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George Inness, "Twilight" (c. 1860)

Posted by: rdbrewer at 12:09 PM

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1 Pretty art stomp.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at February 27, 2015 10:17 AM (JtwS4)

2 James river?

Posted by: Vic at February 27, 2015 10:18 AM (wlDny)

3 Soothing.

Posted by: HH at February 27, 2015 10:18 AM (Ce4DF)

4 Thanks for such a lovely painting. It is so nice to have a peaceful moment and to be reminded of beauty when the news is what it is.

Posted by: JTB at February 27, 2015 10:22 AM (FvdPb)

5 Where is everybody? Is this going to be one of those threads that disappears AFTER I comment? I hate that shit.

Posted by: Bruce J. at February 27, 2015 10:22 AM (iQIUe)

6 Yep, that's exactly what happened.

Posted by: Bruce J. at February 27, 2015 10:22 AM (iQIUe)

7 Must calm down... Must look at pretty picture...

Posted by: hello, it's Me Donna ....again at February 27, 2015 12:09 PM (Bn6aD)

8 Where are the teen vampires?

Posted by: NCKate at February 27, 2015 12:10 PM (MO7fF)

9 How pretty. And soothing.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at February 27, 2015 12:10 PM (FsuaD)

10 So is this supposed to be symbolic of the sun setting on our Republic, or can I simply enjoy the painting in its own right?

::pause::

I'm surrounded by people who f*cking politicize everything. Guess I've gotten infected a bit.

Posted by: physics geek at February 27, 2015 12:10 PM (MT22W)

11 Hopefully that barn is a two-spirit household.

Posted by: Chupacabras at February 27, 2015 12:12 PM (sPO/s)

12 Comrades, may I have your attention please. This is a test of my first message using the Pale Moon site. Does it make my ass look big? Is this thing on?

Posted by: Eromero at February 27, 2015 12:13 PM (go5uR)

13 Thank goodness for the beautiful art. The last thread was too much to take this early in the day. Thanks rdbrewer.

Whew. Calming down

Posted by: L, Elle at February 27, 2015 12:13 PM (2x3L+)

14 Needs a topless Adrienne Barbeau.

Posted by: Insomniac at February 27, 2015 12:14 PM (2Ojst)

15 Nice painting. Too bad about the Republic though.

Lawlessness. It's what's for dinner.

Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at February 27, 2015 12:14 PM (V70Uh)

16 Went to yoga, came home and you guys were losing your shit.

Posted by: NCKate at February 27, 2015 12:14 PM (MO7fF)

17 Must calm down... Must look at pretty picture...
Posted by: hello, it's Me Donna ....again

I found Waldo; he's drowning.

Posted by: Blue Hen at February 27, 2015 12:14 PM (Spluw)

18 Hey, remember not too long ago, when the entire MFM had informed us that "Jihadi John" was a London-based rapper named Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary?

Notice how the entire lying, treasonous MFM has collectively forgotten all about that now that it turns out they were as wrong as wrong can be?

Anyone who still relies on the MFM for anything other than comedy relief needs their head examined.

Posted by: Citizen X at February 27, 2015 12:15 PM (7ObY1)

19 Me likey. Thank you rdbrewer.

Almost as perty as a Texas sunset.

Posted by: Tex at February 27, 2015 12:15 PM (u82oZ)

20 Time to head home or you'll be trying to dock in the dark with the mosquitoes.

Posted by: DaveA at February 27, 2015 12:15 PM (DL2i+)

21 live long and prosper

TheBlaze @theblaze
Breaking: Leonard Nimo, who played Spock in "Star Trek," has died at age 83: nyti.ms/1DzHhyw

Posted by: Costanza Defense at February 27, 2015 12:15 PM (ZPrif)

22 How a liberal democrat feminist changes the oil in her car.

http://i.___ur.com/gpALGIH.gif

Posted by: Nip Sip at February 27, 2015 12:15 PM (0FSuD)

23 Needs more random geometric patterns

Posted by: Wasilly Kandinsky at February 27, 2015 12:15 PM (79ClZ)

24 Went to yoga, came home and you guys were losing your shit.

Yeah, watching your freedoms being taken away tends to do that.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this sh1t at February 27, 2015 12:16 PM (0HooB)

25 Hopefully that barn is a two-spirit household.

Posted by: Chupacabras at February 27, 2015 12:12 PM

Cows AND pigs.

