Mid-Morning Art Thread

Nocturne
Pyke Koch

Posted by: CBD at 09:32 AM

Comments

(Jump to bottom of comments)

1 Sponge!

Posted by: rickb223 at September 22, 2026 09:33 AM (Y+ssL)

2 Dark.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at September 22, 2026 09:34 AM (rujGJ)

3 Corgis called.

Posted by: rickb223 at September 22, 2026 09:34 AM (Y+ssL)

4 Damn electric company...

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 22, 2026 09:34 AM (2Cry5)

5 The equinox was angry that day, my friends.

Posted by: George Costanza at September 22, 2026 09:35 AM (2Ez/1)

6 What is it?

Posted by: rickb223 at September 22, 2026 09:35 AM (Y+ssL)

7 The light is giving away the position of the machine gun pillbox.

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 22, 2026 09:35 AM (2GVsD)

8 So dark it was drawn in Hollywood.

Posted by: NR Pax at September 22, 2026 09:35 AM (NR6c1)

9 Pyke?

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 22, 2026 09:35 AM (2GVsD)

10 an early execution electric chair enclosure?

Posted by: Gref at September 22, 2026 09:36 AM (5rh/l)

11 Vent of some kind.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at September 22, 2026 09:36 AM (rujGJ)

12 What am I looking at?

Posted by: pookysgirl, asking the most common Art Thread question at September 22, 2026 09:36 AM (Wt5PA)

13 "Pyke Koch and the painter Carel Willink are considered to be the foremost representatives in the Netherlands of Magic Realism, a style of painting in which the scenes depicted seem realistic yet uncanny or unlikely."

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at September 22, 2026 09:36 AM (XvL8K)

14 Good grief. Just cover the whole canvas in black paint, why dontcha?

Posted by: Bulg at September 22, 2026 09:36 AM (77rzZ)

15 A new low here. No dog either.

Posted by: ShART Rules The Day at September 22, 2026 09:36 AM (Fn+3X)

16 What is it?
Posted by: rickb223 at September 22, 2026 09:35 AM

It's a very dark painting on the Art Thread, but that's not important right now.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 22, 2026 09:37 AM (P6lWH)

17 From masterworks.com

The painting shows a public urinal at night.
Symbolism: It serves as a meeting place for men, reflecting Koch's interest in the darker aspects of life.

Posted by: redridinghood at September 22, 2026 09:37 AM (NpAcC)

18 Dark, cold and bleak.

Posted by: dantesed at September 22, 2026 09:37 AM (Oy/m2)

19 It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.

Posted by: muldoon, stubbing his toe and tripping over the dog at September 22, 2026 09:38 AM (I0N4X)

20 Alternate title - "Concept sketch for The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari."

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 22, 2026 09:38 AM (2GVsD)

21 Not sure what I'm looking at here. Not sure more light would help.

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at September 22, 2026 09:38 AM (QVS9R)

22
No dog. Not art.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 22, 2026 09:38 AM (eRlcH)

23 More Dutch Bastards!

Posted by: Hans Brinker at September 22, 2026 09:38 AM (Fn+3X)

24 Okay

Artist had a lot of black that was about to go bad, so, there ya go.

Posted by: Don Black at September 22, 2026 09:38 AM (ZxPkt)

25 Uh, what's going on there?

Posted by: Lizzy at September 22, 2026 09:39 AM (rOKnE)

26 A urinal? Don't eat these Dutch cakes...

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 22, 2026 09:39 AM (2GVsD)

27 He actually has some brighter ones including one spelled something like Cypris

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 22, 2026 09:39 AM (Aqpmr)

28 *shudders*

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 22, 2026 09:39 AM (EoCE8)

29 Not sure what I'm looking at here. Not sure more light would help.

An 88mm round would help. Erase the eyesore.

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 22, 2026 09:40 AM (2GVsD)

30 Alternate title:

Nightshift at Pelican Bay SHU

Posted by: Don Black at September 22, 2026 09:40 AM (ZxPkt)

31 Seems dark.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at September 22, 2026 09:41 AM (0sNs1)

32 And then a shot rang out.

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 22, 2026 09:41 AM (2GVsD)

33 No boobs, no dog

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at September 22, 2026 09:41 AM (pZWpI)

34 Do men usually gather and talk around a public urinal, like a campfire?

Posted by: redridinghood at September 22, 2026 09:42 AM (NpAcC)

35 Why does CBD hate us so? This Art is fit for a dumpster!

Posted by: No Redeeming Social Value at September 22, 2026 09:42 AM (Fn+3X)

36 No boobs, no dog

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at September 22, 2026 09:41 AM (pZWpI)

And NOBODY can find the sniper.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at September 22, 2026 09:43 AM (gLYp7)

37 No boobs, no dog
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats

How can you tell? Could be lurking in the shadows.

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at September 22, 2026 09:43 AM (QVS9R)

38 I can't see it, Elaine!

Posted by: Mr. Pitt at September 22, 2026 09:43 AM (Fn+3X)

39 Ees prison, no … ? It sure ain't a Waffle Haus …

Posted by: Dr_No at September 22, 2026 09:43 AM (ayRl+)

40 Thinking man's art.

As in; "What was that man thinking?"

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 22, 2026 09:43 AM (2Cry5)

41
So, a set for a Netflix series.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 22, 2026 09:43 AM (eRlcH)

42 Alt title: Night at the Shithouse.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at September 22, 2026 09:43 AM (rujGJ)

43 Lighting under Communism...

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at September 22, 2026 09:43 AM (egQ8W)

44 The painting was very dark that day, my friends.

Nocturne: When you don't have any bright color paint.

G'morn, fellow folks. It is a day.

