Fri-Yay! Cafe

A robot built out of 200 "bones" and 1000 hydraulic "muscles."

July 4th Advisory: The bears will be out of control.

Baby seal investigates a cameraman but the real stars are in background.

Beiuga whale has a crush on a single zookeeper.

A full-sized fully-operational Bugati Chiron made of Legos. Supposedly. Seems like Fake News to me.

Pole dancer.

Dogs will try to make friends with anyone.

Disney's Skeleton Dance (1923).

Testing the terrain before committing to it.

I could do this but I don't feel like it.

Whale decides to do a Jump Scare on whale watchers.

Supposedly, a woman's dog had been missing for a month but she found it partying with some Mexicans at the World Cup.

Neat-- scanning a QR code turned fans' phones into a coordinated light display.

The crater lakes of the The Azores

Formed by collapsed craters (calderas), of ancient volcanoes, this one is Lagoa Pau Pique on São Miguel Island

📹 ilhan Eroglu/ ilhan1077 pic.twitter.com/KrGFegOBHE
— Science girl (@sciencegirl) June 21, 2026

Basalt towers in New South Wales

A basalt column is one solid piece of basalt rock, and basalt is just lava that has cooled and turned into stone.

Millions of years ago, parts of New South Wales were shaped by volcanic activity. This happened mainly during the Cenozoic era… pic.twitter.com/rpy6kOdGjH
— Science girl (@sciencegirl) June 20, 2026

Freedom is everything pic.twitter.com/IRXZA2878G
— Science girl (@sciencegirl) June 21, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 07:30 PM

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1 normal

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at June 26, 2026 07:32 PM (YlWIZ)

2 elricks still doing the paperwork?

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at June 26, 2026 07:33 PM (YlWIZ)

3 believe it

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at June 26, 2026 07:33 PM (YlWIZ)

4 like most scoops...

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at June 26, 2026 07:35 PM (YlWIZ)

5 there they go

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at June 26, 2026 07:36 PM (YlWIZ)

6 Nooded. Can't believe no one beat me to it. G'night, Horde!

Posted by: Nazdar at June 26, 2026 07:36 PM (NcvvS)

7 Is that a scene photo from Cowboys and Aliens?

Posted by: polynikes at June 26, 2026 07:36 PM (GP8V/)

8 but everyones having such a good time

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at June 26, 2026 07:36 PM (YlWIZ)

9 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at June 26, 2026 07:37 PM (Ia/+0)

10 https://youtube.com/shorts/99qhnlwRBco

Posted by: Ernest T Bass at June 26, 2026 07:39 PM (jrgJz)

11 Does that Polish company have to pay the Manhattan Project scientist's family any money?

Posted by: polynikes at June 26, 2026 07:40 PM (GP8V/)

12 A B-2 is a pretty darn good stand-in for a bat.

Thanks, Ace!!!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 26, 2026 07:40 PM (0sNs1)

13 I have to stop watching sad movies

Posted by: Skip at June 26, 2026 07:41 PM (Ia/+0)

14 What sad movie were you watching, Skip?

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at June 26, 2026 07:42 PM (h7ZuX)

15 Our third 100%-free week!

* inhales deeply *

Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 26, 2026 07:42 PM (0sNs1)

16 Seun 2014 movie from South Africa

Posted by: Skip at June 26, 2026 07:43 PM (Ia/+0)

17 >>>Pole dancer.

Why do you suppose the face is covered?

Because it's a guy.

Posted by: No Name Today at June 26, 2026 07:44 PM (8mulE)

18 Its on Tubi

Posted by: Skip at June 26, 2026 07:44 PM (Ia/+0)

19 Willowed comment:

"Thune to face censure vote from SD GOP over SAVE America Act
Posted by: SMOD at June 26, 2026 07:37 PM"

Nothing will happen.

Posted by: That Guy who sonorously intones "Nothing will happen." at June 26, 2026 07:44 PM (0sNs1)

20 Neat-- scanning a QR code turned fans' phones into a coordinated light display.

Wait! I've seen this movie.

But Obamas head exploded so it's all good.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 26, 2026 07:45 PM (G3T/K)

21 Alita Battle Angel is good because they were all mechanical.

I really wanted a sequel.

Posted by: polynikes at June 26, 2026 07:45 PM (GP8V/)

22 Baby seal video goes to the beluga whale video, boss.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 26, 2026 07:45 PM (G3T/K)

23
In May, Her Majesty took a pile of collectibles to our National Specialty as a donation to the 50/50 auction. They appear to have been highly valued; we received today a sizable check for our 50%.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 26, 2026 07:46 PM (O0L8i)

24 Those chop socky rugrats are being molded into a theft ring.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at June 26, 2026 07:48 PM (kpS4V)

25 1 pole doesn't seem enough to float on to me, guess it works

Posted by: Skip at June 26, 2026 07:49 PM (Ia/+0)

26 In May, Her Majesty took a pile of collectibles to our National Specialty as a donation to the 50/50 auction. They appear to have been highly valued; we received today a sizable check for our 50%.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 26, 2026 07:46 PM (O0L8i)

Nice! So...you're buying everyone a drink, or what ??

Posted by: runner at June 26, 2026 07:51 PM (GD0B3)

27
Actually got the back yard mowed today using the riding mower. Sometimes it went in the direction I wanted it to go and sometimes because of the wet ground I went where the mower wanted to go.

Looks dreadful, but at least it's no longer a jungle.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 26, 2026 07:51 PM (O0L8i)

28 >>>I could do this but I don't feel like it.

Prediction: the girl will become very popular as she gets older.

Posted by: No Name Today at June 26, 2026 07:51 PM (8mulE)

29 Evening, Horde...How goes it?

Defying all conventional wisdom and the instructions on the package, I used the "popcorn" button on my microwave.

Turns out it worked great!

Nearly every kernel was popped to perfection.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 26, 2026 07:51 PM (gnNyN)

30 >>"Thune to face censure vote from SD GOP over SAVE America Act

It failed.

Posted by: JackStraw at June 26, 2026 07:52 PM (viF8m)

31
Nice! So...you're buying everyone a drink, or what ??

Posted by: runner at June 26, 2026 07:51 PM (GD0B3)

___________

No, it will be swallowed up in vet bills and handler fees.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 26, 2026 07:52 PM (O0L8i)

32 Evenin’, All.

Posted by: Bulg at June 26, 2026 07:55 PM (77rzZ)

33 Hope you have a great weekend ACE, thanks for the weeks work.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at June 26, 2026 07:56 PM (B0dAE)

34 I wonder... maybe nurse or others can chime in...

Do they have an official catalog of each and every muscle in the body? Are they defined and named separately?

