The Morning Rant

SHRINKFLATION
I must say I haven't heard a national conversation on inflation since the Carter years. But we're having one now. Old Gropey Joe and his gang of looters and grifters have kicked inflation into high gear, and it's now at, like, 6 or 7%, with no sign of abating.

This country is in the hands of morons. And not the good kind.

Reagan supposedly slayed the inflation beast, but it never really went away. It just buried itself and assumed different forms. And we stopped talking about it.

So what has been happening for the last 40 years is that we haven't had much inflation, but we've had quite a bit of what I've heard called "shrinkflation".

Shrinkflation is what you get when consumer items (and I'm thinking mainly of food here) are reduced in size/quantity, but the price remains the same. Thus we're paying more for less, which is pretty much the textbook definition of inflation.

I'll give you my favorite example: Doritos.

Doritos are my go-to comfort food, and a bowl full of nacho-flavored Doritos along with Mrs. Muse's amazing fresh-made salsa (which recipe may be found in the moron cookbook) is heaven on earth. So I've been eating Doritos as long as we've been married, which is 2021-1985=36 years. That's a long time, and that's many bags of Doritos.

So I have what you might call a vested interest in the price of Doritos, so it's something I follow fairly closely. So I know that in the 1987-1988 timeframe, we could get a bag of Doritos, on sale, for $1.69 or $1.79, approximately. Which is just about the same as today. Only back then, the "standard" bags contained one full pound, 16 ounces, of chips.

Then, at some point, we noticed that the bag weight was suddenly decreased to 15.5 oz. Half of an ounce less, no big deal. Then, later, we noticed that the had snuck the weight down to 15 oz. Then 14.5, then 14. Same price, though. So if you weren't paying attention, you wouldn't think it was different. Although you probably should notice, as we did, that you're running out of Doritos faster than you used to.

Mrs. Muse tells me that the "standard" bag of Doritos is now all the way down to 9.5 oz.(!) That's ridiculous. That's almost a 50% shrinkflation rate in 30 years, which is approx. 1.6% per year. Which doesn't sound bad, but over 30 years, it adds up.

The shrinkflation got so bad that Mrs. Muse changed her Dorito buying strategy. She gave up buying them at Safeway or other local grocery stores and found she could get them at Costco at their usual price of $4.99 for a giant 30 oz. bag. That's approx. 17 cents an ounce, which is a lot closer to the 1980s price (about 11 cents/ounce) than the new shrinkflated price (21 cents/ounce).

Oh, and you can still get the old 16 oz. bags that used to be standard, but now they're labeled "party-sized" and you pay considerably more.

Corn tortillas are smaller, too. I mean, they *look* smaller to my eyes, but I don't have any objective evidence to support my claim since any evidence has all been eaten long ago. Tortillas used to look a little bit larger than a teacup saucer, but now they remind me of oversized hockey pucks. That's a bit of an exaggeration, but when we make tacos, I can't seem to fill them like I used to.

But not all grocery items are shrunk. A quart of milk is still a quart, and a bottle of wine is still 750 ml. Those quantities are standardized by law, I think.

But candy is not. I could swear candy bars have gotten really tiny. But again, I don't have evidence. I should've saved wrappers from "old style" candy bars to get an objective comparison, but I'd feel like I was Captain Queeg obsessing over disappearing strawberry ice cream.

And Tootsie-Roll Pops. I swear when I was a kid, those things were as big as a golf ball, but now they look like a large marble.

And Bidenflation is going to make everything a lot worse really fast.

Yes, I'm a cranky old man. Why do you ask?

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Wednesday Who Dis: I thought the connection was going to be tough, but you morons picked up on it pretty quick. BIll Wilder's 1944 drama Double Indemnity starred Barbara Stanwyck and her scheme to dupe some schlub into murdering her husband for the insurance company. The 1981 movie Body Heat stars William Hurt as a schlub who gets duped by a scheming wife into murdering her husband, and it's basically a remake. So Stanwyck and Hurt did not star in the same movie, but pretty close.

Today's Edition Of The Morning Rant Is Brought To You By Pork Belly Burnt Ends, AKA Meat Candy:

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Posted by: OregonMuse at 11:16 AM

Comments

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1 SPONGE!

Posted by: Bete at July 02, 2021 10:16 AM (Ojki1)

2 First for the burnt ends!

Posted by: Draki at July 02, 2021 10:16 AM (Nt0u1)

3 Dammit, I suck.

Posted by: Draki at July 02, 2021 10:17 AM (Nt0u1)

4 Monkey!

Posted by: BunkerintheBurbs (qIQLc) at July 02, 2021 10:17 AM (qIQLc)

5 They look live '70s soap actors. No idea who they are, but she is lovely.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at July 02, 2021 10:17 AM (/XOcP)

6 Patrick Swayze is my choice

Posted by: CN at July 02, 2021 10:17 AM (ONvIw)

7 This Person Doesn't Get It:

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What about my right to FEEL safe with a gun?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at July 02, 2021 10:17 AM (eZG8R)

8 Yay, Gorilla Pundit!

Don't know who dis. Too modern and too blonde for me.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 02, 2021 10:17 AM (2JVJo)

9 Could our female mystery guest be the girl who played in the movie Candy? Late '60s, that was?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at July 02, 2021 10:17 AM (/XOcP)

10 Top 20 Yay lurkers

Posted by: RKinRoanoke at July 02, 2021 10:17 AM (eypvf)

11 That's whatsername and that guy from the thing.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 02, 2021 10:18 AM (kTF2Z)

12 Who Dis: A very pretty blonde that I recognize but I'm spacing on the name and a guy I don't recognize.

Posted by: Curly Shuffle at July 02, 2021 10:18 AM (TNyrE)

13 I just bought doritos this morning and I've been noticing the same thing for years. It's sad. But hey, the taco flavored ones are in stock!

Posted by: Draki at July 02, 2021 10:19 AM (Nt0u1)

14 Don't know who dis. Too modern and too blonde for me.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 02, 2021 10:17 AM (2JVJo)

Oh I forgot, you're not a big fan of blondes.

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at July 02, 2021 10:21 AM (mHXip)

15 But candy is not. I could swear candy bars have gotten really tiny. But again, I don't have evidence. I should've saved wrappers from "old style" candy bars to get an objective comparison, but I'd feel like I was Captain Queeg obsessing over disappearing strawberry ice cream.
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And the damn things are like $.75 to a buck now, for "normal" size.

Posted by: Bete at July 02, 2021 10:21 AM (Ojki1)

16 Not first

Posted by: Trog04 at July 02, 2021 10:21 AM (wfZwW)

17 They have also changed the way they measure inflation.

If you used the same metric as they used in 1980, our inflation would be 8 POINTS HIGHER than the official government number.

Now, why did they do that? They are trying to minimize the amount of Government debt, by inflating money while NOT giving adequate cost of living increases for those on Soc Sec and such.

Posted by: Romeo13 at July 02, 2021 10:21 AM (oHd/0)

18 Transitory

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 02, 2021 10:21 AM (63Dwl)

19 Robin Williams is my choice, but Swayze is another great choice.

Posted by: Draki at July 02, 2021 10:21 AM (Nt0u1)

20 I get to the bottom and there's no comments.

I coulda been somebody.

Posted by: nurse ratched at July 02, 2021 10:22 AM (U2p+3)

21 No clue on either of them. Photo 5 of the guy looks like he's right off the porn set though.

Posted by: buzzion at July 02, 2021 10:22 AM (vMCab)

22 What about my right to FEEL safe with a gun?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at July 02, 2021 10:17 AM (eZG8R)

Ah, but their rights are greater than your rights. It's in the Commerce Clause.

Posted by: Bete at July 02, 2021 10:22 AM (Ojki1)

23 12 Who Dis: A very pretty blonde that I recognize but I'm spacing on the name and a guy I don't recognize.
Posted by: Curly Shuffle at July 02, 2021 10:18 AM (TNyrE)

Impressive. If you recognize her, you must be a fan of raunchy Italian sex comedies from the 70s.

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at July 02, 2021 10:22 AM (mHXip)

24

she is hot in that 70s way

Posted by: will choose a nic later at July 02, 2021 10:22 AM (bTQ72)

25 Didn't Michelle Obama play a role in candy getting smaller?

I may be misremembering.

Posted by: What's a Seawolf? at July 02, 2021 10:22 AM (khAeP)

26 70s pron stash dude and his date du jour?

Posted by: brass pair at July 02, 2021 10:22 AM (zzhW2)

27 Could our female mystery guest be the girl who played in the movie Candy? Late '60s, that was?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at July 02, 2021 10:17 AM (/XOcP)

No, that was - let me check - Ewa Aulin. Why do I know? Because John Astin was in the movie and I like Astin. I saw him once in a one-man show where he portrayed Edgar Allan Poe. He was magnificent.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 02, 2021 10:22 AM (2JVJo)

28
one of those people who thinks feelings are better than actual facts

Posted by: will choose a nic later at July 02, 2021 10:23 AM (bTQ72)

29 And the blonde has a cute smile.

Posted by: nurse ratched at July 02, 2021 10:23 AM (U2p+3)

30 Ettes get the womb broom today.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 02, 2021 10:23 AM (BUqaS)

31 Who Dis has a Barbara Bach vibe.

Posted by: pep at July 02, 2021 10:23 AM (v16oJ)

32 17 They have also changed the way they measure inflation.

If you used the same metric as they used in 1980, our inflation would be 8 POINTS HIGHER than the official government number.

Now, why did they do that? They are trying to minimize the amount of Government debt, by inflating money while NOT giving adequate cost of living increases for those on Soc Sec and such.
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 02, 2021 10:21 AM (oHd/0)

Well, that and the numbers were looking bad under Obumbles, first of his name, so they had to make that pesky reality bend the knee somehow.

Posted by: Bete at July 02, 2021 10:23 AM (Ojki1)

33

Mark Spritz and Olga Kutebut

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 02, 2021 10:24 AM (s2VJv)

34 Oh I forgot, you're not a big fan of blondes.

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at July 02, 2021 10:21 AM (mHXip)

It depends. Now, send me Joan Blondell or Ann Sothern, then we'll talk.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 02, 2021 10:24 AM (2JVJo)

35
does biden take a card with him to the bathroom so he knows what steps to take?

Posted by: will choose a nic later at July 02, 2021 10:24 AM (bTQ72)

36 Compare Contrast:
Sorry, but it's a trick question. CRT "scholars" are a contradiction in terms.

Posted by: pep at July 02, 2021 10:24 AM (v16oJ)

37 And Swayze. He died of cancer. Williams committed suicide. And Walker crashed doing 80-90 mph in a 45. Swayze is the one who deserves it.

Posted by: buzzion at July 02, 2021 10:24 AM (vMCab)

38 My WTF inflation moment happened last month. About 5 years ago I bought a bunch of wrought iron fencing. It cost $15 a panel. Nothing super fancy but easy to install and keep dogs out of certain areas of the yard and looks pretty good too.

Fast forward 5 years and I went to Home Depot to buy a few more panels. Cost per panel now is $33. I was like holy fuck seriously? More than 100% price increase in 5 years??!!

I only needed 4 so not a huge deal. But multiply this across everything home cost related and you see quickly why the price of real estate has skyrocketed.

Posted by: Joe XiDen at July 02, 2021 10:25 AM (8JBAD)

39 You would think with the dolt in the White House, we could at least expect to see a quart of ice cream actually go back to being an actual quart in measurement.

He obviously is not in charge or we would have seen action on that.

Posted by: Curly Shuffle at July 02, 2021 10:25 AM (TNyrE)

40 Good morning, OM, good morning, Horde,

I heard Big Brother was bringing the McRib back. AND increasing the portions by cutting them in half!

Posted by: callsign claymore at July 02, 2021 10:25 AM (DoEE2)

41 And Walker crashed doing 80-90 mph in a 45.

Walker was not driving

Posted by: will choose a nic later at July 02, 2021 10:25 AM (bTQ72)

42 does biden take a card with him to the bathroom so he knows what steps to take?
No. He holds the card with two hands, and thus wouldn't have any left over for smearing feces on the walls.

Posted by: pep at July 02, 2021 10:25 AM (v16oJ)

43 There is a place down the street that does a battered and fried pork belly. Quite good!

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 02, 2021 10:25 AM (yrol0)

44 35
does biden take a card with him to the bathroom so he knows what steps to take?
Posted by: will choose a nic later at July 02, 2021 10:24 AM (bTQ72)

That's what the Depends are for, to save those precious brain cells from burning out so they can parade a half dead corpse out before having to go all Weekend at Bernie's 2.

Posted by: Bete at July 02, 2021 10:25 AM (Ojki1)

45 does biden take a card with him to the bathroom so he knows what steps to take?
Posted by: will choose a nic later at July 02, 2021 10:24 AM (bTQ72)

Step1: throw away Depends.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 02, 2021 10:26 AM (BUqaS)

46 I know it's not but the guy looks a little like Glen Frey.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 02, 2021 10:26 AM (kTF2Z)

47 Why is John Stossell in today's who dis?

Also, yes, I will have that blonde. And those rib bits.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, get ready now at July 02, 2021 10:26 AM (uxJPn)

48 Dorito economics.

It's as if this blog post was written specifically for me.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger at July 02, 2021 10:26 AM (YA914)

49 40 Good morning, OM, good morning, Horde,

I heard Big Brother was bringing the McRib back. AND increasing the portions by cutting them in half!
Posted by: callsign claymore at July 02, 2021 10:25 AM (DoEE2)

Your McRibbed (for her pleasure) rations will be increased from 30 grams to 20 grams.

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 02, 2021 10:26 AM (yrol0)

50 Britt Ekland?

Posted by: Just a side note at July 02, 2021 10:26 AM (2DOZq)

51 And Walker crashed doing 80-90 mph in a 45.

Walker was not driving
Posted by: will choose a nic later at July 02, 2021 10:25 AM (bTQ72)

He must have been furious

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, get ready now at July 02, 2021 10:26 AM (uxJPn)

52 39 You would think with the dolt in the White House, we could at least expect to see a quart of ice cream actually go back to being an actual quart in measurement.

He obviously is not in charge or we would have seen action on that.
Posted by: Curly Shuffle at

They pump so much air into most ice creams now, there's hardly anything there to melt in your mouth.

Posted by: nurse ratched at July 02, 2021 10:27 AM (U2p+3)

53 CRT scholars ~~are~~ is a contradiction in terms.
FIFM

Posted by: pep at July 02, 2021 10:27 AM (v16oJ)

54 No, that's not Ewa Aulin. She had a rounder face than that. IIRC.

Posted by: naturalfake at July 02, 2021 10:27 AM (dWwl8)

55 Matt Helms

Posted by: Just a side note at July 02, 2021 10:27 AM (2DOZq)

56 she is hot in that 70s way
Posted by: will choose a nic later at July 02, 2021 10:22 AM (bTQ72)

****

I am sure her bush is unkempt

Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at July 02, 2021 10:27 AM (flINI)

57 Impressive. If you recognize her, you must be a fan of raunchy Italian sex comedies from the 70s.

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor Social Distancing Professional at July 02, 2021 10:22 AM (mHXip)

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Well, I have seen a few movies recently that have been Italian produced, but they are ones that have received the Rifftrax treatment.

