Mid-Morning Art Thread

Théodore Géricault
Heroic Landscape with Fishermen

Posted by: CBD at 09:33 AM

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1 Sponge!

Posted by: rickb223 at July 08, 2026 09:33 AM (b1+/7)

2 st!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 08, 2026 09:33 AM (bFu5X)

3 Ha!

Posted by: rickb223 at July 08, 2026 09:33 AM (b1+/7)

4 yow!

Posted by: cmeat at July 08, 2026 09:33 AM (R11M+)

5 Damn.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 08, 2026 09:34 AM (bFu5X)

6 these things happen...

Posted by: cmeat at July 08, 2026 09:34 AM (R11M+)

7 Don't look like much fishing is getting done.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 09:34 AM (ExV1e)

8 I thought the plan was to row, not tow.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 08, 2026 09:34 AM (b1+/7)

9 Manly men doing manly things.

Posted by: Tuna at July 08, 2026 09:34 AM (lJ0H4)

10 They are pining. At the ford.

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at July 08, 2026 09:35 AM (w9Wax)

11 I don't see Ginger or Maryanne.
Like the simple grays and browns
Would hang
Thx CBD

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 08, 2026 09:35 AM (a7PbZ)

12 i wonder if those guys speak with a trawl... and if annette is working.

Posted by: cmeat at July 08, 2026 09:35 AM (R11M+)

13 Cool. Me likey.

Posted by: Bulg at July 08, 2026 09:35 AM (77rzZ)

14 I thought the plan was to row, not tow.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 08, 2026 09:34 AM

Nyet, comrade...is mostly towing.

Posted by: The Volga Boatmen at July 08, 2026 09:35 AM (8AQYF)

15 It almost looks like cavemen in the Mesozoic era. I was trying to find the dinosaur in this painting. To me it has that vibe

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 08, 2026 09:36 AM (+gA9j)

16 The fishermen were angry that day, my friends.

Posted by: George Costanza at July 08, 2026 09:36 AM (2Ez/1)

17 "Look! We caught a BOAT!"

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 08, 2026 09:37 AM (FZ29D)

18 I just saw Pumpkin Spice coffee creamer at Kroger.

It begins!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 08, 2026 09:37 AM (4KO5t)

19 No boobs. No dog.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 08, 2026 09:37 AM (Kt19C)

20 unlikely, exaggerated landscape is cool without delving into fantasy. just this side of roger dean...

Posted by: cmeat at July 08, 2026 09:37 AM (R11M+)

21 Heroic landscape?

Ok

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 08, 2026 09:37 AM (jehhT)

22 Heroic Landscape with ~~Fishermen~~ Fisherpersons of Color

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 08, 2026 09:37 AM (ndZc7)

23 A portage here, a portage there...it's a living. Not sure I understand the label Heroic here...

Posted by: Don in SoCo at July 08, 2026 09:38 AM (PyHTz)

24 15 i get that too. journey to the beginning of time, "where's jojo?"

Posted by: cmeat at July 08, 2026 09:38 AM (R11M+)

25 Anyone else notice King Kong lamely attempting to hide in plain sight as a mountain?

Posted by: Gref at July 08, 2026 09:38 AM (5rh/l)

26 What's so heroic about a landscape?
Did the landscape rescue someone from a burning building?
Has a landscape ever been awarded the Medal of Honor?

Posted by: I gotta ask at July 08, 2026 09:39 AM (2Ez/1)

27 17 (hooks a spare tire) "yo, kid! there's a lexus down there!"

Posted by: cmeat at July 08, 2026 09:39 AM (R11M+)

28 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 09:40 AM (2YhKe)

29 "Heroic"? Fallen in love with the smell of our own farts, have we?

Posted by: Otto Penn at July 08, 2026 09:40 AM (sJHOI)

30 "it's decorative gourd season, mf'rs!"

Posted by: cmeat at July 08, 2026 09:40 AM (R11M+)

31 The bad news: she wants to go water skiing.

Posted by: Just the punchline at July 08, 2026 09:40 AM (2Ez/1)

32 Seems like a boat that small on water shouldn't be that hard to pull along.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 09:41 AM (2YhKe)

33 Maybe this is Peter, James and John and the other fishermen disciples in John 21 after Jesus told them to cast their nets on the other side of the boat… they got enough fish to sink the boat! Trying to haul in all those fish was hard work

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 08, 2026 09:41 AM (CUP/i)

34 18 I just saw Pumpkin Spice coffee creamer at Kroger.

It begins!
_-_
Naw, man, we found a case o' that stuff in the back, probably expired, but what the hell...put it out on the shelf. People will buy it!

Posted by: Don in SoCo at July 08, 2026 09:41 AM (STjjO)

35 19 and no dog's boobs.

Posted by: cmeat at July 08, 2026 09:41 AM (R11M+)

36 Cast your fish puns now. Don't weight.

Posted by: one hour sober at July 08, 2026 09:41 AM (J4Dwc)

37 That's not how boats work

Posted by: Halfhand at July 08, 2026 09:42 AM (3Urqf)

38 The biggest guy is in the boat. Why is the biggest guy in the boat?

Posted by: huerfano at July 08, 2026 09:42 AM (VJX5o)

39 Palm tree and some kind of columned building.

Greece is the word.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 08, 2026 09:42 AM (XvL8K)

40 No boobs. No dog.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 08, 2026 09:37 AM (Kt19C)
******
But it's got muscles. Nice big muscles.
The guy pulling the boat and the guy in the boat.

