Mid-Morning Art Thread

The Love Song
Sir Edward Burne-Jones

Posted by: CBD at 09:37 AM

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1 Sponge!

Posted by: rickb223 at October 13, 2026 09:38 AM (jmpEl)

2 yow!

Posted by: cmeat at October 13, 2026 09:38 AM (Bep7s)

3 No mystery click! Just beautiful execution.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 13, 2026 09:38 AM (Wyf+v)

4 Nooded.

Posted by: Nazdar at October 13, 2026 09:38 AM (NcvvS)

5 first

Posted by: Reforger at October 13, 2026 09:38 AM (Ae6Br)

6 Cornell Three. The early years.

Posted by: rickb223 at October 13, 2026 09:38 AM (jmpEl)

7 london, france etc.

Posted by: cmeat at October 13, 2026 09:38 AM (Bep7s)

8 fooled by the pipes until i saw the bellows. i want one.

Posted by: cmeat at October 13, 2026 09:39 AM (Bep7s)

9 Pretty

Posted by: Tuna at October 13, 2026 09:39 AM (lJ0H4)

10 london, france etc.
Posted by: cmeat

Red cloak's underpants?

Posted by: rickb223 at October 13, 2026 09:40 AM (jmpEl)

11 Girl on right, chest tattoos?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at October 13, 2026 09:40 AM (ctEtP)

12 Old fashioned.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 13, 2026 09:40 AM (Y+4g7)

13 would not hang

Posted by: Gref at October 13, 2026 09:40 AM (5rh/l)

14 There Goes Another Love Song

Posted by: The Outlaws at October 13, 2026 09:40 AM (wVcYX)

15 I think they're all blind. Looking but not seeing.

Posted by: rickb223 at October 13, 2026 09:41 AM (jmpEl)

16 Pre-Raphaelite school?

Posted by: Bulg at October 13, 2026 09:41 AM (77rzZ)

17 Some people wanna fill the world
With silly love songs
And what's wrong with that?
I'd like to know

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 13, 2026 09:41 AM (ndZc7)

18 I rate this as 'meh'

murky, kind of square-ish
no hang, does nothing for me

Posted by: Don Black at October 13, 2026 09:41 AM (ZxPkt)

19 I've noticed this a lot in older paintings.
The faces of the people in them look so similar they could be siblings.

This one is a brother and sister, because they look like the same face except the girl's is more feminine.

I wonder if this was because the artists were limited in models and just kept recycling the faces.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 13, 2026 09:42 AM (6ydKt)

20 Their faces look so bored. Like an ironic 90's album cover.

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at October 13, 2026 09:42 AM (d/XeE)

21 That's a pretty cool portable pipe organ. I wonder if the slave to pump the bellows is included in the retail price.

Posted by: Reforger at October 13, 2026 09:42 AM (Ae6Br)

22 That doesn't even remotely look like The Cure.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 13, 2026 09:42 AM (FZ29D)

23 What is the red thing behind the entranced or sleeping woman's head? Also, I like the sunrise or sunset in the very back.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 13, 2026 09:42 AM (JrHfD)

24 The guy on the left is wearing kevlar armor.

Posted by: dantesed at October 13, 2026 09:43 AM (Oy/m2)

25 Stumpy foot on the left.

Posted by: one hour sober at October 13, 2026 09:43 AM (J4Dwc)

26 Very interesting.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 13, 2026 09:43 AM (yEz+x)

27 Do the two redheads split the one guy's soul between them?

Posted by: Bulg at October 13, 2026 09:44 AM (77rzZ)

28 Is this some sort of a love triangle?

Posted by: redridinghood at October 13, 2026 09:44 AM (NpAcC)

29 This is also unfinished. He got to the armor guy's feet and said fuck it.

Posted by: Reforger at October 13, 2026 09:44 AM (Ae6Br)

30 That's a pretty cool portable pipe organ. I wonder if the slave to pump the bellows is included in the retail price.
Posted by: Reforger

Tiny monkey included. Upgrade to premium to get slave powered bellows.

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at October 13, 2026 09:44 AM (d/XeE)

31 Burne-Jones was Kipling's uncle.
His son painted a famous portrait of Kipling.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at October 13, 2026 09:45 AM (zdLoL)

32 Pre-Raphaelite.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at October 13, 2026 09:45 AM (amcLV)

33 Major Bellows was a fag. Amanda was probably not amused.

Posted by: Cocoa Beach at October 13, 2026 09:45 AM (EdP2u)

34 The pipe organist was angry that day, my friends.

Posted by: George Costanza at October 13, 2026 09:45 AM (OVboP)

35 20 Their faces look so bored. Like an ironic 90's album cover.
Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at October 13, 2026 09:42 AM (d/XeE)

Mmmm Mmmm Mmmmm.

Posted by: Reforger at October 13, 2026 09:45 AM (Ae6Br)

36 The Love Song
Sir Edward Burne-Jones

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

But I Don't want to be a Pirate!!! - a limerick

There once was a young man named Jeeves
Who went courting on warm summer eves
With finely coiffed hair
And a puppy love stare
In a silk shirt with big puffy sleeves

Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at October 13, 2026 09:45 AM (I0N4X)

37 "pump the bellows"
itwtkacitd?

Posted by: cmeat at October 13, 2026 09:46 AM (Bep7s)

38 Do the two redheads split the one guy's soul between them?
Posted by: Bulg

No! Lady brawl will commence following the song, after which the remaining redhead wins the spoils.

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at October 13, 2026 09:46 AM (d/XeE)

39 21 That's a pretty cool portable pipe organ. I wonder if the slave to pump the bellows is included in the retail price.
Posted by: Reforger at October 13, 2026 09:42 AM (Ae6Br)

Looked it up... The organ player is cupid

Posted by: It's me donna at October 13, 2026 09:46 AM (+gK6I)

40 Their Mom wouldn't let them play that crap in the house.

Posted by: Kids These Days at October 13, 2026 09:47 AM (EdP2u)

41 33 "look at that, a rolls- royce! it clashes with the couch, but i like it!"

Posted by: cmeat at October 13, 2026 09:47 AM (Bep7s)

42 Wait until she breaks into ELO's "Welcome to the Show."

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at October 13, 2026 09:48 AM (amcLV)

43 No doubt about it, she's playing "Whiter Shade of Pale."

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at October 13, 2026 09:48 AM (zdLoL)

44 Who goes courting in a suit of armor?

Posted by: I gotta ask at October 13, 2026 09:49 AM (OVboP)

45 40 "don't you kids know any nice songs?"

