Barrel of Monkeys Cafe

a photograph to illustrate depth of field (literally),
by Garrick/@8ntmuch

So... I twigged that was AI because the guy has no reaction to any of this, and this kind of AI video always features giggling and this kind of fractured speech. But I thought it was cute, so I posted it so you'd enjoy it.

Hey, sometimes you still enjoy things that are Faked.

I hate AI slop (when it's dishonestly presented as real) but the torrent of slop is overwhelming my defenses.

Ears for music.

Human jungle gym.

Aqua miming, the art of the future.

Insepurrable.

Stray dog decides to adopt a family.

Senior pittie languished in a shelter for 600 days until a woman took a chance on him.

Oh no: Blind dog was stuck in a shelter for six years and just spun around in her cage to get exercise. But then a man adopted her.

I'd like to teach my crow to sing with me like this.

FAQ: If I tickle a rat, will it giggle ultrasonically?

Stray mama dog brings her dying -- almost no heartbeat at all -- puppy to the vet.

Raising a runt-of-the-litter tiger kitten.

Deaf gentle giant dog acts as a nanny to puppies to give the beleaguered beagle mom some time alone.

What if Lord of the Rings but orcs nice?

Stray cat adopts a woman and her dog.

Fingals cave, Isle of Staffa, Scotland pic.twitter.com/vBPUXh1Xbk
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) May 5, 2026

This is what an ambulance looks like in Venice

[📹 Valerick001] pic.twitter.com/JB80DHhoWm
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) May 8, 2026

The weirdest vehicles you'll see today

[📹 cortez1hernan]pic.twitter.com/cKkAQ7rlFh
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) May 8, 2026

No matter the species, kids will be kids..🐒😅 pic.twitter.com/Yrtiwa8YWf
— 𝕐o̴g̴ (@Yoda4ever) May 8, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 07:30 PM

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1 First?

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 08, 2026 07:30 PM (w6EFb)

2 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at May 08, 2026 07:30 PM (Ia/+0)

3 Nyah!

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 08, 2026 07:31 PM (2GVsD)

4 Maybe Al Gore should run for the Presidency.

His slogan? "Elect me or the world will freeze!"

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 08, 2026 07:32 PM (2GVsD)

5 Fingal's cave reminds me of Moria

Posted by: Skip at May 08, 2026 07:32 PM (Ia/+0)

6 Top photo is beautiful.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 08, 2026 07:33 PM (zZu0s)

7 True, if anyone knows more about how to keep the planet from freezing its Al Gore

Posted by: Skip at May 08, 2026 07:34 PM (Ia/+0)

8 Purple mountain majesty

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 08, 2026 07:34 PM (2GVsD)

9 I'd like to teach my human to buy fresher meat.

Posted by: The Crow at May 08, 2026 07:35 PM (uXjP8)

10 Top pic looks to be somewhere along the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at May 08, 2026 07:35 PM (gcUgZ)

11 Fingal's cave would be a great entrance to a dungeon in a D&D one shot.

Posted by: turambar at May 08, 2026 07:35 PM (Q0yOR)

12 Ooooh! Almost furst … !

Posted by: Dr_No at May 08, 2026 07:35 PM (ayRl+)

13 I had hoped the Fingal's Cave clip would include a Mendelssohn soundtrack, but it's fine as is.

Posted by: mrp at May 08, 2026 07:35 PM (rj6Yv)

14 >>The Morgpie shit is kind of hilarious.

That chick looks like a tranny.
Posted by: garrett at May 08, 2026 07:32 PM (9y9ek)

Same with Amouranth for me.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 08, 2026 07:35 PM (zZu0s)

15 I could use a ladder like that when cleaning the gutters.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 08, 2026 07:36 PM (uXjP8)

16 Willowed:
I first read this as "marijuana sauce"
Posted by: Buncha damn potheads

Me too!
Gotta be careful with marijuana sauce. Too much Devil's basil and things get real spicy.

