Mid-Morning Art Thread

Fin du travail
Jules Breton

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM

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1 Morning

Posted by: Frenchjeton at November 03, 2026 09:27 AM (j0T5y)

2 And tomorrow starts the same old thing again….

Posted by: Eromero at November 03, 2026 09:28 AM (LHPAg)

3 They're gonna go party, now!

Posted by: m at November 03, 2026 09:29 AM (odBC9)

4
No dog. Not art.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 03, 2026 09:29 AM (eRlcH)

5 yow!

Posted by: cmeat at November 03, 2026 09:29 AM (Bep7s)

6 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 03, 2026 09:30 AM (ccf/V)

7
It's Miller Time!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 03, 2026 09:30 AM (eRlcH)

8 "Have we earned 20 francs, so we can go to town?"

Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 03, 2026 09:30 AM (0sNs1)

9 Nooded

Posted by: Frenchjeton at November 03, 2026 09:30 AM (j0T5y)

10 Is that French?

Shouldn't it be on fire with young, French students yelling "allahu ackbar" all over?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 03, 2026 09:30 AM (ccf/V)

11 Are they going to get a Fin du Monde beer afterwards?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at November 03, 2026 09:30 AM (IGotw)

12
Another day older and deeper in debt.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 03, 2026 09:30 AM (eRlcH)

13 spatem.
makin' me thirsty.

Posted by: cmeat at November 03, 2026 09:30 AM (Bep7s)

14 And after almost a month, my car is back out of the shop and looking great.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 03, 2026 09:30 AM (ctC8W)

15 oops. spaten.

Posted by: cmeat at November 03, 2026 09:31 AM (Bep7s)

16 SPONGE!!!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 03, 2026 09:31 AM (ctC8W)

17 I like Breton a lot. I have a stretched canvas of "Song of the Lark" in my home office. Also, Breton is pretty much interchangeable with Jean Francois Millet, and "The Gleaners" and "The Angelus" are two of my favorites from this genre.

Posted by: Pennsyltucky at November 03, 2026 09:31 AM (8ILPt)

18 "Work's End"?

Despite the setting sun -- or possibly because of it -- it's dim and rather gloomy, like most movies today.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 03, 2026 09:31 AM (56Qyq)

19 And after almost a month, my car is back out of the shop and looking great.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 03, 2026 09:30 AM (ctC8W)

I might sell you my "one free violation of the Art Thread comment rule" card........

This is NOT a painting of the workers in your body shop.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 03, 2026 09:31 AM (ccf/V)

20 No boobs. No dog.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at November 03, 2026 09:32 AM (b+suG)

21 We don't know where the sniper *is*, but we do where s/he is not, and that is on this side of the painting, where the sun might glint off of their scope, and warn the subjects.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 03, 2026 09:32 AM (0sNs1)

22 SPONGE!!!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 03, 2026 09:31 AM (ctC8W)

*fistbump*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 03, 2026 09:32 AM (ccf/V)

23 Since she is carrying shovels, I think the Democrats are going to get buried.

Posted by: Anna Puma at November 03, 2026 09:32 AM (2GVsD)

24 The cotton fields were angry that day, my friends.

Posted by: George Costanza at November 03, 2026 09:32 AM (2Ez/1)

25 Fin du travail

Time for hors d'oeuvres?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 03, 2026 09:33 AM (ctC8W)

26 Can you turn the brightness up on a painting?

Posted by: 18-1 at November 03, 2026 09:33 AM (sKqQm)

27 "gonna jump down, turn around..."

Posted by: cmeat at November 03, 2026 09:33 AM (Bep7s)

28 Something cheerful to keep our hopes up?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 03, 2026 09:33 AM (ndZc7)

29 Who's gonna make the sammiches for the menfolk?

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 03, 2026 09:33 AM (wVcYX)

30 The setting looks humid. There workers are probably *very* sweaty.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 03, 2026 09:33 AM (56Qyq)

31 Someone should find and post a link to that black woman that stopped on the side of the road to point out how she couldn't BELIEVE that there were still cotton fields in America.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 03, 2026 09:34 AM (ccf/V)

32 End of the trail >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Fin du travail

Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 03, 2026 09:34 AM (0sNs1)

33 I might sell you my "one free violation of the Art Thread comment rule" card........

This is NOT a painting of the workers in your body shop.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 03, 2026 09:31 AM

Hey, I'm happy about it. I'll take the 100 Comment Rule hit.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 03, 2026 09:34 AM (ctC8W)

34 Fin du travail

-
It's Miller time!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 03, 2026 09:34 AM (ndZc7)

35 Think they’re singing a rousing version of “ Cotton-Eyed Joe”?

Posted by: tubal at November 03, 2026 09:34 AM (Gqar8)

36 Fin - end
du - of
Travail - work

Posted by: Anna Puma at November 03, 2026 09:34 AM (2GVsD)

37 Hey, I'm happy about it. I'll take the 100 Comment Rule hit.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 03, 2026 09:34 AM (ctC8W)

Well, then that IS good news. Congrats, sir.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 03, 2026 09:34 AM (ccf/V)

38 33 cover me...

Posted by: cmeat at November 03, 2026 09:35 AM (Bep7s)

39 Overview of "Fin du travail"

"Fin du travail" (The End of the Working Day) is an oil painting created by French artist Jules Breton between 1886 and 1887. This artwork is a significant representation of the realism movement, showcasing the daily lives of peasant women as they conclude their labor in the fields at sunset

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 03, 2026 09:35 AM (Sco7b)

40 The distances people will travel in order to go vote...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 03, 2026 09:35 AM (s2iZv)

41 Poppies!

*releases the flying monkeys

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at November 03, 2026 09:35 AM (w9Wax)

42 End of the trail >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Fin du travail
Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 03, 2026 09:34 AM (0sNs1)

You have died.

Posted by: Oregon Trail at November 03, 2026 09:35 AM (wVcYX)

43 Fin du travail

Not on this collective, comrade.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 03, 2026 09:36 AM (RORbl)

44 When I was a little bitty baby
My mama would rock me in the cradle
In them old cotton fields back home
It was down in Louisiana
Just about a mile from Tex-arkana
In them old cotton fields back home

Posted by: CCR at November 03, 2026 09:36 AM (2Ez/1)

45 Think they’re singing a rousing version of “ Cotton-Eyed Joe”?
Posted by: tubal at November 03, 2026

***
Or whatever the French version of that is. In any case, they'll sing it with contempt in their voices. French is the perfect language to sound contemptuous in.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 03, 2026 09:36 AM (56Qyq)

46 Beautiful , but these days they'd be being attacked by muzzies
Would hang.
Thx CBD

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 03, 2026 09:36 AM (cfGMy)

47 I might sell you my "one free violation of the Art Thread comment rule" card........

This is NOT a painting of the workers in your body shop.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 03, 2026 09:31 AM (ccf/V)
---
Better check the fine print on the back to see if it says it's "non-transferable"

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 03, 2026 09:36 AM (s2iZv)

48 Beautiful. And moving. Heavy, but resilient. Really really like it.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 03, 2026 09:37 AM (8o8AK)

49 ---
Better check the fine print on the back to see if it says it's "non-transferable"
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 03, 2026 09:36 AM (s2iZv)

Good point. Wonder if Doof thought that out that far.........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 03, 2026 09:37 AM (ccf/V)

50 They're still out in the field. They've got at least a little more travail.

Posted by: She Hobbit at November 03, 2026 09:37 AM (ftFVW)

51 The woman in the front looks kind of like Nastassia Kinski in Cat People.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 03, 2026 09:38 AM (56Qyq)

52 I might sell you my "one free violation of the Art Thread comment rule" card........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 03, 2026 09:31 AM

You have a "one free violation of the Art Thread comment rule" card, Rickb223 has a lifetime exemption for wearing pants in the Book Thread.

There's something happening here. What it is ain't exactly clear.