Posted by: redridinghood at July 08, 2026 09:42 AM (NpAcC)

41
No dog. Not art.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 08, 2026 09:42 AM (O0L8i)

42 26 landscape --> manscape

Posted by: cmeat at July 08, 2026 09:42 AM (R11M+)

43 36 Cast your fish puns now. Don't weight.
Posted by: one hour sober at July 08, 2026 09:41 AM
------
Careful. You'll get hooked.

Posted by: Oh, no... at July 08, 2026 09:44 AM (2Ez/1)

44 Huh. Kinda like this one for some reason.

Posted by: Brother Tim sez: Fiat Justicia, Ruat Caelum at July 08, 2026 09:44 AM (OUMaO)

45 >>> 25 Anyone else notice King Kong lamely attempting to hide in plain sight as a mountain?
Posted by: Gref at July 08, 2026 09:38 AM (5rh/l)

He's trying to draw your attention away from the sniper.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 08, 2026 09:44 AM (R+iUD)

46 But it's got muscles. Nice big muscles.
The guy pulling the boat and the guy in the boat.
_-_
The guy in the boat is gonna have a knot on his head if he doesn't get out and start pullin' real soon.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at July 08, 2026 09:44 AM (PyHTz)

47 Are they heroic fishermen, or just run of the mill fishermen?

Posted by: From about That Time at July 08, 2026 09:45 AM (sl73Y)

48 He-row-ic? Looks more like he-tow-ic.

Posted by: Theyjustwriteitoff at July 08, 2026 09:45 AM (sUTO1)

49 Did these guys just escape from prison or something? What are they trying to do here?

Posted by: dantesed at July 08, 2026 09:45 AM (Oy/m2)

50 Why is the Parthenon in the background? Not to mention the bridge / aquaduct looking thingy...

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 08, 2026 09:45 AM (R+iUD)

51 25 Anyone else notice King Kong lamely attempting to hide in plain sight as a mountain?
Posted by: Gref at July 08, 2026 09:38 AM
******
I'm not here.

Posted by: K. Kong at July 08, 2026 09:46 AM (2Ez/1)

52 Théodore Géricault
Heroic Landscape with Fishermen

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

What's the matter with Ted Géricault then?
Paints a river where should've a moat been
Heroic landscape writ large,
"Tote that bale! Haul that barge!"
"And sing the song of the vulgar boatmen!"

Posted by: muldoon at July 08, 2026 09:47 AM (I0N4X)

53 >>> 46 But it's got muscles. Nice big muscles.
The guy pulling the boat and the guy in the boat.
_-_
The guy in the boat is gonna have a knot on his head if he doesn't get out and start pullin' real soon.
Posted by: Don in SoCo at July 08, 2026 09:44 AM (PyHTz)

I'm trying to start the outboard motor! That other guy needs to move!!

Posted by: guy in the boat at July 08, 2026 09:47 AM (R+iUD)

54 it's subtle but that's the tree where p.d.eastman's dog party is taking place. "up the tree! up the tree!"

Posted by: cmeat at July 08, 2026 09:47 AM (R11M+)

55
20 unlikely, exaggerated landscape is cool without delving into fantasy. just this side of roger dean...
Posted by: cmeat at July 08, 2026 09:37 AM (R11M+)

Yeah, the mountain is kind of impossible, but it looks cool.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 08, 2026 09:47 AM (VbqNm)

56 It's a portage, Jerry. Just write it off.

Posted by: Dammit, Kramer, the energy is still gone! at July 08, 2026 09:48 AM (PyHTz)

57 This week, on Deadliest Catch...

Posted by: In my best Mike Rowe voice at July 08, 2026 09:48 AM (2Ez/1)

58 How did I miss the building in the background?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 08, 2026 09:48 AM (+gA9j)

59 Guy in boat os pushing, but it's shin deep water. Get out of the boat idiot.

Posted by: From about That Time at July 08, 2026 09:49 AM (sl73Y)

60 No dog. Not art.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Hadrian,
I have a new book I think you'd love. "A Dog's Gaze" by Thomas W. Laqueur. It's a visual history of dogs in art through the ages. The cover was enough to get me to spring for it.

Posted by: Tuna at July 08, 2026 09:49 AM (lJ0H4)

61 He's a fisherman and he's okay

Posted by: gKWVE at July 08, 2026 09:49 AM (gKWVE)

62 >>> 59 Guy in boat os pushing, but it's shin deep water. Get out of the boat idiot.
Posted by: From about That Time at July 08, 2026 09:49 AM (sl73Y)

I'M STARTING THE MOTOR!!! Gosh!

Posted by: guy in the boat at July 08, 2026 09:49 AM (R+iUD)

63 5 and the big tree is too spindly at the top to support all that, but i like that too.

Posted by: cmeat at July 08, 2026 09:49 AM (R11M+)

64 How did I miss the building in the background?
_-_
Forgot to account for the wind.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at July 08, 2026 09:49 AM (PyHTz)

65 The biggest guy is in the boat. Why is the biggest guy in the boat?
Posted by: huerfano at July 08, 2026 09:42 AM (VJX5o)
----
ballast?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 08, 2026 09:50 AM (FZ29D)

66 64 you have to dope for rotation as well.

Posted by: cmeat at July 08, 2026 09:51 AM (R11M+)

67 Nothing heroic about 4 guys pushing 1 guy riding.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 08, 2026 09:51 AM (RIvkX)

68 That's a goofy looking boat.

Posted by: The good people of Boston Whaler at July 08, 2026 09:51 AM (2Ez/1)

69 I'M STARTING THE MOTOR!!! Gosh!
Posted by: guy in the boat

It's to shallow to drop the outboard, idiot. Get out of the fucking boat.

Posted by: From about That Time at July 08, 2026 09:51 AM (sl73Y)

70 so now it's a creedmore thread?

