Mid-Morning Art Thread

The Fish and the Man
Charles Webster Hawthorne

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM

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1 yow!

Posted by: cmeat at May 28, 2026 09:30 AM (R11M+)

2 Fishy

Posted by: Delurker at May 28, 2026 09:31 AM (gtcuf)

3 BOING!

And FLOP FLOP!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 28, 2026 09:31 AM (5UTWB)

4 Some severe gin blossoms on that mug.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 28, 2026 09:31 AM (gKWVE)

5 is that like a pocket trout?

Posted by: cmeat at May 28, 2026 09:31 AM (R11M+)

6 He dived into the water and punched that slimy bastard right in the gills and dragged him into the boat. And he'd do it again.

Posted by: huerfano at May 28, 2026 09:31 AM (VJX5o)

7 Odd.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 28, 2026 09:31 AM (A5RD0)

8 The fish and the man

May be quite continental...

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 28, 2026 09:32 AM (5UTWB)

9 The man was angry that day, my friends.

Posted by: George Costanza at May 28, 2026 09:32 AM (2Ez/1)

10 That one didn't get away.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 28, 2026 09:32 AM (wVcYX)

11 Would not hang. Who would?

Posted by: Delurker at May 28, 2026 09:32 AM (gtcuf)

12 That is a big fish.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 28, 2026 09:32 AM (A5RD0)

13 You caught it, you clean it!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 28, 2026 09:33 AM (Kt19C)

14 Dude punched the shit out of that fish...

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 28, 2026 09:33 AM (jehhT)

15 Title checks out.

Posted by: Person who checks out titles at May 28, 2026 09:33 AM (2Ez/1)

16 Let’s start trouting out the fish puns.

Posted by: Bulg at May 28, 2026 09:33 AM (77rzZ)

17 Shirley you must be Bassey!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 28, 2026 09:33 AM (5UTWB)

18 Poor Mr. Limpet.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 28, 2026 09:33 AM (wVcYX)

19 4 "it is the penalty of greatness"

Posted by: cmeat at May 28, 2026 09:33 AM (R11M+)

20 does not strike me as fishing attire.

Posted by: cmeat at May 28, 2026 09:34 AM (R11M+)

21 delightfully splotchy. there is an ideal viewing distance.

Posted by: cmeat at May 28, 2026 09:35 AM (R11M+)

22 Arthur Treacher's, the early years.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 28, 2026 09:35 AM (jehhT)

23 14 You caught it, you clean it!
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He needs the Wonderboner!

https://youtu.be/EyR4AFLeI6k

Posted by: Listen for the Mike Rowe narration at May 28, 2026 09:35 AM (2Ez/1)

24 Is there some significance to the fact that the fish's mouth is open, and the man's is shut tight?

Nice texture and detail.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 28, 2026 09:35 AM (wzUl9)

25 "You mean beating the haddock meant something else? "

Posted by: man at May 28, 2026 09:36 AM (XuXeR)

26 Is there a painting of what the Fish looks like after the Man pounds it flat?

Posted by: No Name Today at May 28, 2026 09:36 AM (8mulE)

27 his forehead seems to be crusted and seeping puss.
where have i seen that before... the tench seems familiar too.

Posted by: cmeat at May 28, 2026 09:36 AM (R11M+)

28 Love the tan line, but might suggest he try a wide-brimmed hat instead of a beanie.

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at May 28, 2026 09:36 AM (7IxUh)

29 How did the painter paint the fish in less than three days?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 28, 2026 09:36 AM (ZVgZ4)

30 Looks like the old man had an argument with the fish and decided to settle it with a fist.

Posted by: dantesed at May 28, 2026 09:37 AM (Oy/m2)

31 "It told you it was that big!"

Posted by: Lizzy at May 28, 2026 09:37 AM (X8xt3)

32 I'd hang it in a Long John Silver's.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 28, 2026 09:37 AM (wVcYX)

33 This is odd. The portrait of the man seems well done but.... What's with that fish? Is it dead? Is it in water? The fish seems well painted also but.... What's with the man? Is he standing in water? Is he preparing to hack off the fish head? His stance seems aggressive. He doesn't seem happy with his situation.

Yeh. This is odd.

Good morning hordelings! Thanks for the art CBD!

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at May 28, 2026 09:38 AM (OsdBI)

34 "Coming up, our latest recipe for fish schnitzel!
Like, comment, subscribe! "

Posted by: man at May 28, 2026 09:38 AM (XuXeR)

35 Yes, we're having fish for dinner again!

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at May 28, 2026 09:39 AM (7IxUh)

36 Is this to scale?

Posted by: Theyjustwriteitoff at May 28, 2026 09:39 AM (sUTO1)

37 24 Is there some significance to the fact that the fish's mouth is open, and the man's is shut tight?
****
Blowfish?

Posted by: Oh, no... at May 28, 2026 09:39 AM (2Ez/1)

38 Harthorne clearly spent weeks coming up with the title of this work.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 28, 2026 09:39 AM (440br)

39 Only half of this painting is still life.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 28, 2026 09:39 AM (5UTWB)

40 Alternate title:

"Here IS Punchy Joe McPherson, Banned From the Local Fish Market For Repeatedly Assaulting The Seafood, Proclaiming Himself 'Champion of the World'"

Posted by: naturalfake at May 28, 2026 09:40 AM (iJfKG)

41 Is this an ad for the Popeil pocket fisherman?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 28, 2026 09:40 AM (snZF9)

42 >>Charles Webster Hawthorne (January 8, 1872 – November 29, 1930) was an American portrait and genre painter and a noted teacher who founded the Cape Cod School of Art in 1899.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 28, 2026 09:40 AM (X8xt3)

43 This is my fish. White Power.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 28, 2026 09:40 AM (bss/y)

44 "Pete In Texas," your comment disappeared. You may have been caught up in an auto-ban.

Shoot me an email at the address on the left sidebar.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 28, 2026 09:40 AM (iERP6)

45 It seems you rarely see ichthyologist in a limerick.

Posted by: Limerick lover at May 28, 2026 09:40 AM (2Ez/1)

46 A man and his bride
Simple , would hang . Not sure why
Thx CBD

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 28, 2026 09:40 AM (zaxlN)

47 Lets scale back on the comments about the fish.

Posted by: dantesed at May 28, 2026 09:41 AM (Oy/m2)

48 Blowfish?
Posted by: Oh, no..."

Hootie?

Posted by: man at May 28, 2026 09:41 AM (XuXeR)

49 Finally caught this bastard.

Why is my left arm numb?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 28, 2026 09:41 AM (bss/y)

50 Is there some significance to the fact that the fish's mouth is open, and the man's is shut tight?
****
Blowfish?
Posted by: Oh, no...

