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Thursday Overnight Open Thread - September 10, 2026

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Photo and mystery click courtesy of nurse ratched


Howdy Hordelings! Welcome to the Thursday ONT! Mixed bag of content for those who care. Open thread, as always. On time, as always. What's on YOUR mind tonight?

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One year ago today - we lost Charlie Kirk

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From Turning Point USA

One year ago, our founder, our leader, and our friend, Charlie Kirk, was assassinated while doing what he had devoted his life to: standing before young Americans and challenging them to think, to speak, and to have the courage to stand for what they believe.

There are no words that can adequately describe what this past year has been like.

We have had to learn how to carry on without the person who was at the center of everything we do. We have celebrated milestones that Charlie should have been here to celebrate. We have stood on stages where his voice should have been heard. We have watched his children grow without their father there to see it. And we have felt the weight of his absence in ways that never seem to get easier.

For the people who knew and loved Charlie, September 10 will never simply be an anniversary. It is the day our lives were changed forever.

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We miss him.
We grieve him.
And we will never forget him.

One year later, Turning Point remains committed to carrying forward the work Charlie began.

For Charlie. Always.


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Your legacy lives on, Charlie.


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The $5,000 Trump Dividend talk receives different media coverage than did Biden's talk of $2,000 stimulus checks

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CNN
Biden: 🦗🦗🦗
Trump: This is crooked!

NBC
Biden: “populist pitch”
Trump: legal and financial problem!

WaPo
Biden: “Big new opportunity!”
Trump: This is illegal!




I agree with The Bee on this one


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A little bit older than 29

Costa Rican man, 119, seeks recognition as world's oldest person

In a modest wooden home in Sardinal, about a 20-minute drive from Costa Rica's Pacific coast, Jose Flores spends his days napping, eating meals prepared by his granddaughter, and arm-wrestling ​with her.

His family and official records indicate that he is 119 years old, which would make ‌him the world's oldest man, though international verification of his birth date is still pending as specialists review historical documents.

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As the validation process continues, Flores' family is awaiting an answer ​that Hellen Flores said would carry meaning beyond their own household.
"It would be a ​source of pride, ⁠both for the family and for the country," she said.
Flores had eight children and now has 23 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter.
The world's oldest living person is Ethel Caterham of Britain. Born on August 21, 1909, in Hampshire, England, ⁠she ​turned 117 in 2026. She was recognized as the world's oldest living ​person after Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas died in April 2025.


Would you want to live to be that old?


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Speaking of old

Fossilised dinosaur poo contains stunningly preserved feather

A piece of fossilised dinosaur poo contains one of the best-preserved feathers from the dinosaur age.

A palaeontologist found the feather by chance while looking for fish fossils.

Researchers said the discovery, published today in Current Biology, might provide clues about why today's birds are the only dinosaur group that survived mass extinction.

Lead author Jingmai O'Connor, associate curator of fossil reptiles at the Field Museum in Chicago, said there might be more hidden feathers inside fossilised faeces, known as coprolites.

"This is the first-ever feather in a coprolite … and it probably would not have been found if it wasn't for a lucky break," Dr O'Connor said.

Dino, are you here tonight? We'd love your insights on your ancestor's droppings!

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Not that you hordelings need an excuse for fish puns...

Largest bluefin tuna ever caught on rod and reel snagged off San Diego coast

Good catch!

Fishermen in San Diego were stunned to catch a nearly 500-pound bluefin tuna this week — sending the local fishing community into a frenzy.

“We both got a look at it, and we didn’t even say anything,” Markus Medak of Shearwater Fishing, who snagged the prize catch with the help of another, unnamed fisherman, told Fox 5.

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That’s the largest bluefin ever caught on rod and reel, according to Medak.

The record-breaking fish was brought to Tommy Gomes’s Tunaville Market and Grocery in Point Loma, which sells to local restaurants.

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A representative for the restaurant said that every part will be used — even its spinal fluid, considered a delicacy in some cultures.

Spinal fluid? Umm, OK.


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This is my kind of delicacy!

The Van Winkle Family Announces the 2026 Release of Its Annual Whiskey Collection

Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery and Buffalo Trace Distillery today announced that the 2026 Van Winkle Whiskey Collection is on its way, once again delivering one of American whiskey's most sought-after and closely watched annual releases.

Produced in highly limited quantities, the collection represents four generations of Van Winkle whiskey-making tradition and decades of patience, with six aged expressions ranging from ten to twenty-three years. The 2026 collection includes Old Rip Van Winkle Handmade Bourbon 10-Year-Old, Van Winkle Special Reserve Bourbon 12-Year-Old, Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve Bourbon 15-Year-Old, Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve Bourbon 20-Year-Old, Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve Bourbon 23-Year-Old, and Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye 13-Year-Old.

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The Van Winkle family’s legacy in American whiskey dates more than a century, beginning in the late 1800s when Julian P. “Pappy” Van Winkle, Sr. started his career with Louisville’s W.L. Weller & Sons before helping establish the Stitzel-Weller Distillery, which opened in 1935. His commitment to quality and carefully aged whiskey laid the foundation for the Van Winkle Collection, a celebrated family of bourbon and rye whiskeys that carries his name and enduring philosophy. In 2002, the Van Winkle family partnered with Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky, where that legacy continues today through the careful crafting and aging of each expression.

MSRP for these bottles ranges from $170 - $500. If you happen to see one on the shelves, the price tags will likely be quite higher. I've seen these bottles in stores for as much as 5X their MSRP. Ridiculous!


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DJ Doof - Random Stuff Edition





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Tonight's ONT brought to you by honesty

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Doof Enterprises, LLC has nothing witty or sarcastic in closing tonight out of respect for the anniversary of Charlie Kirk's death today and tomorrow marking 25 years since 9/11/2001. Hug your loved ones. Call or text a friend or family member just because. Life is short.

Your feedback may or may not be very important to Doof Enterprises. Follow Mr. Doof on X @doof2112 or do the email thing – doof2112 at proton dot me.

Posted by: Doof at 09:50 PM




Comments

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1 Boom.

Posted by: TRex- early ONT dino at September 10, 2026 09:52 PM (XfIK1)

2 What the?

Posted by: COMountainMarie at September 10, 2026 09:54 PM (hJKeX)

3 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at September 10, 2026 09:56 PM (X2xzm)

4 Well, everyone should have an early Doof in their life...

Posted by: COMountainMarie at September 10, 2026 09:56 PM (hJKeX)

5 Good evening morons e grazie Disco]
Charlie Kirk z"l

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 10, 2026 09:57 PM (RIvkX)

6 I nooded

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 10, 2026 09:57 PM (RIvkX)

7 Glad to know that dino dumps are doing science.

Posted by: TRex- honorary doctorate dino at September 10, 2026 09:58 PM (XfIK1)

8 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at September 10, 2026 09:59 PM (jFCkp)

9 Thanks Charlie. God bless you.

Posted by: COMountainMarie at September 10, 2026 09:59 PM (hJKeX)

10
*puts lit cigarette down on table edge*

Good evening, Hordians.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 10, 2026 10:00 PM (eRlcH)

11 Margot Robbie and Emma Watson

How you doin'?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 10, 2026 10:00 PM (RIvkX)

12 the anniversary of Charlie Kirk''s assassination today, and the murder of almost 3000 innocent souls tomorrow, and 6000 since then due to 9/11 related illnesses, make this the worst two days of the year for me. And I don't see that changing going forward. May they all rest in eternal peace....

Posted by: The Grateful - R at September 10, 2026 10:00 PM (XfIK1)

13 Thump

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 10, 2026 10:00 PM (pMmVV)

14 I just realized that Mark Lindsay, who sang 'Arizona', is the same Mark Lindsay of Paul Revere and the Raiders.

Go figure.

Posted by: Tonypete at September 10, 2026 10:01 PM (X2xzm)

15 nurse your sunset photo is so colorful. Got to love the Western sunset.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 10, 2026 10:02 PM (RIvkX)

16
Quasi-willowed

Today the usual suspects are spitting on Charlie Kirk's grave. Tomorrow they'll be telling us it's time to get over 9/11.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 10, 2026 10:02 PM (eRlcH)

17 Nice shot Nurse.
The Olys always make me smile.

Posted by: Winston AKA Pops at September 10, 2026 10:02 PM (NvtJi)

18 Thanks for the ONT, Doof!

Posted by: LRob in OK at September 10, 2026 10:02 PM (Jr+re)

19 Hey, Doof!

Posted by: Bulg at September 10, 2026 10:03 PM (77rzZ)

20 May we carry on Charlie’s mission, and may a thousand Charlies rise in his place.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 10, 2026 10:03 PM (GHfTg)

21 Pardon me while I chug this highball glass full of bluefin tuna spinal fluid.

*hic*

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 10, 2026 10:04 PM (wpRMV)

22 Hey, TRex!

Posted by: Bulg at September 10, 2026 10:04 PM (77rzZ)

23 The first anniversary of someone's passing marks the end of formal mourning. Returning to the regular rhythm of life is obligatory. Continuing to wallow in grief endlessly is to be avoided. Life is to live and for the living.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 10, 2026 10:04 PM (RIvkX)

24 RIP Charlie.

I don't think that's a great city to leave his statue as it will be vandalized.

The amount of hatred towards this man is amazing. He did nothing to these rabid freaks. He spoke the truth,which, I guess, is too much to handle.

I can't imagine having this much hatred towards anyone. On top of losing your young husband, leaving you with two babies, Erica Kirk has to endure pure hatred. I hope she shelters as much as she can from it. My husband's brother died at 33yrs and left a young widow with two little sons our boy's age. That was an unbelievable and hideous time for her and she did not have a world of hate aimed at her. God bless and protect his family.

Nice music. Thanks, Doof.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 10, 2026 10:04 PM (hzuYO)

25 On the other hand....Trump, your big 5k 'bribe'...
No dude. Your voters will be there without this. It's below you.
Sounds a little like 'socialism'....just sayin'....

Posted by: COMountainMarie at September 10, 2026 10:04 PM (hJKeX)

26 Sorry I'm late, but when an elephant wants to play with you, you're just going to have to play with him. I literally did not have a choice.

Posted by: tankdemon at September 10, 2026 10:05 PM (2RJDy)

27 Charlie Kirk would have been president. We were robbed of an amazing human being. But worse, his family his children were robbed of their father.

Posted by: Piper at September 10, 2026 10:05 PM (ZdaMQ)

28 I wonder how much that bluefin sold for. I've heard of those things fetching a wild amount of money.

Posted by: Mark1971 at September 10, 2026 10:06 PM (/OKHJ)

29 Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Brown, Stanford and a whole lot of other universities are shamed by the fact that Charlie Kirk and many others are better off without them because Charlie demonstrated that knowing how to think is superior to learning what to think.

Posted by: Minuteman at September 10, 2026 10:07 PM (47/pr)

30 “On the other hand, lotion.”
Classic!

