Monday Cafe

Ben Wolf

The Battle.

What is going on here? Note the baby goat in background.

Cats have no boundaries, and their jurisdiction is infinite.

Cute couple.

Another cute pair.

Helping a baby goat who got stuck in a canal.

She's a real lady.

A family of bears was rescued from a deep cistern in California.

“They were just scared to death.”

California Fish and Wildlife officials are trying to figure out how to free three bears trapped inside what appears to be a water cistern.

The bears were discovered by two cyclists who heard howling and what sounded like animals in distress at… pic.twitter.com/k9FDR7zJsQ
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) August 30, 2026

Although they were totally out of control, we should all be happy that they are safe. Perhaps they will learn the error of their ways. Or should I say the bear-or of their ways. No I probably shouldn't say that and neither should you.

And why were the cyclists there? Cyclists should mind their own business and keep their noses out of everything. Probably selling drugs!!!

Pupper wants be petted..🐕🐾😍 pic.twitter.com/cS9M8MgTCw
— 𝕐o̴g̴ (@Yoda4ever) August 31, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 07:20 PM

Comments

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1 Primus!

Posted by: tankdemon at August 31, 2026 07:20 PM (/hk2L)

2 Nooded.

Posted by: tankdemon at August 31, 2026 07:21 PM (/hk2L)

3 Now to the content...

Posted by: tankdemon at August 31, 2026 07:21 PM (/hk2L)

4 Excellent job, Ben Wolf, on that airplane phone. Kudos. (Do people still say "kudos"?)

Posted by: tankdemon at August 31, 2026 07:22 PM (/hk2L)

5 "Note the baby goat in background."

Are you kidding me?

Posted by: tankdemon at August 31, 2026 07:24 PM (/hk2L)

6 Probably found the first cistern to be too cold, and the second cistern to be too hot. The one they got stuck in however . . .

Posted by: Kindltot at August 31, 2026 07:25 PM (rbvCR)

7 Why put any effort into rescuing bears? Bears are ugly, smelly, shit-assed murderbeasts that do nothing for humans. Just shoot the damn things.

Posted by: Delurker at August 31, 2026 07:25 PM (2Drhq)

8 Dinner almost ready! Taco salad, grilled chicken, pintos, fajita veggies.

Posted by: Piper at August 31, 2026 07:25 PM (ZdaMQ)

9 Cat hammock that mounts in a window frame. Clever.

Posted by: gp at August 31, 2026 07:26 PM (Jr5Lq)

10 6 Ha!

Posted by: gp at August 31, 2026 07:26 PM (Jr5Lq)

11 4 Excellent job, Ben Wolf, on that airplane phone.

Airplane phone?

Posted by: Delurker at August 31, 2026 07:27 PM (2Drhq)

12 Kindltot, well played, sir.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 31, 2026 07:28 PM (PbWRL)

13 Piper, that sounds delicious!

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at August 31, 2026 07:29 PM (aJQbY)

14 Offering a nice Cab with blackberries to snack on.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 31, 2026 07:29 PM (PbWRL)

15 Pupper actually wants treats.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 31, 2026 07:29 PM (NnhvP)

16 Groundskeeper Willie promptly posted a 'Stay Out' sign on the cistern.

If there are cisterns there must also be transterns.

Posted by: gp at August 31, 2026 07:29 PM (Jr5Lq)

17 Cesar Milan used to say that giving a dog a chore when walking was a help if they were pulling or getting distracted - carrying something like the bag, putting on a pack and carrying water, putting a little wagon, something like that.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 31, 2026 07:30 PM (uhVAy)

18 If there are cisterns there must also be transterns.
Posted by: gp at August 31, 2026 07:29 PM (Jr5Lq)

[golf clap]

Posted by: Kindltot at August 31, 2026 07:31 PM (rbvCR)

19 Goldilocks and The Three Bears?

Posted by: Eromero at August 31, 2026 07:31 PM (LHPAg)

20 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at August 31, 2026 07:32 PM (Ia/+0)

21 20%. A great start to the Café week! Let us hope, for our spiritual and olfactory-sense well-being, we can continue!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 31, 2026 07:33 PM (0sNs1)

22 My cats are starting to be a pain in the ass in their requests to go out for a walk. They now expect it every morning . It's like having dogs. Eliminated one of the advantages of having a cat instead of a dog.

Posted by: polynikes at August 31, 2026 07:33 PM (KC5Lt)

23 Sorry I’m late. Tankdemon sent me on a snipe hunt. Again.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at August 31, 2026 07:33 PM (u73oe)

24 What kind of cat is with the Great Dane? Great coloring.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 31, 2026 07:34 PM (viF8m)

25 7 Why put any effort into rescuing bears? Bears are ugly, smelly, shit-assed murderbeasts that do nothing for humans. Just shoot the damn things.
Posted by: Delurker at August 31, 2026 07:25 PM (2Drhq)

Really?

https://tinyurl.com/tbe4383r

Posted by: tankdemon at August 31, 2026 07:34 PM (/hk2L)

26 Duke Lowell

How you doing?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 31, 2026 07:34 PM (u82oZ)

27 {i]Why put any effort into rescuing bears? Bears are ugly, smelly, shit-assed murderbeasts that do nothing for humans. Just shoot the damn things.
Posted by: Delurker

Because then you'd have a bunch of bear carcasses you'd have to haul out of the pit?

Much better to figure out how to get them to climb out on their own.

Then you can shoot them.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at August 31, 2026 07:34 PM (C0Nlv)

28 Duke Lowell, how are you doing?

Posted by: Ben Had at August 31, 2026 07:35 PM (PbWRL)

29 Goldilocks and The Three Bears?
Posted by: Eromero at August 31, 2026 07:31 PM (LHPAg)

That hussy! She ate our food, ruined my chair, stole my bed, and then we threw her out as a squatter

Posted by: Baby Bear at August 31, 2026 07:35 PM (rbvCR)

30 Sorry I’m late. Tankdemon sent me on a snipe hunt. Again.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at August 31, 2026 07:33 PM

Did you wear a cowboy hat whilst upon it?