Posted by: Dark L at May 08, 2026 07:36 PM (W5mpo)

17 Fingal's cave would be a great entrance to a dungeon in a D&D one shot.

Spend a week timing the tide. And if you have ticked off the DM; then as the party enters the cave, they roll a 'random' event - tsunami.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 08, 2026 07:37 PM (2GVsD)

18 From last thread:
>> Hasan Piker is a pimple on the ass of Uranus.

See if you can spot him:

https://is.gd/tWXmj1

(That image is from JWST in near infrared, displayed with false color)

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 08, 2026 07:37 PM (w6EFb)

19 Morgpie and her Gimp, wonder if that Gimp is Clancy.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 08, 2026 07:38 PM (2GVsD)

20 The bar ditches are filled with bluebonnet, gilardia, and something I can't remember the name of right now.
Wildflowers are the only thing grasshoppers won't eat.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 08, 2026 07:38 PM (z2aPa)

21 17 Exactly! "Suddenly the water starts to rise at an alarming rate". LOL

Posted by: turambar at May 08, 2026 07:39 PM (Q0yOR)

22 Morgpie and her Gimp, wonder if that Gimp is Clancy.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 08, 2026 07:38 PM (2GVsD)

I saw that was the new 'meta'. Wtf. The thing is they've all done such retarded shit that this is not even that bad, but it also seems worse.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 08, 2026 07:41 PM (zZu0s)

23 I've found my calling. Ambulance driver in Venice.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 08, 2026 07:41 PM (viF8m)

24 How late am I?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 08, 2026 07:41 PM (ZVgZ4)

25 I hate AI slop (when it's dishonestly presented as real) but the torrent of slop is overwhelming my defenses.

So do I. It seems to be exponentially pervasive. Just try the YouTube shorts sometime. I would hazard a guess that over 50% of those are now AI garbage.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at May 08, 2026 07:41 PM (ceJ0R)

26 So do I. It seems to be exponentially pervasive. Just try the YouTube shorts sometime. I would hazard a guess that over 50% of those are now AI garbage.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at May 08, 2026 07:41 PM (ceJ0R)

Right now you can still mostly tell the difference. There is a sheen to the skin that is not right. But they are getting better.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 08, 2026 07:42 PM (zZu0s)

27 Anna Puma, did you see the video that Wesley posted just for you last night?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 08, 2026 07:42 PM (0sNs1)

28 That two-wheeler ladder looks like a complete deathtrap and a lawsuit waiting to happen.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 08, 2026 07:43 PM (6ydKt)

29 That cave on the Isle of Staffa looks like it came straight out of Skyrim.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 08, 2026 07:44 PM (gnNyN)

30 >>Same with Amouranth for me.

Amouranth I might be convinced.

But, even seeing Morpie's Vag, I am pressing 'X' to doubt.

Posted by: garrett at May 08, 2026 07:44 PM (9y9ek)

31 What did Chrissie Mayr do?

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 08, 2026 07:44 PM (HG5Au)

32 Fingals cave, Isle of Staffa, Scotland

That looks so cool.

Is this close to the place from the cover of Houses of the Holy?

The rock columns look similar.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 08, 2026 07:44 PM (6ydKt)

33 32 Yeah good call! The cavern looks so strange and alien. Cool place.

Posted by: turambar at May 08, 2026 07:46 PM (Q0yOR)

34 Fingals Cave. That's gotta be Basalt.
There is a wall of that stuff on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Goes all the way down to the Colorado River. Amazing to see those 90 degree angles in a large Basalt formation.

Posted by: garrett at May 08, 2026 07:46 PM (9y9ek)

35
Yep, this AI slop is getting out of hand. Clickbait farms use it to generate clicks. Facebook is one of the worst about this, I noticed the other day. They all profit from this, which is why it's taking off.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 08, 2026 07:46 PM (w6EFb)

36 But, even seeing Morpie's Vag, I am pressing 'X' to doubt.
Posted by: garrett at May 08, 2026 07:44 PM (9y9ek)

Its so performative it's not even sexy. Which, considering it's onlyfans, is a very tall bar.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 08, 2026 07:46 PM (zZu0s)

37 Barrel of Monkeys Cafe

Comic: a group of monkeys sitting on the rim of a barrel. All are heads-down, staring at cell phones.

One looks up and says "we used to be more fun."

Posted by: mikeski at May 08, 2026 07:47 PM (VHUov)

38 How late am I?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 08, 2026 07:41 PM

Permanent Record entry late.

Pro Tip: Start your comment with a statement about how it took more time than usual to work your way through the incredible cornucopia of content.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 08, 2026 07:47 PM (0sNs1)

39 Love that top picture. I hope it's not AI.

Have you named your crow yet, Ace?

Posted by: bluebell at May 08, 2026 07:48 PM (afFes)

40 The rock columns are used in a ton of movies and games. Its like basalt somethingorother. I cannot remember the term.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 08, 2026 07:48 PM (zZu0s)

41 This is what an ambulance looks like in Venice

"This is a no-wake zone, you maniac!!"

"Yes, I am trying to prevent one!"

