Mid-Morning Art Thread

Buying Flowers
Edmund Archer

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM

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1 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at May 20, 2024 09:30 AM (Zz0t1)

2 Inhale!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Next year in Corsicana - again! ~ at May 20, 2024 09:30 AM (hOUT3)

3 I wish someone would buy ME flowers.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 20, 2024 09:31 AM (XEJlh)

4 That's a counterfeit bill.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at May 20, 2024 09:31 AM (Zz0t1)

5 I wonder what bad thing he did to his lady?

Posted by: Tonypete at May 20, 2024 09:31 AM (WXNFJ)

6 Clockwork Orange

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 20, 2024 09:31 AM (63Dwl)

7 Oh, and peonies! My favorite!

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 20, 2024 09:31 AM (XEJlh)

8 Ah, spring!

Posted by: huerfano at May 20, 2024 09:31 AM (VGOMa)

9 Oh wait. Rose are carnations. Carnations suck.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 20, 2024 09:32 AM (XEJlh)

10 Lucky Charms bought flowers, but not at my store!

Posted by: Pete in Texas at May 20, 2024 09:32 AM (BHrzb)

11 *those are

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 20, 2024 09:32 AM (XEJlh)

12 The fact that he's not showing his face means he's trying to conceal his identity.

Wonder who he's stalking...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 20, 2024 09:32 AM (7fElN)

13 Post Mother's Day sale

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 20, 2024 09:32 AM (7kXx0)

14 We don't want no flowers, dusty! Give us the bag or GTFO.

Posted by: Modern TikTok Women at May 20, 2024 09:32 AM (JCZqz)

15 Uh oh. He's been bad.

Posted by: redridinghood at May 20, 2024 09:33 AM (NpAcC)

16 Sponge, saw your prayer request in the morning thread. Prayers for your lovely Lady, maybe you should buy her some flowers today.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 20, 2024 09:33 AM (Sgq8y)

17 Okaaaaay...

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at May 20, 2024 09:33 AM (v6JzV)

18 Zinnias are always fun though. Colorful and hardy.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 20, 2024 09:33 AM (XEJlh)

19 I wish someone would buy ME flowers.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 20, 2024 09:31 AM (XEJlh)

Why do ya wanna buy flowers for the Middle East ?

Posted by: JT at May 20, 2024 09:33 AM (T4tVD)

20 I wonder what bad thing he did to his lady?
Posted by: Tonypete at May 20, 2024 09:31 AM (WXNFJ)

Obviously he didn't stuff a young white girl in the ass. That's MUCH more expensive.

Posted by: Zombie Kobe Bryant at May 20, 2024 09:33 AM (Zz0t1)

21 Flowers were cheap back then.

Posted by: redridinghood at May 20, 2024 09:34 AM (NpAcC)

22 AaaaaCHoooooooo!!

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 20, 2024 09:34 AM (Q4IgG)

23 Not really interested in this type of painting seems vert 60ish, but it must be pretty old if he’s buying those flowers for a dollar. Unless that’s his change.

Posted by: Ragland (Rags) T. Tiger at May 20, 2024 09:35 AM (Hcx5A)

24 Can anyone tell the currency he's using?

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at May 20, 2024 09:35 AM (v6JzV)

25 Looks like he's got the perfect sniffing implement to enjoy those flowers

Posted by: 18-1 at May 20, 2024 09:35 AM (ibTVg)

26 That buck is his change from a $100 bill

Posted by: Skip at May 20, 2024 09:35 AM (QXEmv)

27 Yes it would take a LOT more Bidenbux to buy an arrangement of flowers like that now...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 20, 2024 09:36 AM (ibTVg)

28 Dude, if you're gonna spend less than two bucks, you might as well gather wild flowers.

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at May 20, 2024 09:36 AM (kquCk)

29 Very colorful, well painted picture and amusing as well since you can only see him leaning over and his large nose.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 20, 2024 09:37 AM (XkYcA)

30 BTW having a green plant in a green vase (upper left) seems way too green.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 20, 2024 09:37 AM (ibTVg)

31 Looks like he's got the perfect sniffing implement to enjoy those flowers
Posted by: 18-1

What a waste. He could be using it on girls' hair.
-- Joe Biden

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at May 20, 2024 09:37 AM (v6JzV)

32 Tulips, daisies AND carnations? Yeah, he screwed up. The foxglove is if she doesn't forgive him.

Posted by: Kris at May 20, 2024 09:37 AM (EwaUh)

33 Liquor Is Quicker...

Would Hang.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at May 20, 2024 09:37 AM (IebSC)

34 Obviously he didn't stuff a young white girl in the ass. That's MUCH more expensive.
Posted by: Zombie Kobe Bryant

Maybe the flowers will make amends, so Don Corleone's thugs don't whoop my ass?

Posted by: Dude who violated Bonasera's daughter at May 20, 2024 09:38 AM (JCZqz)

35 So...the Penguin finally killed Batman and is getting flowers to rub it in?

Posted by: 18-1 at May 20, 2024 09:38 AM (ibTVg)

36 With that shnizz, he's probably already sniffed all the scent from that bouquet.

Posted by: tankdemon at May 20, 2024 09:38 AM (y39ln)

37 I love cut flowers, Buy them for myself all the time. Home grown glads are blooming now.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 20, 2024 09:38 AM (EoJ7M)

38 Dude, if you're gonna spend less than two bucks, you might as well gather wild flowers.
Posted by: She Hobbit

Was that wrong? If I had known that was wrong. . . .

Next thing you'll tell me is elbow macaroni glued onto some construction paper in some sort of non-descript design and given as a gift is wrong too!

Harrumph!

Posted by: Tonypete at May 20, 2024 09:38 AM (WXNFJ)

39
Alternate Title:

"Jimmy Durante Buys a Bouquet"

Posted by: naturalfake at May 20, 2024 09:38 AM (eDfFs)

40 Would hang.

Posted by: torabora at May 20, 2024 09:39 AM (0Gnoc)

41 Home grown glads are blooming now.
Posted by: Ben Had

Glads are the best - Mine are coming along nicely.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 20, 2024 09:39 AM (WXNFJ)

42 It's spring, I see at least tuppence, a paper bill, and some string...you know what THAT means!

Posted by: Mary Poppins at May 20, 2024 09:40 AM (JCZqz)

43 Yes, I do hands. No, I don't do faces.

Posted by: Edmund Archer at May 20, 2024 09:40 AM (dg+HA)

44 This fresh bouquet surely should cover up the stank.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 20, 2024 09:40 AM (WXNFJ)

45 So Eliza Doolittle did end up with her own flower shop. Good for her!

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at May 20, 2024 09:40 AM (v6JzV)

46 Would sniff.

Posted by: Next2Nothing at May 20, 2024 09:40 AM (tA1/w)

47 Has his head down to hide the monocle, so nobody notices he's actually The Penguin.

Posted by: XTC at May 20, 2024 09:40 AM (UnA8+)

48 I have flowers and cash. Step into my rape van.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at May 20, 2024 09:41 AM (cw9q7)

49 Alternate title:

"Nasal Photobomb"

Posted by: naturalfake at May 20, 2024 09:41 AM (eDfFs)

50 Why do I think this would be a picture in a Golden Book adaptation of Being There?

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 20, 2024 09:41 AM (Q0kLU)

51 Selling flowers must be an odd experience outside of the V-day.

Half the people coming in to buy flowers for dates, weddings, and romantic things.

Half the people coming in to buy flowers for funerals

Posted by: 18-1 at May 20, 2024 09:41 AM (ibTVg)

52 36- Shnozz. I meant to type shnozz.

My copy editor is due for a beating.

Posted by: tankdemon at May 20, 2024 09:41 AM (y39ln)

53 Big Schnozz > Big Schnizz

Posted by: 18-1 at May 20, 2024 09:42 AM (ibTVg)

54 Three or four irises by front door are blooming. Raggeddy, every year I mean to pull out, and never do.

Posted by: From about That Time at May 20, 2024 09:43 AM (4780s)

55 53 Big Schnozz > Big Schnizz
Posted by: 18-1

Daddy gave that to me in the shower. When I was twelve. I didn't even get flowers afterwards, to replace the one I lost.

Posted by: Ashley Biden at May 20, 2024 09:44 AM (JCZqz)

56 Selling flowers must be an odd experience outside of the V-day.

Half the people coming in to buy flowers for dates, weddings, and romantic things.

Half the people coming in to buy flowers for funerals
Posted by: 18-1

There's a funny story in my family (from before I was born). My Dad and one of my brothers bought a floral cross for Mother's Day, not realizing that it was intended for funerals. My mother came into the living room, saw it, and burst into tears.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at May 20, 2024 09:44 AM (v6JzV)

57 Prayers for Mrs Sponge. Lets not worry until there is something to worry about.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 20, 2024 09:44 AM (vHN7R)

58 Gather ye rosebuds while ye may

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 20, 2024 09:44 AM (63Dwl)

59 Only two reasons to buy flowers. Either
1) Someone was very very good
or
2) Someone was very very bad

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 20, 2024 09:45 AM (N39Ws)

60 51 Selling flowers must be an odd experience outside of the V-day.

I grow flowers for cuttings, but I also go weekly to get flowers. I love having fresh flowers about the house, so no, it's not just funerals and proms for florists

Posted by: BlackOrchid at May 20, 2024 09:45 AM (s3qiR)

61 Substitute a 12 year old girl for those flowers, and you'd have A Hunter Biden masterpiece:

"Dad"

Posted by: Guy O'Teen at May 20, 2024 09:45 AM (lZVy/)

62
Daddy gave that to me in the shower. When I was twelve. I didn't even get flowers afterwards, to replace the one I lost.
Posted by: Ashley Biden at May 20, 2024 09:44 AM (JCZqz)

"I took
My daughter's
Cherry.

I gave my bone......."

- - - - Joe Biden

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at May 20, 2024 09:45 AM (Zz0t1)

63 14 We don't want no flowers, dusty! Give us the bag or GTFO.
Posted by: Modern TikTok Women at May 20, 2024 09:32 AM (JCZqz)

Gotta pay for her babysitter too, for her three kids by 288 men. And buy the kids dinner too, you broke-ass.

Posted by: She knows her worth! at May 20, 2024 09:45 AM (Wc83a)

64 What kind of bill is Mr. Bowler Hat tendering to the unseen clerk? It looks as though it says "CHE" or "CNE."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 20, 2024 09:45 AM (J2vNu)

65 Prayers for Mrs Sponge. Lets not worry until there is something to worry about.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 20, 2024 09:44 AM (vHN7R)

That's what I've been telling her.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at May 20, 2024 09:46 AM (Zz0t1)

66 See that, fat? Here's a picture of a guy buying flowers for $1. I told you inflation was imaginary, just like Antifa and the border. Word as a Biden.