Posted by: cmeat at October 13, 2026 09:49 AM (Bep7s)

46 I gave my love a cherry
that had no stone . . .

Posted by: Count de Monet at October 13, 2026 09:49 AM (wVcYX)

47 Heard It in a Love Song

Posted by: Marshall Tucker Band at October 13, 2026 09:49 AM (RIvkX)

48 That Sir, Lord, Duchess, Baloney belongs in a musty old joint like England.

Posted by: The Dukes of Hazzard at October 13, 2026 09:50 AM (EdP2u)

49 Who goes courting in a suit of armor?
Posted by: I gotta ask

I went with a sword and pistol by my side.
-- Froggie

Posted by: Bulg at October 13, 2026 09:50 AM (77rzZ)

50 this the pipe blowing ~before~ the end of the song...

Posted by: cmeat at October 13, 2026 09:50 AM (Bep7s)

51 Who goes courting in a suit of armor?
Posted by: I gotta ask at October 13, 2026 09:49 AM (OVboP)
------
Don't knock it till you've tried it.

Posted by: Lancelot du Lac at October 13, 2026 09:50 AM (amcLV)

52 She's playing Light My Fire.

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at October 13, 2026 09:51 AM (d/XeE)

53 49 well, they're red heads so...

Posted by: cmeat at October 13, 2026 09:51 AM (Bep7s)

54 Tipper and Al Gore were the inspiration.

Posted by: How it is at October 13, 2026 09:51 AM (k3anH)

55 Is the central figure a 'she' or izzit all a bunch of guys waiting for a 'mystical hookup' … ? This'd be so much easier to figure out if he'd made 'em all nekkid 'n stuff, but noooooo …

Posted by: Dr_No at October 13, 2026 09:52 AM (ayRl+)

56 just the tipper. cuz i hardly know 'er.

Posted by: cmeat at October 13, 2026 09:52 AM (Bep7s)

57 A little love song called
Wang Dang Sweet Poontang

Posted by: Theodore N at October 13, 2026 09:52 AM (HcoTw)

58 They snorted ketamine so hard off his foot it stretched his boot.

Posted by: WaitingForMartel at October 13, 2026 09:52 AM (51f7I)

59 This painting gives me a headache.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at October 13, 2026 09:52 AM (cWLG3)

60 What song is it you wanna hear?

Posted by: JackStraw at October 13, 2026 09:52 AM (viF8m)

61 Hey Roddy, pipe this!

Posted by: Junkyard Dog at October 13, 2026 09:52 AM (EdP2u)

62 Girl on pipe organ is thinking "Maybe this song would be better if I made the lovers muskrats."

Posted by: Bulg at October 13, 2026 09:53 AM (77rzZ)

63 Picnicking in armor - yikes!

Posted by: Lizzy at October 13, 2026 09:53 AM (AvHqM)

64 > 45 40 "don't you kids know any nice songs?"
You owe me a new keyboard

Posted by: WaitingForMartel at October 13, 2026 09:53 AM (51f7I)

65 Is that a portable organ? WTF is that thing she's playing?

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at October 13, 2026 09:54 AM (cWLG3)

66 What song is it you wanna hear?
Posted by: JackStraw at October 13, 2026 09:52 AM (viF8m)

Don't the girls all get prettier at closing time

Posted by: Count de Monet at October 13, 2026 09:54 AM (wVcYX)

67 The scene seems overpopulated for a love song, but I guess someone has to pump the bellows.

Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at October 13, 2026 09:54 AM (OlzlW)

68 "Please deposit 25¢ for all requests. Thank you for your bid'ness."

Posted by: Dr_No at October 13, 2026 09:54 AM (ayRl+)

69 Puffy sleeve Age.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 13, 2026 09:55 AM (Y/06r)

70 Birth of the Groupie?

Posted by: red speck at October 13, 2026 09:55 AM (Ve/HL)

71 I can't tell you why, but this painting reminded me of the scene in Animal House where Belushi grabs Steven Bishop's guitar and smashes it to bits.

"I gave my love a cherry. . . . "

Posted by: Tonypete at October 13, 2026 09:55 AM (N5iuz)

72 Wait until she breaks into ELO's "Welcome to the Show."

ELO? You sure as hell have got me with that one.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at October 13, 2026 09:55 AM (zdLoL)

73 Guy in iron tuxedo be pushing some big money ‘round, yo?

Posted by: Eromero at October 13, 2026 09:55 AM (JfkSa)

74 Free bird!!

Posted by: Flicks lighter at October 13, 2026 09:55 AM (OVboP)

75 This is what'cha get in a town that has no radio or TV stations …

Posted by: Dr_No at October 13, 2026 09:55 AM (ayRl+)

76 Kick out the jams!!

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 13, 2026 09:55 AM (RORbl)

77 Who goes courting in a suit of armor?
Posted by: I gotta ask

*******

The Typo - a limerick

A young man was going off to war
And wanted to make sweet love before
So he bought his girl a rose
and put on his courting clothes,
Which was actually a suit of amor!

Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at October 13, 2026 09:56 AM (I0N4X)

78 "Kamala could really play my pipe organ, too."
-- Willie Brown

Posted by: Bulg at October 13, 2026 09:56 AM (77rzZ)

79 In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 13, 2026 09:56 AM (ndZc7)

80 So when did harpists start straddling the thing to avoid wrecking their wrists like this?

Posted by: red speck at October 13, 2026 09:56 AM (Ve/HL)

81 64 fil that was a stowaway to get here chose martel from a canadian phonebook.

Posted by: cmeat at October 13, 2026 09:57 AM (Bep7s)

82 Do you know 'Africa' by Toto?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 13, 2026 09:57 AM (Y/06r)

83 "...someone has to pump the bellows."

Is that what you kids are calling it now?

Posted by: Grandpa Simpson at October 13, 2026 09:57 AM (OVboP)

84 In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 13, 2026 09:56 AM (ndZc7)
---------
The drummer must be offstage.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at October 13, 2026 09:57 AM (amcLV)

85 > 60 What song is it you wanna hear?
The Love Song of J. Alfred Ilhan

Posted by: WaitingForMartel at October 13, 2026 09:57 AM (51f7I)

86 Seriously … are those 'dudes' listening, or are they trippin' … ?

Posted by: Dr_No at October 13, 2026 09:58 AM (ayRl+)

87 This painting is a harbinger of the "Organ Wars" in NYC in the 70s between the fans of E. Power Biggs (the purist) vs, the more flamboyant stole of Virgil Fox And His Heavy Organ.

