Winter Is Coming Cafe

Hong Kong
@Mikuma1998

Animals making unexpected noises. The cheetah meowing like a housecat is nice. So is the shoebill making machine-gun noises.

Dog thinks he's a beaver.

Timelapse volcano.

Using a dam's spillway (which lets water which would overtop the damn out in a controlled way) as a waterslide. This seems incredibly dangerous to me.

Aquaman and Mera hanging out on the beach.

"Art" is fake and gay. The evidence.

Target: acquired.

Kamala Harris's dusty cooter.

Parts of the country will be experiencing this bullshit:

Heavy Snowfall in Japan. pic.twitter.com/F33ntl1wvN
— omi (@cram_box) January 13, 2026

Guy made a horror-movie robot:

A Chinese hobbyist 3D printed a six legged robot that moves on land, water, air, and can launch projectiles.

pic.twitter.com/rb9KRhBlBY
— Science girl (@sciencegirl) January 22, 2026

This better not be AI.

Astronaut Kimiya Yui, aboard the International Space Station, captured a stunning timelapse that reveals Earth like you've never seen it.

pic.twitter.com/BUj7wZaS5y
— Science girl (@sciencegirl) January 22, 2026

Skating on ice so clear it looks like glass

📹iilar.yy

pic.twitter.com/3nbpt8Djbz
— Science girl (@sciencegirl) January 22, 2026

Posted by: Ace at 07:34 PM

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1 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at January 22, 2026 07:33 PM (Ia/+0)

2 Meep meep!

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 22, 2026 07:34 PM (T+5zb)

3 Oh well.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 22, 2026 07:35 PM (T+5zb)

4 No food water or moving for a week?
BS

Posted by: Skip at January 22, 2026 07:36 PM (Ia/+0)

5 Winter Is Coming Cafe

Do not worry, Sahibs, we will be driving around the clock to complete all these extra deliveries! Our professionals are uniquely qualified as evidenced by our California and Minnesota licenses...

Posted by: Jugdish Interstate Trucking at January 22, 2026 07:36 PM (6VEkT)

6 No food water or moving for a week?
BS
Posted by: Skip at January 22, 2026 07:36 PM (Ia/+0)

We talking about ace on a fast?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 22, 2026 07:37 PM (zZu0s)

7 Hong Kong has come a long way since Godzilla stomped it in Godzilla vs Destoroyah

Posted by: PA Dutchman at January 22, 2026 07:38 PM (h/O4U)

8 Hong Kong has come a long way since Godzilla stomped it in Godzilla vs Destoroyah

Posted by: PA Dutchman at January 22, 2026 07:38 PM (h/O4U)
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They said he's got to go.

Posted by: Axeman at January 22, 2026 07:39 PM (krQz2)

9 In 2019, German Defense Minister Ursula van der Leyen, yes that Ursula, wanted to flip 10 A.400M Atlas transports Germany had agreed to buy and turn them into a multi-national airlift wing based at Lechfeld.

The idea died due to lack of interest.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 22, 2026 07:39 PM (2GVsD)

10 The absence of mephitic bouquet is pleasant, Ace. Thank you!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 22, 2026 07:40 PM (0sNs1)

11 It's hard to catch up after being on the road all day. Can anyone give me a quick summary?

Posted by: fd at January 22, 2026 07:40 PM (vFG9F)

12 No food water or moving for a week?
BS
Posted by: Skip

Didn't look like he had anything in the way of catheters or other such waste removal devices either

Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 22, 2026 07:40 PM (a+4eV)

13 I hear Godzilla had a real falling out in Hong Kong.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 22, 2026 07:40 PM (2GVsD)

14 This better not be AI.
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Can I interest you in the Brooklyn Bridge? Cheep!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 07:42 PM (RIvkX)

15 No food water or moving for a week?
BS
Posted by: Skip

Didn't look like he had anything in the way of catheters or other such waste removal devices either
Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 22, 2026 07:40 PM (a+4eV)

He probably popped out at closing time and had dinner and went to a hotel.

Posted by: Oldcat at January 22, 2026 07:42 PM (8avO+)

16 A Chinese hobbyist 3D printed a six legged robot that moves on land, water, air, and can launch projectiles.

Ping Pong balls? I've heard of these type of shows in the far east.

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 22, 2026 07:42 PM (wVcYX)

17 ICE agents are expressing concern at eating at restaurants, especially fast food restaurants.
Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at January 22, 2026 07:41 PM (Y1b3C)

So ship in some BBQ equipment and have daily cookouts.

Posted by: Oldcat at January 22, 2026 07:43 PM (8avO+)

18 My vote goes to the ice skating video.

Posted by: Max Power at January 22, 2026 07:43 PM (SwyyQ)

19 "This seems incredibly dangerous to me."

You can reach breakneck speeds.

Posted by: fd at January 22, 2026 07:44 PM (vFG9F)

20 Don't talk to me about "mephitic bouquet."

Posted by: Eric Swalwell's couch at January 22, 2026 07:44 PM (S6sEi)

21 My AO has been experiencing an inversion, which is a low roof of formless cloud cover that produces no rain, no snow, no wind, no sun. Temperatures vary from mid-20s to mid 30-s. Been going on for a week.

Not sure when this will end. All the weather is northeast or southwest of us. There is nothing coming to push this out. Weather purgatory.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Savatage fan at January 22, 2026 07:46 PM (0aYVJ)

22 Max Power

I saw open water just before she started her spin.

Brave and skilled, in a good setting.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 07:47 PM (u82oZ)

23 ScienceGirl is fake, fake, fake. Like the troll is fake.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 07:48 PM (RIvkX)

24 Shoebills creep me out. They hunt but standing absolutely still for hours at a time to ambush prey that comes to them. Anything with that much patience and confidence is more intelligent than the average bird IMO.

