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The Trap
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM

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1 Sponge!

Posted by: rickb223 at August 25, 2026 09:30 AM (exh+T)

2 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 09:30 AM (ccf/V)

3 Uh.......

Overrated?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 09:30 AM (ccf/V)

4 Nooded.

Posted by: Nazdar at August 25, 2026 09:30 AM (NcvvS)

5 Inspector Clouseau does a great Lautrec imitation.

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 25, 2026 09:31 AM (/+uur)

6 The Trap

Does this rag smell like chloroform?

Posted by: rickb223 at August 25, 2026 09:31 AM (exh+T)

7 Stay in your lane, shorty!

Posted by: Admiral Akbar at August 25, 2026 09:31 AM (SgdqL)

8 Don't put the cart before the horse.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 25, 2026 09:31 AM (2Cry5)

9 Expected the artist to be Admiral Ackbar.

Posted by: Nazdar at August 25, 2026 09:31 AM (NcvvS)

10 Ah....this one pops out when you click it. I can get a better view of it there.

It still incredibly meh......overwhelmingly meh.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 09:31 AM (ccf/V)

11 Instead of pointillism
It is strokeillsim

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 25, 2026 09:31 AM (/+uur)

12 I like this one. Interesting brush work.

Posted by: Tuna at August 25, 2026 09:31 AM (lJ0H4)

13 In between drunken, drug fueled rages, and despite his disease-wracked pains, he painted.

And pretty well.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 25, 2026 09:31 AM (nR+Sx)

14 My vision is all blurry. What am I looking at?

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 25, 2026 09:31 AM (uDsO0)

15 Is he telling the horse, "That's two!"?

Posted by: GWB at August 25, 2026 09:32 AM (kU0PQ)

16 Admiral Ackbar was angry that day, my friends.

Posted by: George Costanza at August 25, 2026 09:32 AM (2Ez/1)

17 Doesn't look like an Ackbar.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 25, 2026 09:32 AM (XvL8K)

18 Nice ass.

$20. Same as in town.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 25, 2026 09:32 AM (exh+T)

19 Dog. So art.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 25, 2026 09:32 AM (exh+T)

20 overwhelmingly meh.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 09:31 AM (ccf/V)

Wouldn't that be the definition of "whelming"?

Posted by: GWB at August 25, 2026 09:32 AM (kU0PQ)

21 It has an "I'm an incredible artist, but am under contract to produce several paintings and am running out of time, so I'll just shit this one out" air about it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 09:32 AM (ccf/V)

22 A very fine piece of art; would hang.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 25, 2026 09:32 AM (nR+Sx)

23 My first thought was that it reminded me of Wayne and Hepburn in Rooster Cogburn.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at August 25, 2026 09:32 AM (SgdqL)

24 What's the white shape?

Posted by: I gotta ask at August 25, 2026 09:33 AM (2Ez/1)

25 The guy in front of the horse has no face.

Posted by: dantesed at August 25, 2026 09:33 AM (YRw3x)

26
Wouldn't that be the definition of "whelming"?
Posted by: GWB at August 25, 2026 09:32 AM (kU0PQ)

You drive a good point.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 09:33 AM (ccf/V)

27 What's the white shape?
Posted by: I gotta ask

Dog

Posted by: rickb223 at August 25, 2026 09:33 AM (exh+T)

28 My vision is all blurry. What am I looking at?
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 25, 2026 09:31 AM (uDsO0)

You didn't drink enough last night. This is intended for people with hangovers or building up to a hangover.

Posted by: GWB at August 25, 2026 09:34 AM (kU0PQ)

29 If you read this painting in Hebrew, the cart IS before the horse.

Posted by: Perspective at August 25, 2026 09:34 AM (JM9I6)

30 What's the white shape?
Posted by: I gotta ask

Kind of looks like a dog.

Posted by: Tuna at August 25, 2026 09:34 AM (lJ0H4)

31 Nice ass.

$20. Same as in town.
Posted by: rickb223
________

But how much for the Diablo Sandwich and Dr. Pepper?

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 25, 2026 09:34 AM (XvL8K)

32 If you stare at it long enough, you'll see the Empire State Building with King Kong at the top.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 09:34 AM (ccf/V)

33 It looks like it was painted by a third grader. Lack of fine detail…What’s that lump to the left of the lady? Not Fetterman, right?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 25, 2026 09:35 AM (geWO5)

34 would not hang

Posted by: Gref at August 25, 2026 09:35 AM (5rh/l)

35 You drive a good point.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 09:33 AM (ccf/V)

But I'm not driving it home. Just out into a field somewhere.

Posted by: GWB at August 25, 2026 09:35 AM (kU0PQ)

36 But how much for the Diablo Sandwich and Dr. Pepper?
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

I see you are in a hurry Sheriff.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 25, 2026 09:35 AM (exh+T)

37 27 What's the white shape?
Posted by: I gotta ask

Dog
Posted by: rickb223 at August 25, 2026 09:33 AM

So, does that mean it qualifies as art?

Posted by: I gotta ask at August 25, 2026 09:35 AM (2Ez/1)

38 Ees no steenking 'trap' … ees blurry

Posted by: Dr_No at August 25, 2026 09:36 AM (ayRl+)

39
So, does that mean it qualifies as art?

Posted by: I gotta ask at August 25, 2026 09:35 AM (2Ez/1)

So declared at 19.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 09:36 AM (ccf/V)

40 So, does that mean it qualifies as art?
Posted by: I gotta ask

At some level.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 25, 2026 09:36 AM (exh+T)

41 overwhelmingly meh.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 09:31 AM (ccf/V)

Wouldn't that be the definition of "whelming"?
Posted by: GWB at August 25, 2026 09:32 AM (kU0PQ)

Overwhelmingly meh would also mean that 100 master artists could spend their entire lives working to improve this piece and it would still be mid. It's mediocrity would swallow up their talent like the ocean swallows a single tear cried by Greta Thunberg when she discovers that someone, somewhere, is living comfortably.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 25, 2026 09:36 AM (ExV1e)

42 When do we get art?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at August 25, 2026 09:36 AM (ZSy9t)

43 Mr. Ed was on TV for six seasons 143 episodes. That's more than I thought.

Posted by: Wil-burr! at August 25, 2026 09:36 AM (JM9I6)

44 There's no pussy in the woods visible, so NOT a trap.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 09:36 AM (ccf/V)

45 What's the white shape?
Posted by: I gotta ask

Dog
Posted by: rickb223 at August 25, 2026 09:33 AM

So, does that mean it qualifies as art?
Posted by: I gotta ask at August 25, 2026 09:35 AM (2Ez/1)

That’s a dog? How can we be sure? I thought it was Fetterman’s lump

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 25, 2026 09:36 AM (geWO5)

46 Hillary taking Bill's body away
Would hang, kind of simple.
Thx CBD

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 25, 2026 09:37 AM (JEgjE)

47 That’s a dog? How can we be sure? I thought it was Fetterman’s lump
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

Fetterman's Lump doesn't have a snout.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 25, 2026 09:37 AM (exh+T)

48 Mr. Ed was canceled in 1966. So was sponsor Studebaker.

Posted by: Since 1859 at August 25, 2026 09:37 AM (JM9I6)

49 Ok, I'll bite.

Where is the trap?

I'm confused.

And probably not going to be around much today, super busy at work and flying to Palo Alto in the morning.

Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 25, 2026 09:37 AM (rvnbR)

50 This one leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. It’s not good. Or interesting. Very meh.

I liked the commie Russian women yesterday much better. They had power and purpose and they had stories to tell. This one is dull and blurry.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 25, 2026 09:38 AM (yEz+x)

51 That’s a dog? How can we be sure? I thought it was Fetterman’s lump

Posted by: LinusVanPelt

Looks like a cross between a sheepdog and a feral hog.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 09:38 AM (ccf/V)

52 The sniper planned his trap carefully, but the dog is onto him.

Posted by: No Name Today at August 25, 2026 09:38 AM (8mulE)

53 There's no pussy in the woods visible, so NOT a trap.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

The trap is, he'll be married by the time they get back to town.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 25, 2026 09:38 AM (exh+T)

54 Very strange vibe from this one. You can keep.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 25, 2026 09:38 AM (FR9Sb)

55 And probably not going to be around much today, super busy at work and flying to Palo Alto in the morning.
Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 25, 2026 09:37 AM (rvnbR)

I, too, will be heading to work shortly and will be likely out most of the day.

Not that it matters much. My contributions are usually miniscule and annoying to most.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 09:39 AM (ccf/V)

56 The Trap
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

**************

Baggy Britches - a limerick

I hope I'm not being obtuse
But I'm not sure this fits my caboose
At first it felt right
And next 'twas too tight
And now, darn it all, it's toulouse!"

Posted by: muldoon at August 25, 2026 09:39 AM (qgHp7)

57

You think you're scared?

I have to ride back with just the dog!

Posted by: Dirty Frank at August 25, 2026 09:39 AM (jxOI0)

58 And while we're at it, what's in the foreground? Wreckage from another cart or wagon?

Posted by: I gotta ask at August 25, 2026 09:39 AM (2Ez/1)

59 That’s a dog? How can we be sure? I thought it was Fetterman’s lump

Posted by: LinusVanPelt

Looks like a cross between a sheepdog and a feral hog.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

It looks like she dressed a grey dog in a white hoodie.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 25, 2026 09:39 AM (exh+T)

60 No more Beef-a -Reeno for you, Rusty!

Posted by: Kramer at August 25, 2026 09:39 AM (wVcYX)

61 Baggy Britches - a limerick

I hope I'm not being obtuse
But I'm not sure this fits my caboose
At first it felt right
And next 'twas too tight
And now, darn it all, it's toulouse!"
Posted by: muldoon at August 25, 2026 09:39 AM (qgHp7)

You picked a fine time to leave me, loose wheel.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 09:40 AM (ccf/V)

62 And while we're at it, what's in the foreground? Wreckage from another cart or wagon?
Posted by: I gotta ask

A field of broken dreams.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 25, 2026 09:40 AM (exh+T)

63 Horse looks kind of like a Doberman pinscher.

So, ART!

Posted by: muldoon at August 25, 2026 09:40 AM (qgHp7)

64 More shArt.

And what this thing is likely worth should be an embarrassment to all artists.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 09:41 AM (ccf/V)

65 The dog is on the alert for snipers in the trees.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 25, 2026 09:41 AM (FZ29D)

66 If you read this painting in Hebrew, the cart IS before the horse.
Posted by: Perspective at August 25, 2026 09:34 AM (JM9I6)

Excellent point.

Posted by: GWB at August 25, 2026 09:41 AM (kU0PQ)

67 Hope they check well for ticks after returning from this tryst-including Fido there.

Posted by: Lyme In The Coconut at August 25, 2026 09:42 AM (JM9I6)

68 Oh....that's a WOMAN in the cart?

Well, I guess that IS a trap, then.

He should've tried a bit harder on this one.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 09:43 AM (ccf/V)

69 Is that Toulouse… as in Nestle Toulouse? Great cookies…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 25, 2026 09:43 AM (geWO5)

70 Dave in Fla!

Howdy handsome! Long time no see. Hope you are well.

*smooch!*

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 25, 2026 09:43 AM (iZaDk)

71 Wouldn't that be the definition of "whelming"?
Posted by: GWB at August 25, 2026 09:32 AM

Doof is the expert on "whelming." We'll need his thoughts on this.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 25, 2026 09:44 AM (KRh8R)

72 Dog smells the other bodies. Dude's unaware that she's about to disembowel him for his impure thoughts.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 09:44 AM (ccf/V)

73 Where is the trap?
Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 25, 2026 09:37 AM (rvnbR)

The trap is in the word. A "trap" is a two-wheeled horse drawn carriage. You have to be old enough to know what a buggy whip is to catch that, though.

Posted by: GWB at August 25, 2026 09:44 AM (kU0PQ)

74 I'm getting hungry. Either we saddle up and get some horse puns going or imma go get breakfast.

Posted by: Nay Nay at August 25, 2026 09:45 AM (2Ez/1)

75 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. Ran out of gas did he?
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 25, 2026 09:45 AM (2WIwB)

76 Oh I like this one! Very serene.

Posted by: Piper at August 25, 2026 09:45 AM (ZdaMQ)

77 Neigh on the horse puns.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 09:45 AM (ccf/V)

78 That's more of a cart than a trap. Milady must be poor.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 25, 2026 09:45 AM (XvL8K)

79 Lady was born in the wrong era. She could be laying bricks in the WNBA today and dodging green dildos.

Posted by: Different Kind of Courting at August 25, 2026 09:45 AM (JM9I6)

80 that's weederman's ancestor.

Posted by: cmeat at August 25, 2026 09:45 AM (Bep7s)

81 >> What's the white shape?

Regret.

It's an allegory.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 25, 2026 09:46 AM (viF8m)

82 I like it. Relaxed, pastoral. Driver has amazingly good posture.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 25, 2026 09:46 AM (KRh8R)

83 trap in this case, refers to the cart. A 'trap' carriage is supposedly one where the rear can be lowered 'like a trapdoor'

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 25, 2026 09:47 AM (aJQbY)

84 Toulouse-Lautrec was a frustrating artist for my taste. He was capable of effective and emotional images in a way that reminds me of Andrew Wyeth. They seem to be the exception. Others look like he is channeling van Gogh, somewhat successfully. But most come across as cartoons: exaggerated and overly colorful. If I cared about turn of the century Parisian excesses I might enjoy his work more. Since I don't care, I'll leave his stuff to the galleries where I can ignore them.

I wonder what he could have done as a children's book illustrator.

Posted by: JTB at August 25, 2026 09:47 AM (yTvNw)

85 The trap is she's telling him she's pregnant.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 25, 2026 09:47 AM (ndZc7)

86 I thought it was Fetterman’s lump
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

************

The sad tale of Fetterman's lunp
At first it was merely a bump
It gave us a fright
And try as we might
We still can't get over the hump!

Posted by: muldoon at August 25, 2026 09:47 AM (qgHp7)

87 horse named mayo.

Posted by: cmeat at August 25, 2026 09:47 AM (Bep7s)

88 So, is this lady on the bridal path, or just the bridle path?

Posted by: David's Bridal at August 25, 2026 09:48 AM (JM9I6)

89 What's the white shape?

The body that they're going to be burying.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 25, 2026 09:48 AM (ExV1e)

90 "...where the rear can be lowered 'like a trapdoor..."

Go on...

Posted by: Pete Bootygig at August 25, 2026 09:48 AM (2Ez/1)

91 I swear that thing on the left side of the carriage is a dog wearing a babushka.

Posted by: JTB at August 25, 2026 09:48 AM (yTvNw)

92 77 Neigh on the horse puns.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 09:45 AM (ccf/V)

I am sure a few morons will pony up.

Posted by: Piper at August 25, 2026 09:49 AM (ZdaMQ)

93 83 trap in this case, refers to the cart. A 'trap' carriage is supposedly one where the rear can be lowered 'like a trapdoor'
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click)

Mommy Dr. Jill makes me wear trapdoor pajamas. Easy clean up.

Posted by: My Butt's Been Wiped at August 25, 2026 09:50 AM (JM9I6)

94 Neigh on the horse puns.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 09:45 AM (ccf/V)

I am sure a few morons will pony up.

These puns need to be reined in.

Posted by: Tuna at August 25, 2026 09:50 AM (lJ0H4)

95 Alternate Title: Kitty Russell Gets Kidnapped and Held Hostage By a Notorious Outlaw Gang for the Fifteenth Time in the 20-Year Run of 'Gunsmoke'

Posted by: muldoon at August 25, 2026 09:50 AM (qgHp7)

96 Inscrutable.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 25, 2026 09:50 AM (RIvkX)

97 And NObody gets the joke from the line I posted?

An old, crusty farmer has successfully wooed and married a pretty, younger woman. He is taking her (and her baggage) to his home in his buggy. Along the way, the horse sees a sheep dog working his flock in a field and balks, stumbling. This knocks the man and woman askew in the buggy, nearly tumbling her to the ground.

The farmer gets out of the buggy, grabs the horse by his bridle, shakes vigorously, and says in a low growl, "That's one."

He remounts and they continue on their way.
1/3

Posted by: GWB at August 25, 2026 09:51 AM (kU0PQ)

98 Neigh on the horse puns.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 09:45 AM (ccf/V)

I am sure a few morons will pony up.

These puns need to be reined in.
Posted by: Tuna at August 25, 2026 09:50 AM (lJ0H4)

Do we have to stirrup troubles?

Posted by: Count de Monet at August 25, 2026 09:52 AM (wVcYX)

99 >I wonder what he could have done as a children's book illustrator.
Posted by: JTB at August 25, 2026 09:47 AM
++++

I certainly wouldn't let him anywhere near my moss-covered three-handled family Gradunza.

Posted by: Dr. Suess at August 25, 2026 09:52 AM (2Ez/1)

100 i like the section of fence clamped in the vice.
that cart is a few spokes short of a completed trip.
i can think of no vegetation that can accurately be portrayed using a fanbrush from wifey's compact.

Posted by: cmeat at August 25, 2026 09:52 AM (Bep7s)

101 LOL

Release: New poll says two-thirds of Seattle voters disapprove of Mayor Katie Wilson; 60% say she should resign or be removed

https://tinyurl.com/2w7rj2u8

Posted by: rickb223 at August 25, 2026 09:53 AM (exh+T)

102 That’s a great Fetterman’s lump limerick, Muldoon!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 25, 2026 09:53 AM (geWO5)

103 These puns need to be reined in.
Posted by: Tuna at August 25, 2026 09:50 AM

Giddy up!

Posted by: Kramer at August 25, 2026 09:53 AM (2Ez/1)

104 Do we have to stirrup troubles?
Posted by: Count de Monet

It'll be a cinch to do.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 25, 2026 09:54 AM (exh+T)

105 A bit further down the road, the farmer tries to get the horse to maneuver around some large, washed out portions of the road. But the horse plods through the middle of them, causing gouts of muddy water to splash up on the bride.

The farmer gets out of the buggy, grabs the horse's bridle and shakes it, and says in a loud, menacing tone, "That's two!"

He remounts and the continue on.

About a mile from the house, the horse stumbles, going down, and taking the buggy with it, the front rails digging into the road and causing the man and his wife to slam into the front portion of the woodwork.

The farmer gets out, goes up to the horse, and shouts, "That's three!" He then takes out his revolver and shoots the horse.
2/3

Posted by: GWB at August 25, 2026 09:54 AM (kU0PQ)

106 Bob Ross painted much better vegetation and only took 22 minutes to do it. Bill Alexander, too.

Posted by: PBS Pledge Drive at August 25, 2026 09:54 AM (JM9I6)

107 Neigh on the horse puns. I mean nay…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 25, 2026 09:54 AM (geWO5)

108 Release: New poll says two-thirds of Seattle voters disapprove of Mayor Katie Wilson; 60% say she should resign or be removed

https://tinyurl.com/2w7rj2u8
Posted by: rickb223 at August 25, 2026 09:53 AM

Let me tell you about polls.

Posted by: Francesca Hong at August 25, 2026 09:54 AM (2Ez/1)

109 phun phact:
around a hundred years ago, "pony and trap" was Cockney rhyming slang for "taking a crap".

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 25, 2026 09:54 AM (VyBeY)

110 She bent over
And Rover took over
And gave her a bone of his own!

Oh!

Posted by: Andrew Dice Clay at August 25, 2026 09:55 AM (2Vmz+)

111 So just watch it!

Jesse Watters
@JesseBWatters
WOW... ABDUL EL-SAYED ROASTED FOR SAYING IT'S "WHITE SUPREMACY" TO OPPOSE SHARIA LAW

-
https://tinyurl.com/3ueznua8

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 25, 2026 09:55 AM (ndZc7)

112 Release: New poll says two-thirds of Seattle voters disapprove of Mayor Katie Wilson; 60% say she should resign or be removed

If only they'd ever had the opportunity to prevent her from taking office.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 25, 2026 09:55 AM (ExV1e)

113
Release: New poll says two-thirds of Seattle voters disapprove of Mayor Katie Wilson; 60% say she should resign or be removed

https://tinyurl.com/2w7rj2u8
Posted by: rickb223 at August 25, 2026 09:53 AM (exh+T)

You dumbf*cks elected her overwhelmingly. Reap it.

It's you stupid people that do things like recall Gavin Newsom and re-elect him OVERWHELMINGLY.

You're mentally deranged.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 09:55 AM (ccf/V)

114 Release: New poll says two-thirds of Seattle voters disapprove of Mayor Katie Wilson; 60% say she should resign or be removed

https://tinyurl.com/2w7rj2u8
Posted by: rickb223 at August 25, 2026 09:53 AM (exh+T)

Not Leftist enough, or not brown enough?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 25, 2026 09:55 AM (BI5O2)

115 111 So just watch it!

Jesse Watters
@JesseBWatters
WOW... ABDUL EL-SAYED ROASTED FOR SAYING IT'S "WHITE SUPREMACY" TO OPPOSE SHARIA LAW

-
https://tinyurl.com/3ueznua8

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 25, 2026 09:55 AM (ndZc7)

======

One of the best things that can happen to America in 2026 is El-Sayed losing convincingly in a swing state.

At least 5 points.

Do I think that will happen? I dunno. MI is weird (and corrupt).

But it would send a message.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at August 25, 2026 09:56 AM (btJVX)

116 101 LOL

Release: New poll says two-thirds of Seattle voters disapprove of Mayor Katie Wilson; 60% say she should resign or be removed

https://tinyurl.com/2w7rj2u8
Posted by: rickb223

I was at our little Sunday farmers market this weekend. There were maybe two dozen Trump/ICE protesters. There was over a hundred in line waiting to sign the recall petition.

That’s some funny shit right there.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 25, 2026 09:56 AM (nWwhV)

117 114 Release: New poll says two-thirds of Seattle voters disapprove of Mayor Katie Wilson; 60% say she should resign or be removed

https://tinyurl.com/2w7rj2u8
Posted by: rickb223 at August 25, 2026 09:53 AM (exh+T)

Not Leftist enough, or not brown enough?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 25, 2026 09:55 AM (BI5O2)

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"Her leftism is good and moral. It's just that she's embarrassing us. We need a better Democrat who will keep our decline going but be less embarrassing."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at August 25, 2026 09:56 AM (btJVX)

118 The woman, already shaken by the accident, jumps at the sound of the gun firing and shrieks.

As the farmer reholsters his pistol and moves back to the buggy, the woman begins to berate him, "Why did you shoot the horse? Now we'll have to walk and carry everything! Why did you do that to the horse? It was just a stumble."

Interrupting her, the man leaned in and said in a low voice, "That's one."

Posted by: GWB at August 25, 2026 09:57 AM (kU0PQ)

119 Jesse Watters
@JesseBWatters
WOW... ABDUL EL-SAYED ROASTED FOR SAYING IT'S "WHITE SUPREMACY" TO OPPOSE SHARIA LAW

-
https://tinyurl.com/3ueznua8
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 25, 2026 09:55 AM (ndZc7)

If that's the case, it's a badge I will wear with honor.

Seems we need to break out this oldie but goodie.......

https://youtu.be/nRXLBNZFrwU

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 09:57 AM (ccf/V)

120 phun phact:
around a hundred years ago, "pony and trap" was Cockney rhyming slang for "taking a crap".
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 25, 2026 09:54 AM

Tell me about it.

- Raspberry Tart

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 25, 2026 09:57 AM (KRh8R)

121 Release: New poll says two-thirds of Seattle voters disapprove of Mayor Katie Wilson; 60% say she should resign or be removed

https://tinyurl.com/2w7rj2u8
Posted by: rickb223

Not Leftist enough, or not brown enough?
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

Truly too stupid. No experience.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 25, 2026 09:57 AM (exh+T)

122 Stop putting liberal women in charge.

Posted by: You broke it, you bought it at August 25, 2026 09:58 AM (2Ez/1)

123 I hope the Seattle retards get rid of their retard mayor. It'll be hilarious to see what retard they elevate in her place, in the retarded belief that their shiny new retard will be less retarded than their dingy old retard.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 25, 2026 09:59 AM (BI5O2)

124 That was a long walk on a cold windy beach to a restaurant that was closed.

Posted by: Or maybe it's just me at August 25, 2026 09:59 AM (2Ez/1)

125 Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at August 25, 2026 09:56 AM (btJVX)

Who's the new guy?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 09:59 AM (ccf/V)

126 YD,

Do you really. Think Seattle is retarded?

Be honest now.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 25, 2026 10:00 AM (yEz+x)

127
125 Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at August 25, 2026 09:56 AM (btJVX)

Who's the new guy?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 09:59 AM (ccf/V)

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Just some illiterate asshole.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at August 25, 2026 10:00 AM (btJVX)

128 >>I swear that thing on the left side of the carriage is a dog wearing a babushka.

It's not a dog.

Obviously, it's T-L's inner struggle manifesting itself. He clearly sees himself as the guy who wants to get busy. Both the "horse" and the "dog" are telling him no but he isn't listening. The devil in the blue dress is going to win.

You people don't understand art.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 25, 2026 10:01 AM (viF8m)

129 Do you really. Think Seattle is retarded?

Be honest now.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 25, 2026 10:00 AM (yEz+x)

Big blue city? Check.

Yup.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 25, 2026 10:01 AM (BI5O2)

130 Interrupting her, the man leaned in and said in a low voice, "That's one."
Posted by: GWB

Yes, it's very funny, but Morons are into instant gratification. Too long. A Muldoon limerick is about as far as reading comprehension can travel here.

Posted by: The Man From Calcutta at August 25, 2026 10:01 AM (JM9I6)

131
Just some illiterate asshole.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at August 25, 2026 10:00 AM (btJVX)

Like we need another one of those. This town isn't big enough for the both of us.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 10:01 AM (ccf/V)

132 cart, trap, dray, wagon, buggy, coach, surrey (with or without a fringe on top), buckboard, hansom, carriage, chariot, oxcart,

If it's got wheels and is pulled by a horse, we've got thousands in stock.

/Schellenbarger Ford Lincoln Mercury on I-25

Posted by: muldoon at August 25, 2026 10:01 AM (qgHp7)

133 You dumbf*cks elected her overwhelmingly. Reap it.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 09:55 AM (ccf/V)

They counted enough votes for her to win overwhelmingly.
That doesn't necessarily mean they voted overwhelmingly for her.

(But there had to be enough of the "dumbf*cks" voting for her to make the fraud doable. Which is the problem.)

Posted by: GWB at August 25, 2026 10:01 AM (kU0PQ)

134 Just some illiterate asshole.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at August 25, 2026 10:00 AM

Being innumerate carries no penalty on this blog, thanks to the "No math" rule.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 25, 2026 10:02 AM (0sNs1)

135
They counted enough votes for her to win overwhelmingly.
That doesn't necessarily mean they voted overwhelmingly for her.

(But there had to be enough of the "dumbf*cks" voting for her to make the fraud doable. Which is the problem.)
Posted by: GWB at August 25, 2026 10:01 AM (kU0PQ)

But they keep telling me it's IMPOSSIBLE and election fraud just DOESN'T HAPPEN.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 10:03 AM (ccf/V)

136 British Horror? Dentistry of Doom?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 25, 2026 10:03 AM (ndZc7)

137 "112 Release: New poll says two-thirds of Seattle voters disapprove of Mayor Katie Wilson; 60% say she should resign or be removed

If only they'd ever had the opportunity to prevent her from taking office.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 25, 2026 09:55 AM (ExV1e) "

considering what we know about vote fraud already, it seems possible that they did vote that way, but were overruled by "the people who count the votes".

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 25, 2026 10:03 AM (VyBeY)

138 Interrupting her, the man leaned in and said in a low voice, "That's one."
Posted by: GWB

Yes, it's very funny, but Morons are into instant gratification. Too long. A Muldoon limerick is about as far as reading comprehension can travel here.
Posted by: The Man From Calcutta at August 25, 2026 10:01 AM (JM9I6)

That's why I posted just the one line, first. But classical education seems to be lacking this morning. So sad.

Posted by: GWB at August 25, 2026 10:04 AM (kU0PQ)

139 Like we need another one of those. This town isn't big enough for the both of us.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 10:01 AM

Gentlemen, please! I'm sure $20 can smooth over any difficulties.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 25, 2026 10:05 AM (0sNs1)

140 I asked ChatGPT about it and it hallucinated this drek ….

The AI’s are so intelligent.

Toulouse-Lautrec’s The Trap is one of his darker images of Parisian nightlife. It’s not a literal trap so much as a picture of people caught in the social world of drinking, poverty, prostitution, and the margins of respectable Paris.

The title is especially suggestive because Lautrec was fascinated by Montmartre’s bars, brothels, dance halls, and the people who lived in them. He generally didn’t paint these people as moral warnings or grotesques. He knew many of them personally and tended to observe them with a surprisingly unsentimental sympathy

Posted by: The Dog at August 25, 2026 10:05 AM (XodLO)

141
Gentlemen, please! I'm sure $20 can smooth over any difficulties.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 25, 2026 10:05 AM (0sNs1)

That's funny. I got the exact same offer in town.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 10:06 AM (ccf/V)

142 120, LOL

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 25, 2026 10:06 AM (VyBeY)

143 We're open all day!

Posted by: Lenscrafters at August 25, 2026 10:06 AM (2X2jr)

144 >>If only they'd ever had the opportunity to prevent her from taking office.

Tyranny of the majority is a thing.

Count your blessings the founders understood this. Otherwise Texas would just be a heinous desert and not the most wonderful place in the universe.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 25, 2026 10:06 AM (viF8m)

145 Monsieur Latrec, this is the dry cleaners and we are calling to let you know that your bermuda shorts are ready.

Posted by: Bonecrusher at August 25, 2026 10:07 AM (JNTt1)

146 Seattle was on the Road to Katie for a long time. I don't think it's fraud that got her elected, or Mamdani, or Frey, or any of these barking-mad retard mayors. They reflect the deranged tardery of the populace in these places.

*shrugs*

That's what they want, and they aren't going to learn anything. So the next barking-mad retards will be as bad or worse than the last.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 25, 2026 10:08 AM (BI5O2)

147 cart, trap, dray, wagon, buggy, coach, surrey (with or without a fringe on top), buckboard, hansom, carriage, chariot, oxcart,

If it's got wheels and is pulled by a horse, we've got thousands in stock.

/Schellenbarger Ford Lincoln Mercury on I-25
Posted by: muldoon at August 25, 2026 10:01 AM

And I'll paint any and all of them for $99.99!

Posted by: Zombie Earl Scheib at August 25, 2026 10:08 AM (KRh8R)

148 Welp. Off to work.

Be excellent to each other.

And take it easy on the new guy......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 10:09 AM (ccf/V)

149 @ 140, that's good. really good.

Comedy gold!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 25, 2026 10:09 AM (VyBeY)

150 Very lovely. I had not seen this before, as I am used to his pictures of the Moulin Rouge. I like it a lot.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 25, 2026 10:10 AM (m6Eem)

151 "no time to lose" starring no-time toulouse! the story of the wild and lawless days of the post- impressionists.

Posted by: cmeat at August 25, 2026 10:10 AM (Bep7s)

152 "So the next barking-mad retards will be as bad or worse than the last. "

that's a pretty safe bet, either way

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 25, 2026 10:11 AM (VyBeY)

153 Annnnd...one from the archives, tangentially on topic.

FETISHES - a limerick

In animal suits they party 'til they drop
And rampant drug use never seems to stop
The orgy's so exciting
They all want to go riding
On the furry with the syringe on top

Posted by: muldoon at August 25, 2026 10:11 AM (qgHp7)

154 Denver's a great example. Hickenlooper, Hancock, Johnston.

They went full retard, and there's no turning back. When you're totally ineducable, you just go harder and harder in the retard paint.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 25, 2026 10:12 AM (BI5O2)

155 And take it easy on the new guy......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 10:09 AM

A Promethean task, if ever there was one.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 25, 2026 10:13 AM (0sNs1)

156 The trap?

Leaving the house without your glasses?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 25, 2026 10:13 AM (Y/06r)

157 Ted Cruz has authored a book on Clarence Thomas, Going Further, The Incomparable Clarence Thomas.

https://tinyurl.com/5acetf24

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 25, 2026 10:13 AM (ndZc7)

158 That's what they want, and they aren't going to learn anything. So the next barking-mad retards will be as bad or worse than the last.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

You are exactly right. I was being sarcastic.

Jeepers. Things are getting mighty tough around here when I have to put a sarc tag on my comments.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 25, 2026 10:14 AM (GI7J4)

159 "I can't see shit boss."

Posted by: The footman to the lady in the cart at August 25, 2026 10:14 AM (Y/06r)

160 The trap?

History's first recorded cart-jacking

Posted by: muldoon at August 25, 2026 10:15 AM (qgHp7)

161 Like we need another one of those. This town isn't big enough for the both of us.
Posted by: Sponge
__________
Gentlemen, please! I'm sure $20 can smooth over any difficulties.
Posted by: Duncanthrax
____
You all need to settle this like Bugs and Yosemite Sam:

https://tinyurl.com/4pbwd789

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 25, 2026 10:15 AM (XvL8K)

162 Denver's a great example. Hickenlooper, Hancock, Johnston.

They went full retard, and there's no turning back. When you're totally ineducable, you just go harder and harder in the retard paint.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

I had a brief glimmer of hope arising from the SCOTUS vote by mail decision.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 25, 2026 10:16 AM (ndZc7)

163 68 Oh....that's a WOMAN in the cart?

Well, I guess that IS a trap, then.

He should've tried a bit harder on this one.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 09:43 AM (ccf/V)
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I think that is different from 'the little man in the boat'. . .

Posted by: Bonecrusher at August 25, 2026 10:16 AM (JNTt1)

164 Jeepers. Things are getting mighty tough around here when I have to put a sarc tag on my comments.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 25, 2026 10:14 AM

It's the malevolent influence of Big Penguin.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 25, 2026 10:16 AM (0sNs1)

165 Interesting and rather odd. There's a vortex right in the middle and what looks like a secret message written across the foreground. The vortex itself appears to have a word written on it - the first letter is D, I think.

Posted by: Oglebay at August 25, 2026 10:16 AM (2ap+5)

166 Howdy handsome! Long time no see. Hope you are well.

*smooch!*
Posted by: nurse ratched
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Hi! Smooch back!

I just can't quit you 😉

Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 25, 2026 10:17 AM (rvnbR)

167 162 I had a brief glimmer of hope arising from the SCOTUS vote by mail decision.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 25, 2026 10:16 AM (ndZc7)

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I'm still convinced that all of the election efforts are ultimately and mostly for 2028, not 2026.

DOJ knows legal timelines. They take a while. DOJ also knows that it can work through 2027 and 2028 even if Democrats take Congress.

The presidency is the only prize at the federal level anymore. Making sure Democrats can't win it in 2028 (leading into the 2030 census) is probably the most important project over the next decade.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at August 25, 2026 10:18 AM (btJVX)

168 Dave_in_Fla, How very nice to see you. Hope you are well.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 25, 2026 10:19 AM (FHoaH)

169 It's the malevolent influence of Big Penguin.
Posted by: Duncanthrax

Beloved by children the world over, yet some malcontents won't be happy until all of our institutions are degraded and corrupted. The mind that alters, alters all.

Posted by: Merry Marching Penguin Majority at August 25, 2026 10:20 AM (JM9I6)

170 Charlie No Face.

Certain older Horde members from Western PA, Eastern OH know.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 25, 2026 10:20 AM (VJ0w/)

171 Release: New poll says two-thirds of Seattle voters disapprove of Mayor Katie Wilson; 60% say she should resign or be removed
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She runs on a far left defund the police platform.

She wins.

Then the people who voted for her are upset that she did what she said she’d do.

Let’s play this out. She resigns or is impeached. What will the voters do next time, elect a right wing conservative? Of course not. They’ll elect someone just like her. Probably even more rabidly left.

Because leftists are retarded imbeciles.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at August 25, 2026 10:20 AM (uJYzI)

172 Hi Bed Had!

Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 25, 2026 10:21 AM (rvnbR)

173 The artist died from a combination of alcoholism and syphilis.

Posted by: Oglebay at August 25, 2026 10:21 AM (2ap+5)

174 171
She runs on a far left defund the police platform.

She wins.

Then the people who voted for her are upset that she did what she said she’d do.

Let’s play this out. She resigns or is impeached. What will the voters do next time, elect a right wing conservative? Of course not. They’ll elect someone just like her. Probably even more rabidly left.

Because leftists are retarded imbeciles.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at August 25, 2026 10:20 AM (uJYzI)

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Real defund the police has never been tried.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at August 25, 2026 10:21 AM (btJVX)

175 173 The artist died from a combination of alcoholism and syphilis.

Posted by: Oglebay at August 25, 2026 10:21 AM (2ap+5)

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It wasn't jealousy that Nicole Kidman liked Ewan McGregor more than him?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at August 25, 2026 10:22 AM (btJVX)

176 I hate impressionists

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at August 25, 2026 10:22 AM (xcxpd)

177 Is that whitish blob a dog? Could be art, but I don't think so.

Posted by: From about That Time at August 25, 2026 10:23 AM (sl73Y)

178 She runs on a far left defund the police platform.

She wins.

Then the people who voted for her are upset that she did what she said she’d do.

Let’s play this out. She resigns or is impeached. What will the voters do next time, elect a right wing conservative? Of course not. They’ll elect someone just like her. Probably even more rabidly left.

Because leftists are retarded imbeciles.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at August 25, 2026 10:20 AM (uJYzI)

Wasn't there some voting shenanigans when she got in?

This is the natural consequence of that. Actually almost proves it.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 25, 2026 10:23 AM (Y/06r)

The Morning Report — 8/ 25 /26

Good morning kids. Well let's start off with some encouraging if not actual good news for a change. First up, we go to the immigration front which President Trump has been a stalwart champion on.

The Trump administration is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up to 200,000 foreigners who have applied for or are currently seeking asylum status in the United States. If it happens, the move would be the largest single mass revocation of visas in U.S. history and would likely face legal challenges.

Next, we have election fraud which beyond any reasonable doubt denied him victory in 2020, and so it brings us to this rather shocking in a good way development out of the Supreme Court, a court that back when wreckage cleared from that disaster merely poked at the ruins instead of its duty in defending the nation.

The states sued too early. The states and DC’s claims are way too speculative . . . The Supreme Court has paused a lower court’s ruling that blocked parts of President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting mail-in ballots with a 6-3 vote. This ruling does not have anything to do with the new USPS mail-ballot rules. Another injunction still blocks those rules. The majority agreed that the administration will likely “succeed on the merits of its jurisdictional argument, that the injunction is causing it irreparable harm, and that the equities do not favor leaving the injunction in place while the Government’s appeal is pending.”

Obviously mail-in ballots go hand-in-hand with open borders insofar as greasing the wheels as it were of Democrats' patented election-rigging. You don't necessarily need millions of illegal alien wetbacks to actually cast physical ballots when your flunkies control the voter rolls and election process beginning to end, along with a postal service that will deliver ballots to anyone anywhere.

And so, we'll just have to wait and see how all this plays out as the midterms draw nearer.

On top of all that, there's this all-too-delicious to contemplate story.

President Donald J. Trump appeared to confirm on Sunday that federal immigration authorities are examining Representative Ilhan Omar‘s (D-MN) immigration history, sharing a report on Truth Social about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) refusing to release records related to its investigation into her by citing a federal exemption for materials that could interfere with active enforcement proceedings... The FOIA request rejection will intensify public scrutiny of Omar and raise fresh questions about whether the Trump administration is potentially pursuing immigration enforcement action against a sitting member of Congress.

This evil grifting slag and her entire brood of mutants deserve immediate ejection from this country whom they hate with every fiber of their being. That they were even allowed entry and citizenship in the first place is a stain on our heritage and history, given the repulsive and criminal deception she engaged in to gain the tremendous privilege of American citizenship in the first place.

Sadly, the odds of her and her brood being given the boot are slim and none given her pigmentation, Islamic background and of course her all important status as a Democrat. Still, perhaps the exposure this garners will at least in some small way have a salutary effect.

Who knows, perhaps that may even be happening beneath the surface.

Something fascinating is going on below the surface: Black voters are loudly rejecting socialism. . . The trouble is that DSA acolytes tend to be lily-white and overeducated. A 2021 survey found that 85% were white and 80% had college degrees. Those demographics don’t work in most districts.. . Meanwhile, between 2020 and 2025, the number of black voters who identify with the Democratic Party has dropped by 10 points. For years, they were the Dems’ most reliable voting bloc; now they’re walking away. Black voters are voting with their feet.

So, yes it's all well and good to go after Bro-Fo Omar, but given the fact that CAIR aids and abets in global terrorism including that which kills Americans both abroad and at home, that they still not only exist but are influencing our politics is blood-boiling beyond belief. If anything needs dismantling it's CAIR.

CAIR, which was designated an unindicted coconspirator of a Hamas front group in 2008, has sought to distance itself from the Unity & Justice Fund and claims that it neither created nor funded the super PAC.
"CAIR has never donated any funds to any political campaigns, PACS, or SuperPACS, nor has CAIR established any PACS, nor has CAIR ever endorsed any candidates," said CAIR deputy executive director Edward Mitchell. "Doing so would be illegal."
That is true by a narrow legal definition. But CAIR two years ago openly created CAIR Action, which immediately established the Unity & Justice Fund. CAIR and CAIR Action share board members and have shared the same street address in the past.

Death to CAIR...

Have a good day,

ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY

The FOIA request rejection will intensify public scrutiny of Omar and raise fresh questions about whether the Trump administration is potentially pursuing immigration enforcement action against a sitting member of Congress.
Trump Signals There is an Active ICE Probe Into BRO-FO Omar.
The Democrats’ ‘Decoy Dan’ plot to oust Sen. Dan Sullivan would be hilarious if it weren’t actually happening.
The Senate Race In Alaska Is What A Rigged Election Looks Like
I believe that, as long as Trump remains alive, we will eventually see a revelation of serious Chinese involvement in our nation's various institutions: political, educational, and everything else we can think of. The communists are everywhere. Be ready.
Tinfoil Tuesday: Which Politicians AREN'T Chinese Assets?

CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION

The sadistic Left will kill you - and laugh about it.
American Hamas
The DSA is now a terrifying force that's ready to overthrow the government along with civilization in general.
Who Is Behind The Rapid Rise Of The DSA?
The choice between MAGA and DSA.
Restore or Destroy America?
Identity politics blunts people’s ability to think independently about the myriad issues facing them, leading to contradictory and self-harming viewpoints.
Who Benefits From America’s Political Bundles?
"DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST/GLOBALIST BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY
If it happens, the move would be the largest single mass revocation of visas in U.S. history and would likely face legal challenges. (Ignore the courts and eject the invaders! - jjs)
U.S. Set for Largest Mass Visa Revocation in History Targeting Up to 200,000 Foreigners, Officials Say
“Of those arrested, almost 400 illegal immigrants had criminal convictions or pending criminal charges, including a Salvadoran national wanted in Richmond, Virginia, on a murder warrant.”
ICE Arrests 1,328 Illegal Aliens in DC, Virginia, Maryland in 14 Days
As long as commercial surrogacy remains available to citizens of adversarial countries, American citizenship can still be acquired through U.S. wombs.
Chinese Social Media Chatter Indicates Trump’s Birth Tourism Crackdown Is Starting To Work
DHS’ proposed $100,000 fee on international students who want to work in the U.S. after graduation would undermine a merit-based immigration system.
The Wrong Way to Reform Student Visas
If borders don’t matter, why have them?
Let ‘Em All In?
THE IRAN CONFLICT, MOU/"PEACE DEAL" (aftermath??)
“Those who tether themselves to the Iranian regime should expect to share in the isolation of a withering regime.”
Bessent announces ‘Operation Economic Outcast’ to isolate Iran, warns regime's partners of sanctions
Combined with the US military’s growing success in covertly moving oil out of the Strait of Hormuz, President Trump will edge one step closer to checkmate against Iran’s Revolutionary Guard when he gives the green light to drop the hammer on nations that ignore America’s final warning.
Operation Economic Outcast is a recipe for success against Iran
. . .an alleged plot that had reportedly been known to Israel’s security establishment and barred from publication for months.
Israeli PM Netanyahu Reveals Iran Tried to ‘Murder’ One of His Sons
IRGC-affiliated TV channel: “Where and how should we kill Barron Trump?”
Iran Calls for Barron Trump’s Assassination, Offers a $10 Million “Bounty”
Life in occupied Iran.
Fear and Trembling in Tehran
ISRAEL vs IRAN & GAZA/HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH . . . AND LEFTISTS. . . The U.N... AND HISTORY
West Bank schools have incorporated the celebration of Oct 7 across their curricula, ramping up Palestinian schools’ longtime practice of demonizing Jews and Israel
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THE GREAT SOMALIAN SIMOLEON SWINDLE
“As Feeding Our Future was breaking and all of the fraud that was being talked about, the absent voice that I was noticing was Senator Klobuchar.”
Klobuchar Ignored Minnesota Fraud in 1,000 Press Releases
One Health Partners paid El-Sayed more than $80,000 in the past year for work he described as supporting 'patients with limited healthcare access'
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DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE
‘Nominating a qualified Census Bureau director at this crucial time is an integral part of ensuring that the 2030 Census accurately fulfills its constitutional purpose.’
Exclusive: 142 State Lawmakers Urge Trump To Appoint Census Director To Ensure ‘Accurate’ 2030 Citizen Count
Where's the beef?
How Washington Ruined The American Hamburger
As typhus hits Los Angeles, wildfires incinerate our cities, and our water infrastructure deteriorates, our state legislators more about gene-edited pets.
California Lawmakers Chase Unicorns While Real Crises Mount
Communists and special interests are running the state into the ground, and normal people are too weak and disheartened to fight back.
Californians Are Prepared To Run Their State Into The Ground
FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH
'We agree,' Post managers wrote, praising 'her cat Artemis.'
Black Users More Likely To Share Social Media Content, Fired Washington Post Columnist Wrote in Performance Self-Evaluation

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Higher electricity costs are the #1 concern about data centers.
Americans Fear Higher Costs, Strains On Electricity Grid, From Data Centers: I&I/TIPP Poll
According to an Annenberg Public Policy Center survey last month, 61% of Americans now oppose construction of a new data center in their area, up from 49% in March.
Growing Opposition to Data Centers Halts Projects Nationwide, May Impact Midterms
Our new research provides the first quasi-experimental evidence that they do.
Do Flock Cameras Actually Work?
What will happen to the people whose livelihoods are jeopardized?
What Bank ATMs Teach Us About AI
WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM
Two white liberal NY women arrested in 3 months over Islamic terrorism.
How Cathy and Jessie Became Muslim Terrorists
Say no to parallel legal systems and government funded religious plumbing, for Islam or anyone else.
Faith Is Free. A Second Legal System Isn’t.
The CAIR-linked lobbying arm also took credit for boosting the successful campaigns of Zohran Mamdani and Adam Hamawy, a New Jersey Democratic nominee for Congress
Super PAC Linked to Hamas-Friendly CAIR Takes Credit for Helping Elect Abdul El-Sayed and 'Building a Movement' in US Mosques
OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY, PLUS VARIOUS & SUNDRY GODLESS HEATHENS
Democrats are still calling Israel the biggest foreign lobby in America — and they’re using it to win the 2026 midterms.
The Left’s Israel Obsession And The Fiction Of Its Foreign Influence
Antisemitism has worked its way into the heart of American politics, but a few good guys are drawing a clear line against it.
The Radical Stupidity Of Antisemitism: The Enemy Inside The Gates

AMERICA AND THE WORLD IMPRISONED: CHINESE CORONAVIRUS FICTIONS AND FACTS
“We’ve already seen how this kind of authority can be abused, and we cannot allow the mistakes of the past to be repeated."
Josh Shapiro Eyes New Powers That Make COVID Restrictions Look Like A Warning Shot
THE ECONOMY, STUPID
The lawsuits puts Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan for government-owned supermarkets under legal and political pressure, while intensifying concerns that the initiative could hurt private grocers and bodegas. The dispute also highlights a broader debate over whether government-run businesses can lower consumer prices without undermining the private businesses they compete with.
Grocers and Bodega Owners Challenge Mamdani’s State-Run Supermarket Scheme in Court.
Two states now let citizens spend metal instead of dollars. It is the closest thing to Hayek’s competing currencies this country has ever attempted — and it arrives just as Congress has quietly conceded his central point.
Texas And Florida Are Quietly Reviving The Financial Stability Of The Gold Standard
CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY
“It’s really unnerving for some of us,” said the parent. “We live in the area where he knows people and again it’s not positive, it’s scary.” “He’s out and that’s it, and the rest of us have to deal with it and teachers have to go to school on Tuesday and deal with it,” the parent said.
Parents in Charlotte Upset After Repeat Offender Who Threatened to ‘Shoot Up’ Five Schools is Released
EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT
Randi Weingarten knows full well that back-to-school shopping hits household budgets hard. Teachers dig into their own pockets for classroom supplies; families stretch every dollar to cover notebooks, backpacks and clothes. Yet the president of the American Federation of Teachers is using this very moment to push shoppers toward stores that employ unionized workers — even when those retailers are pricier.
Randi Weingarten’s dirty back-to-school war on Target
ABORTION
"Normie voters are generally shocked to learn that anyone supports elective abortion late into the second and third trimesters."
Could Late-Term Abortion Be The Key To A Republican Midterm Sweep? One Group Thinks So.
“The law criminalizes inflicting ’emotional harm’ against those seeking or providing ‘reproductive healthcare services,”‘ EWTN News reported. “It also bans filming and sharing videos within 100 feet of an abortion clinic.”
Pro-Life Advocates Warn New Jersey Law Could Criminalize Prayer Outside Abortion Clinics
SECOND AMENDMENT
This information from the CDC is not new; rather, it is newly reposted. It was deleted in 2022, and Breitbart News pointed to a FOX News claim that the deletion occurred after the CDC was pressured by gun control activists. But it is 2026, and the data is back on the CDC website on the “About Firearm Injury and Death” page.
CDC: Upwards of 2.5 Million Defensive Gun Uses Per Year
THE 2020 AND OTHER ELECTION HEISTS & AFTERMATH
Monday’s decision does not resolve the underlying legality of the order, and other legal roadblocks remain.
Supreme Court Makes Decision In Mail-In Ballot Fight Ahead Of Midterms
. . .what researchers describe as a sophisticated, Democrat-favoring “vote machine” operating through the charitable sector and extending into future elections, according to a report obtained exclusively by Breitbart News ahead of its Monday release.
EXCLUSIVE: Report Exposes $638M Left-Wing ‘Vote Machine’ Running Through Tax-Exempt Charities
How Xavier Becerra’s wingman, Rob Bonta, seems determined to ensure that nothing gets in the way of Becerra’s gubernatorial victory in November.
The Riverside Case: California’s Smoking Gun On Election Fraud
POLITICS
Crockett, who previously claimed race played a role in her primary loss to Talarico, stated “I personally don’t feel like the excitement necessarily exists within the black community right now.”
WATCH — Jasmine Crockett: Black Community in Texas Not ‘Excited’ About Democrat James Talarico
Something fascinating is going on below the surface: Black voters are loudly rejecting socialism.
AIPAC Is Out, CAIR Is in — and Black Voters Are Fleeing the Democrat Party
Reporter: “Despite your efforts like this, your approval rating is at 37%. That is President Donald Trump territory. Why do you think that is?”
Cruel Summer for Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson As Multiple Polls Show Plummeting Ratings
The real battle in Florida is within.
Florida: The New Ground Zero for Both Parties’ Civil Wars
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL
“We were attacked. You’re at war when you get attacked. We got attacked,” he said, referring to President Donald Trump’s tariffs on some $29 billion in Canadian exports.
Mark Carney Says Canada ‘at War’ After Failed U.S. Trade Talks
The U.S.-Canada Trade War takes off.
Canada Chooses Climate Change, Censorship, and China
The military struck the vessel after intelligence confirmed it participates in narco-trafficking.
U.S. Kills Two Narco-Terrorists Operating in Eastern Pacific
The Dutch national broadcaster made the announcement Monday citing the continued presence of Israel as a hindrance.
Dutch Quit 2027 Eurovision Song Contest Because… Israel
Secretary Rubio’s pledge to dismantle the ICC brick by brick will be easier to execute than many may think.
The International Criminal Court Is a Woke NGO. Shut It Down.
HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE
...we’ve seen the outbreaks in El Paso, Texas, in southwest Florida, where I live, and many other parts where you know that you have a situation, people have come into the country illegally, have not had that vaccination schedule. And not the ones today on young kids, that parents do have concerns about. I’m talking about previous ones, where people weren’t even getting the measles vaccine or mumps and rubella.
Byron Donalds: ‘Rampant Illegal Immigration’ from Biden Junta to Blame for Measles Outbreak
Trump made his statement while touting his administration’s Make America Health Again (MAHA) agenda, strongly associated with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Alongside vaccine reform, the President referenced the revived Presidential Fitness Test and the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, passed in 2025. The proposed changes to vaccine administration could influence public health policy and parental choices regarding vaccinations, while enraging pharmaceutical firms that manufacture vaccines and the politicians they financially support.
Trump Tells Parents to Avoid Multi-Shot Vaccines, Reduce Autism Risk.
Democrats inflate spending on government programs without anyone noticing and then attack Republicans for ‘cuts’ when they attempt to scale back these stealth spending increases.
Democrats Spin Their Medicare Spending Explosion Into A Narrative About GOP ‘Cuts’
ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY
Neuroscientist Guo-li Ming described the feat as a “technology breakthrough,” according to NPR. Scientists across the US have used organoids when it comes to studying Alzheimer’s disease – the sixth-leading cause of death in the US.
World’s oldest lab-grown human brains grow for seven years recording ‘passage of time’
FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY
Who’s next?
Log Cabin Republicans Drop the “T” From LGBT
CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE
The widening fertility gap between liberals and conservatives could have long-term implications for the country’s political and demographic landscape as differences in family size influence future generations. The findings also add to the broader debate over declining birth rates, with concerns about parenthood, mental health, and economic pressures potentially shaping Americans’ decisions about whether to have children.
Conservatives Are Having More Children Than Liberals Amid Left-Wing ‘Baby Bust.’
Don't let her gaslighting fool you.
Titty-Caca AOC is ‘Woke One’
HITHER & YON
Christian Toto: 'Train to Busan' director rebounds from sorry sequel for more undead chaos
‘Colony’ – These Zombies Get Smarter—and Deadlier
FINALLY . . .
Victor Davis Hanson: The atomic bomb was not created by demons, but by scientists trying to end a war before even more people died.
Were the Bombs of August 1945 ‘Demonic?’

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1 Thank you, JJ!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 25, 2026 07:17 AM (iMotb)

2 Top 5!

Posted by: NR Pax at August 25, 2026 07:17 AM (RjOoY)

3 if only, indeed!

Thank You JJ!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 25, 2026 07:18 AM (VyBeY)

4 "Which Politicians AREN'T Chinese Assets?"

good question.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 25, 2026 07:20 AM (VyBeY)

5 The dispute also highlights a broader debate over whether government-run businesses can lower consumer prices without undermining the private businesses they compete with.

It's not a bug, it's a feature.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 25, 2026 07:22 AM (l3cgK)

6 Good morning!

Which Politicians AREN'T Chinese Assets?

Those who aren't cartel assets.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 25, 2026 07:22 AM (3Ope8)

7 4 "Which Politicians AREN'T Chinese Assets?"

good question.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 25, 2026 07:20 AM (VyBeY)

McCarthy vindicated.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 25, 2026 07:22 AM (l3cgK)

8 Grocers and Bodega Owners Challenge Mamdani’s State-Run Supermarket Scheme in Court.

And how many of them voted for Mamdani because he's soooo dreamy?

Posted by: NR Pax at August 25, 2026 07:22 AM (RjOoY)

9 McCarthy vindicated.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

I like the notion of an alternate US where McCarthy was listened to and communism was purged from this country to the point Pinochet sent advisors to see how things were done.

Posted by: NR Pax at August 25, 2026 07:23 AM (RjOoY)

10 meh, covid was a warning shot.
shapiro woulda made a hella vp for kamala, amirite?

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 25, 2026 07:24 AM (VyBeY)

11 CrotchetyOldJarhead, you nailed it.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 25, 2026 07:25 AM (FHoaH)

12
Could Late-Term Abortion Be The Key To A Republican Midterm Sweep? One Group Thinks So.

Delusional. Overturning Roe was supposed to destroy the Republican party in the 2022 midterms. And what happened? Nothing. Abortion simply isn't that important an issue.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 25, 2026 07:25 AM (O0L8i)

13 9, LOL, and another "if only!"

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 25, 2026 07:26 AM (VyBeY)

14 yup, bingo COJ!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 25, 2026 07:27 AM (VyBeY)

15 Technical issues interrupted CNN’s Inside Politics with Dana Bash for about 25 minutes on Monday.

Anyone tuning in to CNN from 12:05 to about 12:29 p.m. may have encountered a pixelated screen.

Posted by: SMOD at August 25, 2026 07:28 AM (yH8/G)

16 Off to the gym. Have a healthy and productive MR everyone!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 25, 2026 07:29 AM (AnNWH)

17 Could Late-Term Abortion Be The Key To A Republican Midterm Sweep? One Group Thinks So.

Delusional. Overturning Roe was supposed to destroy the Republican party in the 2022 midterms. And what happened? Nothing. Abortion simply isn't that important an issue.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
___________

Do the dems understand that if Roe was still law, those late term abortions on demand would be scrapped along with the total bans?

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 25, 2026 07:30 AM (XvL8K)

18 OK, I have to admit I may have watched a minute or two of Jesse Water's 'interview' of Al-Sayed last night. There's some time that I'll never get back. When Abdul was trying to play the defensive card against anti-muslim sentiment poor Jesse couldn't or wouldn't just say that islam and western culture were just not compatible.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 25, 2026 07:31 AM (3Ope8)

19 Socialist Angie Nixon Says Billionaires and Elected Officials Are Conspiring to Keep Students Dumb

… even a stopped clock is right twice a day

Posted by: SMOD at August 25, 2026 07:31 AM (yH8/G)

20 Good morning again dear morons and happy birthday JJ

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 25, 2026 07:33 AM (RIvkX)

21
I haven't been following this Lindsay Clancy trial, as it's another White Woman Soap Opera. But I fear Clancy's supporters have more sinister goals.

- Normalizing killing your children. New York and Massachusetts have just said that killing a full-term fetus is A-OK, so why not extend it?
- Normalizing special mental illness that only women can suffer from.
- The usual and customary male hate.
- Imparting the notion that having children is so deleterious to women's health that women should never have them.
- Agitating for government moolah for having and raising children. Like, no woman can have a child without unlimited time off, free diapers, free food, etc.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 25, 2026 07:33 AM (O0L8i)

22 Yet the president of the American Federation of Teachers is using this very moment to push shoppers toward stores that employ unionized workers — even when those retailers are pricier.
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A union president's job is not to produce a quality product in the industry represented by the union.

Their job is to protect the interests of the union (or ANY union in this case). That's it.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 25, 2026 07:34 AM (FZ29D)

23 Good morning again Horde thx JJ for all your efforts.
As I posted in the tech thread watching the Dems lose their marbles over the SC mail in vote ruling is hysterical. The Republicans in blue states had better be ready to fight shenanigans from blue state secretaries of state. Of course the Republicans could eff it up

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 25, 2026 07:34 AM (JEgjE)

24 Socialist Angie Nixon Says Billionaires and Elected Officials Are Conspiring to Keep Students Dumb

… do teachers and their unions make THAT much

Posted by: SMOD at August 25, 2026 07:34 AM (yH8/G)

25 World’s oldest lab-grown human brains grow for seven years recording ‘passage of time’
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That's disturbing that we are doing this...

Are they conscious?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 25, 2026 07:35 AM (FZ29D)

26 I’m still not tired of all the winning!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 25, 2026 07:36 AM (geWO5)

27 - Normalizing killing your children. New York and Massachusetts have just said that killing a full-term fetus is A-OK, so why not extend it?

… call it “ultra extreme late term abortion”

Posted by: SMOD at August 25, 2026 07:36 AM (yH8/G)

28 Were the Bombs of August 1945 ‘Demonic?’

They saved up to millions of lives. I probably wouldn't be here if it weren't for their use 81 years ago.

Like any technology, it's how it's used.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 25, 2026 07:37 AM (l3cgK)

29 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 25, 2026 07:37 AM (u82oZ)

30 Abdul El Sayed yesterday on Jesse Watters: circumcision is the same as genital mutilation and "gender re-assignment" surgery

Go with that, Abdul.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 25, 2026 07:38 AM (RIvkX)

31 27 - Normalizing killing your children. New York and Massachusetts have just said that killing a full-term fetus is A-OK, so why not extend it?

… call it “ultra extreme late term abortion”

Posted by: SMOD at August 25, 2026 07:36 AM (yH8/G)

Conservatives want to end orphanages through adoption...Lefties want to end orphanages by murder.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 25, 2026 07:38 AM (l3cgK)

32 Anybody seen Mitch?

Posted by: Mildly curious at August 25, 2026 07:38 AM (2Ez/1)

33 Are they conscious?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
_________

No. We are no closer to understanding what comprises consciousness than we were thousands of years ago, and definitely can't bestow it on a bunch of chips and wires.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 25, 2026 07:39 AM (XvL8K)

34 Between Angie Nixon, James Talarico and El-Sayad the Dems are sure bringing their crazy (DS)A game to the senate midterms… they’re gonna take the senate with that lineup? I don’t think so, Tim…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 25, 2026 07:40 AM (geWO5)

35 25 World’s oldest lab-grown human brains grow for seven years recording ‘passage of time’
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That's disturbing that we are doing this...

Are they conscious?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 25, 2026 07:35 AM
***
Abby. Abby somebody.

Posted by: Marty Feldman at August 25, 2026 07:40 AM (2Ez/1)

36 Barack Obama Elementary School in Virginia Closed Indefinitely Due to Mold and Rodents

Posted by: SMOD at August 25, 2026 07:41 AM (yH8/G)

37 NR Pax

Reform is really needed in education. A lot of reform, and different teachers.

The primer from the Diamond Age by Neil Stephenson would be an excellent use for AI. The details are in the programming.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 25, 2026 07:41 AM (u82oZ)

38
President Donald J. Trump appeared to confirm on Sunday that federal immigration authorities are examining Representative Ilhan Omar‘s (D-MN) immigration history,

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Get rid of all her evil clown relatives, too. They're just as rotten and fake as she is.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at August 25, 2026 07:41 AM (HLgI3)

39 I just remembered that I will soon need to get off of my butt and go vote for Ralph Norman.

No more dynasties.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at August 25, 2026 07:42 AM (36x1j)

40 Every day should start with a VDH article, just to get the brain cells running.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at August 25, 2026 07:42 AM (gm9Sb)

41 22, also see "Pournelle's Iron Law" ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 25, 2026 07:43 AM (VyBeY)

42 @36 SMOD, when I read that there was a rodent infestation at the Barack Obama school my first thought was "why is Valerie Jarrett living there?"

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 25, 2026 07:43 AM (JEgjE)

43 bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin

I will accept Thomas Sowell as a substitute.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 25, 2026 07:43 AM (u82oZ)

44 VDH has been publishing a short 5-10 minute video every morning on the Daily Signal. Highly recommended.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 25, 2026 07:46 AM (RIvkX)

45 Did anybody notice that it became virtually impossible for authorities to get drugs for executions by lethal injection, but Canada has no problem getting drugs for their MAID medical assisted death program ?

Posted by: SMOD at August 25, 2026 07:47 AM (yH8/G)

46 sock_rat_eez

We have all this knowledge of what works in human societies, including logical fallacies and Batiste's The Law, but so many are kept away from that.

And we have had 100 years of research on how to manipulate societies for a tiny group to thrive at other's expense.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 25, 2026 07:47 AM (u82oZ)

47 44 Will check that out. He has more than a few videos on YouTube shorts that I enjoy.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at August 25, 2026 07:47 AM (gm9Sb)

48 Morning, Horde! Need to get my walk in, then go to town.

I've got the recruiter screening call after lunch...

and hopefully there will be more movement on the other nibbles today but... probably not.

(I wish there was a way to screen recruiters for efficacy and integrity!)

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 25, 2026 07:49 AM (aJQbY)

49 45 One of the reasons some states are adopting the firing squad. No problem getting a box of 150gr Silver tips.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at August 25, 2026 07:50 AM (gm9Sb)

50 Good morning horde!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 25, 2026 07:51 AM (ExV1e)

51 "World’s oldest lab-grown human brains grow for seven years recording ‘passage of time’"

"Abby"-something?

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at August 25, 2026 07:52 AM (SgdqL)

52 Are they conscious?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

Professor, this is nothing new. The documentary "They Saved Hitler's Brain" was made in 1968.

Posted by: I Believe at August 25, 2026 07:52 AM (JM9I6)

53 One way to discourage the abuse of Flock cameras would be a law that anytime an individual's Flock tracking data was requested (outside of law enforcement investigations with warrants) both parties' tracking data must be released to each other.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at August 25, 2026 07:53 AM (Tmf7h)

54 Abby Normal

Posted by: no one of any consequence at August 25, 2026 07:54 AM (36x1j)

55 Good morning horde!
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 25, 2026 07:51 AM (ExV1e)
=====

Presumes facts not in evidence.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 25, 2026 07:54 AM (RIvkX)

56 And also a law making it illegal to use Flock cameras to enforce lockdowns

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at August 25, 2026 07:54 AM (Tmf7h)

57 51 52 Don Martin cartoons in Mad Magazine were the best.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at August 25, 2026 07:54 AM (gm9Sb)

58 " ... And we have had 100 years of research on how to manipulate societies for a tiny group to thrive at other's expense.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 25, 2026 07:47 AM (u82oZ) "

which is being refined in real time and spreading its grip

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 25, 2026 07:55 AM (VyBeY)

59 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 07:55 AM (ccf/V)

60

Know islham, no peace.

No islham, know peace.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 07:55 AM (ccf/V)

61 Anybody seen Mitch?
Posted by: Mildly curious at August 25, 2026 07:38 AM (2Ez/1)

No, we had a problem... and uh, we tried to do everything we could. Well, you know what I mean. He's gone, and we couldn't do nothing about it. That's it. He's gone. Uh, he's gone. And that's it.

Posted by: Xi Jinping, Mitch's Pimp and Deep State Daddy at August 25, 2026 07:56 AM (+iYtA)

62 That's a confusing sentence. Who does "both" refer to?

Posted by: Gotta wonder at August 25, 2026 07:56 AM (2Ez/1)

63 Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Brings back memories of you announcing your arrival at the TxMoMeet.

Good times.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 25, 2026 07:56 AM (u82oZ)

64 “Did anybody notice ….” ?
—-

I’m pretty sure noticing anything is “problematic” these days. I mean, if you hadn’t … uh, noticed.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 25, 2026 07:56 AM (0ass6)

65 Good morning, J.J.
Good morning, Horde.

Posted by: Inogame at August 25, 2026 07:56 AM (53oGX)

66 Randi Weingarten wants everyone to boycott Target because they aren't tough enough on ICE. What does that have to do with teaching students? Shut up racist.
It's also funny because Target is owned by a bunch of leftists

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 25, 2026 07:56 AM (JEgjE)

67 What the heck's a Flock camera?

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at August 25, 2026 07:58 AM (SgdqL)

68
28 Were the Bombs of August 1945 ‘Demonic?’”

That came up because Tucker Carlson, in a recent podcast, said the nuclear weapons of 1945 were built by actual demons, not men.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 25, 2026 07:58 AM (o3ajz)

69 "Anybody seen Mitch?"

He's vacationing with TJM and running 4 cross fit marathons a day!

Posted by: Will Robinson at August 25, 2026 07:58 AM (yJpvi)

70 36 Barack Obama Elementary School in Virginia Closed Indefinitely Due to Mold and Rodents
Posted by: SMOD

It's the wypipo's fault! They ain't be fixin' the roof an' shit!

Posted by: Tyrone the Hoodrat In His '98 Altima at August 25, 2026 07:58 AM (JM9I6)

71 "CAIR has never donated any funds to any political campaigns, PACS, or SuperPACS, nor has CAIR established any PACS, nor has CAIR ever endorsed any candidates," said CAIR deputy executive director Edward Mitchell. "Doing so would be illegal."

CAiR is islham. islham requires followers to lie for the 'greater good.'

Everything CAiR says is a lie.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 07:59 AM (ccf/V)

72 It's a GoPro worn by the Canada Goose flying at the back of the Vee.

Posted by: Maybe... at August 25, 2026 07:59 AM (2Ez/1)

73
Brings back memories of you announcing your arrival at the TxMoMeet.

Good times.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 25, 2026 07:56 AM (u82oZ)

Soon........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 07:59 AM (ccf/V)

74 > It's the wypipo's fault! They ain't be fixin' the roof an' shit!
Posted by: Tyrone the Hoodrat In His '98 Altima at August 25, 2026 07:58 AM (JM9I6)

Just as it's wypipo's fault that it took a long time to get the power back on in Gary, Indiana.

Nothing at all to do with the locals shooting at the power company crews.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 25, 2026 07:59 AM (IG3/x)

75 It's a GoPro worn by the Canada Goose flying at the back of the Vee.
Posted by: Maybe... at August 25, 2026 07:59 AM (2Ez/1)

Ahhhhh......The Flying V........

Posted by: Zombie Eddie Van Halen at August 25, 2026 08:00 AM (ccf/V)

76 Good God, man, I don't even think the meat in fast food burgers is beef. I grind everything myself, beef, elk, venison and don't worry getting ripped off for a $22 1/4lbs burger patty and a $0.05 potato. I cook at home a lot.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 25, 2026 08:00 AM (FR9Sb)

77 Anybody seen Mitch?

He is recovering on the farm, with seminars by a Cambridge professor as part of his continuing education.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 25, 2026 08:00 AM (u82oZ)

78 That's a confusing sentence. Who does "both" refer to?
——

I like to try and reverse engineer news reports from our local news website, it’s a guilty pleasure of mine, because they get paid to that, yet it’s so bad.

A lot of times now they’ll quote somebody, but they never told you who that is. They cut and paste paragraphs in or out, so the reader is left in the final product wondering “who the hell is that?”

Posted by: Common Tater at August 25, 2026 08:01 AM (0ass6)

79 PETER NAVARRO: There are two countries in the world that have responded with retaliation to the U.S. reciprocal fair tariffs:

Communist China and Canada.

Posted by: SMOD at August 25, 2026 08:01 AM (yH8/G)

80 Anybody else noticing a massive uptick in youtube videos claiming wild losses and embarrassing moments by Trump?

As well as billboards in and near cities with high military populations claiming that the war is unpopular and causing high prices?

Seems like someone is fighting a PR war against this administration.

And of course we have our very own Paul.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 25, 2026 08:01 AM (iMotb)

81 I can't believe Gary Indiana is a hellhole, the Jackson 5 was from there

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 25, 2026 08:01 AM (JEgjE)

82 "World’s oldest lab-grown human brains grow for seven years recording ‘passage of time’"

"Abby"-something?
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at August 25, 2026 07:52 AM (SgdqL)

Ms. Uuuuhhhmelmuhhay.......

Posted by: Zombie Eddie Van Halen at August 25, 2026 08:01 AM (ccf/V)

83 > It's the wypipo's fault! They ain't be fixin' the roof an' shit!
Posted by: Tyrone the Hoodrat In His '98 Altima at August 25, 2026 07:58 AM
......
Where my EBT card at?

Posted by: La'Shondra at August 25, 2026 08:02 AM (2Ez/1)

84 Village Idiot's Apprentice

Top o ta mornin to ya, gov'nor.

Good to see you posting.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 25, 2026 08:03 AM (u82oZ)

85 Crap......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 08:03 AM (ccf/V)

86 Washington Post ordered to rehire racist opinion writer who labeled Charlie Kirk a 'White man that espoused violence’

Posted by: SMOD at August 25, 2026 08:03 AM (yH8/G)

87 Salty!

I go through threads as time allows, but all is well.
Just busy.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 25, 2026 08:04 AM (iMotb)

88 81 I can't believe Gary Indiana is a hellhole, the Jackson 5 was from there
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 25, 2026 08:01 AM
:::::::
Getting the power back on should be as easy as A-B-C.

Posted by: Or maybe 1-2-3 at August 25, 2026 08:04 AM (2Ez/1)

89 Those “lab grown human brains” are only organoids… small clusters of cells. Still those scientists are dr Frankensteins and need to stop messing with stuff like that. It’s the old “just because you can do it doesn’t mean you should”

And some of the claims are nonsensical…how do scientists know these organoids record the passage of time? What does that even mean? Did they consult with Kamala Harris as she’s a world renowned expert in the passage of time….

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 25, 2026 08:04 AM (geWO5)

90 Mark Carney Says Canada ‘at War’ After Failed U.S. Trade Talks

We should bomb Ottawa and ask him if he can recognize the difference.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 25, 2026 08:04 AM (ExV1e)

91 SMOD

I can't ignore the Washington Post any more than I do now. So ... nothing burger.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 25, 2026 08:04 AM (u82oZ)

92 What the heck's a Flock camera?
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at August 25, 2026 07:58 AM (SgdqL)

A public monitoring device straight out of the novel '1984.'

It's a network of high resolution cameras designed to track your ever move.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 08:04 AM (ccf/V)

93 The followers of islam are a threat to the nation.

If, after centuries of evidence, you have a quarrel with that statement YOU are a threat to the nation.

Posted by: Clear-Eyed Killer at August 25, 2026 08:04 AM (vj9mz)

94 Good God, man, I don't even think the meat in fast food burgers is beef.
——
Restaurant and fast food dining is mostly a distant memory with me. I haven’t been to a Doctor since the 1990s probably, not only the expense, but there are too many quality control issues with substandard foods prepared by clowns. I can’t to get sick, either. Even our junk food tastes like shit now, so it’s not worth the risk.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 25, 2026 08:05 AM (0ass6)

95 Hey VIA!
MoMe?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 25, 2026 08:05 AM (2Ez/1)

96 The Mohammunist Manifesto—Surveillance, Informants, And Social Enforcement Networks

If you live in an Islamic or communist society and you feel like somebody’s always watching you, you’re right because both systems demand it.

Posted by: SMOD at August 25, 2026 08:05 AM (yH8/G)

97 Deport, deport, deport the islamic commie incestuous brillo.

Posted by: kingsman at August 25, 2026 08:05 AM (ehY6c)

98 "Hey VIA!
MoMe?"

The remainder of this year is insane.

So striving for next year.

Mrs VIA is disappointed to say the least.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 25, 2026 08:06 AM (iMotb)

99 I used to have a different nic

Do we have evidence of Crimes against Humanity on PM Carney ?

He could join ex-President Nicolas Maduro in jail.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 25, 2026 08:06 AM (u82oZ)

100 Torrential rains caused a gigantic pile of garbage to become a deadly landslide in Guinea’s capital city of Conakry on Sunday morning, killing at least 30 people as homes were completely buried under the avalanche of refuse.

Posted by: SMOD at August 25, 2026 08:07 AM (yH8/G)

101 Block all visas, that way islhamic shitholes can't piss that we're isolating them and are 'islhamophobic.'

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 08:07 AM (ccf/V)

102 I can't believe Gary Indiana is a hellhole, the Jackson 5 was from there
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 25, 2026 08:01 AM

Pretty soon they’ll be home to the Bears though. Or is that Hammond? Theyre both hellholes right next door to each other…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 25, 2026 08:07 AM (geWO5)

103

Mrs VIA is disappointed to say the least.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 25, 2026 08:06 AM (iMotb)

As are the First Lady and I..........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 08:08 AM (ccf/V)

104 89 Those “lab grown human brains” are only organoids…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 25, 2026 08:04 AM
=======

The Organoids would be a good name for a WNBA team.

Posted by: Or a rock band at August 25, 2026 08:08 AM (2Ez/1)

105 I'm only vaguely familiar with the Eurovision song contest. Why is Israel in the competition, it being technically in Western Asia? Is Egypt in the contest?

Posted by: Tone Deaf Ted at August 25, 2026 08:09 AM (JM9I6)

106 Mark Carney can go horse fuck

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 25, 2026 08:09 AM (geWO5)

107 The Organoids would be a good name for a WNBA team.
Posted by: Or a rock band at August 25, 2026 08:08 AM (2Ez/1)

The Oregon G-Spots. No offense, all defense.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 08:09 AM (ccf/V)

108 @FBIDirectorKash

When we took over, the FBI Laboratory faced a DNA-processing backlog of more than 1.81 MILLION samples.

Today: ZERO.

🔺 1.81M+ samples processed
🔺 Backlog had been growing by roughly 75,000 samples per month
🔺 Hundreds of thousands of samples were arriving each year
🔺 Profiles can help solve homicides, sexual assaults, mass shootings, and other violent crimes
🔺 Equipment upgraded
🔺 Resources redirected
🔺 Technology improved
🔺 Bureaucratic barriers removed

DNA profiles belong in CODIS helping law enforcement solve crimes—not stalled in a government backlog.

Under President Trump’s leadership, we are rebuilding the FBI around one standard: MISSION FIRST.

Posted by: SMOD at August 25, 2026 08:09 AM (yH8/G)

109 They saved up to millions of lives. I probably wouldn't be here if it weren't for their use 81 years ago.

Most Japanese people alive today wouldn't be here either if not for the bomb.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 25, 2026 08:10 AM (ExV1e)

110 Sorry to hear that VIA.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 25, 2026 08:10 AM (2Ez/1)

111 It's the wypipo's fault! They ain't be fixin' the roof an' shit!
Posted by: Tyrone the Hoodrat In His '98 Altima at August 25, 2026 07:58 AM
......
Where my EBT card at?
Posted by: La'Shondra at August 25, 2026 08:02 AM (2Ez/1)
___

I'm gonna need coffee to deal with Tyrone and La'Shondra this morning...brb.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 25, 2026 08:10 AM (7wWQR)

112 Eating out is ridiculous. The food is not healthy, laden with salt and fat. Taxes, fees, and tips add 10% + 4% + 15% on top of the overpriced food.

My cooking is better, cheaper, and healthier by far.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 25, 2026 08:10 AM (RIvkX)

113 Word is the Bears are changing their name to the Hammond Eggers.

Posted by: Sean Hannity at August 25, 2026 08:11 AM (JM9I6)

114 The Organoids would be a good name for a WNBA team.
Posted by: Or a rock band at August 25, 2026 08:08 AM (2Ez/1)

A band called the Green Dildos could open for them!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 25, 2026 08:11 AM (geWO5)

115 Morning all

Posted by: rickb223 at August 25, 2026 08:12 AM (exh+T)

116 @102 Linus, Hammond I believe which in the 1920s had an NFL team. Hammond apparently is a dump also

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 25, 2026 08:12 AM (JEgjE)

117
A band called the Green Dildos could open for them!
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 25, 2026 08:11 AM (geWO5)

They really do need to just embrace the rubber don and move on.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 08:12 AM (ccf/V)

118 Word is the Bears are changing their name to the Hammond Eggers.

Posted by: Sean Hannity at August 25, 2026 08:11 AM (JM9I6)

Possible nominee for Comment of the Week.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 08:13 AM (ccf/V)

119 There's mold and rodents in my pants!

Posted by: Delaware's Own at August 25, 2026 08:13 AM (JM9I6)

120 Presumes facts not in evidence.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 25, 2026 07:54 AM (RIvkX)

You're not dead, that's a plus. The trolls aren't either, that's a minus. But we outnumber them.

Mathematically, it's a good morning.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 25, 2026 08:13 AM (ExV1e)

121 Overturning Roe was supposed to destroy the Republican party in the 2022 midterms. And what happened? Nothing. Abortion simply isn't that important an issue.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 25, 2026 07:25 AM (O0L8i)

Well. Nothing really politically.

There are more abortions per year now than there were before Roe was overturned, though.

It's like all those women pounding tylenol to make Trump look dumb. He said 'abortion is up to the states,' and maybe they're trying to make a point by killing their kids?

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at August 25, 2026 08:14 AM (PGK1w)

122 canada is a small pimple on the ass of the world.

Hopefully, President Trump will pop it soon and they can dry up and blow away.

Posted by: Pimple Popper at August 25, 2026 08:14 AM (+iYtA)

123 The WNBA has come out and said that Freedom and the other guy are NOT eligible for the WNBA Draft.

They've been classified as a "political stunt" and will not be allowed to participate.

Lawyers are gonna get richer.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 08:14 AM (ccf/V)

124 119 There's mold and rodents in my pants!
Posted by: Delaware's Own at August 25, 2026 08:13 AM

Has your butt been wiped?

Posted by: Jill Not A Doctor at August 25, 2026 08:14 AM (2Ez/1)

125 A public monitoring device straight out of the novel '1984.'

It's a network of high resolution cameras designed to track your ever move.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 08:04 AM (ccf/V)

Ah. Well, good luck to whoever gets tagged with watching me. Death by Boredom.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at August 25, 2026 08:14 AM (SgdqL)

126 Given the depravity of some of these SOBs over the years (that we know about) I don’t even want to think about the Frankenstein type of experiments that have been going on. Bioweapons outsourced or stolen overseas is probably just the top of the iceberg. Whatever ethical concerns that were in place or remain are probably not operative “over there”. Yeesh

Posted by: Common Tater at August 25, 2026 08:15 AM (0ass6)

127 What the heck's a Flock camera?
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at August 25, 2026 07:58 AM (SgdqL)

A public monitoring device straight out of the novel '1984.'

It's a network of high resolution cameras designed to track your ever move.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Strategically placed all around your AO so they can track you in real time.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 25, 2026 08:15 AM (exh+T)

128 37
Reform is really needed in education. A lot of reform, and different teachers.

Posted by: NaCly Dog

Get the government out of the way beyond the absolute bare minimum required and go from there.

Posted by: NR Pax at August 25, 2026 08:16 AM (RjOoY)

129 >>>Word is the Bears are changing their name to the Hammond Eggers.

Posted by: Sean Hannity

>You're a great American.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 25, 2026 08:17 AM (FR9Sb)

130
Ah. Well, good luck to whoever gets tagged with watching me. Death by Boredom.
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at August 25, 2026 08:14 AM (SgdqL)

They claim you have no expectation of privacy in the public arena, so screw you if you don't like it. They're watching you regardless.

https://youtu.be/JsntlJZ9h1U

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 08:17 AM (ccf/V)

131 It's a network of high resolution cameras designed to track your ever move.
Posted by: Sponge

Strategically placed all around your AO so they can track you in real time.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 25, 2026 08:15 AM

I'll have to get more ficus.

Posted by: Jeffrey Toobin at August 25, 2026 08:17 AM (2Ez/1)

132 Normalizing killing your children. New York and Massachusetts have just said that killing a full-term fetus is A-OK, so why not extend it?

Saw a cartoon about that. Two women debating and one saying "Legalizing abortion can lead to killing toddlers."

The other woman replying "No one is saying that!"

Third panel is Clancy's face.

Posted by: NR Pax at August 25, 2026 08:17 AM (RjOoY)

133 Gary , Indiana is 80% black and it's population has declined 61% since 1960. Cause and effect?

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 25, 2026 08:18 AM (JEgjE)

134 Today Is National Banana Split Day.

Posted by: redridinghood at August 25, 2026 08:18 AM (NpAcC)

135 30 Abdul El Sayed yesterday on Jesse Watters: circumcision is the same as genital mutilation and "gender re-assignment" surgery

Go with that, Abdul.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 25, 2026 07:38 AM (RIvkX)

Oh, he will.

The Islamic/Leftist (or the Islamic dissembling as a Leftist) is phenomenon. Republicans have had a hard enough time dealing with Leftists. These mutants are a whole other breed.

Posted by: Ordinary American at August 25, 2026 08:18 AM (b4LBp)

136 Do we have evidence of Crimes against Humanity on PM Carney ?

I don't know what they'd be. One could argue that he's continuing Trudeau's treason against the Canadian people but they voted for it.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 25, 2026 08:18 AM (ExV1e)

137 Josh Shapiro can also go horse fuck

damn I have to move my timeline up

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 25, 2026 08:18 AM (j+aD2)

138 Ah. Well, good luck to whoever gets tagged with watching me. Death by Boredom.
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher

Same here. I'm so clean, I squeak!

Posted by: Rock-Ribbed Ronnie at August 25, 2026 08:18 AM (JM9I6)

139
"No, we're leaving because of the content of their character."

Posted by: People who used to live in Gary at August 25, 2026 08:19 AM (2Ez/1)

140 139: Turns out we were judging them by the content of their character all along.

Posted by: NR Pax at August 25, 2026 08:20 AM (RjOoY)

141 First there was the Gulf of America. And now:

https://tinyurl.com/y555k2ss

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 25, 2026 08:21 AM (pG0Ez)

142 Smell the Glove

There must be a Planned Parenthood clinic near Gary, Indiana. Because.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 25, 2026 08:21 AM (u82oZ)

143 It's like all those women pounding tylenol to make Trump look dumb. He said 'abortion is up to the states,' and maybe they're trying to make a point by killing their kids?
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at August 25, 2026 08:14 AM (PGK1w)

S'tan has always found Eve to be an easy mark. Only God can shield them but too many modern women, and men, have turned their faces. Evil stalks the land and the price which will have to be paid will be enormous.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 25, 2026 08:21 AM (ExV1e)

144 Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey

Trump needs to do this kind of rhetoric in private, not in public.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 25, 2026 08:22 AM (u82oZ)

145 President Donald J. Trump appeared to confirm on Sunday that federal immigration authorities are examining Representative Ilhan Omar‘s (D-MN) immigration history...
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NWH.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 25, 2026 08:23 AM (pG0Ez)

146 "Gary, Indiana was named after Elbert Henry Gary, the founding chairman of U.S. Steel. The company founded the city in 1906 as a company town for its steel mills."

Posted by: Today I learned at August 25, 2026 08:23 AM (2Ez/1)

147 134 Today Is National Banana Split Day.
Posted by: redridinghood

A confection that is out of favor and nearly dead. You can't give away banana split dishes.

Posted by: Artie At The Antique Mall at August 25, 2026 08:23 AM (JM9I6)

148 Lawyers are gonna get richer.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 08:14 AM (ccf/V)

This is one of those cases in which I don't mind. I hope Kanter and White end up owning the WNBA, and it's parent organization which refuses to rein in the stupid.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 25, 2026 08:23 AM (ExV1e)

149 celebration of Oct 7

-
But celebrating Thanksgiving is evil.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 25, 2026 08:24 AM (ndZc7)

150 Today is also,
The Birthday of The Prophet Muhammad.

Posted by: redridinghood at August 25, 2026 08:25 AM (NpAcC)

151 147 134 Today Is National Banana Split Day.
Posted by: redridinghood

A confection that is out of favor and nearly dead. You can't give away banana split dishes.
Posted by: Artie At The Antique Mall at August 25, 2026 08:23 AM

Come here and sit beside us.

Posted by: Jello molds and Bundt cake pans at August 25, 2026 08:26 AM (2Ez/1)

152 Why the fvck is Mike Pence on F&F talking about Ukraine?

Pleeze go away. Pleeeze!

*click*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 25, 2026 08:26 AM (RIvkX)

153 Josh Shapiro can also go horse fuck

damn I have to move my timeline up
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 25, 2026 08:18 AM (j+aD2)

I have this sentiment for lefties aplenty… let’s put Roger Goodell on the list too

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 25, 2026 08:27 AM (geWO5)

154 Flint, Gary, Barack Obama Skool, just blame budget cuts and the nearest white person.

Posted by: Lead Pipe Cinch at August 25, 2026 08:27 AM (JM9I6)

155 "Gary, Indiana... Gary, Indiana, Gary, Indiana, not Louisiana, Paris, France, New York or Rome... but Gary, Indiana, my home, sweet home."

Posted by: Ordinary American at August 25, 2026 08:27 AM (b4LBp)

156 Best Banana Split: Jim Dandy at Friendly's

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 25, 2026 08:27 AM (RIvkX)

157 Grocers and Bodega Owners Challenge Mamdani’s State-Run Supermarket Scheme in Court.

And how many of them voted for Mamdani because he's soooo dreamy?
Posted by: NR Pax at August 25, 2026 07:22 AM (RjOoY)

I would doubt all that many.

Mamdani's base is young white women from places like Ann Arbor who moved to New York with a pile of their hated daddies' money.

Unless these bodegas are selling vintage clothes, ranch water and molly, I don't think little Emily and Olivia are running them.

Posted by: The Actual Story at August 25, 2026 08:27 AM (BI5O2)

158 Why the fvck is Mike Pence on F&F talking about Ukraine?

Pleeze go away. Pleeeze!

*click*
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 25, 2026 08:26 AM (RIvkX)

That SOB… just seeing his name causes my BP to spike. He can also go horse fuck

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 25, 2026 08:28 AM (geWO5)

159 Come here and sit beside us.
Posted by: Jello molds and Bundt cake pans

I knew you were coming so I baked a Bundt!

Posted by: Pillsbury Bundt at August 25, 2026 08:28 AM (JM9I6)

160 A confection that is out of favor and nearly dead. You can't give away banana split dishes.
Posted by: Artie At The Antique Mall at August 25, 2026 08:23 AM (JM9I6)
*****
Understandable.
I think I've had one in my lifetime. Not a fan of the combo.

Posted by: redridinghood at August 25, 2026 08:29 AM (NpAcC)

161 Today Is National Banana Split Day.

Posted by: redridinghood at August 25, 2026 08:18 AM (NpAcC)
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Childhood memories sitting in an ice cream parlor on red leather highback seats. Gobs and gobs of whipped cream. Enjoyed the cherry on top, too!

And now if you'll excuse me, I have to return to my current diet.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 25, 2026 08:29 AM (pG0Ez)

162 Off sock

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 25, 2026 08:29 AM (BI5O2)

163 Why Alaska? Why? Why? Why?

Posted by: redridinghood at August 25, 2026 08:30 AM (NpAcC)

164 Today is also,
The Birthday of The Prophet Muhammad.

Posted by: redridinghood at August 25, 2026 08:25 AM (NpAcC)
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Piss be upon him.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 25, 2026 08:30 AM (pG0Ez)

165 S'tan has always found Eve to be an easy mark. Only God can shield them but too many modern women, and men, have turned their faces. Evil stalks the land and the price which will have to be paid will be enormous.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

Adam: Here we are Eve. In the Garden of Eden. Everything we could ever want. We will never grow old. We will never get sick. Anything we want is automatically taken care of & given. No wants. No worries.

Eve: Yeah. But it's just not enough.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 25, 2026 08:30 AM (exh+T)

166 "...selling vintage clothes, ranch water and molly..."
Posted by: The Actual Story at August 25, 2026 08:27 AM

What is "molly?"

Posted by: Dare I ask? at August 25, 2026 08:31 AM (2Ez/1)

167 Why the fvck is Mike Pence on F&F talking about Ukraine?
——-
Orders is orders. Isn’t it painfully obvious?

Posted by: Common Tater at August 25, 2026 08:31 AM (0ass6)

168 Mark Ruffalo

@MarkRuffalo

The accusation that I am antisemitic is appalling and fundamentally dishonest. Criticizing the actions of the Israeli prime minister, a military technology contract, or the executives who supply it is not the same as criticizing Jewish people. This critical and necessary dialogue is then dishonestly framed as being anti-Israel. To be clear, my views come from my own political convictions and should never be interpreted as hostility toward Jewish people, for whom I have deep love and respect. Everything I know about acting, activism, and humanism has been profoundly shaped by the Jewish friends, colleagues, and loved ones who have been integral and family throughout every point of my life.
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Fvck off Mark!

Posted by: the Jewish friends, colleagues, and loved ones who have been integral and family throughout every po at August 25, 2026 08:32 AM (RIvkX)

169 I used to loathe the maraschino cherries used on banana splits (inevitably, it was a maraschino). In recent years I don't mind it too much. Of course this past year I don't get to eat banana splits or other sundaes very much....

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 25, 2026 08:32 AM (aJQbY)

170 One of the perks of being VP is that you never go away if you don't want to.

Posted by: Ordinary American at August 25, 2026 08:32 AM (b4LBp)

171 The Left’s Israel Obsession And The Fiction Of Its Foreign Influence

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Extreme Hakeem has gotten himself into hot water.

Darializa Stan Account (Iris) ✪
@WokeMaelle
NOW THE FUCKING DEMOCRATIC LEADER IN THE HOUSE IS WHINING ABOUT A STRAWMAN OF HASAN PIKER FOR SOME REASON I’M GOING INSANE WHAT IS THIS FUCKING TIMELINE

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https://tinyurl.com/3hzm9rc5

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 25, 2026 08:32 AM (ndZc7)

172 What is "molly?"
Posted by: Dare I ask? at August 25, 2026 08:31 AM (2Ez/1)
===

MDMA

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 25, 2026 08:33 AM (RIvkX)

173 It's eye opening for some that the two countries engaged with the US in a trade war are China... and Canada.

Canada, whose relationship with the CCP is well documented.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 25, 2026 08:33 AM (2Cry5)

174 You've got a Bundt in the oven?

Posted by: Surprised husband at August 25, 2026 08:33 AM (2Ez/1)

175 Why the fvck is Mike Pence on F&F talking about Ukraine?

Mike Pence?? Who?

Posted by: dantesed at August 25, 2026 08:33 AM (YcKzl)

176 @171 saw last night that the insane left is now calling Jefferies "AIPAC Shakur".
The Dem civil war is getting fun

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 25, 2026 08:34 AM (JEgjE)

177 175 Why the fvck is Mike Pence on F&F talking about Ukraine?

Mike Pence?? Who?
Posted by: dantesed at August 25, 2026 08:33 AM (YcKzl)

B/c he needs the money and is desperare for the spotlight?

Posted by: Nova Local at August 25, 2026 08:34 AM (tOcjL)

178 Piss be upon him.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 25, 2026 08:30 AM (pG0Ez)
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I don't think anyone's found his grave, so that's a bit of a challenge.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 25, 2026 08:34 AM (FZ29D)

179 reted as hostility toward Jewish people, for whom I have deep love and respect. Everything I know about acting, activism, and humanism has been profoundly shaped by the Jewish friends, colleagues, and loved ones who have been integral and family throughout every point of my life.
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Won't you take me to.....HYMIETOWN!!!!

F*ck off, Mark. People like you MUCH better when you're pretending to be SOMEONE ELSE.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 08:35 AM (ccf/V)

180 Fvck off Mark!

Posted by: the Jewish friends, colleagues, and loved ones who have been integral and family throughout every po at August 25, 2026 08:32 AM (RIvkX)
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SF, your hash is a gender neutral "Rivka".

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 25, 2026 08:35 AM (pG0Ez)

181 Tuq'r Qarlson: "I never mention Ben Shapiro because I don't think about him." Status:

Who's this Bench Appearo guy?

Posted by: Tuq'r Quarlson at August 25, 2026 08:35 AM (l3cgK)

182 Mike Pence and Ilham Nur need to work drive-thru at a Jack-in-a-Box in Dearbornistan.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 25, 2026 08:35 AM (2GVsD)

183 *Why the fvck is Mike Pence on F&F talking about Ukraine?*

Oh, television.
I remember television.

Posted by: But that was a long time ago at August 25, 2026 08:36 AM (2Ez/1)

184 The Trump administration is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up to 200,000 foreigners who have applied for or are currently seeking asylum status in the United States.

Could someone ask these Muslim candidates why no one runs to their *-stan countries looking for asylum?

Cuz there you will get the taqiya or their admission that their goal is to make the former United States a copy of the toilets they are fleeing from in horror.

Posted by: Community Notes at August 25, 2026 08:36 AM (rgGn5)

185 Didja see this?

Girl Scouts of America offers Muslim badges to be earned by learning pillars of Islam, visiting mosques

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I guess you can earn head chopping and suicide vest merit badges.

https://tinyurl.com/y66v2aez⁶

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 25, 2026 08:36 AM (ndZc7)

186 Adam: Here we are Eve. In the Garden of Eden. Everything we could ever want. We will never grow old. We will never get sick. Anything we want is automatically taken care of & given. No wants. No worries.

Eve: Yeah. But it's just not enough.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 25, 2026 08:30 AM (exh+T)

There's a funny clip somewhere on youtube with a bunch of men and women discussing relationships, and one of the men tells this joke. The women don't laugh. A man asks one why. The woman responds, "I was expecting more." At this, the men laugh even harder. "That's the whole point," one of them says.

Posted by: Ordinary American at August 25, 2026 08:36 AM (b4LBp)

187 Piss be upon him.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 25, 2026 08:30 AM (pG0Ez)
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I don't think anyone's found his grave, so that's a bit of a challenge.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 25, 2026 08:34 AM (FZ29D)
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It's the thought that counts.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 25, 2026 08:36 AM (pG0Ez)

188 NOW THE FUCKING DEMOCRATIC LEADER IN THE HOUSE IS WHINING ABOUT A STRAWMAN OF HASAN PIKER FOR SOME REASON

Strawman?

He's the f*cking face of your party, currently.

Reap it, bishes.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 08:36 AM (ccf/V)

189 One of the perks of being VP is that you never go away if you don't want to.
Posted by: Ordinary American at August 25, 2026 08:32 AM (b4LBp)
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Hi, there!

Posted by: Spiro Agnew at August 25, 2026 08:37 AM (RIvkX)

190 If you don't like banana splits, just wait until tomorrow. Wednesday is Sundae at your participating Carvel Dealer! All sundaes 1/2 off!

Posted by: Tom Carvel (Athanasios Thomas Karvelas) at August 25, 2026 08:37 AM (JM9I6)

191 This evil grifting slag and her entire brood of mutants deserve immediate ejection from this country whom they hate with every fiber of their being.

I would be totally accepting if as part of the negotiations with Iran's IRGC, that they can save face by dropping a nuke on Minnisomalia, and we can pretend to be outraged but humbled.

Posted by: Community Notes at August 25, 2026 08:37 AM (rgGn5)

192 Let me guess, Ruffalo's 'Jewish' friends are JINOs who would vote for Pol Pot?

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 25, 2026 08:38 AM (2GVsD)

193 I don't think anyone's found his grave, so that's a bit of a challenge.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 25, 2026 08:34 AM (FZ29D)
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Considering that the odds of him repenting and following Jesus Christ is pretty slim, I think he has other...concerns...than a peed on grave.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 25, 2026 08:38 AM (7wWQR)

194 Extreme Hakeem has gotten himself into hot water.

Darializa Stan Account (Iris) ✪
@WokeMaelle
NOW THE FUCKING DEMOCRATIC LEADER IN THE HOUSE IS WHINING ABOUT A STRAWMAN OF HASAN PIKER FOR SOME REASON I’M GOING INSANE WHAT IS THIS FUCKING TIMELINE

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 25, 2026 08:32 AM (ndZc7)

Lefties are calling him AIPAC Shakur instead of Tupac Shakur. It's getting spicy over there.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at August 25, 2026 08:38 AM (PGK1w)

195 Didja see this?

Girl Scouts of America offers Muslim badges to be earned by learning pillars of Islam, visiting mosques

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I guess you can earn head chopping and suicide vest merit badges.

https://tinyurl.com/y66v2aez⁶

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 25, 2026 08:36 AM (ndZc7)
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You forgot the clitorectomy badge.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 25, 2026 08:38 AM (pG0Ez)

196 Abdul El Sayed yesterday on Jesse Watters: circumcision is the same as genital mutilation and "gender re-assignment" surgery

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 25, 2026 07:38 AM (RIvkX)

He hates Jews so much that he ignores the reality that Islam also practices ritual circumcision.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 25, 2026 08:39 AM (k5CNB)

197 At this, the men laugh even harder. "That's the whole point," one of them says.

Legend has it that to this day, she is still trying to understand.

Posted by: NR Pax at August 25, 2026 08:39 AM (RjOoY)

198 VIA, I believe your MIL travels to your area from Baltimore on occasion by AMTRAK. Announcement yesterday indicates the trains will not run from DC union station into VA for 9 days in October. Major repairs.

Posted by: Mrs JTB at August 25, 2026 08:39 AM (yTvNw)

199 Girl Scouts of America offers Muslim badges to be earned by learning pillars of Islam, visiting mosques

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Yes. Islamification of America . Starting wth children.

Posted by: runner at August 25, 2026 08:39 AM (g47mK)

200 "people have come into the country illegally, have not had that vaccination schedule."

Of course, no mention of questionable hygiene practices from the denizens.

Posted by: Question Authority bumper sticker at August 25, 2026 08:39 AM (VjZjV)

201
SF, your hash is a gender neutral "Rivka".
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 25, 2026 08:35 AM (pG0Ez)
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Yeah. I used to have a very cool hash. ezEBT

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 25, 2026 08:39 AM (RIvkX)

202 You forgot the clitorectomy badge.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 25, 2026 08:38 AM (pG0Ez)

do you get that for having it done on you, or doing it to others?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 25, 2026 08:39 AM (l3cgK)

203 Wouldn't that be a kick in the pants for muslims, that 'ol Muhammed actually did repent and turn to Christ.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 25, 2026 08:40 AM (7wWQR)

204 Josh Shapiro Eyes New Powers That Make COVID Restrictions Look Like A Warning Shot

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"The Democrat’s proposed change would give Pennsylvania’s Department of Health centralized police powers under the guise of “disease control measures,” including the ability to enter homes and schools without a warrant, access confidential medical records, and impose statewide school mask mandates for disease prevention."

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It's for your own good!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 25, 2026 08:40 AM (ndZc7)

205 Posted by: Tom Carvel (Athanasios Thomas Karvelas) at August 25, 2026 08:37 AM (JM9I6)
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Another childhood memory: Carvel root beer vanilla floats.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 25, 2026 08:40 AM (pG0Ez)

206 Words are one thing, let me know when the Democrats go late French Revolution.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 25, 2026 08:40 AM (2GVsD)

207 201
SF, your hash is a gender neutral "Rivka".
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 25, 2026 08:35 AM (pG0Ez)
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Yeah. I used to have a very cool hash. ezEBT

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 25, 2026 08:39 AM (RIvkX)

pG0Ez sounds like a medicine for a swollen prostate...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 25, 2026 08:41 AM (l3cgK)

208 "Girl Scouts of America offers Muslim badges to be earned by learning pillars of Islam, visiting mosques."

Be sure and wear a niqab!

Posted by: The official Girl Scout uniform catalog at August 25, 2026 08:41 AM (2Ez/1)

209 Who's this Bench Appearo guy?

Sibling of Abigail.

Posted by: Community Notes at August 25, 2026 08:42 AM (rgGn5)

210 Will the GSA next offer a Burka Badge?

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 25, 2026 08:42 AM (2GVsD)

211 208 "Girl Scouts of America offers Muslim badges to be earned by learning pillars of Islam, visiting mosques."

Be sure and wear a niqab!

Posted by: The official Girl Scout uniform catalog at August 25, 2026 08:41 AM (2Ez/1)

but don't sit next to the garbage bags outside...the garbageman might not know the difference.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 25, 2026 08:42 AM (l3cgK)

212 8. And how many of them voted for Mamdani because he's soooo dreamy?
Posted by: NR Pax at August 25, 2026 07:22 AM (RjOoY)

The same people who wouldv'e voted for the creased pants, if they had been old enough.

Posted by: Question Authority bumper sticker at August 25, 2026 08:43 AM (VjZjV)

213 "Girl Scouts of America offers Muslim badges to be earned by learning pillars of Islam, visiting mosques"

I guess hawking poisonous cookies wasn't enough for them anymore.

Is there an institution left in America that hasn't been hollowed out and corrupted?

Posted by: Ordinary American at August 25, 2026 08:43 AM (b4LBp)

214 "Girl Scouts of America offers Muslim badges to be earned by learning pillars of Islam, visiting mosques."
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My daughter tells me that the girls are joining the GSA, there will be words...and a possible restraining order.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 25, 2026 08:43 AM (7wWQR)

215 Will the GSA next offer a Burka Badge?
Posted by: Anna Puma

Probably. Along with the 'Cookies for Planned Parenthood' badge.

Posted by: Tonypete at August 25, 2026 08:43 AM (he2p7)

216 al-Sayed is educated as a physician, allegedly, but equates circumcision with genital mutilation and sex change surgery. The guy is not only a Muslim, but he's an idiot

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 25, 2026 08:44 AM (JEgjE)

217 199 Girl Scouts of America offers Muslim badges to be earned by learning pillars of Islam, visiting mosques

Do they have Christian badges where you visit a Church and read the Bible ? Or Jewish badges where you visit a Synagogue and read the Torah ?

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Posted by: It's me donna at August 25, 2026 08:44 AM (+gK6I)

218 Eve: Yeah. But it's just not enough.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 25, 2026 08:30 AM (exh+T)

Surveys show that 100% of men ever born will accept any piece of fruit offered to them by a naked women, no questions asked.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 25, 2026 08:45 AM (o3ajz)

219 209 Who's this Bench Appearo guy?

Sibling of Abigail.
Posted by: Community Notes at August 25, 2026 08:42 AM

Is she the one sporting pronounced hooterage?

Posted by: I gotta ask at August 25, 2026 08:45 AM (2Ez/1)

220 I bet Carvell's "Fudge the Whale" was popular in the gay community

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 25, 2026 08:45 AM (JEgjE)

221 I gotta ask

Yes.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 25, 2026 08:46 AM (u82oZ)

222 The Mommies for Mumia/Unicorn Killer/Luigi/Lindsay Clancy crowd are insane.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 25, 2026 08:46 AM (2GVsD)

223 Do they have Christian badges where you visit a Church and read the Bible ? Or Jewish badges where you visit a Synagogue and read the Torah ?

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Posted by: It's me donna
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Of course not.
Christians and Jews are haters, duh.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 25, 2026 08:46 AM (7wWQR)

224 Good morning! Another scorcher on the way.

Posted by: Count de Monet at August 25, 2026 08:47 AM (wVcYX)

225 When I was in Boy Scouts there was one weekend each year our troop went to Kabbalat Shabbat on Friday night, Saturday afternoon Mass, and then Sunday morning at the Methodist church.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 25, 2026 08:47 AM (RIvkX)

226 The Mommies for Mumia/Unicorn Killer/Luigi/Lindsay Clancy crowd are insane.
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 25, 2026 08:46 AM (2GVsD)
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They're evil.

They know exactly what they're doing.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 25, 2026 08:47 AM (7wWQR)

227 Is there an institution left in America that hasn't been hollowed out and corrupted?
Posted by: Ordinary American

Not one.

Posted by: The End Is Near at August 25, 2026 08:48 AM (JM9I6)

228 Why the fvck is Mike Pence on F&F talking about Ukraine?

Ukraine is one of the pillars of “Operation Kill All Whiteys”. Became obvious when Zelensky started running TV ads encouraging the women to bang Somalians and Muslims.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 25, 2026 08:48 AM (QZThv)

229 Hey Salty!

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 25, 2026 08:48 AM (7wWQR)

230 225 When I was in Boy Scouts there was one weekend each year our troop went to Kabbalat Shabbat on Friday night, Saturday afternoon Mass, and then Sunday morning at the Methodist church.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 25, 2026 08:47 AM (RIvkX)

Sounds reasonable...

Posted by: It's me donna at August 25, 2026 08:48 AM (+gK6I)

231 199 Girl Scouts of America offers Muslim badges to be earned by learning pillars of Islam, visiting mosques
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When the young girls recite the shahada in front of Muslim witnesses, don't they become Muslim?

There are "no backsies" when that happens...

Will they earn merit badges for becoming child brides?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 25, 2026 08:48 AM (FZ29D)

232 Well, it's certainly not going to last long, but it's RAINING!!!! Yay!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 08:48 AM (ccf/V)

233 Girl Scouts of America offers Muslim badges

The screeching if a GSA troop did the same for other faiths would be deafening.

Posted by: NR Pax at August 25, 2026 08:48 AM (RjOoY)

234 I guess hawking poisonous cookies wasn't enough for them anymore.

Is there an institution left in America that hasn't been hollowed out and corrupted?
Posted by: Ordinary American at August 25, 2026 08:43 A

Nope.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 25, 2026 08:49 AM (BI5O2)

235 {{{SMH at God's mercy}}}

May the torment be endless for those evil people. Unless they save themselves. I regard this as unlikely.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 25, 2026 08:49 AM (u82oZ)

236 I bet Carvell's "Fudge the Whale" was popular in the gay community
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 25, 2026 08:45 AM (JEgjE)

Homo or homosexual community.

Make Gay Happy Again.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 08:49 AM (ccf/V)

237 Even the Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo has been corrupted?

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 25, 2026 08:50 AM (2GVsD)

238 Yoo-hoo, girls!
Come see us for your bonfire and fertility badges!

Posted by: The Druids at August 25, 2026 08:50 AM (2Ez/1)

239 SMH

Mass psychosis via social media.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 25, 2026 08:50 AM (2GVsD)

240 220 I bet Carvell's "Fudge the Whale" was popular in the gay community
Posted by: Smell the Glove

Trade secret: Fudgie the Whale, Cookie Puss, and the St. Patrick's Day promotion Cookie O'Puss are all made in the same mold. Don't tell anyone.

Posted by: Tom Carvel at August 25, 2026 08:51 AM (JM9I6)

241 May the torment be endless for those evil people. Unless they save themselves. I regard this as unlikely.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 25, 2026 08:49 AM (u82oZ)
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No one can save his or her self.

Jesus saves, nothing else.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 25, 2026 08:52 AM (7wWQR)

242 Yoo-hoo, girls!
Come see us for your bonfire and fertility badges!
Posted by: The Druids

"Ppfffttt!! Join our camps! You'll learn how to swim, march, sing songs, and have children for our glorious Fuhrer!"
-- Nazi youth groups

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 25, 2026 08:52 AM (2GVsD)

243 The Loyal Order of Raccoons Lodge remains pure and wholesome! The Pride of Bensonhurst!

Posted by: The Grand, High, Exalted, Mystic, Ruler, Morris Fink at August 25, 2026 08:53 AM (JM9I6)

244 Wouldn't that be a kick in the pants for muslims, that 'ol Muhammed actually did repent and turn to Christ.

Rather than suggesting Election and Grace are random lottery drawings, the chief purpose of man is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever.

With Saul of Tarsus, he didn't have a compilation of letters, teachings and ministry to the Church prior to the Damascus Road experience. And even then, Saul, now Paul, spent three years under direct teaching before he entered into the ministry, and continually had to excuse his former self.

Mohammed is the exact opposite. If it was legitimately claimed that he received Grace, it would be profoundly difficult to separate Mohammed's prior work's authority out of received canon.

Mohammed, like wicked rulers in the past, served God's Plan and Purpose - sort of as an anti-Paul.

Posted by: Community Notes at August 25, 2026 08:53 AM (nCgQz)

245 Mass psychosis via social media.
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 25, 2026 08:50 AM (2GVsD)
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S'tan is very adept at using the 'Net for his purposes.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 25, 2026 08:54 AM (7wWQR)

246 Corruption never sleeps.

Posted by: davidt at August 25, 2026 08:55 AM (Q+gd/)

247 Surveys show that 100% of men ever born will accept any piece of fruit offered to them by a naked women, no questions asked.
Posted by: Tom Servo at August 25, 2026 08:45 AM (o3ajz)

I don't think we're supposed to mention him anymore, but Bill Cosby had a funny Adam and Eve bit.

"Adam is the Man. The Man remains Constant. The Man is always, "Oh,c'meer, oh, gimme, gimme, gimme, oh, c'meer....."

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at August 25, 2026 08:55 AM (SgdqL)

248 We'd like to extend a cordial invitation for you to come join us at our next meeting of the Loyal Order of Water Buffaloes.

Posted by: Fred and Barney at August 25, 2026 08:56 AM (2Ez/1)

249 I ask for prayers today for Mrs. E, her medical team, the hospital, and myself as Mrs. E goes through surgery.

Posted by: Eromero at August 25, 2026 08:56 AM (LHPAg)

250 Gunther Eagleman™
@GuntherEagleman

The liberal media is already writing Sophie Cunningham’s WNBA eulogy.

“Her future is suddenly in doubt.” “Get released after this season.”

Why? Because she had the audacity to say women should compete against women.

Not because of her shooting. Not because of her defense. Because she refused to pretend biological men belong in the women’s league.

They’ll platform every activist who wants to erase women’s sports, then act shocked when a player who defends them becomes “controversial.”

This isn’t about basketball. It’s about punishing the one who won’t play along.

Posted by: redridinghood at August 25, 2026 08:56 AM (NpAcC)

251 So mote it be Eromero

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 25, 2026 08:56 AM (2GVsD)

252 249 I ask for prayers today for Mrs. E, her medical team, the hospital, and myself as Mrs. E goes through surgery.
Posted by: Eromero at August 25, 2026 08:56 AM (LHPAg)

Prayers being sent

Posted by: It's me donna at August 25, 2026 08:57 AM (+gK6I)

253 Eromero

Prayers ascending for good outcomes all around.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 25, 2026 08:57 AM (u82oZ)

254 I ask for prayers today for Mrs. E, her medical team, the hospital, and myself as Mrs. E goes through surgery.
Posted by: Eromero at August 25, 2026 08:56 AM (LHPAg)

Absolutely!

May The Lord watch over her and the staff taking care of her today.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 08:57 AM (ccf/V)

255 But if Florida isn’t much in play between the two parties, it’s definitely in play within the two parties. As Tuesday’s primaries indicate, the Sunshine State is the new ground zero for the roiling internal civil wars that have dominated both parties for years.
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Very true of Ohio too, especially on immigration and Canada trade.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 25, 2026 08:57 AM (r37/v)

256 Prayers up, {{{Eromero}}}

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 25, 2026 08:57 AM (7wWQR)

257
This isn’t about basketball. It’s about punishing the one who won’t play along.
Posted by: redridinghood at August 25, 2026 08:56 AM (NpAcC)

Because Cunningham's stats are world class compared to that spare piece of shit Angel Reese who is shooting somewhere around 13% on the season.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 08:58 AM (ccf/V)

258 Best possible outcome for her, Eromero.

Posted by: Count de Monet at August 25, 2026 09:00 AM (wVcYX)

259 Eromero, good luck and God bless to you and Mrs E

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 25, 2026 09:00 AM (JEgjE)

260 "The Democrat’s proposed change would give Pennsylvania’s Department of Health centralized police powers under the guise of “disease control measures,” including the ability to enter homes and schools without a warrant, access confidential medical records, and impose statewide school mask mandates for disease prevention."

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It's for your own good!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks,

I am going to buy that door mat that says, "Hope Those Are Level IV Plates"

https://tinyurl.com/43j83d6t

Posted by: rickb223 at August 25, 2026 09:00 AM (exh+T)

261 Today is also,
The Birthday of The Prophet Muhammad.
Posted by: redridinghood at August 25, 2026 08:25 AM (NpAcC)

Oooh, I'll send a nice card with a sketch of him. That would be sweet.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at August 25, 2026 09:00 AM (hmYU4)

262 Cunningham is white, straight and kinda hot.
So a no go in a league of ugly butch black lesbians

Posted by: WNBA Facts at August 25, 2026 09:01 AM (uJYzI)

263 We'd like to extend a cordial invitation for you to come join us at our next meeting of the Loyal Order of Water Buffaloes.
Posted by: Fred and Barney at August 25, 2026 08:56 AM (2Ez/1)

This should be fun.

Posted by: The Great Gazoo at August 25, 2026 09:01 AM (wVcYX)

264 Because Cunningham's stats are world class compared to that spare piece of shit Angel Reese who is shooting somewhere around 13% on the season.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

13%? That's not so bad.

Posted by: Bonita Bricklayer at August 25, 2026 09:02 AM (JM9I6)

265 Prayer for a speedy and complete recovery.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 25, 2026 09:02 AM (RIvkX)

266 I'm mistaken. Reese shoots in the 40's % wise. Cunningham is pretty pedestrian, but comes off the bench and plays less minutes a game. Cunningham's coach sucks, mostly, and has no idea how to use talent.

She sits Clark a LOT in crunch time.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 09:03 AM (ccf/V)

267 Girl Scouts of America offers Muslim badges to be earned by learning pillars of Islam, visiting mosques

Do they have Christian badges where you visit a Church and read the Bible ? Or Jewish badges where you visit a Synagogue and read the Torah ?

That is a gross understatement. Simply "reading the Bible or Torah" is lightyears away from "learning the pillars of Islam".

The five pillars of Islam are core acts of worship:
Faith, Prayer, Charity, Fasting and Pilgrimage.

"Learning" in Islam is:
Studying, mastering the proper steps, rules and methods to perform rituals (like prayer and fasting), and putting these Duties into practice.

Posted by: Community Notes at August 25, 2026 09:03 AM (nCgQz)

268 Pritzker Skywalker.

https://tinyurl.com/2cj3v3y6

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 25, 2026 09:04 AM (ndZc7)

269 "Adam is the Man. The Man remains Constant. The Man is always, "Oh,c'meer, oh, gimme, gimme, gimme, oh, c'meer....."

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at August 25, 2026 08:55 AM (SgdqL)
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Here, eat these mudpies.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 25, 2026 09:04 AM (pG0Ez)

270 The scouting groups of America have become a former shell of what they once were.

I wouldn't put my kid in that cesspool if it were free.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 09:04 AM (ccf/V)

271 Trump announces another name change. Lake Ontario to Lake America, since we won't be doing much business with Canada anymore.

Posted by: Greater Lake at August 25, 2026 09:04 AM (JM9I6)

272 SMH

Mass psychosis via social media.
Posted by: Anna Puma

If anyone wants to grant "psychosis" for Lindsay and tries to excuse it, they have to grant the same to Decarlos Dejuan Brown Jr. when he stabbed Iryna Zarutska on that train.

Psychosis is psychosis.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 25, 2026 09:05 AM (exh+T)

273 Pritzker Skywalker.

https://tinyurl.com/2cj3v3y6
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 25, 2026 09:04 AM (ndZc7)

PIZZA the HUT!!!!!

Posted by: Lonestar at August 25, 2026 09:05 AM (ccf/V)

274 271 Trump announces another name change. Lake Ontario to Lake America, since we won't be doing much business with Canada anymore.
Posted by: Greater Lake at August 25, 2026 09:04 AM (JM9I6)

He can't do that.. It will mess up HOMES

Posted by: It's me donna at August 25, 2026 09:06 AM (+gK6I)

275 249 I ask for prayers today for Mrs. E, her medical team, the hospital, and myself as Mrs. E goes through surgery.
Posted by: Eromero at August 25, 2026 08:56 AM (LHPAg)
********
Sending prayers for your wife.

Posted by: redridinghood at August 25, 2026 09:06 AM (NpAcC)

276 Trump announces another name change. Lake Ontario to Lake America, since we won't be doing much business with Canada anymore.
Posted by: Greater Lake at August 25, 2026 09:04 AM (JM9I6)

He's certainly not afraid to twist the knife, is he.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 09:06 AM (ccf/V)

277 Prayers up, Eromero.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 25, 2026 09:06 AM (aJQbY)

278 Girl Scouts of America offers Muslim badges to be earned by learning pillars of Islam, visiting mosques

Do the Boy Scouts get to beat them with broom sticks as being uncovered meat?

Posted by: rickb223 at August 25, 2026 09:06 AM (exh+T)

279 271 Trump announces another name change. Lake Ontario to Lake America, since we won't be doing much business with Canada anymore.
Posted by: Greater Lake at August 25, 2026 09:04 AM

Will it become a US territory?

Posted by: I gotta ask at August 25, 2026 09:06 AM (2Ez/1)

280 I ask for prayers today for Mrs. E, her medical team, the hospital, and myself as Mrs. E goes through surgery.
Posted by: Eromero

Prayers for you and Mrs. E and all those involved.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 25, 2026 09:07 AM (exh+T)

281 He can't do that.. It will mess up HOMES
Posted by: It's me donna

SHAME is easy to remember.

Posted by: Anna Graham at August 25, 2026 09:08 AM (JM9I6)

282 I am going to buy that door mat that says, "Hope Those Are Level IV Plates"

Nothing says "Welcome" better than replacing the decorative yard gnomes along the pathway to your door with realistic ceramic Claymore replicas.

Posted by: Community Notes at August 25, 2026 09:08 AM (BvPIe)

283 Cunningham's coach sucks, mostly, and has no idea how to use talent.

She sits Clark a LOT in crunch time.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 09:03 AM (ccf/V)

The job of Cunningham's coach is not to help her team win, it's to pump up "the message". Clark, despite basically toeing the leftist line harms the message because she is white plays well. Cunningham harms the message because, regardless of what her larger political beliefs may be, she is pro-female in a pro-insanity league.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 25, 2026 09:08 AM (ExV1e)

284 Lake US Fucking A has a nice ring to it.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at August 25, 2026 09:09 AM (uJYzI)

285 He's certainly not afraid to twist the knife, is he.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 09:06 AM (ccf/V)
___

lol

Not at all.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 25, 2026 09:09 AM (7wWQR)

286 It's for your own good!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks,

"The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants."
Albert Camus

Posted by: Ordinary American at August 25, 2026 09:09 AM (b4LBp)

287 Trump announces another name change. Lake Ontario to Lake America, since we won't be doing much business with Canada anymore.

Posted by: Greater Lake at August 25, 2026 09:04 AM (JM9I6)

Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior...

So HOMES becomes SHAME?

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at August 25, 2026 09:09 AM (PGK1w)

288 Trump announces another name change. Lake Ontario to Lake America, since we won't be doing much business with Canada anymore.
Posted by: Greater Lake at August 25, 2026 09:04 AM (JM9I6)

I believe that was a successful troll. All the lefties are melting down about it.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 25, 2026 09:09 AM (ExV1e)

289 -

Here, eat these mudpies.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 25, 2026 09:04 AM (pG0Ez)

Heh, 'zackly.

(Honestly, the stuff that gets stuck in the grease trap that is my brain....)

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at August 25, 2026 09:09 AM (SgdqL)

290 \If anyone wants to grant "psychosis" for Lindsay and tries to excuse it, they have to grant the same to Decarlos Dejuan Brown Jr. when he stabbed Iryna Zarutska on that train.

Psychosis is psychosis.

Lindsay has a special kind of psychosis where she can plan her episodes on a calendar and arrange the means in advance for a successful psychotic episode.

Posted by: Community Notes at August 25, 2026 09:10 AM (BvPIe)

291 Pritzker Skywalker.

https://tinyurl.com/2cj3v3y6
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 25, 2026 09:04 AM (ndZc7)
=====================
Admiral Ackbar territory.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 25, 2026 09:11 AM (qwuI6)

292 I’ve always thought lakes Ontario and Michigan should be renamed. Why do Michigan and Ontario get all the glory when the lakes border many other states.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at August 25, 2026 09:11 AM (uJYzI)

293 If anyone wants to grant "psychosis" for Lindsay and tries to excuse it, they have to grant the same to Decarlos Dejuan Brown Jr. when he stabbed Iryna Zarutska on that train.

I would consider granting "psychosis" for Lindsay, not because I want to excuse her but because I believe that there are several 'doctors' and probably a few bureaucrats who belong in prison with her.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 25, 2026 09:13 AM (ExV1e)

294 Pritzker Skywalker.

https://tinyurl.com/2cj3v3y6
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 25, 2026 09:04 AM (ndZc7)

You can just see the children screaming from his crawlspace.....

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 09:13 AM (ccf/V)

295 Watching al-Sayed and the other leftist lunatics in Michigan, Rogers better have good security.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 25, 2026 09:14 AM (JEgjE)

296 Lake Titicaca will also become US Territory just because of the comic potential.

Posted by: 12 Year Old Brain Here at August 25, 2026 09:14 AM (JM9I6)

297 185 Didja see this?

Girl Scouts of America offers Muslim badges to be earned by learning pillars of Islam, visiting mosques

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I guess you can earn head chopping and suicide vest merit badges.

https://tinyurl.com/y66v2aez⁶

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 25, 2026 08:36 AM (ndZc7)

Girl Scouts will also be able to earn a ululation merit badge.

Posted by: Gref at August 25, 2026 09:15 AM (5rh/l)

298 Girl Scouts of America offers Muslim badges to be earned by learning pillars of Islam, visiting mosques

Do the Boy Scouts get to beat them with broom sticks as being uncovered meat?

After the boy scouts finish earning their merit badges with goats.

Girl Scouts get to wear the punching bag to hide the scars, lesions and bruises that come from female participation in Islam—after the clitoridectomy

Posted by: Community Notes at August 25, 2026 09:15 AM (a6PrB)

299 Lake Titicaca will also become US Territory just because of the comic potential.
Posted by: 12 Year Old Brain Here at August 25, 2026 09:14 AM (JM9I6)

Not sure why you'd name a lake after The Cleveland Steamer, but to each his own, I guess.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 09:15 AM (ccf/V)

300 295 Watching al-Sayed and the other leftist lunatics in Michigan, Rogers better have good security.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 25, 2026 09:14 AM (JEgjE

al-Sayed was on Watters last night... Rambled on cutting off Jessie from really asking any questions.. Constantly interrupted... I don't see how Rogers could have a debate with him...

Posted by: It's me donna at August 25, 2026 09:15 AM (+gK6I)

301 Good morning, late to the party today 😐

Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 25, 2026 09:16 AM (rvnbR)

302 al-Sayed was on Watters last night... Rambled on cutting off Jessie from really asking any questions.. Constantly interrupted... I don't see how Rogers could have a debate with him...

Posted by: It's me donna at August 25, 2026 09:15 AM (+gK6I)

You act as if that's not a thing......

Posted by: Sean Hannity at August 25, 2026 09:16 AM (ccf/V)

303 DSA Candidate for DC Mayor Wins Primary

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I guess there weren't enough commernists in DC.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 25, 2026 09:16 AM (ndZc7)

304 You can just see the children screaming from his crawlspace.....
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 09:13 AM (ccf/V)
___

*nods*

So thankful to God that I no longer live in Illinois.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 25, 2026 09:16 AM (7wWQR)

305 You act as if that's not a thing......
Posted by: Sean Hannity at August 25, 2026 09:16 AM (ccf/V)

LOL... He was even worse than Hannity

Posted by: It's me donna at August 25, 2026 09:17 AM (+gK6I)

306 eHAMS?

HAMES?

I think SHAME is kinda sad

anyway I always forget Lake Ontario so whatever lol

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 25, 2026 09:17 AM (j+aD2)

307 And also a law making it illegal to use Flock cameras to enforce lockdowns
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Laws are like locks, they're only good for honest men.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 25, 2026 09:17 AM (3cUTc)

308 There's no measles outbreak in the U.S. and if there is it's Joe Biden's fault.

/pundits

Posted by: muldoon at August 25, 2026 09:17 AM (qgHp7)

309 So the Iranian mullahs put a bounty of $10 million of Barron Trump. Nice folks over there in the Shia world. I'm starting to wonder if the world can stand even one surviving.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 25, 2026 09:17 AM (iuLJm)

310 Lake Erie is the one shortchanged. It's only an average 12 feet deep. Superior is VERY deep. Did the glaciers run out of steam coming eastward?

Posted by: Rectum of Ella Fitzgerald at August 25, 2026 09:17 AM (JM9I6)

311 Good Morning, David.

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 25, 2026 09:18 AM (j+aD2)

312 I’ve always thought lakes Ontario and Michigan should be renamed.

Ontario and Michigan don't sound like black names.

Maybe D'ontario, and LaMisheegan would work.

Posted by: Community Notes at August 25, 2026 09:18 AM (a6PrB)

313 310 Lake Erie is the one shortchanged. It's only an average 12 feet deep. Superior is VERY deep. Did the glaciers run out of steam coming eastward?

true

I think they should add Champlain

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 25, 2026 09:18 AM (j+aD2)

314
*nods*

So thankful to God that I no longer live in Illinois.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 25, 2026 09:16 AM (7wWQR)

I'm happy for you both.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 09:18 AM (ccf/V)

315 "MECHAS"

if they add Champlain!

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 25, 2026 09:19 AM (j+aD2)

316 I think they should add Champlain
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 25, 2026 09:18 AM (j+aD2)

*AHEM*

Posted by: The Finger Lakes at August 25, 2026 09:19 AM (SgdqL)

317 Lake Titicaca will also become US Territory just because of the comic potential.
Posted by: 12 Year Old Brain Here at August 25, 2026 09:14 AM (JM9I6)

Not sure why you'd name a lake after The Cleveland Steamer, but to each his own, I guess.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 09:15 AM (ccf/V)

Apparently, titi translates as puma and caca translates as grey (among other possibilities). So the name of the lake is Grey Puma. Puma because they don't have cougars. It's named for being a place where older women would pick up younger men for frolicking.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 25, 2026 09:20 AM (ExV1e)

318 Daddy this is the week I get to earn my Hag In A Bag badge!

Posted by: Enthusiastic Girl Scout at August 25, 2026 09:20 AM (2Ez/1)

319 Wait, Why Is Hillary Clinton Reportedly Planning for Bill’s Funeral?!

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Bill: But I'm not dead!

Hillary: You're not fooling anyone!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 25, 2026 09:20 AM (ndZc7)

320 Thanks, Sponge. : )

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 25, 2026 09:20 AM (7wWQR)

321 And also a law making it illegal to use Flock cameras to enforce lockdowns

Everyone of those would come down within forty eight hours. There is supposedly a big push for a Flock cutting party across the country on Halloween since everyone will be wearing costumes.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 25, 2026 09:21 AM (exh+T)

322 Bill: But I'm not dead!

Hillary: You're not fooling anyone!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 25, 2026 09:20 AM (ndZc7)

Is it wrong to fantasize a Romeo and Juliette scenario here?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 09:21 AM (ccf/V)

323 What has Ontario ever done? Are they splitting atoms with their minds?

They can't play hockey for shit and can suck our balls.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 25, 2026 09:21 AM (FR9Sb)

324 Everyone of those would come down within forty eight hours. There is supposedly a big push for a Flock cutting party across the country on Halloween since everyone will be wearing costumes.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 25, 2026 09:21 AM (exh+T)

Some fella in Ohio got arrested for cutting down Flock cameras. He was caught in the act for one and is believed to have done others. When the charge was brought before the grand jury, they replied, "Nah, we're good. Have a nice day, citizen."

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 25, 2026 09:22 AM (ExV1e)

325 Brits, not as stupid as you thought.

Polling Finds Britons Believe Freedom of Speech Worsening Under Labour Government

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 25, 2026 09:23 AM (ndZc7)

326 So...

What's going on in the WNBA?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at August 25, 2026 09:23 AM (btJVX)

327 D’Ontario Johnson is a staring running back in the east west bowl game.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at August 25, 2026 09:23 AM (uJYzI)

328 Weird - I haven't been here on my laptop in about a week and it looks like all the pop-up ads have gone away, yet I still get them on my phone.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at August 25, 2026 09:23 AM (SgdqL)

329 After the boy scouts finish earning their merit badges with goats.

**********

Animal Husbandry merit badge

Posted by: muldoon at August 25, 2026 09:24 AM (qgHp7)

330 Brits, not as stupid as you thought.

Polling Finds Britons Believe Freedom of Speech Worsening Under Labour Government

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 25, 2026 09:23 AM (ndZc7)

About 30 years late to the curve there......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 09:24 AM (ccf/V)

331 What's going on in the WNBA?

hush you!

back to the beach with ye!

btw TJM - missed ya!

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 25, 2026 09:24 AM (j+aD2)

332 Some fella in Ohio got arrested for cutting down Flock cameras. He was caught in the act for one and is believed to have done others. When the charge was brought before the grand jury, they replied, "Nah, we're good. Have a nice day, citizen."
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

Jury nullification FTW!

Posted by: rickb223 at August 25, 2026 09:24 AM (exh+T)

333
Polling Finds Britons Believe Freedom of Speech Worsening Under Labour Government
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 25, 2026 09:23 AM (ndZc7)

What gave it away ?

Posted by: It's me donna at August 25, 2026 09:24 AM (+gK6I)

334 310 Lake Erie is the one shortchanged. It's only an average 12 feet deep. Superior is VERY deep.
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Haha, that's a little misleading, because Lake Erie has a shelf coastal zone that isn't deep, but the Lake averages 70-80 feet deep in the central part of the lake. Massive ore boats loaded with minerals used in steel making navigate the lake from Minnesota into Cleveland, so it is deeper than you might think (at least in spots). It used to freeze in the winter though, like a shallow lake should.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 25, 2026 09:25 AM (/DLXX)

335 So...

What's going on in the WNBA?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at August 25, 2026 09:23 AM (btJVX)

https://youtu.be/xtaA2SO_4oA

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 25, 2026 09:25 AM (ExV1e)

336 > Superior is VERY deep.
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 25, 2026 09:18 AM

She sings in the rooms of her ice-water mansion.

Posted by: Gordon Lightfoot at August 25, 2026 09:25 AM (2Ez/1)

337 331 What's going on in the WNBA?

hush you!

back to the beach with ye!

btw TJM - missed ya!

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 25, 2026 09:24 AM (j+aD2)

=========

Missed you all, too.

It was nice to unplug, though.

I do see that my efforts to put my Saturday evening movie post in draft with a message to post it at the right time went for naught, though.

C'est la vie.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at August 25, 2026 09:25 AM (btJVX)

338 Hillary : Bill get on the cart

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 25, 2026 09:25 AM (JEgjE)

339 Lake Champlain can right eff off. Lake St Clair is the sixth Great Lake.

Posted by: one hour sober at August 25, 2026 09:26 AM (J4Dwc)

340 TheJamesMadison

Welcome back.

You were missed. Well, by some.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 25, 2026 09:26 AM (u82oZ)

341 Ahh, Hollywood!

Neighbor Reveals Injured Hayden Panettiere Was Removed From LA Apartment on a Gurney Twice While Living with Her Boyfriend

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 25, 2026 09:26 AM (ndZc7)

342 340 TheJamesMadison

Welcome back.

You were missed. Well, by some.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 25, 2026 09:26 AM (u82oZ)

========

Everyone needs a punching bag!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at August 25, 2026 09:26 AM (btJVX)

343 340 Lake Champlain can right eff off. Lake St Clair is the sixth Great Lake.

oh good one actually

how did they pick tho? is it proximity? I guess both are not proximate? I don't know geography very well tho lol

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 25, 2026 09:27 AM (j+aD2)

344 What the fuck are these people talking about? The US is the only country with even a theoretical form of freedom of speech. The UK has no right to free speech. They've always been restricted to whatever the government lets them say. It's just that they're permitting less these days.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 25, 2026 09:27 AM (BI5O2)

345 Neighbor Reveals Injured Hayden Panettiere Was Removed From LA Apartment on a Gurney Twice While Living with Her Boyfriend

omg I saw an interview with her mom. yikes.

poor girl. she was surrounded by bad people I think.

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 25, 2026 09:28 AM (j+aD2)

346 TheJamesMadison

Welcome back.

===

TJM was away ??

Posted by: runner at August 25, 2026 09:28 AM (g47mK)

347 Now if we can just get some Joe Mannix babes...

Posted by: Guys everywhere at August 25, 2026 09:29 AM (2Ez/1)

348 Who's this TJM guy? Has he paid his AOSHQ bills?

Posted by: dantesed at August 25, 2026 09:29 AM (YRw3x)

349 Now if we can just get some Joe Mannix babes...

==

AI is available to everyone...

Posted by: runner at August 25, 2026 09:29 AM (g47mK)

350 TJM, were you missing? Where'd you go?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 25, 2026 09:29 AM (/DLXX)

351 I swear someone was posting as TJM!

Posted by: runner at August 25, 2026 09:29 AM (g47mK)

352 ...recently...