So, that's a possibility.

Posted by: Curly Shuffle at July 02, 2021 10:27 AM (TNyrE)

58 Mark Spritz and Olga Kutebut

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 02, 2021 10:24 AM (s2VJv)

OK, fine. I'll award you 100 quatloos for effort.

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at July 02, 2021 10:27 AM (mHXip)

59 2% inflation this year, no big deal!

20 years later...what do you mean there's been 40% inflation over the last two decades?

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (2SdPm) at July 02, 2021 10:27 AM (2SdPm)

60 Who dis?

Ima guess ABBA, or AB

Posted by: fluffy at July 02, 2021 10:28 AM (UnQlg)

61 Robin Williams is my choice, but Swayze is another great choice.
Posted by: Draki at July 02, 2021 10:21 AM (Nt0u1)

No question... McRib.

Posted by: Romeo13 at July 02, 2021 10:28 AM (oHd/0)

62 49. Don't math me, bro!

Posted by: callsign claymore at July 02, 2021 10:28 AM (DoEE2)

63 If you recognize her, you must be a fan of raunchy Italian sex comedies from the 70s.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at July 02, 2021 10:22 AM (mHXip)

*perks up*

*Grabs Tinto Brass collection off shelf*

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, get ready now at July 02, 2021 10:28 AM (uxJPn)

64 "Your right to own a gun doesn't supersede MY rights or feelings."

Yeah, sugartits. It does.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2021 10:28 AM (OCTRt)

65 Britt Ekland?
Another self-inflicted plastic surgery grotesquerie.

Posted by: pep at July 02, 2021 10:28 AM (v16oJ)

66 There are way better chips to pair with salsa than doritos. Cheaper, too.

Posted by: brak at July 02, 2021 10:29 AM (ccSJc)

67 50 Britt Ekland?

Posted by: Just a side note at July 02, 2021 10:26 AM (2DOZq)

Sorry, no. Good guess, though.

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at July 02, 2021 10:29 AM (mHXip)

68 Oh, and who dis gal?

Amazing lips. Unlike the lips of today, which look like they were attached to the bicycle pump a bit too long.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (2SdPm) at July 02, 2021 10:29 AM (2SdPm)

69 Hamburgers have started shrinking again.

I'm pretty sure the Jack whatever-burger I had recently was minimized as was the Whatburger, though not as much.

Posted by: naturalfake at July 02, 2021 10:29 AM (dWwl8)

70 59 2% inflation this year, no big deal!

20 years later...what do you mean there's been 40% inflation over the last two decades?
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (2SdPm) at July 02, 2021 10:27 AM (2SdPm)

2% inflation today, would have been at least 5% as measured in 1980.

So your 40% inflation is more like 100%.

Posted by: Romeo13 at July 02, 2021 10:29 AM (oHd/0)

71 I saw these 2 in the 70's classic "Camp Beaver Lake".

*cue the pr0n music

Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at July 02, 2021 10:29 AM (flINI)

72 I will often make the family Chorizo and eggs for breakfast on weekends, but yes, I've noticed over the years the standard size has gotten smaller and smaller over the years. One day, I had to use two logs of chorizo instead of one; The standard size had gone from 16oz about 20 years ago to 9 oz.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2021 10:29 AM (ynpvh)

73 41 And Walker crashed doing 80-90 mph in a 45.

Walker was not driving
Posted by: will choose a nic later at July 02, 2021 10:25 AM (bTQ72)

"Hey dude don't go so fast."

Posted by: buzzion at July 02, 2021 10:29 AM (vMCab)

74 A little inflation is good. Like 1-2% is needed for a healthy economy. But we are nowhere near that range right now.

Posted by: Joe XiDen at July 02, 2021 10:30 AM (8JBAD)

75
that olympic sprinter testing positive for pot

is marijuana a performance enhancing drug?

Posted by: will choose a nic later at July 02, 2021 10:30 AM (bTQ72)

76 Marcia and Greg Brady

Posted by: Taqiyyologist, Rickrolled by Jesus at July 02, 2021 10:30 AM (OssQ4)

77 Candy bars are the canary in the coal mine for Shrinkflation. They also shrink the packaging. When you see that buy commodities.

Posted by: Puddin Head at July 02, 2021 10:30 AM (/MaDp)

78 I want to say SheDat is Babs Bach, but prolly not. HeDat has the best pr0nstache evah.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy - Psychos Rule! No, really. They're in charge now. (HaL55) at July 02, 2021 10:30 AM (HaL55)

79 And the dimples!

Posted by: m at July 02, 2021 10:30 AM (ya129)

80 Brit Eklund? And some stache dude.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 02, 2021 10:30 AM (bkUtD)

81 73 41 And Walker crashed doing 80-90 mph in a 45.

Walker was not driving

Posted by: will choose a nic later at July 02, 2021 10:25 AM (bTQ72)

"Hey dude don't go so fast."

Posted by: buzzion at July 02, 2021 10:29 AM (vMCab)

I was *almost* certain someone would have him say, "Don't drive so fast and furious!"

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) (ynpvh) at July 02, 2021 10:30 AM (ynpvh)

82 69 Hamburgers have started shrinking again.

I'm pretty sure the Jack whatever-burger I had recently was minimized as was the Whatburger, though not as much.
Posted by: naturalfake at July 02, 2021 10:29 AM (dWwl

Wendy's Chicken Crisp sandwich barely exists. Not sure how much smaller it can get before becoming a spicy chicken nugget sandwich.

Posted by: Bete at July 02, 2021 10:30 AM (Ojki1)

83 I should post this on a later thread, but for those that enjoy the cabins on the ONT, you'll like this one:

https://youtu.be/b_k83sFr4T4

Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at July 02, 2021 10:30 AM (5HBd1)

84 Candy bars are the canary in the coal mine for Shrinkflation. They also shrink the packaging. When you see that buy commodities.
Posted by: Puddin Head at July 02, 2021 10:30 AM (/MaDp)

Note: Ammo is an commodity

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, get ready now at July 02, 2021 10:30 AM (uxJPn)

85 Hamburgers have started shrinking again.

***

They were in the pool

Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at July 02, 2021 10:31 AM (flINI)

86 !!!Monkey!!!

*Donkey cries in the corner, then goes downtown for a $20 crack whore*

Posted by: Shrek at July 02, 2021 10:31 AM (VcFUs)

87 2% inflation today, would have been at least 5% as measured in 1980.

So your 40% inflation is more like 100%.
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 02, 2021 10:29 AM (oHd/0)
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I also ignored the compound interest part of the equation.

But, yeah.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (2SdPm) at July 02, 2021 10:31 AM (2SdPm)

88 Paul Walker's best movie and one of my personal favorites is Running Scared.

Posted by: Just a side note at July 02, 2021 10:31 AM (2DOZq)

89 And Walker crashed doing 80-90 mph in a 45.

Walker was not driving
Posted by: will choose a nic later at July 02, 2021 10:25 AM (bTQ72)

He must have been furious
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards

Well, it was fast.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2021 10:31 AM (OCTRt)

90 Latin lothario Andres Garcia. Can't remember the babe's name. A co-star in one of his telenovelas.

Posted by: Steff McKee at July 02, 2021 10:31 AM (9QoXU)

91 86 !!!Monkey!!!

*Donkey cries in the corner, then goes downtown for a $20 crack whore*

Posted by: Shrek at July 02, 2021 10:31 AM (VcFUs)

Most likely a tranny one, but due to inflation that'll cost you more.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) (ynpvh) at July 02, 2021 10:32 AM (ynpvh)

92 So a $250 HEB trip now goes for about $325 here in Houston. Same 3 people as last year. Thats about 20% inflation.

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 02, 2021 10:32 AM (yrol0)

93 Off bad scottish accent that doesn't need subtitles

Posted by: BifBewalski @ (VcFUs) at July 02, 2021 10:32 AM (VcFUs)

94 75
that olympic sprinter testing positive for pot

is marijuana a performance enhancing drug?
Posted by: will choose a nic later at July 02, 2021 10:30 AM (bTQ72)

You smoked pot? No Olympics for you.

You cut off your weenie so you could compete against women? Welcome aboard!

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 02, 2021 10:32 AM (KbCG3)

95 59

2% a year over 20 years is a 49% increase not 40%. Its not linear.

Posted by: Joe XiDen at July 02, 2021 10:32 AM (8JBAD)

96 The obvious NYC fraud to displace Adams will have far-reaching consequences. It's just too obvious, and as opposed to Trump, it's their ideological ox being gored. This will make it impossible for the Dems to claim that voter fraud doesn't exist. Well, they'll still try, but they'll look like complete theives and liars; even more so than they do now. The capper is that the election is being stolen from a black man.

Posted by: pep at July 02, 2021 10:32 AM (v16oJ)

97 *Grabs Tinto Brass collection off shelf*

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, get ready now at July 02, 2021 10:28 AM (uxJPn)

Is Brass the Eye-talian director who loves shapely derrieres just like Russ Meyers was a fan of breasts?

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at July 02, 2021 10:32 AM (mHXip)

98 Find old Twinkie packaging. I remember doing that online when people here were talking about it when they came back after Hostess got bought after bankruptcy. They came back in a smaller size. And you could find older packaging images showing that they were larger farther back too.

Posted by: buzzion at July 02, 2021 10:32 AM (vMCab)

99 I can't make pork belly burnt ends come out right no matter what I do.

Posted by: Mister Scott (formerly GWS) at July 02, 2021 10:33 AM (JUOKG)

100 58. OM, so 500 quatloos as reparations for non-guessers who were oppressed because of [ currently fashionable grievance ]?

Posted by: callsign claymore at July 02, 2021 10:33 AM (DoEE2)

101 Shrinkflation isn't new - consumer packaged goods companies do this all the time.

First, they come out with a product that tastes great and gets everyone hooked. Then, they can go one of two routes to increase profits after they've maxed out on their market share. First, they could keep the same package look and keep the same price, but make the package smaller. My grapefruit juice, for instance, used to be a true half-gallon, but now it's down to 52 oz., at the same price.

The other way is to substitute the original ingredients with cheaper alternatives. Oreos have done this, for instance and I can't stand the texture anymore - it has no firmness, and it melts in your mouth as soon as you put it in. They used to be my favorite cookie. Oh well.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at July 02, 2021 10:33 AM (JGRDt)

102 84 Candy bars are the canary in the coal mine for Shrinkflation. They also shrink the packaging. When you see that buy commodities.
Posted by: Puddin Head at July 02, 2021 10:30 AM (/MaDp)

Note: Ammo is an commodity
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So is crack whores. Ammo is more expensive.

Posted by: Puddin Head at July 02, 2021 10:33 AM (/MaDp)

103 Before I stopped eating Kellogg's corn flakes, I noticed the box getting thinner, not shorter, and with less cereal inside.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 02, 2021 10:33 AM (2JVJo)

104 New Yorkers don't have a right to FeelSafe walking down the street in a MAGA hat, but assault is still a crime.

Inciting "Riot" is also criminal ... yet our FBI claims White Supremacists are the greatest national threat (basically defined as Trump voters that legally protest a stolen election). This lie, combined with constant MFM harping, is certainly incitement (even if it is difficult to prove in court) NSA should be spying on the seditious inciters running the Coup/Junta, instead of Tucker?

Posted by: illiniwek at July 02, 2021 10:33 AM (Cus5s)

105 An actress in "Valley of the Dolls"?

Posted by: m at July 02, 2021 10:33 AM (ya129)

106 90 Latin lothario Andres Garcia. Can't remember the babe's name. A co-star in one of his telenovelas.

Posted by: Steff McKee at July 02, 2021 10:31 AM (9QoXU)

Correctomundo!

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at July 02, 2021 10:33 AM (mHXip)

107 And Walker crashed doing 80-90 mph in a 45.
Walker was not driving
Posted by: will choose a nic later at July 02, 2021 10:25 AM (bTQ72)
He must have been furious
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards
Well, it was fast.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2021 10:31 AM (OCTR

No sequel

Posted by: Just a side note at July 02, 2021 10:34 AM (2DOZq)

108 Gina Lollobrigida and Marcello Mastroianni!

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2021 10:34 AM (Z7oqE)

109 Because I'm too lazy to go back through comments, my favorite shrinkflation was icecream.

It went from a half gallon to, what, 2 fifths of a gallon or some such?

That was during the Obama era.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (2SdPm) at July 02, 2021 10:34 AM (2SdPm)

110 that olympic sprinter testing positive for pot

is marijuana a performance enhancing drug?
Posted by: will choose a nic later

Hopefully it was edibles. Can't see an Olympic caliber sprinter hoovering a bong.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2021 10:34 AM (OCTRt)

111 105 An actress in "Valley of the Dolls"?

Posted by: m at July 02, 2021 10:33 AM (ya129)

Don't think so.

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at July 02, 2021 10:34 AM (mHXip)

112 Candy bars are the canary in the coal mine for Shrinkflation. They also
shrink the packaging. When you see that buy commodities.
Yeah, I've been looking into them a bit, but haven't decided what makes the most sense. Ideas?

Posted by: pep at July 02, 2021 10:34 AM (v16oJ)

113 The other way is to substitute the original ingredients with cheaper alternatives. Oreos have done this, for instance and I can't stand the texture anymore - it has no firmness, and it melts in your mouth as soon as you put it in.
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Can you explain what McDonald's food is made of?

Posted by: Puddin Head at July 02, 2021 10:34 AM (/MaDp)

114 The capper is that the election is being stolen from a black man.
Posted by: pep at July 02, 2021 10:32 AM (v16oJ)

Well, the Dems have had a thing for keeping the black man down since, well Dems became a thing really.

Now will black people actually put 2 and 2 together? I'll bet the Vegas odds of that would lean heavily to the "no" side.

Posted by: Bete at July 02, 2021 10:34 AM (Ojki1)

115 95 59

2% a year over 20 years is a 49% increase not 40%. Its not linear.
Posted by: Joe XiDen at July 02, 2021 10:32 AM (8JBAD)

Compounding is easy with the rule of 72. To double something via compounding just either divide 72 by the years or the rate.

So 6% Rate doubles in 12 years. 2% would be 36 years.

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 02, 2021 10:34 AM (yrol0)

116 All I know is that I can't keep track of my mileage any more. If I let the tank go below half, it clicks off before it's full. The pumps around here are capped at $89-99 if you use a debit. They really need to fix that.

Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at July 02, 2021 10:35 AM (5HBd1)

117 Harumph!

Posted by: Size Queens at July 02, 2021 10:35 AM (4I/2K)

118 *Grabs Tinto Brass collection off shelf*

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, get ready now at July 02, 2021 10:28 AM (uxJPn)

Is Brass the Eye-talian director who loves shapely derrieres just like Russ Meyers was a fan of breasts?
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at July 02, 2021 10:32 AM (mHXip)

I think Tinto loved every part of a woman. His quirk was he liked hair on actors/actresses.