Posted by: mikeski at May 08, 2026 07:49 PM (VHUov)

42 Basalt Rock Company in Napa California. When from a rock quarry to ship building.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 08, 2026 07:49 PM (z2aPa)

43 Wacky Races

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 08, 2026 07:50 PM (Cqx++)

44 BraveAI:

The album cover, designed by Hipgnosis (specifically Aubrey Powell and Storm Thorgerson), features a collage of naked children climbing the basalt columns of Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland. The image was inspired by the ending of Arthur C. Clarke’s novel Childhood's End, which depicts children gathering before ascending to another plane of existence.

Nope, not the same place.
AI has some uses*.

*if it didn't just hallucinate that answer.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 08, 2026 07:50 PM (6ydKt)

45 From a post over at CTH (with an accompanying funny meme image of Marco Rubio's latest new job -- https://is.gd/r5cdZO ):

... next month a Hollywood production by Stephen Spielberg is being released.

The Spielberg movie is called “Disclosure Day,” and the plot of the movie is the U.S. government informing the American people that alternative life systems, essentially alien entities, exist in our universe.

Posted by: ShainS at May 08, 2026 07:51 PM (lR5Ug)

46 I hope someone has a website with all those Marco Rubio memes on it. Those would make a great coffee table book for his kids.

Posted by: bluebell at May 08, 2026 07:54 PM (afFes)

47 >>Have you named your crow yet, Ace?

no but I was thinking of possibilities

Posted by: ace at May 08, 2026 07:55 PM (1wjle)

48 Old Crow.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 08, 2026 07:56 PM (HG5Au)

49 46 I hope someone has a website with all those Marco Rubio memes on it. Those would make a great coffee table book for his kids.

Posted by: bluebell at May 08, 2026 07:54 PM (afFes)

That meme must be well into the hundreds of variations by now.

Marco probably gets an email every day with a new meme to laugh at.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 08, 2026 07:56 PM (6ydKt)

50 I sure had some crow.

Posted by: Abigail Spanburger at May 08, 2026 07:56 PM (rowa3)

51 no but I was thinking of possibilities
Posted by: ace at May 08, 2026 07:55 PM (1wjle)
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You could name it after the old crow that shows up at the end of The Hobbit.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 08, 2026 07:57 PM (gnNyN)

52 Too bad AI doesn't work.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 08, 2026 07:58 PM (HG5Au)

53 I hope its a quite weekend

Posted by: Skip at May 08, 2026 07:58 PM (Ia/+0)

54 Read Childhood's End in 6th grade. One of my all-time favorites.

Posted by: Dark L at May 08, 2026 07:59 PM (W5mpo)

55 Ace, here are some tips for choosing your crow's perfect name:

Match Personality: Choose a name that reflects your crow's behavior.

Consider Color: Names like Shadow or Jet highlight their black feathers.

Keep It Simple: Short names are easier for crows to recognize.

Selecting a name that resonates with your crow's character can strengthen your bond and make the experience more enjoyable.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at May 08, 2026 08:00 PM (0sNs1)

56 ace, there is always Russell

Posted by: Ben Had at May 08, 2026 08:00 PM (z2aPa)

57 True, if anyone knows more about how to keep the planet from freezing its Al Gore
Posted by: Skip at May 08, 2026 07:34 PM (Ia/+0)

Al Gore, at one time, looked like he could eat a nuclear explosion. Between him and Michael Moore, we'd have a strong nuclear defense - if they can move around fast enough.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 08, 2026 08:01 PM (qx7Zg)

58 The Venice ambulance looks like it possibly created its own business. Lot of near misses.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 08, 2026 08:02 PM (52qkP)

59 Crow names:

Pecktacular

Crowzila

Feather Locklear

Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 08, 2026 08:03 PM (6ydKt)

60 May 8, 1977. Barton Hall

https://tinyurl.com/4j4ktaus

Posted by: JackStraw at May 08, 2026 08:04 PM (viF8m)

61 You need to watch the Rick and Morty episode on the Crows.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 08, 2026 08:04 PM (52qkP)

62 Sicilian Ambulance is what a rickshaw?

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 08, 2026 08:04 PM (HG5Au)

63 Crow names:

Pecktacular

Crowzila

Feather Locklear

Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 08, 2026 08:03 PM (6ydKt)
----
Terry Pratchett's Discworld series has a raven named Quoth.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 08, 2026 08:04 PM (gnNyN)

64 Russel is the only name for a Crow.

Posted by: garrett at May 08, 2026 08:05 PM (9y9ek)

65 Just name him Brandon or Lee.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 08, 2026 08:05 PM (52qkP)

66 I want a collection of 15 minutes of fame people
Cindy Sheehan
George Galloway
the list is endless

Posted by: Ben Had at May 08, 2026 08:05 PM (z2aPa)

67 Joe Medicine Crow

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 08, 2026 08:06 PM (Cqx++)

68 64 Russel is the only name for a Crow.
Posted by: garrett at May 08, 2026 08:05 PM (9y9ek)

Or Larry

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 08, 2026 08:06 PM (52qkP)

69 >> May 8, 1977. Barton Hall

I like the Buffalo show the most.

