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Friday night! Let's delve into the memes.

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Fido Friday: Fireworks!


That's not how this works

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LOTR

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Are you OK?


Light 'em up!

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Deadly things, ranked

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Be like the cat


Stolen valor

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Good advice

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Schoolhouse Rock


The sycophants are revolting

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Too much symbolism

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Prescient


Baby got back

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Thats-a-mazing

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New sport just dropped


Slope Point

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Slip of the tongue

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What funny slips of the tongue have you encountered?

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Glad they treated him well

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Tonight's ONT has been brought to you by sticking your finger in the HOA's eye:

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1 Hi Dave. Can you get those pod bay doors for me?

Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 12, 2024 09:57 PM (aPY1X)

2 We have ONT

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 12, 2024 09:58 PM (jdHxK)

3 not first

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at July 12, 2024 09:58 PM (IEgT5)

4 Flowers by Irene? I don't get it.

Thanks for ONT!

Posted by: Iris at July 12, 2024 09:59 PM (n3DL0)

5 reminded me

Posted by: Ciampino - Thur Update #13 at July 12, 2024 09:59 PM (qfLjt)

6 Hooray! Congrats AlaBAMA!

Posted by: TRex at July 12, 2024 10:00 PM (IQ6Gq)

7 Top ten, anyway.

Posted by: Half Dozen at July 12, 2024 10:00 PM (wSMaH)

8 Wow! Joe killed it today at his union rally! How many were paid to attend?

Posted by: M. Gaga at July 12, 2024 10:03 PM (nDDhL)

9 Good evening everyone.

Posted by: Tonypete at July 12, 2024 10:04 PM (WXNFJ)

10 I'm just waitin' for the loaf of bread I baked to cool so I can bag it, and go to bed.

Posted by: M. Gaga at July 12, 2024 10:04 PM (nDDhL)

11 >>>What funny slips of the tongue have you encountered?


I once made the stereotypical mistake. Waiter told me to enjoy my meal and I said "you too."

When I got my drink refill, it tasted like spit, but I don't think that was related.

Posted by: Dr. T at July 12, 2024 10:05 PM (jGGMD)

12 People just aren't willing to ritually disembowel themselves for their screw-ups anymore.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 12, 2024 10:05 PM (jdHxK)

13 I'm sorry but that game with the bell and the rubber band has me dying!! My eyes are watering from laughing so hard.

Looks like the rules are, you ring the bell, you get a snap. If you make a noise with your pie hole, you get another snap.

I love it. I want to play.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 12, 2024 10:06 PM (aPY1X)

14 When I got my drink refill, it tasted like spit, but I don't think that was related.
Posted by: Dr. T

Wait. Spit has a taste?

Posted by: Tonypete at July 12, 2024 10:06 PM (WXNFJ)

15 Good content WD. Thank you!

Posted by: TRex at July 12, 2024 10:06 PM (IQ6Gq)

16 That peeing vidya cracked me up.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Nothing to Contribute to the Debate at July 12, 2024 10:06 PM (Ad8y9)

17 Are we sure that 10th-century Arab poet wasn't talking about his goat?

Posted by: Dr. T at July 12, 2024 10:08 PM (jGGMD)

18 Thanks, WD!

Posted by: Piper at July 12, 2024 10:08 PM (QzINz)

19 That one time I was on a HOA board.... fuck me. Fuck them. Fuck the owners.

Mini totalitarian UN with menopause and soy soaked fucktards.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 12, 2024 10:08 PM (Q4IgG)

20 Good evening morons and thanks wd for Friday Night Memes

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 12, 2024 10:08 PM (RIvkX)

21 That's some crackerjack backhoe driving in that video.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 12, 2024 10:08 PM (jdHxK)

22 I'm sorry but that game with the bell and the rubber band has me dying!! My eyes are watering from laughing so hard.

Looks like the rules are, you ring the bell, you get a snap. If you make a noise with your pie hole, you get another snap.

I love it. I want to play.
Posted by: AlaBAMA

I can easily see this in play at the TXMoMe.

Posted by: Tonypete at July 12, 2024 10:09 PM (WXNFJ)

23

Wait. Spit has a taste?

Posted by: Tonypete at July 12, 2024 10:06 PM

***

Tastes like Ass

Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at July 12, 2024 10:09 PM (1FWWQ)

24 As to New Zealand and that vortex to hell just south of it; I can always tell when a landscape photograph is Patagonian. The mountains have little ice, are sharp, and almost look like pencils.
That whole region is high on my list of "places I don't want to visit". I'm sure it's all beautiful. Much of that is because nobody else (sane) wants to live there.

Posted by: gKWVE at July 12, 2024 10:09 PM (gKWVE)

25 10 I'm just waitin' for the loaf of bread I baked to cool so I can bag it, and go to bed.
Posted by: M. Gaga at July

You mean spread with butter and eat it, right?

Posted by: Piper at July 12, 2024 10:09 PM (QzINz)

26 25 10 I'm just waitin' for the loaf of bread I baked to cool so I can bag it, and go to bed.
Posted by: M. Gaga at July

You mean spread with butter and eat it, right?
Posted by: Piper at July 12, 2024 10:09 PM (QzINz

Thank you. I was like...wait...bag?

Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 12, 2024 10:10 PM (aPY1X)

27 Wait. Spit has a taste?

Posted by: Tonypete at July 12, 2024 10:06 PM (WXNFJ)


I don't want to talk about it!

Posted by: Ashley Biden at July 12, 2024 10:10 PM (jGGMD)

28 Love the HOA rebellion.

Posted by: Corona exile-back_in_exile at July 12, 2024 10:10 PM (4TAOz)

29 17 Are we sure that 10th-century Arab poet wasn't talking about his goat?

Oh honey, have I got some songs for you.

Posted by: Abu Nuwas al-Hakami at July 12, 2024 10:10 PM (gKWVE)

30 That cat is based.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Free the Trump 45! at July 12, 2024 10:10 PM (L/fGl)

31 Did anyone call the others?

Posted by: Piper at July 12, 2024 10:12 PM (QzINz)

32 On topic of Oriental swordsmanship, one scene worthy of "Raiders of the Lost Ark" is in "Mystery Date".
>This sword has been in my family for five generations! >*swing* *swing*
>*ethan hawke raises a barbell weight*
>*sword breaks*
>YOU ASSHOLE.

Posted by: Abu Nuwas al-Hakami at July 12, 2024 10:12 PM (gKWVE)

33 Very funny movie: "This Is the End," a comedy about the Apocalypse, set in L.A.:

https://youtu.be/kliQSsD_npo?si=qeA2ZTFhrt0Umnzm

Posted by: Beverly at July 12, 2024 10:12 PM (Epeb0)

34 "He [Biden] has touched me in a way no other politician in my lifetime"

Words fail me.

Posted by: Gref at July 12, 2024 10:13 PM (5fDan)

35 gaaah off pederast sock.

Posted by: gKWVE at July 12, 2024 10:13 PM (gKWVE)

36
31 Did anyone call the others?
Posted by: Piper at July 12, 2024 10:12 PM (QzINz

I just did. I should've earlier

Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 12, 2024 10:13 PM (aPY1X)

37 More Sword content! 400 year old sword content! Paging Weasel!

Posted by: scottst at July 12, 2024 10:14 PM (qcvs8)

38 Omg. Three days ago I started coughing and my nose completely clogged up and I've not slept more than 90 minutes at a stretch.

Will someone please killmenow.

Posted by: nurse ratched at July 12, 2024 10:14 PM (jFyB2)

39 I can always tell when a landscape photograph is Patagonian. The mountains have little ice, are sharp, and almost look like pencils.
That whole region is high on my list of "places I don't want to visit". I'm sure it's all beautiful.


Interesting. It's at the top of mine.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 12, 2024 10:14 PM (xCA6C)

40 31 Did anyone call the others?
Posted by: Piper at July 12, 2024 10:12 PM (QzINz

HEY, OVER HERE! YOO HOO, OVER HERE!!!!

Done, Piper.

Posted by: Gref at July 12, 2024 10:14 PM (5fDan)

41 I was talking to a colleague on the phone one time and as I was hanging up I said, "love you."

He was cool. He said, 'love you too."

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Nothing to Contribute to the Debate at July 12, 2024 10:16 PM (Ad8y9)

42
Mini totalitarian UN with menopause and soy soaked fucktards.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 12, 2024 10:08 PM (Q4IgG)

_________

An HOA, like Congress, is a good idea that attracts exactly the wrong people to it.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 12, 2024 10:16 PM (KKnQx)

43 Archimedes, dress warm and wear earmuffs. And probably goggles.

Posted by: gKWVE at July 12, 2024 10:17 PM (gKWVE)

44 There should be a penalty for lifting the cup if the other guy does not ring the bell. Maybe take a shot.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson DeSantis/Lake 2024 at July 12, 2024 10:17 PM (55boN)

45 I saw an interesting show about a guy whose GF had come back from WWII with a Samurai sword, ex-property of a Japanese killed in the war. (It was unclear if the GF was the one who did it)

His grandson did a great job of tracking down the owner's family and then took it back to them, with full video of the handover. It was a very weepy ceremony, as you might expect.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 12, 2024 10:17 PM (xCA6C)

46 An HOA, like Congress, is a good idea that attracts exactly the wrong people to it.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 12, 2024 10:16 PM (KKnQx)

--------------

Hmm. Interesting observation.

Posted by: Zombie Friedrich Hayek at July 12, 2024 10:18 PM (jdHxK)

47 Most of those Navy SEALs were Jesse Fucking Pay Attention to Me Ventura.
Dear Lord I hate that guy.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Nothing to Contribute to the Debate at July 12, 2024 10:18 PM (Ad8y9)

48 Will someone please killmenow.
Posted by: nurse ratched at July 12, 2024 10:14 PM (jFyB2)

Can I have your guns?

Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 12, 2024 10:18 PM (aPY1X)

49 Happy-ish Friday Night, all y’all …

Posted by: Adriane the Another Saturday Night Critic . . . at July 12, 2024 10:18 PM (DzgCL)

50 Does anyone still think it will NOT be Vance?

Posted by: mnw at July 12, 2024 10:18 PM (NLIak)

51 38 Omg. Three days ago I started coughing and my nose completely clogged up and I've not slept more than 90 minutes at a stretch.

Will someone please killmenow.

Posted by: nurse ratched at July 12, 2024 10:14 PM (jFyB2)


Will do, but need your lat/long to the nearest second.

Posted by: 5033rd People's Liberation Army Long Range Nuclear Missile Regiment, Silo 5A at July 12, 2024 10:18 PM (5fDan)

52 Archimedes, dress warm and wear earmuffs. And probably goggles.

Better, I'll probably be sporting a full cruise ship. I think my days of roughing it are over.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 12, 2024 10:19 PM (xCA6C)

53 You mean spread with butter and eat it, right?

Butter dog.

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle at July 12, 2024 10:19 PM (tp5v8)

54 41 I was talking to a colleague on the phone one time and as I was hanging up I said, "love you."

He was cool. He said, 'love you too."
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Nothing to Contribute

I have had that happen to me and I was sitting there going do I acknowledge it? Do I pretend I didn’t hear it?

Posted by: Piper at July 12, 2024 10:19 PM (QzINz)

55 The key to HOAs is to run it yourself and be chill.

I was the HOA President for 10 years running. We did wonders for our property values, completed needed maintenance, negotiated very good service contracts, and had fun.

Within the ever-present parking, pets and people problems, my board and I were not jerks. But we got a lot of stories.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 12, 2024 10:20 PM (u82oZ)

56 Does anyone still think it will NOT be Vance?

Posted by: mnw


I don't understand this sudden assurance that it's Vance. I mean, he'd be good, but what has changed?

Posted by: Archimedes at July 12, 2024 10:20 PM (xCA6C)

57 Love the last pic and background.
HOAs need to die a thousand deaths.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 12, 2024 10:21 PM (3WfU/)

58 She's the only Republican Senator left in New England...


Biden’s Wins
@BidensWins

BREAKING: Republican Senator Susan Collins has announced she will not vote for Donald Trump. Donald Trump should drop out of the race.

Posted by: Mister Ghost at July 12, 2024 10:21 PM (TGPs7)

59 "What funny slips of the tongue have you encountered?"

Well, I once concluded a phone call with one of my clients by saying, "Bye! Love you."

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist now has to think about robodog-proofing the property at July 12, 2024 10:21 PM (w6EFb)

60 5033rd People's Liberation Army Long Range Nuclear Missile Regiment, Silo 5A

Jokes on you. The PLA CO sold all the rocket fuel and replaced it with a sand / water mix.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 12, 2024 10:22 PM (u82oZ)

61 I was hoping Vivek would be Trumps Veep. The Gen z techie kids love him.

Posted by: nurse ratched at July 12, 2024 10:22 PM (WNvEU)

62 58 She's the only Republican Senator left in New England...


