Mid-Morning Art Thread

La condition humaine
René François Ghislain Magritte

Surrealism is a particularly obnoxious art movement, in part because some of its adherents have only the barest artistic skill, and partly because surrealism is an excuse to take the mundane and inject in it ridiculous extremes of thought. Sometimes a cigar really is just a cigar!

Thankfully Magritte had artistic skill...the dude could paint! And his subjects are often clever and interesting rather than just chosen to hide lack of technical skill. But the other part? Yes, the subject is interesting and clever, but it is a stretch to suggest that it speaks to the human condition. It may very well speak to Magritte's condition, but to universalize it is pompous and arrogant.

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM

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1 Sponge!

Posted by: rickb223 at October 23, 2026 09:31 AM (zFt5U)

2 Nooded.

Posted by: Nazdar at October 23, 2026 09:31 AM (NcvvS)

3 No boobs

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at October 23, 2026 09:31 AM (hF6pc)

4 No dogs, either.

Posted by: Nazdar at October 23, 2026 09:32 AM (NcvvS)

5 The most surrealistic part of this is that the sniper is hidden in the painting itself.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 23, 2026 09:32 AM (FZ29D)

6 I kinda like Magritte. His stuff is sorta whimsical.

Posted by: Bulg at October 23, 2026 09:33 AM (77rzZ)

7 Pompous? Arrogant? He's appropriating French culture!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 23, 2026 09:34 AM (5gSUs)

8 Lawn could use a mowing. Hadrian, get on it.

Posted by: Bad Boy Mowers at October 23, 2026 09:34 AM (EdP2u)

9
No dog. Not art.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 23, 2026 09:34 AM (eRlcH)

10 Are those... guitar staves?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 23, 2026 09:34 AM (Y/06r)

11 I'd hang it in spare bedroom. It's a neat painting.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 23, 2026 09:35 AM (8B4gm)

12 What is the flying thing they are all fascinated by?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 23, 2026 09:35 AM (Y/06r)

13 La condition humaine

Has skill and cleverness. Is he mocking pretentious artists?

Posted by: t-bird at October 23, 2026 09:35 AM (IYMzU)

14 Just checking in to see what condition my condition is in.

Posted by: Dr. Jill at October 23, 2026 09:35 AM (0sNs1)

15 Very cool! Thank you.

Posted by: Oglebay at October 23, 2026 09:35 AM (2ap+5)

16 Sometimes a cigar really is just a cigar!
__________

Sometimes.

Posted by: Bill Clinton at October 23, 2026 09:36 AM (JzUSu)

17 11 I'd hang it in spare bedroom. It's a neat painting.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 23, 2026 09:35 AM (8B4gm)

Surrealism kind of depends on you being able to figure out what the joke is- or else the painter is just a pompous jackass.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 23, 2026 09:36 AM (Y/06r)

18 It may very well speak to Magritte's condition,

***********

Alternate title:

Windows™ Meeeeeeee!

Posted by: muldoon at October 23, 2026 09:36 AM (I0N4X)

19 Extremely boring drapes. One could do better at Goodwill.

Posted by: It's Curtains For you, Mugsy! at October 23, 2026 09:37 AM (EdP2u)

20 The easel was confusing that day, my friends.

Posted by: George Costanza at October 23, 2026 09:37 AM (yTY59)

21 What is the flying thing they are all fascinated by?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 23, 2026 09:35 AM

Aren't you glad that penguins can't fly?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 23, 2026 09:38 AM (0sNs1)

22 I have always liked his "On The Treachery of Images" where a pipe is not a pipe

Posted by: jscd3 at October 23, 2026 09:38 AM (4CG+c)

23 Some elements of Ruler Art on display here.

Posted by: The Straights of Hormuz at October 23, 2026 09:39 AM (EdP2u)

24 Magritte might be a fun word for a limerick.

Posted by: Limerick Lover at October 23, 2026 09:40 AM (yTY59)

25 Meh. Surrealism doesn't do anything for me.

Posted by: Tuna at October 23, 2026 09:40 AM (lJ0H4)

26 would hang!

guests will be drawn to it like ants to a cheesecake and be so deep into discussing its meaning that i will not have to serve anything after the first round of beers

a money saver in the long run

Posted by: Gref at October 23, 2026 09:40 AM (5rh/l)

27
Pompous and arrogant? French artists?

Posted by: Auspex at October 23, 2026 09:40 AM (Y8DZL)

28 If this was realism, when you looked at the painting within the painting you would see a dog run across the lawn chasing a Frisbee.

Now THAT would be some artistic talent...

Posted by: muldoon at October 23, 2026 09:40 AM (I0N4X)

29 Always thought Magritte was at least interesting.
Would hang, just not sure where.
Thx CBD, have a great weekend

Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 23, 2026 09:41 AM (vJPf4)

30 The impact of the artist’s work is almost exactly the same as if he had done nothing at all. Your view of the world is unchanged by his art other than things seeming a bit off. That’s a pretty good summary of art affecting the human condition CBD.

Posted by: Kratwurst at October 23, 2026 09:41 AM (IetnX)

31 25 Meh. Surrealism doesn't do anything for me.
Posted by: Tuna at October 23, 2026 09:40 AM (lJ0H4)

Surrealism loses value when reality is pretty fucked up.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 23, 2026 09:42 AM (Y/06r)

32 Barest artistic skill
Well isn't that most paintings arter the masters a century ago?

Posted by: Skip at October 23, 2026 09:43 AM (AbxmX)

33 It is very well done, especially the detail in the main subjects.
He coasted for the rest of the room, but that was never the focus.

You're right, it's interesting and well done but it's not going to be thought of as amazing art that appeal to everybody - it's far too conservative & tame, compared to something approaching psychedelic like a Dali painting.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 23, 2026 09:44 AM (6ydKt)

34 I could just hang an empty frame and get the same effect.

Posted by: Kratwurst at October 23, 2026 09:44 AM (IetnX)

35 If you squint, you can see what's going on in the painting.

Quite easel-ly.

Posted by: Oh, no.... at October 23, 2026 09:44 AM (yTY59)

36 REALISM: Move that painting aside and you would see the neighbor's wife in a house dress and curlers, smoking a cigarette, picking up the trash strewn in the alley by a pack of raccoons that tipped over the wheelie bin last night

Posted by: muldoon at October 23, 2026 09:45 AM (I0N4X)

37 Easels Ripped My Flesh!

Posted by: Obligatory Zappa Quote at October 23, 2026 09:45 AM (EdP2u)

38 Instead of going outside, we'll look out through a window.
Instead of looking out through a window, we'll look at a painting of a view through a window.
Instead of looking at a painting of a view through a window, we'll look at a painting of a painting of a view through a window positioned directly in lieu of the same view through the same window.
I think that's what Magritte was going for, more or less. Title is still arrogant, but perhaps not too inaccurate.

