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Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 15, 2026 10:01 PM (kOluj) 2
Yes!! Hi Weird Dave!
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 15, 2026 10:01 PM (kOluj) Posted by: mikeski at May 15, 2026 10:02 PM (VHUov) 4
I nooded
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 15, 2026 10:03 PM (6lIrI) 5
Holy Shit that is one big girl!
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 15, 2026 10:03 PM (/lPRQ) 6
Whoa! What the hell am I doing on an ONT thread?
FWIW, on the shark-attack map, within the last couple years somebody got chomped in Casco Bay, Maine, just off Harpswell. Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at May 15, 2026 10:04 PM (LxER7) Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 15, 2026 10:06 PM (HdYcL) 8
Didn't dwell on the Ewok graphic because it's obviously the work of a pervert.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 15, 2026 10:06 PM (ZOv7s) 9
Mama Cass!
Posted by: Joemarine at May 15, 2026 10:06 PM (y171U) Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 15, 2026 10:06 PM (ndZc7) 11
Read the content and watched a coupla videos and almost number 11!
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 15, 2026 10:08 PM (Jr+re) 12
Another fantastic ONT, WeirdDave! Thanks.
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 15, 2026 10:08 PM (Jr+re) 13
Spetsnaz isn't there to rescue hostages. Spetsnaz is there to kill insurgents. They protect the regime, not the people. Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 15, 2026 10:08 PM (HdYcL) 14
Evenin'
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at May 15, 2026 10:09 PM (m5P/4) 15
But I only romance part of ze nec~!
Posted by: Count Dracul at May 15, 2026 10:09 PM (diia5) 16
Girls v Boys
... Just found him on the street... Didn't they have a 'tourist' video recently wear somebody from Germany or England wandered across some southern guys... and ended up chasing gators, going to a range, etc.? Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 15, 2026 10:10 PM (/lPRQ) Posted by: mikeski at May 15, 2026 10:11 PM (VHUov) 18
Good evening good people.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 15, 2026 10:12 PM (Kyh8Y) 19
*sticks gum to bottom side of table*
Good evening, Hordians. Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 15, 2026 10:06 PM (HdYcL) I pity you, because Pooky will find you. He was a high school janitor and although gum was banned, he still had to scrape it off places. Posted by: pookysgirl recommends hiding in Africa at May 15, 2026 10:12 PM (Wt5PA) 20
Best memeos ever on the interwebs!🤪!
Thanks WD! Posted by: COMountainMarie at May 15, 2026 10:13 PM (uTEOj) 21
16. Yes. I posted it on the ONT a few months ago.
Posted by: Weirddave at May 15, 2026 10:13 PM (df/te) 22
God made men, Sam Colt made them equal.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 15, 2026 10:15 PM (xcxpd) 23
17 TIL that I have an Amazon fetish
I was expecting a cute delivery girl. But it was literal. Posted by: mikeski at May 15, 2026 10:11 PM (VHUov) Trust me, you do NOT want to fool with Dahomey Amazons.... Posted by: Harry Flashman at May 15, 2026 10:15 PM (LxER7) Posted by: GWB at May 15, 2026 10:15 PM (kU0PQ) 25
I chortled
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 15, 2026 10:16 PM (LmPA0) Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 15, 2026 10:16 PM (xcxpd) 27
"Prostate Examination on an Ewok" has reminded me that I could never have made it as a doctor. Eew.
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 15, 2026 10:16 PM (0Htd1) 28
And if you're a hostage and you get in the way of Spetsnaz killing insurgents, Spetsnaz will kill you too. Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 15, 2026 10:16 PM (HdYcL) 29
Bingo! Alien.
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at May 15, 2026 10:17 PM (YlWIZ) 30
Holy Shit that is one big girl!
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 15, 2026 10:03 PM (/lPRQ) Enlarged to show detail. Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 15, 2026 10:17 PM (1Ff7Z) 31
"care and feeding of Ace"
Third time this has been used on here. I think, just maybe, it can be retired now. Happy evening to the early overnighters. Yay! It's a hard-to-beat WeirdDave Friday! Posted by: mindful webworker - or is it Gilligan's Island? at May 15, 2026 10:18 PM (cz4n2) 32
I miss Betty Page.
Posted by: wth at May 15, 2026 10:18 PM (oq9dX) 33
Did you ever read the back of old bootleg VHS tapes from China?
- Alien? Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy Could have been Rosemary's Baby. Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 15, 2026 10:18 PM (/lPRQ) 34
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Spetsnaz isn't there to rescue hostages. Spetsnaz is there to kill insurgents. They protect the regime, not the people. Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 15, 2026 10:08 PM (HdYcL) That is true. Their reputation has taken a hit due to their performance in the ongoing Ukraine war but they are hard fuckers in a hard country. Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 15, 2026 10:19 PM (xcxpd) 35
32 I miss Betty Page.
Posted by: wth at May 15, 2026 10:18 PM (oq9dX) Remember her in her prime, not how she ended up. Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 15, 2026 10:19 PM (xcxpd) 36
A woman I used to work with was wickedly tall. Like 6'7" or so - she had a 40" inseam -and spent huge $$$$ to get decent clothes that looked good on her.
And a huge list of 'Tall Girl' problems that were epic. Posted by: Tonypete at May 15, 2026 10:19 PM (Kyh8Y) 37
Aquarium shark attack is a little more interactive that I'd want to experience!
Posted by: mindful webworker - candygrammm at May 15, 2026 10:20 PM (cz4n2) 38
27 "Prostate Examination on an Ewok" has reminded me that I could never have made it as a doctor. Eew.
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 15, 2026 10:16 PM (0Htd1) There's always gynecology. Posted by: Amy Schumer at May 15, 2026 10:20 PM (gKWVE) 39
The taller guy commenting on the race is named Cleetus something. He's on several TV car shows and can race. He has run a couple of second level NASCAR races this year and does well if he doesn't crash. He crashes. The interviews afterward are hilarious!
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 15, 2026 10:21 PM (Jr+re) 40
Spetsnaz isn't there to rescue hostages. Spetsnaz is there to kill insurgents. They protect the regime, not the people.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh Even notice whenever America Special Forces are mentioned in the news it is always SEAL Team Six or Delta Force? Those guys do it all. Literally. Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 15, 2026 10:21 PM (/lPRQ) 41
TIL that I have an Amazon fetish
I was expecting a cute delivery girl. But it was literal. Posted by: mikeski Throw in the Futurama Snu Snu / Busted Hips scene. Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 15, 2026 10:22 PM (/lPRQ) 42
Didn't they have a 'tourist' video recently wear somebody from Germany or England wandered across some southern guys... and ended up chasing gators, going to a range, etc.? Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher ================ Yeah, that was fun. It was a UK couple, and they ran into some Southerners -- men and women actually. Posted by: Blonde Mortixtl at May 15, 2026 10:22 PM (XJ22o) 43
I miss Betty Page.
