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Tuesday Overnight Open Thread - July 7, 2026 [Doof]
[Top photo: "Its Beach" in Santa Cruz, CA]
Fourth of July Leftover
Give it a day. After this, leftists will probably demand a ban on drone shows too. 😂 pic.twitter.com/jjJLkFfOGb
— I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) July 4, 2026
----- USA got eliminated from the World Cup? Not so fast!
BREAKING: USA comes back from huge deficit to defeat Belgium 5-4 after receiving four surprise mail-in goals at 3:00am pic.twitter.com/yc05mnR2aU
— Gain of Fauci (@DschlopesIsBack) July 7, 2026
----- Cashing in on the World Cup I'm a veteran who runs a flag business. We were blindsided by World Cup demand, and sales are up 130%
Our flag sales are normally almost entirely US, state, and military flags. So when we started getting more and more inquiries about world flags during our offseason in January and February, I knew something was up. Then I started putting it all together. The World Cup was coming, and it was about to change our business. *** When we took over, our goal was simply to survive those first few months and build out the e-commerce side of the business. We certainly weren't looking ahead to the World Cup or America's 250th birthday, but we've definitely benefited from some tailwinds. *** The World Cup, combined with America's 250th anniversary, has supercharged our business. We've seen tremendous national growth, and these events have definitely moved the needle for us. We've been fortunate enough to be in the right place at the right time.Good ol' capitalism. Gotta love it! ----- Any other map and highway nerds out there? 70 Years of the Interstate: How the U.S. Highway System Built the America We Know
Seventy years ago, on June 29, 1956, President Eisenhower signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, aka the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act, into law. It created the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, better known as the Interstate Highway System. Or, simply, “the Interstate.” Ike signed the bill, along with 26 others that day, from a hospital bed at Walter Reed after an intestinal infection and operation. No press. No photographers. His press secretary was there to witness the signing, and that’s it. It was a shrug-worthy opening ceremony for what would become this country’s largest-ever public works project as well as an agent of almost immeasurable cultural, economic, and physical change. Aside from being a marvel of civil engineering, the Interstates created jobs and boosted the economy. They made travel easier and more accessible. They made shipping more efficient. They also brought added safety compared to other highways. But they also screwed a lot of people over. Small towns bypassed by new Interstate routes withered and died. According to Department of Transportation estimates, Interstate construction displaced over a million Americans and destroyed 475,000 homes. *** When the original 1916 Federal Highway Aid Act expired, the Federal Highway Aid Act of 1921 superseded it. The ’21 bill further consolidated the federal/state partnership, allowing states to conduct their own road-building projects, albeit to federal standards, with $75M allocated annually for the construction of a national road grid of interconnected “primary highways.” The “later [1956] interstate highway bill… would not have been possible, or necessary” without the 1921 bill, according to Swift. By 1921, the Office of Road Inquiry had grown into the Bureau of Public Roads. Its head, Thomas MacDonald, wanted a better understanding of the nation’s road system, not just for public use but for military use. That year, he commissioned the Army to produce a map of public roads that were useful for interstate travel as well as for defense. The so-called “Pershing Map,” after the general who produced it, included 78,000 miles of public roads and proved to be an important tool in later planning for the Interstate system. Another important step in the growing road network was the United States Numbered Highway System, first designated 100 years ago in 1926. Interstate trails and named highways had been spreading across the country, but with no uniformity and spotty maintenance. The Numbered Highway System addressed this by creating the “U.S. Routes,” with numbers instead of names, identified by a recognizable white-and-black shield. North-south routes were to feature odd numbers, with the lowest number starting on the East Coast and the most significant routes ending in “1” or “5.” East-west routes featured even numbers, with the lowest number starting on the northern border and primary routes ending in “0.” Despite the name “U.S. Routes,” these roads were built and are maintained at the state level. By the end of the 1920s, the Bureau had invested three-quarters of a billion dollars in road building and improvement, paving or resurfacing over 90,000 miles of highway, according to Spencer Headworth’s book Rules of the Road.Very long article but fascinating for aforementioned map / highways nerds like me. Check it out and catch me at the next MoMe so we can discuss this kin of stuff!
Tonight's ONT brought to you by Swedish forwardness
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Trump said
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 07, 2026 10:00 PM (VQ0bX)
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Yeet!
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 07, 2026 10:01 PM (yEz+x)
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Evening Doof!
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 07, 2026 10:01 PM (NnhvP)
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YouTube must fed.me a video of the Fourth of July Alaska Car Cliff Jumping.
Is this a great country or what?
Is this a great country or what?
Posted by: buddhaha at July 07, 2026 10:01 PM (iaABv)
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By golly! It's ONT time!!
Posted by: mindful webworker - ont oont oooont at July 07, 2026 10:02 PM (tQ0hn)
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Yay, ONT!
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at July 07, 2026 10:02 PM (+9wcF)
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Evening Doof!
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 07, 2026 10:01 PM (NnhvP)
Greetings to you and Mrs. Depolrable!
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 07, 2026 10:01 PM (NnhvP)
Greetings to you and Mrs. Depolrable!
Posted by: Doof at July 07, 2026 10:04 PM (QLC6i)
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"How would you like to suck my balls?"
Posted by: Cartman at July 07, 2026 10:04 PM (J9B0h)
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4th
Posted by: LASue at July 07, 2026 10:04 PM (lCppi)
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... with stoppage.
Posted by: LASue at July 07, 2026 10:04 PM (lCppi)
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Top pic. Was that taken a bit north of the pier?
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at July 07, 2026 10:04 PM (+9wcF)
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"How would you like to suck my balls?"
Posted by: Cartman at July 07, 2026 10:04 PM (J9B0h)
Never ask. -- Graham Platner
Posted by: Cartman at July 07, 2026 10:04 PM (J9B0h)
Never ask. -- Graham Platner
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 07, 2026 10:05 PM (ExV1e)
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I would think the Leftist would want to ban drones after that giant bald eagle display,
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 07, 2026 10:06 PM (2GVsD)
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Hello, Horde! 😊💕
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 07, 2026 10:06 PM (SRRAx)
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Good evening morons en bedankt Disko
The interstate system is one of those things you youngsters think was always there. Like prosperity.
The interstate system is one of those things you youngsters think was always there. Like prosperity.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 07, 2026 10:06 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 07, 2026 10:07 PM (yEz+x)
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It was a shame all the health battles the lead singer for Roxette had to endure.
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 07, 2026 10:07 PM (2GVsD)
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Ike was a young lieutenant-colonel when he was tasked to take a road trip - a war game mobility exercise to use trucks across the continental United States in 1919. The scenario was that railroads wouldn’t be available, I guess.
It was a huge debacle, because the roads were shit. Took 62 days. Eisenhower always remembered that.
It was a huge debacle, because the roads were shit. Took 62 days. Eisenhower always remembered that.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 07, 2026 10:07 PM (as7qH)
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Tonight's ONT brought to you by Swedish forwardness
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Yet they don't have Chef's Chocolate Salty Balls...
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Yet they don't have Chef's Chocolate Salty Balls...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 07, 2026 10:07 PM (FZ29D)
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This is why drones scare the shit outta me. Imagine every one of them carrying a 1lb block of explosives and a swarm comes rolling over the fence at an airport. Or ball field. Or a New Years celebration.
Crazy stuff.
Crazy stuff.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 07, 2026 10:08 PM (2WIwB)
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Evenin'
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 07, 2026 10:08 PM (sAmhv)
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It was a huge debacle, because the roads were shit. Took 62 days. Eisenhower always remembered that.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 07, 2026 10:07 PM (as7qH)
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There had to be a better way...
And thus the holiday of Festivus was born!
Posted by: Common Tater at July 07, 2026 10:07 PM (as7qH)
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There had to be a better way...
And thus the holiday of Festivus was born!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 07, 2026 10:08 PM (FZ29D)
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Those IKEA Swedish meatballs are pretty good. Just don't let a kid talk you into getting a piece of rainbow cake. A percentage of sales go to gay stuff.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 07, 2026 10:09 PM (1Ff7Z)
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Roxette burned white hot for a brief time. Sadly, Marie Fredriksson passed a few years ago after a long battle with cancer. So talented and beautiful.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at July 07, 2026 10:09 PM (QaH55)
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Greetings to you and Mrs. Depolrable!
Posted by: Doof
Passed on..
I looked for good roads through mountains for MC tours for years.
Greetings to you and Mrs. Depolrable!
Posted by: Doof
Passed on..
I looked for good roads through mountains for MC tours for years.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 07, 2026 10:09 PM (NnhvP)
Posted by: four seasons at July 07, 2026 10:09 PM (/QHx4)
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Good evening Horde. Thanks Disco! Swell ONT content.
Posted by: TRex - interstate dino at July 07, 2026 10:09 PM (IQ6Gq)
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This is why drones scare the shit outta me. Imagine every one of them carrying a 1lb block of explosives and a swarm comes rolling over the fence at an airport. Or ball field. Or a New Years celebration.
Crazy stuff.
BBs, steel or plastic or both.
Crazy stuff.
BBs, steel or plastic or both.
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 07, 2026 10:11 PM (2GVsD)
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At Steve Martarano's old restaurant in Vegas he served a giant meatball on a bed of creamy ricotta cheese with San Marzano tomato sauce. Amazing!
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 07, 2026 10:12 PM (RIvkX)
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COL Eisenhower also played a prominent role as Chief of Staff for the Blue Army (Third Army) under Lieutenant General Krueger during the Louisiana Maneuvers. These exercises exposed both talent (Eisenhower, Patton, Bradley) and exposed weaknesses in training, equipment, and transportation. Eisenhower’s performance there lead to his assignment to the War Plans Division.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 07, 2026 10:13 PM (J9B0h)
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Geezer Golf Report
Today we play the Geezers from a rival course. They edged us out by 2 strokes but on the upside, our 89 year old dude kicked the crap outta their 89 year old dude. All in all, a lot of fun. I did well with a 91 plus an eagle so very happy with that.
Today we play the Geezers from a rival course. They edged us out by 2 strokes but on the upside, our 89 year old dude kicked the crap outta their 89 year old dude. All in all, a lot of fun. I did well with a 91 plus an eagle so very happy with that.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 07, 2026 10:14 PM (2WIwB)
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Doof!
Howdy handsome! How are you? Thank you for the ONT!
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 07, 2026 10:07 PM (yEz+x)
Hello! Good here, thanks. Hope you are well, too!
Howdy handsome! How are you? Thank you for the ONT!
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 07, 2026 10:07 PM (yEz+x)
Hello! Good here, thanks. Hope you are well, too!
Posted by: Doof at July 07, 2026 10:14 PM (QLC6i)
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Nice ONT. I like that it ended with a poster for Pete Buttgig's favorite restaurant.
Posted by: nerdygirl at July 07, 2026 10:14 PM (0Htd1)
Posted by: ... at July 07, 2026 10:14 PM (vE0+H)
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Good evening Horde. Thanks Disco! Swell ONT content.
Posted by: TRex - interstate dino at July 07, 2026 10:09 PM (IQ6Gq)
Dino! WAAAASSSSSSUUUUUUPPPP?!?!?
Posted by: TRex - interstate dino at July 07, 2026 10:09 PM (IQ6Gq)
Dino! WAAAASSSSSSUUUUUUPPPP?!?!?
Posted by: Doof at July 07, 2026 10:14 PM (QLC6i)
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So looks like war with Iran is back on the menu.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 07, 2026 10:14 PM (VbqNm)
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The US Army would have been in far worse shape for Torch if the war games had not been carried out.
Which reminds me, still need to finish a War Games P-39D Airacobra.
Which reminds me, still need to finish a War Games P-39D Airacobra.
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 07, 2026 10:15 PM (2GVsD)
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This is why drones scare the shit outta me. Imagine every one of them carrying a 1lb block of explosives and a swarm comes rolling over the fence at an airport. Or ball field. Or a New Years celebration.
Posted by: Diogenes
Exactly!
Or a Super Bowl game.
Posted by: Diogenes
Exactly!
Or a Super Bowl game.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 07, 2026 10:15 PM (J9B0h)
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Today we play the Geezers from a rival course. They edged us out by 2 strokes but on the upside, our 89 year old dude kicked the crap outta their 89 year old dude. All in all, a lot of fun. I did well with a 91 plus an eagle so very happy with that.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 07, 2026 10:14 PM (2WIwB)
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"It's Go Time!"
-Mandelbaum, Sr.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 07, 2026 10:14 PM (2WIwB)
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"It's Go Time!"
-Mandelbaum, Sr.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 07, 2026 10:15 PM (RIvkX)
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Daughter just sent a link to this powerful piece of propaganda. Passing it along.
https://youtu.be/La8uRPdkfCw
https://youtu.be/La8uRPdkfCw
Posted by: mindful webworker - preposterously successful at July 07, 2026 10:16 PM (tQ0hn)
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8 "How would you like to suck my balls?"
Posted by: Cartman at July 07, 2026 10:04 PM (J9B0h)
Present them
Posted by: Cartman at July 07, 2026 10:04 PM (J9B0h)
Present them
Posted by: Miss Choksondik at July 07, 2026 10:16 PM (w/O5Q)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 07, 2026 10:16 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: four seasons at July 07, 2026 10:17 PM (/QHx4)
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So looks like war with Iran is back on the menu.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 07, 2026 10:14 PM (VbqNm)
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Tousi says the cease fire is over. Reports strikes in Bandar Abbas and the Israelis are after the IRGC.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 07, 2026 10:14 PM (VbqNm)
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Tousi says the cease fire is over. Reports strikes in Bandar Abbas and the Israelis are after the IRGC.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 07, 2026 10:17 PM (RIvkX)
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>>>It was a huge debacle, because the roads were shit. Took 62 days. Eisenhower always remembered that.
Posted by: Common Tater
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1919, 62 days to cross the USA in a vehicle.
Pony Express riders waved bye as they passed the vehicles.
Posted by: Common Tater
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1919, 62 days to cross the USA in a vehicle.
Pony Express riders waved bye as they passed the vehicles.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 07, 2026 10:18 PM (VQ0bX)
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Good evening Horde. Thanks Disco! Swell ONT content.
Posted by: TRex - interstate dino at July 07, 2026 10:09 PM (IQ6Gq)
Dino! WAAAASSSSSSUUUUUUPPPP?!?!?
Posted by: Doof at July 07, 2026 10:14 PM (QLC6i)
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The 90s called. They want their catchphrase back.
Posted by: TRex - interstate dino at July 07, 2026 10:09 PM (IQ6Gq)
Dino! WAAAASSSSSSUUUUUUPPPP?!?!?
Posted by: Doof at July 07, 2026 10:14 PM (QLC6i)
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The 90s called. They want their catchphrase back.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 07, 2026 10:18 PM (FZ29D)
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Well there is good news in anime, the show Chainsmoker Cat is grossing out all the tourists. And this is just after one episode.
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 07, 2026 10:18 PM (2GVsD)
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Is there a brand of canned san marzano tomatoes widely available? Most commercial tomatoes & sauce is pretty crappy.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 07, 2026 10:19 PM (as7qH)
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Sorry I'm late, I was having a discussion with the manager of the Atlantis Dry Cleaners.
Posted by: tankdemon at July 07, 2026 10:20 PM (PMi3m)
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Took 62 days. Eisenhower always remembered that.
