat?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 05, 2020 10:19 PM (u82oZ)

85 Sorry for the family drama, Jewells. It can be extremely maddening sometimes.

Posted by: Dr. T at August 05, 2020 10:19 PM (Vgw1E)

86 68 The Cob Dental Plan is getting too much power.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 05, 2020 10:16 PM (u82oZ)


Good thing you aren't aware of the COB Vision Plan!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at August 05, 2020 10:19 PM (eTZoJ)

87 Bedtime for tbodie. Night, y'all.

Posted by: tbodie at August 05, 2020 10:19 PM (A5B6s)

88 72 Fucking family drama.. I'm so over this shit.

I'm going to bed. NO.. I'm not gonna bkow my brains out. But I am thinking of getting in my car and just driving and driving..
Posted by: Jewells45 at August 05, 2020 10:18 PM (dUJdY)

World's a better place with you in it anyways. Can't say that about too many people anymore.

Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 10:19 PM (PYq1E)

89 "L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti announces he is authorizing the city to shut off water and power to any houses or businesses that are hosting any parties or unauthorized large gatherings. It will begin Friday night, and LAPD will respond, then contact DWP to cut it off. "

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Boy, Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday sure had it easy. All they had to deal with was the Clantons.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at August 05, 2020 10:19 PM (+y/Ru)

90 Don't cost nuffin'...

Posted by: Zettai at August 05, 2020 10:20 PM (9uoeb)

91 The guy with the ass glasses is just trying to clear up his shitty outlook on life.


Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at August 05, 2020 10:20 PM (QzJWU)

92 I'm going to bed. NO.. I'm not gonna bkow my brains out. But I am thinking of getting in my car and just driving and driving..

You'll probably arrive at the MoMe earlier than your hosts are expecting.

Posted by: 🐧 at August 05, 2020 10:20 PM (C+evo)

93 >>>I'm going to bed. NO.. I'm not gonna bkow my brains out. But I am thinking of getting in my car and just driving and driving..



You've got friends here who are willing to talk, help, etc.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at August 05, 2020 10:20 PM (8fYj1)

94 Jewells! just hang in there

Posted by: BlackOrchid_j9HX3 at August 05, 2020 10:20 PM (j9HX3)

95 But I am thinking of getting in my car and just driving and driving..
Posted by: Jewells45 at August 05, 2020 10:18 PM (dUJdY)

Sending hugs.

Been a tough year for all of us. Us dumb Morons love you and junk. Never forget that.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, of the Butte Mahons at August 05, 2020 10:20 PM (x8Wzq)

96 Thanks for another swell ONT, Mis Hum! Nice photo up top with Muddy Waters behind it.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at August 05, 2020 10:20 PM (WFcrO)

97 I am thinking of getting in my car and just driving and driving..
Posted by: Jewells45 at August 05, 2020 10:18 PM (dUJdY)


We're here for you, Honey.

Posted by: ALH at August 05, 2020 10:20 PM (Y0bLv)

98 Some day, and that day was not today, I will learn to set an alarm for the ONT!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar


There's an App for that.

*hamsters sold separately

Posted by: MiklosWare Inc. at August 05, 2020 10:20 PM (QzkSJ)

99 Old: Don't get your panties in a twist.

New: Don't get your glasses up your ass.

Posted by: JuJuBee at August 05, 2020 10:21 PM (mNhhD)

100 Those look like a woman's glasses in that guy's butt crack.

Posted by: nerdygirl at August 05, 2020 10:21 PM (+lVUW)

101 overall, batteries have quietly become awesome.
I mean, a few months ago I ran some math and found that the Liceron could power airplane turbines.

Imagine an airplane without jet fuel.

Posted by: boulder t'hobo at August 05, 2020 10:22 PM (ykYG2)

102 >>>Those look like a woman's glasses in that guy's butt crack.


Don't ask where the woman is...

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at August 05, 2020 10:22 PM (8fYj1)

103 Hey! Can I borrow your glasses for a sec?

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at August 05, 2020 10:22 PM (CjFDo)

104 Rock n Roll Hoochie Coo

Posted by: Pete Seria at August 05, 2020 10:22 PM (7ZQe3)

105 Those look like a woman's glasses in that guy's butt crack.

Posted by: nerdygirl at August 05, 2020 10:21 PM



I think you're right!

(Kinky...)

Posted by: Zettai at August 05, 2020 10:22 PM (9uoeb)

106 *reads the comments*

Oh no, Jewells. Sorry this is happening.

Posted by: boulder t'hobo at August 05, 2020 10:23 PM (ykYG2)

107 73 {{{Jewells45}}}

You have so much to live for!
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 05, 2020 10:18 PM (u82oZ)

And hey, if nothing else, just to see how fucked up things get!

Dont make the horde call the caligrump 5150 crew!
(this from the guy who knows where the closest railroad track pillow is).

Posted by: getting the banned back together at August 05, 2020 10:23 PM (trTva)

108 "Where did my glasses go ???"

-dude in photo

Posted by: runner at August 05, 2020 10:23 PM (zr5Kq)

109 When I get back, I'll be here...

Posted by: Builder Berg at August 05, 2020 10:23 PM (rCR8z)

110 Can't find my glasses. Maybe I dropped them in the bread aisle.

Posted by: Fat guy at August 05, 2020 10:23 PM (mNhhD)

111 Thanks for another swell ONT, Mis Hum! Nice photo up top with Muddy Waters behind it.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at August 05, 2020 10:20 PM (WFcrO)


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OTHER FUN FACT: A Muddy Waters song title was stolen by The Rolling Stones as the name of the band during a phone call with a booking agent.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 05, 2020 10:23 PM (wPVhA)

112 Are you asking from a purely mechanical perspective?
Posted by: A. Schicklegruber at August 05, 2020 10:19 PM (wPVhA)


I took a Suicide prevention class a few years ago. You always take people seriously who say they wish they were dead.

Posted by: ALH at August 05, 2020 10:23 PM (Y0bLv)

113 68 The Cob Dental Plan is getting too much power.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 05, 2020 10:16 PM (u82oZ)

No shit.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at August 05, 2020 10:23 PM (aA3+G)

114 Imagine an airplane without jet fuel.

Posted by: boulder t'hobo at August 05, 2020 10:22 PM



Been there, done that...

Posted by: Gimli Glider at August 05, 2020 10:23 PM (9uoeb)

115 boulder t'hobo

I think they have two prototypes that fly. Extensive use of carbon fiber makes it even possible.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 05, 2020 10:24 PM (u82oZ)

116 L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti announces he is authorizing the city to shut off water and power to any houses or businesses

I think they can now dispose of the argument that water and electricity are "necessary" utilities that justify tax payer subsidies to low income residents.

Clearly, according to the Mayor, these are not necessities.

Water is not a life necessity. Neither is hygiene and sanitation. And if water is not a necessity, than neither is taxpayer underwritten food.

Posted by: 🐧 at August 05, 2020 10:24 PM (C+evo)

117 I hope they bring Billy West back for the Ren and Stimpy reboot.
Posted by: Mark1971 at August 05, 2020 10:16 PM (xPl2J)

If they try to fake the voices with other douches, it will fail miserably.

I HATE when they do that.
Posted by: Sponge - China is Asshoe! at August 05, 2020 10:18 PM (Zz0t1)
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You EEdiot!!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Iranian Navy target dummy at August 05, 2020 10:24 PM (UAMe5)

118 Glasses my ass.... I can see clearly now the rain is gone.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 05, 2020 10:24 PM (3H9h1)

119 Dental Plan: Cigar box containing 1/2 pint and slightly corroded pliers.

Posted by: klaftern at August 05, 2020 10:25 PM (RuIsu)

120 >>>I took a Suicide prevention class a few years ago. You always take people seriously who say they wish they were dead.


Correct. I'm one of those who helped someone and who also suffered from depression for three years.

Lousy doc said I'd be good in six months. Lying bastard!

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at August 05, 2020 10:25 PM (8fYj1)

121 you actually read something in the WaPo!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at August 05, 2020 10:17 PM (eTZoJ)

Please don't tell anyone!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 05, 2020 10:25 PM (xT2tT)

122 Decades network shows Dick Van Dyke reruns at this hour and something's been done to the masters for this show. They've upped the frame rate or something and made it look like video instead of film. I hate that.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at August 05, 2020 10:25 PM (oVJmc)

123 Alright Horde.

I've got a 5 AM conference call, so I'm calling it a night.

I love you all.

Especially you, Jewells. Buck up, the sun will shine tomorrow. It will be a new day and all of this crazy bullshit will be over in around 90 days.

:*

Posted by: Sponge - China is Asshoe! at August 05, 2020 10:25 PM (Zz0t1)

124 Glasses my ass.... I can see clearly now the rain is gone.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

---

I've seen fire and I've seen rain.

Posted by: Tonypete at August 05, 2020 10:25 PM (Rvt88)

125 You EEdiot!!
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Iranian Navy target dummy at August 05, 2020 10:24 PM (UAMe5)


You BLOATED sack of PROTOPLASM!!!

Posted by: Sponge - China is Asshoe! at August 05, 2020 10:25 PM (Zz0t1)

126 OTHER FUN FACT: A Muddy Waters song title was stolen by The Rolling Stones as the name of the band during a phone call with a booking agent.
Posted by: Cicero

When Irma Thomas, the Soul Queen of New Orleans, performs "Time is on my Side", she always points out that it is her song, and those English Boys ain't paid her a dime yet.

Posted by: Miklos...On Your Side! at August 05, 2020 10:25 PM (QzkSJ)

127

Emperor Inslee today shut down schools for the fall.

Will he attend the funerals for the suicides he is responsible for?

He claims "science", but fails to show his work or why he believes this false information. Covid is acting just like any other virus after about 2/3 of a year in the population.

The sickest have died, the vast majority have recovered or had no idea in the first place they even had it, and the death rate continues to drop.

Just like every other virus in the last century.


The Inslee Suicides
The Inslee Bankruptcies
The Inslee Divorces


In addition, how many thousands of kids are getting messed up at no socialization?


And no, as of about 10 days ago, zero deaths of kids due to Covid in WA.

Exactly like California's 8.9 million kids, none have died of Covid.

Inslee's actions will destroy thousands of lives.

Jay Inslee is the dictionary definition of a terrorist.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at August 05, 2020 10:25 PM (sy5kK)

128 Imagine an airplane without jet fuel.

Posted by: boulder t'hobo at August 05, 2020 10:22 PM


And flights that can only last 2 hours before you have to land and change planes like they do in that ridiculously horrible FormulaE crap.

Posted by: Sponge - China is Asshoe! at August 05, 2020 10:26 PM (Zz0t1)

129 First!

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas at August 05, 2020 10:27 PM (SRRAx)

130 "Front Runner" was a good movie. I saw it at the local cinema. "Chappaquiddick" is still the best Democrat Douchebag movie though.

Posted by: boulder t'hobo at August 05, 2020 10:27 PM (ykYG2)

131 70 logprof, if you're out there, thanks for the email and the excerpt. :-)
Posted by: qdpsteve at August 05, 2020 10:16 PM (L2ZTs)

--You're welcome.

Apologies for the double-paste; don't know how that happened.

The hard part with writing is that I can do dialogue all day long; it's the description and action that is tough for me. IOW, I think I could more easily write TV material instead of books, LMAO.

Posted by: logprof at August 05, 2020 10:27 PM (oZuI0)

132 I think you're right!

(Kinky...)
Posted by: Zettai


I think "kinky" requires the WHOLE CHICKEN

Posted by: Miklos...contemplating at August 05, 2020 10:27 PM (QzkSJ)

133 LeftCoast Dawg


Who will deliver you from evil? The Huey Long solution may be possible.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 05, 2020 10:27 PM (u82oZ)

134 My motto is, stick 'em where the sun don't shine.

Posted by: Fat guy at August 05, 2020 10:28 PM (mNhhD)

135 If it's such a fucking grind to "serve the public," why are so many of those jobs so hard to get?

Posted by: logprof at August 05, 2020 10:10 PM (oZuI0)


Heinlein (of course) made the cogent observation to the effect that

The term "Civil Servant" is functionally equivalent to "Civil Master"!

I'd just add I think he should have pointed out the pay and benefits the Civil Servants forcibly extract from the public as they service the masses!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at August 05, 2020 10:28 PM (eTZoJ)

136 New: Don't get your glasses up your ass.

So when the ER staff are removing the readers from his ass because he sat down on them, you know someone is going to make a gerbil joke.

Posted by: 🐧 at August 05, 2020 10:28 PM (C+evo)

137 And flights that can only last 2 hours before you have to land and change planes like they do in that ridiculously horrible FormulaE crap.

But if batteries follow Moore's Law, it'll be 4 hours. That'll get me from Denver to anywhere in the Continental US.

Posted by: boulder t'hobo at August 05, 2020 10:28 PM (ykYG2)

138 I'm thinking Billy West might get cancelled for all the N-bonbs he dropped while playing Marge Schott on the Howard Stern Show.

Posted by: Mark1971 at August 05, 2020 10:28 PM (xPl2J)

139 I read the first quote as, LA County DA Lackey Lacey.

Posted by: morigu at August 05, 2020 10:28 PM (Eu98u)

140 Jackie Lacy in L.A. has been under attack for a long time by BLM and the crazy professor who is the head of the local org. They appear at the house all the time and chant outside her office at least once a week. I don't know why she is acting so weak--most people sympathize with her husband after these nuts come right up to her front door!
They want George Gascon, total radical. He's a Soros baby. He will no doubt win.
And CA will sink a few inches further into hell.
https://tinyurl.com/yxpffvrv

Posted by: PJ at August 05, 2020 10:28 PM (qlTN9)

141 Does anyone think that the LA mayor's threat to cut off electricity and water to large gatherings will be applied in an unbiased fashion? These are the same people who targeted churches but were okay with BLM mobs.

Posted by: nerdygirl at August 05, 2020 10:28 PM (+lVUW)

142 137 And flights that can only last 2 hours before you have to land and change planes like they do in that ridiculously horrible FormulaE crap.

But if batteries follow Moore's Law, it'll be 4 hours. That'll get me from Denver to anywhere in the Continental US.
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at August 05, 2020 10:28 PM (ykYG2)


Hope you aren't a test pilot.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at August 05, 2020 10:29 PM (aA3+G)

143 Jewells, you hang in there. We want to see you bright-eyed and bushy-tailed in October.

Posted by: Eromero at August 05, 2020 10:29 PM (XhWtx)

144 Jay Inslee is also going to be reelected by overwhelming margins. I don't want people who think that way to be part of the same country I have to live in.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 05, 2020 10:29 PM (V2Yro)

145 ... of course, in the 1950s we had the Pluto Ramjet which could stay in the air for two weeks. Sigh. Pity about the radiation

Posted by: boulder t'hobo at August 05, 2020 10:29 PM (ykYG2)

146 Chappaquiddick

Thats the game harry potter played, rite?

Posted by: man bun boy at August 05, 2020 10:29 PM (trTva)

147 I think "kinky" requires the WHOLE CHICKEN

"Kinky" is the feather, "perverted" is the whole chicken.

At least that is what was claimed a couple generations ago.

Standards must have really dropped.

Posted by: 🐧 at August 05, 2020 10:30 PM (C+evo)

148 And CA will sink a few inches further into hell.
https://tinyurl.com/yxpffvrv
Posted by: PJ


Could we get some Lebanese to do some maintenance work on the San Andreas Fault?

Posted by: Miklosian Ideafications at August 05, 2020 10:30 PM (QzkSJ)

149 boulder t'hobo

They are trying their best. Moore's Law, not possible.

But some of the LI-S or Li-Ni batteries show more promise that the Li ones.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 05, 2020 10:30 PM (u82oZ)

150 I shudder to think what level of degeneracy requires two chickens...

Posted by: Gimli Glider at August 05, 2020 10:31 PM (9uoeb)

151 When you feel really really down, remind yourself that although the situation is hopeless, it's not serious.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 05, 2020 10:31 PM (V2Yro)

152 Standards must have really dropped.
Posted by: �� at August


Mine certainly have!

Posted by: Trend Setter Miklos at August 05, 2020 10:31 PM (QzkSJ)

153 Kalifornia has been cutting off water and electricity for years... depending on who was in Sacramento. This isn't news.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 05, 2020 10:32 PM (3H9h1)

154 145 ... of course, in the 1950s we had the Pluto Ramjet which could stay in the air for two weeks. Sigh. Pity about the radiation

Pshaw, project orion for the win!

Posted by: getting the banned back together at August 05, 2020 10:32 PM (trTva)

155 they are now wearing goggles at my father's assisted living.

All because Fauci had to defend protecting mucus membranes with masks.

A thrown out line with a "maybe" attached.


Posted by: Kindltot



Patriotic.

Posted by: deplorable unperson - refuse to accept the Mask of the Beast at August 05, 2020 10:32 PM (luzVb)

156 /offsock

Posted by: Zettai at August 05, 2020 10:32 PM (9uoeb)

157 Speaking of Beirut, not sure if there are any members of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in the Horde, but our church, seminary and the homes of many of our workers were severely damaged during the explosion.

Thank the good Lord, we had no loss of life.

https://tinyurl.com/y2tum8ot

Posted by: Bitter Clinger at August 05, 2020 10:33 PM (dsjiM)

158 They want George Gascon, total radical.



I remember when a Gascon was a Good Guy.

Posted by: Alexandre Dumas, POC at August 05, 2020 10:33 PM (QzkSJ)

159 Chin up, Jewells!


I think almost all here present have family drama shyte to juggle.

If you need it, here's driving music:

https://youtu.be/q0v5s8MkuKk

Posted by: logprof at August 05, 2020 10:33 PM (oZuI0)

160 They want George Gascon, total radical.



I remember when a Gascon was a Good Guy.
Posted by: Alexandre Dumas, POC at August 05, 2020 10:33 PM (QzkSJ)
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Moi aussi.

Posted by: Cyrano de Bergerac at August 05, 2020 10:34 PM (UAMe5)

161 So it appears I need to do a little updating on a famous quote.

George Orwell

'People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.'

Today...

"The Silent Majority, needs to get out of their beds, arm themselves, and get up on the wall."...what's left of it...

Posted by: Nightwatch..patrol at August 05, 2020 10:34 PM (u1WYs)

162
Emperor Inslee today shut down schools for the fall.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg

===========

WAs just reading about the affect of the school shutdowns in South Africa for the Ebola scare of 2014. Results:

- rise in teen pregnancy
- tons of students just never came back

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 05, 2020 10:34 PM (G51Gf)

163 getting the banned back together

It's the second nuke blast that gets you moving. Or is it the third?

Can we launch Orion from Iran?

In Footfall, it was the Seattle area.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 05, 2020 10:34 PM (u82oZ)

164 abolitionist = abolish da poleeece

Posted by: vmom 2020 at August 05, 2020 10:35 PM (J8nVw)

165 I read the content. You do good work, MisHum. You should get a raise!

Posted by: ALH at August 05, 2020 10:35 PM (Y0bLv)

166 120 >>>I took a Suicide prevention class a few years ago. You always take people seriously who say they wish they were dead.


Correct. I'm one of those who helped someone and who also suffered from depression for three years.

Lousy doc said I'd be good in six months. Lying bastard!
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at August 05, 2020 10:25 PM (8fYj1)

*raises hand*

Since I was about 10. Chronic clinical depression sucks.

Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 10:35 PM (PYq1E)

167 157 Speaking of Beirut, not sure if there are any members of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in the Horde, but our church, seminary and the homes of many of our workers were severely damaged during the explosion.

Thank the good Lord, we had no loss of life.

https://tinyurl.com/y2tum8ot
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at August 05, 2020 10:33 PM (dsjiM)

--Saw video of a Maronite Rite Mass interrupted by the explosion.

Posted by: logprof at August 05, 2020 10:36 PM (oZuI0)

168 Regarding Ren and Stimpy, I was disturbed to find out how much of a pervert John Krisfaluci is.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 05, 2020 10:36 PM (l9m7l)

169 MrPeebles,

TV networks have always had to mess with the frame rates for *filmed* sitcoms. Film runs at 24 frames per second (fps), while video-- including broadcasting-- is 30 fps.

It's possible they're using some new process to convert the originals and messed it up somewhat.

Posted by: qdpsteve at August 05, 2020 10:36 PM (L2ZTs)

170 Jewells, deep breaths and then abide here with friends for a while, or as long as you need to.

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at August 05, 2020 10:37 PM (eTZoJ)

171 Can we launch Orion from Iran?

In Footfall, it was the Seattle area.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 05, 2020 10:34 PM (u82oZ)
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I always liked the line from the perspective of the Michael's crew:

"God was knocking, and he wanted in bad.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Iranian Navy target dummy at August 05, 2020 10:37 PM (UAMe5)

172 jewells, make little voodoo dolls and stab them with pins

Posted by: vmom 2020 at August 05, 2020 10:37 PM (J8nVw)

173 Live action, no less. No word on who will be Beavis, but Joe Scarborough will be Butthead.


.....

Damn.

My money was on Beto O'Rourke for Butthead.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger at August 05, 2020 10:37 PM (dsjiM)

174 Ouch!

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 05, 2020 10:37 PM (u82oZ)

175 47 I spent an evening with a very liberal friend comparing life experiences. They constantly brought up politics so I decided to engage. I finally concluded there is no point debating someone who gets all their news from msnbc. It is a useless exercise that only leads to animosity.

Situation: Hopeless
Posted by: Pete Seria at August 05, 2020 10:14 PM (7ZQe3)

Happened to me the other day Pete, until I told him that Patrice Cullera from BLM is a proud Commie. We looked it up while we talked and he shut up.

Posted by: clutch at August 05, 2020 10:37 PM (9UmRs)

176 NaCly Dog is right as always
autoblog.com/2020/05/30/battery-powered-cessna-maiden-flight/

30 minutes and the battery takes up most of the space of the cabin [this agrees with what I was calculating]

I was calculating for 70 km over Venus so, 8.6 ms-2 where Earth is, what, 9.7 at 10 km. I was playing on easy mode. I can carry more freight. Freight unfortunately still mostly being battery.

Posted by: boulder t'hobo at August 05, 2020 10:38 PM (ykYG2)

177 Wow, the Rick Deringer video?

Too bad they could not find any hot blondes who had a sense of rhythm and could dance.


And for the record? One of the things I look for in a Woman to sleep with? Rhythm. If we can't dance well together? Probably not going to be good in bed either.

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 05, 2020 10:38 PM (NgKpN)

178 165 I read the content. You do good work, MisHum. You should get a raise!
Posted by: ALH at August 05, 2020 10:35 PM (Y0bLv)

Who am I to argue?

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at August 05, 2020 10:38 PM (aA3+G)

179 After that, I don't know. But given the particulars of a place like Missouri, I could see something like that playing out here.

I'm a little surprised it didn't happen in Austin, although I don't know where the guy lives, and it could still happen. (Apparently, the person's firearm was confiscated, but only the one used in self-defense.)

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 05, 2020 10:38 PM (2lndx)

180 You stepped on my ass.
You're breaking my glasses too.

Posted by: Zombie Harry Nilsson at August 05, 2020 10:38 PM (Z7toj)

181 There are 25-30 older folks in our church of Lebanese descent. They all GFTO years ago when the handwriting was on the wall.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 05, 2020 10:39 PM (2+l0S)

182 When life gets too hard have a talk with God.

Posted by: Case at August 05, 2020 10:39 PM (frO9V)

183 Captain Obvious, Iranian Navy target dummy

The ending is one of my all time favorites.

When they landed in Kansas, it was near where i am. If I had a Patriot battery, I could have launched on the aliens coming in.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 05, 2020 10:39 PM (u82oZ)

184 175 47 I spent an evening with a very liberal friend comparing life experiences. They constantly brought up politics so I decided to engage. I finally concluded there is no point debating someone who gets all their news from msnbc. It is a useless exercise that only leads to animosity.

Situation: Hopeless
Posted by: Pete Seria at August 05, 2020 10:14 PM (7ZQe3)

Happened to me the other day Pete, until I told him that Patrice Cullera from BLM is a proud Commie. We looked it up while we talked and he shut up.
Posted by: clutch at August 05, 2020 10:37 PM (9UmRs)

Ronald Reagan's famous line.

It's not the the Left does not know, its just that so much of what they 'know' is wrong.

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 05, 2020 10:39 PM (NgKpN)

185
TV networks have always had to mess with the frame rates for *filmed* sitcoms. Film runs at 24 frames per second (fps), while video-- including broadcasting-- is 30 fps.

It's possible they're using some new process to convert the originals and messed it up somewhat.



They've likely interpolated them up to 60 fps as part of the 'remastering' process for modern TVs.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at August 05, 2020 10:39 PM (oVJmc)

186 jewells, make little voodoo dolls and stab them with pins
Posted by: vmom 2020 at August 05, 2020 10:37 PM (J8nVw)

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There's white supremacy right there, peeple.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 05, 2020 10:39 PM (wPVhA)

187 Live at the Checkerboard Lounge is very fun.

Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at August 05, 2020 10:40 PM (fU1ci)

188 Emperor Inslee today shut down schools for the fall.


How in hell do you expect the unionized teachers to stuff ballots if they are tied up all day manning the public kennels?

Posted by: 🐧 at August 05, 2020 10:40 PM (C+evo)

189 182 When life gets too hard have a talk with God.
Posted by: Case at August 05, 2020 10:39 PM (frO9V)

Bad idea. He just laughs at your pain and fucks you harder.

Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 10:40 PM (PYq1E)

190 "Abboud likened the blast to those of Nagasaki and Hiroshima in Japan during World War II"


Oh, fer cryin' out loud......... It was nothing like Hiroshima or Nagasaki. Those were 30kT nukes. This was *maybe* a 7kT fertilizer bomb. Stop with the drama, dude. It was bad, really bad, so you don't have to play it up. *eyeroll*

Posted by: GWB at August 05, 2020 10:41 PM (1XOEC)

191 Usually with a cactus.

Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 10:41 PM (PYq1E)

192 Bad idea. He just laughs at your pain and fucks you harder.

Tell me about it!

Posted by: Ganymede at August 05, 2020 10:41 PM (ykYG2)

193 150 I shudder to think what level of degeneracy requires two chickens...
Posted by: Gimli Glider at August 05, 2020 10:31 PM (9uoeb)

Two chicks. He misunderstood.

Posted by: Gilded Age II at August 05, 2020 10:42 PM (BRkq2)

194 Bad idea. He just laughs at your pain and fucks you harder.
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 10:40 PM (PYq1E)

---------

Insom, how does this make you feel?

Posted by: Psych Major No. 659 at August 05, 2020 10:42 PM (wPVhA)

195 How do you cut off power and water for a riot?

Posted by: Emmie at August 05, 2020 10:42 PM (a1E2y)

196 But if batteries follow Moore's Law, it'll be 4 hours. That'll get me from Denver to anywhere in the Continental US

Batteries haven't been following Moore's Law for a long time, if ever.

Things that use batteries and are mainly semiconductor technology can make it look like batteries are getting far better, because the semiconductors can be designed to do far less work, thus using less battery power.

Any semiconductor work that planes and cars do is incidental to their real purpose, which is carrying weight. That work cannot be reduced without magic.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 05, 2020 10:42 PM (2lndx)

197 That Washington Post article about "carbon free electricity by 2035" is a mass of jabbering inanities. It is embarrassingly stupid.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 05, 2020 10:14 PM (xT2tT)



The charts, which make up the bulk of the article add nothing. Nothing at all.

Posted by: Grump928(C) at August 05, 2020 10:42 PM (yQpMk)

198 Sra blaster has two kids who got oissed at us back in Feb and went to live with their dad. It was all stupid.

Their dad just had a heart attack and now they are back.

It's all disconcerting. That after the blow up it's like nothing happened. But I can see seeds of it coming back.

So family drama? It happens. You are not alone.

Posted by: blaster at August 05, 2020 10:43 PM (ZfRYq)

199 boulder t'hobo

Power density is always an issue. Hard to beat nuclear processes for fantastic power density. But the shielding requirements for manned spaces kills it.

There is a fantastic effort worldwide to get battery power density up, and fires down. Li-Cobalt is good. But Li-Nickel looks promising, as does Li-Sulfur.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 05, 2020 10:43 PM (u82oZ)

200 After that mad burrito rant, I'll never look at a roll of Necco wafers the same again.

Posted by: Fritz at August 05, 2020 10:43 PM (PBghA)

201 I'm racking my brains trying to remember an old sf book from looong ago (60s? 70s?)
It's about a generation ship where the passengers have devolved into savagery and don't know they're on a ship, , the ship's interior is like a jungle, the main character is on a journey from one end of the ship to the other.

Now the internet tells !e this is probably Brian Aldiss' "Non-Stop"

but what I really want to verify is that one kind of weird tribe on the ship were like teletubbies

Posted by: vmom 2020 at August 05, 2020 10:43 PM (J8nVw)

202 How do you cut off power and water for a riot?
Posted by: Emmie


Precisely.

Mostly Peaceful Rioters should get the water cannons, followed by the electricity part.

Posted by: Miklosian Solutions LLC at August 05, 2020 10:44 PM (QzkSJ)

203 144 Jay Inslee is also going to be reelected by overwhelming margins. I don't want people who think that way to be part of the same country I have to live in.
Posted by: Tom Servo


The antifa and BLM mobs are only going to get worse. If dickless liberals like Inslee and Biden get elected, it will be a message to the mobs that they can do any shit they want and get away with it. They WILL start targeting the homes of public officials. In Los Angeles, Portland, and Seattle, most of those public officials are democrats.

The Seattle mob has already gone to the mayor's home. That was when she decided to shut down the Capital Hill lunatic asylum. They have also gone to the home of the LA DA.

Posted by: nerdygirl at August 05, 2020 10:44 PM (+lVUW)

204 Whenever I get depressed, I log on and read Insom's comments and think "At least I'm not that guy."

It's very uplifting and life-affirming.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger at August 05, 2020 10:45 PM (dsjiM)

205 Insom, how does this make you feel?
Posted by: Psych Major No. 659 at August 05, 2020 10:42 PM (wPVhA)

Just stellar.

Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 10:45 PM (PYq1E)

206 133 LeftCoast Dawg


Who will deliver you from evil? The Huey Long solution may be possible.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 05, 2020 10:27 PM (u82oZ)

I'm not going to say what I am thinking. I want to continue to post here.

But the cities and towns look a lot like ghost towns. Entire industries are closed down. Mostly small business that don't have a floor of lawyers on the payroll to fight it.

And even the big employers are dinged. Boeing has had a few thousand layoffs in the last few months, with hints of more. Starbucks just announced they have lost $3 Billion since March. Only Amazon is winning, and golly gee whiz, Inslee does nothing against them.

Only economic collapse will do anything, and that will cause an open civil war, IMO. And my 3rd grade math calculations say this is getting closer all the time.

I never thought a human being could despise another, like I despise Jay Inslee, elected terrorist.

The needless pain and suffering this man is causing so many other people is abominable.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at August 05, 2020 10:46 PM (sy5kK)

207 Good evening, Horde!

Posted by: Ladyl--now with fake mask! at August 05, 2020 10:46 PM (TdMsT)

208 Well they DO say hindsight is 20/20.

Posted by: Muldoon at August 05, 2020 10:46 PM (Fc5rx)

209 vmom, thanks, that reminds me.

Was anyone here ever a watcher of Night Gallery?

I was reading about a 1972 episode they did, about a man with an earwig... [shudder]

Posted by: qdpsteve at August 05, 2020 10:46 PM (L2ZTs)

210 vmom 2020

Didn't Heinlein do that in Orphans of the Sky?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 05, 2020 10:46 PM (u82oZ)

211 It's very uplifting and life-affirming.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at August 05, 2020 10:45 PM (dsjiM

made me LOL

Posted by: vmom 2020 at August 05, 2020 10:46 PM (J8nVw)

212 Just stellar.
Posted by: Insomniac


STELLAR!!!!