Posted by: Slow Joe Biden at May 20, 2024 09:46 AM (hqVaF)

67 Artist born in Richmond, VA. Known for his portraits of African Americans.

I like this one. Lovely bouquet of flowers. Just threw away my Mother's Day roses. I think they're cultivated to last a week at most. They're very pretty and then suddenly they're not.

Posted by: Tuna at May 20, 2024 09:46 AM (oaGWv)

68 it's a cute, if somewhat illustrative, painting.

slice of life as it were

perfect for May tho! which reminds me I should go out and cut some stuff

Posted by: BlackOrchid at May 20, 2024 09:47 AM (s3qiR)

69 Flowers are one of G-D's gifts. Enjoy them often

Posted by: Ben Had at May 20, 2024 09:47 AM (EoJ7M)

70

This is a beautiful painting.

Flowers brighten up indoor and outdoor spaces.

Posted by: four seasons at May 20, 2024 09:47 AM (PisyI)

71 I do have some beautiful pale pink peonies outside my window. I snatched one and put it in a little saki decanter. It smells divine.

But why do peonies always have tiny little spiders living in them?

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 20, 2024 09:47 AM (vHN7R)

72 Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 20, 2024 09:44 AM (63Dwl)

I think I posted that painting!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 20, 2024 09:47 AM (d9fT1)

73 OMG!!! A dollar for a bouquet of flowers? What year is it, 2018?

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable a Clear and Present Danger at May 20, 2024 09:48 AM (17s+e)

74 Flowers? Seriously? What is this, like the 50s or something? Did you even ask if I like flowers? We're at a restaurant! What am I even supposed to do with these? You didn't think this through, did you? How was this a good idea?

No, no, it's fine. Whatever. Let's go in.

Posted by: His date at May 20, 2024 09:48 AM (d04cU)

75 Achooo

Posted by: Montec at May 20, 2024 09:48 AM (tpjlM)

76
But why do peonies always have tiny little spiders living in them?

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 20, 2024 09:47 AM (vHN7R)

Wait, what???!?

Oh, I thought you said Peyronie's........

Posted by: Bill Clinton at May 20, 2024 09:48 AM (Zz0t1)

77 But why do peonies always have tiny little spiders living in them?
Posted by: nurse ratched

Peonies need ants in order to bloom. They're covered in ants. Good eatin' for a spider, I'd imagine.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at May 20, 2024 09:48 AM (v6JzV)

78 Yup...five years ago!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 20, 2024 09:48 AM (d9fT1)

79
nurse,

There are so many nooks and crannies in a Peony bloom.

Peony's are my favorite flower.

Posted by: four seasons at May 20, 2024 09:48 AM (PisyI)

80 But why do peonies always have tiny little spiders living in them?

for me it's ants

the old wives tale is the ants help open them, but that's untrue. they don't hurt the peonies at all, but they're just looking for the sweet pollen to eat.

my peonies smell so strongly I can smell them right now and they're yards away. of course I have a roman nose like this gentleman does lol

Posted by: BlackOrchid at May 20, 2024 09:48 AM (s3qiR)

81 Alternate title:
Buying Flowers
wX5h4

Posted by: the survivor at May 20, 2024 09:49 AM (gKWVE)

82 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. Flowers! Did I forget someone's birthday? Anniversary? Somebody die? Crap. I hate hallmark.
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 20, 2024 09:49 AM (W/lyH)

83 Sponge,
Life takes us on interesting detours sometimes.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 20, 2024 09:49 AM (vHN7R)

84 OMG!!! A dollar for a bouquet of flowers? What year is it, 2018?
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable a Clear and Present Danger at May 20, 2024 09:48 AM (17s+e)
++++
One of the few things my mother actually still likes is getting flowers. Most weeks, I'll pick her up a bouquet so she can arrange them and put them in vases around the house.

And let me tell ya, flower inflation is real and very, very unspectacular.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 20, 2024 09:49 AM (d04cU)

85 Sponge -
Heartfelt prayers for Mrs Sponge. My daughter (27 and an OR nurse) is going through breast cancer treatment right now. Stay strong and positive.

May God forbid, but if you need/want someone to talk to about going through this, my email is in the link. I would gladly put you in touch with my daughter. Certainly keep us posted, and note down my email address.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 20, 2024 09:49 AM (N39Ws)

86 He’s not paying $1. That’s the change he got back from $100.

Posted by: Montec at May 20, 2024 09:49 AM (tpjlM)

87 David French trying to woo his wife back after she left him for the pool boy

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 20, 2024 09:50 AM (enVpg)

88 This Mother's Day My economic policies have lowered the price of flowers from $7.50 to $35.00.

My word as a Biden.

Posted by: Joe Biden at May 20, 2024 09:50 AM (17s+e)

89 He’s not paying $1. That’s the change he got back from $100.
Posted by: Montec at May 20, 2024 09:49 AM (tpjlM)
++++
His florist will even accept a Benjamin? Amazing.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 20, 2024 09:50 AM (d04cU)

90 I think he's mourning.

Posted by: Braenyard at May 20, 2024 09:50 AM (/Rqse)

91

https://whitney.org/collection/works/1764

Buying Flowers 1930

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 20, 2024 09:50 AM (63Dwl)

92 Known for his portraits of African Americans.

Posted by: Tuna at May 20, 2024 09:46 AM (oaGWv)

And there are some good ones. I do like choosing art that is a bit different than an artist's typical stuff...thus the flowers.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 20, 2024 09:50 AM (d9fT1)

93 Sponge,
Life takes us on interesting detours sometimes.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 20, 2024 09:49 AM (vHN7R)

Ain't that the truth.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at May 20, 2024 09:50 AM (Zz0t1)

94 Flowers? Seriously? What is this, like the 50s or something? Did you even ask if I like flowers? We're at a restaurant! What am I even supposed to do with these? You didn't think this through, did you? How was this a good idea?

No, no, it's fine. Whatever. Let's go in.
Posted by: His date

So thankful I am not in the dating stage of life. Though, I imagine most mature women have not adopted the BS mental illnesses running rampant throughout the younger cohort. So that's cool.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 20, 2024 09:50 AM (WXNFJ)

95 And let me tell ya, flower inflation is real and very, very unspectacular.

why I thank God for TJs and for little Amish children. you can drive around Lancaster county and find little stands they've set up with bunches of cut flowers, a few dollars into a bin on the honor system

Posted by: BlackOrchid at May 20, 2024 09:50 AM (s3qiR)

96 In seriousness, I really like this one. I might see if I can get a print of it. Might be nice for the guest room.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 20, 2024 09:51 AM (d04cU)

97 Dang. Flowers! Did I forget someone's birthday? Anniversary? Somebody die?
Posted by: Diogenes

You could send us some, you know. To make amends.

Posted by: Fleeced geezers at May 20, 2024 09:51 AM (v6JzV)

98 Hoping those flowers came with a box of Claritin. With the size of that guys nose, he's going to need them.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at May 20, 2024 09:51 AM (aFNOf)

99 Selling flowers must be an odd experience outside of the V-day.

Half the people coming in to buy flowers for dates, weddings, and romantic things.

Half the people coming in to buy flowers for funerals
Posted by: 18-1

"And the occasional order of flowers for your own funeral!"

- - Zombie Dion O'Banion

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 20, 2024 09:51 AM (Q0kLU)

100 The Germans Wore Gray, You Wore Blue - a limerick

Humphrey Bogart caused a hullabaloo
When he bought flowers, a dozen or two
But because oof histamine
His and Ilsa's famous scene
Was recorded as, "Here's lookin'...ACHOO...!"

Posted by: Muldoon at May 20, 2024 09:51 AM (991eG)

101 We used to be a country where a dollar could buy a nice bouquet ....

BTW, I saw a thing the other day that millennials hate ellipses.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 20, 2024 09:51 AM (g9W3m)

102 Flowers? Seriously? What is this, like the 50s or something? Did you even ask if I like flowers? We're at a restaurant! What am I even supposed to do with these? You didn't think this through, did you? How was this a good idea?

No, no, it's fine. Whatever. Let's go in.
Posted by: His date

Same date next day…why can’t I find a good man?

Posted by: Montec at May 20, 2024 09:52 AM (tpjlM)

103
May God forbid, but if you need/want someone to talk to about going through this, my email is in the link. I would gladly put you in touch with my daughter. Certainly keep us posted, and note down my email address.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 20, 2024 09:49 AM (N39Ws)

Thank you.

Sincerely.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at May 20, 2024 09:52 AM (Zz0t1)

104 And 100 to boot!!

Posted by: Muldoon at May 20, 2024 09:52 AM (991eG)

105 Known for his portraits of African Americans.
Posted by: Tuna

This is another one! That's a portrait of me, and I'm as African American as the next brutha!

Posted by: Shaun King at May 20, 2024 09:53 AM (JCZqz)

106 See that, fat? Here's a picture of a guy buying flowers for $1. I told you inflation was imaginary, just like Antifa and the border. Word as a Biden.
Posted by: Slow Joe Biden at May 20, 2024

***
Sure, Mushbrain. This is from 94 years ago.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 20, 2024 09:53 AM (J2vNu)

107 For the record,

Costco sells gorgeous long stemmed roses, two dozen for about $20. They generally last about 2-3 weeks if you change the water every few days.

Last bouquet I got were yellow/orange with red on the tips. They were beautiful.

And roses are safe for cats. Because cats eat flowers.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 20, 2024 09:53 AM (vHN7R)

108 I hate hallmark.
Goes looking for coffee.
Posted by: Diogenes

Dollar Tree has excellent (Hallmark made) cards for all occasions. Many of them $.50 and a few that are $1.

I'm not paying $5+ for a damn card!

Posted by: Tonypete at May 20, 2024 09:54 AM (WXNFJ)

109 Because cats eat flowers.
Posted by: nurse ratched

Really? I thought cats were exclusively carnivores.

Posted by: Fleeced geezers at May 20, 2024 09:55 AM (v6JzV)

110 71 I do have some beautiful pale pink peonies outside my window. I snatched one and put it in a little saki decanter. It smells divine.

But why do peonies always have tiny little spiders living in them?
Posted by: nurse ratched

My husband's grandfather loved, loved his peonies but they were often plagued with Japanese beetles. Hubs said his granddad used to take a pair of pliers out to the plants and crush each beetle separately cussing loudly as he did so.

