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Propelled by a dung beetle, science rolls on.

Scientists in Sweden found that the beetles capture the picture of the sky while dancing on a ball of manure.
The beetles' navigational skills could aid the development of driverless vehicles, the researchers suggest. -

Those are among the Dung Beetle Sentences to Ponder at Marginal Revolution. Ponder away!

Incidentally, why did the Egyptians worship beetles that eat poop?

According to entomologist Yves Cambefort in his essay "Beetles as Religious Symbols," the scarab, so reasoned the Egyptians, rolls the turd along and disappears it, just as the sun emerges and vanishes every day.

Hmmm. Lately it seems to me like the news media rolls a few turds along for a day, then disappears them. Sometimes after behaving a bit like the Kung Fu Dung Beetles in the video at the link above. Any "trending" examples come to mind for you?

Incidentally, some of you may have had a momentary preview of this post before I disappeared it on Thursday, only to resurrect it today. Sort of like the sacred scarab beetle with its reappearing ball of dung, but less predictable. Forgot to put the entry in "draft" Thursday. AIEEE! Tense moments for me, weird moments for readers of AoSHQ.

Hope you can get away from the news for a while this weekend. Doing anything interesting?

Open Thread.

Posted by: Open Blogger at 11:20 AM

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1 Well now.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 19, 2016 06:32 PM (YHcVd)

2 Foist?

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at May 21, 2016 11:17 AM (qDipF)

3 You were quick on Thursday, Tammy. Heh.

Gotta go for a few. I'll be back.

Posted by: KT at May 21, 2016 11:18 AM (qahv/)

4 How is ya Tammy?

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at May 21, 2016 11:18 AM (qDipF)

5 Smoke in the bathroom, huh? Probably just a cigarette, not terrorism.

Posted by: t-bird at May 21, 2016 11:20 AM (eeTCA)

6 Its bugyphus perpetually rolling his ball uphill

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at May 21, 2016 11:21 AM (vvmPQ)

7 Science or not, it's still just a ball of shit.

Posted by: Insomniac at May 21, 2016 11:22 AM (A6ryA)

8 There has to be a way to combine "scarab" with "Sisyphus"

Posted by: Kindltot at May 21, 2016 11:23 AM (ry34m)

9 OK, Vic. I'm not sure if I should be in awe or pissed that you beat me to it.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 21, 2016 11:25 AM (ry34m)

10 5 Smoke in the bathroom, huh? Probably just a cigarette, not terrorism.
Posted by: t-bird at May 21, 2016 11:20 AM (eeTCA)

Can someone sneaking a smoke in the bathroom really bring down a modern airliner?

Posted by: Josephistan at May 21, 2016 11:26 AM (7qAYi)

11 making lemonade out of dung......

Posted by: phoenixgirl at May 21, 2016 11:26 AM (0O7c5)

12 That Dung Beetle and it's shit-rolling ain't got nothin' on me, Yo.

I roll all of y'all in MY shit, Dawg, and the "impartial" Media gets a woodie!

Posted by: Barry HUSSEIN 0Bola at May 21, 2016 11:31 AM (9lCXX)

13 You know what I hate about dung beetles?

That silly little shit eating grin they have.

Posted by: the guy that moves pianos for a living at May 21, 2016 11:31 AM (tEDMc)

14 And this, in so many ways, is the story of Obama.

Posted by: fly gal at May 21, 2016 11:32 AM (wNa9t)

15 Dung Beatlemania didn't catch on.

Posted by: Kanye Wes' at May 21, 2016 11:32 AM (SEFXb)

16 Went out for breakfast (ham, cheese and onion omelette) ran some errands (Home Depot - rubber mallet) and now for a couple of hours at the reloading bench before the Pet Thread.

Posted by: Weasel at May 21, 2016 11:33 AM (e3bId)

17 >>>Can someone sneaking a smoke in the bathroom really bring down a modern airliner?
Posted by: Josephistan at May 21, 2016 11:26 AM (7qAYi)

Hmmmmmm.

Posted by: Myth-Busters Team at May 21, 2016 11:33 AM (9lCXX)

18 Can someone sneaking a smoke in the bathroom really bring down a modern airliner?
Posted by: Josephistan at May 21, 2016 11:26 AM (7qAYi)

Maybe if you drop the cherry in your lap. I know I almost crashed a VW bug when I did that.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 21, 2016 11:33 AM (ry34m)

19 10
Can someone sneaking a smoke in the bathroom really bring down a modern airliner?
Posted by: Josephistan at May 21, 2016 11:26 AM (7qAYi)

Second-hand smoke is apparently deadlier than we thought.

Posted by: rickl at May 21, 2016 11:34 AM (sdi6R)

20 Can someone sneaking a smoke in the bathroom really bring down a modern airliner?

Only if it's Tommy Chong.

Posted by: Kanye Wes' at May 21, 2016 11:34 AM (SEFXb)

21 Shit Status: On topic.

Posted by: GnuBreed at May 21, 2016 11:35 AM (gyKtp)

22 I feel bad this afternoon. I completely,totally clogged the shitter at work. There's no maintenance folks till monday. Maybe,if we're lucky. Then the water cut off a few min afterwards. Do i denounce myself?

Posted by: fastfreefall at May 21, 2016 11:35 AM (tRv0n)

23 Airbus had better hope it was terrorism, because the idea that airliners can spontaneously combust is even more unsettling.

Posted by: rickl at May 21, 2016 11:36 AM (sdi6R)

24 Doing anything interesting? Funny you should ask. Have to go to an outdoor wedding this afternoon. It's been raining all morning and I hear we have to sit on hay bales. I think my attire just switched from white pants to jeans. Talk about a lousy way to spend a Saturday afternoon.

Posted by: Molly k at May 21, 2016 11:37 AM (R33tx)

25 I need to buy a mattress, and have never actually done so before. I've gotten by on family and friends in the past with hand me downs and one new one my brother got me decades ago that finally fell apart.

Any tips? According to research I should lie on the show models at least a few minutes to see if they are comfortable, and $600 base price (before sales) seems to be the minimum price to consider for regular use. I don't need the world's best mattress, and I have a Twin bed so its a bit cheaper at least.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at May 21, 2016 11:37 AM (39g3+)

26 *sigh*

Love, love my doo
You know I love you
I'll always be true
So please, love me doo
Whoa, love me doo

Posted by: Dung Beetles Fan at May 21, 2016 11:37 AM (9lCXX)

27 At my old place we always kept one maintenance guy on shift no matter what.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at May 21, 2016 11:38 AM (vvmPQ)

28 Molly, Have a shot,or three, of whiskey before wedding. Itll be a blast rain or shine!

Posted by: fastfreefall at May 21, 2016 11:38 AM (tRv0n)

29 Supposedly mattress stores are negotiable, they have room to move the price down even when on sale, so that should help.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at May 21, 2016 11:39 AM (39g3+)

30 Any tips? According to research I should lie on the
show models at least a few minutes to see if they are comfortable, and
$600 base price (before sales) seems to be the minimum price to consider
for regular use. I don't need the world's best mattress, and I have a
Twin bed so its a bit cheaper at least.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at May 21, 2016 11:37 AM (39g3+)

I have always bought Serta and never had a problem. But they are more expensive.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at May 21, 2016 11:39 AM (vvmPQ)

31 >>>Talk about a lousy way to spend a Saturday afternoon.
Posted by: Molly k at May 21, 2016 11:37 AM (R33tx)

You can say that, again.....

