Halloween Cafe

House tricked out with Ghostbusters themed projections.

The story of the Headless Horsemen, from the Disney cartoon, sung by Bing Crosby.

Creepy yard decoration. I'm not sure how it's done. I have a guess, but I'm not sure. Towards the end you can see a wire holding it down.

Michael Myers wants your attention.

An Ace Ventura costume.

Anti-oposum decorations.

The obligatory dog Halloween costumes.

The perfect costume for a yowly dog.

A local station used to run a Halloween Dance commercial. It's not good. Coincidentally, a commenter, maybe nurse ratched, linked this in the comments today. But I had already had it in this post. (I've been collecting Halloweeney links for a few weeks.)

Terrifying.

Could this be real? I mean, I know it's not a ghost. But is it AI or a clever bit of crafting?

De children of de night... what sweet nose-boops they give.

Saturday morning commercials from October 25, 1980. Includes a commercial for Zany Zappers. Here's a direct link. I don't remember that particular ad. I think maybe I remember this one. And if you have Zany Zappers, you're gonna want to pick up Mr. Microphone too.

Spooky board game commercials.

"Cry Little Sister" from The Lost Boys. Don't blame me, Garrett told me to post it.

In True Stories of TikTok Witchcraft, a witch asked women (of course) to send in the names of the men who had wronged them. She intended a mass spell that would curse all of these male-factors in one fell swoop. Unfortunately, the women who submitted the names were cursed themselves -- getting fired out of the blue, having car accidents, even being diagnosed with serious maladies. Well, the real TikTok witches condemned the first witch for performing her witchcraft wrong so it Reverse Uno'd the women who wanted the men cursed.

Public service announcement: Only get your curse spells from TikTok witches approved by the Better Blasphemy Bureau.

Real, supposedly, and accomplished with pretty cheap materials:

Look at this Halloween costume 📹 utahstories https://t.co/UTWOtOsV0K
— Science girl (@sciencegirl) October 27, 2026

Halloween costumes. Which one's your favorite? https://t.co/zFi1whheh0
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) October 30, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 07:14 PM

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1 it's gummi baer time!
youtu.be/astISOttCQ0

Posted by: 88C+u at October 30, 2026 07:13 PM (88C+u)

2 Ghost Manor, New Orleans, the sound of silence

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1132195055967121

If you check out their facebook page, he has a short video on how he did it. It took him years to build the electronics.

Posted by: Ann at October 30, 2026 07:16 PM (SHHm+)

3 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at October 30, 2026 07:20 PM (Ia/+0)

4 >>>If you check out their facebook page, he has a short video on how he did it. It took him years to build the electronics.

I sometimes watch the videos about how to do projections and Pepper's Ghosts effects. I'd like to try it some day.

Posted by: Ace at October 30, 2026 07:20 PM (1wjle)

5 Well, I have "The Watcher in the Woods" cued up to watch while I eat dinner.

Maybe I'll watch "The Lost Boys" after that...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 30, 2026 07:21 PM (FZ29D)

6 That unopened jumbo bag of chocolate treats to hand out tomorrow evening keeps whispering my name, calling to me, even.

Posted by: Count de Monet at October 30, 2026 07:22 PM (wVcYX)

7 Balloon for the levitating person but I can't believe this is the first time I'm seeing it.

Posted by: polynikes at October 30, 2026 07:22 PM (Ti9vn)

8 Outstanding today, Ace! Thank you!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 30, 2026 07:22 PM (0sNs1)

9 >>7 Balloon for the levitating person but I can't believe this is the first time I'm seeing it.

yeah you can see one guy wire near the end

Posted by: Ace at October 30, 2026 07:24 PM (1wjle)

10 That unopened jumbo bag of chocolate treats to hand out tomorrow evening keeps whispering my name, calling to me, even.
Posted by: Count de Monet at October 30, 2026 07:22 PM

You wouldn't want to hand out untested treats to the kiddos, would you? As a Moron, Quality is Job One!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 30, 2026 07:24 PM (0sNs1)

11 >>>8 Outstanding today, Ace! Thank you!

you're velcome

Posted by: Ace at October 30, 2026 07:24 PM (1wjle)

12
The costumes are great!

Posted by: four seasons at October 30, 2026 07:25 PM (/QHx4)

13 Has Hillary Clinton dressed as Lindsay Clancy for Halloween?

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 30, 2026 07:25 PM (2GVsD)

14 ...we will always have Poland-

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 30, 2026 07:25 PM (pMmVV)

15 If you check out their facebook page, he has a short video on how he did it. It took him years to build the electronics.
Posted by: Ann at October 30, 2026 07:16 PM (SHHm+)
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All fine and dandy until the Scooby Gang comes along and ruins your masterful plan...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 30, 2026 07:25 PM (FZ29D)

16 >>That unopened jumbo bag of chocolate treats to hand out tomorrow evening keeps whispering my name, calling to me, even.

Not gonna lie. That mini 100Grand bar was the shiz.

If some little freeloader gets stiffed tomorrow night because of well he should get used to disappointment.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 07:26 PM (viF8m)

17 Been Mdig free these last few weeks but just started up with a vengeance

Posted by: Skip at October 30, 2026 07:28 PM (Ia/+0)

18 Re: the TikTok Witches,

Is it too much to hope they got turned into unemployed newts these 'witches'?

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 30, 2026 07:29 PM (2GVsD)

19 I almost forgot to use my seasonally appropriate nic.

Posted by: boo-bell at October 30, 2026 07:30 PM (uyuYG)

20 Speaking of Halloween, Jamie Lee Curtis in her prime was super hot. Yeah, she's not everyone's cup of tea but she checked every box on my list.

Posted by: Max Power at October 30, 2026 07:30 PM (SwyyQ)

21 Ollie is pretty adorable with that pumpkin

Posted by: garrett at October 30, 2026 07:30 PM (Qugny)

22
TN death row inmate Christa Pike describes constant pain in first statement since failed execution.

so... a Happy Halloween story.

Posted by: Auspex at October 30, 2026 07:30 PM (Y8DZL)

23 Waitin for the boat to take me home!

Whoofreakinghooo!!!!!
What’s for dinner y’all? Cocktail of the evening?

Posted by: nurse ratched. at October 30, 2026 07:31 PM (BD9i6)

24 Posted by: Ace at October 30, 2026 07:20 PM (1wjle)

You should check out his videos. I have no talent or inclination for building electronics and I found it fascinating. The man is extremely talented.

Happy Halloween!

Posted by: Ann at October 30, 2026 07:32 PM (SHHm+)

25 My son wanted to be the headless horseman for Halloween one year when he was about five. I couldn't figure out how to do it. I just sent him that link.

You've got some great links for us, Ace! Many thanks.

Posted by: boo-bell at October 30, 2026 07:32 PM (uyuYG)

26
We haven't had a trick-or-treater in 25 years here but herself just brought 2 bags of candy back from the store and left one open on my desk.

Posted by: Auspex at October 30, 2026 07:33 PM (Y8DZL)

27 The Lost Boys is such an awesome movie. Awesome soundtrack. Loved it.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at October 30, 2026 07:35 PM (BD9i6)

28 in the compilation of costumes, there's a good Invisible Man effect where they use the same "headless" rig as the headless horseman, but then use a wire to hold a hat over the missing head. Plus a monocle "floating" over one of the missing eyes.

That's a good one.

Posted by: Ace at October 30, 2026 07:36 PM (1wjle)

29 boo bell, How very nice to see you.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 30, 2026 07:36 PM (8Uo7a)

30 TN death row inmate Christa Pike describes constant pain in first statement since failed execution.

so... a Happy Halloween story.
Posted by: Auspex at October 30, 2026 07:30 PM (Y8DZL)

Canada has doctors that can solve her pain problem. Permanently.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 30, 2026 07:36 PM (6v4rH)

31 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at October 30, 2026 07:37 PM (pFPY8)

32 The Invisible Man costume is at 0:35 in the second-to-last video.

Posted by: Ace at October 30, 2026 07:37 PM (1wjle)

33 If some little freeloader gets stiffed tomorrow night because of well he should get used to disappointment.
Posted by: JackStraw
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Let me guess, the kid can eat licorice.

