Mid-Morning Art Thread

Time and Tide
Alfred Thompson Bricher

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM

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1 Sponge safe travels!

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 09:30 AM (TtKY7)

2 yow!

Posted by: cmeat at May 27, 2026 09:30 AM (R11M+)

3 No boobs

Posted by: Delurker at May 27, 2026 09:31 AM (gtcuf)

4 I can smell this picture.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 09:31 AM (TtKY7)

5 I like it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 09:31 AM (pT0dx)

6 Hello.

Posted by: RI Red at May 27, 2026 09:31 AM (Edxq2)

7 Dallas Museum of Art

Maker:
Artist
Alfred Thompson Bricher
American, 1837 - 1908
Date:
c. 1873
Collection Area:
U.S. and Canadian Art
Classification:
Paintings
Material and Technique:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Sight dimensions: 25 1/4 x 50 in. (64.135 x 127 cm) Framed dimensions: 41 1/4 x 66 1/2 in. (104.775 cm x 1 m 68.91 cm)

I have seen this in person.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 09:31 AM (/+uur)

8 7 I have seen this in person.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 09:31 AM (/+uur)

=======

It has seen you in person, too.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 09:32 AM (pT0dx)

9 No boobs

Posted by: Delurker at May 27, 2026 09:31 AM (gtcuf)

Some of us have longer refractory periods than others...

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 27, 2026 09:32 AM (iERP6)

10 Time and Tide

Well?! We're waiting!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 27, 2026 09:32 AM (bFu5X)

11 Painting: VistaVision aspect ratio FTW!

Posted by: gp at May 27, 2026 09:32 AM (Wq24h)

12 Very nice. Thanks, CBD.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 09:32 AM (77rzZ)

13 Damn, it looks real.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 27, 2026 09:32 AM (snZF9)

14 I'm normally pretty "meh" when it comes to seascapes. However, this one has a natural photorealism that I really appreciate.

The rocks and their shadows on the right side of the painting serve to break up the monotony of the scene while still maintaining a nice balance to the painting.

Looks nice!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 27, 2026 09:33 AM (gnNyN)

15 I like this. I can practically hear the waves lapping at the shore. Very relaxing.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 27, 2026 09:33 AM (bFu5X)

16 Water looks a bit chilly.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 27, 2026 09:33 AM (jehhT)

17 I looked up this guy.
This will be a greater(?) New England coastline. Maybe Bay of Fundy where their tides are most serious.
Bricher's moustache was a work of art in itself.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 27, 2026 09:33 AM (gKWVE)

18 not watercolor but i like the water color. the whole scene is quite inviting. raining far away.

Posted by: cmeat at May 27, 2026 09:33 AM (R11M+)

19 Painting: The foamy parts look cool.

Posted by: gp at May 27, 2026 09:33 AM (Wq24h)

20 When Alfred Thompson Bricher married Beulah Ball, she became Beulah Ball-Bricher.

(no, not really.)

Posted by: Delurker at May 27, 2026 09:33 AM (gtcuf)

21 Hey, wait just a durn minute!!

Posted by: No Man at May 27, 2026 09:34 AM (XCCeP)

22 The tides were angry that day, my friends.

Posted by: George Costanza at May 27, 2026 09:34 AM (2Ez/1)

23 "this one has a natural photorealism that I really appreciate."

Concur.

Posted by: gp at May 27, 2026 09:34 AM (Wq24h)

24 I have seen this in person.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 09:31 AM (/+uur)

Third floor of the museum, in the American art section, which is superbly curated! Small, but very, very impressive.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 27, 2026 09:34 AM (iERP6)

25 Tidy

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 27, 2026 09:34 AM (Kt19C)

26 It's like we're not even here.

Posted by: The mountains at May 27, 2026 09:35 AM (2Ez/1)

27
Tame and Tired

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 27, 2026 09:35 AM (0Zwul)

28 Oh my, isn't that lovely!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2026 09:35 AM (X8xt3)

29 To stay on topic, my view right now is Time and Tide. Not so much surf, more like a harbor.
However. Summer house sits on the side of a steep hill overlooking said harbor and I just finished spring mowing.
I’m pretty sure that one leg is now longer than the other. And maybe goat horns are springing out of my head.

Posted by: RI Red at May 27, 2026 09:35 AM (UxbHU)

30 It's only missing a light plane towing an ad for Mike's Hard Lemonade.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 27, 2026 09:36 AM (6/7Fs)

31 would hang

Posted by: Gref at May 27, 2026 09:36 AM (5rh/l)

32 No clock. Title doesn't check out.

Posted by: Person who checks out titles at May 27, 2026 09:37 AM (2Ez/1)

33 It's only missing a light plane"

Or a falling ultralight...

Posted by: Zombie John Denver at May 27, 2026 09:37 AM (XuXeR)

34 Huh. My IP must have changed.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 09:38 AM (bss/y)

35 Ok, that is weird.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 09:38 AM (bss/y)

36 If I type 'I like it.' the comment just disappears...

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 09:38 AM (bss/y)

37 In 1873? no planes. Balloons maybe.
EAT AT JOE'S

Posted by: gKWVE at May 27, 2026 09:39 AM (gKWVE)

38 Must be a regatta going on out there in the distance.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 27, 2026 09:39 AM (6/7Fs)

39 Still does it. I guess pixy reads it as spam. Or maybe they do not like toxic positivity? Craves open conflict.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 27, 2026 09:40 AM (bss/y)

40 >>Bricher was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He was educated in an academy at Newburyport, Massachusetts. . . .

Ah, that explains why this beach scene is so appealing -- love the beaches in north shore MA through southern ME.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2026 09:40 AM (X8xt3)

41 pixy reads it as spam"

Or lace wigs sales....

Posted by: man at May 27, 2026 09:40 AM (XuXeR)

42 It's nice, but it ain't crimson.

Posted by: Bubba from Tuscaloosa at May 27, 2026 09:41 AM (2Ez/1)

43 Very nice. I like the clouds and the sun on the mountaintop.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 27, 2026 09:41 AM (dx3rC)

44 I think I see some small ships on the horizon.

Posted by: dantesed at May 27, 2026 09:41 AM (Oy/m2)

45 Here by the sea and sand, nothing ever goes as planned

Posted by: Pete Townshend at May 27, 2026 09:41 AM (0bjKf)

46 Spring or neap?

Posted by: Delurker at May 27, 2026 09:42 AM (gtcuf)

47 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 09:42 AM (Zz0t1)

48 Is the tide high?

/Blondie

Posted by: man at May 27, 2026 09:42 AM (XuXeR)

49 And thanks.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 09:42 AM (Zz0t1)

50 Picturesque. Amazing.

Can't imagine having that kind of talent.