Posted by: Tuna at May 20, 2024 09:55 AM (oaGWv)

111 BTW, I saw a thing the other day that millennials hate ellipses.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
---

Not fond of periods either but they sure as hell love exclamation points.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable a Clear and Present Danger at May 20, 2024 09:55 AM (17s+e)

112 Breaking: Red Lobster has filed for bankruptcy

Posted by: Montec at May 20, 2024 09:55 AM (tpjlM)

113 His Date: What am I even supposed to do with these?

*******

This would be a good time for him to bite his tongue.

Posted by: Muldoon at May 20, 2024 09:56 AM (991eG)

114 Breaking: Red Lobster has filed for bankruptcy
Posted by: Montec

Wonder if the shareholders will claw back the CEO's bonus.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 20, 2024 09:56 AM (WXNFJ)

115 I like this painting for the accurate portrayal of the flowers and the other details of the florist shop. The rather soft colors and flatness of the background make the bouquet stand out from the rest of the image. Very effective in its simple way.

I also like the way it suggests a scenario: older man (the cane) of limited means (careful with the money) buying a lovely bouquet of flowers for his beloved wife to enjoy during the cold winter months (heavy coat and scarf). And with his face hidden, it could be anyone in the circumstance. It's the act that is being shown.

Yes, I can be romantic. Why do you ask?

Posted by: JTB at May 20, 2024 09:56 AM (zudum)

116 1930. After the stock market crash. I guess someone still had a buck.

Posted by: No one of any consequence. at May 20, 2024 09:56 AM (VuZH8)

117 my peonies smell so strongly I can smell them right now and they're yards away. of course I have a roman nose like this gentleman does lol
Posted by: BlackOrchid at May 20, 2024 09:48 AM (s3qiR)

My peonies haven't opened yet, but the irises are blooming nice. The azalea FINALLY bloomed this year. The poppies and foxglove are almost ready too.

Posted by: Kris at May 20, 2024 09:56 AM (EwaUh)

118 Dollar Tree has excellent (Hallmark made) cards for all occasions. Many of them $.50 and a few that are $1.

I'm not paying $5+ for a damn card!
Posted by: Tonypete at May 20, 2024 09:54 AM (WXNFJ)
++++
Many years ago, I bought some blank cards with a simple and attractive geometric design on the front in gold and silver. I write the note inside and roll with it. I use them for every occasion, and still have a partial box of them left (I don't need them often).

Go generic and write something nice. Dirt cheap and they last forever.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 20, 2024 09:56 AM (d04cU)

119 WSJ: Computer-Science Majors Graduate Into a World of Fewer Opportunities

.. a world where “Learn To Code” is old advice

Posted by: SMOD at May 20, 2024 09:56 AM (DpJjL)

120 Him, not holding his tongue" Stick 'em up your vahzzz!

Posted by: Muldoon at May 20, 2024 09:57 AM (991eG)

121

We've sold our house here in South Carolina, going back to Wyoming. We close June 10th. I love flowers and would normally be planting lots of them here now. I am really missing my yard time.

Posted by: four seasons at May 20, 2024 09:57 AM (PisyI)

122
111 BTW, I saw a thing the other day that millennials hate ellipses.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
---

Not fond of periods either but they sure as hell love exclamation points.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable a Clear and Present Danger at May 20, 2024 09:55 AM (17s+e)

Huh...

Posted by: tubal at May 20, 2024 09:57 AM (8yfBN)

123 Do not pluck my rosebud,
Nor the stalk which hangs beneath,
Leave it in stead, at the side of my bed,
In the glass where I keep my false teeth!

Posted by: Zombie Benny Hill, 1973 at May 20, 2024 09:57 AM (V5BDR)

124 114 Breaking: Red Lobster has filed for bankruptcy
Posted by: Montec

Wonder if the shareholders will claw back the CEO's bonus.
Posted by: Tonypete
____

Are you fishing for puns?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 20, 2024 09:57 AM (ivvcg)

125 1930. After the stock market crash. I guess someone still had a buck.
Posted by: No one of any consequence

The Bailey Building and Loan?

Posted by: Fleeced geezers at May 20, 2024 09:58 AM (v6JzV)

126 Flowers? Seriously? What is this, like the 50s or something? Did you even ask if I like flowers? We're at a restaurant! What am I even supposed to do with these? You didn't think this through, did you? How was this a good idea?

No, no, it's fine. Whatever. Let's go in.
Posted by: His date at May 20, 2024

***
"Uh, I forgot my phone in the car. You go ahead in, I'll be along in a second."
* Dives into car and floors it away from the restaurant, wiping his brow in relief *

Posted by: Him at May 20, 2024 09:58 AM (J2vNu)

127
119 WSJ: Computer-Science Majors Graduate Into a World of Fewer Opportunities

.. a world where “Learn To Code” is old advice
Posted by: SMOD at May 20, 2024 09:56 AM (DpJjL)

Learn to panhandle?

Posted by: Montec at May 20, 2024 09:58 AM (tpjlM)

128 On the nose - a cut rate limerick

On the way to grandmother's memorial
People thought his looks conspiratorial
But the actual cause
Was his great pointy schnozz
Making every bouquet olfactorial

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at May 20, 2024 09:58 AM (kquCk)

129 WSJ: Their Trains Were Stalled. These Hackers Brought Them Back to Life.

‘Dragon Sector’ members say they suspect the manufacturer planted code to disable Polish locomotives sent to a competitor for repairs

Posted by: SMOD at May 20, 2024 09:58 AM (DpJjL)

130 Dang. Flowers! Did I forget someone's birthday? Anniversary? Somebody die?
Posted by: Diogenes

You could send us some, you know. To make amends.
Posted by: Fleeced geezers at May 20, 2024 09:51 AM (v6JzV)
***

Hey! Those old bastards are getting their pound of flesh. Good thing I'm not playing this week or next. I'll be on travel.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 20, 2024 09:59 AM (W/lyH)

131 WSJ: Computer-Science Majors Graduate Into a World of Fewer Opportunities

.. a world where “Learn To Code” is old advice
Posted by: SMOD at May 20, 2024 09:56 AM (DpJjL)
++++
Well, yeah. That industrial revolution has about petered out. It's a huge industry but it's very stable. There are some dynamic parts of it (data management, security) and some bubble parts of it (AI), but those also don't usually require CompSci, or require more than "just" CompSci.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 20, 2024 09:59 AM (d04cU)

132 I buy myself fresh flowers every two weeks or so. I try to buy the Alstroemeria (Peruvian lillies) they are relatively inexpensive, come in a wide variety of colors and last about two weeks. I can get a whole bunch of them for $5.99 at my local supermarket.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 20, 2024 09:59 AM (Sgq8y)

133 Off, Sock.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at May 20, 2024 09:59 AM (v6JzV)

134 I have clematis and rhododendrons and azaleas blooming outside my window. The peonies are at the other window.

Lilacs are done. Boy, the hummingbirds LOVE lilacs.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 20, 2024 09:59 AM (z9If6)

135 129 WSJ: Their Trains Were Stalled. These Hackers Brought Them Back to Life.
___

You know who else made the trains run on time?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 20, 2024 10:00 AM (ivvcg)

136 His Date: What am I even supposed to do with these?

*******

This would be a good time for him to ~~bite his tongue.~~ turn on his heel and walk away.
Posted by: Muldoon at May 20, 2024

***
Fixed it

Posted by: Him at May 20, 2024 10:00 AM (J2vNu)

137 Are millennials the first generation that did not learn cursive writing?

Posted by: tubal at May 20, 2024 10:00 AM (8yfBN)

138 BTW, I saw a thing the other day that millennials hate ellipses.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

In fairness, they're very annoying.

Posted by: the circumference at May 20, 2024 10:00 AM (gKWVE)

139 Willowed

But weirdly enough all the Chinese characters are, you know, Chinese actors. Why is it that nobody ever reimagines these characters as black or as Indian? I mean if we can have 16th century English kings played by black actors why not a Chinese character?

There is a play being put on locally that is Chinese. And every actor in the play is...east Asian. I can't swear there aren't any Koreans or Japanese but there are no white people or black people or whatever.

But I'm sure that the ethnicity of the actors was not part of whether they were cast or not...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 20, 2024 10:00 AM (ibTVg)

140 I buy myself fresh flowers every two weeks or so. I try to buy the Alstroemeria (Peruvian lillies) they are relatively inexpensive, come in a wide variety of colors and last about two weeks. I can get a whole bunch of them for $5.99 at my local supermarket.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 20, 2024 09:59 AM (Sgq8y)
++++
How ... humanizing. I didn't know you did anything other than plot and scheme the destruction of the West!

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 20, 2024 10:01 AM (d04cU)

141 Are millennials the first generation that did not learn cursive writing?
Posted by: tubal at May 20, 2024 10:00 AM (8yfBN)

Pretty sure a few thousand generations before the modern era also didn’t.

Posted by: Montec at May 20, 2024 10:01 AM (tpjlM)

142 Was recorded as, "Here's lookin'...ACHOO...!"
Posted by: Muldoon at May 20, 2024 09:51 AM (991eG

Sigh.
I am in awe. Well done.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 20, 2024 10:01 AM (W/lyH)

143 DDS,
isn't it lovely to have a bouquet of flowers on the table? It just makes me happy. Flowers are such a lovely reminder of the beauty in the world.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 20, 2024 10:01 AM (z9If6)

144 I dunno, I think flower scent can get overwhelming. Like a chick who uses too much perfume.

I prefer plants that don't smell, generally.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at May 20, 2024 10:01 AM (v6JzV)

145 my peonies smell so strongly I can smell them right now and they're yards away. of course I have a roman nose like this gentleman does lol
Posted by: BlackOrchid

Let me tell you, Jack...if I've worked out recently, or haven't taken a shower for a day or two, Jill says she can smell my peonies from across the room. No, no, I'm serious. Word as a Biden.

Posted by: Joe Biden at May 20, 2024 10:01 AM (JCZqz)

146 Are millennials the first generation that did not learn cursive writing?
Posted by: tubal at May 20, 2024 10:00 AM (8yfBN)
++++
Zoomers, I think. I am a Millennial and I learned cursive. I suck at it (but I also have the world's worst handwriting, print or cursive), but I learned it and can read it just fine.

