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Monday Overnight Open Thread (5/25/26)
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"In most industries, swords just don't make any damn sense. In this particular one, it actually does." James Jacobs
As yours truly ages finely like a fine bottle of wine. I'm so happy to have The Fabulous at my side.
The warning signs have been there for decades. Back in 1983, American author Barbara Ehrenreich wrote a powerful book — The Hearts of Men: American Dreams and the Flight from Commitment — arguing that a male revolt was underway. Since the 1950s, she suggested, men had begun rebelling against the breadwinner ethic, inspired by Playboy culture, the counterculture and a desire for personal freedom. They were rejecting the cultural ideology that had shamed them into tying the knot and becoming a good provider, lest they be seen as immature, irresponsible and less than a real man. Ehrenreich understood that marriage was the mechanism by which society harnessed male productivity. Remove the shame and the yoke comes off. Forty years on, the yoke has disappeared. In April 2026, the American male labour force participation rate hit its lowest level since records began in the 1940s, according to the US Bureau of Labour Statistics. One in three American men — roughly 33% — were not working or actively looking for work. The overall male participation rate for men aged 16 and over stood at just 67%, down from 73.5% two decades ago and from 87% in the postwar years when Ehrenreich’s story begins. The trend is not confined to America. Similar declines — though less dramatic than in the United States — have occurred in the UK, Australia and Canada. The marriage collapse runs in lockstep with the workforce data. According to US Census Bureau data, married-couple households made up 71% of all US households in 1970; today it’s just 47%. As University of Virginia sociologist Brad Wilcox documents in his 2024 book Get Married, the marriage rate has fallen 65% in the last half century.
TSA Says You Can Carry a Rotisserie Chicken in Your Carry-On: 'As Many as You Can Fit'
Exploring the TSA's quirky security rules that allow rotisserie chickens but restrict protein shakes.
If you don't know anyone or have a relative with Parkinson's Disease you are quite fortunate. Tonight's Feel Good Story of The Day.
Breakthrough Parkinson’s Drug Targets Disease at Its Genetic Roots
I wonder if the dog's name is Murphy? Genius Award Winner.
Shortly after noon on Saturday, officers with the Scottsbluff Police Department responded to Short Stop, located at 2002 Avenue I, after receiving a report that an individual had been shot by a BB gun. While officers were en route, updated information indicated that the incident involved a shotgun. Upon arrival, officers located a truck with an attached camper. The passenger side door panel of the vehicle had sustained damage consistent with a shotgun blast. Through the preliminary investigation, officers determined that the owner of the truck had pulled into the convenience store to purchase merchandise. While the passenger of the truck was standing near the front passenger side door, a dog in the back seat moved from one side of the vehicle to the other. During that movement, the dog triggered a shotgun that had a live shell in the chamber, causing the firearm to discharge.
Notice: Posted with permission by the Ace Media Empire & AceCorp, LLC. The ONT is solely powered by tanned and rested hamsters. None of the little rodents were injured in the production of this masterpiece.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 25, 2026 09:45 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 25, 2026 09:45 PM (kpS4V)
You know it's a slow night when I get first.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 25, 2026 09:45 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 25, 2026 09:49 PM (oyck1)
Posted by: Winston AKA Pops at May 25, 2026 09:50 PM (+iIfu)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 25, 2026 09:50 PM (eZ5tL)
Good evening, all.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 09:50 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: Winston AKA Pops at May 25, 2026 09:51 PM (+iIfu)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 25, 2026 09:53 PM (oyck1)
Posted by: Diogenes at May 25, 2026 09:53 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Winston AKA Pops at May 25, 2026 09:53 PM (+iIfu)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 25, 2026 09:53 PM (oyck1)
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Or maybe Zoolander.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 25, 2026 09:55 PM (kpS4V)
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I wonder if the divorce rate has changed?
Posted by: Methos at May 25, 2026 09:57 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: pookysgirl only remembers the chorus at May 25, 2026 09:59 PM (Wt5PA)
Posted by: tankdemon at May 25, 2026 10:00 PM (CvBUs)
Posted by: TRex - chicken transporter dino at May 25, 2026 10:01 PM (cCn4/)
Posted by: RandomDave at May 25, 2026 10:01 PM (aJQbY)
"On this Memorial Day please take 3 minutes out of your day and listen to this letter from Maj. Sullivan Ballou to his wife as the Civil War broke out.
It’s powerful.
You won’t regret it."
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2058910198434013586
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 25, 2026 10:02 PM (DoBxX)
Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 10:02 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 25, 2026 10:02 PM (u/oMr)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 25, 2026 10:02 PM (1Ff7Z)
Thanks to whomever did - I am loving the quirky comedy horror mystery
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 25, 2026 10:04 PM (DoBxX)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 10:04 PM (HdYcL)
Posted by: Paul, Sid, and/or Raimondo at May 25, 2026 10:06 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 10:06 PM (3ek7K)
First World Problems!!
I've been getting ready for my golf/fishing vacation to western PA tomorrow and I can't find my range finder I use for golf. It was an Amazon Chinese made cheapie range finder but I liked it. I'm a bit annoyed. I'll have to go back to guessing and hoping for the best. Oh well, I'll endeavor to percervere.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 25, 2026 10:07 PM (sAmhv)
Now some "experts" are telling me that neither of these is a good idea?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 25, 2026 10:08 PM (u/oMr)
Generally, your spouse had to give you permission to get a divorce. Or put another way, both parties had to agree. And apparently there was some sort of sketchy workaround, called a “Mexican divorce”, maybe they had a different take on it in Mexico.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 10:09 PM (Boo5w)
Ehrenreich understood that marriage was the mechanism by which society harnessed male productivity. Remove the shame and the yoke comes off.
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Benjamin Spock, the Playboy Philosophy, the Counterculture, the New Left, the Spirit of Vatican II. All catastrophic.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 10:09 PM (HdYcL)
Posted by: Joemarine at May 25, 2026 10:09 PM (y171U)
Posted by: Tonypete at May 25, 2026 10:09 PM (DuLyh)
Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 10:09 PM (3ek7K)
It's always good to see you.
I hope you and your lovely lady are enjoying wonderful retirement.
We all miss you though❣💕
Thanks for being here!
Posted by: COMountainMarie at May 25, 2026 10:10 PM (uTEOj)
Posted by: Bulg at May 25, 2026 10:10 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
I dunno, seems less centered.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 25, 2026 10:11 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: KT at May 25, 2026 10:11 PM (rdeQO)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 10:11 PM (HdYcL)
Experts or influencers. Which is worse?
Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 10:09 PM (3ek7K)
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Yes
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 10:11 PM (HdYcL)
Posted by: 496 at May 25, 2026 10:12 PM (Mf3Q1)
Now some "experts" are telling me that neither of these is a good idea?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 25, 2026 10:08 PM (u/oMr)
No need to let the "experts" run your life. They just want to keep all the really fun stuff for themselves.
Posted by: tankdemon at May 25, 2026 10:12 PM (CvBUs)
Posted by: lurk at May 25, 2026 10:12 PM (h0JFh)
Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 10:09 PM (Boo5w)
For years Reno NV was famous for no fault divorces. You could hock your ring right down the block from the courthouse too.
Posted by: Reforger at May 25, 2026 10:12 PM (gbGyB)
Posted by: RandomDave at May 25, 2026 10:12 PM (aJQbY)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 25, 2026 10:12 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Bulg at May 25, 2026 10:12 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 25, 2026 10:14 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 10:14 PM (VHUov)
How art thou?