Posted by: cmeat at July 08, 2026 09:51 AM (R11M+)

71 was trying to find the dinosaur in this painting. To me it has that vibe
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 08, 2026 09:36 AM (+gA9j)

Who built that classical architecture? The serpentmen of Stygia?

Posted by: gKWVE at July 08, 2026 09:51 AM (gKWVE)

72 Not what I expect from a Géricault painting which is usually dramatic but realistic and detailed. This is a simpler, more stylized approach. The 'heroic' part refers, I think, to the ancient ruins in the background, denoting a richer, more advanced past. The struggling fishermen seem diminished both in size compared to the landscape and in a more primitive existence. This style along with a few of his other paintings reminds me of Rockwell Kent illustrations.

Posted by: JTB at July 08, 2026 09:53 AM (yTvNw)

73 That's a goofy looking boat.
Posted by: The good people of Boston Whaler at July 08, 2026 09:51 AM (2Ez/1)

Ship happens.

Posted by: dantesed at July 08, 2026 09:53 AM (Oy/m2)

74 I can't help but think of the closing of Tennyson's poem "Ulysses".

"Tho' much is taken, much abides; and tho'
We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."

Posted by: JTB at July 08, 2026 09:54 AM (yTvNw)

75 73 That's a goofy looking boat.
Posted by: The good people of Boston Whaler at July 08, 2026 09:51 AM (2Ez/1)

Ship happens.
Posted by: dantesed at July 08, 2026 09:53 AM (Oy/m2)

Litorally?

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 08, 2026 09:54 AM (x0n13)

76

And he says
"When I grow up I want to be
One of the harvesters of the sea
I think before my days are done
I want to be a fisherman"

Posted by: Primus at July 08, 2026 09:55 AM (OwmWb)

77 Dogs Playing Poker

Posted by: Cow Demon at July 08, 2026 09:55 AM (OwmWb)

78 72, 4 huh. expectations, poetry.

Posted by: cmeat at July 08, 2026 09:56 AM (R11M+)

79 Clearly, the sniper, off to the starboard side of the picture, has opened fire.

Even more clearly, the sniper does not pay attention to exhortations to practice fundamentals, as s/he hasn't gotten anyone, much less everyone. Sad!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 08, 2026 09:56 AM (0sNs1)

80 I'm not here.
Posted by: K. Kong at July 08, 2026 09:46 AM (2Ez/1)

He knows English?

Posted by: Cow Demon at July 08, 2026 09:57 AM (OwmWb)

81 76 that's just a matter of opinion.

Posted by: cmeat at July 08, 2026 09:57 AM (R11M+)

82 They centered an area where a Sasquatch just parted, and so now those fishermen are desperately trying to get out of there.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at July 08, 2026 09:57 AM (qy2Wk)

83 Should have stopped at the oar house before now.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 08, 2026 09:58 AM (0sNs1)

84 80 fay taught him french.

Posted by: cmeat at July 08, 2026 09:58 AM (R11M+)

85 The biggest guy is in the boat. Why is the biggest guy in the boat?
Posted by: huerfano at July 08, 2026 09:42 AM (VJX5o)

The smallest guy (not pictured) suggested that he should be int he boat. The biggest guy beat the crap out of him and asked if anyone else had a bright idea. Then the biggest guy climbed in the boat and declared himself King of the Boat.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 09:58 AM (ExV1e)

86 29 "Heroic"? Fallen in love with the smell of our own farts, have we?
Posted by: Otto Penn at July 08, 2026 09:40 AM (sJHOI)

If you have to fart, fart! You will feel much better for it.

Posted by: Mao at July 08, 2026 09:58 AM (OwmWb)

87 was trying to find the dinosaur in this painting. To me it has that vibe
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

Géricault was so concerned about whether he could do it he never asked whether he should do it.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 08, 2026 09:59 AM (ndZc7)

88 That looks like the same spot as the art we saw a few weeks ago, where the hunters were going in a a circle around a small island with a castle in the background.

Posted by: LASue at July 08, 2026 09:59 AM (lCppi)

89 85 it's good to be king. but once a knight's...

Posted by: cmeat at July 08, 2026 09:59 AM (R11M+)

90 King Kong wasn’t real, you know.

He was just a faywray tale.

Posted by: Bulg at July 08, 2026 10:00 AM (77rzZ)

91 The Pumpkin Spice Must Flow

Posted by: Cow Demon at July 08, 2026 10:00 AM (OwmWb)

92 Ship happens.
Posted by: dantesed at July 08, 2026 09:53 AM

Litorally?
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 08, 2026
*****
Now, now.
Let's keep that kind of talk at bay.

Posted by: Groan... at July 08, 2026 10:00 AM (2Ez/1)

93 90 and full groan.

Posted by: cmeat at July 08, 2026 10:01 AM (R11M+)

94 The Pumpkin Spice Must Flow
_-_
That's the secret to a good pie. Double the spice.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at July 08, 2026 10:01 AM (PyHTz)

95 People should look up and watch the Frank Frazetta documentary. Some people are just born with unbelievable natural talent.

Posted by: polynikes at July 08, 2026 10:02 AM (KC5Lt)

96 Ship happens.
Posted by: dantesed at July 08, 2026 09:53 AM

Litorally?
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 08, 2026
*****
Now, now.
Let's keep that kind of talk at bay.
Posted by: Groan...

Sternly worded admonishment.

Posted by: Tuna at July 08, 2026 10:03 AM (lJ0H4)

97 Nearly 100 comments, and not one serious Kristiqueian analysis.

It's like I know you people.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 08, 2026 10:03 AM (0sNs1)

98 Early Romanticism. Note Classical ruins in background and Mediterranean flora. Evokes Greece and heric legends of yore.

