High and Low Cafe

Porcupine Ridge, Castle Valley, Utah

Massive group parachute stunt. This better not be AI.

When a grizzly wants just a little taste of your ice cream.

Wolves attempting to hunt bison, who herd up for defense.

Wolves trekking through deep snow.

Surfin' beaver.

Colugo and pup.

Aerial shot of Cinque Terra, Italy.

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A rainbow is a 360° circle, but only someone at a very high altitude can see the complete circle. pic.twitter.com/V2skEbyhFX
— The Figen (@TheFigen_) February 5, 2026

This better not be AI:

Wow! A compilation of aerial views showing rain, lightning, and powerful thunderstorms. pic.twitter.com/m1Nf5ahKV6
— The Figen (@TheFigen_) February 4, 2026

I've seen my share of Secret Woods Victim-Holes, and take it from me, this is one of the finest Secret Woods Victim-Holes you're likely to see. You'd be honored to be imprisoned and killed in this Victim-Hole.

Wow beautiful. pic.twitter.com/LoYAn1gbFc
— The Figen (@TheFigen_) February 5, 2026

Posted by: Ace at 07:20 PM

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1 !

Posted by: wth at February 05, 2026 07:20 PM (UjdFS)

2 Lovely collection, ace

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 07:21 PM (E0p3T)

3 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at February 05, 2026 07:22 PM (Ia/+0)

4 None of tge instagram vids liad here.

Posted by: tubal at February 05, 2026 07:22 PM (pDt9x)

5 Winter Olympics start this weekend. I used to like Winter Olympic games.

Posted by: runner at February 05, 2026 07:24 PM (g47mK)

6 As you might see typing on a phone. Maybe that is my issue.

Posted by: tubal at February 05, 2026 07:24 PM (pDt9x)

7 I saw "Melania" today in a small but packed theater. Definitely recommended for a slice of the life of a fairly private person, it takes a look into the busy weeks leading up to the inauguration.

It shows all the people behind the scenes who keep the trump train rolling. I especially liked her impish designer friend Hervé.

There was a preview of the upcoming movie "A Great Awakening", about the unlikely friendship between Benjamin Franklin and Reverend George Whitefield, that looks very good.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 05, 2026 07:25 PM (kpS4V)

8

Everyboy's beave surfin
Surfin USA

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 05, 2026 07:25 PM (Cqx++)

9 Wolves attempting to hunt bison

Ace, unlike many of the commenters here, knows the difference between a buffalo and a bison.

#BeBetter
#Don'tDisappointAce

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at February 05, 2026 07:26 PM (0sNs1)

10 How do you keep that tree place from flooding? Just the hydrostatic pressure would cause water to come in through the walls. No sump or anything.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 05, 2026 07:26 PM (3uBP9)

11 huh, Trump might get Nobel Peace Prize after all..."Norway’s economic crime police unit, Oekokrim, said on Thursday that it has opened an investigation into former prime minister and Norwegian Nobel Committee chairman Thorbjørn Jagland on suspicion of aggravated corruption, based on information revealed in newly released files related to the late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein"

Posted by: runner at February 05, 2026 07:27 PM (g47mK)

12 I am shocked and saddened to hear that members of the Nobel Committee are as corrupt as hell. I never would have though. NEVER!

Posted by: runner at February 05, 2026 07:29 PM (g47mK)

13 I'd go back to Cinque Terra in a heartbeat. 3 weeks was not enough.

Posted by: Pasta Fasoooole at February 05, 2026 07:29 PM (QYppa)

14 Red Sox take the lead in the 8th!

Posted by: Accomack at February 05, 2026 07:30 PM (GbONR)

15 How do you keep that tree place from flooding? Just the hydrostatic pressure would cause water to come in through the walls. No sump or anything.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 05, 2026 07:26 PM (3uBP9)

Same thought I had. Looks nice for the video, nightmare in practical use, which makes me think it is just for clicks.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 05, 2026 07:31 PM (dK+Kv)

16 I've seen my share of Secret Woods Victim-Holes, and take it from me, this is one of the finest Secret Woods Victim-Holes you're likely to see. You'd be honored to be imprisoned and killed in this Victim-Hole.

Ace, The Barrel is going to get jealous!

Posted by: pookysgirl, worried for Ace's safety at February 05, 2026 07:33 PM (Wt5PA)

17 > Victim-Holes
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Otherwise known as ex-wives.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 05, 2026 07:34 PM (jtM2q)

18 That time I was 8 and dug this really deep hole in the yard, yeah, that was what I had in mind.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 05, 2026 07:34 PM (RIvkX)

19 I would have liked to see the concrete truck roll up to the tree house to pump that concrete down the tree hole because you know that guy did not hand mix that himself

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 05, 2026 07:34 PM (XV/Pl)

20 Good evening, horde. Only the finest victim hole for me.

Victim hole>>>>The Barrel

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 05, 2026 07:34 PM (zYpTz)

21 Why am I being forced into visceral dislike of Savannah Guthrie? I had no idea who she was.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 05, 2026 07:36 PM (RIvkX)

22
Meet exoplanet HD 137010 b, a possible Earth-2 about 146 ly away recently discovered:
https://is.gd/hmXTCD

The planet is about one earth radius in size, and has an orbital period around it's star of about 355 days. Mass is probably slight larger than earth. Surface gravity should be pretty close to 1g.

Now, the problem is the star is a K3.5V star, only about 20% of the luminosity of the sun, so this puts it at the very edge of the habitable zone. It could be colder than Mars. Or it could be as warm as earth, depending on the atmosphere.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 05, 2026 07:38 PM (w6EFb)

23
Hi, all.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 05, 2026 07:38 PM (JrWaT)

24 That tree stump lair is missing an arms room.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 05, 2026 07:39 PM (Wnv9h)

25 Porcupine Ridge, Castle Valley, Utah

I saw a picture once of somewhere along the Great Rift Valley in Africa. It looked similar to that Utah pic. Bigger and more rugged, but same kind of drop off.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 05, 2026 07:39 PM (wBh67)

26 Fuck you, Wesley.

It's "buffalo." I do. Not. Care. about the bullshit scientific shite.

BUFFALO!!

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 05, 2026 07:39 PM (0aYVJ)

27 I suppose no one remembers the Danish appliance ad that featured 50 or so topless Scandinavian beauties skydiving en masse.

Posted by: Jinx the Cat at February 05, 2026 07:41 PM (5+jnP)

28 I saw a picture once of somewhere along the Great Rift Valley in Africa. It looked similar to that Utah pic. Bigger and more rugged, but same kind of drop off.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 05, 2026 07:39 PM (wBh67)

I honestly thought it was the Great Rift Valley too.

Posted by: pookysgirl, wrestin at February 05, 2026 07:41 PM (Wt5PA)

29 You're not powering all that with 10 ft2 of solar panels in a forest covered in mist. Shits not magic.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 05, 2026 07:42 PM (b4o9z)

30 That tree stump lair is missing an arms room.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 05, 2026 07:39 PM (Wnv9h)

That would be sub-optimal for a victim hole. Now a lotion shelf would be a nice addition.

Posted by: Jame Gumm at February 05, 2026 07:42 PM (dK+Kv)

31 I have been in Utah canyon lands a lot over the years. Seeing it from 35000 feet last fall was mesmerizing.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 05, 2026 07:42 PM (0aYVJ)

32 Heh, looks like Lil Pooky won that round.

Posted by: pookysgirl, wrestling Lil Pooky for control of the laptop at February 05, 2026 07:42 PM (Wt5PA)

33 Finnish woman can't get infuriated

https://tinyurl.com/2s3j64ak

Posted by: Kindltot at February 05, 2026 07:42 PM (rbvCR)

34
Why am I being forced into visceral dislike of Savannah Guthrie? I had no idea who she was.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

It's JonBenét Ramsey magnified.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 05, 2026 07:43 PM (Cqx++)

35
Her Majesty and The Big Dummy have landed - thank God! - in Texarkana, their final destination. This weekend's shows start tomorrow.

