Tuesday Overnight Open Thread (6/18/24)

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The Quotes of The Day

Quote I
"The Gag Order wrongfully silences the leading candidate for President of the United States, President Trump, at the height of his campaign. The Gag Order applies only to President Trump and not to any of his political opponents, critics, or even Crooked Joe Biden," Steven Cheung, Trump campaign spokesman

Quote II
"There was some sort of mechanical error, and we had to come up through the emergency capsule, so me and the kids came up, and we are still waiting for my husband," Brynn Cicippio.

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Well said. Best Tweet of The Day.

I have been criticized by some for sharing these
@POTUS
Biden videos which appear almost every day. I have read numerous articles which somehow suggest that the camera angle, the duration of the clip or some form of right wing manipulation explains Biden’s behavior on camera......

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It will take more than tax deductions to create a market for EVs.

EV startup Fisker has filed for bankruptcy as the Ocean SUV flounders
The company warned investors months ago that it might run out of cash this year
After several months on life support, electric vehicle startup Fisker has officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

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No word if FBI and/or Secret Service Special Agents involved. Oh lighten up, I kid. I kid.

Man accidentally shoots self in Kroger parking lot, then parolee friend flees with gun
BANGOR TWP, MI — A parolee has been jailed following a shooting in the parking lot of a Bay County grocery store. Not because the man pulled the trigger, as the wounded man did that himself, but because he allegedly took the gun and ran off with it.
“There were a lot of bad decisions made in a short amount of time,” Bay County Sheriff Troy R. Cunningham said of the situation.

That was almost a Quote of The Day there Sheriff Troy R. Cunningham.

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The ONT Musical Interlude & The Sweet Corn Emporium

On this day: June 18, 1993 - A&M
A&M Records chairman Jerry Moss and vice-chairman Herb Alpert announced they were leaving the company they founded more than 30 years earlier. They had sold A&M in 1990 to Polygram for $500 million. Moss and Alpert started the label in the garage of Alpert's Los Angeles home in 1962. The label was the home to such acts as The Police, Bryan Adams, Joan Baez, Flying Burrito Brothers, The Carpenters, Joe Cocker, Supertramp and Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass. via thisdayinmusic.com

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Born on this day: June 18, 1942 - Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney, The Beatles Wings, solo. The most successful rock composer of all time. McCartney first met John Lennon on July 6th 1957, who was impressed that Paul could tune a guitar. With The Beatles he scored 21 US No.1 & 17 UK No.1 singles plus McCartney has scored over 30 US & UK solo Top 40 hit singles. He has written and co-written 188 charted records, of which 91 reached the Top 10 and 33 made it to No.1 totalling 1,662 weeks on the chart. via thisdayinmusic.com

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You mean there is a switch to mute it? Asked our Genius Award Winner.

Fugitive's Phone Betrays His Hideout
In a twist of fate that seems straight out of a comedic caper, a wanted man's attempt at eluding law enforcement was foiled by his own cell phone. The Polk County Sheriff's Office in Florida encountered what could have been a challenging search, had it not been for the fugitive's ringing phone that led them directly to his unusual hiding spot.
The individual, who had been evading capture due to outstanding warrants, chose an unconventional place to hide: the ceiling of his workplace. It's unclear how long he planned to stay holed up there, but destiny—and his cell phone—had other plans. As deputies scoured the premises, the unmistakable sound of a ringing phone pierced through the silence, acting as an unwitting beacon that guided them straight to him.

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Florida Men are Tonight's Feel Good Story of The Day.

Today's good news story comes from Boca Raton, Florida.
A dramatic water rescue was captured on camera as three good Samaritans leaped into action to save a struggling teen at the Boca Raton Inlet.

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Tonight's ONT has been brought to you by Lax Helmet Laws.

Notice: Posted with permission by the Ace Media Empire & AceCorp, LLC. Legal representation by the esteemed firm of Dewey, Cheatem & Howe, S.C. Wardrobe provided St. Vincent De Paul. Beverages provided by The Kwik Trip.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at 10:01 PM

Comments

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1 1st

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at June 18, 2024 10:01 PM (ivrPA)

2 Hello

Posted by: Don Black at June 18, 2024 10:01 PM (/7KEl)

3 Hey everyone!

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at June 18, 2024 10:01 PM (ivrPA)

4 Lovely falg picture!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana - again! ~ at June 18, 2024 10:01 PM (hOUT3)

5 Today's Tomorrow but Yesterday?

Posted by: Ciampino - Tue Update #04 at June 18, 2024 10:01 PM (qfLjt)

6 Night tonight, it’s ONT, good evening everybody

Posted by: Braenyard at June 18, 2024 10:01 PM (bQ/08)

7 Top pic looks like it's in Williamsburg.

Posted by: GWB at June 18, 2024 10:01 PM (AWrpC)

8 Please GOD Bless America.

Posted by: Eromero at June 18, 2024 10:02 PM (LHPAg)

9 4
FLAG, dammit!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana - again! ~ at June 18, 2024 10:02 PM (hOUT3)

10 Lovely falg picture!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana - again! ~ at June 18, 2024 10:01 PM (hOUT3)

Well, that's not a very nice thing to say!

Posted by: GWB at June 18, 2024 10:02 PM (AWrpC)

11 And, for those who haven't already seen the announcement elsewhere, Willie Mays passed today at 93.

RIP, sir.

Posted by: GWB at June 18, 2024 10:03 PM (AWrpC)

12 Thanks for the dandy, star spangled ONT, Mis Hum!

Always great to see our glorious flag, to include the historical versions.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at June 18, 2024 10:03 PM (U3L4U)

13 Where's the pride flag?!

Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 18, 2024 10:04 PM (0eaVi)

14 I wish I could have seen Willie Mays play in his prime.

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at June 18, 2024 10:05 PM (ivrPA)

15 Herb Alpert and the T Juana Brass

Posted by: Braenyard at June 18, 2024 10:06 PM (bQ/08)

16 Nice ONT, Mis Hum. Thanks.

Posted by: LRob in OK at June 18, 2024 10:06 PM (TSQkU)

17 10 Lovely falg picture!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana - again! ~ at June 18, 2024 10:01 PM (hOUT3)

Well, that's not a very nice thing to say!
Posted by: GWB at June 18, 2024 10:02 PM (AWrpC)

To be fair, I was quoting FJB!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana - again! ~ at June 18, 2024 10:06 PM (hOUT3)

18 Where's the pride flag?!
Posted by: OrangeEnt

Those are flags to be proud of!

The Lust Flag, not so much.

Posted by: mikeski at June 18, 2024 10:07 PM (DgGvY)

19 >>>EV startup Fisker has filed for bankruptcy as the Ocean SUV flounders

Child lithium miners hardest hit.

Posted by: Dr. T at June 18, 2024 10:07 PM (jGGMD)

20 That was almost a Quote of The Day there Sheriff Troy R. Cunningham.
Oh, it should have been, MisHum. Heck, it could be a standing quote on a LOT of posts around here.

Posted by: GWB at June 18, 2024 10:07 PM (AWrpC)

21 Ya know, Mis Hum, I guess I can stand McCartney a "little" more than Yok . . . . . .

Oops!

Posted by: LRob in OK at June 18, 2024 10:08 PM (TSQkU)

22 20 That was almost a Quote of The Day there Sheriff Troy R. Cunningham.
Oh, it should have been, MisHum. Heck, it could be a standing quote on a LOT of posts around here.
Posted by: GWB at June 18, 2024 10:07 PM (AWrpC)

You make a solid point.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Thawed Out Tundra at June 18, 2024 10:09 PM (QXQ4l)

23 Beautiful top pic, MisHum. Reminds me of Colonial Williamsburg, a great place to visit, just NOT in the summer.

Posted by: RickZ at June 18, 2024 10:09 PM (gKDq2)

24 Good evening everyone.

Posted by: Tonypete at June 18, 2024 10:10 PM (WXNFJ)

25 Please GOD Bless America.
Posted by: Eromero at June 18, 2024 10:02 PM (LHPAg)
* * * *
Amen!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at June 18, 2024 10:10 PM (U3L4U)

26 Where's the pride flag?!
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 18, 2024 10:04 PM (0eaVi)

That Betsy Ross flag was the original Pride flag.

Posted by: RickZ at June 18, 2024 10:10 PM (gKDq2)

27 >>>and we are still waiting for my husband," said Brynn Cicippio.
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Crap to that.
We had queer wing suit couple yesterday and now this.

Posted by: Braenyard at June 18, 2024 10:10 PM (bQ/08)

28 Join or Die.

Posted by: Marcus T at June 18, 2024 10:10 PM (xtg8y)

29 13 Where's the pride flag?!
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 18, 2024 10:04 PM (0eaVi)

US Flag... upside down...

Posted by: Romeo13 at June 18, 2024 10:10 PM (xaFKb)

30 The Polk County Sheriff's Office in Florida encountered what could have been a challenging search, had it not been for the fugitive's ringing phone that led them directly to his unusual hiding spot.

I wonder if that's SOP for law enforcement? Call the perp's cell phone to identify him, or maybe just distract him.....

Posted by: mikeski at June 18, 2024 10:11 PM (DgGvY)

31 19
That should be

Minor cobalt miners hardest hit.

Posted by: Ciampino - Tue Update #05 at June 18, 2024 10:11 PM (qfLjt)

32 25 Please GOD Bless America.
Posted by: Eromero at June 18, 2024 10:02 PM (LHPAg)
* * * *
Amen!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at June 18, 2024 10:10 PM (U3L4U)

Please God, forgive the USA government.

Posted by: Romeo13 at June 18, 2024 10:12 PM (xaFKb)

33 To be fair, I was quoting FJB!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana - again

Couldn't be. You made too much sense.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 18, 2024 10:12 PM (VNX3d)

34 Things I learned today: If you have a mechanical calculator (which looks awesome, by the way), and try to make it divide by zero, instead of immediately spitting out an error message the way a digital calculator does, it will run, and run, and run until the machinery breaks down. It will also sound like a revving diesel engine the whole time.

Posted by: Dr. T at June 18, 2024 10:12 PM (jGGMD)

35
Please God, forgive the USA government.
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 18, 2024 10:12 PM (xaFKb)

I believe the stylebook calls for the verb "smite" in that sentence!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana - again! ~ at June 18, 2024 10:14 PM (hOUT3)

36 the whole time.

And what amount of time was that. approximately?

Posted by: LRob in OK at June 18, 2024 10:14 PM (TSQkU)

37 Dr. T

Congrats on the new academic appointment, with the bonus of being close to home.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 18, 2024 10:14 PM (u82oZ)

38 Evening MisHum.
Nice thread!

Posted by: Diogenes at June 18, 2024 10:14 PM (W/lyH)

39 Good evening all🙂

Posted by: COMountainMarie at June 18, 2024 10:14 PM (Yls+o)

40 Calling the phone was the gotcha on a Columbo episode.

Posted by: chris+opher at June 18, 2024 10:15 PM (dSco/)

41 Please God, forgive the USA government.
Posted by: Romeo13

This is why y'all are better people than me.
I want God to rain down his vengeance on these usurpers of the Constitution.
The righteous have nothing to fear.

Posted by: Some Rat at June 18, 2024 10:15 PM (vJiyU)

42 33 To be fair, I was quoting FJB!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana - again

Couldn't be. You made too much sense.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

You may have a ...

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana - again! ~ at June 18, 2024 10:15 PM (hOUT3)

43 Please God, forgive the USA government.
Posted by: Romeo13

I'm more of the mind "God, please visit fair judgement upon them."

Posted by: Tonypete at June 18, 2024 10:15 PM (WXNFJ)

44 That should be

Minor cobalt miners hardest hit.
Posted by: Ciampino - Tue Update #05 at June 18, 2024 10:11 PM (qfLjt)

Nah, they'll still find work. Plenty of madmen in the world looking to make a doomsday bomb.

Posted by: Dr. T at June 18, 2024 10:15 PM (jGGMD)

45 Gotta watch those Lithium minors.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 18, 2024 10:15 PM (u82oZ)

46 Forgive the US Government? Nope.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, deplorable clown at June 18, 2024 10:15 PM (qZEuM)

47 Love the picture up top. Thanks for the ONT. MisHum.

Posted by: scampydog at June 18, 2024 10:15 PM (41CYW)

48 Well said. Best Tweet of The Day.
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Obama can't get over himself. He could have taken Joe like a buddy and one would be hard pressed to say otherwise. But no, Obama had to give him a little yank, like he's a child, before leading him off.

Posted by: Braenyard at June 18, 2024 10:15 PM (bQ/08)

49 Evening Miss Marie.

Posted by: Some Rat at June 18, 2024 10:16 PM (vJiyU)

50 My son and I got to see BB King. He was really struggling with things like memory (he couldn't remember members of his band). But when he got the guitar in his hand, he was smokin'.

Posted by: GWB at June 18, 2024 10:16 PM (AWrpC)

51 Thx MisHum, evening everyone. This is Fisker's second bankruptcy in the EV world. I'd like to believe that he's done but the green energy cultists will probably by his next line of BS

Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 18, 2024 10:16 PM (KhB32)

52 {{{COMountainMarie}}}

How are you doing, sunshine?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 18, 2024 10:16 PM (u82oZ)

53 That Jack Black....what a laugh riot!
(Sarc)

Posted by: COMountainMarie at June 18, 2024 10:16 PM (Yls+o)

54 Tuesday ONT or Tuesday Weld?

As with so many questions, I say, why not both?

Howdy, y'all. Hi, Mis Hum. BB King will do for starters.

Posted by: mindful webworker - so it goes at June 18, 2024 10:16 PM (R6fc2)

55 Buy not by

Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 18, 2024 10:16 PM (KhB32)

56 Good evening horde. Nice photo and content MisHum.

Good day with family visiting. White house tour, Capitol tour, Library of Congress, and Marine sunset parade at Iwo Jima memorial.

Posted by: TRex at June 18, 2024 10:17 PM (IQ6Gq)

57 42 33 To be fair, I was quoting FJB!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana - again

Couldn't be. You made too much sense.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

You may have a ...
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana - again! ~ at June 18, 2024 10:15 PM (hOUT3)

Pont, er um pout, ah pint, oh ah, you know the thing!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana - again! ~ at June 18, 2024 10:17 PM (hOUT3)

58 Those are flags to be proud of!

The Lust Flag, not so much.
Posted by: mikeski at June 18, 2024 10:07 PM (DgGvY)

Well, it is garbage night. Figured that's where they were.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 18, 2024 10:17 PM (0eaVi)

59 Thx MisHum, evening everyone. This is Fisker's second bankruptcy in the EV world. I'd like to believe that he's done but the green energy cultists will probably by his next line of BS
Posted by: Smell the Glove
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Revolting?

Posted by: scampydog at June 18, 2024 10:17 PM (41CYW)

60 Final period, baby!

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at June 18, 2024 10:17 PM (ufFY8)

61 Congrats on the new academic appointment, with the bonus of being close to home.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 18, 2024 10:14 PM (u82oZ)

Thanks Salty! I'm looking forward to it, as well as to the inevitable cold feet and panicked feeling that I made a terrible decision, followed by getting accustomed to my new surroundings, followed by the Bizarro World that is Missouri winter.

Posted by: Dr. T at June 18, 2024 10:18 PM (jGGMD)

62 Please God, forgive the USA government.
Posted by: Romeo13

I'm more of the mind "God, please visit fair judgement upon them."
Posted by: Tonypete at June 18, 2024 10:15 PM (WXNFJ)

Please God grant me the wisdom to see my way through the days ahead, thy will be done.

Posted by: Diogenes at June 18, 2024 10:18 PM (W/lyH)

63 Hm. I didn't realize this - woo-woo stuff. Reagan pardoned Felt, and four days later gets shot?

I know he's supposed to be a bad guy, but then why would Ronnie pardon him? The NYT wrote that the verdict or conviction was "zeal is not an excuse to break constitutional rights" or somesuch. I don't think that opinion has aged very well.

Posted by: Common Tater at June 18, 2024 10:18 PM (eZJ2c)

64 Love that flag picture up top.
Thanks for the ONT, Misanthropic Humanitarian.

"Beverages provided by The Kwik Trip. " Look who is the rich guy that can afford Kwik Trip beverages!

Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 18, 2024 10:19 PM (u82oZ)

65 EV startup Fisker has filed for bankruptcy as the Ocean SUV flounders

Hah. Maybe they should stick to making scissors. I know, not the same Fiskar.

Posted by: nerdygirl at June 18, 2024 10:19 PM (0Htd1)

66 That fake leather/leather jacket Emily Kaplan is wearing doesn't do it.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at June 18, 2024 10:20 PM (ufFY8)

67 After several months on life support, electric vehicle startup Fisker has officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

This is not surprising.

What is surprising is that it's the second time. Fisker Inc, founded in 2016, got enough venture capital to start business after Fisker Automotive went bankrupt in 2013.

Sheriff Troy R. Cunningham probably has some thoughts on venture capitalists.

Posted by: mikeski at June 18, 2024 10:20 PM (DgGvY)

68 Dr. T

I join Salty in his congrats. Don't know if you saw my post to this effect last night.

Hope to see you & Salty again one of these days. Never say never!

Posted by: mnw at June 18, 2024 10:21 PM (NLIak)

69 EV startup Fisker has filed for bankruptcy as the Ocean SUV flounders

What? No fish puns yet?

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at June 18, 2024 10:22 PM (fPzjs)

70 64 Love that flag picture up top.
Thanks for the ONT, Misanthropic Humanitarian.

"Beverages provided by The Kwik Trip. " Look who is the rich guy that can afford Kwik Trip beverages!
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 18, 2024 10:19 PM (u82oZ)

Being a Cob has it's rewards............

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Thawed Out Tundra at June 18, 2024 10:22 PM (QXQ4l)

71 That Betsy Ross flag was the original Pride flag.
Posted by: RickZ

Betsy Ross was one of seven women who sewed flags for the Continental Navy - anything beyond that is based on "Ross Family Tradition" only mentioned by her grandson in 1876. (Rather like a certain law professor-turned-Senator's family tradition that she had Native American ancestry)

Francis Hopkinson, who designed the Great Seal of the United States, is the most likely candidate for the creation of the earliest American flag, and he's the only person on record who submitted designs of the flag and asked for payment for his service.

Posted by: John Drake Is At The Caspian Sea at June 18, 2024 10:22 PM (u/Zei)

72 Dr. T

I have no doubt you can power through Missouri winters.

Just take an extra undergrad, and when the wolves get close to the troika, push them off the sled. And theme music is easy; Lieutenant Kijé Suite.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 18, 2024 10:22 PM (u82oZ)

73 4-3 Panthers score

Posted by: andycanuck (ZdexC) at June 18, 2024 10:22 PM (ZdexC)

74 Please God, forgive the USA government.
Posted by: Romeo13

I'm a horrible person.
Please God, incinerate those motherfuckers

Posted by: nurse ratched at June 18, 2024 10:23 PM (uBGP/)

75 I am stuffed from dinner, and tired, and the hell hound is looking especially sad because he didn't get his walkies yesterday. So, I suppose I'll need to drag my bloated carcass out of this chair and let him pull me around the neighborhood for a bit. At least I have tomorrow off.

Posted by: PabloD at June 18, 2024 10:23 PM (ciUIQ)

76 - Yeah, people love to hate on McCartney.
Could be any number of reasons I reckon, starting with, they weren't there.
Or it's more "cool" to say the Kinks or Stones were the best.

And thanks for Band on the Run. Reminded me of long ago friends.

Posted by: TeeJ at June 18, 2024 10:24 PM (aDAOz)

77 Thanks mnw! I did see it, but much later on.

I agree, another little MoMe is much overdue.

Posted by: Dr. T at June 18, 2024 10:24 PM (jGGMD)

78 Marine sunset parade at Iwo Jima memorial.
Posted by: TRex at June 18, 2024 10:17 PM (IQ6Gq)

That is spectacular! We took our kids when they were little, and they loved it. My three year old daughter went to one sweet enlisted fellow and threw her arms around his legs, thanking him for being a Marine. He picked her up and gave her a hug and let us take a picture with him.

Posted by: Moki at June 18, 2024 10:24 PM (wLjpr)

79 Evening.

Showered and squeaky clean. Yay!

Have a 10PM appointment at this here International Paper and they're strict about appointments. Boo!

They're also slow as balls when it comes to unloading. Fuck my life.

Posted by: Robert at June 18, 2024 10:24 PM (aUop0)

80 43 Please God, forgive the USA government.
Posted by: Romeo13

I'm more of the mind "God, please visit fair judgement upon them."
Posted by: Tonypete at June 18, 2024 10:15 PM (WXNFJ)

In the Old Testament, the one that God himself dictates, he punishes, then forgives.... like the Jews before the Holy Land.

We are in the punishment phase... but I hope we are like the Jews, not other tribes, that ceased to exist.

Posted by: Romeo13 at June 18, 2024 10:24 PM (xaFKb)

81 13 Where's the pride flag?!
Posted by: OrangeEnt

Those old people in the bottom picture did wheelies on it with that old people motor scooter. They've been arrested for a hate crime.

Posted by: nerdygirl at June 18, 2024 10:25 PM (0Htd1)

82 Good evening morons and thank you mh

Herb Alpert was co-founder of A&M Records?

And they say the ONT is for slackers.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 18, 2024 10:25 PM (RIvkX)

83 Posted by: TeeJ at June 18, 2024 10:24 PM (aDAOz)

You're welcome.

Nothing wrong with some McCartney.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Thawed Out Tundra at June 18, 2024 10:25 PM (QXQ4l)

84 My son and I got to see BB King. He was really struggling with things like memory (he couldn't remember members of his band). But when he got the guitar in his hand, he was smokin'.
Posted by: GWB at June 18, 2024 10:16 PM (AWrpC)

Muscle memory.

Posted by: RickZ at June 18, 2024 10:25 PM (gKDq2)

85 3-2 it's a game!

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at June 18, 2024 10:25 PM (B0HIe)

86 soft ice spills by both teams' players

Posted by: andycanuck (ZdexC) at June 18, 2024 10:25 PM (ZdexC)

87

Electric vehicle startup Fisker filed for bankruptcy protection late Monday with plans to sell its assets after recently suspending production.