Posted by: Gunslinger at September 10, 2026 10:07 PM (N91F8)

31 1 Boom.
Posted by: TRex- early ONT dino at September 10, 2026 09:52 PM (XfIK1)


Nice job, Dino! Way to drop in first.

SWIDT?

Posted by: Doof at September 10, 2026 10:07 PM (QMAsf)

32 Photo and mystery click courtesy of nurse ratched.

Is it a dead husky in that lake?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 10, 2026 10:07 PM (1Ff7Z)

33 22 Hey, TRex!

Posted by: Bulg at September 10, 2026 10:04 PM
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Good evening Bulg!

Posted by: TRex- Subaru technician dino at September 10, 2026 10:07 PM (XfIK1)

34 Trump Pledges That If Voters Defeat Socialism In November, They Will Each Get An Equal Redistribution Of Wealth From The Government https://t.co/qe16k9ucsf

— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) September 10, 2026

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🤣🤣🤣

Posted by: runner at September 10, 2026 10:08 PM (AKptf)

35 23 The first anniversary of someone's passing marks the end of formal mourning. Returning to the regular rhythm of life is obligatory. Continuing to wallow in grief endlessly is to be avoided. Life is to live and for the living.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 10, 2026 10:04 PM (RIvkX)

Thank you for this.

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

36
Imagine that on December 7, 1966, Japanese immigrants were running several West Coast cities and demanding obeisance to the Emperor Hirohito.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 10, 2026 10:08 PM (eRlcH)

37 Well, everyone should have an early Doof in their life...
Posted by: COMountainMarie at September 10, 2026 09:56 PM (hJKeX)


I was on time, as always!

Posted by: Doof at September 10, 2026 10:08 PM (QMAsf)

38 Lol at final meme.

Thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 10, 2026 10:08 PM (zZu0s)

39 Although, I would sub Sydney Sweeney for Emma Watson.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 10, 2026 10:09 PM (zZu0s)

40 It sounds as if the $5,000 "dividend" is another one of those things Trump is using to play rope-a-dope with the Democrats

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 10, 2026 10:10 PM (RIvkX)

41 I was on time, as always!
Posted by: Doof at September 10, 2026 10:08 PM (QMAsf)

There's a reason the ladies love him!

*stage whisper* straighten your tie and shoot your cuffs.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 10, 2026 10:10 PM (zZu0s)

42 Play your guitar Jerome.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 10, 2026 10:10 PM (viF8m)

43 As I noted on the last tread, Charlie Kirk’s assassination was also, seemingly, the cause for our death commentor’s WitchDoktor’s suicide.

RIP WitchDoktor:

Posted by: Bulg at September 10, 2026 10:11 PM (77rzZ)

44 Having a nice bourbon with a dish of sour patch gummies.

Got a lot of stuff done, installed Proxmox on this new router/firewall and a couple of vm containers and am now configuring the 5G card, wifi, netbox and team viewer.

This is going to make a pretty solid Broadcast Network config workhorse.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at September 10, 2026 10:12 PM (XV/Pl)

45 And here I am again.
Evening, all. Doof, Dino.
9/10, 9/11
Remembrance deifies lost lives.

Posted by: RI Red at September 10, 2026 10:12 PM (ohwFg)

46 15 nurse your sunset photo is so colorful. Got to love the Western sunset.
Posted by: San Franpsycho


That’s literally 100 steps from my front door. I love where I live.

The people here, not so much.

God Bless Charlie. And God Bless the USA.

TRUMP is speaking now.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 10, 2026 10:13 PM (okwki)

47 Damn, I still couldn’t get the punctuation right,

RIP, WitchDoktor.

Posted by: Bulg at September 10, 2026 10:13 PM (77rzZ)

48 @40

>>It sounds as if the $5,000 "dividend" is another one of those things Trump is using to play rope-a-dope with the Democrats

You have to destroy an equal amount of money for it not to be inflationary.

Besides, there's no way it passing both chambers of congress in and election year.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at September 10, 2026 10:14 PM (XV/Pl)

49 I wonder how much that bluefin sold for. I've heard of those things fetching a wild amount of money.


Went to a west coast wholesale pricing site and they indicate a bluefin over 500 pounds could bring from $50K to $200K, depending on the quality of the flesh. Apparently, the sushi folks really like 'em!

Posted by: LRob in OK at September 10, 2026 10:15 PM (Jr+re)

50 >>>
Today the usual suspects are spitting on Charlie Kirk's grave. Tomorrow they'll be telling us it's time to get over 9/11.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
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When I saw Bush stand out there with the bull horn the expectation was for words entirely different.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 10, 2026 10:16 PM (pMmVV)

51 Charlie’s death was awful, but it was not in vain. He sparked a revival that is still going. My church’s attendance grew and this has been maintained. TPUSA chapters are growing. Charlie is with our Father. He is home.

Posted by: Piper at September 10, 2026 10:17 PM (ZdaMQ)

52 Went to a west coast wholesale pricing site and they indicate a bluefin over 500 pounds could bring from $50K to $200K, depending on the quality of the flesh. Apparently, the sushi folks really like 'em!

Posted by: LRob in OK at September 10, 2026 10:15 PM (Jr+re)

I've heard that in Hawaii they have buyers at the dock and they go right on a plane and are sushi in Tokyo in a few hours.

Posted by: Mark1971 at September 10, 2026 10:17 PM (/OKHJ)

53 >>Apparently, the sushi folks really like 'em!

A lot of those fish end up in Japan.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 10, 2026 10:17 PM (viF8m)

54 The idea of Emma Watson's fivehead rubbing up against another woman's vulva doesn't do a lot for me. But it would probably be better than The Odyssey.

Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at September 10, 2026 10:17 PM (IUcfu)

55 A lot of those fish end up in Japan.

That same site mentioned Japan at about 2x the US price.

Posted by: LRob in OK at September 10, 2026 10:18 PM (Jr+re)

56 Did Mitch ever show up at the convention?

Posted by: Bulg at September 10, 2026 10:19 PM (77rzZ)

57 Howdy SF, L-Rob, Bulg, Christy, RI Red - and anyone I may have accidentally missed

Posted by: Doof at September 10, 2026 10:19 PM (QMAsf)

58
RIP Charlie. And that poor Erika and the two kids deprived of the most loving father.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at September 10, 2026 10:20 PM (mmrXZ)

59 Was a total ‘70s rock dude growing up. Aerosmith, Zeppelin, Skynard, and all the rest of the radio plays. Got turned onto J Geils. Country, I asked at first? Got totally laughed at.
Peter Wolf was seriously underrated. And Magic Dick was/is a harmonica virtuoso. Better than any, except for some of the Old, old-time blues harmonica players…

Posted by: Gunslinger at September 10, 2026 10:20 PM (N91F8)

60 >>I've heard that in Hawaii they have buyers at the dock and they go right on a plane and are sushi in Tokyo in a few hours.

Happens here too.

Tuna is in such demand in Japan, some crazy Aussies literally set up a netted area off the west coast of Australia where they would keep tuna they caught before shipping them to Japan.

They really, really like tuna in Japan.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 10, 2026 10:20 PM (viF8m)

61 Charlie’s death was awful, but it was not in vain. He sparked a revival that is still going. My church’s attendance grew and this has been maintained. TPUSA chapters are growing. Charlie is with our Father. He is home.
Posted by: Piper at September 10, 2026 10:17 PM (ZdaMQ)


Amen

Posted by: Doof at September 10, 2026 10:20 PM (QMAsf)

62 Hiya Pops!

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 10, 2026 10:21 PM (okwki)

63 Did Mitch ever show up at the convention?

Posted by: Bulg at September 10, 2026 10:19 PM (77rzZ)

Yes, with Andrew McCarthy and Jonathan Silverman.

Posted by: Mark1971 at September 10, 2026 10:21 PM (/OKHJ)

64 I heard of an albacore that single-handedly sank a Japanese aircraft carrier.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 10, 2026 10:21 PM (wpRMV)

65 Almost ruined my screen at "On the other hand would be lotion."

Posted by: She Hobbit at September 10, 2026 10:21 PM (ftFVW)

66 > Largest bluefin tuna ever caught on rod and reel snagged off San Diego coast
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Makes my 30 pounder caught about 35 miles off Santa Cruz back in.... a long time ago.... weak.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 10, 2026 10:22 PM (2Cry5)

67 >>>40 It sounds as if the $5,000 "dividend" is another one of those things Trump is using to play rope-a-dope with the Democrats

Posted by: San Franpsycho
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He knows how to push their buttons. Got the mushy middle's attention too. Maybe got attention of the non-working crowd that Dems cherish.

The 5K was massaged last night as to be, historically, non-inflationary as most of it would go to savings and paying off debt.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 10, 2026 10:22 PM (pMmVV)

68 Costa Rican man, 119, seeks recognition as world's oldest person

____________________________


(Checks Social Security Roster, and Election Registration lists)

NOPE, not even close. 119 is middle aged by comparison.

Posted by: Orson at September 10, 2026 10:23 PM (dIske)

69 I saw Magic Dick open for Pearl Jam at Coachella in '89.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 10, 2026 10:23 PM (wpRMV)

70 Ask any mermaid you happen to see,
What's the best tuna?
Chicken of the Sea.

Posted by: Fish-eyed Fool at September 10, 2026 10:24 PM (Fn+3X)

71 69 I saw Magic Dick open for Pearl Jam at Coachella in '89.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)
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That's a bit awkward.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 10, 2026 10:24 PM (pMmVV)

72 Posted by: JackStraw at September 10, 2026 10:20 PM (viF8m)

__________________________

Hey, Bub. You were slacking up there in RI. Now there's going to be another one of those Socialist mayors. This time in Providence.

Posted by: Orson at September 10, 2026 10:24 PM (dIske)

73 But it would probably be better than The Odyssey.
Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket

Huh? It's hard to beat fighting at Troy, battling monsters, resisting the Sirens, Circe, and Calypso, and incurring the wrath of Poseidon. Let alone bringing in the acts of like Penelope and Telemachus.

Posted by: Tonypete at September 10, 2026 10:24 PM (X2xzm)

74 Barack Obama sees Magic Dick all the time. Daily even.

Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at September 10, 2026 10:25 PM (IUcfu)

75 Trump. King of trolls. Gotta love this guy!
Sucking folks into socialist money....this guy cracks me up...
Yeah baby! 5k all around....dig it🤣

Posted by: COMountainMarie at September 10, 2026 10:25 PM (hJKeX)

76 I saw Magic Dick open for Pearl Jam at Coachella in '89.
Posted by: Cicero

At least it wasn't Butthole Surfers opening for Magic Dick.

