Mid-Morning Art Thread

The Oude Waag at the Westerkerk
Cornelis Springer

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM

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1 BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 18, 2026 09:30 AM (ebJJx)

2 The vowels were angry that day, my friends.

Posted by: George Costanza at June 18, 2026 09:31 AM (7PhS+)

3 Beautiful. Would hang.

Also has a dog, so definitely art.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 18, 2026 09:31 AM (gnNyN)

4 BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 18, 2026 09:30 AM (ebJJx)
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Artist's name is Springer, So... on topic.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 18, 2026 09:31 AM (ebJJx)

5 Has dog. Art.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at June 18, 2026 09:32 AM (Kt19C)

6 Painting: very very nice! Most accurate rendering of an Oude Waag I've ever seen.

Posted by: gp at June 18, 2026 09:32 AM (Jr5Lq)

7 Wow. Beautiful painting. Would love to have a print of it.

Posted by: Tuna at June 18, 2026 09:32 AM (lJ0H4)

8 It's pretty. Perhaps a little too close to the neighbors but there's lots of interior to get lost in, with stout brick to muffle the noises.

Posted by: RandomDave at June 18, 2026 09:32 AM (aJQbY)

9
Tree's in the way
this isn't horrible, but IMO it isn't interesting either
YMMV
no hang

Posted by: Don Black at June 18, 2026 09:33 AM (fmTlv)

10 What's an Oude Waag?

Posted by: dantesed at June 18, 2026 09:33 AM (Oy/m2)

11 Amsterdam in the before times!

Posted by: Piper at June 18, 2026 09:33 AM (OoFl2)

12 Alternate title:

"Insomnia? Take two minutes staring at this Westerkerk Dealio and you'll fall into sweet, dreamless sleep"

Posted by: naturalfake at June 18, 2026 09:34 AM (iJfKG)

13 Old wang? Is this about me?

Posted by: BJ Clinton at June 18, 2026 09:34 AM (7PhS+)

14 I like those buildings, especially if I had one on about 500 acres away from everybody.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 18, 2026 09:34 AM (snZF9)

15 yow!

Posted by: cmeat at June 18, 2026 09:35 AM (R11M+)

16 i'm all oude waag. i'm completely ootgezondered.

Posted by: cmeat at June 18, 2026 09:35 AM (R11M+)

17
What's an Oude Waag?
Posted by: dantesed at June 18, 2026 09:33 AM (Oy/m2)

How a tongue-tied Dutchman says "Old Wang".

Posted by: naturalfake at June 18, 2026 09:35 AM (iJfKG)

18 The Historic Building (De Waag / Oude Waag)The brand is named after (or evokes) De Waag (the Weigh House) on Nieuwmarkt square in Amsterdam — the oldest remaining non-religious building in the city (15th century).

Originally built as Sint Antoniespoort, a city gate (around 1488 or earlier).

Later converted into a public weigh house (1617) for goods.

Served various roles over centuries: guildhall (including surgeons' guild, where Rembrandt's The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp was set), museum, fire station, etc.

Today it houses a restaurant/café ("In de Waag") and cultural/tech initiatives like Waag Society.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 18, 2026 09:36 AM (ebJJx)

19 Roofing and masonry maintenance bills that dwarf the GDP of many nations.

Posted by: gp at June 18, 2026 09:36 AM (Jr5Lq)

20 Phone isn't doing this justice
Very nice

Posted by: Skip at June 18, 2026 09:36 AM (sgkY8)

21 What's an Oude Waag?
Posted by: dantesed

$20. Same as in town.

Posted by: rickb223 at June 18, 2026 09:37 AM (vHe/3)

22 Oude waag..must be Latin for "This area smells like shit."

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 18, 2026 09:37 AM (snZF9)

23 What's an Oude Waag?

Posted by: dantesed at June 18, 2026 09:33 AM (Oy/m2)
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Saeme ahs ien towuen.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 18, 2026 09:37 AM (ebJJx)

24 Beautiful detail in this painting, I like it.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 18, 2026 09:37 AM (0nHVk)

25 Great morons think alike!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 18, 2026 09:37 AM (ebJJx)

26 FUN FACT:

The Oude Waag was the First Legal Heroin Den in Amsterdam.

Posted by: naturalfake at June 18, 2026 09:37 AM (iJfKG)

27 I really like this one!

Posted by: redridinghood at June 18, 2026 09:37 AM (NpAcC)

28 >6 Painting: very very nice! Most accurate rendering of an Oude Waag I've ever seen.

Posted by: gp at June 18, 2026 09:32 AM (Jr5Lq)

Certainly better than a Nude Waag....

Posted by: Heavy Meta at June 18, 2026 09:38 AM (NgqoH)

29 19 those rooves last for centuries.

Posted by: cmeat at June 18, 2026 09:38 AM (R11M+)

30 What's an Oude Waag?

**********

ZwanZig Kroner, so wie in der Stadt!

Posted by: muldoon at June 18, 2026 09:38 AM (qgHp7)

31 >What's an Oude Wang?
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there's a sign just outside of town
NOW ENTERING OUDE WAAG

It's the Oude Waag Sign

get it? sounds like Auld Lang Syne?
it's clever, right?
never mind

Posted by: Don Black at June 18, 2026 09:39 AM (fmTlv)

32 31 no, no- you're good.

Posted by: cmeat at June 18, 2026 09:39 AM (R11M+)

33 What's an Oude Waag?

Posted by: dantesed at June 18, 2026 09:33 AM (Oy/m2)
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Saeme ahs ien towuen.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey

*snort

Posted by: rickb223 at June 18, 2026 09:40 AM (vHe/3)

34 The Oude Waag was the First Legal Heroin Den in Amsterdam.

Posted by: naturalfake at June 18, 2026 09:37 AM (iJfKG)
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I'm fuckin' goin'!

Posted by: Jules Winnfield at June 18, 2026 09:40 AM (amcLV)

35 My people sure love their vowels.

Posted by: Bulg at June 18, 2026 09:40 AM (77rzZ)

36 ZwanZig Kroner, so wie in der Stadt!
Posted by: muldoon

You're not getting near my stadt with your wie!

Posted by: rickb223 at June 18, 2026 09:41 AM (vHe/3)

37 I've got overdue masonry repairs to do. I've found a contractor who knows what he's doing, because he worked on the building next door, which has identical construction and age (~130yrs.) I told him I'd call him for an estimate, but have hesitated for weeks because I know I won't be able to afford it.

Posted by: gp at June 18, 2026 09:41 AM (Jr5Lq)

38 So this is in the Netherlands? Hunh. I thought it was in Holland.

Posted by: I'll go ask the Dutch at June 18, 2026 09:41 AM (7PhS+)

39 My people sure love their vowels.
Posted by: Bulg at June 18, 2026 09:40 AM (77rzZ)
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*sadz*

Posted by: The Welsh at June 18, 2026 09:42 AM (amcLV)

40 ZwanZig Kroner, so wie in der Stadt!

*********

I'm going to self-deduct 20 points each for using a Danish currency and German language for a meme joke about a Dutch building.

Posted by: muldoon at June 18, 2026 09:42 AM (qgHp7)

41 Nice painting, ridiculous name.
Would hang.
Thx CBD

Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 18, 2026 09:43 AM (ufO5q)

42
Captain Kirk > Westerkerk

Yeah, I got nuthin'.

Posted by: naturalfake at June 18, 2026 09:43 AM (iJfKG)

43 My people sure love their vowels.
Posted by: Bulg

*sadz*
Posted by: The Welsh

What happens when the Dutch & the Welsh marry?
You get words like: pneumonoultramicroscopicsil
icovolcanoconiosis

Posted by: rickb223 at June 18, 2026 09:44 AM (vHe/3)

44 I gotcher Westerwerk ritecheer!

Posted by: Tonypete at June 18, 2026 09:44 AM (ItpVy)

45 travel stuff i remember, property is taxed by footprint, so up they went. if you look near the attic windows there is always a beam to attach a halyard (izzat wurd?) for moving the piano into the attic- the stairs are all very narrow.
block and tackle i suppose. lift genie?