Better than all the useless pricks throwing paint at a canvas and calling it art. That's Shart.

This is beautiful.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 09:43 AM (Zz0t1)

51 *Bricher was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.*

The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is in Kittery, Maine.

Posted by: Just to throw of the Chinks at May 27, 2026 09:44 AM (2Ez/1)

52 Boobs are usually 3 dimensional.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 09:44 AM (Zz0t1)

53 Here by the sea and sand, nothing ever goes as planned
Posted by: Pete Townshend at May 27, 2026 09:41 AM (0bjKf)

You're just upset there's no young boys on the beach to 'investigate.'

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 09:44 AM (Zz0t1)

54 Here by the sea and sand, nothing ever goes as planned
Posted by: Pete Townshend
_________

Your guitar work at the end of that tune is masterful.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 27, 2026 09:45 AM (XvL8K)

55 Stormy Weather For the RINOs.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 27, 2026 09:45 AM (ndZc7)

56 I can feel my blood pressure dropping and my mood lightening just by looking at this painting.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 27, 2026 09:45 AM (Riz8t)

57 52 Boobs are usually 3 dimensional.

Sydney Sweeney's are four-dimensional. But, she has good genes.

Posted by: Delurker at May 27, 2026 09:45 AM (gtcuf)

58
*snaps fingers*

*sings*

Somewhere beyond the sea
Somewhere waiting for me
My lover stands on golden sands
And watches the ships that go sailing

Somewhere beyond the sea
She's there watching for me
If I could fly like birds on high
Then straight to her arms, I'd go sailing
...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX1RyGFqAUQ

Posted by: naturalfake at May 27, 2026 09:45 AM (iJfKG)

59 I would hang that in my Nantucket ocean-side bar. I would call it Castaways, of course. Ladies night Wednesdays, Thursday Karaoke, don't forget 2 dolla lobsta rolls on Tuesday, Friday is $1 shots. All the bar staff dress in yellow slickers. But the girls make it sexy. It's a thing.

Come On Down!

Posted by: banana Dream at May 27, 2026 09:45 AM (3uBP9)

60 Okay, I have to learn more about this artist and his works. This is damn near photorealistic. The way he shows the shallow water lapping at the shore, the way the light is hitting the stone, the colors for all of it, the clouds over the ocean, it felt like being on my hometown beach again. It's easy to imagine the soft sounds of the waves as they fade onshore. I would hang this as a reminder of the peace that comes from gentle seas.

I saw a few of his other seascapes on his Wiki page. They are equally as good and effective.

CBD, thanks for using this today. It was a joy to look at.

Posted by: JTB at May 27, 2026 09:46 AM (yTvNw)

61 Sea definitely not angry that day.

Posted by: Heroq at May 27, 2026 09:46 AM (ImXfC)

62 Guess this one will have to tide us over.

Posted by: Oh, no... at May 27, 2026 09:47 AM (2Ez/1)

63 This guy had the whole water-sky-landscape deal down pat. Would make great backgrounds for the PC.

*goes off to find background material*

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 27, 2026 09:47 AM (jehhT)

64 Time and tide wait for no man.

Posted by: dantesed at May 27, 2026 09:48 AM (Oy/m2)

65 Water looks a bit chilly.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

Like Galveston in January. Brrrrr.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 09:48 AM (TtKY7)

66 Sad thing is, those tides are gonna form a lib foundation in a few years.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 09:48 AM (77rzZ)

67 No Otter, Not art.

Posted by: WARREN at May 27, 2026 09:48 AM (3idXb)

68 Guess this one will have to tide us over.
Posted by: Oh, no... at May 27, 2026 09:47 AM (2Ez/1)

Wave goodbye to a punless thread.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 27, 2026 09:48 AM (iJfKG)

69 This reminds me I have to pee.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 27, 2026 09:49 AM (RIvkX)

70 >>> Guess this one will have to tide us over.
Posted by: Oh, no... at May 27, 2026 09:47 AM (2Ez/1)

For shore man!

Posted by: banana Dream at May 27, 2026 09:49 AM (3uBP9)

71

This painting has Resting Beach Face.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 27, 2026 09:49 AM (iJfKG)

72 66 Ha!

Posted by: gp at May 27, 2026 09:49 AM (Wq24h)

73 Hope these tide puns will ebb soon.

Posted by: Delurker at May 27, 2026 09:50 AM (gtcuf)

74 71 lol

Posted by: gp at May 27, 2026 09:50 AM (Wq24h)

75 >Wave goodbye to a punless thread.
+++++
Just go with the flow.

Posted by: Groan at May 27, 2026 09:51 AM (2Ez/1)

76 The interesting thing about the painting is that the shapes are extraordinarily simple, you could easily reproduce it.

The devil is in how to make the low resolution detail read as high resolution.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 27, 2026 09:51 AM (TTee6)

77 Morning.

Waves are too small to surf.

Nice view, though.

Would hang, but not hang ten.

Posted by: Robert at May 27, 2026 09:51 AM (C+yQP)

78 The tide will wash away all the pun comments.

Posted by: dantesed at May 27, 2026 09:52 AM (Oy/m2)

79 The tide will wash away all the pun comments.
Posted by: dantesed

A rising tide sinks all tied boats.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 09:53 AM (TtKY7)

80 Very nice painting. would hang. Love the use of light on the mountains.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 27, 2026 09:53 AM (8zz6B)

81 Fortunately, most of Bricher's art is public domain and can be found online. I'll be spending some time looking at them. Also need to dig out my books about the Hudson River School and see if he was included.

Posted by: JTB at May 27, 2026 09:53 AM (yTvNw)

82 Danny says we gotta go
Gotta go to Idaho
But we can't go surfin' 'cause it's 20 below

Posted by: Delurker at May 27, 2026 09:53 AM (gtcuf)

83 "The tide will wash away all the pun comments."
*******
Like the waves, they're just here to lift you up.

Posted by: Uuughh at May 27, 2026 09:54 AM (2Ez/1)

84 Mood. as the kids say.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 27, 2026 09:54 AM (diia5)

85 I canute command the tide puns.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 09:55 AM (77rzZ)

86 Does anybody really know what tide it is?

Posted by: Chicago at May 27, 2026 09:55 AM (2Ez/1)

87 "The tide will wash away all the pun comments."
*******
Like the waves, they're just here to lift you up.
Posted by: Uuughh

Like sand in an hourglass, so are the days of our lives...

