Monday Night ONT - November 2, 2026 [TRex]

Good evening Horde. Welcome to the Monday overnight thread. The bar is open and the refrigerator has been freshly re-stocked with Rootbeer.

Welcome to the Monday night ONT which means vintage overnight fun and games. Pull up a chair and join the fun. Good will offerings of amusing puns are encouraged. Be nice to your fellow commenters and AoS contributors. Pants are optional. This ONT is a Tucker, Candace, Megyn, and Bill Kristol free zone. Fauci is fair game.

[Top photo: Frostop Rootbeer stand, Sandy, Utah. The chain folded in the early 1980s.]

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The Monday ONT has dialed up the wayback machine with very random results.

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A-1 taxi in Laredo, Texas - 1982. The company is still operating but at a different location. It claims to be one of the longest-running taxi companies in the area. The building on the photo was on Farragut Street, but there is no evidence it still exists.

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The Ace of Clubs Lounge on Route 90 in Lake Charles, Louisiana - 1979 (not to be confused with the Ace of Spades Club ONT). No evidence the Ace of Clubs still exists (at this location or otherwise nearby) or that the building remains.

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Octopus Car Wash was a chain in Minneapolis ("many hands to serve you"). This location was likely on University Avenue, near the St. Paul border. All locations are closed and the plastic octopus mascots were sold off. There is a current business in Minneapolis called Octopus Car Wash & Detail center that is not related, but trying to echo the former namesake.

Anyone ever seen (or have) one of the original octopus mascots?

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The Clown Motel is still operating at 521 N Main St in Tonopah, Nevada.

The motel opened in 1985, founded by siblings Leroy and Leona David. They built it next to the historic Old Tonopah Cemetery (established around 1901) as a tribute to their late father, Clarence David. Clarence, a miner who died in the 1942 Belmont Mine fire, had collected more than 150 clown figurines and statues.

It has different ownership but still operates as "America's Scariest Motel" with 31 basic rooms, ghost-hunting gear rentals and a gift shop and clown museum.

Exact photo date unknown, but believed to be post-2019.

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"Dinosaurland" was likely an advertisement for the region rather than a specific location by that name. No evidence this billboard still exists but this photo was taken in 1991 on Route 40 near Vernal, Utah.

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Jumer's Castle Lodge, 117 N. Western Ave. in Peoria, Illinois - 1980. The building is still standing but no longer operates as the original Bavarian themed hotel and restaurant.

James Jumer opened the Lodge (with restaurant and lounge) around 1970 on the site of the former Kramer's Drive-In. The Jumer's chain expanded to several locations in Illinois and Iowa but filed for bankruptcy in 1999.

The original architecture has been preserved and the location is now an assisted living facility.

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Beauty Shop, Browning, Montana - 1987. Believed to be on the Blackfeet Reservation but specific location unknown.

Beauty really is in the eye of the beholder.

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Main Street, Columbus Junction Iowa - 2003.

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Spot Cleaners at 2701 Madison Street, Seattle, WA - 1980. Both the business and building are long gone.

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Union League, 140 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA - 1905.

The club was founded in 1862 as a patriotic society supporting the Union and Abraham Lincoln. The clubhouse was completed in 1865 and remains the organization's headquarters. There have been renovation and expansions but the building largely looks the same today.

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One of roughly 20 themed fiberglass corn statues created in 2015 for the Community Corn Project by the Vinton Guild of Fine Arts. Benton County, Iowa. Still exists on the city hall grounds at the intersection of 2nd Avenue and East 4th Street.

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Weekly commenter stats for week of 11-01-2026

AoSHQ Commenter Statistics:
Posts : 87
Comments : 26515
Unique hashes : 1389

Top 10 commenters:
1 [711 comments] 'TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson' [100.98 posts/day]
2 [696 comments] 'whig'
3 [525 comments] 'jim (in Kalifornia)'
4 [516 comments] 'Sponge - F*ck Cancer'
5 [476 comments] 'JackStraw'
6 [456 comments] 'polynikes'
7 [410 comments] 'Blonde Morticia'
8 [372 comments] 'Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie?'
9 [363 comments] 'Axeman'
10 [355 comments] 'Oldcat'

Top 10 sockpuppeteers:
1 [173 names] 'Out Of Ideas' [24.57 unique names/day]
2 [106 names] 'Don't Be Jealous'
3 [57 names] '88C+u'
4 [54 names] 'Polls are for strippers'
5 [52 names] 'Duncanthrax'
6 [38 names] 'Count de Monet'
7 [36 names] 'I gotta ask'
8 [35 names] 'Shaking my head'
9 [35 names] 'mikeski'
10 [27 names] 'Helena Handbasket'

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You want music in your ONT? Are you thirsty?

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The Monday ONT is brought to you by A&W Rootbeer and that frosty mug taste:

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1 45eyuhb45buh45b

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 02, 2026 10:00 PM (mmrXZ)

2 Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya.
You killed my father.
Prepare to die

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 02, 2026 10:00 PM (VQ0bX)

3 Not quite first.

Posted by: GWB at November 02, 2026 10:01 PM (kU0PQ)

4 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at November 02, 2026 10:01 PM (iqv62)

5 Hey, T. Rex!

Posted by: Bulg at November 02, 2026 10:02 PM (77rzZ)

6 Used to be a large root beer mug around route 89 going through south Lake Tahoe. Might still be there, but the restaurants replaced.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 02, 2026 10:02 PM (1Ff7Z)

7 Hey, Blonde Morticia!

Posted by: Bulg at November 02, 2026 10:03 PM (77rzZ)

8 Sam just got sacked again.

Jeepers dude. Wake up!

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 02, 2026 10:04 PM (yEz+x)

9 I declare Trex to be an illegitimate president! German police, form a cordon!

/Phone rings

Uh. Yes. Yes. Wait, Mr Merz, is it cob or coblogger? verdammt I said the wrong one.

Posted by: Donald Tusk at November 02, 2026 10:04 PM (sKqQm)

10 Too bad the Ace of Clubs is gone. It seems like it would have been a good place to hang out and reflect on all the bad decisions that led you to that spot.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 02, 2026 10:05 PM (vBZcw)

11 XXX Triple X Rootbeer! I thinks there's still one in Issaquah.

Twin Teepees by Green lake was also a big treat when i was little, but not as great as the Danish smorgasbord restaurant-- King oscars?

Posted by: LASue at November 02, 2026 10:06 PM (lCppi)

12 Spot Cleaners at 2701 Madison Street, Seattle, WA - 1980. Both the business and building are long gone.

Gone? Looks like it worked, then.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 02, 2026 10:06 PM (1Ff7Z)

13 Beauty Shop, Browning, Montana - 1987.

Beauty really is in the eye of the beholder.

I think they sold it all.

Posted by: mikeski at November 02, 2026 10:06 PM (VHUov)

14 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at November 02, 2026 10:06 PM (sAmhv)

15 sun and rainfall
youtu.be/XHWEKIla-ao

Posted by: 88C+u at November 02, 2026 10:06 PM (88C+u)

16 5 Hey, T. Rex!

Posted by: Bulg at November 02, 2026 10:02 PM
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Hey Bulg!

Thanks for not alleging that I killed your father.

Posted by: TRex - innocent dino at November 02, 2026 10:06 PM (XfIK1)

17 Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya.
. . . . .
Posted by: Braenyard

I once found a stack of those sticky name tags at work the had 'Hello, my name is:' and then a blank spot to write your own name in.

I peeled one off of it's backing and wrote in 'Inigo Montoya' and wore it around until I was marched down to HR.

One of our Mexican brethren took offense and the 22 year old HR babe could not grok that is was a joke. Never heard of the movie. I believe that was my first HR write-up at JPMorgan.

(There would be more. Lots more)

Posted by: Tonypete at November 02, 2026 10:07 PM (iqv62)

18 10 Too bad the Ace of Clubs is gone

that's reserved for trolls

Posted by: 88C+u at November 02, 2026 10:07 PM (88C+u)

19 16 ???

Posted by: Bulg at November 02, 2026 10:07 PM (77rzZ)

20 Octopus Car Wash was a chain in Minneapolis ("many hands to serve you").

That's kinda hot.

Posted by: Kurt Eichenwald at November 02, 2026 10:08 PM (VHUov)

21 In a sort of Mandela Effect thing, I remembered the Dumass gag but I remembered it as being one of the Southwest Airlines "Wanna Get Away?" commercials.

Posted by: Oddbob at November 02, 2026 10:08 PM (vTZFs)

22 Vernal, UT. Many relatives of the Dino resting there. Visited there a few years back on the recommendation of Pete Bog. Fun place.
Thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: scampydog at November 02, 2026 10:08 PM (41CYW)

23 Since slide rules came up in the last thread, what was everyone’s first scientific calculator? Do we have any RPN fans here? Mine was a TI-59, so AOS for me.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at November 02, 2026 10:09 PM (PY8/y)

24 16 ???
Posted by: Bulg

Comment #2, I suspect.

Posted by: mikeski at November 02, 2026 10:09 PM (VHUov)

25 Don't forget the Mars Cheese Castle in lovely Kenosha--just beyond the Cheddar Curtain off of 94. No trip to Wisconsin is complete without a photo on the cheese throne.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at November 02, 2026 10:09 PM (qwx/I)

26
Hey, Blonde Morticia!
Posted by: Bulg

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Hey, Bulg!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 02, 2026 10:09 PM (mmrXZ)

27 They upgraded:

The Ace of Clubs is a two-story gentleman's club operating out of Thibodaux, Louisiana. The venue functions as an active topless strip club and lounge featuring regular rotations of dancers, fully stocked bars, and dedicated VIP services.

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Just kidding. There is no relationship between the Lake Charles Ace of Clubs, and the Thibodaux Ace of Clubs. But, there should be.

Posted by: Orson at November 02, 2026 10:10 PM (dIske)

28 Good evening morons e grazie Dino

Those photos are great, for each of them my imagination spins a quick little yarn about who lived there, what happened there, etc.