Posted by: mindful webworker - make it a good one at September 22, 2026 09:44 AM (MX7Zk)

45 This looks like a scene in a modern movie, where everything is dimly lit or is bluish-gray all the time.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 22, 2026 09:44 AM (wzUl9)

46 Alt title: Night at the Shithouse.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory

Shitter's full

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at September 22, 2026 09:44 AM (egQ8W)

47 Despite being so dark, it's gloomy and atmospheric.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 22, 2026 09:45 AM (wzUl9)

48 Should I tell Tensor to paint in the style of Pyke Koch and see what happens?

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 22, 2026 09:45 AM (2GVsD)

49
No Peter Max.

Lost a bet.

Posted by: Auspex at September 22, 2026 09:45 AM (Y8DZL)

50 Wakes up.
Scratches
Looks around.
Dang. This art is as dark as the 19th Hole on the golf course where the Geezers are playing today. Tis a sad thing.
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at September 22, 2026 09:45 AM (2WIwB)

51
This looks like a scene in a modern movie, where everything is dimly lit or is bluish-gray all the time.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 22, 2026 09:44 AM (wzUl9)

Don't forget the mumbling actors.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 22, 2026 09:45 AM (eRlcH)

52 The dollar-store discount sunrise is never worth the money …

Posted by: Dr_No at September 22, 2026 09:46 AM (ayRl+)

53 Weird

Posted by: It's me donna at September 22, 2026 09:46 AM (+gK6I)

54 Very dark. Don't think I'd hang this one.
Thx CBD

Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 22, 2026 09:46 AM (taL2t)

55 Incredible use of light

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 22, 2026 09:46 AM (RIvkX)

56 Those making movie comments, please see my #20

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 22, 2026 09:46 AM (2GVsD)

57 Happy first day of autumn! My favorite season! This painting is more wintertime and dark and dank.

You can almost smell the piss and desperation. Yeeesh.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 22, 2026 09:47 AM (iuVbq)

58 Is This The End? - a limerick

My world is dark, i'm going to meet my Maker
I think I'd better phone the undertaker
But perhaps if I seek
Life won't seem so bleak
If I could just find the damned circuit breaker!

Posted by: muldoon, stubbing his toe and tripping over the dog at September 22, 2026 09:47 AM (I0N4X)

59 Imagine being in art class and the teacher says "paint the dark."

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 22, 2026 09:47 AM (RIvkX)

60 Themes: The work explores themes of sexuality and societal fringes, typical of Koch's oeuvre, which often includes elements of eroticism and psychological complexity.

Technique: Koch is known for his meticulous painting style, which combines realism with a sense of unease, enhancing the impact of the subject matter.

I guess a urinal can be sexual if it's for gay men.

Posted by: redridinghood at September 22, 2026 09:47 AM (NpAcC)

61 Munch's "The Scream" has been stolen several times. No one is going to pocket this bit of Dreck.

Posted by: Suave Art Thief at September 22, 2026 09:48 AM (Fn+3X)

62 @ 55 Incredible use of light

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 22, 2026 09:46 AM (RIvkX)
___________________________

Shouldn't that be "Incredible use of DARK" … ?

Posted by: Dr_No at September 22, 2026 09:48 AM (ayRl+)

63 This looks like a scene in a modern movie, where everything is dimly lit or is bluish-gray all the time.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

I hate movies like that, except for the old westerns where you could tell it wasn't night by the shadows the sun cast on the ground thru the blue filter.

Posted by: rickb223 at September 22, 2026 09:48 AM (Y+ssL)

64 Thank you - this is wonderful. The harvest moon is Saturday and Halloween will be here before we know it. This lovely work really captures the mood.

Posted by: Oglebay at September 22, 2026 09:48 AM (2ap+5)

65 Anthony Fauci owns this painting?

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 22, 2026 09:48 AM (2GVsD)

66 There may be all sorts of symbolism and nuance in this painting that I'm missing but there's nothing about it that makes me want to know more. Aside from a moment of wondering what the hell it is, there is nothing that would make me want to hang it or view it in a museum.

HOWEVER, Happy Birthday to Bilbo and Frodo Baggins.

And welcome to the first day of autumn. And after the surface of the sun temps this summer, it's about damn time.

Posted by: JTB at September 22, 2026 09:49 AM (yTvNw)

67 I do believe this art is a rendition of The Master Cylinder just before Felix the Cat reaches into his bag of tricks to save the day.

Posted by: Diogenes at September 22, 2026 09:49 AM (2WIwB)

68 Is This The End? - a limerick

My world is dark, i'm going to meet my Maker
I think I'd better phone the undertaker
But perhaps if I seek
Life won't seem so bleak
If I could just find the damned circuit breaker!
Posted by: muldoon, stubbing his toe and tripping over the dog at September 22, 2026 09:47 AM

* golf clap, so as not to disturb, unduly, the other ~~patrons~~ commentators *

Posted by: Duncanthrax at September 22, 2026 09:49 AM (0sNs1)

69 Eric Cartman looked at this and said "Screw you guys … I'ma goin' home." Thus did he become known as 'Eric the Wise'.

Posted by: Dr_No at September 22, 2026 09:50 AM (ayRl+)

70 Happy first day of autumn! My favorite season! This painting is more wintertime and dark and dank.

You can almost smell the ~~piss and desperation~~ pumpkin spice lattes. Yeeesh.
Posted by: nurse ratched at September 22, 2026 09:47 AM (iuVbq)
=====

FIFY

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 22, 2026 09:50 AM (RIvkX)

71 Who doesn’t love a pumpkin spice latte?!?!

wtf is wrong with you people?
Imma go To Starbucks and get one today!

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 22, 2026 09:51 AM (iuVbq)

72 Do men usually gather and talk around a public urinal, like a campfire?
Posted by: redridinghood

No. Men do not talk, or even acknowledge each other's presence, at urinals.

Unless they're gay.

