Hark! The Herald Angels Sing! Glory To The ONT!

Welcome to the Friday ONT! You guys are a real enough world for me.

Fido and feline Friday: Hey baby

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Ketchup burger?

Heavenly sandwich

Ta dah!

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Kollege

Moo

America the beautiful

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There's a thing going on on social media that's fantastic. Foreign fans here for the World Cup are posting all about how great this county is, great food, friendly people, lovely vistas, and it's just the most wholesome thing in the world.

Golden calf

Time keeps on slippin'

Playing chicken

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New idea for my will

Today's insanity

Blast from the past

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The left

Perry the platypus?

Red 9

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When Leafs get uppity

Call me Moon Moon

Japan is building up their military

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They ain't lion

Tonight's ONT has been brought to you by dragons:

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1 Time Machine at work!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 19, 2026 09:58 PM (ZVgZ4)

2 Yay, ONT!

Posted by: Blanco Basura -Z28.310 at June 19, 2026 09:58 PM (+9wcF)

3 Goodnight everyone

Posted by: Skip at June 19, 2026 09:59 PM (Ia/+0)

4 Was watching another depressing movie., have to find happier ones

Posted by: Skip at June 19, 2026 09:59 PM (Ia/+0)

5 Sorry I'm late, I had to patch the doghouse, it was riddled with bullet holes.

Again.

CURSE YOU, RED BARON!

Posted by: tankdemon at June 19, 2026 09:59 PM (LrJiL)

6 Wow! My first first!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 19, 2026 09:59 PM (ZVgZ4)

7 And I looked, and behold! A rider on a pale horse. Or was it a giraffe on the ONT? I may need glasses

Posted by: mindful webworker - Jose, can you si? at June 19, 2026 10:00 PM (9bb3y)

8 You're welcome.

Posted by: Cameron Burgess at June 19, 2026 10:03 PM (gKWVE)

9 Don’t do martial arts without your glasses. And don’t fight with your glasses on!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 19, 2026 10:03 PM (ZVgZ4)

10 New idea for my will

You can't just bypass hundreds of years of lichdom and go straight to demilichdom.

Posted by: mikeski at June 19, 2026 10:04 PM (VHUov)

11 I think the wolf meme is a reflection of me.

Posted by: Piper at June 19, 2026 10:04 PM (OoFl2)

12 Hello, Horde! 😊💕

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at June 19, 2026 10:06 PM (SRRAx)

13 Sorry I'm late, I had to patch the doghouse, it was riddled with bullet holes.

Again.

CURSE YOU, RED BARON!
Posted by: tankdemon at June 19, 2026 09:59 PM (LrJiL)

At least you didn't meet an angry dragon, and watch it fall in flames and ash while your parachute burned.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 19, 2026 10:06 PM (qx7Zg)

14 I think most of my problems could be solved if I had a dragon.

Except attracting girls.

Well.....no, that's definitely out.

Posted by: Dr. T at June 19, 2026 10:07 PM (jGGMD)

15 Yo!

Posted by: RandomDave at June 19, 2026 10:07 PM (aJQbY)

16 .303 / 7.70×56
.308 / 7.62×51

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 19, 2026 10:07 PM (VPNgR)

17
Both of the wolves are whores?

Posted by: four seasons at June 19, 2026 10:08 PM (/QHx4)

18 I've seen video clips before of idiots stating that "Jesus was trans because Mary couldn't give birth to a male without a father," before. If that's the case, Iwonder how they explain the need for Jesus to get circumcised.

Posted by: tankdemon at June 19, 2026 10:09 PM (LrJiL)

19 >>There's a thing going on on social media that's fantastic. Foreign fans here for the World Cup are posting all about how great this county is, great food, friendly people, lovely vistas, and it's just the most wholesome thing in the world.

I completely agree.

Posted by: JackStraw at June 19, 2026 10:09 PM (viF8m)

20 No one top twenty reads any content.

Posted by: From about That Time at June 19, 2026 10:11 PM (sl73Y)

21 What the...Oh, this is Friday, I see.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 19, 2026 10:11 PM (VPNgR)

22 Japan is building up their military

I think I've seen some of those scenes in Godzilla movies.

Thank you WD!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at June 19, 2026 10:11 PM (B0dAE)

23 Iwonder how they explain the need for [XX] Jesus to get circumcised.
Posted by: tankdemon at June 19, 2026 10:09 PM (LrJiL)

Oh! Ask us!

Posted by: the muslims at June 19, 2026 10:11 PM (gKWVE)

24 I accidently watched a bit of ABC news today.

Holy smokes is it garbage. Juvenile, shallow and as non-informative as it could be.

Posted by: Tonypete at June 19, 2026 10:12 PM (ItpVy)

25 17
Both of the wolves are whores?
Posted by: four seasons

Whoa. That came out of left field. Not ok.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 19, 2026 10:12 PM (21WNI)

26 >>There's a thing going on on social media that's fantastic. Foreign fans here for the World Cup are posting all about how great this county is, great food, friendly people, lovely vistas, and it's just the most wholesome thing in the world.

I completely agree.
Posted by: JackStraw

The last guy was going gaga over Chipotle.

How bad are the restaurants in the rest of the world?

Posted by: mikeski at June 19, 2026 10:12 PM (VHUov)

27 17
Both of the wolves are whores?

Posted by: four seasons at June 19, 2026 10:08 PM (/QHx4)

Where did I put that 20 dollar bill?

Posted by: tankdemon at June 19, 2026 10:13 PM (LrJiL)

28 That ketchup nothing-burger reminds me of the "none pizza with left beef" from... has it been almost two decades already?

Posted by: Another Anon at June 19, 2026 10:14 PM (4h45B)

29 Time keeps on slippin'

Japan is building up their military

While I was not born when the Nips got frisky, I read a lot of comic books in which they were definitely the bad guys.

I'm awfully glad they're on our side this time.

Posted by: Archimedes at June 19, 2026 10:14 PM (Riz8t)

30
Foreign fans here for the World Cup are posting all about how great this county is, great food, friendly people, lovely vistas, and it's just the most wholesome thing in the world.

____________

And their MSM and ours are saying, "Who are you going to believe, us or your lying eyes and taste buds?"

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 19, 2026 10:14 PM (O0L8i)

31
Time Machine at work!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit

Does it go to 802701?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 19, 2026 10:14 PM (Cqx++)

32 There's a thing going on on social media that's fantastic. Foreign fans here for the World Cup are posting all about how great this county is, great food, friendly people, lovely vistas, and it's just the most wholesome thing in the world.

I completely agree.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 19, 2026 10:09 PM (viF8m)

I was informed that it was all fakey fake clickbait, or something.

I choose to ignore them. There is something happening. A lot of the folks coming here for the World Cup have lived their entire lives learning that America was horrible. And they are not the old money rich folks on some kind of beer and wine safari. They are regular folks who flew over coach to see their teams.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I'm not weird, your face is weird! at June 19, 2026 10:14 PM (0aYVJ)

33 If that's the case, Iwonder how they explain the need for Jesus to get circumcised.

Posted by: tankdemon at June 19, 2026 10:09 PM (LrJiL)
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Requesting thought, critical thinking and logic at the same time is a bit much for these people.
_when synapses collide

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 19, 2026 10:14 PM (VPNgR)

34 I realize this is not the point of the chicken meme, which I watched several times and enjoyed.

Mostly because it is how I feel right now but without that much drama.