Posted by: Bulg at May 25, 2026 10:12 PM (77rzZ)
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Puttered around today. Did some dusting and cleaning. Gave Dutchess a bath. Scrubbed down her pen. And you?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 10:15 PM (HdYcL)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 25, 2026 10:15 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 10:15 PM (3ek7K)
The family of course is the basic building block of civilization, so it should he no surprise that it has been targeted for destruction by the usual suspects.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 10:15 PM (Boo5w)
Posted by: Bulg at May 25, 2026 10:16 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Joemarine at May 25, 2026 10:09 PM (y171U)
It's roasted (sterilized), and animal protein is fairly safe for a few hours. I don't think it is awful...nothing like bringing a package of gas station sushi.
Or a sliced lamb sandwich with homemade mayo. (Ask me how I know).
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 25, 2026 10:17 PM (iERP6)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 10:18 PM (HdYcL)
Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 10:18 PM (Boo5w)
Posted by: 496 at May 25, 2026 10:19 PM (clfdg)
Posted by: Bulg at May 25, 2026 10:19 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 10:19 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 10:21 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 25, 2026 10:21 PM (Jr+re)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 25, 2026 09:50 PM (eZ5tL)
The Dimholt.
Posted by: davidt at May 25, 2026 10:21 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 10:18 PM (Boo5w)
Pretty much.
Posted by: Reforger at May 25, 2026 10:21 PM (gbGyB)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 10:21 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 10:18 PM (Boo5w)
Once you become a resident of a state, that state has the right to determine their own rules and regs for things like that. Whether other states recognized it, I never looked into it.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 25, 2026 10:21 PM (1Ff7Z)
Other people probably have longer lists, but this is mine. Friends, comrades-in-arms. Requiescat in pace guys, I think about you often.
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ROBERT NELSON MORDEN
PFC - E2 - Marine Corps - Regular
Length of service 0 years
His tour began on Dec 19, 1967
Casualty was on Feb 8, 1968
In QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS
Body was recovered
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Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 25, 2026 10:21 PM (XeU6L)
HN - E3 - Navy - Regular
Length of service 1 years
His tour began on Jan 15, 1968
Casualty was on Feb 25, 1968
In QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE
Body was recovered
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Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 25, 2026 10:22 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 25, 2026 10:22 PM (Jr+re)
CPL - E4 - Army - Regular
101st Airborne Division
Length of service 1 years
His tour began on Jun 12, 1967
Casualty was on Mar 26, 1968
In THUA THIEN, SOUTH VIETNAM
Hostile, died of wounds, GROUND CASUALTY
MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS
Body was recovered
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Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 25, 2026 10:22 PM (XeU6L)
I have so many questions. So I asked Grok to compress them for me:
"WHY?!?"
Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 10:22 PM (VHUov)
PFC - E3 - Army - Selective Service
18th Eng Bde
Length of service 0 years
His tour began on Nov 26, 1968
Casualty was on Mar 6, 1969
In , SOUTH VIETNAM
Non-Hostile, died of illness/injury, GROUND CASUALTY
ACCIDENTAL SELF-DESTRUCTION
Body was recovered
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Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 25, 2026 10:23 PM (XeU6L)
CAPT - O3 - Army - Regular
1st AVN BDE
His tour began on Nov 13, 1971
Casualty was on Jun 2, 1972
In PLEIKU, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, HELICOPTER - CREW
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Body was recovered
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Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 25, 2026 10:23 PM (XeU6L)
>> There is a little known reinforced underground concrete bunker at the 39A launch site or thereabouts. In theory the astronauts could have unassed the spacecraft in an emergency via a zip line and taken refuge there. They had survival supplies and such inside.
There were actually two different things. The zip line or slidewire system was added later. The first system installed from the beginning was the so-called "Rubber Room". This was a massive bunker under the pad designed to handle the full explosion of a Saturn V on the pad. Access was via a high speed elevator, into a long slide that led to a padded rubber landing pad which then led to a massive blast door to get inside the bunker.
The slidewire basket system was added later, being setup and tested somewhere around Apollo 9. That became the preferred on, although the rubber room was still available.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 25, 2026 10:23 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: a dog that just rolled in deer poo at May 25, 2026 10:23 PM (gKWVE)
SGT - E5 - Army - Selective Service
9th Infantry Division
Length of service 1 years
His tour began on Apr 2, 1968
Casualty was on May 7, 1968
In GIA DINH, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
DROWNED, SUFFOCATED
Body was recovered
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 25, 2026 10:23 PM (XeU6L)
My sister wrote an arrangement of Ashokan Farewell which includes a cello part for my mother's funeral. The piece always makes me think about how articulate people can be about their family relationships with some thought.
Though Sullivan Ballou's letter is extraordinary.
Posted by: KT at May 25, 2026 10:23 PM (rdeQO)
Posted by: KT at May 25, 2026 10:23 PM (rdeQO)
Beats most writers today.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 25, 2026 10:24 PM (1Ff7Z)
MisHum used to engage. I guess now it's just something the guy's gotta do....
Oh well. I hope you at least get one of those tokens at the Club.
Of course, maybe you don't GAF...
Anyway, catch a big one🤪🐟!
Posted by: COMountainMarie at May 25, 2026 10:25 PM (uTEOj)
Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 10:26 PM (OoFl2)
A non-trivial amount of that is the fact that if you're white, male, and a US citizen you probably aren't getting any bites on your resume unless you say on it that you're gay. Insty had a thing earlier that 2/3rds of Silicon Valley jobs are held by foreigners, mostly Indian and Chi-Com.
Posted by: Ian S. at May 25, 2026 10:27 PM (tUj8P)
Another great artwork up top. You have a definite style to your painting, and it's lovely.
Nice to know I can tote a rotisserie chicken on board an aircraft. They will confiscate my yogurt parfait however, because it could be explosives garnished with blueberries and granola (yeah, right!).
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at May 25, 2026 10:27 PM (D/6p1)
https://tinyurl.com/3xm84ysa
*Not
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 25, 2026 10:27 PM (1Ff7Z)
So, on the principle of reciprocity, Nevada decided how Divorce works in the 49 other states? That doesn’t seem right, somehow. Maybe, if you got married in Nevada. I guess.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 10:18 PM (Boo5w)
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I had thought that back then there was some residency requirement in Nevada to get a divorce. At fiirst it was six months, then three months, then six weeks.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 10:28 PM (HdYcL)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 25, 2026 10:29 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 10:29 PM (gKWVE)
.....Until It's Up-Mountain In A Few Miles.
You've got a talent, MisHum. I'd have a hard time aping Rothko.
Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 10:30 PM (VHUov)
I have a magnet with a witchy looking woman leaning on a broom.
She says Do I look like I give a rats ass?
I'm thinking about having cards made that say that to hand out to assholes.
Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 10:31 PM (3ek7K)
My father used to display his father's flag on today & Veteran's day...
But my father has since passed. Eldest inherited the flag & prefers to keep it a tri-fold keepsake box.
Posted by: Adriane the Monday Critic on Monday . . . at May 25, 2026 10:32 PM (3ZUWJ)
Dad always talked about LT White. White and a visiting Major were KIA during a Chinese heavy mortar or artillery barrage. Dad went to render aid but there were very little remains of either.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 25, 2026 10:32 PM (DuLyh)
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He's intolerable. But he is the only one there who links to Ace, so I give him limited kudos. It may have been one of his links that first led me here 15+ years ago.
