The Classical Saturday Coffee Break & Prayer Revival

[H/T Beckoning Chasm]

Good morning boys and girls and everything in between. Before we enter this week's Prayer Revival just a few housekeeping matters to go over. (Rulz for those of you in Spooner. Just sayin')

1) This is an open thread. Feel free to lurk, opine and/or bloviate.
2) Be kind, be nice. Even the trolls have feelings. Stupid ones, but still.
3) No running with sharp objects. No don't think about it, joke about it or do it.
4) Contrary to Rule #3, have a great weekend!

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AoSHQ Weekly Prayer List
Please submit any prayer requests to me, “Annie’s Stew” at apaslo atsign hotmail dot com. Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks unless we receive an update.
Prayer Requests:
3/24 – Update on Jewell45. Her daughter posted an update, with approval to share: "Okay. Need to do a life update for mama. She hasn’t been doing so hot the last couple weeks. Like I said last month, the cancer has been spreading. She’s been declining quite a bit since then. Her energy level is very low and she’s struggling with breathing after the smallest tasks or even if she talks too much. The decision has been made to transition to hospice care. I want to be clear here about a couple things. Number one, she is NOT in her final days although her oncologist estimates with how the cancer has progressed that she is probably down to several months, 6-9 maybe more. Number 2. She is up for visitors but not much. Please contact myself, dad or her first. She won’t last much longer than 15-20 minutes if you do stop by, so keep your expectations low. Other than that, continued prayers and good vibes are always appreciated. Much love to you all. If you have questions, feel free to contact me privately. This is obviously a difficult time as you can imagine but I’ll do my best."
4/15 Update – Jewells passed away. Members of the Horde are donating to her favorite charity; please contact Annie’s Stew for more information.
3/29 – neverenoughcaffeine had requests: 1. Baby Isaac is now at Seattle Children’s Hospital with additional issues. He’s 2 months old and has spent lots of time in hospitals. 2. Bonnie, who was just diagnosed with a cancerous nodule in her lung. Thankfully it hasn’t spread and immunotherapy will start when she receives the drug specifically tailored to her need. 3. Charlie, who suffered a nasty fall that broke his back and cracked his skull. Two brain bleeds have incapacitated him. He has a long road to recovery.
4/19 Update – 1. Baby Isaac is back at Seattle Children’s Hospital in case he needs surgery. They damaged his esophagus while intubating him when all of this started. 2. Bonnie is tolerating her medicine to treat her tumor and tires easily. 3. Cousin Charlie was flown home from FL to OH and is in rehab. He is speaking again; however he has a long road of rehab ahead of him. Thank you all for continuing to pray for them.
4/12 – Ace-Endorsed Author A. H. Lloyd requested prayers for Mrs. Lloyd, for her healing and comfort for the family, especially the grandchildren who greatly miss the woman who has been the most constant and consistent presence in their young lives.
4/19 Update – Mrs. Lloyd has spent the last week in the hospital, and it is a very good thing. For too long she had ignored her health, her diet, etc. and now she is faced with irrefutable proof that she must make serious and immediate life changes. This is a great blessing for Holy Week. Had things not happened the way they did, she might have left us quite soon.
4/12 – Intruder Driver requests prayers for friend Ron and his wife Sherry, as Ron’s Parkinson’s is getting worse.
4/12 – Sharon (willow’s apprentice) greatly appreciates prayers as she recovers from cataract surgery.
4/12 – Ben Had sent an update on Jim SND. He had surgery to implant a feeding tube, and he hopes to go home soon.
4/16 Update – After 3 weeks in the hospital, Jim SND has been released to go home. He has both a vent tube and stomach tube to assist him in breathing and getting nourishment. Jim and Iris appreciate your prayers.
4/14 – Grateful – the range bag lady posted: T-Rex’s mother, MommaRex, was rushed to the hospital over the weekend and was diagnosed with Parkinsons. The family is asking for prayers for God’s strength in dealing with the disease and challenging family situation.
4/19 Update – MommaRex is currently in a rehab facility and they are trying to find an assisted living facility for the next step. She has been blessed with good health, so this has truly thrown her in so many ways.
4/15 – Salty Dog requested prayers for his wife, who underwent triple-bypass open heart surgery on 4/9. Her recovery will be a steep uphill climb to the uplands of better health.
4/17 Update – Mrs. Salty Dog was life-flighted to KU Medical in Kansas City. They are to create a new plan of action, as there was a new issue with her heart on 4/16.
4/20 Update – Mrs. Salty Dog (Linda) passed away on Easter. Salty Dog said our prayers were answered, as she passed quickly, without pain or struggle, under the comfort of good drugs. Her last complaint was that the lights were so bright. (This was after he had closed the blinds and made the room as dark as possible.) Easter i the answer.
4/15 – Matthew Kant Cipher asked for prayers for “Dee”, an 88 year-old who has been caring for her quadriplegic son, who was injured in a car accident when he was 17. Dee had a couple of people helping her take care of him, but they are no longer able to do so. Now she is having to care for him herself, while still working as a receptionist for a local meat processing company. Please pray that the Lord provides for her and her son.
4/16 – TecumsehTea requested prayers for a grandson, age 15. The grandson had been sick with a fever and headache since 4/13, and took a turn for the worse. He was taken to the ER on 4/16.
4/19 – Eromero posted his praise for God for healing, comforting, and blessing our brothers and sisters here. He is always with us, even if we are too stressed to feel his presence.
4/20 – neverenoughcaffiene asked for prayers for a good friend who fell on 4/19. He hit his head pretty hard and has a small brain bleed.
4/22 – FenelonSpoke requested prayers for M, who sometimes fills in as the organist. He has to have vein surgery on his feet, and he needs to have his feet work well to play the organ pedals. Also, prayers for J, who is having a stent put in her heart.
4/23 – Trudy asked for prayers for her husband, Bill, who is having persistent pain that may well be heart-related.

For submission guidelines and other relevant info, please contact Annie's Stew, who is managing the prayer list. You can contact her at apaslo at-sign hotmail dot com. If you see a prayer request posted in a thread comment, feel free to copy and paste it and e-mail it to Annie's Stew. She tries to keep up with the requests in the threads, but she's not here all of the time, so she may not see it unless you e-mail it to her. Please note: Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks or so unless we receive an update.
2 Corinthians 4:8-9
We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair, persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian (ONT Cob Emeritus) at 08:05 AM

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1 COFFEEEEEE

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 26, 2025 08:06 AM (gDlxJ)

2 Yay! Open thread.

While the leftards fuss that Trump broke protocol by not wearing a black suit and tie to Pope-y's funeral, I couldn't help notice that their hero, the midget from Ukraine, wore a black, military-style field jacket over a black shirt with no tie.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 26, 2025 08:08 AM (Y1sOo)

3 Thank you!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 26, 2025 08:08 AM (a1415)

4 Coffee is done but
Good morning Mis Hum and Horde

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2025 08:09 AM (ypFCm)

5 Spooner, eh?

Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at April 26, 2025 08:10 AM (SfhV1)

6 Prayers for all the horde in need, including for neverenoughcaffeine's mister, in the hospital after a fall

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 26, 2025 08:10 AM (gDlxJ)

7 Yonder Horde

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2025 08:10 AM (Q4IgG)

8 Also praying we get a strong and holy man as Pope

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 26, 2025 08:10 AM (gDlxJ)

9 Illegal Aliens Cost Texas $121.8 Million in Unpaid Health Care in Just One Month

ho lee shit

1.5 BILLION/yr

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 26, 2025 08:11 AM (gbOdA)

10 have a new grand niece Julia

prayer of thanks for the blessing

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 26, 2025 08:11 AM (gbOdA)

11 Prayers up for those who have asked us for them;
Prayers up for those who need them but haven't asked us for them;
Prayers up for those that need them but don't know it yet; and
Prayers up for those that pray alone in silence whose petitions are known only to God!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar - THIS Year in Corsicana - again at April 26, 2025 08:11 AM (hOUT3)

12 When does Smokewatch start?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 26, 2025 08:12 AM (dg+HA)

13 1.5 BILLION/yr
Posted by: rhennigantx at April 26, 2025 08:11 AM (gbOdA)

But think of the cultural ENRICHMENT!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar - THIS Year in Corsicana - again at April 26, 2025 08:12 AM (hOUT3)

14 12 When does Smokewatch start?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 26, 2025 08:12 AM (dg+HA)

Gunsmoke is 7 to 8 on Sunday nights

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 26, 2025 08:13 AM (gbOdA)

15 have a new grand niece Julia

prayer of thanks for the blessing

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 26, 2025 08:11 AM (gbOdA)

Congratulations!

Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at April 26, 2025 08:13 AM (SfhV1)

16 good morning MisHum, Horde

Posted by: callsign claymore at April 26, 2025 08:13 AM (Jwq9Q)

17 Funny how the left is freaking out about the Milwaukee Judge getting arrested. Didn’t they always say that no one is above the law? Except them, I guess.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 26, 2025 08:16 AM (ZEzFB)

18 Yesterday was the 55 anniversary of a horrible unsolved murder of a child that happened on church grounds, still unsolved.
Our new -this year- young parish priest got a tree planted in his honor and last night was a blessing and rosary service.
The surviving brothers and sisters family friends were there; they were very touched and said nothing like that had ever been done for their poor brother before.
Just really shows that it's never too late to show kindness to someone who experienced a tragedy.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 26, 2025 08:16 AM (gDlxJ)

19 The Binford Smok-a-lator 6000. For all your papal selection needs.

Remember: if it doesn't say Binford on it, somebody else makes it.

Posted by: Tim The Tool Man Taylor at April 26, 2025 08:16 AM (dg+HA)

20 rhennigantx, congrats!

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 26, 2025 08:17 AM (gDlxJ)

21 At these Pope funerals and the like, do they send the king or the prime minister? Say Sweden or Britain for instance.

Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at April 26, 2025 08:17 AM (SfhV1)

22 Requesting prayers for elderly sister-in-law Elizabeth and her battle with a persistent foot infection, and for blessings on her church friends that are helping her in so many ways!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar - THIS Year in Corsicana - again at April 26, 2025 08:18 AM (hOUT3)

23 Funny how the left is freaking out about the Milwaukee Judge getting arrested.

She's kind of ugly, even for Milwaukee.

Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at April 26, 2025 08:18 AM (SfhV1)

24
Last night, we watched a new Netflix action thriller titled, "Havoc".

On the downside, it was filmed in MumbleVision(TM).

On the upside: It contained more violent death than ten average action movies. I think a thousand or so people were killed with shotguns, pistols, and machine guns at the climax.

No long bows were involved. Though a Spear Gun(!) was.

A whole Great Lake or two of fake blood was unleashed during this cinematic masterpiece.

Check it out.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 26, 2025 08:18 AM (iJfKG)

25 12 When does Smokewatch start?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

Not sure; after the dead guy is safely entombed though.
I think they wait until all the voters are there, except the ones too ill or old to travel.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 26, 2025 08:19 AM (gDlxJ)

26 Good Saturday morning, horde. Prayers for all.

8 Also praying we get a strong and holy man as Pope
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 26, 2025 08:10 AM (gDlxJ)

Yes. I'm not Catholic, but I think this is imperative for the world.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 26, 2025 08:19 AM (h7ZuX)

27 Good morning Mis Hum, Annie, and Horde! Thanks be to God for each and every one of you.

I was thinking about Jewells45 and Mrs NaCly this morning when this song came to mind:
https://youtu.be/z3pDyGtEZmk

Although I didn't get to meet either of them, they and their families have been in my prayers. May perpetual light shine upon them.

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 26, 2025 08:19 AM (kOluj)

28 It is my understanding that the new Pope will also be a Catholic.

Posted by: bear who shits in the woods at April 26, 2025 08:20 AM (Y1sOo)

29 God bless the sick and downtrodden.
May they have a wonderous miracle in their behalf.

Posted by: Elrond Hubbard at April 26, 2025 08:20 AM (VJc7E)

30 *I think they wait until all the voters are there, except the ones too ill or old to travel.*

They don't use mail-in ballots?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 26, 2025 08:20 AM (dg+HA)

31 My theory is like the Bolsheviks our Marxists are trying to run us into the ground so they can start Marxism all over

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2025 08:21 AM (ypFCm)

32 Funny how the left is freaking out about the Milwaukee Judge getting arrested. Didn’t they always say that no one is above the law? Except them, I guess.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 26, 2025 08:16 AM (ZEzFB)

With liberals, you always need to read the fine print and the appendices!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar - THIS Year in Corsicana - again at April 26, 2025 08:21 AM (hOUT3)

33 She's kind of ugly, even for Milwaukee.
Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at April 26, 2025 08:18 AM (SfhV1)

*snort

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 26, 2025 08:22 AM (h7ZuX)

34 oooh I got willowed ok:

153 speaking of prayers I'll repost this in the pet thread but it's timely

my bengal had a NIGHT Thursday - thankfully the dog (who must actually like him) woke me up to him struggling to pee

took to 24 hour ER - no blockage thankfully - but no idea why he got the UTI - anyway on three different meds and seems better but it sure freaked me out. dangerous stuff for a male cat

Posted by: Black Orchid at April 26, 2025 08:23 AM (Pv3Rg)

35 My theory is like the Bolsheviks our Marxists are trying to run us into the ground so they can start Marxism all over
Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2025 08:21 AM (ypFCm)

Finally! We can only hope that Real Marxism(TM) will be tried this time.

Not the Fake Marxism (with Red Dye #25) that they're always foisting off on us.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 26, 2025 08:23 AM (iJfKG)

36 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 26, 2025 08:23 AM (u82oZ)

37
At these Pope funerals and the like, do they send the king or the prime minister? Say Sweden or Britain for instance.
Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at April 26, 2025 08:17 AM (SfhV1)

Head of state. President or sovereign. Prime ministers can tag along.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 26, 2025 08:24 AM (QnmlO)

38 At these Pope funerals and the like, do they send the king or the prime minister? Say Sweden or Britain for instance.

--

I saw a blurb over at DM that King Charles wasn't there, as is customary. William was there, however. I didn't see any pics of Starmer, but maybe he was there.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 26, 2025 08:25 AM (qBdHI)

39 Funny how the left is freaking out about the Milwaukee Judge getting arrested. Didn’t they always say that no one is above the law? Except them, I guess.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 26, 2025 08:16 AM

+++

Meanwhile, in New Mexico:

https://tinyurl.com/4rakszxr

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 26, 2025 08:25 AM (dg+HA)

40 Vatican online

https://www.vatican.va/content/vatican/en.html

Apostolica Sedes Vacans

"The Apostolic See is Vacant"

Posted by: m at April 26, 2025 08:25 AM (CQE5S)

41 Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 26, 2025 08:23 AM (u82oZ)

I'm so glad to see you here. Big hugs.

Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at April 26, 2025 08:25 AM (SfhV1)

42 Lady in Black

Isn't King Charles mostly dead from cancer?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 26, 2025 08:26 AM (u82oZ)

43 Requesting prayers for my daughter's MIL Elaine who was diagnosed with ALS this week.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 26, 2025 08:26 AM (/y8xj)

44 I'm so glad to see you here. Big hugs.

me too hope you're hanging in there ok Salty

so sorry for your loss

Posted by: Black Orchid at April 26, 2025 08:27 AM (Pv3Rg)

45 Like the old Pope was Catholic?

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2025 08:27 AM (ypFCm)

46 Requesting prayers for my daughter's MIL Elaine who was diagnosed with ALS this week.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 26, 2025 08:26 AM (/y8xj)

Will pray.

Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at April 26, 2025 08:27 AM (SfhV1)

47 Isn't King Charles mostly dead from cancer?

--

I did see something to that effect a week or so ago. Is it true? I don't know what kind of shape the old guy is in. I do think William will be on the throne soon though. I don't think Charles is long for this world.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 26, 2025 08:27 AM (qBdHI)

48 38 At these Pope funerals and the like, do they send the king or the prime minister? Say Sweden or Britain for instance.

--

I saw a blurb over at DM that King Charles wasn't there, as is customary. William was there, however. I didn't see any pics of Starmer, but maybe he was there.
Posted by: Lady in Black at April 26, 2025 08:25 AM (qBdHI)

Starmer is there.
https://nypost.com

Posted by: m at April 26, 2025 08:28 AM (CQE5S)

49 Some of the Michael Walsh guest on CJN Speaks complaints Jesuits are not really Catholic

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2025 08:28 AM (ypFCm)

50 Funny how the left is freaking out about the Milwaukee Judge getting arrested. Didn’t they always say that no one is above the law? Except them, I guess.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 26, 2025 08:16 AM

+++

Meanwhile, in New Mexico:

https://tinyurl.com/4rakszxr
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 26, 2025 08:25 AM (dg+HA)

Suspect that every one of these hardcore partisan Democrats who think they can overrule the President are also involved in unlawful activity cuz yeah, they're judges, Democrat judges so, yeah, naturally, they're above the law.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 26, 2025 08:28 AM (iJfKG)

51 {{{ grammie winger }}}

Thank you. Your hugs are therapeutic.

Last night I dunated 7 large bags of food to a rural food bank. My Baptist minister co-worker picked it all up. Her eating habits were heavy into processed frozen foods and sugar.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 26, 2025 08:30 AM (u82oZ)

52 49 Some of the Michael Walsh guest on CJN Speaks complaints Jesuits are not really Catholic

honestly I think that's a fair assessment

Posted by: Black Orchid at April 26, 2025 08:30 AM (Pv3Rg)

53 Good morning, {{{NaCly}}}. You've been in my prayers this week.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 26, 2025 08:30 AM (h7ZuX)

54 NYP has a story about the Pope's niece. Part of his "modern" family. Headline says she thinks religion is outdated.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 26, 2025 08:30 AM (qBdHI)

55 What crimes can leftwing judges be arrested for? I assume no one would argue with a drunk driving charge, or murder. What is wrong about arresting a judge for violating immigration law?

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at April 26, 2025 08:30 AM (kTd/k)

56 51 {{{ grammie winger }}}

Thank you. Your hugs are therapeutic.

Last night I dunated 7 large bags of food to a rural food bank. My Baptist minister co-worker picked it all up. Her eating habits were heavy into processed frozen foods and sugar.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 26, 2025 08:30 AM (u82oZ)

What a lovely donation.

Posted by: m at April 26, 2025 08:30 AM (CQE5S)

57

Soooo, is the Pope Resting in Peace or Resting in Power like all the cool dead commies of late?

Posted by: naturalfake at April 26, 2025 08:31 AM (iJfKG)

58 Arresting those resisting judges would be a lawful order, IMHO.

You can tell they are doing this for money and influence in a well-developed criminal enterprise.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 26, 2025 08:31 AM (u82oZ)

59 Prayers up for all the Horde's intentions. Those asked and unasked.

Posted by: olddog in mo at April 26, 2025 08:32 AM (azT8A)

60 Soooo, is the Pope Resting in Peace or Resting in Power like all the cool dead commies of late?

Posted by: naturalfake at April 26, 2025 08:31 AM (iJfKG)

He's dead, Jim.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at April 26, 2025 08:32 AM (SYD5S)

61 Funny how the left is freaking out about the Milwaukee Judge getting arrested. Didn’t they always say that no one is above the law? Except them, I guess.

Most people I've ever known or even conversed with are consistently inconsistent. Intellectual consistency is hard and unpopular. It leads to conclusions often consider radical or extreme.

Posted by: Fast Eddie Felson at April 26, 2025 08:33 AM (McYvC)

62 Finally! We can only hope that Real Marxism(TM) will be tried this time.

Not the Fake Marxism (with Red Dye #25) that they're always foisting off on us.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 26, 2025 08:23 AM (iJfKG)

Lets look at all the classes in my lifetime:
Colored Negro Black Poor Students Homeless Addicted
Working Poor Undocumented
Unchurched
Unbanked
Urban
Immigrant
Uneducated
Hispanic
Women
Gay
Homo
Lesbo
Trans
Teachers
Educators

Marxism never ever really offers up a solution that allows the underclasses to achieve more.
It just moves wealth, power, funds, laws, land, and life amongst classes in a negative sum path.

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 26, 2025 08:33 AM (gbOdA)

63 Charles is in the same position as William VII, who ruled immediately before Victoria. Already old and sick when he took the throne, he wasn’t there for very long.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 26, 2025 08:33 AM (ZEzFB)

64 It's all one, big crime syndicate.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at April 26, 2025 08:34 AM (SYD5S)

65 m

I am sure the Haggen-Dazs ice cream and all the Stouffer’s frozen meals will be a big hit. I did not want that all to go to the big city of 50,000 to the south. Too many freeloaders. But a small rural food bank will get some help to people that really need it.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 26, 2025 08:34 AM (u82oZ)

66 But a small rural food bank will get some help to people that really need it.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 26, 2025 08:34 AM (u82oZ)

You are a kind man.

Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at April 26, 2025 08:35 AM (SfhV1)

67 47 Isn't King Charles mostly dead from cancer?

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 26, 2025 08:27 AM (qBdHI)

kind of dead
semi dead
deathbed

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 26, 2025 08:35 AM (gbOdA)

68 "Judge Judy" Dugan's mugshot is amusing. It's all over 𝕏 and other sites.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2025 08:35 AM (Q4IgG)

69 68 "Judge Judy" Dugan's mugshot is amusing. It's all over 𝕏 and other sites.

it's awesome

you love to see it!

Posted by: Black Orchid at April 26, 2025 08:36 AM (Pv3Rg)

70 Judge Dugan's perp walk (well, waddle really) is also fun

Posted by: Black Orchid at April 26, 2025 08:36 AM (Pv3Rg)

71
*Most people I've ever known or even conversed with are consistently inconsistent. Intellectual consistency is hard and unpopular. It leads to conclusions often consider radical or extreme.*

"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines."

Posted by: Ralph Waldo Emerson at April 26, 2025 08:36 AM (dg+HA)

72 Hope Dugan gets her 4 or 5 meals a day in jail.

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 26, 2025 08:36 AM (gbOdA)

73 63 Charles is in the same position as William VII, who ruled immediately before Victoria. Already old and sick when he took the throne, he wasn’t there for very long.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 26, 2025 08:33 AM (ZEzFB)

He's only 76!

Posted by: m at April 26, 2025 08:37 AM (CQE5S)

74 rhennigantx

That is a good list.

For the left:

Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. And for some reason it does not apply to them.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 26, 2025 08:37 AM (u82oZ)

75 "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines."
Posted by: Ralph Waldo Emerson at April 26, 2025 08:36 AM (dg+HA)

I fell the saim weigh about speiling

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 26, 2025 08:37 AM (gbOdA)

76 I am happy to say that since the prayer request I put in last week, my co-workers wife gave birth to their first child. 9 pounds, 15 ounces, 23 inches. I have a feeling that their plans for two more kids is going to undergo serious review.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 26, 2025 08:37 AM (lXCUP)

77 Illegal Aliens Cost Texas $121.8 Million in Unpaid Health Care in Just One Month

ho lee shit

1.5 BILLION/yr

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 26, 2025 08:11 AM

There are signs all over the Plano TX medical city hospital that let everyone know that you can't be refused treatment based on your immigration status or ability to pay. The signs are on english and spanish and have a hot line you can call if you feel you have not been treated fairly.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 26, 2025 08:37 AM (e5NfL)

78 71 "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines."
Posted by: Ralph Waldo Emerson at April 26, 2025 08:36 AM (dg+HA)

; )

Posted by: m at April 26, 2025 08:38 AM (CQE5S)

79 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2025 08:39 AM (ZOv7s)

80 12 When does Smokewatch start?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

Courtesy of The Epoch Times:

The day of the pope’s funeral and burial marks the first day of the Novendiali, a nine-day period of mourning and prayer. Each day will include a public celebration of the Eucharist, involving the participation of a different group with links to the pontiff.

After those nine days, Farrell will convene the Church’s College of Cardinals in conclave—secret meetings in seclusion within Vatican City to pray, discern, and elect a new pope. That conclave could begin as early as the week of May 5.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 26, 2025 08:39 AM (lXCUP)

81 I don't want to get on the cart.

Posted by: King Charles at April 26, 2025 08:40 AM (dg+HA)

82 Some of the Michael Walsh guest on CJN Speaks complaints Jesuits are not really Catholic
Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2025 08:28 AM (ypFCm)
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It's time to suppress them again. I think Tolkien wrote Saruman as a Jesuit.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2025 08:40 AM (ZOv7s)

83 74 rhennigantx

That is a good list.

For the left:

Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. And for some reason it does not apply to them.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 26, 2025 08:37 AM (u82oZ)

I always assume that the minute someone identifies a class or identifies themselves that the next statement will be them identifying the class that owes them.

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 26, 2025 08:40 AM (gbOdA)

84 Anyone wanting to snap a selfie with the deceased Pope is out of luck. The lid was screwed on yesterday.

Posted by: Maybe Next Time at April 26, 2025 08:40 AM (G5+As)

85 m

Can King William right the ship in the UKK? I think he can dismiss the Labour PM, and get Nigel in charge,, then stop the invaders.

The armed forces are too small and the police are compromised. Guess we need to smuggle AR-15s to farmers. An economic crash may empty the attractive support the current UK government is giving the Islamics. Shame about theri no-go zones with Sharia law.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 26, 2025 08:42 AM (u82oZ)

86 Like the old Pope was Catholic?
Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2025 08:27 AM (ypFCm)
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He was, at times.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2025 08:42 AM (ZOv7s)

87 80 12 When does Smokewatch start?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

Courtesy of The Epoch Times:

The day of the pope’s funeral and burial marks the first day of the Novendiali, a nine-day period of mourning and prayer. Each day will include a public celebration of the Eucharist, involving the participation of a different group with links to the pontiff.

After those nine days, Farrell will convene the Church’s College of Cardinals in conclave—secret meetings in seclusion within Vatican City to pray, discern, and elect a new pope. That conclave could begin as early as the week of May 5.
Posted by: NR Pax at April 26, 2025 08:39 AM (lXCUP)

Thank you!

Posted by: m at April 26, 2025 08:42 AM (CQE5S)

88 Good morning again morons and non-nooders! with thanks to annie and mh and you for your prayers

Hiya JT and Jim SND

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2025 08:42 AM (RIvkX)

89 I am happy to say that since the prayer request I put in last week, my co-workers wife gave birth to their first child. 9 pounds, 15 ounces, 23 inches. I have a feeling that their plans for two more kids is going to undergo serious review.

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Whoa! Nearly a 10lb baby. That's a lotta baby! Blessings and congrats to your coworker and wife.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 26, 2025 08:44 AM (qBdHI)

90 Thank you for all your prayers. Mrs. Lloyd is home from the hospital and things are settling down again.

Another blessing is that the grandkids are spending the weekend with their other grandparents, so we have some quiet time.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2025 08:44 AM (ZOv7s)

91 85 m

Can King William right the ship in the UKK? I think he can dismiss the Labour PM, and get Nigel in charge,, then stop the invaders.

The armed forces are too small and the police are compromised. Guess we need to smuggle AR-15s to farmers. An economic crash may empty the attractive support the current UK government is giving the Islamics. Shame about theri no-go zones with Sharia law.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 26, 2025 08:42 AM (u82oZ)

Hmm. Prayers up.

Posted by: m at April 26, 2025 08:44 AM (CQE5S)

92 NR Pax

Thanks for the info. Hope they choose ... wisely.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 26, 2025 08:44 AM (u82oZ)

93 What is the UKK?

Posted by: I'm new here at April 26, 2025 08:45 AM (dg+HA)

94 Can King William right the ship in the UKK? I think he can dismiss the Labour PM, and get Nigel in charge,, then stop the invaders.

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Some of William's statements of late have left me disappointed.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 26, 2025 08:46 AM (qBdHI)

95 Will the private jet Anti-Oligarchy tour be making stops this weekend? Losers and Commies need a place to vent, too.

Posted by: Bernie Bro at April 26, 2025 08:46 AM (G5+As)

96 {{{ Dash my lace wigs!}}}

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 26, 2025 08:46 AM (u82oZ)

97 Aagghh! ABC News, where I'm watching pope-stuff, just had talking heads and one of them started talking about things that Good Catholics do. Off with his head!

Posted by: m at April 26, 2025 08:46 AM (CQE5S)

98 >>>Some of the Michael Walsh guest on CJN Speaks complaints Jesuits are not really Catholic
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Jesuits are the most left-leaning of all orders and have long been a thorn in the side of most traditional Catholics. You only have to look at a list of the Jesuit schools in the US to get a good idea of who they are: Georgetown, Boston College, Fordham, et al.

Posted by: IrishEi at April 26, 2025 08:47 AM (3ImbR)

99 I always assume that the minute someone identifies a class or identifies themselves that the next statement will be them identifying the class that owes them.
Posted by: rhennigantx at April 26, 2025 08:40 AM (gbOdA)
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I used to thing that being gay was merely one of many character traits, but I now see it as something of an obsession. If it's private, why do I need to know? If it's just a preference, why must it be public. Normal people don't wander around introducing themselves by saying "I'm really into busty blondes."

This is why I do not trust gay conservatives. The gay always is the most important trait, that's why they put it first.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2025 08:47 AM (ZOv7s)

100 There are signs all over the Plano TX medical city hospital that let everyone know that you can't be refused treatment based on your immigration status or ability to pay. The signs are on english and spanish and have a hot line you can call if you feel you have not been treated fairly.

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So, they basically have free healthcare. I don't know how any hospital system can stay afloat under those conditions.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 26, 2025 08:47 AM (qBdHI)

101 I'm new here

Autocucumber the infidel!

Sheesh. I have a reputation as a terrible typer going here.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 26, 2025 08:47 AM (u82oZ)

102 Judges don't have carte blanche to commit crimes like hiding a fugitive from police or ICE

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2025 08:48 AM (ypFCm)

103 Starmer is there.
https://nypost.com
Posted by: m

I find it amazing Starmer was caught on a CCTV camera embraced in a lip lock with some muslim poohbah about a week ago. And he hasn't resigned yet.

I guess if all the government controlled media doesn't mention it AT ALL, then people aren't moved to rally for his resignation. Everyone knows, but no one will discuss it.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 26, 2025 08:49 AM (i79TK)

104 Lady in Black

The hidden answer is they get very poor care. This is from a very plugged in doctor (formerly my brother's girlfriend0 at NIH.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 26, 2025 08:49 AM (u82oZ)

105 Is this the only time we get to hear the term "conclave"?

Posted by: Confederacy of Dunces at April 26, 2025 08:49 AM (G5+As)

106 Charles is in the same position as William VII, who ruled immediately before Victoria. Already old and sick when he took the throne, he wasn’t there for very long.
Posted by: Tom Servo
+++
Queen Elizabeth seemed to be an intelligent woman. I think she could see that Charles was an idiot and would be a useless king.
That's probably why she didn't step down and let him become king years earlier.

Posted by: Florida Peasant at April 26, 2025 08:49 AM (Lo97M)

107 Good morning Hordelings.

Time to fire up a pot of Bones Coffee's Maple Bacon-flavored coffee. Because nothing exceeds like excess.