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 09:55 AM (TtKY7)

88 Love it.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 27, 2026 09:55 AM (BI5O2)

89
Water looks a bit chilly.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

____________

That's what all the guys say.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 27, 2026 09:56 AM (0Zwul)

90 Great picture, but seems weird to a right coaster like me.

Posted by: From about That Time at May 27, 2026 09:57 AM (sl73Y)

91 85 I canute command the tide puns.
------------
You have to get on the right wave length.

Posted by: Rimshot at May 27, 2026 09:57 AM (2Ez/1)

92 I'm out.

Y'all be nice, ya hear?

Except to Paul....or Sid.

Those guys are fags.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 27, 2026 09:57 AM (Zz0t1)

93 Obligatory:
Deep, too.

Posted by: RI Red at May 27, 2026 09:58 AM (Edxq2)

94 100 comment rule. [CBD]

Posted by: SciVo at May 27, 2026 09:59 AM (Sy6m/)

95 #17 looked up this guy.
This will be a greater(?) New England coastline. Maybe Bay of Fundy where their tides are most serious.
Bricher's moustache was a work of art in itself.
Posted by: gKWVE at

I had just the opposite reaction. No way is this the Atlantic coast, we are way to geologically old.

Posted by: From about That Time at May 27, 2026 10:00 AM (sl73Y)

96 The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is in Kittery, Maine.
Posted by: Just to throw of the Chinks at May 27, 2026 09:44 AM

As is the Kittery Trading Post, my local Happy Place.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 27, 2026 10:04 AM (bFu5X)

97 86 Does anybody really know what tide it is?
Posted by: Chicago at May 27, 2026 09:55 AM (2Ez/1)

Yes. Yes, I do.

Posted by: Debbie Harry at May 27, 2026 10:04 AM (w/O5Q)

98 Where’d everyone go?

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:05 AM (77rzZ)

99 When Alfred Thompson Bricher married Beulah Ball, she became Beulah Ball-Bricher.

Posted by: Delurker at May 27, 2026 09:33 AM (gtcuf)
-

She preferred to be formally addressed as... Frau Bricher.

/chinese horses suddenly neigh and rear

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 27, 2026 10:05 AM (MtA6K)

100 m

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 27, 2026 10:06 AM (MtA6K)

101 Does anybody really know what tide it is?
Posted by: Chicago at May 27, 2026 09:55 AM (2Ez/1)

Yes. Yes, I do.
Posted by: Debbie Harry

Some sort of food pod IIRC. And where did everybody go?

Posted by: From about That Time at May 27, 2026 10:06 AM (sl73Y)

102 Like sand in an hourglass, so are the days of our lives...
Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 09:55 AM

All we are is dust in the wind, dude.

Posted by: Ted "Theodore" Logan at May 27, 2026 10:06 AM (bFu5X)

103 John Bolton Hopes Trump’s Peace Talks With Iran Fail

Former National Security Advisor John Bolton hopes Trump administration's peace talks with Iran fail.

"Well, I hope the negotiations break down, because every day that goes by is a gift to Iran."

-
Must be some definition of national security with which I was previously unfamiliar.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 27, 2026 10:07 AM (ndZc7)

104 No way is this the Atlantic coast, we are way to geologically old.
Posted by: From about That Time at May 27, 2026 10:00 AM (sl73Y)

I miss Vic too.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 27, 2026 10:07 AM (gKWVE)

105 Gentle surf lapping at the shore is a wonderful sound to fall asleep.

Posted by: Don Black at May 27, 2026 10:07 AM (ZxPkt)

106 Does anybody really know what tide it is?
Posted by: Chicago at May 27, 2026 09:55 AM (2Ez/1)

Yes. Yes, I do.
Posted by: Debbie Harry
___________

Limpdick 80s tune Time and Tide. Nice harmonies though. Some of you may remember it. I think it charted.

https://tinyurl.com/y4a4564h

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 27, 2026 10:08 AM (XvL8K)

107 We’re still younger than Taylor Lorenz.
— Atlantic Coast mountains

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:09 AM (77rzZ)

108 I miss Vic too.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 27, 2026 10:07 AM (gKWVE)

this place hasn't been the same since ole vic departed.

Posted by: alpine_beer at May 27, 2026 10:09 AM (van9r)

109 Time and Tide, 1873
Alfred Thompson Briche

Would hang this lovely painting, so like a photograph.

Dallas Museum of Art
Alfred Thompson Bricher’s choice of subject deviated slightly from the Hudson River School’s early mission of capturing the grandeur of untouched American wilderness. Rather, Bricher’s work is characterized by exaggerated coastal seascapes and nautical scenes. He spent the majority of his fifty-year career as a landscape painter in Newburyport, Massachusetts--the source of many of his dramatic water scenes. In this painting, Bricher paints the waves as sleek shelves.In the distance, the peaks of sailboats dot the horizon, indicating human presence amidst the ocean waves. Favoring a horizontal composition, Bricher uses the monumentality of his landscapes to achieve an unrivaled luminosity, here seen in the clouds, whose reflection is mirrored on the seashore’s glossy sand surface. Drawing literary allusions in painting titles was quite common during this time. For his title, Bricher draws on a line from Sir Walter Scott’s The Antiquary of 1816: “Time and tide tarry for no man,” recast in 1843 by Charles Dickens in Martin Chuzzlewit to read, “Time and tide."

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 27, 2026 10:09 AM (NFX2v)