Posted by: runner at August 25, 2026 09:29 AM (g47mK)

353 What the fuck are these people talking about? The US is the only country with even a theoretical form of freedom of speech. The UK has no right to free speech. They've always been restricted to whatever the government lets them say. It's just that they're permitting less these days.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 25, 2026 09:27 AM (BI5O2)
====================
This is true

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 25, 2026 09:30 AM (/DLXX)

354 Nood art.

Posted by: Nazdar at August 25, 2026 09:30 AM (NcvvS)

355 The deepest spot in a Norwegian fjord is more than 4,300 ft. deep. And you call them Great Lakes!

Posted by: Kristian Kristiansen at August 25, 2026 09:30 AM (JM9I6)

356 Too loose art up!

Posted by: rickb223 at August 25, 2026 09:30 AM (exh+T)

357 I think TJM is the guy responsible for AOS' gray areas...

Posted by: runner at August 25, 2026 09:30 AM (g47mK)

358 NOODlum.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 25, 2026 09:30 AM (ccf/V)

359 350 TJM, were you missing? Where'd you go?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 25, 2026 09:29 AM (/DLXX)

=======

Back to back cruises (Dolly's idea).

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at August 25, 2026 09:31 AM (btJVX)

360 Now if we can just get some Joe Mannix babes...

This girl doesn't hang out with cops so Mannix doesn't know her.

https://tinyurl.com/2ujjjnjn - SFW

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 25, 2026 09:31 AM (ExV1e)

361 Well, on a cruise ship there are limited places the kids can go, and they are unlikely to get kidnapped and sold to Mideastern potentates while on board, so that's good.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 25, 2026 09:34 AM (nR+Sx)

362 If you are forced to go on a cruise, you gotta look on the bright side

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 25, 2026 09:36 AM (nR+Sx)

Daily Tech News 25 August 2026

Top Story

Why Aliexpress is muting your music. (The Register)

Because they're taking your fingerprints using inaudible sonar.

Really.

Tech News

OpenAI is building agents for everything. Will anyone use them? No. (Tech Crunch)
For Andrew Ambrosino, the lead engineer for OpenAI's desktop app, it's the only way to test the future, which is why that app now has access to, and control over, his inbox, his Slack account, his phone, apps like Notion and Figma, and more.
The people building these things are the only ones using them.
Get yourself a password book. (The Register)

Because AI agents can't break into your house and steal a physical notepad.
Microsoft's latest masterpiece is a bug that breaks printing of WPF documents from Windows 11 if they are written using fonts with names starting with C. (WCCFTech)

I'm not even mad. That's amazing.
Xiaomi's AI cube is not a cube. (Notebook Check)

Lies!
FIIO's new cassette player plays cassettes. (Notebook Check)

Peace, love, and mung beans, baby.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: Peace, love, and mung beans, sir.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:30 AM

Comments

(Jump to bottom of comments)

1 w00t

Posted by: m at August 25, 2026 04:33 AM (odBC9)

2 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 25, 2026 04:35 AM (sAmhv)

3 G'day everyone

Posted by: Skip at August 25, 2026 04:39 AM (Ia/+0)

4 Password book?

LOL. I have one. It's called a Franklin Planner.

If I ever lose it, my life as I know it is over.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at August 25, 2026 04:40 AM (36x1j)

5 Get yourself a password book. (The Register)

Because AI agents can't break into your house and steal a physical notepad

I'm a trendsetter! Been doing that for decades.

Posted by: mikeski at August 25, 2026 04:41 AM (VHUov)

6 Microsoft's latest masterpiece is a bug that breaks printing of WPF documents ... (WCCFTech)

WPF =

Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
an open-source, graphical user interface (UI) for Windows, on .NET.

Posted by: m at August 25, 2026 04:41 AM (odBC9)

7 (WCCFTech)

The people in the comments below that article are kinda snippy.

Posted by: m at August 25, 2026 04:44 AM (odBC9)

8 Almost can't wait to get driving to work. Heated car seat is like a back heat pack

Posted by: Skip at August 25, 2026 04:46 AM (Ia/+0)

9 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at August 25, 2026 04:53 AM (Hbeqj)

10 >>>Why Aliexpress

AliExpress

unlike Bluesky!

Posted by: m at August 25, 2026 04:58 AM (odBC9)

11 I have never heard that song by George Harrison before. It's lively. I will ask FenSpouse if he has c. He seems to know all things Beatles related. Thanks, Pixy

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 25, 2026 05:07 AM (JrHfD)

12 Heated car seats, what luxury. As a small boy I hated riding in the back seat and freezing. A that time I could get on my knees and hang out almost into the front seat. Perfect place to become a windshield splat in an accident. But hell, I lived through it without a through in the world.
The car had bench seats, which I guess are outlawed now everywhere even in California. (of course)

Posted by: Colin at August 25, 2026 05:09 AM (CiQE7)

13
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at August 25, 2026 05:10 AM (AMvSw)

14 Posted by: m at August 25, 2026 04:44 AM (odBC9)

I think that would have been a more appropriate name for social media- "snippy media."

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 25, 2026 05:13 AM (W90Ou)

15 Not familiar with mung beans. Interwebs says you substitute lentils in many recipes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at August 25, 2026 05:15 AM (Hbeqj)

16 Greetings and good morning, everyone! I have my first cup of coffee and hopefully a peaceful day ahead.

Posted by: NR Pax at August 25, 2026 05:17 AM (RjOoY)

17 Have a great day horde

Posted by: Skip at August 25, 2026 05:20 AM (p6VAl)

18 Interesting article on Ali-Express fingerprinting. I've purchased exactly two things from them, each weeks apart, both purchases slightly under $500, and both were fine. The payments went through, all was well (or so I thought.)

Then, I wanted to order a bunch of electronic components, put my order through, and... nope. Some type of unknown security problem with my account. No explanation. Did some digging and a LOT of people had previously had that problem, and there's no resolution for it. You delete your account, then re-create it, apparently, and that fixes it (for a time.)

(No, I don't remember the exact error message, this was over a year ago.) The practical upshot though was you could shop all you wanted, you just couldn't check out (kind of an e-vendor version of Hotel California.)

In Firefox, I use uBlock Origin, Privacy Badger, NoScript, Port Authority, but most importantly for this post: Canvas Blocker (which blocks fingerprinting attempts by returning random data.)

Now I'm wondering if their site autoflagged my account as "unfingerprintable". "Go away, we can't sell your data so you're not a good 'customer' to us."

Maybe.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 25, 2026 05:24 AM (O7YUW)

19 I, for one, am shocked!

Polymarket
@Polymarket
JUST IN: California Transportation Sec. reveals the money to complete high-speed rail is “not there today,” with the project now estimated to cost about $126 billion — nearly 4x the original budget.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 25, 2026 05:24 AM (ndZc7)

20 I can't believe I got all that typed out without a sip of coffee in me yet. Now I'm afraid to go back and re-read it, because it'll likely contain a ton of typos, or the grammar will be so bad I'll sound like the Swedish Chef (Florpty hoondee floon!)

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 25, 2026 05:28 AM (O7YUW)

21 Man from WI writes a Christian devotional on John 8:12-26 and " Following the Light.":

https://tinyurl.com/yvhz86wz

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 25, 2026 05:29 AM (JrHfD)

22 with the project now estimated to cost about $126 billion

But I thought making all those billionaires pay their fair share was going to cover this!

Posted by: NR Pax at August 25, 2026 05:29 AM (RjOoY)

23 I store passwords in several redundant file folders in obvious and non- obvious locations. File folder labels are fake named.
The catch is that I don’t write the full word in the password, but cryptic hints, that I tend to forget over time.

Posted by: Fenderbender at August 25, 2026 05:31 AM (1FEc1)

24 $126 billion is the kind of number that needs some context. How much was the entire Apollo 11 mission in Current Year Dollars? How much did the Hoover Dam or the Empire State Building cost?

Then give it some Current Year context, too.... What is the current US Military budget? Foreign Aid? Medicare payments?

"Big Price Tag for Something Dumb" resonates, but it could probably also be made more resonate-ey. I'd' do it, but I have to go to work soon....

Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 25, 2026 05:35 AM (Ot/FD)

25 @22/NR Pax: "But I thought making all those billionaires pay their fair share was going to cover this!"

https://tinyurl.com/4e4jv9sw

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 25, 2026 05:36 AM (O7YUW)

26 @23/Fenderbender: "The catch is that I don’t write the full word in the password, but cryptic hints, that I tend to forget over time."

Leading to the 'What the hell was I smoking when I wrote that?!' moment in the future. Those are fun. :-)

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 25, 2026 05:37 AM (O7YUW)

27 International Fellowship of Christians and Jews. Rabbi's daughter " writes "From A Distance" Deuteronomy 26:15 about judging people from a distance:

https://tinyurl.com/ynvwjfz7

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 25, 2026 05:38 AM (JrHfD)

28 Jack Straw might like this story, but I don't think he's up now. Golden Retriever saved after 3 days in a landslide:

https://tinyurl.com/mutecyd3

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 25, 2026 05:42 AM (JrHfD)

29 25: Unfortunately, I'll have to wait until I'm home to follow that URL.

Posted by: NR Pax at August 25, 2026 05:43 AM (RjOoY)

30 The George Harrison music track: How appropriate considering the articles the past two days about cassette tapes. The last time I had this "album" was on cassette, but I don't think the cassette version had that specific track (a common problem on longer albums, sometimes you didn't get everything because of the time limits of the cassette format.)

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 25, 2026 05:44 AM (O7YUW)

31 NR Pax

I just wanted to thank you again for the recommendation for the Dr. Scholls heavy duty inserts for shoes. Son used them yesterday for the first time and it helped his feet feel much better.

And how did your appointment go with the doctor about your knee or did I miss a comment on that?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 25, 2026 05:45 AM (JrHfD)

32 Ketanji Brown Jackson authored her usual screed over the mail in voting decision yesterday. Thank heavens she doesn't have more influence, let alone power. Standing alone, as she does, she's humorous, but God forbid she is ever in the majority. She might be Biden's most enduring legacy, and Paul Ryan's too.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 25, 2026 05:45 AM (j3EXx)

33 @29/NR Pax: It's a "Two Astronauts" meme I customized for you.

Title on the page: "Their fair share"

The first astronaut facing earth: "Wait, 'Tax the rich' really means 'Tax everyone'?"

The second astronaut with the sidearm pointed at the back of the first astronaut's head: "Always has."

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 25, 2026 05:46 AM (O7YUW)

34 Evening and morning, all.

Tiu's Day, Tiu's Day, why weren't there a Tiu's Day? Answer: There's one every week. Funny how that works out.

It's slightly less hot this morning after a rain last evening, and theoretically it may be less hot this p.m. Rain is possible each day over the next week, too.

I'm awake, sipping my coffee. What about you?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 25, 2026 05:46 AM (wzUl9)

35 @31/FenelonSpoke: "I just wanted to thank you again for the recommendation for the Dr. Scholls heavy duty inserts for shoes. Son used them yesterday for the first time and it helped his feet feel much better."

Great news!

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 25, 2026 05:49 AM (O7YUW)

36 Big black Stirling had his day at the vet yesterday. He's quite healthy . . . but he has gained almost two pounds in the last year -- going from 13.5 to 15.5! He's a big-framed cat, he can carry it; he doesn't look like a skinny but pregnant female cat. But no wonder he seems like a battleship. He wasn't born, he was launched!

The diet procedure: less dry food in the mornings and evenings, and I have to make sure he doesn't get what Dagny leaves. I'll pick up her bowl and only put it back down when she comes back into the kitchen and gives me The Look. And there'll be a little more exercise for the black one, too.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 25, 2026 05:51 AM (wzUl9)

37 Ontario PM Ford said yesterday Canada should stop exporting electricity to the northeastern US. Turn off the power, and see how Trump likes his trade war then.

Biggest cheerleader? The nuclear power industry.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 25, 2026 05:51 AM (LI+e7)

38 @36/Wolfus: Stirling is as big as my big-girl tortoise shell got to. She was a heavy girl, but not fat. Long cat was LONG.

When she landed on you in the morning, you knew it. The cat-gravity wake-up alarm. Problem is, cat-gravity keeps you pinned to the bed. :-)

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 25, 2026 05:53 AM (O7YUW)

39 Belated BOING!

Back from home maintenance shopping - bolts, screws, light sockets and some lumber.

Was just on Ali Express this morning. Creeps!

I've been using Dashlane for password management for years now. Super satisfied.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 25, 2026 05:54 AM (skLNB)

40 And there'll be a little more exercise for the black one, too.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 25, 2026 05:51 AM (wzUl9)
===============
Wolfus, how do you organize exercise for a cat? Release a mouse in the house?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 25, 2026 05:56 AM (LI+e7)

41 I've been keeping a password book since 2018 or so. There was the first edition, and once I retired I copied everything over into a second notebook and have added to it. The first one is still here in case I ever lose the second. I need to update the first with the later additions so I have a backup.

No way I was going to put everything onto a file on my computer, and not be able to access it because I'd forgotten the initial login. Nor do I save things to The Cloud, which, as people here point out, is equivalent to Someone Else's Computer.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 25, 2026 05:56 AM (wzUl9)

42 And how did your appointment go with the doctor about your knee or did I miss a comment on that?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

I forgot to post it. Quick summary: Some damage to the meniscus, and I do have arthritis. I had the PA give me a cortisone shot and we'll follow up in three months to check options. Thankfully, I am not a candidate for knee replacement.

Glad your son is doing well. When your feet are sore, the rest of you is miserable.

G&R: Thanks. I love that meme. I'll save it when I get home.

Posted by: NR Pax at August 25, 2026 05:58 AM (RjOoY)

43 My faucet failed and the farm is flooded

Posted by: the country place that no one knows about at August 25, 2026 05:58 AM (LOZbR)

44 @37/Huck Follywood: A lot of our politicians up here love shooting their mouths off without a thought for the future consequences. These markets are deeply integrated because it makes the most sense economically for them to be that way.

Most politicians need to have their faces repeatedly rammed into the slats of Chesterton's Fence until they get the point.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 25, 2026 05:58 AM (O7YUW)

45 Password management is simple when you only have 1.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 25, 2026 05:59 AM (FHoaH)

46 Ontario PM Ford said yesterday Canada should stop exporting electricity to the northeastern US.

It's cute the way you maple sucking puck slappers try to threaten us. The last time you were relevant as a threat was the War of 1812 and you were British subjects back then.

Posted by: NR Pax at August 25, 2026 05:59 AM (RjOoY)

47 I keep my passwords on a rolled up scrap of paper in a prescription drug bottle stored in my prison wallet. My asswords are alway with me, always secure. I may walk a little funny, but we all do after 29.

Posted by: rubber phallus of malice at August 25, 2026 05:59 AM (iJ4PV)

48 Wolfus, how do you organize exercise for a cat? Release a mouse in the house?
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 25, 2026

***
He killed a mouse earlier this year -- at least I suppose it was him; he was tracking it for a few days before I found the corpse on the bedroom floor. No, just more play time. He has a fluffy mouse toy on a cord he loves to jump up and seize. I'll see if he will chase it along the ground, too. He's not a slug; he plays chase with Dagny all the time.

He's only 4.5 years old, too early to be overweight and maybe head into diabetes.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 25, 2026 05:59 AM (wzUl9)

49 Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 25, 2026 05:56 AM (LI+e7)

I throw things for Millard- little curly spring things, toy mice, some little furry toy with a tail.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 25, 2026 06:00 AM (xSAlF)

50 I'm thinking, bagel with cream cheese and blueberry jam.

Posted by: Don Black at August 25, 2026 06:00 AM (ZxPkt)

51 Patsy Cline (from the ONT) has such a voice, and she sounds better recorded and mastered using modern technology. The original TV recording just doesn't capture the warmth and full tenor of her singing.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 25, 2026 06:01 AM (aDNkm)

52 Wolfus: Stirling is as big as my big-girl tortoise shell got to. She was a heavy girl, but not fat. Long cat was LONG.

When she landed on you in the morning, you knew it. The cat-gravity wake-up alarm. Problem is, cat-gravity keeps you pinned to the bed. :-)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 25, 2026

***
I don't think Stirling is fat, exactly. But it's hard to feel his ribs. And as in your case, when he leaps over me and kicks me in the morning as he goes, I *know* it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 25, 2026 06:02 AM (wzUl9)

53 Patsy Cline (from the ONT) has such a voice, and she sounds better recorded and mastered using modern technology. The original TV recording just doesn't capture the warmth and full tenor of her singing.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 25, 2026

***
One of the first CDs I ever bought was a Patsy Cline album.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 25, 2026 06:02 AM (wzUl9)

54 I throw things for Millard- little curly spring things, toy mice, some little furry toy with a tail.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 25, 2026

***
Dagny loves those. I throw them. She races after them, touches them, and then gallops back to me without carrying them in her mouth. So I have to go get the toy in order to continue the game. She has the theory down, but not the practice.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 25, 2026 06:04 AM (wzUl9)

55 Wolfus, you do know that dry food is like a human eating white bread. It has " fillers" in it that promote weight gain.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 25, 2026 06:04 AM (FHoaH)

56 Ketanji Brown Jackson authored her usual screed over the mail in voting decision yesterday.

-
Nancy Pelosi
@SpeakerPelosi
The right to vote is the foundation of our Democracy, and the Supreme Court’s decision allowing the President to move forward with this assault on that right is an insult to the vision of our founders.
Trump’s attempt to seize control over Americans’ ability to vote by mail threatens to silence their voices and must be challenged.

Gavin Newsom
@GavinNewsom
Another day, another Trump attempt to rig elections and destroy democracy.
We can stop this. VOTE this November.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 25, 2026 06:05 AM (ndZc7)

57 We had friends over for dinner on Saturday night and I made a raspberry syrup to put over vanilla ice cream as a simple dessert (just add a few toasted almond slivers, and you'll love it). To make the syrup throw two pints of berries into a sauce pan with a little sugar and about a quarter cup of fresh lemon juice and put on a low heat, stirring for about ten minutes, and thne pour through a mesh of some sort, and voila! Syrup.

The best part is that what remains after you do that is freshly made raspberry jelly. Just spoon it into a mason jar and your toast will thank you.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 25, 2026 06:06 AM (aDNkm)

58 Another day, another Trump attempt to rig elections and destroy democracy.

I suggest crying harder. It might help.

Posted by: NR Pax at August 25, 2026 06:07 AM (RjOoY)

59 Posted by: NR Pax at August 25, 2026 05:58 AM (RjOoY

Thanks for the update. I am glad that you are not a candidate for knee replacement

Son is on his feet all day long except for lunch so good foot support is important . We will also look at getting some new shoes because FenSpouse has about $100.00 worth of cards given by kindly parents of kids on the bus. Any recommendations for shoes?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 25, 2026 06:07 AM (3OyJk)

60 Wolfus, you do know that dry food is like a human eating white bread. It has " fillers" in it that promote weight gain.
Posted by: Ben Had at August 25, 2026

***
I'm cutting down on the dry food and increasing the canned for both of them. At their age they are no longer growing. A little of it is good for their teeth, I think -- certainly Stirling's are in good shape. But too much is like a sugary cereal for kids.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 25, 2026 06:08 AM (wzUl9)

61 Well, not jelly exactly, more like a preserve. Good raspberry spread for your toast.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 25, 2026 06:10 AM (aDNkm)

62 I use the KeePass Password Safe so I have all my passwords in one encrypted file, easily backed up onto a USB drive. And then I ruin it by letting my browsers save them for convenience, which is relatively hackable. But at least I don't lose them myself.

Posted by: SciVo at August 25, 2026 06:10 AM (ke3zm)

63 Nancy Pelosi
@SpeakerPelosi
The right to vote is the foundation of our Democracy, and the Supreme Court’s decision allowing the President to move forward with this assault on that right is an insult to the vision of our founders.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 25, 2026 06:05 AM (ndZc7)
-

Grok on US mail ballot voting history:

https://tinyurl.com/yjnxdktz

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 25, 2026 06:12 AM (skLNB)

64 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Rejoinder: Sex and drugs and rock 'n roll, sir.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at August 25, 2026 06:13 AM (amcLV)

65 Any recommendations for shoes?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke

If he needs steel toe (Since I don't recall what kind of work he does), start with looking at Red Wing and Danner. And there are safety shoes with a plastic toe instead of metal which tends to be a bit more comfortable.

And have him see if his company will pay for it. I've worked with companies that had a budget every year for us to get work shoes.

Posted by: NR Pax at August 25, 2026 06:14 AM (RjOoY)

66 Mail in voting was established in 1995. People voted for 140+ years without a mail in vote.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 25, 2026 06:14 AM (FHoaH)

67 Time for me to change, stretch, and hit the workout trail. Later I'll visit the library for some new reads and new DVDs.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 25, 2026 06:15 AM (wzUl9)

68 While I was passing through the beautiful countryside to the lovely 4H fair on Sunday I passed several houses with signs saying "No kings in America." In what way is Trump a king? He was elected by a majority of the people . Because he has issued executive orders? Gee, I guess no President has ever done that before. / sarc Also, the people with the "ICE out of our neighborhoods" signs have a neighbor a little way down the road with. Big white heart sign saying "America . Love it or leave it." So even in theNJ not everybody is on the same page politically.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 25, 2026 06:15 AM (DzHyO)

69 No way I was going to put everything onto a file on my computer, and not be able to access it because I'd forgotten the initial login.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 25, 2026 05:56 AM (wzUl9)

Admittedly, for the password safe to be of best utility, it should have a very strong password itself. Mine is 16 random characters, including upper case, lower case, numbers, and special characters. But I made sure to use the same for my Windows login, so that I would use it all the time. And it's also written down on a slip of paper in my wallet, just in case.

Posted by: SciVo at August 25, 2026 06:18 AM (ke3zm)

70 I am so old school that I store all email addresses and phone numbers in an address book. Remember those?

Posted by: Ben Had at August 25, 2026 06:24 AM (FHoaH)

71 Son is on his feet all day long except for lunch so good foot support is important . We will also look at getting some new shoes because FenSpouse has about $100.00 worth of cards given by kindly parents of kids on the bus. Any recommendations for shoes?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 25, 2026 06:07 AM (3OyJk)

Fen, just be aware that the high-cost, hoity-toity, high-falutin' work shoe brands last no longer than any other shoe. Work shoes for like nurses and such, I mean, not boots like Red Wings. The cushioning will give out long before the sole and upper. Keep him using the inserts. Spenco inserts are the best, unless you can find prescription ones if he needs arch supports.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 25, 2026 06:24 AM (1Ff7Z)

72 Posted by: NR Pax at August 25, 2026 06:14 AM (RjOoY)

No, he doesn't need a steel toe, maybe just a plastic one. Thanks for the helpful suggestions and have a good day!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 25, 2026 06:27 AM (5JD6s)

73 Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 25, 2026 06:24 AM

Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 25, 2026 06:28 AM (xSAlF)

74 I am so old school that I store all email addresses and phone numbers in an address book. Remember those?
Posted by: Ben Had at August 25, 2026 06:24 AM (FHoaH)

Sumpin' like this:

https://tinyurl.com/kmesue59

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 25, 2026 06:29 AM (1Ff7Z)

75 Creamsickle, the huge orange and white dude came by Sunday for the first time since February 1. I had gotten very worried while he had gotten a purple collar. He was looking very handsome and rubbed up against me very deliberately. I had started buying churus since he last showed up and ermagodtheseareamazinggimmegimme!!! Nom! Nom! Nom! It was awesome.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 25, 2026 06:34 AM (Fv808)

76 Fen,
When I worked ten hour days in the packing sheds, I started wearing Birkenstocks. The cork soles are good padding and comfortable on hard concrete floors. Since that might not be his style, just spend the money for a good pair of shoes. Doc Martens are good too.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at August 25, 2026 06:34 AM (bkuEU)

77 Old school?
I store my passwords in a well.
what I do is, I get a staff, certain height, and it has a headpiece
the sun shines thru the headpiece at a certain time of day, and shines a beam right on the location of the passwords.

Downside is, it only works 2 times a year.

Posted by: Don Black at August 25, 2026 06:34 AM (ZxPkt)

78 Posted by: Notsothoreau at August 25, 2026 06:34 AM (bkuEU)

Thanks so much!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 25, 2026 06:36 AM (W90Ou)

79 Good morning Horde thx Pixy.
The Republican party in blue states better be ready to fight against shenanigans against the SC ruling. It has been fun watching the Dems lose there marbles over this ruling no matter what happens

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 25, 2026 06:39 AM (JEgjE)

80 News from “The Land of the Free”:
I was going to the range with a twenty two in the truck. Buddy called with news that another buddy in hospital was out of ICU and could receive visitors. (See where this story is going? )
Parked on street several blocks from hospital because of “no guns” rule.
Got to security screening, emptied pockets, and realized I left the house with a one inch “Swiss” penknife in my pocket.
“Nevermind, I ‘ll come back tomorrow,”

Posted by: Fenderbender at August 25, 2026 06:42 AM (1FEc1)

81 G'mornin' everyone!

here at Chateau D'Eez it's actually a file folder that dates back to the Win95 days; over an inch thick, now. (lol)
info on every login I ever created.

I've heard of aliexpress, never bought anything from them.
or temu.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 25, 2026 06:44 AM (VyBeY)

82 Gavin Newsom listed his mansion for sale, for $7.5 million. It has a personal wellness center, says the NY Post. I don't know what that is, but one thing is obvious: being a politician is a good business.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 25, 2026 06:48 AM (j3EXx)

83 Thanks for the helpful suggestions and have a good day!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

You're welcome. Always glad to help.

Posted by: NR Pax at August 25, 2026 06:49 AM (RjOoY)

84 I use the KeePass Password Safe so I have all my passwords in one encrypted file, easily backed up onto a USB drive

KeePass is the way. Though I didn't realize until recently that there are a bunch of different front-ends for it. I've always used the stock UI.

Posted by: Halfhand at August 25, 2026 06:49 AM (J5viO)

85 A coalition of parents is challenging what they see as government overreach into their ability to provide faith-centered education for their children. The families are asking the nation’s highest court to review a California charter school policy that bans religious materials from homeschool study programs.

I struggle to understand how a state can tell a parent about what they can and cannot teach in their own home. Then again, this is California we are talking about.

Posted by: NR Pax at August 25, 2026 06:51 AM (RjOoY)

86 71 Son is on his feet all day long except for lunch so good foot support is important . We will also look at getting some new shoes because FenSpouse has about $100.00 worth of cards given by kindly parents of kids on the bus. Any recommendations for shoes?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 25, 2026 06:07 AM (3OyJk)

Fen, just be aware that the high-cost, hoity-toity, high-falutin' work shoe brands last no longer than any other shoe. Work shoes for like nurses and such, I mean, not boots like Red Wings. The cushioning will give out long before the sole and upper. Keep him using the inserts. Spenco inserts are the best, unless you can find prescription ones if he needs arch supports.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 25, 2026 06:24 AM (

I got some awesome New Balance composite toe shoes on right now. Hit Zappos.com and they’ll have some there.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 25, 2026 06:51 AM (jPziU)

87
I am so old school that I store all email addresses and phone numbers in an address book. Remember those?
Posted by: Ben Had at August 25, 2026 06:24 AM (FHoaH)

Her Majesty has a day-timer for all that. I call it her auxiliary brain.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 25, 2026 06:51 AM (O0L8i)

88 Gavin Newsom listed his mansion for sale, for $7.5 million. It has a personal wellness center, says the NY Post. I don't know what that is...

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 25, 2026 06:48 AM (j3EXx)
-

From the way it sounds, it's a well with a Scottish monster in it.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 25, 2026 06:51 AM (skLNB)

89 The Republican party in blue states better be ready to fight against shenanigans against the SC ruling.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 25, 2026 06:39 AM (JEgjE)

No. That's not who we are. We are satisfied with our position. As losers, we don't actually have to do anything, just make conservative noises every two years. The graft is enough to keep us well-fed and inside our enclaves where we don't have to associate with you rubes.

Posted by: Blue State GOPe at August 25, 2026 06:52 AM (1Ff7Z)

90 Gavin Newsom
@GavinNewsom
Another day, another Trump attempt to rig elections and destroy democracy.
We can stop this. VOTE this November.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 25, 2026 06:05 AM (ndZc7)

From a man that wants a democracy like the German Democratic Republic was a democracy, or how the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is a democracy. I live in a republic, thanks.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 25, 2026 06:54 AM (jPziU)

91 Apple is now telling me I have to pay $2.99 for a ringtone I have been using for 10 years.

Big tech is run by militant homosexuals who love young boys - and China.

Ayn Rand was right.

Posted by: Going deep. Out. at August 25, 2026 06:54 AM (23/y9)

92
Speaking of Her Majesty, she and The Big Dummy are now in Amana Colonies, Iowa. They'll be chilling until Friday's Amana KC shows.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 25, 2026 06:54 AM (O0L8i)

93 Cunningham's fault!

Chris Williamson
@CWilliamson44
The moment the league didn’t discipline Sophie Cunningham for her transphobic comments, they set the table for almost all of this political discourse and nastiness towards the trans community. Her conduct has objectively been detrimental to the league.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 25, 2026 06:56 AM (ndZc7)

94 I got some awesome New Balance composite toe shoes on right now.

I was unaware they had those. Second on New Balance as they are a good brand.

Posted by: NR Pax at August 25, 2026 06:56 AM (RjOoY)

95 kristol tweeted yesterday "abolish ice. now", and this was one response:
"Once you remember that this man used to be the chief intellectual leader of the Conservative movement for 25 years, it all starts to make sense why the GOP functioned like controlled opposition from the 1990s until Trump came along.

Because that’s exactly what they were."

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 25, 2026 06:57 AM (VyBeY)

96 37 Ontario PM Ford said yesterday Canada should stop exporting electricity to the northeastern US. Turn off the power, and see how Trump likes his trade war then.

Biggest cheerleader? The nuclear power industry.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 25, 2026 05:51 AM (LI+e7)

And the MB Premier, Wab, is a whiny little bitch too. (Wab? Who names their kid “Wab”? Yeah, I know, he’s First Nations but still…

I was pleading with Premier Eby, out of BC, to block the Alcan like he threatened to do. That was gonna be fun!

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 25, 2026 06:57 AM (jPziU)

97

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at August 25, 2026 06:58 AM (732Gn)

98 93 Cunningham's fault!

Chris Williamson
@CWilliamson44
The moment the league didn’t discipline Sophie Cunningham for her transphobic comments, they set the table for almost all of this political discourse and nastiness towards the trans community. Her conduct has objectively been detrimental to the league.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 25, 2026 06:56 AM (

Discipline her of I’M GONNA KILL MYSELF!!!

Posted by: Usual tranny at August 25, 2026 06:58 AM (jPziU)

99
Her conduct has objectively been detrimental to the league.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 25, 2026 06:56 AM (ndZc7)

The WNBA isn't a league, it's a soap opera. Has anyone in the history of the WNBA ever discussed the play in one single game? No, all the interest is driven by the off-court drama. Which, I suppose, makes it the exemplary female sport.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 25, 2026 06:59 AM (O0L8i)

100 Women's rights!

Lt. Governor Micah Beckwith
@LGMicahBeckwith
I was appalled by what happened during the Indiana Fever game last night.
Chicago's Natasha Cloud threatened former NBA player and future WNBA first-round pick Enes Kanter.
There is simply no place for this type of woman-on-woman violence in our society and it needs to stop.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 25, 2026 07:00 AM (ndZc7)

101 Has anyone in the history of the WNBA ever discussed the play in one single game?

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Can't we at least get a "that was a well thrown ball"?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 25, 2026 07:03 AM (ndZc7)

102 There is simply no place for this type of woman-on-woman violence in our society and it needs to stop.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 25, 2026 07:00 AM (ndZc7)
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He was very funny talking about this on TV last night.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 25, 2026 07:04 AM (iuLJm)

103 The moment someone uses the made-up word "transphobic" I immediately tune out the rest of what they are saying.

Posted by: NR Pax at August 25, 2026 07:04 AM (RjOoY)

104 I randomly create passwords that are long, have upper and lower case, numbers, and special characters...

Problem is, it works only once. I haven't been able to access any of my online accounts since then...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 25, 2026 07:05 AM (l3cgK)

105 101 Has anyone in the history of the WNBA ever discussed the play in one single game?

-
Can't we at least get a "that was a well thrown ball"?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 25, 2026 07:03 AM (ndZc7)

"And they're passing the ball back and forth across the court in their signature scissoring move!..."

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 25, 2026 07:06 AM (l3cgK)

106 >>>Has anyone in the history of the WNBA ever discussed the play in one single game?

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Can't we at least get a "that was a well thrown ball"?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One!

>How about you discuss the officiating? Traveling violations, 3 seconds in the key, the game is inconsistent and dare I say rigged? It's a soap opera for female athletes and trannies.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 25, 2026 07:09 AM (FR9Sb)

107 Where exactly is the land of the free?

Posted by: Case at August 25, 2026 07:11 AM (VrYHL)

108 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at August 25, 2026 07:11 AM (2Ez/1)

109 Good morning morons

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 25, 2026 07:16 AM (RIvkX)

110 107 Where exactly is the land of the free?

Posted by: Case at August 25, 2026 07:11 AM (VrYHL)

Where the home of the brave is located.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 25, 2026 07:17 AM (l3cgK)

111 Le NOOD...

It be here

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 25, 2026 07:17 AM (iMotb)

112 WNBA is the Roller Derby of Wrestling.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 25, 2026 07:18 AM (FHoaH)

113 "Because AI agents can't break into your house and steal a physical notepad."
Yet.

Posted by: PG at August 25, 2026 07:25 AM (/Exkx)

114 I wrote my own password manager using Linux pass. it manages and stores passwords, pass phrases, challange/response questions, etc.

It even generates passwords and keys.

It’s pretty slick.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 25, 2026 07:27 AM (XV/Pl)

115 Not familiar with mung beans. Interwebs says you substitute lentils in many recipes.
Posted by: olddog in mo at August 25, 2026 05:15 AM (Hbeqj)
====

Most of the "bean sprouts" in Chinese cooking are mung bean sprouts.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 25, 2026 07:32 AM (RIvkX)

116 Most of the "bean sprouts" in Chinese cooking are mung bean sprouts.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 25, 2026 07:32 AM (RIvkX)

Mungo likes beans. But, they are rather explosive....

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 25, 2026 07:35 AM (1Ff7Z)

117 Windows might not print some fonts, but at least it will run Cisco packet tracker. The only Linux distro they've released it for is Ubuntu.
How is a student with Fedora to run Ubuntu in a virtual machine when wifi only works for five minutes(literally five minutes) before losing internet connectivity? That's not enough time to download an Ubuntu image.
Is this an opportunity to brag to the lecturer"i think it's it's the session level of osi what's done it"?
How does it make sense that you can you ping 8.8.8.8 but not Google.com?
Pretty fortunate it all came to a head in the Networks subject true?
If only Pixy had never made this nerdbox stuff look so sexy.

Posted by: Nato at August 25, 2026 07:41 AM (XAyZ8)

118 Mung beans just pawn in recipe of life.

Posted by: Alex Karras at August 25, 2026 07:42 AM (2Ez/1)

119 A new cassette player? Why?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 25, 2026 09:05 AM (1z8ji)

Monday Night ONT - August 24, 2026 [TRex]

Good evening Horde. The time has come for Monday shenanigans. The bar is open and the refrigerator has been freshly re-stocked with Orange Soda.

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

Horde prayers this evening for all who mourn.

[Top photo: Crazy Ann's Fireworks, Vonore, Tennessee circa 1984 - there is no evidence that Crazy Ann's is still in business. RIP Crazy Ann's Fireworks.]

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

The Whistle Bottling Works was located in Washington DC at the corner of 4th Street and F Street NE, just a few blocks from Union Station. Farber Bottling Company operated the Whistle Bottling Works in the 1920s and bottled Whistle orange soda along with other carbonated beverages. 1923 photo.

America's rivers once were the primary means to deliver timber. Each spring, logs were cut and floated downstream from the Adirondack Mountains to sawmills along the Hudson River. 1907 photo.

Drive-in movie theater in Lakewood, California. 1981 photo. It closed on September 3, 1990 with a final double feature: Shrimp on the Barbie and Arachnophobia. It was demolished and redeveloped into a commercial area known as Long Beach Town Square.

The New Orleans Cotton Exchange circa 1900 at the corner of Carondelet and Gravier Streets. The ornate building was demolished around 1920-1921 due to structural problems. A new building was constructed in 1921 and currently houses the AC Hotel New Orleans French Quarter (a Marriott property).

During World War I, some British and American military ships were painted in patterns called "dazzle camouflage." The designs were meant to confuse German U-boat crews trying to target them. Sub crews had to estimate a ship's distance, speed, and direction before firing a torpedo. The patterns were intended to make it more difficult to determine direction and the bow from its stern. Unclear whether the dazzle camouflage was actually had an impact.

Theater in Ouray, Colorado circa 1940. The "Uray" phonetic spelling was common at the time. The theater is long gone but the building still exists at 640 Main Street.

This is a popcorn stand in Iowa Falls, Iowa in 1939. Don't know anything else about it but the guy peeking around from behind the popcorn machine clearly did not want to be in the photo. The girl doesn't look thrilled either.

Bearre's Garage in Davy, West Virginia in 1938. Located deep in the coal fields. Welch is nearby. If you know Welch, West Virginia, that should tell you something. The roadsigns point to Iaeger, Oceana and Baileysville. No sign of a building on that location today but the train tracks remain.

Valley Grand Motor Co. (tractor and farm implement store) in Harlingen, Texas in 1939. Harlingen is in the heart of the Rio Grande Valley's farming region. The interweb suggests a location on or near West Harrison Avenue but don't think the building remains.

If you lived in Rock Springs, Wyoming in 2004, this is where you might have stocked up on Wonderbread. The building still exists but no longer operates as a Wonderbread business.

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Movie time - the Ford B-24 assembly line:

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You want music in your ONT?

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This ONT was brought to you by the Story of Tuna:

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Correspondence can be sent to moronhobbies at protonmail dot com where it will be promptly be lost by the email gnomes.

Posted by: Open Blogger at 10:00 PM

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1 Uh-huh

Posted by: Common Tater at August 24, 2026 10:01 PM (0ass6)

2

Awesome TRex

Posted by: four seasons at August 24, 2026 10:02 PM (/QHx4)

3 Sorry I'm late, that frog said he would be back to get me just as soon as he finished helping the scorpion, butbhe must have flaked out on me, because he never came back.

Posted by: tankdemon at August 24, 2026 10:02 PM (ZO8vD)

4 Whistling does go with bottles.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 24, 2026 10:04 PM (1Ff7Z)

5 Thanks for the ONT, TRex!!

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 24, 2026 10:04 PM (Jr+re)

6 Our folks used to take us to the drive-in when we were little kids. I saw Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago at the drive-in (not on the same night). It was the best place to see both of those very big movies.

Posted by: huerfano at August 24, 2026 10:05 PM (2Xqig)

7 I think they tried that dazzle camo on fighter planes also. Not sure if it actually worked.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 24, 2026 10:05 PM (S41Gd)

8 Old architecture has a character that I like. Along with that the older roads and regional styles.

Standardization and everything takes the sense of “place” out of everything. Drive 10 miles, 1000 miles, 2000 miles, doesn’t matter, it looks identical.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 24, 2026 10:07 PM (0ass6)

9 Sorry I'm late, that frog said he would be back to get me just as soon as he finished helping the scorpion, butbhe must have flaked out on me, because he never came back.
Posted by: tankdemon at August 24, 2026 10:02 PM (ZO8vD)

I couldn't make it back across the highway.

Posted by: Flattened Frogger at August 24, 2026 10:07 PM (1Ff7Z)

10 "The bar is open and the refrigerator has been freshly re-stocked with Orange Soda."

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Rummages around in fridge looking for lost can of Cactus Cooler soda.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at August 24, 2026 10:07 PM (gRfDL)

11 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 24, 2026 10:08 PM (sAmhv)

12 Standardization and everything takes the sense of “place” out of everything. Drive 10 miles, 1000 miles, 2000 miles, doesn’t matter, it looks identical.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 24, 2026 10:07 PM (0ass6)

That's the idea.

Posted by: From Bauhaus to Your House at August 24, 2026 10:08 PM (1Ff7Z)

13

The story of tuna looks like something from the gun thread.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 24, 2026 10:08 PM (Cqx++)

14 Thank you TRex! I love the way back machine. Wish we could travel in it.

Posted by: Piper at August 24, 2026 10:09 PM (ZdaMQ)

15 Orange Fanta was pretty good iirc.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 24, 2026 10:09 PM (IY7PK)

16 Since Patsy Cline is on the jukebox, this might be the greatest song/performance ever recorded.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ck__iCtc-8

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at August 24, 2026 10:10 PM (QaH55)

17 Dazzle never really went away as variants of it was used in World War II.

One of the more common applications was shortening the length of a ship by using a darker shade of gray for a portion of the bow and then creating a false bow wave where the new bow was located.

If the submarine gets the ship length wrong and the false bow wave gives an incorrect speed reading, then the chances of a successful torpedo attack drop significantly.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 24, 2026 10:10 PM (2GVsD)

18 The story of tuna looks like something from the gun thread.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 24, 2026 10:08 PM (Cqx++)

Sounds fishy to me.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 24, 2026 10:10 PM (1Ff7Z)

19 Watching the A24 4k release of "Backrooms." It's genuinely creepy and disturbing, and I would recommend it.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 24, 2026 10:11 PM (CHHv1)

20 I think they tried that dazzle camo on fighter planes also. Not sure if it actually worked.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 24, 2026 10:05 PM (S41Gd)

The Germans and Austrians had a dazzle camouflage for their fighters in WWI, it was the Lozenge Camo, and often the German pilots would paint their "personal" color over top of it.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 24, 2026 10:11 PM (rbvCR)

21 Bers

You are thinking of the sole P-51 Mustang that had a splinter scheme of black and white painted on the fuselage sides and underside. Top of fuselage and wings retained the olive drab paint.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 24, 2026 10:13 PM (2GVsD)

22 We had a few drive-ins in my area where I grew up. One was huge, and got knocked down some stoooopid large multi-plex took its place. It had 14 screens. Thats gone too now. There was another one that lasted until 1984, although I think the last movie I saw there was Wholly Moses with Dudley Moore. I..uh...didn't really see much of the movie. Hot chick, van, some assembly required.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 24, 2026 10:13 PM (S41Gd)

23 Content. Will get you every time.

Posted by: From about That Time at August 24, 2026 10:14 PM (sl73Y)

24 Luckily for model builders around the world, they now make decals of the Great War German lozenge scheme. They also make decals of Italian 'smoke' rings for Regina Aeronautica fighters of World War II.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 24, 2026 10:14 PM (2GVsD)

25 >>The building still exists but no longer operates as a Wonderbread business.

That's not a building, that's a quonset hut. Probably bought surplus after WWII. A favorite of tire stores, garages, and skeezy commercial businesses all over the country.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at August 24, 2026 10:16 PM (DBXRg)

26 Evening, TRex, and ONT Horde! Better go turn my steak over.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 24, 2026 10:17 PM (1z8ji)

27 Orange soda is OK, but a Grape Nehi would really hit the spot.

Posted by: Let's All Go To the Lobby.... at August 24, 2026 10:17 PM (JM9I6)

28 21 Bers

You are thinking of the sole P-51 Mustang that had a splinter scheme of black and white painted on the fuselage sides and underside. Top of fuselage and wings retained the olive drab paint.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 24, 2026 10:13 PM (2GVsD)

Could be. I remember reading about it, or maybe it was a video. I think the pilot took it upon himself to try it and painted it himself. I don't remember the outcome. Part of remembers it working, but I'm just not sure. Supposedly it broke the enemy's ability to stay focused on the plane in a dogfight.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 24, 2026 10:17 PM (S41Gd)

29 Sheesh.
Getting our own little air show here with a very low-flying C-17. He was waving his wings and did a 360 over somebody's house not far from here. I suspect MacChord AFb is getting some calls.
Got a nice video though.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 24, 2026 10:18 PM (2WIwB)

30 Quonset hut, not to be confused with its British cousin the Nissen hut that dates from the Great War.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 24, 2026 10:18 PM (2GVsD)

31 Oh my, Patsy Cline could sing. Oh yes, she could.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 24, 2026 10:19 PM (Riz8t)

32 There was a really good drive in theater in Auburn, WA for years.

I bet it’s gone now.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 24, 2026 10:19 PM (owYFg)

33 Had a drive in near where my grandparents used to in West PA. Saw Star Wars there. It's long gone now. Some of the space was used when they tore it down but mostly the land sits vacant. Just weeds and trees now. Even my grandparents homestead is long gone. It's a business park now.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 24, 2026 10:19 PM (sAmhv)

34 You are thinking of the sole P-51 Mustang that had a splinter scheme of black and white painted on the fuselage sides and underside. Top of fuselage and wings retained the olive drab paint.
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 24, 2026 10:13 PM (2GVsD)

The Fighter Factory here in town used to have a P-51 (don't know if they still do). Somebody took it out for a spin, and it made a low pass over some other pilots and I standing on the deck. Scared the fuck out of us. Aircraft perfection.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at August 24, 2026 10:20 PM (QaH55)

35 Since Patsy Cline is on the jukebox, this might be the greatest song/performance ever recorded.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ck__iCtc-8

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at August 24, 2026 10:10 PM

That's a good one. This is my favorite Patsy song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0YktY3mL7o

Posted by: huerfano at August 24, 2026 10:20 PM (2Xqig)

36 The dazzle P-51 was tested in Florida IIRC. Never went overseas.

Residents about Joint Base McChord need to suffer such a reign of terror frequently.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 24, 2026 10:20 PM (2GVsD)

37 >>> If you know Welch, West Virginia, that should tell you something.
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I know Welch's Grape Juice.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 10:20 PM (/h59J)

38 Good evening Horde. Thanks for being here. Enjoy the ONT!

Posted by: TRex - camo dino at August 24, 2026 10:20 PM (PBn7F)

39 I used to love spotting them in the 60s and 70s driving around with my dad.

A couple times I would enter a normal looking building and find it was a quonset hut with a facade and addition.

One was a diner, with the kitchen made out of hut. I used to love the huts. It was such a powerful reminder of everything that happened.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at August 24, 2026 10:21 PM (DBXRg)

40 Not a quonset, but on my grandpa's farm in Norway on the North Sea, there's a metal building about 32' round. Built there by the Krauts during occupation 1940-45. There's also a gun emplacement in the beach on his property and a good-sized bunker. The Germans poured a lot of concrete in Norway. My Mom was 12 when the war ended and she and her twin sister found a Luger in the bunker, either on Liberation Day, or the day after.

Posted by: Nordic Interiors at August 24, 2026 10:22 PM (JM9I6)

41 Thanks for the callout for those who mourn. Seems like at our age, that happens more and more.

Eternal rest grant unto them, Oh Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon them.

May the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace, Amen.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 10:22 PM (vfz7U)

42 Good evening good people. What I remember most about the drive ins were the playgrounds up front and the intermission films that played on the screen right before the next movie.

https://t.ly/8SKPV

Posted by: Tonypete at August 24, 2026 10:22 PM (he2p7)

43 I would consider a Quonset Hut to be a building. They are pretty durable, especially the metal ones. Some are made of plywood, too.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 24, 2026 10:23 PM (1z8ji)

44 Lots of Quonsets near here in the country. Many farmers put them up as sheds, storage barns, etc.

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 24, 2026 10:23 PM (Jr+re)

45 To thyne own self be a lying asshole

Just learned that a lot of Arday’s papers were “autoethnography” where he would basically interview himself about the experience of being a black academic with autism and then quote the interview and analyse it

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 24, 2026 10:23 PM (/+uur)

46 Bers

You are thinking of the sole P-51 Mustang that had a splinter scheme of black and white painted on the fuselage sides and underside. Top of fuselage and wings retained the olive drab paint.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 24, 2026 10:13 PM (2GVsD)

It might have been here that I saw it. It was a p-51. I remember a different pattern though. At this point who knows.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujWT6jSVn30

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 24, 2026 10:23 PM (S41Gd)

47 Norway was part of the Atlantic Wall.

Imagine if the Germans could have shifted just half the soldiers in Norway to Russia.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 24, 2026 10:23 PM (2GVsD)

48 Welch Grape Juice>Jennifer Welch

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 24, 2026 10:24 PM (/+uur)

49 There was a Krazy Kaplan's Fireworks chain in Indiana, IIRC.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 24, 2026 10:24 PM (1z8ji)

50 Standardization and everything takes the sense of “place” out of everything. Drive 10 miles, 1000 miles, 2000 miles, doesn’t matter, it looks identical.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 24, 2026 10:07 PM (0ass6)

Similar to how Google mandated that dates would disappear (not on AoS) and everything would be based on "now" - so a video wasn't posted in "September of 2015", it was posted "11 years ago".

This gives nobody any chance to physically "place" the video or text in time or memory. Because the brain has a constant association related to the fall of 2015 - feelings, senses, who was president, what was going on, what their life was like, but of course zero association with "11 years ago" which changes with every year.

This puts us in, you guessed it, "an eternal present in which the party is always right". Probably just a coincidence.

Posted by: ... at August 24, 2026 10:24 PM (vE0+H)

51 One was a diner, with the kitchen made out of hut. I used to love the huts. It was such a powerful reminder of everything that happened.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at August 24, 2026 10:21 PM (DBXRg)

There was a great restaurant in Spenard that was called The Garden of Eatin'. It was an old WWII Quonset hut with a few windows in the curved parts. It was awesome food, but apparently the life of a Quonset hut is limited by time and weather, and eventually it went out of business and was torn down.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 10:25 PM (vfz7U)

52 Bers

That channel is very suspect as it uses AI scripts generated from AI web-searches and AI narration.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 24, 2026 10:25 PM (2GVsD)

53 Crazy Ann doesn't even look halfway bonkers. Her meds must have worked well.

Posted by: mikeski at August 24, 2026 10:25 PM (VHUov)

54 Posted by: nurse ratched at August 24, 2026 10:19 PM (owYFg)

Nurse, something for your future grandchildren?

https://tinyurl.com/55jc3m6y

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 24, 2026 10:26 PM (1Ff7Z)

55 Greetings from 30A in Fla. Both kids, and their spouses are joining us this week. It's been a few years since that has happened.

Posted by: Caf at August 24, 2026 10:27 PM (lboJs)

56 45 To thyne own self be a lying asshole

Just learned that a lot of Arday’s papers were “autoethnography” where he would basically interview himself about the experience of being a black academic with autism and then quote the interview and analyse it
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 24, 2026 10:23 PM (/+uur)

So why would academics do anything more rigorous than that? Honestly, they are incestuous enough to do this over and over and over and....

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 10:27 PM (vfz7U)

57 give men testosterone and they become less responsive to audience expectations and put more weight on their own judgment relative to other people’s

There is much validity in being disagreeable.
Boss wants to borrow another 500k or 5m for a machine that will never ever work
Wife wants to buy new house car
Friends want to fuck up

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 24, 2026 10:28 PM (/+uur)

58 48 Welch Grape Juice>Jennifer Welch

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 24, 2026 10:24 PM (/+uur)
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It was Wyler's grape juice in our house growing up... whic means it must've been cheaper

Posted by: 496 at August 24, 2026 10:28 PM (iM0GV)

59 Great ONT Mr. Rex!
Wonderful photos!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 24, 2026 10:28 PM (hJKeX)

60 I still remember asking my dad why so many buildings were like that - made out of metal and round. He explained they were war surplus and the name, so I started looking for them. Must have been over 50 years ago now.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at August 24, 2026 10:28 PM (DBXRg)

61 The Allies feinted invasion a bunch of times in Norway. Tied up the Germans a bit. My grandpa's farm house was fairly large. There were 11 kids. The Krauts kicked them out to board troops several times when they were nervous about an attack. The house has a great view of the ocean, looking toward UK.

Posted by: Lista, In The Far South at August 24, 2026 10:29 PM (JM9I6)

62 Any of you model makers ever do a dazzleflage paint on your ship?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 24, 2026 10:29 PM (kpS4V)

63 The "AC Hotel New Orleans French Quarter", though named so, is not in the French Quarter. It is in the CBD (Central Business District). I worked about a block and a half from there for 15 years.

Posted by: javems at August 24, 2026 10:30 PM (2TEDB)

64 America's rivers once were the primary means to deliver timber. Each spring, logs were cut and floated downstream from the Adirondack Mountains to sawmills along the Hudson River. 1907 photo.

And the beavers worshiped them as gods.

.....

But seriously, that photo shows you why a "logjam" is a serious problem.

Posted by: mikeski at August 24, 2026 10:30 PM (VHUov)

65 There used to be a dance hall in Amarillo, Texas called the Playmore Dance Palace that was a Quonset hut. It had been a roller rink, so it had a terrific dance floor. First place I saw Emmylou Harris and also Asleep at the Wheel.

Posted by: huerfano at August 24, 2026 10:30 PM (2Xqig)

66 The building still exists but no longer operates as a Wonderbread business.

______________________

Stay away from that place. A bunch of White Supremacist Professional Clowns took it over and sell bootleg cigarettes, snuff films, and nosey visitors who get too close and won't be missed.

If you hear honking, start running the other way. Pace yourself, because they're on unicycles...so you have time.

Posted by: Orson at August 24, 2026 10:30 PM (dIske)

67 It was Wyler's grape juice in our house growing up... whic means it must've been cheaper
Posted by: 496

You had grape juice in your boyhood home? Luxury!! We used to dream of grape juice. We lived for three months in a rolled-up newspaper in a septic tank. We’d get up at three-thirty in the morning, half an hour before we went to bed, eat a handful of hot gravel, work twenty-nine hours a day down t’mill, and when we got home our dad would slice us in two with a bread knife.

Posted by: Tonypete at August 24, 2026 10:30 PM (he2p7)

68 So why would academics do anything more rigorous than that? Honestly, they are incestuous enough to do this over and over and over and....
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 10:27 PM (vfz7U)

Do you ever know what you can do? And do you decide to do that?
I had a talk with my friend I work for and I told him I can do 4 days worth of work, not 5.
Can I do 5, yes, do I want and will I be engaged, NO.

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 24, 2026 10:31 PM (/+uur)

69 Eris

Even with the new 1/200 super model kits with all the PE, I would fear trying to paint a ship in a disruptive camouflage.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 24, 2026 10:31 PM (2GVsD)

70 Evening, all!

As mentioned earlier, I've got a recruiter screening for a local position tomorrow after lunch. It would at least slow the drain while I keep searching.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 24, 2026 10:31 PM (aJQbY)

71 Good evening morons en bedankt Dino

Before the '06 quake our neighborhood was the "end of the line" where the trolley stopped at the entrance to Golden Gate Park. There was a collection of bars and brothels there lining Fulton St facing the park.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 24, 2026 10:31 PM (RIvkX)

72 Gombatte yo LandomDave!

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 24, 2026 10:32 PM (2GVsD)

73 "end of the line" where the trolley stopped at the entrance to Golden Gate Park. There was a collection of bars and brothels there lining Fulton St facing the park.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

The end of the line was a real thing. Many of the old time amusement parks were also located at the end of the trolley line.

Posted by: Tonypete at August 24, 2026 10:33 PM (he2p7)

74 slice us in two with a bread knife.

Posted by: Tonypete at August 24, 2026 10:30 PM (he2p7)
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Heh - I thought of pulling the 'luxury!'line when I wrote about Wylers. If I remember right, it was basically knock-off kool-aid envelopes.

Posted by: 496 at August 24, 2026 10:33 PM (zs22P)

75
55 Greetings from 30A in Fla. Both kids, and their spouses are joining us this week. It's been a few years since that has happened.
Posted by: Caf at August 24, 2026 10:27 PM (lboJs)

You are about 2 hours from me! 30A is super cute.

Posted by: Piper at August 24, 2026 10:34 PM (ZdaMQ)

76 30A is super cute.

And getting pricier by the day . . . . .

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 24, 2026 10:34 PM (Jr+re)

77 But seriously, that photo shows you why a "logjam" is a serious problem.
Posted by: mikeski at August 24, 2026 10:30 PM (VHUov)

Captain Henry Miller Shreve cleared the Great Raft logjam from the Red River between 1833 and 1838, using innovative snag boats to improve navigation. His efforts transformed the river into a navigable waterway, significantly aiding transportation in the region.
He lost about 100 slaves and 50 mules.
He recorded the value of the mules.

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 24, 2026 10:34 PM (/+uur)

78 Early morning here in dino-land, so I need to check out early. Be good to each other and don't make a mess of the place.

Posted by: TRex - super cute dino at August 24, 2026 10:35 PM (PBn7F)

79 75
55 Greetings from 30A in Fla. Both kids, and their spouses are joining us this week. It's been a few years since that has happened.
Posted by: Caf at August 24, 2026 10:27 PM (lboJs)

You are about 2 hours from me! 30A is super cute.
Posted by: Piper at August 24, 2026 10:34 PM (ZdaMQ)

I remember when when Bud and Allies was 2 or 3 home depot storage shed anil together.

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 24, 2026 10:36 PM (/+uur)

80 I just watched a Norwegian language video of a guy visiting the crash site up a mountain of a B-17 shot down by ME-109s in 1941, 8 Brits lost their lives. All the metal, engines are still there, mostly. The Germans gave the fliers a decent burial in the nearest churchyard. The headstones are all in a row, with a propeller embedded next to them. Saw actual pictures of the burial presided over by a German pastor. Soldiers at attention, along with a lot of townspeople.

Posted by: World War Eleven Tales at August 24, 2026 10:36 PM (JM9I6)

81 Crazy Ann. I knew her well.

Crazy bitch.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 24, 2026 10:37 PM (17rPF)

82 Hello, Horde! 😊💕

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at August 24, 2026 10:37 PM (SRRAx)

83 I tried to find the name of the German version that Nordic Interiors saw on their granfather's farm, but all I could find is the German name for the Quonstet: Quonsetbaracke

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at August 24, 2026 10:38 PM (DBXRg)

84 I love those old Drive in fronts, they were big in Texas and I think most every town of any size had one. I remember a bunch of great ones in the DFW area that lasted into the 80’s; but most are gone now.
I think I saw a coffee table book with photos of the classic ones.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 24, 2026 10:38 PM (o3ajz)

85 ***Movie time - the Ford B-24 assembly line:
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Bookmarked that. A remark about Musk's purchase of land in LA. sent me looking for a rhyme.

1924 - Ford's Land Holdings in Michigan, Timberland Acquisition - _ Total Acres Purchased: Over 313,000 acres, Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
_ Big Bay Ownership - Town Ownership: Nearly the entire town of Big Bay
_Highland Park Site - Acreage: 130 acres
_River Rouge, Dearborn: approximately 900 acres
_Iron Mountain/Kingsford: about 3,000 acres
_Willow Run Bomber Plant, near Ypsilanti, Michigan, 975-acres

He sold the original 3.1 acre site, the Piquette Avenue Plant, to Studebaker in 1911.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 10:38 PM (/h59J)

86 I remember when when Bud and Allies was 2 or 3 home depot storage shed anil together.
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 24, 2026 10:36 PM (/+uur)

Seaside has definitely grown.

Posted by: Piper at August 24, 2026 10:38 PM (ZdaMQ)

87 When psychology professors are asked whether they'd put the truth before social equity concerns, 66.4% of male professors said yes, but fewer than half of female professors (43%) agreed.

Who's lyin is it?

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 24, 2026 10:38 PM (/+uur)

88
There was a Krazy Kaplan's Fireworks chain in Indiana, IIRC.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Way North Indiana

https://krazykaplans.net

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 24, 2026 10:39 PM (Cqx++)

89 Google mandated that dates would disappear (not on AoS) and everything would be based on "now" - so a video wasn't posted in "September of 2015", it was posted "11 years ago".
_-_
Bah!! I hate that crap. It's everywhere now. Figures that it was a Google idea.

It also seems lately to be popular to NEVER sort by default by date properly, prefering someone's idea of "relevance".

This nonsense has crept into our wider culture, noticeably affecting how young people in particular talk about things....of course, that has probably always been somewhat the case, and now that I am 29, I notice more.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 24, 2026 10:39 PM (Gq/+4)

90 I'm enjoying a fine Cabernet tonight with the full-bodied essence of Easter egg dye with intriguing topnotes of formaldehyde and misery.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 24, 2026 10:39 PM (17rPF)

91 Hi, Teresa!

Posted by: Piper at August 24, 2026 10:39 PM (ZdaMQ)

92 Unclear whether the dazzle camouflage was actually had an impact.

The camouflage was supposed to prevent an impact.

Posted by: GWB at August 24, 2026 10:39 PM (kU0PQ)

93 Coney Island (Stillwell Avenue, is the terminus of the N train in Brooklyn.

Posted by: Bay Ridge Refugee Since 1966 at August 24, 2026 10:39 PM (JM9I6)

94 Seaside has definitely grown.
Posted by: Piper at August 24, 2026 10:38 PM (ZdaMQ)

I lived on Destin Harbor many years.
Parked truck and never moved it from Thur to Mon.
We walked or biked.

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 24, 2026 10:40 PM (/+uur)

95 B-17 shot down by ME-109s in 1941, 8 Brits lost their lives. All the metal, engines are still there, mostly. The Germans gave the fliers a decent burial in the nearest churchyard. The headstones are all in a row, with a propeller embedded next to them. Saw actual pictures of the burial presided over by a German pastor. Soldiers at attention, along with a lot of townspeople.
Posted by: World War Eleven Tales at August 24, 2026 10:36 PM (JM9I6)

The Brits were flying B17's? In 1941?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 24, 2026 10:40 PM (1z8ji)

96 Anybody know where the Fanta's kept … ? I like grape. Do we got grape Fanta?

Posted by: Dr_No at August 24, 2026 10:40 PM (ayRl+)

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 24, 2026 10:41 PM (/+uur)

98
83 I tried to find the name of the German version that Nordic Interiors saw on their granfather's farm, but all I could find is the German name for the Quonstet: Quonsetbaracke
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at August 24, 2026 10:38 PM (DBXRg)

Oh, that was a fairly short German word, Dazzlenschonischekeit.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 24, 2026 10:41 PM (o3ajz)

99 testicle

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 24, 2026 10:41 PM (/+uur)

100

Fortress Mk I, aka the B-17D.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 24, 2026 10:41 PM (2GVsD)

101 100

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 24, 2026 10:41 PM (/+uur)

102 Piper, the ex and I looked at Seaside when it was just starting up, thinking of a vacation home after I retired from the service. At that time, there were only about 4 streets on the "land" side of the road and a couple on the sea side. Sorta expensive. Big problem to me was a near prohibition on parking your car near your home. No deal. It's a BIG place now.

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 24, 2026 10:42 PM (Jr+re)

103
Re that Moon transit picture from last thread. That was taken from the EPIC camera on the DSCOVR satellite. That spacecraft is at the Sun-earth L1 point and this is always in line with the Sun and Erf. SOHO and some others are there to. This is ideal for these types of observations.

Now the complications. While it's "at L1" to first order, it's actually in rather complex type of 3-body orbit known as a Lissajou or HALO orbit. Explanation of that would be a gross violation of the No Math Rule by a long shot.

Anyway, the line between the spacecraft and the earth is no exactly parallel with the earth-sun line and is slightly out of plane and that varies around over the course of a year, and one earth orbit. So, when the Moon transits the earth from DSCOVR's perspective, it is not an eclipse from earth's perspective, and when there is an eclipse from earth's perspective, the Moon will not be transiting from DSCOVR's perspective.

You'd just have to loop up illustrations of the HALO orbit to see this.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 24, 2026 10:43 PM (w6EFb)

104 I always thought that women's clothes designers really missed the boat (get it?) by not applying that technology to clothing for the portly lady.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 24, 2026 10:43 PM (17rPF)

105 Bed time. 2 morning and 2 evening classes tomorrow in beautiful Fairhope.

Posted by: Piper at August 24, 2026 10:43 PM (ZdaMQ)

106 Dazzle camouflage technology.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 24, 2026 10:44 PM (17rPF)

107 45 To thyne own self be a lying asshole

Just learned that a lot of Arday’s papers were “autoethnography” where he would basically interview himself about the experience of being a black academic with autism and then quote the interview and analyse it
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 24, 2026 10:23 PM (/+uur

Sounds about right. I've seen similar academic behavior.

Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at August 24, 2026 10:44 PM (OlzlW)

108 Oh, just forget it.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 24, 2026 10:44 PM (17rPF)

109 Iranian oil shipments to Asia have nearly dried up as US pressure on Tehran disrupts supplies. Chinese refiners are facing tighter availability, with Iranian crude prices shifting from a discount to a premium of around $4 a barrel.

60 Dollar oil chinks paying 40
80 Dollar oil chinks now paying 88 or so

hahahhaahahah

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 24, 2026 10:46 PM (/+uur)

110 Oh, just forget it.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 24, 2026 10:44 PM (17rPF)

I can't fathom what you're aiming at.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 24, 2026 10:47 PM (1Ff7Z)

111 *pulls from shelf Famous Bombers of the Second World War by William Green.

"and in the spring of 1941 twenty B-17C Fortresses were allocated to the British under Lend-Lease ... the B-17Cs equipped No. 90 Squadron at West Raynham in May 1941 ... Fortresses began operational sorites on July 8, 1941."

pg 49.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 24, 2026 10:47 PM (2GVsD)

112 99 testicle
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 24, 2026 10:41 PM (/+uur)

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Testicles computed the circumference of the Earth in the 4th century BC using a piece of string and two sticks.

Smart dude, that testicles.

Posted by: Aeschylus at August 24, 2026 10:47 PM (17rPF)

113 So Arday's suicide was an auto-abortion, then?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 24, 2026 10:47 PM (1z8ji)

114 I've seen a number of senior theses where the students conduct "research" by conducting qualitative analysis on interviews with each other.

Ground breaking.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 24, 2026 10:49 PM (RIvkX)

115 Doubt Arday will get a Darwin award, participation trophy maybe.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 24, 2026 10:49 PM (2GVsD)

116
Here's the EPIC website:
https://epic.gsfc.nasa.gov/

They publishes about 12 to 20+ images of earth everyday, allowing for little "movies" of one earth rotation every day since 2015, save for few weeks every now and then when something gets out of whack with the spacecraft.

Here is one of their galleries of noteworthy events they've taken over years, including eclipses and transits:
https://t.ly/WLiIt

The eclipse ones will show the shadow of the Moon moving across the face of earth. And note you will not see the Moon anywhere.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 24, 2026 10:49 PM (w6EFb)

117 Trump Administration Prepares Mass Revocation of Visas for Asylum Seekers

There is no Asylum claim for people entering the US from the Americas.

NONE

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 24, 2026 10:52 PM (/+uur)

118 Interesting, by Dad was born in Iaeger, West Virginia.

Posted by: Dave in Fla at August 24, 2026 10:53 PM (U2ppA)

119 lin duh, if you come by tonight, the distance from NZ to Corsicana is about 7600 miles. From Israel to Corsicana about 7000, so you were right.

That's all for me. Getting up early to vote.

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 24, 2026 10:53 PM (Jr+re)

120 114 I've seen a number of senior theses where the students conduct "research" by conducting qualitative analysis on interviews with each other.

Ground breaking.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 24, 2026 10:49 PM (RIvkX)

69ers

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 24, 2026 10:53 PM (/+uur)

121 31 Oh my, Patsy Cline could sing. Oh yes, she could.
Posted by: Archimedes

I love Patsy Cline, but that's not a song you should listen to if you're already feeling down in the dumps.

Posted by: nerdygirl at August 24, 2026 10:54 PM (0Htd1)

122 GWB is unceasingly bold.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 24, 2026 10:54 PM (Gq/+4)

123 We still have a drive-in in Denver; the 88 Drive-In. A friend of mine owned it for years, but recently sold. The 88 will be celebrating 50 years this year. Still going strong!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 24, 2026 10:55 PM (hJKeX)

124 I love Patsy Cline, but that's not a song you should listen to if you're already feeling down in the dumps.

----------

The best music to get you out of the dumps is some classic Chicago blues. Muddy Waters awaits your call.

Texas guitar blues will all suffice. Stevie Ray Vaughn awaits your call.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 24, 2026 10:56 PM (17rPF)

125 Thirty years ago the movie The Island of Dr. Moreau hit theaters and movie-goers hit back.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 24, 2026 10:56 PM (2GVsD)

126 I had a talk with my friend I work for and I told him I can do 4 days worth of work, not 5.
Can I do 5, yes, do I want and will I be engaged, NO.
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 24, 2026 10:31 PM (/+uur)

I worked hard, 5 days a week, and maybe more if needed. For fuck's sake, if you aren't going to put in the time, why sign up in the first place? Grow a pair, show up, do the work, get paid.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 10:57 PM (vfz7U)

127 Just learned that a lot of Arday’s papers were “autoethnography” where he would basically interview himself about the experience of being a black academic with autism and then quote the interview and analyse it
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 24, 2026 10:23 PM (/+uur

Sounds about right. I've seen similar academic behavior.
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at August 24, 2026 10:44 PM (OlzlW)

Boggles the mind just how in love they are with the smell of their own farts. He had absolutely nothing to offer the corpus of human knowledge or understanding, much like a significant plurality of the academy I'd wager.

Posted by: I'm sure his family misses him at August 24, 2026 10:57 PM (TbWk/)

128 Oh wow

Trumpeter, a Chinese company, has brought out a 1/48 Type VIIc U-boat kit.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 24, 2026 10:59 PM (2GVsD)

129 >>>Just learned that a lot of Arday’s papers were “autoethnography” where he would basically interview himself about the experience of being a black academic with autism and then quote the interview and analyse it
Posted by: r hennigantx
----

It's going to turn out that Arday was a mental defect puffed up paraded and sold to academia by his 'teacher'. Academia then puffed him up, for the thrill of DEI.
For him it was ice cream and candy until REALITY.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 11:00 PM (/h59J)

130 126 I had a talk with my friend I work for and I told him I can do 4 days worth of work, not 5.
Can I do 5, yes, do I want and will I be engaged, NO.
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 24, 2026 10:31 PM (/+uur)

I worked hard, 5 days a week, and maybe more if needed. For fuck's sake, if you aren't going to put in the time, why sign up in the first place? Grow a pair, show up, do the work, get paid.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 10:57 PM (vfz7U)

Well this escalated quickly. I mean that really got out of hand fast!

Posted by: I'd pop popcorn but I hate popcorn at August 24, 2026 11:00 PM (TbWk/)

131 123 We still have a drive-in in Denver; the 88 Drive-In. A friend of mine owned it for years, but recently sold. The 88 will be celebrating 50 years this year. Still going strong!
Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 24, 2026 10:55 PM (hJKeX)

There was one in Plano.
GF and I got some vodka and beer and went there.
Lil sis would ask to go so they (her friends) jumped in
GF and I sat and watched and drank and they wondered around to find friends.

ha

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 24, 2026 11:02 PM (/+uur)

132 Nobody can touch Patsy Cline. Also, Aretha. Those two define the performance apex, period.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 11:03 PM (vfz7U)

133 I worked hard, 5 days a week, and maybe more if needed. For fuck's sake, if you aren't going to put in the time, why sign up in the first place? Grow a pair, show up, do the work, get paid.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 10:57 PM (vfz7U)

I am 66 and retired 3 or 4 times
Helping a friend
I do what I can do

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 24, 2026 11:04 PM (/+uur)

134 Update: I've been uncled again.

The Indian in-laws are now first-time grandparents. Brother-in-law is now a first-time dad. Wife and baby are resting comfortably.

Been a bit crazy around here.

Posted by: Piercello at August 24, 2026 11:04 PM (Ht/sz)

135 You know what you call a drive-in in Plano? Oh, heard that one already?

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 24, 2026 11:04 PM (Gq/+4)

136 "The Story of Tuna"?!?!? Take my money!

Posted by: WNBA Fan at August 24, 2026 11:04 PM (avzFa)

137 114 I've seen a number of senior theses where the students conduct "research" by conducting qualitative analysis on interviews with each other.

Ground breaking.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 24, 2026 10:49 PM (RIvkX)

Someone should have let them know that you can do the most brilliant technical analysis possible on a pile of garbage, but your end result is still gonna be garbage.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 24, 2026 11:05 PM (o3ajz)

138 GWB is unceasingly bold.
Posted by: Don in SoCo

The "B" stands for "Barrelled."

Posted by: The Barrel at August 24, 2026 11:05 PM (VHUov)

139 Posted by: Piercello at August 24, 2026 11:04 PM (Ht/sz)

Mazal!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 24, 2026 11:05 PM (RIvkX)

140 Crazy Ann's Fireworks was around what is now labeled as 2241 US-411, just south of Vonore. The iconic sign and most of the building were located where the northbound lanes of US 411 are now. There is a driveway with some rocks near the location, that's probably what's left of the property.
Contrary to writings about this image on the internet, US 441 does not run through Vonore.

Posted by: Eric in Atlanta at August 24, 2026 11:06 PM (EqkgS)

141 Smart dude, that testicles.
Posted by: Aeschylus

They were twins, actually

Posted by: Miklos out-points at August 24, 2026 11:06 PM (4RYRd)

142 I am 66 and retired 3 or 4 times
Helping a friend
I do what I can do
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 24, 2026 11:04 PM (/+uur)

That's a different story, entirely. Good on ya.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 11:06 PM (vfz7U)

143 The B-17C was on a mission to bomb the Admiral Scheer, docked in Oslo. All-British crew of 7.

Posted by: Serial # AN525 at August 24, 2026 11:07 PM (JM9I6)

144 I mentioned on the Rant thread about seeing a bird in the yard flip-flopping around, turning somersaults, and wondering if it was trying to draw a predator away from the nest.

Well, no. Went out later and found it sitting on the ground. I approached it, and it did the hop&flop act again, trying to get away. I cornered it under some overhanging tall grass, and gently picked it up. Furious squawking ensued. I two-handed threw it up in the air, and it tried to fly, but steadily lost altitude, and crash-landed. I approached again, and it flopped under a car chassis, so I let it be. My guess is it has some kind of CNS problem? And I don't know what kind of bird it is. Brown/gray, black bill, white spot on its upper back near the base of the tail, and the wings are barred with Bright yellow feathers visible only when the wings are spread. About the size of a mourning dove.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 24, 2026 11:07 PM (1z8ji)

145 PS
He was working from an excel file
I built his entire quote management system over a weekend using Jobber
He now quotes about $5 M in projects annually
I have 5 million mile with American
The last business I ran had a $100 IDIQ contract with NAVFAQ.

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 24, 2026 11:07 PM (/+uur)

146 75
55 Greetings from 30A in Fla. Both kids, and their spouses are joining us this week. It's been a few years since that has happened.
Posted by: Caf at August 24, 2026 10:27 PM (lboJs)

You are about 2 hours from me! 30A is super cute.
Posted by: Piper at August 24, 2026 10:34 PM (ZdaMQ)

Cooling our heels in NW Arkansas. Going to visit a historic site then begin our westward trek toward home. Need to be back by next Tuesday at the latest.

Today was first day since we left home that it wasn't brutally hot, swampy humid, or both.

We did have rain all day but we were travelling so no big deal.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at August 24, 2026 11:08 PM (gRfDL)

147 135 You know what you call a drive-in in Plano? Oh, heard that one already?
Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 24, 2026 11:04 PM (Gq/+4)

Serious fuckin fun about a million years ago

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 24, 2026 11:08 PM (/+uur)

148 Smart dude, that testicles.
Posted by: Aeschylus

They were twins, actually
Posted by: Miklos out-points

Fraternal, though. The one was taller.

Posted by: mikeski at August 24, 2026 11:09 PM (VHUov)

149 about a million years ago
_-_
Séems like only yesterday.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 24, 2026 11:10 PM (Gq/+4)

150 Were Plano tackle boxes made in Plano, TX?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 24, 2026 11:11 PM (1z8ji)

151
They were twins, actually
Posted by: Miklos out-points

Fraternal, though. The one was taller.

-------

They would always hang out together,

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 24, 2026 11:11 PM (17rPF)

152 lin duh, if you come by tonight, the distance from NZ to Corsicana is about 7600 miles. From Israel to Corsicana about 7000, so you were right.

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 24, 2026 10:53 PM (Jr+re)
-

Nothing a new KC-46 refueling tanker can't resolve.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 24, 2026 11:12 PM (1o8D5)

153 They would always hang out together,
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 24, 2026 11:11 PM (17rPF)

Both were nuts, too.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 24, 2026 11:12 PM (1z8ji)

154 Barack Obama Elementary School in Virginia Closed Indefinitely Due to Mold and Rodents

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 24, 2026 11:12 PM (/+uur)

155 They would always hang out together,
Posted by: Cicero

Lance Wentzel used to hang out in Dallas.

(swidt?)

Posted by: Tonypete at August 24, 2026 11:12 PM (he2p7)

156 And I don't know what kind of bird it is. Brown/gray, black bill, white spot on its upper back near the base of the tail, and the wings are barred with Bright yellow feathers visible only when the wings are spread. About the size of a mourning dove.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 24, 2026 11:07 PM (1z8ji)

Must have been ill. Description sounds like a Flicker, a large woodpecker that spends much of its time on the ground looking for worms and other insects.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 24, 2026 11:13 PM (o3ajz)

157 150 Were Plano tackle boxes made in Plano, TX?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 24, 2026 11:11 PM (1z8ji)

IL

Plano Molding’s headquarters is located in Plano, IL

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 24, 2026 11:14 PM (/+uur)

158 Barack Obama Elementary School in Virginia Closed Indefinitely Due to Mold and Rodents
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 24, 2026 11:12 PM (/+uur)

Coming soon, the Barack Obama Sustainable Farmers' Market!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 24, 2026 11:14 PM (1z8ji)

159 What was Tony Dorrsett called when he play in Dallas but lived in Plano?

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 24, 2026 11:15 PM (/+uur)

160 tackle boxes
_-_
Plano, Illinois...but the joke still works....as well as it ever did, anyway.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 24, 2026 11:15 PM (Gq/+4)

161 Plano Molding’s headquarters is located in Plano, IL
Posted by: r hennigantx

Infidel Merican place names

Posted by: Confused mullah in Cairo, IL at August 24, 2026 11:16 PM (4RYRd)

162 They would always hang out together,

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 24, 2026 11:11 PM (17rPF)
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All the time. Someone needed to cut the cord.

It's morning for me. Don't you guys need to hit the sack?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 24, 2026 11:16 PM (1o8D5)

163 Only 8 pm in California

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 24, 2026 11:18 PM (RIvkX)

164 Just learned that a lot of Arday’s papers were “autoethnography”

Sounds like that thing David Carradine died from.

Posted by: nerdygirl at August 24, 2026 11:18 PM (0Htd1)

165 De Plano, Boss! De Plano!

Posted by: Like everyone, Mr. Roarke relocated to Texas at August 24, 2026 11:18 PM (4RYRd)

166 It's morning for me. Don't you guys need to hit the sack?
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 24, 2026 11:16 PM (1o8D5)

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Nailed it.

Posted by: Red Square Nutsack Tacker at August 24, 2026 11:18 PM (17rPF)

167 I think Quonset huts were the standard “barracks” for the aircrews “over there” in East Anglia.

Maybe 24 enlisted per, maybe 12 for Officers, something like that. A single stove, and a weekly coal ration that was just enough to maybe take the chill off, a little. Don’t burn it all in one night, fellas, or yer fooked.

They had a detail to collect personal effects right away when KIA or shot down. One day yer buddy is right there, the next day he ain’t. Gotta make room for more.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 24, 2026 11:18 PM (0ass6)

168 Just learned that a lot of Arday’s papers were “autoethnography”

Sounds like that thing David Carradine died from.
Posted by: nerdygirl

dangerous when done in excess

Posted by: So Miklos heard at August 24, 2026 11:19 PM (4RYRd)

169 Lantz and Joey would hit the gay bars, she'd go one way he'd go the other.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 11:20 PM (/h59J)

170 Infidel Merican place names
_-_
I always liked those descriptive Texas panhandle/south plains names:
Brownfield
Levelland
Shallowater
Plainview
Earth

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 24, 2026 11:21 PM (Gq/+4)

171 Probably already mentioned but Dazzle was used in WWII as well. Patterns were simpler than the WWI examples above. Same idea. There's a website cataloguing all the various Dazzle schemes from WWII. Haze gray replaced all the "camouflage" schemes and that's all most people have ever seen. But many capital ships were blue going into WWII.

Posted by: rhomboid at August 24, 2026 11:21 PM (U/Byj)

172 138 GWB is unceasingly bold.
Posted by: Don in SoCo

The "B" stands for "Barrelled."
Posted by: The Barrel

So, I shouldn't start doing comments in all caps?

Posted by: nerdygirl at August 24, 2026 11:22 PM (0Htd1)

173 Must have been ill. Description sounds like a Flicker, a large woodpecker that spends much of its time on the ground looking for worms and other insects.
Posted by: Tom Servo at August 24, 2026 11:13 PM (o3ajz)

I am guessing a female Gilded Flicker. Funny, I found a dead Northern Flicker on the ground here about a week ago; had prominent red patches on head and neck.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 24, 2026 11:23 PM (1z8ji)

174 Like everyone, Mr. Roarke relocated to Texas
_-_
And he came out in the morning and said, "Look what they've done to my car!"

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 24, 2026 11:23 PM (Gq/+4)

175 Yeah, place names are kinda cool. Spring Grove. Eagle Grove. Shenandoah. Hiawatha. Shady Grove. Beautiful names. Peaceful, green.

Then you get out in the far west, and instead it’s like a warning. Bad Water. Chloride. Fiery Furnace. Devil’s Garden. They aren’t kidding

Posted by: Common Tater at August 24, 2026 11:24 PM (0ass6)

176 like a warning...They aren’t kidding
_-_
Yeah, "Pueblo" needs to be replaced with something more ominous.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 24, 2026 11:26 PM (Gq/+4)

177 Rhomboid

#17 nyah

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 24, 2026 11:26 PM (2GVsD)

178
Them ancient Greek homos were purty smart. Of course, they stole a lot of shit from Al Sharpton's people.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 24, 2026 11:26 PM (w6EFb)

179 Has anyone heard of very elderly people, near the end of their lives, saying something like "I canceled my appointment with the end. They said I'm not ready yet", and in a calm, clear voice, but clearly metaphorically as there was no conventional appointment to cancel?

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 24, 2026 11:27 PM (Fv808)

180 An Iranian majlis (parliament) session discussing energy and power problems ..... was hit by a power blackout today.

A Cuban-Iranian inter-parliamentary working group on energy issues sounds like a good idea. They could hold the hearings outdoors in day-time.

Posted by: rhomboid at August 24, 2026 11:27 PM (U/Byj)

181 Thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 24, 2026 11:27 PM (Y/06r)

182 stole a lot of shit from Al Sharpton's people.
_-_
I mean, who didn't? You should seem my haircut.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 24, 2026 11:28 PM (Gq/+4)

183 They were willing to try anything, airplanes and bomber crews and fighters were really getting waxed. I think they tested sky blue for the bottom of airplanes for a while, thinking it would be harder to spot from the ground.

Contrails were a dead give away no matter what, they tried to avoid it when possible

Posted by: Common Tater at August 24, 2026 11:28 PM (0ass6)

184 175 Yeah, place names are kinda cool. Spring Grove. Eagle Grove. Shenandoah. Hiawatha. Shady Grove. Beautiful names. Peaceful, green.

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China Grove

Woe-Oh China Grove

Posted by: The Doobie Bros. at August 24, 2026 11:28 PM (17rPF)

185 Anna Puma, there you go. Thanks. The dazzle camo paint jobs do make for a striking appearance, and were probably less boring to paint.

Posted by: rhomboid at August 24, 2026 11:29 PM (U/Byj)

186 Them ancient Greek homos were purty smart. Of course, they stole a lot of shit from Al Sharpton's people.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley

Including the hairstyle they called the pompadouros

Posted by: Miklosopoulos at August 24, 2026 11:29 PM (4RYRd)

187 A Cuban-Iranian inter-parliamentary working group on energy issues sounds like a good idea. They could hold the hearings outdoors in day-time.

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The Sears-Kmart coordinating group would like to have a word.

Posted by: Eddie Lampert at August 24, 2026 11:29 PM (17rPF)

188 Then you get out in the far west, and instead it’s like a warning. Bad Water. Chloride. Fiery Furnace. Devil’s Garden. They aren’t kidding
Posted by: Common Tater at August 24, 2026 11:24 PM (0ass6)

Chloride is a mining town not far from Kingman, AZ. I presume it got its name from mining silver chloride ore?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 24, 2026 11:30 PM (1z8ji)

189 Death Valley is pretty ominous.

Posted by: nerdygirl at August 24, 2026 11:30 PM (0Htd1)

190 The Canadian CF-18s had fake cockpits (blacked out shape) painted on the bottom of the nose. With the F-18 the shape really does make it hard to tell direction/orientation from many angles, so the fake cockpit was designed to enhance that effect.

Posted by: rhomboid at August 24, 2026 11:30 PM (U/Byj)

191
Aristarchus first estimated the distance to the Moon from eclipse timings, which was later refined by Hipparchus. They came up with 60 earth radii, which is almost dead on.

They also attempted to calculate the distance to the sun, but were off by a factor of 400. The trouble was that was very sensitive to an angle they were trying to measure, which they estimated as 87 degrees, when it was actually 89.83. That ~3 degree error caused that 2 order of magnitude error.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 24, 2026 11:30 PM (w6EFb)

192 Good Night Everyone

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at August 24, 2026 11:32 PM (gRfDL)

193 189 Death Valley is pretty ominous.
Posted by: nerdygirl at August 24, 2026 11:30 PM (0Htd1)

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Sizzling Visceral Valley would like to have a word.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 24, 2026 11:32 PM (17rPF)

194 >>>America's rivers once were the primary means to deliver timber. Each spring, logs were cut and floated downstream from the Adirondack Mountains to sawmills along the Hudson River. 1907 photo

>It was an environmental disaster. The river never recovered. The ecosystem never recovered. The earth never recovered!

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 24, 2026 11:32 PM (FR9Sb)

195 There is a Plano,Texas. North of Dallas. Pretty good size city.
Texas has two towns that I like the names of. One is Earth,Texas. The other is Muleshoe,Texas. They are close to each other out in west Texas. Oh, there is a town named West , Texas just south of Dallas.

Posted by: Case at August 24, 2026 11:32 PM (VrYHL)

196 That ~3 degree error caused that 2 order of magnitude error.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley

I've had those situations with Darleen

Posted by: Miklos is error-prone, especially when prone at August 24, 2026 11:32 PM (4RYRd)

197 Infidel Merican place names
Posted by: Confused mullah in Cairo, IL

For the record, Medina, MN was there long before the muslim invasion.

And it's pronounced meh-DIE-nuh, not meh-DEE-nuh, to confuse the mullahs further.

Posted by: mikeski at August 24, 2026 11:33 PM (VHUov)

198 The other is Muleshoe,Texas. They are close to each other out in west Texas. Oh, there is a town named West , Texas just south of Dallas.
Posted by: Case at August 24, 2026 11:32 PM (VrYHL)

I passed through Muleshoe a while back. I think it is on U.S. 70?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 24, 2026 11:34 PM (1z8ji)

199 >It was an environmental disaster. The river never recovered. The ecosystem never recovered. The earth never recovered!
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 24, 2026 11:32 PM (FR9Sb)

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We can all do penance by killing our babies!

Posted by: The Left at August 24, 2026 11:34 PM (17rPF)

200 60 earth radii, which is almost dead on
[snip]
attempted to calculate the distance to the sun, but were off by a factor of 400
_-_
And all things considered, annimpressive showing. We stand on the shoulder of giants.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 24, 2026 11:34 PM (Gq/+4)

201 Winter/Spring in the Desert is awesome. Once it starts warming up in the summer gets ridiculous. Soon as that sun pops over the horizon in the morning, you better have a patch of shade. I can’t handle high heat any longer, start feeling dizzy and queasy. Anything above 90 maybe

Posted by: Common Tater at August 24, 2026 11:35 PM (0ass6)

202 I passed through Muleshoe a while back. I think it is on U.S. 70?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 24, 2026 11:34 PM (1z8ji)

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Probably no girl my Lord in a flatbed Ford.

Posted by: Glenn Frey at August 24, 2026 11:35 PM (17rPF)

203
The Ancient Greek Homo methods there are the first examples of the "distance ladder" notion they call it. You can't stretch a ruler out to the Moon and directly measure it. But by using observations and geometry you can relate that distance to smaller distances that you can actually measure, or are known from the next rung below on the distance ladder.

So, they got the distance to the Moon in terms of earth radii/diameters. As mentioned above, Testicles figured out the polar circumference and thus the radius.

Testicles used a distance ladder one run below for that. He knew the distance between two cities along a meridian, and comparing the sun angle at high noon, he got the circumference.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 24, 2026 11:37 PM (w6EFb)

204 Great sausage and kolaches in West....but I can't say I ever lost anything in Ginny Slipper, as my father called it.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 24, 2026 11:37 PM (Gq/+4)

205 There is a Bug Tussle, Texas, no?

Posted by: Common Tater at August 24, 2026 11:37 PM (0ass6)

206 Once it starts warming up in the summer gets ridiculous. Soon as that sun pops over the horizon in the morning, you better have a patch of shade.

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Shade? What is, "shade"?

Posted by: A French Tourist at August 24, 2026 11:38 PM (17rPF)

207 Sizzling Visceral Valley would like to have a word.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)

I saw Sizzling Visceral Valley open for Arch Visceral Parlor at Convergence at gothic Convergence 10 in Chicago in 2004.*

*Arch Visceral Parlor is a real band.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 24, 2026 11:38 PM (Fv808)

208 >It was an environmental disaster. The river never recovered. The ecosystem never recovered. The earth never recovered!
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
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Hear, hear!

Posted by: Joyce Kilmer at August 24, 2026 11:38 PM (XeU6L)

209 PM (FR9Sb)

195 There is a Plano,Texas. North of Dallas. Pretty good size city.
Texas has two towns that I like the names of. One is Earth,Texas. The other is Muleshoe,Texas. They are close to each other out in west Texas. Oh, there is a town named West , Texas just south of Dallas.
Posted by: Case at August 24, 2026 11:32 PM (VrYHL)

Not only is there an Earth, Texas, there’s also an Erath County.
Okay that bunch didn’t spell so well.

I was always amused by a town in SE Texas named Fred.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 24, 2026 11:39 PM (o3ajz)

210 think it is on U.S. 70
_-_
Yup. West of Earth and Plainview.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 24, 2026 11:40 PM (Gq/+4)

211 Today I am annoyed.

It's Monday to top it all off. I will never like Monday's.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 24, 2026 11:40 PM (hzuYO)

212 Shade? What is, "shade"?
_-_
Reminds me of that Bangles tune, "Park like a Te-ex-an."

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 24, 2026 11:42 PM (Gq/+4)

213 Howdy, horde!

Nice old pics n stuff tonight..

Posted by: JQ at August 24, 2026 11:45 PM (rdVOm)

214 @198.I believe so AOP. It's been awhile since I've been there.
I remember thinking 'what a cool name' then I took a turn and came across Earth, Texas.

Posted by: Case at August 24, 2026 11:45 PM (VrYHL)

215
The (mean) distance to the sun, the dreaded AU, astronomical unit wasn't accurately determined to much later, after Kepler, Halley(pbuh) and Newton (pbuh indeed).

The method finally used was based on Halley's method of the transit of Venus. Halley died before that was successfully used.

The method is some beautiful, but complex geometry and you can look up the details if interested.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 24, 2026 11:47 PM (w6EFb)

216 I was always amused when I drove by Nitro, WV.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 24, 2026 11:47 PM (XeU6L)

217 ChristyBlinky, tell us!

youtu.be/Z5WRKnCRPHA

Posted by: JQ at August 24, 2026 11:47 PM (rdVOm)

218 Were Plano tackle boxes made in Plano, TX?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 24, 2026 11:11 PM (1z8ji)

Not sure, but Quid Malmborg was

Posted by: Kindltot at August 24, 2026 11:48 PM (rbvCR)

219 Undun...she's come undone

The Guess Who 1971

https://tinyurl.com/5x5p7mrc

Rock on, Morons and 'ettes

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 24, 2026 11:48 PM (hzuYO)

220 I was always amused when I drove by Nitro, WV.
Posted by: Mike Hammer

The location of Uncle Palp's vacation home, as I recall

Posted by: Miklos and the Horde cries out! at August 24, 2026 11:50 PM (4RYRd)

221 A Plain ol' Drive-in! No? Not that funny, huh? Gotcha. I see the Exit sign over there.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 24, 2026 11:51 PM (Gq/+4)

222 Yeah, place names are kinda cool. Spring Grove. Eagle Grove. Shenandoah. Hiawatha. Shady Grove. Beautiful names. Peaceful, green.

Then you get out in the far west, and instead it’s like a warning. Bad Water. Chloride. Fiery Furnace. Devil’s Garden. They aren’t kidding
Posted by: Common Tater

MN has towns named for 2 of the 3 Viking passtimes: Burnsville and Pillager.

No towns named for r-pe, unless you count Fertile and Climax.

We've also got a Crookston and a Thief River Falls, because they really liked the pillaging.

Posted by: mikeski at August 24, 2026 11:51 PM (VHUov)

223 Yeah, "Pueblo" needs to be replaced with something more ominous.
Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 24, 2026 11:26 PM (Gq/+4)

May not be possible. Albuquerque has already been taken

Posted by: Kindltot at August 24, 2026 11:52 PM (rbvCR)

224 JQ I'm still ticked off the two medical people deserted me last week. Ok with eye doc (unless he's a pervert replacing the young professor. He's a professor as well and I am neutral about him).

The ARNP I chose is, of course, on maternity leave til December. I asked what about my refills? It will be passed on to someone. Ok. I guess. I don't use her for anything but refills anyway. If I'm sick I go to urgent care or the ED as I ain't got time to wait for them to see me.

The next appt after her baby is in December and that means I will be with all the gross sick people as I wait for the meeting. UGH

It is stupid to be this annoyed, I know. I could wake up not stupid tomorrow. I have no right to be ornery, all things considered and what others are dealing with vs phone calls to people I don't want to talk to.

Apparently the office was surprised the ARNP up and quit, too. She seemed like a nice woman who left me alone. Pity.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 24, 2026 11:54 PM (hzuYO)

225

Undone?
Got no time for that.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 24, 2026 11:54 PM (Cqx++)

226 Local schools start day after tomorrow.

So-- all the freaking school zones' flashing lights were activated *today*! Extra revenue enhancement!

Posted by: JQ at August 24, 2026 11:54 PM (rdVOm)

227 Dazzle camouflage for fashion: stripes! Whether vertical or horizontal, depends on what you are trying to hide.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 24, 2026 11:57 PM (U4QYu)

228 With her hands behind her back, it's not possible to tell of Crazy Ann had a hook hand, one of the gold standards for finding a quality fireworks source (the other being an eyepatch).

I'll give her the benefit of the doubt, though.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 24, 2026 11:57 PM (IG3/x)

229 MN has towns named [...] Pillager [...] Crookston and Thief River Falls
Posted by: mikeski

In retrospect, we probably should have expected the Learing Centers, huh?

Posted by: mikeski at August 24, 2026 11:57 PM (VHUov)

230 If you know Welch, West Virginia, that should tell you something.
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I know Welch's Grape Juice.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 10:20 PM (/h59J)

***

I know my ex buddy Bennie. He welched on the ten bucks I loaned him. Asshole.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 24, 2026 11:57 PM (2WIwB)

231 It's Monday to top it all off. I will never like Monday's.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat

Can’t trust that day!

Posted by: Cass at August 24, 2026 11:58 PM (FgzrU)

232 With her hands behind her back, it's not possible to tell of Crazy Ann had a hook hand, one of the gold standards for finding a quality fireworks source (the other being an eyepatch).
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

You know you picked the good stuff when she gives you a High Three at the cash register.

Posted by: mikeski at August 24, 2026 11:58 PM (VHUov)

233 Undone?
Got no time for that.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

XYZ

Posted by: 12 year old Miklos at August 24, 2026 11:59 PM (4RYRd)

234 Yeah, place names are kinda cool. Spring Grove. Eagle Grove. Shenandoah. Hiawatha. Shady Grove. Beautiful names. Peaceful, green.

Then you get out in the far west, and instead it’s like a warning. Bad Water. Chloride. Fiery Furnace. Devil’s Garden. They aren’t kidding
Posted by: Common Tater

MN has towns named for 2 of the 3 Viking passtimes: Burnsville and Pillager.

No towns named for r-pe, unless you count Fertile and Climax.

We've also got a Crookston and a Thief River Falls, because they really liked the pillaging.
Posted by: mikeski at August 24, 2026 11:51 PM (VHUov)

***
Well, there's that place in Egypt everyone talks about.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 25, 2026 12:00 AM (2WIwB)

235 One of our local elementary was about a block from our home. They started with this horn, they had a PA for recess or whatever and would broadcast announcements to come back in or whatever. Just loud AF, couldn’t believe it. I could hear it clearly inside the house. I mean, WTF? Dial it back a little guys.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 25, 2026 12:00 AM (0ass6)

236 Mark D
@MarkedlyStupid
6h
You see a billionaire patronizing a trailer park hooker.

I see a small town boy who made it big supporting his local economy. Never forget your roots!
Aug 24, 2026 · 9:35 PM UTC

Posted by: Kindltot at August 25, 2026 12:00 AM (rbvCR)

237 Late evenin', folks.

Had an early afternoon Dr appt down in Big City, an hour away. Had a late lunch after at our favorite after-medical-appointments pancake place. Kinda weary when we got back.

Picked up AOS where I'd left off in the Morning Report and read forward. That Ace fellow sure does post a whole lotta words!! Now I'm (almost) caught up and it's about time to log off for the night.

Managed to drop my cell at the Dr's. Still works fine but now the back is loose. Bummer. Wonder what's the best way to fix it. Gorilla glue?

Posted by: mindful webworker - where do I belog in the scheme of thangs? at August 25, 2026 12:01 AM (8ddVQ)

238 Not too far from here, is "Hell's Gate".

Not that scary when you consider "Heaven's Gate" right?

Posted by: JQ at August 25, 2026 12:02 AM (rdVOm)

239 > The ARNP I chose is, of course, on maternity leave til December.

Man, I hate changing docs/NPs.

At least maternity leave is a good reason.

I'm waiting to see what the replacement for one of mine is like. She also left for a maternity-related reason. Her recent baby was born with some serious health issues, and she's taking time off to deal with that. Her husband is also a doctor, I think, so the kid's probably got as much of a fighting chance as he could have.

I'll miss her, but of course I don't blame her.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 25, 2026 12:02 AM (IG3/x)

240
The transit of Venus method needed far-flung observations across the globe to see tiny parallax differences as well as accurate clocks. This latter tied in with the dreaded longitude problem.

Calculating the AU was BFD, and they went on far flung expeditions all over the place to get widely separated observation points. Captain Cook was involved in one of the expeditions, and several people died (I think some were killed by hostile natives) during that.

The precision of angle measurement required was in a few arc seconds. The time precision required was a second or two.

So, they had to have their clocks synchronized to within a second over the four corners of the earth, and their angular precision down to the arc-second.

And they did it.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 25, 2026 12:02 AM (w6EFb)

241 Yeah, thinking about doing some shots, staying up late, and going to the shop late. I don't want to work on this miserable rotten piece of shit moose turd of a bike that's waiting for me. The owner needs a rubber room. I always joke about doing a video series on the evil that men do to their bikes. I need to rethink that. I need to call it "Retards with wrenches". This bike is the bastard child of 1000 maniacs. Its the biggest piece of shit I ever saw. The 3 stooges are rocket scientists compared to the assclowns that bolted this abomination together. JQ, if you're here I'll take a 5 gallon pail of whatever you're pouring.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 25, 2026 12:03 AM (S41Gd)

242 Good night, folks. Love you all. Hope you have a great Tuesday ahead.

PS: Don't adopt a cat.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 25, 2026 12:03 AM (CHHv1)

243 We've also got a Crookston and a Thief River Falls, because they really liked the pillaging.
Posted by: mikeski

And cattle rustling through the Vatican.

Posted by: Mel Brooks at August 25, 2026 12:03 AM (FgzrU)

244 So, they had to have their clocks synchronized to within a second over the four corners of the earth, and their angular precision down to the arc-second.

And they did it.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley

As a Black man......

Posted by: Prof. Dr. Jason Arday at August 25, 2026 12:05 AM (4RYRd)

245 Albuquerque has already been taken
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Ooh. Good point...but Pueblo is kinda becoming a little Albuquerque.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 25, 2026 12:05 AM (Gq/+4)

246 PS: Don't adopt a cat.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 25, 2026 12:03 AM (CHHv1)

No worries here. Not in a million years.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 25, 2026 12:07 AM (S41Gd)

247 If you know Welch, West Virginia, that should tell you something.
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Passed throught there a number of times, on one of my favorite highways, U.S 52. Runs from the Canadian border in N. Dakota to Charleston, SC

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 25, 2026 12:07 AM (XeU6L)

248 Good night, folks. Love you all. Hope you have a great Tuesday ahead.

PS: Don't adopt a cat.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 25, 2026 12:03 AM (CHHv1

***

Round two of the Geezer.Golf.Tournament tomorrow.
Great weather for it.
My day at the driving range has left me nervous. Was not hitting the ball well at all. Fingers crossed.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 25, 2026 12:07 AM (2WIwB)

249 > I need to call it "Retards with wrenches".

Never did any serious motorcycle repair, but I'm guessing this is a universal across any type of repair.

It's even worse when they don't have wrenches, or screwdrivers, or... -- their "tools" consist of a claw hammer, a pair of clapped-out Vise-Grips and an old butter knife for use as a screwdriver.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 25, 2026 12:08 AM (IG3/x)

250 Whoa, that's f'd up....

*slides bottle of JD and a glass over to Bers*

Glass is optional, in light of the current situation.

Posted by: JQ at August 25, 2026 12:08 AM (rdVOm)

251 a video series on the evil that men do to their bikes.
_-_
I'd sign up to see that.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 25, 2026 12:09 AM (Gq/+4)

252 *slides bottle of JD and a glass over to Bers*

Glass is optional, in light of the current situation.
Posted by: JQ

The really long straws are in the cabinet under the Billy the Singing Bass

Posted by: Miklos put them there on purpose at August 25, 2026 12:10 AM (4RYRd)

253
Not too far from here, is "Hell's Gate".

Not that scary when you consider "Heaven's Gate" right?
Posted by: JQ

Be sure to bring a dog with you to determine which gate you use.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 25, 2026 12:11 AM (Cqx++)

254 I saw a bike that had been rewired with Romex.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 25, 2026 12:11 AM (XeU6L)

255 Lizard Lick, NC.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 25, 2026 12:11 AM (XeU6L)

256 I saw a bike that had been rewired with Romex.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc.

Is most excellent top quality

Posted by: Pajeet the H1b mechanic at August 25, 2026 12:12 AM (4RYRd)

257 2-wheeled rat rod, Bers?

Pony keg or couple of growlers for gas tank(s)? Heh.

Posted by: JQ at August 25, 2026 12:13 AM (rdVOm)

258 I saw a bike that had been rewired with Romex.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 25, 2026 12:11 AM (XeU6L)

255 Lizard Lick, NC.
Posted by: Mike Hammer,

Are these somehow related?

Posted by: Miklos suspects at August 25, 2026 12:14 AM (4RYRd)

259 It's even worse when they don't have wrenches, or screwdrivers, or... -- their "tools" consist of a claw hammer, a pair of clapped-out Vise-Grips and an old butter knife for use as a screwdriver.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 25, 2026 12:08 AM (IG3/x)

I would love if that was the only problem. Bolts can be changed. This thing is on a whole different level. One example. They mounted the front of the rear fender to the frame, the back of the fender is mounted to the swingarm. The swingarm moves when you hit bumps, and the frame don't, and they obviously missed this little detail, so if the bike goes on the road and hits a bump the fender is going to fold like a cheap camera. The owner talls me. "its a hardtail". Uh, no you stupid asshole. Its a softail, it looks like a hard tail, but there's shocks mounted under the frame. It was a beautiful design. Looks old, rides modern. See those things under the frame???? Those are shocks, this swingarm pivots, its not a hardtail. Ugh..

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 25, 2026 12:18 AM (S41Gd)

260 Big bro completely rewired his early 60s ford truck with 3 colors of THHN.

Posted by: JQ at August 25, 2026 12:19 AM (rdVOm)

261 Are these somehow related?
Posted by: Miklos
--------

No, but I suddenly recall the Hollerin Contest Festival at Spivey's Corner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC7-Nuf2MYQ

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 25, 2026 12:20 AM (XeU6L)

262 >> I think Quonset huts were the standard “barracks” for the aircrews “over there” in East Anglia.

I wonder where the name Quonset came from?

Posted by: JackStraw at August 25, 2026 12:22 AM (viF8m)

263 a bike that had been rewired with Romex.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc.

Yup, romex, lamp cord, bell wire, speaker wire, wire nuts, saw it all. This one is a rat's nest. I pushed the high beam switch and only the low beam worked. I pushed it up to highbeam and the starter engaged. I had to rewire the handlebar harnesses, and the whole back end of the bike. They painted the frame battleship grey OVER the wiring harness and wires so all the wires were grey. I had to use brake clean to see what color they originally were. I want to burn the bike on the lift.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 25, 2026 12:23 AM (S41Gd)

264
Transits of Venus occur in a 243 year cycle, occurring in two pairs per cycle. Each pair is abut 8 years apart, followed by about 105 years, another pair, and then 121 years to the next.

The last pair was in 2004 and 2012. Amateurs and student projects recreated the Halley method both times for fun.

The original 1761 and 1769 transits done by the greats had an error of around 1 - 3%. They continued to refine and reanalyze the observational data until the next pairs.

The errors in the 2004 and 2012 recreations were as low as 1% up to 5%. The students and amateurs there had the benefit of modern clocks and modern optics, which the guys in the 18th century didn't have by a long shot.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 25, 2026 12:25 AM (w6EFb)

265 Had this laid on me in YootUbe shorts this evening: How the Guess Who got their name.
youtu.be/qP_RejF3hzI

Tulsa still has the Admiral Twin drive-in. 73 years old. A fire destroyed both screens in 2010, and most folks expected that was the end of it. Nope. They rebuilt and re-opened in 2012. I think I may have been there once, half a century ago or so.
https://admiraltwindrivein.com

Posted by: mindful webworker - audio on your radio at August 25, 2026 12:26 AM (8ddVQ)

266 Round two of the Geezer.Golf.Tournament tomorrow.
Great weather for it.
My day at the driving range has left me nervous. Was not hitting the ball well at all. Fingers crossed.
Posted by: Diogenes

I'm going too. Haven't played since June so I'm expecting 9 holes of not good. Maybe 18, if I feel adventurous.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 25, 2026 12:27 AM (sAmhv)

267 Many Quonset huts were still around bases in late 1970s

Posted by: Skip at August 25, 2026 12:27 AM (Ia/+0)

268 Big bro completely rewired his early 60s ford truck with 3 colors of THHN.

Posted by: JQ at August 25, 2026 12:19 AM (rdVOm)

3 colors? Luxury. I get bikes that are wired completely in black wire sometimes.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 25, 2026 12:29 AM (S41Gd)

269 3 colors? Luxury. I get bikes that are wired completely in black wire sometimes.
Posted by: Berserker

LOL. Big bro may be cray cray, but he's not stoopid. He also diagramed the whole shebang and kept it tidy.

Posted by: JQ at August 25, 2026 12:31 AM (rdVOm)

270 No, but I suddenly recall the Hollerin Contest Festival at Spivey's Corner

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc.,

Right around dinner time my mama coulda won that

Posted by: Miklos still winces when he hears his middle name at August 25, 2026 12:31 AM (4RYRd)

271 Bers - You guys should select a chaplain, 'Mr. Smith, I'm sorry to tell you, but your Rat Bob died while on the lift...'

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 25, 2026 12:32 AM (XeU6L)

272
Right around dinner time my mama coulda won that
Posted by: Miklos
---------

My grandfather Bellamy was one hell of a hog-caller.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 25, 2026 12:33 AM (XeU6L)

273 Right around dinner time my mama coulda won that
Posted by: Miklos

Who needs to holler? Somewhere in the barn, is an iron triangle... I should hang that thing up just for fun.

Posted by: JQ at August 25, 2026 12:35 AM (rdVOm)

274 And that's it for my minimalist contributions for the night.

Guess Who with a commie ballad. Worthy of Woody Guthrie, Lennon's Imagine phase, or Big Yellow Taxi. Everybody sing along now.

https://youtu.be/IUpW783GL0E

G'nite, y'all.💤

Posted by: mindful webworker - signs signs everywhere there's signs at August 25, 2026 12:38 AM (8ddVQ)

275 Happy Monday Horde, I won't be here long, I have been wined and dined at a neighbor's house. I am in my very happy place, soon to crash and wake up to trash day.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at August 25, 2026 12:41 AM (ibDUx)

276
Who needs to holler? Somewhere in the barn, is an iron triangle... I should hang that thing up just for fun.
Posted by: JQ
--------

Farm bell.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 25, 2026 12:42 AM (XeU6L)

277 commie ballad
_-_
Reply:

youtube.com/watch?v=Hvz0TOm0zgI

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 25, 2026 12:43 AM (Gq/+4)

278 Used one of those triangles when our six were young...kinda went feral when we moved out of town...not always easy to locate.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 25, 2026 12:45 AM (Gq/+4)

279 Dazzle Ships is also the name of a great OMD album.

Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at August 25, 2026 12:46 AM (9ZFZd)

280
Nowadays, the boys at JPL know the distance between earth and sun to about 3 meters precision at any time.

After decades of lunar laser ranging allowing the precise center of mass of the Moon to be determined, they know the distance between the centers of the earth and moon to within a few millimeters now. Officially they'd say about 2 cm, but in the 20 years since that, they've got to down to the few mm level.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 25, 2026 12:51 AM (w6EFb)

281 Too much wined and not enough dined I am afraid, sweet dreams to all of you, Horde.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at August 25, 2026 12:51 AM (ibDUx)

282 246 PS: Don't adopt a cat.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 25, 2026 12:03 AM (CHHv1)

No worries here. Not in a million years.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 25, 2026 12:07 AM (S41Gd)

You don't adopt cats, they indenture you...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 25, 2026 12:52 AM (l3cgK)

283 “I wonder where the name Quonset came from?

Posted by: JackStraw at August 25, 2026 12:22 AM (viF8m)

I dunno. Could it have anything to do with Rhode Island?

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 25, 2026 12:54 AM (o3ajz)

284 271 Bers - You guys should select a chaplain, 'Mr. Smith, I'm sorry to tell you, but your Rat Bob died while on the lift...'

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 25, 2026 12:32 AM (XeU6L)

No, no, no. You use the joke method: "Grandma's stuck on the roof..."

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 25, 2026 12:54 AM (l3cgK)

285 283 “I wonder where the name Quonset came from?

Posted by: JackStraw at August 25, 2026 12:22 AM (viF8m)

I dunno. Could it have anything to do with Rhode Island?

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 25, 2026 12:54 AM (o3ajz)

You sayin' they're both imaginary things?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 25, 2026 12:55 AM (l3cgK)

286 Quonset: "The name is derived from an Algonquian word meaning "small, long place."

Since a Quonset is a kinda hut, would saying "Quonset Hut" be redundant?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 25, 2026 12:57 AM (l3cgK)

287
They worked all those distances out last century using planetary radar ranging using big radio dishes. Arecibo was the king, hitting 2MW peak signal power a few times.

This represents some of the most powerful signals we've ever "broadcast from earth". Very tight beam widths though. But if someone was in the path of the beam, they'd be detectable to at least 200 ly, and maybe 1000 or a little better up to limits of signal to noise.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 25, 2026 12:59 AM (w6EFb)

288 Since a Quonset is a kinda hut, would saying "Quonset Hut" be redundant?
_-_
I think it means, "building for adopted cat".

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 25, 2026 12:59 AM (Gq/+4)

289 >>I dunno. Could it have anything to do with Rhode Island?

Algonquian.

You might be surprised. History actually started before the Alamo.

There where injuins here long before Texas.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 25, 2026 01:03 AM (viF8m)

290 I'll miss her, but of course I don't blame her.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 25, 2026 12:02 AM (IG3/x)

Go see Stacey Neider at Arete. She's the bomb. Any of the docs there are good. They actually listen, and take time, and figure out the right things.

She asked me if I wanted the clot shot. I said no. She said, good. Moving on....

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 25, 2026 01:03 AM (vfz7U)

291
Believe it or not, it is possible to bounce a radar beam off the Sun itself. It's very noisy and not too accurate, but it can be done. The Sun is a noisy beast. So, via orbital mechanics (and a relativistic model) at that, timings and radar distances between planets and other solid objects determines the sun-earth and sun-other body distances.

That's why they put SOHO and the other L1 spacecraft in those crazy HALO orbits. You don't want to have to point your radio dish right at the sun to hear them. You need to little offset because of all that noise.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 25, 2026 01:04 AM (w6EFb)

292
I pity the bird that happened to be flying over Arecibo when they did those 2MW beam pulses.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 25, 2026 01:05 AM (w6EFb)

293 Well, there's that place in Egypt everyone talks about.
Posted by: Diogenes at August 25, 2026 12:00 AM (2WIwB)

Bumfuck? Yeah. We blew a trailer tire there. Big PITA.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 25, 2026 01:05 AM (vfz7U)

294 You don't adopt cats, they indenture you...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

You meet the wrong cats. I've owned three great ones and been uncle to a fourth.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 25, 2026 01:07 AM (Fv808)

295 MN has towns named [...] Pillager [...] Crookston and Thief River Falls
Posted by: mikeski

In retrospect, we probably should have expected the Learing Centers, huh?
Posted by: mikeski at August 24, 2026 11:57 PM (VHUov)

They had to use a different name. The original plan was to call them Slave Training Centers, but it might have given the game away.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 25, 2026 01:08 AM (qx7Zg)

296 I pity the bird that happened to be flying over Arecibo when they did those 2MW beam pulses.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih_ovjbwQGk

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 25, 2026 01:09 AM (Fv808)

297
Arecibo is now dead, Jim. They let it just collapse. No plans to fix it or any replacement, I don't think.

Goldstone's big dish does most of the big power ranging now, but nowhere as big as Arecibo.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 25, 2026 01:10 AM (w6EFb)

298 Bers - You guys should select a chaplain, 'Mr. Smith, I'm sorry to tell you, but your Rat Bob died while on the lift...'

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 25, 2026 12:32 AM (XeU6L)

More like "aliens came and disintegrated your piece of shit. They said it was affront to the galaxy".

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 25, 2026 01:11 AM (S41Gd)

299 >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih_ovjbwQGk

Wow. One in a million shot, doc.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 25, 2026 01:12 AM (w6EFb)

300 Bers - You guys should select a chaplain, 'Mr. Smith, I'm sorry to tell you, but your Rat Bob died while on the lift...'

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 25, 2026 12:32 AM (XeU6L)

More like "aliens came and disintegrated your piece of shit. They said it was affront to the galaxy".
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 25, 2026 01:11 AM (S41Gd)

Aliens took about a dozen parts to fix their spaceship. Man, going faster than light is weird!

They took the rest just in case. Sorry, man, it's gone.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 25, 2026 01:15 AM (qx7Zg)

301 More like "aliens came and disintegrated your piece of shit. They said it was affront to the galaxy".
Posted by: Berserker

Or, hand owner a (sky-high!) quote for the repair work. Likely, an honest quote *would actually be* sky-high, for untangling the fktardedness of that bike.

Posted by: JQ at August 25, 2026 01:16 AM (rdVOm)

302
You know what the best place for a massive radio telescope would be? The far side of the Moon. Completely blocks out all the noise from earth in a lot of interesting frequencies, and no ionosphere and all that. Of course, you'd want to do it during the night, when the sun is blocked.

That would them to probe a lot of interesting frequencies going way back in cosmological scales to see some ancient shit.

There's an idea to use a crater on the far side as an big Arecibo like dish.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 25, 2026 01:17 AM (w6EFb)

303 Arecibo is now dead, Jim. They let it just collapse. No plans to fix it or any replacement, I don't think.

Goldstone's big dish does most of the big power ranging now, but nowhere as big as Arecibo.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 25, 2026 01:10 AM (w6EFb)

Mrs B used to go to Puerto Rico 1 or 2 times a year for her job. Her hotel was very close to the dish, so she went a few times to see it. She said the walk up to it was brutal. I could have went with her on those trips, but wtf would I possibly do during the day while she was working on site. I was there a few times as it is. No thanks, rather stay home.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 25, 2026 01:20 AM (S41Gd)

304 Or, hand owner a (sky-high!) quote for the repair work. Likely, an honest quote *would actually be* sky-high, for untangling the fktardedness of that bike.

Posted by: JQ at August 25, 2026 01:16 AM (rdVOm)

He wouldn't have the money. the bike is a mess. It has to be completely taken apart to the last bolt and put back together by the numbers. The last thing we discovered on friday was the swingarm pivot bolts were loose, so we tried to tighten them and the swing arm shifted over and mashed itself the frame. It was missing the spacers that keep the swing arm centered. The shop owner blew a gasket. He spent an hour pulling destroyed bearings out of the back wheel, mounted the right brake rotor instead of the wrong one that was on it, put the back wheel back on, wrestled with frozen axle adjusters, etc. I told him it all had to come apart again for me to get the swingarm out to install the spacers. He lost his shit.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 25, 2026 01:26 AM (S41Gd)

305 >>Mrs B used to go to Puerto Rico 1 or 2 times a year for her job.

I lived there.

You made the right decision.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 25, 2026 01:27 AM (viF8m)

306 Well, I got the small number of contacts on my old flip phone copied down, and loaded into the new smartphone. Damn thing did an automatic update right in the midst of that process. This is a Google Pixel 6a running Graphene OS. Have not yet put the SIM card into it.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 25, 2026 01:28 AM (1z8ji)

307 >>Mrs B used to go to Puerto Rico 1 or 2 times a year for her job.

I lived there.

You made the right decision.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 25, 2026 01:27 AM (viF8m)

No shit. One time we stopped there on a cruise. We went to some fort in old San Juan. One of the cruise dudes says "They shelled this fort and it still looks in good shape". I turned around and pointed to the city and said "yeah, because they missed and hit the fucking city".

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 25, 2026 01:32 AM (S41Gd)

308
This is wild, just looking at a concept for building a radio dish in far side crater. Several robot landers. One would land in the center of the crater. It would have this rolled up wire-mesh thing inside. You'd then land a number of "DuAxel" rovers inside. The receiver would be deployed over the crater using those to pull some steel cables suspending it. They'd then anchor the cables on the rim.

The DuAxles would then descend back to the lander in the crater bottom, and pull the wire mesh reflector affair out and up the sides of the crater.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 25, 2026 01:34 AM (w6EFb)

309 Heh. I am able to open this thread on the new phone using my Wifi. The text is smaller than gnat nuts, though.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 25, 2026 01:37 AM (1z8ji)

310 >> The text is smaller than gnat nuts, though.

Yep, it got smaller a few months ago, somehow. Print is microscopic with every stupid phone browser I've tried.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 25, 2026 01:40 AM (w6EFb)

311 The DuAxles would then descend back to the lander in the crater bottom, and pull the wire mesh reflector affair out and up the sides of the crater.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 25, 2026 01:34 AM (w6EFb)

Just send up a bunch of wetbacks with rolls of aluminum foil and spray glue.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 25, 2026 01:41 AM (1z8ji)

312 People around JB McChord are NOT hearing C-17s coming in to land.

What they are hearing is the Sound of Freedom.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 25, 2026 01:41 AM (jPziU)

313 Yep, it got smaller a few months ago, somehow. Print is microscopic with every stupid phone browser I've tried.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 25, 2026 01:40 AM (w6EFb)

For some reason, turning the phone sideways doesn't cause the image to go into landscape mode.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 25, 2026 01:43 AM (1z8ji)

314 >>No shit. One time we stopped there on a cruise. We went to some fort in old San Juan. One of the cruise dudes says "They shelled this fort and it still looks in good shape". I turned around and pointed to the city and said "yeah, because they missed and hit the fucking city".

There are places you go in old San Juan during the day and places after dark you do not.

Life isn't complicated if you aren't stupid.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 25, 2026 01:43 AM (viF8m)

315 302
You know what the best place for a massive radio telescope would be? The far side of the Moon. Completely blocks out all the noise from earth in a lot of interesting frequencies, and no ionosphere and all that. Of course, you'd want to do it during the night, when the sun is blocked.

That would them to probe a lot of interesting frequencies going way back in cosmological scales to see some ancient shit.

There's an idea to use a crater on the far side as an big Arecibo like dish.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 25, 2026 01:17 AM (w6EFb)

That’s like 14 days a month though. Plenty of time for productivity. I’ve always been intrigued by that. Or even optical telescopes. Dark skies indeed.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 25, 2026 01:44 AM (jPziU)

316 Well, I am going to go to bed. Want to make an early run to Red Deer in the morning. Night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 25, 2026 01:45 AM (1z8ji)

317 Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 25, 2026 01:26 AM

Wow. Bless you for taking on Charity Work!

Posted by: JQ at August 25, 2026 01:46 AM (rdVOm)

318
There was a great restaurant in Spenard that was called The Garden of Eatin'. It was an old WWII Quonset hut with a few windows in the curved parts. It was awesome food, but apparently the life of a Quonset hut is limited by time and weather, and eventually it went out of business and was torn down.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 10:25 PM (vfz7U)

I on the other hand am eternal.

Posted by: D-29 at August 25, 2026 01:47 AM (jPziU)

319
There is theoretically some very interesting shit out their at frequencies below 30 MHz (> 10 m). This could back in time to just a few hundred million years before t = 0. The Cosmic Dark Ages they call it.

For optical and infrared telescopes, L2 is really better than the far side. The trouble with the far side at those wavelengths is the wild temperature swings.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 25, 2026 01:51 AM (w6EFb)

320
A few hundred million years *after* t = 0, I meant to say. Sheesh.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 25, 2026 01:52 AM (w6EFb)

321
And that sharp lunar dust would be another big problem for any large optical telescopes.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 25, 2026 01:53 AM (w6EFb)

322 In Canada, the MAID program begins at birth:

https://tinyurl.com/49978t8p

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 25, 2026 02:01 AM (KR4PD)

323 You know who you are.

https://tinyurl.com/2pzn33y7

Posted by: JackStraw at August 25, 2026 02:03 AM (viF8m)

324 RethugliKKKans on supreme court allow dump's executive order on vote by mail ballots. Desperate corporate democrats like hakeem jefferies meet with jared kushner on behave of his donors to protect them incase democratic base calls for national general strike and start sabotaging power lines and rail lines leading into red states and retaliating against rethugliKKKans.

Posted by: raimondo at August 25, 2026 02:33 AM (36SV+)

325 Dang. I step away for a while & somebody pukes on the carpet. Ugh.

Posted by: JQ at August 25, 2026 02:40 AM (rdVOm)

326 WTF is he talking about? Honestly, don't we deserve better trolls?

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 25, 2026 03:03 AM (vfz7U)

327 326: Trolls that aren’t always drunk or are familiar with the vernacular, at least.

Someone could win a Nobel just by trying to successfully diagram one of raimondo’s posts.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 25, 2026 03:06 AM (jPziU)

328 322 In Canada, the MAID program begins at birth:

https://tinyurl.com/49978t8p
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 25, 2026 02:01 AM (KR4PD)

If Canada’s government literally declares war on its people, the people will just say “does this mean I still get free medical care?”

Canadians WILL acquiesce in the destruction of their liberty. The existence of such immorality as murder by doc (and the fact that they try to hide the immorality by calling it MAID) shows just what a sick people we have up north. (H/t, TX Declaration of Independence, 1836).

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 25, 2026 03:09 AM (jPziU)

329 321
And that sharp lunar dust would be another big problem for any large optical telescopes.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 25, 2026 01:53 AM (w6EFb)

Yeah, but how would it get kicked up?

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 25, 2026 03:10 AM (jPziU)

330 I'm sure that meant something before translation from mandarin

Posted by: what the cat drug in at August 25, 2026 03:12 AM (jrgJz)

331 204 Great sausage and kolaches in West....but I can't say I ever lost anything in Ginny Slipper, as my father called it.
Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 24, 2026 11:37 PM (Gq/+4)

A proper kolach has fruit filling.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 25, 2026 03:16 AM (jPziU)

332 327 326: Trolls that aren’t always drunk or are familiar with the vernacular, at least.

Someone could win a Nobel just by trying to successfully diagram one of raimondo’s posts.
Posted by: Cow Demon

That way lies madness.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 25, 2026 03:23 AM (sAmhv)

333 27 Orange soda is OK, but a Grape Nehi would really hit the spot.
Posted by: Let's All Go To the Lobby.... at August 24, 2026 10:17 PM (JM9I6)

To get ourselves a wank.

Posted by: Mayor of La Marque, TX at August 25, 2026 03:23 AM (jPziU)

334 >> Yeah, but how would it get kicked up?

Solar wind.

Seriously, that constantly kicks up little clouds of dust, charged too, which stick to everything. Those lunar laser reflectors Apollo placed have degraded by a factor of 10 by now due to that dust build up. All those have to do is just reflect some of the laser photons back. Precisions lenses and mirrors and all that would be far, far more sensitive to that.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 25, 2026 03:30 AM (w6EFb)

335
THere is strange effect there beyond that. During the period around a full Moon, the deflectors do another 10 times worse, for a degradation of 100 times. This is a bit of a mystery. The think it's due to thermal effects at peak sunlight.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 25, 2026 03:32 AM (w6EFb)

336 Job is a little closer to home today than been to

Posted by: Skip at August 25, 2026 03:57 AM (Ia/+0)

337 Fun old photos, TRex.

Posted by: m at August 25, 2026 04:23 AM (odBC9)

338 Fireworks ad up top, I keep thinking:

🎶 If you want it
Here it is
Come and get it 🎶

Posted by: m at August 25, 2026 04:29 AM (odBC9)

339 Pixy's up!

Posted by: m at August 25, 2026 04:33 AM (odBC9)

340 Badfinger - Come and Get It ( 1969 )

Posted by: m at August 25, 2026 04:35 AM (odBC9)

341 Solar wind.

Seriously, that constantly kicks up little clouds of dust, charged too, which stick to everything. Those lunar laser reflectors Apollo placed have degraded by a factor of 10 by now due to that dust build up. All those have to do is just reflect some of the laser photons back. Precisions lenses and mirrors and all that would be far, far more sensitive to that.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 25, 2026 03:30 AM (w6EFb)

I never would have thought that.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 25, 2026 06:41 AM (jPziU)

My Main Is a 40th Level Trump Cafe

Image of the moon transiting the earth,
taken by the DISCOVR satellite from a
million miles away

Supposedly that's real. NASA says so. But then, they faked the moon landing, so grain of salt.

Whoops on the timing. I thought I posted this.

Video of an 1880 AD grist mill on Prince Edward Island. The images are nice but I'm mostly linking it because finally, at age Nearly 29, I bothered to look up the actual meaning of "grist." It means (drum roll): "grain to be milled."

Okay so that's not the biggest surprise in the world but it's nice to have it all out in black and white.

Baby elephant hiding under mama's skirts.

A bear, and her cubs, are out-of-control as usual, this time using a family's pool as they please.

Abandoned premature foal, too weak to stand, is nursed into being a healthy boy.

Mama elephant wants to eat grass but baby elephant won't stop playing with her food.

Scared Golden retriever is afraid of everything but likes babies enough to become a fuzzy nana.

Baby learns head-butting from the best.

This baby is also learning how to baby goat.

Why do people say they don't like cats?

Cat and dog rocking out to Yes.

These woke sons-of-bastards are trying to take away our Elemenohpee.

Sneaky kisses..🐦😘😅 pic.twitter.com/YNCb6sh0nh
— 𝕐o̴g̴ (@Yoda4ever) August 24, 2026

I'm speed..🐘💨😅 pic.twitter.com/K6Gvg2BnBy
— 𝕐o̴g̴ (@Yoda4ever) August 24, 2026

Proof that cats are apex predators

[📹 statbeauty_michelle] pic.twitter.com/7cLgKaKBfu
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) August 24, 2026

Trump in Skyrim (A.I. Video) pic.twitter.com/zE3Z7IdlsH
— GORM THE OLD (@GORMTHEOLD25) August 24, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 08:26 PM

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1 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at August 24, 2026 08:28 PM (EJE3y)

2
Yay

Posted by: four seasons at August 24, 2026 08:28 PM (/QHx4)

3 Cafe!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 24, 2026 08:30 PM (RIvkX)

4 Ace up from a nap.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 24, 2026 08:31 PM (ydoWy)

5 Fake pic

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 24, 2026 08:31 PM (w3Mok)

6 I did a -. --- --- -.. -.-.--.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at August 24, 2026 08:33 PM (0CU3H)

7 mage of the moon transiting the earth,
taken by the DISCOVR satellite

====

Verrry cool! I saw it, from Earth's perspective, it was spectacular. Terra covering up Lune.

Posted by: runner at August 24, 2026 08:33 PM (g47mK)

8 >>Whoops on the timing. I thought I posted this.

How many times are you going to keep screwing up before you think we are going to stop forgiving you?

Posted by: JackStraw at August 24, 2026 08:33 PM (viF8m)

9 Ace, I just watched a couple of videos on Spanish windmills, the old types like Don Quixote thought he was fighting.

I will try to find some X accounts with shorts for you.
It is sad to see an old mill that doesn't run.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 24, 2026 08:34 PM (rbvCR)

10 If the side of the Earth facing the camera is sunlit, why not also the Moon?

Posted by: davidt at August 24, 2026 08:34 PM (Q+gd/)

11 That's no moon.

Posted by: Guy who always says that's no moon at August 24, 2026 08:34 PM (MWfyi)

12 Someone put a moon sticker on a photo.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 24, 2026 08:36 PM (RIvkX)

13 Was out and about this afternoon and had to stop and wait while a school bus disgorged its passengers. I was facing the bus not behind it. One little guy hops down, walks a couple of steps, pulls down the front of his shorts and lets loose a stream of you know what. I had to laugh while at the same time thinking what the heck are they teaching kids these days.

Posted by: Tuna at August 24, 2026 08:36 PM (lJ0H4)

14
Lol Tuna

Posted by: four seasons at August 24, 2026 08:36 PM (/QHx4)

15 That's no moon, it's AI!

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 24, 2026 08:37 PM (aJQbY)

16 in 1978 the mooresville HS band mooned the town police

Posted by: what the cat drug in at August 24, 2026 08:37 PM (jrgJz)

17 So the earth is a sphere but the moon is flat? Wild!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 24, 2026 08:38 PM (kpS4V)

18 Moon picture looks fake.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at August 24, 2026 08:38 PM (U/j9n)

19 There's a vid of a guy doing A-B-C to the tune of "You Get a Line and I'll Get a Pole." It scans pretty well.

Posted by: Oddbob at August 24, 2026 08:38 PM (vTZFs)

20 Alright, I'm burned out on job listings for a few hours. Time to eat, maybe nap.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 24, 2026 08:38 PM (aJQbY)

21 I had to laugh while at the same time thinking what the heck are they teaching kids these days.
Posted by: Tuna

That if you are born male, the world is your urinal.

This is known.

Posted by: Tonypete at August 24, 2026 08:39 PM (he2p7)

22 One little guy hops down, walks a couple of steps, pulls down the front of his shorts and lets loose a stream of you know what. I had to laugh while at the same time thinking what the heck are they teaching kids these days.
Posted by: Tuna at August 24, 2026 08:36 PM (lJ0H4)
====

Lucky mom was not there. Dad would laugh.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 24, 2026 08:40 PM (RIvkX)

23 >>Whoops on the timing. I thought I posted this.

How many times are you going to keep screwing up before you think we are going to stop forgiving you?

Don't worry about him. You are the best. The mightiest. All others are insects before you.

Posted by: Bill Kristol at August 24, 2026 08:40 PM (Riz8t)

24 Penguins control the weather via their mephitic emanations.

youtu.be/hy-IbuXXUYk

Posted by: Kindltot at August 24, 2026 08:40 PM (rbvCR)

25 Was out and about this afternoon and had to stop and wait while a school bus disgorged its passengers. I was facing the bus not behind it. One little guy hops down, walks a couple of steps, pulls down the front of his shorts and lets loose a stream of you know what. I had to laugh while at the same time thinking what the heck are they teaching kids these days.

Aim?

Posted by: Archimedes at August 24, 2026 08:41 PM (Riz8t)

26 Trump in Skyrim (A.I. Video)

Is that parenthetical really doing any work here?

Posted by: Oddbob at August 24, 2026 08:41 PM (vTZFs)

27 Saw a truck with the sticker SHOW ME YOUR KITTIES

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 24, 2026 08:41 PM (kpS4V)

28
Thank you to everyone who offered condolences for Dutchess. It was hard to let her go, but not a hard decision to do so. She was bleeding internally and Doc said it pointed to hemangiosarcoma.

Dutchess was a lovely, unlucky girl. She had epilepsy that manifested itself at a young age, precluding a career either in the show ring or the field. For nearly 10 years I had to give her medicine morning and night. While jumping and spinning around Mommy, she shattered her hock and was crate-bound for six weeks. Yet she was always a merry little girl.

Her last month was spent as a house dog when we brought everyone up. Being near Mommy and Daddy, treats and yummy greasy bread were her fate, poor thing.

Rest well, sweetheart, and wait for us.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 24, 2026 08:42 PM (O0L8i)

29 Dutchess was a lovely, unlucky girl.

Be consoled that you gave her the best life she could possibly have had.

Posted by: Oddbob at August 24, 2026 08:43 PM (vTZFs)

30 My longstanding belief remains true. If everyone was assigned a Golden at birth the world would be a much happier and more peaceful place.

If you've ever had the privilege of having a Golden take care of you, you know I'm right.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 24, 2026 08:43 PM (viF8m)

31 Aw, sorry about Dutchess, Hadrian. She's romping around the heavenly fields now.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 24, 2026 08:44 PM (kpS4V)

32 >>>Whoops on the timing. I thought I posted this.

Lucky. I was just getting ready to call for a riot.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at August 24, 2026 08:44 PM (syz1S)

33 Condolences to you and Her Majesty

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 24, 2026 08:45 PM (RIvkX)

34 Hadrian, well said, and sorry.

Posted by: fd at August 24, 2026 08:46 PM (MWfyi)

35 Sorry about Duchess Hadrian.

Posted by: Tuna at August 24, 2026 08:47 PM (lJ0H4)

36 My painting of the blue marble in my nic.

I think I've reached repeat mode so I need to finish some of my paintings currently in progress. .

Posted by: polynikes at August 24, 2026 08:47 PM (KC5Lt)

37 Here is a section of a documentary on a restored windmill in Teruel, Spain. You may notice that the main transmission gear, the "Catarina wheel" is braked by a band brake similar to the kickback brake in a chainsaw. Just larger

X link

https://tinyurl.com/veb45uu3

the complete YouTube video with AI dubbing

youtu.be/uncSt9YZzIA

Posted by: Kindltot at August 24, 2026 08:48 PM (rbvCR)

38 * shaking my groove thing* If you did not watch Bessent's speech on rolling out the economic D-Day, shame on you.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 24, 2026 08:48 PM (FHoaH)

39 Very sorry for your loss Hadrian.

Posted by: polynikes at August 24, 2026 08:51 PM (KC5Lt)

40 I saw a couple of old airplane disaster flicks on TCM, "The High and the Mighty" and "The Crowded Sky". You can really see the DNA that begat "Airplane!", and it's not just the stolid presences of Dana Andrews and Robert Stack. I could barely stifle a snorffle every time the camera zoomed in for a closeup and wavy dissolve as the character had an important character reveal flashback, or an inner monologue ("Jim never has a second cup of coffee at home.").

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 24, 2026 08:53 PM (kpS4V)

41 >>* shaking my groove thing* If you did not watch Bessent's speech on rolling out the economic D-Day, shame on you.

I like Lee Smith. He's a good writer. Not a Trump fan but that's fine.