Posted by: Numerous Casualties at October 13, 2026 09:58 AM (EdP2u)

88 Epic 20 minute pipe organ solo coming right up....

It'll make your ears bleed!

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 13, 2026 09:58 AM (RORbl)

89 Step aside, sister.
Time for some Green Onions.

Posted by: Booker T. and the MGs at October 13, 2026 10:00 AM (OVboP)

90 Thought the instrument was a xylophone with a keyboard, but after embiggening it to see the detail I think it's a pump organ (Rick Beato has a modern version that he's used a few times).

Interesting art in general. In the Middle Ages you couldn't just hold up a boom box, you had to hire someone to play. And apparently your would-be girlfriend had to operate the bellows.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 13, 2026 10:00 AM (2ocoG)

91 proving that you can tunic an organ.

Posted by: cmeat at October 13, 2026 10:00 AM (Bep7s)

92
They're doing Wagner's Ring cycle. All 20 hours.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 13, 2026 10:00 AM (eRlcH)

93 This painting is a harbinger of the "Organ Wars" in NYC in the 70s between the fans of E. Power Biggs (the purist) vs, the more flamboyant stole of Virgil Fox And His Heavy Organ.
Posted by: Numerous Casualties

My Mom dragged us to a Virgil Fox concert when I was a kid. Yeesh.

I hate organ music with a passion.

Posted by: Bulg at October 13, 2026 10:01 AM (77rzZ)

94 Bravo muldoon!

Posted by: Limerick Lover at October 13, 2026 10:01 AM (OVboP)

95 I first produced my pistol
I then produced my Rapier.
I said "stand and deliver"
"or the devil he may take ya"

Posted by: Capt. Farrel at October 13, 2026 10:01 AM (Ae6Br)

96 The passion just drips off the canvas.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 13, 2026 10:01 AM (ExV1e)

97 Dang… And I thought kids who played tuba had a tough time transporting their instrument on the bus.

I don’t know that this is so much a love song being played in a field as it is the two people who had to drag that emeffing harpsichord into the back 40 so duchess could play Chopsticks have simply collapsed from exhaustion.

Posted by: red speck at October 13, 2026 10:01 AM (Ve/HL)

98 Grooving to some Green Onions.

Posted by: Count de Monet at October 13, 2026 10:02 AM (wVcYX)

99 93 i'm sitting right here.

Posted by: rick wakeman at October 13, 2026 10:02 AM (Bep7s)

100 97 kid that played baritone sax in our jr. high band got hit by a bus carrying that thing across ridge.

Posted by: rick wakeman at October 13, 2026 10:03 AM (Bep7s)

101 100

Posted by: Bulg at October 13, 2026 10:03 AM (77rzZ)

102 Damn it.

Posted by: Bulg at October 13, 2026 10:04 AM (77rzZ)

103 off, caped sock.

Posted by: cmeat at October 13, 2026 10:04 AM (Bep7s)

104 woman on the right has some well toned arms. I'm jealous.

Posted by: Big Mike at October 13, 2026 10:05 AM (a6LXu)

105 Missed it by THAT much!

Posted by: M. Smart at October 13, 2026 10:05 AM (OVboP)

106 Where is everybody?

Posted by: Bulg at October 13, 2026 10:06 AM (77rzZ)

107 A pump organ has reeds. They were very popular American frontier instruments. A portable pipe organ is called a portative, or 'portatif.' Bach had one, and used to play dance tunes at country fairs. For money.

Notation of the time was complex and accurate for melodies and tonality, but there was no way to indicate syncopation. Some music historians have told me he was legendary for his gigues. Could really rock. We'll never know for sure.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at October 13, 2026 10:08 AM (zdLoL)

108 *sniffs underarms*

No, it can't be my BO that has driven everyone away.

Posted by: Bulg at October 13, 2026 10:08 AM (77rzZ)

109 106 Where is everybody?
Posted by: Bulg at October 13, 2026 10:06 AM

I was practicing my organ technique.

Posted by: Old Lady Emhoff at October 13, 2026 10:08 AM (OVboP)

110 kid that played baritone sax in our jr. high band got hit by a bus carrying that thing across ridge.

**********

Serves him right.

Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at October 13, 2026 10:08 AM (I0N4X)

111 Ah, Bach.

Posted by: Bulg at October 13, 2026 10:09 AM (77rzZ)

112 He put in a request for Spinal Tap's "Lick My Love Pump".

You know, to set the mood.

Posted by: Count de Monet at October 13, 2026 10:09 AM (wVcYX)

113 UK wildlife refuge won't kill tiger goaded into attacking suicidal man who climbed into caged area

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Kill two birds with one stone. Canada should save tigers by importing them then feed the MAID patients to them.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 13, 2026 10:09 AM (ndZc7)

114 Enya got her start in her Brennan family band "Clannad". She played keyboard and backup vocals, which freed up her big sis, Maire Brennan to play the harp, which she was quite excellent at. Maire passed away last year. Clannad had done a farewell tour a year previous.

Posted by: Dublin's Finest at October 13, 2026 10:10 AM (EdP2u)

115 "The Love Song"

Is it coming down in three-part harmony?

Posted by: Three Dog Night at October 13, 2026 10:11 AM (0sNs1)

116 "...he was legendary for his gigues."

Getting jiggy with it!

Posted by: DJ rapper at October 13, 2026 10:12 AM (OVboP)

117 My Mom dragged us to a Virgil Fox concert when I was a kid. Yeesh.

I hate organ music with a passion.
Posted by: Bulg

My son pulled some strings (swidt) and got us access to the Royal Albert Hall in the dead of night. No one else there except a janitor and one gal practicing an organ piece. I'm also not generally a fan but holy smokes, this lady was fantastic and we had the run of the place. I can't tell you what piece she was playing but Wow!