Posted by: cmeat at June 18, 2026 09:44 AM (R11M+)

46 Wow!! Just wow!!

As the painting started to appear on the screen I thought it was a photograph. The exquisite level of detail and natural colors is astounding. Within that realism the artist manages to capture a feel for the work day activity in front of the city buildings. The people contribute a sense of movement even though dwarfed by the structures. This is a John Constable level of cityscapes instead of rural landscapes. I need to learn more about this artist.

Posted by: JTB at June 18, 2026 09:44 AM (yTvNw)

47 37 girl's gotta do...

Posted by: cmeat at June 18, 2026 09:45 AM (R11M+)

48 *Everybody Oude Waag tonight!*

Hmmm. . .needs some more work.

Posted by: Wang Chung at June 18, 2026 09:45 AM (ItpVy)

49 travel stuff i remember, property is taxed by footprint, so up they went. if you look near the attic windows there is always a beam to attach a halyard (izzat wurd?) for moving the piano into the attic- the stairs are all very narrow.
block and tackle i suppose. lift genie?
Posted by: cmeat at June 18, 2026 09:44 AM (R11M+)
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When I was in the Netherlands eons ago, a tour guide told us that they were taxed by the width of the building on the street. So houses tended to be long, narrow, and vertical.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 18, 2026 09:46 AM (gnNyN)

50 Barrels of precious oude being loaded aboard the ferry for delivery to remote oude-starved regions. The oude must flow.

Posted by: gp at June 18, 2026 09:46 AM (Jr5Lq)

51 40 but, but... cultural enrichment!

Posted by: cmeat at June 18, 2026 09:46 AM (R11M+)

52 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 18, 2026 09:47 AM (2YhKe)

53 I saw Oude Waag open for Wang Chung at Reunion Arena in '89.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 18, 2026 09:47 AM (2YhKe)

54 There'll be a hot time in the Oude Waag tonight!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 18, 2026 09:47 AM (amcLV)

55 SPONGE!!!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 18, 2026 09:47 AM (kgE5c)

56 46 and here i was thinkin' what an unnatural bunch of poses.

Posted by: cmeat at June 18, 2026 09:47 AM (R11M+)

57 46 Wow!! Just wow!!

As the painting started to appear on the screen I thought it was a photograph. The exquisite level of detail and natural colors is astounding. Within that realism the artist manages to capture a feel for the work day activity in front of the city buildings. The people contribute a sense of movement even though dwarfed by the structures. This is a John Constable level of cityscapes instead of rural landscapes. I need to learn more about this artist.
Posted by: JTB at June 18, 2026 09

It really is incredible.

Posted by: Piper at June 18, 2026 09:49 AM (OoFl2)

58 49 so starter homes are aaa and wealthy quad e?

Posted by: cmeat at June 18, 2026 09:49 AM (R11M+)

59 Morn' all... Well done...

Posted by: It's me donna at June 18, 2026 09:50 AM (hW9g4)

60 if you look near the attic windows there is always a beam to attach a halyard (izzat wurd?) for moving the piano into the attic- the stairs are all very narrow.
block and tackle i suppose. lift genie?
Posted by: cmeat at June 18, 2026 09:44 AM (R11M+)
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I learned about that from the Alistair MacLean thriller "Puppet on a Chain."

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 18, 2026 09:51 AM (amcLV)

61 so starter homes are aaa and wealthy quad e?
Posted by: cmeat at June 18, 2026 09:49 AM

*breaks out Brannock Device*

Yes.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 18, 2026 09:51 AM (kgE5c)

62 Any idea what kind of tree that is in the painting. Is it spruce or what?

Posted by: dantesed at June 18, 2026 09:52 AM (Oy/m2)

63 61 inconspicuous consumption called.

Posted by: cmeat at June 18, 2026 09:52 AM (R11M+)

64 The many uses of oude: poultice, pothole filler, condiment, fuel, hull patching. A small but vital commodity.

Posted by: gp at June 18, 2026 09:52 AM (Jr5Lq)

65 Posted by: Paul at June 18, 2026 09:51 AM (u/66v)
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Pretty sure Spicoli thinks you're a dick.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 18, 2026 09:53 AM (amcLV)

66 63 the larch.

Posted by: cmeat at June 18, 2026 09:53 AM (R11M+)

67 As the painting started to appear on the screen I thought it was a photograph. The exquisite level of detail and natural colors is astounding. Within that realism the artist manages to capture a feel for the work day activity in front of the city buildings. The people contribute a sense of movement even though dwarfed by the structures. This is a John Constable level of cityscapes instead of rural landscapes. I need to learn more about this artist.
Posted by: JTB at June 18, 2026 09

It really is incredible.

Posted by: Piper at June 18, 2026 09:49 AM (OoFl2)

Way better than that pixelated crap they call art.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 18, 2026 09:53 AM (snZF9)

68 65 The many uses of oude: poultice, pothole filler, condiment, fuel, hull patching. A small but vital commodity.
Posted by: gp at June 18, 2026 09:52 AM (Jr5Lq)

Oude just means old

Posted by: It's me donna at June 18, 2026 09:54 AM (hW9g4)

69 66 he's a load of laffs at parties.

Posted by: cmeat at June 18, 2026 09:54 AM (R11M+)

70 The technique is top notch but I don't like the composition. Big ass blot of trees at the focal point.

Posted by: polynikes at June 18, 2026 09:54 AM (GseMx)

71 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. Beautiful art with incredible details. I like it!
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at June 18, 2026 09:54 AM (2WIwB)

72 You rang?
— Larch

Posted by: Bulg at June 18, 2026 09:54 AM (77rzZ)

73 69 I stand corrected

Posted by: gp at June 18, 2026 09:54 AM (Jr5Lq)

74 69 alt.

Posted by: cmeat at June 18, 2026 09:54 AM (R11M+)

75 There are FOUR snipers!

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 18, 2026 09:55 AM (9SpJJ)

76 or if you're at blue lodge, an acacia.

Posted by: cmeat at June 18, 2026 09:55 AM (R11M+)

77 SPONGE!!!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 18, 2026 09:47 AM (kgE5c)

*fistbump*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 18, 2026 09:57 AM (2YhKe)

78 Admittedly I'm not a fan of photorealism paintings though I highly respect the skill.

Posted by: polynikes at June 18, 2026 09:57 AM (GseMx)

79 The technique is top notch but I don't like the composition. Big ass blot of trees at the focal point.
Posted by: polynikes at June 18, 2026 09:54 AM (GseMx)
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He should have had them removed before he started.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 18, 2026 09:57 AM (amcLV)

80 I'm going to self-deduct 20 points each for using a Danish currency and German language for a meme joke about a Dutch building.
Posted by: muldoon at June 18, 2026 09:42 AM (qgHp7)

Prior to the Euro it was a Guilder. You have to figure out what the exchange rate was.

Posted by: Kindltot at June 18, 2026 09:57 AM (rbvCR)

81 First off, nice piece of city art. Would hang. Secondly, I had no idea the Scots got their word for church ("Kirk") from the Dutch ("Kerk"), so good to know. I guess, given how the reformation really took strong root in both the Netherlands and Scotland, it is no surprise, but still...

Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 18, 2026 09:58 AM (r7+k8)

82
Oude just means old
Posted by: It's me donna at June 18, 2026 09:54 AM (hW9g4)

So the title of the painting is Old Bag?