Posted by: Common Tater
IIRC Ike said that every 7 miles the fed HWY system has to be straight enough to land planes.
Posted by: Common Tater
IIRC Ike said that every 7 miles the fed HWY system has to be straight enough to land planes.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 07, 2026 10:20 PM (NnhvP)
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The pistol drone. Is that one drone or several.
I don't know how they work.
Posted by: four seasons at July 07, 2026 10:17 PM (/QHx4)
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It's dozens (maybe hundreds) of drones all programmed with different lighting and to move in a programmed sequence.
Essentially, each individual drone is like a little pixel in 3-dimensional space, creating a hologram of sorts.
Pretty cool stuff. Very, very complex mathematics involved.
I don't know how they work.
Posted by: four seasons at July 07, 2026 10:17 PM (/QHx4)
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It's dozens (maybe hundreds) of drones all programmed with different lighting and to move in a programmed sequence.
Essentially, each individual drone is like a little pixel in 3-dimensional space, creating a hologram of sorts.
Pretty cool stuff. Very, very complex mathematics involved.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 07, 2026 10:20 PM (FZ29D)
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Sorry I'm late, I was having a discussion with the manager of the Atlantis Dry Cleaners.
And your shorts are still lost?
And your shorts are still lost?
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 07, 2026 10:21 PM (2GVsD)
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Pretty cool stuff. Very, very complex mathematics involved.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
Which we will not discuss here due to reasons.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
Which we will not discuss here due to reasons.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 07, 2026 10:21 PM (J9B0h)
Posted by: four seasons at July 07, 2026 10:21 PM (/QHx4)
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The interstate system is one of those things you youngsters think was always there. Like prosperity.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
Funny, that. When I was a wee tad it had just begun. I thought it was as fascinating as dinosaurs and outer space.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
Funny, that. When I was a wee tad it had just begun. I thought it was as fascinating as dinosaurs and outer space.
Posted by: mindful webworker - middle of the last century at July 07, 2026 10:21 PM (tQ0hn)
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Thanks for the ONT. I do love Steve Miller.
I saw online today some people saying to have 2wks of food and water on hand. I asked why and no one said whatever has them thinking this way. Wut?
We always, since before the plandemic, have food and stuff that will probably be inherited by our sons. But not 2wks of water.
Does anyone know anything about this or is someone paranoid...say because we are bombing Iran again?
Did I miss something? Have I been in a coma with McConnell?
I did pray to keep our country and crowds safe on the 4th, as jihad's like dates. Unaware of anything else. I should have enough gin to last me...
Or is it the chronic paranoia of someone, which is the most logical answer. Thanks.
I saw online today some people saying to have 2wks of food and water on hand. I asked why and no one said whatever has them thinking this way. Wut?
We always, since before the plandemic, have food and stuff that will probably be inherited by our sons. But not 2wks of water.
Does anyone know anything about this or is someone paranoid...say because we are bombing Iran again?
Did I miss something? Have I been in a coma with McConnell?
I did pray to keep our country and crowds safe on the 4th, as jihad's like dates. Unaware of anything else. I should have enough gin to last me...
Or is it the chronic paranoia of someone, which is the most logical answer. Thanks.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 07, 2026 10:21 PM (hzuYO)
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The pistol drone. Is that one drone or several.
I don't know how they work.
Posted by: four seasons
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That pseudo Russian guy would post some bodacious mounted drones (full auto) along with some Russian magazine loaded, auto-loading shot guns. He'd pull them from 55 gallon drums full of water. Ba Bam.
Lightbringer's ATF shut him down.
The pistol drone. Is that one drone or several.
I don't know how they work.
Posted by: four seasons
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That pseudo Russian guy would post some bodacious mounted drones (full auto) along with some Russian magazine loaded, auto-loading shot guns. He'd pull them from 55 gallon drums full of water. Ba Bam.
Lightbringer's ATF shut him down.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 07, 2026 10:22 PM (VQ0bX)
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Hmmm, their balls look moist, too!
Posted by: GWB at July 07, 2026 10:22 PM (kU0PQ)
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Screw the interstate system!!!
Posted by: Rt 66 businesses at July 07, 2026 10:23 PM (KC5Lt)
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Thanks Perfessor.
Posted by: four seasons at July 07, 2026 10:21 PM (/QHx4)
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You're welcome!
Due to some of the projects I've been working on this year, I've learned quite a bit about drone and mapping technology.
It's incredible what we can do with this tech!
Posted by: four seasons at July 07, 2026 10:21 PM (/QHx4)
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You're welcome!
Due to some of the projects I've been working on this year, I've learned quite a bit about drone and mapping technology.
It's incredible what we can do with this tech!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 07, 2026 10:23 PM (FZ29D)
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Thank you, Doof. I know you are doing this on vacation and it is appreciated.
Posted by: Piper at July 07, 2026 10:23 PM (hftzA)
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New major appliance ordered today, closing out 4th of July sales. After 37-1/2 years of faithful, dependable service, my Amana fridge (1988's harvest gold) is being put out to pasture. Welcome Frigidaire's budget fridge coming maybe on Friday 8am - 8pm from Lowe's.
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 07, 2026 10:24 PM (wVcYX)
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Pretty cool stuff. Very, very complex mathematics involved.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
Which we will not discuss here due to reasons.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 07, 2026 10:21 PM (J9B0h)
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Gotta maintain some decorum around here...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
Which we will not discuss here due to reasons.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 07, 2026 10:21 PM (J9B0h)
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Gotta maintain some decorum around here...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 07, 2026 10:24 PM (FZ29D)
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17 It was a shame all the health battles the lead singer for Roxette had to endure.
Posted by: Anna Puma
Yea, she was an amazing singer. Hell of a voice.
Posted by: Anna Puma
Yea, she was an amazing singer. Hell of a voice.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 07, 2026 10:24 PM (sAmhv)
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Is there a brand of canned san marzano tomatoes widely available? Most commercial tomatoes & sauce is pretty crappy.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 07, 2026 10:19 PM (as7qH)
Just go with the California San Marzano clone - Bianco DiNapoli. Widely available, can be found on sale, and are usually excellent. They are the American version of San Marzano and are totally legit. Head and shoulders above almost all other canned tomatoes.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 07, 2026 10:19 PM (as7qH)
Just go with the California San Marzano clone - Bianco DiNapoli. Widely available, can be found on sale, and are usually excellent. They are the American version of San Marzano and are totally legit. Head and shoulders above almost all other canned tomatoes.
Posted by: ... at July 07, 2026 10:25 PM (vE0+H)
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Or is it the chronic paranoia of someone, which is the most logical answer. Thanks.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
I have an extreme and irrational suspicion, distrust, and fear of others that believe in paranoia without sufficient evidence or reason.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
I have an extreme and irrational suspicion, distrust, and fear of others that believe in paranoia without sufficient evidence or reason.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 07, 2026 10:25 PM (J9B0h)
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That said, I hate the interstate, for the most part. I like to poke around on the old highways and byways. There’s an old abandoned 1930s era rest area on hwy 20 in Nebraska, it is all overgrown and trashed. Kinda spooky. I don’t like homegenization and standardized everything. It all looks the same and monotonous and boring and vaguely alienating. Drive 2000 miles and it looks the same
Posted by: Common Tater at July 07, 2026 10:25 PM (as7qH)
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Hope the new appliance does not require Internet connection.
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 07, 2026 10:25 PM (2GVsD)
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Or a New Years celebration.
Posted by: Diogenes
Exactly!
Or a Super Bowl game.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 07, 2026 10:15 PM (J9B0h)
You should carry a shotgun when attending those sorts of events.
Posted by: Diogenes
Exactly!
Or a Super Bowl game.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 07, 2026 10:15 PM (J9B0h)
You should carry a shotgun when attending those sorts of events.
Posted by: GWB at July 07, 2026 10:25 PM (kU0PQ)
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This is why drones scare the shit outta me. Imagine every one of them carrying a 1lb block of explosives and a swarm comes rolling over the fence at an airport. Or ball field. Or a New Years celebration.
Crazy stuff.
Posted by: Diogenes
It's Black Sunday 2026
www.imdb.com/title/tt0075765
This is why drones scare the shit outta me. Imagine every one of them carrying a 1lb block of explosives and a swarm comes rolling over the fence at an airport. Or ball field. Or a New Years celebration.
Crazy stuff.
Posted by: Diogenes
It's Black Sunday 2026
www.imdb.com/title/tt0075765
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 07, 2026 10:26 PM (Cqx++)
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Thank you, Doof. I know you are doing this on vacation and it is appreciated.
Posted by: Piper at July 07, 2026 10:23 PM (hftzA)
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Tell you what. Take the rest of today off.
Posted by: Piper at July 07, 2026 10:23 PM (hftzA)
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Tell you what. Take the rest of today off.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 07, 2026 10:26 PM (RIvkX)
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The 90s called. They want their catchphrase back.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 07, 2026 10:18 PM
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For what its worth, when you ask the interweb for the script of the commercial, something gets lost in translation.
[Guy 4:] WHASSUP?!
[Guy 3:] WHASSUP?!
[Guy 5:] WHASSUP?!
[Guy 2:] WHASSUP?!
[Guy 1:] WHASSUP?!
[Guy 4:] WHASSUP?!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 07, 2026 10:18 PM
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For what its worth, when you ask the interweb for the script of the commercial, something gets lost in translation.
[Guy 4:] WHASSUP?!
[Guy 3:] WHASSUP?!
[Guy 5:] WHASSUP?!
[Guy 2:] WHASSUP?!
[Guy 1:] WHASSUP?!
[Guy 4:] WHASSUP?!
Posted by: TRex - watchin the ONT dino at July 07, 2026 10:26 PM (IQ6Gq)
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But not 2wks of water.
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Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
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Two weeks is a lot of water but not a bad idea especially in CA where, 'if it fails when will it be fixed?' has become a tradition.
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Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
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Two weeks is a lot of water but not a bad idea especially in CA where, 'if it fails when will it be fixed?' has become a tradition.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 07, 2026 10:26 PM (VQ0bX)
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https://youtu.be/La8uRPdkfCw
Amazingly, from the same State Department whose highest priority just 2 years ago was flying gay pride flags from consulates in Muslim countries.
Amazingly, from the same State Department whose highest priority just 2 years ago was flying gay pride flags from consulates in Muslim countries.
Posted by: Oddbob at July 07, 2026 10:26 PM (vTZFs)
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Just go with the California San Marzano clone - Bianco DiNapoli.
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Thanks, I will look for those
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Thanks, I will look for those
Posted by: Common Tater at July 07, 2026 10:27 PM (as7qH)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 07, 2026 10:27 PM (2GVsD)
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Thank you, Doof. I know you are doing this on vacation and it is appreciated.
Posted by: Piper at July 07, 2026 10:23 PM (hftzA)
YW! Quite soggy up here yesterday and today. Sun supposed to come out tomorrow. And so will my golf clubs.
Posted by: Piper at July 07, 2026 10:23 PM (hftzA)
YW! Quite soggy up here yesterday and today. Sun supposed to come out tomorrow. And so will my golf clubs.
Posted by: Doof at July 07, 2026 10:27 PM (QLC6i)
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Daughter just sent a link to this powerful piece of propaganda. Passing it along.
https://youtu.be/La8uRPdkfCw
Posted by: mindful webworker - preposterously successful at July 07, 2026 10:16 PM (tQ0hn)
Wonderful. Thank you (and your daughter) for linking it.
https://youtu.be/La8uRPdkfCw
Posted by: mindful webworker - preposterously successful at July 07, 2026 10:16 PM (tQ0hn)
Wonderful. Thank you (and your daughter) for linking it.
Posted by: GWB at July 07, 2026 10:27 PM (kU0PQ)
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24 Roxette burned white hot for a brief time. Sadly, Marie Fredriksson passed a few years ago after a long battle with cancer. So talented and beautiful.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at July 07, 2026 10:09 PM (QaH55
She had the look.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at July 07, 2026 10:09 PM (QaH55
She had the look.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at July 07, 2026 10:28 PM (GcWsw)
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Hope the new appliance does not require Internet connection.
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 07, 2026 10:25 PM (2GVsD)
It has none of that stuff. Knob control for the temperature setting. LED light in fridge. That's it. Plain, basic, it just keeps food cold.
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 07, 2026 10:25 PM (2GVsD)
It has none of that stuff. Knob control for the temperature setting. LED light in fridge. That's it. Plain, basic, it just keeps food cold.
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 07, 2026 10:28 PM (wVcYX)
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The buttstuff flag at consulates and embassies was disturbing. Somebody thought that was a really good idea.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 07, 2026 10:28 PM (as7qH)
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77 Thank you, Doof. I know you are doing this on vacation and it is appreciated.
Posted by: Piper at July 07, 2026 10:23 PM (hftzA)
YW! Quite soggy up here yesterday and today. Sun supposed to come out tomorrow. And so will my golf clubs.
Posted by: Doof at July 07, 2026 10:27 PM (QLC6i)
*Puts on hat*
*Follows to golf course*
Posted by: Piper at July 07, 2026 10:23 PM (hftzA)
YW! Quite soggy up here yesterday and today. Sun supposed to come out tomorrow. And so will my golf clubs.
Posted by: Doof at July 07, 2026 10:27 PM (QLC6i)
*Puts on hat*
*Follows to golf course*
Posted by: Perry the Platypus at July 07, 2026 10:29 PM (+0Wk3)
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Or is it the chronic paranoia of someone, which is the most logical answer. Thanks.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 07, 2026 10:21 PM (hzuYO)
You'd have to assume that the Iranians were holding back while we killed their leadership. And, if this spectacular attack could only be ready now, and not while we were making lists and checking them twice, why didn't they hit the crowds on the Fourth?
Anything is possible, head on a swivel first, last, and all times in between. However, were not dealing with Bond villains. The IRGC is gangsters and should be dealt with as such.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 07, 2026 10:21 PM (hzuYO)
You'd have to assume that the Iranians were holding back while we killed their leadership. And, if this spectacular attack could only be ready now, and not while we were making lists and checking them twice, why didn't they hit the crowds on the Fourth?
Anything is possible, head on a swivel first, last, and all times in between. However, were not dealing with Bond villains. The IRGC is gangsters and should be dealt with as such.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at July 07, 2026 10:29 PM (w/O5Q)
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Watching a tv series with the excellent title of 9 Bodies in a Mexican Morgue
No idea if its good, but couldn't resist the title
No idea if its good, but couldn't resist the title
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 07, 2026 10:30 PM (WL2lA)
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Thanks for the Tuesday Night ONT, Doof!
Great photo up top. Makes me want to play in the water with the doggehs.
Great photo up top. Makes me want to play in the water with the doggehs.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at July 07, 2026 10:30 PM (D/6p1)
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I used to keep 24 cases of bottled water in my previous house. That's about six months worth. I'd just rotate the supply as I used it.
Posted by: Rt 66 businesses at July 07, 2026 10:30 PM (KC5Lt)
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Hope the new appliance does not require Internet connection.
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 07, 2026 10:25 PM (2GVsD)
It has none of that stuff. Knob control for the temperature setting. LED light in fridge. That's it. Plain, basic, it just keeps food cold.
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 07, 2026 10:28 PM (wVcYX)
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The stove I bought back in January has some sort of "smart" bluetooth/internet feature. But I'm not going to bother setting that up. It works just fine without it.