Posted by: Tonypete at October 13, 2026 10:12 AM (N5iuz)

118 Report: Kamala Harris ‘Lays Groundwork’ for 2028 Campaign

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"Lays"? I thought she kneels. Maybe she's ambidextrous.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 13, 2026 10:14 AM (ndZc7)

119 MLB seventh inning stretch. The early years.

Posted by: Bob Uecker at October 13, 2026 10:15 AM (OVboP)

120 Those pre-Rapaelites were a prolific bunch, and pretty randy as well. Also, that looks like an angel working the bellows. Note the wings.

Posted by: huerfano at October 13, 2026 10:16 AM (2Xqig)

121 A saxophone is an ill wind that nobody blows good.

Posted by: Benny Hill at October 13, 2026 10:16 AM (EdP2u)

122 My son pulled some strings (swidt) and got us access to the Royal Albert Hall in the dead of night. No one else there except a janitor and one gal practicing an organ piece. I'm also not generally a fan but holy smokes, this lady was fantastic and we had the run of the place. I can't tell you what piece she was playing but Wow!
Posted by: Tonypete

I wonder if the female organist was Anna Lapwood. She's the official organist at Royal Albert Hall.

Posted by: Tuna at October 13, 2026 10:17 AM (lJ0H4)

123 A saxophone is an ill wind that nobody blows good.
Posted by: Benny Hill

Which is worse? A saxophone or a bagpipe?

Yes.

Posted by: rickb223 at October 13, 2026 10:17 AM (jmpEl)

124 She's playing The House of the Rising Sun, no?

Posted by: dantesed at October 13, 2026 10:18 AM (Oy/m2)

125 Which is worse? A saxophone or a bagpipe?

Yes.
Posted by: rickb223

Yoo hoo! *waves*
-- an accordion

Posted by: Bulg at October 13, 2026 10:19 AM (77rzZ)

126 There's are only letters of difference between a bassoon and a buffoon.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 13, 2026 10:20 AM (0sNs1)

127 > 120 Also, that looks like an angel working the bellows. Note the wings.
And it is holding the bellows closed. "Thy shitty playing hast offended even heaven'"

Posted by: WaitingForMartel at October 13, 2026 10:21 AM (51f7I)

128 Lute, Flute, Bass Piccolo and Harmonium..

Posted by: man at October 13, 2026 10:21 AM (pfXMo)

129 Alternate title:

"For 500 Years, Lady Carlington's Love Song, Beloved for Its Delicate Beauty Had No Lyrics, Until 1958, When a Brilliant Young Poet Added Lyrics To The Song You Now Know As "Tequila!"

Posted by: naturalfake at October 13, 2026 10:21 AM (YSUhf)

130 Reaching out across the aisle with best wishes.

Ann Coulter
@AnnCoulter
Let's hope that today's raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar's home didn't prevent her from having an otherwise joyous Columbus Day!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 13, 2026 10:21 AM (ndZc7)

131 My son pulled some strings (swidt) and got us access to the Royal Albert Hall in the dead of night. No one else there except a janitor and one gal practicing an organ piece. I'm also not generally a fan but holy smokes, this lady was fantastic and we had the run of the place. I can't tell you what piece she was playing but Wow!
Posted by: Tonypete

I wonder if the female organist was Anna Lapwood. She's the official organist at Royal Albert Hall.
Posted by: Tuna

Anna rocks.

Posted by: rickb223 at October 13, 2026 10:21 AM (jmpEl)

132 121 A saxophone is an ill wind that nobody blows good.
Posted by: Benny Hill at October 13, 2026 10:16 AM

Hang on. I need to blow a little bit.

https://youtu.be/a_WuGDYawFQ

Posted by: BJ Clinton at October 13, 2026 10:21 AM (OVboP)

133 I wonder if the female organist was Anna Lapwood. She's the official organist at Royal Albert Hall.
Posted by: Tuna

YES! I looked up her picture and that was her. A very, very nice lady.

Posted by: Tonypete at October 13, 2026 10:22 AM (N5iuz)

134 Beautiful sunrise this morning.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 13, 2026 10:22 AM (CiLXp)

135 Those pre-Rapaelites were a prolific bunch, and pretty randy as well. Also, that looks like an angel working the bellows. Note the wings.

As I've noted before, I'm a philistine when it comes to fine art. I'm of varying opinion about the PRB; sometimes I enjoy one of their paintings, then at other times I do not.

FWIW, Andrew Lloyd Webber has the world's largest collection of PRB paintings.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at October 13, 2026 10:22 AM (qRla/)

136
Har, har. Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham are eliminated. The WNBA carpet munchers got what they wanted. Now they're playing the finals in a high-school gym.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 13, 2026 10:22 AM (eRlcH)

137 "There's are only letters of difference between a bassoon and a buffoon."

Early typed german s sets appeared to look like a double f.

It the same word!

Posted by: Big Mike at October 13, 2026 10:23 AM (a6LXu)

138 In elementary school only instruments I was permitted to play were the triangle and sandpaper blocks.

I have zero rhythm.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 13, 2026 10:23 AM (RORbl)

139 Brennan family band "Clannad"..

*cues up Patriot Games soundtrack

Posted by: man at October 13, 2026 10:24 AM (pfXMo)

140 There's are only letters of difference between a bassoon and a buffoon.
Posted by: Duncanthrax

Fun fact. The German word for "bassoon" is "Faggot".

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 13, 2026 10:24 AM (ndZc7)

141 I worked at a private pre-K-12 skool for a dozen years. For a couple years, until he was old enough to drive, a student would sit outside the Music building waiting for a ride after lessons, playing his trombone. I would walk by and could yell almost anything and he could play it. The Addams Family Theme was my fave, because it was a good cadence for walking.

Posted by: He'd Be Pushing 40 Now at October 13, 2026 10:25 AM (EdP2u)

142 She's playing The House of the Rising Sun, no?"

No. Stairway to Heaven...

Posted by: man at October 13, 2026 10:25 AM (pfXMo)

143 Posted by: nurse ratched at October 13, 2026 10:22 AM (CiLXp)

I keep meaning to ask, did you enjoy that coffee I sent you? I don't indulge myself; I only bought it for the name.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at October 13, 2026 10:25 AM (qRla/)

144 140 There's are only letters of difference between a bassoon and a buffoon.
Posted by: Duncanthrax

Fun fact. The German word for "bassoon" is "Faggot".
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 13, 2026 10:24 AM (ndZc7)

Well it is a wood instrument and gets blown.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at October 13, 2026 10:25 AM (N39Ws)

145 Har, har. Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham are eliminated. The WNBA carpet munchers got what they wanted. Now they're playing the finals in a high-school gym.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Anal Greese & Atlanta will be lucky to fill the 3500 seat stadium they will be playing in.

