Mid-Morning Art Thread

The Vale of Rest
Sir John Everett Millais

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM

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1 Sponge!

Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 09:30 AM (As/lK)

2 We'll have Nun of that here!

Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 09:30 AM (As/lK)

3 Probably wouldn't hang that up in the kids' room.

Posted by: huerfano at April 20, 2026 09:31 AM (98kQX)

4 Must be war time. All the men are gone.

That, or she just capped hubby.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 09:31 AM (As/lK)

5 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:32 AM (Zz0t1)

6 Nun ya bidness......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:32 AM (Zz0t1)

7 Hole diggin' 101 …

Posted by: Dr_No at April 20, 2026 09:32 AM (ayRl+)

8 This doesn't make me feel any better........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:32 AM (Zz0t1)

9 Not bad, well modelled, seems a bit dark (in coloration).

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 20, 2026 09:32 AM (CHHv1)

10 Looks like only one is resting, though.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 20, 2026 09:32 AM (5xoct)

11 Must be war time. All the men are gone.

That, or she just capped hubby.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 09:31 AM (As/lK)

It appears they ARE digging a grave.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:33 AM (Zz0t1)

12 Grave diggers?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 20, 2026 09:33 AM (AkEZC)

13 Beautiful and haunting. Detailed and atmospheric. Can't ask for more in a painting, IMO. A+++++, Ralphie.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 20, 2026 09:33 AM (DgMqy)

14 Would work just fine over the pet cemetery at the Days Inn.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 20, 2026 09:33 AM (nWPIJ)

15 Lovely. All nice elements and I enjoy the sky.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 20, 2026 09:33 AM (rZCVI)

16 There's a bag of lye off to the right somewhere.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:33 AM (Zz0t1)

17 The nun on the right is giving the viewer kind of a wanton look.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:34 AM (77rzZ)

18 All I'm gonna say is that if a nun offers me elderberry wine (or tea), I'm gonna politely decline.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 20, 2026 09:35 AM (gnNyN)

19 Might have to dig a little more than usual for that rump.

Posted by: t-bird at April 20, 2026 09:35 AM (qTrmL)

20 The nun on the right is giving the viewer kind of a wanton look.
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:34 AM (77rzZ)

Now I want won tons.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:35 AM (Zz0t1)

21 One of the nuns was angry that day, my friends.

Posted by: George Costanza at April 20, 2026 09:35 AM (2Ez/1)

22 Vale or veil? It could be both.

Posted by: pookysgirl, differentiating homophones at April 20, 2026 09:35 AM (Wt5PA)

23 Uh-oh, Sister Lois. A witness. This is going to be messier than we hoped.

Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at April 20, 2026 09:36 AM (NYInA)

24 You would think there would be some men there to help the nuns dig the grave.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 20, 2026 09:37 AM (NpAcC)

25 The nun on the right is giving the viewer kind of a wanton look.
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:34 AM (77rzZ)

Now I want won tons.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:35 AM (Zz0t1)

You asked for it!
https://youtu.be/qiCTPOQyXng

Posted by: Doof at April 20, 2026 09:37 AM (LVvlK)

26 The digger on the left has a dirty habit.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 20, 2026 09:38 AM (nWPIJ)

27 The young one shovels? Certainly a morbid painting. Dark and solemn seems appropriate as palette, given what the artist decided to picture.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 20, 2026 09:38 AM (6mv2K)

28 You would think there would be some men there to help the nuns dig the grave.
Posted by: redridinghood

Yeah, don't they have a hired hand, like Sydney Poitier?

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:38 AM (77rzZ)

29
You asked for it!
https://youtu.be/qiCTPOQyXng
Posted by: Doof at April 20, 2026 09:37 AM (LVvlK)

Well played.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:38 AM (Zz0t1)

30 Sniper in the bell tower. Fair warning.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 20, 2026 09:39 AM (Fbc0I)

31 You would think there would be some men there to help the nuns dig the grave.
Posted by: redridinghood at April 20, 2026 09:37 AM (NpAcC)

Seems they figured out what to do with that molesting priest.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:39 AM (Zz0t1)

32 We'll have Nun of that here!
Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 09:30 AM

Don't be too hard on them...it's force of habit by now.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 20, 2026 09:39 AM (Wnv9h)

33 dark, muddy, meh

no hang

Posted by: Don Black, because someone has to at April 20, 2026 09:39 AM (ZxPkt)

34 Smart history.org tells me this was the artists favorite work. Don't know how reliable that is
And this is the kind of question I ask- I wonder what order of nuns they are?

Thanks for this, CBD.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 20, 2026 09:40 AM (rZCVI)

35 Sister Bertrille went out not with a Bang!, but a wimple.

Posted by: Dust To Dust at April 20, 2026 09:40 AM (oftw2)

36 You asked for it!
https://youtu.be/qiCTPOQyXng
Posted by: Doof at April 20, 2026 09:37 AM

*golf clap*

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 20, 2026 09:40 AM (Wnv9h)

37 Don't be too hard on them...it's force of habit by now.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

And they won't wimple out.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:40 AM (77rzZ)

38 Nun puns will provide us with nun-stop laughs.

Posted by: Oh, no... at April 20, 2026 09:40 AM (2Ez/1)

39 Sniper in the bell tower. Fair warning.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 20, 2026 09:39 AM (Fbc0I)

You asked for it..........

https://youtu.be/m4akn6e59TQ

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:41 AM (Zz0t1)

40 Well played.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:38 AM (Zz0t1)

You and Bulg put that one on a tee for me.

Posted by: Doof at April 20, 2026 09:41 AM (LVvlK)

41
You and Bulg put that one on a tee for me.
Posted by: Doof at April 20, 2026 09:41 AM (LVvlK)

Valid.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:41 AM (Zz0t1)

42 Just fly away...

https://youtu.be/qhQaoVcaAa8

Posted by: Sally Fields at April 20, 2026 09:42 AM (2Ez/1)

43 At last, we've resolved what happened to Jimmy Hoffa!

Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 09:42 AM (Riz8t)

44 You asked for it..........

https://youtu.be/m4akn6e59TQ
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:41 AM (Zz0t1)

Outstanding! Possibly the most underappreciated VH track.

Posted by: Doof at April 20, 2026 09:42 AM (LVvlK)

45 Are they burying St. Edmonds?

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:43 AM (77rzZ)

46
Outstanding! Possibly the most underappreciated VH track.
Posted by: Doof at April 20, 2026 09:42 AM (LVvlK)

I always felt that way about Little Guitars.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:44 AM (Zz0t1)

47 A patient at the Delaware State Psychiatric Hospital dug more than 3,000 Graves with a shovel during his time there. He considered it his calling.

Posted by: Down With It at April 20, 2026 09:44 AM (oftw2)

48 A patient at the Delaware State Psychiatric Hospital dug more than 3,000 Graves with a shovel during his time there. He considered it his calling.
Posted by: Down With It at April 20, 2026 09:44 AM (oftw2)

Hey. The world needs diggers, too.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:45 AM (Zz0t1)

49 A patient at the Delaware State Psychiatric Hospital dug more than 3,000 Graves with a shovel during his time there. He considered it his calling.
Posted by: Down With It

The guy who thought he was Teddy Roosevelt?