It's the second bankruptcy for an EV company founded by former BMW and Aston Martin designer Henrik Fisker, whose vehicles have earned critical plaudits for their design but have failed to generate commercial success.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 18, 2024 10:26 PM (63Dwl)

88 49 52

Evenin' guys!🥰!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at June 18, 2024 10:26 PM (Yls+o)

89 What are the odds the Palis get frisky during the 'lympics?

Oh, and I saw Ana Navarro refer to the Secretary of State as "Anthony Blumpkin" in a Bill Maher clip over the weekend. That was worth a chuckle. btw, Do NOT google that term.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at June 18, 2024 10:26 PM (pIfcn)

90 Yay, Go Fishing Day ONT!

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at June 18, 2024 10:26 PM (dZVON)

91 LOL. 4-3, rather.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at June 18, 2024 10:26 PM (B0HIe)

92 TeeJ

I sent an email to your 'sticks address.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 18, 2024 10:26 PM (u82oZ)

93 Herb Alpert was the dude that had the album cover with that chick covered in whipped cream, right?

Posted by: Robert at June 18, 2024 10:26 PM (aUop0)

94 My three year old daughter went to one sweet enlisted fellow and threw her arms around his legs, thanking him for being a Marine. He picked her up and gave her a hug and let us take a picture with him.
Posted by: Moki at June 18, 2024 10:24 PM (wLjpr)

Then he stole her crayons and ate them. Now you know the rest of the story.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at June 18, 2024 10:26 PM (fPzjs)

95 Please God, forgive the USA government.
Posted by: Romeo13

I'm a horrible person.
Please God, incinerate those motherfuckers
Posted by: nurse ratched at June 18, 2024 10:23 PM (uBGP/)

I may be nicer. Let them be useful for once, and become shark food.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 18, 2024 10:27 PM (VNX3d)

96 Herb Alpert = Cool

Posted by: Bigsmith at June 18, 2024 10:27 PM (BFwpo)

97 Terrible stock handling by Edmonton led to that penalty.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at June 18, 2024 10:27 PM (B0HIe)

98
Then he stole her crayons and ate them. Now you know the rest of the story.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at June 18, 2024 10:26 PM (fPzjs)

Aren't you a bundle of sunshine?

Posted by: Moki at June 18, 2024 10:28 PM (wLjpr)

99 Herb Alpert was the dude that had the album cover with that chick covered in whipped cream, right?
Posted by: Robert at June 18, 2024 10:26 PM (aUop0)

Yes. The album is titled 'Whipped Cream and Other Delights'.

Posted by: RickZ at June 18, 2024 10:28 PM (gKDq2)

100 Herb Alpert was the dude that had the album cover with that chick covered in whipped cream, right?

Yep. https://t.ly/8zkmB

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at June 18, 2024 10:28 PM (dZVON)

101 My dad, who was born in '34, liked his oldies ( like The Platters, etc. ), but he really liked the song Band On The Run. I remember he would turn it up on the mono speaker AM radio when it would come on the station when we were driving somewhere.

Posted by: Ford Galaxie 500 at June 18, 2024 10:28 PM (jb+jy)

102 Nice Colt 45 story, Mom wanted her son to have it for the Marines ... he went to Iwo Jima. Gun dealer in the end gave her a deal. Not sure how the military worked then, but it seems they could bring in their own personal guns?

Link is to the Marine long after the war.

www.youtube.com/shorts/_lNTFi4twxo

Posted by: illiniwek at June 18, 2024 10:28 PM (Cus5s)

103 93 Herb Alpert was the dude that had the album cover with that chick covered in whipped cream, right?

Posted by: Robert

Yep. A smokin' hot brunette wearing whipped cream.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at June 18, 2024 10:29 PM (sAmhv)

104 Herb Alpert was the dude that had the album cover with that chick covered in whipped cream, right?
Posted by: Robert at June 18, 2024 10:26 PM (aUop0)

Yes. Greatest album cover of all time.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at June 18, 2024 10:29 PM (fPzjs)

105 Posted by: Ford Galaxie 500 at June 18, 2024 10:28 PM (jb+jy)

Get out of our car.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 18, 2024 10:29 PM (0eaVi)

106 The color commentator is better when he shuts the F up. Continuously slobbering over players or making bullshit pronouncements.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at June 18, 2024 10:29 PM (B0HIe)

107 "Terrible stock handling by Edmonton led to that penalty."

They bought high and sold low?

Posted by: Outside of Life at June 18, 2024 10:29 PM (89Sog)

108 Trump speaking in Racine today, says FJB's gonna be lit with a monster drug cocktail when he enters the building for the debate in nine days.

"So hopped up" is the term he used. He ought to go all wide-eyed when he sees Joe, express wonder and disbelief with his face and eyes, then look at the camera, and smirk.

Then nod, give that "what I told ya" nod. And wink.

Let's get it on. Biden has called him every name in the book. The fucking gloves are off. Insult is off the table. It's time for mockery.

Posted by: Mr Gaga at June 18, 2024 10:29 PM (ZtgZZ)

109 104 Herb Alpert was the dude that had the album cover with that chick covered in whipped cream, right?
Posted by: Robert at June 18, 2024 10:26 PM (aUop0)

Yes. Greatest album cover of all time.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at June 18, 2024 10:29 PM (fPzjs)

Never saw Mom's Apple Pie I take it.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Thawed Out Tundra at June 18, 2024 10:30 PM (QXQ4l)

110 Yes. Greatest album cover of all time.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at June 18, 2024 10:29 PM (fPzjs)

An album I have. I blame the teen me.

Posted by: RickZ at June 18, 2024 10:30 PM (gKDq2)

111 "Herb Alpert was the dude that had the album cover with that chick covered in whipped cream, right?"

Whipped Cream and Other Delights ... my Mom had that album, cover was kinda sexy, music was good.

Posted by: illiniwek at June 18, 2024 10:31 PM (Cus5s)

112 Link is to the Marine long after the war.

www.youtube.com/shorts/_lNTFi4twxo
Posted by: illiniwek

That was awesome.

Posted by: Some Rat at June 18, 2024 10:31 PM (vJiyU)

113 I have loved Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass since my relatives would put records on the big stereo with the cabinet speakers. But I never heard that song. Thank you!

Posted by: NaughtyPine at June 18, 2024 10:32 PM (5L1F8)

114 Minor cobalt miners hardest hit.
Posted by: Ciampino - Tue Update #05 at June 18, 2024 10:11 PM (qfLjt)

Nah, they'll still find work. Plenty of madmen in the world looking to make a doomsday bomb.
Posted by: Dr. T

Maybe they can go to work at Apple's sweatshops in China. I hear they have employment problems due to suicide.

Posted by: nerdygirl at June 18, 2024 10:33 PM (0Htd1)

115 106 The color commentator is better when he shuts the F up. Continuously slobbering over players or making bullshit pronouncements.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt

I had the volume off because I was listening to the Mariners game. Still haven't turned it on.

Posted by: nurse ratched at June 18, 2024 10:33 PM (ioi84)

116 This bankruptcy is not a first for Fiskar. They are getting good at it. I'm sure somebody got fabulously wealthy along the way.

Posted by: fd at June 18, 2024 10:33 PM (vFG9F)

117 Herb Alpert was the dude that had the album cover with that chick covered in whipped cream, right?
Posted by: Robert at June 18, 2024 10:26 PM (aUop0)

Yes. Greatest album cover of all time.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at June 18, 2024 10:29 PM (fPzjs)

I seem to remember reading that the model for the photo was several months pregnant at the time, and was wearing a bikini under all that shaving cream.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 18, 2024 10:34 PM (Xtdoj)

118 Hm. I didn't realize this - woo-woo stuff. Reagan pardoned Felt, and four days later gets shot?

I know he's supposed to be a bad guy, but then why would Ronnie pardon him? The NYT wrote that the verdict or conviction was "zeal is not an excuse to break constitutional rights" or somesuch. I don't think that opinion has aged very well.
Posted by: Common Tater

The revelation that Felt was Deep Throat was both a welcome and disappointing development. Welcome, because a decades-old mystery had been solved, and disappointing because it ruined a fun game that had been going on among journalists, historians, and Washington insiders since 1974 - coming up with plausible candidates for Deep Throat's real identity.

Al Haig, Pat Buchanan, Henry Kissinger, and Diane Sawyer were the most prominent candidates, but Mark Felt didn't trigger anyone's alarms ... except for Richard Nixon. The Nixon White House was able to determine fairly quickly that the leaks were coming from Felt.

Now, for some real woo-woo stuff, check out who was dining with Vice President George H.W. Bush the evening before Reagan's attempted assassination.

Posted by: John Drake Is At The Caspian Sea at June 18, 2024 10:34 PM (u/Zei)

119 >>> 35
Please God, forgive the USA government.
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 18, 2024 10:12 PM (xaFKb)

I believe the stylebook calls for the verb "smite" in that sentence!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana - again! ~ at June 18, 2024 10:14 PM (hOUT3)

Send Us Thine Asteroid, O Lord

Posted by: let's build a campfire, maybe sing some songs at June 18, 2024 10:34 PM (llON8)

120 Herb Alpert was the dude that had the album cover with that chick covered in whipped cream, right?
Posted by: Robert at June 18, 2024 10:26 PM (aUop0)

---------------------------
Every middle aged man on earth with a stereo system owned that album.

Posted by: Bigsmith at June 18, 2024 10:34 PM (BFwpo)

121 100 Herb Alpert was the dude that had the album cover with that chick covered in whipped cream, right?

Yep. https://t.ly/8zkmB
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at June 18, 2024

That looks messy. She also has a polar bear blanket on.

Posted by: Piper at June 18, 2024 10:35 PM (pZEOD)

122 I seem to remember reading that the model for the photo was several months pregnant at the time, and was wearing a bikini under all that shaving cream.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 18, 2024 10:34 PM (Xtdoj)

I remember hearing about the bikini part, but not that she was pregnant. Probably made her look sexier. You know, that motherhood-to-be glow.

Posted by: RickZ at June 18, 2024 10:35 PM (gKDq2)

123 Maybe they can go to work at Apple's sweatshops in China. I hear they have employment problems due to suicide.
Posted by: nerdygirl at June 18, 2024 10:33 PM (0Htd1)

And "suicide".

Posted by: Dr. T at June 18, 2024 10:36 PM (jGGMD)

124 I have loved Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass since my relatives would put records on the big stereo with the cabinet speakers. But I never heard that song. Thank you!
Posted by: NaughtyPine at June 18, 2024 10:32 PM (5L1F

I have strong memories of spending hours listening to my parents' Herb Alpert, Carpenters, 5th Dimension records on bored summer days

Posted by: ghost of hallelujah at June 18, 2024 10:37 PM (sJHOI)

125 - NaCly, no longer have that addy. Went the way of the Dodo when a previous ph died.

Posted by: TeeJ at June 18, 2024 10:37 PM (aDAOz)

126 two lost sticks!

Posted by: andycanuck (ZdexC) at June 18, 2024 10:37 PM (ZdexC)

127 Alpert recorded his first tunes in his garage. He sort of pioneered, for him anyway, a distinctive double-track or doubling of his trumpet playing, which gave it a piercing quality.

Good production and studio musicians, no 60s collection would be complete without Herb Alpert and the Tijuana brass. My parents had one of their albums, the one with "Lonely Bull" and the rest of them. "Acupulco 1922" etc. If you go to a garage sale of that vintage, and there are LPs for sale, you're gonna find a Herb Alpert album or two. "Taste of Honey" was another cover that was played a lot. The fact there aren't any lyrics is a plus, this was background music for people who didn't want to blow their mind out with the Fugs or something weird.

Posted by: Common Tater at June 18, 2024 10:38 PM (eZJ2c)

128 I have never found Jack Black funny and I don't know why anyone else does.

Posted by: Erebus- ex-Killer Whale at June 18, 2024 10:38 PM (elaR+)

129 >>> 74 Please God, forgive the USA government.
Posted by: Romeo13

I'm a horrible person.
Please God, incinerate those motherfuckers
Posted by: nurse ratched at June 18, 2024 10:23 PM (uBGP/)

When did you start publishing your newsletter?

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at June 18, 2024 10:38 PM (llON8)

130 I toured the Wieliczka mine in Poland once (you should do it, it's awesome). But the mine elevator takes at least half an hour to get up the 500ft. I was trapped with Norwegians the whole time. That Scandinavian gibbering is barely tolerable for even 30 seconds. Soooo annoying. Apologies to Norsk Morons. But, damn.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 18, 2024 10:40 PM (0FoWg)

131 I have never found Jack Black funny and I don't know why anyone else does.
Posted by: Erebus- ex-Killer Whale at June 18, 2024 10:38 PM (elaR+)

Jack Benny>Jack Kerouac>Jack Black

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 18, 2024 10:40 PM (Xtdoj)

132 My parents had one of their albums, the one with "Lonely Bull" and the rest of them.

Posted by: Common Tater at June 18, 2024 10:38 PM (eZJ2c)

That would never be played at our house.

Posted by: The Very Rev. David French at June 18, 2024 10:40 PM (0eaVi)

133 Oh, I recall that there was a decided 60s flavor to some of the Tijuana brass sound - almost spaghetti-western Clint Eastwood movie style, too.

Posted by: Common Tater at June 18, 2024 10:41 PM (eZJ2c)

134 Jeebus, thanks everyone.
I had that Herb Alpert album in vinyl.
I'm old, old , old.

Posted by: Winston, GOPe, McFailure wing of the Uniparty at June 18, 2024 10:41 PM (0ogfQ)

135 My parents had one of their albums, the one with "Lonely Bull" and the rest of them.

As soon as I read that, the song started playing in my head. Nice!

Posted by: Diogenes at June 18, 2024 10:41 PM (W/lyH)

136 "In the Old Testament, the one that God himself dictates, he punishes, then forgives.... like the Jews before the Holy Land. We are in the punishment phase... but I hope we are like the Jews, not other tribes, that ceased to exist." Posted by: Romeo13

Bullinger (and others) speak of different "administrations". We are in the "Period of Grace", where man can choose ... (God or not). The OT was different ... obedience to The Law. (but imo, even then, there was grace and mercy ... God does not change).

I have not studied the "punish then forgive" idea. But here is a verse ... "1 John 1:9
"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."

I'm not real clear on how this works for "nations".

Posted by: illiniwek at June 18, 2024 10:42 PM (Cus5s)

137 Jack Kevorkian > Jack Black

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, deplorable clown at June 18, 2024 10:44 PM (qZEuM)

138 Helena! How are you? How are the chickens and the goats and the turkeys?

Posted by: nurse ratched at June 18, 2024 10:44 PM (wERfj)

139 And the cats!

Posted by: nurse ratched at June 18, 2024 10:45 PM (wERfj)

140 have strong memories of spending hours listening to my parents' Herb Alpert, Carpenters, 5th Dimension records on bored summer days
Posted by: ghost of hallelujah at June 18, 2024 10:37 PM

In the summer, everyone had their windows open. Our neighbors played a station that had "classics" like Bread and Neal Diamond.

I think it's how my big brother fell in love with Karen Carpenter's voice. He bought a secondhand Carpenters album, which stood out in a very '80s rock collection.

Posted by: NaughtyPine at June 18, 2024 10:46 PM (5L1F8)

141 We are in the punishment phase... but I hope we are like the Jews, not other tribes, that ceased to exist.
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 18, 2024 10:24 PM (xaFKb)

10 of the 12 tribes of Israel did indeed disappear, never to be heard from again.

Posted by: OneEyedJack at June 18, 2024 10:46 PM (FCbAQ)

142 128 I have never found Jack Black funny and I don't know why anyone else does.
Posted by: Erebus- ex-Killer Whale at June 18, 2024 10:38 PM (elaR+)

Tribute is funny.

Posted by: And also very listenable at June 18, 2024 10:46 PM (Hp9hg)

143 Mom would have Blood, Sweat, and Tears on the Lloyd's. Also Supertramp and the Beatles.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, deplorable clown at June 18, 2024 10:46 PM (qZEuM)

144 Jack Kevorkian > Jack Black
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, deplorable clown

I'd prefer Kevorkian to Jack Black if those are my only options.

Posted by: Erebus- ex-Killer Whale at June 18, 2024 10:47 PM (elaR+)

145 My parents didn't like Rock music, but they did have Herb Alpert when they threw caution to the wind at parties, I think.

Posted by: Common Tater at June 18, 2024 10:48 PM (eZJ2c)

146 I toured the Wieliczka mine in Poland once (you should do it, it's awesome). But the mine elevator takes at least half an hour to get up the 500ft. I was trapped with Norwegians the whole time. That Scandinavian gibbering is barely tolerable for even 30 seconds. Soooo annoying. Apologies to Norsk Morons. But, damn.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 18, 2024 10:40 PM (0FoWg)

I got a tour of the then-working Mattabi Mine in northwestern Ontario circa 1980. I think we went down to the 3500 foot level, but cannot find any data online to confirm that.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 18, 2024 10:48 PM (Xtdoj)

147 @128

>>I have never found Jack Black funny and I don't know why anyone else does.

Early in his career he was more of a serious actor and basically became a variation of his character from High Fidelity from that point on.

He's been in a number of films I have liked.

As has been noted, just assume any actor you like is a leftist dick bag and make peace with it.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 18, 2024 10:48 PM (XV/Pl)

148 Critters are good! Hazel is enjoying her new kitty tower, even though she figured out it means she doesn't get quite the same attention when she jumps up to the top of the cabinet.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at June 18, 2024 10:50 PM (llON8)

149 Here we go! Empty net with just over a minute to go.

Posted by: nurse ratched at June 18, 2024 10:50 PM (q4Gku)

150 Jack the Ripper was funnier than Jack Black. And from the looks of Black these days, it's hard to guess whose prostitutes were worse off.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 18, 2024 10:50 PM (0FoWg)

151 Mom played The Best of Bread 8 track frequently.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, deplorable clown at June 18, 2024 10:51 PM (qZEuM)

152 @128

>>I have never found Jack Black funny and I don't know why anyone else does.

Early in his career he was more of a serious actor and basically became a variation of his character from High Fidelity from that point on.

He's been in a number of films I have liked.

As has been noted, just assume any actor you like is a leftist dick bag and make peace with it.
Posted by: Thomas Bender

He can't act and his timing sucks.
You could cut him out of Tropic Thunder entirely and it would actually improve the movie.
The fact he's a leftwing POS only makes it worse.

Posted by: Erebus- ex-Killer Whale at June 18, 2024 10:51 PM (elaR+)

153 Geez. Hit the post.

Posted by: andycanuck (ZdexC) at June 18, 2024 10:51 PM (ZdexC)

154 Yeah, people love to hate on McCartney.
Could be any number of reasons I reckon, starting with, they weren't there.
Or it's more "cool" to say the Kinks or Stones were the best.

And thanks for Band on the Run. Reminded me of long ago friends.
Posted by: TeeJ at June 18, 2024 10:24 PM

The Monkees were the best. FIGHT. ME.

Posted by: NaughtyPine at June 18, 2024 10:51 PM (5L1F8)

155 Though it was amply covered in the previous thread, I would not think it uncouth to once again offer....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEN HAD! greetings, to this heah ONT.

*pours bourbon*

ONT Greetings, Horde. CHEERS!

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at June 18, 2024 10:51 PM (e6UQI)

156 Mom would have Blood, Sweat, and Tears on the Lloyd's. Also Supertramp and the Beatles.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, deplorable clown at June 18, 2024 10:46 PM (qZEuM)

My mom was more of a Hank Williams Sr.person. That was OK, until the Beatles.

Posted by: Diogenes at June 18, 2024 10:52 PM (W/lyH)

157 >>> 155 Though it was amply covered in the previous thread, I would not think it uncouth to once again offer....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEN HAD! greetings, to this heah ONT.

*pours bourbon*

ONT Greetings, Horde. CHEERS!

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at June 18, 2024 10:51 PM (e6UQI)

Wait, what? How did I not now this?!

HAPPY 29TH BIRTHDAY BEN HAD!!

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at June 18, 2024 10:52 PM (llON8)

158 Sorry I'm late, the koalas and the quokkas had a rumble. One minute there's a cute convention, and the next, marsupial mayhem!

Posted by: tankdemon at June 18, 2024 10:52 PM (SBuV+)

159 Empty net goal after an insane save.

Posted by: nurse ratched at June 18, 2024 10:53 PM (q4Gku)

160 Howdy Jim SND.

Posted by: scampydog at June 18, 2024 10:53 PM (41CYW)

161 10 of the 12 tribes of Israel did indeed disappear, never to be heard from again.
-
I'm not sure if that's entirely true. The regions assigned to ten of the tribes were conquered by the Assyrians and the population dispersed, but I'm sure God knows who their descendants are.

But more to the point, if you read through the two Chronicles, there was apparently an exchange of population as a result of Israel going heavily pagan (because Judah had Jerusalem and therefore the temple. So there were members of the 'lost' tribes in Judah when Babylon came along.

Posted by: Methos at June 18, 2024 10:53 PM (Dnobf)

162 - the "punish then forgive" idea.

Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece and Rome were all nations/kingdoms God used to chastise Israel for sinning against Him.
70AD and later, 135AD, were punishment for rejecting Messiah.

Posted by: TeeJ at June 18, 2024 10:53 PM (aDAOz)

163 >>> 158 Sorry I'm late, the koalas and the quokkas had a rumble. One minute there's a cute convention, and the next, marsupial mayhem!
Posted by: tankdemon at June 18, 2024 10:52 PM (SBuV+)

I saw Marsupial Mayhem open for Slayer at Red Rocks.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at June 18, 2024 10:53 PM (llON8)

164 Saved it at first; post slightly dislodged; scores!!

I guess McDavid just passed one of Gretzky's records.

Posted by: andycanuck (ZdexC) at June 18, 2024 10:54 PM (ZdexC)

165 Oilers win.

Posted by: nurse ratched at June 18, 2024 10:54 PM (q4Gku)

166 Wow. Unbelievable save, then the empty net goal.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at June 18, 2024 10:55 PM (B0HIe)

167 Oilers win.
Posted by: nurse ratched at June 18, 2024 10:54 PM (q4Gku)

So, on to Game 6?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 18, 2024 10:55 PM (Xtdoj)

168 78 Marine sunset parade at Iwo Jima memorial.
Posted by: TRex at June 18, 2024 10:17 PM (IQ6Gq)

That is spectacular!

Posted by: Moki at June 18, 2024 10:24 PM (wLjpr)
***
It was our first and we'll do it again. Impressive. They do a similar program at the barracks and that's on our list as well. We were amazed by the huge turnout of busses and summer kid trips to DC.

Posted by: TRex at June 18, 2024 10:55 PM (IQ6Gq)

169 Was that the guy who does the "Boats vs Haulover" youtube channel?

Posted by: Taft at June 18, 2024 10:55 PM (273XI)

170 Evenin’, All.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at June 18, 2024 10:55 PM (v6JzV)

171 EV startup Fisker has filed for bankruptcy as the Ocean SUV flounders

What? No fish puns yet?
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at June 18, 2024 10:22 PM (fPzjs)
-

/must resist. clams up.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 18, 2024 10:56 PM (19ze8)

172 "Band On The Run" was around the time when Radio was still a shared experience, music was a shared experience. Seems to me it was released and was a big summer hit, played over and over. Maybe there is a stronger memory associated with hits because of that. I have great memories of that music era. There were a lot of really great tunes in the early 1970s. And quite a few really, really bad tunes, too.

Posted by: Common Tater at June 18, 2024 10:56 PM (eZJ2c)

173 Hi Bulg!

Posted by: Piper at June 18, 2024 10:56 PM (pZEOD)

174 guess McDavid just passed one of Gretzky's records.
Posted by: andycanuck (ZdexC) at June 18, 2024 10:54 PM (ZdexC)

Wow!