I'll make bacon too, of course.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at April 26, 2025 08:50 AM (kpS4V)

108 Jesuits are the most left-leaning of all orders and have long been a thorn in the side of most traditional Catholics. You only have to look at a list of the Jesuit schools in the US to get a good idea of who they are: Georgetown, Boston College, Fordham, et al.
Posted by: IrishEi at April 26, 2025 08:47 AM (3ImbR)
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They prize reason and understanding above all other things, and often go native when serving as missionaries.

You see this in the weird blessings for irregular couples, who are technically not being blessed as couples, just as two people who happen to be a couple practicing ongoing sin.

God bless the African bishops who responded with "No. Just stop."

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2025 08:51 AM (ZOv7s)

109 Scott Presler and Brandon Starka seem trustworthy to me.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 26, 2025 08:51 AM (cvWHI)

110 The Conclave votes for the TXMoMeet Doof Dance Competition. So we gots that.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 26, 2025 08:51 AM (u82oZ)

111 Some of William's statements of late have left me disappointed.
Posted by: Lady in Black at April 26, 2025 08:46 AM (qBdHI)
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He's a usurper. The Stuart line now rules Bavaria and shortly will take the throne of Liechtenstein.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2025 08:52 AM (ZOv7s)

112 Now the Vatican is reporting 250,000 in attendance.

Posted by: m at April 26, 2025 08:53 AM (CQE5S)

113 Time for preps. Going on a road trip to meet Notsothoreau soon.

Have a wonderful day, everyone, with safe travels, art, and fellowship all around.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 26, 2025 08:53 AM (u82oZ)

114 92 Thanks for the info. Hope they choose ... wisely.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

The rot is pretty firmly entrenched but I think that the Cardinals realize people are coming back due to the Church becoming more conservative and going back to its roots.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 26, 2025 08:53 AM (lXCUP)

115 I may just get a slate
and pimp it out

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 26, 2025 08:54 AM (gbOdA)

116 105 Is this the only time we get to hear the term "conclave"?
Posted by: Confederacy of Dunces at April 26, 2025 08:49 AM (G5+As)

Conclave mirrors make things look funny.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 26, 2025 08:55 AM (ZEzFB)

117 Susan Rice, Iranian native* and political appointee of Iranian allies Obama and shambler Biden, was finally fired...

* Used to be that being foreign born (or close relationships) would disqualify one from high level sensitive positions and overseas personnel would go through much effort to make sure their spawn is done stateside. This was SOP when Rice was born...
Ironically, liberal position is that any baby dropped on US soil is a native born citizen, nay "natural born", yet being born OCONUS should taint one's citizenship or loyalty.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2025 08:55 AM (/lPRQ)

118 Jesuits are the most left-leaning of all orders and have long been a thorn in the side of most traditional Catholics.

I read a book from a former SEAL named Michael Walsh who had a problem with a Jesuit priest in South America. One day, the priest received a package with a human silhouette target with several holes in the head and heart. On it was written the range and "Target: Anti-American Jesuit Priest."

The problems stopped very quickly.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 26, 2025 08:55 AM (lXCUP)

119 I haven't found a list of heads of state in attendance. Let me know if you find one, please.

Posted by: m at April 26, 2025 08:55 AM (CQE5S)

120 >>>Is this the only time we get to hear the term "conclave"?
~~~~~

I probably is unless you decide to see the impious movie "Conclave" in which the newly selected pope is revealed to be a hermaphrodite.

Posted by: IrishEi at April 26, 2025 08:56 AM (3ImbR)

121 Queen Elizabeth seemed to be an intelligent woman. I think she could see that Charles was an idiot and would be a useless king.
That's probably why she didn't step down and let him become king years earlier.
Posted by: Florida Peasant at April 26, 2025 08:49 AM (Lo97M)

No doubt. She kept him off the throne for as long as possible.

Posted by: LASue at April 26, 2025 08:56 AM (lCppi)

122 89 Whoa! Nearly a 10lb baby. That's a lotta baby! Blessings and congrats to your coworker and wife.

And the kid decided to hang around for an extra week past the due date so mom had to have labor induced.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 26, 2025 08:56 AM (lXCUP)

123 "The Amateur " is a really good movie.
Great adventure. Great storyline.
Been a long time since I said those words.

Posted by: Elrond Hubbard at April 26, 2025 08:57 AM (VJc7E)

124 105 Is this the only time we get to hear the term "conclave"?

Read my new book, "Conclave of the Clan Bear."

Posted by: bear who shits in the woods at April 26, 2025 08:57 AM (Y1sOo)

125
The rot is pretty firmly entrenched but I think that the Cardinals realize people are coming back due to the Church becoming more conservative and going back to its roots.
Posted by: NR Pax at April 26, 2025 08:53 AM (lXCUP)
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By all accounts, the cardinals feel that Francis was just too much. Too exhausting. A constant drain on their energy as they had to figure out what he was saying.

They are old and want a break. Just a normal, quiet pope. Francis was a reaction against JP II and especially Benedict XVI, and he proved an overreaction.

The next pope has an opportunity to heal a great deal of schisms. The Copts, Eastern Orthodox and even much of the Anglican Communion could be brought back into the Church. I think Francis' actions have made clear that papal authority should be used sparingly, and this would sit well with the Eastern Orthodox.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2025 08:57 AM (ZOv7s)

126 116 105 Is this the only time we get to hear the term "conclave"?
Posted by: Confederacy of Dunces at April 26, 2025 08:49 AM (G5+As)

Conclave mirrors make things look funny.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 26, 2025 08:55 AM (ZEzFB)

Con "Cliff" Clavin

Posted by: m at April 26, 2025 08:57 AM (CQE5S)

127 If PDT comes down real hard on wife beaters there would be 20 to 30 (D) wives in the hospital next weekend.

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 26, 2025 08:57 AM (gbOdA)

128 So, they basically have free healthcare. I don't know how any hospital system can stay afloat under those conditions.
Posted by: Lady in Black at April 26, 2025 08:47 AM (qBdHI)

*Ahem*
American taxpayers after Obamacare.

Posted by: LASue at April 26, 2025 08:58 AM (lCppi)

129 > 28 It is my understanding that the new Pope will also be a Catholic.
Posted by: bear who shits in the woods at April 26, 2025 08:20 AM (Y1sOo)

Also? I'm pretty sure the last Pope wasn't one.

Posted by: Princess Kalina at April 26, 2025 08:58 AM (W5ArC)

130 https://news.sky.com/story/
who-will-be-at-the-popes-funeral-13353604

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 26, 2025 08:59 AM (gbOdA)

131 "The Amateur " is a really good movie.
Great adventure. Great storyline.

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That looks interesting. It's got the guy that played Freddy Mercury in it, I see.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 26, 2025 08:59 AM (qBdHI)

132 No doubt. She kept him off the throne for as long as possible.
Posted by: LASue at April 26, 2025 08:56 AM (lCppi)

For all practical purposes, Queen Elizabeth II will be remembered as the last of the British Royals!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar - THIS Year in Corsicana - again at April 26, 2025 08:59 AM (hOUT3)

133 Francis was a reaction against JP II and especially Benedict XVI, and he proved an overreaction.

I think one of the reasons Benedict was pressured into stepping down was because the Church didn't like the fact he did not embrace the LGBT priests.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 26, 2025 08:59 AM (lXCUP)

134 110 The Conclave votes for the TXMoMeet Doof Dance Competition. So we gots that.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 26, 2025 08:51 AM (u82oZ)
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When the smoke machine puffs out black smoke, things are about to get fungKAYYY!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at April 26, 2025 09:00 AM (kpS4V)

135 I always got the feeling Prince Philip thought Charles was a dunce.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 26, 2025 09:00 AM (qBdHI)

136 God bless the African bishops who responded with "No. Just stop."
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2025 08:51 AM (ZOv7s)
~~~~~

Ditto

Posted by: IrishEi at April 26, 2025 09:01 AM (3ImbR)

137 I thought the conclaves were those clicky sticks thingies that they use in some kinds of Latino music.

Posted by: Princess Kalina at April 26, 2025 09:01 AM (W5ArC)

138 110 The Conclave votes for the TXMoMeet Doof Dance Competition. So we gots that.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 26, 2025 08:51 AM

Will this involve a smoke machine?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 26, 2025 09:01 AM (dg+HA)

139 Illegal Aliens Cost Texas $121.8 Million in Unpaid Health Care in Just One Month

ho lee shit

1.5 BILLION/yr

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 26, 2025 08:11 AM

Meanwhile, I'm charged $150 for a 15 minute visit with a PA that's 'required' simply to get a basic prescription renewed.

Posted by: LASue at April 26, 2025 09:01 AM (lCppi)

140 I've mentioned this before, but it's worth repeating;

The illegals here in KY lining up to get a "Real ID" had preprinted paperwork, their own clerks who spoke Spanish and got those licenses for free. Mine was not.

The "Real ID" is supposed to allow domestic air travel with less hassle and access to government and some military installations. That last part there worries me. South and Central American illegals were not the only ones to get "Real ID's." Those from the Middle East and China did too.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2025 09:02 AM (Q4IgG)

141 I think one of the reasons Benedict was pressured into stepping down was because the Church didn't like the fact he did not embrace the LGBT priests.
Posted by: NR Pax at April 26, 2025 08:59 AM (lXCUP)
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Francis openly denounced the "faggotry" in Italian seminaries, so I guess that was a fail.

Francis was not the pope we wanted but he was the pope we needed. The Holy Spirit was clearly at work.

No one else could have exposed the corruption within Church leaders so thoroughly. His appointments, his allies, all of them revealed themselves, making it that much easier to clean house.

Their pride was their undoing. Thinking they had won, believing that their dream of a liberal, protestant Catholic Church was at hand, they stepped out of the shadows and stand revealed to the world.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2025 09:03 AM (ZOv7s)

142 Judge not, that ye be not judged.

2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.

3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

Guess that Bible in court is glued shut.

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 26, 2025 09:03 AM (gbOdA)

143 The illegals here in KY lining up to get a "Real ID" had preprinted paperwork, their own clerks who spoke Spanish and got those licenses for free. Mine was not.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2025 09:02 AM (Q4IgG)
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The irony is that this makes it that much easier to track them down. Kind of like the app.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2025 09:04 AM (ZOv7s)

144 Not being or know hardly anything of Pope's or Bishops, wonder how many Bishops are Jesuits?
Maybe there is the problem

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2025 09:05 AM (ypFCm)

145 Their pride was their undoing. Thinking they had won, believing that their dream of a liberal, protestant Catholic Church was at hand, they stepped out of the shadows and stand revealed to the world.

If that was not Francis's intention, I'll still cheer the end result.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 26, 2025 09:05 AM (lXCUP)

146 Wifebeater, wifebeater
Beat me a wife
Hit her with fists
Then use a knife

Wifebeater, wifebeater
Use your left hook
And make this an ugly tryst.

Posted by: Mook on the Roof at April 26, 2025 09:05 AM (W5ArC)

147 Meanwhile, I'm charged $150 for a 15 minute visit with a PA that's 'required' simply to get a basic prescription renewed.
Posted by: LASue at April 26, 2025 09:01 AM (lCppi)

Exactly! That pisses me off to no end. Simple BP med.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at April 26, 2025 09:06 AM (5xuJ/)

148 Not being or know hardly anything of Pope's or Bishops, wonder how many Bishops are Jesuits?
Maybe there is the problem
Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2025 09:05 AM (ypFCm)
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Not very many. Most priests (and bishops) are "secular," meaning they are not affiliated with a religious order.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2025 09:07 AM (ZOv7s)

149 130 https://news.sky.com/story/
who-will-be-at-the-popes-funeral-13353604
Posted by: rhennigantx at April 26, 2025 08:59 AM (gbOdA)

Thanks, rhennigantx!

Posted by: m at April 26, 2025 09:08 AM (CQE5S)

150 Mrs. F. reports large explosions in Bandar Abbas.

She is busily monitoring her openint camera network.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2025 09:08 AM (RIvkX)

151 Some of William's statements of late have left me disappointed.
Posted by: Lady in Black at April 26, 2025 08:46 AM (qBdHI)

The road apple doesn't fall far from the horse's ass.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at April 26, 2025 09:09 AM (SYD5S)

152 > Meanwhile, I'm charged $150 for a 15 minute visit with a PA that's 'required' simply to get a basic prescription renewed.
Posted by: LASue at April 26, 2025 09:01 AM (lCppi)

One of the few lasting benefits of the COVID bullshit is that I can now schedule a telemedicine appointment. It's not any cheaper, but at least I don't have to spend travel time for 15 minutes of "Hi, how you doing?" "Fine. I'm on my last refill of (medication I've been taking for a decade.)". "No problem. Anything else?"

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 26, 2025 09:09 AM (W5ArC)

153 Exactly! That pisses me off to no end. Simple BP med.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at April 26, 2025 09:06 AM (5xuJ/)

and you can buy dick pills at the 7 11

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 26, 2025 09:09 AM (gbOdA)

154 Bandar Abbas??

Posted by: dantesed at April 26, 2025 09:09 AM (Oy/m2)

155 > Will this involve a smoke machine?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 26, 2025 09:01 AM (dg+HA)

"Any machine is a smoke machine if you use it wrong enough."