You know, Rhinestone thong cowboy and all ... ;-)

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 31, 2026 07:35 PM (0sNs1)

31 What kind of cat is with the Great Dane? Great coloring.
Posted by: JackStraw

Either a Bengal or a Savannah cat, I think

Posted by: FeatherBlade at August 31, 2026 07:36 PM (C0Nlv)

32 Bears are climbers. Stick a ladder down there and walk away.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 31, 2026 07:36 PM (PbWRL)

33 11 Airplane phone?
Posted by: Delurker at August 31, 2026 07:27 PM (2Drhq)

Photo. Stupid autocucumber.

Posted by: tankdemon at August 31, 2026 07:36 PM (/hk2L)

34 Bottom doggeh has a very cute punim.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 31, 2026 07:36 PM (RIvkX)

35 >>Either a Bengal or a Savannah cat, I think

Thanks

Posted by: JackStraw at August 31, 2026 07:37 PM (viF8m)

36
Poor bears. The low water levels is probably what allowed the bears to find a way in that is usually under water.

Posted by: Frank Barone at August 31, 2026 07:37 PM (OkYzo)

37 San Franpsycho, is Molinari's still in business?

Posted by: Ben Had at August 31, 2026 07:38 PM (PbWRL)

38 23 Sorry I’m late. Tankdemon sent me on a snipe hunt. Again.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at August 31, 2026 07:33 PM (u73oe)

Come back with a snipe sometime and we'll see if further excursions are necessary.

Posted by: tankdemon at August 31, 2026 07:39 PM (/hk2L)

39 Hey Salty and Ben! Getting better every day. Still not where I’d like to be but getting closer.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at August 31, 2026 07:40 PM (u73oe)

40 Dove season opens in the morning.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 31, 2026 07:40 PM (PbWRL)

41 Dinner almost ready! Taco salad, grilled chicken, pintos, fajita veggies.
Posted by: Piper

Tell us the taco salad contains kale! Lie if you must!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 31, 2026 07:42 PM (NnhvP)

42 I've got a concrete-capped outhouse pit in the backyard. When I show guests around, I call it a cistern. They oooh and aaah.

Posted by: gp at August 31, 2026 07:42 PM (Jr5Lq)

43
Man, you can't travel to any of those tropical-type or exotic places without wanting to rescue an animal.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 31, 2026 07:43 PM (mmrXZ)

44
(Do people still say "kudos"?)

Don't blame me. I voted for Kodos the executioner.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 31, 2026 07:44 PM (Cqx++)

45 Tell us the taco salad contains kale! Lie if you must!
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 31, 2026 07

It would be a lie! Hydroponic lettuce is the base.

Posted by: Piper at August 31, 2026 07:44 PM (ZdaMQ)

46 Golden Dumdums will preen in the mirror.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 31, 2026 07:45 PM (RIvkX)

47 1 Primus!
Posted by: tankdemon at August 31, 2026 07:20 PM (/hk2L)
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There is no excuse for this.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 31, 2026 07:45 PM (RIvkX)

48 Dove season opens in the morning.
Posted by: Ben Had
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[cleans Fox Model B]

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 31, 2026 07:45 PM (XeU6L)

49 What kind of cat is with the Great Dane? Great coloring.
Posted by: JackStraw

A spotted one?

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 31, 2026 07:46 PM (NnhvP)

50 44
(Do people still say "kudos"?)

Don't blame me. I voted for Kodos the executioner.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 31, 2026 07:44 PM (Cqx++)
Kudos is what they give you when they won't give you a pay raise.

Posted by: Eromero at August 31, 2026 07:46 PM (LHPAg)

51 Bacon wrapped jalapeno poppers stuffed with dove breast and oxaca cheese on the menu soon.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 31, 2026 07:47 PM (PbWRL)

52 San Franpsycho, is Molinari's still in business?
Posted by: Ben Had at August 31, 2026 07:38 PM (PbWRL)
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Yeah, as far as I know.

BTW used your tuscan herb oil to soften the mire poix for soup tonight. Had a little spoonful too, could easily be addictive.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 31, 2026 07:48 PM (RIvkX)

53 >>A spotted one?

Spot on.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 31, 2026 07:48 PM (viF8m)

54 Don't blame me. I voted for Kodos the executioner.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 31, 2026 07:44 PM (Cqx++)
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Me too.

Posted by: Lt. Kevin Kyle at August 31, 2026 07:50 PM (RIvkX)

55 San Franpsycho, I wasn't kidding when I said I could drink it out of the bottle.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 31, 2026 07:51 PM (PbWRL)

56
Picked up Dutchess's ashes at the vet's this afternoon. Our merry, star-crossed girl is home for good.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 31, 2026 07:53 PM (O0L8i)

57 Mike Hammer, I use a Remington 20 ga.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 31, 2026 07:54 PM (PbWRL)

58 Don't blame me. I voted for Kodos the executioner.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 31, 2026 07:44 PM (Cqx++)
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This is an interesting episode, there is little action but the story, directing, and acting are very good.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 31, 2026 07:56 PM (RIvkX)

59 San Franpsycho, I wasn't kidding when I said I could drink it out of the bottle.
Posted by: Ben Had at August 31, 2026 07:51 PM (PbWRL)
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Yes not extra strong or cloying can't wait to try the soup.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 31, 2026 07:57 PM (RIvkX)

60 Finishing off my chocolate pie from Blue Bonnet Cafe in Marble Falls.

Posted by: Eromero at August 31, 2026 07:57 PM (LHPAg)

61 I think in Cute Pair II doggie will have enough soon

Posted by: Skip at August 31, 2026 07:59 PM (Ia/+0)

62 Primus!
Posted by: tankdemon

Unicron!

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at August 31, 2026 07:59 PM (aJQbY)

63 24 What kind of cat is with the Great Dane? Great coloring.
Posted by: JackStraw at August 31, 2026 07

I think that is a Savannah, but probably an SBT one. Bengals have rosettes, Savannahs have more solid spots. A Savannah should have the spots crossing over the back instead of the stripes, Savannahs should never have marbling, and this one is getting close to that, and the ears should be much larger and more triangular.