Posted by: The Groom at May 21, 2016 11:40 AM (9lCXX)

32 Doing anything interesting?

No. 1 Son graduates college tomorrow, which is nice.

That means Mommy is coming to town, which is often fraught.

I'm taking everyone to the Mark Twain House for some amusement this afternoon. That will kill some time.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at May 21, 2016 11:42 AM (1xUj/)

33 Get a queen double decker air mattress if you're not in a hurry. I used that for 8 months and would still be using it wxcept that my family shamed me into a regular bed.

Posted by: fastfreefall at May 21, 2016 11:43 AM (tRv0n)

34 Anyone identify as a dung beetle?

Posted by: Weasel at May 21, 2016 11:43 AM (e3bId)

35 Rollin', Rollin', Rollin'....

Keep those Poopies Rollin'......

Posted by: Rowdy the Dung Beetle at May 21, 2016 11:45 AM (9lCXX)

36 the new springs and mattresses need full support in the frame, if you have just the rim around the frame or L-Brackets to hold the mattress in the frame the new box-springs will sag. I wound up having to put boards across the frame to keep the mattress/springs from sinking in the middle.
Apparently Sleep Country, where I bought my set, doesn't sell standard mattresses anymore, everything is pillow-top so you can't flip the mattress.
I was quite unhappy.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 21, 2016 11:46 AM (ry34m)

37 Elbows are the natural enemies of air mattresses. Ancient scarab beetles knew it; now you do too.

Posted by: derit at May 21, 2016 11:47 AM (OC+TJ)

38 Sleep Country?

Is that in the Land of Nod?

Posted by: Bossy Conservative...pondering the future at May 21, 2016 11:47 AM (RFeQD)

39 Have to go to an outdoor wedding this afternoon. It's been raining all
morning and I hear we have to sit on hay bales. I think my attire just
switched from white pants to jeans. Talk about a lousy way to spend a
Saturday afternoon.

Take along something waterproof to sit on. If the bales are even a little damp you'll end up with hay stained pants and underwear. I sat on wet hay at a bonfire once. Looked like I crapped my pants when I stood up.

Posted by: Bruce at May 21, 2016 11:47 AM (8ikIW)

40 I'm going to go stand on a stepladder and watch college baseball. The ladder is so I can watch from just outside the stadium with a bunch of old-timers. As long as we keep our beers in "cozies" and don't talk too much shit to the umpires, it's a tolerated violation of the rules.

Posted by: Lincolntf at May 21, 2016 11:47 AM (2cS/G)

41 Molly k at May 21, 2016 11:37 AM

Maybe you can at least do a little dancing at the wedding. Study the sky a little, maybe. Heh.

Posted by: KT at May 21, 2016 11:49 AM (qahv/)

42 I've been able to sleep for years on a mattress with the middle crushed in where the springs busted, so I am not exactly the pickiest sleeper on earth. The memory foam pad I got makes a huge difference though

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at May 21, 2016 11:50 AM (39g3+)

43 25 I don't think they make 'em like they used to. But AFTER you negotiate price, you want to make sure delivery and removal of the old bed is free.

Posted by: Weasel at May 21, 2016 11:51 AM (e3bId)

44 >>>38 Sleep Country?

Is that in the Land of Nod?
Posted by: Bossy Conservative...pondering the future at May 21, 2016 11:47 AM (RFeQD)

Well, it used to be, until we offered them a better subsidy-plan based on employment.....if you know what we mean......

Posted by: Better Business Bureau of the Land of Wink at May 21, 2016 11:51 AM (9lCXX)

45 You can get an inflatable camp mattress for cheap. I'm more comfortable sleeping on them than on my home bed.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at May 21, 2016 11:52 AM (1xUj/)

46 I suppose terrorists could use an incendiary device like a flare to start a fire, instead of a bomb. So we still can't rule out terrorism.

Posted by: rickl at May 21, 2016 11:52 AM (sdi6R)

47 I spend a lot of time in bed, I even write several hours in the bed propped up on several pillows every morning, so I need something that's going to hold up well over time.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at May 21, 2016 11:54 AM (39g3+)

48 According to the weather map, it should be raining right now, but it's not. If it doesn't start soon I may be forced to mow the lawn.

Posted by: rickl at May 21, 2016 11:54 AM (sdi6R)

49 Incendiary devices can do lot more damage, ounce-for-ounce, than most HE.

They exploit fuel already at the target site, making them damned efficient when they're working.

Posted by: Kaspar Gutman at May 21, 2016 11:55 AM (TG1kc)

50 Who built the Pyramids? Don't inquire too much about it because the dung beetles want you to believe it was aliens.

Posted by: derit at May 21, 2016 11:55 AM (OC+TJ)

51 Christopher, you are in Salem, right?

Try this place

http://www.futonman.com/

Posted by: Kindltot at May 21, 2016 11:56 AM (ry34m)

52 Dung Beatlemania didn't catch on.

Posted by: Kanye Wes' at May 21, 2016 11:32 AM (SEFXb)

I don't know.

Their album "Magical Shitstirring Tour"

was pretty great.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 21, 2016 11:56 AM (oU3Bb)

53 Mowed yesterday and then for some reason got all excited and put down fertilizer ahead of three days of forecast rain. That was dumb.

Posted by: Weasel at May 21, 2016 11:57 AM (e3bId)

54 The Egyptians thought that a dung beetle moved the sun across the celestial sphere. That's our sun in Egyptian mythology: the Dingleberry Of The Gods.

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 21, 2016 11:58 AM (6FqZa)

55 How can the dung beetle that occupies the Oval Office see the sky to navigate? I guess he doesn't because he sure is clueless.

Posted by: Comanche Voter at May 21, 2016 11:59 AM (Sda6L)

56 The best for extending mattress wear for me was the bedsacks mattress covers. Buy a new eggcrate type every year and then wrap it in the cover before you put bedding on. I do the same for my college kids and it also helps with pernicious bugs. You can wash the mattress covers a lot more easily than getting fleas or other creepy-crawlies out of the mattress itself.

Posted by: mustbequantum at May 21, 2016 11:59 AM (MIKMs)

57 >>>That's our sun in Egyptian mythology: the Dingleberry Of The Gods.
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 21, 2016 11:58 AM (6FqZa)

Fear me, Mortals, or I shall wipe!

Posted by: Great and Mighty Ra at May 21, 2016 12:00 PM (9lCXX)

58 The Egyptians thought that a dung beetle moved the sun across the celestial sphere. That's our sun in Egyptian mythology: the Dingleberry Of The Gods.
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 21, 2016 11:58 AM (6FqZa)

Does....does that mean that...

we're all Klingons?

