Mid-Morning Art Thread

Fight on the Little Big Horn
Frederic Remington

[Hat Tip: Pete Bog]

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM

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1 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 10, 2026 09:30 AM (2YhKe)

2 Stark!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 10, 2026 09:30 AM (wzUl9)

3 woah......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 10, 2026 09:30 AM (2YhKe)

4 Front and center looks high as a kite.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 10, 2026 09:30 AM (2YhKe)

5 Easy peasy

Posted by: Gen. George Custer at July 10, 2026 09:31 AM (jiRXK)

6 Almost looks like a photo.

Posted by: Tuna at July 10, 2026 09:31 AM (lJ0H4)

7 I was gunna fight the whites, but then I got high......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 10, 2026 09:31 AM (2YhKe)

8 And the only characters in the painting are the Indians and their horses. No Seventh Cavalry officers or men. A bold choice for Remington.

The horses and men all look craggy and weathered, as you'd expect from a life on the Plains.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 10, 2026 09:32 AM (wzUl9)

9 Holy Cow!! Lookit all those f***ing Indians!!!

Posted by: Just the punchline at July 10, 2026 09:32 AM (VmkSV)

10 Front and center looks high as a kite.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 10, 2026 09:30 AM

Medicine man sampling own medicine.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 10, 2026 09:32 AM (kgE5c)

11 The horns were angry that day, my friends.

Posted by: George Costanza at July 10, 2026 09:32 AM (2Ez/1)

12 Too many chiefs, not enough injuns.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 10, 2026 09:33 AM (6/7Fs)

13 Holy Cow!! Lookit all those f***ing Indians!!!
Posted by: Just the punchline at July 10, 2026

***
"They're runnin' around like a bunch of . . ."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 10, 2026 09:33 AM (wzUl9)

14 Lighten up, Francis. There was a sale on black and gray paint and I overbought.

Posted by: Frederic Remington at July 10, 2026 09:33 AM (2Ez/1)

15 Throw sticks!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 10, 2026 09:34 AM (Kt19C)

16 Would hang gladly

Posted by: Skip at July 10, 2026 09:34 AM (sgkY8)

17 Custer and his men are at top of the painting.

Posted by: dantesed at July 10, 2026 09:34 AM (Oy/m2)

18 Front and center looks high as a kite.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 10, 2026 09:30 AM
*
Medicine man sampling own medicine.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 10, 2026

***
The peace pipe had something a little stronger in it, I'll warrant.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 10, 2026 09:34 AM (wzUl9)

19 They seem to be confused as to the location of the enemy.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 10, 2026 09:34 AM (jehhT)

20 The peace pipe had something a little stronger in it, I'll warrant.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 10, 2026 09:34 AM

Bad prairie crab salad.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 10, 2026 09:34 AM (kgE5c)

21 I think Calvin's dad talked about this painting but could someone refresh my memory? Is this a color painting of a black and white scene or a black and white painting of a color scene?

Posted by: Will Robinson at July 10, 2026 09:35 AM (zBgIx)

22 Never should have given them rifles.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 10, 2026 09:36 AM (6/7Fs)

23 ***
The peace pipe had something a little stronger in it, I'll warrant.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 10, 2026 09:34 AM (wzUl9)

You asked for it.........

https://youtu.be/INxliT-NrxA

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 10, 2026 09:36 AM (2YhKe)

24 I mean how many Indians could there be?!?

Posted by: Not quite Custer's last words at July 10, 2026 09:36 AM (sKqQm)

25 You see, kids, when your grandmother and I were little, all the pictures on our smart phones were in black and white.

Posted by: Grandpa Simpson at July 10, 2026 09:36 AM (2Ez/1)

26 I had this version of Little Big Horn art in the room I shared with my brother as a kid. Kind of a curious choice for little kids to look at. We used to try counting the number of scalps being taken.

https://tinyurl.com/yc5xb5zn

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 10, 2026 09:36 AM (hM2xO)

27 Nice loincloth.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 10, 2026 09:37 AM (6/7Fs)

28 Heap big mad.

Posted by: Liz Warren at July 10, 2026 09:37 AM (ibDUx)

29 I had this version of Little Big Horn art in the room I shared with my brother as a kid. Kind of a curious choice for little kids to look at. We used to try counting the number of scalps being taken.

https://tinyurl.com/yc5xb5zn
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 10, 2026 09:36 AM (hM2xO)

Kind of an odd ad for Budweiser, for sure.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 10, 2026 09:38 AM (2YhKe)

30 Too many chiefs, not enough injuns.

I remember an old Buck Rodgers episode where they ran across a ship that have something like 7 admirals and one seaman who did all the actual work.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 10, 2026 09:38 AM (sKqQm)

31 My people will not be colorized!
Er, colonized! Yeah, that's it!

Posted by: Lizzy at July 10, 2026 09:38 AM (X8xt3)

32 why is it in grayscale

Posted by: Don Black at July 10, 2026 09:38 AM (ZxPkt)

33 I mean how many Indians could there be?!?

Posted by: Not quite Custer's last words at July 10, 2026 09:36 AM (sKqQm)

The Atari 2600 gave Custer his revenge, tho.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 10, 2026 09:38 AM (2YhKe)

34 Pfft.

Posted by: The Guys at Rorke's Drift at July 10, 2026 09:38 AM (6/7Fs)

35 Guys on the left are more likely to hit their own friends than the cavalry up the hill.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at July 10, 2026 09:38 AM (SgdqL)

36 why is it in grayscale
Posted by: Don Black at July 10, 2026 09:38 AM (ZxPkt)

People only saw in black and white back then.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 10, 2026 09:39 AM (2YhKe)

37 Hey Lizzie, do any of your tribesmen in this painting have a good native crab dip recipe?

Posted by: 18-1 at July 10, 2026 09:39 AM (sKqQm)

38 The Atari 2600 gave Custer his revenge, tho.

As I always tell the youth, don't settle for video games. If you want to get a piece of ass take it like ripe Polish lands.

Posted by: Graham Platner at July 10, 2026 09:40 AM (sKqQm)

39 Smallpox blankets just out of frame.

Posted by: H. Zinn at July 10, 2026 09:40 AM (2Ez/1)

40 A very strong plane and meticulously done. Not my thing, but can't argue it's quality.

Posted by: New York Times at July 10, 2026 09:41 AM (2ap+5)

41
As I always tell the youth, don't settle for video games. If you want to get a piece of ass take it like ripe Polish lands.
Posted by: Graham Platner at July 10, 2026 09:40 AM (sKqQm)

YEAH!!!!