I believe he was the director for Caligula, though he disowned it.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, get ready now at July 02, 2021 10:35 AM (XvPQV)

119 >>>Can you explain what McDonald's food is made of?
Posted by: Puddin Head

Jackass meat, but their fried are still amazing.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 02, 2021 10:35 AM (bkUtD)

120 * Fries.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 02, 2021 10:35 AM (bkUtD)

121 And Tootsie-Roll Pops. I swear when I was a kid, those things were as big as a golf ball, but now they look like a large marble.

Damned things will still pop a filling.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2021 10:35 AM (axyOa)

122 2% a year over 20 years is a 49% increase not 40%. Its not linear.
Posted by: Joe XiDen at July 02, 2021 10:32 AM (8JBAD)
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I noted earlier that I'm aware of the compound nature of inflation, but, just wanted to keep it simple.

In other words, yes, I'm aware that it's not linear.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (2SdPm) at July 02, 2021 10:35 AM (2SdPm)

123 So food and gas and utilities and construction materials and health care is up 10%. But I can get. 90 inch TV for 10% less.

All balances out right?

Posted by: Joe XiDen at July 02, 2021 10:36 AM (8JBAD)

124 120 * Fries.
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I don't know, Wyatt, even the fries task of corrugated paper.

Posted by: Puddin Head at July 02, 2021 10:36 AM (/MaDp)

125 The capper is that the election is being stolen from a black man.
Posted by: pep at July 02, 2021 10:32 AM

They're already rationalizing and gaslighting, calling him "Trumpian" and "Democrat in name only", to either justify a steal, or to cast doubt on his questions about the steal. Depending on the author or day of the week.

Posted by: Taqiyyologist, Rickrolled by Jesus at July 02, 2021 10:36 AM (OssQ4)

126 Task = taste.

Posted by: Puddin Head at July 02, 2021 10:36 AM (/MaDp)

127 No sequel
Posted by: Just a side note at July 02, 2021 10:34 AM (2DOZq)

Well, maybe when the franchise does the inevitable zombie-reboot to try to get one more paycheck.

Posted by: Bete at July 02, 2021 10:37 AM (Ojki1)

128 hiya

Posted by: JT at July 02, 2021 10:37 AM (arJlL)

129 The other thing about doritos in particular is they changed them sometime in the 90's. These are not your father's doritos. I don't like them as much. There used to be more flavor to them. The chip was a different texture.

Funny thing is people tell you your tastes change, get weaker, etc. No. I can tell when a junk food I like hasn't changed much since 1990.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2021 10:37 AM (LkbqK)

130 Posted by: rhennigantx at July 02, 2021 10:34 AM (yrol0)

so a 72% inflation rate doubles in 1 year?

/looks skeptical

Posted by: Romeo13 at July 02, 2021 10:37 AM (oHd/0)

131 >>>I don't know, Wyatt, even the fries task of corrugated paper.
Posted by: Puddin Head

I haven't had any in a long time, so they may be awful now.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 02, 2021 10:37 AM (bkUtD)

132 Barnes and Noble's Criterion sale started today, for those interested.

I've picked up The Human Condition, The Red Shoes, Sweet Smell of Success, and F for Fake...so far.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at July 02, 2021 10:37 AM (eZG8R)

133 113 The other way is to substitute the original ingredients with cheaper alternatives. Oreos have done this, for instance and I can't stand the texture anymore - it has no firmness, and it melts in your mouth as soon as you put it in.
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Can you explain what McDonald's food is made of?
Posted by: Puddin Head at July 02, 2021 10:34 AM (/MaDp)

Soylent something or other...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) (ynpvh) at July 02, 2021 10:38 AM (ynpvh)

134 Fries.
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I don't know, Wyatt, even the fries task of corrugated paper.
Posted by: Puddin Head

Their fries suck goat's ass ever since they quit using beef tallow to fry them in.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2021 10:38 AM (OCTRt)

135 125 The capper is that the election is being stolen from a black man.
Posted by: pep at July 02, 2021 10:32 AM

They're already rationalizing and gaslighting, calling him "Trumpian" and "Democrat in name only", to either justify a steal, or to cast doubt on his questions about the steal. Depending on the author or day of the week.
Posted by: Taqiyyologist, Rickrolled by Jesus at July 02, 2021 10:36 AM (OssQ4)

NYC has already had a black mayor. The intersectionalist crew has decided that because NYC has never had a female mayor, it's time to bring one in now.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at July 02, 2021 10:38 AM (JGRDt)

136 100 58. OM, so 500 quatloos as reparations for non-guessers who were oppressed because of [ currently fashionable grievance ]?

Posted by: callsign claymore at July 02, 2021 10:33 AM (DoEE2)

Heh. I'll think about it.
.
.

OK, I've thought about it.
.
.
No.

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at July 02, 2021 10:38 AM (mHXip)

137 Check out vanilla wafers. Use to be as big as a 1/2 dollar coin.

Now...closer to a nickel.

Posted by: Tami at July 02, 2021 10:38 AM (cF8AT)

138 Porn-stach, are down to using porn stars for the "Who's Dis", and from the 80's to boot?

Posted by: Paladin at July 02, 2021 10:39 AM (34GSB)

139 Mrs. Muse tells me that the "standard" bag of Doritos is now all the way down to 9.5 oz.(!) That's ridiculous. That's almost a 50% shrinkflation rate in 30 years, which is approx. 1.6% per year. Which doesn't sound bad, but over 30 years, it adds up.
++++
Well, if it's any consolation - and it probably isn't - Doritos are still beating CPI inflation over the same period. Since the late 80s, the cumulative inflation has been closer to 125%.

So rest well, OM. Your Doritos are actually much cheaper than they *should* be...

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 02, 2021 10:39 AM (Jsjd7)

140 Their fries suck goat's ass ever since they quit using beef tallow to fry them in.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2021 10:38 AM (OCTRt)
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McD's used to blanch their fries in lard before frying, which is why they used to be so good.

They don't do that any more.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (2SdPm) at July 02, 2021 10:39 AM (2SdPm)

141 oh god those burnt ends look divine...

and shrinkflation is real. i had a picture proving it. the missus found a couple old boxes of hamburger helper (don't ask) that were like 12 and 8 years old vs the new box. As i said, don't ask... and the size differences were amazing. i wish i could find the picture to reference it, but there's no way one could look at those and say that inflation wasn't happening...

Posted by: SturmToddler at July 02, 2021 10:39 AM (8D42x)

142 They're already rationalizing and gaslighting, calling him "Trumpian" and "Democrat in name only", to either justify a steal, or to cast doubt on his questions about the steal. Depending on the author or day of the week.
Posted by: Taqiyyologist, Rickrolled by Jesus at July 02, 2021 10:36 AM (OssQ4)

Ah, soon the old favorite terms for blacks what don't go along with the problem will return. Hope he enjoys being othered.

Posted by: Bete at July 02, 2021 10:39 AM (Ojki1)

143 I'm old enough to remember when Honeycomb cereal was "big, big, big!"

Now its 3/4 inch, if that. They also used to include a real, Honest-to-God metal U.S. state license plate for your bike.

Posted by: Taqiyyologist, Rickrolled by Jesus at July 02, 2021 10:39 AM (OssQ4)

144 >>>I've picked up The Human Condition, The Red Shoes, Sweet Smell of Success, and F for Fake...so far.

Noted. Thanks. Looks like I'll be spending some cash today.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 02, 2021 10:40 AM (bkUtD)

145 My right to carry a gun is explicitly stated in the constitution, in Amendment II.

Your right to "feel safe" isn't mentioned anywhere in the constitution. It doesn't even "emanate" from one of those secret "penumbras" that our black-robed masters are so fond of creating.

You lose, snowflake!

Posted by: TrivialPursuer at July 02, 2021 10:40 AM (k4dH2)

146 134 Fries.
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I don't know, Wyatt, even the fries task of corrugated paper.
Posted by: Puddin Head
Their fries suck goat's ass ever since they quit using beef tallow to fry them in.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2021 10:38 AM (OCTRt)

Some Hindus complained.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) (ynpvh) at July 02, 2021 10:40 AM (ynpvh)

147 Their fries suck goat's ass ever since they quit using beef tallow to fry them in.
I guess they all do now. Can't recall the last time I had decent fries from a drive-through. I'd rather get the Arby's and Checkers fries frozen and cook those here at stately Casa Backwardio. Oh, and Red Robin onion rings.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy - Psychos Rule! No, really. They're in charge now. (HaL55) at July 02, 2021 10:40 AM (HaL55)

148 144 >>>I've picked up The Human Condition, The Red Shoes, Sweet Smell of Success, and F for Fake...so far.

Noted. Thanks. Looks like I'll be spending some cash today.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 02, 2021 10:40 AM (bkUtD)

==========

I also have plans for Black Narcissus, Bringing Up Baby, and Mirror, but the last two don't even come out until Tuesday.

Then I start planning for Criterion's October sale on their site.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at July 02, 2021 10:41 AM (eZG8R)

149 >>>They don't do that any more.
Posted by: blake

There's the answer. It's not like people rush there for their burgers.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 02, 2021 10:41 AM (bkUtD)

150 No clue on either of them. Photo 5 of the guy looks like he's right off the porn set though.
Posted by: buzzion at July 02, 2021 10:22 AM (vMCab)

i was going to joke and say she was linda lovelace...

Posted by: SturmToddler at July 02, 2021 10:41 AM (8D42x)

151 From last thread:

Its like taking business or economics classes from a College Professor. Uh, if they knew so damn much about business wouldn't they be rich enough that they would not have to TEACH?

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This generally holds true. But I did have one guy for Int'l Econ who was frank about it. Said that he'd already made his millions, and went into teaching because he lost a wife and all his hair by 36 doing currency arbitrage, and that the pointlessness of the job was soul-destroying.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 02, 2021 10:41 AM (pfqSb)

152 110 that olympic sprinter testing positive for pot
is marijuana a performance enhancing drug?
Posted by: will choose a nic later
Hopefully it was edibles. Can't see an Olympic caliber sprinter hoovering a bong.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2021 10:34 AM (OCTRt)

I would argue that it can be. Yeah you don't want to be going all Cheech and Chong right before, but there's probably that sweet spot where it has your nerves calmed and so you are more relaxed and can focus. I think there have been experiments with alcohol showing similar stuff like, a very slight buzz improving taking it timed math test.

Posted by: buzzion at July 02, 2021 10:41 AM (vMCab)

153 WTF is a "CJE" and why would I care?

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at July 02, 2021 10:41 AM (UuD2k)

154 Posted by: Bete at July 02, 2021 10:39 AM (Ojki1)

And don't even QUESTION the validity of election, or the security of the process...

Even though someone put 130,000 extra votes into the system without detection until some online Gamblers who were betting on the Election, caught it.

Posted by: Romeo13 at July 02, 2021 10:41 AM (oHd/0)

155 Definitely Robin Williams. Sad how many comedians live in such a dark place. Met him once and had about an hour and a half in his company with a few others. He was a total gentleman in every sense.

Gallagher on the other hand. . .total douche.

And the McRib is an abomination to the idea of BBQ ribs.

Posted by: RKinRoanoke at July 02, 2021 10:41 AM (eypvf)

156 >>>Then I start planning for Criterion's October sale on their site.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

I bought The First World War by John Keegan, then left at the hospital after I had surgery a few years ago. I'll look for it again today.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 02, 2021 10:42 AM (bkUtD)

157 2% inflation this year, no big deal!

A couple of days ago I put my pre-dot-com-crash salary into an inflation calculator and discovered that I would need almost a 20% increase in my current salary to get back to what I was making then.

Posted by: Oddbob at July 02, 2021 10:42 AM (nfrXX)

158 @tomselliott

McCaskill: "We're going to start a new family tradition in my family; on the Fourth of July and every Fourth of July going forward, we're going to watch" video of the Capitol riot

https://tinyurl.com/yg262zoo

There's a whole thread on stupid D's saying stupid crap about 1/6 on TV. Scroll down for stupid Claire's. Her parties must be a hoot.

Posted by: Tami at July 02, 2021 10:42 AM (cF8AT)

159 500 quatloos aren't worth what they used to be either, you know.

I'd be really open to the digital currency idea if it got us away from governments manipulating their own currency and debt.

But I know governments aren't going to let that happen.

Posted by: TexasDan at July 02, 2021 10:42 AM (ohOLP)

160 and shrinkflation is real. i had a picture proving it. the missus found a couple old boxes of hamburger helper (don't ask) that were like 12 and 8 years old vs the new box. As i said, don't ask... and the size differences were amazing. i wish i could find the picture to reference it, but there's no way one could look at those and say that inflation wasn't happening...
Posted by: SturmToddler at July 02, 2021 10:39 AM (8D42x)
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Inflation is and was happening. What Volker and Reagan were able to arrest is runaway inflation. They got it under control to the point where inflation rates weren't constantly climbing. They sure didn't get it to zero. We never ever can, unless the government stops deficit spending and the Fed stops playing games with preferred actors. That will never happen.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 02, 2021 10:42 AM (Jsjd7)

161 This generally holds true. But I did have one guy for Int'l Econ who was frank about it. Said that he'd already made his millions, and went into teaching because he lost a wife and all his hair by 36 doing currency arbitrage, and that the pointlessness of the job was soul-destroying.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 02, 2021 10:41 AM (pfqSb)

Better example: stock gurus who will sell you their stock picks.

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 02, 2021 10:43 AM (KbCG3)

162 And the McRib is an abomination to the idea of BBQ ribs.
Posted by: RKinRoanoke at July 02, 2021 10:41 AM (eypvf)

But it is the Magnum Opus of Spam.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at July 02, 2021 10:43 AM (UuD2k)

163 145 My right to carry a gun is explicitly stated in the constitution, in Amendment II.
Your right to "feel safe" isn't mentioned anywhere in the constitution. It doesn't even "emanate" from one of those secret "penumbras" that our black-robed masters are so fond of creating.
You lose, snowflake!
Posted by: TrivialPursuer at July 02, 2021 10:40 AM (k4dH2)

These people believe in the magic of Government; if government outlaws soemthing, like death and fear, it goes away. In reality, when government gets involved in these realms, it goes awry.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) (ynpvh) at July 02, 2021 10:43 AM (ynpvh)

164 Because John Astin was in the movie and I like Astin. I saw him once in a one-man show where he portrayed Edgar Allan Poe. He was magnificent.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 02, 2021 10:22 AM (2JVJo)

I like him, too. He's a fine actor and by all accounts has been a good adoptive father to Sean Astin.