Posted by: She Hobbit at September 10, 2026 10:25 PM (ftFVW)

77 Magic Dick > Magic Johnson

Posted by: Mark1971 at September 10, 2026 10:25 PM (/OKHJ)

78 Doof, you may have blocked me? My response to your greeting is not posted.

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

79 I saw Magic Dick open for Pearl Jam at Coachella in '89.
Posted by: Cicero

At least it wasn't Butthole Surfers opening for Magic Dick.
Posted by: She Hobbit at September 10, 2026 10:25 PM (ftFVW)


HA!!

Posted by: Doof at September 10, 2026 10:26 PM (QMAsf)

80 Greetings all

Thank you Mr. Doof for content.

A few somber days. Charlie Kirk, 9/11 and 44 years ago tomorrow I got married.

In other news - received the license renewal for my 2019 Ram from the California DMV: $554.

Not a typo. Five hundred fifty four dollars.

It goes down as the vehicle gets older.

At least I don't have to get it smog tested this year.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 10, 2026 10:27 PM (QGaXH)

81 At least it wasn't Butthole Surfers opening for Magic Dick.
Posted by: She Hobbit at September 10, 2026 10:25 PM (ftFVW)

HA!!

Posted by: Doof at September 10, 2026 10:26 PM (QMAsf)

or Anal Cunt

Posted by: Mark1971 at September 10, 2026 10:27 PM (/OKHJ)

82 At the now-moved Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo, there was an oh-dark-thirty auction most mornings, which was dominated by the big bluefin, which would bring enormous sums. At one point visitors/tourists were allowed into the auction, then they closed it, now the market was moved (not sure where) from its prime spot on the river.

I never saw the auction but did get a photo of the whale on sale on one visit. That was different.

Posted by: rhomboid at September 10, 2026 10:27 PM (U/Byj)

83 Hmm. Margot Robbie and Emily Watson . . .
Well.
Isn’t this a Smart Military Blog whose proprietor likes hot, large-breasted lesbians?
I’ll just have to watch to see if they qualify.

Posted by: RI Red at September 10, 2026 10:27 PM (w30OO)

84 14 I just realized that Mark Lindsay, who sang 'Arizona', is the same Mark Lindsay of Paul Revere and the Raiders.

Go figure.
Posted by: Tonypete at September 10, 2026 10:01 PM (X2xzm)

I knew this because I used to buy "16 Magazine" haha

Posted by: Joemarine at September 10, 2026 10:28 PM (y171U)

85 Hi, Doof.

Posted by: Bulg at September 10, 2026 10:28 PM (77rzZ)

86 Ok, how about Haley Atwell and Sydney Sweeney. A double substitution!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 10, 2026 10:28 PM (zZu0s)

87 Doof, you may have blocked me? My response to your greeting is not posted.
Posted by: Bulg at September 10, 2026 10:26 PM (77rzZ)


Nope. Maybe the hamsters spit it out?

Posted by: Doof at September 10, 2026 10:28 PM (QMAsf)

88 Funny thing is, the aliens didn't eat the dinosaur bones.

Posted by: wth at September 10, 2026 10:28 PM (oq9dX)

89 OK, I guess I got through.

Posted by: Bulg at September 10, 2026 10:29 PM (77rzZ)

90 69 I saw Magic Dick open for Pearl Jam at Coachella in '89.

Thats awesome,
I too saw Magic Dick, but with Hole in ‘90!
The honeydrippers opened the show.

Posted by: Gunslinger at September 10, 2026 10:30 PM (N91F8)

91 Funny thing is, the aliens didn't eat the dinosaur bones.
Posted by: wth

Shameful, not using the whole animal.

Posted by: Proud Indian at September 10, 2026 10:30 PM (ftFVW)

92 >>Hey, Bub. You were slacking up there in RI. Now there's going to be another one of those Socialist mayors. This time in Providence.

They don't let me vote in Providence.

Too bad, it's a great little city.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 10, 2026 10:31 PM (viF8m)

93 Also for the left, I think they do not really understand death. There is a feel to them that this is all a game. Its a strange vibe.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 10, 2026 10:31 PM (zZu0s)

94 ARiK, recall that in the early 2000s, the 3 big "issues" that helped spark the only recall attempt in CA history (when Ahhnold took over) were an increase in the car registration rates, giving driver's licenses to illegals, and a particularly egregious looting of the taxpayers by the prison guards' union, all courtesy of Gray Davis (described, I think by long-time Dem leader in Sacramento Jesse Unruh, as "like a mashed-potato sandwich" - colorless and tasteless).

Today? 100 things 1,000 times worse don't even arouse notice, much less objection, in this pathetic politically dead place. Of course much of the country has degraded just as much or more in the intervening decades, otherwise national picture wouldn't look like it does.

Posted by: rhomboid at September 10, 2026 10:32 PM (U/Byj)

95 Funny thing is, the aliens didn't eat the dinosaur bones.
Posted by: wth

Shameful, not using the whole animal.
Posted by: Proud Indian at September 10, 2026 10:30 PM (ftFVW)

Dinosaur bones were used for the first wind chimes.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at September 10, 2026 10:32 PM (qx7Zg)

96 Too bad, it's a great little city.
Posted by: JackStraw at September 10, 2026 10:31 PM (viF8m)

Great restaurants.
But Brown University.

Posted by: RI Red at September 10, 2026 10:33 PM (w30OO)

97 14 I just realized that Mark Lindsay, who sang 'Arizona', is the same Mark Lindsay of Paul Revere and the Raiders.

Go figure.
Posted by: Tonypete at September 10, 2026 10:01 PM (X2xzm)

TP ... really?

Posted by: browndog says woof at September 10, 2026 10:33 PM (oCio0)

98 Lol @feather in dino poo!

I've watched Cat consume sparrows. He eats all but the wing- and tail-feathers. Still, he does eat a few feathers, and I cringe thinking how that must feel upon *exit*

Likewise with the grasshopper legs. Ewwwww.

Posted by: JQ at September 10, 2026 10:33 PM (rdVOm)

99
Also for the left, I think they do not really understand death. There is a feel to them that this is all a game. Its a strange vibe.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 10, 2026 10:31 PM (zZu0s)

__________

To them, it's an episode in the Saga of Me.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 10, 2026 10:34 PM (eRlcH)

100 Sorry.

Posted by: COMountainMarie at September 10, 2026 10:34 PM (hJKeX)

101 37 Well, everyone should have an early Doof in their life...
Posted by: COMountainMarie at September 10, 2026 09:56 PM (hJKeX)

I was on time, as always!
Posted by: Doof at September 10, 2026 10:08 PM (QMAsf)

You and Gandolf ...

Training camps open next week ... hot puck action ahead!

Posted by: browndog says woof at September 10, 2026 10:34 PM (oCio0)

102 nurse, when I worked for a big aerospace company based in Seattle (we were in OKC) we interacted quite a bit with a guy who lived in Stellacoom, I think. He sent us a salt water photo like yours showing the view from his back porch. A few years later, some of us were in Seattle and he invited us out to his place. What he left out of the shot was a big ass prison! We were disappointed.

Posted by: LRob in OK at September 10, 2026 10:35 PM (Jr+re)

103 In other news - received the license renewal for my 2019 Ram from the California DMV: $554.

Not a typo. Five hundred fifty four dollars.

It goes down as the vehicle gets older.

At least I don't have to get it smog tested this year.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 10, 2026 10:27 PM (QGaXH)

Brutal, but not Connecticut brutal. I have a friend up there, and he pays $500 once his car reaches ancient rusted out piece of shit status. A fairly new car would be around $1500-$2000 from what he tells me. Thats scumbag shit. Jersey don't even do that.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at September 10, 2026 10:36 PM (S41Gd)

104 Meme:

A truck full of Vicks VapoRub overturned on the highway. There was no congestion for 8 hours.

??

Must have been the original formula. The new stuff barely works for 30 minutes.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at September 10, 2026 10:36 PM (qx7Zg)

105
In a modest wooden home in Sardinal, about a 20-minute drive from Costa Rica's Pacific coast, Jose Flores spends his days napping, eating meals prepared by his granddaughter, and arm-wrestling ​with her.
His family and official records indicate that he is 119 years old, which would make ‌him the world's oldest man, though international verification of his birth date is still pending as specialists review historical documents.

As the validation process continues, Flores' family is awaiting an answer ​that Hellen Flores said would carry meaning beyond their own household.
"It would be a ​source of pride, ⁠both for the family and for the country," she said.

--------

"Jose Flores has a long tradition of existence, both in the family and the community at large."

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at September 10, 2026 10:36 PM (zqeQL)

106 Margot Robbie, Emma Watson, and small Chihuahua puppy named Rupert.

"Brokeback Mountain- Two Girls, One Pup"

Posted by: Orson at September 10, 2026 10:37 PM (dIske)

107 Training camps open next week ... hot puck action ahead!
Posted by: browndog says woof at September 10, 2026 10:34 PM (oCio0)


Hell, yeah!

Posted by: Doof at September 10, 2026 10:37 PM (QMAsf)

108 >>Great restaurants.
But Brown University.

Some of the best Italian I've ever had.

And I really did see Magic Dick and the rest of the Geils band at the Providence Civic Center on New Years Eve 1978. Had a couple drinks with him backstage.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 10, 2026 10:37 PM (viF8m)

109 57 Howdy SF, L-Rob, Bulg, Christy, RI Red - and anyone I may have accidentally missed
Posted by: Doof at September 10, 2026 10:19 PM (QMAsf)

Ahem.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 10, 2026 10:38 PM (QGaXH)

110 Margot Robbie, Emma Watson, and small Chihuahua puppy named Rupert.

"Brokeback Mountain- Two Girls, One Pup"
Posted by: Orson

Look Who's Barking Now

Posted by: She Hobbit at September 10, 2026 10:38 PM (ftFVW)

111 Heh. No prison here.

I have seen Orcas from my bedroom window. And I go to sleep watching the West Point Lighthouse blink. White. Red. Every five seconds.

It’s awesome.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 10, 2026 10:38 PM (+10YP)

112 I want to live to see the year 2112.

Doof, wouldn’t you?

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 10, 2026 10:38 PM (PI7fX)

113 The opposite view:


Sovey
@SoveyX
3h
The $5,000 Trump dividend just broke the oldest business model in politics: Democrats renting the homeless vote at twenty dollars a head.

The TDS is gonna be off the charts.

Posted by: Kindltot at September 10, 2026 10:38 PM (rbvCR)

114
I see the star of the day is some "insider" gink who says AI will kill us all. Not that I have much use for AI, but the Heathen Chinee have no scruples about developing things that can kill lots of people.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 10, 2026 10:38 PM (eRlcH)

115 Well, after brief internet research, it does not look like a female Brokeback Mountain is in the works.
I has sadz.
And an unopened bottle of lotion.