Tokh! Dox zar'dhuf farg!

Posted by: naturalfake at May 21, 2016 12:01 PM (oU3Bb)

59 53
Mowed yesterday and then for some reason got all excited and put down
fertilizer ahead of three days of forecast rain. That was dumb.

Posted by: Weasel at May 21, 2016 11:57 AM (e3bId)

If it is dry granular stuff that is good. It needs to be watered in. But not down-poured in.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at May 21, 2016 12:03 PM (vvmPQ)

60 My Serta mattresses were bought in 1978 and are still going strong.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at May 21, 2016 12:05 PM (vvmPQ)

61 The Egyptians thought that a dung beetle moved the sun across the celestial sphere. That's our sun in Egyptian mythology: the Dingleberry Of The Gods.
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 21, 2016 11:58 AM (6FqZa)

Ha ha ha. Now we've all had a good laugh at the expense of our ancient Egyptian ancestors, but

as we all know in these modern times...

The sun rises from and sets into a vast puddle of mud every day-

as taught in the Koran.

...

...

...

Believe or I'll cut your head off!!!!!!

Posted by: Modern Egyptian Muslim at May 21, 2016 12:05 PM (oU3Bb)

62 Sgt. Pooper's Lonely Farts Club-Band was the highpoint of Western Culture and civilization!

Posted by: Dung Beetles Fan at May 21, 2016 12:05 PM (9lCXX)

63 59 Yep. We're supposed to get a few days of steady rain. It sounded like a much better idea yesterday when it meant leaving work early, now it's just going to mean more frequent mowing.

Posted by: Weasel at May 21, 2016 12:05 PM (e3bId)

64 So Dung Beetles cause global warming?

Am I understanding that correctly?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 21, 2016 12:08 PM (ptqRm)

65 I know that if I'm ever in an extended coma the first thing I want to do when I wake up is take a hearty dump.

Coffee and Taco Bell, please.

Posted by: Fritz at May 21, 2016 12:08 PM (f40FU)

66 I use to like those little blue scarabs they sold at museums.

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at May 21, 2016 12:08 PM (iQIUe)

67 OK, it's started raining slightly. It's only about 60 degrees today. It's late May but still feels like April here.

Meanwhile, in Oregon, they've apparently outlawed any mention of global warming "denial" in high school textbooks.

Posted by: rickl at May 21, 2016 12:08 PM (sdi6R)

68 Effluence fields forever!

Posted by: The Dung Beatles at May 21, 2016 12:09 PM (0mRoj)

69
63 59 Yep. We're supposed to get a few days of steady rain. It sounded like a much better idea yesterday when it meant leaving work early, now it's just going to mean more frequent mowing.

Posted by: Weasel at May 21, 2016 12:05 PM (e3bId)

Last night my Lady, who is a long haul trucker, had to stop over night at Donner Pass between Calif. and Nevada on I-80....

SNOW....

She was not a happy camper as she was supposed to have today off, and was only 3 hours from her yard...

Posted by: Don Q at May 21, 2016 12:10 PM (qf6WZ)

70 Never happier than when my ass is in the air, rolling another turd across America...

Posted by: President Dung Beetle at May 21, 2016 12:10 PM (yddCj)

71 "Meanwhile, in Oregon, they've apparently outlawed any mention of global warming "denial" in high school textbooks."

Seems like a pattern.

Posted by: School Prayer at May 21, 2016 12:11 PM (ptqRm)

72 Rickl - of course they did.

The evidence for their proposition is so strong, the science behind it so altogether unassailable, that they must use the power of the state to silence their opposition.

Posted by: Kaspar Gutman at May 21, 2016 12:11 PM (TG1kc)

73
58 The Egyptians thought that a dung beetle moved the sun across the celestial sphere. That's our sun in Egyptian mythology: the Dingleberry Of The Gods.
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 21, 2016 11:58 AM (6FqZa)

Does....does that mean that...

we're all Klingons?

Tokh! Dox zar'dhuf farg!

Posted by: naturalfake at May 21, 2016 12:01 PM (oU3Bb)

We all actually live on... Uranus?

Posted by: Don Q at May 21, 2016 12:11 PM (qf6WZ)

74 Sgt. Pooper's Lonely Farts Club-Band was the highpoint of Western Culture and civilization!

Posted by: Dung Beetles Fan at May 21, 2016 12:05 PM (9lCXX)

Esp. the last song "A Day in the Life"

The lyrics:

I rolled some shit today
Oh boy!
I rolled it down the street and up the grade
And though the ball was rather small
I rolled it all the way
Now I have a place inside my hole to lay my eggs
I'd love to
Ro-o-o-o-o-o-oll
Mo-o-o--o-o-ore
Du-u-u-u-u-u-ung

still give me chills.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 21, 2016 12:12 PM (oU3Bb)

75
Trying to watch Outlander. Seems a bit romance novel. Why do they keep kidnapping this woman? She's just a half dressed nutter running around the forest.

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at May 21, 2016 12:12 PM (iQIUe)

76 73 Ha!

Posted by: Weasel at May 21, 2016 12:13 PM (e3bId)

77
Meanwhile, in Oregon, they've apparently outlawed any mention of global warming "denial" in high school textbooks.

Its hilarious, the more evidence that its all nonsense rises, and the worst the support and trust in this fraud becomes... the more desperately they strive to ram it down out throats.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at May 21, 2016 12:13 PM (39g3+)

78 "We all actually live on... Uranus?"

It's actually more like "IN" then "ON".

But, I've heard it both ways.

Posted by: School Prayer at May 21, 2016 12:13 PM (ptqRm)

79
"My Serta mattresses were bought in 1978 and are still going strong."

It's all the dead skin adding padding. Probably weighs twice what it did new.

Posted by: Meremortal, wine needed at May 21, 2016 12:13 PM (3myMJ)

80 Last night my Lady, who is a long haul trucker, had to stop over night at Donner Pass between Calif. and Nevada on I-80....

SNOW....

She was not a happy camper as she was supposed to have today off, and was only 3 hours from her yard...

Posted by: Don Q at May 21, 2016 12:10 PM (qf6WZ)

When I lived in CA in the 70s I-80 was frequently closed due to snow in Donner Pass. First it would be cars with chains only then soon after that they would just close it.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at May 21, 2016 12:15 PM (vvmPQ)

81 If it rains too much, will it put the sun out?

Or has Neil DeGrasse Tyson already discussed this?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 21, 2016 12:15 PM (ptqRm)

82 "My Serta mattresses were bought in 1978 and are still going strong."

It's all the dead skin adding padding. Probably weighs twice what it did new.

Posted by: Meremortal, wine needed at May 21, 2016 12:13 PM (3myMJ)

Don't forget us!

It's like heaven in here.

Posted by: Dust Mites at May 21, 2016 12:15 PM (oU3Bb)

83 77 Science so sound it has to be mandatory.