How did the chicken get into the room with the balloon on her head and then pop it?

My day: my dude had a peridontist mess with him for a gum graft. Apparently braces in the past can cause receeding gums for his front lower teeth (otherwise perfect with one cavity in his entire life). I hate dental work like this, and wisdom teeth were enough for my sons.

His graft site (roof of mouth) bled like a gunshot wound for 30min. I had to peer in there with a flashlight and discuss this grossness with their office. A suture has maybe popped and I told him he could not remove it. He can't spit, either, and I am thinking if you do not like blood you would not have enjoyed our event.

I am a nurse and did not enjoy it but it FINALLY quit bleeding with pressure/gauze, wet teabag, and ice on his cheek.

All was well til he tried to take a nap (head elevated) and then texted me he was bleeding a lot.

I do hope this is not how my night is going to be.

The bad pain from graft starts in 3 days.

I may take drugs soon, too.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at June 19, 2026 10:15 PM (hzuYO)

35 No one top twenty reads any content.
Posted by: From about That Time

Hey, I was top-ten with a comment about the Content.

And "first" on the lawyer thread, with a comment about the Content. And a sock change.

Of course, that way of thinking means I've been "first" maybe 6 or 8 times, ever.....

Posted by: mikeski at June 19, 2026 10:16 PM (VHUov)

36 I think the wolf meme is a reflection of me.

Two wolf moon moon.

Posted by: Archimedes at June 19, 2026 10:16 PM (Riz8t)

37 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at June 19, 2026 10:17 PM (WBro8)

38 Heh....South Park photo at the top. The character's name is Jenkins (after Leeeee Roooooyyyyy Jennnnnnkins...which was staged, btw). And the character is based on a real live person who used to be a developer at that company before it became Blizzard. His name is Joeyray Hall....and he really looks like that.

Posted by: Orson at June 19, 2026 10:18 PM (dIske)

39 36 I think the wolf meme is a reflection of me.

Two wolf moon moon.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 19, 2026

I feel like this could be the start of a song.

Posted by: Piper at June 19, 2026 10:19 PM (OoFl2)

40 Past and Future:

Bring payphones back. But they're giant touchscreens made to look like iPhones. And the audio is always set to speakers, so everyone else hears your conversation (just like regular iPhone users in public). Camera, however, stays disabled. No need to share THAT much about your babydaddy chillax'n at your home.

Posted by: Another Anon at June 19, 2026 10:19 PM (4h45B)

41 Mississippi residents are richer, on average, than UK citizens. Does that help explain the restaurant discrepancy?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 19, 2026 10:19 PM (ZVgZ4)

42 Both of the wolves are whores?
Posted by: four seasons

I think you call them "bitches" when they're canines.

Posted by: mikeski at June 19, 2026 10:19 PM (VHUov)

43 36 I think the wolf meme is a reflection of me.

Two wolf moon moon.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 19, 2026 10:16 PM (Riz8t)

++++++++++

M-O-O-N spells moon.

Posted by: Tom Cullen at June 19, 2026 10:20 PM (dIske)

44
I am very old school.

You don't live together to try it out.

Flame me i don't give a shit

.

Posted by: four seasons at June 19, 2026 10:20 PM (/QHx4)

45 I think most of my problems could be solved if I had a dragon.

Except attracting girls.
Posted by: Dr. T

Would your choice on Friends have been Phoebe, over Rachel or Monica? Then it could work.

"Yeah, this is my baby dragon. I've got a baby unicorn in the van over there....."

Posted by: mikeski at June 19, 2026 10:22 PM (VHUov)

46 Thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 19, 2026 10:22 PM (G3T/K)

47
Mississippi residents are richer, on average, than UK citizens.

___________

Take Greater London out of the calculations and it's even more glaring.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 19, 2026 10:22 PM (O0L8i)

48 22 Japan is building up their military
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and their neighbors. Gave some boats to the Philippines, sold some naval high tech to India along with personal assistance also new, never before internal legislation OK'ing sharing home made sekret tech with neighbors. Included in alliance is Taiwan, Viet Nam Thighland, and other South China Sea friends.
Xi has more than Trump to worry about.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 19, 2026 10:23 PM (VPNgR)

49 Speaking of restaurant mix-ups, years ago, our group of friends played on a co-ed softball team. We would always go for pizza afterwards.

One time, there were a lot of extra people who went to the pizza place, so in order to make sure that the staff wouldn't get too confused, the person who ordered for us got an order form and dutifully proceeded to order separate pizzas. Made a "list" of it with 1), 2), 3), etc. I think we had 6 or 7 pizzas ordered that evening.

About 30 minutes later, the owner came to us rather sheepishly and asked if any if us would like to buy the "extra" pizzas for $5 apiece.

Turns out one of the new employees misunderstood and thought we wanted 1 of this pizza, 2 of the next pizza, 3 of the following pizza, etc.

We still laugh about that all these years later 😂😂😂

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at June 19, 2026 10:23 PM (SRRAx)

50 There Moon

Posted by: Eyegore at June 19, 2026 10:23 PM (Cqx++)

51 >>The last guy was going gaga over Chipotle.

>>How bad are the restaurants in the rest of the world?

The everyday stuff that most of us eat are ok. But nowhere has the kind of variety and abundance we do here. And even when they try to copy a hamburger most places do not succeed. Their overall experience is just not close. And most of us are pretty friendly and good people. And trust me, even when some of us get real barbecue we get a little misty, imagine how bad UK barbecue is.

The average American lives really well compared to the rest of the world. There's a reason so many try to break in here and so few want to leave.

Posted by: JackStraw at June 19, 2026 10:24 PM (viF8m)

52
It is Ace. . Aren't we allowed to express our opinions here?

Oh no, I might have offended someone here.

Posted by: four seasons at June 19, 2026 10:25 PM (/QHx4)

53 Japan is building up their military

I think I've seen some of those scenes in Godzilla movies.

Thank you WD!
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at June 19, 2026 10:11 PM (B0dAE)

Sort of looks like an AI production, putting Japanese insignia an American soldiers and weapons?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 19, 2026 10:26 PM (1z8ji)

54 Bad taxidermy is FUN taxidermy.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 19, 2026 10:26 PM (6/7Fs)

55 I see Scogg has arrived. Nobody cares.

Posted by: Archimedes at June 19, 2026 10:27 PM (Riz8t)

56 One time, there were a lot of extra people who went to the pizza place, so in order to make sure that the staff wouldn't get too confused, the person who ordered for us got an order form and dutifully proceeded to order separate pizzas. Made a "list" of it with 1), 2), 3), etc. I think we had 6 or 7 pizzas ordered that evening.

