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If This Be ONT, Make The Most Of It

Hey everybody! How's your week going?

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Fido Friday: Want the wiper!


IYKYK

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Stoners are taking 4/20 a bit too far

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If the dwarf stays in the box they get away with it


LOTR meme I

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LOTR meme 2

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Ta dah!


Literacy

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Politics

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He gets it


One for Alex

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The future is bright

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Want


There is a difference

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What's in a name?

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Parenting


There is now a Peppa Pig meme generator online
No way that's going to get abused

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Bring on the food

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Iran takes down a US jet


Insharkla

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Tonight's ONT has been brought to you by Elmo:

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Posted by: WeirdDave at 10:00 PM




Comments

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1 FIRST AGAIN!?

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 09:59 PM (WONhk)

2 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2026 09:59 PM (Kyh8Y)

3 Good evening morons e grazie wd

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 10:01 PM (RIvkX)

4 Howdy WD - Happy Friday, Horde!

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 24, 2026 10:02 PM (EjgNj)

5 I have eaten

Posted by: Ghost of Turbines past at April 24, 2026 10:06 PM (jrgJz)

6 Speaking of sharks...I told y'all to watch and laugh at the strange movie, Thrash.

But only when you have nothing else to do. I don't think it is supposed to be funny. We thought it was as well as super dumb. Temu Jaws movie.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 10:07 PM (WONhk)

7 I want to know what's going on in the top photo.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 10:07 PM (WONhk)

8 The knife throwing machine is interesting. With a few improvements, and a way to use it center of gravity, Space Force might find it useful for their orbital forces.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 24, 2026 10:08 PM (S/Y4j)

9 Where is everyone? Was there a Rapture and we are left? Oh, there's my husband. I'm not alone.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 10:10 PM (WONhk)

10 I think sven and michel are getting their asses kicked.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 24, 2026 10:12 PM (snZF9)

11 Brunette at the top....would.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:12 PM (xcxpd)

12 Update on the homeless woman I encountered at church today: If you remember, I put The Lovely Mrs. on the case 'cause something just didn't sound right with her story.

It turns out:

1) Woman was local and parental units have forbidden her from their home

2) She released from the clink today. She was in there due to 3 missed court dates for a shoplifting arrest

3) All the local homeless shelters wouldn't take her in due to previous disruptions/bad acting

4) No local friends will host her either due to past indiscretions

No one can sniff out a BS story faster than the Mrs.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2026 10:13 PM (Kyh8Y)

13 The future is apparently a Phillip K Dick novel, and the door wants a tip

Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 10:13 PM (rbvCR)

14 ONT Friday....go watch 'Astartes' and then 'Secret Level: No Know Fear'

On bourbon.

Awesome.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:14 PM (xcxpd)

15 Where is everyone? Was there a Rapture and we are left? Oh, there's my husband. I'm not alone.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 10:10 PM (WONhk)

Can you believe it? My kid expected me to make dinner for her! It's like she can't open a box of cereal! Otherwise I'd have been here earlier. I usually only lurk on Fridays.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026 10:14 PM (1Ff7Z)

16 Evening, overnight satellites and satraps of the Greater Ace of Spades HQ Empire.

Been a busy day in Kansas. Saw three houses -- well, two; one was already "under contract" after we drove 15 minutes (at a fun 80mph at least) to get to it. One needed a LOT of work. The third was . . . generic. Nice, and I could see things I could do to make it mine. But home insurance and property taxes in Kansas are insane. Indiana has now moved back to the top in the rankings as a Wolfus bolthole. (KS is great as far as car insurance goes, though.)

In the meantime, I have one more day here, and tomorrow I'll drive up to the famous cowtown Abilene for breakfast and to see what I can see.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 10:14 PM (+2QQb)

17 I just saw a Lysol commercial that told me to disinfect the thing I touch most I think this is going to burn.

Posted by: Muchas buchas at April 24, 2026 10:14 PM (CDX35)

18 Evening, WD, and ONT Horde!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 10:14 PM (utfVc)

19 13 The future is apparently a Phillip K Dick novel, and the door wants a tip
Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 10:13 PM (rbvCR)

The door is a whore

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:14 PM (xcxpd)

20

Christy,

It could be the fucking Parent Influencer's reaction after she ran over her three year old.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 10:15 PM (3ek7K)

21 Lots of funny videos, images, texts tonight, thx WeirdDave.

Posted by: Joemarine at April 24, 2026 10:15 PM (y171U)

22 Brunette at the top....would.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026


***
I could improve her life. Vastly.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 10:15 PM (+2QQb)

23 In the meantime, I have one more day here, and tomorrow I'll drive up to the famous cowtown Abilene for breakfast and to see what I can see.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 10:14 PM (+2QQb)

Happy Trails to you.

Missouri might be a good jam, especially the riverlands.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:15 PM (xcxpd)

24 >>>Fido Friday: Want the wiper!

The wiper cleans the outside, the dog cleans the inside.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at April 24, 2026 10:15 PM (syz1S)

25 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 24, 2026 10:16 PM (7Pnfz)

26 Apropos of the top pic, I was delayed getting here watching flood videos from Japan in 2011... and tornado damage in Enid OK last night. Nature doesn't care.

Storm Chaser: Close Tornado Intercept Enid Oklahoma - 23 April, 2026 10:09
https://youtu.be/rdiTXgUw_XY

Fox: VIOLENT tornado rated as EF-4 that tore through Oklahoma 1:38
https://youtu.be/mnkB5VNG4CM

Posted by: mindful webworker - life on the prairie at April 24, 2026 10:16 PM (Kd2bx)

27 The Count of Monte Cristo is proof that Alexandre Dumas was the worlds first food and recipe blogger

Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 10:17 PM (rbvCR)

28 The knife throwing machine is interesting. With a few improvements, and a way to use it center of gravity, Space Force might find it useful for their orbital forces.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 24, 2026 10:08 PM (S/Y4j)

Newton's Third Law still applies. Wielder would be thrust backwards (or made to spin) by the machine.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 10:17 PM (utfVc)

29 The future is apparently a Phillip K Dick novel, and the door wants a tip
Posted by: Kindltot


The future will make sense to the sane. PKD wasn't.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 24, 2026 10:17 PM (diia5)

30 Brunette at the top....would.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026

***
I could improve her life. Vastly.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 10:15 PM (+2QQb)

With that look on her face?? Makes me think she started it.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026 10:18 PM (1Ff7Z)

31

The storms in Oklahoma are scary.
I hope people there are okay.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 10:18 PM (3ek7K)

32 30 Brunette at the top....would.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026

***
I could improve her life. Vastly.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 10:15 PM (+2QQb)

With that look on her face?? Makes me think she started it.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026 10:18 PM (1Ff7Z)

Still Would

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:18 PM (xcxpd)

33 27 The Count of Monte Cristo is proof that Alexandre Dumas was the worlds first food and recipe blogger
Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 10:17 PM (rbvCR)

You know what? I...agree.

Dumas and his word are fascinating. In a world before comic book movies, he was seriously cinematic.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:20 PM (xcxpd)

34 Still Would
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:18 PM (xcxpd)

Are you forgetting Stacy McCain's first rule?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026 10:20 PM (1Ff7Z)

35 No one can sniff out a BS story faster than the Mrs.
Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2026 10:13 PM (Kyh8Y)
**************************
So the woman is infamous if no shelter will take her. Tells a good tale of reform.

In FL, when I was a RN case manager in the ED of the med center, there was a shelter where they'd have to do a tiny bit of work for room and board. No booze, no drugs, no fighting. Men only.

The shelter had a list of those who could not go there for one or all the reasons. Some would tell me they did not wanna work, and tell me they were on the list! Whine! UGH. Don't miss those days, which are far worse a decade later. You had to be dishcharged to a "safe" place vs kicked to the curb.

If the patient had a wound or pneumonia we would taxi them to a motel (known for bad wimmen) for 3 nights. Paid by the hospital or taxes, plus free meds.

One old guy, when I was new to the job, charmed me with his Irish accent. Pneumonia. Swore he'd quit and change. The ED docs told me he would not and they were correct. Months later I saw him drunk and dancing a jig at an art's festival street fair. Drunk as any Irishman could possibly be.

The stories I could tell...

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 10:20 PM (WONhk)

36 The Count of Monte Cristo is proof that Alexandre Dumas was the worlds first food and recipe blogger
Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 10:17 PM (rbvCR)

He never could have outfought the Baron of Beef.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 10:21 PM (utfVc)

37

Yep,

Whip out your micro penis and change her life.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 10:21 PM (3ek7K)

38 Howdy Hordelings! Been a while since I was here for a Friday ONT. It's kinda like being in the "Just Visiting" block in Monopoly.

Posted by: Doof at April 24, 2026 10:22 PM (QLC6i)

39 34 Still Would
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:18 PM (xcxpd)

Are you forgetting Stacy McCain's first rule?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026 10:20 PM (1Ff7Z)

He's not wrong.

Still Would. She is just...joyful and adorable.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:22 PM (xcxpd)

40 Good evening Horde. Thanks WD.

I recently learned that Utah has a hockey team - the Utah Mammoth. Apparently an expansion team. Who knew? They're in the playoffs against Las Vegas Golden Knights - another expansion team that launched in 2017.

Posted by: TRex - hockey historian dino at April 24, 2026 10:22 PM (IQ6Gq)

41 Sven and Michel are doing what they are supposed to be doing.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 10:23 PM (RIvkX)

42 38 Howdy Hordelings! Been a while since I was here for a Friday ONT. It's kinda like being in the "Just Visiting" block in Monopoly.
Posted by: Doof at April 24, 2026 10:22 PM (QLC6i)

There's a platypus stalking you.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:23 PM (xcxpd)

43 re the ratchet diagram.
Today a lot of conservative intellectuals on X are getting buttmad at Christopher Rufo because, it seems, he's making conservatives look bad. We're not supposed to be putting points on the board! We're supposed to be writing wonky papers!

Posted by: gKWVE at April 24, 2026 10:23 PM (gKWVE)

44 37

Yep,

Whip out your micro penis and change her life.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 10:21 PM (3ek7K)

Oral and a hot oil massage

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:24 PM (xcxpd)

45 That's the backyard football Missippi. The spelling is correct.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 24, 2026 10:25 PM (w/O5Q)

46 I recently learned that Utah has a hockey team - the Utah Mammoth. Apparently an expansion team. Who knew? They're in the playoffs against Las Vegas Golden Knights - another expansion team that launched in 2017.
Posted by: TRex - hockey historian dino at April 24, 2026 10:22 PM (IQ6Gq)

They used to be the Arizona Coyotes, but were transmogrified.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 10:25 PM (utfVc)

47 Are you forgetting Stacy McCain's first rule?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026 10:20 PM (1Ff7Z)

He's not wrong.

Still Would. She is just...joyful and adorable.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:22 PM (xcxpd)

That's fine.



Oh, can you make me the beneficiary?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026 10:25 PM (1Ff7Z)

48 We trap and kill raccoons when they become problematic. It sounds cruel, but they are predators. They are clever critters with clever hands. But they are predators. They bother nesting songbirds. They eat the eggs. They raid the bird feeders. They get a honeybun, and a 22 shot to the brain.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 10:25 PM (7JD9w)

49 36 The Count of Monte Cristo is proof that Alexandre Dumas was the worlds first food and recipe blogger
Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 10:17 PM (rbvCR)

He never could have outfought the Baron of Beef.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 10:21 PM (utfVc)

I got both references.

When I worked at Google, they served a Baron of Beef at lunch one day.

A glorious day.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:25 PM (xcxpd)

50 Hi folks. Hope you're having a great Friday, and are going to have a great weekend.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2026 10:26 PM (CHHv1)

51 Howdy Hordelings! Been a while since I was here for a Friday ONT. It's kinda like being in the "Just Visiting" block in Monopoly.
Posted by: Doof at April 24, 2026 10:22 PM (QLC6i)
=====

Please don't make a scene.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 10:26 PM (RIvkX)

52 Another "bleh" week comes to an end. At least I picked up steaks, and they turned out well (or medium rare, to be precise). I think the weather is supposed to be good tomorrow, so l'll probably go for a hike in the morning.

Posted by: PabloD at April 24, 2026 10:26 PM (zUFRX)

53 47 Are you forgetting Stacy McCain's first rule?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026 10:20 PM (1Ff7Z)

He's not wrong.

Still Would. She is just...joyful and adorable.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:22 PM (xcxpd)

That's fine.



Oh, can you make me the beneficiary?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026 10:25 PM (1Ff7Z)

*adds OrangeEnt to the list of book and gun beneficiaries*

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:27 PM (xcxpd)

54 It could be the fucking Parent Influencer's reaction after she ran over her three year old.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 10:15 PM (3ek7K)
********
I can't read stories like that and I am pretty hardened after over 5yrs in a busy ED with Trauma Service.

If the story in the news is about a baby or child I see the headlines and nope! I can't handle it.

Somehow, with one exception, on my days off I missed the worst of bad stuff with kids or teens. My HS boys were driving at the time, and I missed those car accidents my partner dealt with (there were two of us job sharing). I am thankful I was spared.

I was stuck in a room with a child abuser once. Shaken baby syndrome of a 1yr old we were flying out to Orlando. The sheriff told me to not let on we knew he was guilty, so I played it cool but was not happy to be alone with him. They wanted to wait for tests before his arrest. So I remember that one.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 10:27 PM (WONhk)

55 Finished the SMPTE 2110/Broadcast Device SQL Database schema and indexes, it's over 6000 lines, just for the schema.

Built a generic React front end and back end to go through all of the tables and indexes.