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:45 AM (77rzZ)

50 I looked at some of this artist's other work. Dude's brilliant.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 20, 2026 09:45 AM (DgMqy)

51
Vale of Rest >>> Vale of Tears

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 09:45 AM (tgvbd)

52 9 Not bad, well modelled, seems a bit dark (in coloration).

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 20, 2026 09:32 AM (CHHv1)

Looked it up. Impressive when it's brightened a bit.

Posted by: javems at April 20, 2026 09:46 AM (AtZQT)

53 Just fly away...

https://youtu.be/qhQaoVcaAa8

One thing you notice right away is that the camera lingers on the players in the titles a lot longer than it would today. They stand there making uncomfortable looking faces of fake delight, which actually just creates a vague sense of unease.

The other thing you notice is that Sally Field is always bent at the waist when she's "flying" - almost as if she's suspended from a wire. Almost.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 09:46 AM (Riz8t)

54 You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my sister: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig.

Posted by: Sister Blondie at April 20, 2026 09:47 AM (wVcYX)

55 Mayhaps it's Ireland and they're simply harvesting potatoes.

Posted by: Yukon Gold at April 20, 2026 09:47 AM (oftw2)

56 I see Millais' wife was originally married to John Ruskin but several years after marriage she was, not surprisingly, still a virgin when she first met Millais and modelled for one of his paintings.

After getting her first marriage annulled, and marrying Millais, she had eight children!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 20, 2026 09:47 AM (pnKrg)

57 You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my sister: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig.
Posted by: Sister Blondie

I dig it, Sister Blondie.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:47 AM (77rzZ)

58 A patient at the Delaware State Psychiatric Hospital dug more than 3,000 Graves with a shovel during his time there. He considered it his calling.

Left unmentioned - his highly developed skills with a tire iron.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 09:48 AM (Riz8t)

59 You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my sister: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig.
Posted by: Sister Blondie at April 20, 2026 09:47 AM (wVcYX)

And those with big tits!

Posted by: Abby Shapiro at April 20, 2026 09:48 AM (Zz0t1)

60 The guy who thought he was Teddy Roosevelt?
Posted by: Bulg

Charge!!

Posted by: Teddy Brewster at April 20, 2026 09:48 AM (oftw2)

61
Charge!!
Posted by: Teddy Brewster at April 20, 2026 09:48 AM (oftw2)

CHAARRRGGE it!!!!

Posted by: Betty and Wilma at April 20, 2026 09:49 AM (Zz0t1)

62 And now it's a boob thread.

Don't forget to remove the sock, Sponge.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:49 AM (77rzZ)

63 Are they burying St. Edmonds?
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:43 AM (77rzZ)
================
lol

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 20, 2026 09:49 AM (pnKrg)

64
Don't forget to remove the sock, Sponge.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:49 AM (77rzZ)

You're not my mom. You can't tell me what to do.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:49 AM (Zz0t1)

65
Mother Superior, we've discovered a case of Chlamydia in the convent.

Oh, thank goodness. I've gotten so tired of Chardonnay.

Posted by: It's a classic at April 20, 2026 09:50 AM (2Ez/1)

66 You're not my mom. You can't tell me what to do.
Posted by: Sponge

OK. Think of me as TJM, then.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:50 AM (77rzZ)

67 I hope they got clearance from the local utilities before they started digging.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 20, 2026 09:50 AM (nWPIJ)

68 The usual wonderful Millais painting with the fine detail, appropriate use of color, effective light to establish a mood, and an emotional aspect. The subject is a bit different from the literary and mythological topics like Ophelia or Mariana. There's even a hint of irony in the scene and the title. The vale of rest, so calm, so serene versus the labor needed needed to create it.

I enjoy most of Millais' works but the paper book volumes are usually expensive. Fortunately Delphi has a collection of his paintings for Kindle for three dollars. I view it on a 10 inch tablet and the resolution is damn good.

Posted by: JTB at April 20, 2026 09:51 AM (yTvNw)

69 Alas, poor Yorick! Killed by some salty chicks with shovels.

Posted by: jmel at April 20, 2026 09:51 AM (RWHIh)

70 I hope they got clearance from the local utilities before they started digging.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)

It's the LAW!

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:52 AM (77rzZ)

71 The Vale of Rest
Sir John Everett Millais

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

Grave Consequences - a limerick

A young novitiate named Maggie Doyle
Spent long summer days digging soil
"For those who are blessed
It might be the Vale of Rest,
But for me it's the "Valley of Toil"

Posted by: muldoon, who failed both geography AND anatomy at April 20, 2026 09:52 AM (I0N4X)

72 She's not wearing safety glasses. And where are her gloves?

Posted by: Local OSHA inspector at April 20, 2026 09:52 AM (2Ez/1)

73 This is nothing but amateurs completely cheaping out and missing the opportunity to avail themselves of our professional services.

Posted by: Goodbury and Graves, Ltd. at April 20, 2026 09:52 AM (oftw2)

74 Outstanding! Possibly the most underappreciated VH track.
Posted by: Doof at April 20, 2026 09:42 AM (LVvlK)

I always felt that way about Little Guitars.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:44 AM (Zz0t1)

Yes, that is definitely another underappreciated one from the DLR era. As is Top Jimmy.

Posted by: Doof at April 20, 2026 09:53 AM (LVvlK)

75 I've heard about nuns at Catholic schools rapping their students' knuckles with a ruler, but killing them seems rather extreme.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:53 AM (77rzZ)

76 I was pleased to see they are digging FJB's grave.

Posted by: torabora at April 20, 2026 09:53 AM (KtOUo)

77
Yes, that is definitely another underappreciated one from the DLR era. As is Top Jimmy.
Posted by: Doof at April 20, 2026 09:53 AM (LVvlK)

Top Jimmy cooks.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:54 AM (Zz0t1)

78
OK. Think of me as TJM, then.
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:50 AM (77rzZ)

I don't get it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:54 AM (Zz0t1)

79 Is she digging a grave?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 20, 2026 09:54 AM (PHCb/)

80 >>>You asked for it..........

https://youtu.be/m4akn6e59TQ

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

>The first time I heard this whole album, I was rolling thru Las Vegas, - the people, the neon, the smell of dirty money; gangster. Great album.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 20, 2026 09:54 AM (Fbc0I)

81 How many nuns have a husband? Nun.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 20, 2026 09:54 AM (NpAcC)

82 Is she digging a grave?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport

She's acutely aware of that fact.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:55 AM (77rzZ)

83 Whoopi made lots of money playing a nun. When her time comes, we're gonna need a bigger hole. Or maybe another method of disposal.