110 >>>100 m
~~~~~

Actually, c.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 27, 2026 10:09 AM (3ImbR)

111 The Mayes Middleton victory may turn out more significant than Paxton's victory. Middleton has a long future in Texas and perhaps national politics.

Posted by: SH at May 27, 2026 10:10 AM (qCV5n)

112 *Limpdick 80s tune Time and Tide. Nice harmonies though. Some of you may remember it. I think it charted.*

So it barely made a splash?

Posted by: Make it stop at May 27, 2026 10:10 AM (2Ez/1)

113 Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:05 AM (77rzZ)

How did your tutoring session go, Bulg?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 27, 2026 10:10 AM (dx3rC)

114 But of course.

Big SCOOP @jewishinsider via @WillBredderman: "Leading N.J. Dem Congressional candidate Adam Hamawy volunteered with Al-Qaida-tied group in Bosnia"

"Hamawy worked with Benevolence International Foundation, later shuttered as an Al-Qaida front"

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 27, 2026 10:11 AM (ndZc7)

115 “Tide” actually originally meant “time,” as in “eventide.”

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:12 AM (77rzZ)

116 Limpdick 80s tune Time and Tide. Nice harmonies though. Some of you may remember it. I think it charted.*

So it barely made a splash?
Posted by: Make it stop

It was flaccid.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 27, 2026 10:12 AM (qLQRh)

117 Yes. Yes, I do.
Posted by: Debbie Harry

Are you number 1 still?

Posted by: dantesed at May 27, 2026 10:13 AM (Oy/m2)

118 108 I miss Vic too.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 27, 2026 10:07 AM (gKWVE)

this place hasn't been the same since ole vic departed.
Posted by: alpine_beer at May 27, 2026 10:09 AM (van9r)

True. The average Moron age dropped by several hundred years.

Miss the crusty old bastard.

Posted by: *pours one out* at May 27, 2026 10:13 AM (TbWk/)

119 Time? 150 year old painting is now far away in time.

Posted by: Martha Muffin at May 27, 2026 10:13 AM (rgnea)

120 Bulg, this will have to tide you over until some future artwork with exposed mammiform protuberances appears.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 27, 2026 10:14 AM (0sNs1)

121 113 The session itself went fine, Fen.

But I had been such a nervous wreck all day that I threw up when I got home.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:14 AM (77rzZ)

122
I see no Tide Pods here

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 27, 2026 10:14 AM (9rbYr)

123 Leading N.J. Dem Congressional candidate Adam Hamawy volunteered with Al-Qaida-tied group in Bosnia

At least this time he's trying to enter the Capitol by the front door.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 27, 2026 10:14 AM (gKWVE)

124 Like sand in an hourglass, so are the days of our lives...
Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 09:55 AM

All we are is dust in the wind, dude.
Posted by: Ted "Theodore" Logan

You can put time on a bottle, too.

Posted by: Jim Croce at May 27, 2026 10:15 AM (qLQRh)

125 I never really caught on.

Posted by: Oddtide at May 27, 2026 10:15 AM (2Ez/1)

126 Danny says we gotta go
Gotta go to Idaho
But we can't go surfin' 'cause it's 20 below
Posted by: Delurker at May 27, 2026 09:53 AM

At least you can surf. There's no surf in Cleveland, U.S.A.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGxDz0sJ_Tw

Posted by: Euclid Beach Band at May 27, 2026 10:16 AM (0sNs1)

127 This is about us, isn't it

Posted by: mammiform protuberances at May 27, 2026 10:16 AM (2Ez/1)

128 It’s always about the mammiform protuberances.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:18 AM (77rzZ)

129
"'Tis indeed a queer tide," said Bromosel as the water lapped at his thighs.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 27, 2026 10:18 AM (9rbYr)

130 Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:14 AM

Sorry to hear that. Throwing up every time
you have a tutoring session does not seem like an optimal weight loss strategy 😉 What can you do to calm yourself down and take care of yourself?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 27, 2026 10:19 AM (dx3rC)

131 The resurgence of the 80's style Pizza Hut Sit Down Restaurants?As Paul Harvey was famous for saying, "and now, the rest of the story".

Tim Sparks Bought 80+ Pizza Hut Franchises
The person who bought 80 Pizza Hut franchises is Tim Sparks, president of Daland Corporation, a Kansas-based company that now operates nearly 100 Pizza Hut locations across the U.S.

Sparks, who grew up loving Pizza Hut and worked in the chain as a dishwasher and manager in the 1980s, has been leading a major transformation of his portfolio. He’s converting many of the over 80 franchises into “Pizza Hut Classic” retro-style restaurants that recreate the 1980s and 1990s dining experience.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 10:19 AM (TtKY7)

132 >>> Like sand in an hourglass, so are the days of our lives...
Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 09:55 AM

All we are is dust in the wind, dude.
Posted by: Ted "Theodore" Logan

You can put time on a bottle, too.
Posted by: Jim Croce at May 27, 2026 10:15 AM (qLQRh)

But watch out, it keeps on slipin slipin slipin into the future

Posted by: Steve Miller - noted liberal douche at May 27, 2026 10:21 AM (3uBP9)

133 Danny says we gotta go
Gotta go to Idaho
But we can't go surfin' 'cause it's 20 below
Posted by: Delurker at May 27, 2026 09:53 AM

At least you can surf. There's no surf in Cleveland, U.S.A.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGxDz0sJ_Tw
Posted by: Euclid Beach Band

Charlie don't surf.
Posted by: Lt. Colonel Kilgore

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 10:21 AM (TtKY7)

134 130 Fen, I was excessively nervous yesterday because it was my first time. As I gain more experience and learn the ropes, I think the vomiting will go away.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:21 AM (77rzZ)

135 Fen, I was excessively nervous yesterday because it was my first time. As I gain more experience and learn the ropes, I think the vomiting will go away.

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I'm just reading this without context and laughing.

Posted by: SH at May 27, 2026 10:22 AM (qCV5n)

136 Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:21 AM (77rzZ)

Well, I certainly hope so, dear.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 27, 2026 10:22 AM (dx3rC)

137 This looks like a nice painting to sit on a scratchy gray couch and gaze at while I'm waiting to have my teeth cleaned.

I can hear the Girl from Ipanenema playing softly in the background...

Posted by: sifty boones at May 27, 2026 10:22 AM (++84k)

138
At least you can surf. There's no surf in Cleveland, U.S.A.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGxDz0sJ_Tw
Posted by: Euclid Beach Band at May 27, 2026 10:16 AM (0sNs1)

Yeah, but I'm Moron-Approved.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJOS7dKuwcQ

Posted by: Nick Rivers at May 27, 2026 10:23 AM (y9nCu)

139 Time and Tide
Alfred Thompson Bricher

Beautifully done. I can feel the morning chill and calm before things pick up.

Posted by: t-bird at May 27, 2026 10:23 AM (7kply)

140 > The resurgence of the 80's style Pizza Hut Sit Down Restaurants?As Paul Harvey was famous for saying, "and now, the rest of the story".
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I hope the quality of the pizza isn't.... poor. Early 'Hut pizzas were pretty good. The quality started to slide after a number of years and the joints needed frequent updates, that never materialized.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 27, 2026 10:23 AM (jehhT)