Posted by: rickb223 at October 13, 2026 10:26 AM (jmpEl)

146 Mr Poppins!

I sent you a note weeks ago! Did you not get it?

I am enjoying the coffee. Thank you for thinking of me. It came with a handsome, sturdy mug, too. Thank you!

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 13, 2026 10:27 AM (CiLXp)

147 YES! I looked up her picture and that was her. A very, very nice lady.
Posted by: Tonypete

Lucky you! She's has a number of recordings if you're interested.

Posted by: Tuna at October 13, 2026 10:27 AM (lJ0H4)

148 Let's hope that today's raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar's home didn't prevent her from having an otherwise joyous Columbus Day!

Good snark, but Scott Bessant wishing Lizzie Warren "Happy Indigenous Peoples Day" is still funnier.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 13, 2026 10:27 AM (2ocoG)

149 She's playing The House of the Rising Sun, no?"

No. Stairway to Heaven...
Posted by: man

Obligatory:
There's a Stairway to Heaven and a Highway to Hell. Tells you the traffic expectations.

Posted by: rickb223 at October 13, 2026 10:28 AM (jmpEl)

150
No upright bass == no worthwhile love song

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at October 13, 2026 10:28 AM (ixS3i)

151 What? Throwing yourself to a tiger is out?

Daily Mail
@DailyMail
Judi Dench, 91, says trigger warnings have 'gone too far' and are 'mollycoddling' audiences as she says 'if you're that sensitive, don't go to the theatre'

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 13, 2026 10:28 AM (ndZc7)

152 You Philistines with hate for the organ just have never experienced The Joy of Music!

Posted by: Diane Bish, Still Pumpin' Away! at October 13, 2026 10:29 AM (EdP2u)

153 Har, har. Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham are eliminated. The WNBA carpet munchers got what they wanted. Now they're playing the finals in a high-school gym.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Somebody on Instapundit (maybe even Reynolds himself) mentioned that they saw Caitlin guest-hosting on ESPN and that she was doing a really good job, very poised and confident. The poster was speculating that she's preparing for a post-court career as a broadcaster.

Posted by: Bulg at October 13, 2026 10:29 AM (77rzZ)

154 145 Har, har. Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham are eliminated. The WNBA carpet munchers got what they wanted. Now they're playing the finals in a high-school gym.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Anal Greese & Atlanta will be lucky to fill the 3500 seat stadium they will be playing in.
Posted by: rickb223 at October 13, 2026 10:26 AM (jmpEl

Angry femalish persyns of color.

Posted by: Eromero at October 13, 2026 10:29 AM (JfkSa)

155 The WNBA carpet munchers got what they wanted.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 13, 2026 10:22 AM

We're not that one-dimensional, you know.

Posted by: Flannel shirt and Doc Marten's wearing Subaru drivers at October 13, 2026 10:29 AM (0sNs1)

156 The WNBA carpet munchers got what they wanted. Now they're playing the finals in a high-school gym.

I maintain given how hard the WNBA fights against having an audience that it's some kind of a scam where it only works if it loses a lot of money.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 13, 2026 10:30 AM (2ocoG)

157 as Depicted.

When the WH/Don Jr. gives Guilfoyle the (total) out of Cage Fighting mostly male Hunter Biden -- not as if he hasn't hit a gurl before.

H.Biden wouldn't stand a chance, losing pieces of ear, fingers and so much more!

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at October 13, 2026 10:30 AM (FYF6O)

158 Daily Mail
@DailyMail
Judi Dench, 91, says trigger warnings have 'gone too far' and are 'mollycoddling' audiences as she says 'if you're that sensitive, don't go to the theatre'
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie?

Common sense from Dame Judi. Refreshing.

Posted by: Tuna at October 13, 2026 10:30 AM (lJ0H4)

159 Jane Jarvis was the long-time organist at Shea Stadium. She recorded a lot too.

Posted by: Meat The Mets! at October 13, 2026 10:31 AM (EdP2u)

160 I must have missed your note, Nurse. But I am glad you're enjoying the coffee. I bought myself the largest mug they have, which holds a nice amount of tea for writing.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at October 13, 2026 10:32 AM (qRla/)

161 They're doing Wagner's Ring cycle. All 20 hours.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 13, 2026 10:00 AM (eRlcH)

MY TIME HAS COME!!

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 13, 2026 10:32 AM (gLYp7)

162 I grow old … I grow old …
I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled.

Shall I part my hair behind? Do I dare to eat a peach?
I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach.
I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each.

I do not think that they will sing to me.

I have seen them riding seaward on the waves
Combing the white hair of the waves blown back
When the wind blows the water white and black.

We have lingered in the chambers of the sea
By sea-girls wreathed with seaweed red and brown
Till human voices wake us, and we drown

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 13, 2026 10:33 AM (CiLXp)

163 156 The WNBA carpet munchers got what they wanted. Now they're playing the finals in a high-school gym.

I maintain given how hard the WNBA fights against having an audience that it's some kind of a scam where it only works if it loses a lot of money.
Posted by: Ian S. at October 13, 2026 10:30 AM (2ocoG)

Next season, the WNBA will be positioning snipers to take out fans still trying to get into the venues to see the games.

Because some people don't get subtle hints that they are neither respected or desired.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 105 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 13, 2026 10:33 AM (Sco7b)

164 Morning Horde! Thanks CBD! Safe travels to those heading to Texas. Wish I could join you. Stay plussed and kempt if you can't be whelmed.

Posted by: Buck (Ofama) at October 13, 2026 10:33 AM (z6ONu)

165 Jake explains it all.

Western Lensman
@WesternLensman
Jake Tapper "analysis" on the Omar story with his guest Skye Perryman.
Who is Perryman? The CEO of Marc Elias' lawfare outfit Democracy Forward.
That's right. So guess how this went:
Tapper: "Seems rather vindictive."
Perryman: "Partisan. Racism. Xenophobia."
Tapper: "It doesn't look like a legitimate law enforcement action."

-
Any questions?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 13, 2026 10:34 AM (ndZc7)

166
So, the lovely and apparently star-struck Mrs naturalfake wanted to see the new Tom Cruise movie, "Digger" and off we went to the Cineplex.