Biden’s Wins
@BidensWins

BREAKING: Republican Senator Susan Collins has announced she will not vote for Donald Trump. Donald Trump should drop out of the race.
Posted by: Mister Ghost at July 12

Republican. Sure.

Posted by: Piper at July 12, 2024 10:23 PM (QzINz)

63 Does anyone still think it will NOT be Vance?
Posted by: mnw at July 12, 2024 10:18 PM (NLIak)


I gave up trying to predict stuff like that long ago.

I wouldn't be surprised if all the Trump camp sources agree it'll be Vance, or Scott, or Burgum, etc., and then Trump announces a total dark horse at the convention.

Posted by: Dr. T at July 12, 2024 10:23 PM (jGGMD)

64 Oh honey, have I got some songs for you

Contemplating the beardless?

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle at July 12, 2024 10:23 PM (b+suG)

65 Harry Sisson sounds like a forgiving Ashley.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at July 12, 2024 10:23 PM (mH6SG)

66 We have to repaint the side of our house that faces the Pacific twice as often as the other.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 12, 2024 10:24 PM (RIvkX)

67 As to New Zealand and that vortex to hell just south of it

I was in Invercargill at the south end of the South Island once, and observed that the only humans residing to the south of us was one town S of Invercargill (which used to have an aluminum smelter), a village on an island just S of Invercargill, a handful of people in Patagonia, and the people in the Antarctic research stations.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at July 12, 2024 10:24 PM (uxCna)

68 The guy in the bathroom is not OK. He is diabled.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 12, 2024 10:24 PM (63Dwl)

69 I need to convert that Arabic poem to a haiku.

Who's with me?

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist now has to think about robodog-proofing the property at July 12, 2024 10:25 PM (w6EFb)

70
"What funny slips of the tongue have you encountered?"

________

All my conversations are marked by my embarrassment. Which is why I've stopped having them.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 12, 2024 10:25 PM (KKnQx)

71 Thanks all. Doing better today.

I've been reading stories on suicide forums which put things into perspective. I really hope the Deagle predictions come true and Canada's population drops 25 million or so.

I i just want to get to the vengeance part of this horrible movie.

Posted by: Stateless at July 12, 2024 10:26 PM (jvJvP)

72 I'm just waitin' for the loaf of bread I baked to cool so I can bag it, and go to bed.
Posted by: M. Gaga at July

You mean spread with butter and eat it, right?
Posted by: Piper at July 12, 2024 10:09 PM (QzINz)

Are you sure you mean the bread?

Posted by: Marlon Brando at July 12, 2024 10:26 PM (ZvUfz)

73
I have had that happen to me and I was sitting there going do I acknowledge it? Do I pretend I didn’t hear it?
Posted by: Piper

Just say "Hugs later!"

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 12, 2024 10:26 PM (3WfU/)

74 mnw

Better would be governor of Virginia or Arkansas.

We need putative pragmatists that support Trump in Congress, and esp. the Senate. Losing Vance may not yield a better replacement, because his governor is a RINO, slimy GOPe, squish.

Besides the Constitutionality, same logic leave DeSantos in Florida. We need strong governors also.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 12, 2024 10:27 PM (u82oZ)

75 Call an LDS kid right around time for family prayer and there's a greater-than-zero chance that he'll accidentally answer the phone with "Heavenly Father" instead of the usual "Hello."

Ask me how I know...

Posted by: Half Dozen at July 12, 2024 10:27 PM (wSMaH)

76 I was in Invercargill at the south end of the South Island once

When the Brits took over New Zealand, they had a problem.

"The south end of the South Island is horrible!"

"It rains constantly, is astonishingly windy, and has no trees!"

"Who could we possibly get to live there?"

***A Light Dawns***

The south end of the South Island has the only regional accent in New Zealand - a Scottish burr.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at July 12, 2024 10:28 PM (uxCna)

77 63 Does anyone still think it will NOT be Vance?
Posted by: mnw at July 12, 2024 10:18 PM (NLIak)


I gave up trying to predict stuff like that long ago.

I wouldn't be surprised if all the Trump camp sources agree it'll be Vance, or Scott, or Burgum, etc., and then Trump announces a total dark horse at the convention.

Posted by: Dr. T at July 12, 2024 10:23 PM (jGGMD)


My pick would be Senator Tom Cotton. He must have skeletons in his closet. Or maybe he seriously dissed The Donald once upon a time.

Posted by: Gref at July 12, 2024 10:29 PM (5fDan)

78 Dave, loved the guy in the bathroom; the disabled elevator; air-conditioning. The others were great too bit thpse 3 stand out.
I'm impressed by the Japanese vet and his gift.

Thank you, thank you.

Posted by: Ciampino - Thur Update #14 at July 12, 2024 10:29 PM (qfLjt)

79 UHM....

Cheers Horde...We are being led by a Con Home Patient...and that's alright by you?

(NO...KIDDING...KIDDING...DON'T FREAK OUT!!

BERRY HAS IT FIRMLY UNDER HIS CONTROL...

Posted by: Nightwatch at July 12, 2024 10:30 PM (TDvv2)

80 Better would be governor of Virginia or Arkansas.

We need putative pragmatists that support Trump in Congress, and esp. the Senate. Losing Vance may not yield a better replacement, because his governor is a RINO, slimy GOPe, squish.

Besides the Constitutionality, same logic leave DeSantos in Florida. We need strong governors also.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 12, 2024 10:27 PM (u82oZ)


In that scenario, my preference would be for Youngkin in VA. Arkansas will be in the Republican camp regardless of who's in the governor's office there, but VA finally has a good slate of conservatives in the executive branch, so that it might not be too much of a blow for them to lose Youngkin.

Posted by: Dr. T at July 12, 2024 10:30 PM (jGGMD)

81 Big Trouble in Little China is still an amazing and fun movie.

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 12, 2024 10:30 PM (wA6d0)

82 I dealt blackjack. And I was friendly and cute.

Women would occasionally blurt out "I love you!'

My response was " Like all women should!"

Posted by: Stateless at July 12, 2024 10:31 PM (jvJvP)

83 Does anyone still think it will NOT be Vance?
Posted by: mnw at July 12, 2024 10:18 PM (NLIak)


I gave up trying to predict stuff like that long ago.

I wouldn't be surprised if all the Trump camp sources agree it'll be Vance, or Scott, or Burgum, etc., and then Trump announces a total dark horse at the convention.

Posted by: Dr. T at July 12, 2024 10:23 PM (jGGMD)

Tanned, rested and ready, motherfu

*Stares off into space*

Posted by: Cocaine Mitch at July 12, 2024 10:31 PM (ZvUfz)

84 Isn't it fun the way the Biden senility crisis, and the ensuing war among the Democrats, has led to everyone stopping the pretense the media are non-partisan? People on TV are openly speaking of them as a part of the Democrats' coalition. Their desertion of Brandon is spoken of in the same way any sitting pol is.

Posted by: Eeyore at July 12, 2024 10:31 PM (1bNHn)

85 'What funny slips of the tongue have you encountered?'

Just a few weeks back I was on a company meeting with a manager who is super butch lesbian. She asked me a out something and I out of nothing more than ha it answered "Yes, sir."

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at July 12, 2024 10:31 PM (YmBz9)

86 An HOA, like Congress, is a good idea that attracts exactly the wrong people to it.
Posted by: Hadrian
--------

*Always* ego-involved. 'We know what's best'.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 12, 2024 10:31 PM (XeU6L)

87 An hourglass figure
Torment of man and woman
O! I can't even.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist now has to think about robodog-proofing the property at July 12, 2024 10:31 PM (w6EFb)

88 I saw an interesting show about a guy whose GF had come back from WWII with a Samurai sword, ex-property of a Japanese killed in the war. (It was unclear if the GF was the one who did it)

I had to read that like four times before I realized that GF meant grandfather and not girl friend.

Posted by: Oddbob at July 12, 2024 10:32 PM (/y8xj)

89 Thanks WeirdDave!

Schoolhouse Rock was funny...and sad.

I've seen Ace or another Cob post Harry Sisson before so I think it's legit..but man..tell me you have nasty thoughts about Joetato without telling me. Oh wait, you've just told me. ew!

Posted by: haffhowershower at July 12, 2024 10:33 PM (NMT5x)

90 Nobuo Fujita missed, we didn't

Posted by: Kindltot at July 12, 2024 10:33 PM (D7oie)

91 I saw an interesting show about a guy whose GF had come back from WWII with a Samurai sword, ex-property of a Japanese killed in the war. (It was unclear if the GF was the one who did it)

I had to read that like four times before I realized that GF meant grandfather and not girl friend.


That would have been one hell of a girlfriend.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 12, 2024 10:34 PM (xCA6C)

92 Love the cat, the game, the HOA haters, the conspiracy theory rock, the italian accent story, and all the rest. Great collection of fun stuff !

Posted by: LASue at July 12, 2024 10:34 PM (lCppi)

93
You mean spread with butter and eat it, right?

Butter dog.
Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle


Culvers sell a Butter Burger.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 12, 2024 10:34 PM (63Dwl)

94 Dr. T

Bonus: Gov. Winsome Sears.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 12, 2024 10:34 PM (u82oZ)

95 'What funny slips of the tongue have you encountered?'

Just a few weeks back I was on a company meeting with a manager who is super butch lesbian. She asked me about something and I out of nothing more than habit answered "Yes, sir."

My phone drops b's

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at July 12, 2024 10:34 PM (YmBz9)

96 76 I was in Invercargill at the south end of the South Island once

When the Brits took over New Zealand, they had a problem.

"The south end of the South Island is horrible!"

"It rains constantly, is astonishingly windy, and has no trees!"

"Who could we possibly get to live there?"

***A Light Dawns***

The south end of the South Island has the only regional accent in New Zealand - a Scottish burr.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at July 12, 2024 10:28 PM (uxCna)
----
It was Donald from Skye?
https://youtu.be/4yw0bLHTOb0

Posted by: Ciampino - The MacUpdate #01 at July 12, 2024 10:35 PM (qfLjt)

97 87 An hourglass figure
Torment of man and woman
O! I can't even.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist now has to think about robodog-proofing the property at July 12, 2024 10:31 PM (w6EFb)

I have been trying to respond to your challenge but not sure this can be beat!

Posted by: Piper at July 12, 2024 10:35 PM (QzINz)

98 Harry Sisson, the Grindr Griftr

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at July 12, 2024 10:35 PM (YmBz9)

99 Vance?! Is he related to the Zebulon Vance whose monument was torn down by the Progressive coven running my town?

In which case 'Raaaycis!'

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 12, 2024 10:35 PM (XeU6L)

100 A ghetto onion
Wreaks havoc on both sexes
The humanity!

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist now has to think about robodog-proofing the property at July 12, 2024 10:36 PM (w6EFb)

101 Glad that Oregon town was nice to that Japanese pilot. Would have been a hell of a mess to clean up.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at July 12, 2024 10:36 PM (FmapG)

102 Bonus: Gov. Winsome Sears.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 12, 2024 10:34 PM (u82oZ)


Exactly.

They've got a solid attorney general too, if I recall.

Posted by: Dr. T at July 12, 2024 10:36 PM (jGGMD)

103 NY Post: Italian PM Giorgia Meloni rolls eyes, checks imaginary watch waiting for Biden’s arrival at NATO summit

https://tinyurl.com/y84kfvfj

She's kinda cute when she does that.

Posted by: Robert at July 12, 2024 10:36 PM (ZvUfz)

104 C',om, Piper, toss one out there!

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist now has to think about robodog-proofing the property at July 12, 2024 10:37 PM (w6EFb)

105 One key to running a HOA is to ask the person bringing you the problem to be in charge of the solution. Some oversight may be needed.

Depends on the issue, but always try neighbor to neighbor first. In my HOA we had a lot of Hill Rats that droned on about process. I had a short answer for those dweebs.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 12, 2024 10:37 PM (u82oZ)

106 My stepson was driving through our blood red hamlet in Appalachia, and the Party had two voter registration stands set up at the Kroger, one for CPUSA(d) and one for CPUSA(r).

For whatever it's worth, he said that the CPUSA(d) line was longer.

Most new registrations are young people, so I assume this means D kids perceive the weakness of their candidate, and it's motivating them, rather than demoralizing them.

Just my $0.02.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 12, 2024 10:38 PM (0FoWg)

107 Biden is getting beaten like the red headed rented mule he is. And it has almost NOTHING to do with the election.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at July 12, 2024 10:38 PM (QSrLX)

108 I wouldn't be surprised if all the Trump camp sources agree it'll be Vance, or Scott, or Burgum, etc., and then Trump announces a total dark horse at the convention.
Posted by: Dr. T at July 12, 2024 10:23 PM (jGGMD)


There are people saying it should be Tulsi Gabbard, but I suspect they enjoyed watching her destroy Harris so completely they want to do it again.

My guess is Vance or Carson, but my wishes influence my predictions.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 12, 2024 10:38 PM (D7oie)

109 NY Post: Italian PM Giorgia Meloni rolls eyes, checks imaginary watch waiting for Biden’s arrival at NATO summit

https://tinyurl.com/y84kfvfj

She's kinda cute when she does that.
Posted by: Robert

Where is the lip reader when one is so sorely needed.

