Sunday Overnight Open Thread - March 29, 2026 [Doof]

The Alaska Highway (from @Globe32048 on X)

Howdy Hordelings! Welcome to the Sunday night ONT. What's on YOUR mind tonight?

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Food Thread B-roll Footage

From the "I suffered through it, now you must do so" category

Everyone is making hot dog like this, after save this genius idea. pic.twitter.com/yXaXZDFAt2
— Kitchen Bites 🍳 (@KitchenBites_) March 27, 2026

We really are doomed as a society, aren't we?

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Interested in marrying your cousin?

If this is a desire of yours and you live in Florida, you're safe for now.

Can You Still Marry Your First Cousin in Florida? Here’s What the Failed Bill Means

A bill in Florida made some noise recently—well, more than usual legislative noise, honestly—before it quietly stalled out in the Senate. It got people asking a surprisingly common question: can you legally marry your first cousin in Florida? The short answer, at least for now, is yes… but the longer answer drifts a bit.
The proposal, known as HB 733, was introduced by Anne Gerwig back in December. On paper, it wasn’t really about cousins at all—at least not primarily. It focused on healthcare changes, workforce adjustments, Department of Health stuff… the kind of policy that rarely trends. But tucked inside, almost like an afterthought, was a provision that would make it illegal to marry your first cousin.
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Oddly enough, the bill itself passed through the Senate without opposition. No drama there. But once it bounced back to the House, it lost momentum and died.
So as things stand, yes, you can still legally marry your first cousin in Florida. That hasn’t changed.

Believe it or not, there are currently SEVENTEEN states where first cousins can legally marry.

Marrying your first cousin is still legal in US state after law banning family union fails to pass

Are you surprised by this list?

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So Kewl!

When he said "2 hours", I thought "No dang way!"
I stand corrected.
Clean craftsmanship, too. pic.twitter.com/HhilivDWgZ
— J∅kër Kîng 👑 (@j0ker937) March 25, 2026

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'Ette Couture (Courtesy of Piper)

It's that time of the week - when we turn the ONT over to our good friend Piper for a bit. Here's this week's fashion pr0n.

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Audrey Hepburn’s Effortless Chic: The Iconic Givenchy Wardrobe in Charade (1963)

If there’s one film that captures Audrey Hepburn at her most stylishly modern, it’s Charade. This 1963 romantic thriller—often called “the best Hitchcock movie Hitchcock never made”—pairs Audrey with Cary Grant against a glamorous Parisian backdrop. But while the plot delivers mystery, suspense, and witty banter, it’s Audrey’s wardrobe that truly steals every scene.
Designed by her lifelong collaborator and dear friend Hubert de Givenchy, the costumes in Charade mark a perfect bridge between Old Hollywood glamour and the clean, sophisticated style of the early 1960s. No over-the-top ball gowns here, just impeccable tailoring, rich autumnal colors, structured coats, and simple yet stunning dresses that highlight Audrey’s signature gamine silhouette. The result? A wardrobe that feels utterly wearable today.

The Red Coat Ensemble: Playful Parisian Perfection
One of the most memorable looks is Audrey’s vibrant red wool coat paired with a crisp white pillbox hat and white gloves. Whether she’s strolling along the Seine eating an ice cream cone with Cary Grant or navigating the streets of Paris, this outfit radiates joyful elegance. The coat’s clean lines and bold color make it pop, while the accessories add polish.

The Marigold Coat: Bold & Structured
Givenchy’s marigold wool single-breasted knee-length coat is another standout. Featuring three-quarter sleeves and distinctive black domed buttons, this piece brings sunny energy. Audrey wears it with confidence—hands in pockets or paired with a sleek black bag—showing how a strong color and sharp tailoring can create instant impact. This look is my absolute favorite.

The Beige/Cream Coat & Dress: Understated Sophistication
For quieter, more introspective moments, Audrey slips into a soft cream single-breasted coat (rumored to be one she kept in her personal wardrobe). Often layered over a matching dress with a contrasting black belt or funnel neck detail, it embodies quiet luxury. The high-buttoned jackets and pencil skirts in Givenchy’s designs for the film masked the collarbone (a preference of Audrey’s) while accentuating her tiny waist. Simple, elegant, and endlessly chic.

The Little Black Dress and other looks
Even in a film full of daywear, Audrey delivers evening sophistication in a sleek black Givenchy cocktail dress. Fitted yet restrained, it’s paired with dramatic eye makeup. Beyond the LBD, she rocks several tailored skirt suits and shift dresses in tones like deep navy blue, cream, and black.

Accessories That Elevate Everything
No Audrey wardrobe is complete without the perfect finishing touches:
• Hats: From classic white pillboxes to leopard-print versions and headscarves.
• Gloves: Crisp white or sleek black, always adding polish.
• Shoes: Simple black kitten-heel pumps for day (with pointy blue evening slippers for night).
• Extras: Oversized sunglasses, a chic black handbag, and dramatic winged eyeliner with nude lips.

Why Charade’s Wardrobe Still Inspires Us
What makes this collection so special is its modernity. Givenchy drew from his Autumn/Winter 1962 collections, delivering tapered silhouettes, frock coats, and tailored suits that feel fresh even now. Audrey’s character, Reggie Lampert, is navigating murder, hidden treasure, and romance—and she does it all looking impossibly put-together. Many of these pieces—especially the coats—have become cultural touchstones, referenced by designers and vintage lovers alike.

If you’re looking to channel Audrey in Charade for your own wardrobe, start with a bold-colored coat, a tailored sheath dress, or a classic LBD with statement accessories. Add a pillbox hat or white gloves for that extra Old Hollywood-meets-60s flair.

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Thanks, Piper!

Don't forget to check out Piper's X page.

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DJ Doof - Born on This Date Edition
from thisdayinmusic.com

1943 - Chad Allan who was the founding member and original lead singer of the Canadian rock band Guess Who

1945 - Songwriter, vocalist, drummer and keyboard player Speedy Keen, from Thunderclap Newman

1959 - American singer-songwriter and musician Perry Farrell from Jane's Addiction

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1 You had to be there.

Or were you?

Posted by: mindful webworker - on the dot at March 29, 2026 10:01 PM (jrd4M)

2 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 29, 2026 10:01 PM (sAmhv)

3
Hello All!

Posted by: four seasons at March 29, 2026 10:01 PM (3ek7K)

4 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 29, 2026 10:01 PM (cYBz/)

5 Sorry, but Audrey Hepburn could really use some curves.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 29, 2026 10:02 PM (8DR9B)

6 howdy!

Posted by: Cock of the Walk at March 29, 2026 10:03 PM (kVAAW)

7 Probably quite a few bodies in that top pic.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 29, 2026 10:03 PM (1Ff7Z)

8 Sorry I'm late, I was looking for a Kit Kat.

Posted by: tankdemon at March 29, 2026 10:03 PM (GD7iS)

9 Passed it up.

Posted by: Will Robinson at March 29, 2026 10:04 PM (cO6oP)

10

Cicero,

Don't be sorry. People like what they like.

Posted by: four seasons at March 29, 2026 10:04 PM (3ek7K)

11 Sorry I'm late, I was looking for a Kit Kat.
Posted by: tankdemon at March 29, 2026 10:03 PM (GD7iS)

Gimme a break!

Posted by: Doof at March 29, 2026 10:04 PM (QMAsf)

12 Hi all! The Charade review was a special request from Slash Buzz, so hope it gets seen!

Posted by: Piper at March 29, 2026 10:04 PM (OoFl2)

13 We haven't done the research BUT - R. and I have some of the same kin in an SE PA cemetery. The stones are from the 1740s.

So yeah, we're cousins in some fashion. Keeping it in the family.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 29, 2026 10:05 PM (cYBz/)

14 I'm feeling okay this morning, and you know
We're on the road to paradise, here we go, here we go

Posted by: gKWVE at March 29, 2026 10:05 PM (gKWVE)

15 The Alaska Highway is very nice, but the Friendship Highway from Lhasa, Tibet to Nepal is full of rockslides, yurts and yetis.

Advantage: Friendship Highway

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 29, 2026 10:05 PM (8DR9B)

16 Evening, all!!

Thanks for the Thunderclap Newman clip!

Posted by: caf at March 29, 2026 10:05 PM (qS/Xm)

17 It is very that the addition of ketchup to a hot dog is the least problematic thing about it. Whoever created that "recipe" needs to have pretty much everything revoked.

Posted by: tankdemon at March 29, 2026 10:05 PM (GD7iS)

18 hot dog vid: dafuq?

Posted by: Cock of the Walk at March 29, 2026 10:05 PM (kVAAW)

19 I couldn’t get through the hot dog thing. I am not eating one, and I don’t want to see it blended into whatever the ending was. 😂

Posted by: Piper at March 29, 2026 10:06 PM (OoFl2)

20 I'm feeling okay this morning, and you know
We're on the road to paradise, here we go, here we go

We're on the Road to Nowhere. Come on inside.

Posted by: David Byrne at March 29, 2026 10:06 PM (8DR9B)

21 Good evening morons en bedankt Disko en Piper

Audrey Hepburn is definitely +1

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 29, 2026 10:06 PM (RIvkX)

22 Hot dog, bun, mustard. Stop.

Posted by: LRob in OK at March 29, 2026 10:06 PM (7D3Aa)

23 5 Sorry, but Audrey Hepburn could really use some curves.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 29

She was very tiny.

Posted by: Piper at March 29, 2026 10:07 PM (OoFl2)

24 Audrey Hepburn = yes, thank you!

Posted by: LRob in OK at March 29, 2026 10:08 PM (7D3Aa)

25

I was tiny when I was born. Too bad it didn't last, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at March 29, 2026 10:08 PM (3ek7K)

26 That hot dog "croquette" looks awful. Who puts ketchup on a hot dog?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 29, 2026 10:09 PM (RIvkX)

27 Are you surprised by this list?

That Minnesota isn't on it, so this is the second ONT in a week or so that proves we aren't all completely insane?

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For anyone wondering about the North Carolina exception, "double cousins" happen when your parents' siblings also marry. If your dad's brother marries your mom's sister, or some other combination.

Then their kids are "your dad's brother's kid" and also "your mom's sister's kid," so they're cousins along two paths. Double cousins.

I know this because my Dad has some double cousins, so I have double-cousins-once-removed.

Posted by: mikeski at March 29, 2026 10:09 PM (VHUov)

28 What was D’Artagnan doing hiding in that closet?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at March 29, 2026 10:09 PM (ZVgZ4)

29 Who knew the Alaskan Highway was just a one lane road.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 29, 2026 10:09 PM (/lPRQ)

30 That hot dog "croquette" looks awful. Who puts ketchup on a hot dog?
Posted by: San Franpsycho

We are not animals!!

Posted by: Tonypete at March 29, 2026 10:09 PM (cYBz/)

31 The hot dog thing was disgusting. Why would you do that? It was already ready to eat???

Posted by: Iris at March 29, 2026 10:10 PM (bOJ2I)

32 Highway looks like a gravel road.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 29, 2026 10:10 PM (Cqx++)

33 Double-Cousin Probation. Someone had to say it.

Posted by: davidt at March 29, 2026 10:11 PM (Q+gd/)

34 Thunderclap Newman song is catchy, not digging the commie cocksucker lyrics though.

Posted by: Cock of the Walk at March 29, 2026 10:11 PM (kVAAW)

35 Hot dog, bun, mustard. Stop.
Posted by: LRob in OK at March 29, 2026 10:06 PM (7D3Aa)

Acceptable. I personally like to add a few extra things - sometimes all the way up to the Chicago dog ("drag it through the garden").

