Mid-Morning Art Thread

A Man Offering Gold and Coins to a Girl
Godfried Schalcken

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM

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1 BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 03, 2026 09:30 AM (Ippjd)

2 Pay your electric bill, cheapskate!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 03, 2026 09:31 AM (Ippjd)

3
ESPONJA!!11!!!!1

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 03, 2026 09:31 AM (tljrc)

4 Potential One Night With Venus, A Lifetime With Mercury event.

Posted by: Michael K at February 03, 2026 09:31 AM (eCB+U)

5 ho

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 09:31 AM (gbOdA)

6 ho

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 09:31 AM (gbOdA)
-

Apparently.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 03, 2026 09:31 AM (Ippjd)

7 Jeffrey Epstein: The Early Years

Posted by: Delurker at February 03, 2026 09:31 AM (gtcuf)

8 She: What kind of woman do you think I am?

He: We’ve already established that. Now we’re just haggling over the price.

Posted by: huerfano at February 03, 2026 09:32 AM (98kQX)

9 30 pieces of silver? That's the same as in-town!

Posted by: Judas Iscariot at February 03, 2026 09:32 AM (JCZqz)

10 So she's a prostitute.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 03, 2026 09:33 AM (NpAcC)

11 I can barely see what's going on.

Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 09:33 AM (77rzZ)

12 He's ready to give her a shellacking.

Posted by: The Xi Man's Mustard at February 03, 2026 09:33 AM (w9Wax)

13 WHOREMONGER!!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 03, 2026 09:34 AM (Kt19C)

14 The background is so dark, it's like a scene from a modern day movie.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 03, 2026 09:34 AM (+4yJ5)

15 A bit on the nose, eh, CBD?

Posted by: Lizzy at February 03, 2026 09:34 AM (0yjaw)

16 Epstein, the early years.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 03, 2026 09:34 AM (kDAZw)

17 Godfried hoping for a Schalcken.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 03, 2026 09:34 AM (iKtm4)

18 DON'T DO IT

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 03, 2026 09:35 AM (DgMqy)

19 The whale oil lamps were angry that day, my friends.

Posted by: George Costanza at February 03, 2026 09:35 AM (2Ez/1)

20 would hang

if i lived in a bordello

or in a whorehouse trailer complex outside Dry Tongue, NV

Posted by: Gref at February 03, 2026 09:35 AM (5rh/l)

21 The Dutch are not a handsome people. Well, some are, but not these two.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 03, 2026 09:35 AM (Riz8t)

22 I guess they could only find one candle.

Posted by: dantesed at February 03, 2026 09:35 AM (Oy/m2)

23 So dark it's unseeable on my screen. Is it a good looking girl?

Posted by: From about That Time at February 03, 2026 09:35 AM (sl73Y)

24 11 I can barely see what's going on.
Posted by: Bulg

Lingering effects from being brained by a golf ball?

Posted by: Doktor Whatsamatta at February 03, 2026 09:36 AM (oftw2)

25 "I said - $50!! We do things differently in my town!"

Posted by: Tonypete at February 03, 2026 09:36 AM (cYBz/)

26 Please excuse Jeffrey from prison today. He's not feeling well.

Posted by: Epstein's great great great grandmother at February 03, 2026 09:36 AM (2Ez/1)

27 Is it a good looking girl?

It is not.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 03, 2026 09:36 AM (Riz8t)

28 23 So dark it's unseeable on my screen. Is it a good looking girl?
Posted by: From about That Time

As long as it's dark, anyone looks good.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 03, 2026 09:36 AM (+4yJ5)

29 Everything below the vaist, IST KAPUT!

Posted by: Lily vonSchtupp at February 03, 2026 09:36 AM (JkO4W)

30 That candle is about to fall over and cause a fire on the bed.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 03, 2026 09:36 AM (NpAcC)

31 The Dutch are not a handsome people.
Posted by: Archimedes

Them's fightin' words!

Also, Eva Vlaardingerbroek.

Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 09:37 AM (77rzZ)

32 "I said - $50!! We do things differently in my town!"

Methinks you forgot the guilder to dollar conversion.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 03, 2026 09:37 AM (Riz8t)

33 "23 So dark it's unseeable on my screen. Is it a good looking girl?"

Ahem. That's why it's so dark.

Posted by: The bartender at February 03, 2026 09:37 AM (2Ez/1)

34 Also, Eva Vlaardingerbroek.

I knew it wouldn't take long.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 03, 2026 09:38 AM (Riz8t)

35 There's a name for this....

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 03, 2026 09:38 AM (jtM2q)

36 Alternate title:

"CBD Gets a Naive Hooker With His Chanuka Gelt"

Posted by: naturalfake at February 03, 2026 09:38 AM (iJfKG)

37 The candle is there for the mandatory check for signs of venereal disease.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 03, 2026 09:38 AM (JkO4W)

38 This is so damned dark you can barely see any of it. Is the piece dirty? Or did the artist just say, "fuck it, I'm not painting that whole canvas. I'll just put this little bit of light, some faces and call it good enough?"

What is the point of a painting like this? Why did the artist even bother?

Thanks anyway CBD.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at February 03, 2026 09:39 AM (2J/Lj)

39 Prostitution was the only way to make $$ after the Tulip Craze crashed.

Posted by: Like Bitcoin and AI at February 03, 2026 09:39 AM (oftw2)

40 It's dark.

Literally and figuratively.

*Yeah, I know, the oldest profession and all that...

Posted by: Lizzy at February 03, 2026 09:39 AM (0yjaw)

41 I feel lilke it could use more light.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 03, 2026 09:39 AM (36PRH)

42 Just the tip, just for a minute??? Puh-leeeze???

Posted by: Dutch Boy at February 03, 2026 09:39 AM (wVcYX)

43 I think that's supposed to be Cupid on the bedpost on bottom right, so yes, if you didn't know already. she's a prostitute. This is a little brighter view of the picture:

https://tinyurl.com/3usm6md7

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2026 09:40 AM (Bw1/o)

44 Lets snuggle, no hands, i promise.

Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 03, 2026 09:40 AM (QVmho)

45 Put the candle back!

Posted by: Yankee Candle Inc. at February 03, 2026 09:40 AM (oftw2)

46 Truly a woman of negotiable affection.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 03, 2026 09:40 AM (ESVrU)

47 Also, Eva Vlaardingerbroek.
Posted by: Bulg

I am Eva's champion.

Well, except for that whole not knowing how to ride a horse thing...

Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 09:40 AM (77rzZ)

48 Posted by: Like Bitcoin and AI at February 03, 2026 09:39 AM (oftw2)

LOL

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2026 09:40 AM (Bw1/o)

49 Put the candle back!
Posted by: Yankee Candle Inc. at February 03, 2026 09:40 AM (oftw2)
---
You no take candle!

Posted by: World of Warcraft kobold at February 03, 2026 09:41 AM (ESVrU)

50 A story as old as time -

Girl: Do you love me? What's it going to be boy, Yes or No?

Boy: Let me sleep on it. I'll give you an answer in the morning.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 03, 2026 09:41 AM (wVcYX)

51 @46 That's what most first dates seem like these days.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 03, 2026 09:42 AM (36PRH)

52 38 This is so damned dark you can barely see any of it. Is the piece dirty? Or did the artist just say, "fuck it, I'm not painting that whole canvas. I'll just put this little bit of light, some faces and call it good enough?"

What is the point of a painting like this? Why did the artist even bother?

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at February 03, 2026 09:39 AM

###

Hey. Lighten up, Francis.
There was a sale on black paint.
I overbought.

Posted by: Godfried Schalcken at February 03, 2026 09:42 AM (2Ez/1)

53 Weak candlelight suits these two.

Posted by: Roy at February 03, 2026 09:42 AM (qwype)

54 Sign above the headboard:

Geen Restituties!

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 03, 2026 09:42 AM (JkO4W)

55 There's more where this came from, baby...

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 03, 2026 09:43 AM (DgMqy)

56 The guy had to run to the bordello ATM because he was short on gold.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 03, 2026 09:43 AM (36PRH)

57 What is the point of a painting like this? Why did the artist even bother?

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at February 03, 2026 09:39 AM (2J/Lj)

Well, he was known for his skill at painting dark scenes... candlelight, moonlight, etc.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 03, 2026 09:43 AM (n9ltV)

58 Cheap fabric and dim lighting... that's how you move merchandise.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 03, 2026 09:44 AM (DgMqy)

59 37 The candle is there for the mandatory check for signs of venereal disease.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 03, 2026 09:38 AM

----
And lice.

Posted by: Don't forget the lice at February 03, 2026 09:44 AM (2Ez/1)

60 Her hands are like claws. I would steer clear.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 03, 2026 09:45 AM (JkO4W)

61 She just need a lil help with her rent

Posted by: Oh noes! at February 03, 2026 09:45 AM (+abK1)

62 Truly a woman of negotiable affection.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 03, 2026 09:40 AM

"They call themselves 'seamstresses'...hem! hem!"

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 03, 2026 09:45 AM (kgE5c)

63 52 38 This is so damned dark you can barely see any of it. Is the piece dirty? Or did the artist just say, "fuck it, I'm not painting that whole canvas. I'll just put this little bit of light, some faces and call it good enough?"

What is the point of a painting like this? Why did the artist even bother?

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at February 03, 2026 09:39 AM

Bad version.. I looked at it at another site and it's much brighter...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 03, 2026 09:45 AM (VE6XX)

64 The John and the Hoo-aa
Would hang but might need some lighting
Thx CBD

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 03, 2026 09:45 AM (BWnHZ)

65 So dark it's unseeable on my screen. Is it a good looking girl?
Posted by: From about That Time
__________

Black cars look better in the shade.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 03, 2026 09:45 AM (XvL8K)

66 I wouldn't be surprised if she has a tail.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 03, 2026 09:45 AM (JkO4W)

67 Gold? Coins?

I've heard of affairs that are strictly platonic
But diamonds are a girl's best friend
And I think affairs that you must keep liaisonic
Are better bets if little fetes get big baguettes

Posted by: Marilyn Monroe at February 03, 2026 09:45 AM (wVcYX)

68 Not every transaction needs a lot of light.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 03, 2026 09:45 AM (0KSrI)

69 The candle, my friends, is blowing in the wind...

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 03, 2026 09:46 AM (kgE5c)

70 Let's go back to visible nudes.

Posted by: Eeyore at February 03, 2026 09:46 AM (AlhUl)

71 Is the artist related to Gilbert Godfried?

Posted by: I gotta ask at February 03, 2026 09:47 AM (2Ez/1)

72 Weak candlelight suits these two.
Posted by: Roy

Reminds me of that scene from Fiddler on the Roof:

Yenta the Matchmaker: "Avram, I have the perfect match for your son -- Ruchle, the shoemaker's daughter!"
Avram: "Ruchle? She can hardly see. She's almost blind."
Yenta the Matchmaker: "Tell the truth, Avram, is your son so much to look at? The way she sees, and the way he looks, it's a perfect match!"

Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 09:47 AM (77rzZ)

73 20 guilders, same as in town.

Posted by: Dutch Girl at February 03, 2026 09:47 AM (wVcYX)

74 Put the candle in the window.

Posted by: Sir Elton at February 03, 2026 09:47 AM (2Ez/1)

75 Well, he was known for his skill at painting dark scenes... candlelight, moonlight, etc.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

Thank you for answering that. However... If the viewer is left wondering what the hell is going on because the scene is too dark to see more than a tiny little part of the work, his skill may be questionable.

Oh well. It's another artist I've never heard of before so I see something new!