Posted by: Bulg at September 22, 2026 09:52 AM (77rzZ)

73 Patio heater / fire pit?

Posted by: olddog in mo at September 22, 2026 09:52 AM (ViCCR)

74 Maple latte is where it's at.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 22, 2026 09:53 AM (RIvkX)

75 Down here in the south during deer season Wal-Mart is carrying a new type of deer attractant that is "Pumpkin Spice" flavored.

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 22, 2026 09:53 AM (2GVsD)

76 Firepit with Heat Shield. (Home Depot, $499)

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at September 22, 2026 09:53 AM (XvL8K)

77 >I hate movies like that, except for the old westerns where you could tell it wasn't night by the shadows the sun cast on the ground thru the blue filter.

Posted by: rickb223
----

ACKshually it was a neutral density filter
some directors thought shooting at night was a major PITA, so they used filters, and pretended

Posted by: Don Black at September 22, 2026 09:54 AM (ZxPkt)

78 Happy first day of autumn! My favorite season!
Posted by: nurse ratched

Same to you, Nurse! I'm with you on the autumn love.

Posted by: Bulg at September 22, 2026 09:54 AM (77rzZ)

79 Do men usually gather and talk around a public urinal, like a campfire?
Posted by: redridinghood

My deepest fear manifested.

Posted by: guy who has a shy bladder at September 22, 2026 09:54 AM (vbdla)

80 Yes, it looks like one of those "Solo" stoves people are burning their houses down with.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 22, 2026 09:54 AM (RIvkX)

81 Happy first day of autumn! My favorite season! This painting is more wintertime and dark and dank.

You can almost smell the piss and desperation pumpkin spice lattes. Yeeesh.
Posted by: nurse ratched at September 22, 2026 09:47 AM (iuVbq)
=====

FIFY
Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 22, 2026 09:50 AM (RIvkX)
******
I'm sure you'll be able to find a pumpkin spice urinal cake ring, probably on Amazon.

Posted by: redridinghood at September 22, 2026 09:55 AM (NpAcC)

82 Pumpkin Spice mates well with this awful painting. Bleak, hopeless, part of the International Feminist Communist Conspiracy.

Posted by: Down With the Spice! at September 22, 2026 09:55 AM (Fn+3X)

83 Koch

Is that pronounced 'Coke', or 'Kotch', or 'Cough', or 'Kō', or Van Gock'?

Posted by: muldoon, stubbing his toe and tripping over the dog at September 22, 2026 09:56 AM (I0N4X)

84 The Spice must flow!

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 22, 2026 09:56 AM (2GVsD)

85 Happy first day of autumn! My favorite season!
Posted by: nurse ratched

Same to you, Nurse! I'm with you on the autumn love.
Posted by: Bulg at September 22, 2026 09:54 AM (77rzZ)
=====

Summer = freedom, water, sunshine
Autumn = school, work, raking leaves

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 22, 2026 09:57 AM (RIvkX)

86 71 Who doesn’t love a pumpkin spice latte?!?!

wtf is wrong with you people?
Imma go To Starbucks and get one today!
Posted by: nurse ratched at September 22, 2026 09:51 AM (iuVbq)

I'm not afraid to admit I like them...

Posted by: It's me donna at September 22, 2026 09:57 AM (+gK6I)

87 Do men usually gather and talk around a public urinal, like a campfire?
Posted by: redridinghood

No. Men do not talk, or even acknowledge each other's presence, at urinals.

Unless they're gay.
Posted by: Bulg at September 22, 2026 09:52 AM (77rzZ)

***

Or they are in an older barracks building for Basic Training.

Posted by: Diogenes at September 22, 2026 09:57 AM (2WIwB)

88 SNL Pumpkin Spice Douche

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Erc1Dfy5N0

Posted by: Don Black at September 22, 2026 09:57 AM (ZxPkt)

89 I'm sure you'll be able to find a pumpkin spice urinal cake ring, probably on Amazon.
Posted by: redridinghood at September 22, 2026 09:55 AM (NpAcC)
=====

*loves pine-scented urinal cake in winter*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 22, 2026 09:58 AM (RIvkX)

90 Posted by: ShART Rules The Day at September 22, 2026 09:36 AM (Fn+3X)

The vibrant hotair.com Art Thread probably has art that is more to your liking.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 22, 2026 09:58 AM (k5CNB)

91 A photographer posted a picture of a lone fisherman on X and it is wonderful.

https://tinyurl.com/yhm4x9kv

Posted by: Oglebay at September 22, 2026 09:58 AM (2ap+5)

92
Do men usually gather and talk around a public urinal, like a campfire?
Posted by: redridinghood

Men do not even acknowledge each others existence in the pissroom, save perhaps for a muttered comment while washing hands.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 22, 2026 09:58 AM (eRlcH)

93 Fall sucks, raking leaves sucks, feetsball sucks, pumpkin spice sucks, this painting sucks.

Posted by: It All Sucks! at September 22, 2026 09:58 AM (Fn+3X)

94 93 Fall sucks, raking leaves sucks, feetsball sucks, pumpkin spice sucks, this painting sucks.

I like Fall and Winter.. Spring is Meh and I hate Summer...

Posted by: It's me donna at September 22, 2026 09:59 AM (+gK6I)

95 Autumn = school, work, raking leaves
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Raking leaves was great in the early 70s, when you could make a big ol' leaf pile and jump in it, then set it on fire and roast hot dogs and marshmallows over it.

It totally ruined fall when they prohibited leaf-burning.

Posted by: Bulg at September 22, 2026 09:59 AM (77rzZ)

96 Appropriate to hang in the basement. . . . of the outhouse.

Posted by: Bonecrusher at September 22, 2026 10:00 AM (JNTt1)

97 Conversations are not encouraged at the urinal.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at September 22, 2026 10:00 AM (rujGJ)

98 >Or they are in an older barracks building for Basic Training.