Posted by: Michael the Texan (QQ6wR) at July 02, 2021 10:43 AM (QQ6wR)

165 >>>McCaskill: "We're going to start a new family tradition in my family; on the Fourth of July and every Fourth of July going forward, we're going to watch" video of the Capitol riot

This is why you were ousted, you stupid bint.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 02, 2021 10:43 AM (bkUtD)

166 OT. Apparently after the Trump CFO indictments, MSNBC ran straight to Mary Trump for an interview. She said all of Trump's children should be very afraid right now they are next in light to be charged and she predicted they will flip on him .

That one needs a long stay at a mental facility.

Posted by: Jen the original at July 02, 2021 10:43 AM (1sOlL)

167 145 My right to carry a gun is explicitly stated in the constitution, in Amendment II.

Your right to "feel safe" isn't mentioned anywhere in the constitution. It doesn't even "emanate" from one of those secret "penumbras" that our black-robed masters are so fond of creating.

You lose, snowflake!
Posted by: TrivialPursuer at July 02, 2021 10:40 AM (k4dH2)

This is my emotional Support gun, I don't feel safe without it.

Posted by: Romeo13 at July 02, 2021 10:43 AM (oHd/0)

168 The woman is:

GLORIA GUIDA

I know her because i am italian...she played a lot of sexy roles in 70s 80s erotic comedies...very beautiful woman indeed!

Posted by: ITALIAN Conservative at July 02, 2021 10:44 AM (UKumY)

169 Post-100 O.T.

Germany has just banned killing chicken embryos, on account of they feel pain. Of course the Fatherland still lets you kill unborn babies.

Posted by: Taqiyyologist, Rickrolled by Jesus at July 02, 2021 10:44 AM (OssQ4)

170
If you want to make your blood boil, read the Wikipedia article on Ivermectin. Long sections added about how use for COVID-19 is fake news and a conspiracy theory.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at July 02, 2021 10:44 AM (2iDSr)

171 I never learned anything about running a business in college. I learned economics and financial theory. Which was pretty cool. I think you could major in entrepreneurship which I supposed taught the nuts and bolts of bidness running.

I had a professor who was a trader and his own retired at 28 after making a mint. Part of his retirement was teaching part time.

Posted by: Joe XiDen at July 02, 2021 10:45 AM (8JBAD)

172 129 The other thing about doritos in particular is they changed them sometime in the 90's. These are not your father's doritos. I don't like them as much. There used to be more flavor to them. The chip was a different texture.

Funny thing is people tell you your tastes change, get weaker, etc. No. I can tell when a junk food I like hasn't changed much since 1990.
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2021 10:37 AM (LkbqK)

Ingredients have changed, definitely. Probably 90% of processed foods have high fructose corn syrup in them. Lots of other unpronounceable ingredients, too.

But the fried foods (looking at you, McD fries) are now being fried in seed oils. Read up on how soy, canola, etc are processed for oil. McD fries used to be fried in lard. ...yum. Now? Chemically-extracted oils.

Posted by: Flyover at July 02, 2021 10:45 AM (Rbu5d)

173 ... Your right to "feel safe" isn't mentioned anywhere in the constitution. It doesn't even "emanate" from one of those secret "penumbras" that our black-robed masters are so fond of creating. ...
Posted by: TrivialPursuer at July 02, 2021 10:40 AM (k4dH2)
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Moreover, it's entirely insane regardless. An individual's feelings are unquantifiable. What about my feeling of safety that I get when armed? How do you reconcile it? You can't.

The constitutionally-guaranteed rights are objective, limited and negative (in that they require no action from anyone to uphold, all action can only infringe them). Her feelings are not. Her feelings cannot the basis for objective law.

Thankfully for her mental state, she doesn't desire objective law. As a result, she'll never fall into a fugue. So we have that going for us, I guess.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 02, 2021 10:46 AM (Jsjd7)

174 Why yes, I am a fan of raunchy Italian sex comedies....why do you ask?

Posted by: Jinx the Cat at July 02, 2021 10:46 AM (LHS8g)

175 170
If you want to make your blood boil, read the Wikipedia article on Ivermectin. Long sections added about how use for COVID-19 is fake news and a conspiracy theory.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at July 02, 2021 10:44 AM (2iDSr)

And in 10 years, all the deaths because Ivermectin wasn't used will be because the Republican's wanted people to die.

Posted by: Bete at July 02, 2021 10:46 AM (Ojki1)

176 169 Post-100 O.T.

Germany has just banned killing chicken embryos, on account of they
feel pain. Of course the Fatherland still lets you kill unborn babies.

Posted by: Taqiyyologist, Rickrolled by Jesus at July 02, 2021 10:44 AM (OssQ4)

No more fertilized eggs for breakfast for you!

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) (ynpvh) at July 02, 2021 10:46 AM (ynpvh)

177 134...beef tallow to fry them in.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2021 10:38 AM (OCTRt)

Yes, not lard, like i said above.

Posted by: Flyover at July 02, 2021 10:46 AM (Rbu5d)

178 173 The constitutionally-guaranteed rights are objective, limited and negative (in that they require no action from anyone to uphold, all action can only infringe them). Her feelings are not. Her feelings cannot the basis for objective law.

Thankfully for her mental state, she doesn't desire objective law. As a result, she'll never fall into a fugue. So we have that going for us, I guess.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 02, 2021 10:46 AM (Jsjd7)

==========

Right to a trial by jury is a positive right.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at July 02, 2021 10:46 AM (eZG8R)

179 These people believe in the magic of Government; if government outlaws soemthing, like death and fear, it goes away.
They sure made my career die when they signed NAFTA into law. We're talkin' d-a-i-d daid. As a doornail.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy - Psychos Rule! No, really. They're in charge now. (HaL55) at July 02, 2021 10:46 AM (HaL55)

180 So food and gas and utilities and construction materials and health care is up 10%. But I can get. 90 inch TV for 10% less.

All balances out right?

Posted by: Joe XiDen at July 02, 2021 10:36 AM

We bought a top of the line 48 inch LED TV 8 years ago from best buy for $3,000. I don't think there is a TV out there that costs that much now. The 80 inch ones at Sams are going for $1,800.

Posted by: Mister Scott (formerly GWS) at July 02, 2021 10:47 AM (JUOKG)

181 And in 10 years, all the deaths because Ivermectin wasn't used will be because the Republican's wanted people to die.
Posted by: Bete at July 02, 2021 10:46 AM (Ojki1)
++++
No, in 10 years COVID will never have happened at all, everything is perfect, and you're a gulag-bound wrecker if you say otherwise.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 02, 2021 10:47 AM (Jsjd7)

182 Save that grease! Use it in beans or during war ....toss hot upon the unlucky.

Posted by: Humphreyrobot at July 02, 2021 10:47 AM (d6gDP)

183 Facebook fact checked the FDA putting out a warning about heart problems caused about the vaccine. Facebook now knows more about the vaccines than the FDA apparently.

Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at July 02, 2021 10:47 AM (5HBd1)

184 166 Jen,
When large or even small fortunes are dealt out in a will, it is frequent at least one person involved will feel aggrieved.

Mary's beef is that her father, Trump's brother was shortchanged in the will when Trump's father died. This is despite court rulings to the contrary.

Posted by: whig at July 02, 2021 10:47 AM (pO7gM)

185 Even if we could we should not bring inflation to zero. Producers need to know prices next year will be higher otherwise they wont keep producing.

Posted by: Joe XiDen at July 02, 2021 10:47 AM (8JBAD)

186 Also, I pick Robin Williams, but only because Sam Kinison isn't on the list. We NEED Sam Kinison now, more than ever.

Posted by: Taqiyyologist, Rickrolled by Jesus at July 02, 2021 10:47 AM (OssQ4)

187 I had a professor who was a trader and his own retired at 28 after making a mint. Part of his retirement was teaching part time.
Posted by: Joe XiDen

Had a business teacher at Community College that did similar. He'd start a business, build it, then sell it. Then teach for awhile. Then start another business and rinse, repeat.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2021 10:47 AM (OCTRt)

188 And Walker crashed doing 80-90 mph in a 45.
Walker was not driving
Posted by: will choose a nic later at July 02, 2021 10:25 AM (bTQ72)
He must have been furious
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards
Well, it was fast.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2021 10:31 AM (OCTR

No sequel
Posted by: Just a side note at July 02, 2021 10:34 AM (2DOZq)

Weekend at Walker's will be a new franchise.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2021 10:47 AM (axyOa)

189 Germany has just banned killing chicken embryos, on
account of they feel pain. Of course the Fatherland still lets you kill
unborn babies.

Posted by: Taqiyyologist, Rickrolled by Jesus at July 02, 2021 10:44 AM

So they are banning egg consumption? No more mass quantities of fried chicken embryos?

Posted by: Mister Scott (formerly GWS) at July 02, 2021 10:47 AM (JUOKG)

190 McD's used to blanch their fries in lard before frying, which is why they used to be so good.

They don't do that any more.
----------------
Lard is hard to find now a days.

Posted by: Puddin Head at July 02, 2021 10:48 AM (/MaDp)

191 This is my emotional Support gun, I don't feel safe without it.
I still want an emotional-support supermodel.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy - Psychos Rule! No, really. They're in charge now. (HaL55) at July 02, 2021 10:49 AM (HaL55)

192 Also, I pick Robin Williams, but only because Sam Kinison isn't on the list. We NEED Sam Kinison now, more than ever.
Posted by: Taqiyyologist, Rickrolled by Jesus at July 02, 2021 10:47 AM (OssQ4)

YOUR DAMNED RIGHT WE DO!!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2021 10:49 AM (axyOa)

193
I also had a HS teacher/rugby coach who was a millionaire. An amateur one, at that. Made some very good stock gambles in college and got rich very young. He just moved home to our hillbilly town and became a teacher. Super cool dude.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 02, 2021 10:49 AM (pfqSb)

194 Right to a trial by jury is a positive right.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at July 02, 2021 10:46 AM (eZG8R)
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Fair enough. So is the postal service (which is also constitutionally mandated). There are a few in there, but all are costs of doing business of the government. If the government wants to pass and enforce laws, there has to be a skin-in-the-game way of handling that as the cost of doing business under a fair system of governance. But this isn't a right in the same way that the real rights are rights, in that there is a precondition: a crime must be committed, and someone must assert that you did it. There are no preconditions on the true rights (the negative ones).

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 02, 2021 10:49 AM (Jsjd7)

195 183 Facebook fact checked the FDA putting out a warning about heart problems caused about the vaccine. Facebook now knows more about the vaccines than the FDA apparently.
Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at July 02, 2021 10:47 AM (5HBd1)

In fairness, I'm not sure how much any govt. agency actually knows about health stuff anymore.

Posted by: Bete at July 02, 2021 10:49 AM (Ojki1)

196 178 Right to a trial by jury is a positive right.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at July 02, 2021 10:46 AM (eZG8R)

Indeed, but not a God-given right, like self-defense and freedom of speech. More in the mold of the right not to be manhandled by government; a necessary evil.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) (ynpvh) at July 02, 2021 10:49 AM (ynpvh)

197 6 Patrick Swayze is my choice
Posted by: CN at July 02, 2021 10:17 AM (ONvIw)

Concur. Williams was a leftist scumbag, the McRib is a meat slurry concoction, and I dunno WTF Walker is without looking him up.

Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at July 02, 2021 10:49 AM (DTX3h)

198 Barnes and Noble's Criterion sale started today, for those interested.

I've picked up The Human Condition, The Red Shoes, Sweet Smell of Success, and F for Fake...so far.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at July 02, 2021 10:37 AM (eZG8R)

My DVD budget is mort at the moment. Just bought a collection of Houdini silents from Kino, so might watch one tonight. I'm working 12-9 at least, so will need a break.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 02, 2021 10:49 AM (2JVJo)

199 We bought a top of the line 48 inch LED TV 8 years ago from best buy for $3,000. I don't think there is a TV out there that costs that much now. The 80 inch ones at Sams are going for $1,800.
Posted by: Mister Scott

Bought a 39" Sony Bravia tv in 2008 for around that much. Still using it as my home computer monitor.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2021 10:49 AM (OCTRt)

200 But the fried foods (looking at you, McD fries) are now being fried in seed oils. Read up on how soy, canola, etc are processed for oil. McD fries used to be fried in lard. ...yum. Now? Chemically-extracted oils.

Posted by: Flyover at July 02, 2021 10:45 AM (Rbu5d)

McDonald's fries went to shit when they caved to the health nazis and switched from lard to vegetable oil.

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at July 02, 2021 10:49 AM (mHXip)

201 60" TVs are free in Chicago.

Posted by: Taqiyyologist, Rickrolled by Jesus at July 02, 2021 10:49 AM (OssQ4)

202 168 The woman is:

GLORIA GUIDA

I know her because i am italian...she played a lot of sexy roles in 70s 80s erotic comedies...very beautiful woman indeed!

She starred with our male who dat, Andr�s Garcia, in the Bermuda Triangle in 1978.

Posted by: Steff McKee at July 02, 2021 10:49 AM (9QoXU)

203 Even if we could we should not bring inflation to zero. Producers need to know prices next year will be higher otherwise they wont keep producing.
Posted by: Joe XiDen at July 02, 2021 10:47 AM (8JBAD)
++++
Yes they will. Production never ceases during deflation, though it does reallocate. If no one would produce today without a higher price tomorrow, the entire consumer electronics and computer industries would not exist.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 02, 2021 10:50 AM (Jsjd7)

204 McCaskill: "We're going to start a new family tradition in my family; on the Fourth of July and every Fourth of July going forward, we're going to watch" video of the Capitol riot

This is why you were ousted, you stupid bint.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 02, 2021 10:43 AM (bkUtD)

...

Her kids are eventually going to wonder why this "riot" they have to watch all the time has no actual rioting in it.

Posted by: TexasDan at July 02, 2021 10:50 AM (ohOLP)

205 McD's used to blanch their fries in lard before frying, which is why they used to be so good.

They don't do that any more.
----------------
Lard is hard to find now a days.
Posted by: Puddin Head at July 02, 2021 10:48 AM (/MaDp)

Yeah, and cleaning the fryer every night you ran all the Lard through a machine to clean it... you did replace periodically... but not often.

And yes the fries did not taste as good right after you replaced the lard.

Posted by: Romeo13 at July 02, 2021 10:50 AM (oHd/0)

206 Tech bleg: I bought a Samsung Galaxy Tab A cheap tablet to replace my now-dead very-old Win 8.1 Asus tablet without realizing that it was a Google product. (Unlike a "Chromebook" that kinda tells you it in its freaking name!)

I was wondering if it's possible to de-Google it to just use for simple surfing at conservative sites using Brave or Pale Moon without letting them know everything I do??

I haven't signed into my Google-related account (from very old Yahoo! hobby boards) as "it" "asked"; allowed them to know my location; deleted some of the preloaded Google apps; or started a Samsung account for the device.

Is there anything more I should or could do as a non-techie or is it a lost cause and I should just return it??

Posted by: andycanuck (UHVv4) at July 02, 2021 10:50 AM (UHVv4)

207 We put soy in everything now. That has changed processed food over the last 30 years. Soy grows well here but they needed a bigger market for it. So a few farm bills and various other tinkering and something we wouldn't normally eat is now in everything.