But the abomination concocted in that video is simply rage-bait!

Posted by: Doof at March 29, 2026 10:11 PM (QMAsf)

36 We Do Not Need Improvement.

Posted by: Hot Dogs at March 29, 2026 10:11 PM (RIvkX)

37 It's funny 'cause it's true.

Project Hail Mary writer Andy Weir savages modern Star Trek after they rejected his pitch:

“I pitched a Star Trek show to Paramount and I was in Zoom with the showrunners with all the shows and spent a lot of time talking to [executive producer Alex Kurtzman]. I don’t like a lot of the new Trek. He, as a person, is a really nice guy. But at the same time, those shows are shit. He is a nice guy. But they didn’t accept my pitch so, you know, fuck ’em.”
. . . .
Yeah, I saw a … I forgot who it was — I wish I could remember who it was who said it, some analyst — he said something like: ‘All modern science fiction TV shows and movies have been heavily influenced by the original Star Trek — except for the current batch of Star Trek shows.'

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 29, 2026 10:12 PM (ndZc7)

38 It is very that the addition of ketchup to a hot dog is the least problematic thing about it. Whoever created that "recipe" needs to have pretty much everything revoked.
Posted by: tankdemon

tankdemon awards them no points, and may G-d have mercy on their soul.

Posted by: mikeski at March 29, 2026 10:12 PM (VHUov)

39 Double-Cousin Probation

Filmed in Swat Valley or maybe in Telford

Posted by: gKWVE at March 29, 2026 10:12 PM (gKWVE)

40 That hot dog blender fried whatsit is disgusting. WTF were they thinking?

Posted by: Don Black at March 29, 2026 10:12 PM (ZxPkt)

41 > Believe it or not, there are currently SEVENTEEN states where first cousins can legally marry.
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I'll just note, for the record, West Virginia is NOT on that list.

Fucking heathens.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 29, 2026 10:12 PM (AkEZC)

42 For the most disgusting hot dogs in the US, go to Chicago! I cannot believe the stuff they throw on 'em just because. I ordered my standard mustard only and the staff in the joint seemed offended. My SIL, a Chicagoan, shook his head in shame.

Posted by: LRob in OK at March 29, 2026 10:12 PM (7D3Aa)

43 Being legal to marry your first cousin in Rhode Island... everything makes sense now.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 29, 2026 10:12 PM (/lPRQ)

44 Who puts ketchup on a hot dog?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 29, 2026 10:09 PM (RIvkX)

Toddlers. The only acceptable people group to do so!

Posted by: Doof at March 29, 2026 10:12 PM (QMAsf)

45 MMMM. Boiled hot dog bun.

Posted by: nerdygirl at March 29, 2026 10:12 PM (0Htd1)

46 A hot dog roasted over a campfire needs no condiment.

Posted by: davidt at March 29, 2026 10:12 PM (Q+gd/)

47 A tutorial on making a hot dog into something your cat won't even eat. Can't get that anywhere but the HQ.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 29, 2026 10:13 PM (JkO4W)

48 ONT

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 29, 2026 10:13 PM (DoBxX)

49 Piper, nice work.

Posted by: Don Black at March 29, 2026 10:13 PM (ZxPkt)

50 For the most disgusting hot dogs in the US, go to Chicago! I cannot believe the stuff they throw on 'em just because. I ordered my standard mustard only and the staff in the joint seemed offended. My SIL, a Chicagoan, shook his head in shame.
Posted by: LRob in OK at March 29, 2026 10:12 PM (7D3Aa)

After my reply to you at #35, this comment makes me giggle!

Posted by: Doof at March 29, 2026 10:14 PM (QMAsf)

51 Everyone is making hot dog like this??

Sure they are.

And I thought the Macaroni Fries on the Food Thread was bizarre!

The hot dog is such a simple thing. Cook wieners. Optionally, toast bun. Complicate with relish or cheese or chili. Eat.

Posted by: mindful webworker - connie o'suer at March 29, 2026 10:14 PM (jrd4M)

52 Thanks for the Sunday Night ONT, Doof!

Great photo up top. Driving that road would be the adventure of a lifetime.

Thanks to Piper for the Audrey Hepburn fashion review!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at March 29, 2026 10:14 PM (vrNzf)

53 47 A tutorial on making a hot dog into something your cat won't even eat. Can't get that anywhere but the HQ.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 29, 2026 10:13 PM (JkO4W)

We aim to please here at Doof’s Sort Of Okay Emporium, LLC!

Posted by: Piper at March 29, 2026 10:14 PM (OoFl2)

54 Audrey was simply beautiful.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 29, 2026 10:14 PM (2GVsD)

55 Audrey Hepburn almost starved to death in WW2 - she had a very hard time. Got stuck at her aunts place in the Netherlands, iirc and at one point they were eating grass.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 29, 2026 10:14 PM (ZPDpH)

56 5 Sorry, but Audrey Hepburn could really use some curves.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 29, 2026 10:02 PM (8DR9B)

I prefer curvy myself. But Audrey's an exception to the rule for me. Occasionally, a thin chick just has it. She did. A more recent example would be Natascha McElhone, circa Ronin.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at March 29, 2026 10:15 PM (82lx3)

57 Oh, and those hot dogs... beyond gross.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at March 29, 2026 10:15 PM (vrNzf)

58 You know who makes hot dogs like that? Christopher Reeves, that's who.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 29, 2026 10:15 PM (JkO4W)

59 MMMM. Boiled hot dog bun.
Posted by: nerdygirl at March 29, 2026 10:12 PM (0Htd1)

"Boiled hot dog bun" will be used again here at the HQ in some fashion. If I wasn't so attached to my nic, I'd strongly consider changing it to Boiled Hot Dog Bun!

Posted by: Doof at March 29, 2026 10:15 PM (QMAsf)

60 @latestinspace
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56m
NEWS 🚨: Astronomers say the surge of large fireball events worldwide recently "warrants serious investigation"'

About a dozen of the biggest are all coming from the same place in space.

Klendathu?

Posted by: Don Black at March 29, 2026 10:16 PM (ZxPkt)

61 Thanks, Don Black, Legally Sufficient, SFPsycho, everyone else!

Posted by: Piper at March 29, 2026 10:16 PM (OoFl2)

62 Just got done watching The Ten Commandments.

Two takeaways:

1) Anne Baxter had a fantastic rack
2) Metallica's Creeping Death is basically accurate

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at March 29, 2026 10:16 PM (qwx/I)

63 No one is making hot dog like that. Audrey looks lovely, as always and Mr. Grant is very dapper. Hard to believe he was a song and dance man named Archie Leach.

Posted by: huerfano at March 29, 2026 10:17 PM (98kQX)

64 In the Scouts we were winter camping and couldn't get a fire going so the hot dogs were eaten a la popsicle.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 29, 2026 10:17 PM (RIvkX)

65 Two takeaways:

1) Anne Baxter had a fantastic rack

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Stop. That's two right there.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 29, 2026 10:17 PM (JkO4W)

66 Speaking of heavenly bodies, early may you puny Earthlings will probably get treated to a sun grazer comet called MAPS in early April.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 29, 2026 10:17 PM (2GVsD)

67 Klendathu?
Posted by: Don Black

I for one welcome our new arachnid overlords.

Posted by: Kent Brockman at March 29, 2026 10:18 PM (gKWVE)

68 For the most disgusting hot dogs in the US, go to Chicago! I cannot believe the stuff they throw on 'em just because. I ordered my standard mustard only and the staff in the joint seemed offended. My SIL, a Chicagoan, shook his head in shame.
Posted by: LRob in OK

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Between the overly accessorized hot dogs, and the too-deep pizza, and whatever JEF might be sampling, Chicago has some odd cooking.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at March 29, 2026 10:18 PM (8AONa)

69 We aim to please here at Doof’s Sort Of Okay Emporium, LLC!
Posted by: Piper at March 29, 2026 10:14 PM (OoFl2)

I think you can have your own shell company now. All you need is a whelming name. What ya got?

Posted by: Doof at March 29, 2026 10:18 PM (QMAsf)

70 That "recipe" is vomit worthy

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 29, 2026 10:18 PM (DoBxX)

71 19 I couldn’t get through the hot dog thing. I am not eating one, and I don’t want to see it blended into whatever the ending was. 😂
Posted by: Piper at March 29, 2026 10:06 PM (OoFl2)

What if he added Kale ?

Posted by: browndog says woof at March 29, 2026 10:19 PM (3sXRv)

72 That hot dog "croquette" looks awful. Who puts ketchup on a hot dog?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 29, 2026 10:09 PM (RIvkX)

Ketchup, mayo, and relish. Maybe a slice of tomato, but no lettuce or cheese.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 29, 2026 10:19 PM (1Ff7Z)

73 Nice. Audrey Hepburn.

Based upon the pics I would say Cary Grant is about 5' 2".
I did not know that.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 29, 2026 10:19 PM (/lPRQ)

74 Somehow, those 7-11 hotdogs on the rollers, that've been there for weeks, don't look so bad now.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 29, 2026 10:19 PM (AkEZC)

75 The hot dog thing was intentionally disgusting. It’s like a highway wreck: you can’t help rubbernecking. It drives clicks.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at March 29, 2026 10:19 PM (ZVgZ4)

76 Charade is a favorite movie, great plot and Audrey & Cary made a fabulous couple even though he thought he was too old to play her love interest. Need to watch it again soon.
Thanks Piper.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at March 29, 2026 10:19 PM (2NHgQ)

77 Glamorous outfits by Audrey -- antithesis of a No Kings outfit. Poor girl's metabolism probably never recovered from WWII.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at March 29, 2026 10:19 PM (qwx/I)

78 In the Scouts we were winter camping and couldn't get a fire going so the hot dogs were eaten a la popsicle.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 29, 2026 10:17 PM (RIvkX)

New meaning to the "snap" of a hot dog, huh?

Posted by: Doof at March 29, 2026 10:20 PM (QMAsf)

79 What was D’Artagnan doing hiding in that closet?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at March 29, 2026 10:09 PM (ZVgZ4)

Considering he liked puffy shirts....

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 29, 2026 10:20 PM (1Ff7Z)

80
NEWS 🚨: Astronomers say the surge of large fireball events worldwide recently "warrants serious investigation"'

Climate change. Obviously.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 29, 2026 10:20 PM (Cqx++)

81 Just curious. What level of cousin are you if you share a great grandfather? I once met someone who, after we talked, I realized we had the same great grandfather. He wanted my phone number and I didn't give it to him, because, geez, we're not hillbillies.

Posted by: nerdygirl at March 29, 2026 10:20 PM (0Htd1)

82 One of the most memorable looks is Audrey’s vibrant red wool coat paired with a crisp white pillbox hat and white gloves. Whether she’s strolling along the Seine eating an ice cream cone

How long do the gloves stay white while she's eating ice cream? HOW LONG???

Also, why does she have a macaroon stuck to the side of the ice cream?