About 30 minutes later, the owner came to us rather sheepishly and asked if any if us would like to buy the "extra" pizzas for $5 apiece.

Turns out one of the new employees misunderstood and thought we wanted 1 of this pizza, 2 of the next pizza, 3 of the following pizza, etc.

We still laugh about that all these years later 😂😂😂
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth

.....and to this day, the owner gets pissed when he hears "The Twelve Days Of Christmas."

Posted by: mikeski at June 19, 2026 10:27 PM (VHUov)

57 I just got a 4th of July party invitation from a former classmate. Possibly the most liberal person I know.

I figure my husband and I, if he survives this weekend's fun of dental recovery, and I would be the only conservatives there. Far outnumbered, big time. I think not!

I'm going to RSVP thank you but we have plans (to stay home possibly, but I cannot deal with Trump haters in one large group on our country's 250th birthday).

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at June 19, 2026 10:27 PM (hzuYO)

58
Of course, that way of thinking means I've been "first" maybe 6 or 8 times, ever.....

Posted by: mikesk
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Bragging about your fast computer, eh?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 19, 2026 10:27 PM (VPNgR)

59 Japan is building up their military
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Need more Gundam

Posted by: Methos at June 19, 2026 10:28 PM (vSvIl)

60 Damn that broomhandle mauser looks fun.

The blue diamond eye skull thing....man I sooo want that.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 19, 2026 10:28 PM (snZF9)

61 Alvin York hailed from the Three Forks of the Wolf (River).

Posted by: mrp at June 19, 2026 10:28 PM (rj6Yv)

62 >>>And they are not the old money rich folks on some kind of beer and wine safari. They are regular folks who flew over coach to see their teams.

Posted by: Pug Mahon,
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Evangelical America, I hope this helps them back home.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 19, 2026 10:30 PM (VPNgR)

63

A lot what is wrong in our country is the lack of commitment.

Posted by: four seasons at June 19, 2026 10:30 PM (/QHx4)

64 59 Japan is building up their military
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Need more Gundam

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We lost the Philippines last time this happened.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 19, 2026 10:30 PM (6/7Fs)

65 I am very old school.
You don't live together to try it out.
Flame me i don't give a shit
Posted by: four seasons
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I've done the "living in sin" thing before. But didn't want to do it again after BF passed away.

Now-hubby invited me to move in, but I said no. I had a job & house, all settled in. He wanted to know why not...Because I don't want to *play house*

About a month after we married, I asked boss for a week off-- for moving. He was concerned: "Already?! But you just got married!"

Uh, yeah dude... it's time to move IN.

Posted by: JQ at June 19, 2026 10:32 PM (rdVOm)

66 44 I am very old school.
You don't live together to try it out.
Flame me i don't give a shit

Posted by: four seasons at June 19, 2026 10:20 PM (/QHx4)

We lived together for a while before getting married because we were paying our own way through college, and both families thought we were too young to get married.

The difference was that we KNEW we wanted to get married - we weren't doing a trial run.

We celebrate 46 years of wedded bliss in August. 💕💕💕💕

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at June 19, 2026 10:32 PM (SRRAx)

67 59 Japan is building up their military
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Need more Gundam

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We lost the Philippines last time this happened.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 19, 2026 10:30 PM (6/7Fs)
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Japan kicked their defense spending into high gear after the Norks launched IRBMs over the Home Islands back in the 90s.

Posted by: mrp at June 19, 2026 10:32 PM (rj6Yv)

68 No one top twenty reads any content.
Posted by: From about That Time at June 19, 2026 10:11 PM (sl73Y)

Absolutely! You’d miss the top 10 or worse if you did. But you can go back and read at leisure after first posting, and I do.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 19, 2026 10:32 PM (ZVgZ4)

69 I'm going to RSVP thank you but we have plans (to stay home possibly, but I cannot deal with Trump haters in one large group on our country's 250th birthday).

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at June 19, 2026 10:27 PM (hzuYO)

yeah uh...sorry I can't make it. I got ball surgery with a rusty soup can lid scheduled that day and I don't want to miss that.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 19, 2026 10:32 PM (snZF9)

70 Evening all,

Hope all are doing well.

Posted by: Joyenz at June 19, 2026 10:33 PM (2F0/Y)

71 I see Scogg has arrived. Nobody cares.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 19, 2026 10:27 PM (Riz8t)

?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 19, 2026 10:33 PM (1z8ji)

72 Requesting thought, critical thinking and logic at the same time is a bit much for these people.
Posted by: Braenyard

They do have a rudimentary sort of cunning, as shown by the "The Left" meme up there.

Posted by: mikeski at June 19, 2026 10:34 PM (VHUov)

73 4 Was watching another depressing movie., have to find happier ones

Posted by: Skip at June 19, 2026 09:59 PM (Ia/+0)

Look up the Amelia "Deport Deport now" song or any of the world cup tourist videos. They will put a smile on your face. Also, watch the chicken balloon video over a few times.

Posted by: moki at June 19, 2026 10:34 PM (wLjpr)

74 four seasons
Please stop.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 19, 2026 10:34 PM (A5RD0)

75 Might have to send some B-29s to Tinian.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 19, 2026 10:35 PM (Cqx++)

76 Posted by: JackStraw at June 19, 2026 10:24 PM (viF8m)

___________________

I hate to admit it, but tipping is a factor in the US. Not so much fast food, but any restaurant above and beyond. I spent quite a bit of time traveling, and the US is pretty much the only place that encourages tips in restaurants. You are the patron. The waiter and the chef try to be patronizing. So they, for the most part, will go that extra step in food quality and service. Europeans are mystified by these perks.

In the rest of the world it's a different atmosphere altogether. In a lot of restaurants (especially in France) they act like they're doing you a favor by allowing you to eat there. I'm not talking about the high end Michelin star restaurants. I'm talking about cafes and mid-level. They put as much effort into their entres as well....CBD may disagree, but I walked out of more than one restaurant in Europe, including one in Belgium that had a tomato worm in the salad bigger than my finger.

Posted by: Orson at June 19, 2026 10:36 PM (dIske)

77 that c-96 does not look like a standard full-auto. It seems to lack the happy-fun switch on the left hand side.

Posted by: Kindltot at June 19, 2026 10:36 PM (rbvCR)

78 All was well til he tried to take a nap (head elevated) and then texted me he was bleeding a lot.

I do hope this is not how my night is going to be.

The bad pain from graft starts in 3 days.

I may take drugs soon, too.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at June 19, 2026 10:15 PM (hzuYO)

I seriously hope he isn't on blood thinners, for both your sakes.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 19, 2026 10:37 PM (qx7Zg)

79 I am very old school.
You don't live together to try it out.
Flame me i don't give a shit

Posted by: four seasons

I agree. If you go into it with a 'trying it out' mentality, you'll always be straddling the fence, never jumping in the deep end, to mix metaphors. Commit mentally, emotionally, and if possible ceremonially, before you commit physically, and it will all go smoother.