Posted by: Some Rat at July 12, 2024 10:39 PM (vJiyU)

110 They fired the phlebotomist and installed a port.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at July 12, 2024 10:40 PM (QSrLX)

111 I think it would be a mistake to pick Vance (although I like him) because there’s no good conservative candidate lined up to take over his senate seat. Youngkin has a great replacement lined up, the Lt. Gov.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 12, 2024 10:40 PM (S6gqv)

112 Haiku
Itty bitty waist
Her big hind paws in my face
Can she even walk?

Posted by: Piper at July 12, 2024 10:40 PM (M1YaP)

113 Once I called my vice president vice president Trump.

Posted by: Preznit Ruprect the Monkeyboy at July 12, 2024 10:40 PM (uBBbP)

114 56

Just small straws in the wind.

1) Trump, Jr., big Vance guy, scheduled to speak right before the VP nominee, next Wed at the RNC Convention.

2) Trump saying the restrictive abortion law which Burgum just signed in ND, "might be a little bit of a problem."

3) Trump saying that he & Rubio both residing in FL was a "concern," (words to that effect).

4) The rally tomorrow night in Butler County, PA-- speculation he might name Vance from next door OH at the rally. (There's only 4 days left before the VP nominee's acceptance speech on Wed.)

5) The betting markets have made a strong move toward Vance.

Posted by: mnw at July 12, 2024 10:40 PM (NLIak)

115 I need to convert that Arabic poem to a haiku. Who's with me?
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist

An hourglass figure
Torment of man and woman
O! I can't even.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist


Behold her wonders!
Awesome, yet unbalancing,
such junk in that trunk.

Posted by: mikeski at July 12, 2024 10:41 PM (DgGvY)

116 NY Post: Alec Baldwin sobs, breaks down as judge tosses out ‘Rust’ involuntary manslaughter case in shocking twist

https://tinyurl.com/24yydxsk

Didn't even make it to the end. Dismissed with prejudice.

Posted by: Robert at July 12, 2024 10:41 PM (ZvUfz)

117 67 As to New Zealand and that vortex to hell just south of it

I was in Invercargill at the south end of the South Island once, and observed that the only humans residing to the south of us was one town S of Invercargill (which used to have an aluminum smelter), a village on an island just S of Invercargill, a handful of people in Patagonia, and the people in the Antarctic research stations.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at July 12, 2024 10:24 PM (uxCna)
----
Is there no one in Tierra del Fuego?

Posted by: Ciampino - The MacUpdate #02 at July 12, 2024 10:42 PM (qfLjt)

118 Kindltot

Can Carson be the junkyard dog and funeral guy needed for VP? Chief of staff is another must fill with a strong person.

Pompeo has a place. So does Flynn. I'd like Cory Stewart (from Prince William County) to have a spot.
But keep your hands off Kris Koback. Kansas needs him.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 12, 2024 10:42 PM (u82oZ)

119 Isn't it fun the way the Biden senility crisis, and the ensuing war among the Democrats, has led to everyone stopping the pretense the media are non-partisan? People on TV are openly speaking of them as a part of the Democrats' coalition. Their desertion of Brandon is spoken of in the same way any sitting pol is.
Posted by: Eeyore at July 12, 2024 10:31 PM (1bNHn)


Eugyppius on his substack is calling it the "Biden Regency" and considers it to be unusual for Western Democracies, but he is German and probably hasn't been paying attention to Congress recently.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 12, 2024 10:43 PM (D7oie)

120 Maybe I should actually try to exorcise that bastard this time.

Posted by: Otho at July 12, 2024 10:44 PM (gKWVE)

121 111

One would have to think the GOP nominee for Vance's seat in the special election would start as the favorite in OH. OH is quite red now, as u know.

Posted by: mnw at July 12, 2024 10:45 PM (NLIak)

122 Apparently a great find at Aldi's. Anyone tried these potatoes?

https://tinyurl.com/ytxdjmh4

Posted by: Ciampino - ONT Update #01 at July 12, 2024 10:46 PM (qfLjt)

123 Nikki Haley. We need an ambassador to India. She would be a good fit.

We need to help build India as a counter to Red China. Vietnam gets in this conversation, but they are a commercial counterweight, not a military one.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 12, 2024 10:46 PM (u82oZ)

124 For about the 5th time...

Trump needs to look beyond politically affiliated people for VP. They're more concerned with maintaining their "day job" once the term is over, Trump's impeached (again) or the government collapses (which is a non-zero chance.)

Somebody who has zero political fucks to give. Doesn't care about a political "after life" or has a single shred of fear from deep state operatives that will out them as being .... whatever.

Politicians are none of that. Anyone here on this blog would be a better choice than any current/past/wannabe politico.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 12, 2024 10:46 PM (Q4IgG)

125 76:
The south end of the South Island has the only regional accent in New Zealand - a Scottish burr.
Posted by: The ARC of History!



I love maps, so my curiosity took over and I checked the South Island of NZ. There were a few small dots with Scottish names. Invercargill, Oban (I've been to the one in Scotland), Stewart Island, Dunedin, etc. Basically, the towns either have a Scottish name or Maori one. Or both.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at July 12, 2024 10:47 PM (FmapG)

126 Isn't it fun the way the Biden senility crisis, and the ensuing war among the Democrats, has led to everyone stopping the pretense the media are non-partisan? People on TV are openly speaking of them as a part of the Democrats' coalition. Their desertion of Brandon is spoken of in the same way any sitting pol is.
Posted by: Eeyore at July 12, 2024 10:31 PM (1bNHn)


Everything about this has been fun. When was the last time we got to watch an open Democratic rift as it happened? It won't last, but it's hilarious watching the media and the party bigshots not knowing what to do and having to be at least partially honest about the Pretender-in-Chief.

Posted by: Dr. T at July 12, 2024 10:47 PM (jGGMD)

127 mnw

I hear you, but the Gov is very weak.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 12, 2024 10:47 PM (u82oZ)

128 Where's Anna?

I need her to hold onto my debit card and PayPal before I do more damage.

Four more from the B&N Criterion sale.

Harakiri
Tokyo Drifter
Throne Of Blood
Ugetsu

Someone...anyone...help.

Posted by: Robert at July 12, 2024 10:48 PM (ZvUfz)

129 Anyone here on this blog would be a better choice than any current/past/wannabe politico.
Posted by: Martini Farmer


Don't tempt Raimondo . . .

Posted by: gKWVE at July 12, 2024 10:48 PM (gKWVE)

130 After the second time I answered the phone wrong at my new civilian job, I hung a sign over my desk phone to remind me that I was now "Mister" Spudboy.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at July 12, 2024 10:48 PM (t/Ix2)

131 Have been hearing for years, here and other conservative sites that the dems have their shit together, lockstep with zero desertions from the cause. And now we have chaos in their ranks with a dementia patient causing it all. It’s satisfying and scary at the same time. Still going to enjoy it.
Dave, a great ont. thanks

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at July 12, 2024 10:48 PM (2NHgQ)

132 We need to help build India as a counter to Red China. Vietnam gets in this conversation, but they are a commercial counterweight, not a military one.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 12, 2024 10:46 PM (u82oZ)


It continually amazes me that Vietnam is pro-America in its general attitude. I get it (traditional hostility to China, etc.), but it still amazes me.

Posted by: Dr. T at July 12, 2024 10:50 PM (jGGMD)

133 Martini Farmer

Musk is ineligible and we need him at SpaceX.
Ben Carson is smart enough, and seasoned, but can he get nasty when the Deep State tries to crash the country?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 12, 2024 10:51 PM (u82oZ)

134 Long Island law could ban face masks, with anyone who flouts rule facing $1,000 fine or jail time

https://mol.im/a/13629481

Posted by: Ciampino - ONT Update #02 at July 12, 2024 10:51 PM (qfLjt)

135 Everything about this has been fun. When was the last time we got to watch an open Democratic rift as it happened? It won't last, but it's hilarious watching the media and the party bigshots not knowing what to do and having to be at least partially honest about the Pretender-in-Chief.
Posted by: Dr. T at July 12, 2024 10:47 PM (jGGMD)


Yeah, being 'partially honest' has got to be a big problem for the Dem big shots. 'Partially honest' makes 'em sound Republican. Can't have that.

Posted by: RickZ at July 12, 2024 10:51 PM (gKDq2)

136 Via Anne Althouse:

From the NYT, "Case Against Alec Baldwin Is Dismissed Over Withheld Evidence/Mr. Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial in the 'Rust' shooting came to a stunning end after the judge left the bench to examine ammunition in the courtroom":


“There is no way for the court to right this wrong,” Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer said in court as Mr. Baldwin wept....

Posted by: Mister Ghost at July 12, 2024 10:52 PM (TGPs7)

137 Ohio teacher, 29, dies saving her son's life after carjacker attempts to steal car while the six-year-old was asleep inside

https://mol.im/a/13629453

Posted by: Ciampino - Automatic death sentence at July 12, 2024 10:52 PM (qfLjt)

138 The best Carson is, I suspect, is level headed and methodical, and very loyal. I also suspect that if your are his underling and your finger gets off your number he will let you know about it in very blunt terms. The one thing I have heard predicted is that Carson means no reprisals, just regular work towards setting up for the future.
I never heard much of his tenure at HUD, I remember a "scandal" about office furnishings that sounded like every other office refurbishing.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 12, 2024 10:53 PM (D7oie)

139 Dr. T

The North took the South militarily. A lot of good people fled, but capitalism won first in the South, then in the North. Singapore's influence was a big help, as was Hong Kong going to Red China.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 12, 2024 10:53 PM (u82oZ)

140 Holy cow! I forgot it was WD meme Friday!
Thanks Dave - now back to content🤪

Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 12, 2024 10:54 PM (F9EHP)

141 Kindltot

Thanks.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 12, 2024 10:55 PM (u82oZ)

142 The 'chaos' among the Dems is temporary. What we see now is competition to be the new figurehead. As soon as Biden is out and the new face is selected they will have complete unity.

Posted by: davidt at July 12, 2024 10:55 PM (SYTee)

143 {{{COMountainMarie }}}

Hello sunshine!

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 12, 2024 10:55 PM (u82oZ)

144 Somebody who has zero political fucks to give. Doesn't care about a political "after life" or has a single shred of fear from deep state operatives that will out them as being .... whatever.

Politicians are none of that. Anyone here on this blog would be a better choice than any current/past/wannabe politico.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 12, 2024 10:46 PM (Q4IgG)


Dave Smith! Trump will garner the 2% vote the LP might offer and he fulfills the pledge to put a Libertarian in his cabinet.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 12, 2024 10:56 PM (D7oie)

145 NaCly, I imagine the Vietnamese troops in the late 1970s getting a good look at the nightmare to their west soured a lot of them from the glorious shining path to the future as was being sold.

Posted by: gKWVE at July 12, 2024 10:56 PM (gKWVE)

146 The 'chaos' among the Dems is temporary. What we see now is competition to be the new figurehead. As soon as Biden is out and the new face is selected they will have complete unity.
Posted by: davidt at July 12, 2024 10:55 PM (SYTee)


Like I said, it won't last. But it's fun while it does.

And on that note, I'm out. G'night all.

Posted by: Dr. T at July 12, 2024 10:57 PM (jGGMD)

147 The Dems don't have their shit together. They're riven by factionalism, incompetence, and general confusion & disarray. All totalitarian Parties always are like that. It's the nature of totalitarians. It doesn't make them any less powerful.

The Dems will lose their grip on power at the precise moment the State collapses. That's also the nature of totalitarians.

Don't fool yourself into the thinking that the chaotic, tooth and claw free-for-all of our political jungle bodes any good tidings.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 12, 2024 10:57 PM (0FoWg)

148 Ric Grennell did a great job and has been stalwart.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 12, 2024 10:57 PM (RIvkX)

149 SAN FRANCISCO -- A smoking laptop in a passenger's bag prompted an evacuation on an American Airlines flight headed to Miami from San Francisco International Airport Friday, according to the airline.

https://tinyurl.com/3vh8f653

Posted by: Ciampino - What brand of laptop? at July 12, 2024 10:58 PM (qfLjt)

150 138 The best Carson is,
--------------

He did some kind of housing program that was supposed to be very good for the unprivileged.

Posted by: Braenyard at July 12, 2024 10:58 PM (DIHvx)

151 128

I have this SUPER COOL ARMENIAN FINANCE TEAM that will help you out...AND they do the BEST BBQ!!!





















Posted by: Nightwatch at July 12, 2024 10:58 PM (TDvv2)

152 112 I love it!