Posted by: Archimedes at March 29, 2026 10:20 PM (Riz8t)

83 Martini Farmer, they make gas station sushi look edible.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 29, 2026 10:20 PM (2GVsD)

84 The hot dog thing was disgusting. Why would you do that? It was already ready to eat???
Posted by: Iris at March 29, 2026 10:10 PM (bOJ2I)

The video has 4.6 million views so they're gettin' paid!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 29, 2026 10:21 PM (ExV1e)

85 Winter camping without a fire? That's really roughing it.

Posted by: davidt at March 29, 2026 10:21 PM (Q+gd/)

86 The Dutch Hunger Winter.

Operation Mana/Operation Chow Hound

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 29, 2026 10:21 PM (2GVsD)

87 43 Being legal to marry your first cousin in Rhode Island... everything makes sense now.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 29, 2026 10:12 PM (/lPRQ)

Let us all praise NYS ...

Posted by: F.D.R. at March 29, 2026 10:21 PM (3sXRv)

88
69 We aim to please here at Doof’s Sort Of Okay Emporium, LLC!
Posted by: Piper at March 29, 2026 10:14 PM (OoFl2)

I think you can have your own shell company now. All you need is a whelming name. What ya got?
Posted by: Doof at March 29, 2026 10:18

Pipers Questionably Chic Boutique, LLC?

Posted by: Piper at March 29, 2026 10:22 PM (OoFl2)

89 84 The hot dog thing was disgusting. Why would you do that? It was already ready to eat???
Posted by: Iris at March 29, 2026 10:10 PM (bOJ2I)

The video has 4.6 million views so they're gettin' paid!
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 29, 2026 10:21 PM (ExV1e)

Rage Bait works ...

Posted by: browndog says woof at March 29, 2026 10:22 PM (3sXRv)

90 Goodness gracious GREAT BALLS OF FIRE!

Posted by: Zombie Jerry Lee Lewis at March 29, 2026 10:22 PM (JkO4W)

91 For the most disgusting hot dogs in the US, go to Chicago! I cannot believe the stuff they throw on 'em just because. I ordered my standard mustard only and the staff in the joint seemed offended. My SIL, a Chicagoan, shook his head in shame.
Posted by: LRob in OK at March 29, 2026 10:12 PM (7D3Aa)
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Nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 29, 2026 10:23 PM (RIvkX)

92 Just curious. What level of cousin are you if you share a great grandfather? I once met someone who, after we talked, I realized we had the same great grandfather. He wanted my phone number and I didn't give it to him, because, geez, we're not hillbillies.
Posted by: nerdygirl at March 29, 2026 10:20 PM (0Htd1)

Share parents = Siblings.
Share grandparents = Cousins.
Share great grandparents = Second cousins.

Posted by: Doof at March 29, 2026 10:23 PM (QMAsf)

93
This is the first time I can remember ever being hapoy that tomorrow is a Monday. 2,000 miles in the Ram 3500 dually, 6.7L turbo diesel since last Thursday. Yesterday (i think) i tried hyper mile-ing it crusing at 55 across Texas. 18.1mpg. Today leaving DFW towards Shittle Rock on I-30, speed limit is 75, to keep from being run down i cruised at 75. 18.1mpg. It doesn't freaking care, 1200rpm, or 2,000 rpm, 18.1mpg. It's a very comfy ride too, i'd be sore and achey from the charger after those miles, but the 3500 no issues at all.

Thank God tomorrow is Monday as I get back home tomorrow. Looking forward to some down time.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at March 29, 2026 10:23 PM (aclF1)

94 "The Mummy" is what I call a Cobra-class movie... one you can watch 175 times and it still kicks ass.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 29, 2026 10:23 PM (BI5O2)

95 I am calling the 72 day rule on those remains because the church, upon finding the grave, called in a guy who has been searching for D’Artagnan's grave. He has a vested interest in the matter.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 29, 2026 10:23 PM (2GVsD)

96 71 19 I couldn’t get through the hot dog thing. I am not eating one, and I don’t want to see it blended into whatever the ending was. 😂
Posted by: Piper at March 29, 2026 10:06 PM (OoFl2)

What if he added Kale ?
Posted by: browndog says woof at March 29,

Only if I could pick off the kale and it only that.

Posted by: Piper at March 29, 2026 10:23 PM (OoFl2)

97
The video has 4.6 million views so they're gettin' paid!
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

Where does the money come from?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 29, 2026 10:24 PM (Cqx++)

98 Nice little video on the sub-panel replacement.

Motivates me to replace mine now.
It's outdated and has a place to install (optional) main disconnect which is no longer available. The actual main panel is outside on the opposite corner of the house and is kind of a PITA to deal with.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 29, 2026 10:24 PM (/lPRQ)

99 Doof! Did you see the live Rush performance tonight?

Posted by: Ian S. at March 29, 2026 10:24 PM (84SEz)

100 The hot dog vid is bad, that said I saw a commercial for the real housewives of Rhode Island. That tops the hot dog vid. Looked just plain awful, all that Botox was tough to watch.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at March 29, 2026 10:24 PM (2NHgQ)

101 A social system is stable as long as its disputes are not over fundamentals.
—DON K. PRICE, The Scientific Estate (1965)
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Posted by: Men Can Get Pregnant!!! at March 29, 2026 10:24 PM (4QJOq)

102 Are you surprised by this list?

Virginia has cousin marriage, but not WEST Virginia? Yeah, I'm surprised.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 29, 2026 10:24 PM (Riz8t)

103 I'm going to save the hotdog idea for when I loose all my teeth.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 29, 2026 10:24 PM (4NO2D)

104 Doof! Did you see the live Rush performance tonight?
Posted by: Ian S. at March 29, 2026 10:24 PM (84SEz)

Nope. What did I miss??

Posted by: Doof at March 29, 2026 10:25 PM (QMAsf)

105 Where does the money come from?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 29, 2026 10:24 PM (Cqx++)

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Yoo hoo! Hello there sailor!

Posted by: Blue Chew Ads at March 29, 2026 10:25 PM (JkO4W)

106 "If you’re looking to channel Audrey in Charade for your own wardrobe…"

I don't think I could pull it off as well as she did.

She was kinda cute.
😏

Posted by: mindful webworker - master of understatement at March 29, 2026 10:25 PM (jrd4M)

107 Hey, Anna Puma. Looked up some info on the comet and the astro folks say I should go to the southern hemisphere to see it best! Would you go to Australia and shoot some videos for us? Thanks.

Posted by: LRob in OK at March 29, 2026 10:25 PM (7D3Aa)

108 Mississippi and Louisiana are not on that list.

But hoity toity New York is.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 29, 2026 10:26 PM (2GVsD)

109 Charade is a great movie!

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 29, 2026 10:26 PM (DoBxX)

110 I am off to bed, friends. I ran today and I don’t really know why, but I am tired, lol. I will check in mañana. Have a great night!

Posted by: Piper at March 29, 2026 10:26 PM (OoFl2)

111 Where does the money come from?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 29, 2026 10:24 PM (Cqx++)

The account had a blue checkmark so, presumably, they got paid by X for having a buncha views. I don't twitter so I'm not sure about the details.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 29, 2026 10:27 PM (ExV1e)

112 Nice little video on the sub-panel replacement.

Motivates me to replace mine now.
It's outdated and has a place to install (optional) main disconnect which is no longer available. The actual main panel is outside on the opposite corner of the house and is kind of a PITA to deal with.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 29, 2026 10:24 PM (/lPRQ)

Aside from the BAAAAHHHHSTIN accent, it was awesome.

Posted by: Doof at March 29, 2026 10:27 PM (QMAsf)

113 Winter camping without a fire? That's really roughing it.
Posted by: davidt at March 29, 2026 10:21 PM

My brother thinks staying in a Roadway Inn instead of a Marriott is roughing it.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 29, 2026 10:27 PM (4NO2D)

114 I'll just watch videos of the comet on the Internet. Save myself travel fare and travel time. Plus avoid getting killed by Australian wildlife.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 29, 2026 10:27 PM (2GVsD)

115 Night Piper

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 29, 2026 10:28 PM (2GVsD)

116 Ketchup, mayo, and relish. Maybe a slice of tomato, but no lettuce or cheese.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 29, 2026 10:19 PM (1Ff7Z)
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You must be having some sort of psychotic break.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 29, 2026 10:28 PM (RIvkX)

117 Virginia has cousin marriage

Which explains the Democrat majorities.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 29, 2026 10:28 PM (ExV1e)

118 Sorry I'm late, I was looking for a Kit Kat.
Posted by: tankdemon

That's just what the person who pulled off the big Kit Kat heist would say!

Posted by: mindful webworker - the effective detective at March 29, 2026 10:28 PM (jrd4M)

119 I keep seeing stories that Japan is sending help to open the Strait of Hormuz. Has Godzilla, Mothra, or Rodan been reported in the area yet? Are they going to spearhead the attack on Kharg Island?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 29, 2026 10:29 PM (S/Y4j)

120 Twelve tons of Kit-Kats, who is Auric Butterfinger?

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 29, 2026 10:29 PM (2GVsD)

121 Are you surprised by this list?

==
yes, I thought were weren't Phakistahn.

Posted by: runner at March 29, 2026 10:30 PM (GD0B3)

122 We haven't done the research BUT - R. and I have some of the same kin in an SE PA cemetery. The stones are from the 1740s.

So yeah, we're cousins in some fashion. Keeping it in the family.
Posted by: Tonypete

Statistically, everyone on earth is probably your 100th cousin at the absolute furthest, just because there weren't that many people back then.

If you're not first cousins, then your grandparents are 4 different people. Not second cousins, then your great-grandparents are 8 different people. And it doubles every generation back.

That doesn't mean you can't be 28th cousins, just because there weren't 2 billion people alive 30 generations ago. But it means if you are further apart than that, each of you is inbred several times over already, since your own ancestors had to have interbred.

Since travel was amazingly limited for most of human history, anyone socially similar is probably much much closer than 100th. So if you're an Average White Dude, you're probably marrying your 10th-15th cousin if you marry an Average White Girl. And you're not getting near 100th unless you're marrying a Samoan or an African pygmy or someone from some other genetic cul-de-sac.

Posted by: mikeski at March 29, 2026 10:30 PM (VHUov)

123 Twelve tons of Kit-Kats, who is Auric Butterfinger?

No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to become diabetic.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 29, 2026 10:30 PM (Riz8t)

124 Winter camping without a fire? That's really roughing it.
Posted by: davidt at March 29, 2026 10:21 PM (Q+gd/)
* * * *
They were all working on their campfire badges.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at March 29, 2026 10:30 PM (vrNzf)

125 You must be having some sort of psychotic break.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 29, 2026 10:28 PM (RIvkX)

I'm a very particular eater, what can I say. Part poor, part country, part depression-era grandparents.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 29, 2026 10:31 PM (1Ff7Z)

126 117 Virginia has cousin marriage

Which explains the Democrat majorities.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic

Large islamist population in NoVA.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 29, 2026 10:31 PM (sAmhv)

127 The hot dog vid is bad, that said I saw a commercial for the real housewives of Rhode Island. That tops the hot dog vid. Looked just plain awful, all that Botox was tough to watch.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at March 29, 2026 10:24 PM (2NHgQ)
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Can't be Real if it's in Rhode Island.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 29, 2026 10:31 PM (RIvkX)

128 I still make beanie weenies once in a while. If I'm going to eat altered hot dogs that is the only recipe I'm going to use. Sliced hot dogs, pork and beans, mustard, onion flakes, pepper. Simmer a bit.