Posted by: wth Remember her in her prime, not how she ended up. Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards Helen Wood has also entered the chat. (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Pal Joey, and Deep Throat) Posted by: Tonypete at May 15, 2026 10:22 PM (Kyh8Y) 44
38 27 "Prostate Examination on an Ewok" has reminded me that I could never have made it as a doctor. Eew.
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 15, 2026 10:16 PM (0Htd1) There's always gynecology. Posted by: Amy Schumer at May 15, 2026 10:20 PM (gKWVE) ---- Actually, I'm a gynecologist, but this is my lunch hour. Posted by: Obscure Monty Python Reference at May 15, 2026 10:23 PM (LxER7) 45
So many WTFs, so little time....
Posted by: COMountainMarie at May 15, 2026 10:23 PM (uTEOj) 46
40 Spetsnaz isn't there to rescue hostages. Spetsnaz is there to kill insurgents. They protect the regime, not the people.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh Even notice whenever America Special Forces are mentioned in the news it is always SEAL Team Six or Delta Force? Those guys do it all. Literally. Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 15, 2026 10:21 PM (/lPRQ) There are more Tier 1 operators than SEAL Team Six and Delta. But Team Six really likes headlines, much to the disapproval of the other Operators. Most Delta guys don't talk much but they do get a lot of attention. Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 15, 2026 10:23 PM (xcxpd) 47
It is a third degree misdemeanor to be a paid necromancer in Pennsylvania. However, pro bono necromancy or necromancy for entertainment purposes only may be allowed.
I saw Pro-Bono Necromancy open for Ghostly Kisses at The Graveyard in 2022. https://youtu.be/iMSXbTrrPNk Posted by: mikeski was dying to see them at May 15, 2026 10:23 PM (VHUov) 48
Yay WeirdDave! Last of the great ONTers.
Posted by: alpine_beer at May 15, 2026 10:25 PM (van9r) 49
43 I miss Betty Page.
Posted by: wth Remember her in her prime, not how she ended up. Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards Helen Wood has also entered the chat. (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Pal Joey, and Deep Throat) Posted by: Tonypete at May 15, 2026 10:22 PM (Kyh8Y) Her I don't know but Rita Hayworth was in Pal Joey. Rowr. Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 15, 2026 10:25 PM (xcxpd) 50
"care and feeding of Ace"
Third time this has been used on here. I think, just maybe, it can be retired now. Happy evening to the early overnighters. Yay! It's a hard-to-beat WeirdDave Friday! Posted by: mindful webworker - or is it Gilligan's Island? === Just Maybe.... Write a little routine where banned URLs just get that graphic every time they try to go to the home page or post a message ? Then run it through an AI to make it photorealistic... Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 15, 2026 10:26 PM (/lPRQ) 51
Hammers, copper plumbing, green hair. No two of those things should go together.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 15, 2026 10:26 PM (vTZFs) 52
32 I miss Betty Page.
Posted by: wth at May 15, 2026 10:18 PM (oq9dX) Perhaps a little more range time would help. Posted by: DJ Jazzy Mel at May 15, 2026 10:27 PM (ZTJjv) 53
Hammers, copper plumbing, green hair. No two of those things should go together. Posted by: Oddbob at May 15, 2026 10:26 PM (vTZFs) __________ Saw the green hair and said to myself, "This will turn out badly." Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 15, 2026 10:27 PM (HdYcL) 54
OK. Cleetus' last TV/ewetube name is McFarland. Made up somehow. Real last name is Mitchell. Interesting.
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 15, 2026 10:28 PM (Jr+re) Posted by: runner at May 15, 2026 10:28 PM (GD0B3) 56
Are there Seal Teams 1-5?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 15, 2026 10:28 PM (LmPA0) 57
Hammers, copper plumbing, green hair. No two of those things should go together.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 15, 2026 10:26 PM (vTZFs) __________ Saw the green hair and said to myself, "This will turn out badly." Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 15, 2026 10:27 PM (HdYcL) *** I was thinking, green hair: "You're on your own, kid." Posted by: Diogenes at May 15, 2026 10:29 PM (2WIwB) 58
Maddy would be a good house painter. Or grocery store stocker.
Posted by: wth at May 15, 2026 10:29 PM (oq9dX) 59
Are there Seal Teams 1-5?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport No. How do you think they became #6? Posted by: Count Dracul at May 15, 2026 10:29 PM (diia5) 60
A woman I used to work with was wickedly tall. Like 6'7" or so - she had a 40" inseam -and spent huge $$$$ to get decent clothes that looked good on her.
And a huge list of 'Tall Girl' problems that were epic. Posted by: Tonypete A typical residential door is 6'8", according to my 6'8" cousin who ducks through all doors by reflex. So based on that video, "verytallmaddy" would tower over your coworker. She's gotta be 7-foot-..... let me google that for me. She says she's 7-foot-5. Posted by: mikeski notes 5-foot-7 would still be a tall girl at May 15, 2026 10:29 PM (VHUov) Posted by: Common Tater at May 15, 2026 10:30 PM (bNzW0) 62
All things considered, 99 cents for fudge is not a bad deal.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 15, 2026 10:30 PM (XV/Pl) 63
Are there Seal Teams 1-5?
Maybe they ALL use Seal Team 6 as a nom de guerre. (That Froggy wording may/could be/almost certainly is wrong!) Posted by: LRob in OK at May 15, 2026 10:30 PM (Jr+re) 64
What about a Manatee Team?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 15, 2026 10:31 PM (LmPA0) 65
Gina Carano is baaaack! She looks great.