141
Time (like money) it's a hit
Don't give me that good
Goody good bull shit

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 27, 2026 10:23 AM (9rbYr)

142 Bulg,

You're a stud. Give it hell, Buddy.

Posted by: sifty boones at May 27, 2026 10:24 AM (++84k)

143 This artist has other lovely works. One I particularly liked was "Sailboats at sunrise".

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 27, 2026 10:24 AM (dx3rC)

144 Fen, I was excessively nervous yesterday because it was my first time. As I gain more experience and learn the ropes, I think the vomiting will go away.

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I'm just reading this without context and laughing.
Posted by: SH

Soooooo many "contexts" could be inserted there.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 10:24 AM (TtKY7)

145 Coastal scenes seem to be his thing. All very well done.

Posted by: javems at May 27, 2026 10:25 AM (zFsEm)

146 You Maniacs! You blew it up! Ah, damn you! God damn you all to hell!

Posted by: George Taylor at May 27, 2026 10:25 AM (KFtNZ)

147 This painting looks like a great place to catch crabs.

Posted by: sifty boones at May 27, 2026 10:25 AM (++84k)

148 Time and Tide, Basia.

Posted by: Eromero at May 27, 2026 10:26 AM (LHPAg)

149 Fen, I was excessively nervous yesterday because it was my first time. As I gain more experience and learn the ropes, I think the vomiting will go away.

Posted by: Third Date With A Trannie at May 27, 2026 10:26 AM (qUkBO)

150 I hope the quality of the pizza isn't.... poor. Early 'Hut pizzas were pretty good. The quality started to slide after a number of years and the joints needed frequent updates, that never materialized.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

Since he started as a dishwasher and worked his way up to owning a hundred, I think he's going to be on top of it.

At least, I hope so.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 10:26 AM (TtKY7)

151
Soooooo many "contexts" could be inserted there.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 10:24 AM (TtKY7)

Huhuh...

You said "inserted".

Huhuhuhuhuhuhuh....

Posted by: Beavis and Butthead at May 27, 2026 10:26 AM (y9nCu)

152 Just do it while you're alone.
And wash your hands afterwards.

Posted by: Try reading THAT without context at May 27, 2026 10:27 AM (2Ez/1)

153 You Maniacs! You blew it up! Ah, damn you! God damn you all to hell!
Posted by: George Taylor

*dead whale washed ashore in Portland in 1970.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 10:28 AM (TtKY7)

154 I have a condition that makes me prone to vomiting anyway, but it’s definitely exacerbated by stress.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:28 AM (77rzZ)

155 Must be some definition of national security with which I was previously unfamiliar.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 27, 2026 10:07 AM (ndZc7)

Bolton has been selling his "knowledge and expertise" and the contents of his stolen top secret documents to the Gulf states' governments, and the minute Trump makes him irrelevant he no longer has a retirement or legal defense funding plan.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 27, 2026 10:29 AM (rbvCR)

156 I have a condition that makes me prone to vomiting anyway, but it’s definitely exacerbated by stress.

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Mine is tequila shots

Posted by: SH at May 27, 2026 10:30 AM (qCV5n)

157 That's a nice painting.

It has a great, "I can make things out" quality I like.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. at May 27, 2026 10:30 AM (Sco7b)

158 Off to visit the Dwarf Car Museum in Maricopa. Very MAGA, it is, too.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 27, 2026 10:30 AM (8zz6B)

159 Galina "Lips" Efimova pounds out her favorite Looney Tunes piece:
youtube.com/watch?v=UrcfHr1hDLg

Posted by: gp at May 27, 2026 10:30 AM (Wq24h)

160 I have a condition that makes me prone to vomiting anyway, but it’s definitely exacerbated by stress.

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Mine is tequila shots
Posted by:

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 10:30 AM (TtKY7)

161 I was never impressed by John Bolton.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:30 AM (77rzZ)

162 I have a condition that makes me prone to vomiting anyway, but it’s definitely exacerbated by stress.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:28 AM (77rzZ)
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Look at it on the positive side as an indication of a proper upbringing.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 27, 2026 10:31 AM (MtA6K)

163 I was never impressed by John Bolton.

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Michael on the other hand ...

Posted by: SH at May 27, 2026 10:31 AM (qCV5n)

164 Very simple and beautiful
Would hang
Thx CBD

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 27, 2026 10:31 AM (hpwtA)

165 OT.
I think I have found the coolest boardgame ever.
Spintronics. You have to build electronic circuits from gears and chains.
Only $183.00 for the full game.

Posted by: Reforger at May 27, 2026 10:31 AM (gbGyB)

166 He's got a long moustache.

Posted by: But that's not code for anything at May 27, 2026 10:31 AM (2Ez/1)

167
This painting looks like a great place to catch crabs.

Posted by: sifty boones at May 27, 2026 10:25 AM (++84k)

What, is this the coast of France?

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 27, 2026 10:32 AM (y9nCu)

168 I have a condition that makes me prone to vomiting anyway, but it’s definitely exacerbated by stress.
Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:28 AM (77rzZ)

From experience of working high-stress jobs: if you puke when you get up in the morning because of unrelenting job stress, puke first, then brush your teeth with baking soda, THEN eat breakfast.
Stomach acid will eat your teeth, baking soda neutralizes it.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 27, 2026 10:33 AM (rbvCR)

169 161 I was never impressed by John Bolton.
Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:30 AM (77rzZ)

His mustache on the otherhand..

Posted by: Reforger at May 27, 2026 10:33 AM (gbGyB)

170 The tide was high that day, my friends.

Posted by: Art Blondie-Lay at May 27, 2026 10:34 AM (rgnea)

171 Charlie don't surf!

Posted by: Archer at May 27, 2026 10:34 AM (wvc0i)

172 You Maniacs! You blew it up! Ah, damn you! God damn you all to hell!
Posted by: George Taylor

*dead whale washed ashore in Portland in 1970.

Exploding whale Florence, Oregon November 12th, 1970

https://tinyurl.com/mr2stvb9

Comedy gold, Jerry

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 10:34 AM (TtKY7)

173 165 OT.
I think I have found the coolest boardgame ever.
Spintronics. You have to build electronic circuits from gears and chains.
Only $183.00 for the full game.
Posted by: Reforger at May 27, 2026 10:31 AM (gbGyB)

I think I bought my friends' oldest child that a few years back. Canadian Tire had an electronics activity box on sale for half-price for about $50 Canadian.

You could light things up and do all kinds of neat things. I kind of wanted to borrow it when they were done.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. at May 27, 2026 10:34 AM (Sco7b)

174 yum yum shit
yummy shit pebbles
in my mouth

Posted by: Aliss at May 27, 2026 10:35 AM (EAcP3)

175 I was never impressed by John Bolton.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:30 AM (77rzZ)
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Huge establishment RINO. I recall buying his book,