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 07, 2026 10:25 PM (2GVsD)
It has none of that stuff. Knob control for the temperature setting. LED light in fridge. That's it. Plain, basic, it just keeps food cold.
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 07, 2026 10:28 PM (wVcYX)
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The stove I bought back in January has some sort of "smart" bluetooth/internet feature. But I'm not going to bother setting that up. It works just fine without it.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 07, 2026 10:30 PM (FZ29D)
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Is there a secret message with the musical selections this evening....there should be, because it fits the 2018 Horizon Air Bombardier Q400 incident.
Jet Airliner- Some guy named Richard Russell hopped in a Horizon Air De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 and took it up at Seattle-Tacoma Airport.
Joy Ride- Russell few around for about 70 minutes having a good old time. He told traffic control he wanted to see what the plane could do. He even completed a barrel roll.
Screaming in the night- Eventually Russell had his fill and flew it into Ketron Island. This all took place after 8pm....There wasn't a scream of fear, but more of excitement as Russel crashed head on into the island.
(If there is no secret message in the song picks, I'm going to suggest a glitch in the matrix, because this event fit perfectly. I would have thrown in "Roll Out the Barrel" drinking song as the third selection, however commemorate this idiot's successful barrel roll in a passenger plane without any flying experience)
Jet Airliner- Some guy named Richard Russell hopped in a Horizon Air De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 and took it up at Seattle-Tacoma Airport.
Joy Ride- Russell few around for about 70 minutes having a good old time. He told traffic control he wanted to see what the plane could do. He even completed a barrel roll.
Screaming in the night- Eventually Russell had his fill and flew it into Ketron Island. This all took place after 8pm....There wasn't a scream of fear, but more of excitement as Russel crashed head on into the island.
(If there is no secret message in the song picks, I'm going to suggest a glitch in the matrix, because this event fit perfectly. I would have thrown in "Roll Out the Barrel" drinking song as the third selection, however commemorate this idiot's successful barrel roll in a passenger plane without any flying experience)
Posted by: Orson at July 07, 2026 10:31 PM (dIske)
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Screw the interstate system!!!
Posted by: Rt 66 businesses at July 07, 2026 10:23 PM (KC5Lt)
I'm still open!
Posted by: Rt 66 businesses at July 07, 2026 10:23 PM (KC5Lt)
I'm still open!
Posted by: Mr. D'z in Kingman at July 07, 2026 10:31 PM (1Ff7Z)
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Is there a brand of canned San Marzano tomatoes widely available?
I use Cento. Look for the cans that specifically say San Marzano, not "San Marzano style." FWIW.
I use Cento. Look for the cans that specifically say San Marzano, not "San Marzano style." FWIW.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at July 07, 2026 10:32 PM (QaH55)
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Giant Clam attacks Graham Platner off the coast of Maine today. Pasted to the Clam was a MAGA Sticker.
Immediately Chuck Shumer and Hakeen Jefferies call for the impeachment of Trump..
Platner stated that I am staying in to stop the Nazi Trump and I am the man to do it ....
Immediately Chuck Shumer and Hakeen Jefferies call for the impeachment of Trump..
Platner stated that I am staying in to stop the Nazi Trump and I am the man to do it ....
Posted by: CNN Breaking News at July 07, 2026 10:32 PM (fWJcJ)
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Off road sock
Posted by: polynikes at July 07, 2026 10:33 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 07, 2026 10:33 PM (2GVsD)
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Great ONT tonight. Thanks Doof!
Posted by: 496 at July 07, 2026 10:33 PM (e8x8s)
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I have an extreme and irrational suspicion, distrust, and fear of others that believe in paranoia without sufficient evidence or reason.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 07, 2026 10:25 PM (J9B0h)
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I do as well.
The only answer I got was the suspicion of "martial law" to protect us. I asked from what?
Weird. I am not a worrying type of person to begin with, and this does not have me worried but I've been busy with the baby and not paying a lot of attention to anything all day. I do know we started bombing Iran again and that's it. McConnell is either dead or not with his wife in chy na. None of this makes me worry.
I hope it waits til I get my hair cut and highlights tomorrow at 9am!
I have an extreme and irrational suspicion, distrust, and fear of others that believe in paranoia without sufficient evidence or reason.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 07, 2026 10:25 PM (J9B0h)
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I do as well.
The only answer I got was the suspicion of "martial law" to protect us. I asked from what?
Weird. I am not a worrying type of person to begin with, and this does not have me worried but I've been busy with the baby and not paying a lot of attention to anything all day. I do know we started bombing Iran again and that's it. McConnell is either dead or not with his wife in chy na. None of this makes me worry.
I hope it waits til I get my hair cut and highlights tomorrow at 9am!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 07, 2026 10:34 PM (hzuYO)
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Doof you're a star. Hope you're well.
Posted by: ... at July 07, 2026 10:34 PM (vE0+H)
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Sorry I'm late tonight. I forgot it was Howdy Doofy Time.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 07, 2026 10:35 PM (qx7Zg)
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Hope the new appliance does not require demand an Internet connection.
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 07, 2026 10:25 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 07, 2026 10:25 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 07, 2026 10:36 PM (RIvkX)
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Russell was a mechanic or gate attendant, something like that. He had access to planes as part of his job anyhow, and exploited a security hole basically. Knew enough to get the plane started, taxiing, and into the air.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 07, 2026 10:36 PM (as7qH)
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I am all in for eating Swedish Balls or any other balls too..
Cackle ..... Cackle .... Cackle.....
Cackle ..... Cackle .... Cackle.....
Posted by: Kami Harris at July 07, 2026 10:36 PM (fWJcJ)
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(If there is no secret message in the song picks, I'm going to suggest a glitch in the matrix, because this event fit perfectly. I would have thrown in "Roll Out the Barrel" drinking song as the third selection, however commemorate this idiot's successful barrel roll in a passenger plane without any flying experience)
Posted by: Orson at July 07, 2026 10:31 PM (dIske)
Nothing as elaborate as what you came up with!
One minor hidden thing in the Steve Miller song. I chose it because he says "as I get on the 707", and today is 7/07. Just a tiny little Easter Egg.
Posted by: Orson at July 07, 2026 10:31 PM (dIske)
Nothing as elaborate as what you came up with!
One minor hidden thing in the Steve Miller song. I chose it because he says "as I get on the 707", and today is 7/07. Just a tiny little Easter Egg.
Posted by: Doof at July 07, 2026 10:37 PM (QLC6i)
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The Amana's door seals have aged and deteriorated to where they are split, torn, and hardened. Freezer door seals are unobtanium. Fridge door seals were still available, but limited supply, last time I checked. They were priced at about 20% of the cost of this new Frigidaire fridge.
No icemaker, no water dispenser, no visi-screen, no electronic doo-dad repair bill vector.
No icemaker, no water dispenser, no visi-screen, no electronic doo-dad repair bill vector.
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 07, 2026 10:37 PM (wVcYX)
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I don’t like homegenization and standardized everything. It all looks the same and monotonous and boring and vaguely alienating. Drive 2000 miles and it looks the same.
Posted by: Common Tater
Yesterday, we got off of I77 in Fancy Gap, VA looking for a place to eat as I am sick to death of corporate food. Sadly though, the Lake View Restaurant near there has closed permanently. Luckily, found another great little place that was right off the exit and near the Blue Ridge Parkway that was terrific and full of local character.
Posted by: Common Tater
Yesterday, we got off of I77 in Fancy Gap, VA looking for a place to eat as I am sick to death of corporate food. Sadly though, the Lake View Restaurant near there has closed permanently. Luckily, found another great little place that was right off the exit and near the Blue Ridge Parkway that was terrific and full of local character.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 07, 2026 10:37 PM (J9B0h)
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17 It was a shame all the health battles the lead singer for Roxette had to endure.
Posted by: Anna Puma
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I don't know much about Roxette. The video above looked like the lead singer was a guy. Was it 2 women?
Posted by: Anna Puma
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I don't know much about Roxette. The video above looked like the lead singer was a guy. Was it 2 women?
Posted by: 496 at July 07, 2026 10:38 PM (e8x8s)
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In other anime news.
It seems what Science Saru has done is to exactly follow the original manga in making their new anime series Ghost in the Shell. We even have the Major making those funny faces and her team being smart-asses. The Tachikomas are all red, no blue ones to be seen.
The tourist reactors are going "what's a ghost? what's a ghost line? Wait, she can hack bodies!?"
It seems what Science Saru has done is to exactly follow the original manga in making their new anime series Ghost in the Shell. We even have the Major making those funny faces and her team being smart-asses. The Tachikomas are all red, no blue ones to be seen.
The tourist reactors are going "what's a ghost? what's a ghost line? Wait, she can hack bodies!?"
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 07, 2026 10:38 PM (2GVsD)
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Great ONT tonight. Thanks Doof!
Posted by: 496 at July 07, 2026 10:33 PM (e8x8s)
Doof you're a star. Hope you're well.
Posted by: ... at July 07, 2026 10:34 PM (vE0+H)
Thank you both!
Posted by: 496 at July 07, 2026 10:33 PM (e8x8s)
Doof you're a star. Hope you're well.
Posted by: ... at July 07, 2026 10:34 PM (vE0+H)
Thank you both!
Posted by: Doof at July 07, 2026 10:38 PM (QLC6i)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 07, 2026 10:38 PM (VQ0bX)
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My favorite balls to eat are called bitteballen, which is a Dutch dish. Great with mustard and booze.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 07, 2026 10:38 PM (l4RKn)
Posted by: polynikes at July 07, 2026 10:39 PM (KC5Lt)
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Posted by: Common Tater at July 07, 2026 10:36 PM (as7qH)
One of the funnier exchanges with him with ATC was that the ATC guy said "If you take the plane away from the populated area and out towards the sea, and land it there without dying, Alaska Airlines said you can have any job you want with them."
Russell's response was. "Yeah right. I'm a white guy."
One of the funnier exchanges with him with ATC was that the ATC guy said "If you take the plane away from the populated area and out towards the sea, and land it there without dying, Alaska Airlines said you can have any job you want with them."
Russell's response was. "Yeah right. I'm a white guy."
Posted by: Orson at July 07, 2026 10:40 PM (dIske)
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Great with mustard and booze.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 07, 2026 10:38 PM (l4RKn
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And maple syrup!
(I'd never heard of them before - the pics on Google look damn good)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 07, 2026 10:38 PM (l4RKn
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And maple syrup!
(I'd never heard of them before - the pics on Google look damn good)
Posted by: 496 at July 07, 2026 10:41 PM (Mf3Q1)
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It's 6:00 AM in Tehran. WhaaaassUP?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 07, 2026 10:38 PM (VQ0bX)
@MOSSADil
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1m
🚨 BREAKING: BAHRAIN UNDER FIRE
Air raid sirens have sounded across Bahrain after reports that Iran launched missiles toward the Gulf kingdom, according to Bahraini authorities and multiple media reports.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 07, 2026 10:38 PM (VQ0bX)
@MOSSADil
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1m
🚨 BREAKING: BAHRAIN UNDER FIRE
Air raid sirens have sounded across Bahrain after reports that Iran launched missiles toward the Gulf kingdom, according to Bahraini authorities and multiple media reports.
Posted by: Methos at July 07, 2026 10:41 PM (vSvIl)
113
Count,
That sounds like what we bought.
The fancy high tech one that came with this completely crapped out. It was four yrs old and could not be repaired. We hated it and were glad to see it go out the door.
Most of the time simple is best.
Count,
That sounds like what we bought.
The fancy high tech one that came with this completely crapped out. It was four yrs old and could not be repaired. We hated it and were glad to see it go out the door.
Most of the time simple is best.
Posted by: four seasons at July 07, 2026 10:41 PM (/QHx4)
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Jet Airliner- Some guy named Richard Russell hopped in a Horizon Air De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 and took it up at Seattle-Tacoma Airport.
Joy Ride- Russell few around for about 70 minutes having a good old time. He told traffic control he wanted to see what the plane could do. He even completed a barrel roll.
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I remember that event. The National Guard scrambled two fighters out of Portland to stop the guy. I was 15 miles away and could hear them. Loud!
Joy Ride- Russell few around for about 70 minutes having a good old time. He told traffic control he wanted to see what the plane could do. He even completed a barrel roll.
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I remember that event. The National Guard scrambled two fighters out of Portland to stop the guy. I was 15 miles away and could hear them. Loud!
Posted by: Diogenes at July 07, 2026 10:41 PM (2WIwB)
115
No one can resist my Schweddy balls!
Posted by: Pete Schweddy at July 07, 2026 10:41 PM (wVcYX)
116
Are interstate highways racists? You betcha.
Posted by: Facts at July 07, 2026 10:42 PM (Tpp9k)
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Thanks for the ONT, Disco.
Good link on the Interstate Highway System. I have often looked at maps of it and wondered if I am the only one who has pondered... Ladies and gentlemen, I believe we are done.
Good link on the Interstate Highway System. I have often looked at maps of it and wondered if I am the only one who has pondered... Ladies and gentlemen, I believe we are done.
Posted by: scampydog at July 07, 2026 10:42 PM (41CYW)
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My favorite balls to eat are called bitteballen, which is a Dutch dish. Great with mustard and booze.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 07, 2026 10:38 PM (l4RKn)
That hurt. That really hurt!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 07, 2026 10:38 PM (l4RKn)
That hurt. That really hurt!
Posted by: unbitteballen at July 07, 2026 10:43 PM (1Ff7Z)
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98 Hope the new appliance does not require demand an Internet connection.
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 07, 2026 10:25 PM (2GVsD)
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My new dishwasher keeps texting me about crypto.
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 07, 2026 10:25 PM (2GVsD)
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My new dishwasher keeps texting me about crypto.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 07, 2026 10:43 PM (6/7Fs)
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Alaska Airlines, oh yeah the 727 crash.
To cut costs they tripled inspection time on the jackscrew used to move the t-tail. Plane took off from Mexico and in flight the jackscrew malfunctioned freezing the t-tail. The pilots managed to recover, declare an emergency, and start flying to land it. But they decided to troubleshoot the issue further. What resulted was them completely popping the cap on the jackscrew and the 727 plummeted into the Pacific killing everyone.
To cut costs they tripled inspection time on the jackscrew used to move the t-tail. Plane took off from Mexico and in flight the jackscrew malfunctioned freezing the t-tail. The pilots managed to recover, declare an emergency, and start flying to land it. But they decided to troubleshoot the issue further. What resulted was them completely popping the cap on the jackscrew and the 727 plummeted into the Pacific killing everyone.
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 07, 2026 10:44 PM (2GVsD)
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108 My favorite balls to eat are called bitteballen, which is a Dutch dish. Great with mustard and booze.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 07, 2026 10:38 PM (l4RKn)
My favorite balls are a stranger's in a bathhouse. Michelle's are too big. They hurt when they hit my chin.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 07, 2026 10:38 PM (l4RKn)
My favorite balls are a stranger's in a bathhouse. Michelle's are too big. They hurt when they hit my chin.