Posted by: Oregon Dept. of Transportation at April 20, 2026 09:56 AM (oftw2)

84 Whoopi made lots of money playing a nun. When her time comes, we're gonna need a bigger hole. Or maybe another method of disposal.
Posted by: Oregon Dept. of Transportation at April 20, 2026 09:56 AM (oftw2)

Piano case.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:56 AM (Zz0t1)

85 I don't get it.
Posted by: Sponge

Neither do I, frankly.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:56 AM (77rzZ)

86
*sings*

Mother Superior jumped the gun
Mother Superior jumped the gun
Mother Superior jumped the gun
And it accidentally went off!

Posted by: Zombie Beatles at April 20, 2026 09:56 AM (iJfKG)

87 "She's acutely aware of that fact."

In fact, she's gravely digging.

Posted by: Look closely at April 20, 2026 09:56 AM (2Ez/1)

88
Neither do I, frankly.
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:56 AM (77rzZ)

It would be funnier if he could read.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:56 AM (Zz0t1)

89 >The first time I heard this whole album, I was rolling thru Las Vegas, - the people, the neon, the smell of dirty money; gangster. Great album.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 20, 2026 09:54 AM (Fbc0I)

My brother used to have arguments with some kids in the neighborhood back then on who was the better guitar player, Eddie or Jimi.

My brother was a big Jimi fan.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:58 AM (Zz0t1)

90 Maybe on topic, today is the Feast of St Agnes of Montepulciano, a prioress in 13th century Tuscany, who entered the convent when she was only 9 years old.
She was known as a miracle worker even when she was alive.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 20, 2026 09:58 AM (4Ntlw)

91 Mom!

My late Mother was a nun for 14 years. Polish-American family. They 'drafted' them young. She was miserable there. Of her entire group, only a few stayed.

Fifty years later, they were still 'counseling' each other. I took care of Mom, 14 years, and I'd hear the conversations. Man-made institution full of people with clashing personalities with the same types of crap that goes on in any workplace.

She said they never picked up a Bible. They were always cleaning. She later taught. As was the deal, the convent took everything. It wasn't until she was in her 30's teaching in Canada that she learned how cheques worked.

Oh, convent > left > met Dad > married > Stateless 10 months later. Nothing scandalous. You mix any of that up...

Thanks CBD.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 20, 2026 09:58 AM (Sco7b)

92 In fact, she's gravely digging.
Posted by: Look closely

To gravely dig where no nun has dug before.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:58 AM (77rzZ)

93 Yes, that is definitely another underappreciated one from the DLR era. As is Top Jimmy.
Posted by: Doof at April 20, 2026 09:53 AM (LVvlK)

Top Jimmy cooks.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:54 AM (Zz0t1)

ISWYDT -- very nice!

Posted by: Doof at April 20, 2026 09:59 AM (LVvlK)

94
ISWYDT -- very nice!
Posted by: Doof at April 20, 2026 09:59 AM (LVvlK)

I have my moments.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:59 AM (Zz0t1)

95 Ohhhhj Jimmy!

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 20, 2026 10:00 AM (6xukV)

96 Ohhhhj Jimmy!
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 20, 2026 10:00 AM (6xukV)

The best is Alex's falling down the stairs at the end.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:00 AM (Zz0t1)

97 Nuns (Daughters of Charity) pay me a small pension every month as I worked at DePaul Hospital in Norfolk for 6 years.
Vincent DePaul, ironically, is interred above ground these days.

Posted by: I'm Not A Mackerel Snapper at April 20, 2026 10:00 AM (oftw2)

98 Whoopi made lots of money playing a nun. When her time comes, we're gonna need a bigger hole. Or maybe another method of disposal.
Posted by: Oregon Dept. of Transportation at April 20, 2026 09:56 AM (oftw2)

Piano case.

The Grand Canyon may be overkill.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 10:01 AM (Riz8t)

99 It wasn't until she was in her 30's teaching in Canada that she learned how cheques worked.
Posted by: Stateless

How about checks? She got those, right?

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:01 AM (77rzZ)

100
How about checks? She got those, right?

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:01 AM (77rzZ)

I bet he spells color wrong as well.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:02 AM (Zz0t1)

101 I hope Trump gets the gas prices down soon. Diesel is almost $6 a gallon. Son had to park his truck.

Posted by: jmel at April 20, 2026 10:03 AM (RWHIh)

102 How about checks? She got those, right?

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:01 AM (77rzZ)

I bet he spells color wrong as well.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:02 AM (Zz0t1)

Only when he's wearing a tuque.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 20, 2026 10:04 AM (iJfKG)

103 Sorry to hear about your daughter's woes, Sponge. Hopefully, it teaches her a lesson.

Hope you can get the car fixed.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:04 AM (77rzZ)

104 I bet he spells color wrong as well.

Probably, but I'm sure he does it with vigour.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 10:05 AM (Riz8t)

105 90 Maybe on topic, today is the Feast of St Agnes of Montepulciano, a prioress in 13th century Tuscany, who entered the convent when she was only 9 years old.
She was known as a miracle worker even when she was alive.

--------

She put the abbey on a firm financial footing for the fist time since the Norman Conquest!

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 20, 2026 10:05 AM (nWPIJ)

106 Are they burying St. Edmonds?
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:43 AM

ISWYDT.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 20, 2026 10:06 AM (Wnv9h)

107 Soccer can't carry Hockey's jock strap.
--
I don't get it.

What's the honor in carrying another man's jock strap?

Why would you want to?

What is this ritual of carrying another's man-thong to prove worth?

LOL

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 20, 2026 10:06 AM (tUP1A)

108 Hmmmm, developments in the saga of the Pope. Did he get scorched by blowback?

https://x.com/JDVance/status/2045639745259159594
https://is.gd/cMRZtm

Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 10:07 AM (Riz8t)

109 Sorry to hear about your daughter's woes, Sponge. Hopefully, it teaches her a lesson.

Hope you can get the car fixed.
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:04 AM (77rzZ)

Thanks. All I need is parts. If I can get a parts car, I'll feel a lot better about things.

Oh, and maybe a lottery win.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:08 AM (Zz0t1)

110 If you've got some nuns around, might as well put them to work.

Posted by: No Name Today at April 20, 2026 10:08 AM (8mulE)

111 >>>My brother was a big Jimi fan.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

>Silly arguments. One played left-handed on a strat and the other created monster guitars. Both were creative geniuses. So many technically proficient guitar players are exalted but the true greats could also compose and deliver from their soul. The instrument wasn't the guitar, they were the instrument.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 20, 2026 10:09 AM (Fbc0I)

112 /adjust sock

Posted by: muldoon at April 20, 2026 10:09 AM (I0N4X)

113 Supervising nun's thought bubble:

"Only five more feet to go Sister!"

Posted by: muldoon at April 20, 2026 10:10 AM (I0N4X)

114 What is this ritual of carrying another's man-thong to prove worth?

LOL
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 20, 2026 10:06 AM (tUP1A)

I think it's more low of the low.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:10 AM (Zz0t1)

115 Sponge - F*ck Cancer"

This. Again. Mrs' docs wanted scans, down at MD Anderson yesterday am... found more, now waiting for meeting with an internal specialist oncologist.

This really sucks.