But even an imperfect Savannah is a fun cat! And who amongst us doesn’t have a few flaws?

Posted by: Piper at August 31, 2026 07:59 PM (ZdaMQ)

64 Don't blame me. I voted for Kodos the executioner.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 31, 2026 07:44 PM (Cqx++)
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This is an interesting episode, there is little action but the story, directing, and acting are very good.
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That's one of my favorites.

Another I really like is the one where Abraham Lincoln (no, really, Abraham Lincoln) appears to help Kirk and Spock battle an opposing team of baddies all because some alien entity wanted to study good versus evil.

Posted by: Crusader at August 31, 2026 08:00 PM (TN0g+)

65 Evenin’, All: Happy Monday night.

Posted by: Bulg at August 31, 2026 08:00 PM (77rzZ)

66 Hadrian that is sad.

Posted by: Skip at August 31, 2026 08:00 PM (Ia/+0)

67 Picked up Dutchess's ashes at the vet's this afternoon. Our merry, star-crossed girl is home for good.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 31, 2026 07:53 PM (O0L8i)
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Hoping that brings you and HM some comfort.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 31, 2026 08:02 PM (RIvkX)

68 Dove season opens in the morning.
Posted by: Ben Had at August 31, 2026 07:40 PM (PbWRL)

Morning doves?

Posted by: Kindltot at August 31, 2026 08:02 PM (rbvCR)

69
Cistern. What's the water for?

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at August 31, 2026 08:03 PM (zqeQL)

70
Just got The Word from Her Majesty. The Big Dummy will return to his Ohio mom for good next month. He performed valiantly this year but can't catch the current #1 Borzoi in the remaining shows. He may have a million-dollar body and a two-cent brain but he's a perfect gentleman and a delightful guest.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 31, 2026 08:03 PM (O0L8i)

71 My cats are starting to be a pain in the ass in their requests to go out for a walk. They now expect it every morning . It's like having dogs. Eliminated one of the advantages of having a cat instead of a dog.
Posted by: polynikes at August 31, 2026 07:33 PM (KC5Lt)
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The elder cat is terrified of the outdoors. I carried her outside once on a sunny day and she started crying. The other one is fine with it, and eldest would take her out to play, but of course bugs love cat fur, so we put a stop to that.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 31, 2026 08:03 PM (ZOv7s)

72 56 I’m so sorry, Hadrian.

May God’s love be upon you, Her Majesty, and the other pups.

Posted by: Bulg at August 31, 2026 08:04 PM (77rzZ)

73 “Lincoln” gets whacked in that episode.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 31, 2026 08:04 PM (IkLDu)

74 Kudos is what they give you when they won't give you a pay raise.
Posted by: Eromero at August 31, 2026 07:46 PM (LHPAg)

A head knocking? Wow, tough employer.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 31, 2026 08:05 PM (rbvCR)

75 Help me, Spock!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 31, 2026 08:05 PM (Cqx++)

76 Better call it a day
Have a good night everyone

Posted by: Skip at August 31, 2026 08:05 PM (Ia/+0)

77 Kindltot, morning is the best time to hunt them. You have to get the pair so they are not mourning doves.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 31, 2026 08:06 PM (PbWRL)

78
We started 2026 with 10 dogs. When TBD leaves, we'll be down to 4. It's been a hard year.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 31, 2026 08:06 PM (O0L8i)

79 For those who care about Chy-na, I've got a new post up about the hypothetical invasion on Taiwan, and this is about Taiwan could lose. If you care, it's at ahlloyd.com. I'm also working on a new post on the Tibet-Nepal flash flood and how Nepal saved thousands of people and China saved none.

I think this gives us a clue to the PLA's operation effectiveness and willingness to take risks.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 31, 2026 08:07 PM (ZOv7s)

80 72 56 I’m so sorry, Hadrian.

May God’s love be upon you, Her Majesty, and the other pups.
Posted by: Bulg at August 31, 2026 08:04 PM (77rzZ)
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Amen.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 31, 2026 08:07 PM (Rln0i)

81 “Lincoln” gets whacked in that episode.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 31, 2026 08:04 PM (IkLDu)
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I imagine he was used to it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 31, 2026 08:07 PM (ZOv7s)

82 Hey, A. H. Lloyd. I hope that you and your missus are well, and that she is healing wonderfully.

Posted by: Bulg at August 31, 2026 08:08 PM (77rzZ)

83 Bless you, precious Duchess.

Posted by: Piper at August 31, 2026 08:10 PM (ZdaMQ)

84 Hadrian, any litter in the near future?

Posted by: Ben Had at August 31, 2026 08:10 PM (PbWRL)

85 SMH, may God also bless you, Ex-ex, and all of your families.

Posted by: Bulg at August 31, 2026 08:12 PM (77rzZ)

86
Hadrian, any litter in the near future?
Posted by: Ben Had at August 31, 2026 08:10 PM (PbWRL)

_________

No, we're too old to make a 10-year commitment. But we will always have dogs.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 31, 2026 08:13 PM (O0L8i)

87 Hey, A. H. Lloyd. I hope that you and your missus are well, and that she is healing wonderfully.
Posted by: Bulg at August 31, 2026 08:08 PM (77rzZ)
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Yes, she's doing quite well. As soon as she has healed up, she will have to do some chemo, but it is mild and of short duration - basically killing off the stragglers. She will also get some drug therapy that says "Fuck you in particular" to that specific type of cancer. She's actually relieved because she was afraid she'd get crushing chemo and the oncologist stressed that she would not be given more than she could handle.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 31, 2026 08:13 PM (ZOv7s)

88 Ditto, Bulg. : )

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 31, 2026 08:14 PM (Rln0i)

89 Hadrian, I understand that. I have a two year old stud that I have to make plans for.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 31, 2026 08:15 PM (PbWRL)

90 "Do people still say "kudos"?"