Posted by: huerfano at February 27, 2015 12:16 PM (bAGA/)

26 Has anybody seen my cat?

Posted by: HAL at February 27, 2015 12:16 PM (OmBeX)

27 Italy, IIRC.

Beautiful artwork.

Posted by: anon a mouse at February 27, 2015 12:16 PM (/jpU8)

28 Here's some art news. A Picasso that was stolen in 2001 has been found.
http://is.gd/QyrGe3

Posted by: HR braucht ein Bier at February 27, 2015 12:16 PM (/kI1Q)

29 They mostly come at night, mostly.

Posted by: Newt at February 27, 2015 12:16 PM (evdj2)

30 Did you fill out forms 2318B and 109C parts 14-58 to post that piece of art?

If not, please remove it immediately, and fill out a form 10D and we'll submit it to give you an orange/yellow art permit. For other colors, please refer to our website regarding realism and landscape postings in our oils section.

Posted by: FCC at February 27, 2015 12:17 PM (sH832)

31 22 How a liberal democrat feminist changes the oil in her car.

http://i.___ur.com/gpALGIH.gif
Posted by: Nip Sip at February 27, 2015 12:15 PM (0FSuD)

It's fake. Know how I can tell? It's not a Subaru or a Prius.

Posted by: Insomniac at February 27, 2015 12:17 PM (2Ojst)

32 21: Aww. Sad to hear.

Posted by: puddleglum not at work at February 27, 2015 12:17 PM (6q4DK)

33 @22

Why does pixy take out the link? Try this

http://tinyurl.com/plmff3b

Posted by: Nip Sip at February 27, 2015 12:17 PM (0FSuD)

34 Art thread is back.

Posted by: Vic at February 27, 2015 12:18 PM (wlDny)

35 But I don't see a German cat in the painting.

Posted by: andycanuck at February 27, 2015 12:18 PM (2KB+E)

36 It's twilight in America.

Posted by: rickl at February 27, 2015 12:18 PM (zoehZ)

37 the e. coli count in that pond must be off the scale.

Posted by: JohnnyBoy at February 27, 2015 12:18 PM (TPjwz)

38 35 But I don't see a German cat in the painting.
Posted by: andycanuck at February 27, 2015 12:18 PM (2KB+E)

It died and fell in the water.

Posted by: Insomniac at February 27, 2015 12:18 PM (2Ojst)

39 This was apparently painted near Medfield, Massachusetts according to an art catalog online.

Posted by: Citizen X at February 27, 2015 12:18 PM (7ObY1)

40 I'm surrounded by people who f*cking politicize everything.

I was reading a post about beef recipes on some random food blog this morning, and the first comment was about how you should never, ever write anything encouraging people to eat beef because global warming and public healthcare costs.

Really? That's what you get out of different ways to flavor a brisket?

Posted by: HR braucht ein Bier at February 27, 2015 12:19 PM (/kI1Q)

41 Lewis and Clark glad as hell to see a building?

Posted by: Nip Sip at February 27, 2015 12:19 PM (0FSuD)

42 And yet...... I live.

Posted by: Abe Vigoda at February 27, 2015 12:19 PM (fLKzW)

43 that's where the money is

DRUDGE REPORT @DRUDGE_REPORT 6m6 minutes ago
Silicon Valley: New revolving door for Obama staffers... http://drudge.tw/1JVfxKT

Posted by: Costanza Defense at February 27, 2015 12:19 PM (ZPrif)

44 Looks like freedom.

Posted by: Lauren at February 27, 2015 12:19 PM (MYCIw)

45 21: Aww. Sad to hear.

Very.

Posted by: anon a mouse at February 27, 2015 12:19 PM (/jpU8)

46 Very nice...

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at February 27, 2015 12:19 PM (LA7Cm)

47 Posted by: HR braucht ein Bier at February 27, 2015 12:19 PM (/kI1Q)

Next they'll be forcing pitmasters to smoke meat for ghey weddings.