Posted by: Weasel at May 21, 2016 12:15 PM (e3bId)

84 Trying to watch Outlander. Seems a bit romance novel.

Its from a series by a woman, and yeah, its romance novel stuff. Time traveling woman gets displaced into long ago Scotland and has adventures with manly men.

Its Game of Thrones for cat ladies.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at May 21, 2016 12:16 PM (39g3+)

85 Besides I think chains are illegal in most States now.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at May 21, 2016 12:16 PM (vvmPQ)

86 Vic-

Yep, Lotta history down that road...

Say, have your tried one of Farmer Vincent's Fritters?

Posted by: Kaspar Gutman at May 21, 2016 12:17 PM (TG1kc)

87 Trying to watch Outlander. Seems a bit romance novel.

Pretty much....except for all the anal rape.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 21, 2016 12:17 PM (oU3Bb)

88 My Serta mattresses were bought in 1978 and are still going strong.

Respiratory Russian Roulette

Posted by: derit at May 21, 2016 12:17 PM (OC+TJ)

89 Moving 180 degrees from the theme of this thread, Lena has 'released' a new nude photograph.

Don't forget that Ms. Dunham remarked in Marie Claire magazine in 2013 that her frequent nudity is an "essentially important" part of her "contribution to the world".

Posted by: Duncanthrax (formerly the Bellicose) at May 21, 2016 12:18 PM (OF/aZ)

90 Posted by: naturalfake at May 21, 2016 12:12 PM (oU3Bb)

*polite applause*

Posted by: Insomniac at May 21, 2016 12:18 PM (0mRoj)

91 Yep, Lotta history down that road...

Say, have your tried one of Farmer Vincent's Fritters?

Posted by: Kaspar Gutman at May 21, 2016 12:17 PM (TG1kc)

Never heard of them.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at May 21, 2016 12:19 PM (vvmPQ)

92 89 Moving 180 degrees from the theme of this thread, Lena has 'released' a new nude photograph.

Don't forget that Ms. Dunham remarked in Marie Claire magazine in 2013 that her frequent nudity is an "essentially important" part of her "contribution to the world".
Posted by: Duncanthrax (formerly the Bellicose) at May 21, 2016 12:18 PM (OF/aZ)

For God's sake, STOP CONTRIBUTING!!!

Posted by: The World at May 21, 2016 12:19 PM (0mRoj)

93 Last night my Lady, who is a long haul trucker, had to stop over night at Donner Pass between Calif. and Nevada on I-80...

Thanks for sending food!

Posted by: The Donner Party at May 21, 2016 12:19 PM (Z58Xa)

94 It takes all kinds of critters to make Farmer Vincent's Fritters.

Posted by: the guy that moves pianos for a living at May 21, 2016 12:20 PM (tEDMc)

95 "Besides I think chains are illegal in most States now. "

We're still trying to cast them off, Cracker

Posted by: #BlackLivesMatter at May 21, 2016 12:20 PM (ptqRm)

96 89 Moving 180 degrees from the theme of this thread, Lena has 'released' a new nude photograph.

Don't forget that Ms. Dunham remarked in Marie Claire magazine in 2013 that her frequent nudity is an "essentially important" part of her "contribution to the world".
Posted by: Duncanthrax (formerly the Bellicose) at May 21, 2016 12:18 PM (OF/aZ)

Well, make that 48 degrees.

Ms Dunham's figure is roughly dung beetle shaped.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 21, 2016 12:20 PM (oU3Bb)

97 Piano moving dude gets it!

Unreal! The horde really is like family!

Posted by: Kaspar Gutman at May 21, 2016 12:21 PM (TG1kc)

98 "Thanks for sending food!"

Reaches for a thigh and a breast

Posted by: The Stupid Donner member at May 21, 2016 12:21 PM (ptqRm)

99 From the last thread:
Tell her to sweep the leg.
Posted by: Insomniac at May 21, 2016 11:06 AM (A6ryA)

Heh. She doesn't spar actually, except in class.
It was forms, where there's three judges and they give a score. She tied for first and lost the tie breaker so she got second.
Not bad considering none of the judges know her personally (they try to be fair but it is subjective) and the kid she lost to had a higher rank.

Posted by: @votermom at May 21, 2016 12:21 PM (7lVbc)

100 Moving 180 degrees from the theme of this thread, Lena has 'released' a new nude photograph.

How is that 180 degrees? 'Releases' are what we roll.

Posted by: Dung Beetles at May 21, 2016 12:22 PM (w/iDp)

101 97 Piano moving dude gets it!

Unreal! The horde really is like family!
Posted by: Kaspar Gutman at May 21, 2016 12:21 PM (TG1kc)

One big dysfunctional family that gets drunk and has fistfights every Thanksgiving.

Posted by: Insomniac at May 21, 2016 12:22 PM (0mRoj)

102 Insomniac: Just like real family, except it's thanksgiving here every day.

Posted by: Kaspar Gutman at May 21, 2016 12:23 PM (TG1kc)

103 Smoke in the bathroom, huh? Probably just a cigarette, not terrorism.

Posted by: t-bird at May 21, 2016 11:20 AM (eeTCA)

Could still be a bomb. Depending upon the formula used, a bomb that fizzled could still release a huge volume of toxic smoke, or start a fire that ultimately brings down the aircraft.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 21, 2016 12:23 PM (62Rht)

104 99 From the last thread:
Tell her to sweep the leg.
Posted by: Insomniac at May 21, 2016 11:06 AM (A6ryA)

Heh. She doesn't spar actually, except in class.
It was forms, where there's three judges and they give a score. She tied for first and lost the tie breaker so she got second.
Not bad considering none of the judges know her personally (they try to be fair but it is subjective) and the kid she lost to had a higher rank.

Posted by: @votermom at May 21, 2016 12:21 PM (7lVbc)

Good for her. I used to do that too. The judging is tricky because there are certain things they're supposed to look for but there is always that subjective element of what looks good to them.

Posted by: Insomniac at May 21, 2016 12:23 PM (0mRoj)

105 "One big dysfunctional family that gets drunk and has fistfights every Thanksgiving."

The annual Airing of Grievances is a hoot. too

Posted by: The Festivus Tree at May 21, 2016 12:23 PM (ptqRm)

106 Motel Hell, morons - check it out. F'ing Horde-Fodder if ever a flick was one.

Posted by: Kaspar Gutman at May 21, 2016 12:24 PM (TG1kc)

107 102 Insomniac: Just like real family, except it's thanksgiving here every day.
Posted by: Kaspar Gutman at May 21, 2016 12:23 PM (TG1kc)

Indeed. We're always stuffing that turkey, aren't we?

Posted by: Insomniac at May 21, 2016 12:24 PM (0mRoj)

108 106 Motel Hell, morons - check it out. F'ing Horde-Fodder if ever a flick was one.
Posted by: Kaspar Gutman at May 21, 2016 12:24 PM (TG1kc)

I used...preservatives...