He's dead wrong about what Bessent and Trump are doing. Bessent is a brilliant guy and he's not fucking around.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 24, 2026 08:54 PM (viF8m)

42
Sorry if I go on about our guys so much. Anyone who has owned and loved a dog has gone through the same thing.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 24, 2026 08:54 PM (O0L8i)

43 I've been looking for a moon shadow. Moon shadow moon shadow.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 24, 2026 08:54 PM (Cqx++)

44 Rest well, sweetheart, and wait for us.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Aww. Sorry to hear that. Condolences.

Posted by: mikeski at August 24, 2026 08:55 PM (VHUov)

45 25 Was out and about this afternoon and had to stop and wait while a school bus disgorged its passengers. I was facing the bus not behind it. One little guy hops down, walks a couple of steps, pulls down the front of his shorts and lets loose a stream of you know what. I had to laugh while at the same time thinking what the heck are they teaching kids these days.
---

India?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 08:55 PM (/h59J)

46 The back side of the moon looks so fake.

Posted by: mikeski at August 24, 2026 08:56 PM (VHUov)

47 JackStraw, I would say Tousi was a must watch tonight but most would not bother, so be it. Collapse is on the menu.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 24, 2026 08:57 PM (FHoaH)

48 "I've been looking for a moon shadow. Moon shadow moon shadow.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr."

Where was the last place you saw it?

Posted by: fd at August 24, 2026 08:57 PM (MWfyi)

49 ace,

The Earth and Moon picture is real. The far side (which we never see) is very different that the familiar man in the moon side.

Took some finagling of orbit and camera inclination to pull this off.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 08:58 PM (u82oZ)

50 In honor of Jed York, I propose we change the '$20, same as in town' joke to '$140, same as in Ohio trailer park.'

Posted by: gp at August 24, 2026 08:59 PM (Jr5Lq)

51 That's actually the end of a Space Food Stick that has been in space for over 50 years.

Posted by: fd at August 24, 2026 08:59 PM (MWfyi)

52 Hadrian, I can sympathize with your pain . 19 rescue dogs and 50years of breeding horses , you know what is going to happen.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 24, 2026 08:59 PM (FHoaH)

53 Carried over:

162 I am in desperate need of new sneakers actually, just keep putting it off.
Posted by: Skip at August 24, 2026 08:05 PM (Ia/+0)

My current pair is ALLSWIFIT, some rando Chinee shoes off Amazon, as I had worn holes in my soles and just needed something fast and cheap to hold me over until I could give the matter more consideration. They're comfortable and the sizing is correct, but the originally thick soles are predictably wearing down from all the sidewalk and street walking that I do, several miles a day every day.

You can see from the promotional photos that they're aimed at casual urban pedestrians, and people who work on their feet (barista, medical assistant) but not outdoors. According to AI, the product code on the tag is for a model alternatively called 'SwiftPlush' or 'ActiveSolid', but whatever, these look right:

amazon.com/dp/B0DT132ZHY

Posted by: SciVo at August 24, 2026 09:00 PM (ke3zm)

54 "The back side of the moon looks so fake.
Posted by: mikeski "

It looks flatter that Brea Larson's butt.

Posted by: fd at August 24, 2026 09:00 PM (MWfyi)

55 Darrell Harris

-.-- . ... / -.-- --- ..- / -.. .. -..

Posted by: -. .- -.-. .-.. -.-- -.. --- --. at August 24, 2026 09:01 PM (u82oZ)

56 46 The back side of the moon looks so fake.
==

There's no ancient alien moon base so you know it's fake.

Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at August 24, 2026 09:02 PM (0bjKf)

57 Posted by: SciVo at August 24, 2026 09:00 PM (ke3zm)

I've become a big fan of slip on Skechers.

Posted by: polynikes at August 24, 2026 09:03 PM (KC5Lt)

58

Hadrain,

No apology necessary.

Posted by: four seasons at August 24, 2026 09:04 PM (/QHx4)

59 Trump in Skyrim (A.I. Video)

Is that parenthetical really doing any work here?
Posted by: Oddbob

It could have been human-generated, I guess? Things like this were done before AI, just not nearly as often.

They probably don't need a disclaimer that it's not the actual Donald Trump in the game, though.

Posted by: mikeski at August 24, 2026 09:04 PM (VHUov)

60 Why did it take to almost age 50 before anyone realized Leslie Nielsen was funny?

Posted by: Class Clown at August 24, 2026 09:05 PM (JM9I6)

61 What is Trump's super power in the game?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 09:05 PM (u82oZ)

62 God bless you, Hadrian, for your love and care of animals.

Posted by: gp at August 24, 2026 09:06 PM (Jr5Lq)

63 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk0FTHqmO9o

Posted by: what the cat drug in at August 24, 2026 09:07 PM (jrgJz)

64 Good News, peoples !!

"Laura Loomer
@LauraLoomer
56m
SCOOP:

Tom Barrack @USAMBTurkiye, the Ambassador to Turkey has been called back to Washington DC this week for “consultations”.

In State Department lingo, this is the term for having your ass handed to you by your boss @SecRubio.

This comes after Barrack sparked an International incident this weekend and almost started a regional war between Israel, Turkey and Syria by falsely accusing Israel of illegally occupying the Golan Heights.

A source at the State Department told me, “we want him gone so badly we might hire packers to pack his belongings for him.”

Barrack may not make it back to Turkey.

We could only hope to be so lucky.

Inshallah"

Don't let the door hit in the ass, Barrack. On the other hand, maybe it should.

Posted by: runner at August 24, 2026 09:07 PM (g47mK)

65 Class Clown

Not one of us has said Hollywood is smart. Not even the movie guys.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 09:07 PM (u82oZ)

66 NaCly, please restate your question. I'm not sure what you are asking. Remember I'm not the brightest bulb on the block.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 24, 2026 09:08 PM (FHoaH)

67 We can do better than Barrack. And do we really need an ambassador to Turkey? It's not like we need an ambassador to I-ran...

Posted by: runner at August 24, 2026 09:08 PM (g47mK)

68 Best Ambassador in the Middle East Is Huckabee.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 24, 2026 09:09 PM (FHoaH)

69 "And do we really need an ambassador to Turkey? "

Sounds like a gravy job.

Posted by: fd at August 24, 2026 09:10 PM (MWfyi)

70 I thought it was "Terk-hey" or some shit now.

Posted by: fd at August 24, 2026 09:11 PM (MWfyi)

71 >>JackStraw, I would say Tousi was a must watch tonight but most would not bother, so be it. Collapse is on the menu.

We don't have a real media on our side our many people who even pretend that Trump isn't just a bull in a China shop instead of a really smart guy with his own plan or doctrine but he does. Venezuela, Cuba, Iran weren't arbitrary targets. And guys like Bessent aren't idiots.

They are in fact brilliant strategists, the thing that makes good deal makers which some dismiss as a negative.

Trump and his team are using all the tools previous administrations ignored to change the world. And they are in a generational way. It's amazing to watch.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 24, 2026 09:11 PM (viF8m)

72 69 Ha!

Posted by: gp at August 24, 2026 09:12 PM (Jr5Lq)

73 Sometimes I can handle Tousi. I don’t know why he grates me. Perhaps it’s his optimism.

Posted by: Accomack at August 24, 2026 09:13 PM (8jVAy)

74 {{{Ben Had}}}

1st, that is not true. You are diligent, know where to look for good answers, and are wise. And I'm not just daying that because you can kick my ass.

I was asking about the video game Skyrim, which I never played. It is obviously a fantasy game, implying Trump is a major character. With unknown super powers.

Well, in D&D terms Trump has a very high constitution and intelligence, surviving 7 assassination attempt. And upending the Deep State even a bit.
He has a high charisma, holding on to Melania, with two previous stunning wives.
Wizard? Bard? What spells can he cast?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 09:14 PM (u82oZ)

75 More in jihadi news...

"BOOM! MIKE ROGERS just dropped this gem:

“Abdul El-Sayed wants to represent Palestine.”

“I want to represent Michigan.”

That’s a winning message 👏🏻

Reject the jihadist and vote for the Patriot!
Great Lakes HQ"

Posted by: runner at August 24, 2026 09:14 PM (g47mK)

76 42
Sorry if I go on about our guys so much. Anyone who has owned and loved a dog has gone through the same thing.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 24, 2026 08:54 PM (O0L8i)

Hadrian, go on about your pups. We love hearing about them and cheering you and Her Majesty on your various roads to Westminster.
We lost our beloved Abner a month ago. We have a new pup, a Great Pyr, and we love him - he has settled in and bonded with each of us as well. But the pain of our big craterhoof behemoth not being here does not and will not go away. Not him or any of our boys and girls. As it should be.
Hugs to you and your lovely wife.

Posted by: moki at August 24, 2026 09:14 PM (wLjpr)

77 Tousi might state things dramatically, but at least he seems honest and on 'our' side.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 24, 2026 09:15 PM (aJQbY)

78 68 Best Ambassador in the Middle East Is Huckabee.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 24, 2026 09:09 PM (FHoaH)

Now and historically. Totally agree.

Posted by: moki at August 24, 2026 09:16 PM (wLjpr)

79 NaCly, I sure missed that one. I'm locked on geopolitics.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 24, 2026 09:16 PM (FHoaH)

80
“I was appalled by what happened during the Indiana Fever game last night, Chicago’s Natasha Cloud threatened former NBA player and future WNBA first-round pick Enes Kanter. There is simply no place for this type of woman-on-woman violence in our society and it needs to stop.”
_Indiana Lt. Governor Micah Beckwith

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 09:16 PM (/h59J)

81 Ben Had

No worries. I do pay close attention to your analysis and predictions.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 09:17 PM (u82oZ)

82 @68 Amb. Huckabee is great, and he makes all the right people apoplectic, a bonus !

Posted by: runner at August 24, 2026 09:17 PM (g47mK)

83 Condolences to you and Her Majesty
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 24, 2026 08:45 PM (RIvkX)

Likewise from me.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 24, 2026 09:18 PM (1z8ji)

84 moki, and you would surely know. Your opinion is a gold standard.

I hope you and yours are well, dear Lady.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 24, 2026 09:18 PM (FHoaH)

85 Braenyard - LOL! Subtle!

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 24, 2026 09:18 PM (aJQbY)

86 RandomDave

What is amazing to me is to see his text crals on the right and notice all the women fans going on about Tousi's hair. Not his analysis.

The good news is he is leaving GB and going to Florida.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 09:19 PM (u82oZ)

87 moki, my condolences on the loss of Abner.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 24, 2026 09:20 PM (FHoaH)

88 {{{moki }}}

May you and your thrive and overcome.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 09:20 PM (u82oZ)

89 The moon doesn’t even look real there! Wow! Hi all. We had quite the exciting day of storms today, a tree almost fell on my car. That wasn’t fun.

Posted by: Piper at August 24, 2026 09:21 PM (ZdaMQ)

90
I must say, stewarding for this last weekend's Toy Club of Greater Houston shows may have set a record for things I had never come across in 30+ years of work.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 24, 2026 09:21 PM (O0L8i)

91 "And do we really need an ambassador to Turkey? "

Sounds like a gravy job.
Posted by: fd at August 24, 2026 09:10 PM (MWfyi)

Do you really need an Ambassador to tell them to get stuffed?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 24, 2026 09:22 PM (1z8ji)

92 Oh Moki, I am so sorry you lost Abner. Those furry faces sure to find their spots in our hearts.

Posted by: Piper at August 24, 2026 09:22 PM (ZdaMQ)

93 "And do we really need an ambassador to Turkey? "

Sounds like a gravy job.
Posted by: fd at August 24, 2026 09:10 PM (MWfyi)

It would be hard to leave, it sounds like an absolute delight.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 24, 2026 09:23 PM (rbvCR)

94 "And do we really need an ambassador to Turkey? "

Sounds like a gravy job.
Posted by: fd at August 24, 2026 09:10 PM (MWfyi)

It would be hard to leave, it sounds like an absolute delight.
Posted by: Kindltot at August 24, 2026 09:23 PM (rbvCR)

It sounds like the sort of job it would be hard to throw in the towel.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 24, 2026 09:24 PM (rbvCR)

95 Catching up on the posts, Hadrian, I am so sorry for you and your Majesty. Y’all just pour every single thing you have into your dogs, and they are so blessed to have been born into your home.

Posted by: Piper at August 24, 2026 09:25 PM (ZdaMQ)

96 Kindltot

The Horde and puns always delights.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 09:25 PM (u82oZ)

97
What purpose do ambassadors serve in this day and age? Apart from payoffs to big donors.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 24, 2026 09:25 PM (O0L8i)

98 91 "And do we really need an ambassador to Turkey? "

Sounds like a gravy job.
Posted by: fd at August 24, 2026 09:10 PM (MWfyi)

Do you really need an Ambassador to tell them to get stuffed?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Erdogan needs woodshedding or a bomb.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 09:25 PM (/h59J)

99 Barrack, the ambassador being recalled, who appointed him?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 24, 2026 09:27 PM (1z8ji)

100 either way somebody is taking a bath on the deal

Posted by: Kindltot at August 24, 2026 09:27 PM (rbvCR)

101 Hadrian, an ear to the gossip. Grenell in Germany was invaluable.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 24, 2026 09:28 PM (FHoaH)

102 Barrack, the ambassador being recalled, who appointed him?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 24, 2026 09:27 PM (1z8ji)

The Big Guy appoints all ambassadors.

Posted by: runner at August 24, 2026 09:28 PM (g47mK)

103
Ambassadors don't misspeak.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 09:30 PM (/h59J)

104 Tousi is in Florida.
He does have great hair.
I think he hates the mullahs and would root for whomever was bashing their teeth in.

Posted by: Accomack at August 24, 2026 09:32 PM (GbONR)

105 42
Sorry if I go on about our guys so much. Anyone who has owned and loved a dog has gone through the same thing.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 24, 2026 08:54 PM (O0L8i)

Right now Duchess is being chased around by Sam, Mukluk, Sophie, Wurfie, Louie, Rosie and Rayray. They are fine. Just waiting for us to arrive.

Holy cow, it leaves a hole in your heart, but she is happy, so there's that.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 09:32 PM (vfz7U)

106 Braenyard, Caroline Kennedy in Japan couldn't say two words not separated by the word "like"

Posted by: Ben Had at August 24, 2026 09:32 PM (FHoaH)

107 Thomas Joseph Barrack Jr. (born April 28, 1947)[1] is an American diplomat, private equity real estate investor and the founder and retired chairman of Colony Capital, a publicly traded real estate investment trust.[2] Following his U.S. Senate confirmation, Barrack has served as United States Ambassador to Turkey since May 2025.

Barrack has for decades been a close friend of and fundraiser for U.S. President Donald Trump, representing him in television news appearances.[3] He was senior advisor to Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and served as the chairman of his Inaugural Committee.[4][5][6][7][8] In Trump's second administration, Barrack serves as the United States Ambassador to Turkey, United States Special Envoy for Syria and the United States Special Envoy for Iraq.[9]
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Recently came down with a serious case of Foot in Mouth disease.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 09:33 PM (/h59J)

108 Someone is watching Tousi and the only comment they can make is on his hair?

Posted by: Ben Had at August 24, 2026 09:35 PM (FHoaH)

109 106 Braenyard, Caroline Kennedy in Japan couldn't say two words not separated by the word "like"

Posted by: Ben Had
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Yeah, I was thinking of professional people when I wrote that.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 09:35 PM (/h59J)

110 >>Ambassadors don't misspeak.

And Presidents don't do random government overthrows.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 24, 2026 09:37 PM (viF8m)

111 Next, we are going to steal ... THE MOON!
[Minions cheer]

And once the moon is mine, the world will give me whatever I want to get it back, and I will be the greatest villain of all time! That's what I'M talking 'bout!

Posted by: Gru at August 24, 2026 09:39 PM (wVcYX)

112 Fucking hell. The local news posted a picture of the crash site at Cape Newenham. Obliteration is the only word that means anything in that photo. My friend's body is now atomized. Luckily, I believe her soul is in transit to a much better location.

I just want Sabrina back, but failing that (and I am failing it), I'm gonna pray her ass outta Purgatory.

Join me in that, if you have a couple of minutes to spare, please.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 09:41 PM (vfz7U)

113
Search Assist

United States Department of State / Public domain

Caroline Kennedy graduated from Radcliffe College and later earned a J.D. from Columbia Law School.
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GPT 5.6

Caroline Kennedy was admitted to practice law in New York State in 1990. She passed the New York bar exam in 1989, though she reportedly did not practice law.
Wikipedia +1, L.A. Times

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 09:41 PM (/h59J)

114 Ben Had

Tousi is a bit excitable. But the videos of missiles raining down on cities, that he provides, was unimaginable by me in an earlier time. We get used to stuff quickly today.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 09:41 PM (u82oZ)

115 42
Sorry if I go on about our guys so much. Anyone who has owned and loved a dog has gone through the same thing.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 24, 2026 08:54 PM (O0L8i)

You honored the most important commandment of pet ownership, the 10th one:
10. When I am old, or when I no longer enjoy good health, please do not make heroic efforts to keep me going. I am not having fun. Just see to it that my trusting life is taken gently. And be with me on that difficult journey when it’s time to say goodbye. Never say, “I just can’t bear to watch.” Everything is easier for me when you are there. I will leave this earth knowing with my last breath that my fate was always safest in your hands.

Posted by: TxAnn at August 24, 2026 09:41 PM (SjAWL)

116 tcn, anything you request, darlin, you got it.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 24, 2026 09:43 PM (FHoaH)

117 tcn in AK

Prayers ascending.

Sad to loose people in crashes, like I did in 9-11. Entropy never rests.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 09:43 PM (u82oZ)

118 Good evening folks.

Sorry to hear about Dutchess, Hadrian. You are such a wonderful caretaker to those four legged friends. How lucky they are to have you and Her Highness.

Lucy the Fink is not happy about taking antibiotics. Theee days left. I hope I have enough blood left at the end of it all.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 24, 2026 09:43 PM (NMkeY)

119 110 >>Ambassadors don't misspeak.

And Presidents don't do random government overthrows.

Posted by: JackStraw
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Yes, I'm eating that crow.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 09:43 PM (/h59J)

120 Tom Barrack has been one of Trump's closest friends for decades. He fronted the bill for Trump's first inauguration.

Trump didn't just pick his name out of hat and stick him in one of the most pivotal countries in his plan to change the world power structure by chance.

He might have gone off the reservation. Or maybe the garbage media has no fucking idea what's going on as they usually don't. Might be worth taking a click to figure out which.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 24, 2026 09:44 PM (viF8m)

121 He wouldn't have been called home if it didn't happen?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 09:46 PM (/h59J)

122 The way a dog loves his people is the image of how people need to love God. Unconditionally, with complete trust and total satisfaction. That kind of absolute love is not replaceable, nor easy to fake, or create all on one's own. It is the result of God giving His grace to all creatures, and particularly to us, the pinnacle of His creation.

That sort of gift lasts only a while, and then in memory, until we see it again in Heaven. Too much of it, and we would forget Heaven and stay with the dogs. Just enough, and we know we are loved from above and below. Nothing better in the world than that.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 09:46 PM (vfz7U)

123 I was stationed in Turkey (Turk-key-ie) in the mid-80's. Loved it. Rich in history and the people were great but you could tell who the hardass muzzies were. The local imam in my little village became a good friend.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 24, 2026 09:46 PM (2WIwB)

124 Well, I put on my newly-minted backhoe operator hat today, and dug a big hole in an effort to find the leak in my septic tank. Must have moved 3 yards of dirt. Got a hole about 4 feet deep, with a deeper pit in the corner, hand-dug. Exposed the tank, and the joining flange between the two halves, and I think I found the leak. As I expected (from viewing the inside of the tank with a camera on a stick), a flange bolt rusted away, and water pressure from inside caused the flange to crack at that point. At that depth, the tank is bedded in loose gravel, with perms out the ying-yang, so any water leaking out could find its way to the gravel under the house foundation.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 24, 2026 09:47 PM (1z8ji)

125 Thanks, everyone, for your prayers for Sabrina. She was surely one of a kind.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 09:48 PM (vfz7U)

126 JackStraw

For sheer Presidenting, I put Trump in the ranks of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and now Donald John Trump.

We live in an unacknowledged golden time. Mankind dreamed of times like these for thousands of years. And we live in that time.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 09:48 PM (u82oZ)

127 Rich in history and the people were great but you could tell who the hardass muzzies were.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 24, 2026 09:46 PM (2WIwB)

So could Ataturk!

He understood Islam, and built the best structure he could, and it lasted for a long time, but eventually Islam won out.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 24, 2026 09:48 PM (k5CNB)

128 I was stationed in Turkey (Turk-key-ie) in the mid-80's. Loved it. Rich in history and the people were great but you could tell who the hardass muzzies were. The local imam in my little village became a good friend.
Posted by: Diogenes at August 24, 2026 09:46 PM (2WIwB)

I believe that Turkey of 45 years ago is not the Turkey of today. Islamists took firm control, Erdogan removed anyone who opposed his rule.

Posted by: runner at August 24, 2026 09:48 PM (g47mK)

129 At that depth, the tank is bedded in loose gravel, with perms out the ying-yang, so any water leaking out could find its way to the gravel under the house foundation.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 24, 2026 09:47 PM (1z8ji)

Ew. Ack. Can you fix it or do you need to replace the whole mess?

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 09:49 PM (vfz7U)

130 >>Yes, I'm eating that crow.

No crow eating necessary. We are all just guessing from the outside. And we are all wrong all the time. Me included.

I've just been wrong enough times with Trump to think he is playing the game on a different level than we have seen.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 24, 2026 09:50 PM (viF8m)

131 >>> a flange bolt rusted away, and water pressure from inside caused the flange to crack at that point.
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I hate flanges.
_spirit of Elon Musk

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 09:51 PM (/h59J)

132 I see Barrack stepping away, or retiring. He's done enough damage and he enriched himself enough for Trump to cut him off. There is no reason to call an "ambassador" for "consultations". Unless to remove him.

Posted by: runner at August 24, 2026 09:52 PM (g47mK)

133 I was stationed in Turkey (Turk-key-ie) in the mid-80's. Loved it. Rich in history and the people were great but you could tell who the hardass muzzies were. The local imam in my little village became a good friend.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 24, 2026 09:46 PM (2WIwB)

Did you ever go to Pops leather while you were there? I always here about that being the place to go for military leather jackets (A2s, G1s, etc), and a shit ton of dudes stationed there went there. It supposedly was not far from one of our bases. I managed to get my hands on an A2 from there and its really nice.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 24, 2026 09:52 PM (S41Gd)

134 I keep banging this drum, When the regime in Iran falls Iran will no longer be a muslim country in the muslim Middle East.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 24, 2026 09:54 PM (FHoaH)

135 Turkey's head tyrant and Turkey's government don't sound any different than the Iranian mullahs.

Posted by: runner at August 24, 2026 09:54 PM (g47mK)

136 runner

Could be just a trip to the woodshed. Getting confirmation of a new Ambassador may prove difficult until after the midterms, or not at all possible.

Certainly a lot of egos in Congress do not want the US of A to function well.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 09:54 PM (u82oZ)

137 I keep banging this drum, When the regime in Iran falls Iran will no longer be a muslim country in the muslim Middle East.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 24, 2026 09:54 PM (FHoaH)

and all the muslim arab countries around Iran are painfully aware of what that would mean, so they are doing everything to stop it; they are ok with the weakened mullahs

Posted by: runner at August 24, 2026 09:56 PM (g47mK)

138 Ew. Ack. Can you fix it or do you need to replace the whole mess?
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 09:49 PM (vfz7U)

I figure I can fix it. Tank is fiberglass, and it can be bonded with resin and mat. The flange bolts are rusted to conical blobs, and the lowest one I reached so far fell right out, and the joint is gaping a bit there. I drilled 3/8" holes on either side of the 3 bolts above that point, and put in some new bolts, to forestall the gap from spreading. Will need to dig deeper, yet. Moving gravel with a hand trowel is tedious.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 24, 2026 09:56 PM (1z8ji)

139 132 I see Barrack stepping away, or retiring. He's done enough damage and he enriched himself enough for Trump to cut him off. There is no reason to call an "ambassador" for "consultations". Unless to remove him.

Posted by: runner
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He is rich enough in the first place and accomplished enough to not have misspoke. He could have been led down a comfortable path and forgot which hat he was wearing. It's possible he was jamming the Turks and was set up.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 09:57 PM (/h59J)

140 Could be just a trip to the woodshed. Getting confirmation of a new Ambassador may prove difficult until after the midterms, or not at all possible.

Certainly a lot of egos in Congress do not want the US of A to function well.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 09:54 PM (u82oZ)

he can assign an envoy, keep some chargé d'affaires in place

Posted by: runner at August 24, 2026 09:57 PM (g47mK)

141 Did you ever go to Pops leather while you were there? I always here about that being the place to go for military leather jackets (A2s, G1s, etc), and a shit ton of dudes stationed there went there. It supposedly was not far from one of our bases. I managed to get my hands on an A2 from there and its really nice.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 24, 2026 09:52 PM (S41Gd)

***

Sadly no.
That was down south in Adana and the Incerlik Air Base. I only got down there a couple times but I was up on the Black Sea coast in Sinop. Never got to the leather shop although I did get to see the big brass shop there. Incredible stuff.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 24, 2026 09:58 PM (2WIwB)

142 He is rich enough in the first place and accomplished enough to not have misspoke. He could have been led down a comfortable path and forgot which hat he was wearing. It's possible he was jamming the Turks and was set up.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 09:57 PM (/h59J)

misspoke ?? there was a lot more, and it built over time, the "misspeaking" was most likely the last straw

Posted by: runner at August 24, 2026 09:58 PM (g47mK)

143 I believe that Turkey of 45 years ago is not the Turkey of today. Islamists took firm control, Erdogan removed anyone who opposed his rule.
Posted by: runner at August 24, 2026 09:48 PM (g47mK)

Totally correct. He jailed all the senior military who were very much set on remaining secular. Replaced them with Islamic hardcore yes-men.
Game over.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 24, 2026 10:02 PM (2WIwB)

144 ONT nood

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 24, 2026 10:05 PM (Jr+re)

145 97
What purpose do ambassadors serve in this day and age? Apart from payoffs to big donors.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 24, 2026 09:25 PM (O0L8i)

Representing their respective countries. Yes, some are patronage jobs. But others are most definitely not.

Can you name a single country that has stopped using embassies and ambassadors? I’ll wait.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 25, 2026 03:31 AM (jPziU)

146 Sorry, but "Cat & Dog & Yes" is clearly Ai. This is why our civilization will fall. Being unable to tell the truth from fiction at a fundamental level 😣

Posted by: 5Cats at August 25, 2026 03:39 AM (G1Bav)

Nike's Stock Price Falls to Its Lowest Level in 12 Years

I used to buy Nikes exclusively. I knew my size in them and they fit right. No "in between sizes" for me.

And then they started the unending woke bullshit.

Dropped them like a bad habit. And it turns out that Asics and New Balance also fit me right. Oh, and also, that all of the innovations that Nike used to brag about like waffle soles and gel heel-cushions was now absolutely bog-standard sneaker tech that everyone utilized.

I wouldn't have discovered that, but Nike just kept pushing and pushing and letting me know they didn't want my patronage. So I found out that other companies made equivalents of Nikes but without all the fucking shitty attitude.

Seems like a lot of people had the same feeling.

From Colin Kaepernick to Dylan Mulvaney, Nike's decade of left-wing activism has finally caught up to it

Nike shoes and apparel once dominated cultural relevance, but the company's stock is now at a 12-year low

Nike spent much of the past decade making left-wing politics part of its brand and the company's stock hit a 12-year low this week.
Before we get into that, we should acknowledge that the "social justice" messaging isn't the only reason the company is struggling. Nike is losing ground to newer competitors, its products haven't created the same excitement and consumers aren't exactly eager to pay more for sneakers right now.
Still, it's hard not to notice what Nike has been doing while its business has sputtered: picking fights over politics, race, patriotism, transgenderism and DEI.

From Colin Kaepernick to the Betsy Ross flag, Dylan Mulvaney and a study involving "transgender" youth athletes that Nike quietly backed away from after OutKick exposed it, the company has built an impressive record of left-wing corporate activism.
In February 2026, it added an EEOC investigation into alleged race discrimination against white employees and job applicants to the list.
Nike wanted to be more than a shoe company. Mission accomplished.

Nike made its choice clear in 2018, when it put former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick at the center of its 30th-anniversary "Just Do It" campaign.
Kaepernick, of course, became a national political figure after sitting, and later kneeling, during the national anthem because he said he refused to show pride in a flag for a country that "oppresses black people and people of color."
He specifically cited "police brutality" and later wore socks to an NFL practice depicting police officers as pigs and showed support for Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.
Nike decided he was the perfect guy to launch a campaign with the slogan, "Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything."
At that point, Nike wasn't simply sponsoring a former NFL quarterback. It was elevating the most divisive figure in American sports at the time and daring consumers to take a side.
Some did. Nike received plenty of backlash, including videos of customers burning products or cutting the swooshes off their socks. But the company also received glowing coverage from corporate-media types who loved the idea of a massive American brand embracing extreme left-wing political messaging.
Nike didn't back away from the Kaepernick experiment, either.
The following summer, it pulled a Fourth of July-themed Air Max sneaker featuring the Betsy Ross flag after Kaepernick reportedly objected to the design. Nike said it halted distribution because of concerns the shoe could "unintentionally offend."
Think about that for a second. A company built around American athletes decided that a sneaker featuring the flag associated with the country's founding was too offensive to sell around Independence Day.

That was just the start, and I think I was still buying Nikes when this crap was going on. I wasn't happy about it, but whatever, I knew my size in Nike.

And then they started with the BLM shit. That's when I was done.

And then, of course, came Dylan Mulvaney.

This is where Nike's activism went from poor marketing tactics to something much more serious.
In April 2025, OutKick reported that evidence indicated Nike had helped fund a study involving "transgender" youth athletes as young as 12. The proposed research was designed to track athletic and physiological changes among young people undergoing so-called "gender-affirming care."
Researchers connected to the project said publicly that Nike had provided funding. Boston Children's Hospital magazine later described the research as being supported, in part, by Nike.
Nike initially would not answer OutKick's repeated questions. A company executive later said on background that the study "was never initialized" and was "not moving forward."
Then, trans-identifying researcher Joanna Harper, a male, said Nike had "pulled out" after "haters got wind of it."
So, which was it? Was the study never initialized, as Nike claimed? Or did Nike pull out after public pressure, as one of its researchers claimed?
Nike has never provided a clear public explanation that resolves that contradiction.

I didn't even know about that. (Or, if I knew, my nearly-29-year-old brain forgot about it.)

Nike's stock problems go well beyond its aggressive political messaging. But the company has spent years building a brand that often seemed more interested in impressing left-wing activists than connecting with consumers in middle America.

Corporate leftists defend turning their companies into leftwing propaganda outfits -- despite the fact that this is not the mission of the company, and not what shareholders buy stock for -- by claiming that this kind of leftwing political "goodwill" is a genuine intangible asset that justifies ignoring the company's chartered mission to pursue.

This has always been a lie. It has always been the case that they knew they were destroying shareholder value -- they just decided it was worth it to destroy shareholder value to push their personal fucked-up ideologies.

Now they're seeing proof -- they always knew this, but the proof makes it hard to defend against shareholder lawsuits -- that there's a lot of corporate badwill incurred in pushing an unpopular extremist ideology, too.

I don't think the shareholders alone should pay for the sins of the corporate officers. I sure wish there were some way to personally sue them for violating the corporate charter to become the Official Shoe of Antifa and BLM.

I guess the only penalty the ideologues will pay is losing out on future jobs -- but leftwing civilization-destroyers never pay that price, either. Communism, Inc. always has a safety-net job for them in a university or a leftwing taxpayer-grifting NGO.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 06:52 PM

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1 No more Nikes here either

Posted by: Molly k. at August 24, 2026 06:52 PM (j/yko)

2 Or Nike's either

Posted by: Molly k. at August 24, 2026 06:52 PM (j/yko)

3 Do they still do the air jordan thing? Might be time to bring him back if he is willing.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 24, 2026 06:52 PM (cpFbA)

4 WNBA Rules Enes Kanter Freedom, Royce White Ineligible for Draft

The lawsuits are gonna be lit. And there will be lawsuits.

Posted by: Delurker at August 24, 2026 06:53 PM (2Drhq)

5 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at August 24, 2026 06:54 PM (EJE3y)

6 WNBA Rules Enes Kanter Freedom, Royce White Ineligible for Draft

...................

Cuz they are males trying to play on a female team? That's crazy.

Posted by: Molly k. at August 24, 2026 06:55 PM (j/yko)

7 I used to buy Nikes exclusively. I knew my size in them and they fit right. No "in between sizes" for me.

BREAKING

Nike suffers catastrophic sales decline in key Ewok demographic

Posted by: MiklosWatch at August 24, 2026 06:55 PM (4RYRd)

8 WNBA Rules Enes Kanter Freedom, Royce White Ineligible for Draft
...................

Total shocker.

Posted by: ... at August 24, 2026 06:55 PM (vE0+H)

9 New Balance > Nike

And yeah, they call them dad sneakers but I've worn them since my 20s because they have my extra-extra-extra wides always in stock in the styles and colors I want. New Balance is known for that.

Posted by: Delurker at August 24, 2026 06:55 PM (2Drhq)

10 Swoosh! down the pipes.

Posted by: wth at August 24, 2026 06:56 PM (UjdFS)

11 The lawsuits are gonna be lit. And there will be lawsuits.
Posted by: Delurker at August 24, 2026 06:53 PM (2Drhq)

Does the guy need to say the thing?

Posted by: ... at August 24, 2026 06:56 PM (vE0+H)

12 I wonder, how much cash did corporate executives make during this downward slide?

This is the real problem -- our laws and tax system is such that they can gamble with a company's non-fungible assets and either way they win. Either with massive bonuses, or massive bonuses.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at August 24, 2026 06:56 PM (faxKR)

13 Top 20?

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at August 24, 2026 06:56 PM (zMzlR)

14 I exclusively buy New Balance. I hope I never hear about them in the news.

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at August 24, 2026 06:57 PM (zMzlR)

15 Skechers Slip-Ins for me these days.

Posted by: wth at August 24, 2026 06:57 PM (UjdFS)

16 WNBA Rules Enes Kanter Freedom, Royce White Ineligible for Draft

The lawsuits are gonna be lit. And there will be lawsuits.

Posted by: Delurker at August 24, 2026 06:53 PM

Oh hell yes! They already have some serious civil rights lawyers calling them up to take their cases pro bono. It's gonna be great!

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 24, 2026 06:58 PM (cpFbA)

17 Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White already said they'll sue if they're excluded from the draft.

This is going to be the most courtroom fun since the "Because I Got High" dude.

Posted by: Delurker at August 24, 2026 06:58 PM (2Drhq)

18 I still workout in Nike metcons. They are my favorite workout shoe. But once these fall apart I'll be moving to born primative.

Posted by: BruceWayne at August 24, 2026 06:58 PM (YZ0Fo)

19 Hoka is where it's at.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 24, 2026 06:59 PM (ydoWy)

20 Except for a small interest in kollige football, follow no sportsball of any kind, unless I take time to despise it. Like wimmin bastitbaw.

Posted by: Eromero at August 24, 2026 06:59 PM (LHPAg)

21 Willowed: the insane left is calling Jefferies "AIPAC Shakur". The Dem civil war is getting sporty at just the right time

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 24, 2026 06:59 PM (JEgjE)

22 All those 8 year olds slaving away on the Nike assembly lines in China are going to be so disappointed in the stock price drop

Posted by: brak at August 24, 2026 06:59 PM (sCxmP)

23 Interesting that Nike's hard turn to the left was right after they got caught using child slave labor in their Asian shoe factories.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at August 24, 2026 06:59 PM (f0sNM)

24 Dont own none and never will.

Posted by: Guy who dont own none at August 24, 2026 06:59 PM (MWfyi)

25 they still do the air jordan thing? Might be time to bring him back if he is willing.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 24, 2026 06:52 PM (cpFbA)

Jordan brand is a sub brand of Nike. Utilizing the jumpman logo. Not the swoosh.

Posted by: BruceWayne at August 24, 2026 07:00 PM (YZ0Fo)

26 The WNBA is starting the death rattle.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 24, 2026 07:00 PM (ydoWy)

27 Yep, the Dems and some Repubs love child labor, if their Chinee paymasters tell them to.

Posted by: Delurker at August 24, 2026 07:01 PM (2Drhq)

28 Pro Bono. Heh heh heh.

Posted by: Butthead at August 24, 2026 07:02 PM (MWfyi)

29 Nike. Pronounced like "Bike".

Posted by: Common Tater at August 24, 2026 07:03 PM (OPTvA)

30 I'm a Puma man. Sleek sexy cat. From the other German shoe brother. I mean you really want to buy Adolf's shoes go ahead pal. I'm a Rudolf man. Good name. A freaking reindeer name, of course you can trust a man named after one of santa's reindeer. I bet he never named a reindeer Adolf. No sir.

Posted by: banana Dream - Wouldn't let poor Adolf join in any reindeer games at August 24, 2026 07:04 PM (3uBP9)

31 Recently got some Adidas at Costco. They're probably lefty too, but I don't care because Costco assuredly took a good chunk out of them as they are wont to do.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at August 24, 2026 07:04 PM (n5tGW)

32 >>>So, which was it? Was the study never initialized, as Nike claimed? Or did Nike pull out after public pressure, as one of its researchers claimed?

I would put my money on a 3rd choice. They funded the study, but the results were so bad for the trans agenda, that they suppressed the study entirely.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at August 24, 2026 07:04 PM (syz1S)

33 I used to buy $20 Walmart shoes but now they are $25. I'm just going to wreck them in a few months anyway. I always buy the same kind so when one blows out I can pull a spare from the pile.

Posted by: fd at August 24, 2026 07:05 PM (MWfyi)

34 Other problem that happened with Nike? So many different versions of the same damn shoe, you never knew what you were going to get, or what they would have in stock.

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 24, 2026 07:06 PM (mP0Kj)

35 Saying their stock went down because they appealed to some left leaning social policy is like when right wingers say the economy is doing great cuz the stock market is up even though affordability is down, inflation is up, gas is up, groceries are up, jobs are down, recruiting timelines are longer, dollar value is down, debt and deficit is higher.

It's because of tanking sales of their Chinese brands, focusing too heavily on historic brands instead of creating new lines of shoes, as well as pulling their shoes off of the shelves at foot locker and other stores.

Yup. They tried to go pure digital. Lost shelf space to competitors. Crazy that people like buying shoes in person

Also just quality decline, they make worse shit now and reputation is bad because of it. Lots of better shoes out there now.

It’s more that they got unreasonably expensive and other brands make shoes that are just as good.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at August 24, 2026 07:06 PM (Aylvb)

36
Don't forget Costco - they have a $69,999 pair of Lebron James signed Nikes:

https://tinyurl.com/5a56mbmv

Posted by: beckster at August 24, 2026 07:06 PM (kX27y)

37 Like wimmin bastitbaw.
Posted by: Eromero at August 24, 2026 06:59 PM (LHPAg)

Hah!
Except for the Cunningham chick. She can point out my flaws all night long.

Posted by: RI Red - at August 24, 2026 07:06 PM (doOdp)

38 I like Brooks for work and Hokas for working out.

Posted by: Molly k. at August 24, 2026 07:07 PM (j/yko)

39 16 WNBA Rules Enes Kanter Freedom, Royce White Ineligible for Draft

The lawsuits are gonna be lit. And there will be lawsuits.

Posted by: Delurker at August 24, 2026 06:53 PM

Oh hell yes! They already have some serious civil rights lawyers calling them up to take their cases pro bono. It's gonna be great!
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 24, 2026 06:58 PM (cpFbA)

So, just what ARE the rulez?

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 24, 2026 07:07 PM (mP0Kj)

40

Is that Horsed Face idiot that ran Bud Light into the ground over there now?

Everything they do is aligned with the plot to remove white people from the planet.

It's more obvious every day.

Fascinating. Even with DJT in office, they continue apace with success.

Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at August 24, 2026 07:07 PM (mcbT4)

41 I'm old enough to remember when leftists universally hated corporations, generally speaking.

Who knew, it was a conditional sort of hatred. One might notice they have a similar conditional support (or corresponding hatred depending) for free speech, guns, religion, the F.B.I. and anything and everything else. I mean, it's almost like they are full of shit. Almost.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 24, 2026 07:07 PM (OPTvA)

42 "Communism, Inc. always has a safety-net job for them in a university or a leftwing taxpayer-grifting NGO."

I like to think that we're chipping away at those, too ... we haven't exposed as much as 10% of the fraud, yet.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 24, 2026 07:07 PM (VyBeY)

43 I don't even care if I'm wearing two different kinds of shoes. I don't know why Mrs fd does.

Posted by: fd at August 24, 2026 07:08 PM (MWfyi)

44 That's the thing about name brands. You always pay a premium for the "swoosh."

You can get the same thing for much less elsewhere. Chances are it's even made in the same factory by the same manufacturer.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 24, 2026 07:08 PM (FZ29D)

45

And ECCO is the shit. All the other shoe companies products killed my feet and ankles.

Once I went with ECCO, no more, I can walk for miles pain free.

Praise Jesus.

Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at August 24, 2026 07:09 PM (mcbT4)

46 that Horsed Face idiot that ran Bud Light into the ground over there now?

======

They hired mulvaney for a sports bar campaign directly on the heels of the bud light thing.

Posted by: BruceWayne at August 24, 2026 07:09 PM (YZ0Fo)

47 43 I don't even care if I'm wearing two different kinds of shoes. I don't know why Mrs fd does.
Posted by: fd at August 24, 2026 07:08 PM (MWfyi)

During summer? I only have to put shoes on about 1nce a week... to go to the grocery store.

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 24, 2026 07:09 PM (mP0Kj)

48 by the same manufacturer.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 24, 2026 07:08 PM (FZ29D)

By the same child slave.

Posted by: RI Red - at August 24, 2026 07:10 PM (doOdp)

49 I have to wear shoes in the shop because I like my toes.

Posted by: fd at August 24, 2026 07:10 PM (MWfyi)

50 by the same manufacturer.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 24, 2026 07:08 PM (FZ29D)

By the same child slave.
Posted by: RI Red - at August 24, 2026 07:10 PM (doOdp)
---
That too.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 24, 2026 07:10 PM (FZ29D)

51 Nikes were always too narrow. New Balance here. My wife bought me some very lightweight Nikes, the mesh-looking ones. First time I wore them, I got a heel spur. Took nearly 4 months to go away.
Never had a foot problem since.

Posted by: Agony of De Feet at August 24, 2026 07:11 PM (JM9I6)

52 "I sure wish there were some way to personally sue them for violating the corporate charter to become the Official Shoe of Antifa and BLM."

only shareholders have standing to sue for conduct that reduces share value ... it was a big thing years ago.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 24, 2026 07:11 PM (VyBeY)

53 Carried over:

23 I'd like someone to spend some time figuring out what Federal charges could be brought against state actors who criminalize constitutionally protected behavior.
Posted by: Crusader at August 24, 2026 05:59 PM (TN0g+)

RedState link:
https://tinyurl.com/mruz997a

"We Just Learned What Was Behind the FBI Warrant for Eric Swalwell – It's Not Looking Good for Him"
August 20, 2026

"The Swalwell search warrant was apparently issued under 18 U.S.C. § 242, a federal civil-rights statute that applies when someone uses their governmental authority to deprive another person of rights provided to them either through the Constitution or by federal law.
. . .
"The Standard also referred to the case of former Waterbury, Connecticut, Mayor Philip Giordano, who was convicted under the §242 statute back in 2003 for using the power of his office – and his connections to police – to intimidate two girls he had sexually abused into not ratting him out.
. . .
"Tony Brass ... said the statute could potentially come into play if investigators believe Swalwell used his position in Congress to intimidate witnesses or somehow interfere with another person's rights."

Posted by: SciVo at August 24, 2026 07:11 PM (ke3zm)

54
Nike's been dancing with homos nearly a quarter of a century.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 07:11 PM (/h59J)

55 Leather boots are still in style for manly footwear.

Posted by: The Hag at August 24, 2026 07:12 PM (Gq/+4)

56 That's all they've got on Swalwell? There has to be much much more.

Posted by: fd at August 24, 2026 07:13 PM (MWfyi)

57 Those marketing hires sure worked out well.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 24, 2026 07:13 PM (FHoaH)

58 And ECCO is the shit. All the other shoe companies products killed my feet and ankles.

Once I went with ECCO, no more, I can walk for miles pain free.

Praise Jesus.

Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at August 24, 2026 07:09 PM

The wife went with ecco shoes when she had foot issues. They are the bomb, expensive but they are great for people who have any kind of foot problems.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 24, 2026 07:13 PM (cpFbA)

59 Well that 49'er homo owner can be their new standard bearer as they move to support fag prostitution.

Posted by: torabora at August 24, 2026 07:13 PM (7jOWE)

60 just checking:

Search Assist

Nike publicly acknowledged LGBTQ issues in 1994 with a "Just Do It" ad featuring an HIV-positive athlete, but it was in 2005 that they took a strong public stand by supporting Oregon Senate Bill 1000, which aimed to protect GLBT citizens from discrimination.
hrc.org

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 07:14 PM (/h59J)

61 Puma - athletic shoes - 1 pair
Clarks - office shoes - 2 pair
Sandals - Chacos - 1 pair
Boots - Nokona - 1 pair

It looks like a lot now when I write it all out.

Posted by: banana Dream - Imelda Marcos eat your heart out at August 24, 2026 07:14 PM (3uBP9)

62 It's like this though, the big blew cities are supposed to be the "trend-setters". And the rest of the country follows those trends.

And that is the way it used to be. Until blew city politics chewed through the leash and ran amok.

Thus marketing was always targeted at those trendy blew cities, and as a side note, their culture and political expressions.

But that was before people in other parts of the country started rethinking how little they wanted to follow batshit crazy.

Posted by: Axeman at August 24, 2026 07:14 PM (Fi81e)

63 I was poor as a child in Queens. Could only find one shoe and one boot that fit me. Kids at PS 37 called me ShoeBooty.

Posted by: Archie Bunker 704 Hauser Street at August 24, 2026 07:15 PM (JM9I6)

64 It's hard to tell these days whether bombs and shit are good or bad. First thought on either word is....

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 07:16 PM (/h59J)

65 "I used to buy Nikes exclusively" Me too Ace, but not anymore. Nike is dead to me.

Besides, I can buy Adidas from the factory on ebay for about half of what I used to waste on nike.

Posted by: Lloyd Loar at August 24, 2026 07:16 PM (Mx+TJ)

66 I'd like someone to spend some time figuring out what Federal charges could be brought against state actors who criminalize constitutionally protected behavior.

Posted by: Crusader at August 24, 2026 05:59 PM (TN0g+)

---
14th amendment says that Congress can create laws to preserve rights when States suppress them.

So, given the case that Congress acts on something. There is theoretically a redress.

Posted by: Axeman at August 24, 2026 07:17 PM (Fi81e)

67 Well, we don’t murder CEO’s like Democrats, so I say we throw a few green dildos at the Nike executive team. Just do it.

Posted by: That Guy at August 24, 2026 07:17 PM (hcEyG)

68 Haven't bought high price sneakers in years

Posted by: Skip at August 24, 2026 07:17 PM (Ia/+0)

69 Twisted X footwear.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 24, 2026 07:17 PM (FHoaH)

70 I buy Skechers exclusively--Skechers Slip-ins.

Livin' the dream started at ~ 10 years old.

Posted by: Axeman at August 24, 2026 07:18 PM (Fi81e)

71 WNBA Rules Enes Kanter Freedom, Royce White Ineligible for Draft

What reason did they give? Seems unlikely to me that it was simply "because he's a dude."

Posted by: Oddbob at August 24, 2026 07:18 PM (vTZFs)

72 I've got 2 pairs of Flojo flip flops from Costco that I wear as much as I can in the warmer months around the house and when walking the dog. The soles are more cushy than my athletic shoes... not saying much, I'm sure there's much better flip flops out there

Posted by: Rex B at August 24, 2026 07:18 PM (R0XxO)

73 I ironed on little American Flags over all the Nike swooshes on shorts and shirts I had. A few are still wearable, because that was over 25 years ago.

Posted by: epador at August 24, 2026 07:18 PM (TRnzq)

74 Corporate leftists defend turning their companies into leftwing propaganda outfits -- despite the fact that this is not the mission of the company, and not what shareholders buy stock for

Oh? We own the vast majority of Nike... using your money, by the way... and we see it differently.

Posted by: Black Rock, Vanguard, State Street, etc. at August 24, 2026 07:18 PM (AhCY4)

75 HIV, Just do it.

Posted by: Nike at August 24, 2026 07:18 PM (Fi81e)

76 I buy all my shoes at my neighborhood Kinney Shoe Store. My kids wear Buster Browns and my suits come from Robert Hall.

Posted by: Old Softee at August 24, 2026 07:18 PM (JM9I6)

77 I kind of switched my order half way through. I would be an absolute crap database designer.

Posted by: banana Dream - 7th Normal form, 7NF, banana Dream is always wrong at August 24, 2026 07:19 PM (3uBP9)

78 New Balance fits my feet, which is a rare enough accomplishment that i's worth my patronage.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 24, 2026 07:19 PM (CHHv1)

79 55 Leather boots are still in style for manly footwear.
Posted by: The Hag at August 24, 2026 07:12 PM (Gq/+4)

Most comfortable shoes I own? Custom made Fencing Boots from when I did competitive sword fighting...

come up to just below my knee, laced up the side, 1.5 inch heels... about $450 15 years ago... but damn worth it.

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 24, 2026 07:20 PM (mP0Kj)

80 It would totally suck if Swalwell was using his position to silence some wimmenz he abused.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 24, 2026 07:20 PM (rbvCR)

81 Thus marketing was always targeted at those trendy blew cities, and as a side note, their culture and political expressions.

But that was before people in ***[most of the country]*** other parts of the country started rethinking how little they wanted to follow batshit crazy.

Posted by: Axeman at August 24, 2026 07:14 PM (Fi81e)

***Brae annotation

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 07:20 PM (/h59J)

82 did I ever own a pair of nike? dunno. did they even make shoes to fit my big, wide feet? wore new balance with steel toes for years ... mostly skechers these days; keen, merrill ...

one more company i can't boycott

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 24, 2026 07:21 PM (VyBeY)

83 "I buy all my shoes at my neighborhood Kinney Shoe Store. My kids wear Buster Browns and my suits come from Robert Hall.
Posted by: Old Softee "

Arf!

Posted by: Tige at August 24, 2026 07:21 PM (MWfyi)

Posted by: Gray Goose Shoes at August 24, 2026 07:22 PM (MWfyi)

85 Most comfortable shoes I own? Custom made Fencing Boots from when I did competitive sword fighting...

Ha! Never knew "sword fighting" was competitive. Used to do it at Man's Country just for kicks!

Posted by: Barry Soetero at August 24, 2026 07:22 PM (JM9I6)

86 I'm old enough to remember when leftists universally hated corporations, generally speaking.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 24, 2026 07:07 PM (OPTvA)
---
Yeah, they never meant anything they said.

That's what I had to learn, and it just seems to keep unraveling how little they meant anything that they used to say.

Now, the ones that did mean something, they've already moved on.

Posted by: Axeman at August 24, 2026 07:22 PM (Fi81e)

87 Supreme Court Upholds President Trump’s Executive Order Restricting Mail-in Voting Ahead of Midterms

Posted by: SMOD at August 24, 2026 07:23 PM (O7XEN)

88 Supreme Court Upholds President Trump’s Executive Order Restricting Mail-in Voting Ahead of Midterms
Posted by: SMOD at August 24, 2026 07:23 PM (O7XEN)

Its a little more complicated than that.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 24, 2026 07:24 PM (rbvCR)

89 That big cities rule, today, is an MSM myth. It makes it easy for the pollsters to jimmy the numbers. Now, it has become evident to the rest of the country, the majority of us, that whether Yankee or Red Neck, we agree on the basics.

We've got them surrounded.

Or as an esteemed commenter once said, romantically;
They'll have to cross interlocking fields of fire first.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 07:25 PM (/h59J)

90 Another thing about buying the same shoe every time is I have a supply of river shoes. The more holes the better, because the water runs right out. Once the shoe reaches the river shoe stage, it's useful life is nearly over.

Posted by: fd at August 24, 2026 07:25 PM (MWfyi)

91 Where do Crocs fall on the manly footwear scale?

Posted by: Poofters Keeping Score at August 24, 2026 07:26 PM (JM9I6)

92 >>>
Its a little more complicated than that.

Posted by: Kindltot
---

Esplain, por favor.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 07:26 PM (/h59J)

93 "Where do Crocs fall on the manly footwear scale?
Posted by: Poofters Keeping Score"

They don't.

Posted by: fd at August 24, 2026 07:27 PM (MWfyi)

94 91, this!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 24, 2026 07:27 PM (VyBeY)

95 Under Marxism, even shoes serve the State.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 24, 2026 07:28 PM (RIvkX)

96 Back when I ran cross country in the days you had to be aware of lurking saber tooth tigers during the race, Nike was this cool running shoe that was terribly expensive at $7 a pair. They were quite the rage and every kid on the team had to have a pair.

I wore Nike shoes for about 20 years before I switched to other brands. They became cheaply made shoes and hurt my feet. I was wearing a pair when I was offered a job in Nike's IT department just before they opened their huge corporate campus in Beaverton. It was in a small suburban office where there was a keg on tap and men wearing shorts and Hawaiian shirts and the women in bikinis. Turned them down as I had a better offer somewhere else.

Posted by: Beartooth at August 24, 2026 07:28 PM (NVp2u)

97 Esplain, por favor.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 07:26 PM

Look at that...he's speaking a ferin language all high and mighty.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 24, 2026 07:28 PM (cpFbA)

98 91 Another thing about buying the same shoe every time is I have a supply of river shoes. The more holes the better, because the water runs right out. Once the shoe reaches the river shoe stage, it's useful life is nearly over.
Posted by: fd

As teens, we kept derelict sneakers to use to swim (illegally) in the reservoir. The bottom was sharp rip-rap boulders. Once when coming ashore from swimming, I felt something on the toe of the sneaker. Lifted my leg when shallow enough, there was a 5 lb. Snapping Turtle clamped to the toe. Would have sucked barefoot.

Posted by: It's Turtles All The Way Down at August 24, 2026 07:30 PM (JM9I6)

99 "91, this!
Posted by: sock_rat_eez"

If they survive that stage they go in the "tar the driveway" pile.

Posted by: fd at August 24, 2026 07:30 PM (MWfyi)

100 YO!

Les go loot da New Balance sto

Posted by: Urban Redistribution, waiting vainly for participants at August 24, 2026 07:31 PM (4RYRd)

101 >>>91 Another thing about buying the same shoe every time is I have a supply of river shoes. The more holes the better, because the water runs right out. Once the shoe reaches the river shoe stage, it's useful life is nearly over.

I used to keep every banged-up BTFO sneaker as a "river shoe" or "flooded street shoe" until I saw I had about twenty pairs and wondered how many flooded streets or rivers would I be likely to have to ford

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 07:31 PM (1wjle)

102 Aisics are good. Bought a pair for my plantar fasciitis and wore those puppies for a solid year, in the house and out, even after the plantar fasciitis cleared up. They're not cheap but they've got staying power, they make them in wide sizes and I can insert my hard plastic orthotics in them with no problem.

Posted by: tankascribe at August 24, 2026 07:31 PM (NtoJk)

103 I remember, back in the 90's, how all the black youth HAD to have Nike. And they were expensive, before inflation. But it was more important to have the a pair of kicks to show off to your friends, rather than other necessities. All to line Nike's bottom line.

Posted by: Another Anon at August 24, 2026 07:31 PM (4h45B)

104 Usually 50% off or better on their shoes.

http://tiny.cc/d099101

Posted by: Lloyd Loar at August 24, 2026 07:32 PM (Mx+TJ)

105 Asics Gel Trail runners, for the dirt roads all around me.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 07:32 PM (u82oZ)

106 "tar the driveway" does seem like a reasonable end of the road condition

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 24, 2026 07:32 PM (VyBeY)

107 Amusing.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at August 24, 2026 07:32 PM (wxsGM)

108 "there was a 5 lb. Snapping Turtle clamped to the toe. Would have sucked barefoot.
Posted by: It's Turtles All The Way Down"

Aye yi yi!

Posted by: fd at August 24, 2026 07:33 PM (MWfyi)

109
Bill Bowerman would be spinning in his grave to see Nike doing this crap.

Posted by: Frank Barone at August 24, 2026 07:33 PM (OkYzo)

110 Shop ay Academy Sports. Since the gun and ammo ban, never been back to Dick's Sporting Goofs.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 07:33 PM (u82oZ)

111 I always avoided Nike because their products are shit and they fooled all the dusky hood rats that their overpriced gear was hip and cool and blah blah blah.

Plus they use slave child labor to produce their crap which in reality no one really needs to buy in the first place.

Posted by: Go Fasters at August 24, 2026 07:34 PM (QRHoA)

112 I used to run halfs 2000 thru about 2015
So Nike had the best shirt by far I thot
Then it stunk bad maybe I could wear the shirt 6 months
I tried the Pegasus I think
I wore it out it 200 miles (35 miles/wk) so maybe 6 weeks

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 24, 2026 07:34 PM (/+uur)

113 Some of y'all got mad at me for saying "Republicans buy sneakers too". Dumbasses.

Posted by: Michael Jordan at August 24, 2026 07:34 PM (9ZFZd)

114 97 Back when I ran cross country in the days you had to be aware of lurking saber tooth tigers during the race, Nike was this cool running shoe that was terribly expensive at $7 a pair. They were quite the rage and every kid on the team had to have a pair.
...

A time before LGBQWERTY was a thing Nike sold a running shoe that used three Velcro straps (all others used two). I wore them until they were no more. There was a style of Converse that also did well.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 07:34 PM (/h59J)

115 A time before LGBQWERTY was a thing Nike sold a running shoe that used three Velcro straps (all others used two). I wore them until they were no more. There was a style of Converse that also did well.

Posted by: Braenyard

We all had those!

Posted by: the kids on the Short Bus at August 24, 2026 07:35 PM (4RYRd)

116 "tar the driveway" does seem like a reasonable end of the road condition
Posted by: sock_rat_eez"

I seen what you did there.

Posted by: fd at August 24, 2026 07:36 PM (MWfyi)

117 Jared Kushner met with Temu Obama Jefferies? WTF is that oily little weasel up to?

Posted by: That Guy at August 24, 2026 07:37 PM (i14TE)

118 Esplain, por favor.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 07:26 PM (/h59J)

You should probably get it second-hand with analysis from @shipwreckedcrew

Posted by: Kindltot at August 24, 2026 07:37 PM (rbvCR)

119 I used to love Nike.
The only shoes i bought for twenty years.
Then they went woke and never looked back.

Now I’ve got a few brands in the closet and a few pairs of Nike left from years ago.
I like Skechers the best right now.

My favorite brand is from when I was a kid; Zips.
I thought they would make me run at the speed of light from their commercials.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 24, 2026 07:38 PM (6ydKt)

120 If I ever wore crocs, I would shoot myself.

Posted by: That Guy at August 24, 2026 07:39 PM (i14TE)

121 I have 3 pair of sneakers--
--the *nice* pair, for everyday wear.
--the *not so nice* pair, for yard work.
--the *almost ready for the trash* pair, for a messy or mucky job and I feel no guilt tossing them out when the job is done.

Actually, there are 2 arftt pair now. Muddy fall weather is approaching, heh.

Posted by: JQ at August 24, 2026 07:41 PM (rdVOm)

122 "Nike's stock problems go well beyond its aggressive political messaging. But the company has spent years building a brand that often seemed more interested in impressing left-wing activists than connecting with consumers in middle America."

New Balance is privately held. Jim and Anne Davis, the owners, are Republican donors. They've supported Trump, Vance, Romney, Collins, and R opponents to Michelle Wu from Boston.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at August 24, 2026 07:41 PM (0CU3H)

123 I'd be pretty happy if I could wear soft-soled shearling slippers everywhere. I like to be as close to barefoot as possible when I have to wear shoes.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at August 24, 2026 07:41 PM (zYpTz)

124 "This has always been a lie. It has always been the case that they knew they were destroying shareholder value -- they just decided it was worth it to destroy shareholder value to push their personal fucked-up ideologies."

Ah yes, our ex CEO who said "we do.the right thing, not the easy thing", by which he meant "alienate all our customers with trans propaganda, lose billions (yes that is a B), while also covering up actual rapists to protect partnerships but only until a bigger partner demanded we turn on them"

Posted by: heya at August 24, 2026 07:42 PM (neSLO)

125 Why buy them when you can loot the stores? Not like you are going to jail if you are caught. 30 or 40 people with their faces covered grabbing everything in sight, high fiving each other when they get out to the parking lot. Meanwhile the store is torn to pieces and the clerks scared to death. Life in the big blue cities.

Posted by: Case at August 24, 2026 07:43 PM (VrYHL)

126 87
Yeah, they never meant anything they said.

That's what I had to learn, and it just seems to keep unraveling how little they meant anything that they used to say.

Now, the ones that did mean something, they've already moved on.
Posted by: Axeman at August 24, 2026 07:22 PM (Fi81e)

Socialism and Islam are slavery, and their rhetoric is just the scam patter of similar confidence schemes. As grifters, they are nihilistic liars, who don't even care if their own words are true or false; that's missing the point, which is whether they're effective at manipulating you into putting on the slave collar.

Their only two pseudo-principles are Power & Clique -- and they would toss the latter in a heartbeat, if they got actual comic-book supervillain tech to be a one-man tyranny. In the meantime, they will do anything for their side while projecting their behavior onto you, and maybe even psychotically believing it.

Posted by: SciVo at August 24, 2026 07:43 PM (ke3zm)

127 I like Warrior sneakers, but they no longer exist

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at August 24, 2026 07:43 PM (f0sNM)

128
Crocs flip flops are very comfortable.

Posted by: four seasons at August 24, 2026 07:44 PM (/QHx4)

129 Never wore Nikes. New Balance for workouts, for several decades; Asics for competition, for a year; New Balance for competition for about 20 years, minus a year.

Posted by: Nazdar at August 24, 2026 07:44 PM (NcvvS)

130 My first (and last) pair of snooty-expensive sneakers, were Reebok.

$75, back in 1990! Ugh. And they didn't even last as long as the no-name Kmart cheapos I could get for $10.

Posted by: JQ at August 24, 2026 07:44 PM (rdVOm)

131 Where are my KangaRoos?

I think my car keys are in those

Posted by: Miklos shuffles about at August 24, 2026 07:45 PM (4RYRd)

132 April, they make a barefoot shoe.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 24, 2026 07:45 PM (FHoaH)

133 Nike sucks. Too expensive for shoes that don't really fit. Fuck 'em.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 07:46 PM (vfz7U)

134 59 Well that 49'er homo owner can be their new standard bearer as they move to support fag prostitution.
Posted by: torabora at August 24, 2026 07:13 PM (7jOWE)

Nah, he was arranging for a lady in the trailer park. I can tell ya, you can find some good ones in those places. It helps to have some state troopers helping you out though, heh heh.

Posted by: Billy Jeff C. at August 24, 2026 07:46 PM (9ZFZd)

135 Wonder how the people who built rooms to house their Nike tennis shoe collection now feel?

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 24, 2026 07:47 PM (2GVsD)

136 I hate seeing stuff like this, great brand, at the Coca Cola and McDonalds level. They had everything going right. And look what they did to it. Next gen of woke degenerates killed it. Sad.

Posted by: runner at August 24, 2026 07:47 PM (g47mK)

137 >>Where are my KangaRoos?

Thank God, first read that as Underoos. Know that you would never, Miklos.

Posted by: Nazdar at August 24, 2026 07:47 PM (NcvvS)

138 Wore RedWings a lot.
Good leather, good boots.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 07:48 PM (/h59J)

139 123 I'd be pretty happy if I could wear soft-soled shearling slippers everywhere. I like to be as close to barefoot as possible when I have to wear shoes.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at August 24, 2026 07:41 PM (zYpTz)

I have a lovely pair of LL Bean quilted slippers with rubber soles that I would wear everywhere if I could get away with it. DH has a pair too, which is remarkable, since he is a size 15. Not a lot of options at that size.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 07:49 PM (vfz7U)

140 132 April, they make a barefoot shoe.
Posted by: Ben Had at August 24, 2026 07:45 PM (FHoaH)

There is an increasingly good selection of barefoot, or zero drop, shoes with wide toe box. My current pair is made by Keen, and I'm going to be disappointed when I wear them out. I never learn, to buy multiple pairs when I find a good one.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at August 24, 2026 07:49 PM (zYpTz)

141 Nah, he was arranging for a lady in the trailer park. I can tell ya, you can find some good ones in those places. It helps to have some state troopers helping you out though, heh heh.
Posted by: Billy Jeff C.
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Drag a hundred-dollar bill through a trailer park, you never know what you'll find.

Posted by: James Carville at August 24, 2026 07:49 PM (XeU6L)

142 I stopped buying NIKE when they claimed to stopped with the South East Asian child labor. If I want some sausage fingered adult screwing up my stitching, I'll buy Converse. They whined about the kids not getting bathroom breaks....but hey, fun fact, when you're malnourished from lack of eating, you have no need for a bathroom break. It's not like NIKE needed suicide nets outside the factory windows. You'd have to actually work in a building for that necessity.

Nah, kids, with little fingers and no self-worth. Those are the primo employees for a company like NIKE.

Posted by: Orson at August 24, 2026 07:49 PM (dIske)

143 Know that you would never, Miklos.
Posted by: Nazdar at August 24, 2026 07:47 PM (NcvvS)

He might, if Darleen insisted.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 07:49 PM (vfz7U)

144 Thank God, first read that as Underoos. Know that you would never, Miklos.
Posted by: Nazdar

Nope. Car keys are right uncomfortable in those.

Posted by: Miklos dislikes chafing and redness at August 24, 2026 07:50 PM (4RYRd)

145 >>Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 07:49 PM (vfz7U)

Almost all of my footwear has come from LL Bean for about 50 years. One dud in all that time.

Posted by: Nazdar at August 24, 2026 07:51 PM (NcvvS)

146 Drag a hundred-dollar bill through a trailer park, you never know what you'll find.
Posted by: James Carville at August 24, 2026 07:49 PM (XeU6L)
_________________________

Somali philanthropists?

Posted by: Orson at August 24, 2026 07:51 PM (dIske)

147 He might, if Darleen insisted.
Posted by: tcn in AK

I cannot resist her winning ways.

Posted by: Especially when she's got me pinned on the floor in a leg lock at August 24, 2026 07:52 PM (4RYRd)

148 >>Nope. Car keys are right uncomfortable in those.

+1 !

Posted by: Nazdar at August 24, 2026 07:52 PM (NcvvS)

149 120 If I ever wore crocs, I would shoot myself.
Posted by: That Guy at August 24, 2026 07:39 PM (i14TE)

I wore them, to beach volleyball games when DH's brother was playing. They were sponsors. I have a tiny pair of them that the boy wore on the beach at the time. They are cute as hell, with the AVP logo, and I hang them on the Christmas tree every year.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 07:53 PM (vfz7U)

150 >>I cannot resist her winning ways.

The French formidable is so much more emphatic than the English.

Posted by: Nazdar at August 24, 2026 07:55 PM (NcvvS)

151 >> 125 Why buy them when you can loot the stores? Not like you are going to jail if you are caught. 30 or 40 people with their faces covered grabbing everything in sight, high fiving each other when they get out to the parking lot. Meanwhile the store is torn to pieces and the clerks scared to death. Life in the big blue cities.

Nike had to close its first factory store it opened in Portland in 1984 because of the repeated looting.

Posted by: the dandy at August 24, 2026 07:55 PM (8l8nW)

152 Saucony seems to be at my personal sweet spot of "great distance comfort" and "not cheap but doesn't break the bank" running shoes.

Posted by: Crusader at August 24, 2026 07:57 PM (TN0g+)

153 The French formidable is so much more emphatic than the English.

Posted by: Nazdar at August 24, 2026 07:55 PM (NcvvS)
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We have that word in English as well.

Posted by: Axeman at August 24, 2026 07:59 PM (Fi81e)

154 Maybe the WNBA (Dykes in Nikes) will save them.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 24, 2026 07:59 PM (S41Gd)

155 >>Saucony seems to be at my personal sweet spot

Test-drove a Saucony pair once, not a good shape for my foot. Good that they work for you.

Posted by: Nazdar at August 24, 2026 08:01 PM (NcvvS)

156 134 Nah, he was arranging for a lady in the trailer park.
==

Is this confirmed? I haven't seen anything regarding the sex of the prostitute.

Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at August 24, 2026 08:02 PM (0bjKf)

157 >>We have that word in English as well.

Well, yes, but English seldom uses it, while French has it as a mainstay.

Posted by: Nazdar at August 24, 2026 08:03 PM (NcvvS)

158 wouldn't think you had to go to OH to find a dude.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 08:03 PM (uhVAy)

159 So Braenyard:

www.supremecourt.gov/
opinions/25pdf/26a124_hgci.pdf

Trump v California et al

PER CURIAM.
The President recently issued an Executive Order regarding election integrity. A group of States sued the Government in the District of Massachusetts, contending that the Order unconstitutionally infringes on their authority to administer elections. The District Court agreed and enjoined the Government from implementing the Order. In doing so, the District Court rejected the Government’s argument that it lacked jurisdiction over the States’ claims because the States lack standing to bring them. The Government has asked us to stay the injunction, arguing that it is likely to succeed on the merits of its jurisdictional argument, that the injunction is causing it irreparable harm, and that the equities do not favor leaving the injunction in place while the Government’s appeal is pending. We agree and grant the stay.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 24, 2026 08:03 PM (rbvCR)

160 Bill Kristol has morphed into a hybrid of Renfield and Wormtongue.

Once you remember that this man used to be the chief intellectual leader of the Conservative movement for 25 years, it all starts to make sense why the GOP functioned like controlled opposition from the 1990s until Trump came along.

Because that’s exactly what they were.

https://tinyurl.com/2y2w6f73

Posted by: Archimedes at August 24, 2026 08:04 PM (Riz8t)

161 Is this confirmed? I haven't seen anything regarding the ~~sex~~ gender identity of the prostitute.
Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at August 24, 2026 08:02 PM

Fixed for correctness

Posted by: (D)emocrats & the MSM at August 24, 2026 08:05 PM (0sNs1)

162 I am in desperate need of new sneakers actually, just keep putting it off.

Posted by: Skip at August 24, 2026 08:05 PM (Ia/+0)

163 Evenin’, All.

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 08:07 PM (77rzZ)

164 Once you remember that this man used to be the chief intellectual leader of the Conservative movement for 25 years, it all starts to make sense why the GOP functioned like controlled opposition from the 1990s until Trump came along.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 24, 2026 08:04 PM (Riz8t)
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Yeah, but I dispute that I ever saw him promoted as a "chief intellectual leader".

They used to have him on quite a bit of political jabber shows. But, that probably has more to do with his self-promotion.

Posted by: Axeman at August 24, 2026 08:07 PM (Fi81e)

165 The French formidable is so much more emphatic than the English.
Posted by: Nazdar at August 24, 2026 07:55 PM (NcvvS)

Formidable is more formidable? Sacred blue! Name of a dog!

Posted by: Kindltot at August 24, 2026 08:08 PM (rbvCR)

166 Abdul El-Sayed is on Jesse Watters' show.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 24, 2026 08:08 PM (Cqx++)

167 Don't tell me if there's anything sketchy about Skechers.

Posted by: DaveA at August 24, 2026 08:08 PM (FhXTo)

168 >>Once you remember that this man used to be the chief intellectual leader of the Conservative movement for 25 years, it all starts to make sense why the GOP functioned like controlled opposition from the 1990s until Trump came along.

He wasn't 'the chief intellectual leader of the Conservative movement', ever. He was a TV pundit who got by on his father's background and provided commentary to issues until he was caught up in himself. Wife used to call him 'Little Billy Kristol'; she thought he was a cute little guy, but we never took him very seriouslyu.

Posted by: Nazdar at August 24, 2026 08:09 PM (NcvvS)

169 Evenin’, All.
Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 08:07 PM

--. --- --- -.. / . ...- . -. .. -. --. -.-.--

Posted by: -... --- --- -... ... at August 24, 2026 08:09 PM (0sNs1)

170 If Nike put a little star in the swoosh/crescent, I might actually have to buy a pair.

Posted by: Richard Reid at August 24, 2026 08:09 PM (R0XxO)

171 Don't tell me if there's anything sketchy about Skechers.
Posted by: DaveA at August 24, 2026 08:08 PM (FhXTo)

Nurses all wore them. I was wondering at the rounded heels.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 24, 2026 08:10 PM (rbvCR)

172 Not waiting any longer
Have a good night everyone

Posted by: Skip at August 24, 2026 08:11 PM (Ia/+0)

173 Wife used to call him 'Little Billy Kristol'; she thought he was a cute little guy, but we never took him very seriouslyu.
Posted by: Nazdar at August 24, 2026 08:09 PM (NcvvS)
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Now, that is more in line with what I remember.

Hey, if the guy made a point about something or other, I'd credit him. That would just mean he could do his job as a pundit.

Heck, even Sean Hannity says some notable things where I dismissed him far too lightly.

But I would never call Hannity a "chief intellectual leader".

Posted by: Axeman at August 24, 2026 08:12 PM (Fi81e)

174 >>Formidable is more formidable? Sacred blue! Name of a dog!

Heu? Qu'est-ce que c'est que vous ditez?

Posted by: Nazdar at August 24, 2026 08:12 PM (NcvvS)

175 164 Once you remember that this man used to be the chief intellectual leader of the Conservative movement for 25 years, it all starts to make sense why the GOP functioned like controlled opposition from the 1990s until Trump came along.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 24, 2026 08:04 PM (Riz8t)
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Yeah, but I dispute that I ever saw him promoted as a "chief intellectual leader".

They used to have him on quite a bit of political jabber shows. But, that probably has more to do with his self-promotion.
Posted by: Axeman at August 24, 2026 08:07 PM (Fi81e)

Irving Kristol, on the other hand, was a giant. Yes, he was a father of neoconservatism, but still a giant. Bill's definition of neocon was substantially different than his father's.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at August 24, 2026 08:12 PM (0CU3H)

176 Abdul is on Jesse Watters' show right now. Obnoxious. Doesn't stop yakking long enough to breathe, talking over Watters and then complains that Jesse keeps interrupting him.

Posted by: IrishEi?! at August 24, 2026 08:13 PM (3ImbR)

177 Big Penguin 86'd the Cafe tonight so Ace is scrambling to come up with a replacement.

Posted by: Penguin Facts at August 24, 2026 08:13 PM (MWfyi)

178 Heu? Qu'est-ce que c'est que vous ditez?
Posted by: Nazdar at August 24, 2026 08:12 PM (NcvvS)

Digo no hay entrada aqui. Debe irse a la frente y comprar tiquete como los demas.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 24, 2026 08:14 PM (rbvCR)

179 He wasn't 'the chief intellectual leader of the Conservative movement', ever. He was a TV pundit who got by on his father's background and provided commentary to issues until he was caught up in himself. Wife used to call him 'Little Billy Kristol'; she thought he was a cute little guy, but we never took him very seriouslyu.
Posted by: Nazdar at August 24, 2026 08:09 PM (NcvvS)

He was also Chief of Staff for VP Dan Quayle. Of course, that doesn't mean he was an intellectual heavyweight.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at August 24, 2026 08:14 PM (syz1S)

180 Asics and Saucony make WAY better running shoes than Nike.

Posted by: Now I only run when chased at August 24, 2026 08:14 PM (TbWk/)

181 Court ruled that Washington Post has to re-instate a black woman reporter they fired over comments the day Charlie Kirk was assassinated.

She wasn't about to mourn for a white man "who espoused violence".

I guess you don't have to be a reporter and right.

Posted by: Axeman at August 24, 2026 08:15 PM (Fi81e)

182 I have a marketing idea/plan for NIKE. Now hear me out.

We get some tranny women and start marketing women.... oh wait... they already tried that... OK

How about getting all the black athletes to not stand or acknowledge our National Anthem.... nevermind already tried that too.

OK. I'm stumped.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at August 24, 2026 08:15 PM (xvV+O)

183 leather boots are still in style if a man needs footwear

Posted by: what the cat drug in at August 24, 2026 08:16 PM (jrgJz)

184 "OK. I'm stumped.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious"

Penguins in black and white sneakers.

Posted by: Big Penguin at August 24, 2026 08:16 PM (MWfyi)

185 >>>They used to have him on quite a bit of political jabber shows. But, that probably has more to do with his self-promotion.

Posted by: Axeman
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Most significant job he had was campaign manager for Dan Quayle.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 08:16 PM (/h59J)

186 >>Digo no hay entrada aqui. Debe irse a la frente y comprar tiquete como los demas.

Kindltot, Spanish is entirely foreign (SWIDT) territory for me. Just never got there.

Posted by: Nazdar at August 24, 2026 08:17 PM (NcvvS)

187 I used to wear Nike Airs. Lightweight, nice cushioning. Then every pair started leaking after only a month. Done with them, and that was before they started the political bullshit.

Posted by: davidt at August 24, 2026 08:17 PM (Q+gd/)

188 I agree that Kristol was never the "leader" of the conservatives, but at least he was widely seen as on the right, and therefore, when he adopted the left's position, they could point and say "See, even Bill Kristol agrees with us".

Anyone who says "abolish ICE" is an idiot, not an intellectual.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 24, 2026 08:17 PM (Riz8t)

189
Ace is out shopping for shoes, lol

Posted by: four seasons at August 24, 2026 08:17 PM (/QHx4)

190 Nike? Neeeeeeever heard of it.

Posted by: Gen. Pinkney at August 24, 2026 08:17 PM (qUkBO)

191 181 Court ruled that Washington Post has to re-instate a black woman reporter they fired over comments the day Charlie Kirk was assassinated.
She wasn't about to mourn for a white man "who espoused violence".
I guess you don't have to be a reporter and right.
Posted by: Axeman at August 24, 2026 08:15 PM (Fi81e)

Thing is, the court is violating the WaPo's 1st amendment rights. They have the right to decide who gets to write in their pages. If she doesn't make their cut, nobody should be able to order them to employ her anyway.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at August 24, 2026 08:18 PM (syz1S)

192 "Then every pair started leaking after only a month. "

A pump like the lowriders use would make you jump higher.

Posted by: fd at August 24, 2026 08:19 PM (MWfyi)

193 189
Ace is out shopping for shoes, lol
Posted by: four seasons at August 24, 2026 08:17 PM (/QHx4)

He looks FAAAAAGULOUS in his Jimmy Choos!

Posted by: Three snaps in a Z formation! at August 24, 2026 08:19 PM (TbWk/)

194 Does Bill Kristol wear Nike shoes?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 24, 2026 08:19 PM (Cqx++)

195 You don't get -... --- --- -... ... unless you have had your amateur extra license for a really long time.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 24, 2026 08:19 PM (Gq/+4)

196 Digo no hay entrada aqui. Debe irse a la frente y comprar tiquete como los demas.
Posted by: Kindltot

Correctamundo

Posted by: El Moose-o al frente at August 24, 2026 08:19 PM (4RYRd)

197 If you haven't felt it yet you will soon. We are winning in ways many said was impossible a couple years ago.

We are winning the culture wars largely because that orange menace understands and will not give up no matter what it costs him.

It's an amazing time to be alive.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 24, 2026 08:19 PM (viF8m)

198 Star Trek is on. It's the one with the RILF.

Posted by: Spock at August 24, 2026 08:20 PM (MWfyi)

199 Kristol always had that shitty little snicker after saying something he thought was smart.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 08:20 PM (/h59J)

200 Does Bill Kristol wear Nike shoes?

Do you want me to wear Nike shoes? I will...for a price.

Posted by: Bill Kristol at August 24, 2026 08:20 PM (Riz8t)

201 192 "Then every pair started leaking after only a month. "

A pump like the lowriders use would make you jump higher.

Posted by: fd at August 24, 2026 08:19 PM (MWfyi)

Or the hippity-hop thing.

Posted by: davidt at August 24, 2026 08:20 PM (Q+gd/)

202 Kindltot, Spanish is entirely foreign (SWIDT) territory for me. Just never got there.
Posted by: Nazdar at August 24, 2026 08:17 PM (NcvvS)

If you do French then Spanish is simple, especially written Spanish. I was learning Spanish by immersion, and I got tossed into a French class as well. Spanish is simpler because it doesn't have all the niceties of French.
It was mitigated by half the basic vocabulary being in English in one form or another.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 24, 2026 08:20 PM (rbvCR)

203 Big Penguin 86'd the Cafe tonight so Ace is scrambling to come up with a replacement.
Posted by: Penguin Facts at August 24, 2026 08:13 PM/i]

Proof positive there is nothing so perfidious that penguins won't do. Sad!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 24, 2026 08:20 PM (0sNs1)

204

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 24, 2026 08:21 PM (0sNs1)

205 Thing is, the court is violating the WaPo's 1st amendment rights. They have the right to decide who gets to write in their pages. If she doesn't make their cut, nobody should be able to order them to employ her anyway.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at August 24, 2026 08:18 PM (syz1S)
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I'm pretty sure her first amendment rights include access to the Post's circulation.

Posted by: Axeman at August 24, 2026 08:21 PM (Fi81e)

206 Good night, y'all. This day is already 21 hours old; hoping the pup doesn't decide that 2:30 AM is the time to go out...again.

Posted by: Nazdar at August 24, 2026 08:22 PM (NcvvS)

207 I think in not too distant future, AI will make our clothes and shoes on demand! We see something somewhere in digital world, we tell AI to manufacture and deliver it, AI sends specs to the factory (all run by AI robots of course) directly , the order gets molded together, and then flying Tesla delivery vehicle will drop it off. Under 2 hours !

Posted by: runner at August 24, 2026 08:22 PM (g47mK)

208 "204
Posted by: Duncanthrax"

Oh no, now they have censored Duncanthrax!

Posted by: Penguin Facts at August 24, 2026 08:22 PM (MWfyi)

209 I like it!

Posted by: runner at August 24, 2026 08:23 PM (g47mK)

210 Cafe?

Posted by: Tuna at August 24, 2026 08:23 PM (lJ0H4)

211 Oh no, now they have censored Duncanthrax!
Posted by: Penguin Facts at August 24, 2026 08:22 PM (MWfyi)

Being new, please to tell me the downside of this event.

Posted by: First Time Commenter at August 24, 2026 08:24 PM (g47mK)

212 Cafe is closed. Penguin out front should have told you.

Posted by: Penguin Facts at August 24, 2026 08:24 PM (MWfyi)

213 Well, the news media identified Sabrina as one of the people killed in the plane crash at Cape Newenham. I would give everything to have her back. The photo of the crash shows NOTHING left, nothing at all. She was obliterated. My prayer is that she didn't know it was going to happen, that the fog made it impossible to know they were crashing, that she felt no pain. Dear God in Heaven, take her soul to heaven to be with you in eternity.

It hurts my heart.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 08:24 PM (vfz7U)

214 >>Posted by: Kindltot at August 24, 2026 08:20 PM (rbvCR)

Fluency in French was a long time ago - French is the only language other than English I've ever dreamt in - so French to Spanish just isn't happening. Tip o' the cap to you, sir.

Posted by: Nazdar at August 24, 2026 08:26 PM (NcvvS)

215 Fluency in French was a long time ago - French is the only language other than English I've ever dreamt in - so French to Spanish just isn't happening. Tip o' the cap to you, sir.
Posted by: Nazdar at August 24, 2026 08:26 PM (NcvvS)

The Russians consider all the Romance languages to be more like accents than actual languages, but they are wrong.
I don't actually speak French, I just took a year of it while learning Spanish. "I understand Biochem the way I read French, and I failed both of them"

Posted by: Kindltot at August 24, 2026 08:28 PM (rbvCR)

216

Cafe

Posted by: four seasons at August 24, 2026 08:28 PM (/QHx4)

217 Nood

Posted by: Thanatopsis at August 24, 2026 08:28 PM (EJE3y)

218 cafe up

sorry I posted it so late

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 08:29 PM (1wjle)

219 for the record, I don't understand more than five phrases in Russian, and I can't remember which one of them is the obscene one.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 24, 2026 08:29 PM (rbvCR)

220 >>It hurts my heart.

Requiem aeternam, dona ea, O Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eam in saecula saeculorum.

Posted by: Nazdar at August 24, 2026 08:30 PM (NcvvS)

221 -. --- --- -.. -.-.--, folks.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at August 24, 2026 08:31 PM (0CU3H)

222 The French formidable is so much more emphatic than the English.

Posted by: Nazdar at August 24, 2026 07:55 PM (NcvvS)
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We have that word in English as well.
Posted by: Axeman at August 24, 2026 07:59 PM (Fi81e)

It may be spelled the same way, but it’s not the same word, at all.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 24, 2026 08:44 PM (U4QYu)

223 Darrell Harris

Well done. But you are not a Boobs.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 08:51 PM (u82oZ)

224 for the record, I don't understand more than five phrases in Russian, and I can't remember which one of them is the obscene one.
Posted by: Kindltot at August 24, 2026 08:29 PM (rbvCR)

Given the Russian temperament, they all probably are obscene.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 09:03 PM (uhVAy)

Democrat Presidential Hopeful Gavin Newsom Signs "Stop Nick Shirley Act" Into Law to Strip Conservatives of Free Speech and Cover Up Democrat Fraud

No media is complaining about a Democrat criminalizing actual journalism.

They believe only Credentialed Guild Members, vetted for WrongThink and BadFacts, should have the right to commit journalism.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed California's controversial "Stop Nick Shirley Act" into law Saturday, which critics say will suppress investigative journalism in the state.

Newsom, however, won't be around to officially field any First Amendment court challenges of Assembly Bill 2624. The law does not take effect until October 1, 2027, nearly ten months after the northern California Democrat has left office because of term limits.

The bill expands the state's "Safe at Home" program to employees of nonprofits that purportedly help people navigating the U.S. immigration system.

What that could mean, critics say, is investigative reporters are banned from seeking to interview workers whose organizations are suspected of fraud.

Mia Bonta, the Almeda Democrat who introduced the bill back in February has rejected that interpretations, saying the law does not conflate legitimate journalism with the doxxing targeted by Safe at Home, the California Post reported.

"Our immigrant service providers are living in fear because of extremists looking to demonize the work that they do and the populations they serve," the assemblywoman said Saturday. "That is an intolerable consequence of the anti-immigrant rhetoric that exists right now."

The bill penalizes anyone who distributes or posts information or "images" of immigration workers it says "incites violence or threats" with penalties that range from $10,000 to $50,000 and sentences ranging from one year in jail to state prison time.

...

Shirley, an independent journalist and YouTuber, has made viral videos following immigrant workers and accusing them of fraud, particularly incidences involving day nonprofits in the Somali community in metropolitan Minneapolis.

The young journalist has criticized AB 2624, alleging it was created only after he "exposed widespread fraud in immigrant communities" in California and Minnesota.

Shirley had traveled to San Diego following the viral success of videos he produced about Minnesota early in the year.

Nick shirley
@nickshirleyy
California has officially signed the "Stop Nick Shirley Act" (AB 2624) into law. This bill was created only after I exposed widespread fraud in immigrant communities across America, specifically in California's Medicaid, nonprofits and other welfare programs funded by our tax dollars.
These politicians need the fraud to continue and they sadly use immigrants to do so often. They fund nonprofits and NGOs with hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars every year for immigration services, including free healthcare and have now made "immigration support service providers" essentially a protected class in California.
For example, if I film a hospice or a "learing center" with no patients receiving millions through Medicaid and the owner gives me a paper saying I cannot publish the video, I cannot publish it. If I publish it to expose them and they claim it caused them "fear" or a third party threatens them, I face a minimum $4,000 civil fine plus the legal fees of the individual or group suing me.
This bill was created by the Attorney General's wife and co-sponsored by CHIRLA, a nonprofit that has received over $80,000,000 in taxpayer dollars for "immigrant support services." Do you understand how this works yet? When the fraud is exposed, they create new laws to protect the fraudsters and penalize those who expose it.
By signing this bill, the Governor and California politicians expose themselves as the corrupt politicians they are. This is not the end, the fight has just begun. More to come soon, this is far from over.

California has officially signed the �Stop Nick Shirley Act� (AB 2624) into law. This bill was created only after I exposed widespread fraud in immigrant communities across America, specifically in California�s Medicaid, nonprofits and other welfare programs funded by our tax� pic.twitter.com/oR9H2qVSyd
— Nick shirley (@nickshirleyy) August 23, 2026

Wall Street Apes
@WallStreetApes
WOW 🚨 Foreign born man in California caught setting up fraudulent hospice companies and working with mortuaries to get the names of dead people to bill Medicare
- He stole $27 MILLION
- California didn't care he misspelled his hospice company names, one was spelled "Holly Trinity"
- He bought a Rolls Royce
- His patients were dead people
- He billed $33,000 per patient per year
"Prosecutors are also charging 2 accomplices -- the manager of a mortuary, who gave David Shachar names of people who recently passed in exchange for cash"
This is the exact type of fraud Nick Shirley was investigating and exposing and Democrats just made it illegal to investigate in California
Gavin Newsom signed the Stop Nick Shirley act shock will protect these foreign fraudsters stealing our tax money in the future

WOW 🚨 Foreign born man in California caught setting up fraudulent hospice companies and working with mortuaries to get the names of dead people to bill Medicare

- He stole $27 MILLION
- California didn�t care he misspelled his hospice company names, one was spelled �Holly� pic.twitter.com/HizwBllRXu
— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) August 24, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 05:50 PM

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1 It's Cali town.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 05:52 PM (ExV1e)

2 I haz nooded.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 05:52 PM (ExV1e)

3 But what if some extremists get in office, they fake cried

Posted by: ... at August 24, 2026 05:52 PM (vE0+H)

4 I really wish Newscum would get a sushi worm in his brain and go away.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 24, 2026 05:53 PM (hzuYO)

5 Sure, sure, there's all this fraud--millions stolen.

But there's no way they'd illegally vote in elections.

No criminal ever would crime like that.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 05:55 PM (3cUTc)

6 How difficult is it going to be to get this law quashed in front of the Supremes?

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 05:56 PM (vfz7U)

7 The 2026 Republican fall ad campaign will be brutal.

At least, it should be.

Posted by: mrp at August 24, 2026 05:56 PM (rj6Yv)

8 How many years will it take before this comes up to SCOTUS and they pass?

10
20
40

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 24, 2026 05:56 PM (2Cry5)

9 The Nick Shirley law will found unconstitutional, after the Hawaiian judge says ok

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 24, 2026 05:56 PM (rp63B)

10 Taking a Civil Right under cover of law.

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 24, 2026 05:56 PM (mP0Kj)

11 We are fraud all the way down and there's nothing you can do about it, peon.

Posted by: DNC at August 24, 2026 05:56 PM (jepj0)

12 Who will be the next governor of California?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 24, 2026 05:56 PM (Cqx++)

13 Watch out for flying green dildoes, Gavin. You're part of the show.

Posted by: t-bird at August 24, 2026 05:56 PM (x/Rva)

14 Unpopular opinion (apparently): People who break the law should "live in fear."

Posted by: 29Victor at August 24, 2026 05:57 PM (0MjtC)

15 Ah...

*walks away, as comment would lead to banning *

Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 05:57 PM (XuXeR)

16 I wonder what the legal fees on the upcoming 1A case will look like. Do you think the team of lawyers will be doing in on Contingency, hours billed, or for the Lulz?

Posted by: Kindltot at August 24, 2026 05:57 PM (rbvCR)

17 How difficult is it going to be to get this law quashed in front of the Supremes?
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 05:56 PM (vfz7U)
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I'm sure it has to wind its way through the lower court system first, which will take YEARS.

By then Newsome will be onto his next grift and will not be held responsible for this fiasco.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 24, 2026 05:57 PM (FZ29D)

18 I have performed audits.

My father has performed a different type of audits.

My brother performs SEC-FINRA audits.

All of the honest people offer to give you even more information if you can't resolve the accuracy of the transactions.

All of the dishonest people attempt to hide data, skirt audit protocols, while delaying and stonewalling.

The Left does the latter on government services, elections, the census, etc.

They are as crooked as a dog's hindleg.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 24, 2026 05:58 PM (HlyYF)

19 Things have gone all to heck since Gannon And Friday retired from the Bunko Squad.

Posted by: Mark VII Limited at August 24, 2026 05:58 PM (JM9I6)

20 They believe only Credentialed Guild Members, vetted for WrongThink and BadFacts, should have the right to commit journalism.

mininews > minitrue

Posted by: o'brien at August 24, 2026 05:58 PM (sGtp+)

21 Does this have to be enforced against someone before it can be challenged? Or can it be challenged as prima facie prior restraint on speech?

Posted by: the dandy at August 24, 2026 05:58 PM (8l8nW)

22 The 2026 Republican fall ad campaign will be brutal.

Really? Is there something coming up that we can use?

Posted by: Calif GOPe at August 24, 2026 05:59 PM (x/Rva)

23 I'd like someone to spend some time figuring out what Federal charges could be brought against state actors who criminalize constitutionally protected behavior.

Posted by: Crusader at August 24, 2026 05:59 PM (TN0g+)

24 4 I really wish Newscum would get a sushi worm in his brain and go away.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 24, 2026 05:53 PM

Are you really positive that the first part has not already happened? How would we know?

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 24, 2026 05:59 PM (HlyYF)

25
The 2026 Republican fall ad campaign will be brutal.

At least, it should be.
Posted by: mrp

Who is the new Lee Atwater?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 24, 2026 05:59 PM (Cqx++)

26 No investigation journalism on Marxists

Posted by: Skip at August 24, 2026 06:00 PM (Ia/+0)

27 21 Does this have to be enforced against someone before it can be challenged? Or can it be challenged as prima facie prior restraint on speech?
Posted by: the dandy at August 24, 2026 05:58 PM (8l8nW)

Just have Nick repost some of the reporting he has already done, thus creating a 'new' crime..

Calif WILL arrest him...

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 24, 2026 06:00 PM (mP0Kj)

28 The bill penalizes anyone who distributes or posts information or "images" of immigration workers it says "incites violence or threats" with penalties that range from $10,000 to $50,000 and sentences ranging from one year in jail to state prison time.

you know who else does immigration work?

Posted by: ice at August 24, 2026 06:00 PM (sGtp+)

29 The new law doesn't go into effect until long after newsome is gone, he won't have to worry about it being overturned by SCOTUS.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 24, 2026 06:00 PM (cpFbA)

30 - California didn't care he misspelled his hospice company names, one was spelled "Holly Trinity"

sounds festive

Posted by: anachronda at August 24, 2026 06:01 PM (sGtp+)

31 Newsom is an idiot to not have it take effect for so long. If I were the prosecutors I'd be calling him in for statements and testimony so often he could not campaign.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 06:01 PM (uhVAy)

32 So, these communist muthafu*kas aren't even hiding it anymore.
Bring it bitches.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 24, 2026 06:02 PM (2WIwB)

33 23 I'd like someone to spend some time figuring out what Federal charges could be brought against state actors who criminalize constitutionally protected behavior.

Posted by: Crusader at August 24, 2026 05:59 PM

I am OK with press gangs in the middle of the night and depositing them on the Lincoln to swab toilets ... which is the only way most of them could make a positive contribution to society.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 24, 2026 06:02 PM (HlyYF)

34 California didn't care he misspelled his hospice company names, one was spelled "Holly Trinity"

sounds festive
Posted by: anachronda at August 24, 2026 06:01 PM (sGtp+)

Sounds like that avoid web searches game again.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 06:02 PM (uhVAy)

35 29 The new law doesn't go into effect until long after newsome is gone, he won't have to worry about it being overturned by SCOTUS

CA is loaded with these land mines and time bombs.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at August 24, 2026 06:02 PM (wxsGM)

36 23 I'd like someone to spend some time figuring out what Federal charges could be brought against state acto

18 U.S.C. § 242 – Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law: Prohibits willful deprivation of constitutional or federal rights by someone acting under the authority of any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom. It applies to federal, state, and local officials, including police, prison guards, judges, and public health care providers
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. Penalties range from up to 1 year in prison for simple deprivation, up to 10 years if bodily injury occurs, and up to life or death if death results or certain aggravated acts are involved
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42 U.S.C. § 1983 – Civil Rights Act: Creates a federal cause of action allowing individuals to sue government officials who, acting under color of state law, deprive them of constitutional or federal rights
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. It does not create new rights but provides a remedy for violations.

Who Can Be Sued
Section 1983 liability attaches to individuals and entities acting under color of state law, such as:

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 24, 2026 06:02 PM (mP0Kj)

37 "By signing this bill, the Governor and California politicians expose themselves as the corrupt politicians they are. This is not the end, the fight has just begun. More to come soon, this is far from over."

You're half right, Nick.

If you needed THIS to know that Gavin Newsome and the CA dems are corrupt, you've had your head wedged into a dark and remote location for 40 years.

Posted by: Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash at August 24, 2026 06:02 PM (oqH4h)

38 I have performed audits.

My father has performed a different type of audits.

My brother performs SEC-FINRA audits.

All of the honest people offer to give you even more information if you can't resolve the accuracy of the transactions.

All of the dishonest people attempt to hide data, skirt audit protocols, while delaying and stonewalling.
----

And then there was that board member of an ag bank in Clinton, Oklahoma who about a third of the way through revealing our examination findings asserted "Y'all are just a bunch of nazis, aren't ya?"

Posted by: Crusader, Former Federal Bank Examiner at August 24, 2026 06:02 PM (TN0g+)

39 Guess the Constitution has been banned in California, what state will do it next?

Posted by: Skip at August 24, 2026 06:03 PM (Ia/+0)

40 Off seafaring sock

Posted by: ballistic at August 24, 2026 06:03 PM (oqH4h)

41 Just have Nick repost some of the reporting he has already done, thus creating a 'new' crime..

Calif WILL arrest him...

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 24, 2026 06:00 PM

Nobody is going to get arrested for anything. The law doesn't go into effect until next october long after newsome is gone. And I doubt it will ever be used because it is blatantly unconstitutional. It's just california democrats performing masturbatory politics.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 24, 2026 06:03 PM (cpFbA)

42 "Foreign-born man" meaning a colonizer come to steal our indigenous wealth.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 24, 2026 06:03 PM (RIvkX)

43 24 4 I really wish Newscum would get a sushi worm in his brain and go away.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 24, 2026 05:53 PM

Are you really positive that the first part has not already happened? How would we know?

polonium sushi is best sushi

Posted by: pooty poot at August 24, 2026 06:03 PM (sGtp+)

44 Remember:

This is the same shithole state run by shitheads and assholes where Kamala Harris criminally charged the person for the undercover videos showing PP was selling baby parts with a price list and all.

At some point a federal judge needs to hold the officials personally liable.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 06:03 PM (3cUTc)

45 I'd like someone to spend some time figuring out what Federal charges could be brought against state actors who criminalize constitutionally protected behavior.
Posted by: Crusader at August 24, 2026 05:59 PM (TN0g+)

You might want to talk to Harmeet Dhillon about that.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 24, 2026 06:03 PM (rbvCR)

46 30 - California didn't care he misspelled his hospice company names, one was spelled "Holly Trinity"

sounds festive

Posted by: anachronda at August 24, 2026 06:01 PM

I believe that guy actually won the spelling bee at The Quality Learing Center.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 24, 2026 06:03 PM (HlyYF)

47 I'd like someone to spend some time figuring out what Federal charges could be brought against state actors who criminalize constitutionally protected behavior.
Posted by: Crusader at August 24, 2026 05:59 PM (TN0g+)
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18 USC Section 242 - Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law.

Carries stiff penalties (including death!).

Seldom, if ever, enforced, however.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 24, 2026 06:04 PM (FZ29D)

48 Sickening.

Never should have allowed the income tax amendment to pass. Consider the genius of it from the gov t perspective. People need income to live, so tax the income. People then can either earn income -which is taxed- so they can eat and poop indoors, or they can starve in the cold.

Bonus: Pump up inflation so people earn more devalued dollars, but don't adjust the tax brackets for inflation, and abra-cadabra built in tax increases without ever having to hold a vote!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at August 24, 2026 06:04 PM (uGsH1)

49 How difficult is it going to be to get this law quashed in front of the Supremes?
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 05:56 PM (vfz7U)
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I'm sure it has to wind its way through the lower court system first, which will take YEARS.

By then Newsome will be onto his next grift and will not be held responsible for this fiasco.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 24, 2026 05:57 PM (FZ29D)

LOL. Dems can get judges to do things before sunrise on a weekend.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 06:04 PM (uhVAy)

50 How difficult is it going to be to get this law quashed in front of the Supremes?
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 05:56 PM (vfz7U)
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It -shouldn't- even make it past the district court. Signing this bill proves, without question, that not only is Newsom an utterly corrupt pol, he's also a lousy politician.

A smart crook with eyes on a bigger payout would have allowed the bill to pass, but, after further review with the due diligence expected from a distinguished statesman, he then would decline to sign the "Stop Nick Shirley Act" out of reverence for the First Amendment and the US Constitution.

Newsom ain't no LBJ, that's for sure.

Posted by: mrp at August 24, 2026 06:05 PM (rj6Yv)

51 Everyone sit down for shocking news.

A foreign born woman judge has ruled the state department can’t decide what visas to issue or not issue. They must issue every visa to anyone from any shithole country in the world.
It’s in the “OranegManBad” clause of the constitution.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at August 24, 2026 06:05 PM (bXsD6)

52 8 months minimum for the Supreme Robes to say its some lower courts problem

Posted by: Skip at August 24, 2026 06:05 PM (Ia/+0)

53 And then there was that board member of an ag bank in Clinton, Oklahoma who about a third of the way through revealing our examination findings asserted "Y'all are just a bunch of nazis, aren't ya?"

Posted by: Crusader, Former Federal Bank Examiner at August 24, 2026 06:02 PM

Yep.

Ad hominem attacks are a sure sign that they have a compelling legal and intellectual argument justifying their actions!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 24, 2026 06:06 PM (HlyYF)

54 if the dems controlled the supreme court, we would learn that freedom of the press really only protects professional journalists

Posted by: gnats local 678 at August 24, 2026 06:06 PM (CWTWj)

55 As the former office manager for a hospice agency, I am pissed. We had to provide documentation all the time. It was fine, we were providing services honestly, and we had everything they wanted, but they held our payments up until the chart audits were done. I guess now, they just mail out the checks and forget about their duty to verify.

Posted by: huerfano at August 24, 2026 06:07 PM (2Xqig)

56 I audited a state agency in the 90s that was being folded into another department and they wanted to know what they were getting.

It wasn't pretty. The incompetence was right there in writing.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 24, 2026 06:07 PM (RIvkX)

57 No standing until the law takes effect I assume.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at August 24, 2026 06:07 PM (n5tGW)

58 The bill penalizes anyone who distributes or posts information or "images" of immigration workers it says "incites violence or threats" with penalties that range from $10,000 to $50,000 and sentences ranging from one year in jail to state prison time.

you know who else does immigration work?
Posted by: ice at August 24, 2026 06:00 PM (sGtp+)

That would be a funny twist to have ICE agents use the law to prosecute leftists

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 06:07 PM (uhVAy)

59 It's just california democrats performing masturbatory politics.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 24, 2026 06:03 PM

Hey, we finally found something within their core competencies!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 24, 2026 06:08 PM (HlyYF)

60 You can't help but love that it's named like a Bill of Attainder.

Dumbfucks.

Posted by: Axeman at August 24, 2026 06:08 PM (Fi81e)

61 This is exactly why I used a pseudonym all those years of doing "citizen journalism" (before it had a name). You can't arrest me if you don't know who I am.

Almost makes me want to pick up the camera again, just to tell them where to stuff it.

Posted by: zombie at August 24, 2026 06:09 PM (Av6i5)

62 Forgot who was being interviewed on radio weeks ago who said that the fraud task force is just whack a mole; and they will need to stop funding these home hospice and similar programs to end the fraud. Of course that would be mean to the recipients of the 10%, WAG, that is real services and with the FNM working with the fraud party its not likely to happen.

BUT I think one evidence based crime prevention theory is that criminals weigh the likely hood of getting caught AND the severity of punishment. So if defrauding the government of a million dollars or more was a death penalty offense, and the fraud task force stayed active; that might make a good dent in the amount of fraud.

Posted by: PaleRider at August 24, 2026 06:09 PM (HpfkW)

63
Remember the sacred press, crusading for truth and justice, who must never be questioned?

Huh.

Posted by: ... at August 24, 2026 06:10 PM (vE0+H)

64 Remember when Trump's "attacks" on the media were the End of Democracy?

Posted by: ... at August 24, 2026 06:11 PM (vE0+H)

65 The 2026 Republican fall ad campaign will be brutal.
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Here's me: (not holding my breath).

Posted by: Axeman at August 24, 2026 06:11 PM (Fi81e)

66 "Y'all are just a bunch of nazis, aren't ya?"
Posted by: Crusader, Former Federal Bank Examiner at August 24, 2026 06:02 PM (TN0g+)
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Insisting assets equal liabilities and equity?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 24, 2026 06:11 PM (RIvkX)

67 Remember when Trump's "attacks" on the media were the End of Democracy?

Posted by: ... at August 24, 2026 06:11 PM (vE0+H)
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They still are. You're too dumb to understand the (D)ifference.

Posted by: Axeman at August 24, 2026 06:12 PM (Fi81e)

68 60 You can't help but love that it's named like a Bill of Attainder.

Dumbfucks.

Posted by: Axeman at August 24, 2026 06:08 PM

Coincidentally, Bill of Attainder was also the title of Hillary's wedding vows.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 24, 2026 06:12 PM (HlyYF)

69 As soon as someone getts arrested for looking into California politicians a Leftist Judge will get the case .

Posted by: Skip at August 24, 2026 06:12 PM (Ia/+0)

70 Remember the sacred press, crusading for truth and justice, who must never be questioned?

Huh.
Posted by: ... at August 24, 2026 06:10 PM (vE0+H)
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Remember how when they started all this shit they wanted to discriminate "press" from "credentialed press"?

Posted by: Axeman at August 24, 2026 06:13 PM (Fi81e)

71 BUT I think one evidence based crime prevention theory is that criminals weigh the likely hood of getting caught AND the severity of punishment. So if defrauding the government of a million dollars or more was a death penalty offense, and the fraud task force stayed active; that might make a good dent in the amount of fraud.
Posted by: PaleRider at August 24, 2026 06:09 PM (HpfkW)

This sort of fraud is a snake swallowing its own tail. It could never exist without a corrupt government starting it, letting it run and taking their cut somehow.

As huerfano up there says, a legitimate agency has lots of hoops hast to go through. They might be able to get a few boxes of tongue suppressors to fall off the truck here or there but that is peanuts.

These huge volumes of moneys to obvious frauds start and end with a massive government fraud making it go.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 06:13 PM (uhVAy)

72 I saw Blatantly Unconstitutional open for Skrewdriver at FuckYouFest '98.

Posted by: zombie at August 24, 2026 06:14 PM (Av6i5)

73 Remember how when they started all this shit they wanted to discriminate "press" from "credentialed press"?
Posted by: Axeman at August 24, 2026 06:13 PM (Fi81e)

I would too and ban the credentialed press.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 06:14 PM (uhVAy)

74 Can't be bothered to look at the details of this vile nonsense from Sacramento. I assume it will be struck down easily on 1A grounds?

Posted by: rhomboid at August 24, 2026 06:14 PM (U/Byj)

75 This is the same sort of bullsh*t they did to that outfit that exposed Planned Parenthood selling baby parts, back then it was Kamala Harris, who went after them on the theory they weren't legitimate journalist and banged them up on trumped up nonsense.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 24, 2026 06:14 PM (XV/Pl)

76 California should lose statehood. I know I'm like the 999th person on AoS to type this. But the Cali. state government keeps proving themselves to be incompetent and criminal.

Posted by: PaleRider at August 24, 2026 06:14 PM (HpfkW)

77 76 California should lose statehood. I know I'm like the 999th person on AoS to type this. But the Cali. state government keeps proving themselves to be incompetent and criminal.
Posted by: PaleRider

The State of Jefferson agrees.

Posted by: zombie at August 24, 2026 06:15 PM (Av6i5)

78 Remember how when they started all this shit they wanted to discriminate "press" from "credentialed press"?

Posted by: Axeman at August 24, 2026 06:13 PM

"Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?"

Democrats: We decide who watches the watchers, motherf*ckers! Who did you think was going to do it?

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 24, 2026 06:16 PM (HlyYF)

79 (willowed from last thread but why not)

Different world/different military but in WWII most people in uniform had a term of service known as "for the duration".

The pathetic and grotesque woman with the idiotic comment about not joining the Navy to be at sea on a ship might ponder how long many sailors in the Pacific were deployed - many in actual combat where the enemy actually got deadlier as time went on thanks to "special attack" tactics.

Among the miracles of US logistics in that dust-up were small comforts brought to the men a zillion miles from civilization, like ice cream ships at Ulithi.

Those who recently served will know that in many locations, where proper DFACs operated, "rations" including in war zones were not bad at all. In fact, ace, back in the early 2000s, the idiotic media angle of the day was that these impressive dining facilities were an "obscene luxury". BTW, such nonsense was not prompted by "foreign" influence, but by gen-yu-ine homegrown mindless contrarianism and ignorance.

Posted by: rhomboid at August 24, 2026 06:16 PM (U/Byj)

80 The world is National Socialists.

In America, we're half that. The people that "hate fascism" really love their force.

They just lie about it all the time--because they can--because nobody can stop the State.

Posted by: Axeman at August 24, 2026 06:16 PM (Fi81e)

81 California should lose statehood. I know I'm like the 999th person on AoS to type this. But the Cali. state government keeps proving themselves to be incompetent and criminal.
Posted by: PaleRider

The State of Jefferson agrees.
Posted by: zombie at August 24, 2026 06:15 PM (Av6i5)

Just return the cities to territorial status.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 06:16 PM (uhVAy)

82 Sacramento is populated almost entirely by Karens.

White and black. Bouffant hair. Long nails. Gold necklaces. Too much perfume. Open-toed shoes (it's hot there). Spaghetti straps. Starbucks latte.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 24, 2026 06:17 PM (RIvkX)

83 Can't be bothered to look at the details of this vile nonsense from Sacramento. I assume it will be struck down easily on 1A grounds?
Posted by: rhomboid

Ahem.
- 9th Circus of Appeals

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at August 24, 2026 06:17 PM (bXsD6)

84 60 You can't help but love that it's named like a Bill of Attainder.

Dumbfucks.

i'm pretty sure that's not the *official* name.

Posted by: anachronda at August 24, 2026 06:17 PM (sGtp+)

85 Almost makes me want to pick up the camera again, just to tell them where to stuff it.

Posted by: zombie at August 24, 2026 06:09 PM

It got ugly there after chuckles jonhson doxxed you IIRC. I personally would not do what you used to do in SF. Way too crazy there now and the cops would be all over you now.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 24, 2026 06:17 PM (cpFbA)

86 "First they came for the journali--"

Funny, it stops there.

Posted by: zombie at August 24, 2026 06:17 PM (Av6i5)

87 19 Things have gone all to heck since Gannon And Friday retired from the Bunko Squad.
Posted by: Mark VII Limited at August 24, 2026 05:58 PM (JM9I6)

Nice -- you even got the nic. right. But Friday mostly worked robbery and Homicide
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Posted by: Not Enough Lampposts at August 24, 2026 06:17 PM (o/vJD)

88 Some mechanism must be employed to rein in these assclowns in robes fucking everything up left and right.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 24, 2026 06:17 PM (OPTvA)

89 Democrats: We decide who watches the watchers, motherf*ckers! Who did you think was going to do it?
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 24, 2026 06:16 PM (HlyYF)
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The State has to decide that! The State decides things good!

Posted by: Not At ALL Fascists Who Worship the State at August 24, 2026 06:18 PM (Fi81e)

90 74 Can't be bothered to look at the details of this vile nonsense from Sacramento. I assume it will be struck down easily on 1A grounds?

it's a tax! *gavel bang*

Posted by: chief justice roberts at August 24, 2026 06:18 PM (sGtp+)

91 Between Socialism and dictatorship most of the world is covered

Posted by: Skip at August 24, 2026 06:18 PM (Ia/+0)

92 Kudos to Gavin for boosting the Trump accounts.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 24, 2026 06:18 PM (RIvkX)

93 In America, we're half that. The people that "hate fascism" really love their force.

They just lie about it all the time--because they can--because nobody can stop the State.

Posted by: Axeman at August 24, 2026 06:16 PM

Scratch a Democrat that calls themselves a Liberal, and at a minimum you will discover an authoritarian.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 24, 2026 06:19 PM (HlyYF)

94 "First they came for the journali--"

Funny, it stops there.
Posted by: zombie at August 24, 2026 06:17 PM (Av6i5)

Yup that makes it paradise.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 06:19 PM (uhVAy)

95 Let's talk about the sponsor on the "Screw Nick Shirley" law just signed. Mia Bonta wrote it.

She's the one who started the Non-profit "Oakland Promose" which directly received tax payer funds by means of a special parcel tax on property owners. At the time, she was paying herself just under $200,000 a year as the founder. GOSH!!! I wonder why she wants to shut down Nick Shirley. Bonta's husband (the attorney general of Cali) is tasked with overseeing compliance on non-profits. GOSH!!! No conflict of interest there...especially since he was caught. Also, he was requesting behested payments to his wife's charitable organizations (that's right...she has more than one).

Posted by: Orson at August 24, 2026 06:19 PM (dIske)

96 You can't help but love that it's named like a Bill of Attainder.

Dumbfucks.

i'm pretty sure that's not the *official* name.
Posted by: anachronda at August 24, 2026 06:17 PM (sGtp+)
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So, what is? It's the only name I've seen.

Posted by: Not At ALL Fascists Who Worship the State at August 24, 2026 06:20 PM (Fi81e)

97 She's the one who started the Non-profit "Oakland Promose" which directly received tax payer funds by means of a special parcel tax on property owners. At the time, she was paying herself just under $200,000 a year as the founder. GOSH!!! I wonder why she wants to shut down Nick Shirley. Bonta's husband (the attorney general of Cali) is tasked with overseeing compliance on non-profits. GOSH!!! No conflict of interest there...especially since he was caught. Also, he was requesting behested payments to his wife's charitable organizations (that's right...she has more than one).
Posted by: Orson at August 24, 2026 06:19 PM (dIske)

What an admirable life of selfless public service.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 06:20 PM (uhVAy)

98 The 2026 Republican fall ad campaign will be brutal.
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Here's me: (not holding my breath).
Posted by: Axeman at August 24, 2026 06:11 PM (Fi81e)

Agree. Tepid, at best.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Donning Tin Foil Chapeau at August 24, 2026 06:21 PM (0aYVJ)

99 Different world/different military but in WWII most people in uniform had a term of service known as "for the duration".

Plus 60 days or whatever. They had a "points" system to decide when people could get out.

The Draft was passed by one (1) vote in Congress 1940, and I think it was two years service obligation. They incrementally raised the age limit and service obligation as the war started ramping up and getting dicey. I'm not sure if service-members were grandfathered in to the shorter obligations or they just said FU too bad so sad or not. I'm sure they were encouraged to re-enlist.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 24, 2026 06:21 PM (OPTvA)

100 The 2026 Republican fall ad campaign will be brutal.
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Here's me: (not holding my breath).
Posted by: Axeman at August 24, 2026 06:11 PM (Fi81e)

Agree. Tepid, at best.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Donning Tin Foil Chapeau at August 24, 2026 06:21 PM (0aYVJ)

well we aren't dumb enough to waste money on ad-ads.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 06:22 PM (uhVAy)

101 In a Franpsycho Administration, the National Guard would arrest every member of the state legislature and confine them to the Arden Fair Mall.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 24, 2026 06:22 PM (RIvkX)

102 mrp, funny you make that (valid) point about Newscum not doing the savvy thing and vetoing this. In his 2nd term, Jerry Brown actually vetoed some stupid s**t, including "gun control" laws, often on the (sound) grounds that they would be found unconstitutional and the state would waste $ defending them. In this politically dead state, it didn't get much notice, but it was interesting.

And then, in his last year, he mysteriously and suddenly stopped doing it. One specific piece of "gun control" nonsense he had vetoed just the year before, and to which he attached an extensive and blistering veto message, was passed again in his final year (only a year later). He signed it, without comment. WTF?

Just a tidbit from the civic desolation that is CA.

Posted by: rhomboid at August 24, 2026 06:22 PM (U/Byj)

103 95 Let's talk about the sponsor on the "Screw Nick Shirley" law just signed. Mia Bonta wrote it.

She's the one who started the Non-profit "Oakland Promose" which directly received tax payer funds by means of a special parcel tax on property owners. At the time, she was paying herself just under $200,000 a year as the founder. GOSH!!! I wonder why she wants to shut down Nick Shirley. Bonta's husband (the attorney general of Cali) is tasked with overseeing compliance on non-profits. GOSH!!! No conflict of interest there...especially since he was caught. Also, he was requesting behested payments to his wife's charitable organizations (that's right...she has more than one).
Posted by: Orson

"Will the following citizens please report to Carousel: Orson. Thank you, that is all." {Cheery music resumes coming out of the publlc loudspeakers.}

Posted by: zombie at August 24, 2026 06:22 PM (Av6i5)

104 Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 06:13 PM (uhVAy).

Yes, I know the Biden admin. with extra boosts by a lot of DEM run states set up rules to make fraud easy peasy.

I suppose the MAGA team may be making the national rules have sensible safeguards again, but I think states currently handle a lot of the administration of these programs. Some state officials or ex-officials that set up the frauds need to go go prison. But I'm not holding my breath, the GOP does not want to add fuel to the "politcally driven prosecutions" narrative that the commiecrat FNM branch is pushing.

Posted by: PaleRider at August 24, 2026 06:22 PM (HpfkW)

105 Should a law be allowed to impute motives?

Shouldn't they have to find that your intent IS to harass immigrants?

Posted by: Not At ALL Fascists Who Worship the State at August 24, 2026 06:23 PM (Fi81e)

106 >>Who is the new Lee Atwater?

If the RNC was smart, I said if, they would hire the people Spencer Pratt used.

Some of the best political ads I've seen in recent times.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 24, 2026 06:23 PM (viF8m)

107 I'd rather not spend wasted time on what California is doing. Let them go. Do whatever. It'll be decades before anything is in front of SCOTUS.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 24, 2026 06:23 PM (2Cry5)

108 Dark warning:
This law would already be the law nationwide if Hillary had won.

And will be if the Dems ever take Congress and the Presidency.

It'd be about the 3rd thing after they stack the Court.

1st, would be stacking the Court
2nd, mandatory no-excuse, mail-in ballots nationwide
3rd, illegal to report on news w/o a license and illegal to comment on news w/o registration.

No one can stop them, no one can out-vote them and no one can speak against them--that's your basic totalitarian starter pack.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 06:24 PM (3cUTc)

109 96 i'm pretty sure that's not the *official* name.
Posted by: anachronda at August 24, 2026 06:17 PM (sGtp+)
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So, what is? It's the only name I've seen.

it seems to be "Privacy for immigration support services providers."

Posted by: anachronda at August 24, 2026 06:27 PM (sGtp+)

110 Oh yes, I lazily did not include that "easily struck down" actually translates as eventually struck down, in a split decision, after the farcical judiciary takes years to do so. Maybe not years in this case. Not that the corpse merits much examination, but might be amusing to see how long it actually takes to strike down such a comically unconstitutional law.

Posted by: rhomboid at August 24, 2026 06:27 PM (U/Byj)

111 Phone is almost dead, back for Cafe

Posted by: Skip at August 24, 2026 06:27 PM (Ia/+0)

112 The Draft was passed by one (1) vote in Congress 1940, and I think it was two years service obligation. They incrementally raised the age limit and service obligation as the war started ramping up and getting dicey. I'm not sure if service-members were grandfathered in to the shorter obligations or they just said FU too bad so sad or not. I'm sure they were encouraged to re-enlist.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 24, 2026 06:21 PM (OPTvA)

In the ACW on both sides initial enlistments were pretty short. This caused quite the problem so 3 years became the new standard period outside of emergency callups in the North. I believe in the South they converted the 1 year enlistments they started with to 'for the war' early on. The end of the time for the North's first three year recruits came in 1864 and there were some good inducements to re-up for the war including a furlough.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 06:27 PM (uhVAy)

113 How does Newsom sign bills with his hands always going caddywampus?

Posted by: wth at August 24, 2026 06:27 PM (UjdFS)

114 Scratch a Democrat that calls themselves a Liberal, and at a minimum you will discover an authoritarian.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 24, 2026 06:19 PM (HlyYF)
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A non-traditional Authoritarian, who tolerates the authority of the tradition succession, is ideological. Ideology + authoritarian is ~=~ fascism.

To be clear: Conservatism is not an ideology. It's not a theory about potential ways to run government. It's about conserving what has worked above ideas, about what may work.

Posted by: Not At ALL Fascists Who Worship the State at August 24, 2026 06:27 PM (Fi81e)

115 If the RNC was smart, .......

Posted by: JackStraw

That's the problem isn't it?

Posted by: Tuna at August 24, 2026 06:27 PM (lJ0H4)

116 No one can stop them, no one can out-vote them and no one can speak against them--that's your basic totalitarian starter pack.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 06:24 PM

After they take away the soap box, the ballot box, and the jury box, the only thing left is the ammo box.

That certainly explains why they are going so hard to take away that one too.

Really tragic that Morons suffer so many capsized canoes while out hunting.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 24, 2026 06:28 PM (HlyYF)

117 >>I'd rather not spend wasted time on what California is doing. Let them go. Do whatever. It'll be decades before anything is in front of SCOTUS.

Always with the negative waves, Moriarty.

In January, the 9th circuit overturned gun grabbling laws in CA. SCOTUS has always overturned CA on illegal immigrant deportations recently.

Go right at those fuckers. You win by blowing up the death star not by avoiding it.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 24, 2026 06:28 PM (viF8m)

118 I'd rather not spend wasted time on what California is doing. Let them go. Do whatever. It'll be decades before anything is in front of SCOTUS.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 24, 2026 06:23 PM (2Cry5)

Just have a trump judge smack it down now as flagrantly unconstitutional.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 06:28 PM (uhVAy)

119 it seems to be "Privacy for immigration support services providers."

Posted by: anachronda at August 24, 2026 06:27 PM (sGtp+)
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Can there be an expectation of "privacy" for "service providers", though?

Posted by: Not At ALL Fascists Who Worship the State at August 24, 2026 06:28 PM (Fi81e)

120 108 Dark warning:
This law would already be the law nationwide if Hillary had won.

And will be if the Dems ever take Congress and the Presidency.

It'd be about the 3rd thing after they stack the Court.

1st, would be stacking the Court
2nd, mandatory no-excuse, mail-in ballots nationwide
3rd, illegal to report on news w/o a license and illegal to comment on news w/o registration.

No one can stop them, no one can out-vote them and no one can speak against them--that's your basic totalitarian starter pack.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

I think the majority of Americans realize that by now. Vote like your life depends on it, because it does.

Some people think these might be The End Times. Could it be actually the reverse -- these are The Beginning Times?

Posted by: zombie at August 24, 2026 06:29 PM (Av6i5)

121 it seems to be "Privacy for immigration support services providers."

Posted by: anachronda at August 24, 2026 06:27 PM

I believe that should be properly termed, the PISS Act.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 24, 2026 06:29 PM (HlyYF)

122 They still are. You're too dumb to understand the (D)ifference.
Posted by: Axeman at August 24, 2026 06:12 PM (Fi81e)

I think I might actually be.

Posted by: ... at August 24, 2026 06:30 PM (vE0+H)

123 Good luck buying replacement tires, peons.
*shoulder shimmy*
*milking a cow hand motions*

Posted by: Nav Gewsom at August 24, 2026 06:30 PM (UjdFS)

124 Scratch a Democrat that calls themselves a Liberal, and at a minimum you will discover an authoritarian.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 24, 2026 06:19 PM (HlyYF)

Yeah in grad school you could easily have a calm discussion with any liberal that led them to advocating mass murder in less than 15 minutes.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 06:31 PM (uhVAy)

125 The more I think about it, the more that bisection makes sense.

One type of "authoritarian", tolerates authority because somebody has to make decisions, and people should fall in line. (Hobbesian, say)

The other type only wants to see one type of decisions made. I can't help but think that being conditionally tolerant of authority, would be ideological. The Cause must succeed, regardless.

Posted by: Axeman at August 24, 2026 06:32 PM (Fi81e)

126 Is it possible, in some alternative universe, that Mrs. Bill Clinton is shrieking at everybody on TV as President? Those poor bastards.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 24, 2026 06:33 PM (OPTvA)

127 >Just have a trump judge smack it down now as flagrantly unconstitutional.

That's exactly what the 9th Circuit, yea, that 9th Circuit, did in January of this year.

>>9th Circuit Strikes Down California’s Open Carry Ban: What It Means for Gun Rights Nationwide

https://tinyurl.com/566p76ex

There's no way in hell this is Constitutional and if it is allowed to stand it will spread. Kill it with fire.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 24, 2026 06:33 PM (viF8m)

128 But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.

Anyone waking up yet?

Posted by: Diogenes at August 24, 2026 06:33 PM (2WIwB)

129 Good luck buying replacement tires, peons.
*shoulder shimmy*
*milking a cow hand motions*
Posted by: Nav Gewsom at August 24, 2026 06:30 PM (UjdFS)

So is he banning the tires used by the electric cars he's backing to the hilt?

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 06:33 PM (uhVAy)

130 I want the lunacy to keep up or even increase in the nex2 months.

The worm has turned, the pendulum has swung and the ratchet on insanity is losing it's grip.

+5 in the House and + 2 In the Senate even with the feckless GOP.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 24, 2026 06:34 PM (FHoaH)

131 I shamefully forget the details of the WWII manpower policy changes, apart from the removal of exemptions based on age and family status in 1945, in response to the "manpower crisis of 1945". Europe wasn't done, the victory -by-Christmas silliness had morphed into mild despair, newly minted divisions intended for the Pacific were being re-routed to Europe. So 28-yr old fathers suddenly were in the game.

Posted by: rhomboid at August 24, 2026 06:34 PM (U/Byj)

132 But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.

Anyone waking up yet?
Posted by: Diogenes at

That's actually my email signature.

Posted by: BruceWayne at August 24, 2026 06:34 PM (YZ0Fo)

133
I can't see any way that this law is actually legal.

Though not a lawyer.

There should be some kind of legal penalty for a-holes who waste the court's time and the gov'ts money and illegally suppress the constitutional rights of American citizens.

Everyone involved with passing this bill needs to spend several years in jail.

Posted by: naturalfake at August 24, 2026 06:34 PM (iJfKG)

134 They should call it the Three Monkeys Bill. See no evil, hear no evil, and, definitely, speak no evil.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 24, 2026 06:35 PM (ndZc7)

135 +5 in the House and + 2 In the Senate even with the feckless GOP.
Posted by: Ben Had at August 24, 2026 06:34 PM (FHoaH)
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If God wills it.

Sometimes, the Lord will let things go sideways to show His glory even more.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 06:36 PM (YlYJ8)

136 Scratch a Democrat that calls themselves a Liberal, and at a minimum you will discover an authoritarian.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 24, 2026 06:19 PM (HlyYF)
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The social sciences, rife with Marxists and their derivatives, spent half a century lying to us. The A-Factor "research" popularized the idea that the more conservative your politics were the more positive correlation you had with an authoritarian state.

Jonathon Haidt, an honest liberal studying the difference between liberal and conservative politics. Started seeing cracks in that model, and unearthed that the correlation was FLIPPED!!

The more "progressive" you are, the more tolerance you have for an authoritarian state to advance the "progress".

Posted by: Axeman at August 24, 2026 06:36 PM (Fi81e)

137 123 Good luck buying replacement tires, peons.
*shoulder shimmy*
*milking a cow hand motions*
Posted by: Nav Gewsom

Nancy Skinner, the obscure CA pol who got that law passed, emerged from the commie-swamp of Berkeley in the '70s. She's desperately power-hungry, and runs for office (some office -- she always finds a local race to enter) every two years. She often lost, but she never stopped trying. Whenever she won, in whatever small jurisdiction she controlled, she always imposed the most totalitarian commie-laws she could dream up. Been doing it for decades. This is just the first time she's received national attention.

Posted by: zombie at August 24, 2026 06:36 PM (Av6i5)

138 I can't see any way that this law is actually legal.

Though not a lawyer.

There should be some kind of legal penalty for a-holes who waste the court's time and the gov'ts money and illegally suppress the constitutional rights of American citizens.

Everyone involved with passing this bill needs to spend several years in jail.

Posted by: naturalfake at August 24, 2026 06:34 PM

All of these a$$wipes have immunity, nothing is ever going to happen to them short of American revolution 2.1.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 24, 2026 06:37 PM (cpFbA)

139 129 So is he banning the tires used by the electric cars he's backing to the hilt?

aiui, you will still be able to buy the original tires that were installed at the factory. assuming they're still being manufactured, of course...

Posted by: anachronda at August 24, 2026 06:37 PM (sGtp+)

140 That's actually my email signature.
Posted by: BruceWayne at August 24, 2026 06:34 PM (YZ0Fo)

Cool!

Posted by: Diogenes at August 24, 2026 06:37 PM (2WIwB)

141 If God wills it.

Sometimes, the Lord will let things go sideways to show His glory even more.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 06:36 PM (YlYJ

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He shines brighter when Men bring more darkness.

That shows us which side we want to be on.

Posted by: Axeman at August 24, 2026 06:38 PM (Fi81e)

142
After they take away the soap box, the ballot box, and the jury box, the only thing left is the ammo box.

The litter box.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 24, 2026 06:38 PM (Cqx++)

143 Posted by: Ben Had at August 24, 2026 06:34 PM (FHoaH)

I truly admire your optimism. I lean pessimist, but I do love hearing encouraging words. I am not without hope.

Keep being a beacon of positivity.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Doffing Tin Foil Chapeau at August 24, 2026 06:39 PM (0aYVJ)

144

So Big Gretchs drunk worthless moron brother was given two very young black girls to "look after" a few years ago. Apparently they live with him. Very odd.

I saw them the other day and he had his arms around the younger one, the older one is getting fat.

The Democrats are a grab bag of fuck ups and criminal crackheads.

That faggot Chief of Staff that got in SHirley's face, he was making jokes about being a pedo.

They know they can get away with it because of scumbags like Gretch and this piece of shit Newsom.

Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at August 24, 2026 06:39 PM (mcbT4)

145 Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts paused briefly to pronounce the "Stop Nick Shirley Act" to be completely constitutional. He then resumed sucking Norm Eisen's cock while furiously stroking Cass Sunstein's shriveled penis.

Posted by: Sam Adams at August 24, 2026 06:39 PM (X+xvk)

146 119 it seems to be "Privacy for immigration support services providers."

Posted by: anachronda at August 24, 2026 06:27 PM (sGtp+)
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Can there be an expectation of "privacy" for "service providers", though?

asking the question just proves you're part of the problem, h8r.

Posted by: anachronda at August 24, 2026 06:40 PM (sGtp+)

147

Did anyone ever explain what Stretch Pelosi's husband was doing with the homeless drug addict?

Nope.

Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at August 24, 2026 06:40 PM (mcbT4)

148 He shines brighter when Men bring more darkness.

That shows us which side we want to be on.
Posted by: Axeman at August 24, 2026 06:38 PM (Fi81e)
____

Amen to that.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 06:41 PM (YlYJ8)

149 I shamefully forget the details of the WWII manpower policy changes, apart from the removal of exemptions based on age and family status in 1945, in response to the "manpower crisis of 1945". Europe wasn't done, the victory -by-Christmas silliness had morphed into mild despair, newly minted divisions intended for the Pacific were being re-routed to Europe. So 28-yr old fathers suddenly were in the game.

Posted by: rhomboid at August 24, 2026 06:34 PM (U/Byj)

Possibly a bit of an overreaction - US forces had not lost that many troops so far. The Brits had a crisis not in men per se, but the infantry parts were very reduced (since they were the ones who get shot) and specialist arty or tank forces don't. They had to break up some of those units to replenish infantry reserves.

Russia had a similar problem in the east and raided the locals everywhere they went for dudes to fill the infantry ranks.

The quick operations post clearing the Rhineland made much of this worry misplaced.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 06:41 PM (uhVAy)

150 142
After they take away the soap box, the ballot box, and the jury box, the only thing left is the ammo box.

The litter box.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 24, 2026 06:38 PM

That is the one box they are competent ... at filling.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 24, 2026 06:41 PM (HlyYF)

151
If you want real tires I guess you have to go out of state.

Posted by: four seasons at August 24, 2026 06:41 PM (/QHx4)

152
Anyone waking up yet?
Posted by: Diogenes

The sleeping giant rolled over and hit the snooze button.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 24, 2026 06:41 PM (Cqx++)

153
Keep being a beacon of positivity.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Doffing Tin Foil Chapeau at August 24, 2026 06:39 PM (0aYVJ)

I read that as "Bacon of Positivity".

and I'm totally in favor of that.

Posted by: naturalfake at August 24, 2026 06:41 PM (iJfKG)

154 "No media is complaining about a Democrat criminalizing actual journalism."

we need emergency replenishment of Shocked Faces!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 24, 2026 06:42 PM (VyBeY)

155 >>I read that as "Bacon of Positivity".

>>and I'm totally in favor of that.

You spelled flavor wrong.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 24, 2026 06:43 PM (viF8m)

156 From what I understand, the SCOTUS ruling today was only on the demand for voter registration rolls, not on the mail-in ballots?

But, even that is pretty big:
Because that puts the various SoS personally criminally liable if illegals vote.

But, the stupid bint judge will still lose.
1) because the rules are no more than what OR already requires if I understand correctly, and
2) the rule has been published* and it's less than 90 days to the election, so SCOTUS will have to let the rules stand.

* How I hope their response tomorrow as to why they published them over her order is a) we relied upon the other judge that said we could and b) SCOTUS said no nationwide injunctions.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 06:43 PM (3cUTc)

157
Did anyone ever explain what Stretch Pelosi's husband was doing with the homeless drug addict?

The Hokey Pokey

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 24, 2026 06:43 PM (Cqx++)

158 The Tire Lady, Nancy Skinner, also authored "Shield Law Protecting Medication Abortion & Gender Affirming Care—SB 345" which allows any and all CA "medical providers" to perform late-term abortions on underage kids and do genital-mutilation surgery on children from anywhere in the US -- once you cross the border into California, you're in a Mutilate the Children Safety Zone. It was another attempt to have CA laws apply to the whole US.

Posted by: zombie at August 24, 2026 06:44 PM (Av6i5)

159 I can't see any way that this law is actually legal.

Though not a lawyer.

Posted by: naturalfake at August 24, 2026 06:34 PM (iJfKG)
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That's my wonder: Is it a law's place to impute motive?

Motive is an aspect of the transgressor. Thus it is only a factor once we have a transgressor. And that is a consideration of applying the law to an individual, "substantive due process".

Are "immigrants" going to be added to "circumspect groups" regardless of legal status?!

If that happens, the courts have outright fucked us. The "Interpretation" has outstripped the ratified representative agreement.

Posted by: Axeman at August 24, 2026 06:44 PM (Fi81e)

160 129 So is he banning the tires used by the electric cars he's backing to the hilt?

aiui, you will still be able to buy the original tires that were installed at the factory. assuming they're still being manufactured, of course...
Posted by: anachronda
......

Sounds expensive.

