Mid-Morning Art Thread

The Use of Tears
Richard Parkes Bonington

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM

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1 Sponge!

Posted by: rickb223 at March 17, 2026 09:32 AM (IBXdg)

2 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 17, 2026 09:32 AM (Zz0t1)

3 Nooded.

Posted by: Nazdar at March 17, 2026 09:32 AM (NcvvS)

4 Sad.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 17, 2026 09:32 AM (Zz0t1)

5 Poor girl.

I hope she didn’t just lose a child.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 17, 2026 09:32 AM (A5RD0)

6 nice

Posted by: MAC V SOG at March 17, 2026 09:32 AM (P4Pk9)

7 Are they liberals' tears?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 17, 2026 09:32 AM (ynpvh)

8 Good morning good people.

I like it - kinda dark though. But I'd hang it.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 17, 2026 09:33 AM (cYBz/)

9 Patio furniture

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 17, 2026 09:33 AM (Kt19C)

10 And of course there’s a kitty by her bedside, waiting to comfort her when the mistress leaves.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 17, 2026 09:33 AM (A5RD0)

11 8 Good morning good people.

I like it - kinda dark though. But I'd hang it.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 17, 2026 09:33 AM (cYBz/)

Yes, but would Jeffrey Epstein hang it? You know he didn't hang himself...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 17, 2026 09:34 AM (ynpvh)

12 Not what I would have expected for St. Patrick's Day.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 17, 2026 09:34 AM (ESVrU)

13 Poor girl.

I hope she didn’t just lose a child.
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 17, 2026 09:32 AM (A5RD0)

Cat bed next to the bed. Seems a one person bed. I'm betting a sibling or parent.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 17, 2026 09:34 AM (Zz0t1)

14 Contractor could've used a level, for sure.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 17, 2026 09:34 AM (Zz0t1)

15 The Paolo has, how you say, observed this scene many times, after gently breaking that he does have other clients.

Posted by: Paolo at March 17, 2026 09:34 AM (0sNs1)

16 Or is she in a wedding dress and her man didn’t show up.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 17, 2026 09:35 AM (A5RD0)

17 And of course there’s a kitty by her bedside, waiting to comfort her when the mistress leaves.
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 17, 2026 09:33 AM (A5RD0)

I thought it was a large rat.

Posted by: dantesed at March 17, 2026 09:35 AM (Oy/m2)

18
I thought it was a large rat.
Posted by: dantesed at March 17, 2026 09:35 AM (Oy/m2)

Same difference.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 17, 2026 09:36 AM (Zz0t1)

19 Sponge,
Be NICE

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 17, 2026 09:36 AM (A5RD0)

20 Well, isn't that a downer!

Posted by: Lizzy at March 17, 2026 09:36 AM (Suwql)

21 Whoa. Shit! Go look it up on Google.

This picture is missing the ghost.

https://tinyurl.com/5e9ttpnk

Posted by: rickb223 at March 17, 2026 09:36 AM (IBXdg)

22 Flowing cloths and sad.

That's a tough combo.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 17, 2026 09:37 AM (DgMqy)

23 Sponge,
Be NICE
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 17, 2026 09:36 AM (A5RD0)

It's my anniversary. OF COURSE I'm nice.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 17, 2026 09:37 AM (Zz0t1)

24 The carpet matches the drapes!

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at March 17, 2026 09:37 AM (w9Wax)

25 Depressing but would hang.
Painter died of TB at 23
Thx CBD

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 17, 2026 09:37 AM (YsPj+)

26 And of course there’s a kitty by her bedside, waiting to comfort her when the mistress leaves.
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 17, 2026 09:33 AM

Kittehs are good like that.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 17, 2026 09:37 AM (kgE5c)

27 I grocified it

https://grok.com/imagine/post/
5327830c-d90d-4728-bf53-ef546b253dff

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 17, 2026 09:37 AM (gbOdA)

28 I'm struck by Momma/Grandma/Auntie/Nurse's posture and affect -

sometimes, there is nothing better to do or say but simply be there.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 17, 2026 09:38 AM (cYBz/)

29 Happy Anniversary!

Please give my best to the long suffering First! lady.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 17, 2026 09:38 AM (A5RD0)

30 Just like Pagliacci did?

Posted by: man at March 17, 2026 09:38 AM (XuXeR)

31 Lizzy

A reminder of how harsh life was back in the day. The survivors were tough.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 17, 2026 09:38 AM (u82oZ)

32 It's my anniversary. OF COURSE I'm nice.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 17, 2026 09:37 AM

Happy anniversary to you and the First Lady!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 17, 2026 09:38 AM (kgE5c)

33 Whoa. Shit! Go look it up on Google.

This picture is missing the ghost.

https://tinyurl.com/5e9ttpnk
Posted by: rickb223 at March 17, 2026 09:36 AM (IBXdg)

Completely different painting. No cat.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 17, 2026 09:38 AM (Zz0t1)

34 I had to look it up too.

Description
"The Use of Tears" depicts a young woman in a melancholic scene, likely on her sickbed. This theme was common in the 19th century, reflecting the emotional struggles of the time. The painting showcases Bonington's skill in capturing sentiment and detail, making it a notable work in his oeuvre.

Significance
Bonington was known for his contributions to watercolor painting and his ability to blend realism with emotional depth. His works, including "The Use of Tears," are celebrated for their technical proficiency and evocative subject matter.

Posted by: Stateless at March 17, 2026 09:38 AM (Sco7b)

35 Happy Anniversary!

Please give my best to the long suffering First! lady.
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 17, 2026 09:38 AM (A5RD0)

22 years of grief, plus the 7 before that!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 17, 2026 09:39 AM (Zz0t1)

36 Richard Parkes Bonington - I looked some of his other work and it's fantastic.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 17, 2026 09:39 AM (DgMqy)

37 May I be the "first" to wish you a happy anniversary, Sponge!

Posted by: Lizzy at March 17, 2026 09:39 AM (Suwql)

38 Happy anniversary to you and the First Lady!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 17, 2026 09:38 AM (kgE5c)

Thanks!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 17, 2026 09:39 AM (Zz0t1)

39 What? No leprechauns today?

Posted by: redridinghood at March 17, 2026 09:40 AM (NpAcC)

40 Completely different painting. No cat.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Seems he painted a couple of versions.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 17, 2026 09:40 AM (IBXdg)

41 MFA Boston

The Use of Tears
Richard Parkes Bonington (English, 1802–182

about 1826–27
Medium/Technique
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
40.3 x 32.4 cm (15 7/8 x 12 3/4 in.)

