Mid-Morning Art Thread

Two Men Contemplating the Moon
Caspar David Friedrich

This is the artist's third version of this scene...supposedly one of the men is Friedrich himself.

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM

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1 Sponge!

Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 09:30 AM (SD6jB)

2 wtf

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 09:30 AM (gbOdA)

3 Title checks out.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 19, 2026 09:30 AM (kgE5c)

4 you ever seen a grown man naked

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 09:30 AM (gbOdA)

5 you like gladiator movies

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 09:31 AM (gbOdA)

6 Ichabod Crane, is that you?

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 09:31 AM (tj6OY)

7 Looks like the Patrick McGoohan Scarecrow of Romney Marsh TV series!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 09:31 AM (wzUl9)

8 Reminds me of Sleepy Hollow for some reason.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 19, 2026 09:32 AM (NpAcC)

9 I like this one. Though it seems like a repeat. Maybe we've just had the similar works by the same artist before.

Nevertheless, me likey. Very atmospheric.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 09:32 AM (77rzZ)

10 Very feygele. Brokeback mountain feygele.

2 dudes contemplating a full moon.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 09:32 AM (SD6jB)

11 Least convincing backstories in history:

"Honestly, honey. He and I are just good friends, contemplating the moon."

Posted by: red speck at February 19, 2026 09:32 AM (Ve/HL)

12 Interesting! I wonder if they are noting the tree makes it look spooky.

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 09:32 AM (Wmg4n)

13 Haven't we seen this one before?

Posted by: dantesed at February 19, 2026 09:32 AM (Oy/m2)

14 Eerie

Posted by: Tuna at February 19, 2026 09:33 AM (lJ0H4)

15 I saw one of the versions on the cover of a paperback edition of Dracula.

Posted by: Pete in Texas at February 19, 2026 09:33 AM (BHrzb)

16 The stump in the foreground. The big gash in the tree to the right... Geez. How about a NSFW warning?

Posted by: red speck at February 19, 2026 09:34 AM (Ve/HL)

17 This is the artist's third version of this scene...supposedly one of the men is Friedrich himself.

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*running back and forth from position in the scene to behind the canvas*

"I'm just not seeing it."
-Friedrich

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 09:34 AM (GBKbO)

18 "So the King told all his soldiers,

“ 'Hang him high or hang him low!

But never return ‘til the day I learn

He’s gone in flames below --

Or you’ll hang with the great Scarecrow!' ”

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 09:34 AM (wzUl9)

19

You think you're scared? I have to walk back alone!

Posted by: Ed Gein at February 19, 2026 09:34 AM (ZIUKB)

20 Guy on the left looks like the Gestapo.

Posted by: tubal at February 19, 2026 09:35 AM (pDt9x)

21 Looks kinda spooky out there. Those fellows must be planning something diabolical.

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at February 19, 2026 09:35 AM (k46fF)

22 The use of brown instead of black paint makes it look not as scary.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 09:35 AM (tj6OY)

23 It also makes me think of the Swamp Fox series with Leslie Nielsen.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 09:35 AM (wzUl9)

24 waxing crescent

Posted by: Don Black. Release the pedants! at February 19, 2026 09:36 AM (ZxPkt)

25 Conversation bubble “ only 24 days until the full moon, master”.

Posted by: tubal at February 19, 2026 09:36 AM (pDt9x)

26 Looking for the Swamp Fox.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 19, 2026 09:36 AM (0nHVk)

27 Ichabod Crane, is that you?
Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 09:31 AM (tj6OY)
*******
All it needs is the Headless Horseman.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 19, 2026 09:36 AM (NpAcC)

28 My daughter said she believes they are discussing the stages of the moon.

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 09:36 AM (Wmg4n)

29 I hope they've got flasks with them and are drinking whilst they contemplate the moon.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 09:37 AM (77rzZ)

30 Is the moon made of cheese, or chocolate? Never mind.

Posted by: tubal at February 19, 2026 09:38 AM (pDt9x)

31 Gay? I'll tell you what's gay: painting the hollow of a dead tree to look the scary private parts of a lady!

What's that you say, Dr. Rorschach?

Posted by: Pete in Texas at February 19, 2026 09:39 AM (BHrzb)

32 As the Horde has noted , definite Headless Horseman vibe.
Like the simple colors . Would hang.
Thx CBD

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 09:40 AM (Kc+Vz)

33 If we stop to gaze upon a star
People talk about how bad we are
Ours is not an easy age
We're like tigers in a cage
What a Town Without Pity can do

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 09:40 AM (FXNzP)

34 Stand and deliver!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 19, 2026 09:40 AM (Dyyic)

35 So... mooning thread?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 19, 2026 09:41 AM (parpR)

36 Another artist who died in poverty.

Posted by: Tuna at February 19, 2026 09:41 AM (lJ0H4)

37 I let the men of Al Zutt contemplate my moon...until I couldn't walk any more

Posted by: Muhammed at February 19, 2026 09:41 AM (sKqQm)

38 Stand and deliver!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 19, 2026 09:40 AM (Dyyic)
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What? The lupins???

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 19, 2026 09:41 AM (parpR)

39 This painting, says Wiki, had its versions appear between 1819 and 1830; so this is a little late for The Scarecrow or the Swamp Fox. And it's German in any case.

And the two men seem to be contemplating an eclipse.

The 1824 version with a man and a woman is better lit, and appears to show the two of them contemplating twin suns!

Still, I like it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 09:42 AM (wzUl9)

40 Friedrich builds excellent air conditioners and commercial cooling equipment, including grocers food cases. He dreamed this up while contemplating the Moon.

Posted by: Piggly Wiggly at February 19, 2026 09:42 AM (oftw2)

41 So... mooning thread?
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey

Are you gonna gibbous some moon puns?

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 09:42 AM (77rzZ)

42 36 Another artist who died in poverty.
Posted by: Tuna at February 19, 2026 09:41 AM (lJ0H4)

Seems to be a thing with painters. Should have learned a trade, like, oh, roofing, or barista.

Posted by: tubal at February 19, 2026 09:42 AM (pDt9x)

43
Oh, Caspar was soooo sensitive!

He ghosted his pals, however.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 19, 2026 09:43 AM (xG4kz)

44 3 If we stop to gaze upon a star
People talk about how bad we are
Ours is not an easy age
We're like tigers in a cage
What a Town Without Pity can do
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026

***
The Gene Pitney version would make good music for a stripper.

The Herb Alpert instrumental version is fast and exciting.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 09:43 AM (wzUl9)

45 That’s no moon.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 19, 2026 09:43 AM (A5RD0)

46 The Moon >>>> Mooning > Moon Pies

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 09:43 AM (sKqQm)

47 Up to no good, these guys.

Posted by: Eromero at February 19, 2026 09:43 AM (LHPAg)

48 MET

Title: Two Men Contemplating the Moon
Artist: Caspar David Friedrich (German, Greifswald 1774–1840 Dresden)
Date: ca. 1825–30
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 13 3/4 x 17 1/4 in. (34.9 x 43.8 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Wrightsman Fund, 2000
Object Number: 2000.51
Curatorial Department: European Paintings

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 09:44 AM (gbOdA)

49 Another artist who died in poverty.
Posted by: Tuna at February 19, 2026 09:41 AM (lJ0H4)

He was German, not French. So at least he didn't die of syphilis.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 09:44 AM (77rzZ)

50 Is that a cloak or a cape?

Posted by: Don Loper Originals at February 19, 2026 09:44 AM (oftw2)

51
Looks like the Patrick McGoohan Scarecrow of Romney Marsh TV series!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

You know what was in that marsh, don't you?

That's right -- binders full of women.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 19, 2026 09:44 AM (xG4kz)

52 I think they're contemplating "earthshine", where the sliver is lit up by the sun, but the dark part isn't that dark.

Posted by: t-bird at February 19, 2026 09:45 AM (UBWwW)

53 The fellow on the right, the one with the cloak, also has a walking stick. A good idea in rough country.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 09:45 AM (wzUl9)

54 So they were gay, rite?

Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 09:46 AM (pZ64F)

55 I like this.

Somewhat whimsical.

You need that flask to keep the chills at bay.

Posted by: pawn at February 19, 2026 09:46 AM (+rKuc)

56 >>So... mooning thread?

You'd prefer a thread about Uranus?

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 09:46 AM (tj6OY)

57 Is that a cloak or a cape?
Posted by: Don Loper Originals

Cloak, I'd say.