Follow-up: So, is 1,000 high or low?

Posted by: GWB at June 26, 2026 07:56 PM (kU0PQ)

35 Hi Bulg!

Posted by: Piper at June 26, 2026 07:56 PM (d2kuJ)

36 Has all the yelling stopped yet?

Posted by: Bulg at June 26, 2026 07:57 PM (77rzZ)

37 Willowed comment:

"Thune to face censure vote from SD GOP over SAVE America Act
Posted by: SMOD at June 26, 2026 07:37 PM"

Nothing will happen.
Posted by: That Guy who sonorously intones "Nothing will happen." at June 26, 2026 07:44 PM (0sNs1)

If we didn't have the 17th Amendment it might matter.

Posted by: GWB at June 26, 2026 07:57 PM (kU0PQ)

38 We saw some amazing glacial cirques in Colorado, bowls carved out of mountains by descending glaciers.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 26, 2026 07:57 PM (RIvkX)

39 Hi, Piper! Hope you are doing great, and managed to clean up all the Soup hair.

Posted by: Bulg at June 26, 2026 07:59 PM (77rzZ)

40 Defying all conventional wisdom and the instructions on the package, I used the "popcorn" button on my microwave.

Turns out it worked great!

Nearly every kernel was popped to perfection.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 26, 2026 07:51 PM (gnNyN)

I do not do that: I hit five minutes, then stand there like Bob Wiley, "3 seconds between pops, three seconds between pops..."

Works every time.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at June 26, 2026 07:59 PM (0aYVJ)

41 I just got some towels for the kiddos bathroom redo from Target. They are really heavy and soft! The Threshold brand.

Posted by: Piper at June 26, 2026 07:47 PM (OoFl2)

I can't believe I'm posting about towels but whatever, I've done dumber. Brit Lass got some Utopia towels on Amazon and they're fantastic. For anyone in the market for towels.

Posted by: ... at June 26, 2026 08:00 PM (vE0+H)

42 I stopped watching movies years ago. Woke destroyed them.
Same with TV. shows. Zero good comedy anymore. Woke is bastard. But I will watch older TV and movies even if I have seen them before. At least they were good.

Posted by: Case at June 26, 2026 08:01 PM (IY9No)

43 I wonder... maybe nurse or others can chime in...

Do they have an official catalog of each and every muscle in the body? Are they defined and named separately?

Follow-up: So, is 1,000 high or low?
Posted by: GWB at June 26, 2026 07:56 PM (kU0PQ)

Over 700 named skeletal muscles, depending on how you group them there is no clear tally of them.

Posted by: Oldcat at June 26, 2026 08:02 PM (uhVAy)

44 LOL, Pug Mahon. I do 2:30 on mine, though it doesn't take that long. I have one of those silicone popping bowls, and it works great.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at June 26, 2026 08:04 PM (h7ZuX)

45 Evening, Horde...How goes it?

Defying all conventional wisdom and the instructions on the package, I used the "popcorn" button on my microwave.

Turns out it worked great!

Nearly every kernel was popped to perfection.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 26, 2026 07:51 PM (gnNyN)

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

A friend (former software developer buddy) took me to The Cosmosphere international science education center and space museum in Hutchinson, KS on Monday.

We spent the whole day there, but about two hours in the fire alarm starts blaring. So everybody's heading toward the entrance to exit the building when ... we detect the ever-familiar cube farm odor and smoke of?

Yep, burnt popcorn! The firemen came and cleared the building.

My comment? "I think some employee is going to get fired today."

Posted by: ShainS at June 26, 2026 08:04 PM (o//FJ)

46 I remember this 70's TV game show, but not this episode!

https://youtube.com/shorts/fbLtgnp30BU

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 26, 2026 08:04 PM (qx7Zg)

47 Elon just prompted me to join X for no other reason than to thank him for Citizen Vigilante

Posted by: Ben Had at June 26, 2026 08:06 PM (afJtY)

48 Over 700 named skeletal muscles, depending on how you group them there is no clear tally of them.
Posted by: Oldcat at June 26, 2026 08:02 PM (uhVAy)

So, 1,000 is a little high. Probably some bendy bits that you just can't replicate the motion with what's in the human body.

Thank you.

Posted by: GWB at June 26, 2026 08:06 PM (kU0PQ)

49 Hey, Hour of the Wolf, hou’re you?

Posted by: Bulg at June 26, 2026 08:07 PM (77rzZ)

50 I remember this 70's TV game show, but not this episode!

https://youtube.com/shorts/fbLtgnp30BU
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

"In the butt Bob."

Posted by: Tonypete at June 26, 2026 08:07 PM (+/hEQ)

51 I could have been first but I was battering my pickle.

Posted by: fd at June 26, 2026 08:08 PM (MWfyi)

52 43 I wonder... maybe nurse or others can chime in...

Do they have an official catalog of each and every muscle in the body? Are they defined and named separately?

Follow-up: So, is 1,000 high or low?
Posted by: GWB at June 26, 2026 07:56 PM (kU0PQ)

Over 700 named skeletal muscles, depending on how you group them there is no clear tally of them.
Posted by: Oldcat at June 26, 2026 08:02 PM (uhVAy)
All muscles pull.

Posted by: Eromero at June 26, 2026 08:09 PM (LHPAg)

53 Fried pickles and fried green tomatoes. Yes

Posted by: Ben Had at June 26, 2026 08:09 PM (afJtY)

54 Elon just prompted me to join X for no other reason than to thank him for Citizen Vigilante
Posted by: Ben Had at June 26, 2026 08:06 PM (afJtY)

C'mon!

You'd do it for Randolph Scott.

Posted by: Used Car Salesman at June 26, 2026 08:09 PM (G3T/K)

55 Elon just prompted me to join X for no other reason than to thank him for Citizen Vigilante
Posted by: Ben Had

I'm looking forward to his Mobile device offering. I love the guy because he will not bow down to anyone.

Posted by: Tonypete at June 26, 2026 08:09 PM (+/hEQ)

56 Hey, Hour of the Wolf, hou’re you?
Posted by: Bulg at June 26, 2026 08:07 PM (77rzZ)

Doing all right. Enjoying some sunshine.

How about you? Still tutoring?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 26, 2026 08:10 PM (qx7Zg)

57 I’ve probably got, like, 7,000 muscles in my anxietus organ alone.

Posted by: Bulg at June 26, 2026 08:10 PM (77rzZ)

58 You'd do it for Randolph Scott.
Posted by: Used Car Salesman

*Stands up, removes hat.*

Posted by: Tonypete at June 26, 2026 08:10 PM (+/hEQ)

59 I could have been first but I was battering my pickle.
Posted by: fd at June 26, 2026 08:08 PM (MWfyi)

To each his own.