I don't see any women in the painting......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 18, 2026 09:58 AM (2YhKe)

83 Oh wait.....there ARE women in the painting.

Accurate title.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 18, 2026 09:58 AM (2YhKe)

84 > 10 What's an Oude Waag?
Posted by: dantesed at June 18, 2026 09:33 AM (Oy/m2)

$20, just like downtown.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 18, 2026 09:58 AM (IG3/x)

85 He should have had them removed before he started.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 18, 2026 09:57 AM (amcLV)

Or chosen a different viewpoint

Posted by: polynikes at June 18, 2026 09:58 AM (GseMx)

86 Prior to the Euro it was a Guilder.
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I've heard that Florin tried to provoke a war with them.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 18, 2026 09:59 AM (amcLV)

87 Oude just means old
Posted by: It's me donna at June 18, 2026 09:54 AM (hW9g4)

So the title of the painting is Old Bag?

I don't see any women in the painting......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 18, 2026 09:58 AM (2YhKe)

LOL... In this case Waag is the building

Posted by: It's me donna at June 18, 2026 09:59 AM (hW9g4)

88 81 and for twenty of them you could get anything.

Posted by: cmeat at June 18, 2026 09:59 AM (R11M+)

89
Straight Lines Be Hard, Yo! - a limerick

There once was an Oude Waag, you see
As fine as a building could be
Cornelius Springer was a sham
Couldn't paint buildings worth a damn
So he covered it with a happy little tree

Posted by: muldoon at June 18, 2026 10:00 AM (qgHp7)

90 People will always figure out a way to get around taxes.

I recall that one area had a window tax, so... the houses had either no windows or one gigantic window.

Another taxed chimneys, so they'd go to great lengths to route all the fireplaces through a single chimney.

The advantage of both of these is that the tax dudes could assess the property from the street.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 18, 2026 10:01 AM (IG3/x)

91 Oh wait.....there ARE women in the painting.

Accurate title.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 18, 2026 09:58 AM (2YhKe)

Its Oude Waag, not Oude Haag.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 18, 2026 10:01 AM (snZF9)

92 I was so impressed by the detail in the building, I didn't even notice the trees until you guys pointed them out.

Posted by: gp at June 18, 2026 10:03 AM (Jr5Lq)

93 Those folks look too sober to be Dutch.

Posted by: Bulg at June 18, 2026 10:03 AM (77rzZ)

94 It's funny that on a painting the horde likes and 'respects' the comments lag compared to one they hate. We'd be at 150 comments already on a piece of crap painting.

Posted by: polynikes at June 18, 2026 10:03 AM (GseMx)

95 The advantage of both of these is that the tax dudes could assess the property from the street.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 18, 2026 10:01 AM (IG3/x)
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There's one for you, nineteen for me.

Posted by: The Tax Man at June 18, 2026 10:03 AM (amcLV)

96 The advantage of both of these is that the tax dudes could assess the property from the street.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 18, 2026 10:01 AM (IG3/x)
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There's one for you, nineteen for me.
Posted by: The Tax Man at June 18, 2026 10:03 AM (amcLV)

***

So...Seattle.

Posted by: Diogenes at June 18, 2026 10:04 AM (2WIwB)

97 My people sure love their vowels.
Posted by: Bulg
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So do we, Ha'ole.

Posted by: Hawaiians at June 18, 2026 10:06 AM (s6tef)

98
Its Oude Waag, not Oude Haag.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 18, 2026 10:01 AM (snZF9)

I sit corrected.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 18, 2026 10:08 AM (2YhKe)

99 Posted by: Hawaiians at June 18, 2026 10:06 AM

The Pock-ee-stahn spelling is "Hawai'ian" now. I don't know why.

Posted by: Ian S. at June 18, 2026 10:08 AM (2ocoG)

100 The Pock-ee-stahn spelling is "Hawai'ian" now. I don't know why.
Posted by: Ian S. at June 18, 2026 10:08 AM (2ocoG)
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There's an apostrophe surplus?

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 18, 2026 10:09 AM (amcLV)

101 Hunter Biden is offended by the UFC on the South Lawn.

https://tinyurl.com/3u3hp7ha

I guess it's a Princess and the Pea thing.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 18, 2026 10:10 AM (ndZc7)

102 Art-relevant: the new official portrait of Barack and Big Mike. It looks like a magazine collage done by a 9 year old and features both of them with tattoos they don't actually have for no reason.

https://tinyurl.com/54fyn92j

Posted by: Ian S. at June 18, 2026 10:11 AM (2ocoG)

103 > 101 The Pock-ee-stahn spelling is "Hawai'ian" now. I don't know why.
Posted by: Ian S. at June 18, 2026 10:08 AM (2ocoG)
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There's an apostrophe surplus?
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 18, 2026 10:09 AM (amcLV)

They decided to be "trans-Black"?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 18, 2026 10:12 AM (IG3/x)

104
Dog and horse, therefore art.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 18, 2026 10:14 AM (O0L8i)

105 Positively photorealistic.

Browser translates
The Oude Waag at the Westerkerk (Dutch)
to
The Oude Waag at the Westerkerk (English)

So helpful.

Kerk is church, ain'it?

[humorous play on "oude waag" goes here… after another cuppa]

Posted by: mindful webworker - ood deblurg du whoopty whoop at June 18, 2026 10:14 AM (9bb3y)

106
and here i was thinkin' what an unnatural bunch of poses.

Posted by: cmeat at June 18, 2026 09:47 AM (R11M+)

Everybody!

VOGUE!!!

Posted by: Pre-Zombie Madonna at June 18, 2026 10:14 AM (iJfKG)

107 > I guess it's a Princess and the Pea thing.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 18, 2026 10:10 AM (ndZc7)

I'm betting there's a Hunter Biden "pea tape" out there somewhere.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 18, 2026 10:14 AM (IG3/x)

108
It's now a whorehouse.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 18, 2026 10:15 AM (O0L8i)

109 And what of Obozo?

In a fawning promo for the Obamas, GMA asks Barack how he finds a balance of staying quiet or speaking out post-presidency.
He says his initial goal was to emulate George Washington:
"I've done my done my stint, and now I'm going back home."
“What I've tried to do is move from player to coach."
This schtick is really something.

-
Why, the Flak Tower Library and Juneteenth extravaganza are scarcely noticeable.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 18, 2026 10:15 AM (ndZc7)

110 Ian S,

Even if I ignore the subject of that painting, I dislike the 'faded crumbled fashion magazine' art style.

Posted by: RandomDave at June 18, 2026 10:15 AM (aJQbY)

111 Hunter Biden is offended by the UFC on the South Lawn.

https://tinyurl.com/3u3hp7ha

I guess it's a Princess and the Pea thing.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 18, 2026 10:10 AM (ndZc7)

Your dad filled it with trannies flashing their fake tits everywhere.

You can take a big bite of go f*ck yourself, you drug infested prick.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 18, 2026 10:15 AM (2YhKe)

112 I noticed the horse-drawn freight wagon and wondered if it had a specific name. My brain came up with 'dray' from God knows where. Looked it up:

dray (n.)- A low, heavy cart without sides, used for haulage.

I will try to work that into my daily conversations this week.

"I bid you a good dray, sir!"

Posted by: muldoon at June 18, 2026 10:16 AM (qgHp7)

113 There's an apostrophe surplus?
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea

An Oxford apostrophe?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 18, 2026 10:17 AM (ndZc7)

114 Browser translates
The Oude Waag at the Westerkerk (Dutch)
to
The Oude Waag at the Westerkerk (English)

Google Translate gives "The Old Weigh-House at the Westerly Wind Church".