The movie itself is not very good, however it does have the germ of an interesting idea.

The problem really is three fold;
1) Despite gassing on and on about satire, the writer, director and stars(?) have no idea what satire is. At. All.

2)It indulges all of the progtard/DEI hate totems it can, and makes the movie messy and unfunny.

3) The movie actually has a pretty good climax were it structure differently with TC's big speech, which might've made a good satirical ending if properly followed up on. Buuuuut, the movie wants to push Greeny revenge, guilt and hate. Again unfunny and not satire.

Pretty much the only reason for this movie to exist is to give Tom Cruise a chance to deliver his own "You can't handle the truth" scene as in "AFew Good Men"

He does a great job with it.

TL/DR Makers should've watched "Dr Starngelove" a few hundred times more, they don't understand satire. A mess you can watch streaming.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 13, 2026 10:35 AM (YSUhf)

167 I hate organ music with a passion.
Posted by: Bulg

Young man, you'll never be awarded The Wurlitzer Prize with that attitude.

Posted by: Waylon Jennings at October 13, 2026 10:36 AM (EdP2u)

168 Posted by: naturalfake at October 13, 2026 10:35 AM (YSUhf)

I am just amazed at the makeup job they did on Cruise.

Posted by: Bulg at October 13, 2026 10:36 AM (77rzZ)

169 TL/DR Makers should've watched "Dr Starngelove" a few hundred times more, they don't understand satire. A mess you can watch streaming.
Posted by: naturalfake at October 13, 2026 10:35 AM

So, how does it compare to Prometheus?

Posted by: J. Random Moron at October 13, 2026 10:37 AM (0sNs1)

170 Posted by: naturalfake at October 13, 2026 10:35 AM (YSUhf)

So at the Cineplex, do you use earplugs?
Or is that just me?

Both parents were hard of hearing. I'm very pro-active.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 105 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 13, 2026 10:37 AM (Sco7b)

171 Posted by: nurse ratched at October 13, 2026 10:33 AM (CiLXp)

Interesting verse. Did you write it yourself?

Posted by: Bulg at October 13, 2026 10:37 AM (77rzZ)

172 Daily Mail
@DailyMail
Judi Dench, 91, says trigger warnings have 'gone too far' and are 'mollycoddling' audiences as she says 'if you're that sensitive, don't go to the theatre'

----------

Did she close with a spirited "AND GET OFF MY LAWN"?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 13, 2026 10:38 AM (4Je4D)

173
Next season, the WNBA will be positioning snipers to take out fans still trying to get into the venues to see the games.

Because some people don't get subtle hints that they are neither respected or desired.
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 105 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 13, 2026 10:33 AM (Sco7b)

___________

They could always take lessons from classical musicians on how to drive away their audiences.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 13, 2026 10:38 AM (eRlcH)

174 WNBA actually plays games? I thought they were just like a comedy troupe.

Posted by: How it is at October 13, 2026 10:38 AM (k3anH)

175 Posted by: naturalfake at October 13, 2026 10:35 AM (YSUhf)

I am just amazed at the makeup job they did on Cruise.
Posted by: Bulg at October 13, 2026 10:36 AM (77rzZ)

Yeah, it was great, looked very natural.

And TC did a great job,. Too bad the movie sucked.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 13, 2026 10:38 AM (YSUhf)

176 I like the gazebo back on the right with the light shining through. There's other things, too.

Figure that guy? gal? in red is pumping a bellows for the pipe organ. Interesting.

For he's a jolly good bellower…

G'day, y'all. Brain still booting up.

Posted by: mindful webworker - [modem log-in screeching] at October 13, 2026 10:39 AM (MjASY)

177 I maintain given how hard the WNBA fights against having an audience that it's some kind of a scam where it only works if it loses a lot of money.
Posted by: Ian S. at October 13, 2026 10:30 AM

Stay in your lane.

Posted by: Money laundering mattress stores at October 13, 2026 10:39 AM (OVboP)

178 The amount of people NW FL pissing and moaning on FB about not having power to their homes is off the charts.

Look, dipshits, it was a fucking hurricane with over 110 mph winds. It hasn't even been four full days. You'll live.

Also, you should've invested in a portable generator long ago.

Posted by: one hour sober at October 13, 2026 10:39 AM (J4Dwc)

179
We have lingered in the chambers of the sea
By sea-girls wreathed with seaweed red and brown
Till human voices wake us, and we drown
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 13, 2026 10:33 AM (CiLXp)

___________

The Nobel committee called the wrong lady!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 13, 2026 10:40 AM (eRlcH)

180 I am just amazed at the makeup job they did on Cruise.
Posted by: Bulg at October 13, 2026 10:36 AM (77rzZ)

It was a few years back but they had a reality show with make-up artists and they had various challenges.

It was very cool to see how they worked.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 105 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 13, 2026 10:41 AM (Sco7b)

181 "Nurse quotes TS Eliot" was not on my bingo card today.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at October 13, 2026 10:41 AM (qRla/)

182 Created 1868–1877

The painting is based on a refrain from an old French or Breton song: "Alas, I know a love song, / Sad or happy, each in turn"

A medieval maiden plays a portable keyboard organ, an armor-clad knight listens in quiet contemplation, and Cupid (with arrows slung over his shoulder) slowly pumps the organ's bellows. A border of spring flowers symbolizing love and bitterness frames the foreground. (AI Overview)

Burne-Jones associated the scene with his affair with artist and model Maria Zambaco (1843–1914). As one critic said of this painting, "There is no story: nothing to guess at, but everything to feel." (The Met)

Lovely, but would pass hanging. Thank you.

Posted by: L - No nic... at October 13, 2026 10:41 AM (NFX2v)

183
Look, dipshits, it was a fucking hurricane with over 110 mph winds. It hasn't even been four full days. You'll live.

Also, you should've invested in a portable generator long ago.
Posted by: one hour sober at October 13, 2026 10:39 AM (J4Dwc)

Yes but this way we can make DeSantis and Trump look bad.
- The Dipshits

Posted by: How it is at October 13, 2026 10:41 AM (k3anH)

184
TL/DR Makers should've watched "Dr Starngelove" a few hundred times more, they don't understand satire. A mess you can watch streaming.
Posted by: naturalfake at October 13, 2026 10:35 AM

So, how does it compare to Prometheus?
Posted by: J. Random Moron at October 13, 2026 10:37 AM (0sNs1)

I actively hated "Prometheus".