https://tinyurl.com/4kr54hke Posted by: runner at May 15, 2026 10:28 PM (GD0B3) If you say so. Posted by: Pedro Pascal at May 15, 2026 10:31 PM (vSvIl) 66
Are there Seal Teams 1-5?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport No. How do you think they became #6? Posted by: Count Dracul Also, don't ask about what happened to the testers for Preparations A through G. Posted by: mikeski at May 15, 2026 10:31 PM (VHUov) 67
The girls v. boys thing:
I was working in Yellowstone, and my buddy introduced me to a guy he met. Dude was snapping pictures and fell over a boulder. Buddy helped him up and they became friends. We all partied at the employee cantina (I was too young, but it was Wyoming in 1984, so, eh) Stranger dude was super cool, played guitar, and was hitting on a super-hot chick named CJ. Later we all adjourned around midnight to the overlook at the Lower falls of the Yellowstone to smoke some skunk-weed. Dude was the son of Saul Zaentz. He told me about the film his Dad produced. Amadeus. Seriously, though, he was genuinely cool as hell. And I am pretty sure he scored with CJ. Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at May 15, 2026 10:32 PM (0aYVJ) 68
Gina Carano was great in Haywire, probably the only realistic scene of a girl kicking a dude's ass when she merc'd Michael Fasbender.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 15, 2026 10:34 PM (XV/Pl) 69
Are there Seal Teams 1-5?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport No. How do you think they became #6? Posted by: Count Dracul Also, don't ask about what happened to the testers for Preparations A through G. Posted by: mikeski at May 15, 2026 10:31 PM (VHUov) That Heinz 56 tastes like ass. Posted by: Diogenes at May 15, 2026 10:34 PM (2WIwB) 70
64 What about a Manatee Team?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 15, 2026 10:31 PM (LmPA0) ---- Twenty bucks, same as in town. (Obligatory) Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at May 15, 2026 10:34 PM (LxER7) 71
There's talk that "Maddy" is AI.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 15, 2026 10:35 PM (gKWVE) 72
56 Are there Seal Teams 1-5?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 15, 2026 10:28 PM (LmPA0) There WERE just two SEAL teams, one West Coast and one East. Seal Team Six is the Development Group (DEVGRU) that was the real speartip who developed tactics to spread through the rest of the SEAL community. Team Six got all the hairy missions. I don't know how many Teams there actually are now but they expanded, and contracted, during GWOT. Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 15, 2026 10:35 PM (xcxpd) 73
Spawn loved the old timer doing 3-gun. 😍
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 15, 2026 10:36 PM (VCgbV) 74
The BIG girl: pituitary gigantism? She’s well proportioned, so maybe she’s just Dutch.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 15, 2026 10:36 PM (ZVgZ4) 75
71 There's talk that "Maddy" is AI.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 15, 2026 10:35 PM (gKWVE) Might be, I've seen some tall girls who were clearly AI, but this one seems to actually duck under doorways. I'd like to learn more. Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 15, 2026 10:36 PM (xcxpd) 76
Cure 81 Hams are pretty decent, but Cures 1 thru 80 weren’t too good, specifically
Posted by: Common Tater at May 15, 2026 10:37 PM (bNzW0) 77
Can’t thank Gary until I get the brain cell!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 15, 2026 10:37 PM (ZVgZ4) 78
Also is Delta Force part of an Alpha Bravo Charlie series or Alpha Beta Gamma alphabet?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 15, 2026 10:37 PM (LmPA0) 79
I don't know but I treasure my Barack Seal Team 6 Action Figure.
Posted by: wth at May 15, 2026 10:38 PM (oq9dX) 80
Are there Seal Teams 1-5?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport Things did not work out... optimally. Same with TFs Alpha - Charlie. Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 15, 2026 10:39 PM (/lPRQ) 81
Hard to imagine a more embarrassing incident to explain than a shark attack in Iowa.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 15, 2026 10:39 PM (viF8m) 82
78 Also is Delta Force part of an Alpha Bravo Charlie series or Alpha Beta Gamma alphabet?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 15, 2026 10:37 PM (LmPA0) Delta is Army. SEALS are Navy. Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 15, 2026 10:40 PM (xcxpd) 83
Also, don't ask about what happened to the testers for Preparations A through G.
Posted by: mikeski Heinz 1 thru 56... A-1 was a success though. Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 15, 2026 10:40 PM (/lPRQ) 84
I think dancing with Maddy would be fun, I promise to not motorboat.
Posted by: wth at May 15, 2026 10:41 PM (oq9dX) 85
Motorboat what? Maddy's navel?
...brb Posted by: gKWVE at May 15, 2026 10:42 PM (gKWVE) Posted by: Bulg at May 15, 2026 10:42 PM (77rzZ) 87
Cool ONT bro.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 15, 2026 10:43 PM (CHHv1) 88
I don't know if Piper's around, but she could always prep a Katie Porter Moooooo-Moooooo fashion set if Doof's causing her headaches.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 15, 2026 10:43 PM (qx7Zg) 89
Delta is the guys who look like roadies for Slayer.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at May 15, 2026 10:44 PM (0aYVJ) 90
I think dancing with Maddy would be fun, I promise to not motorboat.
Mess around with Maddy you will regret it. Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 15, 2026 10:46 PM (ZVgZ4) 91
86 Hey, All.
Anyone know why the flags in VA were at half staff today? Posted by: Bulg at May 15, 2026 10:42 PM (77rzZ) Teacher (I think) shooting somewhere. The White Witch sheds icicles. Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at May 15, 2026 10:46 PM (LxER7) Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 15, 2026 10:47 PM (9EFgU) 93
Anyone know why the flags in VA were at half staff today?
Posted by: Bulg They are mourning the death of real democracy. Their democracy that is - Supreme Court Denies Virginia Democrats’ Bid to Revive Illegally Gerrymandered Congressional Map Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 15, 2026 10:47 PM (/lPRQ) 94
Hello, Horde! Back from a week in NYC, and before that a long weekend in Salt Lake City at a Cholangiocarcinoma Conference. Going to Galveston this weekend to see Jeff Foxworthy. After that, I will be home for a while....
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 15, 2026 10:47 PM (RiICY) 95
Anyone know why the flags in VA were at half staff today?
Posted by: Bulg Peace Officers Memorial Day Posted by: Tuna at May 15, 2026 10:48 PM (lJ0H4) 96
Don’t ask about teams Alpha, Bravo, and Charlie, and don’t ask about Seal Teams 1-5.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 15, 2026 10:48 PM (ZVgZ4) 97
I looked it up. Peace Officers Memorial Day in Virginia
Posted by: Lirio100 at May 15, 2026 10:49 PM (ky7/T) 98
Hello, Horde! Back from a week in NYC, and before that a long weekend in Salt Lake City at a Cholangiocarcinoma Conference. Going to Galveston this weekend to see Jeff Foxworthy. After that, I will be home for a while....
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 15, 2026 10:47 PM (RiICY) How many of the "You Might Be a Redneck" jokes are you expecting to match ;-) ? Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 15, 2026 10:49 PM (qx7Zg) 99
Bull sharks, which tolerate fresh water well, used to ascend the Mississippi as far as Illinois/Iowa. As I understand it, they can’t do that anymore due to damn construction:
Posted by: Bulg at May 15, 2026 10:50 PM (77rzZ) 100
Motorboat what? Maddy's navel?
...brb Posted by: gKWVE ...... Think she'd let me hump her leg like a poodle? Posted by: wth at May 15, 2026 10:51 PM (oq9dX) 101
Teresa, it's always good to hear about your travels and activities. I couldn't keep up!
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 15, 2026 10:51 PM (Jr+re) 102
So, what is a “Peace Officer?”