Why is Blog Management suddenly so generous?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 03, 2026 09:38 AM (0sNs1)

53 They're still out in the field. They've got at least a little more travail.
Posted by: She Hobbit at November 03, 2026 09:37 AM (ftFVW)

NOPE!!!!! Whistle dun blowed. Pay stops!!!

Posted by: Job Foreman at November 03, 2026 09:38 AM (ccf/V)

54 Too dim. Not a fan. Like peasant girls, though.

Posted by: Turn on, Tune In, Drop Out at November 03, 2026 09:38 AM (5PcTw)

55 Eh, too dark. Would not hang.

Posted by: Lizzy at November 03, 2026 09:39 AM (rOKnE)

56 A farm worker greets Josef Stalin at his potato farm.

“Comrade Stalin, we have so many potatoes that, piled one on top of the other, they would reach all the way to God,” the farmer excitedly tells his leader.

“But God does not exist,” replies Stalin.

“Exactly,” says the farmer.

“Neither do the potatoes.”

Posted by: Election Day humor at November 03, 2026 09:39 AM (2Ez/1)

57 Tells a story... I can almost feel their relief the day is over...

Posted by: It's me donna at November 03, 2026 09:39 AM (4WM7K)

58 Posted by: AOS Cope at November 03, 2026 09:39 AM (/ZHbc)

You DICK!!!!

Posted by: Jeff Spicoli at November 03, 2026 09:39 AM (ccf/V)

59 Well, then that IS good news. Congrats, sir.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 03, 2026 09:34 AM

The whole driver's side was wrecked. I was...not happy about it. Probably not as annoyed as the girl who got hit and was pushed into me, but still.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 03, 2026 09:40 AM (ctC8W)

60 I like this.

Happy Tuesday Horde.

Nervous about today but always hopeful.

Posted by: Czech Chick at November 03, 2026 09:40 AM (rg/w7)

61 “Comrade Stalin, we have so many potatoes that, piled one on top of the other, they would reach all the way to God,” the farmer excitedly tells his leader.

“But God does not exist,” replies Stalin.

“Exactly,” says the farmer. “Neither do the potatoes.”

Posted by: Election Day humor at November 03, 2026

***
Followed by farmer being hauled off to gulag. . . .

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 03, 2026 09:40 AM (56Qyq)

62 The dim lighting is so their hairy legs and armpits don't stand out to much.

Posted by: Crafty, I Must Say at November 03, 2026 09:40 AM (5PcTw)

63 The whole driver's side was wrecked. I was...not happy about it. Probably not as annoyed as the girl who got hit and was pushed into me, but still.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 03, 2026 09:40 AM (ctC8W)

Yeah, being the innocent bystander can occasionally suck........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 03, 2026 09:41 AM (ccf/V)

64 I hope they put on extra deodorant.

Posted by: redridinghood at November 03, 2026 09:41 AM (wzaBj)

65 The lady in the front has pretty broad shoulders. "Strong for carry wood!"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 03, 2026 09:41 AM (56Qyq)

66 Must be depicting the autumn of 1870. All of the French men are in Prussian prisoner of war camps.

(Franco-Prussian War, for the people not obsessed with obscure military history. The Prussians won bigly.)

Posted by: Gref at November 03, 2026 09:41 AM (5rh/l)

67 57 Eh, too dark. Would not hang.

Posted by: Lizzy at November 03, 2026 09:39 AM (rOKnE

It's nice but a bit depressing.

I'd love to hang prints like this in the obama presidential center breakrooms.

For extra demotivvation.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 03, 2026 09:42 AM (Sco7b)

68 I hope they put on extra deodorant.
Posted by: redridinghood at November 03, 2026

***
In France? Mais non, mes enfants.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 03, 2026 09:42 AM (56Qyq)

69 42 "you have found the scarab of ra.
this item has no use"

Posted by: cmeat at November 03, 2026 09:42 AM (Bep7s)

70 Where's the banhammer?

Kalsi odds do NOT an election make......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 03, 2026 09:43 AM (ccf/V)

71 OH.....there it is.

:#

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 03, 2026 09:43 AM (ccf/V)

72 They trudge home, then down a few glasses of wine and munch on some crusty bread.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 03, 2026 09:43 AM (56Qyq)

73 45 (pinching my nose) nhaw nhaw nhaw!

Posted by: cmeat at November 03, 2026 09:43 AM (Bep7s)

74
(Franco-Prussian War, for the people not obsessed with obscure military history. The Prussians won bigly.)
Posted by: Gref at November 03, 2026 09:41 AM (5rh/l)

__________

And then things got worse.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 03, 2026 09:44 AM (eRlcH)

75 (Franco-Prussian War, for the people not obsessed with obscure military history. The Prussians won bigly.)

That war ended so poorly for France that in the end the French had to defeat the French

Posted by: 18-1 at November 03, 2026 09:45 AM (sKqQm)

76 These are the workers on the Picard vineyard! Jean-Luc's brother is too cheap to use robots, so he employs female workers. He hid them when Jean-Luc came to visit.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 03, 2026 09:45 AM (56Qyq)

77 Quick search revealed women started shaving underarms around 1915, and legs in the 1920’s. Somehow they were able to entice men to have sex with them before that. Strange, but true.

Posted by: tubal at November 03, 2026 09:45 AM (Gqar8)

78 Seems the banhammer was a bit wild as I believe I had a comment disappear........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 03, 2026 09:45 AM (ccf/V)

79 Painting is a stern reminder of how far we've come in the world of technology.

Back breaking work in the fields now usually involves a tractor.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 03, 2026 09:46 AM (ccf/V)

80 77 Quick search revealed women started shaving underarms around 1915, and legs in the 1920’s. Somehow they were able to entice men to have sex with them before that. Strange, but true.
Posted by: tubal at November 03, 2026 09:45 AM (Gqar

---

What about shaving the beav?

Posted by: ballistic at November 03, 2026 09:46 AM (oqH4h)

81
Number of baths taken in the previous five years: 2.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 03, 2026 09:46 AM (eRlcH)

82 End of the trail >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Fin du travail
Posted by: Duncanthrax
------
I recollect a bar in Pennsylvania called 'Trails End'

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at November 03, 2026 09:46 AM (XeU6L)

83 Quick search revealed women started shaving underarms around 1915, and legs in the 1920’s. Somehow they were able to entice men to have sex with them before that. Strange, but true.
Posted by: tubal at November 03, 2026

***
In France? Mais non, mes enfants.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 03, 2026 09:46 AM (56Qyq)

84 Sure, she's good with a shovel, but can she pull a plow?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 03, 2026 09:47 AM (4Je4D)

85 Saw a lot of cotton in the field or in those massive cylindrical bales when I took a recent road trip to That Place for That Thing.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at November 03, 2026 09:47 AM (2Ez/1)

86 If the ladies are out there all day, do they just Oui Oui in the field?

Posted by: No Port-A-Johns Then at November 03, 2026 09:47 AM (5PcTw)

87 78 it's a big hammer

Posted by: cmeat at November 03, 2026 09:48 AM (Bep7s)

88 Saw a lot of cotton in the field or in those massive cylindrical bales when I took a recent road trip to That Place for That Thing.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at November 03, 2026 09:47 AM (2Ez/1)

You pass through West Texas?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 03, 2026 09:48 AM (ccf/V)

89 Looks like it's hot outside.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 03, 2026 09:48 AM (8B4gm)

90 If the ladies are out there all day, do they just Oui Oui in the field?
Posted by: No Port-A-Johns Then at November 03, 2026

***
Mais oui (oui)!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 03, 2026 09:49 AM (56Qyq)

91 Their Travails are Just About to Begin - a limerick

Three farmer's daughters from Wales, man
Worked all day long toting bales, man
But their day is not quite done
For with the setting of the sun
They have to entertain a trav'ling sales, man!

Posted by: muldoon at November 03, 2026 09:49 AM (qgHp7)

92 80 after sullenberger chose the hudson over newark, the landing strips went out of style.