Posted by: Insomniac at February 27, 2015 12:20 PM (2Ojst)

48 in my neck of the woods, sunsets are some weird neon shade of purple something

Posted by: Feh at February 27, 2015 12:20 PM (4EQf5)

49 This art thread is banned due to suspected copyright violation.

Posted by: SpongeBobFCC at February 27, 2015 12:20 PM (zauWW)

50 I guess Leonard is done living and prospering.

Posted by: JohnnyBoy at February 27, 2015 12:20 PM (TPjwz)

51 The thread might be calming, but I'm not.

Posted by: Carol at February 27, 2015 12:20 PM (sj3Ax)

52 In the distance we see the nuclear fireball reflected off the cloud cover.

Posted by: Economics Loo at February 27, 2015 12:20 PM (UYVd+)

53 hardwoods....

Posted by: Marie Harf at February 27, 2015 12:20 PM (q+zA9)

54 "Leonard Nimo, who played Spock in "Star Trek," has died at age 83: "

Damn.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at February 27, 2015 12:21 PM (LA7Cm)

55
Batch cooking, or Meal Prepping

this 2.5 minute vid shows how can cook 24 delicious healthy meals in just 2 hours

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwX5fROG5Ss

Posted by: Soothsayer, Lambda Lambda Lambda at February 27, 2015 12:21 PM (hbvPW)

56 Spock's funeral from the Wrath of Khan:

http://goo.gl/BnPuyS

Posted by: physics geek at February 27, 2015 12:21 PM (MT22W)

57 I'm surrounded by people who f*cking politicize everything.

One of my Lenten disciplines is to be more assiduous in mocking these people openly.

Posted by: Feh at February 27, 2015 12:21 PM (4EQf5)

58 Anyone watched the newest season of House of Cards yet?

Posted by: NCKate at February 27, 2015 12:21 PM (MO7fF)

59 Over in that little house you can barely see, a coed is being raped.

Posted by: Insomniac at February 27, 2015 12:21 PM (2Ojst)

60 53 hardwoods....

Make good firewood.

But should that be "harFwoods," dear?

Posted by: Citizen X at February 27, 2015 12:21 PM (7ObY1)

61 @31

I am not sure, looks like a Mini Cooper, the new douche bag yuppie car.

Posted by: Nip Sip at February 27, 2015 12:21 PM (0FSuD)

62 We lost Spock too??!! This day is shaping up to be full of all kinds of shit and bad news.

Posted by: L, Elle at February 27, 2015 12:21 PM (2x3L+)

63 and hasn't he come back to life once or twice?

Posted by: JohnnyBoy at February 27, 2015 12:22 PM (TPjwz)

64 I was never into Star Trek, but Nimoy was such a cultural icon, this is one of those celebrity passings that is definitely worth noting.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 27, 2015 12:22 PM (TOk1P)

65 Sad about Leonard Nimoy.

Posted by: Null at February 27, 2015 12:22 PM (xjpRj)

66 I liked Spock... Screaming liberal, but aren't they all? RIP...

Posted by: hello, it's Me Donna ....again at February 27, 2015 12:22 PM (Bn6aD)

67 Very nice. The warmth is almost palpable.

Posted by: Art "Art" Cognomen, Art Critic at February 27, 2015 12:22 PM (RwwCT)

68 too soon?
yeah I guess so.
sorry

Posted by: JohnnyBoy at February 27, 2015 12:23 PM (TPjwz)

69 My SIL's husband, who dressed up as Spock non-ironically for Christmas, will be devastated.

RIP, Mr. Nimoy.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at February 27, 2015 12:23 PM (FsuaD)

70 4 Thanks for such a lovely painting. It is so nice to have a peaceful moment and to be reminded of beauty when the news is what it is.

Posted by: JTB at February 27, 2015 10:22 AM (FvdPb)

Yep. Net "neutrality," aka government control over the Internet, and ultimately, political speech that the government doesn't like? Banning AR-15 ammunition by imperial fiat? Yikes.