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 26, 2025 09:10 AM (W5ArC)

156 Not being or know hardly anything of Pope's or Bishops, wonder how many Bishops are Jesuits?
Maybe there is the problem
Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2025 09:05 AM (ypFCm)
~~~~~

According to Grok, there are about 5,600 Bishops total worldwide, but only 50-70 are Jesuits.

Thankfully.

Posted by: IrishEi at April 26, 2025 09:10 AM (3ImbR)

157
Not being or know hardly anything of Pope's or Bishops, wonder how many Bishops are Jesuits?

There are three Jesuit cardinals eligible to vote in Conclave. However Jesuits are supposed to stay away from seeking to move up the hierarchy outside their Order.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 26, 2025 09:11 AM (QnmlO)

158 Virginia Giuffre, one of Epstein's most prominent victims, has died, apparently of suicide.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 26, 2025 09:13 AM (lTGtQ)

159 142 Judge not, that ye be not judged.

2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.

3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 26, 2025 09:03 AM (gbOdA)

Amen!

Posted by: m at April 26, 2025 09:14 AM (CQE5S)

160 Please Lord, hear the prayers of Your people. Grant their petitions - those listed above, and those known only to You. Amen.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at April 26, 2025 09:14 AM (7v6oI)

161 Bandar Abbas??
Posted by: dantesed at April 26, 2025 09:09 AM (Oy/m2)
====

Look it up!

Posted by: dantesed's 5th grade geography teacher at April 26, 2025 09:14 AM (RIvkX)

162 > The Copts, Eastern Orthodox and even much of the Anglican Communion could be brought back into the Church.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2025 08:57 AM (ZOv7s)

I'm pretty sure the Orthodox position is that they were never under the authority of the Bishop of Rome to begin with, so there's no "bringing back into the church" necessary or even possible.

Now, they might be willing to be in communion with Rome, but I do not think they will ever accept its authority.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 26, 2025 09:14 AM (W5ArC)

163 According to Grok, there are about 5,600 Bishops total worldwide, but only 50-70 are Jesuits.

OK, how accurate is that? Because, it's probably higher than that.

Posted by: dantesed at April 26, 2025 09:15 AM (Oy/m2)

164 153 Simple blood pressure meds. Here's one for DOGE. I've been on the same cocktail of BP meds for nearly 20 years. When I get a refill from the VA there is always a half inch thick stack of papers with everything I need to know, don't need to know, and can't understand about the meds. Why, we could save a tree.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 26, 2025 09:16 AM (gm9Sb)

165 Is Pope Benny syill alive? Serious question, I don't remember his passing, just his being 'put away'.

Posted by: From about That Time at April 26, 2025 09:16 AM (n4GiU)

166 Blueberry pancakes and bacon

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2025 09:17 AM (RIvkX)

167 Jesuits vs other orders: how about the Carmelites?

I sometimes order coffee from Mystic Monk, and hope I'm not feeding the left wing of Catholicism.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 26, 2025 09:17 AM (h7ZuX)

168 The Copts, Eastern Orthodox and even much of the Anglican Communion could be brought back into the Church.

==

lol, are you sure you are not a Jesuit?

Posted by: runner at April 26, 2025 09:17 AM (g47mK)

169 Bring back the Augustinians!

Posted by: runner at April 26, 2025 09:18 AM (g47mK)

170 When I get a refill from the VA there is always a half inch thick stack of papers with everything I need to know, don't need to know, and can't understand about the meds. Why, we could save a tree.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 26, 2025 09:16 AM (gm9Sb)
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If it saves one life!

Put your oxygen on first!

Caution: Contents are hot!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2025 09:18 AM (RIvkX)

171 166 Blueberry pancakes and bacon
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2025 09:17 AM (RIvkX)

How about that pancake-wrapped bacon in the Week in Pictures!!???

130 https://tinyurl.com/mrxcsuw9

Week in Pictures
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2025 07:56 AM (RIvkX)

Posted by: m at April 26, 2025 09:19 AM (CQE5S)

172 One of the few lasting benefits of the COVID bullshit is that I can now schedule a telemedicine appointment. It's not any cheaper, but at least I don't have to spend travel time for 15 minutes of "Hi, how you doing?" "Fine. I'm on my last refill of (medication I've been taking for a decade.)". "No problem. Anything else?"

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 26, 2025 09:09 AM (W5ArC)

NJ law dictates that when your prescription runs out, you must see your doctor for a renewal. That's been a fairly recent law, under Bucky Murphy.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at April 26, 2025 09:19 AM (5xuJ/)

173 >>>OK, how accurate is that? Because, it's probably higher than that.
~~~~~

It's probably pretty close. There are only a handful of Jesuit Cardinals and only a few of them are eligible to vote in the Conclave.

Posted by: IrishEi at April 26, 2025 09:20 AM (3ImbR)

174 The "Real ID" is supposed to allow domestic air travel with less hassle and access to government and some military installations. That last part there worries me. South and Central American illegals were not the only ones to get "Real ID's." Those from the Middle East and China did too.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

Access to military installations still requires a base pass which itself requires real (not uppercase) ID, sponsor, and background check.

When you pick up the pass at the gate, they'll stall if you have a warrant until local boys come pick you up.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2025 09:20 AM (/lPRQ)

175 I once saw a warning label on a flux-core wire feed welder informing the user that the torch got hot.

Nope, not making this up.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 26, 2025 09:20 AM (W5ArC)

176 I have Outfields 'Your Love' stuck in my head.

Posted by: Aetius451AD workphone at April 26, 2025 09:21 AM (9ypnH)

177 Question: If illegals are getting Real ID licenses, then how can they be "undocumented?"

Posted by: Lizzy at April 26, 2025 09:21 AM (GcdCE)

178 > NJ law dictates that when your prescription runs out, you must see your doctor for a renewal.

Yet another reason to never live in New Jersey.

Could be worse. Could be California.

I won't even change planes in California if I can possibly avoid it.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 26, 2025 09:22 AM (W5ArC)

179 I have mixed feelings about pancake wrapped bacon. Proportions are wrong. I wouldn't turn it down though.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2025 09:22 AM (RIvkX)

180 So, they basically have free healthcare. I don't know how any hospital system can stay afloat under those conditions.
Posted by: Lady in Black at April 26, 2025 08:47 AM (qBdHI)

Most hospitals are not-for-profit. In order to maintain this status, they are required to provide a certain percentage of free and reduced-cost care (this is my day job, writing off money all day long). Heavily subsidized by the taxpayer.

The small-city hospital I work for has several non-citizen applicants weekly, no income, all charges written off.

I have to wonder if any hospitals operate in the black.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 26, 2025 09:23 AM (h7ZuX)

181 Okay... so Prince William wore a blue suit and dark blue tie, which means it's totally okay for Trump to also wear a blue suit.

They're Protestants, and they're not kings, so it's kind of an interesting point of allowable etiquette.

I expect that there'd be nothing stopping close friends from wearing darker mourning, but there's nothing wrong with wearing a lighter mourning shade, either.

Posted by: Suburbanbanshee at April 26, 2025 09:23 AM (p2GXS)

182 Very sad what the monsters did to Virginia

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2025 09:23 AM (ypFCm)

183 The East/West schism will remain unresolved. Too many ecclesiastical differences and the Patriarch will never cede authority to the See of Rome. As far as the Anglicans are concerned, they are in communion with Rome, though I doubt the Church of England will go any farther. They enjoy their faggotry entirely too much.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at April 26, 2025 09:23 AM (GTqXr)

184 > 179 I have mixed feelings about pancake wrapped bacon. Proportions are wrong. I wouldn't turn it down though.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2025 09:22 AM (RIvkX)

How about bacon-wrapped pancakes?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 26, 2025 09:23 AM (W5ArC)

185 175 I once saw a warning label on a flux-core wire feed welder informing the user that the torch got hot.

Nope, not making this up.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 26, 2025 09:20 AM (W5ArC)

And then there's:
McDonald's coffee cup CONTENTS HOT

Posted by: m at April 26, 2025 09:23 AM (CQE5S)

186 Pancake wrapped stuff seems to more naturally lend itself to link sausage.

Posted by: Aetius451AD workphone at April 26, 2025 09:24 AM (9ypnH)

187 The Mexican Bagpipe Band is warming up. Full concert to follow.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 26, 2025 09:25 AM (Aqu9a)

188 >>How about bacon-wrapped pancakes?

Heh, a favorite 70's party foods my mom made was bacon wrapped club crackers - so freaking tasty!

Posted by: Lizzy at April 26, 2025 09:25 AM (GcdCE)

189 > 186 Pancake wrapped stuff seems to more naturally lend itself to link sausage.
Posted by: Aetius451AD workphone at April 26, 2025 09:24 AM (9ypnH)

Breakfast corn dogs might get a salute, if someone ran it up the flagpole.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 26, 2025 09:25 AM (W5ArC)

190 Good grief, what a week. Harry's brain bleed is still being watched, he's on anti-seizure meds and he looks like he went one round with Iron Mike.
Hubby nec spent this morning in the emergency room and a ride in the ambulance after falling at home. Luckily it's mostly contusions, sprains and a busted up nose. They ruled out any brain issues, he's lucky since he fell hard onto an unmovable object.
Good news on Baby Isaac, he's home and thriving.
Cousin Charlie is home and thriving.
Bonnie is tolerating her meds.
Thank you all for your prayers. Annie's Stew please remove both of my prayer requests.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at April 26, 2025 09:25 AM (2NHgQ)

191 174 When I renewed my license in February, the AR revenue office had a list handy at the window for IDs that suffice as real ID. The new ID cards from the VA with the braille and branch of service served in are good, as is a DOD ID so I was covered. This saved a lot of time for the clerks I imagine, showing people they didn't have to get the state ID. Also probably eliminated some arguments at the window about wrong paperwork.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 26, 2025 09:26 AM (gm9Sb)

192 The Mexican Bagpipe Band is warming up. Full concert to follow.
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 26, 2025 09:25 AM (Aqu9a)

I love their Ina Gadda da Vida.

Posted by: Aetius451AD workphone at April 26, 2025 09:26 AM (9ypnH)

193 They myth of the sufferings of Virginia Guthrie. Who was pretty corrupt in soul and body before she even met Epstein, and who herself recruited many girls to the profession. Don't make her out to be a victim or a hero. Especially with the millions she made blackmailing "important men".

Posted by: runner at April 26, 2025 09:26 AM (g47mK)

194 Youtube made me watch a clip from the Cher show from about 1974.

She did a medley of Stevie Wonder songs with the Osmonds. It was the whitest thing I've ever seen. The Osmonds were in purple jumpsuits and she was rocking a giant Afro.

*shudders* I lived through that.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2025 09:26 AM (RIvkX)

195 Virginia Giuffre, one of Epstein's most prominent victims, has died, apparently of suicide.
Posted by: Thomas Paine

Is there a list of known perps', johns, and victims?
Most of the ones I have heard of suicided... at least four now, with just Maxwell and the Prince still breathing.

The real files will never be released because just like the RUSSIA coup attempt the rot goes deep and truth will destroy the government!
- Bill Barr's Perspective

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2025 09:26 AM (/lPRQ)

196 I once saw a warning label on a flux-core wire feed welder informing the user that the torch got hot.

Nope, not making this up.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 26, 2025 09:20 AM (W5ArC)

And then there's:
McDonald's coffee cup CONTENTS HOT

Posted by: m

The curious among us might question as to which was hotter.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 26, 2025 09:26 AM (lTGtQ)

197 Virginia Giuffre, a woman who accused Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew of abuse when she was underaged, has died by suicide, according to a report.

Seems to be lots of Arkancide cases related to this Epstein thing. BTW...What ever happened to those files that were to be released?

Posted by: Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper at April 26, 2025 09:26 AM (KFH84)

198 188 Heh, a favorite 70's party foods my mom made was bacon wrapped club crackers - so freaking tasty!
Posted by: Lizzy at April 26, 2025 09:25 AM (GcdCE)

Yum!

Posted by: m at April 26, 2025 09:27 AM (CQE5S)

199 > Carmelites?

Eat too much Carmelite and you'll become Oblate.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 26, 2025 09:27 AM (W5ArC)

200 200

Posted by: m at April 26, 2025 09:27 AM (CQE5S)

201 Prayers for all of the Horde and their loved ones.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 26, 2025 09:27 AM (0nHVk)

202 > Heh, a favorite 70's party foods my mom made was bacon wrapped club crackers - so freaking tasty!
Posted by: Lizzy at April 26, 2025 09:25 AM (GcdCE)

Sounds tasty!

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 26, 2025 09:28 AM (W5ArC)

203 Colorado gray wolf program update:

Wolf dead in Rocky Mountain National Park, another one traveled 1,230 miles

https://is.gd/fqc9lK

Cause of death not released. This is the third wolf out of 15 that were reintroduced to CO in January of this year from British Columbia. The other two who died had wandered 2-300 miles north and were killed in Wyoming.

Makes me wonder if wolves have some degree of homing instinct and those two were migrating north in the general direction of BC. Sort of a feral Lassie Come Home gambit.

Posted by: muldoon at April 26, 2025 09:28 AM (uCfKO)

204 Heh, a favorite 70's party foods my mom made was bacon wrapped club crackers - so freaking tasty!
Posted by: Lizzy at April 26, 2025 09:25 AM (GcdCE)
===

My mom wrapped bacon around sliced chestnuts.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2025 09:29 AM (RIvkX)

205 She was used, but not the way you guys think. Why the likes of Clinton managed to stay out of the spotlight, but prince Andrew was dragged through the mud is the question you should be axing.

Posted by: runner at April 26, 2025 09:29 AM (g47mK)

206 Yet another reason to never live in New Jersey.

Could be worse. Could be California.

I won't even change planes in California if I can possibly avoid it.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 26, 2025 09:22 AM (W5ArC)

Lived here for nearly 78 years. Not going anywhere. That doctor crap is a mere inconvenience. Doctor is 15 minutes away. Twice a year blood work and he renews the prescription.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at April 26, 2025 09:29 AM (5xuJ/)

207 Simple blood pressure meds. Here's one for DOGE. I've been on the same cocktail of BP meds for nearly 20 years. When I get a refill from the VA there is always a half inch thick stack of papers with everything I need to know, don't need to know, and can't understand about the meds. Why, we could save a tree.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door
===

OK - to get your next refill just give us you personnel device phone number and e-mail. Respond with the two factor confirmation code to receive your script renewal.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2025 09:30 AM (/lPRQ)

208 "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines."
Posted by: Ralph Waldo Emerson

Walt Whitman was a big fan of Emerson. I'm no fan of either.

Posted by: Fast Eddie Felson at April 26, 2025 09:30 AM (McYvC)

209 193 They myth of the sufferings of Virginia Guthrie. Who was pretty corrupt in soul and body before she even met Epstein, and who herself recruited many girls to the profession. Don't make her out to be a victim or a hero. Especially with the millions she made blackmailing "important men".
Posted by: runner at April 26, 2025 09:26 AM (g47mK)

She was 17 when she met Epstein.

Posted by: m at April 26, 2025 09:31 AM (CQE5S)

210 I see at TWIP that RFK Jr is rocking the mid sixties white button down and narrow tie combo.
My fashion has come around back. Got to go find a pocket protecter.

Posted by: From about That Time at April 26, 2025 09:31 AM (n4GiU)

211 NJ law dictates that when your prescription runs out, you must see your doctor for a renewal. That's been a fairly recent law, under Bucky Murphy.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy

And the scripts are arbitrarily limited to from 1 month to 3 month fills, and limited refills.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2025 09:32 AM (/lPRQ)

212 Re: East/West schism, there have also been theological changes on the Eastern side. Even some Biblical canon changes. (There are a lot of Russian Orthodox who go with the Protestant canon, for no particular reason. Very weird.)

But this isn't necessarily recognized, unless one spends a lot of time dealing in detail with current Eastern teaching vs. the official Eastern allegiance to the Fathers, etc.

It's freaking weird, honestly. Not all churches do this, and not all groups inside a church. But everybody tends to do their own thing without realizing, unless they run into another Eastern group that teaches differently.

Basically, for some people, anything goes if it doesn't seem "too much like Rome," which is a dumb way to orient yourself if you have an ancient apostolic heritage of your own. Be "more like what we were taught from ancient times", and don't worry so much about other people.

Posted by: Suburbanbanshee at April 26, 2025 09:32 AM (p2GXS)

213 Susan Rice, Iranian native* and political appointee of Iranian allies Obama and shambler Biden, was finally fired...

* Used to be that being foreign born (or close relationships) would disqualify one from high level sensitive positions and overseas personnel would go through much effort to make sure their spawn is done stateside

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

You're confusing Valerie Jarrett with Susan Rice. Jarrett is Iranian. Rice was born in DC, supposedly descended from slaves.

Posted by: Bigsmith at April 26, 2025 09:32 AM (1Au9i)

214 > Question: If illegals are getting Real ID licenses, then how can they be "undocumented?"
Posted by: Lizzy
-------
Their required documentation is supplied by the Mexican or whatever country's embassy the illegal's from. Here in KY their required documentation was nowhere near as extensive as what I had to provide. That's by design.

The "undocumented" moniker is because they did not fill out paperwork in their home country, submit it, have it authorized and then submit it at a US point of entry before entering.

Having a "Real ID" here in the US doesn't necessarily legitimize the illegals. But it also doesn't hurt.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2025 09:33 AM (Q4IgG)

215 Was R. Lee Ermey Catholic?

He would have made a good Pope I betcha.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 26, 2025 09:33 AM (ACATy)

216 I also think it's nice that Trump came up to chat with Zelenskyy and other world leaders. Funerals are a good occasion for this kind of thing, because nobody's going to fight at a funeral (usually), and everybody's expected to mix.