Posted by: Barack Hussein Obama at July 07, 2026 10:45 PM (GcWsw)
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My new dishwasher keeps texting me about crypto.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 07, 2026 10:43 PM (6/7Fs)
LOL. As four seasons said above @ 113, "simple is best"
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 07, 2026 10:43 PM (6/7Fs)
LOL. As four seasons said above @ 113, "simple is best"
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 07, 2026 10:45 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: four seasons at July 07, 2026 10:45 PM (/QHx4)
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My new dishwasher keeps texting me about crypto.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 07, 2026 10:43 PM (6/7Fs)
At least it isn't texting about that extended warranty.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 07, 2026 10:43 PM (6/7Fs)
At least it isn't texting about that extended warranty.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 07, 2026 10:46 PM (2WIwB)
125
For real, my CPAP machine does message me a sleep report.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 07, 2026 10:47 PM (RIvkX)
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Talk of the Interstates always reminds me of Wallace, ID which had the only stoplight on I90 until the bypass finally completed the whole route in 1991.
Also, a wide open mining town, replete with 24 HR bars and cathouses who's proprietors sponsored little league teams (of course not as business sponsors). Finally shut down by the feds in 1988. For pre-80s alumni of Washington State and the U of Idaho, the town of legend.
Also, a wide open mining town, replete with 24 HR bars and cathouses who's proprietors sponsored little league teams (of course not as business sponsors). Finally shut down by the feds in 1988. For pre-80s alumni of Washington State and the U of Idaho, the town of legend.
Posted by: buddhaha at July 07, 2026 10:47 PM (iaABv)
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Wallace, ID could do a couple of ONT's worth of content. Wild history from that town. Decent fly fishing up the hill from there too.
Wallace, ID could do a couple of ONT's worth of content. Wild history from that town. Decent fly fishing up the hill from there too.
Posted by: scampydog at July 07, 2026 10:49 PM (41CYW)
128
When I was a kid, I heard Steve Miller's Big Ol' Jet Airliner a lot on the radio.
I heard, every time: "We gone tear that light up!"
To this day, I hear it that way in my head.
I heard, every time: "We gone tear that light up!"
To this day, I hear it that way in my head.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Bonafide at July 07, 2026 10:50 PM (0aYVJ)
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New major appliance ordered today, closing out 4th of July sales. After 37-1/2 years of faithful, dependable service, my Amana fridge (1988's harvest gold) is being put out to pasture. Welcome Frigidaire's budget fridge coming maybe on Friday 8am - 8pm from Lowe's.
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 07, 2026 10:24 PM (wVcYX)
I can't believe they even still made that color in 1988.
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 07, 2026 10:24 PM (wVcYX)
I can't believe they even still made that color in 1988.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 07, 2026 10:50 PM (S41Gd)
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79 24 Roxette burned white hot for a brief time. Sadly, Marie Fredriksson passed a few years ago after a long battle with cancer. So talented and beautiful.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at July 07, 2026 10:09 PM (QaH55
She had the look.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at July 07, 2026 10:28 PM (GcWsw)
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😢😢Yeah, she was a hottie with a voice!
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at July 07, 2026 10:09 PM (QaH55
She had the look.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at July 07, 2026 10:28 PM (GcWsw)
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😢😢Yeah, she was a hottie with a voice!
Posted by: The Main from Athens at July 07, 2026 10:51 PM (ZazkS)
131
Talk of the Interstates always reminds me of Wallace, ID which had the only stoplight on I90. . .
Posted by: buddhaha
Breezewood, PA has entered the chat and demands inclusion on the list of Godawful gov. regulations and stipulations that not only appear stupid but also do all they can do to negatively impact the taxpayer and users of the PA Turnpike and I70.
Asshoes.
Posted by: buddhaha
Breezewood, PA has entered the chat and demands inclusion on the list of Godawful gov. regulations and stipulations that not only appear stupid but also do all they can do to negatively impact the taxpayer and users of the PA Turnpike and I70.
Asshoes.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 07, 2026 10:52 PM (J9B0h)
132
It was a huge debacle, because the roads were shit. Took 62 days. Eisenhower always remembered that.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 07, 2026 10:07 PM (as7qH)
Trucks back then weren't much better. Many had solid rubber tires on cast-iron wheels. 25 mph was a good speed for a truck.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 07, 2026 10:07 PM (as7qH)
Trucks back then weren't much better. Many had solid rubber tires on cast-iron wheels. 25 mph was a good speed for a truck.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 07, 2026 10:52 PM (1z8ji)
133
For pre-80s alumni of Washington State and the U of Idaho, the town of legend.
Posted by: buddhaha at July 07, 2026 10:47 PM (iaABv)
This is true. The place had an epic rep among the WSU folk.
Posted by: buddhaha at July 07, 2026 10:47 PM (iaABv)
This is true. The place had an epic rep among the WSU folk.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 07, 2026 10:52 PM (2WIwB)
134
129: count yourself lucky if you get 10 years out of it.
Posted by: The Main from Athens at July 07, 2026 10:53 PM (ZazkS)
135
Skyebrows has dropped a 'live action' AI battle scene that is 1000x better than anything in the MCU or DCU.
https://youtu.be/oFNES21kSmI
https://youtu.be/oFNES21kSmI
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 07, 2026 10:53 PM (2GVsD)
136
I can't believe they even still made that color in 1988.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 07, 2026 10:50 PM (S41Gd)
It might be more Almond color than Harvest Gold. But it's definitely in the yellow quadrant.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 07, 2026 10:50 PM (S41Gd)
It might be more Almond color than Harvest Gold. But it's definitely in the yellow quadrant.
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 07, 2026 10:54 PM (wVcYX)
137
I saw Young Washington today - it was a pretty good movie.
I didn't know that Washington was friends with Gage before the Rev War...
I didn't know that Washington was friends with Gage before the Rev War...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 07, 2026 10:55 PM (sKqQm)
138
The stove I bought back in January has some sort of "smart" bluetooth/internet feature. But I'm not going to bother setting that up. It works just fine without it.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 07, 2026 10:30 PM (FZ29D)
I got all new appliances 2 years ago when I did the kitchen. The first thing I said was my stove doesn't need to go skynet on me. Not hooking it to the net, sorry. There is no reason in the planet of hell why a stove needs an internet connection.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 07, 2026 10:30 PM (FZ29D)
I got all new appliances 2 years ago when I did the kitchen. The first thing I said was my stove doesn't need to go skynet on me. Not hooking it to the net, sorry. There is no reason in the planet of hell why a stove needs an internet connection.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 07, 2026 10:55 PM (S41Gd)
139
1 out of every 5 miles had to be straight. So jets could land and take off on them.
Posted by: The Main from Athens at July 07, 2026 10:55 PM (ZazkS)
140
Well there is good news in anime, the show Chainsmoker Cat is grossing out all the tourists. And this is just after one episode.
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 07, 2026 10:18 PM (2GVsD)
I watched the first episode. WTF. I think it ends the debate over if we didn't nuke Japan enough.
Having said that, I look forward to the next installment. Like I look forward to those icy road car crash videos. You just can't look away.
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 07, 2026 10:18 PM (2GVsD)
I watched the first episode. WTF. I think it ends the debate over if we didn't nuke Japan enough.
Having said that, I look forward to the next installment. Like I look forward to those icy road car crash videos. You just can't look away.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at July 07, 2026 10:56 PM (ObPM9)
141
Pony Express riders waved bye as they passed the vehicles.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 07, 2026 10:18 PM (VQ0bX)
Pony Express only operated for a few months.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 07, 2026 10:18 PM (VQ0bX)
Pony Express only operated for a few months.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 07, 2026 10:56 PM (1z8ji)
142
129: count yourself lucky if you get 10 years out of it.
Posted by: The Main from Athens at July 07, 2026 10:53 PM (ZazkS)
That's all I need.
Posted by: The Main from Athens at July 07, 2026 10:53 PM (ZazkS)
That's all I need.
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 07, 2026 10:57 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 07, 2026 10:58 PM (2GVsD)
144
I can't believe they even still made that color in 1988.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 07, 2026 10:50 PM (S41Gd)
It might be more Almond color than Harvest Gold. But it's definitely in the yellow quadrant.
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 07, 2026 10:54 PM (wVcYX)
Almond was big in 1988. On the other hand, there is no way to confuse the 2. Almond is off white, or antique white looking. Harvest gold is get me the shot gun, that color is mocking my hangover. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 07, 2026 10:50 PM (S41Gd)
It might be more Almond color than Harvest Gold. But it's definitely in the yellow quadrant.
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 07, 2026 10:54 PM (wVcYX)
Almond was big in 1988. On the other hand, there is no way to confuse the 2. Almond is off white, or antique white looking. Harvest gold is get me the shot gun, that color is mocking my hangover. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 07, 2026 10:58 PM (S41Gd)
145
I saw an episode of PolandBall that showed WWII as various countries beating each other with sticks.
After the Japanball sneak attacks the Americaball, America winds up and lands an absolutely crushing blow on Japanball who after a moment wakes up and asks Americaball if he is kaweii now and developing cat ears leading Americanball to wonder if he hit him too hard...
After the Japanball sneak attacks the Americaball, America winds up and lands an absolutely crushing blow on Japanball who after a moment wakes up and asks Americaball if he is kaweii now and developing cat ears leading Americanball to wonder if he hit him too hard...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 07, 2026 10:58 PM (sKqQm)
146
Well there is good news in anime, the show Chainsmoker Cat is grossing out all the tourists. And this is just after one episode.
Posted by: Anna Puma
I watched the first episode. WTF. I think it ends the debate over if we didn't nuke Japan enough.
Having said that, I look forward to the next installment. Like I look forward to those icy road car crash videos. You just can't look away.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy
I haven't seen that one yet.
* checks *
Oh. It's on Netflix. That's why.
Posted by: Anna Puma
I watched the first episode. WTF. I think it ends the debate over if we didn't nuke Japan enough.
Having said that, I look forward to the next installment. Like I look forward to those icy road car crash videos. You just can't look away.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy
I haven't seen that one yet.
* checks *
Oh. It's on Netflix. That's why.
Posted by: mikeski at July 07, 2026 10:58 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: JQ at July 07, 2026 10:59 PM (rdVOm)
148
Sequel to Eight Heads in a Duffle Bag?
Posted by: Anna Puma
Maybe?
I just finished ep 1.
Here's the thing. The nine bodies are from a small plane that crashed in the jungle. The twist is that there were 10 people on that plane.
By the end of ep 1, one person was dead in the crash and another murdered.
So I think it will play out like an Agatha Christie style "and then there were none" mystery.
Posted by: Anna Puma
Maybe?
I just finished ep 1.
Here's the thing. The nine bodies are from a small plane that crashed in the jungle. The twist is that there were 10 people on that plane.
By the end of ep 1, one person was dead in the crash and another murdered.
So I think it will play out like an Agatha Christie style "and then there were none" mystery.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 07, 2026 10:59 PM (WL2lA)
149
"Alaska Airlines, oh yeah the 727 crash."
Flight 261 was not a 727, it was a McDonnell Douglas MD-83.
Flight 261 was not a 727, it was a McDonnell Douglas MD-83.
Posted by: alpine_beer at July 07, 2026 11:00 PM (van9r)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 07, 2026 11:01 PM (2GVsD)
151
Or is it the chronic paranoia of someone, which is the most logical answer. Thanks.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 07, 2026 10:21 PM (hzuYO)
Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean no one is actually out to get you.
Two weeks of water is 2 of those big cases of bottled water, if you ration. I would also have a box of the marine water pouches (like Capri Sun juice pouches) on hand - you can punch a small hole in them and wash wounds, clean your hands, etc. Then, if a semi-predictable disaster (like a hurricane) is coming, you fill up the tub and use a couple of gallon jugs (cut them so they have a decent opening but you still have a handle) to scoop water out for washing things or flushing your toilet. You can also use the drain valve on your water heater (turn off the heat source before doing this) for however many gallons the tank holds (40-50 gal is most common).
There are more "prepper" things to do, but those are good for non-TEOTWAWKI things.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 07, 2026 10:21 PM (hzuYO)
Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean no one is actually out to get you.
Two weeks of water is 2 of those big cases of bottled water, if you ration. I would also have a box of the marine water pouches (like Capri Sun juice pouches) on hand - you can punch a small hole in them and wash wounds, clean your hands, etc. Then, if a semi-predictable disaster (like a hurricane) is coming, you fill up the tub and use a couple of gallon jugs (cut them so they have a decent opening but you still have a handle) to scoop water out for washing things or flushing your toilet. You can also use the drain valve on your water heater (turn off the heat source before doing this) for however many gallons the tank holds (40-50 gal is most common).
There are more "prepper" things to do, but those are good for non-TEOTWAWKI things.
Posted by: GWB at July 07, 2026 11:01 PM (kU0PQ)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 07, 2026 11:01 PM (6/7Fs)
153
Wallace, ID. A (formerly) red-light town.
Older friend of my brother's, always said that after he died he wanted his ashes flushed down the toilet at a w'house in Wallace. LOL. Strange dude...
Older friend of my brother's, always said that after he died he wanted his ashes flushed down the toilet at a w'house in Wallace. LOL. Strange dude...
Posted by: JQ at July 07, 2026 11:02 PM (rdVOm)
154
Almond was big in 1988. On the other hand, there is no way to confuse the 2. Almond is off white, or antique white looking. Harvest gold is get me the shot gun, that color is mocking my hangover. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 07, 2026 10:58 PM (S41Gd)
I see the difference now, after looking it up. It is more almond-y, but darker and yellower, but not as bad as Harvest Gold. Perhaps it darkened as it aged. Patina, even. Non-smoker household.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 07, 2026 10:58 PM (S41Gd)
I see the difference now, after looking it up. It is more almond-y, but darker and yellower, but not as bad as Harvest Gold. Perhaps it darkened as it aged. Patina, even. Non-smoker household.
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 07, 2026 11:03 PM (wVcYX)
155
yeah, dc-9 ish
Posted by: alpine_beer at July 07, 2026 11:03 PM (van9r)
156
Well there is good news in anime, the show Chainsmoker Cat is grossing out all the tourists. And this is just after one episode.
Posted by: Anna Puma
What's next, Freebasing Puppy?
Well there is good news in anime, the show Chainsmoker Cat is grossing out all the tourists. And this is just after one episode.
Posted by: Anna Puma
What's next, Freebasing Puppy?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at July 07, 2026 11:03 PM (ixS3i)
157
I'm still open!
Posted by: Mr. D'z in Kingman at July 07, 2026 10:31 PM (1Ff7Z)
Been there, back in May. Place was crazy busy, service understandably spotty, but the food was good.
Posted by: Mr. D'z in Kingman at July 07, 2026 10:31 PM (1Ff7Z)
Been there, back in May. Place was crazy busy, service understandably spotty, but the food was good.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 07, 2026 11:03 PM (1z8ji)
158
Okay, so I got the wrong T-tail jetliner. Not bad for going off memory. Nyah.
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 07, 2026 11:03 PM (2GVsD)
159
Isn’t this year the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Highway System?
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 07, 2026 11:04 PM (OwmWb)
160
Roxette burned white hot for a brief time. Sadly, Marie Fredriksson passed a few years ago after a long battle with cancer. So talented and beautiful.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at July 07, 2026 10:09 PM (QaH55
She had the look.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at July 07, 2026 10:28 PM (GcWsw)
Well played
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at July 07, 2026 10:09 PM (QaH55
She had the look.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at July 07, 2026 10:28 PM (GcWsw)
Well played
Posted by: Doof at July 07, 2026 11:04 PM (QLC6i)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 07, 2026 11:04 PM (2GVsD)
162
Love the doggehs in surf pic. Thanks for the ONT, Doof!