Posted by: Bulg at May 15, 2026 10:51 PM (77rzZ) 103
Bull sharks. I miss them.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 15, 2026 10:51 PM (6C3mT) 104
AOP followed the pace car and ended up in Kansas.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 15, 2026 10:52 PM (D1E+2) Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 15, 2026 10:52 PM (2Ez/1) 106
Gina Carano is baaaack! She looks great.
https://tinyurl.com/4kr54hke Posted by: runner at May 15, 2026 10:28 PM (GD0B3) If you say so. Posted by: Pedro Pascal at May 15, 2026 10:31 PM (vSvIl) Jeez! What a hom...errr...never mind. Posted by: Diogenes at May 15, 2026 10:52 PM (2WIwB) 107
Date Maddy and find out what a dwarf man thinks dating a regular sized woman.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 15, 2026 10:52 PM (ZVgZ4) 108
99 dam construction
Posted by: Bulg at May 15, 2026 10:52 PM (77rzZ) 109
Cool ONT bro.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 15, 2026 10:43 PM (CHHv1) --- Be ashamed if something happened to it! Posted by: Two Guys from Jersey at May 15, 2026 10:53 PM (Fi81e) 110
God bless you TIFW. I always remember you in my weekly prayer meetings. In less reverent terms: keep on truckin’!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 15, 2026 10:55 PM (ZVgZ4) 111
Hard to imagine a more embarrassing incident to explain than a shark attack in Iowa
——- I bet there’s a Code for that Posted by: Common Tater at May 15, 2026 10:56 PM (bNzW0) 112
I think it might be a national remembrance, the Governess of Iowa has done the same
Posted by: Common Tater at May 15, 2026 10:57 PM (bNzW0) 113
Paul Sperry @paulsperry_
· BREAKING: Declassified FBI docs expose the malfeasance of Judge Boasberg who offered dirty FBI agent Kevin Clinesmith the excuse he was just innocently taking a "short-cut" to save time when he changed the wording in a CIA email that would have exculpated Trump adviser Carter Page b/c the new docs show Clinesmith also w/h exculpatory evidence on another Trump aide--Walid Phares--proving such corrupt behavior was his M.O., not a one-off, as Boasberg made it seem. Boasberg gave Clinesmith, a fellow Democrat, no jail-time for his felony. Clinesmith's back practicing law, and Boasberg is still on the bench. --- Fucking Boasberg. Posted by: Axeman at May 15, 2026 10:58 PM (Fi81e) 114
Boasberg gave Clinesmith, a fellow Democrat, no jail-time for his felony. Clinesmith's back practicing law, and Boasberg is still on the bench. Posted by: Axeman ================ See? Nothing happens. Posted by: Blonde Mortixtl at May 15, 2026 10:59 PM (XJ22o) Posted by: Count Dracul at May 15, 2026 10:59 PM (diia5) 116
99 Bull sharks, which tolerate fresh water well, used to ascend the Mississippi as far as Illinois/Iowa. As I understand it, they can’t do that anymore due to damn construction:
Posted by: Bulg at May 15, 2026 10:50 PM (77rzZ) ---- One of my kids did a semester abroad in Brisbane, Australia, a couple years back. Same deal about sharks and golf course water hazards. Not that it impacted her, as she was trying to figure out the rules of Australian Football and coming to the conclusion that there aren't any.... Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at May 15, 2026 10:59 PM (LxER7) Posted by: four seasons at May 15, 2026 11:00 PM (3ek7K) 118
After that, I will be home for a while....
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, --- You could have dropped us a card, you know. Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 15, 2026 11:00 PM (9EFgU) 119
The flag is at half-staff so often that I no longer bother to find out why.
It has lost all meaning, Did Barney Frank's boy-toy die? Golly. Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at May 15, 2026 11:01 PM (0aYVJ) 120
102 So, what is a “Peace Officer?”
Posted by: Bulg at May 15, 2026 10:51 PM (77rzZ) An officer that 'keeps the peace'. You know, a copper. Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 15, 2026 11:01 PM (xcxpd) 121
The older man shooting three gun: his scooting was a little slow, but his shooting was spot on!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 15, 2026 11:01 PM (ZVgZ4) 122
Dogs fed and taken care of, evening prayers said. Good night, Hordians. Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 15, 2026 11:02 PM (HdYcL) 123
See? Nothing happens.
Posted by: Blonde Mortixtl at May 15, 2026 10:59 PM (XJ22o) --- That's my line. Posted by: Guy Who Always Says Nothing's Going to Happen at May 15, 2026 11:02 PM (Fi81e) 124
Not that it impacted her, as she was trying to figure out the rules of Australian Football and coming to the conclusion that there aren't any....
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher The refs have to wear white fedoras. That's it. ( now watch someone correct my kapélology. ) Posted by: Count Dracul at May 15, 2026 11:03 PM (diia5) 125
It has lost all meaning, Did Barney Frank's boy-toy die? Golly.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at May 15, 2026 11:01 PM (0aYVJ) ------------ Since Harvey Milk's tragic death there was never any good reason to return the flag to full staff. Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 15, 2026 11:03 PM (6C3mT) 126
If you say so.
Posted by: Pedro Pascal at May 15, 2026 10:31 PM (vSvIl) Jeez! What a hom...errr...never mind. Posted by: Diogenes --- Repulsive? Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 15, 2026 11:04 PM (9EFgU) 127
122 G’night, Hadrian. Sleep well.
Posted by: Bulg at May 15, 2026 11:04 PM (77rzZ) 128
Only half the hostages will die, tops.
Posted by: Spetsnaz at May 15, 2026 11:05 PM (4NO2D) 129
Never express an ewok's anal gland within 50' of a public food establishment.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 15, 2026 11:05 PM (D1E+2) 130
>>Bull sharks, which tolerate fresh water well, used to ascend the Mississippi as far as Illinois/Iowa. As I understand it, they can’t do that anymore due to damn construction:
Bull sharks scare me much more than Great Whites or Makos. They are psychos that will chase you right up to the shore. Evil creatures. Posted by: JackStraw at May 15, 2026 11:05 PM (viF8m) 131
The refs have to wear white fedoras. That's it.
( now watch someone correct my kapélology. ) Posted by: Count Dracul at May 15, 2026 11:03 PM (diia5) --- I think they frown on Weapons of Mass Destruction on the field. Posted by: Axeman at May 15, 2026 11:06 PM (Fi81e) 132
Bull sharks scare me much more than Great Whites or Makos. They are psychos that will chase you right up to the shore. Evil creatures.
They're probably just thinking, "Long pig, the other white meat." Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at May 15, 2026 11:07 PM (+9wcF) 133
>> Also is Delta Force part of an Alpha Bravo Charlie series or Alpha Beta Gamma alphabet?