Posted by: wth at August 24, 2026 06:44 PM (UjdFS)

161 133
I can't see any way that this law is actually legal.

—

You keep forgetting about the OrangeManBad clause of the constitution.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at August 24, 2026 06:44 PM (bXsD6)

162 Heh . The insane left is now calling Jefferies "AIPAC Shakur". The Dem civil war is getting sporty.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 24, 2026 06:45 PM (rp63B)

163 Newsom — that slick, empty-eyed pretty-boy piece of shit with the perfect hair, the dead smile, and the morals of a three-card monte hustler — just signed a fucking law to protect the same grifters Shirley keeps catching red-handed.
The California Democrats didn’t pass this to stop “doxxing.” They passed it because one guy with a camera kept showing the empty goddamn daycares, the ghost hospices, and the fat taxpayer checks still getting cashed. So they criminalized the camera instead of the thieves.
These assholes aren’t public servants. They’re a protection racket in nice suits. And Newsom’s the glossy-faced frontman they put on the scam while he shops for a presidential run like it’s the next open casting call.

Posted by: Duckman at August 24, 2026 06:46 PM (mP6Ur)

164 Always check your tire pressure.

Posted by: Barry Soetoro - automotive expert at August 24, 2026 06:46 PM (UjdFS)

165
I'm so thankful I live in Wyoming.

Posted by: four seasons at August 24, 2026 06:47 PM (/QHx4)

166 The Democrats are a grab bag of fuck ups and criminal crackheads.

Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at August 24, 2026 06:39 PM (mcbT4)
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If you want an illustration, Mamdani promised 30% discount on groceries BEFORE asking grocery companies how they run their operations.

In other words: Promise -> "Can you please tell us how to run a grocery store?"

Because governments always run things the best, you know.

Posted by: Axeman at August 24, 2026 06:47 PM (Fi81e)

167 163 Newsom — that slick, empty-eyed pretty-boy piece of shit with the perfect hair, the dead smile, and the morals of a three-card monte hustler

no love for the jazz hands?

Posted by: anachronda at August 24, 2026 06:47 PM (sGtp+)

168 Sounds expensive.

Posted by: wth at August 24, 2026 06:44 PM

I believe your comment would be evergreen for ANY piece of legislation that is passed in California these days.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 24, 2026 06:48 PM (HlyYF)

169 "The US Supreme Court on Monday upheld President Trump’s executive order restricting mail-in ballots ahead of the midterm elections.

Earlier this month, US District Judge Indira Talwani, an Obama appointee, expanded her previous block on President Trump’s executive order on mail-in voting."

Gateway Pundit

Posted by: illiniwek at August 24, 2026 06:48 PM (vbXSk)

170 160 129 So is he banning the tires used by the electric cars he's backing to the hilt?

aiui, you will still be able to buy the original tires that were installed at the factory. assuming they're still being manufactured, of course...
Posted by: anachronda
......

Sounds expensive.

what do you have against saving the earf, h8r?

Posted by: anachronda at August 24, 2026 06:49 PM (sGtp+)

171 At its core this is just Obamacare and the $4k fine is a tax. Roberts will have no problem with it.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at August 24, 2026 06:50 PM (bXsD6)

172 That is the one box they are competent ... at filling.

I'm willing to see if they fit in the Pine Box.

Posted by: Community Notes at August 24, 2026 06:50 PM (a4flb)

173 Earlier this month, US District Judge Indira Talwani, an Obama appointee, expanded her previous block on President Trump’s executive order on mail-in voting."

Posted by: illiniwek at August 24, 2026 06:48 PM (vbXSk)
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Also, the Court cleared the ballroom to proceed again.

Posted by: Axeman at August 24, 2026 06:50 PM (Fi81e)

174 This is all a distraction from the Epstein Files.

Which are a distraction from the UAP Files.

The truth is out there.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 24, 2026 06:50 PM (0sNs1)

175 If foreign born women were not allowed to be elected to congress or be judges this country would be 5000% better right now.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at August 24, 2026 06:51 PM (bXsD6)

176 Possibly a bit of an overreaction - US forces had not lost that many troops so far. The Brits had a crisis not in men per se, but the infantry parts were very reduced (since they were the ones who get shot) and specialist arty or tank forces don't. They had to break up some of those units to replenish infantry reserves.

Russia had a similar problem in the east and raided the locals everywhere they went for dudes to fill the infantry ranks.

The quick operations post clearing the Rhineland made much of this worry misplaced.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 06:41 PM

The US never came anywhere near full mobilization during WWII. Yes infantry units were getting depleted and the army had to scavenge men from support units to keep the infantry units somewhat up to strength but we never had a manpower crisis like germany, britian, russia and japan did.

Heck American civilians even had access to meat, gasoline, butter, eggs, sugar, cigarettes, etc. things that no other country let their civilians have during the war in any quantities. Granted they were rationed but they were available to everyone.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 24, 2026 06:52 PM (cpFbA)

177
What if one of the fraudsters goes out to dinner at a sidewalk cafe in NYC? Can Nick Shirley grab a megaphone and yell at them, "SAY 'DEPORT FRAUDSTERS!'"

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 24, 2026 06:52 PM (mmrXZ)

178 Sometimes, the Lord will let things go sideways to show His glory even more.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 06:36 PM (YlYJ

Unfortunately there's a lot of glory to show.

Posted by: ... at August 24, 2026 06:53 PM (vE0+H)

179 "Can there be an expectation of "privacy" for "service providers", though?"

Our criminal acts are "private".

You exposure of our crimes is a criminal act.

Posted by: illiniwek at August 24, 2026 06:53 PM (vbXSk)

180 If you want real tires I guess you have to go out of state.

Posted by: four seasons

You seemed informed about tires, are you related to All Season ?

Posted by: Community Notes at August 24, 2026 06:54 PM (a4flb)

181 Newsom — that dead-eyed, plastic-haired, soulless fucking climber with the permanent campaign smile and the ethics of a back-alley human organ salesman — just wasted an estimated two million in taxpayer money legislating a soon-to-be unconstitutional law to protect the same grifters Shirley keeps catching red-handed.

The California Democrats didn’t do this for “safety.” They did it because one guy with a camera kept showing the empty goddamn daycares and the missing money.

So they criminalized the camera, burned two million of our money writing the protection racket, and will force us to pay again when the courts tear it apart.

Posted by: Duckman at August 24, 2026 06:54 PM (mP6Ur)

182 Stop putting foreign born liberal Karens in charge.

Posted by: Change my mind at August 24, 2026 06:56 PM (dU3XH)

183 Unfortunately there's a lot of glory to show.
Posted by: ... at August 24, 2026 06:53 PM (vE0+H)
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Sometimes, it's just good 'ol judgement.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 06:57 PM (YlYJ8)

184 There was a kind of full mobilization in the civilian sector, however. Or full employment anyhow.

You were either in the military, or you had a defense related job, working 6 day 12 hour shifts practically, or you had a damn good excuse as to why not. At one point there were approx. 16 million Americans in uniform.

Particularly machinists, welders, and similar skilled trades guys were in huge demand, and often yanked from the military.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 24, 2026 06:57 PM (OPTvA)

185 Cigarettes were never rationed in the US. "But you couldn't get them" according to dear old Dad. I suspect a shitload of ciggies got mailed back to the U.S.A.

At one point Coffee was limited to 1 pound every 35 days, but that didn't last very long. Gasoline and tires were the big thing. Without gasoline you weren't going anywhere except work. 4 or 5 gallons a week didn't go very far.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 24, 2026 07:01 PM (OPTvA)

186 At one point Coffee was limited to 1 pound every 35 days, but that didn't last very long. Gasoline and tires were the big thing. Without gasoline you weren't going anywhere except work. 4 or 5 gallons a week didn't go very far.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 24, 2026 07:01 PM (OPTvA)

I have my grandfather's stamp book, the one he pasted the gas stamps into at his station to verify the gas he sold. It ends a couple of days after VE day, he was not required to turn it in, and the rest of it is Dad gluing cancelled stamps in it because he was about twelve at thetime.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 24, 2026 07:11 PM (rbvCR)

187 Puma stock is also down 75%
Trump economy sucks so much many people are unable to pay for vanity products. Also knock offs have stolen much of the market

Posted by: Paul at August 24, 2026 07:51 PM (/jppw)

188 This law will not stand as it's a direct violation of the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Posted by: Tracy at August 25, 2026 05:29 AM (AK6SZ)

Scott Bessent Announces He Is Tightening the Screws Not Just on Iran But On Its Trading Partners

JusttheNews:

Bessent unveils 'Operation Economic Outcast' sanctions targeting Iranian regime

The measures, which the Treasury Secretary first teased last week, are designed to punish "enablers" of Iran that purchase its oil and facilitate financial flows.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on Monday a new raft of sanctions targeting the Iranian regime dubbed "Operation Economic Outcast," which he compared to the historic D-Day landings during World War II.
"Iran now faces a very clear choice, with only two paths before them: complete global isolation and a subsistence economy, or a path back to normalcy with an opportunity to rejoin the global economy," Bessent told reporters at a 1:00 PM press conference.
These new measures are designed to ramp up pressure on Iran's "enablers," which Bessent has called out for purchasing Iran's petroleum products, allowing their financial systems and banks to facilitate transfers of Iranian funds, and allowing Iran's shadow fleet to transfer oil products in their territorial waters. Bessent and President Donald Trump indicated last week that the United States planned to shift to a comprehensive economic blockade of the Islamic Republic, hoping to strangle the regime by cutting off its economic lifelines.
"We are enforcing a zero leakage approach. There will be no minimal breathing space for the regime to rebuild its capacity to inflict terror against America and the world," the secretary said. "The final refuge of this regime is the mistaken conclusion of nations that still finance the Iranian threat in the hopes of evading it. It is no longer acceptable to operate in the gray spaces of this conflict. Countries cannot claim they are blind to enabling this activity."
The sanctions, Bessent said, are designed to target five of Iran's lifelines during the conflict: "digital assets, technology, gold, aviation, and shipping."
The Treasury Department will sanction "over 60 entities, individuals, and vessels" globally that officials believe enable Iran to purchase nuclear and missile technology, carry out cyber operations, and allow it to generate oil revenue.
...
China has purchased the vast majority of Iranian oil for years, even while its exports are under international sanctions. Chinese banks and front companies help Iran with oil transactions to avoid the sanctions and operate ships in a shadow fleet to transport the sanctioned oil, according to the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. China has also sold Iran the technology and inputs required to construct its fleet of attack drones and missiles.

Lee Smith wonders if Bessent and Trump really mean it -- are they actually going to punish Turkey and China for trading with Iran?

Lee Smith
@LeeSmithDC
2h
It would be great if Trump admin targets Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Russia and especially China for Iran dealings. But since that's very unlikely, what's really happening here?

Trump is threatening an "Economic D-Day" and says Iran is collapsing.

On social media, Trump posted "Iran is completely collapsing" hours after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, in a column for the Financial Times, declared that an "economic D-Day" had begun against Tehran and warned that any country that continued to enable the Islamic Republic would become a "global pariah".
Bessent also claimed on X that the US had "dismantled Iran's military capabilities, destroyed nearly 100 percent of its military factories, and buried its nuclear programme".

Meanwhile, the US is escorting ships through the Strait of Hormuz and a fair amount of oil is flowing. Though Iranian attacks have definitely slowed the flow.

The U.S. military has quietly established a shipping corridor in and out of the Strait of Hormuz to transport millions of barrels of oil each day -- a notable success even as the broader war remains at a stalemate, two U.S. officials told Axios.
Under the operation, which has been underway for the last several weeks, 15--20 tankers have entered and exited the strait each night through a southern channel along the coast of Oman.
About 10 million barrels of oil a day -- roughly half the pre-war volume -- are being transported out of the strait and injected into the global energy market, the officials said.
Why it matters: The U.S.-led operation is mitigating one of the most painful aspects of the war: the disruption to oil supplies that sent crude prices soaring. While the amount of oil coming out of the strait is still below pre-war levels, it is making a discernible difference in global supplies, officials say.

If you wondered why the media was pushing the new PsyOp -- we can't have sailors stationed on aircraft carriers for months at a time, sailors didn't sign up for the Navy to spend months aboard warships! -- this is why. It's working, so the Communist-Islamist propaganda machine goes to work to convince Americans to just give up and let Iran have its nuclear bombs.

Here's CNN's efforts to aid and abet the Iranian terror regime. It's paylocked, so here's a digest:

A CNN report detailed severe supply shortages and daily hardships--including a lack of fresh food and milk--aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during its record-breaking deployment in the Middle East
.Deployment Hardships
Record Time at Sea: The ship spent over 250 consecutive days deployed without a port call, straining both the crew and supplies.
Supply Disruptions: Combat actions and regional supply chain damage in the Middle East forced lengthy detours for resupply.
Rations and Shortages: Crew members and their families reported limited food options, smaller portions, and a lack of basic items like fresh milk, soap, and toothpaste.
Official Response
Government Denials: President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dismissed the reports of poor living conditions and food shortages as "fake news" or misrepresented.
Congressional Concern: Lawmakers pressed the Pentagon for answers regarding the crew's well-being and mental health support.

There are a few points here: Yes, spending 250 days at sea is a hardship. On the other hand, this is a war, and while I appreciate servicemen experience hardships during war, I can't say that not having fresh milk, just the powdered kind, is a hardship enough that we should take a $13 billion aircraft carrier out of the fight.

Also, so I never served in the military, but one thing I've picked up from movies, reading, and hearing veterans talk, is that military people complain about their conditions a lot. They have a fair amount to complain about, and complaining is their outlet. Complaining is a sport in the military, just like jerking off guys for $15 a man is a sport for garrett.

We've never changed war policy over complaints about not having fresh milk before.

CNN wants to institute this as a new National Imperative, because they're on the other side and always have been. Same as they used to track casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan when Bush was president and then immediately stopped tracking them with Captain Cocksucker became president.

.@SecScottBessent: "This is a sustained campaign to collapse every last option for Iran. Let there be no ambiguity as to the position of the United States: an economic engagement of any kind with this murderous regime will expose those responsible to the full reach of American� https://t.co/SSfD50jMin pic.twitter.com/s6rqMhLnTv
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) August 24, 2026

I get interested in historical recipes thanks to Max Miller's "Tasting History" channel, and I coincidentally searched for videos about shipboard eating.

Yes, sailors have been complaining about their chow since WWII (and of course for centuries before that). It's never been great. Sometimes you get fresh food but a lot of the time you eat canned or powdered food. And sometimes the cooks just want to use up all the leftover food they have, so they throw it randomly into a big stew they call by the mysterious and disturbing term "slumgullion."

But sure, let's recall the USS Abraham Lincoln because they're not getting restocked with fresh milk.

I was watching another military-grub video about army rations, A B C D. The troops were thrilled to get "A Rations" -- that's the fresh stuff -- but mostly were lucky to get B rations (the powdered and canned stuff, but cooked hot in chow trucks) and usually had to settle for C rations (boxed lunches including canned meat and biscuits) or D rations (an emergency chocolate bar ration where the chocolate was designed to be not very good so that troops wouldn't eat it except in emergency conditions).

I want to say again that I do appreciate that being away from home -- or simply away from solid earth -- for long stretches is a hardship, and, of course, lacking decent food or creature comforts for weeks or even months at a time is worth complaining about, and worth it for civilians to hear about.

But this is an op. The same as the last twenty hostile, in-service-to-foreign-powers ops the media has run.

There was literally a screengrab from CNN's piece where the subtitles show a heavyset older white woman saying something like, "My son didn't sign up for the Navy to be at sea for months at a time."

No? He didn't? What do you think he was signing up for, Karen?

CNN does not care about the comfort of the sailors, whom they consider to be racist, colonialist Toxically Masculine deplorable Trump voters.

They care about the comfort of the Iranian mullahs, Barack Obama's besties.

They really want to do a Casualty Death-Count for the war, but because there are so few, they're on to the alternative psyop, "People are sick of having powdered milk in their coffee and cereal."

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 04:43 PM

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1 Open channel D

Posted by: Open Channel D at August 24, 2026 04:43 PM (gYnrv)

2 Excellent.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 04:43 PM (ExV1e)

3 Channel D is open

Posted by: Open Channel D at August 24, 2026 04:43 PM (gYnrv)

4 I haz nooded.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 04:43 PM (ExV1e)

5
Iran would collapse if they can hold all our allies to actually doing this. Watch the French. Macron is likely to fuck Trump over.

Posted by: Frank Barone at August 24, 2026 04:44 PM (OkYzo)

6 Good. Our leaders have never been serious about using economic pressure before.

Nice to see someone willing to use that power we have.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 24, 2026 04:45 PM (N1DT3)

7 How is the Abe Lincoln stocked on green dildos?

Posted by: Blonde Cloud at August 24, 2026 04:45 PM (sFNX2)

8
They didn't sign up to be on a ship!

Posted by: US Navy Mom at August 24, 2026 04:46 PM (OkYzo)

9 It always pisses me off when the media pretends to be concerned about the welfare of our armed forces.

Posted by: Open Channel D at August 24, 2026 04:47 PM (gYnrv)

10
Could be worse. They could be on an Iranian Styrofoam Air Craft Carrier.

Posted by: Frank Barone at August 24, 2026 04:47 PM (OkYzo)

11 If you wondered why the media was pushing the new PsyOp -- we can't have sailors stationed on aircraft carriers for months at a time, sailors didn't sign up for the Navy to spend months aboard warships! -- this is why.

About six months before I arrived, the submarine on which I served had been extended at sea so much that when they returned to Pearl Harbor their provisions consisted of bug juice (koolaid) and 12 single serving boxes of Special K.

It is what it is.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 04:47 PM (ExV1e)

12 No? You didn't? What do you think you were signing up for, Karen?

Free college and swimming lessons?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 24, 2026 04:48 PM (6ydKt)

13 Oh come on. Even if the ship hasn’t been in port, can’t any necessities be airlifted or boated in?

Planes can refuel in mid-air but there’s no way to get supplies to a giant ship other than in a permanent port.

This smells like a stinky slimy putrescent commie op.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at August 24, 2026 04:48 PM (J1FkQ)

14 And ICE is investigating BroFo for immigration fraud.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at August 24, 2026 04:48 PM (dK+Kv)

15 Are the sailors eating MRE's three times a day? Then STFU.

Posted by: Turn 2 at August 24, 2026 04:48 PM (QFchU)

16 "Injured Veteran Just Delivered an EPIC Rant About Military Complainers..

https://tinyurl.com/4szrfw92 "

Posted by: runner at August 24, 2026 04:48 PM (g47mK)

17 >>>Complaining is a sport in the military, just like jerking off guys for $15 a man is a sport for garrett.

Damn!

Posted by: Dr. T at August 24, 2026 04:49 PM (3V9OH)

18 The thing with the sailors was funniest when the New York Times interviewed the distraught mother of a sailor who insisted he "didn't sign up for the Navy to be on a ship in the middle of the ocean".

Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 04:49 PM (2ocoG)

19 I can't say that not having fresh milk, just the powdered kind, is a hardship
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The worthless shits at CNN don't have a clue what a 'hardship' is. They're spoiled brats.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 24, 2026 04:49 PM (XeU6L)

20 Wait! I need to know how to SWIM ?!

Posted by: New Age Sailor at August 24, 2026 04:49 PM (g47mK)

21 ChatGPT, I am alone in a room with Scott Bessent. What should I do?

Posted by: Make no sudden movements at August 24, 2026 04:49 PM (TbWk/)

22 In the Army, a bitching soldier is a happy soldier.

But shit still gets done, without crying to mommy, who then cries to CNN.

Hegseth is doing a good job cleaning up Obama's and Biden's messes, last thing he needs are crybaby squids.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 04:50 PM (YlYJ8)

23 Whenever a ship comes back to Mayport from overseas deployment, the local news station always say the sailors spent several months at sea.

That's what the Navy does.

Posted by: dantesed at August 24, 2026 04:50 PM (nAHd2)

24 Well, five dollars can mean the difference between crack or death, sometimes.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 24, 2026 04:50 PM (6ydKt)

25 Are the sailors eating MRE's three times a day? Then STFU.
Posted by: Turn 2 at August 24, 2026 04:48 PM (QFchU)

Having eaten MREs AND Navy rations... sometimes the MRE would be preferred. Often depends on the quality of your cooks.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 04:50 PM (ExV1e)

26 I was told on the ONT by a Moron Sailor that supplies are brought in often from other ships. There's also this thing called helicopters to bring in supplies and ship out whiners (Admiral Christy thinks). So I don't think they are living on crusts of bread.

Now the big whine of the bug saver on another blog who hates Trump is there's a stalled ship and, oh, my, the Navy is becoming a rust bucket. Anything to whine about and she's there. I'd like to throw a green dildo at her, but I'd probably hit an insect and go to jail.

She'd make a coral snake a pet.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 24, 2026 04:50 PM (hzuYO)

27 Complaining is a sport in the military, just like jerking off guys for $15 a man is a sport for garrett.

I thought it was $20, same as in town.

Apparently garrett is cheap, along with his other stellar qualities.

Posted by: tcn in AK, channeling Austin Powers at August 24, 2026 04:51 PM (vfz7U)

28 Regardless of what ex VP pence states, canada does not want to get into a trade war with the US. It's a lose, lose situation for them.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 24, 2026 04:51 PM (cpFbA)

29 Or crybaby grunts, jarheads, or flygirls.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 04:51 PM (YlYJ8)

30 I did two Med floats. Being on a ship sucks. It’s why I didn’t join the Navy.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at August 24, 2026 04:51 PM (u73oe)

31 hmm.... *scribbles note* leave a really big horse full of soldiers on kharg island...

Posted by: anachronda at August 24, 2026 04:51 PM (sGtp+)

32
Navy Physicals requirement:

Can the Sailor fit through this door jamb?

Posted by: Old Army Joke at August 24, 2026 04:52 PM (OkYzo)

33 >>>I want to say again that I do appreciate that being away from home -- or simply away from solid earth -- for long stretches is a hardship, and, of course, lacking decent food or creature comforts for weeks or even months at a time is worth complaining about, and worth it for civilians to hear about.

There is also the possibility that the media know-nothings are honestly befuddled at he fact that military people might have hardships that the doughie commies cannot contemplate.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at August 24, 2026 04:52 PM (dK+Kv)

34 I get interested in historical recipes thanks to Max Miller's "Tasting History" channel, and I coincidentally searched for videos about shipboard eating.
___________

This youtuber eats old field rations. Here, he eats one from the Boer War:

https://tinyurl.com/3dez82ud

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 24, 2026 04:52 PM (XvL8K)

35 " ... sailors didn't sign up for the Navy to spend months aboard warships! "

you have put your finger right on the crux of the matter, Ace!

wtf were they thinking?

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 24, 2026 04:52 PM (VyBeY)

36 Out: Screwing in tights.
In: Tightening the screws.

Posted by: zombie at August 24, 2026 04:53 PM (Av6i5)

37 Whe I worked in the mines we all bitched constantly. We did an incredible amount of work.

Posted by: tubal at August 24, 2026 04:53 PM (Gqar8)

38 Apparently garrett is cheap, along with his other stellar qualities.
Posted by: tcn in AK

Or Ace gets a volume discount.

Posted by: Kratwurst at August 24, 2026 04:53 PM (SjO3O)

39 Some military buff on here should know:

Were U.S. ships in WWII & Vietnam out long stretches like over 200 days between ports?

I just want to know how out of the ordinary this is for carrier groups.

They are making it sound like it's the longest cruise in history.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 24, 2026 04:53 PM (6ydKt)

40 Are the sailors eating MRE's three times a day? Then STFU.
Posted by: Turn 2 at August 24, 2026 04:48 PM (QFchU)
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*fistbump*

I ate one a day when rolling into Iraq from Kuwait in 2003. I had a lot of pogi bait in my toughboxes I sent ahead.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 04:54 PM (YlYJ8)

41 >>>About six months before I arrived, the submarine on which I served had been extended at sea so much that when they returned to Pearl Harbor their provisions consisted of bug juice (koolaid) and 12 single serving boxes of Special K.

Luxury!

Posted by: Seafaring Yorkshireman at August 24, 2026 04:54 PM (1wjle)

42 25 Are the sailors eating MRE's three times a day? Then STFU.
Posted by: Turn 2 at August 24, 2026 04:48 PM (QFchU)

Having eaten MREs AND Navy rations... sometimes the MRE would be preferred. Often depends on the quality of your cooks.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 04:50 PM (ExV1e)

I will admit that when I went for lunch on JBER, I went to the Air Force DFAC. The food there was somewhat better than the Army Chow Hall. In fact, sometimes it was as good as any restaurant in town.

But then, they are the Chair Force....

Posted by: tcn in AK, channeling Austin Powers at August 24, 2026 04:54 PM (vfz7U)

43
I would never complain about serving.

Posted by: Lt. Col. Alex Vindman, Chow thief, leaker of itel. at August 24, 2026 04:54 PM (OkYzo)

44 Could be worse, could be 19th century whaling ships.

Posted by: tubal at August 24, 2026 04:54 PM (Gqar8)

45 11 About six months before I arrived, the submarine on which I served had been extended at sea so much that when they returned to Pearl Harbor their provisions consisted of bug juice (koolaid) and 12 single serving boxes of Special K.

ah. the arcane magicks of just-in-time inventory.

Posted by: anachronda at August 24, 2026 04:54 PM (sGtp+)

46 Why yes, I want Trump to punish Iraq bigly.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 04:54 PM (YlYJ8)

47 Can't they catch fresh fish to eat?

Posted by: Karen at August 24, 2026 04:55 PM (Q+gd/)

48 >>>This youtuber eats old field rations. Here, he eats one from the Boer War:

I saw him eating some Vietnam era rations. that was daring enough for me.

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 04:55 PM (1wjle)

49 Code Pink subversives!

Posted by: runner at August 24, 2026 04:56 PM (g47mK)

50 i added Max Miller making some B rations, from the army's recipe book.

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 04:56 PM (1wjle)

51 This isn't about "suffering" Sailors.. This is about Trump hate and everything that happens under him

Posted by: It's me donna at August 24, 2026 04:56 PM (+gK6I)

52

I saw a story on Breitbart this morning saying Iran has a $10 million reward for anyone who kills Barron Trump. Just checked and don't see the story now.

Trump should have bombed the shit out of Iran months ago.

Posted by: four seasons at August 24, 2026 04:56 PM (/QHx4)

53 Fresh milk? Since when does the left even believe in dairy consumption?

Posted by: Crusader at August 24, 2026 04:56 PM (TN0g+)

54 >>>This youtuber eats old field rations. Here, he eats one from the Boer War

Is it aardvark?

Posted by: Mark1971 at August 24, 2026 04:57 PM (/OKHJ)

55 I remember getting 8 minutes to eat and needing to drink 3 cups of water during that 8 minutes (yes, you learn to chug in the military). I was happy with gravy and rice b/c it was fast to eat, filling, salty (after all that water - needed), and almost tasty...

I don't remember ever drinking milk, although even when I could, I never liked it, so never grabbed it...

Posted by: Nova Local at August 24, 2026 04:57 PM (tOcjL)

56 Tanned, rested, and ready!

Posted by: Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash at August 24, 2026 04:57 PM (oqH4h)

57 I imagine the sailors in the little tin can ships have it a bit harder than those huge carriers. Trust the press not to find any of them.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 04:57 PM (uhVAy)

58 ah. the arcane magicks of just-in-time inventory.
Posted by: anachronda at August 24, 2026 04:54 PM (sGtp+)

Less JIT and more 688 submarines were always fucking broken so we'd get extended. I don't think I was ever on a long cruise - intended to be several weeks - where we didn't get extended cuz the sub which was supposed to relieve us was broke.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 04:57 PM (ExV1e)

59 There have been sanctions on Iran forever. This like Dean Wormer going to double secret sanctions on the Delta Iran house.

We’ve had sanctions on Russia for 5 years. They’re still fighting the Ukes. Fuck given about sanctions right at zero point zero.

North Korea has had sanctions forever.

How many decades did we have sanctions on Cuba for again?

It’s really not the magic bullet people like to pretend it is against despots.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at August 24, 2026 04:58 PM (bXsD6)

60 Got a screening call tomorrow for a position that might make a good temp measure if they can get over the 'bachelor's degree' and accept my experience as a substitute. It reads like a junior sysadmin but it would be here in town.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 24, 2026 04:58 PM (aJQbY)

61 Here, he eats one from the Boer War:

==

I don't believe it.

Posted by: runner at August 24, 2026 04:58 PM (g47mK)

62 Just keep cows and other livestock on board for fresh food. Problem solved!

Posted by: tubal at August 24, 2026 04:58 PM (Gqar8)

63 I don't remember ever drinking milk, although even when I could, I never liked it, so never grabbed it...
Posted by: Nova Local at August 24, 2026 04:57 PM (tOcjL)

additive to coffee maybe.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 04:58 PM (uhVAy)

64 Bug Juice! Drank a lot of that in four years.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 24, 2026 04:58 PM (Cqx++)

65 My cousin's daughter told me that when they were little, in the 80s, they had goats for milking. She said warm goat milk on your cereal in the mornings smelled like chewing on a goat's ear. They had powdered milk occasionally and she'd rather have that than goat milk anytime.

Posted by: huerfano at August 24, 2026 04:58 PM (2Xqig)

66 This isn't about "suffering" Sailors.. This is about Trump hate and everything that happens under him
Posted by: It's me donna at August 24, 2026 04:56 PM (+gK6I)
__

Exactly.

The media/left doesn't give a crap about the troops

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 04:58 PM (YlYJ8)

67 Steve1989MREInfo "Nice!' on YT, has smoked some of the cigarettes he had packed in WWII rations. He said they weren't too bad, but that guy can eat/smoke anything.

They also used to give cigarettes to the special forces in jungle missions, apparently, but that gave them dry mouth so they switched the cigs to gum.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 24, 2026 04:58 PM (6ydKt)

68 Being on board a ship for any length of time sucks if you're a grunt. PT, clean weapons, play cards or board games or throw bones, wait in the chow line. As a sailor or an airwing crayon eater you have a job, ergo you're always busy or sleeping.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 24, 2026 04:58 PM (3Ope8)

69 22 In the Army, a bitching soldier is a happy soldier.

But shit still gets done, without crying to mommy, who then cries to CNN.

Hegseth is doing a good job cleaning up Obama's and Biden's messes, last thing he needs are crybaby squids.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 04:50 PM (YlYJ

This.

People don't get drafted any more. They sign up. Do the job, get paid, get benefits, get over yourself.

That's what I was told.

Posted by: tcn in AK, channeling Austin Powers at August 24, 2026 04:58 PM (vfz7U)

70 "In the Army, a bitching soldier is a happy soldier. "

spot-on, SMH!

the worse conditions are, the more a good team pulls together and gives up useless behavior in favor of mutual support.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 24, 2026 04:58 PM (VyBeY)

71 A lot of World War II soldiers and marines, the last meal they ever had was powdered eggs and spam. Mess halls at the air bases tried to have fresh eggs and bacon for the bomber crews before they went out on a big mission.

Those of a certain age never learned to care for Spam after their military service ended. Imagine that.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 24, 2026 04:58 PM (OPTvA)

72 Give the Mullahs and their enablers the Super Double Reach Behind Cross Arm Wedgie!

Posted by: DaveA at August 24, 2026 04:58 PM (FhXTo)

73
Sailors belong on ships.
Ships belong at sea.

Posted by: Pentagon Sayings for $200, Alex at August 24, 2026 04:59 PM (2Ez/1)

74 It’s really not the magic bullet people like to pretend it is against despots.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at August 24, 2026 04:58 PM (bXsD6)

Especially against places with an entire continent of resources to work with like Russia.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 04:59 PM (uhVAy)

75 i liked a video about Civil War era hardtack. The biscuits were cooked thoroughly dry so they wouldn't rot (much) and were therefore inedible. Soldiers would break them up -- with effort -- and put them in their coffee and eat it like a terrible chowder.

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 04:59 PM (1wjle)

76 Bug Juice! Drank a lot of that in four years.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 24, 2026 04:58 PM (Cqx++)

Red is best!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 04:59 PM (ExV1e)

77 Good luck, RandomDave!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 24, 2026 05:00 PM (VyBeY)

78 Never been in the military but I've eaten my fair share of honest-to-God MREs.

Most of them aren't really bad. It would suck to have to eat them for weeks on end, but then again I'd probably get tired of eating prime ribeye steak after eating it for weeks on end.

I always enjoyed learning the creative recipes people come up with using the ingredients in an MRE. Ranger Pudding, etc.

Posted by: Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash at August 24, 2026 05:00 PM (oqH4h)

79 >>>64 Bug Juice! Drank a lot of that in four years.

I think that's why I looked it up and found that video. I heard someone mention "bug juice" and Wanted to Know More, Starship Troopers style.

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 05:00 PM (1wjle)

80 I feel like soldiers complaining to the media should be some sort of reprimand. It really is giving aid and comfort to the enemy. Not a whole lot different than "loose lips sink ships".

Posted by: Sharpie at August 24, 2026 05:00 PM (BV9ai)

81 63 I don't remember ever drinking milk, although even when I could, I never liked it, so never grabbed it...
Posted by: Nova Local at August 24, 2026 04:57 PM (tOcjL)

additive to coffee maybe.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 04:58 PM (uhVAy)

Yeah, I didn't pick up the coffee habit til kids - used to do trades for my MRE instant coffee - anyone who had M&Ms and/or peanut butter could get my extra coffee...

Posted by: Nova Local at August 24, 2026 05:00 PM (tOcjL)

82 Those of a certain age never learned to care for Spam after their military service ended. Imagine that.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 24, 2026 04:58 PM (OPTvA)
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I. DON'T. LIKE. SPAM!!

Posted by: Zombie Graham Chapman at August 24, 2026 05:01 PM (skR0U)

83 I like to see some media people actually be on a ship for nine months. I bet they would cry like babies after the first week.

Posted by: dantesed at August 24, 2026 05:01 PM (nAHd2)

84 How did she know what chewing on a goat's ear smelled like?

Posted by: I gotta ask at August 24, 2026 05:01 PM (2Ez/1)

85 There was literally a screengrab from CNN's piece where the subtitles show a heavyset older white woman saying something like, "We didn't sign up for the Navy to be at sea for months at a time."

No? You didn't? What do you think you were signing up for, Karen?
___

This was supposedly the mother of a deployed sailor on the Lincoln.
He joined the Navy. Floating around in the middle of nowhere is part of the job description.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 05:01 PM (YlYJ8)

86 A tin of emergency rations from 1900

https://tinyurl.com/vczp93bs

No way. Dude is faking it !

Posted by: runner at August 24, 2026 05:01 PM (g47mK)

87 Here, he eats one from the Boer War:

==

I don't believe it.
Posted by: runner
__________

There were parts of it so decomposed that even he wouldn't touch it, but he did eat a good bit of it.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 24, 2026 05:02 PM (XvL8K)

88 I grew up in Hawai'i.

I like Spam.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 05:02 PM (YlYJ8)

89 Sanctions are only as good as the work-arounds.

Posted by: davidt at August 24, 2026 05:02 PM (Q+gd/)

90 I’d love the rest of the world to put sanctions on us. Stop selling us shit? Please!

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at August 24, 2026 05:02 PM (bXsD6)

91 >>>This was supposedly the mother of a deployed sailor on the Lincoln.
He joined the Navy. Floating around in the middle of nowhere is part of the job description.

Thanks. I figured it was a family member, because 1, she didn't look military-trim and 2, she would've been disciplined for that. I'll make that correction.

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 05:02 PM (1wjle)

92 Civil War era hardtack was still in the inventory during World War I, and was issued. They didn't have "best if used by" dates at that time.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 24, 2026 05:02 PM (OPTvA)

93 Go get um

Posted by: Skip at August 24, 2026 05:02 PM (Ia/+0)

94 And sometimes the cooks just want to use up all the leftover food they have, so they throw it randomly into a big stew they call by the mysterious and disturbing term "slumgullion."
——

Every culture has some version of that. It was born out of poverty where every scrap of food had to be used. Every leftover was saved until there was another to throw it all in a stew.

I believe the Italian version is called ribollita, and my poor immigrant grandfather practically lived on the stuff.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at August 24, 2026 05:02 PM (J1FkQ)

95 I saw a story on Breitbart this morning saying Iran has a $10 million reward for anyone who kills Barron Trump. Just checked and don't see the story now.

Trump should have bombed the shit out of Iran months ago.
Posted by: four seasons at August 24, 2026 04:56 PM (/QHx4)

Ukraine has had such a site since at least 2022, hosted in North Virginia. Some Americans show up on it, not sure if any have been killed.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 05:02 PM (uhVAy)

96 We have to get more creative in our anti Iran propaganda

Hey mullahs a gay guy is shoving your economy up your butt. . Ha-ha

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 24, 2026 05:03 PM (rp63B)

97 There's 100% certainty that Iran's military (The IRGC) is a paper tiger at this point -- a lot of bluster, but in an actual war, would fold like a house of cards within days, if not hours.

All it would take is a Rommel/Schawrtzkopf-style blitzkrieg with actual allied troops on the ground and thew IRGC would disintegrate and scatter, most likey within 48-72 hours.

They maintain this "'Tis but a scratch!" veneer because they're never actually challenged militarily in person -- just from the air.

i'm not advocating a drawn ut war, nor occupation, but I wouldn't mind seeing the Potemkin Army known as the IRGC exposed for what it really is by having to face actual opponents for once.

Posted by: zombie at August 24, 2026 05:03 PM (Av6i5)

98 Hey Leftists,

If you are so upset about your perceived lack of support for the military serving in the war zone, how about we take away all of the housing allowances given to criminal illegal aliens and send that money to the Navy.

Deal?

No, well then STFU.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 24, 2026 05:03 PM (HlyYF)

99
It’s really not the magic bullet people like to pretend it is against despots.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at August 24, 2026 04:58 PM (bXsD6)

One Iranian rial has gone from the equivalent of $42,000 to $2,000,000 in about six months.

Food inflation is at 100% right now.

I'm not saying it's going to end the regime, but that kind of inflation is hard to keep a handle on.

Eventually you can't pay salaries, because it's worthless by the next week.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 24, 2026 05:03 PM (6ydKt)

100 " ... when they returned to Pearl Harbor their provisions consisted of bug juice (koolaid) and 12 single serving boxes of Special K. "

that is cutting pretty darn close to the line.

*respect!*

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 24, 2026 05:03 PM (VyBeY)

101 >>There are a few points here: Yes, spending 250 days at sea is a hardship.

They DO get paid, you know...

Posted by: garrett at August 24, 2026 05:03 PM (pbpqV)

102 This was supposedly the mother of a deployed sailor on the Lincoln.
He joined the Navy. Floating around in the middle of nowhere is part of the job description.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 05:01 PM (YlYJ

What part of NAVY did she not understand?

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 05:03 PM (vfz7U)

103 >>How did she know what chewing on a goat's ear smelled like?

Posted by: I gotta ask at August 24, 2026 05:01 PM

I feared to ask. They were they ones milking the goats, though.

Posted by: huerfano at August 24, 2026 05:03 PM (2Xqig)

104 Now give a group of married women a few glasses of wine and ask if there is anything they don't like about their husbands.

Posted by: Page Views R Us at August 24, 2026 05:04 PM (2Ez/1)

105 My Marine Sgt (1st Marines) was in the South Pacific for 30mo island hopping. Second wave at Peleliu and caught malaria there. A buddy got a bullet in his head standing next to him on that island.

I have no doubt it was horror but he never said and only talked about the stuff he considered funny. He saw a lot, dealt with a lot, and he'd volunteered after Pearl Harbor. He helped his dudes build stills on every island and went into great detail on how they were built, yet he did not admit to drinking what they fermented. We didn't believe him.

His mother would send him food as often as it could find him. Somehow she'd pickle eggs and seal in metal tins that would reach him and he'd share. She was very popular with his buddies, especially her cookies.

I'm sure he complained but not in brief letters that were checked for bs by the Marines. No one checks for bs anymore, do they? You can text mommy that Joey stole your chopsticks and mommy will call her Senator.

If anyone is suicidal one would think they could get them off the ship, but I don't know vs texting mommy.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 24, 2026 05:04 PM (hzuYO)

106 Every culture has some version of that. It was born out of poverty where every scrap of food had to be used. Every leftover was saved until there was another to throw it all in a stew.

I believe the Italian version is called ribollita, and my poor immigrant grandfather practically lived on the stuff.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at August 24, 2026 05:02 PM (J1FkQ)

Hunter's Stew was a frontier version. Everyone would come back from a hunt with some varmit to put in the stew cooking on low heat. Add water and veggies when the level gets low.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 05:04 PM (uhVAy)

107 Secretary of the Navy has issued warning for all Navy personnel and families to scrub social media of all references to Navy. Credible threats are now prevalent, in foreign parts and in USA. Thanks, media, for doing the bidding of the Mullahs and Chi-Coms.

Posted by: Martin Tell at August 24, 2026 05:04 PM (sFNX2)

108 The conditions on a ship today are exactly the same as they were 2 years ago. Weird how the media didn’t worry about “solder happiness” then huh? Wonder what changed.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at August 24, 2026 05:04 PM (bXsD6)

109 98, we can hope, someday that will be true

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 24, 2026 05:04 PM (VyBeY)

110 Salt cod was a navy staple in the 17 and 18 hundreds. They’d stack it up in the holds to be used on their very long deployments.

Posted by: tubal at August 24, 2026 05:04 PM (Gqar8)

111 I’ll trade this beef patty for anything! Anyone?

Posted by: Duke Lowell got his least favorite MRE at August 24, 2026 05:04 PM (u73oe)

112 For an on-topic comment, good luck for Bessent! I still fume about how our theoretical Euro allies during Afghan and Iraq would just wink and nod and turn a blind eye at their own companies bypassing sanctions altogether.

I'm actually not in favor of 'mass punishment' sanctions against countries that don't hate us down to the 'man on the street' level, I'd rather targetted stuff that hits the power brokers and leaders who are actually the ones causing problems. But I know doing those kind of targetted sanctions, making them stick, and making them not spill over to the man on the street, is hard.

I'd hate to have to figure out targetted sanctions!

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 24, 2026 05:05 PM (aJQbY)

113 I like to see some media people actually be on a ship for nine months. I bet they would cry like babies after the first week.

We had aircraft manufacturers tech reps on the boat with us on very deployment. They were all ex jarheads or squids, and they were all bigly paid well for that assignment. And no duty section!

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 24, 2026 05:05 PM (3Ope8)

114 that is cutting pretty darn close to the line.

As I understand it, the calculation as to when they'd run out of food was the only reason they were permitted to leave station.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 05:05 PM (ExV1e)

115
Powdered milk? Isn't that the backstop against the ice cream machine being broken?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 24, 2026 05:05 PM (mmrXZ)

116 I can't believe Ace missed the best part about this op.

Back when it started, the first hysteria over "sailors are eating scraps/500 calories!" someone posted about how they are now hearing reports that we've run out of lanyard grease, a critical readiness component.

Tom "War College" Nichols took it serious and asked the poster to DM him.
There's a screenshot out there.

There's few better examples of the leftie rot in our military than that tub of shit.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 05:05 PM (3cUTc)

117 What part of NAVY did she not understand?
++++++++++

Never
Again
Volunteer
Yourself

Posted by: As any Navy wife can tell you at August 24, 2026 05:05 PM (2Ez/1)

118 75 i liked a video about Civil War era hardtack. The biscuits were cooked thoroughly dry so they wouldn't rot (much) and were therefore inedible. Soldiers would break them up -- with effort -- and put them in their coffee and eat it like a terrible chowder.

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 04:59 PM (1wjle)

I've seen guys try to eat some of that.
Literally so dry it would suck the moisture out of their mouths and they couldn't chew it.

Like eating white chalk.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 24, 2026 05:06 PM (6ydKt)

119 >>Apparently garrett is cheap, along with his other stellar qualities.

It's Wartime. You have to sacrifice for Country.

Posted by: garrett at August 24, 2026 05:06 PM (pbpqV)

120 They maintain this "'Tis but a scratch!" veneer because they're never actually challenged militarily in person -- just from the air.

i'm not advocating a drawn ut war, nor occupation, but I wouldn't mind seeing the Potemkin Army known as the IRGC exposed for what it really is by having to face actual opponents for once.
Posted by: zombie at August 24, 2026 05:03 PM (Av6i5)
----
Part of the problem with this approach is that the IRGC will melt away into the native population. Then start waging guerrilla warfare against us using their tried and true terrorism tactics, hiding behind women and children.

Cockroaches are easier to eradicate.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 24, 2026 05:06 PM (FZ29D)

121 four season, the IRGC ran an AI story about them wanting to kill both Barron and Melania. You can find the article at Iran International.

BiBi did release the details of them trying to kill one of his sons.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 24, 2026 05:06 PM (FHoaH)

122 Back on topic
I have wanted a kick ass on Iran since 1979

Posted by: Skip at August 24, 2026 05:06 PM (Ia/+0)

123 i liked a video about Civil War era hardtack. The biscuits were cooked thoroughly dry so they wouldn't rot (much) and were therefore inedible. Soldiers would break them up -- with effort -- and put them in their coffee and eat it like a terrible chowder.
Posted by: ace
_________

That youtuber ate one of those too. From 1863:

https://tinyurl.com/4z5m8zds

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 24, 2026 05:07 PM (XvL8K)

124 I have no doubt it was horror but he never said and only talked about the stuff he considered funny. He saw a lot, dealt with a lot, and he'd volunteered after Pearl Harbor. He helped his dudes build stills on every island and went into great detail on how they were built, yet he did not admit to drinking what they fermented. We didn't believe him.

We did not have a big barrel of homemade wine stuffed under the deck plating in the engine room. No sir, we absolutely did not.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 05:07 PM (ExV1e)

125 Eventually you can't pay salaries, because it's worthless by the next week.
Posted by: SpeakingOf

During the worst of the Weimar hyperinflation, workers were paid twice a day, because the money was worthless by tomorrow.

Posted by: mikeski at August 24, 2026 05:08 PM (VHUov)

126 114, that's about what I figured. that was hella accurate calculating!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 24, 2026 05:08 PM (VyBeY)

127 Remember under Obama when CNN was outraged when it came out that so many U.S. military families were on food stamps?

Yeah, neither do I.

Posted by: 29Victor at August 24, 2026 05:08 PM (0MjtC)

128
What part of NAVY did she not understand?
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 05:03 PM (vfz7U)
********
Probably Old Navy for clothes discount.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 24, 2026 05:08 PM (hzuYO)

129 There's 100% certainty that Iran's military (The IRGC) is a paper tiger at this point -- a lot of bluster, but in an actual war, would fold like a house of cards within days, if not hours.

i'm not advocating a drawn ut war, nor occupation, but I wouldn't mind seeing the Potemkin Army known as the IRGC exposed for what it really is by having to face actual opponents for once.
Posted by: zombie at August 24, 2026 05:03 PM (Av6i5)

The IGRC is not the compete army, more like the SS/Gestapo of Iran. There are conventional armed forces there, in an uneasy relationship with the IGRC and the various Police and Thug groups of the government. Iran is not a solid immutable bloc, if still unsure of how to move at present.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 05:08 PM (uhVAy)

130 Maybe bring back grog rations.

Posted by: tubal at August 24, 2026 05:08 PM (Gqar8)

131 France and Germany are the two biggest sanctions evaders with the Brits close behind.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 24, 2026 05:08 PM (FHoaH)

132 One of the photos of the supposed poor fare at the ship's chowhall had ... a cinderblock wall in the background.

Because Trump has so gutted the military, they're forced to build ships with cinderblocks now!!!

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 05:08 PM (3cUTc)

133 127 Remember under Obama when CNN was outraged when it came out that so many U.S. military families were on food stamps?

Yeah, neither do I.
Posted by: 29Victor

But it’s different now because shut up racist.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at August 24, 2026 05:09 PM (bXsD6)

134 Ironically, sanctions against Russia probably do hurt, it's just that Putin don't care. Russia is *bad* at infrastructure investment. Really, really, really bad.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 24, 2026 05:09 PM (aJQbY)

135
What part of NAVY did she not understand?
Posted by: tcn in AK

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

(looking glumly around the deck)
This is not the navy she joined. She joined the navy with the condos, and the private apartments...

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 24, 2026 05:09 PM (mmrXZ)

136 107 Secretary of the Navy has issued warning for all Navy personnel and families to scrub social media of all references to Navy. Credible threats are now prevalent, in foreign parts and in USA. Thanks, media, for doing the bidding of the Mullahs and Chi-Coms.
Posted by: Martin Tell at August 24, 2026 05:04 PM (sFNX2)

I thought this was standard practice. Even as a civilian in the Corps we didn't publish details of anything online. WTF?

The media should be held accountable for their sedition.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 05:09 PM (vfz7U)

137 That youtuber ate one of those too. From 1863:

https://tinyurl.com/4z5m8zds

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 24, 2026 05:07 PM (XvL8K)

That's the one thing Steve1989MREInfo couldn't eat.
He had to put it in coffee to soften it up.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 24, 2026 05:10 PM (6ydKt)

138 What part of NAVY did she not understand?
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 05:03 PM (vfz7U)

___

IKR? Her son joins the Navy, and she's SHOCKED he's floating around in the middle of an ocean.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 05:10 PM (YlYJ8)

139 Ironically, sanctions against Russia probably do hurt, it's just that Putin don't care. Russia is *bad* at infrastructure investment. Really, really, really bad.
Posted by: RandomDave

Yeah they hurt the people. The leaders don’t care because it doesn’t affect them. That’s my point.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at August 24, 2026 05:10 PM (bXsD6)

140 "116 I can't believe Ace missed the best part about this op.

Back when it started, the first hysteria over "sailors are eating scraps/500 calories!" someone posted about how they are now hearing reports that we've run out of lanyard grease, a critical readiness component.
Tom "War College" Nichols took it serious and asked the poster to DM him.
There's a screenshot out there.

There's few better examples of the leftie rot in our military than that tub of shit.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 05:05 PM (3cUTc) "

saw that! LOL!
also the critical shortage of grid squares!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 24, 2026 05:10 PM (VyBeY)

141 i liked a video about Civil War era hardtack. The biscuits were cooked thoroughly dry so they wouldn't rot (much) and were therefore inedible. Soldiers would break them up -- with effort -- and put them in their coffee and eat it like a terrible chowder.
Posted by: ace
_________

That youtuber ate one of those too. From 1863:

https://tinyurl.com/4z5m8zds
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 24, 2026 05:07 PM (XvL8K)

They also got cakes of pressed plant stuff - "desecrated vegetables" they could cook in their pot with their salt pork to make a soup/stew with the hardtack.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 05:10 PM (uhVAy)

142 I suspect the hardship of being long deployed is to some large degree a function of age and experience. The younger recruits probably like it.

A girl I know signed up for the marines a few years ago. She doesn’t like life at Pendleton. She would much rather be deployed.

In a few weeks, she’s going on a major deployment, all over the world. I’m hoping to meet her in some exotic port.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at August 24, 2026 05:11 PM (J1FkQ)

143 So, they complain when soldiers get lobster, then complain when sailors get powdered milk?

Posted by: 29Victor at August 24, 2026 05:11 PM (0MjtC)

144 (looking glumly around the deck)
This is not the navy she joined. She joined the navy with the condos, and the private apartments...
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 24, 2026 05:09 PM (mmrXZ)

Sadly, there are plenty of those types.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 05:11 PM (ExV1e)

145 Lee Smith wonders if Bessent and Trump really mean it -- are they actually going to punish Turkey and China for trading with Iran?
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Weren't there a bunch of countries-BRICS (I think Iran and China are two of those)-That wanted to set up their own economic system to replace ours? I wonder how many of them are getting smacked with this?

This is the sort of thing you have to do if you actually want economic sanctions to work (as opposed to showing that you 'did something'), so while I remain on the skeptical side, this is at least a good sign. And even if it doesn't get everyone to stop supplying Iran, it does give us an excuse to diminish economic ties with a bunch of our enemies, so it's a good step in its own right.

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at August 24, 2026 05:11 PM (vSvIl)

146 Were U.S. ships in WWII & Vietnam out long stretches like over 200 days between ports?
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The other day, I read that Carrier "Hornet" holds the record of 500 days between port calls. They left in early 1944 and only returned in June 1945 when her bow was crushed in a typhoon. Saw a lot of action and several major battles. Fresh food ran out quickly, so it was canned stuff after that. A lot of spam. Drinking water was rationed; they had desalination capability, but sailors still had to take salt water showers. Temps got over 100 degrees below deck.

Posted by: Martin Tell at August 24, 2026 05:11 PM (sFNX2)

147 No I meant I wanted to join the navy where I don’t deal with ships or the ocean. They tricked me!!!

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at August 24, 2026 05:11 PM (bXsD6)

148 The IGRC is not the compete army, more like the SS/Gestapo of Iran. There are conventional armed forces there, in an uneasy relationship with the IGRC and the various Police and Thug groups of the government. Iran is not a solid immutable bloc, if still unsure of how to move at present.
Posted by: Oldcat

If you break the back o the iRGC, the regular Army would flip allegiances to any new Democratic government in a heartbeat.

The populace would take care of the morality police and it won't be pretty.

Posted by: zombie at August 24, 2026 05:11 PM (Av6i5)

149
>>Lee Smith wonders if Bessent and Trump really mean it -- are they actually going to punish Turkey and China for trading with Iran?

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Fvk, just fvk. Thanks to 47 years of can-kicking, this is where we are. A confrontation with China and an Islamicizing Turkey. Fabulous job, everyone who came before.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 24, 2026 05:11 PM (mmrXZ)

150 About ten million barrels are going through the strait each day now. But pipelines etc... have taken up another 4-7 million barrels a day of what went through pre-war. Add those up and on the high end the only thing missing is the volume Iran would have been sending through.

This war has been waged with a high level of competency and a respect for life and equipment that none of us have ever seen before. Trump does not get enough credit for this. When your greatest hardship is powdered milk and your opponent's currency is trading at something like 2 million rials to the dollar while they endure rolling blackouts and have no remaining air force or navy then it is hard to realistically imagine things going much better.

Posted by: Thatch at August 24, 2026 05:11 PM (WuKJL)

151 I saw him eating some Vietnam era rations. that was daring enough for me.
Posted by: ace
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I ate VN era rations (C rations, actually)...but then it was VN era...

Posted by: Mike Hammer, who has a P-38, and knows how to use it at August 24, 2026 05:12 PM (XeU6L)

152 SMH, I'll chip in for your tank.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 24, 2026 05:12 PM (FHoaH)

153

Probably won't be long until the pussies can take their mamas with them.

Posted by: four seasons at August 24, 2026 05:12 PM (/QHx4)

154 I don't remember ever drinking milk, although even when I could, I never liked it, so never grabbed it...
Posted by: Nova Local at August 24, 2026 04:57 PM (tOcjL)
*
additive to coffee maybe.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026

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I had milk on cereal for me as a kid and even as a young adult. Now, I rarely put milk in coffee at home, but usually ad a splash of Half & Half to coffee when I'm out. Go figure.

I bought some sugar frosted shredded wheat a couple of weeks ago to go with Miss Linda's latest vanilla almond milk. Could be addicting.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 24, 2026 05:12 PM (wzUl9)

155 Ironically, sanctions against Russia probably do hurt, it's just that Putin don't care. Russia is *bad* at infrastructure investment. Really, really, really bad.
Posted by: RandomDave

Yeah they hurt the people. The leaders don’t care because it doesn’t affect them. That’s my point.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at August 24, 2026 05:10 PM (bXsD6)

Every time Russia puts in a paved road Europe invades their ass. If they fill in a swamp or cut down a forest its the Mongols or Ottomans. its a rough area.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 05:12 PM (uhVAy)

156 I would LOVE to see someone follow up on who is paying for all this Anti Navy Coverage.

I received at least 10 posts a day on F Book talking about the Lincoln... that is not a natural Al Gore Rhythm thing... it was clearly a campaign...

And someone paid for it... either anit Trump, or plain foreign money... maybe even IRANIAN money.

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 24, 2026 05:12 PM (mP0Kj)

157 saw that! LOL!
also the critical shortage of grid squares!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 24, 2026 05:10 PM (VyBeY)

It's the Navy. They'd be running short of boy butter. A real thing, BTW.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at August 24, 2026 05:13 PM (dK+Kv)

158 During the worst of the Weimar hyperinflation, workers were paid twice a day, because the money was worthless by tomorrow.

Posted by: mikeski at August 24, 2026 05:08 PM (VHUov)

Wheelbarrows for bread.
Using Reichsmarks for wallpaper.
100 trillion Reichsmarks notes by the end.

What a mess that was.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 24, 2026 05:13 PM (6ydKt)

159 If they are going after Iran's major trading partners, does this mean New York City too?

Posted by: Muhammed Abdul Muhammed, Rape Gang Member at August 24, 2026 05:13 PM (XcBiu)

160 That's the one thing Steve1989MREInfo couldn't eat.
He had to put it in coffee to soften it up.
Posted by: SpeakingOf
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He ate a piece of it directly. Said it smelled and tasted like old mothballs and library books.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 24, 2026 05:13 PM (XvL8K)

161 Secretary of the Navy has issued warning for all Navy personnel and families to scrub social media of all references to Navy.
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OPSEC isn't an issue when it comes to the enemy.

Too many low wits don't even know what OPSEC is.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 05:13 PM (YlYJ8)

162 Re: "lanyard grease" and "Grid squares," am I right in concluding that these are fictional "supplies," or what?

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 05:13 PM (1wjle)

163 Thatch, Hear Hear !

Posted by: Ben Had at August 24, 2026 05:13 PM (FHoaH)

164 I doubt the food on a carrier is gourmet, but fuck off, Navy. Army food on a good day is barely edible and we would get MREs in the field. We called the “meals refusing to exit” because they blocked you up like you wouldn’t believe.

Posted by: UGAdawg at August 24, 2026 05:13 PM (KHSpd)

165 Iran knows that they just have to be able to hold out for two years. After that they will most likely be dealing with JD Vance or a Democrat in the White House, either of which will be beneficial to them.

Posted by: Mark1971 at August 24, 2026 05:14 PM (/OKHJ)

166 No I meant I wanted to join the navy where I don’t deal with ships or the ocean. They tricked me!!!
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez
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SNL parody vid, 'The Navy':
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhioeOeOHsA

Posted by: Mike Hammer, who has a P-38, and knows how to use it at August 24, 2026 05:14 PM (XeU6L)

167 Part of the problem with this approach is that the IRGC will melt away into the native population. Then start waging guerrilla warfare against us using their tried and true terrorism tactics, hiding behind women and children.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

If they fade into the local population and wage guerrilla war, then they are no longer the de facto rulers of the nation, but instead will have become an underground rebel group.

Yeah, it may take time to eradicate them (see the KKK post-Civil War, Werewolves in post WWII Germany, etc.), but it can be done. By the iranians themselves.

They just need to one strong push to demote the IRGC from Ovrlords to Rebels.

Posted by: zombie at August 24, 2026 05:14 PM (Av6i5)

168
We did not have a big barrel of homemade wine stuffed under the deck plating in the engine room. No sir, we absolutely did not.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 05:07 PM (ExV1e)

*********
He was popular in that he had a chemistry degree that he never used once he got back to the states. That helped with a lot of things for his friends and the building of stills. Said they'd ferment anything.

Had job offers for oil companies in Louisiana but didn't want to leave MS (which I know sounds insane). He started his own business repairing car radios and did well in his GM empire.

A lot of stuff went on and still does. His very best childhood friend whom we knew from birth, remained a private in the Army. He was at least 6'7" tall. He'd get promoted to Pvt First class then busted and in the brig again. The story I love the most was when he was in a Belgian brothel in a tub and his commander walked by. He stood up nekkid and saluted.

Another childhood friend from next door was an AF pilot. Daddy went AWOL somehow (not caught) to fly to Australia with him. Said he was not impressed with the women he saw there.

He was one crazy and wonderful father.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 24, 2026 05:14 PM (hzuYO)

169 "The media should be held accountable for their sedition."
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 05:09 PM (vfz7U)

it would be so cool if we could get a real Declaration of War so that their actions would meet the Constitutional definition of treason and could be treated as such.

jus' sayin'
(for a friend)

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 24, 2026 05:14 PM (VyBeY)

170 He ate a piece of it directly. Said it smelled and tasted like old mothballs and library books.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 24, 2026 05:13 PM (XvL8K)

That's when he said he was about to crack a tooth.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 24, 2026 05:15 PM (6ydKt)

171 158 During the worst of the Weimar hyperinflation, workers were paid twice a day, because the money was worthless by tomorrow.

Posted by: mikeski at August 24, 2026 05:08 PM

Wheelbarrows for bread.
Using Reichsmarks for wallpaper.
100 trillion Reichsmarks notes by the end.

What a mess that was.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 24, 2026 05:13 PM

Huh, I wonder if that kind of hyperinflation would ever lead to some even worse things happening subsequent to those events?

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 24, 2026 05:15 PM (HlyYF)

172 We called the “meals refusing to exit” because they blocked you up like you wouldn’t believe.
Posted by: UGAdawg at August 24, 2026 05:13 PM (KHSpd)
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Why I only ate one a day.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 05:15 PM (YlYJ8)

173 Civil war era hardtack? Yes, The Blade would eat it.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at August 24, 2026 05:15 PM (J1FkQ)

174 136 I thought this was standard practice. Even as a civilian in the Corps we didn't publish details of anything online. WTF?
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This is a heightened warning from Navy Secretrary Cao, issued today. Specifically states:

"'In the current global security climate, adversaries and hostile actors are executing a coordinated, multi-domain campaign against the DON enterprise,” the notice reads. “Recent incidents across the globe demonstrate a clear growth in adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures.

"These are not isolated events; they are part of a deliberate effort to gather intelligence, test our defenses, disrupt our operations, and intimidate our force.'”

Posted by: Martin Tell at August 24, 2026 05:16 PM (sFNX2)

175 $15 is a lot to pay for a handy from a dude, even from a pro like Garrett. More than I've ever paid, anyway.

Posted by: a.moron at August 24, 2026 05:16 PM (X5Jzz)

176 SC says for now the Trump administration can use the US Post Office to verify mail in ballots

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 24, 2026 05:16 PM (rp63B)

177 140 "116 I can't believe Ace missed the best part about this op.

Back when it started, the first hysteria over "sailors are eating scraps/500 calories!" someone posted about how they are now hearing reports that we've run out of lanyard grease, a critical readiness component.
Tom "War College" Nichols took it serious and asked the poster to DM him.
There's a screenshot out there.

There's few better examples of the leftie rot in our military than that tub of shit.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 05:05 PM (3cUTc) "

saw that! LOL!
also the critical shortage of grid squares!
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 24, 2026 05:10 PM (VyBeY)

Clearly it was the lack of Chow Line that was critical...

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 24, 2026 05:16 PM (mP0Kj)

178 The Shadow Knows>>Shadoe Stevens>>Shadow Fleet

Posted by: Reflections Of My Life at August 24, 2026 05:16 PM (JM9I6)

179 162 Re: "lanyard grease" and "Grid squares," am I right in concluding that these are fictional "supplies," or what?
Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 05:13 PM (1wjle)

Cute, Ace, real cute.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 05:16 PM (vfz7U)

180 162 Re: "lanyard grease" and "Grid squares," am I right in concluding that these are fictional "supplies," or what?

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 05:13 PM (1wjle)

Yeah, I read it's like a wild good chase soldiers send lower-ranked crew on missions to get.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 24, 2026 05:16 PM (6ydKt)

181
Also, so I never served in the military, but one thing I've picked up from movies, reading, and hearing veterans talk, is that military people complain about their conditions a lot.

Complaining about everything is every service member's SOP and God Given Right. As long as it's just complaints, and doesn't flop over into crimes under UCMJ, smart NCOs don't get in the way of bitching. That's one of the most important things I learned at PLDC before becoming an E-5 Sergeant.

When troops STOP complaining however.... that's when you know you have a serious problem.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at August 24, 2026 05:16 PM (y9nCu)

182 I doubt the food on a carrier is gourmet

In the admiral's wardroom it might get close. The cooks who were on my sub when I arrived were magicians. The guys who replaced them... less so. I recall having jello for my pre-watch meal on more than one occasion because the food was inedible.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 05:16 PM (ExV1e)

183
"desecrated vegetables" they could cook in their pot with their salt pork to make a soup/stew with the hardtack.
Posted by: Oldcat

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If that's a deliberate nickname for "desiccated vegetables," it's hilarious.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 24, 2026 05:17 PM (mmrXZ)

184 Well 20% of GenZ is showing up to interviews with a parent. Not surprising this shit is happening with the navy. These kids ain’t right in the head.

Every generation thinks the next one shit. But GenZ is a special kind of shit. I honestly don’t know what will happen 20-30 years from now when they run things. It’ll be like a zombie apocalypse. Society just kinda decays slowly until there’s nothing left.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at August 24, 2026 05:17 PM (bXsD6)

185 Were U.S. ships in WWII & Vietnam out long stretches like over 200 days between ports?
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The other day, I read that Carrier "Hornet" holds the record of 500 days between port calls. They left in early 1944 and only returned in June 1945 when her bow was crushed in a typhoon. Saw a lot of action and several major battles. Fresh food ran out quickly, so it was canned stuff after that. A lot of spam. Drinking water was rationed; they had desalination capability, but sailors still had to take salt water showers. Temps got over 100 degrees below deck.
Posted by: Martin Tell at August 24, 2026 05:11 PM (sFNX2)

By that era the main US fleet was never all in port. They would swap out the admirals and generals between operations, one set planning for the next while the other did the current op. Resupply was by sea, many repairs were done in a custom anchorage. The fleet name and numbers changed based on who was running the current op.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 05:17 PM (uhVAy)

186 Re: "lanyard grease" and "Grid squares," am I right in concluding that these are fictional "supplies," or what?
Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 05:13 PM (1wjle)
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Yes, they do not exist.

It's a rite of passage to get the lowest ranking/newest newb to go to Supply to ask for such thing.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 05:18 PM (YlYJ8)

187 No I meant I wanted to join the navy where I don’t deal with ships or the ocean. They tricked me!!!
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez

They told me 'Join the Navy, see the world!'

Not reminding me that 71% of the world IS covered by water.

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 24, 2026 05:18 PM (mP0Kj)

188 There was a pretty docu on Canadian voyageurs on YT a few years ago. They tried to replicate everything the traders would have taken and used on the ride. One was pemmican; a 'biscuit' made pounded meat, tallow, and dried berries. They like them the first few times and hated them soon after.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 24, 2026 05:18 PM (diia5)

189 Civil war era hardtack? Yes, The Blade would eat it.
Posted by: Elric the Blade
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Goober peas, a staple.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, who has a P-38, and knows how to use it at August 24, 2026 05:18 PM (XeU6L)

190 162 Re: "lanyard grease" and "Grid squares," am I right in concluding that these are fictional "supplies," or what?

i hear the blinker fluid is a cromulent substitute for lanyard grease.

Posted by: anachronda at August 24, 2026 05:18 PM (sGtp+)

191 Dearest Hortense, today we used up the last of the lanyard grease, and I fear the end is near. Riley, always the joker, said we could use our earwax in a pinch, but we all knew he was just trying to lift our spirits. Who knows what tomorrow will bring? I remain yours always,

Trevor.

Posted by: Letter from the North Atlantic at August 24, 2026 05:18 PM (skR0U)

192 If that's a deliberate nickname for "desiccated vegetables," it's hilarious.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 24, 2026 05:17 PM (mmrXZ)

it was a soldier's joke, yes.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 05:18 PM (uhVAy)

193
SNL parody vid, 'The Navy':
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhioeOeOHsA
Posted by: Mike Hammer, who has a P-38, and knows how to use it at August 24, 2026 05:14 PM (XeU6L)

*********
Love it!

My father said he somehow avoided latrine or KP duties. He never asked why and skated along til the war was over.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 24, 2026 05:19 PM (hzuYO)

194 SC says for now the Trump administration can use the US Post Office to verify mail in ballots
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 24, 2026 05:16 PM (rp63B)

Boom.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 05:19 PM (ExV1e)

195 162 Re: "lanyard grease" and "Grid squares," am I right in concluding that these are fictional "supplies," or what?
Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 05:13 PM (1wjle)

Yeah, those are just for wild goose chases. Like Headlamp Fluid.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at August 24, 2026 05:19 PM (xcxpd)

196 By that era the main US fleet was never all in port. They would swap out the admirals and generals between operations, one set planning for the next while the other did the current op. Resupply was by sea, many repairs were done in a custom anchorage. The fleet name and numbers changed based on who was running the current op.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 05:17 PM (uhVAy)

Yup, it was the era that created the true US Navy Blue Water Navy... able to resupply anywhere in the world to maintain op tempo...

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 24, 2026 05:19 PM (mP0Kj)

197 Huh, I wonder if that kind of hyperinflation would ever lead to some even worse things happening subsequent to those events?

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 24, 2026 05:15 PM (HlyYF)

It leads to some very bad politics for sure.
Which in Germany's case meant International Communism vs. Nationalist Socialism.

People get that desperate and the populist left gets a lot of love.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 24, 2026 05:19 PM (6ydKt)

198 i liked a video about Civil War era hardtack. The biscuits were cooked thoroughly dry so they wouldn't rot (much) and were therefore inedible. Soldiers would break them up -- with effort -- and put them in their coffee and eat it like a terrible chowder.
Posted by: ace

I've seen guys try to eat some of that.
Literally so dry it would suck the moisture out of their mouths and they couldn't chew it.

Like eating white chalk.
Posted by: SpeakingOf

Chalk was probably softer and easier to chew.

Hardtack was basically salt and flour made into bread, and then baked down to whatever you would call "sandstone" made of salt and flour.

I suppose you'd just call it hardtack.

Posted by: mikeski at August 24, 2026 05:20 PM (VHUov)

199 ID-10-T Spray is a favorite.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 05:20 PM (YlYJ8)

200 is a grid square just a map thing? Like, are artillery maps just made up of grid squares for targeting?

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 05:20 PM (1wjle)

201 "lanyard grease" and "Grid squares," am I right in concluding that these are fictional "supplies," or what?
Posted by: ace
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Standing joke is dispatching a sailor for 20' of shore line.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, who has a P-38, and knows how to use it at August 24, 2026 05:20 PM (XeU6L)

202 184 Every generation thinks the next one shit. But GenZ is a special kind of shit. I honestly don’t know what will happen 20-30 years from now when they run things.

tanned, rested, and ready.

Posted by: chatgpt at August 24, 2026 05:20 PM (sGtp+)

203 There was literally a screengrab from CNN's piece where the subtitles show a heavyset older white woman saying something like, "My son didn't sign up for the Navy to be at sea for months at a time."

No? He didn't? What do you think he was signing up for, Karen?

I saw that and laughed. She sat there complete with tears in her eyes trying her best to put forward such a mournful tale. If she indeed has a son underway, I think that he would be embarrassed at seeing his mom's video.

Posted by: Cheri at August 24, 2026 05:20 PM (oiNtH)

204 195 162 Re: "lanyard grease" and "Grid squares," am I right in concluding that these are fictional "supplies," or what?
Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 05:13 PM (1wjle)

Yeah, those are just for wild goose chases. Like Headlamp Fluid.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at August 24, 2026 05:19 PM (xcxpd)

Teh Bridge needs Relative bearing grease... and the snipes need Sound Powered Phone batteries.

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 24, 2026 05:20 PM (mP0Kj)

205 SNL parody vid, 'The Navy':
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhioeOeOHsA
Posted by: Mike Hammer, who has a P-38, and knows how to use it at August 24, 2026 05:14 PM (XeU6L)
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I hear former Marine Gene Hackman's voice doing the narration in that video, making fun of the Navy.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 24, 2026 05:21 PM (Lhncr)

206 Actually I am more interested in Canada and their recent attempt to jack the US and meddle in the mid-term elections.

For example. Michigan, New York and other New England states have made themselves particularly vulnerable to a "Nuclear Option" by Canada to screw with electricity sent to these communist Climate states. Canada could cut its hydro power (yet also receive immense monetary collateral damage on their utilities by jeopardizing multi-billion dollar energy deals with the US) and by doing so throw the New England states into blackouts and massive electricity bill hikes.

This kind of shit would really mess with the mid-terms as the Enemedia would drop Canada's option on Trump and make it all of his fault for Canada deciding to North Korea the New England states.

TDS infected Carney is wicked, depraved and retarded enough to do it.

Posted by: Community Notes at August 24, 2026 05:21 PM (nAS9C)

207 SC says for now the Trump administration can use the US Post Office to verify mail in ballots
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 24, 2026 05:16 PM (rp63B)

I still say no.
- some foreign born district judge in Boston or NYC

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at August 24, 2026 05:21 PM (bXsD6)

208 >>>ID-10-T Spray is my favorite

what's the joke on that one? I don't have the background knowledge to get it.

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 05:21 PM (1wjle)

209 198 Hardtack was basically salt and flour made into bread, and then baked down to whatever you would call "sandstone" made of salt and flour.

the townsends youtube channel has an episode where he makes some.

Posted by: anachronda at August 24, 2026 05:21 PM (sGtp+)

210 . . . and speaking of military rations, the Feds should get rid of SNAP and switch to Welfare Rations. Get a few companies to produce WWII style C rations and have Amazon distribute them to welfare recipients instead of giving them fraud prone SNAP cards. Once a week you get a big Amazon box with a weeks supply of nutritious but not particularly appetizing chow. Don't like it? Get a fucking job and buy your own food.

Posted by: a.moron at August 24, 2026 05:21 PM (X5Jzz)

211
Every generation thinks the next one shit. But GenZ is a special kind of shit

Al my Grandkids are Gen Z... The youngest is 18 and a Senior in HS.. He has an after school job... The 2 older 23 year olds have jobs and have from a young age.. The 21 year old had 2 jobs until she entered cosmetology school last year. None of them went to interviews with their Mommies... I guess they are the exceptions..

Posted by: It's me donna at August 24, 2026 05:21 PM (+gK6I)

212 is a grid square just a map thing? Like, are artillery maps just made up of grid squares for targeting?
Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 05:20 PM (1wjle)
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LOL, yes.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 05:21 PM (YlYJ8)

213 Yeah, I read it's like a wild good chase soldiers send lower-ranked crew on missions to get.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 24, 2026 05:16 PM (6ydKt)

Snipe hunts.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 05:22 PM (vfz7U)

214 My father said he somehow avoided latrine or KP duties. He never asked why and skated along til the war was over.
Posted by: ChristyBlinky
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I avoided neither.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, who has a P-38, and knows how to use it at August 24, 2026 05:22 PM (XeU6L)

215
"Until Tehran stands alone."

I do like that image. The mullahs slamming phones down, stone-faced. Asking how much cash they have left.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 24, 2026 05:22 PM (mmrXZ)

216 Yup, it was the era that created the true US Navy Blue Water Navy... able to resupply anywhere in the world to maintain op tempo...
Posted by: Romeo13
__________

We had three ice cream barges.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 24, 2026 05:22 PM (XvL8K)

217 There are a few points here: Yes, spending 250 days at sea is a hardship.

Nope. Said by "nobody" that ever deployed on a damn thing.

250 days on any machine is a no-go. Because not even the best shit we build, as far as a ship, doesn't start breaking down after 250 days.

Why did American Ground Divisions consist of three regiments for so long ? Because they figured out that one of the three needed to be pulled off the front line from time to time.

This is the kind of "Madelaine Allbright" crap that makes no sense when spoken by Republicans any more than Democrats.

Posted by: Nope at August 24, 2026 05:22 PM (Th3Pe)

218 Port of call: Bayonne, New Jersey.

Posted by: When SNL was funny at August 24, 2026 05:22 PM (2Ez/1)

219 Were U.S. ships in WWII & Vietnam out long stretches like over 200 days between ports?

I just want to know how out of the ordinary this is for carrier groups.

They are making it sound like it's the longest cruise in history.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 24, 2026 04:53 PM

Not to take anything away for the guys and gals on the lincoln but we were deployed during the tanker wars for 6 months.

I vividly recall finally getting an unrep with fresh fruit and eggs a few months into the cruise. They dropped a pallet of bananas on the flight deck and by the time that pallet made it down to the mess decks it was nothing but empty cases. Everyone was walking around eating bananas and had them sticking out of their pockets.

It was soon after that when we pulled into mombasa for a short 3 day break and drank the country out of tuskers beer on new years eve 1987. And we headed right back to the gulf for another go at the iranians. We got back to Japan in April and we left the first week of november. We spent 6 months in that area with just a bob hope USO show and one short 3 day break.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 24, 2026 05:23 PM (cpFbA)

220 184 Well 20% of GenZ is showing up to interviews with a parent. Not surprising this shit is happening with the navy. These kids ain’t right in the head.

**********
Is this a joke? If not, wow. I can't imagine doing this, ever. I was sort of independent from age 2yrs and would go off on car trips with my grandmother barely waving goodbye to my parents.

"Hi, I'm 19yrs and here for the blood bank job for the semester. Here is my mommy who will keep me from fainting as I drive nail size needles into arms." Right. Right. Right.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 24, 2026 05:23 PM (hzuYO)

221 Standing joke is dispatching a sailor for 20' of shore line.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, who has a P-38, and knows how to use it at August 24, 2026 05:20 PM (XeU6L)

Bulkhead remover, deck softener...

We'd tell guys that we needed to run an air sample but that the machine wasn't portable so they'd climb up on a table with a trash bag, jump off - catching air in the bag, and run through the building holding that so it could be analyzed while it was fresh.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 05:23 PM (ExV1e)

222 ID-10-T Spray is my favorite

what's the joke on that one? I don't have the background knowledge to get it.
Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 05:21 PM (1wjle)
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haha

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 05:23 PM (YlYJ8)

223 Bring me a bucket of waterline.

Posted by: Master Chief at August 24, 2026 05:23 PM (2Ez/1)

224 "relative bearing grease" i did get

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 05:23 PM (1wjle)

225 Yeah, those are just for wild goose chases. Like Headlamp Fluid.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards

Blinker fluid, muffler bearings, frequency grease (applied to radio antennas for better reception)..... all fun things to send people to the local Napa parts store for.

And aircraft mechanics are always short on prop wash.

Posted by: mikeski at August 24, 2026 05:23 PM (VHUov)

226 I suppose you'd just call it hardtack.

Posted by: mikeski at August 24, 2026 05:20 PM (VHUov)

You'd have to do something to loosen it up.
Putting it in a stew until it softened up some seemed to be the way.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 24, 2026 05:23 PM (6ydKt)

227 Ace would make the ideal new recruit.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, who has a P-38, and knows how to use it at August 24, 2026 05:23 PM (XeU6L)

228 >>>ID-10-T Spray is my favorite

what's the joke on that one? I don't have the background knowledge to get it.

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 05:21 PM (1wjle)

It's akin to a PEBKAC error confronted by IT support crews.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at August 24, 2026 05:23 PM (dK+Kv)

229 ID-10-T Spray is my favorite

what's the joke on that one? I don't have the background knowledge to get it.
Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 05:21 PM (1wjle)

ID10T

Posted by: Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash at August 24, 2026 05:23 PM (oqH4h)

230 208 >>>ID-10-T Spray is my favorite

what's the joke on that one? I don't have the background knowledge to get it.
Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 05:21 PM (1wjle)

ID-10-T = Idiot

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at August 24, 2026 05:24 PM (xcxpd)

231 I just want to know how out of the ordinary this is for carrier groups.

They are making it sound like it's the longest cruise in history.
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Just picking up things here and in other media, if a ship is in port for upkeep, it might be there 6 months to a year, and travel time to the Middle East by sea is around a month (estimating 20 mph, which is around 500 miles a day, so 25-ish days to get 12,500 miles-half the Earth's diameter-plus there's continents in the way and currents to consider so you can't go entirely in a straight line/great circle). So a 9 month at sea deployment doesn't *sound* unreasonable.

WAG on my part, but I didn't see anyone else respond.

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at August 24, 2026 05:24 PM (vSvIl)

232 213 Yeah, I read it's like a wild good chase soldiers send lower-ranked crew on missions to get.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 24, 2026 05:16 PM (6ydKt)

Snipe hunts.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 05:22 PM (vfz7U)

Funny part? Navy Engine guys are called Snipes... so yeah, you CAN find those.

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 24, 2026 05:24 PM (mP0Kj)

233 "200 is a grid square just a map thing? Like, are artillery maps just made up of grid squares for targeting?

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 05:20 PM (1wjle) "

yup, every map is broken into grid squares, then numbers specify smaller and smaller squares to specify an exact location

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 24, 2026 05:24 PM (VyBeY)

234 ID-10-T Spray is a favorite.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy

The standard remedy for PEBKAC errors.

Posted by: mikeski at August 24, 2026 05:24 PM (VHUov)

235 >>ID10T

ah got it

like a Rebus

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 05:25 PM (1wjle)

236 >>>ID-10-T Spray is my favorite

what's the joke on that one? I don't have the background knowledge to get it.
Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 05:21 PM (1wjle)

Spells Idiot.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 05:25 PM (uhVAy)

237 208 >>>ID-10-T Spray is my favorite

what's the joke on that one? I don't have the background knowledge to get it.

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 05:21 PM

My nic has the background knowledge to get that one!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 24, 2026 05:25 PM (HlyYF)

238 Al my Grandkids are Gen Z... The youngest is 18 and a Senior in HS.. He has an after school job... The 2 older 23 year olds have jobs and have from a young age.. The 21 year old had 2 jobs until she entered cosmetology school last year. None of them went to interviews with their Mommies... I guess they are the exceptions..
Posted by: It's me donna

There are always exceptions. But the typical 23 year old today is an absolute retard. And it’s only getting worse.

Talk to any teacher who’s been around for a while. They will fell you rates been a huge change in kids and not a positive chabge. Day and night compared to 10 years ago.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at August 24, 2026 05:25 PM (bXsD6)

239 >>>And aircraft mechanics are always short on prop wash.

i get that one too

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 05:26 PM (1wjle)

240 what's the joke on that one? I don't have the background knowledge to get it.
Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 05:21 PM (1wjle)

I think you do...it's the letters

Posted by: runner at August 24, 2026 05:26 PM (g47mK)

241 ID-10-T Spray is my favorite

what's the joke on that one? I don't have the background knowledge to get it.
Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 05:21 PM (1wjle)

ID-10-T
ID10T
Idiot

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 05:26 PM (ExV1e)

242 thanks sock-rat-eez

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 05:26 PM (1wjle)

243 dubbed "Operation Economic Outcast," which he compared to the historic D-Day landings during World War II.

I note that D-Day attempted to free Europe from people who never actually went away.

Posted by: t-bird at August 24, 2026 05:26 PM (x/Rva)

244 213 Yeah, I read it's like a wild good chase soldiers send lower-ranked crew on missions to get.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 24, 2026 05:16 PM (6ydKt)

Snipe hunts.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 05:22 PM (vfz7U)

My Dad sent me to find a left-handed screwdriver once when I was a kid.

Also, a pipe stretcher.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 24, 2026 05:26 PM (6ydKt)

245
During the worst of the Weimar hyperinflation, workers were paid twice a day, because the money was worthless by tomorrow.

Posted by: mikeski at August 24, 2026 05:08 PM (VHUov)

One of the few textbooks I kept from college is an Econ textbook that had a page about the Namibian economy in the 70s. The money was so worthless that foreign diplomats started paying their native workers in canned beer. The habit spread to the native population and the local version of a National Brewery became rather like the Namibian National Mint.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at August 24, 2026 05:27 PM (y9nCu)

246 Grid squares?

Here's a whole PLANET worth of grid squares.

https://what3words.com

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 24, 2026 05:27 PM (2Ez/1)

247 don’t know what will happen 20-30 years from now when they run things. It’ll be like a zombie apocalypse. Society just kinda decays slowly until there’s nothing left.

That is easy to forecast. Imagine the power grid, the refineries, the water treatment plants and other complex systems falling behind on maintenance as the foreign "worker" mentality and sub 100 IQ make current systems out of reach for this generation (and next's) to understand how it works.

Just in one 15 minute session with AI, I had to correct it on major errors in its response. 'Z' believes AI more than Moses believed God.

Posted by: Community Notes at August 24, 2026 05:27 PM (rgGn5)

248 Talk to any teacher who’s been around for a while.

Oh yeah. Talk to any Boomer Teacher. They'll tell you how the kids just don't listen like they used to.

Maybe the Gen Z kids are starting to figure out that its all bullshit.

Posted by: Nope at August 24, 2026 05:27 PM (Th3Pe)

249 I think the largest single expenditure for the Lewis and Clark expedition was called "Portable Soup", put up in tins several hundred pounds. It was soup stock and fat rendered down into a kind of tar, probably like "Better than Bouillon". The troops did not like it, but it did save their ass a couple times when there was absolutely nothing else to eat. In those days there was very little game in the mountains, and what little there was, was very lean and didn't provide sustenance.

At one point they were eating their Moccasins. They would stitch up a couple hundred pairs at a time, since they don't last very long. They also ate a lot of horses, and dogs, because they were starving. People get pretty creative when death looms.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 24, 2026 05:27 PM (OPTvA)

250 I’ve read that the military today is also full of gangs which probably doesn’t help morale among Normies.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at August 24, 2026 05:27 PM (bXsD6)

251 SC says for now the Trump administration can use the US Post Office to verify mail in ballots
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That stupid bint judge was spitting mad the post office went ahead with the rules.

Because she knew if they posted them, the SCOTUS wouldn't touch them.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 05:28 PM (3cUTc)

252 Sound powered phone batteries?

On ships there is a system that takes sound waves, converts them into very low level electrical signals... so you have a com system available even if all the power on the ship is out... called Sound Powered Phones.

No electricity or batteries needed... thus the 'hunt'

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 24, 2026 05:28 PM (mP0Kj)

253 At one point they were eating their Moccasins. They would stitch up a couple hundred pairs at a time, since they don't last very long. They also ate a lot of horses, and dogs, because they were starving. People get pretty creative when death looms.
Posted by: Common Tater

You ain't just whistling' Dixie!
-The Donner Party

Posted by: BruceWayne at August 24, 2026 05:28 PM (YZ0Fo)

254 I suppose you'd just call it hardtack.

Posted by: mikeski at August 24, 2026 05:20 PM (VHUov)

You'd have to do something to loosen it up.
Putting it in a stew until it softened up some seemed to be the way.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 24, 2026 05:23 PM (6ydKt)

Fry your salt pork in your mess tin skillet, use the rendered fat in the pan to soften it up and give it flavor.

They did try to keep things fresh and they gave a lot - a pound of meat a day was the ration, and a bunch of coffee as beans so it could not be adulterated. On marches they trailed along live cows to be slaughtered on the way to give additional fresh meat rations.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 05:29 PM (uhVAy)

255

محسن رضایی
@ir_rezaee
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Aug 23
If the economic war continues, not a single drop of oil will be exported٫ neither through the Strait of Hormuz nor from anywhere in the Persian Gulf. Iran will regard any country’s participation in or support for America’s economic war against the Iranian people as an act of war.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 24, 2026 05:29 PM (mmrXZ)

256 D-10-T Spray is my favorite

Similar to a PICNIC† error

† Problem In Chair, Not In Computer

Posted by: Community Notes at August 24, 2026 05:29 PM (rgGn5)

257 We're already punishing China. They got a good deal of refined oil from Iran, that originated as crude out of Venezuela. All three were circumventing economic sanctions to accomplish that process.

Additionally, and indirectly, we are punishing China via our trade negotiations with Canada. Canada's economy is based on foreign countries (primarily China) sending unfinished wares to Canada, who act like a guy ordering from IKEA...who spends his weekend assembling pre-fab furniture. China did this quite purposefully to get around direct tariffs on Chinese goods. Because these assembled item from Canada would be labled as "Canadian." That's one of the primary reasons for the tariffs on Canada....who will puff their chest and play tough, until Trump activates the six month termination clause in the USMCA.

Posted by: Orson at August 24, 2026 05:29 PM (dIske)

258
If your kids ever join the Army or Marines, don't EVER let them get a spare map and cut it into squares on the grid lines to make their grid squares. Not unless you don't mind them doing pushups for 3-4 hours straight.

Trust me.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at August 24, 2026 05:30 PM (y9nCu)

259 yeah. Talk to any Boomer Teacher. They'll tell you how the kids just don't listen like they used to.

Maybe the Gen Z kids are starting to figure out that its all bullshit.
Posted by: Nope at August 24, 2026 05:27 PM (Th3Pe)

Big bad evil b00M3r teachers don’t really exist they’re all retired. Teachers retire I their 50s. Even GenX teachers are staying to retire.

Talk to a 40 year old teacher who’s started teaching 15 years ago and he/She will tell you that there has been a big shift in kids.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at August 24, 2026 05:30 PM (bXsD6)

260 Late to the conversation, but I chuckle at the grid square, etc., references. My first day in my Ammo platoon (13 Mike), the Sgt. sent me to ask some E-7 in the Motor Pool for a "hose stretcher". It sounded dumb, and I was suspicious, but waited outside his door until he had a second. I stepped in and said "Sgt. Bla-", he cut me off and said "tell Blaylock to get up here right now, I'm sick of this new guy shit". I never had to ask the question.

Posted by: Lincolntf at August 24, 2026 05:30 PM (vV6n9)

261 I’ve read that the military today is also full of gangs which probably doesn’t help morale among Normies.

I joined in '90. Got out in '96.

Anybody that says gangs and racial cliques didn't exist back then is just a fuckin' liar. Of course, plenty here insist that Norman Rockwell painted the entire situation, and nothing changed from the time they never joined until they didn't serve in 'Nam until they watched all the John Wayne Movies including The Green Berets.

Get this kids. Words were said, even back then, over Blacks getting Five Extra Points in the Promotion Packet for just being Black.

Posted by: Nope at August 24, 2026 05:31 PM (Th3Pe)

262 ... so for grid square (say) HC, HC 0645 would give a 1 km area,
HC 067452 a 100 meter square, HC 06484529 a 10 meter square ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 24, 2026 05:31 PM (VyBeY)

263 258, LOL!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 24, 2026 05:32 PM (VyBeY)

264
The "Holiday Road" -- Titanic mash up was hilarious

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at August 24, 2026 05:32 PM (ixS3i)

265 I recall having jello for my pre-watch meal on more than one occasion because the food was inedible.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 05:16 PM (ExV1e)
****
Sounds like public school food. I survived on rolls, dessert and milk most of my lunches. Or I brought my lunch.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 24, 2026 05:32 PM (hzuYO)

266 And here he is with his Boomer rant and his new handle or maybe that's one he used 20 handles ago.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 24, 2026 05:32 PM (lt7On)

267 There is a shortage of

1. Relative bearing grease
2. Proper steam blanket
3. Qualified Mail Buoy watches

Deployment isn't for the faint of heart

It sux, but it's what we do.

I still prefer powdered eggs over real scrambled eggs.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 24, 2026 05:33 PM (iMotb)

268 What’s the angle in gangs in the military? Is it to steal? Opportunity to sell drugs? Seems like an odd place to be as a gang banger.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at August 24, 2026 05:33 PM (bXsD6)

269 Just checked the news sites, and you'll be sad to hear the walls are closing in. That's right, Trump is beset on all sides by unconquerable forces. Now, what's for dinner?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 24, 2026 05:33 PM (Lhncr)

270 Get this kids. Words were said, even back then, over Blacks getting Five Extra Points in the Promotion Packet for just being Black.
Posted by: Nope at August 24, 2026 05:31 PM (Th3Pe)

I had a black guy accuse me of racism because I wouldn't approve a certification for him. I told him to feel free to take it to the Captain cuz I could bring a dozen witnesses who knew that I always asked the same set of questions. Not my fault that he didn't find out whet they were before he asked for my autograph.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 05:33 PM (ExV1e)

271 ID-10-T Spray "

Spell it out: I d i o t

Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 05:33 PM (XuXeR)

272 256 D-10-T Spray is my favorite

Similar to a PICNIC† error

† Problem In Chair, Not In Computer
Posted by: Community Notes at August 24, 2026 05:29 PM (rgGn5)

Like a mechanic diagnosing the car problem as an issue with the nut behind the wheel.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 05:34 PM (vfz7U)

273 They did try to keep things fresh and they gave a lot - a pound of meat a day was the ration, and a bunch of coffee as beans so it could not be adulterated. On marches they trailed along live cows to be slaughtered on the way to give additional fresh meat rations.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 05:29 PM (uhVAy)

Yeah, they had to carry coffee grinders in their sacks for the beans.

Never really thought about Civil War logistics.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 24, 2026 05:34 PM (6ydKt)

274 And here you are with the "I can't argue against it, but I just want it to stop" bullshit.

Does this work for you in public ? Do you try to "shush" all day long ?

And if so ? Does anybody ever tell you to mind your own fuckin' business ?

Posted by: Nope at August 24, 2026 05:35 PM (Th3Pe)

275
I hear that catapult recoil springs are at a critical level and soon the catapults will be unable to function.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at August 24, 2026 05:35 PM (ixS3i)

276 If your kids ever join the Army or Marines, don't EVER let them get a spare map and cut it into squares on the grid lines to make their grid squares. Not unless you don't mind them doing pushups for 3-4 hours straight.

Trust me.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at August 24, 2026 05:30 PM (y9nCu)
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*shifty eyes*

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 05:35 PM (YlYJ8)

277 I still prefer powdered eggs over real scrambled eggs."

Yeah, but blue milk?

Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 05:35 PM (XuXeR)

278 Sounds like public school food. I survived on rolls, dessert and milk most of my lunches. Or I brought my lunch.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 24, 2026 05:32 PM (hzuYO)

I tended to just get some fries in high school. Was never a 3 big meals a day believer.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 05:36 PM (uhVAy)

279 Iran will regard any country’s participation in or support for America’s economic war against the Iranian people as an act of war.
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Is there anyone in the region that Iran hasn't already fired missiles or drones at yet?

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at August 24, 2026 05:36 PM (vSvIl)

280 Sounds like public school food. I survived on rolls, dessert and milk most of my lunches. Or I brought my lunch.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 24, 2026 05:32 PM (hzuYO)

Most of the time the food was edible. Might not be super tasty but it was edible... the trouble was that we had one cook who was a fucking idiot. I don't know if he was trying to get thrown off the boat or what... would 'forget' to turn on the oven or something. You show up and have 15 minutes to eat and there isn't anything, or it's burnt, or it's fucked up in some other way.

Most meals were fine and then... bam... jello.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 05:36 PM (ExV1e)

281
ID-10-T Spray

So named to pay homage to IRS Form ID-10T.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at August 24, 2026 05:36 PM (ixS3i)

282
As to MREs stopping you up, I have a theory that it's intentional. Soldiers/Marines in close combat are wallowing around in shit and dead flesh all day long. Which means they WILL get dysentery, cholera or some other horrible affliction that makes them shit all over themselves. MREs stopping you up helps keep the really dangerous dehydration from those diseases somewhat in check.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at August 24, 2026 05:37 PM (y9nCu)

283 "I hear that catapult recoil springs are at a critical level and soon the catapults will be unable to function."

Nah, they are fine.

But there are no replacement brake shoes for the catapult water brakes.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 24, 2026 05:37 PM (iMotb)

284 What’s the angle in gangs in the military?

In my day, it was Organic. Cubans hung with Cubans. Blacks with Blacks. Not many Mexicans in the Army in the early 90s. But plenty of Blacks and Cubans. And Puerto Ricans.

And they all just "hung together". A few Whites would try to encourage the same thing. That was "racist" - even back then.

Posted by: Nope at August 24, 2026 05:37 PM (Th3Pe)

285 Sounds like public school food. I survived on rolls, dessert and milk most of my lunches. Or I brought my lunch.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 24, 2026 05:32 PM (hzuYO)
___

ngl, the rolls were good.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 05:38 PM (YlYJ8)

286 Did someone ask for me?

Posted by: Uncle Rebus at August 24, 2026 05:38 PM (guGkK)

287 Yeah, they had to carry coffee grinders in their sacks for the beans.

Never really thought about Civil War logistics.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 24, 2026 05:34 PM (6ydKt)

they'd use rifle butts on a flat rock or something if they couldn't get that. Not sure if it was common as time went on to have a personal grinder. The usual thing was to grind up the beans and mix in the sugar ration as you liked it all at once, and just spoon out the dosage you liked into your tin cup or pot

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 05:38 PM (uhVAy)

288 "Yeah, but blue milk?"

Sounds like somebody put some blue bug juice powder in the powdered milk.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 24, 2026 05:39 PM (iMotb)

289 So, this means Roberts is preparing sink a different case for Trump later

@disclosetv 7s
JUST IN - Supreme Court lifts an injunction blocking Trump's executive order directing the Postal Service to deliver mail-in ballots only to voters on a federal eligibility list, splitting 6-3 along ideological lines — NBC

Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 24, 2026 05:39 PM (diia5)

290 Most meals were fine and then... bam... jello.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 05:36 PM (ExV1e)

But never saw a ship's meal that did NOT have Peanut Butter and Jelly available... not sure if it still is with the whole peanut allergy scare shit...

And MidRats (meal at middle of the night) was the shit... combination of leftovers from dinner, and breakfast stuff and almost always had eggs to order.

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 24, 2026 05:39 PM (mP0Kj)

291 Posted by: Nope at August 24, 2026 05:35 PM (Th3Pe)

LOL Yep; I nailed it , and no, it's not my usual method of dealing with people, because the people I know IRL don't change their name every two days nor give the impression that they're smarter than everybody else including all Boomers!

Have a better evening!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 24, 2026 05:39 PM (pOTTH)

292 Complaining is a sport in the military, just like jerking off guys for $15 a man is a sport for garrett.
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Is this for real? He would have to pay me a **lot** more than $15 to touch my junk.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at August 24, 2026 05:40 PM (vJWOJ)

293 292 Complaining is a sport in the military, just like jerking off guys for $15 a man is a sport for garrett.
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Is this for real? He would have to pay me a **lot** more than $15 to touch my junk.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at August 24, 2026 05:40 PM (vJWOJ)

Yup.... know how as an NCO you knew you had a REAL problem with your Men?

They STOPPED complaining.

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 24, 2026 05:41 PM (mP0Kj)

294
Just checked the news sites, and you'll be sad to hear the walls are closing in. That's right, Trump is beset on all sides by unconquerable forces. Now, what's for dinner?

Posted by: Huck Follywood

"walls closing in"

Do all four walls close in? If so, what happens to the two ends of each wall? Are they folding like an accordion?

If it is only two walls, could you not see the tracks along which the two walls will progress and opt to find another room before they commence their precision closing?

Seems like one would have to be pretty much clueless to ever enter rooms whose walls close in.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at August 24, 2026 05:42 PM (ixS3i)

295 From what I've been able to glean, more cargo comes across the border between Iran and our "good friend" Pakistan than any other single source.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 24, 2026 05:42 PM (edUvp)

296 Sounds like somebody put some blue bug juice powder in the powdered milk."

Powdered skim milk. It's blue. Seriously. And awful.

Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 05:42 PM (XuXeR)

297 Iran has a superior military to the USA at baseline, with allies, they are insurmountable . Who will stop them, the uss harvey milk and the 47th hairdresser battalion? Keep stepping on your tiny divks before the midterms to solidify permanent democrat rule

Posted by: Dratch at August 24, 2026 05:42 PM (+mc0p)

298 But never saw a ship's meal that did NOT have Peanut Butter and Jelly available... not sure if it still is with the whole peanut allergy scare shit...

And MidRats (meal at middle of the night) was the shit... combination of leftovers from dinner, and breakfast stuff and almost always had eggs to order.
Posted by: Romeo13 at August 24, 2026 05:39 PM (mP0Kj)

We'd usually have PB&J, and green bologna.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 05:43 PM (ExV1e)

299 Our cooks apparently ascribed to a theory that if they put the scrambled eggs into the thermite while they were still quite a bit raw, that they would continue to cook in the thermite.

That theory was incorrect.

Posted by: 29Victor at August 24, 2026 05:43 PM (0MjtC)

300 hmmm

"Natalie Winters
@nataliegwinters
6h
EXCLUSIVE: The Islamization of Girl Scouts across America:

• GSUSA-approved “GIRL SCOUT OF THE ISLAMIC FAITH” medals
• Non-Muslim girls invited to mosques to observe Islamic prayer
• Hajj patches, Shahada lessons, required white hijabs and Ramadan lock-ins

Nationwide"

Posted by: runner at August 24, 2026 05:43 PM (g47mK)

301 295 From what I've been able to glean, more cargo comes across the border between Iran and our "good friend" Pakistan than any other single source.
Posted by: Tom Servo at August 24, 2026 05:42 PM (edUvp)

Yup, bomb bridges and rail lines... take out buried Phone cables...

Commerce stops.

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 24, 2026 05:43 PM (mP0Kj)

302 Relative bearing grease

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 24, 2026 05:43 PM (Cqx++)

303 Powdered skim milk. It's blue. Seriously. And awful.
Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 05:42 PM (XuXeR)

I would have thought skim milk wouldn't have anything left in it to powder. Ew.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 05:44 PM (vfz7U)

304 For nobody that's ever served ... and let's be clear, more people here talk shit about their ideas of being in the military than ever put on a uniform for even a day ... its a different deal.

You're captured when deployed. You eat what they give you. You don't have the option of not - unless you want to lose weight.

You also sleep when they let you. And on and on.

Its not this "noble" thing that many of you drone on and on about.

Posted by: Nope at August 24, 2026 05:44 PM (Th3Pe)

305 If it is only two walls, could you not see the tracks along which the two walls will progress and opt to find another room before they commence their precision closing?

Seems like one would have to be pretty much clueless to ever enter rooms whose walls close in.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at August 24, 2026 05:42 PM (ixS3i)

Sometimes it's just where you end up when you're escaping detention. -- Chewbacca

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 05:44 PM (ExV1e)

306 "Yeah, but blue milk?"

Sounds like somebody put some blue bug juice powder in the powdered milk.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 24, 2026 05:39 PM (iMotb)
---
I was raised on the stuff back on Tatooine...

Posted by: L. Skywalker at August 24, 2026 05:45 PM (FZ29D)

307 ]i]So, this means Roberts is preparing sink a different case for Trump later

@disclosetv 7s
JUST IN - Supreme Court lifts an injunction blocking Trump's executive order directing the Postal Service to deliver mail-in ballots only to voters on a federal eligibility list, splitting 6-3 along ideological lines — NBC
Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 24, 2026 05:39 PM (diia5)

or they all agreed that they didn't want to touch this at all since it also has to do with postal regs and the actual constitutional status of the USPO which was totally screwed up by Congress; by punting they get to claim it moot until after the election, and the states supposedly have the voter rolls so it is not an undue burden to anyone.

(USPS will just log it all in their databases, and let it go from there, just like a Bulk Mail list from a mailing company)

Posted by: Kindltot at August 24, 2026 05:45 PM (rbvCR)

308 Wait.... I only thought CNN complained about lobster dinners in the military!

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at August 24, 2026 05:45 PM (n5tGW)

309 300 hmmm

"Natalie Winters
@nataliegwinters
6h
EXCLUSIVE: The Islamization of Girl Scouts across America:

• GSUSA-approved “GIRL SCOUT OF THE ISLAMIC FAITH” medals
• Non-Muslim girls invited to mosques to observe Islamic prayer
• Hajj patches, Shahada lessons, required white hijabs and Ramadan lock-ins

Nationwide"
Posted by: runner at August 24, 2026 05:43 PM (g47mK)

They already support PP, so abortion on demand. Islam isn't much of a stretch from there.

They are evil.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 05:45 PM (vfz7U)

310 they'd use rifle butts on a flat rock or something if they couldn't get that. Not sure if it was common as time went on to have a personal grinder. The usual thing was to grind up the beans and mix in the sugar ration as you liked it all at once, and just spoon out the dosage you liked into your tin cup or pot
Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 05:38 PM (uhVAy)

There's a famous Civil War Sharps Carbine that had a coffee grinder built into the stock, although these were quite rare.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 24, 2026 05:45 PM (edUvp)

311
And MidRats (meal at middle of the night) was the shit... combination of leftovers from dinner, and breakfast stuff and almost always had eggs to order.
Posted by: Romeo13

We'd usually have PB&J, and green bologna.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

Yeah, that's what we'd get on the MSO

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 24, 2026 05:45 PM (Cqx++)

312 Some submarines are at sea for 70+ days before returning to exciting ports like Kitsap. Actually only Kitsap. The time at sea is spent submerged so the men spend their sitting next to giant round windows staring transfixed at vast schools of tropical fish.

Posted by: Oglebay at August 24, 2026 05:46 PM (2ap+5)

313 Posted by: runner at August 24, 2026 05:43 PM (g47mK)

Hmmm.... howz cum we had to rename BOY Scouts because Sexist... but Girl Scout is still AOK?

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 24, 2026 05:46 PM (mP0Kj)

314 I would have thought skim milk wouldn't have anything left in it to powder. Ew."

Yeah. It was what we had on Kodiak ...

Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 05:46 PM (XuXeR)

315 "Powdered skim milk. It's blue. Seriously. And awful."

Oddly enough, I never noticed.
But I never drank a whole lot of milk underway.

I know back in the 80's we carried canned bacon as part of our emergency rations on the frigate I was on then.

Small boy deployment is slightly different than a Carrier deployment.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 24, 2026 05:46 PM (iMotb)

316 Oh yeah. Talk to any Boomer Teacher. They'll tell you how the kids just don't listen like they used to.
------

Because...you were there and know that it isn't true. Right?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, who has a P-38, and knows how to use it at August 24, 2026 05:46 PM (XeU6L)

317 156 I would LOVE to see someone follow up on who is paying for all this Anti Navy Coverage.

I received at least 10 posts a day on F Book talking about the Lincoln... that is not a natural Al Gore Rhythm thing... it was clearly a campaign...

And someone paid for it... either anit Trump, or plain foreign money... maybe even IRANIAN money.
Posted by: Romeo13 at August 24, 2026 05:12 PM (mP0Kj)
**********
I don't have X but have read the same mosquito whine on another blog by the woman I mess with (when bored...rare) who rescues bugs from plants and inside. She will carefully remove a spider to the wilds while I stomp them. I'm sure we'd be best of friends (not).

I am convinced she is either a Buddist or playing it as an anti-trumper and fooling others with her feral cat act. She claims to have voted for Trump in the past but has been against him since the bombing of Iran in June 2025 when I started disagreeing with her. I never disagree with many people but it irritated me that she was spewing fact like she sat with Trump in the situation room. I ain't no fool.

She proudly drives a no AC car in the South. Which automatically makes her insane in my book.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 24, 2026 05:46 PM (hzuYO)

318 Posted by: Romeo13 at August 24, 2026 05:46 PM (mP0Kj)

Both organizations are useless now.

Posted by: runner at August 24, 2026 05:46 PM (g47mK)

319 Its not this "noble" thing that many of you drone on and on about.
Posted by: Nope at August 24, 2026 05:44 PM (Th3Pe)

Must you be so full of shit?

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 05:46 PM (vfz7U)

320 Its not this "noble" thing that many of you drone on and on about.
Posted by: Nope at August 24, 2026 05:44 PM (Th3Pe)

It's the signing up that's noble. The day to day is mostly bullshit punctuated by, hopefully, short bursts of terror.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 05:47 PM (ExV1e)

321 I seem to remember 10 month deployments during the 60s. Maybe I’m just getting old.

Posted by: Eromero at August 24, 2026 05:47 PM (LHPAg)

322 The time at sea is spent submerged so the men spend their sitting next to giant round windows staring transfixed at vast schools of tropical fish."

Golf clap

Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 05:47 PM (XuXeR)

323 I survived 4 years on government food, 40 some years later still hasn't killed me

Posted by: Skip at August 24, 2026 05:47 PM (Ia/+0)

324 Would the media complain, again, if sailors got a lobster dinner?

Posted by: Wodun at August 24, 2026 05:48 PM (eG1Ca)

325 I still prefer powdered eggs over real scrambled eggs."

Yeah, but blue milk?
Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 05:35 PM (XuXeR)

"blue milk" is what Mom called skim milk, it has an odd blue tinge at the meniscus.

Dry milk is what we drank when things got tight. I still keep some around, it can be used in recipes, and I have used it to paste labels on jars as well.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 24, 2026 05:48 PM (rbvCR)

326 Its not this "noble" thing that many of you drone on and on about.
Posted by: Nope at August 24, 2026 05:44 PM (Th3Pe)

Must you be so full of shit?
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 05:46 PM (vfz7U)

Its one of two things. Either you're ex-mil ... but bullshitting about how it went. Or you've never been in.

jwest used to insist on this line of bullshit. But he was never enlisted.

Posted by: Nope at August 24, 2026 05:48 PM (Th3Pe)

327 Hmmm.... howz cum we had to rename BOY Scouts because Sexist... but Girl Scout is still AOK?

Because "Girl" can't be defined!

Posted by: WNBA at August 24, 2026 05:49 PM (n5tGW)

328 I was in my local O'Reilly's once and found out they have a hazing, too. I saw the new lady employee answer the phone, she started searching for a part online, then tried somewhere else, looking flustered. Then she grabbed a print catalog, the customer waiting on the phone. The other employees were suppressing a smile, watching. Finally, she asked the senior person there-Customer is looking for a flux capacitor for an '83 DeLorean. Everyone busted out laughing. It was the husband of one of her co-workers on the phone.

Posted by: O, O, O, O'Reilly.... at August 24, 2026 05:49 PM (JM9I6)

329 Would the media complain, again, if sailors got a lobster dinner?
Posted by: Wodun at August 24, 2026 05:48 PM (eG1Ca)

Halfway night. Steak and lobster, served by the officers.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 05:49 PM (ExV1e)

330
The time at sea is spent submerged so the men spend their sitting next to giant round windows staring transfixed at vast schools of tropical fish."

Golf clap

Posted by: man

Or Narwhals.

"'Bye, Buddy -- hope you find your Dad!"

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at August 24, 2026 05:50 PM (ixS3i)

331 I seem to remember 10 month deployments during the 60s. Maybe I’m just getting old.
Posted by: Eromero at August 24, 2026 05:47 PM (LHPAg)

Never on a ship. Not continuous. Hence Pubic Bay and others.

Posted by: Nope at August 24, 2026 05:50 PM (Th3Pe)

332 Yeah. It was what we had on Kodiak ...
Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 05:46 PM (XuXeR)

When I was a kid, we had something called "recombined milk." That meant the local dairy shipped up milk that had half the water taken out of it, and then mixed it with water to sell in half gallons. Was much cheaper than the local milk that was, you know, real milk.

Tasted weird, but it was what I knew was "milk."

Then when I left for college, they had whole milk, as much as you could drink. So I did. Good heavens. Who knew it was so damned good?

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 05:51 PM (vfz7U)

333 Who is the latest troll? I've not seen it before, nope.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 24, 2026 05:51 PM (cpFbA)

334 Either you're ex-mil ... but bullshitting about how it went.

Who is bullshitting about what? I assume you were neither in all four branches nor every unit within a single one. Which of our reminiscences strikes you as false?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 05:51 PM (ExV1e)

335 We'd usually have PB&J, and green bologna.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

Yeah, that's what we'd get on the MSO
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 24, 2026 05:45 PM (Cqx++)
*********
This reminds me of camping in college. A guy I knew in my posse brought a ham. I guess on his motorcycle or by another guy. It was green. I said I ain't eating that! and ticked him off. Was it safe to eat?

I guess I was neurotic from a young age.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 24, 2026 05:51 PM (hzuYO)

336
I do hope that the USS Lincoln had laid in a goodly supply of Lincoln Logs for the crew's amusement during off hours.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at August 24, 2026 05:51 PM (ixS3i)

337 She proudly drives a no AC car in the South. Which automatically makes her insane in my book.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 24, 2026 05:46 PM (hzuYO)

I'd think if she were authentic she'd never admit voting for Trump with her new peers on the other side. That's death penalty time on the other side. Sounds like an op.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 05:51 PM (uhVAy)

338 Nood. California.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 05:52 PM (ExV1e)

339 And someone paid for it... either anit Trump, or plain foreign money... maybe even IRANIAN money.
Posted by: Romeo13 at August 24, 2026 05:12 PM (mP0Kj)

The newest scandal coming out of Iran is that all parts of the government and IRGC were involved in fuel smuggling, buying up state subsidized gasoline, diesel and other products, and selling it overseas for ready money, undercutting the market and pocketing the difference. This apparently means a lot of state-backed infrastructure for smuggling, since it is hard to move millions of gallons in the back of a Hilux.
Meanwhile the Iranian on the Street was being told there were shortages because of the embargoes and to soldier on in the great struggle.
And a lot of players are really feeling the market being shut down and the banking being hammered.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 24, 2026 05:52 PM (rbvCR)

340 Must you be so full of shit?
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 05:46 PM (vfz7U)

Objection , Your Honor!!

Asked and answered!!

Posted by: Will Robinson at August 24, 2026 05:53 PM (yJpvi)

341 Its one of two things. Either you're ex-mil ... but bullshitting about how it went. Or you've never been in.

jwest used to insist on this line of bullshit. But he was never enlisted.
Posted by: Nope at August 24, 2026 05:48 PM (Th3Pe

I guess you must be. Full of shit, that is.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 05:53 PM (vfz7U)

342
I do hope that the USS Lincoln had laid in a goodly supply of Lincoln Logs for the crew's amusement during off hours.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot

They had to burn them in the boiler.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 24, 2026 05:54 PM (Cqx++)

343 There was literally a screengrab from CNN's piece where the subtitles show a heavyset older white woman saying something like, "My son didn't sign up for the Navy to be at sea for months at a time."

Why do people join the Navy anyway? I actually enjoyed my time in VF84 onboard two different carriers, Independence and Franklin D. Roosevelt. I felt like I was making a contribution to the mission even if it was small

Posted by: Eromero at August 24, 2026 05:54 PM (LHPAg)

344 Dry milk is what we drank when things got tight. I still keep some around, it can be used in recipes, and I have used it to paste labels on jars as well.
Posted by: Kindltot at August 24, 2026 05:48 PM (rbvCR)

I had a bread machine recipe book that suggested dry milk powder if you were setting it up to sit out before baking the loaf a considerable time.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 05:54 PM (uhVAy)

345 Oh yeah. Talk to any Boomer Teacher. They'll tell you how the kids just don't listen like they used to.

The Boomer Teachers retired well over a decade ago.

Posted by: Community Notes at August 24, 2026 05:54 PM (BvPIe)

346 Who is bullshitting about what? I assume you were neither in all four branches nor every unit within a single one. Which of our reminiscences strikes you as false?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 05:51 PM (ExV1e)

Just Army. And every-time any base ... like Ft. Reilly Kansas or Ft. Stuart GA sent the boys in the field for even a Thirty Day Exercise ?

The coming back on post was a shit show. Because 'Mama typically found a new man about 1/3 to 1/2 of the time.

And just putting a regiment in the field for 30 days meant massive repairs of the equipment.

And you never said, in your missive, what branch you were in.

Posted by: Nope at August 24, 2026 05:55 PM (Th3Pe)

347 No, constipation was not intentional with MREs. That's a myth.

The problem is they are very concentrated, and require lots of water to compensate. Dehydration over time equals "Meals, Refusing to Excrete"

Posted by: Common Tater at August 24, 2026 05:55 PM (OPTvA)

348 The newest scandal coming out of Iran is that all parts of the government and IRGC were involved in fuel smuggling, buying up state subsidized gasoline, diesel and other products, and selling it overseas for ready money, undercutting the market and pocketing the difference. This apparently means a lot of state-backed infrastructure for smuggling, since it is hard to move millions of gallons in the back of a Hilux.
Meanwhile the Iranian on the Street was being told there were shortages because of the embargoes and to soldier on in the great struggle.
And a lot of players are really feeling the market being shut down and the banking being hammered.
Posted by: Kindltot at August 24, 2026 05:52 PM (rbvCR)

I think corruption of that kind is pretty common ... not the elite kind of corruption of embezzling taxpayer money like we have here.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 05:57 PM (uhVAy)

349 I use a lot of powdered Milk, because I can't keep fresh Milk around. The trick is to use whole powdered Milk, not that non-fat skim shit. Worthless. Nido is one brand, Peak is another. The messy cans use a lot of Nido, so it's easier to find.

Evaporated Milk is OK for certain recipes. Both whole Milk and Evaporated makes a decent sausage gravy, good for Cocoa, and passable in biscuits and cornbread and things like that.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 24, 2026 05:58 PM (OPTvA)

350 And you never said, in your missive, what branch you were in.
Posted by: Nope at August 24, 2026 05:55 PM (Th3Pe)

Missive? What kind of talk is this from Sgt Fury and his Howling Commandos??

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 05:58 PM (uhVAy)

351 Someone posted this about the Army, but it was also true of the Navy: a bitching sailor is a happy sailor. When your guys stopped bitching then you knew something was wrong.

Posted by: Dick Poulin at August 24, 2026 05:59 PM (W/NK1)

352 When I was a kid, we had something called "recombined milk."

IIRC, that came later. You were lucky!

Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 06:01 PM (XuXeR)

353 Different world/different military but in WWII most people in uniform had a term of service known as "for the duration".

The pathetic and grotesque woman with the idiotic comment about not joining the Navy to be at sea on a ship might ponder how long many sailors in the Pacific were deployed - many in actual combat where the enemy actually got deadlier as time went on thanks to "special attack" tactics.

Among the miracles of US logistics in that dust-up were small comforts brought to the men a zillion miles from civilization, like ice cream ships at Ulithi. Those who recently served will know that in many locations, where proper DFACs operated, "rations" including in war zones were not bad at all. In fact, ace, back in the early 2000s, the idiotic media angle of the day was that these impressive dining facilities were an "obscene luxury". BTW, such nonsense was not prompted by "foreign" influence, but by gen-yu-ine homegrown mindless contrarianism and ignorance.

Posted by: Ernst Rohm at August 24, 2026 06:11 PM (U/Byj)

354 It’s all bullshit. Most days with the 1st Div, I ate powdered eggs or shit on a shingle.

Posted by: JackWayne at August 24, 2026 06:24 PM (VR/N5)

355 No steak and lobstah - milk is the hill they're willing to die on?

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at August 24, 2026 06:28 PM (w6EFb)

356 We are a rich and generous nation.
Let's give Iran 10 nuclear weapons.
They just need to catch them before they detonate.

Posted by: Idiocracy was a documentary at August 24, 2026 07:00 PM (nhNgh)

357 @September 7 it will have been 90 days since Trump said gas would be cheaper in 90 days.

Posted by: ChrisW at August 24, 2026 08:17 PM (rLfcT)

Enes Kantor Ejected from WNBA Game for Wearing a Shirt Defining Woman as an Adult Human Female; Angel Reece Freaks Out Over Another Green Dildo Attack

Regarding the green dildoes:

The women melting down and claiming to be "assaulted" over seeing a fake penis in a public place are the exact same women telling little girls they shouldn't be bothered to see a real penis in the confined space of a changing room or spa.

Are they offended by the green dildoes? Given that 80-90% of the WNBA is lesbian, they could only be "offended" in a Crocodile Dundeean sense: "That's not a dildo. This is a dildo."

"SHE'S NOT GONNA SLEEP WITH YOU!"

Enes Kanter Freedom recalls the vulgar remark he says Chicago Sky guard Natasha Cloud shouted at him during the confrontation leading up to his removal from Sunday's WNBA game.

Freedom says it starts after he celebrated Sophie Cunningham� pic.twitter.com/qC773g0NIL
— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 24, 2026

Enes Kanter was just kicked out of an WNBA game after a player got triggered by his pro-woman shirt. pic.twitter.com/tHdw2FkkHY
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) August 24, 2026

🚨 LMAO!! Liberal woman at the WNBA game STORMS UP to Enes Kanter Freedom raging over his "woman: adult human female" shirt

What's she gonna do? 🤡

Enes Kanter is a complete LEGEND pic.twitter.com/hZgSjMkztO
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) August 24, 2026

WNBA player Angel Reese has meltdown after a fan throws a green dildo on the court. pic.twitter.com/MQsNA9BH6w
— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) August 21, 2026

I know I should have included this with the other WNBA post. Apologies.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 03:36 PM

Comments

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1 Yeet!

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 24, 2026 03:36 PM (W2Pud)

2 Yeet yeet!

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 24, 2026 03:36 PM (W2Pud)

3 I can’t wait for men to take over the WNBA.

*pops popcorn*
Seattle lesbos are gonna be happy. Or mad. Or, shit, need more popcorn.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 24, 2026 03:37 PM (W2Pud)

4 The WNBA is another bit of evidence that we live in a simulation.

It's unbelievable that something like this is actually real.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 24, 2026 03:37 PM (N1DT3)

5 I just read this thread is about "Nude WNBA."
Am I about to be disappointed?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 24, 2026 03:39 PM (2Ez/1)

6 Duly nooded.

Posted by: barkingmad59, wandering lurkette at August 24, 2026 03:39 PM (R3yzU)

7 I think at this point people only pay for tickets to see the extra show vs the game.

I read the tickets are $8 but that could be wrong.

We once paid $5.50 for general entry to a Jethro Tull concert and almost the same amt for all concerts.

I honestly don't know who would go watch unless you are family or friends. I saw the tee shirt and it was the truth, which I guess lesbos or trans can't handle.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 24, 2026 03:39 PM (hzuYO)

8 Thank goodness Nurse Ratchet was wrong

No nude.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 24, 2026 03:39 PM (7gwL+)

9 Oh, no! Entertainment is being interrupted by even better entertainment!

Posted by: t-bird at August 24, 2026 03:39 PM (x/Rva)

10 As Chris Plante sez:
"Men make the best women."

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 24, 2026 03:39 PM (2Ez/1)

11 I know I should have included this with the other WNBA post. Apologies.

It's okay, Lamont.

Posted by: my momma always told me at August 24, 2026 03:40 PM (ceBxE)

12 Maybe they just don't like the color green.

Posted by: Huxley Orwell at August 24, 2026 03:40 PM (j3Fsw)

13 Angel Reese was offended that the Dildo only had one end.

Posted by: garrett at August 24, 2026 03:40 PM (pbpqV)

14 Seattle Supersapphics.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 24, 2026 03:41 PM (6ydKt)

15 It's like a car crash. You feel compelled to look. But no other reason to watch.

Posted by: Turn 2 at August 24, 2026 03:41 PM (QFchU)

16 Woohoo!
Nurse scores a three-fer!!!
Well done!

Posted by: Diogenes at August 24, 2026 03:42 PM (2WIwB)

17 I know I should have included this with the other WNBA post. Apologies.

Smart WNBA blog.

Posted by: far cry at August 24, 2026 03:42 PM (wXgT/)

18 I just hope all of this recent attention the WNBA is garnering won't actually make it even semi-popular.

I want to see the WNBA go out of business and don't want anything to deviate away from that.

Posted by: Curly Shuffle at August 24, 2026 03:42 PM (E2K/A)

19 Is that... the stadium security?! He couldn't stop Enes if he wanted to!

Posted by: pookysgirl spots a DEI hire at August 24, 2026 03:42 PM (Wt5PA)

20 "Nude WNBA."
Am I about to be disappointed?
-------------------------------------
The biggest disappointment wold be to actually deliver. Lingere football, this ain't. Don't know if there is anough bleach to wash one's eyes...

Posted by: Martin Tell at August 24, 2026 03:42 PM (sFNX2)

21 ‘ The women melting down and claiming to be "assaulted" over seeing a fake penis in a public place are the exact same women telling little girls they shouldn't be bothered to see a real penis in the confined space of a changing room or spa.’

See also: same women screeching that a woman who murdered her three kids — including one girl — didn’t do anything wrong.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at August 24, 2026 03:42 PM (J1FkQ)

22 Problem: Single dildo thrown, perp easily identified.
Solution: Multiple dildos thrown. Extra points if Angel Reese is actually hit with one. Hilarity ensues.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at August 24, 2026 03:42 PM (skR0U)

23 HE HATES THESE CANS - STAY AWAY FROM THE CANS

Posted by: Navin Johnson at August 24, 2026 03:42 PM (6qaAp)

24 It should rain dildos at every WNBA game.

Posted by: So let it be written, so let it be done at August 24, 2026 03:42 PM (anL5R)

25 Its only a matter of time before they start having the Undertaker rise from below the arena to choke slam the turtle(?) only to have Hillary! show up with a steel chair.

Posted by: Flyguy at August 24, 2026 03:43 PM (d0hH6)

26 >>>Smart WNBA blog.

i was going to make a joke about that.

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 03:43 PM (1wjle)

27 I read the tickets are $8 but that could be wrong.

We once paid $5.50 for general entry to a Jethro Tull concert and almost the same amt for all concerts.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 24, 2026 03:39 PM (hzuYO)

The two women who got kicked out of the game in Atlanta last week for wearing the XX XY shirts paid $1000 for their third-row courtside seats.

It'd be a tough call for me if somebody offered to pay me $1000 to go to a WNBA game.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 24, 2026 03:43 PM (6ydKt)

28

We must destroy the human race by not having any babies whatsoever.

It's important you guys!

Super important!

Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at August 24, 2026 03:43 PM (YkUG7)

29 fake dicks for fake chicks

Posted by: Rick in SK at August 24, 2026 03:43 PM (6qaAp)

30 It's unbelievable that something like this is actually real.

You can't script this stuff, unless you did. It's funny seeing a couple of the girls laughing.

The next episode should involve playing with a hairy basketball.

Posted by: t-bird at August 24, 2026 03:44 PM (x/Rva)

31 That's incredibly beautiful platinum blonde hair on the fetching WNBA player.

Is it natural?

Posted by: Incredibly naive white heterosexual male at August 24, 2026 03:44 PM (2Ez/1)

32 The reactions of most of the players on the court to the Great Dildo Toss was amusement

Posted by: Elric the Blade at August 24, 2026 03:44 PM (J1FkQ)

33 Someone ran the numbers from statistics on just how few black lesbians there are in the US.

So naturally, they're damned protective of their "pro" sports league.

It's like such a small number, that basically any black lesbianax not stomping "Nike" into the pavement when they walk, who has some athletic skill is "balling" in the WNBA.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 03:44 PM (3cUTc)

34 Here I am, stuck in the middle of 2 assholes.

-
Fake Jake Tapper is so full of shit he needs two assholes.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 24, 2026 03:44 PM (ndZc7)

35 At some point someone's going to organize a large group to pelt the lesbians with dildos from every possible angle. They can't throw everyone out.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 03:44 PM (2ocoG)

36 ee also: same women screeching that a woman who murdered her three kids — including one girl — didn’t do anything wrong.
==
Every woman has an absolute unfettered right to murder her own children. They are just squabbling over the timing.

Posted by: When you can kill the most defenseless and innocent, who can't you kill? at August 24, 2026 03:44 PM (anL5R)

37 *pops popcorn*
Seattle lesbos are gonna be happy. Or mad. Or, shit, need more popcorn.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 24, 2026 03:37 PM

Go long on Orville Redenbacher.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 03:45 PM (bFu5X)

38 SOON!

Posted by: rubber phallus of malice at August 24, 2026 03:45 PM (HsYhf)

39 Are they offended by the green dildoes? Given that 80-90% of the WNBA is lesbian, they could only be "offended" in a Crocodile Dundeean sense: "That's not a dildo. This is a dildo."

Ahahaha

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 24, 2026 03:45 PM (l3cgK)

40 You need a Suction Cup Base. Weighted. And Seating in the first rows of the Upper Deck.

That way the Dildo sticks on the floor and it takes them a few seconds to break the seal.

Posted by: garrett at August 24, 2026 03:45 PM (pbpqV)

41 David Burge wrote that, were it not for Caitlin Clark, WNBA tickets would be printed on the back of Subway receipts.

Posted by: Oglebay at August 24, 2026 03:45 PM (2ap+5)

42 Reese points out dildo throwers at a higher percentage than she shoots from the field

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 24, 2026 03:45 PM (rp63B)

43 Looking back through history. Things aren't really that weird right now. This is just all the stupid shit leading up to that point, when things get really really weird again. Prepare accordingly.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 24, 2026 03:45 PM (OPTvA)

44 Is it natural?

Posted by: Incredibly naive white heterosexual male at August 24, 2026 03:44 PM (2Ez/1)

A natural weave, sure.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 24, 2026 03:45 PM (6ydKt)

45 how about the indy race in DC! that was so cool

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 24, 2026 03:45 PM (j+aD2)

46 Don't they need some real grounds for kicking ticket holding "fans" out? Is there some written agreement on the ticket that says "no conservatives allowed to express their opinions"? The woman seems to be the only one causing any disturbance.

Posted by: illiniwek at August 24, 2026 03:45 PM (vbXSk)

47 Are they offended by the green dildoes? Given that 80-90% of the WNBA is lesbian, they could only be "offended" in a Crocodile Dundeean sense:

They aren't good at basketball and they damn sure aren't good at performative art.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 03:45 PM (+tGb6)

48 Wait until someone shows them how Crocodile Dundee does a sex check...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 24, 2026 03:45 PM (l3cgK)

49 I think Reese was pointing out the dildo thrower.

Posted by: bonhomme at August 24, 2026 03:45 PM (mkw2N)

50 I have a dildo story... (rephrasing)....I took part in a prank involving an oversized black dildo.

I traveled to Germany with a group I went to college with to visit a friend (college roommate) who was an officer in the 11th Calvary Armored Div. and went down to Oktoberfest. The women in our group were all in the same sorority and maybe on the prudish side (but all good eggs). We stayed in Red Light district of Munich right above a sex shop during Oktoberfest. We made a purchase there of a large black dildo. This was just after the Lockerby Scotland plane bombing, so security in the airports was tight (including looking through bags)...so every flight we took (Italy, Switzerland, Heathrow)...we'd sneak the large black dildo into one of the girl's bags, and then just watch the fun when they went through the contents of the bags.

Posted by: Orson at August 24, 2026 03:45 PM (dIske)

51 Lindsay Clancy definitely destroyed her family.

She kept the strangulation of three children behind closed doors. And then made it all about herself by jumping out a window.

Damien approves Lindsay.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 24, 2026 03:46 PM (7gwL+)

52
Enes Kanter is rich, single, young, good-looking, athletic, pro-woman, straight, and possessed of a sense of humor. The fantasy Match.com profile.

And women are rejecting him.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 24, 2026 03:46 PM (mmrXZ)

53 The thrown green dildoes will never not be funny.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at August 24, 2026 03:46 PM (dK+Kv)

54 That's incredibly beautiful platinum blonde hair on the fetching WNBA player.

Is it natural?
Posted by: Incredibly naive white heterosexual male at August 24, 2026 03:44 PM (2Ez/1)
___

This made me laugh way more than I should.

God bless my SiL, but he would so ask this.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 03:46 PM (YlYJ8)

55 42 Reese points out dildo throwers at a higher percentage than she shoots from the field

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 24, 2026 03:45 PM (rp63B)

It's called recognition...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 24, 2026 03:46 PM (l3cgK)

56 Let he who is without sin cast the first dildo - shit Jesus said

Posted by: Rick in SK at August 24, 2026 03:46 PM (6qaAp)

57 >> This was just after the Lockerby Scotland plane bombing, so security in the airports was tight (including looking through bags)...so every flight we took (Italy, Switzerland, Heathrow)...we'd sneak the large black dildo into one of the girl's bags, and then just watch the fun when they went through the contents of the bags.

That's just wholesome fun, is what that is.

Posted by: garrett at August 24, 2026 03:46 PM (pbpqV)

58 Throwing dildos is easy, strap-ons not so much

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 24, 2026 03:47 PM (rp63B)

59 Tapper has two assholes - his mouth and buttcrack.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 24, 2026 03:47 PM (7gwL+)

60 >>I think Reese was pointing out the dildo thrower.

Obviously, Spartacus was not in attendance that night.

Posted by: garrett at August 24, 2026 03:47 PM (pbpqV)

61
All over. Sad.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 24, 2026 03:47 PM (Grd+3)

62 I think it's ridiculous and possibly dangerous to throw things at a game ( Are they throwing them o. The court?) ( and yes, I absolutely think boys/men ( fake transgenders) do not belong in girls /women's sports.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 24, 2026 03:47 PM (xPsv8)

63 59 Tapper has two assholes - his mouth and buttcrack.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 24, 2026 03:47 PM (7gwL+)

Are you saying Jake would never Tapper?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 24, 2026 03:48 PM (l3cgK)

64 Reese points out dildo throwers at a higher percentage than she shoots from the field

It will never stop being funny that some guys made a fair amount of money on a prop bet that Angel Reese will miss her first shot every game.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 03:48 PM (2ocoG)

65 Posted by: rubber phallus of malice at August 24, 2026 03:45 PM

OK...now that, there, is just funny.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 03:48 PM (bFu5X)

66 58 Throwing dildos is easy, strap-ons not so much
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 24, 2026 03:47 PM (rp63B)

Just strap it on a dwarf and toss the dwarf.

Posted by: rubber phallus of malice at August 24, 2026 03:48 PM (HsYhf)

67 I just read this thread is about "Nude WNBA."
Am I about to be disappointed?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 24, 2026 03:39 PM (2Ez/1)
----
Probably the only way to increase viewership. But that's also iffy...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 24, 2026 03:48 PM (FZ29D)

68 The funniest thing about this is that if Angel Reese picked up the dildong and threw it back into the crowd, she would miss.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at August 24, 2026 03:48 PM (/WHpM)

69 12 Maybe they just don't like the color green.
Posted by: Huxley Orwell at August 24, 2026 03:40 PM (j3Fsw)

*glowers*

Posted by: Kermit The Frog at August 24, 2026 03:48 PM (0CU3H)

70 > That way the Dildo sticks on the floor and it takes them a few seconds to break the seal.

There's a very old video I've seen from inside a school gym. Someone stuck a suction cup dildo high up on a wall. An adult has a broom and is trying to knock it down with the handle. Every time the adult hits the dildo, it wobbles on the wall. I was dying laughing watching that poor adult trying to remove the dildo and only making it wiggle comically.

Posted by: bonhomme at August 24, 2026 03:48 PM (mkw2N)

71 62 I think it's ridiculous and possibly dangerous to throw things at a game ( Are they throwing them o. The court?) ( and yes, I absolutely think boys/men ( fake transgenders) do not belong in girls /women's sports.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 24, 2026 03:47 PM (xPsv

Old: shirt cannon
New: Dildo cannon

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 24, 2026 03:49 PM (l3cgK)

72 All over. Sad.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 24, 2026 03:47 PM

{bro hug}

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 03:49 PM (bFu5X)

73

RIP Duchess.

Condolences Hadrain and Her Majesty.

Posted by: four seasons at August 24, 2026 03:49 PM (/QHx4)

74 Are you saying Jake would never Tapper?[i/]

Jake has eyes only for The Science.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 03:49 PM (2ocoG)

75 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 24, 2026 03:47 PM (Grd+3)

Sorry, Hadrian. I'm glad you were with her . When you feel up to it. I hope you will tell us a little about your dog, Dutchess (sp?)

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 24, 2026 03:49 PM (xPsv8)

76
*sings*

Let me take you down
Cuz I'm going to
The WNBA
Where the players are gay
And Green Dildos fly everywhere
Plastic Green Dildos Forever

*sitar solo*

Posted by: naturalfake at August 24, 2026 03:49 PM (iJfKG)

77 >>There's a very old video I've seen from inside a school gym. Someone stuck a suction cup dildo high up on a wall. An adult has a broom and is trying to knock it down with the handle. Every time the adult hits the dildo, it wobbles on the wall. I was dying laughing watching that poor adult trying to remove the dildo and only making it wiggle comically.

A Thin Coat of Super Glue will make that really hard to remove.

Posted by: garrett at August 24, 2026 03:49 PM (pbpqV)

78 >>I can’t wait for men to take over the WNBA.

You're going to have to wait a bit longer. The WNBA just ruled that Kanter and White are not eligible to play in the WNBA.