This is going to take a while to wrap my mind around how to fully implement and leverage but I'm game.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 24, 2026 10:28 PM (XV/Pl)

56

BC,

It's great to see you.

Hopefully Robert will let you have a great weekend.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 10:28 PM (3ek7K)

57 I don't understand what's happening in the dwarf video

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 24, 2026 10:29 PM (LmPA0)

58 55 Finished the SMPTE 2110/Broadcast Device SQL Database schema and indexes, it's over 6000 lines, just for the schema.

Built a generic React front end and back end to go through all of the tables and indexes.

This is going to take a while to wrap my mind around how to fully implement and leverage but I'm game.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 24, 2026 10:28 PM (XV/Pl)

I feel you. I QA'd 600 website questions and more than half had typos on it.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:29 PM (xcxpd)

59 Not sure who asmodaari_steve is, but Twitter/X has never heard of him.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2026 10:30 PM (CHHv1)

60 57 I don't understand what's happening in the dwarf video
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 24, 2026 10:29 PM (LmPA0)

The dwarf was fucking someone on the second floor and was sneaking out.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:30 PM (xcxpd)

61 Can't believe I'm watching the movie Priest for the third time.

Post apocalyptic vampire movie with a cool motorcycle. It gets my attention just because of the premise.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 10:30 PM (kxLc1)

62 I recently learned that Utah has a hockey team - the Utah Mammoth.

"The" Mammoth? Aren't team name nouns usually plural unless it's something insubstantial (and dumb) like "Heat?"

Posted by: Oddbob at April 24, 2026 10:31 PM (vTZFs)

63 A good Monte Cristo is a little bit of heaven.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 24, 2026 10:31 PM (2WIwB)

64 They get a honeybun, and a 22 shot to the brain.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 10:25 PM (7JD9w)

I lived 10yrs in the boonies of MS. No complaints from me for racoons or coyotes or packs of wild dogs. The latter two killed calves. Daddy did whatever he did to stop them, as he did not mess around.

I took no part in the murders.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 10:31 PM (WONhk)

65 The woman in the top pic is the meme girl with the evil grin in front of the burning house, all grown up. Right?

Posted by: mindful webworker - memes never age at April 24, 2026 10:31 PM (Kd2bx)

66 Elmo was telling his homies about Katy Perry's tits. They want some of that action too.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 24, 2026 10:31 PM (Fbc0I)

67 IYKYK
Well, I guess I don't know. Just a big white space under the blackboard guy....

Posted by: GWB at April 24, 2026 10:32 PM (fK5DA)

68 YOUTUBE X report.

Ran into a few Rich Baris "items" and wow. Off the deep end, so deep in fact that he is in the shallow end now. Also, quite bloated and puffy.

Definitely believes that Donald Trump personally killed hundred of Iranian school girls on purpose and that the IRGC/Mullahs are the good guys.

Is he getting the same 7k checks from the same Islamists that Massie is getting his from?

Posted by: GigantorX at April 24, 2026 10:32 PM (F2sSv)

69 When I was a kid growing up in Scranton , we had these Tickle Me, Negro! dolls. And they were a hit at the community pools every time I was showing off my blonde leg hairs! - Joey Dementiacrat

Posted by: Rex B at April 24, 2026 10:32 PM (a992C)

70 Thanks for the update Wolfus, soft landings.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 10:32 PM (RIvkX)

71 69 When I was a kid growing up in Scranton , we had these Tickle Me, Negro! dolls. And they were a hit at the community pools every time I was showing off my blonde leg hairs! - Joey Dementiacrat
Posted by: Rex B at April 24, 2026 10:32 PM (a992C)

*snort*

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:32 PM (xcxpd)

72 I don't understand what's happening in the dwarf video
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 24, 2026 10:29 PM (LmPA0)

I'm assuming someone with weird proclivities getting caught.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026 10:33 PM (1Ff7Z)

73 >>They used to be the Arizona Coyotes, but were transmogrified.

Loved the first name. The Utah Hockey Club. Inspirational.

Someday that swag is going to be worth money.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 10:33 PM (viF8m)

74 "The" Mammoth? Aren't team name nouns usually plural unless it's something insubstantial (and dumb) like "Heat?"
Posted by: Oddbob at April 24, 2026 10:31 PM (vTZFs)

They certainly should be.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 10:33 PM (utfVc)

75 @56 - not likely, to be honest. There are only a few comfortable sleeping positions, and those he has chosen to tromp on my chest randomly during the night. So sleep and I haven't known each other for weeks.

But hey, he's a cat, he rules the roost. Twas ever thus.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2026 10:34 PM (CHHv1)

76 Wolfus, did you get your Buick's headlights repaired? I'm a few days behind...

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 10:35 PM (7JD9w)

77 Is he getting the same 7k checks from the same Islamists that Massie is getting his from?
Posted by: GigantorX at April 24, 2026 10:32 PM (F2sSv)

Fair guess

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:35 PM (xcxpd)

78 I'm watching the movie Priest for the third time

The movie every critic hates but I keep watching is "Passengers".
I wouldn't selfishly revive Jennifer Lawrence if stuck alone on a dying generation ship. But I understand.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 24, 2026 10:35 PM (gKWVE)

79 Hi friends! Dog walked, hatches battened down in case a bad guy got lost and somehow ended up in this tiny town, everyone is settling.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 10:36 PM (p4NUW)

80 49 36 The Count of Monte Cristo is proof that Alexandre Dumas was the worlds first food and recipe blogger
Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 10:17 PM (rbvCR)

He never could have outfought the Baron of Beef.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 10:21 PM (utfVc)

I got both references.

When I worked at Google, they served a Baron of Beef at lunch one day.

A glorious day.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:25 PM (xcxpd)

Removeth thyself from my courtyard Greenery!

Posted by: Earl of Sandwich at April 24, 2026 10:37 PM (mP0Kj)

81 Loved the first name. The Utah Hockey Club. Inspirational.

Someday that swag is going to be worth money.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 10:33 PM (viF8m)

Should have gone with Honeybees. Very appropriate for a Mormon city team.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 10:37 PM (utfVc)

82 I feel a very deep connection to the "parenting" video.

Very
Deep

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 10:37 PM (jehhT)

83

BC,

I hear ya. We have a Shih Tzu who allows us a narrow space in the bed.

Every night is an adventure and the adventure has no relation to sex, lmao.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 10:37 PM (3ek7K)

84 12 Update on the homeless woman I encountered at church today: If you remember, I put The Lovely Mrs. on the case 'cause something just didn't sound right with her story.

It turns out:

1) Woman was local and parental units have forbidden her from their home

2) She released from the clink today. She was in there due to 3 missed court dates for a shoplifting arrest

3) All the local homeless shelters wouldn't take her in due to previous disruptions/bad acting

4) No local friends will host her either due to past indiscretions

No one can sniff out a BS story faster than the Mrs.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2026 10:13 PM (Kyh8Y)


If only Gavin Newsom would spend a megabuck or two to build her a house she could turn her life around.

Posted by: a.moronbob at April 24, 2026 10:37 PM (X5Jzz)

85 The Count of Monte Cristo is proof that Alexandre Dumas was the worlds first food and recipe blogger
Posted by: Kindltot


Oh, oh, oh, did I mention they're doing a version on PBS now! It's like my torture of last year has paid off... ( except they skip the slavery part so far and just skip to the end in terms of his identity.. etc, etc!!! )

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 24, 2026 10:38 PM (diia5)

86 That's the backyard football Missippi. The spelling is correct.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 24, 2026


***
To this day I use the old song (which I first heard in a cartoon with a bouncing ball, I think) to spell that state name out: "M-I-S, S-I-S, S-I-P-P-I!"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 10:38 PM (+2QQb)

87 I'm listening to Quentin Tarantino talk about 'Star 80'.
I gotta say, the guy really fucking understands movies.

I would give my left nut to hang out with him and talk movies. He knows his stuff and has the kind of passion I respect.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:38 PM (xcxpd)

88 >> "The" Mammoth? Aren't team name nouns usually plural unless it's something insubstantial (and dumb) like "Heat?"

The Stanford Cardinal.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 10:38 PM (viF8m)

89 72 I don't understand what's happening in the dwarf video
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 24, 2026 10:29 PM (LmPA0)

I'm assuming someone with weird proclivities getting caught.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026 10:33 PM (1Ff7Z)

It was a small indiscretion.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 24, 2026 10:39 PM (w/O5Q)

90 Say it Elmo, say it!

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 24, 2026 10:40 PM (/lPRQ)

91 80 49 36 The Count of Monte Cristo is proof that Alexandre Dumas was the worlds first food and recipe blogger
Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 10:17 PM (rbvCR)

He never could have outfought the Baron of Beef.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 10:21 PM (utfVc)

I got both references.

When I worked at Google, they served a Baron of Beef at lunch one day.

A glorious day.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:25 PM (xcxpd)

Removeth thyself from my courtyard Greenery!
Posted by: Earl of Sandwich at April 24, 2026 10:37 PM (mP0Kj)

*hisses*

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:40 PM (xcxpd)

92 The woman in the top pic is the meme girl with the evil grin in front of the burning house, all grown up. Right?
Posted by: mindful webworker - memes never age at April 24, 2026 10:31 PM (Kd2bx)

Bingo! That's the joke in the picture.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 10:40 PM (utfVc)

93 Motorboat Me Elmo?

Posted by: gKWVE at April 24, 2026 10:41 PM (gKWVE)

94 Hi Piper! "Dogs walked" is the first sign of a prepared person.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2026 10:41 PM (CHHv1)

95 Wolfus, did you get your Buick's headlights repaired? I'm a few days behind...
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026


***
Sure did, Wed. morning. I first noticed the message when I was hopping in the car to meet Salty for an early dinner. People recommended a local tire and service shop, so I ran up there. They got me in that afternoon and out in about half an hour -- my wallet lighter, or you might say my credit card heavier. Doesn't matter; it's my only car, and a great one.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 10:41 PM (+2QQb)

96 It was a small indiscretion.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 24, 2026 10:39 PM (w/O5Q)

Heh.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 10:42 PM (utfVc)

97 79 Hi friends! Dog walked, hatches battened down in case a bad guy got lost and somehow ended up in this tiny town, everyone is settling.
Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 10:36 PM (p4NUW)

Piper...we fly in and out of NOLA to drive to my parent's farm in MS once a year. Two years ago in a hotel in French Quarter, a drunk or two set off the fire alarm at 0300. We twice had to go down stairs and explain to our grandson about a bad man who did this but that it was not a fire.

From that morning on, if he heard a car alarm walking around, it was "the bad man."

Upon leaving the NOLA airport, walking to the gate to fly home, he was holding my husband's hand. Saw a male and female, cuffed, walking towards us with police. He said to my dude:"They caught the bad man." He got closure and we laughed.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 10:42 PM (WONhk)

98 Acting in Star 80 was teh awesome. Still creeped out by Eric Roberts.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 10:43 PM (RIvkX)

99 @83 - I really like Shih Tzus, they are totally friendly and seem to love everyone. Never lived with one, though. At least he's not a Great Dane.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2026 10:44 PM (CHHv1)

100 98 Acting in Star 80 was teh awesome. Still creeped out by Eric Roberts.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 10:43 PM (RIvkX)

Deliberately (?) so

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:44 PM (xcxpd)

101 @58

>> I feel you. I QA'd 600 website questions and more than half had typos on it.

So far all of the tables, table and the indexes, index.

The biggest challenge is going to be UI and data validation and typing, that’s going to take the longest time.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 24, 2026 10:45 PM (XV/Pl)

102 With that look on her face?? Makes me think she started it.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026


***
I love it when a woman starts it.

Well, not fires, obviously.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 10:45 PM (+2QQb)

103

BC,

We have had 5 Great Danes. No way they could sleep with us, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 10:46 PM (3ek7K)

104 It was a small indiscretion.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 24, 2026 10:39 PM (w/O5Q)

It was the short version.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026 10:46 PM (1Ff7Z)

105 Bingo! That's the joke in the picture.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 10:40 PM (utfVc)

I may be raising pyromaniacs. I feed our grandbabies by one of our gas fireplaces. To burp this last lass I turn on the fire for her and a burp follows. At 6mo she knew the remote control was involved and stared at the fireplace then remote.

Six weeks later she stares at the fireplace til I light it for her after she has half a bottle. We laugh because she sits straight up, stares, then stares at the remote. She may think her mind controls this, as she sure does control her Nana.

I may be doing this in the dog days of summer to please her highness.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 10:46 PM (WONhk)

106 103

BC,

We have had 5 Great Danes. No way they could sleep with us, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 10:46 PM (3ek7K)

Why do you hate love?

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:46 PM (xcxpd)

107 Why not the SLC Golden Eagles? That was the name for the SLC team in the old WHL. Cool uniforms too.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 24, 2026 10:47 PM (U/Byj)

108 But hey, he's a cat, he rules the roost. Twas ever thus.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2026


***
I miss my two furry thugs. Haven't seen them in a week now, and won't until Tuesday evening. Dagny will of course ignore me and Stirling will do his best to wake me at 3:45 am on Wed. morning.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 10:48 PM (+2QQb)

109 I really like Shih Tzus, they are totally friendly and seem to love everyone. Never lived with one, though. At least he's not a Great Dane.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2026 10:44 PM (CHHv1)

I'll take Great Danes over Shitzus any day. Just my experience. I don't enjoy little yappy dogs.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 10:49 PM (7JD9w)

110 Why not the SLC Golden Eagles? That was the name for the SLC team in the old WHL. Cool uniforms too.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 24, 2026 10:47 PM (U/Byj)

Close to the Golden Knights?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026 10:49 PM (1Ff7Z)

111 Laughing way too hard at the Elmo meme.

Posted by: It's brilliant at April 24, 2026 10:50 PM (TbWk/)

112 I'd like to ask Quentin T. what it was like to play the villain in the stage revival of Wait Until Dark in '98 and work with Marisa Tomei.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 10:51 PM (+2QQb)

113 OT: Sazerac Rye is a great end to the day.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:51 PM (xcxpd)

114 Newton's Third Law still applies. Wielder would be thrust backwards (or made to spin) by the machine.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon


Launch similar mass out the backside.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 24, 2026 10:51 PM (/lPRQ)

115 Evening all,

We have a launch tomorrow late in the afternoon.