Posted by: 496 at May 25, 2026 10:32 PM (6THca)
Just another haggard old boomer feminist who fucked up the world and then blamed the world for haggard old boomer feminist fuckups.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 25, 2026 10:33 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 10:33 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Ian S.
And if you're in the other 1/3rd, you work 24 hours a day to make up for the poor efforts of that 2/3rds, and have no time for marriage or kids. If you're lucky, you get the Elon Musk harem route.
Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 10:34 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: creeper at May 25, 2026 10:34 PM (80oeU)
Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 10:34 PM (OoFl2)
I read Insty, but it's now pretty bad among Reynolds, Driscoll and Green. As for their commenters, they make us look like a Louis XV salon.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 10:35 PM (HdYcL)
Posted by: Eromero at May 25, 2026 10:35 PM (LHPAg)
(from my Dad's notebooks)
Sgt. Medas was wounded during the Vegas-Carson-Reno outpost battles at the end of March, 1953. I was also wounded during those actions and was evacuated to Yokuska Naval Hosp. During my recovery I saw Medas being wheeled through my ward. I hollered at him but he gave no response. He had suffered a grave head wound and had stroke-like symptoms. He did not recognize me. The orderly came over and asked if I knew him and I told him yes, he was in my outfit. The next day a nurse came to interview me concerning the Sgt. She told me he had lost his tags and ID during the battle or evacuation and arrived at the hospital listed as "unknown" as he could not identify himself.
Medas was one mean, tough Marine.
He never left the hospital. Medas DOW in September 1953.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 25, 2026 10:39 PM (DuLyh)
As I keep trying to say, maybe it wasn't such a great idea to destroy so much of the oil industry in the 20-teens; the oilfield in Louisiana was wrecked and what was left got buried by covid.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain at May 25, 2026 10:40 PM (03Dwc)
What is the law at Instapundit? Not to complain about another overlinked Driscoll post full of boring crap. Are we not MEN?
Posted by: gKWVE
Do not walk on all fours.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 10:40 PM (Cqx++)
I give up on Mondays.
Nice pic. I miss your engagement, though. You're probably not even here...
Don't put yourself out. Go be retired. Much love to you and the Fabulous. ❣❣
Posted by: COMountainMarie at May 25, 2026 10:41 PM (uTEOj)
Posted by: Count de Monet at May 25, 2026 10:41 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 25, 2026 10:42 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 10:42 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Iris at May 25, 2026 10:45 PM (bOJ2I)
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And finally, six minutes, playing the slots
Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 10:45 PM (vEz2K)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 25, 2026 10:12 PM (ZVgZ4)
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Popularized "permissive parenting"
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 10:47 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 25, 2026 10:47 PM (L9EgK)
Posted by: Common Tater
Some would say 'playing the slots' is what led to this outcome.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 25, 2026 10:48 PM (DuLyh)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 25, 2026 10:42 PM (1Ff7Z)
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Bring it to me with two gin and tonics.
Posted by: Old Lady from This Morning's Art Thread at May 25, 2026 10:48 PM (6/7Fs)
The good news: my Astros win 9-0 on a combined no-hitter
The bad news: the Knicks are now in the finals
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 10:48 PM (HdYcL)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 10:40 PM (Cqx++)
I was reminded of this when awaiting Cloudflare's decision of whether I was human or not.
And whether it mattered.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 10:49 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 25, 2026 10:14 PM (ZVgZ4)
What, Bayer aspirin?
(From 2012....That look on Andrea Mitchell's face when Santorum supporter Foster Friess said in an interview " back in my day we used Bayer aspirin for a contraceptive. The gals put it between their knees and it wasn't that costly.") Of course he was joking but the reaction was awesome.
Posted by: Rex B at May 25, 2026 10:49 PM (rgnea)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 10:49 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 25, 2026 10:50 PM (D1E+2)
Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 10:51 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: DinsdalePiranha at May 25, 2026 10:51 PM (yFfLy)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 25, 2026 10:50 PM (D1E+2)
I wonder how many you could sell on a flight, because it would likely be better than airplane food.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 25, 2026 10:52 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Bulg at May 25, 2026 10:16 PM (77rzZ)
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And shady, divorce, lawyers are happy to dine on the Leftovers of a failed marriage.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 25, 2026 10:52 PM (L9EgK)
PFC CHARLES CROCKETT HOWZE
PFC LINDSAY CLINTON TURNER
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 25, 2026 10:52 PM (Xdfhw)
Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 10:53 PM (gKWVE)
Heaven forbid you have meat on a plane.
The vegans would be screaming and the plane would be diverted.
Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 10:54 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 10:54 PM (vEz2K)
Demon: We will punish you for your gluttony!
Me: Awesome! I'm a glutton for punishment.
Demon: ...*quietly into walkie-talkie* can I get a supervisor over here?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 25, 2026 10:55 PM (qx7Zg)
The vegans would be screaming and the plane would be diverted.
Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 10:54 PM (3ek7K)
If they don't like it, they can get out and push the airliner so it arrives sooner.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 25, 2026 10:56 PM (qx7Zg)
Birth rates heve fallen off a cliff in EVERY First World and Second World (Russia) country, not just here & in Western Europe. I doubt that the Pill and the Playboy Philosophy have much to do with the declining birth rates in Japan (which is having a virtual going-out-of-business sale), or China.
I think economics has been a major factor. A rising standard of living ALWAYS results in a decline in the birth rate. Conversely, birth rates remain extraordinarily high in the worst Third World sewers. The more godawful the place(Republic of the Congo), the higher the birth rate.
Yes... I know that having lots of babies is the only Social Security there is in Ethiopia.
What I'm saying is, I think it's glib and simplistic to blame it all on Hugh Hefner.
Posted by: mnw at May 25, 2026 10:56 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 25, 2026 10:12 PM (ZVgZ4)
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Popularized "permissive parenting"
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 10:47 PM
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I'll wager a lot of Moms in the 50s used Spock's book as a means of keeping Dads from being strict with the kids -- too the children's detriment
Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 25, 2026 10:57 PM (L9EgK)
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Depends on what your objective was. It was a smashing success looked at from a “let’s destabilize society and introduce chaos and anarchy”
Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 10:57 PM (vEz2K)
Exploring the TSA's quirky security rules that allow rotisserie chickens but restrict protein shakes.""
A leftover from when mayor pete was transportation secretary. He went prancing through an airplane while singing-
Raindrops on roses, and whiskers on kittens.
Sticking my dick in rotisserie chickens
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 25, 2026 10:57 PM (snZF9)
I could cut back on the booze. But huffin' febreze is a whole new level of sad trombone
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 25, 2026 10:57 PM (Xdfhw)
Posted by: free tibet at May 25, 2026 10:58 PM (iNp3L)
What could possibly go wrong?
(The trumpets sound a "wah-wah-wah!" in the background.)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 25, 2026 10:58 PM (aMrr2)
Greetings Horde!
Bad Monday guy looks like he has a late model RAM pickup. If he has the fancy-schmancy tail lights that's an $800 part to replace.
Wasn't today once known as Remembrance Day? Or am I thinking of Veterans day?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 25, 2026 11:00 PM (QGaXH)
And whether it mattered.
Posted by: gKWVE
When I get that I usually just close the window and forget about it.