Posted by: Ian S. at June 18, 2026 10:17 AM (2ocoG)

115 > 98 My people sure love their vowels.
Posted by: Bulg
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So do we, Ha'ole.
Posted by: Hawaiians at June 18, 2026 10:06 AM (s6tef)

There's a little-known historical era known as the Great Vowel Migration, in which many vowels moved from Eastern Europe (leaving them words like "chrzaszcz") to the South Pacific (giving them words like "humuhumunukunukuapuaʻa").

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

116 Why is there not a guard rail to keep horses from falling into the water?

Posted by: Eromero at June 18, 2026 10:18 AM (LHPAg)

117 Why does anyone give a moment’s time to what Hunter Biden has to say about any topic?

Posted by: Heroq at June 18, 2026 10:19 AM (X+Nnd)

118 107 just learned vogueing is a verb.

Posted by: cmeat at June 18, 2026 10:19 AM (R11M+)

119 One thing I note in reading some leftwing forums on the Iran deal, they are *disappointed* that Trump isn't going to do a Shrub style invasion of Iran

Posted by: 18-1 at June 18, 2026 10:19 AM (sKqQm)

120
Why is there not a guard rail to keep horses from falling into the water?

Posted by: Eromero at June 18, 2026 10:18 AM (LHPAg)

You've never heard of Sea Horses?

Posted by: naturalfake at June 18, 2026 10:20 AM (iJfKG)

121 103 Art-relevant: the new official portrait of Barack and Big Mike. It looks like a magazine collage done by a 9 year old and features both of them with tattoos they don't actually have for no reason.

https://tinyurl.com/54fyn92j
Posted by: Ian S. at June 18, 2026 10:11 AM (2ocoG)
——-

Looks like AI. “Artist” is a foreigner of course.

Liberace pimp suit, marijuana plants, and gang tats. But but but … Trump embarrassed the WH with the UFC event!

Posted by: Elric the Blade at June 18, 2026 10:20 AM (aeiyZ)

122 111 good thing i dropped off all of those periodicals that were just piling up.

Posted by: cmeat at June 18, 2026 10:20 AM (R11M+)

123 Hunter Biden is offended by the UFC on the South Lawn./i]

The guy has a video where he tells a girl (probably underage) to say into his camera that he didn't hurt her while she keeps crying.

He should be in jail.

Posted by: 18-1 at June 18, 2026 10:20 AM (sKqQm)

124 The Oude Waag at the Westerkerk, 1864
Cornelis Springer

Lovely. Like a photograph. Would hang.

Springer was renowned for his meticulous architectural draftsmanship. The painting highlights the distinct Renaissance styling of the Westerkerk and the brick masonry of the Oude Waag.

Canal Life: The scene is brought to life with boats moored along the Keizersgracht, giving a lively snapshot of daily 19th-century Dutch maritime and urban life.

Atmospheric Light: Like many of his works, the 1864 painting utilizes dramatic, warm sunlight and deep shadows to create depth and a romanticized glow over the cityscape.
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I'm not familiar with this artist. Found he is known for watercolors, etchings, and drawings, especially of city views and town scenes that he sketched while traveling around the country. He was awarded the Leopold order of Belgium in 1865, and in 1878 he was invited with Jozef Israëls to advise the Dutch Ministry of Public Affairs on the plans for the Rijksmuseum.

He has a large body of work, and I'd like to see more.
Thanks.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 18, 2026 10:21 AM (NFX2v)

125 Why does anyone give a moment’s time to what Hunter Biden has to say about any topic?

He's genuinely been pretty funny on X since he re-opened his account a few weeks ago. But yeah, nobody should pay attention when he's trying to be serious. Shitposting is his forte.

Posted by: Ian S. at June 18, 2026 10:21 AM (2ocoG)

126 Stunning technique in today’s art

Posted by: Elric the Blade at June 18, 2026 10:21 AM (aeiyZ)

127 > 120 One thing I note in reading some leftwing forums on the Iran deal, they are *disappointed* that Trump isn't going to do a Shrub style invasion of Iran
Posted by: 18-1 at June 18, 2026 10:19 AM (sKqQm)

Well, yeah. How are we supposed to wave the bloody shirt if there isn't one to wave?

Posted by: Communist Central Casting at June 18, 2026 10:21 AM (IG3/x)

128 It's almost as if Hillary were lying .

Hillary, June 2026: Biden made a terrible mistake. He should have never run again in 2024. We would’ve beaten Trump.
Hillary, March 2023: I want him to run again, and I’ll support him.
Biden announced his re-election campaign a month later.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 18, 2026 10:21 AM (ndZc7)

129 113 (on)dray williams.

Posted by: cmeat at June 18, 2026 10:21 AM (R11M+)

130 Art-relevant: the new official portrait of Barack and Big Mike. It looks like a magazine collage done by a 9 year old and features both of them with tattoos they don't actually have for no reason.

https://tinyurl.com/54fyn92j
Posted by: Ian S.

Saw a photo of Barak and Big Mike viewing the painting for the first time. Neither looked pleased, especially Michelle.

Posted by: Tuna at June 18, 2026 10:22 AM (lJ0H4)

131 One thing I note in reading some leftwing forums on the Iran deal, they are *disappointed* that Trump isn't going to do a Shrub style invasion of Iran

Of course. Shrub's invasion of Iraq got them Obama and years of "grim milestone" stories in the media.

Posted by: Ian S. at June 18, 2026 10:22 AM (2ocoG)

132 > Shitposting is his forte.
Posted by: Ian S. at June 18, 2026 10:21 AM (2ocoG)

Hunter Biden is a lot like Bill Clinton. Perhaps an amusing fellow to have along when you go visit the titty bars for your buddy's bachelor party, but never ever play cards for money with them, nor take them as a roommate and expect them to actually pay their share of the rent.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 18, 2026 10:23 AM (IG3/x)

133 Out: Trump is going to draft you to fight in Iran! This is a proven fact!

In: Aw shucks Trump isn't going to draft anyone to go fight in Iran...stupid Trump.

Posted by: The left at June 18, 2026 10:24 AM (sKqQm)

134 People will always figure out a way to get around taxes.

********

Avoid I-10, swing north out of Arkansas, cut across Oklahoma, then drop down into New Mexico...

Posted by: muldoon at June 18, 2026 10:24 AM (qgHp7)

135 Saw a photo of Barak and Big Mike viewing the painting for the first time. Neither looked pleased, especially Michelle.
Posted by: Tuna at June 18, 2026 10:22 AM (lJ0H4)
Don't get between her and the porkchops on Jumeteemf.

Posted by: Eromero at June 18, 2026 10:24 AM (LHPAg)

136 > Neither looked pleased, especially Michelle.
Posted by: Tuna at June 18, 2026 10:22 AM (lJ0H4)

Is it even possible for Big Mike to look pleased?

I think her face is permanently welded into that ugly scowl expression.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 18, 2026 10:24 AM (IG3/x)

137 117 my guy full of spatula leveled oranjeboom and hash cakes fell into the gracht, not before splitting his mouthface open on a gondola gunnel. went back to tavern where they all broke into hysterical laughter.

Posted by: cmeat at June 18, 2026 10:25 AM (R11M+)

138 Liberace pimp suit, marijuana plants, and gang tats. But but but … Trump embarrassed the WH with the UFC event!

Obama's anxiety that he's not actually black pretty much leaps out of that picture.

Posted by: Ian S. at June 18, 2026 10:25 AM (2ocoG)

139 Bill Clinton is the kind of guy you wouldn't leave your daughter with alone.

Hunter is the kind of guy you wouldn't leave your daughter, son, or dog alone with

Posted by: The left at June 18, 2026 10:25 AM (sKqQm)

140 Imagine being such a simping cuck as Gay Lightbringer to have as your official portrait, in your official presidential library, a pic that has you weak and in the background while it emphasizes your penis-endowed wife. This isn’t a portrait of a president. It’s a portrait of his wife.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at June 18, 2026 10:25 AM (aeiyZ)

141 There resting bitch face.

Then there’s resting bitch body. The Mooch has the latter.