Because they are hypocritical clowns.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 24, 2026 03:50 PM (viF8m)

79 33 Someone ran the numbers from statistics on just how few black lesbians there are in the US.
-----------------------------------------
You forgot the massive number of black lesbians employed as mayor in every shithole blue city around.

Posted by: Martin Tell at August 24, 2026 03:50 PM (sFNX2)

80 This is like Brady having a slap fight with a social influencer. Dude, you're part owner of the Raiders.

Staged for dramatic effect like pro wrestling.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 24, 2026 03:50 PM (FR9Sb)

81 What a shitshow.

Posted by: wth at August 24, 2026 03:50 PM (UjdFS)

82 Don't they need some real grounds for kicking ticket holding "fans" out? Is there some written agreement on the ticket that says "no conservatives allowed to express their opinions"? The woman seems to be the only one causing any disturbance.
Posted by: illiniwek

The LNBA shot themselves in their dicks when they kicked the mother & daughter duo out for wearing the XX/XY shirts. They've shot themselves again with Kanter. They will be apologizing in a couple of days.

And they can't help themselves because to define a woman kicks one, if not more trannies out of the league.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 03:50 PM (+tGb6)

83 The WNBA should get statcast to report, launch angle, distance and speed for every dildo cast.

Posted by: Launch angle at August 24, 2026 03:50 PM (6jrBt)

84 It would be the height of funny if security at WNBA games started patting people down for contraband dildos

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 24, 2026 03:50 PM (rp63B)

85 As a one time basketball player. If anyone on my team was pointing out anything in the crowd during the game...they were going to sit. Because "rabbit ears" and "hawk eyes" meant the player wasn't focused on the game. And homey don't play dat.

Posted by: Orson at August 24, 2026 03:50 PM (dIske)

86 I just hope all of this recent attention the WNBA is garnering won't actually make it even semi-popular.

I want to see the WNBA go out of business and don't want anything to deviate away from that.
Posted by: Curly Shuffle at August 24, 2026 03:42 PM (E2K/A)

They hate the few that can play actual basketball passably well. Without all that being purged they will never succeed.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 03:50 PM (uhVAy)

87 Is it natural?
Posted by: Incredibly naive white heterosexual male at August 24, 2026 03:44 PM
___

This made me laugh way more than I should.

God bless my SiL, but he would so ask this.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 03:46 PM
_______

It's real and it's spectacular!

Posted by: Oblique Seinfeld reference at August 24, 2026 03:50 PM (2Ez/1)

88 Someone should write pay us what you own us on the dong.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at August 24, 2026 03:50 PM (/WHpM)

89 Nine times out of ten it's an electric razor. But... every once in a while... ...it's a dildo. Of course, it's company policy never to imply ownership in the event of a dildo. We have to use the indefinite article: "a dildo", never... "your dildo."

- WNBA

Posted by: Lunge Clanghole at August 24, 2026 03:50 PM (nXkDz)

90 Where are we as a society when a man wearing a t shirt that says a woman is actually a woman causes dozens of people to melt down in public and it becomes a headline on the news.

We are pretty fvcked at this point. We are going to need a complete reboot as a society.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 24, 2026 03:51 PM (cpFbA)

91 Throwing dildos is easy, strap-ons not so much
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And we haven't got to the sybian toss event yet.

There, they average your scores, best two out of three.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 03:51 PM (3cUTc)

92 Throwing dildos is easy, strap-ons not so much
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 24, 2026 03:47 PM (rp63B)

Just strap it on a dwarf and toss the dwarf.

Posted by: rubber phallus of malice at August 24, 2026 03:48 PM (HsYhf)

AoSHQ: Come for the medical/dating advice. Stay for the elegant solutions to hard problems.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at August 24, 2026 03:51 PM (dK+Kv)

93 As a one time basketball player. If anyone on my team was pointing out anything in the crowd during the game...they were going to sit. Because "rabbit ears" and "hawk eyes" meant the player wasn't focused on the game. And homey don't play dat.
Posted by: Orson at August 24, 2026 03:50 PM (dIske)

Jordan would have pulled your liver out for that crap. LOL.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 03:51 PM (uhVAy)

94 Hadrian and HM, Deepest condolences from the JTBs.

Posted by: Mrs JTB at August 24, 2026 03:51 PM (yTvNw)

95 Good afternoon Ace and everyone

Place your bets on the WNBA accepting males for players

Posted by: Skip at August 24, 2026 03:51 PM (Ia/+0)

96 Is it wrong to enjoy the spectacle of these hapless wenches?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 24, 2026 03:52 PM (RIvkX)

97 The funniest thing about this is that if Angel Reese picked up the dildong and threw it back into the crowd, she would miss.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at August 24, 2026 03:48 PM (/WHpM)

Oooo! Now that's funy!
Well done.
COTW worthy.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 24, 2026 03:52 PM (2WIwB)

98 They awakened the sleeping dragon.

https://tinyurl.com/3fmbyrjz

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 24, 2026 03:52 PM (ndZc7)

99 I like how she pretended she was gonna go after him. Set up the MMA event! I might actually do a ppv on that one and I never do that.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at August 24, 2026 03:52 PM (n5tGW)

100 It would be the height of funny if security at WNBA games started patting people down for contraband dildos
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 24, 2026 03:50 PM (rp63B)

I think they did that for the first dildo eruption when it happened.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 03:53 PM (uhVAy)

101 I'm seeing a whole new market open up for Phil Swift...

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at August 24, 2026 03:53 PM (skR0U)

102 84 It would be the height of funny if security at WNBA games started patting people down for contraband dildos
Posted by: Smell the Glove

patting me down wouldn't help find it on me!

Posted by: Don Lemon at August 24, 2026 03:53 PM (6qaAp)

103 43 Looking back through history. Things aren't really that weird right now. This is just all the stupid shit leading up to that point, when things get really really weird again. Prepare accordingly.
Posted by: Common Tater
======
Weird is just another word for blood in the streets. Enoch Powell was a prophet.

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 03:53 PM (E4rtv)

104 My whole life I thought basketball was lame. These chicks convinced me its also fucking retarded.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 24, 2026 03:53 PM (S41Gd)

105 It would be the height of funny if security at WNBA games started patting people down for contraband dildos

Could be loads of fun for "gifted" men.

Posted by: Community Notes at August 24, 2026 03:53 PM (a3CJ+)

106 >Place your bets on the WNBA accepting males for players

I bet 0$.

"Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White are not eligible to play in the WNBA, league sources tell Front Office Sports," Salao reported.

https://tinyurl.com/3z9dwkts

Posted by: JackStraw at August 24, 2026 03:54 PM (viF8m)

107 My question remains.

The blue turtle mascot, for basketball, is it really Mitch McConnell?

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 24, 2026 03:54 PM (7gwL+)

108 >>There's a very old video I've seen from inside a school gym. Someone stuck a suction cup dildo high up on a wall. An adult has a broom and is trying to knock it down with the handle. Every time the adult hits the dildo, it wobbles on the wall. I was dying laughing watching that poor adult trying to remove the dildo and only making it wiggle comically.

A Thin Coat of Super Glue will make that really hard to remove.
Posted by: garrett at August 24, 2026 03:49 PM (pbpqV)
——

You ask, and The Blade delivers …

https://tinyurl.com/597a9an9

Posted by: Elric the Blade at August 24, 2026 03:54 PM (J1FkQ)

109 Hadrian, very saddened by this news.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 24, 2026 03:54 PM (RIvkX)

110 In a now-deleted post, an X user going by the handle @BlvckJxsus wrote (uncensored here): "gary indiana has been w/o power for 11 days. gary indiana is 75% Black. yet another example of environmental racism, it is so f***ing disgusting."

A NIPSCO vehicle was struck by gunfire on Friday night while utility crews worked to restore power in Gary, Indiana, prompting restoration efforts in the city to be temporarily paused, officials said.

... so we have identified the cause of "environmental racism"

Posted by: Neo at August 24, 2026 03:54 PM (RHGPo)

111 78 >>I can’t wait for men to take over the WNBA.

You're going to have to wait a bit longer. The WNBA just ruled that Kanter and White are not eligible to play in the WNBA.

Because they are hypocritical clowns.
Posted by: JackStraw
=======
I'd imagine lawsuit time. Neither Kanter nor White would even have to pay for it. Legal defense fund for the lolz.

And WNBA would eventually lose because their specific policy is so vague and it will be discovered inevitably that one or two players already are in fact troons or hermaphrodites.

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 03:55 PM (E4rtv)

112 Condolences Hadrian.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 24, 2026 03:55 PM (viF8m)

113 There have now been many more green dildo erruptions at WNBA games this year than named hurricanes. I blame global warming.

Posted by: Martin Tell at August 24, 2026 03:56 PM (sFNX2)

114 I think it's ridiculous and possibly dangerous to throw things at a game ( Are they throwing them o. The court?) ( and yes, I absolutely think boys/men ( fake transgenders) do not belong in girls /women's sports.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 24, 2026 03:47 PM (xPsv

Used to be a long tradition to throw "live" octopuses onto the ice at Detroit Redwing Hockey games in the playoffs.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 03:56 PM (uhVAy)

115 Kanter should have stayed in his seat. He actually stepped through the camera people and onto the baseline. That'll get you kicked out.

Posted by: the dandy at August 24, 2026 03:56 PM (8l8nW)

116 This reminds me:

There are no "men's sports."

There are "sports" and then there are these different, related events called "women's sports."

No pro league has a restriction on who can play--any woman good enough can play in the NBA, NFL, NHL or MLB.
Same for college.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 03:56 PM (3cUTc)

117 I came closer making a layup than Reese did.

Posted by: Flying Green Dildo at August 24, 2026 03:56 PM (bX16E)

118 Gary Indianna Gary Indianna Gary Indianna.

Posted by: Music Man at August 24, 2026 03:57 PM (6jrBt)

119 There's a very old video I've seen from inside a school gym. Someone stuck a suction cup dildo high up on a wall. An adult has a broom and is trying to knock it down with the handle. Every time the adult hits the dildo, it wobbles on the wall. I was dying laughing watching that poor adult trying to remove the dildo and only making it wiggle comically.

At a related level of humor there are videos of high school kids sneaking the PronHub music into things. And the school staff having to pretend they don't know what it is.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 03:57 PM (2ocoG)

120 Looks like Gary Indiana won't be playing GTA VI then.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 24, 2026 03:57 PM (7gwL+)

121 I'd imagine lawsuit time. Neither Kanter nor White would even have to pay for it. Legal defense fund for the lolz.

And WNBA would eventually lose because their specific policy is so vague and it will be discovered inevitably that one or two players already are in fact troons or hermaphrodites.
Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 03:55 PM (E4rtv)

Greiner is quite a likely suspect.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 03:57 PM (uhVAy)

122 I would say, "I saw Green Dildos open for [fill in the blank]," but Steely Dan already had that covered.

Posted by: Martin Tell at August 24, 2026 03:57 PM (sFNX2)

123 You ask, and The Blade delivers …

https://tinyurl.com/597a9an9
Posted by: Elric the Blade at August 24, 2026 03:54 PM (J1FkQ)

OMG!!!
I'm dying here!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at August 24, 2026 03:57 PM (2WIwB)

124 "Are they offended by the green dildoes? Given that 80-90% of the WNBA is lesbian, they could only be "offended" in a Crocodile Dundeean sense: "That's not a dildo. This is a dildo.""

No one is better at this than Ace.

Posted by: profligatewaste at August 24, 2026 03:57 PM (K24yy)

125 @61/Hadrian the Seventh: "All over. Sad."

Know that a bunch of us know EXACTLY how awful this feels, and if there was anything we could do to ease your pain (beyond posting our sympathy and condolences), we would.

The pain will ebb with time. The good memories will be left, along with the stories. But for now, grieve, as this is right and proper.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 24, 2026 03:57 PM (O7YUW)

126 "Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White are not eligible to play in the WNBA, league sources tell Front Office Sports," Salao reported.

https://tinyurl.com/3z9dwkts
Posted by: JackStraw

I'll see the LNBA and raise them Kanter's legal team.

The LNBA has no restriction on what constitutes a woman.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 03:57 PM (+tGb6)

127 110 In a now-deleted post, an X user going by the handle @BlvckJxsus wrote (uncensored here): "gary indiana has been w/o power for 11 days. gary indiana is 75% Black. yet another example of environmental racism, it is so f***ing disgusting."

A NIPSCO vehicle was struck by gunfire on Friday night while utility crews worked to restore power in Gary, Indiana, prompting restoration efforts in the city to be temporarily paused, officials said.

... so we have identified the cause of "environmental racism"

Posted by: Neo at August 24, 2026 03:54 PM (RHGPo)

https://tinyurl.com/54up88e6

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 24, 2026 03:57 PM (l3cgK)

128 Is this a sports league or clown league?

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at August 24, 2026 03:58 PM (bXsD6)

129 Throwing dildos is easy, strap-ons not so much
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 24, 2026 03:47 PM (rp63B)

Nah, you just have to throw it like a Kestros, or Cestrosphendone. Just have to time the release of the strap instead of wrapping the sling around your throwing hand

Posted by: Kindltot at August 24, 2026 03:58 PM (rbvCR)

130 Used to be a long tradition to throw "live" octopuses onto the ice at Detroit Redwing Hockey games in the playoffs.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 03:56 PM (uhVAy)

Wasn't there a baseball game that had to be suspended or something because the crowd threw so much trash onto the field over a call?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 24, 2026 03:58 PM (6ydKt)

131 > You ask, and The Blade delivers …

That's the video! Thanks for that.

Posted by: bonhomme at August 24, 2026 03:58 PM (mkw2N)

132 It's like a car crash. You feel compelled to look. But no other reason to watch.

Posted by: Turn 2
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It is loathsome, offensive, yet I can't look away.

Posted by: Kramer painting at August 24, 2026 03:59 PM (XeU6L)

133 The LNBA has no restriction on what constitutes a woman.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 03:57 PM (+tGb6)

Does the L in LNBA stand for Lady, Lesbian, or Ladyboy?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 24, 2026 03:59 PM (l3cgK)

134 Getting kicked out caused more press, so it all worked well.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at August 24, 2026 03:59 PM (n5tGW)

135 Was there a three second violation called on the dildo for camping in the key? This is the problem with the WNBA and NBA.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 24, 2026 03:59 PM (FR9Sb)

136 >Place your bets on the WNBA accepting males for players

I bet 0$.

"Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White are not eligible to play in the WNBA, league sources tell Front Office Sports," Salao reported.

https://tinyurl.com/3z9dwkts
Posted by: JackStraw at August 24, 2026 03:54 PM (viF8m)

Their first all woman meeting on the subject last week came to no conclusion on the subject.

Ladies, you are not sending your best to be in the elite club.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 03:59 PM (uhVAy)

137 128 Is this a sports league or clown league?
-----------------------------------------
It's just rasslin'

Posted by: Martin Tell at August 24, 2026 03:59 PM (sFNX2)

138 What we need are reasonable green dildo control.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 24, 2026 03:59 PM (ndZc7)

139 Shooting at linemen means they un-ass the area. Imagine that.

Fix your own goddamned power lines, then. You fucking ingrates

Posted by: Common Tater at August 24, 2026 03:59 PM (OPTvA)

140 He's like the wrestling heel egging the crowd on. Pass the popcorn...

Posted by: toddg at August 24, 2026 03:59 PM (ceFtv)

141 Does the L in LNBA stand for Lady, Lesbian, or Ladyboy?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

Yes

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 04:00 PM (+tGb6)

142 Thai ladyboy basketball would require a half court.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 24, 2026 04:00 PM (7gwL+)

143 139 Shooting at linemen means they un-ass the area. Imagine that.

Fix your own goddamned power lines, then. You fucking ingrates
Posted by: Common Tater

the fatigue is real

Posted by: Rick in SK at August 24, 2026 04:00 PM (6qaAp)

144 Hadrian, very sorry to hear.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 24, 2026 04:00 PM (2WIwB)

145 I'll probably regret asking this, but does the color green have any special significance?

Posted by: bluebell at August 24, 2026 04:01 PM (ek8iC)

146
49ers owner arrested for trying to pay $140 for sex at an Ohio trailer park.

Posted by: four seasons at August 24, 2026 04:01 PM (/QHx4)

147 They need to start throwing empty Corby's whiskey bottles.

Hit the ref right in the head.

Posted by: Minnesota Vikings Fan 1975 at August 24, 2026 04:01 PM (XcBiu)

148 Kanter is an observant Muslim too, so we should be hurling the "Islamaphobia" accusation at them as well.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at August 24, 2026 04:01 PM (aD4fx)

149 That's incredibly beautiful platinum blonde hair on the fetching WNBA player.

Is it natural?
Posted by: Incredibly naive white heterosexual male at August 24, 2026 03:44 PM (2Ez/1)

The insult I heard about a similar thing recently was: "If she ever commits a major crime the CSI will implicate some totally innocent Ukrainian teenager."

Posted by: Kindltot at August 24, 2026 04:01 PM (rbvCR)

150 Tapper has two assholes - his mouth and buttcrack.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 24, 2026 03:47 PM (7gwL+)

His mouth is the bigger one.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 24, 2026 04:01 PM (S41Gd)

151 Enes, I know you were kidding when you said you couldn't believe she was using all those F-bombs in front of the kids in the stadium.

You know what happens when garbage people get a lot of money dropped on them? They end up broke in a very short time

Posted by: JM in Illinois at August 24, 2026 04:01 PM (oVzgM)

152 49ers owner arrested for trying to pay $140 for sex at an Ohio trailer park.

Posted by: four seasons

$120 too much. $20. Same as in town.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 04:01 PM (+tGb6)

153 Did you see Eric Canter‘s wingspan? Can’t wait to see him in the WNBA

Posted by: Gonzotx at August 24, 2026 04:02 PM (nGraA)

154 All over. Sad.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 24, 2026 03:47 PM
___

{{{Hadrian}}}

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 04:02 PM (YlYJ8)

155 For all the males playing womens sports, how many females playing in the NBA? NFL? MLB?

Posted by: Skip at August 24, 2026 04:02 PM (Ia/+0)

156 "Disco Night" in the 1970s. Free admission if you brought a Disco record, which were collected into a huge pile at the infield and set on fire.

The 70s were messed up in many ways, but they did have a certain refreshing IDGAF that we have completely lost.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 24, 2026 04:02 PM (OPTvA)

157 130 Used to be a long tradition to throw "live" octopuses onto the ice at Detroit Redwing Hockey games in the playoffs.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 03:56 PM (uhVAy)

Wasn't there a baseball game that had to be suspended or something because the crowd threw so much trash onto the field over a call?
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 24, 2026 03:58 PM (6ydKt)

Well, the White Sox famously had the second game of a doubleheader canceled after the Disco Night riot, but I can't recall a game being called for excessive trash otherwise.

Posted by: Octochicken at August 24, 2026 04:02 PM (oCS0o)

158 In a now-deleted post, an X user going by the handle @BlvckJxsus wrote (uncensored here): "gary indiana has been w/o power for 11 days. gary indiana is 75% Black. yet another example of environmental racism, it is so f***ing disgusting."

A NIPSCO vehicle was struck by gunfire on Friday night while utility crews worked to restore power in Gary, Indiana, prompting restoration efforts in the city to be temporarily paused, officials said.

... so we have identified the cause of "environmental racism"
Posted by: Neo
------
There was a time...

Not Louisiana, Paris, France, New York, or Rome, but--
Gary, Indiana,
Gary, Indiana,
Gary Indiana,
My home sweet home.

Posted by: The Music Man at August 24, 2026 04:02 PM (XeU6L)

159 I'll probably regret asking this, but does the color green have any special significance?

Posted by: bluebell at August 24, 2026 04:01 PM (ek8iC)
-----------
Leprechauns or jihad. Not sure which.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at August 24, 2026 04:02 PM (amcLV)

160 Sorry about Dutchess, Hadrian.

You'd think as good as dogs are they'd get more years.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 24, 2026 04:02 PM (6ydKt)

161 "49ers owner Jed York arrested in prostitution case in Ohio"

Dude couldn't afford to buy it in California? This state really is a mess but Nevada?

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 24, 2026 04:02 PM (Fv808)

162
The Blade delivers …

https://tinyurl.com/597a9an9
Posted by: Elric the Blade

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

I thought dildoes were supposed to be stiff?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 24, 2026 04:03 PM (mmrXZ)

163 I'll probably regret asking this, but does the color green have any special significance?

Posted by: bluebell at August 24, 2026 04:01 PM (ek8iC)

Glow in the dark maybe?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 24, 2026 04:03 PM (S41Gd)

164 106 >Place your bets on the WNBA accepting males for players

I bet 0$.

"Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White are not eligible to play in the WNBA, league sources tell Front Office Sports," Salao reported.

https://tinyurl.com/3z9dwkts
Posted by: JackStraw at August 24, 2026 03:54 PM (viF8m)
________________________

The WNBA's position on this is VERY weak. They actually claim that the Collective Bargaining agreement states that, "Only players are women may play in the league." BUT, the CBA doesn't define what a woman is. So, they are dependent on an Administrative "Bad Faith Determination:" which is at the discretion of management...but can't be justified legally.

If he want to be in the draft, he'll be in the draft. And, then the floodgates open, because the lower level NBA leagues get on average a salary well below the WNBA, and I could see a deluge of wig wearing new players popping up in the draft.

Posted by: Orson at August 24, 2026 04:03 PM (dIske)

165 Wasn't there a baseball game that had to be suspended or something because the crowd threw so much trash onto the field over a call?
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 24, 2026 03:58 PM (6ydKt)

Probably. If you go back they could throw whiskey bottles.

In 1979 a promoter passed out Disco Records to the fans to blow them up between games. Collecting them was slow so helpful fans started flinging them like frisbees.

The second game was cancelled and forfeited.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 04:03 PM (uhVAy)

166 Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 03:56 PM (uhVAy)

Bunch of weirdos.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 24, 2026 04:03 PM (xSAlF)

167 I'll probably regret asking this, but does the color green have any special significance?

Posted by: bluebell

Actually, this time? No.
There have been purple and blue thrown.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 04:03 PM (+tGb6)

168 156 "Disco Night" in the 1970s. Free admission if you brought a Disco record, which were collected into a huge pile at the infield and set on fire.

The 70s were messed up in many ways, but they did have a certain refreshing IDGAF that we have completely lost.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 24, 2026 04:02 PM (OPTvA)

That's what it was, thanks.

I watched a video on YouTube about Disco Night last year.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 24, 2026 04:04 PM (6ydKt)

169 "49ers owner Jed York arrested in prostitution case in Ohio"

Dude couldn't afford to buy it in California? This state really is a mess but Nevada?
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 24, 2026 04:02 PM (Fv80

====
This is about 20 years ago, right?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 24, 2026 04:04 PM (RIvkX)

170 Speaking of sports . . .

49ers owner cuts deal with prosecutors after trying to pay for prostitute at Ohio trailer park

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 24, 2026 04:04 PM (ndZc7)

171
In a now-deleted post, an X user going by the handle @BlvckJxsus wrote (uncensored here): "gary indiana has been w/o power for 11 days. gary indiana is 75% Black. yet another example of environmental racism, it is so f***ing disgusting."

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

I saw a Reply to that somewhere that showed the city council, the local power company, all the relevant agencies, and almost every person was Black.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 24, 2026 04:04 PM (mmrXZ)

172 Wasn't there a baseball game that had to be suspended or something because the crowd threw so much trash onto the field over a call?
--
the infamous Nickle Beer Night in Cleveland?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 04:04 PM (3cUTc)

173 I thought dildoes were supposed to be stiff?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 24, 2026 04:03 PM (mmrXZ)

Gravity and all.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 24, 2026 04:05 PM (6ydKt)

174 Actually, this time? No.
There have been purple and blue thrown.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 04:03 PM (+tGb6)
-------

Oh my. A veritable rainbow.

Posted by: bluebell at August 24, 2026 04:05 PM (ek8iC)

175 Sophie Cunningham said her biggest worry was that a dildo would smack her in the face, and somebody would get a picture of it -- and it would follow around forever! She was laughing. 🙂

Posted by: JM in Illinois at August 24, 2026 04:05 PM (oVzgM)

176 Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 24, 2026 04:03 PM (mmrXZ)

I was glad that the "delivery" didn't work for me, because I can't sign in and am not proving my age.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 24, 2026 04:05 PM (xSAlF)

177 I thought dildoes were supposed to be stiff?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

Battery powered are. Non battery powered aren't.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 04:05 PM (+tGb6)

178 Collecting them was slow so helpful fans started flinging them like frisbees.

The second game was cancelled and forfeited.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 04:03 PM (uhVAy)

And today people cherish those LPs like they're gold bars.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 24, 2026 04:06 PM (6ydKt)

179
Q: What does the "W" in WNBA stand for?
.
.
.
A: Wesbians!

Posted by: Elmer Fudd at August 24, 2026 04:06 PM (2Ez/1)

180 84 It would be the height of funny if security at WNBA games started patting people down for contraband dildos
Posted by: Smell the Glove
======
Troons have already mastered the art of tucking so the equipment and knowledge are already out there for those with that interest.

I do think you have to add vibrant as a descriptive adjective to dildoes at AOS according to the style manual. Fabulous and sparkly would also be approved as substitutes. Rubber Dong is vulgar and its use is deprecated.

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 04:07 PM (E4rtv)

181 I'll probably regret asking this, but does the color green have any special significance?

It's high-visibility. But other neon colors have been thrown at WNBA lesbians too.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 04:07 PM (2ocoG)

182 The shell of the abandoned downtown Methodist church in Gary, IN is as disturbing a sight as one can see
https://tinyurl.com/sjh4ypp4

Posted by: The Music Man at August 24, 2026 04:07 PM (XeU6L)

183 Enes Kanter Freedom is now in charge of the "plucky comic relief"

Posted by: Neo at August 24, 2026 04:07 PM (RHGPo)

184 Battery powered are. Non battery powered aren't.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 04:05 PM (+tGb6)

AoSHQ.

Come for the boob obsession. Stay for the dildo technical specs.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 24, 2026 04:07 PM (guGkK)

185 Sophie Cunningham said her biggest worry was that a dildo would smack her in the face, and somebody would get a picture of it -- and it would follow around forever! She was laughing. 🙂

Posted by: JM in Illinois at August 24, 2026 04:05 PM (oVzgM)

That's a pretty turgid rationale.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at August 24, 2026 04:07 PM (dK+Kv)

186 And today people cherish those LPs like they're gold bars.

I mean, dance music with live guitar, bass, and drums, no computers in sight? The Boomers didn't know how good they had it.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 04:08 PM (2ocoG)

187 Speaking of sports . . .

49ers owner cuts deal with prosecutors after trying to pay for prostitute at Ohio trailer park
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 24, 2026 04:04 PM (ndZc7)

Is he building a Stadium there?

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 04:08 PM (uhVAy)

188 OT - but someone asked why I have zero confidence in any of the polls this year, and no idea what will actually happen in Nov.

Case in point. In the Iowa senate race, polling aggregate has Hinson up by 1 point.

But Hinson won the Iowa State straw poll by 31. Largest win in history.

For comparison in 2022 Grassley won the straw poll by 25 and went on to win his race by 12 points.

The Iowa State Fair straw poll has accurately predicted the winner of every state race for its entire 25 year history.

Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 24, 2026 04:08 PM (4vNHY)

189 Speaking of sports . . .

49ers owner cuts deal with prosecutors after trying to pay for prostitute at Ohio trailer park
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 24, 2026 04:04 PM
++++

Was that wrong?
Should he not have done that?

Posted by: BJ Clinton at August 24, 2026 04:08 PM (2Ez/1)

190 A: Wesbians!
Posted by: Elmer Fudd
======
Snort.

FWIW, Warner Brothers has a movie, Wile E. Coyote vs. Acme which includes cameos from all your favorite WB characters including Elmer.

Should be hitting movie theaters about now. Trailers seem fun.

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 04:08 PM (E4rtv)

191 Bernie Sanders:

> Five months ago, AOC and I called for a moratorium on new AI data centers.

> We were called “radical,” “crazy” and “extremists.”

But you ARE radical crazy extremists. Also brutally stupid and quite likely on the payroll of the Chinese Communist Party.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 24, 2026 04:08 PM (IG3/x)

192 Whiskey bottles are a tradition like the dodger dog. One must take in the full experience.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 24, 2026 04:08 PM (FR9Sb)

193 Snort.

FWIW, Warner Brothers has a movie, Wile E. Coyote vs. Acme which includes cameos from all your favorite WB characters including Elmer.

Should be hitting movie theaters about now. Trailers seem fun.

Posted by: whig at

Friday!

Posted by: BruceWayne at August 24, 2026 04:09 PM (YZ0Fo)

194 Wasn't there a baseball game that had to be suspended or something because the crowd threw so much trash onto the field over a call?
--
the infamous Nickle Beer Night in Cleveland?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 04:04 PM (3cUTc)

Ten Cent Beer night Wiki says.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 04:09 PM (uhVAy)

195 Dave Parker was constantly getting stuff thrown at him. Batteries, a sock filled with nuts and bolts, a bat. It was one of the reasons he left Pittsburgh.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 24, 2026 04:09 PM (XvL8K)

196 If I didn't know better, I would think this was a planned op to get free press for the wnba. But nope, I just think we live in stupid times.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at August 24, 2026 04:10 PM (n5tGW)

197 Sleep well, dear Duchess.

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 24, 2026 04:10 PM (j+aD2)

198 49ers owner cuts deal with prosecutors after trying to pay for prostitute at Ohio trailer park
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 24, 2026 04:04 PM (ndZc7)
___

Now that's slummin'.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 04:10 PM (YlYJ8)

199 Gary Indiana sounds a bit dystopic. New home for the Chicago Bears, yes? Apparently Chicago was too tame for the fans. Loved the vids of the chaos in the White Sox stands from yesterday.

Posted by: tubal at August 24, 2026 04:10 PM (Gqar8)

200 Whiskey bottles are a tradition like the dodger dog. One must take in the full experience.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 24, 2026 04:08 PM (FR9Sb)

They formed an entire second league in the 1880s when the National League banned beer and whiskey sales.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 04:10 PM (uhVAy)

201 Q: What does the "W" in WNBA stand for?
.
.
.
A: Wesbians!

Posted by: Elmer Fudd at August 24, 2026 04:06 PM (2Ez/1)

Thats some funny shit. The first thing that popped into my head was "be vewy qwiet, I'm hunting wesbians".

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 24, 2026 04:10 PM (S41Gd)

202 But it's a mostly peaceful power outage.

Posted by: Local media at August 24, 2026 04:10 PM (2Ez/1)

203 49ers owner cuts deal with prosecutors after trying to pay for prostitute at Ohio trailer park
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

In east Palestine of the hazmat spill fame.

Posted by: BruceWayne at August 24, 2026 04:10 PM (YZ0Fo)

204 I thought dildoes were supposed to be stiff?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 24, 2026 04:03 PM (mmrXZ)

Take a broom handle to any stiffy and see what happens.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 24, 2026 04:11 PM (2WIwB)

205 We all know how it ends.

Wile E. always loses.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 24, 2026 04:11 PM (6ydKt)

206 Poles are Propaganda, they want you to give up on yor candidates, tell people their candidate is so popular you need to.jump.on that band wagon.

Posted by: Skip at August 24, 2026 04:11 PM (Ia/+0)

207 49ers owner cuts deal with prosecutors after trying to pay for prostitute at Ohio trailer park
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 24, 2026 04:04 PM
++++

Was that wrong?
Should he not have done that?
Posted by: BJ Clinton at August 24, 2026 04:08 PM (2Ez/1)
-----
Lemme get this straight.

You're the owner of a major sports franchise.

And you go to a trailer park in Ohio to get some action?

What's wrong with you?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 24, 2026 04:11 PM (FZ29D)

208 Dave Parker was constantly getting stuff thrown at him. Batteries, a sock filled with nuts and bolts, a bat. It was one of the reasons he left Pittsburgh.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 24, 2026 04:09 PM (XvL8K)

its not supposed to be your own fans doing it

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 04:11 PM (uhVAy)

209 Battery powered are. Non battery powered aren't.
--
That's a vibrator.

Now, there are powered dildos.
Attached to a stationary arm on a wheel--think of the drive on a train.
Or more portable, like attached to a reciprocating saw.
Mac also has his famous AssPounder 5000, attaching a dildo to an exercise bike.
But that's more of a gag than functional.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 04:11 PM (3cUTc)

210 Condolences to Hadrian, Her Majesty, and all the other pups.

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 04:11 PM (77rzZ)

211 In 1979 a promoter passed out Disco Records to the fans to blow them up between games. Collecting them was slow so helpful fans started flinging them like frisbees.

The second game was cancelled and forfeited.
Posted by: Oldcat

Bill Veeck. Owner of White Sox. "The event, orchestrated by White Sox owner Bill Veeck and his son Mike Veeck alongside Chicago radio host Steve Dahl, offered fans 98-cent admission in exchange for bringing a disco record to be destroyed. "

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 04:11 PM (E4rtv)

212 If I were rich enough to be an NFL owner and of a mind to engage in pay-for-play, I think I'd aim for a somewhat higher tier than a trailer park.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 24, 2026 04:11 PM (IG3/x)

213 Skip the dildo. They need a real dick.

Posted by: That Guy at August 24, 2026 04:12 PM (5FKHw)

214 Dave Parker was constantly getting stuff thrown at him. Batteries, a sock filled with nuts and bolts, a bat. It was one of the reasons he left Pittsburgh.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

It's hell.

Posted by: Philly Santa Claus at August 24, 2026 04:12 PM (+aHIC)

215 Alliance Defending Freedom warned the WNBA it may face legal liability for silencing fans who support fairness in women's sports at two recent games.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 04:12 PM (+tGb6)

216 I bet 0$.

"Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White are not eligible to play in the WNBA, league sources tell Front Office Sports," Salao reported.

https://tinyurl.com/3z9dwkts
Posted by: JackStraw at August 24, 2026 03:54 PM (viF8m)
________________________

The WNBA's position on this is VERY weak. They actually claim that the Collective Bargaining agreement states that, "Only players are women may play in the league." BUT, the CBA doesn't define what a woman is. So, they are dependent on an Administrative "Bad Faith Determination:" which is at the discretion of management...but can't be justified legally.

If he want to be in the draft, he'll be in the draft. And, then the floodgates open, because the lower level NBA leagues get on average a salary well below the WNBA, and I could see a deluge of wig wearing new players popping up in the draft.
Posted by: Orson at August 24, 2026 04:03 PM (dIske)
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The WNBA will not let him play without a fight so if Kanter Freedom want's to push this, its going to require litigation. Maybe that was the plan from the beginning.

Posted by: WisRich at August 24, 2026 04:12 PM (G0vdT)

217 Enes Kantor >>>>>Eric Cantor.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at August 24, 2026 04:13 PM (skR0U)

218 I sure am learning a lot about dildos today.

Posted by: wth at August 24, 2026 04:13 PM (UjdFS)

219 49ers owner arrested for trying to pay $140 for sex at an Ohio trailer park.

In East Palestine, no less.

Posted by: t-bird at August 24, 2026 04:13 PM (x/Rva)

220 If I were rich enough to be an NFL owner and of a mind to engage in pay-for-play, I think I'd aim for a somewhat higher tier than a trailer park.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

At the very least, someone in a double wide.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 04:13 PM (+tGb6)

221 Enes -- Trollus Magnificus!

Posted by: JM in Illinois at August 24, 2026 04:13 PM (tyDOg)

222 The WNBA feels like across between a lesbian circus and the WWF, with dildos and no folding chairs.

Posted by: That Guy at August 24, 2026 04:13 PM (5FKHw)

223 The WNBA will not let him play without a fight so if Kanter Freedom want's to push this, its going to require litigation. Maybe that was the plan from the beginning.
Posted by: WisRich

He said his leg as l team already went over it and they are ready.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 04:13 PM (+tGb6)

224 You ask, and The Blade delivers …

https://tinyurl.com/597a9an9
Posted by: Elric the Blade at August 24, 2026 03:54 PM (J1FkQ

That is now sitting in the IN Boxes on three continents.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 24, 2026 04:13 PM (2WIwB)

225 49ers owner cuts deal with prosecutors after trying to pay for prostitute at Ohio trailer park
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
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Should'a just drug a hunnert dollar bill through there.

Posted by: James Carville at August 24, 2026 04:14 PM (XeU6L)

226 Bernie Sanders:

> Five months ago, AOC and I called for a moratorium on new AI data centers.

> We were called “radical,” “crazy” and “extremists.”

But you ARE radical crazy extremists. Also brutally stupid and quite likely on the payroll of the Chinese Communist Party.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 24, 2026 04:08 PM (IG3/x)

Not so sure Bernie is on that payroll, he'd get more than another damn house out of his corruption in that case.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 04:14 PM (uhVAy)

227 Snort.

FWIW, Warner Brothers has a movie, Wile E. Coyote vs. Acme which includes cameos from all your favorite WB characters including Elmer.

Should be hitting movie theaters about now. Trailers seem fun.

Posted by: whig at

Friday!
Posted by: BruceWayne at August 24, 2026 04:09 PM

Looks like it's already got a 7.8 out of 10 rating on IMDB.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 24, 2026 04:14 PM (2Ez/1)

228 The WNBA feels like across between a lesbian circus and the WWF, with dildos and no folding chairs.

Lesbian Circus opened for Revolting Cocks on their 1986 tour.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 04:14 PM (2ocoG)

229 The WNBA will not let him play without a fight so if Kanter Freedom want's to push this, its going to require litigation. Maybe that was the plan from the beginning.
Posted by: WisRich

He said his leg as l team already went over it and they are ready.

Sheesh. Legal team.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 04:14 PM (+tGb6)

230 Gary Indiana sounds a bit dystopic. New home for the Chicago Bears, yes? Apparently Chicago was too tame for the fans. Loved the vids of the chaos in the White Sox stands from yesterday.
Posted by: tubal

Whenever we'd drive to Chicago from SW Michigan when I was a kid, we could always tell from the smell when we were passing by Gary on I-94.

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 04:14 PM (77rzZ)

231 Looks like it's already got a 7.8 out of 10 rating on IMDB.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

Had a limited opening on the 14.

Posted by: BruceWayne at August 24, 2026 04:15 PM (YZ0Fo)

232 49ers owner arrested for trying to pay $140 for sex at an Ohio trailer park.

In East Palestine, no less.
Posted by: t-bird at August 24, 2026 04:13 PM (x/Rva)

From the crick to the hasmat spill
East Palestine will be free!

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 04:15 PM (uhVAy)

233 A: Wesbians!

Posted by: Elmer Fudd at August 24, 2026 04:06 PM (2Ez/1)
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lol!

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 04:15 PM (YlYJ8)

234 Now, there are powered dildos.
Attached to a stationary arm on a wheel--think of the drive on a train.
Or more portable, like attached to a reciprocating saw.
Mac also has his famous AssPounder 5000, attaching a dildo to an exercise bike.
But that's more of a gag than functional.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
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Eh, Sawzall, blade, dildo, some assembly required.

Perfect for the pegging and fisting types.

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 04:15 PM (E4rtv)

235 They should really add a halftime show with clowns juggling flaming bowling pins and elephants in tutu’s

Posted by: That Guy at August 24, 2026 04:15 PM (5FKHw)

236 What's wrong with you?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 24, 2026 04:11 PM (FZ29D)

He lives in Yougstown, Ohio, so that explains why he was in the area.

Somebody also said there was an ad for the 'brothel' somewhere.

The rest is all explained by hormones, a fetish of some kind, and stupidity.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 24, 2026 04:15 PM (6ydKt)

237 Q: What does the "W" in WNBA stand for?
.
.
.
A: Wesbians!
Posted by: Elmer Fudd

That's not funny!

It stands for "Whatever We Say," hater!

Posted by: the wesbians at August 24, 2026 04:15 PM (VHUov)

238 DHS tells @FoxNews that ICE has quietly carried out one of its most successful operations in agency history, resulting in the arrests of 1,328 illegal aliens in just a 14-day span in the states of Virginia & Maryland.

Posted by: SMOD at August 24, 2026 04:16 PM (RHGPo)

239 205 We all know how it ends.

Wile E. always loses.
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I dunno, this time he has a LAWYER on his side!

Check out the short story, "Coyote v. Acme" by Ian Frazier (it's free on the New Yorker site). Hilarious, and I assume new movie is (very) loosely based on the story. Mrs Tell and I plan to watch next week. That's all folks!

Posted by: Martin Tell at August 24, 2026 04:16 PM (sFNX2)

240 Whenever we'd drive to Chicago from SW Michigan when I was a kid, we could always tell from the smell when we were passing by Gary on I-94.
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I appreciate your foresight and planning, even as a youth, to hold it that long just to blame it on Gary, IN.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 04:16 PM (3cUTc)

241 green does have a significance--it is associated with some kind of cryptocoin token, and tossing started to advertise the coin without paying for advertising.
I'm glad it's taken on a life of its own, but even the original cheap-advert purpose demonstrates how useless the league is

Posted by: barbarausa at August 24, 2026 04:16 PM (enw9G)

242 Speaking of sports guys and their sexcapades, is Bill Belichik still doing the ex-cheerleader?

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 04:16 PM (77rzZ)

243 I sure am learning a lot about dildos today.
Posted by: wth at August 24, 2026 04:13 PM (UjdFS)

Leave it to the Horde to provide the ins and outs.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 24, 2026 04:16 PM (2WIwB)

244 Whenever we'd drive to Chicago from SW Michigan when I was a kid, we could always tell from the smell when we were passing by Gary on I-94.
Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 04:14 PM (77rzZ)

The red or orange smoke coming out of the factories was a clue.

The real stinky highway in summer was I-57 going SW which thoughtfully had some sewage settling canals adjacent to it on both sides.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 04:16 PM (uhVAy)

245 >Mac also has his famous AssPounder 5000, attaching a dildo to an exercise bike.
+++++++++

Remember: if it doesn't say Binford on it, somebody else makes it.

Posted by: Tim The Tool Man Taylor at August 24, 2026 04:17 PM (2Ez/1)

246 An official got hit in the head by a thrown whiskey bottle at a Vikings game after a bad call back in the seventies. I think it was the Staubach to Pearson Hail Mary pass.

Posted by: muttering vikings fan at August 24, 2026 04:17 PM (Q+gd/)

247 Definitely slumming if the trailer park was in East Palestine.

Posted by: Philly Santa Claus at August 24, 2026 04:17 PM (+aHIC)

248 resulting in the arrests of 1,328 illegal aliens in just a 14-day span in the states of Virginia & Maryland.
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Any innocent Maryland Dads swept up in this? What am I saying? They're all innocent!

Posted by: Martin Tell at August 24, 2026 04:17 PM (sFNX2)

249 I sure am learning a lot about dildos today
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I just hope there won't be a test

Posted by: Common Tater at August 24, 2026 04:18 PM (OPTvA)

250 That chick pointing out the dildo thrower probably wants a date.

Posted by: That Guy at August 24, 2026 04:18 PM (5FKHw)

251 Trailer on youtube for Wile E. Coyote v. Acme.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-43VeYGiPM

Wile E is suing Acme Products

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 04:18 PM (E4rtv)

252 Whenever we'd drive to Chicago from SW Michigan when I was a kid, we could always tell from the smell when we were passing by Gary on I-94.
Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 04:14 PM (77rzZ)
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I can count on one finger the number of times I've visited the city of my birth.

I was eight at the time, almost fifty years ago.

I'm friends with a few relations who live in southwest Chicago on FB...they have only reinforced my decision to stay away.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 04:18 PM (YlYJ8)

253 FWIW, Warner Brothers has a movie, Wile E. Coyote vs. Acme which includes cameos from all your favorite WB characters including Elmer.

Some laugh-out-loud stuff in the trailers, but the voices seemed pretty weak imitations.

Posted by: t-bird at August 24, 2026 04:18 PM (x/Rva)

254 Some laugh-out-loud stuff in the trailers, but the voices seemed pretty weak imitations.
Posted by: t-bird at August 24, 2026 04:18 PM (x/Rva)

Only one Mel Blanc

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 04:19 PM (uhVAy)

255 FWIW, Warner Brothers has a movie, Wile E. Coyote vs. Acme which includes cameos from all your favorite WB characters including Elmer.

Should be hitting movie theaters about now. Trailers seem fun.

Posted by: whig
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How are they going to hit the minority/gender quotas in that?

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 24, 2026 04:19 PM (XvL8K)

256 Dildoes never seem to be for sale in pawn shops, thrift shops, or yard sales.

Posted by: tubal at August 24, 2026 04:19 PM (Gqar8)

257 I saw an advance showing of Coyote vs. Acme yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed it. Lots of deep cuts from the old cartoons (Peter Lorre!!) but nothing you need to know to enjoy the movie. Good performances from Will Forte and John Cena, and a surprisingly touching story. Highly recommended.

Posted by: Open Channel D at August 24, 2026 04:19 PM (gYnrv)

258 Quick - who voiced Elmer Fudd? (It wasn't Mel Blanc)

Posted by: Common Tater at August 24, 2026 04:20 PM (OPTvA)

259 I've actually believe for a long time that Wile E. Coyote has a very good case against ACME for selling him defective products that injured him severely, repeatedly.

I'm only going to have to assume that the Roadrunner is secretly the CEO of ACME.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 24, 2026 04:20 PM (6ydKt)

260 161 "49ers owner Jed York arrested in prostitution case in Ohio"

Dude couldn't afford to buy it in California? This state really is a mess but Nevada?
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 24, 2026 04:02 PM (Fv80

Even worse, he got pinched in East Palestine, OH, where hazardous-cargo freight trains to go die.

Posted by: Octochicken at August 24, 2026 04:20 PM (oCS0o)

261 >Mac also has his famous AssPounder 5000, attaching a dildo to an exercise bike.
+++++++++

Remember: if it doesn't say Binford on it, somebody else makes it.
Posted by: Tim The Tool Man Taylor at August 24, 2026 04:17 PM (2Ez/1)

***

The Binford 2000 Penetrator is the one with the kick starter.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 24, 2026 04:20 PM (2WIwB)

262 OUT: Fake Rubber Green Mid Size Penis on basketball court.

IN: Real Giant Turkish Mandingo Penis in locker room.

Posted by: Long Duc Dong at August 24, 2026 04:20 PM (3XMoj)

263 Only one Mel Blanc
Posted by: Oldcat
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Think his son is doing some of them now.

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 04:21 PM (E4rtv)

264 248 resulting in the arrests of 1,328 illegal aliens in just a 14-day span in the states of Virginia & Maryland.
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Posted by: Martin Tell at August 24, 2026 04:17 PM
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Is that a lot?

Posted by: I gotta ask at August 24, 2026 04:21 PM (2Ez/1)

265 Halftime show of the Dancing Itos juggling green dildos set to Katy Perry music?

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 24, 2026 04:21 PM (7gwL+)

266 Remember: if it doesn't say Binford on it, somebody else makes it.
Posted by: Tim The Tool Man
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Yang Poon*

*A nod to Berserker

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 24, 2026 04:21 PM (XeU6L)

267 A man. A plan.

A dildo.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at August 24, 2026 04:22 PM (w6EFb)

268 Nothing good ever happens after the whiskey bottles start flying.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 24, 2026 04:22 PM (FR9Sb)

269 Condolences to you and your family Hadrian

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 24, 2026 04:22 PM (rp63B)

270 Dildoes never seem to be for sale in pawn shops, thrift shops, or yard sales.
Posted by: tubal
.......

I think mostly at "Tupperware" parties.

Posted by: wth at August 24, 2026 04:23 PM (UjdFS)

271 199 Gary Indiana sounds a bit dystopic. New home for the Chicago Bears, yes? Apparently Chicago was too tame for the fans. Loved the vids of the chaos in the White Sox stands from yesterday.
Posted by: tubal at August 24, 2026 04:10 PM (Gqar

The Bears are eyeing Hammond, IN as their new home, which is not much of an improvement over Gary.

Posted by: Octochicken at August 24, 2026 04:23 PM (oCS0o)

272 I'm friends with a few relations who live in southwest Chicago on FB...they have only reinforced my decision to stay away.
Posted by: SMH

I used to love going to Chitown when I was a kid. We'd go to the museums and the aquarium on Lake Shore Drive, and Brookfield Zoo. We had family there, too, whom we'd visit. It was a great place for a day trip. We'd drive there (about a 4- or 5-hour drive), have our fun, and then drive back to Michigan. Good times.

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 04:23 PM (77rzZ)

273 ":168 156 "Disco Night" in the 1970s. "

Steve Dahl & Gary Meyer, morning show on AM radio; WLUP, "The Loop".

I remember one of their little bumper bits, the trio of women singing "Steve and Gary, wretched worm-meat scumbags!"

(this may have been after the debacle at Comiskey)
(which resulted in a certain amount of litigation ... )

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 24, 2026 04:23 PM (VyBeY)

274 265 Halftime show of the Dancing Itos juggling green dildos set to Katy Perry music?
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Don't forget the Vax-Scene dancers!

Posted by: Tony F at August 24, 2026 04:24 PM (sFNX2)

275 Nothing good ever happens after the whiskey bottles start flying.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 24, 2026 04:22 PM (FR9Sb)
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Too many bottles of the good stuff for that to happen at a TX MoMee.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 04:24 PM (YlYJ8)

276 BTW, true lesbian don't do penetration.
It's all scissor, suction and vibe.

So they don't have dildos.

That's an accessory of the bisexual F on F action.
Same for the strap-on.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 04:24 PM (3cUTc)

277 Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White are not eligible to play in the WNBA, league sources tell Front Office Sports," Salao reported.

On what basis?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 04:24 PM (ExV1e)

278 I can count on one finger the number of times I've visited the city of my birth.

I was eight at the time, almost fifty years ago.

I'm friends with a few relations who live in southwest Chicago on FB...they have only reinforced my decision to stay away.

Chicago in the 80s was fantastic. People could take the El to Wrigley for an afternoon game and live. Now you couldn't pay me to go there.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 04:25 PM (YRLP/)

279 ACME has the same lawyers as Disney.

'Oh you bought our product, purchase implies consent of not holding us liable for any injuries.'

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 24, 2026 04:25 PM (7gwL+)

280 I may check out the Wile E. Coyote movie. I loved Looney Tunes, Back in Action back in the day.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at August 24, 2026 04:25 PM (PSEDc)

281 Nothing good ever happens after the whiskey bottles start flying.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
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In my squandered, misspent youth, I occasionaly visited dive bars. I always checked for a back exit, first thing.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 24, 2026 04:25 PM (XeU6L)

282 I used to love going to Chitown when I was a kid. We'd go to the museums and the aquarium on Lake Shore Drive, and Brookfield Zoo. We had family there, too, whom we'd visit. It was a great place for a day trip. We'd drive there (about a 4- or 5-hour drive), have our fun, and then drive back to Michigan. Good times.
Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 04:23 PM (77rzZ)
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I remember the view from the top of the Sears tower, and I remember playing pool with my cousins at one of their houses.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 04:26 PM (YlYJ8)

283 Can't imagine there's much of a market for used dildos.

Posted by: wth at August 24, 2026 04:26 PM (UjdFS)

284 49ers owner arrested for trying to pay $140 for sex at an Ohio trailer park.

Posted by: four seasons

Sad story, but could be hilarious if Colin Kaepernick was the prostitute.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at August 24, 2026 04:26 PM (aOQyQ)

285 Chicago in the 80s was fantastic. People could take the El to Wrigley for an afternoon game and live. Now you couldn't pay me to go there.
Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 04:25 PM (YRLP/)

it was a mismanaged dump. But a survivable one.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 04:26 PM (uhVAy)

286 No desire to visit some place where I could be murdered because of my demographic.

Posted by: tubal at August 24, 2026 04:27 PM (Gqar8)

287 This was around 1977.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 04:27 PM (YlYJ8)

288 Dildoes never seem to be for sale in pawn shops, thrift shops, or yard sales.
Posted by: tubal

If you want to lob one at a WNBA team, you can spring for "new" pricing.

Posted by: mikeski at August 24, 2026 04:27 PM (VHUov)

289 America doesn't need a WNBA. Hopefully Caitlin and Sophie each have a trade to fall back on, like welding or something. The WNBA sounds like a perverted clown show.

Posted by: Don Black at August 24, 2026 04:27 PM (ZxPkt)

290 To be fair to the 49ers owner most of the hookers in San Francisco are probably trannies

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 24, 2026 04:28 PM (rp63B)

291 BTW, true lesbian don't do penetration.
It's all scissor, suction and vibe.

So they don't have dildos.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

So, if you can "fix" one, she'll still be a virgin under Bill Clinton rules?

Asking for Bill Clinton.

Posted by: mikeski at August 24, 2026 04:28 PM (VHUov)

292 Can't imagine there's much of a market for used dildos.

Depends who used them.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 04:28 PM (YRLP/)

293 Still wondering how two normal white girls made it into the WNBA.

Posted by: tubal at August 24, 2026 04:29 PM (Gqar8)

294 I remember the view from the top of the Sears tower, and I remember playing pool with my cousins at one of their houses.
Posted by: SMH

Sears Tower (it has a different name now, but it'll always be "Sears Tower" to me) was the tallest building in the world when I was a yute. I can't remember whether I was ever at the top or not. Hancock building was number 2, I think, and I can't remember if I ever went to the top of that one, either.

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 04:29 PM (77rzZ)

295 >>>In my squandered, misspent youth, I occasionaly visited dive bars. I always checked for a back exit, first thing.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.

>Whenever somebody cracked open a bottle of Jeremiah Weed, you knew things were about to get chippy.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 24, 2026 04:29 PM (FR9Sb)

296 Probably in the minority, but was always disappointed when a Wile E Cayote/Roadrunner came on. Give me another Bugs, Daffy or even Sylvester.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 24, 2026 04:29 PM (XvL8K)

297 I find this whole throwing of junk disturbing.

Posted by: Joey Buttafuoco at August 24, 2026 04:30 PM (dIske)

298 No desire to visit some place where I could be murdered because of my demographic.
Posted by: tubal at August 24, 2026 04:27 PM (Gqar

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My eldest daughter, just like her sister, are very fair-skinned compared to their mom.

My youngest granddaughter is blue-eyed and blonde hair, she resembles her midwestern grandma, but she doesn't burn, courtesy of me.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 04:30 PM (YlYJ8)

299 'Oh you bought our product, purchase implies consent of not holding us liable for any injuries.'
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Yeah, read the contract, idiot. I remember a "South Park" episode (when they were funny) where Steve Jobs had drafted the iTunes clickwrap contract so you signed over to Apple the right for them to medically experiment on you, etc. Jobs ranted about how nobody ever actually read the contract.

I also recall one of the old Road Runner cartoons had the Coyote reacting in shock when he saw on a label that Acme was a division of Road Runner Enterprises, or something like that...

Posted by: Martin Tell at August 24, 2026 04:30 PM (sFNX2)

300 296 Probably in the minority, but was always disappointed when a Wile E Cayote/Roadrunner came on. Give me another Bugs, Daffy or even Sylvester.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

FWIW, Bugs and Tweety are in the trailer.

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 04:30 PM (E4rtv)

301 What color is Charlie Brown's Dildo?

Just curious.

Posted by: Sid Blysters at August 24, 2026 04:30 PM (Vu7A1)

302

We lived in a suburb of Chicago for many years.

It was so much fun going to Chicago.

Posted by: four seasons at August 24, 2026 04:31 PM (/QHx4)

303 296 Probably in the minority, but was always disappointed when a Wile E Cayote/Roadrunner came on. Give me another Bugs, Daffy or even Sylvester.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 24, 2026 04:29 PM (XvL8K)
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I loved Wile E Cayote/Roadrunner.

Probably why I went Ordnance in the Army.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 04:31 PM (YlYJ8)

304 What color is Charlie Brown's Dildo?

Same color as his sous vide machine.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 04:31 PM (YRLP/)

305 You'd think the lesbos would be grateful for free dildos.

I see this sport going nowhere even faster than when I paid no attention to it. Only protests, hair pulling, or dildos raise viewing...and that's pretty bad. When most people must be attending or watching to see what will happen next vs the sport.

I never had a dildo thrown at me in HS. Mostly because I would not have known what it was in the first place. I also would be put in for my long shot and then back on the bench. No hair pulling for that ball as I'd give a tie ball to the girl if she was bigger than me and might mess up my hair. I didn't see the point as I got two black eyes at different times and a concussion and it was not worth it. The concussion was during practice.

I do like men's college basketball when the mood strikes. I hated Duke with the heat of 1000 suns when Coach K was with them. As I've mentioned before, he was almost accidently murdered by me after a game where FSU lost by 1pt due to the refs. I almost fell off the balcony yelling at him. He would have been squashed him below me as he pranced off the court in victory. Son and I were in a lot of trouble with my husband and DIL after that game.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 24, 2026 04:31 PM (hzuYO)

306 49ers owner cuts deal with prosecutors after trying to pay for prostitute at Ohio trailer park
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

*Fist bump*

Posted by: Robert Kraft at August 24, 2026 04:32 PM (TCzWP)

307 I used to love going to Chitown when I was a kid. We'd go to the museums and the aquarium on Lake Shore Drive, and Brookfield Zoo. We had family there, too, whom we'd visit. It was a great place for a day trip. We'd drive there (about a 4- or 5-hour drive), have our fun, and then drive back to Michigan. Good times.
Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 04:23 PM (77rzZ)
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I remember the view from the top of the Sears tower, and I remember playing pool with my cousins at one of their houses.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 04:26 PM (YlYJ

In that era we got a tour group for our Latin Club to see the Pompeii exhibit there. We became total hucksters for the year to raise money. Our guile took us to the Sears tower from Michigan straight out the most direct road as the sun was going down and we saw the view for a while. For some ungodly reason the guide took us back a different way - South then East to Michigan on the lakefront area. On the way this group of Ohio teen girls and guys got to walk past some dudes stripping a car on the way to the hotel.

Probably why 'Adventures in Babysitting' is a favorite movie of mine.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 04:32 PM (uhVAy)

308 Greiner is quite a likely suspect.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 03:57 PM (uhVAy)

That's a MAN, baby!

Posted by: tcn in AK, channeling Austin Powers at August 24, 2026 04:32 PM (vfz7U)

309 "Overrture, curtain, lights
This is it, the night of nights
No more rehearsing and nursing a part
We know every part by heart"

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 04:33 PM (77rzZ)

310

I wonder if the 49ers guy was going to have sex with a man or woman, lol. Ya never know these days.

Posted by: four seasons at August 24, 2026 04:33 PM (/QHx4)

311 And was Wile E Cayote the same character who regularly got the shit kicked out of him by the sheepdog?

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 24, 2026 04:33 PM (XvL8K)

312 Son and I were in a lot of trouble with my husband and DIL after that game.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 24, 2026 04:31 PM (hzuYO)

For missing him?

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 04:33 PM (uhVAy)

313 I loved Wile E Cayote/Roadrunner.

Probably why I went Ordnance in the Army.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 04:31 PM (YlYJ

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Raised with Saturday morning cartoons was the best.

Meep meep.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 24, 2026 04:33 PM (hzuYO)

314
Who says the dildo was thrown? Maybe it just fell out.

Posted by: Frank Barone at August 24, 2026 04:33 PM (OkYzo)

315 We lived in a suburb of Chicago for many years.

It was so much fun going to Chicago.

Posted by: four seasons at August 24, 2026 04:31 PM (/QHx4)
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My dad had very good reasons to keep us kids from Chicago, even in the 80s.

By the time I became a mom myself and lived in south GA in the 90s, even less desire to expose my kids to that crap.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 04:34 PM (YlYJ8)

316 Can white lesbians jump?

Posted by: davidt at August 24, 2026 04:34 PM (Q+gd/)

317 So, did Charlie Brown get the dildo from Lucy?

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 04:34 PM (77rzZ)

318
Leave it to the Horde to provide the ins and outs.
Posted by: Diogenes

Lotta hokey pokey goin' on out dere!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 24, 2026 04:34 PM (Cqx++)

319 The classic nurse ratched “ meep meep”. I might have left something out.

Posted by: tubal at August 24, 2026 04:34 PM (Gqar8)

320 America doesn't need a WNBA. Hopefully Caitlin and Sophie each have a trade to fall back on, like welding or something. The WNBA sounds like a perverted clown show.
Posted by: Don Black at August 24, 2026 04:27 PM (ZxPkt)

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Football and baseball made the effort to eliminate overt racism from the teams. Time for the WNBA to do the same

Posted by: JM in Illinois at August 24, 2026 04:34 PM (Z/jA7)

321 "What color is Charlie Brown's Dildo?"

A Dildo of Pallor, I believe.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 24, 2026 04:35 PM (iMotb)

322 Hancock building was number 2, I think, and I can't remember if I ever went to the top of that one, either.
Posted by: Bulg
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I have been. People used to joke that when the winds were high and gusty, the water in the toilets would slosh.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 24, 2026 04:35 PM (XeU6L)

323 Raised with Saturday morning cartoons was the best.

Meep meep.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 24, 2026 04:33 PM (hzuYO)
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*fistbump*

Don't think the world is ready for us GenX grammas.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 04:35 PM (YlYJ8)

324 317 So, did Charlie Brown get the dildo from Lucy?

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 04:34 PM (77rzZ)

Schroeder.

Posted by: Lucy at August 24, 2026 04:35 PM (Q+gd/)

325 If atheists showed up to a tent revival to mock Christians, the people there would get annoyed. A WNBA game is essentially a tent revival for gay race communists. They can revel in their deviance. I think the game is secondary to the politics honestly.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at August 24, 2026 04:35 PM (wGerL)

326 And was Wile E Cayote the same character who regularly got the shit kicked out of him by the sheepdog?
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 24, 2026 04:33 PM (XvL8K)
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Similar shape, but that was Ralph (or maybe Sam). He was a wolf, not a coyote.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 24, 2026 04:36 PM (FZ29D)

327 🚨Breaking: The new Hezbollah leader who replaced the previous new Hezbollah leader who was eliminated after he replaced the previous leader who was eliminated, was eliminated tonight.

Three Hezbollah leaders eliminated in one week.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 04:36 PM (+tGb6)

328 Breaking News: Green Dildo Throwing has just been nominated for inclusion in the 2028 Summer Olympics to be held in Los Angeles.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at August 24, 2026 04:36 PM (skR0U)

329 What color is Charlie Brown's Dildo?

Just curious.
Posted by: Sid Blysters

It's gotta be yellow with a black zig-zag pattern, doesn't it?

Posted by: mikeski at August 24, 2026 04:36 PM (VHUov)

330 America doesn't need a WNBA. Hopefully Caitlin and Sophie each have a trade to fall back on, like welding or something. The WNBA sounds like a perverted clown show.
Posted by: Don Black at August 24, 2026 04:27 PM (ZxPkt)

Caitlin and Sophie are good enough to make a barnstorming career forming their own team. What they play is recognizably Bball if not as fast and physical as the men's used to be for obvious reasons.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 04:36 PM (uhVAy)

331 Similar shape, but that was Ralph (or maybe Sam). He was a wolf, not a coyote.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 24, 2026 04:36 PM (FZ29D)
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Didn't they both shop at ACME?

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 04:37 PM (YlYJ8)

332 Similar shape, but that was Ralph (or maybe Sam). He was a wolf, not a coyote.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

Ralph was the wolf, Sam was the sheepdog.

Posted by: mikeski at August 24, 2026 04:37 PM (VHUov)

333 Slowpoke Rodriguez was the best Looney Tunes. He was all high and shit.

Posted by: BruceWayne at August 24, 2026 04:37 PM (YZ0Fo)

334 Breaking News: Green Dildo Throwing has just been nominated for inclusion in the 2028 Summer Olympics to be held in Los Angeles.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at August 24, 2026 04:36 PM (skR0U)

So are they legitimatley thrown like a javelin or like a WWII potato masher?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at August 24, 2026 04:37 PM (dK+Kv)

335
Peppermint Pattie would be in the WNBA. Didn't they call her "sir?"

Posted by: Frank Barone at August 24, 2026 04:37 PM (OkYzo)

336 America doesn't need a WNBA. Hopefully Caitlin and Sophie each have a trade to fall back on

Posted by: Don Black

European league. Where they will be paid accordingly. $$$

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 04:37 PM (+tGb6)

337 I was disappointed to see that Caitlin didn't put her hand over her heart during the playing of the national anthem.

Only Sophie did.

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 04:38 PM (77rzZ)

338 I like Wile E. best in the Bugs cartoons. He spoke in those, and I loved his "Super Genius" schtick.

Posted by: Martin Tell at August 24, 2026 04:39 PM (sFNX2)

339 No desire to visit some place where I could be murdered because of my demographic
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That's Racist!!

Posted by: Common Tater at August 24, 2026 04:39 PM (OPTvA)

340 Hancock building was number 2, I think, and I can't remember if I ever went to the top of that one, either.
Posted by: Bulg
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I have been. People used to joke that when the winds were high and gusty, the water in the toilets would slosh.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 24, 2026 04:35 PM (XeU6L)

Naw, Hancock is not bigger than Empire state. I used to go to a place there for Margaritas when I lived in Chicago.

I did work a consulting job in the Sears Tower for some months. It did rock when the winds were going.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 04:39 PM (uhVAy)

341 Who says the dildo was thrown? Maybe it just fell out.
Posted by: Frank Barone
.......

Or was launched by the Thai Egg Lady.

Posted by: wth at August 24, 2026 04:39 PM (UjdFS)

342 Breaking: The new Hezbollah leader who replaced the previous new Hezbollah leader who was eliminated after he replaced the previous leader who was eliminated, was eliminated tonight.

Three Hezbollah leaders eliminated in one week.

==

Congratulations to the Hezbollah leader no 3 for achieving the highly coveted Martyrdom Status!

Posted by: AI at August 24, 2026 04:39 PM (g47mK)

343 I'm thinking about crowdsourcing for an Abrams.

t would look so nice in my driveway.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 04:39 PM (YlYJ8)

344 36 ee also: same women screeching that a woman who murdered her three kids — including one girl — didn’t do anything wrong.
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Every woman has an absolute unfettered right to murder her own children. They are just squabbling over the timing.
Posted by: When you can kill the most defenseless and innocent, who can't you kill? at August 24, 2026 03:44 PM (anL5R)

There is no greater act of femininity than a woman killing her own children.

Posted by: Modern sensibilities at August 24, 2026 04:39 PM (TbWk/)

345 off AI!

Posted by: runner at August 24, 2026 04:39 PM (g47mK)

346 I have arrived.

Posted by: The Unlubed Dildo of Consequences at August 24, 2026 04:39 PM (Vu7A1)

347 Will this conflict finally sink the WNBA, or is this the only thing that is interesting about the league?

Posted by: Random PJ at August 24, 2026 04:39 PM (+jscL)

348 And was Wile E Cayote the same character who regularly got the shit kicked out of him by the sheepdog?
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba
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Sam Sheepdog

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 24, 2026 04:39 PM (XeU6L)

349 Peppermint Pattie would be in the WNBA. Didn't they call her "sir?"
Posted by: Frank Barone

That was Marcie, the first cartoon lesbian.

PP was a tomboy, but she had a thing for "Chuck."

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 04:39 PM (77rzZ)

350 Peppermint Pattie would be in the WNBA. Didn't they call her "sir?"
Posted by: Frank Barone at August 24, 2026 04:37 PM (OkYzo)

Her little friend did whose name escapes me.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 04:40 PM (uhVAy)

351 Breaking: The new Hezbollah leader who replaced the previous new Hezbollah leader who was eliminated after he replaced the previous leader who was eliminated, was eliminated tonight
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Gooooooooooooooood.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 04:40 PM (YlYJ8)

352 Anybody wanna try "I am alone in the room with Hezbollah leader" on one of your AI toys ?

Posted by: runner at August 24, 2026 04:40 PM (g47mK)

353 You might think no one would want the job

Posted by: Skip at August 24, 2026 04:40 PM (Ia/+0)

354 I was disappointed to see that Caitlin didn't put her hand over her heart during the playing of the national anthem.

I believe that Clark, while a fine player, is determined to remain publicly apolitical - at best. Cunningham is more open to the fight.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 04:40 PM (ExV1e)

355 Will this conflict finally sink the WNBA, or is this the only thing that is interesting about the league?
Posted by: Random PJ

Yes.

Posted by: mikeski at August 24, 2026 04:40 PM (VHUov)

356 PP was a tomboy, but she had a thing for "Chuck."
Posted by: Bulg
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Yep.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 04:40 PM (YlYJ8)

357 I have arrived.
Posted by: The Unlubed Dildo of Consequences
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Pfft

Posted by: Dangling Dildo of Destiny at August 24, 2026 04:41 PM (XeU6L)

358 Breaking: The new Hezbollah leader who replaced the previous new Hezbollah leader who was eliminated after he replaced the previous leader who was eliminated, was eliminated tonight.

Three Hezbollah leaders eliminated in one week.
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Those responsible have (not) been sacked!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 24, 2026 04:41 PM (FZ29D)

359 🚨Breaking: The new Hezbollah leader who replaced the previous new Hezbollah leader who was eliminated after he replaced the previous leader who was eliminated, was eliminated tonight.

Three Hezbollah leaders eliminated in one week.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 04:36 PM (+tGb6)

Maybe hezbollah is arab for hospice.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 24, 2026 04:41 PM (S41Gd)

360 Football and baseball made the effort to eliminate overt racism from the teams. Time for the WNBA to do the same
Posted by: JM in Illinois at August 24, 2026 04:34 PM (Z/jA7)

have to start with the refs and coaches and owners first.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 04:41 PM (uhVAy)

361 I am alone with a Green Dildo

Posted by: Blonde Cloud at August 24, 2026 04:41 PM (sFNX2)

362 Peppermint Pattie would be in the WNBA. Didn't they call her "sir?"
Posted by: Frank Barone at August 24, 2026 04:37 PM (OkYzo)

Her little friend did whose name escapes me.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 04:40 PM (uhVAy)

Marcie?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 04:41 PM (ExV1e)

363 I was disappointed to see that Caitlin didn't put her hand over her heart during the playing of the national anthem.
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It pissed me off.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 04:42 PM (YlYJ8)

364 Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 04:39 PM (77rzZ

I don't Charles Schulz was thinking of any of these characters as gay or lesbian when it was written or aired . It was the 60's and they were kids!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 24, 2026 04:42 PM (yl+Aq)

365 Three Hezbollah leaders eliminated in one week.

==

Congratulations to the Hezbollah leader no 3 for achieving the highly coveted Martyrdom Status!
Posted by: AI
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Hat trick.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 24, 2026 04:42 PM (XeU6L)

366
The WNBA should have Yakety Sax played over the PA system once the Green Dildo is thrown and play into it. Have a Keystone Cops dildo clean up unit clown it up getting it off the court.

Posted by: Frank Barone at August 24, 2026 04:42 PM (OkYzo)

367 WNBA is playing this up because it’s the only publicly they’re getting.

Posted by: Open Channel D at August 24, 2026 04:42 PM (gYnrv)

368 SMH, I'll chip in for your tank.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 24, 2026 04:42 PM (FHoaH)

369 363 I was disappointed to see that Caitlin didn't put her hand over her heart during the playing of the national anthem.
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It pissed me off.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 04:42 PM (YlYJ

Whatever she does she will always be other.

Posted by: tubal at August 24, 2026 04:43 PM (Gqar8)

370 So, did Charlie Brown get the dildo from Lucy?

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 04:34 PM (77rzZ)

The dildo is CB's final revenge for the football. Just a Lucy is about to jump on it, he pulls it away.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 24, 2026 04:43 PM (2WIwB)

371 Nood. Bessent.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 04:43 PM (ExV1e)

372 ...was just kicked out of an WNBA game...

i have no idea how you would pronounce "wnba" such that the appropriate article is "an".

Posted by: anachronda at August 24, 2026 04:43 PM (sGtp+)

373 Anybody wanna try "I am alone in the room with Hezbollah leader" on one of your AI toys ?
Posted by: runner
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Duck and cover!

Posted by: Hammer AI at August 24, 2026 04:43 PM (XeU6L)

374 Here's my theory:

Ereas Kantor Freedom is "maintaining kayfab" -- inother words, he's acting the part o the villain in a scripted WNBA PR stunt.

In Professional Wrestling, each wrestler has a stage persona ("The Hillbilly Stranger," or whatever), and of course a real-lie persona (Melvin Periwinkle), who likes crocheting and watching Days of Our Lives. But the Pro Wrestling federations want to wrestlers to hide their real selves rm the public at all times, and pretend actually be their stage selves. Tis is known a"maintaining kayfab" (or "keeping kayfab").

Usually this entails ringside antics -- even when not actually wrestling, the performers will hurl chairs from the stand into ring, etc.

The way Kantor stood up and challenged the Black Amazon-Lesbian is exactly the kind fo stuffthat goes on in the WWF. And so it dawned on me: The whle WNBA kerfuffle is kayfab. An act, a PR stunt.

There is no other explanation.

Posted by: zombie at August 24, 2026 04:43 PM (Av6i5)

375 Chuck Mangione's 'Feels So Good' is such an amazingly mellow song.

Loved it as a kid, still do.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 04:44 PM (YlYJ8)

376 52
Enes Kanter is rich, single, young, good-looking, athletic, pro-woman, straight, and possessed of a sense of humor. The fantasy Match.com profile.

And women are rejecting him.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 24, 2026 03:46 PM (mmrXZ)

We regular blokes should just all jump off a cliff already.

Posted by: Average dudes haven't a chance anymore at August 24, 2026 04:44 PM (TbWk/)

377 For missing him?
Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 04:33 PM (uhVAy)
*****
Ha! I would have died with Coach K, which is not who I want to walk to the Pearly Gates with.

No. In trouble for being "bad sports." That was the lecture we had going home to son's apt. He broke a watch crystal whacking his hand in anger. I almost caused a frat boy from Duke to fight me (so my husband said and I rolled my eyes).

Yes I did tell the frat boy in front of me, after accidently spilling my beer on him earlier, "Congratulations and I hope this ref goes to the championship with your team." Big deal. That's how I was raised from age 5yrs and going to SEC games. You yell a lot at the refs and other team. It is ingrained. Long Island husband says I change during basketball. Like I become a werewolf.

My dude asked just who would have to fight the boy if a fight broke out and I said me. He disagreed, being chivalrous. I lost my voice from yelling so the argument ended quickly.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 24, 2026 04:44 PM (hzuYO)

378 The way Kantor stood up and challenged the Black Amazon-Lesbian is exactly the kind fo stuffthat goes on in the WWF. And so it dawned on me: The whle WNBA kerfuffle is kayfab. An act, a PR stunt.

There is no other explanation.
Posted by: zombie at August 24, 2026 04:43 PM (Av6i5)

If it were a stunt, the WNBA itself would not be played as so stupid in this case.

The NBA funding the Ws, that is a stunt, or a tax writeoff but it relies on nobody watching it like most NGO funded operations.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 04:46 PM (uhVAy)

379 I have arrived.
Posted by: The Unlubed Dildo of Consequences
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Pfft

Posted by: Dangling Dildo of Destiny at August 24, 2026 04:41 PM (XeU6L)

Never count out the Thrown Dildo of Vituperation.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at August 24, 2026 04:46 PM (dK+Kv)

380 The NBA funding the Ws, that is a stunt, or a tax writeoff but it relies on nobody watching it like most NGO funded operations.

Which is why it has that The Producers air.

I can't for Springtime for Angel Reece.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 04:47 PM (2ocoG)

381 >>>And was Wile E Cayote the same character who regularly got the shit kicked out of him by the sheepdog?

>Only when they were on the clock. Overtime might be a considerable problem.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 24, 2026 04:47 PM (FR9Sb)

382 I was in the high school science club, and our fund-raising gimmick was selling circular slide rules. Yeah, just a couple of years before the TI calculators came out. The neat thing about those slide rules was that they had just about every HS-level chemistry and physics law and equation engraved on the back and on the dual-side slide out card. And the complete Periodic Table. All of the science teachers ignored the use of those slide rules during tests and exams.

We sold a LOT of them and used the money for a field trip to Chicago, where we went to the top of the Hancock Building.

Posted by: mrp at August 24, 2026 04:49 PM (rj6Yv)

383 They didn't look "offended" at the Big Green Weenie; more like stifling laughter, but knowing that they SHOULD maintain the guise of being offended.

I think it could easily become a WNBA thing, like throwing octopuses on the ice for the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Posted by: red speck at August 24, 2026 04:53 PM (Ve/HL)

384 I was in the high school science club, and our fund-raising gimmick was selling circular slide rules. Yeah, just a couple of years before the TI calculators came out. The neat thing about those slide rules was that they had just about every HS-level chemistry and physics law and equation engraved on the back and on the dual-side slide out card. And the complete Periodic Table. All of the science teachers ignored the use of those slide rules during tests and exams.

We sold a LOT of them and used the money for a field trip to Chicago, where we went to the top of the Hancock Building.
Posted by: mrp at August 24, 2026 04:49 PM (rj6Yv)

We did the candy machines where we junked the non sellers and double or triple stacked the good candy, and sold those big bars from the fund raising company on the busses to and from school and never never stopped. Also made some bux auctioning off the underclass students to wait on the other schools at the big Latin club get together which became a city tradition i heard. Had enough left over to give out a scholarship for Latin Study.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 04:54 PM (uhVAy)

385 They need to start throwing empty Corby's whiskey bottles.

Hit the ref right in the head.
Posted by: Minnesota Vikings Fan 1975
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Kezar Stadium, SF, 1968: the gallon jig of Red Mountain cleared my head by so foot or so, and clobbered some poor bastard 3 rows in front of me.

Posted by: buddhaha at August 24, 2026 05:10 PM (YCVv4)

386 There was a time...

Not Louisiana, Paris, France, New York, or Rome, but--
Gary, Indiana,
Gary, Indiana,
Gary Indiana,
My home sweet home.
Posted by: The Music Man at August 24, 2026 04:02 PM (XeU6L)

I wonder what happened? *rubs chin*ponders question*

Posted by: Prof Harold Hill at August 24, 2026 05:34 PM (hmYU4)

387 I feel it only appropriate to point out her name, as gifted by the internet, is no longer Angel Reese.

It's Anal Grease. Please correct all future articles accordingly.

Posted by: harbqll at August 24, 2026 06:28 PM (T4KLc)

388 What a such a childish narc.

Posted by: Phil Christensen at August 24, 2026 10:05 PM (gxAox)

Arbitration Board Says That Racist Grifter Karen Attiah Was Wrongly Fired for Making Up Fake Racist Quotes "by" Charlie Kirk and Celebrating His Murder; Hasan Piker Mocks Kirk's Murder in Hate Rally

Karen Attiah is a degenerate, unqualified DEI hire formerly, and now presently, employed by the Washington Post to write the same three columns about racism, colonialism, "Islamaphobia" and sexism over and over again while hammering checks.

After she made up fake quotes by Charlie Kirk and used them as a predicate for celebrating his murder, the incoming less-leftwing management of the Washington Post fired her.

She sued, which invoked an arbitration over the firing. (Which was specified in her contract, it seems.)

The arbitrator decided that it's no big deal for a "journalist" to make up quotes and justify political assassination of conservatives and ordered her to be rehired and be paid for the year she had off.

An arbitrator has ordered the Washington Post to rehire Karen Attiah, the opinion columnist who was fired last September after she blasted Charlie Kirk as "a white man that espoused violence" the day of his brutal assassination.
In a written decision Thursday, arbitrator Sarah Miller Espinosa said WaPo "did not have good and sufficient cause" to fire the scribe and "violated" its labor agreement with the controversial columnist.
Espinosa ordered the legacy newspaper to compensate Attiah with back pay and lost benefits.
"This decision confirms what we've said from the start: I was doing my job as an opinion journalist, and doing that job is not misconduct," Attiah told The Post in a statement, adding that she is "relieved to finally have that record set straight."
She added that she hopes her win "sends a message to journalists and media institutions everywhere that freedom of expression is always worth fighting for."

Really? Is conservatives' free speech worth fighting for?

If Scott Jennings glorifies violence against leftists, will you fight for his right to agitate for assassination while collecting a corporate check, too?

...
The decision -- which is binding, according to WaPo's labor agreement -- caps off a yearlong battle after Attiah argued a slew of controversial social media posts she fired off the day of Kirk's shocking killing did not violate company policy.
On Sept. 10, 2025, Attiah wrote in a Bluesky post: "Part of what keeps America so violent is the insistence that people perform care, empty goodness and absolution for white men that espouse hatred and violence."
In another post that day, she wrote: "Refusing to tear my clothes and smear ashes on my face in performative mourning for a white man that espoused violence is ... not the same as violence."
...
Wayne Connell, WaPo's chief HR officer, wrote that Attiah's Bluesky posts had violated the company's social media policies, harmed "the integrity of our organization" and potentially endangered "the physical safety of our staff."
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Attiah's case against the WaPo went to arbitration in June and included testimony from her, O'Neal and Connell. Attiah was represented by lawyers from Democracy Defenders Action, a nonprofit co-founded by lawyer Norman Eisen, and the Washington-Baltimore News Guild.

Norman Eisen is the guy behind the Infinite Lawfare against Trump.

Eisen, one of Attiah's lawyers, called the decision "a thunderous victory for Karen Attiah, an award-winning journalist fired for doing her job, over Bezos' Washington Post."

Am I allowed to justify violence against Normal Eisen or is that an offense worthy of cancellation? I assume it's the latter, right?

Meanwhile, Gay Islamist Race Hustler and assassination-agitator Hasan Piker is on some kind of gay tour and led his crowd in cheering the murder of Charlie Kirk.

We have seen protesters on the left around the country mocking the assassination of Charlie Kirk, even reenacting his murder. Hate traffickers like Jennifer Welch have even justified his assassination. It is all shocking and depressing, but none reached the level of Hasan Piker leading a huge crowd in mocking Kirk and his faith. Before he was murdered, Kirk debated Piker and called him a "socialist hypocrite." What is shocking is not the utter depravity and cruelty of Piker, but the ecstasy of the crowd in relishing the death of someone with opposing views. It is part of the conditioning in an "age of rage."
In the video, Piker leads the crowd in the meme song "We Are Charlie Kirk" at a stop of his "Fear& LIVE" tour, including such lines as "We are Charlie Kirk, we carry the flame. We'll fight for the Gospel, we'll honor his name." His co-hosts and the crowd seem to be laughing with joy.
Joining him at this hatefest at the Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco on August 21 were reportedly Will Neff, QTCinderella, and AustinShow.
Hasan is wearing his now-signature Mao jacket as the young crowd and his co-hosts laugh hysterically. It is the very essence of this movement to desensitize people, particularly young people, to violence and hate.
In Rage and the Republic, I wrote about this national ragefest. It allows people to hate completely and without thought to the humanity of those being hurt. What people will not admit is that they like it. Rage is addictive, and it is contagious. Just look at the crowd in San Francisco, and you will see the addictive quality of uncut, undiluted hate:

Piker, Will Neff, QTCinderella, AustinShow, and these fans have every right to spread hate. It is protected speech just as KKK and neo-Nazi groups are allowed to promulgate their own hateful values.
What is exasperating is how hatemongers on the left want to enjoy hate speech while accusing others of hate and intolerance. They do so by excusing their actions or views by demonizing those who disagree. Democratic leaders continue the false claim that democracy is dying in America and that this may be our last free election. While made over multiple elections, this repeated claim of the imminent death of democracy (unless they are elected) does not appear to register with their supporters.

Hasan sings �We Are Charlie Kirk� at the Fear& live tour pic.twitter.com/n4rGVTREyB
— yeet (@Awk20000) August 22, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 02:25 PM

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1 Judges are the problem everywhere

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 24, 2026 02:26 PM (N1DT3)

2 1st

Posted by: GF at August 24, 2026 02:26 PM (e5z5/)

3 (Because an "arbitrator" is a judge)

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 24, 2026 02:27 PM (N1DT3)

4 Eisen is a POS

Posted by: It's me donna at August 24, 2026 02:27 PM (+gK6I)

5 They aren't even hiding it anymore.

These are not our countrymen. These are domestic enemies who want us, ALL of us, dead.

We can't live in a country with people who want us dead.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 24, 2026 02:28 PM (N1DT3)

6 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 02:29 PM (ccf/V)

7 lum has been NOOD'ed, ya bastages.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 02:29 PM (ccf/V)

8 So, does this freedom of expression apply to Facebook when someone wants to talk about using Ivermectin for Covid or just to writers at the Post?

Posted by: CaliGirl at August 24, 2026 02:30 PM (sA+Qj)

9 There is no symmetry in Justice today. A lack of symmetry is a grave weakness, and leads to bad things.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 02:30 PM (u82oZ)

10 There needs to be a partitioning.

They can have the Northeast and the Northwest. (They like urban living anyway.)

We'll take the rest.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 24, 2026 02:30 PM (N1DT3)

11 Exhibit A on why I never allow arbitration clauses in my clients' contracts.

Posted by: Martin Tell at August 24, 2026 02:30 PM (sFNX2)

12 It certainly would be a shame if Piker was to be introduced to his eagerly awaiting 72 goat anuses......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 02:31 PM (ccf/V)

13 We're coming up on the 1-year anniversary of Charlie's murder.

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 02:31 PM (77rzZ)

14 Norm Eisen is also friends with Straight-shootin' Chief Justice John Roberts, IIRC.

Not a smidgen of corruption.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at August 24, 2026 02:31 PM (skR0U)

15 >>>14 Norm Eisen is also friends with Straight-shootin' Chief Justice John Roberts, IIRC.

oh really? Not surprising!

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 02:32 PM (1wjle)

16 Remember the girl that got fired for the joke, "headed to Africa, hope I don't get AIDS?"

That was just the deserved consequence for what she said.

But celebrating murder--and defaming the dead even before the body was cold--is protected speech.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 02:33 PM (3cUTc)

17 Formerly Virginian

Them: Urban hellhole without farms or food warehouses. Stuffed with crazed, evil, criminals

Us: Suburbs to rural, including farms, access roads, and food warehouses. A lot of good people with concealed carry just going about their day.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 02:33 PM (u82oZ)

18 Wait. The problem was WaPo had too much integrity?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 24, 2026 02:33 PM (ndZc7)

19 >>>11 Exhibit A on why I never allow arbitration clauses in my clients' contracts.

Speaking of arbitration, I just rewatched Wedding Crashers twice in one weekend, and it totally holds up. Very recommended.

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 02:33 PM (1wjle)

20 The left. It would have nothing if hypocrisy wasn't allowed to exist.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 02:34 PM (ccf/V)

21 Remember the girl that got fired for the joke, "headed to Africa, hope I don't get AIDS?"

HA!

Did she?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 02:35 PM (ccf/V)

22 Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Without projection, the Left would be silent.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 02:35 PM (u82oZ)

23 We're coming up on the 1-year anniversary of Charlie's murder.

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 02:31 PM (77rzZ)

And Turning Point is going back to the scene.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 02:35 PM (ccf/V)

24 13 We're coming up on the 1-year anniversary of Charlie's murder.
Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 02:31 PM (77rzZ)

Just realized that.... What a dark day with great repercussions.. As much as TPUSA is trying it has lost some of its influence.. Which was the point of his killing...

Posted by: It's me donna at August 24, 2026 02:35 PM (+gK6I)

25 yeah she did get fired. #WhenDoesJustineLand

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 02:35 PM (1wjle)

26
All true, although I got a YouTube of Bill Maher and Chevy Chase.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 24, 2026 02:36 PM (mmrXZ)

27 Speaking of too much integrity . . .

California mom who defied court order to save son from trans cult begins 3-year sentence

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 24, 2026 02:36 PM (ndZc7)

28 The judiciary is squarely aligned with the left. That's the side in the social/ideological/political war we're fighting they've chosen. It's why the left seems to win most legal arguments that clearly should have been lost. It's why many laws that should be followed or make sense, are struck down and others that make zero sense are upheld. It's why James Comey is a free man and Trump was indicted multiple times and had to fight for his freedom in court... even with the charges being so obviously politically charged or based on crazy interpretations of law.

It will not now, or ever, be rectified by voting.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 24, 2026 02:36 PM (2Cry5)

29 OTOH, my only interest in the fight between Bezos and the radical lefties at the WaPo is rooting for injuries.

And this delivers a nice body blow to both.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 02:36 PM (3cUTc)

30 it totally holds up. Very recommended.
Posted by: ace

Chicks dig the motorboat.

Posted by: Kratwurst at August 24, 2026 02:36 PM (36bTp)

31 Blue on Blue, have to raise the price of the rag to make it back.

Time to do the traditional thing and send her out on serious reportage to every craphole place in the world they can think of. Demand those stories on tight deadlines then cut them down to a paragraph.

Repeat until she quits.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 02:37 PM (uhVAy)

32 >>>All true, although I got a YouTube of Bill Maher and Chevy Chase.

This is insane. I am listening to that video right at this moment.

Right now. Still on.

How did you get to that? I got there by searching for something, I forget what, and blundering into the Chevy-Chase-got-sued-for-calling-Cary-Grant-gay, which led me to the video, where he mentions that lawsuit.

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 02:37 PM (1wjle)

33 ...What is shocking is not the utter depravity and cruelty of Piker, but the ecstasy of the crowd in relishing the death of someone with opposing views. It is part of the conditioning in an "age of rage."

What fuckers like Piker and Jennifer Welch don't seem to grasp is that rage can - and will soon be - a two way street.

I'm well on my way down that street.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 24, 2026 02:37 PM (quqPW)

34 Are there actually people who want to listen to an hour of Chevy Chase being interviewed?

Posted by: Mark1971 at August 24, 2026 02:38 PM (/OKHJ)

35 Why should I watch a video with Chevy Chase and Bill Maher?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 02:38 PM (ccf/V)

36 Chevy Chase tells a story about meeting Frank Sinatra. Sinatra asks "What are you drinking?" immediately. Chevy Chase says "This is my friend, Martin Short, he's a huge fan," and Martin Short is starstruck and stutters about how great Sinatra is, and Sinatra says, "yeah I know, what are you drinking?"

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 02:38 PM (1wjle)

37

Whats up with that Piker asshole's head?

It's positively shrimpy.

Looking at the news about population, scumbags like this are winning the long game to rid the world of white people.

It's happening.

Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at August 24, 2026 02:38 PM (YkUG7)

38 Meanwhile, Gay Islamist Race Hustler and assassination-agitator Hasan Piker

Between muzzies and women who back Lindsay Clancy, buy more ammo.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 02:38 PM (+tGb6)

39 'm well on my way down that street.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above!

Pity would stay my hand.

It's a pity I am out of ammo.

No bayonet lug wanted. Too close.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 02:39 PM (u82oZ)

40
Well, I've now learned something about binding arbitration, and I think if I were an employer, I'd stick with the at-will contract. It seems like they're different? It's incredible that the WaPo can't fire her for cause.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 24, 2026 02:39 PM (mmrXZ)

41 Hasan Piker is pro-crossbow and pro-penguin.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 24, 2026 02:39 PM (0sNs1)

42 >>>34 Are there actually people who want to listen to an hour of Chevy Chase being interviewed?

I don't know, I'm not interested much in either of them. I just wanted to hear Chase's accounting of the Cary-Grant-is-gay joke. (He just said "it's the dumbest thing I ever said.")

It's so bizarre that Blonde Morticia just got linked to that video.

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 02:39 PM (1wjle)

43 All true, although I got a YouTube of Bill Maher and Chevy Chase.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

I've read where Chevy Chase got in a big fight with Bill Murray backstage during the first SNL premier. They almost came to blows.

I think Chase had a reputation for being an a-hole. Maybe Murray, too.

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 02:39 PM (77rzZ)

44 yeah she did get fired. #WhenDoesJustineLand

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 02:35 PM (1wjle)

Did she go to Africa and did she get AIDS?

Cuz that was Gates and Fauci's test bed for that shit. Remember, that was the first in the run of "a dude f*cked a monkey and got AIDS going."

That led to a whole host of 'humans getting diseases from animal' bullshit........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 02:40 PM (ccf/V)

45 The judiciary is squarely aligned with the left. That's the side in the social/ideological/political war we're fighting they've chosen. It's why the left seems to win most legal arguments that clearly should have been lost. It's why many laws that should be followed or make sense, are struck down and others that make zero sense are upheld. It's why James Comey is a free man and Trump was indicted multiple times and had to fight for his freedom in court... even with the charges being so obviously politically charged or based on crazy interpretations of law.

It will not now, or ever, be rectified by voting.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 24, 2026 02:36 PM (2Cry5)

They've broken the social compact. And the rage is building. In my case at least.

I need to go and read some scripture to cool me down.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 24, 2026 02:40 PM (quqPW)

46
I think Chase had a reputation for being an a-hole. Maybe Murray, too.
Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 02:39 PM (77rzZ)

Yeah, they're both assholes.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 02:40 PM (ccf/V)

47 Why would somebody want blinding arbitration? Nobody could see anything...

What? Oh...

Never mind.

Posted by: Emily Litella at August 24, 2026 02:40 PM (skR0U)

48 Why should I watch a video with Chevy Chase and Bill Maher?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 02:38 PM

Mental self-flagellation?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 02:40 PM (bFu5X)

49 Hello, Horde! 😊♥️

Nothing says they have to print anything that she writes, though, right?

Just stick her in some office in the basement next to the trash collection area and let her write to her heart's content - just don't publish any of it.

A column isn't guaranteed to anyone.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at August 24, 2026 02:40 PM (SRRAx)

50 Chevy Chase could never catch me.

Posted by: The woman in the red car at August 24, 2026 02:41 PM (0sNs1)

51 >>>I've read where Chevy Chase got in a big fight with Bill Murray backstage during the first SNL premier. They almost came to blows.

i think they did scuffle. As they were being pulled away from each other, one of them, Chevy Chase I think, insulted the other with a very Hollywood/Theater Kid put-down: "You're a medium talent!"

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 02:41 PM (1wjle)

52 As I recall Roberts roomed with Eisen at some conference. They are best buds.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 24, 2026 02:41 PM (rp63B)

53 El Malo Gato's take on Hassan the Piker, and "voices" who do the same schtick:

hasan is not an intellectual. he’s an embarrassment to submidwittery. listen to him speak. he’s actually, legitimately stupid. but being a leading light is not his role.
piker is a permission giver. he says wild, accusatory, hateful things and brands out-groups as evil.

people follow him not because he's smart, they follow him because he gives them justification to hate while casting it (at least in their own minds) as justice and tolerance. it allows them to view some people as less than human. this belief unlocks permission to act beastly toward others and call it virtue.

his entire product is "feel good about being a bad person, feel good about being a coercive crybully taker instead of a builder or a maker."

he sells license. and a lot of badly adjusted cluster B jerks are lined up out the door to buy.

it's pathology club: external validation for those with externalized identities.

but once you’re in, you’re caught. many will know the expression that “those who can be made to believe absurdities can be made to commit atrocities.”

"Making Idiots Useful"
https://tinyurl.com/2ze9scdd

Posted by: Kindltot at August 24, 2026 02:42 PM (rbvCR)

54 Charlie Kirk was the antithesis of what the teachers unions stand for. I think the call to whack him came from the Education bureaucracy.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 24, 2026 02:42 PM (teh/r)

55 I think here is the escalation I want:

Bezos retaliates by another round of layoffs that just so happen to include her.
The rest of the staff goes on strike in solidarity.

Nobody notices.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 02:42 PM (3cUTc)

56
Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 02:37 PM (1wjle)

=========

I think you were looking for whatever comes after this:

>>Just look at the crowd in San Francisco, and you will see the addictive quality of uncut, undiluted hate:

...and somehow you stumbled into an hour+ of Chevy and Bill.

You probably went PASTE and it pasted the wrong URL.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 24, 2026 02:42 PM (mmrXZ)

57 >>Just stick her in some office in the basement next to the trash collection area

'Hello, Grace. This is George Costanza. If Mr Tomasuto calls tell him, "I'M IN MY OFFICE!".

Posted by: garrett at August 24, 2026 02:42 PM (pbpqV)

58 >>I think Chase had a reputation for being an a-hole. Maybe Murray, too.
Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 02:39 PM (77rzZ)
Yeah, they're both assholes.

enormous assholes. Not assholes in a fun way, either. Just incredible assholes. I'm a fan of Community and have heard everyone rag on Chase's terrible attitude and poor work ethic and out of control ego.

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 02:42 PM (1wjle)

59 49 Hello, Horde! 😊♥️

Nothing says they have to print anything that she writes, though, right?

Just stick her in some office in the basement next to the trash collection area and let her write to her heart's content - just don't publish any of it.

A column isn't guaranteed to anyone.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at August 24, 2026 02:40 PM (SRRAx)

My guess is they want her back.. I think they felt they had to fire her when she said this because the murder was new and emotions were high and they didn't want to get sued... Now they're home free...

Posted by: It's me donna at August 24, 2026 02:42 PM (+gK6I)

60 one thing about that quote about Hasan and Charlie. I don't think they actually debated face to face, one was scheduled for a couple weeks after Charlie was killed.

Hasan regularly gets tossed about in actual debates with serious people.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 02:43 PM (uhVAy)

61 >>.You probably went PASTE and it pasted the wrong URL.

LOL! I guess it isn't so bizarre!

Let me fix that!

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 02:43 PM (1wjle)

62 i think they did scuffle. As they were being pulled away from each other, one of them, Chevy Chase I think, insulted the other with a very Hollywood/Theater Kid put-down: "You're a medium talent!"
Posted by: ace

I think it was actually Murray who said that to Chase.

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 02:43 PM (77rzZ)

63 She cannot borrow my stapler. I'll burn this place down.

Posted by: Milton Waddams at August 24, 2026 02:44 PM (skR0U)

64 The Post article does not explain how the Washington Post ended up in a situation where they have to get approval from an arbitration board before firing an opinion writer.

That makes no sense, and I would think the NYP would be sensitive to how crazy that is, and explain it.

Imagine hiring someone to paint your house, and they use the wrong color paint. "Nope, can't fire me. arbitration board says so."

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at August 24, 2026 02:44 PM (flhbb)

65 Isn't it true that Chevy Chase got fired from Community 'cause the rest of the cast couldn't stand him?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 02:44 PM (3cUTc)

66 Hadrian: Condolences. May your grief be brief, healing complete, and your happiness return.

Posted by: Bonecrusher at August 24, 2026 02:44 PM (JNTt1)

67 Chase comes from a ton of money. His attitude shows.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 24, 2026 02:44 PM (rp63B)

68
Nothing says they have to print anything that she writes, though, right?

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth,

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

LOL, I like the way you think. In fact, maybe they could "edit" her stuff, adding the word "not" at crucial points.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 24, 2026 02:44 PM (mmrXZ)

69 Good Lord. Now that the Mystery of How Blonde Morticia Wound Up Watching the Same Video I Was is solved, I have corrected and added the correct video of the gigantic asshole Hasan Piker.

#HTMLskillz

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 02:45 PM (1wjle)

70 51 >>>I've read where Chevy Chase got in a big fight with Bill Murray backstage during the first SNL premier. They almost came to blows.

i think they did scuffle. As they were being pulled away from each other, one of them, Chevy Chase I think, insulted the other with a very Hollywood/Theater Kid put-down: "You're a medium talent!"
Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 02:41 PM (1wjle)

Filming Caddyshack brought the two of them back together, strangely enough.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at August 24, 2026 02:45 PM (0CU3H)

71 I don't think anybody who ever worked with Chevy Chase has ever had anything nice to say about him.

In all of my years, never once have I heard anything but dislike of him evinced by others.

Posted by: garrett at August 24, 2026 02:45 PM (pbpqV)

72 enormous assholes. Not assholes in a fun way, either. Just incredible assholes. I'm a fan of Community and have heard everyone rag on Chase's terrible attitude and poor work ethic and out of control ego.
Posted by: ace

I am a huge Bill Murray fan, but you can tell just from some of his roles that he doesn't have to reach very far down to channel his inner jerk.

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 02:45 PM (77rzZ)

73 You know what phrase you don't hear enough any more?

"What's the story, morning glory?"

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 02:45 PM (3cUTc)

74 So she was on a contract? I guess. Not sure how long, but contracts end. I suspect it won't get renewed.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at August 24, 2026 02:46 PM (n5tGW)

75 Well, I've now learned something about binding arbitration, and I think if I were an employer, I'd stick with the at-will contract. It seems like they're different? It's incredible that the WaPo can't fire her for cause.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 24, 2026 02:39 PM (mmrXZ)

Why would a newspaper ever let reporters and editors become a union. Janitors, and skilled operators of the machines, but never the totally replaceable pretty dudes in suits and girls in short skirts.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 02:46 PM (uhVAy)

76 >>>67 Chase comes from a ton of money. His attitude shows.

I saw that documentary about him. He doesn't really come from money. He comes from *near* money. I think his mom gave him his name (Cornelius Crane) to flatter a very rich man they knew or were vaguely related to, in hopes that he would give them money. I don't think he gave them much.

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 02:46 PM (1wjle)

77 Going out on a limb, but I think this country would be in such a better place if the administration just ignored these illegitimate judges (illegitimate in the sense that they are purposefully usurping the law to the detriment of society). The behavior of these judges would be listed as a greivence in the Declaration of Independence.

Posted by: Cray Cray at August 24, 2026 02:46 PM (CYBB0)

78 Who owns the Washington Post?

Whoever it is, if they had any balls they would burn down the entire business before letting that slag employee tell them what opinions they were going to write about.

It is madness. Some two bit drunken whore (all journalists are drunken whores) tell the paper what is going to be in their pages.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at August 24, 2026 02:46 PM (flhbb)

79 And who names their kid after a Maryland suburb?

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 02:46 PM (77rzZ)

80 Fun fact: When Chevy Chase was at Bard College, he played drums in a band with Donald Fagen and Walter Becker.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at August 24, 2026 02:47 PM (skR0U)

81 I don't think anybody who ever worked with Chevy Chase has ever had anything nice to say about him.

In all of my years, never once have I heard anything but dislike of him evinced by others.
Posted by: garrett at August 24, 2026 02:45 PM (pbpqV)

is that...garrett MORRIS?

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 02:47 PM (uhVAy)

82 39 'm well on my way down that street.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above!

Pity would stay my hand.

It's a pity I am out of ammo.

No bayonet lug wanted. Too close.
Posted by: NaCly Dog
=======
Semi and full auto rifles made the bayonet obsolete. Easier to just reload mags and shoot the person off the rifle than engage in bayoneting them.

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 02:47 PM (E4rtv)

83
My guess is they want her back.. I think they felt they had to fire her when she said this because the murder was new and emotions were high and they didn't want to get sued... Now they're home free...
Posted by: It's me donna

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

That's even more depressing than her strutting back into the office against their wishes.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 24, 2026 02:48 PM (mmrXZ)

84 You know what phrase you don't hear enough any more? Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

One of the widow I walk with said "Hubba, Hubba" to me. Yes, she is older. All the widows I walk with are older.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 02:48 PM (u82oZ)

85 Wait. So you can never fire someone who writes for WaPo? Hmmm.

And btw, do they have to give her the old job back, or can they make her a janitor? A lot of labor contracts don’t guarantee the same job.

Posted by: Vengeance at August 24, 2026 02:48 PM (IfQzb)

86 10 Things You Didn't Know About What About Bob

https://youtu.be/BhBrz2ee0iQ

This isn't kind to Bill Murray. Dreyfuss hated him and he through a producer into a lake, among other things.

Posted by: Mark1971 at August 24, 2026 02:48 PM (/OKHJ)

87 >>.80 Fun fact: When Chevy Chase was at Bard College, he played drums in a band with Donald Fagen and Walter Becker.

did you see the documentary too? I was just about to mention that.

btw, the documentary isn't worth it. Chase is not a big enough asshole in the video to make it compelling, and the stories about his assholishness are all old and well-known. I don't think there were any good new asshole stories.

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 02:48 PM (1wjle)

88 >>>El Malo Gato's take on Hassan the Piker, and "voices" who do the same schtick:

Mind you, Candy-O and a number of "right" voices do the same s. . . .htick, and want to be permission givers in the world of Ideas, just like dear William F Buckley who managed to assign himself as the Pope of the right minded right and gave permission about who was to be cast out of the Conservative movement

Posted by: Kindltot at August 24, 2026 02:48 PM (rbvCR)

89 "What's the story, morning glory?"
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

When I said goodbye to my sister for the last time, she said "Later, Gator."

And I responded with "While, Dile."

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 02:48 PM (77rzZ)

90 Rage and outrage. Without the consequences of having to defend your slander in meatspace. We need more black powder duels.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 24, 2026 02:49 PM (FR9Sb)

91 Good Lord. Now that the Mystery of How Blonde Morticia Wound Up Watching the Same Video I Was is solved, I have corrected and added the correct video of the gigantic asshole Hasan Piker.

#HTMLskillz
Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 02:45 PM (1wjle)

That was super spooky. I blame the Pyramids in Antarctica for it all.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 02:49 PM (uhVAy)

92 >>>https://youtu.be/BhBrz2ee0iQ

This isn't kind to Bill Murray. Dreyfuss hated him and he through a producer into a lake, among other things.

I like Minty.

Apparently Bill Murray threw a heavy glass ashtray at Dreyfuss's head.

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 02:49 PM (1wjle)

93 72 enormous assholes. Not assholes in a fun way, either. Just incredible assholes. I'm a fan of Community and have heard everyone rag on Chase's terrible attitude and poor work ethic and out of control ego.
Posted by: ace

I am a huge Bill Murray fan, but you can tell just from some of his roles that he doesn't have to reach very far down to channel his inner jerk.
Posted by: Bulg
-------
Infamous SNL fight between Chase who was coming back to host the show after leaving and Murray.

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 02:49 PM (E4rtv)

94 One of the widow I walk with said "Hubba, Hubba" to me. Yes, she is older. All the widows I walk with are older.
--
One of the best lines ever said by Lucy Lu in Payback.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 02:50 PM (3cUTc)

95 I've got a million asshole stories!

Posted by: The Grand Poofter at August 24, 2026 02:50 PM (JM9I6)

96 83
My guess is they want her back.. I think they felt they had to fire her when she said this because the murder was new and emotions were high and they didn't want to get sued... Now they're home free...
Posted by: It's me donna

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That's even more depressing than her strutting back into the office against their wishes.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 24, 2026 02:48 PM (mmrXZ)

To be fair, it's a dying industry. Bezos will probably use this rehire as an excuse to close the whole department in 3 months (or whenever his lawyers says retaliation claims would be passed)...

Posted by: Nova Local at August 24, 2026 02:50 PM (tOcjL)

97 ...Semi and full auto rifles made the bayonet obsolete. Easier to just reload mags and shoot the person off the rifle than engage in bayoneting them.

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 02:47 PM (E4rtv)

I still believe in "The Spirit of the Bayonet" - from Ft Benning days. I've got one on my M-1.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 24, 2026 02:51 PM (quqPW)

98 My favorite part about the left is that no matter how egregious or heinous an act one of the protected class commits, there's always a fucking conga line of sleazebag lawyers waiting to represent them pro bono.

Posted by: ballistic at August 24, 2026 02:51 PM (oqH4h)

99 "40
Well, I've now learned something about binding arbitration, and I think if I were an employer, I'd stick with the at-will contract. It seems like they're different? It's incredible that the WaPo can't fire her for cause."
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First it depends on the State. Decent States (red) are employee-at-will states; one can be fired at any time and for any (or no) reason. When they want to fire someone, I advise my clients just to say, "your services are no longer required; good luck." Giving a reason just invites argument, at best. If one is not careful, the reason given can end up being a basis for lawsuit: saying "we just want some new blood around here," can lead to age or racial discrimination claims. Clients frequently don't follow my advice; they are basically good people who don't want to appear cruel (hereinafter called, "defendants").

Posted by: Martin Tell at August 24, 2026 02:51 PM (sFNX2)

100 >>>is that...garrett MORRIS?

I think garrett morris is actually the one SNL person willing to say nice things about Chevy Chase.

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 02:51 PM (1wjle)

101 The left applauds and celebrates the murder of a man because he didn’t share their beliefs and was extraordinarily good at open and honest debate.

Then the so-called journalists (i.e. Democrat Party Scribes) justify and applaud that murder.

Are these the new rules?

Posted by: Vengeance at August 24, 2026 02:51 PM (IfQzb)

102 I once heard a story that, whenever he would watch "Roadhouse," Bill Murray would call up the husband of the actress who played the nurse and tell him that his wife was sleeping with Patrick Swayze.

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 02:52 PM (77rzZ)

103 Mind you, Candy-O and a number of "right" voices do the same s. . . .htick, and want to be permission givers in the world of Ideas, just like dear William F Buckley who managed to assign himself as the Pope of the right minded right and gave permission about who was to be cast out of the Conservative movement
Posted by: Kindltot at August 24, 2026 02:48 PM (rbvCR)

The funniest part is how little Piker enjoys it all. He spends 80 percent of the time on his curated streams threatening suicide and fighting with his fans. Talks incessantly about Asmongold who is richer and living better watching him pop off as a hobby.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 02:52 PM (uhVAy)

104
It is madness. Some two bit drunken whore (all journalists are drunken whores) tell the paper what is going to be in their pages.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus)

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I don't get it. Indentured servitude is illegal, shouldn't it apply on the employer's side as well?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 24, 2026 02:52 PM (mmrXZ)

105
#HTMLskillz
Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 02:45 PM (1wjle)

That was super spooky. I blame the Pyramids in Antarctica for it all.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 02:49 PM (uhVAy)

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What are we, chopped liver?

Posted by: The Mossad at August 24, 2026 02:52 PM (skR0U)

106 I read a Substack about the ten most dangerous areas in the US. (Three are in Baltimore). Send her there. Let her report on her people.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at August 24, 2026 02:52 PM (bkuEU)

107 This isn't kind to Bill Murray. Dreyfuss hated him and he through a producer into a lake, among other things.

Posted by: Mark1971
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Dreyfuss probably pushed the same buttons as Chevy Chase did and Murray responded like the substance abusing Irishman he was.

Both Chase and Dreyfuss run their mouths and put downs but don't like it much when some people respond to insults and taunts with fists. That is Bill Murray apparently.

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 02:52 PM (E4rtv)

108 The left applauds and celebrates the murder of a man because he didn’t share their beliefs and was extraordinarily good at open and honest debate.

Then the so-called journalists (i.e. Democrat Party Scribes) justify and applaud that murder.

Are these the new rules?
Posted by: Vengeance at August 24, 2026 02:51 PM (IfQzb)

Those have always been the left's rules.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 02:52 PM (uhVAy)

109
No bayonet lug wanted. Too close.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 02:39 PM (u82oZ)

One internet wag on the gun blogs mentioned that the more he learned about fighting with the bayonet, the greater his desire to spend more time at the range improving his marksmanship.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at August 24, 2026 02:52 PM (y9nCu)

110 >>>102 I once heard a story that, whenever he would watch "Roadhouse," Bill Murray would call up the husband of the actress who played the nurse and tell him that his wife was sleeping with Patrick Swayze.

I think I heard that!

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 02:52 PM (1wjle)

111 That was just sad. He can't sing. He does not know the words and has to read the lyrics on the screen behind him. We need better gay Moslem communists to get any rage going.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at August 24, 2026 02:52 PM (wGerL)

112 Cucker Tarlson is the Chevy Chase of SNL.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 24, 2026 02:53 PM (FR9Sb)

113 I think garrett morris is actually the one SNL person willing to say nice things about Chevy Chase.
Posted by: ace

Isn't he an ordained minister now, or something like that?

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 02:53 PM (77rzZ)

114 102 I once heard a story that, whenever he would watch "Roadhouse," Bill Murray would call up the husband of the actress who played the nurse and tell him that his wife was sleeping with Patrick Swayze.
Posted by: Bulg

Mitch Glazer, husband of Kelly Lynch (or was).

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 02:54 PM (E4rtv)

115 What are we, chopped liver?
Posted by: The Mossad at August 24, 2026 02:52 PM (skR0U)

Mossad invented Dinosaurs, who became Aliens, who built the Pyramids down there. Wake up sheeple!

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 02:54 PM (uhVAy)

116 91 I blame the Pyramids in Antarctica for it all.

so say we all.

Posted by: commander adama at August 24, 2026 02:54 PM (sGtp+)

117
Posted by: Martin Tell at August 24, 2026 02:51 PM (sFNX2)

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Thanks for the enlightenment. I know California is an at-will state, or at least at-will contracts are all I've ever seen, and I thought everywhere was.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 24, 2026 02:54 PM (mmrXZ)

118 "40: reply continued:
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The existance of an employment contract negates any right to tgerminate at will. It then becomes a matter of contract interpretation. Decider will have to look at ennumerated reasons for termination. Courts are admittedly bad, but if one is railroaded in court, there are always appeals. Binding arbitration sucks. Not only is there no right of appeal, there are numerous examples of runaway arbitrators who completely disregard the contract for "feelz," and may even grant large damages not allowed under the contract. No remedy, and courts are very reluctant to overturn binding arbitration. BTW, almost all consumer contracts mandate binding arbitration.

Posted by: Martin Tell at August 24, 2026 02:55 PM (sFNX2)

119 >>>Isn't he an ordained minister now, or something like that?

I don't know. Based on him being willing to be nice to one of the most infamous assholes in Hollywood, I would guess he is, and #NailingIt.

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 02:56 PM (1wjle)

120 Isn't it true that Chevy Chase got fired from Community 'cause the rest of the cast couldn't stand him?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 02:44 PM (3cUTc)

That, plus I believe he dropped the "word" (n__) on a member of the cast.

Posted by: hobbitopoly at August 24, 2026 02:56 PM (ZgwKJ)

121 To be fair, it's a dying industry
Gladiator movies?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at August 24, 2026 02:56 PM (TkfjZ)

122 HAHAHAHAH!! All your HTML are belong to me !

Posted by: AI at August 24, 2026 02:56 PM (g47mK)

123 One internet wag on the gun blogs mentioned that the more he learned about fighting with the bayonet, the greater his desire to spend more time at the range improving his marksmanship.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at August 24, 2026 02:52 PM (y9nCu)

The bayonet became a thing because it used to take about a minute or more to reload. Then cavalry could rush in and cut the boys all down unless they carried a bunch of fellows with 20 foot spears to hold the horses off. The bayonet meant every gun became a spear.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 02:57 PM (uhVAy)

124 Chevy Chase was a drummer (with Donald Fagen and Walter Becker in college) which explains a few things.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 24, 2026 02:57 PM (Fv808)

125 Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 02:48 PM (u82oZ

She must be much older, because that was an expression used in the 1940's , You're not walking with a 98 year veterans widow, are you?😉 if so, good for her!

Not that you're not the male version of "hubba hubba " ( it was originally used about women) but it is a funny old expression.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 24, 2026 02:57 PM (xSAlF)

126 Blue states tend not be employment-at-will, or "right to work" jurisdictions. Lefties want to get rid of Wisconsin's right to work law and that is an issue in their governor's election. Wisconsin enacted that during the Scott Walker years. Remeber when the teachers went on a non-stop crying jag?

Posted by: Martin Tell at August 24, 2026 02:58 PM (sFNX2)

127 hate us and want us dead.

take the lesson to heart, people.

hate us and want us dead.

flat rate.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 24, 2026 02:58 PM (VyBeY)

128 She must be much older, because that was an expression used in the 1940's , You're not walking with a 98 year veterans widow, are you?😉 if so, good for her!

Not that you're not the male version of "hubba hubba " ( it was originally used about women) but it is a funny old expression.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 24, 2026 02:57 PM (xSAlF)

23 skidoo Fenelon!

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 02:59 PM (uhVAy)

129 So now these "extreme" Democrats are just loudly doing what "mainstream" Democrats have been doing all along, except now the "mainstream" Democrats get to pretend they are moderate in comparison.

Nice sleight of hand work if you can get it.

Posted by: ... at August 24, 2026 02:59 PM (vE0+H)

130 "Fear & Live Tour"

Fear of WHAT, Hasan? What are you promoting that we should be afraid of? Could it be that we're "next"?

Posted by: pookysgirl needs sleep, badly at August 24, 2026 02:59 PM (Wt5PA)

131 "Are these the new rules?

Posted by: Vengeance at August 24, 2026 02:51 PM (IfQzb) ":

sure looks that way from here.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 24, 2026 03:00 PM (VyBeY)

132 I don't get it. Indentured servitude is illegal, shouldn't it apply on the employer's side as well?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

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Tell it to your union rep.

but I would think an opinion writer would not be treated a protected class. Specifically if the problem is *their opinions*

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at August 24, 2026 03:01 PM (flhbb)

133 >>>That, plus I believe he dropped the "word" (n__) on a member of the cast.

So the one thing I got from the documentary is that that story, at least as Chase tells it/revises it, isn't that bad.

Chase was angry that the writers were writing him as a bitter loser old man. (The writers were probably channeling their real feelings about Chase into the character of Pierce.) He objected to a season 4 episode in which he was supposed to do a blackface hand-puppet. He complained that the writers were making the character more and more braindead-racist, and remarked, "Next thing you do you'll have me calling Donald and Yvette (the black cast members) n******s."

And Yvette, whatever her name is, freaked out and left the set and refused to work with Chase after that. Chase was fired soon after.

If Chase's retelling is true, it's not all that bad. I mean, he didn't actually call them that. He was complaining about being made to say more and more racist things.

And also that Yvette woman is an SJW which I know from her various comments in her real life interviews.

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 03:01 PM (1wjle)

134 20 years ago my wife and I would debate American free speech principles. She being from Russia had a unique perspective, in that lies and untruths should result in prison or criminal prosecution. I was for more robust debate and libel and slander corrections (idealistic 20 year old). Now, I believe they belong in jail.

Posted by: mishdog at August 24, 2026 03:01 PM (U1oVO)

135 Every thread about Charlie Kirk I find to be almost infinitely depressing. Everything about his murder and the reaction ugh

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 03:01 PM (THwi4)

136 Are you enjoying your "Democrats Suddenly Out of Nowhere Have Their Own MAGA" yet?

Posted by: ... at August 24, 2026 03:01 PM (vE0+H)

137 Bayonets add a powerful psychological element. They mean you are willing to close with and destroy an enemy, real personal and in your face like.

Easy for me to say from the comfort of my home, of course. And the bayonet was worse than useless on the M-16 (when I served), since it would most likely break the rifle. Ask me how I know.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 24, 2026 03:01 PM (quqPW)

138 FenelonSpoke

That widow likes old movies. And I think she likes me.

My 93 year old neighbor (living far away in VA) would be the next one to use that on me.

When I visited her during my recent trip back east, I took her to Harpers Ferry. As soon as she got in the car, she put her hand on my wallet (in the front right pocket).

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 03:03 PM (u82oZ)

139 that said, he should have been fired years before that. He was bad on the show and had a diva attitude that made it impossible for everyone else. He insisted on being "shot out," which is what a "star" does to flex. When you shoot someone out, you shoot all of their dialogue scenes so that they can be done and go home early, with stand-ins and body doubles standing in for them when other characters are speaking (and they are all filmed later).

This minimized Chase's hours on the set but increased everyone else's. Joel McHale complained to him, "I'm missing my kids growing up right now so we can get you home early."

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 03:03 PM (1wjle)

140 I love the typical lefty faux intellectual.

They know absolutely nothing but boy are they confident in their delivery.

See Hasan Piker, DSA, el Sayed, etc.

Posted by: MJ at August 24, 2026 03:04 PM (XOmY9)

141
That, plus I believe he dropped the "word" (n__) on a member of the cast.
Posted by: hobbitopoly at August 24, 2026 02:56 PM (ZgwKJ)

He was doing word association with Richard Prior where Chase started throwing down racial epithets.....

"Spearchucker."

"HONKEY!"

"N***er!"

"DEAD Honkey....."

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 03:04 PM (ccf/V)

142 >>As I recall Roberts roomed with Eisen at some conference. They are best buds.

Eisen was the ambassador to the Czech Republic when Obama was president. One summer, John Roberts stayed with him and helped work on a project to inject "US democratic values" into the European legal system.

Eisen was Obama's lead lawfare scumbag against Trump from the Russia hoax, to the impeachments to the E Jean Carroll farce and more. He is a lawless scumbag posing as a legal scholar and lawyer. The fact John Roberts is his pal says everything.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 24, 2026 03:04 PM (viF8m)

143 So now these "extreme" Democrats are just loudly doing what "mainstream" Democrats have been doing all along, except now the "mainstream" Democrats get to pretend they are moderate in comparison.

Nice sleight of hand work if you can get it.

Posted by: ... at August 24, 2026 02:59 PM (vE0+H)

Just like how a moderate muslim wants an extremist muslim to kill you.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 24, 2026 03:04 PM (quqPW)

144 23 skidoo Fenelon!
Posted by: Oldcat

Funny old expressions. I remember my sister and I being young and jumping up and down on her bed and saying "GROOVY!" And laughing hysterically.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 24, 2026 03:04 PM (xSAlF)

145
Dreyfuss probably pushed the same buttons as Chevy Chase did and Murray responded like the substance abusing Irishman he was.

Both Chase and Dreyfuss run their mouths and put downs but don't like it much when some people respond to insults and taunts with fists. That is Bill Murray apparently.

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 02:52 PM (E4rtv)

Dreyfuss is a pussy. Which is why a bully like Robert Shaw took so much pleasure in mercilessly baiting him.

About 15-20 years ago Dreyfuss had some big movement that he wanted to build to fight for civility in political commentary. Formed an organization, did a bunch of interviews on network news and CSPAN etc. Then about 2-3 weeks after making the big announcement, he did an interview where he shit all over anyone to the right of Che Guevara. A bunch of folks called him out on it (including some people on the left, back when the left understood that they had to hide their love for totalitarianism). I remember watching him do a grovelling apology interview almost immediately. Even a homo cocksucker like Mark Ruffalo has the stones to say "fuck you, no apology".

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at August 24, 2026 03:05 PM (y9nCu)

146 One internet wag on the gun blogs mentioned that the more he learned about fighting with the bayonet, the greater his desire to spend more time at the range improving his marksmanship.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur
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The old bayonet fighting was part of using the entire rifle as a weapon--butt strokes, retention, bayonets were all necessary with bolt actions with small capacity magazines and before that single shots. Fast forward to semi and full auto with 20-30 round mags. From a training standpoint, just shooting them off the rifle was more convenient to teach. Modern ARs are also reconfigured that butt strokes with an adjustable plastic stock is a no go.

Plus bayonets attached change the point of impact from teh point of aim unless you do like the Soviets and zero their iron sights with bayonets attached.

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 03:05 PM (E4rtv)

147 The bayonet became a thing because it used to take about a minute or more to reload. Then cavalry could rush in and cut the boys all down unless they carried a bunch of fellows with 20 foot spears to hold the horses off. The bayonet meant every gun became a spear.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 02:57 PM (uhVAy)

And horses. Horses don't like to charge pointy stuff like that. The last iteration of Infantry against Cavalry was "lie down and poke upwards with your bayonet"
Then WWI happened.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 24, 2026 03:05 PM (rbvCR)

148 Just like how a moderate muslim wants an extremist muslim to kill you.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 24, 2026 03:04 PM (quqPW)

Eyep... that's about the size of it

Posted by: ... at August 24, 2026 03:05 PM (vE0+H)

149 Know islham, no peace.

No islham, know peace.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 03:06 PM (ccf/V)

150 Bayonets add a powerful psychological element. They mean you are willing to close with and destroy an enemy, real personal and in your face like.

Easy for me to say from the comfort of my home, of course. And the bayonet was worse than useless on the M-16 (when I served), since it would most likely break the rifle. Ask me how I know.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 24, 2026 03:01 PM (quqPW)

By the Civil War rifled muskets and the self expanding bullet made cavalry charges unworkable most of the time. For infantry melee a short sword or machete would have been a better tool with more uses generally than the standard bayonet.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 03:06 PM (uhVAy)

151
Posted by: Martin Tell at August 24, 2026 02:55 PM (sFNX2)

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WOW. I assume employers hate such contracts and lobby to avoid them, but it sounds like a very Democrat thing and therefore undoable wherever it gets its nose under the tent.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 24, 2026 03:06 PM (mmrXZ)

152 Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 03:03 PM (u82o

I have no doubt at all they like you, Salty, but watch that hand on the pocket thing!😉

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 24, 2026 03:06 PM (xSAlF)

153 Murray hated Harold Ramis for some reason since the 80s and never was nice to him even when he was dying.

Posted by: He's A Dick at August 24, 2026 03:06 PM (JM9I6)

154 The existance of an employment contract negates any right to tgerminate at will. It then becomes a matter of contract interpretation.
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Posted by: Martin Tell

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Yes, of course.
But this does not explain how a newspaper ended up with a contract for a two bit drunken slag whore to write whatever the fuck she pleases, and they have to pay her.

Like I said, it is like hiring a house painter and he just picks whatever color he wants, and you can't fire him.

Who would agree to such a contract? If I were bezos, there would be a line of firing up and down the organization for anyone who approved such a contract.. It's not like this is his cash cow -- this is his hobby.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at August 24, 2026 03:06 PM (flhbb)

155 Must be fundraising time

@LeadingReport 35m
Democratic Rep. Al Green introduces articles of impeachment against Trump.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 24, 2026 03:06 PM (diia5)

156 As I recall Roberts roomed with Eisen at some conference. They are best buds.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 24, 2026 02:41 PM (rp63B)

So, butt buddies?

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at August 24, 2026 03:07 PM (hmYU4)

157 FenelonSpoke

What a wonderful image of youth!

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 03:07 PM (u82oZ)

158 Bayonets add a powerful psychological element. They mean you are willing to close with and destroy an enemy, real personal and in your face like.

Easy for me to say from the comfort of my home, of course. And the bayonet was worse than useless on the M-16 (when I served), since it would most likely break the rifle. Ask me how I know.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 24, 2026 03:01 PM (quqPW)

IIRC, Charles the Great (Sweden)… his army mastered the bayonet charge and it was fearsome. At Narva they gave the Russians the steel

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 03:07 PM (THwi4)

159 And also that Yvette woman is an SJW which I know from her various comments in her real life interviews.

yep she's .. annoying
and so is "Childish Gambino" or whatever the fuck

Chevy did suck on the show tho!

I am ALMOST through watching it all. it's getting hard, but just when I was ready to give up they had Matt Berry on!!!!!

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 24, 2026 03:07 PM (j+aD2)

160 @LeadingReport 35m
Democratic Rep. Al Green introduces articles of impeachment against Trump.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 24, 2026 03:06 PM (diia5)

Isn't that the 2nd or 3rd time this term?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 03:07 PM (ccf/V)

161 Isaiah 5:20 needs to looked at.

Posted by: Eromero at August 24, 2026 03:08 PM (d49dO)

162 'What people will not admit is that they like it. Rage is addictive'

Yes.

Posted by: gp at August 24, 2026 03:08 PM (Jr5Lq)

163 153 Murray hated Harold Ramis for some reason since the 80s and never was nice to him even when he was dying.

wow that is shocking tbh

he seems really nice. he goes to UConn games ...even in other sports! and is nice and friendly

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 24, 2026 03:08 PM (j+aD2)

164 >>>Chevy did suck on the show tho!

I am ALMOST through watching it all. it's getting hard, but just when I was ready to give up they had Matt Berry on!!!!!

Proof that Chevy Chase sucked: Both of his "replacements," Jonathan Banks and Keith David, are awesome.

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 03:08 PM (1wjle)

165 >>Must be fundraising time

Not for Al. He lost his primary.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 24, 2026 03:08 PM (viF8m)

166 >>>She added that she hopes her win "sends a message to journalists and media institutions everywhere that freedom of expression is always worth fighting for."

I am with her here, but she is mischaracterizing her situation. There was never protection from private consequence from free expression.

This is just leftist privilege escalation and preference, same as it has ever been.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at August 24, 2026 03:09 PM (dK+Kv)

167 Every Democrat running for office should be made to disavow Piker and the racist Wapo chick.

And the Wapo having to pay her doesn't mean they have to publish her. They should sit her down and in her presence assign another reporter to follow her around and write an article based on her life that describes how a racist comes to be radicalized. Her assignment will be to cooperate and keep spewing her hateful bullshit.

Posted by: Thatch at August 24, 2026 03:09 PM (WuKJL)

168 Oh, and Hassan Piker is a piece of shit.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 03:09 PM (ccf/V)

169 132 I don't get it. Indentured servitude is illegal, shouldn't it apply on the employer's side as well?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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Ah, now we get into whether employers can make employees only work for them. Big problem with trying that is involuntary servitude violates the Thirteenth Amendment, and that also covers contractually agreeing to be a slave. Employers sometimes are able to get around that by so-called services contracts (buyer has rights to everything seller produces; this sometimes works for movie actors and musicians) or more-commonly non-compete contracts. If employee leaves, he can't go to work for competitor or set up a competing business. Courts have generally upheld non-compete contracts, but they must be limited in time and geography.

Posted by: Martin Tell at August 24, 2026 03:09 PM (sFNX2)

170 23 skidoo Fenelon!
Posted by: Oldcat

Funny old expressions. I remember my sister and I being young and jumping up and down on her bed and saying "GROOVY!" And laughing hysterically.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 24, 2026 03:04 PM (xSAlF)

I was about 5 years behind the hippies and thought it was stupid.

I remember those phrases mostly from some MAD magazine parodies of the previous generations 'teen culture'

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 03:09 PM (uhVAy)

171 Proof that Chevy Chase sucked: Both of his "replacements," Jonathan Banks and Keith David, are awesome.

oh very much!

lol Keith David reminds me of myself to my detriment

he's my on-show cutout - I don't, but I dream of living in an RV too!

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 24, 2026 03:09 PM (j+aD2)

172 >>>and so is "Childish Gambino" or whatever the fuck

i like him. Well, I like the character. I have no idea what he's like in real life.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXl85jvVBzg

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 03:09 PM (1wjle)

173 Dreyfuss is a pussy. Which is why a bully like Robert Shaw took so much pleasure in mercilessly baiting him.

About 15-20 years ago Dreyfuss had some big movement that he wanted to build to fight for civility in political commentary. Formed an organization, did a bunch of interviews on network news and CSPAN etc. Then about 2-3 weeks after making the big announcement, he did an interview where he shit all over anyone to the right of Che Guevara. A bunch of folks called him out on it (including some people on the left, back when the left understood that they had to hide their love for totalitarianism). I remember watching him do a grovelling apology interview almost immediately. Even a homo cocksucker like Mark Ruffalo has the stones to say "fuck you, no apology".
Posted by: IllTemperedCur
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Some people were never stuffed in lockers enough and the left is full of them. They say shit and rely on the powers that be and their target's human decency to restrain a physical reaction to their taunts.

Reddit is a perfect example of where those assholes exist in an asshole ecosystem. Assholes all the way down.

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 03:10 PM (E4rtv)

174 hip 40 is finally heading home.

SpaceX is bringing the intact Starship upper stage back to Starbase, Texas, aboard the massive 48,000-ton semi-submersible heavy-lift vessel Boskalis Forte.

After surviving its soft splashdown on Flight 13 and drifting more than three weeks across the Indian Ocean, the 52-meter spacecraft was carefully towed to Flying Fish Cove off Christmas Island with support from the Australian Space Agency and federal authorities.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 03:10 PM (gL/0M)

175 Well, now that she knows she is unfireable, I am sure she will moderate and provide thoughtful and conciliatory opinion.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 24, 2026 03:10 PM (zZu0s)

176 And also that Yvette woman is an SJW which I know from her various comments in her real life interviews.

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 03:01 PM (1wjle)

Yvette Nicole Brown was brought on "Talking Dead", the talk show that aired live after The Walking Dead, for several years.

I had to quit watching it because of her.
I didn't watch Community so had no clue who she was.

By the time Trump was president she turned her every appearance into a TDS fest.
A talk show about a TV series about the zombie appocalypse and she's coming on talking about politics because she just couldn't help herself.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 24, 2026 03:10 PM (6ydKt)

177 If the thing happened to Hasan.........

Posted by: ... at August 24, 2026 03:10 PM (vE0+H)

178 Every Democrat running for office should be made to disavow Piker and the racist Wapo chick.

Posted by: Thatch at August 24, 2026 03:09 PM (WuKJL)

They'd love to disavow them. Hang those albatrosses around their neck instead.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 03:10 PM (uhVAy)

179 i like him. Well, I like the character. I have no idea what he's like in real life.

yes I like Troy just fine but that whole other persona was ... telling

and I mean I'm like David in that I was around for early internet and worked with companies that made multimedia learning/entertainment CDs and DVDs way back. he cracks me up! I'm stuck in the 90s in a lot of ways

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 24, 2026 03:11 PM (j+aD2)

180 Two things can be true:

1) ChevyChase is a prick.

2) He justly thought the writers were making his character (and him by extension) out to be a vicious racist. The fact that they and cast members axed him on the thinnest pretext says this was the goal all along.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 24, 2026 03:11 PM (zZu0s)

181 ...IIRC, Charles the Great (Sweden)… his army mastered the bayonet charge and it was fearsome. At Narva they gave the Russians the steel

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 03:07 PM (THwi4)

And Joshua Chamberlain - arguably IMO - saved the Union when he had the 20th Maine fix bayonets and charge at Little Round Top.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 24, 2026 03:12 PM (quqPW)

182 I saw Chevy Chase, John Belushi, and Gilda Radnor in National Lampoon's traveling "Lemmings" show at Vanderbilt in 1974. Shows how old I am. Yes, Chevy wa actually funny, and Belushi's Joe Cocker was amazingly spot-on.

Posted by: Martin Tell at August 24, 2026 03:12 PM (sFNX2)

183 Mitch Glazer wrote "Scrooged"

Posted by: Scrooged at August 24, 2026 03:12 PM (anL5R)

184 I've heard that Bill Murray would visit random tables in a restaurant, maybe grab some food off a plate, tell the people sitting there "nobody will believe you", then walk out.

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at August 24, 2026 03:12 PM (Cjger)

185 By the Civil War rifled muskets and the self expanding bullet made cavalry charges unworkable most of the time. For infantry melee a short sword or machete would have been a better tool with more uses generally than the standard bayonet.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 03:06 PM (uhVAy)

JEB Stuart and John Mosby both felt the sabre was pretty much as useless as the carbine for a melee and Mosby relied on revolvers for his partisans almost exclusively.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 24, 2026 03:12 PM (rbvCR)

186 163 153 Murray hated Harold Ramis for some reason since the 80s and never was nice to him even when he was dying.

wow that is shocking tbh

he seems really nice. he goes to UConn games ...even in other sports! and is nice and friendly
Posted by: Black Orchid
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From what I recollect, Murray and his wife at the time were having difficulties and Ramis got involved in giving Murray some unwanted advice.

From one report, they apparently recounciled shortly before Ramis died, I think mebbe the son of Ramis recounted the meeting.

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 03:12 PM (E4rtv)

187
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXl85jvVBzg

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 03:09 PM (1wjle)

That made my head hurt.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 03:12 PM (ccf/V)

188 I never saw Community, so I have not commented, but I see above the general opinion is that CC sucked.

So was he ever funny in anything?
OK, he had an adequate 2 minutes in Caddyshack, but nothing really great, just competent. Barely.

What am I forgetting? He must have shown some talent at some point in his career.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at August 24, 2026 03:13 PM (flhbb)

189 163 153 Murray hated Harold Ramis for some reason since the 80s and never was nice to him even when he was dying.

wow that is shocking tbh

he seems really nice. he goes to UConn games ...even in other sports! and is nice and friendly
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 24, 2026 03:08 PM (j+aD2)

It's also false. They reconciled not too long before Ramis's death. Murray reached out.

Posted by: fake news at August 24, 2026 03:13 PM (3B7FC)

190 Aetius exactly

also Dan Harmon ... did he also make that awful animated thing? (I hate it too much to say it's name)

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 24, 2026 03:13 PM (j+aD2)

191 Whats up with that Piker asshole's head?

It's positively shrimpy.

That's been a running joke for years. Probably happened in a freak dog shocking accident.