Roscosmos - Soyuz 2.1a - Progress MS-34
LS 31/6 - Baikonur Cosmodrome, KAZ - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: April 25, 2026
Launch Time: 6:21 PM EDT (April 26th 03:21 Local Baikonur Time)

https://youtu.be/8UcDyayzH5M

Stream goes live at 5:50pn EDT.

Posted by: Joyenz at April 24, 2026 10:52 PM (2F0/Y)

116 *tips cap*

Nice to see you, BC - have a great weekend! Sorry to hear the pussy won't give you any rest...

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 24, 2026 10:52 PM (EjgNj)

117 >>We have had 5 Great Danes.

Seriously?

Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 10:53 PM (viF8m)

118 >>They used to be the Arizona Coyotes, but were transmogrified.

Loved the first name. The Utah Hockey Club. Inspirational.

Someday that swag is going to be worth money.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 10:33 PM (viF8m)

I would have gone with the Utah Puddy Tats, with either Tweety or Sylvester as the mascot.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 24, 2026 10:54 PM (S/Y4j)

119

WE had two Great Danes and two teacup chihuahuas at the same time. It was hilarious that they all slept together.

No one ended up a Scoby snack.

I can't tell you how much we miss them all.

Dogs are much better than most of the assholes in our country.



Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 10:54 PM (3ek7K)

120 FUTA tax? That's a tax on Japanese chicks with huge dicks, right?

Maybe I mis-typed in google search.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 24, 2026 10:55 PM (nWPIJ)

121 Sheesh. The nfl draft is really sucking. And not in a good way.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 24, 2026 10:55 PM (2WIwB)

122 Should have gone with Honeybees. Very appropriate for a Mormon city team.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 10:37 PM (utfVc)

Then Candace would really have something to talk about....

Posted by: GWB at April 24, 2026 10:55 PM (fK5DA)

123 94 Hi Piper! "Dogs walked" is the first sign of a prepared person.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2026

Only one dog. And he isn’t even a real dog. He is a Shiba. He would run screaming “every man for himself!” If a person broke in. I kid you not when I tell you my cats run toward the door growling if someone rings the bell. My dog? Back to my bedroom. lol. But he is crazy cute. So here we are.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 10:55 PM (p4NUW)

124
Tony Curtis is 1-1 in sword fights.

Win: over Ross Martin in The Great Race

Loss: to Richard Chamberlain in The Count of Monte Cristo

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 24, 2026 10:57 PM (tgvbd)

125 Great Danes are great dogs. We had one who lived to age 12. Old for that breed. She was an awesome dog. Had heart attack in the yard on Christmas day 2005. RIP Ginger.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 10:57 PM (7JD9w)

126 I will never own a dog that takes bigger poops than me.

I had a friend that had a Great Dane, good lord the size of those dumps!

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 24, 2026 10:58 PM (XV/Pl)

127 Never mind the 'Want the wiper' dog, WTH is a 'Twingo'?

Looked it up,
"The Renault Twingo is a city car made by the French company Renault from 1992 to 2024 across three generations. The name is a portmanteau of twist, swing, and tango."

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 24, 2026 10:58 PM (XeU6L)

128 FUTA tax.

"If you want more of something, subsidize it. If you want less, tax it."

Stuff Jefferson Said, vol. 2

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 24, 2026 10:59 PM (WUlxL)

129 Dogs are much better than most of the assholes in our country.

Posted by: four seasons
------------

“If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and man.”
― Mark Twain

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 24, 2026 11:00 PM (XeU6L)

130 The thing is, dogs crowd you in the bed because they love you and want to be loved by you. Cats crowd you in the bed because you're interfering with their comfortableness.

E'en now as I type, I'm trying to animate something complicated and RtC is like, "Yeah, you don't need to concentrate, *I* need to be petted."

If I post things that sound like someone deprived of sleep, seemingly insane and possibly dangerous, it's because of cats.

"It's because of cats" can be the epitaph on our planet when aliens come to see whassup on our long dead world.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2026 11:00 PM (CHHv1)

131 51 Howdy Hordelings! Been a while since I was here for a Friday ONT. It's kinda like being in the "Just Visiting" block in Monopoly.
Posted by: Doof at April 24, 2026 10:22 PM (QLC6i)
=====

Please don't make a scene.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at

Giggle.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 11:00 PM (p4NUW)

132 Snow is persisting here, and definitely beginning to drift. Good chance I will be running the snow blower tomorrow. I was standing at the kitchen sink, looking out the window, and zoom, zoom! Two dark-colored critters streaked past in the snow. Went to the other window, and saw two brown rabbits going like 60. Didn't see any predator chasing them. These are snowshoe rabbits, technically "varying hares". They have their summer coats already; in Winter they are pure white.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 11:00 PM (utfVc)

133 Tony Curtis is 1-1 in sword fights.

Win: over Ross Martin in The Great Race

Loss: to Richard Chamberlain in The Count of Monte Cristo
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 24, 2026 10:57 PM (tgvbd)

There are about 5 versions of Monte Cristo out there. That one is the most well-known among certain generations, I think.

Posted by: GWB at April 24, 2026 11:01 PM (fK5DA)

134 'Bout time I headed off to sleep, I guess. Tomorrow I need to exercise, my last chance before I get home -- working out before a long day's drive is asking for trouble, methinks. And the hotel in Fort Scott has no gym. Not sure if the one in Pine Bluff does.

It'll be raining on Sat night -- and a good part of the day on Sunday, which may slow me down.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 11:02 PM (+2QQb)

135 Old Phoenix WHL team was the Roadrunners. Still an AHL team there, dunno who their NHL parent team is, think they still have that name.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 24, 2026 11:02 PM (U/Byj)

136 "It's because of cats" can be the epitaph on our planet when aliens come to see whassup on our long dead world.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2026


***
"The world cannot be flat. If it were, cats would already have pushed everything over the edge."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 11:04 PM (+2QQb)

137 It's been almost a year since my most beloved doggeh went over the rainbow Bridge. I still don't have another. Maybe I will never have another dog. Hubby has the cat. I like dogs.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 11:04 PM (7JD9w)

138
I had a friend that had a Great Dane, good lord the size of those dumps!

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 24, 2026 10:58 PM (XV/Pl)

_________

It can also be what they're eating. Feed cheap dog food with a lot of fillers and inerts and you'll get bigger piles.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 24, 2026 11:05 PM (tgvbd)

139 When the wife and I first married, we lived in her apartment. Next door to us were two Great Dane dogs and their owners. Never would have imagined they were apartment dogs but....they are.

Lovely beasts. Sad how short most big dogs live....

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 11:06 PM (xcxpd)

140 137 It's been almost a year since my most beloved doggeh went over the rainbow Bridge. I still don't have another. Maybe I will never have another dog. Hubby has the cat. I like dogs.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 11:04 PM (7JD9w)

Get another dog.

Life is better with dogs. Not easier, but better.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 11:07 PM (xcxpd)

141 I'm grateful for this being a warm enough evening that I can go back out on the front porch with a stogie and a Jameson for the Friday ONT. Think the last time I did this was November...

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 24, 2026 11:08 PM (EjgNj)

142 Scooby Doo was a Great Dane, if I'm not mistaken.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 24, 2026 11:08 PM (nWPIJ)

143 Lovely beasts. Sad how short most big dogs live....
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 11:06 PM

Tell me about it. I had a berner for 10.5 years. Lucky to have her that long but it was not nearly long enough.

Posted by: JuJuBee at April 24, 2026 11:08 PM (tM5h4)

144 When the wife and I first married, we lived in her apartment. Next door to us were two Great Dane dogs and their owners. Never would have imagined they were apartment dogs but....they are.

Lovely beasts. Sad how short most big dogs live....
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026


***
When Miss Linda moved to NO for law school, she wanted to get a dog. A Newfoundland! I talked her out of it on the basis of "They are a big breed, not really an apartment dog, and you'll have to walk him in all weathers." Gradually she came around to cats, an animal she didn't know much about. Now she says she prefers felines and is glad I talked her into adopting one.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 11:09 PM (+2QQb)

145 I had a friend that had a Great Dane, good lord the size of those dumps!

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 24, 2026 10:58 PM (XV/Pl)

They are awesome dogs. Bring a shovel. Don't ever feed them chili.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 11:09 PM (7JD9w)

146 MAE which version of Sazerac are you enjoying? It's on my list to get, haven't decided which one. Bulleit rye is perfectly decent, especially for under $25.

Finally got some cocktail tools and some bitters and sweet vermouth, at some point I'll be making some cocktails. Normally I drink everything straight, maybe an ice cube. Dark n Stormy's for hot weather rum drinking, bourbon and ginger ale also.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 24, 2026 11:09 PM (U/Byj)

147 When Miss Linda moved to NO for law school, she wanted to get a dog. A Newfoundland! I talked her out of it on the basis of "They are a big breed, not really an apartment dog, and you'll have to walk him in all weathers." Gradually she came around to cats, an animal she didn't know much about. Now she says she prefers felines and is glad I talked her into adopting one.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 11:09 PM (+2QQb)

*glares at Wolfus*
Dogs > Cats

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 11:10 PM (xcxpd)

148 146 MAE which version of Sazerac are you enjoying? It's on my list to get, haven't decided which one. Bulleit rye is perfectly decent, especially for under $25.

Finally got some cocktail tools and some bitters and sweet vermouth, at some point I'll be making some cocktails. Normally I drink everything straight, maybe an ice cube. Dark n Stormy's for hot weather rum drinking, bourbon and ginger ale also.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 24, 2026 11:09 PM (U/Byj)

Um, the costco Sazerat 1.5 liter. It's sweet and powerful and a wonderful end to an evening.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 11:11 PM (xcxpd)

149 Yay, dave, last of the great ONTers

Posted by: alpine_beer at April 24, 2026 11:11 PM (van9r)

150 It's been almost a year since my most beloved doggeh went over the rainbow Bridge. I still don't have another. Maybe I will never have another dog. . . .
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026


***
It took me a while -- though not a year -- after the passing in fairly quick succession of my cats of more than a decade, Wolf and Chekov. I was happy not to have to deal with a littler box or buying food . . . but eventually I realized something important was missing.

Thus, Stirling and then Dagny.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 11:11 PM (+2QQb)

151 Matthew, which cigar are you burning tonight?

Had a new-to-me stick this afternoon, very nice, review to Weasel about to be written. Trinidad Espiritu No. 3.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 24, 2026 11:12 PM (U/Byj)

152 At least my name is not Oblock Switchyion, so I got that going for me.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 24, 2026 11:12 PM (wVcYX)

153 152 At least my name is not Oblock Switchyion, so I got that going for me.
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 24, 2026 11:12 PM (wVcYX)

You really are winning at life

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 11:12 PM (xcxpd)

154
Our seniors are 10 1/2. Every day is a day of grace. In their minds they're still silly puppies. But their bodies won't let them.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 24, 2026 11:12 PM (tgvbd)

155 Dogs are the best species to ever inhabit the planet. When the probe-thing that shuts down all power shows up to evaporate the planet, they're wondering why dogs aren't in charge (Star Trek iV, the better version).

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2026 11:12 PM (CHHv1)

156 I'm grateful for this being a warm enough evening that I can go back out on the front porch with a stogie and a Jameson for the Friday ONT. Think the last time I did this was November...
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 24, 2026 11:08 PM (EjgNj)


Excellent!!!
What the stick?

Posted by: Diogenes at April 24, 2026 11:13 PM (2WIwB)

157 Thanks Mark. I really should start buying bourbon and rye in the larger bottles. Usually quite a cost efficient break over the 750ml size.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 24, 2026 11:13 PM (U/Byj)

158 *glares at Wolfus*
Dogs > Cats
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026


***
I was just being practical, MAE. A big dog like a Newf in a one-bedroom, third floor apartment? Sounded like a recipe for disaster, something nobody needs. Certainly not a law student.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 11:13 PM (+2QQb)

159 149 Yay, dave, last of the great ONTers

----------

I would like to speak with the manager.

Posted by: Karen at April 24, 2026 11:14 PM (nWPIJ)

160 143 Lovely beasts. Sad how short most big dogs live....
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 11:06 PM

Tell me about it. I had a berner for 10.5 years. Lucky to have her that long but it was not nearly long enough.
Posted by: JuJuBee at April 24, 2026 11:08 PM (tM5h4)

10.5 years is a blessing. But I'm sorry you lost your pup.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 11:14 PM (xcxpd)

161 Get another dog.

Life is better with dogs. Not easier, but better.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 11:07 PM (xcxpd)

The fence needs repair first. I won't have a dog that can run at large. Hubby is rehabbing from shoulder surgery so not just yet. It gives me time. I was very attached to our last boy.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 11:15 PM (7JD9w)

162 150 It's been almost a year since my most beloved doggeh went over the rainbow Bridge

--------

C'mon now. Gay dogs are good dogs too.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 24, 2026 11:15 PM (nWPIJ)

163 158 *glares at Wolfus*
Dogs > Cats
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026

***
I was just being practical, MAE. A big dog like a Newf in a one-bedroom, third floor apartment? Sounded like a recipe for disaster, something nobody needs. Certainly not a law student.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 11:13 PM (+2QQb)

hurm. I suppose not. But there are dog that would thrive there.