Posted by: Eric in Atlanta at October 23, 2026 09:46 AM (RGM7y)

39 What a pane!

Posted by: muldoon at October 23, 2026 09:46 AM (I0N4X)

40 If you squint, you can see what's going on in the painting.

Quite easel-ly.
Posted by: Oh, no....

You're brushing with a broad stroke there.

Posted by: Tuna at October 23, 2026 09:46 AM (lJ0H4)

41 22 I have always liked his "On The Treachery of Images" where a pipe is not a pipe
Posted by: jscd3 at October 23, 2026 09:38 AM
****

All piping shall be tubular.
All tubing shall be pipular.

Posted by: The Specifications at October 23, 2026 09:47 AM (yTY59)

42 Is this work saying that literal painting is not interesting if you can look out the window instead?

Posted by: Oglebay at October 23, 2026 09:47 AM (2ap+5)

43 At first I thought, "why is there a hat floating in the sky?"

Oh, cause he's being meta painting a painting of what he's painting and that's the top of the easel.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 23, 2026 09:48 AM (3cUTc)

44 After I figured out what the joke was, I totally lost interest in this piece. It has no purpose other than it’s “surrealism.”

What’s the difference between surrealism and magical realism?

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 23, 2026 09:48 AM (7Z4GG)

45 alley by a pack of raccoons that tipped over the wheelie bin last night
Posted by: muldoon

Raccoons and Bats are prime vectors for rabies and should be exterminated for the good of society at large.

Posted by: Penguin Pete at October 23, 2026 09:48 AM (EdP2u)

46 But we're so CUTE!

Posted by: The trash pandas at October 23, 2026 09:50 AM (yTY59)

47 I like Surrealism.

I call this painting: I See What You Did There.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at October 23, 2026 09:50 AM (s1VwS)

48 Magritte is my favorite painter and his work is all over the house. The epitome of surrealism.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 23, 2026 09:51 AM (RIvkX)

49 Trump d’Oeil?

Posted by: Lizzy at October 23, 2026 09:51 AM (rOKnE)

50 We appreciate the publicity.

Posted by: Dick Blick Art Supplies at October 23, 2026 09:51 AM (EdP2u)

51 Yes, the subject is interesting and clever, but it is a stretch to suggest that it speaks to the human condition. It may very well speak to Magritte's condition, but to universalize it is pompous and arrogant.
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I believe he intends to be satirical.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 23, 2026 09:52 AM (RIvkX)

52 Clever.
Once.

Posted by: From about That Time at October 23, 2026 09:53 AM (sl73Y)

53 I love to paint in the park on the weekends.

Easel like a Sunday morning.

Posted by: Lionel Richie at October 23, 2026 09:53 AM (yTY59)

54 A friend can see right through you.

Posted by: And still likes the view at October 23, 2026 09:54 AM (yTY59)

55 Is "real life" an artifice created in someone else's imagination?

Does that make it less "real?"

How are we to know what we see is "real?"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 23, 2026 09:54 AM (RIvkX)

56
The Surreal Killer - a limerick

Magritte's style of painting is a treasure
Giving viewers of his art a bit of pleasure
With perspective slightly skewed
This is what he might have viewed
If he'd lived across the street from M.C. Escher!

Posted by: muldoon at October 23, 2026 09:54 AM (I0N4X)

57 What’s the difference between surrealism and magical realism?

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 23, 2026 09:48 AM (7Z4GG)

Surrealism is more dream-like, disconnected pieces of reality sewn together, things that are impossible in reality but possible in dreams, with dream logic & imagery attached.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 23, 2026 09:55 AM (6ydKt)

58 Bravo muldoon!

Posted by: Limerick Lover at October 23, 2026 09:56 AM (yTY59)

59 What is the flying thing they are all fascinated by?
Posted by: Aetius451AD

No idea. Something on a wire.

Posted by: rickb223 at October 23, 2026 09:56 AM (zFt5U)

60 After it's framed, the value of the art will skyrocket in value by the price of the frame.

Posted by: Miter Saw Manny at October 23, 2026 09:56 AM (EdP2u)

61
Well done Muldoon.

Posted by: From about That Time at October 23, 2026 09:57 AM (sl73Y)

62 The human condition is perfectly captured by Piranesi's etchings.

Posted by: Oglebay at October 23, 2026 09:57 AM (2ap+5)

63 What a pane!
Posted by: muldoon
______

That's silly.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 23, 2026 09:59 AM (JzUSu)

64 What is the flying thing they are all fascinated by?
Posted by: Aetius451AD

I can't see it, Elaine!

Posted by: Mr. Pitt at October 23, 2026 09:59 AM (yTY59)

65 Nothing is real.
And Nothing to get hung about.

Posted by: I Bury Paul at October 23, 2026 09:59 AM (EdP2u)

66 Salvador Dali was the most technically skilled of the surrealists and the most hated by the movement. The reason? He rejected communism and supported the Catholic Church.

Posted by: polynikes at October 23, 2026 10:00 AM (Ti9vn)

67 55 Is "real life" an artifice created in someone else's imagination?

Does that make it less "real?"

How are we to know what we see is "real?"
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 23, 2026 09:54 AM (RIvkX)

Reality is. Its the rock you stub your toe on. It exists independent of your imagination or anyone else's. Air is reality, water is reality, gravity is reality. Heat and cold, bears and bobcats, sharks and sun are all real.

Cross them at your hazard.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at October 23, 2026 10:00 AM (s1VwS)

68 Would hang, just not sure where.

**********

On an easel in front of the guess bedroom window?

Posted by: muldoon at October 23, 2026 10:01 AM (I0N4X)

69 Mais, me, I likes me some Magritte. Not all … some. Ol' Dude knew how to paint, and da's f' true yeah, you …

Posted by: Dr_No at October 23, 2026 10:01 AM (ayRl+)

70 Trois guitares plantees dans le sol.

Posted by: Windows on The Rue Morgue at October 23, 2026 10:01 AM (mB8nr)

71 La condition humaine, 1933
René Magritte, Artist, Belgian, 1898 - 1967

National Gallery of Art, discussed this painting.

In part, Two of Magritte's favored themes were the "window painting" and the "painting within a painting." The Human Condition is one of Magritte's earliest treatments of either subject, and in it he combines the two, making what may be his most subtle and profound statement of their shared meaning."