Posted by: Suburbanbanshee at April 26, 2025 09:34 AM (p2GXS)

217 She was 17 when she met Epstein.
Posted by: m at April 26, 2025 09:31 AM (CQE5S)

and by then she was already living with a much older boyfriend, it's just that epstein payed more

Posted by: runner at April 26, 2025 09:34 AM (g47mK)

218 These three recent wolf deaths join three who died from previous releases over the past two years. Of those three, one was killed by a rancher, one was killed in a fight with another wolf and one...

...(my personal favorite.)..

...was killed by a mountain lion.

Apex predator Battle Royale!

Posted by: muldoon at April 26, 2025 09:34 AM (uCfKO)

219 > Walt Whitman

That guy who shot all those people from the clock tower?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 26, 2025 09:35 AM (W5ArC)

220 213 Susan Rice, Iranian native* and political appointee of Iranian allies Obama and shambler Biden, was finally fired...

* Used to be that being foreign born (or close relationships) would disqualify one from high level sensitive positions and overseas personnel would go through much effort to make sure their spawn is done stateside

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

You're confusing Valerie Jarrett with Susan Rice. Jarrett is Iranian. Rice was born in DC, supposedly descended from slaves.
Posted by: Bigsmith at April 26, 2025 09:32 AM (1Au9i)

Susan Rice
wikipedia
Her maternal grandparents were Jamaican immigrants to Portland, Maine; her paternal grandparents were the descendants of enslaved Africans and from South Carolina.

Posted by: m at April 26, 2025 09:35 AM (CQE5S)

221 Very sad what the monsters did to Virginia
Posted by: Skip

I can imagine what weighed on her most is they got her to recruit for them.

And then Five Eyes was going to Maxwell / Epstein her to shut her up.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2025 09:35 AM (/lPRQ)

222 OK - to get your next refill just give us you personnel device phone number and e-mail. Respond with the two factor confirmation code to receive your script renewal.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2025 09:30 AM (/lPRQ)
====
I log into the app and my doctor approves by Rx renewal online, the pills arrive in the mail.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2025 09:35 AM (RIvkX)

223 NJ law dictates that when your prescription runs out, you must see your doctor for a renewal. That's been a fairly recent law, under Bucky Murphy.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy

And the scripts are arbitrarily limited to from 1 month to 3 month fills, and limited refills.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2025 09:32 AM (/lPRQ)

Three refills at 90 days each. But, I get my blood work every 6 months. Which, knock on wood, has been within normal parameters each time. Two months away from 78. OY!!

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at April 26, 2025 09:35 AM (5xuJ/)

224 Keir Starmer standing so close and leaning into Trump was kinda creepy, not going to lie. Trump wasn't openly giving him the cold shoulder, but I definitely got the feeling that he was keeping an eye on the creep.

Posted by: Suburbanbanshee at April 26, 2025 09:36 AM (p2GXS)

225 I have a soft spot for Jesuits.
I'm not Catholic and I don't know holy water from Dasani, but here's the story.
My father grew up in rural west Alabama, and his father (from Yugoslavia) was BIG TIME Catholic.
So in 1937-1938 my father, the youngest child, is a standout high school football star.
He gets recruited by the University of Alabama. My grandfather says no, nobody else in this family went to college and you don't need to either.
Then he gets recruited by the Alabama Polytechnic Institute (i.e., Auburn University). My grandfather says no, nobody else in this family went to college and you don't need to either.
Then a Jesuit priest knocks on the door. He's from Springhill College in Mobile.
My grandfather relents and my father goes to college on a football scholarship.
Then the war starts and because he's in college becomes an officer in the Navy which he subsequently chooses as a career and changes the course of our family and following generations.

So I'll always have a soft spot for the Jesuits.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 26, 2025 09:36 AM (dg+HA)

226 > 215 Was R. Lee Ermey Catholic?

He would have made a good Pope I betcha.
Posted by: Common Tater at April 26, 2025 09:33 AM (ACATy)

YOU LITTLE SCUMBAG! Get down on the floor and give me a hundred Hail Marys!

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 26, 2025 09:36 AM (W5ArC)

227 Susan Rice is equally evil and as guilty.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2025 09:36 AM (RIvkX)

228 The Copts, Eastern Orthodox and even much of the Anglican Communion could be brought back into the Church. I think Francis' actions have made clear that papal authority should be used sparingly, and this would sit well with the Eastern Orthodox.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2025 08:57 AM (ZOv7s)

I hope you're right, especially about the Anglicans; I attend an Ordinariate parish, and I would love for that to become a widespread and flourishing rite within the Church. I have to say, though, that I'm stroking out over what seems to be the highly likely outcome of Tagle taking over the Papacy, in which case we're likely looking at further liberalization towards the rainbow people and eventually even a Church fracture along the lines of the Anglicans themselves.

Posted by: Wiese at April 26, 2025 09:36 AM (W2RQ1)

229 > Walt Whitman

That guy who shot all those people from the clock tower?
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 26, 2025 09:35 AM (W5ArC)

No, the writer that panicked when the Russian submarine grounded on Gloucester Island, Mass.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 26, 2025 09:37 AM (Aqu9a)

230 >He would have made a good Pope I betcha.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 26, 2025 09:33 AM (ACATy)

Pope Gunny...I like it.

I'm holding out hope for Pope Marcellus III - a pipe hittin' African pope to go medieval on the Roman Curia.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at April 26, 2025 09:37 AM (GTqXr)

231 Narrow ties looked good. I was around in the 70s and the wide fat neckties looked goofy then, too. Inexplicable, fashion trends are. A way to make more money, probably. Polyester was another regrettable affectation.

Goofy haircuts, porn stache, polyester suits, wide ties. What were they thinking?

Posted by: Common Tater at April 26, 2025 09:38 AM (ACATy)

232 You're confusing Valerie Jarrett with Susan Rice. Jarrett is Iranian. Rice was born in DC, supposedly descended from slaves.
Posted by: Bigsmith

I stand corrected.
Thank You.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2025 09:40 AM (/lPRQ)

233 Narrow ties looked good. I was around in the 70s and the wide fat neckties looked goofy then, too. Inexplicable, fashion trends are. A way to make more money, probably. Polyester was another regrettable affectation.

Goofy haircuts, porn stache, polyester suits, wide ties. What were they thinking?
Posted by: Common Tater at April 26, 2025 09:38 AM (ACATy)

And Elvis sideburns. Hushpuppy shoes.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 26, 2025 09:40 AM (Aqu9a)

234 The East/West schism will remain unresolved. Too many ecclesiastical differences and the Patriarch will never cede authority to the See of Rome. As far as the Anglicans are concerned, they are in communion with Rome, though I doubt the Church of England will go any farther. They enjoy their faggotry entirely too much.
Posted by: Heavy Meta at April 26, 2025 09:23 AM (GTqXr)
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The talks were restarted a couple of years ago under the framework of examining the historical context of their union and the reason for its dissolution.

The real issue was always Constantinople vs Rome, and that was 'resolved' in 1453. There is now disunity within the Orthodox community as the Russia/Ukraine thing has caused various patriarchies to break off communion with one another.

In this circumstance, renewed communion with Rome would be helpful because a core weakness within Eastern Orthodoxy is the tendency to place the flag above the cross, i.e. nationalism comes first.

Francis' reign highlighted the need for the papacy to remain within clear, definable limits, and this would sit well with the Orthodox, but also the Copts and GAFCON.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2025 09:41 AM (ZOv7s)

235 Goofy haircuts, porn stache, polyester suits, wide ties. What were they thinking?
Posted by: Common Tater at April 26, 2025 09:38 AM (ACATy)

====
How about a pink knit tie with a square bottom like a common disco douchebag?
/confession

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2025 09:41 AM (RIvkX)

236 And wide belts.

Posted by: Don't remind me at April 26, 2025 09:42 AM (dg+HA)

237 Thanks for the Coffee Thread and Prayer Revival, Mis Hum and Annie!

Prayers up for all of God's children on this fine day.

And may God continue to bless the U.S.A. and Israel.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at April 26, 2025 09:42 AM (rxCpr)

238 231 Narrow ties looked good. I was around in the 70s and the wide fat neckties looked goofy then, too. Inexplicable, fashion trends are. A way to make more money, probably. Polyester was another regrettable affectation.

Goofy haircuts, porn stache, polyester suits, wide ties. What were they thinking?
Posted by: Common Tater at April 26, 2025 09:38 AM (ACATy)

heh

Posted by: m at April 26, 2025 09:42 AM (CQE5S)

239 Goofy haircuts, porn stache, polyester suits, wide ties. What were they thinking?
Posted by: Common Tater at April 26, 2025 09:38 AM (ACATy)
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In my school portraits from those days, I am wearing shirts whose collar is wide enough to reach my shoulders.

Also, longer, moppish hair cuts.

The girls not wearing bras was cool, but I was too young to appreciate it at the time.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2025 09:43 AM (ZOv7s)

240 236 And wide belts.
Posted by: Don't remind me at April 26, 2025 09:42 AM (dg+HA)

And patchouli!

Posted by: m at April 26, 2025 09:43 AM (CQE5S)

241 Morning again, all,

I missed a lot while I was washing the car and then detailing myself, huh? What's going on?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 26, 2025 09:44 AM (omVj0)

242 And wide belts.
Posted by: Don't remind me at April 26, 2025 09:42 AM (dg+HA)
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Wide white belts and matching shoes. The photos of my father are incredible. Pink shirts and plaid pants.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2025 09:44 AM (ZOv7s)

243 Narrow ties looked good. I was around in the 70s and the wide fat neckties looked goofy then, too. Inexplicable, fashion trends are. A way to make more money, probably. Polyester was another regrettable affectation.

Goofy haircuts, porn stache, polyester suits, wide ties. What were they thinking?

Posted by: Common Tater

Now they are making ties out of polyester. An abomination.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 26, 2025 09:44 AM (lTGtQ)

244 Nope, not making this up.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 26, 2025 09:20 AM (W5ArC)

And then there's:
McDonald's coffee cup CONTENTS HOT
Posted by: m at April 26, 2025 09:23 AM (CQE5S)

Well, YOU try washing your hair without reading the shampoo instructions!!

Posted by: Oligarch-slayer Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez at April 26, 2025 09:44 AM (PiwSw)

245 Jarrett wasn't Iranian, just born there with American parents.

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2025 09:44 AM (ypFCm)

246 I took a Rhetoric class at University, the art of persuasion that was taught by a female jesuit, maybe she had bailed, I dunno. Probably a lefty, but it was a very good refresher on argumentation and logical fallacies and an upgrade to anybody’s bullshit detector.

If you teach your kids nothing else, Rhetoric, logic errors, etc would be among the top of the list. Make it a game with them. “What classic logic error is a assclown on the TV Employing in their bullshit today? “ Shoule be 3 or 4 or more, easy peasey.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 26, 2025 09:44 AM (ACATy)

247 So I'll always have a soft spot for the Jesuits.

We only had one option for private school here. Jesuit. Went to one meeting. Walking out I said to the wife "No way in Hell."

Posted by: Fast Eddie Felson at April 26, 2025 09:44 AM (McYvC)

248 >>Their required documentation is supplied by the Mexican or whatever country's embassy the illegal's from. Here in KY their required documentation was nowhere near as extensive as what I had to provide. That's by design.

The "undocumented" moniker is because they did not fill out paperwork in their home country, submit it, have it authorized and then submit it at a US point of entry before entering.

I was being flippant (I'm sure you knew

), but your info that we have two standards n Real ID is incredibly upsetting- wtf?

Can't wait to find out what they're up to with the Real ID push. Will they use this to ferret out/confirm who is using the stolen SS#s? Musk has mentioned cases where the same SS# is used by thousands, tens of thousands of illegals and the government systems are configured not to catch this/reject the duplicates. I assume that these are legit SS#s of living AMericans so that they can't put them all on the "dead" list to stop benefits.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 26, 2025 09:44 AM (GcdCE)

249 And wide belts.
Posted by: Don't remind me at April 26, 2025 09:42 AM (dg+HA)
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Wide white belts and matching shoes. The photos of my father are incredible. Pink shirts and plaid pants.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2025 09:44 AM (ZOv7s)

Stylish!

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 26, 2025 09:45 AM (Aqu9a)

250 240 236 And wide belts.
Posted by: Don't remind me at April 26, 2025 09:42 AM (dg+HA)

And patchouli!
Posted by: m at April 26, 2025 09:43 AM (CQE5S)

Or Brut. And chain necklaces. And puka bead necklaces and wristbands.

Posted by: m at April 26, 2025 09:45 AM (CQE5S)

251 How about a pink knit tie with a square bottom like a common disco douchebag?
/confession
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2025 09:41 AM (RIvkX)
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I recall knit ties being an 80s thing.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2025 09:45 AM (ZOv7s)

252 I want an army of those flailbots from the ONT around the perimeter of my property.

https://tinyurl.com/yc29hn6s

Posted by: toby928 at April 26, 2025 09:45 AM (jc0TO)

253 I prefer, but wouldn't pass it up, to have sausages with pancakes, bacon with eggs.

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2025 09:45 AM (ypFCm)

254 246 If you teach your kids nothing else, Rhetoric, logic errors, etc would be among the top of the list. Make it a game with them. “What classic logic error is a assclown on the TV Employing in their bullshit today? “ Shoule be 3 or 4 or more, easy peasey.
Posted by: Common Tater at April 26, 2025 09:44 AM (ACATy)

Agreed.

Posted by: m at April 26, 2025 09:46 AM (CQE5S)

255 Looking at the Sky News and other pictures.

There were other people wearing blue suits. Not a ton, but some. Also some "midnight blue" suits, which look black except when the sun is very bright.

The Hispanic-world newspapers showed Queen Letizia, for those interested. No mantilla comb, no big mantilla, just a little black chapel veil. Very minimalist.

Posted by: Suburbanbanshee at April 26, 2025 09:46 AM (p2GXS)

256 my bengal had a NIGHT Thursday - thankfully the dog (who must actually like him) woke me up to him struggling to pee

took to 24 hour ER - no blockage thankfully - but no idea why he got the UTI - anyway on three different meds and seems better but it sure freaked me out. dangerous stuff for a male cat
Posted by: Black Orchid at April 26, 2025

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Big black Stirling had that problem when he was about six months old. I'd seen the symptoms before and hustled him to the emergency vet. No blockage with the UTI. I asked him where he'd been partying lately to come up with that, and he had no answer.

They did say he has a rather small bladder for such a big cat (even at six months he weighed eight pounds).

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 26, 2025 09:47 AM (omVj0)

257 Big Sears had us under their evil machinations, they did.

They sent out a humongous catalog every year, with the New Fashion Trends dictated.

And we all dutifully complied.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 26, 2025 09:48 AM (ACATy)

258 I noticed that lots of Facebook people were “quoting” the late pope, and “quoting” Bob Dylan’s supposed tribute to him.

Both are fake.

In the one, Francis allegedly says something like the rivers don’t flow to the seas just for the heck of it. They flow to help nature on the way, blah, blah. It’s written nicely, so I was suspicious. It’s a quote that was floating around Facebook and even related to a video game before Francis was pope.

The Bob Dylan “quote” praising Francis up and down is so corny it’s obviously something Dylan would never say about anyone. I know Dylan was a Jesus freak for a time, but he never even talked about that in a conventional way.

Posted by: SMOD at April 26, 2025 09:48 AM (GITLP)

259 puka bead --> puka shell

Posted by: m at April 26, 2025 09:48 AM (CQE5S)

260 Stylish!
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 26, 2025 09:45 AM (Aqu9a)
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You go with what works, I guess. My parents divorced in 1978, and my father, who had taken 'ballroom' dancing when he was young, embraced disco unconditionally. Being single and only seeing me on weekends, he took classes multiple times a week, lost weight and could absolutely demolish a dance floor. Smooth as silk.