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist now has to think about robodog-proofing the property at July 12, 2024 10:59 PM (w6EFb)

153 Don't fool yourself into the thinking that the chaotic, tooth and claw free-for-all of our political jungle bodes any good tidings.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 12, 2024 10:57 PM (0FoWg)
====

Are you not amused?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 12, 2024 11:00 PM (RIvkX)

154 148 Ric Grennell did a great job and has been stalwart.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
-------------------

He's a faithful gunslinger when given an assignment otherwise he's all in for the boys.

Posted by: Braenyard at July 12, 2024 11:00 PM (DIHvx)

155 gKWVE

There is a general principle of Commie armies.

Generally they are filled with backwards people, since Communism retards progress. When they are tasked to invade a more advanced country, the invading army sees the wonders they were denied, and the army becomes politically unreliable.

Communist armies invading more advanced countries is a bad idea, since 1920 and the Soviets in Poland. Plenty of other examples.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 12, 2024 11:01 PM (u82oZ)

156 115 LMAO!

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist now has to think about robodog-proofing the property at July 12, 2024 11:01 PM (w6EFb)

157 Evenin’, All.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at July 12, 2024 11:01 PM (v6JzV)

158 Throne of Blood is really good, one of Kurosawa’s best. I think he improved on the original.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 12, 2024 11:02 PM (S6gqv)

159 Truffles are really yummy.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at July 12, 2024 11:02 PM (v6JzV)

160 SAN FRANCISCO -- A smoking laptop in a passenger's bag prompted an evacuation on an American Airlines flight headed to Miami from San Francisco International Airport Friday, according to the airline.

Posted by: Ciampino - What brand of laptop? at July 12, 2024 10:58 PM (qfLjt)


Meh. Russian disinformation.

Posted by: 51 Former Intelligence Officials at July 12, 2024 11:02 PM (gKDq2)

161 Are you not amused?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 12, 2024 11:00 PM (RIvkX)

Oh... I'm amused. But I have sick fuckin' sense of humor. Almost anything makes me laugh aside from the ill fates of my loved ones.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 12, 2024 11:02 PM (0FoWg)

162 Harry Sisson...getting touched by Joe....Of course, you little dick...why not?!
Of course he'd behind YOU, you lovely little boy😮

Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 12, 2024 11:03 PM (F9EHP)

163 Hi everyone. Got a lot of animation done today, all of it stupid. Hey, it's what I do.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 12, 2024 11:03 PM (CHHv1)

164 San Franpsycho
Ric Grennell did a great job and has been stalwart.

Absolutely. I see him as Chief of Staff. Or back in the Intel program to sort them out.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 12, 2024 11:03 PM (u82oZ)

165 I'll check in later, looking for more ass haikus.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist now has to think about robodog-proofing the property at July 12, 2024 11:04 PM (w6EFb)

166 Ben Carson is smart enough, and seasoned, but can he get nasty when the Deep State tries to crash the country?
Posted by: NaCly Dog
--------------------------

I hear he's pretty good with a knife.

Posted by: Braenyard at July 12, 2024 11:05 PM (DIHvx)

167 163 Busty lesbian porn anime?

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at July 12, 2024 11:05 PM (v6JzV)

168 SAN FRANCISCO -- A smoking laptop in a passenger's bag prompted an evacuation on an American Airlines flight headed to Miami from San Francisco International Airport Friday, according to the airline.
Posted by: Ciampino


And we're worried about AI taking over? They can't even read the "no smoking" signs.

Posted by: mikeski at July 12, 2024 11:05 PM (DgGvY)

169 She's kinda cute when she does that.
Posted by: Robert

That cross-eyed thing is creepy. Back in the day, Meloni would've made a good SNL guest host. (Looks at audience. Looks offstage. Audience. Looks offstage. Back at audience. Rolls and then crosses eyes. Looks offstage. Back at audience. "Live-a froma Newyawka. It's a Saturdaynighta Live-a". Uncrosses eyes)


Posted by: SFGoth at July 12, 2024 11:05 PM (KAi1n)

170 Դուք ձայն եք տալիս Բայդենին

You vote Biden

Posted by: Nightwatch at July 12, 2024 11:05 PM (TDvv2)

171 The North took the South militarily. A lot of good people fled, but capitalism won first in the South, then in the North. Singapore's influence was a big help, as was Hong Kong going to Red China.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 12, 2024 10:53 PM (u82oZ)


Rainer Zitelmann writes about development and how countries move from poverty to wealth, and how they don't.
He claimed that he was banned from speaking in Vietnam on his book lecture tour for his work In Defense of Capitalism, since Vietnam is still technically a Marxist-Leninist country, but he was welcomed to speak when he did another book called How Nations Escape Poverty: Vietnam, Poland, and the Origins of Prosperity, even though it was basically the same premise.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 12, 2024 11:06 PM (D7oie)

172 We have a continuing resolution that ends in September. Roll it over to January 30th.

Don't sign it. Goodby temporarily to a lot of Executive branch agencies. The Military and ATCs are exempt.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 12, 2024 11:06 PM (u82oZ)

173 Facing up to 20 years in jail, does Carla Bruni regret her marriage?

https://mol.im/a/13629075

Let's see, Macron married someone about 20 years his senior?
This guy, Sarkozy, married a model, 13 years younger. And she's still hot in her 50s.

Posted by: Ciampino - The webs we weave at July 12, 2024 11:07 PM (qfLjt)

174 Harakiri
Tokyo Drifter
Throne Of Blood
Ugetsu

Someone...anyone...help.


Huh? Guess I won't be of any help. Got no clue.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at July 12, 2024 11:07 PM (mH6SG)

175 There was a little kerfuffle in front of the Chinese consulate this afternoon, a lot of Filipino Taiwanese and Saigon flags waving.

Usually its the Falun Gong out there waving banners.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 12, 2024 11:07 PM (RIvkX)

176 Stateless

Glad to hear you are better. I'm not sure if suicide forums are something I would suggest to someone who seems to be thinking maybe this isn't a bad idea . . . but you're still here.

Maybe you could call a friend?
Prayers continue for you.
Some rough patches last for awhile. You do have friends here.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at July 12, 2024 11:07 PM (JrYM1)

177 Kindltot

I'll see if our library has it. Sounds interesting.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 12, 2024 11:08 PM (u82oZ)