Posted by: Stanley Kowalski at August 05, 2020 10:46 PM (QzkSJ)

213 Now the internet tells !e this is probably Brian Aldiss' "Non-Stop"

It probably is, but there have been several books written with that premise. Heinlein had Orphans of the Sky, which was even more amazing, in my opinion, than Non-Stop.

Heinlein took the premise a lot more seriously. Aldiss's characters know what a ship is, for example, despite ever having seen one, or any kind of vehicle, for generations (other than their walls, of course, which they don't know is a ship).

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 05, 2020 10:46 PM (2lndx)

214 189 182 When life gets too hard have a talk with God.
Posted by: Case at August 05, 2020 10:39 PM (frO9V)

Bad idea. He just laughs at your pain and fucks you harder.
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 10:40 PM (PYq1E)

Yeah, I read my Old Testament.

The idea that God, who built the Universe Billions of years ago, suddenly changed his mine 2000 years ago?

I think he's up there going, OK, I gave you all free will... even sent you a messenger, BUT THATS NOT WHAT I MEANT. Idiots.

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 05, 2020 10:46 PM (NgKpN)

215 Thanks for the ONT.

I like the qualifier by that LA DA.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at August 05, 2020 10:47 PM (cI3Q7)

216
Didn't Heinlein do that in Orphans of the Sky?
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 05, 2020 10:46 PM (u82oZ)

maybe?
did it have weird tummy mutants?

Posted by: vmom 2020 at August 05, 2020 10:47 PM (J8nVw)

217 I was reading about a 1972 episode they did, about a man with an earwig... [shudder]


oh yes! I remember that one!

meanwhile - my own cousin actually GOT an earwig in her ear! in real life!

crazy

Posted by: BlackOrchid_j9HX3 at August 05, 2020 10:47 PM (j9HX3)

218 I read once that there are more Lebanese Christians in the US than in Lebanon.

One of the reasons that they lost the three-sided war over there.

Posted by: Grump928(C) at August 05, 2020 10:47 PM (yQpMk)

219 Sounds like Insom gets what he pays for.

Posted by: Case at August 05, 2020 10:47 PM (frO9V)

220 That Washington Post article about "carbon free electricity by 2035" is a mass of jabbering inanities. It is embarrassingly stupid.

No kidding. Total BS.

Everyone knows that the energy solution is found in Thomas Henry Moray's inventions.

Posted by: 🐧 at August 05, 2020 10:47 PM (C+evo)

221 Damn,

Now the CA medical minions are throwing their nitrile gloved hands over their mouths...."Whoopsie our data has diarrhea....we are working the problem.....

Yeah, thankfully my Remi just had some lube love and cycles like a champ.

Now where are those specials I ordered from South Africa....

Posted by: Nightwatch..patrol at August 05, 2020 10:47 PM (u1WYs)

222 Black Orchid, OMG :-P

Posted by: qdpsteve at August 05, 2020 10:47 PM (L2ZTs)

223 STELLAR!!!!
Posted by: Stanley Kowalski at August 05, 2020 10:46 PM (QzkSJ)

--------

Too late. Streetcar already left.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 05, 2020 10:47 PM (wPVhA)

224 I may be crazy but I would swear, some of the episodes of Night Gallery were originally done on videotape.

Posted by: qdpsteve at August 05, 2020 10:48 PM (L2ZTs)

225 I spent the night in the CVICU and had a stress test this morning. Back home now and have a cath scheduled next Tuesday. Getting bothersome.

Posted by: Eromero at August 05, 2020 10:48 PM (XhWtx)

226 The charts, which make up the bulk of the article add nothing. Nothing at all.
Posted by: Grump928(C) at August 05, 2020 10:42 PM (yQpMk)
===

That's a good use of space for WaPo. Occupies space they would normally employ in lying.

Posted by: Gilded Age II at August 05, 2020 10:48 PM (BRkq2)

227 Well they DO say hindsight is 20/20.
Posted by: Muldoon

Not always

Asstigmatism

Posted by: Miklos "Johnny" Nash, I can see clearly now at August 05, 2020 10:48 PM (QzkSJ)

228
I was reading about a 1972 episode they did, about a man with an earwig...



Lawrence Harvey. Watched that one a few weeks ago on Comet.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at August 05, 2020 10:48 PM (oVJmc)

229 Heinlein's Orphans of the Sky remains current, in fact. It describes very realistically what happens when a culture returns to barbarism. Food is scarce; cannibalism is accepted, both individually (actual eating) and culturally (using people to power the world). Women are treated extremely horribly, and underlings are expendable.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 05, 2020 10:48 PM (2lndx)

230 I never thought a human being could despise another, like I despise Jay Inslee, elected terrorist.

The needless pain and suffering this man is causing so many other people is abominable.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at August 05, 2020 10:46 PM (sy5kK)

Think on this, since I'm in a religious philisophical mood...

God made us in his Image. God put HATE in us.

Think about it.

There are things, and people, I believe, we should hate.

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 05, 2020 10:49 PM (NgKpN)

231 224 I may be crazy but I would swear, some of the episodes of Night Gallery were originally done on videotape.
Posted by: qdpsteve at August 05, 2020 10:48 PM (L2ZTs)


---------

You ARE crazy. I have no idea about the videotape.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 05, 2020 10:49 PM (wPVhA)

232 Another story about colony ships going to sh!t is Kim Stanley Robinson's "Aurora". Also a subplot of Alastair Reynolds' "Chasm City" although there the ships actually reached the destination.

Generation ships going to pot seems a near subgenre of SF.

Posted by: boulder t'hobo at August 05, 2020 10:49 PM (ykYG2)

233 I definitely lost body fat this time, not so much muscle. I very definitely had reduced energy levels. Definite fatigue. Also slept deeper.
Posted by: El Jefe
Thank you! Interesting!

Posted by: MikeM at August 05, 2020 10:49 PM (6//K7)

234 Any cfo mom sightings today?

Posted by: Zettai at August 05, 2020 10:49 PM (9uoeb)

235 MrPeebles, still chilling?
I read about the horrific twist at the end...

Posted by: qdpsteve at August 05, 2020 10:49 PM (L2ZTs)

236 Cicero, gee thanks :-)

Posted by: qdpsteve at August 05, 2020 10:49 PM (L2ZTs)

237 I'm not sure I could despise Inslee more. And they really seem to love the idea of destroying the state.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at August 05, 2020 10:50 PM (YynYJ)

238 227 Well they DO say hindsight is 20/20.
Posted by: Muldoon

Not always

Asstigmatism
Posted by: Miklos "Johnny" Nash, I can see clearly now at August 05, 2020 10:48 PM (QzkSJ


***SNORT***

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at August 05, 2020 10:50 PM (aA3+G)

239 prayers, Eromero

Posted by: vmom 2020 at August 05, 2020 10:50 PM (J8nVw)

240 The idea that God, who built the Universe Billions of years ago, suddenly changed his mine 2000 years ago?

Except it was thousands of years ago, and the day A&E were booted out of The Garden, the end-game was laid out for them in the "...and His heal will crush [the Serpent's] head..." monologue.

Posted by: 🐧 at August 05, 2020 10:50 PM (C+evo)

241 234 Any cfo mom sightings today?
Posted by: Zettai at August 05, 2020 10:49 PM (9uoeb)


Yeah, this. Anyone?

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at August 05, 2020 10:50 PM (H5knJ)

242 I'm racking my brains trying to remember an old sf book from looong ago (60s? 70s?)
It's about a generation ship where the passengers have devolved into savagery and don't know they're on a ship, , the ship's interior is like a jungle, the main character is on a journey from one end of the ship to the other.

Now the internet tells !e this is probably Brian Aldiss' "Non-Stop"



Or the Canadian TV series Starlost.

Posted by: Grump928(C) at August 05, 2020 10:51 PM (yQpMk)

243

I just saw a TV ad for Lavazza coffee.

If you have any respect for traditional America or it's values, never buy Lavazza coffee again.

Besides, there are a lot of coffees that taste better, while not spewing the Globalist - Chinese - anti-American view.



Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at August 05, 2020 10:51 PM (sy5kK)

244 We seem to have more than our fair share of Emperor Neros, fiddling while Rome burns.

Posted by: attilla with suspenders at August 05, 2020 10:51 PM (w7KSn)

245 God made us in his Image. God put HATE in us.

Think about it.

There are things, and people, I believe, we should hate.

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 05, 2020 10:49 PM (NgKpN)

.....

I'm not sure I'd say "hate".

Definitely, righteous anger.


Posted by: Bitter Clinger at August 05, 2020 10:51 PM (dsjiM)

246 Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 05, 2020 10:48 PM (2lndx)

OK, interesting question.

What Heinlein story affected you the most?

I would have to say, 'The Green Hills of Earth'. Short story in one of his books I read in Junior High School.

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 05, 2020 10:51 PM (NgKpN)

247 I'm very worried about cfo mom
does no one have her contact info?

Posted by: vmom 2020 at August 05, 2020 10:52 PM (J8nVw)

248 No cfo mom sightings today.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 05, 2020 10:52 PM (2+l0S)

249 For the RPGers among us, there was also Jim Ward's Metamorphosis Alpha, which takes place on a generation starship gone to pot. He claims it was inspired by Non-Stop. I think it looks a lot more like Orphans of the Sky.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 05, 2020 10:52 PM (2lndx)

250 vmom, I was wondering about CFO Mom too.
I hope she's resting after getting good news about her prognosis.

Posted by: qdpsteve at August 05, 2020 10:52 PM (L2ZTs)

251 Fuck. For a bit I thought I was doing better too. And I was. But the past month or so... Been sinking.

Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 10:52 PM (PYq1E)

252 There are things, and people, I believe, we should hate.

You are probably thinking of Psalms 5:5.

But when asked what is the Greatest Commandment, the answer was Love God and the Golden Rule.

Posted by: 🐧 at August 05, 2020 10:53 PM (C+evo)

253 is there a cfo dad? or cfo kidlets?

Posted by: boulder t'hobo at August 05, 2020 10:53 PM (ykYG2)

254 If you have any respect for traditional America or it's values, never buy Lavazza coffee again.

Besides, there are a lot of coffees that taste better, while not spewing the Globalist - Chinese - anti-American view.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at August 05, 2020 10:51 PM (sy5kK)

-----------

My donkey, it is like a steel blade to his heart.

Posted by: Juan Valdez and his Donkey at August 05, 2020 10:53 PM (wPVhA)

255 Relavant to My Interests ONT Compliance pics

https://tinyurl.com/y55d75nm

https://tinyurl.com/yyop34e9

https://tinyurl.com/yxgkad9c

https://tinyurl.com/y3aooo4n

https://tinyurl.com/y3nd2rcx

Posted by: kbdabear at August 05, 2020 10:53 PM (qAR6u)

256 Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 10:52 PM (PYq1E)

.....

I hope you know I was just messin' with ya.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger at August 05, 2020 10:53 PM (dsjiM)

257 maybe one of them knows this place

Posted by: boulder t'hobo at August 05, 2020 10:53 PM (ykYG2)

258 Insom, have you been taking walks outside?
you need to do that
first thing in the morning is best
doesn't have to ge exercise
just meandering is fine

Posted by: vmom 2020 at August 05, 2020 10:54 PM (J8nVw)

259 219 Sounds like Insom gets what he pays for.
Posted by: Case at August 05, 2020 10:47 PM (frO9V)

Getting reamed with a cactus? Nope. God gives those out for free.

Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 10:54 PM (PYq1E)

260 Truck vs. Antifa motorcycle. Guess who wins? Yes, very rewarding.

Portland Antifa is very upset that the driver wasn't arrested. Apparently he was supposed to sit there and take his beating like a man, while his truck got trashed.

I mentioned this earlier, but tonight's Portland riot is at the East Precinct for then first time, which is far, far, to the east of trendy Portland, and is in an area mostly inhabited by minorities and immigrants.

Things may get sporty if they try blocking vehicles in that neighborhood. Among other things, a lot of Russians live there.

Good luck standing in front of a Russian's car, suki.

(The Portland police pay extra if you are fluent in Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, or Russian.)

Posted by: The ARC of History! at August 05, 2020 10:54 PM (I2/tG)

261
Emperor Inslee today shut down schools for the fall.


And all the white liberals, including members of the teachers' union, are going to pretend that they give a rat's ass about how badly educated low income people, including low income minorities, are. If minorities have any sense at all, they'll start voting for conservatives.

Posted by: nerdygirl at August 05, 2020 10:54 PM (+lVUW)

262 Bad idea. He just laughs at your pain and fucks you harder.
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 10:40 PM (PYq1E)


That's the other guy,

Posted by: ALH at August 05, 2020 10:54 PM (Y0bLv)

263 PRESS THE RED BUTTON, SPACE CADET STIMPY! THIS RECENT HISTORY NEEDS ERASING!

Posted by: Headless Body of Agnew at August 05, 2020 10:54 PM (e1mEI)

264 But I like lavazza
damn marketing departments

Posted by: vmom 2020 at August 05, 2020 10:55 PM (J8nVw)

265 MrPeebles, still chilling?
I read about the horrific twist at the end...



Yeah, I've been looking around for the original story but haven't found it anywhere yet.

The name of that segment is 'The Caterpillar,' I think Hulu had Night Gallery episodes for streaming...

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at August 05, 2020 10:55 PM (oVJmc)

266 Oh, fer cryin' out loud......... It was nothing like Hiroshima or Nagasaki. Those were 30kT nukes.


Not quite. Fat Man was 20-21 kT and Little Boy yielded about 12-15 kT, depending on your sources. If there's anything to beef about here, it's that the Arabs keep doing it to themselves...

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM guy at August 05, 2020 10:55 PM (ZSK0i)

267 Insom, have you been taking walks outside?

--------

Are there hookers and blow outside?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 05, 2020 10:55 PM (wPVhA)

268 256 Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 10:52 PM (PYq1E)

.....

I hope you know I was just messin' with ya.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at August 05, 2020 10:53 PM (dsjiM)

It's OK. I've been sinking. I feel it. I know it. I see it in my own words.

Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 10:55 PM (PYq1E)

269 More Relevant to My Interests ONT Compliance pics

https://tinyurl.com/y57kynuq

https://tinyurl.com/y3hvjlps

https://tinyurl.com/y2vph2u5

https://tinyurl.com/y298qdvn

https://tinyurl.com/y4u7spg2

Posted by: kbdabear at August 05, 2020 10:55 PM (qAR6u)

270 What Heinlein story affected you the most?

I have not read enough Heinlein yet. But so far, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. I read it a long time ago, either as a teen or in my twenties, and recently re-read it.

When faced with a problem you do not understand, do any part of it you do understand, then look at it again.

I remodeled my house with that philosophy.

There is no worse tyranny than to force a man to pay for what he does not want merely because you think it would be good for him.

A managed democracy is a wonderful thing, Manuel, for the managers... and its greatest strength is a 'free press' when 'free' is defined as 'responsible' and the managers define what is 'irresponsible.'

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 05, 2020 10:55 PM (2lndx)

271 Are there hookers and blow outside?


More likely than inside.

Posted by: Grump928(C) at August 05, 2020 10:56 PM (yQpMk)

272 Are there hookers and blow outside?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero)

maybe!

Posted by: vmom 2020 at August 05, 2020 10:56 PM (J8nVw)

273
258 Insom, have you been taking walks outside?
you need to do that
first thing in the morning is best
doesn't have to ge exercise
just meandering is fine
Posted by: vmom 2020 at August 05, 2020 10:54 PM (J8nVw)


I second this.

Even when it's the last thing in the world you feel like doing.

Posted by: Ladyl--now with fake mask! at August 05, 2020 10:56 PM (TdMsT)

274 WaPo graph is worthless, because WaPo. Commies.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 05, 2020 10:56 PM (Dpoz0)

275 253 is there a cfo dad? or cfo kidlets?
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at August 05, 2020 10:53 PM (ykYG2)


I want to say yes to the first at least. I think I remember her saying so.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at August 05, 2020 10:56 PM (H5knJ)

276 Scarlett O'Hara had a good idea about dealing with problems. She put them off until tomorrow, because tomorrow is another day.

Posted by: ALH at August 05, 2020 10:56 PM (Y0bLv)

277 Oh, dayum, but that burrito rant is the stuff of legend! LMAO!

Posted by: GWB at August 05, 2020 10:56 PM (1XOEC)

278 258 Insom, have you been taking walks outside?
you need to do that
first thing in the morning is best
doesn't have to ge exercise
just meandering is fine
Posted by: vmom 2020 at August 05, 2020 10:54 PM (J8nVw)

No. Good idea though. I have been going outside to sit in the sun when I remember to, here and there.

Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 10:56 PM (PYq1E)

279 Never cared for Ren and Stimpy, but if you're a fan, here's
hoping that Communist Central doesn't go and woke-ify the reboot.

Posted by: Darth Randall at August 05, 2020 10:57 PM (iWCRg)

280 ⤛Ladyl⤜

Posted by: Zettai at August 05, 2020 10:57 PM (9uoeb)

281 Florida has hookers and blow everywhere. Miami Vice taught me this.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 05, 2020 10:57 PM (2+l0S)

282 Scarlett O'Hara had a good idea about dealing with problems. She put them off until tomorrow, because tomorrow is another day.


and the Sun will come up.

Bet your bottom dollar on it.

Posted by: Grump928(C) at August 05, 2020 10:57 PM (yQpMk)

283 267 Insom, have you been taking walks outside?

--------

Are there hookers and blow outside?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 05, 2020 10:55 PM (wPVhA)

That would certainly be a compelling incentive.

Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 10:57 PM (PYq1E)

284 It's OK. I've been sinking. I feel it. I know it. I see it in my own words.
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 10:55 PM (PYq1E)

Then you are already working on it. You've admitted the problem.

I second the people who say: get the hell outside and walk around. Get some sun.

Go to a MOME. TALK to actual people face to face who you feel comfortable with.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at August 05, 2020 10:58 PM (cI3Q7)

285 Asstigmatism
Posted by: Miklos



**********

Well played, young man. Well played!

Posted by: Muldoon at August 05, 2020 10:58 PM (Fc5rx)

286 Never cared for Ren and Stimpy, but if you're a fan, here's
hoping that Communist Central doesn't go and woke-ify the reboot.
Posted by: Darth Randall at August 05, 2020 10:57 PM (iWCRg)


I thought that was the whole point of the re-boot.

Posted by: ALH at August 05, 2020 10:58 PM (Y0bLv)

287 {{{Zettai}}}

Posted by: Ladyl--now with fake mask! at August 05, 2020 10:58 PM (TdMsT)

288 Killer or Billion Dollar Babies?

Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at August 05, 2020 10:58 PM (fU1ci)

289 here's a game
take a walk to case the neighborhood
just in case

Posted by: vmom 2020 at August 05, 2020 10:59 PM (J8nVw)

290 I thought that was the whole point of the re-boot.

No, it's to sell more fart-flavored cinnamon toast.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 05, 2020 10:59 PM (2lndx)

291 This is what I have to re-read when I despair:

Death for its goal, is not life's aim missed? Labours he well, that labours to bring doom about his ears? Death was never of God's fashioning; not for his pleasure does life cease to be; what meant his creation, but that all created things should have being? No breed has he created on earth but for its thriving; none carries in itself the seeds of its own destruction. Think not that mortality bears sway on earth; no end nor term is fixed to a life well lived . . . It is the wicked that have brought death on themselves, by word and deed of their own; court death, and melt away in its embrace, keep tryst with it, and lay claim to its partnership.


Posted by: logprof at August 05, 2020 10:59 PM (oZuI0)

292 dedicate their lives to public service...

God I hate these people. Do they really think we believe this BS? That they are public servants? That we think they are beautiful people giving their lives for our well being? Police? Okay, Firemen? Okay. Nurses? Doctors? Walmart cashiers? Electricians? Plumbers? The list of people who have helped me in my life, it is endless. Conversely...USPS, DMV, IRS...congress...no. And especially when they want the rioting horde to not attack them...but Mike, sure, go attack Mike. He was a scientist, not a public servant.

Posted by: MikeM at August 05, 2020 10:59 PM (6//K7)

293 Got a text from Jewels45. She is OK. Just steaming mad at family issues.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 05, 2020 11:00 PM (u82oZ)

294 Scarlett O Hara was Hispanic at heart
manana

Posted by: vmom 2020 at August 05, 2020 11:00 PM (J8nVw)

295 Was something wrong with cfo mom?

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at August 05, 2020 11:00 PM (cI3Q7)

296 Killer or Billion Dollar Babies?
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at August 05, 2020 10:58 PM (fU1ci)

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Love It To Death

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 05, 2020 11:00 PM (wPVhA)

297 Posted by: logprof at August 05, 2020 10:59 PM (oZuI0)
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John Donne?

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Iranian Navy target dummy at August 05, 2020 11:00 PM (UAMe5)

298 and the Sun will come up.

Bet your bottom dollar on it.



*********

Picky Eater - a limerick

An optimistic giant named Yarrow
Had a boy who was thin as an arrow
Stayed inside, wouldn't eat.
Broken bones nor bloody meat.
But, the son'll come out, for marrow!

Posted by: Muldoon at August 05, 2020 11:01 PM (Fc5rx)

299 Bad idea. He just laughs at your pain and fucks you harder.

Technically, God gives you what you want, at least if one reads the second half of Romans 1 a certain way.

Since people are naturally at enmity to God, the more they shake their first, the more God "turns them over" until they merit and achieve their goal of death.

Classic apologetics describe the noetic effects of The Fall - that is since God is the Origin of Truth, Reason and Wisdom, those who estrange themselves from God distance themselves from these attributes until they are completely insane.

Agnostics have noticed this at least as early as Sophocles in the play Antigone.

Posted by: 🐧 at August 05, 2020 11:01 PM (C+evo)

300 293 Got a text from Jewels45. She is OK. Just steaming mad at family issues.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 05, 2020 11:00 PM (u82oZ)

Good. Well, not GOOD good, but...oh hell you know what I mean.

Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 11:01 PM (PYq1E)

301 293 Got a text from Jewels45. She is OK. Just steaming mad at family issues.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 05, 2020 11:00 PM (u82oZ)


Thank God she's okay.

Posted by: Ladyl--now with fake mask! at August 05, 2020 11:01 PM (TdMsT)

302 Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 05, 2020 10:55 PM (2lndx)

I won't say it affected me... but...

I pray for one last landing
on the Globe that gave me birth
let us rest our eyes, on the fleecy skies
and the cool Green Hills, of Earth.


Have not read that story in over 45 years.
Yet still remember the 'song'.

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 05, 2020 11:01 PM (NgKpN)

303
Highest proportion ofxenergy generated from fossil fuels?

DELAWARE, FUCK YEAH!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at August 05, 2020 11:02 PM (pNxlR)

304 John Donne?
Posted by: Captain Obvious

Anne Done
Undone

Posted by: vmom 2020 at August 05, 2020 11:02 PM (J8nVw)

305 Got a text from Jewels45. She is OK. Just steaming mad at family issues.

For many of us, that is just another day that ends in the letter 'Y".

Posted by: 🐧 at August 05, 2020 11:02 PM (C+evo)

306 So did the Israelis set off the bomb in Beirut?

Posted by: ALH at August 05, 2020 11:02 PM (Y0bLv)

307 Did no one else notice that the video of "Hang on Sloopy" shows Rick Derringer being introduced by Joy F*ng Behar?

Posted by: Doctor Deplorable at August 05, 2020 11:02 PM (YIsx4)

308 Well played, young man. Well played!

Posted by: Muldoon

*awards self one (1) Continuing Education Unit*

Posted by: Miklos, gotta keep that Professional Accreditation at August 05, 2020 11:02 PM (QzkSJ)

309 What did Lavazza do? Let me guess - smug idiotic ignorant race-baiting? Seems to be the degradation du jour in "marketing", replacing the jaw-dropping "in this together" moronic burbling for retarded 8-yr olds.

Posted by: rhomboid at August 05, 2020 11:03 PM (OTzUX)

310 God I hate these people. Do they really think we believe this BS? That they are public servants?

I was joking with a friend of mine, who has held a number of fairly high-ranking positions in DC, that it was amazing - all you hear from high-ranking Federal officials is how difficult and stressful their jobs are, yet they fight like weasels to get and keep these terrible, terrible jobs.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at August 05, 2020 11:03 PM (I2/tG)

311 What Heinlein story affected you the most?


I've read 'Have Space Suit, Will Travel' about a dozen times...

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at August 05, 2020 11:03 PM (oVJmc)

312 297 Posted by: logprof at August 05, 2020 10:59 PM (oZuI0)
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John Donne?
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Iranian Navy target dummy at August 05, 2020 11:00 PM (UAMe5)

--Wisdom.

One of those Catholic books Fartin' Martin Luther didn't like.

Posted by: logprof at August 05, 2020 11:03 PM (oZuI0)

313 Dunno about carbon-free electricity, but if (=when) sodium rechargeable batteries get out of development, electric cars will be competitive with gasoline-powered cars.
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at August 05, 2020 10:18 PM (ykYG2)

That will happen about the same time that flying carpets drawing by Skittles-shitting unicorns become commonplace.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 05, 2020 11:03 PM (Dpoz0)

314 Got a text from Jewels45. She is OK. Just steaming mad at family issues.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 05, 2020 11:00 PM (u82oZ)

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*puts Walther PPK back in drawer*

Posted by: A. Schicklegruber at August 05, 2020 11:04 PM (wPVhA)

315 284 It's OK. I've been sinking. I feel it. I know it. I see it in my own words.
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 10:55 PM (PYq1E)

Back when you were really down, I once suggested reading up on stoicism. I'd suggest it again. I know you are cynical about religion. Stoicism does not depend on religion but is not incompatible with it either. And it's so much more than "suck it up." I think it would suit you and your logical, practical mind very well. A couple of suggestions, both by William Irvine:

A Slap in the Face: Why Insults Hurt - And Why They Shouldn't

A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at August 05, 2020 11:04 PM (H5knJ)

316 295 Was something wrong with cfo mom?
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at August 05, 2020 11:00 PM (cI3Q7)

Sounded like rapid onset neurological deficit, but she also indicated it was affecting her husband and her cat of all things, which sparked discussion of possible CO poisoning and that they should A) GTFO immediately and B) get medical attention immediately.

Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 11:04 PM (PYq1E)

317 Us dumb Morons love you and junk. Never forget that.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, of the Butte Mahons at August 05, 2020 10:20 PM (x8Wzq)


Hell, we smart ones do too.

Posted by: GWB at August 05, 2020 11:04 PM (1XOEC)

318 Aetius451AD Work Laptop

cfo mom had big medical issues. We urged her to go to the emergency room. Then silence.

Her husband just recovered from another issue, and had similar symptoms. She has children, not sure how close they are.

She did not answer her email account we have conversed on when we had a miniMoMeet.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 05, 2020 11:04 PM (u82oZ)

319 I made the mistake of reading comments at the Bezos Blog. I lost 10 IQ points. Luckily I have a lot to spare.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at August 05, 2020 11:05 PM (pw+jk)

320 I really have no advice for anyone dealing with depression/anger, because everyone is different.

One thing I did to help myself was to take note of what made me feel better, no matter how seemingly insignificant, and tried to repeat that when I felt that anger/depression coming on.

It was kind of a necessity to create stability with the kid around. Drinking binges and listless days really weren't acceptable behavior with a kid around.

Church certainly has changed my life. I can't really council anyone on their relationship with God, as I'm still working on mine.

But what I have perhaps found therapeutic was all the labor I put in at church.

When I am feeling those old feelings, I go mow the lawn at church with a push mower, takes me about 5 hours, 6 with weed-eating included. Or I mop the floors inside. Or I weed the flower beds.

Started feeling bad lately and went and bought a trencher to redo the landscaping lately.

Doing physical labor is very good. Plus I figure every hour of work I do is penance for the shithead I've been for many years leading to my deserved feelings of worthlessness.

I kind of think God looks at me and thinks "He's trying, bless him. I'll slack up a little. But those gutters need cleaning, son."

Posted by: Bitter Clinger at August 05, 2020 11:05 PM (dsjiM)

321 Imagine an airplane without jet fuel.

Posted by: boulder t'hobo at August 05, 2020 10:22 PM (ykYG2)


Imagine one with a nuclear reactor powering it!

Posted by: GWB at August 05, 2020 11:05 PM (1XOEC)

322 bear with balls - I forget which novel, but Tom Wolfe wrote a great, very accessible book about stoicism.

Posted by: Doctor Deplorable at August 05, 2020 11:05 PM (YIsx4)

323 and the Sun will come up.

Bet your bottom dollar on it.



I worked at the Saenger Theater when that show played.

The hatred remains.

Posted by: Miklos, who liked Best Little Whorehouse at August 05, 2020 11:05 PM (QzkSJ)

324 Posted by: logprof at August 05, 2020 10:59 PM (oZuI0)

Or just read Aristophanes!

Posted by: Gilded Age II at August 05, 2020 11:05 PM (BRkq2)

325 Imagine an airplane without jet fuel.
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at August 05, 2020 10:22 PM (ykYG2)

Imagine? I lived it. Briefly.

Posted by: some poor fucker on MH322 at August 05, 2020 11:05 PM (Dpoz0)

326 Back when you were really down, I once suggested reading up on stoicism. I'd suggest it again. I know you are cynical about religion. Stoicism does not depend on religion but is not incompatible with it either. And it's so much more than "suck it up." I think it would suit you and your logical, practical mind very well. A couple of suggestions, both by William Irvine:

A Slap in the Face: Why Insults Hurt - And Why They Shouldn't

A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at August 05, 2020 11:04 PM (H5knJ)

Thanks, I just wrote those down. Plus I can afford books now, so that's good!

Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 11:06 PM (PYq1E)

327 Imagine one with a nuclear reactor powering it!
Posted by: GWB at August 05, 2020 11:05 PM (1XOEC)

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GREAT

SCOTT!!

Posted by: Doc Brown at August 05, 2020 11:06 PM (wPVhA)

328 251 Fuck. For a bit I thought I was doing better too. And I was. But the past month or so... Been sinking.
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 10:52 PM (PYq1E)


The boat is leaking and the Democrats/ Blue States made bailing illegal.

So it isn't just you, Insom.

I say that from a first-person perspective.

Hang in there, bud.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at August 05, 2020 11:06 PM (sy5kK)

329
QUEENS, N.Y. - A Spirit Airlines passenger was removed from a flight from LaGuardia airport to Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Friday for refusing to wear a mask.

A video of the incident shared on Twitter shows law enforcement confronting the unidentified man.

"The whole plane is a witness, I didn't do anything," the man tells the Port Authority officer. "Tell me why I'm not flying."

Posted by: deplorable unperson - refuse to accept the Mask of the Beast at August 05, 2020 11:07 PM (luzVb)

330 Or just read Aristophanes!
Posted by: Gilded Age II at August 05, 2020 11:05 PM (BRkq2)

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Lysistrata FTW!

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 05, 2020 11:08 PM (wPVhA)

331 No jetliner is going to get off the ground using batteries any time soon.
And it doesn't matter since air travel is all but dead anyway.

Posted by: attilla with suspenders at August 05, 2020 11:08 PM (w7KSn)

332 Salty Dawg

Did you see this photo of the Beirut Crater?
https://preview.tinyurl.com/y45nj6f8

Scan right and zoom in to see a nice huddle of small warships.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 05, 2020 11:08 PM (pznDz)

333 Posted by: Bitter Clinger at August 05, 2020 11:05 PM (dsjiM)

I read somewhere that dirt/ soil has bacteria that creates happy feelings

Posted by: vmom 2020 at August 05, 2020 11:08 PM (J8nVw)

334 Too soon to ask if there is a freed-up space in the NovaMoMe?

Posted by: Doctor Deplorable at August 05, 2020 11:08 PM (YIsx4)

335 The first time I saw one of the "video" Twilight Zones in the 80's I knew something was wrong with it, but didn't know what it was. It was the Soap Opera Effect before anyone knew about it.