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

29 The Finlen Hotel

Butte, MT

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 02, 2026 10:10 PM (yEz+x)

30 I've been to Jumer's in Peoria! On von Steuben Day no less.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at November 02, 2026 10:10 PM (qwx/I)

31 The Ace of Clubs Lounge on Route 90 in Lake Charles, Louisiana - 1979 (not to be confused with the Ace of Spades Club ONT). No evidence the Ace of Clubs still exists (at this location or otherwise nearby) or that the building remains.
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Well, it was made of matchsticks.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 02, 2026 10:11 PM (RIvkX)

32 I like the Freedom ain't Free legend on the fiberglass corn cob. Beats that crummy poem on the Statue of Liberty by a mile.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 02, 2026 10:11 PM (vBZcw)

33 Never learned slide rule.. we got HP25 calculators instead. smh.

Posted by: JQ at November 02, 2026 10:11 PM (rdVOm)

34 Well, it was made of matchsticks.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 02, 2026 10:11 PM (RIvkX)

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Some stupid with a flare gun

Posted by: Deep Purple at November 02, 2026 10:12 PM (vBZcw)

35 #1 and #2 this week on Sock puppet Hall of Infamy. Proud as Punch.

Posted by: Underachiever at November 02, 2026 10:12 PM (vFcoN)

36 In a sort of Mandela Effect thing, I remembered the Dumass gag but I remembered it as being one of the Southwest Airlines "Wanna Get Away?" commercials.
Posted by: Oddbob at November 02, 2026 10:08 PM (vTZFs)

It was a gag in the Richard Pryor/Jackie Gleason movie The Toy. Gleason's name was U.S. Bates, but everyone pronounced it U-ass. (It actually got a bit tiresome due to repetition.) It was an ok movie, but I haven't seen it anywhere for a long time. It made fun of some PC stuff.

Posted by: GWB at November 02, 2026 10:13 PM (kU0PQ)

37 24 I still don’t get it.

But then — and somebody alert Don Black — The Princess Bride is a highly overrated movie.

Posted by: Bulg at November 02, 2026 10:14 PM (77rzZ)

38
It is good to have goals in life.

Posted by: four seasons at November 02, 2026 10:14 PM (/QHx4)

39 Seahawks down 11.

Posted by: Joemarine at November 02, 2026 10:15 PM (y171U)

40 Since slide rules came up in the last thread, what was everyone’s first scientific calculator? Do we have any RPN fans here? Mine was a TI-59, so AOS for me.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit

Casio something-or-other. I don't have my first one, but I still have its replacement, an fx115v.

I had two actual computers (Apples ][+ and //c) before I got a scientific calculator for college; I'm not quite as 29 as a lot of the Horde. Never used an actual slide rule.

Posted by: mikeski at November 02, 2026 10:15 PM (VHUov)

41 I can't remember what model calculator I bought but I do know it was a TI something or other. Cost me $80 in 1975 or so. That much $$ was a king's ransom in those days. It has long been lost to the winds of time but I still have my K&E 4081-3S Log Log Duplex Decitrig slide rule.

I showed it to my kids once and they stared at it as if it was a clay tablet from Moses.

Posted by: Tonypete at November 02, 2026 10:15 PM (iqv62)

42 Root beer! Yay! Thanks, T Rex!

Knowing Laredo, Texas, I would guess that the taxi company's old building still stands. I mean, it had a fresh-ish coat of paint!

Thanks for the wonderful vintage photos, T Rex!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at November 02, 2026 10:16 PM (D/6p1)

43 39 Seahawks down 11.
Posted by: Joemarine

Not looking good. Jeepers. Sam looks pretty bad. As does Jason Meyer.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 02, 2026 10:16 PM (yEz+x)

44 huh, looks like Gary Numan is still around
youtu.be/qukry9yOcxo

Posted by: 88C+u at November 02, 2026 10:17 PM (88C+u)

45 I showed it to my kids once and they stared at it as if it was a clay tablet from Moses

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The cuneiform probably confused them.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 02, 2026 10:17 PM (vBZcw)

46 Hi folks. I voted a couple of weeks ago. And as always, I did not vote for any (D)s.

I mean, I do have a bit of brain damage but not so much that I cannot spot an enemy. (IE, any Democrat.)

How come we get such terribly boring trolls? Is the money running low?

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 02, 2026 10:18 PM (CHHv1)

47 Good evening TRex, thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at November 02, 2026 10:18 PM (NnhvP)

48 Polish MEP Dominik Tarczyński is explaining what is happening right now at Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal,... “In Poland, we have a liberal-left government led by Donald Tusk [pronounced Tooosk], who is the Prime Minister.

https://tinyurl.com/2fwapzk7

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 02, 2026 10:18 PM (VQ0bX)

49 Since slide rules came up in the last thread, what was everyone’s first scientific calculator? Do we have any RPN fans here? Mine was a TI-59, so AOS for me.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at November 02, 2026 10:09 PM (PY8/y)
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I had an HP-10C for work.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 02, 2026 10:18 PM (RIvkX)

50 People who compare scientific calculators need to be taught linguistics, to set their minds right.

Posted by: Bulg at November 02, 2026 10:18 PM (77rzZ)

51 Posted by: AOS Cope

You do know that TJM has a beautiful wife and two kids he adores and a life to lead after playtime hours.

Get a life, sweetie.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 02, 2026 10:18 PM (yEz+x)

52 They upgraded:

The Ace of Clubs is a two-story gentleman's club operating out of Thibodaux, Louisiana. The venue functions as an active topless strip club and lounge featuring regular rotations of dancers, fully stocked bars, and dedicated VIP services.
Posted by: Orson

I'm glad it's that kind.

Passive topless strip clubs are super creepy. Guys taking bras off girls who are just lying there on stage.....

Posted by: mikeski at November 02, 2026 10:18 PM (VHUov)

53 And Sam get sacked.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 02, 2026 10:18 PM (yEz+x)

54 Clown Motel - World famous gift shop & clown museum!

Posted by: Joemarine at November 02, 2026 10:19 PM (y171U)

55 Guys taking bras off girls who are just lying there on stage.....
Posted by: mikeski

Was that wrong? If I had known that was wrong. . .

Posted by: Tonypete at November 02, 2026 10:19 PM (iqv62)

56 I gots to vote tomorrow. I might write myself in for Governor.
Can't be any worse than what's running.

Posted by: Case at November 02, 2026 10:20 PM (fzmBj)

57 Ladies who worked as dispatchers in Taxi Stands were usually characters like diner waitresses. Seen, heard everything.

Posted by: Dealing With Drunks A Specialty at November 02, 2026 10:20 PM (vFcoN)

58 nurse ratched

He's not sweety, just a painfully thick drooling troll.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at November 02, 2026 10:21 PM (NnhvP)

59 Passivity in women is NOT sexy.

Posted by: Bulg at November 02, 2026 10:21 PM (77rzZ)

60 huh, looks like Gary Numan is still around
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He's probably there in his car.

Posted by: Crusader at November 02, 2026 10:21 PM (Cjcf6)

61 You do know that TJM has a beautiful wife and two kids he adores and a life to lead after playtime hours.
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He is #1 on the leaderboard.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 02, 2026 10:21 PM (RIvkX)

62 54 Clown Motel - World famous gift shop & clown museum!
Posted by: Joemarine at November 02, 2026 10:19 PM (y171U)

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Clown anthropologists come from all over the world to study in the clown archives.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 02, 2026 10:21 PM (vBZcw)

63 59 Passivity in women is NOT sexy.
Posted by: Bulg at November 02, 2026 10:21 PM (77rzZ)

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Ennui is sexy.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 02, 2026 10:22 PM (vBZcw)

64 The Jumers building is pretty close to Bradley University. I go by there often during ny travels. It's also in a very high crime but culturally enriched area.

Western turns into Main street about a half mile away. Then it gets even more enriched by the street people.

Personally, I would stay away from that area if I could.

Posted by: A random guy on the net at November 02, 2026 10:22 PM (5Op5D)

65 I'm glad it's that kind.

Passive topless strip clubs are super creepy. Guys taking bras off girls who are just lying there on stage.....
Posted by: mikeski at November 02, 2026 10:18 PM (VHUov)

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I was just reading the Yelp reviews. They're hilarious in a depressing sort of way. Let's just say the customers were not happy with the money gouging. One said, "I swear, they found these women stranded in the bayou. They should have left them there."

Posted by: Orson at November 02, 2026 10:23 PM (dIske)

66
The Clown Motel is still operating at 521 N Main St in Tonopah, Nevada.

As is the one on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC. Imagine that!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Vote! Vote! Vote! at November 02, 2026 10:23 PM (ixS3i)

67 "The Clown Motel is still operating at 521 N Main St in Tonopah, Nevada.""

Looks like it should be called the Kaboom Motel.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 02, 2026 10:25 PM (vzuC7)

68 I have a K&E and several Pickett slide rules. I still have that TI-59 but don’t use it these days. I have couple of TI-36 calculators for advanced calculations (one’s a spare). I use whatever’s to hand (Casio, Sharp) for simple calculations. I try to keep my checkbook by hand to keep the mind sharp.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at November 02, 2026 10:25 PM (QjqJb)

69 Spot Cleaners at 2701 Madison Street, Seattle, WA - 1980. Both the business and building are long gone.

Apparently, they were never able to pay back the sign shop down the street, who forced them into bankruptcy.

Posted by: mikeski at November 02, 2026 10:25 PM (VHUov)

70 It is the night of November 2, and I am sitting next to an open window. AccuWeather shows absolutely no sign of a freeze, just doodling along in the mid-60s. I suppose I should be grateful but I actually enjoy cold, nasty winter weather. The weatherpeople did spend the last part of summer and early fall saying a hellacious big El Nino was setting in. Bleh!

Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin at November 02, 2026 10:25 PM (DK5Sh)

71 62 54 Clown Motel - World famous gift shop & clown museum!
Posted by: Joemarine at November 02, 2026 10:19 PM (y171U)

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I can't say I was impressed with the complimentary "limo service." They refused to take me anywhere until they had 20 other people packed in their Volkswagen Beetle.