Posted by: man at April 20, 2026 10:10 AM (/6BNk)

116
This. Again. Mrs' docs wanted scans, down at MD Anderson yesterday am... found more, now waiting for meeting with an internal specialist oncologist.

This really sucks.
Posted by: man at April 20, 2026 10:10 AM (/6BNk)

Ooof. Godspeed, sir. Prayers to you and your bride. I hope the prognosis is good and she'll be in the clear in rapid fashion.

I'm so sorry.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:12 AM (Zz0t1)

117 >Silly arguments. One played left-handed on a strat and the other created monster guitars. Both were creative geniuses. So many technically proficient guitar players are exalted but the true greats could also compose and deliver from their soul. The instrument wasn't the guitar, they were the instrument.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 20, 2026 10:09 AM (Fbc0I)

Well, we were all under the age of 12 at the time, so......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:13 AM (Zz0t1)

118 Go rest!
Life is peaceful there.
Go rest!
Lots of open air.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 20, 2026 10:14 AM (1o8D5)

119 Ooof. Godspeed, sir"

It's a kick in the teeth. Hard. Lovely way to kick off the day.

Posted by: man at April 20, 2026 10:14 AM (/6BNk)

120 ‘Sister Karen, not in The Vale Of Rest, please.’

Sister stacy

Posted by: Eromero at April 20, 2026 10:15 AM (eAz6w)

121
It's a kick in the teeth. Hard. Lovely way to kick off the day.
Posted by: man at April 20, 2026 10:14 AM (/6BNk)

I know exactly how you feel. Stay strong. Stay positive. Put her on a pedestal and make her feel like the most important thing on the planet. Because she is.

And make her laugh, often.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:15 AM (Zz0t1)

122 And make her laugh, often."

Y'all keep my spirits up...

Posted by: man at April 20, 2026 10:17 AM (/6BNk)

123 It was weirdo movie weekend:

1) "Operation Taco Gary's" - streaming on Prime
Fun, low budget comedy about a guy starting a new join Ottawa who gets hijacking by his loony conspiracy obsessed brother.I laughed several times and smiled throughout. Recommended for those with a loopy sense of humor.

2) "Dust Bunny" - I wanted to like it but didn't. Not sure who this movie is for. It's like a Very European, kid's horror movie fairy tale about a kid who hires a hit man to kill the monster beneath her bed. Sounds fun buuuut it's an incoherent mess. The most interesting thing is Sigourney Weaver's new almost unrecognizable face post-plastic surgery.

3) "The Mummy" - No mummy per se, more like an Egyptian-flavored version of The Exorcist with blobs of "Evil Dead" scattered about. Not great but it's okay. Kind of a bore until the third act. The Evil Dead info;uence detracts rather than enhances.

4) "The Running Man" -I prefer the Ahnold version. This is an angry antifa-flavored version filled with Democrat talking points. It's fine if you wish to be educated rather than entertained.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 20, 2026 10:17 AM (iJfKG)

124
join = job in

Posted by: naturalfake at April 20, 2026 10:17 AM (iJfKG)

125 On Bob's Burgers Tina dressed up at Halloween as a nun carrying a brief case.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 10:18 AM (0cOSz)

126 My SiL works in the medical field. She got a bit miffed at me the other day because I refused to take the steroid pills they gave me for my poison ivy. "It attacks the immune system."

"No. You have to take it for long periods of time for anything to be affected that much."

I don't care. Cancer used to be rare. Now, with every pharmaceutical on the planet attacking the immune system, the American Cancer Society is running commercials telling me that 1 in 4 Americans will have cancer.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:18 AM (Zz0t1)

127 How about checks? She got those, right?

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:01 AM (77rzZ)

I bet he spells color wrong as well.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026

Depends on my mood and time availability.

Some words just seem 'wrong' spelled other ways.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 20, 2026 10:19 AM (Sco7b)

128
Y'all keep my spirits up...
Posted by: man at April 20, 2026 10:17 AM (/6BNk)

I'll help where I can.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:19 AM (Zz0t1)

129 Prayer up, Man.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:20 AM (77rzZ)

130 Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 20, 2026 10:06 AM (tUP1A)

I think it means that same as Soccer not being a pimple on Hockey's ass.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 10:20 AM (0cOSz)

131 So, are we gonna have to add "hockey v. soccer" to the official AoSHQ approved topic list?

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:21 AM (77rzZ)

132 Have two friends who, after routine colonoscopies, were diagnosed with cancers, one stage 1 and the other stage 4. The stage 4 is in hospice.

Awful disease.

Posted by: javems at April 20, 2026 10:21 AM (AtZQT)

133 Soccer can't carry Hockey's jock strap.
--
I don't get it.

What's the honor in carrying another man's jock strap?

Why would you want to?

What is this ritual of carrying another's man-thong to prove worth?

LOL
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

No honor.
Simply means you aren't even qualified to carry their jockstrap.

You're lower than whale shit in the Mariana Trench.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 10:22 AM (As/lK)

134 Man, prayers for you and your loved ones.

I'm wondering if vnom heard about Captain Whitebread. Ughhh.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 20, 2026 10:22 AM (Sco7b)

135 How many nuns have a husband? Nun.
Posted by: redridinghood at April 20, 2026 09:54 AM (NpAcC)
=================
Well, maybe one.

Posted by: Martin Luther at April 20, 2026 10:22 AM (bdJE8)

136 What if, and I know this may krazy talk, I like hockey AND soccer?

Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 10:22 AM (13bda)

137 What if, and I know this may krazy talk, I like hockey AND soccer?
Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 10:22 AM (13bda)

Egon said don't cross the streams.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:23 AM (Zz0t1)

138 The Flower Garden - another limerick

Sister Prudence was surely not lazy
She was digging in the garden like crazy
She muttered, "Jeepers creepers.
I'd better dig it deeper
Tomorrow morning we'll be planting Daisy!"

Posted by: muldoon at April 20, 2026 10:23 AM (I0N4X)

139 I always thought soccer would be much more appealing if the field was reduced by 50%.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 10:24 AM (0cOSz)

140 Sister Prudence was surely not lazy
She was digging in the garden like crazy
She muttered, "Jeepers creepers.
I'd better dig it deeper
Tomorrow morning we'll be planting Daisy!"
Posted by: muldoon at April 20, 2026 10:23 AM (I0N4X)

You asked for it.........

https://youtu.be/wQA59IkCF5I

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:24 AM (Zz0t1)

141 "The Mummy" - No mummy per se, more like an Egyptian-flavored version of The Exorcist
Posted by: naturalfake

In Karloff's 1933 original, the actual wrapped-up mummy is only shown for a few seconds at the beginning. The rest of the time, it's Kharis trying to bring his bit o' stuff back to life.

It's not really very scary.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:24 AM (77rzZ)

142 Truth Social:
Trump dispels myth that Israel talked him into war with Iran.

Israel never talked me into the war with Iran, the results of Oct. 7th, added to my lifelong opinion that IRAN CAN NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON, did. I watch and read the FAKE NEWS Pundits and Polls in total disbelief. 90% of what they say are lies and made up stories, and the polls are rigged, much as the 2020 Presidential Election was rigged. Just like the results in Venezuela, which the media doesn’t like talking about, the results in Iran will be amazing - And if Iran’s new leaders (Regime Change!) are smart, Iran can have a great and prosperous future! President DJT

Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 10:25 AM (As/lK)

143 My SiL works in the medical field. She got a bit miffed at me the other day because I refused to take the steroid pills they gave me for my poison ivy. "It attacks the immune system."