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at February 03, 2026 09:48 AM (2J/Lj)

76 Hey who blew out this candle!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 03, 2026 09:48 AM (RIvkX)

77 The joke's on him. Each gold coin is now worth $5000.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 03, 2026 09:48 AM (JkO4W)

78
Thank you for answering that. However... If the viewer is left wondering what the hell is going on because the scene is too dark to see more than a tiny little part of the work, his skill may be questionable.

Oh well. It's another artist I've never heard of before so I see something new!
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at February 03, 2026 09:48 AM (2J/Lj)

She's sitting on a bed and he is offering her a gold chain and coins....Kind of risque

Posted by: It's me donna at February 03, 2026 09:49 AM (VE6XX)

79 From Wiki:
"Godfried Schalcken (8 October 1643 – 16 November 1706) was a Dutch artist who specialized in genre paintings and portraits. Schalcken was noted for his night scenes and mastery in reproducing the effect of candlelight. "

Posted by: Tuna at February 03, 2026 09:50 AM (lJ0H4)

80 The National Gallery, London

Full title
A Candlelight Scene: A Man offering a Gold Chain and Coins to a Girl seated on a Bed
Artist
Godfried Schalcken
Artist dates
1643 - 1706
Date made
About 1665-70
Medium and support
Oil on copper
Dimensions
15.5 × 18.9 cm
Inscription summary
Signed

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 09:50 AM (gbOdA)

81 It's a powerful statement against capitalism and the patriarchy. The fact that the gold is in the form of a chain is no accident.

- What Redditors told me about this painting

Posted by: Delurker at February 03, 2026 09:50 AM (gtcuf)

82 77 The joke's on him. Each gold coin is now worth $5000.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 03, 2026 09:48 AM (JkO4W)

5500 same as downtown

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 09:51 AM (gbOdA)

83 What's he buying?

Posted by: Eromero at February 03, 2026 09:51 AM (LHPAg)

84 Alternate title:

"17th Century OLED Video Screen in Action"

Posted by: naturalfake at February 03, 2026 09:51 AM (iJfKG)

85 83 What's he buying?

----------

He's not buying anything. He's renting.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 03, 2026 09:51 AM (JkO4W)

86 Has he realized she's a tranny yet?

Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 09:51 AM (77rzZ)

87 Yenta the Matchmaker: "Tell the truth, Avram, is your son so much to look at? The way she sees, and the way he looks, it's a perfect match!"

Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 09:47 AM

Yenta was no dummy.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 03, 2026 09:52 AM (kgE5c)

88 Whether it's a "Reverse Windmill," a "Finger in the Dyke," or a "Sprouting Tulip," it's still 20 bucks, same as in town.

Posted by: Delurker at February 03, 2026 09:53 AM (gtcuf)

89 "...She's sitting on a bed and he is offering her a gold chain..."

Is it a braided chain?
Made of finest silver from the north of Spain?

Posted by: The Looking Glass at February 03, 2026 09:53 AM (2Ez/1)

90 Seriously though, is that painting in need of a good cleaning? It amazes me how much crud gets stacked up on artwork. And how much better the piece is after cleaning.

This one seems like it could be that kind of situation.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at February 03, 2026 09:53 AM (2J/Lj)

91 What's he buying?

Probably a case of the French Pox.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 03, 2026 09:53 AM (Riz8t)

92 Has he realized she's a tranny yet?
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 09:51 AM (77rzZ)
---
Let's not ruin the surprise...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 03, 2026 09:53 AM (ESVrU)

93 "how much for manhattan again?"

/

Posted by: man at February 03, 2026 09:54 AM (XuXeR)

94 I looked at it at another site and it's much brighter...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 03, 2026 09:45 AM (VE6XX)

Retouched.

I just saw the original, and the version I used is faithful.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 03, 2026 09:54 AM (n9ltV)

95 What's he buying?
Posted by: Eromero at February 03, 2026 09:51 AM

Her departure later.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 03, 2026 09:54 AM (kgE5c)

96 Yenta was no dummy.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

Played by Bea Arthur in the original Broadway show.

Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 09:54 AM (77rzZ)

97 83 What's he buying?
Posted by: Eromero at February 03, 2026 09:51 AM

+++
You pay her to leave.

Posted by: Or so I'm told at February 03, 2026 09:54 AM (2Ez/1)

98 Some paintings just need a a good cleaning by an art restorer. Maybe this is one of them.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2026 09:54 AM (Bw1/o)

99
Retouched.

I just saw the original, and the version I used is faithful.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 03, 2026 09:54 AM (n9ltV)

Really ? Why would they do that ?

Posted by: It's me donna at February 03, 2026 09:55 AM (VE6XX)

100 68 Not every transaction needs a lot of light.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 03, 2026 09:45 AM (0KSrI)

Threadwinner!

Posted by: Eromero at February 03, 2026 09:55 AM (LHPAg)

101 What's he buying?

Probably a case of the French Pox.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 03, 2026 09:53 AM (Riz8t)

"The Fox in Socks Gets the French Pox"

is the worst Dr Seuss book.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 03, 2026 09:55 AM (iJfKG)

102 Some paintings just need a a good cleaning by an art restorer. Maybe this is one of them.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Too bad that Cecilia lady passed on.

Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 09:55 AM (77rzZ)

103 Hello Teddy Lieu, goodbye smart yada yada yadas freedom of religion.

Ted Lieu
@tedlieu
“Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.”

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 03, 2026 09:55 AM (J+Psw)

104 Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 03, 2026 09:54 AM (n9ltV)

Now they can see more.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2026 09:56 AM (Bw1/o)

105 Some paintings just need a a good cleaning"

*looks at karcher pressure washer right over there...*

Posted by: man at February 03, 2026 09:56 AM (XuXeR)

106 Hey, loosen up, will ya? You're a lot of woman, you know that? Yeah, wanna make 14 dollars the hard way?

Posted by: Al Czervik at February 03, 2026 09:56 AM (aP8y5)

107 "Well, okay, but you'd better not rumple my stiltskin!"

Posted by: The girl in the painting. at February 03, 2026 09:56 AM (qgHp7)

108 Have some candy, leetle gurll......bwa ha ha ha ha

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 03, 2026 09:56 AM (QGaXH)

109 Really ? Why would they do that ?

Posted by: It's me donna at February 03, 2026 09:55 AM (VE6XX)

No idea.

Seriously, why would anyone want to see a reproduction that is not faithful to the original? It makes no sense.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 03, 2026 09:57 AM (n9ltV)

110 "The Fox in Socks Gets the French Pox"
is the worst Dr Seuss book.
Posted by: naturalfake

I do not like it, Sam I Am. I do not like to get the chlam.

Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 09:57 AM (77rzZ)

111 Huh. Silver seems to be rebounding a bit, for now anyway... I expected to take a bit more of a beating first. Still could.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 03, 2026 09:57 AM (BI5O2)

112 McDonald's offering free caviar.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 03, 2026 09:57 AM (Kt19C)

113 I can't tell if it's Dutch? Nobody has a toilet seat around their neck in that closet.

Posted by: Near-sighted Belgian Optometrist at February 03, 2026 09:57 AM (73AR1)

114 We've established what you are. We're simply negotiating the price.

Posted by: Just the punchline at February 03, 2026 09:57 AM (2Ez/1)

115 I'm not going to comment on the subject, but I will say that I like this painting very much. The soft chiariscuro makes it a lovely, intimate and cosy picture.

I particularly like the way the artist painted the candle and flame - the way it reaches towards the two makes it appear almost as a living thing.

Would hang.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 09:57 AM (ufSfZ)

116 Sumbitch keeps trying to sneak a little truth in.

Western Lensman
@WesternLensman
Absolutely hysterical that the First Amendment/Free Speech Warriors over at CNN want to censor Scott Jennings’ on air speech for saying stuff like “illegal alien."
Same people are defending Don Lemon storming a church.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 03, 2026 09:58 AM (J+Psw)

117
The joke's on him. Each gold coin is now worth $5000.
Posted by: Cicero

Pulling in from yesterday's thread.... pussy can be a critical element to transmute sex into gold.

Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 03, 2026 09:58 AM (QVmho)

118 why would anyone want to see a reproduction that is not faithful to the original"

Hollywood says "hold my be...jamba juice"

Posted by: man at February 03, 2026 09:58 AM (XuXeR)

119 Now they can see more.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2026 09:56 AM (Bw1/o)

No, they can't. Retouched and brightened art isn't seeing more, it is seeing something different that wasn't painted by the artist.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 03, 2026 09:58 AM (n9ltV)

120 Dude saw yesterday's art and is trying to recreate it in his hotel room, one nymph at a time.

Posted by: reason at February 03, 2026 09:58 AM (S4K0J)

121 Her clothing looks a bit too modest for her to be a prostitute. And the look on her face is more innocent than “come hither.”
He looks a bit smarmy. But most young men do when they are that close to an innocent young lady.

I kind of like it.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 03, 2026 09:58 AM (IhIKR)

122 "The Fox in Socks Gets the French Pox"

is the worst Dr Seuss book.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 03, 2026 09:55 AM (iJfKG)

Horton Hires a Ho

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 09:59 AM (gbOdA)

123 111 Huh. Silver seems to be rebounding a bit, for now anyway... I expected to take a bit more of a beating first. Still could.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 03, 2026 09:57 AM (BI5O2)

I will probably keep mine until it sinks to the value of zinc.

Posted by: tubal at February 03, 2026 09:59 AM (pDt9x)

124 Is it even in the realm of the possible that this painting is about anything non-sexual?

Posted by: Doof at February 03, 2026 10:00 AM (8Gofn)

125 Not every transaction needs a lot of light.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 03, 2026 09:45 AM (0KSrI)
=

How you say, The Paolo closes every transaction in the dark.

Posted by: The Paolo at February 03, 2026 10:00 AM (RIvkX)

126 All cats are gray in the dark, is what that picture teaches, CBD.

Posted by: tubal at February 03, 2026 10:00 AM (pDt9x)

127 Is it even in the realm of the possible that this painting is about anything non-sexual?
Posted by: Doof

Are you listening to yourself?

Wow.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 03, 2026 10:01 AM (cYBz/)

128 124 Is it even in the realm of the possible that this painting is about anything non-sexual?

Posted by: Doof at February 03, 2026 10:00 AM (8Gofn)

=====

He could be paying her to murder his wife.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:01 AM (GBKbO)

129 The joke's on him. Each gold coin is now worth $5000.
Posted by: Cicero

Pulling in from yesterday's thread.... pussy can be a critical element to transmute sex into gold.
Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 03, 2026 09:58 AM (QVmho)

The Fifth Element?

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 03, 2026 10:01 AM (wVcYX)

130 The Fox in Socks Gets the French Pox

is the worst Dr Seuss book.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 03, 2026 09:55 AM (iJfKG)

Horton Hires a Ho
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 09:59 AM (gbOdA)

"Son Of Sam I Am"

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:01 AM (ufSfZ)

131 68 Not every transaction needs a lot of light.
Posted by: Ben Had
---

This is about me isn't it ...

Posted by: Dylan Mulvaney at February 03, 2026 10:01 AM (S4K0J)

132 121 Her clothing looks a bit too modest for her to be a prostitute. And the look on her face is more innocent than “come hither.”
He looks a bit smarmy. But most young men do when they are that close to an innocent young lady.

I kind of like it.
Posted by: nurse ratched

+++
Me too.

Posted by: The ghost of Jeffrey Epstein at February 03, 2026 10:01 AM (2Ez/1)

133 129 The Fifth Element?