I say this as an engaged-until-we-can-marry-no-matter-the-obstacles guy

Posted by: RandomDave at June 19, 2026 10:37 PM (aJQbY)

80 Oh, murky mirthfulness, WeirdDave. This was one heckuva Friday ONT.

Furriners feasting America had me grinning like crazy.

Dogs getting startled had me roaring with laughter; the table getting upended was the icing on the cake.

The D&D video: never played D&D, but this is exactly how I always presumed it would be.

Japan building up? I've said it before, I'll say it again, Japan is getting militant. Germany wants to have the biggest military force in Europe. Meloni better start getting the trains to run on time, IYKWIMAITTYD.

About the moo cows, though, from a ranch-dwelling Okie, let me advise you, the cowboys can tell you all those bent-up tailgates and bashed-in sides on their pick'm'ups aren't from traffic accidents, they're from the cattle just crowding around thinking they're going to be fed. They can crush you just by accident.

Mamas with calves are nothing to be trifled with.

And then there's the bulls.

Speaking of: Daughter in high schoolbrought some city boys out here once, and seeing the herd of angus in the field, they asked, "Do you milk those cows?" Sure, I said, go out and milk that big one with just one udder. Living in cattle country and that dumb. Sheesh!🤠

Posted by: mindful webworker - bow wow moo hic at June 19, 2026 10:39 PM (9bb3y)

81 that c-96 does not look like a standard full-auto. It seems to lack the happy-fun switch on the left hand side.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 19, 2026 10:36 PM (rbvCR)

I did not know that any C96 was full-auto. Full auto on any weapon that can only load 8 or 9 rounds is damned stupid. Hit one attacker, miss the rest, then use the gun as a club when the remaining attackers swarm you.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 19, 2026 10:39 PM (1z8ji)

82 My (36F) husband (41M) has some disturbing requests for after he's passed away.

Stupid linear brain. I read this as "My thirty-six-year-old female husband....." and my brain didn't stop to reorder it until the (41M) part didn't fit into the sentence.

Posted by: mikeski at June 19, 2026 10:40 PM (VHUov)

83 Don't get the Lion CVS gum .

Posted by: polynikes at June 19, 2026 10:41 PM (KC5Lt)

84 that c-96 does not look like a standard full-auto. It seems to lack the happy-fun switch on the left hand side.
Posted by: Kindltot

I did not know that any C96 was full-auto. Full auto on any weapon that can only load 8 or 9 rounds is damned stupid. Hit one attacker, miss the rest, then use the gun as a club when the remaining attackers swarm you.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

I think you'd get swarmed while you were assembling and loading your CCW jigsaw puzzle.

Posted by: mikeski at June 19, 2026 10:42 PM (VHUov)

85 New idea for my will

OMG. You can DO THAT?!

Posted by: GWB at June 19, 2026 10:42 PM (kU0PQ)

86 Don't get the Lion CVS gum .
Posted by: polynikes

Internet Meme that the minimum length of a CVS receipt is seven yards.

Posted by: mikeski at June 19, 2026 10:42 PM (VHUov)

87 I think living together to try it out when you’re 20 is different than when you’re 50.

At 50. You’re not being a whore. Or a tramp. Youre not going to be a baby mama on the dole.

Don’t be a judgemental bitch.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 19, 2026 10:43 PM (LdAYY)

88 We lived together for a while before getting married because we were paying our own way through college, and both families thought we were too young to get married.

The difference was that we KNEW we wanted to get married - we weren't doing a trial run.

We celebrate 46 years of wedded bliss in August. 💕💕💕💕
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at June 19, 2026 10:32 PM (SRRAx)

I’m glad you kids are no longer living in sin.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 19, 2026 10:43 PM (ZVgZ4)

89 *COB HAT ON*.

Four seasons, enough. You can keep your lily white legs together or your teeny little dick dry all you want, but you don't get to lecture other people about what they do, Enough. It ends NOW

Posted by: Weirddave at June 19, 2026 10:44 PM (df/te)

90 80 Speaking of: Daughter in high schoolbrought some city boys out here once, and seeing the herd of angus in the field, they asked, "Do you milk those cows?" Sure, I said, go out and milk that big one with just one udder. Living in cattle country and that dumb. Sheesh!🤠
Posted by: mindful webworker - bow wow moo hic at June 19, 2026 10:39 PM (9bb3y)

The Wisconsin Democratic Party put out a "Happy Dairy Month" Tweet with a picture of 2 bulls.

Posted by: tankdemon at June 19, 2026 10:45 PM (LrJiL)

91 Need to send the Japanese military vid to Xi just in case he hasn't been paying attention.

Posted by: polynikes at June 19, 2026 10:45 PM (KC5Lt)

92 LOL... Living together has saved me from TWO divorce settlements... and a whole bunch of money over the years.

Posted by: Romeo13 at June 19, 2026 10:46 PM (mP0Kj)

93 I think living together to try it out when you’re 20 is different than when you’re 50.

At 50. You’re not being a whore. Or a tramp. Youre not going to be a baby mama on the dole.

Agreed.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 19, 2026 10:46 PM (1z8ji)

94 The Wisconsin Democratic Party put out a "Happy Dairy Month" Tweet with a picture of 2 bulls.
Posted by: tankdemon at June 19, 2026 10:45 PM (LrJiL)

I chuckled when I saw that.

"Sorry, Dad"

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I'm not weird, your face is weird! at June 19, 2026 10:47 PM (0aYVJ)

95 83 Don't get the Lion CVS gum .

Posted by: polynikes at June 19, 2026 10:41 PM (KC5Lt)

CVS is notorious for extremely long receipts even for just one or two items.

Posted by: tankdemon at June 19, 2026 10:47 PM (LrJiL)

96 I did not know that any C96 was full-auto. Full auto on any weapon that can only load 8 or 9 rounds is damned stupid. Hit one attacker, miss the rest, then use the gun as a club when the remaining attackers swarm you.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 19, 2026 10:39 PM (1z8ji)

The schnellfeur was a Mauser design for the 30's, Astra also made the 712 which was full auto. Both used detachable magazines and were generally meant to sell to China. There were other sales too, but mostly they were sold to China

The one in the video may have been modified, or it might have a busted sear. That one, though, was a model for WWI in 9mm from the hammer and the grips.

Posted by: Kindltot at June 19, 2026 10:47 PM (rbvCR)

97 >>There's a thing going on on social media that's fantastic. Foreign fans here for the World Cup are posting all about how great this county is, great food, friendly people, lovely vistas, and it's just the most wholesome thing in the world.

I completely agree.
Posted by: JackStraw

The last guy was going gaga over Chipotle.

How bad are the restaurants in the rest of the world?
Posted by: mikeski
====

Sometimes anything new and palatable is awesome.

That or have another plate of spotted dick and whirled peas...

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 19, 2026 10:47 PM (/lPRQ)

98 >>I hate to admit it, but tipping is a factor in the US. Not so much fast food, but any restaurant above and beyond. I spent quite a bit of time traveling, and the US is pretty much the only place that encourages tips in restaurants. You are the patron. The waiter and the chef try to be patronizing. So they, for the most part, will go that extra step in food quality and service. Europeans are mystified by these perks.