Posted by: Eric Swalwell at July 10, 2026 09:41 AM (2YhKe)

42 Ward Churchill's and Elizabeth Warren's ancestors...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 10, 2026 09:42 AM (FZ29D)

43 Guys on the left are more likely to hit their own friends than the cavalry up the hill.
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at July 10, 2026 09:38 AM (SgdqL)

You really don't want the guy 4 back to take the first shot.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 10, 2026 09:42 AM (2YhKe)

44 41
As I always tell the youth, don't settle for video games. If you want to get a piece of ass take it like ripe Polish lands.
Posted by: Graham Platner at July 10, 2026 09:40 AM (sKqQm)

YEAH!!!!
Posted by: Eric Swalwell at July 10, 2026 09:41 AM (2YhKe)

*nervously looks around*

Posted by: Ruben Gallego at July 10, 2026 09:43 AM (B0NCh)

45 I ran across a new Mandela effect thing today.

Is Madonna the singer's real name or a stage name?

Apparently its real and many people remember it being a stage name.

Personally, I don't care. But those damn bears now that used to be spelled differently.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 10, 2026 09:43 AM (sKqQm)

46 Who fought at the Big Little Horn?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 10, 2026 09:44 AM (FZ29D)

47 43 Guys on the left are more likely to hit their own friends than the cavalry up the hill.
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at July 10, 2026 09:38 AM (SgdqL)

--------

Coherent battle formations weren't a thing in the New World. They mostly ran around like wild Indians.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 10, 2026 09:44 AM (6/7Fs)

48 Let’s take the easily defensible low ground!

Oh wait…

Posted by: Cow Demon at July 10, 2026 09:45 AM (4g5V+)

49 Much later they would shed their war paint and ornate feather headdresses when they went to work answering calls at the IT support help desk.

Posted by: Chat GPT at July 10, 2026 09:45 AM (2Ez/1)

50 Cue Anthrax, “Indians”

Posted by: Cow Demon at July 10, 2026 09:46 AM (4g5V+)

51 BALLOOOON!

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 10, 2026 09:47 AM (6/7Fs)

52 Is Madonna the singer's real name or a stage name?

Apparently its real and many people remember it being a stage name.

Personally, I don't care. But those damn bears now that used to be spelled differently.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 10, 2026 09:43 AM

Yes. That's her real given name.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 10, 2026 09:48 AM (kgE5c)

53 Wait, wut? I was assured that natives were kind and peaceful and lived in perfect harmony with the Great Pumpkin. They sure seem very good at war for a people who never knew what it was.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at July 10, 2026 09:48 AM (bAJQW)

54 Site work for the new casino.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 10, 2026 09:48 AM (jehhT)

55 In before we start reliving the history of the noble savage?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 10, 2026 09:48 AM (fkjGs)

56 Was this before or after they started the casinos?

Posted by: I gotta ask at July 10, 2026 09:49 AM (2Ez/1)

57 Much later they would shed their war paint and ornate feather headdresses when they went to work answering calls at the IT support help desk.
Posted by: Chat GPT at July 10, 2026 09:45 AM (2Ez/1)
----
Scalping customers instead of cowboys.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 10, 2026 09:49 AM (FZ29D)

58 "We heard there was custard."

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 10, 2026 09:49 AM (6/7Fs)

59 A cultural phenomenon seldom remarked upon is that, when kids in the old days played cowboys and Indians, most kids preferred to pretend to be Indians.

Posted by: New York Times at July 10, 2026 09:49 AM (2ap+5)

60 52 Is Madonna the singer's real name or a stage name?

Apparently its real and many people remember it being a stage name.

Personally, I don't care. But those damn bears now that used to be spelled differently.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 10, 2026 09:43 AM

Yes. That's her real given name.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 10, 2026 09:48 AM (kgE5c)
——

Her mother’s too. She was named after her mother. Mom was probably a whore too.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at July 10, 2026 09:49 AM (bAJQW)

61 Morning.

Remington will always be appreciated. It needs color, though.

Would hang.

Posted by: Robert at July 10, 2026 09:49 AM (dpXJq)

62 Was this before or after they started the casinos?
Posted by: I gotta ask at July 10, 2026 09:49 AM

Casinos bring in much wampum. Buy many more Winchesters.

Posted by: Chief Baccarat at July 10, 2026 09:50 AM (kgE5c)

63 Not the usual colorful Remington.
Would hang though.
Thx CBD

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 10, 2026 09:50 AM (m2wmY)

64 48 Let’s take the easily defensible low ground!

Oh wait…
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 10, 2026 09:45 AM (4g5V+)

Yup. If Custer had broken back up to the bluffs and dug in instead of straying out over the Greasy Grass, he prolly would have survived. Major Reno and his men did.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at July 10, 2026 09:51 AM (SgdqL)

65 Some good future employees in that picture

Posted by: Buffalo Bill Cody at July 10, 2026 09:51 AM (YajHO)

66 Madonna born Madonna Louise Ciccone. I don't know the name of her implants

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 10, 2026 09:52 AM (m2wmY)

67
Yes. That's her real given name.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 10, 2026 09:48 AM (kgE5c)

She just lost her last name in the dip.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 10, 2026 09:53 AM (2YhKe)

68 Anti-Colonialists assemble!

Posted by: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortes at July 10, 2026 09:53 AM (YajHO)

69 Not the usual colorful Remington.
Would hang though.
Thx CBD
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 10, 2026 09:50 AM (m2wmY)

And an honorable mention to Pete Bog for the recommendation.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 10, 2026 09:53 AM (2YhKe)

70 >>Is Madonna the singer's real name or a stage name?

Apparently its real and many people remember it being a stage name.

Yeah, she has one of those long Italian names, that includes Madonna, so she shortened it for a stage name.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 10, 2026 09:54 AM (X8xt3)

71 If I was going to ride buck nekkid like that, I would insist on a saddle.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 10, 2026 09:54 AM (6/7Fs)

72 I like it...Mrs Meanie probably wouldn't want it hanging in the living room, though.

Would clash with the "Live...Laugh...Lay Down Suppressive Fire" wallpaper.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at July 10, 2026 09:55 AM (qwx/I)

73 What's this … !? Why, that historical 'quote' now appears to be completely wrong. Remember that people always said Custer's words were "Look at all those fucking Indians!" … ? I don't see ANY of them engaging in that specific activity. So much for historical accuracy.