YMMV

Posted by: RS at July 08, 2026 10:03 AM (GYx3d)

99 96 Ship happens.
Posted by: dantesed at July 08, 2026 09:53 AM

Litorally?
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 08, 2026
*****
Now, now.
Let's keep that kind of talk at bay.
Posted by: Groan...

Sternly worded admonishment.
Posted by: Tuna at July 08, 2026 10:03 AM

You can't practice maritime law if you don't pass the sand bar.

Posted by: Make it stop at July 08, 2026 10:05 AM (2Ez/1)

100 hondo?

Posted by: cmeat at July 08, 2026 10:06 AM (R11M+)

101 July 08, 2026
*****
Now, now.
Let's keep that kind of talk at bay.
Posted by: Groan...

Sternly worded admonishment.
Posted by: Tuna at July 08, 2026 10:03 AM

You can't practice maritime law if you don't pass the sand bar.
Posted by: Make it stop at July 08, 2026 10:05 AM (2Ez/1)

I bow to your expertise on this.

Posted by: Dr. T at July 08, 2026 10:06 AM (KK1rj)

102 Five guys in a one man boat? I call shenanigans.

Posted by: Weasel at July 08, 2026 10:07 AM (PVV5z)

103 Apparently on Key West it takes four guys to pull a rich man's dinghy...

Posted by: muldoon at July 08, 2026 10:07 AM (I0N4X)

104 I like it. Nice style, really nice subdued colors. TBWH. I do think this is another painting that would be better without the people in it, though.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at July 08, 2026 10:08 AM (HwHEG)

105 [Forbes "journalist"] Paul Tassi
@PaulTassi
The Odyssey backlash is transphobia and racism under the guise of "historical accuracy." That's it.

-
See also mighty ancient Greek warrior and ~~his~~ her bodyguard.

https://tinyurl.com/jbn6naun

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 08, 2026 10:08 AM (ndZc7)

106 I bow to your expertise on this.
Posted by: Dr. T at July 08, 2026 10:06 AM
_____
It's time to stem the tide on these puns.

Posted by: High time at July 08, 2026 10:08 AM (2Ez/1)

107 But Trump said pussy.

Posted by: The Left Defending Platner at July 08, 2026 10:08 AM (Tpp9k)

108 I hear there’s a growing problem of people from SE Asia building their temples here and then using those temples to claim US citizenship.

The problem of anchor wats.

Posted by: Bulg at July 08, 2026 10:08 AM (77rzZ)

109 Apparently on Key West it takes four guys to pull a rich man's dinghy...

Euphemism? Yeah, I'm calling it a euphemism.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 08, 2026 10:08 AM (Riz8t)

110 Ship happens.
Posted by: dantesed at July 08, 2026 09:53 AM

Litorally?
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 08, 2026
*****
Now, now.
Let's keep that kind of talk at bay.
Posted by: Groan...

Sternly worded admonishment.
Posted by: Tuna at July 08, 2026 10:03 AM

You can't practice maritime law if you don't pass the sand bar.
Posted by: Make it stop

To pass the sand bar one must have avast amount of knowledge.

Posted by: Tuna at July 08, 2026 10:09 AM (lJ0H4)

111 No U-Boat, not art.

Posted by: Platner at July 08, 2026 10:09 AM (MIzYE)

112 100 hondo?

Don't call me Hondo, Cochise.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 08, 2026 10:09 AM (Riz8t)

113 Apparently on Key West it takes four guys to pull a rich man's dinghy...
Posted by: muldoon at July 08, 2026 10:07 AM

Have you been to Key West in the last few years? There are always at least forty times four guys who are happy to pull anyone's dingie.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 08, 2026 10:09 AM (0sNs1)

114 Now, now.
Let's keep that kind of talk at bay.
Posted by: Groan...

Sternly worded admonishment.
Posted by: Tuna at July 08, 2026 10:03 AM

You can't practice maritime law if you don't pass the sand bar.
Posted by: Make it stop at July 08, 2026 10:05 AM (2Ez/1)
I bow to your expertise on this.
Posted by: Dr. T
__________
Enough with puns, aftholes.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 08, 2026 10:10 AM (XvL8K)

115 Why is the Parthenon in the background? Not to mention the bridge / aquaduct looking thingy...
Posted by: Helena Handbasket

Aqueduct, and oh, look, more aqueduct.

Posted by: weft cut-Gamgee at July 08, 2026 10:10 AM (diia5)

116 102 Five guys in a one man boat? I call shenanigans.
Posted by: Weasel at July 08, 2026 10:07 AM (PVV5z)

They probably get oiled up first.

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

117 A good start?

Ro Khanna
@RoKhanna
ICE arrested more than 10,000 people last week.
We cannot ignore their continued abuse and violation of human rights. It’s time to abolish ICE and replace it.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 08, 2026 10:11 AM (ndZc7)

118 The art thread of Theseus.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at July 08, 2026 10:11 AM (PSEDc)

119 Five guys in a one man boat? I call shenanigans.
Posted by: Weasel at July 08, 2026 10:07 AM

Perhaps they've found the legendary man in the boat?

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at July 08, 2026 10:11 AM (0sNs1)

120 95 ... "People should look up and watch the Frank Frazetta documentary. Some people are just born with unbelievable natural talent."

Absolutely!! And just to nail down that point, after he had a stroke and couldn't draw with his right arm he taught himself to draw just as well with his left. That level of talent is both amazing and inspirational.

Posted by: JTB at July 08, 2026 10:11 AM (yTvNw)

121 If I got a nickel for every one of these nautical puns, I’d have amast a small fortune by now.

Posted by: Bulg at July 08, 2026 10:12 AM (77rzZ)

122 __________
Enough with puns, aftholes.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 08, 2026 10:10 AM

> I think they're doing it on porpoise.