I'd expect Hootie's mouth to be open a bit. But okay.

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at May 28, 2026 09:41 AM (7IxUh)

51 and he only had a roe boat.

Posted by: cmeat at May 28, 2026 09:41 AM (R11M+)

52 "American Sashimi," Grant Wood

Posted by: RS at May 28, 2026 09:41 AM (GYx3d)

53 Interesting angles to this piece.

Posted by: Rex B at May 28, 2026 09:41 AM (rgnea)

54 Is this an ad for the Popeil pocket fisherman?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 28, 2026 09:40 AM (snZF9)

Yes, immediately followed by one for the Bass-O-Matic.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 28, 2026 09:41 AM (wVcYX)

55 This is my fish, there are many like it but this one is mine..

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 28, 2026 09:42 AM (snZF9)

56 and a noted teacher who founded the Cape Cod School of Art in 1899."

Couldn't make it as a fishmonger?

Posted by: man at May 28, 2026 09:42 AM (XuXeR)

57 The fish puns will be off the hook for this one.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at May 28, 2026 09:42 AM (OsdBI)

58 Probably paid a fin for that.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 28, 2026 09:42 AM (440br)

59 and he only had a roe boat"

You're just egging this on...

Posted by: man at May 28, 2026 09:43 AM (XuXeR)

60 47 Lets scale back on the comments about the fish.
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We're already up to our gills.

Posted by: Groan at May 28, 2026 09:43 AM (2Ez/1)

61 I am as proud of this fish as I am of my mustache.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 28, 2026 09:43 AM (bss/y)

62 Alternate title:

"The Comeback Tour for Country Joe and the Fish Was a Complete Failure"

Posted by: naturalfake at May 28, 2026 09:43 AM (iJfKG)

63 Looks fishy.

Posted by: Axeman at May 28, 2026 09:43 AM (Fi81e)

64 I like this one. For reel

Posted by: Oh noes!! at May 28, 2026 09:43 AM (HcoTw)

65 Vests, like hats, are an accoutrement that seems to have completely gone away except for hipsters.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 28, 2026 09:44 AM (bss/y)

66 The Fish and the Man
Charles Webster Hawthorne

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM
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According to Wiki, it's hanging somewhere in the Dallas Museum of Art.

Posted by: mrp at May 28, 2026 09:44 AM (rj6Yv)

67
Ewwww, this painting is ichthy as hell.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 28, 2026 09:44 AM (y9nCu)

68 One fist
Two fist
Dead fish
Paint this

Posted by: Dr. Seuss at May 28, 2026 09:44 AM (sUTO1)

69 >>Harthorne clearly spent weeks coming up with the title of this work.

He cod not think of a better one!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 28, 2026 09:44 AM (X8xt3)

70 willowed:

You're right. "Four were stabbed" sounds like voluntary participation could be on the table.

Passive voice is the 'tell' in journalism.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 28, 2026 09:32 AM (X8xt3)

In my government life, when I was editing Reports of Investigation written by my subordinates, whenever I found passive text, I would always annotate in the margin 'by zombies?'

It became a running joke in the shop, and I broke them all of the habit very quickly.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 28, 2026 09:44 AM (Kdi1r)

71 I like it! I wonder what kind of a fish it's supposed to be.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 28, 2026 09:44 AM (lQ+/f)

72 "Fishing is not a sport. You have a hook, and the fish has nothing but hunger. Picture yourself in a diner and you're eating some cake and a minute later there's a hook in your mouth and King Kong reels you through the window. It's not a sport!" - Jimmy Norton

Posted by: Delurker at May 28, 2026 09:45 AM (gtcuf)

73 They had that portrait just for the halibut.

Posted by: Axeman at May 28, 2026 09:45 AM (Fi81e)

74 hanging somewhere in the Dallas Museum of Art"

Follow the smell...

Posted by: man at May 28, 2026 09:45 AM (XuXeR)

75 According to Wiki, it's hanging somewhere in the Dallas Museum of Art.
Posted by: mrp

On a hook most likely.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 28, 2026 09:45 AM (440br)

76 We're already up to our gills.
———

You’re just trolling for puns, now, but I refuse to be reeled in

Posted by: Common Tater at May 28, 2026 09:45 AM (bFwPh)

77 >>According to Wiki, it's hanging somewhere in the Dallas Museum of Art.

As was yesterday's. It that this week's theme, CBD?

Posted by: Lizzy at May 28, 2026 09:45 AM (X8xt3)

78 50 'roun' these parts he was "who blew my load in the soapdish?"

Posted by: cmeat at May 28, 2026 09:45 AM (R11M+)

79 >65 Vests, like hats, are an accoutrement that seems to have completely gone away except for hipsters.
+++++
Sitting right here, boss.

Posted by: His creel at May 28, 2026 09:45 AM (2Ez/1)

80 Ah jes' punched it an' it fell straight outa the water …

Posted by: Dr_No at May 28, 2026 09:45 AM (ayRl+)

81 >>You’re just trolling for puns, now, but I refuse to be reeled in

Gotta tuna out the puns if they annoy ya!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 28, 2026 09:45 AM (X8xt3)

82 portrait just for the halibut."

You're floundering

Posted by: man at May 28, 2026 09:46 AM (XuXeR)

83 78 50 'roun' these parts he was "who blew my load in the soapdish?"
Posted by: cmeat

Have you no Ficus?

Posted by: Ben Toobin at May 28, 2026 09:46 AM (2Ez/1)

84 I'm not going to let people skate with fish puns.

Posted by: Axeman at May 28, 2026 09:46 AM (Fi81e)

85 portrait just for the halibut."

You're floundering
Posted by: man

Oh boy - now we're going to trout out all the fish puns.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 28, 2026 09:46 AM (440br)

86 The Fish and the Man
Charles Webster Hawthorne

Brilliant! Marketing wanted 'The Man and the Fish', but he stood his ground and made the Art Thread.

Posted by: t-bird at May 28, 2026 09:46 AM (T7fic)

87 Caught 'em and reeled 'em in on a 6-lb. test line, I did.

Posted by: the man at May 28, 2026 09:46 AM (J4Dwc)

88 Vests, like hats, are an accoutrement that seems to have completely gone away except for hipsters.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

So... What you're saying here is that sometimes the hipsters are aesthetically right?

I did not see that coming.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at May 28, 2026 09:47 AM (OsdBI)

89 >>In my government life, when I was editing Reports of Investigation written by my subordinates, whenever I found passive text, I would always annotate in the margin 'by zombies?'