Posted by: Orson at January 22, 2026 07:48 PM (dIske)

25 >He probably popped out at closing time and had dinner and went to a hotel.
Posted by: Oldcat at January 22, 2026 07:42 PM (8avO+)

Years ago there was a German performance 'artist' who thought it would be a fabulous idea to share a pen with a wild coyote while walking around said pen covered in a blanket. Hilarity ensued when the coyote said to himself 'fuck that noise' and proceed to maul the 'artist'.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at January 22, 2026 07:48 PM (GTqXr)

26 It's hard to catch up after being on the road all day. Can anyone give me a quick summary?
Posted by: fd at January 22, 2026 07:40 PM

whig, near the end of the previous Thread, informed us that inviting your dogs onto the couch is a Bad Thing.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 22, 2026 07:48 PM (0sNs1)

27 4 out of 5 kitties agree that my office is the place to be in the evenings.

The lone holdout prefers her makeshift kitty cave on the couch in the living room.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 22, 2026 07:49 PM (ESVrU)

28 Anna Puma

Ursula van der Leyen is directly responsible for the collapse of the German military. She must be an agent of a foreign power.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 07:49 PM (u82oZ)

29 Pug, I'll let you know if I would prefer that if we get even half the snow they are talking about.

Also, I find the snow predictions odd coupled with the temp predictions. Between 10 and 15. 18 to 22 inches of snow when it is that cold sounds odd.

Plus, wouldn't snow when it is that cold just be powder?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 22, 2026 07:49 PM (zZu0s)

30 HOng Kong 1998 ? Before Chicom takeover , then.
*sigh

stupid deal

Posted by: runner at January 22, 2026 07:49 PM (g47mK)

31 Pro tip: If you cut and paste the troll you may be banned.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 07:49 PM (RIvkX)

32 Given the winter storm forecast for our area, the title of this thread is very appropriate. Maybe a foot or more of snow and then ice on to of it. Bummer.

Posted by: JTB at January 22, 2026 07:49 PM (yTvNw)

33 "Perfessor" Squirrel

Are you having to grade papers this semester?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 07:50 PM (u82oZ)

34 Like the troll is fake.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 07:48 PM (RIvkX)

Trols not fake. He really is that stupid. And gay. And evil.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 22, 2026 07:50 PM (zZu0s)

35 I never thought of Ursula Von Der whatever responsible for anything other then bad hairstyles.

Posted by: runner at January 22, 2026 07:51 PM (g47mK)

36 whig, near the end of the previous Thread, informed us that inviting your dogs onto the couch is a Bad Thing.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 22, 2026 07:48 PM (0sNs1)

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Defamation. I hope whig sues your ass!

/I read it whig's comment as consistent with and celebrating 'Murica values ...

Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 07:51 PM (nXhai)

37 4 out of 5 kitties agree that my office is the place to be in the evenings.

The lone holdout prefers her makeshift kitty cave on the couch in the living room.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 22, 2026 07:49 PM

What does she know that the others don't?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 22, 2026 07:52 PM (0sNs1)

38 18 My vote goes to the ice skating video.
Posted by: Max Power at January 22, 2026 07:43 PM (SwyyQ)
_____________________

The first thing that came to mind watching that was if I was passionate about ice skating they'd have a hard time getting me to leave that place. Seemingly no boudaries like a rink. Perfect ice. A beautiful day.

You'd have to tie me up and drag me home.

Posted by: Orson at January 22, 2026 07:52 PM (dIske)

39 JTB

When I was a young man, a "grande dame" told me snowfall is like men. Until you see it you don't know how many inches you're getting. She must have been worldly wise.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 07:52 PM (u82oZ)

40 "whig, near the end of the previous Thread, informed us that inviting your dogs onto the couch is a Bad Thing.
Posted by: Duncanthrax"

I see. Why don't the dogs have their own couch?

Posted by: fd at January 22, 2026 07:52 PM (vFG9F)

41 San Franpsycho

Are we allowed to sock trolls? 'Cause that could be interesting.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 07:54 PM (u82oZ)

42 >>whig, near the end of the previous Thread, informed us that inviting your dogs onto the couch is a Bad Thing.

Elvis has his own couch. Occasionally, he lets me sit on it as long as I am giving scritches.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 22, 2026 07:54 PM (viF8m)

43 Yo, it's supposed to be cold. Below zero, without the wind. Get the cool light pillars though

Posted by: A dude in MI at January 22, 2026 07:54 PM (/6GbT)

44 whig, near the end of the previous Thread, informed us that inviting your dogs onto the couch is a Bad Thing.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 22, 2026 07:48 PM (0sNs1)
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Now you're all caught up. Nothing else happened but whig and the couch thing.

Posted by: Axeman at January 22, 2026 07:54 PM (krQz2)

45 Reef never wants to stay on the couch and just lay there beside me. He either wants to stand in my lap (I think he still believes he is 10lbs) or he gets up and gets down, up and down.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 22, 2026 07:54 PM (zZu0s)

46 40 "whig, near the end of the previous Thread, informed us that inviting your dogs onto the couch is a Bad Thing.
Posted by: Duncanthrax"

I see. Why don't the dogs have their own couch?

furniture stores are reticent to extend them credit?

Posted by: anachronda at January 22, 2026 07:54 PM (v3pYe)

47 >32 Given the winter storm forecast for our area, the title of this thread is very appropriate. Maybe a foot or more of snow and then ice on to of it. Bummer.
Posted by: JTB at January 22, 2026 07:49 PM (yTvNw)

The hype machine is cranking it up to 'snowmygodwe'rallgonnadie!!!! in my locale. Guess I should hit the grocery store tomorrow morning.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at January 22, 2026 07:55 PM (GTqXr)

48 Shoebills creep me out. They hunt but standing absolutely still for hours at a time to ambush prey that comes to them. Anything with that much patience and confidence is more intelligent than the average bird IMO.

Posted by: Orson at January 22, 2026 07:48 PM (dIske)

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We have a beautiful Great Horned Owl that hangs out in a Pinion Pine tree outside one of our living room windows.

Sits there in the same place 16-18 hours during the day -- then disappears to hunt and eat at night. Pretty amazing creatures ...

Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 07:55 PM (nXhai)

49 Socking a troll got me banned one time so I don't use the exact nic.

Posted by: fd at January 22, 2026 07:55 PM (vFG9F)

50 "Perfessor" Squirrel

Are you having to grade papers this semester?
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 07:50 PM (u82oZ)
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Nope. They don't need as many adjuncts in the Spring semester.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 22, 2026 07:56 PM (ESVrU)

51 Are we allowed to sock trolls? 'Cause that could be interesting.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 07:54 PM (u82oZ)
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I have no idea if it is allowed but it probably risks banning too at least embarrelling.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 07:56 PM (RIvkX)

52 Exact same nic, that is.

Posted by: AliasDumbAss at January 22, 2026 07:56 PM (vFG9F)

53 Whete do all the Tumbleweeds migrate to?
They don't seem to ever get to here

Posted by: Skip at January 22, 2026 07:56 PM (Ia/+0)

54 A dude in MI

Seeing a sun pillar at dawn or dusk is a very bad sign. Means cold upper altitude ice crystals normally seen in the Arctic.

I have seen them (once a year) at dawn around here, which is to your south. I'll look tomorrow.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 07:57 PM (u82oZ)

55 Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 07:55 PM (nXhai)
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Owls are awesome. Especially late spring when the young ones all hang out in the same tree and have a conversation. The little guys can get chatty. You can just picture the parent own rolling her eyes.

Posted by: Orson at January 22, 2026 08:00 PM (dIske)

56 whig, near the end of the previous Thread, informed us that inviting your dogs onto the couch is a Bad Thing.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 22, 2026 07:48 PM (0sNs1)

The hell, you say...is it a bad thing because of dog dirt, or bad discipline? Or both? Because it's definitely both, at my house.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 22, 2026 08:00 PM (zYpTz)

57 Some Youtube, probably Geography By Geoff, was claiming that northwest Honshu's coast was depopulated because their winters are just that shit.
You have the Sea Of Japan off that coast, which evaporates, and then a wind from Siberia barrels down and dumps all that moisture onto the hills of Japan. And Japan is all hills (and mountains).

Posted by: gKWVE at January 22, 2026 08:01 PM (gKWVE)

58 fd

Yes. Nics should be different, but trolls have a new one each time after being banned.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 08:01 PM (u82oZ)

59 gKWVE

10-15% of Japan is flat. The rest is very uneven.
Most of the flat is covered in cities, as the rice patties go away.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 08:02 PM (u82oZ)

60 My buddy has a miniature pinscher. MinPin. The first time I visited that dog had me pegged as a softie in about 30 seconds, I guess. Burrowed into my jacket, popped her head out quite pleased with herself. Gave me that “look” as only the fairer sex can do. “I like this arrangement. You like this too, right?” LOL

Posted by: Common Tater at January 22, 2026 08:02 PM (yKoRs)

61 Elvis has his own couch. Occasionally, he lets me sit on it as long as I am giving scritches.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 22, 2026 07:54 PM (viF8m)

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Please tell me that Elvis ain't nothin' but a hound dog ...

Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 08:02 PM (nXhai)

62 Common Tater

You had a chemistry question for me, right?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 08:04 PM (u82oZ)

63 The artist also has a bridge over the East River in NYC he’s interested in moving to finance his art endeavors.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at January 22, 2026 08:04 PM (EnO9j)

64 Agent -50F of the PBI (a/k/a Jimmy Rockhopper ), sat at the bar in a low-rent but cozy saloon on West 23rd St. in New York City. He knocked back the remains of his drink and took a long drag on his Kool cigarette. Joe the bartender ambled over.

“Another flying penguin, Jimmy?”

“Sure, Joe. Easy on the bitters, this time.”

“Uh, you know, Jimmy, the city don’t let ya smoke in bars no more”.

“It’s ok, Joe. This is just a bit in the comments section of Ace of Spades; there won’t be any trouble”.

Jimmy looked nonchalantly, but with secret intent, at the building across the street, which housed not only the hq of the Communist Party USA, but also the New York office of one of its most sinister front groups -Penguin Facts. Cont’d

Posted by: Paco at January 22, 2026 08:04 PM (2L+MU)

65 4 out of 5 kitties agree that my office is the place to be in the evenings.

The lone holdout prefers her makeshift kitty cave on the couch in the living room.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 22, 2026 07:49 PM

What does she know that the others don't?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 22, 2026 07:52 PM (0sNs1)

Most female cats I have had have staked out at least one area in case they have kittens. They never do, but the habit is there.

Posted by: Oldcat at January 22, 2026 08:04 PM (8avO+)

66 Why don't the dogs have their own couch?
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This is the whole point, they think they do, that is a matter in some dispute

Posted by: Common Tater at January 22, 2026 08:06 PM (yKoRs)

67 59 10-15% of Japan is flat. The rest is very uneven.

odd

Posted by: anachronda at January 22, 2026 08:06 PM (v3pYe)

68 >>Please tell me that Elvis ain't nothin' but a hound dog ...

Of course. When I adopted him they had given him a goofy name like Chad at the shelter. He's a hound dog from the Ozark's, he had to be Elvis.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 22, 2026 08:06 PM (viF8m)

69 I never thought of Ursula Von Der whatever responsible for anything other then bad hairstyles.
Posted by: runner at January 22, 2026 07:51 PM (g47mK)

She apparently was a disgrace as a Defense Minister of Germany, so putting her in charge of the entire EU such as anyone is makes about as much sense as anything in Europe.

Posted by: Oldcat at January 22, 2026 08:07 PM (8avO+)

70 Yeah
Dogs shouldn't be on the couch.

And double especially not in your bed.

Posted by: naturalfake at January 22, 2026 08:07 PM (zUZC9)

71 Elvis has his own couch. Occasionally, he lets me sit on it as long as I am giving scritches.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 22, 2026 07:54 PM (viF8m)

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Please tell me that Elvis ain't nothin' but a hound dog ...

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Wifey saw a joke meme headline (Babylon Bee-worthy) posted by Larry Elder today:

"Tensions Over Greenland Subside As It Is Revealed That Trump Actually Wanted Graceland.

x.com/i/status/2014493477191704581

Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 08:07 PM (nXhai)

72 47 The hype machine is cranking it up to 'snowmygodwe'rallgonnadie!!!! in my locale.

you in wales?