If it is the first time I hit that site ever it probably means I am not a bot that hits it a hundred times (+) a day. Simple test. Ef em if that cannot figure that much out.
In reality they are probably doing a deep dive into my browsing patterns to tailer the ads and click bait just for me.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 25, 2026 11:01 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Common Tater
Some would say 'playing the slots' is what led to this outcome.
Posted by: Tonypete
* golf clap *
Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 11:01 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 25, 2026 10:22 PM (Jr+re)
I plan to be.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 11:02 PM (8zz6B)
People (well, let's face it, women) see therapists to affirm their own feelings and victimhood. Because therapists know if they said, "Face it, you're immature and have the personal insight of a toddler," they'd be fired immediately.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 11:03 PM (HdYcL)
Generally, your spouse had to give you permission to get a divorce. Or put another way, both parties had to agree. And apparently there was some sort of sketchy workaround, called a “Mexican divorce”, maybe they had a different take on it in Mexico.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 10:09 PM (Boo5w)
I think if you wanted a divorce and the spouse objected you had to go to Reno (I guess or Nevada in general) where the law allowed it after a residency period, if my interpretation of 1950's movies and TV is correct.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 25, 2026 11:04 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 11:02 PM (8zz6B)
Just gather a few like minded Albertans and publish a document. It's worked before.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 25, 2026 11:04 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 25, 2026 11:05 PM (Xdfhw)
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I plan to be.
I presume it's more a statement of sentiment kind of thing and not actually legally binding on any part of the government?
Posted by: Oddbob at May 25, 2026 11:05 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 25, 2026 10:24 PM (1Ff7Z)
My father was a civil war buff, and he collected letters from soldiers written to folks back home . I read quite a few, and was struck by how even the privates and sergeants expressed their thoughts far more cogently and eloquently than most college graduates today can dream of doing.
It made me realize how dumbed down our entire society has become.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 25, 2026 11:06 PM (QDJ2U)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 25, 2026 10:50 PM (D1E+2)
+++
I wonder how many you could sell on a flight, because it would likely be better than airplane food.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
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I always look forward to when the chicharrones guy and his enormous bundle of fresh fried pork skins would make his way down the aisle to my row. Like a visit from Santa.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 25, 2026 11:07 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 25, 2026 11:06 PM (QDJ2U)
LOL, U R Rite!
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 25, 2026 11:07 PM (1Ff7Z)
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A binding vote to secede usually requires gunplay.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 25, 2026 11:08 PM (6/7Fs)
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 25, 2026 11:08 PM (QDJ2U)
As has been often observed, probably most famously by Al Bundy, nobody wants to stop women from being happy like other women.
Posted by: Ian S. at May 25, 2026 11:08 PM (xlvhb)
Raindrops on roses, and whiskers on kittens.
Sticking my dick in rotisserie chickens
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 25, 2026 10:57 PM (snZF9)
Hah!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 11:08 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: JM
What, the edition without the Vulcan nerve pinch?
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at May 25, 2026 11:08 PM (W5mpo)
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 25, 2026 11:06 PM (QDJ2U)
Oh no, you di-int.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 25, 2026 11:09 PM (Xdfhw)
As has been often observed, probably most famously by Al Bundy, nobody wants to stop women from being happy like other women.
Posted by: Ian S. at May 25, 2026 11:08 PM (xlvhb)
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The leading cause of divorce is a woman's friends.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 11:10 PM (HdYcL)
My mom had the book. If that Dad-aim was hers, she failed miserably, at least with me. I think I developed callouses on my posterior from spankings AND I deserved each of them!
Dad and I hung out together on weekends, to my delight.
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 25, 2026 11:11 PM (Jr+re)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 11:11 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 25, 2026 11:06 PM (QDJ2U)
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You can read cursive?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 11:12 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 10:57 PM (vEz2K)
My objectives were pretty clear.
Posted by: Here for the hippy pussy sign guy at May 25, 2026 11:12 PM (gbGyB)
He famously replied, "No... not if I get the votes of everyone who is divorced... and everyone who wishes they were divorced."
This is long forgotten, but in addition to "I Like Ike!", people generally liked Adlai too.
When was the last time we had an election for President where everybody liked both candidates? I think you'd have to go back to the '50s.
Posted by: mnw at May 25, 2026 11:12 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 11:12 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan
I'm thinking the impact with the neighbor's house is probably more than $800.
With the toolbox blocking the camera, I originally thought he might have made it back in and hit the brakes, but he's rolling on the sidewalk at the end; he got caught in the tow strap.
....unless you meant headlights and not taillights.
Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 11:12 PM (VHUov)
Two grandkids in Chicago, of all places, public schools. Aged 8 and 10. Both are learning cursive writing. Their mother is happy.
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 25, 2026 11:13 PM (Jr+re)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 11:14 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Tom Servo
Make Americans Eloquent Again
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 25, 2026 11:14 PM (eZ5tL)
Posted by: JQ at May 25, 2026 11:15 PM (rdVOm)
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A binding vote to secede usually requires gunplay.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 25, 2026 11:08 PM (6/7Fs)
If the referendum passes, it would require the Alberta government to enter into negotiations with Ottawa aimed at a peaceful secession. Since there is zero chance of Ottawa bargaining in good faith, ultimately it will come down to a unilateral declaration of independence.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 11:15 PM (8zz6B)
Two grandkids in Chicago, of all places, public schools. Aged 8 and 10. Both are learning cursive writing. Their mother is happy.
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 25, 2026 11:13 PM (Jr+re)
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Truly loving parents make their children learn copperplate.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 11:16 PM (HdYcL)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 25, 2026 11:16 PM (CHHv1)
People (well, let's face it, women) see therapists to affirm their own feelings and victimhood. Because therapists know if they said, "Face it, you're immature and have the personal insight of a toddler," they'd be fired immediately.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 11:03 PM (HdYcL)
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IMO, a worthless profession except in the most extreme circumstances where an indiividual is not functional. Beyond that, "common sense" which doesn't require a license to distribute is sufficient. Incidentally, I believe a significant number of "therapists" are likely more mentally unstable than their client lists. Dated one once who insisted the best way to let off stress was to scream at the top of her lungs when necessary....which she did in the middle of South Street in Philly. First and last date...gave her cab fare and left her right there.
Posted by: Orson at May 25, 2026 11:16 PM (dIske)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 11:12 PM (RIvkX)
LOL! I really dont think anyone under 30 knows how to anymore.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 25, 2026 11:17 PM (QDJ2U)
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 25, 2026 11:17 PM (Jr+re)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 25, 2026 11:00 PM (QGaXH)
Decoration Day.
Posted by: Joemarine at May 25, 2026 11:17 PM (y171U)
Then's the more recent example (50s/60s) of "we used to teach Latin and Greek in high school, now we teach remedial English in college".
Having guest lectured to and graded papers for a public university upper division class (several times), the word "appalled" barely begins to capture things.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 25, 2026 11:17 PM (U/Byj)
/thumbs in suspenders, rocks back on heels
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 11:17 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Tom Servo
Idiocracy.
Saw some click-bait on ivermectin.
Apparently available OTC for real people in a number of states now. Curious which states I did a Google and found most web pages / articles were on medical industry pages.