Posted by: RI Red at September 10, 2026 10:38 PM (w30OO)

116 Would you want to live to be that old?

Hell no. Even my Dad's older sister, who died less than 3 months short of 101, told me when she was in her mid 90's that she only wanted to live to be 97...after she turned 97, her mind started to go, to the point she no longer knew who I was...unless she was doing that on purpose?...hmmm...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 10, 2026 10:39 PM (l3cgK)

117 all courtesy of Gray Davis

I think the “pioneering” use of a single-point central exchange for power—with the opposite-word-title of decentralization—that “unexpectedly” caused electricity prices to skyrocket—amazing how government-run exchanges keep doing that—had something to do with it also. (I lived in San Diego at the time.)

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at September 10, 2026 10:39 PM (olroh)

118 >>>In other news - received the license renewal for my 2019 Ram from the California DMV: $554.


My 15 year old Nissan Frontier was $225 this year.

Posted by: Mark1971 at September 10, 2026 10:39 PM (/OKHJ)

119 Great Blue Herons eat large fish whole as well as things like gophers, squirrels, chipmunks, rats. Stabbed, then swallowed whole.

Posted by: Down The Hatch! at September 10, 2026 10:39 PM (Fn+3X)

120 You and Gandolf ...

Training camps open next week ... hot puck action ahead!
Posted by: browndog says woof at September 10, 2026 10:34 PM (

The NHL needs to expand to Houston so that I can at long last follow an NHL team.

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 10, 2026 10:39 PM (PI7fX)

121
My 15 year old Nissan Frontier was $225 this year.
Posted by: Mark1971 at September 10, 2026 10:39 PM (/OKHJ)

__________

Mine is $70-80.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 10, 2026 10:40 PM (eRlcH)

122 nurse, I'm from the Great Plains, have travelled quite a bit and am jealous of your home location!

Posted by: LRob in OK at September 10, 2026 10:40 PM (Jr+re)

123 Bound is a better movie than Lesbo Brokeback would be.

Posted by: polynikes at September 10, 2026 10:40 PM (KC5Lt)

124 112 I want to live to see the year 2112.

Doof, wouldn’t you?

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 10, 2026 10:38 PM (PI7fX)

I already lived to see 1991 and 2002...don't need to see any other palindromic years...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 10, 2026 10:40 PM (l3cgK)

125 Ahem.....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 10, 2026 10:38 PM (QGaXH)


You were in that "accidentally missed group"!

Posted by: Doof at September 10, 2026 10:40 PM (QMAsf)

126 Zug Zug say, 'every part of tuna will be used.' It's sustainable.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at September 10, 2026 10:40 PM (ZLLWT)

127 Semi-Literate, one of my favorite lines from the masterpiece. A friend jokingly terms Animal House the "peak of western civilization".

Looks like this historic* bad weather will finally fade the next few days. Might have been educational for many locals who've not lived elsewhere.

* using the term properly, about something of some importance, unlike the usual usage the last 20 years or so

Posted by: rhomboid at September 10, 2026 10:40 PM (U/Byj)

128 25 years ago I headed to be after watching the MNF game - NY Giants @ my Broncos. Denver won. The first game in the new stadium.

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 10, 2026 10:41 PM (PI7fX)

129 @SoveyX
3h
The $5,000 Trump dividend just broke the oldest business model in politics: Democrats renting the homeless vote at twenty dollars a head.

The TDS is gonna be off the charts.

Posted by: Kindltot at September 10, 2026 10:38 PM (rbvCR)
---

Cool
Crewl

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 10, 2026 10:41 PM (pMmVV)

130 I want to live to see the year 2112.

Doof, wouldn’t you?
Posted by: Cow Demon at September 10, 2026 10:38 PM (PI7fX)


Of course! The Solar Federation awaits us!

Posted by: Doof at September 10, 2026 10:41 PM (QMAsf)

131 The NHL needs to expand to Houston so that I can at long last follow an NHL team.
Posted by: Cow Demon at September 10, 2026 10:39 PM (PI7fX

Did you ever go to an Aeros game? Best pro sports experience in Houston until they left.

Posted by: polynikes at September 10, 2026 10:42 PM (KC5Lt)

132 DUN spells done.
Goodnight, all!

Posted by: RI Red at September 10, 2026 10:42 PM (w30OO)

133 I already lived to see 1991 and 2002...don't need to see any other palindromic years...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 10, 2026 10:40 PM (l3cgK)

Screw palindromes. I want to see if the world will be ruled by The Solar Federation and will it be overthrown that year with the help of one man and a guitar.

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 10, 2026 10:42 PM (PI7fX)

134 112 I want to live to see the year 2112.

Doof, wouldn’t you?
Posted by: Cow Demon at September 10, 2026 10:38 PM (PI7fX)
_________________________

I am sorry. This will not be possible. It is for your own good, and it will be quick.

Posted by: Skynet at September 10, 2026 10:43 PM (dIske)

135 Trump lyed so bad tonight and we need Presdent Obama to do something abouts this now !!

Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, Vt at September 10, 2026 10:43 PM (KIa9K)

136 The NHL needs to expand to Houston so that I can at long last follow an NHL team.
Posted by: Cow Demon at September 10, 2026 10:39 PM (PI7fX)

CD, glad to see you have no allegiance to #teamfootinthecrease

Knew you were good people ... that confirms it !

Posted by: browndog says woof at September 10, 2026 10:43 PM (oCio0)

137
Of course! The Solar Federation awaits us!
Posted by: Doof at September 10, 2026 10:41 PM (QMAsf)

My last words will be “WE HAVE ASSUMED CONTROL”

: )

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 10, 2026 10:43 PM (PI7fX)

138 115 Well, after brief internet research, it does not look like a female Brokeback Mountain is in the works.
I has sadz.
And an unopened bottle of lotion.

Posted by: RI Red at September 10, 2026 10:38 PM (w30OO)

Gives a different meaning to "it puts on the lotion"...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 10, 2026 10:43 PM (l3cgK)

139 Posted by: rhomboid at September 10, 2026 10:32 PM (U/Byj)

1. The electorate has been replaced
2. The political culture has been seized by Marxists
3. The election system hopelessly corrupted

Ex. Karen Bass

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 10, 2026 10:43 PM (RIvkX)

140 Almost seven minutes of animation done (no sound yet) and I haven't even gotten to the good part yet. Take that as a warning not to be ignored.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at September 10, 2026 10:43 PM (CHHv1)

141 JackStraw,
My future ex husband took me with his family to the most awesome Italian restaurant in Providence. I don’t remember the name.

I had the puttanesca. It was divine. So was the ravioli. My ex got veal parm. It was to die for. 12 of us at the table. We drank a LOT of wine.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 10, 2026 10:44 PM (+10YP)

142 Benjamin Netanyahu@netanyahu -

Tonight we destroyed the largest Iranian outpost outside Iran - the Ali Taher Tunnels in Lebanon.

Completing the task. Happy New Year!
------
Dr. Eli David@DrEliDavid -

Ali Taher ridge tunnels in Lebanon: Built by the IRGC over the past two decades, costing tens of billions of dollars (from the pockets of poor Iranians).

All gone an hour ago:
The IDF used 1,100 tons of explosives to blow it all up.
---

CentCom should take notes from the Israelis on,
'How to film stuff we blow up'.
the tunnels best viewed at 0.25 speed:

https://tinyurl.com/2r43zmyp

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 10, 2026 10:44 PM (pMmVV)

143 I am sorry. This will not be possible. It is for your own good, and it will be quick.
Posted by: Skynet at September 10, 2026 10:43 PM (dIske)

August 29, 1997 came and went uneventfully. So fuck you, Skynet!

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 10, 2026 10:44 PM (PI7fX)

144 My last words will be “WE HAVE ASSUMED CONTROL”

: )
Posted by: Cow Demon at September 10, 2026 10:43 PM (PI7fX)


They performed the whole Side 1 when I saw them in Philly a few weeks ago. Quite awesome!

Posted by: Doof at September 10, 2026 10:46 PM (QMAsf)

145
Shock season prediction: the Toronto Maple Leafs will not win the Stanley Cup.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 10, 2026 10:46 PM (eRlcH)

146 A friend jokingly terms Animal House the "peak of western civilization".

I hope you introduced your friend to Mohamet, Jugdish, Sidney and Clayton.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at September 10, 2026 10:46 PM (olroh)

147 Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, Vt at September 10, 2026 10:43 PM (KIa9K)
=====

*starts warming up ECT machine*

There, there Mary, just a moment.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 10, 2026 10:46 PM (RIvkX)

148 140 Almost seven minutes of animation done (no sound yet) and I haven't even gotten to the good part yet. Take that as a warning not to be ignored.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm
---

Is it a continuation of the last one?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 10, 2026 10:46 PM (pMmVV)

149 La Conca D'oro restaurant in Catskill,NY is the best Italian food I've ever had and I've had a lot all over the country.

Posted by: polynikes at September 10, 2026 10:47 PM (KC5Lt)

150 Did you ever go to an Aeros game? Best pro sports experience in Houston until they left.
Posted by: polynikes at September 10, 2026 10:42 PM (KC5Lt

Never. I saw the San Antonio Iguanas play the Macon Whoopie one year. My sole hockey viewing experience.

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 10, 2026 10:47 PM (PI7fX)

151 Saw the Aeros play the then-San Diego WHA team, with Howe centering his two sons on one line. That was interesting. Also saw Mark star in a college tournament here a few years prior.

One August we had two guys from the Green Bay IHL team show up for the Friday pick-up scrimmage. They and team mates had rented a beach/party house here for the week before training camp. Of course it was easy to instantly tell these guys were either pro or recent high-level collegiate. But in classic hockey culture fashion, they didn't take a shot during the scrimmage, only passing and play-making and (duh) raising the level of play.

Posted by: rhomboid at September 10, 2026 10:47 PM (U/Byj)

152 Shock season prediction: the Toronto Maple Leafs will not win the Stanley Cup.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 10, 2026 10:46 PM (eRlcH)


Neither will the Montreal Maroons

Posted by: Doof at September 10, 2026 10:47 PM (QMAsf)

153 For the $5000 check, be sure to take the money from the DSA members. It's redistribution, after all.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at September 10, 2026 10:48 PM (zSq3q)

154 I want to live to see the year 2112.

Doof, wouldn’t you?
Posted by: Cow Demon at September 10, 2026 10:38 PM (PI7fX)

I would be 146.

But I have always wanted to get there. Or would I?

Funny, I always notice house addresses that are 2112.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Sounding the Carnyx at September 10, 2026 10:48 PM (0aYVJ)

155 Doof!


Thank you for posting my amateur photo! And Pablo Cruise is a fun 70s pop band that makes you want to sing along and bop around.

Seems contrary to Charlie and 9/11. But.

We can’t hang on to sadness. We can acknowledge it. And be sad. And then move ahead. Ugh. It’s hard.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 10, 2026 10:48 PM (qQ8yH)

156
They performed the whole Side 1 when I saw them in Philly a few weeks ago. Quite awesome!
Posted by: Doof at September 10, 2026 10:46 PM (QMAsf)

They did the same at Ft Worth right after intermission.