Posted by: Heroq at June 18, 2026 10:26 AM (X+Nnd)

142 This is better than yesterday. Would hang.

Posted by: Case at June 18, 2026 10:26 AM (IY9No)

143
(u/66v)

Oh, how profound. You've convinced me, yes you have. I'll never vote Trump for President again!

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 18, 2026 10:26 AM (y9nCu)

144 135 People will always figure out a way to get around taxes.

********

Avoid I-10, swing north out of Arkansas, cut across Oklahoma, then drop down into New Mexico...
Posted by: muldoon at June 18, 2026 10:24 AM (qgHp7)
Took me awhile but I got it. Moar coffee.

Posted by: Eromero at June 18, 2026 10:26 AM (LHPAg)

145 I know nobody has any doubt about the background of the "artist" for the new Obamas portrait, but here it is anyway.

https://tinyurl.com/msst8bv9

Posted by: Archimedes at June 18, 2026 10:26 AM (Riz8t)

146
The guy has a video where he tells a girl (probably underage) to say into his camera that he didn't hurt her while she keeps crying.

He should be in jail.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 18, 2026 10:20 AM (sKqQm)

Hunter wants to run with Newsom as his VP.

Make this happen and that video should be the opposition campaign commercial. Every day. On every channel

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 18, 2026 10:26 AM (2YhKe)

147 > Avoid I-10, swing north out of Arkansas, cut across Oklahoma, then drop down into New Mexico...
Posted by: muldoon at June 18, 2026 10:24 AM (qgHp7)

Ouch. You're an evil man, Muldoon.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 18, 2026 10:27 AM (IG3/x)

148 John Pavlovitz
@johnpavlovitz
There. Is. No. Organization. Called. Antifa.
The. Trump. Administration. Is. Arresting. Americans. Who. Oppose. Their. Fascism.
We. The. People. Will. Win.

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Also John Pavlovitz.

https://tinyurl.com/yc36uxpd

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 18, 2026 10:27 AM (ndZc7)

149 @johnpavlovitz
There. Is. No. Organization. Called. Antifa.
The. Trump. Administration. Is. Arresting. Americans. Who. Oppose. Their. Fascism.
We. The. People. Will. Win.

Oh FFS.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 18, 2026 10:29 AM (2YhKe)

150 > There. Is. No. Organization. Called. Antifa.

Yeah, well, the Mafia doesn't have membership cards, either, but somehow they get charged with RICO crimes nonetheless.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 18, 2026 10:29 AM (IG3/x)

151 Didn't Bill Clinton launch Hunter's government career by putting him into the US Commerce department, or was that Bush getting him onto the Amtrak board?

The Cabal

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 18, 2026 10:29 AM (NFX2v)

152 50 Barrels of precious oude being loaded aboard the ferry for delivery to remote oude-starved regions. The oude must flow.
Posted by: gp at June 18, 2026 09:46 AM
----
You don't want to live in an oude desert!

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at June 18, 2026 10:29 AM (7PhS+)

153 Imagine being such a simping cuck as Gay Lightbringer to have as your official portrait, in your official presidential library, a pic that has you weak and in the background while it emphasizes your penis-endowed wife. This isn’t a portrait of a president. It’s a portrait of his wife.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at June 18, 2026 10:25 AM (aeiyZ)

One of the funny things about Oblabla and Big Mike is that they're so insecure about their status that they always try to go all Avant Garde esp in their portraits.

They have yet to realize that when you go all Avant Garde, you usually wind up with Avant Shit.

Posted by: naturalfake at June 18, 2026 10:29 AM (iJfKG)

154 Beautiful painting. In some ways the building looks like the college "hall" I worked in for twenty-some years.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 18, 2026 10:29 AM (wzUl9)

155 The amount the left does the whole: X isn't happening AND its GOOD that X is happening is hilarious.

Antifa doesn't exist and at the same time it is good that Antifa is fighting against MAGA.

Posted by: The left at June 18, 2026 10:30 AM (sKqQm)

156 6 I know nobody has any doubt about the background of the "artist" for the new Obamas portrait, but here it is anyway.

https://tinyurl.com/msst8bv9
Posted by: Archimedes at June 18, 2026 10:26 AM (Riz8t)
——

I think this is the same weirdo who did that insanely weird pic of Obama in the hedge bush, like that Homer Simpson meme.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at June 18, 2026 10:30 AM (aeiyZ)

157 I think her face is permanently welded into that ugly scowl expression.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 18, 2026 10:24 AM (IG3/x)

I recall one of the 'ettes describing it as active bitch face. Which I done stole.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at June 18, 2026 10:30 AM (PSEDc)

158 What's an Oude Waag?
Posted by: dantesed at June 18, 2026

***
An Old Wag. You know, the senior citizen who still thinks the smart remarks he's been using since 1968 are funny.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 18, 2026 10:31 AM (wzUl9)

159
https://tinyurl.com/msst8bv9
Posted by: Archimedes at June 18, 2026 10:26 AM (Riz8t)

I love how it mentions that the 'portrait' is in the free portion of the library so everyone can just come on in and bow to the mighty King Negro and his sasquatch wife.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 18, 2026 10:31 AM (2YhKe)

160 Newspeak

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 18, 2026 10:31 AM (NFX2v)

161 So can visitors see framed copies of his college transcripts?

Posted by: I gotta ask at June 18, 2026 10:32 AM (7PhS+)

162 He’s right I googled how to get membership in Antifa and found nothing. It must not exist.

Posted by: Heroq at June 18, 2026 10:32 AM (X+Nnd)

163 So can visitors see framed copies of his college transcripts?
Posted by: I gotta ask at June 18, 2026 10:32 AM (7PhS+)

Has anyone come out and said they knew him in his college days?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 18, 2026 10:32 AM (2YhKe)

164 “love how it mentions that the 'portrait' is in the free portion of the library”

Wait here’s a paid section? LOL.

Posted by: Heroq at June 18, 2026 10:33 AM (X+Nnd)

165 Xev Bellringer > Gay Lightbringer

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 18, 2026 10:33 AM (IG3/x)

166 I slept with him.

Posted by: Said no woman ever at June 18, 2026 10:33 AM (7PhS+)

167 Saw a photo of Barak and Big Mike viewing the painting for the first time. Neither looked pleased, especially Michelle.

Posted by: Tuna

What's her beef? She's clearly the central figure in the portrait.

Maybe she doesn't like the hidden, floating head to her right, symbolizing Barry's many gay lovers that haunt their "marriage".

Posted by: Grudge Harbor at June 18, 2026 10:33 AM (yFLFB)

168 Another story of multicultural Britain.

https://tinyurl.com/yywk5wfm

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 18, 2026 10:33 AM (ndZc7)

169 One thing I note in reading some leftwing forums on the Iran deal, they are *disappointed* that Trump isn't going to do a Shrub style invasion of Iran
Posted by: 18-1 at June 18, 2026 10:19 AM (sKqQm)

NPC flash updates are awesome. I thought it would get old, but it never does.

For me, it's consistent. During Fordow I said "I don't like direct involvement in Iran." I was disappointed but not surprised when we started the broader scale effort, but hoped for no invasion, in the knowledge that forgoing one would harm our credibility, but be for the best in the long run. That's more or less what's happening, so I'm fine with this outcome.

Could've been better. Could've been a shitload worse. Some of our servicemen died, but not a huge number. We've been embarrassed, but not humiliated. Iran has suffered terribly for their insolence. Between the two operations, Iran has been defanged for awhile, and China has been further chastised.

Some good, some bad. That's it.