Posted by: garrett at May 08, 2026 08:06 PM (9y9ek)

70 54 Read Childhood's End in 6th grade. One of my all-time favorites.

Posted by: Dark L at May 08, 2026 07:59 PM (W5mpo)

I haven't read the novel but I did enjoy the mini-series that was on SyFy back in 2015.

Charles Dance, from early seasons of Game of Thrones as Tywin Lanister, was especially good as the lead alien that looked exactly like Satan.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 08, 2026 08:07 PM (6ydKt)

71 want a collection of 15 minutes of fame people
Cindy Sheehan
George Galloway
the list is endless
Posted by: Ben Had at May 08, 2026 08:05 PM (z2aPa)

Hogg went 10 minutes over his allotted time.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 08, 2026 08:08 PM (52qkP)

72 One third of working age men are not working or looking for work.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 08, 2026 08:08 PM (HG5Au)

73 How late am I?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 08, 2026 07:41 PM

Permanent Record entry late.

Pro Tip: Start your comment with a statement about how it took more time than usual to work your way through the incredible cornucopia of content.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 08, 2026 07:47 PM (0sNs1)

I did read all the content. I thought that was understood. When I got to the comments there were two. It was an experiment, so to speak.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 08, 2026 08:09 PM (ZVgZ4)

74 This is sick. I am seeing ace with a crow on his head like Johhny Depp in " The Lone Ranger"

Posted by: Ben Had at May 08, 2026 08:09 PM (z2aPa)

75 Odin.

Posted by: Piper at May 08, 2026 08:10 PM (pZEOD)

76 72 One third of working age men are not working or looking for work.
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 08, 2026 08:08 PM (HG5Au)

Shame that so many businesses are looking for welders and truck drivers.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 08, 2026 08:10 PM (52qkP)

77 In the future, everyone will have their fifteen minutes of fame.

- Ascribed to Warhol

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 08, 2026 08:11 PM (ZVgZ4)

78
Speaking of "Disclosure", there were some pastors, particularly one Evangelical pastor named Perry Stone, who claimed the Trump admin intel officials had summoned them to some "secret meeting" to warn them to prepare their flocks for the forthcoming disclosure of alien life.

Turns out this was more a "friend" told him stuff.

But then, another pastor claimed some Congressman from Missouri said something "disturbing" I'd call it, and then he was forced to apologize when Rep. Eric Burlison called him out and said he said no such thing as he was quoted.

But in the process, he apparently did admit that he spoke to some group of pastors in a meeting about this.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 08, 2026 08:11 PM (w6EFb)

79 >>I like the Buffalo show the most.

The whole week was just fun.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 08, 2026 08:12 PM (viF8m)

80 >>The whole week was just fun.

Yes. Peak late 70s Dead. No doubt.

Posted by: garrett at May 08, 2026 08:13 PM (9y9ek)

81 Odin.
Posted by: Piper at May 08, 2026 08:10 PM (pZEOD)

Memory or Sorrow

Or

Huginn and Muninn

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 08, 2026 08:14 PM (zZu0s)

82 So, is Ace into selling adverbs now? He was very Lolly Lolly Lolly earlier today.

Posted by: Bulg at May 08, 2026 08:14 PM (77rzZ)

83 Crow T. Robot

Posted by: Bulg at May 08, 2026 08:17 PM (77rzZ)

84 Allie the Calico kitty cat is passed out on my desk right in front of my keyboard.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 08, 2026 08:18 PM (gnNyN)

85 I want a collection of 15 minutes of fame people
Cindy Sheehan
George Galloway
the list is endless
Posted by: Ben Had

Christine Blasey Ford

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 08, 2026 08:18 PM (l26NL)

86 Cape Coral, Florida has more miles of canals than Venice, #1 in the world.

Posted by: In The Dock at May 08, 2026 08:18 PM (oftw2)