It became a running joke in the shop, and I broke them all of the habit very quickly.

LOL, that is awesome!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 28, 2026 09:47 AM (X8xt3)

90 Chico and the Man > Fish and the Man

Posted by: Delurker at May 28, 2026 09:47 AM (gtcuf)

91 Oh boy - now we're going to trout out all the fish puns."

Even the crappie ones?

Posted by: man at May 28, 2026 09:48 AM (XuXeR)

92 THe old man can't fathom all of these fish comments.

Posted by: dantesed at May 28, 2026 09:48 AM (Oy/m2)

93 BassMaster!

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 28, 2026 09:48 AM (wVcYX)

94 Smoking can be hazardous to your health.

Posted by: The Sturgeon General at May 28, 2026 09:48 AM (qgHp7)

95 Funny, but it doesn't look like a Grail …

Posted by: Dr_No at May 28, 2026 09:48 AM (ayRl+)

96 In the still waters of this canvas, we find one of nature’s most magnificent spectacles: a proud angler, face glowing with quiet triumph, cradling an absolute monster of a largemouth bass.

Observe the sheer size of this magnificent creature — easily the heavyweight champion of its local waters. With its cavernous mouth and powerful flank, this is no ordinary fish, but a leviathan of the freshwater realm.

For this fortunate fisherman, this is the moment every angler dreams of — that rare, almost mythical encounter between man and fish, frozen forever in oil and reverence.
Truly, a masterpiece of both angling glory and the painter’s art.

Posted by: David Attenborough at May 28, 2026 09:49 AM (440br)

97 >>portrait just for the halibut."

>>You're floundering

Just fluke that it was painted on the day ol' Teddy caught that big fish!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 28, 2026 09:49 AM (X8xt3)

98 when I was editing Reports of Investigation written by my subordinates, whenever I found passive text, I would always annotate in the margin 'by zombies?'
——

What’s telling is modern “news” reports are so very badly written, it actually takes much more work and effort to write like that, compared with simply reporting the facts as cleanly and simply as possible.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 28, 2026 09:49 AM (bFwPh)

99 I think he would look better in the Maclean Stevenson hat with the flies hooked into it.

Posted by: But that's just me at May 28, 2026 09:49 AM (2Ez/1)

100 83 bofus?

Posted by: cmeat at May 28, 2026 09:50 AM (R11M+)

101 >> Oh boy - now we're going to trout out all the fish puns."

Quit yer carping!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 28, 2026 09:50 AM (X8xt3)

102 Oh boy - now we're going to trout out all the fish puns."

Even the crappie ones?
Posted by: man at May 28, 2026 09:48 AM (XuXeR)
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Somebody's always on their high perch.

Posted by: Axeman at May 28, 2026 09:50 AM (Fi81e)

103 The poor fish wasn't cast for this.

Posted by: Rex B at May 28, 2026 09:50 AM (rgnea)

104 Alternate title:

"Because Balding Took Away Josef Steiger's Ability to Wear a Mullet, He Henceforth Vowed to Wear a Wide-Mouth Bass"

Posted by: naturalfake at May 28, 2026 09:50 AM (iJfKG)

105 Why isn't that fish on a sale rack at a Bass store … ?

Posted by: Dr_No at May 28, 2026 09:50 AM (ayRl+)

106 Is this an exception to the "No dog: Not art" rule?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 28, 2026 09:51 AM (0sNs1)

107 Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 28, 2026

I did see a guy ( maybe in his late forties) wearing a hat today. It looked like what used to be called a "boater". I told him he looked like he should be rowing down the Thames, but he told me he just wears it all the time, to either keep the sun off of him or to protect him head from the rain or snow.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 28, 2026 09:51 AM (Yl2Ob)

108 Has anybody thought to ask DOCTOR Jill

If Joey was “having aa stroke” (or surreptitiously drugged by nefarious plotters) or whatever the reason for his notable derangement

Why did you allow him to go on stage?

Posted by: Common Tater at May 28, 2026 09:51 AM (bFwPh)

109 96 why keep it? bigmouth tastes worse than smallies.

Posted by: cmeat at May 28, 2026 09:51 AM (R11M+)

110 103 The poor fish wasn't cast for this.

I'm sure he will flop

Posted by: Oh noes!! at May 28, 2026 09:51 AM (HcoTw)

111 Noun: Feliva.
Definition: Cat drool.
Use it in a sentence: "Could this unknown slime on my desk possibly be feliva?"

Posted by: Increase Your Word Power! at May 28, 2026 09:52 AM (Wq24h)

112 That's a lot of fish tacos!

Posted by: The Hispanic guy who has a food truck at May 28, 2026 09:52 AM (2Ez/1)

113 Noodling...The Early Years.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 28, 2026 09:52 AM (kgE5c)

114 Earl's Bait Shop and Sushi Bar!
Today's bait, tomorrow's plate!

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at May 28, 2026 09:52 AM (OsdBI)

115 If Joey was “having aa stroke” (or surreptitiously drugged by nefarious plotters) or whatever the reason for his notable derangement

Why did you allow him to go on stage?

Posted by: Common Tater at May 28, 2026 09:51 AM (bFwPh)

And why did the White House, just ten hours later, almost literally laugh off the suggestion that President Biden undergo neurological testing?

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 28, 2026 09:52 AM (Kdi1r)

116 Why did you allow him to go on stage?

Posted by: Common Tater at May 28, 2026 09:51 AM (bFwPh)
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Why was the official position to laugh off whether Joe needed a neurological work-up the following days?

Posted by: Axeman at May 28, 2026 09:53 AM (Fi81e)

117 Painting: Fish screams 'Avenge me!!'

Posted by: gp at May 28, 2026 09:53 AM (Wq24h)

118 IWhat’s telling is modern “news” reports are so very badly written

"BY ZOMBIES?!"

Posted by: t-bird at May 28, 2026 09:53 AM (T7fic)

119 Okie Noodling

When Seamus was still just a virgin
His stomach was grumbling and urgin'
Though he hadn't quite oughter
he plunged his head in the water
And emerged with a thirty-pound sturgeon!

Posted by: muldoon at May 28, 2026 09:53 AM (qgHp7)

120 Morning all. Inbound from the dentist's office getting a crown for a cracked toof.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 28, 2026 09:53 AM (Fzhd7)

121 Roll up those sleeves and break out the fillet knife. It hasn't even been gutted yet for the crows.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 28, 2026 09:54 AM (D1E+2)

122 108 doc jilly maintains he's sharp as a tack.

Posted by: cmeat at May 28, 2026 09:54 AM (R11M+)

123 When my dad was teaching me how to clean fish, he'd always cut open the stomach "to see what they're eating so I know what to use for bait."