Posted by: ... at August 05, 2020 11:08 PM (z0N4D)

336 LeftCoast Dawg

Comfort yourself with things that can not continue, do not.

Work those Plan Bs. We may need them. And remember -- OPSEC, OPSEC, OPSEC.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 05, 2020 11:08 PM (u82oZ)

337
I kind of think God looks at me and thinks "He's trying, bless him. I'll slack up a little. But those gutters need cleaning, son."
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at August 05, 2020 11:05 PM (dsjiM)


You are an inspiration.

Posted by: Ladyl--now with fake mask! at August 05, 2020 11:08 PM (TdMsT)

338 Back when you were really down, I once suggested reading up on stoicism. I'd suggest it again. I know you are cynical about religion. Stoicism does not depend on religion but is not incompatible with it either. And it's so much more than "suck it up." I think it would suit you and your logical, practical mind very well. A couple of suggestions, both by William Irvine:

A Slap in the Face: Why Insults Hurt - And Why They Shouldn't

A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at August 05, 2020 11:04 PM (H5knJ)

Stoicism is a LARGE part of my personal philosophy.

Life sucks. It sucked yesterday. Its going to suck tomorrow.

BUT, can you find that one moment of Joy, that great memory, to see you through the sucky times.

Because once that moment is gone, whether it was good, or bad, the ONLY thing that affects your future, is your memory of it.

Hold onto the good. Discard as much of the bad as you can, while understanding that YES, it will get bad again.

But, it can also get good again.

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 05, 2020 11:08 PM (NgKpN)

339 I saw it in the 80's. It was taped well before that.

Posted by: ... at August 05, 2020 11:08 PM (z0N4D)

340 Have not read [Green Hills] in over 45 years.

I have a bunch of Heinlein in my to-read case. I'll have to see if that's included in one of them.

I'm going on a book drive in a few days up I35 toward Waco. Donuts, bookstores, and then fried chicken before turning around. I'll have to keep an eye out for a collection that includes it if I don't have it.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 05, 2020 11:08 PM (2lndx)

341 QUEENS, N.Y. - A Spirit Airlines passenger was removed from a flight from LaGuardia airport to Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Friday for refusing to wear a mask.


We charge $15 for the first mask, and $20 for each additional mask.

Posted by: Spirit Airlines at August 05, 2020 11:09 PM (QzkSJ)

342 Everyone you meet is fighting a battle of some kind, so you should always be kind.

Posted by: ALH at August 05, 2020 11:09 PM (Y0bLv)

343 Stuck on my iPhone cuz Verizon still down. I zoomed in to scroll thru all the fine printt... wtf at the end?!

Posted by: t-bird at August 05, 2020 11:10 PM (80Uh3)

344 Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at August 05, 2020 11:04 PM (H5knJ)

--I was all about the stoicism in college.

Explains why I didn't get laid, because I didn't care enough back then.

Posted by: logprof at August 05, 2020 11:10 PM (oZuI0)

345 In Footfall, it was the Seattle area.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 05, 2020 10:34 PM (u82oZ)

Bellingham.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 05, 2020 11:10 PM (Dpoz0)

346 Lysistrata FTW!

The 2922 version.

Penelope, "our protest isn't working! The men continue to wage war even though we deny them our bodies!"

Meanwhile at a villa overlooking the coast. Jason reclines while a gynoid dressed in a short sheer white tunic feeds him grapes.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 05, 2020 11:10 PM (pznDz)

347 Anna Puma

Yes I saw it. But did not examine to too closely, except for the grain elevators. Hunger is going to stalk Lebanon.

Looked like a ferry rolled over in it's berth to the north of the crater.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 05, 2020 11:10 PM (u82oZ)

348 God didn't change his mind.

Posted by: ... at August 05, 2020 11:11 PM (z0N4D)

349 Prayers, Eromero. Hope this goes well.

Cfo mom mentioned she couldn't just leave her husband to go to the ER because he's housebound. Maybe medical issues of his own?

Posted by: Notsothoreau at August 05, 2020 11:11 PM (YynYJ)

350 330 Or just read Aristophanes!
Posted by: Gilded Age II at August 05, 2020 11:05 PM (BRkq2)
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Lysistrata FTW!
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 05, 2020 11:08 PM (wPVhA)
===
They are all good.
The Assemblywomen!

Posted by: Gilded Age II at August 05, 2020 11:11 PM (BRkq2)

351 Hold onto the good. Discard as much of the bad as you can, while understanding that YES, it will get bad again.

But, it can also get good again.
Posted by: Romeo13 at August 05, 2020 11:08 PM (NgKpN)


Wonderful advice.

Posted by: Ladyl--now with fake mask! at August 05, 2020 11:11 PM (TdMsT)

352 Stoicism is a LARGE part of my personal philosophy

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Cynicism > Stoicism

Plus, you get to live in a rain jar.

Posted by: Diogenes of Sinope at August 05, 2020 11:11 PM (wPVhA)

353 Alberta Oil Peon

Thanks. I could not spell it correctly so took a short cut.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 05, 2020 11:11 PM (u82oZ)

354 I was all about the stoicism in college.

Explains why I didn't get laid, because I didn't care enough back then.
Posted by: logprof


Stoicism and Hedonism are not necessarily incompatible.

Posted by: Miklos, thinking Ancient Greeks (no homo) at August 05, 2020 11:12 PM (QzkSJ)

355
That will happen about the same time that flying carpets drawing by Skittles-shitting unicorns become commonplace.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 05, 2020 11:03 PM (Dpoz0)


Coming this fall on NBC!

They are finally here, starring in their own new show!

Skittles-shitting Unicorns!

Posted by: Another Democrat party promise at August 05, 2020 11:12 PM (sy5kK)

356 332 Salty Dawg

Did you see this photo of the Beirut Crater?
https://preview.tinyurl.com/y45nj6f8

Scan right and zoom in to see a nice huddle of small warships.
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 05, 2020 11:08 PM (pznDz)

Interesting thought.

These chemicals were seized over a year ago, and stored in the warehouse. This was PUBLIC knowledge.

But, what if they were about to be loaded onto a ship and sent South?

Remember Hez now had the reigns of a lot of the government there.

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 05, 2020 11:12 PM (NgKpN)

357 Notsothoreau

Yes. He had just got out of the hospital with major issues sorta corrected.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 05, 2020 11:12 PM (u82oZ)

358 Ms. Bream has a Flashdance/Love is a Battlefield look

Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at August 05, 2020 11:13 PM (fU1ci)

359 Yes I saw it. But did not examine to too closely, except for the grain elevators. Hunger is going to stalk Lebanon.


Maybe, except for the rat and vermin population - its going to be epic.

Posted by: 🐧 at August 05, 2020 11:13 PM (C+evo)

360 Lysistrata FTW!



They are doing free live performances in Portland.

Posted by: Miklos, more of an Aristophanes kinda guy at August 05, 2020 11:14 PM (QzkSJ)

361 351 Hold onto the good. Discard as much of the bad as you can, while understanding that YES, it will get bad again.

But, it can also get good again.
Posted by: Romeo13 at August 05, 2020 11:08 PM (NgKpN)


Wonderful advice.
Posted by: Ladyl--now with fake mask! at August 05, 2020 11:11 PM (TdMsT)

Believe me, if I did not believe it could get better again?

I would have already gone out in a blaze of glory.

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 05, 2020 11:14 PM (NgKpN)

362 I kind of think God looks at me and thinks "He's trying, bless him. I'll slack up a little. But those gutters need cleaning, son."
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at August 05, 2020 11:05 PM (dsjiM)

Heh. Thing is, I used to be religious. But the church didn't just fail me, it fucked me. Yeah, I know "don't confuse God with his followers" and all that. They put me on a doomed path and then did nothing - worse than nothing - when it went to shit. And there is absolutely nothing I can do to fix it or get my life back. So I may be bitter, angry and cynical about God, church and religion, but I do come by it honestly.

Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 11:14 PM (PYq1E)

363 Cynicism > Stoicism

Plus, you get to live in a rain jar.
Posted by: Diogenes of Sinope at August 05, 2020 11:11 PM (wPVhA)


It's hard not to admire a guy who told Alexander the Great to get the fuck out his sunlight. On the other hand, a guy who's advocates jerking off in the street, might be crazy.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at August 05, 2020 11:14 PM (H5knJ)

364 Evening.

Oprah is, and always has been, the biggest phoney this country has ever had.

Speaking of which, can someone explain to me why homos are so totalitarian? I used to think the defining feature of homosexuality was degenerate sexual behavior but it's struck me very often in the past couple of years these people all seem to favor some of the most vile, fascist ideas. So many videos I've seen of Anqueefa price them yo be flaming queers.

Posted by: Robert at August 05, 2020 11:14 PM (/NYhC)

365 Everyone knows that the energy solution is found in Thomas Henry Moray's inventions.


Electric eels?

Posted by: Bert G at August 05, 2020 11:15 PM (OMsf+)

366
Anybody else who was quick to "Close it up" on this one tonight?

Posted by: Sapwolf at August 05, 2020 11:15 PM (nuv3n)

367 It's hard not to admire a guy who told Alexander the Great to get the fuck out his sunlight. On the other hand, a guy who's advocates jerking off in the street, might be crazy.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at August 05, 2020 11:14 PM (H5knJ)

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He is a worthy role model for all Morons.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 05, 2020 11:15 PM (wPVhA)

368 On the other hand, a guy who's advocates jerking off in the street, might be crazy.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls


I fell suddenly unloved.

Posted by: the Ficus at August 05, 2020 11:15 PM (QzkSJ)

369 I have A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy. It's a good overview.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at August 05, 2020 11:15 PM (YynYJ)

370 Everyone you meet is fighting a battle of some kind, so you should always be kind.

Posted by: ALH at August 05, 2020 11:09 PM (Y0bLv)

I dunno. I try. But I have a couple coworkers who honestly could go fuck themselves off a cliff and I wouldn't give a fucking shit about them or their family ever. Hassle me for no reason other than their own prejudices and personal advancement. It is impossible to get away from their shit. Nothing works.

And because they are devoted lefties, they only take advantage of kindness and twist it around. As it turns out EVERY coworker I have ever had a personal problem with has been a devoted proud lefty. This goes back to before I was ever political. It has never had anything to do with politics. They are just ambitious cold-blooded fucks.

I'd rather be able to just pray for them, and I do try, but I'm not there. I am weak.

Posted by: ... at August 05, 2020 11:16 PM (z0N4D)

371 Stoicism and Hedonism are not necessarily incompatible.
Posted by: Miklos, thinking Ancient Greeks (no homo) at August 05, 2020 11:12 PM (QzkSJ)

--NOW I hear this!!!

Anyways, plenty of nerd guys would rather read a cool book than bother interacting with the distaff for the minimal chance of any social payoff.

Posted by: logprof at August 05, 2020 11:16 PM (oZuI0)

372 Speaking of which, can someone explain to me why homos are so totalitarian? I used to think the defining feature of homosexuality was degenerate sexual behavior but it's struck me very often in the past couple of years these people all seem to favor some of the most vile, fascist ideas. So many videos I've seen of Anqueefa price them yo be flaming queers.
Posted by: Robert at August 05, 2020 11:14 PM (/NYhC)


No idea

Posted by: Nazi Party at August 05, 2020 11:16 PM (2+l0S)

373 Heh. Thing is, I used to be religious. But the church didn't just fail me, it fucked me. Yeah, I know "don't confuse God with his followers" and all that. They put me on a doomed path and then did nothing - worse than nothing - when it went to shit. And there is absolutely nothing I can do to fix it or get my life back. So I may be bitter, angry and cynical about God, church and religion, but I do come by it honestly.
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 11:14 PM (PYq1E)

This is when you buy a Harley, a leather jacket and get a pentagram tattooed on the back of your fapping hand.

Posted by: Robert at August 05, 2020 11:16 PM (/NYhC)

374 Anna Puma

It would suck to be the OOD (In Port) or the Command Duty Officer in Beruit. You did not have a lot of time to get the ship water and air tight.

Not enough time to get underway.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 05, 2020 11:16 PM (u82oZ)

375 141 Does anyone think that the LA mayor's threat to cut off electricity and water to large gatherings will be applied in an unbiased fashion? These are the same people who targeted churches but were okay with BLM mobs

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Rest assured that only YT will be punished.

Posted by: Vlad the Impaler, whittling away like mad at August 05, 2020 11:16 PM (d6mdH)

376 Stoicism and Hedonism are not necessarily incompatible.
Posted by: Miklos, thinking Ancient Greeks (no homo) at August 05, 2020 11:12 PM (QzkSJ)

Which I'm seriously considering.

Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 11:16 PM (PYq1E)

377 342 Everyone you meet is fighting a battle of some kind, so you should always be kind.
Posted by: ALH at August 05, 2020 11:09 PM (Y0bLv)


Amen

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at August 05, 2020 11:17 PM (aA3+G)

378 Solipsism > Cynicism > Stoicism


Keep it simple

Posted by: runner at August 05, 2020 11:17 PM (zr5Kq)

379 ...very often in the past couple of years these people all seem to favor some of the most vile, fascist ideas. So many videos I've seen of Anqueefa price them yo be flaming queers.

Posted by: Robert at August 05, 2020 11:14 PM



I think this is what Sparta was all about...

Posted by: Zettai at August 05, 2020 11:17 PM (9uoeb)

380 273
258 Insom, have you been taking walks outside?
you need to do that
first thing in the morning is best
doesn't have to ge exercise
just meandering is fine
Posted by: vmom 2020 at August 05, 2020 10:54 PM (J8nVw)
I second this.
Even when it's the last thing in the world you feel like doing.
Posted by: Ladyl--now with fake mask! at August 05, 2020 10:56 PM (TdMsT)


Insom, you know full well to never argue with {{{Ladyl}}}!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at August 05, 2020 11:17 PM (eTZoJ)

381 There was a sci fi short story where a girl is on Mars or some other lower gravity place. The local activity there is to fly, like a bird, on large unpowered wings. Does the Horde know?

Posted by: BourbonChicken at August 05, 2020 11:17 PM (LxTcq)

382 Hold onto the good. Discard as much of the bad as you can, while understanding that YES, it will get bad again.

But, it can also get good again.
Posted by: Romeo13 at August 05, 2020 11:08 PM (NgKpN)


I have been there, too, my friend. I work very hard to avoid depression and despair.

Posted by: Ladyl--now with fake mask! at August 05, 2020 11:17 PM (TdMsT)

383 360 Lysistrata FTW!

They are doing free live performances in Portland.
Posted by: Miklos, more of an Aristophanes kinda guy at August 05, 2020 11:14 PM (QzkSJ)
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You mean the road ho?!

Posted by: Gilded Age II at August 05, 2020 11:18 PM (BRkq2)

384 Speaking of which, can someone explain to me why
homos are so totalitarian? I used to think the defining feature of
homosexuality was degenerate sexual behavior but it's struck me very
often in the past couple of years these people all seem to favor some of
the most vile, fascist ideas. So many videos I've seen of Anqueefa
price them yo be flaming queers.

Posted by: Robert at August 05, 2020 11:14 PM (/NYhC)

I genuinely think, going back to my previous comment, it relates to the leftardedness. Easy to conflate the two. I know a number of quite nice homos who, not coincidentally, are not psychotically deranged leftards.

Posted by: ... at August 05, 2020 11:18 PM (z0N4D)

385 There was a sci fi short story where a girl is on Mars or some other lower gravity place. The local activity there is to fly, like a bird, on large unpowered wings. Does the Horde know?
Posted by: BourbonChicken at August 05, 2020 11:17 PM (LxTcq)
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Sounds like "The Menace From Earth". Also Heinlein. Took place on Luna.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Iranian Navy target dummy at August 05, 2020 11:18 PM (UAMe5)

386 Dunno about carbon-free electricity, but if (=when)
sodium rechargeable batteries get out of development, electric cars will
be competitive with gasoline-powered cars.
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at August 05, 2020 10:18 PM (ykYG2)


Hey, question for you, Luwian is a PIE rooted language, but I can't find out if it is "centum" or "cantum" branch. There was one speaker who I seem to remember who mentioned it did not have a word for wheel, but had one for "plow" that was pretty much congnate with "drag" which indicates it left the homelands earlier than the other branches.
Does that place it outside of the soft/hard C branch?

Posted by: Kindltot at August 05, 2020 11:18 PM (WyVLE)

387 > We seem to have more than our fair share of Emperor Neros, fiddling while Rome burns.

Anthropos Anomias certainly seems to be acting up in a big way, but even if the katechon is doing a bit of a power-up warning flicker, it hasn't worn off just yet, I suspect.

Posted by: perilisk at August 05, 2020 11:18 PM (9p+wn)

388 378 Solipsism > Cynicism > Stoicism


Keep it simple
Posted by: runner at August 05, 2020 11:17 PM (zr5Kq)

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Rene Descartes FTW.

The great thing about solipsism is, there's no point in proselytizing.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 05, 2020 11:18 PM (wPVhA)

389 I'm in the middle of, you know, a thing, but I had a break, a moment to Peruse da Poaste. Yay, ONT poaste.
_____

Tonight's ONT has been brought to you by Optical Fashion.

Well, all I can say is, thank heavens for the ubiquity of the camera, lest we might've been spared this spectacle.

Spectacle. noodj noodj

Later, this gentleman posed for a painter. Nude. On an ottoman. 300+ comments - has that joke been done yet?

Posted by: mindful webworker
artificially flavored
at August 05, 2020 11:18 PM (yfoZs)

390 322 bear with balls - I forget which novel, but Tom Wolfe wrote a great, very accessible book about stoicism.
Posted by: Doctor Deplorable at August 05, 2020 11:05 PM (YIsx4)


I will look into this.

I've never read Wolfe. From reputation, he strikes me as the obverse of Bret Easton Eillis. But I've been drinking, so I could just be in my cups.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at August 05, 2020 11:19 PM (H5knJ)

391 This is when you buy a Harley, a leather jacket and get a pentagram tattooed on the back of your fapping hand.
Posted by: Robert at August 05, 2020 11:16 PM (/NYhC)

I'll skip the hand tattoo, thanks.

Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 11:19 PM (PYq1E)

392 iirc, the women in Lysistrata stop their threats as soon as the men return from battle. In others words, the mean weren't there to have sex with in the first place! If someone rereads it soon, double check that for us.

Posted by: Gilded Age II at August 05, 2020 11:19 PM (BRkq2)

393 {{{Hrothgar}}}

Posted by: Ladyl--now with fake mask! at August 05, 2020 11:20 PM (TdMsT)

394 Doctor Deplorable

A Man in Full. A very interesting book.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 05, 2020 11:20 PM (u82oZ)

395 The great thing about solipsism is, there's no point in proselytizing.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 05, 2020 11:18 PM (wPVhA)
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lol

Posted by: Gilded Age II at August 05, 2020 11:20 PM (BRkq2)

396 I read Lysistrata in college.

I liked it. IMHO it plays like an episode of Married With Children. :-)

Posted by: qdpsteve at August 05, 2020 11:20 PM (L2ZTs)

397 380 273
258 Insom, have you been taking walks outside?
you need to do that
first thing in the morning is best
doesn't have to ge exercise
just meandering is fine
Posted by: vmom 2020 at August 05, 2020 10:54 PM (J8nVw)
I second this.
Even when it's the last thing in the world you feel like doing.
Posted by: Ladyl--now with fake mask! at August 05, 2020 10:56 PM (TdMsT)

Insom, you know full well to never argue with {{{Ladyl}}}!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at August 05, 2020 11:17 PM (eTZoJ)

Not arguing. Yet.

Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 11:21 PM (PYq1E)

398 Adm Stockdale said stoicism is how he survived the Hanoi Hilton. But I got interested in it from the book "And the Ladies of the Club". A lead character is given Meditations by her dad. Later in life, it helps her deal with her husband being unfaithful.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at August 05, 2020 11:21 PM (YynYJ)

399 Electric Feel is a fine song.

Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at August 05, 2020 11:21 PM (fU1ci)

400 I think the remains of the grain silos acted like a mountain and shielded the ships from the worse of the explosion, though I bet they rode hard against their lines and might even have quay side damage.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 05, 2020 11:21 PM (pznDz)

401 Getting food (grain) into Lebanon won't be very hard. Developed port, skilled workforce, infrastructure, $$$.

We routinely move significant amounts of grain into much more primitive situations without difficulty.

Posted by: rhomboid at August 05, 2020 11:22 PM (OTzUX)

402 Ugh, The Five had neither Gutfeld nor Watters tonight.

Can anyone tell me if it's worth watching?

Posted by: logprof at August 05, 2020 11:22 PM (oZuI0)

403 Or the Canadian TV series Starlost.

Posted by: Grump928(C) at August 05, 2020 10:51 PM (yQpMk)


Or _Red Dwarf_

Posted by: GWB at August 05, 2020 11:22 PM (1XOEC)

404 stoicism is both sucking it up and letting it go

Posted by: vmom 2020 at August 05, 2020 11:22 PM (J8nVw)

405 And there is absolutely nothing I can do to fix it or get my life back.


You can always claim the rest of your life.

Posted by: The Meditations of Miklos Aurelius at August 05, 2020 11:23 PM (QzkSJ)

406
Insom, you know full well to never argue with {{{Ladyl}}}!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at August 05, 2020 11:17 PM (eTZoJ)

Not arguing. Yet.
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 11:21 PM (PYq1E)


{{{Insom}}}

I won't let you argue with me!

Posted by: Ladyl--now with fake mask! at August 05, 2020 11:23 PM (TdMsT)

407 They put me on a doomed path and then did nothing - worse than nothing - when it went to shit. And there is absolutely nothing I can do to fix it or get my life back. So I may be bitter, angry and cynical about God, church and religion, but I do come by it honestly.

Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 11:14 PM (PYq1E)

....

Oh, trust me, I ain't lecturing.

Like I said, everyone's different. I have no insight, and I know you are a helluva lot smarter than me.

Sometimes it's perspective, though. I have absolutely no doubt what was done to you was worse than you can share and you are sincere in your pain.

I'm just sayin' though. Consider how strange it is that here, of all places, the land of boobs, guns, power tools, and really bad puns, that a buncha people are still loving you just through computer generated pixels, sharing the word with you and wishing more than anything that good things are ahead for you and that you would be restored.

Strange that.

He's still after you, friend.

I think sometimes we think that if you we walk a thousand miles away from God, we have to walk a thousand miles back to find him.

But I reckon He's always right there when you turn around. Walking right behind you, just waiting to get your attention so y'all can walk and talk together for awhile longer.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger at August 05, 2020 11:23 PM (dsjiM)

408 Will Lori Leveen have a role in the Portland version of Lysistrata?

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 05, 2020 11:23 PM (pznDz)

409 Anna Puma.

See the pier in the foreground? At the end of that pier are two naval ships with singed fantails. To the left, out of the picture, on the other side of the water is the ferry like ship that rolled. The superstructure is in the pier. Looks like the overpressure hit the sail area so hard it went over.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 05, 2020 11:23 PM (u82oZ)

410
Oh dear. The Pens lost. And so did the Bruins.

I sadz. My sad face.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 05, 2020 11:24 PM (mht8P)

411 Ugh, The Five had neither Gutfeld nor Watters tonight.

Can anyone tell me if it's worth watching?

Posted by: logprof at August 05, 2020 11:22 PM



Kat Timpf!

Posted by: Zettai at August 05, 2020 11:24 PM (9uoeb)

412 Posted by: Notsothoreau at August 05, 2020 11:21 PM (YynYJ)

--Meditations is a good, brisk read.

Also, The Consolation of Philosophy (well, it ain't brisk).

Posted by: logprof at August 05, 2020 11:24 PM (oZuI0)

413 Will Lori Leveen have a role in the Portland version of Lysistrata?
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 05, 2020 11:23 PM (pznDz)
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I think they'd have to invert the plot. The men of Athens would be forced to have sex with her.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Iranian Navy target dummy at August 05, 2020 11:24 PM (UAMe5)

414 Hadrian - but which team showed more concern for "social justice"? Isn't that all that counts now?

Posted by: rhomboid at August 05, 2020 11:25 PM (OTzUX)

415 Aristophanes' Assembly of Women is the communist takeover and how it collapses.

Posted by: Gilded Age II at August 05, 2020 11:25 PM (BRkq2)

416 Buddha was a stoic

Life is suffering
assoon as you accept that you can transcend it

Posted by: vmom 2020 at August 05, 2020 11:25 PM (J8nVw)

417 Will Lori Leveen have a role in the Portland version of Lysistrata?
Posted by: Anna Puma


With a cast of a thousand Karens.

Posted by: Miklos, down-thumbing at August 05, 2020 11:26 PM (QzkSJ)

418 Mars or some other lower gravity place. The local activity there is to fly, like a bird

I think it was an artificial world, like a large spinning wheel.

Posted by: t-bird at August 05, 2020 11:26 PM (80Uh3)

419 Highest proportion ofxenergy generated from fossil fuels?

DELAWARE, FUCK YEAH!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at August 05, 2020 11:02 PM (pNxlR)

They got a Honda generator to run the night light?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 05, 2020 11:27 PM (Dpoz0)

420 Didn't Heinlein do that in Orphans of the Sky?
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 05, 2020 10:46 PM (u82oZ)

Thats what i was thinking too. They dated how long thengeneratioj ship was in flight by how devolved society had gotten.

Posted by: BifBewalski at August 05, 2020 11:27 PM (VcFUs)

421 Oh dear. The Pens lost. And so did the Bruins.

I sadz. My sad face.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 05, 2020 11:24 PM (mht8P)

--Jets gotta win tomorrow! On CNBC!

Posted by: logprof at August 05, 2020 11:27 PM (oZuI0)

422 Life is suffering
assoon as you accept that you can transcend it
Posted by: vmom 2020


Makes you kinda fat though

Posted by: Miklos, 36.82% Enlightend at August 05, 2020 11:28 PM (QzkSJ)

423 Insom, I found Marcus Aurelius "Meditations" to be an excellent read, not quite sure where it fits in the philosophic pantheon, probably the stoicism branch, but I felt it was a book of great wisdom!

I need to dust it off and read it again.

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at August 05, 2020 11:28 PM (eTZoJ)

424 Oh, and that dude up top has rectal octitus. Generally leads to pink eye. Sometimes only surfaces as ring around the collar .

Posted by: BifBewalski at August 05, 2020 11:28 PM (VcFUs)

425 Kat Timpf!
Posted by: Zettai at August 05, 2020 11:24 PM (9uoeb)

--She's almost never on The Five.

I only still have it playing because Emily Compagno.

Posted by: logprof at August 05, 2020 11:28 PM (oZuI0)

426 336 LeftCoast Dawg

Comfort yourself with things that can not continue, do not.

Work those Plan Bs. We may need them. And remember -- OPSEC, OPSEC, OPSEC.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 05, 2020 11:08 PM (u82oZ)


Thanks, Salty. Appreciate the comments.


Yeah, my OPSEC is working overtime. I have typed a few responses from off the top of my head, but then read them and immediately erased them.

One thing that needs to be highlighted:

All of those government scolds and elected terrorists are still getting their full paycheck, and the fat stack of benefits that go with it.

As hundreds of businesses each day give up the ghost and go out of business forever.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at August 05, 2020 11:29 PM (sy5kK)

427 Luwian is an Anatolian language, and the Anatolian group split from IE first. So early that some linguists would prefer to consider Anatolian a sister to IE and not IE itself (the "Indo-Hittite" model).

That would make it "centum" to the extent that has meaning.

Posted by: boulder t'hobo at August 05, 2020 11:29 PM (ykYG2)

428 Insom, you know full well to never argue with {{{Ladyl}}}!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at August 05, 2020 11:17 PM (eTZoJ)I thought this said "never to agree with Ladyl" and thought "how rude."

Posted by: ghost of kari at August 05, 2020 11:29 PM (8IQhD)

429 Everyone you meet is fighting a battle of some kind, so you should always be kind.
affix bayonet

Posted by: ALH at August 05, 2020 11:09 PM (Y0bLv)

FIFY

Posted by: vmom 2020 at August 05, 2020 11:30 PM (J8nVw)

430 I work in the belly of the leftest beast....Always helpful, always on point for protocol, ahead of the curve for crisis intervention, always with a willing smile

Posted by: Nightwatch..patrol at August 05, 2020 11:30 PM (u1WYs)

431 Stoicism and Hedonism are not necessarily incompatible.
Posted by: Miklos, thinking Ancient Greeks (no homo) at August 05, 2020 11:12 PM (QzkSJ)
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The former is a diminished or at least truncated version of the latter, imo

The best of all of those books is the oldest: Lucretius' The Nature of Things. Great book.

Posted by: Gilded Age II at August 05, 2020 11:30 PM (BRkq2)

432 There a variety of expedient methods for off-loading bulk grain, there are even dock-side bagging machines that can bag it for trucking. Thanks to decades of experience in much more difficult circumstances, food aid outfits could do it. But in this case, I'd expect commercial contracting to handle it all, and Lebanon will probably have donors paying for the arrangements and rebuilding.

Posted by: rhomboid at August 05, 2020 11:30 PM (OTzUX)

433 Kat Timpf!
Posted by: Zettai


In 3-D?

Posted by: Miklos, suddely considering an upgrade on the cable "package" at August 05, 2020 11:30 PM (QzkSJ)

434 There a variety of expedient methods for off-loading bulk grain



Fire.



Posted by: runner at August 05, 2020 11:30 PM (zr5Kq)

435 And of course among moderns, Spinoza's Ethics.

Posted by: Gilded Age II at August 05, 2020 11:31 PM (BRkq2)

436 Luwian is an Anatolian language, and the Anatolian group split from IE first. So early that some linguists would prefer to consider Anatolian a sister to IE and not IE itself (the "Indo-Hittite" model).

--------

Ancient Greek, as a subset of Anatolian languages, was one of the earliest daughter languages of proto-Indo-European.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 05, 2020 11:31 PM (wPVhA)

437 Marcus Aurelius - stoic

Posted by: vmom 2020 at August 05, 2020 11:31 PM (J8nVw)

438 If it saves just one Trump from getting elected/re-elected...

Posted by: Jay Inslee, mask boy at August 05, 2020 11:31 PM (5mZga)

439 Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 11:14 PM (PYq1E)

OK, going out on a limb here, about my own personal beliefs.

God was Old Testament.

What Man wanted to hear, is new Testament.

And even the New Testament has been reinterpreted in modern times, from Works, to Intentions.

We base Christianity on the Bible. Yet, we KNOW that some things were misinterpreted, and a lot of it was written 100's of years after Jesus was here.

So, suddenly the 'book' is divine writ, and cannot be wrong, because God said so... or some Man said God said so.

But... it is still something that is written by the minds of Man... Minds that could not even comprehend what we know today.

Its that old cunundrum. If a Shepard, sitting in a field in 1 BC, Saw a HELICOPTER, how would he describe it to his village elders so he would not get cast out as a Heretic? (not saying that happened, just pointing out that if you have no frame of reference, or language to describe, how can it be accurate?).

Now, add in a God who is omnipotent, and omniscient, YET gave us Free will, thus the ability to misinterpret?

I believe we are, in the OLD Testament way, each being tested.

And a large part of that Test, is whether we stand up on our own two feet, and take responsibility for our own actions... not blaming our decisions on others.

Thus, you can choose to live in the past where things sucked, and people screwed you over, orrrrrr....

You can look at this great planet that God gave us. I've been around the world, literally. Its an unbelievably cool place.