Posted by: Orson at November 02, 2026 10:25 PM (dIske)

72 To be fair, the Clown Motel has done some very pleasing and creative things with the boulders in the parking lot.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 02, 2026 10:25 PM (vBZcw)

73 Holy
Shot.

That’s a terrible
Call

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 02, 2026 10:26 PM (yEz+x)

74
Passive topless strip clubs are super creepy. Guys taking bras off girls who are just lying there on stage.....
Posted by: mikeski/i]

And, despite innumerable visits to said establishments, there still are mouth breathers who cannot master the two finger unclasping.

Be better, boys.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Vote! Vote! Vote! at November 02, 2026 10:27 PM (ixS3i)

75 The Clown Motel was immortalized after a fashion in the game Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare as the Sideshow multiplayer map. When I used to play, that was a fun map.

Posted by: goozer at November 02, 2026 10:27 PM (wrcRB)

76 Rumor around town is that Rothko is responsible for the exterior paint job on Beauty Shop.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 02, 2026 10:27 PM (vBZcw)

77 63 No, ennui is not sexy,

A passionate woman is sexy.

Posted by: Bulg at November 02, 2026 10:27 PM (77rzZ)

78 The Clown Motel is owned by South Asians as most motel/hotels are.

Posted by: Pajeet At Front Desk at November 02, 2026 10:28 PM (vFcoN)

79 I was just reading the Yelp reviews. They're hilarious in a depressing sort of way. Let's just say the customers were not happy with the money gouging. One said, "I swear, they found these women stranded in the bayou. They should have left them there."
Posted by: Orson at November 02, 2026 10:23 PM (dIske)

Dingy strip clubs like that really capture the essence of the business.

Posted by: bedraggled slatterns r us at November 02, 2026 10:29 PM (NGJZx)

80 Spot Cleaners
Quality Supreme
since 1915

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 02, 2026 10:29 PM (VQ0bX)

81 If you write in TRex during any voting for any office, please send notice and a description of the potential position to
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I wrote you in for the Minister of the Tyrannosaurus Republic. Those animatronic voters cannot be trusted - notorious for ballot chicanery.

Posted by: scampydog at November 02, 2026 10:29 PM (41CYW)

82 I say ennui in a woman is sexy. Wanna fight?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 02, 2026 10:30 PM (vBZcw)

83 One Hour Martinizing made this country great.

Posted by: Carbon Tet Offensive at November 02, 2026 10:30 PM (vFcoN)

84 I rode past the Philadelphia Union League building in a tour bus this summer. Very impressive structure.

Posted by: Dr. T at November 02, 2026 10:31 PM (lHPJf)

85 The incredibly left-wing Israeli newspaper Haaretz just published an opinion piece:

Opinion | Netanyahu, the most despicable man in history

Are you sure you can't think of anyone else, guys?

Want some clues?

Posted by: The ARC of History! at November 02, 2026 10:31 PM (aD4fx)

86 Seattle FG attempt blocked

Posted by: Joemarine at November 02, 2026 10:31 PM (y171U)

87 84 I rode past the Philadelphia Union League building in a tour bus this summer. Very impressive structure.

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Why sank you, Doktor.

*blush*

Posted by: Inga at November 02, 2026 10:32 PM (vBZcw)

88 Are you sure you can't think of anyone else, guys?

Want some clues?
Posted by: The ARC of History!

You know who else....

Posted by: ...Ah, Forget it! at November 02, 2026 10:32 PM (vFcoN)

89 That George Thorogood video was a gooder, TRex. I remember talking to the leader of a local Alberta rockabilly group who opened for him once, and he said that George was one of the nicest guys in the business.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 02, 2026 10:32 PM (0kX4S)

90 People who compare scientific calculators need to be taught linguistics, to set their minds right.
Posted by: Bulg at November 02, 2026 10:18 PM (77rzZ)

My mother has a PhD in English. I used to help her grade freshman essays before I went off to college (full scholarship). I just did the first pass, marked obvious errors, misspellings, run on sentences, and the like. She always gave them a final check and put the grade on them. I went on to earn a PhD in theoretical physics. Who says you can’t do both humanities and the sciences?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at November 02, 2026 10:33 PM (QjqJb)

91 Rumor around town is that Rothko is responsible for the exterior paint job on Beauty Shop.
Posted by: Cicero

* golf clap *

Posted by: mikeski at November 02, 2026 10:33 PM (VHUov)

92 82 Yep. Out at the flagpole at 3 PM.

Posted by: Bulg at November 02, 2026 10:33 PM (77rzZ)

93 Hitler had his faults but he was no Netanyahu.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 02, 2026 10:34 PM (vBZcw)

94 Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis, Ha'aretz.

Four of Israel's worst enemies.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 02, 2026 10:34 PM (U/Byj)

95 I hope Beauty Shop does better with hair and makeup than they do with sign painting.

Posted by: wth at November 02, 2026 10:35 PM (oq9dX)

96 Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis, Ha'aretz.

Four of Israel's worst enemies.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 02, 2026 10:34 PM (U/Byj)

You forgot the democrats.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at November 02, 2026 10:35 PM (vzuC7)

97 Ken Jennings, Jeopardy minion, is a despicable democrat dip shit. His ads for the democrat issues in this state are bundles of bullshit.

Posted by: Diogenes at November 02, 2026 10:35 PM (2WIwB)

98 FUMBLE!

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 02, 2026 10:35 PM (yEz+x)

99 The incredibly left-wing Israeli newspaper Haaretz just published an opinion piece:

Opinion | Netanyahu, the most despicable man in history

Are you sure you can't think of anyone else, guys?

Want some clues?
Posted by: The ARC of History! at November 02, 2026 10:31 PM (aD4fx)

Yeah, it’s obvious that Netanyahu is the Trump of Hitlers! /sarc

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at November 02, 2026 10:36 PM (QjqJb)

100 Bears not a good time for a fumble deep in own territory

Posted by: Joemarine at November 02, 2026 10:36 PM (y171U)

101 I hope Beauty Shop does better with hair and makeup than they do with sign painting.
Posted by: wth at November 02, 2026 10:35 PM (oq9dX)

I drove through Browning once. I think it has only one street.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 02, 2026 10:39 PM (0kX4S)

102 95 I hope Beauty Shop does better with hair and makeup than they do with sign painting.

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Ask for the Bowl Cut. It's the house specialty.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 02, 2026 10:39 PM (vBZcw)

103 80 Spot Cleaners
Quality Supreme
since 1915

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 02, 2026 10:29 PM (VQ0bX)

Never Undersold!

Posted by: Joemarine at November 02, 2026 10:39 PM (y171U)

104 I never set any goals in life, I figured why disappoint myself?

Posted by: Case at November 02, 2026 10:39 PM (fzmBj)

105 97 Ken Jennings, Jeopardy minion, is a despicable democrat dip shit. His ads for the democrat issues in this state are bundles of bullshit.
Posted by: Diogenes

I just laugh and tell him “you’re a game show host!”

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 02, 2026 10:39 PM (tFJUJ)

106 Yeah, it’s obvious that Netanyahu is the Trump of Hitlers! /sarc

Haaretz also said that the people slaughtered at the Nova music festival on October 7th were actually killed by Israeli army attack helicopters.

I can't imagine how self-hating you'd have to be to subscribe to this paper.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at November 02, 2026 10:39 PM (aD4fx)

107 Posted by: rhomboid at November 02, 2026 10:34 PM (U/Byj)
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Beat me to it.

Haaretz works for the other side.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 02, 2026 10:39 PM (RIvkX)

108 Since slide rules came up in the last thread, what was everyone’s first scientific calculator? Do we have any RPN fans here? Mine was a TI-59, so AOS for me.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at November 02, 2026 10:09 PM (PY8/y)

I switched to RPN during college, and still use it. It is actually painful for me to use a "regular" calculator, as I have to intensely concentrate on every step.

For those who don't know, RPN stands for Reverse Polish Notation. It saves about 20 percent of your required keystrokes, which was a very big deal before the days of personal computers, spreadsheets, and programmable calculators.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at November 02, 2026 10:39 PM (VYHjw)

109 Fumblaya? Fumblerooski?

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 02, 2026 10:40 PM (wVcYX)

110 90 Good to hear that. For some reason, mathematics and language seem to be divided in most people.

I mean, I can do the four basic arithmetic functions, and basic algebra. And geometry. But after that, forgeddiboutit.

But language stuff? I’m there!

Posted by: Bulg at November 02, 2026 10:40 PM (77rzZ)

111 Why did humans ever decide cats were good?

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 02, 2026 10:40 PM (CHHv1)

112 AOP I've told this one before but back in the early 90s during a visit to Santa Barbara was in a small group that ended a wine-tasting day at the Cold Springs Tavern. Noticed a guy in some kind of snake-skin-looking motorcycle suit pulling up when we arrived.

Open mike one end of the room, with a chair. We were sitting facing the fireplace, other end of the room (December, so nice near the fire). At some point music starts. One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer. Guy playing guitar and singing it. One of the group says "wait - damn, that sounds like Thorogood." It was. Didn't talk with him. Not that unusual to encounter singers/actors in the SB area like that, but it was funny.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 02, 2026 10:40 PM (U/Byj)

113 That corn gives me weird vibes. It’s like a corn and a banana had a baby and then gave that baby a very bad circumcision.

Posted by: H at November 02, 2026 10:41 PM (w8ire)

114 Haaretz also said that the people slaughtered at the Nova music festival on October 7th were actually killed by Israeli army attack helicopters.
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Golly, its almost like they're sworn enemies of Israel?

Posted by: Crusader at November 02, 2026 10:42 PM (Cjcf6)

115 Vernal UT is very near Dinosaur National Monument. When I was a kid, my parents bought me a Brontosaurus hunting license from a drug store in Vernal. I hunted them to extinction.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent [/] at November 02, 2026 10:42 PM (ndZc7)

116 111 *fistbump*

Posted by: Bulg at November 02, 2026 10:42 PM (77rzZ)

117 Haaretz also said that the people slaughtered at the Nova music festival on October 7th were actually killed by Israeli army attack helicopters.