For the NPCs, though... these drones have to whipsaw from "Trump's illegal and unjust war of Jew aggression against brown white people" to "Trump's spineless surrender to America's implacable Persian foe" in one day.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 18, 2026 10:34 AM (BI5O2)

170 I googled how to get membership in Antifa and found nothing. It must not exist.

There at least was a website around the time of the Renee Good incident where you could submit an application to be Antifa. For real, it was run by one of the major Antifa branches.

Posted by: Ian S. at June 18, 2026 10:34 AM (2ocoG)

171 This is fabulous. Very meticulously rendered. In some ways more detailed than a photo.

Posted by: Oglebay at June 18, 2026 10:35 AM (2ap+5)

172 Owebama's North Korean guard tower opens tomorrow, June 19th, which was the Texas celebration by the black community for when the Emancipation Proclamation was enforced there.

Biden politicized it and made it a national holiday.

Owebama now thinks it's his day, for he is King Negro and the black community should come in celebration of him in all his glory

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 18, 2026 10:35 AM (2YhKe)

173
When I was in the Netherlands eons ago, a tour guide told us that they were taxed by the width of the building on the street. So houses tended to be long, narrow, and vertical.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 18, 2026 09:46 AM (gnNyN)

An old work buddy of mine was a legal immigrant from Mexico, and his family had a house in Baja, unfinished. Izzy told me that it would stay unfinished because Mexican property taxes were assessed AFTER a house was completed. No one finished building their house, ever.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 18, 2026 10:35 AM (y9nCu)

174 Someone did the green lines thing on the Obama painting, but you can see it from space without them: he's clearly submissive to Big Mike.

Posted by: Ian S. at June 18, 2026 10:36 AM (2ocoG)

175
Wait here’s a paid section? LOL.
Posted by: Heroq at June 18, 2026 10:33 AM (X+Nnd)

And you must show ID to enter.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 18, 2026 10:37 AM (2YhKe)

176 Has anyone come out and said they knew him in his college days?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 18, 2026 10:32 AM (2YhKe

That’s the sketchiest part of him that proves he’s a made up character that just materialized one day. I could off the top of my head name 25 people I went to college with who would be like oh yeah Heroq, we had some times together. As could pretty much anyone who went to college. You’re immersed with thousands of people in close proximity for 4 years, you leave some kind of impression on others.

The fact nobody has ever done that with Obama is suuuuuuus as fuck as the kids say (do they still say that?)

Posted by: Heroq at June 18, 2026 10:37 AM (X+Nnd)

177 For me, it's consistent. During Fordow I said "I don't like direct involvement in Iran." I was disappointed but not surprised when we started the broader scale effort, but hoped for no invasion, in the knowledge that forgoing one would harm our credibility, but be for the best in the long run. That's more or less what's happening, so I'm fine with this outcome.

Same. It's not everything I dreamed of, but everything I dreamed of would've involved an actual boots-on-the-ground invasion at a large scale, and we're all familiar with how many ways that can go wrong.

Posted by: Ian S. at June 18, 2026 10:37 AM (2ocoG)

178 Dilemma: Edward Teller eyebrows. I have to remove my reading glasses to trim them. I can't see them well enough to trim them without my reading glasses. Solution: depilatory or fire. Will report back.

Posted by: gp at June 18, 2026 10:37 AM (Jr5Lq)

179 Art-relevant: the new official portrait of Barack and Big Mike. It looks like a magazine collage done by a 9 year old and features both of them with tattoos they don't actually have for no reason.

https://tinyurl.com/54fyn92j
Posted by: Ian S.

***
True on all counts. And Barky looks like his head is abnormally small because his silver hair is lost in the light from the window behind them.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 18, 2026 10:38 AM (wzUl9)

180 It's just an idea.

Posted by: Creepy Joe at June 18, 2026 10:38 AM (7PhS+)

181 Every white male is a member of the KKK. But Antifa doesn’t exist.
- left

Posted by: Heroq at June 18, 2026 10:39 AM (X+Nnd)

182 Solar panel pollution.

ABC7 Eyewitness News
@ABC7
#BREAKING A dramatic fire involving solar panels erupted Wednesday afternoon on a commercial building in Boyle Heights, sending a massive black column of smoke into the air above the scene and prompting a shelter-in-place order.

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Impressive video at link.

https://tinyurl.com/mw8wzmsx

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 18, 2026 10:39 AM (ndZc7)

183
An Old Wag. You know, the senior citizen who still thinks the smart remarks he's been using since 1968 are funny.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 18, 2026 10:31 AM (wzUl9)

So, the AoS comments section...

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 18, 2026 10:39 AM (y9nCu)

184 For me, it's consistent. During Fordow I said "I don't like direct involvement in Iran." I was disappointed but not surprised when we started the broader scale effort, but hoped for no invasion, in the knowledge that forgoing one would harm our credibility, but be for the best in the long run. That's more or less what's happening, so I'm fine with this outcome.

Same. It's not everything I dreamed of, but everything I dreamed of would've involved an actual boots-on-the-ground invasion at a large scale, and we're all familiar with how many ways that can go wrong.

Posted by: Ian S. at June 18, 2026 10:37 AM (2ocoG)

Same and same.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 18, 2026 10:39 AM (dK+Kv)

185 The JEF doesn't look bad, but zer husband has a bad case of resting butch face.

Posted by: Polka will never die at June 18, 2026 10:40 AM (gVLrZ)

186 When I was in the Netherlands eons ago, a tour guide told us that they were taxed by the width of the building on the street. So houses tended to be long, narrow, and vertical.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 18, 2026

***
There are "camelback" houses like that in Da Swamp.
If a house was two-story on the street, taxes were higher. So they would build one story on the street, and the house would rise to a second story farther back.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 18, 2026 10:40 AM (wzUl9)

187 There are things about the Obama portrait that I find interesting and visually pleasing. But the most remarkable aspect of the painting is the size of Michelle's feet.

Posted by: Emmie at June 18, 2026 10:40 AM (FMtrg)

188 If pAntifa isn't an actual organization, how come they have organized, planned out riots, complete with tents, food, riot supplies, beverages, pre-printed signs.......

sounds like something an organization would have.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 18, 2026 10:40 AM (2YhKe)

189 What the hell is Obama wearing?? A camo suit?

Posted by: tubal at June 18, 2026 10:40 AM (Gqar8)

190 164 So can visitors see framed copies of his college transcripts?
Posted by: I gotta ask at June 18, 2026 10:32 AM (7PhS+)

Has anyone come out and said they knew him in his college days?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 18, 2026 10:32 AM (2YhKe)
——

I recall a few people in his class were asked that, and they said ‘who?’ They didn’t remember him at all, despite all the later myth-making about how he was some big man on campus. I’m certain he was barely there at all. Never went to class. Just spent all his days getting high and fagging around.

I also recall they asked the same thing about Big Mike’s college mates, and a few were like ‘she was a miserable fucking bitch.’ Sounds right to me.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at June 18, 2026 10:40 AM (aeiyZ)

191 She’s twice the size of him.

Posted by: tubal at June 18, 2026 10:41 AM (Gqar8)

192 Dilemma: Edward Teller eyebrows. I have to remove my reading glasses to trim them. I can't see them well enough to trim them without my reading glasses. Solution: depilatory or fire. Will report back.
Posted by: gp at June 18, 2026 10:37 AM

Shave 'em off. Go hardwood.

Posted by: HordeSource (tm) at June 18, 2026 10:41 AM (0sNs1)

193 192 Dilemma: Edward Teller eyebrows. I have to remove my reading glasses to trim them. I can't see them well enough to trim them without my reading glasses. Solution: depilatory or fire. Will report back.
Posted by: gp at June 18, 2026 10:37 AM

Shave 'em off. Go hardwood.
Posted by: HordeSource (tm) at June 18, 2026 10:41 AM (0sNs1)

Have your barber trim them. Just a thought.