Ending with, "Both are part of the same painting, the same artistic fabrication. It is perhaps to this repeating cycle, in which the viewer, even against his will, sees the one as real and the other as representation, that Magritte's title makes reference."

Also published in 1933, La Condition humaine (Man's Fate) is a 1933 French novel by André Malraux that won the Prix Goncourt.

It's about the "failed communist insurrection and resultant massacre in Shanghai in 1927, and the existential quandaries facing a diverse group of people associated with the revolution. Along with Les Conquérants (1928 – "The Conquerors") and La Voie Royale (1930 – "The Royal Way"), it forms a trilogy on revolution in Asia." (Wikipedia)

Interesting lessons.

Posted by: L - No nic... at October 23, 2026 10:02 AM (NFX2v)

72 I believe he intends to be satirical.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 23, 2026 09:52 AM (RIvkX)

And what is he satirizing?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 23, 2026 10:05 AM (k5CNB)

73 I did a painting of six famous abstract paintings to make fun of how easy it is to copy the work. See nic.

Posted by: polynikes at October 23, 2026 10:05 AM (Ti9vn)

74 Ugly drapes. Weird drone.

Posted by: Wormword at October 23, 2026 10:06 AM (yOcCL)

75 "This is not a window"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 23, 2026 10:06 AM (wzUl9)

76 I really liked the Pierce Bronson Thomas Crown Affair movie.

Posted by: polynikes at October 23, 2026 10:06 AM (Ti9vn)

77 I did a painting of six famous abstract paintings to make fun of how easy it is to copy the work. See nic.
Posted by: polynikes at October 23, 2026 10:05 AM (Ti9vn)

Nice.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 23, 2026 10:06 AM (BI5O2)

78 Dali...

He rejected communism and supported the Catholic Church.

Posted by: polynikes at October 23, 2026 10:00 AM (Ti9vn)

He also briefly supported slavery, so I am not going to take his political views seriously. Just shut up and paint.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 23, 2026 10:08 AM (k5CNB)

79 What is the flying thing they are all fascinated by?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 23, 2026

***
There's a faint straight line running from the white pole to the brown object, so it's not really floating. But the line (a wire?) does not look strong enough to support anything without sagging, so it might as well be floating.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 23, 2026 10:09 AM (wzUl9)

80 I prefer "Winky Dink And You", where children drew on a plastic film affixed to the TV screen with special crayons. Of course, this led to naughty children drawing on the TV screen with regular Crayolas.

Posted by: And Many Spankings at October 23, 2026 10:09 AM (EdP2u)

81 He also briefly supported slavery, so I am not going to take his political views seriously. Just shut up and paint.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 23, 2026 10:08 AM (k5CNB)

That was deliberate attempt to shock.

Posted by: polynikes at October 23, 2026 10:10 AM (Ti9vn)

82
78 Dali...

He rejected communism and supported the Catholic Church.

Posted by: polynikes at October 23, 2026 10:00 AM (Ti9vn)

He also briefly supported slavery, so I am not going to take his political views seriously. Just shut up and paint.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 23, 2026 10:08 AM (k5CNB)

========

He saw...a rhinoceros

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgF6m9VGIJE.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 23, 2026 10:10 AM (U/SFE)

83 Dali was not a serious artist, he was a social media influencer ahead of his time.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 23, 2026 10:11 AM (p9+j8)

84 I prefer "Winky Dink And You", where children drew on a plastic film affixed to the TV screen with special crayons. Of course, this led to naughty children drawing on the TV screen with regular Crayolas.
Posted by: And Many Spankings

OMG! I remember Winky Dink.

Posted by: Tuna at October 23, 2026 10:12 AM (lJ0H4)

85 Dali was not a serious artist, he was a social media influencer ahead of his time.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 23, 2026 10:11 AM (p9+j

His Christ of St John painting is fantastic.

Posted by: polynikes at October 23, 2026 10:12 AM (Ti9vn)

86 The super woke murder mystery series on Prime This Is Not a Murder Mystery is set at a coming out party for future surrealist stars including today's featured artist Magritte as well as Dali, Man Ray, Lee Miller, Max Ernest et al. Indeed the title is inspired by one of Magritte's paintings entitled This Is Not a Pipe. The woke is so over the top woke I can't tell if it's supposed to be drama or satire. In addition, the Dali character chews the scenery like nobody's business and the chief detective is played by Stephen Tompkinson who is often considered a comedic actor (and is one of the few actors I recognize). I've decided to consider it a comedy/ satire and enjoy watching it.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 23, 2026 10:13 AM (ndZc7)

87 80 I prefer "Winky Dink And You", where children drew on a plastic film affixed to the TV screen with special crayons. Of course, this led to naughty children drawing on the TV screen with regular Crayolas.
Posted by: And Many Spankings

😀 Absolutely.

Posted by: L - No nic... at October 23, 2026 10:13 AM (NFX2v)

88 It's clever... I like it but I've always liked Magritte

Posted by: It's me donna at October 23, 2026 10:13 AM (+gK6I)

89 Dali's Pavilion at the 1939 NY World's Fair featured real swimming topless mermaids, so that's always a plus.

Posted by: The People's Choice at October 23, 2026 10:14 AM (EdP2u)

90 In the current era of infinite screens and everyone at concerts and art galleries looking at everything through their phone, this painting says a lot more about the human condition than it did in 1933. Remarkably forward looking.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 23, 2026 10:14 AM (2ocoG)

91 I prefer "Winky Dink And You", where children drew on a plastic film affixed to the TV screen with special crayons. Of course, this led to naughty children drawing on the TV screen with regular Crayolas.
Posted by: And Many Spankings

OMG! I remember Winky Dink.
Posted by: Tuna at October 23, 2026 10:12 AM

And let us not forget Shrinky Dinks.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 23, 2026 10:15 AM (KRh8R)

92 My Art Historian wife flew to D.C. last night to spend the weekend at Georgetown Univ., where she will have the opportunity to look at and handle two printings of The Life of St. Francis of Assisi, illustrated. One from 1596 and the other from 1630. She's waited years for the opportunity. I'm a little jealous.

Posted by: Lincolntf at October 23, 2026 10:15 AM (vV6n9)

93
Mattie Ross From Dardanelle County - a limerick

I'd like to buy a painting that will fit
And I have to like it more than 'just a bit'
Now what would be ideal
Is a piece that is surreal
I'm looking for a man with true Magritte

Posted by: muldoon at October 23, 2026 10:16 AM (I0N4X)

94 I believe he intends to be satirical.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 23, 2026 09:52 AM (RIvkX)

And what is he satirizing?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

Dumb asses who buy his paintings.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 23, 2026 10:16 AM (ndZc7)

95 His Christ of St John painting is fantastic.

Posted by: polynikes at October 23, 2026 10:12 AM (Ti9vn)

It is....much better than his politics.