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 03, 2026 10:01 AM (wVcYX)

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Boron?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:02 AM (GBKbO)

134 Is it even in the realm of the possible that this painting is about anything non-sexual?
Posted by: Doof

Aren't pretty much all works of fine art about sex when it comes right down to it?

Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:02 AM (77rzZ)

135 Doof, anything is possible but I think we're talking probable here.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 03, 2026 10:02 AM (0KSrI)

136 or in a whorehouse trailer complex outside Dry Tongue, NV
Posted by: Gref at February 03, 2026 09:35 AM (5rh/l)

It's not a trailer if it's on an 8 point foundation and fully skirted.

Posted by: Reforger at February 03, 2026 10:02 AM (J/fgw)

137 "And To Think That I Saw It On Castro Street"

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:02 AM (ufSfZ)

138 He looks a bit smarmy. But most young men do when they are that close to an innocent young lady.

I kind of like it.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 03, 2026 09:58 AM (IhIKR)

The ladies don't have to be young or innocent for us guys to look smarmy when we are that close.

Posted by: Doof at February 03, 2026 10:03 AM (8Gofn)

139 Boron?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:02 AM (GBKbO)

A boring moron? I've been called worse.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 03, 2026 10:03 AM (wVcYX)

140 139 Boron?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:02 AM (GBKbO)

A boring moron? I've been called worse.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 03, 2026 10:03 AM (wVcYX)

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Stay away from me. I'm apparently a glowie.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:03 AM (GBKbO)

141 "They call themselves 'seamstresses'...hem! hem!"
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 03, 2026 09:45 AM (kgE5c)

In Moe Lane's Cinderella (Cin) City, they call themselves models. And the "cleaning ladies" are a guild of magic using assassins.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at February 03, 2026 10:03 AM (lFFaq)

142 Hope the sniper has his night-vision goggles with him.

Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:04 AM (77rzZ)

143 Boron was King of the Woodland Elves, yes?

Posted by: tubal at February 03, 2026 10:04 AM (pDt9x)

144 Is it even in the realm of the possible that this painting is about anything non-sexual?
Posted by: Doof

Are you listening to yourself?

Wow.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 03, 2026 10:01 AM (cYBz/)

I denounce myself.

Posted by: Doof at February 03, 2026 10:04 AM (8Gofn)

145 67 Gold? Coins?

I've heard of affairs that are strictly platonic
But diamonds are a girl's best friend
And I think affairs that you must keep liaisonic
Are better bets if little fetes get big baguettes
Posted by: Marilyn Monroe at February 03, 2026 09:45 AM (wVcYX)

I just watched Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and How to Marry a Millionaire on the DVR last night. I never thought much of Marilyn - thought she was over hyped - but she definitely had a 'way' about her, beyond looks. She was funny!

I want to see more of her movies.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 03, 2026 10:04 AM (QGaXH)

146 116 Sumbitch keeps trying to sneak a little truth in.

Western Lensman
@WesternLensman
Absolutely hysterical that the First Amendment/Free Speech Warriors over at CNN want to censor Scott Jennings’ on air speech for saying stuff like “illegal alien."
Same people are defending Don Lemon storming a church.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 03, 2026 09:58 AM (J+Psw)

This is the first step by the children. When the answer is no, they will demand he not be on any CNN shows.

Posted by: Gref at February 03, 2026 10:04 AM (5rh/l)

147 Gooder and Harderer

Virginia will impact you, you are wrong. This is a test run for the rest of the country for other Democratic states.

Virginia Democrats have created 44 new ways to prosecute gun owners and 3 new ways to prosecute cops who cooperate with ICE.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 10:05 AM (gbOdA)

148 Aren't pretty much all works of fine art about sex when it comes right down to it?
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:02 AM (77rzZ)

If not, then it isn't "fine" art!

Posted by: Doof at February 03, 2026 10:05 AM (8Gofn)

149 124 Is it even in the realm of the possible that this painting is about anything non-sexual?
Posted by: Doof at February 03, 2026 10:00 AM (8Gofn)
Could be a betrothal/engagement thing.

Posted by: Eromero at February 03, 2026 10:05 AM (LHPAg)

150 Climate Defiance
@ClimateDefiance
WHY DO YOU GIVE MORE WEIGHT TO A GROUNDHOG THAN TO THE 97% OF CLIMATE SCIENTISTS WHO ARE WARNING WITH INCREASINGLY DIRE LEVELS OF URGENCY THAT WE ARE ON THE PRECIPICE OF CIVILIZATION-WIDE CATASTROPHE?

-
BECAUSE A GROUNDHOG IS A GENIUS COMPARED TO 97% OF CLIMATE SCIENTISTS.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 03, 2026 10:05 AM (J+Psw)

151 Stay away from me. I'm apparently a glowie.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

I knew it! Prometheus was a deep-state op!

Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:05 AM (77rzZ)

152 146
This is the first step by the children. When the answer is no, they will demand he not be on any CNN shows.

Posted by: Gref at February 03, 2026 10:04 AM (5rh/l)

======

He'll stop when he runs for KY Senate. And then we'll swiftly hate him because GOP Senator.

Cycle of Life!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:05 AM (GBKbO)

153 yum yum shit
yummy shit pebbles
in my mouth

Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at February 03, 2026 10:05 AM (FPsm2)

154 The Fox in Socks Gets the French Pox

is the worst Dr Seuss book.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 03, 2026 09:55 AM (iJfKG)

Horton Hires a Ho
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 09:59 AM (gbOdA)

"Son Of Sam I Am"
Posted by: Mary Poppins'
--

Oh The Places You'll Go: A Story of Listeria...

Posted by: reason at February 03, 2026 10:05 AM (S4K0J)

155 Is it even in the realm of the possible that this painting is about anything non-sexual?
Posted by: Doof

Aren't pretty much all works of fine art about sex when it comes right down to it?
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:02 AM (77rzZ)

I see you're familiar with my body of film work.

Posted by: Russ Meyer, Cinematographer at February 03, 2026 10:05 AM (wVcYX)

156 67 Gold? Coins?

I've heard of affairs that are strictly platonic
But diamonds are a girl's best friend
And I think affairs that you must keep liaisonic
Are better bets if little fetes get big baguettes
Posted by: Marilyn Monroe at February 03, 2026 09:45 AM (wVcYX)

'...diamonds are a girl's best friend'

I remember my dad singing that line - I never knew where it came from....now I know. He would have been about 33 when that movie came out.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 03, 2026 10:06 AM (QGaXH)

157 140

glowie.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:03 AM (GBKbO)

Well if you stopped egging us on to all get strapped and go shoot the protesters we wouldn’t have to accuse you

Posted by: tubal at February 03, 2026 10:06 AM (pDt9x)

158 I just watched Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and How to Marry a Millionaire on the DVR last night. I never thought much of Marilyn - thought she was over hyped - but she definitely had a 'way' about her, beyond looks. She was funny!

I want to see more of her movies.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 03, 2026 10:04 AM (QGaXH)

Try "Some Like It Hot" for gorgeous Marilyn as a somewhat ditzy singer

Posted by: Gref at February 03, 2026 10:06 AM (5rh/l)

159 "Son Of Sam I Am"
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:01 AM (ufSfZ)

Dead Cat in the Hat

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 10:07 AM (gbOdA)

160 157 Well if you stopped egging us on to all get strapped and go shoot the protesters we wouldn’t have to accuse you

Posted by: tubal at February 03, 2026 10:06 AM (pDt9x)

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How did you decipher my *considers mentioning* posts so precisely?!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:07 AM (GBKbO)

161 148 Aren't pretty much all works of fine art about sex when it comes right down to it?
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:02 AM (77rzZ)

If not, then it isn't "fine" art!
Posted by: Doof

Excuse me!?!?!??

Posted by: Dogs Playing Poker at February 03, 2026 10:07 AM (JCZqz)

162 one nymph at a time."

Hmm..

"one nymph over the line, sweet jesus"
or
"one nymph at a time, sweet jesus"

Posted by: man at February 03, 2026 10:07 AM (XuXeR)

163 158 Try "Some Like It Hot" for gorgeous Marilyn as a somewhat ditzy singer

Posted by: Gref at February 03, 2026 10:06 AM (5rh/l)

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And then watch The Apartment to see Billy Wilder's exasperation with working with her (she inspires a minor character).

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:07 AM (GBKbO)

164 I want to see more of her movies.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 03, 2026 10:04 AM (QGaXH)

It's overhyped (not in my opinion), but watch The Seven Year Itch.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:08 AM (ufSfZ)

165 Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at February 03, 2026 10:05 AM (FPsm2)

It should be lethal to be that stupid.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:08 AM (ufSfZ)

166 164 It's overhyped (not in my opinion), but watch The Seven Year Itch.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:08 AM (ufSfZ)

=====

Minor Wilder, but fun.

It's no One, Two, Three.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:09 AM (GBKbO)

167 "And To Think That I Saw It On Castro Street"
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:02 AM

A very popular choice for Drag Queen Story Hour!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 03, 2026 10:09 AM (kgE5c)

168 Monroe was an object early lesson in what happens to actors when run through the Hollywood meat grinder is my thought.

Posted by: tubal at February 03, 2026 10:09 AM (pDt9x)

169 Green eggs and slammed ham.

It was a big seller.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 03, 2026 10:09 AM (cYBz/)

170 Excuse me!?!?!??
Posted by: Dogs Playing Poker"

Sure. "doggystyle" and "poke-her"...

*ducks*

Posted by: man at February 03, 2026 10:09 AM (XuXeR)

171 Some orange paint would brighten this scene immeasurably!

Posted by: Radicals from the Nether Lands at February 03, 2026 10:09 AM (w9Wax)

172 A quart of acetone and some rags would go a long way to brighten this mess.

Posted by: Better Living Through Chemistry at February 03, 2026 10:10 AM (oftw2)

173 One fish, two fish, red fish, pew fish!

Posted by: Tonypete at February 03, 2026 10:10 AM (cYBz/)

174 Fun fact: Marilyn's first scene in her first movie was with Charles Laughton. Some anthology film.

Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:10 AM (77rzZ)

175 A dick in her ass may be quite continental
diamonds are a girl's best friend'

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 03, 2026 10:10 AM (Kt19C)

176 And to think that I saw her on Mulberry Street!

Posted by: Theodore Geisel at February 03, 2026 10:11 AM (2Ez/1)

177 "They have no money, they have no nothing, and they come over here and... they're able to steal more than $19B," says
@POTUS
on Somalians in MN.

"We're right on their ass... These are people that are just not an asset to our society, to put it mildly—and we gotta get them out."

The whining and moaning will be glorious.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 10:11 AM (gbOdA)

178 158 Try "Some Like It Hot" for gorgeous Marilyn as a somewhat ditzy singer

Posted by: Gref at February 03, 2026 10:06 AM (5rh/l)

Look at that! Look how she moves! That's just like Jell-O on springs. Must have some sort of built-in motor or something. I tell you, it's a whole different sex!

Posted by: Jack Lemmon at February 03, 2026 10:11 AM (wVcYX)

179 ts ironic that the DEI/57 Genders crowd still uses the term "racist" as anthropologists and geneticists agree that "race" is a "social construct", not a biologically valid way to classify humans.
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And yet they want to do reparations

Posted by: ... at February 03, 2026 10:12 AM (xRzA6)

180 If you don't like this painting you're not going to like the artist's other work. Lots of candlelit scenes and some portraits.