As I said in the last thread, I worry about her so when she's on the road. Nobody knows when an idiot might run into her.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 05, 2026 07:45 PM (tgvbd)

36 Finnish women were responsible for the "Stop! Don't Touch! That is My No-No Square!" video.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 05, 2026 07:45 PM (0sNs1)

37
It's JonBenét Ramsey magnified.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 05, 2026 07:43 PM (Cqx++)

Some Missing White Woman thing?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 05, 2026 07:45 PM (tgvbd)

38 27 I suppose no one remembers the Danish appliance ad that featured 50 or so topless Scandinavian beauties skydiving en masse.
Posted by: Jinx the Cat

So, that's 100 abreast, or 50 across?

Posted by: Force Multiplier at February 05, 2026 07:46 PM (oftw2)

39 Top picture is pretty.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 07:46 PM (zZu0s)

40 26 Fuck you, Wesley.
It's "buffalo." I do. Not. Care. about the bullshit scientific shite.
BUFFALO!!
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian

Fuckin' A.

And it's a good time to revisit this old gem:

https://tinyurl.com/2fpmt9n3

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 05, 2026 07:46 PM (zYpTz)

41 Those solar panels for that hole will produce very little in the woods. Maybe 10% of capacity. He needs to clear a few acres of trees and put up a glass field.

To run that stuff he was showing you would need at least 5kw plus another 5kw to charge the batteries ON A GOOD DAY so now you need a 500 - 1000 sq ft of panels that would not even work in a forest.

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 07:48 PM (vFG9F)

42 Huh.
Made the sidebar.
Maybe I can upgrade from the cardboard membership.

Posted by: RI Red at February 05, 2026 07:48 PM (o19x0)

43 WTH?

Pakistan court gives low brow goat humping vermin custody of Christian girl they had kidnapped?

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 05, 2026 07:48 PM (2GVsD)

44 Me likey tree stump underground lair but would have wired my solar power panels above the tree canopy.

Still want a missile silo bunker.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 05, 2026 07:48 PM (cwGMH)

45 So, that's 100 abreast, or 50 across?

I'll have go back and look at it again. Don't worry it is no bother.

Posted by: Jinx the Cat at February 05, 2026 07:49 PM (5+jnP)

46 What happens when the stump rots away, as stumps do?

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 07:49 PM (vFG9F)

47 Are there Buffalo in Buffalo, NY? Is there even a Bison, NY?

Posted by: Fellow Hairy Ruminant at February 05, 2026 07:49 PM (oftw2)

48 Congrats RI Red

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 05, 2026 07:50 PM (eZ5tL)

49 46 What happens when the stump rots away, as stumps do?
Posted by: fd

Gotcha covered!

Posted by: Thompson's Water Seal at February 05, 2026 07:50 PM (oftw2)

50 Meet exoplanet HD 137010 b, a possible Earth-2 about 146 ly away recently discovered:
https://is.gd/hmXTCD

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 05, 2026 07:38 PM (w6EFb)

From the article:

The planet’s orbital distance, so similar to Earth’s, means such transits happen far less often than for planets in tighter orbits around their stars (it’s a big reason why exoplanets with Earth-like orbits are so hard to detect in the first place).

>>>I'm confused. Wouldn't a smaller orbit make transits happen more often?

Posted by: pookysgirl, wrestling Lil Pooky for control of the laptop at February 05, 2026 07:52 PM (Wt5PA)

51 It's kind of dumb. I would have a fake stump made, excavate the hole, build the bunker, cover it back up, and install the fake but realistic and bomb proof stump on top.

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 07:52 PM (vFG9F)

52 You have no idea what it's like to put up with Wesley on a daily basis.

Posted by: Worf, son of Mogh at February 05, 2026 07:52 PM (Nq5q1)

53 Wesley Crusher + Klingon painstick = good idea

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 05, 2026 07:53 PM (2GVsD)

54 I bet he will wish he installed a sump pump too.

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 07:53 PM (vFG9F)

55 Were there any tertiary nipples visible in the scandi skydiving video? That throws off the count.

Posted by: The Central Numerator at February 05, 2026 07:53 PM (oftw2)

56 . . . Stump-pump . . .

Posted by: Kindltot at February 05, 2026 07:54 PM (rbvCR)

57 I was ready to move until I saw neither a shower nor toilet for the wooden victim's hole. 😱

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 05, 2026 07:54 PM (NFX2v)

58 Huh.
Made the sidebar.
Maybe I can upgrade from the cardboard membership.
Posted by: RI Red at February 05, 2026 07:48 PM (o19x0)

Congrats.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 07:57 PM (zZu0s)

59 Also no escape hatch in the underground lair . Always need an escape hatch.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 05, 2026 07:58 PM (cwGMH)

60 Gahh!!!
Still have 5 1/2 hours left of work and nothing to do. This is going to take forever...

Posted by: Reforger at February 05, 2026 07:58 PM (J/fgw)

61 I am calling bullshit on the serial killer den.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 07:59 PM (zZu0s)

62 That tree stump lair is missing an arms room.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 05, 2026 07:39 PM (Wnv9h)

NOT FUNNY

Posted by: Michelle Fields at February 05, 2026 07:59 PM (E0p3T)

63 Still have 5 1/2 hours left of work and nothing to do.
Posted by: Reforger at February 05, 2026 07:58 PM (J/fgw)

That sounds like a Yogi Berra quote

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 05, 2026 08:00 PM (cwGMH)

64 46 What happens when the stump rots away, as stumps do?
Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 07:49 PM (vFG9F)

Well I'm stuped. What happens?

Posted by: Reforger at February 05, 2026 08:00 PM (J/fgw)

65 Well I'm stuped. What happens?
Posted by: Reforger

So close, yet so far.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 05, 2026 08:00 PM (diia5)

66 "I was ready to move until I saw neither a shower nor toilet for the wooden victim's hole. 😱
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day"

Like those nasty Hobbitsis.

Posted by: Gollum at February 05, 2026 08:01 PM (vFG9F)

67 Stumped..

Posted by: Reforger at February 05, 2026 08:01 PM (J/fgw)

68 Prayers ascending for whig for his upcoming surgery. I don't know if he reads the cafe so I'll pop this downstairs too

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 08:01 PM (E0p3T)

69 Porcupine Ridge, Castle Valley, Utah

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Wow, stunning.

Those snow-capped mountains in the background look like the background on the set of "The Chosen" when they're filming at the recreated "Jerusalem" in Utah.

* goes to lookup where that is located *

"The Jerusalem recreation featured in The Chosen is located in Goshen, Utah, within Utah County. This 3-acre set, officially known as the Motion Picture Studio South Campus, was constructed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and began development in 2010. It serves as a lifelike replica of ancient Jerusalem, including key locations such as the Pool of Bethesda, the Jordan River, and the Garden of Gethsemane."

Nope, Porcupine Ridge is about 220 miles and four hours to the southeast (by vehicle) from Goshen.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 08:02 PM (0Eh0f)

70 I didn't know Action Jackson was at the Grammys cheering the anti-ice speeches. Should be impeached.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 05, 2026 08:02 PM (cwGMH)

71 >> Wouldn't a smaller orbit make transits happen more often?

Yes, exactly. The transit method is very productive for planets very close, much closer than earth orbit distance. There are several methods used to look for exoplanets and the transit method is just one of them. The orbital plane has to be aligned just right from our perspective here on earth for the planet to pass right in front of the star.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 05, 2026 08:03 PM (w6EFb)

72 Jinx the Cat

Just saw it. Seems quite unsafe.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 05, 2026 08:03 PM (u82oZ)

73
I am calling bullshit on the serial killer den.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone

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There's tons of those phony things on the internet. Saunas, swimming pools, gardens, all put together lickety-split just for show.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 05, 2026 08:03 PM (JrWaT)

74 "Well I'm stuped. What happens?
Posted by: Reforger"

Well, it leaks rainwater like a sieve until it finally rots and falls in.