But what that guy on the right really needs is a muff, like yesterday's gal.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 09:46 AM (77rzZ)

58 The Moon >>>> Mooning > Moon Pies
Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026

***
Moon Pies must have changed since I was a kid. I had one recently, and it was dry and awful.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 09:47 AM (wzUl9)

59 But what that guy on the right really needs is a muff, like yesterday's gal.

See that's what I am talking about!

Posted by: Some tranny surgeon at February 19, 2026 09:47 AM (sKqQm)

60 That tree has seen better days.
I don't think I would trust a man who wears a cape.

Posted by: Case at February 19, 2026 09:47 AM (j6kTf)

61 Nice but dark. You would need track lighting to enhance its viewing and appeal.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 19, 2026 09:47 AM (gVUi7)

62 >>So they were gay, rite?

I know it's a running joke on this thread, but dang, why must every same-sex relationship be assumed to be sexual? Hate how much the Pride movement has poisoned normal relationships.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 09:47 AM (tj6OY)

63
Whenever I see one of those German "romanticist" style painters gazing out over a pristine landscape, I cannot help but imagine them thinking, "A camp for malcontents and untermenschen would fit in there reaaaallly well. Some day ... some day ..."

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 19, 2026 09:48 AM (xG4kz)

64
Conversation bubble “ only 24 days until the full moon, master”.

Posted by: tubal at February 19, 2026 09:36 AM

Conversation bubble: You are mistaken, Percival. He quite clearly says "Excuse me while I kiss this guy"

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 19, 2026 09:48 AM (tljrc)

65 M-O-O-N
That spells MOON!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 09:48 AM (tj6OY)

66 The fellow in the greatcoat and cap looks like he's confiding something to the other guy. "This is where I boffed Leni the barmaid last month."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 09:48 AM (wzUl9)

67 Moon Pies must have changed since I was a kid. I had one recently, and it was dry and awful.
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Once they went triple deck they sucked.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 09:48 AM (pZ64F)

68 I know it's a running joke on this thread, but dang, why must every same-sex relationship be assumed to be sexual? Hate how much the Pride movement has poisoned normal relationships.

You cannot read a leftwing take on say the Lord of the Rings because they are going to tell you Sam and Frodo were gay.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 09:48 AM (sKqQm)

69 ***
Moon Pies must have changed since I was a kid. I had one recently, and it was dry and awful.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming

They are awful! But I think they have always been awful.

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 09:50 AM (Wmg4n)

70 The fellow in the greatcoat and cap looks like he's confiding something to the other guy. "This is where I boffed Leni the barmaid last month."

Did old towns always have a spot in the woods couples would sneak off to? Did they sometimes have to wait their turn?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 09:50 AM (sKqQm)

71 "Tickle your ass with a feather, Guvnor?"

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 19, 2026 09:50 AM (jc0TO)

72 I have one of his painting on my LR wall. It's a landscape and I love it.

Posted by: Pamazon at February 19, 2026 09:50 AM (b5MGU)

73 Brrrr. Brisk wind out of the north, funneling in from thee Frasier River Valley in Canada land. Feels like 22.

Going to be mighty chilly on the water.

Happy Thursday!

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 19, 2026 09:50 AM (A5RD0)

74 Moon Pies must have changed since I was a kid. I had one recently, and it was dry and awful.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming
*
They are awful! But I think they have always been awful.
Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026

***
Gimme a Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pie anytime.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 09:51 AM (wzUl9)

75 Moon Pies must have changed since I was a kid. I had one recently, and it was dry and awful.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming

They are awful! But I think they have always been awful.
Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 09:50 AM (Wmg4n)

They started adding kale.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 09:51 AM (ExV1e)

76 Good night moon...

Posted by: Some famous book at February 19, 2026 09:51 AM (sKqQm)

77 Some day a smart cookie will come along and colonize the moon.

Posted by: Eromero at February 19, 2026 09:51 AM (LHPAg)

78 Very little light pollution from cities in those days, so of course the Moon looked more vibrant, like other Art Threads.

Posted by: Full Of Hot Air at February 19, 2026 09:51 AM (oftw2)

79 "Tickle your ass with a feather, Guvnor?"

"That's 'Guvnor Mountbatten-Windsor' to you, Squire. You may proceed..."

Posted by: t-bird at February 19, 2026 09:52 AM (UBWwW)

80 Why did they pick a kid for the mascot for a bakery line?

Wouldn't you want a tubby older baker male or female? I mean...that's what you want to see when you go into an actual bakery isn't it?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 09:52 AM (sKqQm)

81 >>You cannot read a leftwing take on say the Lord of the Rings because they are going to tell you Sam and Frodo were gay.

All the "'shippers" writing fanfic about their favorite tv/movie/book characters - ugh! The show Supernatural mocked it in an episode where fans 'shipped romance between the two *brothers*.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 09:52 AM (tj6OY)

82 I know it's a running joke on this thread, but dang, why must every same-sex relationship be assumed to be sexual? Hate how much the Pride movement has poisoned normal relationships.
Posted by: Lizzy

Because several of the “men” here are closeted homosexuals.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 19, 2026 09:52 AM (A5RD0)

83 Very little light pollution from cities in those days, so of course the Moon looked more vibrant, like other Art Threads.

I live in an area where I can get away from light pollution and the difference in the night sky is incredible.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 09:53 AM (sKqQm)

84 "But why do they call it the Sodomy Moon?"

Posted by: Wally at February 19, 2026 09:53 AM (0e5Te)

85 They started adding kale."

As in JJ?

Oh, "kale"

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 09:53 AM (3amNb)

86 Good night moon...
Posted by: Some famous book

There was a Halloween parody version of that called "Goodnight Goon." Used to read it to my son when he was little.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 09:53 AM (77rzZ)

87 68 You cannot read a leftwing take on say the Lord of the Rings because they are going to tell you Sam and Frodo were gay.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 09:48 AM (sKqQm)

======

*cracks knuckles and neck*

"The Lord of the Rings is a monarchal, retrograde look at the obsession of aristocracy in forcing the yeomanry into doing their bidding. It is the story of rich people bickering over jewelry while the loyal, misguided servant follows his aristocratic master around, willing to toss aside his whole life on the whims of a trash run that could easily have been accomplished by natural flight from the might eagle. Samwise's journey is a tragic one, one where he must restrain his own individuality in favor of the desires and power games of a literal angel of the Spaghetti Monster in the Sky as he manipulates a lower noble, Frodo, into his fight with another fallen angel from the Spaghetti Monster in the Sky. Also, Sam and Frodo definitely bone."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 09:53 AM (GBKbO)

88 My dog is eating his blueberries 1 at a time and it’s cute. In case y’all needed this update.

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 09:53 AM (Wmg4n)

89 Because several of the “men” here are closeted homosexuals.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 19, 2026 09:52 AM

They must be dragged from their closets, the faces wet with tears and red with shame.

Posted by: Lindsay Graham at February 19, 2026 09:54 AM (jc0TO)

90 Gimme a Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pie anytime.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 09:51 AM
They ain't much better. And I got a box in the cabinet.

Posted by: Eromero at February 19, 2026 09:54 AM (LHPAg)

91
There was a Halloween parody version of that called "Goodnight Goon." Used to read it to my son when he was little.
Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026

Good night monster under the bed.

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 09:54 AM (Wmg4n)

92 Why did they pick a kid for the mascot for a bakery line?

Wouldn't you want a tubby older baker male or female? I mean...that's what you want to see when you go into an actual bakery isn't it?
Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026

***
Little Debbie dates back to the days of Shirley Temple as a child actress, and maybe they were capitalizing on that.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 09:54 AM (wzUl9)

93 So... mooning thread?
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey

Are you gonna gibbous some moon puns?

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 09:42 AM (77rzZ)
-

I'm not going to crater to your every whim.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 19, 2026 09:54 AM (parpR)

94
Moon Pies ~~must have changed since I was a kid. I had one recently, and it was~~ are dry and awful.

If they were moist and tasty at one time, those times are long gone. Pass.

Anyway, that Moon is a little too far past just coming out of the New Moon phase to have the dark side showing up all by its lonesome. I'm going with Earthshine for the source of the dark portion's illumination.

But, what do I know?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 19, 2026 09:54 AM (xG4kz)

95 >>Because several of the “men” here are closeted homosexuals.

Eh, think it's more about being so marinated in our current freaky culture that even our jokes conform to it?