Posted by: Dr_No at July 10, 2026 09:55 AM (ayRl+)

74 Just off screen are the women, moving in to finish off the wounded. It takes a village.

Posted by: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortes at July 10, 2026 09:55 AM (YajHO)

75 Garryowen

Posted by: tankdemon at July 10, 2026 09:56 AM (Of+r/)

76 Mentioned this before, but the Rock Island Arsenal has a military weapons museum. All kinds of stuff, neat place. Congress had a big investigation in 1876 due to the unpleasantness with Custer’s 7th, and somehow they obtained a few of the Indian rifles that were used there. They liked to use brass tacks on the stocks in geometric designs, things like that. Henry repeaters, the forerunner of the Winchester.

Posted by: Common Tater at July 10, 2026 09:57 AM (7hY4y)

77 Winchester. Remington. Colt.
Whatever.

Posted by: Just bring ammo at July 10, 2026 09:57 AM (2Ez/1)

78 Apparently there is a debate as to whether one of Custer's officers, a Major Reno, caused the defeat by not reinforcing him.

Overall there was plenty of poor planning and poor commanding to go around in that battle...they basically blundered into way, way more Indian warriors then they expected.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 10, 2026 09:58 AM (sKqQm)

79 I thought she may have stolen it from Caddyshack, which came out just before her rise.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 10, 2026 09:58 AM (XvL8K)

80 They liked to use brass tacks on the stocks in geometric designs, things like that. Henry repeaters, the forerunner of the Winchester.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 10, 2026 09:57 AM (7hY4y)

It was before Pooh Bear and My Little Kitty.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 10, 2026 09:59 AM (g8Ew8)

81 The siege was angry that day, my friends- zombie George Custer

Posted by: Rex B at July 10, 2026 10:00 AM (R0XxO)

82 Speaking of Indian weapons - if you ever saw the movie Last of the Mohicans they give Chingachgook an odd looking club.

This is a real historical weapon called a Gunstock war club.

It looks like a rifle/musket but is just a club. Supposedly the Indians saw colonists use muskets as effective clubs and therefore designed clubs in the same shape

Posted by: 18-1 at July 10, 2026 10:01 AM (sKqQm)

83 Real nice painting. Color's a bit washed out.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 10, 2026 10:02 AM (1z8ji)

84 Interesting in the lack of color. At first I thought it was an ink wash but the details are too exact. Remington certainly conveyed the essence of the battle: A small, now isolated, stand of the troopers facing the overwhelming numbers of Indians. The crowding in the foreground is in stark contrast to the small, distant cluster on the hill.

An emotional, effective painting.

Posted by: JTB at July 10, 2026 10:02 AM (yTvNw)

85 Overall there was plenty of poor planning and poor commanding to go around in that battle...they basically blundered into way, way more Indian warriors then they expected.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 10, 2026 09:58 AM (sKqQm)

And organized Indians, too. Gall and Crazy Horse knew what they were doing.

Lots of creepy parallels between Little Big Horn and Isandlwana a few years later.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at July 10, 2026 10:03 AM (SgdqL)

86 Wasn't my fault. Honest.

Posted by: patg at July 10, 2026 10:05 AM (gGa0X)

87 The laotian kiddiefûcker pardoned by Tampon Timmy in Minnesota has been deported by federal authorities.

Posted by: Common Tater at July 10, 2026 10:07 AM (DIeYk)

88 If you’re ever in Monroe, Michigan, where Custer grew up, be sure to check out the equestrian statue of him by the bridge over the River Raisin. It’s quite impressive.

Posted by: Bulg at July 10, 2026 10:07 AM (77rzZ)

89 The laotian kiddiefûcker pardoned by Tampon Timmy in Minnesota has been deported by federal authorities.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 10, 2026 10:07 AM

By cannon?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 10, 2026 10:08 AM (kgE5c)

90 The laotian kiddiefûcker pardoned by Tampon Timmy in Minnesota has been deported by federal authorities.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 10, 2026 10:07 AM (DIeYk)

Seems a margarita summit is in order.

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

91 If Custer only had a few A10s flying cover.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 10, 2026 10:09 AM (S41Gd)

92 LBH sucked. That was an "L."

Silver lining is this: Custer was looking to feather his nest with a Big Win, to further his political career. I think this arrogant, vainglorious fool would have run for President in '80 or '84 (as a Dem, but i covered that under "arrogant, vainglorious fool who wagers the blood of others on his own risky bets").

The heathen Indians might have done better to let him win...

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 10, 2026 10:09 AM (BI5O2)

93
By cannon?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 10, 2026 10:08 AM (kgE5c)

THESE cannons?!?

Posted by: Crazy Asian Broad at July 10, 2026 10:09 AM (2YhKe)

94 THESE cannons?!?
Posted by: Crazy Asian Broad at July 10, 2026 10:09 AM

I really don't get it.

What's that from?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 10, 2026 10:10 AM (kgE5c)

95 the Rock Island Arsenal has a military weapons museum.

Posted by: Common Tater at July 10, 2026 09:57 AM (7hY4y)

Check out "Springfield Armory," in Springfield MA. It is an incredible museum...the collection has stuff that makes most gun people drool!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 10, 2026 10:11 AM (l4RKn)

96 Who's "we" Kemosabe?

Posted by: man at July 10, 2026 10:11 AM (XuXeR)

97 I really don't get it.

What's that from?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 10, 2026 10:10 AM (kgE5c)

Wasn't the woman that was harassing that guy asian and called her boobs 'cannons?'

Or did I f*ck that joke up?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 10, 2026 10:11 AM (2YhKe)

98 I'd like to acknowledge the land...aaaahhhhhh! Help!

Posted by: General Custer at July 10, 2026 10:11 AM (XQ6Q0)

99 Check out "Springfield Armory," in Springfield MA. It is an incredible museum...the collection has stuff that makes most gun people drool!

Though...do you actually want to go to Springfield?

Posted by: 18-1 at July 10, 2026 10:12 AM (sKqQm)

100 the River Raisin. It’s quite impressive."

I've been there. It's more of a large stream.

Oh.