Posted by: Diogenes
----

In which case, jeers and other good-natured abuse

Posted by: Don Black at September 22, 2026 10:00 AM (ZxPkt)

99 Men do not even acknowledge each others existence in the pissroom, save perhaps for a muttered comment while washing hands.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 22, 2026 09:58 AM (eRlcH)
===

Actually when a guy has a nice dick, it's nice to say, "Nice dick!"

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at September 22, 2026 10:00 AM (RIvkX)

100 Men do not talk, or even acknowledge each other's presence, at urinals"

"It's cold"

"Deep, too"

/

Posted by: man at September 22, 2026 10:01 AM (cGjQu)

101 Sixth time I've been personally invited by our host to partake over at the Vibrant hotair.com Art Thread. Makes me feel special, though I do praise the odd winner you post.

Posted by: Art Cretin at September 22, 2026 10:02 AM (Fn+3X)

102 I'm sure you'll be able to find a pumpkin spice urinal cake ring, probably on Amazon.

Posted by: redridinghood at September 22, 2026 09:55 AM (NpAcC)

The only thing I can find is a pumpkin-scented flushable wipe.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 22, 2026 10:04 AM (k5CNB)

103 Little known fact: George Harrison wrote "Beware of Darkness" immediately after viewing this.

Posted by: Take Care, Beware at September 22, 2026 10:04 AM (Fn+3X)

104 Fall and winter would indeed suck if it wasn't for having a fire. And gas fireplaces don't count.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at September 22, 2026 10:04 AM (XvL8K)

105 Alternate title - "Concept sketch for The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari."
Posted by: Anna Puma

Anna, the female lead in that film, Lil Dagover, later became Hitler's favorite actress, according to her Wikipedia page.

Posted by: Bulg at September 22, 2026 10:05 AM (77rzZ)

106 Posted by: Oglebay at September 22, 2026 09:58

It is nice. Thanks!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 22, 2026 10:07 AM (Aqpmr)

107 Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 22, 2026 10:07 AM (Aqpmr)

Fen, how many years of marriage are you and your husband celebrating today?

Posted by: Bulg at September 22, 2026 10:08 AM (77rzZ)

108 It totally ruined fall when they prohibited leaf-burning.
Posted by: Bulg

Move to my county in NC. We burn everything. Maybe not tires.

Posted by: Bonfire Billy at September 22, 2026 10:08 AM (Fn+3X)

109 Hello Nocturne, my old friend...
No, that's not it...

Posted by: Art Garfunkel at September 22, 2026 10:09 AM (2Ez/1)

110 First rule of men's restroom is you don't talk to anyone while anyone has their junk in their hand.

Just, no.

Also don't be coming up and using the urinal next door to another dude if there are other options.

Posted by: ballistic at September 22, 2026 10:09 AM (oqH4h)

111 Do men usually gather and talk around a public urinal, like a campfire?
Posted by: redridinghood

*********

Straight guys just whistle nonchalantly and pretend to examine the wallpaper while testing the limits of their peripheral vision.

Posted by: muldoon at September 22, 2026 10:09 AM (I0N4X)

112 Can we PLEASE bring in the late Mr Bob Ross to paint some 'Happy Little Trees!' in this … ? Ohpleaseohpleaseohplease …

Posted by: Dr_No at September 22, 2026 10:09 AM (ayRl+)

113 CBD, I love you like a brother, but this one doesn't work for me. Probably wouldn't in the light, either.

Posted by: Buck at September 22, 2026 10:11 AM (fiwzq)

114 Just remember: every hand you shake has had a dick in it.

Posted by: A sobering thought at September 22, 2026 10:11 AM (2Ez/1)

115 The only thing I can find is a pumpkin-scented flushable wipe.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 22, 2026 10:04 AM (k5CNB)
******
Well, that's unfortunate.
First World Problems!

Posted by: redridinghood at September 22, 2026 10:11 AM (NpAcC)

116 Who doesn’t love a pumpkin spice latte?!?!

People who do not like nutmeg. Me being one of those people.

I loathe punkin pie.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at September 22, 2026 10:11 AM (PSEDc)

117 104 Fall and winter would indeed suck if it wasn't for having a fire. And gas fireplaces don't count.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

Particularly annoying are the glass pebble bed ones.

Poking and placing wood is the only real campfire.

Posted by: Auspex at September 22, 2026 10:12 AM (Y8DZL)

118 Drilling holes in toilet and urinal partitions is a Gay Tradition. They are classy like that.

Posted by: Pivot Man at September 22, 2026 10:12 AM (Fn+3X)

119 Also don't be coming up and using the urinal next door to another dude if there are other options.
Posted by: ballistic

Creep-Factor 11.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at September 22, 2026 10:13 AM (rujGJ)

120 "Deep, too"

***********

"Bottom's rocky!"

Posted by: muldoon at September 22, 2026 10:13 AM (I0N4X)

121 First rule of men's restroom is you don't talk to anyone while anyone has their junk in their hand.

Just, no.

Also don't be coming up and using the urinal next door to another dude if there are other options.
Posted by: ballistic
________

What about those giant community tub urinals from back in the day? Usually at stadiums.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at September 22, 2026 10:13 AM (XvL8K)

122 muddy under the rocks

Posted by: Buck at September 22, 2026 10:13 AM (fiwzq)

123 At first I thought it was some fanciful gas fireplace that had been allowed to go out.

I think I prefer my guess over the facts in this case... ew....

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at September 22, 2026 10:14 AM (aJQbY)

124 pumpkin pie IS disgusting...