Yeah, I don't do that. I'm like "but, you just caught the fish, the bait you're using is obviously fine!"

Posted by: Delurker at May 28, 2026 09:54 AM (gtcuf)

124 >99 I think he would look better in the Maclean Stevenson hat with the flies hooked into it.
###
What am I signing, Radar?

Posted by: Heh at May 28, 2026 09:54 AM (2Ez/1)

125 Painting: The guy's knuckles are bloodied, so I guess he punched out the fish pretty good.

Posted by: gp at May 28, 2026 09:54 AM (Wq24h)

126 Today is National Paper Airplane Day, sponsored in part by NASA.

Also, a reminder that this is International Masturbation Month.

Posted by: Moronic News Association at May 28, 2026 09:55 AM (0sNs1)

127 >>If Joey was “having aa stroke” (or surreptitiously drugged by nefarious plotters) or whatever the reason for his notable derangement

Why did you allow him to go on stage?
- - - -

Why are they discussing this now?
Is it to garner sympathy for the family, who is now likely going broke? Is it to set up an excuse for his autopen presidency?

I'm more interested in the motive for discussing this now.

We already knew they were ghouls pushing their mentally incompetent, aging husband/father into a job he as incapable of fulfilling to keep the money flowing (and Hunter out of jail).

Posted by: Lizzy at May 28, 2026 09:55 AM (X8xt3)

128 Though he hadn't quite oughter
he plunged his head in the water
And emerged with a thirty-pound sturgeon!
Posted by: muldoon at May 28, 2026 09:53 AM

Whereupon he removed the fish and said "Goonie goo goo!"

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 28, 2026 09:55 AM (kgE5c)

129 Interesting portrait, but would not hang because I really dislike fish.

Well done, as the angler preens with his thumb in vest. Is he ready to skin and debone?

Too dark for background because it would be more fun with scales to record the prize size.

Remember, for anglers, first liar doesn't have a chance.

Posted by: mustbequantum at May 28, 2026 09:55 AM (2OYwF)

130 114 the bait shopin waukegan sells minnows, spikes, crawlers worms... and tacos. the sign is hylarryous.

Posted by: cmeat at May 28, 2026 09:56 AM (R11M+)

131 What am I signing, Radar?
Posted by: Heh at May 28, 2026 09:54 AM (2Ez/1)

Best part of that show. Then they went and killed him off for no reason.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at May 28, 2026 09:56 AM (OsdBI)

132 Why are they discussing this now?
Is it to garner sympathy for the family, who is now likely going broke? Is it to set up an excuse for his autopen presidency?

I'm more interested in the motive for discussing this now.

We already knew they were ghouls pushing their mentally incompetent, aging husband/father into a job he as incapable of fulfilling to keep the money flowing (and Hunter out of jail).

Posted by: Lizzy at May 28, 2026 09:55 AM (X8xt3)

Jill wrote a book, and has started her book tour.

Posted by: Vendette at May 28, 2026 09:56 AM (ABYRG)

133 Teach A Man To Fish

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 28, 2026 09:56 AM (RIvkX)

134 125 Painting: The guy's knuckles are bloodied, so I guess he punched out the fish pretty good

I told Billy to stop singing. Sum bitch kept it up

Posted by: Crusty old bastard at May 28, 2026 09:56 AM (HcoTw)

135 Wait, I thought Joe was just jet lagged. They weren't lying, were they? I shan't believe it. I simply shannot.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 28, 2026 09:57 AM (2UnvF)

136 Best part of that show. Then they went and killed him off for no reason.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at May 28, 2026 09:56 AM (OsdBI)
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McLean Stevenson thought he was a starbut he was simply ungrateful.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 28, 2026 09:57 AM (RIvkX)

137 Alt title: The Mad Pescatarian.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 28, 2026 09:57 AM (wVcYX)

138 134 I told Billy to stop singing. Sum bitch kept it up

If I hear "Take Me to the River" ONE more time!

Posted by: Delurker at May 28, 2026 09:57 AM (gtcuf)

139 126 Today is National Paper Airplane Day, sponsored in part by NASA.

Also, a reminder that this is International Masturbation Month.

Any Master Baiters here?

Posted by: Bringing it back to fishing at May 28, 2026 09:58 AM (HcoTw)

140 I thought “somebody” (whoever bankrolled this stuff) demanded he perform the debate (early) in order to assuage concerns about his viability as a candidate. It was a Hail Mary of epic proportion but they wanted at least a chance of swapping out the candidate within some sort of timeframe.

He failed miserably. As everyone had to know he would.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 28, 2026 09:58 AM (bFwPh)

141 120 ah, geez. i remember hearing mine crack (gradual tartar buildup). wasn't painful for over a year. i love a good root canal. maybe that's where he caught the fish.

Posted by: cmeat at May 28, 2026 09:58 AM (R11M+)

142 Brine the damn fish and fire up the smoker. There's work to do here, gramps.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 28, 2026 09:58 AM (D1E+2)

143 A vivid portrait. The man looks intense, probably in all things. Not a fellow hanging around, he probably always has something next on his list to do.

That, or he's dead drunk and barely able to stand, so he's concentrating hard.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 28, 2026 09:59 AM (YdWlB)

144 I like this for the image and the technique. Hawthorne really captured the determination and pride of the man in FINALLY catching this fish. He's older, has a weathered, outdoors look, and has probably been fishing his whole life. The fish may become dinner or mounted on his wall but the satisfaction of knowing he caught it is clear.

The technique is excellent. Hawthorne uses a realistic style with enough painterly touches to emphasize the moment. The skin tones are perfect for the man's age and time outdoors. (Looks like Norman Rockwell could have painted it.) The man's black clothing is plain and sharp but his bright white shirt, in contrast, shows every crease and fold even to the shadows created by the fabric. The background is dark, drab and doesn't distract from the man or fish. If that is a bass (my first thought), it's a whopper and he should be proud. It is accurately portrayed. A moment the man would want to preserve.

A thoroughly enjoyable portrait.

Posted by: JTB at May 28, 2026 09:59 AM (yTvNw)

145 The Blade has a wide-brimmed safari hat that he wears whenever here is sun, so his face doesn’t end up looking like … that fish guy’s.

Extended sun will fuck your skin dead.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 28, 2026 09:59 AM (kFOb6)

146 Extended sun will fuck your skin dead.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 28, 2026 09:59 AM (kFOb6)

White privilege

Posted by: Rex B at May 28, 2026 10:00 AM (rgnea)

147 He told the fish: "I drink your milkshake!"

Posted by: Axeman at May 28, 2026 10:01 AM (Fi81e)

148 Not just an early "photo" of a catch, this is also an early use of false perspective to make that minnow look bigger than it really is.