I do! Kudos CNN!

Posted by: Errorick Errorickson at August 31, 2026 08:15 PM (MWfyi)

91 Mmmm.

>@DailyMail

>>Mistress who turned in treacherous FBI spy Charles McGonigal is mysteriously found DEAD: Her haunting final texts revealed... as grieving dad insists she 'would never' take her own life

Posted by: JackStraw at August 31, 2026 08:15 PM (viF8m)

92 "I have information that will lead to the conviction of Hillary Clinton."

Posted by: Her haunting final texts revealed... at August 31, 2026 08:17 PM (MWfyi)

93 Good morning Miss Dove.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 31, 2026 08:18 PM (Cqx++)

94 89 Hadrian, I understand that. I have a two year old stud that I have to make plans for.
Posted by: Ben Had at August 31, 2026 08:15 PM (PbWRL

If you want to take the cow horse right out of him, you know who to send him too! 😂

Posted by: Piper at August 31, 2026 08:19 PM (ZdaMQ)

95 Ben Had!

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 31, 2026 08:19 PM (Rln0i)

96 >>I have information that will lead to the conviction of Hillary Clinton."

Oddly enough, she might have.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 31, 2026 08:20 PM (viF8m)

97 I do! Kudos CNN!
Posted by: Errorick Errorickson at August 31, 2026 08:15 PM (MWfyi)
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Who is paying that grifter's bills?

I missed the post on MILO but geez, talk about just desserts. That guy's on what, his third reinvention? First he was Breitbart's Magic Homo, but then said the quiet part out loud about teenagers being groomed like he was, and was banished to the Outer Darkness.

He then prayed the gay away, and became Catholic, which is basically the same story arc as C.O., and both of them became obsessed with Jews and other weirdness, but he also for some reason decided to swear allegiance to Iran, so not surprised he was shown the door.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 31, 2026 08:20 PM (ZOv7s)

98 @DailyMail

>>Mistress who turned in treacherous FBI spy Charles McGonigal is mysteriously found DEAD: Her haunting final texts revealed... as grieving dad insists she 'would never' take her own life

Posted by: JackStraw
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Nothing is as deep as DeepState.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 31, 2026 08:21 PM (ogcfP)

99 But even an imperfect Savannah is a fun cat! And who amongst us doesn’t have a few flaws?
Posted by: Piper at August 31, 2026 07:59 PM (ZdaMQ)

One of my cats is a shaded golden Brit Shorthair. His flaw is that the gene that moves the stripes off the tips of the fur isn't strong enough so he has some stripes on the tail and some dusting on the body. He looks like a lion cub.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 31, 2026 08:21 PM (uhVAy)

100 Nothing is as deep as DeepState.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 31, 2026 08:21 PM (ogcfP)
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The Paolo agrees, and he has gone the very deep.

Posted by: The Paolo at August 31, 2026 08:22 PM (ZOv7s)

101
Good morning Miss Dove.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 31, 2026 08:18 PM (Cqx++)

__________

Good movie.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 31, 2026 08:23 PM (O0L8i)

102 Evening, Ace, and Cafe patrons.

Put a ladder down into that cistern, and the bears can climb out. They climb trees very well, after all.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 31, 2026 08:23 PM (1z8ji)

103 Small family here. One brethren, no cistern.

Posted by: Well, Well, Bud Fell In The Well at August 31, 2026 08:23 PM (JM9I6)

104 “I imagine he was used to it.”
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LOL, I’m pretty sure I’m not supposed to find this hilarious. I denounce myself.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 31, 2026 08:23 PM (IkLDu)

105 Goldilocks and The Three Bears?

She was juusst right.

Posted by: Papa Bear, licking his chops at August 31, 2026 08:24 PM (vTZFs)

106 Star Trek is on. Did you ever notice that McCoy never attempts to resuscitate anyone? No CPR, no mouth to mouth, nothing. Just a "He'd dead, Jim" and then they move on.

Posted by: fd at August 31, 2026 08:24 PM (MWfyi)

107 One of my cats is a shaded golden Brit Shorthair. His flaw is that the gene that moves the stripes off the tips of the fur isn't strong enough so he has some stripes on the tail and some dusting on the body. He looks like a lion cub.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 31, 2026 08

That sounds adorable!

Posted by: Piper at August 31, 2026 08:24 PM (ZdaMQ)

108 I’m getting more experience with black bears than I’d like. They do respond to “incentives” put it that way.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 31, 2026 08:26 PM (IkLDu)

109 AOP, I mentioned that at 32. Mind meld, my friend,

Posted by: Ben Had at August 31, 2026 08:26 PM (PbWRL)

110 story arc as C.O., and both of them became obsessed with Jews and other weirdness, but he also for some reason decided to swear allegiance to Iran, so not surprised he was shown the door.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August

In between he was MTG’s social media manger and ghost wrote her book. Milo is incredibly intelligent. What a waste.

Posted by: Piper at August 31, 2026 08:27 PM (ZdaMQ)

111 Do people still say "kudos"?

I don't to use spell check like I do with "congratulations."

Posted by: Oddbob at August 31, 2026 08:27 PM (vTZFs)

112 I do however need to use grammar check. "I don't have to..."

Posted by: Oddbob at August 31, 2026 08:28 PM (vTZFs)

113 Piper, you will be on the list.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 31, 2026 08:28 PM (PbWRL)

114 The funny thing about MILO is that I never have had any interest in him, but he keeps getting throw at me. Breitbart made him their golden boy even though I found him utterly obnoxious and was happy to see him crash and burn.

I then stumbled on him through Catholic sites talking about his conversion and decision to abandon the gay lifestyle. Uh, sure, we'll see how this goes, but also: good for you, God bless, but I don't care.

Latterly it was the weird CPAC blowup about Christian "influencers" doing drugs and banging each other with wild abandon. He drove part of it. Again, not my crowd, but okay. The part that got my interest was that at the same time he was exposing fake Christians, he was DESTROYING Owens, calling her stupid, ignorant, etc. but then he did a 180. That was the curious thing.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 31, 2026 08:28 PM (ZOv7s)

115 113 Piper, you will be on the list.
Posted by: Ben Had at August 31, 2026 08:28 PM

Oh my gosh, I was kidding, but am tearing up you actually trust me enough to even consider that! Wow.