I think I used it a long time ago, but if not, expect to see it next week!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 23, 2026 10:16 AM (k5CNB)

96 I like this. The artist actually rejected psychoanalysis of his art. Then goes on to say he is showing how we see the world both internally (inside the room) and externally, the same scene outside. So. But I like the painting!

Posted by: Piper at October 23, 2026 10:16 AM (ZdaMQ)

97 OMG! I remember Winky Dink.
Posted by: Tuna at October 23, 2026 10:12 AM

And let us not forget Shrinky Dinks.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

I was in the pool!
Posted by: George Costanza

Posted by: rickb223 at October 23, 2026 10:16 AM (zFt5U)

98 I don't like the subject. Kinda boring.

Posted by: Case at October 23, 2026 10:16 AM (Dd7BU)

99 I was in the pool!
Posted by: George Costanza
Posted by: rickb223 at October 23, 2026 10:16 AM

Knew that was inbound the second I hit post. The Horde does not disappoint.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 23, 2026 10:17 AM (KRh8R)

100 OMG! I remember Winky Dink.
Posted by: Tuna

You might remember the 1969 revival, but it was on in the 1950-56 era and was extremely popular then.

Posted by: Unless You're REALLY Old! at October 23, 2026 10:18 AM (EdP2u)

101 At first I thought, "why is there a hat floating in the sky?"
*
Oh, cause he's being meta painting a painting of what he's painting and that's the top of the easel.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 23, 2026

***
You're right! The easel is like a pane of glass, invisible and utterly transparent. You can see it cutting a notch in the drape on the left.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 23, 2026 10:19 AM (wzUl9)

102 Well hello, Dali.

Posted by: Satchmo at October 23, 2026 10:19 AM (yTY59)

103 It is....much better than his politics.

I think I used it a long time ago, but if not, expect to see it next week!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 23, 2026 10:16 AM (k5CNB)

I don't like his weird views either but the Lefty art world hated him so I tend to defend him.

Posted by: polynikes at October 23, 2026 10:20 AM (Ti9vn)

104 You're right! The easel is like a pane of glass, invisible and utterly transparent. You can see it cutting a notch in the drape on the left.

Yup. As I commented earlier, it's a low-tech version of people who look at everything through their phone.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 23, 2026 10:20 AM (2ocoG)

105 Mattie Ross From Dardanelle County - a limerick

I'd like to buy a painting that will fit
And I have to like it more than 'just a bit'
Now what would be ideal
Is a piece that is surreal
I'm looking for a man with true Magritte
Posted by: muldoon at October 23, 2026

***
Unfortunately, Mattie would be the first to correct you and say she was from "near Dardanelle in Yell County."

Brilliant limerick, Muldoon!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 23, 2026 10:21 AM (wzUl9)

106 Willowed from the Morning Report:

Brietbart has a story about the riots spreading. Something is awesome about this story.
The ass on the LE lady in the picture is absolutely fantastic.
Posted by: Reforger

Yes. Yes it is.

https://tinyurl.com/yxfntpn2

Posted by: rickb223 at October 23, 2026 10:22 AM (zFt5U)

107 > I'm looking for a man with true Magritte

Baby sister, I was born game, and I mean to go out that way.

Posted by: R. Cogburn at October 23, 2026 10:22 AM (yTY59)

108 Dali was an instinctive marketer, and an utterly shameless self-promoter. He was also an excellent artist.

Both can be true at the same time.

For a hundred years now, most artists are no talent hacks who got good at being hucksters. Hacksters, I'll call them.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 23, 2026 10:22 AM (BI5O2)

109 I saw on Newsmax this morning that they're expecting the riots to start back up this weekend. If they're regularly scheduled, can someone find out who's scheduling them and drop a MOAB on them?

Posted by: Ian S. at October 23, 2026 10:23 AM (2ocoG)

110 During the post-WWII era, Dalí entered an artistic period he dubbed Nuclear Mysticism. This phase beautifully blended his renewed fascination with Catholic iconography—such as the Eucharist and the Crucifixion—with modern breakthroughs in nuclear physics and quantum mechanics.

Art historians and peers frequently debate whether Dalí’s dramatic shift from revolutionary communism to devout Catholic monarchism was born out of genuine spiritual conviction, or if it was a calculated, opportunistic move to secure safety, financial prosperity, and state protection under the Franco regime.
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He was a phallic obsessed nut, imho, but I know nothing about fine art.

Posted by: L - No nic... at October 23, 2026 10:24 AM (NFX2v)

111 109 I saw on Newsmax this morning that they're expecting the riots to start back up this weekend. If they're regularly scheduled, can someone find out who's scheduling them and drop a MOAB on them?

Posted by: Ian S. at October 23, 2026 10:23 AM (2ocoG)

=======

From what I've seen, Italy's cracked down to the point where the riots are no more than roving gangs who cause some minor mayhem, steal a purse or two, and run off.

France just lets things happen because they're cheese-eating surrender monkeys.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 23, 2026 10:24 AM (U/SFE)

112 It's a statement that means completely different things if it is said about a man or a woman.

Posted by: What an ass! at October 23, 2026 10:24 AM (yTY59)

113 not sure if i've seen this but art institute had a magritte exhibit 35yrs ago and i went with a girl named marguerite.
we've had the fireplace train here, no?

Posted by: cmeat at October 23, 2026 10:25 AM (Bep7s)

114 The canvas could never be as bright as the outdoors - it would be very dark against the window.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at October 23, 2026 10:25 AM (w6EFb)

115 What a pane!
Posted by: muldoon
______

That's silly.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

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

The Paolo is...how you say...double hung, no?