Posted by: Tuna at February 03, 2026 10:12 AM (lJ0H4)

181 It's no One, Two, Three.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:09 AM (GBKbO)

I would watch that before Some Like It Hot. Jack Lemmon is at his twitchy, irritating 'Jack Lemmon" bit through the movie.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:12 AM (ufSfZ)

182 A fox in only socks.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 03, 2026 10:12 AM (cYBz/)

183 Too dark. Can't see the sneech on this beech.

Posted by: Theodore Geisel at February 03, 2026 10:13 AM (2Ez/1)

184 177 "They have no money, they have no nothing, and they come over here and... they're able to steal more than $19B," says
@POTUS
on Somalians in MN.

"We're right on their ass... These are people that are just not an asset to our society, to put it mildly—and we gotta get them out."

The whining and moaning will be glorious.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 10:11 AM (gbOdA)

======

I want to create an X account that's a progressive who hates America...says that the fraud is all real and justified and that all brown people should leave America as soon as possible because it's so racist and doesn't have socialized medicine.

I wonder if I could develop some kind of following.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:13 AM (GBKbO)

185 168 Monroe was an object early lesson in what happens to actors when run through the Hollywood meat grinder is my thought.
Posted by: tubal at February 03, 2026 10:09 AM (pDt9x)

When she got her first movie studio contract she told a friend
I just gave my last blowjob

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 10:13 AM (gbOdA)

186 "They have no money, they have no nothing, and they come over here and... they're able to steal more than $19B," says
@POTUS
on Somalians in MN.

"We're right on their ass... These are people that are just not an asset to our society, to put it mildly—and we gotta get them out."

The whining and moaning will be glorious.
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 10:11 AM (gbOdA)

They are Pirates. Not the funny Disney kind, either.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 03, 2026 10:13 AM (wVcYX)

187 Jeannine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, on Monday threatened jail time for anyone who enters the capital with a gun. In remarks on Fox News that could deepen a growing rift between gun owners and the Trump administration, Ms. Pirro declared that if anyone brings “a gun into the District, you mark my words, you’re going to jail. I don’t care if you have a license in another district and I don’t care if you’re a law-abiding gun owner somewhere else.” Her remarks prompted swift pushback from the Republican Party’s pro-Second Amendment wing.

Posted by: SMOD at February 03, 2026 10:14 AM (RHGPo)

188 150 Climate Defiance
@ClimateDefiance
WHY DO YOU GIVE MORE WEIGHT TO A GROUNDHOG THAN TO THE 97% OF CLIMATE SCIENTISTS WHO ARE WARNING WITH INCREASINGLY DIRE LEVELS OF URGENCY THAT WE ARE ON THE PRECIPICE OF CIVILIZATION-WIDE CATASTROPHE?

Yeah, this meme (and variants) goes around every Groundhog Day. And It's SO clever. /s

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 03, 2026 10:14 AM (DgMqy)

189 When I was a kid, the US unquestionably had the finest Healthcare in the world. Today . . .

Libs of TikTok
@libsoftiktok
Meet Chad Malinowski, a Chicago area nurse. Chad appears to suggest letting ICE agents bleed out and call on nurses to target them. He also says hospitals should fire all MAGA employees because they’re racists.

Chad works at Midwest Express Clinic and Carle Hospital according to his Linkedin

-
Check his look.

https://is.gd/l9yN1x

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 03, 2026 10:14 AM (J+Psw)

190 At the premiere of Gentlemen, Jane Russell and Marilyn were putting their hands in cement in front of Grauman's Chinese Theater. As they did, Marilyn said to Russell, "Instead of our hands, it should be your breasts and my ass."

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:14 AM (ufSfZ)

191 Monroe - "Niagara" and "The Misfits"

Yes, please.

Posted by: man at February 03, 2026 10:14 AM (XuXeR)

192 The Pocket Book of Boners

PS Real Book

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 10:14 AM (gbOdA)

193 is this painting the paedophiles paying the sex slave illegal children for the Grammy Awards Recipients to protest?

Posted by: paulnjax at February 03, 2026 10:15 AM (PPnyU)

194 Fun fact: Marilyn's first scene in her first movie was with Charles Laughton. Some anthology film.
Posted by: Bulg

"O'Henry's Full House"

She also had a small role in "All About Eve"

Posted by: Tuna at February 03, 2026 10:15 AM (lJ0H4)

195 Gold chain was common because it was a form of money, easy to prise off a link or two or three at a time to pay for stuff. Reddit genius don’t know that.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 03, 2026 10:15 AM (E4WLu)

196 I liked it better back in Roman time when actors were considered in the same class as prostitutes.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 03, 2026 10:15 AM (cwGMH)

197 Posted by: Tuna at February 03, 2026 10:12 AM (lJ0H4

I like his work. I just could barely see any details on this one.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2026 10:15 AM (ELdpA)

198 I don't understand why someone would post the same three or four lines over and over? What possible benefit or outcome is sought? What is the point?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 03, 2026 10:16 AM (QGaXH)

199 At the premiere of Gentlemen, Jane Russell and Marilyn were putting their hands in cement in front of Grauman's Chinese Theater. As they did, Marilyn said to Russell, "Instead of our hands, it should be your breasts and my ass."
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:14 AM (ufSfZ)

She's not wrong.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 03, 2026 10:16 AM (wVcYX)

200 My favorite Lemmon movie is Days of Wine and Roses. Lee Remick was opposite Lemmon, did a great job.

Posted by: tubal at February 03, 2026 10:16 AM (pDt9x)

201 When she got her first movie studio contract she told a friend
I just gave my last blowjob

That was to her roommate, Shelley Winters.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:16 AM (ufSfZ)

202 You know about the cup sizes?

Posted by: Frank Costanza at February 03, 2026 10:16 AM (2Ez/1)

203 If I Ran the Congress

Posted by: Nancy P at February 03, 2026 10:17 AM (gbOdA)

204 I wonder if I could develop some kind of following.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:13 AM (GBKbO)

You know who else developed a following?

Posted by: ... at February 03, 2026 10:17 AM (xRzA6)

205 I always thought Jane Russell was a horrible actress. Marvelous to look at, but with no range at all. Except musically, because at least she could sing.

Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:17 AM (77rzZ)

206 Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 03, 2026 10:14 AM (J+Psw

So he's a fake transgender?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2026 10:17 AM (ELdpA)

207 And yet they want to do reparations
Posted by: ... at February 03, 2026 10:12 AM (xRzA6)

They don't want to actually do it. They want to wallow around in the victimhood, like massive sows trying coat themselves in mud to protect themselves from sunlight.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 03, 2026 10:17 AM (w/O5Q)

208 Pro tip: open me in a separate tab.

Posted by: IMDB at February 03, 2026 10:18 AM (2Ez/1)

209 Marilyn also had a nice bit part as the big boss's eye-candy secretary in 1952's Monkey Business with Cary Grant and Ginger Rogers.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 03, 2026 10:18 AM (wVcYX)

210 I don't know why WaPo is failing.

The Washington Post
@washingtonpost
Politics are often treated like radioactive material on Grammy night, writes Post pop music critic Chris Richards.
But on Sunday, something changed. The world outside had finally become too loud to ignore.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 03, 2026 10:18 AM (J+Psw)

211 Frank Drebbin had the right idea with actors.

Posted by: ... at February 03, 2026 10:18 AM (xRzA6)

212 204 I wonder if I could develop some kind of following.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:13 AM (GBKbO)

You know who else developed a following?

Posted by: ... at February 03, 2026 10:17 AM (xRzA6)

======

The Muffin Man?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:19 AM (GBKbO)

213 It's interesting that there is a tendency to sanitize or even romanticize prostitution.

Rather than a young woman trying to earn her way through med school or flirting with a shy schoolboy or a Julia Roberts romancing Richard Gere, a prostitute is more likely to be a drug addict supporting a habit, or a trafficked immigrant trying to pay off the coyote who brought her across the border. Or a mentally ill transgender, giving blow jobs in a train station. Or an underaged runaway servicing a never-ending line of Bulgarian workmen for the Russian mafia. Abused both physically and psychology.

Truly a sordid thing.

Posted by: muldoon at February 03, 2026 10:19 AM (qgHp7)

214 You know who else developed a following?
Posted by: ...

The girl in today's art?

Posted by: Yyrog the Sorceror at February 03, 2026 10:19 AM (yYROg)

215 They don't want to actually do it. They want to wallow around in the victimhood, like massive sows trying coat themselves in mud to protect themselves from sunlight.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 03, 2026 10:17 AM (w/O5Q)

I know but if we don't sell their pretenses along with them, they just get away with their constant bs.

Posted by: ... at February 03, 2026 10:19 AM (xRzA6)

216 I always thought Jane Russell was a horrible actress. Marvelous to look at, but with no range at all. Except musically, because at least she could sing.
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:17 AM (77rzZ)

Well, the deep lungs and all helped with the singing.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 03, 2026 10:19 AM (wVcYX)

217 When I was a kid, the US unquestionably had the finest Healthcare in the world. Today . .
——-

It was very difficult to get into college at one time. Money was only part of it. Had to have the chops. Very competitive. Medical school was even moreso. Saboteurs have wrecked the schools.

“Slowly at first. Then all at once”. We’re definitely in the “all at once stage” for a lot of things near as I can figure.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 03, 2026 10:19 AM (E4WLu)

218 We look like a newspaper.
But we're not.

Posted by: The Washington Post at February 03, 2026 10:19 AM (2Ez/1)

219 212
The Muffin Man?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:19 AM (GBKbO)

I was thinking the Pied Piper

Posted by: tubal at February 03, 2026 10:19 AM (pDt9x)

220 The Muffin Man?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:19 AM (GBKbO)

That guy's a DICK!

Posted by: Drury Lane HOA at February 03, 2026 10:20 AM (8Gofn)

221 Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 03, 2026 10:14 AM (J+Psw

So he's a fake transgender?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Is there any other kind?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 03, 2026 10:20 AM (J+Psw)

222 Well, the deep lungs "

Lungs? She had lungs?
Next you'll be telling us about her eyes. Or something.

Posted by: man at February 03, 2026 10:20 AM (XuXeR)

223 And yet they want to do reparations
Posted by: ... at February 03, 2026 10:12 AM (xRzA6)

Bary Half Black but not African American of Slave Descent
Michelle Black African American
How much do Sasha and Malia get?
Please show your work.

Posted by: Nancy P at February 03, 2026 10:20 AM (gbOdA)

224 off sox

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 10:21 AM (gbOdA)

225 The groundhog knows more than all the climate scientists combined.

Posted by: ... at February 03, 2026 10:21 AM (xRzA6)

226 Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster

No, but if I didn't put "fake" several people who post that there's no such thing as a transgender,.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2026 10:21 AM (ELdpA)

227 I liked it better back in Roman time when actors were considered in the same class as prostitutes.
Posted by: Opinion fact

I'm reading this enormous history of Byzantium that my son gave me for Christmas. It's a good book, but the author uses that annoying term "sex worker" to describe the Empress Theodora's previous profession.

She had been both an actress and a prostitute.

Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:21 AM (77rzZ)

228 Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 03, 2026 10:18 AM (J+Psw)

Another example of one of the ten mental defects common in all Leftists.

History only starts yesterday.

All music and movie award shows have been political to some degree.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 03, 2026 10:21 AM (cwGMH)

229 “ One Drop” never really went away for the Democrats, did it?

Posted by: tubal at February 03, 2026 10:21 AM (pDt9x)

230 She also had a small role in "All About Eve"

And Bette Davis hated her. During a scene between Davis, Monroe and George Sanders, Davis whispered, "That little blonde slut can't act her way out of a paper bag! She thinks if she wiggles her ass and coos away, she can carry her scene. Well, she can't!"

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:22 AM (ufSfZ)

231 201 When she got her first movie studio contract she told a friend
I just gave my last blowjob

That was to her roommate, Shelley Winters.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:16 AM (ufSfZ)

I did not know Shelly was once Marilyn's roommate.