I am also a fairly old Millennial. I dunno if the younger Millennials learned it or not.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 20, 2024 10:02 AM (d04cU)

147 135 129 WSJ: Their Trains Were Stalled. These Hackers Brought Them Back to Life.
___

You know who else made the trains run on time?
Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 20, 2024 10:00 AM (ivvcg)

Peter BootyJuice? He loves him some trains run on him.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 20, 2024 10:02 AM (N39Ws)

148 Thank you CBD,. I showed it to the Betterhalf she said ' oh Archer'.
More known than I would have guessed.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 20, 2024 10:03 AM (UCVwd)

149 138 BTW, I saw a thing the other day that millennials hate ellipses.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

In fairness, they're very annoying.
Posted by: the circumference at May 20, 2024 10:00 AM (gKWVE)

-- Windows 11 spinning wheel of death has entered the chat.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 20, 2024 10:03 AM (N39Ws)

150 I try to buy the Alstroemeria (Peruvian lillies) they are relatively inexpensive, come in a wide variety of colors and last about two weeks. I can get a whole bunch of them for $5.99 at my local supermarket.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz

Yup. Those blooms last a long time.

Judging from the amount of space my local Krogers gives up to fresh flowers the flower business must be very, very good.

Posted by: Tuna at May 20, 2024 10:03 AM (oaGWv)

151 WSJ: Computer-Science Majors Graduate Into a World of Fewer Opportunities

.. a world where “Learn To Code” is old advice
Posted by: SMOD at May 20, 2024 09:56 AM (DpJjL)

Now, if you just so happen to be an Indian computer science graduate, the world is your oyster. You don't even have to be competent.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 20, 2024 10:03 AM (U7wke)

152 146 Are millennials the first generation that did not learn cursive writing?
Posted by: tubal at May 20, 2024 10:00 AM (8yfBN)
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Zoomers, I think. I am a Millennial and I learned cursive. I suck at it (but I also have the world's worst handwriting, print or cursive), but I learned it and can read it just fine.

I am also a fairly old Millennial. I dunno if the younger Millennials learned it or not.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 20, 2024 10:02 AM (d04cU)

Left-handed, by any chance??

Posted by: tubal at May 20, 2024 10:03 AM (8yfBN)

153 Making every bouquet olfactorial

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth)

********

Nice!

That final line makes a lot of scents.

Posted by: Muldoon at May 20, 2024 10:04 AM (991eG)

154 Are millennials the first generation that did not learn cursive writing?
Posted by: tubal at May 20, 2024 10:00 AM (8yfBN)

Eh. Good riddance. I always hated cursive.

Just say what you've got to say and be done with it. I don't need freakin' calligraphy getting in the way of the message.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at May 20, 2024 10:04 AM (v6JzV)

155 Funeral? Flowers for the widow?

Posted by: Ribbed at May 20, 2024 10:04 AM (Ectld)

156 It’s so boomer to worry if someone learned cursive or not. 😂

Posted by: Montec at May 20, 2024 10:04 AM (tpjlM)

157 During World War II, Archer served in the 603rd Engineering Battalion, a unit of the U.S. Army responsible for camouflage and other visual deception that was made up largely of artists, illustrators, and designers

Other members of the 603rd Engineer Camouflage Battalion included hard-edge artist, Ellsworth Kelly; neo-expressionist painter, Edward Boccia; bird illustrator, Arthur B. Singer; illustrator and cartoonist, George Diestel; portrait photographer, Art Kane; illustrator, Arthur Shilstone; fashion designer Bill Blass, and The Munsters writer, Ed Haas.[56]

Posted by: Braenyard at May 20, 2024 10:04 AM (/Rqse)

158 I also like the way it suggests a scenario: older man (the cane) of limited means (careful with the money) buying a lovely bouquet of flowers for his beloved wife to enjoy during the cold winter months (heavy coat and scarf). And with his face hidden, it could be anyone in the circumstance. It's the act that is being shown.

Ugh, I wish I had time. . . that reminds me of an anecdote about an old man on a bus with a bouquet of flowers. A young woman was admiring them quietly when out of the blue the man gave them to her, saying he knew his wife would be happy that she liked them.

The bus stopped, the woman graciously accepted the flowers and the man walked off and into the cemetery across the street. The woman watched him kneel at a grave as the bus pulled away.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 20, 2024 10:05 AM (Q0kLU)

159 Left-handed, by any chance??
Posted by: tubal at May 20, 2024 10:03 AM (8yfBN)
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Nope. Just lousy at anything that involves a writing or drawing implement. Seriously, if you saw my handwriting or drawings or whatever, you'd think, "huh. I guess this was produced by a retarded child."

It's something I *could* improve, I think, but it's fairly far down on the list at the moment.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 20, 2024 10:05 AM (d04cU)

160

Now, if you just so happen to be an Indian computer science graduate, the world is your oyster. You don't even have to be competent.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 20, 2024 10:03 AM (U7wke)

Are you saying that because the CEOs of Google, Microsoft and IBm are Indian,
Indians get preferential hiring? Pshaw!

Posted by: Montec at May 20, 2024 10:06 AM (tpjlM)

161 I saw a thing the other day that millennials hate ellipses.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

*******

Maybe they're not viewing them through the right lens...

Posted by: Muldoon at May 20, 2024 10:06 AM (991eG)

162 Ugh, I wish I had time. . . that reminds me of an anecdote about an old man on a bus with a bouquet of flowers. A young woman was admiring them quietly when out of the blue the man gave them to her, saying he knew his wife would be happy that she liked them.

The bus stopped, the woman graciously accepted the flowers and the man walked off and into the cemetery across the street. The woman watched him kneel at a grave as the bus pulled away.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 20, 2024 10:05 AM (Q0kLU)
++++
That would make a lovely little short film.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 20, 2024 10:06 AM (d04cU)

163 "This would be a good time for him to turn on his heel and walk away."

Agreed. If she's already starting the bitching, it's time to look elsewhere. Don't reward bad behavior.

Posted by: Ribbed at May 20, 2024 10:06 AM (Ectld)

164 The Horde somehow seemed happier when we had hash equity. Better behaved, too.

Posted by: Thin Ice at May 20, 2024 10:07 AM (V5BDR)

165 Are millennials the first generation that did not learn cursive writing?
Posted by: tubal

My sister did, but shes a bit on the older end of the millennials (198

Posted by: BruceWayne at May 20, 2024 10:07 AM (CIS44)

166 *the old wives tale is the ants help open them, but that's untrue. they don't hurt the peonies at all, but they're just looking for the sweet pollen to eat.*

Ya ever notice there's not any young wives tales?
Or old spinster tales?

Posted by: I blame the matriarchy at May 20, 2024 10:07 AM (dg+HA)

167 Other members of the 603rd Engineer Camouflage Battalion included hard-edge artist, Ellsworth Kelly; neo-expressionist painter, Edward Boccia; bird illustrator, Arthur B. Singer; illustrator and cartoonist, George Diestel; portrait photographer, Art Kane; illustrator, Arthur Shilstone; fashion designer Bill Blass, and The Munsters writer, Ed Haas.[56]
Posted by: Braenyard

Surprisingly, I knew that about Bill Blass. Can't remember where I read it. Must have been years ago.

Posted by: Tuna at May 20, 2024 10:08 AM (oaGWv)

168 124 114 Breaking: Red Lobster has filed for bankruptcy
Posted by: Montec

Wonder if the shareholders will claw back the CEO's bonus.
Posted by: Tonypete
____

Are you fishing for puns?
Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 20, 2024 09:57 AM (ivvcg)

The execs will all get plenty of clams from their golden parachutes. Everyone else flounders. This makes me quite crabby.

Posted by: Crash the business, get millions at May 20, 2024 10:08 AM (Wc83a)

169 nurse, Yes, those flowers bring me a lot of joy. How are you feeling? Better every day, I hope!

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 20, 2024 10:08 AM (Sgq8y)

170 Oh, the symmetry!

Posted by: Lakehurst Naval Air Station Museum of Fine Art at May 20, 2024 10:09 AM (MDua2)

171 You all have probably seen this by The Bee but it hits dead center of the 10 ring:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnN1a8nNCwA

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable a Clear and Present Danger at May 20, 2024 10:10 AM (17s+e)

172 The shelving behind the subject of the painting seem to be sturdy and surpass AOSHQ standards.

Posted by: Practical Pat at May 20, 2024 10:10 AM (V5BDR)

173 3 I wish someone would buy ME flowers.
Posted by: nurse ratched

The entire state?

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at May 20, 2024 10:11 AM (MDua2)

174 well in an attempt to waste away the day with nothing to do and a sub here, I drove all the way across town to pay a tuition bill and stopped at Wally World, hoping it would take most of the morning, only took me 90min womp womp

Posted by: BruceWayne at May 20, 2024 10:11 AM (CIS44)

175 Gavin Newsom’s Battleground Gift to Donald Trump

Mr. Newsom conflates profits and gross margins. According to the commission’s data, refiners lost between 10 and 38 cents on each gallon they produced from October 2023 through February 2024, while their gross margins ranged from 56 to 79 cents a gallon. In December, California refineries lost 31 cents a gallon while the state imposed $1.15 a gallon in taxes and regulatory fees.

Posted by: SMOD at May 20, 2024 10:12 AM (DpJjL)

176 Maybe he's buying the flowers for his wife at the hospital gift shop. That would explain the plants on the shelf behind him. Shop owner is trying to start an Ivy.

Posted by: Muldoon at May 20, 2024 10:13 AM (991eG)

177 @BruceWayne You are welcome to stop by here. I have some exciting "paperwork" you can file.

And by "paperwork" I mean tedious administrative tasks that will destroy your soul.

Posted by: Ribbed at May 20, 2024 10:14 AM (Ectld)

178 NYT has an article asking is the 401k a mistake? Cuz it’s racist or some such. Reading the comments is hilarious. Someone complained that all the examples In the article were men and women’s perspectives are needed as well.

Posted by: Montec at May 20, 2024 10:14 AM (tpjlM)

179 Are millennials the first generation that did not learn cursive writing?
Posted by: tubal

We taught the older two of my little hobbits while we were able to homeschool. Was pleasantly surprised when the littlest hobbit was learning in school in 3rd grade last year. It's not completely dead.

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at May 20, 2024 10:14 AM (kquCk)

180 @BruceWayne You are welcome to stop by here. I have some exciting "paperwork" you can file.

And by "paperwork" I mean tedious administrative tasks that will destroy your soul.
Posted by: Ribbed

hahah ima have to take a pass on that

Posted by: BruceWayne at May 20, 2024 10:14 AM (CIS44)

181 Gavin Newsom’s Battleground Gift to Donald Trump

Mr. Newsom conflates profits and gross margins. According to the commission’s data, refiners lost between 10 and 38 cents on each gallon they produced from October 2023 through February 2024, while their gross margins ranged from 56 to 79 cents a gallon. In December, California refineries lost 31 cents a gallon while the state imposed $1.15 a gallon in taxes and regulatory fees.