Posted by: The Paolo at October 23, 2026 10:26 AM (I0N4X)

116 I'm looking for a man with true Magritte

Baby sister, I was born game, and I mean to go out that way.
Posted by: R. Cogburn

I was born kicking and screaming and covered in someone else's blood and I plan to go out that way.
Posted by: Me

Posted by: rickb223 at October 23, 2026 10:27 AM (zFt5U)

117 The painting could use some boobs, make it more interesting.

Posted by: Case at October 23, 2026 10:28 AM (Dd7BU)

118 Willowed from the Morning Report:

Brietbart has a story about the riots spreading. Something is awesome about this story.
The ass on the LE lady in the picture is absolutely fantastic.
Posted by: Reforger

Yes. Yes it is.

https://tinyurl.com/yxfntpn2

Posted by: rickb223

JJ's link I Watched The Worst Netflix Woke Slop That’s Ever Been Made, And I Barely Survived The Experience is funny.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 23, 2026 10:28 AM (ndZc7)

119 IMO Picasso is embraced as one of history's greatest artists only because he was a commie.

Posted by: polynikes at October 23, 2026 10:29 AM (Ti9vn)

120 Considering some of his other weird , creepy works, this is not bad. More cheerful than people with kerchiefs hiding their faces.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 23, 2026 10:30 AM (JrHfD)

121 55 Is "real life" an artifice created in someone else's imagination?

Does that make it less "real?"

How are we to know what we see is "real?"
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 23, 2026 09:54 AM (RIvkX)

Is this the real life?
Is this just fantasy?
Caught in a landslide...

Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 23, 2026 10:31 AM (Y/06r)

122 /sock

Posted by: muldoon at October 23, 2026 10:31 AM (I0N4X)

123 This art would make a great Windows™ screen saver.

Posted by: muldoon at October 23, 2026 10:32 AM (I0N4X)

124 I'm looking for a man with true Magritte

Baby sister, I was born game, and I mean to go out that way.
Posted by: R. Cogburn at October 23, 2026

***
"It's not like I robbed a citizen of his gold watch."
"It' still stealing."
"That was the position them New Mexicans took! I had to flee for my life!"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 23, 2026 10:34 AM (wzUl9)

125 Well, the landslide bring it down...

Posted by: Stevie Nicks at October 23, 2026 10:34 AM (yTY59)

126 BRO-FO Omar’s REAL Name Revealed In Explosive DOJ Filing

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I thought it was Beelzebub.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 23, 2026 10:34 AM (ndZc7)

127 OT:

Does anyone else think Kristallnacht?

https://instapundit.com/831086/

Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 23, 2026 10:35 AM (Y/06r)

128
I saw Pompous and Arrogant open for Bruce Springsteen at the Superdome in '87.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 23, 2026 10:35 AM (73qb8)

129 125 Well, the landslide bring it down...
Posted by: Stevie Nicks at October 23, 2026 10:34 AM (yTY59)

This is another one where I like the covers better than the original.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 23, 2026 10:35 AM (Y/06r)

130 Magritted his teeth and set to work.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 23, 2026 10:35 AM (wzUl9)

131 They kicked out Congressmen for a lot less than what has already been proven against the multiple name Congresswomen .

Posted by: polynikes at October 23, 2026 10:37 AM (Ti9vn)

132 Baby sister, I was born game, and I mean to go out that way.
Posted by: R. Cogburn
*
I was born kicking and screaming and covered in someone else's blood and I plan to go out that way.
Posted by: Me
Posted by: rickb223 at October 23, 2026

***
"I was born with a sword in my hand!"

"Must have been awkward for your mother in that case."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 23, 2026 10:37 AM (wzUl9)

133 I'm at the Surreal Tire Store this morning.

I'm getting all 4 tires replaced with Housecats.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 23, 2026 10:38 AM (73qb8)

134 Now, this is art.

https://tinyurl.com/yhnj4mzk

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 23, 2026 10:38 AM (ndZc7)

135 This is another one where I like the covers better than the original.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 23, 2026 10:35 AM (Y/06r)

Me too. Dixie Chicks killed it then killed their career.

Posted by: polynikes at October 23, 2026 10:38 AM (Ti9vn)

136
Margaritas >>>> Magritte

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 23, 2026 10:38 AM (eRlcH)

137 I'm at the Surreal Tire Store this morning.

I'm getting all 4 tires replaced with Housecats.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 23, 2026 10:38 AM (73qb

What was the tire brand commercial where the tires were Tigers?

Posted by: polynikes at October 23, 2026 10:39 AM (Ti9vn)

138 I'm at the Surreal Tire Store this morning.

I'm getting all 4 tires replaced with Housecats.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 23, 2026

***
All black ones, or tabbies? Or maybe tuxedo cats for that retro whitewalls look.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 23, 2026 10:39 AM (wzUl9)

139 Me too. Dixie Chicks killed it then killed their career.
Posted by: polynikes at October 23, 2026 10:38 AM (Ti9vn)

Well, a non-retarded musician is the exception rather than the rule.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 23, 2026 10:39 AM (Y/06r)

140
What was the tire brand commercial where the tires were Tigers?
Posted by: polynikes at October 23, 2026

***
Uniroyals, I think.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 23, 2026 10:39 AM (wzUl9)

141 Obama bottoms ossoff!

Posted by: Headless woman in topless bar at October 23, 2026 10:41 AM (yTY59)

142 Not only was Magritte a fine painter, she was a very good nurse!

Posted by: Dr Charles Emmerson Winchester III at October 23, 2026 10:41 AM (sdSI9)

143 114 The canvas could never be as bright as the outdoors - it would be very dark against the window.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at October 23, 2026 10:25 AM (w6EFb)

The clouds wouldn’t stay still, either. Surrealism vs. photorealism?

Posted by: Piper at October 23, 2026 10:41 AM (ZdaMQ)

144 The internet is fantastic. Uniroyal was the tire brand.

Posted by: polynikes at October 23, 2026 10:41 AM (Ti9vn)

145 Byron York
@ByronYork
Rep. Ilhan Omar filed documents with Congress saying her wealth was between $6 million and $30 million. Now she says that was a mistake, and her wealth is actually between $18,000 and $95,000. That's quite a difference.

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Have you checked the couch cushions?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 23, 2026 10:41 AM (ndZc7)

146
Tuxedos!

I love the old white walls look.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 23, 2026 10:42 AM (73qb8)

147 Uniroyals, I think.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 23, 2026 10:39 AM (wzUl9)

Thanks.

Posted by: polynikes at October 23, 2026 10:42 AM (Ti9vn)

148 145 Byron York
@ByronYork
Rep. Ilhan Omar filed documents with Congress saying her wealth was between $6 million and $30 million. Now she says that was a mistake, and her wealth is actually between $18,000 and $95,000. That's quite a difference.