Posted by: Insomniac at May 21, 2016 12:25 PM (0mRoj)

109 Let's not leave out Memorial Day fond memories.

Posted by: Infidel at May 21, 2016 12:25 PM (iQrD3)

110 The annual Airing of Grievances is a hoot. too

More like daily

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at May 21, 2016 12:25 PM (39g3+)

111 Motel Hell and Tourist Trap make a fun rainy Saturday double feature.

Posted by: the guy that moves pianos for a living at May 21, 2016 12:25 PM (tEDMc)

112 >>>70 Never happier than when my ass is in the air, rolling another turd across America...
Posted by: President Dung Beetle at May 21, 2016 12:10 PM (yddCj)

Me, too, Sweetie-pie!

Posted by: Reggie "On the Down-Low" Love at May 21, 2016 12:25 PM (9lCXX)

113 Classic dying words....

I really don't know why they don't make stuff like that these days, truly I don't.

Posted by: Kaspar Gutman at May 21, 2016 12:26 PM (TG1kc)

114 113 Classic dying words....

I really don't know why they don't make stuff like that these days, truly I don't.
Posted by: Kaspar Gutman at May 21, 2016 12:26 PM (TG1kc)

I don't know either. Classic horror cheese just doesn't cut it anymore.

Posted by: Insomniac at May 21, 2016 12:27 PM (0mRoj)

115 "Indeed. We're always stuffing that turkey, aren't we?"

I'm not a Turkey.

And that ain't where the stuffing goes

Posted by: The Chicken at May 21, 2016 12:27 PM (ptqRm)

116
Egads! Last year the BLM types were whining about their "chains." Those arent chains, douchebags, those are your ear buds.

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at May 21, 2016 12:27 PM (iQIUe)

117 Any tips? According to research I should lie on the show models at least a few minutes to see if they are comfortable, and $600 base price (before sales) seems to be the minimum price to consider for regular use. I don't need the world's best mattress, and I have a Twin bed so its a bit cheaper at least.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at May 21, 2016 11:37 AM (39g3+)

Got any foam shops in your area? I have an old "super single" waterbed, and the water mattress had commenced to leak, and it was also hard to get out of it. I went to a foam shop and had them make a mattress with 6 inches of regular foam, and two inches of memory foam, that was a drop-in replacement. Cost $300, and works great.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 21, 2016 12:28 PM (62Rht)

118 The immortal Memorial Day thread a couple of years back will probably never be topped.

Posted by: Dave at Buffalo Roam at May 21, 2016 12:28 PM (B2Sin)

119 Y-Not's in the barrel, Gardening Thread broke the blog...

Posted by: Brother Cavil at May 21, 2016 12:28 PM (D0J8L)

120 116
Egads! Last year the BLM types were whining about their "chains." Those arent chains, douchebags, those are your ear buds.
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at May 21, 2016 12:27 PM (iQIUe)

Shackle them up, throw them in the windowless hold of a wooden ship, and send them on a three-month voyage across the Atlantic. Then let them reassess just how oppressed they really are.

Posted by: Insomniac at May 21, 2016 12:29 PM (0mRoj)

121 118 The immortal Memorial Day thread a couple of years back will probably never be topped.
Posted by: Dave at Buffalo Roam at May 21, 2016 12:28 PM (B2Sin)

A day which will live in infamy.

Posted by: Insomniac at May 21, 2016 12:29 PM (0mRoj)

122 "The immortal Memorial Day thread a couple of years back will probably never be topped."

When did we stop the Fuck-It-All Friday tradition.

More fun then Rapey Tuesday.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 21, 2016 12:29 PM (ptqRm)

123 122 "The immortal Memorial Day thread a couple of years back will probably never be topped."

When did we stop the Fuck-It-All Friday tradition.

More fun then Rapey Tuesday.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 21, 2016 12:29 PM (ptqRm)

I do miss FIAF and the designated flame threads. Very cathartic.

Posted by: Insomniac at May 21, 2016 12:30 PM (0mRoj)

124
Shackle them up, throw them in the windowless hold of a wooden ship, and send them on a three-month voyage across the Atlantic. Then let them reassess just how oppressed they really are.

Please, please, please make it one-way...

Posted by: Brother Cavil at May 21, 2016 12:31 PM (D0J8L)

125 Last year the BLM types were whining about their "chains."

Well, they were referring to the underage hookers their leadership was running.

Shackle them up, throw them in the windowless hold of a wooden ship

Just send them to Africa. Muhammed Ali came back and said "thank God my ancestors were sold into slavery." Compare your oppressed chained life here with the infest life you can get in the Congo or Sudan you jackwagons.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at May 21, 2016 12:32 PM (39g3+)

126
Time travelers are worthless. All her knowledge is meaningless and likely to get her hung as a witch. And she knows nothing about how to live 3 centuries ago. Everything was labor intensive back then. Even as lady of the manor, she would not know how to give direction which she wd be expected to do.

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at May 21, 2016 12:33 PM (iQIUe)

127 "I do miss FIAF and the designated flame threads. Very cathartic."

Same theory as controlled burns vs total fire prevention.

Little bit of flame once in a while keeps the whole thing from going up at once.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 21, 2016 12:33 PM (ptqRm)

128 "Welcome to Burundi, please say hello to Gustav....."

Posted by: the guy that moves pianos for a living at May 21, 2016 12:34 PM (tEDMc)

129 If only

http://tinyurl.com/h9epozo

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 21, 2016 12:35 PM (ptqRm)

130 Lena has 'released' a new nude photograph.

There's an antidote for that.

Central Park hosts an all-female, naked production of The Tempest

https://tinyurl.com/j92t35w

Definitely NSFW, but those ladies are quite fetching.

Posted by: rickl at May 21, 2016 12:35 PM (sdi6R)

131 All her knowledge is meaningless and likely to get her hung as a witch.

She's a nurse from during WW2, according to Google, so her medical stuff might be useful, but since women weren't allowed to practice medicine back then.. yeah, witch time. And 1700's Scotland is not a good place to be called a witch.

But kilts! Men with accents! All handsome and buff and not at all infested with lice and fleas!

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at May 21, 2016 12:35 PM (39g3+)

132 Well, they were referring to the underage hookers their leadership was running.

That's some despicable shit. One of many things that pisses me off about BLM is that there are many areas in law enforcement that I believe legitimately need reform, but the valid stuff gets lost in the shuffle of grievance politics and opportunistic behavior by so-called "black leaders," and gets minimized or dismissed because the most visible group associated with it tends to be riddled with assholes.

Posted by: Insomniac at May 21, 2016 12:36 PM (0mRoj)

133 "but the valid stuff gets lost in the shuffle of grievance politics and opportunistic behavior by so-called "black leaders," and gets minimized or dismissed because the most visible group associated with it tends to be riddled with assholes."

This is why we need genuine Black leadership.
Straighten this shit out.

Posted by: Rachel Dolezol at May 21, 2016 12:38 PM (ptqRm)

134 This is why we need genuine Black leadership.
Straighten this shit out.
Posted by: Rachel Dolezol at May 21, 2016 12:38 PM (ptqRm)

Pound sand, Rachel. You're whiter than I am.