Posted by: whig at October 30, 2026 07:37 PM (E4rtv)

34 IIRC, Superman was not particularly happy encountering the Invisible Man once.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 30, 2026 07:39 PM (0sNs1)

35 >>We haven't had a trick-or-treater in 25 years here but herself just brought 2 bags of candy back from the store and left one open on my desk.

My first few years here it was non-stop parade of Trick or Treaters. Then a few years ago the kids realized they could do much better closer to the town center where the houses are closer together. Now it's a small fraction of what I used to get.

But I have one little girl who comes around with her mom. She's adorable and very sweet. Her mom always has her in a great costume. Makes my night. Hope she hasn't outgrown it yet.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 07:39 PM (viF8m)

36 I used to take the wolfhounds and an empty glass and go trick or treating around the neighborhood.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 30, 2026 07:39 PM (8Uo7a)

37 But I have one little girl who comes around with her mom. She's adorable and very sweet. Her mom always has her in a great costume. Makes my night. Hope she hasn't outgrown it yet.

Posted by: JackStraw
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And you just ate her 100 Grand Bar mini.

Posted by: whig at October 30, 2026 07:40 PM (E4rtv)

38 Let me guess, the kid can eat licorice."

Or a heath bar. With necco wafers

Posted by: man at October 30, 2026 07:40 PM (pfXMo)

39 >>Let me guess, the kid can eat licorice.

I'm one of those weirdos who loves licorice. He ain't getting my stash.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 07:40 PM (viF8m)

40 I'm one of those weirdos who loves licorice"

And the Mrs.

Posted by: man at October 30, 2026 07:42 PM (pfXMo)

41 34 IIRC, Superman was not particularly happy encountering the Invisible Man once.
Posted by: Duncanthrax
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The smelly soundless fart is the most deadly of super weapons used by the Invisible Man.

Posted by: whig at October 30, 2026 07:42 PM (E4rtv)

42 I'm one of those weirdos who loves licorice. He ain't getting my stash.
Posted by: JackStraw
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Is that a Deadhead thing or what?

Posted by: whig at October 30, 2026 07:42 PM (E4rtv)

43 Another 100% week. We thank you, Jefe, and our spouses do to!

Posted by: AoSHQ Cafe Custodial Engineers at October 30, 2026 07:43 PM (ACSiz)

44 i linked some cool invisible man costumes in the sidebar.

Posted by: Ace at October 30, 2026 07:43 PM (1wjle)

45 >>And you just ate her 100 Grand Bar mini.

As big a grinch as I am I live in fear of running out of candy on Halloween. I have way too much for just that reason.

I have plans for it if an unexpected horde doesn't show up.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 07:44 PM (viF8m)

46 36 I used to take the wolfhounds and an empty glass and go trick or treating around the neighborhood.
Posted by: Ben Had
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Oddly specific, can you elaborate?

Posted by: whig at October 30, 2026 07:45 PM (E4rtv)

47 14 ...we will always have Poland-
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 30, 2026 07:25 PM (pMmVV)

Owwww.

Posted by: 88C+u at October 30, 2026 07:45 PM (88C+u)

48 We live at the end of a cul-de-sac on the back end of our 'hood. No kids come back here because there are a couple of prime streets where everyone goes. We're out over on the good streets with our young ones anyway so we put a bowl of candy out at the end of the drive. The last couple of years we didn't even get the courtesy of a teenager coming to rob what's left of the bowl at the end of the night. So I end up having to work off a lot of calories...

Posted by: ballistic at October 30, 2026 07:46 PM (oqH4h)

49 Good evening, horde!

Got home in time to indulge trick-or-treaters today. They always want to pet the bulldogs, who are happy to oblige.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at October 30, 2026 07:46 PM (CjHsb)

50 I have plans for it if an unexpected horde doesn't show up.
Posted by: JackStraw
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Hopefully not eating oneself into a diabetic coma. Our neighborhood, alas, has aged out. Only oldsters in the vicinity.

Posted by: whig at October 30, 2026 07:46 PM (E4rtv)

51 We have trick-or-drink in my neighborhood.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 30, 2026 07:46 PM (r2Icn)

52
Fun-size broccoli for the kiddos!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 30, 2026 07:47 PM (eRlcH)

53 >>Is that a Deadhead thing or what?

“We're like licorice. Not everybody likes licorice, but the people who like licorice really like licorice.”

― Jerry Garcia

Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 07:48 PM (viF8m)

54 44 i linked some cool invisible man costumes in the sidebar.
Posted by: Ace
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If your speech does not imitate Claude Rains, then that costume is a no go. Course, with bandages, easy enough to convert to a mummy costume. Moaning and grunting is a bit easier to imitate for most.

Posted by: whig at October 30, 2026 07:49 PM (E4rtv)

55 good evening all.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at October 30, 2026 07:49 PM (CHHv1)

56 If you run out of candy just give them money. Some like money more than candy. The smart ones anyway.

Posted by: Case at October 30, 2026 07:49 PM (fzmBj)

57 That house needs to floss more. It has green stuff stuck in its teeth.

Posted by: Raoul Ortega at October 30, 2026 07:49 PM (j7INY)

58 36 I used to take the wolfhounds and an empty glass and go trick or treating around the neighborhood.
Posted by: Ben Had

When my kids were still kids, we lived in a neighborhood where there was wine or beer on many porches. Your glass would never have been empty!

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at October 30, 2026 07:50 PM (CjHsb)

59 Fun-size broccoli for the kiddos!
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Brussel sprouts.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 30, 2026 07:52 PM (r2Icn)

60 I like Heath bars.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 30, 2026 07:52 PM (rbvCR)

61 BREAKING NEWS: NFL icon Bill Belichick, 74, and his cheerleader girlfriend Jordon Hudson, 25 have called it quits.

In sad news for our single 'rons, Ms. Hudson already has a new man.

However, for our single 'ettes, just in time for Halloween and Holiday Season festivities, Mr. Belichick is back on the market!

Posted by: AoSHQ Celebrity News Bureau and Rumour Centre at October 30, 2026 07:52 PM (0sNs1)

62 >>Hopefully not eating oneself into a diabetic coma. Our neighborhood, alas, has aged out. Only oldsters in the vicinity.

Nah. I haven't bought a candy bar for myself since I was a kid. A little treat around the holidays but what I really like is cookies.

If only I knew someone who could bake cookies.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 07:53 PM (viF8m)

63 whig, a two fold purpose. Making sure none of the little kids got harassed and were safe and free booze.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 30, 2026 07:53 PM (8Uo7a)

64
Somehow, it always comes back to: Reese's peanut-butter cups.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 30, 2026 07:55 PM (eRlcH)

65 If only I knew someone who could bake cookies.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 07:53 PM

It's hard to conceal a reasonably-sized shiv or hacksaw blade in a cookie.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 30, 2026 07:55 PM (0sNs1)

66
i linked some cool invisible man costumes in the sidebar.
Posted by: Ace

I don't see it.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 30, 2026 07:55 PM (Cqx++)

67 Aw, it got dusty in here. A small deaf pittie was dumped here in 2020. Toby loved her, and she loved life here for the short span she had. Taught me some patience dealing with her crazy energy. But we were not set up to handle a deaf dog. She ran out on the road and got hit by a truck. If the truck hadn't got her she was likely to have gotten a fatal kick to the head from a horse. She thought it was great fun to grab their tails and enjoy the brief flight. I was amazed they tolerated her doing that.

Posted by: PaleRider at October 30, 2026 07:55 PM (PV+Zw)

68 >>It's hard to conceal a reasonably-sized shiv or hacksaw blade in a cookie.

That's what I thought. But then I don't have the mind of a master criminal.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 07:56 PM (viF8m)

69 whig, a two fold purpose. Making sure none of the little kids got harassed and were safe and free booze.
Posted by: Ben Had at October 30, 2026 07:53 PM (8Uo7a)

Dad had a friend who had lived in Churchill Manitoba, and on Halloween the adults would go out and turn on all the car headlights in the neighborhood so the kids could trick-or-treat without worrying so much about being eaten by polar bears.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 30, 2026 07:57 PM (rbvCR)

70 JackStraw, you know several people that make cookies. Favorite?

Posted by: Ben Had at October 30, 2026 07:57 PM (8Uo7a)

71 >>>The Lost Boys is such an awesome movie. Awesome soundtrack. Loved it.