178 Apparently a great find at Aldi's. Anyone tried these potatoes?
https://tinyurl.com/ytxdjmh4
Posted by: Ciampino - ONT Update #01 at July 12, 2024 10:46 PM (qfLjt)
~~~~~

Not at Aldi's, but I buy canned potatoes for use when I make chicken pot pies. Easy peasy. Also, you can roast them with butter, salt and pepper and they're pretty good.

Posted by: IrishEi at July 12, 2024 11:08 PM (3ImbR)

179 Fresh baked bread?

Butter and strawberry preserves.

Posted by: mrp at July 12, 2024 11:08 PM (rj6Yv)

180 Katy Perry enrages transgender activists by including image of female body part in new Woman's World music video

https://mol.im/a/13629277

Posted by: Ciampino - gotta have bewbs at July 12, 2024 11:08 PM (qfLjt)

181 Also, Vietnam tried a socialist and communist economy, and then they went broke, and tried limited free market instead and did far better. According to Zitelman, they went from second poorest in the world to doing pretty well, and one of their smart moves was to not accept any loans from the world bank or the USAID

Posted by: Kindltot at July 12, 2024 11:08 PM (D7oie)

182 Hey, Salty!

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at July 12, 2024 11:09 PM (v6JzV)

183 And yeah. HOAs do suck. Never would be accepted in one.
Someone's ass would be kicked, and my lawn would get oh so out of hand...

Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 12, 2024 11:10 PM (F9EHP)

184 Hey, Beckoning Chasm. I believe that I met you at the latest NoVa MoMe?

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at July 12, 2024 11:11 PM (v6JzV)

185 The 'chaos' among the Dems is temporary. What we see now is competition to be the new figurehead. As soon as Biden is out and the new face is selected they will have complete unity.
Posted by: davidt at July 12, 2024 10:55 PM (SYTee)

Yep. The Toricelli switcheroo worked. Lautenberg beat Forrester and won.

Posted by: mrp at July 12, 2024 11:11 PM (rj6Yv)

186 It continually amazes me that Vietnam is pro-America in its general attitude. I get it (traditional hostility to China, etc.), but it still amazes me.
Posted by: Dr. T

Didn't Ho Chi Minh turn to the U.S. for help against the French (then getting rebuffed and turning to China and the USSR)? It astonishes me to this day that after getting embarrassed by Germany in 6 weeks (Poland held out for 6 weeks), and only getting free with massive US and British Commonwealth help, France decided to reclaim its overseas colonies -- and while a country that was never defeated, let alone occupied, was freeing its (UK). Vietnam & Algeria are the huge ones with present-day repercussions.

Posted by: SFGoth at July 12, 2024 11:11 PM (KAi1n)

187 HOAs keep exactly that from happening. Which is a good thing.

Posted by: Biden is Finished at July 12, 2024 11:12 PM (t56FM)

188 158 Throne of Blood is really good, one of Kurosawa’s best. I think he improved on the original.
Posted by: Tom Servo



Yep. His 'Shakespeare movies' are fantastic! 'Ran' is amazing.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at July 12, 2024 11:12 PM (FmapG)

189 Harry Sisson 😂

Posted by: Biden is Finished at July 12, 2024 11:12 PM (t56FM)

190 And yeah. HOAs do suck. Never would be accepted in one.
Someone's ass would be kicked, and my lawn would get oh so out of hand...
Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 12, 2024 11:10 PM (F9EHP)

Having a graveyard for a front yard might be a bit intimidating to HOA board members. Probably would work, though. . . .

Posted by: RickZ at July 12, 2024 11:13 PM (gKDq2)

191 Bulgaroctonus

Top of the evenin to ya!

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 12, 2024 11:13 PM (u82oZ)

192 155 gKWVE

There is a general principle of Commie armies.

Generally they are filled with backwards people, since Communism retards progress. When they are tasked to invade a more advanced country, the invading army sees the wonders they were denied, and the army becomes politically unreliable.

Communist armies invading more advanced countries is a bad idea, since 1920 and the Soviets in Poland. Plenty of other examples.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 12, 2024 11:01 PM (u82oZ)


All of the 1940s-1970s Vietnamese Communists lived for a time under French cultural influence. Perhaps they said to themselves after they took the South, "Say, do we have to be hard-core dogmatic Marxists living in concrete pre-fab apartment buildings and eating only subsistence-level amounts of pork, rice and soybeans, or can we have some of the good things in life while being pretend Communists?"

Posted by: Gref at July 12, 2024 11:13 PM (5fDan)

193 143

{{{Hey babe}}}

Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 12, 2024 11:13 PM (F9EHP)

194 I'll take a pass on Katy Perry.

Posted by: Braenyard at July 12, 2024 11:13 PM (+JNKR)

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 12, 2024 11:13 PM (u82oZ)

Posted by: RickZ at July 12, 2024 11:14 PM (gKDq2)

197 HOAs do suck. Never would be accepted in one.
Someone's ass would be kicked, and my lawn would get oh so out of hand...
Posted by: COMountainMarie

My HOA is great. My upstairs neighbor takes care of everything and I pay for most of it. Been that way since 2001.

Posted by: SFGoth at July 12, 2024 11:14 PM (KAi1n)

198 Why should Ric Grenell be any better than any other punkass ruling class gangster?

FFS.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 12, 2024 11:14 PM (0FoWg)

199 Oh well, forget typing. Back to reading.

Posted by: RickZ at July 12, 2024 11:14 PM (gKDq2)

200 186 Supposedly, Uncle Ho quoted from our Declaration of Independence when he launched his movement against the French.

Maybe we could’ve co-opted the dirty commie. I don’t know.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at July 12, 2024 11:15 PM (v6JzV)

201 The 'chaos' among the Dems is temporary. What we see now is competition to be the new figurehead. As soon as Biden is out and the new face is selected they will have complete unity.
Posted by: davidt

Dems are good team members. Team above all else. Republicans, not so much. There has never been a NeverTrump equivalent on the left. The far left may not love Biden but they dutifully fall in line and support him.

Posted by: Biden is Finished at July 12, 2024 11:15 PM (t56FM)

202 That Harry Sisson tweet canxt be real, right? So many double entendres...

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at July 12, 2024 11:15 PM (4Dzfe)

203 Hi neighbor hope you've been well, nurse has asked after you

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 12, 2024 11:16 PM (RIvkX)

204 I need to convert that Arabic poem to a haiku. Who's with me?
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist

I'll check in later, looking for more ass haikus.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist


Though round and tempting,
Consider a Yuletide gift:
Burqa that goes "beep."

Posted by: mikeski at July 12, 2024 11:16 PM (DgGvY)

205 Vietnamese Communists spent 20 years building socialism, and 4 years demolishing it.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 12, 2024 11:16 PM (0FoWg)

206 Gref

Good point.

Did you get a lot of damage? You said it rained a lot. At least you are doing better than Hadrian the Seventh.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 12, 2024 11:16 PM (u82oZ)

207 Tonight's ONT has been brought to you by sticking your finger in the HOA's eye:

Wait a minute, why isn't my name under President Obama's?!?

Posted by: 18-1 at July 12, 2024 11:17 PM (oZhjI)

208 Wow! Joe killed it today at his union rally! How many were paid to attend?
Posted by: M. Gaga

Was he doing his (final) imitation of Jimmy Hoffa? You know, dead as a fence post.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 12, 2024 11:17 PM (VNX3d)

209 Doh Senile Joe forgot he was supposed to put his name in 207...

Posted by: 18-1 at July 12, 2024 11:18 PM (oZhjI)

210 Uh oh. Who gets The Barrell now?

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at July 12, 2024 11:18 PM (v6JzV)

211 COMountainMarie

Your presence is requested in the ... Barrel.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 12, 2024 11:18 PM (u82oZ)

212 barrel

Posted by: ghost of hallelujah at July 12, 2024 11:19 PM (sJHOI)

213 186 Supposedly, Uncle Ho quoted from our Declaration of Independence when he launched his movement against the French.

Maybe we could’ve co-opted the dirty commie. I don’t know.
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at July 12, 2024 11:15 PM (v6JzV)

Not a f*cking chance. Ho was a hard-core Commie nearly his entire adult life. Formative years in Moscow, organizer in China and Indochina.

Posted by: mrp at July 12, 2024 11:19 PM (rj6Yv)

214 202 That Harry Sisson tweet canxt be real, right? So many double entendres...
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at July 12, 2024 11:15 PM (4Dzfe)

It’s a parody account. Has to be. Even the name is funny.

Posted by: Biden is Finished at July 12, 2024 11:19 PM (t56FM)

215 RickZ

Horde mind.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 12, 2024 11:19 PM (u82oZ)

216 Vietnam along with Thailand, Taiwan and Japan are part of a mutual assistance pac to defend against aggression. Japan has been coaxing India with tech assistance for their warships and, I think, air defense.

Posted by: Braenyard at July 12, 2024 11:19 PM (+JNKR)

217 Salty

I doubt the guv would run.

I want the VP choice to be the one who brings the biggest dowry to the wedding. Other than that, I don't care very much.

Vance has proven his appeal to blue collar, non-college voters in OH. The big 3 swingers (PA;WI;MI) have a disproportionately large # of such voters. I still think Trump must win one of those 3 to get to 270, imo.

In 2022, which turned out to be a poor year for the GOP (the "red trickle" year), Vance won a seat that was considered a tossup by 6 points. Against Rep. Tim Ryan, who had been thought to be one of the DEMs' best candidates.

In theory, Trump could lose all 3 of those & still get to 270, of course, but to do so he'd have to carry other states which he's LESS likely to win, i.e., MN & NH. I know you likely know this already.

Plus, Vance is young-- 39, a nice contrast to Trump. I think he's awfully good on TV. He eats smug Karens alive.

Finally, Trump loves him some surprises, so who knows? Doc T is right to point that out. However, after the Pence fiasco, he probably wants someone who is "ideologically aligned," as they say. Vance fits that definition.

Posted by: mnw at July 12, 2024 11:20 PM (NLIak)

218 Cambodia...Like Palestine should be irradiated from the earth...plus a number of African .sub nations as they have no desire to contribute to humanity...they only want to destroy humanity.

Like Virus Laden Bugs...they swarm out across the globe to seed only ruin

The Better Nations should be as such in their destruction.

Posted by: Nightwatch at July 12, 2024 11:20 PM (TDvv2)

219 nope, that's Rickz, he so fine, he so fine he'll blow your... formatting

Posted by: gKWVE at July 12, 2024 11:20 PM (gKWVE)

220 Hey, YD.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at July 12, 2024 11:21 PM (v6JzV)

221 Barrel doesn't get as much action as it used to. Lord knows I spent my share of time down there. My initials *should* still be scratched on the interior wall.

Posted by: ghost of hallelujah at July 12, 2024 11:21 PM (sJHOI)

222 How the Pentagon wants to cancel Thanksgiving and teach military kids that America is 'stolen land'

https://mol.im/a/13628311

Posted by: Ciampino - gotta have the steal at July 12, 2024 11:21 PM (qfLjt)

223 My dad fell in love with Vietnam after serving there and he had many fond memories of the people, food, and culture

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 12, 2024 11:21 PM (RIvkX)

224 Vietnamese Communists spent 20 years building socialism, and 4 years demolishing it.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 12, 2024 11:16 PM (0FoWg)

Didn't have much choice after the sugar dried up. Vietnam went to war with the Chinese in the late 70s, and the Soviets had economic problems to deal with much closer to home.

Posted by: mrp at July 12, 2024 11:21 PM (rj6Yv)

225 Miley, I'll give it a shot

the first one I realized I copied Piper, but it's too good a line not to use.

itty bitty waist
upside down peach in your face
she skipped leg day lots



big ass gets you sprung
double bubble gives trouble
up anaconda grab rail

Posted by: haffhowershower at July 12, 2024 11:22 PM (NMT5x)

226
Apparently a great find at Aldi's. Anyone tried these potatoes?
https://tinyurl.com/ytxdjmh4
Posted by: Ciampino


I hope they're better than the ribeyes I bought there the other day. Yuck!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 12, 2024 11:22 PM (63Dwl)

227 When they are tasked to invade a more advanced country, the invading army sees the wonders they were denied, and the army becomes politically unreliable.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

Why do you think that when soviet tanks got through the Fulda gap, the first thing they would've seen is the Golden Arches? Those underpaid, underfed, and mistreated Russians would've surrendered to Ronald McDonald so fast we wouldn't even have had time to mobilize. (Then after the best Happy Meal of their lives (and drunk on vodka), they'd have gone out in search parties to find the Hamburglar.)

Posted by: SFGoth at July 12, 2024 11:22 PM (KAi1n)

228 176 Stateless

Glad to hear you are better. I'm not sure if suicide forums are something I would suggest to someone who seems to be thinking maybe this isn't a bad idea ...

Some rough patches last for awhile. You do have friends here.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at July 12, 2024 11:07 PM (JrYM1)
----------------------------

You have a hundred friends here who pray for you, listen to you, and want the best for you. Come on in.

Posted by: Braenyard at July 12, 2024 11:23 PM (+JNKR)

229 221 The words of the prophets are written on The Barrel’s walls.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at July 12, 2024 11:23 PM (v6JzV)

230 Ho Chi Mihn did spend some time in the US and Britain, but his life in France is what marked him. He became a hard-core Communist in France.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 12, 2024 11:23 PM (u82oZ)

231 54 41 I was talking to a colleague on the phone one time and as I was hanging up I said, "love you."

He was cool. He said, 'love you too."
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Nothing to Contribute

I have had that happen to me and I was sitting there going do I acknowledge it? Do I pretend I didn’t hear it?

Posted by: Piper at July 12, 2024 10:19 PM (QzINz)

I probably would have responded:: "love you more"
yes I have daughters

Posted by: Pikov Andropov at July 12, 2024 11:23 PM (y7zkd)

232 The most dangerous clown in France: Crackpot far-Left policies that would bankrupt the country. A 90% top tax rate. A burning hatred of NATO. Yet Jean-Luc Melenchon is now on the brink of becoming PM....

https://mol.im/a/13625031

Posted by: Ciampino - are you scared of clowns? at July 12, 2024 11:23 PM (qfLjt)

233 That peeing vidya cracked me up.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Nothing to Contribute to the Debate at July 12, 2024 10:06 PM


Recreating the unfreezing sequence from Austin Powers.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 12, 2024 11:24 PM (Wnv9h)

234 "A burning hatred of NATO."

That's pretty much everyone here....

Posted by: SFGoth at July 12, 2024 11:25 PM (KAi1n)

235 Vietnam went to war with the Chinese in the late 70s, and the Soviets had economic problems to deal with much closer to home.
Posted by: mrp at July 12, 2024 11:21 PM (rj6Yv)

Went back to war with the Chinese.