Posted by: PaleRider at March 29, 2026 10:32 PM (+89TD)

129 That hot dog blender fried whatsit is disgusting. WTF were they thinking?
Posted by: Don Black

It was revolting before they even got to the blender.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 29, 2026 10:33 PM (/lPRQ)

130 What was D’Artagnan doing hiding in that closet?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at March 29, 2026 10:09 PM (ZVgZ4)

proving that no one is better than he at Hide-and-Seek

Posted by: Kindltot at March 29, 2026 10:33 PM (rbvCR)

131 A social system is stable as long as its disputes are not over fundamentals.

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Even with all other things being stable, one fundamental difference in worldviews between two large segments of a society is enough to shatter it.

But, with the size and diversity of America, our fundamental differences travel along every fault line in society... economic, cultural, geographic, religious, racial, linguistic, and so on - everything here is in conflict, and no longer the healthy kind.

And unlike the only other similarly gigantic and diverse country, we have no tradition of ruthless autocracy to keep all those wild horses in the same harness.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 29, 2026 10:33 PM (BI5O2)

132 Audrey could use a padded bra...just sayin'.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at March 29, 2026 10:35 PM (XMwZJ)

133 NEWS 🚨: Astronomers say the surge of large fireball events worldwide recently "warrants serious investigation"'
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Probably some of that's due to the proliferation of home security cameras, and other "benign" surveillance systems.

Or aliens.

Honestly... as the solar system moves through space and the planets do their thing, stuff gets moved about. Might even explain climate changes.

Or bigfoot.

Or aliens.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 29, 2026 10:35 PM (AkEZC)

134 Thank you for the ONT Doof and Piper. I liked the fashion pictures. Very pretty.

If you just stop the hot dogs after the blender part, you could just drink through a straw.

My friends brought over some of their daughter's birthday cake. Excellent.

I just saw 1978's 'Halloween' which was pretty good. 9 out of 10. It introduced some Jaime Lee Curtis chick who was moderately hot. One more horror movie before bed. Hopefully psychologically devastating. I have a list....

Everyone have a happy week. The dog's healing nicely.

Posted by: Stateless - Day 10 of 14 or so - extreme dog care at March 29, 2026 10:36 PM (Sco7b)

135 I love Audrey. Roman Holiday and My Fair Lady are two of my favorite movies.

Posted by: Joemarine at March 29, 2026 10:36 PM (y171U)

136 Nope. What did I miss??
Posted by: Doof at March 29, 2026 10:25 PM (QMAsf)

Finding My Way with Annika, live at the Junos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVw-4L59Tw0

Posted by: Ian S. at March 29, 2026 10:36 PM (84SEz)

137 My second cousins married each other in Montreal. They even had the same last name.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 29, 2026 10:36 PM (RIvkX)

138 >> say the surge of large fireball events worldwide

I posted an AMS report on this the other night. Here it is again:
https://is.gd/zvt5U5

What's going on is a bit complicated. Q1 of 2026 was at the top of the fireball event count. A couple other years have seen similar counts. What's different about this is the number of large fireball events, seen by many people and with sonic booms.

The seem to be coming from the antihelion point and from high declinations. The latter would be from debris in high inclined orbits (relative to the ecliptic).

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at March 29, 2026 10:36 PM (w6EFb)

139 Charles Darwin's parents were first cousins. There was a whole lotta Wedgwood on the gift table at that wedding.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at March 29, 2026 10:37 PM (w/O5Q)

140 Just curious. What level of cousin are you if you share a great grandfather? I once met someone who, after we talked, I realized we had the same great grandfather. He wanted my phone number and I didn't give it to him, because, geez, we're not hillbillies.
Posted by: nerdygirl

Share parents = Siblings.
Share grandparents = Cousins.
Share great grandparents = Second cousins.
Posted by: Doof

And if you add a generation on only one side of the family tree, that's where you get the "cousin, X times removed."

If you an I are first cousins, then your kids and I are first cousins once removed. Your grandkids and I are first cousins twice removed. etc.

Same if we're second cousins; then your kids and I are second cousins once removed. etc.

Double cousins I explained back at #27; if "your mom's sister's kid" and "your dad's brother's kid" are the same kid, because your parents' siblings married, then that kid is your double cousin.

Half-cousins come from half-siblings; your mom's half-sister's kid is your half-cousin.

So it's possible, if pairs of half-siblings marry, to have a "double half cousin."

Posted by: mikeski tunes up his banjo at March 29, 2026 10:38 PM (VHUov)

141 My second cousins married each other in Montreal. They even had the same last name.

The Democrats going on about married women losing the franchise to the Save Act hardest hit?

Posted by: Ian S. at March 29, 2026 10:38 PM (84SEz)

142 I'm my own grandpa.

Posted by: Willie Nelson at March 29, 2026 10:39 PM (JkO4W)

143 MMMM. Boiled hot dog bun.
Posted by: nerdygirl at March 29, 2026 10:12 PM (0Htd1)

A lot of traditional Spanish cooking seems to be based around using stale bread sopped with water or broth for a thickener. However that recipe was nasty.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 29, 2026 10:40 PM (rbvCR)

144 55 Audrey Hepburn almost starved to death in WW2 - she had a very hard time. Got stuck at her aunts place in the Netherlands, iirc and at one point they were eating grass.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 29, 2026 10:14 PM (ZPDpH)
......................................
I read that they had to eat tulip bulbs due to starvation.

Love her. I could never be as tiny as her even if I ate only tulip bulbs. I'm 5'8"

Thanks, Piper. She's lovely and could wear anything. Loved the tailoring. I want long gloves now.

Thanks, Doof, for These Eyes by The Guess Who. One of two songs by them I liked.

Y'all try to behave. I am still being really good and going to bed early.

All the trees are blooming now and it's a beautiful but muted spring to go from lack of snow to skipping spring to warm. Weird. Getting some rain this week or a lot of my decades old daffodils are kaput for some reason (maybe the gradual build up to warm weather vs hello! Who needs spring?). Or the peach daffodils are not as hardy and I will replace them

Introduced our newest grandgirl to cherry blossoms yesterday and she enjoyed it. Didn't try to eat them like her sister, so she may be smarter. They are both lovely girls.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 29, 2026 10:40 PM (WONhk)

145 Share parents = Siblings.
Share grandparents = Cousins.
Share great grandparents = Second cousins.
Posted by: Doof

I think it's first cousins once removed

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 29, 2026 10:40 PM (znREB)

146 Share grandparents = (First) Cousins.

And if you are a grand-child and your cousin is a great-grand-child, then you are First Cousins Once Removed

Posted by: Chuck C at March 29, 2026 10:40 PM (D0HYP)

147 What did I miss??
Posted by: Doof at March 29, 2026 10:25 PM (QMAsf)

Finding My Way with Annika, live at the Junos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVw-4L59Tw0
Posted by: Ian S. at March 29, 2026 10:36 PM (84SEz)

Nice. Thanks for sharing.

Good way to not be compared to Peart -- play a song from the first album!

Posted by: Doof at March 29, 2026 10:41 PM (QMAsf)

148 Ketchup, mayo, and relish....
Posted by: OrangeEnt
I think that's thousand island dressing.

Posted by: nerdygirl at March 29, 2026 10:41 PM (0Htd1)

149 And if you are a grand-child and your cousin is a great-grand-child, then you are First Cousins Once Removed
Posted by: Chuck C at March 29, 2026 10:40 PM (D0HYP)

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Who even knows this shit?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 29, 2026 10:41 PM (JkO4W)

150 I'm my own grandpa.
Posted by: Willie Nelson

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🤪

Posted by: runner at March 29, 2026 10:42 PM (GD0B3)

151 81 Just curious. What level of cousin are you if you share a great grandfather?
Posted by: nerdygirl at March 29, 2026 10:20 PM (0Htd1)

First cousin twice removed?
One of the ONT Cobs posted a cousins tree a few weeks ago.

Posted by: Joemarine at March 29, 2026 10:42 PM (y171U)

152 None of you saved the Cousin Explainer thing Weird Dave shared a few weeks ago???

Posted by: it's like I don't know you people at March 29, 2026 10:42 PM (ULPxl)

153 I think that hot dog thing must be a prank to see if you can get people to do stupid stuff.

Posted by: Ripley at March 29, 2026 10:43 PM (PTDkx)

154 Good way to not be compared to Peart -- play a song from the first album!

Agreed. And Ged's voice coaching definitely helped too, that's the best he's sounded since R30 in 2004.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 29, 2026 10:43 PM (84SEz)

155 So it's possible, if pairs of half-siblings marry, to have a "double half cousin."

Posted by: mikeski tunes up his banjo at March 29, 2026 10:38 PM (VHUov

Too much screen time.

I read that as doable half cousin.
I guess you could have both.

It'd be fun to use that ancestry website on people in muslim countries. The inter-twining would be fascinating.

Posted by: Stateless - Day 10 of 14 or so - extreme dog care at March 29, 2026 10:43 PM (Sco7b)

156 74 Somehow, those 7-11 hotdogs on the rollers, that've been there for weeks, don't look so bad now.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

My sister worked at a gas station store that had those. There were people who would come in just before closing because they liked hot dogs that had been cooked to the point of being leathery.

Posted by: nerdygirl at March 29, 2026 10:44 PM (0Htd1)

157 Key feature of visiting cousins in Montreal: arguments about who was related to whom.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 29, 2026 10:44 PM (RIvkX)

158 It'd be fun to use that ancestry website on people in muslim countries. The inter-twining would be fascinating.
Posted by: Stateless

If your family tree looks like a DNA helix, your DNA probably doesn't.

Posted by: mikeski spins right round at March 29, 2026 10:45 PM (VHUov)

159 I am calling the 72 day rule on those remains because the church, upon finding the grave, called in a guy who has been searching for D’Artagnan's grave. He has a vested interest in the matter.
Posted by: Anna Puma

Maybe they can make it into the new Oak Island.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 29, 2026 10:45 PM (/lPRQ)

160 Chuck Norris married his first cousin in Oregon...and nobody said anything.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 29, 2026 10:45 PM (Riz8t)

161 I got a line of double cousins from my dad's paternal grandparents. Great grandpa's sister married great grandma's brother. For whatever reason, we'd long since lost track of that line and it only came up when I traced it out on Ancestry.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at March 29, 2026 10:45 PM (/HDaX)

162 My grandparents on my Dad’s side went through WWII in the Netherlands. Grandma said in the cities rats were sold for 5 Guilders, or about a dollar and 25 cents in 1945 money. That’s hungry!

Posted by: Van down by the river at March 29, 2026 10:45 PM (uJCIG)

163 Pharaohs married their sisters. And look what happened to them, all died out!

Posted by: runner at March 29, 2026 10:45 PM (GD0B3)

164 Ketchup, mayo, and relish....
Posted by: OrangeEnt
I think that's thousand island dressing.
Posted by: nerdygirl at March 29, 2026 10:41 PM (0Htd1)

Or, Cane's.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 29, 2026 10:47 PM (1Ff7Z)

165 Chicago hot dog is acceptable.
Their so-called deep dish pizza is pure marketing rip off garbage.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 29, 2026 10:47 PM (/lPRQ)

166 Thanks, Doof. Anyhow, I wouldn't ever date someone who had the same last name as me. Creepy.

Posted by: nerdygirl at March 29, 2026 10:48 PM (0Htd1)

167 163 Pharaohs married their sisters. And look what happened to them, all died out!

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It was those damn Beatles!

Posted by: Sam the Sham at March 29, 2026 10:48 PM (JkO4W)

168 A hot dog roasted over a campfire needs no condiment.
****

Or bun. Eat it right off the roasting fork.