Posted by: NaughtyPine at June 18, 2024 10:56 PM (5L1F8)

175 >>> 172 "Band On The Run" was around the time when Radio was still a shared experience, music was a shared experience. Seems to me it was released and was a big summer hit, played over and over. Maybe there is a stronger memory associated with hits because of that. I have great memories of that music era. There were a lot of really great tunes in the early 1970s. And quite a few really, really bad tunes, too.
Posted by: Common Tater at June 18, 2024 10:56 PM (eZJ2c)

*slinks away quietly*

Posted by: Muskrat Love at June 18, 2024 10:57 PM (llON8)

176 Is the Oilers chick flashing herself again?

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at June 18, 2024 10:57 PM (v6JzV)

177 'Lonely Bull' the surburbanite's 'Sketches of Spain'

Posted by: ghost of hallelujah at June 18, 2024 10:57 PM (sJHOI)

178 Happy B'day Ben Had!!!
(Faces Texas and genuflects.)

Posted by: Some Rat at June 18, 2024 10:57 PM (vJiyU)

179 It is finally cooling enough to sleep.
Good night and sweet dreams!

Posted by: NaughtyPine at June 18, 2024 10:58 PM (5L1F8)

180 I seem to remember reading that the model for the photo was several months pregnant at the time, and was wearing a bikini under all that shaving cream.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Yeah, but she was naked under the bikini.

* waggles eyebrows *

Posted by: mikeski at June 18, 2024 10:58 PM (DgGvY)

181 173 Hi, Piper!

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at June 18, 2024 10:58 PM (v6JzV)

182 It's the little things, like not silencing your phone when you're hiding out from the law.

Caller was only trying to reach him about extending his car's warranty.

Posted by: Count de Monet at June 18, 2024 10:59 PM (6gW4D)

183 "Band On The Run" was around the time when Radio was still a shared experience, music was a shared experience. Seems to me it was released and was a big summer hit, played over and over. Maybe there is a stronger memory associated with hits because of that. I have great memories of that music era. There were a lot of really great tunes in the early 1970s. And quite a few really, really bad tunes, too.
Posted by: Common Tater at June 18, 2024 10:56 PM (eZJ2c)

I am not a Paul McCartney "hater". I just happen to think his work with Wings was mostly competent MOR pop music, and not anywhere near as ground breaking as his work with the Beatles.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 18, 2024 10:59 PM (Xtdoj)

184 Jack Black was at his peak when he played the private who was incinerated in Mars Attacks

Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 18, 2024 10:59 PM (KhB32)

185 slinks away quietly*
Posted by: Muskrat Love

Afternoon Delight has entered the chat.

Posted by: nurse ratched at June 18, 2024 10:59 PM (8GAR9)

186

The Lonely Bull was the theme song of the USS Pueblo.

https://tinyurl.com/5abb785t

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 18, 2024 11:00 PM (63Dwl)

187 Seen all I needed to see. Ready to check out. Any advice?

Posted by: Rusty Nail at June 18, 2024 11:00 PM (VxbvY)

188 Either that or when he got his arm blown off in the remake of The Jackal

Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 18, 2024 11:00 PM (KhB32)

189 *slinks away quietly*
Posted by: Muskrat Love at June 18, 2024 10:57 PM (llON

Meh. Platypus Lust is where it's at, these days.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 18, 2024 11:01 PM (Xtdoj)

190 Now, for some real woo-woo stuff, check out who was dining with Vice President George H.W. Bush the evening before Reagan's attempted assassination.
Posted by: John Drake Is At The Caspian Sea at June 18, 2024 10:34 PM (u/Zei)

Who? Who?

Posted by: Auspex at June 18, 2024 11:02 PM (j4U/Z)

191 Piper, how’s your air conditioning?

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at June 18, 2024 11:02 PM (v6JzV)

192 /must resist. clams up.
-------
I will make you Fiskers of memes.

Posted by: andycanuck (ZdexC) at June 18, 2024 11:02 PM (ZdexC)

193 60 Final period, baby!
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at June 18, 2024 10:17 PM (ufFY

Good luck in menopause.

Posted by: tankdemon at June 18, 2024 11:02 PM (SBuV+)

194 First! ...to say good night....
Some ice cream, then a several hour nap...
Maybe up in time for the late night shift😴

Posted by: COMountainMarie at June 18, 2024 11:02 PM (Yls+o)

195 Though it was amply covered in the previous thread, I would not think it uncouth to once again offer....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEN HAD! greetings, to this heah ONT.
Posted by: Jim

Happy Birthday, Ben Had!

* checks Cafe thread *

One of those round-numbered ones, too!

Posted by: mikeski at June 18, 2024 11:02 PM (DgGvY)

196 slinks away quietly*
Posted by: Muskrat Love

Afternoon Delight has entered the chat.
----

Minnie Ripperton demands you concede the crown to her

Posted by: OneEyedJack at June 18, 2024 11:02 PM (FCbAQ)

197 "Band On The Run" was around the time when Radio was still a shared experience, music was a shared experience. Seems to me it was released and was a big summer hit, played over and over. Maybe there is a stronger memory associated with hits because of that.
Posted by: Common Tater at June 18, 2024 10:56 PM (eZJ2c)
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Maybe it's because Wings' first 2 albums were failures and their 3rd album's title song, BOTR, finally put McCartney back in the music world as a successful post-Beatle.

That's my take and what I recall.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 18, 2024 11:02 PM (19ze8)

198 @190

>>Who? Who?

John Hinkley's brother.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 18, 2024 11:03 PM (XV/Pl)

199 Band on the Run ... seems that was a great song during "The Summer of my Discontent". It was when I was home from college, working a summer full time job, but I was second shift, so couldn't hang out with my friends much.

But did destroy my brain with a little dope, and covertly watching my cheerleader neighbor practice with other cheerleaders in the adjacent back yard, before heading back to work. Electric Wheel money was good, but I had an empty summer .. just the music. Gotta pay the fiddler .. or some such.

Posted by: illiniwek at June 18, 2024 11:03 PM (Cus5s)

200 Off to bed so I am bright eyed and bushy tailed in the very early am!

Posted by: Piper at June 18, 2024 11:03 PM (pZEOD)

201 Herb Albert’s Taste of Honey scared the crap out of me when I was 4 or 5 and I’ve never forgotten the feeling. It was playing in an empty house when everyone else was outside and it elicited feelings of birds / reptiles about to attack me. Very weird but I’ve never forgotten it and it still gives me a foreboding feeling.

Posted by: polynikes at June 18, 2024 11:03 PM (SHMXB)

202 Oilers win.
Posted by: nurse ratched at June 18, 2024 10:54 PM (q4Gku)

I must be getting tired. I read that as "Otters win", considering the author.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 18, 2024 11:04 PM (VNX3d)

203 "El Lobo (The Wolf)" is a good 'un. It's all studio schmudio, but it is technically well done, and it also sounds good. "Crawfish" is a good opener for the party. I can see the suburban shag carpeting, and the bouffant hairdos from here. This was an album you could use to test out the new HI-FI, too. Stereo!

Collectors today actually prefer Mono records for many famous LPs, because the early Stereo issues were done very poorly, or not even Stereo, just a panning re-recording between the right and left channels

Or put another way, a good stereo Mono pressing of an original Mono recording is going to sound better. Noticeably better. (Unfortunately all the really lunatic HI-FI people don't even listen to music - they listen to their Stereo system)

Posted by: Common Tater at June 18, 2024 11:04 PM (eZJ2c)

204 Wow!
Posted by: NaughtyPine
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Most Points in a Postseason
Gretzky 1985 47pts
Lemieux 1991 44pts
Gretzky 1988 43pts
Gretzky 1993 40pts
Connor McDavid 2024 40pts
Gretzky 1983 38pts

... at 9:30 tonight.

Posted by: andycanuck (ZdexC) at June 18, 2024 11:04 PM (ZdexC)

205 There is a very important Supreme Court Case which I have not seen discussed anywhere:

Moore v. U.S., No. 22-800 [Arg: 12.5.2023]
Issue(s): Whether the 16th Amendment authorizes Congress to tax unrealized sums without apportionment among the states.

Taxing unrealized gains, if it is allowed will be a disaster for the country, which will result in the utter destruction of the middle class. (Imagine a 20% tax on the increased value of the assessment of your house. The tax collector says its gone up $100,000 in value, so you owe $20,000 in federal taxes. Of course if the value goes down next year, you don't get any of those unrealized losses subtracted from your bill. )

Posted by: An Observation sez China Joe not my president at June 18, 2024 11:04 PM (CecP5)

206 Ok, halfway through Season 3 of The Boys.
It is weird, and I am enjoying it so far.

The woke bullshit that is presented seems to be satirical.
Of course, there is the unspoken liberal worldview, but it is not preachy. The main objects of ridicule appear to be the media, marketing, corporations that put profit above all, and superheroes who think they are gods.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at June 18, 2024 11:05 PM (B0HIe)

207 Herb Albert’s Taste of Honey scared the crap out of me when I was 4 or 5 and I’ve never forgotten the feeling. It was playing in an empty house when everyone else was outside and it elicited feelings of birds / reptiles about to attack me. Very weird but I’ve never forgotten it and it still gives me a foreboding feeling.
Posted by: polynikes at June 18, 2024 11:03 PM (SHMXB)

Zamfir did this to me. I could tell that those pipes would take me to Carcosa if I let them.

Posted by: Haunted by Zamfir at June 18, 2024 11:06 PM (Hp9hg)

208 - @199

Sounds like we're about the same age, Illiniwek.
I was in the army.

Posted by: TeeJ at June 18, 2024 11:06 PM (aDAOz)

209 191 Piper, how’s your air conditioning?
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at June 18,

It was out this morning, but they got it running again. We are just going to have to limp along until the fan motor gets here. I only had to cancel 1 class, hopefully I won’t have to cancel anymore.

Posted by: Piper at June 18, 2024 11:06 PM (pZEOD)

210
By the way, I happen to know Bay County Sheriff Troy Cunningham.

Posted by: Auspex at June 18, 2024 11:06 PM (j4U/Z)

211 The tax collector says its gone up $100,000 in value, so you owe $20,000 in federal taxes. Of course if the value goes down next year, you don't get any of those unrealized losses subtracted from your bill. )
Posted by: An Observation sez China Joe not my president at June 18, 2024 11:04 PM (CecP5)

Fuck that.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at June 18, 2024 11:07 PM (B0HIe)

212 ...Who? Who? Posted by: Auspex at June 18, 2024 11:02 PM (j4U/Z)

IIRC? John Hinkley, Sr. Of the Hinkley Yachts fortune.

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at June 18, 2024 11:08 PM (e6UQI)

213 Of course if the value goes down next year, you don't get any of those unrealized losses subtracted from your bill. )
Posted by: An Observation sez China Joe not my president at

Inflation is the governments friend.

Posted by: Some Rat at June 18, 2024 11:09 PM (vJiyU)

214 209 Piper, I hope not. Here’s sending good thoughts your way.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at June 18, 2024 11:09 PM (v6JzV)

215 The tax collector says its gone up $100,000 in value, so you owe $20,000 in federal taxes. Of course if the value goes down next year, you don't get any of those unrealized losses subtracted from your bill. )
Posted by: An Observation sez China Joe not my president at June 18, 2024 11:04 PM (CecP5)

Fuck that.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at June 18, 2024 11:07 PM (B0HIe)

The dullards we call our fellow Americans will likely think it's a good idea until their ox gets gored.
In reality it's a good way to start an actual rebellion.

Posted by: OneEyedJack at June 18, 2024 11:09 PM (FCbAQ)

216 The tax collector says its gone up $100,000 in value, so you owe $20,000 in federal taxes. Of course if the value goes down next year, you don't get any of those unrealized losses subtracted from your bill. )
Posted by: An Observation sez China Joe not my president at June 18, 2024
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Bonus. Your money is worth 20 percent less that it was three years ago.

Posted by: scampydog at June 18, 2024 11:09 PM (41CYW)

217 109 104 Herb Alpert was the dude that had the album cover with that chick covered in whipped cream, right?
Posted by: Robert at June 18, 2024 10:26 PM (aUop0)

Yes. Greatest album cover of all time.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at June 18, 2024 10:29 PM (fPzjs)

Never saw Mom's Apple Pie I take it.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Thawed Out Tundra at June 18, 2024 10:30 PM (QXQ4l)
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Yes. When still dating my late wife, she took me to a record shop to buy some vinyl and she showed me that cover.

Posted by: Ciampino - I like apple pie! at June 18, 2024 11:10 PM (qfLjt)

218 - bed time

Love each other fellow babies

Posted by: TeeJ at June 18, 2024 11:10 PM (aDAOz)

219 Good evening y'all. What did I miss?

Posted by: Muldoon at June 18, 2024 11:11 PM (uCfKO)

220 Posted by: Rusty Nail at June 18, 2024 11:00 PM (VxbvY)

Not liking the sound of this.

Posted by: Tammy-al Thor at June 18, 2024 11:13 PM (Vvh2V)

221 219 Muldoon, we successfully stormed the castle, but now have no idea what to do with it.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at June 18, 2024 11:13 PM (v6JzV)

222 Good evening y'all. What did I miss?
Posted by: Muldoon
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A bit of Paul McCartney chatter. Heb Alpert, Whipped Cream album cover. Ben Had bday wishes. Oh and hockey.

Posted by: scampydog at June 18, 2024 11:13 PM (41CYW)

223 Good night, Teej!

Posted by: Tammy-al Thor at June 18, 2024 11:13 PM (Vvh2V)

224 Seen all I needed to see. Ready to check out. Any advice?
Posted by: Rusty Nail

Have you seen North Dakota? So what if you don't need to see it it's still something that should be on your bucket list. The Medora outdoor theatre, pitchfork steak, the badlands ...

Posted by: old chick at June 18, 2024 11:14 PM (F3Dlr)

225 "Sounds like we're about the same age, Illiniwek.
I was in the army." Posted by: TeeJ

Probably ... Army may have been more productive than college, idk. I just recall that summer was work, wake up alone and wait to go back to work. ... Young people I know now that return from military are not so happy with the experience. ... They go on to seek a government job with secure early retirement and not too much hard work for 20+ years.

I left my college career and did "service to God" for a decade, then service industry work which was OK. The "Norm" seemed boring .. still seems boring, not sure I've made The Difference I wanted to make.

Still time left I guess ... heh.

Posted by: illiniwek at June 18, 2024 11:14 PM (Cus5s)

226 I think it's how my big brother fell in love with Karen Carpenter's voice. He bought a secondhand Carpenters album, which stood out in a very '80s rock collection.

Posted by: NaughtyPine at June 18, 2024 10:46 PM (5L1F

I think that's true with most of the record collections of my peers. There's always an oddball 'doesn't fit' album. Had a friend more into classical/'20s-'40s/show tunes/movie scores/disco. Yet he had Yes' 'Close To The Edge'. Along with Neil Young's 'Harvest'. Those and Rick Wakeman's 'Six Wives', but that's kind of a classical-rock hybrid.

Besides that Status Quo album, I have a jazz album, Cobham's 'Spectrum', the album of the year for whatever year that was, not just the jazz album of the year. Then there's that Loggins and Messina double live album. I also have the album (and cd) of the movie score album for 'The Three Musketeers' by Michel Legrand, the 1973 movie version with Raquel Welch. Contrast those with Deep Purple, the Who, Humble Pie, et.al.

Posted by: RickZ at June 18, 2024 11:15 PM (gKDq2)

227 Looks like I missed a TeeJ sighting. One of the good guys!

Posted by: Muldoon at June 18, 2024 11:15 PM (uCfKO)

228 barrel

Posted by: ghost of hallelujah at June 18, 2024 11:15 PM (sJHOI)

229 Right, it wasn't "ground breaking" but the 70s were a time of everybody wanting to mellow out a little bit. Easy listening was a decided genre, singer songwriters, California laid-back, ya know? There was a really wide variety of tunes on AM radio stations.

What makes that McCartney album even more remarkable is he did all the recording and production himself. It does have a little bit of roughness technically or sound quality wise, but that's pretty wild. There were a lot of "One Hit Wonders" in those days as well.

I'd love to make an endless "One Hit Wonder" loop of 50s thru 80s. Or maybe expand it to just "One Hit" of any artist too. I had a roomate in the Army who thought "The Joker" by Steve Miller was the best song ever. He would never buy the album, despite my assurances that he had other tunes, because he didn't like anything else. I guess I can sort of understand that.

"I Can Help" was recorded (for example) in Muscle Shoals, and features a famous lead out and lead back in. Could put a gun to my head, and I could not name another Billy Swan tune. But I like that one.

Posted by: Common Tater at June 18, 2024 11:15 PM (eZJ2c)

230 Old joke:
Bunch of teenage girls in a record shop circa 1980. Holding an album in her hand, one calls out to the group and says, "Hey, did you know Paul McCartney was in another band before Wings?"

Posted by: Ciampino - I like apple pie at June 18, 2024 11:16 PM (qfLjt)

231 TeeJ is always with you, so long as you remember we are all sweet babies and that love is real.

Posted by: chuck tingle's biographer at June 18, 2024 11:17 PM (Hp9hg)

232 We are in the "Period of Grace", where man can choose ... (God or not).

If man can choose, then its not grace. Ironically, the doctrine of Election is often [ correctly ] called Doctrines of Grace because the Potter chose according to His pleasure who would be destined a vessel of wrath and those who will be mercy. (ref Romans 9:19-25 -- actually the whole argument in chapter 9 is worth reading)

Bonus:
Romans 3:11 "No one understands, no one seeks God".
It would seem that when given the choice, no one seeks God.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at June 18, 2024 11:17 PM (hzmX4)

233 205 There is a very important Supreme Court Case which I have not seen discussed anywhere:

Posted by: An Observation sez China Joe not my president at June 18, 2024 11:04 PM (CecP5)
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The pair of Chevron deference cases are going to be big too. Due Thursday or Friday?

Posted by: TRex at June 18, 2024 11:17 PM (IQ6Gq)

234 Now, for some real woo-woo stuff, check out who was dining with Vice President George H.W. Bush the evening before Reagan's attempted assassination.
Posted by: John Drake Is At The Caspian Sea at June 18, 2024 10:34 PM (u/Zei)

Who? Who?
Posted by: Auspex

John Hinckley Senior was close friends with VP Bush going back to the days both were in the petroleum business. I got the order of events mixed up, though, and the persons involved - the dinner was to take place on the day following the assassination attempt, and it was between Neil Bush and Scott Hinkley, John Jr.'s older brother.

At the same time, there was a major inquiry going on regarding the Hinckley family oil business and pricing violations they had committed in the sale of crude oil. On the morning of the assassination attempt, Scott Hinkley was meeting with the Department of Energy and trying to avert a two million dollar fine. That meeting ended an hour before John Hinckley tried and (thankfully) failed to kill President Reagan.

Coincidence? Probably. The Hinckleys attempting to use their connection with Bush to avoid federal charges? Likely. But it does all seem a bit too much of a coincidence.

Posted by: John Drake Is At The Caspian Sea at June 18, 2024 11:18 PM (u/Zei)

235
Prayers for all tonight and those travelling tomorrow.

Posted by: Auspex at June 18, 2024 11:18 PM (j4U/Z)

236 *slinks away quietly*
Posted by: Muskrat Love at June 18, 2024 10:57 PM (llON

Wuss

Posted by: Ben at June 18, 2024 11:19 PM (W/lyH)

237 e successfully stormed the castle, but now have no idea what to do with it.

********

Rule #1 of storming the castle-- Have fun!

Rule #2 of storming the castle- Have a plan what to do if you succeed.

Posted by: Muldoon at June 18, 2024 11:20 PM (uCfKO)

238 Right, it wasn't "ground breaking" but the 70s were a time of everybody wanting to mellow out a little bit. Easy listening was a decided genre, singer songwriters, California laid-back, ya know? There was a really wide variety of tunes on AM radio stations.

There were reasons that my sound system in the 70's cost more than my car, the music of that era was really worth listening to.

Posted by: An Observation sez China Joe not my president at June 18, 2024 11:20 PM (CecP5)

239 224
I did see the Badlands but that was South Dakota.

Posted by: Ciampino - I like apple pie with custard at June 18, 2024 11:20 PM (qfLjt)

240 slinks away quietly*
Posted by: Muskrat Love at June 18, 2024 10:57 PM (llON

You’ve been recorded by three different artists.

Yeah I don’t understand that either.

Posted by: polynikes at June 18, 2024 11:21 PM (SHMXB)

241 The tax collector says its gone up $100,000 in value, so you owe $20,000 in federal taxes.

I wonder how far they would reach back to establish the base in which the "gains" are calculated.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at June 18, 2024 11:21 PM (hzmX4)

242 237
Take the castle apart, stone by stone. Ship it all to the USA. Rebuild it there. Tourist attraction.

Posted by: Ciampino - Don't forget to ship the ghosts as well at June 18, 2024 11:23 PM (qfLjt)

243 I actually liked Muskrat Love.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at June 18, 2024 11:23 PM (v6JzV)

244
The pair of Chevron deference cases are going to be big too. Due Thursday or Friday?
Posted by: TRex

Some commenter said they were putting up a fence around the court building.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 18, 2024 11:24 PM (63Dwl)

245 On a personal note, these guys are on the case, arriving to begin serious dogs and digs next Monday. They are the best in the business. This is finally happening, y'all. You will be among the first to know whaat we find.

https://ncmissingpersons.org

Posted by: Muldoon at June 18, 2024 11:25 PM (uCfKO)

246 I’m not paying taxes on any money that I’ve not realized. When I decide to sale then I’ll pay taxes on my net profit.

Posted by: polynikes at June 18, 2024 11:25 PM (SHMXB)

247 I know.
I know.
Let's sell timeshares.
Who wouldn't want a drafty room in a castle for two weeks per year?

Posted by: Reforger at June 18, 2024 11:26 PM (xcIvR)

248 Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey we played on the jukebox at the pizzeria

Band on the Run was goofing off with my buddies in the back seat of his older sister's Plymouth Duster while she drove us to our Boy Scout troop meeting

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 18, 2024 11:26 PM (RIvkX)

249 Take the castle apart, stone by stone. Ship it all to the USA. Rebuild it there. Tourist attraction.
Posted by: Ciampino - Don't forget to ship the ghosts as well at June 18, 2024 11:23 PM (qfLjt)

BTDT

Posted by: zombie Robert Paxton McCulloch at June 18, 2024 11:26 PM (Xtdoj)

250 I actually liked Muskrat Love.
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at June 18, 2024 11:23 PM (

Me too until I heard it for the 15th time one day.