"No. You have to take it for long periods of time for anything to be affected that much."

I don't care. Cancer used to be rare. Now, with every pharmaceutical on the planet attacking the immune system, the American Cancer Society is running commercials telling me that 1 in 4 Americans will have cancer.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:18 AM (Zz0t1)

That's because people are living longer.

According to evolutionary theory, practically everyone has the genes for cancer, but-
those who died from it early didn't get to reproduce.

In folks, who reproduced then got cancer welp, their "delayed" cancer genes entered the gene pool

And overall, cancer got pushed back mostly to the ages past menopause and reproduction in general.

Other things could be at work, of course.

But, that theory always made sense to me.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 20, 2026 10:25 AM (iJfKG)

144 Both were creative geniuses. So many technically proficient guitar players are exalted but the true greats could also compose and deliver from their soul. The instrument wasn't the guitar, they were the instrument.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 20, 2026 10:09 AM (Fbc0I)

That is an outstanding point of distinction.

Jaw dropping technical ability to shred and wow you -- I favor EVH and SRV.
Composition from the soul, entire body of work considered (not just singles and radio hits), I favor Alex Lifeson and David Gilmour.

My opinion on who does both of those things best -- Mark Knopfler.

Posted by: Doof at April 20, 2026 10:26 AM (LVvlK)

145 SiL works in the medical field. She got a bit miffed at me the other day because I refused to take the steroid pills they gave me for my poison ivy. "It attacks the immune system."

"No. You have to take it for long periods of time for anything to be affected that much."

I don't care. Cancer used to be rare. Now, with every pharmaceutical on the planet attacking the immune system, the American Cancer Society is running commercials telling me that 1 in 4 Americans will have cancer.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:18 AM (Zz0t1)

That's because people are living longer.

*Methuselah has entered the chat

Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 10:27 AM (As/lK)

146 Prayers for Mrs Man

Also, in the can't hurt, might help, category, consider getting her Turkey Tail mushrooms (dried / supplements / fresh). Make sure it includes the fruiting body (tops) not just the stalks.

There are studies that it helps survival rates of chemo patients

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 20, 2026 10:27 AM (ZpHph)

147
I don't care. Cancer used to be rare. Now, with every pharmaceutical on the planet attacking the immune system, the American Cancer Society is running commercials telling me that 1 in 4 Americans will have cancer.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
---

You're going to need and ocean
of calamine lotion.
(I prefer caladryl)

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 10:27 AM (UPlzn)

148 When are we arresting Soto and Kagan? Seems clear they were engaged in a conspiracy to alter the Court.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 20, 2026 10:28 AM (W0KIM)

149 Speaking of soccer I’ve seen a lot of leftists say foreigners are staying g away from the World Cup because of Trump. Meanwhile the cheapest seats for a game between Brazil and Morocco is $1500. Talk about a boycott LOL!

Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 10:28 AM (13bda)

150 And one from the archives...

Redemption

The former streetwalker Maude Hemphill
Found peace in a nunnery, 'twas simple
She forsook her former friends
And thus her sinful era ends
No, not with a bang, but a wimple

Posted by: muldoon at April 20, 2026 10:28 AM (I0N4X)

151 What if, and I know this may krazy talk, I like hockey AND soccer?
Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 10:22 AM (13bda)

That's way too bipolar!

Posted by: Doof at April 20, 2026 10:28 AM (LVvlK)

152 That hole isn't going to dig itself, Sister Beatrice.
-Mother Superior

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 20, 2026 10:28 AM (bss/y)

153 Why would anyone take steroids for poison ivy? Just get some anti-itch cream wash the infected area a lot with soap and water, and let it play out.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:29 AM (77rzZ)

154 James Carville is as nutz as Tucker Carlson. He is saying weird shit even for a Lefty.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 10:30 AM (0cOSz)

155 My opinion on who does both of those things best -- Mark Knopfler.
Posted by: Doof

I'm partial to Friend of the Blog, Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser. His solo in "Burnin' For You" was what made me take notice of his playing. Complex yet soulful and perfect for its place in the song.

Posted by: Ms. Joplin at April 20, 2026 10:30 AM (W5mpo)

156 I always thought soccer would be much more appealing if the field was reduced by 50%.

Add tigers on chains and pits filled with punji sticks and you might have something.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 10:31 AM (Riz8t)

157 I don't care. Cancer used to be rare. Now, with every pharmaceutical on the planet attacking the immune system, the American Cancer Society is running commercials telling me that 1 in 4 Americans will have cancer.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
---

You're going to need and ocean
of calamine lotion.
(I prefer caladryl)

Posted by: Braenyard

Zanfel. The only thing that truly works.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 10:31 AM (As/lK)

158 In Karloff's 1933 original, the actual wrapped-up mummy is only shown for a few seconds at the beginning. The rest of the time, it's Kharis trying to bring his bit o' stuff back to life.

It's not really very scary.
Posted by: Bulg
----

But it is mysteriously interesting.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 10:31 AM (UPlzn)

159 The former streetwalker Maude Hemphill
Found peace in a nunnery, 'twas simple
She forsook her former friends
And thus her sinful era ends
No, not with a bang, but a wimple
Posted by: muldoon at April 20, 2026 10:28 AM (I0N4X)
=======================
We salute you, sir!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 20, 2026 10:31 AM (xjgYc)

160 Why would anyone take steroids for poison ivy? Just get some anti-itch cream wash the infected area a lot with soap and water, and let it play out.
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:29 AM (77rzZ)

—

Shit your anti-science mouth peasant.
- Big Pharma

Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 10:32 AM (13bda)

161 75 I've heard about nuns at Catholic schools rapping their students' knuckles with a ruler, but killing them seems rather extreme.
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:53 AM (77rzZ)

If you watch the CBC, killing injuns is what nuns do. They're worse than General Philip Sheridan. They swing their rosaries like maces on a chain.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 20, 2026 10:33 AM (W0KIM)

162 Why would anyone take steroids for poison ivy? Just get some anti-itch cream wash the infected area a lot with soap and water, and let it play out.
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:29 AM (77rzZ)

It happens.

I once walked by a field where they were actively mowing which the wind blowing my way and apparently poison ivy was in the mix.

I pretty much got it all over. So, steroids it was.

Not a great experience. I don't recommend it.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 20, 2026 10:33 AM (iJfKG)

163 Why would anyone take steroids for poison ivy? Just get some anti-itch cream wash the infected area a lot with soap and water, and let it play out.
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:29 AM (77rzZ)

Because some medical "professional" advises them as such. Prescriptions work fast and/or better is what too many people think.