I didn't hate "Digger". Kind of bored and disappointed with it.

The good parts were like finding a couple of diamonds in a pile of smug, unfunny monkey shit.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 13, 2026 10:42 AM (YSUhf)

185 I have zero rhythm"

Me neither...

Posted by: Navin Johnson at October 13, 2026 10:42 AM (pfXMo)

186 Canadian leader wishes blessings of "Goddess Maa Durga" on residents of Ontario

Doug Ford
@fordnation
I want to wish a Happy Navratri to everyone celebrating across our province!
Over the next nine days, the Hindu community will come together in prayer and celebration, marking the triumph of good over evil. Happy Navratri!

-
Navrati already? But I've still got my Columbus Day decorations up!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 13, 2026 10:44 AM (ndZc7)

187 Till human voices wake us, and we drown

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 13, 2026 10:33 AM (CiLXp)

I'll raise you a Dylan Thomas...

And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 13, 2026 10:44 AM (k5CNB)

188 Posted by: naturalfake at October 13, 2026 10:35 AM (YSUhf)

So at the Cineplex, do you use earplugs?
Or is that just me?

Both parents were hard of hearing. I'm very pro-active.
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 105 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 13, 2026 10:37 AM

No earplugs for me.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 13, 2026 10:45 AM (YSUhf)

189 amount of people NW FL pissing and moaning on FB about not having power to their homes is off the charts."

Hmm. Friends in Destin had power back, and the mid bay bridge opened a few hours later...

Posted by: Navin Johnson at October 13, 2026 10:45 AM (pfXMo)

190 I would wager that a lot of them are transplants that moved down here during Covid and it never occurred to them that they might get hit by a hurricane.

Posted by: one hour sober at October 13, 2026 10:45 AM (J4Dwc)

191 Off, movie sock!

Posted by: man at October 13, 2026 10:45 AM (pfXMo)

192 I actively hated "Prometheus".

Posted by: naturalfake at October 13, 2026 10:42 AM (YSUhf)

Interesting.

I sort of enjoyed it, but also didn't take it seriously because it took itself much too seriously.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 13, 2026 10:45 AM (k5CNB)

193 wager that a lot of them are transplants"

Or bots...

Posted by: man at October 13, 2026 10:46 AM (pfXMo)

194
I would wager that a lot of them are transplants that moved down here during Covid and it never occurred to them that they might get hit by a hurricane.
Posted by: one hour sober at October 13, 2026 10:45 AM (J4Dwc)

___________

Most of them need a government program to do their laundry.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 13, 2026 10:47 AM (eRlcH)

195 Doug Ford
@fordnation
I want to wish a Happy Navratri to everyone celebrating across our province!
Over the next nine days, the Hindu community will come together in prayer and celebration, marking the triumph of good over evil. Happy Navratri!

No land acknowledgement?

Posted by: Puts hands on hips. Stomps foot at October 13, 2026 10:47 AM (OVboP)

196 Canadian leader wishes blessings of "Goddess Maa Durga" on residents of Ontario

Doug Ford
@fordnation
I want to wish a Happy Navratri to everyone celebrating across our province!
Over the next nine days, the Hindu community will come together in prayer and celebration, marking the triumph of good over evil. Happy Navratri!

-
Navrati already? But I've still got my Columbus Day decorations up!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

I'm so sick of paganism being celebrated in the West.

Posted by: Bulg at October 13, 2026 10:47 AM (77rzZ)

197 And a happy No Bra Day to Sydney Sweeney!

Posted by: Bulg at October 13, 2026 10:49 AM (77rzZ)

198 I have a feeling Indians (dot) give Les than zero fucks about Indian(feather) land claims. That’s something only retarded white people do.

Posted by: How it is at October 13, 2026 10:49 AM (k3anH)

199 They don't call them the party of stupid for nothing!

Republican group spends $25,000 advertising in the wrong Portland

NBC News
@NBCNews
A Republican political group accidentally spent nearly $25,000 running ads to help Sen. Susan Collins in Portland.
Portland, Oregon, that is. Not Portland, Maine.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 13, 2026 10:49 AM (ndZc7)

200 Never mind that there was a hurricane that hit this area during Covid, they still moved down here anyway over the following two or so years.

Posted by: one hour sober at October 13, 2026 10:51 AM (J4Dwc)

201 181 "Nurse quotes TS Eliot" was not on my bingo card today.
Posted by: Mary Poppins

I'm not surprised. I love the way she writes about her environment, sometimes her feelings.
---
187. I'll raise you a Dylan Thomas...
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

Youngest brother read that at our father's funeral decades ago. (It was a surprise to the rest of us, but also very much our Dad.)

Posted by: L - No nic... at October 13, 2026 10:51 AM (NFX2v)

202 That’s no mistake. Someone in that “Republican group” is sabotaging.

Posted by: How it is at October 13, 2026 10:51 AM (k3anH)

203 I actively hated "Prometheus".

Posted by: naturalfake at October 13, 2026 10:42 AM (YSUhf)

Interesting.

I sort of enjoyed it, but also didn't take it seriously because it took itself much too seriously.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 13, 2026 10:45 AM (k5CNB){/i]

Yeah, it definitely insisted upon itself.

It was the screaming stupidity of all the missions"geniuses" just kicked me out of the movie.

Plus, the Magic Box writing of the movie that promised to make sense if you just watched all the sequels.

eh....fuck Ridley Scott.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 13, 2026 10:52 AM (YSUhf)

204 Shall I part my hair behind?
On yer butt?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at October 13, 2026 10:52 AM (mGmwd)

205 My wife and I would go to the Virginia Symphoney maybe 6-8 times a year. Always enjoyed it and it was only like $22 to sit in the back. Raised prices, became woke. We never went back. Now that VA has gone full-retard politically, I never cross the state line ever. Last time was 2 years ago.