Posted by: Piper at August 31, 2026 08:30 PM (ZdaMQ)

116 Milo -
Might be high INT... but WIS is clearly his dump stat lately.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at August 31, 2026 08:30 PM (aJQbY)

117 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 31, 2026 08:03 PM (O0L8i

Sounds like a beautiful dog.

I'm going to bed very early after congratulating him on making it though another month! When you're 105 in dog years, every month is a party.

Snowflake killed a bird and I have remains to clean up tomorrow. It's always a bit weird with her sleeping peacefully on my bedroom chair knowing she killed that day. I hope she comes in soon.

Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 31, 2026 08:30 PM (Sco7b)

118 Star Trek is on. Did you ever notice that McCoy never attempts to resuscitate anyone? No CPR, no mouth to mouth, nothing. Just a "He'd dead, Jim" and then they move on.
Posted by: fd at August 31, 2026 08:24 PM (MWfyi)
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The idea is that they have sensors that can tell you not to bother. We don't have that level of tech, so we have to make a good faith try. Also: imagine the trope of Bones doing CPR and it never working.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 31, 2026 08:30 PM (ZOv7s)

119 AOP, I mentioned that at 32. Mind meld, my friend,
Posted by: Ben Had at August 31, 2026 08:26 PM (PbWRL)

Yeah, catching up on the thread. Day late, and a dollar short, I am.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 31, 2026 08:31 PM (1z8ji)

120 QE II wound down her ownership, breeding, of her Corgis the last 15 years of her life. I don't think any were still with her at the end.

Posted by: The Royal Warrant at August 31, 2026 08:31 PM (JM9I6)

121 In between he was MTG’s social media manger and ghost wrote her book. Milo is incredibly intelligent. What a waste.
Posted by: Piper at August 31, 08:27 PM (ZdaMQ)
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Yeah, I saw that. Wild. And "advising" Kanye - presumably on hating Jews and fish dicks.

He needs to go offline permanently and focus on his soul.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 31, 2026 08:32 PM (ZOv7s)

122 He's a nut.

Posted by: Barney Fife at August 31, 2026 08:32 PM (MWfyi)

123 The part that got my interest was that at the same time he was exposing fake Christians, he was DESTROYING Owens, calling her stupid, ignorant, etc. but then he did a 180. That was the curious thing.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 31, 2026 08:28 PM (ZOv7s)

There sure is somebody or several somebodies turning these dopes. You'd think they would see what the longevity of those who turn on DJT has been these last 10 years. Meanwhile the prototypical white supremacist operator keeps his nose clean for the most part.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 31, 2026 08:32 PM (uhVAy)

124 I used to have a Chow Chow. I would have loved to see someone hitch him up to a wagon

Posted by: what the cat drug in at August 31, 2026 08:32 PM (jrgJz)

125 In between he was MTG’s social media manger and ghost wrote her book. Milo is incredibly intelligent. What a waste.
Posted by: Piper at August 31, 2026 08:27 PM (ZdaMQ)

If Milo had been a big cheese, would he have been a whey in the manger?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 31, 2026 08:32 PM (1z8ji)

126 I just put all of Saijo’s toys back in the basket and he is pulling them all out again, one by one.

Posted by: Piper at August 31, 2026 08:33 PM (ZdaMQ)

127 "they have sensors that can tell you not to bother."

Kinda like Canada.

Posted by: fd at August 31, 2026 08:33 PM (MWfyi)

128 "I just put all of Saijo’s toys back in the basket and he is pulling them all out again, one by one.
Posted by: Piper"

I do that sometimes with Bruno's toys and he kicks the bucket over and plays with the bucket.

Posted by: fd at August 31, 2026 08:34 PM (MWfyi)

129 Milo -
Might be high INT... but WIS is clearly his dump stat lately.
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at August 31, 2026 08:30 PM (aJQbY)
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In his third act (exposing influencer Christians), he also offered some pretty bracing commentary on the actual experience of being gay and the toll it takes on one's body. Pretty gruesome stuff. He could turn a phrase, I'll give him that, which is probably why he was a ghostwriter.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 31, 2026 08:34 PM (ZOv7s)

130 The idea is that they have sensors that can tell you not to bother. We don't have that level of tech, so we have to make a good faith try. Also: imagine the trope of Bones doing CPR and it never working.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 31, 2026 08:30 PM (ZOv7s)

When they do have someone in the infirmary who is ill there seems to be an apparatus over them giving the vitals and performing whatever life support they need somehow.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 31, 2026 08:34 PM (uhVAy)

131
We're proud to have gotten a Best in Show on The Big Dummy. Of all the dogs competing annually in all-breed conformation shows, I've estimated that about 0.1% manage a BIS.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 31, 2026 08:35 PM (O0L8i)

132 "they have sensors that can tell you not to bother."

Kinda like Canada.
Posted by: fd at August 31, 2026 08:33 PM (MWfyi)
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Canadian tricorders say everyone is dead. Cheaper that way.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 31, 2026 08:35 PM (ZOv7s)

133 131
We're proud to have gotten a Best in Show on The Big Dummy. Of all the dogs competing annually in all-breed conformation shows, I've estimated that about 0.1% manage a BIS.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
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Congrats.

Posted by: whig at August 31, 2026 08:36 PM (E4rtv)

134 I was honored to be entrusted with life time care for two horses so that the owner and family never had to worry about what happened to them.

This also why I have a bunch of geriatrics around here.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 31, 2026 08:36 PM (PbWRL)

135 Regarding Leonard McCoy and CPR, due to a Space-Time paradox, 'Stayin Alive' had yet to be written.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at August 31, 2026 08:36 PM (0sNs1)

136 I just put all of Saijo’s toys back in the basket and he is pulling them all out again, one by one

"What toy do I want to play with... was it this one... or this one... or this one... hey Mommy are you watching? Pay attention to me!"