I can't imagine how self-hating you'd have to be to subscribe to this paper.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at November 02, 2026 10:39 PM (aD4fx)

How do attack helicopters rape women, or carry men and women off as slaves?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at November 02, 2026 10:42 PM (QjqJb)

118 Touchdown Seahawks.

Posted by: Crusader at November 02, 2026 10:43 PM (Cjcf6)

119 Without the Delaware Destroyers?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 02, 2026 10:43 PM (RIvkX)

120 112 AOP I've told this one before but back in the early 90s during a visit to Santa Barbara was in a small group that ended a wine-tasting day at the Cold Springs Tavern.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 02, 2026 10:40 PM
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Wow. A Cold Springs Tavern reference. Thank you!

Posted by: TRex - once upon a time dino at November 02, 2026 10:43 PM (XfIK1)

121 looks like "cuckshed" and "thecuckshed" didn't get renewed (they used to point to The Bulwark) so maybe someone can get one of these repointed to Haaretz.

Posted by: 88C+u at November 02, 2026 10:44 PM (88C+u)

122 3 point game

Posted by: Joemarine at November 02, 2026 10:44 PM (y171U)

123 Why did humans ever decide cats were good?
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 02, 2026 10:40 PM (CHHv1)

They kept mice and rats out of the granaries.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at November 02, 2026 10:45 PM (QjqJb)

124 Who cares about sportsball?

Posted by: Bulg at November 02, 2026 10:45 PM (77rzZ)

125 TRex - you know the place? Only time I ever was in there, despite traveling over San Marcos Pass many times and also biking in the area.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 02, 2026 10:45 PM (U/Byj)

126 What type of creepy person would stay in that freaky clown motel????

Posted by: lin-duh at November 02, 2026 10:47 PM (VCgbV)

127 Cats should have been left to their rodent-killing abilities, and never domesticated.

Posted by: Bulg at November 02, 2026 10:48 PM (77rzZ)

128 Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis, Ha'aretz.
Four of Israel's worst enemies.
Posted by: rhomboid

4H has changed a lot since I was in high school.

Posted by: mikeski at November 02, 2026 10:48 PM (VHUov)

129 I took an A-1 Taxi down to Beauty Shop but it was closed so I went to Ace of Clubs and got drunk.

Posted by: wth at November 02, 2026 10:48 PM (oq9dX)

130 125 TRex - you know the place? Only time I ever was in there, despite traveling over San Marcos Pass many times and also biking in the area.
Posted by: rhomboid at November 02, 2026 10:45 PM
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Indeed. Been a few times in a past life, but not recently.

Posted by: TRex - travelin' dino at November 02, 2026 10:49 PM (XfIK1)

131 113 That corn gives me weird vibes. It’s like a corn and a banana had a baby and then gave that baby a very bad circumcision.
Posted by: H at November 02, 2026 10:41 PM (w8ire)

It's dickcorn, for sure.

Posted by: korn scares me at November 02, 2026 10:49 PM (NGJZx)

132 126 What type of creepy person would stay in that freaky clown motel????
Posted by: lin-duh at November 02, 2026 10:47 PM (VCgbV)

You can check out any time you like.

Posted by: John Wayne Gacy at November 02, 2026 10:50 PM (88C+u)

133 Goodnight, All. See you tomorrow:

Posted by: Bulg at November 02, 2026 10:50 PM (77rzZ)

134 Deuce of Diamonds for all your jewelry needs.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 02, 2026 10:50 PM (Cqx++)

135 AOP I've told this one before but back in the early 90s during a visit to Santa Barbara was in a small group that ended a wine-tasting day at the Cold Springs Tavern.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 02, 2026 10:40 PM

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Same thing in Seattle down at Pikes Place Market and seeing Kenny G set up on a street corner and play. I stood there and thanked him for my private concert. He smiled and said he comes down there to try out new material. Cool guy.

Posted by: Diogenes at November 02, 2026 10:50 PM (2WIwB)

136 129 I took an A-1 Taxi down to Beauty Shop but it was closed so I went to Ace of Clubs and got drunk.
Posted by: wth at November 02, 2026 10:48 PM
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Drunk on root beer?

Posted by: TRex - story time dino at November 02, 2026 10:50 PM (XfIK1)

137 @127 They were never domesticated. WE were domesticated (a nice way to say "enslaved").

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 02, 2026 10:51 PM (CHHv1)

138
RPN is always very easy and nice to implement as a stack machine type of thing. Operator precedence doesn't really matter.

As an exercise way back in college, I wrote one in C and then assembler. Very easy. Now, I also wrote a regular "forward" one. Much more complex, especially with parentheses. Both were done as simple command line that take an expression string as input and spew out the result.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at November 02, 2026 10:51 PM (w6EFb)

139 Haaretz also said that the people slaughtered at the Nova music festival on October 7th were actually killed by Israeli army attack helicopters.
Posted by: The ARC of History!

How do attack helicopters rape women,
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit

Precision munitions?

Posted by: mikeski at November 02, 2026 10:51 PM (VHUov)

140 124 Who cares about sportsball?
Posted by: Bulg

I do. And I
Like kitty cats.

And it’s an open thread.

Stop trying to
Pick fights.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 02, 2026 10:52 PM (pzN/K)

141 Who cares about sportsball?
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If the sport itself doesn't involve "judges", you get to compete against another human.

Also, there's not a delayed reaction. We play today, we get a winner and a loser today.

We get to almost instantly find out where we're at, compared to others trying to do the same thing. We don't have to wait for a quarterly performance review.

Posted by: Crusader at November 02, 2026 10:52 PM (Cjcf6)

142
The Darmok episode of TNG is about to come on Heroes and Icons at 11PM.

Shak, when the walls fell.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at November 02, 2026 10:52 PM (w6EFb)

143 Without the Delaware Destroyers?
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Anybody destroys Delaware is good with me.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 02, 2026 10:53 PM (ndZc7)

144 126 What type of creepy person would stay in that freaky clown motel????
Posted by: lin-duh
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James Carville?

Posted by: scampydog at November 02, 2026 10:53 PM (41CYW)

145 TD Bears

Posted by: Joemarine at November 02, 2026 10:53 PM (y171U)

146 124 Who cares about sportsball?
Posted by: Bulg at November 02, 2026 10:45 PM (77rzZ)

Those who, like DH's brother, make a living at it. And of course, Milwaukee Brewers Fans. And Packers Fans. Those folks.

The rest are posers.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 02, 2026 10:53 PM (5WPt1)

147 Stop fucking paying attention to the trolls.

This is not rocket science.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 02, 2026 10:53 PM (k5CNB)

148 Who cares about sportsball?

Boomers.

Posted by: delicious, irresistible bait at November 02, 2026 10:54 PM (CMKAP)

149 Bulg is a troll?

Heh. That explains a lot.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 02, 2026 10:54 PM (pzN/K)

150 Have always loved Breaker Morant but watching it again and discovering even more killer lines given to Brian Brown (Lt. Hancock) that I never noticed, despite watching it a zillion times.

"Figure a slice off a cut loaf ain't missed, mate"

Posted by: rhomboid at November 02, 2026 10:54 PM (U/Byj)

151 That corn gives me weird vibes. It’s like a corn and a banana had a baby and then gave that baby a very bad circumcision.
Posted by: H

It's dickcorn, for sure.
Posted by: korn scares me

And now I can't unsee the shadow/bulge front and center. I think it's wearing a cornpiece.

Posted by: mikeski at November 02, 2026 10:55 PM (VHUov)

152 Gina Milan@ginamilan_ · 2h

Alaska voters got mailers Friday that left out the incumbent Dan Sullivan and only included the imposter Decoy Dan Sullivan

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 02, 2026 10:55 PM (VQ0bX)

153 Drunk on root beer?
Posted by: TRex - story time dino
......

I don't know but I woke up in the Clown Motel with a dead hooker in my bed.

Posted by: wth at November 02, 2026 10:56 PM (oq9dX)

154 ABC News
@ABC
Election officials in California described the Trump administration's legal threats as having profound consequences on their mental health and their ability to do their jobs, according to court papers filed on Friday.

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Poor babies!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 02, 2026 10:56 PM (ndZc7)

155 That corn gives me weird vibes. It’s like a corn and a banana had a baby and then gave that baby a very bad circumcision.
Posted by: H

It's dickcorn, for sure.
Posted by: korn scares me

And now I can't unsee the shadow/bulge front and center. I think it's wearing a cornpiece.
Posted by: mikeski at November 02, 2026 10:55 PM (VHUov)

Don't want no short corn man.

Posted by: Gillette at November 02, 2026 10:57 PM (wVcYX)

156 11 XXX Triple X Rootbeer! I thinks there's still one in Issaquah.

Twin Teepees by Green lake was also a big treat when i was little, but not as great as the Danish smorgasbord restaurant-- King oscars?
Posted by: LASue at November 02, 2026 10:06 PM (lCppi)

I only exist because of the XXX Drive-In. My parents' first date was there, in Seattle, near to Renton. I doubt the place is still there, but without root beer, there would be no tcn.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 02, 2026 10:57 PM (5WPt1)

157 I don't wanna sleep, I just wanna keep on gloving you.

Posted by: Kevin Cronin's Winter Wear at November 02, 2026 10:57 PM (kuEDh)

158 151 That corn gives me weird vibes. It’s like a corn and a banana had a baby and then gave that baby a very bad circumcision.
Posted by: H

It's dickcorn, for sure.
Posted by: korn scares me

And now I can't unsee the shadow/bulge front and center. I think it's wearing a cornpiece.
Posted by: mikeski at November 02, 2026 10:55 PM (VHUov)

If you go near it, you end up covered in creamed corn.

Posted by: do.not.want. at November 02, 2026 10:57 PM (0GWtO)

159 having profound consequences on their mental health
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Think that boat left the station long ago

Posted by: ... at November 02, 2026 10:57 PM (vE0+H)

160 Down by 10. 8 to go 4th quarter and you’re throwing screen passes and getting tackled for losses?

Wtaf

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 02, 2026 10:58 PM (yEz+x)

161 ABC News
@ABC
Election officials in California described the Trump administration's legal threats as having profound consequences on their mental health and their ability to do their jobs, according to court papers filed on Friday.
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Oh good! That's a breath of fresh air.