A few years ago my stepmother was cleaning out their place and because he can't throw anything away, a bunch of it was given to me, including a super-sauve pinstripe disco suit - flared pants, vest and jacket.

"This is my lucky suit," he said. "I got lucky a lot in it." I gave it to Goodwill.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2025 09:49 AM (ZOv7s)

261 I recall knit ties being an 80s thing.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2025 09:45 AM (ZOv7s)
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Yes, 1980 iirc

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2025 09:49 AM (RIvkX)

262 Jarrett wasn't Iranian, just born there with American parents.
Posted by: Skip

Yup, but the very debatable modern American principle of Magic Soil makes her a Natural Born Iranian.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 26, 2025 09:49 AM (/lPRQ)

263 Valerie Jarrett is awful, however not Iranian. Her parents were in Iran which was under the shah at the time when she was born, she's American. The family moved to London when she was 5. As a 5 year old she wouldn't have fond or otherwise memories of Iran and definitely not Iran under the mullahs.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at April 26, 2025 09:49 AM (2NHgQ)

264 I think it's hilarious that Deion Sanders' kid -- the arrogant, entitled QB at Colorado -- hast thus far gone undrafted by any NFL team.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 26, 2025 09:51 AM (Y1sOo)

265 Narrow ties looked good. I was around in the 70s and the wide fat neckties looked goofy then, too. Inexplicable, fashion trends are. A way to make more money, probably. Polyester was another regrettable affectation.

Goofy haircuts, porn stache, polyester suits, wide ties. What were they thinking?
Posted by: Common Tater at April 26, 2025

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I had a hard time finding clothes that I thought looked good on me. I resorted to going to menswear stores, the kind that sold Botany 500 suits and the like, to get slacks and dress shirts that didn't look like an explosion at a florist shop.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 26, 2025 09:51 AM (omVj0)

266 >>I recall knit ties being an 80s thing.

Along with patchwork madras jackets!
Preppy pastels!! Collar popped!

Posted by: Lizzy at April 26, 2025 09:51 AM (GcdCE)

267 Now they are making ties out of polyester. An abomination.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 26, 2025 09:44 AM

They have for a long time. No woman worth her salt wants to be tied up with anything but a silk tie.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 26, 2025 09:51 AM (0sNs1)

268 Raise your hand if you gave or received

Soap on a rope
Cologne (Brut, English Leather, Hai Karate)
Golf Balls
Box of cheeses, in faux green grass

as gifts

Posted by: Common Tater at April 26, 2025 09:51 AM (ACATy)

269 IMO Susan Rice is Barky's right hand

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2025 09:51 AM (ypFCm)

270 Normal people don't wander around introducing themselves by saying "I'm really into busty blondes."

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2025 08:47 AM (ZOv7s)

They don't ?? shit...

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 26, 2025 09:52 AM (snZF9)

271 I think it's hilarious that Deion Sanders' kid -- the arrogant, entitled QB at Colorado -- hast thus far gone undrafted by any NFL team.
Posted by: one hour sober at April 26, 2025 09:51 AM (Y1sOo)
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He has only ever been coached by his father. That's a big issue, and apparently the interviews went very poorly.

Deion did his kid no favors in lavishing him with praise and retiring his number.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2025 09:52 AM (ZOv7s)

272 264 I think it's hilarious that Deion Sanders' kid -- the arrogant, entitled QB at Colorado -- hast thus far gone undrafted by any NFL team.
Posted by: one hour sober at April 26, 2025 09:51 AM (Y1sOo)

Coach Prime has an arrogant kid? That's unpossible!

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 26, 2025 09:52 AM (PiwSw)

273 ClipperCraft, with 1.034 locations, use our purchasing power and pass our savings onto you. Men’s suits for only $40, that look like they should cost much, much more!

Posted by: Common Tater at April 26, 2025 09:53 AM (ACATy)

274 I prefer, but wouldn't pass it up, to have sausages with pancakes, bacon with eggs.
Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2025 09:45 AM (ypFCm)
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Agreed but my whining skills are what they are.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2025 09:54 AM (RIvkX)

275 They don't ?? shit...
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 26, 2025 09:52 AM (snZF9)
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I did include the qualifier "normal," which pretty much excludes everyone here.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2025 09:54 AM (ZOv7s)

276 Normal people don't wander around introducing themselves by saying "I'm really into busty blondes."

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2025 08:47 AM (ZOv7s)

They don't ?? shit...
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 26, 2025 09:52 AM (snZF9)

Well, I mean, it kind of goes without saying.

Posted by: Aetius451AD workphone at April 26, 2025 09:54 AM (9ypnH)

277 Normal people don't wander around introducing themselves by saying "I'm really into busty blondes."
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2025 08:47 AM

At least not the ones who prefer brunettes and/or redheads.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 26, 2025 09:54 AM (0sNs1)

278 >>Raise your hand if you gave or received

Soap on a rope
Cologne (Brut, English Leather, Hai Karate)
Golf Balls
Box of cheeses, in faux green grass

as gifts
- - - -

JeanNate after bath splash
Loves Baby Soft cologne
Bonnie Bell lip gloss
Lifesavers Christmas "book" holding 10(?) rolls

Posted by: Lizzy at April 26, 2025 09:55 AM (GcdCE)

279 One '80s-'90s dress fashion I liked was tab collars on dress shirts. You know, the thing where you buttoned or snapped a tab *behind* your tie knot, so the collar conformed closely to the knot. Very dressy, if a little "Goodfellas" now. Can't find those kind of shirts anywhere in stores.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 26, 2025 09:55 AM (omVj0)

280 He has only ever been coached by his father. That's a big issue, and apparently the interviews went very poorly.

Deion did his kid no favors in lavishing him with praise and retiring his number.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2025 09:52 AM (ZOv7s)

I was just reading off a CFP link that Sanders has a tendency to hold onto the ball too long, and has limited mobility in the pocket. If true, interesting that he was considered a round 1 draft player.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at April 26, 2025 09:55 AM (7v6oI)

281 At least not the ones who prefer brunettes and/or redheads.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 26, 2025 09:54 AM (0sNs1)

The hair color matters less.

Posted by: Aetius451AD workphone at April 26, 2025 09:55 AM (9ypnH)

282 So you're a really important person. And you die. And you're so important that the entire world sends its leaders to your funeral.
Is the discussion about you, your character, your values, your accomplishments?
No. It's about who showed up in the wrong fashion choices.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 26, 2025 09:56 AM (dg+HA)

283 Big black Stirling had that problem when he was about six months old. I'd seen the symptoms before and hustled him to the emergency vet. No blockage with the UTI. I asked him where he'd been partying lately to come up with that, and he had no answer.

thank you for this, Wolfus

I'm still freaking out a bit. the meds have him SO DOPEY I don't love it, but he's been peeing normally since about 2 hours after starting them (at 3am on Friday in case you're wondering I have not been sleeping too much)

they also said stuff was small in there. he's a decent sized cat too. I'm stopping kibble and going to all wet food regardless of anything else

Posted by: Black Orchid at April 26, 2025 09:57 AM (Pv3Rg)

284 >>Raise your hand if you gave or received

Soap on a rope
Cologne (Brut, English Leather, Hai Karate)

I used to work for a company that made soap on a rope at Christmas time. Received and gifted.

Cologne - all the time from my baby sister.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at April 26, 2025 09:57 AM (7v6oI)

285 Fifty years I've been waiting for my Nehru jackets and shirts to come back into style. This could be the year!

Posted by: Hollywood Fashion Plate at April 26, 2025 09:57 AM (G5+As)

286 Suggest AOS Style Guide be updated so all future references to "Brut" be amended to "Brut -- by Faberge."

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 26, 2025 09:57 AM (PiwSw)

287 I kind of feel bad for Shadeur Sanders but. not enough to not laugh at all this

did you guys see his "selection room"?!?!?

Posted by: Black Orchid at April 26, 2025 09:58 AM (Pv3Rg)

288 285 Fifty years I've been waiting for my Nehru jackets and shirts to come back into style. This could be the year!
Posted by: Hollywood Fashion Plate at April 26, 2025 09:57 AM (G5+As)

Just do it, and the world will follow.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 26, 2025 09:58 AM (h7ZuX)

289 In recent years the “style” has been for suits to appear about 2 sizes too small. Really goofy looking. Humans will believe and do anything, apparently.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 26, 2025 09:58 AM (ACATy)

290 I was just reading off a CFP link that Sanders has a tendency to hold onto the ball too long, and has limited mobility in the pocket. If true, interesting that he was considered a round 1 draft player.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at April 26, 2025 09:55 AM (7v6oI)
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There was a lot of ESPN type hype because they love themselves some Deion.

I also read that part of the holding onto the ball problem was his willingness to change the play at the line, which frustrated the offense, but no one could speak ill of the coach's kid.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2025 09:59 AM (ZOv7s)

291 "All my men wear English Leather, or they wear nothing at all."

Posted by: Carole Mallory at April 26, 2025 09:59 AM (Aqu9a)

292 IMO Susan Rice is Barky's right hand

Yep. Valerie Jarrett was his godfather. Elevated him in Chicago politics after being introduced by ... the future Michelle Obama.

Posted by: Fast Eddie Felson at April 26, 2025 09:59 AM (McYvC)

293 To my eye, there are... *checks notes* ... ZERO foreign leaders, dead or alive, who deserve a personal state visit with any American President, and most especially from Donald Trump. They're all his enemies, and should be sent surrogates instead. Preferably low-ranking and surly.

This Pope should have gotten a Freemason who works as a janitor at the Department of Vague Expenditures.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 26, 2025 09:59 AM (BI5O2)

294 None of the owners want to deal with Deion.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at April 26, 2025 09:59 AM (SYD5S)

295 >>Coach Prime has an arrogant kid? That's unpossible!

"One longtime NFL assistant coach said his time with Sanders was 'the worst formal interview I've ever been in in my life. He's so entitled. He takes unnecessary sacks. He never plays on time. He has horrible body language. He blames teammates...but the biggest thing is, he's not that good.'"

Posted by: one hour sober at April 26, 2025 10:00 AM (Y1sOo)

296 JeanNate after bath splash
Loves Baby Soft cologne
Bonnie Bell lip gloss
Lifesavers Christmas "book" holding 10(?) rolls
Posted by: Lizzy at April 26, 2025 09:55 AM (GcdCE)

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Oh man, Love's Baby Soft. I think I got a gift set one year with lotion and powder and perfume, and I was over the moon.

Posted by: Jordan61 at April 26, 2025 10:00 AM (xOnCy)

297 In recent years the “style” has been for suits to appear about 2 sizes too small. Really goofy looking. Humans will believe and do anything, apparently.
Posted by: Common Tater at April 26, 2025 09:58 AM (ACATy)
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Matches the under-muscled soy frame.

I have two suits, both in a traditional looser fit and purchased around 20 years ago.

Male clothing should drape and offer freedom of movement so that you can draw your weapon and pistol-whip the miscreant to was rude to your lady. Hard to do that in skinny pants.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2025 10:01 AM (ZOv7s)

298 HEY! NO picking on Spooner!
Do what the rest of us do and pick on the UP ehh?
Da Yoopers need to be kept in line.

Posted by: Kafiroon at April 26, 2025 10:01 AM (72iBN)

299 >>n recent years the “style” has been for suits to appear about 2 sizes too small. Really goofy looking.

Ugh, yes!
I blame Thom Browne

https://tinyurl.com/5erm5edn

Posted by: Lizzy at April 26, 2025 10:01 AM (GcdCE)

300 In recent years the “style” has been for suits to appear about 2 sizes too small. Really goofy looking. Humans will believe and do anything, apparently.
Posted by: Common Tater at April 26, 2025

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I know, right? I say these people look like they're wearing their little brothers' Communion suits.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 26, 2025 10:02 AM (omVj0)

301 >>Oh man, Love's Baby Soft. I think I got a gift set one year with lotion and powder and perfume, and I was over the moon.

Right? I freakin' loved that stuff.
And the big-azz bonnie bell lip gloss in watermelon. . .
Meet me at the roller rink, baby!

Posted by: Lizzy at April 26, 2025 10:03 AM (GcdCE)

302 Posted by: Common Tater at April 26, 2025 09:51 AM (ACATy)
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I'm wearing Brut aftershave right now

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2025 10:03 AM (RIvkX)

303
Cologne - all the time from my baby sister.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at April 26, 2025 09:57 AM (7v6oI)

_________

She was sending you a message. You need to bathe more than once a quarter.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 26, 2025 10:03 AM (QnmlO)

304 275 They don't ?? shit...
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 26, 2025 09:52 AM (snZF9)
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I did include the qualifier "normal," which pretty much excludes everyone here.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 26, 2025 09:54 AM (ZOv7s)

Pretty much?

Posted by: m at April 26, 2025 10:04 AM (CQE5S)

305 Just FYI:
Evening in Paris Eau de Parfum in the pretty blue bottles is still available but is now ~$60 a bottle!

I think every mom got at least one bottle of it in the '60s from their kids. Of course, then it was sold in drugs stores for much, much less money.

Posted by: IrishEi at April 26, 2025 10:04 AM (3ImbR)

306 I'm still freaking out a bit. the meds have him SO DOPEY I don't love it, but he's been peeing normally since about 2 hours after starting them (at 3am on Friday in case you're wondering I have not been sleeping too much)

they also said stuff was small in there. he's a decent sized cat too. I'm stopping kibble and going to all wet food regardless of anything else
Posted by: Black Orchid at April 26, 2025

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Black Orchid, you'll want to get him a fountain -- one of those plug-in deals where you fill the reservoir with water, and it recirculates through a filter. It's fresher, I guess, and the movement of the water attracts the cat too. I've been giving Stirling (and Dagny, who's a girl) a mix of dry and wet food for a long while now, and the problem hasn't recurred for him. But he drinks more than he would from a bowl of water. (He also loves the kitchen and bathroom tap.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 26, 2025 10:05 AM (omVj0)

307 LOL, NFL draft drama! If you replace bonbons with beer, it's like the male version of Long Island housewives watching TMZ.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 26, 2025 10:05 AM (BI5O2)

308 I know, right? I say these people look like they're wearing their little brothers' Communion suits.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 26, 2025 10:02 AM (omVj0)
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The Pee Wee Herman Look

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2025 10:06 AM (RIvkX)

309 285 Fifty years I've been waiting for my Nehru jackets and shirts to come back into style. This could be the year!
Posted by: Hollywood Fashion Plate at April 26, 2025 09:57 AM (G5+As)

Mere moments after you donate them to GoodWill.