Hey, look, there's a distracting thing over here.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at June 26, 2026 08:11 PM (0aYVJ)

60
Diana was woobling and schnoobling with Her Majesty but has now gone to sleep on her bed. Silly girl.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 26, 2026 08:11 PM (O0L8i)

61 Busy afternoon/evening cooking! Bachelor efficiency means that I sauteed an onion (cast iron pan/EVOO), then fried up a pound of hamburger patties, then fried 2/3 lb. more scattered ground beef for spaghetti. Poured the last portion of beef with any remaining oil into the dish with the jar of spaghetti sauce and some of the sauteed onion. Boiled the noodles, now using the same pot and strainer for mac and cheese for my mom.

Minimizing cleanup per dish by making multiple consecutively in the same one is key! But then I'll be making a bean & bacon casserole for accompanying my parents to a nearby family reunion (mom's side), to go with the announced pulled pork station. Basically making it for her credit. Not what I had planned for the evening, but I don't mind.

Posted by: SciVo at June 26, 2026 08:12 PM (Sy6m/)

62 39 Hi, Piper! Hope you are doing great, and managed to clean up all the Soup hair.
Posted by: Bulg at June 26, 2026 07:59 PM (77rzZ)

I was much more productive today, though there was less Saijo hair today since he was just groomed. But he did somehow get one of my tank tops on by himself. I posted a picture on X. He is crazy.

Posted by: Piper at June 26, 2026 08:12 PM (e8mjv)

63 56 Theoretically, yes. But, if being summer, I haven’t had many assignments lately. Plus, I had to take time off for my sister.

Posted by: Bulg at June 26, 2026 08:12 PM (77rzZ)

64 I battered some shrimps too.

Posted by: fd at June 26, 2026 08:13 PM (MWfyi)

65 Former “60 Minutes” executive producer Bill Owens is reportedly writing a tell-all memoir about his 37 years at CBS News, taking aim at owner Paramount, its CEO David Ellison and editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, among others.

In a proposal obtained by Breaker Media, Owens describes Paramount’s decision to settle President Trump’s lawsuit over the editing of a “60 Minutes” interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris as “perhaps the worst legal strategy ever employed by the worst-run media company in the history of America.”

.. guy makes a mess, then complains when his bosses clean it up

Posted by: SMOD at June 26, 2026 08:13 PM (O7XEN)

66 Piper, was Saijo the one watching the ONT while Doof was away? If so, that would explain his craziness today.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 26, 2026 08:14 PM (qx7Zg)

67 Thune to face censure vote from SD GOP over SAVE America Act

It failed.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 26, 2026 07:52 PM (viF8m

It was a shot across the bow.

Posted by: polynikes at June 26, 2026 08:14 PM (GP8V/)

68 47 Elon just prompted me to join X for no other reason than to thank him for Citizen Vigilante
Posted by: Ben Had
======
Comments on postings there are sewage but there are some good news sources posting there. Use the mute repeatedly along with I am not interested in this post or ad, the algorithm is pretty responsive in cleaning out your timeline.

Posted by: whig at June 26, 2026 08:15 PM (E4rtv)

69 But I will watch older TV and movies even if I have seen them before. At least they were good.
Posted by: Case at June 26, 2026 08:01 PM (IY9No)

I get the understandable desire to ignore what's actually going on.

But, the culture that matters is happening now.

Posted by: LTG at June 26, 2026 08:15 PM (+ZHEV)

70 I am going to throw this in the ring about the sex scene. There was a reason and meaning to it. It exemplified the difference between rape and sexual release where no one is the victim.

Posted by: Ben Had at June 26, 2026 08:16 PM (afJtY)

71 Hi everyone - I talked to grammie winger today and she is back in the hospital, in very serious condition. I will share a bit more on the prayer thread tomorrow, but she said I could give her mailing address to anyone who wanted it. If you already know my email address, you can write me there, or else you can write to moroncookbook at gmail dot com.

Please keep her in your prayers; she is very, very ill.

Posted by: bluebell at June 26, 2026 08:16 PM (afFes)

72 Piper, I think that “Soup” is a much cooler name than “Saijo.”

Posted by: Bulg at June 26, 2026 08:16 PM (77rzZ)

73 67 Thune to face censure vote from SD GOP over SAVE America Act

It failed.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 26, 2026 07:52 PM (viF8m

It was a shot across the bow.
Posted by: polynikes
=====
I don't think these cossetted clowns actually know that they are getting less popular than dog shit on people's shoes until they get scraped out of office like Cassidy and Cornyn. I think they live in a bubble with their interest group cronies and senate staffers who fill them with bullshit about how great they did on this or that TV show or press conference.

Posted by: whig at June 26, 2026 08:17 PM (E4rtv)

74 Does Ace need some variety of critters to spice up the cafe? Check out the Casual Geographic guy's latest video

Animals That Not Even AI Could Come Up With

https://youtu.be/hMjQV7w8DIw

Posted by: mindful webworker - not AI, probably, at June 26, 2026 08:17 PM (C8pEi)

75 66 Piper, was Saijo the one watching the ONT while Doof was away? If so, that would explain his craziness today.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 26, 2026 08:14 PM (qx7Zg)

Not that I know of, but his Uncle Doof is concerned about the environment I am raising him in, watching all this soccer.

Speaking of, today was Mama Doof’s memorial service, we should send Doof some love.

Posted by: Piper at June 26, 2026 08:18 PM (BgmlQ)

76 “ But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you.”

Psalm 5:11

Posted by: Marcus T at June 26, 2026 08:18 PM (K4PAh)

77 bluebell, thank you so very much.

Posted by: Ben Had at June 26, 2026 08:18 PM (afJtY)

78 Thank you, Bluebell. Prayer up for Grammie Winger.

Posted by: Bulg at June 26, 2026 08:19 PM (77rzZ)

79 I battered some shrimps too.
Posted by: fd

Careful, some of those shrimps know kung fu.

Posted by: mikeski at June 26, 2026 08:20 PM (VHUov)

80 Hi, Ben Had. I hope you are well.

Posted by: Bulg at June 26, 2026 08:20 PM (77rzZ)

81 "Careful, some of those shrimps know kung fu.
Posted by: mikeski"

The only thing these shrimps knew was cocktail sauce.