Posted by: Doof at April 20, 2026 10:34 AM (LVvlK)

164 No, not with a bang, but a wimple

Posted by: muldoon at April 20, 2026 10:28 AM (I0N4X)

Ooph!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 20, 2026 10:34 AM (n9ltV)

165 > Zanfel. The only thing that truly works.
----------
+1

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 20, 2026 10:34 AM (AkEZC)

166
Zanfel. The only thing that truly works.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 10:31 AM (As/lK)

Pricy. Used it. It did well, but it still took me 3 weeks to get past that shit.

Also, do you use it more than once? I didn't, but wondered. Seemed that once you got rid of the oils and all, that was all it was needed for.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:34 AM (Zz0t1)

167 Not a great experience. I don't recommend it.
Posted by: naturalfake

Yeah, that would stink. Yikes!

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:34 AM (77rzZ)

168 The handsy priest? Won't be seeing him no more.

Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at April 20, 2026 10:34 AM (0bjKf)

169 Why would anyone take steroids for poison ivy? Just get some anti-itch cream wash the infected area a lot with soap and water, and let it play out.
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:29 AM (77rzZ)

The shot helped tremendously in the first 24 hours. I just wasn't going to take the pills for another 2 weeks.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:35 AM (Zz0t1)

170 Peaceful painting.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 10:35 AM (+2QQb)

171 Ugh, smelly sock

Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 20, 2026 10:35 AM (W5mpo)

172 The Vale of Rest
Sir John Everett Millais

Interesting, nicely done. And, there's a lesson there.

Not the Tate: Victorian Web org: Millais’s Vale of Rest and the Victorian Crisis of Faith

In part, "The composition makes for an arresting scene: two young nuns appear confined within the walls of a graveyard as one strenuously digs a grave while the other fixes a haunting gaze upon the viewer. Millais composed the scene so that the viewer stands, precariously, at the edge of a gaping grave as a majestic sunset while fills the sky. The Vale of Rest forms a group with Autumn Leaves (1856) and Spring (1859). These three paintings are may be read in terms of the transient nature of life: Time passes, seasons change, the sun will set, the day will end and death will come to all. To read The Vale of Rest as a simple memento mori, however, would be remiss."

Much more before and after, all worth reading imo.

"The promise of an eternal afterlife may be evaporating but the beauty of the natural world, in this life, is undeniable. It is present, it is available to all, and it is where the weary may find repose."

Ambivalent about hanging today's art selection.

Thanks.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 20, 2026 10:35 AM (NFX2v)

173 James Carville is as nutz as Tucker Carlson. He is saying weird shit even for a Lefty.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 10:30 AM (0cOSz)

Speaking of tana leaves keeping the mummy alive........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:36 AM (Zz0t1)

174 The Vale of Rest for the one on the right. Not so much for the poorer sister diggin' the hole.

Alternatively, this is showing the ancient internal rivalry between sects of nunnery. The one sitting has a silenced .22 under her robes, and the one digging is digging her own grave. It's called "the eternal vow of silence."

It's a well done painting, though.

Posted by: GWB at April 20, 2026 10:37 AM (mdaV5)

175 Ugh, smelly sock
Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 20, 2026 10:35 AM (W5mpo)

Wow - don't often see you among the daywalkers. Hope you're doing well!

Posted by: Doof at April 20, 2026 10:38 AM (LVvlK)

176 Three step poultice applied in sequence
Vaseline
baking soda - rub vigorously
sulfur sublimed - rub no so vigorous

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 10:39 AM (UPlzn)

177 I pretty much got it all over. So, steroids it was.

***********

The Dermatologist's Handbook

1. If it's wet, dry it.
2. If it's dry, wet it.
3. If that doesn't work, prescribe steroids

Posted by: muldoon at April 20, 2026 10:39 AM (I0N4X)

178 Peaceful painting.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

Hope you find a nice place in Kansas, Wolfus.

Just watch out for the twisters and the Bushwhackers.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:40 AM (77rzZ)

179 Speaking of tana leaves keeping the mummy alive........
Posted by: Sponge

Nah, Carville's Nosferatu.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:40 AM (77rzZ)

180
Hope you find a nice place in Kansas, Wolfus.

Just watch out for the twisters and the Bushwhackers.
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:40 AM (77rzZ)

And Todd.

F*cking Todd......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:41 AM (Zz0t1)

181 A beautiful work. Both sisters, in their ways, perform labors of Love.

Posted by: mrp at April 20, 2026 10:41 AM (rj6Yv)

182 If other anti inflammatory medications don't work you get steroids.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 10:41 AM (0cOSz)

183 Why would anyone take steroids for poison ivy? Just get some anti-itch cream wash the infected area a lot with soap and water, and let it play out.
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:29 AM (77rzZ)
====

My infection was systemic not topical. The rash was appearing everywhere including in between my toes. The prednisone worked immediately but I also started my first bar fight. Almost.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 10:41 AM (RIvkX)

184 hey they're playing "Burning for You" here

Posted by: gKWVE at April 20, 2026 10:41 AM (W0KIM)

185 169 Why would anyone take steroids for poison ivy? Just get some anti-itch cream wash the infected area a lot with soap and water, and let it play out.
Posted by: Bulg
=======
Allergic dermatitis often gets worse with each exposure--steroids are needed in severe cases.

Posted by: whig at April 20, 2026 10:43 AM (E4rtv)

186 Ooph!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

***********

One of my all-time personal favorites...

Posted by: muldoon at April 20, 2026 10:43 AM (I0N4X)

187 > Hope you find a nice place in Kansas, Wolfus.

Just watch out for the twisters and the Bushwhackers.
----------
I'd seriously consider an all concrete house with a basement. Or a bunker. My experience here in KY with tornados has me believing that the only safe place in areas prone to them is underground.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 20, 2026 10:43 AM (AkEZC)

188 The Vale of Rest for the one on the right. Not so much for the poorer sister diggin' the hole.

Alternatively, this is showing the ancient internal rivalry between sects of nunnery. The one sitting has a silenced .22 under her robes, and the one digging is digging her own grave. It's called "the eternal vow of silence."

It's a well done painting, though.
Posted by: GWB at April 20, 2026 10:37 AM (mdaV5)
=====

Novices and Postulants dig.

Posted by: mrp at April 20, 2026 10:44 AM (rj6Yv)

189 The thing that's going to get the world in the end is a fungus. Those bastards are almost impossible to kill.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 10:44 AM (0cOSz)

190 Private Baldrick: You know my dad was a nun.

Captain Blackadder: No he wasn't.

Private Baldrick: He was too, sir. Cause whenever he was up in court and the judge asked "occupation", he'd say "none".

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 20, 2026 10:44 AM (Wnv9h)

191 The Vale of Rest was painted in Perth, Scotland, but captures the Victorian, particularly, suspicion and romanticization of Catholicism, which was a subject of immense debate following the Catholic Emancipation Act of 1829.

The painting portrays nuns in a "living burial" scenario, reflecting Victorian views of convent life as a complete withdrawal from the world.