Posted by: anachronda at January 22, 2026 08:07 PM (v3pYe)

73 Jimmy Rock hopper smokes Kools?

Yuk. Fucking hate menthols.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 22, 2026 08:07 PM (zZu0s)

74 If Fun Size Joe and Gertie aren't on the couch, then they're in our bed.

Posted by: Weasel at January 22, 2026 08:08 PM (+mPER)

75 Donks protest Trump’s invasion of ~~Greenland~~ Orange land.

https://is.gd/h5EQOW

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 22, 2026 08:09 PM (L/fGl)

76 Cont'd from 64

Jimmy watched, as several fancy cars drove up and parked in front of CPUSA hq.

“Tell me, Joe. This isn't exactly a neighborhood where you'd normally see the swells hanging out. What's with that place across the street?”

“Oh, that's where the leaders of the local commies are based. They always got other people's money burning a hole in their pockets. The Penguin Facts guys all stay over there, too, but they pretty much just live off the commies' scraps. You can tell those worms by their turtle neck pullovers and berets. And white socks with sandals. Yeesh!”

“Kind of 'left bank', eh?”

“More like 'food bank.'” Cont'd

Posted by: Paco at January 22, 2026 08:09 PM (2L+MU)

77 You had a chemistry question for me, right?
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 08:04 PM

Wasn't it concluded last night that Young Ladies + Naval OClub + Dress Whites + Wings of Gold or Gold Dolphins + C2H5OH = instant exothermic reaction?

When are you publishing your paper on this?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 22, 2026 08:09 PM (0sNs1)

78 Most female cats I have had have staked out at least one area in case they have kittens. They never do, but the habit is there.
Posted by: Oldcat at January 22, 2026 08:04 PM (8avO+)
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Each of my cats has their preferred territory in my house. One or two spots that are clearly their own.

Sometimes they share, but rarely at the same time.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 22, 2026 08:10 PM (ESVrU)

79 You had a chemistry question for me, right?
——-

Well, yes, I seem to recall you are a practitioner of black arts?

I was curious about a product called Polar Pure. It’s a water disinfectant device for hikers and campers, based on a concept developed by Kahn & Vischer some years ago. 4 to 6 grams of USP grade resublimated Iodine crystals are placed in a glass bottle with bakelite cap.

A couple ounces of water are kept in the bottle. A super saturated solution results, that is used to disinfect water in a canteen or whatever

Cont.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 22, 2026 08:11 PM (yKoRs)

80 >>Please tell me that Elvis ain't nothin' but a hound dog ...

Of course. When I adopted him they had given him a goofy name like Chad at the shelter. He's a hound dog from the Ozark's, he had to be Elvis.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 22, 2026 08:06 PM (viF8m)

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Awesome-Sauce!

I always liked the song "Black Velvet" sung by Alannah Myles but didn't realize it was about Elvis until listening to an old girlfriend sing it during karaoke night.

Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 08:11 PM (nXhai)

81 Con'd from 76
Suddenly, a limousine cruised to the head of the line. The chauffeur stepped out and opened the rear passenger-side door, and two men got out. First was the leftist billionaire and anchovy monopolist, Getus L. Mazuma. A huge man, he was dressed in a blue suit that incorporated enough wool to have kept a shearing shed busy for a week. And then, there he was, the arch penguin-hater and guano mogul, himself, the old Russia hand who had made the transition from Marxism to capitalism as easily as changing his lapel pin: Duncan Duncanovich Thraxski, a picture of studied elegance, in his black overcoat and gray Homburg. The false Assyrian beard was a nice touch.
Cont'd

Posted by: Paco at January 22, 2026 08:11 PM (2L+MU)

82 Each of my cats has their preferred territory in my house. One or two spots that are clearly their own.

Sometimes they share, but rarely at the same time.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 22, 2026 08:10 PM (ESVrU)

When I got my first Persian she would ALWAYS go steal a warm bed from one of the boys if they got up. They always let her get away with it and I soon got enough beds that there was one left for any ejected cat.

She would always get up and knead on me if I lay down on my sofa or anywhere, painfully. I had to leave strategic towels to provide cushioning but she loved it so.

Posted by: Oldcat at January 22, 2026 08:13 PM (8avO+)

83 IHeart radio, a fellow, he's going to be w/Trump.

Communists arrest Americans (he was in prison 11yrs) and trade (exchange) them to US for Red ChiCom spies.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 22, 2026 08:13 PM (hVbrz)

84 "Tensions Over Greenland Subside As It Is Revealed That Trump Actually Wanted Graceland.

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Now he's all shook up.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 22, 2026 08:13 PM (L/fGl)

85 Duncanthrax

The scars of my constant rejections as a SWOW is a tale of misery that would only interest masochists.
I had no interest in the "Buy me drink" bints in Napoli and other ports.

So no book.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 08:13 PM (u82oZ)

86 The Elk yell immediately reminded me of Jeremiah Johnson.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 22, 2026 08:14 PM (KDPiq)

87 I did not expect that penguin to sound like a donkey, that's for sure.

That gullet is also the stuff of nightmares - toothed, right down the throat.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 22, 2026 08:14 PM (a+4eV)

88 No way I'm clicking on the Kamala dusty cooter clip. Tummy is full and I'd like it to stay that way.

Posted by: Queasy Mfume at January 22, 2026 08:14 PM (oftw2)

89 Heavy Snowfall in Japan.

Ayup. Let's see if we can top that. I'm scheduled for 21".

Posted by: t-bird at January 22, 2026 08:14 PM (+BvUE)

90 Cont'd from 81
Jimmy walked out the front door and leaned casually against a lamppost. The men in the limo, including the chauffeur, had disappeared inside the building; however, a few minutes later, they emerged, carrying white cardboard containers the size of fruit boxes. They looked around furtively, then returned inside. Jimmy stole across the street and looked into the open trunk, gasping at what he saw. On one end of each box, there was a silhouette of a penguin inside a red circle with a red hash mark. On the other end was a skull and crossbones. It was poison! The address label read: South Sandwich Islands.