ULTIMATE FIST BUMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Max Power at October 30, 2026 07:58 PM (SwyyQ)

72 This year it's paperclips. Theyr'e very handy.

Posted by: davidt at October 30, 2026 07:59 PM (Q+gd/)

73 Kindltot, leaf lard will give you amazing pie crust every time.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 30, 2026 07:59 PM (8Uo7a)

74 If only I knew someone who could bake cookies.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 07:53 PM (viF8m)
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Not many people bake cookies these days.

Posted by: boo-bell at October 30, 2026 08:00 PM (uyuYG)

75 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM-bQsbrGs4

Posted by: what the cat drug in at October 30, 2026 08:00 PM (jrgJz)

76 Crime rates have been falling for decades.
NYC has a per capita murder rate of about 10%, that of red state Mississippi.
Blue states have much lower murder rates of red states. And much lower incarceration rates.tgry spend it on education and rehabilitation to keep crime rates low.

Even you state NJ has low crime rates Ace

Posted by: Paul at October 30, 2026 08:00 PM (LqJV1)

77 >>JackStraw, you know several people that make cookies. Favorite?

boo-bell, of course.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 08:00 PM (viF8m)

78 Oh look, the baby's up.

Posted by: Tonypete at October 30, 2026 08:01 PM (pFPY8)

79 70 JackStraw, you know several people that make cookies. Favorite?
Posted by: Ben Had at October 30, 2026 07:57 PM (8Uo7a)

Our records show:

OATMEAL RAISIN

Posted by: Big Raisin at October 30, 2026 08:01 PM (oCio0)

80 BREAKING NEWS: NFL icon Bill Belichick, 74, and his cheerleader girlfriend Jordon Hudson, 25 have called it quits

In Shi'a Islam, they call it "mutah".

Posted by: contractual marriages aren't prostitution, infidels at October 30, 2026 08:02 PM (88C+u)

81 boo-bell, of course.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 08:00 PM (viF8m)
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I think she meant cookies, but I will gladly accept the compliment, lol!

Posted by: boo-bell at October 30, 2026 08:02 PM (uyuYG)

82 60 I like Heath bars.
Posted by: Kindltot

A cry for help if I ever heard one.

Posted by: Call 988 at October 30, 2026 08:02 PM (vFcoN)

83 Tonypete, do you have a baby in your house right now? If so, you are very lucky.

Posted by: boo-bell at October 30, 2026 08:03 PM (uyuYG)

84 Not many people bake cookies these days.
Posted by: boo-bell at October 30, 2026 08:00 PM (uyuYG)

I do! I don't like store cookies. Happily, my mama taught me to bake. I'm not an especially good cook otherwise, but cookies are my jam.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at October 30, 2026 08:03 PM (CjHsb)

85
Troll doesn't realize Mississippi is 40% black and most of the crime is in Jackson and the Delta. Because he's a stupid, ignorant troll.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 30, 2026 08:03 PM (eRlcH)

86 I braided a wire into my hair and was Pippi Longstockings one year for a Halloween party. I should have doubled my braids back as my hair was long and the braids were a hazard. I don't know where people find the time to do the elaborate house decorations.

Posted by: PaleRider at October 30, 2026 08:04 PM (PV+Zw)

87 Nah, see #76.

I must say though I could stand a baby to hold.

Posted by: Tonypete at October 30, 2026 08:04 PM (pFPY8)

88 Dash, and baklava. Your's is the very best.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 30, 2026 08:04 PM (8Uo7a)

89 >>I think she meant cookies, but I will gladly accept the compliment, lol!

Doesn't really matter. When I see your name I think cookies. Same same.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 08:05 PM (viF8m)

90 That per capital is misleading.
I'm sure Mississippi has way fewer murders than the State of New York.

Posted by: Case at October 30, 2026 08:05 PM (fzmBj)

91 Posted by: Paul at October 30, 2026 08:00 PM (LqJV1)

Speaking of spooks...

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 30, 2026 08:05 PM (6v4rH)

92 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47c3pAH6rS0

Posted by: what the cat drug in at October 30, 2026 08:05 PM (jrgJz)

93 Curious how many of you still put out a carved pumpkin with a burning candle in it?
I do. I live in a city neighborhood, and get a succession of different ethnic hordes from nearby projects. I'm happy to comply with payola demands, as my neighborhood remains quite peaceful all year.
Better service than I get from my taxes.

Posted by: From about That Time at October 30, 2026 08:06 PM (sl73Y)

94 I am not baking cookies tonight but rather apple crisp. It is yummy if I do say so myself.

Posted by: Tonypete at October 30, 2026 08:06 PM (pFPY8)

95 Ah, I skipped right over the troll and just saw the word baby, which always makes my heart go pitapat.

Posted by: boo-bell at October 30, 2026 08:06 PM (uyuYG)

96 There are some creative costumes

Posted by: Skip at October 30, 2026 08:06 PM (Ia/+0)

97 88 Dash, and baklava. Your's is the very best.
Posted by: Ben Had at October 30, 2026 08:04 PM (8Uo7a)

*blushes, curtsies

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at October 30, 2026 08:07 PM (CjHsb)

98 I am enduring a vicious cat cuddle right now.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 30, 2026 08:07 PM (6v4rH)

99 Polk Around and Find Out II has resulted in almost 300 arrests for human trafficking.

17 arrested worked at theme parks, 13 at Disney and 4 at Paramount.

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 30, 2026 08:07 PM (2GVsD)

100 That unopened jumbo bag of chocolate treats to hand out tomorrow evening keeps whispering my name, calling to me, even.
Posted by: Count de Monet at October 30, 2026 07:22 PM

You wouldn't want to hand out untested treats to the kiddos, would you? As a Moron, Quality is Job One!
Posted by: Duncanthrax

Had to get a 55 piece bag today to replenish the 150 piece bag I started hitting yesterday.

Posted by: From about That Time at October 30, 2026 08:08 PM (sl73Y)

101 Curious how many of you still put out a carved pumpkin with a burning candle in it?
I do. I live in a city neighborhood, and get a succession of different ethnic hordes from nearby projects. I'm happy to comply with payola demands, as my neighborhood remains quite peaceful all year.
Better service than I get from my taxes.
Posted by: From about That Time at October 30, 2026 08:06 PM (sl73Y)
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Me! I do. I was just thinking that for the first time in many years I will have to carve it myself tomorrow. Usually one or more of the kids come by to do it but not this year. I got my husband one too so we can carve together. He always did creative ones but I have zero artistic ability so mine will probably be the traditional three triangles and a smile.

Posted by: boo-bell at October 30, 2026 08:09 PM (uyuYG)

102 Ladt year a house not far away had maybe 50 life size skeletons invading the house, on roof, climbing up, running across the yead. Didn't have it this year

Posted by: Skip at October 30, 2026 08:09 PM (Ia/+0)

103 Halloween is Weasel's favorite time of year. One piece of candy for the kids, three for him.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 30, 2026 08:09 PM (8Uo7a)

104 A cry for help if I ever heard one."

At least it's not crocs...

Posted by: man at October 30, 2026 08:10 PM (pfXMo)

105 63 whig, a two fold purpose. Making sure none of the little kids got harassed and were safe and free booze.
Posted by: Ben Had
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Heh. I never have had thought of a bottle of good stuff to pass around to the parents. I think that would be a popular add on for the parents of tricker treaters.

Posted by: whig at October 30, 2026 08:11 PM (E4rtv)

106 Nah. I haven't bought a candy bar for myself since I was a kid. A little treat around the holidays but what I really like is cookies.

If only I knew someone who could bake cookies.
Posted by: JackStraw
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I'm not a baker at all and I can do most cookies. But yeah, enjoying other people's cookies, I can see that.

Posted by: whig at October 30, 2026 08:13 PM (E4rtv)

107 My heart goes out to opossums. They look scary, but they're wonderful, eating a lot of bad stuff -- starting with roadkill.
Not aggressive, 2 to 3 year lifespan

Posted by: JM in Illinois at October 30, 2026 08:13 PM (4wBV7)

108 Can you believe Trump is doing another rally tonight? The man is 80 years old and all he does is fight. We will never see another man like this on our side.