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 05, 2020 11:32 PM (NgKpN)

440 {{{Insom}}}

I won't let you argue with me!

Posted by: Ladyl--now with fake mask! at August 05, 2020 11:23 PM (TdMsT)


Insom, you have been warned!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at August 05, 2020 11:32 PM (eTZoJ)

441 The video from the top of the grain silo. How did it survive? Streamed maybe? Im sure the guy who shot the footage didnt survive.

Posted by: USNtakim at August 05, 2020 11:32 PM (0OmEj)

442 Ancient Greek is not a subset of Anatolian languages. It's grouped more with Phrygian, then Armenian. Balkan in origin.

Posted by: boulder t'hobo at August 05, 2020 11:32 PM (ykYG2)

443 Christopher Ronan of City Journal has produced an excellent eleven-minute video about the insanity of San Francisco. Highly recommended.

https://tinyurl.com/y6dxlap5

Posted by: Meade Lux Lewis at August 05, 2020 11:32 PM (sWM8x)

444 That would make it "centum" to the extent that has meaning.
Posted by: boulder t'hobo

Dr. Jill prescribed Centum Silver.

Posted by: Joey B. at August 05, 2020 11:33 PM (QzkSJ)

445 Christopher Rufo, not Ronan. Sorry.

Posted by: Meade Lux Lewis at August 05, 2020 11:33 PM (sWM8x)

446 --She's almost never on The Five.

I only still have it playing because Emily Compagno.
Posted by: logprof at August 05, 2020 11:28 PM (oZuI0)

I only watch it for Dana Perino and peanut butter, mostly the peanut butter.

Posted by: Jasper at August 05, 2020 11:33 PM (Rz2Nc)

447 (The Armenians didn't get to Armenia until after the Sea Peoples / general clusterfuckery of the 1100s BC.)

Posted by: boulder t'hobo at August 05, 2020 11:33 PM (ykYG2)

448 The last several months/continuing now is the worst thing to happen to small business, an economy not utterly dominated by megacorps, a real middle class (private sector, not over-compensated public sector), individual liberty, and the basis for any confidence in institutions/a huge portion of your fellow citizens, in my lifetime. Nothing even close.

And I'm not even including the racist-totalitarian rampage in this. That's additional, and different damage.

Posted by: rhomboid at August 05, 2020 11:33 PM (OTzUX)

449 Ancient Greek is not a subset of Anatolian languages. It's grouped more with Phrygian, then Armenian. Balkan in origin.
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at August 05, 2020 11:32 PM (ykYG2)

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FIGHT ME

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 05, 2020 11:34 PM (wPVhA)

450 416 Buddha was a stoic

Life is suffering
assoon as you accept that you can transcend it
Posted by: vmom 2020 at August 05, 2020 11:25 PM (J8nVw)

--In the Bible, Ecclesiastes is pretty stoic.

I quote it in Chapter Nine of my novel:

". . . eo quod in multa sapientia multa sit indignatio"

"Et amplius eorum labor et dolor
Quoniam supervenit mansuetudo
Et corripiemur"

Ooo, and from Horace:

"Singula de nobis anni prædantur euntes."



I think I've mentioned that it will be a depressing book. . . .


Posted by: logprof at August 05, 2020 11:34 PM (oZuI0)

451 Posted by: Bitter Clinger at August 05, 2020 11:23 PM (dsjiM)

Those are very nice thoughts so I'm going to accept them in the friendly manner in which you offered them and stow my smartassery for once.

Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 11:34 PM (PYq1E)

452 Yeah, my OPSEC is working overtime. I have typed a few responses from off the top of my head, but then read them and immediately erased them.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg


I actually used *tyoes* *deletes* this week at work.

Boss dude comes by about three hours later and asks for a walk. Asks how im doing, all the touchy feeeelllly modern bs they call leadership.

Finally got around to asking wtf that meant.

I told him that i self censored my reply, and that he needed to know that i had self censored it. This guy knows me, well. But not biblicly. He knew i said this is dumb AF, but that he was the only one the knew it.

I gotta be more careful. Phuck.

Posted by: BifBewalski at August 05, 2020 11:34 PM (VcFUs)

453 Thank you, The Menace From Earth is correct.

The girl isn't tracking her own feelings, and doesn't know why she hates an Earth woman.

Posted by: BourbonChicken at August 05, 2020 11:34 PM (LxTcq)

454 Getting food (grain) into Lebanon won't be very hard. Developed port, skilled workforce, infrastructure, $$$.

We routinely move significant amounts of grain into much more primitive situations without difficulty.
Posted by: rhomboid at August 05, 2020 11:22 PM (OTzUX)

Question is, why bother? Most of the civilized people have unassed the place.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 05, 2020 11:35 PM (Dpoz0)

455 I think of the effect it would have on my children. Grip my head tightly in my hands for a few minutes. Then go do something, anything else.
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 10:11

You sir are a smart man.

Hope the work week is getting better for you.

And just so you know, the toads I found on the farm and brought home to help our flora and fauna...they were actually gray tree frogs. Go figure!

Posted by: Farmer at August 05, 2020 11:35 PM (KF21f)

456 What Heinlein story affected you the most?

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Starship Troopers and Moon is a Harsh Mistress formed my political philisophy.


Posted by: Vlad the Impaler, whittling away like mad at August 05, 2020 11:35 PM (d6mdH)

457 FIGHT ME

This is the present consensus -
eupedia.com/images/design/Indo-European_languages_tree.png

Posted by: boulder t'hobo at August 05, 2020 11:35 PM (ykYG2)

458
I think I've mentioned that it will be a depressing book. . . .


Posted by: logprof at August 05, 2020 11:34 PM (oZuI0)

i dunno if you'll get many readers if you've written it in latin

Posted by: vmom 2020 at August 05, 2020 11:35 PM (J8nVw)

459
I only watch it for Dana Perino and peanut butter, mostly the peanut butter.
Posted by: Jasper


WTAF , did One Williams say this time? Is why i watch it.

Posted by: BifBewalski at August 05, 2020 11:36 PM (VcFUs)

460 Cicero, Halo of Flies

Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at August 05, 2020 11:36 PM (fU1ci)

461 428 Insom, you know full well to never argue with {{{Ladyl}}}!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at August 05, 2020 11:17 PM (eTZoJ)

I thought this said "never to agree with Ladyl" and thought "how rude."

Posted by: ghost of kari at August 05, 2020 11:29 PM (8IQhD)


I'd never be rude to Ladyl!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at August 05, 2020 11:36 PM (eTZoJ)

462 FIGHT ME

This is the present consensus -
eupedia.com/images/design/Indo-European_languages_tree.png
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at August 05, 2020 11:35 PM (ykYG2)

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I haven't read a book on PIE in years so I will meekly abandon the field.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 05, 2020 11:37 PM (wPVhA)

463 and then there's just walking around Chez Wallee with you glasses down your drawers.

Posted by: Gilded Age II at August 05, 2020 11:37 PM (BRkq2)

464 One constant of The Five:

Juan Williams will always be the butt monkey.

Posted by: logprof at August 05, 2020 11:37 PM (oZuI0)

465 Nah, plenty of good folks live in Lebanon.

Without checking, I'd trade them for much of America or Canada, in a nanosecond. Not even a close call.

But I'm flexible. I'd be ecstatic to see much of Canada's or America's population disappear, and I wouldn't even insist on a trade for anything.

Posted by: rhomboid at August 05, 2020 11:37 PM (OTzUX)

466 Cicero, Halo of Flies
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at August 05, 2020 11:36 PM (fU1ci)

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A classic.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 05, 2020 11:37 PM (wPVhA)

467 Question is, why bother? Most of the civilized people have unassed the place.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 05, 2020 11:35 PM (Dpoz0)

ME is a fucking complete shithole. Fuck them.

Posted by: Mr aspirin Factory at August 05, 2020 11:38 PM (2+l0S)

468 406
Insom, you know full well to never argue with {{{Ladyl}}}!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at August 05, 2020 11:17 PM (eTZoJ)

Not arguing. Yet.
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 11:21 PM (PYq1E)


{{{Insom}}}

I won't let you argue with me!
Posted by: Ladyl--now with fake mask! at August 05, 2020 11:23 PM (TdMsT)

*rubs temples*

See, you know full well I'll take that as a challenge...

Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 11:38 PM (PYq1E)

469 For a minute there I thought we'd see a linguistics slap fight

*puts down popcorn*

Posted by: vmom 2020 at August 05, 2020 11:38 PM (J8nVw)

470 TBH, I think they could be wrong about Albanian, and about Germanic. Both of thoses' origins are difficult to constrain due to influences from the surrounding languages over the millennia.

Posted by: boulder t'hobo at August 05, 2020 11:38 PM (ykYG2)

471 461 428 Insom, you know full well to never argue with {{{Ladyl}}}!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at August 05, 2020 11:17 PM (eTZoJ)

I thought this said "never to agree with Ladyl" and thought "how rude."

Posted by: ghost of kari at August 05, 2020 11:29 PM (8IQhD)

I'd never be rude to Ladyl!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at August 05, 2020 11:36 PM (eTZoJ)

See, I could never say that.

I'm a Good Man.

NOT a Nice Man.

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 05, 2020 11:39 PM (NgKpN)

472 This is the present consensus -
eupedia.com/images/design/Indo-European_languages_tree.png
Posted by: boulder t'hobo


Do I have to wear a mask to read that?

Posted by: Very Stubborn Miklos at August 05, 2020 11:39 PM (QzkSJ)

473
I actually used *tyoes* *deletes* this week at work.

Boss dude comes by about three hours later and asks for a walk. Asks how im doing, all the touchy feeeelllly modern bs they call leadership.

Finally got around to asking wtf that meant.

I told him that i self censored my reply, and that he needed to know that i had self censored it. This guy knows me, well. But not biblicly. He knew i said this is dumb AF, but that he was the only one the knew it.

I gotta be more careful. Phuck.
Posted by: BifBewalski at August 05, 2020 11:34 PM (VcFUs)


Boss, you don't know what *types* *deletes* means in the current nomenclature?

It's a rage among all the cool kids, boss!



I thought you were cool, boss. You aren't?

Oh, and a raise would also be nice, boss.



Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at August 05, 2020 11:40 PM (sy5kK)

474 She really came as no surprise.

Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at August 05, 2020 11:41 PM (fU1ci)

475 And just so you know, the toads I found on the farm and brought home to help our flora and fauna...they were actually gray tree frogs. Go figure!
Posted by: Farmer at August 05, 2020 11:35 PM (KF21f)

So nothing happened when you licked them, eh?

Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 11:41 PM (PYq1E)

476 Boss, you don't know what *types* *deletes* means in the current nomenclature?

It's a rage among all the cool kids, boss!



I thought you were cool, boss. You aren't?

Oh, and a raise would also be nice, boss.



Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg


May we book you for a Training Workshop?

Posted by: Miklos from HR On- and Waterboarding at August 05, 2020 11:42 PM (QzkSJ)

477 469 For a minute there I thought we'd see a linguistics slap fight

*puts down popcorn*
Posted by: vmom 2020 at August 05, 2020 11:38 PM (J8nVw)

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*piano player resumes program*

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 05, 2020 11:42 PM (wPVhA)

478 Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at August 05, 2020 11:40 PM (sy5kK)

never indulge in expressions of personal opinions at work
It's usually a trap

Posted by: vmom 2020 at August 05, 2020 11:42 PM (J8nVw)

479 rhomboid

Our own government have been as devastating to society as barbarians to Rome.

I can not fathom how power-crazed they are to not see the inevitable consequences. Trump is truly our Flavius Aetius. He will be called the Last of the Americans in 100 years, unless we turn this around.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 05, 2020 11:42 PM (u82oZ)

480 i dunno if you'll get many readers if you've written it in latin
Posted by: vmom 2020 at August 05, 2020 11:35 PM (J8nVw)

--LMAO, was it the NYT who defended their cratering circulation by declaring they're "selective" about their market?

Anyways, the character reciting in Latin is a precocious, sad girl in Hohenzollern Germany whose family is being destroyed in the Great War.

Good times!

Posted by: logprof at August 05, 2020 11:43 PM (oZuI0)

481 How has aoshq remained confidential? I would think this place would bring down marxist hellfire. It hasn't. God must love morons.

Posted by: USNtakim at August 05, 2020 11:44 PM (0OmEj)

482 478 Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at August 05, 2020 11:40 PM (sy5kK)

never indulge in expressions of personal opinions at work
It's usually a trap
Posted by: vmom 2020 at August 05, 2020 11:42 PM (J8nVw)

Definitely not to the boss. Or to anyone in HR.

Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 11:44 PM (PYq1E)

483 Picky Eater - a limerick

An optimistic giant named Yarrow
Had a boy who was thin as an arrow
Stayed inside, wouldn't eat.
Broken bones nor bloody meat.
But, the son'll come out, for marrow!
Posted by: Muldoon at August 05, 2020 1

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Your wife must be a saint.

Posted by: Vlad the Impaler, whittling away like mad at August 05, 2020 11:44 PM (d6mdH)

484 So how's that Three Gorges Dam doing today?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 05, 2020 11:44 PM (wPVhA)

485 Your wife must be a saint.
Posted by: Vlad the Impaler, whittling away like mad at August 05, 2020 11:44 PM (d6mdH)

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LOL

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 05, 2020 11:44 PM (wPVhA)

486 Anyways, the character reciting in Latin is a precocious, sad girl in Hohenzollern Germany whose family is being destroyed in the Great War.

Good times!
Posted by: logprof


Arma virumque cano, baby!

Posted by: Miklosius ad infinitum at August 05, 2020 11:44 PM (QzkSJ)

487 I thought the glasses in the butt cheek WAS this place's Vision Plan....

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas at August 05, 2020 11:45 PM (SRRAx)

488
*piano player resumes program*
Posted by: Cicero


Shakey's is still open?

I could use a pepperoni and mushroom about now.

Posted by: Miklosius ad infinitum at August 05, 2020 11:46 PM (QzkSJ)

489 {{{Horde}}}

Anyone have marital advice? In a hotel tonight

Posted by: westminsterdogshow at August 05, 2020 11:46 PM (ZGUHO)

490 I think it was an artificial world, like a large spinning wheel.

There was a story in Omni like that. Dean Ing's Down and Out on Ellfive Prime. At one point a soaked hill of dirt shifts on he satellite, causing its weight to be wrongly distributed.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 05, 2020 11:46 PM (2lndx)

491 Arma virumque cano, baby!
Posted by: Miklosius ad infinitum at August 05, 2020 11:44 PM (QzkSJ)

so hurtful

Posted by: Michelle Fields at August 05, 2020 11:47 PM (J8nVw)

492 Anyone have marital advice? In a hotel tonight
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at August 05, 2020 11:46 PM (ZGUHO)

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Slap a hot iron on it?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 05, 2020 11:47 PM (wPVhA)

493 I thought the glasses in the butt cheek WAS this place's Vision Plan....
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth


Unfortunately, it's part of the Dental Plan.

Posted by: Miklos, Benefits Associate at August 05, 2020 11:47 PM (QzkSJ)

494 Marriage is hard. Forgiveness is key. Patients too.

Posted by: USNtakim at August 05, 2020 11:48 PM (0OmEj)

495 westminsterdogshow

Well, go for the mattress-shredding headboard-smashing yodel sex since you're just renting the room for the night.

And do not open the minibar.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 05, 2020 11:48 PM (u82oZ)

496 Arma virumque cano, baby!
Posted by: Miklosius ad infinitum at August 05, 2020 11:44 PM (QzkSJ)

so hurtful
Posted by: Michelle Fields


*squints*

Posted by: Horatius Cocles at August 05, 2020 11:48 PM (QzkSJ)

497 Anyone have marital advice? In a hotel tonight

Posted by: westminsterdogshow at August 05, 2020 11:46 PM (ZGUHO)

big fight or something?
makeup sex

Posted by: vmom 2020 at August 05, 2020 11:48 PM (J8nVw)

498 A puck is technically not a sportsball but irregardless, add the NHL to the list of morons who can kiss my ass.

Posted by: Sock Monkey...privilege this MoFo's at August 05, 2020 11:49 PM (CNTlw)

499 Emily slapped down Juan but good!!!

Posted by: logprof at August 05, 2020 11:49 PM (oZuI0)

500 {{{ westminsterdogshow}}}

Were you hit?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 05, 2020 11:49 PM (u82oZ)

501 {{{WDS}}}

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at August 05, 2020 11:49 PM (eTZoJ)

502 489 {{{Horde}}}

Anyone have marital advice? In a hotel tonight
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at August 05, 2020 11:46 PM (ZGUHO)

Ordinarily I'd say a) don't do it and b) if you absolutely must get an iron-clad prenup. But since that ship has already sailed, what's the trouble?

Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 11:49 PM (PYq1E)

503 Shakey's.....grew up on it in Iowa.....appears only in socal now.....bummer

Posted by: westminsterdogshow at August 05, 2020 11:49 PM (ZGUHO)

504 And do not open the minibar.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 05, 2020 11:48 PM (u82oZ)

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JUST BUY THE DAMN $15 M&MS, YA BLOODY CHEAPSKATE!

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 05, 2020 11:49 PM (wPVhA)

505 Anyone have marital advice? In a hotel tonight
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at August 05, 2020 11:46 PM (ZGUHO)

Embrace the fully operational use of 'yes dear'. And let the wallowing in sorry flow through you as you watch your self esteme from being correct wash down the gutter.

*laughs evilly in Emperor Palpetine*


Posted by: BifBewalski at August 05, 2020 11:50 PM (VcFUs)

506 *puts down popcorn*
Posted by: vmom 2020 at August 05, 2020 11:38 PM (J8nVw)

---------

*piano player resumes program*
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 05, 2020 11:42 PM (wPVhA)

*drops a twenty in a tip jar

Something jazzy and fast !

Posted by: runner at August 05, 2020 11:50 PM (zr5Kq)

507 Went into Calgary today for a doctor appointment, and to buy some necessities. Discovered that Calgary Commie Faggot Muzzie mayor (all literally true!) has passed a bylaw mandating the wearing of masks in all indoor public places.

Didn't wear a mask in Princess Auto. Nobody said diddly to me. Didn't wear a mask in the transmission shop, and I was the only customer at the counter. Nobody said anything. Pulled on a dust mask at the medical clinic, because, hey! sick people congregate there. And after wearing through the lobby, and up the elevator, it brought on an attack of vertigo, so I pushed it up onto my forehead, where it remained until i got back to the truck.

My blood pressure is reducing, but they are going to increase the dose on the bP meds to bring it down more. Hey, if it works, it works.

I asked the doctor if he would prescribe HCQ for me if I came down with the WuFlu, and asked for it. He said, "Well, we don't have scientific proof that it works. On the other hand, we don't have scientific proof that it doesn't work. But health Canada does not permit us to prescribe it for WuFlu." "Will you prescribe it for me if I come in complaining of malaria?" "Oh, yeah, for sure. wink, wink"

And I got nagged in the welding supply shop, of all places, for not wearing a mask. But they sold me the stuff I came for.

But, for the nonce, Calgary can go horsefuck.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 05, 2020 11:51 PM (Dpoz0)

508 rdinarily I'd say a) don't do it and b) if you absolutely must get an iron-clad prenup. But since that ship has already sailed, what's the trouble?
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 11:49 PM (PYq1E)

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Fucking lawyers. Sheeeesh.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 05, 2020 11:51 PM (wPVhA)

509 Catching up on Rush from today. He distilled it down: *Biggest problem we have? Decision makers are people that will never be out of work. They will never miss a paycheck, never have a problem buying food, or paying their rent or mortgage.*
This is a completely fxcked up situation. I am retired, and on my own, no dependents. I am okay. But if I had rent, family to feed, mom sick at the old folks home. I would not be happy with someone telling me I can not work.

Posted by: MikeM at August 05, 2020 11:51 PM (6//K7)

510 Anyone have marital advice? In a hotel tonight
Posted by: westminsterdogshow


If you're with the band, TV out the window.

Check carefully, it may be in your contract.

Posted by: MiklosLaw (Tuvalu) S.A. at August 05, 2020 11:51 PM (QzkSJ)

511 498 A puck is technically not a sportsball but irregardless, add the NHL to the list of morons who can kiss my ass.
Posted by: Sock Monkey...privilege this MoFo's at August 05, 2020 11:49 PM (CNTlw)

--i get the impression that the players' hearts ain't in it and even a dipshit like Buttman is just going through the motions.

Not a lot of George Floyds in Winnipeg or Calgary.

Posted by: logprof at August 05, 2020 11:51 PM (oZuI0)

512 THEY FUCK YOU AT THE MINI BAR!

Posted by: Leo Goetz at August 05, 2020 11:52 PM (2+l0S)

513 WDS, come on down and I'll take you to a Shakey's :-)

Posted by: qdpsteve at August 05, 2020 11:52 PM (L2ZTs)

514 Does anyone else think Ordinary World is very good?

Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at August 05, 2020 11:52 PM (fU1ci)

515 But, for the nonce, Calgary can go horsefuck.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 05, 2020 11:51 PM (Dpoz0)


Are they lying and distorting the numbers up there as well?

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at August 05, 2020 11:52 PM (eTZoJ)

516 508 rdinarily I'd say a) don't do it and b) if you absolutely must get an iron-clad prenup. But since that ship has already sailed, what's the trouble?
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 11:49 PM (PYq1E)

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Fucking lawyers. Sheeeesh.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 05, 2020 11:51 PM (wPVhA)

Heh. Not this time - speaking solely as just another divorced shmuck chump.

Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 11:53 PM (PYq1E)

517 Cosmic, you mean the Duran Duran song?

Yeah, it's good. But their 'comeback' didn't last long.

Posted by: qdpsteve at August 05, 2020 11:53 PM (L2ZTs)

518 TY Bt'H.

I don't know the resources well enough to find the answer

Posted by: Kindltot at August 05, 2020 11:53 PM (WyVLE)

519 381 There was a sci fi short story where a girl is on Mars or some other lower gravity place. The local activity there is to fly, like a bird, on large unpowered wings. Does the Horde know?

===
Sounds like 'The Menace From Earth' by Heinlein, set on the Moon.

Posted by: Vlad the Impaler, whittling away like mad at August 05, 2020 11:54 PM (d6mdH)

520 But, for the nonce, Calgary can go horsefuck.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon


I wonder what the mask rules are in Medicine Hat.

Would seem kinda redundant.

Posted by: Dr. Miklos Contrafauci at August 05, 2020 11:54 PM (QzkSJ)

521 515 But, for the nonce, Calgary can go horsefuck.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 05, 2020 11:51 PM (Dpoz0)

Are they lying and distorting the numbers up there as well?
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at August 05, 2020 11:52 PM

They're on the metric system, so that's a given.

Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 11:54 PM (PYq1E)

522 514 Does anyone else think Ordinary World is very good?
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at August 05, 2020 11:52 PM (fU1ci)

--The Duran Duran song?

I like it a lot.

Posted by: logprof at August 05, 2020 11:54 PM (oZuI0)

523 SockMonkey - what did they do now? More kneeling crap? I've already seen some. Making the NHL garbage, like the rest of them, even if they're not as almost comically idiotic and racist like the NBA.

Posted by: rhomboid at August 05, 2020 11:54 PM (OTzUX)

524 Thanks to you all! Another woman........not sex....but he is buying a lot of things for her. I find out about it.....get drunk....and go after him

Posted by: westminsterdogshow at August 05, 2020 11:54 PM (ZGUHO)

525 WDS, just start by holding hands

Posted by: vmom 2020 at August 05, 2020 11:55 PM (J8nVw)

526 I haven't read a book on PIE in years so I will meekly abandon the field.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 05, 2020 11:37 PM (wPVhA)
===
Don't worry, he hasn't either.
That's an incredibly simplified and conjectural diagram from wiki fukking pedia

But bro is telling you the science is settled.

Posted by: Gilded Age II at August 05, 2020 11:55 PM (BRkq2)

527 "I do not believe it is fair or right for protesters to show up at the
homes of people who dedicate their lives to public service. I just want
to live in peace and do my job." LA County DA Jackie Lacey

Protests should not be allowed at ANYONE's home. For them to come there constitutes a threat to life and property and justifies at least the kind of response that St. Louis couple gave. I would vote to acquit them even if they'd opened fire.
The very existence of thugs like BLM mean that nobody is safe until they're all put away. Anyone who lives in a city and the police aren't already rounding them up, needs to equip for battle. If it hasn't come to you yet, they'll be there soon.

Posted by: jdgalt at August 05, 2020 11:55 PM (3SFo/)

528 524 Thanks to you all! Another woman........not sex....but he is buying a lot of things for her. I find out about it.....get drunk....and go after him
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at August 05, 2020 11:54 PM (ZGUHO)


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Wait. WHUUUUUT?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 05, 2020 11:55 PM (wPVhA)

529 Are they lying and distorting the numbers up there as well?
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at August 05, 2020 11:52 PM (eTZoJ)

I would presume so. My doctor used the term "madness".

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 05, 2020 11:55 PM (Dpoz0)

530 524 Thanks to you all! Another woman........not sex....but he is buying a lot of things for her. I find out about it.....get drunk....and go after him
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at August 05, 2020 11:54 PM (ZGUHO)

--Zoiks!

Posted by: logprof at August 05, 2020 11:55 PM (oZuI0)

531 What's going on, WDS? Everything okay? Are both of you at the hotel, or just you?

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas at August 05, 2020 11:56 PM (SRRAx)

532 524 Thanks to you all! Another woman........not sex....but he is buying a lot of things for her. I find out about it.....get drunk....and go after him
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at August 05, 2020 11:54 PM (ZGUHO)

Oh sheeit...

Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 11:56 PM (PYq1E)

533 They're on the metric system, so that's a given.

Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 11:54 PM (PYq1E)


Thanks, I should have known that, they probably add a k after every number!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at August 05, 2020 11:56 PM (eTZoJ)

534 525 WDS, just start by holding hands
Posted by: vmom 2020 at August 05, 2020 11:55 PM (J8nVw)

---

Yeah, around his neck.

Posted by: SMH at August 05, 2020 11:56 PM (RU4sa)

535 why is mr wds buying stuff for some hussy?
did he say?
does she have some sob story
or drugs

Posted by: vmom 2020 at August 05, 2020 11:56 PM (J8nVw)

536 But bro is telling you the science is settled.
Posted by: Gilded Age II


Was the Science Settled when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor??!!

Posted by: My Delta name is Miklos (tri-Delt is Tiffani) at August 05, 2020 11:56 PM (QzkSJ)

537 Thanks to you all! Another woman........not sex....but he is buying a lot of things for her. I find out about it.....get drunk....and go after him
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at August 05, 2020 11:54 PM (ZGUHO)

what is you question ?

Posted by: runner at August 05, 2020 11:57 PM (zr5Kq)

538 Cicero.....I got mad at him.......nothing else by

Posted by: westminsterdogshow at August 05, 2020 11:57 PM (ZGUHO)

539 Thanks to you all! Another woman........not sex....but he is buying a lot of things for her. I find out about it.....get drunk....and go after him
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at August 05, 2020 11:54 PM (ZGUHO)

Well, crap. Any chance that he just regards her as a charity case?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 05, 2020 11:57 PM (Dpoz0)

540 whether you should leave him if all true ? the answer is "yes". probably tip of the iceberg. possibly not the first time. sorry.

Posted by: runner at August 05, 2020 11:58 PM (zr5Kq)

541 I would presume so. My doctor used the term "madness".
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 05, 2020 11:55 PM (Dpoz0)


Keep that doctor's number on speed-dial, sounds like an honest one!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at August 05, 2020 11:58 PM (eTZoJ)

542 You're doin' it wrong, WDS.

You're supposed to go after HER.

And remember to extract the teeth before feeding the body to the pigs.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas at August 05, 2020 11:58 PM (SRRAx)

543 could not be a relative, right ?

Posted by: runner at August 05, 2020 11:59 PM (zr5Kq)

544 LMAO just read that Malik Obama is still all-in on The Donald.

Posted by: logprof at August 05, 2020 11:59 PM (oZuI0)

545 You're doin' it wrong, WDS.

You're supposed to go after HER.


==

absolutely not.

Posted by: runner at August 05, 2020 11:59 PM (zr5Kq)

546 And remember to extract the teeth before feeding the body to the pigs.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas at August 05, 2020 11:58 PM (SRRAx)

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HAH!

Good practical advice. That's why I come here,

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 05, 2020 11:59 PM (wPVhA)

547 runner.......trying to figure out how to handle the situation and save my marriage

Posted by: westminsterdogshow at August 06, 2020 12:00 AM (ZGUHO)

548 Yeah, around his neck.
Posted by: SMH at August 05, 2020 11:56 PM (RU4sa)


{{{SMH}}}
And people wonder why I come here!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at August 06, 2020 12:00 AM (eTZoJ)

549 He is the problem. If not this one, another one somewhere down the line. His character is the problem.

Posted by: runner at August 06, 2020 12:00 AM (zr5Kq)

550 Anyone have marital advice? In a hotel tonight
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at August 05, 2020 11:46 PM (ZGUHO)

You're Annette, he should have been the one to leave. Beyond that, without more info no suggestions. Some morons could go"talk" to him.

Posted by: Jasper at August 06, 2020 12:01 AM (Rz2Nc)

551 runner.......trying to figure out how to handle the situation and save my marriage
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at August 06, 2020 12:00 AM (ZGUHO)



Listen to me wds. Get a good divorce lawyer. NOW.

Posted by: runner at August 06, 2020 12:01 AM (zr5Kq)

552 My religious beliefs forbid suicide, so no matter how bad it gets, the option isn't available. Probably a good thing as I'd have done it YEARS ago (before kids) if it were. I try to focus on the positive and on what I can control.

For example, I can't control my extended family trying to bring their ridiculous drama to me. But I can hand it right back to them and decline to get involved. Most recently, my aunt contacted me because she wanted my medical opinion on a drug treatment my cousin is considering for a serious condition that is heavily affecting her quality of life, and she asked me to keep it quiet because my other aunt flipped her shit and told the first aunt the drug in question was a chemo drug (it's not) and my cousin should do some alternative medicine instead. I wasn't supposed to even tell my mom (these aunts are my mom's little sisters, and my mom basically raised them herself bc my grandma was in the sanitarium getting electric shock treatment for years after each birth. Whole other story there but suffice to say there's a reason the Bible talks about the sins of the fathers being passed on to the sons).

My response centered on the following points, phrased tactfully:
1. I am not a doctor and therefore my opinion on the subject has no value. My cousin should consult an actual doctor, including requesting a second opinion if she feels unsure
2. My cousin is a grown-ass adult at 38 years old and can make her own choices (caveat: the medical treatment in question is expensive and my aunt is likely the one paying for it...but still)

The whole thing was ridiculous, so in the name of being positive, I chose to focus on the comedy value. And no, I didn't tell my mom...yet.

Posted by: Mrs. Peel at August 06, 2020 12:01 AM (rWZ8Y)

553 Dirty sock off!

Posted by: Evasiveboat42 at August 06, 2020 12:01 AM (Rz2Nc)

554 He probably already looking that way anyway.

Posted by: runner at August 06, 2020 12:01 AM (zr5Kq)

555 He's still after you, friend.

This Insom!

* high fives BC*

Beautifully said my friend.

Posted by: Sock Monkey...privilege this MoFo's at August 06, 2020 12:02 AM (CNTlw)

556 westminsterdogshow

Is it when he is away from you, like on travel, or is he taking time while you could be together?

I sent you an email to the address I know for you, so you can respond privately.

But I must say, the 'ettes have this covered.

Do you need an alabi?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 12:02 AM (u82oZ)

557 Thanks to you all! Another woman........not sex....but he is buying a lot of things for her. I find out about it.....get drunk....and go after him
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at August 05, 2020 11:54 PM



I suppose you need to ask yourself whether you and your relationship is open to a third...