Posted by: Crusader at November 02, 2026 10:58 PM (Cjcf6)

162 I've got three K &E slide rules--required for freshman year of college 1966. First calculator was a RPN HP-21. And I had the privilege of staying in the Clown Motel in Tonopah NV...one night only as it was the only room in town.

Posted by: Rocdoctom at November 02, 2026 10:58 PM (BPKle)

163 BOOBS!

Posted by: Bulg at November 02, 2026 10:59 PM (77rzZ)

164 I'm pretty sure the Frostop across Claiborne Avenue from the married students' dorm at Tulane University is still in bid'ness. Can't be a Lot-A-Burger and a root beer in a frosty goblet …

Posted by: Dr_No at November 02, 2026 10:59 PM (ayRl+)

165 Lorn is a good band.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 02, 2026 10:59 PM (yEz+x)

166 @ABC
Election officials in California described the Trump administration's legal threats as having profound consequences on their mental health and their ability to do their jobs, according to court papers filed on Friday.

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Poor babies!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 02, 2026 10:56 PM (ndZc7)

I hope they don't self harm!

Posted by: OrangeEnt at November 02, 2026 10:59 PM (1Ff7Z)

167 KORN.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 02, 2026 10:59 PM (yEz+x)

168 Stunning and brave!

Carolyn Barber, MD
@cbarbermd
Must watch... she's so brave.
“I was one of the child victims of Donald Trump.” Dr. Larissa Portnoff, a clinical psychologist in her 30s, says it began around age 8 and resumed at 16 and 17. She thought she’d escaped “a pedophile ring,” calls Trump “clearly a pedophile and dangerous,” and says someone made an attempt on her life after her report.

Her message: “We need to get the corruption to stop. We need to use our voices. We need to get Donald Trump out of office.” And to Trump: “If you think you’re going to intimidate me, Donald Trump, it’s not going to work. I'm not afraid of you.” Please share.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 02, 2026 10:59 PM (ndZc7)

169 Just looked it up, it was a Maxim Gun in the Breaker Morant scene where the Boers attack the Petersburg fort/prison. Guy I ran into at my range years ago had 2 of them - in Arizona. He was an owner and did the Big Sandy machine gun shoot. Invited me to come during owner's only portion and I done f***ed up and never called him.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 02, 2026 10:59 PM (U/Byj)

170 152 Gina Milan@ginamilan_ · 2h

Alaska voters got mailers Friday that left out the incumbent Dan Sullivan and only included the imposter Decoy Dan Sullivan

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 02, 2026 10:55 PM (VQ0bX)

I check the mail about once a week. I had two dozen shiny political mailers, all of which did not make it past the overfull trash can at the post office. I figure that's where nearly all of them, for the entire state, end up, so I doubt it will sway a single vote.

Also, you don't see yard or street signs for conservative candidates up here. Only the lefties, because those homeowners are virtue signalling like their lives depend upon it, and the rest of us, which are the majority, are voting for the conservative candidates and don't need adulation to do so.

At least when the burning times come, we will know who to avoid and whom to approach for companionship.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 02, 2026 11:00 PM (5WPt1)

171 Posted by: tcn in AK at November 02, 2026 10:57 PM (5WPt1)

Yeah I know what movie I was conceived because of.

Posted by: ... at November 02, 2026 11:00 PM (vE0+H)

172 liberal-left government led by Donald Tusk

Hey I got his campaign song right here

Posted by: Lindsey Buckingham at November 02, 2026 11:00 PM (3/XaG)

173 Nurse ratchet frightens me. I'm not a troll, though, so I felt I should make that clear.

Still wary of unexpected noises and those untoward shadows.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 02, 2026 11:01 PM (CHHv1)

174 “I was one of the child victims of Donald Trump.” Dr. Larissa Portnoff, a clinical psychologist in her 30s, says it began around age 8 and resumed at 16 and 17.
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Poor dear is unfortunate enough to have only remembered her trauma on the night before an election

Posted by: ... at November 02, 2026 11:01 PM (vE0+H)

175 Gov CIAburger in Virginia just restored the voting riots of a redeemed felon allowing him to vote now.

Of course the felon is dead.

And...a dog.

But don't worry, our elections are secure

Posted by: 18-1 at November 02, 2026 11:01 PM (sKqQm)

176
World's Finest Cleaner

What are you going to do, find a better one in Upper Volta and sue us for false advertising?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 02, 2026 11:02 PM (mmrXZ)

177 Her message: “We need to get the corruption to stop. We need to use our voices. We need to get Donald Trump out of office.” And to Trump: “If you think you’re going to intimidate me, Donald Trump, it’s not going to work. I'm not afraid of you.” Please share.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 02, 2026 10:59 PM (ndZc7)

Bat. Shit. Crazy.

Honey, you'd better bring the receipts, because that load of crap really stinks.

Shame about the budding career, though.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 02, 2026 11:03 PM (5WPt1)

178 I watched Criterion's "Breaker Morant" and it's a great film. It does seem to be, though, one of those "everything is horrible" film. Not in the same way as "Gummo," which cured me of Criterion buying.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 02, 2026 11:03 PM (CHHv1)

179
@ABC
Election officials in California described the Trump administration's legal threats as having profound consequences on their mental health and their ability to do their jobs, according to court papers filed on Friday.
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Oh good! That's a breath of fresh air.
Posted by: Crusader

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Now I might be glad that the next court date is November 16. Kinda prolongs things.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 02, 2026 11:04 PM (mmrXZ)

180 163 BOOBS!
Posted by: Bulg at November 02, 2026 10:59 PM (77rzZ)

Please be specific. Are we discussing Democrats or Sweater Puppies?

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 02, 2026 11:04 PM (5WPt1)

181 Crap

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 02, 2026 11:04 PM (wOqQq)

182 “I was one of the child victims of Donald Trump.” Dr. Larissa Portnoff, a clinical psychologist in her 30s, says it began around age 8 and resumed at 16 and 17. She thought she’d escaped “a pedophile ring,” calls Trump “clearly a pedophile and dangerous,” and says someone made an attempt on her life after her report.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

Way to break that stereotype that people get psych degrees to diagnose the bats in their own belfries, toots.

Posted by: mikeski at November 02, 2026 11:05 PM (VHUov)

183 Who else was in this pedophile ring? JD Vance?

Posted by: ... at November 02, 2026 11:05 PM (vE0+H)

184 152 Gina Milan@ginamilan_ · 2h

Alaska voters got mailers Friday that left out the incumbent Dan Sullivan and only included the imposter Decoy Dan Sullivan
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Literally DOZENS of media outlets should swarm Murk in the morning and ask for her response to this.

Put up, or shut up, bitch.

Posted by: Crusader at November 02, 2026 11:06 PM (Cjcf6)

185 179
@ABC
Election officials in California described the Trump administration's legal threats as having profound consequences on their mental health and their ability to do their jobs, according to court papers filed on Friday.

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FER GODS SAKE, LET THESE FINE PUBLIC SERVANTS COMMIT THEIR FRAUD IN PEACE!

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 02, 2026 11:06 PM (vBZcw)

186 Zachary Donnini
@ZacharyDonnini
Based on historical reporting patterns, we expect Michigan's final 15% of votes tomorrow to come largely from ~~Democratic~~ high vote fraud areas and heavily favor Abdul El-Sayed.

If those patterns hold, Mike Rogers could lead by 2.8 points at 12:54 a.m. in a race that ultimately finishes tied.

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Fixed that for ya.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 02, 2026 11:06 PM (ndZc7)

187 Who cares about sportsball?
Who cares about tossed salad?
Who cares about the stock market?
Who cares about their job?
Hell, the list goes on forever.......

Posted by: Case at November 02, 2026 11:06 PM (fzmBj)

188 Upper Volta was renamed Burkina Faso ("land of upright men") years ago and has an Al Qaeda problem. Last year a guy came to the range to shoot, his name appearance (black) and accent (French) of course prompted me to ask him "where ya from originally? (he's active duty Navy)".

He was stunned when I knew of Burkina Faso. Of course many might recall it because it's wonderfully named capital (Ougadougou).

Posted by: rhomboid at November 02, 2026 11:08 PM (U/Byj)

189 “I was one of the child victims of Donald Trump.” Dr. Larissa Portnoff, a clinical psychologist in her 30s, says it began around age 8 and resumed at 16 and 17. She thought she’d escaped “a pedophile ring,” calls Trump “clearly a pedophile and dangerous,” and says someone made an attempt on her life after her report.

I remember when a car drive into Virginia Guiffre and seriously injured her. The FNM told me it was just a normal accident and of course there were no pedophile rings and anyone that thought so was a reichwing lunatic, but then again that was in early 2025 before the left decided they were going to claim that everyone they didn't like was a pedophile

Posted by: 18-1 at November 02, 2026 11:08 PM (sKqQm)

190 Jeepers. We got beat.

Like a red headed stepchild.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 02, 2026 11:08 PM (yEz+x)

191 There's never been a gal named Larissa who was not completely crazy. Just like all Madisons strip.

Posted by: a rose is a rose by any other name, but madison is a slave to the pole at November 02, 2026 11:08 PM (quOHo)

192 Evening all!

Hopefully the interview went well today. I should hear back within a week. No word back from the other interviews from previous weeks despite their promises of such.

Posted by: RandomDave at November 02, 2026 11:08 PM (aJQbY)

193 Hispaños vs Pirates

https://tinyurl.com/yweukzet

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 02, 2026 11:09 PM (VQ0bX)

194 180 Sweater Puppies, of course.

Posted by: Bulg at November 02, 2026 11:09 PM (77rzZ)

195 175 Gov CIAburger in Virginia just restored the voting riots of a redeemed felon allowing him to vote now.

Of course the felon is dead.

And...a dog.

But don't worry, our elections are secure
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Being *demonic*, she also goes to bed each night fantasizing about the abortion of fully-born children. The state of Virginia voted for this demonic entity. They are responsible for this. And the GOPe deserves an assist.