Posted by: Don Black at September 22, 2026 10:14 AM (ZxPkt)

125
Larry Craig just had a wide stance.

Posted by: Auspex at September 22, 2026 10:15 AM (Y8DZL)

126 When humanly possible, every other urinal spacing must be maintained.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at September 22, 2026 10:15 AM (rujGJ)

127 Also don't be coming up and using the urinal next door to another dude if there are other options.
Posted by: ballistic at September 22, 2026 10:09 AM

Hilarious cartoon during a previous election cycle.
A men's restroom with about 20 urinals and a man is using the one at the extreme left end. Another man enters and begins peeing in the one right next to him.
Caption: I'm Michael Bloomberg and I'd really appreciate your vote.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at September 22, 2026 10:16 AM (2Ez/1)

128 What about those giant community tub urinals from back in the day? Usually at stadiums.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at September 22, 2026 10:13 AM (XvL8K)
------

Troughs and big events like a sports game or whatever where there's a line of dudes trying to get rid of the last two beers during a lull in the action, all bets are off. Take whatever slot's available, look at the wall in front of you, shake it twice and leave.

Posted by: ballistic at September 22, 2026 10:16 AM (oqH4h)

129 Pi Wars!!!

Posted by: tubal at September 22, 2026 10:16 AM (Gqar8)

130 You would have to be out of your gourd to like pumpkin pie...

Posted by: muldoon at September 22, 2026 10:16 AM (I0N4X)

131 >What about those giant community tub urinals from back in the day? Usually at stadiums.
----

you can talk about the game, but that's it

Posted by: Don Black at September 22, 2026 10:17 AM (ZxPkt)

132 and gentlemen, please- mind your splashback

Posted by: Don Black at September 22, 2026 10:17 AM (ZxPkt)

133 No Peter Max, R. Crumb, Keith Haring, Warhol, but we get this Dutch urinal art. Seems unfair.

Posted by: Hippie Dippie Art Lover at September 22, 2026 10:18 AM (Fn+3X)

134 CBD, I love you like a brother, but this one doesn't work for me. Probably wouldn't in the light, either.

Posted by: Buck at September 22, 2026 10:11 AM (fiwzq)

No worries...you don't have to like any of my choices.

Just don't be a grunting fool about it, smashing your fists on the ground and yelling, "Me No Like! Give Me Pretty Picture!"

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 22, 2026 10:19 AM (k5CNB)

135 working title for next Ron Howard movie:

BACKSPLASH

Posted by: Don Black at September 22, 2026 10:19 AM (ZxPkt)

136 You would have to be out of your gourd to like pumpkin pie...
Posted by: muldoon at September 22, 2026 10:16 AM (I0N4X)

Every time a pumpkin pie is made, someone is deprived of a latte. -- Heather, Barbie, and Karen

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 22, 2026 10:20 AM (ExV1e)

137 you can talk about the game, but that's it

Posted by: Don Black at September 22, 2026 10:17 AM (ZxPkt)

No. You can't.

Conversation is strictly forbidden unless you are near a buddy.

And even then, anything other than, "Hey, asshole! More than three shakes and you're playing with yourself," is frowned upon.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 22, 2026 10:21 AM (k5CNB)

138 you can talk about the game, but that's it
Posted by: Don Black

Acceptable. This should also be discouraged.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at September 22, 2026 10:21 AM (rujGJ)

139 Happy Autumn, nurse! And Happy Sea Otter Awareness Week!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 22, 2026 10:22 AM (P6lWH)

140 Troughs and big events like a sports game or whatever where there's a line of dudes trying to get rid of the last two beers during a lull in the action, all bets are off. Take whatever slot's available, look at the wall in front of you, shake it twice and leave.
Posted by: ballistic
____________

But there was no wall to look at. I'm thinking of those huge circular piss pits at stadiums back in the 70s. Sometimes they were two long troughs facing each other.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at September 22, 2026 10:22 AM (XvL8K)

141 and gentlemen, please- mind your splashback
Posted by: Don Black

We aim to please.
You aim too, please.

Posted by: rickb223 at September 22, 2026 10:22 AM (Y+ssL)

142 134 CBD, I love you like a brother, but this one doesn't work for me. Probably wouldn't in the light, either.

Posted by: Buck at September 22, 2026 10:11 AM (fiwzq)

No worries...you don't have to like any of my choices.

Just don't be a grunting fool about it, smashing your fists on the ground and yelling, "Me No Like! Give Me Pretty Picture!"
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 22, 2026 10:19 AM (k5CNB)

All I know about art is just subjective - does it evoke a response in me, and is the response positve or negative. Styles or types of art - all sorts of pictures can do that.

Posted by: tubal at September 22, 2026 10:23 AM (Gqar8)

143 Just don't be a grunting fool about it, smashing your fists on the ground and yelling, "Me No Like! Give Me Pretty Picture!"
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

NOW you tell me!

Posted by: rickb223 at September 22, 2026 10:23 AM (Y+ssL)

144 Dang. This art is as dark as the 19th Hole on the golf course where the Geezers are playing today. Tis a sad thing.

Geezer Golf was an actual thing around here a few years ago; 9 holes and a cart with a no later than 9 am start for 9 dollars.

Posted by: Auspex at September 22, 2026 10:23 AM (Y8DZL)

145 But there was no wall to look at. I'm thinking of those huge circular piss pits at stadiums back in the 70s. Sometimes they were two long troughs facing each other.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at September 22, 2026 10:22 AM (XvL8K)
------

Um, I think you might have been attending all-gay events.

NTTAWWT

Posted by: ballistic at September 22, 2026 10:24 AM (oqH4h)

146 Most of Holland is at or below sea level. How do they flush their waste?

Posted by: Gravity of the Situation at September 22, 2026 10:24 AM (Fn+3X)

147 If men didn’t take some enjoyment out of community pissing, they would build restrooms with separate stalls. Like the ladies.