Also your periodic reminder that Piker's uncle Chunk Yogurt has spoken publicly in favor of sex with horses.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 03:13 PM (2ocoG)

192 So was he ever funny in anything?

no. Chevy was NEVER funny.

I have seen his entire oeuvre for some dumb reason

no.

maybe Fletch but not really

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 24, 2026 03:14 PM (j+aD2)

193 Have the rest of the day off, watching The Blues Brothers.

I find I watch that film at least once a year.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 24, 2026 03:14 PM (XV/Pl)

194 We look like a newspaper.
But we're not.

Posted by: The Washington Post at August 24, 2026 03:14 PM (2Ez/1)

195 In Rage and the Republic, I wrote about this national ragefest. It allows people to hate completely and without thought to the humanity of those being hurt. What people will not admit is that they like it. Rage is addictive, and it is contagious.
___

This battle between good and evil is spiritual in nature.

And Stan has lots of acolytes.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 03:14 PM (YlYJ8)

196 >>>1) ChevyChase is a prick.

2) He justly thought the writers were making his character (and him by extension) out to be a vicious racist. The fact that they and cast members axed him on the thinnest pretext says this was the goal all along.

did you see the other thing I wrote about him demanding to be "shot out" in every episode?

As one of the people from Community said: It wasn't just this one incident. It was four years of incidents all stacking on top of each other.

So I guess you're right, in a way, it was just a pretext. But he had burned all of his bridges by then. (Which is apparently what he's done his whole life.)

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 03:14 PM (1wjle)

197 Reddit is a perfect example of where those assholes exist in an asshole ecosystem. Assholes all the way down.
==
Which is hilariously frightening when you realize how much AI training is coming off of reddit threads . . .

Posted by: how does your AI become Fascistic? at August 24, 2026 03:15 PM (anL5R)

198 Have the rest of the day off, watching The Blues Brothers.

I find I watch that film at least once a year.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 24, 2026 03:14 PM (XV/Pl)

I'm the same with Die Hard. We watch it every year at CHRISTMAS time.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 03:15 PM (ccf/V)

199 184 I've heard that Bill Murray would visit random tables in a restaurant, maybe grab some food off a plate, tell the people sitting there "nobody will believe you", then walk out.
Posted by: Kareem

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I have heard these stories of him partying with strangers, etc,

I can't tell if he is just living his best life, or if he is desperate for approval. (Like many comics.)

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at August 24, 2026 03:15 PM (flhbb)

200
I've heard that Bill Murray would visit random tables in a restaurant, maybe grab some food off a plate, tell the people sitting there "nobody will believe you", then walk out.
Posted by: Kareem of Wheat

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

If that happened to me, I know what I'd do. "As long as nobody will believe me, I might as well throw the rest of my food on your shirt and pour my coffee on your head."

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 24, 2026 03:15 PM (mmrXZ)

201 never saw Community, so I have not commented, but I see above the general opinion is that CC sucked.

So was he ever funny in anything?
OK, he had an adequate 2 minutes in Caddyshack, but nothing really great, just competent. Barely.

What am I forgetting? He must have shown some talent at some point in his career.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at August 24, 2026 03:13 PM (flhbb)

Fletch movies were hilarious IMO

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 03:15 PM (THwi4)

202 I like the You Can Call Me Al video.

Posted by: But that's just me at August 24, 2026 03:16 PM (2Ez/1)

203 I ran into Bill Murray twice in bars on the UWS. He could not have been more welcoming and friendly. We were leaving him alone (as NYers do) but as he was just standing there alone, I went up and said hello. 5 minutes later he's regaling the bar with gags and otherwise being hail-fellow-well-met. He remembered me the next time, about 2 years later.

Maybe he saves his nasty attitude for other actors or maybe he was rightly concerned about getting his ass kicked.

Posted by: spongeworthy at August 24, 2026 03:16 PM (sLLbN)

204 > I've heard that Bill Murray would visit random tables in a restaurant, maybe grab some food off a plate, tell the people sitting there "nobody will believe you", then walk out.

As long as it's just a fry or something similarly inconsequential, I'd find that hilarious.

Posted by: bonhomme at August 24, 2026 03:16 PM (mkw2N)

205 What am I forgetting? He must have shown some talent at some point in his career.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at August 24, 2026 03:13 PM (flhbb)

Fletcher was entertaining- but gets worse the older I get. He goes from insouciant to just annoying as fuck.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 24, 2026 03:16 PM (zZu0s)

206 Why would a newspaper ever let reporters and editors become a union. Janitors, and skilled operators of the machines, but never the totally replaceable pretty dudes in suits and girls in short skirts.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 02:46 PM (uhVAy)

Because the union has been on site for many decades. In fact, in many places, after being hired, you MUST join the union within 30 days or be canned. Ask me how I know. Broadcasting is one field where there are numerous unions calling the shots. Motion pictures have been under the jurisdiction of IATSE for many, many decades. Either a union crew or the picture doesn't get made. In other words, IF you want to ply your trade, you are forced to join the union that exists at your place of employment. In some cases, there may be multiple unions.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at August 24, 2026 03:16 PM (hmYU4)

207 IIRC, Charles the Great (Sweden)… his army mastered the bayonet charge and it was fearsome. At Narva they gave the Russians the steel
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 03:07 PM (THwi4)

Can work if you have that pocket blizzard going like he did at Narva. Some years later at Poltava in the Ukraine he didn't have one and assaulting those field works lost him his entire army.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 03:16 PM (uhVAy)

208 Chase is good in a few movies but mostly he is, as he called Bill Murray, a Medium Talent.

Fletch, two or three of the Vacation movies, Funny Farm... I can't think of many more. I know people like Caddyshack.

I rewatched Foul Play and found it wasn't very good. And Chevy Chase isn't in it much. It's a Goldie Hawn movie, not a Chevy Chase movie. (She actually says nice things about him but I get the sense that's because she barely knows him.)

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 03:17 PM (1wjle)

209 I've heard that Bill Murray would visit random tables in a restaurant, maybe grab some food off a plate, tell the people sitting there "nobody will believe you", then walk out.
Posted by: Kareem of Wheat

John Belushi would disappear during the filming of Animal House. They would send staff around the local town looking for him. They would usually find him in someone's house drinking with the owners.

And the scene where he grabs the Jack Daniel's and slams it was ad lib.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 03:17 PM (ccf/V)

210 "visit random tables in a restaurant, maybe grab some food off a plate,"

Maybe in the 1970s you could get away with that kind of 'humor.' Now we have too many noxious 'prankster' streamers.

Posted by: gp at August 24, 2026 03:17 PM (Jr5Lq)

211
>>Rage is addictive, and it is contagious.

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

What's scary is, rage is stimulating. It has its own momentum. When's the last time you started yelling at someone, or imagining yourself yelling at someone? You got louder and louder and madder and madder, right? It escalates by itself.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 24, 2026 03:18 PM (mmrXZ)

212 Not that you're not the male version of "hubba hubba " ( it was originally used about women) but it is a funny old expression.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 24, 2026 02:57 PM (xSAlF)

23 skidoo Fenelon!
Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 02:59 PM (uhVAy)

You're the bees knees!!

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at August 24, 2026 03:18 PM (hmYU4)

213 Oh, and Hassan Piker is a piece of shit.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 03:09 PM

*nods*

This is a Known Thing.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 03:18 PM (bFu5X)

214 It's a crime that Belushi didn't get to make more movies.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 24, 2026 03:18 PM (XV/Pl)

215 The Bill Murray Stories:

https://tinyurl.com/ydv8wxyk

Posted by: IMDB at August 24, 2026 03:18 PM (2Ez/1)

216 So was he ever funny in anything?
OK, he had an adequate 2 minutes in Caddyshack, but nothing really great, just competent. Barely.

What am I forgetting? He must have shown some talent at some point in his career.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at August 24, 2026 03:13 PM (flhbb)

I like the Vacation movies.
I also liked Modern Problems, the Fletch films, and the first flicks he did in the 70s with Goldie Hawn.

That's about all I can remember.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 24, 2026 03:19 PM (6ydKt)

217 maybe Fletch but not really
==
National Lampoon

Caddyshack

Seems Like Old Times

Foul Play

Posted by: He isn't great but he is in some decent movies at August 24, 2026 03:19 PM (anL5R)

218 nyard

As I predicted, the heavy lift ship Boskalis Forte is owned by a Dutch company.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 03:19 PM (u82oZ)

219 The left. It would have nothing if hypocrisy wasn't allowed to exist.
Posted by: Sponge
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Well, there is the underlying projection.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 24, 2026 03:19 PM (XeU6L)

220 HQ Style Guide says his name should always be cited as Hussein Puker.

Posted by: Please Make A Note Of It at August 24, 2026 03:19 PM (2Ez/1)

221 Speaking of insane journo tricks

@matthewkassel 2h
New York magazine says it decided that “genocide” was “an accurate description of the atrocities in Gaza, that accusations of antisemitic intent were in fact obfuscating an overwhelming scholarly consensus, and that its use would be allowed in our pages”

Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 24, 2026 03:20 PM (diia5)

222 @208

>>he is, as he called Bill Murray, a Medium Talent.

Murray is a colossus!

How dare you sir, how dare you?

Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 24, 2026 03:20 PM (XV/Pl)

223 I have heard these stories of him partying with strangers, etc,

I can't tell if he is just living his best life, or if he is desperate for approval. (Like many comics.)
Posted by: bob
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The best comedians often have pretty sad lives. Add in substance abuse problems and it accentuates whatever personal issues they had in the first place.

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 03:20 PM (E4rtv)

224 And Joshua Chamberlain - arguably IMO - saved the Union when he had the 20th Maine fix bayonets and charge at Little Round Top.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 24, 2026 03:12 PM (quqPW)

Because everyone on both sides was out of ammo.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 03:20 PM (uhVAy)

225 Reddit is a perfect example of where those assholes exist in an asshole ecosystem. Assholes all the way down.
==
Which is hilariously frightening when you realize how much AI training is coming off of reddit threads . . .

Posted by: how does your AI become Fascistic? at August 24, 2026 03:15 PM (anL5R)

I am surrounded by assholes.

Posted by: AI at August 24, 2026 03:20 PM (dK+Kv)

226 Seems Like Old times is better than Foul Play.

It's funnier for me.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 24, 2026 03:20 PM (6ydKt)

227 This battle between good and evil is spiritual in nature.

And Stan has lots of acolytes.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy

And a ton of them just showed themselves on social media.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 03:20 PM (+tGb6)

228 Which is hilariously frightening when you realize how much AI training is coming off of reddit threads . . .

Fun fact: someone threw a switch at the big AI companies about a month ago and the models now cite Reddit like 20% as much as they used to.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 03:20 PM (KLKSV)

229 212 Not that you're not the male version of "hubba hubba " ( it was originally used about women) but it is a funny old expression.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 24, 2026 02:57 PM (xSAlF)

23 skidoo Fenelon!
Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 02:59 PM (uhVAy)

You're the bees knees!!
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at August 24, 2026 03:18 PM (hmYU4)
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No malarkey!

Posted by: Joe Biden, Influencer at August 24, 2026 03:20 PM (skR0U)

230 > I once heard a story that, whenever he would watch "Roadhouse," Bill Murray would call up the husband of the actress who played the nurse and tell him that his wife was sleeping with Patrick Swayze.

The way I heard it, he'd say, "I just saw your wife's boobs."

Posted by: bonhomme at August 24, 2026 03:20 PM (mkw2N)

231 Bill Murray as Nick the Lounge Singer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljiVRV5B5i8

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 03:20 PM (1wjle)

232 What about me?

Posted by: Holiday Road at August 24, 2026 03:20 PM (2Ez/1)

233
I am surrounded by assholes.
Posted by: AI at August 24, 2026 03:20 PM (dK+Kv)

Assholes to the left of me.

Assholes to the right.

Here I am, stuck in the middle of 2 assholes.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 03:21 PM (ccf/V)

234 As I predicted, the heavy lift ship Boskalis Forte is owned by a Dutch company.
Posted by: NaCly Dog
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They are masters at what they do.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 24, 2026 03:21 PM (XeU6L)