Posted by: Zettai at August 06, 2020 12:02 AM (9uoeb)

558 Keep that doctor's number on speed-dial, sounds like an honest one!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at August 05, 2020 11:58 PM (eTZoJ)

I am growing to like the guy. He is an immigrant from some place that was not Wakanda.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 06, 2020 12:02 AM (Dpoz0)

559 Apparently I'm shit at relationships so my advice probably sucks. But - I would suggest a) giving yourself room to cool off, then b) getting all the facts the best you can before taking further action. I'm not saying it looks good or he should be doing what he's doing, though.

Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 06, 2020 12:03 AM (PYq1E)

560 Do you need an alabi?
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 12:02 AM (u82oZ)



Well...let's wait with extreme measures...

Posted by: runner at August 06, 2020 12:03 AM (zr5Kq)

561 Dirty sock off!
Posted by: Evasiveboat42

Clean socks for the ONT Sock Hop!

Posted by: Miklos, Rockin' around the Clock at August 06, 2020 12:04 AM (QzkSJ)

562 546 And remember to extract the teeth before feeding the body to the pigs.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas at August 05, 2020 11:58 PM (SRRAx)

It's Brick Top!

Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 06, 2020 12:04 AM (PYq1E)

563 wds,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6J538b-OLRU

Posted by: SMH at August 06, 2020 12:04 AM (RU4sa)

564 coulda been first, but i read the content

Posted by: Anachronda at August 06, 2020 12:05 AM (kf5Ci)

565 Wds...do you truly believe no sex, or just want to believe it? I have no experience with this type of situation myself but have heard enough stories that start this way to be skeptical...I'm so sorry. I hope you're the exception.

Posted by: Mrs. Peel at August 06, 2020 12:05 AM (rWZ8Y)

566 WDS, sorry about all that is going on.

Posted by: runner at August 06, 2020 12:06 AM (zr5Kq)

567 * high fives BC*
Beautifully said my friend.
Posted by: Sock Monkey...privilege this MoFo's at August 06, 2020 12:02 AM (CNTlw)


SM, thanks for reminding me that I should also extend my thanks to BC. He packed more meaningful and uplifting insight into several paragraphs than I have seen for quite a while.

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at August 06, 2020 12:06 AM (eTZoJ)

568 coulda been first, but i read the content
Posted by: Anachronda

We all coulda been Contenders.

Posted by: Instead of a Miklos, which is what I am at August 06, 2020 12:06 AM (QzkSJ)

569 WDS, whatever you do, don't make decisions in anger. Easier said than done. I've been down the road of marital struggles. Years worth. Our marriage is stronger now than ever. Prayers up for both of you.

Posted by: Sock Monkey...privilege this MoFo's at August 06, 2020 12:06 AM (CNTlw)

570 I had the fun once of having a Kurdish immigrant (co worker) take me to the hospital, and while waiting for someone to come in and look for broken bones I wound up telling him about Xenophon's Anabasis, and how the "Cardoshi" were the one people the Greeks had to go around because they couldn't fight them and win.

he was a bit nonplussed, he hadn't heard about that

Posted by: Kindltot at August 06, 2020 12:07 AM (WyVLE)

571 Highway rest stop trash cans are for depositing extracted teeth.

Posted by: Leo Goetz at August 06, 2020 12:07 AM (2+l0S)

572 coulda been first, but i read the content
Posted by: Anachronda at August 06, 2020 12:05 AM (kf5Ci)

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Rookie mistake.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 06, 2020 12:07 AM (wPVhA)

573 Well, crap. Any chance that he just regards her as a charity case?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 05, 2020 11:57 PM (Dpoz0)

Those can be the most dangerous, since most often he's lying to himself about his real motivations. But having known plenty of men who get into problems, *especially* older men, often it's a desire to feel "needed" or wanted, more than anything physical. And that can be the most dangerous, because the physical can be trivial, but the emotional desires cut straight to the heart. "White Knighting" is a real thing, and it has led many men onto a destructive path.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 06, 2020 12:07 AM (V2Yro)

574 SM, thanks for reminding me that I should also extend my thanks to BC. He packed more meaningful and uplifting insight into several paragraphs than I have seen for quite a while.
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar


This is the kind of bartender one tips well.

Posted by: Occasionally generous Miklos at August 06, 2020 12:08 AM (QzkSJ)

575 what did he buy her?

Posted by: Gilded Age II at August 06, 2020 12:09 AM (BRkq2)

576 WDS, go to the bank tomorrow and open up a separate account in your name only. Sock some money away NOW.

And take your name off of all jointly-held credit cards.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas at August 06, 2020 12:09 AM (SRRAx)

577 Thanks to you all! Another woman........not sex....but he is buying a lot of things for her. I find out about it.....get drunk....and go after him
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at August 05, 2020 11:54 PM (ZGUHO)

I've helped women I've known financially, it was innocent. They paid me back in USD. No hanky pinky, it can happen.

Posted by: Evasiveboat42 at August 06, 2020 12:09 AM (Rz2Nc)

578 Those can be the most dangerous, since most often he's lying to himself about his real motivations. But having known plenty of men who get into problems, *especially* older men, often it's a desire to feel "needed" or wanted, more than anything physical.

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*puffs pipe thoughtfully*

*nods knowingly*

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 06, 2020 12:10 AM (wPVhA)

579 576 WDS, go to the bank tomorrow and open up a separate account in your name only. Sock some money away NOW.

And take your name off of all jointly-held credit cards.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas at August 06, 2020 12:09 AM (SRRAx)

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This^

Posted by: SMH at August 06, 2020 12:10 AM (RU4sa)

580 I've helped women I've known financially, it was innocent. They paid me back in USD. No hanky pinky, it can happen.
Posted by: Evasiveboat42 at August 06, 2020 12:09 AM (Rz2Nc)

and you hid this financial help from your wife ?

Posted by: runner at August 06, 2020 12:10 AM (zr5Kq)

581 Tom Servo

Hey! Let's focus on westminsterdogshow. Sheesh.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 12:11 AM (u82oZ)

582 Those can be the most dangerous, since most often he's lying to himself about his real motivations. But having known plenty of men who get into problems, *especially* older men, often it's a desire to feel "needed" or wanted, more than anything physical. And that can be the most dangerous, because the physical can be trivial, but the emotional desires cut straight to the heart. "White Knighting" is a real thing, and it has led many men onto a destructive path.
Posted by: Tom Servo at August 06, 2020 12:07 AM (V2Yro)

Good thoughts, there, Tom. Maybe hubby needs an intervention of some kind.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 06, 2020 12:11 AM (Dpoz0)

583 Wds prayers and hugs
And dope slaps to mr

I agree about cooling off first
However do NOT move out of your home
Go back tomorrow and make him leave if you can't stand the sight of him right now

Posted by: vmom 2020 at August 06, 2020 12:12 AM (J8nVw)

584 WDS, go to the bank tomorrow and open up a separate account in your name only. Sock some money away NOW.

And take your name off of all jointly-held credit cards.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas at August 06, 2020 12:09 AM (SRRAx)

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This^
Posted by: SMH at August 06, 2020 12:10 AM (RU4sa)

won't help

Posted by: runner at August 06, 2020 12:12 AM (zr5Kq)

585 I've helped women I've known financially, it was innocent. They paid me back in USD. No hanky pinky, it can happen.
Posted by: Evasiveboat42 at August 06, 2020 12:09 AM (Rz2Nc)

and you hid this financial help from your wife ?
Posted by: runner at August 06, 2020 12:10 AM (zr5Kq)

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I'm getting a strong Jerry Springer vibe now...

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 06, 2020 12:12 AM (wPVhA)

586 Insomniac, I feel deep sorrow for you because of the pain given you by those who say they follow God. I don't know what happened or who they were, but I know that Jesus said it's better to have a millstone hung around your neck and be thrown into the sea than to offend one of his little ones. I hope that you will find peace. Much love to you.

Posted by: California Girl (not Caligirl) at August 06, 2020 12:12 AM (L9+g/)

587 LMAO @ the gym owners who blasted Kris Cuomo.

Tucker interviewed them tonight.

Posted by: logprof at August 06, 2020 12:12 AM (oZuI0)

588 Evasiveboat42

Bill Clinton, is that you?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 12:13 AM (u82oZ)

589 580 I've helped women I've known financially, it was innocent. They paid me back in USD. No hanky pinky, it can happen.
Posted by: Evasiveboat42 at August 06, 2020 12:09 AM (Rz2Nc)

and you hid this financial help from your wife ?
Posted by: runner at August 06, 2020 12:10 AM (zr5Kq)


And this is a perfect summary of the situation.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at August 06, 2020 12:13 AM (sy5kK)

590 won't help
Posted by: runner at August 06, 2020 12:12 AM (zr5Kq)

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Whatevers, dude.

Having your own account always help.

Posted by: SMH at August 06, 2020 12:13 AM (RU4sa)

591 The whole thing was ridiculous, so in the name of being positive, I chose to focus on the comedy value. And no, I didn't tell my mom...yet.
Posted by: Mrs. Peel at August 06, 2020 12:01 AM (rWZ8Y)

I have family members who attempt to dump ridiculous situations and dramas on my head, as though I am supposed to figure out how to fix the impossible mess they've made of things. I've learned, out of a necessary need for my own mental health, to listen sincerely and say "my, that sure is awful, what are you going to do about it?" And when asked for advice, I say "oh no, I couldn't possibly, that's too hard for me, but I sure hope you figure it out."

and the most important part, after they hang up I do NOT worry about what's going to happen. I'm not responsible for their lives, they are.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 06, 2020 12:13 AM (V2Yro)

592 I'm getting a strong Jerry Springer vibe now...
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 06, 2020 12:12 AM (wPVhA)


dude, would you be helping some ingenue and not be telling your wife , huh ? HUH??

Posted by: runner at August 06, 2020 12:13 AM (zr5Kq)

593 559 Apparently I'm shit at relationships so my advice probably sucks. But - I would suggest a) giving yourself room to cool off, then b) getting all the facts the best you can before taking further action. I'm not saying it looks good or he should be doing what he's doing, though.
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 06, 2020 12:03 AM (PYq1E)

This is good advice. If your husband has done something wrong(as in worse than wasting money), you're going to have to figure out whether you can forgive him/move past it. If you come to the conclusion you can't and that you'll always be resenting him for it, realize that this will flare up later regardless of whether he ever did something similar again. Secondly, while sometimes circumstances may push people into doing things they wouldn't do on more normal occasions and the problem can be addressed by avoiding bad circumstances, frequently it is the case that such activity reveals a tendency towards this behavior and would re-occur in the future. Thirdly, regardless of what else you choose to do, don't choose to be pissed off about it for the rest of your life. That won't hurt him, it will hurt you.

Posted by: Someguy at August 06, 2020 12:13 AM (Zm+LZ)

594 Whatevers, dude.

Having your own account always help.
Posted by: SMH at August 06, 2020 12:13 AM (RU4sa)


if there is divorce in the future - it will not

Posted by: runner at August 06, 2020 12:14 AM (zr5Kq)

595 and you hid this financial help from your wife ?
Posted by: runner at August 06, 2020 12:10 AM (zr5Kq)

First wife, I guess I did, not purposely, just didn't seem like a big deal. The woman mailed the check to repay me addressed to both of us. Current wife I tell, learned my lesson.

Posted by: Evasiveboat42 at August 06, 2020 12:14 AM (Rz2Nc)

596 Posted by: California Girl (not Caligirl) at August 06, 2020 12:12 AM (L9+g/)

That is very kind of you. Thank you sincerely.

Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 06, 2020 12:14 AM (PYq1E)

597 Listen to the 'ettes. SMH -- she knows stuff.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 12:14 AM (u82oZ)

598 So I may be bitter, angry and cynical about God, church and religion, but I do come by it honestly.

Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 05, 2020 11:14 PM (PYq1E)


As does anyone who survived 12 years of Catholic schooling.

The 'one or two years of Catholic school' people have no clue.

Posted by: RickZ at August 06, 2020 12:15 AM (Y8PSl)

599 I don't know shit, Salty.

Just know that those closest to you can cut you the deepest...and you prepare accordingly.

Posted by: SMH at August 06, 2020 12:15 AM (RU4sa)

600 SockMonkey - what did they do now? More kneeling crap?

Yep. Last pic I saw was both teams at center ice, half standing, half kneeling. Would love to see an old fashioned hockey brawl with the kneelers on their knees, jerseys pulled over their heads, getting tuned up by both their own team.

Posted by: Sock Monkey...privilege this MoFo's at August 06, 2020 12:16 AM (CNTlw)

601 597 Listen to the 'ettes. SMH -- she knows stuff.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 12:14 AM (u82oZ)

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She's pre-law.

Posted by: Donald Schoenstein at August 06, 2020 12:16 AM (wPVhA)

602 (((( WDS )))


Just bring him along with you to the Tx Mo Meet.

Plenty of Wise Counsel there; the two of you might well leave more blissfully wed, than ever before.

Conversely, we'll all swear to your alibi.



Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at August 06, 2020 12:17 AM (QzJWU)

603 SMH

Not arguing. But respectfully disagreeing. I have a high opinion of your wisdom. You have seen much, and learned much.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 12:17 AM (u82oZ)

604 Is this a midlife crisis kind of thing

Posted by: vmom 2020 at August 06, 2020 12:17 AM (J8nVw)

605 While, in theory, Jackie Lacey is right, I wonder why she didn't speak up when it was happening to conservatives and not just people in "public service". For that reason, I don't care.

Posted by: cjhmhch at August 06, 2020 12:18 AM (eSgwh)

606 I thought SMH was pre-med.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas at August 06, 2020 12:18 AM (SRRAx)

607 Is this a midlife crisis kind of thing



*sigh

could have bought a Stratocaster or got a tattoo, or both

Posted by: runner at August 06, 2020 12:18 AM (zr5Kq)

608
599 602
*types*
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*deletes*

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at August 06, 2020 12:19 AM (eTZoJ)

609 Y'all are real funny.

Posted by: SMH at August 06, 2020 12:19 AM (RU4sa)

610 581 Tom Servo

Hey! Let's focus on westminsterdogshow. Sheesh.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 12:11 AM (u82oZ)

The reason for that was A) she asked for help, and B) help begins with understanding the situation. Without that, everything is just flailing about in the dark. Marriages are tricky things, and I've seen some fall apart that didn't have to if the parties would have understood more about what they were doing. I hope she's still reading, it's uncomfortable talking about a topic like this and feeling like one is talking behind someone's back. She does want to salvage the relationship, and that's a good first step.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 06, 2020 12:19 AM (V2Yro)

611 WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE!

Posted by: Donald Schoenstein at August 06, 2020 12:19 AM (wPVhA)

612 Jim

"Yes officer. He jumped in front of that hog as the M1919 air cooled, belt-fed machine gun was hitting the target. He was a PETA member. Sad."

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 12:19 AM (u82oZ)

613 603 SMH

Not arguing. But respectfully disagreeing. I have a high opinion of your wisdom. You have seen much, and learned much.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 12:17 AM (u82oZ)


For once, NaCly and I agree!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at August 06, 2020 12:20 AM (eTZoJ)

614 Tom Servo

I was going for cheap laughs in a serious situation. I stand abashed.

Maybe I should turn in.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 12:21 AM (u82oZ)

615 Just bring him along with you to the Tx Mo Meet.

Plenty of Wise Counsel there; the two of you might well leave more blissfully wed, than ever before.

Conversely, we'll all swear to your alibi.



Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

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I'll bring quicklime.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 06, 2020 12:21 AM (wPVhA)

616 My friends, there are certain things yo do not do in a marriage. One of them is husband spending money on and is buying gifts for secret flame.

Posted by: runner at August 06, 2020 12:21 AM (zr5Kq)

617 I guess fuck hockey, too. What a shame. Gary Bettman can go horsefuck.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 06, 2020 12:21 AM (2+l0S)

618 I was going for cheap laughs in a serious situation. I stand abashed.

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Lucky for me, I have no such scruples.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 06, 2020 12:22 AM (wPVhA)

619 Rorschach test

Posted by: Gilded Age II at August 06, 2020 12:22 AM (BRkq2)

620 I'll bring quicklime.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 06, 2020 12:21 AM (wPVhA)

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Pretty sure Ben Had has that covered, along with the backhoe.

Posted by: SMH at August 06, 2020 12:22 AM (RU4sa)

621 I could use a back ho. Oh wait, that's totally different.

Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 06, 2020 12:23 AM (PYq1E)

622 594 Whatevers, dude.

Having your own account always help.
Posted by: SMH at August 06, 2020 12:13 AM (RU4sa)


if there is divorce in the future - it will not
Posted by: runner at August 06, 2020 12:14 AM (zr5Kq)


Pull a bunch of cash out of your bank account.

Go to a local casino, make very small bets, take your time. Spend some time there, don't bet very much, take your time.

Tell everyone you lost thousands at the casino. You don't know what happened, you just went crazy and went to the casino, and lost the money. Don't dwell on the details.

Make sure you have a good hiding place for that cash. Nobody, and I mean nobody, can know.

The divorce judge will ask you did you spend it, and say yes.

And practice in the mirror a lot the day before.

The law? fuch the law. If you have been paying attention the last 6 months, you will know there is no law any more.

DNK your specific situation, only hope for the best for you, but cover your azz and have some cash in reserve.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at August 06, 2020 12:23 AM (sy5kK)

623 Pretty sure Ben Had has that covered, along with the backhoe.

Posted by: SMH at August 06, 2020 12:22 AM (RU4sa)


Darn it, I was just about to type that!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at August 06, 2020 12:24 AM (eTZoJ)

624 I hate everyone. Not you guys though.

Posted by: Cannibal Bob at August 06, 2020 12:24 AM (Jx5Qs)

625 Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo

Shouldn't you be contacting that outcall model?
She can take away the pain and your money.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 12:24 AM (u82oZ)

626 if there is divorce in the future - it will not
Posted by: runner at August 06, 2020 12:14 AM (zr5Kq)

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It did for me, after we divorced.

Then again, I was in the Army, so I was used to having my own account.

Posted by: SMH at August 06, 2020 12:24 AM (RU4sa)

627 "White Knighting" is a real thing, and it has led many men onto a destructive path.
Posted by: Tom Servo
WDS, I am sorry about your situation. You are getting some good advice here. Really hard to keep excitement and happiness in a marriage. And easy for a man to look elsewhere. Especially when some younger etc girl talks to him, slowly brings up the problems in her life, problems that seem easy to fix with money. My 2 cents, try not to push him further away with your natural jealousy about the situation. In a way, maybe it is a bit of a cry for attention.

Posted by: MikeM at August 06, 2020 12:25 AM (6//K7)

628 617 I guess fuck hockey, too. What a shame. Gary Bettman can go horsefuck.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 06, 2020 12:21 AM (2+l0S)

--The game I saw Saturday night had no BLM BS.

The first Pens-Habs game had that crap, but I think the fans have pushed back and it has been dialed back, but I'l see tomorrow night when I watch Jets-Flames again on CNBC.

Posted by: logprof at August 06, 2020 12:25 AM (oZuI0)

629 624
I hate everyone. Not you guys though.

Posted by: Cannibal Bob


that's because we're magically delicious

Posted by: Anachronda at August 06, 2020 12:26 AM (kf5Ci)

630 A marriage can be saved if
1) both parties want to save it
2) both parties fundamentally respect each other

Posted by: vmom 2020 at August 06, 2020 12:26 AM (J8nVw)

631 WDS, all the advice aside, I'll offer up a big virtual hug.

Posted by: Sock Monkey...privilege this MoFo's at August 06, 2020 12:26 AM (CNTlw)

632 "Yes officer. He jumped in front of that hog as the M1919 air cooled, belt-fed machine gun was hitting the target. He was a PETA member. Sad."
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 12:19 AM (u82oZ)
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lol.

Ok, if he's a PETA member, walk out. It doesn't matter about the rest.

Posted by: Gilded Age II at August 06, 2020 12:26 AM (BRkq2)

633 Maybe I should turn in.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 12:21 AM (u82oZ)

nah, no insult taken. I usually spend my time here being snarky and avoiding serious mode, I get enough of that in my real life.

I knew a wise and experienced counselor once who would tell people that marriages, and relationships, could usually be saved if there was good will on both sides, and none of the three "A"s were involved - Adultery, Abuse, Addiction. If any of those are in play, it may not be worth saving.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 06, 2020 12:26 AM (V2Yro)

634 Having met WDS, she is a real sweetheart, and I hope that she can save her marriage.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 06, 2020 12:27 AM (Dpoz0)

635 I could use a back ho. Oh wait, that's totally different.

Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 06, 2020 12:23 AM (PYq1E)


*types*
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*deletes*

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at August 06, 2020 12:27 AM (eTZoJ)

636 621 I could use a back ho. Oh wait, that's totally different.
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 06, 2020 12:23 AM (PYq1E)
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lol. Now we're getting somewhere!

Posted by: Gilded Age II at August 06, 2020 12:28 AM (BRkq2)

637 WDS needs to think hard. Whether it is all worth saving.

Posted by: runner at August 06, 2020 12:28 AM (zr5Kq)

638 {{{hugs}}} WDS!

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas at August 06, 2020 12:29 AM (SRRAx)

639 ..I hate everyone. Not you guys though.

Posted by: Cannibal Bob at August 06, 2020 12:24 AM (Jx5Qs)



Drop me a note to the email addy in my nic. I have an 870 magazine extension you might want. Very favorable Horde pricing.


Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at August 06, 2020 12:29 AM (QzJWU)

640 The first Pens-Habs game had that crap, but I think the fans have pushed back and it has been dialed back, but I'l see tomorrow night when I watch Jets-Flames again on CNBC.
Posted by: logprof at August 06, 2020 12:25 AM (oZuI0)

I saw a bit of the Jets/Flames game on the screen at the local hotel. Sound was off, so I couldn't hear the roar of the tarps. So fucking lame.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 06, 2020 12:29 AM (Dpoz0)

641
*types*
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*deletes*
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at August 06, 2020 12:27 AM (eTZoJ)


this thread has come full circle.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at August 06, 2020 12:30 AM (sy5kK)

642 As part of a major push into adult animation, Comedy Central has given a series green light to a reimagening of the cult Emmy-nominated The Ren & Stimpy Show.
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Were I King of The World, anyone using the word 'Reimagining' would spend a day in the stocks...for the first offense.

As an aside, I note that the 'journalists' (and presumably editors) at Deadline, do not know how to spell.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 06, 2020 12:30 AM (1vynn)

643 vmom 2020
Tom Servo

Yep. Good advice, both of you. Having a good marriage is tricky. It should be simple, but it's not.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 12:30 AM (u82oZ)

644 When did Ayanna Pressley decide to go bald?

Is she making some kind of statement?

Is she *trying* to out-cray cray the rest of the Tiresome Foursome/Insane Female Clown Posse?

Posted by: logprof at August 06, 2020 12:31 AM (oZuI0)

645 As an aside, I note that the 'journalists' (and presumably editors) at Deadline, do not know how to spell.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 06, 2020 12:30 AM (1vynn)

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Millennials, duh.

Posted by: SMH at August 06, 2020 12:31 AM (RU4sa)

646 625 Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo

Shouldn't you be contacting that outcall model?
She can take away the pain and your money.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 12:24 AM (u82oZ)

You have no idea how bad the tug-of-war is in my mind right now. I'm so goddamn lonely.

Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 06, 2020 12:31 AM (PYq1E)

647 Chump don't want no help, chump don't get da help.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at August 06, 2020 12:31 AM (vuisn)

648 LMAO just read that Malik Obama is still all-in on The Donald.
Posted by: logprof at August 05, 2020 11:59

That's too funny, if true. Like Susan Rice's son being a conservative activist on his college campus?

And on the ONT last night...the cattle rustling was in NW IL, Dixon to be precise.

Farm was on the Rock River just out of town. Cattle had been stolen and butchered on an island in the river.

My grt grandfather rigged up an alarm system so when the barn door opened an alarm rang in the house. He and his 2 boys went out and it was my Grandad that shot the rustler.

Blood trail lead to the rustler's house. Don't know if he did time, but he lost his leg. Grandpa wan't big on guns after, but he always had a shotgun in the basement for varmints.

Posted by: Farmer at August 06, 2020 12:32 AM (KF21f)

649 Love the one your with....

Posted by: Nightwatch..patrol at August 06, 2020 12:32 AM (u1WYs)

650 624 I hate everyone. Not you guys though.
Posted by: Cannibal Bob at August 06, 2020 12:24 AM (Jx5Qs)

Oh so we don't count, huh? Wait...

Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 06, 2020 12:32 AM (PYq1E)

651 lol Dr. Varno

Posted by: SMH at August 06, 2020 12:32 AM (RU4sa)

652 Any word from Cfomom?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 06, 2020 12:33 AM (1vynn)

653 I guess nadler let one rip while visiting Lebanon.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 06, 2020 12:33 AM (9Om/r)

654 Hope dude in the last pic wipes his readers off before wearing them, unless he enjoys the aroma of buttcrack.

Posted by: SMH at August 06, 2020 12:34 AM (RU4sa)

655 Malik Obama? Is that Barky's half-brother?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 06, 2020 12:34 AM (Dpoz0)

656 >>645 As an aside, I note that the 'journalists' (and presumably editors) at Deadline, do not know how to spell.

As someone who's worked in media, it's an open secret that neither writers nor editors bother using spell check.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at August 06, 2020 12:34 AM (vuisn)

657 Thanks to you all! Another woman........not
sex....but he is buying a lot of things for her. I find out about
it.....get drunk....and go after him

Posted by: westminsterdogshow at August 05, 2020 11:54 PM (ZGUHO)

Are you absolutely certain it's just buying things?

I'm a dude. Things can *absolutely* look like other things - innocent things can look like guilty things - and you can't throw everything away on a suspicion, especially if you have a long history and trust.

BUT. Keep your eyes open and ffs stay the fuck sober.

Posted by: ... at August 06, 2020 12:34 AM (z0N4D)

658 Any word from Cfomom?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 06, 2020 12:33 AM (1vynn)

None so far, apparently. It is worrisome.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 06, 2020 12:34 AM (Dpoz0)

659 Any Major Dude will tell you.....

Posted by: Nightwatch..patrol at August 06, 2020 12:35 AM (u1WYs)

660 As an aside, I note that the 'journalists' (and presumably editors) at Deadline, do not know how to spell.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 06, 2020 12:30 AM (1vynn)


Proper spelling is 'the racism inherent in the system'.

Posted by: RickZ at August 06, 2020 12:35 AM (Y8PSl)

661 Farm was on the Rock River just out of town. Cattle had been stolen and butchered on an island in the river.


Sheriff Bart fits into this.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 06, 2020 12:35 AM (2+l0S)

662 I saw a bit of the Jets/Flames game on the screen at the local hotel. Sound was off, so I couldn't hear the roar of the tarps. So fucking lame.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 06, 2020 12:29 AM (Dpoz0)

--LMAO, I was on the quiz team in HS so little to no crowd noise has never fazed me.

Posted by: logprof at August 06, 2020 12:35 AM (oZuI0)

663 Devil

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 06, 2020 12:36 AM (2+l0S)

664 644 When did Ayanna Pressley decide to go bald?

Is she making some kind of statement?

Is she *trying* to out-cray cray the rest of the Tiresome Foursome/Insane Female Clown Posse?
Posted by: logprof at August 06, 2020 12:31 AM (oZuI0)


She did that many months ago, maybe late last year.

I didn't recognize her the first time I saw her being interviewed.

Other than that, I go out of my way to ignore her hateful, spiteful self.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at August 06, 2020 12:36 AM (sy5kK)

665 I had beer and chicken wings at the Elnora Hotel this afternoon. Nice respite from the insanity in Calgary.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 06, 2020 12:36 AM (Dpoz0)

666 You can always claim the rest of your life.
Posted by: The Meditations of Miklos Aurelius at August 05, 2020 11:23 PM (QzkSJ)


I've been thinking about this a lot, due to my son's suicide last November. Trying to deal with not only his death, but the years leading up to it, trying to deal with his depression. Only in retrospect can I really understand the hell that we've been through. While we were going though it, our internal coping mechanisms shielded us from fully understanding how profoundly our lives were impacted. Looking back, we can't believe we (kind of) survived. I say "kind of" because, obviously "we" all didn't survive.

The past is behind us now, but we will always carry it forward with us. Like I said before, there will never be "closure".

However, I've determined that I can't let the past rob me of my future. I can't bring Average Son back to life, and I can't reclaim the lost years. Going forward, I can't allow the emotional devastation to take from me any of the days, months, or years I have remaining on this earth. To do this takes an act of will--or, rather, a thousand acts of will, every day. As Miklos said, "...claim the rest of your life." Literally: Stake. Your. Claim.

Anyway, sorry to ramble. I hope you find some insight & comfort, Insom; if not from this, then from all the other wise and caring Morons here on the AoSHQ. You're not alone.

Posted by: Average Guy at August 06, 2020 12:37 AM (b2diN)

667 Name one elected Democrat you would piss on if they were on fire. And... GO

Posted by: ... at August 06, 2020 12:37 AM (z0N4D)

668 Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo

I've been there! I know. I really know this.

But what I found out, years ago, is that passion with women of negotiable virtue is empty. Empty.

It is better to work at a relationship and build it. Or look for a Brit tourist that wants a transitory good time. Or find a double divorce with a tubal ligation that wants a partner. That yields better memories.

Bring commercial considerations into it, and its not the same.

Do you want me to write you a personal ad? I was rejected by a much higher class of women when I wrote my last one.

YMMV.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 12:38 AM (u82oZ)

669 655 Malik Obama? Is that Barky's half-brother?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 06, 2020 12:34 AM (Dpoz0)


yup

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at August 06, 2020 12:38 AM (sy5kK)

670 this thread has come full circle.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at August 06, 2020 12:30 AM (sy5kK)


the karmic wheel of life

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at August 06, 2020 12:38 AM (eTZoJ)

671 Podkayne of Mars is another Heinlein that is set on both the Moon and Mars; the Moon setting has flying with artificial wings.

Posted by: Lirio100 at August 06, 2020 12:38 AM (JK7Jw)

672 --LMAO, I was on the quiz team in HS so little to no crowd noise has never fazed me.
Posted by: logprof at August 06, 2020 12:35 AM (oZuI0)

For the record, I am going to claim copyright on "roar of the tarps". I think it gets legs.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 06, 2020 12:38 AM (Dpoz0)

673 As someone who's worked in media, it's an open secret that neither writers nor editors bother using spell check.
Posted by: Dr. Varno at August 06, 2020 12:34 AM (vuisn)
===
Before spell check, writers and editors knew how to spell. And when they didn't know a word they looked it up in the small book on their desk and learned the word.

Posted by: Gilded Age II at August 06, 2020 12:39 AM (BRkq2)

674 Posted by: Average Guy at August 06, 2020 12:37 AM (b2diN)

Deeply sorry for your loss. Good advice.

Posted by: ... at August 06, 2020 12:39 AM (z0N4D)

675 Posted by: Average Guy at August 06, 2020 12:37 AM (b2diN)

---

Wow.

You just posted the most touching number of the beast post.

Posted by: SMH at August 06, 2020 12:39 AM (RU4sa)

676 Posted by: Farmer at August 06, 2020 12:32 AM (KF21f)-

--I *think* Malik is the one who has lived in Hong Kong, not the one in a hut in Kenya.

Also, Jemele Hill, the racist BLM troll from the Mickey Mouse Sports Network, hates The Donald . . . and her mom voted for him.