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 17, 2026 09:40 AM (gbOdA)

42 32 It's my anniversary. OF COURSE I'm nice.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 17, 2026 09:37 AM

Happy anniversary to you and the First Lady!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 17, 2026 09:38 AM (kgE5c)

Sponge -Happy anniversary to you and the First Lady. You two have been through an awful lot these last couple years. I hope you two do something special - just for the 2 of you. Enjoy and congrats.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at March 17, 2026 09:40 AM (N39Ws)

43 Mr. Bonington also painted boats and beaches. They are much less sad.

Posted by: huerfano at March 17, 2026 09:40 AM (98kQX)

44 Not what I would have expected for St. Patrick's Day.

The Use of Beers.

Posted by: t-bird at March 17, 2026 09:41 AM (IJqrQ)

45 Sponge -Happy anniversary to you and the First Lady. You two have been through an awful lot these last couple years. I hope you two do something special - just for the 2 of you. Enjoy and congrats.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at March 17, 2026 09:40 AM (N39Ws)

Thank you. Not sure what we're doing this evening, but her anniversary present is the dumpster at our temporary future home that we'll be filling this weekend.

I'm so romantic.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 17, 2026 09:41 AM (Zz0t1)

46 Liberal tears are great for washing windows. Protip: Always bring a mason jar to a rally.

Posted by: JSpicy at March 17, 2026 09:41 AM (C7Yya)

47 Getting knocked up is tedious.

Posted by: pudinhead at March 17, 2026 09:41 AM (pZ64F)

48 May I be the "first" to wish you a happy anniversary, Sponge!
Posted by: Lizzy at March 17, 2026 09:39 AM (Suwql)

Thank you.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 17, 2026 09:42 AM (Zz0t1)

49 JSpicy!

Howdy stranger! Good to see you!

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 17, 2026 09:42 AM (A5RD0)

50 Apparently the painting is only 9 by 7 inches....

Posted by: Stateless at March 17, 2026 09:42 AM (Sco7b)

51 Liberal tears are great for washing windows. Protip: Always bring a mason jar to a rally.
Posted by: JSpicy at March 17, 2026 09:41 AM (C7Yya)

Be sure to log into my store so you can have your very own made in China "Liberal Tears" tumbler!

Posted by: Ben Shapiro at March 17, 2026 09:42 AM (Zz0t1)

52 Completely different painting. No cat.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 17, 2026 09:38 AM

Definitely a different version, but the cat's there.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 17, 2026 09:43 AM (kgE5c)

53 The survivors were tough.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 17, 2026 09:38 AM

I tell them to cherish our time together, as I will. It seems to help.

Posted by: Paolo at March 17, 2026 09:43 AM (0sNs1)

54 Pretty grim. The cat will be chewing on her neck before the end of the week.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 17, 2026 09:43 AM (M9gjJ)

55 Top third of the painting is boring. David Cassidy poster would spruce it up.

Posted by: Art Aficianado at March 17, 2026 09:43 AM (oftw2)

56
Definitely a different version, but the cat's there.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 17, 2026 09:43 AM (kgE5c)

It must be shielded by my dislike for the wretched creature.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 17, 2026 09:44 AM (Zz0t1)

57 I like the pink bed clothes against the white and the black of their clothing. It's a touching painting, and also sad that the artist died about 27 or 28 years old from tuberculosis.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 17, 2026 09:44 AM (Nx5jP)

58 Definitely a different version, but the cat's there.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

Different colors and facing her instead of out. Different bed table also.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 17, 2026 09:44 AM (IBXdg)

59 the galloping consumption.

Posted by: cmeat at March 17, 2026 09:46 AM (R11M+)

60 Original title of this was "It's Curtains For You".

Posted by: JoAnn Fabrics at March 17, 2026 09:47 AM (oftw2)

61 The Use of Tears
Richard Parkes Bonington

*********

And My Esopha-goose, Too! - a limerick

I asked a poultry farmer named Tucks
Saying, "Why do we cry? It just sucks!
Beside mascara smears
What's the purpose of our tears?"

"They rinse out my lacrimal ducks!"

Posted by: muldoon at March 17, 2026 09:47 AM (qgHp7)

62 Died at 25. He must have known he was going already.

Posted by: t-bird at March 17, 2026 09:47 AM (IJqrQ)

63 I've got TB, too. Two Bellies!

Posted by: Curly Howard at March 17, 2026 09:48 AM (oftw2)

64 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. Nice art. It speaks to me. Touching.
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 17, 2026 09:48 AM (2WIwB)

65 I like this.

Makes
Me want to weep.

Posted by: Czech Chick at March 17, 2026 09:48 AM (vK/Ja)

66 I really like the emotional content here. It illustrates the power of just Being There. Not talking, not thinking, just Being.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 17, 2026 09:49 AM (RIvkX)

67 I need a fix 'cause I'm going down
Down to the pits that I left uptown
I need a fix 'cause I'm going down
Mother Superior jumped the gun...

Posted by: The Beatles at March 17, 2026 09:49 AM (RnaSg)

68 I have joined a TEAMS meeting with Ginger Ann Eggers. She's HAWT! Imma Hard Boiled.

Posted by: pudinhead at March 17, 2026 09:49 AM (pZ64F)

69 She has taken to the bed because her teenage daughter just started wearing makeup and dating

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 17, 2026 09:49 AM (LOZbR)

70 Died at 25. He must have known he was going already.
Posted by: t-bird

TB back then didn't play.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 17, 2026 09:51 AM (IBXdg)

71 Took a ride thru his wikipedia gallery. Loved all his landscapes.

Posted by: t-bird at March 17, 2026 09:51 AM (IJqrQ)

72 Kitty is waiting for it’s belly to be rubbed.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 17, 2026 09:53 AM (A5RD0)

73 68 I have joined a TEAMS meeting with Ginger Ann Eggers. She's HAWT! Imma Hard Boiled.
Posted by: pudinhead at March 17, 2026 09:49 AM (pZ64F)

Bedeviled, even.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 17, 2026 09:53 AM (Ot/FD)

74 Nurse! According to ChatGPT this painting is one of the first recorded Alka-Seltzer ads. "She ate the whole thing!" was their early tagline. Also "For cats and humans. "

Posted by: JSpicy at March 17, 2026 09:54 AM (C7Yya)

75 Where's the due who knocked her up? Tears because he's halfway to Cornwall?

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at March 17, 2026 09:54 AM (XvL8K)

76 Yes; His landscapes are lovely. I particularly like the ones with different types of clouds.

I think the artist had a nice face as well.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 17, 2026 09:57 AM (rZCVI)

77 Obviously, her left foot was run over by a buggy.

Posted by: Weasel at March 17, 2026 09:58 AM (PVV5z)

78 I'm still surprised the painting is so small. I always picture the paintings 3 by 4 feet.

Posted by: Stateless at March 17, 2026 10:00 AM (Sco7b)

79 This isn't one I would hang but Bonington's technique is interesting and effective. The textures, except for the grandmother (?) and her chair, are soft and faded, as if after a struggle. The colors are muted earth tones, they appear tired which is appropriate.