Posted by: Diogenes at June 18, 2024 11:26 PM (W/lyH)

251 What is distinctive about muskrat love? Are they fragrant like ferrets? Do they multiply like rabbits?

Posted by: Why muskrats? at June 18, 2024 11:26 PM (Hp9hg)

252 "If man can choose, then its not grace. Ironically, the doctrine of Election is often [ correctly ] called Doctrines of Grace because the Potter chose according to His pleasure who would be destined a vessel of wrath and those who will be mercy. (ref Romans 9:19-25 -- actually the whole argument in chapter 9 is worth reading)"

Yeah, I've read it a few times. Man has free will to choose. That seems fundamental, or we are all "predestined robots".

The grace is that IF we choose God, and admit our inadequacy (sin nature) He is faithful and just to forgive us. I have no clue how you conclude "if man can choose, it is not grace". That says Man cannot Choose. So we are just robots?

NO .. na does have free will ... this is "man's day" where man does the choosing. In the great and notable day of the Lord, we will be judged for our choice. Free Will ... pretty basic concept.

Posted by: illiniwek at June 18, 2024 11:26 PM (Cus5s)

253 245 May you soon know the truth, Muldoon.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at June 18, 2024 11:27 PM (v6JzV)

254 Take the castle apart, stone by stone. Ship it all to the USA. Rebuild it there. Tourist attraction.
Posted by: Ciampino

*******

I like this plan.

Posted by: Muldoon at June 18, 2024 11:27 PM (uCfKO)

255 Maybe it's because Wings' first 2 albums were failures and their 3rd album's title song, BOTR, finally put McCartney back in the music world as a successful post-Beatle.

That's my take and what I recall.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 18, 2024 11:02 PM (19ze

His single with Wings', 'Give Ireland Back to The Irish' (1972), was just a little too political and he caught heat for it. Not an auspicious beginning for a band. But doing a James Bond movie intro song really helped Wings, too.

Posted by: RickZ at June 18, 2024 11:27 PM (gKDq2)

256 What does one say on these occasions Muldoon? Good luck?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 18, 2024 11:28 PM (RIvkX)

257 I’m not paying taxes on any money that I’ve not realized. When I decide to sale then I’ll pay taxes on my net profit.
Posted by: polynikes

You people crack us up!

Posted by: The I.R.S. at June 18, 2024 11:28 PM (vJiyU)

258 Castle? Turrets, bow and arrows will keep us entertained for a while. Then draw bridge and moat.

Posted by: scampydog at June 18, 2024 11:29 PM (41CYW)

259 Yeah, I knew about the Hinckley stuff and the Bushes. I didn't know about Reagan pardoning Mark Felt, and 4 days letter getting shot.

It looks like after Hoover died, his secretary of 50 years started burning the really important stuff that needed to go bye-bye. Nobody knew where she had it all hid. But it is unclear what happened to all that stuff, I guess.

Nixon testified on behalf of Felt when he was charged, and Reagan pardoned him. Maybe he had quite a few files? Weird scenes inside the gold mine!

Posted by: Common Tater at June 18, 2024 11:29 PM (eZJ2c)

260 I did see the Badlands but that was South Dakota.
Posted by: Ciampino

To bad you missed the better version! Home state of the next US Vice President.

Rusty Nail, speak up.

Posted by: old chick at June 18, 2024 11:29 PM (F3Dlr)

261 Live and Let Die was the movie and every time I heard the song it made me think I was about to get bitten by a voodoo snake.

That movie freaked me out bad.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 18, 2024 11:29 PM (RIvkX)

262 Aw, shit. Sorry people.

Posted by: RickZ at June 18, 2024 11:29 PM (gKDq2)

263 Take the castle apart, stone by stone. Ship it all to the USA. Rebuild it there. Tourist attraction.

I was gonna say something about if you think that's a good idea I've got a bridge to sell you, but it's already here.

https://t.ly/4vHak

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at June 18, 2024 11:30 PM (dZVON)

264 254 Take the castle apart, stone by stone. Ship it all to the USA. Rebuild it there. Tourist attraction.
Posted by: Ciampino

*******

I like this plan.

Posted by: Muldoon

Then sell timeshares.

Posted by: Reforger at June 18, 2024 11:30 PM (xcIvR)

265 On a personal note, these guys are on the case, arriving to begin serious dogs and digs next Monday. They are the best in the business. This is finally happening, y'all. You will be among the first to know whaat we find.

https://ncmissingpersons.org
Posted by: Muldoon
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Hope you get some answers, Muldoon.

Posted by: scampydog at June 18, 2024 11:30 PM (41CYW)

266 250 Diogenes, what the hell are you listening to?

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at June 18, 2024 11:31 PM (v6JzV)

267 Another little bit of Presidential mystery - what exactly were the wiretaps at the Watergate Hotel placed to discover, exactly? There's never been a clear, commonly agreed-upon motive or purpose. There's a strong assertion that it was to determine if the DNC had knowledge of a loan to Richard Nixon's brother from Howard Hughes, but there's a multitude of other claimed intents. Why were the break-ins such ramshackle affairs, given the involvement of former FBI and CIA agents?

Posted by: John Drake Is At The Caspian Sea at June 18, 2024 11:31 PM (u/Zei)

268 128 I have never found Jack Black funny and I don't know why anyone else does.
Posted by: Erebus- ex-Killer Whale at June 18, 2024 10:38 PM (elaR+)
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He was good in Brutal Legend (yes, I'm one of the people who actually enjoyed that game), but it had such an awesome voice acting cast that anyone would have been good.

Posted by: Pennsyltucky at June 18, 2024 11:32 PM (2AUjo)

269 Listen To What the Man Said is my favorite Wings song.

Posted by: polynikes at June 18, 2024 11:32 PM (SHMXB)

270 Now?
Jefferson Starship.

Mumble...mumble years ago I vowed no more rodent love songs.

Posted by: Diogenes at June 18, 2024 11:33 PM (W/lyH)

271 Posted by: illiniwek at June 18, 2024 11:26 PM (Cus5s)

*******

Yeah. We can't choose our way into heaven, but we can choose to accept or reject the grace that is offered through Christ. We don't earn our way to redemption, but we must acknowledge our sin nature.

Posted by: Muldoon at June 18, 2024 11:33 PM (uCfKO)

272 Another little bit of Presidential mystery - what exactly were the wiretaps at the Watergate Hotel placed to discover, exactly? ...
Posted by: John Drake Is At The Caspian Sea at June 18, 2024 11:31 PM (u/Zei)
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Russian collusion!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 18, 2024 11:34 PM (RIvkX)

273 They shipped the 1880's train roundhouse that used to be downtown here brick by brick to a Napa Valley winery and put it back together.
It was very castle like.

Posted by: Reforger at June 18, 2024 11:34 PM (xcIvR)

274 I forgot to add that Linda McCartney looked like Ziggy Stardust.

Posted by: polynikes at June 18, 2024 11:35 PM (SHMXB)

275 Another little bit of Presidential mystery - what exactly were the wiretaps at the Watergate Hotel placed to discover, exactly? ...
Posted by: John Drake Is At The Caspian Sea at June 18, 2024 11:31 PM (u/Zei)
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If John Dean’s wife was still hooking?

Posted by: polynikes at June 18, 2024 11:36 PM (SHMXB)

276 Have you seen North Dakota? So what if you don't need to see it it's still something that should be on your bucket list. The Medora outdoor theatre, pitchfork steak, the badlands ...
Posted by: old chick at June 18, 2024 11:14 PM (F3Dlr)

There is a pretty girl behind every tree in Minot.

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at June 18, 2024 11:36 PM (8sMut)

277 T -3 mins

https://www.youtube.com/live/cUtwTIckmtE

Posted by: Ciampino - Don't forget to ship the ghosts as well. at June 18, 2024 11:37 PM (qfLjt)

278 Listen To What the Man Said is my favorite Wings song.
Posted by: polynikes at June 18, 2024 11:32 PM (SHMXB)

In high school, that mentioned above friend's Mom really liked 'Uncle Albert'.

If I had to say my favorite Wings song, it would be 'Band On The Run'. Lot of memories go with that one. And it's a Paul McCartney catchy pop rock tune. Back to his roots, I guess.

Posted by: RickZ at June 18, 2024 11:38 PM (gKDq2)

279 I forgot to add that Linda McCartney looked like Ziggy Stardust.
Posted by: polynikes at June 18, 2024 11:35 PM (SHMXB)

The look about the same now, too.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 18, 2024 11:38 PM (0eaVi)

280 269 For some reason, I associate Listen to What the Man Said with tank-top clad gals at Cedar Point. Sigh…

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at June 18, 2024 11:38 PM (v6JzV)

281 I believe the stylebook calls for the verb "smite" in that sentence!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar

ALways my first thought. USA the nation...the idea Does not equal the government. It is far bigger and better than what these power obsessed freaks currently making up our Federal and in most cases state governments have wrought. Government does NOT equal the nation. The idea that the government defines the idea of one nation under God,..Is an idea foreign to the founders. Although the media and especially those in power seem to push that as the truth. Nation=The government. Which is their truth. Power corrupts..leading to ideas of grandiosity beyond their limits of power the founders knew had to be strictly limited due to the nature of man. Instead they want to limit us, "The people", the rest of us regular folks, to have the ability to have a say in how we will be lorded over. They see us as their biggest threat. Not as the people who make up the fabric of the nation, but as human chattel to be herded and controlled to ensure their grip on power to continue "progress" toward their Fabian long march to utopia on earth, with them in charge. Anti freedom, anti-individualism and God.

Posted by: Admiral Spinebender at June 18, 2024 11:39 PM (hftn9)

282 230 Old joke:
Bunch of teenage girls in a record shop circa 1980. Holding an album in her hand, one calls out to the group and says, "Hey, did you know Paul McCartney was in another band before Wings?"
Posted by: Ciampino - I like apple pie at June 18, 2024 11:16 PM (qfLjt)

Phony Beatlemania had bitten the dust (h/t, The Clash).

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at June 18, 2024 11:40 PM (8sMut)

283 "Bonus:Romans 3:11 "No one understands, no one seeks God". It would seem that when given the choice, no one seeks God."

More specifically, look at that context.

9What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;

10As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

11There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.

12They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one."

No one is righteous on their own. Only through confession of sin ... AND confession of a higher belief (through free will choice) does one attain salvation/redemption. It is NOT that no one seeks God, but that no one does it without "confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus". That is the point ... we are unable on our own.

Posted by: illiniwek at June 18, 2024 11:40 PM (Cus5s)

284 Live and Let Die was the movie and every time I heard the song it made me think I was about to get bitten by a voodoo snake.

That movie freaked me out bad.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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Liked the 7UP uncola actor/character. Roger Moore way too old for Jane Seymour.

Posted by: scampydog at June 18, 2024 11:40 PM (41CYW)

285 If John Dean’s wife was still hooking?
Posted by: polynikes

Was that G. Gordon Libby's claim? I want to say that I saw that in his book on Watergate, but could be wrong. I know that Dean was probably looking over his shoulder and checking under the bed and in the closet for Liddy until Liddy passed away in 2021.

Posted by: John Drake Is At The Caspian Sea at June 18, 2024 11:41 PM (u/Zei)

286 I heard today from someone in a position to know that when FJB visited the Grand Canyon there were specific guidelines on how close he could be allowed to get to the canyon edge and that professional climbers rappelled down the face of the cliff to cover for a worst case presidential stumble scenario.

Posted by: Muldoon at June 18, 2024 11:41 PM (uCfKO)

287 For some reason, I associate Listen to What the Man Said with tank-top clad gals at Cedar Point. Sigh…
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at June 18, 2024 11:38 PM (v6JzV)

That's exactly the kind of 'lot of memorories go with that' memory I'm talking about. Skimpy outfits on girls who made them look good. Fine, even. In a time when one didn't have to worry too much about STDs, especially deadly ones.

Posted by: RickZ at June 18, 2024 11:43 PM (gKDq2)

288 I think people should start considering that Youngkin might be the VP pick. Of course, if Trump wins Virginia, forget Ohio, if he wins Virginia, that means he wins the race.

Trump has always wanted to win Virginia in a big way. Sure they want to win every state but if you listen to him going back to the first campaign early in that campaign, he always had a special interest in Virginia.

I think Youngkin is just a tiny bit outside of the swampy Republican group, But he is close.

However, they traditionally go with strategic pics and if Trump chose Youngkin, his VP could spend the entire time campaigning in the state trying to help Trump win.

I’m not saying it’s going to happen but guarantee he is in the mix and I would not be surprised if he’s the pick. To be honest, I don’t see how a lot of these other people floated around help Trump at all. Pretty much any Trump voter would vote for him, regardless of who he whom he chose.

Posted by: Quint at June 18, 2024 11:43 PM (a04jp)

289 There is a pretty girl behind every tree in Minot.
Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33

Well, it is known as the Magic City!

Posted by: old chick at June 18, 2024 11:43 PM (F3Dlr)

290 284 Mmmmmmm…Jane Seymour…mmmmmmm…

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at June 18, 2024 11:43 PM (v6JzV)

291 Muldoon, Hope all mysteries are solved on Monday. Thanks for keeping us informed.

Posted by: Mrs JTB at June 18, 2024 11:44 PM (zudum)

292 For some reason, I associate Listen to What the Man Said with tank-top clad gals at Cedar Point. Sigh…
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus

Some true shenanigans went on behind the old picnic shelter and on back of the Cedar Creek Mine ride.

Just saying.

Posted by: Tonypete at June 18, 2024 11:44 PM (WXNFJ)

293 "Yeah. We can't choose our way into heaven, but we can choose to accept or reject the grace that is offered through Christ. We don't earn our way to redemption, but we must acknowledge our sin nature." Posted by: Muldoon

Yes, exactly. That is the choice ... one's own pride, or humility. Then He is faithful and just to forgive.

Posted by: illiniwek at June 18, 2024 11:44 PM (Cus5s)

294 261 Live and Let Die was the movie and every time I heard the song it made me think I was about to get bitten by a voodoo snake.

That movie freaked me out bad.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Voodoo is some scary stuff. I wouldn't mess with it at all. Or ouiji boards.

Nope. Nope. Nope.

Posted by: nurse ratched at June 18, 2024 11:44 PM (RfKjF)

295 Hope you get some answers, Muldoon.
Posted by: scampydog

*******

Thanks scampy

One way or another there will be an answer in the next couple of weeks.

Posted by: Muldoon at June 18, 2024 11:45 PM (uCfKO)

296 Fifteen fucking years we have been waiting.

Posted by: Muldoon at June 18, 2024 11:46 PM (uCfKO)

297 21 Ya know, Mis Hum, I guess I can stand McCartney a "little" more than Yok . . . . . .

Oops!
Posted by: LRob in OK at June 18, 2024 10:08 PM (TSQkU)

Never forgive him for that 'nice to have a president who knows what a library is' wisecrack he made to Obammy during a White House tour early in O's first term...of course the press and O all yukked it up overlooking completely that fact that the target of the insult was married to a librarian.....not to mention how crude it was to be insulting a former president while visiting this country.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at June 18, 2024 11:46 PM (QGaXH)

298 Take the castle apart, stone by stone. Ship it all to the USA. Rebuild it there. Tourist attraction.
Posted by: Ciampino

*******

I like this plan.
--
Me, too.

Posted by: David Xanatos at June 18, 2024 11:47 PM (Dnobf)

299 Very cool boat chase in Live and Let Die. Very splodey.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 18, 2024 11:47 PM (RIvkX)

300 Power corrupts..leading to ideas of grandiosity beyond their limits of power the founders knew had to be strictly limited due to the nature of man.

Posted by: Admiral Spinebender at June 18, 2024 11:39 PM (hftn9)

That's how we end up with Chuckie Cheese's grilling photo-op trying to appear to be human. He failed miserably. Then deleted the post. Our elite cannot stand to be mocked.

Posted by: RickZ at June 18, 2024 11:48 PM (gKDq2)

301 Posted by: Mrs JTB

********

I appreciate your steadfast support through the myriad updates. Thanks to you in particular.

Posted by: Muldoon at June 18, 2024 11:48 PM (uCfKO)

302 Working on a Chavez the Hugo worthy attitude this evening. Considered avoiding the ONT. Decided to make a quick drive by and check Mishum's music selections. Changed everything. Herb Albert was probably my mother's favorite musician. One of my last memories of her was stopping to visit. I found her in her favorite reading chair but she was at the point in her battle with cancer that reading was difficult and she was no longer able to mask her pain. Her eyes were closed and she was softly singing along with this song. She opened her and eyes, saw me and smiled. I could see the pain. I asked her if she was in pain. She said, " my body hurts, but the rest of me is doing just fine. " My plans to jump off the wagon, find some Tequila wander up to my inlaws and borrow the Massey Ferguson 60 and motor in to Spokane are off for now. Thanks Mishum.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * levitating above the madness at June 18, 2024 11:49 PM (PoLl4)

303
Mmmmmmm…Jane Seymour…mmmmmmm…

Battlestar Galactica

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 18, 2024 11:51 PM (63Dwl)

304 I’m trying to get through the movie Oppenheimer. So far, it looks like a pretty good movie that just goes on and on. But Hollywood is made this movie about alleged communist being persecuted so many times I can’t believe they’re still doing it now. The fact of the matter is there were a bunch of communist to infiltrated this country during the 40s 50s etc. How many times does Hollywood gonna make this movie about how people were falsely called communists and the right was so crazy when the reality is they were communist. It’s just a fact.

Anyway, the movie seems pretty good but it just keeps going on and on and I saw The script in the 70s.

Posted by: Quint at June 18, 2024 11:51 PM (a04jp)

305 290 284 Mmmmmmm…Jane Seymour…mmmmmmm…
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus
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Yes. And got more attractive as the years went by. As did Diane Lane. And Elisabeth Shue.

Posted by: scampydog at June 18, 2024 11:51 PM (41CYW)

306 Another little bit of Presidential mystery - what exactly were the wiretaps at the Watergate Hotel placed to discover, exactly? ...
Posted by: John Drake Is At The Caspian Sea at June 18, 2024 11:31 PM (u/Zei)
====

Russian collusion!
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Reminds me of how Nixon, in his calls over the Hotline with Brezhnev would pretend to be drunk and threaten Hell-fire and brimstone any time the Russkies were getting aggressive. Nixon claimed he was operating under the "Madman Theory" - that the best deterrent in the Cold War was someone unpredictable and reckless in the Oval Office. Then he would follow up with Kissinger or another emissary acting as a voice of Reason. Not so much good cop/bad cop as god cop/batshit crazy cop.

Posted by: John Drake Is At The Caspian Sea at June 18, 2024 11:52 PM (u/Zei)

307 Yes. And got more attractive as the years went by. As did Diane Lane. And Elisabeth Shue.
Posted by: scampydog at June 18, 2024 11:51 PM (41CYW)

And Kat Timpf. She said so herself on 'Gutfeld'.

Posted by: RickZ at June 18, 2024 11:53 PM (gKDq2)

308 Very cool boat chase in Live and Let Die. Very splodey.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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Sheriff (sterotype) made me laugh.

Posted by: scampydog at June 18, 2024 11:53 PM (41CYW)

309 G'nite, all. Prayers up for all of us who need them. God bless.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at June 18, 2024 11:53 PM (mH6SG)

310 Posted by: Sock Monkey * levitating above the madness at June 18, 2024 11:49 PM (PoLl4

Power of music.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 18, 2024 11:54 PM (RIvkX)

311 Wait, what? How did I not now this?!

HAPPY 29TH BIRTHDAY BEN HAD!!
Posted by: Helena Handbasket
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I didn't either!😳

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEN HAD!!!🎂

Posted by: lin-duh at June 18, 2024 11:55 PM (PZo5T)

312 Nixon was probably the most intelligent president in the modern era we have ever had. I can’t think of a Republican even going back to Eisenhower that the liberals didn’t call stupid other than Nixon. Reagan had it all intelligence charisma everything, Reagan had Nixon did not there’s no question there. For pure intellect and knowledge of the world compares to Nixon.

Posted by: Quint at June 18, 2024 11:55 PM (a04jp)

313 Goodnight, BFD.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at June 18, 2024 11:56 PM (v6JzV)

314 Fifteen fucking years we have been waiting.
Posted by: Muldoon
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You have stayed the course. Admirable pursuit. Your persistence is due some answers.

Posted by: scampydog at June 18, 2024 11:56 PM (41CYW)

315 Muskrat Love smells like Toni Tennille.

Posted by: Braenyard at June 18, 2024 11:56 PM (bQ/08)

316 Muldoon, I hope the agonizing wait will be over soon for you/your wife and family.

Rusty Nail, I really wish you had commented again because it's worrisome to think you need to talk yet are staying silent. NurseR said earlier that she hoped Ace saw something beautiful today (paraphrasing) and I thought that was a wonderful thought. I hope you see beauty in life, even if it's not staring you in the face.

Good night, all.

Posted by: old chick at June 18, 2024 11:56 PM (F3Dlr)

317 Whoops! That last should read "good cop," not "god cop." Interesting typo there.

Posted by: John Drake Is At The Caspian Sea at June 18, 2024 11:56 PM (u/Zei)

318 I saw Marsupial Mayhem at OMSI in the early 90's. It was the travelling display of Australasian fauna, living and extinct.

Posted by: Kindltot at June 18, 2024 11:57 PM (D7oie)

319 Persevere Muldoon. The attitude you've displayed throughout this is admirable.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * levitating above the madness at June 18, 2024 11:57 PM (PoLl4)

320 Democrats didn't ig Nixon because they were afraid of him.

Posted by: Braenyard at June 18, 2024 11:58 PM (bQ/08)

321 and confessing sin, and trusting in God was also an OT thang.

"He that covereth his sins shall not prosper:
but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
Proverbs 28:13
I acknowledge my sin unto thee,
and mine iniquity have I not hid.
I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord;
and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
Psalm 32:5
And it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these things, that he shall confess that he hath sinned in that thing."
Leviticus 5:5
https://dailyverses.net/confession/kjv/

imo (not having done the thorough research it deserves) ... the same grace of God was available in the Old Testament, to Jew and Gentile. Crumbs from the table perhaps ... but JC had a specific mission. The "tribal thang" was a cultural necessity. Maybe it still is, idk.

Posted by: illiniwek at June 18, 2024 11:58 PM (Cus5s)

322 Power of music.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

My love of reading and my love of music both come from her.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * levitating above the madness at June 18, 2024 11:59 PM (PoLl4)

323 No matter the question, tequila is never the answer.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 19, 2024 12:00 AM (RIvkX)

324 I saw The script in the 70s.
Posted by: Quint
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That is kind of cool. Wonder how much was rewritten.
Movie: saw it in the theater. Played well on big screen - big splodey noises, etc. Same commie storyline thoughts you shared.

Posted by: scampydog at June 19, 2024 12:01 AM (41CYW)

325 323 No matter the question, tequila is never the answer.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Figured that out 17 years ago.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * levitating above the madness at June 19, 2024 12:02 AM (PoLl4)

326 >>>If John Dean’s wife was still hooking?
Posted by: polynikes
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Bingo. John Dean ordered the break in and it was intentionally ramshackle in appearance to make it appear non-professional.