That prompted me to look this up, and as I suspected, my eyes began to glaze over. Some aspects of military nomenclature and hierarchy makes sense to me, and some don't and I get all confusitated. May be because I'm getting to be 29. Anyway, it comes from the Alpha, Bravo, Charlie series, A, B, C, D. But in a convoluted way. You've got your basic platoon, company, battalion, regiment/brigade/group whatever hierarchy, and that gets sort of complex. I don't think regiments really exist as operational units, but I'm not sure. At any rate, Army Special Forces, the whole, is a division sized unit. On a chart, that is divided into Groups, but they use a regiment symbol (III). Each regiment is divided into battalions. Now, they divide the battalions into C, B, and A "teams". This is where A-team comes from. The A-team is a small operational group. The B team is the company HQ, and the C-team is the battalion HQ. Somehow Delta force got called the "D team", or SFOD-D, supposedly to obfuscate a bit, and make it look like some normal additional "team" level or something. Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 15, 2026 11:07 PM (w6EFb) 134
As much damage as bull sharks would do to you, an average jet would do more.
Posted by: Axeman at May 15, 2026 11:08 PM (Fi81e) 135
The older man shooting three gun: his scooting was a little slow, but his shooting was spot on
Ayup. Speed is fine. Accuracy is final. Posted by: Wyatt Earp at May 15, 2026 11:09 PM (bNzW0) 136
Repulsive?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 15, 2026 11:04 PM (9EFgU) Looks like Bruce Jenner. Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 15, 2026 11:11 PM (1Ff7Z) 137
115 So, what is a “Peace Officer?”
Posted by: Bulg Stupid peace gets outta hand, dont'cha know? Posted by: Count Dracul at May 15, 2026 10:59 PM (diia5) Peace Officers go patrolling and roust it wherever and whenever they can, demand its ID without any reasonable articulable suspicion of a crime, then arrest, beat, tase, and pepper spray it for resisting for asking what it did wrong. Posted by: They shall cry peace, peace, and there is no peace at May 15, 2026 11:11 PM (TbWk/) 138
Boasberg gave Clinesmith, a fellow Democrat, no jail-time for his felony. Clinesmith's back practicing law, and Boasberg is still on the bench.
--- Fucking Boasberg. Posted by: Axeman at May 15, 2026 10:58 PM (Fi81e) Whut... just because he was the Judge who was in charge of the FISA court when they signed off on spying on Republican American Citizens? including some in Congress? Totes OK... right.... right???? Posted by: Romeo13 at May 15, 2026 11:14 PM (mP0Kj) 139
Actually, maybe not as far north as Iowa. Only to Alton, Illinois, which seems to be across the Mighty Mississipp from Missouri. But still…
Posted by: Bulg at May 15, 2026 11:15 PM (77rzZ) 140
Somehow Delta force got called the "D team", or SFOD-D, supposedly to obfuscate a bit, and make it look like some normal additional "team" level or something.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 15, 2026 11:07 PM (w6EFb) Much like SEAL Team 6, they sit outside the normal chain hierarchy... mainly because their missions are often so classified they wanted to disguise what they were... Posted by: Romeo13 at May 15, 2026 11:17 PM (mP0Kj) 141
>>As much damage as bull sharks would do to you, an average jet would do more.
Jets or jet skis don't usually hunt you. A Bull Shark will. If they are around it's best to not be in the water. Posted by: JackStraw at May 15, 2026 11:18 PM (viF8m) 142
JackStraw, maybe they just want your weed.
Posted by: Bulg at May 15, 2026 11:19 PM (77rzZ) 143
Is this a good time to bring up lampreys?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 15, 2026 11:21 PM (6C3mT) Posted by: Bulg at May 15, 2026 11:24 PM (77rzZ) 145
Lampreys are kind of awesome in a way. The Democrat Party should adopt them as their Spirit Animal for themselves and their voters.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 15, 2026 11:25 PM (CHHv1) 146
116:Not that it impacted her, as she was trying to figure out the rules of Australian Football and coming to the conclusion that there aren't any....
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher Heh! Co-worker and I used to do the same thing on midshift. Got Fox Sports available and they show Aussie Rules Football. Posted by: Puddleglum at work at May 15, 2026 11:25 PM (m5P/4) 147
123 See? Nothing happens.
Posted by: Blonde Mortixtl at May 15, 2026 10:59 PM (XJ22o) --- That's my line. Posted by: Guy Who Always Says Nothing's Going to Happen --- Now that she is transmutating into Aztecian being, only tzompantli will satisfy. Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 15, 2026 11:26 PM (9EFgU) 148
testers for Preparations A through G
Heinz 1 thru 56... A-1 was a success 1-up through 6-up did not test-market well. Posted by: mindful webworker - trying to keep up at May 15, 2026 11:27 PM (cz4n2) 149
Much like SEAL Team 6, they sit outside the normal chain hierarchy... mainly because their missions are often so classified they wanted to disguise what they were...
Posted by: Romeo13 But, as noted above, the only time you ever hear about SF Anything on the news it is always Delta or Team 6. Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 15, 2026 11:28 PM (/lPRQ) 150
>>Is this a good time to bring up lampreys?
How's the bareboat testing going? I promise you will have the time of you life. Posted by: JackStraw at May 15, 2026 11:28 PM (viF8m) 151
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at May 15, 2026 11:09
Howdy there!!! You outta Philly yet? I still worry about you. Posted by: nurse ratched at May 15, 2026 11:29 PM (kJSFo) 152
Everybody knows about the “A-Team”. They even had a TV show!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 15, 2026 11:29 PM (ZVgZ4) 153
Preparations A through G
Heinz 1 thru 56... A-1 was a success 1-up through 6-up did not test-market well. WD-01 thru WD-39 Vick's formulas 1 to 43... Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 15, 2026 11:30 PM (/lPRQ) 154
Now Jack Daniel's No. 7.
Just saw on the TV, so you know it is true, when the distillery started up they decided first to make whiskey... then realized they needed something that they could sell... They made several batches and decided No. 7 was the best. Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 15, 2026 11:33 PM (/lPRQ) 155
How's the bareboat testing going? I promise you will have the time of you life.
Posted by: JackStraw -- That sound's...kinky. Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 15, 2026 11:34 PM (9EFgU) 156
Evening, WD, and ONT Horde. Now at Super 8 motel in Amarillo, located between the Big Texan and Buc-EEs.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 15, 2026 11:34 PM (GQnTc) Posted by: Wyatt Earp at May 15, 2026 11:37 PM (bNzW0) Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 15, 2026 11:38 PM (9EFgU) Posted by: JackStraw at May 15, 2026 11:38 PM (viF8m) 160
155 How's the bareboat testing going? I promise you will have the time of you life.
Posted by: JackStraw -- That sound's...kinky. Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 15, 2026 11:34 PM (9EFgU) ---------- Ask me about my through-hull ball valves. Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 15, 2026 11:39 PM (6C3mT) Posted by: Common Tater at May 15, 2026 11:39 PM (bNzW0) 162
>>>Now Jack Daniel's No. 7.