It's the old lady who is the focus with her dark clothing, solid wood chair and more distinct features. That shifts the focus from the death of a young person to the acceptance of loss. At that time any old person would have lost many family members and friends during their lifetime. She is not immune to the passing and pain but may have run out of tears after losing so many others. But the tenderness is still there in the way she holds the girls hand so gently.

Posted by: JTB at March 17, 2026 10:00 AM (yTvNw)

80 But tears give the idle seamstress work. Like... duh, brah.

Posted by: Euripides at March 17, 2026 10:01 AM (UQj8B)

81 Bonington, heh

Posted by: ballistic at March 17, 2026 10:02 AM (3BwY8)

82 I think that's where your mom lives

Posted by: ballistic at March 17, 2026 10:02 AM (3BwY8)

83 6 beers and a potato!!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 17, 2026 10:03 AM (Kt19C)

84 Intriguing title

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 17, 2026 10:03 AM (DoBxX)

85 2 plotting hags from game of thrones.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 17, 2026 10:04 AM (snZF9)

86 6 beers and a potato!!
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats

What is lunch in Dublin?

Posted by: rickb223 at March 17, 2026 10:04 AM (IBXdg)

87 Where did everyone go?

Posted by: rickb223 at March 17, 2026 10:07 AM (IBXdg)

88 96 Tears

https://is.gd/1R5bY5

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 17, 2026 10:07 AM (ndZc7)

89 Obligatory musical interlude:

https://youtu.be/C1oEXpbx8zo

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 17, 2026 10:08 AM (x8PQF)

90 Where did everyone go?"

Well, we're waiting ...

Posted by: man at March 17, 2026 10:08 AM (XuXeR)

91 It's worth a look at Bonington's (be polite!) other paintings. He is excellent at using natural light and skies to set a mood. And his soft brush work allows the viewer to focus on different parts of the painting, trying to discern detail, until all aspects blend, creating a whole image. In some ways he sets the tone for the Impressionist movement that would follow fifty years later.

What a shame he died so young.

Posted by: JTB at March 17, 2026 10:09 AM (yTvNw)

92 I grocified it

https://grok.com/imagine/post/
5327830c-d90d-4728-bf53-ef546b253dff

Posted by: r hennigantx

Grokified cat looks odd. Like a fox-raccoon hybrid.

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at March 17, 2026 10:09 AM (OUMaO)

93 I like the painting. Beautiful and melancholy. Tender emotions.

Posted by: LizLem at March 17, 2026 10:10 AM (eCGE/)

94 I love hanging depressing artwork.

/s

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 17, 2026 10:10 AM (oob1u)

95 Looks like a calico cat.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 17, 2026 10:11 AM (oob1u)

96 "21 This picture is missing the ghost.

https://tinyurl.com/5e9ttpnk"

That's quite interesting. I like this one better, like the old lady in this one better. She has that "been there, done that, wish you didn't have to go through it" look.

This is a most touching and poignant painting. May or may hang, but I certainly salute the artist.

I am sorry I don't know how to quote like the cool kids do, but thanks for the link.

Posted by: Persnickety at March 17, 2026 10:12 AM (NXsA/)

97 I love hanging depressing artwork.

/s
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg

There's too much damn joy in the world!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 17, 2026 10:12 AM (ndZc7)

98 Beautiful piece today. One could come up with a short story based on this scene.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at March 17, 2026 10:12 AM (PSEDc)

99 It was a dark and stormy night…..

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 17, 2026 10:14 AM (Z8YJ9)

100 m

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 17, 2026 10:14 AM (x8PQF)

101 You can pretend to care, but you can't pretend to be there.

Posted by: Show up at March 17, 2026 10:14 AM (DvFzy)

102 There's too much damn joy in the world!"

We tried.

/Three Dog Night

Posted by: man at March 17, 2026 10:14 AM (XuXeR)

103 100!

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 17, 2026 10:14 AM (Z8YJ9)

104 Kitty is waiting for it’s belly to be rubbed.
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 17, 2026 09:53 AM

Well...it is Tuesday.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 17, 2026 10:14 AM (kgE5c)

105 Whatever. I’m lame.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 17, 2026 10:14 AM (Z8YJ9)

106 It was a dark and stormy night…..
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 17, 2026 10:14 AM

And then the murders started...

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 17, 2026 10:15 AM (kgE5c)

107 It was a dark and stormy night…..
Posted by: nurse ratched

Somewhere in the distance a dog barked...

Posted by: rickb223 at March 17, 2026 10:15 AM (IBXdg)

108 Hey, CBD! Guess who was approved for a handgun license?

Only took little over half a year till the phone call came in yesterday.

Tomorrow is handgun training day.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 17, 2026 10:15 AM (x8PQF)

109 Obviously, her left foot was run over by a buggy"

So, time for another Daniel Day-Lewis movie?

Posted by: man at March 17, 2026 10:16 AM (XuXeR)

110 It was a dark and stormy night…..
Posted by: nurse ratched

..when he knocked me up.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 17, 2026 10:16 AM (oob1u)

111 The Use of Tears, 1827
Richard Parkes Bonington, English, 1802-1828

Irish woes then? (Off to the Mother & Baby homes or Magdalene Laundries she'll be going?)

Artvee: In part, "Richard Parkes Bonington was an English Romantic landscape painter, who moved to France at the age of 14 and can also be considered as a French artist, and an intermediary bringing aspects of English style to France. Becoming, after his early death, one of the most influential British artists of his time, the facility of his style was inspired by the old masters, yet was entirely modern in its application. His landscapes were mostly of coastal scenes, with a low horizon and large sky, showing a brilliant handling of light and atmosphere. He also painted small historical cabinet paintings in a freely-handled version of the troubadour style."

He had a large body of generally very nice works; beautifully detailed, varying subjects, and colors accenting lighting & placement.