“South Sandwich Islands. That's the location of some of the largest penguin colonies in the world! They're contemplating mass murder!” Cont'd from 81

Posted by: Paco at January 22, 2026 08:15 PM (2L+MU)

91 Duncan Duncanovich Thraxski, a picture of studied elegance, in his black overcoat and gray Homburg. The false Assyrian beard was a nice touch.

Ea-Nasir lent it to me for the evening.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 22, 2026 08:15 PM (0sNs1)

92 Timelapse volcano.

Timelapse stars! The background is sensational.

Posted by: t-bird at January 22, 2026 08:16 PM (+BvUE)

93 She would always get up and knead on me if I lay down on my sofa or anywhere, painfully. I had to leave strategic towels to provide cushioning but she loved it so.
Posted by: Oldcat at January 22, 2026 08:13 PM (8avO+)
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Allie is kneading in my lap right now. She's been declawed (not by me), so it's all good. It's oddly relaxing for both of us.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 22, 2026 08:16 PM (ESVrU)

94 The absence of mephitic bouquet is pleasant, Ace. Thank you!
Posted by: Duncanthrax

You didn't watch the strange animal noises

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 22, 2026 08:16 PM (zHVsH)

95 I bought it (Polar Pure) about 1990 from the REI mother ship in Seattle.

Over the years, even covered with water, it slowly dissipates, about a 1/4 or 1/3 of the crystals remain. The instructions state “so long as visible crystals remain in the bottle, there is sufficient iodine to make a supersaturated solution”

But the solution it makes now seems very weak. It used to make a very strong solution. So I wonder was it “too strong” then, or is it “too weak” now. Or really, shouldn’t it make an identically strong supersaturated solution, inline with what the instructions state?

It’s a great idea, great product. The Feds got involved and shut the guy’s operations down. I think it had something to do with Iodine being used to make Methamphetamine. Go figure.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 22, 2026 08:16 PM (yKoRs)

96 Cont'd from 90
Jimmy quickly snapped some photos on his cell phone of the car license plate and the deadly boxes, and hustled back across the street. When the men returned, he got photos of them, too (including a new guy who had showed up to pitch in; he vaguely resembled Wally Cox, and wore a turtle neck, beret, and white socks stuffed into open-toed sandals. Penguin Facts was obviously involved, too). Then Jimmy called the office.

“Marty? Jimmy. Send the tumbleweed wagon around to CPUSA hq. We got 'em!”

Posted by: Paco at January 22, 2026 08:17 PM (2L+MU)

97 The agile gibbon reminds me of Harry Reid back when he was still in office.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 22, 2026 08:18 PM (oT7pT)

98 >>>67 59 10-15% of Japan is flat. The rest is very uneven.

odd
Posted by: anachronda
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See that topo of Italy? Nothing is flat. Not one inch.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 22, 2026 08:18 PM (hVbrz)

99 Ea-Nasir lent it to me for the evening.
Posted by: Duncanthrax

We will add peddling subpar copper to your many sins.

Posted by: Penguin Defense League, Enforcement Division at January 22, 2026 08:20 PM (oftw2)

100 Shock as leaked doc shows Trump's DHS considers Americans nation's 'main threat'

-
Just what kind of a nut all is he, anyway?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 22, 2026 08:20 PM (L/fGl)

101 See that topo of Italy? Nothing is flat. Not one inch.

Tell us about it -
the Allied troops trying to get at the "soft underbelly of Europe" in WE2

Posted by: steevy at January 22, 2026 08:21 PM (YwEeS)

102 >>>This seems incredibly dangerous to me.

Yes, Mother.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at January 22, 2026 08:21 PM (syz1S)

103 Tom Lehrer famously recommended poisoning penguins in the park as a delightful weekend activity, and Tom Lehrer was no communist.

Posted by: Penguin Facts at January 22, 2026 08:21 PM (vFG9F)

104 I saw Dusty Cooter open for Willie Brown's Trousers in Oakland back in 2003.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 22, 2026 08:22 PM (oT7pT)

105 In that animal noises video there's an up close shot of a pinguin's tongue and I wish I hadn't seen that.

Posted by: banana Dream at January 22, 2026 08:22 PM (3uBP9)

106 You didn't watch the strange animal noises
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 22, 2026 08:16 PM

Tell me that particular clip was AI. Lie if you must.

That's almost as nightmarish as that clip of the penguin coming up to the camera and attempting to deep throat it that Ace put up a few days ago. * shudder *

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 22, 2026 08:22 PM (0sNs1)

107 Boy the Nips really live right on top of each other

could that street BE any narrower

Posted by: Don Black at January 22, 2026 08:22 PM (ZxPkt)

108 Tell us about it -
the Allied troops trying to get at the "soft underbelly of Europe" in WE2
Posted by: steevy

Wanna touch my soft underbelly? Feel free!

Posted by: Transportation Secretary Emeritus at January 22, 2026 08:23 PM (oftw2)

109 whig, near the end of the previous Thread, informed us that inviting your dogs onto the couch is a Bad Thing.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 22, 2026 07:48 PM (0sNs1)

The hell, you say...is it a bad thing because of dog dirt, or bad discipline? Or both? Because it's definitely both, at my house.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 22, 2026 08:00 PM (zYpTz)

All my pets growing up slept anywhere they wanted. They were part of the family. Little extra cleaning and vacuuming but that goes with the territory imo.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 22, 2026 08:23 PM (KDPiq)

110 Jake has a lot of comf places to sleep, but when it's cold, he sleeps on the bed with me. I sleep on the floor on a futon.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 22, 2026 08:24 PM (+mUZM)

111 weird animal noises

the cassowary was the most surprising, to me

shoebill stork: kill it with fire

Posted by: Don Black at January 22, 2026 08:25 PM (ZxPkt)

112 US3923665A
United States
Download PDF Find Prior Art Similar
Inventor Jack L Lambert

The technology is quite robust. NASA used in on their spacecraft.