Posted by: cmeat at November 03, 2026 09:49 AM (Bep7s)

93 >What about shaving the beav?

Posted by: ballistic at November 03, 2026 09:46 AM (oqH4h)

Oh, Ward, I thought you meant shaving our boy.

Posted by: June Cleaver at November 03, 2026 09:50 AM (vr4To)

94 If the ladies are out there all day, do they just Oui Oui in the field?
Posted by: No Port-A-Johns Then at November 03, 2026

"Weavers began to wonder why the cotton had a strange, yellow tint to it......."

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 03, 2026 09:50 AM (ccf/V)

95 This is fictional. Three young women, no phones, no latte, no water bottle, impossible!

Posted by: French Mistake at November 03, 2026 09:50 AM (5PcTw)

96 End of work

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at November 03, 2026 09:51 AM (EGSGm)

97 Eastern NC has mile after mile of cotton. Pretty impressive to watch those cotton gins.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 03, 2026 09:51 AM (8B4gm)

98
This is fictional. Three young women, no phones, no latte, no water bottle, impossible!
Posted by: French Mistake at November 03, 2026 09:50 AM (5PcTw)

__________

No spray-on gym clothes.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 03, 2026 09:52 AM (eRlcH)

99 Dirty, tired and smelly and still more graceful
And feminine that 90% of college women these days.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 03, 2026 09:52 AM (aP2uV)

100 If the ladies are out there all day, do they just Oui Oui in the field?
Posted by: No Port-A-Johns Then at November 03, 2026 09:47 AM

Shewee.

https://tinyurl.com/sheu3w8y

Posted by: When you gotta go at November 03, 2026 09:52 AM (2Ez/1)

101 __________

No spray-on gym clothes.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 03, 2026 09:52 AM (eRlcH)

Uh oh.......

Posted by: Shane Gillis at November 03, 2026 09:53 AM (ccf/V)

102 Here's the co-pilot in question.

https://tinyurl.com/2jajpwr3

And the family killed.

https://tinyurl.com/mr2388ks

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 03, 2026 09:53 AM (ndZc7)

103 Back to nature art. The Green crowd should love this!

Well, except for the resemblance to "The Handmaid's Tale."

Posted by: Blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at November 03, 2026 09:53 AM (eGzf1)

104 > “Neither do the potatoes.”
Posted by: Election Day humor at November 03, 2026 09:39 AM (2Ez/1)

Three Latvian talk. First one say "My son is farmer. He is eat as many potato as want."
Second one say "My son is soldier. He is rape as many women as want."
Third one say "My son is dead. For him, struggle is over."
Other two say "Wow! You are win us!"

I tell daughter, "Daughter! I take you to America!" She is weep tears of happy. I use tears to make salty potato. Then I say "Daughter! I lie! I no take you to America!"

Now potato is more salt.

"Knock knock!"
"Who is?"
"Potato farmer. I give free potato!"

But is not potato farmer. Is secret police.

Man have hungry family. Is steal bread to feed them. Come home, all family sent to Siberia. Man say "Sad, but more bread for me." But bread have worm.

Posted by: Latvian Jokes at November 03, 2026 09:53 AM (qlLNh)

105 Dirty, tired and smelly and still more graceful
And feminine that 90% of college women these days.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at November 03, 2026 09:52 AM (aP2uV)

Valid.

Posted by: Shane Gillis at November 03, 2026 09:53 AM (ccf/V)

106 Yay 102.
GatewayPundit has this..

Two former staffers are accusing Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola of repeatedly using the n-word, including once to attack an Army veteran who organized a fundraiser for her.

An unnamed staffer says that during an October 25, 2024 dinner to honor Black Army soldiers who helped construct the Alaska-Canada Highway during World War II, she used the slur while privately lashing out at the man promoting the event.

Ed Wesley, an Army veteran and former commander of the American Legion Post 34, had urged Peltola’s campaign to purchase multiple tables for the event, assuring her they would be filled. But when the event was poorly attended and the tables sat mostly empty, according to Alaska Landmine, Peltola lost it, calling Wesley a “scammer” and the n-word, according to the former staffer.

“I can’t believe that n—r,” she allegedly said

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 03, 2026 09:54 AM (Sco7b)

107 Here's the co-pilot in question.

https://tinyurl.com/2jajpwr3

And the family killed.

https://tinyurl.com/mr2388ks
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent at November 03, 2026 09:53 AM (ndZc7)

Sad.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 03, 2026 09:54 AM (ccf/V)

108 CBD has used at least one other painting by Breton, The Song of the Lark. That one got me interested in Breton's art and today's increases that interest. He has a wonderful ability to portray his subject's (often peasants) posture to create a mood. His realistic use of light and the landscape adds to that mood. In this scene there is no way to ignore the tired women as they trudge under their burdens at the end of a day in the field. The image would connect with anyone who has done a long day of heavy labor. (Raises my hand.) Even if rural themes don't appeal to you, his paintings are worth the time to study.

The realism and accuracy of his work reminds me of the Pre-Raphaelites that I so enjoy.

If this scene was used in a movie, it would be something that stays with the audience long after leaving the theater.

Posted by: JTB at November 03, 2026 09:54 AM (yTvNw)

109 they are free.

Posted by: cmeat at November 03, 2026 09:54 AM (Bep7s)

110 Yeah, being the innocent bystander can occasionally suck........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 03, 2026 09:41 AM

Ayuh.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 03, 2026 09:54 AM (ctC8W)

111 I don't like dark paintings but I do like sunrise and sunset paintings like this.

Posted by: polynikes at November 03, 2026 09:55 AM (Ti9vn)

112 Ok....while waiting for the First Lady to awaken, I should get working on the outside stuff getting loaded up and peak in the over the garage attic to see what's remaining.

Have a good day, Horde. Vote everywhere......save our country from the onslaught of communist leftist assholes.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 03, 2026 09:56 AM (ccf/V)

113
Familial Honor - a limerick

His parents didn't suffer any fools
They only had a couple basic rules
Here's their modest proposal
By all means at your disposal
You must protect the Breton family, Jules!

Posted by: muldoon at November 03, 2026 09:56 AM (qgHp7)

114 You must protect the Breton family, Jules!

Posted by: muldoon at November 03, 2026 09:56 AM (qgHp7)

ISWYDT........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 03, 2026 09:57 AM (ccf/V)

115 Back from voting. Good turnout.

Posted by: Bulg at November 03, 2026 09:57 AM (77rzZ)

116 Tragic story, check.
Innocent victims, check.
Photogenic young female, check.
Ratings, page views and mouse clicks bonanza, check.

Posted by: Media suits at November 03, 2026 09:58 AM (2Ez/1)

117 Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 03, 2026 09:54 AM (Sco7b)

Every white Democrat has at least mumbled it under their breath and every Hispanic Democrat has said it out loud in their life. The Left are racists down deep but fake it to make it.

Posted by: polynikes at November 03, 2026 09:59 AM (Ti9vn)

118 They had no slaves?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 03, 2026 09:59 AM (RIvkX)

119 Regarding voting: I know what I want to happen.

I know what I pray happens.

However, I also know HIS will remains supreme.

Posted by: Blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at November 03, 2026 10:00 AM (eGzf1)

120 104 "don't hear, i can shout you!"

Posted by: cmeat at November 03, 2026 10:02 AM (Bep7s)

121 Mornin' Horde. Hearing through the grapevine lots of voting machines in the Westchester NY area are not working. The games have begun, I guess.