I wouldn't hang today's art selection but would for many of his others.

Thanks.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 17, 2026 10:16 AM (NFX2v)

112 >>Tomorrow is handgun training day.

What's that?

Posted by: Alec Baldwin at March 17, 2026 10:17 AM (Y1sOo)

113 handgun training day."

Shooty end goes that a way.. .

Posted by: man at March 17, 2026 10:17 AM (XuXeR)

114 Joe Kent, Trump's pick as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, has resigned over his opposition to the war stating that Iran posed no imminent threat to the U.S. and Trump started it due to pressure from Israel's "powerful American lobby."

*inserts Tombstone's "well, bye" meme*

Posted by: one hour sober at March 17, 2026 10:17 AM (Y1sOo)

115 handgun training day."

Shooty end goes that a way.. .

Posted by: man at March 17, 2026 10:17 AM (XuXeR)
-

Barrels of laughs here.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 17, 2026 10:18 AM (x8PQF)

116 What's that?
Posted by: Alec Baldwin"

Well, you're rusty...

Posted by: man at March 17, 2026 10:18 AM (XuXeR)

117 >>Barrels of laughs here.

You sound triggered

Posted by: one hour sober at March 17, 2026 10:18 AM (Y1sOo)

118 Barrels of laughs here.

You sound triggered
Posted by: one hour sober

Not quite the caliber of puns we expect around here.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 17, 2026 10:20 AM (cYBz/)

119 Sad but nicely done

Posted by: Skip at March 17, 2026 10:20 AM (uEcbY)

120 >>Barrels of laughs here.

You sound triggered

Posted by: one hour sober at March 17, 2026 10:18 AM (Y1sOo)
-

Nah. Just loaded.

Gotta get a grip of myself.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 17, 2026 10:20 AM (x8PQF)

121 No moment threat, I mean they don't have missiles that could reach us yet what is the harm in them having nukes. What a retard, good thing he self identified. Kent.

Posted by: steevy at March 17, 2026 10:20 AM (YwEeS)

122 Posted by: one hour sober at March 17, 2026 10:17 AM (Y1sOo)

I think we dodged a bullet . I guess Iran being involved in planning Trump's assassination was no threat to the USA.

That tells me he is anti-Israel. Good riddance retard.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 17, 2026 10:20 AM (oob1u)

123 Woohoo!!!
It's Geezer Golf Tuesday!
There will be no tears today except from the old dudes when I separate them from their shekels.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 17, 2026 10:20 AM (2WIwB)

124 handgun training day."

Shooty end goes that a way.. .

Posted by: man at March 17, 2026 10:17 AM (XuXeR)
-

Barrels of laughs here.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 17, 2026 10:18 AM

For multiple firearm safety videos, see "Darwin Awards" by Brandon Herrera.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 17, 2026 10:20 AM (kgE5c)

125 Not quite the caliber of puns we expect around here."

Gripping, this is

Posted by: man at March 17, 2026 10:21 AM (XuXeR)

126 114 Joe Kent, noted faggot, has resigned over his opposition to the war stating that Iran posed no imminent threat to the U.S. and Trump started it due to pressure from Israel's "powerful American lobby."

*inserts Tombstone's "well, bye" meme*
Posted by: one hour sober at March 17, 2026 10:17 AM (Y1sOo)
----
In February 2021, Kent announced his campaign for the United States House of Representatives election for Washington's third congressional district. He established himself as a candidate supportive of Donald Trump. Kent faced allegations of apparent associations between himself and white nationalists in his campaign. He won the Republican primary against incumbent Jaime Herrera Beutler, but lost to Democratic candidate Marie Gluesenkamp Perez in what was considered a major upset. Kent ran again in 2024, losing to Gluesenkamp Perez again by a larger margin.

Posted by: ballistic at March 17, 2026 10:21 AM (3BwY8)

127 That’s how it should be done. You disagree with the president? Resign. Usually they sabotage from within. So I tip my cap to Joe Kent for doing the honorable thing.

Posted by: Heroq at March 17, 2026 10:21 AM (hNsiU)

128 Nah. Just loaded.

Gotta get a grip of myself.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 17, 2026 10:20 AM

That's important training. Sear it in you memory.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 17, 2026 10:22 AM (kgE5c)

129 86 6 beers
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats

Why stop at 6?

Posted by: Stateless at March 17, 2026 10:22 AM (Sco7b)

130 He will become the medias favorite Republican for about 15 minutes.

Posted by: steevy at March 17, 2026 10:22 AM (YwEeS)

131 Diogenes,
It’s wet out thar. Might want to pack a bumbershoot.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 17, 2026 10:23 AM (rDeS1)

132 6 beers
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats

Why stop at 6?
Posted by: Stateless

Because they don't make 7 packs.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 17, 2026 10:24 AM (IBXdg)

133 So I tip my cap to Joe Kent for doing the honorable thing.
Posted by: Heroq at March 17, 2026 10:21 AM (hNsiU)

I don't give kudos for doing what's obviously right. But I will acknowledge and give credit that he went against the tide and didn't do what was wrong.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 17, 2026 10:24 AM (oob1u)

134 As Eddie Murphy quipped . You want a cookie?

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 17, 2026 10:24 AM (oob1u)

135 114, well, at least he had the integrity to resign instead of staying on and being a subversive.

Posted by: RandomDave at March 17, 2026 10:25 AM (aJQbY)

136 Diogenes,
It’s wet out thar. Might want to pack a bumbershoot.
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 17, 2026 10:23 AM

I noticed.
It's already in the bag.
Light sprinkles down here. Hopefully it will stay that way.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 17, 2026 10:25 AM (2WIwB)

137 Kent says that Israel also talked us into the Iraq War.

Kent might be an idiot.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 10:25 AM (p7EWr)

138 He won the Republican primary against incumbent Jaime Herrera Beutler, but lost to Democratic candidate Marie Gluesenkamp Perez in what was considered a major upset. Kent ran again in 2024, losing to Gluesenkamp Perez again by a larger margin.
Posted by: ballistic

Seems they really don't like him.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 17, 2026 10:25 AM (IBXdg)

139 BLAM BLAM BLAM!!!

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 17, 2026 10:25 AM (rDeS1)

140 86 6 beers
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats

Why stop at 6?
Posted by: Stateless

My favorite claim of an Irishman when accused of being drunk:

"Ah Jaysus, no, no, no... I'm not drunk at all, at all!
This? This is just a few pints, lads!
Sure, beer’s not even proper drinkin’—it's like... like water with a bit o' flavour and happiness in it! I'm as sober as a judge on a Monday mornin'! Look at me, I'm grand—perfectly steady! (stumbles slightly) See? That's just the floor bein' uneven, not me!
It's only beer, for the love o' God!"