Posted by: logprof at August 06, 2020 12:39 AM (oZuI0)

677 What's the last really funny movie/show that the vast majority of the country saw and thought was funny?

Posted by: ... at August 06, 2020 12:40 AM (z0N4D)

678 WHoah!!!

My Grandpa worked some acres along the Rock River in peas...or so the Defense Department cover went....(Family only knew some type of Navy work with torpedoes)

back in the day......

Posted by: Nightwatch..patrol at August 06, 2020 12:40 AM (u1WYs)

679 Name one elected Democrat you would piss on if they were on fire. And... GO
Posted by: ... at August 06, 2020 12:37 AM (z0N4D)

Can I piss on the end that is not burning?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 06, 2020 12:40 AM (Dpoz0)

680 644 When did Ayanna Pressley decide to go bald?

When she found the head lice?

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas at August 06, 2020 12:41 AM (SRRAx)

681 Can I piss on the end that is not burning?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 06, 2020 12:40 AM (Dpoz0)

Who's to say what the rules of fire suppression really are

Posted by: ... at August 06, 2020 12:42 AM (z0N4D)

682 I'm exhausted and depressed so I'm going to bed. One final thought though. I don't think spinning up to immediate torches and pitchforks mode is helpful to WDS right now. For whatever it's worth. I piss on the memory of my marriage but she wants to save hers if she can - more power to her if it's salvageable and that's what she still wants once things become more clear. That's what I think anyway. WDS, I hope the very best for you.

Night all.

Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 06, 2020 12:42 AM (PYq1E)

683 Before spell check, writers and editors knew how to spell. And when they didn't know a word they looked it up in the small book on their desk and learned the word.
Posted by: Gilded Age II
---------

Is this 'book' available as an app?

Posted by: A Millennial at August 06, 2020 12:43 AM (CTJwJ)

684

CARSON CITY, Nev. -- Gov. Steve Sisolak issued a proclamation to formally name racism as a public health crisis today.

"Institutional and systemic racism has gone on far too long in this country and in this State. Based on research, we are taking a proactive approach in joining fellow leaders around the country to declare racism as a public health crisis, " said Governor Steve Sisolak. "I am grateful to be joined by the Nevada Legislature in recognizing that racism manifests in measurable ways, including in public health. I look forward to working with Nevada leaders and the Office of Minority Health and Equity on this critical issue."

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 06, 2020 12:43 AM (aKsyK)

685 ...

Can I hit them with the 30# fire extinguisher?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 12:43 AM (u82oZ)

686 Night all.
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 06, 2020 12:42 AM (PYq1E)

Sage counsel, councillor.
Night, Insomniac.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 06, 2020 12:43 AM (Dpoz0)

687 677 What's the last really funny movie/show that the vast majority of the country saw and thought was funny?
Posted by: ... at August 06, 2020 12:40 AM (z0N4D)



Does anybody remember laughter?

Posted by: Robert Plant at August 06, 2020 12:43 AM (sy5kK)

688 What's the last really funny movie/show that the vast majority of the country saw and thought was funny?
Posted by: ...
------------

Ghostbusters? Maybe.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 06, 2020 12:44 AM (CTJwJ)

689 Can I hit them with the 30# fire extinguisher?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 12:43 AM (u82oZ)

Again I will remind that the ways of science are mysterious and fire is an unpredictable beast.

Posted by: ... at August 06, 2020 12:44 AM (z0N4D)

690 Mike Hammer, etc., etc.

Airplane.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 12:44 AM (u82oZ)

691 667 Name one elected Democrat you would piss on if they were on fire. And... GO
Posted by: ... at August 06, 2020 12:37 AM (z0N4D)

--Maybe the mayor where I live, but that's about the extent of it.

Posted by: logprof at August 06, 2020 12:44 AM (oZuI0)

692 night
watch
out...

Posted by: Nightwatch..patrol at August 06, 2020 12:45 AM (u1WYs)

693 Thanks to you all! Another woman........not sex....but he is buying a lot of things for her. I find out about it.....get drunk....and go after him
Posted by: westminster dogshow at August 05, 2020 11:54 PM



There's a Kipling poem, The Mare's Nest. A little light, maybe.



"Your Lilly's got a cough again.
Can't understand why she is kept
At your expense."



She spread her anger, hot as fire,
Through six thin foreign sheets or more.
Sent off that letter, wrote another
To her solicitor -- and mother.



tinyurl.com/y4qruj9t



Posted by: frowny face at August 06, 2020 12:45 AM (AMiB5)

694 688 What's the last really funny movie/show that the vast majority of the country saw and thought was funny?
Posted by: ...
------------

Ghostbusters? Maybe.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 06, 2020 12:44 AM (CTJwJ)

--The Cosby Show

Posted by: logprof at August 06, 2020 12:47 AM (oZuI0)

695 Posted by: Average Guy at August 06, 2020 12:37 AM (b2diN)

Long story, but here is my quick takeaway lesson from my interpretation of the aforementioned Meditations

The past is unalterable, no matter how much you wish to change it.
What is real, and within your control, is the present, the now.
Therefore, live today in such a manner that tomorrow you will be proud of what you did yesterday!

I wish peace and healing on all here who are troubled, from this ONT you know you are not alone, and there are many here that wish you well.

With those feeble thoughts, I bid you all a good night and a better tomorrow!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at August 06, 2020 12:48 AM (eTZoJ)

696 Have a great night.

May you all have solace. We abide.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 12:51 AM (u82oZ)

697 Anyway, sorry to ramble. I hope you find some insight & comfort, Insom; if not from this, then from all the other wise and caring Morons here on the AoSHQ. You're not alone.
Posted by: Average Guy at August 06, 2020 12:37

I understand both your torments. Please find peace soon.

Posted by: Farmer at August 06, 2020 12:53 AM (KF21f)

698 I am going to call it a night, too. Did about 250 miles of driving today, which is no great shakes if I am in road trip mode, but it took up a large part of my day, nonetheless.

Looking forward to staying home tomorrow, save for a local dump run.

Night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 06, 2020 12:53 AM (Dpoz0)

699 https://tinyurl.com/s3sksob

Buddy and fellow fan sent me this link earlier today.

1969 performance in Denmark. Man these guys look young.

Something in my gut tells me these guys are going to be something someday.

But they spell their first name Led, not Lead, so maybe not.



Posted by: Robert Plant at August 06, 2020 12:54 AM (sy5kK)

700

bye Robert Plant.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at August 06, 2020 12:55 AM (sy5kK)

701 I just saw Sleepaway Camp. 1983 horror movie.

Woah.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at August 06, 2020 12:57 AM (H5knJ)

702 bye Robert Plant.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at August 06, 2020 12:55 AM (sy5kK)

---------

When the levee breaks, mama you got to move.

Posted by: Robert Plant at August 06, 2020 12:57 AM (wPVhA)

703 Surprise: another California Dem turns out to be an entitled douchebag.

Congressman TJ Cox pushed to get July 4 tickets to Yosemite (link to Sacramento Bee)

https://tinyurl.com/y24qlj44

Posted by: qdpsteve at August 06, 2020 12:58 AM (L2ZTs)

704 I gotta roll I can't stand still
Got a flamin' whore can't get her fill

Posted by: Dr. Varno at August 06, 2020 12:59 AM (vuisn)

705 So apparently in the past few weeks Youtube TV added Paramount.

Dammit, there goes a couple of days bingeing and catching up w/Yellowstone and Bar Rescue. Right now watching Taffer and T-Pain slamming a lame sports bar.

Posted by: logprof at August 06, 2020 12:59 AM (oZuI0)

706 Is qdpsteve still in the house?

Posted by: logprof at August 06, 2020 01:01 AM (oZuI0)

707 Hey logprof, still here. What's up?

Posted by: qdpsteve at August 06, 2020 01:01 AM (L2ZTs)

708 My heart goes out to you having difficult times.

Posted by: Gilded Age II at August 06, 2020 01:01 AM (BRkq2)

709 Nothing beats the Bar Rescue of that loser pirate bar.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at August 06, 2020 01:01 AM (vuisn)

710
279 Never cared for Ren and Stimpy, but if you're a fan, here's
hoping that Communist Central doesn't go and woke-ify the reboot.
Posted by: Darth Randall at August 05, 2020 10:57 PM (iWCRg)

----

You whizzed on the electric fence, didn't you?

Posted by: The Devil at August 06, 2020 01:02 AM (t5m5e)

711 Nothing beats the Bar Rescue of that loser pirate bar.
Posted by: Dr. Varno at August 06, 2020 01:01 AM (vuisn)

---------

Juciano is the greatest man's name on Earth.

FIGHT ME

Posted by: Robert Plant at August 06, 2020 01:02 AM (wPVhA)

712 Name one elected Democrat you would piss on if they were on fire. And... GO
Posted by: ... at August 06, 2020 12:37 AM

Harry Truman?

Posted by: Sock Monkey...privilege this MoFo's at August 06, 2020 01:03 AM (CNTlw)

713 Pirates are funny and all on Halloween but adults larping as pirates every weekend is a sad, sad sight.

As Mr. Novello. used to say, "Did you waste good money on this?"

Posted by: Dr. Varno at August 06, 2020 01:05 AM (vuisn)

714 707 Hey logprof, still here. What's up?
Posted by: qdpsteve at August 06, 2020 01:01 AM (L2ZTs)

--Heh, wanted to quiz you to see if you caught the obscure indie rock reference in the passage I sent you. :nerd:

Posted by: logprof at August 06, 2020 01:05 AM (oZuI0)

715 Nothing beats the Bar Rescue of that loser pirate bar.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at August 06, 2020 01:01 AM (vuisn)


Not that I've watched every episode or anything but I just love how some of the bars rescued get a name/decor change, sales/profits go up, then the owner decides in their infinite wisdom to go back to what failed. I think that pirate bar was one of those that went back to the old name/theme because the new one was 'too corporate'?

Posted by: RickZ at August 06, 2020 01:06 AM (Y8PSl)

716 Dammit, I forgot Mee.nu does not have a nerd smiley.

Posted by: logprof at August 06, 2020 01:06 AM (oZuI0)

717 logprof, let me take a second look :-)

I'll share with ya tomorrow night.

And I gotta call it a night, so thanks everyone for the fun chat.

Posted by: qdpsteve at August 06, 2020 01:06 AM (L2ZTs)

718 The pirate bar episode was epic.

Toss-up between that one and the one in NC with DJ Steel --the "Aaaaaaaall in!!!" guy.

Posted by: logprof at August 06, 2020 01:08 AM (oZuI0)

719 Posted by: Sock Monkey...privilege this MoFo's at August 06, 2020 01:03 AM (CNTlw)

You win.

Posted by: ... at August 06, 2020 01:08 AM (z0N4D)

720 They should change the name of the show from Bar Rescue to Bar Euthanasia.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at August 06, 2020 01:08 AM (vuisn)

721 Name one elected Democrat you would piss on if they were on fire. And... GO
Posted by: ...


I'll hold your beer.

Posted by: J. Strom Thurmond at August 06, 2020 01:10 AM (QzkSJ)

722 Not that I've watched every episode or anything but I just love how some of the bars rescued get a name/decor change, sales/profits go up, then the owner decides in their infinite wisdom to go back to what failed. I think that pirate bar was one of those that went back to the old name/theme because the new one was 'too corporate'?
Posted by: RickZ at August 06, 2020 01:06 AM (Y8PSl)

--The guy with the comedy club did that.

He actually got to have a Laugh Factory franchise, and had Owen Benjamin for the re-opening, and he pissed it all away.

He had some personal issues, IMHO. He was a Marine and survived Desert Storm, but his divorce devastated him.

Posted by: logprof at August 06, 2020 01:11 AM (oZuI0)

723 LMAO, love T-Pain's commentary on the food.

"Last night, that looked like a prostitute's [BLEEP]"

Posted by: logprof at August 06, 2020 01:13 AM (oZuI0)

724 >>I think that pirate bar was one of those that went back to the old name/theme because the new one was 'too corporate'?

The infuriating thing about the pirate bar was that the owner made most of her decisions while tanked and all the money sunk into the bar was supposed to go to her daughter's college education.

"Thanks, mom."

Posted by: Dr. Varno at August 06, 2020 01:14 AM (vuisn)

725 Good night, everyone. And God bless this horde.

Posted by: California Girl (not Caligirl) at August 06, 2020 01:15 AM (L9+g/)

726 And to you Cali girl.

Posted by: Sock Monkey...privilege this MoFo's at August 06, 2020 01:16 AM (CNTlw)

727 725 Good night, everyone. And God bless this horde.
Posted by: California Girl (not Caligirl) at August 06, 2020 01:15 AM (L9+g/)

726 And to you Cali girl.
Posted by: Sock Monkey...privilege this MoFo's at August 06, 2020 01:16 AM (CNTlw)

--I wish they all could be . . .

Posted by: logprof at August 06, 2020 01:17 AM (oZuI0)

728 Nothing beats the Bar Rescue of that loser pirate bar.
Posted by: Dr. Varno


Crazy Miklos' Tzampotli Family Fun Park and Endless Taco Bar does not need, nor would it welcome, any attempt at rescue.

Posted by: Crazy Miklos, Founder and CEO at August 06, 2020 01:19 AM (QzkSJ)

729 Wow, Bar Rescue just showed a bone marrow shot.

Pretty cool.

Posted by: logprof at August 06, 2020 01:19 AM (oZuI0)

730 Wow, Bar Rescue just showed a bone marrow shot.

Pretty cool.
Posted by: logprof

Ok, now I'm interested.

Posted by: Crazy Miklos, Founder and CEO (franchises available) at August 06, 2020 01:21 AM (QzkSJ)

731 Crazy Miklos' Tzampotli Family Fun Park and Endless Taco Bar does not need, nor would it welcome, any attempt at rescue.
Posted by: Crazy Miklos, Founder and CEO at August 06, 2020 01:19 AM (QzkSJ)

Hey Beavis, I need you to abstract her while I slip this inter her taco.

Posted by: Butt-Head at August 06, 2020 01:23 AM (oZuI0)

732 >>729 Wow, Bar Rescue just showed a bone marrow shot.

I'm guessing it wasn't osso bucco?

Posted by: Dr. Varno at August 06, 2020 01:24 AM (vuisn)

733 Ok, now I'm interested.
Posted by: Crazy Miklos, Founder and CEO (franchises available) at August 06, 2020 01:21 AM (QzkSJ)

--Instead of a shot glass, shot was poured through the roasted marrow of a bone.

Tiffany Derry is one of my fav chefs on the show.

Posted by: logprof at August 06, 2020 01:25 AM (oZuI0)

734 405 You can always claim the rest of your life.
Posted by: The Meditations of Miklos Aurelius at August 05, 2020 11:23 PM (QzkSJ)

This. So much this.

Posted by: Gilded Age II at August 06, 2020 01:25 AM (BRkq2)

735 > Rick Derringer

Derringer has the Moron Nature.

He was busted a few years ago for trying to carry a gun onto an airliner.

Sadly, it wasn't a derringer, because that would have been too cool.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia (kneels to no one on this Earth) at August 06, 2020 01:31 AM (unn44)

736
Youtube is airing Art Bell shows 24/7.

Also, I dont believe a damn thing that comes out of Milano's mouth.

Posted by: MHK at August 06, 2020 01:35 AM (iQIUe)

737 Outstanding live performance of Frankenstein:

https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=P8f-Qb-bwlU

(remove space)

Edgar steals the show, because Edgar, but Derringer also gives a fine performance as do all the others.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia (kneels to no one on this Earth) at August 06, 2020 01:38 AM (unn44)

738 Sock Monkey: "Doc I'm just not myself lately. I seem to have lost that sense of immutable optimism. I find it more difficult to ignore morons and asshoes. My smile disappears when it's most needed. "

Doc: " I'll write you a script for 500mg of Aoshq Horde. Take as needed."

Thanks morons! Hang in there all of ya.

Posted by: Sock Monkey...privilege this MoFo's at August 06, 2020 01:40 AM (CNTlw)

739 > Name one elected Democrat you would piss on if they were on fire.

None since Scoop Jackson come to mind.


Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia (kneels to no one on this Earth) at August 06, 2020 01:40 AM (unn44)

740 WDS, nothing hurts more than betrayal and there is nothing that can be said to diminish that. But, I bl you have written of your husband's serious physical issues, the neuropathy/Charcot, and, perhaps, his generosity is bc this is something he can control, with which he can be useful. I'm not excusing his behavior, but trying to, hopefully, understand it. Lots of good advice from the male perspective given earlier; hoping for the best for you.

Posted by: EveR at August 06, 2020 01:41 AM (ZZDMQ)

741 *back on break*

Well, that sounds horrible re: cfo Mom. Pray she and her husband are ok.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at August 06, 2020 01:42 AM (cI3Q7)

742 Well, maybe Malik is the one who lived in a hut:

Malik managed a foundation named after his father, the Kenyan Barak H. Obama. In a telephone call shortly before the 2009 inauguration, the American president-elect "insisted I shut down the website and not continue with the foundation." If Malik continued with the idea, the president threatened "to cut me off."

In 2015, Malik Obama made an appeal on behalf of Aunt Hawa, living in poverty and working as a charcoal seller. The president told Malik he was "broke." Aunt Zeituni Onyango died penniless in 2014 and Malik Obama appealed for $20,000 to transport her remains back to Kenya. The president said that was "too much" and ponied up only $5,000.

As Malik Obama explains, "I don't understand how somebody who claimed to be a relative or a brother can behave the way that he's behaving, be so cold and ruthless, and just turn his back on the people he said were his family."

Malik Obama also charged that Dreams from My Father, was inaccurate and freighted with "embellishments." For example, Malik's grandfather was not detained and beaten by British troops in 1949, and that is hardly the book's only problem.

Posted by: logprof at August 06, 2020 01:43 AM (oZuI0)

743 Adlai Stevenson is essentially Barry Goldwater by comparison.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at August 06, 2020 01:43 AM (cI3Q7)

744 None since Scoop Jackson come to mind.


Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia (kneels to no one on this Earth) at August 06, 2020 01:40 AM (unn44)

--Zell Miller.

I can't think of any living Democrat on the national level, though.

Posted by: logprof at August 06, 2020 01:44 AM (oZuI0)

745 Well, shit. Also worried that cfo mom has not shown back up.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia (kneels to no one on this Earth) at August 06, 2020 01:44 AM (unn44)

746 Those poor glasses left behind in Crackton can only dream of the glamorous life of a pince-nez...

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at August 06, 2020 01:45 AM (3lba7)

747 > --Zell Miller.

Good point. He was all right, for a Democrat.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia (kneels to no one on this Earth) at August 06, 2020 01:45 AM (unn44)

748 747 > --Zell Miller.

Good point. He was all right, for a Democrat.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia (kneels to no one on this Earth) at August 06, 2020 01:45 AM

--Also a Marine

Posted by: logprof at August 06, 2020 01:47 AM (oZuI0)

749 713 Pirates are funny and all on Halloween but adults larping as pirates every weekend is a sad, sad sight.

As Mr. Novello. used to say, "Did you waste good money on this?"
Posted by: Dr. Varno at August 06, 2020 01:05 AM (vuisn)

I often point out to Pirates at Ren Faires, that I am probably the ONLY person there, who has actually taken over a merchant ship, and sailed it to a neutral Port. (USN, boarding Party stuff, Persian Gulf Embargoes).

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 06, 2020 01:47 AM (NgKpN)

750 Well, shit. Also worried that cfo mom has not shown back up.





Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia (kneels to no one on this Earth) at August 06, 2020 01:44 AM (unn44)


Yeah, I was kinda wondering how she made out with all that.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 06, 2020 01:48 AM (9Om/r)

751 "Name one elected Democrat you would piss on if they were on fire."

Is it cheating if you drink Everclear first?

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at August 06, 2020 01:48 AM (3lba7)

752 751 "Name one elected Democrat you would piss on if they were on fire."

Is it cheating if you drink Everclear first?
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at August 06, 2020 01:48 AM (3lba7)

Well, realistically, as a trained fire fighter?

Pissing on them is NOT enough to put out the fire...

soooo

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 06, 2020 01:50 AM (NgKpN)

753 As far as I know, the MIT PE department (yeah, they have one) still awards a "Pirate Certificate" to anyone who takes and passes the Archery, Pistol, Fencing, and Sailing courses.


Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia (kneels to no one on this Earth) at August 06, 2020 01:52 AM (unn44)

754 > that I am probably the ONLY person there, who has actually taken over a merchant ship, and sailed it to a neutral Port.

Too bad the prize money thing is no longer in effect, eh?

Maybe we should bring that back.

I imagine a Chinese container ship would add up to a tidy sum of booty when sold off.


Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia (kneels to no one on this Earth) at August 06, 2020 01:53 AM (unn44)

755 > As far as I know, the MIT PE department (yeah, they have one) still awards a "Pirate Certificate" to anyone who takes and passes the Archery, Pistol, Fencing, and Sailing courses.

Just looked it up, yep, it's still a thing. I wonder how long the sois will allow them to continue teaching pistol.

It does have an interesting disclaimer:

"The MIT Pirate Certificate is for entertainment purposes only and does not give the recipient license to engage in piracy or any pirate activities."

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia (kneels to no one on this Earth) at August 06, 2020 01:55 AM (unn44)

756 Eh... off to bed. Good night, everyone, if there's still anyone else here.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia (kneels to no one on this Earth) at August 06, 2020 01:56 AM (unn44)

757 "The MIT Pirate Certificate is for entertainment purposes only and does not give the recipient license to engage in piracy or any pirate activities."

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia (kneels to no one on this Earth) at August 06, 2020 01:55 AM

--Except for butt pirates

Posted by: logprof at August 06, 2020 01:56 AM (oZuI0)

758 Lets help the LA mayor by cutting off ALL water to his city. Voila! No more parties!

Posted by: Cicero Kaboom! Kid at August 06, 2020 01:59 AM (Vy7tf)

759 Well, maybe Malik is the one who lived in a hut:



That was (or still is) George Obama


Hut Sweet Hut

Posted by: Bwana Miklos at August 06, 2020 02:07 AM (QzkSJ)

760 Good night, hope Thursday is better.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 06, 2020 02:08 AM (l9m7l)

761 "The MIT Pirate Certificate is for entertainment purposes only and does not give the recipient license to engage in piracy or any pirate activities."

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

I'll settle for a Letter of Marque and Reprisal.

Posted by: Dread Pirate Miklos, Magyar Scourge of the Seas at August 06, 2020 02:09 AM (QzkSJ)

762 All right, time to turn in.

Stay well, Morons, and blessings to WDS and cfo

Posted by: logprof at August 06, 2020 02:11 AM (oZuI0)

763 Posted by: Dread Pirate Miklos, Magyar Scourge of the Seas at August 06, 2020 02:09 AM (QzkSJ)

Admiral Miklos Horthy would be proud.

Posted by: RickZ at August 06, 2020 02:11 AM (Y8PSl)

764 --I *think* Malik is the one who has lived in Hong Kong, not the one in a hut in Kenya.
Posted by: logprof at August 06, 2020 12:39

It's interesting that you never here too much about Obozo's family. I've heard about the dude in HK that didn't care for him.

And the poor dude in Kenya, but was he the only one there?

He has a half sister w/ the Sotero dude too. Doesn't seem like he has any relationship w/ any of them.

Seems like a pretty dysfunctional family guy tried to make America dysfunctional as well.

Posted by: Farmer at August 06, 2020 02:13 AM (KF21f)

765 "As far as I know, the MIT PE department (yeah, they have one) still awards a "Pirate Certificate" to anyone who takes and passes the Archery, Pistol, Fencing, and Sailing courses."

Huh. At Berkeley, I'd guess the coursework covers rum, sodomy, and the lash.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at August 06, 2020 02:13 AM (3lba7)

766 Admiral Miklos Horthy would be proud.
Posted by: RickZ


FUN FACT

Admiral Miklos Horthy (Regent of the Kingdom of Hungary, 1919-1944) spoke Hungarian with a strong German (Austrian) accent.

Posted by: MiklosGyar at August 06, 2020 02:18 AM (QzkSJ)

767 It's interesting that you never here too much about Obozo's family.

Posted by: Farmer at August 06, 2020 02:13 AM (KF21f)


The illegal alien Aunt Zeituni who lived in Boston public housing.

Posted by: RickZ at August 06, 2020 02:23 AM (Y8PSl)

768 The illegal alien Aunt Zeituni who lived in Boston public housing.
Posted by: RickZ at August 06, 2020 02:23

Yep, and after it was exposed she still lived here till she died.

Did Obozo ever meet her in person? I'm doubting that. He was a real family guy like that.

Posted by: Farmer at August 06, 2020 02:28 AM (KF21f)

769 WDS, It has taken me until now to catch up with content and comments tonight. Many of the Horde have offered you some good advice here, far more educated and eloquent than I could ever be. I'm just going to offer you a big hug and tell you how sorry I am that you are going through this. I hope the dawning of a new day will help clarify your feelings. We care.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at August 06, 2020 02:29 AM (a4EWo)

770 758 Lets help the LA mayor by cutting off ALL water to his city. Voila! No more parties!
Posted by: Cicero Kaboom! Kid at August 06, 2020 01:59 AM (Vy7tf)
===
Our resident penguin drew some interesting implications of the major's reasoning at 116.

Implicit admissions against interest.

Posted by: Gilded Age II at August 06, 2020 02:35 AM (BRkq2)

771 Jewels! I think of you every day I grab my Ace of Spades keychain, peace and Aloha to you. Xoxo

Posted by: Summer of Love at August 06, 2020 03:02 AM (FJrl0)

772 456
What Heinlein story affected you the most?



====

Starship Troopers and Moon is a Harsh Mistress formed my political philisophy.







Posted by: Vlad the Impaler, whittling away like mad at August 05, 2020 11:35 PM (d6mdH)


----------------------------------------
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress is probably my favorite novel of all time. Hooked me on Heinlein, and like you, shaped my politics to a great degree.
Even if you've read it a dozen times, I recommend checking out the unabridged audiobook version on Audible. The voice acting is fantastic and brought the story to life even more than reading it did. I usually don't like the audio version of books I've already read, but this is one of only two (other is "World War Z") where the audiobook version is as good, possibly better.

Posted by: Pennsyltucky at August 06, 2020 03:04 AM (+3rQF)

773 BREAKING

Research indicates that I make 99.63% less less than SCOAMFS with similar college degrees.

Posted by: Miklos, with actual college transcripts and stuff at August 06, 2020 03:18 AM (QzkSJ)

774 ping!

Posted by: redc1c4, ONT Rx tech at August 06, 2020 03:20 AM (8xaIy)

775 Rats up early again

Posted by: Skip at August 06, 2020 03:21 AM (OjZpE)

776 Mornin'

(sips coffee)

Posted by: Puddleglum at August 06, 2020 03:21 AM (WMOak)

777 Puddlegum I'm jealous you have coffee already

Posted by: Skip at August 06, 2020 03:25 AM (OjZpE)

778 Rats up early again
Posted by: Skip


I am pushing blueberries into the USB port.

The rest is up to you.

Posted by: Miklos, heading to the Waffle House soon at August 06, 2020 03:26 AM (QzkSJ)

779
"Rats up early again

Posted by: Skip"

If you'd quit feeding them breakfast they'd probably sleep in until

you left for work....

Posted by: beanervt at August 06, 2020 03:26 AM (pyQkH)

780 If you'd quit feeding them breakfast they'd probably sleep in until

you left for work....
Posted by: beanervt

I assess this comment as TRUE

Posted by: Fact Checks by Miklos and his piece-rate Macedonians at August 06, 2020 03:29 AM (QzkSJ)

781 The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
Posted by: Pennsyltucky
Thank you. I have read zero Heinlein. Just bought using a credit on Audible. See what all this Heinlein talk is about. But have to finish some other books first.

Posted by: MikeM at August 06, 2020 03:33 AM (6//K7)

782 Oh wut a buncha reprobates I hang out with here in the early am. But I can out reprobate most of ya with one eye closed, which one is right now.

Still, I'd vote for any one of ya (trolls excepted) over the brain damaged goods the Dems have to offer.

Hell, I'd even vote for me first. I once got a job as a plant supervisor by avowing to my cow orkers that even with no experience I could do a better job than the current bozos in charge.

Someone decided to make me back up that claim.

And I did. And they kept promoting me.

It's not bragging if you can back it up.

Posted by: GnuBreed at August 06, 2020 03:39 AM (Z4rgH)

783

"https://tinyurl.com/ycl5emwt"

A little bluesy warning to bunker bite me....

Albert King and Stevie Ray

Posted by: beanervt at August 06, 2020 03:40 AM (pyQkH)

784 The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
Posted by: Pennsyltucky
Thank you. I have read zero Heinlein. Just bought using a credit on Audible. See what all this Heinlein talk is about. But have to finish some other books first.

Posted by: MikeM at August 06, 2020 03:33 AM (6//K7)


Moon is a good tale. Heinlein isn't much into science fact; it's more a philosophical examination of life. His views changed as he got older; sometimes better, sometimes worse.

But he helped shape my world/life view.

Posted by: GnuBreed at August 06, 2020 03:46 AM (Z4rgH)

785 If Barack Obama and his husband 'Big Mike', and their two daughters, burn alive in a dumpster fire outside the Clinton Compound, it will be labeled simply a turf war.

Posted by: Tentotwo at August 06, 2020 03:48 AM (yhf6w)

786 The People's republic of New Jersey raised 15 from Covid-19 deaths, 3 weeks in a row they took off numbets.

Posted by: Skip at August 06, 2020 03:53 AM (OjZpE)

787 777 Puddlegum I'm jealous you have coffee already
Posted by: Skip



A Mr. Coffee maker with a timer is useful.

Posted by: Puddleglum at August 06, 2020 03:54 AM (WMOak)

788 Drinking coffee trying not to think or feel. Not comfortably numb.

Posted by: Dr. McCoy at August 06, 2020 03:59 AM (WX+x0)

789 time for just one MOAR whiskey and water, then hit the rack...

i has appointments to keep today.

adulting sucks.

Posted by: redc1c4, ONT Rx tech at August 06, 2020 04:05 AM (8xaIy)

790
" Obama and his husband 'Big Mike', and their two daughters, burn alive in"

Wouldn't the rental company want answers 10 2 2?????

The Kenyan Koksucca and the woookie wouldn't be missed by any but
rental kids is a expensive commodity....

Posted by: beanervt at August 06, 2020 04:05 AM (pyQkH)

791 Good Morning Morons today is August 6, 2020. On this day in 1305 William Wallace, who led the Scottish resistance against England, was captured by the English near Glasgow and transported to London where he is put on trial, He was dragged naked through the streets, then drawn and quartered with his body parts put on display.