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at August 31, 2026 08:36 PM (aJQbY)

137 Star Trek is on. Did you ever notice that McCoy never attempts to resuscitate anyone? No CPR, no mouth to mouth, nothing. Just a "He'd dead, Jim" and then they move on.
Posted by: fd at August 31, 2026 08:24 PM (MWfyi)
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*** Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country has entered the chat... ***

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 31, 2026 08:37 PM (FZ29D)

138 But even an imperfect Savannah is a fun cat! And who amongst us doesn’t have a few flaws?
Posted by: Piper at August 31, 2026 07:59 PM (ZdaMQ)

Exactly ... I mean no one holds your Kale fetish against you (at least out loud).

Posted by: browndog says woof at August 31, 2026 08:37 PM (oCio0)

139 Kinda like Canada.
Posted by: fd at August 31, 2026 08:33 PM (MWfyi)

If Canada had lawyers instead of doctors to assist "terminally ill" people in offing themselves, would that mean you could get LAID in Canada?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 31, 2026 08:37 PM (1z8ji)

140 We're proud to have gotten a Best in Show on The Big Dummy.

Congat...

Congradu..

Kudos to TBD!

Posted by: Oddbob at August 31, 2026 08:37 PM (vTZFs)

141 When they do have someone in the infirmary who is ill there seems to be an apparatus over them giving the vitals and performing whatever life support they need somehow.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 31, 2026 08:34 PM (uhVAy)
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Yeah, and they administer hypos or put gizmos on, but I think the criticism is when Mr. Redshirt goes down Bones waves a salt-shaker over him rather than checking his pulse or trying CPR. Again, we do that because we don't have a gizmo that says "Don't waste your time."

He does use his kit to dose people, and sometimes it even works!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 31, 2026 08:37 PM (ZOv7s)

142 There's gay and then there's this.

https://tinyurl.com/2n3d6h63

Posted by: JackStraw at August 31, 2026 08:38 PM (viF8m)

143 >>>he was MTG’s social media manger and ghost wrote her book. Milo is incredibly intelligent. What a waste.

Posted by: Piper
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Another link in the chain of odd bedfellows.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 31, 2026 08:39 PM (ogcfP)

144 If Canada had lawyers instead of doctors to assist "terminally ill" people in offing themselves, would that mean you could get LAID in Canada?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 31, 2026 08:37 PM

Aren't they yclept Barristers in Canada, and therefore it would be BAID?

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at August 31, 2026 08:39 PM (0sNs1)

145 If Canada had lawyers instead of doctors to assist "terminally ill" people in offing themselves, would that mean you could get LAID in Canada?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 31, 2026 08:37 PM (1z8ji)
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I am reliably informed by an friend who spent a decade in Toronto that this is embarrassingly easy.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 31, 2026 08:39 PM (ZOv7s)

146 The older I get the more I understand why a cat walks away in the middle of a conversation.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 31, 2026 08:40 PM (2WIwB)

147 "I just put all of Saijo’s toys back in the basket and he is pulling them all out again, one by one.
Posted by: Piper"

I do that sometimes with Bruno's toys and he kicks the bucket over and plays with the bucket.
Posted by: fd at August 31, 2026 08:34 PM (MWfyi)

Way back in the day, my toddler son would waddle to the book shelf and start pulling books onto the floor. Gleefully. He would look at me, grinning while doing so. I actually took a photo or two of him in action. I need to find it. Boys are a caution, that's for sure.

I miss having little kids in the house. They grow up way too damn quickly.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at August 31, 2026 08:40 PM (0aYVJ)

148 There's gay and then there's this.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 31, 2026 08:38 PM (viF8m)
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No. Not gonna click it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 31, 2026 08:40 PM (ZOv7s)

149 Canadian tricorders say everyone is dead. Cheaper that way.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 31, 2026 08:35 PM (ZOv7s)

Hah! That would make a great meme. Pic of Bones, with a Maple Leaf logo on his Starfleet uniform, waving his tricorder over a very obviously alive Redshirt. "He's dead, Jim."

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 31, 2026 08:40 PM (1z8ji)

150 Congat...

Congradu..

Kudos to TBD!
Posted by: Oddbob at August 31, 2026 08:37 PM (vTZFs)
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When I played World of Warcraft and was part of a guild, we'd simply say "Grats" in the chat when someone accomplished an achievement (everyone in the guild gets notified).

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 31, 2026 08:40 PM (FZ29D)

151
I just put all of Saijo’s toys back in the basket and he is pulling them all out again, one by one

________

I put Diana's toys in a box in order to vacuum the house. 1 hour later, they're scattered over the living room.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 31, 2026 08:40 PM (O0L8i)

152 Again, we do that because we don't have a gizmo that says "Don't waste your time."
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 31, 2026 08:37 PM

Soon, Mr. Lloyd, soon.

Posted by: A.I. at August 31, 2026 08:40 PM (0sNs1)

153 What toy do I want to play with... was it this one... or this one... or this one... hey Mommy are you watching? Pay attention to me!"
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at August 31, 2026 08:36 PM (aJQbY)

The kid is turning it into a game and telling him what toy to bring. He is solid with 3 of them (chicken, Dragon and Penguin), but the others are random guesses on his part, clearly. It’s funny to watch.

Posted by: Piper at August 31, 2026 08:40 PM (ZdaMQ)

154 123 The part that got my interest was that at the same time he was exposing fake Christians, he was DESTROYING Owens, calling her stupid, ignorant, etc. but then he did a 180. That was the curious thing.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 31, 2026 08:28 PM (ZOv7s)

There sure is somebody or several somebodies turning these dopes. You'd think they would see what the longevity of those who turn on DJT has been these last 10 years. Meanwhile the prototypical white supremacist operator keeps his nose clean for the most part.
Posted by: Oldcat
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Deepstate is getting pretty frantic and probably giving countermanding orders from different factions paying for all this shit. Getting cut off from Uncle Sam's AID tit is probably scrambling issues, Iran and Venezuela going down is affecting more including comms, etc.