Interesting because -
Shelly played a gossip columnist obsessed with ruining the career and life of a sex-bomb Monroe-like character, played by Connie Stevens. 1974, "The Sex Symbol," a TV movie.

A terrible movie. May be available on utube if you are beyond bored sometime.

Posted by: Gref at February 03, 2026 10:22 AM (5rh/l)

232 > 56 The guy had to run to the bordello ATM because he was short on gold.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 03, 2026 09:43 AM (36PRH)

That's okay. I also accept cheese, lace, or tulip bulbs. Or a stapping lad with big thumbs if I happen to be feeling dykey.

Extra if you don't want to wear a wooden shoe as a condom.

My specialty move is called the windmill, baby. It's like going around the world, but in one place. Lots of grinding.

Posted by: The Dutch Whore at February 03, 2026 10:22 AM (IG3/x)

233 223 And yet they want to do reparations
Posted by: ... at February 03, 2026 10:12 AM (xRzA6)

Bary Half Black but not African American of Slave Descent
Michelle Black African American
How much do Sasha and Malia get?
Please show your work.

Posted by: Nancy P at February 03, 2026 10:20 AM (gbOdA)

=======

The fraud to Somalis who came in the 90s is reparations for slavery in the 1850s.

Also, never mind if the Somalis' ancestors had anything to do with the slave trade. All black people in the world are African American and descended from American slaves held by George Washington.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:22 AM (GBKbO)

234 Speaking of reparations, where my EBT card?

Posted by: LaQuisha at February 03, 2026 10:23 AM (2Ez/1)

235 No, but if I didn't put "fake" several people who post that there's no such thing as a transgender,.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2026 10:21 AM (ELdpA)

More comments is good for the blog!

Posted by: ... at February 03, 2026 10:23 AM (xRzA6)

236 Also, never mind if the Somalis' ancestors had anything to do with the slave trade. All black people in the world are African American and descended from American slaves held by George Washington.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:22 AM (GBKbO)

And impregnated by Thomas Jefferson, the rake.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 03, 2026 10:23 AM (wVcYX)

237 I'm more African American than Obama.

Posted by: ... at February 03, 2026 10:23 AM (xRzA6)

238 > 227 I liked it better back in Roman time when actors were considered in the same class as prostitutes.
Posted by: Opinion fact

The same in many other old civilizations.

If I remember right, in feudal Japan the hierarchy was samurai, then peasants, then merchants, then actors.

Posted by: The Dutch Whore at February 03, 2026 10:24 AM (IG3/x)

239 She had a small part as a floozy in The Asphalt Jungle.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 03, 2026 10:24 AM (J+Psw)

240 Good Grief! I see I turned the thread into a Marilyn Monroe/Movie thread.

My apologies for the hijacking!

Hope everyone has a good day and experiences warmer weather in the east.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 03, 2026 10:24 AM (QGaXH)

241 She had been both an actress and a prostitute."

Redundant, then.

/Harvey W

Posted by: man at February 03, 2026 10:24 AM (XuXeR)

242 I don't understand why someone would post the same three or four lines over and over?

*********

I usually shoot for five lines with an AABBA rhyme scheme.

Posted by: muldoon at February 03, 2026 10:24 AM (qgHp7)

243 Bus Stop is good too

Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 03, 2026 10:24 AM (+mUZM)

244 Davis whispered, "That little blonde slut can't act her way out of a paper bag! She thinks if she wiggles her ass and coos away, she can carry her scene. Well, she can't!"

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:22 AM (ufSfZ)

The green eyed monster never rests

Posted by: ... at February 03, 2026 10:25 AM (xRzA6)

245 198 I don't understand why someone would post the same three or four lines over and over? What possible benefit or outcome is sought? What is the point?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 03, 2026 10:16 AM (QGaXH)

======

Talking about ASS?

Well, he just needs us to know his kink. Anything he says just magically turns into him telling us about his kink.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:25 AM (GBKbO)

246 I usually shoot for five lines with an AABBA rhyme scheme."

Dancing Queen or Waterloo?

oh, "AABBA"...

Posted by: man at February 03, 2026 10:25 AM (XuXeR)

247 Bug eyed Bette Davis.

Posted by: tubal at February 03, 2026 10:26 AM (pDt9x)

248 Billie Eilish, or as I like to call her, Vocal Seppuku

Posted by: ... at February 03, 2026 10:26 AM (xRzA6)

249 Gold and coins. Same as in town.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 03, 2026 10:26 AM (Hf9JI)

250 I don't understand why someone would post the same three or four lines over and over? What possible benefit or outcome is sought? What is the point?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 03, 2026 10:16 AM (QGaXH)

Yeah!!

👀

Posted by: ... at February 03, 2026 10:26 AM (xRzA6)

251 She thinks if she wiggles her ass and coos away, she can carry her scene."

Works for... yeah, pretty much every guy out there. So there.

Women don't like other/prettier women...

Posted by: man at February 03, 2026 10:27 AM (XuXeR)

252 The thing is, Bette, if Marilyn Monroe wiggles her ass and coos, no one is even going to notice whether she can act. The men will concentrate on the ass. The women will concentrate on jealousy. No one will pay the slightest attention to the acting.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 03, 2026 10:27 AM (IG3/x)

253 Davis whispered, "That little blonde slut can't act her way out of a paper bag! She thinks if she wiggles her ass and coos away, she can carry her scene. Well, she can't!"

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:22 AM (ufSfZ)

The green eyed monster never rests
Posted by: ... at February 03, 2026 10:25 AM (xRzA6)

And today I think most people believe those older actresses like Davis chewed up a scene like a T-Rex. Over acting back then was the norm.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 03, 2026 10:27 AM (cwGMH)

254
"...time when actors were considered in the same class as prostitutes."

+++
Or assassins.

Posted by: J.W. Booth at February 03, 2026 10:28 AM (2Ez/1)

255 And Bette Davis hated her. During a scene between Davis, Monroe and Sanders, Davis whispered, "That little blonde slut can't act her way out of a paper bag! She thinks if she wiggles her ass and coos away, she can carry her scene. Well, she can't!"
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing

On the other hand, Barbara Stanwyck (a far better actress than Davis, in my opinion) was very patient with basket-case Monroe in that Fritz Lang noir that they were both in, with Robert Ryan. When reporters asked Stanwyck her opinion of Monroe she simply said, "With a figure like that, you don't need to act."

Not really contradicting Bette's position, but putting a positive spin on it.

Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:28 AM (77rzZ)

256 Marilyn also had a nice bit part as the big boss's eye-candy secretary in 1952's Monkey Business with Cary Grant and Ginger Rogers.
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 03, 2026 10:18 AM (wVcYX)

She also had a bit part in the Marx Brothers' 1949 flick Love Happy. In the book The Marx Bros. Scrapbook, Groucho leered, "Boy, did I want to fuck her. She wore this dress with bare tits. . .I may have tried to lay her once, but I didn't get anywhere with her. I don't think any of the boys did. Chico might have tried. She was the most beautiful girl I ever saw in my life."

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:28 AM (ufSfZ)

257 Posted by: muldoon at February 03, 2026 10:19 AM (qgHp7)

Very true.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2026 10:29 AM (oT1li)

258 So Bette Davis, Joan Crawford and Katherine Hepburn walk into a bar. The Bartender says

Posted by: tubal at February 03, 2026 10:29 AM (pDt9x)

259 This is about us, isn't it?

Posted by: Ginger and Mary Ann at February 03, 2026 10:29 AM (2Ez/1)

260 Compassion.

Mass Daily News
@MassDailyNews
Boston-area woman is thrilled after taking in a Haitian migrant and says it’s like having your own personal chef

-
Of course, you may tire of poodle and bum surprise.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 03, 2026 10:29 AM (J+Psw)

261 When she got her first movie studio contract she told a friend
I just gave my last blowjob

That was to her roommate, Shelley Winters.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing

She gave Shelley Winters a blowjob?
The things I've learned today!

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at February 03, 2026 10:30 AM (w9Wax)

262 Just figured it out. The woman in this painting reminds me of that mutant-looking policewoman who did the entire station (or whatever it was0.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 03, 2026 10:30 AM (IG3/x)

263 The National Gallery

A man offers gold coins and jewelry to woman lying on a bed – a carving of Cupid, the god of erotic love, on the bedpost in the foreground removes any doubt that it is an amorous encounter. The glass of wine would also have been associated with licentious behavior. Whether this is a transaction taking place in a brothel or a gift from an enamored lover is not explicit, but the coins strongly imply that it’s a commercial exchange.

Schalcken often painted candlelit scenes and here the warm glow casts the woman in a flattering light and emphasizes the softness of the pillow behind her. But it also highlights some hard, worldly realities: the gold glittering in the man’s hand, the pearls of the woman’s necklace – an expensive piece of jewelry – and the costly gold braid on her dress.

A Candlelight Scene: A Man offering a Gold Chain and Coins to a Girl seated on a Bed
Artist: Godfried Schalcken
Artist dates: 1643 - 1706
Date made: About 1665-70
Medium and support: Oil on copper

A well done painting but the model looks so young, it's sad (to me) but probably realistic long ago for the better classes of such working women.

Would pass hanging.

Thank you.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 03, 2026 10:30 AM (NFX2v)

264 You know who else developed a following?
Posted by: ... at February 03, 2026 10:17 AM (xRzA6)
---
L. Ron Hubbard?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 03, 2026 10:30 AM (ESVrU)

265 So Bette Davis, Joan Crawford and Katherine Hepburn walk into a bar. The Bartender says"

who unbuckled the seatbelt?

Posted by: man at February 03, 2026 10:30 AM (XuXeR)

266 Have any nurses or anyone in the Healthcare system gone on TikTok to say they don't care for ICE but they are in their positions to save lives not to murder people regardless of politics?

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at February 03, 2026 10:30 AM (8CIFn)

267 Jane Russell is the Britt Ecland of Sydney Sweenies.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 03, 2026 10:31 AM (XV/Pl)

268 >>> Potential One Night With Venus, A Lifetime With Mercury event.

The French disease.

I know that smallpox was absolutely devastating and a tragedy for native Americans. Undisputed. But the Americas gave syphilus to Europe, and it was also a nasty pandemic. We've almost eradicated smallpox. Syphilus? Not so much.

Posted by: LizLem at February 03, 2026 10:31 AM (gWBY1)

269 242 I don't understand why someone would post the same three or four lines over and over?

*********

I usually shoot for five lines with an AABBA rhyme scheme.
Posted by: muldoon at February 03, 2026 10:24 AM (qgHp7)

You don't post the same thing over and over...

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 03, 2026 10:32 AM (QGaXH)

270 Boston-area woman is thrilled after taking in a Haitian migrant and says it’s like having your own personal chef"

"I don't know nothing bout birthin' no babies"

Posted by: man at February 03, 2026 10:32 AM (XuXeR)

271 Jane Russell was a Howard Hughes creation.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 03, 2026 10:32 AM (cwGMH)

272 270 Boston-area woman is thrilled after taking in a Haitian migrant and says it’s like having your own personal chef"

"I don't know nothing bout birthin' no babies"

Posted by: man at February 03, 2026 10:32 AM (XuXeR)

LOL

Posted by: Gref at February 03, 2026 10:33 AM (5rh/l)

273 And today I think most people believe those older actresses like Davis chewed up a scene like a T-Rex. Over acting back then was the norm.
Posted by: Opinion fact

Not always. Davis was the queen of it, but Barbara Stanwyck seldom, if ever, overacted.