Posted by: SMOD
===

Coming end of month is a new CARB regulated gas tax of 50 cents per gallon. That will fix the inflation problem in the FREEDOM state of Kalifornia.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable a Clear and Present Danger at May 20, 2024 10:15 AM (17s+e)

182 Mr. Newsom conflates profits and gross margins. According to the commission’s data, refiners lost between 10 and 38 cents on each gallon they produced from October 2023 through February 2024, while their gross margins ranged from 56 to 79 cents a gallon. In December, California refineries lost 31 cents a gallon while the state imposed $1.15 a gallon in taxes and regulatory fees.
Posted by: SMOD at May 20, 2024 10:12 AM (DpJjL)
++++
Huh? What does one have to do with the other? What is the point the writer here is trying to make? That the oil refining business in California is in rough shape, and that the state makes more on a gallon than the producer does? These - the state vig and the producer's profits (or losses) - are independent variables. Was it a stupid way to try to "contextualize" state profit by showing it to be not too outsized as compared to gross revenue?

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 20, 2024 10:15 AM (d04cU)

183 169 nurse, Yes, those flowers bring me a lot of joy. How are you feeling? Better every day, I hope!
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz

Back on the boat heading to work!

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 20, 2024 10:15 AM (JButp)

184 We taught the older two of my little hobbits while we were able to homeschool. Was pleasantly surprised when the littlest hobbit was learning in school in 3rd grade last year. It's not completely dead.
Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at May 20, 2024 10:14 AM (kquCk)

That's retarded, sir.

Posted by: Rachel Jeantel at May 20, 2024 10:15 AM (Zz0t1)

185 I like the painting as the flowers remind me of pink peonies, which I love, on the front lawn.

Btw there's a peony farm nearby, in Chadds Ford, PA, Wyeth Country, and it sells beautiful cut peonies and also advertises, "Come and see 25 acres of more than 55,000 peonies in bloom!"

Thanks.

Posted by: L - If they do it with you, they'll do it to you, too at May 20, 2024 10:16 AM (NFX2v)

186 Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok · 21h Taylor Lorenz says Elon Musk goes out of his to f*** with her and interfere with her life. Literally what??

Elon Musk @elonmusk Never heard of her

Posted by: SMOD at May 20, 2024 10:16 AM (RHGPo)

187 How is Newsom Mixing up accounting terms a gift?

Posted by: Montec at May 20, 2024 10:16 AM (tpjlM)

188 Love is a chemical.

Love is a chemical burn.

Boys lie.

Girls steal.

Posted by: Slow Roosevelt at May 20, 2024 10:17 AM (Zz0t1)

189 Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok · 21h Taylor Lorenz says Elon Musk goes out of his to f*** with her and interfere with her life. Literally what??

Elon Musk @elonmusk Never heard of her
Posted by: SMOD at May 20, 2024 10:16 AM (RHGPo)

62 year old bint says WHAT?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at May 20, 2024 10:17 AM (Zz0t1)

190 Elon Musk @elonmusk Never heard of her
Posted by: SMOD at May 20, 2024 10:16 AM (RHGPo)
++++
The best possible response. Perfect. The worst thing someone like her can hear is, "who?"

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 20, 2024 10:18 AM (d04cU)

191 Enough Already: It’s Time to Reform the Supreme Court. Modest Madisonian modifications to the machinery of our constitutional system.

I was skeptical about term limits and Court expansion. But since the immunity hearing, and many rulings detached from precedent, practicality, or public opinion, I’ve had zero doubt about term limits and I’m warming up to the prospect of a thirteen-justice Court.

The point is not to pack the Court and send it screeching left, but to rebalance and stabilize an institution that has grown smug, immodest, inured to ethics abuses, and cavalier to constitutional and national concerns and freedoms—starting with whether a president who tried to stay in power despite losing an election should be tried for that before voters pass judgment on his third presidential campaign.

Conservatives have been largely pleased with this Court’s rulings. But the political, legal, and human consequences, especially from losing the constitutional right to legal abortion, are just beginning. It is not difficult to envision term limits producing a more moderate Court, to the benefit of a less ideological, less theocratic, less MAGA GOP of the future.

Posted by: Intercepted The Bulwark Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 20, 2024 10:18 AM (JCZqz)

192 "Elon Musk @elonmusk Never heard of her"

This may be the best answer ever.

Posted by: Ribbed at May 20, 2024 10:18 AM (Ectld)

193
This may be the best answer ever.
Posted by: Ribbed at May 20, 2024 10:18 AM (Ectld)

Better answer is "Who?"

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at May 20, 2024 10:19 AM (Zz0t1)

194 So, this $20, same as in town has been a KJP-magnitude lie all this time. This clearly illustrates that it's only $1 in town.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 20, 2024 10:19 AM (a3Q+t)

195 I’m old to remember when scouts rulings were final and ever to be talked about again. 2012 was fun times.

Posted by: Montec at May 20, 2024 10:19 AM (tpjlM)

196 ... The point is not to pack the Court and send it screeching left, but to rebalance and stabilize an institution that has grown smug, immodest, inured to ethics abuses, and cavalier to constitutional and national concerns and freedoms—starting with whether a president who tried to stay in power despite losing an election should be tried for that before voters pass judgment on his third presidential campaign. ...
Posted by: Intercepted The Bulwark Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 20, 2024 10:18 AM (JCZqz)
++++
"The point isn't to hijack the court and install a permanent leftist politburo extension there, but it's the immediately obvious outcome - so obvious, in fact, that we have to set a straw man for it - and we're cool with it."

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 20, 2024 10:20 AM (d04cU)

197 Why do I think this would be a picture in a Golden Book adaptation of Being There?
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 20, 2024 09:41 AM

*snort*

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 20, 2024 10:20 AM (ZANHd)

198 So, I saw P*ul's comment before it was deleted, scorning the idea that the new Iranian president would be more moderate than the dead one.

Are the left's wires completely crossed regarding Iran?

Iran is a terror state who is full of radicals, but they're the good guys in the region because they support Palestine and their leaders want to play nice? We're the bad guys for opposing them but also Iran are the bad guys at the same time?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 20, 2024 10:21 AM (GBKbO)

199 Conservatives have been largely pleased with this Court’s rulings. But the political, legal, and human consequences, especially from losing the constitutional right to legal abortion, are just beginning. It is not difficult to envision term limits producing a more moderate Court, to the benefit of a less ideological, less theocratic, less MAGA GOP of the future.
Posted by: Intercepted The Bulwark Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 20, 2024 10:18 AM (JCZqz)

come again?

Posted by: BruceWayne at May 20, 2024 10:21 AM (CIS44)

200 Found a quote that would be appropriate for Mis. Hum.'s Saturday coffee thread.

"If it wasn't for caffeine, I wouldn't have any personality at all!"

Posted by: JTB at May 20, 2024 10:21 AM (zudum)

201 195 I’m old to remember when scouts rulings were final and ever to be talked about again. 2012 was fun times.
Posted by: Montec at May 20, 2024 10:19 AM (tpjlM)

========

"The ACA is law, bitches."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 20, 2024 10:21 AM (GBKbO)

202 So, this $20, same as in town has been a KJP-magnitude lie all this time. This clearly illustrates that it's only $1 in town.
Posted by: Duncanthrax

********

Well, in fairness, he is getting a boo-kay, not a bee-jay!

Posted by: Muldoon at May 20, 2024 10:21 AM (991eG)

203
come again?
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 20, 2024 10:21 AM (CIS44)

If you insist........

Posted by: Zombie John Holmes at May 20, 2024 10:22 AM (Zz0t1)

204 "Iran is a terror state who is full of radicals, but they're the good guys in the region because they support Palestine and their leaders want to play nice? We're the bad guys for opposing them but also Iran are the bad guys at the same time?"

Smells like Spook mischief to me.

Posted by: Ribbed at May 20, 2024 10:22 AM (Ectld)

205 199 Conservatives have been largely pleased with this Court’s rulings. But the political, legal, and human consequences, especially from losing the constitutional right to legal abortion, are just beginning. It is not difficult to envision term limits producing a more moderate Court, to the benefit of a less ideological, less theocratic, less MAGA GOP of the future.
Posted by: Intercepted The Bulwark Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 20, 2024 10:18 AM (JCZqz)

come again?
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 20, 2024 10:21 AM (CIS44)

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The solution to less politicized rulings is to have the government manage less.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 20, 2024 10:22 AM (GBKbO)

206 Conservatives have been largely pleased with this Court’s rulings. But the political, legal, and human consequences, especially from losing the constitutional right to legal abortion, are just beginning. It is not difficult to envision term limits producing a more moderate Court, to the benefit of a less ideological, less theocratic, less MAGA GOP of the future.
Posted by: Intercepted The Bulwark Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 20, 2024 10:18 AM (JCZqz)

come again?
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 20, 2024 10:21 AM (CIS44)
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They're not conservatives.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 20, 2024 10:22 AM (d04cU)

207 206 They're not conservatives.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 20, 2024 10:22 AM (d04cU)

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I'm still waiting for the political party that truly represents me: the asshole.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 20, 2024 10:23 AM (GBKbO)

208 I'm still waiting for the political party that truly represents me: the asshole.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 20, 2024 10:23 AM (GBKbO)
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Well, if that's your only standard, might I recommend the DNC? That place is packed to the rafters with the biggest, most gaping assholes in modern history...

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 20, 2024 10:24 AM (d04cU)

209
I'm still waiting for the political party that truly represents me: the asshole.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 20, 2024 10:23 AM (GBKbO)

That's hot.

Posted by: Hope Solo at May 20, 2024 10:24 AM (Zz0t1)

210 208 I'm still waiting for the political party that truly represents me: the asshole.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 20, 2024 10:23 AM (GBKbO)
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Well, if that's your only standard, might I recommend the DNC? That place is packed to the rafters with the biggest, most gaping assholes in modern history...
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 20, 2024 10:24 AM (d04cU)

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Shitty assholes vs. clean assholes.

I see you are unfamiliar with the sectarian divides within the asshole community. One is tempted to call them separate cheeks, but that would be too cheeky.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 20, 2024 10:25 AM (GBKbO)

211 Flowers? Seriously? What is this, like the 50s or something? Did you even ask if I like flowers? We're at a restaurant! What am I even supposed to do with these? You didn't think this through, did you? How was this a good idea?