And the Eurotrash WEF crowd is getting whipsawed by their own nasty anti growth plans, the restive natives under their thumb, astronomical energy prices combine with China eating their lunch and US rebalancing trade.

It is if we are in the later stages of a chess match where suddenly moves and countermoves pop out in rapid succession.

Posted by: whig at August 31, 2026 08:41 PM (E4rtv)

155
Did I just hear Trump announce we're gonna have a Star Fleet? And an academy for it?

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 31, 2026 08:41 PM (w6EFb)

156 Yeah, and they administer hypos or put gizmos on, but I think the criticism is when Mr. Redshirt goes down Bones waves a salt-shaker over him rather than checking his pulse or trying CPR. Again, we do that because we don't have a gizmo that says "Don't waste your time."

He does use his kit to dose people, and sometimes it even works!
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 31, 2026 08:37 PM (ZOv7s)

The salt shaker (or perhaps pepper - yes that is what the prop is) is doing the pulse measurement and other life signs, or the medical tricorder can a more complete sort of analysis. He can mix up or generate a number of medications in the hypo device, sometimes he fiddles with it to adjust it.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 31, 2026 08:41 PM (uhVAy)

157 142 There's gay and then there's this.

https://tinyurl.com/2n3d6h63
Posted by: JackStraw at August 31, 2026 08:38 PM (viF8m)

***facepalm***

Posted by: browndog says woof at August 31, 2026 08:41 PM (oCio0)

158 I miss having little kids in the house. They grow up way too damn quickly.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at August 31, 2026 08:40 PM (0aYVJ)
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I'm glad that the grandkids are doing the grade school thing. Yeah, they were precious when they were crawling and toddling around, but I'm too old to be chasing them. Visits? Sure, but living here has been a chore. They are now to the point where they can do chores and provide a net positive to the household. Thank God.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 31, 2026 08:42 PM (ZOv7s)

159 Aren't they yclept Barristers in Canada, and therefore it would be BAID?
Posted by: Wesley Crusher at August 31, 2026 08:39 PM (0sNs1)

The "L" stands for "legal", just as the "M" in "MAID" stands for "medical". Parallel construction, what is it?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 31, 2026 08:42 PM (1z8ji)

160 It is if we are in the later stages of a chess match where suddenly moves and countermoves pop out in rapid succession.
Posted by: whig at August 31, 2026 08:41 PM (E4rtv)

Some of the smaller pawns should just look to their ability to play in these deep games with any hope of success.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 31, 2026 08:43 PM (uhVAy)

161 142 There's gay and then there's this.

https://tinyurl.com/2n3d6h63

Posted by: JackStraw
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You missed this:
https://tinyurl.com/4m666y6a

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 31, 2026 08:43 PM (ogcfP)

162 So McCoy just takes the little device's word for it?

Posted by: fd at August 31, 2026 08:43 PM (MWfyi)

163 143 >>>he was MTG’s social media manger and ghost wrote her book. Milo is incredibly intelligent. What a waste.

Posted by: Piper

She denies it now despite obvious evidence that she was associated with him including pictures, past web posts, etc. That whole crowd of right wing grifters have some puppet master pulling their strings and I suspect it is both globo homo WEF donors and their GOPe allies in the US.

Posted by: whig at August 31, 2026 08:43 PM (E4rtv)

164 >>Did I just hear Trump announce we're gonna have a Star Fleet? And an academy for it?

He announced when he was in Houston awarding the Space Force medals that he's authorized the founding of a Space Force Academy.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 31, 2026 08:43 PM (viF8m)

165 Exactly ... I mean no one holds your Kale fetish against you (at least out loud).
Posted by: browndog says woof at August

Oh the flaws i possess! Kale is the least of them.

Posted by: Piper at August 31, 2026 08:43 PM (ZdaMQ)

166
Odd that the US can't get the chemicals for lethal injection, but Canada has plenty for MAID.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 31, 2026 08:44 PM (O0L8i)

167 Neither Jaeger or the cats have any interest in toys. One less thing to pick up and put away. I do have to pick up all the dead rats and mice.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 31, 2026 08:44 PM (PbWRL)

168 Sorry I’m late. Tankdemon sent me on a snipe hunt. Again.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at August 31, 2026 07:33 PM (u73oe)

Well, September is the month when they are most active. Usually just after sunset. Holding a big cucumber in your hand can attract them.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 31, 2026 08:45 PM (2WIwB)

169 It is if we are in the later stages of a chess match where suddenly moves and countermoves pop out in rapid succession.
Posted by: whig at August 31, 2026 08:41 PM (E4rtv)
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Agreed. Making Carny blow up the trade deal was stupid. After three years of choking on Canadian smoke, the Upper Midwest wants to kick Canada in the shins. Again and again.

Alberta is not going to rally 'round the flag but run screaming because the dipshits in Ontario gleefully talked about destroying their entire economy.

It's all Kaiserschlacht all the time.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 31, 2026 08:45 PM (ZOv7s)

170 Did I just hear Trump announce we're gonna have a Star Fleet? And an academy for it?
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 31, 2026 08:41 PM (w6EFb)

Space Force yes. Funny, I was looking up Spain's military size the other week and their Air Force is their Air and *Space* Force. Not sure when they will be colonizing that frontier.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 31, 2026 08:45 PM (uhVAy)

171 I suspect it is both globo homo WEF donors and their GOPe allies in the US.
Posted by: whig at August

He is almost blind, and has some health issues. We will see what happens to him now. And his properties here.