I met the scientist that developed the first practical iodine water purification filter, Professor Jack Lambert of Kansas State University.

Patent US3817860A of 1972 was the first in a series.

Not a lot of iodine is needed to kill microorganisms. Even weak colored solutions, in equilibrium with solid iodine, are effective.

So you are good to go.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 08:25 PM (u82oZ)

113 The animals making strange noises reminded me of this classic sketch from The Muppet Show:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbXzpoH6m2c

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 22, 2026 08:26 PM (ESVrU)

114 Not a lot of iodine is needed to kill microorganisms. Even weak colored solutions, in equilibrium with solid iodine, are effective.

So you are good to go.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

All scotch tastes like iodine.

Posted by: Archie Bunker, 1973 at January 22, 2026 08:28 PM (oftw2)

115 Common Tater, in my search, I copied a later patent over your name. Hope the info helps.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 08:28 PM (u82oZ)

116 >I met the scientist that developed the first practical iodine water purification filter, Professor Jack Lambert of Kansas State University.

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you've been hoodwinked
Jack Lambert played linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers

Posted by: Don Black at January 22, 2026 08:28 PM (ZxPkt)

117 My cat still jumps over his sisters little area she staked out and she has been dead for almost 2 years. Like she is laying there ready to get him when he does. She chose the middle of the hallway for that reason and she passed away there.

Posted by: Reforger at January 22, 2026 08:29 PM (7ujVx)

118 Archie Bunker

So scotch is medicinal!

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 08:29 PM (u82oZ)

119 Thanks. I certainly got my money’s worth of it. Unlike Iodine tablets, the crystals never go bad. They will outgas a bit, and stain. I use a Katadyn drip filter ordinarily, or boil, but I also use the Iodine.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 22, 2026 08:30 PM (yKoRs)

120 30 HOng Kong 1998 ? Before Chicom takeover , then.
*sigh

stupid deal
Posted by: runner

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You ain't seen nothing yet

Posted by: Britain, about to be handed over to arabs at January 22, 2026 08:30 PM (pKhVe)

121 Don Black

He didn't look like an ex football player. He had an older, weedy lab rat look to him.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 08:31 PM (u82oZ)

122 My phone says 1-3 inches of snow. One weather app says 4-6 inches, and yet another says 8-12 inches.

I'm guessing it's going to be about 70 degrees and sunny.

Posted by: IrishEi at January 22, 2026 08:32 PM (3ImbR)

123
See that topo of Italy? Nothing is flat. Not one inch.

___________

Mark Clark called Italy the tough old gut, not a soft underbelly.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 22, 2026 08:33 PM (tgvbd)

124 Space Girl

After a couple of rounds it completely froze my mouse. Had to use the key board to shut down the browser.

Some of those videos use an unnecessary amount of memory... and chews and chews.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 22, 2026 08:35 PM (hVbrz)

125 No food water or moving for a week?
BS
Posted by: Skip

The proof is in the fact that you couldn't see him...

Posted by: t-bird at January 22, 2026 08:36 PM (+BvUE)

126 The idea that someone would ruin South Sandwich Island's entire year's production of pickled penguin feet with poison is preposterous.

Posted by: Penguin Facts at January 22, 2026 08:36 PM (vFG9F)

127 Hi, friends!

Posted by: Piper at January 22, 2026 08:37 PM (pZEOD)

128
Her Majesty has been doomwatching the Weather Channel and local news. The preparations I'm expected to do are increasing exponentially.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 22, 2026 08:37 PM (tgvbd)

129 >>I'm guessing it's going to be about 70 degrees and sunny.

Great. Now I know I'm going to get buried.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 22, 2026 08:38 PM (viF8m)

130 And now on the runway, our fashion expert and diva role model -- Piper.

** Everyone clap **

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 08:38 PM (u82oZ)

131 Not a lot of iodine is needed to kill microorganisms. Even weak colored solutions, in equilibrium with solid iodine, are effective.

So you are good to go.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

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Ah, but he said that the supersaturated solution is then used to purify some larger volume of water:

"A couple ounces of water are kept in the bottle. A super saturated solution results, that is used to disinfect water in a canteen or whatever"

And it sounds me me like you are saying that the water in the purifier itself is safe, but when diluted will it still kill the little buggers? Surely it depends on volume of saturated sol. used, and how large the canteen is, no?

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 22, 2026 08:38 PM (pKhVe)

132 We should drop a few Polar bears onto Antartica. It not fair that only one pole has them.

Posted by: Reforger at January 22, 2026 08:39 PM (7ujVx)

133 I'm guessing it's going to be about 70 degrees and sunny.
Posted by: IrishEi
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From your lips.

Just got back from the grocery. It sells house made soups for too much money but they are tasty. Stocked up just in case.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 22, 2026 08:39 PM (hVbrz)

134 32 Given the winter storm forecast for our area, the title of this thread is very appropriate. Maybe a foot or more of snow and then ice on to of it. Bummer.

Posted by: JTB at January 22, 2026 07:49 PM (yTvNw)

I'm in Iowa. Little to no snow or ice forecast here, but colder than hell. Below zero from midnight tonight until some time Saturday, with minus 30s windchill tonight and tomorrow.

I'm staying home.

Posted by: a.moron at January 22, 2026 08:39 PM (X5Jzz)

135 Reforger

Nay, brother.

We should drop hungry polar bears into:
Seattle, Washington
Portland, Oregon
Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 08:41 PM (u82oZ)

136 8" - 1ft projected here in KY. Minimal ice, as of now, which is good.

But, it really sucks all round.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 22, 2026 08:41 PM (qwVdq)

137 In case you were tempted to spend time watching the Super Bowel*...

@JackPosobiec 14m
NEW: Bad Bunny plans to use Super Bowl halftime show to 'honor queer icons,' plans to wear a dress: report

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 22, 2026 08:42 PM (mlg/3)

138 132 We should drop a few Polar bears onto Antartica. It not fair that only one pole has them.

it's lech walesa, isn't it?