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 09:55 AM (tj6OY)

96 88 My dog is eating his blueberries 1 at a time and it’s cute. In case y’all needed this update.
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Your dog will eat anything.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 09:55 AM (pZ64F)

97 My dog is eating his blueberries 1 at a time and it’s cute. In case y’all needed this update."

Our old shih tzu loved blueberries, sliced apples, and watermelon...

Descended from wolves my arse...

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 09:55 AM (3amNb)

98 Prince Andrew was arrested? Wow. Has been held 6 hours and the royal lodge raided.

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 09:55 AM (Wmg4n)

99 This is very pretty art, would hang.
I like it.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at February 19, 2026 09:56 AM (xcxpd)

100 "The Lord of the Rings is a monarchal, retrograde look at the obsession of aristocracy in forcing the yeomanry into doing their bidding. It is the story of rich people bickering over jewelry while the loyal, misguided servant follows his aristocratic master around, willing to toss aside his whole life on the whims of a trash run that could easily have been accomplished by natural flight from the might eagle. Samwise's journey is a tragic one, one where he must restrain his own individuality in favor of the desires and power games of a literal angel of the Spaghetti Monster in the Sky as he manipulates a lower noble, Frodo, into his fight with another fallen angel from the Spaghetti Monster in the Sky. Also, Sam and Frodo definitely bone."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 09:53 AM (GBKbO)
====

What about Captain Kirk?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 19, 2026 09:56 AM (RIvkX)

101 I'm not going to crater to your every whim."

Cheese bits were so last thread

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 09:56 AM (cGjQu)

102 >>There was a Halloween parody version of that called "Goodnight Goon." Used to read it to my son when he was little.

We loved "Good Night, Gorilla."

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 09:56 AM (tj6OY)

103 Down the slope, and behind the tree is the moon they're contemplating.

Sir Mix-A-Lot would approve.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 19, 2026 09:57 AM (0sNs1)

104 I'm not going to crater to your every whim.
Posted by: Biden's Dog

I am apolloed at this response.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 09:57 AM (77rzZ)

105 What about Captain Kirk?"

What. About. Captain. Kirk.?

/

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 09:57 AM (cGjQu)

106 Another artist who died in poverty.
Posted by: Tuna

Elon Musk's right wing Christian nationalism hate propaganda tweet evokes an interesting discussion of the camel through the eye of a needle issue. (A problem I shall not have.)

https://is.gd/wzQZFa

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 09:57 AM (FXNzP)

107 Oops, no. The Little Debbie company came up with the mascot image in 1960, when they'd already been selling snack cakes for a couple of decades. The kid was the founder's granddaughter. It surprised the little girl's parents.

The Oatmeal Snack Cake was the original offering.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 09:57 AM (wzUl9)

108
Samwise's journey is a tragic one, one where he must restrain his own individuality in favor of the desires and power games of a literal angel of the Spaghetti Monster in the Sky as he manipulates a lower noble, Frodo, into his fight with another fallen angel from the Spaghetti Monster in the Sky. Also, Sam and Frodo definitely bone."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films

Whatever happened to the poster who signed off here as being something like "your college student offspring's (some discipline) professor who is well steeped in intersectionality"?

I wish that I could recall the exact nickname that was used.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 19, 2026 09:58 AM (xG4kz)

109
"The Lord of the Rings is a monarchal, retrograde look at the obsession of aristocracy in forcing the yeomanry into doing their bidding...

When I was young I played D&D and remember D&D is *greatly* though not solely inspired by LotR.

Recently I picked up a Pathfinder videogame (which is basically D&D) and...wow did people destroy D&D in the 20+ years I wasn't playing it. Not so much the mechanics, I'm more or less ambivalent there, but they went from a world that was like LotR or Lankhmar to some weird woke thing with gay tiefling bards seducing orc bartenders and crap like that.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 09:58 AM (sKqQm)

110 89 Because several of the “men” here are closeted homosexuals.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 19, 2026 09:52 AM

Jokes on you, nurse! There are no closets in my home only armoires!

Posted by: The Great, Grand Poof! at February 19, 2026 09:58 AM (oftw2)

111 108 Whatever happened to the poster who signed off here as being something like "your college student offspring's (some discipline) professor who is well steeped in intersectionality"?

I wish that I could recall the exact nickname that was used.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 19, 2026 09:58 AM (xG4kz)

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That's one of Joe Mannix's things.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 09:59 AM (GBKbO)

112 I wish that I could recall the exact nickname that was used.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot

It was "Your Kid's ______." It was a Joe Mannix shtick.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 09:59 AM (77rzZ)

113 I'm not going to crater to your every whim.
Posted by: Biden's Dog

I am apolloed at this response.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 09:57 AM (77rzZ)
-

It's your fault. You've brought out the lunartic in me - my dark side.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 19, 2026 09:59 AM (parpR)

114
What. About. Captain. Kirk.?
/
Posted by: man

Are. You. Summoning. The. Shat?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 19, 2026 09:59 AM (xG4kz)

115 109 When I was young I played D&D and remember D&D is *greatly* though not solely inspired by LotR.

Recently I picked up a Pathfinder videogame (which is basically D&D) and...wow did people destroy D&D in the 20+ years I wasn't playing it. Not so much the mechanics, I'm more or less ambivalent there, but they went from a world that was like LotR or Lankhmar to some weird woke thing with gay tiefling bards seducing orc bartenders and crap like that.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 09:58 AM (sKqQm)

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I'm reading Paradise Lost, and it feels like The Silmarillion.

I suspect that Tolkien hated Paradise Lost because of Milton's Protestantism, but the similarities in feel and scope and character are just too...on the nose.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 10:00 AM (GBKbO)

116 Prince Andrew was arrested? Wow. Has been held 6 hours and the royal lodge raided.
Posted by: Piper

Mrs. Wrecks contends this proves Trump is guilty. I don't know. Must be calculus or something.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 10:00 AM (FXNzP)

117 TJM, you forgot the part where Sauron is misunderstood (childhood trauma made him that way), the Orks are the true victims, and that the Nazgul were actually great women warriors, which is why only a fellow true woman warrior could kill them.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 10:01 AM (tj6OY)

118 Oops, no. The Little Debbie company came up with the mascot image in 1960, when they'd already been selling snack cakes for a couple of decades. The kid was the founder's granddaughter. It surprised the little girl's parents.

The Oatmeal Snack Cake was the original offering.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

I like the chocolate Swiss Rolls.

Posted by: Tuna at February 19, 2026 10:01 AM (lJ0H4)

119 Time I headed out to run some errands before it gets too hot. Later, folken! Enjoy the tree and the moon!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 10:01 AM (wzUl9)

120 Pecan Swirls beat Swiss Rolls by a mile.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 10:02 AM (pZ64F)

121 Prince Andrew is the most obvious target for arrest from the Epstein files.

But it will be interesting if it stops there because one can slightly modify the "there were no Epstein clients" argument to say well, outside of Jeffrey, Ghislane, and Andrew.

But...that seems a weird addition. I get Ghislane because she was a sex partner for Epstein himself but if he was hooking up one of his associates with underage sex then the odds he was hooking many of them up are very very high.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 10:02 AM (sKqQm)

122 121 Prince Andrew is the most obvious target for arrest from the Epstein files.

But it will be interesting if it stops there because one can slightly modify the "there were no Epstein clients" argument to say well, outside of Jeffrey, Ghislane, and Andrew.

But...that seems a weird addition. I get Ghislane because she was a sex partner for Epstein himself but if he was hooking up one of his associates with underage sex then the odds he was hooking many of them up are very very high.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 10:02 AM (sKqQm)

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Wasn't Giuffrie of legal age in that picture of Andrew?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 10:02 AM (GBKbO)

123 >>>My daughter said she believes they are discussing the stages of the moon.

Posted by: Piper

>They're discussing whether the moon is made of edam or Allgäuer Bergkäse.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 19, 2026 10:03 AM (gVUi7)

124 96 88 My dog is eating his blueberries 1 at a time and it’s cute. In case y’all needed this update.
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Your dog will eat anything.
Posted by: pudinhead at February

My dog is so spoiled, it’s almost embarrassing. He gets homemade food and his breakfast today, in addition to his meat, included yogurt and blueberries.

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 10:03 AM (Wmg4n)

125 Oops, no. The Little Debbie company came up with the mascot image in 1960, when they'd already been selling snack cakes for a couple of decades. The kid was the founder's granddaughter. It surprised the little girl's parents.