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 08:04 PM (vFG9F)

75
Wolves trekking through deep snow means: You haven't got a chance.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 05, 2026 08:05 PM (JrWaT)

76 Gahh!!!
Still have 5 1/2 hours left of work and nothing to do. This is going to take forever...
Posted by: Reforger at February 05, 2026 07:58 PM

Watch the Brattleboro, Vermont council meeting via the link that CBD posted in the sidebar?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 05, 2026 08:05 PM (0sNs1)

77 Wolves attempting to hunt bison

Yeah, I think they took one look at the wall-o-bison and decided on sushi that day.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 05, 2026 08:06 PM (Riz8t)

78 Blonde Morticia

The wolves hunger for dens with some electricity inside tree stumps.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 05, 2026 08:06 PM (u82oZ)

79 Carve a bunch of dwellings into that ridge like Petra in Jordan.

It'll be done a helluva lot sooner (as in, before the sun explodes) than that Neom line city, and it'll be fone using actual Arab technology.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 08:06 PM (BI5O2)

80 To ve fair, he is nkt saying he is not using a backhoe, eq etc- but the walls are too smooth for him to have dug it out of soil.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 08:07 PM (zZu0s)

81 Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 05, 2026 08:03 PM (w6EFb)

Yayyyyy I'm smarter than a NASA article!

Posted by: pookysgirl, buffing her creds at February 05, 2026 08:07 PM (Wt5PA)

82 I am calling bullshit on the serial killer den.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

=====

It worked for us

Posted by: Col. Hogan and the team at Stalag 13 at February 05, 2026 08:07 PM (8AONa)

83 Massive group parachute stunt. This better not be AI.

[104 paratroopers from 20 countries set a world record in parachuting art, captured in an amazing aerial shot.]

When they began breaking up from the "kite" formation near the end, I expected them to reform and spell out "FUCK ICE!"

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 08:07 PM (0Eh0f)

84 Dude built an underground panic room. Shit hits the fan and you down there and there's no weapons room? You're gonna panic.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 05, 2026 08:08 PM (snZF9)

85 "Watch the Brattleboro, Vermont council meeting via the link that CBD posted in the sidebar?
Posted by: Duncanthrax"

Did you watch any of that? Are we sure it's not AI?

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 08:08 PM (vFG9F)

86 ust saw it. Seems quite unsafe.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

No link from me. I do wonder how many dishwashers they sold....

Posted by: Jinx the Cat at February 05, 2026 08:10 PM (5+jnP)

87 He's got a TV so must have Internet because I didn't see a rack of DVDs.

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 08:10 PM (vFG9F)

88 I was forced into a visceral dislike of Savannah Guthrie years ago. By Savannah Guthrie.

And I bet her mama ain't the sweetest peach in the bushel, either.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 08:11 PM (BI5O2)

89 Watch the Brattleboro, Vermont council meeting via the link that CBD posted in the sidebar?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 05, 2026 08:05 PM (0sNs1)

Not supposed to have my cellphone. I can get away with it in my office but any noise causes people to look at you funny and sometimes contact HR. I'm going to make a move to my compressor room and sit there for a while. Gotta fake the funk. Make it look like I'm busy.

Posted by: Reforger at February 05, 2026 08:12 PM (J/fgw)

90 Hello. All. I am almost giddy with happiness.

Today I was able to talk to my only sister, from whom I have been estranged for more than twenty years.

She is in a very bad way medically. But still, I got to talk to my big sister. And I believe that we both drew solace and curing from the conversation.

Glory be to God!

Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 08:12 PM (77rzZ)

91 I didn't know Action Jackson was at the Grammys cheering the anti-ice speeches. Should be impeached.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 05, 2026 08:02 PM (cwGMH)

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I believe she was nominated for her song "I'm Not Woman, Hear Me Bore."

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 08:12 PM (0Eh0f)

92 Have a great night, everyone.

I am shouting to the sky to move the 60 degree air of today to the east.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 05, 2026 08:13 PM (u82oZ)

93 Damn, they discovered the secret to my ski jumping success!

>>@nytimes

>>From @TheAthletic
: Reports have surfaced before the Winter Olympics that allege ski jumpers are injecting their penises with hyaluronic acid to fly farther. The World Anti-Doping Agency has vowed to investigate.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 08:14 PM (viF8m)

94 Is there even a Bison, NY?

We have Bison, OK, population around 25. Originally named Buffalo Spring. How's that treat yer creature naming deal?

Posted by: LRob in OK at February 05, 2026 08:14 PM (47diA)

95
He's got a TV so must have Internet because I didn't see a rack of DVDs.
Posted by: fd

Disc drives filled with audio/video.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 05, 2026 08:16 PM (Cqx++)

96 I am shouting to the sky to move the 60 degree air of today to the east.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 05, 2026 08:13 PM

Best of luck with that.

Posted by: King Cnut at February 05, 2026 08:16 PM (0sNs1)

97 Glory be to God!
Posted by: Bulg
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Wow. That's awesome. So happy for you!

Posted by: screaming in digital at February 05, 2026 08:17 PM (mNjzF)

98 Hello. All. I am almost giddy with happiness.

Today I was able to talk to my only sister, from whom I have been estranged for more than twenty years.

She is in a very bad way medically. But still, I got to talk to my big sister. And I believe that we both drew solace and curing from the conversation.

Glory be to God!

Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 08:12 PM (77rzZ)

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Good for you both, Bulg!

I have a similar story: was estranged from a drug addict brother for a couple of decades, when he out-of-the-blue looked me up on the interwebz and sent me a letter asking if we could speak.

By some miracle, he was (1) still alive; (2) not in jail; and (3) had been sober for three years -- and that was three years ago.

He found a good Christian woman who has helped him stay on the straight and narrow, and now that he's in Texas (near Tyler) -- I got to visit with him when we attended the MoMe last October.

He's the only survivor I have from my nuclear family ...

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 08:17 PM (0Eh0f)

99 only for you
youtu.be/s6VaeFCxta8

Posted by: gKWVE at February 05, 2026 08:18 PM (gKWVE)

100 Did you watch any of that? Are we sure it's not AI?
Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 08:08 PM

I got as far as the Planning Commission woman speaking at the public microphone. I doubt it's an AI parody, but geez, Mary could be a real person.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 05, 2026 08:18 PM (0sNs1)

101 "Disc drives filled with audio/video.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr."

Sounds great. Go live in a hole in the woods and watch movies.

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 08:18 PM (vFG9F)

102 Is there even a Bison, NY?
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Less than a mile from here is Elk Mountain. There haven't been elk here in 300 years.

As an aside:
"Wood bison (often referred to historically as "wood buffalo" or simply buffalo in regional context) were once native to West Virginia, particularly in the western and central parts of the state, but were hunted to extinction in the region by the early 19th century. The last recorded wild bison in West Virginia was killed near Valley Head in Randolph County in 1825. "

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 05, 2026 08:20 PM (XeU6L)

103 Reports have surfaced before the Winter Olympics that allege ski jumpers are injecting their penises with hyaluronic acid to fly farther.

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It's like erecting an extra aerodynamic wing!

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 08:20 PM (0Eh0f)

104 She is in a very bad way medically. But still, I got to talk to my big sister. And I believe that we both drew solace and curing from the conversation.