"Surrender Is Not an Option: Defending America at the United Nations," when it came out in 2007. He didn't get it.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 27, 2026 10:35 AM (MtA6K)

176 The tide was high that day, my friends.
Posted by: Art Blondie-Lay

That tide was Snoop Dog high.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 10:35 AM (TtKY7)

177
I was never impressed by John Bolton.
Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:30 AM (77rzZ)

His mustache on the otherhand..
Posted by: Reforger at May 27, 2026 10:33 AM (gbGyB)

The asshole was shrewd in wearing that soup-catcher, it's true. I'm ashamed to admit that I fell into the same trap of assuming that anyone with a mustache that epic would be worthy of respect.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 27, 2026 10:36 AM (y9nCu)

178 This painting looks like a great place to catch crabs.

Posted by: sifty boones at May 27, 2026 10:25 AM (++84k)

What, is this the coast of France?
Posted by: IllTemperedCur

French bordello.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2026 10:37 AM (TtKY7)

179 All over Manhattan
(Inside, outside, U.S.A.)
And down Doheny Way
(Inside, outside)

Everybody's gone surfin'

Posted by: Surfin' U.S.A. at May 27, 2026 10:37 AM (2Ez/1)

180 Oddly, alcohol seems to suppress the urge to puke.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:37 AM (77rzZ)

181 134 130 Fen, I was excessively nervous yesterday because it was my first time. As I gain more experience and learn the ropes, I think the vomiting will go away.
Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:21 AM (77rzZ)

Did it go well? Get more students and hours?

Posted by: Nova Local at May 27, 2026 10:37 AM (tOcjL)

182 looked up this guy.
This will be a greater(?) New England coastline. Maybe Bay of Fundy where their tides are most serious.

He's really good. Article said he was painting along Long Island and Naragansett (does spelling of fictitious places matter?) during this period.

Posted by: t-bird at May 27, 2026 10:37 AM (7kply)

183 Did someone drop a watch in the surf? I don't see the "time" part.

Posted by: GWB at May 27, 2026 10:38 AM (kU0PQ)

184 >>I would hang that in my Nantucket ocean-side bar. I would call it Castaways, of course. Ladies night Wednesdays, Thursday Karaoke, don't forget 2 dolla lobsta rolls on Tuesday, Friday is $1 shots. All the bar staff dress in yellow slickers. But the girls make it sexy. It's a thing.

Same, but mine would be in Gloucester. . .

Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2026 10:38 AM (X8xt3)

185 180 Oddly, alcohol seems to suppress the urge to puke.
Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:37 AM (77rzZ)

You're puking b/c of mental nerves...alcohol is very good about deadening those kinda impulses...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 27, 2026 10:38 AM (tOcjL)

186 Time and Tide wait for no man.
No man is an island.

No trees. No dog. Tiny distant sailboats. Y'call this art?😜

Clouds and waves are nicely done. The sunlit peak gives the scene nice balance. Looks like distant rain on the left. Don't often see that in paintings, but see it often out here in prairieland.

And it's not muddy and dark. Yesterday's work was especially muddy on my laptop. I copied it to my paint program and greatly increased the lightness and contrast and it was much better. On the cell, for some reason, it was more clear and crisp without adjustment. Leaves me wondering what it would look like in real life. In person. Whatever. Good morning.

Posted by: mindful webworker - Profundity is my middle initial at May 27, 2026 10:38 AM (YT3Yl)

187 "I was never impressed by John Bolton."

He never had the makings of a varsity athlete.

Posted by: gp at May 27, 2026 10:39 AM (Wq24h)

188 Why isn't Bolton in prison? He was indicted on some violation of handling secret materials. Has there been no trial? What's the hold up?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 27, 2026 10:39 AM (jehhT)

189 181 Yep, I’ve got more sessions scheduled on Saturday and Sunday.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:39 AM (77rzZ)

190 Oddly, alcohol seems to suppress the urge to puke.
Posted by: Bulg

Never give morning sickness a chance, people!

Posted by: Kamala Harris at May 27, 2026 10:39 AM (7kply)

191 PS - Got a healthcare autocall approval I mentioned yesterday. Yeah, thought it was the PET. No, they denied that a 3rd time and approved a CT. Needless to say, I now hate autocalls, am annoyed, and have thrown up my hands and literally told the doc that maybe we try again after my next appointment b/c I'm not gonna get scheduled in for the Alt test before then anyway...and I'm still sick with this dang respiratory...and it's still cloudy and rainy for day 6...which matches my mood.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 27, 2026 10:40 AM (tOcjL)

192 7 I have seen this in person.
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 27, 2026 09:31 AM (/+uur)

Did I make you have to go P?

Just thinking about it makes me need to go P

Uh oh - gotta go....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at May 27, 2026 10:40 AM (QGaXH)

193 Job stress, ugh. I've had a couple jobs where I wanted to go fricking postal, but a job that induces vomiting is a complete non-starter for me.

Posted by: gp at May 27, 2026 10:41 AM (Wq24h)

194 189 181 Yep, I’ve got more sessions scheduled on Saturday and Sunday.
Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:39 AM (77rzZ)

Excellent - I like seeing someone get good news today!

Posted by: Nova Local at May 27, 2026 10:41 AM (tOcjL)

195 Why isn't Bolton in prison?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 27, 2026 10:39 AM (jehhT)
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One of thousands.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 27, 2026 10:41 AM (MtA6K)

196 >>Sparks, who grew up loving Pizza Hut and worked in the chain as a dishwasher and manager in the 1980s, has been leading a major transformation of his portfolio. He’s converting many of the over 80 franchises into “Pizza Hut Classic” retro-style restaurants that recreate the 1980s and 1990s dining experience.

I love this!
I hope it is a fabulous success.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2026 10:41 AM (X8xt3)

197 Leaves me wondering what it would look like in real life. In person.

Posted by: mindful webworker - Profundity is my middle initial at May 27, 2026 10:38 AM (YT3Yl)

It's a marvelous painting in real life. Worth a trip to Dallas to see it.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 27, 2026 10:42 AM (iERP6)

198 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. Lovely art this morning. I like it.
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 27, 2026 10:42 AM (2WIwB)

199 OT: Bondi was diagnosed with thyroid cancer immediately after stepping down. Was revealed today. It's why she's been absent.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 27, 2026 10:42 AM (tOcjL)

200 188 Why isn't Bolton in prison? He was indicted on some violation of handling secret materials. Has there been no trial? What's the hold up?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 27, 2026 10:39 AM (jehhT)

======

It was agreed upon by both sides that discovery would extend through this month.

Should see court action (in terms of filings and such) in the next few weeks.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 10:42 AM (pT0dx)

201
Limpdick 80s tune Time and Tide. Nice harmonies though. Some of you may remember it. I think it charted.*

"Time and Tide"