I have had cats most of my life but, despite Hamilton Butttersworth III being a very friendly cat, I'm done with them.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 11:16 PM (xcxpd)

164 It was a small indiscretion.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 24, 2026 10:39 PM (w/O5Q)


[golf clap]

Well done.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 11:16 PM (rbvCR)

165


I don't know what is going on with this site.

I was responding to JackStraw and I keep getting messages that my comment is spam and I am astounded because I didn't use any swear words.

Ace needs to figure out what the fuck is going on.

It is costing him money if we cannot comment.






Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 11:16 PM (3ek7K)

166 At least my name is not Oblock Switchyion, so I got that going for me.
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 24, 2026 11:12 PM (wVcYX)

Dude appears to be old enough that he predates the development of the "Glock switch", so unlikely he is named after that device.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 11:17 PM (utfVc)

167 Great Danes are great dogs. We had one who lived to age 12. Old for that breed. She was an awesome dog. Had heart attack in the yard on Christmas day 2005. RIP Ginger.

Never owned one but every GD I've met has been a big goofball. At the park I walk Elvis I met a guy who rescued a GD during the lockdown.

If they got there before us he come galloping, over like a pony as soon as we saw us and then lean on me untill he thought I had pet him enough. He was enormous and gentle as a lamb. What a sweet dog. Great breed.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 11:17 PM (viF8m)

168 Dogs and cats.

My theory, which has yet to be disproven--

"Dogs want to belong. Cats want to be comfortable."

I think this explains quite a lot, but I suspect I'll have to be dead for a few decades before someone says "Yeah, that guy figured it out."

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2026 11:17 PM (CHHv1)

169 161 Get another dog.

Life is better with dogs. Not easier, but better.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 11:07 PM (xcxpd)

The fence needs repair first. I won't have a dog that can run at large. Hubby is rehabbing from shoulder surgery so not just yet. It gives me time. I was very attached to our last boy.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 11:15 PM (7JD9w)

#DoIt.

Fix the fence one one afternoon, buy the dog. Shelters are full of pups.

I lost my Logan puppy in 2020 and it hurt worse than anything. But after a couple years, I was ready. A new dog does help with the pain, if by no other way than by keeping you very busy and distracted from grief.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 11:18 PM (xcxpd)

170
Ace needs to figure out what the fuck is going on.

It is costing him money if we cannot comment
Posted by: four seasons 

_________

If you can't tip 40%, don't comment here.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 24, 2026 11:18 PM (tgvbd)

171 Wolfus, when I spent a couple of nights in the hospital I found I really missed the cats.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 11:18 PM (rbvCR)

172 @165 hope they figure it out, as I always enjoy your comments and would not want to miss them.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2026 11:19 PM (CHHv1)

173 'Twas a Friday ONT filled with good memes
Joined by 'ettes and Morons we esteem
Doof snuck in through the rear
Spoiling all the good cheer
Causing mayhem and making a scene!

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 24, 2026 11:20 PM (EjgNj)

174 but eventually I realized something important was missing.

Thus, Stirling and then Dagny.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 11:11 PM (+2QQb)

Hope Miss Linda isn't reading this....

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026 11:21 PM (1Ff7Z)

175 JackStraw, is Elvis some sort of Hound dog? Just wondering, based on his name. My very best boy was a Hound.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 11:22 PM (7JD9w)

176 157 Thanks Mark. I really should start buying bourbon and rye in the larger bottles. Usually quite a cost efficient break over the 750ml size.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 24, 2026 11:13 PM (U/Byj)

I've been....refining my bourbon collection to 'what I can buy at Costco'. Plus Buffalo Trace. Because I'm worth it.

I've been very happy with their prices in WA. Fred Meyers can be good too.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 11:22 PM (xcxpd)

177 Re SPLC settlement
A permanent injunction prohibiting the use of "Southern" in any imaginative or non imaginative written or nonwritten communication or non communication form, until such time I am the receicipient of satisfactionary amount of funds, as I solely can detemine.

Posted by: Sanity break2 at April 24, 2026 11:22 PM (0cJcL)

178 173 'Twas a Friday ONT filled with good memes
Joined by 'ettes and Morons we esteem
Doof snuck in through the rear
Spoiling all the good cheer
Causing mayhem and making a scene!
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 24, 2026 11:20 PM (EjgNj)

Kink-y....

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 11:24 PM (xcxpd)

179 I don't know what is going on with this site.

I was responding to JackStraw and I keep getting messages that my comment is spam and I am astounded because I didn't use any swear words.

Ace needs to figure out what the fuck is going on.

It is costing him money if we cannot comment.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 11:16 PM (3ek7K)

I probably used up the swear word quota for the site. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 24, 2026 11:25 PM (snZF9)

180

JackStraw,

If you are still around. We are coming up to our 50th anniversary and we have had five 'Great Danes who owned us, lol.

Yes, they are huge but they are manageable if people realize they are really pussycats in a huge body.

We still miss them every day. They were the best dogs who owned us.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 11:26 PM (3ek7K)

181 I am off to bed. Both cats and the dog are sleeping here with me. I have like 1 square inch of this king sized bed. 🤣

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 11:26 PM (pZEOD)

182 >>Stuff Jefferson Said, vol. 2

Makes me smile that a Dave in Texas meme lives on.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 11:27 PM (viF8m)

183 Rhomboid, it's an oddball brand I got in a sample pack from Cigars Int'l- "Chillin Moose". Pretty fair - a mild smoke and is burning beautifully.

Alas, I my sense of smell was left greatly diminished by the virus unleashed on us by Stan's retarded leprechaun. Thus I am unable to provide an eloquent description of its bouquet as you so often do.

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 24, 2026 11:27 PM (EjgNj)

184 I saw an interview with Terence McKenna the drug guru guy.

And it is kind of funny. He mentioned that life is going to get more and more insane, especially the right because they (we) see the breakdown of all order. But we shouldn't resist it. See the mushrooms told him that this is what happens when a species gets ready to go off into space.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 11:27 PM (sKqQm)

185 It turns out:

1) Woman was local and parental units have forbidden her from their home

2) She released from the clink today. She was in there due to 3 missed court dates for a shoplifting arrest

3) All the local homeless shelters wouldn't take her in due to previous disruptions/bad acting

4) No local friends will host her either due to past indiscretions

No one can sniff out a BS story faster than the Mrs.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2026 10:13 PM (Kyh8Y)

At first thought this might seem counterintuitive, but I believe our society is being very cruel in not giving someone like that at least some medium term incarceration. (A year or two at least)

How is she going to survive with such fatal flaws as that? Being a woman, she is likely to fall into the clutches of some pimp and end up dead.

It’s easier to ignore them, but past generations knew how to deal with failed people far more responsibly than we do.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 24, 2026 11:29 PM (yGkmH)

186 Just jumping in. Happy Friday Horde.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 24, 2026 11:29 PM (0nHVk)

187 Fix the fence one one afternoon, buy the dog. Shelters are full of pups.

I lost my Logan puppy in 2020 and it hurt worse than anything. But after a couple years, I was ready. A new dog does help with the pain, if by no other way than by keeping you very busy and distracted from grief.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 11:18 PM (xcxpd)


We need to fence in an acre. Hubby will insist on doing it himself, with me as helper. We will do it when his shoulder is healed. Right now, he could not do the work. I'd never say anything right now about the fence. It would make him feel bad.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 11:30 PM (7JD9w)

188 >>If you are still around. We are coming up to our 50th anniversary and we have had five 'Great Danes who owned us, lol.

Congratulations to both of you.

And all your best boys and girls.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 11:30 PM (viF8m)

189 Matthew I've heard good things about that brand actually, so no surprise.

As to my palate, umm, not really. I get enough to please/not please me, but nothing like people who can really distinguish flavor notes. But funny you mention that, because I checked the Aficionado tasting note for this cigar today and whattayaknow, I actually had already ID'd several of the flavors. This is quite rare.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 24, 2026 11:31 PM (U/Byj)

190 Good night, folks. Happy weekend to you all...and happy Monday too. What the heck, I'll throw in Tuesday too.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2026 11:31 PM (CHHv1)

191 But we shouldn't resist it. See the mushrooms told him that this is what happens when a species gets ready to go off into space.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 11:27 PM (sKqQm)

Afghanistan is not about to build a ship to the stars.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 24, 2026 11:31 PM (yGkmH)

192 Futa Tax?

Billi Kristol and hir Thai lady-boi yacht candy hardest hit.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 24, 2026 11:31 PM (2GVsD)

193 Kink-y....
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo

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Yeah, wasn't totally happy with that phrasing but decided to send it before the OCD kicked in.... then I wouldn't have finished it until the Hobby thread

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 24, 2026 11:33 PM (EjgNj)

194
I am a dog nut. I don;t give a flying fuck about people.

Dogs are my world and if I was rich I would have lots of them.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 11:34 PM (3ek7K)

195 Four Seasons, 5 Great Danes is amazing. We've had one. She was an awesome doggeh.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 11:34 PM (7JD9w)

196 Dogs are my world and if I was rich I would have lots of them.

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Kuffir! Haram!

Posted by: Mohammed Mohammed Mohammed at April 24, 2026 11:35 PM (nWPIJ)

197 Thanks, WD, for the ONT. I had quite a few laughs.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 24, 2026 11:35 PM (ynpvh)

198 142 Scooby Doo was a Great Dane, if I'm not mistaken.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 24, 2026 11:08 PM (nWPIJ)

Daphne was a Hosehound.

Posted by: Fred and Shaggy and Old Man Jenkins at April 24, 2026 11:35 PM (w/O5Q)

199 Dogs are my world and if I was rich I would have lots of them.

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Main course or dessert?

Posted by: Barky O'Shithead at April 24, 2026 11:36 PM (nWPIJ)

200 200

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 24, 2026 11:37 PM (EjgNj)

201 De Kulture!

Coming to Blu-Ray on April 29th is Macross F Galaxy Live Final 2025 concert performance.

https://youtu.be/SJfPUguJKxk

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 24, 2026 11:38 PM (2GVsD)

202 If only Gavin Newsom would spend a megabuck or two to build her a house she could turn her life around.
Posted by: a.moronbob


The genius democrats in my old city gave a small, older house to a welfare lady who had 3 daughters. So, gave a house to a woman who was so irresponsible that she had 3 daughters out of wedlock, and so lazy that even after her kids were in school, she never got a job. The end result was that the house was condemned, and the two oldest daughters were knocked up at 15. You can't fix stupid, and by stupid, I don't mean the welfare lady. I mean the democrats.

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 24, 2026 11:39 PM (0Htd1)

203 four seasons, my neighbors lost their Great Dane over a week ago now, he was 10 1/2 and one of the best dogs that I ever knew. His tail was a lethal weapon but only because he was so happy to see you.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 24, 2026 11:40 PM (0nHVk)

204 I'd run one of those dog sanctuaries if I could. Right now, too many other responsibilities with parents.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 11:40 PM (7JD9w)

205 The end result was that the house was condemned, and the two oldest daughters were knocked up at 15. You can't fix stupid, and by stupid, I don't mean the welfare lady. I mean the democrats.

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Cargo Cult logic bites the dust again.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 24, 2026 11:41 PM (nWPIJ)

206 Since the house was given to her, there was no sense of value to it.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 24, 2026 11:42 PM (2GVsD)

207 Cargo Cult would entail rituals to summon the aerial gods, she wasn't even doing that.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 24, 2026 11:43 PM (2GVsD)

208
"Citadel may potentially not move forward with its redevelopment project of 350 Park Avenue, which he said would bring 6,000 construction jobs and more than 15,000 permanent gigs in Midtown."

Why do people say these things when we all know it's too good to be true? Way to keep up the #NothingWillHappen meme, Ken Griffin.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 24, 2026 11:43 PM (n7rxJ)

209 >>JackStraw, is Elvis some sort of Hound dog? Just wondering, based on his name. My very best boy was a Hound.

He is. I was told he is mostly a Treeing Tennesse Brindle when I got him from the rescue. Mostly. Never heard of them.

Some Presbyterian minister in the Ozarks decided there needed to be yet another breed of hound so he took a Coon Hound and whatever else he coud find and came up with these goofy dogs.

Always had Goldens and I love them. But this hound is pretty special.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 11:44 PM (viF8m)

210 Debby, condolences to your neighbors. Great Dane tails could slice and dice. We took everything off of the coffee table, lol. They only ever wanted to be lap dogs .

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 11:45 PM (7JD9w)

211

We didn't know anything about Great Danes until our oldest son, many decades ago lol told us about a puppy someone told him about.

We fell in love with him and we were off the races, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 11:48 PM (3ek7K)

212 He is. I was told he is mostly a Treeing Tennesse Brindle when I got him from the rescue. Mostly. Never heard of them.

Some Presbyterian minister in the Ozarks decided there needed to be yet another breed of hound so he took a Coon Hound and whatever else he coud find and came up with these goofy dogs.

Always had Goldens and I love them. But this hound is pretty special.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 11:44 PM (viF8m)


Treeing Tennessee Brindle. I have never heard of that breed. My best boy was a coon hound/ bloodhound mix. He had a majestic bay. Elvis has to be a best boy, too. I bet he loves following his nose.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 11:56 PM (7JD9w)

213 A friend of mine got a great Dane. She brought him over to show me. He was magnificent.

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 24, 2026 11:59 PM (0Htd1)

214 213 A friend of mine got a great Dane. She brought him over to show me. He was magnificent.