Posted by: fd at June 26, 2026 08:21 PM (MWfyi)

82 Bulg, I am, thank you and I ardently wish the same for you.

Posted by: Ben Had at June 26, 2026 08:21 PM (afJtY)

83 Please keep her in your prayers; she is very, very ill.

Thanks for the update. Prayers up for grammie.

Posted by: Oddbob at June 26, 2026 08:21 PM (vTZFs)

84 bluebell, prayers up for grammie winger.

Posted by: LTG at June 26, 2026 08:22 PM (+ZHEV)

85 Speaking of, today was Mama Doof’s memorial service, we should send Doof some love.
Posted by: Piper at June 26, 2026 08:18 PM (BgmlQ)

Prayers up. May Doof and his family find peace and aid in their grief, and remember the good times and her lessons.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 26, 2026 08:22 PM (qx7Zg)

86 Please keep her in your prayers; she is very, very ill.
Posted by: bluebell

Done.

Posted by: mikeski at June 26, 2026 08:22 PM (VHUov)

87 I won't wait for the prayer thread.

Posted by: fd at June 26, 2026 08:24 PM (MWfyi)

88 66 Piper, was Saijo the one watching the ONT while Doof was away? If so, that would explain his craziness today.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 26, 2026 08:14 PM (qx7Zg)

I think Soup is funny, but Saijo is Japanese and it was to build up his psyche after his rough start. Being called the very best one after being “Dog Number 4” was the first step of his new life.

Posted by: Piper at June 26, 2026 08:24 PM (pZEOD)

89 Thank you for the update, bluebell, and let grammie know she's in our prayers.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 26, 2026 08:24 PM (qx7Zg)

90 Of course on grammie. My favorite one eyed pirate.

Posted by: Used Car Salesman at June 26, 2026 08:24 PM (G3T/K)

91 82 Ben Had, I am doing OK, thanks. Still getting over the death of my sister.

Posted by: Bulg at June 26, 2026 08:24 PM (77rzZ)

92 Will definitely be praying.

Posted by: Piper at June 26, 2026 08:25 PM (11JP3)

93
Please keep her in your prayers; she is very, very ill.

Posted by: bluebell at June 26, 2026 08:16 PM (afFes)

____________

Thank you for letting us know. Grammie is in my prayers every day.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 26, 2026 08:25 PM (O0L8i)

94 I think JD and Rubio should run on a no coke, no SS, no income taxes.

End EBT
End SS
Go to a consumption tax pay as you go.

Posted by: r hennigantx at June 26, 2026 08:25 PM (/+uur)

95 In the Bamyan Province of Afghanistan there is a park called Band e Amir. Magnificence blue lakes and a lot of awesome geological features. Dicey location but you can get there from Kabul. Look up the images. You won’t be dissapointed.

Posted by: Marcus T at June 26, 2026 08:26 PM (K4PAh)

96 Jesus
we need some help down here
i drink too much
people are sick
the woman in the street just touched the hem of your garment
And you...

Posted by: r hennigantx at June 26, 2026 08:28 PM (/+uur)

97
Being called the very best one after being “Dog Number 4” was the first step of his new life.

Posted by: Piper at June 26, 2026 08:24 PM (pZEOD)

___________

We had two rescue boys, brothers, who came to us with no names. It was the 4th of July and we called them Blaze and Rocket. Now at forever homes and living the life.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 26, 2026 08:28 PM (O0L8i)

98 91 82 Ben Had, I am doing OK, thanks. Still getting over the death of my sister.
Posted by: Bulg at June 26, 2026 08:24 PM (77rzZ)

Hey Bulg? You won’t get over it. You learn to live in a new normal, but you will always miss her. And that is okay.

Posted by: Piper at June 26, 2026 08:28 PM (11JP3)

99 Please keep her in your prayers; she is very, very ill.

You are most definitely in my prayers, Grammie.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at June 26, 2026 08:29 PM (ceJ0R)

100 “ So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.”

John 16:22

Posted by: Marcus T at June 26, 2026 08:29 PM (IYMzU)

101 >>> 36 Has all the yelling stopped yet?
Posted by: Bulg at June 26, 2026 07:57 PM (77rzZ)

WHAT YELLING???

Posted by: BEN ROTHLESSBERGERER at June 26, 2026 08:31 PM (R+iUD)

102 Fervent prayers for Grammie Winger and her loved ones.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at June 26, 2026 08:31 PM (0aYVJ)

103 We had two rescue boys, brothers, who came to us with no names. It was the 4th of July and we called them Blaze and Rocket. Now at forever homes and living the life.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 26, 2026 08:28 PM (O0L8i)

Those are adorable names. Saij is definitely living the life. He is a character.

Posted by: Piper at June 26, 2026 08:31 PM (11JP3)

104 98 I know, Piper. Thank you. Getting dusty as I type this.

I’m so happy that I reconciled with her before she passed.

Posted by: Bulg at June 26, 2026 08:32 PM (77rzZ)

105 End EBT
End SS
Go to a consumption tax pay as you go.
Posted by: r hennigantx at June 26, 2026 08:25 PM (/+uur)

And, along with that, end all of the federal grants and other bullshit that drains the coffers.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at June 26, 2026 08:34 PM (h7ZuX)

106 Grammie winger was a Wiconsite.

I remember thinking Kenosha would make a great place for a Mome.

Posted by: LTG at June 26, 2026 08:35 PM (+ZHEV)

107 I’m so happy that I reconciled with her before she passed.
Posted by: Bulg at June 26, 2026 08:32 PM (77rzZ)

That right there is the most important thing.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at June 26, 2026 08:35 PM (h7ZuX)

108 Happy Fri-Yay everyone!

A great weekend to Ace and the Horde!

my weekend plans: https://www.arrl.org/field-day

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at June 26, 2026 08:36 PM (VyBeY)

109 The Cenozoic Era. Those were good times.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 26, 2026 08:36 PM (u/oMr)

110 Ummmm … there are a couple vids that don't play when clicked … like the robot or the Oriental kidz … but the whale played jes' fine.

Posted by: Dr_No at June 26, 2026 08:36 PM (ayRl+)

111 She's still in Wisconsin, LTG!

Thank you all for the prayers for her, I will let her know. And remember to contact me if you want her address to send a card or note.

Posted by: bluebell at June 26, 2026 08:37 PM (afFes)

112 Thank you to all the Horde for helping me cope with life and loss.

God bless you all.

Posted by: Bulg at June 26, 2026 08:38 PM (77rzZ)

113 107 Yes, Dash, it is. Thank you.