Posted by: mindful webworker - not shown to scale at May 28, 2026 10:01 AM (kU8xu)

149 So were all of his Executive Orders invalid?

Like the one that required I get the jab in order to keep my job?

And how do I untake the shot?

Posted by: Still pissed at May 28, 2026 10:02 AM (2Ez/1)

150 Alternate title:

"Ernest Hemingway's 'The Old Man and The Pond' Was a Complete Flop, But a Rewrite Fixed It"

Posted by: naturalfake at May 28, 2026 10:03 AM (iJfKG)

151 I had a Billy Bass joke all lined up, but checked to make sure it hadn't already been done, which it had. This is what we pros do. It avoids embarrassment.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 28, 2026 10:04 AM (Riz8t)

152 149 big pharm ceo/ flare gun. you'll feel better.

Posted by: cmeat at May 28, 2026 10:04 AM (R11M+)

153 I was listening recently to a lady whose friend was in a Canadian hospital for some treatment of some survivable disease. She eventually started secretly recording the doctors on their rounds, because *every single time* a doctor came in the room, they were pushing MAID on this dude. Even when he told them to stop, I won't sign my death warrant, forget about it, and so on, they would still do it every time, and get more and more insistent and wheedling about it.

It's seems their standard-of-care recommends euthanasia as the first line of treatment for every chronic illness at this point.

And there is no "death panel," either. The doctors just shove a paper in your face and tell you do yourself and your family a favor.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 28, 2026 10:04 AM (flbGo)

154 15 i am so em bare assed.

Posted by: cmeat at May 28, 2026 10:04 AM (R11M+)

155 Vivid.🇮🇱
@VividProwess
I can't believe my eyes. Hundreds of Hamas supporters wearing Palestinian keffiyehs were chanting, “Every cop, every fed, shoot yourself in the head.”

These are literally terrorists in America.
3:15 AM · May 28, 2026
======

I could solve this problem in about 15 seconds.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 28, 2026 10:05 AM (RIvkX)

156 Teach A Man To Fish
Posted by: San Franpsycho

You feed him for a day.
Deport his ass and you never have to feed him again.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 28, 2026 10:05 AM (Fzhd7)

157 JTB at May 28, 2026 09:59 AM (yTvNw)
=====

Darnitall, I wish I said what you said.

(Would never hang it, but I do admire the technique.)

Posted by: mustbequantum at May 28, 2026 10:05 AM (2OYwF)

158 Okie Noodling IMDB

https://tinyurl.com/okie-noodling

"For centuries, a unique breed of fishermen has been catching monster catfish with their bare hands in the rivers and lakes of Oklahoma."

Posted by: muldoon at May 28, 2026 10:05 AM (qgHp7)

159 I was listening recently to a lady whose friend was in a Canadian hospital for some treatment of some survivable disease. She eventually started secretly recording the doctors on their rounds, because *every single time* a doctor came in the room, they were pushing MAID on this dude. Even when he told them to stop, I won't sign my death warrant, forget about it, and so on, they would still do it every time, and get more and more insistent and wheedling about it.

"Ya know, this "earwax" thing isn't going to get better. You might as well end it now and save yourself the pain."

Posted by: Archimedes at May 28, 2026 10:05 AM (Riz8t)

160 I'm more interested in the motive for discussing this now.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 28, 2026 09:55 AM (X8xt3)
=================================
My theory is they are preparing for the next election, and intend to claim Trump staffers drugged Biden prior to the debate ("I've never seen him like that, before or since", Jill claimed), and therefore Trump is an illegitimate President, a criminal who made Biden look comatose on national TV, losing him his nomination and Democrats the election.

Because of Trump's crimes, everyone who worked for him (like Rubio or Vance) is tarred by the brush too, and voters cannot trust Republicans because they will do anything (!) to gain power, even drug opponents.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 28, 2026 10:06 AM (3ZBdr)

161 That fish is really pining for the fjords.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 28, 2026 10:06 AM (2UnvF)

162
...(Looks like Norman Rockwell could have painted it.)...

Nah.

If Rockwell had painted it, there'd be a kid in a baseball cap leaning over the table with a "Gee Willikers!!!!" look on his face

Posted by: naturalfake at May 28, 2026 10:06 AM (iJfKG)

163 >>>And how do I untake the shot?

Posted by: Still pissed

>Just be happy you're fortunate enough to not have blood clots or respiratory problems. The vaccines and boosters didn't come with guarantee.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 28, 2026 10:07 AM (D1E+2)

164 I read a post on Reddit from an Indian who got laid off from Meta and has the sadz that he has to go home as his visa will expire.

Surprisingly, lots of comments along the lines of “see ya, now an American may get a job” comments.

Even some of the left wing lunatics have figured it out.

Posted by: Heroq at May 28, 2026 10:07 AM (ImXfC)

165 155 pops would be around 125yrs old now. this is exactly what he would have said. and i concur. it is intolerable. there will be acts of terror here, might as well make them retribution.

Posted by: cmeat at May 28, 2026 10:07 AM (R11M+)

166 I wonder if Canadian doctors get paid a commission for every patient who agrees to let them kill him or her.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 28, 2026 10:07 AM (3ZBdr)

167 That painting above perfectly portrays me the morning after I voted for the winning slate in the Texas primary run-off.

Posted by: Eromero at May 28, 2026 10:08 AM (LHPAg)

168 The doctors just shove a paper in your face and tell you do yourself and your family a favor.
——

If they did that to a family member I’d break his jaw. Obtaining sustenance through a straw tends to dampen enthusiasm for this kind of thing

Posted by: Common Tater at May 28, 2026 10:08 AM (bFwPh)

169 Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 28, 2026 10:06 AM (3ZBdr)

I wouldn't put it past them. Such awful people.
and Jill Biden with her stupid ghost written book.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 28, 2026 10:08 AM (Yl2Ob)

170 IWhat’s telling is modern “news” reports are so very badly written

"BY ZOMBIES?!"

Posted by: t-bird at May 28, 2026 09:53 AM (T7fic)

Lol. Nailed it.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, preparing for The Reckoning at May 28, 2026 10:08 AM (1hmzN)

171
Gee Willikers!!!!

Posted by: Kid in a baseball cap leaning over the table at May 28, 2026 10:10 AM (2Ez/1)

172 And how do I untake the shot?

Posted by: Still pissed

>Just be happy you're fortunate enough to not have blood clots or respiratory problems. The vaccines and boosters didn't come with guarantee.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone

No. But they came with an exclusion of liability.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 28, 2026 10:10 AM (Fzhd7)

173 172 good thing there's a compilation of adverse effects!