It's humbling.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 08:13 PM (viF8m)

109 Mmmmm.....baklava.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 30, 2026 08:13 PM (r2Icn)

110 My sister just jeers at me and says I treat the dough too hard, and it won't matter what shortening I use if I overwork pie crust. I tried hot water pie crust like the English make, but it turned out like hardtack.

I might try leaf lard, but then again I might follow the instructions because the recipe I have is good for most people.

My failures are often just self inflicted problems.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 30, 2026 08:13 PM (rbvCR)

111 Posted by: PaleRider at October 30, 2026 08:04 PM (PV+Zw)

You might enjoy an account I follow on YouTube, called Scarlett O Hair. ( I'm sure she's on all platforms) Extremely long red hair, which she does up in utterly insane styles, along with beautiful costumes.

The Morons in general would likely find her utterly delicious!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at October 30, 2026 08:13 PM (Vvh2V)

112 98 I am enduring a vicious cat cuddle right now.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Catupuncture

Posted by: whig at October 30, 2026 08:14 PM (E4rtv)

113 109 Mmmmm.....baklava.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory
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Want to see a Greek and Turk fight, ask them who invented baklava.

Posted by: whig at October 30, 2026 08:15 PM (E4rtv)

114 JM, can't abide possums. They carry a virus that causes EPM in horses.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 30, 2026 08:15 PM (8Uo7a)

115 Posted by: Paul at October 30, 2026 08:00 PM (LqJV1)

You blue states lie about everything. Including crime stats. And every urban city is blue , North or South.

Commie tranny loving immoral baby killing American hating perverts like you and your brethren can continue to live in your shit holes and pretend it's a utopia.

Posted by: polynikes at October 30, 2026 08:15 PM (Ti9vn)

116 My heart goes out to opossums. They look scary, but they're wonderful, eating a lot of bad stuff -- starting with roadkill.
Not aggressive, 2 to 3 year lifespan
Posted by: JM in Illinois

They eat ticks, which is awesome.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 30, 2026 08:15 PM (r2Icn)

117 Kindltot, do you let the dough rest in the fridge for a bit before you roll it out? It helps the flour hydrate evenly. Just wrap it up. An hour is fine, or overnight. You'll have to let it warm a bit in the counter before you roll it.

Posted by: boo-bell at October 30, 2026 08:16 PM (uyuYG)

118 On video on X
=====
Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
·
8m
🚨 HOLY CRAP! Right-wing Polish President Karol Nawrocki just PERSONALLY STORMED IN to the nation's highest constitutional court after Donald Tusk's group of pro-EU flunkies tried a COUP

THIS, RIGHT HERE, IS A PATRIOT WHO LOVES POLAND 🇵🇱

Poland is erupting and it's not good for the enemies who refuse to respect their sovereignty.

America is with Poland and President Nawrocki all the way!

Posted by: whig at October 30, 2026 08:18 PM (E4rtv)

119 boo bell, kindltot mentione the other night that his crust came out grainy.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 30, 2026 08:18 PM (8Uo7a)

120
My heart goes out to opossums. They look scary, but they're wonderful, eating a lot of bad stuff -- starting with roadkill.
Not aggressive, 2 to 3 year lifespan
Posted by: JM in Illinois

____________

I like vultures. Poor, ugly, unloved bastards do a very useful job.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 30, 2026 08:19 PM (eRlcH)

121 I see the regular drop and run troll has vanished again.

"Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son!"

Posted by: whig at October 30, 2026 08:20 PM (E4rtv)

122 Hmmm, not sure what would make pie crust grainy.

Posted by: boo-bell at October 30, 2026 08:21 PM (uyuYG)

123 I will try letting pie crust rest, then.
I had never thought about that, you have to do that with bread dough because the gluten gets all tangled and stiff.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 30, 2026 08:21 PM (rbvCR)

124 108 Can you believe Trump is doing another rally tonight? The man is 80 years old and all he does is fight. We will never see another man like this on our side.

It's humbling.
Posted by: JackStraw
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I cannot think of any since perhaps Teddy Roosevelt and he died much younger than Trump.

Posted by: whig at October 30, 2026 08:21 PM (E4rtv)

125 Star Trek is on. It's the one where they beam down to Harry Potter planet.

Posted by: fd at October 30, 2026 08:22 PM (MWfyi)

126 Kindltot, what's in your pie crust recipe? Mine has all-purpose flour, salt, shortening or lard (I use lard), and ice water.

Posted by: boo-bell at October 30, 2026 08:23 PM (uyuYG)

127 Hmmm, not sure what would make pie crust grainy.
Posted by: boo-bell at October 30, 2026 08:21 PM (uyuYG)

Vegetable oil and the butter being too warm and heavily worked, I am told. Especially if I get frustrated and add too much and make shortbread.
A nice shortbread crust can be nice if you are making a tarte, but not for a fruit pie.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 30, 2026 08:23 PM (rbvCR)

128 EU stole Romania, now trying to overthrow Poland. I think Hungary might have legitimately elected conmie Magyar (in conservative clothing), not sure about Serbia (I'm suspicious).

Posted by: Chuck Martel at October 30, 2026 08:24 PM (Dv3i1)

129 Kindltot, what's in your pie crust recipe? Mine has all-purpose flour, salt, shortening or lard (I use lard), and ice water.
Posted by: boo-bell at October 30, 2026 08:23 PM (uyuYG)

This but I overwork the dough and don't keep it cool enough. The voice in my head tells me that if I don't work the dough enough the crumb will not be fine enough. The voices don't know how to make pastry I'm afraid.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 30, 2026 08:25 PM (rbvCR)

130 Ah, I don't use oil or butter. And yes, the fat should be very cold, worked into the flour and salt quickly until pea-sized crumbs, then enough ice water mixed in with a fork until it all holds together. Then flatten into a disk, wrap in plastic wrap, refrigerate a bit.

Posted by: boo-bell at October 30, 2026 08:25 PM (uyuYG)

131 Want to see a Greek and Turk fight, ask them who invented baklava.
Posted by: whig at October 30, 2026 08:15 PM (E4rtv)

Ninjas, Ninjas invented it.

Posted by: Reforger at October 30, 2026 08:26 PM (Q7jI8)

132 "They eat ticks, which is awesome.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory"

I submit that they are more useful than many other creatures, such as those whose only claim to fame is "they hold hands when they sleep".

Posted by: fd at October 30, 2026 08:26 PM (MWfyi)

133 It will be better once I get a proper oven. My current one is kaput, and I am reduced to baking in a counter-top roaster oven

Posted by: Kindltot at October 30, 2026 08:27 PM (rbvCR)

134
I have never seen a fighter like trump.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at October 30, 2026 08:27 PM (mmrXZ)

135 fd, when possums eat sea urchins that otherwise eat kelp banks, I will be truly impressed.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 30, 2026 08:27 PM (rbvCR)

136 Kindltot, have you tried using a food processor if you have one? This is the quickest and easiest way and allows you to get the crumbs fairly even. Then you drizzle in the ice water and just pulse until it holds together. They always warn about not adding too much water but you have to be sure you add enough.

Posted by: boo-bell at October 30, 2026 08:28 PM (uyuYG)

137 I have a tip about pie crust scraps which may or not be new to you. If you layer the scraps (rather than scrunching them up in a ball), you keep the gluten going the same in them all, and you can roll them out as though they were fresh dough. Scrunching them into a ball gets the gluten going every which way, which makes the dough tough.

Posted by: Wenda at October 30, 2026 08:28 PM (W2eM/)

138 It's Nevada Day weekend. I shouldn't have to work. Marking the day Nevada was unconstitutionally force to enter the union.

Posted by: Reforger at October 30, 2026 08:28 PM (Q7jI8)

139 Star Trek is on. It's the one where they beam down to Harry Potter planet."

And meet Frodo?