Posted by: anachronda at January 22, 2026 08:42 PM (v3pYe)

139 That I would pay to see, Salty! Can we get Steve Inman to narrate?

Posted by: fd at January 22, 2026 08:43 PM (vFG9F)

140 93 She would always get up and knead on me if I lay down on my...
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Something Bernie Sander might write.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 22, 2026 08:43 PM (hVbrz)

141 bob (moron incognitus)

Don't purify a 55 gal drum of water that way, but two canteens should be OK, as long as they are clean inside.

Hadrian VII is a much better chemist than me, and more current due to his job. Ask him if you doubt me.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 08:44 PM (u82oZ)

142 Yeah, you do nkt want to drink the saturated iodine solution.

The thing is, if it is saturated, it means there is an exact concentration of iodine in the water. Therefore, the only thing that varies is how much of the iodine solution you then put in what volume of water you want to treat.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 22, 2026 08:44 PM (zZu0s)

143 @JackPosobiec 14m
NEW: Bad Bunny plans to use Super Bowl halftime show to 'honor queer icons,' plans to wear a dress: report
Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 22, 2026 08:42 PM (mlg/3)
====

This is gonna be great!
*munches popcorn*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 08:45 PM (RIvkX)

144 Gay is so passe nowadays. We already know the Superbowl is fake and gay. They are going to have to do better than that to shock this guy.

Posted by: fd at January 22, 2026 08:46 PM (vFG9F)

145 8" - 1ft projected here in KY. Minimal ice, as of now, which is good.

But, it really sucks all round.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 22, 2026 08:41 PM (qwVdq)

Here in the eastern regions it depends on the app.

Apple says between 18 and 22.

Android says between 8-12 on Saturday and Sunday. So 16 to 24.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 22, 2026 08:46 PM (zZu0s)

146 fd

Excellent idea. Those liberal mooks want to save the polar bears. As an apex predator, they are really food for hungry bears, so it's a win-win!

Mother Nature and Gaia would approve. Cuts down on population growth, and the average intelligence of the US would go up a fraction.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 08:47 PM (u82oZ)

147 Two feet of snow would be... unusual are a fucking gigantic mess. Lexington has gotten worse at snow removal as rhe years have gone on.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 22, 2026 08:47 PM (zZu0s)

148 The thing is, if it is saturated, it means there is an exact concentration of iodine in the water. Therefore, the only thing that varies is how much of the iodine solution you then put in what volume of water you want to treat.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 22, 2026 08:44 PM (zZu0s)
======

It's cheaper to use chlorine bleach or Pool Shock for water treatment.

Posted by: mrp at January 22, 2026 08:47 PM (rj6Yv)

149 As I recall it only takes a few drops for a canteen but it has been a long long time since I had any of that stuff. I still remember the taste though.

Posted by: fd at January 22, 2026 08:48 PM (vFG9F)

150 You guys are going to get pounded and here in ski heaven called lake tahoe they are having to make it to keep the runs open. We're at about, I'd guess, 35% of the average snowpack. Wasn't even below freezing last night.

Posted by: Reforger at January 22, 2026 08:48 PM (7ujVx)

151
@JackPosobiec 14m
NEW: Bad Bunny plans to use Super Bowl halftime show to 'honor queer icons,' plans to wear a dress: report
Posted by: weft cut-loop
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Remeber how Morgana would run onto the field and steal a kiss?

Big Dildo should run on the field and steal his innocence.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 22, 2026 08:49 PM (hVbrz)

152 143 @JackPosobiec 14m
NEW: Bad Bunny plans to use Super Bowl halftime show to 'honor queer icons,' plans to wear a dress: report
Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 22, 2026 08:42 PM (mlg/3)
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Will he wear a pearl necklace also?

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 22, 2026 08:49 PM (gh32g)

153 CoD7 is installing on the new X Box X Series.

Propane is stored. Generator is fueled up. Steaks are in freezer. Macallan 12, Hornitos & Tangueray & OJ in fridge. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 22, 2026 08:50 PM (EBdEj)

154 He's a mess
Wears a dress

Posted by: Ray Stevens at January 22, 2026 08:50 PM (vFG9F)

155 mrp

Got to be careful with chlorine. Any organic matter in the water can be turned into halogenated compounds associated with cancer.

Sure, pools use them, but that is in thousands of gallons of water.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 08:50 PM (u82oZ)

156 That figure skater and her figure skating was pretty.

On perfectly clear ice, leaving the first trail cut into the ice.

Like the first skier going through virgin powder.

Both beautiful, and a little sad.

Posted by: EFG at January 22, 2026 08:50 PM (jTEUc)

157 I hope everyone affected by this storm stays warm and safe.

Posted by: Piper at January 22, 2026 08:51 PM (pZEOD)

158
It's cheaper to use chlorine bleach or Pool Shock for water treatment.

Posted by: mrp

____________

Or chlorhexidine

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 22, 2026 08:51 PM (tgvbd)

159 If any Morons out there are one of the “good people of Iowa” that are keeping good old Chuck Grassley from moving the SAVE Act out of committee, please please give him the go ahead.

America thanks you.

Posted by: Going deep. Out. at January 22, 2026 08:51 PM (IKyq4)

160 Propane is stored. Generator is fueled up. Steaks are in freezer. Macallan 12, Hornitos & Tangueray & OJ in fridge. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 22, 2026 08:50 PM (EBdEj)
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Dang. That's serious prep.

Posted by: mrp at January 22, 2026 08:51 PM (rj6Yv)

161 An FPS on a console is an abomination.

Third person I always did better with, but not FPS.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 22, 2026 08:51 PM (zZu0s)

162 Therefore, the only thing that varies is how much of the iodine solution you then put in what volume of water you want to treat.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

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I have no doubts, as I do not plan on using this system.

I only wanted to point out a potential risk that was not addressed.

I think time and temperature are also at play here (as always with chemistry) and things like turbidity and the type of critter. I will stick to bottled or boiling if I ever go on a 3 hr. tour and get shipwrecked.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 22, 2026 08:52 PM (pKhVe)

163 10-15% of Japan is flat.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

It used to be a lot more than that, but then they invented implants.