-
Have you checked the couch cushions?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 23, 2026 10:41 AM (ndZc7)

She was taken in by a Nigerian scam.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 23, 2026 10:42 AM (Y/06r)

149 whoa

>>@USAttyPirro
·
8m
>>This morning, two former senior FBI officials, Nikki Floris, 46, and Bradley Benavides, 56, surrendered on arrest warrants after being charged with lying to Congress about their roles on the Foreign Influence Task Force during the 2020 election. Floris and Benavides allegedly lied to Congress about their roles in the FBI’s Hunter Biden investigations, with one claiming they only learned about it from Wikipedia - despite evidence showing their involvement in helping shape the public narrative about Hunter Biden’s laptop right before the election

Posted by: JackStraw at October 23, 2026 10:42 AM (viF8m)

150 What was the tire brand commercial where the tires were Tigers?
Posted by: polynikes at October 23, 2026

***
Is this about me?

Posted by: Little Black Sambo at October 23, 2026 10:42 AM (yTY59)

151 Ok, clothesline. Which also clips into the curtains.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 23, 2026 10:43 AM (Y/06r)

152 Posted by: JackStraw at October 23, 2026 10:42 AM (viF8m)

I bet they hate ICE too.

Posted by: polynikes at October 23, 2026 10:43 AM (Ti9vn)

153 What’s the difference between surrealism and magical realism?

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Twenty bucks. Same as in town.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 23, 2026 10:44 AM (rsVfX)

154 Remember how we were supposed to be aghast because Vivek put out a potentially misleading ad about Amy Acton featuring her mother who said Acton was a liar (without disclosing the messy and potentially abusive nature of their relationship)? About how it was such a misstep that Vivek's team was obviously retarded?

Well, Republican turnout improved the following day in Early Voting while Dem turnout slightly declined.

https://x.com/RealSKeshel/status/
2113427497459310779

"For the 400 people who asked me if the Ohio ad hurt the GOP ticket, the answer is no. I have reviewed today’s numbers.

The top 27 counties in terms of turning out their 2024 presidential vote count remain Trump-won. There are 88 counties.

Athens County, #28 ranked in this and the first blue county we find under this measure, fell from 25th yesterday."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 23, 2026 10:44 AM (U/SFE)

155 Brietbart has a story about the riots spreading. Something is awesome about this story.
The ass on the LE lady in the picture is absolutely fantastic.
Posted by: Reforger

+1

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 23, 2026 10:44 AM (8B4gm)

156 149 whoa

>>@USAttyPirro
·
8m
>>This morning, two former senior FBI officials, Nikki Floris, 46, and Bradley Benavides, 56, surrendered on arrest warrants after being charged with lying to Congress about their roles on the Foreign Influence Task Force during the 2020 election. Floris and Benavides allegedly lied to Congress about their roles in the FBI’s Hunter Biden investigations, with one claiming they only learned about it from Wikipedia - despite evidence showing their involvement in helping shape the public narrative about Hunter Biden’s laptop right before the election

Posted by: JackStraw at October 23, 2026 10:42 AM (viF8m)

========

"I don't want press releases. I want arrests."

*arrests happen*

"I don't want arrests, I want Trey Gowdy shouting at them in committee hearings."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 23, 2026 10:45 AM (U/SFE)

157 80 pops would get furious when i would shoot my zulu suction cup blow darts at the tv. if i had said 'that's what they're for!" he woulda crowned me.

Posted by: cmeat at October 23, 2026 10:45 AM (Bep7s)

158 >Now she says that was a mistake, and her wealth is actually between $18,000 and $95,000.

+++

It's a write off, Jerry.

Posted by: Kramer at October 23, 2026 10:45 AM (yTY59)

159 Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 23, 2026 10:44 AM (U/SFE)

People couldn't determine there was a messy relationship between the two without further context? LOL.

Posted by: polynikes at October 23, 2026 10:46 AM (Ti9vn)

160 Does anyone else think Kristallnacht?

https://instapundit.com/831086/

Posted by: Aetius451AD

What's happening in France is not Kristallnacht. Kristallnacht lasted only one night.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 23, 2026 10:46 AM (ndZc7)

161 >>I bet they hate ICE too.

These two scumbags were at the heart of covering up the Biden family corruption in Ukraine prior to the 2020 election.

Flores also was responsible for covering up Chinese interference in the election and claimed she was "running a shadow government".

Posted by: JackStraw at October 23, 2026 10:46 AM (viF8m)

162 Tuxedos!

I love the old white walls look.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 23, 2026

***
My big red Buick would look great with them. But the only ones I can find online are like $300 EACH.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 23, 2026 10:46 AM (wzUl9)

163 145 Byron York
@ByronYork
Rep. Ilhan Omar filed documents with Congress saying her wealth was between $6 million and $30 million. Now she says that was a mistake, and her wealth is actually between $18,000 and $95,000. That's quite a difference.

-
Have you checked the couch cushions?

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A rounding error, probably.

Fucking CPAs.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 23, 2026 10:47 AM (rsVfX)

164 84 "breeding ignorance and feeding radiation"
my only claim to fame is being able to recite "i'm the slime" verbatim.

Posted by: cmeat at October 23, 2026 10:47 AM (Bep7s)

165 You know, one interesting dynamic of voting season is that it blurs the october surprise.

Now, while that might be a bonus, I think it also is horrific. You might find out that guy you voted for in early voting is a double axe murderer.

Same day. Paper ballots. Hell, I would be ok with a tattoo where they put the years you voted.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 23, 2026 10:47 AM (Y/06r)

166 Oh, ID is a given.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 23, 2026 10:48 AM (Y/06r)

167 159 Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 23, 2026 10:44 AM (U/SFE)

People couldn't determine there was a messy relationship between the two without further context? LOL.

Posted by: polynikes at October 23, 2026 10:46 AM (Ti9vn)

=======

It's October. It was a punch in the mouth. It was gutterly emotional. Her own mother cutting an ad against her.

Countering that with, "Well, there are court document proving that their relationship was fraught with abuse," may convince a handful of persuadables that the attack ad was in bad taste.

But it's nothing compared to the number of people who won't hear it and go, "This Acton lady seems bad."

That's negative political advertising. That's how it's supposed to work.

And we complain about how Republicans never fight dirty, going Queensbury rules when Democrats refuse to play fair.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 23, 2026 10:48 AM (U/SFE)

168 *These two scumbags were at the heart of covering up the Biden family corruption in Ukraine prior to the 2020 election.*

Nothing will happen.

Posted by: The person who always says that at October 23, 2026 10:48 AM (yTY59)

169 Using someone’s mom in an ad: 1000X worse than Hitler

Calling Trump Hitler in ads: that’s just politics man

Posted by: The Rules at October 23, 2026 10:48 AM (YNt71)

170 Posted by: JackStraw at October 23, 2026 10:46 AM (viF8m)

I would buy a farm so I could bet the farm that those two are on a Cartel payroll also.