But that's on a different level from most of what is being posted on social media. The people posting are big sports fans, they aren't here to sample fine dining and stay in fancy place or even mid-level places. They are here for the World Cup. They raving about Buc-eess and Chipolte and bars with cheese steaks.

As I'm sure you know from traveling they are fed a bigger dose censorship and far left government than we are. And they've heard we MAGA types of the devil.

World Cup is so much bigger to these people than the Super Bowl is to us. Some of them are here for weeks. They came to party and got way better than they expected. Kinda cool. Yea us.

Posted by: JackStraw at June 19, 2026 10:48 PM (viF8m)

99 I've done the "living in sin" thing before. But didn't want to do it again after BF passed away.

Now-hubby invited me to move in, but I said no. I had a job & house, all settled in. He wanted to know why not...Because I don't want to *play house*

About a month after we married, I asked boss for a week off-- for moving. He was concerned: "Already?! But you just got married!"

Uh, yeah dude... it's time to move IN.

Posted by: JQ at June 19, 2026 10:32 PM (rdVOm)

We did it all out of order. We found a house first, then got engaged, then married, then moved into the house. My roman catholic genuine Italian grandmother would have lost her shit if we even thought about moving in before we were married. I would have done it, but I didn't want to be blamed for granny wearing black the rest of her life and whipping herself like Silas in the Da Vinci code.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 19, 2026 10:48 PM (snZF9)

100 I did not know that any C96 was full-auto. Full auto on any weapon that can only load 8 or 9 rounds is damned stupid. Hit one attacker, miss the rest, then use the gun as a club when the remaining attackers swarm you.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 19, 2026 10:39 PM (1z8ji)
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IIRC, WSC carried a C96 in a cavalry charge at Omdruman. I bet it was switched to semi-auto

Posted by: mrp at June 19, 2026 10:49 PM (rj6Yv)

101 I'm pretty sure lots of folks were having picnics and hanging out April 11th 1861. Heck there were probably fewer people being killed by Democrats at that point.

Also fuck that chicken.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at June 19, 2026 10:49 PM (xcxpd)

102 Disappointed in the Japanese military video.

Gojira wasn't in it, at all. I mean, come on, you're Japan. Get with the game.

Posted by: GWB at June 19, 2026 10:49 PM (kU0PQ)

103 And they are not the old money rich folks on some kind of beer and wine safari. They are regular folks who flew over coach to see their teams.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, I'm not weird, your face is weird!

Does mean they cannot go on a beer, wine, liquor safari with all the small producers and free tasting tours.

I highly recommend it.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 19, 2026 10:50 PM (/lPRQ)

104 My daughter went to a Red Sox game, annual corporate thing,.and spent the game being entertained by Scots in Boston for the world cup. Scots closed down Sam Adams tap room, out of beer.

Posted by: From about That Time at June 19, 2026 10:50 PM (sl73Y)

105 CVS is notorious for extremely long receipts even for just one or two items.
Posted by: tankdemon at June 19, 2026 10:47 PM (LrJi

Thanks I was not aware of that. And I used to manage a CVS when they were a small northeast company run out of Woonsocket, RI.

Posted by: polynikes at June 19, 2026 10:52 PM (KC5Lt)

106 Alvin York hailed from the Three Forks of the Wolf (River).
Posted by: mrp

That is up by Pall Mall, Fentress County. You really can't get much farther out or you'd be going back in.

Posted by: Tonypete at June 19, 2026 10:52 PM (ItpVy)

107 You want hilarious and depressing video, catch KeroNgb on Ewe Tube. He posts interviews with college students from the Atlanta area, asking general knowledge questions like name three countries outside the US or what’s 18 divided by 3 or how many dimes in a dollar? These college-admitted students can’t answer! How long is a quarter of an hour? Most common answer: 25 minutes ‘cause a quarter, right. Some of these kids run the cash register at work! Here comes our next generation of doctors, engineers, and politicians!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 19, 2026 10:53 PM (ZVgZ4)

108 Shit, I could never live with a woman before marriage. She'd figure out what a pain in the ass I am before she was trapped by the vows.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at June 19, 2026 10:53 PM (DL7HR)

109 Disappointed in the Japanese military video.

Gojira wasn't in it, at all. I mean, come on, you're Japan. Get with the game.
Posted by: GWB at June 19, 2026 10:49 PM (kU0PQ)

Also missing Mothra and Gamora. They're probably close to Mechagojira(sp.) though.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 19, 2026 10:54 PM (qx7Zg)

110 IIRC, WSC carried a C96 in a cavalry charge at Omdruman. I bet it was switched to semi-auto
Posted by: mrp at June 19, 2026 10:49 PM (rj6Yv)

Indeed it was, but there was no switch then. Semi-auto was all you got. Churchill gave high praise to his Broomhandle Mauser, too.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 19, 2026 10:54 PM (1z8ji)

111 Does mean they cannot go on a beer, wine, liquor safari with all the small producers and free tasting tours.

I highly recommend it.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 19, 2026 10:50 PM (/lPRQ)

They choose to drain Boston of all of its beer.

Man, I love that story.

Fooking Scots.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Ulster Scot at June 19, 2026 10:54 PM (0aYVJ)

112 Take a minute:

youtube.com/watch?v=DADmZdbQ9x8

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 19, 2026 10:54 PM (VPNgR)

113
Got married first. I didn't and Her Majesty didn't want us living together first because of the stepdaughter.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 19, 2026 10:55 PM (O0L8i)

114 The phone booth meme makes me think of my grandparents who lived from riding horseback and oil lamps to watching men on the Moon. We’re going through similar changes today, we just haven’t noticed!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 19, 2026 10:56 PM (ZVgZ4)

115 "Politics is Hollywood for the ugly".

- Rush Limbaugh

Posted by: Ol Faithful at June 19, 2026 10:56 PM (hyQrc)

116 I keep telling the wife to encase my naked corpse in lucite and put me in the living room as the coffee table or front door like a cigar store indian.

That or roll me into the ditch and the gators will take care of the rest...

I think it'll be the later.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 19, 2026 10:57 PM (/lPRQ)

117 Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 19, 2026 10:23 PM (VPNgR)

"Thighland"?

Posted by: GWB at June 19, 2026 10:57 PM (kU0PQ)

118
Bad taxidermy is FUN taxidermy.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)

==============

Same for fine art restoration!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 19, 2026 10:57 PM (XJ22o)

119 Where did all these Worldcuppers get the money to buy airline tickets? Never heard of such an invasion here (Beatles!). Are they all upper class.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 19, 2026 10:58 PM (Cqx++)

120 I would have done it, but I didn't want to be blamed for granny wearing black the rest of her life and whipping herself like Silas in the Da Vinci code.
Posted by: Berserker

LMAO! You're a good grandson!

Posted by: JQ at June 19, 2026 10:58 PM (rdVOm)

121 "Politics is Hollywood for the ugly".

- Rush Limbaugh
Posted by: Ol Faithful at June 19, 2026 10:56 PM (hyQrc)

Nope. Not gonna do it. Nosiree.