Posted by: Piper at August 31, 2026 08:45 PM (ZdaMQ)

172 What was the difference between Spock's science tricorder and Bone's medical tricorder? There was no overlap Spock never declared any of the redshirts dead.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 31, 2026 08:46 PM (Ujrb8)

173 ---
No. Not gonna click it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
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Hey, hey, glad the Mrs. is doing OK.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 31, 2026 08:46 PM (ogcfP)

174 Odd that the US can't get the chemicals for lethal injection, but Canada has plenty for MAID.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 31, 2026 08:44 PM (O0L8i)

They just use maple syrup.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 31, 2026 08:46 PM (uhVAy)

175 Odd that the US can't get the chemicals for lethal injection, but Canada has plenty for MAID.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 31, 2026 08:44 PM (O0L8i)
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If you use a drug "off label" to kill someone, that is the worst thing ever. If you do it to chemically castra a minor, you're being heroic.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 31, 2026 08:46 PM (ZOv7s)

176 Spock's tricorder is Android, Bones has an i-Corder.

Posted by: fd at August 31, 2026 08:47 PM (MWfyi)

177 Space Force yes. Funny, I was looking up Spain's military size the other week and their Air Force is their Air and *Space* Force. Not sure when they will be colonizing that frontier.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 31, 2026 08:45 PM (uhVAy)
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You know who wrote a book on Spain's military...

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 31, 2026 08:47 PM (ZOv7s)

178 Some of the smaller pawns should just look to their ability to play in these deep games with any hope of success.
Posted by: Oldcat
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I think Iceland just did. Putting kibosh on joining the sinking EU. Norway told the EU to fly a kite on restricting their Barent Sea oil and gas exploration.

Russia appears inching closer to a general mobilization of about 600k troops to overwhelm Ukrainian defenses, China probably has its own plans but for now is destroying the Euro auto business with their cheap electric cars among other things.

Japan is close to a yen crisis. UK lurches from crisis to crisis, Ireland is reaching a boiling point on migrants, and of course Spain where a corrupt leader of a minority government is trying desperately to destroy his own country rather than face jail time with his bride and fellow party members.

Posted by: whig at August 31, 2026 08:47 PM (E4rtv)

179 167 Neither Jaeger or the cats have any interest in toys. One less thing to pick up and put away. I do have to pick up all the dead rats and mice.
Posted by: Ben Had at August 31, 2026

My cats play with their toys. But the favorite is this goofy stuffed emoji from a happy meal 10 years ago. The send that thing flying!

Posted by: Piper at August 31, 2026 08:48 PM (ZdaMQ)

180 Space Force yes. Funny, I was looking up Spain's military size the other week and their Air Force is their Air and *Space* Force. Not sure when they will be colonizing that frontier.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 31, 2026 08:45 PM (uhVAy)
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Maybe there's a lost space-faring Aztec empire we don't know about...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 31, 2026 08:48 PM (FZ29D)

181
Seriously, Jesse Waters played some clip of Trump speaking to some NASA bunch, and he mentioned the nuclear powered Mars probe in the works, and said we're gonna have a "star fleet" of those things. :-) Or something.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 31, 2026 08:48 PM (w6EFb)

182 139 would that mean you could get LAID in Canada?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Ace's girlfriend is from up in your country.

You probably wouldn't know her, though.

Posted by: Auspex at August 31, 2026 08:48 PM (Y8DZL)

183 What was the difference between Spock's science tricorder and Bone's medical tricorder? There was no overlap Spock never declared any of the redshirts dead.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 31, 2026 08:46 PM (Ujrb

Not sure if it is a different prop in real life. But the medical ones do different stuff. I think Spock has used a scanner to get elemental compositions in the field with his. Presumably different software, perhaps different types of scanners as well.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 31, 2026 08:48 PM (uhVAy)

184 Bonk bonk on the head

Posted by: Dr. Varno at August 31, 2026 08:49 PM (5rX7u)

185
Got the lawn mowed today. Rain is expected tomorrow. Counties to the north and east of Houston may get 10 inches (in a pretty short time) but we may get 1 or less here.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 31, 2026 08:49 PM (O0L8i)

186 He is almost blind, and has some health issues. We will see what happens to him now. And his properties here.
Posted by: Piper
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Human wreckage from dancing with the devil for too long. The Lord may redeem him but he is now permanently barred from the US and as damaged goods, I doubt anyone serious in the UK is going to take a flyer on him. His former editor at Breitbart indicated he was trouble from day one there.

Posted by: whig at August 31, 2026 08:49 PM (E4rtv)

187 The Marines and the Navy can share an academy because they are both warfighters and they have to work together.

Space Force is really out on its own. They are digital warfighters, and so the usual regimen of marching, small arms proficiency and the manual of arms only tangentially applies. I mean, they should know how to use sidearms, but will they even have security forces, or will the Air Force provide them? Their facilities are going to be on someone else's base.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 31, 2026 08:50 PM (ZOv7s)

188 Not sure if it is a different prop in real life. But the medical ones do different stuff. I think Spock has used a scanner to get elemental compositions in the field with his. Presumably different software, perhaps different types of scanners as well.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 31, 2026 08:48 PM (uhVAy)
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In the "real" future, people might just download an app to their smart device that does whatever they need at that moment.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 31, 2026 08:50 PM (FZ29D)

189 He's dead, Bones.

Posted by: Bearded Spock at August 31, 2026 08:50 PM (Ujrb8)

190 Neither Jaeger or the cats have any interest in toys. One less thing to pick up and put away. I do have to pick up all the dead rats and mice.
Posted by: Ben Had at August 31, 2026

My cats play with their toys. But the favorite is this goofy stuffed emoji from a happy meal 10 years ago. The send that thing flying!
Posted by: Piper at August 31, 2026 08:48 PM (ZdaMQ)

Cats are strange - it is understandable that an old well loved catnip toy might make them happy because of memories, but I have seen old toys from cats long passed on be found by a new cat and treated like the best toy ever by the new ones. Even ones where the catnip itself was virtually gone.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 31, 2026 08:51 PM (uhVAy)

191 Not sure if it is a different prop in real life. But the medical ones do different stuff. I think Spock has used a scanner to get elemental compositions in the field with his. Presumably different software, perhaps different types of scanners as well.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 31, 2026 08:48 PM (uhVAy)
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I've got a copy of The Making of Star Trek by Roddenberry and IIRC, Spock took a medical tricorder and hot-rodded it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 31, 2026 08:51 PM (ZOv7s)

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