Posted by: brak at July 02, 2021 10:51 AM (ccSJc)

208 My mother told me of her meeting with Swayze for business way back in the mists of time, and by all accounts he was a very nice guy.

Posted by: Dworkin Barimen - anarcho-tyranny? you're soaking in it! at July 02, 2021 10:51 AM (DXFDM)

209 She starred with our male who dat, Andrs Garcia, in the Bermuda Triangle in 1978.
Posted by: Steff McKee at July 02, 2021 10:49 AM (9QoXU)

And then mysteriously disappeared?

Posted by: Romeo13 at July 02, 2021 10:51 AM (oHd/0)

210 I have a copy of the first edition of the Betty Crocker Cookbook. It sho2ws shrink-flation very will. If you look at the standard can zie then vs the size now now the standard can size is less than half what it used to be,

Posted by: Vic at July 02, 2021 10:51 AM (mpXpK)

211 198 My DVD budget is mort at the moment. Just bought a collection of Houdini silents from Kino, so might watch one tonight. I'm working 12-9 at least, so will need a break.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 02, 2021 10:49 AM (2JVJo)

=========

We are on the verge of paying off my student loans. I'm not sure what we're going to do for the month afterwards, but I think I'm going to push for a heedless spending month (within budget, of course, I'm not an animal).

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at July 02, 2021 10:51 AM (eZG8R)

212 166 Jen,
When large or even small fortunes are dealt out in a will, it is frequent at least one person involved will feel aggrieved.

Mary's beef is that her father, Trump's brother was shortchanged in the will when Trump's father died. This is despite court rulings to the contrary.
Posted by: whig at July 02, 2021 10:47 AM (pO7gM)

I know her history. She still needs a long stay in a mental hospital. She has spent the entire Trump candidacy and presidency feeding out a string of fantastical whoppers to the press. It's one thing to bitch about not getting the millions you likely spent before you inherited it, it's another to use your entitlement issues to make up lies about your entire family. That is pathological and needs treatment.

Posted by: Jen the original at July 02, 2021 10:52 AM (1sOlL)

213 Doritos is Frito-Lay is Black Lives Murders.

Hate it that everything is political, even a fucking snack, but they did that by worshipping government as god.

Posted by: The Gipper Lives at July 02, 2021 10:52 AM (Ndje9)

214 I thought they dropped the lard out of deference to Islam?

Posted by: andycanuck (UHVv4) at July 02, 2021 10:52 AM (UHVv4)

215 189 Germany has just banned killing chicken embryos, on account of they feel pain. Of course the Fatherland still lets you kill unborn babies.
Posted by: Taqiyyologist, Rickrolled by Jesus at July 02, 2021 10:44 AM
So they are banning egg consumption? No more mass quantities of fried chicken embryos?
Posted by: Mister Scott (formerly GWS) at July 02, 2021 10:47 AM (JUOKG)

Fertilized eggs don't last as long, so for mass-production, eggs are unfertilized.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) (ynpvh) at July 02, 2021 10:52 AM (ynpvh)

216 Barnes and Noble's Criterion sale started today, for those interested.
I've picked up The Human Condition, The Red Shoes, Sweet Smell of Success, and F for Fake...so far.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at July 02, 2021 10:37 AM (eZG8R)

Decisions, decisions. A nice bottle of booze or a few snazzy movies on blu-ray.

Definitely would get "Nightmare Alley" and "Bringing Up Baby".
Maybe for "Memories of Murder"- great movie but not the feel good flick of the year. Not sure I'd watch it often enough.
Definitely "After Life" great movie. Wonderful all around. Hirokazu Kore-Eda's best movie IMHO.

Nice to have the Criterion channel though. It really cuts down on buying in this lovely, economy.

Posted by: naturalfake at July 02, 2021 10:52 AM (dWwl8)

217 209 And then mysteriously disappeared?
Brazillian

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at July 02, 2021 10:52 AM (AHq56)

218 The End Times approach:
DeBlasio released a statement Wednesday morning, calling out what he considers to be the "fundamental structural flaws" of the BoE.

There must be an immediate, complete recanvass of the BOE's vote count and a clear explanation of what went wrong" de Blasio said. "The record number of voters who turned out this election deserve nothing less."
The mayor is pushing for a "structural rebuild" of the BoE, advocating for the state legislature to professionalize the board, remove party affiliation, and make it accountable to the city's elected officials.

If you didn't know better, you'd swear that was Trump.

Posted by: pep at July 02, 2021 10:52 AM (v16oJ)

219 GLORIA GUIDA

She starred with our male who dat, Andres Garcia, in the Bermuda Triangle in 1978.
Posted by: Steff McKee at July 02, 2021 10:49 AM (9QoXU)

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Yes. That is where I recognize her from. The Bermuda Triangle (by way of Rifftrax).

Posted by: Curly Shuffle at July 02, 2021 10:52 AM (TNyrE)

220 McCaskill: "We're going to start a new family tradition in my family; on the Fourth of July and every Fourth of July going forward, we're going to watch" video of the Capitol riot

https://tinyurl.com/yg262zoo

I used to watch 1776 every Fourth. Now I can't bear to. All I want to do is shout back at that fool Adams that he's wasting his damned time. He should have let Rutledge scuttle the whole vote on independence.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 02, 2021 10:52 AM (2JVJo)

221 I would like Sarah Lerner to tell me, to my face, why she doesn't feel safe while I am carrying a gun. Does she think I'm going to shoot her? Is she planning to do something to me where I might need to shoot her? If she is planning to do something like that, where is my right to feel safe? Do I lose my right to feel safe so she can feel safe enough to do something bad to me?

Posted by: Emmie (tcsxg) at July 02, 2021 10:53 AM (tcsxg)

222 196 178 Right to a trial by jury is a positive right.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at July 02, 2021 10:46 AM (eZG8R)

Indeed, but not a God-given right, like self-defense and freedom of speech. More in the mold of the right not to be manhandled by government; a necessary evil.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) (ynpvh) at July 02, 2021 10:49 AM (ynpvh)

Don't confuse human rights with civil rights. The right to defend your life is a human right. The right to vote or the right to live within the borders of the United States is a civil right

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at July 02, 2021 10:53 AM (mHXip)

223 216 Nice to have the Criterion channel though. It really cuts down on buying in this lovely, economy.
Posted by: naturalfake at July 02, 2021 10:52 AM (dWwl

=========

They have a nice selection of Dreyer movies that I've been working through. I predict a Dreyer boxset in the next couple of years.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at July 02, 2021 10:53 AM (eZG8R)

224 Impressive. If you recognize her, you must be a fan of raunchy Italian sex comedies from the 70s.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at July 02, 2021 10:22 AM (mHXip)
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Well, if I wasn't before, I sure am now!

Posted by: Lord Squirrel at July 02, 2021 10:53 AM (ZIoLS)

225 Now i always answer the door with a pan of hot grease..

Posted by: Humphreyrobot at July 02, 2021 10:54 AM (d6gDP)

226 yum. Bacon (sort of).

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2021 10:54 AM (mZzAJ)

227 I watched an Anthony Bourdain thing recently in which he insisted lard that has been used a few times makes for better tasting fried food than fresh lard. However, at some point that no longer applies.

Posted by: Northernlurkerish at July 02, 2021 10:54 AM (cSyAR)

228 220 McCaskill: "We're going to start a new family tradition in my family; on the Fourth of July and every Fourth of July going forward, we're going to watch" video of the Capitol riot

https://tinyurl.com/yg262zoo

I used to watch 1776 every Fourth. Now I can't bear to. All I want to do is shout back at that fool Adams that he's wasting his damned time. He should have let Rutledge scuttle the whole vote on independence.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 02, 2021 10:52 AM (2JVJo)

I don't get her point. Is she going to watch because a small group of Americans fought back against their government (ironically, at the behest of said government)?

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 02, 2021 10:54 AM (KbCG3)

229 '188 And Walker crashed doing 80-90 mph in a 45.
Walker was not driving

Anybody else think 'Death Ride' would be a hell of a theme for an amusement-park ride?

Blasting around, then rolling and tumbling (of course, have to limit the Gs so Junior doesn't lose limbs), hazy EMT ride, then oblivion.

And you're back at the exit turnstile.

Posted by: JEM at July 02, 2021 10:54 AM (8erNz)

230 190...
Lard is hard to find now a days.
Posted by: Puddin Head at July 02, 2021 10:48 AM (/MaDp)

"Manteca," in most grocery stores, mexican section. It has a preservative in it.

Some better butcher shops will sell it.

Best is to render it yourself.

Posted by: Flyover at July 02, 2021 10:55 AM (Rbu5d)

231 214 I thought they dropped the lard out of deference to Islam?

Posted by: andycanuck (UHVv4) at July 02, 2021 10:52 AM (UHVv4)

Nope. The Hindus said, "Oh my Gods, we're eating sacred cows!"

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) (ynpvh) at July 02, 2021 10:55 AM (ynpvh)

232 >>>Her kids are eventually going to wonder why this "riot" they have to watch all the time has no actual rioting in it.
Posted by: TexasDan

She'll teach them that the parts you don't see are the rioting inside the offices and all the assaults they committed. You just can't see them.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 02, 2021 10:55 AM (bkUtD)

233 222 Don't confuse human rights with civil rights. The right to defend your life is a human right. The right to vote or the right to live within the borders of the United States is a civil right
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at July 02, 2021 10:53 AM (mHXip)

==========

I made the mistake once of asserting that the constitution only asserted negative rights, and I got the trial by jury thrown in my face. "The government created that right, so your assertion that the government didn't create all the rights in the document is invalid."

I was young and dumb and couldn't counter. I could now. I mean, it's easy, barely an inconvenience. "Read the damn First Amendment, you bint. It creates nothing."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at July 02, 2021 10:55 AM (eZG8R)

234 68 The woman is:

GLORIA GUIDA

I know her because i am italian...she played a lot of sexy roles in 70s 80s erotic comedies...very beautiful woman indeed!
Posted by: ITALIAN Conservative at July 02, 2021 10:44 AM (UKumY)

Correctomundi! And she still looks attractive, even in her 60s.

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at July 02, 2021 10:55 AM (mHXip)

235 McDonald's fries went to shit when they caved to the health nazis and switched from lard to vegetable oil.

Same with movie popcorn... Used to use coconut oil....

Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2021 10:55 AM (Zmnko)

236 We bought a top of the line 48 inch LED TV 8 years ago from best buy for $3,000. I don't think there is a TV out there that costs that much now. The 80 inch ones at Sams are going for $1,800.
Posted by: Mister Scott (formerly GWS) at July 02, 2021 10:47 AM (JUOKG)

I'll just look and guess there are. But they'll be ridiculous 4k maybe even 8k and huge.

Posted by: buzzion at July 02, 2021 10:55 AM (vMCab)

237 The shrinkflation got so bad--First noticed this in the 70's. Can of tuna, 7.5 oz for .50 to .70 a can.Same size can now is 4 oz of tuna and 1 oz of water.

Posted by: FrodoB-
cause I am at July 02, 2021 10:55 AM (yFOIQ)

238 I Feel the Earth Move > You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman > Feelings, Whoa, Whoa Whoa Feelings > I have a right to feel safe

Posted by: Muldoon at July 02, 2021 10:55 AM (Xwt96)

239 No more fertilized eggs for breakfast for you!
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) (ynpvh) at July 02, 2021 10:46 AM (ynpvh)

Pass on the the scrambled eggs spiced up with rooster jizz.

Posted by: naturalfake at July 02, 2021 10:55 AM (dWwl8)

240 The only McCaskill will do every 4th is stuff her fat fucking face. What a piece of shit.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 02, 2021 10:56 AM (BUqaS)

241 200 McDonald's fries went to shit when they caved to the health nazis and switched from lard to vegetable oil.

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at July 02, 2021 10:49 AM (mHXip)

Any generic bag of frozen fries thrown in my air fryer >>>> any fries I can buy from a modern restaurant.

Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at July 02, 2021 10:56 AM (DTX3h)

242 Is she planning to do something to me where I might need to shoot her? If she is planning to do something like that, where is my right to feel safe? Do I lose my right to feel safe so she can feel safe enough to do something bad to me?
Posted by: Emmie (tcsxg) at July 02, 2021 10:53 AM

Excellent questions.

Posted by: Taqiyyologist, Rickrolled by Jesus at July 02, 2021 10:56 AM (OssQ4)

243 220 McCaskill: "We're going to start a new family tradition in my family; on the Fourth of July and every Fourth of July going forward, we're going to watch" video of the Capitol riot
https://tinyurl.com/yg262zoo
I used to watch 1776 every Fourth. Now I can't bear to. All I want to do is shout back at that fool Adams that he's wasting his damned time. He should have let Rutledge scuttle the whole vote on independence.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 02, 2021 10:52 AM (2JVJo)

For years I read through the Declaration with my kids. Nowadays, my kids don't give a rat's ass.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) (ynpvh) at July 02, 2021 10:56 AM (ynpvh)

244 221 I would like Sarah Lerner to tell me, to my face, why she doesn't feel safe while I am carrying a gun. Does she think I'm going to shoot her? Is she planning to do something to me where I might need to shoot her? If she is planning to do something like that, where is my right to feel safe? Do I lose my right to feel safe so she can feel safe enough to do something bad to me?
Posted by: Emmie (tcsxg) at July 02, 2021 10:53 AM (tcsxg)

Because guns are evil, thus their existence makes her feel unsafe.

Because without guns, there certainly wouldn't be groups of feral yutes, mobbed together and using force on people. That totally is a part of history that doesn't happen today and never would again, cause of the Arc and all that.

Posted by: Bete at July 02, 2021 10:56 AM (Ojki1)

245 Posted by: Emmie (tcsxg) at July 02, 2021 10:53 AM (tcsxg)

Mom just went on Hospice... and we had to do a Social Worker interview.

I didn't know about it when I got up and got dressed, but decided I better change my T-shirt for it... Shirt was an old one my Kids had given me for a Father's Day.

Said, 'Fight Crime... Shoot Back'.

Didn't think it would go over well with a Social Worker.

Posted by: Romeo13 at July 02, 2021 10:56 AM (oHd/0)

246 we're going to watch" video of the Capitol riot --------------------- about as compelling as a baseball brawl ... actually that does a disservice to baseball "brawls" which everyone likes even if light on the action (everyone except sports writers who like nothing about the sport they are writing).

Posted by: SH (Back Lurking, Commenting Occasionally) at July 02, 2021 10:56 AM (sX1BW)

247 In fairness, I'm not sure how much any govt. agency actually knows about health stuff anymore.
Posted by: Bete at July 02, 2021 10:49 AM (Ojki1)

You must beat it.