Posted by: JQ at July 07, 2026 10:59 PM (rdVOm)
Howdy JQ!
Posted by: JQ at July 07, 2026 10:59 PM (rdVOm)
Howdy JQ!
Posted by: Doof at July 07, 2026 11:05 PM (QLC6i)
163
Almond was big in 1988. On the other hand, there is no way to confuse the 2. Almond is off white, or antique white looking. Harvest gold is get me the shot gun, that color is mocking my hangover. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 07, 2026 10:58 PM (S41Gd)
I never liked Harvest Gold, but then I grew up in the Avacado Green house. Avocado green appliances, avacado green carpet all the way, even an avocado green family room table with a big flower in the middle.
Yeah that was stupid. My parents had a lot of great qualities, but good taste wasn’t one of them.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 07, 2026 10:58 PM (S41Gd)
I never liked Harvest Gold, but then I grew up in the Avacado Green house. Avocado green appliances, avacado green carpet all the way, even an avocado green family room table with a big flower in the middle.
Yeah that was stupid. My parents had a lot of great qualities, but good taste wasn’t one of them.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 07, 2026 11:05 PM (VbqNm)
164
Isn’t this year the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Highway System?
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 07, 2026 11:04 PM (OwmWb)
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This question makes me hungry!
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 07, 2026 11:04 PM (OwmWb)
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This question makes me hungry!
Posted by: The Barrel at July 07, 2026 11:06 PM (RIvkX)
165
Almond was big in 1988. On the other hand, there is no way to confuse the 2. Almond is off white, or antique white looking. Harvest gold is get me the shot gun, that color is mocking my hangover. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
You have expressed your opinions before concerning these home decor colors from the way back years.
One hesitates to ask how you felt about Avocado.
Almond was big in 1988. On the other hand, there is no way to confuse the 2. Almond is off white, or antique white looking. Harvest gold is get me the shot gun, that color is mocking my hangover. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
You have expressed your opinions before concerning these home decor colors from the way back years.
One hesitates to ask how you felt about Avocado.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at July 07, 2026 11:06 PM (ixS3i)
166
The stove I bought back in January has some sort of "smart" bluetooth/internet feature. But I'm not going to bother setting that up. It works just fine without it.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 07, 2026 10:30 PM (FZ29D)
Do us a favor and at least change the default password? We don't want anyone else setting it up and burning your house down. (Or burning your dinner.)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 07, 2026 10:30 PM (FZ29D)
Do us a favor and at least change the default password? We don't want anyone else setting it up and burning your house down. (Or burning your dinner.)
Posted by: GWB at July 07, 2026 11:06 PM (kU0PQ)
167
Howdy, Doof!
Posted by: JQ at July 07, 2026 11:07 PM (rdVOm)
168
Did I miss something? Have I been in a coma with McConnell?
I did pray to keep our country and crowds safe on the 4th, as jihad's like dates. Unaware of anything else. I should have enough gin to last me...
Or is it the chronic paranoia of someone, which is the most logical answer. Thanks.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 07, 2026 10:21 PM (hzuYO)
it is always good to keep some extra on hand. I suggest at the very least a 5 gallon bucket of rice, a 5 gallon bucket of beans or lentils, and one of those big jars of coconut oil.
Once you start getting into a propane stove, or cans of Spam, and from there a year's supply of everything, you are now prepping and considering getting half a dozen chickens.
I made jam today. Cherry jam that I am afraid did not gel correctly because I didn't follow the recipe. This time it bit me.
I did pray to keep our country and crowds safe on the 4th, as jihad's like dates. Unaware of anything else. I should have enough gin to last me...
Or is it the chronic paranoia of someone, which is the most logical answer. Thanks.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 07, 2026 10:21 PM (hzuYO)
it is always good to keep some extra on hand. I suggest at the very least a 5 gallon bucket of rice, a 5 gallon bucket of beans or lentils, and one of those big jars of coconut oil.
Once you start getting into a propane stove, or cans of Spam, and from there a year's supply of everything, you are now prepping and considering getting half a dozen chickens.
I made jam today. Cherry jam that I am afraid did not gel correctly because I didn't follow the recipe. This time it bit me.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 07, 2026 11:10 PM (rbvCR)
169
I see the difference now, after looking it up. It is more almond-y, but darker and yellower, but not as bad as Harvest Gold. Perhaps it darkened as it aged. Patina, even. Non-smoker household.
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 07, 2026 11:03 PM (wVcYX)
It may have darkened just from cooking in the kitchen. I have seen cabinets darken/yellow the same way. In the earlier 80's the better dishwashers used to come with different color panels, because they all had trim kits. You got 2 panels with a different color on each side. It was white, almond, black, and the 4th color was usually a throwback. Usually harvest gold. The 4th color was actually a crap shoot, it could have been that brown, or avocado, or harvest gold, but usually harvest gold. You pop the stainless trim off the side, slide out the panels, and just use what color you wanted. Usually people went with the almond, that was the "in" color at the time.
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 07, 2026 11:03 PM (wVcYX)
It may have darkened just from cooking in the kitchen. I have seen cabinets darken/yellow the same way. In the earlier 80's the better dishwashers used to come with different color panels, because they all had trim kits. You got 2 panels with a different color on each side. It was white, almond, black, and the 4th color was usually a throwback. Usually harvest gold. The 4th color was actually a crap shoot, it could have been that brown, or avocado, or harvest gold, but usually harvest gold. You pop the stainless trim off the side, slide out the panels, and just use what color you wanted. Usually people went with the almond, that was the "in" color at the time.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 07, 2026 11:10 PM (S41Gd)
170
Mikeski
I post, you decide
https://youtu.be/KYGgyQtSAdI
Posted by: Anna Puma
FLCL, as interpreted by the guys who write South Park. Huh.
I post, you decide
https://youtu.be/KYGgyQtSAdI
Posted by: Anna Puma
FLCL, as interpreted by the guys who write South Park. Huh.
Posted by: mikeski at July 07, 2026 11:11 PM (VHUov)
171
Only 11pm?
Posted by: Skip at July 07, 2026 11:11 PM (Ia/+0)
172
Thanks for the ONT Doof. As for me, I'm back on the chain gang.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 07, 2026 11:11 PM (CHHv1)
173
129: count yourself lucky if you get 10 years out of it.
Posted by: The Main from Athens
Modern appliances are like Tibetan sand mandalas: beautiful, intricate, and ephemeral.
Posted by: The Main from Athens
Modern appliances are like Tibetan sand mandalas: beautiful, intricate, and ephemeral.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 07, 2026 11:11 PM (OTdqV)
174
Poor Bers. I understand completely, the *trauma* of the 1970s "decorator colors"-- Avocado, Harvest Gold, Burnt Orange, and Earth (poop brown).
Even Tupperware had those colors! I still have the brown measuring cups, both orange and gold measuring spoons sets. They remain in a kitchen drawer, not on display, except during use!
Even Tupperware had those colors! I still have the brown measuring cups, both orange and gold measuring spoons sets. They remain in a kitchen drawer, not on display, except during use!
Posted by: JQ at July 07, 2026 11:12 PM (rdVOm)
175
Thanks for the ONT Doof. As for me, I'm back on the chain gang.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 07, 2026 11:11 PM (CHHv1)
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Cool.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 07, 2026 11:11 PM (CHHv1)
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Cool.
Posted by: The Pretenders at July 07, 2026 11:13 PM (RIvkX)
176
Krebs
#150
I don't think there will be a market left for such an idea after this series.
Posted by: Anna Puma
Big Sumpthin' stomped it:
"This video isn't available anymore"
"Sumpthin'" was another adorable malapropism from Dr. Jocelyn Elders, Sturgeon General of the United States (1993-1994).
As in, "I suppose everyone has to die from sumpthin'
Krebs
#150
I don't think there will be a market left for such an idea after this series.
Posted by: Anna Puma
Big Sumpthin' stomped it:
"This video isn't available anymore"
"Sumpthin'" was another adorable malapropism from Dr. Jocelyn Elders, Sturgeon General of the United States (1993-1994).
As in, "I suppose everyone has to die from sumpthin'
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at July 07, 2026 11:13 PM (ixS3i)
177
The 50s had better colors - shiny chrome, bright red.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 07, 2026 11:14 PM (WL2lA)
178
Been there, back in May. Place was crazy busy, service understandably spotty, but the food was good.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 07, 2026 11:03 PM (1z8ji)
They make their own root beer. Pizza was pretty good. Was thinking of going to Flagstaff before kid returns to school next month.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 07, 2026 11:03 PM (1z8ji)
They make their own root beer. Pizza was pretty good. Was thinking of going to Flagstaff before kid returns to school next month.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 07, 2026 11:15 PM (1Ff7Z)
179
"Sumpthin'" was another adorable malapropism from Dr. Jocelyn Elders, Sturgeon General of the United States (1993-1994).
As in, "I suppose everyone has to die from sumpthin'
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at July 07, 2026 11:13 PM (ixS3i)
I she still alive, did she die of sumpthin', or did she die from nothing'?
As in, "I suppose everyone has to die from sumpthin'
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at July 07, 2026 11:13 PM (ixS3i)
I she still alive, did she die of sumpthin', or did she die from nothing'?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 07, 2026 11:15 PM (qx7Zg)
180
Wow, that was a quick nuke of a video
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 07, 2026 11:16 PM (2GVsD)
181
I am old enough to remember going down I-27 in the Panhandle of TX and instead of NORTH or SOUTH at one point the sign read FUTURE.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 07, 2026 11:17 PM (OwmWb)
182
Mikeski
Someone tried to find all the movie references in the opening
https://youtu.be/BsxZvzfrxQU
Someone tried to find all the movie references in the opening
https://youtu.be/BsxZvzfrxQU
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 07, 2026 11:19 PM (2GVsD)
183
I she still alive, did she die of sumpthin', or did she die from nothing'?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf/i]
Still alive at age 92.
In other news, Wikipedia is earnestly begging again.
I she still alive, did she die of sumpthin', or did she die from nothing'?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf/i]
Still alive at age 92.
In other news, Wikipedia is earnestly begging again.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at July 07, 2026 11:19 PM (ixS3i)
184
Oops
Oops
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at July 07, 2026 11:19 PM (ixS3i)
185
137 I saw Young Washington today - it was a pretty good movie.
I didn't know that Washington was friends with Gage before the Rev War...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 07, 2026 10:55 PM (sKqQm)
I got the impression that Gage was more of a rival than a friend, and Washington resented the distinctions between commissioned officers in the British army versus the regular officers in the Continental militia.
I didn't know that Washington was friends with Gage before the Rev War...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 07, 2026 10:55 PM (sKqQm)
I got the impression that Gage was more of a rival than a friend, and Washington resented the distinctions between commissioned officers in the British army versus the regular officers in the Continental militia.
Posted by: Joemarine at July 07, 2026 11:20 PM (y171U)
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127 126
Wallace, ID could do a couple of ONT's worth of content. Wild history from that town. Decent fly fishing up the hill from there too.
Posted by: scampydog
Stayed in the Jameson Hotel in Wallace. It’s haunted. No shit. Not scary. But spooky.
Wallace, ID could do a couple of ONT's worth of content. Wild history from that town. Decent fly fishing up the hill from there too.
Posted by: scampydog
Stayed in the Jameson Hotel in Wallace. It’s haunted. No shit. Not scary. But spooky.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 07, 2026 11:20 PM (yEz+x)
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131 Talk of the Interstates always reminds me of Wallace, ID which had the only stoplight on I90. . .
Posted by: buddhaha
Breezewood, PA has entered the chat and demands inclusion on the list of Godawful gov. regulations and stipulations that not only appear stupid but also do all they can do to negatively impact the taxpayer and users of the PA Turnpike and I70.
Asshoes.
Posted by: Tonypete
I skip the turnpike when I drive to Western PA. I take I70 to the South Breezewood exit, drive to Rt30, and take Rt30w to Bedford. I usually take I99 to Rt22 to Rt422. The turnpike is overpriced and dangerous.
Posted by: buddhaha
Breezewood, PA has entered the chat and demands inclusion on the list of Godawful gov. regulations and stipulations that not only appear stupid but also do all they can do to negatively impact the taxpayer and users of the PA Turnpike and I70.
Asshoes.
Posted by: Tonypete
I skip the turnpike when I drive to Western PA. I take I70 to the South Breezewood exit, drive to Rt30, and take Rt30w to Bedford. I usually take I99 to Rt22 to Rt422. The turnpike is overpriced and dangerous.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 07, 2026 11:21 PM (sAmhv)
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In other news, Wikipedia is earnestly begging again.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at July 07, 2026 11:19 PM (ixS3i)
When isn't Wikipedia begging for money - or a reliable, unbiased, honest replacement?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at July 07, 2026 11:19 PM (ixS3i)
When isn't Wikipedia begging for money - or a reliable, unbiased, honest replacement?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 07, 2026 11:22 PM (qx7Zg)
189
Big Sumpthin' stomped it:
"This video isn't available anymore"
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot
It is; the hampsters ate the last letter. Try this one.
https://youtu.be/KYGgyQtSAdI
"This video isn't available anymore"
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot
It is; the hampsters ate the last letter. Try this one.
https://youtu.be/KYGgyQtSAdI
Posted by: mikeski at July 07, 2026 11:22 PM (VHUov)
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You have expressed your opinions before concerning these home decor colors from the way back years.
One hesitates to ask how you felt about Avocado.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at July 07, 2026 11:06 PM (ixS3i)
It was nasty, they were all nasty. I ripped so much of that stuff out it wasn't funny.
One hesitates to ask how you felt about Avocado.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at July 07, 2026 11:06 PM (ixS3i)
It was nasty, they were all nasty. I ripped so much of that stuff out it wasn't funny.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 07, 2026 11:22 PM (S41Gd)
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Mikeski
First two episodes for Season Three of Jobless Reincarnation has dropped on Crunchyroll. Eris Greyrat training to defeat the Dragon God.
First two episodes for Season Three of Jobless Reincarnation has dropped on Crunchyroll. Eris Greyrat training to defeat the Dragon God.
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 07, 2026 11:22 PM (2GVsD)
192
Is congress just a national version of an HOA?
Posted by: Unkaren at July 07, 2026 11:23 PM (HvTLT)
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Remember in the British Regiment system, officer commissions were bought.
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 07, 2026 11:24 PM (2GVsD)
194
I got to where I hate to drive much anymore. And when the gas prices went up it gave me an excuse to drive even less. But I use to love to drive, drove everywhere, went on road trips just for the heck of it. Never much cared for Interstates unless I was in a hurry. Interstates are boring. Taking my tapes or CD's helped with long drives. Lots of the country to see on the US highways and State highways.
Posted by: Case at July 07, 2026 11:24 PM (IY9No)
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177 The 50s had better colors - shiny chrome, bright red.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 07, 2026 11:14 PM (WL2lA)
Oh yeah - the first kitchen table I remember in my parents starter house was a 4 person square table, chrome legs and edging, red Formica top with the little boomerangs on it. I’d love to have that table again!
177 The 50s had better colors - shiny chrome, bright red.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 07, 2026 11:14 PM (WL2lA)
Oh yeah - the first kitchen table I remember in my parents starter house was a 4 person square table, chrome legs and edging, red Formica top with the little boomerangs on it. I’d love to have that table again!