You all secretly enjoy stealing a glance at other guys’ dicks.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 22, 2026 10:24 AM (iuVbq)

148 But there was no wall to look at. I'm thinking of those huge circular piss pits at stadiums back in the 70s. Sometimes they were two long troughs facing each other.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

Add drunks and this is a real problem. The architect should be executed.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at September 22, 2026 10:25 AM (rujGJ)

149 When I was young I remember a type of urinal design where the porcelain fixture was integrated into the wall and went all the way to the floor. The advantage of that design is that a male of any height could use it, even young boys. They obviously fell out of favor with plumbing codes because you don't ever see them anymore.

Tune in next week for more Urinal Talk on PBS.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at September 22, 2026 10:26 AM (2Ez/1)

150 You are holding the future in your hands!

Posted by: Scribbling Above Urinal at September 22, 2026 10:26 AM (Fn+3X)

151 No, men are just generally about efficiency above anything else. I'm surprised there aren't men's restrooms with a moving sidewalk in front of a long trough so that you piss on the move and you'd better be done by the time you reach the end.

Posted by: ballistic at September 22, 2026 10:26 AM (oqH4h)

152 147 If men didn’t take some enjoyment out of community pissing, they would build restrooms with separate stalls. Like the ladies.

You all secretly enjoy stealing a glance at other guys’ dicks.
Posted by: nurse ratched at September 22, 2026 10:24 AM (iuVbq)

Heh. At the end of the shift at the coal mine, 80 guys would all shower together and change out our filthy clothes. It was a swingin’ place nurse.

Posted by: tubal at September 22, 2026 10:27 AM (Gqar8)

153 139 Happy Autumn, nurse! And Happy Sea Otter Awareness Week!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

❤️🦦

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 22, 2026 10:27 AM (iuVbq)

154 Nocturne

I'll say!

Posted by: t-bird at September 22, 2026 10:28 AM (ZzBhN)

155 They obviously fell out of favor with plumbing codes because you don't ever see them anymore.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at September 22, 2026 10:26 AM (2Ez/1)
-----

They fell out of favor because if you didn't hit the porcelain with your stream at exactly the right angle the splashback would soak your shoes.

Posted by: ballistic at September 22, 2026 10:28 AM (oqH4h)

156 Very gloomy day, just lightening up now near ten thirty. Hints at gloom and misery.
Just like this fucking painting. Nice job, CBD.

Posted by: From about That Time at September 22, 2026 10:29 AM (sl73Y)

157 Pissoirs and Pie - typical day at the HQ.

Posted by: tubal at September 22, 2026 10:29 AM (Gqar8)

158 No, men are just generally about efficiency above anything else. I'm surprised there aren't men's restrooms with a moving sidewalk in front of a long trough so that you piss on the move and you'd better be done by the time you reach the end.
Posted by: ballistic

The real world application of the would be a disaster.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at September 22, 2026 10:30 AM (rujGJ)

159 Very gloomy day, just lightening up now near ten thirty.
Posted by: From about That Time

I actually like days like this in the fall. It makes me contemplative.

You can't really be contemplative in the summer, unless you're contemplating a bikini- or sundress-clad woman.

But then you get sweater- and boot-clad women in the fall and winter. But I contemplate other stuff in the fall as well as those.

Posted by: Bulg at September 22, 2026 10:32 AM (77rzZ)

160
Tune in next week for more Urinal Talk on PBS.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at September 22, 2026 10:26 AM (2Ez/1)

_________

a.k.a. Piss and Moan

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 22, 2026 10:32 AM (eRlcH)

161 Dark Art. Very appropriate for spooky season

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at September 22, 2026 10:33 AM (s1VwS)

162 157 Pissoirs and Pie - typical day at the HQ.
Posted by: tubal at September 22, 2026 10:29 AM (Gqar

Wait, there's pie?

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at September 22, 2026 10:34 AM (s1VwS)

163 Nocturne, 1930
Pyke Koch

That's not a designated meeting place in Philly now?

Museum Arnhem:
"... is an evening scene featuring a round metal hut illuminated from within. White houses stand in the background. The hut is a public toilet for men and was common in Utrecht, where Pyke Koch lived. It is a strange tribute to a public place that also served as an intimate meeting place for homosexuals and was used for sex work. However, the painting does not explicitly refer to this. Nevertheless, in the early 1930s, Koch was indeed fascinated by the fringes of society and the underbelly of society. Nocturne is a good example of this. Koch studied law but changed course to become an artist. He began exhibiting in 1928. His work was immediately acclaimed. Although self-taught, he did take some lessons here and there and received advice. Koch presented this work for the first time at an exhibition in 1930. Reactions in the press showed that the subject was considered dirty, rigid, obscene, and insensitive. Yet the canvas depicts nothing more and nothing less than a small public building."
--
No to hanging, but I like his bizarre works of art more than Salvadore Dali's.

Thanks

Posted by: L - No nic... at September 22, 2026 10:34 AM (NFX2v)

164 Nothing that a water wheel and a cabin with a nukular glow couldn't fix.

Posted by: Thomas Kinkade, Painter of Light at September 22, 2026 10:36 AM (Fn+3X)

165 Um, I think you might have been attending all-gay events.

NTTAWWT
Posted by: ballistic
___________

In the words of EB Farnum, "gratuitous, unnecessary, hurtful."

Those circular piss pits existed in the 70s. I was a teen and distinctly remember them because of the stage fright.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at September 22, 2026 10:36 AM (XvL8K)

166 23 More Dutch Bastards!
Posted by: Hans Brinker at September 22, 2026 09:38 AM (Fn+3X)

It may sound that way, but it's Masters. Dutch Masters.

Posted by: Roy at September 22, 2026 10:37 AM (qwype)

167 "Koch" can either be pronounced like the name of a popular carbonated beverage...or something else.