Posted by: tubal at June 18, 2026 10:42 AM (Gqar8)

194 Apropos of nothing Quanta’s Airlines has announced a non stop Sydney to London flight. 10,000 miles and 22 hours.

Longest flight I ever took was 15 hours and by the end I was starting to go stir crazy. Another 7 hours? Yikes.

Qantas designed planes specifically for this flight, extra fuel tank and the cabin set up to have a limited number of seats, pretty much all premium economy or higher. Imagine 22 hrs in basic economy. Shudder.

Posted by: Heroq at June 18, 2026 10:42 AM (X+Nnd)

195 I recall a few people in his class were asked that, and they said ‘who?’ They didn’t remember him at all, despite all the later myth-making about how he was some big man on campus. I’m certain he was barely there at all. Never went to class. Just spent all his days getting high and fagging around.
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And while we're at it, how was it paid for?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at June 18, 2026 10:43 AM (7PhS+)

196 148 John Pavlovitz
@johnpavlovitz
There. Is. No. Organization. Called. Antifa.
The. Trump. Administration. Is. Arresting. Americans. Who. Oppose. Their. Fascism.
We. The. People. Will. Win.

-
Also John Pavlovitz.

https://tinyurl.com/yc36uxpd
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 18, 2026 10:27 AM (ndZc7)

He think we are stupid. Or he never heard of this invention called the Internet.

Posted by: Cow Demon at June 18, 2026 10:44 AM (T6aVk)

197 102 Art-relevant: the new official portrait of Barack and Big Mike. It looks like a magazine collage done by a 9 year old and features both of them with tattoos they don't actually have for no reason.

https://tinyurl.com/54fyn92j
Posted by: Ian S. at June 18, 2026 10:11 AM (2ocoG)

The bust of MLK looks pissed.

Posted by: Emmie at June 18, 2026 10:44 AM (FMtrg)

198 What the hell is Obama wearing?? A camo suit?

Given how heavily it leans into "see, Barack is actually black!" (the random MLK bust, Hank Aaron in the wallpaper) I think it's a pimp suit. He just needs a Colt 45.

Posted by: Ian S. at June 18, 2026 10:44 AM (2ocoG)

199 194 Apropos of nothing Quanta’s Airlines has announced a non stop Sydney to London flight. 10,000 miles and 22 hours.

Longest flight I ever took was 15 hours and by the end I was starting to go stir crazy. Another 7 hours? Yikes.

Qantas designed planes specifically for this flight, extra fuel tank and the cabin set up to have a limited number of seats, pretty much all premium economy or higher. Imagine 22 hrs in basic economy. Shudder.
Posted by: Heroq at June 18, 2026 10:42 AM (X+Nnd

The feeding and watering of the cattle, er, passengers wouldmbe problematic.

Posted by: tubal at June 18, 2026 10:44 AM (Gqar8)

200 Mooi.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 18, 2026 10:44 AM (RIvkX)

201 But the most remarkable aspect of the painting is the size of Michelle's feet.
Posted by: Emmie at June 18, 2026

***
Well, men's feet tend to be bigger than women's . . .

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 18, 2026 10:44 AM (wzUl9)

202 You can probably trim eyebrows with a beard trimmer.

Posted by: Oglebay at June 18, 2026 10:45 AM (2ap+5)

203 Dilemma: Edward Teller eyebrows. I have to remove my reading glasses to trim them. I can't see them well enough to trim them without my reading glasses. Solution: depilatory or fire. Will report back.
Posted by: gp at June 18, 2026 10:37 AM

#2 guard on a beard trimmer.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 18, 2026 10:45 AM (2YhKe)

204 features both of them with tattoos they don't actually have for no reason

What is the point of showing tattoos which they don't have? What do the tattoos represent or say?
Is the portrait by a black artist and this supposed to show how well (the very wealthy Obamas who went to exclusive schools and are multimillionaires ) represent the "hood" of Chicago?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 18, 2026 10:45 AM (OYsYV)

205 while we're at it, how was it paid for?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at June 18, 2026 10:43 AM (7PhS+)

His (white) mother’s family was well off. He attended a high end private school in Hawaii.

Posted by: Heroq at June 18, 2026 10:45 AM (X+Nnd)

206 Today I learned. The town of Western, Nebraska, home of the UFC plot ringleader, is solidly in eastern Nebraska.

Posted by: From about That Time at June 18, 2026 10:45 AM (sl73Y)

207
She’s twice the size of him.

Posted by: tubal at June 18, 2026 10:41 AM (Gqar

A double-wide for Jamie Gump.

I denounce myself.

Poor taste or funny"? You make the call.

Posted by: naturalfake at June 18, 2026 10:45 AM (iJfKG)

208 Mooi.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 18, 2026 10:44 AM (RIvkX)

Mooi Gooi Gai Pan

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 18, 2026 10:45 AM (2YhKe)

209 An Old Wag. You know, the senior citizen who still thinks the smart remarks he's been using since 1968 are funny.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
++++++++++++
So, the AoS comments section...
Posted by: IllTemperedCu

**********

Why is everyone looking at me all of a sudden?

Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at June 18, 2026 10:45 AM (qgHp7)

210 What the hell is Obama wearing?? A camo suit?

Given how heavily it leans into "see, Barack is actually black!" (the random MLK bust, Hank Aaron in the wallpaper) I think it's a pimp suit. He just needs a Colt 45.
Posted by: Ian S. at June 18, 2026 10:44 AM (2ocoG)
——

‘No Colt 45 for that simping homo!’

— Billy Dee

Posted by: Elric the Blade at June 18, 2026 10:45 AM (aeiyZ)

211 What the hell is Obama wearing?? A camo suit?

Given how heavily it leans into "see, Barack is actually black!" (the random MLK bust, Hank Aaron in the wallpaper) I think it's a pimp suit. He just needs a Colt 45.
Posted by: Ian S. at June 18, 2026

***
The malt liquor or the pistol?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 18, 2026 10:45 AM (wzUl9)

212 161 So can visitors see framed copies of his college transcripts?
Posted by: I gotta ask at June 18, 2026 10:32 AM (7PhS+)

And hopefully His Permanent Record, His Kindergarten Diploma, His…everything.

Posted by: Cow Demon at June 18, 2026 10:46 AM (T6aVk)

213 Some good, some bad. That's it.

For the NPCs, though... these drones have to whipsaw from "Trump's illegal and unjust war of Jew aggression against brown white people" to "Trump's spineless surrender to America's implacable Persian foe" in one day.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 18, 2026 10:34 AM (BI5O2)

I've come to realize two important things about it:
1) yes, in the end we gave Iran everything they asked for and bugged out, about like the US did in Vietnam in '73 - '74.

2) Trump had no choice, because most of the world (including the US) was within 30 days of a very severe recession setting in as oil storage levels around the world went to zero. That would have wrecked the midterms and likely have put the left into power.

Not many noticed but the chairman of Exxon called this about 3 weeks ago. A lot of people ridiculed him for saying that, but clearly Trump believed him. Now oil prices will drop and the midterms will be saved, and most Americans don't care much about foreign affairs anyways.

Posted by: Tom Servo at June 18, 2026 10:46 AM (edUvp)

214 *Apropos of nothing Quanta’s Airlines has announced a non stop Sydney to London flight.*
+++
Almost every time the letter "q" is used in the English language it's followed by a "u."

Except for this: QANTAS.

Know why?

Posted by: Word Nerd at June 18, 2026 10:46 AM (7PhS+)

215 176 "zzzzziiipp!"

Posted by: cmeat at June 18, 2026 10:46 AM (R11M+)

216 while we're at it, how was it paid for?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at June 18, 2026 10:43 AM (7PhS+)

His (white) mother’s family was well off. He attended a high end private school in Hawaii.
Posted by: Heroq at June 18, 2026 10:45 AM (X+Nnd)

You're implying here that Owebama actually paid someone for their work.