Posted by: Braenyard at June 19, 2024 12:02 AM (bQ/08)

327 Persevere Muldoon. The attitude you've displayed throughout this is admirable.
Posted by: Sock Monkey

*******

We are laying odds on how many total sets of remains are found on this pervert's property. I have set the over/under at 3 and 1/2. I'm betting that number specifically. It's a long shot for sure, but I'm feeling lucky.

Posted by: Muldoon at June 19, 2024 12:02 AM (uCfKO)

328 Nixon was probably the most intelligent president in the modern era we have ever had. I can’t think of a Republican even going back to Eisenhower that the liberals didn’t call stupid other than Nixon. Reagan had it all intelligence charisma everything, Reagan had Nixon did not there’s no question there. For pure intellect and knowledge of the world compares to Nixon.
Posted by: Quint

I'm not alone in arguing that Nixon may well deserve the most credit for America's victory in the Cold War - driving a wedge between the USSR and the PRC was an amazing piece of statecraft. That facilitated the process of moving from Containment to Roll-Back as the foreign policy of the US and the Western nations, and it worked.

Posted by: John Drake Is At The Caspian Sea at June 19, 2024 12:02 AM (u/Zei)

329 No matter the question, tequila is never the answer.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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Seconded. That's a different mi d altering drug.

Posted by: scampydog GET OFF THE BAR AND PULL YER PANTS UP at June 19, 2024 12:02 AM (41CYW)

330 Off sock

Posted by: Some Rat at June 19, 2024 12:03 AM (vJiyU)

331 Tequila is sometimes the answer.

For example, if the question is "how do I convert this can of Chef Boyardee ravioli and a fruit punch Gatorade into a permanent carpet dye?", tequila is the answer.

Posted by: Darn Tequila at June 19, 2024 12:06 AM (Hp9hg)

332 328, triangular diplomacy. When Nixon was eulogized the greate who eulogized him said the 20th century was the age of Nixon. I still go back to that ceremony there a lot of important Was a lot of wisdom relayed there.

Posted by: Quint at June 19, 2024 12:07 AM (a04jp)

333 Did you know that the Tijuana Brass had a rival group known as the Tiajuana Strings?

https://tinyurl.com/e8h9f4dx

Also, I despise my phone's keyboard. It keeps getting my copy editor in trouble.

Posted by: tankdemon at June 19, 2024 12:07 AM (SBuV+)

334 And there was the Baja Marimba Band.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 19, 2024 12:09 AM (63Dwl)

335 We are laying odds on how many total sets of remains are found on this pervert's property. I have set the over/under at 3 and 1/2. I'm betting that number specifically. It's a long shot for sure, but I'm feeling lucky.
Posted by: Muldoon at June 19, 2024 12:02 AM (uCfKO)

I expect that, regardless of what you may discover, God has already started sorting out that asshat.

Posted by: tcn in AK, Hail to the Thief at June 19, 2024 12:09 AM (sRfrW)

336 I guess I should take off. Oh-Puppy-Thirty rolls around awfully early. Good night y'all

Endeavor to persevere.

Posted by: Muldoon at June 19, 2024 12:09 AM (uCfKO)

337 Posted by: Sock Monkey * levitating above the madness at June 18, 2024 11:59 PM (PoLl4)

And that love of books and music and, most especially, her will help you more than tequila ever could.

Posted by: Tammy-al Thor at June 19, 2024 12:09 AM (Vvh2V)

338 331, I appreciate your originality, sir

Posted by: Quint at June 19, 2024 12:10 AM (a04jp)

339 What tcn in AK said.

Posted by: Tammy-al Thor at June 19, 2024 12:10 AM (Vvh2V)

340 I expect that, regardless of what you may discover, God has already started sorting out that asshat.
Posted by: tcn in AK

*******

Yeah, no doubt. He lives in his own personal Hell.

Posted by: Muldoon at June 19, 2024 12:11 AM (uCfKO)

341 My old religious group (from the 70's) also peddled some (seemingly now, Birch) political stuff, and one thick book I had was on Nixon. I never read it all, probably still have it in some box. But the Birchers were pretty good on most of the commie infiltration, as I see it now.

And there are some old Birchers still on YouTube I think ... I forget the main guy's name.

Posted by: illiniwek at June 19, 2024 12:12 AM (Cus5s)

342 triangular diplomacy. When Nixon was eulogized the greate who eulogized him said the 20th century was the age of Nixon. I still go back to that ceremony there a lot of important Was a lot of wisdom relayed there.
Posted by: Quint

It still amazes me how every President who took office after Nixon until his death in 1994 turned to him for advice and guidance, regardless of party or ideology. I think he actually flourished in his role as an Éminence Grise.

Posted by: John Drake Is At The Caspian Sea at June 19, 2024 12:12 AM (u/Zei)

343 245 On a personal note, these guys are on the case, arriving to begin serious dogs and digs next Monday. They are the best in the business. This is finally happening, y'all. You will be among the first to know whaat we find.

https://ncmissingpersons.org
Posted by: Muldoon at June 18, 2024 11:25 PM (uCfKO)

Since I only lurk here intermittently I was wondering if there were developments in your situation.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at June 19, 2024 12:12 AM (QGaXH)

344 Jack Benny>>>Jack Black

Posted by: tankdemon at June 19, 2024 12:12 AM (SBuV+)

345 Goodnight; All.

Hope y’all sleep well.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at June 19, 2024 12:12 AM (v6JzV)

346 All the right people hated Nixon, too. That helps. It was just ingrained to people, to hate the guy. And that was enough.

The '60 Kennedy Nixon televised debates. That was probably the first time "scientific" methods were employed, Madison Avenue meets Politics. Nobody thought it unseemly to vote for the nice looking young man versus the 5'oclock shadow guy, especially females.

Nixon was once described as looking rumpled, as if he slept in his suits or similar. He was oddly proportioned. I recall vaguely being mortified that I could see a layer of sweat growing where a mustache would be when he would give a speech or whatever on the TV. He scared me, or maybe that's what NBC wanted to do to me, I expect.

He won what, 49 of 50 states in 72? In two years, he was Gone. How's that for a 180. Then the execrable Ford, and the horror of the Carter years.

Posted by: Common Tater at June 19, 2024 12:12 AM (eZJ2c)

347 Out.

For real this time.

Posted by: Muldoon at June 19, 2024 12:13 AM (uCfKO)

348 Oh, and they picked off Agnew just prior. Seemed to be a pretty good guy. Guess he had to go, because he would have been the Republican standard bearer? Maybe sorta?

Maybe a Reagan/Rumsfeld in 72 or 76 would have been a better deal for America.

Posted by: Common Tater at June 19, 2024 12:14 AM (eZJ2c)

349 Jack Benny>>>Jack Black
Posted by: tankdemon at June 19, 2024 12:12 AM (SBuV+)

Hell, Rochester >>>>>>>>>>>> Jack Black.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 19, 2024 12:16 AM (0eaVi)

350 Why were the break-ins such ramshackle affairs, given the involvement of former FBI and CIA agents?
Posted by: John Drake Is At The Caspian Sea at June 18, 2024 11:31 PM (u/Zei)

supposedly most of the Plumbers were seeayeayy and they had been on Dealy Plaza when Kennedy was capped.
the usual answer was that the whole op was to cover up the fact that someone's wife was a prostitute, but it could have been anything from anticipating an October surprise to covering up other crimes. I really doubt it was done from the beginning to get Nixon, but he was sacrificeable, which tells you the scope of what they were hiding or the power they had

Posted by: Kindltot at June 19, 2024 12:18 AM (D7oie)

351 342, well said and spot on. Even Clinton did it and I think it was Clinton who said at the funeral that everyone wanted just one more piece of advice from Nixon. Whoever said it, they were right on.

Posted by: Quint at June 19, 2024 12:18 AM (a04jp)

352 My love of reading and my love of music both come from her.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * levitating above the madness at June 18, 2024 11:59 PM (PoLl4)

I can't imagine. I love both reading and music yet my parents only read the newspaper and listened to the radio for school closures. There was no music in the house in which I grew up (except for that damn Cuckcoo clock) -- until I got that stereo. As for reading, I started with children's versions of some classics real young, like 4 or 5. 'Ivanhoe', with the knights and books like that. My parents actually bought a Collier's Encyclopedia, don't remember which year; somewhere in the mid-60's. I'd read that for hours for fun; just pick a letter and start reading. Along with reading a large dictionary for fun. Really, I was just entertaining myself. In my Mom's words, 'I was doing something constructive'. LOL!

Posted by: RickZ at June 19, 2024 12:18 AM (gKDq2)

353 He won what, 49 of 50 states in 72? In two years, he was Gone. How's that for a 180. Then the execrable Ford, and the horror of the Carter years.
Posted by: Common Tater at June 19, 2024 12:12 AM (eZJ2c)

He was removed in a political coup.

The 1972 and 1984 elections were 49-1, but in DC they voted for fucking losers by probably +80%. It describes an attitude problem that no one has fixed in 50 years.

Posted by: BourbonChicken at June 19, 2024 12:18 AM (lhenN)

354 273 They shipped the 1880's train roundhouse that used to be downtown here brick by brick to a Napa Valley winery and put it back together.
It was very castle like.
Posted by: Reforger at June 18, 2024 11:34 PM (xcIvR)

There's an office building in Torrance (Ca) off the south side of the 405 - at the Crenshaw Exit (I think) which I recall was a small-town Iowa Courthouse which was disassembled piece by piece and reassembled here back in the 80's (1980's)

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at June 19, 2024 12:19 AM (QGaXH)

355 And that love of books and music and, most especially, her will help you more than tequila ever could.
Posted by: Tammy-al Thor

The tequila part was mostly in jest. I have lived with, battled and defeated multiple demons of that nature. Tequila was the least of them. Nothing in this world could entice me to turn my back on the blessings, the peace and the joy that our Lord has given me. The tequila and Massey Ferguson 60 were referencing a comment made by Chavez that he felt like having a few drinks and operating some heavy machinery.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * levitating above the madness at June 19, 2024 12:20 AM (PoLl4)

356 Nixon was always about to come back, He wrote so far he fell, and he came back as A voice of wisdom for everyone. I know people like to bash it even on this site and I don’t understand that at all. No Hero worship here, I just observe what is. To me, Nixon was about the “come back”, and a great example for us all.

Posted by: Quint at June 19, 2024 12:21 AM (a04jp)

357 "He won what, 49 of 50 states in 72? In two years, he was Gone. How's that for a 180. Then the execrable Ford, and the horror of the Carter years."

my understanding, even Ford fought to continue funding South Vietnam, but Dems said Hell No. So we got the evacuation infamous pics, helicopters evacuation from the roof of the embassy, and ? a million or so slaughtered by the commies?

And all that after "We Won" the war .. actually? Democrats of course forced the surrender to the commies, because they were and are ... The Commies.

Posted by: illiniwek at June 19, 2024 12:22 AM (Cus5s)

358 Nixon was once described as looking rumpled, as if he slept in his suits or similar. He was oddly proportioned. I recall vaguely being mortified that I could see a layer of sweat growing where a mustache would be when he would give a speech or whatever on the TV. He scared me, or maybe that's what NBC wanted to do to me, I expect.

He won what, 49 of 50 states in 72? In two years, he was Gone. How's that for a 180. Then the execrable Ford, and the horror of the Carter years.
Posted by: Common Tater at June 19, 2024 12:12 AM (eZJ2c)

I met a guy, Stu Chapman, who had to work with Nixon in the early '60's, before he became President. He said that Nixon, in private, had the foulest mouth on him that he had ever heard. And that Nixon managed to queer a deal that Studebaker Corporation was working to become U.S. distributor for Toyota, by trying, on his own, to set up a similar deal with Nissan. Toyota was not amused, and said, "Sayonara". Nixon was acting as a corporate lawyer for Studebaker at the time.

Posted by: zombie Robert Paxton McCulloch at June 19, 2024 12:22 AM (Xtdoj)

359 damn! Off supercharged sock.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 19, 2024 12:23 AM (Xtdoj)

360 Happy Birthday, Ben Had!!!

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 19, 2024 12:23 AM (Sgq8y)

361 My parents actually bought a Collier's Encyclopedia, don't remember which year; somewhere in the mid-60's. I'd read that for hours for fun; just pick a letter and start reading. Along with reading a large dictionary for fun. Really, I was just entertaining myself. In my Mom's words, 'I was doing something constructive'. LOL!
Posted by: RickZ at June 19, 2024 12:18 AM (gKDq2)
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Hello fellow insomniac nerd. We had the New Book of Knowledge encyclopedia set and a big 'ol dictionary that served my nighttime childhood reading needs. Mom used to quiz me with the Reader's Digest Word Power. Which I tried to memorize any that I missed. Benefits of growing up poor.

Posted by: scampydog at June 19, 2024 12:24 AM (41CYW)

362 Collier's Encyclopedia, don't remember which year; somewhere in the mid-60's. I'd read that for hours for fun; just pick a letter and start reading.

1967 Encyclopedia Britannica. My daughter still has most of the set. I grew up in a giant library, books everywhere. It's been passed on to both our kids. We're working on the grandkids now.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * levitating above the madness at June 19, 2024 12:26 AM (PoLl4)

363 Posted by: Sock Monkey * levitating above the madness at June 19, 2024 12:20 AM (PoLl4)

Oh, I should've caught that! It sounds exactly like him!

And I think in the moment I was also thinking you were Rusty Nail, who left an ominous comment earlier....

Posted by: Tammy-al Thor at June 19, 2024 12:27 AM (Vvh2V)

364 Jack Benny>>>Jack Black
Posted by: tankdemon at June 19, 2024 12:12 AM (SBuV+)

Hell, Jack In The Box is better than Jack Black.

Posted by: RickZ at June 19, 2024 12:28 AM (gKDq2)

365 Mmmmmmm…Jane Seymour…mmmmmmm…
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at June 18, 2024 11:43 PM (v6JzV)

Five Fingers of Funk, You Jane Me Funky

https://youtu.be/2M7OtSXrfIM

Posted by: Kindltot at June 19, 2024 12:29 AM (D7oie)

366 The left never forgave Nixon for Alger Hiss.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 19, 2024 12:29 AM (63Dwl)

367 Rochester was a professional.

Posted by: Braenyard at June 19, 2024 12:29 AM (bQ/08)

368 Trumps winning.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at June 19, 2024 12:29 AM (QSrLX)

369 Those tapes are kind of fun to listen to.

"Did you hear about the Bohemian Grove, Bob? That's the queerest goddamned thing I've ever seen."

LOL. I just realized, he was from California, too. He must have wondered what the hell was going on in his beloved Golden State.

Posted by: Common Tater at June 19, 2024 12:30 AM (eZJ2c)

370 I think I am just in time to still wish Ben Had the happiest of birthdays! None more deserving

Posted by: Tammy-al Thor at June 19, 2024 12:30 AM (Vvh2V)

371 362, we had them too in our house. Mets still had countries like Spanish Morocco. To be honest, it didn’t set us back a lick there’s something about having to refer to an encyclopedia for report that just ingrains it in you Like the net never will.

I think our set was from around 1960

Posted by: Quint at June 19, 2024 12:30 AM (a04jp)

372 Rochester was a professional.
Posted by: Braenyard at June 19, 2024 12:29 AM (bQ/0

His carburetors mostly worked.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 19, 2024 12:31 AM (Xtdoj)

373 HS history teacher (mentioned him here a few days ago) told me that time will find that Nixon was a great president. Not made the time to study Nixon like you folks but that teacher comment has stuck with me.

Posted by: scampydog at June 19, 2024 12:31 AM (41CYW)

374 I have nothing against Jack Black. I’ve just never seen him in anything good. The only thing I know I’m from other than that rock ‘n’ roll movie I never watched was tropic thunder. For sure, he was about seventh or eighth when it comes to best performances in that film.

Posted by: Quint at June 19, 2024 12:32 AM (a04jp)

375 I tried reading about Whitaker Chambers and Alger Hiss and the rest of it. I mean, that was an example of the same kind of"That's Not Happening, And It's Good That It Is!" kind of communist infiltration we can all get behind, I guess.

Posted by: Common Tater at June 19, 2024 12:33 AM (eZJ2c)

376 This should make your blood boil -- we are importing all illegals in other countries, by air too.
Migrants in 'urgent humanitarian' need flown to US from Bahamas, other vacation hot spots

https://tinyurl.com/42ve3pyb

Posted by: Ciampino - Tue Update #06 at June 19, 2024 12:34 AM (qfLjt)

377 Rochester was a professional.
Posted by: Braenyard at June 19, 2024 12:29 AM (bQ/0

His carburetors mostly worked.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Holley carbs for me back in the day. Ran a 10 speed brake cable from gas pedal to a 650 double pumper in a '65 FJ40 with a 283 in it. Kept a spare under the seat for the times the cable snapped. Fond memories.

Posted by: scampydog at June 19, 2024 12:35 AM (41CYW)

378 For those here that love Ann Coulter (come on, you know you love her) .. she says JD Vance should stay in Congress (he did not support Trump at first in 2016) and should choose Doug Burgum ... a strong good looking white guy, with a lot of money.

She also noted that Trump (kinda flipped) to supporting Hawley the day after she went on her rant over Trump trashing him. She indeed takes credit for Trump winning on border control after reading her advanced copy of her Adios America book.

Ann also notes that Europe's various countries are winning with the Limit/Remove illegal immigrants messages. We still stand a good chance ... don't go wobbly.

Posted by: illiniwek at June 19, 2024 12:35 AM (Cus5s)

379 376 This should make your blood boil -- we are importing all illegals in other countries, by air too.
Migrants in 'urgent humanitarian' need flown to US from Bahamas, other vacation hot spots

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By now every prison in Central and South America has got to be empty.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 19, 2024 12:36 AM (jdHxK)

380 There used to be a Lucky Lager brewery in Vancouver WA. in the early 80's the Chinese came in, bought it and shipped it all back to China. Right down to the smallest nut and bolt. The only thing left standing was the building. Far as I know, it's still making beer.

Posted by: Diogenes at June 19, 2024 12:37 AM (W/lyH)

381 And I think in the moment I was also thinking you were Rusty Nail, who left an ominous comment earlier....
Posted by: Tammy-al Thor

The Horde is an amazing tribe. I haven't seen Rusty Nails comments but that sounds prayer worthy.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * levitating above the madness at June 19, 2024 12:38 AM (PoLl4)

382 Far as I know, it's still making beer.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 19, 2024 12:37 AM (W/lyH)

Rucky Rager?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 19, 2024 12:38 AM (Xtdoj)

383 There used to be a Lucky Lager brewery in Vancouver WA. in the early 80's the Chinese came in, bought it and shipped it all back to China. Right down to the smallest nut and bolt. The only thing left standing was the building. Far as I know, it's still making beer.
Posted by: Diogenes
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Had forgotten about that. Was mind blown at the time.

Posted by: scampydog at June 19, 2024 12:38 AM (41CYW)

384 I met a guy, Stu Chapman, who had to work with Nixon in the early '60's, before he became President. He said that Nixon, in private, had the foulest mouth on him that he had ever heard.
Posted by: zombie Robert Paxton McCulloch

I still remember when those thick paperback books containing the Watergate Tapes came out - the whole country was making jokes about the most common phrase in the transcript - "expletive deleted."

One has to consider the context of Nixon's life experience, though - he occasionally cussed like a sailor because, well, he had been a sailor. He actually earned enough money playing stud poker during WWII that he used it to finance his first congressional campaign. And at that time, the circles of power in the legal and political arena tended to be a trifle salty in their conversation.

Posted by: John Drake Is At The Caspian Sea at June 19, 2024 12:39 AM (u/Zei)

385 Simple Question... if a STATE court, has an order to not talk about something... a gag order, what happens when it happens OUT OFF THEIR JURISDICTION?

Posted by: Romeo13 at June 19, 2024 12:40 AM (xaFKb)

386 Well...I've read every comment from number 1 to 379 so I guess it's time to call it a night.

If Muldoon is still around, I echo the sentiment that you find closure. I haven't been here enough to know the entire story but believe I have the essence - a missing loved one (F-I-L? as i recall?) and suspicions but unable to get action from the local authorities...my thoughts are with you on this.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at June 19, 2024 12:40 AM (QGaXH)

387 I still have quite a lot of my college textbooks, the ones worth keeping. Like the Bruce Catton book that I had to read in one course. Or Page Smith's 'A New Age Now Begins: A People's History of the American Revolution, Volumes 1 & 2. Textbooks like that, even calculus ones (which I know I couldn't do now). That Page Smith history is an excellent read, BTW.

Posted by: RickZ at June 19, 2024 12:41 AM (gKDq2)

388 One has to consider the context of Nixon's life experience, though - he occasionally cussed like a sailor because, well, he had been a sailor. He actually earned enough money playing stud poker during WWII that he used it to finance his first congressional campaign. And at that time, the circles of power in the legal and political arena tended to be a trifle salty in their conversation.
Posted by: John Drake Is At The Caspian Sea at June 19, 2024 12:39 AM (u/Zei)

Yeah, I understand that. I think he was a capable President, but some people found him to be an abrasive personality.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 19, 2024 12:41 AM (Xtdoj)

389 Posted by: illiniwek at June 19, 2024 12:35 AM (Cus5s)

Anne has her own viewpoint, which is NOT a bad thing.

Those who want absolute subservience to a politician, are a part of the problem, and it does not depend on WHICH side they are on.

Posted by: Romeo13 at June 19, 2024 12:42 AM (xaFKb)

390 How about Biden for foul or just flat out twisted? I am not defending Nixon here, but pretty much all of the presidents spoke that way. Maybe Reagan didn’t But did anyone tell about this?

They attacked Nixon for drinking sometimes and cursing sometimes, Hell, they all did that. It is just like how they attack Trump for anything when they would never even mention anything from Obama Biden or Clinton. Look we all know this, but I don’t think there’s anything particular about Nixon swearing. And even if it was true, and even if it was particular, so what? Half of the problem with this country is half the people don’t know exactly what the president is supposed to do. He’s not supposed to be our best friend. He’s supposed to keep us safe.

Posted by: Quint at June 19, 2024 12:43 AM (a04jp)

391 Holley carbs for me back in the day. Ran a 10 speed brake cable from gas pedal to a 650 double pumper in a '65 FJ40 with a 283 in it. Kept a spare under the seat for the times the cable snapped. Fond memories.
Posted by: scampydog

1972 F250 with a Lincoln 460 and Holly 650. I used to carry a wooden handled screw driver because the floats would routinely stick. Get out , wack the carb with wooden handle, problem solved. That truck topped out at about 85 but it could climb a tree.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * levitating above the madness at June 19, 2024 12:43 AM (PoLl4)

392 Yeah, I understand that. I think he was a capable President, but some people found him to be an abrasive personality.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 19, 2024 12:41 AM (Xtdoj)

If you spend years in DC, and have any honor... how can you NOT be abrasive?

Posted by: Romeo13 at June 19, 2024 12:43 AM (xaFKb)

393 388, yeah, communists.