Posted by: Tonypete at March 17, 2026 10:25 AM (cYBz/)

141 In respect for my Irish brethren who were sent to the West Indies, I will smoke two joints.

Posted by: Yyrog the Sorceror at March 17, 2026 10:26 AM (yYROg)

142 I noticed.
It's already in the bag.
Light sprinkles down here. Hopefully it will stay that way.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 17, 2026 10:25 AM (2WIwB)

My tee time delayed an hour because it was 33 degrees and stupid frost. This is just North of Houston.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 17, 2026 10:26 AM (oob1u)

143 My tee time delayed an hour because it was 33 degrees and stupid frost. This is just North of Houston.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 17, 2026 10:26 AM (oob1u)

Heh.
That means Daughter #1 of Diogenes will be delayed today too. She's in Austin.

On the upside my flask is filled with Irish so bring on the weather!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at March 17, 2026 10:29 AM (2WIwB)

144 That's a challenging wank.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 17, 2026 10:29 AM (5a4tQ)

145 BLAM BLAM BLAM!!!"

That's almost half a mag of .45...

Posted by: man at March 17, 2026 10:29 AM (XuXeR)

146 My tee time delayed an hour because it was 33 degrees and stupid frost. This is just North of Houston.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 17, 2026 10:26 AM

40 up here, but windy af, so feels like 30.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 17, 2026 10:29 AM (kgE5c)

147 "Darwin Awards" by Brandon Herrera.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 17, 2026 10:20 AM (kgE5c)
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Heh. So far, I ain't that dumb!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 17, 2026 10:30 AM (x8PQF)

148 Seems they really don't like him.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 17, 2026 10:25 AM (IBXdg)

He can be Rand Paul's running mate.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 17, 2026 10:30 AM (oob1u)

149 148 Seems they really don't like him.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 17, 2026 10:25 AM (IBXdg)

He can be Rand Paul's running mate.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 17, 2026 10:30 AM (oob1u)

=====

He's apparently a Tulsi hire.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 10:30 AM (p7EWr)

150 It's only beer, for the love o' God!"
Posted by: Tonypete at March 17, 2026 10:25 AM (cYBz/)

That's funny. When I taught in South Korea, I could hold my beer.

But against the guy from Scotland and the young woman from Florida, I was an amateur...

Posted by: Stateless at March 17, 2026 10:30 AM (Sco7b)

151 My tee time delayed an hour because it was 33 degrees and stupid frost. This is just North of Houston."

It's nice out now. Just walking the shih...

Posted by: man at March 17, 2026 10:30 AM (XuXeR)

152 RMBS!!

Happy St Patrick’s Day!

Anyone going out tonight?

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 17, 2026 10:31 AM (y5yZ4)

153 This thread seems to be somewhat dead. And I don't see the gorn in the sidebar.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 17, 2026 10:31 AM (g8Ew8)

154 Posted by: man at March 17, 2026 10:30 AM (XuXeR)

Yeah the temp has climbed to 41.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 17, 2026 10:31 AM (oob1u)

155 BLAM BLAM BLAM!!!
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 17, 2026 10:25 AM

Ffs, lady, chill!!!

Posted by: The Woodpeckers at March 17, 2026 10:31 AM (kgE5c)

156 BLAM BLAM BLAM!!!"

That's almost half a mag of .45...
Posted by: man

690 grains of lead.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 17, 2026 10:32 AM (IBXdg)

157 Yeah the temp has climbed to 41."

I'm walking around in shorts and a polo shirt. Hard-core Texan types are bundled up.
I do chuckle at the puffy jackets...

Posted by: man at March 17, 2026 10:33 AM (XuXeR)

158 134 As Eddie Murphy quipped . You want a cookie?
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 17, 2026 10:24 AM (oob1u)
----
Chris Rock

Posted by: ballistic at March 17, 2026 10:34 AM (3BwY8)

159 He's apparently a Tulsi hire.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 10:30 AM (p7EWr)

I'm sure at the behest of the administration since he was a 'Republican' out of a job.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 17, 2026 10:34 AM (oob1u)

160 690 grains of lead."

That suspiciously sounds like maths...

Posted by: man at March 17, 2026 10:34 AM (XuXeR)

161 RMBS!!

Happy St Patrick’s Day!

Anyone going out tonight?
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 17, 2026 10:31 AM

Top o' the mornin' to ya, nurse!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 17, 2026 10:34 AM (kgE5c)

162 Chris Rock
Posted by: ballistic at March 17, 2026 10:34 AM (3BwY

Crap. Does that make me racist?

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 17, 2026 10:35 AM (oob1u)

163 The 1911 talk reminds me. It annoys me that Sgt York in the movie uses a captured Luger to gun down 4 Germans. He did that with his 1911.

Posted by: steevy at March 17, 2026 10:35 AM (YwEeS)

164 Yeah the temp has climbed to 41."

I'm walking around in shorts and a polo shirt. Hard-core Texan types are bundled up.
I do chuckle at the puffy jackets...
Posted by: man

I have worn a Carhartt winter jacket exactly twice since November and a sweat jacket once.

Wanted to buy an Outback Trading duster but can't justify it.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 17, 2026 10:36 AM (IBXdg)

165 BLAM BLAM BLAM!!!"

That's almost half a mag of .45...
Posted by: man at March 17, 2026 10:29 AM (XuXeR)

Good policy though.
Two in the pump house, one in the junction box.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 17, 2026 10:38 AM (2WIwB)

166 Kent's wife was killed when a suicide bomber detonated near her Green Beret team. She was from the county across the river from me. He was a special forces operator. Don't agree with him on this

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 17, 2026 10:38 AM (YsPj+)

167 I'm walking around in shorts and a polo shirt. Hard-core Texan types are bundled up.
I do chuckle at the puffy jackets...
Posted by: man

But during the summer some Texans wear a long sleeve hoody while doing yard work. Cover up like the Arabs.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 17, 2026 10:39 AM (oob1u)

168 126 114 Joe Kent, noted faggot, has resigned over his opposition to the war stating that Iran posed no imminent threat to the U.S. and Trump started it due to pressure from Israel's "powerful American lobby."

He doesn’t understand the Vienna Convention of 1961 and is a Jew-hating bastard to boot.