87 California Politicians would try to pave Venice.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 08, 2026 08:19 PM (HG5Au)

88 Diaval, Maleificent's crow.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 08, 2026 08:20 PM (z2aPa)

89 The canals are mapped on Vennice diagrams.

Posted by: Bulg at May 08, 2026 08:22 PM (77rzZ)

90 The New Dial for Men products don't put the word men on the label.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 08, 2026 08:22 PM (HG5Au)

91
Another Best of Breed for The Big Dummy at today's Emporia KC show. Nothing in the Group, unfortunately.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 08, 2026 08:22 PM (HdYcL)

92 One third of working age men are not working or looking for work.
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 08, 2026 08:08 PM (HG5Au)
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That's because they own Learing Centers or clinics in California.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 08, 2026 08:22 PM (ZOv7s)

93 Do they auction off the learing centers?

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 08, 2026 08:24 PM (HG5Au)

94 Cindy Sheehan
George Galloway
the list is endless
Posted by: Ben Had

Christine Blasey Ford
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 08, 2026 08:18 PM (l26NL)
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This is a rookie list.
Where's Clara Peller?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 08, 2026 08:24 PM (ZOv7s)

95 them monkeys been dunkin' theyselves!

Posted by: Kindltot at May 08, 2026 08:25 PM (rbvCR)

96 Never threaten a Greek.

https://tinyurl.com/y395ntpy

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 08, 2026 08:26 PM (l26NL)

97 Cindy Sheehan
George Galloway
the list is endless
Posted by: Ben Had

Christine Blasey Ford
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 08, 2026 08:18 PM (l26NL)
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This is a rookie list.
Where's Clara Peller?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 08, 2026 08:24 PM (ZOv7s

Valerie Plame

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 08, 2026 08:26 PM (zZu0s)

98 Smoke em if you gottem.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 08, 2026 08:27 PM (HG5Au)

99 Boss Moss, I do and I am

Posted by: Ben Had at May 08, 2026 08:28 PM (z2aPa)

100 87 California Politicians would try to pave Venice.
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 08, 2026 08:19 PM (HG5Au)

High Speed Ecogondolas. At 6 Billlion Euros per. Just sell off some of that problematic dead white guy art. It'll just get trashed soon anyway. Now, about my ten percent...

Posted by: Bilwis- If Everybody's doing it, that's a lot of people doing it. at May 08, 2026 08:28 PM (w/O5Q)

101 Valerie Plame
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 08, 2026 08:26 PM (zZu0s)
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In retrospect, that was the test run for Russiagate, a way to see if a Republican president would be as ruthless as a Clinton or just fold like a pussy.

Which Dubya did.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 08, 2026 08:29 PM (ZOv7s)

102 This is a rookie list.
Where's Clara Peller?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 08, 2026 08:24 PM (ZOv7s

Valerie Plame
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone

I don't even know his name but the guy who murdered the Minnesota Dem for voting against $$$ for illegals. Actually I'm not sure he got even 5 minutes.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 08, 2026 08:29 PM (l26NL)

103 Me too!
Gotta be careful with marijuana sauce. Too much Devil's basil and things get real spicy.
Posted by: Dark L at May 08, 2026 07:36 PM (W5mpo)

Yep, you expect to get all Genovese and, POM! you get pestoed.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 08, 2026 08:29 PM (rbvCR)

104 Hello halloo howdydoo and good evening, gang.

Had a relatively mild thunderstorm here in NE Land of the Red Man this afternoon, but with just a light sprinkling of rain. Now the evening sun is shining brightly on the land and buildings, contrasting sharply with the dark clouds retreating to the east.☀️

Rain was great for the garden. Maybe not quite so great for Daisy the Okie Malinois who wants to run around and chase a soggy dirty tennis ball. She doesn't mind, but she'll need to be toweled off thoroughly afterward. Can't be helped.🐕

Here's a pic MiladyJo took - doesn't quite do justice to the spectacular evening light.