Posted by: Surgeon General Jocelyn Elders at July 02, 2021 10:56 AM (4I/2K)

248 It's time for the 'ettes to start getting "busty" and "leggy" photos for their Who Dis shots. Fair is fair.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 02, 2021 10:56 AM (DMUuz)

249 228 220 McCaskill: "We're going to start a new family tradition in my family; on the Fourth of July and every Fourth of July going forward, we're going to watch" video of the Capitol riot

There was a riot? I must have missed it

Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2021 10:56 AM (Zmnko)

250 CNN Jacking Off the the Joy of the CCP 100 Anniversary

https://tinyurl.com/v48mkmar

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 02, 2021 10:57 AM (yrol0)

251 Trump Launches Gettr https://youtu.be/B_EMcHVQT94

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at July 02, 2021 10:57 AM (AHq56)

252 I get to the bottom and there's no comments.

I coulda been somebody.
Posted by: nurse ratched at July 02, 2021 10:22 AM (U2p+3)

We're all ambitious.

Posted by: Draki at July 02, 2021 10:57 AM (Nt0u1)

253 That's approx. 17 cents an ounce, which is a lot closer to the 1980s price (about 11 cents/ounce) than the new shrinkflated price (21 cents/ounce).

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Math is hard!

;-)

Posted by: ShainS at July 02, 2021 10:57 AM (QBv/U)

254 We are on the verge of paying off my student loans. I'm not sure what we're going to do for the month afterwards, but I think I'm going to push for a heedless spending month (within budget, of course, I'm not an animal).
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at July 02, 2021 10:51 AM (eZG8R)

I'm going away to an isolated cabin in 3 weeks to finish the book. If I manage to do that, I think I shall splurge on a celebratory steak dinner.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 02, 2021 10:57 AM (2JVJo)

255 219 GLORIA GUIDA

She starred with our male who dat, Andres Garcia, in the Bermuda Triangle in 1978.
Posted by: Steff McKee at July 02, 2021 10:49 AM (9QoXU)

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Yes. That is where I recognize her from. The Bermuda Triangle (by way of Rifftrax).
Posted by: Curly Shuffle at July 02, 2021 10:52 AM (TNyrE)

Put your pencils down, we have a winner. That is to say, multiple winners. It was a group effort.

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at July 02, 2021 10:57 AM (mHXip)

256 I have a problem with the concept of a right to FEEL safe. Her feelings have nothing to do with whether or not she's safe.

There's lots of neurotics who don't feel safe anywhere.

Posted by: Northernlurkerish at July 02, 2021 10:57 AM (cSyAR)

257 No, the government did not create the right to trial by jury. But thanks for playing.

Posted by: SH (Back Lurking, Commenting Occasionally) at July 02, 2021 10:57 AM (sX1BW)

258 And yep, checking Newegg.com right away found a $3,400 tv. LG OLED 77 inch 4k tv. So there's the jump in price I think, the switch from LED to OLED.

Posted by: buzzion at July 02, 2021 10:57 AM (vMCab)

259 Gonna talk about... Are we uh, the thing? You know, my RIGHT to... heh, ahm... FEEL your 9 year old daughter's chest bumps as I stand behind her for a picture?

Posted by: Joe Biden, popular president and alzheimer's patient at July 02, 2021 10:57 AM (S92dB)

260 254 I'm going away to an isolated cabin in 3 weeks to finish the book. If I manage to do that, I think I shall splurge on a celebratory steak dinner.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 02, 2021 10:57 AM (2JVJo)

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Mmmm...dinner...

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at July 02, 2021 10:57 AM (eZG8R)

261 The NFLNplayers who lurk here will appreciate it, as well.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 02, 2021 10:57 AM (DMUuz)

262 Task = taste.

Posted by: Puddin Head at July 02, 2021 10:36 AM (/MaDp)

But, first . . . .

Posted by: flounder at July 02, 2021 10:58 AM (KnJdm)

263 Same with movie popcorn... Used to use coconut oil....
Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2021 10:55 AM (Zmnko)

The funny part is suddenly coconut oil is healthy. And they're coming around about tallow as well. But sadly we'll never go back.

Posted by: clutch cargo - processed in a facility that may contain lead at July 02, 2021 10:58 AM (wAnMi)

264 I thought she was Susan Anton....but she ain't.

Posted by: BignJames at July 02, 2021 10:58 AM (AwYPR)

265 Didn't think it would go over well with a Social Worker.
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 02, 2021 10:56 AM (oHd/0)
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Prayers offered.

Man, that's really tough. Sorry to hear that.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (2SdPm) at July 02, 2021 10:58 AM (2SdPm)

266 First for the burnt ends!
Posted by: Draki at July 02, 2021 10:16 AM (Nt0u1)

They look yummy.

I notice the "scholars" meme doesn't list climastrology scholars.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 02, 2021 10:58 AM (ynGAn)

267 213 Doritos is Frito-Lay is Black Lives Murders.

Hate it that everything is political, even a fucking snack, but they did that by worshipping government as god.

I prefer to buy my snack foods from operations properly owned by those from Mexico and parts further south.

And some Asian operations, but that's mostly my wife's thing.

Posted by: JEM at July 02, 2021 10:58 AM (8erNz)

268 229 '188 And Walker crashed doing 80-90 mph in a 45.

Walker was not driving

Anybody else think 'Death Ride' would be a hell of a theme for an amusement-park ride?

Blasting around, then rolling and tumbling (of course, have to limit
the Gs so Junior doesn't lose limbs), hazy EMT ride, then oblivion.

And you're back at the exit turnstile.

Posted by: JEM at July 02, 2021 10:54 AM (8erNz)

My nephew, when he was five, created a theme-ride in Minecraft with lots of twists and turns. It ended with the cart careening into an open pit of lava.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) (ynpvh) at July 02, 2021 10:58 AM (ynpvh)

269 The funny part is suddenly coconut oil is healthy. And they're coming around about tallow as well. But sadly we'll never go back.

So true

Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2021 10:59 AM (Zmnko)

270 248 It's time for the 'ettes to start getting "busty" and "leggy" photos for their Who Dis shots. Fair is fair.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 02, 2021 10:56 AM (DMUuz)

Hey now.

The 'ettes get what the 'rons don't. Namely, shirtless pics.

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at July 02, 2021 10:59 AM (mHXip)

271 What is the best fat for frying chicken?

Posted by: Puddin Head at July 02, 2021 10:59 AM (/MaDp)

272 "Good food! Good meat!
Good Lard! Let's eat!"

Posted by: Muldoon at July 02, 2021 10:59 AM (Xwt96)

273 CNN Jacking Off the the Joy of the CCP 100 Anniversary

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Mt. Rushmore is destined to become Mt. Mao.

Posted by: ShainS at July 02, 2021 10:59 AM (QBv/U)

274 Anybody else think 'Death Ride' would be a hell of a theme for an amusement-park ride?

Blasting around, then rolling and tumbling (of course, have to limit the Gs so Junior doesn't lose limbs), hazy EMT ride, then oblivion.

And you're back at the exit turnstile.
Posted by: JEM at July 02, 2021 10:54 AM (8erNz)

Sounds like something Action Park would have had. Without the troublesome limits, cause safety ~~costs money~~ robs the fun.

Posted by: Bete at July 02, 2021 10:59 AM (Ojki1)

275 220 McCaskill: "We're going to start a new family tradition in my family; on the Fourth of July and every Fourth of July going forward, we're going to watch" video of the Capitol riot

https://tinyurl.com/yg262zoo

I used to watch 1776 every Fourth. Now I can't bear to. All I want to do is shout back at that fool Adams that he's wasting his damned time. He should have let Rutledge scuttle the whole vote on independence.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 02, 2021 10:52 AM (2JVJo)

The Murdering of Ashlii Babbitt is on the highlights reel.

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 02, 2021 10:59 AM (yrol0)

276 For years I read through the Declaration with my kids. Nowadays, my kids don't give a rat's ass.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) (ynpvh) at July 02, 2021 10:56 AM (ynpvh)

Neither does any government agency.

Posted by: Bete at July 02, 2021 11:00 AM (Ojki1)

277 Prayers up for you and your family, Romeo13.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy - Psychos Rule! No, really. They're in charge now. (HaL55) at July 02, 2021 11:00 AM (HaL55)

278 136 AHA! So 10,000 quatloos AND a timeshare for each oppressee!

Of course, a non-profit will have to launch to keep gas in the grievance engines.

And cruise ship vacations to keep big donors giving.

Posted by: callsign claymore at July 02, 2021 11:00 AM (DoEE2)

279 I looked up what "CJE" means. It's Certified Journalism Educator.

So future entry level coder.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at July 02, 2021 11:00 AM (Y5qcH)

280 Prayers up for you and your family, Romeo13.

I add my prayers too

Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2021 11:00 AM (Zmnko)

281 My nephew, when he was five, created a theme-ride in Minecraft with lots of twists and turns. It ended with the cart careening into an open pit of lava.

The Pelosi Pit?

Posted by: JEM at July 02, 2021 11:01 AM (8erNz)

282 Didn't Michelle Obama play a role in candy getting smaller?

I may be misremembering.
Posted by: What's a Seawolf? at July 02, 2021 10:22 AM (khAeP)

Stacy Abrams definitely plays a role in it getting scarcer.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 02, 2021 11:01 AM (ynGAn)

283 200...McDonald's fries went to shit when they caved to the health nazis and switched from lard to vegetable oil.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at July 02, 2021 10:49 AM (mHXip)

The "high carb/low fat" government push of the 70's and 80's (and still continuing) is responsible for most of today's health problems of Americans, imo. Obesity, T2 diabetes, auto immune diseases, ADHD, and on and on.

Posted by: Flyover at July 02, 2021 11:01 AM (Rbu5d)

284 Prayers offered.

Man, that's really tough. Sorry to hear that.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (2SdPm) at July 02, 2021 10:58 AM (2SdPm)

Thanks. We're good. She is just being called home.

Clan has gathered... lots of support.

Posted by: Romeo13 at July 02, 2021 11:01 AM (oHd/0)

285 FREE FREE FREE FREE Healthcare

The report shows that 2,367 Canadians died while waiting for surgery in 2020 alone. Another 6,202 died while waiting for diagnostic scans or appointments with specialists.

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 02, 2021 11:01 AM (yrol0)

286 This isn't my first Clockwork Orange rodeo.

Posted by: Humphreyrobot at July 02, 2021 11:01 AM (d6gDP)

287 Is there anything more I should or could do as a non-techie or is it a lost cause and I should just return it??
Posted by: andycanuck (UHVv4) at July 02, 2021 10:50 AM

Try here (which reminds me, I need to do the same thing):

https://tinyurl.com/kkhr8pet

Posted by: Bert G at July 02, 2021 11:02 AM (gi3HI)

288 I'm going away to an isolated cabin in 3 weeks to finish the book. If I manage to do that, I think I shall splurge on a celebratory steak dinner.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 02, 2021 10:57 AM (2JVJo)

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I'm imagining Bill Murray as Hunter S. Thompson in "Where The Buffalo Roam."

Posted by: ShainS at July 02, 2021 11:02 AM (QBv/U)

289 The report shows that 2,367 Canadians died while waiting for surgery in
2020 alone. Another 6,202 died while waiting for diagnostic scans or
appointments with specialists. ----------------- Just the poor folk. The rich Canadians were able to come to America to get their surgeries. So its all good.

Posted by: SH (Back Lurking, Commenting Occasionally) at July 02, 2021 11:02 AM (sX1BW)

290 258 And yep, checking Newegg.com right away found a $3,400 tv. LG OLED 77 inch 4k tv. So there's the jump in price I think, the switch from LED to OLED.
Posted by: buzzion at July 02, 2021 10:57 AM (vMCab)

Yeah they're always coming up with new gimmicks to try and keep the price up on TVs. Glad those are gonna stay low for awhile.

Posted by: Draki at July 02, 2021 11:03 AM (Nt0u1)

291 Ooooo! I don't know who that male "Who Dis?" is but THANK YOU!

Posted by: creeper at July 02, 2021 11:03 AM (XxJt1)

292 Said, 'Fight Crime... Shoot Back'.

Didn't think it would go over well with a Social Worker.
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 02, 2021 10:56 AM (oHd/0)

I would've been tempted to wear it just to rub it in her face. "Social worker, eh? Well, socialize THIS."

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at July 02, 2021 11:03 AM (mHXip)

293 >>>Mom just went on Hospice... and we had to do a Social Worker interview.

Sorry Romeo. My mom passed away in September. She was in Hospice for a week as my sister and I took turns waiting for her to pass. It's an awful thing.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 02, 2021 11:03 AM (bkUtD)

294 OK, time to work. Will be in and out the next nine hours.

Hope you all have a lovely day.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 02, 2021 11:03 AM (2JVJo)

295 Mom just went on Hospice... and we had to do a Social Worker interview.

Posted by: Romeo13

Prayers. :-(

Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2021 11:03 AM (OCTRt)

296 Who dis?
Well, it's not Goldie Hawn and Tom Selleck

Posted by: MaDuece at July 02, 2021 11:03 AM (0dmP2)

297 But the fried foods (looking at you, McD fries)
are now being fried in seed oils. Read up on how soy, canola, etc are
processed for oil. McD fries used to be fried in lard. ...yum. Now?
Chemically-extracted oils.

Posted by: Flyover at July 02, 2021 10:45 AM (Rbu5d)

McDonald's fries went to shit when they caved to the health nazis and switched from lard to vegetable oil.

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor Social Distancing Professional at July 02, 2021 10:49 AM

It was actually beef tallow they used back in the day, not lard.

Posted by: Mister Scott (formerly GWS) at July 02, 2021 11:04 AM (JUOKG)

298 " we're going to watch" video of the Capitol riot"

Bannon and that Revolver guy are showing more evidence that the "Insurrection" was an FBI op against Trump (while he was still POTUS, they ran that op against him).

Sidney Powell was also on with Bannon, I haven't heard that part yet. FBI (and others) are at war with USA. (there might be a few white hats, maybe NSA, like those that "leaked" to Tucker)

Posted by: illiniwek at July 02, 2021 11:04 AM (Cus5s)

299 Haven't read the comments yet, as is my wont before my first comment, but the dude pic reminded me of the "I'm Keith Hernandez" from the Seinfeld episodes.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2021 11:04 AM (r+sAi)

300 Who dis?

Well, it's not Goldie Hawn and Tom Selleck
William Shatner and Joan Collins.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy - Psychos Rule! No, really. They're in charge now. (HaL55) at July 02, 2021 11:04 AM (HaL55)

301 I would like Sarah Lerner to tell me, to my face, why she doesn't feel safe while I am carrying a gun. Does she think I'm going to shoot her? Is she planning to do something to me where I might need to shoot her? If she is planning to do something like that, where is my right to feel safe? Do I lose my right to feel safe so she can feel safe enough to do something bad to me?

Posted by: Emmie (tcsxg) at July 02, 2021 10:53 AM (tcsxg)

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It's all about projection: they don't trust themselves to be responsible with a firearm, therefore they don't trust you (and live in denial of the whacked-out criminal who would gladly take their life for $2).