His terms are acceptable!

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 17, 2026 10:39 AM (kBisb)

169 This art is rather apropos for me and my wife. At age 93, after coming to live with us six months ago and showing a long slow progressive decline she left this vail of tears this past weekend. Her last coherent words, as we tried to physically restrain her from crawling out of bed were, "I'm going to call the police!" She died peacefully in her sleep in the arms of Morpheus (provided by the hospice team). RIP Mom

Posted by: muldoon at March 17, 2026 10:39 AM (qgHp7)

170 Joe Kent, Trump's pick as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, has resigned over his opposition to the war stating that Iran posed no imminent threat to the U.S. and Trump started it due to pressure from Israel's "powerful American lobby."

We should absolutely wait to act until Iran has nuclear weapons, thousands of missiles with the range to strike the continental US, and has launched. Only then may we act. And only after getting permission from the UN, lest someone believe that the Joos are manipulating us.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 17, 2026 10:39 AM (ExV1e)

171 That's important training. Sear it in you memory.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 17, 2026 10:22 AM (kgE5c)
-

Been through basic training with an M-16. Have gone several times to practice with a variety of pistols and rifles. The last time was a few years ago with our pup in NC. He's got a handful of nice firearms.

Have practiced handling with one of our other pups' Glock without ever loading a bullet in the chamber, just to refresh the feel.

I think I can do this.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 17, 2026 10:40 AM (x8PQF)

172 Kent's wife was killed when a suicide bomber detonated near her Green Beret team. She was from the county across the river from me. He was a special forces operator. Don't agree with him on this
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 17, 2026 10:38 AM (YsPj+)

Makes his reasoning even more retarded.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 17, 2026 10:40 AM (oob1u)

173 My condolences Muldoon

Posted by: steevy at March 17, 2026 10:40 AM (YwEeS)

174
But during the summer some Texans wear a long sleeve hoody while doing yard work. Cover up like the Arabs.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 17, 2026 10:39 AM (oob1u)

Cheap sunscreen. I have worn long sleeves countless times while outside here in TX over the summer for that reason, as well as a boonie cap. Some of those shirts are very lightweight which helps.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 17, 2026 10:41 AM (kBisb)

175 Posted by: muldoon at March 17, 2026 10:39 AM (qgHp7)

My condolences.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 17, 2026 10:41 AM (oob1u)

176 I have worn a Carhartt winter jacket exactly twice since November and a sweat jacket once"

I've still got a box of winter gear around here somewhere...

Posted by: man at March 17, 2026 10:41 AM (XuXeR)

177 166 Kent's wife was killed when a suicide bomber detonated near her Green Beret team. She was from the county across the river from me. He was a special forces operator. Don't agree with him on this

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 17, 2026 10:38 AM (YsPj+)

=====

An ISIS bomb in Syria, the kinetic action against which Kent praises as a just use of American power.

Even thought ISIS represented...how much of an imminent threat to America at the time?

About as much as Iran, perhaps?

Dude might be an idiot.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 10:41 AM (p7EWr)

178 Fun Fact: Never drink whiskey with a Scotsman nicknamed 'Mr. Potatohead,' unless you're ready for a little curbside fisticuffs.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 17, 2026 10:42 AM (M9gjJ)

179 Kent's wife was killed when a suicide bomber detonated near her Green Beret team. She was from the county across the river from me. He was a special forces operator. Don't agree with him on this
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 17, 2026 10:38 AM (YsPj+)

Eyepatch McCain was a fucking special forces operator. That doesn't make them infallible.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 17, 2026 10:42 AM (ExV1e)

180 I'm sure at the behest of the administration
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 17, 2026 10:34 AM (oob1u)

https://tinyurl.com/bde6b7ey

Posted by: one hour sober at March 17, 2026 10:42 AM (Y1sOo)

181 We should absolutely wait to act until Iran has nuclear weapons, thousands of missiles with the range to strike the continental US, and has launched. Only then may we act. And only after getting permission from the UN, lest someone believe that the Joos are manipulating us.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 17, 2026 10:39 AM (ExV1e)

a.k.a. The Libertarian POV
(Also, blaming us for Iran attacking us and insisting we cannot retaliate without a Declaration of War, which will be voted on after every Congresscritter gives flowery speeches on the topic)

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 17, 2026 10:43 AM (kBisb)

182 Posted by: muldoon at March 17, 2026 10:39 AM (qgHp7)

I'm sorry, Muldoon. It was kind of you to care for her, and may the Lord bring blessings of memory of better times to your mind,

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 17, 2026 10:43 AM (IEV/x)

183 Muldoon,
So very sorry to hear that.
Prayers for you my friend.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 17, 2026 10:43 AM (2WIwB)

184 Cheap sunscreen. I have worn long sleeves countless times while outside here in TX over the summer for that reason, as well as a boonie cap. Some of those shirts are very lightweight which helps.
Posted by: Cow Demon

I have a couple of SPF 50 long sleeve fishing shirts for that very reason. Very lightweight.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 17, 2026 10:44 AM (IBXdg)

185 Don't fire until you see the mushroom clouds in your backyard....

Posted by: Stateless at March 17, 2026 10:44 AM (Sco7b)

186 she left this vail of tears this past weekend. "

It's been three weeks since The Old Man passed away... my sincere condolences to you and yours...

Posted by: man at March 17, 2026 10:44 AM (XuXeR)

187 RIP Mom
Posted by: muldoon at March 17, 2026 10:39 AM (qgHp7)

Condolences to you and your family.

Posted by: Doof at March 17, 2026 10:44 AM (zcJ6r)

188 179 Kent's wife was killed when a suicide bomber detonated near her Green Beret team. She was from the county across the river from me. He was a special forces operator. Don't agree with him on this
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 17, 2026 10:38 AM (YsPj+)

Eyepatch McCain was a fucking special forces operator. That doesn't make them infallible.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 17, 2026 10:42 AM (ExV1e)

Yep. I knew an O-6 once who I regard - and still regard - as a great leader. Unfortunately she is also a batshit crazy Leftist.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 17, 2026 10:45 AM (kBisb)

189 This art is rather apropos for me and my wife. At age 93, after coming to live with us six months ago and showing a long slow progressive decline she left this vail of tears this past weekend. Her last coherent words, as we tried to physically restrain her from crawling out of bed were, "I'm going to call the police!" She died peacefully in her sleep in the arms of Morpheus (provided by the hospice team). RIP Mom
Posted by: muldoon

I am so sorry to hear that. You have my deepest condolences. 😢

Posted by: rickb223 at March 17, 2026 10:45 AM (IBXdg)

190 For anyone following my husbands prayer request regarding work, and his failure to follow the LOTO procedure, he was fired this morning.
New request, peace and direction and a new job. He loved that job.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at March 17, 2026 10:45 AM (nz1sK)

191 Posted by: muldoon at March 17, 2026 10:39 AM (qgHp7)

I'm so sorry. Bless you and your wife for taking care of her. That's not easy....