Posted by: Brother Tim sez at November 03, 2026 10:02 AM (zB6pe)

122 The painting "Song of the Lark" has special meaning to Bill Murray:

https://tinyurl.com/y8xse93b

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at November 03, 2026 10:03 AM (n9eFH)

123 Firefox AI helpfully summarized this page lol:

Content Type: Comments 
Summary: The comments discuss the painting "Fin du travail" by Jules Breton. The painting depicts peasant women ending their workday in the fields at sunset. Commenters share various observations and jokes about the artwork. Some discuss the historical context, while others make humorous remarks about the women's appearance and the setting. A few comments also touch on unrelated topics, such as personal experiences and current events.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at November 03, 2026 10:04 AM (tj+LC)

124 If I go by how my polling location looked during the early voting week I would guess there wouldn't be anyone left to vote today.

Posted by: polynikes at November 03, 2026 10:04 AM (Ti9vn)

125 Ana Navarro on The View wants everyone to vote Democrat because, and I quote, "ground beef is $6.30 a gallon".

Posted by: Ian S. at November 03, 2026 10:05 AM (2ocoG)

126 Think they’re singing a rousing version of “ Cotton-Eyed Joe”?
Posted by: tubal at November 03, 2026

I'd prefer Brook Benton's "Boll Weevil Song."

Morning, all.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at November 03, 2026 10:05 AM (qRla/)

127 Yes. Turnout so far looks good. I was #129 at 0830. Other sign in was #127.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 03, 2026 10:05 AM (8B4gm)

128 Key Points: 
• Artwork Discussion: Many comments analyze and joke about the painting "Fin du travail," noting the dim lighting, the women's appearance, and the historical context. 
• Historical Context: Some comments mention the Franco-Prussian War and the use of tractors in modern agriculture. 
• Unrelated Topics: A few comments discuss personal experiences, such as car repairs and voting, as well as current events and humor. 
• Language and Humor: The comments include a mix of English and French, with various jokes and puns related to the artwork and other topics.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at November 03, 2026 10:06 AM (yw9lQ)

129 I dunno how I feel at being summed up by AI

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at November 03, 2026 10:06 AM (yw9lQ)

130 Turnout was heavy but not jammed at my voting place in the Democratic Peoples' Republic of Maryland. Guy ahead of me was wearing a pro-2A hoodie and nobody raised a fuss.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 03, 2026 10:07 AM (2ocoG)

131 Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at November 03, 2026 10:06 AM (yw9lQ)

AI did an excellent summary. AI might catch on.😃

Posted by: polynikes at November 03, 2026 10:08 AM (Ti9vn)

132 Eastern NC has mile after mile of cotton. Pretty impressive to watch those cotton gins.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory
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SC, GA also.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at November 03, 2026 10:08 AM (XeU6L)

133 I have a Voting Strategy I have used for years. I figure out which politician most agrees with what I think should be, and then go vote for them.

Posted by: tubal at November 03, 2026 10:09 AM (Gqar8)

134
I don't think I've ever seen a cotton field here in Brazoria County, TX. However, there are plenty next door in Fort Bend County.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 03, 2026 10:09 AM (eRlcH)

135 The woman in the front looks kind of like Nastassia Kinski in Cat People.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 03, 2026 09:38 AM (56Qyq)

Now that is a blast from the past, Wolfus!

I remember watching that movie with a high school buddy… on the late show. We were fascinated. I suspect if I saw it now I’d conclude it hasn’t aged well…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 03, 2026 10:10 AM (znwa7)

136 Big cylindrical bales are composed of hay. This is anecdotal to my AO.

Posted by: tubal at November 03, 2026 10:10 AM (Gqar8)

137 111 ... "I don't like dark paintings but I do like sunrise and sunset paintings like this."

polynikes,
Look at the example of this painting on the Jules Breton Wiki page. It is a lot brighter with more details of the women's faces and the background. I actually prefer the one in the thread because it has more of that end-of-day feel. Both are worth study if only from an appreciative viewpoint.

Posted by: JTB at November 03, 2026 10:11 AM (yTvNw)

138 yum yum shit
yummy shit pebbles
in my mouth

Posted by: Paul at November 03, 2026 10:11 AM (rAAPM)

139 Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at November 03, 2026 10:08 AM (XeU6L)

I think a lot of the cotton fields in Texas have been sold to build developments. Surprised the Cotton Bowl still named that.

Posted by: polynikes at November 03, 2026 10:12 AM (Ti9vn)

140 Now they have to get supper ready. It’s a Hard Knock Life, it is

Posted by: tubal at November 03, 2026 10:12 AM (Gqar8)

141
• Unrelated Topics: A few comments discuss personal experiences, such as car repairs and voting, as well as current events and humor. 
• Language and Humor: The comments include a mix of English and French, with various jokes and puns related to the artwork and other topics.

Shut up, Grok!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 03, 2026 10:13 AM (eRlcH)

142 Eddie Muller showed the original Cat People on Noir Alley last weekend. Very pretty French actress, Simone Simon, in the lead.

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

143 136 Big cylindrical bales are composed of hay. This is anecdotal to my AO.
Posted by: tubal at November 03, 2026 10:10 AM

Cotton likewise. But bigger.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at November 03, 2026 10:13 AM (2Ez/1)

144 yum y um shit
yummy shit pebbles
in my mouth

Posted by: Paul at November 03, 2026 10:14 AM (OX0hA)

145 "End of Work"?! What, are they on strike? I can still see the sun!

Posted by: t-bird at November 03, 2026 10:14 AM (epmXU)

146 My cat Penny is exhausted from voting this morning.

She's snoring over on the futon in my office...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 03, 2026 10:14 AM (s2iZv)

147 Posted by: JTB at November 03, 2026 10:11 AM (yTvNw)

Agree. Even though the one posted here is darker it still provides enough detail of the figures in the diminishing light.

Posted by: polynikes at November 03, 2026 10:15 AM (Ti9vn)

148 Paul-

Your mom's blowjob study will be fully funded.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 03, 2026 10:16 AM (8B4gm)

149 146 My cat Penny is exhausted from voting this morning.

She's snoring over on the futon in my office...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 03, 2026 10:14 AM (s2iZv

Snowflake is here on my chair with me.
Beer day today.
Ralphy is resting.
I'm taking a break from caregiving.
Well, bare minimum.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 03, 2026 10:18 AM (Sco7b)

150 Back to the wheat fields with you! Glean, glean like the wind.

Maybe they can pull a Ruth, and the owner of the field will take a shine to one of them and put a ring on it à la Boaz. Though she also did that "sleep at his feet at night" strange cultural practice thing. But it all worked out.

Posted by: LizLem at November 03, 2026 10:18 AM (Toos7)

151 "Labor's End" would be my interpretation of the title. As the need for work is now going to be over, with the advent of socialist sharing, these young ladies can start filing their nails and checking their instagrams.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 03, 2026 10:19 AM (mQ0bC)

152 Studying art will soon not qualify for student loans
Posted by: Paul at November 03, 2026 10:14 AM (OX0hA)

Yeah and Republicans with put blacks back in chains if elected. You retards only have one tactic and that is scare tactic misdirection so to hide your misery inducing policy failures. Retard magicians.

Posted by: polynikes at November 03, 2026 10:19 AM (Ti9vn)

153 The woman in the front looks kind of like Nastassia Kinski in Cat People.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 03, 2026 09:38 AM (56Qyq)

Now that is a blast from the past, Wolfus!

I remember watching that movie with a high school buddy… on the late show. We were fascinated. I suspect if I saw it now I’d conclude it hasn’t aged well…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 03, 2026 10:10 AM (znwa7)
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Movie is mostly crap but Nastassja Kinski is naked for a lot of the film so there's that ....

Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 03, 2026 10:19 AM (iFTx/)

154 No idea what that picture is of
And how can it be only 10:19 am?

Posted by: Skip at November 03, 2026 10:19 AM (ZAwNq)

155 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. Those people in the painting think they got it hard? Try baking hay for 12 hours a day.
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at November 03, 2026 10:19 AM (2WIwB)

156 150 Back to the wheat fields with you! Glean, glean like the wind.