Glory be to God!
Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 08:12 PM (77rzZ)

This is wonderful, Bulg. It kills me inside when families are estranged. I hope you both can move forward and leave old pains behind.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 05, 2026 08:21 PM (zYpTz)

105 Where was the condenser for that mini-split? I didn't see it on the surface, and you obviously can't bury it.

And I'm not even sure you could pressurize one of those units enough to go a couple stories down to the handler like that, but I've never tried more than about 8' of travel on one, so I don't know for sure.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 08:21 PM (BI5O2)

106 Not only am I a reel persyn Mr Dinkletrax I have a lotb of responsibility for the state of planning by the Brattleboro Planeing commission and Annual Erotic Bake Sale.

Posted by: Mary Clogenstien of Brattleboro Ve at February 05, 2026 08:22 PM (vFG9F)

107 I have never seen a victim-hole. Why?

I didn't see any guns or gun racks. That would be a nice place to process meat if you were into poaching.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 05, 2026 08:23 PM (TOSLe)

108 "Where was the condenser for that mini-split?"

I wondered the same thing. Also, the fridge fit thru that hole?

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 08:24 PM (vFG9F)

109 >>It's like erecting an extra aerodynamic wing!

Gotta avoid a deadstick landing.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 08:24 PM (viF8m)

110 He's the only survivor I have from my nuclear family ...
Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 08:17 PM (0Eh0f)

You, too. That makes me happy.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 05, 2026 08:26 PM (zYpTz)

111 You'd be honored to be imprisoned and killed in this Victim-Hole.

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Now THAT'S what I call a "Man Cave!"

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 08:27 PM (0Eh0f)

112 We got a new puppy today, a pug mix. Named her Maizie.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 05, 2026 08:29 PM (J+Psw)

113 I have never seen a victim-hole. Why?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 05, 2026 08:23 PM (TOSLe)

Want to see the inside of one?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 05, 2026 08:30 PM (dK+Kv)

114 There's hope for the under-30 generation after all.

A new "Amelia" video is fire. It started out on YT as an inside-the-circle item for the nascent AI creator community channels and now it's taking off in a wider, wilder direction.

A Banger, as they say.

"A Million Amelias" LINK: https://tinyurl.com/mtbatvm6

Posted by: mrp at February 05, 2026 08:30 PM (rj6Yv)

115 They built that house under the stump, and the following week, a Bigfoot evicted them from it and made it his home.

Thanks - it was very thoughtful of you Littlefoot, to do this for one of us!

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at February 05, 2026 08:30 PM (ePRtB)

116 "51 It's kind of dumb. I would have a fake stump made, excavate the hole, build the bunker, cover it back up, and install the fake but realistic and bomb proof stump on top.

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 07:52 PM (vFG9F) "

great idea FTW!
back in the trench war days of ww1 they actually made armored observation post stumps to put out in no-man's-land, sometimes exact visual duplicates of existing stumps that were stealthily removed and replaced overnight.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 05, 2026 08:32 PM (Cjt/F)

117 Thank you all for your good wishes. I need to go off and reflect now.

God bless you all.

Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 08:33 PM (77rzZ)

118
Anonosaurus,

Congratulations on the new pup.

Dogs are awesome.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 05, 2026 08:33 PM (3ek7K)

119 Speaking of Bigfoot . . .

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/jRUIqlbz_WE

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 05, 2026 08:33 PM (J+Psw)

120 When they began breaking up from the "kite" formation near the end, I expected them to reform and spell out "FUCK ICE!"

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 08:07 PM (0Eh0f)

I was waiting for a Fokker triplane to dive out of the clouds.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 05, 2026 08:33 PM (snZF9)

121 I was waiting for a Fokker triplane to dive out of the clouds.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 05, 2026 08:33 PM (snZF9)

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lol

THAT would have been awesome!

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 08:35 PM (0Eh0f)

122 Spider solitaire will chew up some time

Posted by: Skip at February 05, 2026 08:35 PM (Ia/+0)

123 5 Winter Olympics start this weekend. I used to like Winter Olympic games.
Posted by: runner at February 05, 2026 07:24 PM (g47mK)

Be happy you aren't watching the 2014 Games. The first night featured Bob Costas doing all he could to not jump across to His Majesty The Shahinshah and start sucking His dick right then and there.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 05, 2026 08:35 PM (hJH5n)

124 Couldn't you just build an underground structure and then drag/place an old (or manufactured) tree trunk on top of it? That would save a bit of time and you wouldn't have to deal with navigating a trunk hole a zillion times during construction.

Anyway, it's a nice weekend project. I'll put it on my ToDo list.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at February 05, 2026 08:36 PM (gLikB)

125 I would not trust the airflow system in that tree stump place. Plus, all it takes is one evil villain with a hammer and nails and you're stuck in there. No thanks.

Posted by: bluebell at February 05, 2026 08:36 PM (79pEw)

126 Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 05, 2026 08:33 PM (snZF9)

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BTW, The Wifey asked me to tell you that she has purchased and refurbished an "El Cheapo" set of bagpipes (manufactured in Pakistan). Don't laugh!

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 08:36 PM (0Eh0f)

127 119 Speaking of Bigfoot . . .

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/jRUIqlbz_WE
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 05, 2026 08:33 PM (J+Psw)

**********

From the comment section:

"On their way to get Jack Link's beef jerky.."

"They are going to Minnesota to put the little ones in daycare!"

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at February 05, 2026 08:37 PM (ePRtB)

128 88 I was forced into a visceral dislike of Savannah Guthrie years ago. By Savannah Guthrie.

And I bet her mama ain't the sweetest peach in the bushel, either.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
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Nancy Guthrie's son-in-law is Tommaso Cioni.
Name doesn't sound particularly Hispanic.
You think Savannah pissed off some friends
on the East Coast?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 08:37 PM (a0V+E)

129 I guess fd was way ahead of me there.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at February 05, 2026 08:38 PM (gLikB)

130 125 I would not trust the airflow system in that tree stump place. Plus, all it takes is one evil villain with a hammer and nails and you're stuck in there. No thanks.
Posted by: bluebell at February 05, 2026 08:36 PM (79pEw)

************

Or a Bigfoot to use it as a toilet.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at February 05, 2026 08:38 PM (ePRtB)

131
To run that stuff he was showing you would need at least 5kw plus another 5kw to charge the batteries ON A GOOD DAY so now you need a 500 - 1000 sq ft of panels that would not even work in a forest.
Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 07

Yeah! When I installed the mini-split on my shed the 110 wasn't enough. Had to install an extra breaker box and run 220 out there. Ain't no way he's powering HVAC, fridge, TV, and lights off that dinky solar panel, in what appears to be a primeval forest.

I think that guy just cut a hole in a stump and then built a set in his basement or something.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 08:38 PM (BI5O2)

132 Speaking of Bigfoot . . .

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/jRUIqlbz_WE
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 05, 2026 08:33 PM (J+Psw)

There is an AI dub of the Patterson-Gimli Bigfoot film that dubs in Michelle Obama over the Sasquatch. It matches amazingly well.

it is of course unobtanium

Posted by: Kindltot at February 05, 2026 08:39 PM (rbvCR)

133 "Or a Bigfoot to use it as a toilet.
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie"

It would make a very nice septic tank.

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 08:39 PM (vFG9F)

134 Secret Woods Victim Hole...not enough room for the bar.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 05, 2026 08:39 PM (2WIwB)

135 13 I'd go back to Cinque Terra in a heartbeat. 3 weeks was not enough.

Posted by: Pasta Fasoooole at February 05, 2026 07:29 PM (QYppa)

I only made it to one of them, Monterosso al Mare. Had I been in better shape I wold have liked to hiked all 5 cities. As it was I had to suffer through a week In Florence instead.

Posted by: javems at February 05, 2026 08:39 PM (zFsEm)

136 >>>Speaking of Bigfoot . . .

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/jRUIqlbz_WE

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

>Looks like Big Mike is taking her daughters to a Supper Bowl Lobster Feast. The commercials and halftime show are sure to be tremendous.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 05, 2026 08:40 PM (TOSLe)

137 bluebell: "Plus, all it takes is one evil villain with a hammer and nails and you're stuck in there. No thanks."