Posted by: Stateless at March 17, 2026 10:45 AM (Sco7b)

192 My condolences to the warrior limerick writer Muldoon

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 17, 2026 10:45 AM (kBisb)

193 Been through basic training with an M-16.

-------

Went through basic with an M14 as well as my first year in AK. Fell in love with it and was very disappointed when they took it away and handed me the M16.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 17, 2026 10:45 AM (g8Ew8)

194 I have a couple of SPF 50 long sleeve fishing shirts for that very reason. Very lightweight"

Pretty much wear Magellan fishing shirts year round

Posted by: man at March 17, 2026 10:46 AM (XuXeR)

195 165 BLAM BLAM BLAM!!!"

That's almost half a mag of .45...
_-_
Not if you are holding an FNX45...then you have used only one fifth...too large for some, but fits my hand well.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 17, 2026 10:46 AM (+Jojf)

196 Oh Muldoon, I just saw about your MIL. I'm so sorry for your loss.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at March 17, 2026 10:47 AM (nz1sK)

197 I'm kind of done with all the Brit conservatives I follow on YT as well. Very anti Israel(of course), "muh WW3", "MAGA is falling apart" etc.

Posted by: steevy at March 17, 2026 10:47 AM (YwEeS)

198 197 I'm kind of done with all the Brit conservatives I follow on YT as well. Very anti Israel(of course), "muh WW3", "MAGA is falling apart" etc.

Posted by: steevy at March 17, 2026 10:47 AM (YwEeS)

=====

He should probably worry more about retaking his own government than an ill-defined coalition on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 10:48 AM (p7EWr)

199 Kent's wife was killed when a suicide bomber detonated near her Green Beret team. She was from the county across the river from me. He was a special forces operator. Don't agree with him on this

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 17, 2026 10:38 AM (YsPj+)

(deep breath) So you're telling me this flaccid dick motherfucker had a wife killed by a piece of shit muslim terrorist and he has the frigging balls...the BALLS to be against the iranian slap down? I would bust into Norad, push the button with my fucking dick and burn the entire middle east. What a frigging homo.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 17, 2026 10:49 AM (snZF9)

200 Yep. I knew an O-6 once who I regard - and still regard - as a great leader. Unfortunately she is also a batshit crazy Leftist.
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 17, 2026 10:45 AM (kBisb)

Ditto.
As well as a few really solid SF guys who are diehard dems. And I'm okay with that.
E Pluribus Unum.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 17, 2026 10:49 AM (2WIwB)

201 Went through basic with an M14 as well as my first year in AK. Fell in love with it and was very disappointed when they took it away and handed me the M16.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 17, 2026 10:45 AM (g8Ew

-

In the mid-70's I was a student here in Israel. They let me volunteer for civil guard street patrols with a trusty M1. I miss those.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 17, 2026 10:49 AM (x8PQF)

202 Isn't it "Vale" of tears?

Posted by: Jerry Vale at March 17, 2026 10:49 AM (oftw2)

203 (deep breath) So you're telling me this flaccid dick motherfucker had a wife killed by a piece of shit muslim terrorist and he has the frigging balls...the BALLS to be against the iranian slap down? I would bust into Norad, push the button with my fucking dick and burn the entire middle east. What a frigging homo.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 17, 2026 10:49 AM (snZF9)

That seems like a more muted response than I would have expected from you.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 17, 2026 10:51 AM (ExV1e)

204 Yamaha Motor Company leaving California for Georgia

Posted by: one hour sober at March 17, 2026 10:51 AM (Y1sOo)

205 New request, peace and direction and a new job. He loved that job.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at March 17, 2026 10:45 AM (nz1sK)

I hope his new job eclipses the old one in every possible way and he looks back on this as a blessing.

Posted by: Stateless at March 17, 2026 10:52 AM (Sco7b)

206 JFC the antisemitism on the right is truly out of control. That director of counter-intelligence was such a rabid Jew hater it's mind blowing that he was in the job he had.

Posted by: Rusty Nail at March 17, 2026 10:53 AM (DJAE9)

207 Posted by: muldoon at March 17, 2026 10:39 AM

Condolences for you and your family, Muldoon. May her memory be eternal.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 17, 2026 10:53 AM (kgE5c)

208 206 JFC the antisemitism on the right is truly out of control. That director of counter-intelligence was such a rabid Jew hater it's mind blowing that he was in the job he had.

Posted by: Rusty Nail at March 17, 2026 10:53 AM (DJAE9)

=====

I suspect he was pushed out and didn't decide to leave on his own.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 10:53 AM (p7EWr)

209 Yamaha Motor Company leaving California for Georgia
Posted by: one hour sober at March 17, 2026 10:51 AM (Y1sOo)

Read an article yesterday that said there were roughly 200 millionaire/billionaires in California accounting for around $2t in value.

Since the new tax law was passed, California has lost around $1t in those leaving the state for friendlier tax states.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 17, 2026 10:54 AM (IXZGh)

210 Oy!

Israel War Room @IsraelWarRoom
47m

🚨 The IDF has detected Hezbollah preparations to launch rocket barrages at Israeli communities in the coming hours.

The IDF is actively working to thwart Hezbollah’s terror.

While they likely won't aim for Jerusalem, I still anticipate a noisy, hectic evening. I'm sure Iran will try to coordinate.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 17, 2026 10:54 AM (x8PQF)

211 That seems like a more muted response than I would have expected from you.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 17, 2026 10:51 AM (ExV1e)

He did take a deep breath first...