Maybe they can pull a Ruth, and the owner of the field will take a shine to one of them and put a ring on it à la Boaz. Though she also did that "sleep at his feet at night" strange cultural practice thing. But it all worked out.
Posted by: LizLem at November 03, 2026 10:18 AM (Toos7)

Moabites were Quirky.

Posted by: tubal at November 03, 2026 10:19 AM (Gqar8)

157 Posted by: vmom

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Firefox AI apparently does not appreciate the effort and nuanced humor of a good "Protect the family, Jules" limerick.

Posted by: muldoon at November 03, 2026 10:21 AM (qgHp7)

158 Big fan of Breton, good choice. My old man liked Breton too.

He really depicted white privilege well.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at November 03, 2026 10:23 AM (qwx/I)

159 Try baking hay for 12 hours a day.
Goes looking for coffee.
Posted by: Diogenes

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Kitchen work over a 450° oven is brutal

Posted by: muldoon at November 03, 2026 10:24 AM (qgHp7)

160 Eddie Muller showed the original Cat People on Noir Alley last weekend. Very pretty French actress, Simone Simon, in the lead.

Last night they showed 1930s King of Jazz, with Paul Whiteman. No plot, just a revue, almost like a poor man's Ziegfeld Follies. Worth it for the leggy chorines and the performance of "Rhapsody in Blue."

After that was Hollywood Canteen, but I recorded that. I've got a nasty cold and will watch it later this week.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at November 03, 2026 10:24 AM (qRla/)

161 Though she also did that "sleep at his feet at night" strange cultural practice thing. But it all worked out.
Posted by: LizLem at November 03, 2026 10:18 AM (Toos7)

Moabites were Quirky.
Posted by: tubal at November 03, 2026 10:19 AM

With an onion tied to his belt, which was the style at the time.

Posted by: Grandpa Simpson at November 03, 2026 10:25 AM (2Ez/1)

162 160 After that was Hollywood Canteen, but I recorded that. I've got a nasty cold and will watch it later this week.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at November 03, 2026 10:24 AM (qRla/)

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I hope the sales of your new Theda Bara adventure are going well.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at November 03, 2026 10:25 AM (IGotw)

163 End of work? Nah, there's always tomorrow.
Dead still around these parts, warm and overcast.
An aura of dread anticipation?
First car I've seen go by since I sat down a good while ago. A red corvette, very unusual. I'll take it as a good omen.

Posted by: From about That Time at November 03, 2026 10:25 AM (sl73Y)

164 Ground beef is $6.30 a gallon?

Where? I wish. Add some carrots and I could have chili for a month.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at November 03, 2026 10:25 AM (qwx/I)

165 The wife and I are going to head out just after lunch. Vote and then grocery shopping.

I would have preferred going out earlier, but she's not "a morning person." Nothing gets done until after noon. Ever.

Been like this for 25 years. *shrugs* I just "go with the flow."

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 03, 2026 10:25 AM (RORbl)

166 >>> If this scene was used in a movie, it would be something that stays with the audience long after leaving the theater.
Posted by: JTB at November 03, 2026 09:54 AM

Beautiful description. The Willa Cather book "Song of the Lark" is named after the painting, the main girl connects with it when she visits the art institute. Cather's description of a girl falling in love with a painting, and how she describes it, is beautiful.

Posted by: LizLem at November 03, 2026 10:25 AM (Toos7)

167
159 Try baking hay for 12 hours a day.
Goes looking for coffee.
Posted by: Diogenes

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Kitchen work over a 450° oven is brutal
Posted by: muldoon at November 03, 2026 10:24 AM (qgHp7)

Coffee was needed.

Posted by: tubal at November 03, 2026 10:25 AM (Gqar8)

168 I dunno how I feel at being summed up by AI
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at November 03, 2026 10:06 AM

According to Grok,

Duncanthrax is a mid-tier, occasional commenter rather than a high-volume poster, appearing in threads on AoSHQ's comment archive (acecomments.mu.nu) across topics like gun rights, media criticism, and political satire—hallmarks of the blog's content.

Tone: Dry, bellicose wit with a touch of world-weary cynicism. Comments are concise but punchy, favoring clever one-liners over lengthy rants.

Topics: Predominantly conservative-leaning takes on U.S. politics (e.g., mocking liberal media figures like Jim Acosta), Second Amendment advocacy in gun threads, and cultural critiques. They engage in pile-ons against perceived left-wing hypocrisy but also toss in self-deprecating humor or gaming/pop culture asides to lighten the mood.

Community Role and Influence
In AoSHQ's ecosystem, Duncanthrax represents the "geek-conservative" archetype: informed on tech/military topics (possibly informed by Kistner's background in C++ and open-source projects like Scream, a virtual sound card tool), yet fully immersed in the site's rowdy banter.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 03, 2026 10:26 AM (0sNs1)

169 So...do we think Trump has a plan for the stolen election in Brazil and/or the coup in Poland?

Looks like he wants to wait for the midterms to be over, which, interestingly, would point to it not being a blue wave...

Posted by: 18-1 at November 03, 2026 10:27 AM (sKqQm)

170 169 So...do we think Trump has a plan for the stolen election in Brazil and/or the coup in Poland?

Looks like he wants to wait for the midterms to be over, which, interestingly, would point to it not being a blue wave...

Posted by: 18-1 at November 03, 2026 10:27 AM (sKqQm)

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Trump waited months to snatch Maduro, bomb Fordow, and still hasn't taken direct, kinetic action against Cuba.

These things take time to come together. They just feel like they happen all at once in retrospect.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at November 03, 2026 10:28 AM (IGotw)

171 Did Lindsey win re-election in South Carolina yet?

Posted by: Zombie Barney Fag at November 03, 2026 10:28 AM (2mAEd)

172 Dang. Those people in the painting think they got it hard? Try baking hay for 12 hours a day.
Goes looking for coffee.
Posted by: Diogenes at November 03, 2026 10:19 AM (2WIwB)

You kids still baking your hay?

Posted by: Benjamin Franklin Pierce at November 03, 2026 10:29 AM (9bpxs)

173 “ The site’s rowdy banter” Well that’s one way of putting it, Grok.

Posted by: tubal at November 03, 2026 10:29 AM (Gqar8)

174 Beautiful fall morning here in NoVa. Had a very nice walk to and from my polling place.

Posted by: Bulg at November 03, 2026 10:29 AM (77rzZ)

175 Leaving the field before sundown. What are we paying them for?

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at November 03, 2026 10:29 AM (wGerL)

176 Looks like he wants to wait for the midterms to be over, which, interestingly, would point to it not being a blue wave...
Posted by: 18-1 at November 03, 2026 10:27 AM

Or an FU to the Dems taking the House and Senate, before the January investigations and impeachment attempts (which *are* "shovel-ready") get underway.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 03, 2026 10:30 AM (0sNs1)

177 Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 03, 2026 10:26 AM (0sNs1)
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So you are the reason why Grok told me it was too busy to answer my queries this morning...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 03, 2026 10:31 AM (s2iZv)

178 Finishing cereal and then heading out to vote.

Posted by: Piper at November 03, 2026 10:32 AM (ZdaMQ)

179 "This movie is a flaming shit pile. We're not doing this."

"But Kinski is nekkid in 2/3 of the film."

"Well...ok."

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 03, 2026 10:32 AM (8B4gm)

180 Ps, the brightness of the sun in this painting is incredible.

Posted by: Piper at November 03, 2026 10:32 AM (ZdaMQ)

181 179 "This movie is a flaming shit pile. We're not doing this."

"But Kinski is nekkid in 2/3 of the film."

"Well...ok."

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 03, 2026 10:32 AM (8B4gm)

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Secret recording of Roger Ebert?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at November 03, 2026 10:32 AM (IGotw)

182 >>> Ground beef is $6.30 a gallon?

No one marries the Navarro lady for her brain. But she got the ozempic shot and did slim down.