No, no, it's fine. Whatever. Let's go in.
Posted by: His date

I have never, until the current wife, EVER had giving flowers turn out ok. Never.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 20, 2024 10:25 AM (8F31h)

212 I'm still waiting for the political party that truly represents me: the asshole.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 20, 2024 10:23 AM

China?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 20, 2024 10:25 AM (a3Q+t)

213 I do like the idea of term limits for scouts. All judges really. 10 years and you’re out.

Posted by: Montec at May 20, 2024 10:26 AM (tpjlM)

214 I understand that those little ads that pop up on porn are now claiming that the GOP is coming for your porn.

Posted by: SMOD at May 20, 2024 10:26 AM (RHGPo)

215

No. 7 cracks me up. UK's greatest secret.

Because when I think of good skin, I think of Brits.

NOT.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at May 20, 2024 10:26 AM (Zz0t1)

216 I have never, until the current wife, EVER had giving flowers turn out ok. Never.
Posted by: rickb223

Yeah, it's a pretty serious statement. You need to be sure that the lady digs you first before you bring out the flowers.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at May 20, 2024 10:27 AM (v6JzV)

217 I have never, until the current wife, EVER had giving flowers turn out ok. Never.
Posted by: rickb223

That's because people forgot how to say "thank you."

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 20, 2024 10:27 AM (BVcPt)

218 I don't think turnover at the Supreme Court is a good thing. The point was continuity of philosophy. You want flip-flopping, vote for Congress.

Posted by: Ribbed at May 20, 2024 10:27 AM (Ectld)

219 I understand that those little ads that pop up on porn are now claiming that the GOP is coming for your porn.
Posted by: SMOD at May 20, 2024 10:26 AM (RHGPo)

Texas passed an age requirement for online porn. Some sites have chosen to run a "Texas says you can't have porn" page depending on your IP address. Other sites have chosen the "Click here if your 18 or older" path.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at May 20, 2024 10:28 AM (Zz0t1)

220 "You need to be sure that the lady digs you first before you bring out the flowers."

Or take off your pants.

Posted by: Ribbed at May 20, 2024 10:28 AM (Ectld)

221 Shitty assholes vs. clean assholes.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 20, 2024 10:25 AM

I can help with that.

Posted by: Joe Bidet at May 20, 2024 10:28 AM (a3Q+t)

222 213 I do like the idea of term limits for scouts. All judges really. 10 years and you’re out.
Posted by: Montec

Term limits on ALL elected officials. Then they go back to the PRIVATE SECTOR to work and/or retire. Enough of this pension and healthcare for life bs.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 20, 2024 10:29 AM (BVcPt)

223 I have never, until the current wife, EVER had giving flowers turn out ok. Never.
Posted by: rickb223
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Out there a bottle of Neatsfoot Oil would have been better.

Posted by: Braenyard at May 20, 2024 10:29 AM (/Rqse)

224 My butt's been wiped! - Joe Bidet

Posted by: Ribbed at May 20, 2024 10:29 AM (Ectld)

225 Martyr? What are they comparing him to Beau Biden now?

Iran’s Red Crescent chief Pirhossein Koolivand has told international media that his team is "transferring the bodies of the martyrs to Tabriz" and that "the search operations have come to an end."

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at May 20, 2024 10:30 AM (seACy)

226 don't think turnover at the Supreme Court is a good thing. The point was continuity of philosophy. You want flip-flopping, vote for Congress.
Posted by: Ribbed at May 20, 2024 10:27 AM (Ectld)

There’s already turnover. Every president since Carter (I think) has appointed at least 1 and usually 2+ justices.

Posted by: Montec at May 20, 2024 10:30 AM (tpjlM)

227 I understand that those little ads that pop up on porn are now claiming that the GOP is coming for your porn.

Didn't Iceland or one of those Scandi countries ban pron to appease feminists?

Posted by: 18-1 at May 20, 2024 10:30 AM (ibTVg)

228 I have never, until the current wife, EVER had giving flowers turn out ok. Never.
Posted by: rickb223

Yeah, it's a pretty serious statement. You need to be sure that the lady digs you first before you bring out the flowers.
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus

Well, they were wives....

Posted by: rickb223 at May 20, 2024 10:30 AM (8F31h)

229 Why does a presentation of the amputated sexual organs of plants have such an effect on human females?

Posted by: Spock, son of Sarek at May 20, 2024 10:30 AM (a3Q+t)

230 "Every president since Carter (I think) has appointed at least 1 and usually 2+ justices."

Then what's the point of term limits if it's already happening naturally?

Posted by: Ribbed at May 20, 2024 10:32 AM (Ectld)

231 I'm still waiting for the political party that truly represents me: the asshole.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda

If that party is created, I'm all in!

Posted by: Pete Buttigieg at May 20, 2024 10:32 AM (JCZqz)

232 Joanne Hsu, who is the director of the University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment survey, told CNBC on Friday that she thinks Americans have abandoned plans to save money as they see their financial goals look less attainable and are spending money instead.

“This positive spending is not a reflection of some sort of internalized secret sense of confidence that consumers have,” he explained. “And instead my interpretation is that consumers see that a lot of aspirational goals that we talk about as part of the American Dream—homeownership, paying for college, paying for college for your kids, having a comfortable retirement—with high prices and high interest rates right now, those aspirational goals just feel increasingly out of reach.”

And as a result, consumers have “given up” on saving for those goals, Hsu added, noting that the still-strong labor market allows them to spend now.

Posted by: SMOD at May 20, 2024 10:33 AM (RHGPo)

233 222 213 I do like the idea of term limits for scouts. All judges really. 10 years and you’re out.
Posted by: Montec

you hit Eagle and you are outta here

Posted by: Taggart at May 20, 2024 10:34 AM (og5mY)

234 Why does a presentation of the amputated sexual organs of plants have such an effect on human females?
Posted by: Spock, son of Sarek at May 20, 2024 10:30 AM (a3Q+t)
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Or the warm, beating heart of an enemy?

Posted by: Legionary Titus Pullo at May 20, 2024 10:34 AM (o0m35)

235 I thought you buy flowers from freeway Aztecs. Is this some kind of surreal thing?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 20, 2024 10:35 AM (0FoWg)

236 BTW, I saw a thing the other day that millennials hate ellipses.

They would probably hate most of the regular commenters here.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 20, 2024 10:36 AM (/y8xj)

237 I thought you buy flowers from freeway Aztecs. Is this some kind of surreal thing?
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

Heartless guttersnipes at Covent Garden.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at May 20, 2024 10:36 AM (v6JzV)

238 Why does a presentation of the amputated sexual organs of plants have such an effect on human females?
Posted by: Spock, son of Sarek at May 20, 2024 10:30 AM (a3Q+t)
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Shut up, Spock.
-Wesley Crusher

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 20, 2024 10:37 AM (RIvkX)

239 I saw Freeway Aztecs open for Siouxsie and the Banshees at Edgefest in '96.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at May 20, 2024 10:37 AM (Zz0t1)

240 Pfft. That bill should be a fifty, not a one.

Thanks, Biden.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at May 20, 2024 10:38 AM (ufFY8)

241 If inflation runs higher than interest or investment appreciation, why save?

This, again, is no accident.

Posted by: Auspex at May 20, 2024 10:38 AM (j4U/Z)

242 ... “This positive spending is not a reflection of some sort of internalized secret sense of confidence that consumers have,” he explained. “And instead my interpretation is that consumers see that a lot of aspirational goals that we talk about as part of the American Dream—homeownership, paying for college, paying for college for your kids, having a comfortable retirement—with high prices and high interest rates right now, those aspirational goals just feel increasingly out of reach.” ...
Posted by: SMOD at May 20, 2024 10:33 AM (RHGPo)
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Inflation gives demand a time preference, at least for durable goods.

"I need 'X' and I know it is going to be 10% more if I wait a year. I'm pulling the trigger now."

I did this. My HVAC system was extremely old and the next fault would be the last fault. It worked, but I got a good price by buying during a slow period, had time to shop it and get the best quite for the equipment I wanted, etc. I didn't *have* to replace the HVAC last year, but I judged it to be a sensible thing to do given inflation, job unreliability, etc.

But I merely pulled it forward. It contributed to GDP last year instead of this year or next.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 20, 2024 10:40 AM (d04cU)

243 "Thanks, Biden."

If you don't vote for Biden, Trump wins, racist.

Posted by: Ribbed at May 20, 2024 10:40 AM (Ectld)

244 I saw the Freeway Aztecs open for Heart at Empire Stadium in '78.

Posted by: ShainS -- Blood-Bath-and-Beyond angel investor at May 20, 2024 10:40 AM (7Nyxb)

245 Paid $2.99 a gal for regular unleaded over the weekend. It had been over $3 for quite some time.

"Biden is bring fuel prices DOWN!!!"

*ignore the fact it's still 90% higher than it was 3 years ago*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at May 20, 2024 10:41 AM (Zz0t1)

246 Since I'm terrible at keeping indoor flowers alive, I've been using the flower arrangements from when Inspector and I got married for our floral decorations. An advantage to good quality fabric flowers. Mom and Middlest Kidlet did all the arranging and this way I get to admire their work every day.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 20, 2024 10:41 AM (XjtdB)

247
If you don't vote for Biden, Trump wins, racist.
Posted by: Ribbed at May 20, 2024 10:40 AM (Ectld)

Because Trump is a stupid poopie head that has no clue what's going on about anything.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at May 20, 2024 10:42 AM (Zz0t1)

248 Trump said pussy!

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at May 20, 2024 10:42 AM (2QA3G)

249 Paid $2.99 a gal for regular unleaded over the weekend. It had been over $3 for quite some time.

"Biden is bring fuel prices DOWN!!!"

*ignore the fact it's still 90% higher than it was 3 years ago*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Bide

still over 3.60$ here

Posted by: BruceWayne at May 20, 2024 10:42 AM (CIS44)

250 My dog is looking at me while I sip my coffee.
Accusingly too.
I just.wiggle my thumbs at him. "See? Opposable thumbs! Such to be you huh?"
My dog hates me at times. Guess I'd better get him a treat.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 20, 2024 10:42 AM (W/lyH)

251 Adults are in charge. And they've decided play time is over.

Posted by: Ribbed at May 20, 2024 10:42 AM (Ectld)

252 What I meant to say is Bidenomics is great, everyone is doing better than ever, any news otherwise is disinformation.