Posted by: Fish. Mammal. Whatever. at July 08, 2026 10:13 AM (2Ez/1)

123 People should look up and watch the Frank Frazetta documentary.

I have the Barsoom book club edition hardcovers with Frazetta art. Amazing, even with the inexplicable Batman logo in one. The Corben covers on the remaining books aren’t bad either.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at July 08, 2026 10:13 AM (kYmoU)

124 113 Apparently on Key West it takes four guys to pull a rich man's dinghy...
Posted by: muldoon at July 08, 2026 10:07 AM

Have you been to Key West in the last few years? There are always at least forty times four guys who are happy to pull anyone's dingie.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 08, 2026 10:09 AM (0sNs1)
——

There are a bunch of gay ‘clothing optional’ hotels and bars in KW. May god have mercy on the poor housekeeping staffs who have to clean the sheets in those places.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at July 08, 2026 10:13 AM (HwHEG)

125 Aqueduct, and oh, look, more aqueduct.
Posted by: weft cut-Gamgee at July 08, 2026 10:10 AM (diia5)

And the palm tree. Love that palm tree.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 08, 2026 10:14 AM (rbvCR)

126 But Trump said pussy.
Posted by: The Left Defending Platner

Is this kind of language really necessary?

Trump says Iran ceasefire is over: "I don't want to deal with them anymore. They're scum."

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 08, 2026 10:14 AM (ndZc7)

127 Ro Khanna
@RoKhanna
ICE arrested more than 10,000 people last week.
We cannot ignore their continued abuse and violation of human rights. It’s time to abolish ICE and replace it.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 08, 2026 10:11 AM (ndZc7)
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Geez, I had no idea. Good job ICE.

Posted by: WisRich at July 08, 2026 10:14 AM (G0vdT)

128 It's like a nude beach.
Sounds good until you get there.

Posted by: The ghost of Dennis Miller at July 08, 2026 10:15 AM (2Ez/1)

129 100 hondo?

Don't call me Hondo, Cochise.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 08, 2026 10:09 AM (Riz8t)

Reminds me of that classic Cheers episode (aren’t they all) where Rebecca agrees to dog sit her boss’s Doberman pinscher called Satan…. The dog has a word to initiate attack to protect owner. It’s a famous Indian name: Frasier walks in and reads the homemade sign out loud: Don’t say Cochise to this dog. Everyone scatters. Dog doesn’t attack because the word is Geronimo. Hilarious hijinx ensue

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 08, 2026 10:15 AM (qORvR)

130 There are a bunch of gay ‘clothing optional’ hotels and bars in KW. May god have mercy on the poor housekeeping staffs who have to clean the sheets in those places.

I'm guessing they wear full hazmat suits and just take the used sheets directly to the incinerator.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 08, 2026 10:15 AM (Riz8t)

131 121 If I got a nickel for every one of these nautical puns, I’d have amast a small fortune by now.
Posted by: Bulg at July 08, 2026 10:12 AM (77rzZ)
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They seem to come in waves.

Posted by: WisRich at July 08, 2026 10:16 AM (G0vdT)

132 The Odyssey backlash is transphobia and racism under the guise of "historical accuracy." That's it.

All of the "professional critics" came out of a screening yesterday and declared the movie both "stunning" and "brave" because it "deconstructs" the original story for "modern audiences".

A lot of people pointed out that in 2026 Hollywood it's actually more stunning and brave to just tell the original story as written.

Posted by: Ian S. at July 08, 2026 10:16 AM (2ocoG)

133 The fishermen were just fishermen, but the landscape, it was heroic.

Posted by: No Name Today at July 08, 2026 10:16 AM (8mulE)

134 See also mighty ancient Greek warrior and his her bodyguard.
Old greek homos

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 08, 2026 10:16 AM (Kt19C)

135 All of the "professional critics" came out of a screening yesterday and declared the movie both "stunning" and "brave" because it "deconstructs" the original story for "modern audiences".

Of course they did.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 08, 2026 10:17 AM (Riz8t)

136 "ICE arrested more than 10,000 people last week."

For those of you keeping score at home, I'm still not tired of all the winning.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 08, 2026 10:17 AM (2Ez/1)

137 This boat... will keel.

Posted by: Forged in Fire at July 08, 2026 10:17 AM (w9Wax)

138 If I got a nickel for every one of these nautical puns, I’d have amast a small fortune by now.
Posted by: Bulg at July 08, 2026 10:12 AM (77rzZ)
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They seem to come in waves.
Posted by: WisRich

We're surfing those waves.

Posted by: Tuna at July 08, 2026 10:18 AM (lJ0H4)

139 Medical care.

NEW: A Texas hospital confirms to Fox News its behind billboards at the U.S.-Mexico border advertising childbirth services and encouraging expectant mothers to give birth in Texas. The Spanish-language billboards directed people to go to “http://havemybabyinTEXAS.com.”

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 08, 2026 10:18 AM (ndZc7)

140 @RoKhanna
ICE arrested more than 10,000 people last week.
We cannot ignore their continued abuse and violation of human rights. It’s time to abolish ICE and replace it.

Invader believes it is a human right to invade the country he's invaded.

Posted by: gKWVE at July 08, 2026 10:18 AM (gKWVE)

141 Trump says Iran ceasefire is over: "I don't want to deal with them anymore. They're scum."

Trump's MO this term is to go to extremes following the "established practice", and then when the other side predictably breaks the deal, it's not his fault he has to blow them up real good.