Posted by: clarence at March 29, 2026 10:48 PM (bbCED)

169 Doof, as much as it disgusted me, I will say that the addition of the hot dog video is driving engagement in the comments, which is the purpose of the content, meaning it was a successful addition to tonight's ONT.

Posted by: tankdemon at March 29, 2026 10:49 PM (GD7iS)

170 "Key feature of visiting cousins in Montreal: arguments about who was related to whom.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 29, 2026 10:44 PM (RIvkX)"

Even with the Drouin Collection, it gets messy.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at March 29, 2026 10:49 PM (/HDaX)

171 NEWS 🚨: Astronomers say the surge of large fireball events worldwide recently "warrants serious investigation"'
About a dozen of the biggest are all coming from the same place in space.

Klendathu?
Posted by: Don Black at March 29, 2026 10:16 PM (ZxPkt)

Quick, we must consult with Hans Zarkov!

Posted by: Kindltot at March 29, 2026 10:49 PM (rbvCR)

172 Or bun. Eat it right off the roasting fork.
Posted by: clarence at March 29, 2026 10:48 PM (bbCED)

Ooh, how hoity-toity! We just picked up sticks from the ground.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 29, 2026 10:49 PM (1Ff7Z)

173 I've read that 3rd or 4th cousins are a kind of optimal relationship for human breeding. It's a pretty low inbreeding coefficient and you have some common traits that can be reinforced.

Though in my case the cousins I've met are basically Cro-Magnons. I mean, useful when fighting a clan of Neandertals but not much use in 2026.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at March 29, 2026 10:49 PM (qwx/I)

174 If your family tree looks like a DNA helix, your DNA probably doesn't.
Posted by: mikeski spins right round at March 29, 2026 10:45 PM (VHUov

Lol. Thank you. That was funny.

Related to this topic, for anyone interested who haven't seen it, there's an episode of X-Files, now on PlutoTV, called 'Home'. It was great!

Fox only aired it once. Not for the squeamish....

Posted by: Stateless - Day 10 of 14 or so - extreme dog care at March 29, 2026 10:50 PM (Sco7b)

175 "Good way to not be compared to Peart -- play a song from the first album!"

Agreed. And Ged's voice coaching definitely helped too, that's the best he's sounded since R30 in 2004.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 29, 2026 10:43 PM (84SEz)

Her tom fills were very Neil-ish. She's very talented. Looking forward to seeing stuff like 2112 and YYZ -- they HAVE to play those!!

I'm very curious as to how much of the heavy prog stuff they'll play and other stuff with weird time signatures. By Tor, Cygnus, Natural Science, Xanadu.

Hard to believe this is actually happening.

Posted by: Doof at March 29, 2026 10:50 PM (QMAsf)

176 168 A hot dog roasted over a campfire needs no condiment.
****

Or bun. Eat it right off the roasting fork.
Posted by: clarence at March 29, 2026 10:48 PM (bbCED)

Roasting fork? You didn't just whittle a stick into a skewer?

Posted by: tankdemon at March 29, 2026 10:51 PM (GD7iS)

177 Quick, we must consult with Hans Zarkov!

I haven’t changed!

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 29, 2026 10:51 PM (EXyHK)

178 Doof, as much as it disgusted me, I will say that the addition of the hot dog video is driving engagement in the comments, which is the purpose of the content, meaning it was a successful addition to tonight's ONT.
Posted by: tankdemon at March 29, 2026 10:49 PM (GD7iS)

I get paid the same regardless of the number of comments my threads get!

Posted by: Doof at March 29, 2026 10:53 PM (QMAsf)

179 For Palm Sunday:

Hosanna - Jesus Christ Superstar (1970 album version)
https://youtu.be/wsKLXFlhk7s

For all its many faults, Jesus Christ Superstar had some great bits. Of course, it had the best source material.

I’ve always thought, the great thing about Jesus saying the stones themselves would cry out (Luke 19:40) is, he wasn’t just speaking metaphorically. It was one of the most powerful moments in history. However superficial and fickle the mobs turned out to be later.
❤️✝️

Fun trivia: I was DJ'ing at WBeloitCollegeRadio (mighty 5 watts at 88.1FM, could be heard in Rockford when the wind was right) when the station manager handed me the original boxed Jesus Christ Superstar album, complete with all the background promo on the performers and writers and production. We had West Coast connections in those days. I was, I'd bet, the first to play the album on Midwest radio. FWIW.

Wish I'd kept the promo package, but we respected the station library in those great days. I loved thumbing through the record collection - it had everything, all genres. A few years later, the station had been taken over and the library ransacked by snot-nosed vermin youngsters.

Siiiigh.

Posted by: mindful webworker - if your TV dial (!) was tuned just right, you could pick us up on channel 6 at March 29, 2026 10:54 PM (jrd4M)

180 I get paid the same regardless of the number of comments my threads get!
Posted by: Doof at March 29, 2026 10:53 PM (QMAsf)

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Laugh, sure, but I hear the dental plan is outstanding.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 29, 2026 10:55 PM (JkO4W)

181 63 No one is making hot dog like that. Audrey looks lovely, as always and Mr. Grant is very dapper. Hard to believe he was a song and dance man named Archie Leach.
Posted by: huerfano at March 29, 2026 10:17 PM (98kQX)

Wasn't he a circus acrobat at one point?

Posted by: tankdemon at March 29, 2026 10:55 PM (GD7iS)

182 I worked for a man who married his first cousin. Italian-American from Arthur Avenue, Bronx. They agreed before the marriage not to have children, but did adopt two. They were very happy together.

Posted by: Clemente Bruno at March 29, 2026 10:55 PM (oftw2)

183 I read that they had to eat tulip bulbs due to starvation.
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So a diet of onions after all the onions run out?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 29, 2026 10:56 PM (/lPRQ)

184 Wasn't he a circus acrobat at one point?
Posted by: tankdemon at March 29, 2026 10:55 PM (GD7iS)

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Liberace said he might as well be one.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 29, 2026 10:57 PM (JkO4W)

185 Posters have been roasting Cenk Uyghur on X for bragging that his grandparents were first cousins.

Most common reply - “Obviously.”

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 29, 2026 10:59 PM (ZPDpH)

186 Evenin’, All.

Posted by: Bulg at March 29, 2026 10:59 PM (77rzZ)

187 Where I grew up, there was a local Podunk radio station that was interesting and very useful, as it was the best way to hear if school was canceled because of snow. I remember the announcer advertising ladies clothes at some upscale shop. He pronounced Givenchy as Ja-Vench-Knee. Accent on the second syllable.

Posted by: All Ladies Clothes Half-Off at March 29, 2026 11:00 PM (oftw2)

188 Virginia has cousin marriage, but not WEST Virginia? Yeah, I'm surprised.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 29, 2026 10:24 PM (Riz8t)

Cousin marriage is often a mechanism to avoid breaking up estates, or losing land through out-marriage dowries and inheritance. Virginia had the large, landed estate class which sought to maintain their lands and fortunes, and West Virginia generally were small holders who either had little to nothing, or might improve by marriage.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 29, 2026 11:02 PM (rbvCR)

189 Wish I'd kept the promo package, but we respected the station library in those great days. I loved thumbing through the record collection - it had everything, all genres. A few years later, the station had been taken over and the library ransacked by snot-nosed vermin youngsters.

Siiiigh.
Posted by: mindful webworker - if your TV dial (!) was tuned just right, you could pick us up on channel 6 at March 29, 2026 10:54 PM (jrd4M)

Loved that album, mindful! Played it til I memorized it, Weber and Rices best work.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 29, 2026 11:03 PM (ZPDpH)

190 Top pic is my favorite type. I love it when the mountains come out of the sky-they stand there!

Posted by: In A Roundabout Way at March 29, 2026 11:03 PM (oftw2)

191 118 Sorry I'm late, I was looking for a Kit Kat.
Posted by: tankdemon

That's just what the person who pulled off the big Kit Kat heist would say!
Posted by: mindful webworker - the effective detective at March 29, 2026 10:28 PM (jrd4M)

Shhhhh!!!!

Posted by: tankdemon at March 29, 2026 11:03 PM (GD7iS)

192 They were all working on their campfire badges.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at March 29, 2026 10:30 PM (vrNzf)

When all else fails, make sure you include a road flare in your firemaking kit.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 29, 2026 11:04 PM (rbvCR)

193 Btw love the mystery click - on of the best driving songs ever written!

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 29, 2026 11:05 PM (ZPDpH)

194 40 That hot dog blender fried whatsit is disgusting. WTF were they thinking?
Posted by: Don Black at March 29, 2026 10:12 PM (ZxPkt)

We're supposed to bring appetizers to wife's family's Easter dinner (~30+ people). She was wondering what to bring......

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 29, 2026 11:06 PM (QGaXH)

195 I’ve read that, based on studies in Iceland, 2d-cousin marriage is the optimal kind of breeding for genetic fitness.

Posted by: Bulg at March 29, 2026 11:06 PM (77rzZ)

196 I'm not looking to bang cousins. My family tree is sufficiently scary to deter lust even if there were not other reasons to not knock boots with near relatives. But I don't get how people accept Genesis's account, which clearly involves relatives getting it on, as everyone came from 2 people, but get so weirded out about modern cousin love.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at March 29, 2026 11:06 PM (82lx3)

197 Posters have been roasting Cenk Uyghur on X for bragging that his grandparents were first cousins.

Most common reply - “Obviously.”

==

marrying your first cousin did wonders for ishlam !

Posted by: runner at March 29, 2026 11:07 PM (GD0B3)

198 I’ve read that, based on studies in Iceland, 2d-cousin marriage is the optimal kind of breeding for genetic fitness.
Posted by: Bulg

On the other six-fingered hand, Iceland is really big on bringing in outsiders for genetic diversity. Not just to have a slave underclass like all the other muslim-importers in Europe.

Posted by: mikeski at March 29, 2026 11:09 PM (VHUov)

199 Hotdogs

Hotdog one minute in the microwave

Bun 10 seconds in the microwave

Mustard , Mayo , onion , sweet relish in the bun:

Add Hotdog.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 29, 2026 11:10 PM (V4IXI)

200 That hotdog video... why, oh why, would someone even need to complicate hotdogs like that?

"Everybody's so creative!"

Gag.

Howdy, horde!

Love the Audrey Hepburn style content, Piper! Thanks.

Posted by: JQ at March 29, 2026 11:10 PM (rdVOm)

201 I was attracted to one first cousin. She's very much on my wavelength and I think the feeling's mutual. We enjoyed hanging around together, though we didn't date or marry.

Posted by: I Found My Perfect Match, Though at March 29, 2026 11:11 PM (oftw2)

202 But I don't get how people accept Genesis's account, which clearly involves relatives getting it on, as everyone came from 2 people, but get so weirded out about modern cousin love.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls

And the world's family tree necked down to a single pair again with Noah's family, when everyone else but him and his wife and kids got drowneded.

I guess G-d planned it that way, so the genetics worked out better back then than they do now.

Posted by: mikeski at March 29, 2026 11:12 PM (VHUov)

203 We're supposed to bring appetizers to wife's family's Easter dinner (~30+ people). She was wondering what to bring......
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 29, 2026 11:06 PM (QGaXH)

Riga Gold Brislings in tomato sauce, mashed and spread on rusks.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 29, 2026 11:12 PM (rbvCR)

204 The guy fixing the breaker box...dude loves his job. You can feel the passion. I knew it when he referred to the breaker box as "she".