I got a t-shirt from there: “Y’all The World’s A Stage”

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 10, 2026 10:48 PM (PI7fX)

157 153 For the $5000 check, be sure to take the money from the DSA members. It's redistribution, after all.

Posted by: Sasquatch,
---

Have them come in to collect, lock the door and throw away the key.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 10, 2026 10:50 PM (pMmVV)

158 I feel out of sync tonight...thanks for stuff tonight Doof, and big hugs to Horde!

I’m going to sleep because my energy has left the group chat.

Posted by: COMountainMarie at September 10, 2026 10:50 PM (hJKeX)

159 114 I see the star of the day is some "insider" gink who says AI will kill us all. Not that I have much use for AI, but the Heathen Chinee have no scruples about developing things that can kill lots of people.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 10, 2026 10:38 PM (eRlcH)

And the dopes in D.C. are using it to justify a new federal AI safety bill. Elon says it sees like a setup.

Posted by: Joemarine at September 10, 2026 10:50 PM (y171U)

160 143 I am sorry. This will not be possible. It is for your own good, and it will be quick.
Posted by: Skynet at September 10, 2026 10:43 PM (dIske)

August 29, 1997 came and went uneventfully. So fuck you, Skynet!

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 10, 2026 10:44 PM (PI7fX)

Lots of movies that took place in the "future" from when they were made, whose dates have now passed...

Soylent Green took place in 2022...
Running Man (original) was between 2017 and 2019...

And of course, TV shows, like "Space: 1999"...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 10, 2026 10:50 PM (l3cgK)

161 Franpsycho, all (sort of) true, but it's darker than that. For example people I've known all my life have robotically voted D all the way down the hill as the state degraded. Not (particularly) dumb people, though clueless in the way most people are about public policy. Not replaced, same people.

Posted by: rhomboid at September 10, 2026 10:50 PM (U/Byj)

162 "Oh, you've met? Great, you'll have lots to talk about. And help yourself to some punch and cookies!"

Posted by: rhomboid at September 10, 2026 10:51 PM (U/Byj)

163 I want to live to see the year 2112.

Doof, wouldn’t you?
Posted by: Cow Demon at September 10, 2026 10:38 PM (PI7fX)

Of course! The Solar Federation awaits us!
Posted by: Doof at September 10, 2026 10:41 PM (QMAsf)

This could happen first.

https://youtu.be/HE02ttbdTXc

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at September 10, 2026 10:51 PM (qx7Zg)

164 Great Blue Herons eat large fish whole as well as things like gophers, squirrels, chipmunks, rats. Stabbed, then swallowed whole.
Posted by: Down The Hatch! at September 10, 2026 10:39 PM (Fn+3X)

And little baby bunny rabbits too.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 10, 2026 10:51 PM (1Ff7Z)

165 Life must suck bad in Brattleboro, Vt !!!!

I bet all the women there weight 500 lbs and look like Marty Feldman ........

And what do they eat to get that "Gravitationally Challenged"....... Everything !!!

Small animals run in fear when the Bovine Woman of Brattleboro hit the streets...

Posted by: Jackson K. at September 10, 2026 10:51 PM (8lUeo)

166 https://tinyurl.com/2r43zmyp
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 10, 2026 10:44 PM (pMmVV)
====

Blowed up good, real good.
-Bob and Doug MacKenzie

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 10, 2026 10:51 PM (RIvkX)

167 Evening, all. Have an initial (screening) interview with a new company Tuesday, nothing else to report of any use. Ugh.

I never knew much about Charlie directly before his death, I knew 'people quoted him' and memes. Still, a shame that some delusional idiot decided the way to leave his mark on the world was assassination of a good man.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at September 10, 2026 10:52 PM (aJQbY)

168 I was too young to see the 1980 Miracle On Ice live, but I will always look fondly at working at the side hustle, watching the 2026 Gold Medal game between the USA and Canada.

It’s always great to see Canada get punked out of the gold medal in “their sport”.

I’d follow hockey more, but I just need a team to follow.

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 10, 2026 10:52 PM (PI7fX)

169 Two owls a’hootin’ in our backyard.

Posted by: Eromero at September 10, 2026 10:52 PM (LHPAg)

170 >>JackStraw,
My future ex husband took me with his family to the most awesome Italian restaurant in Providence. I don’t remember the name.

>>I had the puttanesca. It was divine. So was the ravioli. My ex got veal parm. It was to die for. 12 of us at the table. We drank a LOT of wine.

If you ever find your way back out this way I'll take you for dinner at a new Itallian place that just opened in my little town. It's the 2nd place owned by 3 Italian guys from the Providence area. Italian and seafood and everything is incredible. Octous puttanesca is on the menu.

Really, everything is just outstanding.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 10, 2026 10:52 PM (viF8m)

171 And of course, TV shows, like "Space: 1999"...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 10, 2026 10:50 PM (

This Sunday marks 27 years since Breakaway Day.

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 10, 2026 10:53 PM (PI7fX)

172 Rollerball and Blade Runner

Posted by: polynikes at September 10, 2026 10:53 PM (KC5Lt)

173 >>> Not (particularly) dumb people, though clueless in the way most people are about public policy. Not replaced, same people.

Posted by: rhomboid
---

My doc, talking about his friends, said he didn't understand how intelligent people could entertain such stupid thoughts.

It does take cognitive disconnect and a deep class association.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 10, 2026 10:53 PM (pMmVV)

174 169 Two owls a’hootin’ in our backyard.

Posted by: Eromero at September 10, 2026 10:52 PM (LHPAg)

As long as they don't do it near your bedroom window about 6 nights in a row...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 10, 2026 10:53 PM (l3cgK)

175 Lots of movies that took place in the "future" from when they were made, whose dates have now passed...

We haven’t reached The Jetsons yet, but George Jetson would have been born four years ago.

We are now further from Raiders of the Lost Ark than Raiders was from when it took place.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at September 10, 2026 10:53 PM (olroh)

176 Discussions about a remake of Brokeback with Margot Robbie and Emma Watson, mixed in with tuna fish sales.

The Hord never disappoints.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at September 10, 2026 10:54 PM (zSq3q)

177 Standard Tennessee car registration is $26.50 per year. For most, that's it. Some cities add on their own fee. The highest I'm aware of is $55 per year. Flat fee. Regardless of age or value.

Posted by: TRex - tax man dino at September 10, 2026 10:54 PM (XfIK1)

178 Hunter just told me that the best way to get forearms like Popeye is to Stroke the Ole Salami 10 times a day....

Posted by: Blo Jiden at September 10, 2026 10:54 PM (jGtoG)

179
For example people I've known all my life have robotically voted D all the way down the hill as the state degraded. Not (particularly) dumb people, though clueless in the way most people are about public policy. Not replaced, same people.
Posted by: rhomboid at September 10, 2026 10:50 PM (U/Byj)

_________

The relationship between cause and effect is an eternal mystery to the Left. The failure of Democratic policies always requires doubling down on those policies.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 10, 2026 10:54 PM (eRlcH)

180 175 Lots of movies that took place in the "future" from when they were made, whose dates have now passed...

We haven’t reached The Jetsons yet, but George Jetson would have been born four years ago.

We are now further from Raiders of the Lost Ark than Raiders was from when it took place.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at September 10, 2026 10:53 PM (olroh)

I once worked with a man (for a short time) whose last name was Jetson...I so badly wanted to ask if he had a kid named George (who woulda been born around 2022...)

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 10, 2026 10:55 PM (l3cgK)

181 Doof!


Thank you for posting my amateur photo! And Pablo Cruise is a fun 70s pop band that makes you want to sing along and bop around.

Seems contrary to Charlie and 9/11. But.

We can’t hang on to sadness. We can acknowledge it. And be sad. And then move ahead. Ugh. It’s hard.
Posted by: nurse ratched at September 10, 2026 10:48 PM (qQ8yH)


Well said

Posted by: Doof at September 10, 2026 10:55 PM (QMAsf)

182 ]i]Trump lyed so bad tonight and we need Presdent Obama to do something abouts this now !!
Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, Vt at September 10, 2026 10:43 PM (KIa9K)

Mary, I am afraid I have to tell you that your one-woman crusade to save the snowball bush to the side of the library main steps has come to naught. City employees chainsawed it down today, and it is a shame since your "Slam Powtry for the puertiy of the Viburnium" was so moving at the last Library board meeting, and I suspect you could have gone on for an hour if they hadn't called time and had the police throw you out when you refused to relinquish the microphone. I am tempted to complain for the way they tased you with only five warnings, even after you started screaming at them.

I asked, apparently the Library board has decided to "put in a shadbush or some sort of amelanchier that won't sprawl so much" so perhaps it won't blight the community after all.

Posted by: Kindltot at September 10, 2026 10:56 PM (rbvCR)

183 Not replaced, same people.
Posted by: rhomboid at September 10, 2026 10:50 PM (U/Byj)
====

Yes I think 25 years ago those folks were a minority in large population centers like San Diego and Orange County, not anymore.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 10, 2026 10:56 PM (RIvkX)

184 I once worked with a man (for a short time) whose last name was Jetson...I so badly wanted to ask if he had a kid named George…

That would have been one hell of an in-joke if he’d managed to time it correctly!

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at September 10, 2026 10:56 PM (olroh)

185 178 Hunter just told me that the best way to get forearms like Popeye is to Stroke the Ole Salami 10 times a day....

Posted by: Blo Jiden at September 10, 2026 10:54 PM (jGtoG)

Or forearm injections...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 10, 2026 10:56 PM (l3cgK)

186
We are farther from the end of WWII than the end of the Civil War was to the end of WWII.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 10, 2026 10:57 PM (eRlcH)

187 Lots of movies that took place in the "future" from when they were made, whose dates have now passed...

Soylent Green took place in 2022...
Running Man (original) was between 2017 and 2019...

And of course, TV shows, like "Space: 1999"...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)


The Matrix, released in 1999, officially took place in 1999.

Which sounds crazy at first.

Then it's like, whoa.

Posted by: mikeski at September 10, 2026 10:57 PM (VHUov)

188 184 I once worked with a man (for a short time) whose last name was Jetson...I so badly wanted to ask if he had a kid named George…

That would have been one hell of an in-joke if he’d managed to time it correctly!

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at September 10, 2026 10:56 PM (olroh)

I also worked with a man whose last name was Walker; at the time his wife was pregnant, and someone offered a first and middle name of Luke Sky...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 10, 2026 10:57 PM (l3cgK)

189 Can I put my Trump Dividend into a Trump Account?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 10, 2026 10:58 PM (RIvkX)

190 Trumpf cut the FART Tube subsidy. That hurt all the children of coler in Brattleboro!

Posted by: Both Of Them at September 10, 2026 10:58 PM (Fn+3X)

191 69 I saw Magic Dick open for Pearl Jam at Coachella in '89.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 10, 2026 10:23 PM (wpRMV)

Most inpressive, considering Peatl Jam's debut album released in 1992 amd Coachella wasn't a thing until 1999.