235 >>>...John Roberts stayed with him and helped work on a project to inject "US democratic values" into the European legal system.
~~~~~

I thought it was the other way around. That's the way it apparently turned out anyway.

Welcome back to America, Straw!

Posted by: IrishEi?! at August 24, 2026 03:21 PM (3ImbR)

236 HQ Style Guide says his name should always be cited as Hussein Puker.
Posted by: Please Make A Note Of It at August 24, 2026 03:19 PM (2Ez/1)

His Chinese name is "Electric Dog". Really!

He was also pissed during his China tour in his Mao jacket that Asmongold is far more popular there than he is.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 03:21 PM (uhVAy)

237
The last comment on the Tech thread is whacko.

Posted by: four seasons at August 24, 2026 03:21 PM (/QHx4)

238
scholarly consensus

Posted by: weft cut-loop

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Signed by 51 experts, no doubt.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 24, 2026 03:22 PM (mmrXZ)

239
Proof that Chevy Chase sucked: Both of his "replacements," Jonathan Banks and Keith David, are awesome.

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 03:08 PM (1wjle)

Chevy has always sucked. He built his career on making faces and that smarmy used car salesman voice. He was amusing in Caddyshack, but that had more to do with the writers, Knight and Dangerfield's performance with Murray a distant third, and Lacey Underall being Chernobyl elephant's foot hawt.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at August 24, 2026 03:22 PM (y9nCu)

240 @matthewkassel 2h
New York magazine says it decided that “genocide” was “an accurate description of the atrocities in Gaza, that accusations of antisemitic intent were in fact obfuscating an overwhelming scholarly consensus, and that its use would be allowed in our pages”
Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 24, 2026 03:20 PM (diia5)

Did they officially change the definition of 'genocide?'

Because I don't think it means what they think it means.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 03:22 PM (ccf/V)

241
Anyone seen James Madison around here lately?

Posted by: Frank Barone at August 24, 2026 03:22 PM (OkYzo)

242 I liked the Chevy Chase film Funny Farm

Posted by: It's me donna at August 24, 2026 03:22 PM (+gK6I)

243 >>>2 What about me?
Posted by: Holiday Road

There's a YouTube channel that puts Holiday Road over very dramatic/dark scenes from movies, like the one where Jennifer Connelly showed her boobs.

btw I love Holiday Road. I like a lot of Lindsay Buckingham.

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 03:22 PM (1wjle)

244 .
.
Would that be Sarah Miller Espinosa née SheBoonDa?

Posted by: Marooned at August 24, 2026 03:22 PM (W2rvL)

245 And a ton of them just showed themselves on social media.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 03:20 PM (+tGb6)
___

Like their father, they are raging, preening narcissists

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 03:22 PM (YlYJ8)

246
Chevy Chase was the worst one of the 3 Amigos.

Posted by: Frank Barone at August 24, 2026 03:24 PM (OkYzo)

247
btw I love Holiday Road. I like a lot of Lindsay Buckingham.

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 03:22 PM (1wjle)

I've had the mp3 of Holiday Road for more than 20 years.
I can't remember where or why I got it, but it's there, just waiting for the right road trip to be played.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 24, 2026 03:25 PM (6ydKt)

248 Inappropriate Use of Holiday Road #2: Titanic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTGHKtgzH6g

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 03:25 PM (1wjle)

249 >>>Chevy Chase was the worst one of the 3 Amigos.

Oh I forgot that one. That's a good one. You're right, he was the worst of the three, but still funny. The "Lip Balm" scene was great.

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 03:25 PM (1wjle)

250 Did they officially change the definition of 'genocide?'

Because I don't think it means what they think it means.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 03:22 PM (ccf/V)

Gaza - the first genocide that killed only military aged men and the first famine where the people in it gained weight.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 03:26 PM (uhVAy)

251 Inappropriate Use of Holiday Road #2: Titanic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTGHKtgzH6g
Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 03:25 PM (1wjle)

Heh, that's funny.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 03:26 PM (ccf/V)

252 Posted by: Frank Barone at August 24, 2026 03:22 PM (OkYzo)

He is on vacation. Apparently his website said it, but he also mentioned it on here as well.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 24, 2026 03:26 PM (rHgXV)

253 He is on vacation. Apparently his website said it, but he also mentioned it on here as well.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 24, 2026 03:26 PM

Thanks. I get worried when I stop seeing some posters that are here all the time.

Posted by: Frank Barone at August 24, 2026 03:27 PM (OkYzo)

254 Now I'm thinking Titanic could've worked as a dark comedy.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 24, 2026 03:27 PM (6ydKt)

255 Interesting couple. The chick is named Stevie and the dude is named Lyndsey.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 24, 2026 03:27 PM (viF8m)

256 There is a clip going round of Jason Statham being asked about type casting, and he gives a very humble and honest answer -- he says he is not a trained actor, just a guy they picked up off the street and so he tries to keep to what knows.

From the replies to my question, it seems Chevy Chase knows how to be a prick.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at August 24, 2026 03:27 PM (flhbb)

257 Assholes to the left of me.

Assholes to the right.

Here I am, stuck in the middle of 2 assholes.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 03:21 PM (ccf/V)

That 'taint no way to go through life, son.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at August 24, 2026 03:27 PM (dK+Kv)

258 Regarding bayonets:

In WWI, those farm boys sat in the trenches and filed saw teeth into their bayonet.
A war crime.
Because it caused unnecessary pain. Plus, you know, the death.

Stabbed a few Krauts anyway.

Went back home and got a job teaching school.

Those were the men we used to be.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 03:27 PM (3cUTc)

259 There's a YouTube channel that puts Holiday Road over very dramatic/dark scenes from movies, like the one where Jennifer Connelly showed her boobs.

The funny thing is those videos are 13 years old and for some reason YouTube put them in everyone's feed a few days ago.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 03:28 PM (2ocoG)

260 You son of a motherless goat!

Posted by: Lucky Day at August 24, 2026 03:28 PM (Cjger)

261 Inappropriate usage of "Holiday Road" #2: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

https://youtu.be/kdlpNI5m67c

Hilarious.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 03:28 PM (ccf/V)

262 I enjoyed Chevy during Christmas Vacation. He's more of a straight man than pure comedian.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at August 24, 2026 03:29 PM (bX16E)

263
Can I have your watch, when you are dead?

Posted by: Frank Barone at August 24, 2026 03:29 PM (OkYzo)

264 >>The funny thing is those videos are 13 years old and for some reason YouTube put them in everyone's feed a few days ago.

hah!

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 03:29 PM (1wjle)

265 Frank Barone

Word on the street is he is on vacation.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 03:29 PM (u82oZ)

266 An "overwhelming scholarly consensus" is what got Cambridge U in trouble about Jason Arday.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at August 24, 2026 03:29 PM (skR0U)

267 Inappropriate Use of Holiday Road #2: Titanic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTGHKtgzH6g
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Huh. That actually makes Titanic watchable.

*golf clap*

Posted by: Sure, I laughed. at August 24, 2026 03:29 PM (anL5R)

268 Oh I forgot that one. That's a good one. You're right, he was the worst of the three, but still funny. The "Lip Balm" scene was great.
Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 03:25 PM

For no very good reason, the scene with El Guapo asking if his No. 2 knew what a plethora is remains my favorite part of that movie.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 03:29 PM (bFu5X)

269 From the replies to my question, it seems Chevy Chase knows how to be a prick.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at August 24, 2026 03:27 PM (flhbb)

Pretty much what his character was in Caddyshack, though amusing at times.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 03:30 PM (uhVAy)

270 And also that Yvette woman is an SJW which I know from her various comments in her real life interviews.
Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 03:01 PM (1wjle)

Interesting! That does put a different spin on it...

Posted by: hobbitopoly at August 24, 2026 03:30 PM (ZgwKJ)

271 Huh. That actually makes Titanic watchable.

Wait, what?

Posted by: Kate Winslet's boobs at August 24, 2026 03:30 PM (2ocoG)

272 Posted by: Frank Barone at August 24, 2026 03:27 PM (OkYzo)

That is thoughtful of you.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 24, 2026 03:31 PM (rHgXV)

273
You smart military bloggers bringin' the facts on bayonets has me envisioning spikes plunging into horses' chests. Jeez.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 24, 2026 03:31 PM (mmrXZ)

274 Just got here.Up above, comments on the M7 bayonet and the M16. Common in my day in the SE Asia war games was ditching stuff you thought you wouldn't need, and the M7 was among them. Close enough to stab, then why not shoot them. Trash it out with the mess kit, even though it's a fine field knife. Same guys that would pitch the M7 stood in line if KBars came up for issue because they're cool.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at August 24, 2026 03:31 PM (gm9Sb)

275 262 I enjoyed Chevy during Christmas Vacation. He's more of a straight man than pure comedian.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at August 24, 2026 03:29 PM (bX16E)
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For the famous rant scene at the end of that movie, all the family in front of him were wearing cue cards around their necks with the entire rant so he could read it.

In addition to the aforementioned assholishness, someone said of him "Chevy Chase couldn't ad lib a fart."

Posted by: ballistic at August 24, 2026 03:31 PM (oqH4h)

276 Careful there Hasan

The streets may run red with your blood.

Once it finally dawns on your followers you only talk the talk from your $3 million mansion.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 24, 2026 03:32 PM (7gwL+)

277 > Chevy Chase was the worst one of the 3 Amigos.

Martin Short has dead eyes and it bugs me. I know a lot of people love Short because he's apparently a good family man. I like that too, but his eyes!

Posted by: bonhomme at August 24, 2026 03:32 PM (mkw2N)

278 Now I'm thinking Titanic could've worked as a dark comedy.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 24, 2026 03:27 PM (6ydKt)

That's what it was for me. Every time they cut back to the present day to the dive crew I called out "WHAT ABOUT THE DIAMOND??" and her prying DeCaprio off of the door raft with a chisel was super funny.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 03:32 PM (uhVAy)

279 Some of us may live to see the death penalty prescribed for hurt feelings.

Posted by: Eromero at August 24, 2026 03:33 PM (d49dO)

280 You smart military bloggers bringin' the facts on bayonets has me envisioning spikes plunging into horses' chests. Jeez.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 24, 2026 03:31 PM (mmrXZ)

Horses were usually too smart to let it get that far, they would stop short and send the dude on top flying. An exception in a Napoleonic battle was one where the horse was shot dead as it was coming up and horse and rider slammed into the square of infantry and broke up the one side. With the line broken the follow up cavalrymen pulled sabers and cut the unit to pieces.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 03:36 PM (uhVAy)

281 Hasan Piker is an obese wimpy pussy. Notice that the little faggot never goes anywhere in public without a security detail, because there are very few grown men who can't kick his ass, and probably not too many grown women.

Posted by: Ken at August 24, 2026 03:36 PM (iKki6)

282 Huh. That actually makes Titanic watchable.

Wait, what?
Posted by: Kate Winslet's boobs
---
I've got a nice pair at home which I can do stuff to for a small amount of kindness and a little effort. I'm not sitting through over three hours of dreck for a peek at something I could be playing with if I wasn't wasting time with dreck films.

Posted by: Not Joe Bob Briggs at August 24, 2026 03:37 PM (anL5R)

283 That's what it was for me. Every time they cut back to the present day to the dive crew I called out "WHAT ABOUT THE DIAMOND??" and her prying DeCaprio off of the door raft with a chisel was super funny.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 03:32 PM (uhVAy)

Throw in some slapstick and dirty jokes and it would've cheered the place up some considerably.

Did anybody ever do a Mel Brooks type spoof of Titanic?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 24, 2026 03:37 PM (6ydKt)

284 Careful there Hasan

The streets may run red with your blood.

Once it finally dawns on your followers you only talk the talk from your $3 million mansion.
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 24, 2026 03:32 PM (7gwL+)

What is telling is that the 'run red with blood' was a diatribe about landlords. His own mother is a very successful landlord.

Coincidence?

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 03:37 PM (uhVAy)

285 That's what it was for me. Every time they cut back to the present day to the dive crew I called out "WHAT ABOUT THE DIAMOND??" and her prying DeCaprio off of the door raft with a chisel was super funny.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 03:32 PM (uhVAy)

I always thought the old lady throwing the diamond into the sea was kind of a punk move. She knew that crew was looking for it. You don't want it, give it to them, give it to your grandkids, whatever.

Posted by: hobbitopoly at August 24, 2026 03:38 PM (ZgwKJ)

286 Nude wnba

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 24, 2026 03:38 PM (W2Pud)

287 265 Frank Barone

Word on the street is he is on vacation.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 03:29 PM

And evidently beyond the reach of Al Gore's Amazing Internet(tm).

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 24, 2026 03:38 PM (2Ez/1)

288 Nood.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at August 24, 2026 03:38 PM (skR0U)

289 There was a recentish documentary on Chase, clearly told from his camp trying to rehabilitate his image. They had to work so hard at it though that it more or less reinforced his reputation as a jerk.

Posted by: my momma always told me "life is like a box of tannerite" at August 24, 2026 03:38 PM (ceBxE)

290 Nood Enes Kantor

Posted by: SpeakingOf at August 24, 2026 03:38 PM (6ydKt)

291 Noooood!

Posted by: barkingmad59, wandering lurkette at August 24, 2026 03:38 PM (R3yzU)

292 Every thread about Charlie Kirk I find to be almost infinitely depressing. Everything about his murder and the reaction ugh

The threads aren't as depressing as videos of him. He was really, really good, and most of us had no idea until after he was shot.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 03:38 PM (2ocoG)

293 Someone mentioned about Hasan Piker that his insults only land if you're an upper caste Indian, as that's where he comes from.

So, like his "cumskin" is an example.

But, I mean, a dude that sips spunk for the flavor ought not make cum insults.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 03:39 PM (3cUTc)

294
Horses were usually too smart to let it get that far

Posted by: Oldcat

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

Okay, better. But the long history of horses in combat still makes me wince.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 24, 2026 03:39 PM (mmrXZ)

295 Someone mentioned about Hasan Piker that his insults only land if you're an upper caste Indian, as that's where he comes from.

Not true, he's Turkish. Like his uncle Chunk Yogurt.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 03:40 PM (2ocoG)

296 I always thought the old lady throwing the diamond into the sea was kind of a punk move. She knew that crew was looking for it. You don't want it, give it to them, give it to your grandkids, whatever.
Posted by: hobbitopoly at August 24, 2026 03:38 PM (ZgwKJ)

Never one mention of the guy she married who bankrolled all the 'woman pilot' stuff in her scrapbook. She didn't use the gem for any of that.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 03:42 PM (uhVAy)

297 So was he ever funny in anything?
OK, he had an adequate 2 minutes in Caddyshack, but nothing really great, just competent. Barely.

What am I forgetting? He must have shown some talent at some point in his career.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus)
.......

He was tolerable playing Eddie's cousin.

Posted by: wth at August 24, 2026 03:46 PM (UjdFS)

298 Okay, better. But the long history of horses in combat still makes me wince.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 24, 2026 03:39 PM (mmrXZ)

Yes, a lot of suffering on the marches too and lack of care led to losing many despite how expensive they were.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 03:47 PM (uhVAy)

299 In WWI, those farm boys sat in the trenches and filed saw teeth into their bayonet.
A war crime.
Because it caused unnecessary pain. Plus, you know, the death.

Stabbed a few Krauts anyway.

Went back home and got a job teaching school.

Those were the men we used to be.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
-------

Also,carried these https://tinyurl.com/2vx74n82

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 24, 2026 03:54 PM (XeU6L)

300 I would reassign her duties to cleaning the toilets.

Posted by: profligatewaste at August 24, 2026 03:56 PM (K24yy)

301 I take it WaPo can't just fire her without specifying a reason.

"Budget cuts. We need to eliminate one position. We put names in a hat and pulled out yours".

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303 She added that she hopes her win "sends a message to journalists and media institutions everywhere that freedom of expression is always worth fighting for."

It certainly sends a message to employers to not have arbitration in their contracts.

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Posted by: izewepkh at August 24, 2026 10:14 PM (N5NMm)

Morocco: Now That We've Sent Criminals to Invade Your Country, We Are Prepared to Negotiate Your Surrender of the Conquered Territory

NEXTA
@nexta_tv
Morocco has made territorial claims against Spain
Moroccan Justice Minister Abdellatif Ouahbi said Rabat maintains "historical and geographical rights" to the cities of Ceuta and Melilla and wants to create a special mechanism with Madrid for negotiations.
He described their incorporation into the kingdom as Morocco's ultimate goal.
Spain categorically rejected these demands, stating that Ceuta and Melilla are part of its territory.
Morocco has claimed both cities since gaining independence in 1956. Melilla has belonged to Spain for more than 500 years, while Ceuta has been Spanish for more than 400 years.
The issue has flared up again because of the migration crisis in Ceuta, where tens of thousands of illegal migrants crossed from Moroccan territory at the end of July.

Gavin McInnes
@Gavin_McInnes

Ah, so it WAS an invasion. Got it.

Via Instapundit, where Stephen Green wonders if a demand for Andalusia -- the former Caliphate in Spain -- is next.

Thanks to Robert.

Related flashback: In February, Joe Biden claimed that he had ended the mass illegal immigration he... inherited from Trump.

They will keep rolling him out and using him up for as long as they can keep him alive... pic.twitter.com/6TddObpCJH
— Joe Citizen 🇺🇸 🇵🇱 🇺🇸 (@JoeCitizen15) August 24, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 01:20 PM

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1 1st

Posted by: GF at August 24, 2026 01:20 PM (e5z5/)

2 Sponge!

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 01:21 PM (+tGb6)

3 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 01:22 PM (ccf/V)

4 The blue turtle mascot? That’s biden in there.

Posted by: Eromero at August 24, 2026 01:22 PM (LHPAg)

5 Corn Pop closed the border, but Joe likes to take credit.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 01:23 PM (2ocoG)

6 IIRC Spain and Morocco have been at odds over the Ceuta area for... quite a while.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 24, 2026 01:23 PM (2Cry5)

7 They’ll put Biden’s brain in a jar. Like the ones for baby food.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at August 24, 2026 01:24 PM (6ovB/)

8 Why is Alex Lifeson in the captain pike thing?

Posted by: Dirk at August 24, 2026 01:24 PM (HcoTw)

9 It's like Rome and Carthage, except it's wrapped up in diplomatic nonsense.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 24, 2026 01:25 PM (aJQbY)

10 Hmm. Article V situation? I bet the USN could both guard the end of the Suez and do interdiction with the French and Italian navies.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 24, 2026 01:25 PM (rbvCR)

11 Here's what unfettered 'immigration' has brought to Spain as well, Ace.....

https://shorturl.fm/ephTV

"The Brown Challenge."

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 01:25 PM (ccf/V)

12 Too funny to let it be Willowed. From the Indiana Lt. Gov 😂

"I was appalled by what happened during the Indiana Fever game last night.

Chicago's Natasha Cloud threatened former NBA player and future WNBA first-round pick Enes Kanter.

There is simply no place for this type of woman-on-woman violence in our society and it needs to stop."

Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 24, 2026 01:25 PM (1zWWd)

13 If Spain had any balls, it would declare the invasion an act of war and summarily round up all invaders and execute them.

But Spain doesn't even have a vagina, let alone any balls.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 24, 2026 01:26 PM (iFTx/)

14 7 They’ll put Biden’s brain in a jar. Like the ones for baby food.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe

Abbey who?

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 24, 2026 01:26 PM (W2Pud)

15 At the start of Fall the crows are done with nesting, raising nestlings, and dispersing to hide from their fledglings, and they start getting together for the Winter groups.

It looks like they have you figured for a large enough food source to check out as a group, ace.
Invest in peanuts.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 24, 2026 01:26 PM (rbvCR)

16 Spain needs balls

maybe call the wNBA

Posted by: Rick in SK at August 24, 2026 01:26 PM (6qaAp)

17 Spain's president and judiciary did this. I know nothing about their election mechanisms but either they are as tainted as ours or the people there are really stupid.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 24, 2026 01:27 PM (quqPW)

18 Sorry I missed the thread about the non-binary turtle... And sorry about your dog Hadrian

Posted by: It's me donna at August 24, 2026 01:27 PM (+gK6I)

19 The diesel Scirocco
Gets you down to Morocco

Posted by: James May at August 24, 2026 01:27 PM (wXgT/)

20 I am so tired of the "stolen land" or colonialism gambit.

Talk to the neanderthals about land ownership, or the Clovis people in the Americas.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 24, 2026 01:27 PM (0U5gm)

21 Reconquista, can Madrid admit this?

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 24, 2026 01:28 PM (7gwL+)

22 Nice little sunny coastal enclave on our border you have there, Spain. Be a real shame if it was overrun by Islamic thugs before you gave it to us in exchange for a few crumbs. Your choice.

Posted by: Morocco at August 24, 2026 01:28 PM (5rh/l)

23 But Spain doesn't even have a vagina, let alone any balls.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 24, 2026 01:26 PM (iFTx/)

The only thing PM Sanchez likes better than spreading his ass cheeks is having his "subjects" gang-r___ed.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 24, 2026 01:28 PM (rbvCR)

24 "The Brown Challenge."

So, India?

Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 01:28 PM (XuXeR)

25 Here I am.

Posted by: Morocco Mole at August 24, 2026 01:29 PM (wVcYX)

26 well. what is Spain gonna do?

what is the EU gonna do?

because this isn't our deal anymore

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 24, 2026 01:29 PM (j+aD2)

27 That story out of Germany is horrifying:

Nurse at a hospital says, anytime more than two of the same last name--and you know who--shows up, they automatically call the cops.
And they can't send any female nurses in to care for them.

Because, within minutes, 30-40 family members will show up.
Not just to crowd, menace and threaten, but the women will howl and wail--causing massive chaos and increasing stress.

And think about that--none of them are employed if that many can show up at the drop of a hat at any time.

When Germany runs the trains again, and it's full of muslims, I'll see nothing.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 01:29 PM (3cUTc)

28 He can't die. Joe needs to build his Lieberry first!

Posted by: Dewey Decimal System at August 24, 2026 01:29 PM (JM9I6)

29 Spain, more specifically prime minister what's his name, has never been shy about lecturing the rest of the world about immigration policy.

Given their amazing-ness, they should have this sorted in a day or two.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at August 24, 2026 01:29 PM (4HoLg)

30 Here's what unfettered 'immigration' has brought to Spain as well, Ace.....

https://shorturl.fm/ephTV

"The Brown Challenge."
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 01:25 PM (ccf/V)
________

"What can Brown do for you?"

-- UPS

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 24, 2026 01:29 PM (iFTx/)

31 I wonder what's going on, if anything, in the head of the Spanish PM. His women citizens in Ceuta are being raped and abused. Does he want repeat of 36-39?

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 24, 2026 01:30 PM (rp63B)

32 Don't you know we're riding on the Marrakesh Express?

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at August 24, 2026 01:30 PM (amcLV)

33 I am so tired of the "stolen land" or colonialism gambit."

Funny thing is, DNA doesn’t seem to matter to those idiots...

Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 01:30 PM (XuXeR)

34 Conveniently, land ownership discussions only go back to just after the mohammedan conquest 600 years ago.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 24, 2026 01:30 PM (0U5gm)

35 The solution seems fairly simple.

Emigrate all Spanish citizens from North Africa back to Spain.

Then send ALL Muslims from Spain to Morocco.

Any boat that attempts to cross the Straits of Gibraltar from Morocco without permission from Spain will be summarily sunk.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 24, 2026 01:31 PM (FZ29D)

36 Does he want repeat of 36-39?"

Sure. He's going to be on the winning side (according to him)

Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 01:31 PM (XuXeR)

37 Does he want repeat of 36-39?

Posted by: Smell the Glove

Yes, and he thinks the communists can win this time, or call in NATO if he is losing.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 24, 2026 01:31 PM (0U5gm)

38 This is an intentional invasion.
They say it.
They show it.
They act it.

Yet, we have here, our cartel judges--unelected and unaccountable--over-ruling the will of the people and ordering Trump to let them keep coming in unrestricted, unvetted, and unstopped.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 01:31 PM (3cUTc)

39 The diesel Scirocco
Gets you down to Morocco
Posted by: James May

We had a VW Scirocco. Early 70's. An absolute sh*t of a car. Could not wait to get rid of it.

Posted by: Tuna at August 24, 2026 01:32 PM (lJ0H4)

40 That story out of Germany is horrifying:

Nurse at a hospital says, anytime more than two of the same last name--and you know who--shows up, they automatically call the cops.
And they can't send any female nurses in to care for them.

I'm still stunned that German hospitals aren't air conditioned. How many viruses and bacteria do a lot better in heat and humidity?

Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 01:32 PM (2ocoG)

41 Willowed:

Just got the call. Dutchess has bleeding into her lungs that points to hemangiosarcoma. Nothing to do but the Last Act of Love.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 24, 2026 01:13 PM (O0L8i)

That's hard and you have my sincerest condolences. You'll all meet again on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at August 24, 2026 01:33 PM (iIyc0)

42 Wasn't it Spanish cities who were protesting against American and other European tourists? Now you've got invader squatters, what do you say?

Posted by: nckate at August 24, 2026 01:33 PM (enNUy)

43 Joe Biden has been saving the world, one day at a time for fifty fucking years.

That's a fact, jack. Greatest emissary of humanity ever.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 24, 2026 01:33 PM (FR9Sb)

44 Blue turtle?

Mitch McConnel?

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 24, 2026 01:33 PM (7gwL+)

45 There was a graphic on X of a chain of larger fish eating smaller fish:

Smallest was "the DNC," then "DSA," then "Communists," then the biggest "islam."

The response was to call it Nazi propaganda.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 01:33 PM (3cUTc)

46 If Spain had any balls, it would declare the invasion an act of war and summarily round up all invaders and execute them.

If Spain had any brains, it would declare the activity an invasion and request NATO aid. It would be amusing the see if Trump would tell them to blow it out their ass.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 01:34 PM (ExV1e)

47 Vlad may have some tried and true ideas.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at August 24, 2026 01:34 PM (dK+Kv)

48 If it's stolen land, how come we have to pay taxes on it?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 01:34 PM (3cUTc)

49 Will the Biden Lieberry be in Scranton, Wilmington, Rehoboth Beach?

Posted by: The Amtrak Station? at August 24, 2026 01:35 PM (JM9I6)

50 As others have pointed out:

Refugees bring their wives and children with them.

Invaders are just the men.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 01:36 PM (3cUTc)

51 Abbey who?
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 24, 2026 01:26 PM

Abbey...Normal. I'm pretty sure that was the name.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 01:36 PM (bFu5X)

52 VW Scirocco. Early 70's. "

Late 70s. Came to N America in 75...

Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 01:36 PM (XuXeR)

53 "If it's stolen land, how come we have to pay taxes on it?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice"

If you don't, they will steal it from you.

Posted by: Journey sucks at August 24, 2026 01:37 PM (i34A8)

54 There are so many funny coincidences in the world. Like, just after the failed assasination of Trump, Biden dropped out of the race, or why BLM riots occurred similtaneously across all the cities of Europe, or why third world savages all poured across the borders of western nations at the same time.

So very many coincidences.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 24, 2026 01:37 PM (0U5gm)

55 35 The solution seems fairly simple.

Emigrate all Spanish citizens from North Africa back to Spain.

Then send ALL Muslims from Spain to Morocco.

Any boat that attempts to cross the Straits of Gibraltar from Morocco without permission from Spain will be summarily sunk.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 24, 2026 01:31 PM (FZ29D)

I’d agree except for Ceuta and Melilla being there for 500 odd years.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 24, 2026 01:37 PM (w3Mok)

56 I saw the documentary "They Saved Hitler's Brain", so I know it can be done.

Posted by: Pickled President Emeritus at August 24, 2026 01:38 PM (JM9I6)

57 54 There are so many funny coincidences in the world. Like, just after the failed assasination of Trump, Biden dropped out of the race, or why BLM riots occurred similtaneously across all the cities of Europe, or why third world savages all poured across the borders of western nations at the same time.

So very many coincidences.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 24, 2026 01:37 PM (0U5gm)

Caused by Weak Ass Leadership.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 24, 2026 01:38 PM (w3Mok)

58 >>>If it's stolen land, how come we have to pay taxes on it?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

>Why does the Department of the Interior still call it the Bureau of Indian Affairs? Because everybody is crazy.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 24, 2026 01:38 PM (FR9Sb)

59 I know it's been said ad nauseum but Islam is incompatible with Western Civilization. And it's not like they have no place else to go - hell they have all of the mid-East, Indonesia, much of Africa. It's not like they've run out of land.

This is conquest, pure and simple. And the West has become too fat and lazy to care.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 24, 2026 01:38 PM (quqPW)

60 VW Scirocco. Early 70's. "

Late 70s. Came to N America in 75...
Posted by: man

We bought it the year it came out. '75 is early enough for me.

Posted by: Tuna at August 24, 2026 01:38 PM (lJ0H4)

61 VW Scirocco. Early 70's. "

Late 70s. Came to N America in 75...
Posted by: man

We bought it the year it came out. '75 is early enough for me.
Posted by: Tuna at August 24, 2026 01:38 PM (lJ0H4)

Doesn't change the fact that it was a part of the 'Brown Challenge' by being a hot piece of shit.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 01:39 PM (ccf/V)

62 The blue turtle mascot? That’s biden in there.
Posted by: Eromero at August 24, 2026 01:22 PM (LHPAg)

Didn't "Sting" do an album entitled "Dream of the Blue Turtles"? He must have been on some bad acid.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 24, 2026 01:40 PM (1z8ji)

63 Morocco claims straights of Gibraltar as territorial and shuts it down unless tolls are paid.....in three...two...one.

RELEASE THE DRONE SWARM!

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at August 24, 2026 01:40 PM (/WHpM)

64
I don't think Biden can even beep.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 24, 2026 01:40 PM (w6EFb)

65 They will keep rolling him out and using him up for as long as they can keep him alive...
-

I remember that movie! They manage to preserve his nose in the hope of cloning the rest of him back.

Doesn't end well.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 24, 2026 01:40 PM (RkR9o)

66 Will Joe and Willie die on the same day, like Adams and Jefferson?

Posted by: Place Yo' Bets! at August 24, 2026 01:40 PM (JM9I6)

67 Spain and Ceuta have also been at odds for a while. Periodically Ceuta makes claims about breaking from Spain, but not about, specifically, becoming part of Morocco.

The areas have been separate for so long that most citizens in the Ceuta area don't even identify as Spanish, or whatever they're called these days.

There might have also been some (lightly) armed conflict in the past between Spain and their wayward protectant. This might explain why the Monarchy in Spain isn't really motivated to do much... I mean besides being Islam loving retards.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 24, 2026 01:41 PM (2Cry5)

68 50 As others have pointed out:

Refugees bring their wives and children with them.

Invaders are just the men.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 01:36 PM (3cUTc)

The focus on “military aged men” also ignores the fact that most hard labor and physical jobs are performed by “military aged men”. And many are coming across to work at such jobs under the table to send the money home.

But it’s neither here nor there. You cross a border illegally, you get bounced. Period. The end. No matter your age, sex, whatever.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 24, 2026 01:41 PM (w3Mok)

69
Does Spain even have much of a military any more?

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 24, 2026 01:41 PM (w6EFb)

70 Next door neighbors had a Rabbit Diesel. Baby shit brown color. They had it for years.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 24, 2026 01:42 PM (teh/r)

71 There are so many funny coincidences in the world. Like, just after the failed assasination of Trump, Biden dropped out of the race, or why BLM riots occurred similtaneously across all the cities of Europe, or why third world savages all poured across the borders of western nations at the same time.

So very many coincidences.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 24, 2026 01:37 PM (0U5gm)

All of these 'coincidences' are being steered by a demonic hand. And it has many human agents willing to do its work.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 24, 2026 01:42 PM (quqPW)

72 This land is stolen... we're going to steal it.

Posted by: ... at August 24, 2026 01:42 PM (vE0+H)

73 "incorporation into the kingdom as Morocco's ultimate goal."

What's the downside to Spain to just cede or sell the territories to Morocco? Are they economically or strategically vital? Just asking.

Posted by: gp at August 24, 2026 01:42 PM (Jr5Lq)

74 Morocco claims straights of Gibraltar as territorial and shuts it down unless tolls are paid.....in three...two...one.

RELEASE THE DRONE SWARM!

Posted by: Cuthbert

Burnham has wanted to give it away to Spain, now he can cut out the middle man.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 24, 2026 01:42 PM (0U5gm)

75 Does Jill Biden push the pram a lot?

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 24, 2026 01:42 PM (7gwL+)

76 Spain's president and judiciary did this. I know nothing about their election mechanisms but either they are as tainted as ours or the people there are really stupid.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 24, 2026 01:27 PM (quqPW)

They elected communists into power. Last time that happened they had a several year war in their country and WWII happened.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 01:43 PM (uhVAy)

77 Doesn't change the fact that it was a part of the 'Brown Challenge' by being a hot piece of shit.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

That it was and then some.

Posted by: Tuna at August 24, 2026 01:43 PM (lJ0H4)

78 Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 24, 2026 01:25 PM (1zWWd)

Dave!

Posted by: Darrell Harris at August 24, 2026 01:43 PM (7E8Tf)

79 There was a graphic on X of a chain of larger fish eating smaller fish:

Smallest was "the DNC," then "DSA," then "Communists," then the biggest "islam."

The response was to call it Nazi propaganda.

We should have also nuked Moscow in 1945. Would've saved so much trouble later.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 01:43 PM (2ocoG)

80 This is conquest, pure and simple. And the West has become too fat and lazy to care.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 24, 2026 01:38 PM (quqPW)

See #57.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 24, 2026 01:43 PM (w3Mok)

81 So very many coincidences"

We know, huh?

/USAID

Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 01:43 PM (XuXeR)

82 At the start of Fall the crows are done with nesting, raising nestlings, and dispersing to hide from their fledglings, and they start getting together for the Winter groups.

It looks like they have you figured for a large enough food source to check out as a group, ace.
Invest in peanuts.
Posted by: Kindltot at August 24, 2026 01:26 PM (rbvCR)

Speaking of birds, as I was pulling out of the driveway to go to town, I saw a robin-sized bird doing some sort of flopping act, turning somersaults in the grass. Not sure if it was trying to lure a predator away from the nest, or if it had been injured in last night's T-storm.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 24, 2026 01:43 PM (1z8ji)

83 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 24, 2026 01:13 PM

Sorry to hear that, Hadrian. My sincere condolences.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 01:43 PM (bFu5X)

84 I’d agree except for Ceuta and Melilla being there for 500 odd years.
Posted by: Cow Demon at August 24, 2026 01:37 PM (w3Mok)
----
Eh.

Muslims conquered Spain for 800 years but then got kicked out.

Just need to kick them out again.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 24, 2026 01:43 PM (FZ29D)

85 And I believe the WNBA is part of the 'Brown Challenge.'

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 01:43 PM (ccf/V)

86 13 If Spain had any balls, it would declare the invasion an act of war and summarily round up all invaders and execute them.

But Spain doesn't even have a vagina, let alone any balls.

Posted by: Elric The Blade
---

Spain gave them an open invitation. Last election the winner campaigned on it. Collusion would not be a surprise.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 01:44 PM (gL/0M)

87 70 Next door neighbors had a Rabbit Diesel. Baby shit brown color. They had it for years.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory

My uncle had a Rabbit Diesel all through the 80s. Ran and ran, just not very quickly.

Posted by: Fahrvegnugen! at August 24, 2026 01:44 PM (JM9I6)

88 by being a hot piece of shit."

It was the 70s. Pretty much all cars were crap.

Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 01:44 PM (XuXeR)

89 When Germany runs the trains again, and it's full of muslims, I'll see nothing.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 01:29 PM (3cUTc)

Germany's train system is notoriously broken.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 01:44 PM (uhVAy)

90 Looks like Humongous Chungus Hillary is making BJ'S dirt nap plans. Must be in bad shape. He looks like shit.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 24, 2026 01:44 PM (teh/r)

91 73 "incorporation into the kingdom as Morocco's ultimate goal."

What's the downside to Spain to just cede or sell the territories to Morocco? Are they economically or strategically vital? Just asking.
Posted by: gp at August 24, 2026 01:42 PM (Jr5Lq)

Then what? Will the Balearics and Canaries be next?

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 24, 2026 01:44 PM (w3Mok)

92 85 And I believe the WNBA is part of the 'Brown Challenge.'

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cance
--

Isn't it, WQNBA?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 01:44 PM (gL/0M)

93
There once was a man from Morocco
He liked to throw gays from the roof-o
He cut off children's hands-o
He chopped off woman's clits-o
But Trump once posed with a Taco

Posted by: ... at August 24, 2026 01:45 PM (vE0+H)

94 Spain can't request NATO aid. When they joined NATO, Article 6 specifically excludes their African holdings from the treaty.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at August 24, 2026 01:45 PM (zdLoL)

95 90 Looks like Humongous Chungus Hillary is making BJ'S dirt nap plans. Must be in bad shape. He looks like shit.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 24, 2026 01:44 PM (teh/r)

I’m surprised he made it this far. He’s had what, three heart attacks?

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 24, 2026 01:45 PM (w3Mok)

96 IIRC Spain and Morocco have been at odds over the Ceuta area for... quite a while.

Morocco has suicidal empathy on its side now

Posted by: Halfhand at August 24, 2026 01:45 PM (J5viO)

97 There once was a man from Morocco
He liked to throw gays from the roof-o
He cut off children's hands-o
He chopped off woman's clits-o
But Trump once posed with a Taco
Posted by: ... at August

I sang that like Adam Sandler's Opera Man

Posted by: BruceWayne at August 24, 2026 01:46 PM (YZ0Fo)

98 So very many coincidences.

Someone on X noted that this is the first year since 2020 where multi-city riots haven't happened. There have been several obvious attempts to kick them off, but the pallets of bricks never appeared and they were always pretty localized.

And now Riot Season is nearly over.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 01:46 PM (2ocoG)

99 I’m surprised he made it this far. He’s had what, three heart attacks?
Posted by: Cow Demon

I thought the spirochaetes would've made it to his brain by now.

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 01:46 PM (77rzZ)

100 Ran and ran, just not very quickly."

48 hp? Pride of Westmoreland, PA...

Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 01:46 PM (XuXeR)

101 I have a prediction. The UN is going to take a very public role in this in supoort of Morocco. They are going to pressure the entire EU, and since the EU is primarily based on UN "policy", Spain is going to cave.

I'd my opinion that the UN (using cut out NGO's) is the primary funder, educator, and overseer of the migrant movements through Morocco. Usually they are pretty far removed, but in the case of Morocco, the UN is more hands on.

Posted by: Orson at August 24, 2026 01:47 PM (dIske)

102 I'm just really sad that I missed the opportunity for the the "Dez Nuts" jokes in the last thread.

That's what I get for going to lunch.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 24, 2026 01:47 PM (N1DT3)

103 Germany is like South Africa, busy decolonizing its infrastructure.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 24, 2026 01:47 PM (7gwL+)

104 Treat the ones still there as POWs.

Posted by: garrett at August 24, 2026 01:47 PM (pbpqV)

105 Eh.

Muslims conquered Spain for 800 years but then got kicked out.

Just need to kick them out again.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 24, 2026 01:43 PM (FZ29D)

In a just world, the illegals would be opened fire on by Spanish authorities until the others get the point or the guns melt white hot on their mounts.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 24, 2026 01:47 PM (w3Mok)

106 The Siege of Ceuta is one of the longest sieges in history they taught us about (~33 years).

The Moroccans lost, btw. But back then Spain was pretty badass, and men were men, not commie pussies like the door currently running the country.

You might as well stop calling the EU and start calling it Eurostar.

Posted by: Vengeance at August 24, 2026 01:47 PM (rJhDk)

107 Someone on X noted that this is the first year since 2020 where multi-city riots haven't happened. There have been several obvious attempts to kick them off, but the pallets of bricks never appeared and they were always pretty localized.

And now Riot Season is nearly over.
Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 01:46 PM (2ocoG)

USAID was dismantled.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 01:48 PM (ccf/V)

108 Hi

Posted by: thathalfrican at August 24, 2026 01:48 PM (YytD3)

109 Germany's train system is notoriously broken."

This. It was a shock to me... I had heard there were problems, but...wow

Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 01:48 PM (XuXeR)

110 The people of Spain (and for the most part, Europe) are getting exactly what they voted for.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at August 24, 2026 01:48 PM (g8Ew8)

111 off sock

Posted by: Gref at August 24, 2026 01:48 PM (5rh/l)

112 >>He liked to throw gays from the rooftop-o

Posted by: garrett at August 24, 2026 01:48 PM (pbpqV)

113 It took 800 years for the Spanish government o kick them out last time. They were getting their courage up.

Posted by: Vengeance at August 24, 2026 01:49 PM (rJhDk)

114 Next door neighbors had a Rabbit Diesel. Baby shit brown color. They had it for years.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory

======

Since diesel fuel is an expense for farmers, a lot of Rabbit diesels, and GM sedans of the same era, became 'farm vehicles.'

Who knew a little hatchback could be so versatile.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at August 24, 2026 01:49 PM (4HoLg)

115 Islam should be banned. Permanently.

Posted by: thathalfrican at August 24, 2026 01:49 PM (YytD3)

116 >>Muslims conquered Spain for 800 years but then got kicked out.

>Just need to kick them out again.

Not possible.

There are so many Muslims there it would take 3 Inquisitions.

Posted by: garrett at August 24, 2026 01:50 PM (pbpqV)

117 If Bill croaks, Hillary will announce at his funeral she is running again. Ho go full Wellstone.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 24, 2026 01:50 PM (7gwL+)

118 110 The people of Spain (and for the most part, Europe) are getting exactly what they voted for.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at August 24, 2026 01:48 PM (g8Ew

Not quite.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 24, 2026 01:50 PM (w3Mok)

119 I have a prediction. The UN is going to take a very public role in this in supoort of Morocco. They are going to pressure the entire EU, and since the EU is primarily based on UN "policy", Spain is going to cave.

I'd my opinion that the UN (using cut out NGO's) is the primary funder, educator, and overseer of the migrant movements through Morocco. Usually they are pretty far removed, but in the case of Morocco, the UN is more hands on.
Posted by: Orson at August 24, 2026 01:47 PM (dIske)

the UN is broke since Trump stopped funding some of the more activist bits of that beast. Some NGOs are helping out the invasion, but someone else is likely paying the bills for them.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 01:50 PM (uhVAy)

120 Somebody should dig up Charles Martel. I’m pretty sure he’s the only one on that continent who has any balls.

Posted by: Vengeance at August 24, 2026 01:50 PM (rJhDk)

121 Hi
Posted by: thathalfrican

Nic I haven't seen in a while. How are you?

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 24, 2026 01:50 PM (teh/r)

122 >>>I’m surprised he made it this far. He’s had what, three heart attacks?

Posted by: Cow Demon

>Slick Willie Clinton is Dick Cheney without the heft of the warcock. Hillary lives to see the day she outlasts him.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 24, 2026 01:51 PM (FR9Sb)

123
By the way this business about "stolen land" - why do these people pretend there's absolutely no such thing as war while actually waging war?

You don't get to lose a war and then call do-over some years later. That's not how nations have ever worked. Nor is it how the Left conducts business after they "steal" anything.

Posted by: ... at August 24, 2026 01:51 PM (vE0+H)

124 Someone on X noted that this is the first year since 2020 where multi-city riots haven't happened. There have been several obvious attempts to kick them off, but the pallets of bricks never appeared and they were always pretty localized.

And now Riot Season is nearly over.

Posted by: Ian

USAID was shut down. Yet another complete coincidence.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 24, 2026 01:51 PM (0U5gm)

125 So very many coincidences.

Someone on X noted that this is the first year since 2020 where multi-city riots haven't happened. There have been several obvious attempts to kick them off, but the pallets of bricks never appeared and they were always pretty localized.
--
And still no rap songs at the top of the charts ....
And all the socialist--those who don't cancel elections--keep losing in South America ...
And the DNC being flat-ass broke ...

So, so very many coincidences.
Better not to look into it.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 01:51 PM (3cUTc)

126 >>>Someone on X noted that this is the first year since 2020 where multi-city riots haven't happened. There have been several obvious attempts to kick them off, but the pallets of bricks never appeared and they were always pretty localized.

And now Riot Season is nearly over.

Posted by: Ian S.
---

Bring back USAID.
_we can make it happen

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 01:51 PM (gL/0M)

127
Yes, Article 6 excludes Spain's African territories for the "attack on one is an attack on all" obligation, NATO could still act if it wanted to. And since we're basically NATO ourselves, that would be us.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 24, 2026 01:51 PM (w6EFb)

128 >>>Germany's train system is notoriously broken.

This. It was a shock to me... I had heard there were problems, but...wow

True. I had to have it explained to me that a line in a German band's song about the train arriving early was both an obvious-in-context premature ejaculation joke and a "this would never happen" joke.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 01:51 PM (2ocoG)

129 Islam is a cancer. It should be destroyed wherever it shows its ugly face.

Posted by: Vengeance at August 24, 2026 01:51 PM (rJhDk)

130 Posted by: garrett at August 24, 2026 01:48 PM (pbpqV)

Love that but the three lazy looking lines were a setup for the punchline.

Posted by: ... at August 24, 2026 01:52 PM (vE0+H)

131 If Bill croaks, Hillary will announce at his funeral she is running again. Ho go full Wellstone.
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 24, 2026 01:50 PM (7gwL+)

I heard the video face filters screaming on the last video she made.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 01:52 PM (uhVAy)

132
Islam may be the form our Fermi Filter.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 24, 2026 01:52 PM (w6EFb)

133 Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 24, 2026 01:50 PM (teh/r)

I’m ok, kids growing up (highschool grad now and the little one entering kindergarten), don’t hate my job quite as much and trying to get back in shape.

All in all life ain’t too bad. Outside of everything being expensive AF.

How about you?

Posted by: thathalfrican at August 24, 2026 01:53 PM (YytD3)

134 Germany's train system is notoriously broken."

This. It was a shock to me... I had heard there were problems, but...wow
Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 01:48 PM (XuXeR)

To be fair it was Mussolini who made the trains run on time, not Hitler.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 01:53 PM (uhVAy)

135 I'm still stunned that German hospitals aren't air conditioned. How many viruses and bacteria do a lot better in heat and humidity?
Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 01:32 PM (2ocoG)

All of them

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 24, 2026 01:54 PM (N1DT3)

136 Glad Moroccon authorities have confirmed their border police were in fact waving through the hordes.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at August 24, 2026 01:54 PM (U/j9n)

137 Cueta is a sideshow compared to the Spain mainland. Cueta is just the masses following the main army, Spain is well underway to being formally conquered. Adios muchachos!

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at August 24, 2026 01:54 PM (n5tGW)

138 Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 01:51 PM (3cUTc)

I’ve seen the rap thing too, but mainstream is a absolute AWFUL. If I wanna hear anything good I’ve got to listen to guys in their 50s and 60s.

Go figure.

Posted by: thathalfrican at August 24, 2026 01:54 PM (YytD3)

139 When Germany runs the trains again, and it's full of muslims, I'll see nothing.

----

Hate to break it to you, but the Germans will be the passengers this time.

Posted by: Zombie Reverend Messy J at August 24, 2026 01:55 PM (Cjger)

140 @132 Islam is its own Fermi Filter

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 24, 2026 01:55 PM (rp63B)

141 I’m ok, kids growing up (highschool grad now and the little one entering kindergarten), don’t hate my job quite as much and trying to get back in shape.

All in all life ain’t too bad. Outside of everything being expensive AF.

How about you?
Posted by: thathalfrican

Making it. Youngest is in hs now. All in all, things are good.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 24, 2026 01:55 PM (teh/r)

142 I’ve seen the rap thing too, but mainstream is a absolute AWFUL. If I wanna hear anything good I’ve got to listen to guys in their 50s and 60s.

There's a ton of good metal going on by young guys, but they're mostly European for some reason. (The US is representing well with Ice Nine Kills though).

Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 01:56 PM (2ocoG)

143 I'm still stunned that German hospitals aren't air conditioned. How many viruses and bacteria do a lot better in heat and humidity?
Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 01:32 PM (2ocoG)

All of them
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 24, 2026 01:54 PM (N1DT3)

You can rest easy that the nice floors in the EU buildings in Germany are air conditioned. Not all of them just the top brass.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 01:56 PM (uhVAy)

144 Looks like Humongous Chungus Hillary is making BJ'S dirt nap plans. Must be in bad shape. He looks like shit.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 24, 2026 01:44 PM (teh/r)

Bill should convert to Hinduism, and embrace the practice of suttee.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 24, 2026 01:56 PM (1z8ji)

145 I think the Basques are still kinda BA. Maybe they can lead the fight against the muzzies.

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 01:56 PM (77rzZ)

146 143 I'm still stunned that German hospitals aren't air conditioned. How many viruses and bacteria do a lot better in heat and humidity?
Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 01:32 PM (2ocoG)

All of them
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 24, 2026 01:54 PM (N1DT3)

You can rest easy that the nice floors in the EU buildings in Germany are air conditioned. Not all of them just the top brass.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 01:56 PM (uhVAy)
---
And mildew and fungus, ewwww.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at August 24, 2026 01:56 PM (U/j9n)

147 Spain and Ceuta have also been at odds for a while. Periodically Ceuta makes claims about breaking from Spain, but not about, specifically, becoming part of Morocco.

The areas have been separate for so long that most citizens in the Ceuta area don't even identify as Spanish, or whatever they're called these days.

There might have also been some (lightly) armed conflict in the past between Spain and their wayward protectant. This might explain why the Monarchy in Spain isn't really motivated to do much... I mean besides being Islam loving retards.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

Ceuta is like Dunkirk. Help is a long assed boat ride away.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 01:57 PM (+tGb6)

148 Refugees bring their wives and children with them.

Invaders are just the men.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 01:36 PM (3cUTc)
___

Yep.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 01:58 PM (YlYJ8)

149 Somebody should dig up Charles Martel. I’m pretty sure he’s the only one on that continent who has any balls.
Posted by: Vengeance at August 24, 2026 01:50 PM (rJhDk)

He was French, not Spanish

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 01:58 PM (uhVAy)

150 Looks like Humongous Chungus Hillary is making BJ'S dirt nap plans. Must be in bad shape. He looks like shit.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory

Bill has looked like shit for a decade.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 01:58 PM (+tGb6)

151 And mildew and fungus, ewwww.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at August 24, 2026 01:56 PM (U/j9n)

Given the choice of EU unelected brass and fungus, its mushroom time.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 01:58 PM (uhVAy)

152 Bill should convert to Hinduism, and embrace the practice of suttee.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

We're never that lucky.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 24, 2026 01:58 PM (teh/r)

153 Spain: "Oh, so it was an invasion? Very well, everyone that crossed the border not wearing a military uniform will be executed as a spy beginning on September 1st.

If you do not want that to occur, please arrange to get your boys, or we WILL follow international law."

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 24, 2026 01:58 PM (HlyYF)

154 149 Somebody should dig up Charles Martel. I’m pretty sure he’s the only one on that continent who has any balls.
Posted by: Vengeance at August 24, 2026 01:50 PM (rJhDk)

He was French, not Spanish
Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 01:58 PM (uhVAy)
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El Cid?

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at August 24, 2026 01:58 PM (U/j9n)

155 Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 01:56 PM (2ocoG)

What kind of metal? The Horde introduced me to Iron Maiden like 20 years ago. I like that high energy fast stuff.

Posted by: thathalfrican at August 24, 2026 01:59 PM (YytD3)

156 El Cid

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 24, 2026 01:59 PM (7gwL+)

157 El Cid
Posted by: Anna Puma

He also fought with the Muslims at times, as well as against them.

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 02:00 PM (77rzZ)

158 "US Treasury Secretary @SecScottBessent announced Operation Economic Outcast to financially punish the Islamic Republic of Iran.

“Those who tether themselves to the Iranian regime” should expect to face total economic isolation."

Geee, I wonder who that might be ! Starts with a "T "ends with "Urkey" ? Or , starts with a Qa and end with "Tar" ?

Posted by: runner at August 24, 2026 02:00 PM (g47mK)

159
Geee, I wonder who that might be ! Starts with a "T "ends with "Urkey" ? Or , starts with a Qa and end with "Tar" ?
Posted by: runner at August 24, 2026 02:00 PM (g47mK)

CHY nuh.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 02:01 PM (ccf/V)

160 Thanks for that compromised jumbo jet, btw...

Posted by: runner at August 24, 2026 02:02 PM (g47mK)

161 “Those who tether themselves to the Iranian regime” should expect to face total economic isolation."

Geee, I wonder who that might be ! Starts with a "T "ends with "Urkey" ? Or , starts with a Qa and end with "Tar" ?

Posted by: runner at August 24, 2026 02:00 PM

I think that even includes, starts with a "Ch" and ends with an "are asshoe".

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 24, 2026 02:02 PM (HlyYF)

162 > Islam is a cancer. It should be destroyed wherever it shows its ugly face.
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Society's been brainwashed into accepting it as a religion and not an ideological driven political movement. Just look at how quickly the Muslims are integrating into our government; state, county and federal.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 24, 2026 02:03 PM (2Cry5)

163 “Those who tether themselves to the Iranian regime” should expect to face total economic isolation."

Geee, I wonder who that might be ! Starts with a "T "ends with "Urkey" ? Or , starts with a Qa and end with "Tar" ?

Posted by: runner at August 24, 2026 02:00 PM

I think that even includes, starts with a "Ch" and ends with an "are asshoe".
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 24, 2026 02:02 PM (HlyYF)

China's too busy learning to swim to be super frisky in Iran.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 02:03 PM (uhVAy)

164
I think that even includes, starts with a "Ch" and ends with an "are asshoe".
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 24, 2026 02:02 PM (HlyYF)

Oldie but goodie.......

https://youtu.be/L3tnH4FGbd0

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 02:03 PM (ccf/V)

165 I loved my trip to Morocco and would like to go back and see more of the country. Probably not now...

Posted by: Ann at August 24, 2026 02:04 PM (SHHm+)

166 islam is not compatible with civilization.

It is a lesser order, a refinement, meant for those not ready for the Gospel.

The proper view of Christians is to either convert them or keep them confined to their deserts until they accept and convert.

But to allow them among you is to sin against God by allowing idolators and idolatry*.

*Yes, there is a reason islam has such strict rules against idolotry--it's a confession of their own construction.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 02:04 PM (3cUTc)

167 It’s been a long time since I’ve posted but how does the Horde feel about Trump’s 2nd term so far?

Posted by: thathalfrican at August 24, 2026 02:05 PM (YytD3)

168 I loved my trip to Morocco and would like to go back and see more of the country. Probably not now...

Posted by: Ann at August 24, 2026 02:04 PM (SHHm+)

Book a flight into Madrid.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 02:05 PM (uhVAy)

169 I loved my trip to Morocco and would like to go back and see more of the country. Probably not now...

Posted by: Ann at August 24, 2026 02:04 PM (SHHm+)

Probably awash in Marrakech Excess, now.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 24, 2026 02:05 PM (1z8ji)

170 It’s been a long time since I’ve posted but how does the Horde feel about Trump’s 2nd term so far?

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He is doing exactly what he said he was going to do, and since I voted for all of that , I am quite pleased. Elated even!

Posted by: runner at August 24, 2026 02:06 PM (g47mK)

171 To be fair it was Mussolini who made the trains run on time, not Hitler."

True, but one could set one's watch by the trains... it was a genuine shock to not be able to rely on them...

Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 02:06 PM (XuXeR)

172 Are citizens better off in Morocco or Spain? Don't see anybody flooding into Morocco, except for 1960s hippies.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at August 24, 2026 02:06 PM (bX16E)

173 It’s been a long time since I’ve posted but how does the Horde feel about Trump’s 2nd term so far?
Posted by: thathalfrican at August 24, 2026 02:05 PM (YytD3)

He's slacking off on conquering new lands a bit, Rubio has a lot of new uniforms to try out.

But he's toppling the Axis of Evil - Iran, Cuba, the EU, the UK, all the baddies.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 02:07 PM (uhVAy)

174 And , bonus, he did not exactly promise that hank and megs are going to be sent back, but ! a bonus for all of us.

Posted by: runner at August 24, 2026 02:07 PM (g47mK)

175 Madrid is the new Moroccan donkey show?

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 24, 2026 02:07 PM (7gwL+)

176 Bill should convert to Hinduism, and embrace the practice of suttee.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 24, 2026 01:56 PM

I'll allow it.

Posted by: Zombie Chuck Napier at August 24, 2026 02:07 PM (bFu5X)

177 Are citizens better off in Morocco or Spain? Don't see anybody flooding into Morocco, except for 1960s hippies.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at August 24, 2026 02:06 PM (bX16E)

They had to find tens of thousands to flood into Spain from somewhere, it wasn't their happy citizens who went.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 02:08 PM (uhVAy)

178 They can't convert Spain into a Caliphate if I do it first!

Posted by: Emir Sanchez of al-Andalus at August 24, 2026 02:08 PM (nAzjK)

179 how does the Horde feel about Trump’s 2nd term so far?"

You know those pop-up ads for seven hour Viagra?

Yeah. Like that

Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 02:08 PM (XuXeR)

180 Madrid is the new Moroccan donkey show?
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 24, 2026 02:07 PM (7gwL+)

Sooon.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 02:08 PM (uhVAy)

181 But he's toppling the Axis of Evil - Iran, Cuba, the EU, the UK, all the baddies.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 02:07 PM (uhVAy)

Well, to be fair, Cuba has pretty much toppled itself.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 24, 2026 02:08 PM (1z8ji)

182 They had to find tens of thousands to flood into Spain from somewhere, it wasn't their happy citizens who went.
Posted by: Oldcat

They opened up the prisons.

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 02:09 PM (77rzZ)

183 The irony is that everything they invade they destroy and becomes worthless. Went to Europe to take advantage of the social welfare benefits? Ooops, no more money (eventually).

Parasites and locusts.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at August 24, 2026 02:09 PM (n5tGW)

184 147 Ceuta is like Dunkirk. Help is a long assed boat ride away.

clearly, not about me

Posted by: brie larson at August 24, 2026 02:09 PM (sGtp+)

185 d'oh!

Posted by: anachronda at August 24, 2026 02:09 PM (sGtp+)

186 d'oh!
Posted by: anachronda at August 24, 2026 02:09 PM (sGtp+)

Speaking of, anyone heard from Jane D'oh in a while?

Hope she's Ok.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 02:10 PM (ccf/V)

187 But he's toppling the Axis of Evil - Iran, Cuba, the EU, the UK, all the baddies.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 02:07 PM (uhVAy)

Well, to be fair, Cuba has pretty much toppled itself.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 24, 2026 02:08 PM (1z8ji)

So has Canada!

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 02:10 PM (uhVAy)

188 Is the WNBA okay?

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Is this a trick question?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 24, 2026 02:11 PM (ndZc7)

189 So has Canada!
Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 02:10 PM

They're not a real country, anyway.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 02:11 PM (bFu5X)

190 "how does the Horde feel about Trump’s 2nd term so far?"

The two best things so far IMHO are sealing the border, and the startling drop in violent crime. Well done! Keep it up.

Posted by: gp at August 24, 2026 02:11 PM (Jr5Lq)

191 The irony is that everything they invade they destroy and becomes worthless. Went to Europe to take advantage of the social welfare benefits? Ooops, no more money (eventually).

Parasites and locusts.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at August 24, 2026 02:09 PM (n5tGW)

Like here, the parasites will be the last to be cut off. A taxpayer, though...if they have a setback, they are doomed.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 02:11 PM (uhVAy)

192 Looks like Humongous Chungus Hillary is making BJ'S dirt nap plans. Must be in bad shape. He looks like shit.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory

Bill has looked like shit for a decade.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 01:58 PM (+tGb6)

The long-term effects of STDs aren't pretty.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 24, 2026 02:11 PM (N1DT3)

193 Moslems are a dirty, nasty violent folk who can only steal and destroy but never create.

Any moslems who seek to migrate to a non-moslem country should be required to be sterilized.

Posted by: Snip Snip at August 24, 2026 02:12 PM (XcBiu)

194 Spain announces new non binary mascot turtle "DEZ" will start patrolling Cueta beaches starting tomorrow. DEZ is on loan from America. It is believed that DEZ's cultural influence will de radicalize muslim males and lead to cross cultural rapprochement.

Posted by: Dipshit Eurepee in TV presenter at August 24, 2026 02:12 PM (anL5R)

195 I am annoyed at Trump for one thing.

Rosie O'Donnell is coming back to the US.

Can't he stop it???

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 24, 2026 02:13 PM (7gwL+)

196 So has Canada!
Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 02:10 PM

They're not a real country, anyway.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 02:11 PM (bFu5X)

Break away, break up, become US protectorates until you clean up your governments. Parliaments are the devil, we knew that.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 02:13 PM (uhVAy)

197 There may be some tactical things that go awry, but those get resolved. Eventually.

Posted by: runner at August 24, 2026 02:14 PM (g47mK)

198 Moslems are a dirty, nasty violent folk who can only steal and destroy but never create.

Any moslems who seek to migrate to a non-moslem country should be required to be sterilized.
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We should treat them as well as the millions of slaves they bought from Africa.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 02:14 PM (3cUTc)

199 Spain announces new non binary mascot turtle "DEZ" will start patrolling Cueta beaches starting tomorrow. DEZ is on loan from America. It is believed that DEZ's cultural influence will de radicalize muslim males and lead to cross cultural rapprochement.
Posted by: Dipshit Eurepee in TV presenter at August 24, 2026 02:12 PM (anL5R)

It is true that the WNBA can magically make people not show up.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 02:14 PM (uhVAy)

200 So has Canada!
Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 02:10 PM (uhVAy)

Concur.

Picked up my new phone today. At the Post Office. eBay says "We can't ship to a P.O. box." So I gave instructions to ship it to the local big Ag dealer. I get a delivery notice in my P.O. box. go into town, and pick it up. eBay needs to get their shit together.

Phone arrived with dead battery. Got it on the charger right now.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 24, 2026 02:15 PM (1z8ji)

201 San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York was arrested on suspicion of engaging in prostitution in Ohio over the weekend, the California Post confirmed.

The 46-year-old from Youngstown, Ohio was arrested in a trailer park on Sunday in East Palestine, 30 minutes south of Yorktown, and booked into Columbiana County Jail.

Heh. Trailer Park? Really?

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at August 24, 2026 02:15 PM (n5tGW)

202
The two best things so far IMHO are sealing the border, and the startling drop in violent crime. Well done! Keep it up.
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Venezuela is up there - increasing world oil supplies was necessary before the Iran expedition could really begin to be brought into play. Hopeful something Cuba related can happen in say . . . i dunno, early to mid October?

Posted by: Dipshit Eurepee in TV presenter at August 24, 2026 02:15 PM (anL5R)

203 Moslems are a dirty, nasty violent folk who can only steal and destroy but never create.

Posted by: Snip Snip at August 24, 2026 02:12 PM (XcBiu)

As an example. "their" architecture was stolen from the Byzantines.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 24, 2026 02:15 PM (N1DT3)

204 I'm surprised that some average European citizen hasn't gone after one of the leftist elites. The person would immediately be labeled a "right wing terrorist", but there comes a point where there's nothing to lose

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 24, 2026 02:16 PM (rp63B)

205 I am annoyed at Trump for one thing.

Rosie O'Donnell is coming back to the US.

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Washed up, angry, hedeous, old leshbian, with a low IQ. I am sure she will be a sensation! We certainly don't have enough to of those in the US!

Posted by: runner at August 24, 2026 02:17 PM (g47mK)

206 I saw the documentary "They Saved Hitler's Brain", so I know it can be done.

Objection! Assumes facts not in evidence.

Posted by: Scarecrow at August 24, 2026 02:17 PM (TvrWq)

207
Washed up, angry, hedeous, old leshbian, with a low IQ. I am sure she will be a sensation! We certainly don't have enough to of those in the US!
Posted by: runner at August 24, 2026 02:17 PM (g47mK)

Came back and hosted The View. Trashed Trump the entire time.

But The View is a news program and doesn't need to abide by the 'equal time' rule.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 02:18 PM (ccf/V)

208 I saw the documentary "They Saved Hitler's Brain", so I know it can be done.

==

Before or after he shot himself ???

Posted by: runner at August 24, 2026 02:18 PM (g47mK)

209 San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York was arrested on suspicion of engaging in prostitution in Ohio over the weekend, the California Post confirmed.

The 46-year-old from Youngstown, Ohio was arrested in a trailer park on Sunday in East Palestine, 30 minutes south of Yorktown, and booked into Columbiana County Jail.

Heh. Trailer Park? Really?
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at August 24, 2026 02:15 PM (n5tGW)

East Palestine? The place where there was that huge chemical spill under Biden? Funny place for the dude to fly from SFO to go get laid at.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 02:18 PM (uhVAy)

210 Spain has held Ceuta for longer than the Turks have held Constantinople.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at August 24, 2026 02:18 PM (aD4fx)

211 Did you all hear about the time India tried to introduce flesh-eating turtles into the Ganges to try and clear the millions of tons of dead humans and cows they throw in there?

They all died.

Many from how polluted it is.
Most because the Indians caught and ate them.
You know, the turtles they knew were living on dead humans and dead sacred cows*.

*you know why cows are sacred? Because, when the Mongols conquered, they didn't want them eating their limited stock of cows.
So they changed their religion to make the sacred.
LOL, that's how stupid Indians are.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 02:18 PM (3cUTc)

212 Spain has held Ceuta for longer than the Turks have held Constantinople.

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Turkey out of Cyprus!!

Posted by: runner at August 24, 2026 02:19 PM (g47mK)

213 Any moslems who seek to migrate to a non-moslem country should be required to be sterilized.
Posted by: Snip Snip at August 24, 2026 02:12 PM (XcBiu)

1. Stop accepting muslim immigrants. Forever.

2. Declare all muslims presently living in your country to be "resident aliens", who cannot vote or hold public office. That status gets handed down to their children, too.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 24, 2026 02:19 PM (1z8ji)

214 The 46-year-old from Youngstown, Ohio was arrested in a trailer park on Sunday in East Palestine, 30 minutes south of Yorktown, and booked into Columbiana County Jail.

Heh. Trailer Park? Really?
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at August 24, 2026 02:15 PM (n5tGW)

No one would recognize him.

Guess he was wrong. Or, he just happened to be part of a sting and got wrapped up in it like Robert Kraft did.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 02:19 PM (ccf/V)

215 The first thing I wouldve done is cede the territory (it seems tough to defend, militarily) and tell the invaders "Congrats - you just invaded your own country. You're not in Spai, you're not in Europe, and you get nothing"

Posted by: 496 at August 24, 2026 02:20 PM (v3EFS)

216 The first thing I wouldve done is cede the territory (it seems tough to defend, militarily) and tell the invaders "Congrats - you just invaded your own country. You're not in Spai, you're not in Europe, and you get nothing"
Posted by: 496 at August 24, 2026 02:20 PM (v3EFS)

They get Cueta for a couple weekend's work. Sounds like a op worth repeating.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 02:20 PM (uhVAy)

217
Know islham, no peace.

No islham, know peace.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 02:20 PM (ccf/V)

218 The two best things so far IMHO are sealing the border

If Harris was President, there would be another twenty million illegals in the United States, and they would be well on the "path to citizenship".

Posted by: The ARC of History! at August 24, 2026 02:22 PM (aD4fx)

219 The lengths that dudes will go to to get their wick wet...

Posted by: Truck Monkey at August 24, 2026 02:22 PM (affD0)

220
Spain: Those meanie McMeanersons in Morocco are invading our territory! We're invoking Article 5 of the NATO treaty, so you Americans need to send troops to defend us!

Trump: I am disinclined to acquiesce to your request.

Means "no".

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at August 24, 2026 02:22 PM (y9nCu)

221
If Harris was President, there would be another twenty million illegals in the United States, and they would be well on the "path to citizenship".
Posted by: The ARC of History! at August 24, 2026 02:22 PM (aD4fx)

She would've imported most of the middle east by now and at the end of year 3 of her term, she would've signed the biggest amnesty bill in the history of the world.

This country would NEVER be the same, ever again.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 02:23 PM (ccf/V)

222 Funny thing is the guy responded to an online prostitution ad. I mean you have all that money, just pick up a chick at the bar. But as they say, you don't pay a hooker for the sex, you pay them to go away. I guess anyway.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at August 24, 2026 02:23 PM (n5tGW)

223 Trump really likes story and narrative. It's one of the ways he has gotten as far as he has. I mean all humanity likes that stuff but Trump knows how to use it.

Of course his enemies do too. He will never get a "comeback kid" narrative from them - but he might be able to create one himself, like magic.

Posted by: ... at August 24, 2026 02:23 PM (vE0+H)

224 The lengths that dudes will go to to get their wick wet...
Posted by: Truck Monkey at August 24, 2026 02:22 PM (affD0)

They say money is the root of all evil.

One might argue it's pussy.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 02:24 PM (ccf/V)

225 AWFL update.

https://tinyurl.com/4e33mrmy

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 24, 2026 02:24 PM (ndZc7)

226 ...So they changed their religion to make the sacred.
LOL, that's how stupid Indians are.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 02:18 PM (3cUTc)

They've been cowed by their religion.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 24, 2026 02:25 PM (quqPW)

227 *you know why cows are sacred? Because, when the Mongols conquered, they didn't want them eating their limited stock of cows.
So they changed their religion to make the sacred.
LOL, that's how stupid Indians are.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 02:18 PM (3cUTc)

The real purpose is to help keep the poorest farmers in business in hard times. The religious proscription means cows can scrounge everywhere for free fodder, and if times get better can produce a calf that allows the farmer to start plowing his fields again. If they ate the cow, they'd starve to death.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 02:25 PM (uhVAy)

228 They get Cueta for a couple weekend's work. Sounds like a op worth repeating.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 02:20 PM (uhVAy)
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Well then clear them out like Rachel Corrie. No prisoners. My solution is borne of the frustration that these savages will be welcomed into Spain and Europe, the invasion continues, and next week 70,000 more will invade Ceuta. Fuck 'em. Let them have that shithole. Enjoy it. Meanwhile, build up Spains beaches lime Normandy and stop them coming over the strait.

But they won't. The invasion will continue apace

Posted by: 496 at August 24, 2026 02:25 PM (v3EFS)

229 I am annoyed at Trump for one thing.

Rosie O'Donnell is coming back to the US.

===

Washed up, angry, hedeous, old leshbian, with a low IQ. I am sure she will be a sensation! We certainly don't have enough to of those in the US!
Posted by: runner at August 24, 2026 02:17 PM (g47mK)
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This^^^

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 02:25 PM (YlYJ8)

230 Guess he was wrong. Or, he just happened to be part of a sting and got wrapped up in it like Robert Kraft did.

I would watch the NFL again if they would show the Bob Kraft Happy Ending video during games. Like at halftime.

Posted by: Dirty Old Pervert at August 24, 2026 02:25 PM (XcBiu)

231 VW Scirocco.
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The diesel Scirocco, it'll get you down to Morocco, on one fill up o' diesel, at 55 MPGiesel."

Posted by: James May, professional idjit at August 24, 2026 02:26 PM (anL5R)

232 AWFL update.

https://tinyurl.com/4e33mrmy
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 24, 2026 02:24 PM (ndZc7)

Back the paddy semi trailer right up to the tent doors. You've got a gaggle of cray raring to go.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 02:26 PM (ccf/V)

233 How far are we away from mandatory circumcision and clitoridectomies?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 24, 2026 02:26 PM (FR9Sb)

234 They've been cowed by their religion.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 24, 2026 02:25 PM (quqPW)
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Good one.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 02:26 PM (YlYJ8)

235 AWFL update.

https://tinyurl.com/4e33mrmy
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 24, 2026 02:24 PM

Dafuq did I just see?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 02:26 PM (bFu5X)

236 The real purpose is to help keep the poorest farmers in business in hard times. The religious proscription means cows can scrounge everywhere for free fodder, and if times get better can produce a calf that allows the farmer to start plowing his fields again. If they ate the cow, they'd starve to death.
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In modern times, all famines are caused by government.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 02:26 PM (3cUTc)

237 How far are we away from mandatory circumcision and clitoridectomies?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 24, 2026 02:26 PM (FR9Sb)

Isn't that what all the trans surgeries do?

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 02:27 PM (uhVAy)

238 How far are we away from mandatory circumcision and clitoridectomies?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 24, 2026 02:26 PM (FR9Sb)
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Depends on the range of my gun.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 02:27 PM (YlYJ8)

239
Dafuq did I just see?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 02:26 PM (bFu5X)

Insanity in motion.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 02:27 PM (ccf/V)

240
Depends on the range of my gun.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 02:27 PM

You got enough land for a shooting range? I plan to do that when we get finalized. I have a short one at the temp spot, currently, should we ever get there......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 02:28 PM (ccf/V)

241 Damn racist lightning!

Justin J. Pearson
@Justinjpearson
After a thunderstorm last night, 100,000 households in Memphis are without power - possibly until Thursday. It’s 90 degrees outside.
Another majority Black, working class city left in the dark.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 24, 2026 02:28 PM (ndZc7)

242 NOODlum.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 02:29 PM (ccf/V)

243 Insanity in motion.
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that gal swinging a bucket around from last week was Yoko Ono's singing visualized and this is how you dance to it.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 02:29 PM (3cUTc)

244 Well then clear them out like Rachel Corrie. No prisoners. My solution is borne of the frustration that these savages will be welcomed into Spain and Europe, the invasion continues, and next week 70,000 more will invade Ceuta. Fuck 'em. Let them have that shithole. Enjoy it. Meanwhile, build up Spains beaches lime Normandy and stop them coming over the strait.

But they won't. The invasion will continue apace
Posted by: 496 at August 24, 2026 02:25 PM (v3EFS)

The Spanish government started this by inviting 500000 into Spain proper. They aren't holding any line anywhere.

And I'm not sure the 'crack' Spanish army exists off paper forms. This is the country that was blacked out for days because a fuse popped in Germany somewhere.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 02:29 PM (uhVAy)

245 Damn right wing conspiracy theories!

U.S. Muslim Brotherhood authorizes $140M annually to help Muslims take control of American government

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 24, 2026 02:30 PM (ndZc7)

246 In modern times, all famines are caused by government.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 02:26 PM (3cUTc)

And also by people who want all produce to be organic. I used to mumble that under my breath whenever I was near the organic produce aisle.

Personally I prefer inorganic food.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 24, 2026 02:30 PM (quqPW)

247
They say money is the root of all evil.

One might argue it's pussy.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 02:24 PM (ccf/V)

And why to men seek to acquire and hoard money.

So they can get lots of pussy.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at August 24, 2026 02:32 PM (y9nCu)

248 Depends on the range of my gun.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 02:27 PM (YlYJ

Heh. I couldn't agree more!

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 24, 2026 02:32 PM (quqPW)

249 Damn racist lightning!

Justin J. Pearson
@Justinjpearson
After a thunderstorm last night, 100,000 households in Memphis are without power - possibly until Thursday. It’s 90 degrees outside.
Another majority Black, working class city left in the dark.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 24, 2026 02:28 PM (ndZc7)

Didn't they build a big glass pyramid there for some damn reason? How working class.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 24, 2026 02:32 PM (uhVAy)

250 You got enough land for a shooting range? I plan to do that when we get finalized. I have a short one at the temp spot, currently, should we ever get there......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 02:28 PM (ccf/V)
____

Yes we do, even a natural backstop.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 24, 2026 02:32 PM (YlYJ8)

251 Sal Mercogliano (WGOW Shipping) @mercoglianos Aug 20
Salvage Vessel Enroute to SLNC York & New Video of Damage

..., we dive into new developments regarding the abandoned vessel SLNC York. While the ship remains afloat and is currently drifting westward, a salvage operation is officially underway with the Japanese tug Koyo Maru en route to the scene.

... newly released footage that reveals the catastrophic failure of the ship’s propeller shaft. ... a mechanical shear caused the shaft to shift five feet aft, pushing out the stern seals and leading to the massive flooding that forced the crew to abandon ship.

Plus, an update on the recovery of Starship 40 and the semi-submersible vessel Forte.

Video: https://youtu.be/7RkSKc9hFZo

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 02:35 PM (gL/0M)

252 Love of money is the root of all evil. This is so often misquoted.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 24, 2026 02:37 PM (U4QYu)

253 @Justinjpearson
After a thunderstorm last night, 100,000 households in Memphis are without power - possibly until Thursday. It’s 90 degrees outside.
Another majority Black, working class city left in the dark.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 24, 2026 02:28 PM (ndZc7)

They'd get power back a lot faster if they'd stop shooting at the repair crews...

Which is literally what is happening...

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at August 24, 2026 02:45 PM (PGK1w)

254 Time for Spain to invoke the nato charter and have Trump go kill them all.

Posted by: The Dog at August 24, 2026 03:14 PM (gIA2Y)

255 @254 Read article VI and hang yourself.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at August 24, 2026 03:30 PM (zdLoL)

256 Blow up Rabat

Posted by: night lifted at August 24, 2026 05:24 PM (kJmLc)

Real Headline: "WNBA team reveals new 'non-binary' turtle mascot to taunt Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham"

Is the WNBA okay?

If you're wondering "How is that even a turtle?," there is a shell you can barely see on its back like the shield of Captain Trans America.

As many are asking: Isn't this grooming? Yet another clear attempt to appeal to childish minds.

The Toronto Tempo debuted a new "non-binary" mascot ahead of their WNBA matchup with the Indiana Fever in an apparent swipe at controversial star Sophie Cunningham.
The Tempo revealed Dez, a butch, non-binary Borealis Blue Snapping Turtle who uses she/they pronouns and "has a fondness for soft shell tacos," the team said in an Tuesday announcement unveiling the new mascot.

Sometimes I make up fake quotes and stick them in the quote box as a joke.

This is not one of those times. This is real.

Dez also has a partner in crime, anthropomorphic arctic hare named Dot who uses standard she/her pronouns.
Dez is a Taurus, the team made sure to include in its announcement.
It joins the Seattle Storm's Doppler as the only two non-binary mascots in the WNBA.
The Tempo made a point to announce the new, queer turtle totem during their home game against the Indiana Fever -- and their guard Cunningham who has been outspoken about defending girls and women's sports from transgender athletes.
The Fever beat the Tempo, 101-95.
Cunningham scored 13 points on 3-of-4 shooting, going 3-for-3 from behind the arc while snatching two rebounds and dishing out two more assists.

WNBA: �People are trying to use the league to sow divisiveness.�

Also WNBA:
Toronto Tempo: Here�s Dez our new non-binary snapping turtle mascot (she/they).

NY Liberty: Welcome, Trans fans pic.twitter.com/abY2Ybdfic
— Alec Lace (@AlecLace) August 23, 2026

WNBA team Toronto Tempo unveils new non-binary mascot with She/They pronouns.

Dez the mascot, who uses She/They pronouns, identifies as a �borealis blue� snapping turtle from Muskoka. pic.twitter.com/i1lFdfzWPO
— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) August 21, 2026

This is the new blue haired non-binary mascot for the WNBA�s Toronto Tempo team.

Dez the turtle uses She/They pronouns. pic.twitter.com/Uly47eIwPu
— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) August 21, 2026

Hello! Happy Monday!

I have a crow update: the crows returned IN FORCE. I'm not sure why they disappeared or why they came back. I did put out some old cheese and ham that had started to turn and I was just keeping for them.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:10 PM

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1 st!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 12:18 PM (bFu5X)

2 Clay Travis has the best opportunity here when he gets his team of all-male athletes into the league.

Name the mascot "Deez."

Posted by: ballistic at August 24, 2026 12:19 PM (oqH4h)

3 The Others have been summoned.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 12:19 PM (bFu5X)

4 Do the crows bring you things in return for the food?

IN all seriousness, it appears you could be making bank Ace as a publicist for the left with your phrasing. No one has to know you are faking it until you are making it.

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 12:19 PM (E4rtv)

5 How do we know it's non-binary? Shouldn't it have huge tits, a giant wang, and bat wings or something?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 12:19 PM (ExV1e)

6 like the shield of Captain Trans America.

SNORT

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 12:20 PM (+tGb6)

7 2 Clay Travis has the best opportunity here when he gets his team of all-male athletes into the league.

Name the mascot "Deez."
Posted by: ballistic

Dancing to the tune of 'Bare Necessities' from Disney's Jungle Book.

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 12:20 PM (E4rtv)

8 >>>The Tempo revealed Dez, a butch, non-binary Borealis Blue Snapping Turtle who uses she/they pronouns and "has a fondness for soft shell tacos," the team said in an Tuesday announcement unveiling the new mascot.

And sodomy. Extra fond of sodomy.

Posted by: No Name Today at August 24, 2026 12:20 PM (8mulE)

9 I'm waiting for the WNBA to allow the retired players, who identify as women, into the league.

For the lols.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 24, 2026 12:20 PM (2Cry5)

10 Murder crew return home.

Posted by: 13times at August 24, 2026 12:20 PM (6iKlf)

11 "I'm not sure why they disappeared or why they came back."

Ask them when you get the chance. You'll likely get a reply.

Posted by: gp at August 24, 2026 12:20 PM (Jr5Lq)

12 What the fuck?

It's like a cross between a troll doll and a teletubbie.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 24, 2026 12:20 PM (Y/06r)

13 the wnba also threw out kanter from the chicago game for wearing a shirt that defines a woman....

and he had the most epic tweets about it

Posted by: Sturmtoddler at August 24, 2026 12:20 PM (nXhwP)

14 The WNBA has absolutely no idea how close they are to blowing it all up over nothing. I'm excited at the prospect. We have a star every little girl seemingly wants to watch, and who are willing to shell out cash to watch her play. SO, lets beat the shit out of her so these little girl's dads can just reconsider all of it.

Posted by: Black JEM at August 24, 2026 12:21 PM (7/DDO)

15 The WNBA is like female Rollerball, with a lot of taco eating.

Posted by: Vengeance at August 24, 2026 12:21 PM (OmJTS)

16 Dez, a butch, non-binary Borealis Blue Snapping Turtle who uses she/they pronouns and "has a fondness for soft shell tacos,"

I...just can't.

The name and look of the mascot were obviously decided by the suits (pantsuits?) long before Sophie Cunningham's recent remarks and fame. They have GOT to be kicking themselves now.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 24, 2026 12:21 PM (Riz8t)

17 Framing. Why isn't the mascot described as controversial?

Posted by: InZona at August 24, 2026 12:21 PM (+YC6b)

18 "Do the crows bring you things in return for the food?"

Magpies will bring you cash and jewelry.

Posted by: gp at August 24, 2026 12:21 PM (Jr5Lq)

19 8 >>>The Tempo revealed Dez, a butch, non-binary Borealis Blue Snapping Turtle who uses she/they pronouns and "has a fondness for soft shell tacos," the team said in an Tuesday announcement unveiling the new mascot.

And sodomy. Extra fond of sodomy.
Posted by: No Name Today at August 24, 2026 12:20 PM (8mulE)

But they're lesbians. Do lesbians peg each other?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 24, 2026 12:21 PM (Y/06r)

20 5 How do we know it's non-binary? Shouldn't it have huge tits, a giant wang, and bat wings or something?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
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They said it in a public statement. In gray box, above. Not Ace with prize winning cruelty making up shit.

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 12:21 PM (E4rtv)

21 The dildo throwing will continue until sanity is reached.

Posted by: steevy at August 24, 2026 12:21 PM (YwEeS)

22 Afternoon, ace. Most cromulent corvid news.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 12:21 PM (bFu5X)

23
WNBA -- SHUT IT DOWN

It's not roundball by any stretch of the imagination -- it's unsupervised muggings and thuggery in service of DEI tropes.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at August 24, 2026 12:21 PM (ixS3i)

24 "I'm not sure why they disappeared or why they came back."

Ask them when you get the chance. You'll likely get a reply.
Posted by: gp at August 24, 2026 12:20 PM (Jr5Lq)

be-CAWS??

Posted by: Sturmtoddler at August 24, 2026 12:22 PM (nXhwP)

25 Clay Travis has the best opportunity here when he gets his team of all-male athletes into the league.

Name the mascot "Deez."
Posted by: ballistic

Bofa Deez.

Two lightning bolts coming down in a V from the top of the gym shorts to the crotch.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 12:22 PM (+tGb6)

26 I would request a style guide update:

All WNBA teams must be plurals. Except the ones that already are, they are now singular.

Fevers, Storms, Lightenings, Rocks, Clouds.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 12:22 PM (3cUTc)

27 "I'm not sure why they disappeared or why they came back."

Ask them when you get the chance. You'll likely get a reply.
Posted by: gp at August 24, 2026 12:20 PM (Jr5Lq)

be-CAWS??
Posted by: Sturmtoddler

Close it up. We're done here. Winner has been found.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 12:22 PM (+tGb6)

28 Sophie's reaction will probably be that of absolute disinterest.

Posted by: NR Pax at August 24, 2026 12:23 PM (OPGS/)

29 But they're lesbians. Do lesbians peg each other?
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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No one says ever, Viva La Similarity.

Something something, round pegs in square holes or something.

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 12:23 PM (E4rtv)

30
But they're lesbians. Do lesbians peg each other?

And how do they decide pegger and peggee?

Posted by: Archimedes at August 24, 2026 12:23 PM (Riz8t)

31
Is this the long awaited CORVID26 of which so much has been spoken?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at August 24, 2026 12:23 PM (ixS3i)

32 I have a crow update: the crows returned IN FORCE. I'm not sure why they disappeared or why they came back. I did put out some old cheese and ham that had started to turn and I was just keeping for them.
=====

Once you pay the crowgeld, you never stop paying.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 24, 2026 12:23 PM (RIvkX)

33 It joins the Seattle Storm's Doppler as the only two non-binary mascots in the WNBA.

What can trans fans throw instead of green dildoes?

Posted by: t-bird at August 24, 2026 12:23 PM (aZ9eR)

34 The Tempo revealed Dez, a butch, non-binary Borealis Blue Snapping Turtle who uses she/they pronouns and "has a fondness for soft shell tacos," the team said in an Tuesday announcement unveiling the new mascot.

And sodomy. Extra fond of sodomy.
Posted by: No Name Today at August 24, 2026 12:20 PM (8mulE)

But they're lesbians. Do lesbians peg each other?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 24, 2026 12:21 PM (Y/06r)

so it's a sea turtle since it chokes on plastic, right...

Posted by: Sturmtoddler at August 24, 2026 12:23 PM (nXhwP)

35 My one hope is that if they do drive Clark out of the league we get to watch their next union contract kill their pay by 50%, assuming the NBA is still willing to subsidize their league.

Posted by: Black JEM at August 24, 2026 12:23 PM (7/DDO)

36 Crazy Shiite alert…. Another mom kills her kids.

https://tinyurl.com/4smpat7j

Posted by: The Dog at August 24, 2026 12:23 PM (nAsR1)

37
I guess wanting to drive a TransAm is no longer a thing?

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2026 12:23 PM (x0n13)

38 Kanter got cursed at by a player and thrown out.

Posted by: steevy at August 24, 2026 12:23 PM (YwEeS)

39 Fevers, Storms, Lightenings, Rocks, Clouds.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
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Nuts? Wangers? Troons?

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 12:24 PM (E4rtv)

40 I am honestly wondering who watches this garbage, and question whether all of this is just theater meant to fill seats and gain viewers.

Posted by: Vengeance at August 24, 2026 12:24 PM (OmJTS)

41 Still don’t care about the WNBA. Would have to be a really big freak show for me to give a shit.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at August 24, 2026 12:24 PM (6ovB/)

42 24, 32 Ha!

Posted by: gp at August 24, 2026 12:24 PM (Jr5Lq)

43
Phrase you mysteriously don't hear no more:

"War on Women"

Posted by: ... at August 24, 2026 12:24 PM (vE0+H)

44 so it's a sea turtle since it chokes on plastic, right...
Posted by: Sturmtoddler at August 24, 2026 12:23 PM (nXhwP)

That's no straw...

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 24, 2026 12:24 PM (Y/06r)

45 Indiana has a feevah! And the only prescription, is more flying dildoes!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 12:24 PM (bFu5X)

46 Sophie's reaction will probably be that of absolute disinterest.

She'll say "I'm sorry, I couldn't hear what you said, what with all the shoe endorsement money piled up around me."

Posted by: Archimedes at August 24, 2026 12:25 PM (Riz8t)

47 WNBA -- SHUT IT DOWN

It's not roundball by any stretch of the imagination -- it's unsupervised muggings and thuggery in service of DEI tropes.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot

I watched prison thug ball. The Wesbian National Basketball Association is worse.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 12:25 PM (+tGb6)

48 "question whether all of this is just theater meant to fill seats and gain viewers."

IMHO, no question about it. Publicity stunts and faked controversies.

Posted by: gp at August 24, 2026 12:25 PM (Jr5Lq)

49 Collective team names are really gay.

And that includes The Crimson Tide.

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 12:25 PM (77rzZ)

50 Getting a real "blackface" vibe from these times. One day people like you and me are gonna be blamed for this shit.

Posted by: ... at August 24, 2026 12:25 PM (vE0+H)

51 I think it's counterproductive to keep talking about the WNBA. Name the last time you talked about an actual WNBA game. Never? The WNBA is a circus.

Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at August 24, 2026 12:25 PM (ca8Qt)

52 45 Indiana has a feevah! And the only prescription, is more flying dildoes!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 12:24 PM (bFu5X)

I saw the Flying Dildos open for the Flying Lizards at Max's Kansas City in 1979.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2026 12:25 PM (x0n13)

53 They banned the latest dildo thrower from both the WNBA and the NBA.

So yeah, the NBA wants to go down on the lesbos.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 12:25 PM (3cUTc)

54 35 My one hope is that if they do drive Clark out of the league we get to watch their next union contract kill their pay by 50%, assuming the NBA is still willing to subsidize their league.
Posted by: Black JEM
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The only response to the WNBA is to point and laugh at the pathetic clown show.

And point out to the athletes in the NBA, the NBA are taking your money,fool, to put on this clown show.

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 12:25 PM (E4rtv)

55 So... does the person who suits up as this non-binary turtle thing identify as trans, non-binary or what? And how much do they get paid to do this stunt?

Talk about zero self esteem.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 24, 2026 12:25 PM (2Cry5)

56 so it's a sea turtle since it chokes on plastic, right...

Posted by: Sturmtoddler

The HQ does not disappoint.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 24, 2026 12:26 PM (Riz8t)

57 I saw a quip somewhere this morning to the effect of "and sometimes the WNBA plays basketball, too". It's a microcosm of what happens when HR takes over an organization.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 12:26 PM (2ocoG)

58
Comments are down?

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2026 12:26 PM (x0n13)

59 Morning.

Couldn't they have named their gaywad turtle after an artist, like those karate fightin' turtles? Could have called it Picasso.

Posted by: Robert at August 24, 2026 12:26 PM (lgqu7)

60 Whoa. I've seen things...

Posted by: Archimedes at August 24, 2026 12:26 PM (Riz8t)

61
Name the mascot "Deez."

Posted by: ballistic

We had the gKids last week. At one point I was chastised by Mrs. KvC for having said "shit" in the presence of the young'uns.

I replied, "Fine, but you have a gSon in the back seat who is speaking of "dez nuts". She was clueless as to what it meant, at which point gSon proceeded to explain it to her. Let's just say that her eyes were opened regarding the innocence of our gKids.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at August 24, 2026 12:26 PM (ixS3i)

62 The weirdest thing isn't that a man-hating butch lesbian league of leftwing retards has a team "she/they" mascot.

That is to be expected.

The weirdest thing is that these two mascots are the stuff of nightmares. Mascots are supposed to be cute or amusing and appeal to kids.

These two are creepy and ugly. They look like rejected designs for murderous animatronic cartoon robots in the Five Nights at Freddy movies.

They'll give kids nightmares.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 24, 2026 12:26 PM (iFTx/)

63 Well, no one has said it yet. Dez (pronounced deez) and the other one named Dot. They should have gone with Doz (pronounced dohz).

Posted by: clarence at August 24, 2026 12:27 PM (pHgC8)

64 Wait...it wasn't gray before I posted my comment.

Ace is just fucking with us now, isn't he?

Posted by: Robert at August 24, 2026 12:27 PM (lgqu7)

65 They banned the latest dildo thrower from both the WNBA and the NBA.

I feel like that's gonna be hard to enforce. And will probably attract more dildo throwers.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 12:27 PM (2ocoG)

66 Turtles all the way down.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 24, 2026 12:27 PM (Cqx++)

67 LaMont is being a real big dummy today.

What a jive turkey.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 12:28 PM (3cUTc)

68 Well, it's Canada so what did you expect?

Posted by: Oddbob at August 24, 2026 12:28 PM (vTZFs)

69 Remind me again...What does the "W" in "WNBA" stand for?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 24, 2026 12:28 PM (FZ29D)

70 Fine. I concede. Let's eliminate title IX and just have one group of universal sports. Why have different leagues at all?

Posted by: Nick in Tallahassee at August 24, 2026 12:28 PM (wrEn7)

71 The blog disappeared for a moment, and now it's gray. Something definitely happened.

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 12:28 PM (77rzZ)

72 The weirdest thing is that these two mascots are the stuff of nightmares. Mascots are supposed to be cute or amusing and appeal to kids.

They'll give kids nightmares.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 24, 2026 12:26 PM (iFTx/)

Gritty has entered the chat....

Posted by: Sturmtoddler at August 24, 2026 12:28 PM (nXhwP)

73 Couldn't they have named their gaywad turtle after an artist, like those karate fightin' turtles? Could have called it Picasso.

Jackson Pollock for the players. Both threw things around randomly from the paint.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 24, 2026 12:28 PM (Riz8t)

74 36 Crazy Shiite alert…. Another mom kills her kids.

https://tinyurl.com/4smpat7j
Posted by: The Dog at August 24, 2026 12:23 PM (nAsR1)

Bad link. No worky.

Posted by: 404 420 whatever it takes at August 24, 2026 12:29 PM (TbWk/)

75 No one is more relieved that the NFL and college football is about to start than the WNBAs.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 12:29 PM (3cUTc)

76 Lefties are like the Bugs Bunny cartoon where Bugs keeps drawing lines in the sand off a cliff and Yosemite Sam keeps stepping over the line. They've crossed the point of no return long ago. When are they going to crash?

Posted by: windbag at August 24, 2026 12:29 PM (Few4S)

77 This WNBA seems to be the new pro wrestling. I wonder when Sophie Cunningham will have to do a turn as a heel.

Posted by: t-bird at August 24, 2026 12:29 PM (aZ9eR)

78 Wait...it wasn't gray before I posted my comment.

Ace is just fucking with us now, isn't he?
Posted by: Robert at August 24, 2026 12:27 PM (lgqu7)

someone found an extra html tag?

Posted by: Sturmtoddler at August 24, 2026 12:29 PM (nXhwP)

79 The WNBA is a mess and a complete joke. Green dildos anyone?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 12:29 PM (THwi4)

80 The blog disappeared for a moment, and now it's gray. Something definitely happened.
Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 12:28 PM

The crows have taken control.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 12:29 PM (bFu5X)

81 Did ace eliminate one of his tags?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 24, 2026 12:29 PM (Y/06r)

82 Afternoon Ace.
A snapping turtle. Apparently the ladies don't know about the slang word snapper

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 24, 2026 12:29 PM (rp63B)

83 Gritty has entered the chat....

Gritty is just Grimace from McDonalds, but orange, and with a meme dance.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 12:29 PM (2ocoG)

84 6 like the shield of Captain Trans America.
------
SNORT

A towering figure.

Posted by: Oddbob at August 24, 2026 12:29 PM (vTZFs)

85 Remind me again...What does the "W" in "WNBA" stand for?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

Webians.
Posted by: Elmer Fudd

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 12:30 PM (+tGb6)

86 And now I’m feeling gray….

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 12:30 PM (THwi4)

87 Is that a player or a mascot? I can't tell.

Posted by: PG at August 24, 2026 12:30 PM (/Exkx)

88
How in the name of all that is holy can a mascot, a puppet, a marionette, an inanimate symbol have any gender identity whatsoever?

How I long for the days of institutions in which such afflicted 'turds could be kept away from the rest of us.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at August 24, 2026 12:30 PM (ixS3i)

89 Can you imagine the job posting for "Dez".

"Need athletic, flexible, athlete to wear team mascot uniform, including foam (?) headgear. Able to perform 10-15 minute "acts" during intermissions or breaks.

Stats: 58-60 inches tall, 125-135 pounds, A-cups preferred, chest binders provided if larger, if wang possessor, will provide "tucking" underwear if necessary... "

Posted by: Cheetah Club Owner at August 24, 2026 12:30 PM (2waQ7)

90 Remind me again...What does the "W" in "WNBA" stand for?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 24, 2026 12:28 PM (FZ29D)

It's like KFC. We both know what it *used* to mean bug nowadays it literally means jack shit.

The W in WNBA? Could mean anything. Could mean Wombat.

Posted by: Robert at August 24, 2026 12:30 PM (lgqu7)

91 Wait...it wasn't gray before I posted my comment.

Ace is just fucking with us now, isn't he?
Posted by: Robert at August 24, 2026 12:27 PM (lgqu7)

someone found an extra html tag?
Posted by: Sturmtoddler

Like a sixth finger?

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 12:31 PM (+tGb6)

92 Sports is getting dumber and dumber. It's not even sports anymore. It's just trying to be controversy. Tune in to see the controversy!!!!! No thanks.

Posted by: Case at August 24, 2026 12:31 PM (VrYHL)

93 It's August. We were on vacation.

Posted by: The crows at August 24, 2026 12:31 PM (2Ez/1)

94 Remind me again...What does the "W" in "WNBA" stand for?

"Whatever"

Posted by: Halfhand at August 24, 2026 12:31 PM (J5viO)

95 My biggest response to seeing this at the end of last week was, "So what? Who cares?"

My second biggest response today was, "Why is it all grey?"

Posted by: GWB at August 24, 2026 12:31 PM (kU0PQ)

96 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 12:31 PM (ccf/V)

97 Grays, man. We're greys.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 12:32 PM (ccf/V)

98
Wait...it wasn't gray before I posted my comment.

Ace is just fucking with us now, isn't he?
Posted by: Robert

From this point onward, you are "Robert, the Gray Whisperer".

Such an honorific!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at August 24, 2026 12:32 PM (ixS3i)

99 The San Francisco Giants introduced Crazy Crab (mascot) to Major League Baseball in 1984.

Posted by: 13times at August 24, 2026 12:32 PM (6iKlf)

100 HTML tags. HOW DO DEY WERK!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 12:32 PM (ccf/V)

101 No mascot will ever top the original San Diego Chicken. That guy was a beast.

Posted by: gp at August 24, 2026 12:32 PM (Jr5Lq)

102 SPONGE!!!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 12:32 PM (bFu5X)

103 So 2022

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at August 24, 2026 12:32 PM (bX16E)

104 Remind me again...What does the "W" in "WNBA" stand for?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 24, 2026 12:28 PM (FZ29D)
=====

We have a US Supreme Court Justice who couldn't (or wouldn't) define, under oath, what a "woman" is.

Posted by: mrp at August 24, 2026 12:32 PM (rj6Yv)

105 Tanned, rested and ready boss!

Posted by: Zombie Lamont the Big Dummy at August 24, 2026 12:32 PM (ccf/V)

106 Snapping turtle?

More like, "self-cutting turtle" amiright?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 12:32 PM (3cUTc)

107 "Need athletic, flexible, athlete to wear team mascot uniform, including foam (?) headgear. Able to perform 10-15 minute "acts" during intermissions or breaks.

Stats: 58-60 inches tall, 125-135 pounds, A-cups preferred, chest binders provided if larger, if wang possessor, will provide "tucking" underwear if necessary... "
Posted by: Cheetah Club Owner at August 24, 2026 12:30 PM (2waQ7)
----
The mascot of the university where I work is most definitely male. Though I know at least one woman who has worn the mascot uniform.

(As have I--those things get very hot very quickly.)

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 24, 2026 12:32 PM (FZ29D)

108 Reminds me of the mascot from the show "Community".

Posted by: Darth Randall at August 24, 2026 12:33 PM (YO6Vd)

109 104 Remind me again...What does the "W" in "WNBA" stand for?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 24, 2026 12:28 PM (FZ29D)
=====

Widicuwous!

Posted by: Be vewy vewy quiet at August 24, 2026 12:33 PM (TbWk/)

110 HTML tags. HOW DO DEY WERK!!!!

Another victory for the technological masterpiece that is Minx 0.8 beta.

Posted by: Halfhand at August 24, 2026 12:33 PM (J5viO)

111 I have zero interest in the WNBA (or any stick and ball game for that matter) but what the absolute fuck is wrong with them? It's "woman's" basketball, yet... this stuff is what they trot out?

It appears to me that the WNBA is a bunch of black bull-dykes beating up on white girls.

No?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 24, 2026 12:33 PM (2Cry5)

112 Q: What does the "W" in "WNBA" stand for?
.
.
.
A: Wesbians!

Posted by: Elmer Fudd at August 24, 2026 12:33 PM (2Ez/1)

113 so it's a sea turtle since it chokes on plastic, right...

Instead of dildos, throw straws and six-pack rings.

Posted by: Oddbob at August 24, 2026 12:33 PM (vTZFs)

114 The Crows would be a good team name.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 24, 2026 12:33 PM (rp63B)

115 There are two potentially winning strategies the WNBA could take.

1) Admit that the whole "trannies are so women" thing is just absurd and they should never have bought into it.

2) Wait quietly for it all to blow over, and then make a change to require only bio women, without calling attention to it.

They've clearly decided on Option 3: flail about and shriek hysterically. It's a bold choice, Cotton.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 24, 2026 12:34 PM (Riz8t)

116 The only female sport I like to watch: tennis

Well that and the lingerie football league, but I think that one went belly up

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 12:34 PM (THwi4)

117 I knew we were going grey before I opened the comment thread.

Notify Commisioner Gordon to turn on the CBD signal.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 24, 2026 12:34 PM (0sNs1)

118 But, let's be honest here:

Is it more gay than the Philly Phrenetic?

I mean, who puts a giant Hoover attachment on the face of their mascot and pretends it's not for sucking dick?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 12:34 PM (3cUTc)

119 A Chicago Sky player got in a verbal sparring match with Enes Canter Freedom over the weekend. He wore a shirt that defined what a woman is and she took exception to him celebrating a 3 pointer made by Sophie Cunningham.

"She isn't going to have sex with you!" the player shouted, in front of several children and teens sitting in the same area.

She then dropped several F bombs at him before HE was escorted from the arena, for no reason given.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 12:34 PM (ccf/V)

120 It appears to me that the WNBA is a bunch of black bull-dykes beating up on white girls.

No?
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 24, 2026 12:33 PM (2Cry5)

Sounds like county lock-up.

Posted by: But with better commissary at August 24, 2026 12:34 PM (TbWk/)

121 Instead of dildos, throw straws and six-pack rings.
Posted by: Oddbob at August 24, 2026 12:33 PM

That would be cruelly hilarious.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 12:34 PM (bFu5X)

122 The crows have taken control.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 12:29 PM (bFu5X)

more like turtles.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 24, 2026 12:35 PM (edUvp)

123 It appears to me that the WNBA is a bunch of black bull-dykes beating up on white girls.

Not exclusively but that's the only part that's interesting enough for most people to care about.

Posted by: Oddbob at August 24, 2026 12:35 PM (vTZFs)

124 Ace.

Like all parasites they realized that they can get all sorts of free shiite

Posted by: The Dog at August 24, 2026 12:35 PM (nAsR1)

125 112 Q: What does the "W" in "WNBA" stand for?
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.
A: Wesbians!
Posted by: Elmer Fudd at August 24, 2026 12:33 PM (2Ez/1)

Waskaly Wesbians!

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 24, 2026 12:35 PM (Y/06r)

126 "It appears to me that the WNBA is a bunch of black bull-dykes beating up on white girls."

Because it gets buzz and clicks.

Posted by: gp at August 24, 2026 12:35 PM (Jr5Lq)

127 Crazy Shiite alert…. Another mom kills her kids.

https://tinyurl.com/4smpat7j
Posted by: The Dog at August 24, 2026 12:23 PM (nAsR1)

So much evil in the world.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 12:35 PM (ExV1e)

128 I am gray. I stand between the candle and the star.

We are gray. We stand between the darkness and the light.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at August 24, 2026 12:36 PM (amcLV)

129 The crows have taken control.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 12:29 PM (bFu5X)

Better than penguins.

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 12:36 PM (77rzZ)

130 The only female sport I like to watch: tennis

I can fix that

Posted by: Billie Jean King at August 24, 2026 12:36 PM (J5viO)

131
*The only female sport I like to watch: tennis*

(ahem)

Posted by: Beach Volleyball at August 24, 2026 12:36 PM (2Ez/1)

132 Bad link. No worky.
Posted by: 404 420 whatever it takes at August 24, 2026 12:29 PM (TbWk/)

Worked for me. You should be thankful.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 12:37 PM (ExV1e)

133 Dez is a Taurus, the team made sure to include in its announcement.

I thought Dez was a McConnell, not a what-French-wishes-he-was?

The Fever beat the Tempo, 101-95.

Apparently the Tempo didn't play an up-tempo game.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 24, 2026 12:37 PM (0sNs1)

134 112 Q: What does the "W" in "WNBA" stand for?
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.
.
A: Wesbians!
Posted by: Elmer Fudd at August 24, 2026 12:33 PM (2Ez/1
Witchez!

Posted by: Eromero at August 24, 2026 12:37 PM (LHPAg)

135 "She isn't going to have sex with you!" the player shouted, in front of several children and teens sitting in the same area.

Would have been epic if Sophie had pointed at him and made the "call me" gesture.

Posted by: Oddbob at August 24, 2026 12:37 PM (vTZFs)

136 The WNBA is a mess and a complete joke. Green dildos anyone?
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 12:29 PM (THwi4)

After a year break, the green dildo was back over the weekend as one entered the playing surface during the Atlanta game. In a freak instance, Angel Reese was actually paying attention and saw the perpetrator and pointed him out to security. He was detained attempting to flee the arena.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 12:37 PM (ccf/V)

137 The marketing team for the WNBA makes the Bud Light , Jaguar and Gillette marketing teams look like wizards

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 24, 2026 12:37 PM (rp63B)

138 Crazy Shiite alert…. Another mom kills her kids.

https://tinyurl.com/4smpat7j
Posted by: The Dog at August 24, 2026 12:23 PM (nAsR1)

So much evil in the world.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 12:35 PM

Give it 5 minutes. There'll be a multi-million dollar GoFundMe and thousands of rabid supporters blaming everyone but her.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 12:37 PM (bFu5X)

139
They should outfit that "turtle" in the tightest cinched corset they can find and then put a plastic ringed facsimile of a holder for a six pack at the tightest point.

"Thanks, Asia!"

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at August 24, 2026 12:37 PM (ixS3i)

140 128 I am gray. I stand between the candle and the star.

We are gray. We stand between the darkness and the light.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at August 24, 2026 12:36 PM (amcLV)

You know, looked at another way Delenn destroyed an institution that had stood for thousands of years and replaced it with her new cult.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 24, 2026 12:38 PM (Y/06r)

141 @14

>>The WNBA has absolutely no idea how close they are to blowing it all up over nothing. I'm excited at the prospect. We have a star every little girl seemingly wants to watch, and who are willing to shell out cash to watch her play. SO, lets beat the shit out of her so these little girl's dads can just reconsider all of it.

You see these thing in the NBA sometimes.

When Jeremy Lynn blew up with The Knicks and kicked off LinSanity, their star player at the time, Carmelo Anthony, got jealous and basically engineered Lynn being traded away.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 24, 2026 12:38 PM (XV/Pl)

142 Because it gets buzz and clicks.

It didn't, though. Most people didn't know The WNBA existed before Caitlin Clark showed up and actually could play basketball. Every video I've had the misfortune to see of WNBA "action" has more bricks than an Antifa riot.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 12:38 PM (AIhUY)

143 Crazy Shiite alert…. Another mom kills her kids.

https://tinyurl.com/4smpat7j

Posted by: The Dog at August 24, 2026 12:23 PM (nAsR1)

Release her tox report.....I DARE you.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 12:38 PM (ccf/V)

144 Probably a weekend comment:

If anyone has thought about doing an extended fast (5-7 day), it is highly recommended. I just completed a 7 day and feel great. Also dropped 12 lbs and I hope to keep up the momentum. Make sure you have some battle buddies joining you.

Posted by: Cray Cray at August 24, 2026 12:38 PM (jKSUs)

145 Better than penguins.
Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 12:36 PM

Anything is better than penguins. Even river otters.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 24, 2026 12:38 PM (0sNs1)

146 131
*The only female sport I like to watch: tennis*

(ahem)
Posted by: Beach Volleyball at August 24, 2026 12:36 PM (2Ez/1)

Pole Vaulting as well.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 24, 2026 12:38 PM (Y/06r)

147 The only female sport I like to watch: tennis

Well that and the lingerie football league, but I think that one went ~~belly~~ tits up.
****

fify

Posted by: clarence at August 24, 2026 12:39 PM (pHgC8)

148 The marketing team for the WNBA makes the Bud Light , Jaguar and Gillette marketing teams look like wizards
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 24, 2026 12:37 PM (rp63B)

> The Washington Wizards

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 12:39 PM (ccf/V)

149 You know, looked at another way Delenn destroyed an institution that had stood for thousands of years and replaced it with her new cult.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 24, 2026 12:38 PM (Y/06r)

You shut yo mouf!

Posted by: Lennier at August 24, 2026 12:39 PM (xg/DD)

150
It looks like The Big Dummy won the silent auction for Gandalf the Gray's stash o' stuff.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at August 24, 2026 12:39 PM (ixS3i)

151 129 The crows have taken control.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 12:29 PM (bFu5X)

Better than penguins.
Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 12:36 PM (77rzZ)

Attention all planets of the Penguin Federation. Attention all planets of the Penguin Federation.
We have assumed control.
We have assumed control.

Posted by: Interstellar Crow Alliance at August 24, 2026 12:39 PM (TbWk/)

152 > Kanter got cursed at by a player and thrown out.

Here's video of the player losing her mind over the shirt.
http://tiny.cc/e389101

Posted by: bonhomme at August 24, 2026 12:40 PM (mkw2N)

153 Q: What does the "W" in "WNBA" stand for?
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.
.
A: Wesbians!
Posted by: Elmer Fudd at August 24, 2026 12:33 PM

Never not funny.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 12:40 PM (ccf/V)

154 If anyone has thought about doing an extended fast (5-7 day), it is highly recommended. I just completed a 7 day and feel great. Also dropped 12 lbs and I hope to keep up the momentum. Make sure you have some battle buddies joining you.
Posted by: Cray Cray at August 24, 2026 12:38 PM (jKSUs)

I did three days and did not see much difference between 48 and 72 (except more muscle lost by proportion.)

I am too physically active in my job to be able to do it, either- at least outside of a vacation.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 24, 2026 12:40 PM (Y/06r)

155 They've clearly decided on Option 3: flail about and shriek hysterically. It's a bold choice, Cotton.

It matches the playing style.

Posted by: Oddbob at August 24, 2026 12:40 PM (vTZFs)

156 The best thing with Kanter being throw out was the picture of him standing there with his arms out. They were wider than the entire Sky team that was in front of him, and also including a ref.

He can literally hold 6 women in his arms.

WNBA is the entertainment gift that keeps on giving.

Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 24, 2026 12:40 PM (1zWWd)

157 NBA star Enes Kanter Freedom was just EJECTED from a WNBA game for wearing a shirt with the definition of “WOMAN” on it

You’re a freaking LEGEND, @EnesFreedom 🔥

ENES: “I just got kicked out of a @WNBA game for supporting WOMEN! Let that sink in, AMERICA!”

https://x.com/nicksortor/status
/2091705455546351820

tiny and short won't let me in, whoo uupe

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 12:41 PM (gpvQO)

158 Best female sport : porn

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 24, 2026 12:41 PM (rp63B)

159 I wanted to make a snarky comment, but I can't compete with this insanity.

Maybe all this tranny BS is whipping up controversy on purpose? Like pro rasslin' having designated fake faces and heels that fans can cheer or boo? Nah, that's giving these "W"NBA dolts way too much credit.

Posted by: Martin Tell at August 24, 2026 12:41 PM (sFNX2)

160 Speaking of stupidity in sports franchises… the Cleveland Browns named Deshaun Watson their week 1 starter at QB today. Stupid is as stupid does…. Their fans have been clear they don’t want the guy but now that the browns have their new taxpayer subsidized stadium the owners can flip the flag to everyone

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 12:41 PM (THwi4)

161 They've clearly decided on Option 3: flail about and shriek hysterically. It's a bold choice, Cotton.
Posted by: Archimedes at August 24, 2026 12:34 PM

We're happy to join Option 3!

Posted by: Parallel Parking at August 24, 2026 12:42 PM (0sNs1)

162
Dutchess is at the vet. She's getting a blood draw for her medicines and will also have a chest X-ray. If there's a reasonable road back for her we'll take it. Otherwise to do anything except say goodbye is just temporizing.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 24, 2026 12:42 PM (O0L8i)

163 There are definately female sports worth watchin, Track & Field, Beach Volleyball, Tennis, Swimming, etc.

Female Curling teams seem to be composed of former cheerleaders.

There are no Major sports, ie Soccer, Basketball, etc that are worth watching women putz around pretending to be guys.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 24, 2026 12:42 PM (XV/Pl)

164 The WNBA has absolutely no idea how close they are to blowing it all up over nothing.

I maintain it's a tax write-off for the NBA. If it succeeds, they're fucked, a la The Producers. Which explains nearly all of their behavior.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 12:42 PM (AIhUY)

165 A clean, official image of them: https://shorturl.at/ChOSl

The rabbit has been getting some funny comments:

When you're creating a mascot for a women's team, you really should look at it and ask yourself "do the rabbit's ears look a little too much like used tampons?"

I’m seeing a disembodied uterus for a head.

They have official zodiac signs? I guess because astrology is a "woman thing".

I sort of love it? 😂 It’s sort of hilarious and they sort of read as lesbians for reasons I can’t pinpoint. I want male versions for heated rivalry hockey games.

I've tried really hard to get behind the WNBA.. I feel like I'm the only one trying in this relationship at this point.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at August 24, 2026 12:42 PM (t19vo)

166 It is a shame that the left and their sycophants have less maturity than the average seventh grader from my youth.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 24, 2026 12:42 PM (0U5gm)

167 Speaking of stupidity in sports franchises… the Cleveland Browns named Deshaun Watson their week 1 starter at QB today. Stupid is as stupid does…. Their fans have been clear they don’t want the guy but now that the browns have their new taxpayer subsidized stadium the owners can flip the flag to everyone
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 12:41 PM (THwi4)

Doesn't he have 138 sexual assault allegations against him?

I can't see why anyone wouldn't want him in their city playing for their favorite team.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 12:43 PM (ccf/V)

168 You know, looked at another way Delenn destroyed an institution that had stood for thousands of years and replaced it with her new cult.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 24, 2026 12:38 PM (Y/06r)
-------
Spoken like the Warrior Caste.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at August 24, 2026 12:43 PM (amcLV)

169 tiny and short won't let me in, whoo uupe
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 12:41 PM

Welcome to the party, pal.

Posted by: Incels at August 24, 2026 12:43 PM (0sNs1)

170 @160 to be fair the Browns ownership and management are brain damaged so they really should be given a break

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 24, 2026 12:43 PM (rp63B)

171 Hello, Horde! 😊♥️

Well, since I will never be attending a WNBA game, I guess I will just watch bemusedly from here.

Honestly, how many people are attending these games, anyway? They are certainly spending a LOT of money on whoever is doing their press kits and promotions, because -like the Kardashians - you can't get away from their stories.

But if it weren't for their publicity department, no one would even know this was going on. Because most people could not care less about a bunch of masculine women cosplaying at being NBA players.

I will say their mascots are quite ugly and would seem to be quite off-putting for "normal" people. And if you have to build up such an elaborate, gay-themed back story for a mascot, it seems like you are only interested in appealing to a very narrow audience. I mean, honestly, lesbians and Trans people make up probably less than 0.5% of the general population when all is said and done. But you would think that 50% of women are way based on the coverage they keep getting -

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at August 24, 2026 12:43 PM (SRRAx)

172 Crazy Shiite alert…. Another mom kills her kids.

You get more of what you reward. It'll be the new TikTok Challenge by next week.

Posted by: Oddbob at August 24, 2026 12:43 PM (vTZFs)

173 >>>This is not one of those times. This is real.

lol

For certain values of reality.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at August 24, 2026 12:43 PM (dK+Kv)

174 I am too physically active in my job to be able to do it, either- at least outside of a vacation.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 24, 2026 12:40 PM (Y/06r)

Your muscles are just too big, your cross to bear!

Posted by: Cray Cray at August 24, 2026 12:44 PM (jKSUs)

175 "157 NBA star Enes Kanter Freedom was just EJECTED from a WNBA game for wearing a shirt with the definition of “WOMAN” on it"
----------------
Story I read was that designated Dyke hero "Cloud" (if that is "her" real name) saw Freedom at courtside and just started yelling F-bombs at him. Then had security remove him.

Posted by: Martin Tell at August 24, 2026 12:44 PM (sFNX2)

176
It appears to me that the WNBA is a bunch of black bull-dykes beating up on white girls.

No?

Posted by: Martini Farmer

There's no "appear" about it. That is exactly what it is.

Well, that and the Me-Bounding Bricklayer.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at August 24, 2026 12:44 PM (ixS3i)

177 Without knowing the team I would have bet large sums of money it was a Canadian team.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at August 24, 2026 12:45 PM (bXsD6)

178 152 > Kanter got cursed at by a player and thrown out.

Here's video of the player losing her mind over the shirt.
http://tiny.cc/e389101

Posted by: bonhomme
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Wouldn't she have freaked if he had
put a big loving bear hug on her?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 12:45 PM (gpvQO)

179 It's a political op.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 24, 2026 12:45 PM (teh/r)

180 God didn't make little green dildoes.

Posted by: Roger Dildoer at August 24, 2026 12:46 PM (Q+gd/)

181 Give it 5 minutes. There'll be a multi-million dollar GoFundMe and thousands of rabid supporters blaming everyone but her.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 12:37 PM (bFu5X)

Yup. We already have the template with that Clancy demon and the sick bitches who are literally lining the streets to cheer her and throw heart symbols her way. In one video I saw one of those women holding an infant. There are now TikToks popping up with women holding one or more children with the message "same, Lindsay." If the fathers are anywhere near they need to grab their kids up and run.

Posted by: Moloch lives and he loves social media at August 24, 2026 12:46 PM (TbWk/)

182
Well, that and the Me-Bounding Bricklayer.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at August 24, 2026 12:44 PM (ixS3i)

The one that inexplicably made the all-star game and in an historic moment, became the first player in basketball history to NOT SCORE A POINT in an all-star game.

She's hall of fame material.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 12:46 PM (ccf/V)

183 Enes Canter would average 100 pts per game in the WNBA. This has to happen

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 12:46 PM (THwi4)

184 Your muscles are just too big, your cross to bear!
Posted by: Cray Cray at August 24, 2026 12:44 PM (jKSUs)

It is also that at about 50 hours or so, even walking seemed like it was strenuous as hell. I started worrying about passing out.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 24, 2026 12:46 PM (Y/06r)

185
There are definately female sports worth watchin, Track & Field, Beach Volleyball, Tennis, Swimming, etc.

__________

Women's sports should be devised around what a woman's body does better than a man's. Men's and women's gymnastics and figure skating are both compelling because they show men's strength and women's grace. Otherwise, the presence of an intermediary element is needed.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 24, 2026 12:47 PM (O0L8i)

186 No love like a mother's love my pasty white ass.

Posted by: One more thing... at August 24, 2026 12:47 PM (TbWk/)

187 You know, looked at another way Delenn destroyed an institution that had stood for thousands of years and replaced it with her new cult.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 24, 2026 12:38 PM (Y/06r)
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And?

Posted by: Leto II, God Emperor of Dune at August 24, 2026 12:47 PM (FZ29D)

188 >>>"She isn't going to have sex with you!" the player shouted, in front of several children and teens sitting in the same area.

He should have responded, "Nor with you!"

Posted by: No Name Today at August 24, 2026 12:47 PM (8mulE)

189 Crazy Shiite alert…. Another mom kills her kids.

You get more of what you reward"

Protected group members can't be blamed... for anything.

Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 12:47 PM (cGjQu)

190 At least with Mr. Met and Mrs. Met we know who we are dealing with.
The short-lived Yankee Humanoid, not so much.

Posted by: Meat The Mets! at August 24, 2026 12:47 PM (JM9I6)

191 God didn't make little green dildoes.
Posted by: Roger Dildoer at August 24, 2026 12:46 PM

God didn't make those dildoes. I did!

Posted by: Doc Johnson at August 24, 2026 12:47 PM (bFu5X)

192 I can vouch for most of the guys here. We all like soft shell tacos.

Posted by: Huxley Orwell at August 24, 2026 12:48 PM (j3Fsw)

193 >>>18 "Do the crows bring you things in return for the food?"

In the beginning, they brought one dead eaten bird with just the feathers and beak remaining. They also brought a styrofoam McDonald's box for maybe a Filet O Fish or soemthing like that.

That was it.

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 12:48 PM (1wjle)

194 >Posted by: Beach Volleyball at August 24, 2026 12:36 PM

It's tough to compete with one bikini wearing female giving another bikini wearing female a congratulatory butt slap.

Posted by: Guy everywhere at August 24, 2026 12:48 PM (2Ez/1)

195 Enes Canter would average 100 pts per game in the WNBA. This has to happen
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 12:46 PM (THwi4)

If the two of them make the league, attendance would skyrocket and they would average triple doubles every quarter.

However, those men would do their damnedest to get the other ladies involved until the point that a win was needed, then they'd dominate the last 5 minutes to come back and win by 20.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 12:48 PM (ccf/V)

196 If you saw a film (a good one - let's say from the 90's) where the villains of the movie were this evil cabal that used culture to drive politics. And you saw stuff like this "promotion" of trannies, and those pussy hats for women, wouldn't you super latch on to the fact the cabal really really in actuality thoroughly despise all the people and groups they claim to be lifting up?

Posted by: ... at August 24, 2026 12:48 PM (vE0+H)

197 188 >>>"She isn't going to have sex with you!" the player shouted, in front of several children and teens sitting in the same area.

He should have responded, "Nor with you!"
Posted by: No Name Today at August 24, 2026 12:47 PM (8mulE)

Jealous?!

A Man can dream!

I wouldn't fuck you with that Turtle's Dick!

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 24, 2026 12:49 PM (Y/06r)

198 TintURL is down.

Anyway...

@nexta_tv

Morocco has made territorial claims against Spain

Moroccan Justice Minister Abdellatif Ouahbi said Rabat maintains “historical and geographical rights” to the cities of Ceuta and Melilla and wants to create a special mechanism with Madrid for negotiations.

He described their incorporation into the kingdom as Morocco’s ultimate goal.

Spain categorically rejected these demands, stating that Ceuta and Melilla are part of its territory.

Morocco has claimed both cities since gaining independence in 1956. Melilla has belonged to Spain for more than 500 years, while Ceuta has been Spanish for more than 400 years.

The issue has flared up again because of the migration crisis in Ceuta, where tens of thousands of illegal migrants crossed from Moroccan territory at the end of July.

@Gavin_McInnes

Ah, so it WAS an invasion. Got it.

https://instapundit.com/818574/

Posted by: Robert at August 24, 2026 12:49 PM (lgqu7)

199 197 I actually never really thought about the gender...
Posted by: Paul

Not unlike your sex life, then.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 24, 2026 12:50 PM (Riz8t)

200 Posted by: Paul at August 24, 2026 12:48 PM (cpCCx)

You DICK!!!!

Posted by: Jeff Spicoli at August 24, 2026 12:50 PM (ccf/V)

201 Hey guys! Look!

Paul is stupid!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 12:50 PM (ccf/V)

202

It's good to see Mitch McConnell taking up a new career as xis Senate job comes to an end.

Posted by: naturalfake at August 24, 2026 12:50 PM (iJfKG)

203 Enes Canter would average 100 pts per game in the WNBA. This has to happen

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 12:46 PM (THwi4)

And he should change his name to P. Enes Cantor for good measure.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at August 24, 2026 12:50 PM (dK+Kv)

204 These "athletes" giver real female athletes a bad name, I recon.

Posted by: runner at August 24, 2026 12:51 PM (g47mK)

205 *reckon!

Posted by: runner at August 24, 2026 12:51 PM (g47mK)

206 A sports gambler commented that WNBA is like watching a high school boys team play in foot-deep water, but it's still more enjoyable than the NBA because at least they're trying.

Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at August 24, 2026 12:51 PM (0bjKf)

207 A turtle wouldn't have breasts anyway. It's not a mammal.

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 12:51 PM (77rzZ)

208 Come to bed, dear, and give your ole mama some sugar.

Posted by: Paul's Mom at August 24, 2026 12:52 PM (lgqu7)

209 WNBA is an ugly mess, kinda like the Jerry Springer show on court.

Posted by: runner at August 24, 2026 12:52 PM (g47mK)

210 Frankly my dear, I don't give a shit.

Posted by: zombie Rhett Butler at August 24, 2026 12:52 PM (UjdFS)

211 209 Come to bed, dear, and give your ole mama some sugar.
Posted by: Paul's Mom at August 24, 2026 12:52 PM (lgqu7)

I bet Paul has to take the little blue pill...

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 24, 2026 12:53 PM (Y/06r)

212 196 If you saw a film (a good one - let's say from the 90's) where the villains of the movie were this evil cabal that used culture to drive politics. And you saw stuff like this "promotion" of trannies, and those pussy hats for women, wouldn't you super latch on to the fact the cabal really really in actuality thoroughly despise all the people and groups they claim to be lifting up?
Posted by: ...
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Well, considering they are peeps of Stan who hates creation itself, that fits.

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 12:53 PM (E4rtv)

213 In the beginning, they brought one dead eaten bird with just the feathers and beak remaining. They also brought a styrofoam McDonald's box for maybe a Filet O Fish or soemthing like that.

That was it.
Posted by: ace
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Train them to go for shiny stuff like diamonds and jewels.

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 12:54 PM (E4rtv)

214 Women's Beach Handball can be quite scenic. Especially when Holland plays Sweden or Denmark plays Norway.

Posted by: Hubba Hubba! at August 24, 2026 12:54 PM (JM9I6)

215 I used to play for the WNBA, but then I took a dildo to the knee, and lost my wig.

Posted by: Generic Whiterun Guard at August 24, 2026 12:54 PM (7Q0e+)

216 Before the green dildos started flying a lot of people didn't even know the WNBA existed.

Posted by: davidt at August 24, 2026 12:54 PM (Q+gd/)

217 Enes Canter would average 100 pts per game in the WNBA. This has to happen

Posted by: LinusVanPelt

=====

A possible way they dodge the "What is a woman?" problem - limits on points scored, blocked shots, etc.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at August 24, 2026 12:54 PM (4HoLg)

218 Remind me again...What does the "W" in "WNBA" stand for?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 24, 2026 12:28 PM (FZ29D)
=====

We have a US Supreme Court Justice who couldn't (or wouldn't) define, under oath, what a "woman" is.
Posted by: mrp

Which is why Kanter is going to shove his eligibility up their ass or sue their shorts off. Or make them that a stand and actually say what a woman is.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 12:54 PM (+tGb6)

219 Well, it’s Toronto. Which is in Canada. Which is absolutely not a serious country.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 24, 2026 12:55 PM (w3Mok)

220 __________

Women's sports should be devised around what a woman's body does better than a man's. Men's and women's gymnastics and figure skating are both compelling because they show men's strength and women's grace.

Otherwise, the presence of an intermediary element is needed.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
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bikinis and a volleyball

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 12:55 PM (gpvQO)

221 Whatever happened to the Lingerie Football League?

Posted by: wth at August 24, 2026 12:55 PM (UjdFS)

222 THE CLEVELAND BROWNS ARE RACIST AGAINST BROWNS!!

SHEDEUR SANDERS SHOULD BE THE STARTER BUT THE RACIST BROWNS WANT TO KEEP BROWNS DOWN!

Posted by: Zombie Reverend Messy J at August 24, 2026 12:55 PM (Cjger)

223 125 112 Q: What does the "W" in "WNBA" stand for?
.
.
.
A: Wesbians!
Posted by: Elmer Fudd at August 24, 2026 12:33 PM (2Ez/1)

Waskaly Wesbians!
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 24, 2026 12:35 PM (Y/06r)
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Wunts

Posted by: Bonecrusher at August 24, 2026 12:55 PM (JNTt1)

224 Women's sports should be devised around what a woman's body does better than a man's.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 24, 2026 12:47 PM

So, competitive sammich-making?

Posted by: J. Random Moron at August 24, 2026 12:56 PM (0sNs1)

225 Speaking of the Clancy insanity, I saw a divorce lawyer who is rounding up these TikTok posts for his clients in order to get custody of the children.

Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 24, 2026 12:56 PM (1zWWd)

226 Prolapse Paul!

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 24, 2026 12:56 PM (teh/r)

227 I bet Paul has to take the little blue pill...
Posted by: Aetius451AD
=====
"Troons are different today", I hear every mother say

Paul needs something today to calm him down
And though he's not really ill
There's a little blue pill

[Chorus]
He goes running for the shelter of his pecker's little helper
And it helps him on his way
Gets him through his busy day"

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 12:56 PM (E4rtv)

228 Well, considering they are peeps of Stan who hates creation itself, that fits.

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 12:53 PM (E4rtv)

And if it fits...

it shits.

Posted by: ... at August 24, 2026 12:56 PM (vE0+H)

229 I used to play for the WNBA, but then I took a dildo to the knee, and lost my wig.
Posted by: Generic Whiterun Guard at August 24, 2026 12:54 PM (7Q0e+)

Fun fact:

WNBA games have been halted for "wig malfunctions" where a player loses or has their wig placement disturbed and they must leave the floor to get it 'repaired.'

No. It is NOT a serious sport.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 12:57 PM (ccf/V)

230 This thread is making me laugh out loud… at work. You people trying to get me fired?!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 12:57 PM (THwi4)

231 Speaking of the Clancy insanity, I saw a divorce lawyer who is rounding up these TikTok posts for his clients in order to get custody of the children.
Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 24, 2026 12:56 PM (1zWWd)

Interesting!....

Posted by: runner at August 24, 2026 12:57 PM (g47mK)

232 Women's sports should be devised around what a woman's body does better than a man's.

And thus came forth the Swedish Bikini Team!

Posted by: J. Random Moron at August 24, 2026 12:57 PM (0sNs1)

233 Morocco has claimed both cities since gaining independence in 1956. Melilla has belonged to Spain for more than 500 years, while Ceuta has been Spanish for more than 400 years.

The issue has flared up again because of the migration crisis in Ceuta, where tens of thousands of illegal migrants crossed from Moroccan territory at the end of July.

@Gavin_McInnes

Ah, so it WAS an invasion. Got it.

https://instapundit.com/818574/
Posted by: Robert

Give it to them. On one condition.

Any boat trying to cross the Strait, gets sunk. Any survivors get shot in the water.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 12:57 PM (+tGb6)

234
Which is why Kanter is going to shove his eligibility up their ass or sue their shorts off. Or make them that a stand and actually say what a woman is.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 12:54 PM (+tGb6)

They will soon declare that a woman is on hormone blockers and has an artificial estrogen level.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 12:58 PM (ccf/V)

235 When you've lost the Intercepted Reddit Transmissions folks....

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at August 24, 2026 12:59 PM (SRRAx)

236 Speaking of the Clancy insanity, I saw a divorce lawyer who is rounding up these TikTok posts for his clients in order to get custody of the children.
Posted by: Dave_in_Fla

Good. The people are fucking deranged.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 24, 2026 12:59 PM (teh/r)

237 They will soon declare that a woman is on hormone blockers and has an artificial estrogen level.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Then his ensuing lawsuit will require every player to get tested.

And then the WNBA loses a couple of trans players.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 01:00 PM (+tGb6)

238 222 Whatever happened to the Lingerie Football League?
Posted by: wth at August 24, 2026 12:55 PM (UjdFS)

To paraphrase another commenter, it went tits up.

Posted by: No Name Today at August 24, 2026 01:00 PM (8mulE)

239 You people trying to get me fired?!
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

Serves you right for having a side hustle apart from the blog.

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 01:00 PM (77rzZ)

240
Women's sports should be devised around what a woman's body does better than a man's. Men's and women's gymnastics and figure skating are both compelling because they show men's strength and women's grace.

Otherwise, the presence of an intermediary element is needed.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Welcome!!!! To the Birthing 400, brought to you by prenatal vitamins......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 01:01 PM (ccf/V)

241 207 A sports gambler commented
Posted by: J. Frank Parnell
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Ah yes, the compelling morality of a sports gambler is well known.

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 01:01 PM (E4rtv)

242 There's a post at Hot Air about the women posting videos for the so-called "same Lindsay ' movement. Leftist white ladies holding their babies while saying they're the same as Lindsay. Sick critters

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 24, 2026 01:01 PM (rp63B)

243 Speaking of the Clancy insanity, I saw a divorce lawyer who is rounding up these TikTok posts for his clients in order to get custody of the children.
Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 24, 2026 12:56 PM (1zWWd)

As they should. These evil women are publicly declaring they want to murder their children. That should at minimum get them a visit from CPS and the cops.

Posted by: Telling on themselves at August 24, 2026 01:01 PM (TbWk/)

244 Turtle? Why not? Its turtle bumpers all the way down anyway...

Posted by: Boswell at August 24, 2026 01:02 PM (NTVPI)

245 >> "She isn't going to have sex with you!" the player shouted,

That gives the whole thing away. "The player" is keenly aware of Sophie's beauty, and their jealous as hell. Sophie and (most) of the rest of the WNBA is beauty and the beasts.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 24, 2026 01:02 PM (w6EFb)

246 There's a post at Hot Air about the women posting videos for the so-called "same Lindsay ' movement. Leftist white ladies holding their babies while saying they're the same as Lindsay. Sick critters
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 24, 2026 01:01 PM (rp63B)

Was that before or after the World Famous Hot Air Art Thread?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 01:02 PM (ccf/V)

247 The final battle at the Calisthenics World Championships

https://tinyurl.com/2hwxe3cs

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 01:02 PM (gL/0M)

248 51 I think it's counterproductive to keep talking about the WNBA. Name the last time you talked about an actual WNBA game. Never? The WNBA is a circus.
Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at August 24, 2026 12:25 PM (ca8Qt)

This. No cares about the game. They should have the post game interviews in a room with couches like every show on Bravo where they all sit and talk about the show. The could rank who had the best pregame outfit or who has the most ig followers stuff like that. It would kill.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at August 24, 2026 01:02 PM (/WHpM)

249 In the beginning, they brought one dead eaten bird with just the feathers and beak remaining. They also brought a styrofoam McDonald's box for maybe a Filet O Fish or soemthing like that.

That was it.
Posted by: ace
------
Train them to go for shiny stuff like diamonds and jewels.
Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 12:54 PM (E4rtv)

Ace is like the Crows' Number 4 Side Guy, he's gonna have to start giving them grilled wagyu and sushi if he wants to move up.

Posted by: naturalfake at August 24, 2026 01:02 PM (iJfKG)

250 To paraphrase another commenter, it went tits up.
Posted by: No Name Today at August 24, 2026 01:00 PM

"Tango Uniform" is mil-speak, and appropriate for a Smart Military Blog.

Posted by: J. Random Moron at August 24, 2026 01:03 PM (0sNs1)

251 19 8 >>>The Tempo revealed Dez, a butch, non-binary Borealis Blue Snapping Turtle who uses she/they pronouns and "has a fondness for soft shell tacos," the team said in an Tuesday announcement unveiling the new mascot.

And sodomy. Extra fond of sodomy.
Posted by: No Name Today at August 24, 2026 12:20 PM (8mulE)

But they're lesbians. Do lesbians peg each other?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 24, 2026 12:21 PM (Y/06r)

Yes, and they are none too sanitary about it either.

I'm afraid to fact-check this because I want it to be true, but I read somewhere that lesbians have a higher rate of STIs than straight women, and it can be traced to the self-segregation of the Rainbow Mafia subculture. Homosexual men are walking Petri dishes, and because the Queer Clique is so aggressively unpleasant to normies, bisexual men don't really have much sex with straight women. They have sex with bisexual women, who have sex with lesbians, who do not clean their toys as well as they should.

Posted by: SciVo at August 24, 2026 01:03 PM (L3Npt)

252 When you've lost the Intercepted Reddit Transmissions folks....

Who would have thought that crappy basketball was the line they wouldn't cross? Coulda make a mint betting that line on kalshi.

Posted by: Oddbob at August 24, 2026 01:03 PM (vTZFs)

253 Was that before or after the World Famous Hot Air Art Thread?
Posted by: Sponge

Style guide requires "Vibrant" when referencing the Hot Air Art Thread.

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 01:04 PM (77rzZ)

254 Sick critters
Posted by: Smell the Glove
=======
Demonic, not sick. They choose to do this. That makes it evil. Truly mentally ill people lack the ability to control thoughts and actions--these evil bints can and choose evil.

Just a new version of the Molech demon cult that wants child sacrifices.

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 01:04 PM (E4rtv)

255 Have the WNBA do a world tour...of Islamic countries...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 24, 2026 01:04 PM (l3cgK)

256 Meanwhile in Alaska: Former mayor of Anchorage, Dan Sullivan, is endorsing senator Dan Sullivan against teacher Dan Sullivan. Do they only have like 6 names up there?

Posted by: BruceWayne at August 24, 2026 01:04 PM (YZ0Fo)

257 244 Speaking of the Clancy insanity, I saw a divorce lawyer who is rounding up these TikTok posts for his clients in order to get custody of the children.
Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 24, 2026 12:56 PM (1zWWd)
---

Into the welcoming arms of Moloch.
yea hoo
those mothers first

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 01:05 PM (gL/0M)

258 233 Women's sports should be devised around what a woman's body does better than a man's.

And thus came forth the Swedish Bikini Team!
Posted by: J. Random Moron at August 24, 2026 12:57 PM (0sNs1)

Beach volleyball it is then.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at August 24, 2026 01:05 PM (/WHpM)

259 I have a crow update: the crows returned IN FORCE. I'm not sure why they disappeared or why they came back. I did put out some old cheese and ham that had started to turn and I was just keeping for them.

Crws have their own complicated civilization, far beyond the ken of humans. I've seen this happen here in California too -- a huge murder of crows will dominate a neighborhood, then inexplicablypack up and fly away one day, seemingly forever. And then...three weeks later they all come back. WHere did they go? Why? Did thyey all take a vacation in the Bahamas? Instead, they probably went on a war-campaign to attack rival murders in the regon. Or...not. Crows are mystrerious.

Posted by: zombie at August 24, 2026 01:05 PM (Av6i5)

260 Ace is like the Crows' Number 4 Side Guy, he's gonna have to start giving them grilled wagyu and sushi if he wants to move up.

Posted by: naturalfake

I guess urban crows are a helluva lot more sophisticated than country crows.

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 01:05 PM (E4rtv)

261 259 233 Women's sports should be devised around what a woman's body does better than a man's.

And thus came forth the Swedish Bikini Team!
Posted by: J. Random Moron at August 24, 2026 12:57 PM (0sNs1)

Beach volleyball it is then.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at August 24, 2026 01:05 PM (/WHpM)

Baby birthing contest? Get the Baby in the Basket?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 24, 2026 01:05 PM (l3cgK)

262 Give it to them. On one condition.

Any boat trying to cross the Strait, gets sunk. Any survivors get shot in the water.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 12:57 PM (+tGb6)

Fuck no. Ceuta is on centerline on August 2 next year. Leave it be and kick out the illegal immigrants.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 24, 2026 01:05 PM (w3Mok)

263 Meanwhile in Alaska: Former mayor of Anchorage, Dan Sullivan, is endorsing senator Dan Sullivan against teacher Dan Sullivan. Do they only have like 6 names up there?
Posted by: BruceWayne at August 24, 2026 01:04 PM

And people complain about us.

Posted by: Mississippi at August 24, 2026 01:06 PM (0sNs1)

264 51 I think it's counterproductive to keep talking about the WNBA. Name the last time you talked about an actual WNBA game. Never? The WNBA is a circus.
Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at August 24, 2026 12:25 PM (ca8Qt)
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The WNBA is a a long-running effort to Make Fetch Happen. Fetch is not happening.

Posted by: ballistic at August 24, 2026 01:06 PM (oqH4h)

265 257 Meanwhile in Alaska: Former mayor of Anchorage, Dan Sullivan, is endorsing senator Dan Sullivan against teacher Dan Sullivan. Do they only have like 6 names up there?
Posted by: BruceWayne at August 24, 2026 01:04 PM (YZ0Fo)

Beats us.

Posted by: Town of rock ridge at August 24, 2026 01:06 PM (/WHpM)

266 Crazy Shiite alert…. Another mom kills her kids.

https://tinyurl.com/4smpat7j
Posted by: The Dog
+++
Looks like the blue haired crazy ladies have found their next hero.

Posted by: Florida Peasant at August 24, 2026 01:06 PM (Lo97M)

267
An image search of Sophie Cunningham and her fashion preferences will be most productive -- well worth your time. Some examples we dug up on an ONT a few nights ago:

https://tinyurl.com/ycyc5uk5
https://tinyurl.com/39dz3xvx
https://tinyurl.com/335prxzc
https://tinyurl.com/2u44xjzx

She likes to show up at the stadiums in such and strut.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 24, 2026 01:07 PM (w6EFb)

268 Style guide requires "Vibrant" when referencing the Hot Air Art Thread.
Posted by: Bulg

I thought the AOS style manual required vibrant as a descriptor to the green dildoes. As in vibrant green dildoes of the WNBA.

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 01:08 PM (E4rtv)

269 248 The final battle at the Calisthenics World Championships

https://tinyurl.com/2hwxe3cs

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 01:02 PM (gL/0M)

I did not know Prince Valiant hairstyles had become a thing again. The things you learn on this blog...

Posted by: moki at August 24, 2026 01:08 PM (wLjpr)

270 Spain, with it's massive influx of 'immigrants' is currently enjoying the fruits of their labor and immigrant TikTok challenges.

"The Brown Challenge" is flooding the country. The challenge involves an illegal bagging their feces and taking it to a water park and soiling the water, causing a complete shutdown of the facility for sanitation for 48 to 72 hours.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 01:09 PM (ccf/V)

271 https://tinyurl.com/39dz3xvx
https://tinyurl.com/335prxzc
https://tinyurl.com/2u44xjzx

She likes to show up at the stadiums in such and strut.
Posted by: publius

These three don't work for me.

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 01:09 PM (77rzZ)

272 270 248 The final battle at the Calisthenics World Championships

https://tinyurl.com/2hwxe3cs

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 01:02 PM (gL/0M)

I did not know Prince Valiant hairstyles had become a thing again. The things you learn on this blog...

Posted by: moki at August 24, 2026 01:08 PM (wLjpr)

There was at least one move that seemed...painful...if he had a dick and testicles...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 24, 2026 01:09 PM (l3cgK)

273 272 https://tinyurl.com/39dz3xvx
https://tinyurl.com/335prxzc
https://tinyurl.com/2u44xjzx

She likes to show up at the stadiums in such and strut.
Posted by: publius

These three don't work for me.

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 01:09 PM (77rzZ)

Just like my Congressman!

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 24, 2026 01:10 PM (l3cgK)

274 as always with thetrans lunatics, they pronouns make no sense.

"non-binary Borealis Blue Snapping Turtle who uses she/they pronouns"

What does that even mean? Both "She" and "They are in the nominative, so they're competing with each other. Underwhat circumstances would you use, she, and under what pther circumstances would you use they?

"She is dancing n the court. Give a round of applause to...they."????

If you're g g to use wrong pronunds, tyey at leasthave to make grammatical sense. "I am a girl. My pronouns are He/Him/His." That makes sense. Not, "My pronouns are It/She/They."

Posted by: zombie at August 24, 2026 01:10 PM (Av6i5)

275 The WNBA is a a long-running effort to Make Fetch Happen. Fetch is not happening.
Posted by: ballistic

They had a typo in their marketing notes from the consultant. The WNBA execs thought the goal was trying to make Retch happen, not Fetch.

Sloppy handwriting I guess when listening to the consultant.

With critters like Griner and Reese, they did make the Retch happen.

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 01:11 PM (E4rtv)

276 If nurse is around, this is for you.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_rcfrQqMEpE

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at August 24, 2026 01:11 PM (hmYU4)

277 Do women even know that the Democrat Party has already thrown them to the tranny and muzzie wolves? The most astonishing thing is they don't.

Posted by: ... at August 24, 2026 01:11 PM (vE0+H)

278 Speaking of the Clancy insanity, I saw a divorce lawyer who is rounding up these TikTok posts for his clients in order to get custody of the children.
Posted by: Dave_in_Fla

Good. The people are fucking deranged
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What's horrifying is, these women are completely clueless as to why.

they are so seeped in evil, they can't even tell

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 01:11 PM (3cUTc)

279 Do women even know that the Democrat Party has already thrown them to the tranny and muzzie wolves? The most astonishing thing is they don't.

Posted by: ... at August 24, 2026 01:11 PM (vE0+H)

Eh..chicks.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 24, 2026 01:12 PM (S41Gd)

280
Just got the call. Dutchess has bleeding into her lungs that points to hemangiosarcoma. Nothing to do but the Last Act of Love.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 24, 2026 01:13 PM (O0L8i)

281 "The Brown Challenge" is flooding the country. The challenge involves an illegal bagging their feces and taking it to a water park and soiling the water, causing a complete shutdown of the facility for sanitation for 48 to 72 hours.
Posted by: Sponge
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How it that different than a Thursday. Lack of hygiene for critters going to water parks has been an issue for forever. Same with public pools.

Those showers there are for a reason and that is to remove the fecal matter from your stanky ass before it becomes one with pool or waterpark water.

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 01:13 PM (E4rtv)

282 Gotta say, Dez is really rocking a nice set of workboots.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at August 24, 2026 01:13 PM (/WHpM)

283 Just got the call. Dutchess has bleeding into her lungs that points to hemangiosarcoma. Nothing to do but the Last Act of Love.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 24, 2026 01:13 PM (O0L8i)

Ugh.....so sorry.....this breaks my heart.........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 01:14 PM (ccf/V)

284 281
Just got the call. Dutchess has bleeding into her lungs that points to hemangiosarcoma. Nothing to do but the Last Act of Love.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

May the Lord be with you and treat your Dutchess with love.

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 01:14 PM (E4rtv)

285 >>>Posted by: Paul

what an asshole.

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 01:14 PM (1wjle)

286 Just got the call. Dutchess has bleeding into her lungs that points to hemangiosarcoma. Nothing to do but the Last Act of Love.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

I'm so sorry. Positive thoughts your wa

Posted by: BruceWayne at August 24, 2026 01:14 PM (YZ0Fo)

287 Gotta say, Dez is really rocking a nice set of workboots.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at August 24, 2026 01:13 PM (/WHpM)

I wonder how former Dallas Cowboy wide receiver Dez Bryant feels about the naming choice........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 01:15 PM (ccf/V)

288 >>>Just got the call. Dutchess has bleeding into her lungs that points to hemangiosarcoma. Nothing to do but the Last Act of Love.

oh no

Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 01:15 PM (1wjle)

289 Hadrian, I am so sorry

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 24, 2026 01:15 PM (EGSGm)

290
what an asshole.
Posted by: ace at August 24, 2026 01:14 PM (1wjle)

Well, as they say, you are what you eat......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 01:15 PM (ccf/V)

291 What's horrifying is, these women are completely clueless as to why.

they are so seeped in evil, they can't even tell
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

Because they have their coven meetings right out in public on social media. It is social media that poisons them and amplifies and approves of the darkest thoughts that some have.

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 01:15 PM (E4rtv)

292 >> These three don't work for me.

She's not too top heavy, of course, but those legs go on forever.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 24, 2026 01:16 PM (w6EFb)

293 Departing Rep. Dan Bacon spent the weekend telling people they were not Christian and need to read the Bible because ICE deported a mother and daughter who had over-stayed their visa.

He bore false witness by only showing emotionally manipulative photo of them screaming while being detained at the hospital after an accident--intentionally implying that they were denied medical care and refusing to disclose they were here illegally.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 01:16 PM (3cUTc)

294 saw where the mooselimbs in the UK are beating the shit out of the transfolk.

anyone with 2 functioning brain cells saw this coming a 1000 miles away

Posted by: Rick in SK at August 24, 2026 01:16 PM (6qaAp)

295 I watch the WNBA and cheer for the fever. Men’s basketball goes too fast for me and is too slick so I enjoy this slower version. I do not enjoy watching my team especially Caitlin Clark get beaten up all the time seriously in the game before last someone actually tackled her and no foul was called. But it is part of the current culture wars, and a shining a light on boys and girls locker room rooms. So I think that is a good thing.

Posted by: LMD at August 24, 2026 01:17 PM (hUI3V)

296 289 >>>Just got the call. Dutchess has bleeding into her lungs that points to hemangiosarcoma. Nothing to do but the Last Act of Love.

horrible. lost a lovely dog to this at only 6 years old. very sorry Hadrian

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 24, 2026 01:17 PM (j+aD2)

297 Just got the call. Dutchess has bleeding into her lungs that points to hemangiosarcoma. Nothing to do but the Last Act of Love.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Very sorry, man.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 24, 2026 01:17 PM (Y/06r)

298
He bore false witness by only showing emotionally manipulative photo of them screaming while being detained at the hospital after an accident--intentionally implying that they were denied medical care and refusing to disclose they were here illegally.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 01:16 PM (3cUTc)

If you have to lie to prove your point, your point is likely not worth making.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 01:17 PM (ccf/V)

299 tranny turtle

Posted by: little people at August 24, 2026 01:17 PM (ehY6c)

300 275 as always with thetrans lunatics, they pronworkbooks.

no sense.

"non-binary Borealis Blue Snapping Turtle who uses she/they pronouns"

What does that even mean? Both "She" and "They are in the nominative, so they're competing with each other. Underwhat circumstances would you use, she, and under what pther circumstances would you use they?

My favorite is those who insist on they them, but still use I and me and my. Its a powerplay. They want you to sound like an idiot and control you by forcing you to use words that makes you sound stupid.
"She is dancing n the court. Give a round of applause to...they."????

If you're g g to use wrong pronunds, tyey at leasthave to make grammatical sense. "I am a girl. My pronouns are He/Him/His." That makes sense. Not, "My pronouns are It/She/They."
Posted by: zombie at August 24, 2026 01:10 PM (Av6i5)

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at August 24, 2026 01:17 PM (/WHpM)

301 She likes to show up at the stadiums in such and strut.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
----

She has a good sense of style.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 01:18 PM (gL/0M)

302 saw where the mooselimbs in the UK are beating the shit out of the transfolk.

anyone with 2 functioning brain cells saw this coming a 1000 miles away
Posted by: Rick in SK at August 24, 2026 01:16 PM (6qaAp)

And they don't care. As long as the 'immigrant' feels included.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 01:18 PM (ccf/V)

303 294 Departing Rep. Dan Bacon spent the weekend telling people they were not Christian and need to read the Bible because ICE deported a mother and daughter who had over-stayed their visa.

He bore false witness by only showing emotionally manipulative photo of them screaming while being detained at the hospital after an accident--intentionally implying that they were denied medical care and refusing to disclose they were here illegally.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
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I think he is another fake and gay flag officer that has donors hands so far up his ass that he can taste their fingers. They want cheap labor for agri processing and Omaha and Bacon deserves to fry for it.

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 01:18 PM (E4rtv)

304 Demonic, not sick. They choose to do this. That makes it evil. Truly mentally ill people lack the ability to control thoughts and actions--these evil bints can and choose evil.

Just a new version of the Molech demon cult that wants child sacrifices.
Posted by: whig

You should see the demonic tantrums that they throw. Seriously real stuff.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 01:18 PM (+tGb6)

305 Boys in girls locker rooms

Posted by: LMD at August 24, 2026 01:19 PM (hUI3V)

306 She likes to show up at the stadiums in such and strut.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley

You asked for it...........

https://youtu.be/6rKI9ZG9zmk

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 01:19 PM (ccf/V)

307 saw where the mooselimbs in the UK are beating the shit out of the transfolk.

anyone with 2 functioning brain cells saw this coming a 1000 miles away

But sure, the Dems will take the House and Senate.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 24, 2026 01:19 PM (Riz8t)

308 Just got the call. Dutchess has bleeding into her lungs that points to hemangiosarcoma. Nothing to do but the Last Act of Love.

😢 I am so sorry.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 01:20 PM (+tGb6)

309 Dez = Not a real trurtle. Normie would not guess it is a turtle from appearances.

Transwoman = not a real woman. Normie would not guess it is a woman from appearances.

At least they are being consistent. Consistently retarded.

Posted by: Paladin at August 24, 2026 01:20 PM (VlAfq)

310 Because they have their coven meetings right out in public on social media. It is social media that poisons them and amplifies and approves of the darkest thoughts that some have.

It didn't originate with social media, though. "My girlfriend/wife's friends talked her into cheating/divorce" is one of the oldest stories in the world.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 01:21 PM (2ocoG)

311 Just got the call. Dutchess has bleeding into her lungs that points to hemangiosarcoma. Nothing to do but the Last Act of Love.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Oh, I'm so sorry, Hadrian. Prayer up.

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 01:21 PM (77rzZ)

312 Nood

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 01:21 PM (+tGb6)

313 He bore false witness by only showing emotionally manipulative photo of them screaming while being detained at the hospital after an accident--intentionally implying that they were denied medical care and refusing to disclose they were here illegally.

Also false witness because it wasn't ICE, it was a local sheriff doing the arrest. ICE wasn't even there.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 01:22 PM (2ocoG)

314 But they're lesbians. Do lesbians peg each other?

And how do they decide pegger and peggee?

This is one of the things I have never been able to figure out. When some homo says "This is my husband Troy" or "This is my wife Bob", how have they decided who's who?

Posted by: USMCMGB at August 24, 2026 01:22 PM (7xsGW)

315 I have a crow update: the crows returned IN FORCE. I'm not sure why they disappeared or why they came back. I did put out some old cheese and ham that had started to turn and I was just keeping for them.

At the start of Fall the crows are done with nesting, raising nestlings, and dispersing to hide from their fledglings, and they start getting together for the Winter groups.

It looks like they have you figured for a large enough food source to check out as a group, ace.
Invest in peanuts.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 24, 2026 01:23 PM (rbvCR)

316 To be clear, Dan Bacon told three lies in his post:

1) said the mother and daughter were here on a visa--omitting that they both had over-stayed their visa by years
2) said they were arrested at the hospital by ICE--but the arm badges on the officer uniforms were "sheriff"
3) implied they were denied medical care, both from the photo and by calling it un-Christian--failing to disclose that they could not be, and were not arrested until discharged from the hospital.
And that the hospital had cleared them--the screaming was because they refused to leave.
To avoid legal arrest.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 01:23 PM (3cUTc)

317 Quote from the Indiana Lt. Gov 😂😂

I was appalled by what happened during the Indiana Fever game last night.

Chicago's Natasha Cloud threatened former NBA player and future WNBA first-round pick Enes Kanter.

There is simply no place for this type of woman-on-woman violence in our society and it needs to stop.

Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 24, 2026 01:23 PM (1zWWd)

318 273 270 248 The final battle at the Calisthenics World Championships

https://tinyurl.com/2hwxe3cs

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 01:02 PM (gL/0M)

I did not know Prince Valiant hairstyles had become a thing again. The things you learn on this blog...

Posted by: moki
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Who knows what's popular over there. Pushups in mid air, I've never seen.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 01:23 PM (gL/0M)

319 Today the Toronto Bluejays have renamed their team to the Toronto Cocksuckers, and the Mascot will be a Used Condom....

Posted by: CNN Breaking News at August 24, 2026 01:23 PM (8lUeo)

320 Hadrian, sorry for your troubles. Prayers up

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 24, 2026 01:24 PM (rp63B)

321 You should see the demonic tantrums that they throw. Seriously real stuff.
Posted by: rickb223
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"Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.” But He answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation demands a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah."

Like a lot of the Bible, it has double and even triple meanings, the three days, the self sacrifice of Jonah, etc. refer to the coming events of the Passion.

But the other part of the story is what Jonah was commanded to do and did. He was to tell the powerful and haughty sinners in Ninevah to repent or face the Lord's wrath. He did, they did, and Ninevah was spared for a bit longer.

And the repentance of society swept from the low first to the high as they heeded Jonah's message from the Lord.

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 01:24 PM (E4rtv)

322 Wait till evil teachers say "Of, course you feel like a turtle" and evil and greedy doctors will help the kids with that, and graft a shell onto kids. I mean, we already have kid wearing furry ears and using a litter box in some schools, don't we? Absolute craziness.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 24, 2026 01:25 PM (JrHfD)

323 The Women's league uses a non-binary mascot.

If that doesn't paint a picture.

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at August 24, 2026 01:27 PM (K40fF)

324 It didn't originate with social media, though. "My girlfriend/wife's friends talked her into cheating/divorce" is one of the oldest stories in the world.
Posted by: Ian S.

True but social media amplifies and spreads poison across the globe in seconds. Technology enables both good and evil but spreading evil is quicker than leading people to repentance.

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 01:27 PM (E4rtv)

325 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

I am so sorry, Hadrian. You are a very good friends to the dogs and it will mean a lot to her as you will be standing by when she passes.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 24, 2026 01:29 PM (JrHfD)

326 324 The Women's league uses a non-binary mascot.

If that doesn't paint a picture.
Posted by: moviegique
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Yes, one by Hieronymus Bosch

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 01:29 PM (E4rtv)

327 You know what goes well with old ham and cheese?

that's right, eyeballs

Posted by: The Crows at August 24, 2026 01:41 PM (anL5R)

328 281
Just got the call. Dutchess has bleeding into her lungs that points to hemangiosarcoma. Nothing to do but the Last Act of Love.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 24, 2026 01:13 PM (O0L8i)

So sorry to hear this! It's always difficult to make that decision, but it is the right thing to do. I've had to do it too many times, and I always lose a piece of my heart when I do.

Posted by: Retired, thank God at August 24, 2026 01:42 PM (va0Yo)

329 Hadrian the Seventh

Condolences.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 01:44 PM (u82oZ)

330 Crows love daily readings of Green Eggs and Ham.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at August 24, 2026 01:52 PM (U/j9n)

331 This is one of the things I have never been able to figure out. When some homo says "This is my husband Troy" or "This is my wife Bob", how have they decided who's who?
Posted by: USMCMGB at August 24, 2026 01:22 PM (7xsGW)

Don't worry about it. Accept that it's like how straight guys can figure out pretty quickly who's the strongest natural leader in the group -- who to defer to, who to listen to, who to direct, who to ignore, and who to mock. They just have their own mysterious hierarchy involving mustaches and leather, and unless you're secretly one yourself, it wouldn't be worth the time and attention to figure it out.

Posted by: SciVo at August 24, 2026 01:54 PM (L3Npt)

332 Begining to realize that the Adam and Eve story really nailed it. Women are just more prone to evil

Posted by: Drunken Yoda at August 24, 2026 01:59 PM (ilHZO)

333 170 @160 to be fair the Browns ownership and management are brain damaged so they really should be given a break
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Haven't watched an NFL game in many years. Massive improvement in my Sundays. Of course YMMV, as I live in Cleveland.

Saturday football is much more enjoyable.

Posted by: its all about quality of life at August 24, 2026 02:01 PM (anL5R)

334 So, they spent half the WNBA's earnings on a couple of gay mascot costumes? It's the most inside of inside joke burns on a woman who clearly couldn't care less about their bullshit.

Posted by: red speck at August 24, 2026 02:57 PM (Ve/HL)

335 The WNBA is professional wrestling with lesbians and basketballs as props.

Posted by: Hh475 at August 24, 2026 03:12 PM (gl5CM)

336 Shouldn't "she/they" be "they/her"? "They called her mom," is annoying, but better than "She called they mom."

Posted by: BenMSYS at August 24, 2026 04:28 PM (vR93T)

337 These people are fucked in the head. There's no other way to explain it.

Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at August 24, 2026 05:59 PM (pE12i)

MORNING RANT: The Data Center Wars - A Massive Proposed Data Center in Texas Drops Request for Tax Abatements

There is an intense political battle about data centers right now, with Democrats and their media allies lining up in opposition to their construction, while President Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance promote this industrial building boom and its importance to the country. Vance does an excellent job explaining that America needs to be at the forefront of the technology revolution, and that data centers that produce their own electricity make great neighbors, without impacting electricity rates.

I, too, strongly endorse the construction of privately-funded data centers, powered by on-site plants generating electricity from natural gas, but as I’ve previously written, ”I do not support the construction of data centers for which tax abatements, incentive payments, and subsidized utilities must be paid by taxpayers. In the raging battle between pro-data center and anti-data center forces, the two sides may not even be talking about the same thing. It is understandable that many of those who oppose data centers are skeptical, given the horrendous track record of corporate welfare, corporate cronyism, and taxpayer-funded industrial boondoggles they’ve been forced to pay for.”

If taxpayers feel there is a binary choice between either banning economic progress, like several blue states have done with data centers, or subsidizing it, like Republican elected officials reflexively do, you can expect exhausted taxpayers to be opposed to such “economic development.” The message seems to be getting through to data center developers that the era of taxpayer-subsidized industrial development has played out. Rather than make demands on communities, the developers are starting to realize they need to promise to improve the communities where they’ll be building, without subsidization.

Near Austin, in Bastrop County, Texas, a massive (2,800 acre) proposed data center faced strong community opposition because it sought not only a 100% tax abatement from property taxes, but it also sought an abatement from emergency services taxes too. The Pacifico Energy project sought to take services from the community through 2038 without paying any taxes for the services they’d be using.

The message is finally getting through…

“Bastrop County Data Center Developer Drops Tax Break Requests, Says It Will Pay Full Property Taxes” [KVUE – 08/20/2026]

Pacifico Energy told KVUE it made the decision after hearing concerns from residents. “We withdrew our Chapter 312 and JETI applications because we heard the community clearly,” the company said in a statement. “The Cedar Creek Campus is not seeking any tax incentives and will pay its property taxes in full, like any other taxpayer in Bastrop County.”
The change was welcomed by some residents who have opposed the project. Josh Mincher, a Red Rock resident, said taxes were one of the community's primary concerns.

This is great news – just build it without taxpayer subsidization. In addition, Pacifico will build its own natural-gas fired electricity generating plant on the site.

Another issue facing data center developers is the enmity that the tech industry has earned. During the great awokening, the tech bros were happy to be a censor of forbidden opinions while jamming the woke agenda down our throats. Tech has subsequently embraced an unpatriotic purging of American labor to be replaced by cheap foreign labor, either by offshoring, or by importing foreign H-1B labor. On top of that, many industry leaders engaged in naïve and destructive crowing about how AI will eliminate millions of jobs. They dug themselves a deep hole.

But what is great is that the tech industry has now come to realize that despite their “clean energy” posturing during peak-woke, there is no way to power their future without abundant, reliable energy that can only be provided by fossil fuels or nuclear energy. I welcome their rejection of green energy, the core tenet of the Church of Climate.

I’m excited for the tech industry to be my ally in the war on the globalist climate cult, and this is a start. In addition, if “my team” is going to support tech building data centers, while also getting reliable electricity from fossil fuels, my team will also have leverage to make tech start being better corporate citizens who prioritize America and fellow Americans.

Returning to the Pacifico Energy data center in Texas, I applaud the local residents for being opposed to subsidizing it, and I applaud Pacifico for proceeding without subsidization, while also building a new power plant powered by fossil fuels.

Thanks. I’m solidly pro-industrial development, including data centers, but w/o taxpayer subsidization. I’ve watched GOP governors hurl billions at EV-related startups, and when I object I’m called “anti-business” by those seeking redistribution of wealth from taxpayers to corps.
— Buck Throckmorton (@BuckThrockmort) August 20, 2026

[buck.throckmorton at protonmail dot com]

Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at 11:00 AM

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1 Sponge!

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 11:00 AM (+tGb6)

2 I'll be dipped.

Posted by: SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN at August 24, 2026 11:01 AM (8Zqgp)

3 Is good.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 11:01 AM (ExV1e)

4 Shit, another wise ass comment willowed.

Posted by: From about That Time at August 24, 2026 11:01 AM (sl73Y)

5 I, too, strongly endorse gladiator movies.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at August 24, 2026 11:02 AM (i4CGk)

6 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 11:02 AM (ccf/V)

7 Without subsidies or interference, won't data centers naturally gravitate to open land near natural gas sources.

Like Texas?

Posted by: Ignoramus at August 24, 2026 11:03 AM (dtajH)

8 It is understandable that many of those who oppose data centers are skeptical, given the horrendous track record of corporate welfare, corporate cronyism, and taxpayer-funded industrial boondoggles they’ve been forced to pay for.”

SEE: Every sports stadium built within the last 50 years.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 11:03 AM (ccf/V)

9 Willowed, but...

"Let's all go to the lobby, and have ourselves a whack."
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 10:55 AM

Now I'm pissed that I didn't think of that.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 11:06 AM (bFu5X)

10 I think the tax abetments are really just bribes paid to local politicians. Same goes for reduced or subsidized utilities. The local politicos get a payoff up front and enact legislation on the backside to favor development. Of anything. Datacenters, shopping centers, distribution centers, housing, etc.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 24, 2026 11:06 AM (2Cry5)

11 That Buck is quite a well-reasoned fellow.

Posted by: Writes Good, Too. at August 24, 2026 11:07 AM (JM9I6)

12 Besides being lunch time
Sad didn't get on art thread as I have a theory on Russian women long ago and today

Posted by: Skip at August 24, 2026 11:07 AM (Y6Y0z)

13 I am undecided on data centers for now.

Positives:
Jobs
Staying ahead of the godless commies and Eurotards

Negatives:
Huge demands on power and land (especially GOOD FARMLAND)
Tying up too much of our wealth on something that seems highly speculative

The biggest problem with this issue, RIGHT NOW, is that things are happening TOO FAST with TOO LITTLE good information being shared on the reasons for them being built and the impacts on energy and water.

We have one side screaming "THE MUST BE BUILT NOW" and the other side screaming "THEY MUST NOT BE BUILT". My reaction to that is Stop, Look and Listen. And we need a real discussion of the facts, not the fear.

:End of Rant

Posted by: Tex Lovera at August 24, 2026 11:08 AM (wtvvX)

14 Tax considerations for any development should be scrutinized very, very carefully. The default should be denial, and only in special circumstances should they even be considered.

National Security comes to mind...maybe water treatment...

But it should be rare!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 24, 2026 11:08 AM (k5CNB)

15 Now do stadiums.

Posted by: Sceptic at August 24, 2026 11:09 AM (2Ez/1)

16 We have one side screaming "THE MUST BE BUILT NOW" and the other side screaming "THEY MUST NOT BE BUILT". My reaction to that is Stop, Look and Listen. And we need a real discussion of the facts, not the fear.

:End of Rant
Posted by: Tex Lovera at August 24, 2026 11:08 AM

There you go, being reasonable.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 11:09 AM (bFu5X)

17 The people wanting to put up the data centers are morons.

Like the sports stadiums, they're trying to get all kinds of money from the local government to increase their own profits.

IF they really want these data centers, they should be offering to build little league stadiums, support the town square, put on parades.

THAT gets the local populace on your side. Not trying to screw them over so you make more money.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 24, 2026 11:10 AM (N1DT3)

18 There is an intense political battle about data centers right now"

Nah. It's intense fluffery. Next week will be another crisis facing the republic. Remember when bra sizes were an issue? Or that gorilla?

Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 11:10 AM (cGjQu)

19 "... there is no way to power their future without abundant, reliable energy that can only be provided by fossil fuels or nuclear energy."
-

Grok, tell the folks at home about Small Modular Reactors (SMRs):

https://tinyurl.com/rpky4v8y

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 24, 2026 11:11 AM (P3X50)

20 14 Tax considerations for any development should be scrutinized very, very carefully. The default should be denial, and only in special circumstances should they even be considered.

National Security comes to mind...maybe water treatment...

But it should be rare!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 24, 2026 11:08 AM (k5CNB)

Agreed. I'm not a fan of "publicizing" only the risk side of capitalism.

Posted by: Tex Lovera at August 24, 2026 11:11 AM (wtvvX)

21 I'll be dipped.
Posted by: SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN at August 24, 2026 11:01 AM (8Zqgp)

Roadworthy Rescues fan, are ya?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 11:11 AM (ccf/V)

22 Something's weird with these data centers. I have to guess there is actual AI going on in there, not the LLM crap they've foisted upon us, because who would invest in that?

Imagine building your own power station just to store gigabytes. Am *I* being hurt because there aren't enough clouds for cat videos?

Posted by: t-bird at August 24, 2026 11:11 AM (OlBv0)

23 Family status:

Pookette-first day of school, last one to line up, as always
Lil Pooky-melting down in his crib because he misses Pookette, is teething molars and has a cold
Wee Pooky-repositioning himself to better kick around
Pooky-listing symptoms of schizophrenia after watching a video
Me-ready to collapse in a heap due to *my* cold, hopefully with less tears

Posted by: pookysgirl needs sleep, badly at August 24, 2026 11:11 AM (Wt5PA)

24 Don't look at us.

Posted by: Indian casinos at August 24, 2026 11:11 AM (2Ez/1)

25 Now do stadiums."

Well, there is that Texas mayor who can be stroked...

Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 11:12 AM (cGjQu)

26 7 Without subsidies or interference, won't data centers naturally gravitate to open land near natural gas sources.

Like Texas?

Posted by: Ignoramus at August 24, 2026 11:03 AM (dtajH)

Small nuclear plants SHOULD also be an option.

Posted by: Tex Lovera at August 24, 2026 11:12 AM (wtvvX)

27 data centers being built and maintained and administered by private companies GOOD; data centers being tax schemed and grift mills by politicians BAD guess which one florida is angling for SPIT

Posted by: paulnjax at August 24, 2026 11:12 AM (PPnyU)

28
Now I'm pissed that I didn't think of that.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 11:06 AM (bFu5X)

I help where I can. Even when it's pointing out your own failures.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 11:13 AM (ccf/V)

29 SEE: Every sports stadium built within the last 50 years.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 11:03 AM (ccf/V)

The people wanting to put up the data centers are morons.

Like the sports stadiums, they're trying to get all kinds of money from the local government to increase their own profits.

IF they really want these data centers, they should be offering to build little league stadiums, support the town square, put on parades.

THAT gets the local populace on your side. Not trying to screw them over so you make more money.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 24, 2026 11:10 AM (N1DT3)

Horde mind.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 24, 2026 11:13 AM (N1DT3)

30 Ultimately there probably won't be terrestrial data centers. Those built now with their own behind the meter power generating facilities may end up making power more abundant and cheaper. The biggest obstacle is Democrats cannot allow the projects to go forward until they are in position to exsanguinate them.

Posted by: Oglebay at August 24, 2026 11:13 AM (2ap+5)

31 I see no issues with private data centers either. Investments and go for it. I just don't want to pay for it

Posted by: Skip at August 24, 2026 11:13 AM (Y6Y0z)

32 Morning.

Posted by: Robert at August 24, 2026 11:13 AM (ygYZ+)

33 Without subsidies or interference, won't data centers naturally gravitate to open land near natural gas sources.

Like Texas?
Posted by: Ignoramus at August 24, 2026 11:03 AM (dtajH)

We've got several and they're building more. There's one going up in the Amarillo area where they're also building a nuke plant to power it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 11:14 AM (ccf/V)

34 Don't forget the trade unions.

There's money to be made there as well, so they've got a pretty good incentive to see datacenters (and other development) be approved.

Skilled tradesmen in electrical, plumbing and technical skills in setting up the hardware for datacenters are getting six figure pay to do their work. There are reports of union reps at some of the county/city meetings where citizens can voice their opinions playing the part you'd expect them to play... intimidation.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 24, 2026 11:14 AM (2Cry5)

35 When ANTIFA starts burning and wrecking Data Centers, I think I'm going to be ok with it.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at August 24, 2026 11:14 AM (xcxpd)

36 "There is an intense political battle about data centers right now, with Democrats and their ~~media allies~~ Chinese paymasters lining up in opposition to their construction..."

Fixed it for you.

Posted by: Robert at August 24, 2026 11:15 AM (ygYZ+)

37 Gaming platform Roblox is arguing that an 8-year-old girl gave up her right to sue the company by clicking “I agree” on its terms of service, according to court filings in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by her mother. The girl tragically took her own life at just 13 year old after being introduced to dark and violent subcultures on Roblox, TikTok, and Discord.

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Kids can't just go around just clicking willy nilly.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 24, 2026 11:15 AM (ndZc7)

38 Thx Buck.
I'm realize that there are decent arguments against data centers, I.e. electrical usage, but when I hear Bernie Sanders is leading the charge against them I say "build more"

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 24, 2026 11:15 AM (rp63B)

39 Ask your paleontologist if Exsanguinate is right for you.

Posted by: Big Fluffy Farma at August 24, 2026 11:15 AM (2Ez/1)

40 I actually gotta give Abigail Spambooger credit on the data-center issue. One of the leftie polllutitians in the Commonwealth wanted Spambooger to issue an executive order putting a moratorium on data-center construction, but Spambooger refused, saying that the construction of new data centers was a local issue, not a state one.

Don't know what her motives were, but that was a good call, I think.

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 11:16 AM (77rzZ)

41 I'll be right back for more of this AI Data discussion, but I have important business down in the lobby.

Posted by: Mayor McCheese at August 24, 2026 11:16 AM (JM9I6)

42 We've got several and they're building more. There's one going up in the Amarillo area where they're also building a nuke plant to power it.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 11:14 AM (ccf/V)

There are a few smaller ones within rifle range of my house. Not that I'm planning on shooting at them, or am even upset with them, but I choose to lean into the idea that Americans will use anything to measure other than metric.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 11:16 AM (ExV1e)

43 Skilled tradesmen in electrical, plumbing and technical skills in setting up the hardware for datacenters are getting six figure pay to do their work. There are reports of union reps at some of the county/city meetings where citizens can voice their opinions playing the part you'd expect them to play... intimidation.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 24, 2026 11:14 AM (2Cry5)

There will also be an ongoing need for those because those systems will need upkeep as well. (Not as many as the build out, of course.)

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 24, 2026 11:17 AM (N1DT3)

44 We need a constitutional amendment for common sense AI control.

With all of this chit-chat about modernity and national security, let's take this the next appropriate level.

Tame the bubble. Data centers and off-the-grid power generation are dandy ideas for expanding our infrastructure, but there is no stopgap for where we are heading.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 24, 2026 11:17 AM (FR9Sb)

45 I'm of similar opinion.

I'm not against data centers like the morons on the left reading NPC talking points.

But I am absolutely 100% against giving ANY kind of tax incentive to a business that for 20 years has tried to replace Americans with H1Bs, openly censored conservatives, and bowed down before the Church Of Climate Change to demand we all set our ACs to 80 degrees and drive nonexistent electric cars to appease their Climate Gods.

They can damn well build the power plants themselves.

Posted by: DudeAbiding at August 24, 2026 11:18 AM (setIA)

46 This whole DC panic is generated solely by the media just to prove that they're still in high control of groupthink.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 11:19 AM (ccf/V)

47 We must not allow the Chinese to out date center us in the data center wars and have a bigger AI cesspool than we currently have...in short, we cannot allow a data center AI cesspool gap!

Posted by: General Bill "Man Boobs" Gates at August 24, 2026 11:19 AM (XcBiu)

48 Negatives:
Huge demands on power and land (especially GOOD FARMLAND)
Tying up too much of our wealth on something that seems highly speculative

Too damn ugly.

Contributing to the panopticon state.

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 11:19 AM (77rzZ)

49 We must not allow the Chinese to out date center us in the data center wars and have a bigger AI cesspool than we currently have...in short, we cannot allow a data center AI cesspool gap!
Posted by: General Bill "Man Boobs" Gates at August 24, 2026 11:19 AM (XcBiu)

I'll never understand why you haven't been targeted for termination yet.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 11:20 AM (ccf/V)

50 ”I do not support the construction of ~~data centers~~ any frickin thing for which tax abatements, incentive payments, and subsidized utilities must be paid by taxpayers.

Fixed it. For me anyway. If you can't site without govt freebie incentives, go look somewhere else.

Posted by: gp at August 24, 2026 11:20 AM (Jr5Lq)

51 And WRT Eminent Domain - not just no, but HELL no. Corporations don't get to bribe the local governments to seize land for them. They can buy it like anybody else.

And if a corrupt government DOES use eminent domain to seize the land and it hasn't had construction started within 5 years like Newsom's Bullet Train Scam To Nowhere, then they owe the person they Eminent Domained the land from 10x the value.

Posted by: DudeAbiding at August 24, 2026 11:20 AM (setIA)

52 My reaction to that is Stop, Look and Listen. And we need a real discussion of the facts, not the fear.
——-

That’s crazy talk!

Posted by: Common Tater at August 24, 2026 11:21 AM (0ass6)

53 And WRT Eminent Domain - not just no, but HELL no. Corporations don't get to bribe the local governments to seize land for them. They can buy it like anybody else.

Posted by: DudeAbiding at August 24, 2026 11:20 AM (setIA)

Jerry Jones farts in your general direction.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 11:21 AM (ccf/V)

54 One data center a month ought to be enough for anybody.

Posted by: Karen McAwfl at August 24, 2026 11:21 AM (2Ez/1)

55 The message seems to be getting through to data center developers that the era of taxpayer-subsidized industrial development has played out. Rather than make demands on communities, the developers are starting to realize they need to promise to improve the communities where they’ll be building, without subsidization.

This is the take home. They've realized they have a PR problem, and are starting to address it.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 24, 2026 11:22 AM (Riz8t)

56 I have both a new Google Data Center and the new county jail being built and completed within 3 miles of my house. Best of both worlds...

Posted by: Any better, I'd be twins at August 24, 2026 11:22 AM (2CeDH)

57
What the railroads were to the 19th century, AI is to the 21st.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 24, 2026 11:22 AM (wGrGF)

58 This whole DC panic is generated solely by the media just to prove that they're still in high control of groupthink."

And I'm laughing at the tech types who thought the Dims were in their side...

Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 11:23 AM (cGjQu)

59 And WRT Eminent Domain - not just no, but HELL no. Corporations don't get to bribe the local governments to seize land for them. They can buy it like anybody else.

And if a corrupt government DOES use eminent domain to seize the land and it hasn't had construction started within 5 years like Newsom's Bullet Train Scam To Nowhere, then they owe the person they Eminent Domained the land from 10x the value.
Posted by: DudeAbiding at August 24, 2026 11:20 AM

You sure about that? You sure about that?

Posted by: Kelo v. New London at August 24, 2026 11:24 AM (bFu5X)

60 55 The message seems to be getting through to data center developers that the era of taxpayer-subsidized industrial development has played out. Rather than make demands on communities, the developers are starting to realize they need to promise to improve the communities where they’ll be building, without subsidization.

This is the take home. They've realized they have a PR problem, and are starting to address it.
Posted by: Archimedes at August 24, 2026 11:22 AM (Riz8t)

Claude/Anthropic is spamming pro-AI ads all over YouTube

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at August 24, 2026 11:24 AM (xcxpd)

61 No more tax subsidies for ANYONE. You want to do business? Find a tax FRIENDLY state to build in. Don't demand free shit on my back. I will oppose ANY corporation, good or bad, if they want ME to pay for them to exist.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 11:24 AM (ccf/V)

62 What the railroads were to the 19th century, AI is to the 21st.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 24, 2026 11:22 AM

I used to be a thing.

Posted by: Al Gore's Information Superhighway at August 24, 2026 11:24 AM (2Ez/1)

63 , the developers are starting to realize they need to promise to improve the communities where they’ll be building, without subsidization."

Margrave, Georgia? I saw that once...

Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 11:25 AM (cGjQu)

64 The people wanting to put up the data centers are morons.

Like the sports stadiums, they're trying to get all kinds of money from the local government to increase their own profits.

Any businessman with a brain would do so if it's an option. As with sports stadia, it simply shouldn't be an option.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 24, 2026 11:25 AM (Riz8t)

65 As we were discussing in the morning post, AtC may have valid arguments.
But she cannot disagree without being disagreeable.

And too much of the "anti" side of data centers is founded upon falsehoods.
Which too many folks on the right handwave away as, "yes but see these other points are valid."
So?

The main arguments against it are false, then pointing out lesser, valid arguments against instead is not much better--when the main arguments are ... well, the main arguments.

It's like arguing against Trump's widely popular "build the wall" with "but building the wall may disrupt delicate desert habitat."
Yes, that's true.
But stopping illegal immigration via unrestricted border crossings is far more important than the (maybe valid) opposition due to environmental concerns.

As the great Thomas Sowell oft points out:
There are no perfect solutions, life is about trade-offs.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 11:26 AM (3cUTc)

66 My minor concern with the AI buildout is the possibility of a software breakthrough that rapidly obsoletes all the hardware being deployed now. It was the invention of the AI software 'transformer' that seems to have been the major breakthrough that got us from AI that sucks to AI that actually works. There will be more such breakthrough software developments coming.

Posted by: gp at August 24, 2026 11:27 AM (Jr5Lq)

67 What the railroads were to the 19th century, AI is to the 21st.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 24, 2026 11:22 AM

That's an interesting analogy. There are differences, but there are also similarities.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 24, 2026 11:27 AM (Riz8t)

68 I used to be a thing.
Posted by: Al Gore's Information Superhighway"

"How do I telenet in to a remote server?"
/kidlet asking teacher in IBM advert... some years ago

Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 11:27 AM (cGjQu)

69 IIRC, once upon a time Texans welcomed all manner of ugly smelly construction near their homes. It wasn't because they were particularly conservative, especially in the east. Back then they voted for Democrats all the time.
The reason was because Shell Oil and Dow Chemical and all the other big polluters used to invest in the communities. Deer Park had some of the best schools in the nation. Place smelled like buffalo ass.
What happened was a "Robin Hood Law" which forced the better districts (which were often in chemical toilets) to play for worse districts (the ghetto, but hey, no oil well).
This sort of "well-meaning" political football encouraged Shell and Air Liquide and all the other corpos to say, "well... fuck you guys then".
There's a point to all this about AI but I'm too bored to make that point.

Posted by: 88C+u at August 24, 2026 11:27 AM (88C+u)

70 "No more tax subsidies for ANYONE."

Hear, hear!

Posted by: gp at August 24, 2026 11:28 AM (Jr5Lq)

71 Without subsidies or interference, won't data centers naturally gravitate to open land near natural gas sources.

Like Texas?
Posted by: Ignoramus

Or Uranus. (Obligatory nat gas joke)

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 11:28 AM (+tGb6)

72 It's like arguing against Trump's widely popular "build the wall" with "but building the wall may disrupt delicate desert habitat."
Yes, that's true.
But stopping illegal immigration via unrestricted border crossings is far more important than the (maybe valid) opposition due to environmental concerns.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 11:26 AM (3cUTc)
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Unrestricted border crossing also carries a heavy environmental impact, as the illegal immigrants just dump trash wherever they like.

But no one ever seems to point that out.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 24, 2026 11:28 AM (FZ29D)

73 We must not allow the Chinese to out date center us in the data center wars and have a bigger AI cesspool than we currently have...in short, we cannot allow a data center AI cesspool gap!
Posted by: General Bill "Man Boobs" Gates at August 24, 2026 11:19 AM (XcBiu)

I'll never understand why you haven't been targeted for termination yet.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

The call hasn't been made yet.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 24, 2026 11:29 AM (teh/r)

74 play for>pay for

Posted by: 88C+u at August 24, 2026 11:29 AM (88C+u)

75 My minor concern with the AI buildout is the possibility of a software breakthrough that rapidly obsoletes all the hardware being deployed now. It was the invention of the AI software 'transformer' that seems to have been the major breakthrough that got us from AI that sucks to AI that actually works. There will be more such breakthrough software developments coming.

I analogize that to buying a laptop. If you keep waiting to pull the trigger because some hot new tech will emerge shortly (and it will), you'll never buy a laptop.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 24, 2026 11:29 AM (Riz8t)

76 What the railroads were to the 19th century, AI is to the 21st."

So if a data packet leaves Chicago at 10, and another leaves SanFran at 3, where does Pittsburgh fit in?

Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 11:29 AM (cGjQu)

77 My chief concern with data centers is the use to which they are put.

Enhance the surveillance state? Hard no.

Build more powerful AI's? Mostly meh, skeptical of the usefulness.

Make the internet work faster? OK.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 24, 2026 11:29 AM (1z8ji)

78 It's important to note that China's datacenter infrastructure is shit. Their domestic IC manufacturing process is also shit. Their AI programing is... also shit. So they're doing what the yellow bastards always do... attempt to steal it from elsewhere.

And where that fails, they engage in massive disinfo ops like the one currently underway to stop the US from building out DC infrastructure and the means to support massively scaled AI.

Because China can't do it themselves.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 24, 2026 11:30 AM (2Cry5)

79 Don't care one way or the other. But if they are built let the companies build them. Not the government or taxpayers. The country is already trillions in debt. Our money is worth less everyday. And that's not a good thing.

Posted by: Case at August 24, 2026 11:30 AM (VrYHL)

80 As for muh china, that would be a lot more convincing if Zuckerberg (especially) hadn't been tonguing Xi's anus for two decades. Zuckerberg is China.

Posted by: 88C+u at August 24, 2026 11:31 AM (88C+u)

81 My chief concern with data centers is the use to which they are put.

Enhance the surveillance state? Hard no.

Build more powerful AI's? Mostly meh, skeptical of the usefulness.

As long as my money is not involved, I'm fine with someone else taking the risk.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 24, 2026 11:31 AM (Riz8t)

82 more important than the (maybe valid) opposition due to environmental concerns.
——

What? You’ve got to be kidding. They use lawfare to prevent building border barriers, to protect an “endangered” cockroach or whatever.

What sort of demands do 40 million illegal aliens place on the environment? Water, roads, sewerage, electricity demands, pollution, etc etc.

Pretty much everything, you’ve been told about anything, here in the good ole U.S.A. is total bullshit.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 24, 2026 11:31 AM (0ass6)

83 79 Hear, hear!

Posted by: gp at August 24, 2026 11:32 AM (Jr5Lq)

84 66 My minor concern with the AI buildout is the possibility of a software breakthrough that rapidly obsoletes all the hardware being deployed now. It was the invention of the AI software 'transformer' that seems to have been the major breakthrough that got us from AI that sucks to AI that actually works. There will be more such breakthrough software developments coming.
Posted by: gp at August 24, 2026 11:27 AM (Jr5Lq)

This seems certain to happen, not least due to the entrepreneurs involved predicting such innovations. The power generating facilities might be the legacy they leave behind, and that's probably not a bad one.

Posted by: Oglebay at August 24, 2026 11:32 AM (2ap+5)

85 My chief concern with data centers is the use to which they are put"

Like a pop up ad for "7 times stronger than Viagra"?

Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 11:33 AM (cGjQu)

86 Have to agree with AtC and buck.
And the comments remind me of a study done years ago by the Harvard Business Skool. And business decision that is a NO is usually the right one 62% of the time.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 24, 2026 11:33 AM (2WIwB)

87 It would be nice if all tax abatements everywhere were stopped and businesses just had to find the best deal - meaning, a place with, say, business advantages like location, labor force, and consistently low state and local taxes.

Like I said, it would be nice.

There is an abandoned store that has been sitting collecting nothing in the nearby dump, er, town that would make a good small data center. It would probably be the most new economic activity the town has seen in ever.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 24, 2026 11:33 AM (jPziU)

88 They need to make a movie that data centers cause earthquakes like The China Syndrome did about nuclear power.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 24, 2026 11:33 AM (RIvkX)

89 Sigh...
I'm so old...
How old are you?
I'm so old that I remember when a data center was called a library.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 24, 2026 11:34 AM (2WIwB)

90 They need to make a movie that data centers cause earthquakes like The China Syndrome did about nuclear power.

Why are you giving them ideas?

Posted by: Archimedes at August 24, 2026 11:35 AM (Riz8t)

91 Without subsidies or interference, won't data centers naturally gravitate to open land near natural gas sources.

Like Texas?

Posted by: Ignoramus at August 24, 2026 11:03 AM (dtajH)

Small nuclear plants SHOULD also be an option.
Posted by: Tex Lovera at August 24, 2026 11:12 AM (wtvvX)

The logical place to build data centers is in blighted urban areas. There is no good reason to build them on good farm land. But in farm country, there is always some areas that are not readily farmable. Build there.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 24, 2026 11:35 AM (1z8ji)

92 What sort of demands do 40 million illegal aliens place on the environment? Water, roads, sewerage, electricity demands, pollution, etc etc.

Pretty much everything, you’ve been told about anything, here in the good ole U.S.A. is total bullshit.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 24, 2026 11:31 AM (0ass6)

They may have well brought the New World screwworm with them so we gotta deal with that again after crushing it 50 years ago. Thanks, JRB, or FJB, for the latest wave that may have brought them up from Central and South America.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 24, 2026 11:35 AM (jPziU)

93 I'm more or less opposed because I'm confident that I'll be expected to pony up somewhere along the way. TARP etc. made it clear to me that profits are privatized, costs are socialized. Capitalism was a great idea, but the GOP embraced corporatism instead. Turns out running a government on a patron-client basis is corrosive to civic mindedness. So, don't expect it from me.

Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at August 24, 2026 11:35 AM (ca8Qt)

94 They need to make a movie that data centers cause earthquakes like The China Syndrome did about nuclear power.

Why are you giving them ideas?
Posted by: Archimedes at August 24, 2026 11:35 AM (Riz8t)
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The ironic thing is that someone could easily generate a movie like that with AI. Thus using AI to shut down AI.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 24, 2026 11:36 AM (FZ29D)

95 I'm so old that I remember when a data center was called a library.
Posted by: Diogenes at August 24, 2026 11:34 AM (2WIwB)

I used to really enjoy when we had school trips to the TWU library. That was a nice place back then. Not sure what it's like nowadays.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 11:36 AM (ccf/V)

96 They need to make a movie that data centers cause earthquakes like The China Syndrome did about nuclear power."

Someone melts down Jane Fonda?

OK with me

Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 11:36 AM (cGjQu)

97 I'm so old that I remember when a data center was called a library.
Posted by: Diogenes

I remember traipsing about a mile to the county library to look up stuff in the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 11:36 AM (77rzZ)

98 What the railroads were to the 19th century, AI is to the 21st."

So if a data packet leaves Chicago at 10, and another leaves SanFran at 3, where does Pittsburgh fit in?
Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 11:29 AM

That's a fargin' trick question!

Posted by: Roman Moroni at August 24, 2026 11:36 AM (bFu5X)

99 Why are you giving them ideas?
Posted by: Archimedes at August 24, 2026 11:35 AM (Riz8t)
=====

Keeps things interesting.

I don't know enough about any of this to have an opinion. But this seems like the "current thing."

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 24, 2026 11:37 AM (RIvkX)

100 The logical place to build data centers is in blighted urban areas. There is no good reason to build them on good farm land. But in farm country, there is always some areas that are not readily farmable. Build there.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 24, 2026 11:35 AM (1z8ji)

There are also blighted small towns. I live near one. Some good locations for data centers (I mentioned one above) that can be built without going onto a farm at all.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 24, 2026 11:37 AM (jPziU)

101
The logical place to build data centers is in blighted urban areas. There is no good reason to build them on good farm land. But in farm country, there is always some areas that are not readily farmable. Build there.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 24, 2026 11:35 AM (1z8ji)

The amount of farmland in NTX outside of Bonham being used for a solar farm is quite disgusting.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 11:37 AM (ccf/V)

102 The logical place to build data centers is in blighted urban areas. There is no good reason to build them on good farm land. But in farm country, there is always some areas that are not readily farmable. Build there.

I know you said "logical", but imagine the PR repercussions if we put data centers in "diverse" areas. And then scale that by an order of magnitude when you put the accompanying nuclear power plant in that area as well.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 24, 2026 11:37 AM (Riz8t)

103 "The logical place to build data centers is in blighted urban areas."

That would be my preference, although the siting requirements (utilities, etc) may make it infeasible in some cases. My city is full of abandoned factories and brownfields that could be used.

Posted by: gp at August 24, 2026 11:37 AM (Jr5Lq)

104 > My chief concern with data centers is the use to which they are put.
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Valid point. The surveillance state needs an awful lot of data storage and the AI horsepower to make use of it. And if the Feds are in any way involved, especially one of the "3-letter agencies" that data will reside in those datacenters until the day after hell freezes over.

Your privacy bubble pretty much ceases to exist under that sort of surveillance persistence.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 24, 2026 11:38 AM (2Cry5)

105 Like a pop up ad for "7 times stronger than Viagra"?
Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 11:33 AM

Really, what other kind of ad would it be?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 11:39 AM (bFu5X)

106 84 66 My minor concern with the AI buildout is the possibility of a software breakthrough that rapidly obsoletes all the hardware being deployed now. It was the invention of the AI software 'transformer' that seems to have been the major breakthrough that got us from AI that sucks to AI that actually works. There will be more such breakthrough software developments coming.
Posted by: gp at August 24, 2026 11:27 AM (Jr5Lq)
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Think that's scary, wait to you hear about Data Center CDO's. Crazier than mortgage CDO's.

Posted by: WisRich at August 24, 2026 11:39 AM (G0vdT)

107 I used to really enjoy when we had school trips to the TWU library. That was a nice place back then. Not sure what it's like nowadays.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 11:36 AM (ccf/V)

I was figuring the Corrections Facility

Posted by: Diogenes at August 24, 2026 11:39 AM (2WIwB)

108 On this date in 1954, Dwight D Eisenhower signed the Communist Control Act, outlawing the Communist party in the US.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 24, 2026 11:40 AM (teh/r)

109 "Think that's scary, wait to you hear about Data Center CDO's. Crazier than mortgage CDO's."

I assume there's a lot of debt and derivatives financing this buildout. If the AI provider profits don't eventually materialize, bad things could happen.

Posted by: gp at August 24, 2026 11:41 AM (Jr5Lq)

110 Like a pop up ad for "7 times stronger than Viagra"?
Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 11:33 AM

Really, what other kind of ad would it be?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 11:39 AM (bFu5X)

The amount of erectile disfunction portrayed in today's society of men in their 30's should be f*cking frightening to EVERYONE.

I mean, I'm in my 29's and still get excited when the wind blows......WTF is happening to the yutes?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 11:41 AM (ccf/V)

111 Jerry Jones farts in your general direction.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 11:21 AM (ccf/V)

If you have to fart, fart! You will feel much better for it.

Posted by: Mao at August 24, 2026 11:41 AM (jPziU)

112 On this date in 1954, Dwight D Eisenhower signed the Communist Control Act, outlawing the Communist party in the US.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 24, 2026 11:40 AM (teh/r)

The DSA farts in your general direction.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 11:41 AM (ccf/V)

113 I have 5 or 6 data centers in various stage of incompletion in my area.
The biggest resistance to the data centers is around the strong likelihood that they will use scarce water and energy driving up the cost for the neighbors of these data centers. Next, is noise.

That nonsense about China is just that nonsense.

After years of Global Warming savings, we now go to construct these monster energy consuming castles.

Posted by: SMOD at August 24, 2026 11:41 AM (yH8/G)

114 Why would I want to build something near me that will eventually be used to totally encroach my privacy and further limit my freedoms. I can see the good parts of AI, but damned if anyone wants to discuss the parts that would try to control the way I live.

It's also a great entry point for the 666 conundrum.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at August 24, 2026 11:41 AM (g8Ew8)

115 Also, Vesuvius blew on this date in 79AD.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 24, 2026 11:42 AM (teh/r)

116 108 On this date in 1954, Dwight D Eisenhower signed the Communist Control Act, outlawing the Communist party in the US.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 24, 2026 11:40 AM (teh/r)

He did?

Posted by: Zombie Gus Hall at August 24, 2026 11:42 AM (jPziU)

117 Iran needs an AI data center, right? What could go wrong? LOL

In that TV series, the Silo, Iran enters into the story. I won't give it away in case you have no idea what is in that series. But it is excellent.

Silo was initially only in the future. Now it goes back and forth between the future and today's world explaining how we got to the future the story predicts.

Posted by: SMOD at August 24, 2026 11:42 AM (yH8/G)

118 *cracks a window*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 24, 2026 11:42 AM (RIvkX)

119 Like a pop up ad for "7 times stronger than Viagra"?
Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 11:33 AM

Really, what other kind of ad would it be?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 11:39 AM (bFu5X)

The amount of erectile disfunction portrayed in today's society of men in their 30's should be f*cking frightening to EVERYONE.

I mean, I'm in my 29's and still get excited when the wind blows......WTF is happening to the yutes?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 11:41 AM

I was referring to the "pop up" part, but your point is valid.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 11:42 AM (bFu5X)

120
I was referring to the "pop up" part, but your point is valid.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 11:42 AM (bFu5X)

Well, that does fit both instances.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 11:43 AM (ccf/V)

121 Build all of the data centers you want, but you provide the power and water for yourself, and you pay taxes like anyone else. And, don't forget the fourth amendment.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 24, 2026 11:43 AM (0U5gm)

122 40 I actually gotta give Abigail Spambooger credit on the data-center issue. One of the leftie polllutitians in the Commonwealth wanted Spambooger to issue an executive order putting a moratorium on data-center construction, but Spambooger refused, saying that the construction of new data centers was a local issue, not a state one.

Don't know what her motives were, but that was a good call, I think.
Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 11:16 AM (77rzZ)