Not gonna repeat my comment from earlier today on 2028.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 19, 2026 10:59 PM (qx7Zg)

122 Touch screens/pads are works of the devil.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 19, 2026 10:59 PM (VPNgR)

123 The phone booth meme makes me think of my grandparents who lived from riding horseback and oil lamps to watching men on the Moon. We’re going through similar changes today, we just haven’t noticed!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 19, 2026 10:56 PM (ZVgZ4)

My grandparents were a little younger (1915ish), but yeah, they saw some amazing advances in a very short time frame. Grandpa ended up working for Boeing and NASA.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Ulster Scot at June 19, 2026 10:59 PM (0aYVJ)

124
"Politics is Hollywood for the ugly".

- Rush Limbaugh
Posted by: Ol Faithful

===============

Politics' rejoinder: Hollywood is Washington's ATM.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 19, 2026 10:59 PM (XJ22o)

125 I've told my wife and my funeral director buddy to just sit me in a chair on the front porch with some type of mechanical apparatus that moves my arm in a wave.

Buddy - "Uhhhh, I really don't think I can do that."

Posted by: Tonypete at June 19, 2026 11:00 PM (ItpVy)

126 Might have to send some B-29s to Tinian.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

I believe Tinian airfield is quietly being reactivated.
A couple of other Pacific island airfields have recently been restored (google Earth, etc).

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 19, 2026 11:00 PM (/lPRQ)

127
Nope. Not gonna do it. Nosiree.

Not gonna repeat my comment from earlier today on 2028.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

=============

Oh yes you are.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 19, 2026 11:00 PM (XJ22o)

128 112 Take a minute:

youtube.com/watch?v=DADmZdbQ9x8

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 19, 2026 10:54 PM (VPNgR)

Good, but at this time of the night, I sort of was waiting for an Indian Head test pattern and the station to go off the air. Guess I fit that pay phone meme better than I thought.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 19, 2026 11:01 PM (ZVgZ4)

129 I'm gonna outlive my wife. Because she's a quitter. Always talking about how she don't want to live super long. But if I died first, I'd want to be preserved like Jeremy Bentham so I too could demystify death. And by demystify death, I mean be rolled out on a handtruck on special occasions or wheeled out into the driveway to gaze upon the neighbors from The Beyond.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at June 19, 2026 11:01 PM (DL7HR)

130 I think I saw a front door mat for All Hail Eris.

Hold on. We're probably not wearing pants.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 19, 2026 11:01 PM (qx7Zg)

131 I don't see any books in here, so pants are optional

Posted by: gKWVE at June 19, 2026 11:03 PM (gKWVE)

132 >>Buddy - "Uhhhh, I really don't think I can do that."

How hard can it be to make a mechanical apparatus that moves your arm in a wave?

I'm sure AOP can spin that up in a shake.

Posted by: JackStraw at June 19, 2026 11:03 PM (viF8m)

133 Nope. Not gonna do it. Nosiree.

Not gonna repeat my comment from earlier today on 2028.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

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Oh yes you are.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 19, 2026 11:00 PM (XJ22o)

You've been warned!

The 2028 Democrat Presidential ticket will be Biden/Biden. I'm not sure if Hunter or Jill will be on top.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 19, 2026 11:03 PM (qx7Zg)

134 I think I saw a front door mat for All Hail Eris.

Hold on. We're probably not wearing pants.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

Somehow, your autocorrect changed "any member of the Horde" to "All Hail Eris."

Posted by: mikeski at June 19, 2026 11:04 PM (VHUov)

135 I've told my wife and my funeral director buddy to just sit me in a chair on the front porch with some type of mechanical apparatus that moves my arm in a wave.

Buddy - "Uhhhh, I really don't think I can do that."
Posted by: Tonypete at June 19, 2026 11:00 PM (ItpVy)
=====

Might want to have yourself digitally recorded doing the waving thing. Then you can have a laser projector light show on the porch every night for as long as there's electricity.

Posted by: mrp at June 19, 2026 11:04 PM (rj6Yv)

136 Great vid of the Japanese military.
My F-N-L fought all thru the pacific. I told him once before he passed that I would hate having to fight them today.
He agreed. Said once was enough.

Posted by: Diogenes at June 19, 2026 11:05 PM (2WIwB)

137 133 Nope. Not gonna do it. Nosiree.

Not gonna repeat my comment from earlier today on 2028.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

=============

Oh yes you are.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 19, 2026 11:00 PM (XJ22o)

You've been warned!

The 2028 Democrat Presidential ticket will be Biden/Biden. I'm not sure if Hunter or Jill will be on top.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 19, 2026 11:03 PM (qx7Zg)
- - - - - - - -
Giggity giggity!

Posted by: G. Quagmire at June 19, 2026 11:05 PM (4h45B)

138 The civil war thing is interesting because the leftwing coalition is:

Feminists that believe physical work is below them
Male feminists that hate, fear, and want to rape those feminists
Racial minority supremacists with no impulse control
Jihadis
Insane violent trannies

The old commies had some sort of organization structure they could make work in combat but the current left? They rely on the straight white men not in their coalition to cow the populace and create some sort of order.

Though in fairness it is working in places like Britain.

Posted by: 18-1 at June 19, 2026 11:05 PM (sKqQm)

139 I'm sure AOP can spin that up in a shake.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 19, 2026 11:03 PM (viF8m)

Wind-powered, just like those "flying ducks".

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 19, 2026 11:05 PM (1z8ji)

140 >>Wind-powered, just like those "flying ducks".

See?

Posted by: JackStraw at June 19, 2026 11:07 PM (viF8m)

141 The 2028 Democrat Presidential ticket will be Biden/Biden. I'm not sure if Hunter or Jill will be on top.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 19, 2026 11:03 PM (qx7Zg)

Jill will be on top. Hunter always fucks up.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 19, 2026 11:07 PM (1z8ji)

142 There are ~200 McDonald's in London, 1500 in the UK. Been over 50 years since I've eaten at one.

Posted by: javems at June 19, 2026 11:07 PM (zFsEm)

143 I think I saw a front door mat for All Hail Eris.

Hold on. We're probably not wearing pants.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

Somehow, your autocorrect changed "any member of the Horde" to "All Hail Eris."
Posted by: mikeski at June 19, 2026 11:04 PM (VHUov)

I remember her talking most about threads with pants required.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 19, 2026 11:08 PM (qx7Zg)

144
nurse,we aren't allowed to have differing opinions here?

We might offend someone here?

fuck them and the horse they rode in.

Goodnight all.

Posted by: four seasons at June 19, 2026 11:08 PM (/QHx4)

145 Thanks Dave!
Seriously enjoyable ONT issue.
All good, but especially loved the Japan military clip.
Lots of US hardware…F15s, F35s, C130s, Ospreys. All good stuff. And I’m heartened by the fact that, if anyone can further pimp out existing stuff, they can. Just think about all the chrome and neon they could put on it all…

Posted by: Gunslinger at June 19, 2026 11:09 PM (3hOgI)

146 This ONT is PEAK GIRTHY

Posted by: L'Observateur Mikleuse at June 19, 2026 11:10 PM (6VErX)

147
Bed time. Diana is taking up Her Majesty's side of the bed. Good night, Hordians.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 19, 2026 11:11 PM (O0L8i)

148 Four seasons

We are allowed to have differing opinions. But. We are also allowed to call out people who personally attack other people and are assholes.