The Oatmeal Snack Cake was the original offering.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

Little Debbie is now Big Deborah. You can even get t-shirts with chubby Deborah on it.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 10:03 AM (SD6jB)

126 I suspect that Tolkien hated Paradise Lost because of Milton's Protestantism, but the similarities in feel and scope and character are just too...on the nose.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

I've heard Paradise Lost called the work of sci-fi.

Fun fact: Milton was an Arian. So that might have been Tolkein's issue with him, rather than Protestantism. Don't know if the Arianism is reflected in PL or not.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 10:03 AM (77rzZ)

127 But it will be interesting if it stops there because one can slightly modify the "there were no Epstein clients" argument to say well, outside of Jeffrey, Ghislane, and Andrew.

And then he starts naming names.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 10:04 AM (SD6jB)

128 Wasn't Giuffrie of legal age in that picture of Andrew?/i]

I think in the famous picture she's 17. I'm going to guess that might be above the formal age of consent in Britain BUT that much like in the US there are other charges for an adult having sex with someone below 18 even if it is above the age of consent.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 10:04 AM (sKqQm)

129 My dog is so spoiled, it’s almost embarrassing. He gets homemade food and his breakfast today, in addition to his meat, included yogurt and blueberries.
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He likes yogurt?

Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 10:05 AM (pZ64F)

130 126 I've heard Paradise Lost called the work of sci-fi.

Fun fact: Milton was an Arian. So that might have been Tolkein's issue with him, rather than Protestantism. Don't know if the Arianism is reflected in PL or not.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 10:03 AM (77rzZ)

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God has a discussion with the Son of God about what's going to happen with Adam in Book 3.

Making it rather explicit that the Son of God and God are separate beings, a conscious rejection of the Trinity.

I imagine Tolkien had to read Paradise Lost at least in prep for his college work, so he was definitely exposed to it. However, the theology of it probably rubbed him real wrong which stands in contrast to his Norse legends that he loved so much which just have a completely different theology.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 10:06 AM (GBKbO)

131
That's one of Joe Mannix's things.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films

It was a good one. Funny, too.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 19, 2026 10:06 AM (xG4kz)

132 128 Wasn't Giuffrie of legal age in that picture of Andrew?/i]

I think in the famous picture she's 17. I'm going to guess that might be above the formal age of consent in Britain BUT that much like in the US there are other charges for an adult having sex with someone below 18 even if it is above the age of consent.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 10:04 AM (sKqQm)

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That's a far cry from "pedo sex ring".

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 10:06 AM (GBKbO)

133 Bible Study Corner with Tim Kaine!

Senator Tim Kaine
@SenTimKaine
Starting this Ash Wednesday, I’m going to read a chapter of Exodus a day for the 40 days of Lent. I’d welcome all who are interested to join me in reading Exodus and reflecting on this meaningful story of liberation, freedom, and immigration.

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Well, Timbo, about those prohibitions on killing babies and bearing false witness . . .

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 10:06 AM (FXNzP)

134 The Batman and Robin, early days.

Posted by: Eromero at February 19, 2026 10:07 AM (LHPAg)

135 He likes yogurt?
Posted by: pudinhead

My dog loves to lick the inside of my yogurt cartons

Posted by: Tuna at February 19, 2026 10:07 AM (lJ0H4)

136 >They're discussing whether the moon is made of edam or Allgäuer Bergkäse.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 19, 2026 10:03 AM

Venezuelan Beaver Cheese.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 19, 2026 10:07 AM (jc0TO)

137 Prince Andrew was arrested? Wow. Has been held 6 hours and the royal lodge raided.
Posted by: Piper

Let's see if he keeps his mouth shut or if Charles abdicates due to "health concerns and to spend more time with my family".

Posted by: t-bird at February 19, 2026 10:07 AM (UBWwW)

138
"Hans, this place is simply begging for a good clear cutting."

"Yes, and good and hard, too!"

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 19, 2026 10:07 AM (xG4kz)

139
The Batman and Robin, early days.

Posted by: Eromero

"Quick! To the Bat Ox Cart!"

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 19, 2026 10:08 AM (xG4kz)

140 My dog is so spoiled, it’s almost embarrassing. He gets homemade food and his breakfast today, in addition to his meat, included yogurt and blueberries.
Posted by: Piper

He's gonna need to go to an exercise studio if he gets too fat from all the food.

Oh, wait...

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 10:08 AM (77rzZ)

141 There was a Halloween parody version of that called "Goodnight Goon." Used to read it to my son when he was little.

We loved "Good Night, Gorilla."
Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 09:56 AM (tj6OY)

"Go The Fuck To Sleep"
-LaVar Burton

Posted by: Pug Mahon at February 19, 2026 10:09 AM (PSEDc)

142 135 He likes yogurt?
Posted by: pudinhead

My dog loves to lick the inside of my yogurt cartons
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This sounds sexual.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 10:09 AM (pZ64F)

143 Bible Study Corner with Tim Kaine!

Senator Tim Kaine
@SenTimKaine
Starting this Ash Wednesday, I’m going to read a chapter of Exodus a day for the 40 days of Lent. I’d welcome all who are interested to join me in reading Exodus and reflecting on this meaningful story of liberation, freedom, and immigration.

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Well, Timbo, about those prohibitions on killing babies and bearing false witness . . .
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 10:06 AM

What a coincidence. ICE appears to be reading from Exodus as well.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 19, 2026 10:09 AM (Wnv9h)

144 143 What a coincidence. ICE appears to be reading from Exodus as well.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 19, 2026 10:09 AM (Wnv9h)

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Exodus is about Israel going home from a nation that wasn't theirs.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 10:09 AM (GBKbO)

145 >>Senator Tim Kaine
@SenTimKaine
Starting this Ash Wednesday, I’m going to read a chapter of Exodus a day for the 40 days of Lent. I’d welcome all who are interested to join me in reading Exodus and reflecting on this meaningful story of liberation, freedom, and immigration.
- - -

Last week, we had Obama and Hillary talking about immigration control, this week we have Kaine wanting to lead Bible study.

DANG, the polling has got to be bad.

Reminder: Kaine's antifa son was arrested protesting Trump: https://tinyurl.com/3wwtzps7

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 10:10 AM (tj6OY)

146 That's a far cry from "pedo sex ring".

My specific argument here is that if Epstein and Ghislane ALONE were having sex with a group of young girls, I can buy that he was just satisfying his own twisted desires. But the second he was sharing underage girls with anyone else then yes it provides a strong suspicion that he was proving underage sex to a larger group of people.

Or to look at it the other way why share with Andrew and Andrew alone?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 10:10 AM (sKqQm)

147 Holy carp!

High tide and blustery winds are crashing salt water over the sea wall and onto the street. Whoofreakinghoo! Storms are awesome.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 19, 2026 10:11 AM (qO9hU)

148 Apparently (and what I've read is ambiguous), Prince Andrew in a can is not about his kiddie diddling but rather financial irregularities. Who'd a thunk pedos could also be thieves?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 10:11 AM (FXNzP)

149
Prince Andrew arrested for 'misconduct while in office'

"We found some very, very naughty doodles on public documents that were known to have last been in his possession."

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 19, 2026 10:11 AM (xG4kz)

150 Venezuelan Beaver Cheese.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 19, 2026 10:07 AM

Not today, sir, no.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 19, 2026 10:12 AM (Wnv9h)

151 I’d welcome all who are interested to join me in reading Exodus and reflecting on this meaningful story of liberation, freedom, and immigration.

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Which chapter covers showing up uninvited, and demanding accommodation without assimilation?

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 19, 2026 10:12 AM (GPjKT)

152 God has a discussion with the Son of God about what's going to happen with Adam in Book 3.

Making it rather explicit that the Son of God and God are separate beings, a conscious rejection of the Trinity.

I did not know that. I've learned something today.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 10:12 AM (Riz8t)

153 145 Last week, we had Obama and Hillary talking about immigration control, this week we have Kaine wanting to lead Bible study.

DANG, the polling has got to be bad.

Reminder: Kaine's antifa son was arrested protesting Trump: https://tinyurl.com/3wwtzps7

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 10:10 AM (tj6OY)

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The best pollsters are showing a D+3 environment, at worst.

The 2018 midterms election results, which everyone seems to be expecting this year (when the GOP gained 2 Senate seats), was D+9.

And we have another 9 months of reduced crime, lowered inflation levels, increased wage growth, and further downward pressures on other price points (like insurance) to come. Plus, the DOJ suing blue states to clean up voter rolls.

We'll see.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 10:12 AM (GBKbO)

154 Posted by: nurse ratched at February 19, 2026 10:11 AM (qO9hU)

Sounds like the sea is angry today.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 10:12 AM (77rzZ)

155 146 That's a far cry from "pedo sex ring".