Well, he does have a cable/sat hookup and some snacks. Could be worse.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at February 05, 2026 08:40 PM (gLikB)

138 Or a Bigfoot to use it as a toilet.
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at February 05, 2026 08:38 PM (ePRtB)
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Oh, are you guys that civilized? I had no idea!

Posted by: bluebell at February 05, 2026 08:40 PM (79pEw)

139 125 I would not trust the airflow system in that tree stump place. Plus, all it takes is one evil villain with a hammer and nails and you're stuck in there. No thanks.
Posted by: bluebell
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Air and concealment is very light relative to all that's put into the compartment.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 08:41 PM (a0V+E)

140 Good for you, bulg!

What were the results of your cardiac event monitor?

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 05, 2026 08:42 PM (nhNYD)

141 Wednesday high 39, warmest day for next 7 days

Posted by: Skip at February 05, 2026 08:42 PM (Ia/+0)

142 Oh, are you guys that civilized? I had no idea!
Posted by: bluebell at February 05, 2026 08:40 PM (79pEw)

***********

We're notorious Peeping Toms - and we've always wondered about how those biffies would work for us!

Now's our chance!

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at February 05, 2026 08:43 PM (ePRtB)

143 I think I recognize that photo up top.

Over Macho Grande

Posted by: banana Dream at February 05, 2026 08:43 PM (3uBP9)

144 "A Million Amelias" LINK: https://tinyurl.com/mtbatvm6

Posted by: mrp at February 05, 2026 08:30 PM (rj6Yv)

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"Nineteen Eighty-Four on the floor"

When the Amelia meme first hit, one of the early contributors was a SubStack I subscribe to called "Postcards From Barsoom" by "John Carter" (a brilliant analyst and writer for our times).

Anywho, I posted the following comment there to his post about a month ago entitled "Amelia Sans Merci: Summoning the Tulpa of Remigration with industrial quantities of AI image slop":

"Does Taylor Sheridan (or anybody who knows him or works with him on the TV series "Landman") read this excellent SubStack and essay?

Because after the epic beatdown of Ainsley's ambiguously gay #Woke tranny snowflake mentally-ill roommate, it would be epic if they introduce the Ainsley character in Season 3 with a purple-colored bob -- and have her 'identify' as Amelia."

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 08:43 PM (0Eh0f)

145 Yeah! When I installed the mini-split on my shed the 110 wasn't enough. Had to install an extra breaker box and run 220 out there. Ain't no way he's powering HVAC, fridge, TV, and lights off that dinky solar panel, in what appears to be a primeval forest.

I think that guy just cut a hole in a stump and then built a set in his basement or something.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 08:38 PM (BI5O2)
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A primeval forest that looks to be in a somewhat foggy, northern climate. And those solar panels are a dead giveaway that something is in the area...Follow the cables to the "hidden" lair.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 05, 2026 08:46 PM (ESVrU)

146 112 We got a new puppy today, a pug mix. Named her Maizie.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

Does it have a flat nose and snorfle a lot?

Posted by: Felix the Cat at February 05, 2026 08:47 PM (oftw2)

147 And you know - right now - there is a dumb 23yo woman looking at that fake stumphouse video and saying "wouldn't it be so *authentic* to live in an underground cell like that," and her dumb boyfriend is saying "of course it would and I will buy a quarter-acre of worthless undeveloped forest and ruin my life trying to construct this retarded thing."

They will both be found dead in a hole from fumes at some point in the next year.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 08:47 PM (BI5O2)

148 Secret Woods Victim Hole...not enough room for the bar.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 05, 2026 08:39 PM (2WIwB)

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And there wasn't a stripper pole.

I was disappoint.

[Wifey points out: you'd want an alternative hole from which to escape if necessary, kind of like a pocket gopher (which she enjoys terminating with extreme prejudice on our property).]

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 08:48 PM (0Eh0f)

149 Av guy in my frat house glued another guy into his bedroom while he was sleeping with PL100.

I was really a modified closet and there was no way out.

He had to pound his way out with a baseball bat. Took a while. This was when we had real wood doors.

Then he tried to kill the other guy. He was way mad.

Posted by: pawn at February 05, 2026 08:49 PM (uvB+6)

150 They will both be found dead in a hole from fumes at some point in the next year.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 08:47 PM (BI5O2)

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* The book and film "Into The Wild" has entered the chat *

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 08:50 PM (0Eh0f)

151 Search

Unfortunately, detailed information about Tommaso Cioni's specific educational background—including his elementary school, high school, and college—is not widely available. However, here are some known points:

Known Details

Current Position: Tommaso Cioni teaches sixth-grade science and Advanced Placement biology at BASIS Oro Valley in Tucson, Arizona, where he has worked for over 15 years.

Subjects of Interest: He has a passion for herpetology and music, mentioning that if he weren't teaching, he might pursue a career in herpetology.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 08:51 PM (a0V+E)

152 In a hole in a stump there lived a retard.

Posted by: JRR T at February 05, 2026 08:51 PM (Q+gd/)

153 ... while he was sleeping with PL100.

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Is that the model name of a popular blowup sex doll or robot?

/phrasing ...

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 08:52 PM (0Eh0f)

154 Subjects of Interest: He has a passion for herpetology and music, mentioning that if he weren't teaching, he might pursue a career in herpetology.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 08:51 PM (a0V+E)

He killed her with the herp? That's cold-blooded.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 05, 2026 08:54 PM (lpTXP)

155 In keeping with tonight's Cafe theme

https://youtu.be/JILfwu5AWIQ

Posted by: Don Black at February 05, 2026 08:54 PM (ZxPkt)

156 In a hole in a stump there lived a retard.

Posted by: JRR T at February 05, 2026 08:51 PM (Q+gd/)

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One Tree Ring to rule them all, One Tree Ring to find them,
One Tree Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 08:54 PM (0Eh0f)

157 I had some people pretty scared over the whole portable welder to weld shut bunkers angle I was taking during the last bunker build bubble. I don't think they thought about that.
Going into a bunker is just putting yourself in seige. You are at the mercy of everyone outside.

Posted by: Reforger at February 05, 2026 08:54 PM (J/fgw)

158
We got a new puppy today, a pug mix. Named her Maizie.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

Is she from Hawaii?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 05, 2026 08:55 PM (Cqx++)

159 Current Position: Tommaso Cioni teaches sixth-grade science and Advanced Placement biology at BASIS Oro Valley in Tucson, Arizona, where he has worked for over 15 years

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AP biology for elementary schoolers? OK.

Perhaps 1 in 10,000 6th graders are capable of passing an AP biology test.

That's either a school for geniuses or it's some sort of scam.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 08:55 PM (BI5O2)

160 If a tree or even a branch fell on your stump you might be able to get out eventually using a sledgehammer and shovel, assuming you brought one down there of course. Otherwise, theirs always your fingernails.

Imagine being stuck down there and it snowed and your solar panel are not charging and the backup generator runs out of gas and the batteries die and then the lights go out.

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 08:56 PM (vFG9F)

161 Couldn't you just build an underground structure and then drag/place an old (or manufactured) tree trunk on top of it? That would save a bit of time and you wouldn't have to deal with navigating a trunk hole a zillion times during construction.

I'm trying to think about the tree roots he would have encountered.

Also the arial shot didn't have a worn path that would have been necessary to bring in all of the materials. Seriously how did he get the fridge safely down there? block & tackle? And why didn't we see that process?

Regardless, his basement man cave would have been noisy with all of those hard surfaces and mechanicals.

Also, that is a lot of involvement just to go relieve one's self seeing that there was no plumbing anywhere.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 05, 2026 08:57 PM (a4flb)

162
Two minors from California, arrested in Scottsdale Arizona after a home invasion trying to get the residents to give them $66 million in crypto currency.