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I hate it when people flaunt their Great Danes.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 12:00 AM (nWPIJ)

215 Long day. I was go___ to bed and the CBC said there was a big snow storm in Alberta. Drivers on the road.

Just checking if AOP was here. I'll scroll comments a bit.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 12:06 AM (Sco7b)

216 I hate it when people flaunt their Great Danes.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 12:00 AM (nWPIJ)

Don't hate them because they are beautiful, and their hair smells terrific. They are gentle giants who are also lap dogs, lol.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 12:06 AM (7JD9w)

217 Comment 132...
Cool.

Good night all...

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 12:07 AM (Sco7b)

218 Afghanistan is not about to build a ship to the stars.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 24, 2026 11:31 PM (yGkmH)

It would be amazing if they could build a flush toilet.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 25, 2026 12:07 AM (snZF9)

219 How are you and Ralphy doing, Stateless?

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 12:07 AM (7JD9w)

220 Hi BarelyScaryMary

Hope you're well. All of you.

Now I'm going to bed. Near dropping...

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 12:08 AM (Sco7b)

221 It's just hit me, Hal Linden was Roy Schieder with a mustache.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 25, 2026 12:08 AM (XV/Pl)

222 Scary, thank you, I got them an Azalea to put in the back yard and it will bloom around this time every year. He was such a cute little puppy and he grew into this massive hulk with such a goofy, loving personality.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 25, 2026 12:08 AM (0nHVk)

223 218 Afghanistan is not about to build a ship to the stars.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 24, 2026 11:31 PM (yGkmH)

It would be amazing if they could build a flush toilet.

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A meal that isn't cooked over yak dung would be a good start.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 12:09 AM (nWPIJ)

224 We're doing well.

A lot of shopping today. I've been secluded in the house. I was shocked at a lot of the prices.

I don't know how a lot of Canadians survive. Screw the ones voting for this crap though

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 12:10 AM (Sco7b)

225 Just checking if AOP was here. I'll scroll comments a bit.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 12:06 AM (Sco7b)

I am here, huddled in my basement. It has been snowing all day, but lightly, and strong winds, so it has drifted deep in selected spots, but mostly the tops of the grass can still be seen. I'd say average accumulation is abut one inch. But I am glad to not be out driving in it.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 12:11 AM (utfVc)

226 >>Treeing Tennessee Brindle. I have never heard of that breed. My best boy was a coon hound/ bloodhound mix. He had a majestic bay. Elvis has to be a best boy, too. I bet he loves following his nose.

You have no idea.

He's even slower than me on our walks because he has to smell evertything. Every. Thing.

But he prety much loves everyone he meets so he's a joy and a blessing to take care of.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 12:12 AM (viF8m)

227 221 It's just hit me, Hal Linden was Roy Schieder with a mustache.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 25, 2026 12:08 AM (XV/Pl)

I like Hal Linden better.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 25, 2026 12:12 AM (bss/y)

228 Sorry I'm late, we had some technical issues at the Luddite Society of Silicon Valley.

Posted by: tankdemon at April 25, 2026 12:15 AM (DU5nB)

229 He's even slower than me on our walks because he has to smell evertything. Every. Thing.

But he prety much loves everyone he meets so he's a joy and a blessing to take care of.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 12:12 AM (viF8m)

Reef is the same way. Has to look and smell and bark at everything at once.

But, he has a massive anxiety disorder because whomever raised him first were complete assholes. He's afraid of bright colors. WTF?

He's doing a lot better, but he gets sensory overload easy.

My dad thinks he might be a coon hound mix (he is a mix, we are just not sure what.) Need to get him tested and see what's in the bouillabaisse.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 25, 2026 12:15 AM (bss/y)

230 206 Since the house was given to her, there was no sense of value to it.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 24, 2026 11:42 PM (2GVsD)

Who?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 25, 2026 12:15 AM (bss/y)

231 On the Trail of Genghis Khan with Tim Cope.

Young Aussie buys pack horses in Mongolia and rides solo across the Steppe to Hungary.

https://tinyurl.com/42tf3rh5

Posted by: 13times at April 25, 2026 12:16 AM (47teX)

232 Edmonton getting their asses kicked the last two minutes.

Ugh.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at April 25, 2026 12:16 AM (ufFY8)

233 A few more minutes...

Walmart in my part of Canada...

1kg of honey was $10 Canadian!
A 12 pack cans of Bud Light - $30! Same price as Molsons.

A Lindt Dark Chocolate bar - $7
There was a Lindt Dubai chocolate bar - $15. Wtf?

10 pounds of onions - $4
18 large eggs - $6
4 pounds of appkes - $4

At Costco, 6 cans of chicken - $22. Used to be $13.
Roasted Chicken - $8
Hot Dog - $1.50

Sorry, I like for you all to be able to compare a bit....

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 12:16 AM (Sco7b)

234 213 A friend of mine got a great Dane. She brought him over to show me. He was magnificent.
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 24, 2026 11:59 PM (0Htd1)

Anything less and he would have only been a good Dane.

Posted by: tankdemon at April 25, 2026 12:16 AM (DU5nB)

235 You have no idea.

He's even slower than me on our walks because he has to smell evertything. Every. Thing.

But he prety much loves everyone he meets so he's a joy and a blessing to take care of.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 12:12 AM (viF8m)

That was my Rhett. He had that nose. We walked a lot of miles together. He smelled a lot of smells. May you and Elvis enjoy the smells, Mr Straw.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 12:18 AM (7JD9w)

236 BBC front page all about US (with one exception):

- LIVE US envoys to go to Pakistan for peace talks but Iran says no direct meeting planned
- Nato says 'no provision' to expel members after report US could seek to suspend Spain
- Analysis: Europe's Nato allies push back at reported US threat to Spain
- King's 'high stakes' visit with Trump will be toughest test yet of his reign
- Thousands at risk after multimillion-dollar Everest flood warning system left to rust
- 'My living nightmare': Rob Reiner's son bares soul on how he found out parents were dead
- 31 sloths die in Florida before opening of attraction

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 12:18 AM (8NTVk)

237 It took me a few seconds to get the West Side Story reference. My theater kid younger sister would have gotten it straight away.

Posted by: tankdemon at April 25, 2026 12:19 AM (DU5nB)

238 I'd say average accumulation is abut one inch. But I am glad to not be out driving in it.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 12:11 A

Glad you're alright. Ueah, the CBC showed stalled traffic.

Rain here. Snowflake is sleeping in my room. She'll go out when I get up in the middle of the night.

Now, good night all.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 12:19 AM (Sco7b)

239 I'll read more tomorrow during coffee.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 12:21 AM (Sco7b)

240 - 31 sloths die in Florida before opening of attraction
Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 12:18 AM (8NTVk)

I was going to visit Sloth World, but then I got high.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 12:23 AM (utfVc)

241 Young Aussie buys pack horses in Mongolia and rides solo across the Steppe to Hungary

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It's yurts all the way down.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 12:23 AM (nWPIJ)

242 "But what if Elmo is paid $270,000 by the Southern Poverty Law Center to say it? Can Elmo
say it then?"

heh

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 12:23 AM (8NTVk)

243 240 - 31 sloths die in Florida before opening of attraction
Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 12:18 AM (8NTVk)

I was going to visit Sloth World, but then I got high.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 12:23 AM (utfVc)

That was very slothful of you.

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 12:24 AM (8NTVk)

244 240 - 31 sloths die in Florida before opening of attraction
Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 12:18 AM (8NTVk)

I was going to visit Sloth World, but then I got high.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 12:23 AM (utfVc)

I think I'll wait for tankdemon to visit and post his review.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 25, 2026 12:29 AM (S/Y4j)

245 >>Reef is the same way. Has to look and smell and bark at everything at once.

>>But, he has a massive anxiety disorder because whomever raised him first were complete assholes. He's afraid of bright colors. WTF?

When I first got him, Elvis was afraid everyone. Evem me. He'd been in couple shelters and fosters and somewhere along the way line he'd suffered some abuse.

He's living his best life now and unless you're a squirrell or a rabbit there's a pretty good chance you're going to get Elvis kisses whether you want them or not.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 12:29 AM (viF8m)

246 245 He's living his best life now and unless you're a squirrell or a rabbit there's a pretty good chance you're going to get Elvis kisses whether you want them or not.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 12:29 AM (viF8m)

; )

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 12:31 AM (8NTVk)

247 There's a sloth "attraction"?? Not a good bet for young kids full of energy, I'd guess. Not a whole lot going on.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 12:33 AM (U/Byj)

248 244 I think I'll wait for tankdemon to visit and post his review.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 25, 2026 12:29 AM (S/Y4j)

Get caught after curfew with a sloth one time and everybody assumes your a sloth expert.

What's the address of thst Sloth World?

Posted by: tankdemon at April 25, 2026 12:34 AM (DU5nB)

249 Horde, thanks for all the great comments tonight.

For the record, if crazy rich, I would build a big cat village for unwanted kitties to come live out their lives.

Posted by: Texican ette at April 25, 2026 12:35 AM (SNf74)

250 Was there a Rapture and we are left?

What if it is backwards and the bad people are taken away leaving the good?

Posted by: no one of any consequence at April 25, 2026 12:35 AM (qFwJc)

251 There's a sloth "attraction"?? Not a good bet for young kids full of energy, I'd guess. Not a whole lot going on.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 12:33 AM (U/Byj)

Just as a practical matter, how does one tell if a sloth is dead? Long periods of inactivity are their stock in trade.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 12:36 AM (utfVc)

252 BBC The mammals were planned to be showcased at a permanent, public exhibit at Sloth World in Orlando, set to open this spring.

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 12:38 AM (8NTVk)

253

Sometimes neighbors are assholes.

The asshole neighbor we have comes here bitching about how his grandkids have to come over HIS fence to retrieve a ball they have hit over HIS fence .

He bitches about our dogs barking at his grandkids who climb over his fence to come into our yard.

Fuck you asshole and stop telling us what we are doing wrong in our yard.

Are you paying the mortgage here?????

No fuck off.



Posted by: four seasons at April 25, 2026 12:39 AM (3ek7K)

254 Well, of course there are the sloth races they have, and the sloth obstacle course. I hear the mac n' cheese at the restaurant is killer.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 12:39 AM (U/Byj)

255 236 BBC front page all about US (with one exception):

- LIVE US envoys to go to Pakistan for peace talks but Iran says no direct meeting planned
- Nato says 'no provision' to expel members after report US could seek to suspend Spain
- Analysis: Europe's Nato allies push back at reported US threat to Spain
- King's 'high stakes' visit with Trump will be toughest test yet of his reign
- Thousands at risk after multimillion-dollar Everest flood warning system left to rust
- 'My living nightmare': Rob Reiner's son bares soul on how he found out parents were dead
- 31 sloths die in Florida before opening of attraction
Posted by: m



We're living in the Beeb's head! LOL!

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 25, 2026 12:40 AM (7Pnfz)

256 Weird fact- a sloth can hold its breath for 45 minutes. Dolphins hold their breath for 10.

Evolution at its finest.

Posted by: tankdemon at April 25, 2026 12:42 AM (DU5nB)

257 252 BBC The mammals were planned to be showcased at a permanent, public exhibit at Sloth World in Orlando, set to open this spring.

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If attendance projections are met, expect to see the six other Deadly Sins exhibited in animal format.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 12:43 AM (nWPIJ)

258 There's a photo of a (live) sloth chilling in a tree at the top of that BBC article that's hilarious.

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 12:44 AM (8NTVk)

259 255 My living nightmare': Rob Reiner's son bares soul on how he found out parents were dead

I am assuming that headline is not referring to the son who killed them.

Posted by: tankdemon at April 25, 2026 12:44 AM (DU5nB)

260 In the meantime, I have one more day here, and tomorrow I'll drive up to the famous cowtown Abilene for breakfast and to see what I can see.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
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Just woke up.from a nap (retirement!) so I'm starting from way up there in the comments.
Wolfus, you'll find a lot. We were traveling back home after a visit with all the family left back in PA, and we stopped in Abilene for an overnight, about 3PM Tuesday. We didn't leave until Friday morning.
Pro Tip - unless you're really, really into steam engines, don't bother with the ride (assuming it's still a thing). There's nothing of organic interest along the route, and not much at the other end. Our ride turned into a "sorta adventure"* when the engine broke down at the far end and it took two hours to get the diesel engine out to tow us back.
* Adventure: bad things happening to other people, far, far away.

Posted by: buddhaha at April 25, 2026 12:45 AM (xgGYP)

261 Well, of course there are the sloth races they have, and the sloth obstacle course. I hear the mac n' cheese at the restaurant is killer.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 12:39 AM (U/Byj)

You could write a pretty good comedy skit about a stoner calling the sloth races at the track.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 12:46 AM (utfVc)

262 >>Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)

How's the bareboat certification coming along?

The BVI awaits.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 12:49 AM (viF8m)

263 Forgive me for being so tardy. Out wokking the dig.

Posted by: Barry O! at April 25, 2026 12:52 AM (oftw2)

264 257 252 BBC The mammals were planned to be showcased at a permanent, public exhibit at Sloth World in Orlando, set to open this spring.