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 07, 2026 11:24 PM (VbqNm)
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Two unrelated questions:
1) Has anyone heard from Joyenz today? Ciampino left us a year ago today, and I hope his daughters are doing well.
2) Do people who post articles get excluded from the top 10 comments of the week? The answer won't stop be from guest hosting ONTs. I'm just curious if my comments have dropped in quality.
1) Has anyone heard from Joyenz today? Ciampino left us a year ago today, and I hope his daughters are doing well.
2) Do people who post articles get excluded from the top 10 comments of the week? The answer won't stop be from guest hosting ONTs. I'm just curious if my comments have dropped in quality.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 07, 2026 11:25 PM (qx7Zg)
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On I-44 in Wichita Falls there is a sign there on the highway commemorating the 250th anniversary of the United States and the 70th anniversary of the Interstate Highway System.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 07, 2026 11:25 PM (OwmWb)
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Poor Bers. I understand completely, the *trauma* of the 1970s "decorator colors"-- Avocado, Harvest Gold, Burnt Orange, and Earth (poop brown).
Even Tupperware had those colors! I still have the brown measuring cups, both orange and gold measuring spoons sets. They remain in a kitchen drawer, not on display, except during use!
Posted by: JQ at July 07, 2026 11:12 PM (rdVOm)
The house we moved to when I was 6 had avocado, Mom redid the kitchen a few years later, and she went harvest gold, because it was the early 70's and mom was Mrs Mediterranean, as were most people back then ( a whole different rant). It was like that until I moved out. Nothing better than doing nice kitchens every day, vanquishing the horrible colors, and then coming home to it. Of course they finally redid the kitchen again a few years after I moved out. I busted my fathers balls every day about that kitchen. Our business was kitchens and baths, we did beautiful kitchens, and I'm living in a fucking sunflower. arghhh...
Even Tupperware had those colors! I still have the brown measuring cups, both orange and gold measuring spoons sets. They remain in a kitchen drawer, not on display, except during use!
Posted by: JQ at July 07, 2026 11:12 PM (rdVOm)
The house we moved to when I was 6 had avocado, Mom redid the kitchen a few years later, and she went harvest gold, because it was the early 70's and mom was Mrs Mediterranean, as were most people back then ( a whole different rant). It was like that until I moved out. Nothing better than doing nice kitchens every day, vanquishing the horrible colors, and then coming home to it. Of course they finally redid the kitchen again a few years after I moved out. I busted my fathers balls every day about that kitchen. Our business was kitchens and baths, we did beautiful kitchens, and I'm living in a fucking sunflower. arghhh...
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 07, 2026 11:25 PM (S41Gd)
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Willowed:
If the Dems get to pretend Barbara Boxer was still cogent and voting, Mitch is making speeches and running fucking marathons.
Posted by: nurse ratched
Barbara Boxer is still cogent (and looks pretty remarkable for being 85) www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn4Vx0rdxuQ
If the Dems get to pretend Barbara Boxer was still cogent and voting, Mitch is making speeches and running fucking marathons.
Posted by: nurse ratched
Barbara Boxer is still cogent (and looks pretty remarkable for being 85) www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn4Vx0rdxuQ
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 07, 2026 11:26 PM (DZ9Lv)
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1) Has anyone heard from Joyenz today? Ciampino left us a year ago today, and I hope his daughters are doing well.
She was on the ONT last night, if my swiss cheese brain is working correctly.
She was on the ONT last night, if my swiss cheese brain is working correctly.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at July 07, 2026 11:27 PM (GcWsw)
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Interstates are boring. Taking my tapes or CD's helped with long drives. Lots of the country to see on the US highways and State highways.
Posted by: Case at July 07, 2026 11:24 PM (IY9No)
Charles Kuralt has entered AoS.
Posted by: Case at July 07, 2026 11:24 PM (IY9No)
Charles Kuralt has entered AoS.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 07, 2026 11:27 PM (OwmWb)
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Well, I got that engine that I was working on torn down. All the main bearings are wiped out, except for #4, and it shows signs of oil starvation. The big shocka was #3 main bearing cap was installed improperly, hanging up on the lip of the crankcase web, but tightened down nevertheless. Result: end of cast-iron bearing cap all spread and cracked in two places. That may well have been the genesis of the bearing failure. Regardless, it is 100% certain proof that the previous "rebuilder" fucked up, big time. There is no excuse for that. Even if it happened by accident, a good shop would say, "Oh shit!", and get another main cap, line-hone it, and start over. Sending it out that way borders on criminal, IMHO.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 07, 2026 11:28 PM (1z8ji)
203
I think Joyenz posted in an earlier thread today about the passing of her father.
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 07, 2026 11:28 PM (2GVsD)
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Posted by: Case at July 07, 2026 11:24 PM (IY9No)
Me and Brit Lass used to average 25,000 miles a year. After her adult son committed suicide in 2020 she kind of lost her zest for a lot of things. She's doing better but I would hate to tell you what that mileage is down to, but let's just say - not a lot.
Me and Brit Lass used to average 25,000 miles a year. After her adult son committed suicide in 2020 she kind of lost her zest for a lot of things. She's doing better but I would hate to tell you what that mileage is down to, but let's just say - not a lot.
Posted by: ... at July 07, 2026 11:28 PM (vE0+H)
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She was on the ONT last night, if my swiss cheese brain is working correctly.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at July 07, 2026 11:27 PM (GcWsw)
She was definitely there last night, and made mention of the sad anniversary.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at July 07, 2026 11:27 PM (GcWsw)
She was definitely there last night, and made mention of the sad anniversary.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 07, 2026 11:29 PM (1z8ji)
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192 Is congress just a national version of an HOA?
Posted by: Unkaren at July 07, 2026 11:23 PM (HvTLT)
HOAs are America’s version of the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution in Cuba.
To wit, I walked past a neighborhood in Irving that had the Flock cameras up…for safety, of course, according to HOA signage.
Posted by: Unkaren at July 07, 2026 11:23 PM (HvTLT)
HOAs are America’s version of the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution in Cuba.
To wit, I walked past a neighborhood in Irving that had the Flock cameras up…for safety, of course, according to HOA signage.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 07, 2026 11:29 PM (OwmWb)
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Chainsmoker Cat is the most thorough anti-tobacco propaganda I have ever seen. And that poor catgirl is never going to quit smoking!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 07, 2026 11:30 PM (ZVgZ4)
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She was on the ONT last night, if my swiss cheese brain is working correctly.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at July 07, 2026 11:27 PM (GcWsw)
She was definitely there last night, and made mention of the sad anniversary.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 07, 2026 11:29 PM (1z8ji)
That's why I asked. Losing a dad is hard; I hoped she took the anniversary well.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at July 07, 2026 11:27 PM (GcWsw)
She was definitely there last night, and made mention of the sad anniversary.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 07, 2026 11:29 PM (1z8ji)
That's why I asked. Losing a dad is hard; I hoped she took the anniversary well.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 07, 2026 11:30 PM (qx7Zg)
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I got to where I hate to drive much anymore.
Same. People drive like they’re watching TikTok on their phones. Slowing down, then speeding up. Moving from lane to lane. How do the police know who’s driving drunk anymore?
Same. People drive like they’re watching TikTok on their phones. Slowing down, then speeding up. Moving from lane to lane. How do the police know who’s driving drunk anymore?
Posted by: Unkaren at July 07, 2026 11:31 PM (HvTLT)
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Speaking of highway systems. The last time I was in the Denver area (about 2 years ago)...some of the speed limit signs still say:
Speed Limit 55
Broncos 10 *spray painted*
Still legible after 36 years
Speed Limit 55
Broncos 10 *spray painted*
Still legible after 36 years
Posted by: Orson at July 07, 2026 11:31 PM (dIske)
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This story soubds very ...weird
Even suspicious
Daily mail:
Student pilot, 22, is forced to land her plane alone after instructor leaps to his death from cockpit mid-flight in Argentina
Even suspicious
Daily mail:
Student pilot, 22, is forced to land her plane alone after instructor leaps to his death from cockpit mid-flight in Argentina
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 07, 2026 11:32 PM (WL2lA)
Posted by: Pete Bootyjudge at July 07, 2026 11:34 PM (Tpp9k)
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Daily mail:
Student pilot, 22, is forced to land her plane alone after instructor leaps to his death from cockpit mid-flight in Argentina
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 07, 2026 11:32 PM (WL2lA)
Orea Tehconip.
Student pilot, 22, is forced to land her plane alone after instructor leaps to his death from cockpit mid-flight in Argentina
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 07, 2026 11:32 PM (WL2lA)
Orea Tehconip.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 07, 2026 11:35 PM (1z8ji)
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Despite what I said about “Chainsmoker Cat”, I’m still looking forward to “Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You” when it begins this season.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 07, 2026 11:35 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Mrs. Kuralt #1 at July 07, 2026 11:36 PM (DZ9Lv)
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Student pilot, 22, is forced to land her plane alone after instructor leaps to his death from cockpit mid-flight in Argentina
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 07, 2026 11:32 PM (WL2lA)
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I hope they gave her a break on the hourly rate.
I had a few instructors who probably at least considered this.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 07, 2026 11:32 PM (WL2lA)
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I hope they gave her a break on the hourly rate.
I had a few instructors who probably at least considered this.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 07, 2026 11:37 PM (6/7Fs)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 07, 2026 11:37 PM (WL2lA)
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What the bear said.
Posted by: Boss Moss at July 07, 2026 11:38 PM (gMXjs)
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217 Orea Tehconip.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
What?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 07, 2026 11:37 PM (WL2lA
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Famous one-way flight service
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
What?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 07, 2026 11:37 PM (WL2lA
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Famous one-way flight service
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 07, 2026 11:38 PM (6/7Fs)
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Women drivers.
Posted by: Boss Moss at July 07, 2026 11:39 PM (gMXjs)
Posted by: Mrs. Kuralt #2 at July 07, 2026 11:40 PM (DZ9Lv)
222
This story soubds very ...weird
Even suspicious
Daily mail:
Student pilot, 22, is forced to land her plane alone after instructor leaps to his death from cockpit mid-flight in Argentina
Posted by: vmom
"Her" plane and "his" death?
The rare reverse-order suicide-murder, after she turned him down? Thankfully the "murder" half failed.....
Even suspicious
Daily mail:
Student pilot, 22, is forced to land her plane alone after instructor leaps to his death from cockpit mid-flight in Argentina
Posted by: vmom
"Her" plane and "his" death?
The rare reverse-order suicide-murder, after she turned him down? Thankfully the "murder" half failed.....
Posted by: mikeski clouseau at July 07, 2026 11:40 PM (VHUov)
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I can remember as a wee lad when the DC Beltway was called the Circumferential. Mostly on the Maryland side, because Virginia was slow to finance since we were on the 'pay as you go' plan
Posted by: Jinx the Cat at July 07, 2026 11:41 PM (QE/gO)
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New Strikes On Iran Significantly Stronger Than Earlier Attacks, As IRGC Targets US Navy Warships
US strikes on Iran announced, as 'heavy costs' for earlier targeting of multiple commercial vessels
Oil rises as Treasury revokes June 21 Iran oil waiver
Hormuz Threat Level Raised To "Severe"
Three maritime incidents reported on Hormuz in last 24 hours
Another unidentified vessel hit by a Drone
IRGC forces hit a Saudi Tanker
IRGC forces hit a Qatari LNG tanker
The U.S. has launched a significantly expanded wave of airstrikes on Iran that is four to five times larger than the strikes carried out 10 days ago, a U.S. official told Axios. The official said the operation is expected to continue for hours.
US strikes on Iran announced, as 'heavy costs' for earlier targeting of multiple commercial vessels
Oil rises as Treasury revokes June 21 Iran oil waiver
Hormuz Threat Level Raised To "Severe"
Three maritime incidents reported on Hormuz in last 24 hours
Another unidentified vessel hit by a Drone
IRGC forces hit a Saudi Tanker
IRGC forces hit a Qatari LNG tanker
The U.S. has launched a significantly expanded wave of airstrikes on Iran that is four to five times larger than the strikes carried out 10 days ago, a U.S. official told Axios. The official said the operation is expected to continue for hours.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 07, 2026 11:41 PM (VQ0bX)
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"Has anyone heard from Joyenz today? Ciampino left us a year ago today, and I hope his daughters are doing well."
Joyenz and her sister are still running their Feral Cat Rescue. Feel free to donate to help with the food and vet bills.
gofundme.com/f/25nta-feral-cat-rescue
Joyenz and her sister are still running their Feral Cat Rescue. Feel free to donate to help with the food and vet bills.
gofundme.com/f/25nta-feral-cat-rescue
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at July 07, 2026 11:42 PM (ObPM9)
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@204. ...
Sorry for your wife's loss. It has to be hard on her to cope with losing her son. My mom use to tell me, parents need to go first.
Sorry for your wife's loss. It has to be hard on her to cope with losing her son. My mom use to tell me, parents need to go first.
Posted by: Case at July 07, 2026 11:43 PM (IY9No)
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All of my free movie streaming services are asking for a vpn now.
Posted by: Boss Moss at July 07, 2026 11:44 PM (gMXjs)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at July 07, 2026 11:46 PM (YlWIZ)
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Footage shows massive explosions in Hormozgan Province after U.S. strikes in Iran
https://tinyurl.com/364nzjbd
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https://tinyurl.com/364nzjbd
Tripadvisor _ tripadvisor.com
Hormozgan Province - The 10 Best Hotels (2026) Ad
Tripadvisor Always Has Low Prices on Hotels in Hormozgan Province.
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Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 07, 2026 11:47 PM (VQ0bX)
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The U.S. has launched a significantly expanded wave of airstrikes on Iran that is four to five times larger than the strikes carried out 10 days ago, a U.S. official told Axios. The official said the operation is expected to continue for hours.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 07, 2026 11:41 PM (VQ0bX)
Fight to win with everything you got, or don’t fight.
I fear that Trump is finding out the hard way how forever wars get started.
If the goal of your fighting is just to negotiate a better ceasefire, you’re in a forever war.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 07, 2026 11:41 PM (VQ0bX)
Fight to win with everything you got, or don’t fight.
I fear that Trump is finding out the hard way how forever wars get started.
If the goal of your fighting is just to negotiate a better ceasefire, you’re in a forever war.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 07, 2026 11:47 PM (VbqNm)
Posted by: clarence at July 07, 2026 11:50 PM (+qalq)
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Fancy Gap.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 07, 2026 10:37 PM (J9B0h)
Was trying to remember that stretch of I-77 the other day. That was a fun ride down hill in a big truck. Wasn't much fun creeping up it either.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 07, 2026 10:37 PM (J9B0h)
Was trying to remember that stretch of I-77 the other day. That was a fun ride down hill in a big truck. Wasn't much fun creeping up it either.
Posted by: javems at July 07, 2026 11:51 PM (zFsEm)
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Posted by: Case at July 07, 2026 11:43 PM (IY9No)
Amen. I appreciate it and she does too. It changes you for sure, I don't know how it wouldn't. Very sad to watch especially for someone like her who was always this little firecracker - uncontainable - but like I said she is doing better these days. Lots of prayer, a little therapy, and many days just forcing herself to put one foot in front of the other. And she laughs a lot because I'm such a funny guy.