Posted by: Crusader at November 02, 2026 11:09 PM (Cjcf6)

196 I want to tearfully announce that 15 years ago Amy Acton sexually assaulted me.

The day, month or year when it happened is seared in my brain and I can no longer fly because of it.

If any reporters want to fly me to DC or NYC to talk about it let me know, note I prefer first class.

/Uh why is no one calling.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 02, 2026 11:10 PM (sKqQm)

197 Hell, the list goes on forever.......
Posted by: Case

Nah, not even six minutes.

https://youtu.be/VICAjO51wPw

Posted by: mikeski at November 02, 2026 11:10 PM (VHUov)

198 https://tinyurl.com/mpdudfh9

Appears the last of the XXX Root Beer Drive Ins is now a Burger place, but they are preserving the building and all the stuff, so it's still pretty cool.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 02, 2026 11:11 PM (5WPt1)

199 Bulg is a troll?

Heh. That explains a lot.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 02, 2026 10:54 PM (pzN/K)

Perhaps, but he's easy to distract. Just send links to busty women.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 02, 2026 11:11 PM (qx7Zg)

200 I used to play around with the Forth programming language which is stack-oriented. RPN is the way to go when using Forth.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at November 02, 2026 11:12 PM (QjqJb)

201 He was stunned when I knew of Burkina Faso. Of course many might recall it because it's wonderfully named capital (Ougadougou).

Posted by: rhomboid at November 02, 2026 11:08 PM (U/Byj)

Nothing with that name can be taken seriously.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 02, 2026 11:12 PM (5WPt1)

202 199 Busty women is the one way to keep me chattering forever.

Posted by: Bulg at November 02, 2026 11:12 PM (77rzZ)

203 I thought Breaker Morant was one of the best movies evah in setting a mood. Also great use of flashbacks. And dialogue. The actual history might have been a wee bit fudged (I don't know), when it comes to Kitchener's alleged directive to take no prisoners, but it's pretty accurate overall. And I think they took the trouble to get details right on the small stuff, which I like.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 02, 2026 11:13 PM (U/Byj)

204 ABC News
@ABC
Election officials in California described the Trump administration's legal threats as having profound consequences on their mental health and their ability to do their jobs, according to court papers filed on Friday.

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Poor babies!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 02, 2026 10:56 PM (ndZc7)

At least they admitted that they're mental. Admitting it is the first step towards getting it treated.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 02, 2026 11:14 PM (qx7Zg)

205 Hey, Hour of the Wolf.

Posted by: Bulg at November 02, 2026 11:14 PM (77rzZ)

206 The clown motel isn't all it's cracked up to be.
More like some weirdos went crazy with the paint on a Best Western. I've stayed there a few times back when they were building the solar shitpile out around the mountain.
Virginia City has some really weird hotels.

Posted by: Reforger at November 02, 2026 11:14 PM (ZtpEc)

207 George Thorogood clip. Elvin Bishop on guitar--one of the many musicians from Tulsa OK.

Posted by: rocdoctom at November 02, 2026 11:14 PM (BPKle)

208 da bears

Posted by: grass monkey at November 02, 2026 11:14 PM (EH7ZV)

209 Hey, Hour of the Wolf.
Posted by: Bulg at November 02, 2026 11:14 PM (77rzZ)

Yo!

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 02, 2026 11:14 PM (qx7Zg)

210 I don't know but I woke up in the Clown Motel with a dead hooker in my bed.
Posted by: wth at November 02, 2026 10:56 PM (oq9dX)

___________________________

She wasn't dead. You just thought she was when you squeezed her wooden leg and thought it was Rigor mortis.

Rookie mistake.

Posted by: Orson at November 02, 2026 11:14 PM (dIske)

211 185 179
@ABC
Election officials in California described the Trump administration's legal threats as having profound consequences on their mental health and their ability to do their jobs, according to court papers filed on Friday.

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FER GODS SAKE, LET THESE FINE PUBLIC SERVANTS COMMIT THEIR FRAUD IN PEACE!
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 02, 2026 11:06 PM (vBZcw)

Clearly, saying you are going to enforce the laws and Constitution, is against the law!

Posted by: Duh Judge... at November 02, 2026 11:14 PM (mP0Kj)

212 117:How do attack helicopters rape women, or carry men and women off as slaves?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit

#SCIENCE!!! we Iz rele newzzz

Posted by: Haaretz at November 02, 2026 11:15 PM (sAmhv)

213 I wouldn’t say Bulg is a troll. He just gets grumpy sometimes, as do we all. For that matter Ace trolls us sometimes, but he has a right to: it’s his blog.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at November 02, 2026 11:15 PM (QjqJb)

214 He was stunned when I knew of Burkina Faso. Of course many might recall it because it's wonderfully named capital (Ougadougou).
Posted by: rhomboid

Nothing with that name can be taken seriously.
Posted by: tcn in AK

Hey! We should be taken..... nah, actually we were pretty zany.

Posted by: Oingo Boingo at November 02, 2026 11:15 PM (VHUov)

215 209 Hey, Hour of the Wolf.
Posted by: Bulg at November 02, 2026 11:14 PM (77rzZ)

Yo!
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 02, 2026 11:14 PM (qx7Zg)

Is your hair... perfect?

Posted by: Romeo13 at November 02, 2026 11:15 PM (mP0Kj)

216 Election officials in California described the Trump administration's legal threats as having profound consequences on their tenuous grip on their mental health and their marginal ability to do their jobs, according to court papers filed on Friday.
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Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at November 02, 2026 11:15 PM (XeU6L)

217 Hey, Hour of the Wolf.
Posted by: Bulg at November 02, 2026 11:14 PM (77rzZ)

Yo!
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 02, 2026 11:14 PM (qx7Zg)

Is your hair... perfect?
Posted by: Romeo13 at November 02, 2026 11:15 PM (mP0Kj)

Not in the least.

If I'm a werewolf, I'm oblivious to it. In that case, I'm also an unawarewolf.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 02, 2026 11:17 PM (qx7Zg)

218 143 Without the Delaware Destroyers?
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Anybody destroys Delaware is good with me.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

It's Delaware. Nobody would notice.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at November 02, 2026 11:17 PM (sAmhv)

219 If I'm a werewolf, I'm oblivious to it. In that case, I'm also an unawarewolf.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

Maybe you got over it, making you a werewerewolf.

Posted by: mikeski at November 02, 2026 11:17 PM (VHUov)

220 nurse was right first time, Lorn is awesome
youtu.be/BRitqriYzko

Posted by: 88C+u at November 02, 2026 11:18 PM (88C+u)

221 At least they admitted that they're mental. Admitting it is the first step towards getting it treated.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 02, 2026 11:14 PM (qx7Zg)

Treatment, schmeatment: let them have a complete breakdown and be unable to perform their duties, legal or otherwise, concerning the election in California.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at November 02, 2026 11:18 PM (QjqJb)

222 219 If I'm a werewolf, I'm oblivious to it. In that case, I'm also an unawarewolf.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

Maybe you got over it, making you a werewerewolf.
Posted by: mikeski at November 02, 2026 11:17 PM (VHUov)

There Wolf.... there Castle...

Posted by: Eyegore at November 02, 2026 11:19 PM (mP0Kj)

223 Why do lycanthropes make such poor fashion models?

Because they can only wear wolf.

HAHAHA…

Posted by: Bulg at November 02, 2026 11:20 PM (77rzZ)

224 So as some of you may know I'm trying to capture 6 feral kittehs. A momma and her babies. Started today and everything seemed to be going okay until the pound called and told us there is a recall on the pain meds they used so our appointment got canceled. I've got 4 of the six and now what? They won't fall for the traps again. This is screwed.

Posted by: Reforger at November 02, 2026 11:20 PM (ZtpEc)

225 I dressed as a Muslim woman and Minneapolis poll workers were prepared to allow me an 8 other foreigners [to] fraudulently vote without verifying who any of us are.

Full video: youtu.be/b66uFfWWsL4

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 02, 2026 11:20 PM (VQ0bX)

226 153 Drunk on root beer?
Posted by: TRex - story time dino
......

I don't know but I woke up in the Clown Motel with a dead hooker in my bed.
Posted by: wth

Blues lyrics or an unused title of a Hunter S Thompson book that he never finished?

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at November 02, 2026 11:20 PM (sAmhv)

227
I actually knew that Upper Volta was no longer called Upper Volta. I used to have a joke about Upper Volta, Sierra Leone, and the United States, and I've never given up on Upper Volta as a joke element.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 02, 2026 11:21 PM (mmrXZ)

228 198 https://tinyurl.com/mpdudfh9

Appears the last of the XXX Root Beer Drive Ins is now a Burger place, but they are preserving the building and all the stuff, so it's still pretty cool.

Posted by: tcn in AK
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Tripple X was so sweet I could only drink half of one but it was delicious.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 02, 2026 11:23 PM (VQ0bX)

229 She wasn't dead. You just thought she was when you squeezed her wooden leg and thought it was Rigor mortis.

Rookie mistake.
Posted by: Orson at November 02, 2026 11:14 PM (dIske)

LOL!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 02, 2026 11:23 PM (0kX4S)

230 nurse was right first time, Lorn is awesome
youtu.be/BRitqriYzko
Posted by: 88C+u at November 02, 2026 11:18 PM (88C+u)

How surreal! And yes, awesome.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at November 02, 2026 11:23 PM (QjqJb)

231
Temba, with his arms wide, Picard! You idiot, can't you understand basic Eng....well, whatever the hell it is.

Shaka, when the walls fell, alas.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at November 02, 2026 11:24 PM (w6EFb)

232
I do. And I
Like kitty cats.

And it’s an open thread.

Stop trying to
Pick fights.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 02, 2026 10:52 PM (pzN/K)

You're mocking ... the ... way ... I talk

Posted by: Christopher Walken at November 02, 2026 11:24 PM (oCio0)

233 I stayed at the Finlen Hotel in Butte many times. Also stayed at the Union Leaguenin Philly a couple of years ago. Very impressive place still today. Great breakfast! Lots of history.