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If attendance projections are met, expect to see the six other Deadly Sins exhibited in animal format.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 12:43 AM (nWPIJ)

Pride: Lions (alternate, Peacock)
Greed: Crows
Lust: Rabbits
Envy: Cats
Gluttony: Pigs
Wrath: Cassowary
Sloth: Sloth

Posted by: tankdemon at April 25, 2026 12:53 AM (DU5nB)

265 BBC can't even get the name of the attraction right:

Thirty-one sloths planned for a new "slothnarium" in Florida ...

Sloth World is advertised as Orlando's only "slotharium" ...

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 12:53 AM (8NTVk)

266 How's the bareboat certification coming along?

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I've got to set aside four days in a row to do a trip to Catalina. Then its on to multihulls and celestial navigation.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 12:53 AM (nWPIJ)

267 230 206 Since the house was given to her, there was no sense of value to it.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 24, 2026 11:42 PM (2GVsD)

Who?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 25, 2026 12:15 AM (bss/y)


202 If only Gavin Newsom would spend a megabuck or two to build her a house she could turn her life around.
Posted by: a.moronbob

The genius democrats in my old city gave a small, older house to a welfare lady who had 3 daughters. So, gave a house to a woman who was so irresponsible that she had 3 daughters out of wedlock, and so lazy that even after her kids were in school, she never got a job. The end result was that the house was condemned, and the two oldest daughters were knocked up at 15. You can't fix stupid, and by stupid, I don't mean the welfare lady. I mean the democrats.
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 24, 2026 11:39 PM (0Htd1)

Posted by: SciVo at April 25, 2026 12:53 AM (Sy6m/)

268 Why would a sloth need to hold its breath?

Switching topics, is there a standard bareboat cert one can get? My buddy who's got a Leopard 42 in the Moorings fleet (down in Grenada, he hopes to move it to the Sea of Cortez) naturally doesn't require any separate credential to take out any boat in the fleet - except in a few areas, where he needs some additional credential. Eastern Med (Croatia) and Thailand, IIRC. Don't get the Med one.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 12:54 AM (U/Byj)

269 Looks like snow and below-freezing temps will persist until Monday, at least.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 12:55 AM (utfVc)

270 268 Why would a sloth need to hold its breath?
Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 12:54 AM (U/Byj)

Tokin'.

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 12:58 AM (8NTVk)

271 Is Catalina part of your "test"? Might be a little better from Dana Point (a broad reach most of the way?), from San Diego Catalina (or San Clemente) were motoring legs (unless you had lots of time to kill). We'd motor to San Clemente overnight, 68 miles and 10 hours to Pyramid Cove.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 12:58 AM (U/Byj)

272 The genius democrats in my old city gave a small, older house to a welfare lady who had 3 daughters. So, gave a house to a woman who was so irresponsible that she had 3 daughters out of wedlock, and so lazy that even after her kids were in school, she never got a job. The end result was that the house was condemned, and the two oldest daughters were knocked up at 15. You can't fix stupid, and by stupid, I don't mean the welfare lady. I mean the democrats.
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 24, 2026 11:39 PM

Posted by: SciVo at April 25, 2026 12:53 AM (Sy6m/)

I know some broken folks who think it is the gubmints job to help them because.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 12:59 AM (7JD9w)

273 >>I've got to set aside four days in a row to do a trip to Catalina. Then its on to multihulls and celestial navigation.

Great!

All kidding aside, I'm looking forward to hearing about your trip to the BVI.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 01:00 AM (viF8m)

274 Switching topics, is there a standard bareboat cert one can get? My buddy who's got a Leopard 42 in the Moorings fleet (down in Grenada, he hopes to move it to the Sea of Cortez) naturally doesn't require any separate credential to take out any boat in the fleet - except in a few areas, where he needs some additional credential. Eastern Med (Croatia) and Thailand, IIRC. Don't get the Med one.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 12:54 AM (U/Byj)

Is bareboat cert the credential needed to charter a boat without a captain? What if you own your own boat? I know it would be prudent to get some training in navigation and seamanship even if you are a sole owner, but is there a legal requirement?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 01:00 AM (utfVc)

275 LOL

toke

noun
the drawing of a puff from a cigarette or pipe, typically one containing marijuana.

verb
smoke marijuana or tobacco: he muses while toking on a cigarette | we toked some grass.

origin
1950s: of unknown origin.

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 01:01 AM (8NTVk)

276 271 Is Catalina part of your "test"? Might be a little better from Dana Point (a broad reach most of the way?)

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At a course of 240 at 6 knots you're probably on a close reach for about five hours. Not too exciting unless you get in the path of a container ship or hit a whale.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 01:04 AM (nWPIJ)

277 I know it would be prudent to get some training in navigation and seamanship even if you are a sole owner, but is there a legal requirement?

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Until recently CA required NOTHING to legally operate a boat. It now has a "Boaters Card" requirement where you have to demonstrate a basic understanding of the rules of the road, safety equipment and navigational aids in an online test.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 01:08 AM (nWPIJ)

278 DC appeals court rules illegals can apply for asylum ,reversing Trump’s EO.

The leftist war against America continues unabated

Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 01:08 AM (q1qnK)

279 I recently learned that Utah has a hockey team - the Utah Mammoth. Apparently an expansion team. Who knew? They're in the playoffs against Las Vegas Golden Knights - another expansion team that launched in 2017.
Posted by: TRex
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I'm sure someone has already corrected you on this but...
The Utah Mammoth is the old Phoenix Coyote team, which was an expansion team in '96. They moved because they couldn't attract or maintain a fan base. Even though there are a large number of east coast retirees, like Florida, I guess they're a lower economic level than FL, so couldn't convince enough of them to spring for $65 nosebleed seats.

Posted by: buddhaha at April 25, 2026 01:08 AM (xgGYP)

280 - Nato says 'no provision' to expel members after report US could seek to suspend Spain
- Analysis: Europe's Nato allies push back at reported US threat to Spain
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This is almost like to goofy tariff ruling - Trump cannot play with tariff rates but he can suspend all trade with any country.

No problem - NATO in its entirety is 'suspended'.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 01:10 AM (/lPRQ)

281 There are some triggers for the spam filter built in but not many and it's pretty hard to run into them. It used to be certain copy pastes and weird characters but then it became long things like a URL and a few other notables that were specifically programmed to fight attempts by butthurt people to mess with the comments. That's all it was fourseasons.

Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 01:11 AM (vE0+H)

282 Sloth World in Orlando?

I went there in 1998. It was called EPCOT Center.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at April 25, 2026 01:11 AM (qFwJc)

283 Until recently CA required NOTHING to legally operate a boat. It now has a "Boaters Card" requirement where you have to demonstrate a basic understanding of the rules of the road, safety equipment and navigational aids in an online test.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 01:08 AM (nWPIJ)

Used to be nothing in Canada, too. Sometime in the last 10-20 years, Canada adopted a boater's card cert that sounds a lot like you describe. Kind of pissed me off. They should have grandfathered anyone older than X years of age who had operated power boats before the card was adopted. I am supposed to have one even to operate a dinghy with a 2.5 horse outboard on a Prairie slough. Fuggin' idiots.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 01:12 AM (utfVc)

284 The parenting video. Hahahahaha.

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 01:12 AM (8NTVk)

285 I am supposed to have one even to operate a dinghy with a 2.5 horse outboard on a Prairie slough. Fuggin' idiots.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 01:12 AM (utfVc)

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My impression is the the CA Boaters Card requirement is mostly ignored and little enforced.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 01:14 AM (nWPIJ)

286 Cicero it is too bad that those rules aren't required for a CDL license.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 25, 2026 01:15 AM (0nHVk)

287 AOP Have you ever changed a thermostat and it was actually bad ?

Wolfus Carefull around Pine Bluff lots of ASP chases start there. Sorry you gave up on Kansas my son lives there n of Wichita

Posted by: Lord Percy at April 25, 2026 01:16 AM (NO/Iy)

288
281 There are some triggers for the spam filter built in but not many and it's pretty hard to run into them. It used to be certain copy pastes and weird characters but then it became long things like a URL and a few other notables that were specifically programmed to fight attempts by butthurt people to mess with the comments. That's all it was fourseasons.
Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 01:11 AM (vE0+H)

[responding to]:

165 I don't know what is going on with this site.

I was responding to JackStraw and I keep getting messages that my comment is spam and I am astounded because I didn't use any swear words.

Ace needs to figure out what the fuck is going on.

It is costing him money if we cannot comment.
Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 11:16 PM (3ek7K)

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 01:17 AM (8NTVk)

289 IYKYK

Well, I guess I don't know. Just a big white space under the blackboard guy....
Posted by: GWB


Cicero and Anna Puma know.

Idaho Spudboy seems to know.

Unfortunately, I know.

Nobody else really wants to know.

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 01:19 AM (VHUov)

290 Q. Why did Bernard Shaw write his book in German rather than Latin?

A. Because "Mensch und Ubermensch" sounds a lot cooler than "Homo et Superhomo".

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 25, 2026 01:19 AM (IG3/x)

291 Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 01:17 AM (8NTVk)

Never let it be said that you are not good on the wing.

Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 01:20 AM (vE0+H)

292 I know some broken folks who think it is the gubmints job to help them because.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 12:59 AM (7JD9w)


Humility is an increasingly rare virtue, and we are all poorer for its loss. It is impossible to overstate the damage done to our society by a culture of Deserving.

Just as an example, there is an apocryphal tale that one guy who was cheated on finally got a straight answer to the classic question, "Why?" His ex hated him to enough to say plainly, "I *deserved* it."

Once seen, it cannot be unseen. Everywhere, for all kinds of cheating, that is the rationale: "Because I *deserve* it." Solipsistic Deserving is the anchor that will drag us down into a third-world low-trust society.

Posted by: SciVo at April 25, 2026 01:21 AM (Sy6m/)

293
Japanese X reveals that their Muslim male guests will go into a hospital and make a fuss demanding to see a female doctor.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 01:22 AM (n7rxJ)

294 286 Cicero it is too bad that those rules aren't required for a CDL license.

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That would keep illiterate Hispanics and Eastern Europeans from barreling down our highways in 80-ton trucks.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 01:22 AM (nWPIJ)

295 Until recently CA required NOTHING to legally operate a boat. It now has a "Boaters Card" requirement where you have to demonstrate a basic understanding of the rules of the road, safety equipment and navigational aids in an online test.
Posted by: Cicero


"Red" light, "Left," and "Port" are shorter words than

"Green" light, "Right," and "Starboard."

That's probably 50% of it.

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 01:23 AM (VHUov)

296 Japanese X reveals that their Muslim male guests will go into a hospital and make a fuss demanding to see a female doctor.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia


Pay for kunoichi doctors skyrockets.

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 01:25 AM (VHUov)

297 >> Cicero it is too bad that those rules aren't required for a CDL license

I'm a pretty much across the board an anti rule guy. Story of my life.

But people should know what they are doing on the ocean. It will take your life in a blink if you don't.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 01:25 AM (viF8m)

298
Just reading. NASA's Dragonfly mission to Titan is coming along, and will hopefully launch in 2028, but won't get there until 2034. It takes a low-energy loly-gagging trajectory.

This is an RTG powered rotorcraft drone that will fly around Titan. To fly on Titan requires only 1/40th the power to mass ratio required on Earth. Titan's atmosphere is 4 times as dense, and gravity is only 0.14 g.

Still too much power for the RTG to power on demand, and it will require battery recharges between hops. Titan's solar day is about 16 days, with 8 days of daylight. Plan is to charge the batteries with the RTG during the long nights, then have enough for multiple hops during the 8 days of daylight.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 25, 2026 01:29 AM (w6EFb)

299 Japanese X reveals that their Muslim male guests will go into a hospital and make a fuss demanding to see a female doctor.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 01:22 AM (n7rxJ)

Don't they have anymore Samurai to deal with that shit?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 25, 2026 01:30 AM (snZF9)

300 AOP Have you ever changed a thermostat and it was actually bad ?

Wolfus Carefull around Pine Bluff lots of ASP chases start there. Sorry you gave up on Kansas my son lives there n of Wichita
Posted by: Lord Percy at April 25, 2026 01:16 AM (NO/Iy)

Car thermostat? Depends upon the engine model, of course, but most I am familiar with are easy. Start with a cold, or barely warm engine, never a hot one. Drain the radiator into a catch can.

I was going to start a general how-to, but then I realized there are probably many cars out there now with thermostats in weird places. Most likely you can find a youtube video that will walk you through the procedure. Just search "replace thermostat (your model car) youtube".

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 01:30 AM (utfVc)

301 Until recently CA required NOTHING to legally operate a boat. It now has a "Boaters Card" requirement where you have to demonstrate a basic understanding of the rules of the road, safety equipment and navigational aids in an online test.
Posted by: Cicero

"Red" light, "Left," and "Port" are shorter words than

"Green" light, "Right," and "Starboard."

That's probably 50% of it.
Posted by: mikeski
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The other half -

Do you drive on the right or the left side of the water when coming at someone head on?

/been literally 50 yrs since I drove so much as a John boat...

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 01:31 AM (/lPRQ)

302 Just as a practical matter, how does one tell if a sloth is dead? Long periods of inactivity are their stock in trade.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon


* checks guidebook *

Looks like an infrared thermometer is the standard method. If it's the same temperature as its tree, it be ded.

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 01:33 AM (VHUov)

303 Still too much power for the RTG to power on demand, and it will require battery recharges between hops. Titan's solar day is about 16 days, with 8 days of daylight. Plan is to charge the batteries with the RTG during the long nights, then have enough for multiple hops during the 8 days of daylight.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 25, 2026 01:29 AM (w6EFb)

RTG = radio-thermal generator?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 01:34 AM (utfVc)

304 The other half -

Do you drive on the right or the left side of the water when coming at someone head on?