I was surprised when I first saw The Agony and the Ecstasy. With Heston and Rex Harrison as the stars, I figured the scenery was gonna get chewed like a cud. To my pleasant surprise, both actors toned it down, and their pairing actually worked.

Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:34 AM (77rzZ)

274 > The woman in this painting reminds me of that mutant-looking policewoman who did the entire station

This one:

https://tinyurl.com/5xtfenzs

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 03, 2026 10:34 AM (IG3/x)

275 Bug eyed Bette Davis.

Jack Elam taught her everything.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 03, 2026 10:34 AM (Kt19C)

276 Well, he just needs us to know his kink. Anything he says just magically turns into him telling us about his kink.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:25 AM (GBKbO)

*touches nose*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 03, 2026 10:35 AM (RIvkX)

277 Democrats do have a tendency to treat colored people as pets, or children at best. They’ve never really changed over 200 years.

Posted by: tubal at February 03, 2026 10:35 AM (pDt9x)

278 And, speaking of Love Happy, it was supposed to be a solo vehicle for Harpo, but United Artists refused to finance it without Groucho and Chico.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:35 AM (ufSfZ)

279 "Boston-area woman is thrilled after taking in a Haitian migrant..."

During National Negro Month?

Posted by: Karen McAwfl at February 03, 2026 10:35 AM (2Ez/1)

280 Dark

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 03, 2026 10:35 AM (O3dBq)

281 Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at February 03, 2026 10:30 AM

Probably not, because then they'd have insane people on Tik Tok threatening to poison them. I'm guessing that you're a nurse or doctor or teacher who isn't leftist you can only reveal non leftist opinions to those you trust or keep it out of your work, because what does it have to do with being in a healing profession anyway, unless it's about transgender mutilation of kids and those people who do that are insane money grabbers anyway.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2026 10:35 AM (oT1li)

282 273 Not always. Davis was the queen of it, but Barbara Stanwyck seldom, if ever, overacted.

I was surprised when I first saw The Agony and the Ecstasy. With Heston and Rex Harrison as the stars, I figured the scenery was gonna get chewed like a cud. To my pleasant surprise, both actors toned it down, and their pairing actually worked.

Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:34 AM (77rzZ)

======

Davis was a bit of a camp queen, but she was also a good actress underneath it.

William Wyler knew how to get performances out of her in things like Jezebel. He never communicated with her about what she was doing right or wrong...he just had her do 3 dozen takes until he got what he wanted. They also banged.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:35 AM (GBKbO)

283 There was a thread yesterday where discussion of the post Super Bowl sale of the Seattle Seahawks was imminent.

Donald Trump should purchase the Seahawks.

The wailing would be epic.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 03, 2026 10:36 AM (dIrwU)

284 > Boston-area woman is thrilled after taking in a Haitian migrant and says it’s like having your own personal chef"
----------
I sure this Haitian migrant will eat her last.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 03, 2026 10:36 AM (jtM2q)

285 There was that other movie, the Ecstasy and the Agony.

The Ecstasy came first. The Agony was when you found out how much it burned when you peed a few days later.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 03, 2026 10:36 AM (IG3/x)

286 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. A bit sinister this morning I'm thinking.
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 03, 2026 10:36 AM (2WIwB)

287 266 Have any nurses or anyone in the Healthcare system gone on TikTok to say they don't care for ICE but they are in their positions to save lives not to murder people regardless of politics?
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at February 03, 2026 10:30 AM (8CIFn)

Whatifyouhavenohealthforwhichtocare?

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 03, 2026 10:37 AM (O3dBq)

288 You know who else developed a following?
Posted by: ..

The Pied Piper?

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at February 03, 2026 10:37 AM (w9Wax)

289 Haitian chef? I bet the dishes contain a lot of tree bark , rodent meat and USAID rice.

( cruel snark. I don’t like anyone going hungry even if it’s of their own making)

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 03, 2026 10:37 AM (cwGMH)

290 Davis whispered, "That little blonde slut can't act her way out of a paper bag! She thinks if she wiggles her ass and coos away, she can carry her scene. Well, she can't!"

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:22 AM (ufSfZ)

The green eyed monster never rests
Posted by: ... at February 03, 2026 10:25 AM (xRzA6)

Monroe was a fine actress.

I watched one of the Hercule Peroit movies recently, Death On the Nile, I think.

Old Bette Davis was in it. Along with an all-star cast.

Old Bette just phoned in her role. She was terrible.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 03, 2026 10:37 AM (dGCAG)

291 Yeah, this meme (and variants) goes around every Groundhog Day. And It's SO clever. /s
Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 03, 2026 10:14 AM (DgMqy)

100% accurate, nevertheless.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 03, 2026 10:38 AM (8zz6B)

292 There was that other movie, the Ecstasy and the Agony.

The Ecstasy came first. The Agony was when you found out how much it burned when you peed a few days later.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 03, 2026 10:36 AM (IG3/x)

Talk about an actor who could chew up a scene. I like him a lot anyway.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 03, 2026 10:38 AM (cwGMH)

293 I'm guessing that you're a nurse or doctor or teacher who isn't leftist you can only reveal non leftist opinions to those you trust or keep it out of your work, because what does it have to do with being in a healing profession anyway

Nurse ratched can tell you stories about being surrounded by leftist lunatics at work.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:38 AM (ufSfZ)

294 That Jayne Mansfield had some nice breasts...

Posted by: Jerry Seinfeld at February 03, 2026 10:38 AM (2Ez/1)

295 284 > Boston-area woman is thrilled after taking in a Haitian migrant and says it’s like having your own personal chef"
----------
I sure this Haitian migrant will eat her last.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 03, 2026 10:36 AM (jtM2q

Does she pay him or is he an indentured servant?

Does the state pay her to keep him?

This is all so weird.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at February 03, 2026 10:38 AM (i0Hi3)

296 They also banged.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:35 AM (GBKbO)

What was their age difference?

Posted by: BurtTC at February 03, 2026 10:38 AM (dGCAG)

297 258 So Bette Davis, Joan Crawford and Katherine Hepburn walk into a bar. The Bartender says
Posted by: tubal at February 03, 2026 10:29 AM (pDt9x)

I’m waiting for an invitation to arrive, going to a party where no one’s still alive (h/t, Oingo Boingo)

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 03, 2026 10:39 AM (O3dBq)

298 286 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. A bit sinister this morning I'm thinking.
Goes looking for coffee.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 03, 2026 10:36 AM (2WIwB)

A little foggy this morning.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 03, 2026 10:39 AM (QGaXH)

299 I will always link Kim Carnes to Bette Davis. Can’t be helped. Oh, and also Mary Feldman.

Posted by: tubal at February 03, 2026 10:39 AM (pDt9x)

300 Concerning All About Eve, Anne Baxter was far hotter than Marilyn.

Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:39 AM (77rzZ)

301 >>> When I was a kid, the US unquestionably had the finest Healthcare in the world. Today . . .

Obamacare allowed insurance companies to own pharmacies. But it also forced doctors who owned their own hospitals to disband, never mind a lot of these were giving the best care. So the insurance companies rule now, not doctors.

My mom says her favorite doctor doesn't get to choose her own staff. Insurance companies chose them. And they are little snitches and report when her doctor takes too long with a patient or doesn't do things the insurance companies like. So her doctor had to snack around their own staff to help
Their patients.

This madness cannot hold.

Posted by: LizLem at February 03, 2026 10:39 AM (gWBY1)

302 William Wyler knew how to get performances out of her in things like Jezebel. He never communicated with her about what she was doing right or wrong...he just had her do 3 dozen takes until he got what he wanted. They also banged.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:35 AM (GBKbO)

Davis had a reputation. During WW2, a reporter doing a story on the Hollywood Canteen ran into a Marine who said his favorite star was Davis. When asked if he was a fan, he said, "Naw. I just hear she screws like a mink."

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:40 AM (ufSfZ)

303 Billie Eilish, or as I like to call her, Vocal Seppuku
Posted by: ... at February 03, 2026 10:26 AM

Her singing style is what I would describe as stoned whisperer.

Posted by: Minnfidel at February 03, 2026 10:40 AM (ewjUl)

304 Bug eyed Bette Davis.

Jack Elam taught her everything.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 03, 2026 10:34 AM (Kt19C)

Surely you Jest!

-- Marty Feldman

Posted by: BurtTC at February 03, 2026 10:40 AM (dGCAG)

305 Charlton Heston’s best role was in The Last Hard Men.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 03, 2026 10:40 AM (cwGMH)

306 302 Davis had a reputation. During WW2, a reporter doing a story on the Hollywood Canteen ran into a Marine who said his favorite star was Davis. When asked if he was a fan, he said, "Naw. I just hear she screws like a mink."

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:40 AM (ufSfZ)

======

Grace Kelly was prettier. Of course...she only started after WWII, but still.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:41 AM (GBKbO)

307 "100% accurate, nevertheless."

Not really.

"GIVE MORE WEIGHT TO A GROUNDHOG "

Is like you giving weight to Santa at Christmas.

Or you giving weight to Joe Biden at election time.

Not really serious.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 03, 2026 10:41 AM (DgMqy)

308 A personal chef?
Does he like paddle boarding?

Posted by: B.O. at February 03, 2026 10:41 AM (2Ez/1)

309 We've almost eradicated smallpox. [Syphilis]? Not so much.
Posted by: LizLem

The Gates Foundation is doing its part.

Posted by: Yyrog the Sorceror at February 03, 2026 10:41 AM (yYROg)

310 Grace Kelly was prettier. Of course...she only started after WWII, but still.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

She also screwed like a mink, reportedly.

Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:42 AM (77rzZ)

311 , but the author uses that annoying term "sex worker" to describe the Empress Theodora's previous profession. - Bulg

“Sex worker” - Marxist for “whore”

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 03, 2026 10:42 AM (O3dBq)

312 In the DnD game of life, Bette Davis and Joan Crawford rolled high on intelligence. Marilyn rolled higher than them on charisma. Life is like that sometimes. Don't hate the player, hate the game, ladies.

Both Bette and Joan got to coast on their brand cachet later on. You hired them to be them and they didn't have to really push themselves. But their early work was amazing.

Posted by: LizLem at February 03, 2026 10:42 AM (gWBY1)

313 It's a long way from Milan to Minsk.

Posted by: Rochelle at February 03, 2026 10:43 AM (2Ez/1)

314
When she got her first movie studio contract she told a friend
I just gave my last blowjob
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 10:13 AM

Wedding cake has the same effect.

Posted by: Minnfidel at February 03, 2026 10:43 AM (ewjUl)

315
Muldoon likes five lines of prose
Rhymes with a pun on the nose
But, what makes him blue
Is he can't write haiku
Mostly cuz his Japanese blows!

Posted by: naturalfake at February 03, 2026 10:43 AM (iJfKG)

316 Since this is an art thread, almost every artist in Paris had syphilis during the 1800’s.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 03, 2026 10:43 AM (cwGMH)

317 Grace Kelly was prettier. Of course...she only started after WWII, but still.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

She also screwed like a mink, reportedly.
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:42 AM (77rzZ)

Who's having sex with all these minks to make the comparison?

Posted by: BurtTC at February 03, 2026 10:44 AM (dGCAG)

318 I can’t imagine anyone at any stage wanting to screw Betty Davis, she was not a looker at any stage.

It’s similar to Meryl Streep.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 03, 2026 10:44 AM (XV/Pl)

319 I don't understand why someone would post the same three or four lines over and over? What possible benefit or outcome is sought?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 03, 2026 10:16 AM (QGaXH)

20 bucks, same as in town.