My specific argument here is that if Epstein and Ghislane ALONE were having sex with a group of young girls, I can buy that he was just satisfying his own twisted desires. But the second he was sharing underage girls with anyone else then yes it provides a strong suspicion that he was proving underage sex to a larger group of people.

Or to look at it the other way why share with Andrew and Andrew alone?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 10:10 AM (sKqQm)

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Giuffrie wasn't under age.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 10:12 AM (GBKbO)

156
@SenTimKaine
Starting this Ash Wednesday, I’m going to read a chapter of Exodus a day for the 40 days of Lent. I’d welcome all who are interested to join me in reading Exodus and reflecting on this meaningful story of liberation, freedom, and immigration.

Going somewhere, are we, Timmuh?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 19, 2026 10:13 AM (xG4kz)

157 Hmm, I don't want to jinx it but Rouse's has porkbelly for $2.99/lb this week.

I am going to have to drive over there.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 19, 2026 10:13 AM (jc0TO)

158 152 God has a discussion with the Son of God about what's going to happen with Adam in Book 3.

Making it rather explicit that the Son of God and God are separate beings, a conscious rejection of the Trinity.

I did not know that. I've learned something today.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 10:12 AM (Riz8t)

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Not bad for an illiterate, huh?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 10:13 AM (GBKbO)

159 >>The best pollsters are showing a D+3 environment, at worst.

Huh.

Still weird behavior. Really weird.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 10:13 AM (tj6OY)

160 Apparently (and what I've read is ambiguous), Prince Andrew in a can is not about his kiddie diddling but rather financial irregularities. Who'd a thunk pedos could also be thieves?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 10:11 AM (FXNzP)
149
Prince Andrew arrested for 'misconduct while in office'

"We found some very, very naughty doodles on public documents that were known to have last been in his possession."

If it hasn't already been mentioned, he's being investigated for turning over confidential British government financial documents to Epstein.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 10:14 AM (Riz8t)

161 Apparently (and what I've read is ambiguous), Prince Andrew in a can is not about his kiddie diddling but rather financial irregularities. Who'd a thunk pedos could also be thieves?

Along these lines in the Epstein emails there are a lot of people doing favors for and asking favors from Epstein. I suspect if motivated Bondi and state AGs could make a fair number of arrests for simple corruption and non-sexual misconduct if they want to...though this would cause a media reaction of "you can't arrest people for that, everyone does it!" sort of as we found out with mortgage fraud and our elites.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 10:14 AM (sKqQm)

162 High tide and blustery winds are crashing salt water over the sea wall and onto the street. Whoofreakinghoo! Storms are awesome.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 19, 2026 10:11 AM

I love driving around the beach on Cape Ann when it's stormy. Impressive surf on the rocks.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 19, 2026 10:14 AM (Wnv9h)

163 If it hasn't already been mentioned, he's being investigated for turning over confidential British government financial documents to Epstein.

Basically, he was a spy.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 10:14 AM (Riz8t)

164 would not hang

Posted by: Gref at February 19, 2026 10:15 AM (5rh/l)

165 >>I love driving around the beach on Cape Ann when it's stormy. Impressive surf on the rocks.

OMG, yesssss!!
Long walk on Good Harbor beach with the waves crashing down. . .

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 10:16 AM (tj6OY)

166 ICYMI, DC Mayor Bowser has asked Trump to step in and "help" with the sewer tsunami. Naturally, this includes having the rest of us pay for Democrat mismanagement.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 10:16 AM (Riz8t)

167 159 >>The best pollsters are showing a D+3 environment, at worst.

Huh.

Still weird behavior. Really weird.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 10:13 AM (tj6OY)

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Do read the rest. D+3 is effectively an even environment. With the population imbalances and gerrymandering, Democrats need at least a D+3 to have a shot at winning the House. A shot. If the VRA is curtailed and a handful of Southern states redraw their maps even partially before November, it goes up to at least D+4. After 2026, when more states do the redraw, it's probably D+6.

And Senate races drive up turnout in the states that have them to presidential levels, making them more reflective of underlying PVI rather than subject to national swings in turnout differentials endemic to midterm elections.

Essentially, D+3 9 months out, when polls have this tendency of trending GOP in the final month, is really bad.

But, polls aren't reality. We'll see.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 10:16 AM (GBKbO)

168 >>>The best pollsters are showing a D+3 environment, at worst.

One word. Turnout, turnout, turnout.

Posted by: Gref at February 19, 2026 10:16 AM (5rh/l)

169 run some errands before it gets too hot.

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Wait. What?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 10:17 AM (FXNzP)

170 166 ICYMI, DC Mayor Bowser has asked Trump to step in and "help" with the sewer tsunami. Naturally, this includes having the rest of us pay for Democrat mismanagement.
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As always, the eternally affirmed require constant help.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 10:17 AM (pZ64F)

171
ICYMI, DC Mayor Bowser has asked Trump to step in and "help" with the sewer tsunami. Naturally, this includes having the rest of us pay for Democrat mismanagement.

Posted by: Archimedes

We are standing by, rested and ready!

-- Water Department of the City of Flint, MI

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 19, 2026 10:17 AM (xG4kz)

172 Giuffrie wasn't under age.

Like I said, there are also laws against sex with a minor even if that minor is above the age of consent. You got me to google it and Britain ALSO has "corrupting a minor" laws that ban, for example, "to make arrangements to meet a child (under 1

with the intention of sexually abusing them,"

Now how well are those laws enforced? No idea. But he all but admitted to doing this.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 10:17 AM (sKqQm)

173 The Batman and Robin, early days.

Posted by: Eromero

"Quick! To the Bat Ox Cart!"
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 19, 2026 10:08 AM

Let us reflect on how the Batman epic, like all good epics, is a microcosm of life on Earth:

Bats = Good
Penguins = Bad, Perverted, & Evil

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 19, 2026 10:17 AM (0sNs1)

174 m-o-o-n.

Posted by: cmeat at February 19, 2026 10:18 AM (R11M+)

175 he's being investigated for turning over confidential British government financial documents to Epstein."

Hey brits - we already know you're broke.

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 10:18 AM (3amNb)

176 Or to look at it the other way why share with Andrew and Andrew alone?
Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 10:10 AM (sKqQm)

Andrew outwitted him. It takes a subtle genius to come across as that dim.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 10:18 AM (ExV1e)

177 I loved Paradise Lost. I read it in college, and not for a class.

IMHO, it's the greatest work of poetry in the English language. (At least in Modern English.)

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 10:18 AM (77rzZ)

178 168 >>>The best pollsters are showing a D+3 environment, at worst.

One word. Turnout, turnout, turnout.

Posted by: Gref at February 19, 2026 10:16 AM (5rh/l)

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Two words:

Differential turnout.

Midterms just tend to benefit the party out of power. 90% of all turnout is self-starting behavior. The final 10% is influenced by GOTV efforts.

But, I've always suspected that 2026 wouldn't be that normal because there are background issues being addressed that have been allowed to metastasize over the past 15 years or so. Things like inflated voter rolls (DOJ lawsuits ongoing from the Civil Rights division to address that) in particular. Fed grant money being a major Dem fundraising tool is another.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 10:18 AM (GBKbO)

179 We are standing by, rested and ready!

-- Water Department of the City of Flint, MI"

Lead the way....

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 10:19 AM (3amNb)

180 Wasn't Giuffrie of legal age in that picture of Andrew?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 10:02 AM (GBKbO)

He wasn't arrested for sex crimes. It was for leaking a confidential Brit Government report to an agent of Chy-nah, facilitated by his Epstein connection, and by some mook recently dropped from Starmer's cabinet.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 10:19 AM (8zz6B)

181 172 Giuffrie wasn't under age.

Like I said, there are also laws against sex with a minor even if that minor is above the age of consent. You got me to google it and Britain ALSO has "corrupting a minor" laws that ban, for example, "to make arrangements to meet a child (under 1 with the intention of sexually abusing them,"

Now how well are those laws enforced? No idea. But he all but admitted to doing this.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 10:17 AM (sKqQm)

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Giuffrie most likely helped Epstein secure other women, to be honest.

And, again, a very far cry from pedo sex ring.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 10:19 AM (GBKbO)

182 ICYMI, DC Mayor Bowser has asked Trump to step in and "help" with the sewer tsunami. Naturally, this includes having the rest of us pay for Democrat mismanagement.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 10:16 AM (Riz8t)

One of my high school buddies referred to it as The Poo-tomac River. So mad at myself for not coming up with that first.