The habits depicted are generic, though they reflect a generalized image of cloistered nuns.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 20, 2026 10:44 AM (NFX2v)

192 Private Baldrick: He was too, sir. Cause whenever he was up in court and the judge asked "occupation", he'd say "none".
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

LOL.

When you leavin' for Hellas? Isn't that this month?

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:45 AM (77rzZ)

193 I think the nuns are burying their cat.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 10:46 AM (0cOSz)

194 Dallas plays Minnesota in game two tonight.

Dallas looked like shit in game one and Oettinger is proving to be incredibly overrated. Getting drubbed 6-1 in game one at home isn't how you want to start a series.

Their defense sucked as well and the offense was ineffective. One of the league's top power plays went AWOL as well.

They need to send a message tonight or this series is over before it ever started.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:46 AM (Zz0t1)

195 When you leavin' for Hellas? Isn't that this month?
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:45 AM

Next Friday!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 20, 2026 10:46 AM (Wnv9h)

196 Change of Habit is my least favorite Elvis movie.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 10:47 AM (0cOSz)

197 Next Friday!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

Have a great trip!

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:48 AM (77rzZ)

198 Posted at LI:

Supreme Court allows lower courts to prevent parents from learning about secret school gender "transitions".

Children in government schools belong to the State.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 10:48 AM (RIvkX)

199 Supreme Court allows lower courts to prevent parents from learning about secret school gender "transitions".

Children in government schools belong to the State.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 10:48 AM (RIvkX)

That's not how this works......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:49 AM (Zz0t1)

200 Read an interesting thing today. With Virginia on board this year, the popular vote initiative is up to 222 EVs. Michigan and Pennsylvania are razor thin GOP legislature with a Dem governor. If both flip in November that’s up to 256. After that a couple of purple states flip, there’s 270.

The left plays the long game. This idea started 20 years ago and was dismissed as a fantasy. Slowly but surely it’s been growing. And now it’s within the possibility of actually happening.

Lawsuits will fly of course and it may be struck down by courts. But the left doesn’t stop. They’re always fighting.

Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 10:49 AM (13bda)

201 Also, do you use it more than once? I didn't, but wondered. Seemed that once you got rid of the oils and all, that was all it was needed for.
Posted by: Sponge

Yes. While you have "leaky" sores.
Once those are gone, you're just waiting for the dermatitis to clear up. Which takes about two weeks. Before Zanfel, I had the leaky part for a week. sometimes. After Zanfel, 2 maybe 3 days tops.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 10:49 AM (As/lK)

202 Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 20, 2026 10:43 AM (AkEZC

I'd like that type house no matter where I lived (basement where practical).

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 10:49 AM (0cOSz)

203 Yes. While you have "leaky" sores.
Once those are gone, you're just waiting for the dermatitis to clear up. Which takes about two weeks. Before Zanfel, I had the leaky part for a week. sometimes. After Zanfel, 2 maybe 3 days tops.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 10:49 AM (As/lK)

So, once a day, then?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:50 AM (Zz0t1)

204 Yeah, if you live on fairly high ground, basements are great.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:50 AM (77rzZ)

205 SCOTUS has had a sudden shift to the left. Death threats seem to work.

Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 10:51 AM (13bda)

206
Lawsuits will fly of course and it may be struck down by courts. But the left doesn’t stop. They’re always fighting.
Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 10:49 AM (13bda)

They know they can't win elections without cheating. This is just another cog in the cheat machine. And yes, they're Terminator. They'll never stop.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:51 AM (Zz0t1)

207 Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:48 AM

Thanks! Looking forward to it.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 20, 2026 10:51 AM (Wnv9h)

208 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. I s'pose it's all been said
Digging holes for the dead.
Next time two shovels, dangnabbit!
And don't get a dirty habit.
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 20, 2026 10:52 AM (2WIwB)

209 Boss Sister: What's your dirt doing in Mother Superior's ditch?

Cool Hand Nun: I don't know, Boss.

Boss Sister: You'd better get in there and get it out, girl.

Posted by: Cool Hand Nun at April 20, 2026 10:52 AM (wVcYX)

210 Supreme Court allows lower courts to prevent parents from learning about secret school gender "transitions".

Children in government schools belong to the State.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 10:48 AM (RIvkX)

That's the opposite of what I read back in March. Was there a ruling today?

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 10:53 AM (0cOSz)

211 They need to send a message tonight or this series is over before it ever started.
Posted by: Sponge

**********

The Stars lost to the Avs 5-1 in Dallas in last year's first round Game 1, but came back to win the series in seven games. I wouldn't count the Stars out just yet. Besides, I'd like to see the Avs face the Stars in Round 2.

Posted by: muldoon at April 20, 2026 10:54 AM (I0N4X)

212 That's the opposite of what I read back in March. Was there a ruling today?
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 10:53 AM (0cOSz)

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a bid by parents to sue a public school district in Massachusetts over actions by teachers and officials to support the gender identity of students by not disclosing name or pronoun changes to parents without the child's consent.

The justices turned away an appeal by the parents of a student who had self-identified as "genderqueer" while attending a middle school in the Massachusetts town of Ludlow after a lower court threw out their lawsuit.

Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 10:55 AM (13bda)

213 Dallas plays Minnesota in game two tonight.

Win probability -
Wild 35.2%
Stars 41.9%
Bookies 32.9%

Total 100%

Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 10:55 AM (As/lK)

214 I would like to see a parental-rights amendment added to the Constitution.

That is, absent proven abuse or neglect, parents have the right to make all final decisions relating to their children's upbringing.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:55 AM (77rzZ)

215 That's the opposite of what I read back in March. Was there a ruling today?
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 10:53 AM (0cOSz)
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This morning

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 10:56 AM (RIvkX)

216 The Stars lost to the Avs 5-1 in Dallas in last year's first round Game 1, but came back to win the series in seven games. I wouldn't count the Stars out just yet. Besides, I'd like to see the Avs face the Stars in Round 2.
Posted by: muldoon at April 20, 2026 10:54 AM (I0N4X)

True. They start slow for some reason. Digging a hole isn't my idea of a way to go about things.

I find it sad they don't reseed come playoff time. Give the division winners first round home ice. Keep the best teams in longer. One of Dallas / Minn going home in the first round is a crime.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:56 AM (Zz0t1)

217 It’s weird that scotus does this today, a month after ruling the exact opposite way in a different case. They just nullified themselves.

Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 10:57 AM (13bda)

218 I would like to see a parental-rights amendment added to the Constitution.

That is, absent proven abuse or neglect, parents have the right to make all final decisions relating to their children's upbringing.
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:55 AM (77rzZ)

The government shouldn't have a say in child rearing unless a law is actually broken by the parents.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:57 AM (Zz0t1)

219 Out of 12 teams in contention for Lord Stanley's Cup, only two are Canadian.

Ottawa Senators and Edmonton Oilers.