Is this going to be a thing now??

Posted by: fourseasons at February 05, 2026 08:57 PM (3ek7K)

163 Subjects of Interest: He has a passion for herpetology and music, mentioning that if he weren't teaching, he might pursue a career in herpetology
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So he likes lizards and snakes. How does it correlate into kidnapping and possibly killing your mother in law. Did they like gambling, drugs? Both are quite easily obtainable in Arizona.And why wasn't there more security around her house, why was she living there alone if she couldnt walk without assistance. The whole set up stinks and makes me sad.

Posted by: Megthered at February 05, 2026 08:58 PM (IaTxe)

164 There's

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 08:58 PM (vFG9F)

165 Flesh-eating killer herpes is way more common than you think. I've had many friends die from it.

Posted by: K Harris at February 05, 2026 08:58 PM (BI5O2)

166 Can't say awake any longer
Have a good night everyone

Posted by: Skip at February 05, 2026 08:59 PM (Ia/+0)

167
Sleep well Skip

Posted by: fourseasons at February 05, 2026 08:59 PM (3ek7K)

168 Well the two nights of solid freezing has killed of the grass here in Cen FL. All the non-hardy semi-tropical plants are wilted.

The freeze we had into 2010 turned the area into a brown wasteland.

You don't get that lush green tropical look until you get down below Okeechobee just because of these once a decade freezes.

Posted by: pawn at February 05, 2026 08:59 PM (uvB+6)

169 We got a new puppy today, a pug mix. Named her Maizie.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

Is she from Hawaii?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 05, 2026 08:55 PM (Cqx++)

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Could be Maizie Antionette in French.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 09:00 PM (0Eh0f)

170 >>> Av guy in my frat house glued another guy into his bedroom while he was sleeping with PL100.

Posted by: pawn at February 05, 2026 08:49 PM (uvB+6)

I was working in an old office that had carpets assembled from 1'x1' squares. A few squares under my chair had come loose and it drove me crazy. So I got a tube of that construction adhesive and tacked it all down nice. Our area was scheduled for reno and we were all moved out. I came back many months later to check out the work and everything was cleared out. A big open void wall to wall, ceiling slabs down to the concrete. Except for one small area where my few squares of glued down carpet still remained.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 05, 2026 09:01 PM (3uBP9)

171 Well the two nights of solid freezing has killed of the grass here in Cen FL. All the non-hardy semi-tropical plants are wilted.

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I just heard recently about the frozen iguanas falling out of trees in Florida -- but apparently they're still alive but in some kind of cryogenic stasis state?

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 09:02 PM (0Eh0f)

172 They will both be found dead in a hole from fumes at some point in the next year.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

You know who else died in a hole and was emitting fumes?

Posted by: Tonypete at February 05, 2026 09:03 PM (cYBz/)

173 Also, that is a lot of involvement just to go relieve one's self seeing that there was no plumbing anywhere.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure

Piss jug and a five gallon bucket for backup.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 05, 2026 09:03 PM (/lPRQ)

174 Amelia composite:

https://tinyurl.com/yu22td7f

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 09:03 PM (a0V+E)

175 Composting toilet. Then all you have to do is lug your compost up that ladder and thru the hole.

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 09:05 PM (vFG9F)

176 Composting toilet. Then all you have to do is lug your compost up that ladder and thru the hole.
Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 09:05 PM (vFG9F)
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You make it sound so easy.

Posted by: bluebell at February 05, 2026 09:06 PM (79pEw)

177 We moved in a house where some 1980s visionary had carpeted over the kitchen. Because 1980s.

Obviously, that's unsuitable for people who use their kitchens, so my dad immediately told us boys to tear that shit out and clean off the subfloor.

That's when we discovered The Horror.

This visionary, while brimming over with vision, lacked intelligence or grit or knowledge, and simply glued the carpet down with Liquid Nails all over the place. It was hell removing it.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 09:07 PM (BI5O2)

178 All this talk about Amelia reminded me of this song by Joni Mitchel. One of my favorites of hers:

https://youtu.be/gcTDoi9JQiY

Posted by: pawn at February 05, 2026 09:07 PM (uvB+6)

179 I just heard recently about the frozen iguanas falling out of trees in Florida -- but apparently they're still alive but in some kind of cryogenic stasis state?
Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ

Just moving very slowly.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 05, 2026 09:07 PM (/lPRQ)

180 You know who else died in a hole and was emitting fumes?

Posted by: Tonypete at February 05, 2026 09:03 PM (cYBz/)

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* golf clap *

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 09:07 PM (0Eh0f)

181 >>> Two minors from California, arrested in Scottsdale Arizona after a home invasion trying to get the residents to give them $66 million in crypto currency.

Is this going to be a thing now??

Posted by: fourseasons at February 05, 2026 08:57 PM (3ek7K)

Everything you do, for most crypto currencies is publicly viewable by the whole world via the block chain. You move large sums regularly? Everyone in the world can see that. Now by see, I mean they see a particular currency address on the receiving end. But crypto is the opposite of private. If you are ever dumb enough to comingle your personhood, ie. name, location, who you are with that currency public address you become a target. People will do this by being on a social web site and posting their receiving currency address for whatever reason. Generally a bad idea.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 05, 2026 09:09 PM (3uBP9)

182 Posted by: Reforger at February 05, 2026 08:54 PM (J/fgw)

That’s why you have an escape hatch. It’s a hatch under about two feet of dirt that opens to the inside.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 05, 2026 09:09 PM (cwGMH)

183 Amelia composite:

https://tinyurl.com/yu22td7f

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 09:03 PM (a0V+E)
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Very nice.

Here's an Amelia cover of "Jerusalem". While watching it, something got caught in my eyes. Tears flowed.

LINK: (YT) https://tinyurl.com/8s9ujesb

Posted by: mrp at February 05, 2026 09:10 PM (rj6Yv)

184 Tonight is a good night. To good friends.

https://tinyurl.com/khukuvf6

Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 09:10 PM (viF8m)

185 This visionary, while brimming over with vision, lacked intelligence or grit or knowledge, and simply glued the carpet down with Liquid Nails all over the place. It was hell removing it.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 09:07 PM (BI5O2)

My Grandma, God rest her soul, was a fan of carpeted bathrooms. Shag carpet. How do you clean that floor?
*shudders*

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 05, 2026 09:10 PM (lpTXP)

186 Just moving very slowly.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 05, 2026 09:07 PM (/lPRQ)

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Ah, interesting.

I considered moving to Florida 13 years ago, but The Wifey was "NYET!" owing to the humidity and German cockroaches (palmetto bugs). Even her home state of Texas was out of the question for that very same reason, so we ended up in Northern AZ.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 09:11 PM (0Eh0f)

187 The condenser for the mini split and solar panel kinda gives away the mystique of the hidey-hole.

May as well just dig a hole and stuff a conex box in the ground.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 05, 2026 09:14 PM (TOSLe)

188
I just heard recently about the frozen iguanas falling out of trees in Florida -- but apparently they're still alive but in some kind of cryogenic stasis state?

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The great thing about an iguanacicle is that the tail works as a stick.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 05, 2026 09:17 PM (JkO4W)

189 >>I considered moving to Florida 13 years ago, but The Wifey was "NYET!" owing to the humidity and German cockroaches (palmetto bugs). Even her home state of Texas was out of the question for that very same reason, so we ended up in Northern AZ.

When I moved to PR a friend of a friend let me crash for a few days on his semi-enclosed patio. Semi is the important word in that sentence.

The first night I woke up to a skittering noise. Turned on my flashlight to see the walls and ceiling covered with Palmet .. Giant Frigging Cockroaches and geckos covering the walls and ceiling. No big ass snakes which was a plus but way too many creepy crawlers. Spurred my job/apartment hunt dramatically.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 09:17 PM (viF8m)

190 I would love to live in south Florida but I would build my abode with 2ft thick concrete and built on a man made hill. Not today hurricane not today.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 05, 2026 09:19 PM (cwGMH)

191 Living in FL I know about the freaking Palmetto bugs but one night many years ago I encountered a scene that I would like to forget.