About a hundred comments on one page, every one was how stupid people are to take that because COVID and everybody knows that red states that didn't hold the lockdown for two years+ had bodies piling up in the streets... oh, and comparing red states to the move Idiocracy.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 25, 2026 11:17 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 25, 2026 11:17 PM (0Htd1)
Posted by: JQ at May 25, 2026 11:18 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 11:19 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 25, 2026 11:17 PM (Jr+re)
I think technically it is, with impossible hoops to be jumped through. Canada's "constitution" was unilaterally imposed by Pierre Trudeau as an Act of Parliament, so as far as I am concerned, it is invalid on its face.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 11:20 PM (8zz6B)
I'm 29+ but my small town North Dakota high school had German, Spanish, French and Latin. Probably only Spanish today.
Posted by: free tibet at May 25, 2026 11:20 PM (iNp3L)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 25, 2026 11:16 PM (CHHv1)
No offense or judgment about your shirtlessness. But does Robert like fleecy blankets? Our cat likes making biscuits on my lap. I make her do it through a blanket. She ain't going to town on my bare leg. Ow and no.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 25, 2026 11:20 PM (Xdfhw)
Most of us have lost the skill, or perhaps never had, of holding a fully expressed thought in our head before writing it down.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 25, 2026 11:20 PM (eZ5tL)
I recall there was a recent study indicating that therapy was exactly as effective as just talking to your friends. Probably even your gray box friends!
Posted by: Ian S. at May 25, 2026 11:21 PM (xlvhb)
Posted by: rhomboid at May 25, 2026 11:17 PM (U/Byj)
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At least my senior thesis is better than Michelle Obama's.
Keeping expectations low is a key to success.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 11:22 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: 18-1 at May 25, 2026 11:22 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 11:23 PM (Cqx++)
Wrong. I had an excellent English teacher in junior and senior high and a mom who taught me as well. My letters and now my emails are epic! My kids think I use too many words with too many syllables!
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 25, 2026 11:23 PM (Jr+re)
Posted by: free tibet
My small-town MN school only had German and Spanish. I guess they couldn't find a French-speaking hockey coach.
Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 11:23 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 11:24 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 25, 2026 11:25 PM (6/7Fs)
Posted by: PabloD at May 25, 2026 11:25 PM (K1RVP)
But they are honoring the dead, as we do on Memorial Day.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 25, 2026 11:25 PM (Vvh2V)
Posted by: mnw at May 25, 2026 11:25 PM (RCjYY)
The left is currently melting down over people posting online that they're going to drive to LA to vote for Spencer Pratt, since Newsom signed a law making it illegal to ask for or show ID at a polling place.
Posted by: Ian S. at May 25, 2026 11:26 PM (xlvhb)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 25, 2026 11:26 PM (Vvh2V)
Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 11:26 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 25, 2026 11:17 PM (0Htd1)
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Absolutely agree. This is very well done
Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 25, 2026 11:26 PM (2VJPo)
Posted by: 18-1 at May 25, 2026 11:22 PM (sKqQm)
I wish he would tell them that Oxygen is bigly awesome.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 25, 2026 11:27 PM (Xdfhw)
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 25, 2026 11:28 PM (Jr+re)
Demon: We will punish you for your gluttony!
Me: Awesome! I'm a glutton for punishment.
Demon: ...*quietly into walkie-talkie* can I get a supervisor over here?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 25, 2026 10:55 PM (qx7Zg)
You'll be the guy in one of my favorite Far Side cartoons happily pushing a wheelbarrow full of brimstone down in heck, goofy smile on his face, and two demons off to the side, watching, with one saying to the other 'you know, we're just not getting through to that guy'
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 25, 2026 11:28 PM (QGaXH)
Carolina, 3 - Montreal, 2 in OT
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 11:28 PM (HdYcL)
The left is currently melting down over people posting online that they're going to drive to LA to vote for Spencer Pratt, since Newsom signed a law making it illegal to ask for or show ID at a polling place.
Posted by: Ian S.
What happens in LA influences the entire world so everyone should be allowed to vote for LA Mayor.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 11:29 PM (Cqx++)
I like his stuff, especially when he explains that it's all the fault of Democrats, but he's also at least "and it's the fault of the Joooz that we have Democrats" adjacent. That's mostly in his social media posts though, I haven't seen it in his videos.
Posted by: Ian S. at May 25, 2026 11:29 PM (xlvhb)
There are no other places I hang out in online where I'd be likely to find such a cultural gem.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 25, 2026 11:30 PM (Vvh2V)
Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 11:31 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 25, 2026 11:32 PM (kuQVf)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 25, 2026 11:28 PM (QGaXH)
Hey, I resemble that too!
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 25, 2026 11:33 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: gp at May 25, 2026 11:33 PM (N8ZBc)
Never interrupt their graft machine.
Posted by: Case at May 25, 2026 11:33 PM (8XBuM)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 25, 2026 11:34 PM (D1E+2)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 11:28 PM (HdYcL)
Good. Pith those Froggies.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 11:34 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 11:36 PM (zfQ1S)
Louis XVI, widely considered an idiot (he wasn't), spoke 3 languages fluently-- and liked to pass away some of his leisure hours by translating the poetry of John Milton into French.
Posted by: mnw at May 25, 2026 11:36 PM (RCjYY)
Bath Salts got nothin' on antisemitism.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 11:36 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 25, 2026 11:05 PM (Xdfhw)
BarelyScary I saw your question about camping the other night late after everyone was gone.
We went twice in April - once to a local regional part so we could hook everything up an make sure it all worked right. I tried to clean and sanitize the freshwater tank wit some s*** I bought at Camping World and made a hash of it. Endless suds coming out the faucets! Fortunately everything works ok using city water.
Late April we spent 4 great days at San Clemente State Beach. It's one of the few 'full-hookup' parks in the system. We were there with friends and had a blast!
On a completely different subject, no loud noises from the north. I think the crack in the tank allowed it to vent. Evacuation still in place last I heard.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 25, 2026 11:37 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 25, 2026 11:37 PM (QDJ2U)
Posted by: Diogenes at May 25, 2026 11:38 PM (2WIwB)
What happens in LA influences the entire world so everyone should be allowed to vote for LA Mayor.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
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There's no such thing as an illegal person.
They are more Californian than you will ever be.
The undocumented have rights.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 11:39 PM (n7rxJ)
Truly. I mean, the HQ is why far too many of us know about Scrotum Inflation Man (RIP).
Posted by: Ian S. at May 25, 2026 11:40 PM (xlvhb)
Posted by: mnw at May 25, 2026 11:40 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 25, 2026 11:40 PM (Vvh2V)
The truck had to be towed back into town.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 25, 2026 11:41 PM (rbvCR)
And yeah, he prefers a blanket or a shirt, but sometimes it's just too hot. He seems to be learning that not everything has to be perfect if he wants to be petted. And he wants to be petted more than he hates human flesh (other than biting and slashing).
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 25, 2026 11:41 PM (CHHv1)
Louis XVI, widely considered an idiot (he wasn't), spoke 3 languages fluently-- and liked to pass away some of his leisure hours by translating the poetry of John Milton into French.
Posted by: mnw at May 25, 2026 11:36 PM (RCjYY)
My favorite quote from Frederick the Great: “I speak French to my lovers; Polish to my servants; and German to my dogs.”
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 25, 2026 11:41 PM (QDJ2U)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 25, 2026 11:42 PM (CHHv1)
....unless you meant headlights and not taillights.
Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 11:12 PM (VHUov)
No, tail lights.
Head lights are probably $$$ too!
Gone are the days of a $2 headlight you could replace yourself in 15 minutes....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 25, 2026 11:42 PM (QGaXH)
He died? If they buried him at sea, they'd have to deflate him first, or cruelly let him float.