They took a break from it during French colonization and war against the West, and immediately went back to the four century long fight against China as soon as that was over with.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 12, 2024 11:25 PM (0FoWg)

236 To Harry Sisson all I have to say is, "Phrasing, son!"

Posted by: GWB at July 12, 2024 11:25 PM (AWrpC)

237 Remember Helen, The Face That Launched A Thousand Ships?

Florida mother, 36, is charged with inciting 500 person riot at skating rink for very petty reason

https://mol.im/a/13629197

Posted by: Ciampino - Riotous or righteous at July 12, 2024 11:26 PM (qfLjt)

238 mnw

Thank you for your cogent reply. I will ponder this.

I have no influence, but we are doing our own Kremlinology here with the hope of a Trump administration.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 12, 2024 11:26 PM (u82oZ)

239 Ho Chi Mihn did spend some time in the US and Britain, but his life in France is what marked him. He became a hard-core Communist in France.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 12, 2024 11:23 PM (u82oZ)
===
ref. My comments earlier today re: French commies

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 12, 2024 11:28 PM (RIvkX)

240 197

It's all good for you, and the best for you. I'm a crazy rural mountain gal. I absolutely could not deal with someone deciding how I should live. But, that's just me. My grass grows big,but I have to keep it tamed, as I have to worry about fire...
But to each one's own. My best to you always❤

Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 12, 2024 11:28 PM (F9EHP)

241 SFGoth

Same reason food warehouses are north of Seoul and close to the NOK DMZ.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 12, 2024 11:28 PM (u82oZ)

242 For all their bluster the Chinese don't seem to be good fighters.
Indians at their northern border kick their butts all the time.

Posted by: Braenyard at July 12, 2024 11:29 PM (+JNKR)

243 233 Recreating the unfreezing sequence from Austin Powers.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 12, 2024 11:24 PM (Wnv9h)


Years before that, there was Adam Sandler's "The Longest Pee" sketch.

https://youtu.be/srq09I_6Eow

Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at July 12, 2024 11:29 PM (DTX3h)

244 Vegas mom and aunt jailed for killing toddler sisters in horror crash

https://mol.im/a/13628895

Posted by: Ciampino - no sensible car control? at July 12, 2024 11:29 PM (qfLjt)

245 SFGoth!

How are you? Kitty update please!

Posted by: nurse ratched at July 12, 2024 11:29 PM (UodRc)

246 Katy Perry enrages transgender activists
Somebody must have put them up to it.
You could have sold that to most people as a Texas Longhorn.
Especially with the sequins and all.

Posted by: Way,Way Downriver at July 12, 2024 11:29 PM (zdLoL)

247 The words of the prophets are written on The Barrel’s walls.
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus


"Dafuq is that smell?"

Posted by: Tiresias at July 12, 2024 11:30 PM (DgGvY)

248 206 Gref

Good point.

Did you get a lot of damage? You said it rained a lot. At least you are doing better than Hadrian the Seventh.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 12, 2024 11:16 PM (u82oZ)


I had no significant damage. My patio gate needs repair after being pushed a bit inside-out by the wind. I had about 6 inches total of rain over 12 hours. No problem in my micro-neighborhood - it drains well. My power was out Monday only, from 5 AM to 4 PM. That was unexpected. Typically I do not lose power at all during tropical systems. The lines are buried in my area for this reason.

One of my friends living about 5 miles distant in a built-up area is unfortunate like Hadrian and is still w/o power. He usually does not lose power in tropical storms either. Something strange on the grid-side occurred to have such a widespread outage from a fairly weak storm. No more trees and tree limbs were downed in my area than in previous storms. Hopefully some heads will deservedly roll.

Posted by: Gref at July 12, 2024 11:31 PM (5fDan)

249 Posted by: TecumsehTea at July 12, 2024 11:07 PM

Thank you so much!
I hope you have a fantastic weekend!

Posted by: Stateless at July 12, 2024 11:32 PM (jvJvP)

250 I'll see if our library has it. Sounds interesting.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 12, 2024 11:08 PM (u82oZ)


I warn you I have only heard him speak, but he lectures well.
If you are interested in economic development from an historical view, I am reading Joel Mokyr's The Lever of Riches. It is like James Burke's Connections with greater depth and footnotes.
Some of Mokyr's books are a bit densely written, and he loves to coin a concept in abstruse terms, but he is interesting when he gets going.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 12, 2024 11:33 PM (D7oie)

251 Piper and Mikeski and haffhowershower, thank you for indulging my twisted yuma!

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist now has to think about robodog-proofing the property at July 12, 2024 11:33 PM (w6EFb)

252 My Vietnamese gf in high school was intrigued by the English phrase "Middle Kingdom," because she always referred to China as the "the Center," and not in a positive way.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 12, 2024 11:34 PM (0FoWg)

253 211 oh oh
Never been in the barrel...what does this mean?!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 12, 2024 11:34 PM (F9EHP)

254 Goodnight, y’all. The week has caught up with me (and my quads are crazy sore, should you care 😂 so off to bed.

Posted by: Piper at July 12, 2024 11:35 PM (p4NUW)

255 Cambodia...Like Palestine should be irradiated from the earth...plus a number of African
Posted by: Nightwatch


Cambodia? Cambodia. Huh?

Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 12, 2024 11:35 PM (IG4Id)

256 here i sit broken hearted
i typed my tags here all retarded

Posted by: on the barrel wall at July 12, 2024 11:35 PM (gKWVE)

257 Slope Point
------
Same sort of thing with [fir] trees on Lake Superior.

Posted by: andycanuck (Jh5b+) at July 12, 2024 11:36 PM (Jh5b+)

258 Gref

Good to hear. Wonder if grid maintenance efforts were curtailed to save money.

My reference point was 11 inches of rain in one night. Lots of damage here, and a 22 month effort to get FEMA to pay for the repair of damage to my political bailiwick, which took $75,000 in damage in one night.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 12, 2024 11:36 PM (u82oZ)

259 229 Damn, now I’ve got “The Sound of Silence” as an earworm.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at July 12, 2024 11:36 PM (v6JzV)

260 Cambodia? Cambodia. Huh?

Sounds like a place to have a holiday in.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at July 12, 2024 11:36 PM (dZVON)

261 Never been in the barrel...what does this mean?!
Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 12, 2024 11:34 PM (F9EHP)
===

It means moisture unabated, cacaphony unmitigated, pain unrelenting, and no pudding cups.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 12, 2024 11:37 PM (RIvkX)

262 I'm well. Busy. Took a break and missed allll the drug talk.... Sorry to hear of your prior matrimonial problems nurse but you seem to have adjusted (from outward appearances). Prettygirl is well. She's got serious abandonment issues and needs reassurance (this cat is incapable of running off), but she loves my company, and v-v. I went to visit my nephmew at my ex-gf's last weekend in Nevada (we're still friends). Maceo ("MAYseeoh") was so happy to see me. He's such a handsome, chill, affectionate little lion. I get how some (or even many) cats are, but when you find one who's like a reincarnated human, it's so cool. My first cat was like that.

Posted by: SFGoth at July 12, 2024 11:38 PM (KAi1n)

263 ‘Night, Piper.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at July 12, 2024 11:38 PM (v6JzV)

264 It's all good for you, and the best for you. I'm a crazy rural mountain gal. I absolutely could not deal with someone deciding how I should live. But, that's just me. My grass grows big,but I have to keep it tamed, as I have to worry about fire...
But to each one's own. My best to you always❤
Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 12, 2024 11:28 PM (F9EHP)
===

There are only two members of his HOA.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 12, 2024 11:38 PM (RIvkX)

265 Piper and Mikeski and haffhowershower, thank you for indulging my twisted yuma!
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist


Okay, one more then.

Upend me once more
With steatopygian form
Imma spank dat ass.

Posted by: mikeski at July 12, 2024 11:38 PM (DgGvY)

266 The famous Twilight Zone episode “5 characters in search of an Exit” takes place entirely inside The Barrel.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 12, 2024 11:39 PM (S6gqv)

267 253 211 oh oh
Never been in the barrel...what does this mean?!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 12, 2024 11:34 PM (F9EHP)


I've never been but I've heard it changes people. Joe Biden was a normal person before his AOSHQ Barrel incarceration.

Posted by: Gref at July 12, 2024 11:39 PM (5fDan)

268 Cambodia has Angkor. It must be spared for that alone.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at July 12, 2024 11:39 PM (v6JzV)

269  by: TecumsehTea at July 12, 2024 11:07 PI

I screen captured encouraging messages. You were there the other night too.

God bless you.
I wish you every happiness.

Posted by: Stateless at July 12, 2024 11:39 PM (jvJvP)

270 COMountainMarie

You enter into a dank, swampy area that smells bad. Don't tough the walls. I've been in there in the bad old days.

I will lower a rope and get you out after 15 minutes. Need to get my climbing rope and jam chocks first.
Hang on.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 12, 2024 11:40 PM (u82oZ)

271 Damn, now I’ve got “The Sound of Silence” as an earworm.
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus


As long as it's the Disturbed version, that's good.

https://youtu.be/u9Dg-g7t2l4

Posted by: mikeski at July 12, 2024 11:40 PM (DgGvY)

272 The famous Twilight Zone episode “5 characters in search of an Exit” takes place entirely inside The Barrel.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 12, 2024 11:39 PM (S6gqv

That was a great one.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 12, 2024 11:40 PM (0FoWg)

273 261 yikes!

How do I get out, and how do I avoid it in the future?
I'm scared....😳

Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 12, 2024 11:41 PM (F9EHP)

274 Cambodia has Angkor. It must be spared for that alone.
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus


One of the few things I have checked off on the bucket list. Insanely cool. I felt like Indy Jones and couldn't stop smiling.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 12, 2024 11:41 PM (IG4Id)

275 Back when phones hung on a wall, Dad, returning home from work, answered an incoming call with the greeting, "tool crib".

The man swore like a sailor, and that was the only time I ever saw him blush...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at July 12, 2024 11:41 PM (bMtfc)

276 That was like Toy Story, but it was a Toy Horror Story.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 12, 2024 11:42 PM (0FoWg)

277 It should be compulsory to go to Patagonia. The Magellanic Penguins need to be seen in all their glory. You will come away from them with a newfound respect for the benevolent international Big Penguin Regime being rolled out. It's for your own good.

Posted by: Penguin Power Project 2025 at July 12, 2024 11:42 PM (V5BDR)

278 Nightwatch, you know nothing about Cambodia, and you should probably learn something about it before you start popping off.

Here, have a nice podcast from a really mellow guy who visited there to see what it was like. The people there are quite nice, and they let him be an honorary zookeeper, and he got to visit a lot of old temples, and toured the Killing Fields.

https://politicalorphanage.libsyn.com/cambodia


How to destroy a country in just four years
The Khmer Rouge was a brutal communist regime that ruled Cambodia for only four years, but in that brief period entirely destroyed its economy, wiped out its intellectual class, and horribly murdered a quarter of its population.

In this history episode we investigate one of the world's worst regimes, the depths of its depravity, and how it explains a specific type of terror present in other countries today


Posted by: Kindltot at July 12, 2024 11:42 PM (D7oie)

279 Just think of shag carpeting that has been vomited on and cleaned poorly, without ventilation, yesterday.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 12, 2024 11:42 PM (RIvkX)

280 274 Damn, lucky you. It’s on my bucket list as well.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at July 12, 2024 11:43 PM (v6JzV)

281 COMountainMarie

One way to be sure, and not depend on Pixy, is to have close tags ( ) in your nic. But I thought Pixy made those unneeded.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 12, 2024 11:43 PM (u82oZ)

282 I see the Sarkozys are facing prison time. Are they actually corrupt, or is this just lawfare against them for not being far enough to the left?

Posted by: Emmie at July 12, 2024 11:43 PM (Sf2cq)

283 Sounds like a place to have a holiday in.
Posted by: Blanco Basura

Nice!

Posted by: SFGoth at July 12, 2024 11:44 PM (KAi1n)

284 Supermarket chain abruptly shuts 32 'underperforming' stores

https://mol.im/a/13629533

When I lived in Cambridge, MA in 1974-5, the Stop 'n Shop on Memorial Drive was my go to for groceries as it was on my way home at Fresh Pond Parkway from Amherst St.

Posted by: Ciampino - anyone affected? at July 12, 2024 11:44 PM (qfLjt)

285 Amanda Righetti is gorgeous.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at July 12, 2024 11:45 PM (v6JzV)

286 {{{Emmie }}}

Lawfare. The French judiciary is going after La Pen also. They want to make an example of her to thwart the outsiders.

Are you over your cold?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 12, 2024 11:46 PM (u82oZ)

287 How do I get out, and how do I avoid it in the future?
Posted by: COMountainMarie


Embarrelling is the punishment for silly posting mistakes.

- Not closing your tags.

- Excessive quoting (though copying the whole blog into the comment box doesn't work anymore, since trolls were doing it intentionally.)

- Composing a reply in MS Word and posting all the microsoft formatting gibberish.

For some reason that predates my knowledge, blowing the margins doesn't seem to be a barrelling offense. Probably because being scolded by the CoBs is somehow even scarier.

Posted by: mikeski at July 12, 2024 11:47 PM (DgGvY)

288 Oh Salty!
Thanks darlin'...I'm scared and I don't know what to do...
I'll take that rope!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 12, 2024 11:47 PM (F9EHP)

289
The famous Twilight Zone episode “5 characters in search of an Exit” takes place entirely inside The Barrel.
Posted by: Tom Servo


Commodore Decker was in the barrel.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 12, 2024 11:47 PM (63Dwl)

290 I don't know what the rules are now, but back then you could climb up the 'stupas' or whatever they're called. My friend and I climbed up on one just before sunset next to a few locals hanging out. The old guy breaks out a flute and just plays a song right as the sun set.
It's something I'll never forget.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 12, 2024 11:47 PM (IG4Id)

291 Data of nearly all AT&T customers downloaded to a third-party platform in security breach

https://tinyurl.com/5n8dvuj5