Posted by: Insomniac at May 21, 2016 12:39 PM (0mRoj)

135 Central Park hosts an all-female, naked production of The Tempest

Peter Greenway did a version of Tempest that was pretty much all-nude in the 90s already.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at May 21, 2016 12:39 PM (39g3+)

136 If Lena Dunham wants to help people, reach people maybe she should talk to her generation about drug use. Truth about pot. LSD is back. So is heroin.

Do something good Lena

Posted by: ThunderB at May 21, 2016 12:40 PM (zOTsN)

137 25 I need to buy a mattress....
Any tips?
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at May 21, 2016 11:37 AM
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If you have boxsprings, cover the frame with plywood or boards to make a platform. Buy a foam mattress. I recommend Spa Sensations 8" memory foam, ordered thru Walmart. Cheap.

Flip the mattresses every now and then. It will last a long time even with pretty heavy usage --- not as long as a good standard mattress, to be sure, but you get a MUCH better bang for the buck.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at May 21, 2016 12:40 PM (T/5A0)

138 At 6 am, I saw a coyote a block away and in the mid of the street. Dont think it was the same one since this one looked larger. By the time I approached it, it was gone. They must be hungry to be out in daylight so much. Years ago I was at a house in the hills. At about 4 pm, you can see all the coyotes waking up. There were a lot of them all over the place.

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at May 21, 2016 12:40 PM (iQIUe)

139 "Pound sand, Rachel. You're whiter than I am.'

Word

Posted by: Shaun King at May 21, 2016 12:42 PM (ptqRm)

140 77
Its hilarious, the more evidence that its all nonsense rises, and the worst the support and trust in this fraud becomes... the more desperately they strive to ram it down out throats.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at May 21, 2016 12:13 PM (39g3+)

I don't have a link to an article, but I heard about it on the radio yesterday.

It's more terrifying than hilarious. The frightening thing is that it was the students who demanded it. And the legislature rolled over and accommodated them.

Meet the new Khmer Rouge, same as the old Khmer Rouge.

Posted by: rickl at May 21, 2016 12:43 PM (sdi6R)

141 Nood

Posted by: Y-not on the phone at May 21, 2016 12:44 PM (Wztg5)

142 How sure are we that is a productive beetle doing the good work of propelling science along? I have blown the picture up to the maximum limits, and I now suspect that is an SWJ beetle who is in fact trying to impede science's forward progress.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at May 21, 2016 12:47 PM (R+30W)

143 Central Park hosts an all-female, naked production of The Tempest

Brought to you by the lovelies of the Outdoor Co-ed Topless Pulp Fiction Appreciation Society.

https://coedtoplesspulpfiction.wordpress.com/

It's a total coincidence that I know that. Completely random.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at May 21, 2016 12:47 PM (1xUj/)

144 Hey, it's raining. I can't even step outside, much less garden.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at May 21, 2016 12:47 PM (T/5A0)

145 One of many things that pisses me off about BLM is that there are many areas in law enforcement that I believe legitimately need reform, but the valid stuff gets lost in the shuffle of grievance politics and opportunistic behavior by so-called "black leaders,"

I agree. Strongly.

Its not that their complaints aren't valid, there's real reason for concern. Its that they are totally coopted by a combination of scumbags and leftist cranks. Everything they're trying to accomplish has been taken over by people totally exploiting the concerns of families and people hurt by abusive cops and authorities.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at May 21, 2016 12:48 PM (39g3+)

146
Mr. Pimp has been scamming people from the moment he showed up in Ferguson.

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at May 21, 2016 12:48 PM (iQIUe)

147 143
Brought to you by the lovelies of the Outdoor Co-ed Topless Pulp Fiction Appreciation Society.

https://coedtoplesspulpfiction.wordpress.com/

It's a total coincidence that I know that. Completely random.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at May 21, 2016 12:47 PM (1xUj/)

*licks screen*

That would be a great link for the book thread.

Because reading is fundamental.

Posted by: rickl at May 21, 2016 12:52 PM (sdi6R)

148 It's a total coincidence that I know that. Completely random.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at May 21, 2016 12:47 PM (1xUj/)
***
Have you been going through my bookmarks again?

Seriously, though,a lot of the ladies there would do well to cover themselves....but there are a few who are just stunning creatures.

And totes serious about literature, you guys. Totes.

Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at May 21, 2016 12:52 PM (lutOX)

149 85 Besides I think chains are illegal in most States now.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at May 21, 2016 12:16 PM (vvmPQ)

++++

Not at all. There are restrictions though.

http://www.tirechainsrus.com/tire-chains-laws.html

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at May 21, 2016 12:55 PM (R+30W)

150 After the big blizzard we had in late January or early February (I forget), the mail truck still had chains two weeks later, when the roads were perfectly dry. It was ridiculous.

Posted by: rickl at May 21, 2016 12:59 PM (sdi6R)

151 I can tell all the non-gardeners are checking out the book club above-referenced.....

Sad thing, there's more ink on some of those girls than on the pages of the books they're carrying.....

Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at May 21, 2016 01:00 PM (lutOX)

152 "Central Park hosts an all-female, naked production of The Tempest"
------------------------
But why all-female?
Gay romance isn't really that transgressive anymore.
I think it would be "better" (i.e., get more attention, cause more discomfort to the rubes) if you had naked men in the male roles. Or pre-op transwomen at least.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at May 21, 2016 01:02 PM (T/5A0)

153 "But why all-female?"

They wanted a crowd.

Posted by: huh? at May 21, 2016 01:06 PM (CRXed)

154 If they're going to have a naked play, I'd prefer it to be all-female. That's just how I roll.

It's not like I'm going to be paying attention to the dialogue or anything.

Posted by: rickl at May 21, 2016 01:08 PM (sdi6R)

155 Why would anyone want to see a naked Shakespeare play? I cant believe tax money is being used for that bullshit.

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at May 21, 2016 01:08 PM (iQIUe)

156
Decades ago, I saw a production of Midsomer's Night Dream. The fairy king had his nipple pierced. For the entire play all I could think of was ow! Very distracting and not in a good way.

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at May 21, 2016 01:11 PM (iQIUe)

157 Its not that their complaints aren't valid, there's real reason for concern. Its that they are totally coopted by a combination of scumbags and leftist cranks. Everything they're trying to accomplish has been taken over by people totally exploiting the concerns of families and people hurt by abusive cops and authorities.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at May 21, 2016 12:48 PM (39g3+)

Just so.

Posted by: Insomniac at May 21, 2016 01:13 PM (0mRoj)

158 "if Lena Dunham wants to help people"

No evidence that she does.

Posted by: huh? at May 21, 2016 01:14 PM (CRXed)

159 153 "But why all-female?"
They wanted a crowd.

Posted by: huh? at May 21, 2016 01:06 PM (CRXed)
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Well, sure, if you're charging admission.
Female nudity sells much, much better.

But if you're trying to be transgressive and "make a profound statement," you can't give the crowd what it already wants.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at May 21, 2016 01:14 PM (T/5A0)

160 "Well, sure, if you're charging admission."