Posted by: free tibet with purchase of equal or greater value tibet at November 02, 2026 11:25 PM (SS47M)

234 168 Stunning and brave!

Carolyn Barber, MD
@cbarbermd
Must watch... she's so brave.
“I was one of the child victims of Donald Trump.” Dr. Larissa Portnoff, a clinical psychologist in her 30s, says it began around age 8 and resumed at 16 and 17. She thought she’d escaped “a pedophile ring,” calls Trump “clearly a pedophile and dangerous,” and says someone made an attempt on her life after her report.

Her message: “We need to get the corruption to stop. We need to use our voices. We need to get Donald Trump out of office.” And to Trump: “If you think you’re going to intimidate me, Donald Trump, it’s not going to work. I'm not afraid of you.” Please share.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

I hate these people.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at November 02, 2026 11:25 PM (sAmhv)

235
They won't fall for the traps again. This is screwed.
Posted by: Reforger

=================

What have you got? 4 kittens only, no mom? Mom + 3?

They might fall for the traps again.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 02, 2026 11:26 PM (mmrXZ)

236 BTW, I'm doing my part tomorrow. My aunt asked me to drive her friends and her from her retirement home to the voting precinct. She called me earlier tonight and told me she rounded up 14, then whispered into the phone...only Republicans, which made me laugh.

So, cutting out of work to rent a van (and still have to take two trips to get everyone in there). Should be fun. I'm bringing snacks and contraband for them to smuggle back into the joint.

Posted by: Orson at November 02, 2026 11:27 PM (dIske)

237 175 Gov CIAburger in Virginia just restored the voting riots of a redeemed felon allowing him to vote now.

Of course the felon is dead.

And...a dog.

But don't worry, our elections are secure
Posted by: 18-1

CIA Barbie and her merry band of marxists/muzzies never rest at destruction.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at November 02, 2026 11:27 PM (sAmhv)

238 Hallucinations, no matter how vivid, can’t be admitted as evidence in a trial. However, they could get you admitted to one of our few remaining mental institutions, on an involuntary basis.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at November 02, 2026 11:28 PM (QjqJb)

239 191 There's never been a gal named Larissa who was not completely crazy...
Posted by: a rose is a rose by any other name, but madison is a slave to the pole at November 02, 2026 11:08 PM (quOHo)

They enjoy Sleigh rides I hear ...

Posted by: Victor Ippolitovich Komarovsky at November 02, 2026 11:29 PM (oCio0)

240 Go long on straitjackets and thorazine.

Posted by: 88C+u at November 02, 2026 11:30 PM (88C+u)

241 237 175 Gov CIAburger in Virginia just restored the voting riots of a redeemed felon allowing him to vote now.

Of course the felon is dead.

And...a dog.
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She had the dog stuffed so they may continue sleeping together.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 02, 2026 11:31 PM (VQ0bX)

242 Induction: The act of inserting ducks.

Deduction: The act of removing ducks.

Reduction: The act a replacing a broken duck with a new one.

... and with that, I think I otter stop before I have to duck thrown ducks.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 02, 2026 11:31 PM (qx7Zg)

243
There's simply no news. It's all about polls and campaigns. I can't wait for tomorrow to be over so we can get back to Nothing Happening.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 02, 2026 11:32 PM (mmrXZ)

244 ... and with that, I think I otter stop before I have to duck thrown ducks.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
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Are you subbing for mindeful tonight?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 02, 2026 11:32 PM (VQ0bX)

245 Posted by: Orson at November 02, 2026 11:27

That is kind and civic minded of you.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 02, 2026 11:32 PM (JrHfD)

246 @192 - good luck Random Dave!

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 02, 2026 11:33 PM (CHHv1)

247 Go long on straitjackets and thorazine.
Posted by: 88C+u
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Dart guns.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at November 02, 2026 11:33 PM (XeU6L)

248 I think at the hospital having some sort of reduction or induction, a procedure for sure.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 02, 2026 11:33 PM (VQ0bX)

249 247 Go long on straitjackets and thorazine.
Posted by: 88C+u
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Dart guns.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.
---

@University of Michigan
Abdul Supporter slams a Jewish girl to the ground(@Liz Benichou) at free speech event.

https://t.co/Sfs7ltt3Vs

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 02, 2026 11:35 PM (VQ0bX)

250 Some good news, Blonde Morticia.

BISMARCK, N.D. (Valley News Live) - A North Dakota judge on Monday denied Greenpeace’s request for a new trial in the case brought against the organization by the developer of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
and
Before the Morton County trial kicked off, Greenpeace also asked for the trial to be moved to Cass County, which Gion and the North Dakota Supreme Court denied.

Posted by: old chick at November 02, 2026 11:36 PM (F3Dlr)

251 I've caught momma +3 so far. Wife is working on the rest while I'm at work.

Posted by: Reforger at November 02, 2026 11:36 PM (ZtpEc)

252 How youse mooks doin' ?

Posted by: Don Black at November 02, 2026 11:36 PM (ZxPkt)

253
QUACK

Posted by: Ducks for Trump at November 02, 2026 11:36 PM (oq9dX)

254 Induction: The act of inserting ducks.
Deduction: The act of removing ducks.
Reduction: The act a replacing a broken duck with a new one.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

Conduction: something like this, but with ducks.

https://youtube.com/shorts/oKDZGJwS7aA

Posted by: mandatory Maiden at November 02, 2026 11:37 PM (VHUov)

255 ... and with that, I think I otter stop before I have to duck thrown ducks.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
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Are you subbing for mindeful tonight?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 02, 2026 11:32 PM (VQ0bX)

Just getting back into the swing of Dad jokes. Sort of like Wild Thing's first pitch in Major League, "... and just a little outside."

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 02, 2026 11:37 PM (qx7Zg)

256 So, cutting out of work to rent a van (and still have to take two trips to get everyone in there). Should be fun. I'm bringing snacks and contraband for them to smuggle back into the joint.
Posted by: Orson
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Love it.

Posted by: scampydog at November 02, 2026 11:37 PM (41CYW)

257 After the French special forces hit in NZ, this North Dakota lawsuit thing is the best thing to happen to Greenpeace (from an intelligent civilized person's POV), possibly evah.

Posted by: rhomboid at November 02, 2026 11:38 PM (U/Byj)

258 Induction: The act of inserting ducks.
Deduction: The act of removing ducks.
Reduction: The act a replacing a broken duck with a new one.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

Conduction: something like this, but with ducks.

https://youtube.com/shorts/oKDZGJwS7aA
Posted by: mandatory Maiden at November 02, 2026 11:37 PM (VHUov)

Subduction: What goes on below the duck's waterline.

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 02, 2026 11:39 PM (wVcYX)

259 And Ashley Judd is in this episode. I think this was her first appearance.

Posted by: Publius on Stupid Phone at November 02, 2026 11:39 PM (w6EFb)

260 Abduction:
When a duck does crunches at the gym

Posted by: JQ at November 02, 2026 11:40 PM (rdVOm)

261 Hello, Horde! 😊💕

Had radiation treatment #4 of 5 today - am starting to feel the effects. VERY tired and weak tonight. Have been feeling nauseous the last few weeks, too.

Will be voting tomorrow - both of us are traditionalists when it comes to Voting Day 🇺🇸

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at November 02, 2026 11:41 PM (SRRAx)

262 Long piece today by Tucker today saying Trump wants to use nukes on Iran. So many things wrong with this claim that it seems silly to list them.

Tucker has completely lost his mind.

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 02, 2026 11:42 PM (0IvOe)

263 Hello, Horde! 😊💕

Had radiation treatment #4 of 5 today - am starting to feel the effects. VERY tired and weak tonight. Have been feeling nauseous the last few weeks, too.

Will be voting tomorrow - both of us are traditionalists when it comes to Voting Day 🇺🇸
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at November 02, 2026 11:41 PM (SRRAx)

If you need to throw up on a Democrat, go for it.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 02, 2026 11:44 PM (qx7Zg)

264 Had radiation treatment #4 of 5 today - am starting to feel the effects. VERY tired and weak tonight. Have been feeling nauseous the last few weeks, too.

Will be voting tomorrow - both of us are traditionalists when it comes to Voting Day 🇺🇸

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One
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One to go, good show.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 02, 2026 11:44 PM (VQ0bX)

265 After watching the game tonight, I believe that a certain team, from Chicago Eye Ell, has a good chance come February of hoisting the Lombardi Trophy- a certain team known as

Da Bearss

Posted by: Don Black at November 02, 2026 11:45 PM (ZxPkt)

266 Some good news, Blonde Morticia.

BISMARCK, N.D. (Valley News Live) - A North Dakota judge on Monday denied Greenpeace’s request for a new trial in the case brought against the organization by the developer of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
and
Before the Morton County trial kicked off, Greenpeace also asked for the trial to be moved to Cass County, which Gion and the North Dakota Supreme Court denied.
Posted by: old chick

Community notes: Cass County = Fargo = NDSU = college town. Probably as close as you'll get to a loony-lefty venue in NoDak.

While Morton County is the giant empty space across the river from the capital of Bismarck. 34,000 population, 17/square mile.

Posted by: mikeski at November 02, 2026 11:45 PM (VHUov)

267 Watching a YouTube video, and it showed a sign in a grocery store for Black Grapeless Grapes.

WTF is That??!!!! An empty bag?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 02, 2026 11:45 PM (qx7Zg)

268 After the French special forces hit in NZ, this North Dakota lawsuit thing is the best thing to happen to Greenpeace (from an intelligent civilized person's POV), possibly evah.
Posted by: rhomboid

Agree totally. It was a trial run of mass protests by outsiders that caused millions of dollars of damage, terrorized locals for months on end and left 21 million pounds of garbage in the camp that the state had to pay to haul/clean up. (including abandoned dogs and puppies)

Posted by: old chick at November 02, 2026 11:47 PM (F3Dlr)

269 Watching a YouTube video, and it showed a sign in a grocery store for Black Grapeless Grapes.

WTF is That??!!!! An empty bag?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

A bottle of artificial grape flavoring?

Posted by: mikeski at November 02, 2026 11:48 PM (VHUov)

270 Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One

Hey T. You rock my dear. Always in our prayers.