Posted by: tankdemon at September 10, 2026 10:58 PM (2RJDy)

192 Don't have flying cars yet but a lot of movie /TV show future tech has come to fruition.

Lot of Star Trek tech.

Posted by: polynikes at September 10, 2026 10:59 PM (KC5Lt)

193 My doc, talking about his friends, said he didn't understand how intelligent people could entertain such stupid thoughts.
Posted by: Braenyard


Intelligence and Wisdom are not the same thing.

Some ideas are so stupid only an intellectual can believe them.

Posted by: mikeski at September 10, 2026 11:00 PM (VHUov)

194 186
We are farther from the end of WWII than the end of the Civil War was to the end of WWII.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
---

No wonder nobody knows nothin'.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 10, 2026 11:00 PM (pMmVV)

195 25 years later: If this be Normal;
how could to War on Normal People not be REAL?
and in evidence everywhere?

https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-whoseExistanceHas
Humans who lose the capacity to think become creatures whose existance has no Value.

Their Morality is a Bad Joke;
Remember who did this; and stood by to do Absolutely Nothing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bodSYqn67U4

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at September 10, 2026 11:00 PM (UgDfd)

196 192 Don't have flying cars yet but a lot of movie /TV show future tech has come to fruition.

Lot of Star Trek tech.

Posted by: polynikes at September 10, 2026 10:59 PM (KC5Lt)

My sister named one of her kids after a Star Trek universe character...I won't tell you which...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 10, 2026 11:00 PM (l3cgK)

197 174 169 Two owls a’hootin’ in our backyard.

Posted by: Eromero at September 10, 2026 10:52 PM (LHPAg)

As long as they don't do it near your bedroom window about 6 nights in a row...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 10, 2026 10:53 PM (l3cgK)

and you haven't planted by the dark of the moon.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 10, 2026 11:00 PM (QGaXH)

198 A girl I knew had the last name Snap.

Yes, her parents named her Ginger.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at September 10, 2026 11:00 PM (zSq3q)

199 There was a Candace Barr in my sister's jr. high class.

Posted by: rhomboid at September 10, 2026 11:01 PM (U/Byj)

200 And what do they eat to get that "Gravitationally Challenged"....... Everything !!!

I actually have a cookbook from Brattleboro. The Common Ground Dessert Cookbook from The Common Ground Community Restaurant of Brattleboro, Vermont. Great recipes, but the restaurant itself went the way of most cooperatively run establishments.

Defaulting on loans and not paying your taxes is no way to go through life, son.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at September 10, 2026 11:01 PM (olroh)

201 >>
Some ideas are so stupid only an intellectual can believe them.

Posted by: mikeski
---

I believe that. Seen it.
The words were painful for him to say.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 10, 2026 11:02 PM (pMmVV)

202 Been pretty strange watching the stories on X about the Houthi. Yesterday it was all “oh boy the Houthi are collapsing, the war there’s over!”

Today it’s “omigod the Houthi are winning oils going to be $200/barrel!”

For the record and unsurprisingly, I don’t believe either.

Posted by: Tom Servo at September 10, 2026 11:02 PM (UJfh6)

203 198 A girl I knew had the last name Snap.

Yes, her parents named her Ginger.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at September 10, 2026 11:00 PM (zSq3q)

It could be worse...

Posted by: Heidi Ho and Destiny Ho at September 10, 2026 11:02 PM (l3cgK)

204 Listening to 60's music is like a person in the 60's listening to music from around 1895-1905.

Posted by: polynikes at September 10, 2026 11:03 PM (KC5Lt)

205 I grew up playing hockey in the Boston area during the days of Bobby Orr and the Big Bad Bruins. It's hard to explain how big hockey was in this area back then. We lived to play hockey and when there was no ice we played street hockey.

I saw the Miracle on Ice in a bar in San Juan with a buddy and a bunch of Brit ex-pats and sailors. A bunch of college kids, many from the Boston area, beat the mighty Soiviets. That's one of those moments I will never forget.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 10, 2026 11:03 PM (viF8m)

206 A girl I knew had the last name Snap.
Yes, her parents named her Ginger.
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie

It could be worse...
Posted by: Heidi Ho and Destiny Ho


Indeed.

Posted by: Sue Orr at September 10, 2026 11:04 PM (VHUov)

207 My sister named one of her kids after a Star Trek universe character...I won't tell you which...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 10, 2026 11:00 PM (l3cgK)
====

I bet I know

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at September 10, 2026 11:04 PM (RIvkX)

208 Well, I'm done for now...might be back if I wake up...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 10, 2026 11:04 PM (l3cgK)

209 Yar is a good name for a kid.

Always ready for "talks like a pirate day"

Quark too. Always ready for yogurt too.

Posted by: Kindltot at September 10, 2026 11:04 PM (rbvCR)

210
Great Blue Herons eat large fish whole as well as things like gophers, squirrels, chipmunks, rats. Stabbed, then swallowed whole.
Posted by: Down The Hatch!


Where do they carry the knife?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 10, 2026 11:05 PM (Cqx++)

211 My sister named one of her kids after a Star Trek universe character...I won't tell you which...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 10, 2026 11:00 PM (l3cgK)

Harcourt!

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 10, 2026 11:05 PM (1Ff7Z)

212 Well there does seem to have been some unfortunate event involving the trans-peninsular pipeline in Saudi Arabia. Five or six places show fire (from satellite sensors) consistent with breaks and conflagrations. Not aware of any solid info or details just yet.

Posted by: rhomboid at September 10, 2026 11:05 PM (U/Byj)

213 Gary Sinise...one of the best men in America for what he's done for veterans. May God bless him always.

His foundation remembering 9/11/01 when our country was united in pain, grief and anger:

https://tinyurl.com/4ffycyhc

We will never forget

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 10, 2026 11:05 PM (hzuYO)

214 175 Lots of movies that took place in the "future" from when they were made, whose dates have now passed...

We haven’t reached The Jetsons yet, but George Jetson would have been born four years ago.

We are now further from Raiders of the Lost Ark than Raiders was from when it took place.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at September 10, 2026 10:53 PM (olroh)

If memory serves, the Robinson family left Alpha Control in 1996

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 10, 2026 11:05 PM (QGaXH)

215 My sister named one of her kids after a Star Trek universe character...I won't tell you which...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 10, 2026 11:00 PM (l3cgK)

Your niece is named Green Lady?

Posted by: polynikes at September 10, 2026 11:06 PM (KC5Lt)

216 Could it be that MANFRED is turning into a human?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 10, 2026 11:08 PM (pMmVV)

217
My sister named one of her kids after a Star Trek universe character...I won't tell you which...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)


Nog

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 10, 2026 11:08 PM (Cqx++)

218 I must've missed Mitch's speech.
What'd he say?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at September 10, 2026 11:10 PM (2Ez/1)

219 211 My sister named one of her kids after a Star Trek universe character...I won't tell you which...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 10, 2026 11:00 PM (l3cgK)

Harcourt!
Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 10, 2026 11:05 PM (1Ff7Z)

**********

Morn!

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at September 10, 2026 11:10 PM (zSq3q)

220 Listening to 60's music is like a person in the 60's listening to music from around 1895-1905.
Posted by: polynikes at September 10, 2026 11:03 PM (KC5Lt)


Hello ma baby, hello ma honey, hello my ragtime gal....

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 10, 2026 11:11 PM (1Ff7Z)

221 I must've missed Mitch's speech.
What'd he say?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty


In an avante-garde move, he laid out his vision in song. A stirring rendition of Cage's 4'33".

Posted by: mikeski at September 10, 2026 11:13 PM (VHUov)

222 "On the other hand would be lotion" - best laugh in quite awhile.

Publius is still sleeping. His schedule is so out of whack that he doesn't get up until after midnight. We only overlap by a few hours.

Can't figure out the best way to get him to the point where he wakes up at 5 pm.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at September 10, 2026 11:13 PM (w6EFb)

223 It ha been longer time since Cleveland won a World Series than from that time to the beginning of baseball.

Posted by: Ripley at September 10, 2026 11:13 PM (PTDkx)

224 A girl I knew had the last name Snap.

Yes, her parents named her Ginger.
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie
.......

and her sister Bra.

Posted by: wth at September 10, 2026 11:14 PM (oq9dX)

225 Young lady named Fern Bass in my high school class.

Posted by: Flora 'n' Fauna at September 10, 2026 11:14 PM (Fn+3X)

226 I want to live to see the year 2112.

Doof, wouldn’t you?

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 10, 2026 10:38 PM (PI7fX)

I would. Hell yeah, fuck yeah, as long as I can stay as I am now and not drooling on myself. If the red star solar federation shows up, we shoot them in the balls.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at September 10, 2026 11:14 PM (S41Gd)

227 219 211 My sister named one of her kids after a Star Trek universe character...I won't tell you which...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 10, 2026 11:00 PM (l3cgK)

Harcourt!
Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 10, 2026 11:05 PM (1Ff7Z)

**********

Morn!
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at September 10, 2026 11:10 PM (zSq3q)

Not 'Guy in Red Shirt' I hope!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 10, 2026 11:16 PM (QGaXH)

228 Haven't been here to comment in a few years. Discovered Ace and the Horde right after 9/11. I miss the time before that damn day.

Posted by: the Butcher at September 10, 2026 11:17 PM (qvpUD)

229 @Osint613 - 5h
CNN: Hundreds of IRGC officers are reportedly in Yemen working with the Houthis toward shutting the Bab el Mandeb Strait.

Iran has viewed closing the key waterway as an economic “nuclear option” if talks with the U.S. collapse
---

There's a lot of chatter on the pipeline but haven't found a trusted source.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 10, 2026 11:19 PM (pMmVV)

230 216 Could it be that MANFRED is turning into a human?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 10, 2026 11:08 PM (pMmVV)

I find his posts confusing so I usually just gloss over them, but I don't get 'troll' vibes off them.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 10, 2026 11:19 PM (QGaXH)

231 Was AoS existent in 2001? I thought it was 2004.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at September 10, 2026 11:21 PM (w6EFb)

232 Haven't been here to comment in a few years. Discovered Ace and the Horde right after 9/11. I miss the time before that damn day.
Posted by: the Butcher at September 10, 2026 11:17 PM (qvpUD)
====

Have you paid into the Building Fund?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 10, 2026 11:21 PM (RIvkX)

233 The love and pride of US Marines is in my DNA from my father who spent 30mo in the South Pacific after Pearl Harbor.

Here's a snippet of a story on the link I posted above of Marines in California the morning of 9/11:

"I go to the next room and they had a TV, well at that point the first tower had been struck and my head mate, OOD and I see the second plane hit the second tower. At that point the 3 of us run up and down the cat walk slamming on doors and at this point we had all our desert gear already packed and one of the most beautiful things I saw was hundreds of marines throwing seabags over the 3rd floor balcony and half dressed running to formation to hop in the 5 tons to be taken to headquarters of our companies."