Posted by: man at October 30, 2026 08:29 PM (pfXMo)

140 Wenda! How nice to see you. I hope you are doing well.

Posted by: boo-bell at October 30, 2026 08:29 PM (uyuYG)

141 I have a galley kitchen, a full remodel that will extend the kitchen into a 12x15 addition is a goal, but I have other things that need to be done first.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 30, 2026 08:30 PM (rbvCR)

142 Was reading book but falling asleep
Have a good night everyone

Posted by: Skip at October 30, 2026 08:30 PM (Ia/+0)

143 >>I cannot think of any since perhaps Teddy Roosevelt and he died much younger than Trump.

I've never seen anything like him in all my years watching politics. He dominates and changes narratives like no person I've ever seen. Never will again.

Whatever quibbles people might have about his ego or "gauche" language he does things for a reason. He's almost singlehandedly changing the trajectory of the world not just the US.

It's an amazing time to be alive.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 08:30 PM (viF8m)

144 Ben Had, you've got to do whatever is necessary to protect your horses. Just read about EPM; bad stuff.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at October 30, 2026 08:31 PM (YBpBG)

145 In other words, not I don't have room for a food processor, so I use the kitchenaid mixer

Posted by: Kindltot at October 30, 2026 08:31 PM (rbvCR)

146 I am, thanks. Already filling the freezer for January, when there will be a gathering of the clan. My son and his new bride and his kids, and my daughter and her family are here.

And I get to watch and clap.

Posted by: Wenda at October 30, 2026 08:31 PM (W2eM/)

147 Would you rather have fleas or kelp beds?

I thought so.

Posted by: fd at October 30, 2026 08:32 PM (MWfyi)

148 "Cry Little Sister" from The Lost Boys. Don't blame me, Garrett told me to post it.

"One thing about living in Santa Clara I never could stomach...all the damned vampires."

- Grandpa

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 30, 2026 08:34 PM (h+uWx)

149 someone posted on Twitter: Lighting 5 candles in memory of Patrick Stewart.

And of course showed a picture of four candles.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 30, 2026 08:35 PM (rbvCR)

150 134
I have never seen a fighter like trump.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at October

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YES!

Posted by: JM in Illinois at October 30, 2026 08:37 PM (YBpBG)

151
France can't finance their debt, Britain and Spanish governments are at war with their own citizens backed by muslim jihadis, Germany has no energy or industry left and Canada wants to go steady with them but gets rejected.

Whatever comes out of the woods tomorrow night will seem sane.

Posted by: Auspex at October 30, 2026 08:37 PM (Y8DZL)

152 >>Cry Little Sister"

Hat tip to Mis Hum for reminding me.

https://tinyurl.com/f6xzh4h9

Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 08:37 PM (viF8m)

153 I think TR is a good comparison as far as energy goes. How history will see him I don't know and will never. I think he's pretty monumental myself though.

Posted by: fd at October 30, 2026 08:38 PM (MWfyi)

154 Grovers Mill, New Jersey
10/30/1938

Lest We Forget

Posted by: Kindltot at October 30, 2026 08:38 PM (rbvCR)

155 Kindltot - don't use the KitchenAid mixer! That will overwork your dough for sure. Use two butter knives instead and cut the fat in that way. I did that for many years before my mother-in-law graciously got me a food processor.

And stir the ice water in with a fork.

Posted by: boo-bell at October 30, 2026 08:39 PM (uyuYG)

156 Wenda, how nice that you will have everyone there! I hope you will pull out the Christmas china.

Posted by: boo-bell at October 30, 2026 08:40 PM (uyuYG)

157 boo bell, any tips for make crepes?

Posted by: Ben Had at October 30, 2026 08:40 PM (8Uo7a)

158 > My current one is kaput, and I am reduced to baking in a counter-top roaster oven
Posted by: Kindltot at October 30, 2026 08:27 PM (rbvCR)

I made a whole turkey breast in a combo toaster/convection oven one Thanksgiving when I had no choice.

I wrapped it in foil for most of the cooking cycle, then used the toaster function to toast the skin at the end.

Much to my surprise, it came out great.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 30, 2026 08:40 PM (qlLNh)

159
Wenda! Tip taken.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at October 30, 2026 08:41 PM (mmrXZ)

160 "Use two butter knives instead "

"Posted by: boo-bell "

Sharpened with a brick, right?

Posted by: fd at October 30, 2026 08:42 PM (MWfyi)

161 Ben Had, I just use a really basic recipe from the old Better Homes and Gardens cookbook and follow it exactly. It takes a crepe or two to get the hang of it each time but they are not hard at all.

Posted by: boo-bell at October 30, 2026 08:42 PM (uyuYG)

162 Tic

Toc

Tic

Toc

MAGA Armageddon is a mere 96 hours away

Tmj screaming in agony

lol

Sad!

Posted by: AOS Cope at October 30, 2026 08:42 PM (JNDIb)

163 > Use two butter knives instead

Or an actual hand pastry cutter/blender if you're not looking for a new hobby to fill up your free time :-)

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 30, 2026 08:42 PM (qlLNh)

164
Had never paid attention up to now, but I understand both WNBA teams left the court when the National Anthem was played. Just like the Team of Woman Soccer Players from the United States, it's a good reason to avoid watching women's sports.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 30, 2026 08:42 PM (eRlcH)

165 “From a global allocation perspective, actually, it’s quite terrible to have everybody have a bunch of the world’s limited supply of DRAM sitting in their own computer and being used 5% of the time,” Altman said.

CFO
The Company has an IBM 360 to compute all the compute that ever needs to be computed.
Proj Mgr
I just ran our next buildout in Lotus 123 today and we do not need to wait till next week for IT.
IT
WREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Posted by: r hennigantx at October 30, 2026 08:43 PM (/+uur)

166 Boo Bell,
Thanks for reminding me. I haven't had it out since the last years of my husband's illness.

I may get it out early, just for me!

And I will definitely run up my JOY banner up my flagpole!

Posted by: Wenda at October 30, 2026 08:43 PM (W2eM/)

167 Sharpened with a brick, right?
Posted by: fd at October 30, 2026 08:42 PM (MWfyi)
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Well, I was going to say "use two shivs" but then I realized I'm probably the only one here with a shiv collection.

Posted by: boo-bell at October 30, 2026 08:43 PM (uyuYG)

168 mohawk787

hahaha

Posted by: r hennigantx at October 30, 2026 08:43 PM (/+uur)

169 154 Grovers Mill, New Jersey
10/30/1938

Lest We Forget
Posted by: Kindltot

Thank you. Idnk it was on today's date.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 30, 2026 08:44 PM (r2Icn)

170 I survived Barky and Biden. Any coping I needed doing got done long ago.

Posted by: fd at October 30, 2026 08:44 PM (MWfyi)

171 boo bell, mine tend to out with the consistency of a rubber sink stopper.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 30, 2026 08:44 PM (8Uo7a)

172 Do it, Wenda! Time for the joy to return.

Posted by: boo-bell at October 30, 2026 08:44 PM (uyuYG)

173 > Scrunching them into a ball gets the gluten going every which way, which makes the dough tough.
Posted by: Wenda at October 30, 2026 08:28 PM (W2eM/)

Good tip! I don't make pie crust very often, but it seems like this would work just as well with biscuit dough.

As it is, I usually wind up with a misshapen leftover lump at the end that tends to fall apart, which a roomie of long ago dubbed "Jerry's biscuit". Well, no one ever accused Al of being couth.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 30, 2026 08:45 PM (qlLNh)

174 Scary Halloween for gop as 57d senate seems likely

Tmj in fetal position trembling

lol

Sad!

Posted by: AOS Cope at October 30, 2026 08:45 PM (AXLM8)

175 Or an actual hand pastry cutter/blender if you're not looking for a new hobby to fill up your free time :-)

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 30, 2026 08:42 PM (qlLNh)
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Yes, if he has one!

Posted by: boo-bell at October 30, 2026 08:45 PM (uyuYG)

176
Grovers Mill, New Jersey
10/30/1938

Lest We Forget
Posted by: Kindltot

__________

RIP Carl Phillips. That bastard Ramon Raquello skipped town ahead of the catastrophe.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 30, 2026 08:46 PM (eRlcH)

177 >>Well, I was going to say "use two shivs" but then I realized I'm probably the only one here with a shiv collection.