Posted by: Doof at February 19, 2026 10:19 AM (tceez)

183 would not hang
Posted by: Gref at February 19, 2026 10:15 AM

Thank you.

Posted by: Andrew, the royal formerly known as Prince at February 19, 2026 10:20 AM (0sNs1)

184 The problem with AOC is, she swallowed so many kids that everything that comes out of her mouth sounds childish.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 10:21 AM (SD6jB)

185 180 Wasn't Giuffrie of legal age in that picture of Andrew?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 10:02 AM (GBKbO)

He wasn't arrested for sex crimes. It was for leaking a confidential Brit Government report to an agent of Chy-nah, facilitated by his Epstein connection, and by some mook recently dropped from Starmer's cabinet.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 10:19 AM (8zz6B)

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It is somewhat entertaining that the stupid Epstein scare of him running a pedo sex ring that includes every cultural, government, and financial figure on the planet is really just uncovering rather bland corruption that probably happens everywhere.

That Epstein was turned into such a boogeyman is bringing some minor bits of justice to the world of corruption we call geopolitics is a salve to some degree.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 10:21 AM (GBKbO)

186 DC Mayor Bowser has asked Trump to step in and "help" with the sewer tsunami.

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At least they got the damn white men out!

End Wokeness
@EndWokeness
DC Water's Manager David Gadis:
"We had too many white men in charge"
"The executives should reflect the city"

(And shouldn't that be "tsewer tsunami"?)

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 10:22 AM (FXNzP)

187 One of my high school buddies referred to it as The Poo-tomac River. So mad at myself for not coming up with that first.
Posted by: Doof

It's a weird linguistic coincidence that "Potomac," which comes from a local Indian language, resembles "potamos," the Greek word for "river."

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 10:22 AM (77rzZ)

188 Feed the Swamp!

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 19, 2026 10:23 AM (gVUi7)

189 And shouldn't that be "tsewer tsunami"

Sewer Soonami

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 10:23 AM (cGjQu)

190 It's a weird linguistic coincidence that "Potomac," which comes from a local Indian language, resembles "potamos," the Greek word for "river."
Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 10:22 AM (77rzZ)

Greek ? So the River Stinks ?

Posted by: It's me donna at February 19, 2026 10:23 AM (VE6XX)

191 The DC water thing is going to play out like the Michigan water thing did.

The FNM will argue it is the fault of the nearest Republican, not the actual bureaucrats or the politicians that appointed them

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 10:24 AM (sKqQm)

192
Arrests:

King Charles: 1
President Trump: 0

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 19, 2026 10:24 AM (0sNs1)

193 IMHO, it's the greatest work of poetry in the English language. (At least in Modern English.)
Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 10:18 AM (77rzZ)

Well I never.

Posted by: Paula Nancy Millstone Jennings at February 19, 2026 10:24 AM (3+0K7)

194 ICYMI, DC Mayor Bowser has asked Trump to step in and "help" with the sewer tsunami. Naturally, this includes having the rest of us pay for Democrat mismanagement.
Posted by: Archimedes

Well, Trump is already trying to clean up DC.

Or are you talking about that broken sewer line?

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 10:24 AM (77rzZ)

195 I love driving around the beach on Cape Ann when it's stormy. Impressive surf on the rocks.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

My favorite time of year to be on the coast is during winter storm season. There’s a bunch of cabins built up on the cliffs that overlook the ocean that o go to occasionally. The power goes out regularly, but there’s candles and a wood burning fireplace and gas appliances. No tv. Reception for cellphones is spotty at best. It’s awesome.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 19, 2026 10:24 AM (vk47u)

196 The FNM will argue it is the fault of the nearest Republican, not the actual bureaucrats or the politicians that appointed them
----------------
Jackson, MS, wants to have words with you.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 10:25 AM (pZ64F)

197 Potomac," which comes from a local Indian language"

Along with maize.

/ why do you ask, two dogs fvcking?

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 10:25 AM (cGjQu)

198 Giuffrie most likely helped Epstein secure other women, to be honest.

And, again, a very far cry from pedo sex ring.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 10:19 AM (GBKbO)

It was a Lulti-Level Monging scheme.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 10:26 AM (8zz6B)

199 We love winter storm season, too, nurse.

See, we're simpatico!

Posted by: River Otters at February 19, 2026 10:27 AM (0sNs1)

200 Giuffrie wasn't under age.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 10:12 AM (GBKbO)

Shh... no matter how many times you say it, they won't hear it.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 10:27 AM (ExV1e)

201 (kicks keyboard)

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 10:28 AM (8zz6B)

202 Getting serious Atlas Shrugged vibes from the DC Water Commission screw-up. The current leadership deserved to run it, but when it inevitably, literally goes to sh$t, they demand the competent business man fix it.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 10:28 AM (hcp+B)

203 Potomac," which comes from a local Indian language"

Along with maize.

/ why do you ask, two dogs fvcking?
Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 10:25 AM (cGjQu)

MaizeSoda was a bad kemosabe.

Posted by: Doof at February 19, 2026 10:28 AM (tceez)

204 "To the moon, Alice!"

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 10:28 AM (+YA9H)

205 Cue “Earthshine” by Rush

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 19, 2026 10:30 AM (fYhK6)

206 Racism rears its ugly head again.

Don Lemon says people in the Minnesota church he entered didn’t believe he was a journalist because he’s black

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 10:30 AM (FXNzP)

207
@EndWokeness
DC Water's Manager David Gadis:
"We had too many white men in charge"
"The executives should reflect the city"

Well, 'mission accomplished' then! Yay, you!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 19, 2026 10:30 AM (xG4kz)

208 206 Racism rears its ugly head again.

Don Lemon says people in the Minnesota church he entered didn’t believe he was a journalist because he’s black

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 10:30 AM (FXNzP)

======

I bet he thought he was famous.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 10:30 AM (GBKbO)

209 https://www.ironspringsresort.com/

If y’all ever get out here and want to stay on the coast……

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 19, 2026 10:31 AM (vk47u)

210 I lived near Monterey, CA for about a decade. Worked right off the Pacific Ocean/Monterey Bay in Pacific Grove. Winter was always awesome, especially in the days leading up a storm.

Massive surf. I've got hundreds of photos from there.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 19, 2026 10:31 AM (jtM2q)

211 Consenting adults can pretty much do whatever they want to as long as they keep it private.

That's kind of the understanding, no?

But there's always someone who has to exceed the speed limit because laws are for the little people.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 19, 2026 10:32 AM (gVUi7)

212
Don Lemon says people in the Minnesota church he entered didn’t believe he was a journalist because he’s black

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 10:30 AM (FXNzP)

They're right.. He is no journalist.. But not because he's black

Posted by: It's me donna at February 19, 2026 10:32 AM (VE6XX)

213 MaizeSoda was a bad kemosabe."

Shut yo mouf..

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 10:32 AM (cGjQu)

214 Will Illinois learn anything about over taxation with the Bears set to move to Indiana?

My BIL saw it years ago. He had stage 4 cancer, moved him and his wife to Indiana as she could never afford to stay in Illinois on her salary alone after he passed away. (Their property taxes went from $16K a year to $1K, and this was nearly 15 years ago!)