Posted by: ... at February 03, 2026 10:44 AM (xRzA6)

320 Surely you Jest!

-- Marty Feldman
Posted by: BurtTC at February 03, 2026 10:40 AM

I think he's serious. And stop calling him Shirley.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 03, 2026 10:44 AM (Wnv9h)

321 but the author uses that annoying term "sex worker" to describe the Empress Theodora's previous profession.

She had been both an actress and a prostitute.
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:21 AM (77rzZ)

To be fair, both trades are covered in that appelation.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 03, 2026 10:44 AM (8zz6B)

322 And who's having sex with the chicken?

Posted by: Frank Costanza at February 03, 2026 10:45 AM (2Ez/1)

323 19th news

Nurses saw themselves in Alex Pretti’s death. Now they’re demanding justice.
Nurses have advocated for better working conditions for years. Pretti’s death elevated the ongoing challenges for a profession that is increasingly in the crosshairs of immigration enforcement.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 03, 2026 10:45 AM (NFX2v)

324 Sex worker” - Marxist for “whore”

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 03, 2026 10:42 AM (O3dBq)

Or victim

Posted by: ... at February 03, 2026 10:45 AM (xRzA6)

325 Grace Kelly was prettier. Of course...she only started after WWII, but still.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

She also screwed like a mink, reportedly.
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:42 AM (77rzZ)

David Niven said she gave the best BJs in Hollywood.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:45 AM (ufSfZ)

326 I can’t imagine anyone at any stage wanting to screw Betty Davis, she was not a looker at any stage.
Posted by: Thomas Bender

Oh, she had a very nice figure. But, yeah, a butterface.

Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:45 AM (77rzZ)

327 188 150 Climate Defiance
@ClimateDefiance
WHY DO YOU GIVE MORE WEIGHT TO A GROUNDHOG THAN TO THE 97% OF CLIMATE SCIENTISTS WHO ARE WARNING WITH INCREASINGLY DIRE LEVELS OF URGENCY THAT WE ARE ON THE PRECIPICE OF CIVILIZATION-WIDE CATASTROPHE?

Yeah, this meme (and variants) goes around every Groundhog Day. And It's SO clever. /s
Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 03, 2026 10:14 AM (DgMqy

Because the large squirrel has a better track record of predicting the weather than climate scientists.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 03, 2026 10:45 AM (XCUp7)

328 Walmart hit the $1 trillion market cap threshold on Thursday.

52 week range
79.81 - 126.90

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 10:46 AM (gbOdA)

329 323 19th news

Nurses saw themselves in Alex Pretti’s death. Now they’re demanding justice.
Nurses have advocated for better working conditions for years. Pretti’s death elevated the ongoing challenges for a profession that is increasingly in the crosshairs of immigration enforcement.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 03, 2026 10:45 AM (NFX2v)

=======

Why are nurses in the crosshairs of immigration enforcement?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:46 AM (GBKbO)

330 Marxists call their trafficking victims "sex workers" too.

Because explaining comments is always fun.

Posted by: ... at February 03, 2026 10:46 AM (xRzA6)

331 To be fair, both trades are covered in that appelation.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 03, 2026 10:44 AM (8zz6B)

Not true! Annie Fanny is my GIRLFRIEND!

Posted by: BurtTC at February 03, 2026 10:46 AM (dGCAG)

332 David Niven said she gave the best BJs in Hollywood.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing

And he almost let that slip to Rainier.

Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:46 AM (77rzZ)

333
Was there any Hollywood actress that didn't screw like a minx?

I kind of doubt it. Some just better than others I suppose.

Of course, talent helped once the screwing got you the job.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 03, 2026 10:46 AM (iJfKG)

334 326 I can’t imagine anyone at any stage wanting to screw Betty Davis, she was not a looker at any stage.
Posted by: Thomas Bender

Oh, she had a very nice figure. But, yeah, a butterface.

Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:45 AM (77rzZ)

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She also looked like she was 2 feet tall.

I mean, Stanwyck at least had great legs.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:46 AM (GBKbO)

335 302 William Wyler knew how to get performances out of her in things like Jezebel. He never communicated with her about what she was doing right or wrong...he just had her do 3 dozen takes until he got what he wanted. They also banged.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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David Niven, in an interview with Dick Cavett, had a similar opinion of Wyler. He said Wyler could not communicate what he wanted but knew it when he heard or saw it. Niven mentioned during one of his stints acting under Wyler that Wyler was reading Variety and ignoring the actor. And ordering retake after retake.

Niven liked Wyler as a person but not as a director due to Wyler's lack of communication. Olivier found much of the same thing frustrating about Wyler in Wuthering Heights.

Posted by: whig at February 03, 2026 10:46 AM (2swu2)

336 When she got her first movie studio contract she told a friend
I just gave my last blowjob
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 03, 2026 10:13 AM

Wedding cake has the same effect.
Posted by: Minnfidel at February 03, 2026 10:43 AM (ewjUl)

Its funny cause its a two way street.

Her: you're not listening to me!

When one spouse starts to "set boundries" the other does get to as well.

Let the games begin.

Him: Didja say something?

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at February 03, 2026 10:47 AM (i0Hi3)

337 I can’t imagine anyone at any stage wanting to screw Betty Davis, she was not a looker at any stage.

I disagree.

https://tinyurl.com/yc6kcfnz

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:47 AM (ufSfZ)

338 Why are nurses in the crosshairs of immigration enforcement?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:46 AM (GBKbO)

Illegal immigrants are in the crosshairs of immigration enforcement. They refuse to acknowledge that.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 03, 2026 10:47 AM (cwGMH)

339 333
Was there any Hollywood actress that didn't screw like a minx?

I kind of doubt it. Some just better than others I suppose.

Of course, talent helped once the screwing got you the job.
Posted by: naturalfake at February 03, 2026 10:46 AM (iJfKG)

Hey hey take it easy there.

Posted by: Sandra locke at February 03, 2026 10:47 AM (i0Hi3)

340 David Niven said she gave the best BJs in Hollywood.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:45 AM (ufSfZ)

I thought that was....

But seriously, if you are getting serviced by Grace Kelly, I don't care how bad she is, it's the best you're ever gonna get.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 03, 2026 10:48 AM (dGCAG)

341 >>> Grace Kelly was prettier. Of course...she only started after WWII, but still.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
She also screwed like a mink, reportedly.
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:42 AM (77rzZ)

She had a reputation for sleeping with all her leading men. Jimmy Stewart's wife reportedly came to every minute he was on the set of Rear Window, during his scenes with Kelly, so she could make sure nothing would happen. Even if she trusted him...Grace was pretty irresistible.

I'm sure that was part of Hitchcock's obsession with her. She was more than willing to give it up... but only to young, dashing, handsome men.

Posted by: LizLem at February 03, 2026 10:48 AM (gWBY1)

342 335 David Niven, in an interview with Dick Cavett, had a similar opinion of Wyler. He said Wyler could not communicate what he wanted but knew it when he heard or saw it. Niven mentioned during one of his stints acting under Wyler that Wyler was reading Variety and ignoring the actor. And ordering retake after retake.

Niven liked Wyler as a person but not as a director due to Wyler's lack of communication. Olivier found much of the same thing frustrating about Wyler in Wuthering Heights.

Posted by: whig at February 03, 2026 10:46 AM (2swu2)

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Heston was doing the same shot over and over in Ben-Hur. It was just him walking down a hallway.

Eventually, he asked Wyler what he was doing wrong. Cornered, Wyler had to answer. "You kicked that cup in the first take. I liked it. I was hoping you'd do it again."

"Well, I didn't do it again because you made me do a retake."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:48 AM (GBKbO)

343 >>there any Hollywood actress that didn't screw like a minx?

Doris Day was my pre-teen crush. I would like to think she didn't do the nasty on the casting couch.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 03, 2026 10:48 AM (Y1sOo)

344 I mean, Stanwyck at least had great legs.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

And wore anklets really well.

Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:48 AM (77rzZ)

345 Just took a look at the Candace Owens Pronounced account in the sidebar. She's a nitwit. Worth watching to see the stupid the world is dealing with

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 03, 2026 10:48 AM (BWnHZ)

346 And he almost let that slip to Rainier.

I know. I've told the story here a few times.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:48 AM (ufSfZ)

347 > 318 I can’t imagine anyone at any stage wanting to screw Betty Davis, she was not a looker at any stage.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 03, 2026 10:44 AM (XV/Pl)

Look at the typical street whores in your town.

Not only are there guys who will have sex with them, they will even pay for the privilege.

Besides, Bette was okay in her youth. It's just that she made so many of her famous movies after reaching the harridan stage (another indication of her acting ability... Hollywood bimbos with nothing else to bring to the table are generally done before they turn 30).

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 03, 2026 10:49 AM (IG3/x)

348 You know who vented peanut butter and $heeit?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 03, 2026 10:51 AM (Hf9JI)

349 Bette Davis was pretty when young. I don't think smoking helped her looks

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 03, 2026 10:51 AM (BWnHZ)

350 > Jimmy Stewart's wife reportedly came to every minute he was on the set of Rear Window,

Heh... like June Carter hovering around when a young Linda Ronstadt was on the Johnny Cash show, finally ordering one of the staff to "go out and buy that girl some drawers".

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 03, 2026 10:51 AM (IG3/x)

351 I know. I've told the story here a few times.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing

Yep. I heard it from you.

If I ever make it to Beantown, or you to DC, I'd love to meet up with you. You're one of the most interesting people I've ever known.

Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:51 AM (77rzZ)

352 Doris Day was my pre-teen crush. I would like to think she didn't do the nasty on the casting couch.

I don't know of any dirty Day stories. I do know the Oscar Levant quip about her screen persona: "I knew Doris Day before she was a virgin."

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:51 AM (ufSfZ)

353 @ClimateDefiance
WHY DO YOU GIVE MORE WEIGHT TO A GROUNDHOG THAN TO THE 97% OF CLIMATE SCIENTISTS WHO ARE WARNING WITH INCREASINGLY DIRE LEVELS OF URGENCY THAT WE ARE ON THE PRECIPICE OF CIVILIZATION-WIDE CATASTROPHE?

Because the groundhog has been more accurate in his predictions that you alleged "scientists". LOLGF.

Posted by: Minnfidel at February 03, 2026 10:51 AM (ewjUl)

354 Barbara Stanwyck reminds me of Glenn Close.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 03, 2026 10:51 AM (cwGMH)

355 328 That's quite a range.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 03, 2026 10:52 AM (Hf9JI)

356 Clintons Cave Ahead of Contempt Vote — Say They’re Ready to Talk about Epstein

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They just needed a little more time to get their lies straight.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 03, 2026 10:52 AM (J+Psw)

357 @347

>>Look at the typical street whores in your town.

We're talking about Hollywood producers and directors who would have had access to top shelf trim, no one's banging Davis.

It's safe to say she rose on her own acting merits.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 03, 2026 10:52 AM (XV/Pl)

358 356 Clintons Cave Ahead of Contempt Vote — Say They’re Ready to Talk about Epstein

-
They just needed a little more time to get their lies straight.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 03, 2026 10:52 AM (J+Psw)

=====

"Trump was wearing a Bill Clinton mask."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:52 AM (GBKbO)

359 If I ever make it to Beantown, or you to DC, I'd love to meet up with you. You're one of the most interesting people I've ever known.
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:51 AM (77rzZ)

Only because you've never met me.

But thank you for the compliment.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:53 AM (ufSfZ)

360 And today I think most people believe those older actresses like Davis chewed up a scene like a T-Rex. Over acting back then was the norm.
Posted by: Opinion fact
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Came from the stage. Due to the limitations of the stage in the far back seats, acting became exaggerated in voice and gestures.