Posted by: m at April 26, 2025 10:06 AM (CQE5S)

310 Rodney Dangerfield makes the case for regular guy clothes in Easy Money:

https://youtu.be/HUDWS72SpNE

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 26, 2025 10:07 AM (Aqu9a)

311
Diana's turn today at the National Specialty in Best of Breed competition. Not expecting much; an Award of Merit is about the best we can hope for.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 26, 2025 10:07 AM (QnmlO)

312 Oh man, Love's Baby Soft. I think I got a gift set one year with lotion and powder and perfume, and I was over the moon.
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Right? I freakin' loved that stuff.
Posted by: Lizzy at April 26, 2025 10:03 AM (GcdCE)
~~~~~

Still available on Amazon, ladies.

Posted by: IrishEi at April 26, 2025 10:07 AM (3ImbR)

313 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 26, 2025 10:07 AM (QnmlO)

Good luck

Posted by: It's me donna at April 26, 2025 10:08 AM (VE6XX)

314 I worked in the Faberge headquarters in Manhattan in the mid-70s doing a big renovation. They had the best collection of drop-dead gorgeous secretaries ever put together. Worked in the office of Sammy Cahn, songwriter and lyricist. Faberge was producing movies at the time. He had just scored A Touch of Class, with George Segal and Glenda Jackson. Sammy was interested in what we were doing and seemed to be a nice guy. It wasn't far in miles, but his beautiful office w/grand piano was a long way from the Lower East Side of his youth.

Posted by: Brut by Faberge at April 26, 2025 10:09 AM (G5+As)

315 >>Still available on Amazon, ladies.

Ha! But no. Better left in its own era. . .

Posted by: Lizzy at April 26, 2025 10:09 AM (GcdCE)

316 The 80's (for me) was the era of linen suits for men. I recall buying myself a linen sports coat for work.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2025 10:10 AM (Q4IgG)

317 Creepy Baby Soft and from back in the day:

https://youtu.be/l7IP5SV6GqQ?si=6p5qP2SW6GjaGCVA

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 26, 2025 10:10 AM (BI5O2)

318 Please pray for NaCly Dawg. He has lost two ladies who were dear to his heart.

Posted by: creeper at April 26, 2025 10:10 AM (zFwIe)

319 *ad from back in the day

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 26, 2025 10:10 AM (BI5O2)

320 “ He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all nations and peoples of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.”

Daniel 7:14

Posted by: Marcus T at April 26, 2025 10:11 AM (qnw3j)

321 Love that Trump was wearing a blue suit amongst a sea of black.. How long before we get Suitgate...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 26, 2025 10:11 AM (VE6XX)

322 >>Diana's turn today at the National Specialty in Best of Breed competition. Not expecting much; an Award of Merit is about the best we can hope for.

Break a leg! (Is that appropriate for dog shows?)

>>Please pray for NaCly Dawg. He has lost two ladies who were dear to his heart.

Will do!

Posted by: Lizzy at April 26, 2025 10:11 AM (GcdCE)

323 Lord hear our prayers.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * poorly trained emotional support moron at April 26, 2025 10:11 AM (TrKJG)

324 Raise your hand if you gave or received

Soap on a rope
-----

Pope on a rope!

Alas they don't make that soap anymore.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at April 26, 2025 10:11 AM (kpS4V)

325 I was just reading off a CFP link that Sanders has a tendency to hold onto the ball too long, and has limited mobility in the pocket. If true, interesting that he was considered a round 1 draft player.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at April 26, 2025 09:55 AM

Sanders had a bad o-line for two years and still managed 80+ TDs. The man can spin it. His issues are not arm talent.

Posted by: toby928 at April 26, 2025 10:12 AM (jc0TO)

326 Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 26, 2025 08:16 AM (gDlxJ)

Very nice. Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 26, 2025 10:12 AM (itAx4)

327
Diana also isn't even three years old. Her mama Delilah didn't win the National until she was nearly 6. Her grandmother Lacey was 8 1/2 when she won from Veterans in her last show.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 26, 2025 10:12 AM (QnmlO)

328 "The People's Pope is about to be reunited with his people."

ABC talking head

Posted by: m at April 26, 2025 10:13 AM (CQE5S)

329 I'm holding out hope for Pope Marcellus III - a pipe hittin' African pope to go medieval on the Roman Curia.
Posted by: Heavy Meta at April 26, 2025 09:37 AM (GTqXr)

Pope Leroy I. Nice ring to it.

Posted by: Dr Pork Chops & Bacons at April 26, 2025 10:13 AM (g8Ew8)

330 LOL, NFL draft drama! If you replace bonbons with beer, it's like the male version of Long Island housewives watching TMZ.

Sports is just live action soap opera. Not as scripted as pro wrestling, but not as totally unscripted as the die-hards wish to believe.

Posted by: Fast Eddie Felson at April 26, 2025 10:13 AM (McYvC)

331 What might be interesting is if Jalen Milroe goes ahead of Sanders today.

Posted by: toby928 at April 26, 2025 10:13 AM (jc0TO)

332 What might be interesting is if Jalen Milroe goes ahead of Sanders today.

Pretty sure he already went.

Posted by: Fast Eddie Felson at April 26, 2025 10:15 AM (McYvC)

333 They look nice, but I'm pretty sure those Swiss Guard uniforms are dry-clean only.

Posted by: Frugal Frank at April 26, 2025 10:15 AM (G5+As)

334 new numbers:

At least 400,000 people turn out for Pope's funeral - Italian officials

Posted by: m at April 26, 2025 10:16 AM (CQE5S)

335
Oh pooh. All the NFL drama is written and acted by the usual suspects: journalists, statheads, podcasters and the whole panalopy of sports parasites.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 26, 2025 10:16 AM (QnmlO)

336 >>What might be interesting is if Jalen Milroe goes ahead of Sanders today.

Already drafted

Posted by: one hour sober at April 26, 2025 10:16 AM (Y1sOo)

337 My congregation member, J, mentioned in the prayer list near the end is having setbacks and is still in the hospital. Has not yet been able to have heart surgery. Thanks for the update.

Also, M's surgery was succcessful. Thanks so much for the prayers.

Also, prayers for the senior center service this afternoon that all goes well

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 26, 2025 10:16 AM (itAx4)

338 316 The 80's (for me) was the era of linen suits for men. I recall buying myself a linen sports coat for work.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2025 10:10 AM (Q4IgG)
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I had a beautiful Liz Clairborn beige linen suit and big 80's hair. It rocked! Linen creases if you look cross eyed at it, though.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at April 26, 2025 10:17 AM (kpS4V)

339 Pope Leroy I. Nice ring to it.
Posted by: Dr Pork Chops & Bacons at April 26, 2025 10:13 AM (g8Ew

Make it Pope Leroy Jenkins I.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 26, 2025 10:17 AM (ZEzFB)

340 > At least 400,000 people turn out for Pope's funeral - Italian officials
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Wonder how many were celebrating vs. mourning.

I'll denounce myself later.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2025 10:17 AM (Q4IgG)

341 I'm still freaking out a bit. the meds have him SO DOPEY I don't love it, but he's been peeing normally since about 2 hours after starting them (at 3am on Friday in case you're wondering I have not been sleeping too much)

they also said stuff was small in there. he's a decent sized cat too. I'm stopping kibble and going to all wet food regardless of anything else
Posted by: Black Orchid at April 26, 2025

I'm wondering; was you're cat circumcised?

Posted by: Dr Pork Chops & Bacons at April 26, 2025 10:17 AM (g8Ew8)

342 “ Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord.”

Psalm 31:24

Posted by: Marcus T at April 26, 2025 10:17 AM (qnw3j)

343 Good morning good people. Prayers for all intentions - those requested and those known but to God.

Update on grandson Charlie - we've been told he will be discharged from the NICU this coming week as has met his weight goals, lung function is great and he is maintaining his body temp.

Not convinced Mom and Dad are ready for him but are any first time parental units really ready?

God is good.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 26, 2025 10:19 AM (vKNmo)

344 >>Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Where's the Borzoi National Specialty taking place this year?

Posted by: one hour sober at April 26, 2025 10:19 AM (Y1sOo)

345
I had a beautiful Liz Clairborn beige linen suit and big 80's hair. It rocked! Linen creases if you look cross eyed at it, though.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at April 26, 2025 10:17 AM (kpS4V)

__________

Hate to admit it, but I loved 80's big hair.

*blushes*

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 26, 2025 10:19 AM (QnmlO)

346 If true, interesting that he was considered a round 1 draft player.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at April 26, 2025 09:55 AM

What’s fun is that the Sanders circus and the fawning sports press considered him to be a #1 draft pick, but not a single NFL team did.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 26, 2025 10:20 AM (ZEzFB)

347 Watching this short clip of PDT and Zelensky. It appears that originally three chairs were set up for the meeting, and Macron is there as well. There's a brief conversation, and the next thing you see is two chairs and no Macron in sight.

Interesting.

https://tinyurl.com/298tbpez

Posted by: IrishEi at April 26, 2025 10:20 AM (3ImbR)

348 She's kind of ugly, even for Milwaukee.
Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at April 26, 2025 08:18 AM (SfhV1)

Fell off the back of a Harley, cruising down Ugly Avenue, and tumbled a bunch.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 26, 2025 10:20 AM (8zz6B)

349
Where's the Borzoi National Specialty taking place this year?
Posted by: one hour sober at April 26, 2025 10:19 AM (Y1sOo)

___________

Kingsport, TN.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 26, 2025 10:21 AM (QnmlO)

350 Pretty sure he already went.

You're right. Round 3 to the Eagles yesterday.

Well then.

Posted by: toby928 at April 26, 2025 10:21 AM (jc0TO)

351 Nothing wrong with big hair, Hadrian. It pairs nicely with Final Net hairspray and clove cigarettes.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at April 26, 2025 10:21 AM (kpS4V)

352 The NFL is a reality TV show featuring 32 quarterbacks and 32 head coaches.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 26, 2025 10:21 AM (dg+HA)

353 I had a beautiful Liz Clairborn beige linen suit and big 80's hair. It rocked! Linen creases if you look cross eyed at it, though.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at April 26, 2025 10:17 AM (kpS4V)

Peach! I loved Liz Claiborne. Sized nicely for the not-skinny girl.

And I've recently become re-enamored of linen, wrinkles and all, to replace polyester leggings. Like sweatpants, but with more (wrinkly) class.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 26, 2025 10:22 AM (h7ZuX)

354 dammit. Seahawks, not Eagles.

Posted by: toby928 at April 26, 2025 10:22 AM (jc0TO)

355 my logo recognition is not the best, clearly.

Posted by: toby928 at April 26, 2025 10:22 AM (jc0TO)

356 God is good.
Posted by: Tonypete at April 26, 2025 10:19 AM (vKNmo)
====

b"h for good health

I better get a grandkid soon or Imma have to get a puppy.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2025 10:23 AM (RIvkX)

357 347 Watching this short clip of PDT and Zelensky. It appears that originally three chairs were set up for the meeting, and Macron is there as well. There's a brief conversation, and the next thing you see is two chairs and no Macron in sight.

Interesting.

https://tinyurl.com/298tbpez
Posted by: IrishEi at April 26, 2025 10:20 AM (3ImbR)

Maybe for an interpreter?

Posted by: m at April 26, 2025 10:24 AM (CQE5S)

358 Watching this short clip of PDT and Zelensky. It appears that originally three chairs were set up for the meeting, and Macron is there as well. There's a brief conversation, and the next thing you see is two chairs and no Macron in sight.

Interesting.

https://tinyurl.com/298tbpez
Posted by: IrishEi at April 26, 2025 10:20 AM (3ImbR)
====

No French.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2025 10:24 AM (RIvkX)

359 358 Watching this short clip of PDT and Zelensky. It appears that originally three chairs were set up for the meeting, and Macron is there as well. There's a brief conversation, and the next thing you see is two chairs and no Macron in sight.

Interesting.

https://tinyurl.com/298tbpez
Posted by: IrishEi at April 26, 2025 10:20 AM (3ImbR)
====

No French.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2025 10:24 AM (RIvkX)

I snorted.

Posted by: m at April 26, 2025 10:25 AM (CQE5S)

360
my logo recognition is not the best, clearly.
Posted by: toby928

The Seahawks' logo looks like a poorly designed bottle cap opener (which is not unexpected because Seattle is chok-a-block with numbnuts) ((not nurse, of course)).

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 26, 2025 10:26 AM (xG4kz)

361 Very late this morning and haven't caught up with the comments but just wanted to say that I am fine. Cataract surgery was without any issues.. Had a couple of scary moments and the eye drops are a pain but my vision is great and I am so thankful for all the prayers and support from all of you.
❤️❤️❤️
Now if I can just get a date for hip surgery....

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 26, 2025 10:29 AM (t/2Uw)

362 God is good.
Posted by: Tonypete

Amen, yes he is. Thanks for the update TP. A young man we've known since he was five has 4 boys. Three of the four were premies. They are all rambunctious little balls of motion now. God will provide the strength needed although I'm sure they will be tested.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * poorly trained emotional support moron at April 26, 2025 10:29 AM (TrKJG)

363 At least 400,000 people turn out for Pope's funeral - Italian officials
Posted by: m at April 26, 2025 10:16 AM (CQE5S
‐------‐

I never believe public crowd estimates. Always overestimated.

Posted by: WisRich at April 26, 2025 10:29 AM (Yd6Ng)

364 Update on grandson Charlie - we've been told he will be discharged from the NICU this coming week as has met his weight goals, lung function is great and he is maintaining his body temp.

Not convinced Mom and Dad are ready for him but are any first time parental units really ready?

God is good.
Posted by: Tonypete at April 26, 2025 10:19 AM (vKNmo)

Tonypete - this is great news. Congrats on your grandson.
And yes - God is good.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at April 26, 2025 10:29 AM (7v6oI)

365 So Milroe made it into the top 100. I guess that is good. Third round is a good time to take a risk on a player with flaws but with lots of upside potential, and every coach thinks they are the Henry Higgins of football.

Posted by: toby928 at April 26, 2025 10:29 AM (jc0TO)

366 Perhaps they can convince the toffs that Milroe is ... Hungarian.

Posted by: toby928 at April 26, 2025 10:31 AM (jc0TO)

367 What’s fun is that the Sanders circus and the fawning sports press considered him to be a #1 draft pick, but not a single NFL team did.

Fun Fact - and I'm sure of this - if Mel Kiper and the rest on ESPN knew personnel as well as they claim ? They wouldn't be on ESPN. Every NFL team would gladly each pay them multiple millions to give true numeric grades on players. Each team would gladly pay a million each to get a true grade on 20 players each.

Mel Kiper knows more than you or I - although not as much as any of you regarding the players on your favorite team. Mel Kiper is selling the act of Mel Kiper.

Posted by: Fast Eddie Felson at April 26, 2025 10:33 AM (McYvC)

368 How about a pink knit tie with a square bottom like a common disco douchebag?
/confession
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 26, 2025 09:41 AM (RIvkX

Maroon knit tie, white oxford, and black slacks were the required uniform when I was a busboy at the country club.

The dining room colors were maroon and aqua. Stylin'

Posted by: Kindltot at April 26, 2025 10:34 AM (D7oie)

369 At least 400,000 people turn out for Pope's funeral - Italian officials
Posted by: m at April 26, 2025 10:16 AM (CQE5S
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I never believe public crowd estimates. Always overestimated.
Posted by: WisRich at April 26, 2025 10:29 AM (Yd6Ng)

There are almost 1.5 billion Catholics in the world. He had a .02% turn out.

Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at April 26, 2025 10:35 AM (VofaG)

370 Why does it rain on Saturday? Who programs this matrix?

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2025 10:37 AM (viF8m)

371 I never believe public crowd estimates. Always overestimated.
Posted by: WisRich

Except for the estimates provide by the Park Service for the March for Life in DC every year.

It's is my firm opinion that the March is the reason the PS doesn't provide estimates anymore.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 26, 2025 10:37 AM (vKNmo)

372 Why are they calling Frankie 'The People's Pope'? Who coined this? Do they get to pick their own moniker? Could he have been 'The Sultan of Swing'?