Posted by: Ann at February 19, 2026 10:32 AM (w9jrX)

215 It could be …. they didn’t believe he’s a “journalist” because he’s an obnoxious cunt? LOL

Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 10:33 AM (sSmN4)

216 He likes yogurt?
Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 10:05 AM (pZ64F)
~~~~~

Mix a quart of plain yogurt with a cup of peanut butter and freeze it in portions in non-stick muffin tins. They love it, and it's better for them than ice cream.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 19, 2026 10:33 AM (3ImbR)

217 213 MaizeSoda was a bad kemosabe."

Shut yo mouf..
Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 10:32 AM (cGjQu)

Ain't talkin' 'bout Shaft!

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 10:33 AM (+YA9H)

218 Getting serious Atlas Shrugged vibes from the DC Water Commission screw-up. The current leadership deserved to run it, but when it inevitably, literally goes to sh$t, they demand the competent business man fix it.

One wonders if this could become a mini-Katrina moment for the Dems. It really does put a spotlight on their feckless incompetence.

@EndWokeness
DC Water's Manager David Gadis:
"We had too many white men in charge"
"The executives should reflect the city"

You mean a DEI bureaucrat with absolutely no engineering chops shouldn't be put in charge of an entire region's most fundamental engineering responsibility? Shut your ass! Literally.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 10:33 AM (Riz8t)

219 IMHO, it's the greatest work of poetry in the English language. (At least in Modern English.)
Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 10:18 AM (77rzZ)

I believe Muldoon writes in Modern English.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 10:34 AM (FXNzP)

220 Massive surf. I've got hundreds of photos from there.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

I remember drinking with my Navy buddies on the rocks one night when the waves were crashing against them. Looking back, it's lucky none of us got swept into the ocean.

Damn, I loved the Monterey Peninsula. Heaven on earth.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 10:34 AM (77rzZ)

221
He wasn't arrested for sex crimes. It was for leaking a confidential Brit Government report to an agent of Chy-nah, facilitated by his Epstein connection, and by some mook recently dropped from Starmer's cabinet.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19

And King Charles wasn’t told in advance.

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 10:34 AM (OoFl2)

222 And they arrested Randy Andy on his Birthday....

Posted by: It's me donna at February 19, 2026 10:35 AM (VE6XX)

223 They love it, and it's better for them than ice cream."

Current shih tzu won't touch anything cold/chilled. Strange little doggy...

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 10:35 AM (cGjQu)

224 Shut your ass! Literally.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 10:33 AM

To be fair, this would solve a multitude of sewage system issues.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at February 19, 2026 10:35 AM (0sNs1)

225 135 He likes yogurt?
Posted by: pudinhead

He loves it, plain Greek.

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 10:36 AM (OoFl2)

226 He loves it, plain Greek."

A....hem.

....

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 10:36 AM (3amNb)

227 He loves it, plain Greek.
Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 10:36 AM

You know they stole it from us, right?

Posted by: Rev. Al S. at February 19, 2026 10:37 AM (0sNs1)

228 Two Men Contemplating the Moon << B. Kliban's Two Guys Fooling Around With the Moon

Posted by: Bud Norton at February 19, 2026 10:37 AM (/8Jbh)

229 International Trump.

https://is.gd/ZdXVpW

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 10:37 AM (FXNzP)

230 I believe Muldoon writes in Modern English.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 10:34 AM (FXNzP)

He'll stop the world and melt with you

Posted by: Doof at February 19, 2026 10:37 AM (tceez)

231 I didn't realize this either.

I hadn't realized that the same guy who screwed up in Flint (and if you dig deep on that it was because he didn't understand water chemistry) is now in DC.

Totally makes sense to me but I've been watching this shit for longer than most.

https://is.gd/ARGauw

Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 10:38 AM (Riz8t)

232 Art.

Posted by: SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN at February 19, 2026 10:38 AM (Y61ZU)

233 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 10:39 AM (PpBto)

234 Why do I get the feeling the headless horseman is approaching.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 10:39 AM (PpBto)

235 Don Lemon said what??
Does he think the church is a magical portal to, say, the 1950’s???

Most of the families there likely have parents who were big time Oprah fans.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 10:39 AM (hcp+B)

236 234 Why do I get the feeling the headless horseman is approaching.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 10:39 AM (PpBto)

Or the Four Horsemen...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 19, 2026 10:40 AM (VE6XX)

237 "We like the MOOOOOOOOOOON!"

- The Spongemonkeys

Posted by: Cesspit Pariah at February 19, 2026 10:40 AM (n6SCD)

238 Bats = Good
Penguins = Bad, Perverted, & Evil
Posted by: Duncanthrax

The mind that alters, alters all.

Posted by: Michael Savage 1998 at February 19, 2026 10:41 AM (oftw2)

239 Art."

Linkletter?

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 10:41 AM (3amNb)

240 150 "it's a bit runny."

Posted by: cmeat at February 19, 2026 10:41 AM (R11M+)

241 Don Lemon says people in the Minnesota church he entered didn’t believe he was a journalist because he’s black
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 10:30 AM (FXNzP)

Don Lemon says dumb ass shit.

Not news. Not surprising. Racists gonna racist.

Just because you 'married' a white fag doesn't mean you have cart blanche to be a racist asshole, Donny boy.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 10:42 AM (PpBto)

242 Art."

Linkletter?
Posted by: man

Laffer.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 10:42 AM (77rzZ)

243 it's a bit runny."

So's the Potomac...

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 10:43 AM (cGjQu)

244
Or the Four Horsemen...
Posted by: It's me donna at February 19, 2026 10:40 AM (VE6XX)

I firmly believe they've been summoned.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 10:43 AM (PpBto)

245 THAT's not a moon. I'll show ya a REAL 'moon' …

Posted by: Dr_No at February 19, 2026 10:43 AM (ayRl+)

246 Laffer."

Curve

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 10:44 AM (cGjQu)

247 Andrew leaked investment information, apparently.

His poor daughters. They have to be mortified.

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 10:44 AM (Wmg4n)

248 OMG, yesssss!!
Long walk on Good Harbor beach with the waves crashing down. . .
Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 10:16 AM

*fistbump*

Bass Rocks in a storm!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 19, 2026 10:44 AM (kgE5c)

249 Mandelsohn did worse than Andrew in giving inside information to Epstein.

Posted by: steevy at February 19, 2026 10:44 AM (YwEeS)

250 Art."

Linkletter?
Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 10:41 AM (3amNb)

Donovan

Posted by: Doof at February 19, 2026 10:45 AM (tceez)

251 Sometimes I don't feel like any of this is real.

Each day has been stranger than fiction ever since they killed that damn gorilla. We didn't know it at the time, but Harambe was the glue keeping the fabric of reality together.

Gorilla glue now makes a lot more sense.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 10:45 AM (SD6jB)

252 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. I s'pose all the moon jokes have been made already. That's what I get for sleeping in.
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 19, 2026 10:45 AM (2WIwB)

253 A Brit SWAT team tried to arrest a guy for a mean tweet but there was just one little problem.

https://is.gd/Rq9Gkp

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 10:45 AM (FXNzP)

254 Don Lemon says people in the Minnesota church he entered didn’t believe he was a journalist because he’s black.

Don Lemon is a product of a poor environment. There's nothing wrong with him, I can prove it.

Posted by: Randolph Duke at February 19, 2026 10:45 AM (Ljddq)

255 Donovan"

Witch season?

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 10:46 AM (cGjQu)

256 251 Sometimes I don't feel like any of this is real.

Each day has been stranger than fiction ever since they killed that damn gorilla. We didn't know it at the time, but Harambe was the glue keeping the fabric of reality together.

Gorilla glue now makes a lot more sense.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 10:45 AM (SD6jB)

I thought it was the Peanut the squirrel murder, but you may be right.

Posted by: tubal at February 19, 2026 10:46 AM (pDt9x)

257 Don Lemon says people in the Minnesota church he entered didn’t believe he was a journalist because he’s black

No Don. They didn't believe you're a journalist because they couldn't believe an actual journalist would take such actions against a place of worship like you did.

You weren't there in the capacity of a journalist. You were a violent activist terrorizing people of faith.

You should be punished for your actions. To the fullest extent of the law. And it has NOTHING to do with your f*cking skin color. Asshole.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 10:46 AM (PpBto)

258 They done never seed a black journalist in....Minnesota

Posted by: steevy at February 19, 2026 10:46 AM (YwEeS)

259 A bit of comedic timing: The Bird Conservancy has been advertising an event to reframe birding for the black community while also pleading they clean up the Potomac ASAP to protect the birds affected by the waste.

Happy Black History Month, eh!?

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 10:46 AM (hcp+B)

260 256 Peanut definitely helped Trump get elected.

Posted by: steevy at February 19, 2026 10:47 AM (YwEeS)

261 I am reading a book by Raymond Ibrahim, currently. Yeah, Islam is, as always, enemy #1 for our civilization.

Posted by: tubal at February 19, 2026 10:48 AM (pDt9x)

262 229 International Trump.

https://is.gd/ZdXVpW
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 10:37 AM (FXNzP)

That is SO GREAT!

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 10:48 AM (+YA9H)

263 Peanut definitely helped Trump get elected.
Posted by: steevy