The only good news: it looks like Lois Lerner may have her tit in the wringer after all.

Posted by: Jay Guevara at February 27, 2015 12:23 PM (oKE6c)

71 too soon? yeah I guess so. sorry
Posted by: JohnnyBoy

Don't sweat it; it was in the script.

Posted by: Blue Hen at February 27, 2015 12:23 PM (Spluw)

72 I see that Mark Cuban has had the shit scared out of him by gov't control of the internet. As I recall, he had some pretty sweet words for Obama over the years. Nice to see people's word come back to bite them in the ass.

Though, I bet if he were asked, he'd still have nothing but sweetness for Obama.

Posted by: LoneStarHeeb at February 27, 2015 12:24 PM (BZAd3)

73 As we witness the destruction of this once great country, I had a conversation with someone who voted for Obama. She fell in love with the way he spoke and really believed he was the answer. Now that she has finally seen the light she has since expressed a lot of regret. I told her frankly that she was an idiot for having been so easily duped and then asked her if this was the first time she fell in love with a guy based on the way he spoke only then to be fooled later on.

She didn't say anything, but the look she gave me provided the answer.

Does anyone here have any stories of people with Obama buyer's remorse?

Posted by: Spudskie at February 27, 2015 12:24 PM (+Ih7s)

74 40: everything for the state, nothing outside the state, nothing against the state

Posted by: puddleglum not at work at February 27, 2015 12:24 PM (6q4DK)

75 Anyone watched the newest season of House of Cards yet?

Posted by: NCKate at February 27, 2015 12:21 PM (MO7fF)

I got through season 1, and one episode of season 2. I think I may be done. I more or less know where it was going, and I'm not really feeling compelled to see how it unfolds.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 27, 2015 12:24 PM (TOk1P)

76 @ Or did it? Or is it alive and dead at the same time?

Posted by: Lurkingestlurker at February 27, 2015 12:24 PM (k8xvx)

77 RIP Spock.

Posted by: Lurkingestlurker at February 27, 2015 12:24 PM (k8xvx)

78 RIP Spock, I liked his character.

Posted by: Vic at February 27, 2015 12:25 PM (wlDny)

79 My SIL's husband, who dressed up as Spock non-ironically for Christmas, will be devastated.
Posted by: Jane D'oh

Why in Heck would someone dress up like a sci-fi character for Christmas? Nevermind; I probablt don't want to know.

Posted by: Blue Hen at February 27, 2015 12:25 PM (Spluw)

80 #Kateurday Open Thread Compliance Pics

https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/571351420789755904

https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/571351628453949440

https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/571351984269344768

https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/571352521186398209

Posted by: kbdabear at February 27, 2015 12:25 PM (GrXXa)

81 RIP Spock

Posted by: @votermom at February 27, 2015 12:25 PM (cbfNE)

82 Bing doesn't have it yet.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 27, 2015 12:25 PM (ntuyY)

83 Spock got beamed up for the last time. RIP

Posted by: TheQuietMan at February 27, 2015 12:25 PM (1Jaio)

84 And Leonard Nimoy singing The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins:

http://goo.gl/WLH3hx

Posted by: physics geek at February 27, 2015 12:25 PM (MT22W)

85 I have my own story of buyers remorse, but it was a Bush. Still no comparison with what this guy has done.

Posted by: JohnnyBoy at February 27, 2015 12:26 PM (TPjwz)

86 NYT on Nimoy:

http://tinyurl.com/qjarnyc

Posted by: anon a mouse at February 27, 2015 12:26 PM (/jpU8)

87
Next they'll be forcing pitmasters to smoke meat for ghey weddings.

Posted by: Insomniac at February 27, 2015 12:20 PM (2Ojst)

YEAH THEY WILL!!!!