Same thing for music acts. To fill a stadium, you have to play very differently than in an intimate club.

Posted by: whig at February 03, 2026 10:53 AM (2swu2)

361 "Chad works at Midwest Express Clinic and Carle Hospital according to his Linkedin

Check his look.

https://is.gd/l9yN1x

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks"

Not exactly the Chad that is getting all the hot chicks.

Posted by: Ripley at February 03, 2026 10:53 AM (GUOwU)

362 359 If I ever make it to Beantown, or you to DC, I'd love to meet up with you. You're one of the most interesting people I've ever known.
Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:51 AM (77rzZ)

Only because you've never met me.

But thank you for the compliment.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:53 AM (ufSfZ)

======

MPPPP is a genial, witty man and enjoyable company.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:53 AM (GBKbO)

363 What difference, at this point, does it make?

Posted by: Old Lady Rodham at February 03, 2026 10:53 AM (2Ez/1)

364 OnlyFans

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at February 03, 2026 10:53 AM (w6EFb)

365 Only because you've never met me.

But thank you for the compliment.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing

RMBS seems to think you're OK.

Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:54 AM (77rzZ)

366 However... If the viewer is left wondering what the hell is going on because the scene is too dark to see more than a tiny little part of the work, his skill may be questionable.

This is actually a tech problem. Modern LCD flatscreens are garbage at depicting low light scenes compared to the picture tubes we used to have. That’s part of why they’re extremely cheap. OLED screens do much better but also more expensive. The painting is easily visible on my iPhone, for instance.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 03, 2026 10:54 AM (3cXfB)

367 Barbara Stanwyck did have great legs, but the rest of her appearance and persona was too mannish for my taste.

Though not as mannish as Katherine Hepburn.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 03, 2026 10:54 AM (IG3/x)

368 Same thing for music acts. To fill a stadium, you have to play very differently than in an intimate club.
Posted by: whig

Ethel Merman has entered the chat.

Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:54 AM (77rzZ)

369 367 Barbara Stanwyck did have great legs, but the rest of her appearance and persona was too mannish for my taste.

Though not as mannish as Katherine Hepburn.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 03, 2026 10:54 AM (IG3/x)

=====

It took Ball of Fire for me to understand her sexual appeal.

Not even Double Indemnity made sense to me, but Ball of Fire did.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:54 AM (GBKbO)

370 368 Ethel Merman has entered the chat.

Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:54 AM (77rzZ)

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I knew a guy in a psych ward who thought he was Ethel Merman.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:55 AM (GBKbO)

371 The thing is, Bette, if Marilyn Monroe wiggles her ass and coos, no one is even going to notice whether she can act. The men will concentrate on the ass. The women will concentrate on jealousy. No one will pay the slightest attention to the acting.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

There's a lot to be said for playing to your strengths. Hate the game, not the player...

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at February 03, 2026 10:55 AM (OUMaO)

372 MPPPP is a genial, witty man and enjoyable company.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:53 AM (GBKbO)

Your check's in the mail.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:56 AM (ufSfZ)

373 In the looks dept. Katherine Hepburn was meh at best.

Posted by: Minnfidel at February 03, 2026 10:56 AM (ewjUl)

374 372 MPPPP is a genial, witty man and enjoyable company.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:53 AM (GBKbO)

Your check's in the mail.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:56 AM (ufSfZ)

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Like and subscribe!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:56 AM (GBKbO)

375
It took Ball of Fire for me to understand her sexual appeal.

Not even Double Indemnity made sense to me, but Ball of Fire did.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook

I think she was quite lovely in "The Lady Eve".

Posted by: Tuna at February 03, 2026 10:56 AM (lJ0H4)

376 373 In the looks dept. Katherine Hepburn was meh at best.

Posted by: Minnfidel at February 03, 2026 10:56 AM (ewjUl)

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Cate Blanchett as Hera >>>>>>> Cate Blanchett as Hepburn >>> Hepburn

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:57 AM (GBKbO)

377 The female subject in the painting looks like she's about 12 with a touch of Downs Syndrome.

Posted by: Minnfidel at February 03, 2026 10:57 AM (ewjUl)

378 "Well, I didn't do it again because you made me do a retake."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Reminds me of Julie Andrews remarking on her singing, an amateur practices until they got it right, a professional practices until they can't get it wrong.

Posted by: whig at February 03, 2026 10:57 AM (2swu2)

379 I knew a guy in a psych ward who thought he was Ethel Merman.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

He sure as hell wasn't Ernest Borgnine.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 03, 2026 10:57 AM (cYBz/)

380 Still don’t know how Humphrey Bogart became a leading man and pulled a young Lauren Bacall. And how he’s in 5 of my top ten movies.

I think it’s supernatural . Good or evil I don’t know.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 03, 2026 10:58 AM (cwGMH)

381 Boston-area woman is thrilled after taking in a Haitian migrant and says it’s like having your own personal chef"

"I don't know nothing bout birthin' no babies"
Posted by: man at February 03, 2026 10:32 AM

Of course it's a Boston-area woman.

Any bets on how soon her house becomes a crime scene?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 03, 2026 10:58 AM (kgE5c)

382 Barbara Stanwyck did have great legs, but the rest of her appearance and persona was too mannish for my taste.

Catch her in either the pre-Code Angel Face (with a cameo by a young John Wayne) or in Lady of Burlesque, based on a Gypsy Rose Lee murder mystery.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:58 AM (ufSfZ)

383 I knew a guy in a psych ward who thought he was Ethel Merman.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Poor Geroge Zip.

Posted by: Minnfidel at February 03, 2026 10:58 AM (ewjUl)

384 Like and subscribe!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:56 AM (GBKbO)

Saw a video from guy on X who said "fike and lollow". So I did!

Posted by: Doof at February 03, 2026 10:58 AM (8Gofn)

385 Chuck Schumer Vows Dems to “Go All Out” to Defeat Voter ID Bill

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"Without vote fraud, were dead as Timpon Walz' career!" he explained.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 03, 2026 10:58 AM (J+Psw)

386 Ethel Merman has entered the chat.
Posted by: Bulg
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Reason why she is in Mad Mad Mad World. In that movie, everyone is chewing their scenes by overacting to comedic effect.

Posted by: whig at February 03, 2026 10:59 AM (2swu2)

387 Kate Hepburn was too damn skinny for me. And that voice.

She only made those things work as Eleonor of Aquitaine in The Lion in Winter.

Posted by: Bulg at February 03, 2026 10:59 AM (77rzZ)

388 >>> Heh... like June Carter hovering around when a young Linda Ronstadt was on the Johnny Cash show, finally ordering one of the staff to "go out and buy that girl some drawers".

Back when Joaquin was prepping to play Johnny Cash in Walk the Line, he spent time with Johnny and June. He asked Johnny one day what heaven is like, or what his perfect day would be, or something like that. And Johnny, almost not missing a beat, pointed at June, busy in the kitchen, and told him:

"Coffee. In the morning. With her."

That has stuck with me all these years. Love it.

But even though Johnny adored her, people are merely human, and he wasn't a saint. And June of all people knew that! Thanks for the story.

Posted by: LizLem at February 03, 2026 10:59 AM (gWBY1)

389 > It took Ball of Fire for me to understand her sexual appeal.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 03, 2026 10:54 AM (GBKbO)

After looking at these pictures, I see what you mean.

https://tinyurl.com/2tc7w5mn

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 03, 2026 10:59 AM (IG3/x)

390 D'OH!

I meant Baby Face, from 1933.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 10:59 AM (ufSfZ)

391
I knew a guy in a psych ward who thought he was Ethel Merman.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

There's no business like show business like no business I know.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 03, 2026 10:59 AM (Cqx++)

392 329. Why are nurses in the crosshairs of immigration enforcement?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Not Yodaette but the internet says things such as:

As of January 20, 2025, the U.S. government rescinded a long-standing policy that protected "sensitive areas" like hospitals, clinics, and schools from immigration enforcement actions.

Approximately 1.1 million healthcare workers are foreign-born non-citizens, including many nurses, nursing assistants, and home care workers. The removal of protected status has placed these critical staff members at high risk for detention and deportation, exacerbating staffing shortages.

Nurses are caught between their ethical obligation to provide care to all patients, regardless of status, and the legal requirement to comply with immigration enforcement.

Immigrant-heavy care facilities, particularly in home care and nursing homes, are losing staff due to deportation fears, which directly threatens the safety of the patients they serve.

Justifiable Medicare, Medicaid fraud. (kidding)

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 03, 2026 11:00 AM (NFX2v)

393 Frontpage magazine has an article about the danger of Muslim and leftist medical professionals. If it was in the MR, I apologize for the duplication:

https://tinyurl.com/3u47vxnx

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2026 11:00 AM (Bw1/o)

394 > Clintons Cave Ahead of Contempt Vote — Say They’re Ready to Talk about Epstein

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They just needed a little more time to get their lies straight.
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I wonder how long it takes to remember "I don't recall"

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 03, 2026 11:00 AM (jtM2q)

395 379 I knew a guy in a psych ward who thought he was Ethel Merman.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

+++
Did it work for him?

Posted by: Jamie Farr at February 03, 2026 11:00 AM (2Ez/1)

396 In the Savannah Guthrie story, the mom's disappearance, the mom's cell phone obviously remained behind, no?

Posted by: M. Gaga at February 03, 2026 11:00 AM (KiBMU)

397 Hepburn must have had something for Howard Hughes to go after her. He who could have any young starlet he wanted.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 03, 2026 11:01 AM (cwGMH)

398 380 Still don’t know how Humphrey Bogart became a leading man and pulled a young Lauren Bacall. And how he’s in 5 of my top ten movies.

I think it’s supernatural . Good or evil I don’t know.
Posted by: Opinion fact
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Vice versa, as a young tween, Lauren Bacall had a crush on Bogart from the movie magazines before she ever acted. Wyler put the two together.

Sometimes women aim to get a particular guy and likely or not, they can get them.

Posted by: whig at February 03, 2026 11:01 AM (2swu2)

399 Nood.

Posted by: Nazdar at February 03, 2026 11:02 AM (NcvvS)

400 Reason why she is in Mad Mad Mad World. In that movie, everyone is chewing their scenes by overacting to comedic effect.

Posted by: whig at February 03, 2026 10:59 AM (2swu2)

I'm probably going to be willowed, but -

In that movie, there is a scene where Merman, Berle and Terry-Thomas are fighting at the side of the road, when Jack Benny drives by and asks if they need help.

As it turns out, that part was actually supposed to be a cameo by Stan Laurel, which is why Benny is wearing a derby (they had shot his car arriving, but used a stand-in). Laurel, however, stuck to his resolve never to do a movie without Oliver Hardy, so the bit went to Benny.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 03, 2026 11:02 AM (ufSfZ)

401 Warsh yer hands and go visit new post upstairs.

NOOD!

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 03, 2026 11:02 AM (Dv3i1)

402 386 Ethel Merman has entered the chat.
Posted by: Bulg
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Reason why she is in Mad Mad Mad World. In that movie, everyone is chewing their scenes by overacting to comedic effect.
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They filmed that around 29 Palms. I used to test out there every summer. What a fucked up movie. Also, Eric Burdon of the The Animals has a home out there. Never met him.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 03, 2026 11:04 AM (Hpgos)

403 What's a psyche ward?

Posted by: Ted Striker at February 03, 2026 11:04 AM (Y1sOo)

404 Ol' Dude gots t' be a 'back-door' man …

Posted by: Dr_No at February 03, 2026 11:21 AM (ayRl+)

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