/been literally 50 yrs since I drove so much as a John boat...
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher


About all I know of the Law of the Sea is "the more maneuverable guy is at fault."

If a speedboat hits an aircraft carrier: speedboat's fault.

If an aircraft carrier hits a speedboat: still speedboat's fault.

And sailing ships are "less maneuverable" than motorized ones.

Posted by: mikeski sails serpentine at April 25, 2026 01:36 AM (VHUov)

305 Once seen, it cannot be unseen. Everywhere, for all kinds of cheating, that is the rationale: "Because I *deserve* it." Solipsistic Deserving is the anchor that will drag us down into a third-world low-trust society.

Posted by: SciVo at April 25, 2026 01:21 AM (Sy6m/)

Yes. This mindset is killing our society. I personally hope I die before my money runs out.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 01:36 AM (7JD9w)

306 AOP Actually I just changed one and found it bad- overheating and the viscous fan clutch was not working much either. 300 thous miles. But in 29+++ years this is the first time I ever found a bad one. Wondered what your exp. has been ?

Posted by: Lord Percy at April 25, 2026 01:37 AM (T8RPZ)

307 Cicero and Anna Puma know.

Idaho Spudboy seems to know.

Unfortunately, I know.

Nobody else really wants to know.


Robert knows. I'm surprised he hasn't shown up to call me a weeb. I know. That doesn't mean I partake.

Posted by: Weirddave at April 25, 2026 01:38 AM (aUzQb)

308 About all I know of the Law of the Sea is "the more maneuverable guy is at fault."
If a speedboat hits an aircraft carrier: speedboat's fault.
If an aircraft carrier hits a speedboat: still speedboat's fault.
And sailing ships are "less maneuverable" than motorized ones.
Posted by: mikeski sails serpentine


I do recall that rule for aircraft -

Basically hot air balloons have right of way over everything, even skydivers (free fall or under parachute).

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 01:40 AM (/lPRQ)

309 I was going to start a general how-to, but then I realized there are probably many cars out there now with thermostats in weird places. Most likely you can find a youtube video that will walk you through the procedure. Just search "replace thermostat (your model car) youtube".

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 01:30 AM (utfVc)

The one on my colorado is in a brutal place. Its near the bottom on the side of the engine and you have to change it by removing the tire and working through the wheel well.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 25, 2026 01:41 AM (snZF9)

310 I have often had no-heat or overheating problems in cars but this is the first time it was the tstat fault so that's why I changed it last.

Posted by: Lord Percy at April 25, 2026 01:42 AM (T8RPZ)

311 >>And sailing ships are "less maneuverable" than motorized ones.

Complicated, isn't it?

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 01:43 AM (viF8m)

312 About that Colorado, the Army's new Jeep is based on the Colorado only it has a blown 4cyl Duramax diesel engine. One can purchase that diesel anywhere in the world except here. It doesn't require Blue Dep either.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 01:44 AM (XAeCh)

313 This one was on the bottom too, easier to do on a hoist. Another reason to leave it until last.

Posted by: Lord Percy at April 25, 2026 01:45 AM (T8RPZ)

314 311 >>And sailing ships are "less maneuverable" than motorized ones.

Complicated, isn't it?
****

Not really. It is the same rule I apply on land: Do not get in the way of anything heavier than I am or going faster.

Posted by: clarence at April 25, 2026 01:46 AM (nD5wh)

315 278 DC appeals court rules illegals can apply for asylum ,reversing Trump’s EO.

The leftist war against America continues unabated
Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 01:08 AM (q1qnK)

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One more sign that we're experiencing a "slow motion" insurrection

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 25, 2026 01:46 AM (SiGDV)

316 AOP Actually I just changed one and found it bad- overheating and the viscous fan clutch was not working much either. 300 thous miles. But in 29+++ years this is the first time I ever found a bad one. Wondered what your exp. has been ?
Posted by: Lord Percy at April 25, 2026 01:37 AM (T8RPZ)

Well, usually they fail open, and the engine may not overheat, but will take too long to reach proper operating temperature, and fuel mileage will suffer. But I have seen them fail closed, so it does happen. I believe that a bad instance of overheating could affect the calibration of the thermostat. If you are doing other major cooling system work, probably not a bad idea to replace the old 'stat with a quality new one while you are in there. Usually don't cost much. And if you are looking at a 30+ year old engine, probably not a bad idea to knock out the frost plugs and pressure-wash out the gunk that has accumulated in the bottom of the water jackets.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 01:47 AM (utfVc)

317 Had to replace the thermostat on the F-150 it has sensor connections and I thought, Oh shit this isn't going to be normal. But it was. Looked it up on the tube put new coolant in at the same time. It's up top and went by the book. Whew.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 01:48 AM (XAeCh)

318 >> RTG = radio-thermal generator?

Yes. Radioisotope thermal generator. In the jargon, the one it will use is called an MMRTG, or Multi-Mission RTG, which is the latest and greatest design. They've all used plutonium, and this MMRTG was used on the latest Mars rovers.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 25, 2026 01:49 AM (w6EFb)

319 Well, getting close to midnight here, and I am sleepy. Off to the rack. Night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 01:50 AM (utfVc)

320
Sleep well AOP

Posted by: four seasons at April 25, 2026 01:50 AM (3ek7K)

321 >>Not really. It is the same rule I apply on land: Do not get in the way of anything heavier than I am or going faster.

You noticed any paved roeads and stop signs on the ocean?

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 01:51 AM (viF8m)

322 Real estate salesman who puts many mile on his F-150 recommended Valvoline Restore and Protect for a couple of changes. Said it cleaned his engine and he's getting better mileage.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 01:53 AM (XAeCh)

323 Sweet dreams Horde, I've got stuff to do in the morning.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 25, 2026 01:55 AM (0nHVk)

324 I bet that mall cop that runs around Lake Orroville has a huge boner over this new law. He has a reason to stop anybody now.

Posted by: Reforger at April 25, 2026 01:55 AM (WYOCN)

325 Interacting with people for too long makes me exhausted. Guess I'm a white supremacist or whatnot. Whatever.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 01:56 AM (7JD9w)

326 There are ways to properly operate a sailboat.
There are ways to properly operate a power boat.
They are 90% different.
Even if you are a powerboat enthusiast learning to sail is beneficial.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 01:57 AM (XAeCh)

327 Paid 25 for new tstat, the old one would open part way but not enough on hot days. Temp gauge would get to 3/8 scale and stay there except sometimes. fan Clutch wasn't helping much. Actually a 2006 Durango just passed 300k miles. 4.7 liter. The water pump, rad and hoses were all 4 or 5 years old.

Posted by: Lord Percy at April 25, 2026 01:57 AM (T8RPZ)

328
Well, usually they fail open, and the engine may not overheat, but will take too long to reach proper operating temperature, and fuel mileage will suffer. But I have seen them fail closed, so it does happen. I believe that a bad instance of overheating could affect the calibration of the thermostat. If you are doing other major cooling system work, probably not a bad idea to replace the old 'stat with a quality new one while you are in there. Usually don't cost much. And if you are looking at a 30+ year old engine, probably not a bad idea to knock out the frost plugs and pressure-wash out the gunk that has accumulated in the bottom of the water jackets.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 01:47 AM (utfVc)

I had to change one in the roadrunner last year. It failed closed. The gauge was climbing faster that normal so I knew immediately it was screwed. Good thing too, the asshat before me had a 195 in it, so I put a 180 in it and runs way cooler. It has hedman long tube headers, so between those and the 195 thermostat it was not fun on hot days. Much nicer now.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 25, 2026 01:58 AM (snZF9)

329
Fuck you asshole and stop telling us what we are doing wrong in our yard.

Are you paying the mortgage here?????

No fuck off.

Posted by: four seasons at April 25, 2026 12:39 AM (

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Would it be possible to take videos of them going over his fence in case they ever get bitten by your dogs?

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 25, 2026 02:00 AM (qYbxT)

330 293
Japanese X reveals that their Muslim male guests will go into a hospital and make a fuss demanding to see a female doctor.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 01:22 AM (n7rx

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I'm assuming this leads to all sorts of inappropriate behavior, by the patient.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 25, 2026 02:04 AM (qYbxT)

331 326 There are ways to properly operate a sailboat.
There are ways to properly operate a power boat.
They are 90% different.
Even if you are a powerboat enthusiast learning to sail is beneficial.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 01:57 AM (XAeCh)

Yeah.... I learned to drive Destroyers, and 30 Ft. Mike Boats....

Not much in common with a sail boat.

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 25, 2026 02:06 AM (mP0Kj)

332 Robert knows. I'm surprised he hasn't shown up to call me a weeb. I know. That doesn't mean I partake.
Posted by: Weirddave


Well, you can't avoid it if you don't know what it's called. Futa, yaoi, bara..... anime words to run away from really fast.

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 02:07 AM (VHUov)

333 I've looked into the arguments for 195° t-stats and it's stupid. It's up there with 0 wt oil.
I just swapped the 195 out of my Wrangler last month.

Posted by: Reforger at April 25, 2026 02:08 AM (WYOCN)

334 BBC King's 'high stakes' visit with Trump will be toughest test yet of his reign
The state visit to the US looks fraught with difficulty - but could be key to rescuing the special relationship.

What PDT could say!

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 02:08 AM (8NTVk)

335 Fuck you asshole and stop telling us what we are doing wrong in our yard.
Are you paying the mortgage here?????
No fuck off.
Posted by: four seasons at April 25, 2026 12:39 AM (
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Would it be possible to take videos of them going over his fence in case they ever get bitten by your dogs?
Posted by: JM in Illinois
===

Had asshole neighbor like that before.

He clearly believed it was perfectly acceptable, unremarkable even, for his kids or him (!) to climb over HIS fence day or night because it was HIS fence.

I installed security cameras round my house under the soffits (about 8ft above ground). He called the cops claiming I was spying on him because the cameras could 'see' over his 6 ft fence.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 02:09 AM (/lPRQ)

336 321 >>Not really. It is the same rule I apply on land: Do not get in the way of anything heavier than I am or going faster.

You noticed any paved roeads and stop signs on the ocean?
****

You do not need roads or stop signs to get in trouble on land. Anyone who poses a danger to others has the responsibility to be careful and pay attention. Same as being on the water.

It is prudent in any situation to be aware of your vulnerabilities.

Posted by: clarence at April 25, 2026 02:12 AM (nD5wh)

337 Robert knows. I'm surprised he hasn't shown up to call me a weeb. I know. That doesn't mean I partake.
Posted by: Weirddave at April 25, 2026 01:38 AM (aUzQb)

Do I want to know?

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 25, 2026 02:13 AM (WONhk)

338 My wild wanderings bring me back around to the ONT.

If you're interested, there's a new Intellectual Froglegs out:
https://youtu.be/l0vpF3ODsNY

Also out now: The Babylon Bee's Californians Move To Texas, Season 2 Episode 3, The Dance
https://youtu.be/Ye6fqxe502U

And since folks were chatting about dogs, here's some short funny takes on Golden Retrievers.
https://youtu.be/gpVMAOdDXlE

Just checked the liquor supply. Not much there. Some Jameson's. A couple of small bottles of bitters. An empty rum pint. And some kind of blueberry liquor that's awfully sweet; we have no idea where that came from. Clearly, it's time for bed. God willing, and the net don't fail, tomorrow, for coffee, and prayer, and pets, we'll get together.

https://youtu.be/7xGxQXmu7Os

G'nite, y'all.

Posted by: mindful webworker - strawberries are red, bitters are sour, blueberries are purple, but this stuff i at April 25, 2026 02:13 AM (Kd2bx)

339 115 Evening all,

We have a launch tomorrow late in the afternoon.

Roscosmos - Soyuz 2.1a - Progress MS-34
LS 31/6 - Baikonur Cosmodrome, KAZ - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: April 25, 2026
Launch Time: 6:21 PM EDT (April 26th 03:21 Local Baikonur Time)

https://youtu.be/8UcDyayzH5M

Stream goes live at 5:50pn EDT.
Posted by: Joyenz at April 24, 2026 10:52 PM (2F0/

-‐-

Been waking up early.I'll probably catch it

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 25, 2026 02:14 AM (Raw4f)

340 Do I want to know?
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat


Probably not. What has been seen cannot be unseen.

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 02:14 AM (VHUov)

341 >>>>Even if you are a powerboat enthusiast learning to sail is beneficial.

True. Also differences between doing either on a lake or the ocean.

No idea why that's a controversial issue when morons argue over 45 over 9 shooting targets.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 02:14 AM (viF8m)

342 Actually, I don't want to know.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 25, 2026 02:15 AM (WONhk)

343
Had asshole neighbor like that before.

He clearly believed it was perfectly acceptable, unremarkable even, for his kids or him (!) to climb over HIS fence day or night because it was HIS fence.

I installed security cameras round my house under the soffits (about 8ft above ground). He called the cops claiming I was spying on him because the cameras could 'see' over his 6 ft fence.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 02:09

------

I love it!

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 25, 2026 02:16 AM (Raw4f)

344 Well, you can't avoid it if you don't know what it's called. Futa, yaoi, bara..... anime words to run away from really fast.
Posted by: mikeski
----
I suspected, from the context, but just for the hell of it, did a search for those terms.
Fortunately, I used Duck Duck Go. Lord knows what would be in my Utube feed if I'd used Google.