They never stop. Got to make the penalty Death, anywhere in the world.

Posted by: Ciampino - Terminate these guys with extreme prejudice at July 12, 2024 11:47 PM (qfLjt)

292 COMountainMarie

On belay!

**Pull*

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 12, 2024 11:48 PM (u82oZ)

293 258 Gref

Good to hear. Wonder if grid maintenance efforts were curtailed to save money.

My reference point was 11 inches of rain in one night. Lots of damage here, and a 22 month effort to get FEMA to pay for the repair of damage to my political bailiwick, which took $75,000 in damage in one night.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 12, 2024 11:36 PM (u82oZ)


Yowza! Sorry to hear that. I've learned neighborhood storm runoff drainage system capacity is the difference between no home flooding and home flooding. I don't know how the average home buyer or renter can know about this other than asking people living in the neighborhood. I never thought about it before buying my current place. I am simply lucky.

Take care, my friend. I'm off to bed.

Posted by: Gref at July 12, 2024 11:48 PM (5fDan)

294 I was really surprised that the Baldwin case was dismissed WITH prejudice.

I could care less about Baldwin or the case.

But that's a very unusual ruling. I don't see why the problem couldn't be easily cured in a second trial. (Again, I don't care one way or the other.)

All I can figure was that the NM judge must've thought the misconduct bordered on intentional-- which it didn't sound like it was.

My own policy was, "When in doubt, shovel it out." Immediately. If I got a piece of paper on Monday, the defense had it on Tuesday. That's why I didn't end up a civilian without a pension.

Btw, I like "the armorer's" chances of getting HER conviction reversed now too. Like her chances A LOT.

Posted by: mnw at July 12, 2024 11:49 PM (NLIak)

295 We have no more dogs, since my beloved Elizabeth died from cancer, wife said no more pets, except for the rescue cat younger daughter gave us at the wife's request, which nearly precipitated a serious up settlement between wife and I. I gave in because I love her but this is an issue with me I keep hidden. It's also the last I'll mention of it here.

Posted by: IRONGRAMPA at July 12, 2024 11:53 PM (hKoQL)

296 Never been in the barrel...what does this mean?!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 12, 2024 11:34 PM (F9EHP)

After decades here, I always thought Pixy was just the software. And I made a few snide remarks.

CharlieBrownsDildo rightfully scolded me and educated me.

I felt like a subhuman piece of shit. Apologized. Donated to ace. We're good.

Felt horrible.

Some people will torture themselves more than the barrel...

Posted by: Stateless at July 12, 2024 11:54 PM (jvJvP)

297 Brief callback here on the slip of the tongue topic - my Brother-In-Law and SIL had their kids roughly two years apart, so he was in triple toddler territory for some time. He didn't realize how it was affecting him until he was on a service call and, right before leaving, told the customer, "Byyyye-byyye. Be good!"

He's still embarrassed by that one.

Posted by: John Drake Is Making His Way By Dromedary Through The Southern Caucasus Range at July 12, 2024 11:54 PM (tmPIh)

298 This was pre-internet so we only had guidebooks to get us around SE Asia (Lonely Planet for you OG travelers ) We had a generic SE Asia book for our trip that only had one chapter on Cambodia. They had a list of Do's and Dont's and the one thing that stuck out in the list was something along the lines of, "Don't ask Cambodians about their older relatives."

SOOOOO, of course my friend asked the taxi driver about his parents. And he said they were killed by the Khmer. I wanted to disappear through the floor of the car.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 12, 2024 11:55 PM (IG4Id)

299
Years before that, there was Adam Sandler's "The Longest Pee" sketch.

https://youtu.be/srq09I_6Eow
Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik
-------------------------

Years before that, John Byner and the race horse sketch.

Posted by: Braenyard at July 12, 2024 11:55 PM (+JNKR)

300 IRONGRAMPA

Good to see you here. Your secret is safe with us.

I do join you in praising the best country in the world, the USA as founded.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 12, 2024 11:56 PM (u82oZ)

301 Ok. Thanks all for learning me about the barrel. I'll try to be better...
I guess I still don't get it, but that's on me.
I better come back on Mis.Hum's ONT tomorrow. It's more forgiving over there. I can be really crazy there....🤪
But yeah...you guys are fun!!!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 12, 2024 11:56 PM (F9EHP)

302 COMountainMarie

You are out of the Barrel, and free to roam your mountainous Fortress of Solitude.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 12, 2024 11:57 PM (u82oZ)

303 Supermarket chain abruptly shuts 32 'underperforming' stores

https://mol.im/a/13629533

And each of those stores had an address of XXXX MLK Boulevard?

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at July 12, 2024 11:58 PM (t/Ix2)

304 Have a great night everyone.

Enjoyed the conversations.

May you thrive and have a deep sleep.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 12, 2024 11:59 PM (u82oZ)

305 Posted by: IRONGRAMPA at Jul

I'm so happy you're here.
Wish I was more like you.
Unjabbed in Canada. Maybe I'm getting there.

Thank you!

Posted by: Stateless at July 13, 2024 12:00 AM (jvJvP)

306 is there such a thing as too much 1990s fanservice?
youtu.be/trF4sGKwfEQ

Posted by: where do we even start at July 13, 2024 12:02 AM (gKWVE)

307 Are you over your cold?
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 12, 2024 11:46 PM (u82oZ)


Yes, thank you. It was a minor sniffle.

Posted by: Emmie at July 13, 2024 12:02 AM (Sf2cq)

308 Our conflict in Vietnam lasted 20years or so (we supported the French before direct involvement). China and Vietnam have been antagonistic for more than a millennium.

https://www.britannica.com/place/Vietnam/The-Tran-dynasty

Posted by: Pikov Andropov at July 13, 2024 12:03 AM (y7zkd)

309 After I lost my last dog to cancer that was it. No more. The look in those eyes is too much.

Posted by: Braenyard at July 13, 2024 12:03 AM (+JNKR)

310 ‘Night, Salty.

Think I’ll turn in myself. ‘Night, All.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at July 13, 2024 12:04 AM (v6JzV)

311 243 233 Recreating the unfreezing sequence from Austin Powers.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 12, 2024 11:24 PM (Wnv9h)

Years before that, there was Adam Sandler's "The Longest Pee" sketch.

https://youtu.be/srq09I_6Eow
Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at July 12, 2024 11:29 PM (DTX3h)

Revenge of the Nerds II does this gag in '87

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at July 13, 2024 12:04 AM (pIfcn)

312 Goodnight, beloved Horde! Be strong and courageous!

Posted by: Emmie at July 13, 2024 12:05 AM (Sf2cq)

313 SFGoth,
Thank you for the update! How is the big Orange creamsicle kitty?

Posted by: nurse ratched at July 13, 2024 12:05 AM (nTENC)

314 310
Sweet Dreams

Posted by: Nightwatch at July 13, 2024 12:06 AM (TDvv2)

315 WHOHOOO!!!

Federal Judge Finds Americans Have Constitutional Right To Distill Moonshine In Their Bathtub

Daily caller: A federal judge rejected a more than century-old ban on home distilling as unconstitutional Wednesday.

https://tinyurl.com/4b4kc9a5

(beware, home-made valu-rite can erode normal bathtub glazing, which may affect the flavor for the final distillate)

Posted by: Kindltot at July 13, 2024 12:06 AM (D7oie)

316 Biden's "Big Boy" press conference had 24 million+ viewers. That's A LOT. The corresponding figure for the debate was 60 million+.

Judging by Biden's Detroit rally today, he's not getting out. I now thinks he stays in.

And this makes me happy. I don't want Harris to have the opportunity to start fresh & re-introduce herself. You never know how that could turn out.

Posted by: mnw at July 13, 2024 12:07 AM (NLIak)

317 I will BBq for my Family tomorrow..as is my doing.

Posted by: Nightwatch at July 13, 2024 12:07 AM (TDvv2)

318 steatopygian

Posted by: mikeski


Nice! Good use of the word, perfect context, and it's been a topic here before. Excellent, A+ !

Goodnight all

Posted by: haffhowershower at July 13, 2024 12:09 AM (NMT5x)

319 The judge said the way the feds are going about it violates tax law or some such. It wasn't something every American would have thought, "well duh i can distill booze for my own personal consumption, you stay outta my closet over there" before the rise of the administrative state. It was fairly esoteric, IIRC.

Posted by: SFGoth at July 13, 2024 12:09 AM (KAi1n)

320 Obama wanted Biden out. What faction wanted him in.(Family cannot be counted)

Posted by: Braenyard at July 13, 2024 12:10 AM (+JNKR)

321 Finally, Trump loves him some surprises, so who knows? Doc T is right to point that out. However, after the Pence fiasco, he probably wants someone who is "ideologically aligned," as they say. Vance fits that definition.
Posted by: mnw at July 12, 2024 11:20 PM (NLIak)

Check out what Conservative Treehouse has to say about Vance (and Rubio), today's date. It made sense to me and he is not a Vance fan.

Posted by: BarcelonaCarmen at July 13, 2024 12:11 AM (s6PBU)

322 Is normal bathtub glazing the same as enamel over cast iron?

Posted by: Braenyard at July 13, 2024 12:13 AM (+JNKR)

323 320 Obama wanted Biden out. What faction wanted him in.(Family cannot be counted)
Posted by: Braenyard at July 13, 2024 12:10 AM (+JNKR)

Ukraine, China, Mexico

Posted by: Biden is Finished at July 13, 2024 12:13 AM (t56FM)

324 What faction has any power to effect his decision?

With each passing day, literally EACH day, it becomes ever harder to replace him.

Posted by: mnw at July 13, 2024 12:13 AM (NLIak)

325 I don't want Harris to have the opportunity to start fresh & re-introduce herself. You never know how that could turn out.
Posted by: mnw at July 13, 2024 12:07 AM (NLIak)


I thought Willie already turned her out anyway.

Posted by: gKWVE at July 13, 2024 12:13 AM (gKWVE)

326 Good night NaCly!
Thanks for rescuing me!
I guess I'll tap out now before I get in more trouble...
See ya later...
Did I do it right???😊

Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 13, 2024 12:14 AM (F9EHP)

327 315

True Val-U-Rite should be done in stainless pots with a copper lid over wood fire... under a Hobo train trestle

in the desert...I hear the voice o Peaches and the lament of pudding cups as the pot boils...

Posted by: Nightwatch at July 13, 2024 12:14 AM (TDvv2)

328 Is normal bathtub glazing the same as enamel over cast iron?
Posted by: Braenyard at July 13, 2024 12:13 AM (+JNKR)


It is the ceramic coating. Way back in my childhood, one of the "ads" in Mad Magazine was for a plastic liner for making bathtub gin. I asked my dad why that was important and he explained that the mash might damage the bathtub. This impressed me deeply, both at the concept and my Dad's depth of wisdom in such matters.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 13, 2024 12:16 AM (D7oie)

329 Ukraine, China, Mexico
Posted by: Biden is Finished
----------------------

Clinton's don't have a dog in this fight?

Posted by: Braenyard at July 13, 2024 12:16 AM (+JNKR)

330 Judging by Biden's Detroit rally today, he's not getting out. I now thinks he stays in.

And this makes me happy. I don't want Harris to have the opportunity to start fresh & re-introduce herself. You never know how that could turn out.
Posted by: mnw at July 13, 2024 12:07 AM (NLIak)


Biden stays in until the convention superdelegates toss his ass out. Then they have to figure out the Ticket, whether Kamalalaladingdong is Top Banana or Second String once again. Gotta keep that campaign donation cash so she has to be on the ticket for that to happen. A new slate means all the Biden/Harris money is not available, a bait and switch, if you will.

Posted by: RickZ at July 13, 2024 12:18 AM (gKDq2)

331 I must have heard ten names floated to replace Biden and not one of them was Lizzy Warren.

/Points to Massawhassits

HA HA!

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at July 13, 2024 12:20 AM (pIfcn)

332 Never been in the barrel...what does this mean?!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 12, 2024 11:34 PM (F9EHP)


I've never been but I've heard it changes people. Joe Biden was a normal person before his AOSHQ Barrel incarceration.
Posted by: Gref at July 12, 2024 11:39 PM (5fDan)
***

The rash.
It never goes away.

Ever.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 13, 2024 12:21 AM (W/lyH)

333 They need to start ONT at 9 Eastern. ASoHQ dynamics are changing and one of them is the exodus of commenters between 11 and midnight. Bump this back an hour and it would roll.

Goodnight everyone, see you tomorrow. God willing.

Posted by: Braenyard at July 13, 2024 12:21 AM (+JNKR)

334 Funny slip of the tongue, drive by version:

The Symphony President, live and onstage in front of 2000 people, introducing Beethoven's Third Symphony (known conventionally to us as the "Eroica" Symphony, perhaps because of Napoleon), as the Erotica Symphony.

Never been happier not to be a wind player. We strings can grin while playing.

Posted by: Piercello at July 13, 2024 12:26 AM (qLcmG)

335 *wanders back in*

So which movies did you get Robert?

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 13, 2024 12:32 AM (wA6d0)

336 Thank you for the update! How is the big Orange creamsicle kitty?
Posted by: nurse ratched

Scaring me to deth. He was gone from May 29 until a few days ago. Thought i'd never see him again. I saw him out the window so I went to hang with. He rubbed my finger with his mouth. He's a strange cat. So unique.

Posted by: SFGoth at July 13, 2024 12:32 AM (KAi1n)

337 Start the ONT at 5 Eastern, after the typical AoS commenter has gotten home from the Early Bird Dinner Special and before Matlock comes on.

Then get off my lawn.

Posted by: Grumpy Guy at July 13, 2024 12:32 AM (t/Ix2)

338 I will call it quits at this point

Horde as always...

Posted by: Nightwatch at July 13, 2024 12:34 AM (TDvv2)

339 When I was in France, The Love Boat was still on French cable TV.

I'm sure they got a helluva bargain for those rights.

Posted by: mnw at July 13, 2024 12:37 AM (NLIak)

340 337

And Murder She Wrote.

Posted by: mnw at July 13, 2024 12:39 AM (NLIak)

341 339 When I was in France, The Love Boat was still on French cable TV.

I'm sure they got a helluva bargain for those rights.

Posted by: mnw at July 13, 2024 12:37 AM (NLIak

In South Korea..,,"NCIS"

I don't like those kind of shows, but caught enough in the background.

Posted by: Stateless at July 13, 2024 12:42 AM (jvJvP)

342
Start the ONT at 5 Eastern, after the typical AoS commenter has gotten home from the Early Bird Dinner Special and before Matlock comes on.

Then get off my lawn.
Posted by: Grumpy Guy


Anyway...

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 13, 2024 12:44 AM (63Dwl)

343 I'm so glad he's ok. I remember you being so very fond of his visits.

How is SF? Seattle is trying hard to catch up. But. If you're not looking too hard, and you ignore the chaos, it's still beautiful here. I'm not leaving.

Posted by: nurse ratched at July 13, 2024 12:45 AM (aHGe4)

344 Ahh, Nurse, you've got the bug that ravaged us down here, I think. Annoying bastard, isn't it?

I got annoyed and took no prisoners to shake it - dextromethorphan, nasal irrigation, heavy duty cough drops, one of those Vicks plug-in things by the bed, vapo-rub on the chest, spicy soup, and a crapload of peppermint Altoids to crunch on during the day. Just nuked it from all OTC angles, and now I just have the aftereffects of all the coughing.