LOL

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 17, 2026 10:54 AM (dmDsy)

212 Kent's wife was killed in the same attack that wounded a Green Beret captain. You might have seen him on Wounded Warrior foundation commercials. He's had like 30 surgeries and wears the tan eyepatch

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 17, 2026 10:55 AM (YsPj+)

213 212 Kent's wife was killed in the same attack that wounded a Green Beret captain. You might have seen him on Wounded Warrior foundation commercials. He's had like 30 surgeries and wears the tan eyepatch

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 17, 2026 10:55 AM (YsPj+)

====

And Kent thinks that the Iraq War and the Syrian Civil War are the fault of Israel.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 10:56 AM (p7EWr)

214 The IDF is actively working to thwart Hezbollah’s terror.

While they likely won't aim for Jerusalem, I still anticipate a noisy, hectic evening. I'm sure Iran will try to coordinate.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 17, 2026 10:54 AM (x8PQF)

Hope you and yours are able to remain safe.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at March 17, 2026 10:56 AM (N39Ws)

215 Hezbollah too! See the war is spreading!!!
The media and half the retard "conservatives"

Posted by: steevy at March 17, 2026 10:56 AM (YwEeS)

216 Oh good. Some guy on the game show in the background just won the big deal. Good for him.

I'm still surprised at the weather near Houston...

Posted by: Stateless at March 17, 2026 10:56 AM (Sco7b)

217 Yamaha Motor Company leaving California for Georgia
Posted by: one hour sober at March 17, 2026 10:51 AM (Y1sOo)

Read an article yesterday that said there were roughly 200 millionaire/billionaires in California accounting for around $2t in value.

Since the new tax law was passed, California has lost around $1t in those leaving the state for friendlier tax states.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 17, 2026 10:54 AM (IXZGh)

If all of us who fled in 2013 in response to that law which raised the top bracket to almost 14% were added in, that number would probably double.

Posted by: LASue at March 17, 2026 10:57 AM (lCppi)

218 Posted by: Doof at March 17, 2026 10:44 AM

I saw that update about your mom late last night, Doof. Prayers up for her and your family.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 17, 2026 10:58 AM (kgE5c)

219 JFC the antisemitism on the right is truly out of control. That director of counter-intelligence was such a rabid Jew hater it's mind blowing that he was in the job he had.
Posted by: Rusty Nail at March 17, 2026 10:53 AM

This Kent guy was a dem before 2021. That being said, there's some antisemites on the right who need to be made persona non-gratis. It doesn't mean you can't criticize Israel, of course you can. But there are too many using it as an excuse for their antisemitism. I pretty much stopped going to Gateway Pundit for that reason.

Posted by: Minnfidel at March 17, 2026 10:58 AM (ewjUl)

220 Muldoon -
Sincere condolences to you and your wife. May your MIL's memory be a blessing. May she rest in God's peace.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at March 17, 2026 10:58 AM (N39Ws)

221 Hope you and yours are able to remain safe.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at March 17, 2026 10:56 AM (N39Ws)
-

Thanks. We're all doing fine. Mainly annoyed and hassled.

Have pup and grandpups staying overnight every night, as she doesn't have a shelter in her old building, SIL has been called into service, and she can't carry all of her sleeping kiddies down to our shelter by her lonesome.

Luckily, the grandpups are very cute.

Gotta go. Maybe l8r.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 17, 2026 10:59 AM (x8PQF)

222 Joe Kent is a solid dude. He served in regiment and 5th Group. He just happens to be wrong about Iran. Demonstrably wrong.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 17, 2026 10:59 AM (KAa/S)

223 Joe Kent, Trump's pick as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, has resigned over his opposition to the war stating that Iran posed no imminent threat to the U.S. and Trump started it due to pressure from Israel's "powerful American lobby."

Sad. Is he from Washington?

Posted by: LASue at March 17, 2026 11:00 AM (lCppi)

224 Posted by: muldoon at March 17, 2026 10:39 AM (qgHp7)

Most sincere condolences, sir. May The Lord welcome her with open arms and provide you and your loved ones peace and comfort in this time of mourning.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 17, 2026 11:01 AM (IXZGh)

225 Isn't it "Vale" of tears?
Posted by: Jerry Vale

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Some places, yeah, but we are in Colorado, so I went with Vail.

Posted by: muldoon at March 17, 2026 11:02 AM (qgHp7)

226 That's important training. Sear it in you memory.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 17, 2026 10:22 AM (kgE5c)
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Been through basic training with an M-16. Have gone several times to practice with a variety of pistols and rifles. The last time was a few years ago with our pup in NC. He's got a handful of nice firearms.

Have practiced handling with one of our other pups' Glock without ever loading a bullet in the chamber, just to refresh the feel.

I think I can do this.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 17, 2026 10:40 AM

*polite cough*

"sear"

Barrel, trigger, and grip were already done.

*ejects*

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 17, 2026 11:03 AM (kgE5c)

227 nood!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 17, 2026 11:03 AM (MIIRH)

228 223 Joe Kent, Trump's pick as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, has resigned over his opposition to the war stating that Iran posed no imminent threat to the U.S. and Trump started it due to pressure from Israel's "powerful American lobby."

That is unfortunate... He shouldn't have contradicted the President though.. He should have just resigned...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 17, 2026 11:04 AM (8dW7/)

229 John McCain was not a special forces operator. He was a naval aviator and a shitty one at that.

Posted by: Jaimo at March 17, 2026 11:07 AM (BCuCF)

230 Thanks for the kind thoughts to all of you knuckleheads. The mourning occurred over the past six months as we watched her slow physical and mental decline. By the end she was a pale shadow of herself, and her death was a blessing of release, not a tragedy. Ninety three years is a darn good run.

Posted by: muldoon at March 17, 2026 11:09 AM (qgHp7)

231 Muldoon, JTB and I wish you and your wife our deepest condolences on the death of your MIL. Sounds like an interesting lady.

Posted by: Mrs JTB at March 17, 2026 11:17 AM (yTvNw)

232 169 This art is rather apropos for me and my wife. At age 93, after coming to live with us six months ago and showing a long slow progressive decline she left this vail of tears this past weekend. Her last coherent words, as we tried to physically restrain her from crawling out of bed were, "I'm going to call the police!" She died peacefully in her sleep in the arms of Morpheus (provided by the hospice team). RIP Mom
Posted by: muldoon at March 17, 2026 10:39 AM (qgHp7)

My most sincere and deepest condolences to you and yours, Muldoon. May His arms both welcome her home and comfort you all.

I know well this sting, having lost my mom 3 1/2 years ago just shy of her 80th birthday. A simple UTI turned septic, which shocked her liver and damaged her brain. She lingered for a week in palliative care after the initial diagnosis of a day, with a "false rebound" in the middle of that. What makes it even worse was that she passed when I was at home getting a change of clothes, so she was alone, though in a medically induced coma. I will never get over that.

Posted by: goozer at March 17, 2026 11:19 AM (BAs8w)

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