Maybe.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 08:46 PM (viF8m)

178 Ben Had! Just braised a beautiful rabbit an lamb shank. Life is good.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 30, 2026 08:46 PM (h+uWx)

179 Or an actual hand pastry cutter/blender if you're not looking for a new hobby to fill up your free time :-)

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 30, 2026 08:42 PM (qlLNh)

I just use it to make mashed potatoes.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 30, 2026 08:47 PM (rbvCR)

180 The Barak Obama writings archived by Kenya never mention the half black son.

Posted by: r hennigantx at October 30, 2026 08:47 PM (/+uur)

181 > Yes, if he has one!
Posted by: boo-bell at October 30, 2026 08:45 PM (uyuYG)

I'm not big on single-use kitchen gadgets, but that one was well worth the drawer space. I make biscuits and gravy pretty often (more often than my doctor would probably like) and that dingus not only saves time, it gives better (IMO) results.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 30, 2026 08:48 PM (qlLNh)

182 RMBS, good indeed. Enjoy, my friend.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 30, 2026 08:48 PM (8Uo7a)

183 Ben Had, maybe you are making them too thick by putting too much batter in? Be sure to use a small pan, it's easier. Put a small ladle of batter in and swirl to cover the bottom. Better too little than too much - you can always drizzle a bit more in to cover any gaps.

It's also possible that your batter is too thick, so maybe add a bit more milk if that's the case.

Posted by: boo-bell at October 30, 2026 08:48 PM (uyuYG)

184 178 Ben Had! Just braised a beautiful rabbit an lamb shank. Life is good.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 30, 2026 08:46 PM (h+uWx)

I did not know you could get hassenfpheffer from lamb

or

Its ok I make you lamb

Posted by: r hennigantx at October 30, 2026 08:48 PM (/+uur)

185 Before Trump, higher oil/gas prices (and less use) fulfilled climate goals. All this is now forgotten as higher gas/energy costs are used as political cudgel against Trump. Politics trumps policy every time
realclearpolitics.com /articles/ 2026/…

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 30, 2026 08:50 PM (pMmVV)

186 boo bell, I have the amount down and the swirl so they are thin as paper but after they cook they are rubbery. I am going to make the batter and leave in the fridge overnight to see if that helps.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 30, 2026 08:51 PM (8Uo7a)

187 >>Well, I was going to say "use two shivs" but then I realized I'm probably the only one here with a shiv collection.

Maybe.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 08:46 PM (viF8m)

***

The Queen of Cell Block D has entered the conversation...and you all know who I mean!

Posted by: Diogenes at October 30, 2026 08:52 PM (2WIwB)

188 Paki fag is up extra early this morning. Must have eaten some spoiled goat kebabs, and shit the bed.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 30, 2026 08:53 PM (6v4rH)

189 Let me know how it goes, Ben!

Posted by: boo-bell at October 30, 2026 08:54 PM (uyuYG)

190 I’d love to see the Polish President call the Army out to face off against the PM. If they’d come down on his side.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 30, 2026 08:55 PM (xOuxV)

191 I dunno, he seems to have an unhealthy personal beef with TJM.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at October 30, 2026 08:55 PM (zZu0s)

192 Republika TV @RepublikaTV · 6m

Masses of police. People shout in front of the Constitutional Tribunal: Where is the army!?!?!?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 30, 2026 08:56 PM (pMmVV)

193 boo bell. I will. Are you at home for the Thanksgiving season?

Posted by: Ben Had at October 30, 2026 08:56 PM (8Uo7a)

194 *looks at story on Poland*

This is over a censorship bill? Interesting.

*types* *deletes*

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at October 30, 2026 08:56 PM (zZu0s)

195 Lot of CA transplants to TX continue to vote Democrat . They don't see the contradiction of moving to Texas because the cost of living is so much lower and voting for the same type of people who made CA what it is today.

Posted by: polynikes at October 30, 2026 08:57 PM (Ti9vn)

196 >>The Queen of Cell Block D has entered the conversation...and you all know who I mean!

garrett?

Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 08:57 PM (viF8m)

197 Spock had to remind Captain Kirk to not let her touch the wand.

Posted by: fd at October 30, 2026 08:57 PM (MWfyi)

198 112 98 I am enduring a vicious cat cuddle right now.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Catupuncture
Posted by: whig

Stolen.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at October 30, 2026 08:58 PM (yEz+x)

199 >>The Queen of Cell Block D has entered the conversation...and you all know who I mean!

garrett?
Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 08:57 PM (viF8m)

Boo (blue)bell.

Posted by: Diogenes at October 30, 2026 09:00 PM (2WIwB)

200 My cat Chloe ran into my office and jumped onto my desk.

But she had so much momentum she slid right across the desk and off the other side, nearly taking out one of my monitors along the way!

Cats are so much fun.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 30, 2026 09:00 PM (FZ29D)

201 Yes Ben Had, home for all the holidays this year as usual!

Posted by: boo-bell at October 30, 2026 09:01 PM (uyuYG)

202 Shatner and Takei (the anti-Shatner) are the only two original cast members left.

Some make fun of Shatner's acting style, but do remember that his character had to be "forced" by mind control to kiss the delectable Nichelle Nichols.

Given what a horndog Kirk was (even nailing an enlisted woman, Yeoman Rand -- #metoo apparently doesn't exist in the 25th Century), that was some decent acting.

Damn! These! Platonians! Sorry, Uhura. Can't. Resist. Now. Getting. Urge to. Remove Pants.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 30, 2026 09:03 PM (qlLNh)

203 I have always loved Halloween. I love the colors (remember coloring different shades of black/gray against orange when you were a kid?), I love the candy and the Fall appropriate food, I love the way that that grandkids and kiddies get all whacked out over the whole campy thing, I love the.. . . . whole GHOUL gig, I love the moon and/or darkness, I love the rustle sound and smell of enormous leaf piles. And I love the time of year (Sept 1-Thanksgiving) in general. And I love the "football weather." But I abhor and hate those who would ruin it with malice, vandalism and with actual physical harms. Be safe, everybody and have some laughs. Trick or Treat day doesn't come on Saturday very often!! Good luck parting your kids/grands from YOUR favorite candy.

Posted by: H8 and Despise Marxist Rat Bastards at October 30, 2026 09:03 PM (nd4Tt)

204 194 *looks at story on Poland*

This is over a censorship bill? Interesting.

*types* *deletes*
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at October 30, 2026 08:56 PM (zZu0s)

It’s been going on a long time. Poland had a pretty conservative independent government. Then the EU engineered th ed election of a pro-EU PM. But the Poles then elected a populist President, and they hate each other

So it looks like the EU PM is trying to use the State Police to stage a coup against the President, but he’s fighting back. Interesting night.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 30, 2026 09:04 PM (xOuxV)

205 President @Karol Nawrocki arrived at the Constitutional Tribunal. A crowd protesting against the forcible takeover of the Tribunal greets him with shouts

https://tinyurl.com/44bpsy8e

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 30, 2026 09:05 PM (pMmVV)

206 Evenin’ All.

Happy Halloween eve!

Posted by: Bulg at October 30, 2026 09:05 PM (77rzZ)

207 Be safe, everybody and have some laughs. Trick or Treat day doesn't come on Saturday very often!! Good luck parting your kids/grands from YOUR favorite candy.
Posted by: H8 and Despise Marxist Rat Bastards at October 30, 2026 09:03 PM (nd4Tt)
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I feel the same! I'm looking forward to seeing all the little ones in their costumes tomorrow.

Posted by: boo-bell at October 30, 2026 09:06 PM (uyuYG)

208 191 I dunno, he seems to have an unhealthy personal beef with TJM.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Can I get some for under $8.99 lb?

Posted by: Auspex at October 30, 2026 09:07 PM (Y8DZL)

209
Well, I was going to say "use two shivs" but then I realized I'm probably the only one here with a shiv collection.
Posted by: JackStraw

Let's see....
Ww2 Japanese bayonette
Vietnam era bayonette
Modern epoch bayonette
U.S. Marine 1980s K-Bar
Double edged boot dirk
Two palm hilt skinning knives
One Damascus blade that won't hold an edge for shit
Morakniv one of the sharpest I have, took me a long time to get it there.
An antique Swiss army knife that has been out of production for 60 years
Several other EDC knives
One of Smash's cast off kitchen knives that I have almost as sharp as that Morakniv

Yeah, I got a few shivs.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at October 30, 2026 09:08 PM (QVmho)

210 Closest Halloween / scary themed painting I did. This one took about 30 minutes based on a comment in an aos thread I made awhile ago. See nic.