Or want attention.

These young women are making a statement. Probably that they think their mom is a prude.

Their mom probably did some things she doesn't want her daughter to do.

As far as I can tell this is harmless and entertaining.
Yay!

Posted by: huh? at May 21, 2016 01:17 PM (CRXed)

161 If the word smurf means everything, it means nothing.

Posted by: Brainy Smurf at May 21, 2016 01:19 PM (AjTgU)

162 Why would anyone want to see a naked Shakespeare play? I cant believe tax money is being used for that bullshit.

There was no tax money involved.

And "why anyone would want to see a naked Shakespeare play" isn't even a question.

Because. Duh.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at May 21, 2016 01:21 PM (1xUj/)

163 "you can't give the crowd what it already wants."

Without using pressure what a crowd wants is the only thing you can give it.

Otherwise you have a captive event with family and friends.
Or a communist rally in N Korea where they will feed you to hungry vicious dogs for not being enthusiastic enough (if news reports are to be believed).

Posted by: huh? at May 21, 2016 01:21 PM (CRXed)

164 The gardening thread makes me feel guilty

Posted by: @votermom at May 21, 2016 01:22 PM (7lVbc)

165 "why anyone would want to see a naked Shakespeare play"

Mostly attractive all woman cast. What sweet dreams are made of.

Posted by: huh? at May 21, 2016 01:23 PM (CRXed)

166 155 Why would anyone want to see a naked Shakespeare play? I cant believe tax money is being used for that bullshit.
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at May 21, 2016 01:08 PM (iQIUe)

I don't know that tax money is involved, but even if so, it beats the hell out of the EPA, the DoE, HUD, the BATFE, etc., etc., ad infinitum...

Bumper sticker: "It will be a great day when naked women get all the money they need to perform Shakespeare, while the ATF has to hold a bake sale to fund a no-knock raid."

Posted by: rickl at May 21, 2016 01:26 PM (sdi6R)

167 I'm not gay, but I am impotent.

Posted by: Brainy Smurf at May 21, 2016 01:27 PM (AjTgU)

168 Pic of crooked Hillary cleaning up Bill's mess.

Posted by: Buffalbob at May 21, 2016 01:28 PM (8nL8o)

169 Smurf up.

Marklar: "You see, young marklar. Those marklars don't care about marklar marklar. They just want to take your marklar and marklar their own marklar. The only marklar for this is to marklar."

Posted by: huh? at May 21, 2016 01:28 PM (CRXed)

170
http://goo.gl/yy6Zep

Take a look. Dumb.

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at May 21, 2016 01:31 PM (iQIUe)

171 164
The gardening thread makes me feel guilty

We never want you to feel guilty, votermom. Maybe I should post more weed photos or something.

Posted by: KT at May 21, 2016 01:31 PM (qahv/)

172 170
http://goo.gl/yy6Zep

Take a look. Dumb.
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at May 21, 2016 01:31 PM (iQIUe)

You misspelled "hawt".

Posted by: rickl at May 21, 2016 01:32 PM (sdi6R)

173 I liked the Outlander books... not sure about the series. Jamie doesn't look quite "right" to me. He's supposed to be a really big man.... that actor doesn't seem so big.

But I eventually bought into Teeny Tom as Jack Reacher (I do honestly enjoy that movie), so I should probably give the Outlander series a shot.

Posted by: Gem at May 21, 2016 01:33 PM (c+gwp)

174 I think that I shall never see a thing as lovely as a dung sphere.

Posted by: Joyce Kilmer at May 21, 2016 01:35 PM (AjTgU)

175 Wait, back up the truck a sec. You mean that's NOT a M&M??

Posted by: Joe Biden at May 21, 2016 01:36 PM (AjTgU)

176 I suppose you might as well have a naked woman play Ferdinand these days. Men have indeed become superfluous.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at May 21, 2016 01:40 PM (T/5A0)

177 "The beetles' navigational skills could aid the development of driverless vehicles, the researchers suggest. -"

Fuck driverless cars. Nobody wants this crap, yet everywhere in the MSM we're told how awesome it will be.

Posted by: Monsieur Moo Moo at May 21, 2016 01:44 PM (0LHZx)

178 think it would be "better" (i.e., get more attention, cause more discomfort to the rubes) if you had naked men in the male roles.

Men are a myth. There are no men.

Posted by: Caitlyn Jenner at May 21, 2016 01:46 PM (AjTgU)

179 Why would anyone want to see a naked Shakespeare play? I cant believe tax money is being used for that bullshit.

____

1. Why would anyone want to see _________? Put any show/movie in that blank and chances are someone has asked the question. Everyone has different tastes and if nekkid Hamlet is your thing, have at it.

Plus I don't think there was any tax money involved.

Posted by: Monsieur Moo Moo at May 21, 2016 01:46 PM (0LHZx)

180 178
Men are a myth. There are no men.
Posted by: Caitlyn Jenner at May 21, 2016 01:46 PM
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Helllllooooooo?

Posted by: Chaz Bono at May 21, 2016 01:49 PM (T/5A0)

181 Well, I hope the Preakness isn't a harbinger for this election season.

Posted by: Kanye Wes' at May 21, 2016 01:50 PM (QlyN5)

182 181 Well, I hope the Preakness isn't a harbinger for this election season.
Posted by: Kanye Wes' at May 21, 2016 01:50 PM (QlyN5)
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Say what?

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at May 21, 2016 01:51 PM (T/5A0)

183 I've always thought the dung beetle was an incredible metaphor on life. I just couldn't figure it out.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 21, 2016 01:51 PM (08Znv)

184 145 One of many things that pisses me off about BLM is that there are many areas in law enforcement that I believe legitimately need reform, but the valid stuff gets lost in the shuffle of grievance politics and opportunistic behavior by so-called "black leaders,"

I agree. Strongly.

Its not that their complaints aren't valid, there's real reason for concern. Its that they are totally coopted by a combination of scumbags and leftist cranks. Everything they're trying to accomplish has been taken over by people totally exploiting the concerns of families and people hurt by abusive cops and authorities.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at May 21, 2016 12:48 PM (39g3+)

___

You don't want da po-po hassling you? Don't fucking commit crimes. It's so simple a caveman could understand it.

This goes for whites, blacks, everyone.

Posted by: Monsieur Moo Moo at May 21, 2016 01:53 PM (0LHZx)

185 Two horses die in first four races of Preakness Saturday

http://preview.tinyurl.com/j36xww7

Posted by: Kanye Wes' at May 21, 2016 01:53 PM (QlyN5)

186 Two horses die in first four races of Preakness Saturday

I see they had to euthanize the horse but took the jockey to the hospital. That's hardly fair.

Posted by: Blanco Basura at May 21, 2016 01:56 PM (T/cxb)

187 185 Two horses die in first four races of Preakness Saturday

Posted by: Kanye Wes' at May 21, 2016 01:53 PM
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Yikes.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at May 21, 2016 01:56 PM (T/5A0)

188 The smoke in the bathroom could have moved into there from a fire in the avionics bay.

Sabotage by mechanic? Just bad luck breakdown as in an electrical short? But those systems are redundant to guard against that.