Posted by: cmeat at May 28, 2026 10:11 AM (R11M+)

174 ‘We got weights in fish!’

Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 28, 2026 10:11 AM (kFOb6)

175 The doctors just shove a paper in your face and tell you do yourself and your family a favor.
——

If they did that to a family member I’d break his jaw. Obtaining sustenance through a straw tends to dampen enthusiasm for this kind of thing
Posted by: Common Tater

"Doc, you ask me again, and you'll be the one pining for the fiords".

Posted by: rickb223 at May 28, 2026 10:11 AM (Fzhd7)

176 Silly old trout!

Posted by: Eric Idle at May 28, 2026 10:12 AM (edUvp)

177 "let's make fishballs!"
"she has eggs..."

Posted by: cmeat at May 28, 2026 10:12 AM (R11M+)

178 Title checks out : it's a fish and a man.

Posted by: a.moron at May 28, 2026 10:13 AM (X5Jzz)

179 But no fish wrap.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 28, 2026 10:13 AM (T6aVk)

180 Is there a coin in the fish's mouth?

Posted by: Matthew 17:24-27 at May 28, 2026 10:13 AM (2Ez/1)

181 Can't wait for the Dems to start demonizing NYC landlords that object to having their properties seized for the common good. Hoarders, wreckers, capitalist roaders...

NYC leftists that voted of this shit (and so richly deserve it) probably have no idea what that refers to.

Posted by: Ripley at May 28, 2026 10:13 AM (GUOwU)

182 each year the artist does a portrait of the winner of the fish slapping dance.

Posted by: cmeat at May 28, 2026 10:13 AM (R11M+)

183 179 nyt didn't deliver then.

Posted by: cmeat at May 28, 2026 10:14 AM (R11M+)

184 Before Photoshop had to bribe the painter.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 28, 2026 10:14 AM (3hJhH)

185 166 I wonder if Canadian doctors get paid a commission for every patient who agrees to let them kill him or her.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 28, 2026 10:07 AM (3ZBdr)

Now that’s an idea!

Posted by: Canadian government at May 28, 2026 10:14 AM (T6aVk)

186 Surprisingly, lots of comments along the lines of “see ya, now an American may get a job” comments.
Posted by: Heroq

"And take a few friends with you. Our treat."

Posted by: NR Pax at May 28, 2026 10:14 AM (BpO1e)

187 This painting means Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 28, 2026 10:15 AM (2UnvF)

188 Fish punz?
This scampi happening again!

Posted by: Make it stop at May 28, 2026 10:15 AM (2Ez/1)

189 Guess we ain't fished out for puns.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 28, 2026 10:16 AM (3hJhH)

190 Anyone ever notice that if you break down the word therapist, you get "the rapist"?

Posted by: Apropos of nothing at May 28, 2026 10:17 AM (9Rl/+)

191 190 was not apparent to sean connery.

Posted by: cmeat at May 28, 2026 10:18 AM (R11M+)

192 And sometimes an octopus is only an octopus.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 28, 2026 10:18 AM (3hJhH)

193 > Blowfish?
Posted by: Oh, no... at May 28, 2026 09:39 AM (2Ez/1)

The man's name is Hootie?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 28, 2026 10:18 AM (IG3/x)

194 and let it snow is french for le tits now.

Posted by: cmeat at May 28, 2026 10:19 AM (R11M+)

195 @ 159 I was listening recently to a lady whose friend was in a Canadian hospital for some treatment of some survivable disease. She eventually started secretly recording the doctors on their rounds, because *every single time* a doctor came in the room, they were pushing MAID on this dude. Even when he told them to stop, I won't sign my death warrant, forget about it, and so on, they would still do it every time, and get more and more insistent and wheedling about it.

"Ya know, this "earwax" thing isn't going to get better. You might as well end it now and save yourself the pain."
_________________________________________

Why does your lab coat have 'Soylent Corp' embroidered on it?

Posted by: Dr_No at May 28, 2026 10:19 AM (ayRl+)

196 Debbie Washerwoman Shlitz...On The Waterfront

Posted by: Ugly Is Ugly and Stank Is Stank at May 28, 2026 10:20 AM (ZR74N)

197
I want to know what that fish thinks is so damned funny.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 28, 2026 10:20 AM (azNOR)

198 Their lab coats have the Totenkopf embroidered.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 28, 2026 10:20 AM (3hJhH)

199 Is that Wilfred Brimely beating up a fish?

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at May 28, 2026 10:23 AM (dmDsy)

200 Fished Around, Found Out …

Posted by: Dr_No at May 28, 2026 10:23 AM (ayRl+)

201 Wonder how many kids pushed for MAID on their parents to speed up inheritances.

Posted by: Heroq at May 28, 2026 10:24 AM (ImXfC)

202 197
I want to know what that fish thinks is so damned funny.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 28, 2026 10:20 AM (azNOR)

Me too. I mean he's made of fish sticks.

Posted by: Kanye West at May 28, 2026 10:24 AM (w/O5Q)

203
Caption:

"Yeah, he said he was a magic fish, but was I going to let that little bitch get over on me?

No, I was not!"

Posted by: naturalfake at May 28, 2026 10:25 AM (iJfKG)

204 Wonder how many kids pushed for MAID on their parents to speed up inheritances.

Posted by: Heroq at May 28, 2026 10:24 AM (ImXfC)

There are parents who are doing MAID with the reasoning that they don't want to be a burden on their kids.

Posted by: Vendette at May 28, 2026 10:25 AM (ABYRG)

205 the fisherman's bait was in tatters
down to his last, he grew sadder
rising high in the pool
foul snagged by the tool
fish: "i've forgotten to adjust my air bladder!"

Posted by: cmeat at May 28, 2026 10:25 AM (R11M+)

206 "Now with MORE!"™

Posted by: Dr_No at May 28, 2026 10:26 AM (ayRl+)

207 199 "it's the only known cure for... die a beetus."

Posted by: cmeat at May 28, 2026 10:26 AM (R11M+)

208 The dude looks like he's saying. "Its a major award. I won."

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 28, 2026 10:27 AM (snZF9)

209 They are “Psycho The Rapists”. Totally fine, I’m sure.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 28, 2026 10:27 AM (bFwPh)

210 Taxidermy for wall-mounting trophy fish is typically done by creating a fiberglass replica of the actual fish.

This where we got the term Plastic Sturgeon...