If you can't figure it out I'll let you know.

Posted by: polynikes at October 30, 2026 09:10 PM (Ti9vn)

211
Lot of CA transplants to TX continue to vote Democrat . They don't see the contradiction of moving to Texas because the cost of living is so much lower and voting for the same type of people who made CA what it is today.
Posted by: polynikes

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

I know someone who did that. She has relocated TWICE to flee Democrat taxation, all while voting Dem. She said all shocked, "I didn't vote for THAT."

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 30, 2026 09:11 PM (mmrXZ)

212
> I did not know you could get hassenfpheffer from lamb

Lammpfeffer?

The IntarWebs say that's an actual known Luxembourgish dish.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 30, 2026 09:11 PM (qlLNh)

213 what a horndog Kirk was

-
https://tinyurl.com/u4sks5sx

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, We're All Dan Sullivan Now [/] at October 30, 2026 09:12 PM (ndZc7)

214 Devil's Night. On a Friday night. Fun for the kiddos. Hell for the cops.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 30, 2026 09:13 PM (r2Icn)

215 Why is there a Jersey Devil on the roof?

Posted by: fd at October 30, 2026 09:14 PM (MWfyi)

216 That levitating yard decoration isn't all that impressive.

Posted by: Pazusu at October 30, 2026 09:14 PM (2RJDy)

217 Lot of CA transplants to TX continue to vote Democrat .

-
Well, Republicans are vampire werewolves.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, We're All Dan Sullivan Now [/] at October 30, 2026 09:15 PM (ndZc7)

218 I'm sorry, but this European business of having both a President *and* a Prime Minister has always seemed utterly retarded to me... a recipe for gridlock at best and civil war at worst.

It's especially weird to have a Prime Minister in countries that no longer have a monarch.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 30, 2026 09:15 PM (qlLNh)

219 RMBS, good indeed. Enjoy, my friend.
Posted by: Ben Had at October 30, 2026 08:48 PM

The rabbit was delish with some herbed polenta. The lamb shank will be dinner on Sunday.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 30, 2026 09:16 PM (h+uWx)

220 >>Yeah, I got a few shivs.

Wasn't actually me that said that. But yes, knives are handy.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 09:18 PM (viF8m)

221 215 Why is there a Jersey Devil on the roof?
Posted by: fd at October 30, 2026 09:14 PM (MWfyi)

Because nobody could see it if it were placed in the basement.

Posted by: Pazusu at October 30, 2026 09:18 PM (2RJDy)

222 Ideally the President takes the place of the monarch, and is responsive to the people. The PM is responsive to whichever part of the legislature that appoints him.

Ideally

Posted by: Kindltot at October 30, 2026 09:18 PM (rbvCR)

223 I feel the same! I'm looking forward to seeing all the little ones in their costumes tomorrow.
Posted by: boo-bell at October 30, 2026 09:06 PM

Awww...

The RMBS Mom and I have our last theater night of the season tomorrow...Phantom...so we'll miss the little ones for the first time in many years.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 30, 2026 09:19 PM (h+uWx)

224 Rumor has it that there was supposed to be an alternate version without the interracial kiss (for distribution in the South) but Shatner and Nichols kept deliberately screwing up take after take until they ran out of time.

I'm not sure why. Interracial nookie was Strom Thurmond-approved.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 30, 2026 09:19 PM (qlLNh)

225 I'm sorry, but this European business of having both a President *and* a Prime Minister has always seemed utterly retarded to me... a recipe for gridlock at best and civil war at worst.

It's especially weird to have a Prime Minister in countries that no longer have a monarch.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 30, 2026 09:15 PM (qlLNh)

well the PM is the head of government in a normal Parliament system like England. Well aside from the ceremonial King.

Starting to think all of these systems are totally dysfunctional.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 30, 2026 09:19 PM (Ai6WH)

226 215 Why is there a Jersey Devil on the roof?
Posted by: fd at October 30, 2026 09:14 PM (MWfyi)

Alternate answer (and sock removal) He was grabbing Walter White's pizza.

Posted by: tankdemon at October 30, 2026 09:19 PM (2RJDy)

227
Star Trek TNG is on (Heroes and Icons, which runs all 5 series starting at 8PM), and it's the episode where Data loses his memory and contaminates a village with radioactive material.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 30, 2026 09:20 PM (w6EFb)

228 Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 30, 2026 09:00 PM (FZ29D)

They are fun. aren't they? It amuses me the way I will throw a little styrofoam ball for the kitten and he ( what spouse calls "revs up his engine" ) ( shakes his backside) and races off to get up. I have said before, I am glad the cat is not 200 lbs. I'd probably be dead, except for the fact that he seems to regard me as his surrogate mother.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 30, 2026 09:20 PM (JrHfD)

229 It's Halloween here in Carson City right now. I passed an unusal amount of kids dressed up on the way back to work. I guess Reno is in town too. Used to happen a lot back in the day when the area got two Halloweens.
Long story about california transplants there.

Posted by: Reforger at October 30, 2026 09:22 PM (Q7jI8)

230 I just ate a ridiculous amount of shrimp parmigiana and ziti.

This is what happens when you take a carnivore diet cheat weekend.

Oh boy.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at October 30, 2026 09:22 PM (XV/Pl)

231
I'm sorry, but this European business of having both a President *and* a Prime Minister has always seemed utterly retarded to me... a recipe for gridlock at best and civil war at worst.

__________

Ja

Posted by: Paul von Hindenburg at October 30, 2026 09:23 PM (eRlcH)

232 The gray house with the teeth up at the top is really cool. How clever of the people to decorate it that way.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 30, 2026 09:24 PM (JrHfD)

233 > Starting to think all of these systems are totally dysfunctional.
Posted by: Oldcat at October 30, 2026 09:19 PM (Ai6WH)

US Constitution: ~10 pages

Proposed EU Constitution (which was rejected): ~350 pages

Obviously theirs is 35 times better than ours, right?

Similar to the way the French are on their fifth republic while we're still on our first. They obviously have more experience, yes?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 30, 2026 09:24 PM (qlLNh)

234 I have every Star Trek series in my media library.

Mostly watch TOS and Deep Space Nine.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at October 30, 2026 09:25 PM (XV/Pl)

235

Hey, Nawrocki
Watch me pull a coup outta my hat

Posted by: Polish Bullwinkle at October 30, 2026 09:25 PM (Cqx++)

236
A president in a parliamentary government is like a parent who has to sort out the constant arguments among all the squabbling kids.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 30, 2026 09:26 PM (eRlcH)

237 Didn't Poland at one time have a system that required a unanimous vote on EVERYTHING? Or am I thinking of some other European country?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 30, 2026 09:27 PM (qlLNh)

238
Similar to the way the French are on their fifth republic while we're still on our first. They obviously have more experience, yes?
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 30, 2026 09:24 PM (qlLNh)

__________

A woman walks into a library in Paris and asks if they have a copy of the French Constitution. "Madame," the librarian sniffs, "we do not carry periodicals here."

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 30, 2026 09:28 PM (eRlcH)

239 Similar to the way the French are on their fifth republic while we're still on our first. They obviously have more experience, yes?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 30, 2026 09:24 PM (qlLNh)

The French started that nonsense about having both a PM and a President. They couldn’t make up their minds what they wanted and went with one of each. Then a bunch of other Euro’s said “ooh the French did it, we want to do it too!”

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 30, 2026 09:29 PM (xOuxV)

240 If I'm reading it correctly a very funny episode out of Michigan. Haley Stevens announced a Dem unity meeting at an African American church in Detroit tomorrow night. Jim Clyburn is coming from SC. al-Sayed was supposed to be there to make piece with blacks and Jews .
About two hrs ago he sent out a letter via tweet denouncing AIPAC and Israel.
I think the meeting just went boink

Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 30, 2026 09:29 PM (f8snw)

241
Didn't Poland at one time have a system that required a unanimous vote on EVERYTHING? Or am I thinking of some other European country?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 30, 2026 09:27 PM (qlLNh)

_________

The librum veto in the pre-partition Sejm.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 30, 2026 09:30 PM (eRlcH)

242 > Didn't Poland at one time have a system that required a unanimous vote on EVERYTHING?