/Reggie Love

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, Keeper of the Guards, returned from 1080 exile at February 27, 2015 12:27 PM (fwARV)

88 Nood

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 27, 2015 12:27 PM (YrXgo)

89 Professor Cole from The Brain Eaters is dead?!

Posted by: Anderson Cooper's Rascal Scooter Brigade at February 27, 2015 12:27 PM (MbqmP)

90 Why in Heck would someone dress up like a sci-fi character for Christmas? Nevermind; I probablt don't want to know.

Posted by: Blue Hen at February 27, 2015 12:25 PM (Spluw)

Who knows? He's an extremely unattractive nerd. But he's rich, so he's got that going for him. Also, he's married to the meanest woman in the world. So he's also got that going for him.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at February 27, 2015 12:27 PM (FsuaD)

91 just wondering...

if everyone who voted Repub last November to have a House and Senate that would stop Obama from doing what ever he wanted

bought a post card, wrote something like "if you guys don't stop Obama and his people from doing whatever they want, like you promised last November, I will never give another dime to the party or vote for another Repub"

and sent it to McConnell and Boehner c/o McConnell at the Senate, does anyone think these go-along-gop-rinos might actually grow a pair and do something?

Posted by: mallfly at February 27, 2015 12:28 PM (bJm7W)

92 How can Jeh Jeh Bush be over Nimoy at Drudge?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 27, 2015 12:28 PM (ntuyY)

93 Sad to hear about Nimoy. Of course, my mind instantly goes to "and now all the shit Obama's done in the past few days will be buried under the Spock story."

Posted by: Lauren at February 27, 2015 12:28 PM (MYCIw)

94 Does anyone here have any stories of people with Obama buyer's remorse?
Posted by: Spudskie

Nope. All the assholes here have shifted to one or more of the following:

1. "All politicians are crooked"
2. "I suddenly give a shit about issue X", and then regurgitate whatever line the dems are spouting at the moment.
3. The pros are doubling down and are worshipping Princess Running Joke and bernie the bolshie.

Posted by: Blue Hen at February 27, 2015 12:28 PM (Spluw)

95 I can't prove it but, I think Obama had Spock killed.

Posted by: toby928(C) at February 27, 2015 12:30 PM (evdj2)

96 So Spock had COPD.

Why didn't he just buy some of the shit they sell on Fox all day and night?

Posted by: Nip Sip at February 27, 2015 12:30 PM (0FSuD)

97 "Of all the souls I have encountered, his was the most... human"

RIP Leonard Nimoy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhcR-w-56tA

Posted by: kbdabear at February 27, 2015 12:30 PM (GrXXa)

98 Ace up

Posted by: Vic at February 27, 2015 12:31 PM (wlDny)

99 Big city riot movin' into high gear.

Posted by: Man from Wazzustan at February 27, 2015 12:31 PM (uPxUo)

100 Obviously the NY Slime editors are Spock fans. The FRONT page Obit is longer than any I can remember in a long time.

Joan Rivers would be so lucky.

Posted by: Nip Sip at February 27, 2015 12:32 PM (0FSuD)

101 I guess spock reached Kolinahr.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 27, 2015 12:32 PM (FMbng)

102
Today's word is cruciferous.

It means bearing a cross, most often used to describe certain vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower, collards, etc.

I guess these veggies have a 4-petal arrangement that resembles a cross.

Posted by: Soothsayer, Lambda Lambda Lambda at February 27, 2015 12:33 PM (hbvPW)

103 Lois Lerner, "Nobody will believe that [multiple hard drives] crashed at the same time."

http://tinyurl.com/pbwqkx4

Explicitly clear conspiracy, yet the most that has been said is 'potential' criminal conduct.

Posted by: LoneStarHeeb at February 27, 2015 12:34 PM (BZAd3)

104 nood.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 27, 2015 12:40 PM (6ypGG)

105 Judging from that picture, I'd say someone took NukeMap a step too far.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 27, 2015 12:49 PM (08Znv)

106 sure it's been said before, but rd, i absolutely treasure these beautiful classical painting posts

the art adds a perfect, calming counterpoint to the sharp, humorous, irreverent and informative commentary for which i come to aos

thank you

Posted by: casual at February 27, 2015 01:12 PM (fgjhb)

107 I liked Twilight better when it was sparkly vampires.

Posted by: Hipster Art Critic at February 27, 2015 01:50 PM (VAsIq)

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