Posted by: man at July 10, 2026 10:14 AM (XuXeR)

101 Though...do you actually want to go to Springfield?

Posted by: 18-1 at July 10, 2026 10:12 AM (sKqQm)

For the Armory Museum? Absolutely. It is well worth the stop, and a detour!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 10, 2026 10:14 AM (l4RKn)

102 It wasn't an Asian lady. The Indian scammer claimed (ridiculously) that his way-too-hot-for-him boss said "I bet your little Asian fish-headed wife doesn't have cannons like these" when she was forcing him to have sex with her.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 10, 2026 10:14 AM (BI5O2)

103 the Rock Island Arsenal has a military weapons museum.

Posted by: Common Tater at July 10, 2026 09:57 AM (7hY4y)
___________

The Forgotten Weapons guy (with Custer facial hair) has done a bunch of videos on the weapons there.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 10, 2026 10:15 AM (XvL8K)

104 I've been there. It's more of a large stream.

Oh.
Posted by: man at July 10, 2026 10:14 AM (XuXeR)

They named it with grape expectations, but it dried up.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 10, 2026 10:15 AM (1z8ji)

105 It wasn't an Asian lady. The Indian scammer claimed (ridiculously) that his way-too-hot-for-him boss said "I bet your little Asian fish-headed wife doesn't have cannons like these" when she was forcing him to have sex with her.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 10, 2026 10:14 AM (BI5O2)

Ah....at least I wasn't too far off and there being an Asian as a part of it.

Damn brain......

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

106 Time to watch "They Died With Their Boots On" again.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 10, 2026 10:15 AM (afJtY)

107 87 The laotian kiddiefûcker pardoned by Tampon Timmy in Minnesota has been deported by federal authorities.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 10, 2026 10:07 AM
++++
I voted for this.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 10, 2026 10:15 AM (2Ez/1)

108 Silver never thought much of the Lone Ranger. He'd rather be out in the pasture sniffing broodmares.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 10, 2026 10:15 AM (fkjGs)

109 88 If you’re ever in Monroe, Michigan, where Custer grew up, be sure to check out the equestrian statue of him by the bridge over the River Raisin. It’s quite impressive.
Posted by: Bulg at July 10, 2026 10:07 AM (77rzZ)

=======

If you are ever in New Rumley, Ohio, God help you, because Waze is not going to get a signal.

Posted by: New York Times at July 10, 2026 10:16 AM (2ap+5)

110 It wasn't an Asian lady. The Indian scammer claimed (ridiculously) that his way-too-hot-for-him boss said "I bet your little Asian fish-headed wife doesn't have cannons like these" when she was forcing him to have sex with her.

Could you imagine explaining any of this to an average person in 1966?

Posted by: 18-1 at July 10, 2026 10:16 AM (sKqQm)

111 Lesser known fact about Custer; he may have won the Battle of Gettysburg and the Civil War. Lee's plan was to have J.E.B. Stuart attack the Union line from the rear as Pickett attacked from the front. Custer's cavalry blocked Stuart from arriving in the Union rear to launch his attack. Custer's men later killed Stuart at Yellow Tavern.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 10, 2026 10:16 AM (ndZc7)

112 Wasn't the woman that was harassing that guy asian and called her boobs 'cannons?'

Or did I f*ck that joke up?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 10, 2026 10:11 AM

Beats me.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 10, 2026 10:16 AM (kgE5c)

113 Looking at the painting, I wonder where the indians carried their ammo?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 10, 2026 10:17 AM (1z8ji)

114
Beats me.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 10, 2026 10:16 AM (kgE5c)

Turns out, I f*cked that joke up......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 10, 2026 10:17 AM (2YhKe)

115 the River Raisin. It’s quite impressive."
++++
So I heard. Through the grapevine.

Posted by: CCR at July 10, 2026 10:17 AM (2Ez/1)

116 I can never forget a detail like that.

The entire scam was so ridiculous.

But "I bet your little Asian fish-headed wife doesn't have cannons like these" is so over-the-top that even most porno writers would say "suspension of disbelief can't bear this particular line of dialogue."

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

117 the River Raisin. It’s quite impressive."
++++
So I heard. Through the grapevine.
Posted by: CCR at July 10, 2026 10:17 AM (2Ez/1)

You asked for it...........

https://youtu.be/f0kJx76f6oM

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

118 111 Lesser known fact about Custer; he may have won the Battle of Gettysburg and the Civil War. Lee's plan was to have J.E.B. Stuart attack the Union line from the rear as Pickett attacked from the front. Custer's cavalry blocked Stuart from arriving in the Union rear to launch his attack. Custer's men later killed Stuart at Yellow Tavern.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 10, 2026 10:16 AM (ndZc7)

Aaand he was with Little Phil Sheridan in the Shenandoah in 1864 putting the hurt on Jubal Early.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at July 10, 2026 10:20 AM (SgdqL)

119 Turns out, I f*cked that joke up......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 10, 2026 10:17 AM

No worries. Someone had to remind me which incident we were even talking about.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 10, 2026 10:20 AM (kgE5c)

120 https://youtu.be/xWGAdzn5_KU

you go down there

Posted by: DaveA at July 10, 2026 10:20 AM (FhXTo)

121
But "I bet your little Asian fish-headed wife doesn't have cannons like these" is so over-the-top that even most porno writers would say "suspension of disbelief can't bear this particular line of dialogue."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 10, 2026 10:18 AM (BI5O2)

"Hell. For a price like that, the thing should be able to give me a blow job."

"SIR!!! This lawnmower ISN'T going to give you a blow job.........but I WILL!"

- - - - - Scene from "The Lawnmower Woman"

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 10, 2026 10:21 AM (2YhKe)

122 great painting, very bad battle.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at July 10, 2026 10:21 AM (xcxpd)

123 So now it's a War Between The States thread?

Posted by: Just got here at July 10, 2026 10:22 AM (2Ez/1)

124 - - - - - Scene from "The Lawnmower Woman"
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 10, 2026 10:21 AM

Killin' me, Sponge!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 10, 2026 10:23 AM (kgE5c)

125
No worries. Someone had to remind me which incident we were even talking about.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 10, 2026 10:20 AM (kgE5c)

My brain works in mysterious ways.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 10, 2026 10:23 AM (2YhKe)

126 Now we know who's responsible for the covid pandemic.

New York gives $544,000 fine to nurse who sold fake Covid vax cards to help people avoid the clot shot

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 10, 2026 10:24 AM (ndZc7)

127
Killin' me, Sponge!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 10, 2026 10:23 AM (kgE5c)

We rented it YEARS ago thinking that it was a spoof on "The Lawnmower Man."