Just saw on the TV, so you know it is true, when the distillery started up they decided first to make whiskey... then realized they needed something that they could sell... They made several batches and decided No. 7 was the best. Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher >Too much charcoal. Makes you crazy. Bourbon is a little milder. If I want to fuck some shit up, I drink Tennessee whiskey. Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 15, 2026 11:40 PM (D1E+2) 163
Preparations A through G
Heinz 1 thru 56... A-1 was a success 1-up through 6-up did not test-market well. WD-01 thru WD-39 Vick's formulas 1 to 43... Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher Motels 1-5 and Supers 1-7 fell over and sank into the swamp. Posted by: mikeski at May 15, 2026 11:40 PM (VHUov) 164
Is this a good time to bring up lampreys? Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) No. My Dad worked on their control in the Great Lakes. His workplace had entire walls covered in jars filled with formaldehyde in which were preserved either ammocoetes (the larval stage of sea lampreys) or adults. Disgusting things, they were. Yes, they put food on our table, but they were disgusting. Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 15, 2026 11:42 PM (s9VOe) 165
Only half the hostages will die, tops.
Posted by: Spetsnaz at May 15, 2026 11:05 PM (4NO2D) I can live with that. It's just like Saigon, eh Slick? Posted by: Special Agent in Charge Johnson at May 15, 2026 11:43 PM (wVcYX) 166
Well, I'm off to tell the ladies on Twitter that Yes, you do look better without makeup.
Thank you, Horde, for existing and allowing me to exist too. PS: Hordettes, yes, you do look better without makeup. Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 15, 2026 11:43 PM (CHHv1) 167
Well, Amarillo Blvd looks sorta sketchy. This motel is nice. Had a great meal at the Big Texan restaurant, which is huuuge.
Fuel pump on the car took a dump after we took on fuel at Kit Carson, CO. Runs for a while, seems to get hot, and quits. Was out and under car three times, no solution. Installed a brand new Yang Poon pump from Amazon; it was dead OOTB. Will get a new one from O'Reilly in the morning. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 15, 2026 11:43 PM (GQnTc) 168
Motels 1-5 and Supers 1-7 fell over and sank into the swamp.
Posted by: mikeski at May 15, 2026 11:40 PM (VHUov) Wurst Western and Pastor Johnson hotel chains didn't make the cut, even in Rock Ridge. Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 15, 2026 11:43 PM (qx7Zg) 169
Phillips 1- 65 were all dry holes.
Posted by: Count de Monetl at May 15, 2026 11:45 PM (wVcYX) Posted by: nurse ratched at May 15, 2026 11:45 PM (A5RD0) 171
Didn’t you get there by morning?
Posted by: Common Tater at May 15, 2026 11:39 PM (bNzW0) Got here about 7 PM. Some big range fires burning in W. TX and the OK panhandle. We saw them. smelled the smoke. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 15, 2026 11:46 PM (GQnTc) 172
Whatcha doing in Texas, AOP?
Canada land too cold? Posted by: nurse ratched at May 15, 2026 11:45 PM (A5RD0) Here to join a Route 66 tour with some folks from the Studebaker club. Plan to ride with the crew from here to Kingman, AZ, and then peel off to Apache Junction. Driving the '64 Convertible. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 15, 2026 11:48 PM (GQnTc) 173
75 Trombones is right out.
Posted by: Count de Monetl at May 15, 2026 11:48 PM (wVcYX) 174
Wasn't it Bull Shark(s) that caused Shark Summer in NJ in 1916? Shark(s) went way up river and creek, eating teens and children of no coler along the way. It was a sensation.
Posted by: Norton From Newark at May 15, 2026 11:49 PM (oftw2) 175
Daughter and I spent one evening in a motel just off I-40 in Amarillo. This was during our journey from Oakland, CA to Delaware in her Ford Ranger while towing a U-Haul trailer in 2013. Very sketchy, that place was. The door at the end of the hallway that emptied onto the parking lot had a mysterious habit of getting propped open throughout the night. Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 15, 2026 11:50 PM (s9VOe) 176
Wyatt!
Good to see you here. Posted by: Diogenes at May 15, 2026 11:50 PM (2WIwB) 177
Spamburger was whining on X about the way Virginia’s appeal of the gerrymander case got laughed out of the SCOTUS today.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 15, 2026 11:51 PM (AnnNE) 178
Here to join a Route 66 tour with some folks from the Studebaker club. Plan to ride with the crew from here to Kingman, AZ, and then peel off to Apache Junction. Driving the '64 Convertible.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon Holy Cow does that sound like fun! Good for you! Happy trails!!! Posted by: nurse ratched at May 15, 2026 11:52 PM (A5RD0) 179
Wasn't it Bull Shark(s) that caused Shark Summer in NJ in 1916? Shark(s) went way up river and creek, eating teens and children of no coler along the way. It was a sensation.
Posted by: Norton From Newark at May 15, 2026 11:49 PM (oftw2) Bull sharks swam up the Rio San Juan and infested Lago de Nicaragua, the huge lake that makes up half of southern Nicaragua. The old dictator Somoza contracted with Japanese fishermen to come fish them out, which they did very effectively. "Enviromentalists" were highly displeased. Folks that lived by the lake were delighted. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 15, 2026 11:53 PM (GQnTc) 180
I ran over an armadillo in Amarillo.
Posted by: wth at May 15, 2026 11:54 PM (oq9dX) 181
Very sketchy, that place was. The door at the end of the hallway that emptied onto the parking lot had a mysterious habit of getting propped open throughout the night.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars Did they have hourly and weekly rates? Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 15, 2026 11:54 PM (/lPRQ) 182
Omfg
Mariners suck in the 9th. May as well gove the Pardes another five runs. Shit. Dammit. Kill me. Posted by: nurse ratched at May 15, 2026 11:55 PM (aYmfF) 183
Yes, they put food on our table, but they were disgusting.
——- Your dad made you guys eat Lamprey? That’s hardcore Posted by: Common Tater at May 15, 2026 11:57 PM (bNzW0) 184
Did they have hourly and weekly rates?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher It's the sticky sheets that bother me most. Posted by: Mike Lindell at May 15, 2026 11:57 PM (oftw2) 185
Thanks! The fuel pump issue is pretty minor. I have enough tools to fix it OK, and it is accessible, albeit with some effort, if I lie on my back under the rear of the car,. Will buy a new pump tomorrow, and install it, and we should be good to go. About the only other possible cause for the pump stopping is some piece of debris in the tank floating around and clogging the pickup pipe, which lacks a sock filter (never used back then).
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 15, 2026 11:58 PM (GQnTc) Posted by: JackStraw at May 15, 2026 11:59 PM (viF8m) 187
Your dad made you guys eat Lamprey? That’s hardcore
--------- Meh. It's like spaghetti, but with teeth on one end. Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 15, 2026 11:59 PM (6C3mT) 188
Very sketchy, that place was. The door at the end of the hallway that emptied onto the parking lot had a mysterious habit of getting propped open throughout the night.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars Probably smokers going out to burn a fag in the parking lot. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 16, 2026 12:00 AM (GQnTc) 189
It's the sticky sheets that bother me most.