Posted by: Vic at August 06, 2020 04:08 AM (mpXpK)

792 Minneapolis mayor says he asked the governor for NG and he (another Democrat) never sent them. And he has documentation to back him up.


https://tinyurl.com/yxgu2dor

Posted by: Vic at August 06, 2020 04:08 AM (mpXpK)

793 MSDNC resigns from thre network and pens an open letter blasting the network for distorting the news in an effort to raise ratings.


https://tinyurl.com/y6lqwm6v

Posted by: Vic at August 06, 2020 04:09 AM (mpXpK)

794 MA appeals court rules that the term "Grandfathering" is now racist and can no longer be used in rulings;. Is there nothing that is not racist?


https://tinyurl.com/yxa3ampa

Posted by: Vic at August 06, 2020 04:10 AM (mpXpK)

795 WARNING You can NOT wear a "thong" bikini while at Myrtle Beach. You can not openly consume alcohol either, but have fun. They like to maintain that they are a "family" beach.


https://tinyurl.com/y5dkl3d5

Posted by: Vic at August 06, 2020 04:10 AM (mpXpK)

796 Finally, Trump is cracking down on the abuse of H1B visas. They have always required that jobs given out under H1B be only used when no US workers were available. That became routinely ignored under Obama and Trump is finally stopping it, at least for gov jobs.


https://tinyurl.com/y6p7ehvc

Posted by: Vic at August 06, 2020 04:10 AM (mpXpK)

797 Malibu wants the coronacrap funding bill to pay for their electric car fleet. McKonehead says nay.


https://tinyurl.com/y64ekhjx/

Posted by: Vic at August 06, 2020 04:11 AM (mpXpK)

798 WTF over???? Why are we sending thousands of dollars to foreign nationals who live out of the country???


https://tinyurl.com/y2wqfngu

Posted by: Vic at August 06, 2020 04:11 AM (mpXpK)

799 Milard Filmore is now "racist" for supporting the compromise of 1850 which delayed the civil war. I guess this is what you get when you quit teaching history in school.


https://tinyurl.com/yy3njjgv

Posted by: Vic at August 06, 2020 04:12 AM (mpXpK)

800 DeComio blames the tropical storm on Globull Warming.


https://tinyurl.com/y2rajve9

Posted by: Vic at August 06, 2020 04:12 AM (mpXpK)

801 Obama judge wants SCOTUS to strike down "qualified immunity" for cops.


https://tinyurl.com/y3o7qckk

Posted by: Vic at August 06, 2020 04:13 AM (mpXpK)

802 (B)RAMIREZ[/B)



https://tinyurl.com/y3nb2m84


And that's it for today.

Posted by: Vic at August 06, 2020 04:13 AM (mpXpK)

803 test

Posted by: Vic at August 06, 2020 04:14 AM (mpXpK)

804 Open tablet or memory only?

Posted by: Skip at August 06, 2020 04:15 AM (OjZpE)

805
" "Grandfathering" is now racist and can no longer be used in rulings;. Is there nothing that is not racist?"


Yes Vic,, Blacks have been deemed ineligible to be accused


of being racist or race baiting


Posted by: beanervt at August 06, 2020 04:17 AM (pyQkH)

806 Thanks, Vic.

Mornin', all

Posted by: My life is insanity at August 06, 2020 04:22 AM (4SAyN)

807 The cancel culture is after George R.R. Martin.

Why?

He mispronounced names in his role as the presenter at a sci-fi awards ceremony.

Pause for a moment to appreciate that. Things are so f*cking awesome in this country that unaccomplished nobodies WHO ARE RECEIVING AWARDS FOR FINALLY ACTUALLY DOING SOMETHING turn around and demand that the world-renowned, recognized foundational juggernauts *giving* them the awards lose their livelihood because they mispronounced the nobody's name

Worse is that it's apparently even lesser nobodies. NPCs.
People who just f*cking WATCHED the awards, not even the people with the difficult names.

HE MISPRONOUNCED L'TRAY-SHAK'aNEESHA'S NAME!!! END HIM!!!

Posted by: Charles Darwin - Pop quiz: What does COVID and homelessness have in common politically? at August 06, 2020 04:26 AM (9UHPJ)

808 Up for my middle of the night pee.

Governor Mommie Dearest Whitless of Michigan has declared racism to be a "public health crisis".

Yeah.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia (kneels to no one on this Earth) at August 06, 2020 04:26 AM (unn44)

809

Mornin MLii,, 59 going to 78 beautiful sept weather...

Posted by: beanervt at August 06, 2020 04:28 AM (pyQkH)

810 Ha, beanervt, I was just saying the same thing to someone yesterday! We have 54 now to 77 later.

Warmer stuff is coming tho. And humidity.

Posted by: My life is insanity at August 06, 2020 04:30 AM (4SAyN)

811 We did have August weather in July, so I guess it all evens out

Posted by: My life is insanity at August 06, 2020 04:32 AM (4SAyN)

812 Should be a month until I see 50s to high 70s.

Posted by: Skip at August 06, 2020 04:33 AM (OjZpE)

813 > He mispronounced names in his role as the presenter at a sci-fi awards ceremony.


Martin went full SJW against the Sad Puppies.

Fuck him. Hope he enjoys his Robespierre Moment.


Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia (kneels to no one on this Earth) at August 06, 2020 04:34 AM (unn44)

814 In fairness, I can certainly see how assuming someone knows who their grandfather is would be considered racist as sh*t.

Posted by: Charles Darwin - Pop quiz: What does COVID and homelessness have in common politically? at August 06, 2020 04:34 AM (9UHPJ)

815 50s certainly makes for comfortable sleeping..

Posted by: My life is insanity at August 06, 2020 04:35 AM (4SAyN)

816 Martin went full SJW against the Sad Puppies.

Fuck him. Hope he enjoys his Robespierre Moment.

-

Ha. Well said. Shame people don't read more history. Oh well, there's 144 characters to snipe and snark with nowadays, dinosaur!

I haven't kept up and don't care much for his work (although he has some good short stories from before he hit the GOT lottery), but I just love the idea of life being so comfortable, fantastic, safe, and full of joy that mispronouncing a name justifies TOTAL WAR

Posted by: Charles Darwin - Pop quiz: What does COVID and homelessness have in common politically? at August 06, 2020 04:41 AM (9UHPJ)

817
"50s certainly makes for comfortable sleeping.."

That's for sure MLii,, i've gotten 10 hrs the last two days...

taking full advantage of it...

Posted by: beanervt at August 06, 2020 04:42 AM (pyQkH)

818 (searches for Sad Puppies online because I'm unfamiliar)

Oh sh*t.

HAHAHAHAHA

Posted by: Charles Darwin - Pop quiz: What does COVID and homelessness have in common politically? at August 06, 2020 04:45 AM (9UHPJ)

819 81, might see a T-storm

The guy in the last picture if he has Covid-19 he is probably spreading it around using his ass as a glasses holder, then touching them and everything else.

Posted by: Skip at August 06, 2020 04:48 AM (OjZpE)

820 https://amgreatness.com/2020/08/05/the-nhl-gets-woke/

Well you had to know they would, didn't you?

Posted by: Skip at August 06, 2020 04:51 AM (OjZpE)

821 I'm outta here, got a few things dumped on me I didn't plan on having to do.
Have a great day everyone

Posted by: Skip at August 06, 2020 04:55 AM (OjZpE)

822 All these sports leagues going woke don't have fans' fannies in the seats at the games yet. I don't think once the fans are let back into the games that they will be very kind to any of these kneeling leagues pushing the commie Burn Loot and Murder propaganda. Kneeling is easy to do now when there's not 20,000-50,000 people booing your overpaid ass.

Posted by: RickZ at August 06, 2020 04:58 AM (Y8PSl)

823
" Kneeling is easy to do now when there's not 20,000-50,000 people booing your overpaid ass."

Yeah RickZ,,, I think once people are allowed to go their going to vent

their Kommi Krud frustrations out on the prissy wooosies...

Posted by: beanervt at August 06, 2020 05:07 AM (pyQkH)

824 795 WARNING You can NOT wear a "thong" bikini while at Myrtle Beach


Thing a thong of thixpence.

Posted by: getting the banned back together at August 06, 2020 05:17 AM (DqZJg)

825 I read two and half of the Game of Thrones series. I hate Martin, not for the way he writes (he does this well) but because he is a joyless troll. There is no happiness in his world. All is darkness, evil and betrayal.

As I have gotten older, it is harder not to think about the author of the story behind what I am reading. This has led me to stop reading various novels when the red flags are thrown as the author gets too far into the weeds of what are obviously his or her personal peccadillo(s?)

Never watched Martin's TV show, although I enjoyed everyone's horrified reaction to the final season.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 06, 2020 05:32 AM (A5zUN)

826

" WARNING You can NOT wear a "thong" bikini while at Myrtle Beach"

systemic racism against the butt cheeks of the world.. why should they

have to remain covered up like some cheap muzzie whore....
when their sculpture art form is admired by millions on top of millions..

viva la thong.... riot for the thong.....

Posted by: beanervt at August 06, 2020 05:34 AM (pyQkH)

827 Wow, Mis Hum - nicely turned newel post!

Posted by: Tonypete

Why is it called a newel post ?

Are they're oldel posts ?

Posted by: JT at August 06, 2020 05:38 AM (arJlL)

828 hiya

Posted by: JT at August 06, 2020 05:38 AM (arJlL)

829 Woof.
Posted by: Elizabeth

Woof-woof !

Posted by: JT at August 06, 2020 05:40 AM (arJlL)

830 Only thing I remember about Myrtle Beach was the aquarium where you walked under the tank and a go kart track where you signed a waiver that if you killed yourself you wouldn't sue. I asked the guy how I would sue if I was dead.

Just sign the paper.

Posted by: jsg at August 06, 2020 05:41 AM (93ra7)

831 I fucking give up..
Posted by: Jaems

Does she have BIG Bewbs ?

Posted by: JT at August 06, 2020 05:45 AM (arJlL)

832 Its Log Its Log
Its Better than Bad, Its Good!
Everyone Wants a Log!
C'mon, and Get Your Log!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 06, 2020 05:51 AM (EZebt)

833 Fucking family drama.. I'm so over this shit.

I'm going to bed. NO.. I'm not gonna bkow my brains out. But I am thinking of getting in my car and just driving and driving..
Posted by: Jewells45

Can ya pick me up a burrito ?

Posted by: JT at August 06, 2020 05:52 AM (arJlL)

834 Maybe I'll call out today.

Posted by: jsg at August 06, 2020 05:54 AM (93ra7)

835 Hey! Can I borrow your glasses for a sec?
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry

Ew ew ew ew ew..........

Posted by: JT at August 06, 2020 05:56 AM (arJlL)

836
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at August 06, 2020 05:58 AM (DUIap)

837 Glasses my ass.... I can see clearly now the rain is gone.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

---

I've seen fire and I've seen rain.
Posted by: Tonypete

And......strange brown spots......

Posted by: JT at August 06, 2020 05:59 AM (arJlL)

838 The video from a balcony opposite the port in Beirut is horrifying. Linked over at Instapundit.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 06, 2020 06:00 AM (A5zUN)

839 New: Don't get your glasses up your ass.

So when the ER staff are removing the readers from his ass because he sat down on them, you know someone is going to make a gerbil joke.
Posted by:

"Million to one shart, doc....."

Posted by: JT at August 06, 2020 06:01 AM (arJlL)

840 You built this burrito like a fucking pack of lifesavers.

ha!

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 06, 2020 06:01 AM (JFO2v)

841
Good morning, Hordians.

Another fine Trump day! Let's get out there and enrage the lunatics by living a good life today.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 06, 2020 06:02 AM (mht8P)

842 Could we get some Lebanese to do some maintenance work on the San Andreas Fault?
Posted by: Miklosian Ideafications

They're working on The Three Stooges Dam....

Posted by: JT at August 06, 2020 06:03 AM (arJlL)

843 L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti announces he is authorizing the city to shut off water and power to any houses or businesses that are hosting any parties or unauthorized large gatherings.

Cutting off the holy water to end Christianity. Coming to a Republican Democracy near you.

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 06, 2020 06:05 AM (JFO2v)

844 830 Only thing I remember about Myrtle Beach was the aquarium where you walked under the tank and a go kart track where you signed a waiver that if you killed yourself you wouldn't sue. I asked the guy how I would sue if I was dead.

Just sign the paper.
Posted by: jsg at August 06, 2020 05:41 AM (93ra7)

My pic was in Daytona Beach at the gocart tracks. I used to ask if I got 3 warnings and out and when I got 3 then the next I was out.

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 06, 2020 06:08 AM (JFO2v)

845 jewells, make little voodoo dolls and stab them with pins
Posted by: vmom 2020

I read that as little voodoo balls.....

Posted by: JT at August 06, 2020 06:08 AM (arJlL)

846 He was dragged naked through the streets, then drawn and quartered with his body parts put on display.

Posted by: Vic at August 06, 2020 04:08 AM (mpXpK)

Comey Rice Clinton et al could use this type of justice.

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 06, 2020 06:11 AM (JFO2v)

847 I spent the night in the CVICU and had a stress test this morning. Back home now and have a cath scheduled next Tuesday. Getting bothersome.
Posted by: Eromero

I read that as I have a bath scheduled

Posted by: JT at August 06, 2020 06:12 AM (arJlL)

848 Morning, Peeps

Posted by: fluffy at August 06, 2020 06:15 AM (FgJKq)

849 794 MA appeals court rules that the term "Grandfathering" is now racist and can no longer be used in rulings;. Is there nothing that is not racist?


https://tinyurl.com/yxa3ampa
Posted by: Vic at August 06, 2020 04:10 AM (mpXpK)

Article never mention the law was created by DEMOCRATS to stop black Republican voter.

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 06, 2020 06:16 AM (JFO2v)

850
I read that as I have a bath scheduled
Posted by: JT at August 06, 2020 06:12 AM (arJlL)

----------

It's his annual one.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 06, 2020 06:17 AM (mht8P)

851 Good morning!

Let's smile and be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 06:18 AM (u82oZ)

852 795 WARNING You can NOT wear a "thong" bikini while at Myrtle Beach. You can not openly consume alcohol either, but have fun. They like to maintain that they are a "family" beach.


https://tinyurl.com/y5dkl3d5
Posted by: Vic at August 06, 2020 04:10 AM (mpXpK)

Maybe it is just me but a thong (panty or bikini) seems to be a direct transport between the anus and the vagina.

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 06, 2020 06:18 AM (JFO2v)

853 Lots of drama in this ONT.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 06:19 AM (u82oZ)

854 798 WTF over???? Why are we sending thousands of dollars to foreign nationals who live out of the country???


https://tinyurl.com/y2wqfngu
Posted by: Vic at August 06, 2020 04:11 AM (mpXpK)

Vic

This happens all the time. Or the house in Marietta Ga where to postman delivered 100 tax refund checks.

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 06, 2020 06:21 AM (JFO2v)

855 G'morning, Horde.

Question: If Chrome can fully load the HQ in five seconds why does it take Firefox a minute and a half?

Posted by: creeper at August 06, 2020 06:21 AM (XxJt1)

856 rhennigantx

I had a fellow examiner put down the first banana hammock design patent on my desk, just to see me go 'WTF?"

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 06:22 AM (u82oZ)

857 845 jewells, make little voodoo dolls and stab them with pins
Posted by: vmom 2020

I read that as little voodoo balls.....
Posted by: JT at August 06, 2020 06:08 AM (arJlL)

A pin to the nutsack will get your attention. Mine last time for that was over 30 years ago and I still relive the experience.

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 06, 2020 06:22 AM (JFO2v)

858 Question: If Chrome can fully load the HQ in five seconds why does it take Firefox a minute and a half?
Posted by: creeper at August 06, 2020 06:21 AM (XxJt1)

I was told there would be no time over distance maths.

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 06, 2020 06:23 AM (JFO2v)

859 rhennigantx

With all the deliberate stealing, its a wonder we are not broke as a country. Oh wait ...

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 06:24 AM (u82oZ)

860 856 rhennigantx

I had a fellow examiner put down the first banana hammock design patent on my desk, just to see me go 'WTF?"
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 06:22 AM (u82oZ)

We used to have a sign on our boat no grape smugglers.

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 06, 2020 06:24 AM (JFO2v)

861 If Chrome can fully load the HQ in five seconds from New Zealand, and Firefox can fully load the HQ from Chicago in a minute and a half, when do the wave forms crash into each other, and where?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 06:26 AM (u82oZ)

862 Rats up early again
Posted by: Skip

They're looking for food......

Posted by: JT at August 06, 2020 06:26 AM (arJlL)

863 859 rhennigantx

With all the deliberate stealing, its a wonder we are not broke as a country. Oh wait ...
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 06:24 AM (u82oZ)

Medicare and Medicaid ripoffs are each $100 Billion every year. About the size of Kroger or GE.

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 06, 2020 06:26 AM (JFO2v)

864 JewellsThelma! Wait for me!

Posted by: Louise at August 06, 2020 06:26 AM (XxJt1)

865 rhennigantx

That is a sign to live by.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 06:27 AM (u82oZ)

866 G'morning, all.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 06, 2020 06:28 AM (3D/fK)

867 Village Idiot's Apprentice

Top o ta mornin to ya, gov'nor.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 06:29 AM (u82oZ)

868 865 rhennigantx

That is a sign to live by.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 06:27 AM (u82oZ)

Better than living by the Kenny Rogers Roaster sign.

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 06, 2020 06:29 AM (JFO2v)

869 when do the wave forms crash into each other, and where?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 06:26 AM (u82oZ)


Tuesday. Somewhere around Bora Bora. Or Vladivostok. It depends on the volcanoes. Or so they tell me.

Posted by: Louise at August 06, 2020 06:30 AM (XxJt1)

870 Shitcago MTD

August to Date
Shot & Killed: 9
Shot & Wounded: 44
Total Shot: 53
Total Homicides: 9

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 06, 2020 06:30 AM (JFO2v)

871

" deliberate stealing, its a wonder we are not broke as a country. Oh wait ..."

Yeah Salty,,, they don't mind selling our country out to the Chicoms either...

Posted by: beanervt at August 06, 2020 06:31 AM (pyQkH)

872 The People's republic of New Jersey raised 15 from Covid-19 deaths, 3 weeks in a row they took off numbets.
Posted by: Skip

So, all numbets are OFF !

Posted by: JT at August 06, 2020 06:31 AM (arJlL)

873 G'morning, Salty.

Hope all is well with you and yours.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 06, 2020 06:31 AM (3D/fK)

874 saf

867
Why don't the Cheerleaders kneel ?

There knees still hurt from blowing the players earlier that morning.

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 06, 2020 06:32 AM (JFO2v)

875 873 The People's republic of New Jersey raised 15 from Covid-19 deaths, 3 weeks in a row they took off numbets.
Posted by: Skip

So, all numbets are OFF !
Posted by: JT at August 06, 2020 06:31 AM (arJlL)

Benny Hinn or Jimmy Swaggart?

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 06, 2020 06:32 AM (JFO2v)

876 Those ribs last night are....disagreeing with me this morning. Yeesh.

Posted by: jsg at August 06, 2020 06:33 AM (93ra7)

877 Village Idiot's Apprentice

As with you.

My doctor will not prescribe hydroxychloroquine for me when school opens in 15 days.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 06:36 AM (u82oZ)

878 Village Idiot's Apprentice

We are fine. (Forgot to put that first).

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 06:36 AM (u82oZ)

879 Brawl breaks out at Anaheim hotel involving up to 100 people

Family Reunions bes tough to keep nice!

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 06, 2020 06:37 AM (JFO2v)

880 creeper, I do not know why the different OS are giving you trouble, but it could be a buffering issue.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 06:38 AM (u82oZ)

881 "My doctor will not prescribe hydroxychloroquine for me when school opens in 15 days."

Well...that is being less helpful than he could be.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 06, 2020 06:38 AM (3D/fK)

882 Hmmm...I'm surprised some enterprising soul hasn't opened a black market for HCQ.

Have you noticed lately that every time you think you've found an avenue to go down it's suddenly closed? Slowly but surely we're being boxed in.

Posted by: creeper at August 06, 2020 06:39 AM (XxJt1)

883 Jon Grudens attempt to crush COVID-19 included assistant Rich Bisaccia tricking the players into thinking Gruden had coronavirus. But it wasnt a mean spirited prank. There was a serious message behind it, NFL Networks Mike Garofalo wrote on Twitter.

When everyone has WuFlu no one has WuFlu!

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 06, 2020 06:40 AM (JFO2v)

884 Village Idiot's Apprentice

Notsothorough gave me a link to a Canadian Pharmacy.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 06:41 AM (u82oZ)

885 "Notsothorough gave me a link to a Canadian Pharmacy."

Outstanding!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 06, 2020 06:42 AM (3D/fK)

886 Just for grins I tried loading the HQ on IE. That was no faster than Firefox. *dons tinfoil hat* They're trying to make everyone use Chrome.

Posted by: creeper at August 06, 2020 06:43 AM (XxJt1)

887 creeper

Yes, I've noticed that. The powers that be seem to want thralls and crime bosses. No middle class need apply -- like advanced Feudalism or a master / slave society.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 06:43 AM (u82oZ)

888 Saf

Are you like Insomniac?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 06:44 AM (u82oZ)

889 Nobody is like insomniac.

Posted by: creeper at August 06, 2020 06:46 AM (XxJt1)

890 creeper

I use an iMac, so only Apple and Google know what I typed. Like Google knows my medical issues to target me with ads. I think I need to search on some wild illnesses to see what ads I get, and I only use DDG for searches.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 06:47 AM (u82oZ)

891 882 "My doctor will not prescribe hydroxychloroquine for me when school opens in 15 days."

Well...that is being less helpful than he could be.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 06, 2020 06:38 AM (3D/fK)

Have you tried and online doc?

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 06, 2020 06:47 AM (JFO2v)

892 Question: If Chrome can fully load the HQ in five seconds why does it take Firefox a minute and a half?

Posted by: creeper at August 06, 2020 06:21 AM (XxJt1)

-

It might be worth giving Brave browser* a try. Based on chrome but ad and privacy focused. First thing you want to do is go into settings and change the default search engine from Google to not Google (I use duckduckgo).

I'm still unclear on how a browser touting privacy can default to google at first use.




* Developed by the guy who got run off from Firefox for having wrongthink opinions/donations regarding gay marriage IIRC

Posted by: Charles Darwin - Biden's dementia is part of the kink at August 06, 2020 06:48 AM (9UHPJ)

893 Saf

Insomniac is involuntarily celibate, and he obsesses about sex.

But he does have high standards.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 06:48 AM (u82oZ)

894

"
Hmmm...I'm surprised some enterprising soul hasn't opened a black market for HCQ."

Yeah Creeper,,, in the back rooms of the 7-11's the Indians (dot head not red skin) cooking up some to serve from the slurppy machines.....

Posted by: beanervt at August 06, 2020 06:49 AM (pyQkH)

895 rhennigantx

Not yet. I'lll try the VA.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 06:49 AM (u82oZ)

896 Or the house in Marietta Ga where to postman delivered 100 tax refund checks.
Posted by: rhennigantx
From the past decade or so, this is the one that infuriates me the most. I understand there are apartment complexes where there are multiple tenants. But jeesh. I am not a computer scientist, but it seems like there should be a bit of code that says, hey, if last year there was 1 person at this address, and this year there are 100, please spit out those refunds for further review.

Posted by: MikeM at August 06, 2020 06:51 AM (ItYA1)

897 beanervt

HCQ It's a four step synthesis form 4-amino quinoline, IIRC. It can be made in a well equipped lab. But it's a lot easier to get the pills.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 06:52 AM (u82oZ)

898 HCQ It's a four step synthesis form 4-amino quinoline, IIRC. It can be made in a well equipped lab. But it's a lot easier to get the pills.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 06:52 AM (u82oZ)

wanted the time
got instructions to build a watch

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 06, 2020 06:53 AM (JFO2v)

899 Mornin', filk,

Exercised in the stultifying heat, got cleaned up, had breakfast. Work-work and a trip to the ATM and grocery store are on my list today. Whee.

Linda wants to get take-out from that overpriced fast food joint Buffalo Wild Wings. The up side is that today is Buy One Get One Free Day. I'd rather have a bison burger.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at August 06, 2020 06:53 AM (rpbg1)

900 MikeM

The IRS harasses TEA Party types and organizations, but funds illegals, criminals and Democrats.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 06:54 AM (u82oZ)

901 Morning all
Fuck the Left, Fuck FB, Fuck Twitter
Another Fine Navy Day

Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 06, 2020 06:55 AM (BcRH6)

902 Charles Darwin, thanks for the rec on Brave. I think I'll give that a try on the tablet. It's totally unusable with Firefox.

And no, I don't use Google. I've been a duck-ducker for years. I avoid Google and Microsoft whenever possible.

I thought till this morning that it was my internet provider, since I'm on a new fiber optic network and they're still working the kinks out. But when Chrome loaded the HQ in the blink of an eye I knew there was something wrong. And IE crawling like a snail just confirmed it.

Posted by: creeper at August 06, 2020 06:55 AM (XxJt1)

903 Wolfus Aurelius

Bison burgers are a lot healthier than wings.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 06:55 AM (u82oZ)

904 I went outside earlier and checked
as always, the bird is the word

Posted by: DB- just DB. Bird= the word at August 06, 2020 06:56 AM (iTXRQ)

905
". But it's a lot easier to get the pills."
So this is the pill that was developed for malaria Salty?

Posted by: beanervt at August 06, 2020 06:56 AM (pyQkH)

906 Nevergiveup

Good morning Sir. Did you cross the International Date Line and lose your birthday?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 06:57 AM (u82oZ)

907
Linda wants to get take-out from that overpriced fast food joint Buffalo Wild Wings.

-----------

Your mileage may vary, but every time I've been there the service has been slow, prices high and food mediocre. I think the purpose of food at sports places is to absorb alcohol, not delight the palate.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 06, 2020 06:57 AM (mht8P)

908 G'morning, Doc.


A bitching Sailor is a happy Sailor.



You sound....happy.



Yeh, that's it.







Happy.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 06, 2020 06:57 AM (3D/fK)

909
Yard work today, mowing the pens and trimming around the fence line. The ground may dry out enough to do the whole yard this weekend.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 06, 2020 06:59 AM (mht8P)

910 beanervt

The malaria drug is more often just chloroquine, a similar molecule.

The hydroxy group added in HCQ makes it more polar for arthritis treatments.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 06:59 AM (u82oZ)

911 FBG Duck is still dead!

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 06, 2020 07:01 AM (JFO2v)

912 Good morning Sir. Did you cross the International Date Line and lose your birthday?
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 06:57 AM (u82oZ)

? LOL

Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 06, 2020 07:01 AM (BcRH6)

913 Can we hit 1,000?

Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 06, 2020 07:02 AM (JUOKG)

914 I see where Oprah has opined that white folk always have the advantage.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 06, 2020 07:02 AM (3D/fK)

915 I see where Oprah has opined that white folk always have the advantage.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 06, 2020 07:02 AM (3D/fK)

Yeah? I guess she never heard of Afirmative Action? Some of her brothers and sisters in my Dental School class should never have been there

Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 06, 2020 07:03 AM (BcRH6)

916 904 MikeM

The IRS harasses TEA Party types and organizations, but funds illegals, criminals and Democrats.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 06:54 AM (u82oZ)

I was on their list for about 8 or 9 years. I had paycheck, 1099, and K1. They hate you for that.

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 06, 2020 07:03 AM (JFO2v)

917 The IRS harasses TEA Party types and organizations, but funds illegals, criminals and Democrats.
Posted by: NaCly Dog
It really drains away my spirit. Which is part of their plan. Just have us give up. But still.

Posted by: MikeM at August 06, 2020 07:04 AM (ItYA1)

918 >I see where Oprah has opined that white folk always have the advantage.


they're having a contest to see who can say the stupidest shit

Posted by: DB- just DB. Bird= the word at August 06, 2020 07:04 AM (iTXRQ)

919 Wolfus Aurelius

Bison burgers are a lot healthier than wings.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020


*
*

Much leaner, for one thing. Bison meat can be had for $10/lb. at some Walmarts and probably for a bit more at Whole Foods, and a pound will yield 2 meals for 2 people. BWW runs $15-20 for an order of wings and God knows what else they have on their menu.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at August 06, 2020 07:04 AM (rpbg1)

920 Nevergiveup

We used to say that to a bitching sailor, from the sea story where it happed to a guy in the Pacific.

If I was BEN ROETHLISBERGER, I'd say this was a sarcastic request to find out why you are unhappy.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 07:04 AM (u82oZ)

921 Any updates on Ruthie, and her chills?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 06, 2020 07:04 AM (3D/fK)

922 Microsoft Edge is up to date.
Version 84.0.522.52 (Official build) (64-bit)

loads AoSHQ in about 1 sec

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 06, 2020 07:05 AM (JFO2v)

923 Seeing hints of Thursday through the blinds.

My son is getting married tomorrow. He called me day before yesterday to tell me. That was the first I knew. It being a little short on notice I won't be there. I sent him a card and a check. But I made the check out to the bride.

*evil grin*

Posted by: creeper at August 06, 2020 07:05 AM (XxJt1)

924

"
FBG Duck is still dead!"

And George floyd has been drug free for 2 months now......

Posted by: beanervt at August 06, 2020 07:05 AM (pyQkH)

925 Your mileage may vary, but every time I've been there the service has been slow, prices high and food mediocre. I think the purpose of food at sports places is to absorb alcohol, not delight the palate.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 06, 2020


*
*

As Oscar Madison told Felix, "Never mind 'in other words'. Those are the perfect ones!"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at August 06, 2020 07:05 AM (rpbg1)

926 921 The IRS harasses TEA Party types and organizations, but funds illegals, criminals and Democrats.
Posted by: NaCly Dog
It really drains away my spirit. Which is part of their plan. Just have us give up. But still.
Posted by: MikeM at August 06, 2020 07:04 AM (ItYA1)

The Fair Tax would fix this in about 90 days.

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 06, 2020 07:06 AM (JFO2v)

927 Nevergiveup

They fired a Med School DR and Prof who spoke up for standards in Medical School. At least I saw it on Zero Hedge yesterday. It might even be in the 5% of their articles that are factual.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 07:07 AM (u82oZ)

928 Any updates on Ruthie, and her chills?


Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 06, 2020 07:04 AM

---

She is half way on the Appalachian Trail in full battle rattle carrying two .50 caliber ammo cans filled with sand.

Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 06, 2020 07:07 AM (JUOKG)

929 I thought I had red somewhere that BWW was facing financial struggles.

Even before the Wu-Flu shutdowns.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 06, 2020 07:08 AM (3D/fK)

930 I can't re-FIRST, since I was here at the start of this thread, so

MORNING HORDE!!!!!

Damn 5 AM conference calls.....

Posted by: Sponge - China is Asshoe! at August 06, 2020 07:09 AM (Zz0t1)

931 Thunderstorms rolling through this morning. So glad I mowed the lawn last night.

Posted by: jsg at August 06, 2020 07:09 AM (93ra7)

932 "I think I got taken off the plane because I'm black. I am an abolitionist. I believe that we need to defund and abolish the police." -Arlinda Johns

--

There is no way to critique that statement with anything less than this person is severely, grossly stupid. Nothing else explains it. Nothing. Somewhere in the recesses of even a leftist's brain, there would be a flicker of thought indicating that no police is a bad thing. But for hopeless dumbasses like Johns, the light is out.

I desperately want Arlinda Johns to live in [pick any locale] without any police. And have her be forced to live there the rest of her life with no escape from her incredible, incandescent ignorance.

Posted by: Lady in Black at August 06, 2020 07:09 AM (O+I8R)

933
It might be worth giving Brave browser* a try. Based on chrome but ad and privacy focused. First thing you want to do is go into settings and change the default search engine from Google to not Google (I use duckduckgo).
. . .

Posted by: Charles Darwin - Biden's dementia is part of the kink at August 06, 2020


*
*

I use Brave for my fun browsing, like AoSHQ and other forums. Firefox for my work. If somebody is spying on me via Firefox, they're not going to find much of any interest.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at August 06, 2020 07:09 AM (rpbg1)

934 We used to say that to a bitching sailor, from the sea story where it happed to a guy in the Pacific.

If I was BEN ROETHLISBERGER, I'd say this was a sarcastic request to find out why you are unhappy.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 07:04 AM (u82oZ)

No actually I am pretty happy. Left wing hate keeps me young. And I am back at my desk at DHA for the first time in 4 months. LIfe is good, but fuck the left.
Oh and as i was leaving Starbucks today I noticed the scrunt had a blm shirt on under her apron...now I gotta find a new coffee joint in the AM. Never gong back there

Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 06, 2020 07:09 AM (BcRH6)

935
The Fair Tax would fix this in about 90 days.
Posted by: rhennigantx at August 06, 2020 07:06 AM (JFO2v)


9 - 9 - 9 died last week, I think.