Posted by: Your sexually frustrated tenth grade English teacher at September 22, 2026 10:38 AM (2Ez/1)

168
FOX is broadcasting that Trump speech live! BITCHES!

(folds arms, stamps feet, frowns with the rest of the girls)

Posted by: Auspex at September 22, 2026 10:38 AM (Y8DZL)

169 167 "Koch" can either be pronounced like the name of a popular carbonated beverage...or something else.
Posted by: Your sexually frustrated tenth grade English teacher at September 22, 2026 10:38 AM (2Ez/1)

Cock, Kotch or Coke

Posted by: It's me donna at September 22, 2026 10:39 AM (+gK6I)

170 Trump addresses U.N. General Assembly before meetings with world leaders

Watching live on CNS News.

Posted by: L - No nic... at September 22, 2026 10:39 AM (NFX2v)

171 >Those circular piss pits existed in the 70s. I was a teen and distinctly remember them because of the stage fright.

----

Do you see a circular piss pit in the room, with us, right now?

Posted by: Don Black at September 22, 2026 10:40 AM (ZxPkt)

172 iirc McSorley's posts the Daily News front page by the urinals so you can pee and get informed at the same time.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 22, 2026 10:40 AM (RIvkX)

173 But there was no wall to look at. I'm thinking of those huge circular piss pits at stadiums back in the 70s. Sometimes they were two long troughs facing each other.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at Septem

McCoy Stadium, Pawtucket. Troughs on the wall, four foot tall from the floor urinals, back to back, down the middle. You'd look a guy in the eye, while seemingly pissing on his feet. Only had a half inning, got to fit everybody in.

Posted by: From about That Time at September 22, 2026 10:40 AM (sl73Y)

174 Alternate title:

"The World's Largest Lampshade on Display in Beaverton, Nebraska. Also Home of the World's Largest Corn Cob!"

Posted by: naturalfake at September 22, 2026 10:40 AM (RBOlh)

175 "Koch was indeed fascinated by the fringes of society and the underbelly of society."

What about us?

Posted by: The armpits and butt cracks of society at September 22, 2026 10:41 AM (2Ez/1)

176 >FOX is broadcasting that Trump speech live! BITCHES!
----

wow
they held out a WHOLE DAY

Posted by: Don Black at September 22, 2026 10:41 AM (ZxPkt)

177 The Pee Troughs are awful. Who wants to know which guys are circumscribed?

Posted by: Tip Of The Cap at September 22, 2026 10:41 AM (Fn+3X)

178
Morons making the case for trannies using ladies restrooms.

Posted by: Auspex at September 22, 2026 10:43 AM (Y8DZL)

179 We had pee troughs in elementary school in SW Virginia.

Posted by: Boss Moss at September 22, 2026 10:44 AM (fcCLB)

180 Who wants to know which guys are circumscribed?
Posted by: Tip Of The Cap at September 22, 2026 10:41 AM

Circumscribed? We talking about urinal proximity rules here?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 22, 2026 10:44 AM (P6lWH)

181
@177

Who looks at other guys' wieners in the pissoir?

Posted by: naturalfake at September 22, 2026 10:44 AM (RBOlh)

182 The Pee Troughs are awful. Who wants to know which guys are circumscribed?
Posted by: Tip Of The Cap at September 22, 2026 10:41 AM (Fn+3X)

Looking wasn't mandatory.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 22, 2026 10:45 AM (ExV1e)

183 Even though this is a weird subject, the artist did do a good job with the use of light...

Posted by: It's me donna at September 22, 2026 10:45 AM (+gK6I)

184 He only took tips!

Posted by: Just the punchline at September 22, 2026 10:45 AM (2Ez/1)

185 Koch" can either be pronounced like the name of a popular carbonated beverage...or something else.
Posted by: Your sexually frustrated tenth grade English teacher at September 22, 2026 10:38 AM (2Ez/1)

Cock, Kotch or Coke

Had a friend in grade school, his family pronounced it Cook. Still post war, may have been downplaying the German. Karl Kenneth, great initials. Died suddenly the next year after moving.

Posted by: From about That Time at September 22, 2026 10:45 AM (sl73Y)

186 Night or something?

Posted by: Boss Moss at September 22, 2026 10:46 AM (fcCLB)

187 Pee troughs were a key part of the Wrigley Field experience.

I think I saw Dave Kingman in there when I was a kid.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at September 22, 2026 10:46 AM (qwx/I)

188 What’s the oldest age someone could get a circumcision?
I just want to know the cutoff date.

Posted by: Oh, no... at September 22, 2026 10:46 AM (2Ez/1)

189 Tuesday, September 22, 2026, marks the official astronomical start of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere with the Autumnal Equinox.

Today marks the transition from summer to fall as the sun crosses the celestial equator.

The date is widely recognized for World Carfree Day and World Rhino Day, alongside various national food and awareness days.

Posted by: L - No nic... at September 22, 2026 10:46 AM (NFX2v)

190 Private Pyle's Koch. Surprise surprise surprise.

Posted by: Boss Moss at September 22, 2026 10:47 AM (fcCLB)

191 I just want to know the cutoff date.

Posted by: Oh, no... at September 22, 2026 10:46 AM (2Ez/1)

Ooph.

[I remember seeing a Bedouin tribe in the Sinai a long time ago just after they had circumcised the current crop of...12-year-olds! All the kids were holding their robes out in front so as not to cause friction!]

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 22, 2026 10:49 AM (k5CNB)

192 What’s the oldest age someone could get a circumcision?
I just want to know the cutoff date.
Posted by: Oh, no...

In Turkey, they do it when the kid is like 13.

Then they have a bid party while the poor kid is confined to his bed, recuperating.

Posted by: Bulg at September 22, 2026 10:49 AM (77rzZ)

193 The Art Thread is like a box of chocolates. You never know-sometimes a classic work of great beauty, sometimes a dark, homely, homosexual, splattered public den of perversion.