To answer my own question, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth had a parliament ("Sejm") in which any member could not only veto the current legislation under discussion, but could repeal any previous legislation and even dissolve parliament, just by saying Nie pozwalam!” (“I do not allow!”

.

This worked about as well as you would expect.

Now, I know perfectly well that that Poles aren't stupid, as the stereotype would have it, but sometimes it's harder to believe that than others.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 30, 2026 09:32 PM (qlLNh)

243 > Then a bunch of other Euro’s said “ooh the French did it, we want to do it too!”
Posted by: Tom Servo at October 30, 2026 09:29 PM (xOuxV)

That's just plain goofy.

Using them as an example of what NOT to do would make way more sense.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 30, 2026 09:33 PM (qlLNh)

244 132 "They eat ticks, which is awesome.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory"

I submit that they are more useful than many other creatures, such as those whose only claim to fame is "they hold hands when they sleep".
Posted by: fd at October 30, 2026 08:26 PM (MWfyi)

Oooh! Shots fired, nurse.

I see we have at least one Moron on the payroll of Big Penguin.

!!

Posted by: Darrell Harris at October 30, 2026 09:33 PM (p61JE)

245 Apparently in Lewiston Maine there are Somali "interpreters" marking ballots for "voters." What in hell? If you can't read the ballot, you really shouldn't get to vote. How can these people be citizens if they can't read English? They need to do that to pass the citizenship test.

Posted by: tcn in AK at October 30, 2026 09:34 PM (5WPt1)

246
Using them as an example of what NOT to do would make way more sense.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 30, 2026 09:33 PM (qlLNh)

___________

Late 19th century European governments are notable for their ramshackle, inept construction.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 30, 2026 09:35 PM (eRlcH)

247 Now, I know perfectly well that that Poles aren't stupid, as the stereotype would have it, but sometimes it's harder to believe that than others.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 30, 2026 09:32 PM (qlLNh)

Well, they are one of about two countries in Europe that haven't imported the entirety of the Califate, and they are majority Catholic which precludes a lot of nonsense that is rife elsewhere on the continent.

So, there's that.

Posted by: tcn in AK at October 30, 2026 09:35 PM (5WPt1)

248 > Well, they are one of about two countries in Europe that haven't imported the entirety of the Califate

True enough.

I don't think the Russians have imported many recently, but the barbarians were already inside the gates from the USSR days.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 30, 2026 09:37 PM (qlLNh)

249 >>The French started that nonsense about having both a PM and a President. They couldn’t make up their minds what they wanted and went with one of each. Then a bunch of other Euro’s said “ooh the French did it, we want to do it too!”

Any system can be broken by people who want to break it. Even ours.

Anyone who thinks they will be satisfied with taking Europe and counties like Brazil but won't come after us is delusional. They have before, they will again.

Stay frosty. It's coming.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 09:39 PM (viF8m)

250 what a horndog Kirk was
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https://tinyurl.com/u4sks5sx
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, We're All Dan Sullivan Now
.......

Can't wait for the gender reveal.

Posted by: wth at October 30, 2026 09:40 PM (oq9dX)

251 How many polacks does it take to have a coup?

7.

One to yell "coup" and six to...(fill in the blank)

Posted by: Dumb Polack Jokes at October 30, 2026 09:41 PM (Ssbab)

252 Old Polish joke:
Why do the Poles bury their dead with the butts in the air?
So they have bicycle parking.

Posted by: wth at October 30, 2026 09:42 PM (oq9dX)

253 Apparently, in Tsarist Russia almost 10% of the population was muslim. That’s 14 million out of a total 150 million. This from a paper:

https://www.academia.edu/8203210/
Islam_in_the_Russian_Empire

So it goes way back.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at October 30, 2026 09:45 PM (3NeBC)

254 Why did the Polack cross the road?
Trick question, they have no roads.

Posted by: wth at October 30, 2026 09:47 PM (oq9dX)

255 It didn't end when Karol Nawrocki entered the Tribunal building but the only thing out there is a very brief clip of him confronting the judge.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 30, 2026 09:51 PM (pMmVV)

256 Who knew there were tik tok witches til now? I didn't!

Hilarous that their curses failed and spectacularly backfired! Did an attorney take their class action case? "Tic Tok Witches vs Stupid Old Witch"

I never had many boyfriends but I also never put a hex on them. We just mutually stopped dating. Or I stopped dating them and they figured it out and life went on. So weird.

Talked to youngest son and he and DIL have a cold from the baby, who is a Toddler Flamingo for Halloween. She won't give two hoots about trick or treating and will go to sleep in her stroller. She thought her 1st birthday was pretty weird until the cake part, which she ate with both fists in complete nirvana.

Based on the way she walks I think she should have been a baby Penguin.

She's so cute. Her big sister, blonde like our side of the family, was almost bald at this age. This one has a ton of hair and DIL puts two pig tails on top of her head like antenna to get the hair out of her eyes. When she naps one sticks straight up. This hairdo matches her personality. We thought she was the quiet one but she was storing all she learned til she was mobile.

Have a great weekend, Ace and all.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 30, 2026 09:52 PM (hzuYO)

257
254

Posted by: wth at October 30, 2026 09:47 PM

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It's not funny. Nothing against you, it just isn't.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at October 30, 2026 09:52 PM (azNOR)

258 Tmj, how did you get your own personal troll doll??!! I want one too!

Posted by: LASue at October 30, 2026 09:53 PM (lCppi)

259 >>>I don't think the Russians have imported many recently, but the barbarians were already inside the gates from the USSR days.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia
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They are generally better behaved because they know Russian trials are very quick. About 2200 fps.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 30, 2026 09:54 PM (pMmVV)

260 90 That per capital is misleading.
I'm sure Mississippi has way fewer murders than the State of New York.
Posted by: Case at October 30, 2026 08:05 PM (fzmBj)
******
My crazy brother used to collect weird murder reasons in MS. One shooting over a pork chop. After Katrina a stabbing over using the last of the ice.

The last time I went trick or treating was 3yrs ago. Black velvet dress, black boots, and a vintage black hat with a veil and long black coat as it was cold. I put a ton of eyeliner on and scared my own grandchilden at first, as I don't need or wear eyeliner normally. Photo of 1st girlie on my hip looking at me and my younger brother thought I was supposed to be Stevie Nicks. Ha. I thought I was an old hag. My hair was pretty wild and free.

As I confessed in recent months, I was everyone's favorite costume at a kegger in college once as I was Bong Woman and wore a giant posterboard bong we made.* There are sadly photos somewhere out there and I have hope no one can see my face (so far). We had so much fun!

*I am now a refined Southern Nana who goes to Mass every Sunday and those daze are far behind me.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 30, 2026 10:06 PM (hzuYO)

261 > They are generally better behaved because they know Russian trials are very quick. About 2200 fps.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 30, 2026 09:54 PM (pMmVV)

There's a story that some shithole terrorist group or other once kidnapped a Russian diplomat.

The KGB promptly snatched the nephew of the terrorist leader, and started send them (e.g.) finger joints.

They do NOT fuck around.

See also: the way they deal with Somali pirates. Most countries try to capture them. The Russians just sink them, and do NOT stop pick up any survivors, and the sharks of that region are notoriously vicious.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 30, 2026 10:08 PM (qlLNh)

262 NOOD ONT.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 30, 2026 10:09 PM (qlLNh)

263 >>>I don't think the Russians have imported many recently, but the barbarians were already inside the gates from the USSR days.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

That is what happens when you annex Central Asia and South Central Asia, those areas were muslim. The Tsars annexed those areas.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 30, 2026 10:10 PM (rbvCR)

264 Some music for Spooky Season:

https://youtu.be/XwdsdzibiWw

Posted by: tankdemon at October 30, 2026 10:33 PM (2RJDy)

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