Posted by: Sponge - China is Asshoe! at August 06, 2020 07:09 AM (Zz0t1)

936 Esper is becoming a leadership embarrassment.

https://tinyurl.com/y3jk9hzq

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 06, 2020 07:09 AM (3D/fK)

937 Lady in Black

So Zimbabwe or South Africa. On it.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 07:10 AM (u82oZ)

938 mornin' y'all. Considering a tornado knocked down trees and power lines about a mile from my house Tuesday. I'll take hot and humid with a chance of thunderstorms in the late afternoon.

Posted by: Big V Caffeinated at August 06, 2020 07:10 AM (IAtY2)

939

"Any updates on Ruthie, and her chills?"

Maybe death chills finally VIA????

Posted by: beanervt at August 06, 2020 07:10 AM (pyQkH)

940 Are you a junkie?

https://tinyurl.com/yxvuc9n7

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 06, 2020 07:10 AM (JFO2v)

941 Esper is becoming a leadership embarrassment.

https://tinyurl.com/y3jk9hzq
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 06, 2020 07:09 AM (3D/fK)

yeah, where the fuck did they dig him up from? Sigh

Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 06, 2020 07:10 AM (BcRH6)

942 BWW varies wildly. The one up the road in Tahlequah is wonderful. But I went to one in Iowa that was dog-awful. The food was terrible and they charged for condiments.

Posted by: creeper at August 06, 2020 07:10 AM (XxJt1)

943 Village Idiot's Apprentice

Becoming? That's the worst kept secret in DC.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 07:10 AM (u82oZ)

944 Oh and as i was leaving Starbucks today I noticed the scrunt had a blm shirt on under her apron...now I gotta find a new coffee joint in the AM. Never gong back there
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 06, 2020 07:09 AM (BcRH6)


Haven't been to a Starbucks since they decided the baristas needed to be my racial guidance counselor, blaming my white ass for everything wrong everywhere.

And I've always hated their coffee anyway, so it wasn't a tough decision.

Posted by: Sponge - China is Asshoe! at August 06, 2020 07:11 AM (Zz0t1)

945 9 - 9 - 9 died last week, I think.
Posted by: Sponge - China is Asshoe! at August 06, 2020 07:09 AM (Zz0t1)

Cain did not like Fair Tax as it would make restaurants tax collectors.

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 06, 2020 07:11 AM (JFO2v)

946 "We've been in this legal battle for four years, and we aren't giving up this fight. As the environmental review process gets underway in the months ahead, we look forward to showing why the Dakota Access Pipeline is too dangerous to operate."

--- Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairman Mike Faith


I do not know much about this pipeline issue, but it was interesting to watch the Modern Marvels episode on the Alaska Pipeline recently.

https://bit.ly/3a2D0Kq

Construction was delayed for years, because of enviromentalists. It was only finally started, because of the oil/gasoline shortage due to the OPEC embargo.

The episode goes through all the politics at the time, all the amazing engineering successes regarding the construction of the pipeline, all the amazing hard work men put forth in constructing the pipeline, all the features put in to allow for the wildlife around the pipeline to survive and thrive and finishes up with noting that all the predictions by the environmentalists of chaos and doom regarding destroying nature never came to pass.

Just goes to show that the only reason any credence at all is given to left-wing activists of any kind is because we live in comfortable times. When hard, uncomfortable times come, we disregard the ignorant left-wing activists and turn to those who actually know how to fix problems (scientists, engineers, physicists, etc.)

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at August 06, 2020 07:11 AM (Do5/p)

947 Big V Caffeinated

Close. Too close.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 07:11 AM (u82oZ)

948 I thought I had red somewhere that BWW was facing financial struggles.

Even before the Wu-Flu shutdowns.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 06, 2020


*
*

I'm not shocked. The staff at the location closest to me seem overqualified for mopping floors; the prices are ridiculous; and if alcohol consumption is their mainstay, well, people have had to do take-out booze for months now. Plus LaToya the Destroya has recently decreed that bars can't even offer that. I don't know if that applies to restaurants too -- but since she seems determined to kneecap the entire industry, I wouldn't be surprised.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at August 06, 2020 07:12 AM (rpbg1)

949 Esper is becoming a leadership embarrassment.

https://tinyurl.com/y3jk9hzq
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 06, 2020 07:09 AM (3D/fK)


In the wake of the late May killing of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man prosecutors say was murdered by a white Minneapolis police officer, nationwide protests and demonstrations stirred up feelings across the military services, up to and including the Pentagon's boss.


Seems he hasn't seen the full bodycam footage.......

Buck up. You're supposed to be a LEADER in our military. Color has nothing to do with any of it.

Posted by: Sponge - China is Asshoe! at August 06, 2020 07:13 AM (Zz0t1)

950
Cain did not like Fair Tax as it would make restaurants tax collectors.
Posted by: rhennigantx at August 06, 2020 07:11 AM (JFO2v)


Doesn't everyone providing a good or service collecting tax kind of take the burden off the wage earner since they're only taxed on what they consume, not earn?

Posted by: Sponge - China is Asshoe! at August 06, 2020 07:15 AM (Zz0t1)

951 "Becoming? That's the worst kept secret in DC."


I have considered him to be an idiot for some time now.

But more and more evidence shows up in print to confirm my opinion as being correct.

Dude has an absolute fixation on race.

But has never asked the troops the question....


'Have you ever felt that a more qualified person has been passed over in order to promote a lesser qualified minority?"

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 06, 2020 07:15 AM (3D/fK)

952 I have no idea what he said. Anyone up for some Bidenese?

https://tinyurl.com/y3yejedg

Posted by: jsg at August 06, 2020 07:16 AM (93ra7)

953 Mornin'!

My nephew made Eagle Scout last night! WOOT!

Eagle Scout with Gold Palms. First ever in my family.

So proud of that kid!

Posted by: Guy Smiley at August 06, 2020 07:16 AM (FtO5h)

954 966 Village Idiot's Apprentice

Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner!

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 07:16 AM (u82oZ)

955 Guy Smiley

Congratulations.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 07:16 AM (u82oZ)

956 Esper's just jealous of everyone else being in the spotlight. He wants his fifteen minutes.

Posted by: creeper at August 06, 2020 07:17 AM (XxJt1)

957
"e supposed to be a LEADER in our military. Color has nothing to do with any of it."

Yeah I was always told there's only one color,,,, Green..

that was before desert tan so now I'd supppose it would be Green or Tan...

Posted by: beanervt at August 06, 2020 07:17 AM (pyQkH)

958 "So proud of that kid!"

As you should be.


Congratulations to all involved.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 06, 2020 07:17 AM (3D/fK)

959 Have a great day, everyone. Got stuff to do.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 06, 2020 07:18 AM (u82oZ)

960 "966 Village Idiot's Apprentice "

I must be commenting from the future

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 06, 2020 07:18 AM (3D/fK)

961 Be safe, Salty

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 06, 2020 07:18 AM (3D/fK)

962 raining when I woke up
checked my weather app right after getting up and my bleary eyes read:
"run for the hills"

squinted and realized it actually said "rain for the hour "

Posted by: vmom 2020 at August 06, 2020 07:18 AM (J8nVw)

963 Environmentalists screamed bloody murder about the "poor caribou" when the Alaska pipeline was constructed. They claimed it would be the end of the herds. But a funny thing happened on the way to the extinction. The caribou fell in love with the pipeline because, you see, it was warm. And they were happy and multiplied.

Posted by: creeper at August 06, 2020 07:19 AM (XxJt1)

964 Alyissa Milano has two little white kids? Isn't that, you know, racist? I would have thought she would have gotten some black sperm. Or at let raised them to be black.

Posted by: Ripley at August 06, 2020 07:19 AM (MxEKc)

965 Mornin'!

My nephew made Eagle Scout last night! WOOT!

Eagle Scout with Gold Palms. First ever in my family.

So proud of that kid!
Posted by: Guy Smiley

Nice !

And Congrats !

Posted by: JT at August 06, 2020 07:20 AM (arJlL)

966 Cain did not like Fair Tax as it would make restaurants tax collectors.

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 06, 2020 07:11 AM (JFO2v)



Doesn't everyone providing a good or service collecting tax kind of
take the burden off the wage earner since they're only taxed on what
they consume, not earn?

Posted by: Sponge - China is Asshoe! at August 06, 2020 07:15 AM

---

They are already Tax collectors for the State and Counties.

Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 06, 2020 07:20 AM (JUOKG)

967 Give it what-for, Salty.

Posted by: creeper at August 06, 2020 07:20 AM (XxJt1)

968 checked my weather app right after getting up and my bleary eyes read:
"run for the hills"

squinted and realized it actually said "rain for the hour "
Posted by: vmom 2020 at August 06, 2020 07:18 AM (J8nVw)


LOL.

Nothing says GOOD MORNING like your eyes playing tricks on you and displaying impending doom.

Posted by: Sponge - China is Asshoe! at August 06, 2020 07:20 AM (Zz0t1)

969 Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairman Mike Faith

Trains rolling through your lands with billions of barrels of oil is safe? That is what is happening today.

fucking idiot!

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 06, 2020 07:20 AM (JFO2v)

970 'My nephew made Eagle Scout last night! WOOT!'

Congratulations to him. Despite all the derogatory stuff about the BSA nowadays that is a real special achievement for a young man. It will serve him well.

Posted by: The way she do me boy at August 06, 2020 07:21 AM (Tnijr)

971 The geniuses at my apartment complex put a note on my car last night, saying they are repainting the parking lines on the main street tomorrow. If your car is parked on the main street on Thursday, they will have it towed.

I caught it in time and moved the car. But a sensible management would have sent the notice out a couple of days before, and then a reminder on Wednesday. Lazy? Stupid? Or --

I firmly believe they get a cut of whatever the towing company realizes for each car they haul away. So, embrace the power of "and."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at August 06, 2020 07:21 AM (rpbg1)

972
"I must be commenting from the future"

Salty's not only really smart he's Psychic as well VIA

Posted by: beanervt at August 06, 2020 07:21 AM (pyQkH)

973 Doesn't everyone providing a good or service collecting tax kind of
take the burden off the wage earner since they're only taxed on what
they consume, not earn?

Posted by: Sponge - China is Asshoe! at August 06, 2020 07:15 AM

---

They are already Tax collectors for the State and Counties.
Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 06, 2020 07:20 AM (JUOKG)

I think he got in a fight with Neal Bortz over Fair Tax.

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 06, 2020 07:21 AM (JFO2v)

974 I have no idea what he said. Anyone up for some Bidenese?

https://tinyurl.com/y3yejedg
Posted by: jsg at August 06, 2020 07:16 AM (93ra7)


Top. Man.

Posted by: Sponge - China is Asshoe! at August 06, 2020 07:21 AM (Zz0t1)

975 Someone needs to call Esper to the front of he green table and ask..

After conducting a cost benefit analysis, explain to me how accepting transgendered folk into military service is a best practice decision and enhances the ability of for example, the Navy, To conduct prompt and sustained combat missions at sea.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 06, 2020 07:21 AM (3D/fK)

976 Oh damn, off Dukey sock.

Posted by: freaked at August 06, 2020 07:22 AM (Tnijr)

977
Congratulations to him. Despite all the derogatory stuff about the BSA nowadays that is a real special achievement for a young man. It will serve him well.
Posted by: The way she do me boy at August 06, 2020 07:21 AM (Tnijr)


This is put so much more eloquently than how I was going to say it, but THIS.

Posted by: Sponge - China is Asshoe! at August 06, 2020 07:22 AM (Zz0t1)

978 Congratulations to your son, Guy Smiley. Is there an Order of the Arrow in your district? That's the last step.

Posted by: creeper at August 06, 2020 07:22 AM (XxJt1)

979 We're within spitting distance of 1000 comments!

Okay, you can't spit with your mask on. Throwing distance?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at August 06, 2020 07:23 AM (rpbg1)

980 Chugging away here, boss.

Posted by: jsg at August 06, 2020 07:24 AM (93ra7)

981 Twitter is demanding PDT take down a tweet about the Chinese virus and hydroxychloroquine.

NY DA to hold press conference today. (You just know it will be about a new investigation into our president.)

2020. Just another day.

Posted by: IrishEi at August 06, 2020 07:24 AM (sGotD)

982 983 Congratulations to your son, Guy Smiley. Is there an Order of the Arrow in your district? That's the last step.
Posted by: creeper at August 06, 2020 07:22 AM (XxJt1)

I think Silver Palms is the highest in his district. He said he might stay in long enough to go for it. (For those unaware, silver is higher than gold when it comes to Eagle Scout palms.)

Posted by: Guy Smiley at August 06, 2020 07:24 AM (FtO5h)

983 Shakin' the tree here, boss

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 06, 2020 07:25 AM (3D/fK)

984 @945

The Deep State isn't just a left construct, the GOPe has their own Deep State and apparatchiks that get distributed and promoted up the chain.


I would have fired his stupid as the 2nd he started mouthing off about not deploying troops to quel rebellion in blue cities.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 06, 2020 07:25 AM (ZT7+C)

985 Okay, you can't spit with your mask on. Throwing distance?



Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at August 06, 2020 07:23 AM

---

Was at the Doctor yesterday with my mask on. It kept pulling down when I talked because I have a beard. He didn't seem to mind when I just pulled it completely down.

Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 06, 2020 07:25 AM (JUOKG)

986 Fuck the FBI and DOJ

https://tinyurl.com/y4agyx5c

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 06, 2020 07:26 AM (JFO2v)

987 bird bird
b-b-b-bird

Posted by: DB- just DB. Bird= the word at August 06, 2020 07:26 AM (iTXRQ)

988 Twitter is demanding PDT take down a tweet about the Chinese virus and hydroxychloroquine.

NY DA to hold press conference today. (You just know it will be about a new investigation into our president.)

2020. Just another day.
Posted by: IrishEi at August 06, 2020 07:24 AM (sGotD)


There are 4 different therapeutics out there that have proven to be HIGHLY effective against the Chy-na Virus and the left is suppressing ALL of them. Oh, did I mention they're all cheap and widely available?

They want you to die. That's the only observation you can have here.

Posted by: Sponge - China is Asshoe! at August 06, 2020 07:26 AM (Zz0t1)

989 Getting close

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 06, 2020 07:27 AM (3D/fK)

990 Real close

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 06, 2020 07:27 AM (3D/fK)

991 Almost.....

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 06, 2020 07:27 AM (3D/fK)

992 It was a weapons depot!!

Hezbollah kept three metric tons of ammonium nitrate, the explosive thought to be behind the mega blast in Beirut this week, in a storehouse in London, until MI5 and the London Metropolitan Police found it in 2015.

The Lebanese terrorist group also stored hundreds of kilograms of ammonium nitrate in southern Germany, which were uncovered earlier this year.

The Iran-backed terrorists kept the explosive in thousands of ice packs in four properties in northwest London, according to a report in The Telegraph last year. The ice pack deception tactic was used in Germany, as well.

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 06, 2020 07:27 AM (JFO2v)

993 bird bird
b-b-b-bird
Posted by: DB- just DB. Bird= the word at August 06, 2020 07:26 AM (iTXRQ)


You asked for it.


https://youtu.be/zUi5xKQXG6I

Posted by: Sponge - China is Asshoe! at August 06, 2020 07:27 AM (Zz0t1)

994 A few more

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 06, 2020 07:27 AM (3D/fK)

995 bird
bird

Posted by: DB- just DB. Bird= the word at August 06, 2020 07:27 AM (iTXRQ)

996 Mine

Posted by: jsg at August 06, 2020 07:27 AM (93ra7)

997 I would like to ask the BSA what part of "Boy" is unclear.

Posted by: creeper at August 06, 2020 07:27 AM (XxJt1)

998 940 Esper is becoming a leadership embarrassment.

https://tinyurl.com/y3jk9hzq
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 06, 2020 07:09 AM (3D/fK)

---

No words.

Posted by: SMH at August 06, 2020 07:28 AM (RU4sa)

999 Man, what a long road that is. Really an accomplishment.

I asked him if he remembered getting his very first patch. He said yep, wilderness survival. He says his very favorite activity was learning to shoot. He took to archery like a fish to water, then on to shotgun, then rifle. He loves all of it.

Posted by: Guy Smiley at August 06, 2020 07:28 AM (FtO5h)

1000 Yay, VIA!

It's all downhill from here.

Posted by: creeper at August 06, 2020 07:28 AM (XxJt1)

1001 Sponge, congrats..

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 06, 2020 07:29 AM (3D/fK)

1002 "Fair" Tax is automatically suspect because of the word "fair"

Posted by: vmom 2020 at August 06, 2020 07:29 AM (J8nVw)

1003
"Okay, you can't spit with your mask on"

You can't cut a hole in it if chew tobacco???
I thought that was allowed...maybe that's why the Karens look at me funnny..
a hole with brown stains all around it.....

Posted by: beanervt at August 06, 2020 07:29 AM (pyQkH)

1004 What ever happened to that book by Bolton that was going to destroy trump Or his niece? Anybody heard from them lately?

Posted by: Ripley at August 06, 2020 07:29 AM (MxEKc)

1005 damn I need to CC 9s and shotgun!

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 06, 2020 07:29 AM (JFO2v)

1006 Sponge, congrats..
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 06, 2020 07:29 AM (3D/fK)


Wha'd I do?

Posted by: Sponge - China is Asshoe! at August 06, 2020 07:29 AM (Zz0t1)

1007 3 tonnes of AN in London? Didn't McVeigh use only 1? Scary.

Posted by: Heart of Darkness at August 06, 2020 07:30 AM (nFRLh)

1008 Wha'd I do?


I swear I saw you at the 1000, not me.

Need more coffee

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 06, 2020 07:30 AM (3D/fK)

1009 "We expect to restore power to the majority of affected customers by Aug 11 2020, 11:30 PM"

Aaaaaaaarrrrrrrggggghhhhh!

Posted by: IrishEi at August 06, 2020 07:31 AM (sGotD)

1010 Twitter is demanding PDT take down a tweet about the Chinese virus and hydroxychloroquine.

-

Offering layman's medical opinion on how covering mouth with piece of old t-shirt material is stopping deaths from cold virus = good

Offering layman's medical opinion on how drug that is stopping deaths from cold virus is stopping deaths from cold virus = bad

Posted by: Charles Darwin - Pop quiz: What does COVID and homelessness have in common politically? at August 06, 2020 07:31 AM (vv2S9)

1011
I swear I saw you at the 1000, not me.

Need more coffee
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 06, 2020 07:30 AM (3D/fK)


Nope. I tributed the 9 - 9 - 9 plan.

Posted by: Sponge - China is Asshoe! at August 06, 2020 07:31 AM (Zz0t1)

1012 1009 "Fair" Tax is automatically suspect because of the word "fair"
Posted by: vmom 2020 at August 06, 2020 07:29 AM (J8nVw)

yep but what would be a better term. pimp junkies and whos would all pay just like teachers plumbers and salespersons

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 06, 2020 07:31 AM (JFO2v)

1013 I think he got in a fight with Neal Bortz over Fair Tax.

Yep. Neal Boortz is a fan of making every merchant an uncompensated employee of the FedGov.

He likes the idea that tens of thousands of jurisdictions, with their own time period, forms and levels of detail all have the ability to make demands on the merchant and fine/jail the merchant on any missed detail.

That, and giving the FedGod a Sales Tax to add to all of the other taxes and fees they levy.

I just love the cognitive dissonance of the "small government Libertarian" when they propose even more taxes and onerous means to employ them.

Posted by: 🐧 at August 06, 2020 07:32 AM (C+evo)

1014 I was a Boy Scout. Sort of. I had an older brother who was seriously into scouting. I adored him, so I learned trail marking, semaphore reading, Morse code, firestarting and latrine excavation right along with him. But he got the badges.

Posted by: creeper at August 06, 2020 07:32 AM (XxJt1)

1015 what does "f**k 12" refer to?
it's one of the BLM slogans

Posted by: vmom 2020 at August 06, 2020 07:32 AM (J8nVw)

1016 1011 What ever happened to that book by Bolton that was going to destroy trump Or his niece? Anybody heard from them lately?
Posted by: Ripley at August 06, 2020 07:29 AM (MxEKc)



Fear mongering about a cold virus is seen as a better way to get rid of Trump rather than relying on someone they spent decades smearing and now pretend they love.

Posted by: Buzzion at August 06, 2020 07:32 AM (u/HW3)

1017 I heard back from HR about my request for a mask exemption. Not only do I have to get my doctor involved in this -- which prob. means a trip to his office -- but their suggestions include a plexiglas shield around my desk, a bullet I already dodged. Or a face shield, which I do not want to wear in this heat.

My boss is cool. Maybe we can work out a flexible schedule where I can be home a couple of days a week.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at August 06, 2020 07:33 AM (rpbg1)

1018 986

Twitter is demanding PDT take down a tweet about the Chinese virus and hydroxychloroquine.

NY DA to hold press conference today. (You just know it will be about a new investigation into our president.)

2020. Just another day.

Posted by: IrishEi at August 06, 2020 07:24 AM

I read last night that it was because the Trump campaign account posted a video from a Fox News Channel segment where they stated that children are "almost immune" to COVID-19.

Has the reason changed now? Now it's because of HCQ "misinformation"?

Also, aren't children pretty much immune to COVID-19? How is that "misinformation"?

I guess it is inconvenient information to get out to the public for all those whiney-ass teachers who don't want to go back to work in a few weeks.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at August 06, 2020 07:33 AM (Do5/p)

1019 what does "f**k 12" refer to?

-

They're too cool to use "police". It's some silly European thing. Maybe hispanic.

Posted by: Charles Darwin - Pop quiz: What does COVID and homelessness have in common politically? at August 06, 2020 07:33 AM (vv2S9)

1020 " what does "f**k 12" refer to?
it's one of the BLM slogans"

Usually written in spray paint as 12

or Fuck the 12


A reference to police, using the old TV show Adam-12.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 06, 2020 07:33 AM (3D/fK)

1021 Alabama principal makes music parody of MC Hammer song, "Can't Touch This" about returning to school. I think he did a good job:

https://tinyurl.com/yysyp8xh

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 06, 2020 07:34 AM (oDRcK)

1022 They want you to die. That's the only observation you can have here.
Posted by: Sponge - China is Asshoe! at August 06, 2020 07:26 AM (Zz0t1)
~~~~~

Yep. Pure evil.

Posted by: IrishEi at August 06, 2020 07:34 AM (sGotD)

1023 Mc (cuss spit) Veigh

The bomb consisted of about 5,000 pounds (2,300 kg) of ammonium nitrate and nitromethane.

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 06, 2020 07:34 AM (JFO2v)

1024 >You asked for it.


https://youtu.be/zUi5xKQXG6I


ok that made me laugh and has been bookmarked for further use

Posted by: DB- just DB. Bird= the word at August 06, 2020 07:34 AM (iTXRQ)

1025 yep but what would be a better term. pimp junkies and whos would all pay just like teachers plumbers and salespersons

"Fair Tax" aka VAT

And every single sale would have to be recorded for auditing purposes.

Just LOVE those "small government" Libertarian ideas that grow government by orders of magnitude.

Posted by: 🐧 at August 06, 2020 07:34 AM (C+evo)

1026 Or a face shield, which I do not want to wear in this heat.

-

NO NO NO

Agree to the face shield.

Then make them write out exactly how it is to be handled when you have to sneeze or cough.

That would be hilarious reading.

Posted by: Charles Darwin - Pop quiz: What does COVID and homelessness have in common politically? at August 06, 2020 07:34 AM (vv2S9)

1027 Anyone else think Nancy Pelosi is hot in a lecherous, granny-on-meth sort of way?
Posted by: Filthy McNasty at August 06, 2020


*
*

Maybe when Kennedy was president.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at August 06, 2020 07:35 AM (rpbg1)

1028
ok that made me laugh and has been bookmarked for further use
Posted by: DB- just DB. Bird= the word at August 06, 2020 07:34 AM (iTXRQ)


I help where I can.

Posted by: Sponge - China is Asshoe! at August 06, 2020 07:35 AM (Zz0t1)

1029 Holy shit...The local Gannett 'newspaper' says local brewery's aren't diverest enough. They don't have enough people of color working there...
I guess every business needs to submit a listing of skin color of their workers to the appropriate government authority.

Posted by: Colin at August 06, 2020 07:35 AM (wQe7f)

1030 1022

what does "f**k 12" refer to?

it's one of the BLM slogans

Posted by: vmom 2020 at August 06, 2020 07:32 AM

It is apparently an anti-police slogan popularized in Atlanta, GA.

Urban Dictionary: Fuck 12 basically means fuck the police, but more specifically it means fuck the police drug unit.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at August 06, 2020 07:35 AM (Do5/p)

1031 Happy Hiroshima Day
Saved my Dad's Lfe

Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 06, 2020 07:35 AM (BcRH6)

1032 So I log in this morning and start reading back in the thread and I see post 958 quotes post 966. You guys better put Aces Time Machine back right now! Errr, well, before now. Do it like three hours ago. Or at least jump to November then come back and let us know what happens. I don't know whether to stockpile ammo or empty jars for Liberal tears.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Low Glycemic Souls at August 06, 2020 07:35 AM (Wm5SB)

1033 "Wow! Anyone else think Nancy Pelosi is hot in a lecherous, granny-on-meth sort of way?"

No...


But hey, you do you.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 06, 2020 07:35 AM (3D/fK)

1034 1021 I was a Boy Scout. Sort of. I had an older brother who was seriously into scouting. I adored him, so I learned trail marking, semaphore reading, Morse code, firestarting and latrine excavation right along with him. But he got the badges.
Posted by: creeper at August 06, 2020 07:32 AM (XxJt1)

My brother says Eagle Scout dads should get one too! They put in a lot of time and effort over a lot of years.

Posted by: Guy Smiley at August 06, 2020 07:37 AM (FtO5h)

1035 Anyone else think Nancy Pelosi is hot in a lecherous, granny-on-meth sort of way?
Posted by: Filthy McNasty at August 06, 2020


She's got big tits and I cannot lie.

Posted by: Sponge - China is Asshoe! at August 06, 2020 07:37 AM (Zz0t1)

1036 I just love the cognitive dissonance of the "small government Libertarian" when they propose even more taxes and onerous means to employ them.
Posted by: at August 06, 2020 07:32 AM (C+evo)

Fair Tax calls for elimination of all Fed Taxes. No gas tax. No SS. No income tax payroll deduction.

And would not a Fed agency looking at the records of 30 to 40 million vs. 330 million be cheaper and more effective?

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 06, 2020 07:37 AM (JFO2v)

1037 10% from everyone every year, including welfare recipients, corporations, and non-profits. No exemptions, no deductions, no nothing. 10% period, from everyone, every year.

There. Done.

Posted by: Charles Darwin - Pop quiz: What does COVID and homelessness have in common politically? at August 06, 2020 07:37 AM (vv2S9)

1038 > Wow! Anyone else think Nancy Pelosi is hot in a lecherous, granny-on-meth sort of way?
Posted by: Filthy McNasty


YOU ARE EXPERIENCING A MENTAL CRISIS

Posted by: DB- just DB. Bird= the word at August 06, 2020 07:37 AM (iTXRQ)

1039 "Urban Dictionary: Fuck 12 basically means fuck the police, but more specifically it means fuck the police drug unit."

That's because most contributors to Urban Dictionary are too young to remember Adam-12 on TV.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 06, 2020 07:37 AM (3D/fK)

1040 Anyone else think Nancy Pelosi is hot in a lecherous, granny-on-meth sort of way?
Posted by: Filthy McNasty at August 06, 2020


I really didn't need to vomit this early.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at August 06, 2020 07:38 AM (oVJmc)

1041 Do Democratic women find Biden sexy as hell?

Posted by: Colin at August 06, 2020 07:38 AM (wQe7f)

1042 Urban Dictionary: Fuck 12 basically means fuck the police, but more specifically it means fuck the police drug unit."

-

Ah, the libertarian arm of Antifa.

Posted by: Charles Darwin - Pop quiz: What does COVID and homelessness have in common politically? at August 06, 2020 07:38 AM (vv2S9)

1043 It is apparently an anti-police slogan popularized in Atlanta, GA.

Urban Dictionary: Fuck 12 basically means fuck the police, but more specifically it means fuck the police drug unit.
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at August 06, 2020 07:35 AM (Do5/p)


Fine.

Legalize it all. Let that portion of society kill itself off.

Darwinism FTW.

Posted by: Sponge - China is Asshoe! at August 06, 2020 07:38 AM (Zz0t1)

1044 Urban Dictionary: F*** 12 basically means f*** the police, but more specifically it means f*** the police drug unit.

Aspirational!

Great marketing idea! Make sure that you pick a slogan that is banned by the FCC and is offensive to the people that need to be persuaded.

Because nothing says "Acceptance" than choosing slogans designed by illiterate gang bangers.

Posted by: 🐧 at August 06, 2020 07:39 AM (C+evo)

1045 What ever happened to that book by Bolton that was going to destroy trump Or his niece? Anybody heard from them lately?
Posted by: Ripley
Wow, interesting point. Those both disappeared. It is almost like they want to publish a bunch of BS about things that *sources say* may be in the book, but when the book comes out...

Posted by: MikeM at August 06, 2020 07:39 AM (ItYA1)

1046 Nooooooooooooooooooood!

Posted by: Laughing in Texas at August 06, 2020 07:39 AM (JUSY6)

1047
Fair Tax calls for elimination of all Fed Taxes. No gas tax. No SS. No income tax payroll deduction.

And would not a Fed agency looking at the records of 30 to 40 million vs. 330 million be cheaper and more effective?
Posted by: rhennigantx at August 06, 2020 07:37 AM (JFO2v)


And you believe they would eliminate the other taxes with the implementation of a fair tax, why?


And just assuming that by some miracle they actually do, how long before they started adding them back in?

Posted by: Buzzion at August 06, 2020 07:39 AM (u/HW3)

1048 jj be here

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 06, 2020 07:39 AM (JFO2v)

1049 "Wow! Anyone else think Nancy Pelosi is hot in a lecherous, granny-on-meth sort of way?

Posted by: Filthy McNasty "

The meth-grannies on Cops is what I will miss the most about the show.

Posted by: Ripley at August 06, 2020 07:39 AM (MxEKc)

1050 NOOD!

JJ is awake.

Posted by: Sponge - China is Asshoe! at August 06, 2020 07:39 AM (Zz0t1)

1051 Other people using Hydroxyhexenhammerchlorofreme causes hysteria in soy based "life" forms.
It's a mutated form of Munchausen's by Insinuation.

Posted by: klaftern at August 06, 2020 07:40 AM (RuIsu)

1052 Wireless charging could lead to many more power plants vs.The Greenest Generation hmmmm

Posted by: Piratepatch from the flood zone at August 06, 2020 07:40 AM (h8meQ)

1053 So there were two funny things in the supermarket yesterday-Older guy with one of those white pouch like masks on the top of his head. Why not? He was the only one in the aisle. Also a guy in his forties wearing a short of superman tee shirt which had on it "I make beer disappear. What's your super power?"

I laughed.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 06, 2020 07:42 AM (oDRcK)

1054 Proper spelling is 'the racism inherent in the system'.
Posted by: RickZ at August 06, 2020 12:35 AM (Y8PSl)

My oppressive resolution for the day is to use correct grammar.

Posted by: vmom 2020 at August 06, 2020 07:44 AM (J8nVw)

1055
"Urban Dictionary: Fuck 12 basically means fuck the police, but more specifically it means fuck the police drug unit."

That's because most contributors to Urban Dictionary are too young to remember Adam-12 on TV.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 06, 2020 07:37 AM


Adam-12 was off the air before their parents were born

Posted by: AltonJackson at August 06, 2020 07:48 AM (DUIap)

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