Posted by: polynikes at October 23, 2026 10:48 AM (Ti9vn)

171 What's happening in France is not Kristallnacht. Kristallnacht lasted only one night.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 23, 2026 10:46 AM (ndZc7)

Kristallnacht was also the kick off of a long process.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 23, 2026 10:49 AM (Y/06r)

172 BTW, Ursula von der Leyen who runs the EU now says they were tricked by Putin into allowing mass immigration.

Hey, if that's what it takes to get them to do the right thing...

Posted by: Ian S. at October 23, 2026 10:49 AM (2ocoG)

173 Somebody's doing something.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 23, 2026 10:49 AM (8B4gm)

174 This painting is almost realistic. There is some kind of little blotch on the carpet on the lower left. Perhaps Magritte had a cat who liked to throw up his breakfast from time to time.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 23, 2026 10:49 AM (wzUl9)

175 That's negative political advertising. That's how it's supposed to work.

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*fistbump*

Posted by: Zombie Harry Reid at October 23, 2026 10:49 AM (rsVfX)

176 169 Using someone’s mom in an ad: 1000X worse than Hitler

Calling Trump Hitler in ads: that’s just politics man
Posted by: The Rules at October 23, 2026 10:48 AM (YNt71)

I find this whole thing amazing.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 23, 2026 10:49 AM (Y/06r)

177 91 my folks got me the traceable book for that, but would not buy me the plastic sheets. so i had to use container lids.

Posted by: cmeat at October 23, 2026 10:49 AM (Bep7s)

178 The NFL should cancel that game in Paris. Let the teams play in Hawaii instead. No use giving the rioters more publicity. And the French don't seem like they are trying to make the game safe for the teams or the fans.

Posted by: Case at October 23, 2026 10:50 AM (Dd7BU)

179 This is a big f'ing deal.

>>@FBIDirectorKash

>>Two former senior FBI officials, Nikki Cole Floris and Bradley Benavides, were taken into custody today on charges of allegedly lying to Congress about their involvement in the FBI’s investigations into Hunter Biden.

>>The charges stem from an ongoing investigation into the since-dissolved FBI Foreign Influence Task Force.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 23, 2026 10:50 AM (viF8m)

180
175 That's negative political advertising. That's how it's supposed to work.

-----------

*fistbump*

Posted by: Zombie Harry Reid at October 23, 2026 10:49 AM (rsVfX)

=======

Romney should have countered with, "Obama sucked my cock," ads featuring dudes whether true or not, to be honest.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 23, 2026 10:50 AM (U/SFE)

181 172 BTW, Ursula von der Leyen who runs the EU now says they were tricked by Putin into allowing mass immigration.

Hey, if that's what it takes to get them to do the right thing...
Posted by: Ian S. at October 23, 2026 10:49 AM (2ocoG)

LOL. 'We were tricked! We'll do better next time!'

Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 23, 2026 10:50 AM (Y/06r)

182 Countering that with, "Well, there are court document proving that their relationship was fraught with abuse," may convince a handful of persuadables that the attack ad was in bad taste.

But it's nothing compared to the number of people who won't hear it and go, "This Acton lady seems bad."

There's a saying "if you're explaining, you're losing".

Posted by: Ian S. at October 23, 2026 10:50 AM (2ocoG)

183 182
There's a saying "if you're explaining, you're losing".

Posted by: Ian S. at October 23, 2026 10:50 AM (2ocoG)

=

"Republicans refuse to fight dirty. That's why Democrats always win."

*Republican fights dirty.*

"Did you cross reference that charge? Seriously, we can't be sloppy here! We have to fight by Queensbury rules!"

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 23, 2026 10:51 AM (U/SFE)

184 Marco is still my guy for 2028 but I was impressed with JD telling Republicans to grow a fucking backbone over this Ohio ad.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at October 23, 2026 10:51 AM (YNt71)

185 Posted by: Case at October 23, 2026 10:50 AM (Dd7BU)

I think it already was cancelled.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 23, 2026 10:52 AM (JrHfD)

186 For the Left, disowning your parents is a positive attribute.

Posted by: polynikes at October 23, 2026 10:53 AM (Ti9vn)

187 Ursula Andress, also known as Ursula Undress.

Posted by: Yum at October 23, 2026 10:53 AM (yTY59)

188 Putin tricked me into having that second slice of pie.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 23, 2026 10:53 AM (ndZc7)

189 Posted by: Case at October 23, 2026 10:50 AM (Dd7BU)

I think it already was cancelled.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 23, 2026 10:52 AM (JrHfD)

No just pre game activities.

Posted by: polynikes at October 23, 2026 10:53 AM (Ti9vn)

190 I'm being dragged to another of these lecture/luncheons at my old employer. "Health, Rights, and Choice in a Changing World: The Who, What, Where, and Why of EngenderHealth."

"Traci L. Baird is President and CEO of EngenderHealth, a global organization advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights, maternal and newborn health, and gender equality. . . . Known for building diverse, high-performing teams, Traci has worked across technical, operational, and executive roles in global health and rights-focused organizations."

Perhaps I should just take lots of dopey pills now.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 23, 2026 10:53 AM (wzUl9)

191 Putin tricked me into having that second slice of pie.

He tricked me into eating $4000 worth of cookies!

Posted by: Katy Padilla Stout. Very Stout. at October 23, 2026 10:54 AM (2ocoG)

192 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 23, 2026 10:53 AM (wzUl9

Maybe don't go and just spring for lunch on your own?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 23, 2026 10:54 AM (JrHfD)

193 a therapist friend was struggling with if it was weird to volunteer to "teach" painting at indian boundary. so i sent her:
there once was a woman named holly
who pondered on her latest folly
would i be a narc
to teach art in the park?
i might even solve a door dali!

i'll see myself out...

Posted by: cmeat at October 23, 2026 10:54 AM (Bep7s)

194 Ursula Andress, also known as Ursula Undress.
Posted by: Yum at October 23, 2026

***
The joke in the Sixties was " 'Ursula' means "she-bear.' She-BARE, no?"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 23, 2026 10:54 AM (wzUl9)

195 Traci L. Baird is President and CEO of EngenderHealth, a global organization advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights, maternal and newborn health, and gender equality. . . . Known for building diverse, high-performing teams, Traci has worked across technical, operational, and executive roles in global health and rights-focused organizations."

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Piker. I didn't see a word about synergies.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 23, 2026 10:55 AM (rsVfX)

196 191 Putin tricked me into having that second slice of pie.