Posted by: Mike Lindell at May 15, 2026 11:57 PM (oftw2) Yet the Teflon MyPillow never sold well. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 16, 2026 12:01 AM (GQnTc) 190
Amateur Tip - sometimes you can bang on the bottom of the gas tank, hard, a few times, with say a rubber mallet, and get the pump going OK, at least long enough to get to a parts store.
“Percussive maintenance”. Failing (worn out) engine starters can get a few more starts out of ‘em with a hammer, too, this way. It works! Posted by: Common Tater at May 16, 2026 12:03 AM (bNzW0) 191
We just throw them off buildings.
Posted by: Musloid at May 16, 2026 12:03 AM (oq9dX) 192
Yikes! It's 2300 here. Laptop still thinks it's 2200, but we crossed in Central Time zone. I need to get some sack time. I've been under the car 3 times. It's not terribly difficult, but it wears on one.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 16, 2026 12:05 AM (GQnTc) 193
Good looking car.
Carburetor man said, in order to keep my warranty, I had to install a fuel filter before and after the fuel pump. Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 16, 2026 12:05 AM (9EFgU) 194
Thanks! The fuel pump issue is pretty minor. I have enough tools to fix it OK, and it is accessible, albeit with some effort, if I lie on my back under the rear of the car,. Will buy a new pump tomorrow, and install it, and we should be good to go. About the only other possible cause for the pump stopping is some piece of debris in the tank floating around and clogging the pickup pipe, which lacks a sock filter (never used back then).
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon Back around '97 I was driving an old S-10 Blazer in a Hawaiian lava field... miles from the road the pump stopped. It was an aftermarket electric unit I installed and fortunately had a clue that the power line somehow got cut. (no Tikka Tikka Tikka when moving the key from off to run). Had a toolbox and a spool of wire so reran the power from the fuse box to it. Success. That was the time I did not die in a lava field. Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 16, 2026 12:05 AM (/lPRQ) 195
Now that she is transmutating into Aztecian being, only tzompantli will satisfy. Posted by: Braenyard ============= All things considered, I think my demands are entirely reasonable! Posted by: Blonde Mortixtl at May 16, 2026 12:05 AM (XJ22o) 196
Amateur Tip - sometimes you can bang on the bottom of the gas tank, hard, a few times, with say a rubber mallet, and get the pump going OK, at least long enough to get to a parts store.
“Percussive maintenance”. Failing (worn out) engine starters can get a few more starts out of ‘em with a hammer, too, this way. It works! Posted by: Common Tater at May 16, 2026 12:03 AM (bNzW0) Oh yeah. This is an in-line low=pressure pump that sits between the right side of the fuel tank and the frame and spring. Lie on ground, squirm around, reach in and change it. Don't even have to jack the car up. If I had a hoist available, sure it would go on the hoist. Not really hard to reach, just a PITA. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 16, 2026 12:08 AM (GQnTc) 197
Well. Shit.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 16, 2026 12:09 AM (A5RD0) 198
Your dad made you guys eat Lamprey? That’s hardcore
--------- Meh. It's like spaghetti, but with teeth on one end. Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) ===== So, little ones? Lop the head off, squeeze the guts out. Meanwhile, heat up some olive oil, throw in some crushed garlic, a pinch of red pepper, maybe some black olives, sun dried tomatoes, and capers. Toss in the baby lamprey. Be careful not to overcook. Serve with rigatoni. Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 16, 2026 12:10 AM (/lPRQ) 199
There are definitely people enjoying the good life whose heads belong on that wall. So, entirely reasonable.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 16, 2026 12:12 AM (9EFgU) 200
Mechanical fuel pumps, it’s difficult to find good ones these days. They are often made you know where, now.
I tested one, it measured 15 psi, spec was 3 to 5 psi. The only thing preventing flooding is a teeny tiny viton tipped needle & seat. My suspicion is some of these Classic Car engine fires you see are caused by this. Fuel level in the float bowl, is a critical spec. All the other calibrations are predicated on this being correct. On the Holley 2300 you could pull the cover and watch while the engine was idling, if careful. I thought they worked kinda like a toilet tank, you know, fill up, empty, fill up. Nope, it’s supposed to maintain a specific fuel height range on a constant basis. Posted by: Common Tater at May 16, 2026 12:13 AM (bNzW0) 201
One man's list of items more trustworthy than a liberal.
https://youtube.com/shorts/6yGmNS_k3qo #10 is a winner. Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 16, 2026 12:15 AM (qx7Zg) 202
So, little ones?
Lop the head off, squeeze the guts out. Meanwhile, heat up some olive oil, throw in some crushed garlic, a pinch of red pepper, maybe some black olives, sun dried tomatoes, and capers. Toss in the baby lamprey. Be careful not to overcook. Serve with rigatoni. Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 16, 2026 12:10 AM (/lPRQ) Eel will keet. Posted by: Doug Marcaida at May 16, 2026 12:15 AM (GQnTc) Posted by: JackStraw at May 16, 2026 12:19 AM (viF8m) 204
Ah, so it ain’t one of those in-tank fuel pumps? That’s good.
I change the Fuel filters on electronic fuel injected engines often. More frequent than the 30,000 miles usually indicated anyhow. I swear it runs noticeably smoother and quieter. Posted by: Common Tater at May 16, 2026 12:19 AM (bNzW0) 205
"Bull sharks, which tolerate fresh water well, used to ascend the Mississippi as far as Illinois/Iowa. As I understand it, they can’t do that anymore due to damn construction"
That's exactly how they feel about it too. Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at May 16, 2026 12:19 AM (W5mpo) 206
Fuel level in the float bowl, is a critical spec. All the other calibrations are predicated on this being correct. On the Holley 2300 you could pull the cover and watch while the engine was idling, if careful. I thought they worked kinda like a toilet tank, you know, fill up, empty, fill up. Nope, it’s supposed to maintain a specific fuel height range on a constant basis.
Posted by: Common Tater Nah. Same thing. If the water in your tank was draining slowly all the time. Float valves are pretty simple. Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 16, 2026 12:20 AM (/lPRQ) 207
I tested one, it measured 15 psi, spec was 3 to 5 psi. The only thing preventing flooding is a teeny tiny viton tipped needle & seat. My suspicion is some of these Classic Car engine fires you see are caused by this.