Posted by: mindful webworker - Spring is springing at May 08, 2026 08:29 PM (xLZFw)

105 Is thete a good value pepperoni out there?

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 08, 2026 08:31 PM (HG5Au)

106
Okay, they've just released some of the UFO files. One thing that caught my eye, is they confirmed that Apollo 17 saw a triangle light formation over the Moon that seemed to be observing them on the Moon. And they released the images. The crew took photos.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 08, 2026 08:31 PM (w6EFb)

107 I don't even know his name but the guy who murdered the Minnesota Dem for voting against $$$ for illegals. Actually I'm not sure he got even 5 minutes.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 08, 2026 08:29 PM (l26NL)

Damn, I had forgotten about that guy. He disappeared quick all of a sudden.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 08, 2026 08:31 PM (zZu0s)

108 Brown Eyed Women

https://tinyurl.com/3wjsphxs

Posted by: JackStraw at May 08, 2026 08:32 PM (viF8m)

109 A somewhat two dimensional example of fifteen minutes of fame:

Rachel Corrie

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 08, 2026 08:32 PM (ZVgZ4)

110
And they released the transcript of Cernan and Schmitt, on the surface, describing what they saw.

All that has been classified until now.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 08, 2026 08:33 PM (w6EFb)

111 Genovese, yeah, that be me.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 08, 2026 08:33 PM (z2aPa)

112 Seven and a half.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 08, 2026 08:34 PM (HG5Au)

113 I don't even know his name but the guy who murdered the Minnesota Dem for voting against $$$ for illegals. Actually I'm not sure he got even 5 minutes.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 08, 2026 08:29 PM (l26NL)
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That's because it was a leftist. Leftists who kill other leftists are memory-holed. That's the rule.

That makes it easier to blame it on "right wingers" later on, because there is so little media coverage.

Do try to keep up.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 08, 2026 08:34 PM (ZOv7s)

114 15 minutes:
Fanne Fox
Fawn Hall

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 08, 2026 08:34 PM (mPEzV)

115 no but I was thinking of possibilities
Posted by: ace at May 08, 2026 07:55 PM (1wjle)

Possibilities is not a bad name for a crow. It is distinctive and sounds important. A crow could feel important being referred to by a five-syllable name.

One day I will go back to discussing crows, and how they are the opposite of a trigger for me, they are a "glimmer" which is those moments that indicate good things and good feelings are there and probably will show up soon if they aren't already there.

Like triggers, the more you look for a glimmer, the more likely you are to discover them as they flit past.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 08, 2026 08:35 PM (rbvCR)

116 Do they teach learing at learing centers? Do we want more learing? Do we need lessons?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 08, 2026 08:36 PM (ZVgZ4)

117 15 minutes:
Fanne Fox
Fawn Hall
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 08, 2026 08:34 PM (mPEzV)
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I was about to suggest Fawn Hall, but that brings of Ollie North, who stuck around. Admiral Poindexter is part of that crew.

Ah for the days of scandals past. Gary Hart and Donna Rice.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 08, 2026 08:38 PM (ZOv7s)

118 109. Incorrect. Rachel Corrie lives eternally on this blog.

Posted by: Bulg at May 08, 2026 08:38 PM (77rzZ)

119 Did no one yet suggest for Ace

Crowy McCrowyface?

Posted by: mindful webworker - master of the blindingly obvious at May 08, 2026 08:39 PM (xLZFw)

120 One third of working age men are not working or looking for work.
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 08, 2026 08:08 PM (HG5Au)

when: There is no role for you, there is no advancement for you, there is no essential need for you, there is no adventure for you, and there is a certain dead end for you because you are a male and thus automatically guilty of male supremacy and white privilege; Then: then living on handouts, benefits and even living on the street like a feral dog is not much more shameful.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 08, 2026 08:39 PM (rbvCR)

121 Fawn Liebowitz will never be forgotten.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 08, 2026 08:39 PM (ZOv7s)

122 I wouldn’t give up my eye for learing. I think it would be twice as hard to lear with just one eye.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 08, 2026 08:40 PM (ZVgZ4)

123 Incorrect. Rachel Corrie lives eternally on this blog.
Posted by: Bulg at May 08, 2026 08:38 PM (77rzZ)
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What about Amanda Marcotte? Been a minute, hasn't it?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 08, 2026 08:41 PM (ZOv7s)

124 105 Is thete a good value pepperoni out there?
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 08, 2026 08:31 PM (HG5Au)

Not sure about comparative value, but Margherita pepperoni is what I drive down to Texas for my Sister, including a case of it two years ago.

Posted by: Bilwis- If Everybody's doing it, that's a lot of people doing it. at May 08, 2026 08:41 PM (w/O5Q)

125 Do they teach learing at learing centers? Do we want more learing? Do we need lessons?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 08, 2026 08:36 PM (ZVgZ4)

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I believe they teach leching and leeching ... but mostly leeching.