I’ve been called out.

You’ve been called out.

Don’t get personal. Or do. Your choice.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 19, 2026 11:11 PM (A5RD0)

149 Nite, H7.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 19, 2026 11:12 PM (1z8ji)

150 Ohhh... Cat just brought a dove to the patio door. Ugh. Closed the drapes, I don't want to watch.

Posted by: JQ at June 19, 2026 11:12 PM (rdVOm)

151 89 *COB HAT ON*.

Four seasons, enough. You can keep your lily white legs together or your teeny little dick dry all you want, but you don't get to lecture other people about what they do, Enough. It ends NOW

Posted by: Weirddave
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If you check, you will see four seasons made one statement that has been quoted by several other commenters. You are pointing a finger in the wrong direction.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 19, 2026 11:13 PM (VPNgR)

152 Ohhh... Cat just brought a dove to the patio door. Ugh. Closed the drapes, I don't want to watch.
Posted by: JQ at June 19, 2026 11:12 PM (rdVOm)

You need a bigger cat. One that can catch and kill Canada geese. Or pheasants.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 19, 2026 11:14 PM (1z8ji)

153 150 Ohhh... Cat just brought a dove to the patio door. Ugh. Closed the drapes, I don't want to watch.

Posted by: JQ
--

Squab for supper?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 19, 2026 11:14 PM (VPNgR)

154 As Summer Kwanzaa draws to a close...

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at June 19, 2026 11:14 PM (D2IX4)

155 Thanks Dave!
Seriously enjoyable ONT issue.
All good, but especially loved the Japan military clip.
Lots of US hardware…F15s, F35s, C130s, Ospreys. All good stuff. And I’m heartened by the fact that, if anyone can further pimp out existing stuff, they can. Just think about all the chrome and neon they could put on it all…
Posted by: Gunslinger at June 19, 2026 11:09 PM (3hOgI)
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IIRC, the Japanese have created a Fleet Information Warfare Command that creates a seamless bond with operational US fleet elements. Everything the Japanese see or hear is instantly available to US forces.

Posted by: mrp at June 19, 2026 11:16 PM (rj6Yv)

156 At Krebs on Security:

"So far this month, Microsoft has provided patches to address 360 browser vulnerabilities ... the vast, and presumably sustained, uptick in the number of browser vulnerabilities has led to Microsoft no longer enumerating Chromium CVEs in the Security Update Guide."

So many defects, they won't even count and list them anymore. AI is digging them out briskly.

Posted by: gp at June 19, 2026 11:18 PM (Jr5Lq)

157 Squab for supper?
Posted by: Braenyard

LOL. Evidently. I'll clean up the mess of feathers in the morning. He had a rat for breakfast-- only had to sweep away the tail, entrails and *the green part* of that.

Birds are messy.

Posted by: JQ at June 19, 2026 11:18 PM (rdVOm)

158 This is so typical of Seattle media:

"Some Seattle soccer fans have mixed feelings about patriotically backing the U.S. team during the FIFA Men’s World Cup, given the actions of President Donald Trump,” the post from The Seattle Times said.

From what I could see, maybe half a dozen people were quoted. 65,000 in the stands. Thousands more in the streets.
Fu*k you Seattle Times. You really do suck.

Posted by: Diogenes at June 19, 2026 11:19 PM (2WIwB)

159 So many defects, they won't even count and list them anymore. AI is digging them out briskly.

Posted by: gp
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I try to avoid Microsnot at every turn. Its got tentacles.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 19, 2026 11:20 PM (VPNgR)

160 Birds aren't real.

Posted by: I saw it on a bumper sticker at June 19, 2026 11:20 PM (D2IX4)

161 We did not live together before we were married, hubs had way too much respect for my parents and I knew his mother would despise me for corrupting her boy. We figured that we were going to be together for the rest of our lives and we wanted our respective families to be happy about it. It worked for us, one size may not fit all.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 19, 2026 11:20 PM (0nHVk)

162 'night All!

Posted by: mrp at June 19, 2026 11:21 PM (rj6Yv)

163 As Summer Kwanzaa draws to a close...
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

...all the slaves go back to the fields?

Well, I guess we're only half-slaves. The government lets us keep half.

Posted by: mikeski at June 19, 2026 11:21 PM (VHUov)

164 Birds are messy.
Posted by: JQ
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A coyote disassembled a wild turkey on my front lawn last week.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at June 19, 2026 11:22 PM (XeU6L)

165 Diogenes.

I walked through thousands of fans on my way to the waterfront to catch my Boat home.

So much red, white and blue. So many American flags. So much happiness and joy and cheering.

I didn’t see a single protest sign.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 19, 2026 11:23 PM (A5RD0)

166 "I try to avoid Microsnot at every turn. Its got tentacles."

Their Chromium is the base engine inside Chrome. And Brave, BTW.

I tried to completely divorce from Google's stuff. I failed.

Thanks for the back brace tips, Braenyard! I will report back after trying them.

Posted by: gp at June 19, 2026 11:23 PM (Jr5Lq)

167 A coyote disassembled a wild turkey on my front lawn last week.
Posted by: Mike Hammer

I can just imagine what THAT looked like. Yeesh.

Posted by: JQ at June 19, 2026 11:24 PM (rdVOm)

168 A coyote disassembled a wild turkey on my front lawn last week.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc.,

I guess the Roadrunner got away

Posted by: L'Observateur Mikleuse at June 19, 2026 11:24 PM (6VErX)

169 I've decided that I'm going to refer to soccer as "football" from now on. Not because the rest of the world does, but because the NFL would fucking despise it.

Posted by: ... at June 19, 2026 11:25 PM (vE0+H)

170 I can just imagine what THAT looked like. Yeesh.
Posted by: JQ
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Even after wind, rain, and a mowing, there are still some feathers around.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at June 19, 2026 11:26 PM (XeU6L)

171 163 As Summer Kwanzaa draws to a close...
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

...all the slaves go back to the fields?

Well, I guess we're only half-slaves. The government lets us keep half.
Posted by: mikeski at June 19, 2026 11:21 PM (VHUov)

So all the money we make each year goes to the government until Juneteenth. Then we get to keep what we make? checks out, or there about.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at June 19, 2026 11:28 PM (w/O5Q)

172 They don't make a small power tool that's effective for any digging. (something you would keep in the shop)

Rented a gas powered auger twice. Mostly it would sit on top and turn. Had a friend on the other side and it ate our lunch.
Rented a 4" trencher and it sat on top of the clay, mostly. And ate my lunch. (heavy bitch)

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 19, 2026 11:29 PM (VPNgR)

173 I didn’t see a single protest sign.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 19, 2026 11:23 PM (A5R

I bet it was awesome!
My grandson is at the baseball game. They went up early to get the experience. He is having a great time.