Thank you, God, for the best military, ever, the world has ever seen. We sleep tonight thanks to men and women who serve. Thank you.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 10, 2026 11:24 PM (hzuYO)

234 It could be worse. -Ima and Ura

Posted by: The Hogg Sisters at September 10, 2026 11:24 PM (28HGQ)

235 224 A girl I knew had the last name Snap.

Yes, her parents named her Ginger.
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie
.......

and her sister Bra.
Posted by: wth at September 10, 2026 11:14 PM
++++

And their cousins Crackle and Pop.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at September 10, 2026 11:26 PM (2Ez/1)

236 227 219 211 My sister named one of her kids after a Star Trek universe character...I won't tell you which...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 10, 2026 11:00 PM (l3cgK)

__________________

Armus (the walking body of black tar)

Posted by: Orson at September 10, 2026 11:26 PM (dIske)

237 230 216 Could it be that MANFRED is turning into a human?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 10, 2026 11:08 PM (pMmVV)

I find his posts confusing so I usually just gloss over them, but I don't get 'troll' vibes off them.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 10, 2026 11:19 PM (QGaXH)

Of course, my givadam's been busted for years so maybe the troll detector is out too....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 10, 2026 11:26 PM (QGaXH)

238 CNN Report: Over 100 U.S. military advisers are on Saudi soil, feeding intelligence and targets to Saudi forces in the operation against the Houthis. The U.S. is providing geospatial targeting and a tool that lets officers track the battlefield in real time, but is not joining strikes or refueling.

American officials now believe hundreds of Revolutionary Guards officers are inside Yemen. One assesses the Iranian officers are working with the Houthis to eventually close the Bab al-Mandab strait, a move CNN earlier described as Tehran's "doomsday weapon" if talks with the U.S. collapse

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 10, 2026 11:27 PM (pMmVV)

239 Hollywood made some female Brokeback Mountain called the World to Come (ha ha) no one cared.

I do remember SNL doing a spoof version though with Carey Mulligan and Heidi Gardner where the husbands were trying to convince the women to have sex while they hid (poorly).

Posted by: 18-1 at September 10, 2026 11:28 PM (sKqQm)

240 233 Thank you, God, for the best military, ever, the world has ever seen. We sleep tonight thanks to men and women who serve. Thank you.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 10, 2026 11:24 PM (hzuYO)

The only military that civilians in occupied lands run to, not away from.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 10, 2026 11:29 PM (QGaXH)

241 235 224 A girl I knew had the last name Snap.

Yes, her parents named her Ginger.
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie
.......

and her sister Bra.
Posted by: wth at September 10, 2026 11:14 PM
++++

And their cousins Crackle and Pop.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at September 10, 2026 11:26 PM (2Ez/1)
___________________

Had a good friend in high school named "April Showers". She hated...excuse me. she HATED it. We had a party for her at age 18 when she went in and changed it to Avril.

Posted by: Orson at September 10, 2026 11:30 PM (dIske)

242 So how many sick people happy about Charlie's death. A disturbing number of nurses put out TikTok videos. Fortunately lost their jabs.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at September 10, 2026 11:31 PM (llBIB)

243 240 233 Thank you, God, for the best military, ever, the world has ever seen. We sleep tonight thanks to men and women who serve. Thank you.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 10, 2026 11:24 PM (hzuYO)

The only military that civilians in occupied lands run to, not away from.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 10, 2026 11:29 PM (QGaXH)

But then whose sacrifice... whose victories... are destroyed by our own 'elected' government.

I can't tell you how it feels to win every battle... and then loose the war, because of Politics.

Posted by: Romeo13 at September 10, 2026 11:32 PM (mP0Kj)

244 The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Center has issued a warning to commercial vessels operating near the Strait of Hormuz after receiving a report that two vessels were struck by unknown projectiles approximately 4 nautical miles west of Khasab, Oman, with at least one vessel reportedly catching fire.

The incident occurred near the entrance to the Strait and close to the maritime route established through Omani waters for vessels seeking to transit outside the main Iranian shipping lanes

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 10, 2026 11:33 PM (pMmVV)

245 CNN reports that the U.S. has expanded intelligence and targeting support specifically for Saudi Arabia’s military campaign against the Iranian backed Houthis in Yemen. More than 100 U.S. military personnel are reportedly dedicated to that effort, with one U.S. official putting the number at roughly 200, operating as part of a newly established joint forces command

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 10, 2026 11:33 PM (pMmVV)

246 My sister named one of her kids after a Star Trek universe character...I won't tell you which...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 10, 2026 11:00 PM (l3cgK)

Horta

Posted by: Darrell Harris at September 10, 2026 11:36 PM (Z8D0k)

247 59 Posted by: Gunslinger

I remember hearing the Full House album for the 1st time in 73. Wow, blown away, it still rocks!

Posted by: Pikov Andropov at September 10, 2026 11:37 PM (y7zkd)

248 So the big story tonight is that the Houthi Iced Mocha. Really.

Posted by: Tom Servo at September 10, 2026 11:37 PM (UJfh6)

249 Rams took an ass-kicking Down Under, 27-7.

It was bloody crikey!

Posted by: Don Black at September 10, 2026 11:38 PM (Zg8a/)

250 Mitch McConnell isn’t going to show up at the convention. He’s having a long weekend at Bernie’s.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 10, 2026 11:38 PM (GHfTg)

251 248 So the big story tonight is that the Houthi Iced Mocha. Really.

Posted by: Tom Servo
---

Ha! They are getting ready for a battle over the Bab el-Mandab Strait.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 10, 2026 11:41 PM (pMmVV)

252

Prayers for the families who will relive 9/11 again.

Posted by: four seasons at September 10, 2026 11:41 PM (/QHx4)

253 >CNN Report: Over 100 U.S. military advisers are on Saudi soil, feeding intelligence and targets to Saudi forces
----
okay
all we need is a Persian Gulf Resolution and we're off to the races

1
2
3
What are we fightin' for

Posted by: Don Black at September 10, 2026 11:42 PM (Zg8a/)

254 There are only 14 of our 50 states who mandate education about 9/11/01:

Alabama
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Maryland
Mississippi
Nebraska
New York
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia

Many people on the street don't know about the attack on Pearl Harbor, nor the date.

Twenty five years later many will not know about 9/11/01. Is your state one of them?

Resolution for all 50 states:

https://tinyurl.com/ehpf5jrh

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 10, 2026 11:42 PM (hzuYO)

255 And Candy Barr was a stripper at Jack Ruby's club.

Posted by: Don Black at September 10, 2026 11:43 PM (Zg8a/)

256 251 248 So the big story tonight is that the Houthi Iced Mocha. Really.

Posted by: Tom Servo
---

Ha! They are getting ready for a battle over the Bab el-Mandab Strait.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 10, 2026 11:41 PM (pMmVV)

They're planning on sending in the ultimate weapon... 10k women screaming. Yasss, Queen!!!

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at September 10, 2026 11:44 PM (qx7Zg)

257
I can't tell you how it feels to win every battle... and then loose the war, because of Politics.
Posted by: Romeo13 at September 10, 2026 11:32 PM (mP0Kj)
*********
I know and I am sorry. I was sorry for the ROE after 9/11.

I was even more sorry and angry when Biden did what he did in Afghanistan.

Thank you.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 10, 2026 11:44 PM (hzuYO)

258 Trump Pledges That If Voters Defeat Socialism In November, They Will Each Get An Equal Redistribution Of Wealth From The Government
------------------

It's called grabbing market share.

Dems want to mindfuck the populace for the next two months on socialism. Trump said - fuck it, I'll be Uncle Sugar and leave the Democrats holding the bag full off all the shit that comes with their empty promises.

Sorry, I love it. We needed a fighter like Trump all my life.

In case people haven't noticed, our enemy have officially moved to the murder phase of socialism. This is not a fight over fiscal policy anymore, this is life and death.

Posted by: ... at September 10, 2026 11:45 PM (vE0+H)

259 And it's...

5
6
7
Open up the Pearly Gates...

Posted by: JQ at September 10, 2026 11:45 PM (rdVOm)

260 Many people on the street don't know about the attack on Pearl Harbor, nor the date.
-----

It was the germans, right?

Posted by: A Millennial at September 10, 2026 11:47 PM (XeU6L)

261 Posted by: JQ at September 10, 2026 11:45 PM (rdVOm)

{{{JQ}}}

I owe you that one from last night, that was nice.

Posted by: ... at September 10, 2026 11:48 PM (vE0+H)

262 Hi, Ellipsis! Hope you're well tonight!

Hugs are great...

Posted by: JQ at September 10, 2026 11:50 PM (rdVOm)

263 @visegrad24
3h
BREAKING:

The Houthis have taken Hisn Murad.

It’s the point on the Yemeni coast where the Bab Al-Mandeb Strait is the narrowest (25 km). If they manage to entrench themselves there, it will become incredibly hard to sail through the Strait

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 10, 2026 11:52 PM (pMmVV)

264

Ain't got time to wonder why
Hoo Boy, we're gonna use AI

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 10, 2026 11:52 PM (Cqx++)

265 It’s the point on the Yemeni coast where the Bab Al-Mandeb Strait is the narrowest (25 km). If they manage to entrench themselves there, it will become incredibly hard to sail through the Strait

Welp, it's time for some major booms, huh? Fk 'em.

Posted by: JQ at September 10, 2026 11:54 PM (rdVOm)

266 Posted by: JQ at September 10, 2026 11:50 PM (rdVOm)

Yeah I'm doing pretty good. Tired but good. Best wishes to you as always.

Posted by: ... at September 10, 2026 11:54 PM (vE0+H)

267 It’s the point on the Yemeni coast where the Bab Al-Mandeb Strait is the narrowest (25 km). If they manage to entrench themselves there, it will become incredibly hard to sail through the Strait


Its open and sand.

A single battle ship could probably clear them out...

Posted by: 18-1 at September 10, 2026 11:55 PM (sKqQm)

268
Come on all a' you big strong men
Uncle Sam needs your help again
He' sgot himself in a terrible jam
Just can't seem to defeat Iran

and it's 1, 2, 3, what are we fightin' for
Don't ask me I don't give a damn
Next stop- downtown Tay-Ran!

Posted by: Don Black at September 10, 2026 11:56 PM (Zg8a/)

269 It’s the point on the Yemeni coast where the Bab Al-Mandeb Strait is the narrowest (25 km). If they manage to entrench themselves there, it will become incredibly hard to sail through the Strait

Welp, it's time for some major booms, huh? Fk 'em.

Posted by: JQ at September 10, 2026 11:54 PM (rdVOm)

Carpet bomb the fucking shit out of them. Chemical, nuclear, I don't give a shit. Go ancient.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at September 10, 2026 11:56 PM (S41Gd)

270 Posted by: ... at September 10, 2026 11:54 PM

Thanks!