Posted by: Quint at June 19, 2024 12:44 AM (a04jp)

394 If you spend years in DC, and have any honor... how can you NOT be abrasive?
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 19, 2024 12:43 AM (xaFKb)

Well, I think Reagan managed it.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 19, 2024 12:45 AM (Xtdoj)

395 ...There used to be a Lucky Lager brewery in Vancouver WA. in the early 80's the Chinese came in, bought it and shipped it all back to China. Right down to the smallest nut and bolt. The only thing left standing was the building. Far as I know, it's still making beer.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 19, 2024 12:37 AM (W/lyH)

Lucky Lager was my (late) Dad's go-to beer in the '60s and early '70s, till he uprooted and moved to Orlando.

He'd buy Oly, Hamm's or especially, Schlitz, if he felt particularly flush on a given payday.

I will never forgive Schlitz for cheaping out and fucking up their brew, so very badly. Went from being THE BEST "beer" tasting BEER, to something lower than Lone Star, and that is LOW.

Hamm's. Is still, GOOD beer. Not the best, not the finest. But...GOOD.

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at June 19, 2024 12:45 AM (e6UQI)

396 Posted by: illiniwek at June 19, 2024 12:35 AM (Cus5s)

I like Ann Coulter. She’s right about Trump’s move to border control. When Romney was running in 2012 Trump criticized his illegal immigration plans as cruel.

Posted by: polynikes at June 19, 2024 12:46 AM (SHMXB)

397

Democratic strategist James Carville said Monday on MSNBC’s “The Beat” that he does not believe former President Donald Trump will attend the presidential debate scheduled for June 27 on CNN.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 19, 2024 12:46 AM (63Dwl)

398 I agree with earlier comments, I don't know how true it is, but Nixon had the highest IQ among the presidents in say, the 20th century, and it isn't even close. I haven't looked at rankings in a long time, I'm sure they've buggered those up in recent years.

Carter was never a 'real' Nuke guy, was he? Rickover commended him for saving a reactor in melt down mode, but he didn't major in Physics or anything like that is my understanding. He might have played up his record, or the press did.

Nixon astonished war protesters hanging around the White House fence one night as they camped out. He just went out on his own and started talking with them. I can't picture Carter ever doing anything like that.

The press turned on Carter when they found out he was really serious about cutting back spending. I mean, really serious - they (the press) no longer had catered meals with caviar and the rest of it at the White House.

Hot dogs and Kool-Aid or whatever it was. That was the final straw, and his empty suitcase was revealed to the American public, iirc. Among other things.

Posted by: Common Tater at June 19, 2024 12:46 AM (eZJ2c)

399 Lucky Lager was my (late) Dad's go-to beer in the '60s and early '70s, till he uprooted and moved to Orlando.

He'd buy Oly, Hamm's or especially, Schlitz, if he felt particularly flush on a given payday.

I will never forgive Schlitz for cheaping out and fucking up their brew, so very badly. Went from being THE BEST "beer" tasting BEER, to something lower than Lone Star, and that is LOW.

Hamm's. Is still, GOOD beer. Not the best, not the finest. But...GOOD.

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

I have a box of Lucky in the fridge right now. It's OK for lawnmower beer.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 19, 2024 12:47 AM (Xtdoj)

400 Hamm's. Is still, GOOD beer. Not the best, not the finest. But...GOOD.

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim
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I liked Schlitz before the recipe change. Then it became Shitz, as the joke went. MPS airport has a bar that serves Hamm's on tap...gets me everytime.

Posted by: scampydog at June 19, 2024 12:48 AM (41CYW)

401 One time, I was reincarnated as a snake fart. It was a low place to be. For many lifetimes afterwards, I struggled for some kind of redemption.

Thank God for Jack Black.

Posted by: Tom Perry at June 19, 2024 12:48 AM (MX0bI)

402 Yeah, I understand that. I think he was a capable President, but some people found him to be an abrasive personality.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 19, 2024 12:41 AM (Xtdoj)

Do any of you remember when Nixon put the White House Secret Service in uniforms with hats that reminded me of Shako hats? Very 19th looking. It was absurd.

https://fantasticfacts.net/6950/

"What Happened to the Fancy Uniforms Nixon Ordered for the Secret Service?"

Posted by: RickZ at June 19, 2024 12:49 AM (gKDq2)

403 The left hated Reagan. The left in Europe treated him as the new Hitler and the act is insane. Is the young people do today? We shouldn’t forget that history.

Posted by: Quint at June 19, 2024 12:49 AM (a04jp)

404 If you spend years in DC, and have any honor... how can you NOT be abrasive?
Posted by: Romeo13

Well, I think Reagan managed it.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

He was an actor. Perhaps DC disgusted him, but he spent the rest of his public life playing the part of "Ronald Reagan, genial politician?"

Posted by: mikeski at June 19, 2024 12:49 AM (DgGvY)

405 Kept a spare under the seat for the times the cable snapped. Fond memories.
Posted by: scampydog

Reminds me of my '65 Corvair Corsa. Had to carry extra fan belts because it would shred a belt in minutes if I went over 60. Damn car. But...got lucky in it.

Posted by: Diogenes at June 19, 2024 12:49 AM (W/lyH)

406 368 Trumps winning.
Posted by: Hokey Pokey
______

That's what it's all about!

Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 19, 2024 12:50 AM (fs1hN)

407 Lyndon Johnson was famous for calling in people to talk and cajole while he was taking a shit. It sort of unnerved people. I bet he said "Pussy" in all sorts of contexts, too.

Landslide Lyndon.

Posted by: Common Tater at June 19, 2024 12:50 AM (eZJ2c)

408 394 If you spend years in DC, and have any honor... how can you NOT be abrasive?
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 19, 2024 12:43 AM (xaFKb)

Well, I think Reagan managed it.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 19, 2024 12:45 AM (Xtdoj)

Reagan was TOTALLY abrasive. He constantly made fun of his opponents... which, at the time, we embraced.

Posted by: Romeo13 at June 19, 2024 12:50 AM (xaFKb)

409 "Anne has her own viewpoint, which is NOT a bad thing.

Those who want absolute subservience to a politician, are a part of the problem, and it does not depend on WHICH side they are on. Posted by: Romeo13

Not clear what you are saying. Ann still hates Trump cozying up to the left to be their friend, but definitely wants him to win. She thinks he is still taking her advice .. to win, but she is less confident he will follow through on campaign promises ... as he did not (build the wall) in 2016.

Posted by: illiniwek at June 19, 2024 12:51 AM (Cus5s)

410
Carter was never a 'real' Nuke guy, was he? Rickover commended him for saving a reactor in melt down mode, but he didn't major in Physics or anything like that is my understanding.

That sounds pretty nukie to me.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 19, 2024 12:51 AM (63Dwl)

411 Well, I think Reagan managed it.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 19, 2024 12:45 AM (Xtdoj)

To be honest, Reagan really didn't spend years in D.C., just his presidency.

Posted by: RickZ at June 19, 2024 12:51 AM (gKDq2)

412 That sounds pretty nukie to me.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 19, 2024 12:51 AM (63Dwl)

He was booted because he ran a submarine into an undersea mountain.

Needless to say, the interview with Rickover when he WAS Prezzy.... would have been interesting.

Posted by: Romeo13 at June 19, 2024 12:53 AM (xaFKb)

413 407, mini in the know will say Lyndon Johnson was the most vulgar president of the modern era. Nixon wasn’t even close. I don’t care what tapes you show me. Everyone knows about Lyndon Johnson. And he wasn’t funny or a guy from across the tracks. He was just crude and cruel.

Look up Linden Johnson stories, I won’t repeat them here but the old-school term “white trash” applies.

Posted by: Quint at June 19, 2024 12:54 AM (a04jp)

414 Carter was never a 'real' Nuke guy, was he? Rickover commended him for saving a reactor in melt down mode, but he didn't major in Physics or anything like that is my understanding.

That sounds pretty nukie to me.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 19, 2024 12:51 AM (63Dwl)

IN CASE OF MELTDOWN PUSH THIS BUTTON

Posted by: Diogenes at June 19, 2024 12:54 AM (W/lyH)

415 He was booted because he ran a submarine into an undersea mountain.

Needless to say, the interview with Rickover when he WAS Prezzy.... would have been interesting.
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 19, 2024 12:53 AM (xaFKb)

That has happened more than once. Did submarines of the era even have the ability to detect seamounts by forward-looking sonar?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 19, 2024 12:55 AM (Xtdoj)

416 Never forgive him for that 'nice to have a president who knows what a library is' wisecrack he made to Obammy during a White House tour early in O's first term...of course the press and O all yukked it up overlooking completely that fact that the target of the insult was married to a librarian.....not to mention how crude it was to be insulting a former president while visiting this country.....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at June 18, 2024 11:46 PM (QGaXH)

Also that Bush was probably the best read President ever in the WH. He and Karl Rove had a book reading competition throughout his years in the WH.

Posted by: polynikes at June 19, 2024 12:56 AM (SHMXB)

417 Not clear what you are saying. Ann still hates Trump cozying up to the left to be their friend, but definitely wants him to win. She thinks he is still taking her advice .. to win, but she is less confident he will follow through on campaign promises ... as he did not (build the wall) in 2016.
Posted by: illiniwek at June 19, 2024 12:51 AM (Cus5s)

Which, post Covid, are all fair. We really have a mixed bag of results on Trump.

I will vote for him because he pisses all the right people off, but... with the budget, and Covid... and some of the International moves... he is NOT my perfect candidate...

(which, I'll admit, won't exist).

Posted by: Romeo13 at June 19, 2024 12:56 AM (xaFKb)

418 Do any of you remember when Nixon put the White House Secret Service in uniforms with hats that reminded me of Shako hats? Very 19th looking. It was absurd.

https://fantasticfacts.net/6950/

"What Happened to the Fancy Uniforms Nixon Ordered for the Secret Service?"
Posted by: RickZ

The entire uniformed division of the US Secret Service were mortified by that, and were able to get it changed, eventually. I believe Nixon wanted something formal and special to add to the pageant and ceremony surrounding the White House, and didn't quite think it through enough. I want to say the Bundespolizei were the inspiration.

Posted by: John Drake Is At The Caspian Sea at June 19, 2024 12:56 AM (u/Zei)

419 I find it interesting that you never hear anyone on the right or left pine for the Lyndon Johnson years. I think there was a tiny bit of time when Texans kind of supported him because he was their president and they gave him the library at UT. But since then, no one talks about it because there’s nothing to talk about.

Texas now has George Bush Senior George Bush Junior, And even Eisenhower was from Texas, even though he never claimed the state and they never seem to claim him.

Posted by: Quint at June 19, 2024 12:56 AM (a04jp)

420 But there was a time when LBJ got some respect just from being from Texas. Unless you’re a huge liberal that time ended around 1970 something.

Posted by: Quint at June 19, 2024 12:57 AM (a04jp)

421 The entire uniformed division of the US Secret Service were mortified by that, and were able to get it changed, eventually. I believe Nixon wanted something formal and special to add to the pageant and ceremony surrounding the White House, and didn't quite think it through enough. I want to say the Bundespolizei were the inspiration.
Posted by: John Drake Is At The Caspian Sea at June 19, 2024 12:56 AM (u/Zei)

The hats make them look like extras from a comic opera.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 19, 2024 12:59 AM (Xtdoj)

422 417, and is deeply on the fringe, and when she went after Trump, she really went on the fringe. I’m not gonna call her out because if that’s what she believes that’s what she believes. Who actually likes and Coulter, And what exactly she trying to accomplish?

If you are on the right and hate Trump and don’t go on left-wing news organizations to spout that at least you are being original.

Posted by: Quint at June 19, 2024 12:59 AM (a04jp)

423 "I like Ann Coulter. She’s right about Trump’s move to border control. When Romney was running in 2012 Trump criticized his illegal immigration plans as cruel." Posted by: polynikes

people here hate Ann over her support of Romney and even christie, but, at the time, it was that they were allegedly supporting immigration control ...

and she clearly saw Trump as duplicitous on border control. "I will build the wall, and Mexico will pay for it." Ann kept pushing for Trump to do it without Congress ... but apparently only Biden can spend not a few billion, but multiples of billions to fund Ukraine and global warming and the rest .. out of some invisible trillion dollar funding from a magic cesspool.

Posted by: illiniwek at June 19, 2024 01:00 AM (Cus5s)

424 That has happened more than once. Did submarines of the era even have the ability to detect seamounts by forward-looking sonar?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 19, 2024 12:55 AM (Xtdoj)

How to say this... with.... operational security.

The US Navy has spent Hundreds of millions of dollars making maps of the Ocean floor.... at this point the ONLY way you run into something is if you either screw up, OR, you don't know where you are at.

People screw up all the time... ships run into shit... hell... I was on THREE that ran into either buoys or other ships.. but... it all happens because someone screwed up...

Posted by: Romeo13 at June 19, 2024 01:01 AM (xaFKb)

425 I think one of the secrets of politics is to pick your battles, and not have them picked for you.

Posted by: Kindltot at June 19, 2024 01:02 AM (D7oie)

426 I recall reading about the Nixon Secret Service unis. Went back/forth on the blend in vs stick out aspect. Then decided they simply looked ridiculous.

Posted by: scampydog at June 19, 2024 01:02 AM (41CYW)

427 She leads a tiny group I guess. In the end, she’s made herself irrelevant, but maybe she cares that much and is that pure. As always, it is a binary choice, we don’t get The Ann Coulter choice. Even if we did, I’d vote Trump twice.

Posted by: Quint at June 19, 2024 01:03 AM (a04jp)

428 The New York Court of Appeals on Tuesday rejected former President Trump’s bid to have the gag order against him lifted, citing that "no substantial constitutional question is directly involved."

Nope, none. The question is POLITICAL.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 19, 2024 01:03 AM (ynpvh)

429 The US Navy has spent Hundreds of millions of dollars making maps of the Ocean floor.... at this point the ONLY way you run into something is if you either screw up, OR, you don't know where you are at.

People screw up all the time... ships run into shit... hell... I was on THREE that ran into either buoys or other ships.. but... it all happens because someone screwed up...
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 19, 2024 01:01 AM (xaFKb)

I thought there was an incident a few years ago where a sub (might have been in the South China Sea) hit a seamount, but it was running silent, with all active sonar turned off, because Opposition was lurking.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 19, 2024 01:04 AM (Xtdoj)

430 428 The New York Court of Appeals on Tuesday rejected former President Trump’s bid to have the gag order against him lifted, citing that "no substantial constitutional question is directly involved."

Nope, none. The question is POLITICAL.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 19, 2024 01:03 AM (ynpvh)

I'm just surprised the court didn't mandate a ball-gag as well. Well, it IS Pride month.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 19, 2024 01:04 AM (ynpvh)

431 I think Nixon proclaimed Presidents’ Day on one specific day in the 70s, And the country hasn’t been the same since. For some reason, they don’t understand there is no national holiday called Presidents’ Day yet everyone believes there is. Tell the left Nixon created the day and they’ll stop celebrating it.

Posted by: Quint at June 19, 2024 01:05 AM (a04jp)

432 429 The US Navy has spent Hundreds of millions of dollars making maps of the Ocean floor.... at this point the ONLY way you run into something is if you either screw up, OR, you don't know where you are at.

People screw up all the time... ships run into shit... hell... I was on THREE that ran into either buoys or other ships.. but... it all happens because someone screwed up...
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 19, 2024 01:01 AM (xaFKb)

I thought there was an incident a few years ago where a sub (might have been in the South China Sea) hit a seamount, but it was running silent, with all active sonar turned off, because Opposition was lurking.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 19, 2024 01:04 AM (Xtdoj)

The seafloor is not static, either; remember that volcanic explosion near Tonga?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 19, 2024 01:05 AM (ynpvh)

433 Johnson deserves a lot of credit for his follow through on the space program.

Nixon did attend the launch of Apollo 12 - but it was evident that Agnew was kind of the point guy in the new administration, and gave credit where it was due. Kennedy, James Webb, and Johnson, and whoever was congressman from Texas who sort of made sure, somehow, that Mission Control sort of landed in Houston. All Democrats, and Nixon didn't try to take any credit for that.

It was William Proxmire who seemed to want to kill the US Space program. I watched an interview with Apollo eleven crew, and ole' Neil brought up a point that I sort of deduced on my own. It (would be, he said) was really stupid to end the space program, when they had already spent gazillions on all the infrastructure. The spending peaked in 1965, say. They could have cranked out 4 launches of the Saturn V every few months for years and years. That was the capability they engineered into the VAB and the crawler ways.

50 years later, they are sort of trying to recreate 1967 or 1968 in terms of crewed missions. I'm sure they will do fine, but there is no excuse for losing earth orbit capability for 50 years is there?

Posted by: Common Tater at June 19, 2024 01:06 AM (eZJ2c)

434 431 I think Nixon proclaimed Presidents’ Day on one specific day in the 70s, And the country hasn’t been the same since. For some reason, they don’t understand there is no national holiday called Presidents’ Day yet everyone believes there is. Tell the left Nixon created the day and they’ll stop celebrating it.

Posted by: Quint at June 19, 2024 01:05 AM (a04jp)

Nixon pushed for Gay Pride Month.
/sarc

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 19, 2024 01:06 AM (ynpvh)

435 423, thanks for reminding me of her support of Christie. I already forgot her, but for sure I’ll forget her now.

Posted by: Quint at June 19, 2024 01:06 AM (a04jp)

436 Two LBJ stories - one, that he was sexually rapacious with the various female staff surrounding him, and on one occasion entered the darkened bedroom of a member of the secretarial pool and said "Move over, this is your President!" She rebuffed him, and managed to continue on in her career.

Two, that during his sojourns in Texas, he would get roaring drunk, and verbally abuse his Secret Service detail. On one occasion, while he was urinating off the front porch, he directed the stream at one of the agents' pants. Shortly afterwards, while driving to Air Force One, the agents in the detail stopped along the side of the highway, escorted a surprised LBJ to a safe distance from the road, and one of them decked him. They then hauled him back into the limo and continued on their way. Johnson never messed with the USSS again after that.

Posted by: John Drake Is At The Caspian Sea at June 19, 2024 01:07 AM (u/Zei)

437 The Secret service has gone down hill since Obama became President though it probably started with Clinton when they felt dirty keeping their mouth shut with everything they saw and just rode it out until retirement to be replaced by the immoral law enforcement we have today.

Posted by: polynikes at June 19, 2024 01:07 AM (SHMXB)

438 That has happened more than once. Did submarines of the era even have the ability to detect seamounts by forward-looking sonar?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 19, 2024 12:55 AM (Xtdoj)

Yup, but only because they were paying more attention to being undected, than where they were going.

they had the charts... which is why that CO was relieved of command.

Posted by: Romeo13 at June 19, 2024 01:07 AM (xaFKb)

439 433
...
50 years later, they are sort of trying to recreate 1967 or 1968 in terms of crewed missions. I'm sure they will do fine, but there is no excuse for losing earth orbit capability for 50 years is there?

Posted by: Common Tater at June 19, 2024 01:06 AM (eZJ2c)

We didn't; there was the space shuttle, until it wasn't.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 19, 2024 01:08 AM (ynpvh)

440 I thought there was an incident a few years ago where a sub (might have been in the South China Sea) hit a seamount, but it was running silent, with all active sonar turned off, because Opposition was lurking.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Did happen. Back in '20 or '21. Was South China Sea.

Posted by: scampydog at June 19, 2024 01:09 AM (41CYW)

441 The seafloor is not static, either; remember that volcanic explosion near Tonga?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 19, 2024 01:05 AM (ynpvh)

But... a GOOD CO? would know that something had happened in that area...

I know even on a Destroyer... we go a lot of Intelligence updates as to terrain.

Posted by: Romeo13 at June 19, 2024 01:09 AM (xaFKb)

442 " How many times does Hollywood gonna make this movie about how people were falsely called communists "

duh, commies covering for commies....

Posted by: As not seen on TV at June 19, 2024 01:09 AM (L8T6F)

443 440 I thought there was an incident a few years ago where a sub (might have been in the South China Sea) hit a seamount, but it was running silent, with all active sonar turned off, because Opposition was lurking.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Did happen. Back in '20 or '21. Was South China Sea.

Posted by: scampydog at June 19, 2024 01:09 AM (41CYW)

We should stop calling it that; I suggest the Philippine Sea.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 19, 2024 01:10 AM (ynpvh)

444 We should stop calling it that; I suggest the Philippine Sea.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
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*Nods head approvingly*

Posted by: scampydog at June 19, 2024 01:11 AM (41CYW)

445 442 " How many times does Hollywood gonna make this movie about how people were falsely called communists "

duh, commies covering for commies....

Posted by: As not seen on TV at June 19, 2024 01:09 AM (L8T6F)

Yes, except they WERE commies. And commies had infiltrated the Gov't. All those glowing State Dept reports about Russia and China didn't happen because reporters and Gov't agents were naive, you know.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 19, 2024 01:11 AM (ynpvh)

446 Matt Bomer and Nathan Lane to star in Golden Girls-inspired sitcom

https://mol.im/a/13544353

So all ghey, The Brown Fags?

Posted by: Ciampino - Tue Update #07 at June 19, 2024 01:12 AM (qfLjt)

447 Ann Coulter: Ann has a pretty big brain and uses it to make money and/or stay relevant until she can make more.

Posted by: scampydog at June 19, 2024 01:13 AM (41CYW)

448 RIP to the Say Hey Kid. Among the greatest when baseball was great.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * levitating above the madness at June 19, 2024 01:14 AM (PoLl4)

449 >>>But since then, no one talks about it because there’s nothing to talk about.
------------------

He's the name that shall not be mentioned. The Viet Nam fiasco is his, he owns it. That's why he stood down.

Posted by: Braenyard at June 19, 2024 01:14 AM (bQ/08)

450 ...That has happened more than once. Did submarines of the era even have the ability to detect seamounts by forward-looking sonar? Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 19, 2024 12:55 AM (Xtdoj)

Submarines, then and now, do their dead-level best to not emit ONE SINGLE SOUND into the water.

It still might be, that Cavitating the Propeller would be a Captain's Mast incident, for that very reason. It damn sure was in my Dad's era aboard the boats.

Undersea Navigation is done with the best known charts, and an amazingly accurate, twin-gyroscope based Inertial Navigation System.

Which they do try to update daily, with sun/star sights they can take through periscope devices, or more recently, by poking a very thin electronics mast up, to suck-in some GPS satellite fixes.

The ONLY time I know of, that a sub would emit a depth finder signal, is when approaching a pier or anchorage in port.

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at June 19, 2024 01:14 AM (e6UQI)

451 Matt Bomer and Nathan Lane to star in Golden Girls-inspired sitcom

https://mol.im/a/13544353

So all ghey, The Brown Fags?
Posted by: Ciampino - Tue Update #07 at June 19, 2024 01:12 AM (qfLjt)

Man, that sounds like a real barnsmeller.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 19, 2024 01:15 AM (Xtdoj)

452 446 Matt Bomer and Nathan Lane to star in Golden Girls-inspired sitcom

https://mol.im/a/13544353

So all ghey, The Brown Fags?