Oh, and about the First Cousin matrimony listing of states. You knew Georgia was on there. They still had Common Law Marriage up to 1997. And, there's proof that West Virginia gets a bad rap.

Posted by: Orson at March 29, 2026 11:12 PM (dIske)

205 Wasn't the marriages back in the days of Kings and Queens sort of arranged to keep the blood lines intact by marrying within the family? As time passed the knowledge of it not being a good idea became apparent they stopped the ritual?

Posted by: Case at March 29, 2026 11:12 PM (pvf3X)

206 All this cousin marriage reminds me of The Hills Have Eyes.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at March 29, 2026 11:16 PM (V4IXI)

207 Further reading on Operation Mana/Chow Hound

https://tinyurl.com/kudtdad2

The RAF and USAAF dropped 10,000 tons of food for the starving Dutch.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 29, 2026 11:17 PM (2GVsD)

208
Thanks, Doof. Anyhow, I wouldn't ever date someone who had the same last name as me. Creepy.
Posted by: nerdygirl

I know a man and a woman with the same last name who got married. To top it off, his name is Patrick and hers was Patricia.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 29, 2026 11:18 PM (Cqx++)

209
And the world's family tree necked down to a single pair again with Noah's family, when everyone else but him and his wife and kids got drowneded.

I guess G-d planned it that way, so the genetics worked out better back then than they do now.
Posted by: mikeski at March 29, 2026 11:12 PM (VHUov)

Not just humans, but all the animals saved by the Arc. The whole world is just one inbred lion chasing a half a tard zebra while twitchy human takes a picture.

I think maybe the Space Aliens are here for entertainment purposes.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at March 29, 2026 11:19 PM (w/O5Q)

210 Oh looky, something for Doof. Live footage from Rush with the new drummer Anika. Yup, they're in good hands.

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

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 29, 2026 11:19 PM (snZF9)

211 205 Wasn't the marriages back in the days of Kings and Queens sort of arranged to keep the blood lines intact by marrying within the family? As time passed the knowledge of it not being a good idea became apparent they stopped the ritual?

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Not since the Ptolemaic Dynasty of Egypt.

Maybe the Assyrians.

Fucking Assyrians.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 29, 2026 11:19 PM (JkO4W)

212 I am calling the 72 day rule on those remains because the church, upon finding the grave, called in a guy who has been searching for D’Artagnan's grave. He has a vested interest in the matter.
Posted by: Anna Puma

The men in vestments called in a man with a vested interest, hoping that the man in the grave wasn't buried in a vest. The people keeping tabs are hoping he was buried in a tabard.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 29, 2026 11:20 PM (S/Y4j)

213 Sunday ONT supplement

☛Lone Ranger Atomic Bomb ring… actually a spinthariscope containing radioactive Polonium-210…
(X - h/t Blazingcatfur)
https://bit.ly/4cid9Pl

☛The single most Texan human being
(X vid 2:38 - h/t IOTWreport)
https://bit.ly/4diwguz

☛I started a towel war at a hotel
(vid 1:17 h/t IOTWreport)
youtu.be/8GR5vitGJk8

ICYMI, latest silly Mindful Webwork illustration
☛What Are We Protesting?
https://bit.ly/no-kinks

Posted by: mindful webworker - like and subscribe at March 29, 2026 11:21 PM (jrd4M)

214 Wasn't the marriages back in the days of Kings and Queens sort of arranged to keep the blood lines intact by marrying within the family? As time passed the knowledge of it not being a good idea became apparent they stopped the ritual?
Posted by: Case

It kept the warring to a minimum. If the Earl of Sandwich sent a daughter to the Count of Hotdog to marry one of his sons every couple generations, the Count wouldn't start eyeing the Earl's lands.

Posted by: mikeski at March 29, 2026 11:21 PM (VHUov)

215 I get paid the same regardless of the number of comments my threads get!
Posted by: Doof at March 29, 2026 10:53 PM (QMAsf)

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Laugh, sure, but I hear the dental plan is outstanding.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 29, 2026 10:55 PM (JkO4W)

Is it string and a doorknob, or has it been upgraded to use fishing line?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 29, 2026 11:22 PM (S/Y4j)

216 200 That hotdog video... why, oh why, would someone even need to complicate hotdogs like that?

"Everybody's so creative!"

Gag.

Posted by: JQ at March 29, 2026 11:10 PM (rdVOm)
_________________________

Generation Z is a hoot. They seem to be a generation that wants to stand out as unique and contributory...so they make crap like those hotdog patties. Almost weekly you can find some "new" thing that they come up with, which is just re-branding of something invented decades ago (tents was my favorite so far). Their food recipes are voluminous and usually fail in that they aren't interested in the food. They focus on appearance and process. No substance...no quality. Just gimmicks.

Posted by: Orson at March 29, 2026 11:25 PM (dIske)

217 210: Heh! I think Doof posted that earlier. I'll be interested in how she does with Xanadu or Tom Sawyer. I'm sure she'll be fine. Musicians figure it out. The good ones anyway.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 29, 2026 11:25 PM (sAmhv)

218 I hear the dental plan is outstanding.
Posted by: Cicero

Is that still true since Nevergiveup abandoned the ship?

Posted by: mindful webworker - Ike the barber and discount dentristy at March 29, 2026 11:26 PM (jrd4M)

219 Oh looky, something for Doof. Live footage from Rush with the new drummer Anika. Yup, they're in good hands.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndDKhJkMuYw
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 29, 2026 11:19 PM (snZF9)

Ian posted that upthread a little while ago. Agreed - they chose well!

I dialed up La Villa Strangiato a little while ago. Very much hoping that makes into their live set this year.

Posted by: Doof at March 29, 2026 11:27 PM (QMAsf)

220 211 205 Wasn't the marriages back in the days of Kings and Queens sort of arranged to keep the blood lines intact by marrying within the family? As time passed the knowledge of it not being a good idea became apparent they stopped the ritual?

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Not since the Ptolemaic Dynasty of Egypt.

Maybe the Assyrians.

Fucking Assyrians.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 29, 2026 11:19 PM (JkO4W)

_______________________________

To this day (around the Nubian Penninsula of Egypt) the consanguinity ratio (that's second cousins or closer) is just north of 80%.

I'd like to see someone gain some marbles and present a bill to parliament in the UK disallowing marriages of first cousins just to see heads explode. Their birth defects rate went up significantly over the last two decades. It's not hard to guess why.

Posted by: Orson at March 29, 2026 11:30 PM (dIske)

221 @forallcurious
·
1h
James Webb officially detected a molecule called dimethyl sulfide on an alien world.

This molecule is produced exclusively by marine life on Earth.

Posted by: Don Black at March 29, 2026 11:31 PM (ZxPkt)

222 Jane’s Addiction. Yes!!

I love the at band, saw them in concert many times. Also Porno for Pyros, aka Jane’s Addiction Dos..

Posted by: Heroq at March 29, 2026 11:31 PM (uDDWT)

223 218 Is Nevergiveup no longer part of the Horde?

Posted by: Bulg at March 29, 2026 11:32 PM (77rzZ)

224
He will always be a part of the Horde.

Posted by: fourseasons at March 29, 2026 11:33 PM (3ek7K)

225 James Webb officially detected a molecule called dimethyl sulfide on an alien world.

This molecule is produced exclusively by marine life on Earth.

Hasn't it been found in comets as well? If so there is some non biological means it can be proceeded.

Posted by: 18-1 at March 29, 2026 11:33 PM (sKqQm)

226 I don't get how people accept Genesis's account, which clearly involves relatives getting it on, as everyone came from 2 people…
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls

Well, there were those folks in the Land of Nod that Cain married into…🫨 (Gen 4:16-17)

Posted by: mindful webworker - Ike the barber and discount dentristy at March 29, 2026 11:33 PM (jrd4M)

227 Sabine Hossenfelder was noting on her youtube that there was a lot of evidence for life in the recent findings, but it's all maybe 65%-conclusive. They don't want to report alien life and get proven wrong on any one case, as was done on Venus.
But with about 50 planets each 65%-conclusive, those odds are high that at least one has life.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 29, 2026 11:35 PM (gKWVE)

228 Not just humans, but all the animals saved by the Arc. The whole world is just one inbred lion chasing a half a tard zebra while twitchy human takes a picture.

I think maybe the Space Aliens are here for entertainment purposes.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at March 29, 2026 11:19 PM (w/O5Q)

You're the retarded offspring of five monkeys having butt sex with a fish-squirrel! Congratulations!

Posted by: Biology with Mr. Garrison at March 29, 2026 11:35 PM (TbWk/)

229 cruised at 75. 18.1mpg. It doesn't freaking care, 1200rpm, or 2,000 rpm, 18.1mpg.
Posted by: BifBewalski
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You aren't depending on the lie-o-meter reading on the overhead, are you?
On mine, it's the eternal optimist, showing 1.5-3 mpg better than I calculate using pump readings and odometer mileage.
On my 6.7, chipped & deleted, long bed 3500 4 door SRW, empty bed, keeping it 1200-1400 rpm, I get 18.5-19.5 mpg. Everything else lowers it, all the way down to 13 when I'm hauling the small travel.trailer at 70-75 mph.

Posted by: buddhaha at March 29, 2026 11:35 PM (rJ+qD)

230 Oh well, seems like anybody can marry whoever or whatever they want to these days. None of my business.

Posted by: Case at March 29, 2026 11:37 PM (pvf3X)

231 Evening all,

We have a launch in the morning.

SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Transporter 16
SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: March 30, 2025
Launch Time: 4:02 a.m. PDT (1102 UTC, 13:02 CEST)

https://youtu.be/dreQumHRroA

Posted by: Joyenz at March 29, 2026 11:38 PM (2F0/Y)

232 A too-narrow gene pool is likely a big factor in why we're east africans and not neanderthals (or denisovans, for the east asians amongst us).
The Neanderthals and the Denisovans had Eurasia all to themselves for six hundred thousand years and did nothing with it. They even had their own warm Holocene in the "Eemian" 120000 years ago.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 29, 2026 11:38 PM (gKWVE)

233 @FoxNews
·
1h
PRESIDENT TRUMP: "We're doing extremely well in that negotiation, but you never know with Iran because we negotiate with them, and then we always have to blow them up."

Posted by: Don Black at March 29, 2026 11:39 PM (ZxPkt)

234 Oh well, seems like anybody can marry whoever or whatever they want to these days. None of my business.
Posted by: Case

Decades of perverts, paving the way for us!

Posted by: AI sexbots at March 29, 2026 11:40 PM (VHUov)

235 Just throwing this out there:

In 2014, an Indian man named Udesh Mahto, who treated his pet monkey Ramu like an adopted son, hosted a wedding for his two monkeys (Ramu and Ramdulari) in Bihar, with guests celebrating the union.

__________________________________

I wonder where they were registered for gifts.

Posted by: Orson at March 29, 2026 11:41 PM (dIske)

236
I'm looking forward to some of the newer space telescope/instruments that are supposed to be launched in the next few years. They'll be able to get a lot more details about exoplanet atmospheres and all that.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at March 29, 2026 11:41 PM (w6EFb)

237 221 @forallcurious
·
1h
James Webb officially detected a molecule called dimethyl sulfide on an alien world.