Posted by: ShainS at July 02, 2021 11:05 AM (QBv/U)

302 Romeo13, prayers up.

Posted by: callsign claymore at July 02, 2021 11:05 AM (DoEE2)

303 Didn't think it would go over well with a Social Worker.

I share in the prayers that others have voiced.

Having been through the situation, I'm sure you're kinda prepared for it, but you still dread moving into the right lane at the quarter-mile-to-the-offramp sign.

As for the social worker - yeah, these days we kinda calibrate everything based on who we expect to be dealing with.

Posted by: JEM at July 02, 2021 11:05 AM (8erNz)

304 Didn't think it would go over well with a Social Worker.
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 02, 2021 10:56 AM (oHd/0)

I would've been tempted to wear it just to rub it in her face. "Social worker, eh? Well, socialize THIS."
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at July 02, 2021 11:03 AM (mHXip)

She did ask if there were any guns in the House.

I said, 'of course... I'm American'... Mom and Sis got really pained looks on their faces... Social Worker didn't say anything more.

Posted by: Romeo13 at July 02, 2021 11:05 AM (oHd/0)

305 Have a good day folks. I'm out.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) (ynpvh) at July 02, 2021 11:05 AM (ynpvh)

306 Because without guns, there certainly wouldn't be groups of feral yutes, mobbed together and using force on people. That totally is a part of history that doesn't happen today and never would again, cause of the Arc and all that.
Posted by: Bete at July 02, 2021 10:56 AM (Ojki1)
++++
The Tootsi would like a word her. Sure, the Hutu had guns and rockets and whatnot, but a non-trivial amount of that slaughter was up close and personal and carried out with machetes.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 02, 2021 11:05 AM (Jsjd7)

307 #287 Thank you, Bert G, as it looks like getting a cheap Win 10 laptop would be my other option even though I'd prefer a touch-screen tablet.

Posted by: andycanuck (UHVv4) at July 02, 2021 11:05 AM (UHVv4)

308 Posted by: andycanuck (UHVv4) at July 02, 2021 10:50 AM (UHVv4)

I could be wrong, but I'd expect using brave and duckduckgo will keep most of your info away from google. Not using gmail will help too.

Manufacturer's are looking up OS and hardware data mainly. I don't know if they're scooping up internet data, but they shouldn't along with what's on your hard drives.

Posted by: Draki at July 02, 2021 11:05 AM (Nt0u1)

309 249 228 220 McCaskill: "We're going to start a new family tradition in my family; on the Fourth of July and every Fourth of July going forward, we're going to watch" video of the Capitol riot

There was a riot? I must have missed it
Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2021 10:56 AM (Zmnko)

"Oh, you mean at the Portland capitol?" THAT riot?

Posted by: Flyover at July 02, 2021 11:06 AM (Rbu5d)

310 @julie_kelly2

Status hearing for Oath Keepers case. Judge Mehta presiding. 13 defendants. Thomas Caldwell asking for change of venue out of D.C.
Mehta asking DOJ about progress on 3 Oath Keepers who have been held for months awaiting trial. Watkins, Meggs, Harrelson. Doesn't sound like plea negotiations underway, no trial date set.
Prosecutor says earliest trial date for Oath Keepers conspiracy case is February 2022.
Mehta: Asking lawyers for detained defendants for their view on that schedule since they'll be detained "for quite some time" awaiting trial. No duh
Kelly Meggs lawyer: Says he will file motion related to his detention. Meggs has been in jail since January, faces no violent charges.
In April, Mehta again denied Meggs' release.

https://tinyurl.com/yel3oaum

Posted by: Tami at July 02, 2021 11:06 AM (cF8AT)

311 This cutie in the great outdoors laments the inflation that made her have to buy a shirt that doesn't entirely cover her torso:
https://is.gd/6tVZv2

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 02, 2021 11:06 AM (Jsjd7)

312 My nephew, when he was five, created a theme-ride in Minecraft with lots of twists and turns. It ended with the cart careening into an open pit of lava.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) (ynpvh) at July 02, 2021 10:58 AM (ynpvh)

Heh. Doesn't exactly generate repeat customers, does it?

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at July 02, 2021 11:06 AM (mHXip)

313 Mom just went on Hospice... and we had to do a Social Worker interview.

Posted by: Romeo13

Praying for y'all.

Posted by: Draki at July 02, 2021 11:07 AM (Nt0u1)

314
Honestly, Minecraft surprised me. It's great for kids and adults. But I didn't enjoy it much... it's really tedious. I like more of a SimCity type of thing, where it's faster-paced.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 02, 2021 11:07 AM (pfqSb)

315 Same with movie popcorn... Used to use coconut oil....

Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2021 10:55 AM (Zmnko)

Movie theater popcorn at home: Whirlypop, coconut oil based popping oil (I get the artificial butter flavor), and real Flavacol, like the movie theaters use. One carton of Flavacol bought online lasts a lifetime

Posted by: flounder at July 02, 2021 11:07 AM (KnJdm)

316 My nephew, when he was five, created a theme-ride in Minecraft with lots of twists and turns. It ended with the cart careening into an open pit of lava.

That. Is. Hilarious!

Posted by: Oddbob at July 02, 2021 11:07 AM (nfrXX)

317 Meggs has been in jail since January, faces no violent charges. _____________________ Infuriating.

Posted by: SH (Back Lurking, Commenting Occasionally) at July 02, 2021 11:08 AM (sX1BW)

318
McCaskill: "We're going to start a new family tradition in my family; on the Fourth of July and every Fourth of July going forward, we're going to watch" video of the Capitol riot

https://tinyurl.com/yg262zoo

There's a whole thread on stupid D's saying stupid crap about 1/6 on TV. Scroll down for stupid Claire's. Her parties must be a hoot.
Posted by: Tami

That sort of stupidity should cause immediate death.

Posted by: Infidel at werk at July 02, 2021 11:08 AM (/oG9s)

319 Great to know our President has his priorities straight. You can join the military and get your sex change operation for free but we can't afford to upgrade our ground based nuclear deterrent

Posted by: I can see the communism in your eyes at July 02, 2021 11:08 AM (VoKVv)

320 It's all about projection: they don't trust themselves to be responsible with a firearm, therefore they don't trust you (and live in denial of the whacked-out criminal who would gladly take their life for $2).
Posted by: ShainS at July 02, 2021 11:05 AM (QBv/U)

Like the student on last night's ONT, who was writing her Dissertation on the criminal justice system is racist against blacks, went down the wrong street, and met irony on her way to eternity. But hey, omlettes need eggs and all.

Posted by: Bete at July 02, 2021 11:09 AM (Ojki1)

321 Posted by: Tami at July 02, 2021 11:06 AM (cF8AT)

Don't any of the 1/6 detainees have competent legal counsel? It doesn't sound like it.

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at July 02, 2021 11:09 AM (mHXip)

322 >>>Kelly Meggs lawyer: Says he will file motion related to his detention. Meggs has been in jail since January, faces no violent charges.

America is now a a third world country.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 02, 2021 11:09 AM (bkUtD)

323 Romeo13,
Hospice can be a gift, both to the patient and the family. Mom will be made as comfortable as possible. Her mood and outlook may improve. If she had Faith, please involve her pastor. This can be a time of calm and peace, now that the "fighting" has gone away.

Peace be with you and your family. And peace be with mom.

Posted by: nurse ratched at July 02, 2021 11:09 AM (U2p+3)

324 297...It was actually beef tallow they used back in the day, not lard.
Posted by: Mister Scott (formerly GWS) at July 02, 2021 11:04 AM (JUOKG)

Yes, noted above.

Posted by: Flyover at July 02, 2021 11:10 AM (Rbu5d)

325 Vinegar, Poured from a new bottle didn't smell quite right, actually, it didn't smell much at all.

Reading the label it was 5% acidity, hmmm. Checked the label on the old bottle - 7% acidity.

Posted by: Braenyard at July 02, 2021 11:10 AM (85PWb)

326 Tallow is beef fat. Lard is pig fat. Both used to be high in healthy omegas due to the animals being out in sunlight. You can get high quality animal fats now, but they aren't cheap. The lard sold in the stores is hydrogenated, which is not healthy. It's used in Mexican foods which is why you can still buy it in the stores. And coconut oil is healthy. They used to use it on movie theatre popcorn.

Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at July 02, 2021 11:11 AM (5HBd1)

327 Prayers up for you and your family, Romeo13.

I add my prayers too
Posted by: It's me donna

And mine as well !

Posted by: JT at July 02, 2021 11:11 AM (arJlL)

328 Prayers us Romeo13. Sorry to hear this.

Posted by: Tami at July 02, 2021 11:11 AM (cF8AT)

329 Robin Williams. Don't know she is and he is gay as the day is long in August. Great pork belly picture. I'll bet it was delish.

Hope everyone has a safe and fun HOLIDAY weekend!!!

Posted by: sidney at July 02, 2021 11:11 AM (+fjIe)

330
>>>Mom just went on Hospice... and we had to do a Social Worker interview.

Sorry Romeo. My mom passed away in September. She was in Hospice for
a week as my sister and I took turns waiting for her to pass. It's an
awful thing.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 02, 2021 11:03 AM (bkUtD)

Sorry to hear, Romeo. At home, surrounded by loved ones is sometimes the best we can hope for. Hospice people are angels. We would have been lost without them.

Posted by: flounder at July 02, 2021 11:11 AM (KnJdm)

331
some of the vegatable oils are really not very good for you

olive oil may be the only good one

Posted by: will choose a nic later at July 02, 2021 11:12 AM (bTQ72)

332 It was the perfect thread to go on my "get rid of the Federal Reserve" jag, but I skipped it since it doesn't matter anymore, its all commie oligarchy top to bottom govt now.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2021 11:12 AM (r+sAi)

333 Someone needs to tell the "I have a right to FEEL" person (idiot seems harsh) that SHE is responsible for her own feelings, not the world.

Don't feel safe at work? Get a new job.
Don't feel safe where you worship? Go somewhere else.
Don't feel safe where you live? Move.
Don't feel your kids are safe at school? Home school at your new house.

I am not responsible for anyone's feelings but my own. Your feelings are YOUR problem.

Someone needs to drill this lessons into libtards.

Posted by: shibumi at July 02, 2021 11:12 AM (tjZg/)

334 333 Someone needs to drill this lessons into libtards.
Posted by: shibumi at July 02, 2021 11:12 AM (tjZg/)

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I feel threatened by this.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at July 02, 2021 11:13 AM (eZG8R)

335 Who dis?

Well, it's not Goldie Hawn and Tom Selleck
William Shatner and Joan Collins.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy - Psychos Rule! No, really. They're in charge now. (HaL55) at July 02, 2021 11:04 AM (HaL55)
***

Once I looked at her high forehead, I couldn't get Barbara Bach out of my head. But as soon as I saw Guida, I recognized her. Good choice today.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2021 11:13 AM (axyOa)

336 olive oil may be the only good one
Posted by: will choose a nic later

Better check with Popeye !

Posted by: JT at July 02, 2021 11:13 AM (arJlL)

337 I use peanut oil, coconut sounds tasty.

Posted by: Braenyard, (85PWb) at July 02, 2021 11:14 AM (85PWb)

338 333 Someone needs to tell the "I have a right to FEEL" person (idiot seems harsh) that SHE is responsible for her own feelings, not the world.

Don't feel safe at work? Get a new job.
Don't feel safe where you worship? Go somewhere else.
Don't feel safe where you live? Move.
Don't feel your kids are safe at school? Home school at your new house.

I am not responsible for anyone's feelings but my own. Your feelings are YOUR problem.

Someone needs to drill this lessons into libtards.
Posted by: shibumi at July 02, 2021 11:12 AM (tjZg/)

Most people that like to boss around how others live are scared of their own fucking shadows.

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 02, 2021 11:14 AM (yrol0)

339 A lot of cereal boxes are about a inch and a half thick now. Ridiculous.

Thinflation?

Posted by: Max Power at July 02, 2021 11:14 AM (Hucnr)

340 The guy is Andr�s Garc�a.

He was in many Mexican telenovelas.

My mom and many other women thought he was so guapo. Pfft!

Posted by: theduchessofkitty at July 02, 2021 11:14 AM (KITk3)

341 since the Fed Reserve was created inflation is baked into everything

Capital gains tax is just an inflation tax

Posted by: will choose a nic later at July 02, 2021 11:15 AM (bTQ72)

342 Prayers up for you and your family, Romeo13.

I add my prayers too
Posted by: It's me donna

And mine as well !
Posted by: JT at July 02, 2021 11:11 AM (arJlL)

Adding my voice as well.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2021 11:15 AM (axyOa)

343 Capital gains tax is just an inflation tax
Posted by: will choose a nic later at July 02, 2021 11:15 AM (bTQ72)

Huh, hadn't thought about that much, but yeah that makes sense.

Posted by: Draki at July 02, 2021 11:16 AM (Nt0u1)

344 Posted by: Tami at July 02, 2021 11:06 AM (cF8AT)

Absolutely sickening.

Posted by: Ordinary American at July 02, 2021 11:17 AM (D9vwz)

345 I feel threatened by this.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at July 02, 2021 11:13 AM (eZG8R)

She makes me feel unsafe. Hence the guns.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, get ready now at July 02, 2021 11:17 AM (XvPQV)

346 345 I feel threatened by this.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at July 02, 2021 11:13 AM (eZG8R)

She makes me feel unsafe. Hence the guns.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, get ready now at July 02, 2021 11:17 AM (XvPQV)

=========

You flexing? No one can see you, you know.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at July 02, 2021 11:17 AM (eZG8R)

347 Apparently no right to a speedy trial for the J6ers. But we should get used to it, the fbi and the courts are now in the political persecution business.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2021 11:18 AM (r+sAi)

348 334 I am triggered by your feeling threatened.

Posted by: callsign claymore at July 02, 2021 11:18 AM (DoEE2)

349 345 I feel threatened by this.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at July 02, 2021 11:13 AM (eZG8R)

She makes me feel unsafe. Hence the guns.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, get ready now at July 02, 2021 11:17 AM (XvPQV)

Emotional Support gun, now if I could just get a letter from my Doctor... wonder if they would then let it on a plane like they do with emotional Support animals.

Posted by: Romeo13 at July 02, 2021 11:18 AM (oHd/0)

350 Family traditions!

Posted by: Hank Williams Jr at July 02, 2021 11:18 AM (4I/2K)

351 320 It's all about projection: they don't trust themselves to be responsible with a firearm, therefore they don't trust you (and live in denial of the whacked-out criminal who would gladly take their life for $2).
Posted by: ShainS at July 02, 2021 11:05 AM (QBv/U)

Like the student on last night's ONT, who was writing her Dissertation on the criminal justice system is racist against blacks, went down the wrong street, and met irony on her way to eternity. But hey, omlettes need eggs and all.
Posted by: Bete at July 02, 2021 11:09 AM (Ojki1)

Had an NPR/CNN lib friend get a pained look on her face when she heard gunshots in our area (lib friend was visiting). I couldn't help myself, said, "these farmers know how to use a gun, they will use it to put down a rabid animal or coyote. Not like the gangbangers in the city I left; did I ever tell you about the time my husband woke mefrom sleep told me to drop to the floor because he heard gunfire on our street? Yeah..."