Posted by: Ciampino - Tue Update #07 at June 19, 2024 01:12 AM (qfLjt)

Buttplugs, gay sex, all you need are some twinks for the old fags to play with and you have a Disney show.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 19, 2024 01:15 AM (ynpvh)

453 Oh. The "Flying Brick" called the shuttle.

That doesn't really count. It was "earth orbit" but they didn't have the capability to get much beyond that. I think there were some satellites that flew too high for the Shuttle.

I remember the optimism of the 1960s, but it was as if a switch had been thrown, sometime in the early 1970s. Everything went to Suck. Advertising, everything. Politics.

No more "Better Living Through Chemistry", it was all about how the planet was dying, and we all better get ready for Running Out Of Oil, and the Ice Age and Acid Rain and Ozone and the rest of it.

Carter and his "Malaise" speech. He never used that word, but I remember him in this fucking sweater, and bitching about this and that, and we all need to turn our thermostats down or some bullshit like that.

They hadn't yet graduated to the idea of just simply outlawing heating oil yet. I remember thinking even as a kid, these people really suck badly. They are surrendering, and Americans aren't supposed to do that.

Posted by: Common Tater at June 19, 2024 01:15 AM (eZJ2c)

454 447 Ann Coulter: Ann has a pretty big brain and uses it to make money and/or stay relevant until she can make more.

Posted by: scampydog at June 19, 2024 01:13 AM (41CYW)

I thought Mill Mahr f**ked her brains out.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 19, 2024 01:16 AM (ynpvh)

455 "She leads a tiny group I guess. In the end, she’s made herself irrelevant, but maybe she cares that much and is that pure. As always, it is a binary choice, we don’t get The Ann Coulter choice. Even if we did, I’d vote Trump twice."

Ann is pro Trump win, but preferred DeSantis. I just signed up for he substack and more, and imo, she provides awesome content. ... not sure why so many here hate her. She has some tremendous weekly interviews and more.

Trump did indeed take her anti-immigration "Adios America" to heart to win in 2016, then dumped her to kiss up to those that hated his professed agenda. So sad, but he was showing us "The Art of the Deal"?

Seems he was taken in at every turn ... especially election night when he thought he had it won ... and had no plan for The Big Cheat. I just hope he has a better plan, while his guy Navarro is in prison, and his loyal guy Bannon is going to prison, being removed from the last four months of the campaign.

Posted by: illiniwek at June 19, 2024 01:17 AM (Cus5s)

456 454, Jim, right many of them were communists. That is what I was trying to say, although the verbiage can be misconstrued. The left says they were falsely accused, but the reality is there were commies all over the state department, Holly weird and everything else.

Posted by: Quint at June 19, 2024 01:18 AM (a04jp)

457 Jimmy Carter can't take all the blame for that submarine crash - the sonar operator picked up a signal that resembled a rabbit, and Carter lost control, as one does. With aquatic rabbits.

And the PTSD when he encountered it again, years later...

Posted by: John Drake Is At The Caspian Sea at June 19, 2024 01:19 AM (u/Zei)

458 Hamm's. Is still, GOOD beer. Not the best, not the finest. But...GOOD.

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
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Blast from the past.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uhf3Tsb29Kg

Posted by: OneEyedJack at June 19, 2024 01:20 AM (FCbAQ)

459 Senate Republicans block effort by Democrats to bring back Trump-era bump stock ban after hot-button Supreme Court decision

https://mol.im/a/13539947

Posted by: Ciampino - Bump them #08 at June 19, 2024 01:20 AM (qfLjt)

460 447 Ann Coulter: Ann has a pretty big brain and uses it to make money and/or stay relevant until she can make more.
Posted by: scampydog
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She gets a drift of what's in the wind and says something provocative. (throwing it up against the wall) She goes through that, puts it together and writes an exciting book.

She's smart but in a way similar to the Saturday radio stock market guy telling you of the big time calls he made. When you make ten calls a day of course some will be hits. (I did say like - She's a lot smarter than radio guy)

Posted by: Braenyard at June 19, 2024 01:21 AM (bQ/08)

461 459 Senate Republicans block effort by Democrats to bring back Trump-era bump stock ban after hot-button Supreme Court decision

https://mol.im/a/13539947

Posted by: Ciampino - Bump them #08 at June 19, 2024 01:20 AM (qfLjt)

Would be better if the laws were enforced, but that would put too many dems in prison.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 19, 2024 01:21 AM (ynpvh)

462 I thought Mill Mahr f**ked her brains out.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
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He did. And she continued to remain relevant on the cable news shows and book circuit at that time, making money. Regardless of what you and I think about her laying down with that douche nozzle. She printed money.

Posted by: scampydog at June 19, 2024 01:21 AM (41CYW)

463 McCarthy never got anywhere, because Ike hated the guy, right?

Eisenhower was a great administrator, but apparently nobody had any control over the spook agencies. A lot of really bad shit happened in the 1950s.

Posted by: Common Tater at June 19, 2024 01:22 AM (eZJ2c)

464 459 Senate Republicans block effort by Democrats to bring back Trump-era bump stock ban after hot-button Supreme Court decision

https://mol.im/a/13539947

Posted by: Ciampino - Bump them #08 at June 19, 2024 01:20 AM (qfLjt)

And the 60's...and the 70's...and the 80's...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 19, 2024 01:23 AM (ynpvh)

465 455, I have no argument with you because I wouldn’t even know where to start. We both want conservatives to win, and this hard-core leftism to end. And culture was always on the fringe, even on the far right of the conservative movement. She had some entertaining books, but she doesn’t play well with others.

Going after Trump is a really weird thing to do because he doesn’t need her. Of course, Trump made mistakes he’s up against the most powerful country on earth, and the majority of the people in government want him to fail. No way and culture could’ve done better, We should remember that.

I want Mark Stein and Nigel Farage, Hell, I want the guy from Argentina. But the guy I really love cheering on his Trump. I love that they hate him and I love how fun it is to be in his camp. Life is short and dummies will always be around, Trump is a better guy to be around than Coulter Because she takes herself way too seriously.

Posted by: Quint at June 19, 2024 01:23 AM (a04jp)

466 463 McCarthy never got anywhere, because Ike hated the guy, right?

Eisenhower was a great administrator, but apparently nobody had any control over the spook agencies. A lot of really bad shit happened in the 1950s.

Posted by: Common Tater at June 19, 2024 01:22 AM (eZJ2c)

Geez. Wrong comment to wrong comment.

And the 60's...and the 70's...and the 80's...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 19, 2024 01:23 AM (ynpvh)

467 465
...
Posted by: Quint at June 19, 2024 01:23 AM (a04jp)

We are at the point that voting for a potato is better than voting for the current admin's vegetable. At least potatoes don't shit their pants.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 19, 2024 01:25 AM (ynpvh)

468 Biden rips Trump as he announces he will shield half a MILLION illegal immigrants from deportation

https://mol.im/a/13544079

Unless they change the laws in the books, (permanent) residents, also called resident aliens, and naturalized persons can be deported if guilty of a crime.
Also if Biden uses a ER and not Congress then another president can ncancel that ER.

Posted by: Ciampino - One way ticket #09 at June 19, 2024 01:25 AM (qfLjt)

469 I thought there was an incident a few years ago where a sub (might have been in the South China Sea) hit a seamount, but it was running silent, with all active sonar turned off, because Opposition was lurking.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

That's what the curb feelers are for!

Posted by: mikeski at June 19, 2024 01:26 AM (DgGvY)

470 I never get the "but the money" thing. Okay, he or she's rich. But that's the philosophy of a mafioso.

Posted by: It's The Monetary Equivalent of Might Makes Right at June 19, 2024 01:26 AM (Hp9hg)

471 Well, getting late here. Worked on my '08 Suburban today. Last time I used it, the A/C fan wasn't blowing. Checked the blower motor, it ran fine on a 12 volt battery. Took out the "resistor block", which isn't actually resistors, but some sort of solid-state device on a heat sink, and it looked OK, nothing melted or burned, no melted or burned connector pins. Plugged it back in, tried the fan, 100%. Yay! Put it all back together. Fan not working again. I am guessing the resistor block/controller is intermittent, and screwing it into the plenum causes an internal connection to go bad. New one is $28.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 19, 2024 01:27 AM (Xtdoj)

472 468 Biden rips Trump as he announces he will shield half a MILLION illegal immigrants from deportation

https://mol.im/a/13544079

Unless they change the laws in the books, (permanent) residents, also called resident aliens, and naturalized persons can be deported if guilty of a crime.
Also if Biden uses a ER and not Congress then another president can ncancel that ER.

Posted by: Ciampino - One way ticket #09 at June 19, 2024 01:25 AM (qfLjt)

Unless the courts do AGAIN what they did to Trump; prevent him from undoing ERs from a previous president, while allowing Biden to unto Trump's ERs...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 19, 2024 01:27 AM (ynpvh)

473 EO, not ER

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 19, 2024 01:29 AM (ynpvh)

474 The spook agencies were *chartered* in 1947.

Their spycraft though, began to take strong root in between the World Wars, and went bonkers in the late '30s, grasping for intel with which to deal with the clearly developing wars.

The turf they nailed down in the '40s, became bombproof in the 50s, and nuke proof in the '90s.

It would take Veto Proof majorities of the House & Senate, plus the Pres, to effectively deal with those, now.

And the odds of that are...... ???

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at June 19, 2024 01:29 AM (e6UQI)

475 I thought Mill Mahr f**ked her brains out.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
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He did. And she continued to remain relevant on the cable news shows and book circuit at that time, making money. Regardless of what you and I think about her laying down with that douche nozzle. She printed money.
Posted by: scampydog at June 19, 2024 01:21 AM (41CYW)

She was Ron Silver's squeeze when he died.

Posted by: RickZ at June 19, 2024 01:29 AM (gKDq2)

476 I never get the "but the money" thing. Okay, he or she's rich. But that's the philosophy of a mafioso.
Posted by: It's The Monetary Equivalent of Might Makes Right at June 19, 2024 01:26 AM (Hp9hg)
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I don't like her and was politely trying to say she is a whore to the dollar. Nor do I respect her methods. Was clumsily drawing a line to leverage her brain to get what she wants. Money. Slght compliment on her acumen to do so.

Posted by: scampydog at June 19, 2024 01:30 AM (41CYW)

477 NASA killed the space program. Race the Russians, our rockets always blow up, light this candle, then we're in orbit, now the moon. First time on the moon there was a golf game and goofing.
Second time the Rover driving a car on the moon. Wow. A whirl wind of progress.

Then the successive missions were pete and repeat. Boring.
I think the astronauts had a better idea of what the successive missions should have been.

Posted by: Braenyard at June 19, 2024 01:30 AM (bQ/08)

478 474
...
And the odds of that are...... ???
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at June 19, 2024 01:29 AM (e6UQI)

Beyond Black Swan territory.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 19, 2024 01:31 AM (ynpvh)

479 Unless the courts do AGAIN what they did to Trump; prevent him from undoing ERs from a previous president, while allowing Biden to unto Trump's E[O]s...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

Which was, of course, also about immigration. Obama's "DACA Dreamer" rule was an executive order. Trump was not allowed to executive-order it back to the way it was.

Posted by: mikeski at June 19, 2024 01:31 AM (DgGvY)

480 477 NASA killed the space program. Race the Russians, our rockets always blow up, light this candle, then we're in orbit, now the moon. First time on the moon there was a golf game and goofing.
Second time the Rover driving a car on the moon. Wow. A whirl wind of progress.

Then the successive missions were pete and repeat. Boring.
I think the astronauts had a better idea of what the successive missions should have been.

Posted by: Braenyard at June 19, 2024 01:30 AM (bQ/0

Star Trek TOS: Seem to recall in the "Gary 7" episode that a manned mission to Jupiter was supposed to happen in the late 1980's (like 1987)...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 19, 2024 01:32 AM (ynpvh)

481 479 Unless the courts do AGAIN what they did to Trump; prevent him from undoing ERs from a previous president, while allowing Biden to unto Trump's E[O]s...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

Which was, of course, also about immigration. Obama's "DACA Dreamer" rule was an executive order. Trump was not allowed to executive-order it back to the way it was.

Posted by: mikeski at June 19, 2024 01:31 AM (DgGvY)

Biden's the real Captain EO here.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 19, 2024 01:33 AM (ynpvh)

482 And the odds of that are...... ???

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim
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If the mass of America (seriously) want it done it will be so.
Politicians are most scared of the will of the people. If their phony baloney jobs are really on the line they will get it done.

Posted by: Braenyard at June 19, 2024 01:34 AM (bQ/08)

483 "She's smart but in a way similar to the Saturday radio stock market guy telling you of the big time calls he made. When you make ten calls a day of course some will be hits. (I did say like - She's a lot smarter than radio guy)"

As I said, I don't get the Coulter hate. She has been on the anti mass immigration thing for a couple decades. It WAS the winning ticket item for Trump, and he got it from her book. But failed on the follow through.

It has been her (and several others that get de-platformed and hated) big ticket item, and she shows the anti-immigration policy is maybe taking Europe back from the globalist destruction of the West. That is not a "one time out of ten big stock pick" type deal. Forced cultural change via mass third world migration is A Big Deal.

Posted by: illiniwek at June 19, 2024 01:34 AM (Cus5s)

484 It's cute that people think "the law" is going to stop these guys.

Biden had been around long enough in congress to cut off funding to the South Vietnamese for ammunition. They fought till they ran out, then the communists invaded.

Seems to me within a few years, Biden also said that the Vietnamese refugees aka "Boat People" should not be able to come to the USA. The mere fact that anyone who has spent 50 years in Washington, and that isn't a major liability to the public is a sad commentary on everything.

Posted by: Common Tater at June 19, 2024 01:34 AM (eZJ2c)

485 467, I hear ya you’re not a Trump fan. That is OK that doesn’t bother me in the least and shouldn’t bother anyone else. Lots of people here, including the man himself or for other candidates over the years like the great Ted Cruz and I originally way back well before 2016 was for Rand Paul. Hell, I had a bumper sticker made, even though he wasn’t running at the time.

Trump is the guy and he is more fun to root for than even Reagan. I hope he brings the energy of 2016 because his speeches were events and they were a lot of fun. We have four months now and is time to win. People talk about VP and I will still say I’m throwing in Yougkin as my choice. It is not that I think he’s wonderful and I need him to be the choice but that’s my guess, I might even bet someone if they give me 10 to 1 odds.

Trump has to do the greatest get out of the vote effort in the history of the world. That is his only chance. Ann Colter doesn’t matter now, Not even my favorite Mark Steyn. Et les enfants de wet to do everything we can to win. it is not about us showing up. It is about the five people where you bring with us.

Posted by: Quint at June 19, 2024 01:35 AM (a04jp)

486 Star Trek TOS: Seem to recall in the "Gary 7" episode that a manned mission to Jupiter was supposed to happen in the late 1980's (like 1987)...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 19, 2024 01:32 AM (ynpvh)

Seems to me a manned mission to Mars would be more useful. Does it have any life at all? Did it ever support life? Could it be made even marginally habitable? Possibly one or two of Jupiter's moons could be visited, but a manned landing on the big sucker itself is nigh-on impossible.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 19, 2024 01:37 AM (Xtdoj)

487 Sorry, I do a lot of language studies and my text to type app. Keep switching on me.

Posted by: Quint at June 19, 2024 01:37 AM (a04jp)

488 485 487
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Posted by: Quint at June 19, 2024 01:35 AM (a04jp)

On the contrary, I think Trump's done lots of great things (and quite a few bad ones). Much better President than the Bushes, much better than a Romney or McCain (although McCain has improved the last five or six years since passing). My comment was more at the poor quality of the Dems' candidate. They'd have a hard time finding someone worse in terms of:
1) senility and dementia
2) Crooked and corrupt
3) Perverted
And he's near the tops on all three.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 19, 2024 01:39 AM (ynpvh)

489 486 Star Trek TOS: Seem to recall in the "Gary 7" episode that a manned mission to Jupiter was supposed to happen in the late 1980's (like 1987)...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 19, 2024 01:32 AM (ynpvh)

Seems to me a manned mission to Mars would be more useful. Does it have any life at all? Did it ever support life? Could it be made even marginally habitable? Possibly one or two of Jupiter's moons could be visited, but a manned landing on the big sucker itself is nigh-on impossible.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 19, 2024 01:37 AM (Xtdoj)

Seems like the progression should be orbiting space station, moon station, then asteroid or Mars. Each have their difficulties, but the further out you are, the harder it is to send timely help.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 19, 2024 01:41 AM (ynpvh)

490 486 Star Trek TOS: Seem to recall in the "Gary 7" episode that a manned mission to Jupiter was supposed to happen in the late 1980's (like 1987)...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 19, 2024 01:32 AM (ynpvh)

Seems to me a manned mission to Mars would be more useful. Does it have any life at all? Did it ever support life? Could it be made even marginally habitable? Possibly one or two of Jupiter's moons could be visited, but a manned landing on the big sucker itself is nigh-on impossible.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 19, 2024 01:37 AM (Xtdoj)

I think Star Trek TOS was talking about orbiting Jupiter. I mean, you can't land on it without suffering from the electromagnetic storms, the diamond rain, the radiation, and the gravitational pull.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 19, 2024 01:42 AM (ynpvh)

491 Damn, it's late. Night all.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 19, 2024 01:43 AM (ynpvh)

492 484, did he say that about the Vietnamese? Someone should find that and post that. It turns out that the Vietnamese that came to the US are normal people so of course they support Republicans. A Vietnamese heritage person is running for Senate in Virginia, and if Virginia doesn’t elect this person, that will be a shame on the state forever that’s my opinion. He is running against a garbage person and this Vietnamese heritage person. I don’t know if he was born here or not but Vietnamese by heritage who was a great soldier for a country deserves a chance in the Senate..

I saw footage of January 6Th, Not the so-called assault but just people who were legally watching a speech that day and there were hundreds of thousands. I saw 13 or 20 South Vietnamese Republic of Vietnam flags there. The Vietnamese community in the US, particularly in Virginia supports Trump. Now they have one of their own running for senate in Virginia and we should do everything we can to have this hero who served our country win. It is the right thing to do to support an American hero. I hope he and Donald Trump get over the line in November.

Posted by: Quint at June 19, 2024 01:43 AM (a04jp)

493 Fair enough, scampy.

Posted by: It's The Monetary Equivalent of Might Makes Right at June 19, 2024 01:43 AM (Hp9hg)

494 The new Trump administration will not be like the old administration. Casino man now knows the casino and the players. And he's coming into office with HIS crew.

Posted by: Braenyard at June 19, 2024 01:44 AM (bQ/08)

495 Getting close to midnight. Time for bed. Night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 19, 2024 01:45 AM (Xtdoj)

496 This is what’s going on at the White House. They thought of this. Filmed it. Then posted it. Purposely.
Libs of TikTok on X:

https://t.co/bwso1zAPXD"

Posted by: Ciampino - One way ticket #10 at June 19, 2024 01:45 AM (qfLjt)

497 G'night, AOP.

Posted by: scampydog at June 19, 2024 01:46 AM (41CYW)

498 I would need to see corroboration of that, to definitively say it is true. But, yes it is my understanding Biden made a speech against "Boat People".

In any event, 50 years is plenty to dig around and find all the gems of a guy like Joe Biden.

Posted by: Common Tater at June 19, 2024 01:47 AM (eZJ2c)

499 494 The new Trump administration will not be like the old administration. Casino man now knows the casino and the players. And he's coming into office with HIS crew.
Posted by: Braenyard at June 19, 2024 01:44 AM (bQ/0

I'm not this optimistic. But to use a Trump line, what the hell do we have to lose?

Posted by: Janis Joplin, Freedom, Some Assembly Required at June 19, 2024 01:48 AM (Hp9hg)

500 Thought I read he entered the Senate in the 74 wave of Democrats after Nixon. The other day, I read he was elected in '72. I'm too depressed to look it up.

Posted by: Common Tater at June 19, 2024 01:49 AM (eZJ2c)

501 498 I don’t doubt it a lick. I remember the guy, Robert Gates, who used to be the president of Texas A&M, who for some dumb reason join the Obama administration. He said Joe Biden was wrong on every foreign policy if you over the last 50 years.

Posted by: Quint at June 19, 2024 01:50 AM (a04jp)

502 499 494 The new Trump administration will not be like the old administration. Casino man now knows the casino and the players. And he's coming into office with HIS crew.
Posted by: Braenyard at June 19, 2024 01:44 AM (bQ/0

I'm not this optimistic. But to use a Trump line, what the hell do we have to lose?
Posted by: Janis Joplin
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He is going to need a deep bench of ornery, stubborn folks that are willing to take a lot of public hits/flak. Ones that simply don't care about the inevitable blowback and consequences. Someone mentioned earlier about the importance of selecting selecting a VP with electability and their potential linear 8 years - I agree. We need a decade or so to unwind the f*ckery.

Posted by: scampydog at June 19, 2024 01:53 AM (41CYW)

503 483, the battlefield is small, The one thing you don’t want is incoming from your own side.

Posted by: Quint at June 19, 2024 01:54 AM (a04jp)

504 Italy opposition parties unite for rally against far-right reforms
or
Italy's Far Left parties unite for rally against the Right's reforms.

https://tinyurl.com/58eszcxc

Posted by: Ciampino - Two can play that game #11 at June 19, 2024 01:56 AM (qfLjt)

505 Recently elected Mexico mayor is shot dead in the head inside bus by his assassins in popular resort city

https://mol.im/a/13542809

Posted by: Ciampino - Viva la revolucion #12 at June 19, 2024 01:59 AM (qfLjt)

506 496 This is what’s going on at the White House. They thought of this. Filmed it. Then posted it. Purposely.
Libs of TikTok on X:

https://t.co/bwso1zAPXD"
Posted by: Ciampino -
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They need to play this harder and to the public at large. Ram faggots down their throat till they gag.

And yeah, we need a VP capable of continuing the push for 8 year after Trump.

Posted by: Braenyard at June 19, 2024 02:00 AM (bQ/08)

507 504, Italy has always been ungovernable that is its charm. Le Shame Is, The shame is the so-called far right will always get out maneuvered because the 10 other parties will unite against them because they are statists. We will probably see the same in France, Why the so-called far right will get the most votes. All the other parties will align to oppose them.

If you look at France or Italy, even if the majority is against a mass immigration invasion, they’re too dumb to know how to vote to stop it. Even in Spain, the conservatives are the popular people, but they can’t find a way to get in charge of the government.

It is simpler here and we should appreciate at least that.

Posted by: Quint at June 19, 2024 02:01 AM (a04jp)

508 Mexico is a hellhole now and we should call it a failed state because it is. The irony is El Salvador safe but half of that is because they sent all the bad guys here.