Amen. I appreciate it and she does too. It changes you for sure, I don't know how it wouldn't. Very sad to watch especially for someone like her who was always this little firecracker - uncontainable - but like I said she is doing better these days. Lots of prayer, a little therapy, and many days just forcing herself to put one foot in front of the other. And she laughs a lot because I'm such a funny guy.
Posted by: ... at July 07, 2026 11:51 PM (vE0+H)
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Speaking of highway systems. The last time I was in the Denver area (about 2 years ago)...some of the speed limit signs still say:
Speed Limit 55
Broncos 10 *spray painted*
Still legible after 36 years
Posted by: Orson
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On US50, heading up to Tahoe, someone vandalized the "CHAINS REQUIRED" sign by adding, below,
"WHIPS OPTIONAL".
Speed Limit 55
Broncos 10 *spray painted*
Still legible after 36 years
Posted by: Orson
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On US50, heading up to Tahoe, someone vandalized the "CHAINS REQUIRED" sign by adding, below,
"WHIPS OPTIONAL".
Posted by: buddhaha at July 07, 2026 11:52 PM (iaABv)
235
Well, I got that engine that I was working on torn down. All the main bearings are wiped out, except for #4, and it shows signs of oil starvation. The big shocka was #3 main bearing cap was installed improperly, hanging up on the lip of the crankcase web, but tightened down nevertheless. Result: end of cast-iron bearing cap all spread and cracked in two places. That may well have been the genesis of the bearing failure. Regardless, it is 100% certain proof that the previous "rebuilder" fucked up, big time. There is no excuse for that. Even if it happened by accident, a good shop would say, "Oh shit!", and get another main cap, line-hone it, and start over. Sending it out that way borders on criminal, IMHO.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 07, 2026 11:28 PM (1z8ji)
Well now you get to do it the right way. You would have a coronary in the shops I work out of and seeing the shit people bring in from their favorite "buddy who works on harleys". I swear sometimes I want to start a youtube channel to document this stuff and call it Shitheads With Wrenches.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 07, 2026 11:28 PM (1z8ji)
Well now you get to do it the right way. You would have a coronary in the shops I work out of and seeing the shit people bring in from their favorite "buddy who works on harleys". I swear sometimes I want to start a youtube channel to document this stuff and call it Shitheads With Wrenches.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 07, 2026 11:53 PM (S41Gd)
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Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 07, 2026 11:47 PM (VQ0bX)
That ranks right up there with the time I was told that Amazon has great deals on M2 50 caliber.
Tripadvisor Always Has Low Prices on Hotels in Hormozgan Province.
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Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 07, 2026 11:47 PM (VQ0bX)
That ranks right up there with the time I was told that Amazon has great deals on M2 50 caliber.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at July 07, 2026 11:55 PM (ObPM9)
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181 I am old enough to remember going down I-27 in the Panhandle of TX and instead of NORTH or SOUTH at one point the sign read FUTURE.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 07, 2026 11:17 PM (OwmWb)
Ah, yes, the good ol' Canyon E-way (Hwy 87). I left the Panhandle before I was able to enjoy bypassing the Happy and Tulia speedtraps in my future X-1s car as we travelled back and forth between Amarillo and Wayland Baptist University in Plainview. Though there was one time in '85 when my best friend and I were blasting down 87 doing about 120 when we blew by a trooper who had already pulled someone over. Good times...good times.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 07, 2026 11:17 PM (OwmWb)
Ah, yes, the good ol' Canyon E-way (Hwy 87). I left the Panhandle before I was able to enjoy bypassing the Happy and Tulia speedtraps in my future X-1s car as we travelled back and forth between Amarillo and Wayland Baptist University in Plainview. Though there was one time in '85 when my best friend and I were blasting down 87 doing about 120 when we blew by a trooper who had already pulled someone over. Good times...good times.
Posted by: goozer at July 07, 2026 11:55 PM (eTh1u)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 07, 2026 11:55 PM (2GVsD)
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I fear that Trump is finding out the hard way how forever wars get started.
If the goal of your fighting is just to negotiate a better ceasefire, you’re in a forever war.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 07, 2026 11:47 PM (VbqNm)
This is pretty much how Iraq went. Big impressive stomping of their regular army in 1991 which was halted because the objectives didn't include *too much* winning.
Followed by a decade of performative airstrikes not to so much change the situation, but remind Saddam that we could do more if we could be bothered in hopes that his behavior would improve. It naturally didn't since the force used was never particularly threatening to him or his hold on power.
The main difference now is that we're enforcing a no sail zone rather than a no fly zone. And while we whacked the ayatollah, his replacements don't seem to feel threatened (or don't care because their 72 virgins are better than they have now). And instead of Kurds getting massacred while we 'manage' the situation rather than win it, it's Persians.
If the goal of your fighting is just to negotiate a better ceasefire, you’re in a forever war.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 07, 2026 11:47 PM (VbqNm)
This is pretty much how Iraq went. Big impressive stomping of their regular army in 1991 which was halted because the objectives didn't include *too much* winning.
Followed by a decade of performative airstrikes not to so much change the situation, but remind Saddam that we could do more if we could be bothered in hopes that his behavior would improve. It naturally didn't since the force used was never particularly threatening to him or his hold on power.
The main difference now is that we're enforcing a no sail zone rather than a no fly zone. And while we whacked the ayatollah, his replacements don't seem to feel threatened (or don't care because their 72 virgins are better than they have now). And instead of Kurds getting massacred while we 'manage' the situation rather than win it, it's Persians.
Posted by: Methos at July 07, 2026 11:57 PM (vSvIl)
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I swear sometimes I want to start a youtube channel to document this stuff and call it Shitheads With Wrenches.
Go for it, but don't be surprised if you get other guys sending you stuff you can use as content. There is, unfortunately, a lot Shitheads out there.
Go for it, but don't be surprised if you get other guys sending you stuff you can use as content. There is, unfortunately, a lot Shitheads out there.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at July 07, 2026 11:59 PM (+9wcF)
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You can also use the drain valve on your water heater (turn off the heat source before doing this) for however many gallons the tank holds (40-50 gal is most common).
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One thing to keep in mind, in certain scenarios loss of water mains pressure will result in the 40 or 80 gallons of water in the heater can be sucked out and back into the mains. At the first inkling of trouble shutoff or close the water main valve at the service entrance.
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One thing to keep in mind, in certain scenarios loss of water mains pressure will result in the 40 or 80 gallons of water in the heater can be sucked out and back into the mains. At the first inkling of trouble shutoff or close the water main valve at the service entrance.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 07, 2026 11:59 PM (ZwAf1)
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Marjorie Taylor Greene is a real fruitcake. I guess it’s a good thing she’s off our team now.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 08, 2026 12:00 AM (VbqNm)
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The interstate system is one of those things you youngsters think was always there. Like prosperity.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 07, 2026 10:06 PM
I remember all too well the annual summer road trip from Houston to my grandmothers house in Mobile on US 90, pre I10. It always seemed to take forever especially hitting every tiny town in Louisiana like Opelousas, etc. You never realize when you’re young, how grateful you’ll be decades later for those memories.
The interstate system is one of those things you youngsters think was always there. Like prosperity.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 07, 2026 10:06 PM
I remember all too well the annual summer road trip from Houston to my grandmothers house in Mobile on US 90, pre I10. It always seemed to take forever especially hitting every tiny town in Louisiana like Opelousas, etc. You never realize when you’re young, how grateful you’ll be decades later for those memories.
Posted by: TxAnn at July 08, 2026 12:00 AM (SjAWL)
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The U.S. has launched a significantly expanded wave of airstrikes on Iran that is four to five times larger than the strikes carried out 10 days ago, a U.S. official told Axios. The official said the operation is expected to continue for hours.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 07, 2026 11:41 PM (VQ0bX)
You know, they need to stop fucking around and just send the assholes back to the Cambrian period .
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 07, 2026 11:41 PM (VQ0bX)
You know, they need to stop fucking around and just send the assholes back to the Cambrian period .
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 08, 2026 12:00 AM (S41Gd)
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Arf a mo mullahs! Let us have our holidays first!
Gas will probably jump up tomorrow. Right before the road trip....
Gas will probably jump up tomorrow. Right before the road trip....
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 08, 2026 12:01 AM (1Ff7Z)
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...And instead of Kurds getting massacred while we 'manage' the situation rather than win it, it's Persians.
Posted by: Methos
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youtube.com/watch?v=CTSMk8ve2NE
Posted by: Methos
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youtube.com/watch?v=CTSMk8ve2NE
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 08, 2026 12:02 AM (VQ0bX)
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210 Speaking of highway systems. The last time I was in the Denver area (about 2 years ago)...some of the speed limit signs still say:
Speed Limit 55
Broncos 10 *spray painted*
Still legible after 36 years
Posted by: Orson at July 07, 2026 11:31 PM (dIske)
Back in 1989 during the Cowboys 1-15 season, someone modded one of the directional signs next to the stadium to read "Loop 12 Cowboys 0".
Speed Limit 55
Broncos 10 *spray painted*
Still legible after 36 years
Posted by: Orson at July 07, 2026 11:31 PM (dIske)
Back in 1989 during the Cowboys 1-15 season, someone modded one of the directional signs next to the stadium to read "Loop 12 Cowboys 0".
Posted by: goozer at July 08, 2026 12:03 AM (eTh1u)
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201 Interstates are boring. Taking my tapes or CD's helped with long drives. Lots of the country to see on the US highways and State highways.
Posted by: Case at July 07, 2026 11:24 PM (IY9No)
Charles Kuralt has entered AoS.
Posted by: Cow Demon
Rather have Salena Zito enter the chat. At least she's not a bigamist. Probably. Anyway, she's a Yinzer!!
Posted by: Case at July 07, 2026 11:24 PM (IY9No)
Charles Kuralt has entered AoS.
Posted by: Cow Demon
Rather have Salena Zito enter the chat. At least she's not a bigamist. Probably. Anyway, she's a Yinzer!!
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 08, 2026 12:04 AM (sAmhv)
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Even in a 1 and 15 season they still beat the Redskins once.
Posted by: Boss Moss at July 08, 2026 12:06 AM (gMXjs)
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Well now you get to do it the right way. You would have a coronary in the shops I work out of and seeing the shit people bring in from their favorite "buddy who works on harleys". I swear sometimes I want to start a youtube channel to document this stuff and call it Shitheads With Wrenches.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 07, 2026 11:53 PM (S41Gd)
Well, I have a bit of a conundrum here. To do it right would entail grinding another used crank ( I have a few.), resize some other used rods, bore cylinders out .020, and find and install .020 over pistons and rings. We are already over a thousand dollars here in parts and shop services. Or go the "farmer fix" route. Pick a used crank that will Plastigage within spec with new bearing shells. Pick six rods that haven't been beat up; plastigage the rod bearings too. Hone the cylinders with dingleberry hone. Re-use the existing pistons, which have only 45000 miles on them. New cam bearings, because they are wiped. Engine might only be good for another 20-30000 miles. He will never ever drive it that much in his lifetime. I doubt he has averaged a hundred miles per year on it since he has owned it.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 07, 2026 11:53 PM (S41Gd)
Well, I have a bit of a conundrum here. To do it right would entail grinding another used crank ( I have a few.), resize some other used rods, bore cylinders out .020, and find and install .020 over pistons and rings. We are already over a thousand dollars here in parts and shop services. Or go the "farmer fix" route. Pick a used crank that will Plastigage within spec with new bearing shells. Pick six rods that haven't been beat up; plastigage the rod bearings too. Hone the cylinders with dingleberry hone. Re-use the existing pistons, which have only 45000 miles on them. New cam bearings, because they are wiped. Engine might only be good for another 20-30000 miles. He will never ever drive it that much in his lifetime. I doubt he has averaged a hundred miles per year on it since he has owned it.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 08, 2026 12:07 AM (1z8ji)
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I saw a sign the other day in Colo. “Truckers. Secure Your Tire Chains. Extreme Fire Risk” something like that. Took me a few seconds to figure that one out. Sparks, of course. No Bueno. It’s 100°F., they don’t need tire chains. But anything dragging can cause sparks.
Used to see tractor type or shortbed trailers with a piece of chain purposefully dragging for electrical grounding purposes. They must use something different now?
Used to see tractor type or shortbed trailers with a piece of chain purposefully dragging for electrical grounding purposes. They must use something different now?
Posted by: Common Tater at July 08, 2026 12:08 AM (ZwAf1)
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Once you start getting into a propane stove, or cans of Spam, and from there a year's supply of everything, you are now prepping and considering getting half a dozen chickens.
I made jam today. Cherry jam that I am afraid did not gel correctly because I didn't follow the recipe. This time it bit me.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 07, 2026 11:10 PM (rbvCR)
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We have plenty of dried food,etc, yada. I would need water but that's it.
I think? I have figured out her panic, possibly. The explosive diarrhea from a parasite in some states from bagged lettuce, cilantro, fruit that is not washed. It doesn't kill you but horrific (so I just read). A parasite, or this one, is not spread person-to-person.
Otherwise I am clueless why she thinks there will be "martial law." We were not under martial law with covid that I can recall. I guess if she says "parasite" from unknown sources I will say ok vs the difference of a person-to-person virus or the plague.
If it is due to the news of diarrhea, well, freak out, I guess. I don't buy bagged lettuce since we found a slug in a bag about 25yrs ago. Nasty!
I made jam today. Cherry jam that I am afraid did not gel correctly because I didn't follow the recipe. This time it bit me.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 07, 2026 11:10 PM (rbvCR)
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We have plenty of dried food,etc, yada. I would need water but that's it.
I think? I have figured out her panic, possibly. The explosive diarrhea from a parasite in some states from bagged lettuce, cilantro, fruit that is not washed. It doesn't kill you but horrific (so I just read). A parasite, or this one, is not spread person-to-person.
Otherwise I am clueless why she thinks there will be "martial law." We were not under martial law with covid that I can recall. I guess if she says "parasite" from unknown sources I will say ok vs the difference of a person-to-person virus or the plague.
If it is due to the news of diarrhea, well, freak out, I guess. I don't buy bagged lettuce since we found a slug in a bag about 25yrs ago. Nasty!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 08, 2026 12:08 AM (hzuYO)
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And instead of Kurds getting massacred while we 'manage' the situation rather than win it, it's Persians.
Posted by: Methos
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youtube.com/watch?v=CTSMk8ve2NE
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 08, 2026 12:02 AM (VQ0bX)
Dude, I meant the ones who were protesting that we might be able to get along with. You know, the ones who Trump promised "Help is coming"?
Posted by: Methos
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Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 08, 2026 12:02 AM (VQ0bX)
Dude, I meant the ones who were protesting that we might be able to get along with. You know, the ones who Trump promised "Help is coming"?
Posted by: Methos at July 08, 2026 12:09 AM (vSvIl)
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08 My favorite balls to eat are called bitteballen, which is a Dutch dish. Great with mustard and booze.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 07, 2026 10:38 PM (l4RKn)
Is that like Bavarian fritters? I love those. Sadly the European restaurant that serves them here closed down due to losing their liquor license and other financial issues
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 07, 2026 10:38 PM (l4RKn)
Is that like Bavarian fritters? I love those. Sadly the European restaurant that serves them here closed down due to losing their liquor license and other financial issues
Posted by: farquad at July 08, 2026 12:11 AM (CFMhl)
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I swear sometimes I want to start a youtube channel to document this stuff and call it Shitheads With Wrenches.