Posted by: gp at May 25, 2026 11:43 PM (N8ZBc)
Posted by: Tom Servo
It was a theme. The two-panel FarSide of "welcome to heaven, here's your harp," and "welcome to hell, here's your accordion" was pretty good, too.
Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 11:44 PM (VHUov)
He used helium once, and it made a high goofy pitch when he peed.
Posted by: gp at May 25, 2026 11:45 PM (N8ZBc)
Posted by: gp at May 25, 2026 11:43 PM (N8ZBc)
I think zombie said he inflated it with saline, so he would have fruitral buoyancy.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 11:46 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: mnw at May 25, 2026 11:46 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: mnw at May 25, 2026 11:48 PM (RCjYY)
Wrong. I had an excellent English teacher in junior and senior high and a mom who taught me as well. My letters and now my emails are epic! My kids think I use too many words with too many syllables!
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 25, 2026 11:23 PM (Jr+re)
I spent most of 6th and 7th grades in the principals office in a Catholic School hence my grasp of grammar and punctuation is tentative at best.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 25, 2026 11:48 PM (QGaXH)
Wouldn't that be an infused scrotum, rather than inflated? Irrigated? I'd fill mine with mercury, give them some heft.
Posted by: gp at May 25, 2026 11:48 PM (N8ZBc)
Truly. I mean, the HQ is why far too many of us know about Scrotum Inflation Man (RIP).
Posted by: Ian S.
He died? If they buried him at sea, they'd have to deflate him first, or cruelly let him float.
Posted by: gp
Sometimes I hate what my brain remembers, but I think he did that with saline, so it'd be neutrally buoyant.
Posted by: some drink to remember, mikeski drinks to forget at May 25, 2026 11:48 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: mikeski sympathizes at May 25, 2026 11:49 PM (VHUov)
https://youtube.com/shorts/fF7GuNCCHdg
As least my siblings think it fits.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 25, 2026 11:49 PM (qx7Zg)
Mistake.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 25, 2026 11:50 PM (QDJ2U)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 25, 2026 11:50 PM (F50AR)
Posted by: Easy the Elder at May 25, 2026 11:51 PM (nKUQu)
Night, Horde.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 11:52 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 11:52 PM (3ek7K)
At the top of the list was...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOxHsuV83KA
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 11:53 PM (zfQ1S)
Posted by: gp at May 25, 2026 11:53 PM (N8ZBc)
Posted by: mnw at May 25, 2026 11:54 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 11:55 PM (3ek7K)
LOL. Trump is still a troll master
Posted by: PaleRider at May 25, 2026 11:56 PM (AOl+5)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm
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And they say heroin kills.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 11:57 PM (zfQ1S)
I hate them. They're the most jejeune of all spectacles; juice ain't worth the squeeze. Pets could do without them too.
Posted by: gp at May 25, 2026 11:58 PM (N8ZBc)
My explanation: Here’s the difference between Abbott and Cornyn - even though we sometimes disagree with Abbott, he talks to people in Texas and at least remembers that Texas exists. Cornyn doesn’t.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 25, 2026 11:58 PM (QDJ2U)
"Welcome to hell, here are your bagpipes" would also work.
Posted by: mnw
It's a long way to the bottom if you wanna rock and roll.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 11:59 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:00 AM (zfQ1S)
gp,
We live on a deadend street. The only exit is going passed the aholes houses. We have a severe drought, strict water restrictions.
If they start a fire we are fucked.
Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 12:01 AM (3ek7K)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 25, 2026 09:53 PM
Someone was pumping ethyl.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 12:02 AM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:04 AM (zfQ1S)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 12:04 AM (Cqx++)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron
Someone was pumping ethyl.
Posted by: Diogenes
That Ethyl's a kinky gal.
Posted by: mikeski at May 26, 2026 12:05 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: 496 at May 25, 2026 10:12 PM (Mf3Q1)
You're right. It does.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 12:07 AM (2WIwB)
Finally getting over the cold and the chemo reaction - have been down for about a week between the two...
In happier news, my chemo appears to be working - my cancer markers keep going down! I will know more in a couple of weeks, after my next CT Scan 🙏🙏🙏
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 26, 2026 12:08 AM (SRRAx)
Posted by: Diogenes
That Ethyl's a kinky gal.
She used to be, now she's just cold. https://youtu.be/JwFE9tkq4KM
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at May 26, 2026 12:08 AM (+9wcF)
"You never told me Minnie was nuts before, Mickey."
Mickey: "I didn't say she was nuts. I said she was fuckin' Goofy."
Posted by: mnw at May 26, 2026 12:08 AM (RCjYY)
Lol
Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 12:09 AM (3ek7K)
Another sad report of a sax player passing in the same time frame, Dick Parry in the UK, friend of guitarist David Gilmour of Pink Floyd, who played on classic recordings of "Money" and "Shine On You Crazy Diamond". Reported on the website Variety.com.
Posted by: gdgm+ at May 26, 2026 12:09 AM (C5GSe)
Posted by: Kindltot at May 26, 2026 12:10 AM (rbvCR)
Good news!
Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 12:12 AM (2WIwB)
Posted by: mnw at May 26, 2026 12:14 AM (RCjYY)
Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 12:15 AM (rdVOm)
Useful Pidgin English phrases for beginners include I no sabi (I don't understand), I wan chop (I want to eat), and how you dey? (How are you doing today?).
Posted by: 13times at May 26, 2026 12:15 AM (LR2XU)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth
Hooray! I'll (we'll) keep praying!
Posted by: mikeski at May 26, 2026 12:15 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 12:18 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 26, 2026 12:22 AM (0nHVk)
SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 17-37
SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: May 26, 2026
Launch Time: 7:00 a.m. PDT (1400 UTC, 16:00 CEST)
https://youtu.be/tVbDgGznY5s
Posted by: Joyenz at May 26, 2026 12:23 AM (2F0/Y)
At that point, EFF the restrictions. I'll accept the consequences. If the irrigation water got shut off, I'd hook hose up to an indoor faucet instead.
Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 12:23 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 12:24 AM (rdVOm)
Notbody, nobody does mystery links like you. I miss
You are sorely misseed, friend.
Posted by: Happy at May 26, 2026 12:26 AM (QZkUY)
Posted by: pawn at May 26, 2026 12:26 AM (+rSJz)
Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 12:28 AM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 26, 2026 12:08 AM (SRRAx)
Will you get your cat scan from Piper, Wolfus Aureus(sp?), Perfesser Squirrel, or Beckoning Chasm?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 12:28 AM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 12:29 AM (skLNB)
[And] for trying to steal a sealed, classified report from Jack Smith’s investigation of President Donald Trump ...charges against former Assistant U.S. Attorney Carmen Mercedes Lineberger carry more than 20 years in prison,
and put on notice the current and former FBI agents, intelligence community spies and prosecutors whose conduct is currently being examined by a grand jury in Fort Pierce, Fla.
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Yeee Haw
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:31 AM (zfQ1S)
Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 12:31 AM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 11:24 PM (Cqx++)
So?
Posted by: Brief at May 26, 2026 12:32 AM (TbWk/)
OW
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 26, 2026 12:32 AM (CHHv1)
Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 12:33 AM (3ek7K)
Posted by: mnw at May 26, 2026 12:34 AM (RCjYY)
Posted by: JQ at May 25, 2026 11:18 PM (rdVOm)
Damn, you're the perpetual yard work lady. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 12:39 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: lurk at May 26, 2026 12:40 AM (h0JFh)
It's hard for Politico to keep lies on the straight and narrow. They've been selling Tusk as right wing when he's really just a Bill Kristol / Anne Applebaum neocon liberal-progressive.