Posted by: ShainS at May 08, 2026 08:41 PM (lR5Ug)

126 109. Incorrect. Rachel Corrie lives eternally on this blog.
Posted by: Bulg at May 08, 2026 08:38 PM (77rzZ)

If you call that living: jumps out window…

Just the punchline…

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 08, 2026 08:42 PM (ZVgZ4)

127
And classified photos from Apollo 12 are in there too...

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 08, 2026 08:43 PM (w6EFb)

128 I believe they teach leching and leeching ... but mostly leeching.
Posted by: ShainS at May 08, 2026 08:41 PM (lR5Ug)
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Heh, I was good at both!

Posted by: Billy Jeff Clinton at May 08, 2026 08:44 PM (ZOv7s)

129 >Rachel Corrie lives eternally on this blog.

As does Michelle Fields.

Posted by: davidt at May 08, 2026 08:44 PM (Q+gd/)

130 Amanda Marcotte: I had to look her up. Is she still doing anything? Beyond breathing, eating, sleeping, etc.?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 08, 2026 08:45 PM (ZVgZ4)

131 129 As does Michelle Fields.

Ya gotta hand it to her..:

Posted by: Bulg at May 08, 2026 08:46 PM (77rzZ)

132 There has to be jobs out there

Posted by: Skip at May 08, 2026 08:46 PM (Ia/+0)

133 Ah for the days of scandals past. Gary Hart and Donna Rice.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 08, 2026 08:38 PM (ZOv7s)

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The GloboHomo Deep State, MDM-MSM Progda Enemedia, and Dixie Mafia (BIRM Thrice) really put a lid on the affair between Hillary and Arkancided Vince Foster.

Posted by: ShainS at May 08, 2026 08:46 PM (lR5Ug)

134 Tonight's bust, Machiavelli printed at full size.

Tonight's drink, JWB, chased with sour patch gummies.

Gotta take advantage of Carnivore cheat days.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 08, 2026 08:47 PM (XV/Pl)

135 I need a drink.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 08, 2026 08:48 PM (HG5Au)

136 And they released the transcript of Cernan and Schmitt, on the surface, describing what they saw.

All that has been classified until now.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 08, 2026 08:33 PM (w6EFb)

I was reading the Arnold 1947 cluster in Idaho, the ones that flew like a V of geese, and the SHAEF reports on Foo Fighters
There is a lot more information there than what was generally bruited about when I was a kid.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 08, 2026 08:49 PM (rbvCR)

137 There has to be jobs out there

Posted by: Skip at May 08, 2026 08:46 PM (Ia/+0)

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Per Mike Rowe, there are 7.6 million skilled trade blue collar jobs unfilled in the USA.

Per Bureau of Labor Statistics data from mid-2025, which reported approximately 7.4 million total such job openings.

Posted by: ShainS at May 08, 2026 08:51 PM (lR5Ug)

138 And they released the transcript of Cernan and Schmitt, on the surface, describing what they saw.

All that has been classified until now.
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I think there was a version of that story floating around for a while, though.

Posted by: Methos at May 08, 2026 08:53 PM (vSvIl)

139 I've had the kind of lilting riff from Jack Straw running through my head ever since someone mentioned him this morning. I'm afraid to go listen to it.

Posted by: Easily Led at May 08, 2026 08:53 PM (oftw2)

140 135 Cheers, Boss Moss.

*clinks glass*

Posted by: Bulg at May 08, 2026 08:53 PM (77rzZ)

141 Jack and Coke Zero.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 08, 2026 08:54 PM (HG5Au)

142 JackStraw’s music links have sent me down many a rabbit hole.

Thank you, Jack

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 08, 2026 08:58 PM (XgKq6)

143 109 A somewhat two dimensional example of fifteen minutes of fame:

Rachel Corrie
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 08, 2026 08:32 PM (ZVgZ4)

And busting out in 3 dimensions - Trigleypuff!!

I wonder if she ever embraced that name, I think she did considering the alternative is 'You disgusting piece of crap.'

I'm back from the putside with my friend. Wewent to a place called Princess Auto, Home Depot and Costco. Two hot dogs and sushi. So I'm good.

He pulled into my driveway and their cat Snowflake was outside sitting on my windowsill beautifully. I could not have posed her any better. It was a good day.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 08, 2026 08:58 PM (Sco7b)

144 Cab Franc Friday

Posted by: Ben Had at May 08, 2026 08:59 PM (z2aPa)

145 Jack and Coke Zero.
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 08, 2026 08:54 PM (HG5Au)
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I used to go big into rum and Caffeine-free Diet Coke.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 08, 2026 09:00 PM (ZOv7s)

146 Per Mike Rowe, there are 7.6 million skilled trade blue collar jobs unfilled in the USA.

Per Bureau of Labor Statistics data from mid-2025, which reported approximately 7.4 million total such job openings.
Posted by: ShainS at May 08, 2026 08:51 PM (lR5Ug)

Now draw a Venn diagram of blue collar jobs versus jobs that pay good wages.