Posted by: Diogenes at June 19, 2026 11:29 PM (2WIwB)

174 Sweet clover, chicory and elderberry blooming on the roadsides. I think the solstice is tomorrow night. Tempus celerrime volat.

Posted by: gp at June 19, 2026 11:32 PM (Jr5Lq)

175 IIRC, the Japanese have created a Fleet Information Warfare Command that creates a seamless bond with operational US fleet elements. Everything the Japanese see or hear is instantly available to US forces.

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Just like old times!

Posted by: Station Hypo at June 19, 2026 11:32 PM (6/7Fs)

176 Hashtag #meowtoo

Posted by: That cat made me feel dirty at June 19, 2026 11:34 PM (BldAX)

177 Got the laundry in off the line. Nicely dry. Mosquitoes in evidence. And the damned clothesline jumped the far pulley as I reeled in the last two items.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 19, 2026 11:34 PM (1z8ji)

178 I bet it was awesome!
My grandson is at the baseball game. They went up early to get the experience. He is having a great time.
Posted by: Diogenes

Gorgeous evening. The Mariners would have gained a ton of fans had they offered $10 tickets to anyone with a foreign passport and a free American hotdog and coke.

Butts in seats.

And it’s the red socks. Fuck those guys in particular.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 19, 2026 11:35 PM (A5RD0)

179 177 Got the laundry in off the line. Nicely dry. Mosquitoes in evidence. And the damned clothesline jumped the far pulley as I reeled in the last two items.

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Get some sailboat-grade blocks. Harken is good.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 19, 2026 11:37 PM (6/7Fs)

180 And it’s the red socks. Fuck those guys in particular.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 19, 2026 11:35 PM (A5RD0)

Concur...although they've been holding onto a 1 - nil lead.
(SWIDT?)

Posted by: Diogenes at June 19, 2026 11:37 PM (2WIwB)

181 Moon Moon!

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at June 19, 2026 11:37 PM (DZ9Lv)

182 Even after wind, rain, and a mowing, there are still some feathers around.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc.

Like Darleen's last birthday party

Posted by: Miklos remains stoically stoic at June 19, 2026 11:38 PM (6VErX)

183 IIRC, the Japanese have created a Fleet Information Warfare Command that creates a seamless bond with operational US fleet elements. Everything the Japanese see or hear is instantly available to US forces.

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Just like old times!
Posted by: Station Hypo at June 19, 2026 11:32 PM (6/7Fs)

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Excellent WW 2 reference!

Posted by: Diogenes at June 19, 2026 11:39 PM (2WIwB)

184 Psalm 90:10 KJV - The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.

Now, as most of us here are a mere two score and nine, it's never too early to consider how we want to be as we approach the creakier years.

On these videos by Nurse Jen, when she gets to the "free guide" plug at the end, you can safely quit watching. Otherwise, pretty good info:

➡️Why Healthy 70 Year Olds Suddenly Decline (6 Reasons)
https://youtu.be/qEUVfFvAi_E

➡️For Ages 60–80 If You Still Have These 7 Abilities, You’re Winning at Aging
https://youtu.be/Khs8kvCTbBA

➡️6 Surgeries You’ll Likely Regret After 65 (The Data Doesn’t Lie)
https://youtu.be/BppjYSC3-_0

There's more, but that should hold you for a few years.
🤪

Stepping away from the blog for a bit. Pizza's ready, and we'll probably have some movie time with it.🍕📽️

Posted by: mindful webworker - a bit past 29 at June 19, 2026 11:39 PM (9bb3y)

185 Its just a blog.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at June 19, 2026 11:40 PM (YlWIZ)

186 Get some sailboat-grade blocks. Harken is good.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 19, 2026 11:37 PM (6/7Fs)

Heh. The far pulley is an old die-cast V-belt pulley that I put up there because the original plastic pulley broke. Maybe the bearing needs oil. It's easy enough to reach, lean stepladder against pole, go up two steps, and its right there.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 19, 2026 11:41 PM (1z8ji)

187 TRex playing in a hotel

https://youtube.com/shorts/jpgoizctpAQ

Suitable for work, but perhaps not The Grateful.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 19, 2026 11:42 PM (qx7Zg)

188 IIRC, the Japanese have created a Fleet Information Warfare Command that creates a seamless bond with operational US fleet elements. Everything the Japanese see or hear is instantly available to US forces.

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Just like old times!

Posted by: Station Hypo at June 19, 2026 11:32 PM (6/7Fs)

COTW.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 19, 2026 11:43 PM (dK+Kv)

189 It is interesting for Pacific War geeks that JNSDF (kaijo jietai, naval self-defense force = navy) ships carry many of the same names as notable ships from WWII. One of their "helicopter carriers" (cough, cough) is named Kaga, the carrier at Midway that got pummeled by too many SBDs, some of which should have switched to Akagi - but Dick Best took care of her.

Kirishima, Atago, Maya, on and on. Of course it's not surprising, many Japanese ship names are cultural, historical, or geographical names, so they'll stay in the rotation.

A few years back I toured a JNSDF destroyer in Kure. The rising sun ensigns on all the ships there was a striking picture. Years ago at a volunteer gig I met a JNSDF submariner, had been XO on one of their newest subs. He was starting a very prestigious year's assignment at Annapolis. Positive he got a sub command when that was over, though he never contacted me later.

Posted by: rhomboid at June 19, 2026 11:44 PM (U/Byj)

190 7Fs)

Heh. The far pulley is an old die-cast V-belt pulley that I put up there because the original plastic pulley broke. Maybe the bearing needs oil. It's easy enough to reach, lean stepladder against pole, go up two steps, and its right there.

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Then I guess I'll keep my turnbuckles plus wire rope ideas to myself.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 19, 2026 11:45 PM (6/7Fs)

191
the Japanese have created a Fleet Information Warfare Command that creates a seamless bond with operational US fleet elements. Everything the Japanese see or hear is instantly available to US forces.

Does it go both ways? Is AF's fresh water condenser operating?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 19, 2026 11:47 PM (Cqx++)

192
Then I guess I'll keep my turnbuckles plus wire rope ideas to myself.
Posted by: Cicero
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I wanted to hear about a motor drive...

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at June 19, 2026 11:47 PM (XeU6L)

193 One of their "helicopter carriers" (cough, cough) is named Kaga, the carrier at Midway that got pummeled by too many SBDs, some of which should have switched to Akagi

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Isn't that kind of like naming a cruise ship "Titanic"? Not good feng shui.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 19, 2026 11:48 PM (6/7Fs)

194 Seen on a church sign:

Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 19, 2026 11:48 PM (qx7Zg)

195 Then I guess I'll keep my turnbuckles plus wire rope ideas to myself.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 19, 2026 11:45 PM (6/7Fs)

You want to put them on a fancy hat. Like a pilgrim ninja. Right?

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at June 19, 2026 11:48 PM (DL7HR)

196 Is AF's fresh water condenser operating?

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A classic!

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 19, 2026 11:48 PM (6/7Fs)

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