This molecule is produced exclusively by marine life on Earth.
Posted by: Don Black at March 29, 2026 11:31 PM (ZxPkt)

Damn.... caught us...

So long! and thanks for the fish!

Posted by: Dolphins at March 29, 2026 11:41 PM (mP0Kj)

238 seems like anybody can marry whoever or whatever they want to these days. None of my business.
Posted by: Case

They never did let me marry Claudia Schiffer in 1991, the bastards.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 29, 2026 11:41 PM (gKWVE)

239 1h
PRESIDENT TRUMP: "We're doing extremely well in that negotiation, but you never know with Iran because we negotiate with them, and then we always have to blow them up."

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The man knows how to play his hand.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 29, 2026 11:42 PM (JkO4W)

240 Heh! I think Doof posted that earlier. I'll be interested in how she does with Xanadu or Tom Sawyer. I'm sure she'll be fine. Musicians figure it out. The good ones anyway.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 29, 2026 11:25 PM (sAmhv)

I didn't see it. I don't back track often, lol. I just happened to it in the side bar on you tube while I was flipping through rush songs since my frigging bass player wanted me to learn Dreamline for some frigging reason, and thought oooh doof needs to see this. I think she'll be fine. It will have to take her a little bit to learn all the toys Peart played with, chimes, blocks, etc, but she'll be ok. The very first thing I noticed about her in her personal vids from months ago is how she uses her wrists. She has a shit ton of control.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 29, 2026 11:45 PM (snZF9)

241
I love how President Trump says what he thinks.

No weasely words from him.

Posted by: fourseasons at March 29, 2026 11:45 PM (3ek7K)

242 1h
PRESIDENT TRUMP: "We're doing extremely well in that negotiation, but you never know with Iran because we negotiate with them, and then we always have to blow them up."

--------

The man knows how to play his hand.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 29, 2026 11:42 PM (JkO4W)

I wonder how well Mossad is coming with the splody Muslim prayer rugs.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 29, 2026 11:45 PM (S/Y4j)

243 word from Iran is that today (or yesterday already for them) was the biggest bombing day since the whole thing began

Posted by: runner at March 29, 2026 11:46 PM (GD0B3)

244 Not since the Ptolemaic Dynasty of Egypt.
Poster by Orson
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That close, yes, but take look at the degree of intermarriage among European royalty in the 18th and 19th Century. The Islamic tradition of cousin marriage has nothing on those relationships.

Posted by: buddhaha at March 29, 2026 11:50 PM (rJ+qD)

245 Good evening, I was going to say something but I've got to say, that hot dog looks somewhat obscene.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 29, 2026 11:53 PM (pUqS1)

246 I thought Sammy Cahn did the lyrics for Charade, but the song is a Mancini/Mercer composition. It's a good movie theme song.

Posted by: We Came On Next To Closing at March 29, 2026 11:54 PM (oftw2)

247 I was going to place this on the g thread but didn't want to piss anybody off.

Kinetic projectile related:
3m
Trump: U.S. negotiation with Iran is doing "extremely well, but you never know with Iran, because we negotiate with them, and then we always have to blow them up.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 29, 2026 11:54 PM (pUqS1)

248 Looking back now, after a Fist Full of Dollars, Trump is on a roll tonight.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 29, 2026 11:55 PM (pUqS1)

249 243 word from Iran is that today (or yesterday already for them) was the biggest bombing day since the whole thing began
Posted by: runner
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And Israel turned their lights out without damaging the system. So...it's not only the weather.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 29, 2026 11:57 PM (pUqS1)

250 Iranian reports say Hassan Hasanzadeh, commander of the IRGC’s Mohammad Rasul‑Allah Corps, responsible for security around Tehran and suppression of unrest, was killed in an Israeli airstrike today.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 29, 2026 11:58 PM (pUqS1)

251 > 29 Who knew the Alaskan Highway was just a one lane road.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 29, 2026 10:09 PM (/lPRQ)

It's not. It's always been two lanes at a minimum.

It's also all paved nowadays, so that's either an old picture or a picture of some other highway (possibly in Alaska.... there are plenty of unpaved highways here, but the Alcan isn't one of them).

It was all unpaved when I came up as a whippersnapper going on 50 years ago. It was a real adventure back then.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 30, 2026 12:00 AM (IG3/x)

252 The very first thing I noticed about her in her personal vids from months ago is how she uses her wrists. She has a shit ton of control.
Posted by: Berserker

Reminds me of Baard Kolstad from Leprous. Dude is so loose I'm surprised he isn't launching drumsticks everywhere.

"Drum playthough" vids, cued up to the better parts:

https://youtu.be/nj6fM2KpyOA?t=146
https://youtu.be/m1vzTamSFz8?t=237

'Ette bonus..... drumming shirtless:

https://youtu.be/kSGWhJtU238?t=126

Posted by: mikeski at March 30, 2026 12:00 AM (VHUov)

253 41 > Believe it or not, there are currently SEVENTEEN states where first cousins can legally marry.
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I'll just note, for the record, West Virginia is NOT on that list.

Fucking heathens.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 29, 2026 10:12 PM (AkEZC)

Interestingly, I have recently read that cosmopolitan NYC has more consanguinity than Appalachia. Photos of mutant-looking men can be attributed to malnutrition, and "laziness" to malaria. In other words, the most negative parts of the "hillbilly" stereotype are an ignorant prejudice of sheltered cityfolk who need to get out of their (inbred) borough and see the wider world.

Posted by: SciVo at March 30, 2026 12:01 AM (Sy6m/)

254 > That close, yes, but take look at the degree of intermarriage among European royalty in the 18th and 19th Century.
Posted by: buddhaha at March 29, 2026 11:50 PM (rJ+qD)

As I recall, the last Spanish Habsburg was the son of uncle and niece, but due to all the other inbreeding they were actually genetically closer than a normal brother and sister.

The dude had problems. Lots of problems. Which, of course, were blamed on witchcraft rather than a couple of hundred years of uncle fucking.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 30, 2026 12:03 AM (IG3/x)

255 'Ette bonus..... drumming shirtless:

https://youtu.be/kSGWhJtU238?t=126
Posted by: mikeski
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Miss read your statement.
yuck

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 30, 2026 12:03 AM (pUqS1)

256 Need clarification

My grandmother was married to a completely unrelated man. Her brother married a completely unrelated woman. Are his granddaughters my cousins....

Posted by: Lord Percy at March 30, 2026 12:06 AM (T8RPZ)

257 >> On the other six-fingered hand, Iceland is really big on bringing in outsiders for genetic diversity.
Posted by: mikeski at March 29, 2026 11:09 PM (VHUov)

Icelandic women have long been known for being..."friendly" to visitors, for that very reason, ,often with the tacit consent of their husbands.

There's a reason why our soldiers and airmen called Reykjavik "Break Ya Dick". Hospitable place.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 30, 2026 12:07 AM (IG3/x)

258 > I'll just note, for the record, West Virginia is NOT on that list.

I believe New York is the only state where you can (under some circumstances) marry your uncle.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 30, 2026 12:08 AM (IG3/x)

259 Sleep stuff is kicking in. Too bad.

There's a nice Chinese zombie movie called 'The Sadness' on Shudder. Pretty messed up. It's great. I'll watch it all tomorrow.

My friends cat is resting so comfortably. I feel kind of bad tossing her outside. Snowflake has been here most of the day. I bought and gave her flea medication today, with my friends' approval.

I'd suck as a liberal working to get kids body parts chopped off without parental knowledge.

In any event, we have determined that cats sleeping on laps make any movie, no matter how f'ed up, less scary. More research is planned...

Good night.

Posted by: Stateless - Day 10 of 14 or so - extreme dog care at March 30, 2026 12:08 AM (Sco7b)

260 On my 6.7, chipped & deleted, long bed 3500 4 door SRW, empty bed, keeping it 1200-1400 rpm, I get 18.5-19.5 mpg. Everything else lowers it, all the way down to 13 when I'm hauling the small travel.trailer at 70-75 mph.
Posted by: buddhaha
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35 to 40 mph? How do you stand it?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 30, 2026 12:10 AM (pUqS1)

261 'Ette bonus..... drumming shirtless:
Posted by: mikeski

Miss read your statement.
yuck
Posted by: Braenyard

Sorry. Bonus for the 'ettes. I don't know of any 'ettes who are professional drummers.

Posted by: mikeski at March 30, 2026 12:11 AM (VHUov)

262 Didn't Iceland cure mental retardation by terminating all of those pregnancies or am I thinking of another Scandinavian adjacent territory? I dunno.

Happy Sunday, the eve of more Trumpian times, gosh it is great to be alive. My taxes are done. I am enjoying a double Chivas.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 30, 2026 12:15 AM (0nHVk)

263 >> I don't know of any 'ettes who are professional drummers.
Posted by: mikeski
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It would have been......interesting.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 30, 2026 12:16 AM (pUqS1)

264 I saw that Saudi Arabia has got an oil pipeline open that bypasses the Strait of Hormuse.

Posted by: Case at March 30, 2026 12:16 AM (pvf3X)

265 Wasn't the marriages back in the days of Kings and Queens sort of arranged to keep the blood lines intact by marrying within the family? As time passed the knowledge of it not being a good idea became apparent they stopped the ritual?
Posted by: Case at March 29, 2026 11:12 PM (pvf3X)

Tell it the Hapsburgs, if you can find any.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at March 30, 2026 12:16 AM (ZVgZ4)

266 Congrats, Debby!

I'm still sorting papers for tax app't... ugh...

Posted by: JQ at March 30, 2026 12:19 AM (rdVOm)

267 WTAF IS THAT HOT DOG MONSTROSITY?!?!?

There are SO MANY things wrong with it, starting with it seems a lot like (but more complicated than) that thing where you crushed up crackers (were they matzo?) and then made dough with the crumbs and made it into ... a cracker or some sh**. Just WITF are you boiling the buns, then adding bread crumbs to the mixture? And the video goes a full minute more after he says "goodbye."

Can we please start issuing Letters of Marque for this kind of crap? Let people hunt these folks down and, at minimum, remove them from the internet. Permanently. Ugh.

Posted by: GWB at March 30, 2026 12:23 AM (x9vBb)

268 249 243 word from Iran is that today (or yesterday already for them) was the biggest bombing day since the whole thing began
Posted by: runner

Trump is using this talk about negotiations to cover up a lot of shit that is going down.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 30, 2026 12:24 AM (ZPDpH)

269 "Kill the imposter syndrome in your head.

"Because not only is there someone out there doing it worse than you, they’re also using AI to do it."

-- I love aphorisms

Posted by: Kindltot at March 30, 2026 12:25 AM (rbvCR)

270 Hello, Horde! 😊💕

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 30, 2026 12:25 AM (SRRAx)

271 Tell it the Hapsburgs, if you can find any.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at March 30, 2026 12:16 AM (ZVgZ4)

Some of them turned up in Canada recently; they’ve been hiding out there since the end of WW1.
They’re still incredibly wealthy.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 30, 2026 12:26 AM (ZPDpH)

272 word from Iran is that today (or yesterday already for them) was the biggest bombing day since the whole thing began
Posted by: runner

Trump is using this talk about negotiations to cover up a lot of shit that is going down.
Posted by: Tom Servo

He's doing the meme.

Muslim wacko: I will blow shit up!
Pres BHO: Let's negotiate.....

Muslim wacko: I will blow shit up!
Pres Autopen: Let's negotiate.....

Pres Trump: I will blow shit up!
Muslim wacko: Let's negotiate.....