Posted by: Ian S. at July 08, 2026 10:19 AM (2ocoG)

142 Too bad carp see it in sunlight

Posted by: Skip at July 08, 2026 10:20 AM (sgkY8)

143 @RoKhanna
ICE arrested more than 10,000 people last week.
We cannot ignore their continued abuse and violation of human rights. It’s time to abolish ICE and replace it.

Man who endorsed Platner says what?

Posted by: Ian S. at July 08, 2026 10:20 AM (2ocoG)

144 An inconvenient truth.

Scott Jennings
@ScottJenningsKY
Amazed at how breezily the "party of democracy" is willing to subvert the will of their own voters to ditch Graham Platner. You made your bed, now lie in it.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 08, 2026 10:20 AM (ndZc7)

145 142 Too bad carp see it in sunlight
Posted by: Skip at July 08, 2026 10:20 AM
*** It's kinda crappie.

Posted by: From my perch at July 08, 2026 10:21 AM (2Ez/1)

146 130 There are a bunch of gay ‘clothing optional’ hotels and bars in KW. May god have mercy on the poor housekeeping staffs who have to clean the sheets in those places.

I'm guessing they wear full hazmat suits and just take the used sheets directly to the incinerator.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 08, 2026 10:15 AM (Riz8t)
——-

‘Good idea!’

— Andrew Gillum

P.S. Just for s&g, I looked at the website for one of the gay hotels. ‘It can’t really be that bad, can it?’ Well I got news for ya: it is that bad. The promos are one small step away from gay porn. Naked guys practically fucking in hot tubs.

You could never promote a normal ‘straight’ hotel like this.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at July 08, 2026 10:22 AM (HwHEG)

147 Apparently on Key West it takes four guys to pull a rich man's dinghy...
Posted by: muldoon

In Houston, it only takes one young asian lady.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 08, 2026 10:22 AM (b1+/7)

148 I capstand these nautical puns.

Posted by: Bulg at July 08, 2026 10:23 AM (77rzZ)

149 Scott Jennings
@ScottJenningsKY
Amazed at how breezily the "party of democracy" is willing to subvert the will of their own voters to ditch Graham Platner. You made your bed, now lie in it.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 08, 2026 10:20 AM (ndZc7)
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After the Dem's and their judges pulled off the Torricelli switch, it became standard operating procedure.

Posted by: WisRich at July 08, 2026 10:24 AM (G0vdT)

150 I am see, sick of these nautical puns

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 08, 2026 10:25 AM (5SUHv)

151 Remember how Trump is the worst person in the world because he made a phone call to fifa on behalf of our soccer team?

Well turns out Sir Queer Starmer also made a call. The call was to get fifa to change kickoff time between Mexico and England, in order to give England more time to acclimate to the altitude. FIFA obliged him.

Oddly enough, the entire world and msm didn’t go insane over the story. Wonder why.

Posted by: Facts at July 08, 2026 10:25 AM (Tpp9k)

152 I don't much trust @ScottJenningsKY after his Soviet-tier comment about his twenty minute bull session with Mitch Lomax.

Posted by: gKWVE at July 08, 2026 10:25 AM (gKWVE)

153 How long before Elric starts getting spam from the naked homo hotels?

Posted by: Bulg at July 08, 2026 10:26 AM (77rzZ)

154 148 I capstand these nautical puns.
Posted by: Bulg at July 08, 2026 10:23 AM

It shivers me timbers.

Posted by: Arrrgh at July 08, 2026 10:26 AM (2Ez/1)

155 After the Dem's and their judges pulled off the Torricelli switch, it became standard operating procedure.
Posted by: WisRich at July 08, 2026 10:24 AM (G0vdT)

It worked, didn’t it? — Harry Reid

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 08, 2026 10:26 AM (5SUHv)

156 worked, didn’t it? — Harry Reid
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 08, 2026 10:26 AM (5SUHv)

Sure did.

Posted by: Kamala at July 08, 2026 10:26 AM (Tpp9k)

157 Ewwwwwww!

FBI forensic examiner testifies that DNA from Tyler Robinson and his gay lover was found on items left after Charlie Kirk’s murder

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 08, 2026 10:26 AM (ndZc7)

158 Anyway, since it's 6:30 AM on the east coast, this is about when Mitch gets up for his morning jog and weight lifting. Hope he gets plenty of protein.

Posted by: gKWVE at July 08, 2026 10:27 AM (gKWVE)

159 150 Well done, Linus.

Posted by: Bulg at July 08, 2026 10:27 AM (77rzZ)

160 This is really great. The horizon is a little like one of Claude Lorrain's and it looks like a woodcut print. Extremely western and conveys more than the scene.

Posted by: New York Times at July 08, 2026 10:28 AM (2ap+5)

161 157 Why aren’t they going after squirrel boy as an accessory? Because he’s cooperating?

Posted by: Bulg at July 08, 2026 10:30 AM (77rzZ)

162 I don't much trust @ScottJenningsKY after his Soviet-tier comment about his twenty minute bull session with Mitch Lomax.

I thought Jennings was deliberately copying some of the smokescreen deployed to hide Biden by the media (the phrasing seems very careful). On the other hand, I've seen more reports that the Turtle actually is conversational now. Maybe he had the Fetterman style stroke where he's actually smarter afterwards?

Posted by: Ian S. at July 08, 2026 10:30 AM (2ocoG)

163 Construction ain't what it used to be.

https://twitter.com/i/status/2074185706012844267

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 08, 2026 10:30 AM (ndZc7)

164 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. I'm confused by today's art. It's weird.
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 08, 2026 10:32 AM (2WIwB)

165 They seem to come in waves.

We're surfing those waves.

There is a tide in the affairs of men.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at July 08, 2026 10:32 AM (zdLoL)

166 Because he’s cooperating?
Posted by: Bulg at July 08, 2026 10:30 AM

I used to be a thing.