Posted by: buddhaha at April 25, 2026 02:24 AM (xgGYP)

345 BBC
Woman trapped in poo for three hours after outback toilet collapses
The woman got stuck waist-deep in a pit latrine in the Australian outback after it gave way.
22 hrs ago

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 02:25 AM (8NTVk)

346 Since I don't know how to sail am fondling with the idea of a power barge ~22-25' with keel and a square sail. When things start burning I'll go 3 - 6 miles in the Gulf and watch.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 02:25 AM (XAeCh)

347 Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 02:09
---

Are hot wires legal in your AO?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 02:27 AM (XAeCh)

348 Do I want to know?

Nope. But you will anyway. Futa is short for futanari, which in Japanese anime is girls who have a penis. I hope you enjoy this new knowledge. I love learning new things!

Posted by: Weirddave at April 25, 2026 02:27 AM (df/te)

349 I've looked into the arguments for 195° t-stats and it's stupid. It's up there with 0 wt oil.
I just swapped the 195 out of my Wrangler last month.

Posted by: Reforger at April 25, 2026 02:08 AM (WYOCN)

Right? I had one dude tell me "oh you need a 195 for heat." Sure, because I'm going to drive a restored 69 roadrunner in the winter with snow and salt on the road ya fucking retard. The car was brutal hot in summer, and the gauge would read a little above 190, so I had my suspicions. It runs way cooler now and I don't feel the heat hammering the firewall.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 25, 2026 02:29 AM (snZF9)

350 Do I want to know?

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 25, 2026 02:13 AM (WONhk)

NO

Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 02:31 AM (vE0+H)

351 I read a meme a long time ago that was a big paragraph saying that there was some Japanese economist named Futa and he had a whole theory about various macroeconomic factors and how they contributed to blah blah and it said "If you want to know more of his secrets of economics, just look up Futa Inflation".

As it happens I wasn't fooled - but don't you be either.

Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 02:33 AM (vE0+H)

352

JM,

The asshole has a backyard that is 8 yards wide.

Our yard is almost an acre.

He comes banging o n our door bitching aboʻut the hornest nest in our tree because he is worried his grandcķidxs willgʻet stung.
Keep them out of our yard. They have to climb your fence
to get in our yard


Posted by: four seasons at April 25, 2026 02:34 AM (3ek7K)

353 BBC
Woman trapped in poo for three hours after outback toilet collapses
The woman got stuck waist-deep in a pit latrine in the Australian outback after it gave way.
22 hrs ago

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 02:25 AM (8NTVk)

Yeah because there just isn't enough things in Australia that can kill you. The shit house has to go maximum overdrive.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 25, 2026 02:34 AM (snZF9)

354 Sometime you don't need a caption.

https://tinyurl.com/42crtzjz

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 02:34 AM (XAeCh)

355 Sometime you don't need a caption.

https://tinyurl.com/42crtzjz

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 02:34 AM (XAeCh)

Who the fuck is Lurch?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 25, 2026 02:36 AM (snZF9)

356 >>You do not need roads or stop signs to get in trouble on land. Anyone who poses a danger to others has the responsibility to be careful and pay attention. Same as being on the water.

Ok.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 02:38 AM (viF8m)

357 348 Do I want to know?

Nope. But you will anyway. Futa is short for futanari, which in Japanese anime is girls who have a penis. I hope you enjoy this new knowledge. I love learning new things!
Posted by: Weirddave
----

Rhyming;
US Rep., López Chávez pushed her against a wall during a September 2022 party and told her, “The only reason I still f**k men is that a woman hasn’t shown me what I really want.”

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 02:39 AM (XAeCh)

358 Lurch - Palazzo Chigi with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 02:41 AM (XAeCh)

359
Braenyard,

The Utah bitch?
-

Posted by: four seasons at April 25, 2026 02:42 AM (3ek7K)

360 the Republic of Albania
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 02:41 AM (XAeCh)

That's where I get my mud from.

Posted by: Reforger at April 25, 2026 02:47 AM (WYOCN)

361 Yes, Utah.

Thought that quote was quite interesting.
She's really confused.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 02:47 AM (XAeCh)

362 the Republic of Albania
Posted by: Braenyard

That's where I get my mud from.
Posted by: Reforger


That's Elbonia.

Posted by: Dogbert at April 25, 2026 02:48 AM (VHUov)

363 anime words to run away from really fast.
Posted by: mikeski

I suspected, from the context, but just for the hell of it, did a search for those terms.
Fortunately, I used Duck Duck Go. Lord knows what would be in my Utube feed if I'd used Google.
Posted by: buddhaha


I did say "words to run away from really fast."

But I should have expected at least one shout of "YOLO," followed by running towards the danger. We are Morons.

I mean, I'll intentionally follow an Admiral Ackbar link once in a while, out of morbid curiosity. It usually kills the curiosity; the morbidity remains.

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 02:51 AM (VHUov)

364 Today, the SBA referred 562,000 borrowers to @USTreasury for collection on $22.2 BILLION in potentially fraudulent pandemic-era loans, marking the LARGEST debt referral in SBA history.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 02:55 AM (XAeCh)

365 Sometime you don't need a caption.
https://tinyurl.com/42crtzjz
Posted by: Braenyard

"My head is getting awfully warm."

Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 25, 2026 02:55 AM (W5mpo)

366
Speaking of those plutonium RTGs, something I didn't know. The isotope used is Pu-238. That turns out to be ideal for RTGs, very high power density and 87 year half-life, and is easily shielded.

We stopped producing Pu-238 in 1988, and there has been a shortage. NASA only had enough for two more of the things after the last Mars rover.

They finally restarted production in 2015, and made about 50 grams. They ramped up, and completed 0.5 kg shipment in 2023. Their goal is 1.5 kg per year.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 25, 2026 02:56 AM (w6EFb)

367 Rant on.

Fuck. Shit. Damn.
Work is moving. Within a year. To fucking Reno, Nevada (a curse on you). I could make twice what I do if I was willing to do that fucked up commute. I've been avoiding it for 8 years now after doing it for 14. If these people think I'm going to do that fucking Draino Commute for Carson City wages they're crazy.
I'm going to make an offer.
Company car. Gas card. Paid travel and I'll do it. Otherwise $20 more per hour.
If not I move on to the next thing.
Been looking at a local cinderblock manufacturer. They want someone to run their operation.

rant off

Posted by: Reforger at April 25, 2026 02:58 AM (WYOCN)

368
He comes banging o n our door bitching aboʻut the hornest nest in our tree because he is worried his grandcķidxs willgʻet stung.
Keep them out of our yard. They have to climb your fence
to get in our yard

Posted by: four seasons at April 25, 2026 02

-----

I'm sorry you're going through this. Looks like he successfully passed down the gene for "interfere with my neighbors". I wouldn't want them hurt, but the kids might learn a lesson if they get stung after climbing the fence.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 25, 2026 02:58 AM (auBT8)

369 Since I don't know how to sail am fondling with the idea of a power barge ~22-25' with keel and a square sail. When things start burning I'll go 3 - 6 miles in the Gulf and watch.
Posted by: Braenyard
-----
"fondling".
Does that help you to erect a square sail?

Posted by: buddhaha at April 25, 2026 02:59 AM (xgGYP)

370 Regretfully, it's time for me to go.
See yall tomorrow. 'night.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 02:59 AM (XAeCh)

371 344 Well, you can't avoid it if you don't know what it's called. Futa, yaoi, bara..... anime words to run away from really fast.
Posted by: mikeski
----
I suspected, from the context, but just for the hell of it, did a search for those terms.
Fortunately, I used Duck Duck Go. Lord knows what would be in my Utube feed if I'd used Google.
Posted by: buddhaha at April 25, 2026 02:24 AM (xgGYP)


'Guro' is another to avoid. Here, Urban Dictionary is good for anime terms:

urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=guro

Posted by: SciVo at April 25, 2026 03:02 AM (Sy6m/)

372 BBC
Woman trapped in poo for three hours after outback toilet collapses
The woman got stuck waist-deep in a pit latrine in the Australian outback after it gave way.
22 hrs ago

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 02:25 AM (8NTV

---

I started to think about what she was doing in the three hours. I mean, after vomiting? Trying for a hand hold? ...

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 25, 2026 03:06 AM (lJui8)

373 I wouldn't want them hurt, but the kids might learn a lesson if they get stung after climbing the fence.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 25, 2026 02:58 AM (auBT

Yeah. I fenced my neighbors hornets out too. Fuckers ain't getting over that.

Posted by: Reforger at April 25, 2026 03:07 AM (WYOCN)

374 369 Since I don't know how to sail am fondling with the idea of a power barge ~22-25' with keel and a square sail. When things start burning I'll go 3 - 6 miles in the Gulf and watch.
Posted by: Braenyard
-----
"fondling".
Does that help you to erect a square sail?
Posted by: buddhaha at April 25, 2026 02:59 AM (xgGYP)

tinkering?

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 03:07 AM (8NTVk)

375
The Pu-238 is surprisingly cheap to produce, only about $4M/lb.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 25, 2026 03:07 AM (w6EFb)

376 Ŵe moved here because of grand children.


they are not Mormon thank the Lord.


You wont
t believe the horffic stories about INCEST we been told.

Posted by: four seasons at April 25, 2026 03:14 AM (3ek7K)

377 The Pu-238 is surprisingly cheap to produce, only about $4M/lb.
Posted by: publius
-----
I'll bet China does it for only about $20k/kg.
Of course, it's only 80% pure, and the fatality rate at the facility and surrounding neighborhoods is a bit (for some definition of "bit") high.

Posted by: buddhaha at April 25, 2026 03:17 AM (xgGYP)

378
352 his grandcķidxs
Posted by: four seasons at April 25, 2026 02:34 AM (3ek7K)

376 Ŵe moved

'sup with your fancy letter-symbols?

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 03:19 AM (8NTVk)

379 Seems to me with all the formerly rich contractors and such going to the poor house that boats and such should be getting pretty cheap on the secondhand market.
Perhaps a buying opportunity for us who earn money honestly.

Posted by: Reforger at April 25, 2026 03:20 AM (WYOCN)

380 The Pu-238 is surprisingly cheap to produce, only about $4M/lb.
Posted by: publius


That still puts it well past "worth its weight in gold."

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 03:22 AM (VHUov)

381 they are not Mormon thank the Lord
You wont
t believe the horffic stories about INCEST we been told.
Posted by: four seasons
----
I am, almost literally, surrounded by Mormons. The Temple for AZ is about 12 miles from my house.
I don't think that incest is a special problem among LDS members.
FLDS, OTOH....

Posted by: buddhaha at April 25, 2026 03:22 AM (xgGYP)

382
LDS (Salt Lake City) is the mainstream 17-million-member church.

FLDS is a fundamentalist sect practicing polygamy.

RLDS (now Community of Christ) is a more liberal, protestant-leaning group headquartered in Missouri.

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 03:26 AM (8NTVk)

383 352 his grandcķidxs
376 Ŵe moved

'sup with your fancy letter-symbols?
Posted by: m


Unstable phone typing. If you "hold down" a key for a half-second, you get a drop-down (drop-up?) with the possible diacriticals. At least on an iPhone.

Also causes the bottom-row letters, zxcvbnm, to replace spaces.

Posted by: mikeski would put fancy letters here but minx hates that at April 25, 2026 03:26 AM (VHUov)

384 375
The Pu-238 is surprisingly cheap to produce, only about $4M/lb.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 25, 2026 03:07 AM (w6EFb)

PU 238? for the space fuel modulator?

So I can blow up the Earth?

Posted by: Marvin, the Martian at April 25, 2026 03:27 AM (mP0Kj)

385 RLDS (now Community of Christ) is a more liberal, protestant-leaning group headquartered in Missouri.
Posted by: m


TIL there are Protestant Mormons.

Did someone nail theses to a door in Salt Lake City?

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 03:28 AM (VHUov)

386 383 352 his grandcķidxs
376 Ŵe moved

'sup with your fancy letter-symbols?
Posted by: m

Unstable phone typing. If you "hold down" a key for a half-second, you get a drop-down (drop-up?) with the possible diacriticals. At least on an iPhone.

Also causes the bottom-row letters, zxcvbnm, to replace spaces.
Posted by: mikeski would put fancy letters here but minx hates that at April 25, 2026 03:26 AM (VHUov)

Weird! Thanks, mikeski.

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 03:28 AM (8NTVk)

387 353 BBC
Woman trapped in poo for three hours after outback toilet collapses
The woman got stuck waist-deep in a pit latrine in the Australian outback after it gave way.
22 hrs ago

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 02:25 AM (8NTVk)

Yeah because there just isn't enough things in Australia that can kill you. The shit house has to go maximum overdrive.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 25, 2026 02:34 AM (snZF9)

Sooo... new definition for... taking it up the poop shoot?

Posted by: Marvin, the Martian at April 25, 2026 03:29 AM (mP0Kj)

388 m, i am typing on a very small keyboard.

You dont like it go fuck yourself.

Posted by: four seasons at April 25, 2026 03:30 AM (3ek7K)

389
Apparently Californium-252 is the most expensive isotope to produce, hell substance that has uses you might say, costing about $12B/lb.

Fortunately, only micrograms to a few milligrams are needed for said common uses.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 25, 2026 03:43 AM (w6EFb)

390 Apparently Californium-252 is the most expensive isotope to produce
Posted by: publius


The one named after California is the most expensive. How appropriate.

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 03:51 AM (VHUov)

391 one named after California is the most expensive. How appropriate.

Lol yeah, not surprising 🙄 that Clownifornia is the most expensive you get the government you deserve. The mass exodus from California is totally predictable.

Posted by: mrally at April 25, 2026 04:05 AM (+ZHEV)

392 Pixy's up! (at https://ai.mee.nu)

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 04:24 AM (8NTVk)

393 Pixy's up!

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 04:30 AM (8NTVk)

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