Steady as it goes...

Posted by: JQ at September 10, 2026 11:56 PM (rdVOm)

271 Welp, it's time for some major booms, huh? Fk 'em.
Posted by: JQ
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I'll drink to that!
[waves empty Scotch glass]

Posted by: A Millennial at September 10, 2026 11:57 PM (XeU6L)

272 Crap! /Millennial

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 10, 2026 11:57 PM (XeU6L)

273 Carpet bomb the fucking shit out of them. Chemical, nuclear, I don't give a shit. Go ancient.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at September 10, 2026 11:56 PM (S41Gd)

I hear they really love pig intestines.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at September 10, 2026 11:58 PM (qx7Zg)

274 *moar scotch for Mike Hammer*

Cheers!

Posted by: JQ at September 10, 2026 11:58 PM (rdVOm)

275 *moar scotch for Mike Hammer*

Cheers!
Posted by: JQ
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Thankee, thankee indeed, and, cheers!

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 11, 2026 12:02 AM (XeU6L)

276 Carpet bomb the fucking shit out of them. Chemical, nuclear, I don't give a shit. Go ancient.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
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Was thinking A-10s but carpet bombs are a better idea.
Then A-10s for the balance.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 11, 2026 12:06 AM (pMmVV)

277 242 So how many sick people happy about Charlie's death. A disturbing number of nurses put out TikTok videos. Fortunately lost their jabs.
Posted by: JM in Illinois


I am thankful for the people who go to the trouble of getting these sickos fired. And I am constantly amazed at the number of warped individuals on youtube, who brag about the fact that they are teachers or nurses.

Posted by: nerdygirl at September 11, 2026 12:07 AM (0Htd1)

278 Obama sure bought them many toys.
Ought to hang him by his heels.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 11, 2026 12:08 AM (pMmVV)

279

Girl Scouts’ new cookies for dogs

The new soft baked cookies for dogs are blueberry-muffin flavored and were developed with Bark, a seller of dog treats and toys based in New York. The Patch Pals will be sold exclusively online as part of the 2027 lineup.


Girl Scouts’ new allergy-friendly cookies

Sparkables are the organization’s first allergy-friendly cookie. The crunchy oatmeal cookies with chocolate chips and colored sprinkles are made in a special facility to avoid nine major allergens. These allergens include milk, wheat, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts and sesame.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 11, 2026 12:09 AM (Cqx++)

280 Mom's birthday was September 11th. I was into my third year in California in 2001. Spoke to her a few times on that day, updating her on friends I knew who worked in NYC. I called her back a few days later to apologize for completely forgetting her birthday. She understood, of course, and admitted to thoughts of bumping it up a day or two in subsequent years.

I remember asking her if this was how Pearl Harbor felt. She said this felt worse, because no one she knew could place PH on a map at that time. Downtown Manhattan? Well, mom grew up in Brooklyn, so yeah, it felt worse..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at September 11, 2026 12:09 AM (nbLIj)

281 Nice of "Girl Scouts" to consider food allergies and pets... Still not buying any of their crap.

Posted by: JQ at September 11, 2026 12:12 AM (rdVOm)

282 I am thankful for the people who go to the trouble of getting these sickos fired. And I am constantly amazed at the number of warped individuals on youtube, who brag about the fact that they are teachers or nurses.

Posted by: nerdygirl
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Yep. SCOTUS opened the door to hell years ago.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 11, 2026 12:12 AM (pMmVV)

283
In case you don't know. The Girl Scouts now have badges for the girls that participate in Muslim activities.

I will not support what used to be a wholesome activity for girls.

Check out the GSA website.

Posted by: four seasons at September 11, 2026 12:13 AM (/QHx4)

284 The swing on the last thread was every 4th grade boy's dream. Only thing missing was the armpit farts to celebrate.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at September 11, 2026 12:16 AM (Fv808)

285 I sold many, many, MANY boxes of GS cookies, when I was but a young-un in Brownies. Got an award, too!

It was so much different then. I went door-to-door in my uniform, pulling a wagon full of cookies. 75 cents a box, and there were more cookies per box at that time than there are now! Mom refused to set up a table with me in front of the grocery store, like *other moms* did with their daughters. Dad refused to sell any for me at his office. No, I had to do it The Hard Way.

Posted by: JQ at September 11, 2026 12:17 AM (rdVOm)

286 CentCom should take notes from the Israelis on,
'How to film stuff we blow up'.

"How to Blow Stuff Up and Influence People" - THE self-help book for an intransigent Iran.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at September 11, 2026 12:19 AM (Fv808)

287 Hi, Dark Lixtiquatal! Better weather today?

Posted by: JQ at September 11, 2026 12:21 AM (rdVOm)

288 @EmilyandMe2
With the help of Anthropic AI they have destroyed the Saudi East West pipeline that was bypassing the strait of Hormuz. A devastating blow to the oil market. The AI race is getting real
Egypt's Intel Observer
_unconfirmed

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 11, 2026 12:24 AM (pMmVV)

289 Hi, Dark Lixtiquatal! Better weather today?
Posted by: JQ

Better as of this evening. Still warm today. Last night was brutual.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at September 11, 2026 12:26 AM (Fv808)

290 Scouting taught me that I didn't *ever* want to be in sales!

Posted by: JQ at September 11, 2026 12:27 AM (rdVOm)

291 Richard Grenell@RichardGrenell - 1h
Let’s be honest, the Democrats COULDN’T do a midterm Convention because the socialists and communists would boycott, protest and storm the stage if they weren’t front and center.

They are in chaos - look at their fundraising.

They are imploding

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 11, 2026 12:27 AM (pMmVV)

292 Today was 90, as expected. Ugh. But it's nice out now, and rained a little after some cooling breezes.

Posted by: JQ at September 11, 2026 12:28 AM (rdVOm)

293 Dad refused to sell any for me at his office. No, I had to do it The Hard Way.

Posted by: JQ
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Butter cookies were the best. Then chocolate chip.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 11, 2026 12:30 AM (pMmVV)

294 help of Anthropic AI they have destroyed the Saudi East West pipeline
-
What?

Why would AI be particularly helpful in targeting something static like a pipeline?

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at September 11, 2026 12:30 AM (vSvIl)

295
55 degrees here in SW Wyoming.

It's great sleeping weather finally.

Posted by: four seasons at September 11, 2026 12:31 AM (/QHx4)

296 283
In case you don't know. The Girl Scouts now have badges for the girls that participate in Muslim activities.

Posted by: four seasons at September 11, 2026 12:13 AM (/QHx4)

Imagine how good a slavery badge looks on a college application. Down with the Patriarchy, insh'Alllah!

Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd stirring the pot at September 11, 2026 12:33 AM (r7+Q7)

297 Why would AI be particularly helpful in targeting something static like a pipeline?

Posted by: Methos,
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The Iranians have been using Anthropic to for logistics and tactics.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 11, 2026 12:33 AM (pMmVV)

298 86 Ok, how about Haley Atwell and Sydney Sweeney. A double substitution!
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone



Add Alexandra Daddario and make it a throuple.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at September 11, 2026 12:35 AM (jFCkp)

299
Bilwis,

The muzzies are taking over everything American in our country.

They have a plan. Many people in our country don't realize the danger they have for us.

I'm completely disgusted.

Posted by: four seasons at September 11, 2026 12:36 AM (/QHx4)

300 Charlie Kirk statue in Times Square? Like as in NYC Times Square?

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 11, 2026 12:43 AM (Y08do)

301 The only cookie types I remember, are Thin Mints, Shortbread, and Peanut Butter. Not too many choices ca. 1970. There may have been another, I can't recall.

Posted by: JQ at September 11, 2026 12:44 AM (rdVOm)

302
So many people in our country are focused on the big issues the asshole media tell us about.

People need to do deep dive into the behind the scenes shit that is happening.

Posted by: four seasons at September 11, 2026 12:45 AM (/QHx4)

303 Chick version of. Brokeback would have the husband cheering it on and begging to join in.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 11, 2026 12:47 AM (Y08do)

304 Clayton S. Wood, a minister, wrote something about Charlie Kirk that seemed similar to growth I saw in him, too.

"I remember Charlie first as an educator. His gift was persuasion, the willingness to stand in a crowd of people who disagreed with him and make his case anyway. But the Charlie I watched in his final years was not the same Charlie who started. Early on, there was a hunger in his debates to humiliate an opponent, to win the exchange and leave the other guy crushed. Much of that was happening when he was in his early twenties.
Somewhere along the way that hunger changed into something else. He became a deeply spiritual man who happened to also be political, rather than a political man who happened to also be spiritual. And the change showed. He started arguing like a man who actually wanted the person across from him to be saved, not just beaten. That shift, from crushing opponents to caring about them, is the real story of Charlie Kirk's last years."

I really didn't appreciate that change until he was gone.

Posted by: KT at September 11, 2026 12:48 AM (1RGZ5)

305 260 Many people on the street don't know about the attack on Pearl Harbor, nor the date.
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It was the germans, right?
Posted by: A Millennial

Sure was.

Posted by: Senator Blutarski at September 11, 2026 12:48 AM (Y08do)

306 Posted by: four seasons at September 11, 2026 12:36 AM (/QHx4)

Right after Trump took office I mansplained right here that the Democrats were about to "move on" from the trannies we were talking about every single day, and even to an extent the illegals, as they switched over miraculously to their new best friends, radical islam.

It sounds obvious now in hindsight but trust me it wasn't quite as obvious 20 months ago.

In truth I spend much of my time here (when I'm not making fart jokes) sounding like a mental patient, the penalty of a mind that isn't quite right I guess. I've been telling the good people here what's in store for us since 2008, and will likely continue doing so.

So you are entirely correct the muzzies have a plan. But our domestic enemies are planning right along with them and without these traitors, the muzzies would be practically nowhere right now.

Posted by: ... at September 11, 2026 12:52 AM (vE0+H)

307 >>...the muzzies have a plan. But our domestic enemies are planning right along with them and without these traitors, the muzzies would be practically nowhere right now.
Posted by: ... at September 11, 2026 12:52 AM

And our domestic enemies think the muzz are their friends! I will laugh, probably while dying, as our domestic enemies are beheaded right alongside us.

Posted by: JQ at September 11, 2026 12:56 AM (rdVOm)

308 ...

They "elite" are are supporting the takeover of our country.

They are useful to the invaders now but they will be killed once the assholes have accomplished their goal.

I don't understand why they are so stupid.

Posted by: four seasons at September 11, 2026 12:57 AM (/QHx4)

309 I don't understand why they are so stupid.
Posted by: four seasons

It appears that they think: The Enemy of Their Enemies is Their Friend.

That's all I got...

Posted by: JQ at September 11, 2026 01:00 AM (rdVOm)

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