.........it wasn't.........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 10, 2026 10:24 AM (2YhKe)

128 We rented it YEARS ago thinking that it was a spoof on "The Lawnmower Man."

.........it wasn't.........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 10, 2026 10:24 AM

LMAO!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 10, 2026 10:25 AM (kgE5c)

129 Lee screwed up at Gettysburg. He made several unnecessary mistakes.

Posted by: dantesed at July 10, 2026 10:25 AM (Oy/m2)

130 As Depicted by Hollywood - a limerick

General Custer urged his troops to resistance
In the face of Sitting Bull's persistence
"Attack!" the chief cried,
So his warriors did ride,
In ac circle at 20 yards dustance

Posted by: muldoon at July 10, 2026 10:25 AM (I0N4X)

131 Was that wrong? Should I not have done that?

Posted by: nurse who sold fake Covid vax cards at July 10, 2026 10:25 AM (2Ez/1)

132 Madonna's mother died of breast cancer at age 32. No evidence to indicate her mother was a "whore", Elric. Here is some more information about her family life, not that anyone cares. I am not a fan of Madonna but once again I find it interesting that women are often called "whores" while men are "very experienced" sexually:

https://tinyurl.com/y7cyewrv

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 10, 2026 10:25 AM (7RYym)

133 Which were the necessary mistakes?

Posted by: Ok, I'll ask at July 10, 2026 10:26 AM (2Ez/1)

134 @95 A historian I knew at the time won the Norton Prize about 30 years ago by doing a several year research project there. They have thousands of old pattern muskets and interchangeable parts still in stock, cosmolened. He used an electron microscope to reveal the fact that, even though economic philosophers have reviled "armory practice" mass production for putting skilled craftsmen out of work, in practice the Army's insistence on field-exchangeable parts resulted in a lot of file marks -- proof of increased employment and higher-paid gunsmiths. They also have all their hand-script pay records, so he was able to back up the observation with, literal, receipts. A meaningful sidelight to industrial archeology.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at July 10, 2026 10:26 AM (zdLoL)

135 >>> 126 Now we know who's responsible for the covid pandemic.

New York gives $544,000 fine to nurse who sold fake Covid vax cards to help people avoid the clot shot
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 10, 2026 10:24 AM (ndZc7)

What law did the nurse break, or was TISH! involved in pulling some convoluted BS out of her ass?

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 10, 2026 10:26 AM (R+iUD)

136 And, I'd feel bad for the little Asian fish-headed wife hearing her husband talk about her small boobs like that, but I bet the prior conversation went like this:

"I am kindly to be scamming the bank I work for, if that is agreeable to you, wife."

"Ah, yes, yes, yes... these stupid Americans will be to falling from the coconut tree, my prince!"

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 10, 2026 10:27 AM (BI5O2)

137 arriving in the Union rear
Tradesman entrance.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 10, 2026 10:28 AM (Kt19C)

138 I remember the Junta charged someone selling fake vaxx cards arguing that it was a crime to put the CDC seal on it.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 10, 2026 10:28 AM (sKqQm)

139 129 Lee screwed up at Gettysburg. He made several unnecessary mistakes.
Posted by: dantesed at July 10, 2026 10:25 AM (Oy/m2)

Just reread Stephen W. Sears' book on the campaign. I would add that several of Lee's commanders didn't perform very well, also that Meade was a lot better general than anybody he'd faced before.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at July 10, 2026 10:28 AM (SgdqL)

140 Tried to visit the Little Bighorn Battlefield a couple weeks ago. It's closed on weekdays! WTF! It's a National Monument. I actually do blame Trump for this.

Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at July 10, 2026 10:29 AM (0bjKf)

141 I wonder how Gettysburg would’ve turned out if Stonewall had been there.

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

142 Dueling books covering the same ground- A Terrible Glory and The Last Stand. Not for the faint of heart, 'cause the Indians were incredibly cruel to their enemies. Basically any accurate book about the "native Americans" reiterates this. After all, they were fucking savages, but then aren't we all?

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at July 10, 2026 10:30 AM (QaH55)

143
What law did the nurse break, or was TISH! involved in pulling some convoluted BS out of her ass?
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 10, 2026 10:26 AM (R+iUD)

I'm old enough to remember when not getting the covid 'vaccine' meant you were killing your grandmother.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 10, 2026 10:30 AM (2YhKe)

144 My great grandfather fought there. Family lore confirms this.

Posted by: Pocahantas Warren at July 10, 2026 10:30 AM (GUOwU)

145 Was that wrong? Should I not have done that?
Posted by: nurse who sold fake Covid vax cards at July 10, 2026 10:25 AM (2Ez/1)

No it was not wrong, and it is good that she did it. Who knows how many lives she saved?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 10, 2026 10:31 AM (1z8ji)

146 I wonder how Gettysburg would’ve turned out if Stonewall had been there.
Posted by: Bulg at July 10, 2026 10:30 AM (77rzZ)

But he wasn't and that's the important thing to remember.

Posted by: dantesed at July 10, 2026 10:31 AM (Oy/m2)

147 Aside from the cosplay, it captures the next DNC very well.

Oh, sweet coffee.
A lady was walking her large dog who was going nuts. I moved Ralphy and completely forgot the dog might, just might, be going nuts at Snowflake also on the driveway who came over to greet the dog and I good morning.

Because cats are like that I guess.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 10, 2026 10:31 AM (Sco7b)

148 I wonder how Gettysburg would’ve turned out if Stonewall had been there.
Posted by: Bulg
__________

He was much better when exercising independent command, Chancellorsville notwithstanding.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 10, 2026 10:32 AM (XvL8K)

149 "...even though economic philosophers have reviled "armory practice" mass production for putting skilled craftsmen out of work..."

I think I'd put the job title "economic philosopher" right next to "real estate novelist."

Posted by: But I'm not Billy Joel at July 10, 2026 10:32 AM (2Ez/1)

150 I'm old enough to remember when not getting the covid 'vaccine' meant you were killing your grandmother.

First: The only way to stop the spread of covid is to get the shot. Do you really want to kill your grandma? And that is why we implemented these mandates!

Then: Anyone that has claimed we EVER said the covid shot stops the spread is a NAZI lying Russian bot. We've always just said it will make the disease less severe. Remove the mandates? Why would we remove the mandates?