Everybody forgets about me. *kicks dirt*
-- Zombie Fred

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 10:48 AM (77rzZ)

264 Witch season?
Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 10:46 AM (cGjQu)

Nah. Sunshine Superman
https://youtu.be/AQndU3hm-5k

Posted by: Doof at February 19, 2026 10:48 AM (tceez)

265 Nice thing about Pres. Trump is any help won’t be without some sort of reckoning.

Does DC have any “Global Warming” strategies on their water works website? Re-chargeable snowplows? Are they discussing their Vision for Fine-Tuning the Weather 100 Years From Now? Green House Gas Reduction & Sequestration?

All these incompetent grifters sure can talk the talk but they can’t even pickup the garbage.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 10:48 AM (sSmN4)

266 I gelt bad about Harambe but what he would have done to the kid is impossible to predict.

Posted by: steevy at February 19, 2026 10:49 AM (YwEeS)

267 reframe birding for the black community"

What, no fried chicken?

*ducks"

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 10:49 AM (cGjQu)

268 Two Men Contemplating the Moon
Caspar David Friedrich

Very nice as I also like odd, Halloween-like art.

Wikipedia, in part, These German Romantic landscape paintings feature two figures in a dark forest silhouetted by a pastel sky. The works' dark foregrounds and lighter backgrounds create a sharp contrast. The sky suggests that there is a solar eclipse occurring. A dead, uprooted tree's dark roots and branches contrast with the sky. The jagged branches and stark contrasts seem to create a threatening environment for the figures, and are reminiscent of the imposing Gothic style seen initially in the medieval era, but revived in the Romantic era. The same can be said of the dark, shadowy trees and rocks surrounding the couple. The figures are dressed in dark colors and stiff, somewhat formal garments, which signify their higher class. The works emphasize spirituality in nature and the presence of the sublime, which are major themes of Friedrich.

Also Wikipedia, Friedrich "was a prolific artist who produced more than 500 attributed works.[92] In line with the Romantic ideals of his time, he intended his paintings to function as pure aesthetic statements..."

Would hang it. 👍

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 19, 2026 10:50 AM (NFX2v)

269 Don Lemon is about as intelligent as AOC. I bet he thinks that everybody wants his big juicy booty.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 19, 2026 10:50 AM (gVUi7)

270 Heartbreaking. NYC.

https://tinyurl.com/48ec8s3u

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 19, 2026 10:50 AM (3ImbR)

271 248 OMG, yesssss!!
Long walk on Good Harbor beach with the waves crashing down. . .
Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 10:16 AM

Just what good is an ocean that is too cold to swim in?

Posted by: Outer Banker at February 19, 2026 10:50 AM (oftw2)

272 271 248 OMG, yesssss!!
Long walk on Good Harbor beach with the waves crashing down. . .
Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 10:16 AM

Just what good is an ocean that is too cold to swim in?
Posted by: Outer Banker at February 19, 2026 10:50 AM (oftw2)

Halibut, mostly.

Posted by: tubal at February 19, 2026 10:51 AM (pDt9x)

273 . Sunshine Superman"

Hurdy Gurdy, man...

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 10:51 AM (cGjQu)

274 There's this thing called a Professional Engineer license that certifies you are competent to design and make decisions that affect public safety. They have to sign off on just about any construction project in the US.

Maybe the DC government ought to look into requiring decision makes to have some technical competency.

Posted by: pawn at February 19, 2026 10:51 AM (+rKuc)

275 Heartbreaking. NYC.

https://tinyurl.com/48ec8s3u
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 19, 2026 10:50 AM (3ImbR)

I wonder if they had the proper permits to shut down Times Square like that.

BWWWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Who am I kidding.....

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 10:52 AM (PpBto)

276 Halibut, mostly."

Pollock. Or cod.

Not herring.

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 10:52 AM (cGjQu)

277 I like.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 19, 2026 10:52 AM (DgMqy)

278 My penis smells like shit.

Posted by: Pete Buttigieg at February 19, 2026 10:53 AM (PpBto)

279 Just what good is an ocean that is too cold to swim in?
Posted by: Outer Banker at February 19, 2026 10:50 AM

Hey! You can, too swim there!*

*2 days every summer, all year with a dry suit

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 19, 2026 10:53 AM (kgE5c)

280 Cold sucks. Warm is much better.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 10:54 AM (PpBto)

281 That's one of Joe Mannix's things.

Surprise!

Posted by: Scotland Yard at February 19, 2026 10:54 AM (UBWwW)

282 license that certifies you"

License? License? We ain't got no stinking license. We don't need to show you no license ...

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 10:54 AM (cGjQu)

283 Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 19, 2026 10:52 AM (DgMqy)

uh-oh! randy andy?

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 10:54 AM (+YA9H)

284 Harambe was the glue keeping the fabric of reality together.

Him and the large hardon collider.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 19, 2026 10:55 AM (Kt19C)

285 Cold sucks. Warm is much better."

Si.

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 10:55 AM (cGjQu)

286 Warm is much better.
Posted by: Sponge

50-70 F is the perfect temperature range.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 10:56 AM (77rzZ)

287 Not herring.
Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 10:52 AM (cGjQu)

Don't eat the herring from the Potomac. Herring AIDS.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 10:56 AM (8zz6B)

288 Those CERN assholes are messing with powers they don't understand!

Posted by: steevy at February 19, 2026 10:56 AM (YwEeS)

289 Harambe was the glue keeping the fabric of reality together.

Gorilla glue now makes a lot more sense.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 10:45 AM

The Anchor Being of this timeline.

Posted by: Dicks Out at February 19, 2026 10:56 AM (jc0TO)

290 large hardon collider."

Was that the venti or the grande?

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 10:56 AM (cGjQu)

291 I think I've seen this before ... in Japanese tentacle porn

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 10:57 AM (iFTx/)

292 205 Cue “Earthshine” by Rush

DUDE

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 19, 2026 10:57 AM (DgMqy)

293 If you get caught between the moon and New York City, the best that you can do is fall in line.

Posted by: Zohran at February 19, 2026 10:57 AM (GI9/m)

294 Saw the other day, some islhamic group has put a hit out on Tommy Robinson. The British police contacted him and told him there was some islhamic publication that declared him a target, but he's not allowed to view the publication as he would be arrested. They also told him he wasn't allowed to carry any sort of weapon to protect himself in public. Were he in his home, there are various things that could be used for protection, just not when he's in public.

He's since fled the country and is working to get his family out.

The UK, ladies and gentlemen........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 10:57 AM (PpBto)

295 50-70 F is the perfect temperature range."

Yep

/brit beer types

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 10:57 AM (cGjQu)

296 293 If you get caught between the moon and New York City, the best that you can do is fall in line.
Posted by: Zohran at February 19, 2026 10:57 AM (GI9/m)

Ha!

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 10:58 AM (+YA9H)

297 There's this thing called a Professional Engineer license that certifies you are competent to design and make decisions that affect public safety.

Similarly, you need the same sort of assurance when hiring a Professional Saboteur...

Posted by: The Swamp - Literally! at February 19, 2026 10:58 AM (UBWwW)

298
50-70 F is the perfect temperature range.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 10:56 AM (77rzZ)

What ARE you, a penguin!?!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 10:58 AM (PpBto)

299 >>>Don Lemon is about as intelligent as AOC. I bet he thinks that everybody wants his big juicy booty.

>For all of their cries of racism, both of them are getting it stuck to them by the white man.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 19, 2026 10:58 AM (gVUi7)

300 300

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 10:59 AM (+YA9H)

301
300 300
Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 10:59 AM (+YA9H)

Streams status: Crossed

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 10:59 AM (PpBto)

302 both of them are getting it stuck to them by the white man."

Sock it to me, baby...

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 11:00 AM (cGjQu)

303 Apparently curling cheating is a thing now.

Tempers Flare as Great Britain Faces Cheating Claims in Olympic Curling

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 11:00 AM (FXNzP)

304 NOODlum.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 11:00 AM (PpBto)

305 300 300"

This. Is. Sparta!

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 11:01 AM (cGjQu)

306 325 CNN, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested after Epstein files revelations as King says ‘law must take its course’

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 19, 2026 11:01 AM (NFX2v)

307 U nas yest' NOOD.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 11:01 AM (77rzZ)

308 Tempers Flare as Great Britain Faces Cheating Claims in Olympic Curling
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 11:00 AM (FXNzP)

Using a vacuum cleaner with the carpet attachment to sweep the ice ahead of the rock is wrong? Who knew?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 11:02 AM (8zz6B)

309 Masshole is crowing about the Prince Andrew thing, for some reason. The arrest wasn't for sex crimes.

Still, an arrest is an arrest, I suppose.

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at February 19, 2026 11:04 AM (vqA1l)

310 >>>Using a vacuum cleaner with the carpet attachment to sweep the ice ahead of the rock is wrong? Who knew?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

>And a steam mop.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 19, 2026 11:32 AM (gVUi7)

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