Posted by: Bulg at June 26, 2026 08:39 PM (77rzZ)

114 Losing loved ones is as much a part of life as life itself. I would rather go to a wake than a funersl.

Posted by: Ben Had at June 26, 2026 08:39 PM (afJtY)

115 Prayers Ascending for grammie winger.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 26, 2026 08:39 PM (u82oZ)

116 >>The Cenozoic Era. Those were good times.

Ok Boomer.

Posted by: JackStraw at June 26, 2026 08:42 PM (viF8m)

117 You are most definitely in my prayers, Grammie.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at June 26, 2026 08:29 PM (ceJ0R)
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I'm glad to see you here!

Posted by: bluebell at June 26, 2026 08:42 PM (afFes)

118 @ 42 I stopped watching movies years ago. Woke destroyed them. Same with TV. shows. Zero good comedy anymore. Woke is bastard. But I will watch older TV and movies even if I have seen them before. At least they were good.
________________________________

Same here. Only way I watch the T&V anymore is with the Roku stick my daughter gave me for Xmas about 3 years ago. If not for that, it'd be gone.

Posted by: Dr_No at June 26, 2026 08:42 PM (ayRl+)

119 114 Although I am not from a Catholic background, BenHad, I agree with you, inasmuch as this Protestant understands Catholic wakes.

Posted by: Bulg at June 26, 2026 08:46 PM (77rzZ)

120 bluebell, you have incoming from Weasel.

Posted by: Ben Had at June 26, 2026 08:46 PM (afJtY)

121 Am praying for grammie, and so sorry I was thinking about her a couple days ago, thank you so much bluebell.

Posted by: ... at June 26, 2026 08:46 PM (vE0+H)

122 I remember when grammie was an active commenter here.

Time moves on for all of us.

It is kind of amazing that ace built a place that might make it to thirty years.

Posted by: LTG at June 26, 2026 08:47 PM (+ZHEV)

123 Bulg, I will always celebrate a life before a loss.

Posted by: Ben Had at June 26, 2026 08:48 PM (afJtY)

124 Tubi , Roku, Pluto, Plex, Fawesome have thousands and thousands of free movies. Unfortunately only 5% are worth watching. Makes me think the movie business is a laundering scheme.

Posted by: polynikes at June 26, 2026 08:48 PM (GP8V/)

125 116 >>The Cenozoic Era. Those were good times.

Ok Boomer.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 26, 2026 08:42 PM (viF8m)

I'm more of a Cambrian Explosion kinda guy ...

Posted by: browndog says woof at June 26, 2026 08:48 PM (3sXRv)

126 browndog, a super huge hug to you.

Posted by: Ben Had at June 26, 2026 08:49 PM (afJtY)

127 123 Ben Had, same here.

Posted by: Bulg at June 26, 2026 08:50 PM (77rzZ)

128 Unfortunately only 5% are worth watching. Makes me think the movie business is a laundering scheme.
Posted by: polynikes

My #1 son's first job after earning his MBA was working at Universal Pictures in the Accounting Dept. "Whores in suits" is how he described them. He didn't stay long.

Posted by: Tonypete at June 26, 2026 08:51 PM (+/hEQ)

129 A Wiconsite is a place where Wiccans hang out.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 26, 2026 08:51 PM (Cqx++)

130
I am very fond of grammie, I know many here are, and know her a lot better than I do I'm quite certain of that - but when she was active here she was always very kind to me.

Posted by: ... at June 26, 2026 08:51 PM (vE0+H)

131 126 browndog, a super huge hug to you.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 26, 2026 08:49 PM (afJtY)

{{{Ben}}}

I owe you an email. Keep an eye out for a missive this weekend.

Posted by: browndog says woof at June 26, 2026 08:51 PM (3sXRv)

132 browndog, thank you.

Posted by: Ben Had at June 26, 2026 08:53 PM (afJtY)

133 I'm more of a Cambrian Explosion kinda guy ...
Posted by: browndog

Paleozoic Era dude here. I discovered literally hundreds of Crinoid stem fossils while poking around in the creek yesterday. Interesting little thangs. They're small, ring-shaped little buggers.

Posted by: Tonypete at June 26, 2026 08:54 PM (+/hEQ)

134 I'm glad to see you here!
Posted by: bluebell at June 26, 2026 08:42 PM

Likewise! Thanks for the Grammie update and hope you are doing just fine, my friend.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at June 26, 2026 08:55 PM (ceJ0R)

135 Grammie was a force at life before the great migration here.

Posted by: Ben Had at June 26, 2026 08:55 PM (afJtY)

136 Oh man.

Prayers for comfort and bravery for grammie. What a lovely lady. May she have strength and courage. And be unafraid.

Such a sweet sweet lady.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 26, 2026 08:55 PM (qRY7w)

137 Speaking of kind people, {{{BH}}}

Posted by: ... at June 26, 2026 08:56 PM (vE0+H)

138 a force at lgf FO auto correct.

Posted by: Ben Had at June 26, 2026 08:57 PM (afJtY)

139 And hope you are well nurse.

Posted by: ... at June 26, 2026 08:58 PM (vE0+H)

140 Please keep her in your prayers; she is very, very ill.

Posted by: bluebell at June 26, 2026 08:16 PM (afFes)

Thanks bluebell. Grammie is good peeps.

Posted by: Count de Monet at June 26, 2026 08:58 PM (wVcYX)

141 then I'll be making...
Posted by: SciVo at June 26, 2026 08:12 PM (Sy6m/)

Now I need to make another pulled pork shoulder. And maybe some pork loins (sliced into chops, with cabbage).
I should make that spaghetti squash tomorrow, too.

Posted by: GWB at June 26, 2026 08:58 PM (kU0PQ)

142
Paleozoic Era dude here. I discovered literally hundreds of Crinoid stem fossils while poking around in the creek yesterday. Interesting little thangs. They're small, ring-shaped little buggers.
Posted by: Tonypete at June 26, 2026 08:54 PM (+/hEQ)

Keep an eye out for the type that features a "star" shape in the center of the stem ... very rare to find.

Posted by: browndog says woof at June 26, 2026 08:58 PM (3sXRv)

143 ..., my shingle says fierce friend and vicious enemy.

You, darlin are a friend.

Posted by: Ben Had at June 26, 2026 09:00 PM (afJtY)

144
Paleozoic Era dude here. I discovered literally hundreds of Crinoid stem fossils while poking around in the creek yesterday. Interesting little thangs. They're small, ring-shaped little buggers.
Posted by: Tonypete at June 26, 2026 08:54 PM (+/hEQ)

Oh, and those rings are stem segments.