Posted by: 13times at May 26, 2026 12:40 AM (LR2XU)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 11:59 PM (Cqx++)
Man, no shit.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 12:40 AM (snZF9)
(from my Dad's notebooks)
Medas DOW in September 1953.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 25, 2026 10:39 PM (DuLyh)
Great story, Tonypete. Thank you.
Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 12:40 AM (6wpGE)
Escondido, California
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:41 AM (zfQ1S)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 26, 2026 12:42 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: pawn at May 26, 2026 12:43 AM (+rSJz)
Posted by: pawn at May 26, 2026 12:44 AM (+rSJz)
Escondido, California
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:41 AM (zfQ1S)
Sounds like ol' Thomas needs to be executed by staring into a 105 howitzer. Call Woah Fat, he got experience with this shit.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 12:44 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Berserker
Yeah. I wasn't able to keep up with it all, when hubby was home & sick... Now scrambling to catch up!
In my mind, I've been referring to the place as "Hell's Half-Acre" but really need to pick a different nickname for it. I do love it. It's just *a lot of work* for one person.
Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 12:45 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 12:45 AM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 26, 2026 12:08 AM (SRRAx)
very cool!
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 12:46 AM (snZF9)
When he returns, his boss asks him how he liked Toronto.
Engineer: "What a shithole. Nothing there but whores and hockey players."
Boss: "My wife is from Toronto."
Engineer: "Err... what position did she play?"
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 26, 2026 12:48 AM (IG3/x)
The Navy vet who beat the elderly Trump supporter in San Diego to death was...wait for it... a faggot.
Posted by: pawn
Does he have his own jet airplane?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 12:49 AM (Cqx++)
Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 12:49 AM (3ek7K)
In my mind, I've been referring to the place as "Hell's Half-Acre" but really need to pick a different nickname for it. I do love it. It's just *a lot of work* for one person.
Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 12:45 AM (rdVOm)
I'm on 2 acres, about 1 acre clear in the center. I'm flanked by the haunted forest. I would love to have it cleared.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 12:50 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: 13times
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He opened the doors for Poland adopting the EU currency and other EU crap.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:50 AM (zfQ1S)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads
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Forest is good neighbor, make nice buffer.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:51 AM (zfQ1S)
At least before you knew it meant something. Now...?
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 26, 2026 12:53 AM (CHHv1)
More advanced: Kerosene lamp b'long Jesus Christ (the moon).
Kerosene lamp b'long Jesus Christ bugger-up (an eclipse)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 26, 2026 12:55 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
Is not.
Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 11:26 PM (VHUov)
Is.
Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 12:56 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Berserker
That's a lot of work!
Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 12:56 AM (rdVOm)
LOL!
Pratt says he's going to send all of LA's homeless people to Seattle, "where the mayor will welcome them".
This seems unfair. Portland deserves a share, too.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 26, 2026 12:58 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 12:58 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ
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I keep trying to figure out a way to functionally mount the weed eater from the body of the lawn tractor without dimensionally increasing its width.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:58 AM (zfQ1S)
Posted by: Braenyard
LOL!
Just get a walk-behind trimmer. It's easy to maneuver and you don't have to *carry* it.
Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 01:01 AM (rdVOm)
That would make a nice clean cut.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 01:03 AM (zfQ1S)
251 years ago today, a British warship sailed into Boston Harbor carrying three generals who were about to lose the American colonies for the British Empire.
The ship was HMS Cerberus. (the three headed dog that guards the gates of Hades.)
An anonymous local wit, classically educated enough to catch the joke, wrote a couplet that went viral in 1775 the way a meme goes viral now. Hand copied. Read aloud in coffeehouses. Passed in letters from Boston to Philadelphia to Charleston.
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Behold the Cerberus the Atlantic plough,
Her precious cargo Burgoyne, Clinton, Howe
Bow, wow, wow.
Posted by: 13times at May 26, 2026 01:03 AM (LR2XU)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
Is not.
Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 11:26 PM (VHUov)
Is.
Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 12:56 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 26, 2026 01:05 AM (dK+Kv)
Heh, just saw that a certain vexatious podcaster with big nostrils thinks Elon is likely an alien or a alien-human hybrid.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 26, 2026 01:10 AM (w6EFb)
Hope y'all had a good Memorial Day.
Son had to work. Daughter and her hub were going to grill, but they decided they weren't up to it. Which was just as well, as MiladyJo and I weren't really feeling up to going over there tonight.
So Milady and I had cheeseburgers, potato salad, and corn on the cob. Very weekend picniccy.
Then we finished watching a movie we'd started last night. Thirty-two years late, I finally watched Stargate. It was… all that I expected and less. But punched that number on my card.
Then I had the fine surprise of another tooth falling apart. Just great. At least it happened before a work day instead of last Friday evening as would be the usual tooth or car failure schedule. This after I just got a crown put on last week. I'm tired of falling apart.
Here's something appropriate for the current time here in Central Saving Zone.
https://youtu.be/C3vNFuzTTng
G'nite, y'all.💤
Posted by: mindful webworker - comments consumed, brain befogged, at May 26, 2026 01:11 AM (0poB+)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:51 AM (zfQ1S)
This is true, but I do need some cleared on one side to do a pole barn, or metal building, which I desperately need. I wouldn't clear it all.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 01:13 AM (snZF9)
Looks like Pixy got a nice bolide fireworks show a few days ago:
t.ly/z0Mri
What's funny is the guy on the driving range who didn't even notice the big fireball explode over his head.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 26, 2026 01:15 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: publius
Wow. Cray cray!
Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 01:15 AM (rdVOm)
Beckoning,
You should write a book about Robert, lol.
Pretty sure HP Lovecraft cornered the market on eldritch horrors. But maybe, who knows--
OW
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 26, 2026 01:18 AM (CHHv1)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 26, 2026 01:19 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: publius
--
She should be careful, those hybrids are dangerous.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 01:22 AM (zfQ1S)
At least before you knew it meant something. Now...?
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 26, 2026 12:53 AM (CHHv1)
Living up to your nick, there!
Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 01:22 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: publius
Wow. Cray cray!
Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 01:15 AM (rdVOm)
It certainly is. We Lizard People, of the Hollow Earth, are homegrown. No aliens need apply.
Posted by: The True Rulers of Earth at May 26, 2026 01:23 AM (aMrr2)
_-_
Sure did see a ton of Illinois license plates here back when they turned Colorado.
Posted by: Don in SoCo at May 26, 2026 01:26 AM (2gJPm)
But I do it would AI.
Some day, that will be an impressive accomplishment. Or not.
OW
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 26, 2026 01:28 AM (CHHv1)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 26, 2026 01:29 AM (CHHv1)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 26, 2026 01:19 AM (0nHVk)
Trust me, I thought about it, lol.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 01:33 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Don in SoCo at May 26, 2026 01:36 AM (2gJPm)
Posted by: Pennsyltucky at May 26, 2026 01:36 AM (8ILPt)
Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 01:36 AM (rdVOm)
Sprinter Press Agency@SprinterPress - 5h
What happened in chronological order:
Tonight, the US entered the Strait of Hormuz to attack IRGC fast boats, and Iranian air defense responded by shooting down MQ-9 drones.