You mean this one by Basia?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSEblsaYyT8

If so...you are so wrong, dude.

Great song off a great album.

The delightful and lovely Mrs naturalfake and I saw her in the early 90s at Fair Park.

Fun show.

Sadly, she seems to be out of the music biz these days.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 27, 2026 10:42 AM (iJfKG)

202 193 The job itself didn’t induce the vomiting, my nerves did.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:42 AM (77rzZ)

203 >>Why isn't Bolton in prison?

Because he's pretty much the norm in DC.
If he's prosecuted, so should they all be. There's safety in numbers/mutually assured destruction.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2026 10:43 AM (X8xt3)

204 >>It was agreed upon by both sides that discovery would extend through this month.

Should see court action (in terms of filings and such) in the next few weeks.

Excellent!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2026 10:43 AM (X8xt3)

205 >Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 27, 2026 10:41 AM (MtA6K)
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what is the inbound missile activity in your area?
stay safe, get small

Posted by: Don Black at May 27, 2026 10:44 AM (ZxPkt)

206 *Why isn't Bolton in prison?*
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Tee hee.

Posted by: Tony Fauci at May 27, 2026 10:44 AM (2Ez/1)

207 And then out of nowhere, it's John Cameron Swayze. Time, Tide, and Timex!

https://youtu.be/HVatUaplyVU?

Posted by: Rex B at May 27, 2026 10:44 AM (rgnea)

208 For those interested, a Geezer Golf update. A good turnout yesterday and no one needed an ambulance as everyone finished. I won one skin so was almost able to cover the bar tab. A good day.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 27, 2026 10:44 AM (2WIwB)

209 203 >>Why isn't Bolton in prison?

Because he's pretty much the norm in DC.
If he's prosecuted, so should they all be. There's safety in numbers/mutually assured destruction.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2026 10:43 AM (X8xt3)

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He is being prosecuted. That's what an indictment is.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 10:44 AM (pT0dx)

210 When my family is vacationing, I'm home and I'm trying to find something this is how it goes with my wife:

Me Texting: Hey, where is X?
Her: X is over on A.

I know X isn't on A, but there is a whole process you have to follow so I first look at A and find no X.

Me: It's not there.
Her: No, I know it is at A or B.

See that? I'll have you know, A and B are nowhere related. Not, like the same cabinet just upper or lower shelf. No, completely different locations. So I go look at B. Still no X.

Me: It's not at B either.
Her: No, I saw it there just the other day it has to be there.

At this point the only thing I can do is use my phone and take pictures of A & B with their entire contents arrayed out in front.

Me: See... it's not there
Her: You are just not looking hard enough. If I was there I would have found it already. It is always at A or B sometimes C.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 27, 2026 10:44 AM (3uBP9)

211 The tutoring itself is quite calm-inducing.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:45 AM (77rzZ)

212 >>He is being prosecuted. That's what an indictment is.

Had a memory lapse - forgot he'd been indicted!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2026 10:45 AM (X8xt3)

213 203 >>Why isn't Bolton in prison?

Because 'Nothing will happen.'

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. at May 27, 2026 10:46 AM (Sco7b)

214 132 time has come today.

Posted by: cmeat at May 27, 2026 10:47 AM (R11M+)

215 Chuck Todd on Trump.

"He is not an active president. Because he’s a noisy president it comes across as active to people." -- @chucktodd on Trump

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Now, Biden, on the other hand, was like the Energizer Bunny.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 27, 2026 10:47 AM (ndZc7)

216 "my nerves"

You're a talented and capable guy. I wish you best of luck

Posted by: gp at May 27, 2026 10:47 AM (Wq24h)

217 137 maybe they will clean your teeth with ipana.

Posted by: cmeat at May 27, 2026 10:48 AM (R11M+)

218 Bolton was indicted on October 15 2025.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 27, 2026 10:48 AM (5P5DO)

219 banana Dream - First World Problem thread is on Sunday.

Posted by: CBD out front should have told you at May 27, 2026 10:48 AM (2Ez/1)

220 Thank you, gp.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:49 AM (77rzZ)

221 Oddly, alcohol seems to suppress the urge to puke.
Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:37 AM

Initially....

Posted by: Alcohol at May 27, 2026 10:49 AM (bFu5X)

222 You mean this one by Basia?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSEblsaYyT8

If so...you are so wrong, dude.

Posted by: naturalfake
________

Hey, I said nice harmonies. I don't know squat about the Andrews Sisters, but for some reason I imagine that's what they sounded like.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 27, 2026 10:50 AM (XvL8K)

223 >>Leading N.J. Dem Congressional candidate Adam Hamawy volunteered with Al-Qaida-tied group in Bosnia

Oh, he's a peach!

A New Jersey plastic surgeon who is the leading fundraiser in the crowded Democratic congressional primary was an associate of terrorist mastermind Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman—the "Blind Sheikh"—and served as a defense witness at the trial that ultimately saw the cleric put away for life, court records show.

Adam Hamawy, running in the Democratic primary to represent New Jersey's 12th Congressional District with Rep. Ilhan Omar's (D., Minn.) endorsement, was a 26-year-old medical student when Abdel-Rahman's lawyers put him on the stand to deny charges that the Blind Sheikh—whose followers carried out the 1993 World Trade Center bombing—had called for the murder of then-Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2026 10:51 AM (X8xt3)

224 have a condition that makes me prone to vomiting anyway, but it’s definitely exacerbated by stress.
Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:28 AM (77rzZ)

Believe this is caused by either a weak stomache, or good taste.

Posted by: From about That Time at May 27, 2026 10:51 AM (sl73Y)

225 I don’t puke from booze anymore. I’m at the age where I fall asleep before I can ingest that much.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:52 AM (77rzZ)

226 Adam Hamawy, running in the Democratic primary to represent New Jersey's 12th Congressional District with Rep. Ilhan Omar's (D., Minn.) endorsement, was a 26-year-old medical student when Abdel-Rahman's lawyers put him on the stand to deny charges that the Blind Sheikh—whose followers carried out the 1993 World Trade Center bombing—had called for the murder of then-Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak.
Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2026 10:51 AM

So you're saying NJ will vote for him in a landslide, then?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 27, 2026 10:52 AM (bFu5X)

227 Chuck Todd on Trump.

"He is not an active president. Because he’s a noisy president it comes across as active to people." -- @chucktodd on Trump

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Now, Biden, on the other hand, was like the Energizer Bunny.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy

Remind me: what basement is Chuckles "broadcasting" from?