They're some what flower like: a long stem topped by a "Flowery / Fleshy" top

Posted by: browndog says woof at June 26, 2026 09:01 PM (3sXRv)

145 ..., my shingle says fierce friend and vicious enemy.

You, darlin are a friend.

Posted by: Ben Had at June 26, 2026 09:00 PM (afJtY)

I am aware, I see a lot - always have a hug ready for you even when I'm silent

Posted by: ... at June 26, 2026 09:01 PM (vE0+H)

146 It is kind of amazing that ace built a place that might make it to thirty years.

Posted by: LTG at June 26, 2026 08:47 PM (+ZHEV)

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

Especially for a 29-year-old.

Posted by: ShainS at June 26, 2026 09:02 PM (o//FJ)

147 Thune is a commie and has no illusions. He knows what’s coming.

Posted by: Accomack at June 26, 2026 09:02 PM (nLdZ2)

148 A Cro Magnon walks into a bar and orders a beer. The bartender asks ' do you want a glass or just the bottle. The Cro Magnon replies ' A glass of course. Who do you think I am. A Neanderthal?'

Posted by: polynikes at June 26, 2026 09:03 PM (GP8V/)

149 Skeleton Dance, showing off the wild work of Ub Iwerks. They got a lot of milage out of repeating cells. Always think about kids in 1929 seeing that wild stuff. Which, of course, continued right on through Dumbo's Pink Elephants and Fantasia's Sorcerer's Apprentice. AKA why our generation turned to recreational mind-altering substances.

Million-Lego fully functional, life-size Bugatti Chiron, just imagine that in a collision, shattering into, literally, a million pieces. Although, I suppose they cheated and glued it.

Posted by: mindful webworker - thousand muscle million Lego dancing skeleton at June 26, 2026 09:03 PM (C8pEi)

150 I came to aos in 2002 iirc. A link from another funny guy. And can't remember the site. Nuke the moon guy.

Posted by: polynikes at June 26, 2026 09:05 PM (GP8V/)

151 >>Keep an eye out for the type that features a "star" shape in the center of the stem ... very rare to find.

Are we still talking about fossils?

Posted by: JackStraw at June 26, 2026 09:05 PM (viF8m)

152 I came to aos in 2002 iirc. A link from another funny guy. And can't remember the site. Nuke the moon guy.
Posted by: polynikes at June 26, 2026 09:05 PM (GP8V/)

Frank J... something

Posted by: Used Car Salesman at June 26, 2026 09:06 PM (zZu0s)

153 Keep an eye out for the type that features a "star" shape in the center of the stem ... very rare to find.
Posted by: browndog

Shit!! I found a few of those!! They are so neat.

Posted by: Tonypete at June 26, 2026 09:07 PM (+/hEQ)

154 Frank J... something
Posted by: Used Car Salesman at June 26, 2026 09:06 PM (zZu0s)

Yeah. He was a funny guy.

Posted by: polynikes at June 26, 2026 09:07 PM (GP8V/)

155 …
❤️

Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 26, 2026 09:08 PM (VCFK5)

156 Prayers up for grammie. Thanks for the update, bluebell.

Posted by: screaming in digital at June 26, 2026 09:09 PM (nGBYI)

157 I'm loving the World Cup visitor reaction videos that I've seen so far, I'm not even looking for them, but (for example) Bridget Phetasy has been putting montages in her regular Dumpster Fires. And I read that not only did we have enough stadiums lying around that all we had to do was change up some playing surfaces, we could actually do it again without using any of the same stadiums.

Let that sink in. Wouldn't that be awesome? I am all in favor of the idea of bidding for the next available host country slot, however it works, on a platform of America's World Cup II: All Different From Last Time.

Probably lots of countries want the gig, but we can say hey, we're not even going to have any repeats. Entirely different set of stadiums that the 2026 visitors did not see, they're just sitting there waiting to be used for this, and can you say that? NO, NO YOU CANNOT.

Posted by: SciVo at June 26, 2026 09:09 PM (Sy6m/)

158 Are we still talking about fossils?
Posted by: JackStraw at June 26, 2026 09:05 PM (viF8m)

Yepper ...

Posted by: browndog says woof at June 26, 2026 09:09 PM (3sXRv)

159 Frank J Fleming. The neurons just fired.

Posted by: Used Car Salesman at June 26, 2026 09:11 PM (zZu0s)

160 Shit!! I found a few of those!! They are so neat.
Posted by: Tonypete at June 26, 2026 09:07 PM (+/hEQ)

***Ppock eyebrow***

I've been hunting for just one since my early days in Geology

Dammmmm son !!!

Posted by: browndog says woof at June 26, 2026 09:11 PM (3sXRv)

161 Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 26, 2026 09:08 PM (VCFK5)

{{{{nurse}}}}

Posted by: ... at June 26, 2026 09:11 PM (vE0+H)

162 Posted by: SciVo at June 26, 2026 09:09 PM (Sy6m/)

Think of just the college football stadiums...
Division II that could host the World Cup

Posted by: polynikes at June 26, 2026 09:12 PM (GP8V/)

163 Browndog - I'll go looking again shortly. If I find some more, I'll get one to two to you.

Posted by: Tonypete at June 26, 2026 09:12 PM (+/hEQ)

164
And I read that not only did we have enough stadiums lying around that all we had to do was change up some playing surfaces, we could actually do it again without using any of the same stadiums.

____________

The IOC and FIFA both have the US as their emergency locale because we can put on either (or both, for that matter) events in a few weeks if need be.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 26, 2026 09:13 PM (O0L8i)

165 Frank J Fleming. The neurons just fired.
Posted by: Used Car Salesman at June 26, 2026 09:11 PM (zZu0s)

The satisfaction you get like when a freeze headache goes away.

Posted by: polynikes at June 26, 2026 09:13 PM (GP8V/)

166 I've been hunting for just one since my early days in Geology

---------

All I've found is a pile of schist.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 26, 2026 09:14 PM (u/oMr)

167 163 Browndog - I'll go looking again shortly. If I find some more, I'll get one to two to you.
Posted by: Tonypete at June 26, 2026 09:12 PM (+/hEQ)

***fistbump***

Posted by: browndog says woof at June 26, 2026 09:14 PM (3sXRv)

168 162 Posted by: SciVo at June 26, 2026 09:09 PM (Sy6m/)

Think of just the college football stadiums...
Division II that could host the World Cup
Posted by: polynikes

Heh. Don’t let them change the color and play at Boise State.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 26, 2026 09:14 PM (VCFK5)

169 Greetings from Brandon MS. On my way to the great state of TX.

I am thankful I made it through ATL. It was awful. I don't know how i lived there for 5 years. I seem to have lost my hard-won city driving skills.