-Joanne Hsu

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at May 20, 2024 10:42 AM (seACy)

253 I saw Freeway Aztecs open for Siouxsie and the Banshees at Edgefest in '96.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden

I saw the Freeway Aztecs open for Heart at Empire Stadium in '78.
Posted by: ShainS -- Blood-Bath-and-Beyond angel investor

Boy, those Freeway Aztecs had a good run of popularity.

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at May 20, 2024 10:43 AM (kquCk)

254
still over 3.60$ here
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 20, 2024 10:42 AM (CIS44)

Damn. What a difference 100 miles makes.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at May 20, 2024 10:43 AM (Zz0t1)

255 My dog hates me at times. Guess I'd better get him a treat.
Posted by: Diogenes

Don't give him a tummy rub. It's not Tuesday.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at May 20, 2024 10:43 AM (v6JzV)

256 "I need 'X' and I know it is going to be 10% more if I wait a year. I'm pulling the trigger now."

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Things I learned in Econ 101: actual inflation leads to "psychological inflation (as you demonstrate here), which leads to further actual inflation.

Reinforcing Feedback Loops ... how do they work?

Posted by: ShainS -- Blood-Bath-and-Beyond angel investor at May 20, 2024 10:44 AM (4W2Ib)

257 I saw the Freeway Aztecs open ~~for Heart~~ Hearts at Empire Stadium in '78.
Posted by: ShainS -- Blood-Bath-and-Beyond angel investor at May 20, 2024 10:40 AM (7Nyxb)

Fixed it for ya.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 20, 2024 10:44 AM (W/lyH)

258 Don't give him a tummy rub. It's not Tuesday.
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at May 20, 2024 10:43 AM (v6JzV)
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My cat Penny didn't read the memo this morning.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 20, 2024 10:44 AM (7fElN)

259 Reinforcing Feedback Loops ... how do they work?
Posted by: ShainS -- Blood-Bath-and-Beyond angel investor at May 20, 2024 10:44 AM (4W2Ib)
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They work really, really well.

The bitch of it is trying to achieve the "virtuous circle" instead of the "vicious cycle."

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 20, 2024 10:45 AM (d04cU)

260 256 Things I learned in Econ 101: actual inflation leads to "psychological inflation (as you demonstrate here), which leads to further actual inflation.

Reinforcing Feedback Loops ... how do they work?
Posted by: ShainS -- Blood-Bath-and-Beyond angel investor at May 20, 2024 10:44 AM (4W2Ib)

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"I don't get it."
-AOC, econ major

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 20, 2024 10:45 AM (GBKbO)

261 =======

"I don't get it."
-AOC, econ major
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 20, 2024 10:45 AM (GBKbO)

How DARE you comment on someone's looks!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at May 20, 2024 10:45 AM (Zz0t1)

262 $3.70/gal here for regular unleaded.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at May 20, 2024 10:45 AM (2QA3G)

263 Also, my HVAC thing panned out, I think. I don't know that my system would fail this year (good odds, given its age), but the prices sure as shit went up by a bit more than 10% based on what I see in advertisements.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 20, 2024 10:45 AM (d04cU)

264 But I merely pulled it forward. It contributed to GDP last year instead of this year or next.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 20, 2024 10:40 AM (d04cU)

I think advancing these sorts of purchases makes sense. But spending on perishable purchases simply because of the (correct) perception that our economy is decaying is dangerous. There is no residual value to a restaurant dinner or a day at the stadium.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 20, 2024 10:46 AM (d9fT1)

265 264
I think advancing these sorts of purchases makes sense. But spending on perishable purchases simply because of the (correct) perception that our economy is decaying is dangerous. There is no residual value to a restaurant dinner or a day at the stadium.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 20, 2024 10:46 AM (d9fT1)

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Most people don't think all that logically about their money.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 20, 2024 10:46 AM (GBKbO)

266 Anybody else think about that scene from Undercover Brother when Green, Cortez, and Crockett were fighting?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULrPaYs2M-k

Posted by: Ribbed at May 20, 2024 10:47 AM (Ectld)

267 Most people don't think all that logically about their money.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 20, 2024 10:46 AM (GBKbO)

YOLO!!!

Posted by: BruceWayne at May 20, 2024 10:47 AM (CIS44)

268 My dog is looking at me while I sip my coffee.
Accusingly too.
I just.wiggle my thumbs at him. "See? Opposable thumbs! Such to be you huh?"
My dog hates me at times. Guess I'd better get him a treat.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 20, 2024 10:42 AM (W/lyH)

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I find such in-your-face Opposable Thumbs Privilege highly triggering ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Blood-Bath-and-Beyond angel investor at May 20, 2024 10:47 AM (xmNAu)

269 Been seeing pro-death abortion commercials lately that are really over the top. Hysterical claims that Trump is enslaving women by preventing abortion.

Dumb cvnts don't understand that the decisions are now State decisions, not the federal gubmint's.

They must be nervous to use this tone and topic.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at May 20, 2024 10:47 AM (ufFY8)

270 Honey, I don't NEED a U55 excavator right now, but I might in 5 years and imagine how expensive it will be then.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at May 20, 2024 10:47 AM (seACy)

271 Most people don't think all that logically about their money.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 20, 2024 10:46 AM (GBKbO)

True, which is why a robust economy defends against ignorance.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 20, 2024 10:47 AM (d9fT1)

272 I think advancing these sorts of purchases makes sense. But spending on perishable purchases simply because of the (correct) perception that our economy is decaying is dangerous. There is no residual value to a restaurant dinner or a day at the stadium.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 20, 2024 10:46 AM (d9fT1)
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Nope. But if you're in the headspace of, "this is pointless. I can never, ever get ahead unless I hit the lottery and I have no prospects for meaningful improvement, so I might as well enjoy what little I have now given that the future is more of the same or even worse," then I get it.

It's despair.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 20, 2024 10:47 AM (d04cU)

273 Paid $2.99 a gal for regular unleaded over the weekend. It had been over $3 for quite some time.

"Biden is bring fuel prices DOWN!!!"

*ignore the fact it's still 90% higher than it was 3 years ago*

Posted by: Sponge

An acquaintance just posted a chart on facebook.

McD Medium fry
end of 2019 - $1.79
Mid 2024 - $4.19
Dollar cheeseburger - $1.00, now $3.15
Big mac $3.99 now $7.49

Posted by: rickb223 at May 20, 2024 10:48 AM (8F31h)

274 Clearly, Taylor Lorenz is the world greatest victim, well ahead of these lesser blacks and alphabet people.

Posted by: SMOD at May 20, 2024 10:48 AM (RHGPo)

275 269 Been seeing pro-death abortion commercials lately that are really over the top. Hysterical claims that Trump is enslaving women by preventing abortion.

Dumb cvnts don't understand that the decisions are now State decisions, not the federal gubmint's.

They must be nervous to use this tone and topic.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at May 20, 2024 10:47 AM (ufFY

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What if I told you that the pro-abortion messaging was used as an excuse to cover up for the fact that Democrats has to massively cheat in 2022? Like, for instance, the PA SoS sending out 250,000 illegal mail in ballots or the AZ SoS (now governor) effectively turning off signature verification?

Would you believe me?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 20, 2024 10:48 AM (GBKbO)

276 ... since the immunity hearing, and many rulings detached from ... public opinion ...

Tell me that you don't understand why federal judge is a lifetime appointment without telling me...

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 20, 2024 10:49 AM (U7wke)

277 Clearly, Taylor Lorenz is the world greatest victim, well ahead of these lesser blacks and alphabet people.
Posted by: SMOD at May 20, 2024 10:48 AM (RHGPo)

AGEIST!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at May 20, 2024 10:49 AM (Zz0t1)

278 It's despair.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 20, 2024 10:47 AM (d04cU)
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And this is how we become Venezuela.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 20, 2024 10:49 AM (RIvkX)

279 274 Clearly, Taylor Lorenz is the world greatest victim, well ahead of these lesser blacks and alphabet people.
Posted by: SMOD at May 20, 2024 10:48 AM (RHGPo)

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College educated white women in media are the black people of white people.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 20, 2024 10:49 AM (GBKbO)

280 It's despair.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 20, 2024 10:47 AM (d04cU)

Hopefully they will also lash out in November.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 20, 2024 10:49 AM (d9fT1)

281 And this is how we become Venezuela.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at

we arent looting the zoos for meat . . . yet

Posted by: BruceWayne at May 20, 2024 10:49 AM (CIS44)

282 "we arent looting the zoos for meat . . . yet"

Don't think I'm not scoping out the elephant exhibit, but that's just personal interest, nothing to do with the economy.

Posted by: Ribbed at May 20, 2024 10:50 AM (Ectld)

283 They work really, really well.

The bitch of it is trying to achieve the "virtuous circle" instead of the "vicious cycle."

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 20, 2024 10:45 AM (d04cU)

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Indeed.

[Was going to mention "vicious cycle" but blanked-out the term temporarily; and "virtuous cycle" is a great term I had not heard before -- thanks!]

Posted by: ShainS -- Blood-Bath-and-Beyond angel investor at May 20, 2024 10:51 AM (l0Tk4)

284 And this is how we become Venezuela.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at

we arent looting the zoos for meat . . . yet
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 20, 2024 10:49 AM (CIS44)
***

Some nice elk in the Seattle zoo.
Yessiree...real nice.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 20, 2024 10:51 AM (W/lyH)

285 Some nice elk in the Seattle zoo.
Yessiree...real nice.
Posted by: Diogenes a

Nurse isnt gonna be happy when we have to loot the otter refuge...

Posted by: BruceWayne at May 20, 2024 10:52 AM (CIS44)

286 "we arent looting the zoos for meat . . . yet"

Don't think I'm not scoping out the elephant exhibit, but that's just personal interest, nothing to do with the economy.
Posted by: Ribbed

I call dibs on the hippo house.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at May 20, 2024 10:52 AM (v6JzV)

287 we arent looting the zoos for meat . . . yet
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 20, 2024 10:49 AM (CIS44)

The elites will have already harvested all that meat LONG before you figure out you need to.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at May 20, 2024 10:52 AM (Zz0t1)

288 @157 Both "best damn painter in America" Thomas Hart Benton and Grant "American Gothic" Wood were navy dazzle painters in WWI.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at May 20, 2024 10:53 AM (zdLoL)

289 Better stay away from my pygmy hippo, Bulgaroctonus. I will cut you.

Posted by: Ribbed at May 20, 2024 10:53 AM (Ectld)

290 Most people don't think all that logically about their money.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

An amazing article I posted last week seems appropriate again:

We can print money responsibly to fulfill all our progressive policy requirements. We have been indoctrinated to transfer our income and wealth to the top continuously. The fact is, we can print money responsibly without borrowing money from the oligarchy.