He tricked me into eating $4000 worth of cookies!
Posted by: Katy Padilla Stout. Very Stout. at October 23, 2026 10:54 AM (2ocoG)

ULTIMATE chocolate chip?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 23, 2026 10:55 AM (Y/06r)

197 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 23, 2026
*
Maybe don't go and just spring for lunch on your own?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 23, 2026

***
These events are free, and I park for free, so it's hard to beat that price.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 23, 2026 10:56 AM (wzUl9)

198 No just pre game activities.
Posted by: polynikes at October 23, 2026 10:53 AM (Ti9vn)

Thanks. So they can't guarantee safety for pre game activities but the game itself will run smoothly? That sounds naive.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 23, 2026 10:56 AM (JrHfD)

199 Traci L. Baird is President and CEO of EngenderHealth, a global organization advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights, maternal and newborn health, and gender equality

So they're for kids being born in order to be transed? That's what it sounds like anyway.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 23, 2026 10:56 AM (2ocoG)

200 Putin made us blow up the pipeline!!! - Ukraine

Posted by: polynikes at October 23, 2026 10:56 AM (Ti9vn)

201 The Art Club Reception, elite,
did not offer what artistes would eat
Said the host, quite effete,
"Though the hors d'oeuvres were sweet
My meat was not up to My Greet!"

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at October 23, 2026 10:56 AM (zdLoL)

202 My company is a shit show in many ways. One thing I do appreciate though is politics is never discussed. I suspect most people at the company are lefties but I’ve never personally heard or read anything related to it in my tenure.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at October 23, 2026 10:56 AM (YNt71)

203 188 Putin tricked me into having that second slice of pie.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 23, 2026 10:53 AM (ndZc7

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Could it be, ... PUTIN?

Posted by: The Church Lady at October 23, 2026 10:57 AM (rsVfX)

204 These events are free, and I park for free, so it's hard to beat that price.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

So is a kick by a mule.

Posted by: Just move already at October 23, 2026 10:57 AM (yTY59)

205 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 23, 2026 10:56 AM (wzUl9)

Well, to each their own, but I don't think I'd want to go for lunch around a topic that was so obviously left wing unless you can make comments and ask questions later .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 23, 2026 10:58 AM (JrHfD)

206
I saw Putin Tricked Me open for Cheap Trick at Budakan in '76.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 23, 2026 10:58 AM (73qb8)

207 OT, just planted and watered some grass seed where I had ripped up some lawn doing fence repairs.
In late October, 52 degrees out there. Good luck with that, but it might work. And the mice would have got the seed in the shed over the winter anyway, they always do

Posted by: From about That Time at October 23, 2026 10:58 AM (sl73Y)

208 Traci L. Baird is President and CEO of EngenderHealth, a global organization advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights, maternal and newborn health, and gender equality
*
So they're for kids being born in order to be transed? That's what it sounds like anyway.
Posted by: Ian S. at October 23, 2026

***
That was last week: "Trans and Nonbinary Identity Development, Risk, and Resilience: Implications for Gender-Affirming Care." Thankfully, and sensibly, Linda skipped that one.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 23, 2026 10:58 AM (wzUl9)

209 L. Baird is President and CEO of EngenderHealth, a global organization advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights, maternal and newborn health, and gender equality. . . . Known for building diverse, high-performing teams, Traci has worked across technical, operational, and executive roles in global health and rights-focused organizations."

Shorter: she’s siphoned off millions of tax payer dollars via NGOs to push for abortion on demand.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at October 23, 2026 10:58 AM (YNt71)

210 Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at October 23, 2026 10:56 AM (YNt71)

If you've not heard a Lefty espousing their views in your office it's a high chance you don't have Lefties in your office. True lefties anyway.

Posted by: polynikes at October 23, 2026 10:58 AM (Ti9vn)

211 These events are free, and I park for free, so it's hard to beat that price.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 23, 2026 10:56 AM (wzUl9)

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You should volunteer to give the Land Acknowledgment.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 23, 2026 11:00 AM (rsVfX)

212 Well, to each their own, but I don't think I'd want to go for lunch around a topic that was so obviously left wing unless you can make comments and ask questions later.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 23, 2026

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Oh, I could, but I'd be outnumbered by the leftists and women students in the room. At least the food is pretty good, and the drive over and back is pleasant.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 23, 2026 11:00 AM (wzUl9)

213 Nood.

Posted by: Nazdar at October 23, 2026 11:00 AM (NcvvS)

214 These events are free, and I park for free, so it's hard to beat that price.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 23, 2026 10:56 AM (wzUl9)

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You should volunteer to give the Land Acknowledgment.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 23, 2026

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Yeah! "We got your land, and we're not giving it back. Thank you for your attention to this matter."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 23, 2026 11:01 AM (wzUl9)

215 Shorter: she’s siphoned off millions of tax payer dollars via NGOs to push for abortion on demand.

It's called "Engender Health", or in the Left's usual coinage, "tilapia fake va-jay-jays are healthcare". She only wants abortion for cis babies, probably.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 23, 2026 11:01 AM (2ocoG)

216
Wolfus,

Try to leave before the angry trannies shooting innocent bystanders event.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 23, 2026 11:02 AM (73qb8)

217 If you've not heard a Lefty espousing their views in your office it's a high chance you don't have Lefties in your office. True lefties anyway.
Posted by: polynikes at October 23, 2026 10:58 AM (Ti9vn)

Company has 1000 employees there have to be some.HR is absolutely 100% left wing as is the case everywhere. But we never get any celebrate pride or black history month or any of that bullshit from them.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at October 23, 2026 11:04 AM (YNt71)

218 137 uni, roy and al.

Posted by: cmeat at October 23, 2026 11:04 AM (Bep7s)

219 I definitely have lefties in my office. They can spout off whenever they want without a problem. 10 years ago, I agued back. Now, I quietly snicker to myself and go about my day.

Posted by: Les Walrond at October 23, 2026 11:04 AM (2iYtv)

220 It may be that the Young Turks yanking three poofters off a gloryhole to pit them against Lindsey Graham will suck the air out of the Acton ad.

Posted by: 88C+u at October 23, 2026 11:08 AM (88C+u)

221 What worse is, in one of my offices (I'm a floating tech), I'm the only White guy in the place. The workers have this "black" radio station playing all day. Not R & B, but hardcore rap ("Her shit on my dick" is in heavy rotation). The DJ's often go into unhinged anti-Trump rant. And so on. I'm considering filing a complaint with the woke, DEI HR dept, lol.

Posted by: Les Walrond at October 23, 2026 11:11 AM (2iYtv)

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