Posted by: muldoon at May 28, 2026 10:28 AM (qgHp7)

211 The man gets second billing to the fish.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 28, 2026 10:28 AM (Cqx++)

212 210 that one is full groan.

Posted by: cmeat at May 28, 2026 10:29 AM (R11M+)

213 >>>Anyone ever notice that if you break down the word therapist, you get "the rapist"?

There's a reason for this.

Posted by: Theresa Reason at May 28, 2026 10:31 AM (rgnea)

214 A fish walks into a bar . The bartender asks him whatta ya have? The fish replies 'a tank of water please and hurry'

Posted by: polynikes at May 28, 2026 10:33 AM (XMuV+)

215 Don’t be koi with me.

Posted by: Another groan at May 28, 2026 10:33 AM (2Ez/1)

216 Okie Noodling IMDB

https://tinyurl.com/okie-noodling

"For centuries, a unique breed of fishermen has been catching monster catfish with their bare hands in the rivers and lakes of Oklahoma."

Posted by: muldoon at May 28, 2026 10:05 AM (qgHp7)

This hideous woman noodles catfish in Alabama.

instagram.com/hannahbarron96/

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 28, 2026 10:33 AM (ExV1e)

217 The doctors just shove a paper in your face and tell you do yourself and your family a favor.

"..and if you wouldn't mind intialling here to transfer your wealth to The State..."

Posted by: t-bird at May 28, 2026 10:33 AM (T7fic)

218 Tan lines have always been a thing, eh

Posted by: H at May 28, 2026 10:34 AM (NzXZG)

219 Last time I saw a face like that it was hanging in a Long John's Silver.

Posted by: Al Czervik at May 28, 2026 10:35 AM (qgzBQ)

220 This hideous woman noodles catfish in Alabama.

instagram.com/hannahbarron96/
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 28, 2026 10:33 AM (ExV1e)

The anti-trap

Posted by: polynikes at May 28, 2026 10:36 AM (XMuV+)

221 Is there a painting called “Dogs Fishing”?

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 28, 2026 10:37 AM (T6aVk)

222 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. I can almost smell the art this morning.
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 28, 2026 10:37 AM (2WIwB)

223 First the hook, now I gotta a wait around for hours while this shithead makes a portrait.
So humiliating.

Posted by: The Fish at May 28, 2026 10:37 AM (qgzBQ)

224 According to axios, Iran international and ynet a deal on a MoU has been reached. PDT has not agreed to sign it just yet.

My guess is there is no deal.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 28, 2026 10:38 AM (5P5DO)

225 This hideous woman noodles catfish in Alabama.

instagram.com/hannahbarron96/
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
.........................
Hannah is a cutie. A married one now. I recall a fake outrage when some botox'd up instathot doll made snide remarks about Hannah's Georgia drawl. It didn't go well for the instathot.

Posted by: Puddleglum, chillin' in Amish Country at May 28, 2026 10:38 AM (bfy6w)

226 The anti-trap
Posted by: polynikes at May 28, 2026 10:36 AM (XMuV+)

I assumed that the men-folk around here would recognize her name.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 28, 2026 10:39 AM (ExV1e)

227 The fish is the measure of a man.

Posted by: Axeman at May 28, 2026 10:39 AM (Fi81e)

228 His knuckles look like he has been punching something for sure. And his face is either badly sunburned, or he's exhibiting rosacea.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 28, 2026 10:40 AM (wzUl9)

229 Is there a painting called “Dogs Fishing”?

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 28, 2026 10:37 AM (T6aVk)
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Or Dogs Playing Go-fish?

Posted by: Axeman at May 28, 2026 10:41 AM (Fi81e)

230 "And his face is either badly sunburned, or he's exhibiting rosacea.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius"
-----
I feel his pain...

Posted by: B.J. Clinton at May 28, 2026 10:42 AM (2Ez/1)

231 *every single time* a doctor came in the room, they were pushing MAID on this dude.
Posted by: Archimedes
------------

I strongly suspect there is an incentive program. Probably tied to reducing costs per patient or something - not directly to MAID, but everyone gets a bonus if they hit the budget number and the only way to do that is to kill off a lot of patients.

but no one has reported it yet. Has to be an incentive though. That or they are all sociopaths, which is possible.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 28, 2026 10:42 AM (qgzBQ)

232 Ask your doctor if Rosacea is right for you.

Posted by: Axeman at May 28, 2026 10:43 AM (Fi81e)

233 228 adult acne. and the fishing was part of the anger management class.

Posted by: cmeat at May 28, 2026 10:43 AM (R11M+)

234 A fish walks into a college bar. The bartender asks 'School's out?'

Posted by: polynikes at May 28, 2026 10:43 AM (XMuV+)

235 Ask your doctor if doing yourself in is right for you.

Posted by: Canadian TV at May 28, 2026 10:44 AM (Fi81e)

236 "now they'll never get the smell outta the fish"

Posted by: cmeat at May 28, 2026 10:45 AM (R11M+)

237 A fish swims into a sandbar...

Posted by: polynikes at May 28, 2026 10:45 AM (XMuV+)

238 "...everyone gets a bonus if they hit the budget number and the only way to do that is to kill off a lot of patients."
******
This is about me, isn't it?

Posted by: COVID 19 at May 28, 2026 10:45 AM (2Ez/1)

239 "good evening, ladies"

Posted by: cmeat at May 28, 2026 10:45 AM (R11M+)

240 Canadian health care has seme exiting news for you.

Posted by: Axeman at May 28, 2026 10:46 AM (Fi81e)

241 Don’t be koi with me.
Posted by: Another groan

Koi? This here's bubba. Don't answer the phone "nuttin nuttin".

Posted by: rickb223 at May 28, 2026 10:46 AM (Fzhd7)

242 A needle nose fish walks into a bar. The bartender says ' why the long face'

Posted by: polynikes at May 28, 2026 10:47 AM (XMuV+)

243 alternative demographic breakfast cereal:
"nuttin', bitch"

Posted by: cmeat at May 28, 2026 10:47 AM (R11M+)

244 "can i flop here for the night?"

Posted by: cmeat at May 28, 2026 10:48 AM (R11M+)

245 "grouper?... "

Posted by: cmeat at May 28, 2026 10:49 AM (R11M+)

246 A drunk fish walks into a bar . The bartender says' sorry can't serve you. You've reached your limit.

Posted by: polynikes at May 28, 2026 10:49 AM (XMuV+)

247 We can't even think of a word that rhymes!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 28, 2026 10:50 AM (Cqx++)

248
A dung beetle walks into a bar.
Bartender says, “Pull up a stool.”

Posted by: Ughh at May 28, 2026 10:50 AM (2Ez/1)

249 Every bullhead is a sucker for a fish pun.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 28, 2026 10:51 AM (D1E+2)

250 According to axios, Iran international and ynet a deal on a MoU has been reached. PDT has not agreed to sign it just yet.