I was awakened in the middle of the night by an odd crunching sound. The sound stopped when I turned on the light so I went back to bed and sure enough the crunch, crunch started again.

I ended up getting a flashlight and tracked down the source.

On a window still was a monster Palmetto bug chowing down on a buddy of his that had died and dried out.

I grabbed a shoe and started after the cannibal but he got away. I could fall asleep after that and moved into the guest bedroom.

I bombed my house the next day.

This is another instalment of adventures in FL and why you might not want to move here.

Posted by: pawn at February 05, 2026 09:27 PM (uvB+6)

192 > I just heard recently about the frozen iguanas falling out of trees in Florida -- but apparently they're still alive but in some kind of cryogenic stasis state?
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Aren't the iguanas something like a pest in Florida? Invasive or whatever? I've seen some pretty weird Florida man stuff with the iguanas...

But... it's their culture. So I'll not judge.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 05, 2026 09:28 PM (jtM2q)

193 BTW, The Wifey asked me to tell you that she has purchased and refurbished an "El Cheapo" set of bagpipes (manufactured in Pakistan). Don't laugh!

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 08:36 PM (0Eh0f)

I don't even want to know what they're made from. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 05, 2026 09:28 PM (snZF9)

194 That kitchen. The bane of my existence.

After we fixed that horrible floor my mom saw it in a whole new light and had her own vision, which entailed changing every cubic inch of a couple large rooms, to include:

1.) A vast stretch of tile floor
2.) Over 100 sq. ft. of stone countertops
3.) The largest pantry you've ever seen
4.) A Bosch double-oven, six-burner Blue Star range, and a Chambers oven/range
5.) Various custom cabinetry
6.) And much more

This took blood, sweat, toil, tears, time and $$$ to carry off. But it was worth it. It was amazing. You could butcher a cow and cook it up in comfort and style in that kitchen.

Less than five years after completing this white elephant, my parents decided to move.

It still grinds my gears whenever I think about it.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 09:31 PM (BI5O2)

195 " "El Cheapo" set of bagpipes (manufactured in Pakistan)"

Well, there goes that high quality sound you get from authentic bag pipes.

Posted by: pawn at February 05, 2026 09:31 PM (uvB+6)

196
I'd love to live in Miami Beach. Coral Gables, to be precise. Go swim in that Venetian pool a couple times a week, drink key live juice and eat the seafood pasta at Les Deux Fontaines, assuming it still exists.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 05, 2026 09:32 PM (JrWaT)

197 So, get this, olympic ski jumpers are being accused of using temporary genital enlarging strategies to cheat. ???

So here's how it works out, they use chemicals or pumps or whatever to make their junk larger when they are getting sized for their skin tight ski suits. And then, after their junk deflates it creates pockets in their suit's crotch-ular area, like a dick sail, I guess, that adds a few counts of lift and eeks out a bit more distance.

www.bbc.com/sport/articles/
czej70jyg4eo

Posted by: banana Dream - news you can use at February 05, 2026 09:32 PM (3uBP9)

198
Hmm, maybe make that key lime juice, not key live juice. Especially considering those giant cockroaches.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 05, 2026 09:33 PM (JrWaT)

199 Why is this weirdo Guthrie bimbo national headline news? This is local news story and nobody give a shit.

I'm sure there is a plethora of sleuths out there right now looking for clues.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 05, 2026 09:34 PM (TOSLe)

200 I’m sorry. Politics aside, Florida is awful.

Gators. Snakes. Bugs. Heat. Humidity. Hurricanes.

No.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 05, 2026 09:35 PM (X8Oaa)

201 200 I’m sorry. Politics aside, Florida is awful.

Gators. Snakes. Bugs. Heat. Humidity. Hurricanes.

No.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 05, 2026 09:35 PM (X8Oaa)
_______________________

Oh, come on. If you ever want to visit Australia, you have to practice somewhere.

Posted by: Orson at February 05, 2026 09:37 PM (dIske)

202 >>Aren't the iguanas something like a pest in Florida? Invasive or whatever? I've seen some pretty weird Florida man stuff with the iguanas...

>>But... it's their culture. So I'll not judge.

Take a trip to the Keys. They are everywhere. And harmless. Kind of cool to see them randomly pop out of the brush.

Florida is great. 2nd most influential show I saw as a kid was Flipper. I mean the kids got to play with boats and dolphins every day. I was convinced the whole state was made up.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 09:37 PM (viF8m)

203 Turn out that light, 0400 comes pretty early.

Posted by: Eromero at February 05, 2026 09:37 PM (LHPAg)

204 In a hole in a stump there lived a retard.

Posted by: JRR T at February 05, 2026 08:51 PM (Q+gd/)

Not good enough. You have to describe the stump with every word in the english language...twice. You have to describe the walk TO the stump, and describe every leaf..of every tree.. and how the sun reflects on them every fucking hour of the day. Oh, is there wind? Gotta talk about the wind. How else can you explain the magic epileptic ballet dance the leaves are doing for next 13 pages. Oooh oooh are their any clouds? How much room you get left in that book? Maybe just get back to the stump, and spend a few pages describing the bark.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 05, 2026 09:38 PM (snZF9)

205 In my younger days I moved all the time. Most of those moves were from one apartment to another. But I also had some big moves from state to state because of jobs. I got so sick of moving I decided one more move and that's it. I've been in my current home now for 28 years. I have no intention of ever moving again. I promised myself that and stuck to it. Enough was enough.

Posted by: Case at February 05, 2026 09:38 PM (E7+ue)

206 Aren't the iguanas something like a pest in Florida?

Posted by: JackStraw

The largest, most annoying invasive pests in Florida are NYC expats.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 05, 2026 09:39 PM (cYBz/)

207 Nope, Porcupine Ridge is about 220 miles and four hours to the southeast (by vehicle) from Goshen.
Posted by: ShainS

You asked for it! (obscure version.)

https://youtu.be/lyE82wgOkVY

Posted by: mikeski at February 05, 2026 09:40 PM (VHUov)

208 Florida is a weird place, because it's so long and narrow and tropical. The edges are great, nature-wise, but everyone wants to be Pitbull, or Jimmy Buffett. The people in the interior are much cooler, but its weather is unbearable.

St. Pete seems to best the balance, to me.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 09:40 PM (BI5O2)

209 My grandparents used to live in Polk County, Florida. Back in the day it was known for orange groves and Cypress Gardens in nearby Winter Haven.

No iguanas.

Lots of bugs tho'.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 05, 2026 09:41 PM (jtM2q)

210 193 BTW, The Wifey asked me to tell you that she has purchased and refurbished an "El Cheapo" set of bagpipes (manufactured in Pakistan). Don't laugh!

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 08:36 PM (0Eh0f)

I don't even want to know what they're made from. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 05, 2026 09:28 PM (snZF9)

______________________

Somewhere in the deepest darkest Pakistan is a Nilgai antelope that has no place to keep his gonads.

Posted by: Orson at February 05, 2026 09:41 PM (dIske)

211 I'll join in calling "Bison!" on that stump job. I've worked in and around some big ex-trees, and there's no way he just bored through and got to diggin' underneath. Dad had a Circassian walnut fall on his garage. With a backhoe and chain saws, we worked all our spare time half a season long to get all the lower extremities out, and the roots were the size of upper tree branches, except moist and a lot springier.