Posted by: screaming in digital at June 26, 2026 09:15 PM (nGBYI)

170 They used to have a reality show called dinosaur hunters. That is a cut throat hobby /occupation. Lot of legal crap too.

Posted by: polynikes at June 26, 2026 09:15 PM (GP8V/)

171 A brain freeze will neutralize a migraine.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 26, 2026 09:15 PM (VCFK5)

172
The minimum capacity for a stadium to be a WC venue is 40,000. We have over 100 stadiums like that.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 26, 2026 09:15 PM (O0L8i)

173 Prayers for Grammie, and for all who love and care about her...thanks Bluebell, for letting us know.

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at June 26, 2026 09:15 PM (IQ6Gq)

174 I am thankful I made it through ATL. It was awful. I don't know how i lived there for 5 years. I seem to have lost my hard-won city driving skills.
Posted by: screaming in digital at June 26, 2026 09:15 PM (nGBYI)

Like any skill, it atrophies with lack of use ...

Posted by: browndog says woof at June 26, 2026 09:17 PM (3sXRv)

175 I always thought we had indoor arenas that could host up to 40k for concerts , smaller sporting events but I've learned the largest are less than 25k.

Of course we have retractable roof stadiums. I'm not counting those .

Posted by: polynikes at June 26, 2026 09:19 PM (GP8V/)

176 Maybe building stadiums is graft for those other host countries.

Posted by: davidt at June 26, 2026 09:20 PM (Q+gd/)

177 I always thought we had indoor arenas that could host up to 40k for concerts , smaller sporting events but I've learned the largest are less than 25k.

Of course we have retractable roof stadiums. I'm not counting those .
Posted by: polynikes

Alamodome holds 72k.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at June 26, 2026 09:21 PM (H/+a9)

178 Maybe building stadiums is graft for those other host countries.
Posted by: davidt at June 26, 2026 09:20 PM (Q+gd/)

It's definitely graft for our billionaires. More like extortion against the host city.

Posted by: polynikes at June 26, 2026 09:22 PM (GP8V/)

179 World Cup at the Super Dome! Losers get eaten!

Posted by: Shep Smith at June 26, 2026 09:22 PM (Q+gd/)

180 179 World Cup at the Super Dome! Losers get eaten!
Posted by: Shep Smith at

Omg. Choking.

LOL

Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 26, 2026 09:24 PM (0c4bd)

181 Like any skill, it atrophies with lack of use ...
Posted by: browndog
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And tomorrow, I have to navigate Dallas and Ft Worth. Soon as I pick up Cow Demon I'm handing over the car keys.

Posted by: screaming in digital at June 26, 2026 09:24 PM (nGBYI)

182 Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at June 26, 2026 09:21 PM (H/+a9)

not including dome stadiums . Admittedly I wasn't clear I was talking about traditional arenas like MSG.

Posted by: polynikes at June 26, 2026 09:25 PM (GP8V/)

183 Paleozoic Era dude here. I discovered literally hundreds of Crinoid stem fossils while poking around in the creek yesterday. Interesting little thangs. They're small, ring-shaped little buggers.
Posted by: Tonypete

Keep an eye out for the type that features a "star" shape in the center of the stem ... very rare to find.
Posted by: browndog

So there's both plain-bellied and star-bellied crinoids? The things I learn here.

Posted by: mikeski at June 26, 2026 09:25 PM (VHUov)

184 And tomorrow, I have to navigate Dallas and Ft Worth. Soon as I pick up Cow Demon I'm handing over the car keys.
Posted by: screaming in digital at June 26, 2026 09:24 PM (nGBYI)

Completely understandable SiD

Posted by: browndog says woof at June 26, 2026 09:26 PM (3sXRv)

185 Do you guys know just how great this Horde is?
Y'all are special people. Even you, BC.

Posted by: GWB at June 26, 2026 09:26 PM (kU0PQ)

186 Next World Cup should be in Greenland. They can cut the fields and stands out of the ice.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 26, 2026 09:27 PM (qx7Zg)

187 screaming in digital, have a wonderful time. Would buy you both dinner if you are in the area

Posted by: Ben Had at June 26, 2026 09:27 PM (afJtY)

188 And tomorrow, I have to navigate Dallas and Ft Worth. Soon as I pick up Cow Demon I'm handing over the car keys.
Posted by: screaming in digital at June 26, 2026 09:24 PM (nGBYI)

Austin is the worst for me. Like they are intentionally trying to confuse you.

Posted by: polynikes at June 26, 2026 09:27 PM (GP8V/)

189 Bulg, w/r/t Catholic practises, ran across a comment decades ago: we weep at the wake, we drink for the funeral. Thank you, bluebell, for the update on Grammie.

Good night, all.

Posted by: Nazdar at June 26, 2026 09:28 PM (NcvvS)

190 So there's both plain-bellied and star-bellied crinoids? The things I learn here.
Posted by: mikeski at June 26, 2026 09:25 PM (VHUov)

There are 4 types:

round, pentagonal, oval, or star-shaped

Posted by: browndog says woof at June 26, 2026 09:29 PM (3sXRv)

191 Austin is the worst for me. Like they are intentionally trying to confuse you.
Posted by: polynikes at June 26, 2026 09:27 PM (GP8V/)

I recall driving through Austin, and thinking, WTF is going on, but then, all is well. And I have no clue how I managed to navigate that stupid city.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at June 26, 2026 09:31 PM (0aYVJ)

192 (This is a test of the CBD Alarm)

My friend was the best man for his brother's wedding in Paris. At the reception, he raised his champagne glass and said "Eggs, cinnamon, bread, and maple syrup."

It was a French toast.

(This was only a test. If it was real, this post would be deleted.)

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 26, 2026 09:32 PM (qx7Zg)

193
Alamodome holds 72k.

That's a lot of alamode!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 26, 2026 09:33 PM (Cqx++)

194 Ben Had, I'll mention that to him. Aside from the Rush concert I'm not completely sure of our itinerary. If we can scoot over to Corsicana, I'll drop you an email or text.

Posted by: screaming in digital at June 26, 2026 09:33 PM (nGBYI)

195 I would take every cow trail to avoid Austin and DFW.

Posted by: Ben Had at June 26, 2026 09:34 PM (afJtY)

196 F117 Stealth bombers used to (still do?) fly out of Holloman AFB, outside Alamogordo, NM. Guessing that top shot is from then and there.