"We can't find anybody that wants to work!" tends to mean "We can find anybody that wants to work for what we want to pay them!"

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 08, 2026 09:02 PM (mPEzV)

147 All that has been classified until now.
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I think there was a version of that story floating around for a while, though.
Posted by: Methos at May 08, 2026 08:53 PM (vSvIl)
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Is the Big Reveal going to be we just routinely overclassified stuff?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 08, 2026 09:03 PM (ZOv7s)

148 Happy Mother's Day nurse and all the 'Ettes.

I know your children and family are blessed.

Everyone have a great night.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 08, 2026 09:03 PM (Sco7b)

149 >>Thank you, Jack

My pleasure.

Hard to believe it's been 49 years today.

https://tinyurl.com/2rbt74a6

Posted by: JackStraw at May 08, 2026 09:03 PM (viF8m)

150 Well, they trimmed off one leg of the stool.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 08, 2026 09:03 PM (HG5Au)

151 The Kroger looked panicked over how much of the mother's day merch they still had.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 08, 2026 09:05 PM (HG5Au)

152 148 Happy Mother's Day nurse and all the 'Ettes.

I know your children and family are blessed.

Everyone have a great night.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 08

Thank you, Stateless!

Posted by: Piper at May 08, 2026 09:05 PM (pZEOD)

153 Now draw a Venn diagram of blue collar jobs versus jobs that pay good wages.

"We can't find anybody that wants to work!" tends to mean "We can find anybody that wants to work for what we want to pay them!"
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 08, 2026 09:02 PM (mPEzV)
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Now add in journalism and diversity studies graduates, and factor in their student loan debt.

Parents have brainwashed to think that blue collar jobs are socially demeaning. They'd rather that their kids take on 300k of debt for a meaningless doctorate than make 60k a year as an electrician.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 08, 2026 09:06 PM (ZOv7s)

154 🛸I was raised with the scriptures but not Fundamentalist like many of our neighbors. As a child of the space age, it seemed to me most reasonable that the galaxies must be teeming with God's children. Growing older did not dissuade me from the notion of a populous universe. I had many deep theological questions, like about the one and only Son incarnating on our little dustball of all places, but I was always glad he did.

Do I extrapolate too generously from Isaiah
Who created the heavens,
Who is God,
Who formed the earth and made it,
Who has established it,
Who did not create it in vain,
Who formed it to be inhabited
that this applies to all worlds which can support life, and beings who can know and love the Creator?

I like the joke about the alien and the earthling, talking about Jesus. The alien says Jesus comes to visit them all the time. The earthling, puzzled, says we're still waiting for his second coming. The alien is surprised. He says, when Jesus comes to us, we celebrate with feasting and joy. Why, how did you treat him when he came to you?
😶👽✝️

Posted by: mindful webworker - Not here to argue. Jus' sayin'. at May 08, 2026 09:06 PM (xLZFw)

155 Holy carp. Seattle media is promoting Other’s Day. For people who aren’t mothers and feel excluded from Mother’s Day.

Killmenow.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 08, 2026 09:07 PM (A5RD0)

156 Before I leave...

CBC triple murder by knife.
CNN - Hantavirus will kill us all
Hannity - UFO files
MS Now - conservatives worried there isn't enough money for Trump's ballroom.

Of course, right after soccer and curling, that's like the biggest topic around here.

Good night all.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 08, 2026 09:08 PM (Sco7b)

157 Thank you, Stateless.

You’re a peach of a man who took care of his mom. Thank you.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 08, 2026 09:09 PM (A5RD0)

158 The Silence of Others.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 08, 2026 09:09 PM (HG5Au)

159 We return to the Lower 48 wiser. . . and jaded.

Save our sea scallops from the hand-holding sea otter menace!

Posted by: 2009Refugee - End the Sea Otter Menace! at May 08, 2026 09:09 PM (Oi/57)

160 Hantavirus shot first.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 08, 2026 09:09 PM (HG5Au)

161 Thank you, Stateless!

Posted by: Piper at May 08, 2026 09:05 PM (pZEOD

Thank you. All of you.

Oh, and my friends dropped off homemade German cake!
A good day indeed.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 08, 2026 09:09 PM (Sco7b)

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