Go for it, but don't be surprised if you get other guys sending you stuff you can use as content. There is, unfortunately, a lot Shitheads out there.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at July 07, 2026 11:59 PM (+9wcF)
Yes there is. And unfortunately some of them have their own channels. There is a dude on you tube that works on bikes that makes me want to reach through the screen and beat him with a fire hydrant. I watched him build a time bomb and he was too stupid to see it. He is sooo fucking amateur, yet prances around and lectures like he knows shit. I might do a channel once I get my pole barn and get the shop set up here, because the one shop I'm at is going to close eventually. The owner is 77, and he's about done. Everybody will be looking to me to continue.
Go for it, but don't be surprised if you get other guys sending you stuff you can use as content. There is, unfortunately, a lot Shitheads out there.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at July 07, 2026 11:59 PM (+9wcF)
Yes there is. And unfortunately some of them have their own channels. There is a dude on you tube that works on bikes that makes me want to reach through the screen and beat him with a fire hydrant. I watched him build a time bomb and he was too stupid to see it. He is sooo fucking amateur, yet prances around and lectures like he knows shit. I might do a channel once I get my pole barn and get the shop set up here, because the one shop I'm at is going to close eventually. The owner is 77, and he's about done. Everybody will be looking to me to continue.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 08, 2026 12:12 AM (S41Gd)
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Used to see tractor type or shortbed trailers with a piece of chain purposefully dragging for electrical grounding purposes. They must use something different now?
Posted by: Common Tater at July 08, 2026 12:08 AM (ZwAf1)
They have rubber straps now, made of (slightly) conductive rubber, sufficient to drain of static electricity. And I think tires now are also slightly conductive, so static buildup is less likely.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 08, 2026 12:08 AM (ZwAf1)
They have rubber straps now, made of (slightly) conductive rubber, sufficient to drain of static electricity. And I think tires now are also slightly conductive, so static buildup is less likely.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 08, 2026 12:13 AM (1z8ji)
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You know, they need to stop fucking around and just send the assholes back to the Cambrian period .
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
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I have to put the things GWB did away from my thoughts and remind myself that Trump is at odds with the Administrative State not one of their agent's as GWB was.
Taking that perspective, their top dogs are killing each other with more discrimination than we or even Israel could single them out.
These bombing interludes shakes up their wood pile and creates more internecine killing. I take pleasure in that.
You know, they need to stop fucking around and just send the assholes back to the Cambrian period .
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
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I have to put the things GWB did away from my thoughts and remind myself that Trump is at odds with the Administrative State not one of their agent's as GWB was.
Taking that perspective, their top dogs are killing each other with more discrimination than we or even Israel could single them out.
These bombing interludes shakes up their wood pile and creates more internecine killing. I take pleasure in that.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 08, 2026 12:13 AM (VQ0bX)
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Wow, just wow Doof. Guess what we had for dinner tonight...Swedish Meatballs, no kidding.
Thanks for all your work here. You are currently on vacation? Or was that a joke?
Thanks for all your work here. You are currently on vacation? Or was that a joke?
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at July 08, 2026 12:16 AM (55Qr6)
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Lets see, how was Imperial Japan treated? How was National Socialist Germany treated? What did the prescient general say that we should have done to the Soviets? Why have we run away from Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Vietnam, Iraq, China and Africa? The USA still enjoys God's blessing. In spite of all the falling short of our filthy machine politics.
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at July 08, 2026 12:17 AM (YlWIZ)
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Well, I have a bit of a conundrum here. To do it right would entail grinding another used crank ( I have a few.), resize some other used rods, bore cylinders out .020, and find and install .020 over pistons and rings. We are already over a thousand dollars here in parts and shop services. Or go the "farmer fix" route. Pick a used crank that will Plastigage within spec with new bearing shells. Pick six rods that haven't been beat up; plastigage the rod bearings too. Hone the cylinders with dingleberry hone. Re-use the existing pistons, which have only 45000 miles on them. New cam bearings, because they are wiped. Engine might only be good for another 20-30000 miles. He will never ever drive it that much in his lifetime. I doubt he has averaged a hundred miles per year on it since he has owned it.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 08, 2026 12:07 AM (1z8ji)
I would think if the pistons measure good and the bores are good, just go with the dingleberry hone. As far as the crank goes, if you find one within spec you can go with a slight hand polish and do the matching bearings. I call shit like this rewinding the clock. It might not be factory new, but it rewinds the clock a little.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 08, 2026 12:07 AM (1z8ji)
I would think if the pistons measure good and the bores are good, just go with the dingleberry hone. As far as the crank goes, if you find one within spec you can go with a slight hand polish and do the matching bearings. I call shit like this rewinding the clock. It might not be factory new, but it rewinds the clock a little.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 08, 2026 12:19 AM (S41Gd)
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Otherwise I am clueless why she thinks there will be "martial law." We were not under martial law with covid that I can recall.
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Sounds like a serious TDS case.
But water is a thing. If you measure every drop of water you use in a day - it is amazing. That gallon a day per person is raw, disciplined, controlled usage. We use a lot of water.
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Sounds like a serious TDS case.
But water is a thing. If you measure every drop of water you use in a day - it is amazing. That gallon a day per person is raw, disciplined, controlled usage. We use a lot of water.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 08, 2026 12:21 AM (VQ0bX)
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You know, they need to stop fucking around and just send the assholes back to the Cambrian period .
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
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I have to put the things GWB did away from my thoughts and remind myself that Trump is at odds with ...These bombing interludes shakes up their wood pile and creates more internecine killing. I take pleasure in that.
The Smirking MADMANI does too: try and stop him if you think you can -- may his merciful shadow fall upon you!
Misdirection and 9/10 thinking; until it isn't.
The Midpoint of the begininning is just beginnning.
LET's GO BRANDON
You know, they need to stop fucking around and just send the assholes back to the Cambrian period .
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
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I have to put the things GWB did away from my thoughts and remind myself that Trump is at odds with ...These bombing interludes shakes up their wood pile and creates more internecine killing. I take pleasure in that.
The Smirking MADMANI does too: try and stop him if you think you can -- may his merciful shadow fall upon you!
Misdirection and 9/10 thinking; until it isn't.
The Midpoint of the begininning is just beginnning.
LET's GO BRANDON
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at July 08, 2026 12:21 AM (+Jk1F)
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ChristyBrinkley asked "why 2 weeks" as the specific recommendation for water storage.
I think, oddly enough, most of the "standard" recommendations for regular people for food storage, water storage, and the like, were developed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, which "strongly" recommends to their members to have a years supply of food on hand. They have extensive guides on food storage, and the government, in a rare case of having brains, said, essentially, "these are better than anything we can dig up" and essentially borrowed them/repurposed them. The Church has very detailed guidelines on what to store, how to store it, and how to actually build this 1 year supply so it's not "go out and buy 3 tons of flour" which no one can do. The water recommendation is actually 1 gallon per person per day for two weeks. Then various water purification things for after that.
And pretty much everyone has just copied the Church, because it's good advice and a good baseline that is achievable by most folks. Sure, the hardcore "preppers" will say you need more, like ten years in your massive underground bunker, but for regular people, the 2 weeks is a good start / goal.
I think, oddly enough, most of the "standard" recommendations for regular people for food storage, water storage, and the like, were developed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, which "strongly" recommends to their members to have a years supply of food on hand. They have extensive guides on food storage, and the government, in a rare case of having brains, said, essentially, "these are better than anything we can dig up" and essentially borrowed them/repurposed them. The Church has very detailed guidelines on what to store, how to store it, and how to actually build this 1 year supply so it's not "go out and buy 3 tons of flour" which no one can do. The water recommendation is actually 1 gallon per person per day for two weeks. Then various water purification things for after that.
And pretty much everyone has just copied the Church, because it's good advice and a good baseline that is achievable by most folks. Sure, the hardcore "preppers" will say you need more, like ten years in your massive underground bunker, but for regular people, the 2 weeks is a good start / goal.
Posted by: SimoHayha at July 08, 2026 12:21 AM (/ZkOF)
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Taking that perspective, their top dogs are killing each other with more discrimination than we or even Israel could single them out.
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Is there any evidence of that?
I've heard speculation of that sort a couple of times but no reporting to back it up.
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Is there any evidence of that?
I've heard speculation of that sort a couple of times but no reporting to back it up.
Posted by: Methos at July 08, 2026 12:24 AM (vSvIl)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 08, 2026 12:24 AM (VQ0bX)
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Taking that perspective, their top dogs are killing each other with more discrimination than we or even Israel could single them out.
These bombing interludes shakes up their wood pile and creates more internecine killing. I take pleasure in that.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 08, 2026 12:13 AM (VQ0bX)
I’d like to think that was true, but haven’t seen any actual evidence of it. It bothers me that our side runs media ops to make us believe certain things; remember the “Vahidi is dead!” claims? (Top IRGC leader)
Well those stories were just an op, he’s fine, showed up at the funeral a couple days ago in perfect health. So I’m getting quite skeptical of any claims about what is happening internally in Iran.
These bombing interludes shakes up their wood pile and creates more internecine killing. I take pleasure in that.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 08, 2026 12:13 AM (VQ0bX)
I’d like to think that was true, but haven’t seen any actual evidence of it. It bothers me that our side runs media ops to make us believe certain things; remember the “Vahidi is dead!” claims? (Top IRGC leader)
Well those stories were just an op, he’s fine, showed up at the funeral a couple days ago in perfect health. So I’m getting quite skeptical of any claims about what is happening internally in Iran.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 08, 2026 12:25 AM (VbqNm)
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YouTube with AOP & Berserker talking to each other 'From the Shop', would blow up the channel.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 08, 2026 12:24 AM (VQ0bX)
Call it "who works on the bigger pieces of shit". lol
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 08, 2026 12:24 AM (VQ0bX)
Call it "who works on the bigger pieces of shit". lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 08, 2026 12:27 AM (S41Gd)
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Posted by: SimoHayha at July 08, 2026 12:21 AM
If anyone is interested in the LDS guidelines, or obtaining a copy of their "prep" guide book--
ldsavow.com
*disclaimer*
I am not a member of LDS Church. I did order a few copies of the printed book, though. Shipped quickly.
If anyone is interested in the LDS guidelines, or obtaining a copy of their "prep" guide book--
ldsavow.com
*disclaimer*
I am not a member of LDS Church. I did order a few copies of the printed book, though. Shipped quickly.
Posted by: JQ at July 08, 2026 12:28 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Mrs. Kuralt #2 at July 08, 2026 12:30 AM (DZ9Lv)
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*disclaimer*
I am not a member of LDS Church. I did order a few copies of the printed book, though. Shipped quickly.
Posted by: JQ at July 08, 2026 12:28 AM (rdVOm)
Sooo...I'm guessing LDS isn't Limp Dick Socialists.
I am not a member of LDS Church. I did order a few copies of the printed book, though. Shipped quickly.
Posted by: JQ at July 08, 2026 12:28 AM (rdVOm)
Sooo...I'm guessing LDS isn't Limp Dick Socialists.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 08, 2026 12:30 AM (S41Gd)
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If anyone is interested in the LDS guidelines, or obtaining a copy of their "prep" guide book--
I like a religion with guidelines instead of inflexible rules. It cuts down on confession time.
I like a religion with guidelines instead of inflexible rules. It cuts down on confession time.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 08, 2026 12:30 AM (u/oMr)
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Uh...didn't Ikea get dinged for using horse meat in their meatballs?
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FWIW:
Search Assist
IKEA's Swedish meatballs were implicated in the 2013 horse meat scandal, where some products were found to contain undeclared horse meat. Although the scandal raised concerns about food labeling, IKEA continued to sell their meatballs globally.
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FWIW:
Search Assist
IKEA's Swedish meatballs were implicated in the 2013 horse meat scandal, where some products were found to contain undeclared horse meat. Although the scandal raised concerns about food labeling, IKEA continued to sell their meatballs globally.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 08, 2026 12:31 AM (XeU6L)
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GDI!
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 08, 2026 12:31 AM (DZ9Lv)
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Sure, the hardcore "preppers" will say you need more, like ten years in your massive underground bunker, but for regular people, the 2 weeks is a good start / goal.
Posted by: SimoHayha at July 08, 2026 12:21 AM (/ZkOF)
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I have plenty of dried foods, etc. We will be fine.
I simply wanted to know what triggered her panic today. She said to prepare for possible martial law. I nicely asked why and she has not given me a reason.
My husband has no idea, either, and we figure something triggered her and I will, for tonight, blame her possible ignorance on a parasite that's in the news.
It is not unusual to have this in the summer months, I read. Apparently does not show up for weeks, which is gross to think about, and (so far) is not killing people nor person-to-person infections.
I got Salmonella 25yrs ago from a salad and I rarely eat salads at restaurants. My husband grows lettuce hydroponically and that seems to be fine (he washes it, which apparently is a novel idea in the twenty something years of bagged lettuces). The End.
If I find out something otherwise causing her panic I will report. It was weird to read and she may be a confused alarmist.
Posted by: SimoHayha at July 08, 2026 12:21 AM (/ZkOF)
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I have plenty of dried foods, etc. We will be fine.
I simply wanted to know what triggered her panic today. She said to prepare for possible martial law. I nicely asked why and she has not given me a reason.
My husband has no idea, either, and we figure something triggered her and I will, for tonight, blame her possible ignorance on a parasite that's in the news.
It is not unusual to have this in the summer months, I read. Apparently does not show up for weeks, which is gross to think about, and (so far) is not killing people nor person-to-person infections.
I got Salmonella 25yrs ago from a salad and I rarely eat salads at restaurants. My husband grows lettuce hydroponically and that seems to be fine (he washes it, which apparently is a novel idea in the twenty something years of bagged lettuces). The End.
If I find out something otherwise causing her panic I will report. It was weird to read and she may be a confused alarmist.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 08, 2026 12:32 AM (hzuYO)
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I like a religion with guidelines instead of inflexible rules. It cuts down on confession time.
Posted by: Cicero
Have you considered Judaism? You haven't really experienced what it offers until you ponder why this night is different from all other nights while eating a medium-rare bacon cheeseburger.
Posted by: Cicero
Have you considered Judaism? You haven't really experienced what it offers until you ponder why this night is different from all other nights while eating a medium-rare bacon cheeseburger.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 08, 2026 12:33 AM (DZ9Lv)
Posted by: JQ at July 08, 2026 12:35 AM (rdVOm)
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Consider becoming a Cthulhu cultist. Perform the appropriate sacrifices when the stars are right, and Great Cthulhu will eat you last.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at July 08, 2026 12:39 AM (ObPM9)
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IKEA's Swedish meatballs were implicated in the 2013 horse meat scandal, where some products were found to contain undeclared horse meat. Although the scandal raised concerns about food labeling, IKEA continued to sell their meatballs globally.
Posted by: Mike Hammer
So, the problem was the labeling? Declare your horse meat, and you're fine?
Posted by: Mike Hammer
So, the problem was the labeling? Declare your horse meat, and you're fine?
Posted by: mikeski ed at July 08, 2026 12:40 AM (VHUov)
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Well, I am about tuckered out. Put in a pretty full day today. Night, Horde.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 08, 2026 12:42 AM (1z8ji)
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I think that's how cannibalism works too. You just have to be upfront about it. "This is Mary. She's delicious." It's secret cannibalism that offends.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at July 08, 2026 12:42 AM (GcWsw)
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