Posted by: NC Hermit at October 13, 2026 10:53 AM (EdP2u)

206 I hadn't even considered mentioning it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, taking speed with Bob Fosse at October 13, 2026 10:53 AM (R0rrx)

207 Quoting Dylan, huh? Well, everybody must get stoned.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 13, 2026 10:54 AM (ndZc7)

208 NBC News
@NBCNews
A Republican political group accidentally spent nearly $25,000 running ads to help Sen. Susan Collins in Portland.
Portland, Oregon, that is. Not Portland, Maine.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 13, 2026 10:49 AM (ndZc7)

NBC News: Republicans are idiots! Har! Har!
*knock, knock*
FCC: "Hi, we're here to pull your broadcast license for violating anti-trust laws."
NBC News: "Wait, you can't just do..." *BEEEEEEP*
Republicans: "Har! Har!"

Posted by: Boswell at October 13, 2026 10:55 AM (NTVPI)

209 The running for school board in my town has always lost. He is a R in a heavily D town. Other people running for school board have just their names or things like, "Support every student". This year his signs say, "Educate, don't overtax." I know him. He is a smart and caring guy . I hope he wins because I thought that was very clever.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 13, 2026 10:55 AM (Sawat)

210 207 Quoting Dylan, huh? Well, everybody must get stoned.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 13, 2026 10:54 AM (ndZc7)

======

I don't even have a watchtower nearby.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, taking speed with Bob Fosse at October 13, 2026 10:55 AM (R0rrx)

211
We also saw "Gone With the Wind" last night.

A fave of the missus.

The first half is great, brilliant stuff.

The second half....meh, girly romance shenanigans for the Ladies.

Great movie though, if you've never watched it.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 13, 2026 10:55 AM (YSUhf)

212 Is this about the purple cow?

Posted by: O. Nash at October 13, 2026 10:55 AM (OVboP)

213 209-Make that "the guy" running.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 13, 2026 10:57 AM (Sawat)

214 197 And a happy No Bra Day to Sydney Sweeney!
Posted by: Bulg

Enjoy!!!

(And maybe send a donation for Breast Cancer Awareness.)

Posted by: L - No nic... at October 13, 2026 10:57 AM (NFX2v)

215 I'm so sick of paganism being celebrated in the West.

Canada is basically all Indians and Chinese now. And MAID victims are 99% white. They're being very aggressive about the Great Replacement up there, even moreso than Europe.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 13, 2026 10:57 AM (2ocoG)

216 I don't watch many movies other than horror and asian but I didn't mind 'Prometheus.' Keeping in mind Doctor Who, Star Trek and Star Wars were already woke crap.

However, the scientist chick saying we're on an alien planet on a mission of peace so leave your guns here was pretty stupid.

And 'Freddy Got Fingered' wasn't that bad either. Mainly because Hollywood has declined SO MUCH that it looked like Shakespeare.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 105 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 13, 2026 10:58 AM (Sco7b)

217 The dead swans lay in the stagnant pool
They lay. They rotted they turned
around occasionally
bits of flesh fell off of them
from time to time,
and sank into the pool's mire
They also smelt a great deal

Posted by: Paula Nancy Millstone Jennings at October 13, 2026 10:58 AM (Ae6Br)

218 The outage maps nearly every power/electric utility company has will show the extent of the outage, how many are affected, and (maybe) the estimated time/days it'll take.

Plus, workers from other states are there in FL and have to coordinate with local utility companies. And that includes the people who take down trees, move debris, etc.

People here bitch about it too. They've no clue what it takes to restore power to large swaths of a state or county. And haven't even thought about a generator.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 13, 2026 10:58 AM (RORbl)

219 216 And 'Freddy Got Fingered' wasn't that bad either. Mainly because Hollywood has declined SO MUCH that it looked like Shakespeare.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 105 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 13, 2026 10:58 AM (Sco7b)

=======

Freddy Got Fingered is an absurdist masterpiece.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, taking speed with Bob Fosse at October 13, 2026 10:59 AM (R0rrx)

220 Posted by: naturalfake at October 13, 2026 10:55 AM (YSUhf)

The speech that Mammy gives to Melanie when she has her come to talk to Rhett is one of the greatest in film. Hattie McDaniel makes that movie for me.

Posted by: Bulg at October 13, 2026 10:59 AM (77rzZ)

221 Canada is basically all Indians and Chinese now. And MAID victims are 99% white. They're being very aggressive about the Great Replacement up there, even moreso than Europe.
Posted by: Ian S. at October 13, 2026 10:57 AM (2ocoG)

Muzzies are a close 3rd and gaining.

Posted by: How it is at October 13, 2026 11:01 AM (k3anH)

222 Posted by: naturalfake at October 13, 2026 10:55 AM (YSUhf)

The speech that Mammy gives to Melanie when she has her come to talk to Rhett is one of the greatest in film. Hattie McDaniel makes that movie for me.
Posted by: Bulg at October 13, 2026 10:59 AM (77rzZ)

Totally agree, Bulg.

She's the lynch pin of that movie.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 13, 2026 11:02 AM (YSUhf)

223 I hadn't even considered mentioning it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, taking speed with Bob Fosse at October 13, 2026 10:53 AM

Given that's one of your primary duties around here, are you beginning a McConnellesque decline?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 13, 2026 11:02 AM (0sNs1)

224 217 The dead swans lay in the stagnant pool
Posted by: Paula Nancy Millstone Jennings

The "worst poem in the universe," written by author Douglas Adams for his famous sci-fi series, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Posted by: L - No nic... at October 13, 2026 11:03 AM (NFX2v)

225 CBD has the wrong date on the Rant:

https://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=421715

Posted by: Nazdar at October 13, 2026 11:03 AM (NcvvS)

226 I don't even have a watchtower nearby.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

We will be around shortly.
-- your local Jehovah's Witnesses

Posted by: Bulg at October 13, 2026 11:04 AM (77rzZ)

227 Till human voices wake us, and we drown

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 13, 2026 10:33 AM (CiLXp)

I'll raise you a Dylan Thomas...

And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 13, 2026 10:44 AM (k5CNB)

I'll raise you a Philip Larkin:

Sexual intercourse began in 1963
(Which was rather late for me)
Between the "Chatterly" ban
And the Beatles' first LP.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at October 13, 2026 11:05 AM (qRla/)

228 You can also find it on the main page under October 12, 2026, 10:50 AM.

Posted by: Nazdar at October 13, 2026 11:06 AM (NcvvS)

229 The Song You Now Know As "Tequila!"

Posted by: naturalfake at October 13, 2026 10:21 AM (YSUhf)

That's Mr. Bassman's all-time favorite karaoke song.

Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at October 13, 2026 11:13 AM (OlzlW)

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