Posted by: Batboy from the Weekly World News at July 08, 2026 10:33 AM (2Ez/1)

167 Crime is getting out of hand!

Police say this Maryland man's truck was stolen while he was busy burglarizing a Verizon store

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 08, 2026 10:33 AM (ndZc7)

168 They seem to come in waves.

But I can't hear what they're saying.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 10:33 AM (ExV1e)

169 167 Crime is getting out of hand!

Police say this Maryland man's truck was stolen while he was busy burglarizing a Verizon store
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 08, 2026 10:33 AM (ndZc7)
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okay, that's funny. Is there no honor between thieves.

Posted by: WisRich at July 08, 2026 10:35 AM (G0vdT)

170 There is a tide in the affairs of men.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at July 08, 2026 10:32 AM

But it waits for no man.

Posted by: King Canute at July 08, 2026 10:36 AM (2Ez/1)

171 Hello, world.

At first glance, I thought the people in this work were the model for that highway sign warning of families of illegals crossing. Then I thought, expulsion from the Garden.

Looked closer, finally.

For once the extremely muted colors - or lack of colors - seem appropriate rather than just muddy.

"Heroic"? I'll check the comments.

Posted by: mindful webworker - heroically ordinary at July 08, 2026 10:38 AM (cvo3J)

172 I wasn't sure they were ruins, but that would make the scene even more occidental. Western man is unique in his attitude toward ruins. We don't tear them down and we don't restore them because they communicate something that profoundly resonates with western man.

Posted by: New York Times at July 08, 2026 10:38 AM (2ap+5)

173 Turns out that there is Batboy: The Musical.

Posted by: Bulg at July 08, 2026 10:38 AM (77rzZ)

174 Crossing the streams, so to speak
what are the chances these guys
would take to their benches, and smite
the wine-dark sea with their oars?

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at July 08, 2026 10:39 AM (zdLoL)

175 that DNA from Tyler Robinson and his gay lover was found on items left after Charlie Kirk’s murder

So Charlie Kirk was gay?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 08, 2026 10:40 AM (Kt19C)

176 I"m sure it's just a coincidence.

Everything that got more expensive is funded by the welfare state
Everything that got less expensive is a free market item
Absolutely insane chart

https://tinyurl.com/mtr86s7d

Also this:
College sex imbalance is hurting family formation, expert says

https://tinyurl.com/326su56p

Posted by: Archimedes at July 08, 2026 10:41 AM (Riz8t)

177 Speaking of puns . . .

Outspoken
@Out5p0ken
I heard someone say Mitch McConnell has Rigor Tortoise and I can’t unhear that.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 08, 2026 10:41 AM (ndZc7)

178 But it waits for no man.
I have no peer review.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 08, 2026 10:42 AM (Kt19C)

179 Morning.

Posted by: Robert at July 08, 2026 10:45 AM (dpXJq)

180 Also this:
College sex imbalance is hurting family formation, expert says

https://tinyurl.com/326su56p
Posted by: Archimedes at July 08, 2026 10:41 AM
++++
Inez Stepman should have a hyphenated last name. She's already got the appropriate glasses.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 08, 2026 10:45 AM (2Ez/1)

181 Ro Khanna
@RoKhanna
ICE arrested more than 10,000 people last week.
We cannot ignore their continued abuse and violation of human rights. It’s time to abolish ICE and replace it.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 08, 2026 10:11 AM (ndZc7)
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Those are rookie numbers! You gotta pump those numbers up!

Posted by: ballistic at July 08, 2026 10:45 AM (oqH4h)

182 Conversation with Mitch.

https://tinyurl.com/2enbsram

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 08, 2026 10:45 AM (ndZc7)

183 They in Florida?

Watch out for gators, y'all!

Very nice scene, even if the colors are muddy. There's a story here. Would hang.

Posted by: Robert at July 08, 2026 10:46 AM (dpXJq)

184 New blockbuster coming out.
So, Helen of Troy was actually from Ghana?

Posted by: Alcinous at July 08, 2026 10:46 AM (MIzYE)

185
P.S. Just for s&g, I looked at the website for one of the gay hotels. ‘It can’t really be that bad, can it?’ Well I got news for ya: it is that bad. The promos are one small step away from gay porn. Naked guys practically fucking in hot tubs.

You could never promote a normal ‘straight’ hotel like this.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at July 08, 2026 10:22 AM (HwHEG)

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Of course not. Pics of naked guys in the hot tub would scare off the Disneyworld trade.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 08, 2026 10:47 AM (u/oMr)

186 > I don't much trust @ScottJenningsKY after his Soviet-tier comment about his twenty minute bull session with Mitch Lomax.
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KY governor Andy Beshear made a public plea to McConnell to address his situation "for the sake of the people of Kentucky." And, no, Andy doesn't get to select a replacement if McConnell's dead or unable to resume his duties in the Senate.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 08, 2026 10:47 AM (jehhT)

187 I'll take No Shit for $100, Alex.

Trump Warns NATO Allies: ‘You’re Not Going to Have a Europe Anymore.’

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 08, 2026 10:48 AM (ndZc7)

188 Speaking of puns . . .

Outspoken
@Out5p0ken
I heard someone say Mitch McConnell has Rigor Tortoise and I can’t unhear that.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

All those people who claim to have spoken to him...