Keep on keepin on.

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at November 02, 2026 11:49 PM (4Qj8V)

271 @University of Michigan
Abdul Supporter slams a Jewish girl to the ground(@Liz Benichou) at free speech event.
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"Some speech is freer than other speech" - from 'Stuff that Stalin Said'

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at November 02, 2026 11:49 PM (XeU6L)

272 Transduction . You don't want to know.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at November 02, 2026 11:50 PM (XeU6L)

273 Chickens have stopped crossing the road.

Now they call an Ewe-ber.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 02, 2026 11:50 PM (qx7Zg)

274 Here's a good bit of advice.

Handle every situation a like a dog.

If you can't eat it or play with it, just pee on it and walk away.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 02, 2026 11:53 PM (qx7Zg)

275 Election Update:

I had another wild day today. Had my first interview with the New York Times (?!!) about this AirTag incident. Got the bodycam footage and put that out there a few minutes ago. It really doesn't make Hughes look good at all. I could have put out worse, but at some point I've got to look at myself and ask whether I want to stoop to the other side's level. After having considered how I believe God wants me to act, I decided to simply stop here, and let the consequences come. There's still a good chance that I'll lose anyway, because two weeks of early voting has people deciding things without having all available info beforehand. On the other hand, I have a much better chance than I would have thought two weeks ago. It can honestly go either way.

I have to live with myself, even though a loss would be a setback for my town. If I've gotten through Obama and Biden, I can get through a loss like this. It's in God's hands now.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at November 02, 2026 11:54 PM (78508)

276 Transduction. You don't want to know.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.

"Trans" isn't as a big a thing in the bird world. There's no incentive. The females are plain and the males are fabulous to start with. How can a multicolored mallard drake be all "look at meeee!!" if he dresses like a plain brown hen?

Posted by: mikeski, ducking the issue at November 02, 2026 11:56 PM (VHUov)

277 258 Induction: The act of inserting ducks.
Deduction: The act of removing ducks.
Reduction: The act a replacing a broken duck with a new one.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

Conduction: something like this, but with ducks.

https://youtube.com/shorts/oKDZGJwS7aA
Posted by: mandatory Maiden at November 02, 2026 11:37 PM (VHUov)

Subduction: What goes on below the duck's waterline.
Posted by: Count de Monet at November 02, 2026 11:39 PM (wVcYX)

Seduction: don't ask. We're not in Enumclaw.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at November 02, 2026 11:58 PM (78508)

278 Subduction: What goes on below the duck's waterline.
Posted by: Count de Monet at November 02, 2026 11:39 PM (wVcYX)

Seduction: don't ask. We're not in Enumclaw.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at November 02, 2026 11:58 PM (7850

Suckduction: what a duck gets caught in a bank's drive through vacuum tube system.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 03, 2026 12:01 AM (qx7Zg)

279
I had another wild day today. Had my first interview with the New York Times (?!!)

Posted by: Darrell Harris

==================

It doesn't matter to us, but did the Times take any interest in the fact that Karen McWhitey-Awful was pulling these dirty tricks on a black man?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 03, 2026 12:01 AM (mmrXZ)

280
If you need to throw up on a Democrat, go for it.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

==================

You people!

Another comment of the week nominee.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 03, 2026 12:03 AM (mmrXZ)

281 The Princess Bride is a highly overrated movie.

Posted by: Bulg at November 02, 2026 10:14 PM (77rzZ)
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Very highly overrated

Posted by: 496 at November 03, 2026 12:04 AM (m8Qhu)

282 Good luck, Darrell Harris! Hope you made your own recordings of the interview, y'know... just in case!

Posted by: RandomDave at November 03, 2026 12:04 AM (aJQbY)

283 I've been past the Clown Motel numerous times, and, if we're stopping, I always tease my wife wife, "C'mon, hon, lets stay at the Clown Motel. It'll be interesting."
We always stay at Tonopah Station.

Dinosaur National Monument is right outside of Vernal. It's a somewhat strange park. It's a good sized territory, and the vast majority of it is managed as wilderness/backcountry land along the Green and Yampa(?) Rivers, but one very small section is the big tourist draw - a large hilllside, covered with partially excavated, largely intact, dinosaur skeletons, easily visible from the walkway. The whole thing is covered in a giant enclosed pole barn to protect them. Before the government got the property, a number of skeletons were removed. Two of them are centerpieces in the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh.
It's quite impressive.

Posted by: buddhaha at November 03, 2026 12:05 AM (n8HKn)

284
Some good news, Blonde Morticia.

Posted by: old chick

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Something happened. That's great. (Now we need Greenpeace to lose the case.)

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 03, 2026 12:06 AM (mmrXZ)

285 The Princess Bride is a highly overrated movie.
Posted by: Bulg

Very highly overrated
Posted by: 496

You've gotta know all the quotes if you're on the Internet, though. It's up there with Python's Holy Grail and Airplane for nerd-quotability. Possibly above both, inconceivable as that may be.

Posted by: mikeski at November 03, 2026 12:08 AM (VHUov)

286 DEI and woke have infected Hollywood so badly that everyone here would kill for movies as good as The Princess Bride to be made again.

Posted by: even with princess butterface at November 03, 2026 12:10 AM (quOHo)

287 "The Princess Bride" is a fine movie when on a first date with the girl who will ultimately betray you. Just sayin'

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 03, 2026 12:13 AM (CHHv1)

288 Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 03, 2026 12:06 AM (mmrXZ)

Hello there.

Ellipsis'ss Soft Sandwich Loaf

430 g All Purpose Flour (King Arthur preferred)
1 tbsp sugar
9.5 g salt
3/4 tsp diastatic malt powder (optional but will make a difference)
2.5 tbsp baking milk powder (highly recommended)
1.5 tsp yeast
280 g water
1.2 oz baking oil (avocado is good)

Instructions/Notes to follow because I am long-winded

Posted by: ... at November 03, 2026 12:15 AM (vE0+H)

289 Ellipss'ssss Soft White Sandwich Loaf continued
1. Combine ingredients and knead with dough hook on low (KitchenAid speed 2 or 3) for 6–10 minutes, until smooth, elastic, and preferably passing the windowpane test.

2. Place in a lightly oiled container, covered, until doubled, approximately 1½–2½ hours at room temp.

3. Gently flatten into a rectangle, roll snugly into a loaf, and pinch seam closed. Look up a quick sandwich-loaf shaping video if needed.

4. Place seam-down in a parchment-lined 9×5 pan. Cover and rise until peak is about 1 inch above rim (45–90 minutes).

5. Preheat oven to 375. Bake for approximately 35 minutes. Cool on a rack before slicing.

*** You can reduce or omit the sugar but it is doing work besides adding sweetness. Can't stress how much I recommend the two optional ingredients which can both be found on Amazon. If you don't want to use milk powder, you can just replace the water with milk. But don't use both. I have a version that uses sourdough starter and yeast together and it makes a pretty huge difference but this should still make you a good bread as is. Happy to share. It took me a while to develop this one. Makes a nice soft classic white bread.

Posted by: ... at November 03, 2026 12:16 AM (vE0+H)

290 Zach Bagans and his merry band of ghost hunters did an episode or two at the Clown Motel.

I don't remember anything else about it since this was nearly twenty years ago, but they were there filming.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at November 03, 2026 12:17 AM (QXsxd)

291 You've gotta know all the quotes if you're on the Internet, though. It's up there with Python's Holy Grail and Airplane for nerd-quotability. Possibly above both, inconceivable as that may be.
Posted by: mikeski at November 03, 2026 12:08 AM (VHUov)

ISWYDT

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at November 03, 2026 12:17 AM (VYHjw)

292
I have to live with myself, even though a loss would be a setback for my town. If I've gotten through Obama and Biden, I can get through a loss like this. It's in God's hands now.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at November 02, 2026 11:54 PM (7850

******
You're a winner in my book, sir.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 03, 2026 12:18 AM (hzuYO)

293 I have said this before several times. Darrell Harris is good people. I keep a list and he wittingly or maybe even unwittingly defended me once quite long ago from some unfair shit. A standup dude I am rooting for and who will have no idea what I'm talking about which is fine.

Posted by: ... at November 03, 2026 12:21 AM (vE0+H)

294 XXX Triple X Rootbeer! I thinks there's still one in Issaquah.

Twin Teepees by Green lake was also a big treat when i was little, but not as great as the Danish smorgasbord restaurant-- King oscars?
Posted by: LASue at November 02, 2026 10:06 PM (lCppi)
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XXX in West Lafayette, still makes XXX rootbeer, sold in stores. Does killer breakfasts and lunch and dinner sandwiches - including a peanut butter laced burger that was on Triple D.

Posted by: Black JEM at November 03, 2026 12:21 AM (8uHt+)

295 261 Hello, Horde! 😊💕

Had radiation treatment #4 of 5 today - am starting to feel the effects. VERY tired and weak tonight. Have been feeling nauseous the last few weeks, too.

Will be voting tomorrow - both of us are traditionalists when it comes to Voting Day 🇺🇸
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at November 02, 2026 11:41 PM (SRRAx)

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Prayers for comfort, Teresa, the strongest woman I sort of know. May the God wrap you in His arms will be my prayers til you are done.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at November 03, 2026 12:22 AM (hzuYO)

296 Let me know if you have questions Blondie and I will try to answer. I might not be around until tomorrow. I am tired.

You can use a bread machine to mix up your dough instead of a kitchenaid and then just proceed from Step 2.

Ideally you want to get the dough to a windowpane consistency so you can stretch it and it makes a thin membrane instead of tearing apart. I didn't target this to any skill level I just simplified my own recipe and tried to give enough guidance.

Posted by: ... at November 03, 2026 12:22 AM (vE0+H)

297 Gad Saad@GadSaad

Vote Wisely - Don't Be a Wood Cricket. Let me tag @RubinReport.
Please share far and wide.

https://t.co/wJemNqacb5

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 03, 2026 12:23 AM (VQ0bX)

298 @261 Yay TiFW!

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 03, 2026 12:24 AM (CHHv1)

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