Posted by: mikeski at January 22, 2026 08:52 PM (VHUov)

164 149 As I recall it only takes a few drops for a canteen but it has been a long long time since I had any of that stuff. I still remember the taste though.
Posted by: fd at January 22, 2026 08:48 PM (vFG9F)

******

Liquid iodine, or iodine tablets are great for purifying water.

Yeah, it adds a taste. I got used to it.

(It helped that I grew up as a kid drinking absolute shit tap water, so iodine was no big deal to me.)

Posted by: EFG at January 22, 2026 08:53 PM (jTEUc)

165 @JackPosobiec 14m
NEW: Bad Bunny plans to use Super Bowl halftime show to 'honor queer icons,' plans to wear a dress: report
Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 22, 2026 08:42 PM (mlg/3)
====

Will he wear a pearl necklace also?
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary

A fresh one.

Posted by: Roger Goodell at January 22, 2026 08:53 PM (wOO3z)

166 Cysts (Like Giardia) are tough to kill.

The concentration recommended depends on the water clarity. Large amounts of suspended organic matter require greater concentrations of disinfectant. The chlorine or iodine gets “bound up” in the organic matter and reduce effectiveness.

About 8mg per liter was the standard “dose” for iodine tablets, results in a brown color and a strong taste.

Yes - I was under the impression that the supersaturated solution would be identical all the way down to the end of the crystals. It doesn’t seem to be working out that way, which is why I thought to ask.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 22, 2026 08:54 PM (yKoRs)

167 It used to be a lot more than that, but then they invented implants.
Posted by: mikeski at January 22, 2026 08:52 PM (VHUov)

Iirc... Maria Nagai.

I cannot link as I am at work. You're welcome.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 22, 2026 08:54 PM (zZu0s)

168 Should still be the exact same concentration in the supersaturated solution. As long as rhe crystals are pure iodine the solubility in water won't change.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 22, 2026 08:56 PM (zZu0s)

169 mrp

Got to be careful with chlorine. Any organic matter in the water can be turned into halogenated compounds associated with cancer.

Sure, pools use them, but that is in thousands of gallons of water.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 08:50 PM (u82oZ)
==

I know. There are plenty of sources for using standard household bleach to decontaminate water, including federal sites. I purchase the off-the-shelf chlorine tablets and follow the instructions on the label, and check the expiration dates.

Posted by: mrp at January 22, 2026 08:56 PM (rj6Yv)

170 10 hours of volcano footage and not one democrat being tossed in. I feel cheated.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 22, 2026 08:57 PM (snZF9)

171 Oh my goodness, Maria Nagai.

Maria Nagaim has very mountainous terrain. Too bad my climbing days are over.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 08:58 PM (u82oZ)

172 That figure skater and her figure skating was pretty.

On perfectly clear ice, leaving the first trail cut into the ice.

Like the first skier going through virgin powder.

Both beautiful, and a little sad.

Posted by: EFG at January 22, 2026 08:50 PM (jTEUc)

Good thing the ice is clear. Easier to recover her body after she breaks through.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 22, 2026 08:59 PM (snZF9)

173 Aetius451AD

Your search history must be very interesting.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 08:59 PM (u82oZ)

174 Growing up my dad had a delivery route and I would ride with him. He absolutely hated the snow.

I remember being in my room, or even in bed many times late at night, and I would hear the garage door open -- it meant he was putting chains on the truck because it was going to snow.

So I would get dressed and go down into that freezing garage and help. First of the season meant we had to cobble together a set, and adjust length, etc. Usually replace a couple of the cross pieces that were broken or just too worn. I would help because he would be in bad mood and would yell at me otherwise.

Then the next morning we would go out (assuming no school.) and it would take forever. I didn't care - I loved the snow. Still do.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 22, 2026 09:00 PM (pKhVe)

175 Common Tater

To be careful, swirl the saturated solution. There could be gradients of concentration.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 09:01 PM (u82oZ)

176 Dang. That's serious prep.
Posted by: mrp

Once it starts, I don't want to have to leave.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 22, 2026 09:02 PM (EBdEj)

177 Your search history must be very interesting.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 08:59 PM (u82oZ)

*shifty eyes*

I don't know what youre talking about.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 22, 2026 09:03 PM (zZu0s)

178 Legion of Mary - I Second That Emotion

So good.

https://tinyurl.com/r5zfzdpr

Posted by: JackStraw at January 22, 2026 09:04 PM (viF8m)

179 Both beautiful, and a little sad.

Posted by: EFG at January 22, 2026 08:50 PM (jTEUc)

Good thing the ice is clear. Easier to recover her body after she breaks through.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 22, 2026 08:59 PM (snZF9)

*******

What is this? Something from the Dead Zone?

THE ICE IS GONNA BREAK!!!!

Posted by: EFG at January 22, 2026 09:04 PM (jTEUc)

180 Aetius451AD

Do you have a med-alert bracelet saying "Clear my browser history?"

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 09:04 PM (u82oZ)

181 There's a brand of iodine tablets for water purification that includes two tablet bottles. The tablets in the first bottle perform the purification. After 35 minutes, the user drops a tablet from the second bottle to improve the taste. The brand is called "Potable Aqua with PA +.

Posted by: mrp at January 22, 2026 09:05 PM (rj6Yv)

182 180 Aetius451AD

Do you have a med-alert bracelet saying "Clear my browser history?"
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 09:04 PM (u82oZ)

****

Shit, that's funny.

Posted by: EFG at January 22, 2026 09:05 PM (jTEUc)

183 I think the British lease for Hong Kong was up in 1997, so in 1998 it would be under Chinese rule. The period from 1987-1997 saw a huge exodus of people and businesses, but that was only for the wealthy. China realized it was a cash cow and "left it alone" for a while, but things got spicy after a few years, and I'm not talking garlic-pepper chicken.

Posted by: moki at January 22, 2026 09:06 PM (wLjpr)

184 Private browsing on brave takes care of that. Clears history when you close the tab.

So I've heard.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 22, 2026 09:07 PM (zZu0s)

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