Seems there are multiple reports out there that they owe several companies millions in invoiced labor, including black owned businesses.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 18, 2026 10:47 AM (2YhKe)

217 206 Today I learned. The town of Western, Nebraska, home of the UFC plot ringleader, is solidly in eastern Nebraska.
Posted by: From about That Time at June 18, 2026 10:45 AM (sl73Y)

And West, TX is nowhere near west TX.

Posted by: Cow Demon at June 18, 2026 10:47 AM (T6aVk)

218 "Solution: depilatory or fire. Will report back."

AArgh! The fire! It burns! Aaargh! The depilatory! It burns!

"#2 guard on a beard trimmer."

That'll work! Thanks!

Posted by: gp at June 18, 2026 10:47 AM (Jr5Lq)

219 while we're at it, how was it paid for?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at June 18, 2026 10:43 AM (7PhS+)

—-

Dreams from his father

Posted by: Elric the Blade at June 18, 2026 10:47 AM (aeiyZ)

220 @johnpavlovitz
There. Is. No. Organization. Called. Antifa.
The. Trump. Administration. Is. Arresting. Americans. Who. Oppose. Their. Fascism.
We. The. People. Will. Win.

Worst CPT Kirk imitation Evah!

Posted by: Diogenes at June 18, 2026 10:47 AM (2WIwB)

221 Almost every time the letter "q" is used in the English language it's followed by a "u."

Except for this: QANTAS.

Know why?
Posted by: Word Nerd at June 18, 2026

***
And the word "Iraq."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 18, 2026 10:48 AM (wzUl9)

222 The bust of MLK looks pissed.
Posted by: Emmie

So now it's a boob thread?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 18, 2026 10:48 AM (ndZc7)

223 214 *Apropos of nothing Quanta’s Airlines has announced a non stop Sydney to London flight.*
+++
Almost every time the letter "q" is used in the English language it's followed by a "u."

Except for this: QANTAS.

Know why?
Posted by: Word Nerd at June 18, 2026 10:46 AM (7PhS+)

Because QUANTAS is an acronym.

There is also “qwerty”.

: )

Posted by: Cow Demon at June 18, 2026 10:48 AM (T6aVk)

224 Qatar......

Qatucker Qatarlson.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 18, 2026 10:48 AM (2YhKe)

225 178 nair facial.

Posted by: cmeat at June 18, 2026 10:49 AM (R11M+)

226
Because QUANTAS is an acronym.

There is also “qwerty”.

: )
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 18, 2026 10:48 AM (T6aVk)

Autocucumber clearly knows nothing of airlines.

Posted by: Cow Demon at June 18, 2026 10:49 AM (T6aVk)

227 For me, the wholesale destruction of Iran would've been the ideal outcome. Remove its ability to function as a nation state, leave its population immiserated from top to bottom, then go home and keep a baleful eye on things.

But I also understand that nobody else in the modern world still believes in this type of statecraft, so I never presumed this outcome possible.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 18, 2026 10:49 AM (BI5O2)

228 I like the flowers in the official portrait .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 18, 2026 10:50 AM (OYsYV)

229 "I hate Qantas!"
( -- Fussy-looking koala whining about how many tourists the airline was bringing to Australia, in the TV spots from long ago)

(To be fair, all koalas look fussy, so it probably wasn't hard to find one to photograph)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 18, 2026 10:50 AM (wzUl9)

230 Has Trump never seen War Games?

Posted by: Oglebay at June 18, 2026 10:50 AM (2ap+5)

231 For me, the wholesale destruction of Iran would've been the ideal outcome. Remove its ability to function as a nation state, leave its population immiserated from top to bottom, then go home and keep a baleful eye on things.

But I also understand that nobody else in the modern world still believes in this type of statecraft, so I never presumed this outcome possible.

We do still get the baleful eye, at least until the Democrats win again. If we can keep them out in '28 I think there's an excellent chance the 2030 census will end them as a party, though.

Posted by: Ian S. at June 18, 2026 10:51 AM (2ocoG)

232 For the record in New England they have a few words were u does not follow q for example:

Qeeeaaaaaahhhh

As in:

Being stuck in traffic while trying to just get to the pahk to see the Socks and have a beeah is wicket qeeeaaaaaahhhh

Posted by: The left at June 18, 2026 10:51 AM (sKqQm)

233 >https://tinyurl.com/54fyn92j
Posted by: Ian S. at June 18, 2026 10:11 AM
####

Big ol' bag of greasy Five Guys french fries just out of frame.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at June 18, 2026 10:51 AM (7PhS+)

234 178 nair facial.
Posted by: cmeat at June 18, 2026

***
I forget why or how (both of my wives shaved their legs), but I smelled that Nair stuff once. Hyenas would flee from it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 18, 2026 10:51 AM (wzUl9)

235 Autocucumber clearly knows nothing of airlines.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 18, 2026 10:49 AM (T6aVk)

that's autoququmber to you, buddy.

what about qtip?

but maybe it needs a hyphen.

Posted by: Tom Servo at June 18, 2026 10:51 AM (edUvp)

236 Has Trump never seen War Games?
Posted by: Oglebay at June 18, 2026 10:50 AM (2ap+5)

Would it matter? He's a stupid poopyhead that doesn't know what he's doing and never learns anything.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 18, 2026 10:51 AM (2YhKe)

237 I don't see the tats in the Obama portrait.

Posted by: Bulg at June 18, 2026 10:51 AM (77rzZ)

238
Imagine 22 hrs in basic economy. Shudder.
Posted by: Heroq at June 18, 2026 10:42 AM (X+Nnd)

Imagine a 30 hour flight from Elmendorf Air Base in Alaska to Sharm al Sheik, Egypt, in a C5A with the palletized, 50s-era airline seats bolted to the cargo deck, about 300 soldiers using a single chemical toilet and eating USAF box lunches. But we DID get the luxury of several refuelling stops, including Keflavik, Iceland and Sigonella in Sicily.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 18, 2026 10:52 AM (y9nCu)

239 228 I like the flowers in the official portrait .
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 18, 2026 10:50 AM (OYsYV)

You are the quintessential silver lining girl/woman/person. Please, never change. Every website needs a counterbalance.

Posted by: tubal at June 18, 2026 10:52 AM (Gqar8)

240 QANTAS never crashed.

Posted by: Raymond Babbitt at June 18, 2026 10:52 AM (IG3/x)

241 This is a example why I say Impressionists mail it in, with no effort at all

Posted by: Skip at June 18, 2026 10:52 AM (sgkY8)

242 If we can keep them out in '28 I think there's an excellent chance the 2030 census will end them as a party, though.

The 40m or so illegals are baked into districting. Get rid of them or just get the census to stop counting them and the Dems are immediately a small regional party. This doesn't even count their impact in producing fake votes...just the number of rotten boroughs they end up with

Posted by: The left at June 18, 2026 10:52 AM (sKqQm)

243 "Qantas designed planes specifically for this flight, extra fuel tank and the cabin set up to have a limited number of seats"

Extra lavatory tanks.

Posted by: gp at June 18, 2026 10:53 AM (Jr5Lq)

244 164 “love how it mentions that the 'portrait' is in the free portion of the library”

Wait here’s a paid section? LOL.

Predictions on how long it will take before they admit nobody wants to pay and they need a bailout?

Posted by: Archimedes at June 18, 2026 10:53 AM (Riz8t)

245 Seems there are multiple reports out there that they owe several companies millions in invoiced labor, including black owned businesses.

A report I saw suggested he specifically wasn't paying black owned businesses. I guess they should've been grateful to be building the Obamausoleum.

Posted by: Ian S. at June 18, 2026 10:53 AM (2ocoG)

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