Not to turn anyone's stomach this morning, but I found about "ozempic vagina" and it sounds horrible. I didn't think about how if getting the shot strips muscle, it also atrophies the muscle keeping lady bits and organs in place. You're welcome for that mental image. Getting plastic surgery down there sounds awful.

Posted by: LizLem at November 03, 2026 10:33 AM (Toos7)

183 So you are the reason why Grok told me it was too busy to answer my queries this morning...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 03, 2026 10:31 AM

* side eye *

Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 03, 2026 10:34 AM (0sNs1)

184 Thanks, LizLem.

Posted by: tubal at November 03, 2026 10:34 AM (Gqar8)

185 Finally caught up on comments. Mornin', Horde. Our town high school hosts voting for the whole township. First time waiting more than a minute for checkin. Number 80 voter in the precinct so far today.

Posted by: Nazdar at November 03, 2026 10:34 AM (NcvvS)

186 I would have preferred going out earlier, but she's not "a morning person." Nothing gets done until after noon. Ever.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 03, 2026 10:25 AM
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Sensible woman

Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at November 03, 2026 10:35 AM (0bjKf)

187 Secret recording of Roger Ebert?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at November 03, 2026 10:32 AM (IGotw)

Gene Shalit.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 03, 2026 10:35 AM (8B4gm)

188 The clock got rolled back. Now they have to do another hour in the field.
They're not getting home until after dark so no time to do any outside work on their own hovel.
This time change only benefits those who rule you.

Posted by: torabora at November 03, 2026 10:35 AM (Wt1Rs)

189
187 Secret recording of Roger Ebert?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at November 03, 2026 10:32 AM (IGotw)

Gene Shalit.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 03, 2026 10:35 AM (8B4gm)

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That mustache was hiding a pervert!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at November 03, 2026 10:36 AM (IGotw)

190 I hope the sales of your new Theda Bara adventure are going well.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at November 03, 2026 10:25 AM (IGotw)

I have no idea, since I haven't checked. I did get three 'reviews,' though - two 3-star and one 1-star, but I have no idea what they really thought of the books, since they didn't actually write anything, just clicked on stars.

BTW, I've been cleaning up my attic and have come across (I think) a full one-sheet for DePalma's Black Dahlia. Would you care for it?

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at November 03, 2026 10:36 AM (qRla/)

191
"This movie is a flaming shit pile. We're not doing this."

"But Kinski is nekkid in 2/3 of the film."

"Well...ok."
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 03, 2026 10:32 AM (8B4gm)

Are we talking Cat People?

That movie and "Lifeforce" are totally justified and given great movie status strictly due to the superior quality of extended beautiful female nudity.

BONUS! And they just happen to be fun watches.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 03, 2026 10:36 AM (YSUhf)

192 That mustache was hiding a pervert!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at November 03, 2026 10:36 AM (IGotw)

His afro was perfect.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 03, 2026 10:37 AM (8B4gm)

193 Did anyone ever make a movie called Dog People?

Posted by: tubal at November 03, 2026 10:38 AM (Gqar8)

194
Caption:

"Found 2000 more lost Talarico ballots in the cotton fields, boss!"

Posted by: naturalfake at November 03, 2026 10:38 AM (YSUhf)

195 190 I hope the sales of your new Theda Bara adventure are going well.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at November 03, 2026 10:25 AM (IGotw)

I have no idea, since I haven't checked. I did get three 'reviews,' though - two 3-star and one 1-star, but I have no idea what they really thought of the books, since they didn't actually write anything, just clicked on stars.

BTW, I've been cleaning up my attic and have come across (I think) a full one-sheet for DePalma's Black Dahlia. Would you care for it?

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at November 03, 2026 10:36 AM (qRla/)

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Sarah Hoyt is a fan and promoted it rather largely at Insty.

https://instapundit.com/831412

I appreciate the offer, but I don't have wall space, so it would go from your storage into mine. It's a good poster, though. Better than the movie.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at November 03, 2026 10:38 AM (IGotw)

196 I watched the Lifeforce Director's cut( or maybe just extended?) and it was a much better film.

Posted by: steevy at November 03, 2026 10:38 AM (KDeM8)

197 I dunno how I feel at being summed up by AI
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at November 03, 2026 10:06 AM

I don't have Grok. I wonder what it would say about me?

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at November 03, 2026 10:38 AM (qRla/)

198 >>>170 169 So...do we think Trump has a plan for the stolen election in Brazil and/or the coup in Poland?

Well according to the fearmongering left, he's going to nuke Iran. So a nuke trio to round off the week?

TBH, if he nuked the HQ of the EU (with everyone safely evacuated of course), that would only be a net positive for the world. I still can't believe EU countries are trying to assist a coup in Poland.

Posted by: LizLem at November 03, 2026 10:39 AM (Toos7)

199 196 I watched the Lifeforce Director's cut( or maybe just extended?) and it was a much better film.

Posted by: steevy at November 03, 2026 10:38 AM (KDeM

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I have that one. The theatrical is in 4K. The director's cut is only on Blu-ray for some reason.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at November 03, 2026 10:39 AM (IGotw)

200 You should see ozempic vaginia. It's just another thing.

Posted by: El-Sayed at November 03, 2026 10:40 AM (Wt1Rs)

201
Did anyone ever make a movie called Dog People?

Posted by: tubal at November 03, 2026 10:38 AM (Gqar

Yes! But, it flopped.

It was meant to be a children's film but the extended butt-sniffing sequences got it an NC-17 rating.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 03, 2026 10:40 AM (YSUhf)

202 Should have kept the title Space Vampires though...

Posted by: steevy at November 03, 2026 10:40 AM (KDeM8)

203 Just came back from voting. The vote total for this city in a midterm election normally runs about 3,500. The poll worker told me they there had been over 10,000 votes cast in EV.

Posted by: Ben Had at November 03, 2026 10:41 AM (8Uo7a)

204 Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at November 03, 2026 10:38 AM (IGotw)

I saw her Insty blurb. She told me she needs to do a proper review, so that will be something to look forward to.

I guess I'll put the poster up on eBay. I already have a framed one. And yes, the movie was a hot mess. Even Mark Isham's score was lousy.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at November 03, 2026 10:41 AM (qRla/)

205 202 Should have kept the title Space Vampires though...

Posted by: steevy at November 03, 2026 10:40 AM (KDeM

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Well, there's Planet of the Vampires by Mario Bava.

Pure cinematic style and fun.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at November 03, 2026 10:41 AM (IGotw)

206 Back from voting. Poll location was surprisingly busy for 10:00 am though not quite as crowded as 2023.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at November 03, 2026 10:42 AM (vr4To)

207 204 I guess I'll put the poster up on eBay. I already have a framed one. And yes, the movie was a hot mess. Even Mark Isham's score was lousy.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at November 03, 2026 10:41 AM (qRla/)

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A couple of fantastic sequences, though.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at November 03, 2026 10:42 AM (IGotw)

208 Dunno what it means, but, in this District that had the Mo Supreme court throw out the newly gerrymandered district to oust Cleaver (Jackson County), there were 80% women voters to men. Mid-morning, after the rush.
Employee in more rural part witnessed same thing at opening.
Sorry, Ettes...I don't trust wimmens voters.

Posted by: MkY at November 03, 2026 10:42 AM (ik4bQ)

209 Fin du travail, 1886-1887.
Jules Breton

Did we have this painting before, or maybe one very similar? Doesn't matter. This is beautiful, idyllic.

It looks like a photograph, it's that good, and I would hang it.
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The painting portrays three monumental peasant women walking back across flowering fields bathed in a warm, glowing sunset.

Lyrical Realism: Unlike some of his contemporaries (such as Jean-François Millet) who focused on the harsh, gritty exhaustion of rural labor, Breton infused his depiction with a poetic, dignified, and almost devotional grace.

Reception: The heroic and idealized presentation of agricultural workers made Breton's work immensely popular during the late 19th century, particularly among collectors in the United States and France.

References include Brooklyn Museum (where it's held) & Artvee.