Two of these drones were shot down by the IRGC, and one by the regular army's air defense system.
The shooting down of these drones in less than 20 minutes caused confusion and disorganization in the US, and an inability to locate the air defense position, so they attacked several points on the islands of Qeshm and Jask.
The US attacked Iranian boats again
The IRGC retaliated tonight against US naval vessels with anti-ship missiles.
This also explains why Trump posted an AI-generated image
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 01:39 AM (zfQ1S)
I like MisHum's paintings as well. They're lovely.
Good night, all.
OW
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 26, 2026 01:42 AM (CHHv1)
Fox News has given additional details on what CENTCOM spokesperson Captain Tim Hawkins said moments ago:
2 Iranian boats were caught laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, a senior senior US official told Fox. The US military eliminated both IRGC vessels and also struck at a SAM (surface to air missile) site in Bandar Abbas that was targeting US warplanes.
“These were defensive strikes.” They do not indicate ceasefire is over, according to two well placed sources
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 01:43 AM (zfQ1S)
Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 01:44 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 01:48 AM (6wpGE)
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There go the Abraham Accords. It's all going to blow up sooner or later.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 01:48 AM (zfQ1S)
Posted by: JQ
--
He's a hunter.
No vermin around your house.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 01:50 AM (zfQ1S)
No vermin around your house.
Posted by: Braenyard
Been a while since he left any "presents" on the doormat, LOL. But also, been a while since he wanted "breakfast" from me in the morning!
Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 01:53 AM (rdVOm)
These disembodied organs, sourced from recently deceased donors, are being employed to test experimental drugs aimed at neurodegenerative diseases.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 01:54 AM (zfQ1S)
“These were defensive strikes.” They do not indicate ceasefire is over, according to two well placed sources
Posted by: Braenyard
===============
This is Newspeak to me. How do "strikes" and "ceasefire" exist at the same time?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 01:56 AM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 01:56 AM (n7rxJ)
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Just ask Lebanon!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 02:01 AM (XyZGq)
Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 02:03 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 02:15 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 02:18 AM (XyZGq)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 02:18 AM (XyZGq)
I would prefer covfefe.
Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 02:19 AM (6wpGE)
American Scapegoat: How a Corrupt Justice System Sacrificed Derek Chauvin to the Mob, by former federal prosecutor T.J. Harker
https://tinyurl.com/y4z2xw7t
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 02:20 AM (XyZGq)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 26, 2026 02:21 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 02:21 AM (XyZGq)
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There go the Abraham Accords. It's all going to blow up sooner or later.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 01:48 AM (zfQ1S)
Damn, can't we just burn that whole fucking area of the planet from space already. Its like a tumor on earth's ass.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 02:22 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 26, 2026 02:21 AM (0nHVk)
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https://youtu.be/sWlb57OSBlY
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 02:23 AM (XyZGq)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 02:22 AM (snZF9)
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Never believed in them in the first place. Would have been nice but... Islam.
There are less than a handful of rare exceptions but you don't need the Abraham Accords for those.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 02:25 AM (XyZGq)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 02:29 AM (XyZGq)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 02:32 AM (XyZGq)
Posted by: pookysgirl wishes she could forget at May 26, 2026 02:34 AM (Wt5PA)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 02:43 AM (zfQ1S)
https://tinyurl.com/yc423p9m
No one is above the law.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 02:32 AM (XyZGq)
Another place that needs to be burned from space.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 02:47 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: exodus 21:22-25 at May 26, 2026 02:53 AM (onBRz)
Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 02:19 AM (6wpGE)
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Pour fa vor!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 02:21 AM (XyZGq)
I would prefer covfefe, pour fa vor.
Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 02:57 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: pookysgirl wishes she could forget at May 26, 2026 02:34 AM (Wt5PA)
Sending you extra packets of strength.
Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 02:58 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 26, 2026 03:37 AM (D1E+2)
Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 03:39 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: pookysgirl wishes she could forget at May 26, 2026 02:34 AM (Wt5PA)
Sweetheart, all of life is a bargain. You have the tough end of it today, but remember the blessings. Pooky is with you, and that didn't have to happen.
Sending you all the love and good wishes I possibly can. It will get better. God is in charge.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:42 AM (DwqWV)
And with our Marxists it could get ugly fast
Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 03:42 AM (Ia/+0)
Meanwhile, over at Reason:
A Texas teaching aide was arrested after investigators said she exposed a 7-year-old girl's chest in front of classmates and compared to child to a "porn star." Police said T'Nae Harrell, a special education aide at Legacy Elementary School near Lubbock, made inappropriate comments about the girl's body to another staff member before pulling up the child's shirt. Investigators said several students and school employees witnessed the incident, which classroom security cameras reportedly captured as well. Harrell was fired and charged with with voyeurism involving a child on school property, a felony that carries a prison sentence between six months and two years. A statement from the Frenship Independent School District called the allegation "deeply concerning" and said "additional resources" would be available to "students, parents, and staff."
"Frenship"? Was this school district sending its employees to that Somali-run lerning center in Minneapolis?
Throw the law book at T'Nae, by the way.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 03:44 AM (s9VOe)
https://tinyurl.com/4ahjt47w
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 02:29 AM (XyZGq)
WTF is wrong with people? Somehow a young girl is at fault for... what, exactly? I do hope those assholes never know the pain of being on the wrong side of a bunch of bullies, but, y'know.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:46 AM (DwqWV)
Post-secondary schooling is literally only for the credential now, and most don't meet a simple cost/benefit analysis. His wife just finished up an online electrical engineering degree, and she didn't have a bachelor's yet, so that opens doors that would be shut otherwise.
But it does make me question assumptions I had about the best way to reinvent myself for a new career. Since I already have a bachelor's (math), instead of going back for another one in something like business information systems, perhaps it would make more sense to go directly for a professional guild like CPA or JD.
Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 03:50 AM (Sy6m/)
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You have a bachelors in math?
Where's the ban hammer?!?!?!?!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 03:54 AM (XyZGq)
350 Meanwhile, just north of the border, in Toronto:
Those Torontons are a tolerant type, the "best of Canada".
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 03:56 AM (s9VOe)
It sucks.
Posted by: pookysgirl wishes she could forget
Oy. I was impressed by the ground rules that the two of you worked out, but that you get left with memories of things said is a cruel burden. Prayers for the two of you.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 04:01 AM (s9VOe)
Like much of the rest of the progressive west, I no longer recognize what is versus what was.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 04:02 AM (XyZGq)
Where's the ban hammer?!?!?!?!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 03:54 AM (XyZGq)
Oh, it gets worse. It's not even my best subject (that would be economics), and I'm not even using it.
I studied math.. just for fun.
Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 04:09 AM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 04:13 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 04:16 AM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 04:22 AM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 04:25 AM (Ia/+0)
Prayers for you both. It's the living that bear the burden of memory. May He give you strength.
Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 04:27 AM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:39 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 10:15 PM (Boo5w)
The government would love nothing more than to destroy both the family and civil society so you can be utterly dependent on it and it alone. That is why the government is AT WAR with both. This MUST be understood.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 04:55 AM (T6aVk)
Like much of the rest of the progressive west, I no longer recognize what is versus what was.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 04:02 AM (XyZGq)
It had massively changed since I first visited 25 years ago and the last time I was there in 2019.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 04:56 AM (T6aVk)
Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 05:00 AM (6wpGE)
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