The notion that a sovereign nation like the United States should refrain from printing its own money to fund deficit spending is a flawed and outdated economic perspective. The United States can responsibly print money to finance progressive policies without triggering runaway inflation.

The core principles of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) provide a compelling framework for understanding why this is possible and necessary for achieving social and economic justice. The issue’s heart lies in a fundamental misunderstanding of modern economies’ operations. Critics of printing money often invoke fears of hyperinflation, drawing misguided parallels to historical examples like Weimar Germany or Zimbabwe.

Posted by: Intercepted Daily Kos Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 20, 2024 10:53 AM (JCZqz)

291 The core principles of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) provide a compelling framework for understanding why this is possible and necessary for achieving social and economic justice. The issue’s heart lies in a fundamental misunderstanding of modern economies’ operations. Critics of printing money often invoke fears of hyperinflation, drawing misguided parallels to historical examples like Weimar Germany or Zimbabwe.
Posted by: Intercepted Daily Kos Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 20, 2024 10:53 AM (JCZqz)

This is why we can't have nice things.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at May 20, 2024 10:54 AM (Zz0t1)

292 The core principles of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) provide a compelling framework for understanding why this is possible and necessary for achieving social and economic justice. The issue’s heart lies in a fundamental misunderstanding of modern economies’ operations. Critics of printing money often invoke fears of hyperinflation, drawing misguided parallels to historical examples like Weimar Germany or Zimbabwe.
Posted by: Intercepted Daily Kos Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 20, 2024 10:53 AM (JCZqz)

Real Fucking Everything Up has never been tried yet.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 20, 2024 10:54 AM (VoAdT)

293 My dog is looking at me while I sip my coffee.
Accusingly too.
I just.wiggle my thumbs at him. "See? Opposable thumbs! Such to be you huh?"
My dog hates me at times. Guess I'd better get him a treat.

Posted by: Diogenes

Good morning sir!

MegaRoy gives me the same guilt trip look. He wants crunchy treats. I look at him and tell him his two hooman slaves are upstairs and in bed asleep. I swear he understands me because he'll go upstairs and wake up Smash begging for a crunchy treat instead of eating the dry food in his damned bowl.

Posted by: BifBewalski at May 20, 2024 10:55 AM (67bTw)

294 The core principles of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) provide a compelling framework for understanding why this is possible and necessary for achieving social and economic justice. The issue’s heart lies in a fundamental misunderstanding of modern economies’ operations. Critics of printing money often invoke fears of hyperinflation, drawing misguided parallels to historical examples like Weimar Germany or Zimbabwe.
Posted by: Intercepted Daily Kos Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 20, 2024 10:53 AM (JCZqz)

So explain the last 4 years.

Posted by: BruceWayne at May 20, 2024 10:55 AM (CIS44)

295 ... The core principles of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) provide a compelling framework for understanding why this is possible and necessary for achieving social and economic justice. The issue’s heart lies in a fundamental misunderstanding of modern economies’ operations. Critics of printing money often invoke fears of hyperinflation, drawing misguided parallels to historical examples like Weimar Germany or Zimbabwe.
Posted by: Intercepted Daily Kos Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 20, 2024 10:53 AM (JCZqz)
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"Something for nothing" is possible.
Trees grow to the sky.
You can have your cake and eat it, too.
You can consume more than you produce.

Posted by: Every Con Man Ever at May 20, 2024 10:55 AM (d04cU)

296 Nurse isnt gonna be happy when we have to loot the otter refuge...
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 20, 2024 10:52 AM (CIS44)

Yeah.
Skipping them.
Oh sure, they're cute and everything, but the little bastards bite.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 20, 2024 10:56 AM (W/lyH)

297 Iran Announces Interim President After Raisi's Helicopter "Hit A Mountain & Disintegrated"

Bodies had to be carried & hiked out of mountains on stretchers

.. a moment of silence for these austere clerics

Hahahaha

Posted by: SMOD at May 20, 2024 10:56 AM (RHGPo)

298 Posted by: Intercepted Daily Kos Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 20, 2024 10:53 AM (JCZqz)

If they didn't live in my country I'd cheer them on.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 20, 2024 10:56 AM (U7wke)

299 So explain the last 4 years.
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 20, 2024 10:55 AM (CIS44)

I doubt they can explain how toilet paper works.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 20, 2024 10:57 AM (U7wke)

300 I always thought it would be interesting to set up all these economic theories as different economies on persistent on line games. Let people take over all shop owner roles and use the rules of different theories. See where everyone ends up.

Because I'm pretty sure I know where they will all end up.

Posted by: Ribbed at May 20, 2024 10:57 AM (Ectld)

301 Nurse isnt gonna be happy when we have to loot the otter refuge...

Posted by: BruceWayne at May 20, 2024 10:52 AM (CIS44)

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Woodpeckers OTOH ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Blood-Bath-and-Beyond angel investor at May 20, 2024 10:58 AM (/OrIr)

302 If they didn't live in my country I'd cheer them on.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 20, 2024 10:56 AM (U7wke)

They missed the class where 'devalued currency' was taught.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at May 20, 2024 10:58 AM (Zz0t1)

303 So explain the last 4 years.
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 20, 2024 10:55 AM (CIS44)

I doubt they can explain how toilet paper works.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 20, 2024 10:57 AM (U7wke)
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I don't get it. We bring in tons of gold from the New World. We've got lots of money. But everything costs more!

Posted by: A 16th Century Spaniard at May 20, 2024 10:58 AM (o0m35)

304 I always thought it would be interesting to set up all these economic theories as different economies on persistent on line games. Let people take over all shop owner roles and use the rules of different theories. See where everyone ends up.

Because I'm pretty sure I know where they will all end up.
Posted by: Ribbed a

*types SHIFT F-U-N-D*

Posted by: BruceWayne at May 20, 2024 10:59 AM (CIS44)

305 Devalued currency is a perpetuating myth of white supremacy. Now give me my check.

Posted by: Ribbed at May 20, 2024 10:59 AM (Ectld)

306 302 They missed the class where 'devalued currency' was taught.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at May 20, 2024 10:58 AM (Zz0t1)

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"We learned that's misinformation. Inflation is only and ever and always a problem of corporations making too much money and price gouging customers while the government can't do a thing about it but print more money."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 20, 2024 10:59 AM (GBKbO)

307 I love when the crux of their argument is "it's too complicated for you to understand".

Suuuure. It's that wonderful layer of complexity hovering above the shit they figured out in the titty-fucking Bronze Age when Money was still a new fucking concept to humanity, which we're just learning about now with our Wonderful New Science.

Silly little peckerheads.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 20, 2024 11:00 AM (VoAdT)

308 NeverTrump loser (is there any other kind?) at Insty posts in the on-going FUD op "RFK Jr takes votes from Trump!"

Which links to HotAir.
Which links to ... Politico.
But of course.

They constantly have to bring up the vax issue-- that no one cares about relative to the pending execution of America-- in their endless petty quest to muddy Trump any way they can.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 20, 2024 11:00 AM (g9W3m)

309 I always thought it would be interesting to set up all these economic theories as different economies on persistent on line games. Let people take over all shop owner roles and use the rules of different theories. See where everyone ends up.

Because I'm pretty sure I know where they will all end up.

Posted by: Ribbed at May 20, 2024 10:57 AM (Ectld)

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Took an innovative new college course back in '81 called "Bank Simulation" that attempted to do that on a smaller scale; pretty fascinating and learned a lot about "the real world."

Posted by: ShainS -- Blood-Bath-and-Beyond angel investor at May 20, 2024 11:01 AM (/OrIr)

310 "We learned that's misinformation. Inflation is only and ever and always a problem of corporations making too much money and price gouging customers while the government can't do a thing about it but print more money."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 20, 2024 10:59 AM (GBKbO)
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You see, the corporations sit around in their corporation buildings and they act all corporationy...and they make money.

Posted by: Puppet Tim Robbins at May 20, 2024 11:01 AM (o0m35)

311 Bif. Yes, they are amazingly intelligent when it comes to treats. Even Lily our beagle, who isn't the sharpest knife in the drawer.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at May 20, 2024 11:01 AM (2NHgQ)

312 The core principles of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT)

Puddin Head Joe Biden is a believer

Posted by: SMOD at May 20, 2024 11:01 AM (RHGPo)

313 If the Bell Textron can't go to the mountain, bring the mountain to the Bell Textron.

Posted by: Ah grasshopper at May 20, 2024 11:01 AM (dg+HA)

314 Rant is up. NOOD.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at May 20, 2024 11:01 AM (v6JzV)

315 308 They constantly have to bring up the vax issue-- that no one cares about relative to the pending execution of America-- in their endless petty quest to muddy Trump any way they can.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 20, 2024 11:00 AM (g9W3m)

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They hypothetical old-school Dem who hates the modern Dem party would be older and scared to death of covid. I could buy it, except they'd love the vaccine.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 20, 2024 11:01 AM (GBKbO)

316 art looks like a frame from a ghibli movie. like he's asking kiki to deliver his flowers or something.

Posted by: anachronda at May 20, 2024 11:04 AM (sGtp+)

317 “In two separate filings related to sealing, the special counsel stated, without qualification, that he had no objection to full unsealing of previously sealed docket entries related to allegations of prosecutorial misconduct. In light of that repeated representation, and in the absence of any defense objection, the court unsealed those materials consistent with the general presumption in favor of public access,” Judge Cannon of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida wrote in an order.

The materials that were unsealed, though, contain information such as grand jury details that the special counsel has and continues to say, in all other filings, should be kept sealed. Judge Cannon asked for an explanation of the inconsistency.

Posted by: SMOD at May 20, 2024 11:05 AM (RHGPo)

318 Sloppy (I Saw My Babby Gettin’

by Devo

Posted by: SMOD at May 20, 2024 11:06 AM (RHGPo)

319 I always thought it would be interesting to set up all these economic theories as different economies on persistent on line games. Let people take over all shop owner roles and use the rules of different theories. See where everyone ends up.
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Capitalism is not a theory--it is a law.

It's like saying "supply and demand" are theories.
Or the Sun is a theory.

Capitalism, the exchange of goods and services for value, just is.

Everything else is an unproven hypothesis that has failed every experiment often with mass starvation and graves.
But that's because the goal is never to improve on the law but to increase power.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 20, 2024 11:11 AM (g9W3m)

320 ....a.....f*cking....dollar...?!

Posted by: look whats not at May 20, 2024 02:17 PM (nakGR)

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