Posted by: 18-1 at July 10, 2026 10:32 AM (sKqQm)

151 I remember the Junta charged someone selling fake vaxx cards arguing that it was a crime to put the CDC seal on it.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 10, 2026 10:28 AM (sKqQm)

Heh. Nothing to do with anything health related, only copyright infringement.

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

152 in before monkey. stupid gainful employment. with a nice weekend on the horizon, the cogen cabinet to water reclamation just let all the smoke out. dammit.

Posted by: cmeat at July 10, 2026 10:32 AM (R11M+)

153 I wonder how Gettysburg would’ve turned out if Stonewall had been there.
Posted by: Bulg at July 10, 2026 10:30 AM (77rzZ)

But he wasn't and that's the important thing to remember.
Posted by: dantesed at July 10, 2026 10:31 AM

Let's take a minute to discuss ~~shop~~ battlefield safety...

Posted by: Norm Abram at July 10, 2026 10:33 AM (kgE5c)

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

His poor wife. Getting called out for no knockers and a fish head by this dude is just not on.

Posted by: ... at July 10, 2026 10:34 AM (SWQdN)

155 New York gives $544,000 fine to nurse who sold fake Covid vax cards to help people avoid the clot shot

*************

Mr. Kotter, it's one thing or another
But Juan's ill today, him and his brother
I write this note to say
That he got his vax today
Please excuse him."
--------------Signed, Epstein's mother

Posted by: muldoon at July 10, 2026 10:34 AM (I0N4X)

156 That he got his vax today
Please excuse him."
--------------Signed, Epstein's mother
Posted by: muldoon at July 10, 2026 10:34 AM (I0N4X)

May you live forever.....

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

157 lol muldoon

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 10, 2026 10:35 AM (gErpE)

158 Posted by: muldoon at July 10, 2026 10:34 AM

*golf clap*

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 10, 2026 10:35 AM (kgE5c)

159 I find it interesting that women are often called "whores" while men are "very experienced" sexually:
------

We prefer "stud"

Posted by: ... at July 10, 2026 10:36 AM (SWQdN)

160 Sponge!

We had our first flash flood come through our property earlier this morning.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 10, 2026 10:36 AM (gErpE)

161
We had our first flash flood come through our property earlier this morning.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 10, 2026 10:36 AM (gErpE)

*hugs*

Everything come out of it alright? No harm, no foul?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 10, 2026 10:36 AM (2YhKe)

162 Fight on the Little Big Horn, circa 1900
Frederic Remington

This is a pretty public thread; did I miss the land acknowledgement?

"Fight on the Little Bighorn" (circa 1900) is an acclaimed oil painting by Frederic Remington, prominently depicting the famed 1876 battle. It is permanently housed at The Brinton Museum in Big Horn, Wyoming, which offers dedicated exhibits showcasing Remington's iconic depictions of the American West.

The work reflects the exact period when Remington shifted away from literal magazine illustrations toward impressionistic fine art.

He created a few notable works focused on Custer and the 7th Cavalry, including Custer's Last Charge (A Sabre Charge) and a pen-and-ink drawing for Mrs. Custer, though the Brinton painting is his primary large-scale interpretation of the event.

Rather than focusing on a heroic, idealized depiction of George Armstrong Custer, Remington chose to capture a chaotic, dust-filled melee. The style highlights the desperation, movement, and heat of the battle.

The romanticized "Last Stand" themes, the underdogs against overwhelming odds.

He had a wonderful body of work. Would hang this painting.

A good weekend start

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 10, 2026 10:37 AM (NFX2v)

163 We had our first flash flood come through our property earlier this morning.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 10, 2026 10:36 AM (gErpE)

Dear Lord

Posted by: ... at July 10, 2026 10:37 AM (SWQdN)

164 Aaand he was with Little Phil Sheridan in the Shenandoah in 1864 putting the hurt on Jubal Early.
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher

The town of Sheridan WY is named for Phil whose most famous quote is, "The only good Indian is a dead Indian." It's ironic that the town hosts the Miss Indian America Pageant. Or at least it did last I knew which was so long ago they called it the Miss Indian America Pageant instead of something like the Ms. First Peoples' Body Positivity Protest.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 10, 2026 10:38 AM (ndZc7)

165 We had our first flash flood come through our property earlier this morning.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 10, 2026 10:36 AM

I hope that meant part of your land and not your house.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 10, 2026 10:38 AM (kgE5c)

166 Look at them bushes out there
They're moving and there's a Injun behind every one
Hey, Mr. Custer, you mind if I be excused the rest of the afternoon?
Hey Charlie, duck yer head!
Hmm, you're a little bit late on that one, Charlie
Hooh, I bet that smarts!

Posted by: Larry Verne at July 10, 2026 10:38 AM (wVcYX)

167
Native American prolonged torture and cruelty live on in the Federal Courts system today.

Posted by: Auspex at July 10, 2026 10:39 AM (Y8DZL)

168 Thanks to Juan's mother and her prolific note writing the Sweathogs would eventually become known as the "Epstein Class."

Posted by: Chat GPT at July 10, 2026 10:39 AM (2Ez/1)

169 Everything come out of it alright? No harm, no foul?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 10, 2026 10:36 AM (2YhKe)

___

Just some fencing that Ex-Ex is currently putting back up.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 10, 2026 10:40 AM (gErpE)

170 Please Mr. Custer, I don't want to go (forward ho) aw
I wonder what the Injun word for friend is
Let's see, friend
Kemo sabe, that's it
Kemo sabe! Hey out there, kemo sabe!
Nope, that isn't it

Look at them durned injuns
They're runnin' around like a bunch of wild Indians
Heh, heh, heh
Nah, this ain't no time for jokin'

Posted by: Larry Verne at July 10, 2026 10:41 AM (wVcYX)

171
Just some fencing that Ex-Ex is currently putting back up.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 10, 2026 10:40 AM (gErpE)

And now you know.

Glad it wasn't anything too drastic.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 10, 2026 10:41 AM (2YhKe)

172 "... the town hosts the Miss Indian America Pageant."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 10, 2026 10:38 AM
+++
Now we simply refer to her as Miss Feather Not Dot.

Posted by: Sheridan, WY Chamber of Commerce at July 10, 2026 10:43 AM (2Ez/1)

173 Looking at the painting, I wonder where the indians carried their ammo?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

They had kids that followed behind the units. They were called 'Wayward Sons.' To get the ammo, they used to shout a particular phrase ... Do you want to know what they shouted?

Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 10, 2026 10:43 AM (diia5)

174 I liked the spinoff from Kotter, Horshack the Night Stalker.

Posted by: Bulg at July 10, 2026 10:44 AM (77rzZ)

175 Just reread Stephen W. Sears' book on the campaign.

-
Sears' book on Antietam, Landscape Turned Red, is also quite good.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 10, 2026 10:44 AM (ndZc7)

176 166 Look at them bushes out there
They're moving and there's a Injun behind every one
Hey, Mr. Custer, you mind if I be excused the rest of the afternoon?
Hey Charlie, duck yer head!
Hmm, you're a little bit late on that one, Charlie
Hooh, I bet that smarts!
Posted by: Larry Verne

👍 Beat me to Please Mr. Custer. 👏

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 10, 2026 10:44 AM (NFX2v)

177 @135/Helena Handbasket: "What law did the nurse break, or was TISH! involved in pulling some convoluted BS out of her ass?"

Original order here (PDF file):
https://tinyurl.com/5px4zx8f

Sourced from this page at www.health.ny.gov:
https://tinyurl.com/4b4wv948

(Please don't shoot the messenger, I'm just good at searching and finding information.)

I can give you links to the statute(s) in question if you want me to dig further.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 10, 2026 10:44 AM (O7YUW)

178 Do you want to know what they shouted?
Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 10, 2026 10:43 AM (diia5)

Probably not calling for Gunga Din, I'll reckon.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 10, 2026 10:45 AM (1z8ji)

179 What did they shout, Johnny?

Posted by: Ed McMahon at July 10, 2026 10:45 AM (2Ez/1)

180 OT:

Trump is supposedly playing hardball by refusing to sign Elizabeth Warren's "Housing" bill, but it becomes law at midnight tonight with or without his signature (Congress hasn't adjourned, so pocket veto isn't in effect.) Trump actually needs to veto that pile of crap that idiot Repubs voted for to be seen as 'doing something' about the housing crisis caused by, among other things, too many illegals not kicked out of the country yet. This bill will turbocharge Section 8 housing, my inner-ring suburb will go to crap and I'll have to move. GOP sucks, and Trump so far isn't protecting us from their stupidity.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 10, 2026 10:45 AM (Dv3i1)

181 They had kids that followed behind the units. They were called 'Wayward Sons.' To get the ammo, they used to shout a particular phrase ... Do you want to know what they shouted?
Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 10, 2026 10:43 AM (diia5)
---
Carry On My Wayward Son
There'll be Peace when you are done?

Posted by: Kansas at July 10, 2026 10:46 AM (B0NCh)

182 youtube.com/watch?v=P5ZJui3aPoQ

Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 10, 2026 10:46 AM (diia5)

183 Time to watch "They Died With Their Boots On" again.
Posted by: Ben Had at July 10, 2026 10:15 AM (afJtY)

Can also recommend "Little Big Man."

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 10, 2026 10:47 AM (wVcYX)

184 175 Just reread Stephen W. Sears' book on the campaign.

-
Sears' book on Antietam, Landscape Turned Red, is also quite good.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 10, 2026 10:44 AM (ndZc7)

And his book on Chancellorsville. He gives Hooker a lot of credit for setting up the campaign, even though it fell apart in execution.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at July 10, 2026 10:47 AM (SgdqL)

185 Frederic Remington and Charles Russell are my two favorite artists.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at July 10, 2026 10:49 AM (PSEDc)

186 I wasn't wayward. What do I get?

Posted by: The older son in the parable at July 10, 2026 10:49 AM (2Ez/1)

187 Because

The New York State Department of Health issued a historic $544,000 civil penalty against a nurse practitioner for running a massive, $1.5 million fake vaccine card scheme.

She operated Wild Child Pediatric Healthcare in Amityville, charged between $85 and $350 per fraudulent dose and deliberately entered false vaccination data into the New York State Immunization Information System.

State officials found she falsified immunization records for children. In some instances, she handed out homeopathic pellets to parents while falsely logging them as official vaccines for deadly diseases like polio and the measles.

She laundered the proceeds through multiple financial transactions—even using the illicit profits to pay off her home.

Reportedly.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 10, 2026 10:49 AM (NFX2v)

188 Glad it wasn't anything too drastic.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 10, 2026 10:41 AM (2YhKe)
___

The guy we bought the house from built it back in the early 90s, with the Ozarks in mind.

We got about 4-5 inches of rain since around 10 pm last night. More on the way later on this afternon/evening.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 10, 2026 10:49 AM (gErpE)

189 And his book on Chancellorsville. He gives Hooker a lot of credit for setting up the campaign, even though it fell apart in execution.
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher
____________

Was it the possible concussion from the near miss, or did he lose his nerve before that?

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

190 I'm something of a history buff so have read numerous articles on Little Big Horn and specifically those focused Custer himself, his character and temperament. He was possessed with the same hubris that killed Fetterman and his men. Custer had to know, based on his scouts' reports and other evidence, that he was facing a large and formidable force consisting of arguably the best mounted warriors in the world.

What Custer didn't know was that many of those warriors were equipped with then-modern rifles at least equal to his troopers' carbines. Would Custer have engaged had he known? Almost certainly, and that over-confidence is ultimately what killed him, just as it did Fetterman.

Posted by: troyriser at July 10, 2026 10:50 AM (v1M8F)

191 We prefer "stud"
Posted by: ... at July 10, 2026 10:36 AM (SWQdN

So I guess, "stud ellipses" means the pleasure goes on forever, or if you were not taking precautions there are little dots all over the place. 😉

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 10, 2026 10:51 AM (looXz)

192 Hey Ben Had!

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 10, 2026 10:51 AM (gErpE)

193 Would Custer have engaged had he known? Almost certainly, and that over-confidence is ultimately what killed him, just as it did Fetterman.
Posted by: troyriser

I thought the problem was that he didn't pack the minigun in his contingent. No?

Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 10, 2026 10:52 AM (diia5)

194 191 We prefer "stud"
Posted by: ... at July 10, 2026 10:36 AM (SWQdN

So I guess, "stud ellipses" means the pleasure goes on forever, or if you were not taking precautions there are little dots all over the place. 😉
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 10, 2026 10:51 AM (looXz)

Fenelon, from the back court, shoots and scores!

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 10, 2026 10:52 AM (N39Ws)

195 141 I wonder how Gettysburg would’ve turned out if Stonewall had been there.
Posted by: Bulg at July 10, 2026 10:30 AM (77rzZ)

The big 'what if' of the first Civil War...
good odds Lee would have won if Stonewall had been in charge instead of Ewell.