Thank you

Posted by: L - No nic... at November 03, 2026 10:42 AM (NFX2v)

210 As I write, I can hear one of my dogs snoring. That's an oddly cozy sound.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at November 03, 2026 10:43 AM (qRla/)

211 Not to turn anyone's stomach this morning, but I found about "ozempic vagina" and it sounds horrible.

Posted by: LizLem at November 03, 2026 10:33 AM (Toos7)

Too late.

I hate you.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 03, 2026 10:43 AM (k5CNB)

212 205 And it's massive influence on Alien is easy to see...

Posted by: steevy at November 03, 2026 10:43 AM (KDeM8)

213 208 Dunno what it means, but, in this District that had the Mo Supreme court throw out the newly gerrymandered district to oust Cleaver (Jackson County), there were 80% women voters to men. Mid-morning, after the rush.
Employee in more rural part witnessed same thing at opening.
Sorry, Ettes...I don't trust wimmens voters.
Posted by: MkY at November 03, 2026 10:42 AM (ik4bQ)

Abortion the topic du jour here in Mo. Some people just gotta have it.

Posted by: tubal at November 03, 2026 10:44 AM (Gqar8)

214 Those are not 11-foot sacks!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 03, 2026 10:44 AM (0kX4S)

215
212 205 And it's massive influence on Alien is easy to see...

Posted by: steevy at November 03, 2026 10:43 AM (KDeM

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True.

I also have it in the 4Ks.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at November 03, 2026 10:44 AM (IGotw)

216

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will stop providing $4 billion in aid each year to Israel in 2027 but will sell arms to its closest ally in the Middle East, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday.

The Republican president told Fox News Channel during a phone call on Election Day for the midterms that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had approached him about the idea and that they have been talking about it for a couple of years.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 03, 2026 10:44 AM (Cqx++)

217 Ana Navarro on The View wants everyone to vote Democrat because, and I quote, "ground beef is $6.30 a gallon".
Posted by: Ian S. at November 03, 2026 10:05 AM (2ocoG)

Which, according to grok, makes it $0.57 per pound.

I didn't math.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at November 03, 2026 10:45 AM (ExV1e)

218 Should have kept the title Space Vampires though...

Posted by: steevy at November 03, 2026 10:40 AM (KDeM

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Well, there's Planet of the Vampires by Mario Bava.

Pure cinematic style and fun.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at November 03, 2026 10:41 AM (IGotw)

The uniforms in that are weird as hell.

Queen of Blood is another vampire in space movie.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at November 03, 2026 10:45 AM (qRla/)

219 French film company Pathe is conducting an experiment to see if hypnosis can be used to make people forget a movie they've seen so that they can get the experience of watching it again for the first time. The peculiar stunt, known as Pathe Rewind, will elicit the services of hypnotist Victor Kraemer. The films that will be shown as part of the experiment are The Matrix, Se7en, La La Land and Interstellar. Pathe has emphasized that there is no guarantee that the hypnosis will actually work and even notes that it "accepts no liability for the outcome.

... didn't MIB have a promo that told you to ..
"Come watch MIB again ... foof ... for the 1st time"

Posted by: SMOD at November 03, 2026 10:45 AM (RHGPo)

220 Not to turn anyone's stomach this morning

I've already seen a full body photo of Katy Padilla Stout this morning on X. You'll have to try very hard to move my stomach.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 03, 2026 10:46 AM (2ocoG)

221 Next year at That Place for That Thing, maybe some enterprising person could, for a nominal fee and upon request, produce an AI profile of a commentator and have a roast session over libations.

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 03, 2026 10:46 AM (wVcYX)

222 Speaking of space vampires and hot models... Transylvania 6-5000 is a strange weird film. But it has peak Geena Davis in an almost nonexistent vampirella type costume. The movie plays to its strengths!

Posted by: LizLem at November 03, 2026 10:46 AM (Toos7)

223 Some people are just assholes, that won’t go away. Pretty perverse.

Posted by: tubal at November 03, 2026 10:46 AM (Gqar8)

224 Still light out so why are they stopping work? Back in the day we’d start picking up our tools 20 minutes after sundown. Slackers!

Posted by: The Man from Athens at November 03, 2026 10:47 AM (YVioc)

225 Brazil and Poland are not thus far posing any serious problem for the United States.

Their fucked up political systems are their problem, and we have more than enough to deal with in terms of our own.

I hope Trump's plan for this is to cancel any putative trips to Brasilia or Warsaw, and maybe make a pro forma statement about election rigging being naughty.

Nothing more than that is desirable.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 03, 2026 10:47 AM (BI5O2)

226 Lifeforce is a fun flick. Mathilda May is naked for nearly all of it.

Posted by: Bulg at November 03, 2026 10:48 AM (77rzZ)

227 Sorry, Ettes...I don't trust wimmens voters.
Posted by: MkY

I mean, you're not wrong at the population level.

Posted by: She Hobbit at November 03, 2026 10:48 AM (ftFVW)

228 225 I hope Trump's plan for this is to cancel any putative trips to Brasilia or Warsaw, and maybe make a pro forma statement about election rigging being naughty.

Nothing more than that is desirable.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 03, 2026 10:47 AM (BI5O2)

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Black ops missions to assassinate Lula and that judge in Brazil, making it look like an inside job like Jason Bourne would do, would be desirable.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at November 03, 2026 10:48 AM (IGotw)

229 Their fucked up political systems are their problem, and we have more than enough to deal with in terms of our own.

There's that, but there's also the strong smell of our having caused said fucked up systems. Especially when Abigail Spamburger was in Poland a week before the shit hit the fan.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 03, 2026 10:49 AM (2ocoG)

230 I gotta start finding the coffee before I post. I meant baling hay.
Sheesh!

Posted by: Diogenes at November 03, 2026 10:49 AM (2WIwB)

231 187 dave kehr.

Posted by: cmeat at November 03, 2026 10:49 AM (Bep7s)

232 Black ops missions to assassinate Lula and that judge in Brazil, making it look like an inside job like Jason Bourne would do, would be desirable.

Set it up to look like they were gay and had a lovers' quarrel for maximum hilarity.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 03, 2026 10:49 AM (2ocoG)

233 I didn't math.
It was stolen by old greek homos.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at November 03, 2026 10:49 AM (B4jjQ)

234 Sorry, Ettes...I don't trust wimmens voters.

Ettes are much smarter than your average woman.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 03, 2026 10:50 AM (2ocoG)

235 Not to turn anyone's stomach this morning, but I found about "ozempic vagina" and it sounds horrible.

Posted by: LizLem at November 03, 2026 10:33 AM (Toos7)

Too late.

I hate you.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

Bing: Ozempic Vagina

Search results: Can Ozempic make your vagina fall out?

*snort

Posted by: rickb223 at November 03, 2026 10:50 AM (9/MK9)

236 I think a lot of the cotton fields in Texas have been sold to build developments. Surprised the Cotton Bowl still named that.
Posted by: polynikes at November 03, 2026 10:12 AM (Ti9vn)

Subdivisions Filled With H1b Indians Bowl doesn't have the same ring.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at November 03, 2026 10:50 AM (ExV1e)

237 They fall out now?

Posted by: steevy at November 03, 2026 10:51 AM (KDeM8)

238 You'll have to try very hard to move my stomach.
Posted by: Ian S. at November 03, 2026 10:46 AM

Well, we're always here if you need us.

Posted by: Lena D., Trigglypuff, Stacey, and The View panelists at November 03, 2026 10:51 AM (0sNs1)

239 I saw Ozempic Vagina open for The Blue Pill Men at the Hard Rock Casino in Vegas in 2025.

Posted by: Joe Labia at November 03, 2026 10:52 AM (2mAEd)

240 Bing: Ozempic Vagina

Search results: Can Ozempic make your vagina fall out?