My guess is there is no deal.
Posted by: Ben Had

Muzzies never honor a deal or agreement, so what is the point?

Key word there? Honor. The muz have none.

Posted by: Joe Mama at May 28, 2026 10:51 AM (TezPK)

251 termite/ bar
"say, where's the bar tender?"

Posted by: cmeat at May 28, 2026 10:51 AM (R11M+)

252 "grouper?... "
Posted by: cmeat at May 28, 2026 10:49 AM (R11M+)

-----------------

I don't even know her!

Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 28, 2026 10:52 AM (2UnvF)

253 I was thinking about the Mitfords just now. What a mess of a family. Every member of it exemplified some British social pathology or another. Braindead, sclerotic aristocracy, communism, nazism, homosexuality, the works.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 28, 2026 10:52 AM (flbGo)

254 Fish heads, fish heads, roly poly fish heads.... I got nothing else...

Posted by: It's me donna at May 28, 2026 10:52 AM (rLtcl)

255 Grouper? I just met her!

Posted by: Bankshot at May 28, 2026 10:52 AM (2Ez/1)

256 There were several MAID people at the Canadiens game last night. They were pissed to find out the team will have to go to Carolina to die.

Posted by: Wally at May 28, 2026 10:52 AM (0e5Te)

257 240 Canadian health care has seme exiting news for you.
Posted by: Axeman at May 28, 2026 10:46 AM (Fi81e)

But what if you have no health for which to care?

Well, I guess you will definitely have none once whacked by the doc.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 28, 2026 10:53 AM (T6aVk)

258 A fish swims into a sandbar...

**********

...sez "Gimme a Heavy Wallhanger!"

Posted by: muldoon at May 28, 2026 10:53 AM (qgHp7)

259 A fish walks into a bar . Orders a beer and asks the bartender to bring a bowl of chips .

Posted by: polynikes at May 28, 2026 10:53 AM (XMuV+)

260 250 street solicitor said, "your honor, i offer you my honor"
and he was on her and off her all night.

Posted by: cmeat at May 28, 2026 10:53 AM (R11M+)

261 256 There were several MAID people at the Canadiens game last night. They were pissed to find out the team will have to go to Carolina to die.
Posted by: Wally at May 28, 2026 10:52 AM (0e5Te)

In a few days I will no longer be able to visit Montreal. Nor will anyone else. Not after Montreal declares all out nuclear war on itself.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 28, 2026 10:54 AM (T6aVk)

262 her defense was she was calling for her lost dog 'tis. "here 'tis, here 'tis!"

Posted by: cmeat at May 28, 2026 10:54 AM (R11M+)

263
Dam!

Posted by: The fish who just swam into a wall at May 28, 2026 10:54 AM (2Ez/1)

264 "Braindead, sclerotic aristocracy, communism, nazism, homosexuality, the works."

You forgot Islamism and antisemitism (BIRM)"

Posted by: King Charles at May 28, 2026 10:55 AM (0e5Te)

265 ...bartender says "Roughy day?"

Posted by: muldoon at May 28, 2026 10:56 AM (qgHp7)

266
Charles Webster Hawthorne, "The Fish and the Man," 1925, Dallas Museum of Art.

The dignity Hawthorne gives the man is reflected fully and equally in the fish. Both are a bit past the prime of life, vigorous yet a little battered; the rich colors in the man's skin and hands can also be found in the fish. Both have gotten this far doing what they have to do, one being near the top of the food chain, the other at its apex. The man has no satisfaction from catching this fish, no haughtiness, only respect for his adversary. It is arresting in person, the more so the longer you look at it.

Artnet: Charles Webster Hawthorne was an American artist known for his lushly painted portraits and landscapes. Some of his most admired works are depictions of the seaside around Provincetown, MA. “It is so hard and long before a student comes to a realization that these [first] few large simple spots in right relations are the most important things in the study of painting,” he once explained. “They are the fundamentals of all painting.”

It's a well done painting but I likely wouldn't opt to hang it.
However, I'd like to see more works from this artist.

Thanks.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 28, 2026 10:57 AM (NFX2v)

267 Braindead, sclerotic, and aristocratic is no way to go through life, son.

Posted by: Dean Wormer at May 28, 2026 10:57 AM (2Ez/1)

268 asks the bartender to bring a bowl of chips .
Posted by: polynikes

*********

Heh.

Did he have a battered wife?

Posted by: muldoon at May 28, 2026 10:58 AM (qgHp7)

269 Looks technically pretty good to me.

Posted by: m at May 28, 2026 11:00 AM (6wpGE)

270 Which is which?

Posted by: banana Dream at May 28, 2026 11:00 AM (3uBP9)

271 Nood.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 28, 2026 11:00 AM (NcvvS)

272 DuckDuckGoose nood

Posted by: NALNAMSAM at May 28, 2026 11:01 AM (VkY89)

273 Halp! Tom Servo is getting zapped!

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 28, 2026 11:00 AM (QDJ2U)

Posted by: m at May 28, 2026 11:01 AM (6wpGE)

274 268 asks the bartender to bring a bowl of chips .
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Heh.

Did he have a battered wife?
Posted by: muldoon at May 28, 2026 10:58 AM (qgHp7)

Also heh.

Posted by: m at May 28, 2026 11:02 AM (6wpGE)

275
Think YOU'VE had a bad day? I got swallowed by a bearded clam!

Posted by: Led Zeppelin's Mudshark at May 28, 2026 11:02 AM (y9nCu)

276 Cicero walks into a seafood restaurant and says, "O Tempura! O Morays!"

Posted by: muldoon at May 28, 2026 11:04 AM (qgHp7)

277 now that i look closer, it's not a largemouth. if you close the mouth on one, it's jaw hinge will be behind the eye. not the case here. which leads me to believe this thing put up one heckuva battle (smallies are nuts).

Posted by: cmeat at May 28, 2026 11:05 AM (R11M+)

278 Ohhhhh... he has his thumb hooked into his vest.

I have been wondering why he is standing there pounding his trout. But he's not. (The trout-pounding was done off-screen.)

Posted by: WaitingForMartel at May 28, 2026 11:11 AM (YJPBh)

279
Is that a fish on the sideboard or are you happy to see us?

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 28, 2026 11:53 AM (ixS3i)

280 The fish beside the maaaaaann!!

Posted by: Tom Cochrane singing at May 28, 2026 12:39 PM (3z4Sn)

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