I had a full-grown black walnut cut down next to my garage, and neglected to include its stump on the grinder list. When the upper part of the flush-cut turned out to be in the way of a patio walk extension, my hired hand and I lit into it, just to get it down a few inches below grade. With axe, augers, chisels and several kinds of power saws, it took two of us a whole day just to reduce it that much -- and I said screw it and took a chance with the major roots around it. We built a planter over what was left. Boring through and building under that rat's nest would have taken weeks, at least. Every one of those one-foot diameter lobes would have had to be hand-hewn.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 05, 2026 09:41 PM (zdLoL)

212 nurse,

We get used to it just like you get used to never seeing the sun and being surrounded by creeps everyday.

Posted by: pawn at February 05, 2026 09:44 PM (uvB+6)

213 My Grandma, God rest her soul, was a fan of carpeted bathrooms. Shag carpet. How do you clean that floor?
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary

Fire. You clean it with fire.

Posted by: mikeski at February 05, 2026 09:45 PM (VHUov)

214 Black walnuts. G-d's little joke. They're absolutely beautiful, but they murder everything around them.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 09:46 PM (BI5O2)

215 Buffalo Bill (not Bison Bill) would have appreciated the tree hole.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at February 05, 2026 09:46 PM (MZ+PY)

216 So here's how it works out, they use chemicals or pumps or whatever to make their junk larger when they are getting sized for their skin tight ski suits. And then, after their junk deflates it creates pockets in their suit's crotch-ular area, like a dick sail, I guess, that adds a few counts of lift and eeks out a bit more distance.

Posted by: banana Dream - news you can use at February 05, 2026 09:32 PM (3uBP9)
----
That's some pretty hardcore sports SCIENCE!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 05, 2026 09:48 PM (ESVrU)

217 FWIW:

@InsiderWire
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46m
#BREAKING: U.S. Embassy urges American citizens to ‘LEAVE IRAN NOW!’

Posted by: Don Black at February 05, 2026 09:49 PM (ZxPkt)

218 And black walnuts don't stop killing, even after you kill them. Their roots poison the soil for decades.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 09:49 PM (BI5O2)

219 Suppose the Eagles took the retard to Mount Doom and cast him back into the sulphurous flames whence it came.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 05, 2026 09:50 PM (gKWVE)

220 > Black walnuts. G-d's little joke. They're absolutely beautiful, but they murder everything around them.
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I have "many" of these things ringing the property. The walnuts themselves are a killer on the tractor's mowing deck every fall.

And they taste like shit. Not even close to edible walnuts. Very bitter. And take an hour to crack.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 05, 2026 09:50 PM (jtM2q)

221 My Grandma, God rest her soul, was a fan of carpeted bathrooms. Shag carpet. How do you clean that floor?
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary

Fire. You clean it with fire.

Posted by: mikeski at February 05, 2026 09:45 PM (VHUov)

Absolutely, fire is the way. Nuking from orbit is better. When I did kitchens and baths in a former life I saw that more than any mortal should have to. When I was in high school I chick I was dating had that in her house. Nothing good could come from that.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 05, 2026 09:50 PM (snZF9)

222 >>The largest, most annoying invasive pests in Florida are NYC expats.

Well that wasn't axeshully me but I you have a point. To a point.

I worked in FL for 4 years and had a great time. Mostly because I could leave whenever Florida man got too annoying. My HQ office was about 20 percent native Floridians and the rest were mostly from the midwest. Y'all fly mostly below the radar but you have your own brand of annoying.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 09:50 PM (viF8m)

223 >>>With axe, augers, chisels and several kinds of power saws, it took two of us a whole day just to reduce it that much -- and I said screw it and took a chance with the major roots around it. We built a planter over what was left. Boring through and building under that rat's nest would have taken weeks, at least. Every one of those one-foot diameter lobes would have had to be hand-hewn.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver

>We used to blow up stumps with dynamite to clear fields for crops. You might be able to pull a few out, but you're going to bust your ass and ruin your vehicle, unless you have a dozer, doing it.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 05, 2026 09:50 PM (TOSLe)

224 It's kinda sad so many Morons don't know how to do the simple link to a YouTube video.

Easiest is, right-click on the video and choose "copy video URL". No other URL-shortener needed.

Much more could be said, but a waste of ~~breath~~ bits to try to instruct because there's always the next Moron comes along and copies the whole URL with ?list and ?si extensions. I just needed to vent for my own sake. Whew.

Twixxer could use that kind of short-link.

End of rant. See you on the ONT.

Posted by: mindful webworker - learn to link lesson #32 at February 05, 2026 09:51 PM (/4mOE)

225 Oh, come on. If you ever want to visit Australia, you have to practice somewhere.
Posted by: Orson

I’ve visited Australia. It was lovely. I still don’t understand cricket.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 05, 2026 09:52 PM (xc1MY)

226 Where did that boarder find that much snow? Lol
Not in the western US in 2026 that’s for sure.

Skiing a line like that is pure joy. No feeling like it floating on the snow.

Posted by: Really?? at February 05, 2026 09:52 PM (oFDdS)

227 And black walnuts don't stop killing, even after you kill them. Their roots poison the soil for decades.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 09:49 PM (BI5O2)

I have a few on the property in the wooded section. Everything around them is a sooty black sickly haunted looking mess. Is that the shit they do??

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 05, 2026 09:52 PM (snZF9)

228 #BREAKING: U.S. Embassy urges American citizens to ‘LEAVE IRAN NOW!’
Posted by: Don Black at February 05, 2026 09:49 PM (ZxPkt)

Why are there Americans in Iran to begin with? Sheesh peeps be cray

Posted by: Really?? at February 05, 2026 09:54 PM (oFDdS)

229 BREAKING: U.S. Embassy urges American citizens to ‘LEAVE IRAN NOW!’
Posted by: Don Black

Why would any be there, ever?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 05, 2026 09:54 PM (/lPRQ)

230 Black walnuts are full of tannin. Stains and preserves.

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 09:54 PM (vFG9F)

231 I bombed my house the next day.

This is another instalment of adventures in FL and why you might not want to move here.
Posted by: pawn at February 05, 2026 09:27 PM (uvB+6)

Purify it eith fire.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 09:55 PM (zZu0s)

232 I have a few on the property in the wooded section. Everything around them is a sooty black sickly haunted looking mess. Is that the shit they do??
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 05, 2026

Yes.

They secrete a chemical called juglone.

From their nuts, bark. leaves, roots, everywhere.

It inhibits growth til everything dies, freeing up resources for the thirsty, massive walnut tree. It's its survival strategy.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 09:58 PM (BI5O2)

233 People live in Florida because there is almost no snow. Same goes for big reptiles and bugs.

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 09:59 PM (vFG9F)

234 They secrete a chemical called juglone.

From their nuts, bark. leaves, roots, everywhere.

It inhibits growth til everything dies, freeing up resources for the thirsty, massive walnut tree. It's its survival strategy.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

Wimps.

Posted by: a manchineel tree at February 05, 2026 10:01 PM (VHUov)

235 for u toob links, you can lose the question mark and all characters that follow

Posted by: Don Black at February 05, 2026 10:02 PM (ZxPkt)

236 >>People live in Florida because there is almost no snow. Same goes for big reptiles and bugs.

Other than the enormous number of gators and saltwater crocs and an assload of bugs. I mean the University of Florida's mascot is a gator for a reason.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 10:04 PM (viF8m)

237 >>>Other than the enormous number of gators and saltwater crocs and an assload of bugs. I mean the University of Florida's mascot is a gator for a reason.

Posted by: JackStraw

>I could use a belt, some boots and a hat band, or would that make me look like a tourist? Gator tacos doesn't sound too shabby.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 05, 2026 10:10 PM (TOSLe)

238 We don't have any saltwater crocs here but we do have fire ants which have cause me more acute discomfort than any other of our native wildlife.

Posted by: pawn at February 05, 2026 10:11 PM (uvB+6)

239 ONT noooood

Posted by: LRob in OK at February 05, 2026 10:15 PM (47diA)

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