*snort
Posted by: rickb223 at November 03, 2026 10:50 AM (9/MK9)

They fall out now?
Posted by: steevy at November 03, 2026 10:51 AM (KDeM

I don't know how they walk around with those things.

Posted by: Puddy at November 03, 2026 10:52 AM (wVcYX)

241 Following his endorsement of Kamala Harris ...

Dr. El-Sayed is a fighter for our American Constitution, he’s a fighter for our American Democracy, and he’s a fighter against the corrupt, lawless, and anti-American leadership currently in the White House. That’s why I’m in his corner 100%.

Bruce Springsteen

Posted by: SMOD at November 03, 2026 10:53 AM (RHGPo)

242 Yudhishthira's Dice, if woke commie Americans have been to Poland, either to aid the coup or learn how to transfer the coup to here, those people need to be nailed to the wall as traitors in the last two terms of Trump's presidency. This undermining America abroad ramped up with John Kerry, and we were too lax in counteracting it. They all think they can do it now.

Yes, even Obama the sainted one needs to be investigated.

Posted by: LizLem at November 03, 2026 10:53 AM (Toos7)

243 I wonder if there is a male corollary to Ozempic Vagina??

Posted by: tubal at November 03, 2026 10:54 AM (Gqar8)

244 Did my civic duties. Walked in , got a ballot , filled it out, out in machine , done. Less than five minutes
All R , don't think it will matter.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 03, 2026 10:54 AM (cfGMy)

245 OT, but I just want to report while I have internet connection. My service is intermittent. I hope
this is not evidence of shenanigans. I'm in a red area. I voted already and Mr. Bassman plans to vote today.

Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at November 03, 2026 10:55 AM (EqdA3)

246 title on this one seems a bit fishy

Posted by: anachronda at November 03, 2026 10:55 AM (oY6Yp)

247 Trump: Agreed with Benjamin Netanyahu to stop US funding to Israel at the end of 2026

Posted by: SMOD at November 03, 2026 10:55 AM (RHGPo)

248 I wonder if there is a male corollary to Ozempic Vagina??
Posted by: tubal at November 03, 2026 10:54 AM (Gqar

Ozemp-dick

Posted by: Pug Mahon at November 03, 2026 10:55 AM (PSEDc)

249 Heh. I remember when they were saying "Ozempic has no serious side effects, except good ones!"

Someone, I think maybe Drew Pinski, said "it's not possible to know that for at least several years, and it could end up being side effects nobody anticipated. There just isn't enough data yet."

And now, several years in, whoops, your pussy fell out. It's hard to think of a worse side effect than that.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 03, 2026 10:55 AM (BI5O2)

250 >>> They fall out now?
Posted by: steevy at November 03, 2026 10:51 AM (KDeM

Oh you sweet summer child...

Posted by: Prolapsed uterus at November 03, 2026 10:56 AM (Toos7)

251 don't google "ozempic balls"

Posted by: grass monkey at November 03, 2026 10:56 AM (EH7ZV)

252 241 Following his endorsement of Kamala Harris ...

Dr. El-Sayed is a fighter for our American Constitution, he’s a fighter for our American Democracy, and he’s a fighter against the corrupt, lawless, and anti-American leadership currently in the White House. That’s why I’m in his corner 100%.

Bruce Springsteen

:^,$s/fighter/jihadist/g

Posted by: anachronda at November 03, 2026 10:56 AM (oY6Yp)

253 I pray tomorrow is not the end of the world.

Posted by: Eromero at November 03, 2026 10:56 AM (szrhY)

254 Posted by: Diogenes

**********

We've all heard the old saying:

"Bake hay while the sun shines."

Posted by: muldoon at November 03, 2026 10:57 AM (qgHp7)

255 Really annoying flash flooding here in Florida yesterday. I did my normal post-work 10K run and my normal route was not under water but I did look down a few streets along the way and saw cars swamped under 4 feet of water in the middle of the street only 100 yards away… or less

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 03, 2026 10:57 AM (znwa7)

256 Bruce Springsteen

I've smacked so many leftists in the face with this - if Trump really is 'lawless' and a 'dictator' and a 'tyrant,' why aren't you in a concentration camp at this minute?

I (and I suspect a lot of people) wish Trump were half the dictator these White Rose cosplayers pretend he is. A good dose of Nacht und Nebel would shut them right the hell up.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at November 03, 2026 10:58 AM (qRla/)

257 For those Morons suffering voting decision paralysis, here's who Joseph Robinette Biden has endorsed this election:

Dan Koh (D) U.S. House Massachusetts District 6 Nicole Gronli U.S. House South Dakota At-large District

Keisha Bottoms (D) Governor of Georgia
Dan Ahlers (D) Governor of South Dakota

Hope this is helpful!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 03, 2026 10:58 AM (0sNs1)

258 An interesting poll from Echelon shows that while respondents said they were voting for Democrats by +5, they believed their neighbors were voting for Republicans by +3.

Posted by: Washington Nearsinder: G�tterd�mmerung at November 03, 2026 11:00 AM (yKhjs)

259 237 the old grey mare used to drop in the dirt, then hoist 'er back up.

Posted by: cmeat at November 03, 2026 11:00 AM (Bep7s)

260 258 An interesting poll from Echelon shows that while respondents said they were voting for Democrats by +5, they believed their neighbors were voting for Republicans by +3.

Posted by: Washington Nearsinder: G�tterd�mmerung at November 03, 2026 11:00 AM (yKhjs)

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Those "who are my neighbors voting for" polls have halfway decent track records.

We'll see.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at November 03, 2026 11:00 AM (IGotw)

261 I wonder if there is a male corollary to Ozempic Vagina??
Posted by: tubal

*********

It reduces the incidence of "chubbies"

Posted by: muldoon at November 03, 2026 11:00 AM (qgHp7)

262 TBH, if he nuked the HQ of the EU (with everyone safely evacuated of course), that would only be a net positive for the world. I still can't believe EU countries are trying to assist a coup in Poland.
Posted by: LizLem at November 03, 2026 10:39 AM (Toos7)

Disagree. The evil is not in the buildings, but in the people in them.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 03, 2026 11:00 AM (0kX4S)

263 Nic fix.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at November 03, 2026 11:01 AM (yKhjs)

264 All R , don't think it will matter.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 03, 2026 10:54 AM

Dude. This level of cynicism is bringing you perilously close to That Guy who says "Nothing will happen.".

Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 03, 2026 11:01 AM (0sNs1)

265 NOOD!

Posted by: Polka will never die at November 03, 2026 11:01 AM (zuZpx)

266 Nood Salty

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 03, 2026 11:01 AM (8B4gm)

267 I've smacked so many leftists in the face with this - if Trump really is 'lawless' and a 'dictator' and a 'tyrant,' why aren't you in a concentration camp at this minute?

I (and I suspect a lot of people) wish Trump were half the dictator these White Rose cosplayers pretend he is. A good dose of Nacht und Nebel would shut them right the hell up.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at November 03, 2026 10:58 AM (qRla/)

I've used your 'you'd already be smoke up a chimney' line hundreds of times. Without attribution, of course.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at November 03, 2026 11:02 AM (yKhjs)

268 248 ozempud.

Posted by: cmeat at November 03, 2026 11:02 AM (Bep7s)

269 I feel safe. Of my ‘neighbors’, 31 of 32 households are voting R.

Posted by: Eromero at November 03, 2026 11:03 AM (szrhY)

270 254 lil audrey.

Posted by: cmeat at November 03, 2026 11:03 AM (Bep7s)

271 205 Well, there's Planet of the Vampires by Mario Bava.

galaxy of the vampires > planet of the vampires

Posted by: stargate atlantis at November 03, 2026 11:05 AM (oY6Yp)

272 Nood Trump rallies

Posted by: LizLem at November 03, 2026 11:07 AM (Toos7)

273 @255 Really annoying flash flooding here in Florida

That was covered in the part of Atlas Shrugged you couldn't finish.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at November 03, 2026 11:25 AM (zdLoL)

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