Posted by: toby928 at April 26, 2025 10:38 AM (jc0TO)

373 Sportsball ‘commentators’ have nothing of value to enhance the game. I suggest they bring back marching band halftimes. For the one or two college hames I see per year.

Posted by: Eromero at April 26, 2025 10:38 AM (LHPAg)

374 369 At least 400,000 people turn out for Pope's funeral - Italian officials
Posted by: m at April 26, 2025 10:16 AM (CQE5S

That's a lot of folks to seat for Bingo after the ceremony.

Posted by: Millions of Chips at April 26, 2025 10:39 AM (G5+As)

375 El; Presidente Trump has security up the yingster in Ro0me today. Thats good to see. For a minute I thought the Mafiosi would do a better job than our DEI ponytail gun bungler brigade..

Posted by: I was Gumby Damn It! at April 26, 2025 10:40 AM (r3F/z)

376 Every pre-game football player interview ever:

"We've just got to play OUR game.
Do what WE do.
Leave EVERYTHING on the field."

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 26, 2025 10:41 AM (dg+HA)

377 San Franpsycho, you once asked why everyone in Oregon seems to wear flannel shirts. Style is the reason. Tee shirt, a flannel shirt over it, and blue jeans, and you don't have to worry about fashion ever again.

I did find a solution to "finding out of style shirts at thrift-shops" problem. I remove the collars. It means I can't wear ties with them, but I can accept that hardship

Posted by: Kindltot at April 26, 2025 10:41 AM (D7oie)

378 372 Why are they calling Frankie 'The People's Pope'? Who coined this? Do they get to pick their own moniker? Could he have been 'The Sultan of Swing'?
Posted by: toby928 at April 26, 2025 10:38 AM (jc0TO)
Lipstick, pig. Tough sell.

Posted by: Eromero at April 26, 2025 10:41 AM (LHPAg)

379 More hand wringing from the left: "Bloodbath"

BREAKING: “Bloodbath” at DOJ Civil Rights Division as Harmeet Dhillon cleans house — NBC News

-Career officials are melting down.

The Trump administration has forced out a majority of career managers and implemented new priorities.

-More than a dozen senior lawyers have been reassigned.

-Some have resigned in frustration after being moved to “less desirable roles unrelated to their expertise.”

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2025 10:41 AM (Q4IgG)

380 The NFL teams didn't think Manziel was a first rounder either and they made sure that they were going to be right.

Manziel was a mess but they didn't do anything but make sure they exacerbated his issues. Besides not giving him a chance to play because the shitty coach pouted because they made him pick Manziel when he didn't want to. That same year every other QB picked started for their team even though they barely won any games.

Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at April 26, 2025 10:41 AM (VofaG)

381 And I've recently become re-enamored of linen, wrinkles and all, to replace polyester leggings. Like sweatpants, but with more (wrinkly) class.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!

I just received a pair or stretch linen crops from J.Jill. Haven't worn them yet but am anxious to see if they wrinkle as badly as regular linen.

Posted by: Tuna at April 26, 2025 10:42 AM (lJ0H4)

382 372 Why are they calling Frankie 'The People's Pope'? Who coined this? Do they get to pick their own moniker? Could he have been 'The Sultan of Swing'?
Posted by: toby928 at April 26, 2025 10:38 AM (jc0TO)

"Tutti, tutti, tutti."
Pope Francis

Posted by: m at April 26, 2025 10:43 AM (CQE5S)

383 People's Pope like Communist countries were the The People's Republic

Posted by: Skip at April 26, 2025 10:44 AM (ypFCm)

384 A lot of women wearing yoga pants really shouldn't be wearing yoga pants.

Posted by: Ok. I'll just say it at April 26, 2025 10:45 AM (dg+HA)

385 In recent years the “style” has been for suits to appear about 2 sizes too small. Really goofy looking. Humans will believe and do anything, apparently.
Posted by: Common Tater at April 26, 2025 09:58 AM (ACATy)

I prefer the "I normally wear body-armor under this" fit

Posted by: Kindltot at April 26, 2025 10:45 AM (D7oie)

386 Why does it rain on Saturday? Who programs this matrix?
Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2025 10:37 AM (viF8m)

You just need to retire and then everyday is Saturday.

Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at April 26, 2025 10:45 AM (VofaG)

387 >>It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena

-Theodore Roosevelt

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2025 10:45 AM (viF8m)

388 Some have resigned in frustration after being moved to “less desirable roles unrelated to their expertise.”
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 26, 2025 10:41 AM (Q4IgG)
Embezzlement?

Posted by: Eromero at April 26, 2025 10:45 AM (LHPAg)

389 The undersized tight suits is a British thing. They've had that style forever.

Posted by: Bigsmith at April 26, 2025 10:46 AM (1Au9i)

390 *Some have resigned in frustration after being moved to “less desirable roles unrelated to their expertise.*

I think there's an opening for a judge in Wisconsin. Or New Mexico.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 26, 2025 10:47 AM (dg+HA)

391 I love JJill. Everything fits so I can order online. Also a big fan of crops. Being very vertically challenged, it eliminates the need for shortening stuff.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 26, 2025 10:48 AM (t/2Uw)

392 after being moved to “less desirable roles unrelated to their expertise.*
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i.e. to where they could do less damage.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 26, 2025 10:49 AM (6YdsJ)

393 Nothing is happening.

>>Susan Rice is not happy about being kicked out of the Pentagon. Calls Secretary of Defense “dumb as a rock"

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2025 10:51 AM (viF8m)

394 he undersized tight suits is a British thing. They've had that style forever.
Posted by: Bigsmith at April 26, 2025 10:46 AM (1Au9i)

Okay I was wondering why that style looked gay. Now I know.

Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at April 26, 2025 10:51 AM (VofaG)

395 AP reporting the Iranians had an "Oooopsie!" at one of their ports. Somebody smoking around oily rags or something.

https://tinyurl.com/3ksrnukf

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 26, 2025 10:51 AM (pIfcn)

396 ENCYCLICAL LETTER
FRATELLI TUTTI
OF THE HOLY FATHER
FRANCIS
ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP

https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/
en/encyclicals/documents/papa-
francesco_20201003_enciclica-fratelli-tutti.html

Posted by: m at April 26, 2025 10:53 AM (CQE5S)

397 And I've recently become re-enamored of linen, wrinkles and all, to replace polyester leggings. Like sweatpants, but with more (wrinkly) class.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 26, 2025 10:22 AM

I'm a fan of linen/linen blend trousers, shorts and shirts in the Summer. Very comfortable.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 26, 2025 10:53 AM (Wnv9h)

398 1. “FRATELLI TUTTI”. [1] With these words, Saint Francis of Assisi addressed his brothers and sisters and proposed to them a way of life marked by the flavour of the Gospel. Of the counsels Francis offered, I would like to select the one in which he calls for a love that transcends the barriers of geography and distance, and declares blessed all those who love their brother “as much when he is far away from him as when he is with him”. [2] In his simple and direct way, Saint Francis expressed the essence of a fraternal openness that allows us to acknowledge, appreciate and love each person, regardless of physical proximity, regardless of where he or she was born or lives.

Posted by: m at April 26, 2025 10:54 AM (CQE5S)

399 395 AP reporting the Iranians had an "Oooopsie!" at one of their ports. Somebody smoking around oily rags or something.

https://tinyurl.com/3ksrnukf
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls,

We can only hope they have a number of obese lesbian Fire Captains to implement the "save the basement" strategy.

Posted by: Inshallah at April 26, 2025 10:54 AM (G5+As)

400 400

Posted by: m at April 26, 2025 10:55 AM (CQE5S)

401 I'm a fan of linen/linen blend trousers, shorts and shirts in the Summer. Very comfortable.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 26, 2025 10:53 AM (Wnv9h)
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Those Egyptians may have been on to something.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 26, 2025 10:55 AM (6YdsJ)

402 384 A lot of women wearing yoga pants really shouldn't be wearing yoga pants.
Posted by: Ok. I'll just say it at April 26, 2025 10:45 AM (dg+HA)

I resemble that remark. But I wear them to the gym to work out, because I don't like shorts, and sweatpants are too hot. However, I think polyester is bad for our bodies. Hence, my substitution of linen and cotton pants.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 26, 2025 10:56 AM (h7ZuX)

403 Also a big fan of crops. Being very vertically challenged, it eliminates the need for shortening stuff.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice)
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Same. My mother is even shorter than I, believe it or not. Been ordering new PJs for her. Capri pants and 3/4 sleeves are full length on her. Perfect.

Posted by: screaming in digital at April 26, 2025 10:57 AM (Szews)

404 Prayers for alll.

Posted by: Mick at April 26, 2025 10:57 AM (gYvAB)

405 mmm. My favorite gum.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 26, 2025 10:57 AM (D7oie)

406 All the Pope-Pomp is impressive, but how can you give a decent send-off without a 21-Gun Salute?

Posted by: Canonized Carl at April 26, 2025 10:57 AM (G5+As)

407 That "industrial accident " at the Iranian port killed at least 500 people and completely destroyed the area. This was no minor incident. Originally read it was the makings of bomb material that came from China without military escort destined for Hezbollah. There is speculation that it is sabotage by Iranians longing to breath free.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 26, 2025 10:58 AM (t/2Uw)

408 Come, Holy Spirit, show us your beauty,
reflected in *all* the peoples of the earth,
so that we may discover anew
that *all* are important and *all* are necessary,
different faces of the one humanity
that God so loves. Amen.

Given in Assisi, at the tomb of Saint Francis, on 3 October, Vigil of the Feast of the Saint, in the year 2020, the eighth of my Pontificate.

Posted by: m at April 26, 2025 10:58 AM (CQE5S)

409
Big 80s Hair was great. Very feminine.

Buuuuuuut, those of you who disagree can go hang out with the blue-haired, tatted-up, nose-ringed land whales currently in style.

They're all yours.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 26, 2025 10:59 AM (iJfKG)

410 There is speculation that it is sabotage by Iranians longing to breath free.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 26, 2025 10:58 AM (t/2Uw)

I hope so. God protect them.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 26, 2025 10:59 AM (h7ZuX)

411 395 AP reporting the Iranians had an "Oooopsie!" at one of their ports. Somebody smoking around oily rags or something.

https://tinyurl.com/3ksrnukf
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 26, 2025 10:51 AM (pIfcn
‘Attention attention! The smoking lamp is now extinguished!’
- Moshe Arnstein

Posted by: Eromero at April 26, 2025 11:00 AM (LHPAg)

412 Also a big fan of crops.

Me too. Corn. Beans. You name it.

Posted by: Fast Eddie Felson at April 26, 2025 11:00 AM (McYvC)

413 Pete Hegseth may or may not be dumb as a rock. He was on Fox, which has an extremely high Tard Quotient, so I'd bank on it.

But at least he's American.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 26, 2025 11:01 AM (BI5O2)

414 The People's Princess
The People's Pope

Posted by: m at April 26, 2025 11:02 AM (CQE5S)

415 The People's Princess
The People's Pope
Posted by: m at April 26, 2025 11:02 AM (CQE5S)

The People's People

Posted by: naturalfake at April 26, 2025 11:03 AM (iJfKG)

416 "...Iranian port killed at least 500 people and completely destroyed the area."

I think it was 500 injured, not killed.
But, still.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 26, 2025 11:03 AM (dg+HA)

417 Okay I was wondering why that style looked gay. Now I know.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at April 26, 2025 10:51 AM (VofaG)

I watch a mother/daughter team of mudlarkers. I've noticed that both of them plus the daughter's boyfriend wear corduroy quite often. I wonder why it is that British people actually look good in corduroy but no one else does.

Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at April 26, 2025 11:04 AM (2J/Lj)

418 Yeah, the bs on that guy is getting annoying.

I actually saw John Paul II give the Christmas Day address in St Peter's Square 200...4 or 5. Holy Father was FAR more beloved than this poser.

Posted by: Aetius451AD workphone at April 26, 2025 11:05 AM (TkzvX)

419 The People's Princess thing at least made sense from the standpoint that Diana was a commoner brought in to strengthen the attenuated Saxe Coburg bloodlines.

This Pope was just another political player who climbed the greasy pole of Vatican institutional politics by selling socialism. By that standard, George Soros is the People's Plutocrat.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 26, 2025 11:07 AM (BI5O2)

420 noodness has occurred

Posted by: m at April 26, 2025 11:07 AM (CQE5S)

421 I watch a mother/daughter team of mudlarkers. I've noticed that both of them plus the daughter's boyfriend wear corduroy quite often. I wonder why it is that British people actually look good in corduroy but no one else does.
Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at April 26, 2025 11:04 AM (2J/Lj
I have some corduroy pants and a jacket, bought at Goodwill over 20 years ago. They’re warm.

Posted by: Eromero at April 26, 2025 11:07 AM (LHPAg)

422 Pete Hegseth may or may not be dumb as a rock. He was on Fox, which has an extremely high Tard Quotient, so I'd bank on it. But at least he's American.

Somebody says it here every day now. Trump has shown just how unwilling to try the Bush clan and the rest of the GOP were. I'd extend that to Reagan and Nixon - Big Gub types that talked different than they walked.

My point ? Hegseth doesn't need to be brilliant to reform the Pentagon. He just needs to try to reform the Pentagon.

Posted by: Fast Eddie Felson at April 26, 2025 11:08 AM (McYvC)

423 nood KT

Posted by: m at April 26, 2025 11:08 AM (CQE5S)

424 I watch a mother/daughter team of mudlarkers. I've noticed that both of them plus the daughter's boyfriend wear corduroy quite often. I wonder why it is that British people actually look good in corduroy but no one else does.
Posted by: Madame Mayhem

There's so many mudlarkers on the Thames that the government has to come out at night to throw more trinkets in the river. Be advised, one needs a permit from the port authority to pick through the mud.

Posted by: No Joy In Mudville at April 26, 2025 11:08 AM (G5+As)

425 Pope JP II was called Papa Pio, correct?

Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at April 26, 2025 11:09 AM (2J/Lj)

426 Some have resigned in frustration after being moved to “less desirable roles unrelated to their expertise.”

—

Anything above janitor is still too prestigious.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at April 26, 2025 11:10 AM (nzXzp)

427 prayers up for the horde.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 26, 2025 11:12 AM (L0TJc)

428 First cup of coffee of the day.

Posted by: The Man from t at April 26, 2025 11:12 AM (huGNl)

429 First cup of coffee of the day.

Ponder all the great things you are doing for you. Hydrating. Antioxidants. And a natural stimulant.

Some people will dispute the above. They are asshoe. Ignore them.

Posted by: Fast Eddie Felson at April 26, 2025 11:16 AM (McYvC)

430 >>Pete Hegseth may or may not be dumb as a rock. He was on Fox, which has an extremely high Tard Quotient, so I'd bank on it.

In my experience there are very few Elon's at the head of any organization. And those that are tend to bend toward evil.

Hegseth was put at DOD to do a relatively simple job. Stop the military from becoming a daycare for the mentally challenged, those who want this country to fail and those in the employ of Raytheon and return it to mission 1, lethality. The fact the left is coming at him with everything they have tells me he is succeeding. And he did manage to get into Princeton as a white boy from Minnesota with zero DEI points. Probably not as dumb as Susan Rice who has been wrong about everything her entire life.

We need a lot fewer wicked pissa smart people running stuff and more people who just do their damn jobs.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2025 11:16 AM (viF8m)

431 We need a lot fewer wicked pissa smart people running stuff and more people who just do their damn jobs.

Mix in some boating tips and home-grown herb insights and you'll have a damn fine newsletter.

Posted by: Fast Eddie Felson at April 26, 2025 11:31 AM (McYvC)

432 405 mmm. My favorite gu[n].
Posted by: Kindltot at April 26, 2025 10:57 AM (D7oie)

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Mine too!

Posted by: Iowa class battleships at April 26, 2025 11:40 AM (yO07m)

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