Posted by: Flyover at July 02, 2021 11:18 AM (Rbu5d)

352 =========

I feel threatened by this.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, back to random thoughts at July 02, 2021 11:13 AM (eZG8R)
--------------

You need Trigger Lock, manufactured by Neigh Neigh Inc., it will safely lock your trigger away. You will never have trigger worries again.

Remember always use the real Trigger Lock. It keeps you feeling safe.

Posted by: Braenyard, (85PWb) at July 02, 2021 11:18 AM (85PWb)

353 Big Army has notified Army commands to prepare to provide mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations. This is expected to become a reality when the Food and Drug Administration fully approves the COVID-19 vaccinations. Some believe that this could happen as early as September 1, 2021.

https://valorguardians.com/blog/?p=115109

Posted by: SMH at July 02, 2021 11:19 AM (LPAMd)

354 There's another cute one they do where they retain the size of the container so it looks the same but the amount of contents has changed.

A can of tuna costs about 1.89 or so. Still does. Or so. However the original can contained 6 oz of tuna. Filled to the brim. Now you notice it's gone down to as low as 4.5 oz and they use water as a fill liquid whereas they used to use oil for all. Now oil fill is separate and it's a vegetable oil and not fish oil. Most cans I've found now run around 5 to 5.5 if you look around.

They've done that with candy bars. Same ol package but the bar is thinner and/or shorter. A favorite with chips is the bag is about the same size but it's full of air now.

Another one is Toilet Paper. You can see this but still might not notice. The rolls used to be (I think) about 5" across. Some a little wider. Now they're selling them as small as 4" across. You can see this depending on the dispenser you use. This might be more about the low water flush toilets than the price of paper but maybe both.

Posted by: jakee308 at July 02, 2021 11:19 AM (KfCZH)

355 Apparently no right to a speedy trial for the J6ers. But we should get used to it, the fbi and the courts are now in the political persecution business.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2021 11:18 AM (r+sAi)

If only we had some group of lawyers, who would look out for those whose Rights are being trampled by the Government...

Someone who protected our Liberties... American Liberties... maybe a Union of them... An American Civil Liberties Union!

Nah.... never happen.

Posted by: Romeo13 at July 02, 2021 11:20 AM (oHd/0)

356 https://twitter.com/PoliticsForAlI/ status/1410902612329836546

Politics For All
@PoliticsForAlI
NEW: Statues of Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II have been toppled during protests in Canada

Posted by: Empress Catherine of Russia at July 02, 2021 11:20 AM (jOcSX)

357 Most people that like to boss around how others live are scared of their own fucking shadows.

I have two VERY liberal female friends that are... let's say transitioning out of my sphere of influence that are karens. Both are smart enough, angry at men and pretty unhappy overall.

They both have been vaccinated and are both still wearing masks. Because it's the right thing to do to protect other people. And themselves. I think they will be masking forever. And social distancing. And avoiding everyone who is not in their Family Pod.

Posted by: shibumi at July 02, 2021 11:20 AM (tjZg/)

358 Had an NPR/CNN lib friend get a pained look on her
face . . . .

Posted by: Flyover at July 02, 2021 11:18 AM (Rbu5d)

Yeah, we hear rapid fire around here and know someone is blasting with an AR. Except in hunting season, we think someone needs to improve their marksmanship.

Posted by: flounder at July 02, 2021 11:20 AM (KnJdm)

359 I like him, too. He's a fine actor and by all accounts has been a good adoptive father to Sean Astin.

--

I like John Austin. OTOH, Sean is an ignorant, Trump-hating leftist. He can pound sand.

Posted by: Lady in Black at July 02, 2021 11:20 AM (O+I8R)

360 You need Trigger Lock, manufactured by Neigh Neigh Inc., it will safely lock your trigger away. You will never have trigger worries again.

Remember always use the real Trigger Lock. It keeps you feeling safe.
Posted by: Braenyard, (85PWb) at July 02, 2021 11:18 AM (85PWb)

I use wine. By the 5th bottle, I don't feel much of anything.

Posted by: Wine mom Karen at July 02, 2021 11:20 AM (Ojki1)

361 Ten bucks say Claire's family has no 4th of July traditions. She probably invites herself over to one of her kids house and they reluctantly allow it but they hate every minute she's there.

Posted by: lowandslow at July 02, 2021 11:21 AM (qH6FZ)

362 I'd bring back Swayze.

Posted by: soulpile at July 02, 2021 11:21 AM (hiX0r)

363 Bring back the McRib.

Posted by: Insomniac - Zhou Bai-Den Is Not My Chairman at July 02, 2021 11:21 AM (II3Gr)

364 Who Dis: I think the guy is Lee Horsley, who was in a somewhat trite private detective show Matt Houston. Not sure about the actress though.

Posted by: George V at July 02, 2021 11:21 AM (U2Tva)

365 Nood.

Posted by: What's a Seawolf? at July 02, 2021 11:21 AM (khAeP)

366 Ace is awake.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 02, 2021 11:21 AM (kTF2Z)

367 Big Army has notified Army commands to prepare to provide mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations. This is expected to become a reality when the Food and Drug Administration fully approves the COVID-19 vaccinations. Some believe that this could happen as early as September 1, 2021.

https://valorguardians.com/blog/?p=115109
Posted by: SMH at July 02, 2021 11:19 AM (LPAMd)

Could we have refused the anthrax vax before we went over? Don't think we could've. Hopefully this won't hurt too many soldiers.

Posted by: Draki at July 02, 2021 11:22 AM (Nt0u1)

368 !/2 gallon of milk or OJ = 52(!) ounces
Thanks President Al Ziehmer!

Posted by: free tibet at July 02, 2021 11:22 AM (9Fwwf)

369 off sock

Posted by: Chuck C at July 02, 2021 11:22 AM (EughT)

370 I find it ironic that third-place finisher in the women's hammer throw, Gwen Berry, gripes about being oppressed when her event involves literally throwing off a ball and chain.

(they don't really throw hammers, ya know?)

Posted by: Muldoon at July 02, 2021 11:22 AM (Xwt96)

371 MAD Magazine did a thing about shrinkflation of candy bars back in the late 60s.

Posted by: JAS, AoSHQ addict at July 02, 2021 11:23 AM (xopIz)

372
It's not a huge leap of logic to see how municipal policies in this country are both racist and permissive toward minorities.

The whole thing is of a piece. I can't deny that the justice system where I live is racist. I also can't pretend that it's cracking down on minorities in particular. Or shooting them at a disproportionate rate. Or profiling them. Quite the opposite.

The racism is a problem, but it's a considerably different than the one we all are forced to pretend it is.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 02, 2021 11:23 AM (pfqSb)

373 336 olive oil may be the only good one
Posted by: will choose a nic later

Better check with Popeye !
Posted by: JT at July 02, 2021 11:13 AM (arJlL)

Hyuhhhhhk hyukhyukhyukhyukhyukhyuk!

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at July 02, 2021 11:23 AM (mHXip)

374 Steven Jay Gould wrote an essay on the pattern of decreasing size at price X followed by elimination of that price and releasing a large bar at higher price X for Hershey bars. There is even a graph.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 02, 2021 11:24 AM (eoQWY)

375 Big Army has notified Army commands to prepare to provide mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations. This is expected to become a reality when the Food and Drug Administration fully approves the COVID-19 vaccinations. Some believe that this could happen as early as September 1, 2021.

https://tinyurl.com/8bjswvvb

It's hurting young men. Perhaps that is the reason behind the requirement; to decimate our armed forces.

Funny how vaccines used to take 10 years to approve, and now, they've cut the red tape! Long-term testing is no long required and Big Pharma can't be sued!

https://www.openvaers.com/covid-data

/6,138 deaths from the vaxx is a feature, not a bug

Posted by: shibumi at July 02, 2021 11:24 AM (tjZg/)

376 Big Army has notified Army commands to prepare to provide mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations.

Orders have come down direct from the top: Beijing.

Posted by: The Gipper Lives at July 02, 2021 11:25 AM (Ndje9)

377 Rumsfeld used to be a big hero for conservatives
Especially after the great (early) success in Afghanistan and the Mideast
But he did teach a lot of people to spell "quagmire"
And hubris

Posted by: Kurt at July 02, 2021 11:25 AM (fw8Gs)

378 #308 Thanks too, Draki.

Posted by: andycanuck (UHVv4) at July 02, 2021 11:27 AM (UHVv4)

379 Is there anything more I should or could do as a non-techie or is it a lost cause and I should just return it??
Posted by: andycanuck (UHVv4) at July 02, 2021 10:50 AM (UHVv4)

Easiest probably to take it back. Otherwise, simple do a Linux Mint install that wipes the hard drive, and installs Mint on a clean slate.

Linux Mint has everything you need for your intended use.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 02, 2021 11:27 AM (iMWJk)

380
The racism is a problem, but it's a considerably different than the one we all are forced to pretend it is.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 02, 2021 11:23 AM (pfqSb)

-------

This is a terrible sentence. It's syntactically clumsy, grammatically incorrect, and it expresses a simple idea in a complicated, confusing way.

English teachers are free to use it as an example of "how not to write."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 02, 2021 11:27 AM (pfqSb)

381 Posted by: andycanuck (UHVv4) at July 02, 2021 11:27 AM (UHVv4)

You're welcome. I try to help if I see it. Let us know what you decide on! I'm a lenovo purist.

Posted by: Draki at July 02, 2021 11:28 AM (Nt0u1)

382 I hate the McRib. It*s spam and bbq sauce. Only not as good. I worked at McDonalds when it first came out. Instead of adding the sauce to sandwich we stored the spam patty in a warmed vat of the sauce until we were ready to make one. That poor excuse for bbq sauce got everywhere and I swear it petrified on contact with any surface.

Posted by: Clay, unimpressed with your wokeness at July 02, 2021 11:29 AM (+BxpP)

383 FREE FREE FREE FREE Healthcare

The report shows that 2,367 Canadians died while waiting for surgery in 2020 alone. Another 6,202 died while waiting for diagnostic scans or appointments with specialists.
Posted by: rhennigantx at July 02, 2021 11:01 AM (yrol0)

I just went through a bunch of test/biopsies etc in the last 6 weeks. from walking in to the ER to biopsy/MRI/cat scans (4) was two days. Thank God for
the USA. Then I had and eye issue and in ONE day I saw an opthamalogist and got treated. Not gonna happen with "free" care.

Posted by: free tibet at July 02, 2021 11:30 AM (DMQdU)

384 guapo = hot bat shit??

Posted by: andycanuck (UHVv4) at July 02, 2021 11:30 AM (UHVv4)

385 WhoDis is terribly pretty, especially for a pr0n actress. She kinda reminds me of Barbara Bach a bit...

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Posted by: Rookmin at July 02, 2021 11:36 AM (kGQN8)

387 NEW: Statues of Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II have been toppled during protests in Canada
Native Indians and Antifa types, probably being bankrolled by Red China as they've been using the "Canada genocided Indians so they can't criticize us over Uighurs" attacks on us internationally.

Posted by: andycanuck (UHVv4) at July 02, 2021 11:38 AM (UHVv4)

388 Porn-stach, are down to using porn stars for the "Who's Dis", and from the 80's to boot?
Posted by: Paladin at July 02, 2021

***
If so, I have some nominations from the '90s. . . .

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at July 02, 2021 11:40 AM (/XOcP)

389 Heck, you could get a full-sized bag of Doritos in the late '70s for .69 or .79.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at July 02, 2021 11:41 AM (/XOcP)

390 304 She did ask if there were any guns in the House.

Posted by: Romeo13 at July 02, 2021 11:05 AM (oHd/0)

Why?

Posted by: m at July 02, 2021 11:41 AM (ya129)

391 372
It's not a huge leap of logic to see how municipal policies in this country are both racist and permissive toward minorities.

The whole thing is of a piece. I can't deny that the justice system where I live is racist. I also can't pretend that it's cracking down on minorities in particular. Or shooting them at a disproportionate rate. Or profiling them. Quite the opposite.

The racism is a problem, but it's a considerably different than the one we all are forced to pretend it is.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 02, 2021 11:23 AM (pfqSb)

Our education system is definitely racist. But it's also definitely not discriminating against blacks and Hispanics.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy (z5Vrg) - The Republic is Already Dead at July 02, 2021 11:46 AM (z5Vrg)

392 357 Most people that like to boss around how others live are scared of their own fucking shadows.

I have two VERY liberal female friends that are... let's say transitioning out of my sphere of influence that are karens. Both are smart enough, angry at men and pretty unhappy overall.

They both have been vaccinated and are both still wearing masks. Because it's the right thing to do to protect other people. And themselves. I think they will be masking forever. And social distancing. And avoiding everyone who is not in their Family Pod.

Posted by: shibumi at July 02, 2021 11:20 AM (tjZg/)

Just say no!

Posted by: m at July 02, 2021 11:49 AM (ya129)

393 SPAM at 386.

Posted by: m at July 02, 2021 11:54 AM (ya129)

394 Beautiful Gloria Guida. In my wet dreams when I was 15.

Posted by: Anacleto Mitraglia at July 02, 2021 12:40 PM (Spfgh)

395 Re: Gloria Guida. Are you sure about pic #7?
And definitely NOT a pornstar. Taking showers in many Italian spicy films of the Seventies, though.

Posted by: Anacleto Mitraglia at July 02, 2021 12:50 PM (NeI4P)

396 "I have the RIGHT to feel safe where I live"

Uh, yeah, tell that to the people living in the gang-infested neighborhoods where you just defunded their police.

Posted by: Socratease at July 02, 2021 01:58 PM (oqnjT)

397 Where on earth does one buy a bag of Doritos for under 3.99 a bag, on sale or not.

Posted by: trippy at July 02, 2021 02:39 PM (M2nmR)

398 Gloria something or another...

Posted by: david at July 02, 2021 03:02 PM (ylUrk)

399 Actors connection: The Bermuda Triangle

Posted by: Jerzy A Sobon at July 02, 2021 04:33 PM (TnMl8)

400 The price or weight of Doritos aren't an issue for me since I haven't bought Doritos for years. Years ago they stopped selling plain Doritos (no flavorings) just the corn taste. I don't /didn't eat any other kind of Doritos.

But just this week, I glanced at the Dorito sections (something I don't usually do) and to my surprise, plain Doritos were in stock. They were in a retro design bag. I called Frito-Lays and they said they would be for sale only for 2 weeks. It was recommended that I buy as many bags as I could find. They have a use-by date of September. So I will get about 9-12 bags, currently $1.47 if 3 or more are purchased at Krogers.

Posted by: brio at July 02, 2021 04:59 PM (1d5ig)

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