Posted by: Joe Mama at May 27, 2026 10:53 AM (TezPK)

228 >>"He is not an active president. Because he’s a noisy president it comes across as active to people." -- @chucktodd on Trump

LOL, cry more, Chuck!

These people who went overboard with their praise of the "very active" but never seen RBG and the near-vegetable Biden think they can now tell us how active or not Trump is.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2026 10:53 AM (X8xt3)

229 I don’t puke from booze anymore. I’m at the age where I fall asleep before I can ingest that much.
Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 10:52 AM

*fistbump*

The minor benefits of being 29.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 27, 2026 10:53 AM (bFu5X)

230 C!

So A, B, and C are about as far apart as could be in the same house.

A is 17 feet under the house's corner foundation, requires a backhoe, maybe some explosives and requires disturbing at least 3 ancient indian burial grounds.

B is on top the roof's highest ridge and is guarded by pterodactyls. There's no use just fighting them you have to distract them with berries. It's no easy task finding the right berries that pterodactyls like because their diet mostly consists of questing husbands. So this takes a long time.

C,... C is in the deepest bowels of the house, down a twisty labyrinth of tunnels that all look alike and finally a hellmouth. The hellmouth is guarded by an ancient Oni in the form of a monstrously large red beetle. In exchange for allowing you to pass into the hellmouth you have to pledge your immortal soul to the beetle, which, I mean, the beetle is ok really, and you get 4 weeks of vacation, so I say yes, and go in, and of course the hellmouth is thick with balrogs, I have an exterminator come out every 3 months but they can only do so much. And I find X.

Me: It was at C.
Her: I told you.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 27, 2026 10:53 AM (3uBP9)

231 Well, I certainly hope so, dear. Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Fen, you're a brick.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at May 27, 2026 10:54 AM (zdLoL)

232 >>Leading N.J. Dem Congressional candidate Adam Hamawy volunteered with Al-Qaida-tied group in Bosnia.
+++++++
Was that wrong?
Should he not have done that?

Posted by: Young people today at May 27, 2026 10:54 AM (2Ez/1)

233 My first forklift class I had to teach almost brought me to puking. Then I discovered something about me that I didn't know.
I know how to work a room.
After that first one my confidence went through the roof.
Anxiety sucks but it shows you really do give a shit how well you do.
Confidence is the cure. Show it always. Even if you don't have a clue what the hell is going on.
Like the bucket women says "do it, executively"

Posted by: Reforger at May 27, 2026 10:55 AM (gbGyB)

234 111 The Mayes Middleton victory may turn out more significant than Paxton's victory. Middleton has a long future in Texas and perhaps national politics.
Posted by: SH at May 27, 2026 10:10 AM (qCV5n)
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I don't put stock in any individual politician as a general rule, but Chip Roy is a GOPe faggot that deserved to get yeeted out of the primary.

I'm (slowly) coming around to the idea that we should throw them all out and go with fresh blood. At least maybe the newbies won't be atrophied limpdicks when elected.

Posted by: ballistic at May 27, 2026 10:56 AM (oqH4h)

235 157 That's a nice painting.

It has a great, "I can make things out" quality I like.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. at May 27, 2026 10:30 AM (Sco7b)

I know what you mean, that is a quality I always look for. (So to speak.)

"""Art""" without that quality is at best not for me, and frankly I suspect it of being naught more than a pretentious money-laundering device.

Posted by: SciVo at May 27, 2026 10:56 AM (Sy6m/)

236 Confidence is the cure. Show it always. Even if you don't have a clue what the hell is going on.

Posted by: Reforger at May 27, 2026 10:55 AM (gbGyB)

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Fake it 'til you make it. It's a real thing.

Posted by: ballistic at May 27, 2026 10:57 AM (oqH4h)

237 "I know how to work a room.
After that first one my confidence went through the roof.
Anxiety sucks but it shows you really do give a shit how well you do.
Confidence is the cure. Show it always. Even if you don't have a clue what the hell is going on."
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Toastmasters.
Check it out.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 27, 2026 10:57 AM (2Ez/1)

238 The water looks amazing. I do love landscape paintings.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 27, 2026 10:58 AM (xcxpd)

239 234 I'm (slowly) coming around to the idea that we should throw them all out and go with fresh blood. At least maybe the newbies won't be atrophied limpdicks when elected.

Posted by: ballistic at May 27, 2026 10:56 AM (oqH4h)

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The problem is the practicalities.

How, when, who.

The system was gobbled up by centralizing money in the hands of the establishment. They held tight to control.

Also, primary challengers rarely have decent name recognition which means they just get drowned out.

Paxton was a perfect storm, hard to replicate. To replicate, that will take time, focus, and planning.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 27, 2026 10:58 AM (pT0dx)

240 Fake it 'til you make it. It's a real thing.
Posted by: ballistic at May 27, 2026 10:57 AM (oqH4h)

Yeah. This.

Posted by: Reforger at May 27, 2026 10:59 AM (gbGyB)

241 There's more!

The New York Times reported on Hamawy's participation in the trial at the time, but dozens of pages of testimony reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon reveal a yearslong relationship between the congressional candidate and the jihadist leader. Front Page Magazine first reported on their connection.

Hamawy and Abdel-Rahman met in 1991 when the Islamist firebrand delivered a lecture at Matawan-Aberdeen Middle School in Cliffwood, N.J. From there, the Egyptian-born Hamawy said, he followed the Blind Sheikh to speaking events at mosques, visited the cleric in his home, and provided him with translation help.

During his testimony, which Hamawy began with a traditional "salam alaykum" greeting to the Blind Sheikh, he described taking a 13-hour car journey with Abdel-Rahman and some of his associates to a conference in Detroit called "Towards a Global Islamic Economy." . . . .Several other speakers at the conference were well-known figures in the world of Islamist terrorism. After Abdel-Rahman spoke, attendees heard from Dr. Ahmad Nofal, a Holocaust denier who has falsely accused Israelis of harvesting the organs of Palestinians.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2026 10:59 AM (X8xt3)

242 Rant up.

Posted by: Reforger at May 27, 2026 11:01 AM (gbGyB)

243 111 The Mayes Middleton victory may turn out more significant than Paxton's victory. Middleton has a long future in Texas and perhaps national politics.
Posted by: SH at May 27, 2026 10:10 AM (qCV5n)
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I distrust all politicians, but politicians with two last names I distrust more.

Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at May 27, 2026 11:01 AM (0bjKf)

244 Beautiful work.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 27, 2026 11:03 AM (w6EFb)

245 Time. Oddly enough the Chambers Brothers were not real brothers.

Posted by: Eromero at May 27, 2026 11:06 AM (LHPAg)

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