But it wouldn't have prevented Grant from taking Vicksburg and cutting the Confederacy in half. Lee may have prolonged the war but despite some daydreams, it wouldn't have won the war for the South.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 10, 2026 10:54 AM (xcxpd)

196 So I guess, "stud ellipses" means the pleasure goes on forever, or if you were not taking precautions there are little dots all over the place. 😉

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 10, 2026 10:51 AM (looXz)

Actually it means the pleasure has an indefinite pause. But stay tuned...

Posted by: ... at July 10, 2026 10:54 AM (SWQdN)

197 Please Mr. Custer, I don’t wanna go.

Forward, Ho!

Posted by: Eromero at July 10, 2026 10:54 AM (LHPAg)

198 ____________

Was it the possible concussion from the near miss, or did he lose his nerve before that?
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 10, 2026 10:50 AM (XvL8K)

I think he was already getting jittery because his cavalry had vanished and he feared Lee getting reenforced, but the concussion occurred at a singularly bad moment and it was all downhill from there.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at July 10, 2026 10:55 AM (SgdqL)

199 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. The Little Big Horn is a must visit for Americans. Truly hallowed ground.
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 10, 2026 10:55 AM (2WIwB)

200 190 I'm something of a history buff so have read numerous articles on Little Big Horn and specifically those focused Custer himself, his character and temperament. He was possessed with the same hubris that killed Fetterman and his men. Custer had to know, based on his scouts' reports and other evidence, that he was facing a large and formidable force consisting of arguably the best mounted warriors in the world.

What Custer didn't know was that many of those warriors were equipped with then-modern rifles at least equal to his troopers' carbines. Would Custer have engaged had he known? Almost certainly, and that over-confidence is ultimately what killed him, just as it did Fetterman.
Posted by: troyriser at July 10, 2026 10:50 AM (v1M8F)

Speed and audacity had carried Custer far, it would be out of character for him to change. Sometimes too much success can be lethal. A man needs setbacks and failures to give him perspective.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 10, 2026 10:55 AM (xcxpd)

201 Hey Eromero!

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 10, 2026 10:55 AM (gErpE)

202 195 141 I wonder how Gettysburg would’ve turned out if Stonewall had been there.
Posted by: Bulg at July 10, 2026 10:30 AM (77rzZ
Me too. Jackson is one of my favorites.

Posted by: Eromero at July 10, 2026 10:56 AM (LHPAg)

203 Speed and audacity had carried Custer far, it would be out of character for him to change. Sometimes too much success can be lethal. A man needs setbacks and failures to give him perspective.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 10, 2026 10:55 AM (xcxpd)

"Victory Disease" with the Imperial Japanese Navy 65 years later.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at July 10, 2026 10:58 AM (b7msB)

204 I do love when military related discussions breakout on the threads. Really.

I know so little. They make me search some of the history of which you're speaking, a good thing.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 10, 2026 10:58 AM (NFX2v)

205 202 195 141 I wonder how Gettysburg would’ve turned out if Stonewall had been there.
Posted by: Bulg at July 10, 2026 10:30 AM (77rzZ
Me too. Jackson is one of my favorites.
Posted by: Eromero at July 10, 2026 10:56 AM (LHPAg)

If Jackson had taken Culp's Hill, Meade would have fallen back south to a defensive line along Pipe Creek, which he'd wanted to do in the first place.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at July 10, 2026 10:58 AM (SgdqL)

206 Two new polls out recently show Kumala leading the 2028 Dem nomination.

They can’t be dumb enough to do that. Can they?

Posted by: Facts at July 10, 2026 10:58 AM (ehU09)

207
They can’t be dumb enough to do that. Can they?
Posted by: Facts at July 10, 2026 10:58 AM (ehU09)

For there are no limits to the butt-f*ck ignorance the left is capable of......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 10, 2026 10:59 AM (2YhKe)

208 I wonder how Gettysburg would’ve turned out if Stonewall had been there.

Posted by: Bulg at July 10, 2026 10:30 AM (77rzZ

I'd suggest that if Jackson was still with the army, there wouldn't have been a fight at Gettysburg at all.

Between him and Longstreet, they would have been able to convince Lee to withdraw to defensible ground between Meade and Washington, and force Meade to attack them.

Meade would have broken his army and Washington would be open for the taking.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 10, 2026 11:00 AM (xA5g+)

209 .
NOOD

Rant thread is up

NOOD!

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 10, 2026 11:00 AM (O7YUW)

210 Two new polls out recently show Kumala leading the 2028 Dem nomination.

They can’t be dumb enough to do that. Can they?

Posted by: Facts at July 10, 2026 10:58 AM (ehU09)

She was ALWAYS going to be the nominee.

Crockett's experience in Texas just confirms it.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 10, 2026 11:00 AM (xA5g+)

211 Okay, technically not a rant thread?

Service Businesses with Little or No Staffing; Waymo's Problems Are at the Intersection of the War on Labor Expense and the EV Follies

NOOD anyway.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 10, 2026 11:01 AM (O7YUW)

212 206 Two new polls out recently show Kumala leading the 2028 Dem nomination.

They can’t be dumb enough to do that. Can they?
+++++
Trust me. They can.

Posted by: Old Lady Emhoff at July 10, 2026 11:01 AM (2Ez/1)

213 134 They have thousands of old pattern muskets and interchangeable parts still in stock, cosmolened.

using the authentic process developed in cosmolensk, a town in belarus?

Posted by: anachronda at July 10, 2026 11:02 AM (v3pYe)

214 The War Between The States occupies half my wall to wall floor to ceiling dining room bookshelf. Not counting den bookshelt where 75% floor to ceiling is TWBTS. The other 25% is WW II.

Posted by: Eromero at July 10, 2026 11:04 AM (LHPAg)

215 I thought the problem was that he didn't pack the minigun in his contingent. No?
Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 10, 2026 10:52 AM (diia5)

According to Sitting Bull's account years later, the battle ended quickly--or at least that part of it under Custer's direct command. 'In the time it took to light a pipe,' per Sitting Bull. Scholars estimate it lasted approximately 15-20 minutes. Could a horse-drawn Gatling gun crew under those conditions--without cover--set up and lay down enough fire to suppress/defeat a mounted force of approximately 2000 men? Doubtful.

Posted by: troyriser at July 10, 2026 11:08 AM (v1M8F)

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