Posted by: Quint at June 19, 2024 02:02 AM (a04jp)

509 This doctor has bad/suspicious credentials: Doctor issues dire bird flu warning saying CDC is 'flying blind', comparing outbreak to 'early days of Covid'

https://mol.im/a/13539055

Supposed panic over 3 people - and he hints pandemic. What has he been promised by the Biden Cabal?

Posted by: Ciampino - African Swallows #13 at June 19, 2024 02:02 AM (qfLjt)

510 If you look at France or Italy, even if the majority is against a mass immigration invasion, they’re too dumb to know how to vote to stop it. Even in Spain, the conservatives are the popular people, but they can’t find a way to get in charge of the government.

It is simpler here and we should appreciate at least that.
Posted by: Quint
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Fair amount of discussion here recently about the Euro elections which is fascinating. Very educational - I'm a know nothing on multiple fronts. I agree, Quint - we should appreciate our system here. I pull up the RCP electoral maps a couple times each week and cannot reconcile how so many can be so oblique.

Posted by: scampydog at June 19, 2024 02:06 AM (41CYW)

511 >>> I’m trying to get through the movie Oppenheimer. So far, it looks like a pretty good movie that just goes on and on. But Hollywood is made this movie about alleged communist being persecuted so many times I can’t believe they’re still doing it now...

If I were Opy I would have said fvck it and walked... errr, ran... to Argentina.
A.S.A.P.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 19, 2024 02:06 AM (cOq4q)

512 When the cartels started pushing and killing hard I followed two or three Mexican blogs, Borderland Beat, was one. Very enthusiastic about the great battle between good and evil. Well, It's been going on for twenty years and it's clear that the aristocrats are the other side of the cartels coin. Gave up on Mexico.

Posted by: Braenyard at June 19, 2024 02:06 AM (bQ/08)

513 Astonishing words of driver who filmed himself sobbing moments after striking 20 cyclists and killing two of them

https://mol.im/a/13542623

Posted by: Ciampino - no prosecution for that skin color #14 at June 19, 2024 02:11 AM (qfLjt)

514 Green chile huevos rancheros. 30 miles up the road at Hatch, NM is the center of the green chile universe. Think I can find a place open within in 50 miles of Las Cruces that serves green chile huevos rancheros. Nope.

Denny's and iHop are open. That's like trying to decide if you want to be run over while laying on your back or on your stomach. Green chile huevos rancheros? Nope.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram at June 19, 2024 02:12 AM (jau9J)

515 Evening's been so interesting I'm an hour over due. Y'all have a good evening/morning. 'night

Rocket's up: 5:25PM

Posted by: Braenyard at June 19, 2024 02:13 AM (bQ/08)

516 ~~Migrants~~ Illegal aliens are now flocking to Utah because they believe its famously-religious locals will be 'welcoming' to them

https://mol.im/a/13542621

Posted by: Ciampino - They will be mormonized #15 at June 19, 2024 02:13 AM (qfLjt)

517 Front Page Magazine: https://tinyurl.com/3zc4ubva

New Jersey High School Yearbook Removes Names of Jewish Students
Can you guess what they were replaced by?

--SNIP--

Dr. Victor Valeski, superintendent of the East Brunswick Public School System, has also addressed the incident.

“We are aware of an error in the yearbook,” Valeski said in an email on Tuesday.

--SNIP--

It wasn't a fucking error, jackass. They took out the photo of the Jewish students, and their names, in the Jewish Student Union section and replaced it with a picture of Hamas-loving muzzies. I can't hate today's educrats enough.

Posted by: RickZ at June 19, 2024 02:14 AM (gKDq2)

518 Hour and a half to go

Posted by: Skip at June 19, 2024 02:14 AM (fwDg9)

519 When the cartels started pushing and killing hard I followed two or three Mexican blogs, Borderland Beat, was one. Very enthusiastic about the great battle between good and evil. Well, It's been going on for twenty years and it's clear that the aristocrats are the other side of the cartels coin. Gave up on Mexico.
Posted by: Braenyard

Borderland Beat is excellent. I consider it local news, living here in Improved Mexico and all. I also read Border Report.

https://www.borderreport.com/

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram at June 19, 2024 02:15 AM (jau9J)

520 Migrants Illegal aliens are now flocking to Utah because they believe its famously-religious locals will be 'welcoming' to them

https://mol.im/a/13542621

Posted by: Ciampino

That's is funny and delusional.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram at June 19, 2024 02:16 AM (jau9J)

521 Green chile huevos rancheros? Nope.
Posted by: Altaria Pilgram
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Blasphemy. Green Chile is the way. Mmmmmm

Posted by: scampydog at June 19, 2024 02:16 AM (41CYW)

522 Illegal immigrant 'rapist' is pictured tied to post and beaten up 'after sexually assaulting girl aged 13 in NYC park'

'the shirtless suspect being led away by police wearing just one shoe'
I didn't know police only wore one shoe! Is that per man or per squad?
https://mol.im/a/13542819

Moar Moar

Posted by: Ciampino - They will be tenderized #16 at June 19, 2024 02:22 AM (qfLjt)

523 Unless the courts do AGAIN what they did to Trump; prevent him from undoing ERs from a previous president, while allowing Biden to unto Trump's ERs...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

Rather peculiar how that works. It is almost like the game is rigged to run in one direction. But who am I to think these things; I am just a well meaning elderly person who forgets things except the complete contempt for the nation and limitless lawlessness of FJB. Those things I won't forget ever.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram at June 19, 2024 02:23 AM (jau9J)

524 Something very unreported here is that Spain has allowed mass migration from Latin America. That is it addition to the thousands that tried to cross their border every day and have done so for decades. There have been documentaries on the mass invasion of Spain for decades. This is going back to almost the 1970s.

I read recently that the Latin kings, a Latin American gang has made major inroads into Spain. I get it they all speak Spanish, but what a dumb thing for Spain to do.

Spain, even now is one of the safest countries to live in, But they have imported a crazy amount of crime for no reason whatsoever. So I guess we should be happy that we are not alone, but I look at everyone individually and for Spain, that was just dumb.

Posted by: Quint at June 19, 2024 02:24 AM (a04jp)

525 It was dumb For us to.

Posted by: Quint at June 19, 2024 02:25 AM (a04jp)

526 G'night Horde. I repeat myself but thanks to all you smarties and the incidental learning session.

Posted by: scampydog at June 19, 2024 02:27 AM (41CYW)

527 Squad's Ilhan Omar pocketed $40K, Matt Gaetz took home $42K: Lawmakers who gave themselves the biggest bonuses through new Congress reimbursement program revealed

https://mol.im/a/13539693

Posted by: Ciampino - Thieves all of them #17 at June 19, 2024 02:28 AM (qfLjt)

528 520, why not? If you look up, Wikipedia, the lowest percentage of people of Hispanic descent are in West Virginia. The reality is Hispanics are pouring into West Virginia and the northern part of Virginia that borders that state. The reality is this country is becoming Hispanic country. I think someone said recently, Mexico was the largest Spanish-speaking country in the world in the United States was number two; Spain was lower on the list I think three or four.

The issue is not Hispanics for me but what about American culture what about America? I know parts of Eastern North Carolina that were famous for their barbecue. Now they have 10 pupusa restaurants for every barbecue place. Is this normal? Should one culture be overrun for another? Has any other country on earth voluntarily done this?

Posted by: Quint at June 19, 2024 02:30 AM (a04jp)

529 We have Republican confused alphabet people?
Melania Trump will make rare appearance at Republican LGBTQ fundraiser

https://mol.im/a/13542845

Posted by: Ciampino - Queers all of them #18 at June 19, 2024 02:32 AM (qfLjt)

530 French Oscar-winning A Man And A Woman actress, Anouk Aimée, dies

https://mol.im/a/13542197

Posted by: Ciampino - Why isn't she a STAR? #19 at June 19, 2024 02:34 AM (qfLjt)

531 EV Startup Fisker Goes Under ~~Bankrupt~~ After Recalling All of Its Ocean SUVs

https://tinyurl.com/xe8b8uc

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram at June 19, 2024 02:42 AM (jau9J)

532 Sorry for scaring folks earlier. I'm in a very bad place. I'm stepping away from the internet for awhile and seeking help from family.

I don't like anything that is happening in my life right now but don't know how to change anything. Thank you all for your concern.

Posted by: Rusty Nail at June 19, 2024 02:42 AM (VxbvY)

533 Should one culture be overrun for another? Has any other country on earth voluntarily done this?
Posted by: Quint

No existing country, with an emphasis on the "existing" part.

Posted by: John Drake Is At The Caspian Sea at June 19, 2024 02:44 AM (u/Zei)

534 We have Republican confused alphabet people?
Melania Trump will make rare appearance at Republican LGBTQ fundraiser

https://mol.im/a/13542845
Posted by: Ciampino - Queers

Expecting Vivek to go there and suck up wouldn't work out well for anybody. Plus this wouldn't be the first time Melania was in a room full The Gays - she was a fashion model and all.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram at June 19, 2024 02:46 AM (jau9J)

535 532, be Well. When you are in the time of need is often very difficult to find someone, but those people are out there. Find people that want to help you because they do exist. Most people are doing their own thing and that is how it is supposed to be, But it is good that you were reaching out.

Posted by: Quint at June 19, 2024 02:55 AM (a04jp)

536 So, Steve Bannon is going to big time prison, not the normal club fed for political prisoners.

What a surprisE!

Posted by: Romeo13 at June 19, 2024 02:56 AM (xaFKb)

537 Expecting Vivek to go there and suck up wouldn't work out well for anybody. Plus this wouldn't be the first time Melania was in a room full The Gays - she was a fashion model and all.
Posted by: Altaria Pilgram at June 19, 2024 02:46 AM (jau9J)

Line I heard.

Talking about Hillary Clinton getting a standing ovation at the Tonys. She was all smiles. The comedian (Gutfeld?) said, 'Sure. She was in a roomful of people who didn't fuck Bill Clinton.'

Posted by: RickZ at June 19, 2024 02:58 AM (gKDq2)

538 Melania is the best thing that ever happened to Trump. What we need now or votes not criticisms. We can get more Biden hell that’s easy, That will be the easiest thing we can ever do.

Posted by: Quint at June 19, 2024 02:58 AM (a04jp)

539 Oh No! A moment of silence for the victims: :70% of Unionized Daily Beast Staffers Take Buyouts as Layoffs Loom"

https://tinyurl.com/mrsaszv3

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram at June 19, 2024 02:59 AM (jau9J)

540 So, Steve Bannon is going to big time prison, not the normal club fed for political prisoners.

What a surprisE!
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 19, 2024 02:56 AM (xaFKb)

I was watching one of the those 'former prisoners talk about prison' videos. This one guy interviewed talked about being in prison for misdemeanor J-6 charges. In prison, when the other inmates checked his paperwork, they thought there must be some mistake They told him, no Federal misdemeanors were at that high a level a prison. The guy replied, 'You can be if you're a J-6 prisoner.'

Posted by: RickZ at June 19, 2024 03:03 AM (gKDq2)

541 Vivevk is fine, but he needs to earn his stripes. I am guessing Youngkin though I don’t know that to be the case. I keep doing this from the reverse perspective, Who among these actually helps Trump win the election. I don’t see the helping Trump anymore than he could do if you were not the VP candidate.

I see Youngkin helping Trump in his beloved Virginia. I am not saying that is going to work because all the Virginians who want Trump to win would vote for him regardless of the vp candidate.
Maybe there is someone else out there
that could bring in a lot of votes, but I’m not seeing it

Posted by: Quint at June 19, 2024 03:04 AM (a04jp)

542 Can censoring, deplatforming, and driving people from their jobs be far behind? "A summer COVID-19 surge is making its way through the region. It's time to mask up while traveling and take extra precautions, public health officials say."

https://tinyurl.com/2zjt8em3

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram at June 19, 2024 03:04 AM (jau9J)

543 Tim Scott is fine but there’s a reason they’re letting him go, He is just not that great on the campaign trail. I’ll be honest with you guys the fact that so many care about the VP concerns me a bit. I get this is what we do and were all in tuned to the politics of things, But in this particular case, if we are that worried about the VP, we are in real trouble.

Posted by: Quint at June 19, 2024 03:05 AM (a04jp)

544 542, not to paraphrase the real Quint, but I will never were a mask again. let’s see them try to make me.

Posted by: Quint at June 19, 2024 03:08 AM (a04jp)

545 Tim Scott is fine but there’s a reason they’re letting him go, He is just not that great on the campaign trail. I’ll be honest with you guys the fact that so many care about the VP concerns me a bit. I get this is what we do and were all in tuned to the politics of things, But in this particular case, if we are that worried about the VP, we are in real trouble.
Posted by: Quint at June 19, 2024 03:05 AM (a04jp)

I don't think it's so much of a worry about the V.P. pick. I just want Trump to dig a little into his V.P. pick. Pence was a major disappointment. Plus, you want to pick somebody who can be a presidential contender in 2028.

Posted by: RickZ at June 19, 2024 03:10 AM (gKDq2)

546 Salt of the earth and during Pride Season too. "Trans Man Who Flashed His Boobs At Biden Pride Event Accused Of Sexual Assault"

https://tinyurl.com/5cek9k9p

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram at June 19, 2024 03:12 AM (jau9J)

547 "A summer COVID-19 surge is making its way through the region. It's time to mask up while traveling and take extra precautions, public health officials say."
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"Summer"?

Doesn't the 'vid disappear (like *most* flu, etc.) in warmer weather?

Oh, that's right... COOOOF!!!!
PAAAANIC!!!!

LOL

Posted by: JQ at June 19, 2024 03:15 AM (njWTi)

548 I don't think it's so much of a worry about the V.P. pick. I just want Trump to dig a little into his V.P. pick. Pence was a major disappointment. Plus, you want to pick somebody who can be a presidential contender in 2028.
Posted by: RickZ

He was always a dark horse but I have given up on my favorite VP pick making the cut: The Fabulous Sen. Ms. Lindsey. Pool boy optional.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram at June 19, 2024 03:15 AM (jau9J)

549 Once you realize these guys have degraded their positions to the point where they’re just men like everyone else. Realize that they’re better than you and they have a right to say anything against you.

We have to go after the left and we have to use law fair to defeat them because that is the battlefield they chose. If we do not, then they will destroy us because we were not willing to fight them face-to-face on a fair battlefield. I remember almost a year ago. The conservative radio shows went off and said this is it bread, state, lawyers, and prosecutors have to go after the far left. So now we are right now four months from the election and no one has gone after the left. Forget Congress saying we want you to appear that’s not what they did to Trump and Bannon. Everyone gave out the call and said now is the time to fight back, So, where is it?

Posted by: Quint at June 19, 2024 03:19 AM (a04jp)

550 548, that is why I am guessing Younkin but again I only want it on a 10 to 1 bet. I have mentioned this before, but people from Mother’s Day don’t get it. Trump has a certain thing with Virginia. He has had this from his beginning way back before 2016. He has many properties here and one of his sons has a winery here. People wrongly think the Trump means Donald Trump, but who cares is wildly popular. I watch this for a long time and I watched politics long time and I know for a fact Trump has a special interest in Virginia.

I think Yonkin is on the fence between a mega Republican and a statist Republican. I am no Youngkin acolyte. But the Virginia governor ship is a dead end. He is already a lame duck. Where else is he going to go?

So the question is does Youngkin Sit this one out and wait for the next election or run as the VP and be in position to run for president if Trump doesn’t win or if he win. So for Youngkin not helping Trump Makes no sense to me. Either way he’s planning to run in 2028 and it would be better if he ran supporting Trump now. Well, that’s my hypothesis. I’m not saying that’s what’s going to happen but it could.

Posted by: Quint at June 19, 2024 03:26 AM (a04jp)

551 545, there is a C-SPAN video of Pence touring Gettysburg during the 2016 campaign with his daughter. He came off as a normal guy and they patriotic American. I recommend anyone to watch it because for sure that is the best Pence has ever done. These guys are always on camera and they know what they’re doing. Pence came off great that day..

But the guy is a stuffed shirt and for a short time people thought that is what Trump needs, but those days are long gone. Pence abandoned Trump in his time of need and no one will ever forget that. You can’t come back from that.

Posted by: Quint at June 19, 2024 03:33 AM (a04jp)

552 There is a genre of videos plaguing YouTube where classical musicians listen to rock for the "first time" and then explain it to us. I find this offensive and often leave the flaming bags of dog crap on their door steps which this case is a comment.

Them having to tell they are classical musicians is to give them cred and that the magic crystal stuffed up their asses enhances the musical understanding far beyond what us shit for brain peons, who have only been listening to this music for 50 years, could ever hope to obtain. We should be grateful to them for lending us a hand even though will we can never grasp their genius, which if you think about it, is what these videos are actually about.

An example. Ack. Kill me.

https://youtu.be/4uFM3TZPMFE

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram at June 19, 2024 03:36 AM (jau9J)

553 1st rule of enjoying music:

Don't GAF what anyone else thinks, just enjoy what you like.

Done.

Posted by: JQ at June 19, 2024 03:40 AM (njWTi)

554 You seem bitter. I personally did not think much of rock when I was young. My little miss test was could you understand the words? The reality is many fans of rock got the words wrong. They themselves did not understand them.

I like country back in the 80s when I was growing up. Classic rock I’m not saying it’s better, but I just seem to enjoy it more and it brings me back to the time when I was young and growing up.

I’m not sure exactly what makes you so bitter because when I watch reaction videos mostly the people tell how great the music is even if it is not the genre. I know for the most part there are a lot of rock ‘n’ roll bands that got over by being loud and not particularly incredibly great at singing music. On the other hand, there were some amazing musical events from rock bands that I would’ve probably never listen to years ago if it were not for YouTube reactors.

Posted by: Quint at June 19, 2024 03:44 AM (a04jp)

555 Music threads amuse me. I comment very little, because... Hey! What I like, isn't "popular" LOL.

Furthermore... what's "popular" isn't necessarily stuff that I like. Again: LOL

Twas always thus, as far back as middle school. Hahaha.

So----- Whatever you like to hear? Enjoy!!! Doesn't matter at all what anyone else has to say about it!

Posted by: JQ at June 19, 2024 03:50 AM (njWTi)

556 Thinking back about rocking the 70s and 80s as many of those guys play golf and vote for Trump as there are country stars who ended up dead, drunk and druggies.

So much of that music is just a show and when you look back at it, that’s what it should be. I remember back when I was young in the 70s and 80s people thought Rockstars lived that life like they were providing an alternative life. I hope we all learn that is not true. They were just people playing music and trying to make a buck.

Posted by: Quint at June 19, 2024 03:51 AM (a04jp)

557 Time to get moving

Posted by: Skip at June 19, 2024 03:53 AM (fwDg9)

558 JT? Are you out there?

HIYA!!!!

Hope you're okay....

Posted by: JQ at June 19, 2024 03:54 AM (njWTi)

559 Aw, man...

Say hey, Willie Mays... gone.

Posted by: JQ at June 19, 2024 03:56 AM (njWTi)

560 You seem bitter. I personally did not think much of rock when I was young. My little miss test was could you understand the words? The reality is many fans of rock got the words wrong. They themselves did not understand them.

Bitter. Nah. Salty possibly. Quite a conclusion.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram at June 19, 2024 03:59 AM (jau9J)

561 I'm not really into lyrics so much as the overall sound of a song. I often don't know what is being said, including non-English lyrics. I'll look up lyrics out of curiosity sometimes. But I'm seldom wowed when I do. These are not philosophers, and it wouldn't really matter if they were. That's not what I'm looking for in music.

Posted by: they're Usually Pretty Trite at June 19, 2024 04:01 AM (Hp9hg)

562 553 1st rule of enjoying music:

Don't GAF what anyone else thinks, just enjoy what you like.

Done.
Posted by: JQ

Damn right!

https://youtu.be/juhBVAnLkHk?si=NoTy1kSHvE-GD6fm

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at June 19, 2024 04:03 AM (sAmhv)

563 "I'm not really into lyrics so much as the overall sound of a song."
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Exactly!

Instrumentation rules!

Posted by: JQ at June 19, 2024 04:03 AM (njWTi)

564 Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at June 19, 2024 04:03 AM
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I love you, Puddleglum

Posted by: JQ at June 19, 2024 04:05 AM (njWTi)

565 Exactly!

Instrumentation rules!
Posted by: JQ at June 19, 2024 04:03 AM (njWTi)

In Memory of Elizabeth Reed ~ Allman Bros.

Fanfare For The Common Man ~ ELP

Robin Hood ~ .38 Special

Posted by: RickZ at June 19, 2024 04:05 AM (gKDq2)

566 No worries. I get it. The music means more to you than it does to the reactors. If some Rando tried to tell me labout lonesome Dove, I’d be pissed too because I wouldn’t think they could not possibly understand it. the way I do. I get what you were saying I was just throwing in that I think reactors tend to be favorable to the things they watch and listen to.

Posted by: Quint at June 19, 2024 04:07 AM (a04jp)

567 My taste can be a bit more mellow, though I do enjoy the hard-blasting r&r...

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Posted by: JQ at June 19, 2024 04:08 AM (njWTi)

568 559, The guy was famous 40 years ago and at least to me. It seems like there’s not much reaction., I’m sure there is with the right people.

Even in the 1970s as a youth, Willie Mayes was baseball royalty in a way players today could never be. They have no chance. You could name anyone today on any team. And there’s no chance any of them would resonate with the people of my day like Willy Mays.

Posted by: Quint at June 19, 2024 04:09 AM (a04jp)

569 On this most auspicious of occasions, why is nobody praising President Obama?

There should be aerial gunfire in the streets and the distribution of candies to the children like when Sadam Husain was a celebrated authority.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at June 19, 2024 04:18 AM (vPK11)

570 Great. So now it's June Muthafukin'teenth. Whooopdefkin doo...

5 years since my daddy passed.

Bah. Humbug!

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572 I can hardly wait for the rest of the family to get up so we can open our Juneteenth presents!!!!

Posted by: Bruce at June 19, 2024 04:27 AM (VoD15)

573 I shall continue to HATE this date. I don't care who may be "offended" by that. Fk them. Fk June 19th.

Posted by: JQ at June 19, 2024 04:31 AM (njWTi)

574 Good morning insomniacs and early risers.

No mail delivery today.

Posted by: Tuna at June 19, 2024 04:34 AM (oaGWv)

575 June19 seems a flimsy way to have a national Cultural Marxism holiday

Posted by: Skip at June 19, 2024 04:35 AM (fwDg9)

576 LOL. Yet another fake holiday: bank & post office day off. Pfft.

Posted by: JQ at June 19, 2024 04:36 AM (njWTi)

577 Happy Cultural Marxism Day!!!!

Wheeeeeeee!

Posted by: JQ at June 19, 2024 04:38 AM (njWTi)

578 Really, it's ok. I'm ok... Just h8 the annual reminder, ya know? Gah!

On the bright side: rain stopped & it'll be warmer as the week goes on.

'Bout time!

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