Fuel level in the float bowl, is a critical spec. All the other calibrations are predicated on this being correct. On the Holley 2300 you could pull the cover and watch while the engine was idling, if careful. I thought they worked kinda like a toilet tank, you know, fill up, empty, fill up. Nope, it’s supposed to maintain a specific fuel height range on a constant basis. Posted by: Common Tater at May 16, 2026 12:13 AM (bNzW0) Current fuel is a little less dense than the fuel of yore. So the carb floats don't float as high. Means the bowl gets a little more full than it used to do to close the float valve. So carb runs richer. As a rule of thumb, I like to set the float about 1/16" lower than spec, if modern fuel is to be used. To get it any better, I would need an air-fuel ratio meter to sample the exhaust gases. Posted by: Doug Marcaida at May 16, 2026 12:20 AM (GQnTc) 208
Off, forged nic.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 16, 2026 12:21 AM (GQnTc) 209
Pug Mahon,
If you're thinking about going to the air show at Mountain Home AFB, be aware that the amount of traffic overwhelms the local road system at the end of the show. The normal one hour drive from the base to Boise turns into a two, sometimes three, hour ordeal. Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 16, 2026 12:23 AM (kZXPY) 210
>> Posted by: Blonde Mortixtl
I just noticed "Mortixtl" which is not Morticia, which I've been reading that as until it just hit me. Inquiring minds want to know what's going on. Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 16, 2026 12:23 AM (w6EFb) 211
Well, the sack is calling me. Must get sleep. Night, Horde.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 16, 2026 12:24 AM (GQnTc) 212
Thanks for the ONT.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 16, 2026 12:25 AM (bss/y) 213
Sorry I'm late, I didn't realize it would take so long for those bastsrds to drag that giant wooden horse into the city.
Posted by: tankdemon at May 16, 2026 12:25 AM (2RJDy) 214
Is this a good time to bring up lampreys?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 15, 2026 11:21 PM (6C3mT) --- By all means. Posted by: Big Lamprey at May 16, 2026 12:30 AM (Fi81e) 215
Inquiring minds want to know what's going on.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 16, 2026 12:23 AM (w6EFb) A couple of nights ago, someone got on an Aztec kick and added "xtl" to his name. It caught on. Just a minor fad, not to worry, it will go away. Unlike that "Michael Jackson!" tattoo on your left butt cheek. Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 16, 2026 12:30 AM (kZXPY) 216
Same thing. If the water in your tank was draining slowly all the time. Float valves are pretty simple.
——- No, really. I’m not making this up. The float height is set as a proxy, merely to achieve the proper fuel height in the bowl. I didn’t say it was complex, just that they don’t work like a toilet tank. The idea generally is to maintain sufficient fuel in the bowl at all times, under all conditions, from idle to wide open throttle under load. It might be simple, but it is very important. I have used O2 sensors to adjust carburetors. They can be dialed in for very good fuel metering. They are not anywhere close right out of the box, I discovered. This is a probably CYA policy, because they don’t want people grenading their motors. A carbureted V8 in a car can achieve 25 mpg at cruise on the highway. Just like fuel injected engines, actually. Posted by: Common Tater at May 16, 2026 12:30 AM (bNzW0) 217
Sorry, somebody has to to say it. Lampreys suck.
Posted by: Axeman at May 16, 2026 12:34 AM (Fi81e) 218
A carbureted V8 in a car can achieve 25 mpg at cruise on the highway. Just like fuel injected engines, actually.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 16, 2026 12:30 AM (bNzW0) With or without the cow magnets attached to the fuel line? Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 16, 2026 12:34 AM (kZXPY) 219
Inquiring minds want to know what's going on.
Posted by: publius A couple of nights ago, someone got on an Aztec kick and added "xtl" to his name. It caught on. Just a minor fad, not to worry, it will go away. Posted by: Idaho Spudboy A "tl," at least. It started during one of Ace's threads about some politico named Xochitl Hinojosa. It will go away, but it may flare up once in a while after it does. Posted by: mikeskitl at May 16, 2026 12:37 AM (VHUov) 220
Here to join a Route 66 tour with some folks from the Studebaker club. Plan to ride with the crew from here to Kingman, AZ, and then peel off to Apache Junction. Driving the '64 Convertible. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon You'll miss seeing the Route 66 Museum somewhere in Oklahoma, which is a hoot. Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 16, 2026 12:37 AM (s9VOe) 221
>> , someone got on an Aztec kick
Ah, thanks. I missed that, but was thinking it had to be something I missed. Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 16, 2026 12:40 AM (w6EFb) 222
118 After that, I will be home for a while....
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, --- You could have dropped us a card, you know. Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 15, 2026 11:00 PM (9EFgU) We were so busy every day that by the time we got back to the hotel we were too tired to do anything other than put on our jammies and fall into bed! We saw 4 Broadway shows, the Museum of Modern Art, the Museum of Natural History, the Metropolitan Museum, Carnegie Hall, the 9/11 Memorial (museum was closed on Tuesday), One World Tower Observation Deck, the Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center, the statue of Liberty, Central Park (carriage ride), Starbucks Reserve, the LEGO Store, FAO Schwartz, Macy's, Times Square, and all of the touristy shops along the way. We had a lot of fun, and most of the people were very nice and willing to help this little old lady on her scooter. We put that poor scooter through her paces - we logged a LOT of miles while we were there! My friend didn't want to go on the subway, so we took busses when we had to; our hotel was centrally located. Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 16, 2026 12:43 AM (RiICY) Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 16, 2026 12:44 AM (diia5) 224
Here to join a Route 66 tour with some folks from the Studebaker club. Plan to ride with the crew from here to Kingman, AZ, and then peel off to Apache Junction. Driving the '64 Convertible.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon You'll miss seeing the Route 66 Museum somewhere in Oklahoma, which is a hoot. Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 16, 2026 12:37 AM (s9VOe) One day I will do Rt 66 on a motorcycle. I don't actually have a bucket list, but that one thing I do want to do. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 16, 2026 12:45 AM (snZF9) 225
Sorry, I drifted off looking through photos on Windoze laptop. How is it that photos can disappear from a folder? I must have a couple dozen such with nothing in them. Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 16, 2026 12:46 AM (s9VOe) 226
Current fuel is a little less dense than the fuel of yore. So the carb floats don't float as high. Means the bowl gets a little more full than it used to do to close the float valve. So carb runs richer. As a rule of thumb, I like to set the float about 1/16" lower than spec, if modern fuel is to be used. To get it any better, I would need an air-fuel ratio meter to sample the exhaust gases.
Posted by: Doug Marcaida at May 16, 2026 12:20 AM (GQnTc) I have to do with harley carbs all the time. The old float specs are out the window with this modern crap they call fuel. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 16, 2026 12:49 AM (snZF9) 227
By "putting food on the table", I meant that his salary earned from his job performing sea lamprey control is what put food on the table. We were never served Sea Lamprey Surprise as a meal. Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 16, 2026 12:49 AM (s9VOe) 228
Heya, Teresa. What a week! Posted by: Blonde Mortixtl at May 16, 2026 12:52 AM (XJ22o) 229
A carbureted V8 in a car can achieve 25 mpg at cruise on the highway. Just like fuel injected engines, actually.
Posted by: Common Tater Probably easier to just go with the fuel injection and ECM. Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 16, 2026 12:52 AM (/lPRQ) Processing 0.04, elapsed 0.0416 seconds. |
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