Posted by: Guy With The Mop at September 22, 2026 10:49 AM (Fn+3X)

194 Posted by: L - No nic... at September 22, 2026 10:46 AM (NFX2v)

Could people combine the two- such as having a carfree day while riding a rhino to work ( and eating an ice cream cone?" ( Redridinghood imported of the ice cream cone date.)

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 22, 2026 10:50 AM (JrHfD)

195 Today marks the transition from summer to fall as the sun crosses the celestial equator.

So, we're in transfall now?

Posted by: Bulg at September 22, 2026 10:50 AM (77rzZ)

196
No bed doin' after you go Bedouin!

Posted by: naturalfake at September 22, 2026 10:51 AM (RBOlh)

197 When John Hyrcanus captured the Edomites grown men were getting circumcised. The Edomites took over the priesthoods and even bought the Crown from Rome.

Posted by: Boss Moss at September 22, 2026 10:51 AM (fcCLB)

198 The doctor said the circumcision wouldn't hurt, but my son was circumcised as a newborn and he couldn't walk for almost a year!

Posted by: Young mother at September 22, 2026 10:51 AM (2Ez/1)

199 This looks like it was painted by THE OLIGOCKY

Posted by: Bernie at September 22, 2026 10:51 AM (XZdZ5)

200 >So, we're in transfall now?

Posted by: Bulg
----

working title of next Bond movie

Posted by: Don Black at September 22, 2026 10:52 AM (ZxPkt)

201 Where do the ladies urinate in Holland?

Posted by: Den Haag at September 22, 2026 10:52 AM (Fn+3X)

202 Podcast linky?

Posted by: Boss Moss at September 22, 2026 10:52 AM (fcCLB)

203 On the Dykes?

Posted by: Boss Moss at September 22, 2026 10:53 AM (fcCLB)

204 looks like one of those open-air pissoirs in Paris.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at September 22, 2026 10:53 AM (VyBeY)

205 I haven't been around much lately so I'm just gonna ask... What the fuck did you people do to CBD?

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at September 22, 2026 10:53 AM (CdaaV)

206 Speaking of Peter Max, the Cincinnati Enquirer newspaper this morning has an article, page 3, headlined "Artist, savior of famous runaway cow, dies at 88"

Posted by: capercaillie4901 at September 22, 2026 10:54 AM (f1WVr)

207 Oh it's Pyke. Beep beep.

Posted by: Boss Moss at September 22, 2026 10:54 AM (fcCLB)

208 Steamroom.

Posted by: Boss Moss at September 22, 2026 10:55 AM (fcCLB)

209 No, I got the sack.

Posted by: The blind Mohel at September 22, 2026 10:56 AM (2Ez/1)

210 Um, how did an art thread turn into a male bathroom habits discussion? Gay.

Posted by: whig at September 22, 2026 10:57 AM (E4rtv)

211 I haven't been around much lately so I'm just gonna ask... What the fuck did you people do to CBD?
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at September 22, 2026 10:53 AM (CdaaV)

The guy goes to France. On purpose. Whatever we've done to him, it hasn't been enough.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 22, 2026 10:57 AM (ExV1e)

212 Someone needs to post Male Restroom Etiquette.

Posted by: For the edification of the distaff crowd at September 22, 2026 10:57 AM (anL5R)

213 205 I haven't been around much lately so I'm just gonna ask... What the fuck did you people do to CBD?
Posted by: Madamemayhem
========
We exist. And break the margins.

Posted by: whig at September 22, 2026 10:57 AM (E4rtv)

214 Dark

Posted by: lin-duh at September 22, 2026 10:58 AM (EneHm)

215 Those really old movie houses have the nicest urinals. Cathedral quality.

Posted by: Boss Moss at September 22, 2026 10:58 AM (fcCLB)

216 U nas yest' NOOD.

Posted by: Bulg at September 22, 2026 11:01 AM (77rzZ)

217 You know what would really improve public pissoirs-

marble columns

Posted by: Don Black at September 22, 2026 11:02 AM (ZxPkt)

218 The guy goes to France. On purpose. Whatever we've done to him, it hasn't been enough.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
===========
Addiction to soft French cheeses is a serious matter. The British won at Agincourt in part because Cheddar is a serious cheese compared to Brie. Brie is for limp wristed fellers; Cheddar is for the strong.

Posted by: whig at September 22, 2026 11:02 AM (E4rtv)

219 194. Could people combine the two- such as having a carfree day while riding a rhino to work ( and eating an ice cream cone?" ( Redridinghood imported of the ice cream cone date.)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

A carefree day at the zoo, eating an ice cream & watching a rhino, is certainly doable.

There's no proof a rhino has ever been ridden. Now a RINO, probably.

Posted by: L - No nic... at September 22, 2026 11:02 AM (NFX2v)

220 I once watched a documentary on The Discovery Channel called "American Circumcision." I remember it was an hour and forty minutes long.

That was the uncut version.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at September 22, 2026 11:03 AM (2Ez/1)

221 Fine, I'll do it.

For the ladies who are curious about the goings on in the men's room

https://tinyurl.com/4vn48yr5

Posted by: For the edification of the distaff crowd at September 22, 2026 11:08 AM (anL5R)

222 What’s the oldest age someone could get a circumcision?
I just want to know the cutoff date.
Posted by: Oh, no... at September 22, 2026 10:46
-----------

Friend of mine had one when he was 60.

Posted by: olddog in mo at September 22, 2026 11:10 AM (ViCCR)

223 I like it as much as some of Hopper's paintings.

Posted by: PG at September 22, 2026 11:25 AM (3cARd)

Processing 0.03, elapsed 0.0368 seconds.
14 queries taking 0.0085 seconds, 231 records returned.
Page size 103 kb.
Powered by Minx 0.8 beta.