...used an ouija board.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 08, 2026 10:48 AM (b1+/7)

189 But the Fishmen the really fear is the one who's in the Mirror; this one even *MORE* frightful: https://youtu.be/yModCU1OVHY

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at July 08, 2026 10:49 AM (4Y/e/)

190 Outspoken
@Out5p0ken
I heard someone say Mitch McConnell has Rigor Tortoise and I can’t unhear that.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

That ruins my week . . . that I didn't think of it, first.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 08, 2026 10:51 AM (dK+Kv)

191 Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 08, 2026 10:47 AM (jehhT)

The sense of superiority and entitlement is vomit-inducing. Term limits are an awful idea, but this sh*t is worse!

The governor should send in the state police to the hospital and confirm McConnell is dead or a vegetable, then schedule a special election.

He won't, of course, but it would be a refreshing change.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 08, 2026 10:52 AM (l4RKn)

192 What's disappointing is that Nolan has the credit in Hollywood to cast it however he wanted. Could have done it in ancient Greek with an all unknown Greek cast if he wanted. As Nerdrotic pointed out he did this to show his support for DEI.

Posted by: steevy at July 08, 2026 10:52 AM (YwEeS)

193 Inez Stepman should have a hyphenated last name. She's already got the appropriate glasses.

She'd have to date men first.

Posted by: Ian S. at July 08, 2026 10:52 AM (2ocoG)

194 KEY QUALITIES OF HEROIC LANDSCAPES
(according to Encyclopedia Britannica)

Idealized Perfection: Rather than realistic, everyday views, heroic landscapes feature harmoniously composed vistas (like majestic mountains, sprawling skies, and ancient ruins) designed to evoke noble emotions.

Posted by: Kathy at July 08, 2026 10:54 AM (MOK4W)

195 “Term limits are an awful idea”

????

Posted by: Say What at July 08, 2026 10:55 AM (Tpp9k)

196 195 “Term limits are an awful idea”

????

Posted by: Say What at July 08, 2026 10:55 AM (Tpp9k)

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California has term limits on its state legislature.

And that state is just all kinds of great.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 08, 2026 10:55 AM (GKDy+)

197 designed to evoke noble emotions.
So it's like porn?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 08, 2026 10:56 AM (Kt19C)

198 I'll take No Shit for $100, Alex.

Trump Warns NATO Allies: ‘You’re Not Going to Have a Europe Anymore.’

This is a rare error by Trump. He apparently doesn't realize that for the current ruling class in Europe, its extinction is a plus, not a minus.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 08, 2026 10:57 AM (Riz8t)

199 with an all unknown Old Greek Homo cast

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 08, 2026 10:57 AM (Kt19C)

200 Rep. Debbie Dingbat says she's been told more accusations against Platner are coming.

Posted by: one hour sober at July 08, 2026 10:58 AM (J4Dwc)

201 This is a rare error by Trump. He apparently doesn't realize that for the current ruling class in Europe, its extinction is a plus, not a minus.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 08, 2026 10:57 AM (Riz8t)

Or... his intended audience isn't the current ruling class in Europe.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 10:58 AM (ExV1e)

202 “Term limits are an awful idea”
????
Posted by: Say What

If anything, it makes parties and PACs even more powerful because it turns the individual politicians into disposable puppets.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 08, 2026 10:59 AM (diia5)

203 Rep. Debbie Dingbat says she's been told more accusations against Platner are coming.
Posted by: one hour sober at July 08, 2026 10:58 AM (J4Dwc)

Did she say that they were all lies by the Jewish Industrial Complex?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 10:59 AM (ExV1e)

204 If anything, it makes parties and PACs even more powerful because it turns the individual politicians into disposable puppets.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 08, 2026 10:59 AM (diia5)

So... exactly like today?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 10:59 AM (ExV1e)

205 NOODlum.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 11:00 AM (6jv/d)

206 What's disappointing is that Nolan has the credit in Hollywood to cast it however he wanted. Could have done it in ancient Greek with an all unknown Greek cast if he wanted. As Nerdrotic pointed out he did this to show his support for DEI.
Posted by: steevy at July 08, 2026 10:52 AM (YwEeS)

I don't get the argument that Nolan used a more feminist translation. The movie uses modern American English.

Also it seems Ellen Page is playing a character not in the story? Mmmmmkay.

As for Nyongoband Helen of Troy...She only had a bit part in the story, right? So if Nyongo is in it who cares?

It occurs to me that Nolan isn't doing The Odyssey at per se, he's doing his own version of the story which may have some mild relation to The Odyssey. Like O Brother, Where Art Thou except no one gets turned into a toad,

Posted by: Robert at July 08, 2026 11:01 AM (dpXJq)

207 174 Crossing the streams, so to speak
what are the chances these guys
would take to their benches, and smite
the wine-dark sea with their oars?

maybe if they're being chased by a swimming rabbit.

the teeth! the teeth!

Posted by: jimmy carter at July 08, 2026 11:01 AM (oY6Yp)

208 119 the tidy bowl man?

Posted by: cmeat at July 08, 2026 11:03 AM (R11M+)

209 Also it seems Ellen Page is playing a character not in the story? Mmmmmkay.

Posted by: Robert at July 08, 2026 11:01 AM (dpXJq)

Achilles. Ellen Page is playing Achilles.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 08, 2026 11:06 AM (xA5g+)

210 209 Achilles. Ellen Page is playing Achilles.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 08, 2026 11:06 AM (xA5g+)

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She's not. She's playing a minor character from The Aeneid put into The Odyssey.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 08, 2026 11:07 AM (GKDy+)

211 P.S. Just for s&g, I looked at the website for one of the gay hotels. ‘It can’t really be that bad, can it?’
______

Ads directed at heteros require enough subtlety to account for the balance required of the ying/yang nature. When there are just yangs, however....

Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 08, 2026 11:14 AM (kA40k)

212 Helen of De-troy-t

(In case someone hasn't said this yet)

Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 08, 2026 11:17 AM (kA40k)

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