Posted by: mikeski at March 30, 2026 12:27 AM (VHUov)

273
word from Iran is that today (or yesterday already for them) was the biggest bombing day since the whole thing began
Posted by: runner

Sending or receiving?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 30, 2026 12:27 AM (Cqx++)

274
244 ... . The Islamic tradition of cousin marriage has nothing on those relationships.

Well, there's this:

http://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and -africa/21693632-marriage-between-close-relatives -much-too-common-keeping-it-family

(remove spaces before '-' at end of lines)

The birth-defect rate in Pakistan is as bad as Saudi Arabia, even among Pakistanis in England.

There is some evidence that marrying 1st cousins every 3 or more generations is usually not harmful ... but continuously doing it leads to the nightmare many Muslims are living.

There is some evidence that marrying 3rd cousins is slightly better than marrying non-relatives, but IIRC it is weak and the debate continues.

Posted by: Arbalest at March 30, 2026 12:28 AM (FlRtG)

275 That hot dog is an X rated euphemism.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 30, 2026 12:30 AM (pUqS1)

276 JQ, I hope that you feel this sense of relief soon, of course I'll probably get a letter or something from the IRS, didn't Trump campaign, at least back in 2016, on a simple postcard type return? People would love to hear that message right now, except for a lot of tax preparers. Taxes need not be this complicated at all.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 30, 2026 12:31 AM (0nHVk)

277 Time to shut it down, I guess. I'd like to sleep a full eight hours for once. I got woken up last night by the dog; something got his attention and he dutifully started sounding the alarm. I don't know what triggered it, but he's not prone to barking at anything and everything. Be well, Hordelings.

Posted by: PabloD at March 30, 2026 12:32 AM (8sD0/)

278 Piper, thank you for featuring Charade tonight!

Posted by: Slash Buzz at March 30, 2026 12:33 AM (FstDi)

279 The Huxley family did it and one other notable American family from the 19th century. Scientists, I think.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 30, 2026 12:34 AM (pUqS1)

280 I think it was Rick Perry that talked about a "postcard" tax return, way back when.

My mind keeps going back to the meme of the little boy, saying something like... "the gov *already knows* how much I make and how much I've paid, why don't they just send me a bill?"

But anyway-- everything's such a mess because I had to stash things where hubby couldn't access, when he was starting to *lose his mind* and sometimes it had to be done in a hurry-- ugh!

Posted by: JQ at March 30, 2026 12:36 AM (rdVOm)

281 JQ, I hope that you feel this sense of relief soon, of course I'll probably get a letter or something from the IRS, didn't Trump campaign, at least back in 2016, on a simple postcard type return? People would love to hear that message right now, except for a lot of tax preparers. Taxes need not be this complicated at all.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 30, 2026 12:31 AM (0nHVk)

I use H&R Block. I used the same agent there for years. I walk in, she has everything ready, I sign a few things and I'm out the door in 15 minutes. $3-400 later anyway, but I don't need to do math. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 30, 2026 12:38 AM (snZF9)

282 Israel, for the first time, is planning to propose to the Trump Administration the development of U.S. military bases on its soil, including the construction of new bases and the relocation of existing military bases in countries across the Middle East, senior officials tell Israel’s Channel 12
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That's going to be hot.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 30, 2026 12:39 AM (pUqS1)

283 The state I didn't see in the list is West Virginia.
But the setting for "Deliverance" IS there: Georgia.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 30, 2026 12:41 AM (HHRcx)

284 Yes, I use an HRBlock agent, too. Same gal for years.

2025 is just a mess due to the aforementioned f'd up situation with hubby and *loads* of retirement withdrawals for nursing home payment. Medical bills, etc etc etc.

It'll be alright once I find everything. LOL, got until Tuesday afternoon!

Posted by: JQ at March 30, 2026 12:42 AM (rdVOm)

285 That Alaska highway looks cool. I was watching some vids a few nights ago about motorcycle trips from alaska down to the lower 48. Some real nice scenery, but you might as well be on the moon. I would like to do it someday. I never thought about a bucket list, but I do have an urge to tour the US on a motorcycle. Huge time commitment though, and I'm not a ride in the rain person, so I can see some extended hotel stays. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 30, 2026 12:44 AM (snZF9)

286 That's some road up top. Who here represents Alaska? Is it tcn?

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 30, 2026 12:44 AM (F50AR)

287 Canvassers for republican candidates running in primaries are meeting hostility from registered republicans when knocking on their doors. Threats to call the police, sicking their dogs on them even threatening them being shot!

Posted by: exodus 21:22-25 at March 30, 2026 12:45 AM (EWnlc)

288 A pretty sparse comment section for almost 3 hours in. Anyway, we're headed to see the grandkids in Texas tomorrow, but it's a two-day drive. There is a Buc'ees on the way there, so I got that going for me.

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at March 30, 2026 12:45 AM (Risui)

289 word from Iran is that today (or yesterday already for them) was the biggest bombing day since the whole thing began
Posted by: runner

Trump is using this talk about negotiations to cover up a lot of shit that is going down.
Posted by: Tom Servo

It's all pretty amazing, since we ran out of munitions three weeks ago.

Posted by: Methos at March 30, 2026 12:46 AM (vSvIl)

290 A pretty sparse comment section for almost 3 hours in.
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry

Sorry, we're all trying to figure out if we're Kevin Bacon's sixth cousin or not.

Posted by: mikeski at March 30, 2026 12:47 AM (VHUov)

291 Companies aren't automatically sending out 1099 forms like they always did. I have to go chase them down online.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 30, 2026 12:49 AM (lkaN3)

292
But anyway-- everything's such a mess because I had to stash things where hubby couldn't access, when he was starting to *lose his mind* and sometimes it had to be done in a hurry-- ugh!
Posted by: JQ
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Friend of a friend's husband (self employed) passed away. About a year later she had settled down and was in the process of sorting out things.
She came across a cigar box with $100K. She got a little sentimental but it passed.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 30, 2026 12:49 AM (pUqS1)

293 @290 Even trump supporters here are confused about what we are doing.

Posted by: exodus 21:22-25 at March 30, 2026 12:50 AM (EWnlc)

294 Companies aren't automatically sending out 1099 forms like they always did. I have to go chase them down online.
Posted by: JM in Illinois

At some point, they opted you in to "paperless delivery."

Posted by: mikeski at March 30, 2026 12:52 AM (VHUov)

295 It's all pretty amazing, since we ran out of munitions three weeks ago.
Posted by: Methos at March 30, 2026 12:46 AM (vSvIl)

And Iran has blown up all the bases and sunk the aircraft carrier.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 30, 2026 12:52 AM (ZPDpH)

296 69 We aim to please here at Doof’s Sort Of Okay Emporium, LLC!
Posted by: Piper at March 29, 2026 10:14 PM (OoFl2)

I think you can have your own shell company now. All you need is a whelming name. What ya got?
Posted by: Doof at March 29, 2026 10:18 PM (QMAsf)

Idea: "Piper's Mostly Clothing Attire"

Posted by: SciVo at March 30, 2026 12:53 AM (Sy6m/)

297 Money tycoon Jimmy Rogers rode his motorcycle around the world.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 30, 2026 12:54 AM (pUqS1)

298 I love how President Trump says what he thinks.

No weasely words from him.

Posted by: fourseasons at March 29, 2026 11:45 PM (

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So do I. But my family has mild TDS. They must have loved President mumbles. Open borders, criminals, inflation...

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 30, 2026 12:54 AM (lkaN3)

299 Fairly certain I won't find any cigar box full o' cash.. hubby had a few hundred stashed, but he told me about it years ago.

It just sucks that everything has been chaos for several years and I've been s l o w l y 'sifting the ashes' but not nearly done yet.

Most days, I really hate my life.

Posted by: JQ at March 30, 2026 12:56 AM (rdVOm)

300 At some point, they opted you in to "paperless delivery."
Posted by: mikeski at March 30, 2026 12:52 AM (VHUov)

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Yeah, they did themselves a big favor. I'll have to check last year's taxes to see if i'm missing anything.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 30, 2026 12:58 AM (vzty+)

301 72 Ketchup, mayo, and relish. Maybe a slice of tomato, but no lettuce or cheese.
- - - - - -
aka Thousand Island dressing

Posted by: As Not Seen On TV at March 30, 2026 01:01 AM (CeBi/)

302 85 Winter camping without a fire? That's really roughing it.
Posted by: davidt at March 29, 2026 10:21 PM (Q+

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"To Build a Fire" by Jack London. High suspense; the story really grabbed me.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 30, 2026 01:02 AM (vzty+)

303 "To Build a Fire" by Jack London. High suspense; the story really grabbed me.
Posted by: JM in Illinois
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Read that in jr. high... it left a mark.

Posted by: JQ at March 30, 2026 01:04 AM (rdVOm)

304
Most days, I really hate my life.
Posted by: JQ at March
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It'll work out. I took care of mom her last years. It falls apart slowly you know it's happening but don't realize how many nuts are falling to the ground.
I carried a log book / ledger /calendar to keep track of each day.
It will come back it's just shaky right now.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 30, 2026 01:05 AM (pUqS1)

305 Willowed from Weasel's gun thread:

To be fair, with concealed carry as the only apparent option there, loaded and with 2 or 3 spare mags, 50 rnds with 50 to rotate through for practice should be enough. If not you got bigger problems...

Do they have any action shoot & scoot competitions in Israel? If so, what do they do, sell ammo by the box during the competition ? Either way, I hope ammo is readily available even if restricted.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 29, 2026 07:51 PM (/lPRQ)
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Plenty of open carry here, just not preferable.

When you go to licensed ranges here, you usually bring your "old" ammo from home, fire it, and replace the missing 100 inventory with bullets purchased on site.

I'm sure there are competitions. Again, organized by licensed ranges. If you go off to the middle of nowhere and come back with less ammo, you will need to explain where did your bullet inventory go to. Totally illegal.

BTW, there are separate licenses for competition sports and hunting guns.

No lack of 9MM ammo in this country.

Yesterday, I treated myself to a custom Eclipse Intrepid IWB holster. Nifty!

Thanks for all the congrats!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 30, 2026 01:10 AM (1o8D5)

306
Read that in jr. high... it left a mark.

Posted by: JQ at March 30, 2026 01:04 AM (rdVOm)

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I started to read it a second time and ... I had to stop myself about halfway through. London is such a good writer

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 30, 2026 01:12 AM (Haopq)

307 At some point, they opted you in to "paperless delivery."
Posted by: mikeski at March 30, 2026 12:52 AM (VHUov)
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Yeah, they did themselves a big favor. I'll have to check last year's taxes to see if i'm missing anything.
Posted by: JM
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Get on their website and set your preference.to mail.delivery for the 1099s. They may well.have "required opt-out" ed you into electronic delivery, but they have to send it by mail if that's what you want.

From Duck duck go Search Assist:
"Companies cannot charge a fee for sending 1099 forms on paper if the recipient has not consented to receive them electronically. The IRS requires consent for electronic delivery, and if consent is not given (or withdrawn - my comment), the paper form must be issued without a fee."

Posted by: buddhaha at March 30, 2026 01:15 AM (rJ+qD)

308 >> you will need to explain where did your bullet inventory go to.
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My canoe tipped over and everything fell out an sunk to the bottom. I tried to retrieve it but I almost drowned, had to let it go.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 30, 2026 01:16 AM (pUqS1)

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