Or, fire started in bathroom as diversion?Followed by assault on the cockpit? Doesn't seem likely with the locks and protocols, etc.

Posted by: Meremortal, wine needed at May 21, 2016 01:58 PM (3myMJ)

189 I don't know anything about horse racing.

9 year old 9-1 underdog wins and collapses?

I expect they'll be testing for horsey amphetamines.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at May 21, 2016 01:59 PM (1xUj/)

190 Poop-poop-e-Poop!

Posted by: Betty Boop, the Dung Beetle Version at May 21, 2016 02:01 PM (tyD37)

191 185 Two horses die in first four races of Preakness Saturday

http://preview.tinyurl.com/j36xww7
Posted by: Kanye Wes' at May 21, 2016 01:53 PM (QlyN5)

Shit, that's awful.

I had a cat who died of a sudden heart attack. He was 7 years old and seemed to be in perfect health.

Posted by: rickl at May 21, 2016 02:03 PM (sdi6R)

192 The gardening thread makes me feel guilty
Posted by: @votermom at May 21, 2016 01:22 PM (7lVbc)
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votermom, be like me - just go there to drool and learn and be envious.

Posted by: bluebell at May 21, 2016 02:03 PM (2WwbN)

193 Just popping in for a prayer request if any praying people haven't gone to a new thread.

I have a wedding to do tonight.

Tomorrow I have a dramatic performance at a church and I feel terrible. I've felt really bad all day. There is no understudy for this role. So prayers for my recovery and that I might give glory to God in both of these endeavors would be greatly appreciated.

Thx very much

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 21, 2016 02:07 PM (w4NZ8)

194 You don't want da po-po hassling you? Don't fucking commit crimes. It's so simple a caveman could understand it.

If you really think that everyone the cops hassle is a criminal, you haven't been paying attention.

Posted by: Insomniac at May 21, 2016 02:09 PM (0mRoj)

195 *pokes with stick*

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 21, 2016 02:11 PM (9ym/8)

196 FS, that is the least I can do for all the inspiration you give me each week!

Bless you and good luck.

Posted by: Infidel at May 21, 2016 02:13 PM (iQrD3)

197 I just had a very pleasant, attractive middle aged woman asking for my support6 for Bernie. She said "I can tell from the look on your face that you're not a supporter" (I guess that she hasn't seen the signs outside my house.) I said I haven't voted for a Democrat for years, I don't really support anyone running". (Most people here know i will vote for trump whom i don't like) However, i did manage to get my line in, "But I do think it's terrible the way the Bernie supporters have been disenfranchised-particularly in the NV caucus and i don't like Hillary Clinton." She said, "Well, you could still vote against Hillary in the primary. I told her that I didn't feel comfortable but maybe i should considering how much I( can't stand Hillary.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 21, 2016 02:16 PM (w4NZ8)

198 FenelonSpoke

Prayers going in your direction.

Posted by: KT at May 21, 2016 02:16 PM (qahv/)

199 "Nobody wants this crap"

Retiring baby boomers. Half-blind hard-of-hearing belligerents who are use to getting their way. Medicare will pay for you a self driving car. Sign-up today. New growth industry since China didn't pan out.

Posted by: huh? at May 21, 2016 02:17 PM (CRXed)

200 Posted by: Infidel at May 21, 2016 02:13 PM (iQrD3)

Thanks very much.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 21, 2016 02:17 PM (w4NZ8)

201 The Preakness is my favorite cookie!

Posted by: Joe Biden at May 21, 2016 02:22 PM (AjTgU)

202 You may not get the Nude Shakespeare that you want
But you get the Nude Shakespeare that you need.

Posted by: naturalfake being all philosophical and stuff at May 21, 2016 02:23 PM (oU3Bb)

203 Posted by: KT at May 21, 2016 02:16 PM (qahv/)

Thanks, KT.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 21, 2016 02:32 PM (w4NZ8)

204 Not believing a fire on a airplane is going to bring it down without a distress call.

Posted by: Skip at May 21, 2016 02:33 PM (3wHFl)

205 Quite a write-up over at U.K. Daily Mail about Egypt Air 804 today. "Investigators" now seem to be swinging back to on-board bomb after on-board fire thought yesterday. Aircraft went into a spiraled dive after smoke alerts went off.

Very strange.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 21, 2016 02:37 PM (9ym/8)

206 Maybe more than one bomb with one a fizzled.

Or the bomb start fizzling before it blew up

The Underpants Bomber had that problem and fortunately just burnt up his junk rather than blew up the plane

Posted by: naturalfake being all philosophical and stuff at May 21, 2016 02:46 PM (oU3Bb)

207 Nood
I guess this is now the thread below the Garden and the Pet thread.

Posted by: Skip at May 21, 2016 02:47 PM (3wHFl)

208 It's ridiculous to have a nude version of Shakespeare. They're obviously trying to push the boundaries. Shakespeare was a poet and a brilliant dramatist. Nobody will be concentrating on the drama if they're watching the drama of nude actors. It's an insult to the memory of Shakespeare.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 21, 2016 02:52 PM (w4NZ8)

209
I hate the meat world today, and the feeling is mutual. BBL, hopefully not sober.

Posted by: iforgot at May 21, 2016 03:16 PM (5o5ek)

210 Front lavatory, by the cockpit, if memory serves, was identified as the location of the first smoke detection, probable bomb location.

Makes sense . The most vulnerable systems on an airliner are pilot and co-pilot. Thank God this didn't happen over a populated area.

Posted by: Kaspar Gutman at May 21, 2016 03:16 PM (yLWEq)

211 Speaking of the media, now that I'm trying to post a couple of blog posts every day I'm reading a *lot* more news articles. OMG, they are so badly written it's appalling. Are they even written to a fifth grade level any more? Admittedly, I'm not that impressed with my own writing to this point, but I'm not getting paid for it either. I do certainly have a lot more sympathy for Ace though on the days he doesn't post much since I frequently fail to provide just the two posts that is my goal.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 21, 2016 03:42 PM (GDulk)

212 Magnificent Seven (1960)is on TMC, quite possibly the best western ever made.

Posted by: Skip at May 21, 2016 04:04 PM (3wHFl)

213 Polliwog the 'Ette at May 21, 2016 03:42 PM

:Interesting observations. Like Dennis Prager says, writing clarifies your thinking. I marvel at Ace's output, too.

Posted by: KT at May 21, 2016 06:05 PM (qahv/)

214 I hope that the trans-species movement does not start looking back nostalgically to that sun god with the face of a dung beetle.

Posted by: KT at May 21, 2016 06:10 PM (qahv/)

215 "Incidentally, why did the Egyptians worship beetles that eat poop?" That's a joke right?

They were preparing us for our future politicians?

Posted by: Rob in Katy at May 22, 2016 12:04 PM (N5gjg)

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