Be better Canada.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 10:58 AM (As/lK)

220 This morning
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 10:56 AM (RIvkX)

So two or three conservative justices flipped. Let me guess.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 10:58 AM (0cOSz)

221
Hope you find a nice place in Kansas, Wolfus.

Just watch out for the twisters and the Bushwhackers.
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026

***
I'm going to look at three houses this morning, maybe more by the end of the week.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 10:58 AM (+2QQb)

222 In other news, Laura Loomer is taking Candace Ovens to the shed in the last two days. Loomer has been busy locating all of Candace's assets including two expensive houses listed under a trust fund. Now there is this today.
--
"Laura Loomer
@LauraLoomer
·
3h
Candace Owens is about to have the week she deserves.

Today, I am being put in touch with
@EmmanuelMacron
& Brigitte Macron’s lawyers.

Turns out I know a Jewish lawyer who knows another Jewish lawyer who knows somebody.

Thank God for Jewish lawyers. Am I right?
@RealCandaceO"
--
All Candace's fevered brain could come up with is calling Laura--"Larry'.

Posted by: whig at April 20, 2026 10:58 AM (E4rtv)

223 Out of 12 teams in contention for Lord Stanley's Cup, only two are Canadian.

Ottawa Senators and Edmonton Oilers.

Be better Canada.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 10:58 AM (As/lK)

Montreal won their Game 1.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:59 AM (Zz0t1)

224 The government shouldn't have a say in child rearing unless a law is actually broken by the parents.
Posted by: Sponge

Agreed. Now, say a low-level gov. entity like a school can make recommendations, but the final say always remains with the parents.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:59 AM (77rzZ)

225 Why would anyone take steroids for poison ivy? Just get some anti-itch cream wash the infected area a lot with soap and water, and let it play out.
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:29 AM (77rzZ)

During my childhood back in the 50's, our parents would slather on a paste of Octagon soap and let it sit on the rash for a few hours. Wash it off and repeat. It would remove any remaining oils from the plant that were still on the skin. It was an old fashioned remedy, but it worked.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at April 20, 2026 10:59 AM (5xuJ/)

226
"The promise of an eternal afterlife may be evaporating...."

Dear museum

Not with me it hasn't .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 20, 2026 10:59 AM (PFs9e)

227 That is, absent proven abuse or neglect, parents have the right to make all final decisions relating to their children's upbringing.

I don't think that right is theirs to grant. Overreach is what needs smacked down.

Posted by: t-bird at April 20, 2026 11:00 AM (+Tpk4)

228 --
All Candace's fevered brain could come up with is calling Laura--"Larry'.
Posted by: whig at April 20, 2026 10:58 AM (E4rtv)

Heh......Her schtick is "every woman against me has a dick."

Elementary school is fun!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 11:00 AM (Zz0t1)

229
Throck Buckmorton es nood

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 20, 2026 11:01 AM (2/MrR)

230 Montreal won their Game 1.
Posted by: Sponge

Leave it to Bing yo only list 12 of the 16. FML.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 11:02 AM (As/lK)

231 214 I would like to see a parental-rights amendment added to the Constitution.

That is, absent proven abuse or neglect, parents have the right to make all final decisions relating to their children's upbringing.
Posted by: Bulg
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Two landmark decisions back in the twenties pretty much said this. Meyer v. Nebraska (1923) and Pierce v. Society of Sisters (1925). Meyer was about a Nebraska law that forbid parents to teach their children a foreign language (WWI vintage), and Pierce dealt with Oregon trying to destroy Catholic private schools for K12 by making attendance to public schools mandatory.

Essentially both are natural law decisions noting that the family predates the existence of governments and it is a natural right for parents to be in charge of children's upbringing. This has been recognized through the centuries until the Commies got started in the 20th century with their bullshit.

Posted by: whig at April 20, 2026 11:02 AM (E4rtv)

232 Out of 12 teams in contention for Lord Stanley's Cup, only two are Canadian.
Ottawa Senators and Edmonton Oilers.
Be better Canada.
Posted by: rickb223

Perhaps a better incentive structure. Winner gets to become the 51st state.

Posted by: t-bird at April 20, 2026 11:02 AM (+Tpk4)

233 If by some miracle Alberta gains independence 2 out 7 Canuck nhl teams will no longer be Canuck.

Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 11:02 AM (13bda)

234 That is, absent proven abuse or neglect, parents have the right to make all final decisions relating to their children's upbringing.

I don't think that right is theirs to grant. Overreach is what needs smacked down.
Posted by: t-bird

I see parental rights as part of the natural rights, so like the other natural rights, they would only be recognized by the Constitution.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 11:02 AM (77rzZ)

235 Supreme Court allows lower courts to prevent parents from learning about secret school gender "transitions".

Children in government schools belong to the State.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

***********

Article in the MR today about the AAP publishing "Guidelines for an LBGT-friendly pediatric practice". They encourage pediatricians to assist in the grooming and exclusion of parents by having one-on-one conversations with the child, without parents in the room. I have cautioned about this practice among Adolescent Medicine specialists for years. AAP has lost its collective mind.

Posted by: muldoon at April 20, 2026 11:03 AM (I0N4X)

236 Article in the MR today about the AAP publishing "Guidelines for an LBGT-friendly pediatric practice". They encourage pediatricians to assist in the grooming and exclusion of parents by having one-on-one conversations with the child, without parents in the room. I have cautioned about this practice among Adolescent Medicine specialists for years. AAP has lost its collective mind.
Posted by: muldoon

Any parent that allow their child in a room, alone with any stranger adult, is retarded.

Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 11:04 AM (13bda)

237
Heh......Her schtick is "every woman against me has a dick."

Elementary school is fun!
Posted by: Sponge
=====
Loomer torched Candace last night.

Including this bit,
"First of all, Milo has never spoken to any of my family members, and this has been confirmed by reporters, including @kenbensinger
, who profiled me and spoke to my father, who denied everything you are posting below. Milo is a drug addict who was fired by your former Jewish boss
@benshapiro
’s former employer for endorsing pedophilia…

However, since you now say Milo is a credible source Candace, I guess he’s being honest when he says your husband George Farmer is a homosexual male who likes to take it up the ass? Milo said your husband is getting “plunged”. See the screenshot below. 👇🏻

How does Milo know this? Did he have anal sex with your husband? Or did your husband suck Milo’s d**k? Did he swallow? And did he brush his teeth after kissing your mouth?

Why did Milo, who you are now claiming is a credible source, say your husband is gay and that his anus is getting plunged? "

Posted by: whig at April 20, 2026 11:05 AM (E4rtv)

238 Racism and transphobia are abuse and neglect.

Posted by: Colorado AWFLs at April 20, 2026 11:06 AM (W0KIM)

239 Had to look up the word "Vale". Wasn't sure what it means.

Posted by: Joemarine at April 20, 2026 11:12 AM (y171U)

240 How does Milo know this? Did he have anal sex with your husband? Or did your husband suck Milo’s d**k? Did he swallow? And did he brush his teeth after kissing your mouth?

Why did Milo, who you are now claiming is a credible source, say your husband is gay and that his anus is getting plunged? "
Posted by: whig at April 20, 2026 11:05 AM (E4rtv)

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Gotta say, I didn't have reading those words in that particular order this early on a Monday on my bingo card.

Posted by: ballistic at April 20, 2026 11:37 AM (oqH4h)

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