Posted by: goatexchange at June 26, 2026 09:36 PM (ZmReg)

197 screaming in digital, text is best. Steaks and libation at the ranch

Posted by: Ben Had at June 26, 2026 09:36 PM (afJtY)

198 Austin is the worst for me. Like they are intentionally trying to confuse you.
Posted by: polynikes
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*makes note to avoid Austin*
I am easily confused!

Posted by: screaming in digital at June 26, 2026 09:37 PM (nGBYI)

199 @181. screaming in digital

And tomorrow, I have to navigate Dallas and Ft.Worth.

Oh, that's going to be fun. I lived out there for over 24 years. I know what it's like. Good luck.

Posted by: Case at June 26, 2026 09:41 PM (IY9No)

200
I recall driving through Austin, and thinking, WTF is going on, but then, all is well. And I have no clue how I managed to navigate that stupid city.
Posted by: Pug Mahon

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

I hated getting around Austin for that reason. Someone explained it to me, "You have to get off these freeways at the right point, and then it's all parking lots. You drive through the parking lots."

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 26, 2026 09:41 PM (XJ22o)

201
Austin is the worst for me. Like they are intentionally trying to confuse you.
Posted by: polynikes

Is that just Austin keeping it weird?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 26, 2026 09:41 PM (Cqx++)

202 >>F117 Stealth bombers used to (still do?) fly out of Holloman AFB, outside Alamogordo, NM. Guessing that top shot is from then and there.

Before the virus lockdown they had an airshow out of Quonset. We go float around and watch all sorts go screaming up and down the bay.

When the Stealth flew over it was different. That thing is intimidating.

Posted by: JackStraw at June 26, 2026 09:42 PM (viF8m)

203 When I learned that Rush was touring again, I initially thought, here we go, just two tired old guys riding it out. but I've seen vidyas of them with Anika on drums. Holy, crap, they are having a blast! Anyone able to see them live needs to do so.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at June 26, 2026 09:42 PM (0aYVJ)

204 screaming in digital, text is best. Steaks and libation at the ranch
Posted by: Ben Had
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It would be SO lovely to see you if we can work it out. Let me see what all he has in mind. He's the trip planner especially when we're in TX!

Posted by: screaming in digital at June 26, 2026 09:44 PM (nGBYI)

205 Pug, I can't wait. It will be my first Rush concert! We'll report back after Sunday night.

Posted by: screaming in digital at June 26, 2026 09:46 PM (nGBYI)

206 SiD,
What are you doing in Texas tomorrow?

Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at June 26, 2026 09:47 PM (VCgbV)

207 This is quite the political ad.

https://tinyurl.com/acj4yupz

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 26, 2026 09:47 PM (ndZc7)

208 My friend was the best man for his brother's wedding in Paris. At the reception, he raised his champagne glass and said "Eggs, cinnamon, bread, and maple syrup."

It was a French toast.

(This was only a test. If it was real, this post would be deleted.)

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 26, 2026 09:32 PM (qx7Zg)

***

Toasters: The first ever pop up notification.

Posted by: Diogenes at June 26, 2026 09:49 PM (2WIwB)

209 screaming in digital, do you have any interaction with the NCCCLA?

Posted by: Ben Had at June 26, 2026 09:50 PM (afJtY)

210 SiD,
What are you doing in Texas tomorrow?
Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at June 26, 2026 09:47 PM (VCgbV)

In Dallas and Ft Worth, I'd say doing about 25 mph.

Posted by: Diogenes at June 26, 2026 09:53 PM (2WIwB)

211 I see, going to a Rush concert. I haven't been before either but I do like them.

Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at June 26, 2026 09:55 PM (VCgbV)

212 Evening, Ace and Cafe diners!. Late to the party.

Columnar jointing in basalt is incredibly common.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 26, 2026 09:56 PM (1z8ji)

213 Pug, I can't wait. It will be my first Rush concert! We'll report back after Sunday night.
Posted by: screaming in digital at June 26, 2026 09:46 PM (nGBYI)

Do so. I had a chance to see them in Billings way back in 1982, during their Signals tour, but my Dad had a weird blind spot regarding rock music shows. He was convinced I would take the brown acid or something. Same with Kansas, which was ostensibly a Christian rock band. I had given up when Black Sabbath and Judas Priest rolled around.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at June 26, 2026 09:56 PM (0aYVJ)

214 I'm watching Citizen Vigilante....

Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at June 26, 2026 09:56 PM (VCgbV)

215 >>Columnar jointing in basalt is incredibly common.

I just said that to a friend the other day.

Posted by: JackStraw at June 26, 2026 09:57 PM (viF8m)

216 lin-duh, I watched it earlier. Thanks to Elon.

Posted by: Ben Had at June 26, 2026 09:57 PM (afJtY)

217 Glad that people are enjoying going to Rush nowadays. Pretty sad though that the number of new rock bands is pretty small nowadays. Digitizing all my music on CDs and LPs has reminded me of the heyday of rock (and other music) of days gone by.

Posted by: whig at June 26, 2026 09:58 PM (E4rtv)

218 screaming in digital, do you have any interaction with the NCCCLA?
Posted by: Ben Had
---
No, actually I'm not even sure what that is!

Posted by: screaming in digital at June 26, 2026 09:59 PM (nGBYI)

219 For the record, my favorite Rush album is Moving Pictures.

See y'all in the ONT.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at June 26, 2026 09:59 PM (0aYVJ)

220 Do so. I had a chance to see them in Billings way back in 1982, during their Signals tour, but my Dad had a weird blind spot regarding rock music shows. He was convinced I would take the brown acid or something. Same with Kansas, which was ostensibly a Christian rock band. I had given up when Black Sabbath and Judas Priest rolled around.
Posted by: Pug Mahon

Saw them on that tour in Nashville. Good show. Festival seating on the floor.

Posted by: whig at June 26, 2026 10:00 PM (E4rtv)

221 lin-duh, yep, Rush on Sunday night and probably some hiking. We bought the tickets long ago but the rest of this trip has been hastily planned as neither of us were sure how much time off we could take!

Posted by: screaming in digital at June 26, 2026 10:02 PM (nGBYI)

222 Got a winders 10 laptop that isn't letting me log in. Anyone know if this is BS or not (dude takes a while to get to the point, so I went to mute / CC / 2x playback speed)?
https://youtu.be/OH0E6IqlkvA

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at June 26, 2026 10:03 PM (R+iUD)

223 round, pentagonal, oval, or star-shaped
Posted by: browndog says woof at June 26, 2026 09:29 PM (3sXRv)

Which one speaks for the trees?

Posted by: Kindltot at June 26, 2026 10:06 PM (rbvCR)

224 WeirdDave ONT is live

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