Posted by: Locarno at July 13, 2024 12:45 AM (aQ6iI)

345 It is the ceramic coating. Way back in my childhood, one of the "ads" in Mad Magazine was for a plastic liner for making bathtub gin. I asked my dad why that was important and he explained that the mash might damage the bathtub. This impressed me deeply, both at the concept and my Dad's depth of wisdom in such matters.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 13, 2024 12:16 AM (D7oie)

------------

Chemically decomposing corpses in a standard glazed tub can be problematic too. I learned this from watching Breaking Bad.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 13, 2024 12:46 AM (hY4dx)

346 343

Always glad to see you posting.

Posted by: mnw at July 13, 2024 12:47 AM (NLIak)

347 Posted by: Locarno at July 13, 2024 12:45 AM (aQ6iI

I'm freaking miserable. Can't sleep longer than 90 minutes for the last three nights. It's pissing me off. Was considering bourbon. Lots of bourbon. Decided against it. Going with NyQuil instead.

We will see.

mnw, good to see you too,
Love.

Posted by: nurse ratched at July 13, 2024 12:53 AM (J58hQ)

348 345 Things I learned from watching BB. (I even watched Vince Gilligan discuss each episode afterwards.)

1) Very bad idea to just take an Air Traffic Controller's word for it that he's fit as a fiddle & ready to work again.

2) Former students never get comfortable with calling their HS teachers by their first names.

3) You can start a car battery with a bunch of nickles, dimes & quarters submerged in acid (or so BB would have it).

Posted by: mnw at July 13, 2024 12:58 AM (NLIak)

349 >>>>> Why do you think that when soviet tanks got through the Fulda gap, the first thing they would've seen is the Golden Arches? Those underpaid, underfed, and mistreated Russians would've surrendered to Ronald McDonald

The Battle of Varolampi Pond also known as the 'Sausage War' occurred during the Finnish Winter War and was a precursor to the Battle of Tolvajärvi.

Starving Soviet troops take a break from battle and scarf down some tasty sausage stew - and die with full bellies.

Posted by: 13times at July 13, 2024 01:03 AM (lkZz0)

350 Hi everyone

Posted by: Skip at July 13, 2024 01:05 AM (fwDg9)

351 Hello

You just get off the late shift someplace?

Posted by: mnw at July 13, 2024 01:07 AM (NLIak)

352 Hey, any encouraging words for someone that had a horrible, humiliating week?

I'm hoping vax genocide ekiminates all of this next year.

Posted by: Stateless at July 13, 2024 01:13 AM (jvJvP)

353 Travis Kelce says that the sky box he rented at the Super Bowl for Tay-Tay, his brother, & assorted friends cost $3 million.

Posted by: KC Wolf (mnw) at July 13, 2024 01:14 AM (NLIak)

354 Hey, any encouraging words for someone that had a horrible, humiliating week?

I'm hoping vax genocide ekiminates all of this next year.
Posted by: Stateless at July 13, 2024 01:13 AM (jvJvP)

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Posted by: The Spaniards at July 13, 2024 01:15 AM (t/Ix2)

355 3) You can start a car battery with a bunch of nickles, dimes & quarters submerged in acid (or so BB would have it).

Posted by: mnw at July 13, 2024 12:58 AM (NLIak)


I saw a picture of a man with a large grey beard, a kiffeyeh and some sort of robe sitting in the dirt doing what looked like spot welding using a bunch of copper sheeting stacked together in a plastic bowl to make a volta pile.

It can be done I suppose, but it looked like it shouldn;t

Posted by: Kindltot at July 13, 2024 01:16 AM (D7oie)

356 Finnish mobile kitchen. It thwarted an important Soviet spearhead during the Winter War.

https://tinyurl.com/ywza3pk7

Posted by: 13times at July 13, 2024 01:17 AM (0pcfw)

357 Revenge is a dish best served cold.
Posted by: The Spaniards at July 13, 2024 01:15 AM (t/Ix2)


Pfft, Gazpacho is the dish served cold.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 13, 2024 01:18 AM (D7oie)

358 Finnish public domain war photo archive.

http://sa-kuva.fi/neo?tem=webneoeng#

Posted by: 13times at July 13, 2024 01:20 AM (0pcfw)

359 Stateless, I hope that today was a better day for you, you need to be here regularly or we are all going to worry about you.

Sorry that I missed COMM and Salty and Emmie.

nurse, You get well soon.

Hey Skip.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 13, 2024 01:22 AM (Sgq8y)

360 Good evening. Eleven years ago today (July 12 still here on the west coast) anniversary of the best troll/prank so far of the 21st Century. It can still pick me up when I'm down. KTVU names names, LOL, and Ho Lee Fuk!

https://youtu.be/AmclgO6w0C0?si=BqdP8FH7nf2eRicS

Posted by: Rex B at July 13, 2024 01:23 AM (5h/8D)

361 Revenge is a dish best served cold.
Posted by: The Spaniards at July 13, 2024 01:15 AM (t/Ix2)

Did that guy just say “bortaS bIr jablu'DI' reH QaQqu' nay'” in English?!?

Posted by: Some Klingon at July 13, 2024 01:24 AM (JRP2U)

362 Finnish mobile kitchen. It thwarted an important Soviet spearhead during the Winter War.
--------

Battle of the bulge, 28th Division army band:

In December 1944, during the Battle of the Bulge, the Band was placed on the line to defend the Division Headquarters at Wiltz, Luxembourg. In this action, for which the Band was awarded the Meritorious Unit Commendation, all but thirteen of sixty members were killed or captured. Of the thirteen, eleven were wounded.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 13, 2024 01:27 AM (XeU6L)

363 I need to convert that Arabic poem to a haiku.

Who's with me?

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist now has to think about robodog-proofing the property at July 12, 2024 10:25 PM (w6EFb)




Slim waist shows hot ass.
That oppression tortures souls.
She tires moving.

Posted by: NC Ref at July 13, 2024 01:27 AM (2xCPU)

364 Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 13, 2024 01:22 Ap

Thank you so much Debby!

I still hope to have 4 daughters, and no one named Debby has ever pissed me off.

And kindness.

Debby is in the running!

Have a happy weekend !

Posted by: Stateless at July 13, 2024 01:34 AM (jvJvP)

365 So Debby is a very great name.

Posted by: Stateless at July 13, 2024 01:35 AM (jvJvP)

366 Wait... so leftist says Biden touched him like no one else..

and now wants him to pull out...

/GAYDAR ALERT

Posted by: Romeo13 at July 13, 2024 01:38 AM (xaFKb)

367 Hmm. Didn't Deborah drive a tent stake through some bad guy's head.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 13, 2024 01:43 AM (XeU6L)

368 Gee Mike,, I was hoping that people would forget that about me.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 13, 2024 01:46 AM (Sgq8y)

369 A slip of the tongue and you're in deep shit

Posted by: Just the punchline. From a cunning linguist. at July 13, 2024 01:47 AM (9TuDi)

370 That oppresses us both

A great ass really does. It truly does.

Posted by: Ass Man at July 13, 2024 01:52 AM (F/oxI)

371 Gee Mike,, I was hoping that people would forget that about me.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz
-------

Au contraire! It was a noble act, he was a bad guy who got what he deserved. And worth noting, there was peace for the next 40 years. Apparently it was an object lesson, as there was peace for the next 40 years.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 13, 2024 01:52 AM (XeU6L)

372 I'm tired...repeating myself.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 13, 2024 01:53 AM (XeU6L)

373
Good evening, all.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 13, 2024 01:58 AM (lCaJd)

374 Btw, I like "the armorer's" chances of getting HER conviction reversed now too. Like her chances A LOT.
Posted by: mnw at July 12, 2024 11:49 PM (NLIak)

I watched the trial, including the pretrial motions.
The judge had enough of the lawyers, and ran a tight ship ( or tried to).

Defense complained about not getting evidence ( a batch of bullets). Turns out the prosecutor hid the evidence under a different number than the trial number. The prosecutor literally was in the meeting where it was decided to do this. This potentially made her a witness, and she offered to cal herself to the stand.

She took the stand, told her story, and was questioned by the defense. Turns out her 2nd chair, Erlinda Johnson, quit and walked out an hour before. After her testimony, Judge Mary declared the case dismissed with prejudice.


Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at July 13, 2024 02:08 AM (ufFY8)

375 What was stupid was that the evidence wasn't really relevant to Baldwin's case. But, the shenanigans of the State, who have infinite resources, must be punished.

I think Baldwin is an asshole, and has some liability, but I would rather see fuckhead DAs and prosecutors be punished for bad behavior.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at July 13, 2024 02:10 AM (ufFY8)

376 Shitload of drama. Check out Andrea Burkhart's stream of it today.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at July 13, 2024 02:11 AM (ufFY8)

377 It wasn't easy, but I think I like this one best:

Upend me once more
With steatopygian form
Imma spank dat ass.

Posted by: mikeski at July 12, 2024 11:38 PM (DgGvY)

The combination of fancy vocab and animal lust gets me every time.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist knew that the poperin pear was for her at July 13, 2024 02:16 AM (w6EFb)

378 Crap. Friday night.
And the thread is dead after 2am.
Sad.

Posted by: Stateless at July 13, 2024 02:16 AM (jvJvP)

379 New Mexico requires CCW holders to recertify their ⁸license at the 2 year mark. Previously one was able to take an online test that reviewed the NM CCW laws. The Santa Fe communists, who hate guns and want ban them, decided to make this a hassle so they got rid of the online test and now require you to hire a CCW instructor and take firearm test. This now costs you $70.00. So instead of dreading slogging through the law which is actually a big deal CCW holders get to go to the range and get instruction on being better shots. This is called having a bunch of fun. I am sure the Santa Fe communists would be pissed off if they knew this.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram at July 13, 2024 02:18 AM (2maI5)

380 I am off to sleep, Horde, but I will share a slip of the tongue.

For many years I worked in a bank and every Thursday I had a customer named Mr. Filet, very nice guy, wore a beret and was very genteel. One evening I greeted him with "Hey, Mr. Fish", he was not amused.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 13, 2024 02:24 AM (Sgq8y)

381 It wasn't easy, but I think I like this one best:
Posted by: Miley


Aww. Thanks!

It was a fun puzzle. A lot to cram into 17 syllables.

Posted by: mikeski at July 13, 2024 02:26 AM (DgGvY)

382 What was stupid was that the evidence wasn't really relevant to Baldwin's case. But, the shenanigans of the State, who have infinite resources, must be punished.

I think Baldwin is an asshole, and has some liability, but I would rather see fuckhead DAs and prosecutors be punished for bad behavior.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt

As I understand matters, the Santa Fe cops received a bunch of ammo from the crime scene they missed during their investigation. When it came time to prosecute the armorer and Baldwin, the SF cops had listed them under a different case number so they would be missed during discovery and for extra credit the prosecutors did not disclose this evidence. The judge in both trials is the same and when Baldwin's attys discovered the judge was cool as ice but red hot livid. When this ammo finally showed up on court the Judge put on rubber gloves and examed every round with the shitty CSI person standing right there having to answer lots of ugly questions. Case was dismissed with prejudice

The armorer on appeal just might win because of this.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram at July 13, 2024 02:30 AM (2maI5)

383 HOAs are nothing more than America’s equivalent of Cuba’s Committees for the Defense of the Revolution.

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at July 13, 2024 02:44 AM (Nt9p1)

384 Mr. Sisson, all political careers end in failure.

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at July 13, 2024 02:45 AM (Nt9p1)

385
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at July 13, 2024 02:08 AM (ufFY

================

That sounds wild.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 13, 2024 02:52 AM (lCaJd)

386
HOAs are nothing more than America’s equivalent of Cuba’s Committees for the Defense of the Revolution.
Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33

==============

Or Mao's Neighborhood Committees.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 13, 2024 02:53 AM (lCaJd)

387 234 "A burning hatred of NATO."

That's pretty much everyone here....
Posted by: SFGoth at July 12, 2024 11:25 PM (KAi1n)

Not me. But then, I’m not much for isolationism the way some are here.

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at July 13, 2024 02:57 AM (Nt9p1)

388 308 Our conflict in Vietnam lasted 20years or so (we supported the French before direct involvement). China and Vietnam have been antagonistic for more than a millennium.

https://www.britannica.com/place/Vietnam/The-Tran-dynasty
Posted by: Pikov Andropov at July 13, 2024 12:03 AM (y7zkd)

“The Vietnam War began in the Eisenhower administration.” - Catch Thirty-Thr33’s dad

The central overriding concern of Vietnamese foreign policy for over a thousand years is “keep China out of Vietnam”. - Dunnigan & Bay

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at July 13, 2024 03:00 AM (Nt9p1)

389 105 One key to running a HOA is to ask the person bringing you the problem to be in charge of the solution. Some oversight may be needed.

Depends on the issue, but always try neighbor to neighbor first. In my HOA we had a lot of Hill Rats that droned on about process. I had a short answer for those dweebs.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 12, 2024 10:37 PM (u82oZ)

The key to running an HOA is to dissolve the HOA. They are un-American.

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at July 13, 2024 03:02 AM (Nt9p1)

390 59 "What funny slips of the tongue have you encountered?"

Well, I once concluded a phone call with one of my clients by saying, "Bye! Love you."
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist now has to think about robodog-proofing the property at July 12, 2024 10:21 PM (w6EFb)

hahahahahahaha!

Posted by: m at July 13, 2024 03:46 AM (64Zez)

391
Posted by: SFGoth (KAi1n)

SFGoth! Long time. Nice to see you back.

Posted by: m at July 13, 2024 03:57 AM (64Zez)

392 Pixy's up!

Posted by: m at July 13, 2024 04:00 AM (64Zez)

393 Never sign an HOA agreement with your real name. HOAs are controlled and driven by cunts.

Do you have a budget to resolve your grievances? Open your purse strings, bitch, or fuck off!

Posted by: Dr. Bone at July 13, 2024 05:34 AM (2UBPP)

394 WeirdDave!

Posted by: Candidus at July 13, 2024 09:46 AM (dfcuM)

395 A hilarious slip o' the tongue for you Mormon folk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1vsL08SkpU

Traffic reporter closes her report like it's Fast and Testimony Meeting.

Posted by: Tinfoil Dispenser at July 13, 2024 09:56 AM (Ij2uN)

396 I'm amazed, I have to admit. Rarely do I come across a blog that's both educative and engaging, and without
a doubt, you have hit the nail on the head. The problem is something that not enough folks
are speaking intelligently about. I am very happy
I came across this in my hunt for something regarding this.

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