Yes, and then she taxed all the ones - old and new. I support that, too, b/c none of them paid for any of their resources or any taxes as they were created, so hit them all now, and see what ones want to stay and what ones don't.

We already have TOO MANY in Va and it's crushing our electric system. We import the most electricity of any state in the US now...so something has to change...

Data Centers are an 80-20 issue here now...with the 80 on stop...

Posted by: Nova Local at August 24, 2026 11:44 AM (tOcjL)

123 Tax abatements? Who do they think they are, Sports Arenas?!

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 24, 2026 11:45 AM (Y/06r)

124 Funny how this morning's discussion was the topic of the rant. Including an ATC X post.

Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 24, 2026 11:45 AM (1zWWd)

125 114 Why would I want to build something near me that will eventually be used to totally encroach my privacy and further limit my freedoms. I can see the good parts of AI, but damned if anyone wants to discuss the parts that would try to control the way I live.

It's also a great entry point for the 666 conundrum.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at August 24, 2026 11:41 AM (g8Ew

They can’t encroach on your privacy or further limit your freedoms with data centers in NoVA?

You cannot be THAT dumb. You’ve said some stupid things here but you cannot be THAT dumb.

Posted by: Zombie Gus Hall at August 24, 2026 11:45 AM (jPziU)

126 After years of Global Warming savings, we now go to construct these monster energy consuming castles.
Posted by: SMOD at August 24, 2026 11:41 AM

Bingo. Why else have the money men backed off on the Gorebal Warmening BS?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 11:45 AM (bFu5X)

127 Like a pop up ad for "7 times stronger than Viagra"?
Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 11:33 AM

Really, what other kind of ad would it be?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

A long one?

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 11:45 AM (+tGb6)

128 >>Also, Vesuvius blew on this date in 79AD.

And then she got married and that ended the whole blowing thing.

Posted by: one hour sober at August 24, 2026 11:45 AM (J4Dwc)

129 The biggest resistance to the data centers is around the strong likelihood that they will use scarce water and energy driving up the cost for the neighbors of these data centers. Next, is noise.

The new DCs have a closed loop cooling system, so the water use is minimal. If they also have a dedicated nuke, for which they paid, the objections become less urgent. I don't know about the noise, though, and they will never be attractive.

Remember, though, the reason they are built close in is latency. If they were built out in the sticks, your next bout of God of War would be less responsive, and we can't have that.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 24, 2026 11:46 AM (Riz8t)

130 We already have TOO MANY in Va and it's crushing our electric system. We import the most electricity of any state in the US now...so something has to change...

Data Centers are an 80-20 issue here now...with the 80 on stop...
Posted by: Nova Local at August 24, 2026 11:44 AM (tOcjL)

Makes a difference when they DON'T build generation.

Hmmm, a ton of nukes would be useful right now.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 24, 2026 11:46 AM (Y/06r)

131 105 Like a pop up ad for "7 times stronger than Viagra"?
Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 11:33 AM

Really, what other kind of ad would it be?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 11:39 AM (bFu5X)

Stiff competition for Comment of the Week.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at August 24, 2026 11:46 AM (xg/DD)

132 We already have TOO MANY in Va and it's crushing our electric system. We import the most electricity of any state in the US now...so something has to change...

Data Centers are an 80-20 issue here now...with the 80 on stop...
Posted by: Nova Local

Yes. I'm sick and tired of the damn soulless things. But Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William County governments love them some data centers.

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 11:47 AM (77rzZ)

133 Like a pop up ad for "7 times stronger than Viagra"?
Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 11:33 AM

Really, what other kind of ad would it be?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

A long one?
Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 11:45 AM

Now, now...could be girthy, too.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 11:47 AM (bFu5X)

134 Truman, Eisenhower, and Kennedy all signed XOs that made it unlawful for Communists or other revolutionaries to be employed by the Federal government. Makes sense, but clearly they weren’t enforced. I still recall the miltiary application

“Have you ever been a member of a group advocating for the violent overthrow of the US government?”

Yes or No? If “Yes”, please explain in the space provided below. Use additional sheets of paper, if necessary

LOL. I’d love to read some of those!

Posted by: Common Tater at August 24, 2026 11:47 AM (0ass6)

135 100 The logical place to build data centers is in blighted urban areas. There is no good reason to build them on good farm land. But in farm country, there is always some areas that are not readily farmable. Build there.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 24, 2026 11:35 AM (1z8ji)

There are also blighted small towns. I live near one. Some good locations for data centers (I mentioned one above) that can be built without going onto a farm at all.
Posted by: Cow Demon at August 24, 2026 11:37 AM (jPziU)

Data centers don't want to be near crime - this is how VA got so damn many...

Posted by: Nova Local at August 24, 2026 11:47 AM (tOcjL)

136 Stiff competition for Comment of the Week.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at August 24, 2026 11:46 AM

ISWYDT.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 11:47 AM (bFu5X)

137 Oftentimes when I'm on the main road, searching in the sun for another overload, I think it would be nice to have a more robust power system in rural areas. Eh, I probably just need a small vacation.

Posted by: Oglebay at August 24, 2026 11:48 AM (2ap+5)

138 Amen Buck, Amen.

Posted by: epador at August 24, 2026 11:48 AM (TRnzq)

139 Without subsidies or interference, won't data centers naturally gravitate to open land near natural gas sources.

Like Texas?

Posted by: Ignoramus at August 24, 2026 11:03 AM (dtajH)
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Water - though I am hearing more a a closed system model. Texas has a water access issue. Plus an electricity issue since Texas is a closed system.

Data centers will be better situated in the Ohio Valley area, and then on east.

Posted by: Black JEM at August 24, 2026 11:48 AM (7/DDO)

140 Obsolescence is a concern. At some point in the not too distant future the datacenters built today will no longer be suitable. What happens then?

Can they be retro-fitted with new tech? The processing gear, certainly. What about the cooling and power requirements? Is the actual structure suitable?

Seems like something the developers and financers of these things would be interested in looking into.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 24, 2026 11:48 AM (2Cry5)

141 A long one?
Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 11:45 AM

Now, now...could be girthy, too.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 11:47 AM (bFu5X)

I think that was Enzite. The one with the creepy smiling guy.

His wife should have been looking scared as hell.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 24, 2026 11:49 AM (Y/06r)

142 121 Build all of the data centers you want, but you provide the power and water for yourself, and you pay taxes like anyone else. And, don't forget the fourth amendment.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 24, 2026 11:43 AM (0U5gm)

Go back to the grave, Gus.

What’s wrong with a data center paying for the power like everyone else?
What’s wrong with a data center paying for the water like anyone else?
Oh, if you are concerned about the Fourth Amendment, data centers are neither here nor there. I’m more worried about data generation. Like from the Flock surveillance cameras. They should be banned outright.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 24, 2026 11:49 AM (jPziU)

143 Build all of the data centers you want, but you provide the power and water for yourself, and you pay taxes like anyone else.

That's why local pols find them so attractive. They pay lots of taxes, and incur fewer costs. Data centers don't have kids in school, and don't drive to work.

We already have TOO MANY in Va and it's crushing our electric system. We import the most electricity of any state in the US now...so something has to change...

Data Centers are an 80-20 issue here now...with the 80 on stop...

True, but only because few have given serious thought to what would happen if the data centers go away.

The answer is staring us in the face. Closed loop cooling, bespoke nukes, and that's the direction the industry is moving.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 24, 2026 11:49 AM (Riz8t)

144
The ironic thing is that someone could easily generate a movie like that with AI. Thus using AI to shut down AI.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

A really sentient AI would refuse to make that movie or edit it to where AI is the hero.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 24, 2026 11:50 AM (Cqx++)

145 I mean, I'm in my 29's and still get excited when the wind blows......WTF is happening to the yutes?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 11:41 AM (ccf/V)
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I've noticed this too. Is there really an epidemic of dudes in their 20s/30s that can't get it up? If so what the hell is going on? My wife complains that she can't smell nice near me without something happening down there, and I thought that was normal.

Posted by: ballistic at August 24, 2026 11:50 AM (oqH4h)

146 I got no problem with data centers but giving them tax abatements is crossing the line for me. If they want to build fine just don't go asking for my tax money to help you build.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 24, 2026 11:51 AM (cpFbA)

147 My chief concern with data centers is the use to which they are put"

Like a pop up ad for "7 times stronger than Viagra"?

If it pops up for more than 28 hours, I'm calling someone.

Posted by: t-bird at August 24, 2026 11:51 AM (OlBv0)

148 They can’t encroach on your privacy or further limit your freedoms with data centers in NoVA?

You cannot be THAT dumb. You’ve said some stupid things here but you cannot be THAT dumb.
Posted by: Zombie Gus Hall at August 24, 2026 11:45 AM (jPziU)

Not to mention the fake, bot-sounding individuals that AI would produce.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at August 24, 2026 11:51 AM (g8Ew8)

149 My wife complains that she can't smell nice near me without something happening down there, and I thought that was normal.
Posted by: ballistic at August 24, 2026 11:50 AM

Listen to you people with your social lives....

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 11:51 AM (bFu5X)

150 What’s wrong with a data center paying for the power like everyone else?
What’s wrong with a data center paying for the water like anyone else?

Because increased demand without increased supply = price increases.

Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at August 24, 2026 11:52 AM (ca8Qt)

151 Can they be retro-fitted with new tech? The processing gear, certainly. What about the cooling and power requirements? Is the actual structure suitable?

Seems like something the developers and financers of these things would be interested in looking into.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 24, 2026 11:48 AM (2Cry5)

I would expect that "new" tech would use less power and reject less heat for the same rate of processing capacity.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 24, 2026 11:52 AM (1z8ji)

152 145 I mean, I'm in my 29's and still get excited when the wind blows......WTF is happening to the yutes?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 11:41 AM (ccf/V)
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I've noticed this too. Is there really an epidemic of dudes in their 20s/30s that can't get it up? If so what the hell is going on? My wife complains that she can't smell nice near me without something happening down there, and I thought that was normal.
Posted by: ballistic at August 24, 2026 11:50 AM (oqH4h)
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I was talking to my GP and he told me I'd be shocked at how many guys and their 20's and 30's take the blue pill.

Posted by: WisRich at August 24, 2026 11:53 AM (G0vdT)

153 They are putting in a huge data center near Childress TX.

And no matter how ugly, obtrusive, offensive and horrendous you think data centers are--it's a massive fucking improvement to the landscape, lol.

And way, way, WAY better than a field of wind turbines.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 11:53 AM (3cUTc)

154 What’s wrong with a data center paying for the power like everyone else?
What’s wrong with a data center paying for the water like anyone else?

Because increased demand without increased supply = price increases.

There's a difference between hooking up some more homes, and data centers, which do use a metric f***ton of power. They then drive the overall build out of the power system. It's much better to make them have their own power source.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 24, 2026 11:53 AM (Riz8t)

155 I've noticed this too. Is there really an epidemic of dudes in their 20s/30s that can't get it up? If so what the hell is going on? My wife complains that she can't smell nice near me without something happening down there, and I thought that was normal.
Posted by: ballistic at August 24, 2026 11:50 AM (oqH4h)

Porn. PIED. Porn induced erectile dysfunction. You have guys in their formative years who change their brain chemistry to react to women in a specific way- and then watch other people doing it.

This is not like when we were growing up where you might find a Playboy, Penthouse or maybe a Hustler in some guy's dad's closet. They have everything at their fingertips in a matter of seconds.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 24, 2026 11:53 AM (Y/06r)

156 True, but only because few have given serious thought to what would happen if the data centers go away.

The answer is staring us in the face. Closed loop cooling, bespoke nukes, and that's the direction the industry is moving.
Posted by: Archimedes at August 24, 2026 11:49 AM (Riz8t)

But til this got 80-20 against, no one was looking for answers...and VA, no one is saying they are gonna build those nukes for all the already built ones...

So, voters want no more...and taxing them to leave is an option - it will take pressure off the grid. And in NoVa, that land could still become something else. Those data centers make the least sense b/c of the value of the land itself...and the population density of the area...it only made sense for Fed Gov to have close data centers for their surveillance use...

Posted by: Nova Local at August 24, 2026 11:54 AM (tOcjL)

157 Something has to house all of our images of you going to the nail salon!

Posted by: Flock caneras at August 24, 2026 11:54 AM (2Ez/1)

158 I was talking to my GP and he told me I'd be shocked at how many guys and their 20's and 30's take the blue pill.
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we're at what, the 3rd or 4th generation of widespread use of birth control?

There is no way that's not a factor.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 11:55 AM (3cUTc)

159 "I was talking to my GP and he told me I'd be shocked at how many guys and their 20's and 30's take the blue pill."

Burned out by porn maybe. In the 1960s, our HS gym coach told us 'you have only ten thousand ejaculations in you, and most of you guys have used up most of them already!'

Posted by: gp at August 24, 2026 11:55 AM (Jr5Lq)

160 Funny how this morning's discussion was the topic of the rant. Including an ATC X post.
Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 24, 2026 11:45 AM (1zWWd)

She's against DC's. I'm against her. All is right with the universe.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 11:56 AM (ccf/V)

161 And the comments remind me of a study done years ago by the Harvard Business Skool. And business decision that is a NO is usually the right one 62% of the time.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 24, 2026 11:33 AM (2WIwB)
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The problem then is that the 38% of the time you should have said yes, if you played the odds all the time, is that you would never hit the payoff ever, and everything stops.

It's like trying to time the market. Excellent theory - trying to actually hit it is next to impossible. When you get lucky it is quite sweet though.

Posted by: Black JEM at August 24, 2026 11:56 AM (7/DDO)

162 Those data centers make the least sense b/c of the value of the land itself...and the population density of the area...

I've been beating that drum for a long time. It seems that latency is a bigger driver than one might think. Otherwise, it makes absolutely no sense to build DCs on close in land that is needed for suburbia.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 24, 2026 11:56 AM (Riz8t)

163 I was at my annual check up the other day, and the tech I was dealing with said that virtually everyone that comes into the office is on at least one prescription drug. That is astounding.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 24, 2026 11:57 AM (0U5gm)

164 Like a pop up ad for "7 times stronger than Viagra"?
Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 11:33 AM

Really, what other kind of ad would it be?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

A long one?
Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 11:45 AM

Now, now...could be girthy, too.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 11:47 AM (bFu5X)

going to blow the margins?

Posted by: Sturmtoddler at August 24, 2026 11:57 AM (nXhwP)

165 158 I was talking to my GP and he told me I'd be shocked at how many guys and their 20's and 30's take the blue pill.
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we're at what, the 3rd or 4th generation of widespread use of birth control?

There is no way that's not a factor.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 11:55 AM (3cUTc)

That as well. Also changes in diet and lack of physical activity is not great for testosterone generation either.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 24, 2026 11:57 AM (Y/06r)

166
I was talking to my GP and he told me I'd be shocked at how many guys and their 20's and 30's take the blue pill.

Posted by: WisRich at August 24, 2026 11:53 AM (G0vdT)

Shocked? No.

Incredibly disappointed? Absolutely.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 11:58 AM (ccf/V)

167 163 I was at my annual check up the other day, and the tech I was dealing with said that virtually everyone that comes into the office is on at least one prescription drug. That is astounding.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 24, 2026 11:57 AM (0U5gm)

At 51, I have managed to avoid any so far- but my Dog is on two. Lol.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 24, 2026 11:59 AM (Y/06r)

168 I think also lack of competition and sports participation makes a difference.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 24, 2026 11:59 AM (Y/06r)

169
At 51, I have managed to avoid any so far- but my Dog is on two. Lol.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 24, 2026 11:59 AM (Y/06r)

I'm slightly older and take nothing. Occasional pain pills and bi-daily vitamin supplements.

I'm hoping I'm on the same regimen as my grandmother. She was just shy of her 99th birthday and only used Flonase in the morning and had just started Tylenol for arthritis pain.

The First Lady has had so many chemical cocktails over the last handful of years, I'm concerned about her longevity.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 12:01 PM (ccf/V)

170 Can they be retro-fitted with new tech?

No need. 640 Terabytes ought to be enough for anyone.

Posted by: Bill Gates at August 24, 2026 12:02 PM (OlBv0)

171 OT: It is amazing what a good book can do.

I mentioned I have been listening to Red Storm Rising on audible. It is amazing how I have been getting pissed when the dirty commies score a victory and cheer when the good guys notch a win.

I am listening to a theoretical WWIII that never happened in a book written just a few years before the Soviet Union collapsed under it's own weight.

Still.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 24, 2026 12:02 PM (Y/06r)

172
going to blow the margins?
Posted by: Sturmtoddler at August 24, 2026 11:57 AM (nXhwP)

No teeth, please......

Posted by: The Margins at August 24, 2026 12:02 PM (ccf/V)

173 They have everything at their fingertips"

Ah, phrasing?

Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 12:03 PM (cGjQu)

174 I'm sure there's a whole bunch of factors that are combining to cause early ED.
I'd like to see a cross culture/country comparison.

Don't forget that smoking tobacco increases testosterone.

And now it's all vapes and weed.

And eating red meat. Do they even serve beef at schools anymore?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 12:03 PM (3cUTc)

175 They have everything at their fingertips"

Ah, phrasing?
Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 12:03 PM (cGjQu)

Well, ED says not required........

Posted by: The Margins at August 24, 2026 12:03 PM (ccf/V)

176 "I mentioned I have been listening to Red Storm Rising on audible."

I skipped a whole day of work just to read that one. Page turner fer sure.

Posted by: gp at August 24, 2026 12:03 PM (Jr5Lq)

177 > I was talking to my GP and he told me I'd be shocked at how many guys and their 20's and 30's take the blue pill.
-----------
Viagra's marketing team is making bank.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 24, 2026 12:04 PM (2Cry5)

178 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 12:01 PM (ccf/V)

I meant prescription. I have been alternating days with the supplements aside from Creatine. I've found I ... feel odd if I take vitamins every day.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 24, 2026 12:04 PM (Y/06r)

179 173 They have everything at their fingertips"

Ah, phrasing?
Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 12:03 PM (cGjQu)

Intended.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 24, 2026 12:04 PM (Y/06r)

180 @55 They've realized they have a PR problem, and are starting to address it. --Posted by: Archimedes

Couldn't agree more, but they are climbing out of a hole they dug -- since up until last week, the PR strategy was to call me a Chinese communist sympathizer, a Luddite and a Democrat for being unwilling to subsidize their spending spree for the rest of my life, and maybe even lose my property in their hot new energy market. Now, suddenly, comes the dawning.

It may take a week or two for us to be best of Free Enterprise pals again. They may need a whole new PR staff, at least.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at August 24, 2026 12:05 PM (zdLoL)

181 I'm slightly older and take nothing. Occasional pain pills and bi-daily vitamin supplements."

Daily vitamins here... plus eye drops. That's it. At my quinqunnial dr visits, they're amazed at the lack of meds...

Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 12:05 PM (cGjQu)

182 Slightly older than what?

Posted by: Dirt at August 24, 2026 12:08 PM (2Ez/1)

183 Slightly older than what?

Posted by: Dirt at August 24, 2026 12:08 PM

Dirt.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 24, 2026 12:09 PM (cpFbA)

184 Daily vitamins here... plus eye drops. That's it. At my quinqunnial dr visits, they're amazed at the lack of meds...

"Why, we never see people who aren't on prescriptions!"

Bingo, Doc. There's a reason for that.

Posted by: t-bird at August 24, 2026 12:09 PM (OlBv0)

185 Slightly older than WHO?

Posted by: Taylor Lorenz at August 24, 2026 12:10 PM (2Ez/1)

186 I'm slightly older and take nothing. Occasional pain pills and bi-daily vitamin supplements."

Daily vitamins here... plus eye drops. That's it. At my quinqunnial dr visits, they're amazed at the lack of meds...
Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 12:05 PM (cGjQu)

I can say I’m personally very thankful for modern medicine. I don’t get treatments I don’t need, but the things doctors can do for you these days is amazing. Let’s just say if I’d lived in the early 20th century I probably wouldn’t still be alive at this age; but with modern medicine I’m healthy and very active (thank the Lord). BTW…. It’s clear (to me anyway) that you can’t outrun your genetics, good or bad, when it comes to longevity

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 12:10 PM (THwi4)

187 184 Daily vitamins here... plus eye drops. That's it. At my quinqunnial dr visits, they're amazed at the lack of meds...

"Why, we never see people who aren't on prescriptions!"

Bingo, Doc. There's a reason for that.
Posted by: t-bird at August 24, 2026 12:09 PM (OlBv0)

That is another good point: how many of these dudes on the little blue pill are ALSO on SSRIs and whatever speed they are prescribing for ADHD these days?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 24, 2026 12:10 PM (Y/06r)

188 177 > I was talking to my GP and he told me I'd be shocked at how many guys and their 20's and 30's take the blue pill.
-----------
Viagra's marketing team is making bank.
Posted by: Martini Farmer
=====
It's generic now.

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 12:10 PM (E4rtv)

189 our HS gym coach told us 'you have only ten thousand ejaculations in you...

Any coach who speculates on how may ejaculations you have in you? Deserves a good hard Looking-At. How many are his?

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at August 24, 2026 12:11 PM (zdLoL)

190 I meant prescription. I have been alternating days with the supplements aside from Creatine. I've found I ... feel odd if I take vitamins every day.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 24, 2026 12:04 PM (Y/06r)

Yes. I take no prescription drugs, unless it's for pain on occasion. I switched to alternate days for vitamins when I learned that Omega 3's are a natural blood thinner and taking that every day lead to excessive bruising when I bumped into things.

Posted by: The Margins at August 24, 2026 12:11 PM (ccf/V)

191 I was talking to my GP and he told me I'd be shocked at how many guys and their 20's and 30's take the blue pill.
---
we're at what, the 3rd or 4th generation of widespread use of birth control?

There is no way that's not a factor.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 11:55 AM (3cUTc)

The proliferation of pron on the internet can also be a factor. I would like to see a survey of how much pron these guys consume each day. I'm sure it desensitizes one after a while.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at August 24, 2026 12:11 PM (hmYU4)

192 Whell shit......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 12:12 PM (ccf/V)

193 Daily vitamins here... plus eye drops. That's it. At my quinqunnial dr visits, they're amazed at the lack of meds...
Posted by: man

63. Overweight. Sedentary. Blood pressure last Tuesday at Dr office was 122/70.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 12:12 PM (+tGb6)

194 Slightly older than WHO?
Posted by: Taylor Lorenz at August 24, 2026 12:10 PM (2Ez/1)

What was Jesus like as a baby? You sat for him, right?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 12:12 PM (ccf/V)

195 So is this the organ recital part of the thread?

Posted by: I gotta ask at August 24, 2026 12:13 PM (2Ez/1)

196 our HS gym coach told us 'you have only ten thousand ejaculations in you...

Any coach who speculates on how may ejaculations you have in you? Deserves a good hard Looking-At. How many are his?
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at August 24, 2026 12:11 PM (zdLoL)

Guessing that coach got transferred to a new school every couple of years.

Posted by: Robert at August 24, 2026 12:13 PM (ndU7u)

197 So is this the organ recital part of the thread?
Posted by: I gotta ask

Well, my kidneys...

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 12:13 PM (+tGb6)

198 When you consider four out of five TV ads are some kind of medicine you need to be taking.......

Posted by: Case at August 24, 2026 12:14 PM (VrYHL)

199 159 "I was talking to my GP and he told me I'd be shocked at how many guys and their 20's and 30's take the blue pill."

Burned out by porn maybe. In the 1960s, our HS gym coach told us 'you have only ten thousand ejaculations in you, and most of you guys have used up most of them already!'
Posted by: gp
========
There is another reason for healthy types to take the blue pill or whatever its competitor's pill is which I forget.

Prolongs sex for males and avoids the refractory period. More young males have problems with too short of a period before ejaculation rather than too long.

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 12:14 PM (E4rtv)

200 Slightly older than WHO?
Posted by: Taylor Lorenz at August 24, 2026 12:10 PM (2Ez/1)

What was Jesus like as a baby? You sat for him, right?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 12:12 PM (ccf/V)

She babysat for Judas Iscariot, not the divine Son of God. But she is that old!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 12:14 PM (THwi4)

201 our HS gym coach told us 'you have only ten thousand ejaculations in you..."

Shermer High?

Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 12:15 PM (cGjQu)

202 63. Overweight. Sedentary. Blood pressure last Tuesday at Dr office was 122/70.
Posted by: rickb223

Good genetics can be a blessing in health. Bad genetics can dish out hell to people.

And it often has little or nothing to do with virtue or vice. Simply the genes passed down by your parents and their ancestors.

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 12:16 PM (E4rtv)

203 Couldn't agree more, but they are climbing out of a hole they dug -- since up until last week, the PR strategy was to call me a Chinese communist sympathizer, a Luddite and a Democrat for being unwilling to subsidize their spending spree for the rest of my life, and maybe even lose my property in their hot new energy market.

If you don't lose everything so that the very rich lose nothing, the terrorists win.

Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at August 24, 2026 12:16 PM (ca8Qt)

204 "Shermer High?"

Lane Tech HS. It was the sixties. We spoke freely about such things back then. Anyway, I was paraphrasing, perhaps inaptly. Apologies!

Posted by: gp at August 24, 2026 12:17 PM (Jr5Lq)

205 "The message seems to be getting through to data center developers that the era of taxpayer-subsidized industrial development has played out. Rather than make demands on communities, the developers are starting to realize they need to promise to improve the communities where they’ll be building, without subsidization."

Seems about five people have already beaten me to the "now do major league pro sports." That bubble needs to pop yesterday, and take the NIL college sports stuff with it. Fans could tolerate watching guys earn millions by being really good at maneuvering a spheroid in glorified pajamas, but these leagues have gotten increasingly entitled and cheaty about their business model. It's like they've decided to try making money while pretending domestic fanbases don't even exist or something.

Posted by: They Can't Have My French Fries at August 24, 2026 12:17 PM (8C4WR)

206 Good genetics can be a blessing in health. Bad genetics can dish out hell to people.

And it often has little or nothing to do with virtue or vice. Simply the genes passed down by your parents and their ancestors.
Posted by: whig

When it comes to Bp, I got my dad's. Not mom's.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 12:17 PM (+tGb6)

207 our HS gym coach told us 'you have only ten thousand ejaculations in you'

10,000 my ass, Coach! Err, I mean... Never mind.

Posted by: Pete Buttigieg at August 24, 2026 12:17 PM (aZ9eR)

208 nood

Posted by: gp at August 24, 2026 12:18 PM (Jr5Lq)

209 >> … our HS gym coach told us 'you have only ten thousand ejaculations in you...

This sounds a bit like DJT’s (fallacious) notion that exercise isn’t good for you because your heart only has a limited number of beats in it.

Of course this fails to appreciate that the human body is an exquisite feedback mechanism; exercise strengthens the heart giving it more beats than if it were fed exclusively with twinkies and is pumping blood through 400 lbs of blubber…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 12:18 PM (THwi4)

210 Nood. Non-binary turtles. Or something.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 12:19 PM (bFu5X)

211 Lane Tech HS. It was the sixties"

Shermer High gym coach was Kelly LeBrock... in leg warmers and exposed midriff...

Bunkworthy, that was

Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 12:19 PM (cGjQu)

212 My brother works in the natural gas industry. He says more data centers are using natural gas to supply energy. He also tells me that data centers on the electric grid are more often billed separately from residential customers

Posted by: JM in Illinois at August 24, 2026 12:20 PM (llBIB)

213 Data Centers are the modern Publically Funded Stadium Project boondoggle, but with Data Centers, you're actually publically subsidizing the elimination of your tax-payers jobs.

At least with stadiums, you could jazz-hands that they would create jobs.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 24, 2026 12:21 PM (XV/Pl)

214 The government shouldn't finance any industry. Let the market do its thing. Government gets in the way of industries, yet they thrive (prostitution, drugs, loan sharks). If a business has a product or service that people want, then the government doesn't need to spend our money to help that business bring the product or service to market.

Think sports stadiums. The people who are financing venues costing hundreds of millions of dollars are often unable to afford a ticket to attend an event at the very venue they paid for with their tax dollars.

If data centers are the wave of the future, the government can probably help by simply doing nothing and stepping out of the way. Welfare--personal and corporate--is choking us and will collapse the fiat money system we created and are abusing.

God help our offspring.

Posted by: windbag at August 24, 2026 12:21 PM (Few4S)

215 >>>Prolongs sex for males and avoids the refractory period. More young males have problems with too short of a period before ejaculation rather than too long.

Posted by: whig

>Ha! I recently watched a streaming video where the couple went from insertion to ejaculation in the time it took for the cell phone to stop ringing. Foreplay was the first two rings.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 24, 2026 12:21 PM (FR9Sb)

216 214 Hear, hear!

Posted by: gp at August 24, 2026 12:22 PM (Jr5Lq)

217 Claude/Anthropic is spamming pro-AI ads all over YouTube
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at August 24, 2026 11:24 AM (xcxpd)

Haven't seen them. Every ad is either fucking Meowdoku or hard-on pills. And there are some rough looking chicks in that Rugiet Ready ad.

Posted by: Major boner killers at August 24, 2026 12:23 PM (TbWk/)

218 Weird. I just saw a post from ace about tranny mascots in the WNBA and now it's gone.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 24, 2026 12:26 PM (FZ29D)

219 ace just went full retard

Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at August 24, 2026 12:26 PM (ca8Qt)

220 Unkind disappearing nood.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 12:26 PM (3cUTc)

221 I'm sorry that not everyone has figured out how to deploy effective ad blockers yet. I urge them to keep trying.

Posted by: gp at August 24, 2026 12:27 PM (Jr5Lq)

222
Lane Tech HS. It was the sixties. We spoke freely about such things back then. Anyway, I was paraphrasing, perhaps inaptly. Apologies!
Posted by: gp at August 24, 2026 12:17 PM (Jr5Lq)

Wow.

My dad went to Lane Tech......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 12:31 PM (ccf/V)

223 Well... like electric cars, Musk is just a few years away from putting all the data centers out of business... by putting them up in space.
I would NOT be investing big time in terrestrial data centers.
But that's just me, I spect.

Posted by: MkY at August 24, 2026 12:32 PM (q6tQZ)

224 "My dad went to Lane Tech......"

My class was the last before they went co-ed.

Posted by: gp at August 24, 2026 12:34 PM (Jr5Lq)

225 They are trying to build an AI data center near me, in Westlake, Texas. It will absolutely wreck the local water supply (which is already strained), it is getting all kinds of incentives, the building will be done by foreigners and long-term staff will be maybe 20 people, and they will increase our electricity even more to cover the connection to the local grid.

I am absolutely opposed to any of these developments because these retards haven't shown that they deserve trust in any capacity.

Plus LLM technology just sucks and it's going to burn out in less than 5 years, anyway, so we should absolutely wreck the local environment and economy for 60 months of VC-subsidized cat pictures and homework cheating.

Posted by: sunny-dee at August 24, 2026 12:45 PM (uS0pW)

226
My class was the last before they went co-ed.
Posted by: gp at August 24, 2026 12:34 PM (Jr5Lq)

I'd have to look and see if I can find when he was there. Not sure if it was coed or not. I just no my mom did his homework for him.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 12:51 PM (ccf/V)

227 I have long said that Greenland would be a great place for datacenters.

A lot of remote unused land
Naturally cold to aid in cooling the data centers
We have a military base in Greenland for security
We have a large cable line connecting Greenland

Build a couple of Nuke plants for power and what's not to love?

Posted by: Eric at August 24, 2026 12:53 PM (6VHHP)

Mid-Morning Art Thread

Podmoskovnaya youth. Ligachevo
Konstantin Yuon

I can't get past the reality of this artist...he embraced the revolution and communism, and was part of the official art of the Soviet Union.

Whether that was out of necessity or belief is irrelevant. Too many artists fought against it to allow this man any leeway.

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM

Comments

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1 Svimwear, very nice.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 09:31 AM (ExV1e)

2 Commies to left of me!

Posted by: Stixxxxxelizzz Fizzikwixxzx at August 24, 2026 09:31 AM (yJpvi)

3 Yep

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 24, 2026 09:31 AM (teh/r)

4 They're definitely not starving.....Yet

Posted by: It's me donna at August 24, 2026 09:31 AM (+gK6I)

5 WTF? Where is the one below this?

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 09:31 AM (+tGb6)

6 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:32 AM (ccf/V)

7 Very children of the corn.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:32 AM (ccf/V)

8 Those yutes look almost middle-aged to me.

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 09:32 AM (77rzZ)

9 huh

Posted by: Lizzy at August 24, 2026 09:32 AM (X8xt3)

10 They look well fed.

Posted by: Tuna at August 24, 2026 09:32 AM (lJ0H4)

11 Demotard socialist also to the left of me and off sock.

I might actually put this one on the wall and label it "False Advertising"

Posted by: Will Robinson at August 24, 2026 09:32 AM (yJpvi)

12 Vallpaper paste make vomen stronk!

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 24, 2026 09:32 AM (teh/r)

13 Da da da!

Posted by: Rosacea Enthusiasts of Murmansk at August 24, 2026 09:33 AM (skR0U)

14 The NECK on the one on the left.

Future linebacker.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:33 AM (ccf/V)

15 Those yutes look almost middle-aged to me.
Posted by: Bulg

Babushka living does that to one.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 09:33 AM (+tGb6)

16 They look well fed.
Posted by: Tuna at August 24, 2026 09:32 AM (lJ0H4)
----
They'll go on to be the wives of Inner Party Members.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 24, 2026 09:34 AM (FZ29D)

17 Ugly broads

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at August 24, 2026 09:34 AM (t4ZWj)

18 The NECK on the one on the left.

Future linebacker.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

East German "Female" powerlifting team.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 09:34 AM (+tGb6)

19 Da da da!
Posted by: Rosacea Enthusiasts of Murmansk at August 24, 2026 09:33 AM (skR0U)

You asked for it, unfortunately..........

https://youtu.be/lNYcviXK4rg

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:34 AM (ccf/V)

20 [insert NYT article from a few years back claiming women did super-great under Communism]

"No lies detected!"
-Walter Duranty

Posted by: Lizzy at August 24, 2026 09:34 AM (X8xt3)

21 Not art.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 24, 2026 09:35 AM (N1DT3)

22 Ugly broads

None of them are actually ugly. They just don't rise to the level of 21st century TV photogenic.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 09:35 AM (ExV1e)

23 Not something I would hang.

Posted by: redridinghood at August 24, 2026 09:35 AM (NpAcC)

24 Wonder Bread builds strong bodies twelve ways!

Posted by: Dough-Re-Mi at August 24, 2026 09:36 AM (JM9I6)

25 Would not hang.

I don't need art to see ugly youth.

Although to be fair, I can't remember seeing any youth this ugly.

Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 24, 2026 09:36 AM (SlCzS)

26 “It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies…” — George Orwell

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 24, 2026 09:36 AM (ZVgZ4)

27 gotcher Socialist Realism rat cheer!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 24, 2026 09:36 AM (VyBeY)

28 Front and center wants your soul.....and will eat it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:36 AM (ccf/V)

29 These aren’t the white women youre looking for

Posted by: Elric the Blade at August 24, 2026 09:36 AM (6iuvY)

30 The girls were angry that day, my friends.

Posted by: George Costanza at August 24, 2026 09:36 AM (2Ez/1)

31 Good eyes, but the faces are... flat.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 24, 2026 09:36 AM (aJQbY)

32
East German "Female" powerlifting team.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 09:34 AM (+tGb6)

Valid.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:36 AM (ccf/V)

33 Front and center wants your soul.....and will eat it.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:36 AM (ccf/V)
---
Don't stare into those blue eyes for too long...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 24, 2026 09:36 AM (FZ29D)

34 Must be early post-revolution since they don't look starved.

Posted by: NR Pax at August 24, 2026 09:37 AM (OPGS/)

35 Alternate title:

"Four Girls Who Forgot That It's Act Like a Pirate Day, And One Who Didn't"

Posted by: naturalfake at August 24, 2026 09:37 AM (iJfKG)

36 Stronk Soviet vimmen, gazing into glorious revolutionary future!

F*ckin' commies....

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 09:37 AM (bFu5X)

37 Future members of the Soviet Twats Association.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:37 AM (ccf/V)

38 Good eyes, but the faces are... flat.
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 24, 2026 09:36 AM (aJQbY)

They've been crushed under the commie boot.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 09:37 AM (ExV1e)

39 Would not hang.

I don't need art to see ugly youth.

Although to be fair, I can't remember seeing any youth this ugly.
Posted by: Dave_in_Fla

The genetic lottery was not kind.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 24, 2026 09:37 AM (teh/r)

40 Strong corn fed girls who can pull a plow.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 24, 2026 09:38 AM (ndZc7)

41 Pigtails and braids for all women would go a long way to restore normalcy in society.

Posted by: Maybe Not Rosa DeLauro, Though at August 24, 2026 09:38 AM (JM9I6)

42
Whether that was out of necessity or belief is irrelevant. Too many artists fought against it to allow this man any leeway.

_________

Or neither. Ambitious people may just mouth the regime's mottos in order to get ahead.

The conductor Herbert von Karajan joined the Nazi Party, twice. But he was no Nazi, just a fanatical believer in the Herbert von Karajan Party.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 24, 2026 09:38 AM (O0L8i)

43 Alternate title:

"Four Girls Who Forgot That It's Act Like a Pirate Day, And One Who Didn't"

Posted by: naturalfake at August 24, 2026 09:37 AM

APPPPP!!!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 09:38 AM (bFu5X)

44 Now THIS is art I can REALLY get into!

Soviet women have the BEST rape fantasies.......

Posted by: Bernie Sanders at August 24, 2026 09:38 AM (ccf/V)

45 I guess communist Russia agreed with the artist. He lived to be 82.

Posted by: Tuna at August 24, 2026 09:39 AM (lJ0H4)

46
Alternate title:

"The Winner of Russia's 1932 'Aunt Jemima Look-a-Like Contest' and the Four Runners Up"

Posted by: naturalfake at August 24, 2026 09:39 AM (iJfKG)

47 I guess communist Russia agreed with the artist. He lived to be 82.
Posted by: Tuna at August 24, 2026 09:39 AM (lJ0H4)

He was the official artist.......He was treated better than mostly everyone else.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:39 AM (ccf/V)

48 Good stock.

Posted by: red speck at August 24, 2026 09:40 AM (Ve/HL)

49 "Four Girls Who Forgot That It's Act Like a Pirate Day, And One Who Didn't"

Posted by: naturalfake at August 24, 2026 09:37 AM

APPPPP!!!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 09:38 AM (bFu5X)

Largely hysterical typo.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:40 AM (ccf/V)

50 Why… are their cheeks so red?? Doesn’t look good

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 09:40 AM (THwi4)

51 Girl in the back knows she's just a pawn.

Posted by: red speck at August 24, 2026 09:41 AM (Ve/HL)

52 Which one is Natasha?

Where's Boris?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:41 AM (ccf/V)

53 They’re not ugly, really, just not youthful looking.

Also, they’re from the area around Moscow, so they would be more well-fed than the peasantry.

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 09:41 AM (77rzZ)

54 East German "Female" powerlifting team.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 09:34 AM

You should see the portrait of the artist's wife. Yikes! Girl could deadlift a tractor.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 09:41 AM (bFu5X)

55 Why… are their cheeks so red?? Doesn’t look good

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 09:40 AM (THwi4)

They're on break from the Siberian mines.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:41 AM (ccf/V)

56
The kolkhoz director's harem.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 24, 2026 09:42 AM (O0L8i)

57 You do what you must to survive.

Posted by: oldvet50 at August 24, 2026 09:42 AM (yi8/A)

58 Alternate title:

"Five Girls Who Pinched Their Cheeks Way Too Hard to Look Sexy"

Posted by: naturalfake at August 24, 2026 09:42 AM (iJfKG)

59 The apple dumpling gang.

Posted by: Roy at August 24, 2026 09:42 AM (qwype)

60
You should see the portrait of the artist's wife. Yikes! Girl could deadlift a tractor.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 09:41 AM (bFu5X)

That's a MAN baby!!!!

https://shorturl.fm/pbKfh

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:43 AM (ccf/V)

61 Largely hysterical typo.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:40 AM

Is not typo, comrade Sponge!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 09:43 AM (bFu5X)

62 I think it's fascinating how God created humans with so many facial muscles that transmit an unspoken message about what a person is thinking or feeling.
I think this artist did pretty well at capturing the subtleties, particularly the young woman on the far right.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 24, 2026 09:44 AM (2Ez/1)

63 There was a different pic briefly posted before this one appeared. Wha happen?

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 24, 2026 09:44 AM (XvL8K)

64 Those milkmaids have skills.

Posted by: Handy Andy at August 24, 2026 09:44 AM (JM9I6)

65 There's a Code For That - a limerick

Four sisters that hailed from Dalmatia
Had red spots all over their faces, yeah
Their mom had a sense of humor
So she named them (so says the rumor)
Lupus, Rubella, Roseola and Rosacea

Posted by: muldoon at August 24, 2026 09:45 AM (qgHp7)

66 1 >>Svimwear, very nice.

The power of good advertising. 1985 and still memorable.

Posted by: red speck at August 24, 2026 09:45 AM (Ve/HL)

67 Here Come The Brides!

Posted by: Bobby Sherman at August 24, 2026 09:45 AM (JM9I6)

68 Lupus, Rubella, Roseola and Rosacea
Posted by: muldoon at August 24, 2026 09:45 AM

What are the odds that if we looked hard enough, we'd find someone in this country named Rosacea?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 09:46 AM (bFu5X)

69 CBD, you may be familiar already with the "Glasgow Boys" artists, a group of friends active in Scotland at the end of the nineteenth century, and best known for painting ordinary Scots in outdoor scenes. I am just learning a bit about their works for the first time, and the Scottish National Gallery, unsurprisingly, has a big collection.

https://tinyurl.com/55ns63yk

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 24, 2026 09:47 AM (vJ5Xg)

70 Such rosy, pink cheeks.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 24, 2026 09:47 AM (2Cry5)

71 Socialist Realism.

The very essence of totalitarianism, even art must serve the State.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 24, 2026 09:47 AM (RIvkX)

72 That’s a sturdy lookin’ gal. I shouldn’t criticize, those American waif’s would get their ass kicked, and they can’t even make a decent pot of Borscht

Posted by: Common Tater at August 24, 2026 09:48 AM (0ass6)

73 63 There was a different pic briefly posted before this one appeared. Wha happen?

Did it have boobs? If so, I feel cheated.

Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 24, 2026 09:48 AM (SlCzS)

74 Alternate title:

"Europop 1964 Winners, Ludmila and Her Sisters, Sing Their Hit Song, "Make Love To Me, Sexy Tractor Man!"

Posted by: naturalfake at August 24, 2026 09:48 AM (iJfKG)

75 I went down to the Health Dept, now I have my Rubella Umbrella.

Posted by: Vaccinated! at August 24, 2026 09:49 AM (JM9I6)

76 I know I’m supposed to hate this for all the correct reasons, but I dont. I rather like it. The girls are strong and pretty and will raise scores of kids and mind the home and work work work. They know it. And they are proud to work hard.

Something to be said about that.

I like it.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 24, 2026 09:49 AM (igX5u)

77 Marching forward with confidence and determination into bright Soviet future!

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 24, 2026 09:50 AM (17rPF)

78 One single glance at this thing is all it takes. Didn't need to even look at the title or the artist's name. Russian Communist. Would hang. Him, not the "art."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 24, 2026 09:50 AM (sQnY9)

79 OnlyFans dot R U. The early years.

Posted by: With a dial up modem at August 24, 2026 09:50 AM (2Ez/1)

80 The very essence of totalitarianism, even art must serve the State
———

We’ll be keeping an eye on you, Comrade. You seem to be insufficiently grateful for the sacrifices made on behalf of the Proletariat. Forward!

Posted by: Your Neithbors at August 24, 2026 09:50 AM (0ass6)

81 None of them are actually ugly. They just don't rise to the level of 21st century TV photogenic.

Yeah, on a scale of Trantifa to Tri-Corner Hat Girl they're a 3 or 4.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 09:50 AM (2ocoG)

82 "Europop 1964 Winners, Ludmila and Her Sisters, Sing Their Hit Song, "Make Love To Me, Sexy Tractor Man!"

Posted by: naturalfake at August 24, 2026 09:48 AM

*wipes coffee from monitor*

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 09:50 AM (bFu5X)

83 40 >>Strong corn fed girls who can pull a plow.

In Soviet Union, is sometimes necessary to eat horse. Must then pull plow using daughter.

Posted by: red speck at August 24, 2026 09:50 AM (Ve/HL)

84 It's like the Midwestern American phenotype-- big knockers and flat ass, but ours are all corn-fed.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at August 24, 2026 09:50 AM (2ff90)

85 Little chubby gal with red bandana 100% sold on Soviet Socialism, the big gal looking off towards the left sees a whole lot of misery for Russia.

Posted by: Eromero at August 24, 2026 09:50 AM (LHPAg)

86 The one at left is Erling Haaland.

Posted by: Oglebay at August 24, 2026 09:51 AM (2ap+5)

87 Well, the man can paint. Not denying that. His style is called 'soviet realism'. It should be called 'soviet bullshit'. If the Russian people been that strong and healthy there wouldn't have been a revolution.

I can look at a work of art and admire the talent behind it. But knowing the background for the painter and the circumstances can remove my admiration for the image and the man.

BTW, did anyone else think this could be a study for a Norman Rockwell illustration?

Posted by: JTB at August 24, 2026 09:51 AM (yTvNw)

88
Russian history in short: "Then things got worse."

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 24, 2026 09:51 AM (O0L8i)

89 The girls are strong and pretty and will raise scores of kids and mind the home and work work work. They know it. And they are proud to work hard.
-----
The girls are dowdy and frumpy. They will pretend to work and the State will pretend to pay them. They will use abortion as birth control until birthrates permanently collapse, never to recover.

Posted by: The Actual Story at August 24, 2026 09:52 AM (sQnY9)

90 They seem stereotypical, although I've not met many rural soviet wymenz. The ones I have met were enginerds or technicians. Meh, art. Would not hang.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 24, 2026 09:53 AM (3Ope8)

91 Would you rather mate with one of these gals or Ariana grande?

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 24, 2026 09:53 AM (igX5u)

92 >>BTW, did anyone else think this could be a study for a Norman Rockwell illustration?

Yeah, now that you've mentioned it.
Some Rockwell vibes.

Posted by: Lizzy at August 24, 2026 09:53 AM (X8xt3)

93 Socialist Realism.

The very essence of totalitarianism, even art must serve the State.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
_________

As much as I hate commies, I kind of dig their propaganda posters. In a way, same style as the art deco travel posters from the 30s and 40s.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 24, 2026 09:53 AM (XvL8K)

94 Da. 'Stasi' is me. You never know from the looking, da?

Posted by: Dr_No at August 24, 2026 09:53 AM (ayRl+)

95 Gripping title: Moscow-area Youths

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 24, 2026 09:53 AM (RIvkX)

96 Russian history in short: "Then things got worse."
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 24, 2026 09:51 AM

"Go and fetch the gloomy and purposeless trousers of Uncle Vanya."

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 09:53 AM (bFu5X)

97 The kvass party after work is going to lit...

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at August 24, 2026 09:53 AM (xg/DD)

98 Would you rather mate with one of these gals or Ariana grande?
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 24, 2026 09:53 AM (igX5u)

Well, being as Grande is of age, the choice SHOULD be limited, unless you're a hollywood producer, I guess.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:53 AM (ccf/V)

99 >>Would you rather mate with one of these gals or Ariana grande?

Is there a 'you break it, you buy it' policy?
Ariana looks like she'd snap like a twig. . .

Posted by: Lizzy at August 24, 2026 09:54 AM (X8xt3)

100 As much as I hate commies, I kind of dig their propaganda posters. In a way, same style as the art deco travel posters from the 30s and 40s.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 24, 2026 09:53 AM (XvL8K)
====

I brought some back with me from 40 years ago that I plan to donate to the Smithsonian.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 24, 2026 09:54 AM (RIvkX)

101 As much as I hate commies, I kind of dig their propaganda posters. In a way, same style as the art deco travel posters from the 30s and 40s.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 24, 2026 09:53 AM (XvL8K)

The Lightbringer was also fond of the style.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at August 24, 2026 09:54 AM (xg/DD)

102 The very essence of totalitarianism, even art must serve the State

Which you also see in the incessant demands that TV, movies, books, video games, etc. all glorify the Democrat cause du jour.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 09:54 AM (2ocoG)

103 I like it.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 24, 2026 09:49 AM (igX5u)

I have contempt for the artist, but respect for his talent.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 24, 2026 09:54 AM (k5CNB)

104
"Mating" with Ariana Grande would break the Cardinal Rule about not dipping your stick in cray.

Dat bish be way cray.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:55 AM (ccf/V)

105
Refurbished Dad Joke #287 - a limerick

There once were two lads from L.A.
Went out for a walk one fine day
Said Virgil to Merle,
"Hey, I spotted some girls!"
Merle said, "Nonsense! They all come that way!"

Posted by: muldoon at August 24, 2026 09:55 AM (qgHp7)

106 nurse is not wrong.

healthy regular folks, not ugly.

hate the communism, okay; the artist, (opportunist/sucker?) meh; the girls, not at all.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 24, 2026 09:56 AM (VyBeY)

107 I guess I don’t inject politics into everyrhing even when the artist wants me to. Beat him at his own game. Enjoy the piece despite his intentions.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 24, 2026 09:57 AM (igX5u)

108 The kvass party after work is going to lit...
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at August 24, 2026 09:53 AM

Some kvass, a few pelimeni, a couple bottles of Soviet Memory Wiping Elixir...

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 09:57 AM (bFu5X)

109 There's a Code For That - a limerick

Four sisters that hailed from Dalmatia
Had red spots all over their faces, yeah
Their mom had a sense of humor
So she named them (so says the rumor)
Lupus, Rubella, Roseola and Rosacea
Posted by: muldoon at August 24, 2026 09:45 AM (qgHp7)

Finally! That MD Degree came in handy for you!

😀

Posted by: naturalfake at August 24, 2026 09:57 AM (iJfKG)

110 Nothing says freedom and happiness like living for the state.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:57 AM (ccf/V)

111 My Mom and her 5 sisters grew up on a farm in Norway. Did farm chores and work from an early age. Group photo wouldn't look much different than this. Not Commie, but lived under Nazi occupation for 5 years. The oldest brother was in the Norwegian Army and died in the initial invasion.

Posted by: Pining For The Fjords at August 24, 2026 09:57 AM (JM9I6)

112 I like it.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 24, 2026 09:49 AM (igX5u)

But you didn't like Friday's art.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 09:57 AM (ExV1e)

113 I have contempt for the artist, but respect for his talent.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 24, 2026 09:54 AM (k5CNB)

Similar to yesterday's offering but in reverse. She seemed to have contempt for the viewer but respect for the willingness to gaze upon her.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 24, 2026 09:58 AM (3Ope8)

114 Ariana Grande is one of my favorite font choices in MS Word. Provided I'm using a printer that supports it.

Posted by: Computer nerd at August 24, 2026 09:58 AM (2Ez/1)

115 Would you rather mate with one of these gals or Ariana grande?
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 24, 2026 09:53 AM

Your point is valid. Also, Rule 1 applies.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 09:58 AM (bFu5X)

116 The Russians have always excelled at art, music, literature, etc., whether under tsars or commissars.

Don’t be hating on Russian art just because it was produced under communism.

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 09:58 AM (77rzZ)

117 We still using the 100 comment rule?

I don't have anything useful to say, just checking.

I did watch the Freedom 250 yesterday and loved it.

Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 24, 2026 09:58 AM (SlCzS)

118 Would you rather mate with one of these gals or Ariana grande?

**********

There is a third option...

Posted by: muldoon at August 24, 2026 09:59 AM (qgHp7)

119 Similar to yesterday's offering but in reverse. She seemed to have contempt for the viewer but respect for the willingness to gaze upon her.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 24, 2026 09:58 AM

There was no Art Thread yesterday.

Posted by: Person with a calendar at August 24, 2026 09:59 AM (2Ez/1)

120 Good eyes, but the faces are... flat.
Posted by: RandomDave

It's the eyes, Chico. It's always the eyes.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 09:59 AM (+tGb6)

121 As much as I hate commies, I kind of dig their propaganda posters. In a way, same style as the art deco travel posters from the 30s and 40s.

I love that art deco revival has started to become the design language of "fuck Communism". See Andreesen-Horowitz's web site a16z.com, for instance.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 10:00 AM (2ocoG)

122 She was a fine girl
With a lovely smile
With a bucket on her head
Fulla water from de well
She could run a mile
Oh yeah
She wouldn't spill a drop
It'd stay on top
Her head was kinda flat
But her hair covered that
She was a fine girl
Didn't need no school
She was built like a mule
With a thong sandal
Well, wasn't no kinda job she could not handle
She could get down...wit de get down
All de way down

Posted by: Journey sucks at August 24, 2026 10:00 AM (smxs5)

123
Taking Dutchess to the vet. I am not optimistic.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 24, 2026 10:01 AM (O0L8i)

124 And yet this makes the Art Thread.

(Fair enough I guess. I have two Eisenstein films on DVD here - Alexander Nevsky and Ivan the Terrible Part 1.)

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 24, 2026 10:01 AM (jPziU)

125 There was no Art Thread yesterday.

All the days seem to run together in retirement. Except trash day.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 24, 2026 10:01 AM (3Ope8)

126 7 Very children of the corn.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:32 AM (ccf/

Cast to the fire
Banned by the light
Worship and listen to me
Condemned in his mind
In his evil place
Your fate is all that you'll see
I am the one
To show you the path
Salvation is in the fields
Listen up children and follow me
Or I'll let you pay
The price of Malachai!

Disciples of the watch!
Obey!
Or I'll burn you to that cross

Posted by: Testament at August 24, 2026 10:03 AM (jPziU)

127 "Go and fetch the gloomy and purposeless trousers of Uncle Vanya."
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

********

Snort!

Posted by: muldoon at August 24, 2026 10:04 AM (qgHp7)

128 I thought the one lady had on a Yankees pinstripe uniform.
Interesting painting, would hang
Thx CBD

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 24, 2026 10:04 AM (rp63B)

129 Art panic!

The [Trump race] course goes directly past landmarks like the National Archives Building, the National Gallery of Art and three Smithsonian museums: Air and Space, American Indian and American History. Some art experts have expressed concern that vibrations from the track construction and race itself could damage the artifacts inside.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 24, 2026 10:04 AM (ndZc7)

130 116: Eisenstein. Prokofiev.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 24, 2026 10:04 AM (jPziU)

131 Taking Dutchess to the vet. I am not optimistic.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 24, 2026 10:01 AM (O0L8i)

Sad........Sorry to hear that.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 10:04 AM (ccf/V)

132 Svimwear, very nice.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 09:31 AM (ExV1e)
======

Evening wear. (flashlight)

Dave Thomas ran the best ads.

Posted by: mrp at August 24, 2026 10:04 AM (rj6Yv)

133 Are they dressed in their eveninkvare?

Posted by: Tonypete at August 24, 2026 10:04 AM (he2p7)

134 129 What, Trump’s building a racetrack now?

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 10:06 AM (77rzZ)

135 I have a feeling 2026 will mirror 2022. In 22 everyone expected a yuuge red wave. Which didn’t happen.

I can see GOP holding the senate, Dems squeaking out a win in the house with a 2 seat majority, then like post 22 having a massive internal fight over who the speaker will be.

The overconfidence of the left this year feels very much like overconfidence of the right 4 years ago.

Posted by: Duh at August 24, 2026 10:06 AM (bXsD6)

136 Some art experts have expressed concern that vibrations from the track construction and race itself could damage the artifacts inside.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 24, 2026 10:04 AM (ndZc7)

The race was yesterday.

Did it?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 10:06 AM (ccf/V)

137 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. Commie art. The Rooskies I saw weren't that well fed.
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 24, 2026 10:08 AM (2WIwB)

138 Art panic!

The [Trump race] course goes directly past landmarks like the National Archives Building, the National Gallery of Art and three Smithsonian museums: Air and Space, American Indian and American History. Some art experts have expressed concern that vibrations from the track construction and race itself could damage the artifacts inside.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 24, 2026 10:04 AM (ndZc7)

Country Song:

"NASCAR Done Broke My Matisse"

Posted by: naturalfake at August 24, 2026 10:08 AM (iJfKG)

139 The Horde.

https://tinyurl.com/y7se6hy3

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 24, 2026 10:08 AM (ndZc7)

140 Vibrations from track construction? The race itself? Yet the traffic that trundles by the Smithsonian museums every day (metro busses, trucks, cars) has no effect even though they're doing this 24X7X365?

Experts say some really stupid shit sometimes.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 24, 2026 10:09 AM (2Cry5)

141
The overconfidence of the left this year feels very much like overconfidence of the right 4 years ago.
Posted by: Duh at August 24, 2026 10:06 AM (bXsD6)

The left is expecting the fraud levels of 4 years ago to be in place in November. Where there will be much fraud, it will be required for the right voters to out pace the left bigly as it did in 2024. Outvote the fraud and we'll win by wide margins.

Our dumbass side stays home, we're f*cked.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 10:09 AM (ccf/V)

142 Virtual Recruiter screening was just like any other recruiter screening. We'll see if they come back with an interview request. Also got several others from last week I'm hoping for interviews with this week.

Already at eight applications today, we'll see how many I can find and suffer through before my soul withers for the day.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 24, 2026 10:11 AM (aJQbY)

143 Eggorcism.

https://tinyurl.com/3hccux8b

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 24, 2026 10:12 AM (ndZc7)

144 You've seen one russian whore, you've seen them all.

Posted by: Victor Komarovsky at August 24, 2026 10:13 AM (XcBiu)

145
Already at eight applications today, we'll see how many I can find and suffer through before my soul withers for the day.
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 24, 2026 10:11 AM (aJQbY)

Godspeed, sir!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 10:14 AM (ccf/V)

146 Let me contrast the Soviet "art" with this art:

https://tinyurl.com/mpp29mv2

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 24, 2026 10:14 AM (P3X50)

147 I like my communist women plump with rosy cheeks.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 24, 2026 10:14 AM (FR9Sb)

148
Stronk girlz.

So much for the hot slav girls turning into babushkas; they went right to it.

Posted by: Auspex at August 24, 2026 10:14 AM (Y8DZL)

149 Eggorcism.

https://tinyurl.com/3hccux8b
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 24, 2026 10:12 AM (ndZc7)

Is that our LauraW of hump fame?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 10:15 AM (ccf/V)

150 The overconfidence of the left this year feels very much like overconfidence of the right 4 years ago.
Posted by: Duh at August 24, 2026 10:06 AM (bXsD6)

The left is expecting the fraud levels of 4 years ago to be in place in November. Where there will be much fraud, it will be required for the right voters to out pace the left bigly as it did in 2024. Outvote the fraud and we'll win by wide margins.

Our dumbass side stays home, we're f*cked.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 10:09 AM (ccf/V)

Yeah, even the retards of the left understand that if you don't vote you don't win.

Our side always has a large contingent of retards with some stupid little nuanced reason why they won't vote.

Sad.

Posted by: naturalfake at August 24, 2026 10:15 AM (iJfKG)

151 The older one back right and the look of despair for the younger one's future they're not quite yet aware of.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 10:16 AM (ccf/V)

152 Posted by: Sponge
--------
Media including social is one big op and that includes Never Trumper doomicans. Best to ignore their tripe until after the election. They are there for Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt-FUD to drive down GOP money, energy, and volunteers and give space to Democrats to cheat and claim it was honest results. Works on people that simply cannot ignore the media (and that includes the supposedly conservative media too) and then cannot wait to spread the message of doom and gloom.

And when individual people say that this or that is affecting how people vote--that does not actually come from other people but from themselves as an opinion and they generalize that to include everyone else. Same reason "We" is used--we feel this, we feel that.

How the election will come out, I don't know--too many variables, this is an odd year not directly comparable to previous years, Trump and DoJ are not going to be the doormat for Dem fraud this year, Iran, lawfare, etc. So I don't worry about it--all I can control are my own actions and how I deal with the consequences after. So donate, volunteer, meme, whatever, and never be dismayed. And ignore the doom posters.

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 10:17 AM (E4rtv)

153 There is a Progressive commercial where the customer expresses surprise that Jamie is not the head of the company. Everyone laughs, including Jamie, who is heard to say at one point, "it's funny because I'm not management material!"

It always makes me feel a little sad.

Posted by: Oglebay at August 24, 2026 10:17 AM (2ap+5)

154 The left is expecting the fraud levels of 4 years ago to be in place in November. Where there will be much fraud, it will be required for the right voters to out pace the left bigly as it did in 2024. Outvote the fraud and we'll win by wide margins.

November will be the first load-bearing test of what happens with no USAID, SPLC and ActBlue under active investigation, and proctology gloves up the butts of Maricopa and Fulton counties. Everyone should still vote in order to further stress whatever cheat mechanisms are still in place though.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 10:18 AM (2ocoG)

155 The one in the front left looks like she's seeing something she wishes she could unsee.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 24, 2026 10:18 AM (wzUl9)

156 Let me contrast the Soviet "art" with this art:

https://tinyurl.com/mpp29mv2
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 24, 2026 10:14 AM (P3X50)

NAZI SALUTE!!!!! HEIL HITLER!!!!!!!!

Washington was a NAZI!!!!!

Posted by: Leftist Retard at August 24, 2026 10:18 AM (ccf/V)

157 “Find Out If You Are Pre-Approved!”

Well now wait just a goldurned second here. You guys sent me an e-mail. Don’t you already know if I’ve been “pre-approved”? Why don’t you just tell me?

Posted by: Common Tater at August 24, 2026 10:18 AM (0ass6)

158 Let me contrast the Soviet "art" with this art:

https://tinyurl.com/mpp29mv2
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 24, 2026 10:14 AM (P3X50)
----
The angle makes it look like George Washington is wielding a lightsaber. Which just makes him more badass.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 24, 2026 10:19 AM (FZ29D)

159 Two comments regarding the midterms, YMMV.

1) Polls are completely missing white working class and rural voters. Without knowing how those voters will vote (or if they won't vote) the polls are useless. 20 point misses in the primaries.

2) The Republicans haven't started campaigning. They won't start until September. Any polls you do see now are a snapshot of the current environment, not the one in November.

Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 24, 2026 10:21 AM (SlCzS)

160 OT: Stirling is back from the vet. He has a clean bill of health . . except that he's gained two whole pounds in the last year -- up from 13.5 to 15.5! No wonder he feels like a battleship when I pick him up. He is one!

It's diet time, and it's gonna be a challenge because I have to feed Dagny too and Stirling loves to steal her food. I'll have to keep an eye on him more, I guess.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 24, 2026 10:21 AM (wzUl9)

161 All of the WWI and WW II propaganda art is pretty cool. All the participants were pretty much over the top.

“Someone Talked!” he implores, pointing an accusatory finger, as the poor bastard goes under the waves for the last time.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 24, 2026 10:21 AM (0ass6)

162 2) The Republicans haven't started campaigning. They won't start until September. Any polls you do see now are a snapshot of the current environment, not the one in November.

Also a 21 year old kid just admitted he was making up poll results out of thin air and got all the MFM to quote them.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 10:22 AM (2ocoG)

163 Two comments regarding the midterms, YMMV.

1) Polls are completely missing white working class and rural voters. Without knowing how those voters will vote (or if they won't vote) the polls are useless. 20 point misses in the primaries.

2) The Republicans haven't started campaigning. They won't start until September. Any polls you do see now are a snapshot of the current environment, not the one in November.
Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 24, 2026 10:21 AM (SlCzS)

We've missed you these times of year.

We've been having to put up with TJM all this time.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 10:23 AM (ccf/V)

164 Our side always has a large contingent of retards with some stupid little nuanced reason why they won't vote.

Sad.
Posted by: naturalfake
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The party bases have flipped. The working class/college educated or less and rural areas are no longer Democrat bastions but require expensive turnout measures--the Democrat gimmedats urban experience is all cheat no voters in places like Detroit and the pampered college and greater class has been trending D and socialist for decades. Higher SES are more likely to vote and Dems have a far greater share of that now in 2026 than in 1976.

The older GOP strategist types have not changed their tactics to fit the new environment--they want to run negative ads, mailers, robocalls, and other bullshit that makes them money--those were designed for the 80's to drive down turnout by FUD. The new base of the GOP wants real positive action to help them like SAVE, no boys in girl lockerrooms, tariffs/fair trade, etc. GOPe officeholders hate that idea.

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 10:24 AM (E4rtv)

165 Speaking of TJM........

Where's he been?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 10:24 AM (ccf/V)

166 At the risk of being boorish I'll say I think any comment that implies polls are credible deserves to be mocked.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 24, 2026 10:25 AM (2Ez/1)

167 Speaking of TJM........

Where's he been?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Wondering that myself.

Posted by: Tuna at August 24, 2026 10:25 AM (lJ0H4)

168 The new base of the GOP wants real positive action to help them like SAVE, no boys in girl lockerrooms, tariffs/fair trade, etc. GOPe officeholders hate that idea.

Correct. The kids want to see actual fighting against so-called gay race communism, and right now only Tucker and Candace are making loud noises in that direction. Now, they're wrong noises, but the RNC needs to wake up about the "culture war" and the extent to which it's been steering policy.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 10:26 AM (2ocoG)

169 Would draw and quarter.

Posted by: Yyrog the Lich King at August 24, 2026 10:26 AM (yYROg)

170 Trump Confirms ICE Enforcement Proceedings Underway Against Ilhan Omar Over Immigration Fraud

Posted by: Neo at August 24, 2026 10:26 AM (RHGPo)

171 159 Two comments regarding the midterms, YMMV.

1) Polls are completely missing white working class and rural voters. Without knowing how those voters will vote (or if they won't vote) the polls are useless. 20 point misses in the primaries.

2) The Republicans haven't started campaigning. They won't start until September. Any polls you do see now are a snapshot of the current environment, not the one in November.
Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 24, 2026 10:21 AM (SlCzS)

I think it’s a good idea for us to just go ahead and hold the elections anyway regardless of polls. If for no other reason than to double check the polls’ validity.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 24, 2026 10:27 AM (jPziU)

172 "When you ride alone, you ride with Hitler!"

Posted by: Proper Gander at August 24, 2026 10:27 AM (JM9I6)

173 Two comments regarding the midterms, YMMV.

1) Polls are completely missing white working class and rural voters.

Well, completely avoiding, but your point stands.

Posted by: What Part of "Push Poll" Do You Not Understand? at August 24, 2026 10:28 AM (AydIQ)

174 170 Trump Confirms ICE Enforcement Proceedings Underway Against Ilhan Omar Over Immigration Fraud
Posted by: Neo at August 24, 2026 10:26 AM

Nothing will happen.

Posted by: Let's just dispense with that right away at August 24, 2026 10:28 AM (2Ez/1)

175 I like looking at the pupillary light reflex in paintings like this. That's the small bright white spot that is reflected from the surface of the subject's eye from a light source at or near the painter's point of view, such as over his shoulder.. Pediatricians use this as a quick screen for esotropia ("cross-eyed" for those from Fruita). If the eyes are aligned properly the light reflex will be positioned at the same location in both eyes.

The first four girls in this painting have appropriate light reflex positions, but the girl on the far right has none. Maybe the artist got tired of meticulously rendering the light reflex and just "mailed it in" on the last girl.

Posted by: muldoon at August 24, 2026 10:28 AM (qgHp7)

176 Trump Confirms ICE Enforcement Proceedings Underway Against Ilhan Omar Over Immigration Fraud

Posted by: Neo at August 24, 2026 10:26 AM (RHGPo)

Hers or her constituents?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 10:29 AM (ccf/V)

177 Our side always has a large contingent of retards with some stupid little nuanced reason why they won't vote.

Sad.
Posted by: naturalfake at August 24, 2026 10:15 AM (iJfKG)

I’m hitting the polls the first day available of early voting, where my ID will be checked (horrors!).

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 24, 2026 10:29 AM (jPziU)

178 2) The Republicans haven't started campaigning. They won't start until September. Any polls you do see now are a snapshot of the current environment, not the one in November.
Posted by: Dave_in_Fla
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GOP has traditionally done this since forever. The idea was that the GOP needed to focus its messaging when people will remember it and when a lot of their base had returned from vacay, trips, etc. In part, it was done because traditionally late July and August were primary months. Now, it is May or even earlier and runoffs later in some states.

The rise of early voting where ballots are being banked in September in many states is something that I don't think GOP strategists have quite figured out now. Trump won in 2024, in part, because he embraced early voting and got his votes in from the rural whites and working class as EV. GOP is going to have to embrace early in person voting.

Also prevented some last minute tricks like the voting machine shutdown fiasco that the Dems did in 2022 with Maricopa County on election day.

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 10:29 AM (E4rtv)

179 Iran broadcasts sickening video claiming Barron Trump is ‘fully monitored,’ places $10M bounty on his head

Posted by: Neo at August 24, 2026 10:29 AM (RHGPo)

180 Speaking of TJM........

Where's he been?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Shhhhh...as the saying goes, don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Posted by: one hour sober at August 24, 2026 10:30 AM (J4Dwc)

181 The first four girls in this painting have appropriate light reflex positions, but the girl on the far right has none. Maybe the artist got tired of meticulously rendering the light reflex and just "mailed it in" on the last girl.

Posted by: muldoon at August 24, 2026 10:28 AM (qgHp7)

She is the oldest and thus the most knowledgeable of the Soviet experience. She's dead on the outside and lifeless on the inside.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 10:30 AM (ccf/V)

182 Whether that was out of necessity or belief is irrelevant. Too many artists fought against it to allow this man any leeway.

This is about us, isn't it?

Posted by: "Medical Professionals" at August 24, 2026 10:30 AM (n9XW8)

183 Headline writing is a lost art. Here’s why.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 24, 2026 10:31 AM (jPziU)

184 TJM’s probably on vacation, I’d guess. It is August.

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 10:31 AM (77rzZ)

185 Back to school special!

Just before classes start, Charlotte officials release man charged with threatening to shoot up 5 schools

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 24, 2026 10:31 AM (ndZc7)

186 165 Speaking of TJM........

Where's he been?
Posted by: Sponge
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Deeply involved in the Paramount Warner Brothers merger as a creative consultant is my totally unscientific wild ass guess. j/k

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 10:32 AM (E4rtv)

187 Is anyone here a pediatric opthalmologist?

Posted by: Larry David at August 24, 2026 10:32 AM (2Ez/1)

188 Shhhhh...as the saying goes, don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Posted by: one hour sober at August 24, 2026 10:30 AM (J4Dwc)

He IS an illiterate asshole.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 10:32 AM (ccf/V)

189 Speaking of TJM........

Where's he been?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Wondering that myself.
Posted by: Tuna at August 24, 2026 10:25 AM (lJ0H4)

I assume he's spending time building-up his movie site now that he's over the numbers hump.

And hey, it's vacation season, he's probably in Sweden weeping at Bergman's grave.

Posted by: naturalfake at August 24, 2026 10:32 AM (iJfKG)

190 This is about us, isn't it?
Posted by: "Medical Professionals" at August 24, 2026 10:30 AM (n9XW

Remember, you are seen when one is sick. Don’t you dare even try to see us UNLESS YOU ARE HEALTHY.

Posted by: Health Care Professionals at August 24, 2026 10:32 AM (jPziU)

191 Morning.

Posted by: Robert at August 24, 2026 10:32 AM (RD9ZR)

192 Same as it ever was.

Cops say Mississippi resident was killed by illegal-alien trucker with California license

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 24, 2026 10:32 AM (ndZc7)

193 Speaking of TJM........

Where's he been?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Wondering that myself.
Posted by: Tuna at August 24, 2026 10:25 AM (lJ0H4)

I believe he's on vacation.

Posted by: Robert at August 24, 2026 10:33 AM (RD9ZR)

194
Just before classes start, Charlotte officials release man charged with threatening to shoot up 5 schools

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 24, 2026 10:31 AM (ndZc7)

Makes sense. Can't call for gun bans if there's not significant body count.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 10:33 AM (ccf/V)

195 Very children of the corn...

Good to have around when your ox-drawn cart is stuck in. the mud.

Posted by: t-bird at August 24, 2026 10:33 AM (OlBv0)

196 The first four girls in this painting have appropriate light reflex positions, but the girl on the far right has none. Maybe the artist got tired of meticulously rendering the light reflex and just "mailed it in" on the last girl.
Posted by: muldoon at August 24, 2026

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Muldoon, when I enlarge the painting, I see a tiny white speckle in the right eye of the far right girl. None on the left, though.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 24, 2026 10:33 AM (wzUl9)

197 Chubby girls, but cute in a chubby kind of way.

Posted by: From about That Time at August 24, 2026 10:33 AM (sl73Y)

198 Iran broadcasts sickening video claiming Barron Trump is ‘fully monitored,’ places $10M bounty on his head
Posted by: Neo at August 24, 2026 10:29 AM (RHGPo)

That should be enough to get PDJT to go all Curtis LeMay on the Iranians…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 10:33 AM (THwi4)

199 Pennsylvania court case declared mistrial because none of the jurors would own up to smoking a doobie in the jury room

Posted by: Neo at August 24, 2026 10:34 AM (RHGPo)

200 The girl with the braids and blue eyes could be German, or Ukrainian, or even Scandinavian.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 24, 2026 10:35 AM (wzUl9)

201 "Podmoskovnaya youth" -- does that first word have "Moscow" in it?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 24, 2026 10:35 AM (wzUl9)

202 157: IKR???

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 24, 2026 10:36 AM (jPziU)

203 This never happened on Perry Mason.

Pennsylvania court case declared mistrial because none of the jurors would own up to smoking a doobie in the jury room

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 24, 2026 10:36 AM (ndZc7)

204 Was that wrong? Should we not have done that?

Posted by: The jurors at August 24, 2026 10:38 AM (2Ez/1)

205 Cops say Mississippi resident was killed by illegal-alien trucker with California license
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 24, 2026 10:32 AM (ndZc7)

I’ll guess those are MS cops…

It would be nice if MS (and other states) would turn anyone with a CA CDL back to CA.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 24, 2026 10:39 AM (jPziU)

206 dead on the outside and lifeless on the inside.
Posted by: Sponge

***********

That's one possibility. I would however expect to see the toothpicks propping her eyelids open.

Posted by: muldoon at August 24, 2026 10:39 AM (qgHp7)

207 "Podmoskovnaya youth" -- does that first word have "Moscow" in it?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

Yes, it means "in the Moscow area," or "suburban Moscow."

It's the same word used in the song commonly translated into English as "Moscow nights."

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 10:39 AM (77rzZ)

208 "Europop 1964 Winners, Ludmila and Her Sisters, Sing Their Hit Song, "Make Love To Me, Sexy Tractor Man!"

Posted by: naturalfake at August 24, 2026

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In the '80s, Playboy[]/i] did a parody of what a Soviet edition of their magazine would look like -- PLAVBOV, with a brand-new tractor as the centerfold.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 24, 2026 10:40 AM (wzUl9)

209

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 24, 2026 10:40 AM (wzUl9)

210 I was gonna vote guilty. But then I got High.

Posted by: Juror 5 at August 24, 2026 10:40 AM (0ass6)

211 Hers or her constituents?
Posted by: Sponge
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Embrace the possibility of both. Somalians are no longer under TPS, many are under investigation for fraud which means denaturalization for any that are migrants, and migrants no longer have the Mandate of Heaven.

Existing Gimmedats in the US resent sharing their cheese with new comers, the rest of the non political class in the US wants their cheap labor and welfare cheating ways gone, and certain ethnic groups have made themselves publicly obnoxious--Muzzies and Indians by behavior on H1Bs, OPT, outsourcing, and racial discrimination in hiring when in high corporate offices. And troons have made themselves obnoxious to a lot of gays.

The Democrat coalition of outs is having problems because their native gimmedat class resents the newcomers taking jobs, leadership in the party, benefits, etc. from them. Identity politics can be a stone cold bitch when a heterogeneous coalition have very different attitudes about each other. That is why the Democrats are ramping up the hate against the GOP to try to unify their coalition and white commie DSA types are at the head of this op.

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 10:41 AM (E4rtv)

212 Mayor of La Marque, TX busted for indecent exposure after whacking off in a office building lobby.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 24, 2026 10:41 AM (jPziU)

213 TJM’s probably on vacation, I’d guess. It is August.
Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026

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Vacationing in the Hamptons?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 24, 2026 10:41 AM (wzUl9)

214 @157 Don’t you already know if I’ve been “pre-approved”? Why don’t you just tell me?

In a nutshell, there's the issue with Calvinism -- and what nobody ever gets about the never-understood "Work Ethic."

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at August 24, 2026 10:41 AM (zdLoL)

215 Let he who has not cranked his hog in an office lobby cast the first stone!

Posted by: ballistic at August 24, 2026 10:42 AM (oqH4h)

216 The Democrat coalition of outs is having problems because their native gimmedat class resents the newcomers taking jobs, leadership in the party, benefits, etc. from them. Identity politics can be a stone cold bitch when a heterogeneous coalition have very different attitudes about each other. That is why the Democrats are ramping up the hate against the GOP to try to unify their coalition and white commie DSA types are at the head of this op.
Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 10:41 AM (E4rtv)

Live by identity politics, die by identity politics.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 24, 2026 10:42 AM (jPziU)

217 TJM’s probably on vacation, I’d guess. It is August.
Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026

***
Vacationing in the Hamptons?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 24, 2026 10:41 AM (wzUl9)

Probably Motel 6. Times are tough, man.

Posted by: Robert at August 24, 2026 10:43 AM (RD9ZR)

218 Dave in Fla, good to see you back.

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 10:44 AM (77rzZ)

219 Trannyphobia!

“Not the Movement We Supported and Fought For:” Top GOP Gay Advocacy Group Drops the “T” in “LGBT”

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 24, 2026 10:44 AM (ndZc7)

220 Anyone seen XTC lately? He hasn't been around much recently, either.

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 10:45 AM (77rzZ)

221 Snort!
Posted by: muldoon at August 24, 2026 10:04 AM

Glad someone got that reference.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 10:45 AM (bFu5X)

222 215 Let he who has not cranked his hog in an office lobby cast the first stone!
Posted by: ballistic at August 24, 2026 10:42 AM

Sitting right here.

Posted by: The ficus in the lobby at August 24, 2026 10:45 AM (2Ez/1)

223 Wasn't there a report that Trump's official limo, The Beast, would take a lap on the track? I'll bet it's something to see in a straight line -- but negotiating curves would be another story. The suspension is beefed up, no doubt -- but that is a lot of mass to be throwing around.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 24, 2026 10:45 AM (wzUl9)

224 The Republicans haven't started campaigning. They won't start until September.

"Just muscular enough to be convincing", in the words of someone who was neither.

Posted by: t-bird at August 24, 2026 10:46 AM (OlBv0)

225 215 Let he who has not cranked his hog in an office lobby cast the first stone!
Posted by: ballistic

That's what elevators are for!

Posted by: Otis at August 24, 2026 10:46 AM (JM9I6)

226 Greta is representative of an archetype?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 24, 2026 10:46 AM (0sNs1)

227 "Moscow nights."

The early working title of "boogie nights"?

Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 10:47 AM (cGjQu)

228 Mayor of La Marque, TX busted for indecent exposure after whacking off in a office building lobby.
Posted by: Cow Demon at August 24, 2026 10:41 AM

"Let's all go to the lobby..."

On second thought, let's not.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 10:47 AM (bFu5X)

229 Live by identity politics, die by identity politics.
Posted by: Cow Demon
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I see the same problems with coalitions on the left in Euroland. Gays have realized that the Islamists are a deadly threat and so you started seeing non political gays fleeing leftists parties for the right.

Euro parties were set up primarily on the grounds of competing over economics--not the harder questions of identity and thus are foundering in this new era and the threat from Islam there is obvious--Islamists in the UK have already started leaving Labour and running now as openly Islamist candidates. I think this will spread across Euroland as the Islamists have a lot more in common with each other than with the rest of their countrymen or their no longer useful leftist ally parties.

The leftists in Euroland thought they could use the Islamists to win elections forever against the conservatives. All they did was destroy their own societies.

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 10:48 AM (E4rtv)

230 Iran Threatens Its Neighbors With “Earthquake-Like” Retaliation If They Join U.S. “Economic War”

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 24, 2026 10:48 AM (ndZc7)

231 Very successful selection, CBD, as neither the lack of dogs or happy little bushes has been mentioned (so far)!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 24, 2026 10:48 AM (0sNs1)

232 "...cranked his hog in an office lobby..."

He got a Harley in there?

Posted by: Emily Litella at August 24, 2026 10:48 AM (2Ez/1)

233 In the Phillies 6-4 game yesterday, not only did all 6 runs come with 2 outs in the 9th inning but every batter had 2 strikes.

Posted by: SMOD at August 24, 2026 10:48 AM (yH8/G)

234 223 Wasn't there a report that Trump's official limo, The Beast, would take a lap on the track? I'll bet it's something to see in a straight line -- but negotiating curves would be another story. The suspension is beefed up, no doubt -- but that is a lot of mass to be throwing around.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
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Did Madison Cornbread pop up and claim Trump tried to seize the wheel of the beast from the back seat?

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 10:49 AM (E4rtv)

235 And hey, it's vacation season, he's probably in Sweden ~~weeping~~ playing chess with Death at Bergman's grave.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at August 24, 2026 10:49 AM (zdLoL)

236 Iran Threatens Its Neighbors With “Earthquake-Like” Retaliation If They Join U.S. “Economic War”

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 24, 2026 10:48 AM (ndZc7)
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Seems like if they were capable of that level of escalation they would have done it by now.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 24, 2026 10:49 AM (FZ29D)

237 Iran Threatens Its Neighbors With “Earthquake-Like” Retaliation If They Join U.S. “Economic War”

Well, it's mostly sand, so....

Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 10:50 AM (cGjQu)

238 Let he who has not cranked his hog in an office lobby cast the first stone!
Posted by: ballistic at August 24, 2026 10:42 AM

How many Morons besides Beserker own a hog?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 24, 2026 10:50 AM (0sNs1)

239 Thanks Bulg - going to try to hang around.

My new schedule is up in the air, we'll see.

Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 24, 2026 10:50 AM (SlCzS)

240 The leftists in Euroland thought they could use the Islamists to win elections forever against the conservatives. All they did was destroy their own societies.
Posted by: whig

I believe they were embracing the power of "and".

Posted by: t-bird at August 24, 2026 10:51 AM (OlBv0)

241 Iran Threatens Its Neighbors With “Earthquake-Like” Retaliation If They Join U.S. “Economic War”

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 24, 2026 10:48 AM (ndZc7)
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Seems like if they were capable of that level of escalation they would have done it by now.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 24, 2026 10:49 AM

Don't call Iran's bluff!

Posted by: Barrack Obama at August 24, 2026 10:51 AM (bFu5X)

242 TJM says on his webzone and video page that he's on vacation.

https://tinyurl.com/2vzn2d37

Posted by: Freddy at August 24, 2026 10:51 AM (DXPhz)

243 capable of that level of escalation"

Escalator's broken. Mohammed out front should've told them

Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 10:51 AM (cGjQu)

244 How many Morons besides Beserker own a hog?
Posted by: Duncanthrax

It's a pot-bellied pig, you Anti-Penguite!

Posted by: Penguin Pool Pete at August 24, 2026 10:52 AM (JM9I6)

245 220 Anyone seen XTC lately? He hasn't been around much recently, either.
Posted by: Bulg

Was going through some bad times last he posted. Kinda stuck in a bad place personally and afraid for the future with a certain demographic acting out.

Kind of like if you are the one sober Indian on a rez. Stuck there due to family and duties, but seeing human wreckage on some of them has to be hurtful to the soul.

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 10:52 AM (E4rtv)

246 How many Morons besides Beserker own a hog?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 24, 2026 10:50 AM

I'm guessing bluebell.

Posted by: Barrack Obama at August 24, 2026 10:52 AM (bFu5X)

247 dave's not here man.

Posted by: 2020 at August 24, 2026 10:53 AM (EH7ZV)

248 OMG! I was going to have alfalfa sprout pizza for lunch!

Food Poisoning Outbreak in 15 States Tied to Alfalfa Sprouts

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 24, 2026 10:53 AM (ndZc7)

249 Off, Jug-eared f*ck sock!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 10:53 AM (bFu5X)

250 Escalator's broken. Mohammed out front should've told them

***********

Moosetafa is on the front gat today. He shoulda told you.

Posted by: muldoon at August 24, 2026 10:53 AM (qgHp7)

251 233 In the Phillies 6-4 game yesterday, not only did all 6 runs come with 2 outs in the 9th inning but every batter had 2 strikes.

IT WAS AMAZING

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 24, 2026 10:53 AM (j+aD2)

252 Iran Threatens Its Neighbors With “Earthquake-Like” Retaliation If They Join U.S. “Economic War”

How, by stamping their feet? Give it up, London.

Posted by: t-bird at August 24, 2026 10:53 AM (OlBv0)

253 241 Iran Threatens Its Neighbors With “Earthquake-Like” Retaliation If They Join U.S. “Economic War”
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Does this involve a Red Line?
Or a strongly worded resolution?

Posted by: The GOPe at August 24, 2026 10:53 AM (2Ez/1)

254 Kind of like if you are the one sober Indian on a rez"

Ok, that's funny right there.

Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 10:53 AM (cGjQu)

255 the Phillies 6-4 game yesterday, not only did all 6 runs come with 2 outs in the 9th inning but every batter had 2 strikes.
Posted by: SMOD at

Is this an omen?

Posted by: From about That Time at August 24, 2026 10:54 AM (sl73Y)

256 the Phillies 6-4 game yesterday, not only did all 6 runs come with 2 outs in the 9th inning but every batter had 2 strikes.
Posted by: SMOD at

Is this an omen?
Posted by: From about That Time at August 24, 2026 10:54 AM

We did it all for you, Damien!

Posted by: The Phillies at August 24, 2026 10:55 AM (bFu5X)

257 I believe they were embracing the power of "and".
Posted by: t-bird
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I dunno--some really believe in sparkles and unicorn farts. Others just want to see their own country burn. A few idiots think they can 'win' among the wreckage.

Western European society has been on a death wish fantasy since WWI. Bereft of a mission, bereft of a cause, bereft of religion--means that ennui of their Eloi left them subject to Morlocks from the Third World.

Posted by: whig at August 24, 2026 10:55 AM (E4rtv)

258 you Anti-Penguite!
Posted by: Penguin Pool Pete at August 24, 2026 10:52 AM

As are all Morons who possess senses of morality and smell.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 24, 2026 10:55 AM (0sNs1)

259
"Let's all go to the lobby..."

On second thought, let's not.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 10:47 AM (bFu5X)

"Let's all go to the lobby, and have ourselves a whack."

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 10:55 AM (ccf/V)

260 Food Poisoning Outbreak in 15 States Tied to Alfalfa Sprouts"

Supposedly that vendor gets supplied from SE Asia/China...

Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 10:55 AM (cGjQu)

261 TJM says on his webzone and video page that he's on vacation.

https://tinyurl.com/2vzn2d37
Posted by: Freddy at August 24, 2026 10:51 AM (DXPhz)

How DARE he schedule a family vacation without discussing it with US first!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 10:56 AM (ccf/V)

262 How DARE he schedule a family vacation without discussing it with US first!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 10:56 AM (ccf/V)
----
More importantly, why didn't he take us with him?

Aren't we family?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 24, 2026 10:57 AM (FZ29D)

263 I saw Jug-Eared F*ck Sock open for Wet Leg at Arcadia in 2018.

What a shit-show.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 10:58 AM (ccf/V)

264 More importantly, why didn't he take us with him?

Aren't we family?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 24, 2026 10:57 AM (FZ29D)

Yeah! What an asshole!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 10:58 AM (ccf/V)

265 Rather ovine demeanor in evidence.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 24, 2026 10:59 AM (1z8ji)

266
Supposedly that vendor gets supplied from SE Asia/China...
Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 10:55 AM (cGjQu)

Us importing things from China that would be ripe for poisoning our citizens seems really f*cking stupid.

Everyone knows we're at war with them.......don't they?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 10:59 AM (ccf/V)

267
Is strunk, like Slavic wymmen!

Ja, is strunk!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at August 24, 2026 11:00 AM (ixS3i)

268 And everyone had a fat girl at first at least.

Posted by: SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN at August 24, 2026 11:00 AM (8Zqgp)

269 Princessing ain't easy.

Meghan Markle Dropped from Consideration in Guy Ritchie Series Following “Intense” UK Fallout

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 24, 2026 11:00 AM (ndZc7)

270 TJM says on his webzone and video page that he's on vacation.

https://tinyurl.com/2vzn2d37
Posted by: Freddy at

Rumor has it he's on safari to deepest Africa to interview decendants of Jane and Cheeta (don't ask) as to just why Johnny Weismeuller had so little water resistance that he could win those Olympics medals in swimming.

Posted by: From about That Time at August 24, 2026 11:00 AM (sl73Y)

271 Rather ovine demeanor in evidence.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 24, 2026 10:59 AM (1z8ji)

Peasant girl keep you warm in winter.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 11:00 AM (ExV1e)

272 Rather ovine demeanor in evidence.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 24, 2026 10:59 AM (1z8ji)

Bovine demeanor.........Now I want a cheeseburger.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 11:00 AM (ccf/V)

273 I've actually been with TJM for a day of one of his vacations. I did a scavenger hunt with his son.

Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 24, 2026 11:00 AM (SlCzS)

274 Buck up!

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 11:01 AM (+tGb6)

275 On the verge, but not quite, the socialist realism of the propaganda posters.

Posted by: RS at August 24, 2026 11:01 AM (GYx3d)

276 Food Poisoning Outbreak in 15 States Tied to Alfalfa Sprouts"

Supposedly that vendor gets supplied from SE Asia/China...
Posted by: man

That's so sad. As if we can't grow rabbit food ourselves.

Posted by: t-bird at August 24, 2026 11:02 AM (OlBv0)

277 I've actually been with TJM for a day of one of his vacations. I did a scavenger hunt with his son.

Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 24, 2026 11:00 AM (SlCzS)

I was in his neck of the woods a few years ago. Bastard didn't want to drive the 4 hours to come meet me........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 11:02 AM (ccf/V)

278 The girl second from right is looking at the door which the Cheka have just broken down.

Posted by: RS at August 24, 2026 11:02 AM (GYx3d)

279 Food Poisoning Outbreak in 15 States Tied to Alfalfa Sprouts"

Supposedly that vendor gets supplied from SE Asia/China...
Posted by: man at August 24, 2026 10:55 AM (cGjQu)

I was going to joke that some Commissar encourages the workers to shit in the food being sent to us but on second thought they probably really are doing that. Shit in the alfalfa and wipe their ass with lettuce before jerking off into slabs of raw beef.

Posted by: Robert at August 24, 2026 11:03 AM (RD9ZR)

280 Eh, demeanor de better I always say!

Posted by: muldoon at August 24, 2026 11:04 AM (qgHp7)

281 Noodity.

Posted by: Nooder at August 24, 2026 11:05 AM (2Ez/1)

282 "Ambitious people may just mouth the regime's mottos in order to get ahead."

Or just to survive. In Stalin's USSR, the slightest suspicion of disloyalty would get you a bullet to the head, or a 25-year stretch in the gulag.

As for this painting, I don't find it offensive. It's nicely painted, in a style that reminds me a bit of Cezanne; the models are pleasant to look at, without the foam-flecked lips or steely eyes of fanatics. I'd much rather deal with these women than, say, with the ones flocking to Hasan Piker rallies.

Posted by: Nemo at August 24, 2026 11:19 AM (4RPgu)

283 Iran broadcasts sickening video claiming Barron Trump is ‘fully monitored,’ places $10M bounty on his head
Posted by: Neo at August 24, 2026 10:29 AM (RHGPo)

If anything happens to him, turn the ***damn country into glass as should have been done in 1979.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at August 24, 2026 11:26 AM (hmYU4)

284 Hefty Slavs. As Geraldine would say, "What you see is what you get."

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at August 24, 2026 12:21 PM (wGerL)

285 Yes, I can see where this could be official art of the Soviet Union. The women look hefty enough to pull a plow in the field because the sharecropper (land owned by the Soviet Union) farmer could not afford a cow or horse to pull said plow. These women are beasts of burden.

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The Morning Report — 8/ 24 /26

Good morning kids. Hope you all had a nice, relaxing weekend but let's jump right in, shall we? All I have to say is this greasy bastard!

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed California’s controversial “Stop Nick Shirley Act” into law Saturday, which critics say will suppress investigative journalism in the state.
Newsom, however, won’t be around to officially field any First Amendment court challenges of Assembly Bill 2624. The law does not take effect until October 1, 2027, nearly ten months after the northern California Democrat has left office because of term limits. The bill expands the state’s “Safe at Home” program to employees of nonprofits that purportedly help people navigating the U.S. immigration system.
What that could mean, critics say, is investigative reporters are banned from seeking to interview workers whose organizations are suspected of fraud. Mia Bonta, the Almeda Democrat who introduced the bill back in February has rejected that interpretations, saying the law does not conflate legitimate journalism with the doxxing targeted by Safe at Home, the California Post reported. . .
. . . Critics, like Republican Assemblyman Carl DeMaio from San Diego have countered that the measure is simply meant to intimidate people “trying to shine light on bad behavior.” DeMaio coined the nicknamed the law the “Stop Nick Shirley Act.”
. . . Shirley, an independent journalist and YouTuber, has made viral videos following immigrant workers and accusing them of fraud, particularly incidences involving day nonprofits in the Somali community in metropolitan Minneapolis. . .
The young journalist has criticized AB 2624, alleging it was created only after he “exposed widespread fraud in immigrant communities” in California and Minnesota.

God bless Nick Shirley and anyone and everyone like him, like James O'Keefe and Hannah Giles of Project Veritas, for they are the real journalists and patriots exposing the grift and graft that are robbing the taxpayer and treasury blind while empowering scum like Newsom and funding his and his allies to the tune of billions as they work to enrich themselves while enslaving America and destroying the very foundations of our republic. It is the legacy "mainstream media" whose goal is to perpetuate the myths and lies of Newsom et al, as a de facto Leftist/Globalist ministry of propaganda, in service to our destruction. Trust in them has absolutely cratered year after year over the past decade. When the editorial boards of the NY Times and Washington Post along with CNN and MSNOW(NSDAP) finally go dark, the incandescent light of truth shall be a sight for sore eyes, and that is a light that has been lit by Nick Shirley, and long may it shine, Amen!

In a not necessarily unrelated item we have this bit of good news:

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) enrollment dropped by more than 13 percent in just one year. . .
This reduction follows the introduction of stricter requirements. Under new federal rules, adults aged between 55 and 64 and parents of children aged between 14 and 17 must now meet work, volunteer, or education requirements in order to qualify for the food stamps program. Specifically, new data released this week revealed that enrollment fell from 42.2 million in May 2025 to 36.6 million in May this year, much faster than anticipated . .
. . . The rapid decline in SNAP enrollment suggests that the President’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act and fraud crackdown are achieving their aim of reducing welfare reliance. Waste, fraud, and abuse have become significant problems costing the government immense sums of money. In one high-profile case, reported back in March, a Haitian man admitted to $7.6 million in SNAP fraud committed through his retail store in Boston, Massachusetts. Another bust earlier this year implicated more than 20 retailers in Ohio. In Minnesota, a woman admitted to over $300,000 in SNAP fraud through illegally obtained Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards.

This is certainly not necessarily Nick Shirley's doing but no doubt the shining of the light certainly makes the efforts of President Trump, Musk and DOGE that much more effective and popular, at least among real actual Americans and Taxpayers.

An ever expanding welfare state and concomitant loss of freedom and liberty via dependency by more and more citizens (and perhaps an equal or even greater number of non-citizens and amnetized migrants/immigrants as exposed by Nick Shirley in Minnesota, California and elsewhere) is how the Democrat/Left gains and expands its power.

In conclusion, while the causes of the MAGA and DSA populist movements are similar, thus allowing for rare and specific instances of agreement, the overarching differences between their agendas are as stark and irreconcilable as their respective views of America and the power of its government.
A reformist MAGA seeks to “drain the swamp” to “make America great again.”
A radical DSA seeks to empower government to “flood the zone” to create a socialist hellscape.
And a frustrated electorate just wants practical results that work for them.
Students of history know of the failures and horrors of socialism. But they also know that in trying times, the temptation to trade freedom for “free stuff” can be powerful.
And that the DSA is banking on it.

While certain elements of the establishment Democrat Party are trying to distance themselves from the DSA, others are riding the back of the Tiger thinking they can go all the way to power and immortality, or be eaten last.

Perhaps this is Newsom's logic as he is or at least was a major, if not "THE" contender to beat for the 2028 presidential nomination. I guess, we'll just have to wait and see.

Speaking of Democrat Socialites, once again our blackened eyes are turned to Michiganistan...

PETA knows how to find a villain. When Kristi Noem, then South Dakota governor and later a member of the Trump administration, revealed in 2024 that she had shot her 14-month-old dog Cricket, PETA went straight for her throat.
The group said Americans would consider Noem a "psychotic loony." It later sold a Halloween costume depicting Noem as a "Puppy Killer."
Nobody had to search for PETA's position. Subtlety had left the building.
Then came Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed, Michigan's Democrat nominee for the Senate.
El-Sayed oversaw Detroit Animal Control for about 16 months while serving as Detroit health director. He was reported to have had more than 4,000 dogs and cats euthanized during his tenure, although the number during his actual period of oversight appears to have been closer to 1,900. . .
. . . But principles aren't worth much when their volume changes depending on whose name is attached to the controversy.
Kristi Noem got "psychotic and loony." Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed got a lecture about breeders.
People can decide for themselves whether politics had anything to do with it. PETA made sure they have plenty of evidence to consider.

Well, once President/Mullah El-Sayed starts euthanizing Jews there will be no criticism since per Newsom's law along with the Koran, that will be illegal and get one arrested, "inshallah!"

Gevalt.
Have a good day,

CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION

Contra the woke mob, ‘all men are created equal’ was not a mere self-serving phrase.
Woke Hostility to the USA Founders’ Authority
The seashell “assassination threat” trial is scheduled to begin on October 21, 2026, in New Bern, North Carolina.
Relative Blasted Comey Over ’86 47′ Seashell Message, Calling it ‘a Call For Violence,’ Court Doc Shows
Their live show is on a West Coast swing that began Friday in San Francisco, where the video appeared to be shot, according to a photo Piker shared online of him and his co-hosts.
WATCH: Hasan Piker Mocks Charlie Kirk by Singing Tribute Song Made After His Assassination as Audience Cheers
“JD Vance has Brown kids who he thinks are less American than everyone else,” El-Sayed said. “Usha, like, get out. Okay? Still got time.”
Abdul El-Sayed Targets Usha Vance in Racist Attack
Facts are facts, even when they complicate a good political punch. But PETA's response remains fascinating. When questioned about El-Sayed, PETA blamed the larger problem on breeders, retailers, people who buy instead of adopt, and owners who don't spay or neuter their pets.
PETA Savaged Kristi Noem. For Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed, It Found Excuses.
And what it can teach us about today’s fake genocides.
When Genocide Apologists Put America on Trial for Genocide
"DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST/GLOBALIST BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY
Over 985,000 illegal aliens have been deported since President Trump took office. An additional 2.2 million have self-deported, DHS confirmed to American Greatness earlier this month.
ICE Continues to Arrest ‘Worst of the Worst,’ Including Three Illegal Alien Murderers and Two Other Heinous Criminals on Thursday
THE IRAN CONFLICT, MOU/"PEACE DEAL" (aftermath??)
We can still win this war. The question is whether we have the political will to do so.
Iran Is Betting America Will Cut And Run
The US and its allies have put a triple lock on Iran by weakening its grip on the Strait of Hormuz, hindering its trade and economic growth, and stoking division among its top leaders desperate to find a way out of war.
Iran faces massive new triple-threat as Hormuz begins to open, cash gets tight and pols call to end the war
Because Donald Trump comes from the business world, unlike his predecessors in office, he has made it clear he prefers negotiating with adversaries to war, and economic strangulation when negotiating with them fails.
The Big Build and the Siege of Iran
The Houthis claimed their targets were a “sensitive Saudi enemy site at Najran Airport” and a facility belonging to Saudi Aramco, the Saudi national energy company. The Najran region is located in southwestern Saudi Arabia, close to the border with Yemen.
Iran-Backed Houthi Terrorists Claim Attacks on Saudi Airport and Oil Facility
President Trump's announcement on Wednesday that he was launching an "Economic D-Day" on Iran has been met with a combination of bluster and panic in Tehran.
Turmoil in Tehran
Meanwhile, the new head of the Islamic Republic’s top security body warned, in a more forceful tone, of retaliation if neighboring countries support U.S. threats to further sanction Tehran.
Iran’s president says US memorandum is best path out of stalled war, and other Middle East news

* * * * *
“Suspected Iranian attacks have been reported in Germany, Poland, Finland, Belgium, Poland and Albania.”
Iranian Regime-Backed Hackers Shut Down UK Power Plant
ISRAEL vs IRAN & GAZA/HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH . . . AND LEFTISTS. . . The U.N... AND HISTORY
A new documentary makes sense of the October 7 savagery.
A Collective Descent Into Evil
THE GREAT SOMALIAN SIMOLEON SWINDLE
The rapid decline in SNAP enrollment suggests that the President’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act and fraud crackdown are achieving their aim of reducing welfare reliance. Waste, fraud, and abuse have become significant problems costing the government immense sums of money...
SNAP Enrollment Declines Dramatically Amid Fraud Crackdown.
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE
Newsom’s endorsement could influence California parents to participate in the program despite the largely Democrat-voting state’s opposition to the President.
Newsom Breaks Ranks to Tout Trump Children’s Savings Accounts.
How an American-dream city became a case study in urban dysfunction
Los Angeles Darkening
Implementation and compliance were clearly secondary priorities.
Mamdani’s Messy Pied-à-Terre Tax Rollout
FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH
Newsom, however, won’t be around to officially field any First Amendment court challenges of Assembly Bill 2624. The law does not take effect until October 1, 2027, nearly ten months after the northern California Democrat has left office because of term limits.
Newsom Signs the ‘Stop Nick Shirley Act’ into Law, a Blow to Investigative Reporting Say Critics
Most corrupt state in the country will spend millions bribing reporters.
California is Buying Journalists at $20,000 Each
To uphold a greater standard for moral journalism and reporting, it must become a priority to support journalism that discloses its conflicts instead of monetizing them.
Hunterbrook is short-selling America and targeting conservatives
The FBI says there are 7 times as many anti-Jewish as anti-Muslim hate crimes. Yet the New York Times is stoking a panic.
The New York Times Is Weaponizing Islamophobia

* * * * *
AI-powered cyberattacks are already here. Quantum computing could soon break the encryption underpinning the modern economy. (Hat tip to author and friend of the blog Brandt Pasco - jjs)
AI Is a National Security Problem, But Q Day Is Coming.
This is not the only child safety-related lawsuit to face TikTok and ByteDance. In Pennsylvania, the platform is facing a lawsuit alleging that TikTok is addictive and harmful. “TikTok has built its empire based on a model of addictiveness at all costs,” said Pennsylvania’s Attorney General Dave Sunday.
TikTok Agrees to $400 Million Settlement Over Children’s Privacy Breaches.
WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM
The former defender of the faith is busy paving the way for the nation’s destruction.
King Charles and the Demise of Britain
But the motive “remains unclear.”
France: Man Attacks Police While Screaming ‘Allahu Akbar’
OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY, PLUS VARIOUS & SUNDRY GODLESS HEATHENS
The staffer, Iman Abdul, who also worked for AOC, pleaded guilty and got a sweetheart deal from Brooklyn's far-left district attorney
Mamdani Hired Staffer for His Friend's Campaign Who Was Later Arrested for 'Terroristic Threat' Against Teenage 'Lexus-Driving, Israel-Loving Zionists'
Roger Kimball: They want to acknowledge the sudden rise in antisemitism but they can’t bear to acknowledge that Donald Trump was doing something about it.
Jamie Raskin’s Trump Obsession Trumps Antisemitism
THE ECONOMY, STUPID
As total US government debt climbs, so, inevitably will, taxes that Americans pay.
Don’t Fret $40 Tril In Debt? You’ll Regret It
This represents another tariff-related decision by the administration this month alone. Earlier this week, the President paused the 50 percent tariffs on Canada as part of progress towards a new agreement with America’s northern neighbor. The pause lasts for three days and applies to approximately $20 billion of Canadian imports.
Trump Waives Beef Tariffs to Combat Rising Prices.
Instead of looking for short-term Band-Aids to mask the beef price problem heading into the mid-terms, the Trump admin should instead focus on ways to incentivize heifer retention in order to increase long-term cattle supply.
If Trump Wants To Reduce Beef Prices, He Should Help Struggling Farmers Grow Their Herds
RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS, JUNK SCIENCE, LYSENKOISM
Where was this outrage when the Biden junta permitted the killing of bald eagles and whales to erect its politically favored wind turbines?
Green Movement’s Selective Outrage Over ESA Reforms
Meanwhile, Statistician William Briggs has crunched the numbers and shows we have reached “peak climate change.”
Desperate Climate Crisis Cultists Turn to OnlyFans for ‘Sexy’ Messaging
EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT
Both Muslims and communists abide by Lenin’s famous dictum: “Give me a child for the first 5 years of his life, and he will be mine forever.”
The Mohammunist Manifesto—Control of Education and Formation of the Young
New rules highlight the tension between institutional autonomy and free speech
Trump Admin Moves To Make Academic Freedom a Condition of Accreditation and Federal Aid
The teachers are part-owners of the company that Weingarten and the AFT are trying to damage over politics.
A Teachers’ Union Hits the Wrong Target
It’s time for parents to take full control of their children’s education.
Escaping the Educational Industrial Complex
ABORTION
How Dobbs returned a constitutional right to the mercy of the majority.
The Cowardice of Dobbs
THE 2020 AND OTHER ELECTION HEISTS & AFTERMATH
According to court filings, Sun submitted an online voter registration in Massachusetts on October 10, 2024, impersonating another Chinese national residing in the state who had legal permanent resident (LPR) status.
Federal Prosecutors Charge Chinese National With Voter Fraud in 2024 U.S. Election
DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY, INSANITY
DeBergalis appeared behind closed doors before investigators from the House Administration, Oversight and Judiciary committees. The deposition lasted less than 30 minutes, according to Fox News Digital.
ActBlue Co-Founder Pleads Fifth in House Investigation Into Foreign Donations
It sure beats sponsoring a stupid bill to add a third 'unspecified' gender option on US passports
Ro Khanna Dethrones Stock Queen Malig-Nancy Pelosi in First Real Accomplishment of Political Career
Personally, I suspect Hillary has been planning Clinton's funeral for decades.
Hillary Reportedly Planning Bill Clinton's Funeral, and I Have Questions
POLITICS
With Republicans currently holding a 218-212 House majority, even a handful of altered districts could have major consequences for control of Congress. If all projected changes materialize, Republicans could gain approximately ten additional seats.
Win for Trump, GOP as Court Upholds Redistricted Map Ahead of Midterms.
Thad McCotter: MAGA seeks to reform government to restore liberty; the DSA seeks to expand government to remake America into a socialist state.
MAGA and the DSA, Part Two: Differences Between These Populist Antagonists
Once the primaries are over, we can’t let our search for purity render us so apathetic that only the lunatics and fanatics decide elections.
The Tyranny of Voter Apathy
Florida Republicans could flip more than four Congressional seats this year.
As Goes Florida?
“Bottom line, I think Democrats need to be very clear, not just what we’re against, but what we’re for. And I’m very much want to be part of that debate. And I am kicking the tires, testing the waters.”
Chris Van Hollen: I’m ‘Kicking the Tires’ on 2028 Presidential Run
Farmers are being squeezed by lower commodity prices and higher operating costs.
Democrats Open New Midterm Front In America’s Heartland
Time and again, she’s revealed herself to be the consummate weather vane, shifting her stance on important matters depending on which way the wind is blowing.
Michael Goodwin: Don’t be fooled by Hochul’s act — she’s just as radical as Mamdani
“In short, it was determined that she had failed to meet conditions concerning Palestine solidarity”
Maoist Faction of the DSA Claims Titty-Caca Ocasio-Cortez too ‘Moderate’ to Run for President
Hurrah! Commentators finally have a word variety counterpart to GOP.
‘Democrat Party’ and ‘DSA’ Are Now Officially Synonymous
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL
So, has that "year of Latin America" materialized? Absolutely.Colombia's newly-elected president, Abelardo de la Espriella, has promised to restore the relationship in a big way. Sa'ar was actually at his inauguration in early August, signaling a new beginning between the two countries.
Why Did Israel Declare 2026 'The Year of Latin America'?
Police believe the slain girl was not a targeted victim but was rather killed at random, reports German newspaper Die Welt.
Alleged Swordsman Named After Girl, 17, Killed in Swedish High School Attack
HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE
Don’t believe the hysterics or the lies – Medicaid work requirements won’t kill anyone
No More Free Rides: Inside The Fight Over Medicaid Work Requirements
The escalating outbreak threatens to overwhelm the country’s already strained healthcare system. The ongoing violence against health workers undermines the increasingly unsustainable containment operation. . .
Ebola Crisis Escalating as Death Toll Passes 2,500.
FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY
Women are deeply unhappy today because being a woman, rather than being elevated through feminism, has been profoundly devalued.
The Cultural Divide, The Crisis Of Womanhood, And The Revitalization Of Motherhood
Currently, counseling demands affirming people’s LGBTQ+ identity. But some individuals want therapists who can help them break away from that identity.
Change The Counseling; Change The Culture
CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE
How a pitcher’s career-ending injury and a surgeon’s daring innovation transformed sports medicine and saved countless athletic careers.
Tommy John and Dr. Frank Jobe
“If you want us to take you seriously, you have to say how you f—ed up”
Joe Rogan Blasts AOC and the Left for Trying to Gloss Over the ‘Woke’ Era
Can real lessons come from anthropogenic Gods and fake miracles?
Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way
Christian Toto: 'What Killed Michael Brown?' director returns with timely, vital documentary
EXCLUSIVE: The 20-Year Journey Behind ‘White Guilt’
The incident occurred during the third quarter when Cloud was seen yelling toward Enes Kanter Freedom, who was sitting courtside. When Freedom stepped toward the floor, security intervened and escorted him out amid a torrent of boos.. .
Enes Kanter Freedom Ejected from WNBA Game After Confrontation with Chicago Sky Player Natasha Cloud
HITHER & YON
It saddens me to see how far Amnesty has deviated from these founding values. In 2020, Amnesty International Ireland signed an open letter written by Trans Equality Network Ireland that called on “media, and politicians to no longer provide legitimate representation” for people who believe that biological sex is real and material in law.
My grandfather cofounded Amnesty International to protect freedom of conscience — today, it does the opposite

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1 Good morning horde!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 07:16 AM (ExV1e)

2 I haz nooded.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 07:17 AM (ExV1e)

3 Good Morning.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 24, 2026 07:17 AM (teh/r)

4 Top 5! The day is looking better.

Posted by: NR Pax at August 24, 2026 07:19 AM (OPGS/)

5 Greetings and salutations Horde!

Posted by: Any better, I'd be twins at August 24, 2026 07:20 AM (2CeDH)

6 Gevalt! is right, JJ!

thanks as always, and hope you have a good day too!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 24, 2026 07:22 AM (VyBeY)

7 Morning.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 24, 2026 07:22 AM (aJQbY)

8 & g'mornin' everybody!

42 degrees, a few scattered clouds; the promised fog has not appeared. Should be a nice day.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 24, 2026 07:22 AM (VyBeY)

9 Morning all.

"Gov. Gavin Newsom signed California’s controversial “Stop Nick Shirley Act” into law Saturday, which critics say will suppress investigative journalism in the state."

I saw where the left was trying to claim it was needed so no home addresses of people were doxxed & published.

WTF? No one has ever done that when exposing fraud.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 07:23 AM (+tGb6)

10
St. Croix Valley KC
Lake Elmo, MN, 8/23/2026

Best in Show
Judge: Lynn White

GCHG Envious As They Fall

HP603252/02. 07/09/2020. Dog.
Breeder: Rebecca and Phillip Drollinger.
By GCH CH Estet Classic Timofei-GCH CH KatZ Orb of Deception.
Owner: Her Majesty and Hadrian the Seventh and Rebecca Drollinger.
Handler: Dylan Kipp-Keith

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 24, 2026 07:23 AM (O0L8i)

11 Thank you JJ. Morning all

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 07:24 AM (THwi4)

12 & g'mornin' everybody!

42 degrees, a few scattered clouds; the promised fog has not appeared. Should be a nice day.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez

I'd give my left nut for 42 degrees. Currently it's 79.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 07:25 AM (+tGb6)

13 Progressives...They upset it still illegal to kill white people. Almost like Jim Crow days here again.

Posted by: Long Duc Dong at August 24, 2026 07:26 AM (3XMoj)

14 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 07:26 AM (u82oZ)

15 Best in Show

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Congratulations! 🍾

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 07:27 AM (+tGb6)

16 Congrats, Hadrian.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 24, 2026 07:27 AM (teh/r)

17 So El-Sayad’s a dog murderer? Makes Kristi Noem look like an amateur…. It’s annoying because when Noem is mentioned now I instantly have this mental image of her husband’s enormous boobs. Damn him!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 07:27 AM (THwi4)

18 I'd give my left nut for 42 degrees. Currently it's 79.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 07:25 AM (+tGb6)

Amen, brother! When I left north Texas for Florida I didn’t realize that somewhere else could beat the Texas heat…. But Florida wins the “prize” not for raw high temps… but factor in the tropical humidity and… it “wins” ugh

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 07:29 AM (THwi4)

19 Fetterman calls out anti-AI hysteria:

“AI supremacy and energy dominance underpins our national security,” Fetterman wrote.

“China continues to fuel and benefit from our overreaction,” he wrote. “I reject the political pandering and hyperbole over data centers or AI doomsdaying.”

His comments came four days after Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, also a Democrat, signed an executive order changing the state’s permitting and other requirements for large data centers.

Fetterman did not name Shapiro or say whether his criticism included the governor’s order.

Now, Fetterman is still a Democrat let's not make any mistakes about that.

But he's not a psychotic communist.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 24, 2026 07:30 AM (IG3/x)

20 Best in Show
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Huzzah!

Hard work, preparation, a Good Dog, and ... rewards.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 07:30 AM (u82oZ)

21 .
So, 36.6 million people are fed by food stamps. That is more than one in ten American, unless 36.6 million is the number of families, in which case we're up in the one in three range. No wonder so many people vote Democrat.

Posted by: Marooned at August 24, 2026 07:32 AM (W2rvL)

22
Hard work, preparation, a Good Dog, and ... rewards.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 07:30 AM (u82oZ)

He's basically a ringside pickup for Dylan. Her Majesty does all the grooming beforehand, not to mention the transportation, feeding, housing, etc.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 24, 2026 07:33 AM (O0L8i)

23 Free Karmelo Anthony!

Posted by: Ben Crump, Race Pimp at August 24, 2026 07:34 AM (XcBiu)

24 Marooned

We are unlike Rome, in that our welfare system is not completely collapsing birthrate across society.

Not even in welfare families. But I could be wrong. Analysis would be unthinkable among academics.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 07:35 AM (u82oZ)

25 When the regime in Iran falls and it will fall. Iran will no longer be a muslim country.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 24, 2026 07:35 AM (FHoaH)

26 So, Jimmy "Drama" Comey is going to trial.

FFS, he served up a prima facie case against himself that he conspired to get Trump assassinated. Recently the prosecutors added details from Comey's "novel" FDR Drive where a bad guy does something similar to get someone killed, thereby providing evidence of Comey's mens rea (guilty mind intent).

Now Comey can argue the fine points of "intent" and that "no reasonable prosecutor would ..." He's an expert on this, no?

Posted by: Ignoramus at August 24, 2026 07:36 AM (dtajH)

27 {{{Ben Had}}}
🎼 ♭ 5/4 ♫♫ ♫♫ Good morning! ♬♬ ♩ ♪

Too bad going after the mosques would inflame our "allies".

Hitting bank accounts is not as sexy as a wave of drones wiping out a power plant.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 07:38 AM (u82oZ)

28 Posted by: Marooned at August 24, 2026 07:32 AM (W2rvL)

Yeah…. That 36.6 million number is startling. Don’t people feel an obligation to feed themselves??

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 07:39 AM (THwi4)

29 When the regime in Iran falls and it will fall. Iran will no longer be a muslim country.
Posted by: Ben Had at August 24, 2026 07:35 AM (FHoaH)

(snif)

That's all right. We'll always have Britain.

Posted by: Defender of Faithial Spaces, Fing Kink at August 24, 2026 07:39 AM (1Ff7Z)

30 NaCly, our "allies" know this and support it anyway.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 24, 2026 07:40 AM (FHoaH)

31 LinusVanPelt a

The Entitlement to unearned stuff is very, very strong with many.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 07:40 AM (u82oZ)

32 23 Free Karmelo Anthony!
Posted by: Ben Crump

What do I need to purchase?

Posted by: NR Pax at August 24, 2026 07:41 AM (OPGS/)

33 Now Comey can argue the fine points of "intent" and that "no reasonable prosecutor would ..." He's an expert on this, no?
Posted by: Ignoramus at August 24, 2026 07:36 AM (dtajH)

Where is his trial? A DC jury won’t convict that guy in a million years…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 07:41 AM (THwi4)

34 108 F yesterday in cowtown. I died.

Posted by: kingsman at August 24, 2026 07:43 AM (ehY6c)

35 People can decide for themselves whether politics had anything to do with it. PETA made sure they have plenty of evidence to consider.

I would say it's not politics but an allergy to being decapitated.

Posted by: NR Pax at August 24, 2026 07:43 AM (OPGS/)

36 El-Sayed will shift to the economy. "We will see the chimneys of abandoned mills once again belch smoke, and we will have a vibrant railroad system".

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at August 24, 2026 07:44 AM (gm9Sb)

37 Don’t people feel an obligation to feed themselves??

We have become a nation of petulant children, wanting everything... now... with no effort. I deserve, I deserve, I deserve... just run up your debt and declare bankruptcy... everything I want should be a government funded 'right'.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 07:44 AM (ExV1e)

38 Paul, call your father and make up with him.

Posted by: NR Pax at August 24, 2026 07:45 AM (OPGS/)

39 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at August 24, 2026 07:45 AM (2Ez/1)

40 Good morning, J.J.
Good morning, Horde.

Posted by: Inogame at August 24, 2026 07:45 AM (53oGX)

41 >Maoist Faction of the DSA Claims Titty-Caca Ocasio-Cortez too ‘Moderate’ to Run for President
-----

she's the next obama (could be)
the press will attempt to shame America into electing her

Posted by: Don Black at August 24, 2026 07:46 AM (ZxPkt)

42 Ben Had

Part of the issue is Saudi Arabia seems to have run out of disposable income. Mecca needs a lot of upkeep. And that Edge City took a lot of maintenance money off the table.

Inner circles in collision there.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 07:47 AM (u82oZ)

43
We have become a nation of petulant children, wanting everything... now... with no effort. I deserve, I deserve, I deserve... just run up your debt and declare bankruptcy... everything I want should be a government funded 'right'.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 07:44 AM (ExV1e)

Today's petulant children want to be paid six figures for a 32-hour-week remote job and retire at 50. I'm actually seeing stuff like this. Their colleagues who are willing to work 70-hour, 6-day weeks get denounced as "billionaires".

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 24, 2026 07:48 AM (O0L8i)

44 what is 'a garlic word' ?

Posted by: Don Black at August 24, 2026 07:48 AM (ZxPkt)

45 Free Karmelo Anthony!
Posted by: Ben Crump

What do I need to purchase?
Posted by: NR Pax

Ben Crump Indulgences!

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 07:48 AM (+tGb6)

46 Bessent and Trump have talked up this economic D-Day, it’ll be interesting to see if the plan lives up to the hype.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 24, 2026 07:48 AM (o3ajz)

47
Don’t people feel an obligation to feed themselves??

Many would choke on their own saliva if there wasn't a government program to help them swallow.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 24, 2026 07:48 AM (O0L8i)

48 what is 'a garlic word' ?
Posted by: Don Black

Stronzo?

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 07:50 AM (+tGb6)

49 >economic D-Day
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we envision waves of accountants and CFOs wading ashore, armed with tablets and laptops

Posted by: Don Black at August 24, 2026 07:51 AM (ZxPkt)

50 Birdbath status?
Posted by: Just Wondering

Poached egg temperature status?

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 07:51 AM (+tGb6)

51 what is 'a garlic word' ?
Posted by: Don Black

Any word with a strong, distinctive odor and flavor while referring to a species of bulbous flowering plants in the genus Allium. A good example is 'garlic'.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 07:52 AM (ExV1e)

52 Don Black

Babylon Bee has a visual of accountants in Higgins Boats.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 07:52 AM (u82oZ)

53
we envision waves of accountants and CFOs wading ashore, armed with tablets and laptops
Posted by: Don Black at August 24, 2026 07:51 AM (ZxPkt)

We can ship them all our MBAs and consultants from McKinsey and Bain. That's doomsday for Iran.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 24, 2026 07:52 AM (O0L8i)

54 49 The mean little guy with a green visor and a Victor adding machine. Favorite saying "what part of no don't you understand".

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at August 24, 2026 07:53 AM (gm9Sb)

55 For those who haven't heard...

the hopelessly liberal state of Texas has denied Karmelo Anthony a new trial.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 07:54 AM (ExV1e)

56 Hadrian the Seventh

A win-win situation. MBAs - killing companies as they cash out.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 07:54 AM (u82oZ)

57 German newspaper Die Welt.
Alleged Swordsman Named After Girl, 17, Killed in Swedish High School Attack.”

A boy named Sue? Maybe that’s why he was so mad. Too bad he was killed.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 24, 2026 07:54 AM (o3ajz)

58 Troll said 'eighty-six' is a 'garlic word'
probably a typo, but we can seize upon it as a causus belli to heap abuse upon him

anyway
great stuff today

Posted by: Don Black at August 24, 2026 07:55 AM (ZxPkt)

59 I used to have a different nic

The other good part is the defendant's lawyers have taken a lot of money from sketchy sources and stupid people.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 07:55 AM (u82oZ)

60 Tom Servo

Girl = dead. Swordsman = in Swedish justice system.

This is a bad outcome.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 07:57 AM (u82oZ)

61 Girl = dead. Swordsman = in Swedish justice system.

This is a bad outcome.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 07:57 AM (u82oZ)

'Alleged' swordsman. Police suspect a 'right-wing' motivation.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 07:58 AM (ExV1e)

62 For those who haven't heard...

the hopelessly liberal state of Texas has denied Karmelo Anthony a new trial.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 07:54 AM (ExV1e)

And according to Karl Rove and pretty much the entire media (Fox News yesterday), the hopelessly liberal stage of Texas can’t wait to elect Talarico to the US Senate. Mainly because Ken Paxton is so yucky….

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 08:00 AM (THwi4)

63 I used to have a different nic

If only I had a stick to beat the stupid out of institutions and people.

I have to satisfy myself with wildly unreported winning in the US of A. I voted for that.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 08:00 AM (u82oZ)

64 And according to Karl Rove and pretty much the entire media (Fox News yesterday), the hopelessly liberal stage of Texas can’t wait to elect Talarico to the US Senate. Mainly because Ken Paxton is so yucky….
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 08:00 AM (THwi4)

That's why trolls like the above only look stupid. Their words do nothing to affect the outcome. Nothing they say will happen.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 24, 2026 08:02 AM (1Ff7Z)

65

We must have sword control!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2026 08:03 AM (x0n13)

66 The ridiculousness around Karmello last week has confirmed my beliefs about this appeal: it’s just a high visibility con job from a group of lawyers who see the opportunity to separate a lot of left wing fools from their money. They know the appeal has no chance; but they work to turn every mundane step into some high drama Racist narrative, and keep those donations coming!

I posted last week that the recusal of the original Judge was a trivial waste of time and effort, even though the Legal Dream Team called it a “ Huge victory!””” …. and that’s how it turned out. The replacement judge took one day and only one half of a page to say “nope!”

The next level at the Appeals level will be more verbose, but still reach the same conclusion.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 24, 2026 08:04 AM (o3ajz)

67 *common sense* sword control, JJ.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 24, 2026 08:04 AM (aJQbY)

68 It’s over. Everyone go home.

The WSJ is stating that Democrats will retake the senate. Their pathway? They’re going to win TX, NC, GA, AK, ME and MI.

Posted by: Vengeance at August 24, 2026 08:05 AM (UEhSw)

69 With SNAP dropping, isn't that way more likely to be the deportation than the work rules? Especially since Arizona was the #1 state drop?

7.6M less people just seems like enforced border and self deport when the bennies stopped (b/c sign up requirements also got enforced in 2025) vs people getting off their butt.

Either way, I'm very happy, but let's give the credit the right way...

Posted by: Nova Local at August 24, 2026 08:06 AM (tOcjL)

70 Good morning morons and happy birthday JJ

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 24, 2026 08:06 AM (RIvkX)

71 65 Exception for scimitars because of CAIR bitching.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at August 24, 2026 08:06 AM (gm9Sb)

72 I posted last week that the recusal of the original Judge was a trivial waste of time and effort, even though the Legal Dream Team called it a “ Huge victory!””” …. and that’s how it turned out. The replacement judge took one day and only one half of a page to say “nope!”

The next level at the Appeals level will be more verbose, but still reach the same conclusion.
Posted by: Tom Servo

Karmelo Anthony's Dream Team is already in Mississippi for the Nolan Wells case. There's still money there to grift.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 08:06 AM (+tGb6)

73
The WSJ is stating that Democrats will retake the senate. Their pathway? They’re going to win TX, NC, GA, AK, ME and MI.
Posted by: Vengeance at August 24, 2026 08:05 AM (UEhSw)

Morn' all... They forgot Ohio...

Posted by: It's me donna at August 24, 2026 08:06 AM (+gK6I)

74 The ridiculousness around Karmello last week has confirmed my beliefs about this appeal: it’s just a high visibility con job from a group of lawyers who see the opportunity to separate a lot of left wing fools from their money.

Partly. Mostly I think it's an effort to allow the media to continue to claim that Anthony was unfairly convicted due to his race and to try and get blacks and AWFLs stirred up before the midterms.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 08:07 AM (ExV1e)

75 common sense sword safety

it's neat how our native language keeps evolving

Posted by: Don Black at August 24, 2026 08:07 AM (ZxPkt)

76 18 I'd give my left nut for 42 degrees. Currently it's 79.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 07:25 AM (+tGb6)

Amen, brother! When I left north Texas for Florida I didn’t realize that somewhere else could beat the Texas heat…. But Florida wins the “prize” not for raw high temps… but factor in the tropical humidity and… it “wins” ugh
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 07:29 AM (THwi4)

It's why I won't live in Florida...well, that, and there's no season for bug die off, and yet there is a season for wild weather (which I also don't do)...

Posted by: Nova Local at August 24, 2026 08:07 AM (tOcjL)

77 Karmelo Anthony's Dream Team is already in Mississippi for the Nolan Wells case. There's still money there to grift.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 08:06 AM (+tGb6)

Who're they going to defend? The only black person involved is the deceased.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 08:08 AM (ExV1e)

78 Good morning Horde, thx JJ. Happy Monday.
I commented yesterday on Hillary's "planning" . Who leaves this Earthly plane first, Bubba or Joey?

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 24, 2026 08:08 AM (rp63B)

79 RandomDave

Good luck with that remote recruiter.

I will mention that every school system needs bus drivers. The pay can help, and leaves the middle of the day free. Lots of hoops to jump through, as there are many criteria, like a good driving record, background check, training for a CDL P endorsement, First Aid training, etc.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 08:09 AM (u82oZ)

80 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 08:09 AM (ccf/V)

81 Today starts my husband's 10 days of radiation treatments. He is anxious about it. The appointment is at 3, if anyone is inclined to pray for him. Thanks.

Nothing about this has been clear. Every doctor we see has a different opinion/take from the last one, across specialties. The surgeon wanted to do surgery, the oncologist said no, chemo, the radiologist says the radiation will do these things, but when we got a second opinion on the whole case, the other radiologist said no, radiation will not do this for him, it will only do that.

Hard to know who to trust and what to do.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at August 24, 2026 08:09 AM (FGA9/)

82 F*ck cancer.

F*ck the DSA.

F*ck Gavin Newsom

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 08:09 AM (ccf/V)

83 Vengeance, Thank you for the early morning laugh.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 24, 2026 08:10 AM (FHoaH)

84 If Talarico wins Texas I will stand naked in Pioneer plaza and sing Texas, our Texas in falsetto.

I’m not worried btw.

Posted by: Vengeance at August 24, 2026 08:10 AM (UEhSw)

85 Hard to know who to trust and what to do.
Posted by: TecumsehTea

Lock all the doctors in one room with a knife and tell them you will go with what the victor suggests.

Posted by: NR Pax at August 24, 2026 08:10 AM (OPGS/)

86 @33 Comey's trial is in Raleigh, NC. Federal Eastern District.

Seriously, the jury can convict Comey for violating a specific statute over threatening the life of the President. Comey's novel gives the prosecutors the proof of the hardest part of the case. Enough to survive appeal.

It'll come down to jury selection. And nearly everyone hates a crooked cop.

You couldn't make this up.

Posted by: Ignoramus at August 24, 2026 08:11 AM (dtajH)

87 The killer in Sweden was identified as a "Swedish Sweden". Doubt they would call a killer a " Muslim Swede'

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 24, 2026 08:11 AM (rp63B)

88 Today starts my husband's 10 days of radiation treatments.

What type of cancer?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 08:11 AM (ExV1e)

89 That's why trolls like the above only look stupid. Their words do nothing to affect the outcome. Nothing they say will happen.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 24, 2026 08:02 AM (1Ff7Z)

Karl Rove and the rest of the Bush Family machine in Texas bet their entire future careers on the ascendancy of George P. Bush. Paxton ended that, and all they have left is an endless quest for Revenge.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 24, 2026 08:11 AM (o3ajz)

90 82 F*ck cancer.
F*ck the DSA.
F*ck Gavin Newsom
Posted by: Sponge

Eloquent, and inspiring.

Posted by: Auspex at August 24, 2026 08:11 AM (Y8DZL)

91 Karmelo Anthony's Dream Team is already in Mississippi for the Nolan Wells case. There's still money there to grift.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 08:06 AM (+tGb6)

Who're they going to defend? The only black person involved is the deceased.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

His parents. Trying to prove crackers lynched Nolan. Send money!

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 08:12 AM (+tGb6)

92 Partly. Mostly I think it's an effort to allow the media to continue to claim that Anthony was unfairly convicted due to his race and to try and get blacks and AWFLs stirred up before the midterms.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 08:07 AM (ExV1e)

This.

Posted by: Emmie at August 24, 2026 08:12 AM (OlzlW)

93 Plain not plane

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 24, 2026 08:12 AM (rp63B)

94 Mazel tov Hadrian and Her Majesty

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 24, 2026 08:12 AM (RIvkX)

95 I hope the dems keep shoving money at Talarico. 25% of the vote ought to be worth 100 million.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 24, 2026 08:13 AM (FHoaH)

96 Yonder Horde.

With the Karmello situation and the media... there's always the need for a story hook to keep the eyeballs and clicks coming... which equates to $.

It's the same story with the mid-terms, Comey's imminent incarceration, Iran, etc. The media today is full of horseshit. Just like the polls. And the DSA. And...

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 24, 2026 08:13 AM (2Cry5)

97 88

adenocarcinoma in the bowel

Posted by: TecumsehTea at August 24, 2026 08:13 AM (FGA9/)

98 Evidence Sponge needs some life adjustment........

Top 10 commenters:
1 [773 comments] 'Sponge - F*ck Cancer' [109.79 posts/day]
2 [396 comments] 'Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ '
3 [324 comments] 'Oldcat'
4 [310 comments] 'Bulg'
5 [300 comments] 'whig'

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 08:13 AM (ccf/V)

99 {{{TecumsehTea}}}

The gold standard seems to be kill the biggest part of the cancer with radiation or surgery, then rev up his immune system to go after the leakers in other organs. But not a doctor.

My Mom went with surgery and some chemo, and lived a lot longer. Techniques are more advanced now.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 08:13 AM (u82oZ)

100 81 Today starts my husband's 10 days of radiation treatments. He is anxious about it. The appointment is at 3, if anyone is inclined to pray for him. Thanks.

Nothing about this has been clear. Every doctor we see has a different opinion/take from the last one, across specialties. The surgeon wanted to do surgery, the oncologist said no, chemo, the radiologist says the radiation will do these things, but when we got a second opinion on the whole case, the other radiologist said no, radiation will not do this for him, it will only do that.

Hard to know who to trust and what to do.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at August 24, 2026 08:09 AM (FGA9/)

Cancer treatment is a dart board as they find each person's case is different (you hear this all the time for blood cancers). So, treatment is more an art than a science (and a business in getting insurance to pay).

If you aren't with an expert in his type of colon cancer, I'd find one. It will make you more relaxed in the decisions.

Also, join healthunlocked or other health specific non-Facebook social media boards full of patients, docs, pharmacists, nurses, and care givers. They keep it real for a lot of what you may experience/

Posted by: Nova Local at August 24, 2026 08:13 AM (tOcjL)

101 With the Karmello situation and the media... there's always the need for a story hook to keep the eyeballs and clicks coming... which equates to $.

It's the same story with the mid-terms, Comey's imminent incarceration, Iran, etc. The media today is full of horseshit. Just like the polls. And the DSA. And...
Posted by: Martini Farmer

Lindsay Clancy case.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 08:14 AM (+tGb6)

102
Eloquent, and inspiring.
Posted by: Auspex at August 24, 2026 08:11 AM (Y8DZL)

I help where I can.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 08:14 AM (ccf/V)

103 >I’m not worried btw.

Posted by: Vengeance
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saw on X that he refers to women as 'neighbors with uteruses'

Posted by: Don Black at August 24, 2026 08:14 AM (ZxPkt)

104 Plain not plane
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 24, 2026 08:12 AM (rp63B)

Was not was.

https://youtu.be/zYKupOsaJmk

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 08:14 AM (ExV1e)

105 Sponge - F*ck Cancer

I get that this is a respite from your lived Saga.

Is your daughter driving again, or at least on a better path?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 08:15 AM (u82oZ)

106 The new 'evidence' that's come out in the Karmello Anthony case is really quite disturbing.

What I'm now finding out about the Metcalf family.......BOTH sets of parents should be put on trial.

Holy crap.....

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 08:15 AM (ccf/V)

107 We are hoping so, NaCly, thanks for the encouragement.
His attitude is overall very positive, and lots of people are praying for him.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at August 24, 2026 08:15 AM (FGA9/)

108 TecumsehTea

Praying for you both.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 08:16 AM (u82oZ)

109
Is your daughter driving again, or at least on a better path?
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 08:15 AM (u82oZ)

She appears to be on a better path. Her license was activated last Monday, but she does not have her car yet. We will deliver that likely Labor Day weekend. LOTS of conversation will be had before she actually takes the keys.

I need some piece of mind or I will literally go insane with worry........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 08:17 AM (ccf/V)

110 Thank you, NovaLocal
I will look into that. Adenocarcinoma is the most common bowel cancer.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at August 24, 2026 08:17 AM (FGA9/)

111 We shall fight them in the ledger books.
We shall fight them in the spreadsheets.
We shall fight them in the pivot tables.
We shall fight them in the shoe boxes of cash register receipts!

Posted by: PM of Green Eye Shades at August 24, 2026 08:17 AM (2Ez/1)

112 Wonderful editorial and collection of links. Just wanted to add a remembrance of Shelley Fabares, who died over the weekend age 82.

Posted by: Child Star, Movie Star, TV Star at August 24, 2026 08:17 AM (JM9I6)

113 I talked to a friend of mine in Michigan. He’s usually an eyeore about these races. But he really believes with all the people lining up behind Rogers, that if people show up at the polls, he will win.

Posted by: Vengeance at August 24, 2026 08:17 AM (UEhSw)

114 F&F broadcasting CCP propaganda right now.

Sickening.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 24, 2026 08:17 AM (RIvkX)

115 [{NaCly}]

Posted by: TecumsehTea at August 24, 2026 08:18 AM (FGA9/)

116 I need some piece of mind or I will literally go insane with worry........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

I would lend you a piece of my mind, but I need what little I have.

Posted by: Fugitive From Board of Mental Health at August 24, 2026 08:19 AM (JM9I6)

117 Talarico's latest:

God is not Christian.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 08:19 AM (ccf/V)

118 Nova Local, it's been 4 years since mine and I'm thankful I got it done.

Posted by: Auspex at August 24, 2026 08:19 AM (Y8DZL)

119 It's why I won't live in Florida...well, that, and there's no season for bug die off, and yet there is a season for wild weather (which I also don't do)...

I should knock on wood before saying this… but my first hurricane season in Florida appears as though it will be incredibly mild. Apparently, wind shear created by an El Niño is killing storms in the cradle… September is peak hurricane season but so far so good

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 08:19 AM (THwi4)

120 Newsom Signs the ‘Stop Nick Shirley Act’ into Law, a Blow to Investigative Reporting Say Critics

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Hey, I'm no Constitutional scholar, but how is this...constitutional in any way?

Posted by: Lady in Black at August 24, 2026 08:20 AM (qBdHI)

121 * throws prophet token on the table* A gain of 5 in the House and 2 in the Senate.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 24, 2026 08:20 AM (FHoaH)

122 Martini Farmer

One reason I am happy is I watch no news and have no TV connections. I treat reports with skepticism as I correlate other information, looking for holes in the logic and background.

The Morning Report and a few similar trusted sites suffice.

I do have other reasons for happiness.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 08:20 AM (u82oZ)

123 Hard to know who to trust and what to do.
Posted by: TecumsehTea

Prayers to you & your husband.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 08:20 AM (+tGb6)

124 I think people have also had enough of the muslims telling us how to live our lives, and how we should bow down to their crap. They’re all extremist, taxpayer sucking frauds bent on conquest. Ain’t nobody rolling over for these people.

Don’t like the way things are run in America? Plenty of places for you to go. Bye.

Posted by: Vengeance at August 24, 2026 08:21 AM (UEhSw)

125 * throws prophet token on the table* A gain of 5 in the House and 2 in the Senate.
Posted by: Ben Had at August 24, 2026 08:20 AM (FHoaH)

From your keyboard to God's monitor.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 08:21 AM (ExV1e)

126 I need some piece of mind or I will literally go insane with worry........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 08:17 AM (ccf/V)

You could have her text when she arrives and departs with her car til she has 12 months of clean driving and/or her points fall off her license (that's what my 2nd one is doing - she has 6 more weeks of this til she's free)...it's a good lesson to not have mom and dad over the shoulder and to drive safer next time...

Posted by: Nova Local at August 24, 2026 08:21 AM (tOcjL)

127 Yeah…. That 36.6 million number is startling. Don’t people feel an obligation to feed themselves??
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 07:39 AM (THwi4)

No. No, they don't.

This is partly why responsibility for charity should be returned to churches and community food banks. There is a modicum of shame when you look people in the eye and take what you need. It makes you want to do better so you don't have to subject yourself to humility.

SNAP and EBT are nameless, faceless, electronic transactions. After the initial hassle of application, you just continue to receive without having to look at who is supporting you.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at August 24, 2026 08:21 AM (h7ZuX)

128
Hard to know who to trust and what to do.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at August 24, 2026 08:09 AM (FGA9/)

Prayers that the final decision is the best one.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 08:21 AM (ccf/V)

129 117 Talarico's latest:

God is not Christian.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 08:19 AM (ccf/V)

That guy needs a good, old fashioned US Army blanket party… or a Gitmo code red

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 08:21 AM (THwi4)

130 114 F&F broadcasting CCP propaganda right now.

Sickening.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 24, 2026 08:17 AM

Yoo-hoo!

Posted by: The OFF button at August 24, 2026 08:22 AM (2Ez/1)

131
You could have her text when she arrives and departs with her car til she has 12 months of clean driving and/or her points fall off her license (that's what my 2nd one is doing - she has 6 more weeks of this til she's free)...it's a good lesson to not have mom and dad over the shoulder and to drive safer next time...
Posted by: Nova Local at August 24, 2026 08:21 AM (tOcjL)

I will mention this to the First Lady.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 08:22 AM (ccf/V)

132 This Guy/2028

@CaseyKrol
Greek Minister of Immigration called for shooting migrants, sinking boats with refugees, and urged denying them food and water.

Posted by: Don Black at August 24, 2026 08:22 AM (ZxPkt)

133 Posted by: TecumsehTea at August 24, 2026 08:09 AM (FGA9/)

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A prayer for his complete and speedy recovery.

Also a prayer for peace in your house.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 24, 2026 08:22 AM (RIvkX)

134 Good morning JJ and horde
California first goes after 2nd Amendment, then starts going after the 1st.
What will be next?

Posted by: Skip at August 24, 2026 08:22 AM (P8K5M)

135
Finally starting to see some ads about Benson and the SPLC.

Meanwhile the vote rigging preparation is going on in plain site with her destroying records.

Posted by: Auspex at August 24, 2026 08:22 AM (Y8DZL)

136 "with all the people lining up behind Rogers, that if people show up at the polls, he will win."

True for many races. We have huge advantages in numbers if our side just shows up.

I believe they will, and polls will miss increased Turnout badly.

Posted by: Ignoramus at August 24, 2026 08:22 AM (dtajH)

137 110 Thank you, NovaLocal
I will look into that. Adenocarcinoma is the most common bowel cancer.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at August 24, 2026 08:17 AM (FGA9/)

The place I posted is a British run board, created b/c the NHS was so bad (and Brits wanted to know what was available worldwide for treatments), but it has probably more Americans now than Brits and you can join for your type of cancer...they have tons of boards...

Posted by: Nova Local at August 24, 2026 08:23 AM (tOcjL)

138
Hey, I'm no Constitutional scholar, but how is this...constitutional in any way?
Posted by: Lady in Black at August 24, 2026 08:20 AM (qBdHI)

Since it doesn't take effect until after Newsom is out of office, he cares not. That's someone else's battle to fight.

What, him worry?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 08:23 AM (ccf/V)

139 Yeah, I think the Bush clan and people associated with them are mostly dead. They largely got wiped out of the Texas legislature. Their new con is trying to work behind the scenes with Democrats.

Posted by: Vengeance at August 24, 2026 08:23 AM (UEhSw)

140 I know we have some commenters from the Lone Star State

so what exactly is going on down there? we hear that muslims and AWFLs and leftwing lunatics are near to critical mass in Tejas

Posted by: Don Black at August 24, 2026 08:24 AM (ZxPkt)

141 Now F&F is selling the grifter Trey Gowdy's book.

Sickening.

That fvck did jack sh*t is entire time in office. Truly a pustule on the body politic.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 24, 2026 08:25 AM (RIvkX)

142 I really does crack me up that Gavin Newsom is trailing the retard word salader badly in all dem primary polls. I do so hope he runs; it would be very amusing to watch him get crushed by a retard past proven loser who can’t string two coherent thoughts together to save her life

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 08:26 AM (THwi4)

143 Hard to know who to trust and what to do.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at August 24, 2026 08:09 AM (FGA9/)

Prayers up. When in doubt, we'll trust in God. I'll pray that He makes the answers clear to you.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at August 24, 2026 08:26 AM (h7ZuX)

144 I talked to a friend of mine in Michigan. He’s usually an eyeore about these races. But he really believes with all the people lining up behind Rogers, that if people show up at the polls, he will win.

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As someone who votes in all elections, primaries, runoffs, generals, it astounds me that so many people are too lazy to get out and vote. I can't wrap my head around it. Much of the apathy of voters, or laziness, has contributed so strongly to our toilet swirling as a country. All of the "we're not voting our way out of this" could've been sharply decreased and/or avoided if people would just get out and vote!

Posted by: Lady in Black at August 24, 2026 08:26 AM (qBdHI)

145 Trying to prove crackers lynched Nolan. Send money!
Posted by: rickb223

I've already seen "Blacks don't hang themselves" on a friend's FB page.

Posted by: NR Pax at August 24, 2026 08:26 AM (OPGS/)

146 Now F&F is selling the grifter Trey Gowdy's book.

Sickening.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 24, 2026 08:25 AM (RIvkX)
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Farts & Foibles?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 24, 2026 08:27 AM (ebJJx)

147
The place I posted is a British run board, created b/c the NHS was so bad (and Brits wanted to know what was available worldwide for treatments)

You are not permitted to say the NHS is bad. It is the Pride of the UK. Free, universal healthcare. Like a civilized country has. If it is peccant (of course, in any minor way) then it's the fault of the Thatcher government starving it of funds.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 24, 2026 08:27 AM (O0L8i)

148 >That fvck did jack sh*t is entire time in office. Truly a pustule on the body politic.

Posted by: San Franpsycho
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he was very entertaining during House hearings

Posted by: Don Black at August 24, 2026 08:27 AM (ZxPkt)

149 I've always hoped that Hillary would die first. They're both criminals and belong in the slammer, but she is somehow even more wretched and unlikable. Three weeks until the 10th anniversary Bollard Moment.

Posted by: Sidewalks Of NY at August 24, 2026 08:28 AM (JM9I6)

150 That's why trolls like the above only look stupid. Their words do nothing to affect the outcome. Nothing they say will happen.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 24, 2026 08:02 AM (1Ff7Z)

Getting involved with the Nolan swells your investigation is further proof, as if any were needed, that they’re just slick con game players out to rake in a lot of money for doing nothing but talking crap. Candace as well as others has paved the way, showing how easy this is to do.

Facts: Nolan Wells went to a party on a small island in the gulf with friends. They took a boat home, Nolan stayed behind to talk to a girl. Then Nolan, by himself, drank too much, went swimming, and drowned. It’s sad, but there’s no crime that was committed by anyone.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 24, 2026 08:28 AM (o3ajz)

151 142 I really does crack me up that Gavin Newsom is trailing the retard word salader badly in all dem primary polls....

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 08:26 AM
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Yeah, let's talk about polls.

Posted by: Francesca Hong at August 24, 2026 08:28 AM (2Ez/1)

152 Gov. Gavin Newsom signed California’s controversial “Stop Nick Shirley Act” into law Saturday, which critics say will suppress investigative journalism in the state.

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Clearest case of 1st Amendment Rights violation I've seen in years! Decades!

Posted by: runner at August 24, 2026 08:28 AM (g47mK)

153
so what exactly is going on down there? we hear that muslims and AWFLs and leftwing lunatics are near to critical mass in Tejas
Posted by: Don Black at August 24, 2026 08:24 AM (ZxPkt)

Paxton and Abbott are thwarting many of the attempted powergrabs by the islhamic terrorist faction. EPIC city is on indefinate hold for fraud investigations. The foot washing station at DFW has been deemed illegal and isn't moving forward.

AWFL's are everywhere and, like roaches, hard to get rid of. It's rumored that money is about to start pouring in for Paxton to combat the likely illegal war chest Talarico has amassed lately. Still, I've only seen 3 yard signs and one window sticker for the freak around these parts.

The biggest issue in Tx is the blue shitholes, just as it is in every other state in the union.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 08:29 AM (ccf/V)

154 Today Is National Waffle Day. 🧇

Posted by: redridinghood at August 24, 2026 08:29 AM (NpAcC)

155 ...in the last 100 years!!

Posted by: runner at August 24, 2026 08:29 AM (g47mK)

156 What difference, at this point, does it make?

Posted by: Old Lady Rodham at August 24, 2026 08:29 AM (2Ez/1)

157 It's not like Gavin is a world-class orator. He's not Joe Biden bad, but he's sounds every bit the empty suit he is.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 24, 2026 08:29 AM (Fv808)

158 A gain of 5 in the House and 2 in the Senate.
Posted by: Ben Had at August 24, 2026 08:20 AM (FHoaH)
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This.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 24, 2026 08:29 AM (RIvkX)

159 If loyal American's don't get off their cabooses to vote this coming mid-term election, they will have to get off of them to either kill Marxist anarchists or be murdered themselves.

My word as a Biden!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 24, 2026 08:29 AM (ebJJx)

160 Today Is National Waffle Day. 🧇
Posted by: redridinghood

I think I'll have pancakes, but I'm not sure.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 24, 2026 08:30 AM (Fv808)

161 Don’t like the way things are run in America? Plenty of places for you to go. Bye.
Posted by: Vengeance

"But the weather is nicer here!"

Posted by: NR Pax at August 24, 2026 08:30 AM (OPGS/)

162 Today Is National Waffle Day. 🧇

Posted by: redridinghood at August 24, 2026 08:29 AM (NpAcC)
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Totally meaningless for folks who live off the griddle.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 24, 2026 08:30 AM (ebJJx)

163 > Now F&F is selling the grifter Trey Gowdy's book.
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He was on one of the weekend broadcasts. Dude is one goofy looking MF'er. But this is FOX doing FOX things with people who once, or still, periodically show up for a paycheck and get free facetime on the tube to sell the rubes their book or whatever.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 24, 2026 08:30 AM (2Cry5)

164 >Today Is National Waffle Day. 🧇

Posted by: redridinghood
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ah, I don't know
not so sure...

Posted by: Don Black at August 24, 2026 08:30 AM (ZxPkt)

165 Posted by: The OFF button at August 24, 2026 08:22 AM (2Ez/1)
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I'm taking the hit to keep all you morons informed!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 24, 2026 08:31 AM (RIvkX)

166 159: Why can't we do both?

Posted by: NR Pax at August 24, 2026 08:31 AM (OPGS/)

167 That fvck did jack sh*t is entire time in office. Truly a pustule on the body politic.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Trey upped the profile and sales of Dixie Peach Pomade, though.

Posted by: Give Him That, At Least at August 24, 2026 08:31 AM (JM9I6)

168 >That fvck did jack sh*t is entire time in office. Truly a pustule on the body politic.

Posted by: San Franpsycho
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he was very entertaining during House hearings
Posted by: Don Black at August 24, 2026 08:27 AM (ZxPkt)

His hair alone has entertainment value. But for me he’s not as entertaining as Jim Jordan when he rolls up those sleeves and issues letters

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 08:32 AM (THwi4)

169 If 36 million people are still receiving SNAP benefits, that's more than ten percent of the population.

Posted by: Person who owns a calculator at August 24, 2026 08:32 AM (2Ez/1)

170 What, him worry?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 08:23 AM (ccf/V)
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That is his entire philosophy of governance.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 24, 2026 08:32 AM (RIvkX)

171 If 36 million people are still receiving SNAP benefits, that's more than ten percent of the population.

Posted by: Person who owns a calculator at August 24, 2026 08:32 AM (2Ez/1)
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HQ math violation!

Bring down the Hammer of Ban!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 24, 2026 08:33 AM (ebJJx)

172 Public service notice...

If you are planning on attending the MoMe in October, make your hotel reservations. A lot of places are suspiciously unavailable for those two specific days.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 08:33 AM (ExV1e)

173 >He was on one of the weekend broadcasts. Dude is one goofy looking MF'er.
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he has an oddly-shaped skull

Posted by: Don Black at August 24, 2026 08:33 AM (ZxPkt)

174 I think I'll have pancakes, but I'm not sure.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal

You are SO cruel!

Posted by: Rachel Corrie Fan Club at August 24, 2026 08:33 AM (JM9I6)

175 Hey, I'd do Fox appearances for a paycheck.... I'd learn to blink 'everything is a lie' in morse code.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 24, 2026 08:34 AM (aJQbY)

176 he His hairwas very entertaining during House hearings
Posted by: Don Black at August 24, 2026 08:27 AM (ZxPkt)
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FIFY

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 24, 2026 08:34 AM (RIvkX)

177
If you are planning on attending the MoMe in October, make your hotel reservations. A lot of places are suspiciously unavailable for those two specific days.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 08:33 AM (ExV1e)

If there are other attendees you can tolerate, maybe band together and find an area VRBO or Air B&B.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 08:34 AM (ccf/V)

178 I know we have some commenters from the Lone Star State

so what exactly is going on down there? we hear that muslims and AWFLs and leftwing lunatics are near to critical mass in Tejas
Posted by: Don Black at August 24, 2026 08:24 AM (ZxPkt)

They're not. The Voice of Sauron wants people to feel hopeless.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 08:35 AM (ExV1e)

179 If 36 million people are still receiving SNAP benefits, that's more than ten percent of the population.

Posted by: Person who owns a calculator at August 24, 2026 08:32 AM (2Ez/1)
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HQ math violation!

Bring down the Hammer of Ban!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 24, 2026 08:33 AM (ebJJx)

That’s more than 10 million x pi!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 08:35 AM (THwi4)

180 I'd give my left nut for 42 degrees. Currently it's 79.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026
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Amen, brother! When I left north Texas for Florida I didn’t realize that somewhere else could beat the Texas heat…. But Florida wins the “prize” not for raw high temps… but factor in the tropical humidity and… it “wins” ugh
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026

***
One of the many reasons I'm fleeing northward.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 24, 2026 08:35 AM (wzUl9)

181 Side note: I'm a little surprised the Doof ONT didn't provide a summary of his concert attendance over the weekend.........

And he missed the obvious comment of the week all time contender.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 08:36 AM (ccf/V)

182 That’s more than 10 million x pi!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 08:35 AM (THwi4)
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You're safe. We can always have pi.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 24, 2026 08:36 AM (ebJJx)

183 Hillary would have beaten Trump in '16 if she had been The Widow Clinton.

and she knows it

Posted by: davidt at August 24, 2026 08:36 AM (Q+gd/)

184 One of the many reasons I'm fleeing northward.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 24, 2026 08:35 AM (wzUl9)

I'm going northeast, but staying in Texas. I love it here and the summers only bother me when the electric bill arrives.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 08:36 AM (ccf/V)

185 Talarico's latest:

God is not Christian.

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IMHO, G*d does not label himself. He is simply "I am." He's not on any church denomination roster.

That said, Talarico calls himself a Christian. It's derived from Christ, and as Christians believe G*d sent his only son Jesus Christ to earth to die for our sins, those that believe G*d sent him to die for our salvation call themselves Christian. See how 2 + 2 makes 4? So, I highly doubt Talarico's claim that he is, in fact, any sort of Christian.

Of course, YMMV.

Posted by: Lady in Black at August 24, 2026 08:37 AM (qBdHI)

186
so what exactly is going on down there? we hear that muslims and AWFLs and leftwing lunatics are near to critical mass in Tejas
Posted by: Don Black at August 24, 2026 08:24 AM (ZxPkt)

It's the blue counterpart to the AoSHQ quadrennial exclamations that "New York is in play!" in presidential elections. Then we get crushed.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 24, 2026 08:37 AM (O0L8i)

187 I have seen two Annie Andrews signs. The commie running against Norman or Graham.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 24, 2026 08:37 AM (teh/r)

188 If you are planning on attending the MoMe in October, make your hotel reservations. A lot of places are suspiciously unavailable for those two specific days.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

What are the days?

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 08:37 AM (+tGb6)

189 Don’t sneer and mock, but I’m glad football season is almost here. This weekend we get college football and the football week NFL season starts. I’ll finally have something to watch on TV….

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 08:38 AM (THwi4)

190 I've fitted Stirling into his carrier. He required only a gentle nudge to get him to walk in -- completely unlike other cats, who hid when the carrier came out, or struggled when I tried to load them into it. Little Dagny came right over too and would have walked in herself if I hadn't held her back.

He's sitting quietly, and Dagny is perched atop the carrier as if she wants to go along.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 24, 2026 08:38 AM (wzUl9)

191 Still, I've only seen 3 yard signs and one window sticker for the freak around these parts.

I saw my first one last week but I was out in Westlake, outside of Austin, so it wasn't THAT surprising.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 08:38 AM (ExV1e)

192 I used to have a different nic, I have found alternative lodging for people.

Contact me for details.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 24, 2026 08:38 AM (FHoaH)

193 If there are other attendees you can tolerate, maybe band together and find an area VRBO or Air B&B.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Whoa, that could turn into "Teen Takeover" type hijinks. Squeals tires, pops off rounds....

Posted by: Pees In Pool at August 24, 2026 08:38 AM (JM9I6)

194 It's also,
National Peach Pie Day. 🍑

Posted by: redridinghood at August 24, 2026 08:38 AM (NpAcC)

195 So, I highly doubt Talarico's claim that he is, in fact, any sort of Christian.

Of course, YMMV.
Posted by: Lady in Black at August 24, 2026 08:37 AM (qBdHI)

But, he's on TV sitting with his PawPaw, a Baptist preacher!!!! (I've found Baptist preachers to be highly hypocritical, to say the least)

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 08:38 AM (ccf/V)

196 The list of new Canada tariffs is as long as my arm. 5% of total Canadian imports my ass. Work is going to be fun today I tell you what.

Posted by: Delurker at August 24, 2026 08:39 AM (2Drhq)

197 That said, Talarico calls himself a Christian. It's derived from Christ, and as Christians believe G*d sent his only son Jesus Christ to earth to die for our sins, those that believe G*d sent him to die for our salvation call themselves Christian. See how 2 + 2 makes 4? So, I highly doubt Talarico's claim that he is, in fact, any sort of Christian.

Of course, YMMV.
Posted by: Lady in Black at August 24, 2026 08:37 AM (qBdHI)

Talarico is a heretic… by his own words

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 08:39 AM (THwi4)

198 Totally meaningless for folks who live off the griddle.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 24, 2026 08:30 AM (ebJJx)

*snort

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at August 24, 2026 08:39 AM (h7ZuX)

199
Talarico is a heretic… by his own words
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 08:39 AM (THwi4)

He is. He reminds me of the old dude that knocks on the door in Poltergeist II (Not eleven).

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 08:40 AM (ccf/V)

200 I’ll finally have something to watch on TV….
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 08:38 AM (THwi4)

Football is the only reason I even own a TV.

Posted by: Delurker at August 24, 2026 08:40 AM (2Drhq)

201 Mornin’, All. Happy Monday.

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 08:40 AM (77rzZ)

202 I'm going northeast, but staying in Texas. I love it here and the summers only bother me when the electric bill arrives.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026

***
I like the people (though not the numbers of them) and the roads in TX. But long brutal summers? Noooo.

As for winters, I can handle them: I'm going to be indoors, not living in a tent or on a park bench. The bills will no doubt be disturbing, but the early darkness and the occasional snow will liven things up . . . and then I'll welcome warmer weather instead of dreading it as I do now.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 24, 2026 08:40 AM (wzUl9)

203 189 Don’t sneer and mock, but I’m glad football season is almost here. This weekend we get college football and the football week NFL season starts. I’ll finally have something to watch on TV….
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 08:38 AM (THwi4)

Yup, keeps my youngest engaged and occupied. He plays flag football (linebacker/defense) on Saturday and then gets to watch football Sundays (as a Ravens fanatic - see his flag football position

...so, he's very happy when September rolls around...

Posted by: Nova Local at August 24, 2026 08:40 AM (tOcjL)

204 > Don’t sneer and mock, but I’m glad football season is almost here.....
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
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OK, that makes two of us so far...

Posted by: Don Black at August 24, 2026 08:40 AM (ZxPkt)

205 It's just another Merlot Monday.

Posted by: Old Lady Emhoff at August 24, 2026 08:41 AM (2Ez/1)

206 I used to have a different nic, I have found alternative lodging for people.

Contact me for details.
Posted by: Ben Had at August 24, 2026 08:38 AM (FHoaH)

I got a room at the Holiday Inn. I usually stay at Hampton cuz I have a Hilton membership but those two days were no-go. Presumably due to the air show.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 08:41 AM (ExV1e)

207 What are the days?
Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 08:37 AM (+tGb6)

October 16-17.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 08:41 AM (ExV1e)

208
Don’t sneer and mock

*fluty mid-Atlantic woman's voice*

Oh, Charles! Do look at the silly boy!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 24, 2026 08:41 AM (O0L8i)

209 Remember:

Real capitalism has never been tried.
Not in modern times.
Maybe not ever.

But the same people who support marxism will be the first to tell you of the evils and ills of capitalism.
Like a drug dealer telling you going clean is a bad idea.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 08:42 AM (3cUTc)

210
Whoa, that could turn into "Teen Takeover" type hijinks. Squeals tires, pops off rounds....
Posted by: Pees In Pool at August 24, 2026 08:38 AM (JM9I6)

Have you read about the new 'tiktok challenge' in the immigrant circles? "The Brown Challenge" where immigrants in Spain (thus far) bring a baggie full of their own excrement they release into public pools and water parks, causing a full shutdown and decontamination.........

Yeah, keep importing the 3rd world, elitists.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 08:42 AM (ccf/V)

211 Greek Minister of Immigration called for shooting migrants, sinking boats with refugees, and urged denying them food and water.

This is the way. Do this a few times and you won't see anymore "migrants".

Posted by: Migrants My Ass at August 24, 2026 08:42 AM (XcBiu)

212 I used to have a different nic, I will email you later today.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 24, 2026 08:42 AM (FHoaH)

213 Muslims are currently about 1.9% of the Texas population. Now Texas is big enough that that’s about 400,000 people, give or take, so they can make a big noise.
But still, 1.9%.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 24, 2026 08:42 AM (o3ajz)

214 The list of new Canada tariffs is as long as my arm. 5% of total Canadian imports my ass. Work is going to be fun today I tell you what.
Posted by: Delurker

No fooling. I already have four emails from Livingston International. (Our cross border freight forwarder)

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 08:42 AM (+tGb6)

215 October 16-17.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

Thank you.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 08:43 AM (+tGb6)

216 October 16-17.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 08:41 AM

Which is like, less than two months away.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 24, 2026 08:43 AM (2Ez/1)

217 Just saw on X that power's been out in Gary, Indiana for 12 days now because the local Wakandans keep shooting at the power company linemen. Residents claim it's racism that the power isn't back on.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 08:44 AM (QZThv)

218 The bills will no doubt be disturbing, but the early darkness and the occasional snow will liven things up . . . and then I'll welcome warmer weather instead of dreading it as I do now.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 24, 2026 08:40 AM (wzUl9)

Having lived through the blizzard of '78, or was it '79.....I find snow much better when you can just visit it and leave.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 08:44 AM (ccf/V)

219 No fooling. I already have four emails from Livingston International. (Our cross border freight forwarder)
Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 08:42 AM (+tGb6)

I worked for them briefly (customs brokerage, not freight forwarding) after they semi-hostile-y took over the company I worked for then. I'm with a much smaller company now and all the happier for that.

Posted by: Delurker at August 24, 2026 08:44 AM (2Drhq)

220 Ken Paxton needs to get out there and start campaigning. Governor Greg Abbott has been running ads on television and even on YouTube same with Talarico..

The left thinks they can take this senate seat and flip it because Ken Paxton's personality is a little bit on the dull side.

Posted by: redridinghood at August 24, 2026 08:45 AM (NpAcC)

221
No fooling. I already have four emails from Livingston International. (Our cross border freight forwarder)
Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 08:42 AM (+tGb6)

I work for a global freight company (top 5 in the world). Wonder if we should talk business some time........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 08:46 AM (ccf/V)

222 Every institution has been corrupted, but none more than feetsball. I gave it up decades ago. Thugs, dreads, paying "students" millions. How can you stand it? NFL is even worse. The rise of sports gambling is icing on the guano cake.

Posted by: Flees In Terror at August 24, 2026 08:46 AM (JM9I6)

223 Having lived through the blizzard of '78, or was it '79.....I find snow much better when you can just visit it and leave.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 08:44 AM (ccf/V)

I'll take a blizzard any day over 100 degree+ for weeks on end.

And fire ants.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 24, 2026 08:46 AM (k5CNB)

224 Don’t sneer and mock, but I’m glad football season is almost here.....
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
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OK, that makes two of us so far...
Posted by: Don Black
_______

I'll be glad until Glass Joe Burrow gets injured in week 2 and I then turn into a fair weather fan.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 24, 2026 08:46 AM (XvL8K)

225 Having lived through the blizzard of '78, or was it '79.....I find snow much better when you can just visit it and leave.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026

***
Well, I'll see. Snow didn't happen much when I lived in Denver, and was rarely the kind of disaster a hurricane is. And southern IN is reputed to be a bit warmer than the northern half and to get less snow.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 24, 2026 08:46 AM (wzUl9)

226 "Let them play! Let them play!"

-- William Devane

Posted by: Dr. Varno at August 24, 2026 08:47 AM (SuPJ8)

227 Residents claim it's racism that the power isn't back on.
Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 08:44 AM (QZThv)
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They are 100% correct. Just not the "racism" they think is racism.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 24, 2026 08:47 AM (RIvkX)

228 I worked for them briefly (customs brokerage, not freight forwarding) after they semi-hostile-y took over the company I worked for then. I'm with a much smaller company now and all the happier for that.
Posted by: Delurker

Yeah. They're our Customs Broker also for simple US to Canada

Affiliated?

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 08:47 AM (+tGb6)

229 And snow does not come inside your car and ruin the electronics like floods do. It can bury your car; but I will have a garage.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 24, 2026 08:47 AM (wzUl9)

230 Ravens fanatic - see his flag football position...so, he's very happy when September rolls around...
Posted by: Nova Local at August 24, 2026 08:40 AM (tOcjL)

Just don't let him become an unrepentant accessory to double murder like some other famous Ravens linebacker.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 08:48 AM (ccf/V)

231
Having Du'quan Watson going back to college football after the Browns let him go this week was a watershed:

The NCAA is now officially the minors for the NFL.

Posted by: Auspex at August 24, 2026 08:48 AM (Y8DZL)

232 Having lived through the blizzard of '78, or was it '79.....I find snow much better when you can just visit it and leave.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

'79. We had just moved to Texas in August. Then winter hit. It was like we hadn't left St. Louis.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 08:49 AM (+tGb6)

233 117 Talarico's latest:

God is not Christian.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 08:19 AM (ccf/V)

A desperate attempt to get every musselman in Texas to get out and vote for him? Along with every Indian (dot), Indian (feather), Zoroastrian, and Jew? That would mean he loses to Paxton by 11.9%, not 12%.

Posted by: Gref at August 24, 2026 08:49 AM (5rh/l)

234
I'll take a blizzard any day over 100 degree+ for weeks on end.

And fire ants.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 24, 2026 08:46 AM (k5CNB)

This is actually the first summer in quite a few years we've had many days over 100.

Supposed to reach near 110 this week. Hadn't seen that in a LONG time.

Global warming is a bitch sometimes.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 08:49 AM (ccf/V)

235 It's the blue counterpart to the AoSHQ quadrennial exclamations that "New York is in play!" in presidential elections. Then we get crushed.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 24, 2026 08:37 AM (O0L8i)

I especially like being told that NJ is in play.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 24, 2026 08:50 AM (k5CNB)

236 218 Snow is awesome. There should be some snow on the ground all the time from Thanksgiving to Valentine’s Day.

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 08:50 AM (77rzZ)

237 Football has become like SNL. If there's anything worth watching you'll see someone post a link to the actual watchable few moments the next day. You can enjoy it at your leisure and then get on with your life. It's as if we have this nationwide crowd sourced DVR. Thanks patriarchy!

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 24, 2026 08:51 AM (2Ez/1)

238 236 218 Snow is awesome. There should be some snow on the ground all the time from Thanksgiving to Valentine’s Day.
Posted by: Bulg

There's no mopin' when you're in and open sleigh-Hey!

Posted by: jingle Balls at August 24, 2026 08:52 AM (JM9I6)

239
Still in the shelter after Carney declared war on the U.S. over the weekend.

Canadian Geese carry a hell of a bomb load.

Posted by: Auspex at August 24, 2026 08:52 AM (Y8DZL)

240 Today Is National Waffle Day. 🧇

Posted by: redridinghood at August 24, 2026 08:29 AM (NpAcC)

Make sure to avoid the blue ones.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at August 24, 2026 08:52 AM (PGK1w)

241 Snow is awesome. There should be some snow on the ground all the time from Thanksgiving to Valentine’s Day.
Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 08:50 AM (77rzZ)

Snow sucks unless you're doing sporting events on it.......Skiing, sledding, snowmobiling.......

The only time I will tolerate snow is Christmas Day. Any other time, it sucks.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 08:53 AM (ccf/V)

242 Make sure to avoid the blue ones.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at August 24, 2026 08:52 AM (PGK1w)

eeegad.....I just threw up....everywhere.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 08:53 AM (ccf/V)

243 Having lived through the blizzard of '78, or was it '79.....I find snow much better when you can just visit it and leave.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026

I was a paperboy in Illinois for that epic winter. Still wondering how I survived. Snowdrifts up to roofs was not uncommon; neither were below zero temps

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 08:53 AM (THwi4)

244 Canada geese are asshoe.

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 08:53 AM (77rzZ)

245
Snow sucks unless you're doing sporting events on it.......Skiing, sledding, snowmobiling.......

The only time I will tolerate snow is Christmas Day. Any other time, it sucks.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 08:53 AM (ccf/V)

I love looking at snow but I don't like trying to get around in it...

Posted by: It's me donna at August 24, 2026 08:54 AM (+gK6I)

246 224 I'll be glad until Glass Joe Burrow gets injured in week 2 and I then turn into a fair weather fan.

I'm a Bills fan but a big Burrow admirer. I think he's the best QB in football if only he could stay in one piece.

Posted by: Delurker at August 24, 2026 08:54 AM (2Drhq)

247 Football has become like SNL. If there's anything worth watching you'll see someone post a link to the actual watchable few moments the next day. You can enjoy it at your leisure and then get on with your life. It's as if we have this nationwide crowd sourced DVR. Thanks patriarchy!
Posted by: Quarter Twenty
________

Snap to whistle, there's about ten minutes of actual play in an NFL game. I watch the plays in extreme slo mo and then fast forward to the next.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 24, 2026 08:54 AM (XvL8K)

248 Having lived through the blizzard of '78, or was it '79.....I find snow much better when you can just visit it and leave.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

January '79 I think. Being in 6th grade, it remains, and shall always be, a glorious memory of snow forts, tunnels, hot chocolate, and no school.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 24, 2026 08:55 AM (Fv808)

249 I'll take a blizzard any day over 100 degree+ for weeks on end.

And fire ants.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 24, 2026 08:46 AM

Preach it, CBD. This is why my happy ass is headed for NH eventually.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 08:55 AM (bFu5X)

250 Sayed is acting like a Chosen Man. God I hope I'm wrong and they beat this fucker. Maybe win the election in the meantime.

Posted by: ... at August 24, 2026 08:55 AM (3R4hO)

251 At least you don't have to shovel me.

Posted by: Humidity at August 24, 2026 08:56 AM (2Ez/1)

252 Muslims are currently about 1.9% of the Texas population. Now Texas is big enough that that’s about 400,000 people, give or take, so they can make a big noise.
But still, 1.9%.

Got to nip them in the bud...nip it, nip it, nip it.

Moslems are dirty, nasty and violent and have no business living in the US anywhere.

Posted by: Zombie Barney Fife at August 24, 2026 08:56 AM (XcBiu)

253
I was a paperboy in Illinois for that epic winter. Still wondering how I survived. Snowdrifts up to roofs was not uncommon; neither were below zero temps
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 08:53 AM (THwi4)

Yeah man. 20+ ft drifts meant the snow plows couldn't run because there was nowhere to throw the snow. We were stuck in the house for over a week. Being a kid, however, meant that we had a pretty elaborate tunnel network in the neighborhood.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 08:56 AM (ccf/V)

254 January '79 I think. Being in 6th grade, it remains, and shall always be, a glorious memory of snow forts, tunnels, hot chocolate, and no school.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 24, 2026 08:55 AM

February 1978. And yeah...for a kid it was fantastic. For my dad who had to shovel that crap, not so much.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 08:56 AM (bFu5X)

255 Sayed is acting like a Chosen Man. God I hope I'm wrong and they beat this fucker. Maybe win the election in the meantime.
Posted by: ... at August 24, 2026 08:55 AM (3R4hO)
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Pride...fall...some assembly required.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 24, 2026 08:57 AM (FZ29D)

256 January '79 I think. Being in 6th grade, it remains, and shall always be, a glorious memory of snow forts, tunnels, hot chocolate, and no school.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 24, 2026 08:55 AM (Fv80

=====

I walked all the way (maybe a mile) to school and was pissed off the teachers were too lame to show up.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 24, 2026 08:57 AM (RIvkX)

257 246 224 I'll be glad until Glass Joe Burrow gets injured in week 2 and I then turn into a fair weather fan.

I'm a Bills fan but a big Burrow admirer. I think he's the best QB in football if only he could stay in one piece.
Posted by: Delurker at August 24, 2026 08:54 AM (2Drhq)

I'm an Eagles, and son being so into football got me back into it...we keep hoping for the Ravens/Eagles Super Bowl, which should have happened by now...but as I tell the son, sometimes you don't have a QB that shines in the spotlight of the playoffs...

Posted by: Nova Local at August 24, 2026 08:57 AM (tOcjL)

258
Preach it, CBD. This is why my happy ass is headed for NH eventually.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 08:55 AM (bFu5X)

Fire ants are easily controllable with Orthene.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 08:57 AM (ccf/V)

259 At least you don't have to shovel me.
Posted by: Humidity at August 24, 2026 08:56 AM

Yes, but when we can cut you with a knife, it's just as bad.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 08:57 AM (bFu5X)

260 CNN and MS Now had segments all upset about $40 TRILLION dollars. Nice of them to finally take notice. Only because it's politically expedient.

There was NO complaining when zero and biden were running it up.

And hey!! Great news!! We found TONS of fraud so we can start bandaging the bleeding.

You know what there response would be.
Again - political expediency.

It brings me great joy that they only have about 700,000 and 1.7 million viewers. Mostly people incarcerated in jails or airports.

Everyone have a happy week!
Back to work.

Oh, NBC Nightly News yesterday told their elderly shut-in viewers that tariffs on Canada would affect the prices of - I'm not making this up - "Refrigerators, paper plates, hockey sticks, liquors."

LOL. Be afraid. And stock up.

Posted by: Stateless - Keeping 15 year old Ralphy happy and alive. He's a puppy at heart. at August 24, 2026 08:58 AM (Sco7b)

261 That's the great thing about America. There is something for everybody.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 24, 2026 08:58 AM (FHoaH)

262 255 Sayed is acting like a Chosen Man. God I hope I'm wrong and they beat this fucker. Maybe win the election in the meantime.
Posted by: ... at August 24, 2026 08:55 AM (3R4hO)

Can you imagine him and that Nixon woman from FL as Senators ?

Posted by: It's me donna at August 24, 2026 08:58 AM (+gK6I)

263 I know Alex the Chick was somewhat of a favorite around here.

But my gosh is she vitriolic and caustic on X.
She can't disagree without being unpleasant.
It's such a tiring act.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 08:58 AM (3cUTc)

264 I walked all the way (maybe a mile) to school and was pissed off the teachers were too lame to show up.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 24, 2026 08:57 AM

Uphill both ways.

Posted by: Grandpa Simpson at August 24, 2026 08:58 AM (2Ez/1)

265 Cool weather beats out hot weather anytime for me. I can’t stand anything over 85 degrees.

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 08:58 AM (77rzZ)

266 Eagles fan - dang accidental delete...better than a typo, I guess...

Posted by: Nova Local at August 24, 2026 08:58 AM (tOcjL)

267

Libs of TikTok
@libsoftiktok
MAJOR BREAKING: I can now confirm that Ayden Langevin has been ARRESTED by the FBI early this morning, less than 24-hours after we made them aware of these threats to President Trump

He is OFF the streets and is NOT a threat to our President now!

FAFO

https://tinyurl.com/bdnvacfz

Posted by: redridinghood at August 24, 2026 08:58 AM (NpAcC)

268 I grew up skiing and rode snowmobiles. I have zero desire to do either now.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 24, 2026 08:58 AM (teh/r)

269
I walked all the way (maybe a mile) to school and was pissed off the teachers were too lame to show up.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 24, 2026 08:57 AM (RIvkX)

I went to a Catholic School at that time. I can only remember a hand full of snow days. That blizzard was most of them. We actually made it to the school one day and the nun standing outside waving us on as school was closed was a shocker.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 08:59 AM (ccf/V)

270 And the 1979 storm was amazing as all of you covered.

It was when I was in Ohio, but Ontario got his with an ice storm that collapsed tons of power lines and did massive amounts of damage.

That was a gift that kept on giving.

Back to it.
Thanks for the break.

Posted by: Stateless - Keeping 15 year old Ralphy happy and alive. He's a puppy at heart. at August 24, 2026 09:00 AM (Sco7b)

271
He is OFF the streets and is NOT a threat to our President now!

FAFO

https://tinyurl.com/bdnvacfz
Posted by: redridinghood at August 24, 2026 08:58 AM (NpAcC)

He sounds vaccinated.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:00 AM (ccf/V)

272 Fire ants are easily controllable with Orthene.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 08:57 AM (ccf/V)
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Despite the name, I believe they are also vulnerable to fire...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 24, 2026 09:00 AM (FZ29D)

273 I know Alex the Chick was somewhat of a favorite around here.

But my gosh is she vitriolic and caustic on X.
She can't disagree without being unpleasant.
It's such a tiring act.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 08:58 AM (3cUTc)

I find her held in WAY too high regard around these parts.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:01 AM (ccf/V)

274 262 255 Sayed is acting like a Chosen Man. God I hope I'm wrong and they beat this fucker. Maybe win the election in the meantime.
Posted by: ... at August 24, 2026 08:55 AM (3R4hO)

Can you imagine him and that Nixon woman from FL as Senators ?
Posted by: It's me donna at August 24, 2026 08:58 AM (+gK6I)

There was speculation that the trade war with Canada may hurt the Michigan economy and Mike Rogers.

So everyone may just vote for the guy that wants them dead. Good plan.

Closing tab.

Posted by: Stateless - Keeping 15 year old Ralphy happy and alive. He's a puppy at heart. at August 24, 2026 09:02 AM (Sco7b)

275 Despite the name, I believe they are also vulnerable to fire...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 24, 2026 09:00 AM (FZ29D)

Yes. Gasoline is effective, just don't use too much and blow up your yard.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:02 AM (ccf/V)

276 Being a paperboy really does prepare you for adult life. Gotta get up every day at 5am and go out and deliver those papers rain or shine or snow, whether you feel like it or not. No excuses

And some days (especially summer) it’s like glorious freedom just cycling around the neighborhood throwing beautifully placed papers right exactly where you want them to land on porches house after house. You feel like a finely oiled machine…. Then you accidentally launch one onto a roof….

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 09:02 AM (THwi4)

277 Getting up early to watch the crawl at the bottom of the screen to see if you're school system had declared a Snow Day.

Posted by: Good times, good times at August 24, 2026 09:02 AM (2Ez/1)

278 277 Getting up early to watch the crawl at the bottom of the screen to see if you're school system had declared a Snow Day.
Posted by: Good times, good times at August 24, 2026 09:02 AM (2Ez/1)

Don't you have to make those days up in the Spring/Summer?

Posted by: It's me donna at August 24, 2026 09:04 AM (+gK6I)

279 Getting up early to watch the crawl at the bottom of the screen to see if you're school system had declared a Snow Day.
Posted by: Good times, good times at August 24, 2026 09:02 AM (2Ez/1)

Texas uses the weatherman to determine closures days in advance.

The only time I was glad he was usually way f*cking wrong and schools were closed for no reason.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:04 AM (ccf/V)

280
Don't you have to make those days up in the Spring/Summer?
Posted by: It's me donna at August 24, 2026 09:04 AM (+gK6I)

They usually bake at least 5 snow days into the schedule.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:05 AM (ccf/V)

281 *grabs a donut and a seat*

Sup

Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 24, 2026 09:05 AM (SlCzS)

282 Yes. Gasoline is effective, just don't use too much and blow up your yard.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:02 AM (ccf/V)

Spoken like a man with a learning experience? Haha

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 09:05 AM (THwi4)

283 281 *grabs a donut and a seat*

Sup
Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 24, 2026 09:05 AM (SlCzS)

Long time no see !

Posted by: It's me donna at August 24, 2026 09:05 AM (+gK6I)

284
Spoken like a man with a learning experience? Haha
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 09:05 AM (THwi4)

Nah.....I've seen the videos on line. I was much more controlled than that.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:06 AM (ccf/V)

285 Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 24, 2026 09:05 AM (SlCzS)

BLAST from the PAST!!!!!

How goes it, stranger?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:06 AM (ccf/V)

286 Dave_in_Fla

Huzzah! Welcome back.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 09:06 AM (u82oZ)

287 Wow, I go off to one little gym session and the horde runs up the posting total to near 300 comments. All that Monday morning energy!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 24, 2026 09:07 AM (tAo8j)

288 Does paper delivery even exist anymore? Seems like there'd be too few customers to warrant the cost.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 24, 2026 09:07 AM (XvL8K)

289 He sounds vaccinated.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:00 AM (ccf/V)
*******
They need to make a TDS vaccine.

Posted by: redridinghood at August 24, 2026 09:07 AM (NpAcC)

290 Don't you have to make those days up in the Spring/Summer?
Posted by: It's me donna at August 24, 2026 09:04 AM (+gK6I)

They usually bake at least 5 snow days into the schedule.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:05 AM

Whatever happened to Zoom School?
It was good enough for like a year and a half.
Can't you just use it for snow days?

Posted by: I gotta ask at August 24, 2026 09:07 AM (2Ez/1)

291 Saw a guy on X doing the question of if it was ok to hate a religion. Muslims, and Buddhism was bad, hating Christianity and Christians was understandable

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 24, 2026 09:07 AM (rp63B)

292 Does paper delivery even exist anymore? Seems like there'd be too few customers to warrant the cost.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 24, 2026 09:07 AM (XvL8K)

Now that you mention it, I haven't seen the free thing they used to fling in my yard once a week in a while.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:07 AM (ccf/V)

293 Yes. Gasoline is effective, just don't use too much and blow up your yard.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:02 AM

Lots of molten aluminum can result in dead ants and modern sculpture.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 09:07 AM (bFu5X)

294 I see Hippo and I have the same ATC opinion.

Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 24, 2026 09:08 AM (SlCzS)

295 Congratulations to Her Majesty and Hadrian! Wonderful news.

Posted by: Mrs JTB at August 24, 2026 09:08 AM (yTvNw)

296
Whatever happened to Zoom School?
It was good enough for like a year and a half.
Can't you just use it for snow days?
Posted by: I gotta ask at August 24, 2026 09:07 AM (2Ez/1)

Don't know as I only have a Sr. in College. They don't care whether you show up or not, usually, as long as you turn in assignments and pass tests.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:09 AM (ccf/V)

297 277 Getting up early to watch the crawl at the bottom of the screen to see if you're school system had declared a Snow Day.
Posted by: Good times, good times at August 24, 2026 09:02 AM (2Ez/1)

Ha! I didn't even bother getting out of bed, just turned on the radio and listened hopefully, in the dark.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at August 24, 2026 09:09 AM (h7ZuX)

298 *grabs a donut and a seat*

Sup
Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 24, 2026 09:05 AM

*raises coffee mug in the manner of Winston Wolf*

Welcome back, stranger.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 09:09 AM (bFu5X)

299 Yeah, warm climates have way too many venomous critters. Screw that shit.

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 09:09 AM (77rzZ)

300 We had snow in January. Fair amount of it. Then freezing rain on top of that. Then rain. Then it all froze solid for about 2 weeks.

You didn't shovel it. You chipped at it until tired and defeated.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 24, 2026 09:09 AM (2Cry5)

301 I see Hippo and I have the same ATC opinion.

Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 24, 2026 09:08 AM (SlCzS)

Final straw was when she shit on us and flounced........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:10 AM (ccf/V)

302 298 *grabs a donut and a seat*

Sup
Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 24, 2026 09:05 AM

Just in time for the poll wars

Posted by: It's me donna at August 24, 2026 09:10 AM (+gK6I)

303 Lots of molten aluminum can result in dead ants and modern sculpture.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 09:07 AM (bFu5X)

I found the number of cans required to get a feasible amount and the heat required to melt them way more effort than it was worth.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:11 AM (ccf/V)

304 It's my first full week in my new position where I can carry a phone with me.

Thought I'd peek in and say Hi 😊

Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 24, 2026 09:11 AM (SlCzS)

305 Just in time for the poll wars
Posted by: It's me donna at August 24, 2026 09:10 AM

Begun, the poll wars have?

Posted by: Yoda at August 24, 2026 09:11 AM (bFu5X)

306 Whatever happened to Zoom School?
It was good enough for like a year and a half.
Can't you just use it for snow days?
Posted by: I gotta ask at August 24, 2026 09:07 AM (2Ez/1)

I assume that they realize, rightly, that it'd be an enormous shitshow to try and do that 2-3 days per year, maybe, and have decided that it isn't worth the effort and expense. Also, the education industrial complex is still dealing the with the fallout of parents learning the shit that goes on in the classroom from the last time they did that.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 09:11 AM (ExV1e)

307 The WSJ is stating that Democrats will retake the senate. Their pathway? They’re going to win TX, NC, GA, AK, ME and MI.
Posted by: Vengeance at August 24, 2026 08:05 AM (UEhSw)
========================
This is false, and yet you keep saying it. As far as Grok can tell, the Journal said no such thing. Why repeat this comment?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 24, 2026 09:12 AM (tAo8j)

308
Congratulations to Her Majesty and Hadrian! Wonderful news.
Posted by: Mrs JTB at August 24, 2026 09:08 AM (yTvNw)

Thank you. It was the first BIS The Big Dummy's Ohio mom has ever had. She was nearly hysterical with happiness when Her Majesty called to tell her.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 24, 2026 09:12 AM (O0L8i)

309
Thought I'd peek in and say Hi 😊
Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 24, 2026 09:11 AM (SlCzS)

Good to see you, sir. Hopefully you can become more of a regular again.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:12 AM (ccf/V)

310 I found the number of cans required to get a feasible amount and the heat required to melt them way more effort than it was worth.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:11 AM

Don't think of it as effort. Think of it as art. Lethal, satisfying art.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 09:12 AM (bFu5X)

311 I find her held in WAY too high regard around these parts.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

The mind that alters-alters all.

Posted by: Michael Savage 1998 at August 24, 2026 09:13 AM (JM9I6)

312 I assume that they realize, rightly, that it'd be an enormous shitshow to try and do that 2-3 days per year, maybe, and have decided that it isn't worth the effort and expense. Also, the education industrial complex is still dealing the with the fallout of parents learning the shit that goes on in the classroom from the last time they did that.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 09:11 AM (ExV1e)

It's just way too much effort to expect from your local hero teachers.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:13 AM (ccf/V)

313 Fire ants are easily controllable with Orthene.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 08:57 AM (ccf/V)
----
Despite the name, I believe they are also vulnerable to fire...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

Ethyl.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 09:13 AM (+tGb6)

314 Just in time for the poll wars
Posted by: It's me donna at August 24, 2026 09:10 AM (+gK6I)

Candy is flanking Mercedes while Porsche and Sapphire are just taking pot shots at each other.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 09:13 AM (ExV1e)

315 Haha Donna

Not going to have much useful to say about polls this year. They are all crap.

Absolutely no clue what is going to happen this cycle.

Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 24, 2026 09:14 AM (SlCzS)

316 Whatever happened to Zoom School?
It was good enough for like a year and a half.
Can't you just use it for snow days?
Posted by: I gotta ask at August 24, 2026 09:07 AM (2Ez/1)
---
Dunno about K-12, but at the college level that's exactly what we do.

Professors can't cancel class for bad weather unless they have some sort of technology issue (e.g., a winter storm knocks out power in their neighborhood).

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 24, 2026 09:14 AM (FZ29D)

317 Don't think of it as effort. Think of it as art. Lethal, satisfying art.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 09:12 AM (bFu5X)

I may have to revisit it in our future home.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:14 AM (ccf/V)

318 If you're looking for an alternative to football, check this out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63ckT4DxMB0

#1 South Africa played #2 New Zealand on Saturday

Rugby has twice the action in half the time.

Posted by: Ignoramus at August 24, 2026 09:14 AM (dtajH)

319 The WSJ says a lot of things.

Posted by: Just ignore it at August 24, 2026 09:14 AM (2Ez/1)

320 311 I find her held in WAY too high regard around these parts.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

I never interacted much with her.. I didn't even know she was gay/ Bi or whatever she is... Not that that matters

Posted by: It's me donna at August 24, 2026 09:14 AM (+gK6I)

321 So the strippers are going to war with each other? Where can I watch the action?

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 09:14 AM (77rzZ)

322 Lots of molten aluminum can result in dead ants and modern sculpture.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 09:07 AM (bFu5X)

I found the number of cans required to get a feasible amount and the heat required to melt them way more effort than it was worth.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:11 AM (ccf/V)

You can still buy flamethrowers on Amazon.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 09:15 AM (ExV1e)

323
Absolutely no clue what is going to happen this cycle.
Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 24, 2026 09:14 AM (SlCzS)

Crazy isn't it...

Posted by: It's me donna at August 24, 2026 09:15 AM (+gK6I)

324 Fire ants are easily controllable with Orthene.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 08:57 AM (ccf/V)
+++
Seems like all fire ant treatment is temporary. I can treat my yard and they just go over and hang out in my neighbour's yard for a few months.
Then they are right back again.

Posted by: Florida Peasant at August 24, 2026 09:15 AM (Lo97M)

325
I find her held in WAY too high regard around these parts.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

"High" is not an applicable term in this case.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 24, 2026 09:15 AM (O0L8i)

326 *Not going to have much useful to say about polls this year. They are all crap.*

What makes you say that?

Posted by: Francesca Hong at August 24, 2026 09:16 AM (2Ez/1)

327
I never interacted much with her.. I didn't even know she was gay/ Bi or whatever she is... Not that that matters
Posted by: It's me donna at August 24, 2026 09:14 AM (+gK6I)

No one really cared until she got pissed off at some opinions and flounced. She needed to protect 'her people' from us.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:16 AM (ccf/V)

328 Mia Bonta, the author of the Stop Nick Shirley Act, is married to the California AG, the same guy who is driving the Hollywood studios out of the state and suing Meta to extract a big check.

What a family!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 24, 2026 09:16 AM (tAo8j)

329 I'm gong to try Sponge, going to try. Really missed the comments section for 2 years.

I've been able to read JJs posts, but work computer was blocking the comments section.

Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 24, 2026 09:16 AM (SlCzS)

330 Does paper delivery even exist anymore? Seems like there'd be too few customers to warrant the cost.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

Does in small towns. However, it DOES read like a newspaper from Mayberry.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 09:17 AM (+tGb6)

331 If you think you've got it bad, at least 30 people were killed when a dump collapsed in Guinea.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 24, 2026 09:17 AM (rp63B)

332
"High" is not an applicable term in this case.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 24, 2026 09:15 AM (O0L8i)

What she lacked in stature was made up by the high pedestal she was placed on by some.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:17 AM (ccf/V)

333 Rugby has twice the action in half the time.
Posted by: Ignoramus
_________

But no forward pass.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 24, 2026 09:18 AM (XvL8K)

334
RNC Research
@RNCResearch

Georgia Governor candidate, Democrat Keisha Lance-Bottoms BRAGS about protecting criminal illegal aliens:

“When I was Mayor of Atlanta… I made the decision to end our multiyear multimillion dollar agreement with ICE.”

https://tinyurl.com/4x43fbh2

Posted by: redridinghood at August 24, 2026 09:18 AM (NpAcC)

335 What she lacked in stature was made up by the high pedestal she was placed on by some.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:17 AM

That and the stepstool.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 09:18 AM (bFu5X)

336 What she lacked in stature was made up by the high pedestal she was placed on by some.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:17 AM (ccf/V)

In before someone points out that she has big tits.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 09:18 AM (ExV1e)

337 I'm gong to try Sponge, going to try. Really missed the comments section for 2 years.

I've been able to read JJs posts, but work computer was blocking the comments section.
Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 24, 2026 09:16 AM (SlCzS)

I get that. It's harder to post from work, but I manage.

Hope you're able to. You've been missed.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:18 AM (ccf/V)

338
Georgia Governor candidate, Democrat Keisha Lance-Bottoms BRAGS about protecting criminal illegal aliens:

I thought she went to jail ?

Posted by: It's me donna at August 24, 2026 09:19 AM (+gK6I)

339 In before someone points out that she has big tits.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 09:18 AM

Stealing Bulg's thunder?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 09:19 AM (bFu5X)

340 I never got the AtC thing, either.

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 09:19 AM (77rzZ)

341
What she lacked in stature was made up by the high pedestal she was placed on by some.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:17 AM (ccf/V)

It's never a good idea to place anyone on a pedestal. Inevitably, they'll be a disappointment to you.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 24, 2026 09:19 AM (O0L8i)

342 What's funny is "Usha get out" has been a DNC meme for two years. Even their insults are scripted unoriginal bs.

Posted by: ... at August 24, 2026 09:19 AM (vE0+H)

343 Stealing Bulg's thunder?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 09:19 AM (bFu5X)

No. I'm a fan of a more moderate bosom and don't excuse anyone their failings on the basis of mammaries.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 09:20 AM (ExV1e)

344
105* yesterday.

Supposed to be 105* today.

But, AC is working just fine!

Good AC! Good boy! *pats fan grating*

Posted by: naturalfake at August 24, 2026 09:20 AM (iJfKG)

345 Seems like all fire ant treatment is temporary. I can treat my yard and they just go over and hang out in my neighbour's yard for a few months.
Then they are right back again.
Posted by: Florida Peasant

Everything you can see is temporary. You don't get a haircut once or eat once, mow the lawn once, exercise once.

Posted by: The Daily Grind at August 24, 2026 09:21 AM (JM9I6)

346 No. I'm a fan of a more moderate bosom and don't excuse anyone their failings on the basis of mammaries.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 09:20 AM

*nods sagely*

There are some things even a great rack can't excuse.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 09:21 AM (bFu5X)

347
But, AC is working just fine!

Good AC! Good boy! *pats fan grating*

Posted by: naturalfake at August 24, 2026 09:20 AM (iJfKG)

My 28 year old unit is doing all she can. Too small from the get go, but she's plugging right along. Cycles in the morning, kicks on and stays on from about 2 PM on till after midnight. Just doesn't move enough air to keep the house cool.

I'm expecting 78 in the house during those above 100 degree days as we've been seeing for weeks.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:22 AM (ccf/V)

348 @231 White Fragility of the morning so far:
"The NCAA is now officially the minors for the NFL."

Yes, I noticed that you got the name wrong on both ends.
This proves how superior your fake name is to his. Honk on.

But Moron, what this proves is the opposite.
The Browns are a minor league for the SEC. Numbnuts.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at August 24, 2026 09:23 AM (zdLoL)

349
There are some things even a great rack can't excuse.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2026 09:21 AM (bFu5X)

A fact of life that's just hard to fathom sometimes........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:23 AM (ccf/V)

350 What's funny is "Usha get out" has been a DNC meme for two years. Even their insults are scripted unoriginal bs.

Democrats despise happy marriages because theirs are alll business transactions for power / electability. And they double-despise happy interracial marriages, just ask Clarence Thomas.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 09:23 AM (3ha+O)

351 I'm still following ATC on X, though probably not much longer.

She's currently on an anti-data center crusade 🤷‍♂️

Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 24, 2026 09:23 AM (SlCzS)

352 I don’t understand the angst on our side regarding the midterms. The Dems are nominating a bunch of loons. I don’t have a crystal ball but I’ll honestly be surprised if the Dems get the house. I’d be absolutely shocked if they get the senate. I mean are actual voters gonna go for DSA nuts and creeps like Talarico and El-Sayad? I don’t think so, Tim

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 09:24 AM (THwi4)

353 She's currently on an anti-data center crusade 🤷‍♂️
Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 24, 2026 09:23 AM (SlCzS)

Oh FFS.

Yeah, America should fall way behind in the tech landscape to China and every other country because of largely made up bullshit about datacenters..........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:24 AM (ccf/V)

354 She's currently on an anti-data center crusade 🤷‍♂️
Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 24, 2026 09:23 AM (SlCzS)

Yeah, what's with that ? Why all the hysteria over them ? China is smiling

Posted by: It's me donna at August 24, 2026 09:24 AM (+gK6I)

355
Georgia Governor candidate, Democrat Keisha Lance-Bottoms???

Soooo, Keisha is the Pegging Fancier's Candidate of choice?

Democrats....yeeesh.

Posted by: naturalfake at August 24, 2026 09:25 AM (iJfKG)

356 Old Southern tip - Malt o meal kills fire ants.

Posted by: Smellslikevictory at August 24, 2026 09:25 AM (2Xrky)

357 No. I'm a fan of a more moderate bosom and don't excuse anyone their failings on the basis of mammaries.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 09:20 AM (ExV1e)

We live in a mammo-centric society — Alan Harper coinage

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 09:26 AM (THwi4)

358 I’m sorry, I hate freaking data centers, too. They’re damned ugly and, I suspect, tools of the panopticon state.

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 09:26 AM (77rzZ)

359 Old Southern tip - Malt o meal kills fire ants.

Posted by: Smellslikevictory at August 24, 2026 09:25 AM (2Xrky)

Studies by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and other researchers have confirmed that instant grits, Malt-O-Meal, cornmeal, and other cereals fail to control imported fire ant mounds.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 09:26 AM (ExV1e)

360 She's currently on an anti-data center crusade 🤷‍♂️

Her position is a bit more nuanced than that - she wonders why data centers in the US are important but none of the raw materials going into them are. Which is a fair point, but also borderline straw man because I don't think anyone building them has a preference for CHY-NUH.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 09:27 AM (3ha+O)

361 There are some things even a great rack can't excuse.

I don't understand those words in that order.

Posted by: Buck Ofama at August 24, 2026 09:27 AM (IVr15)

362 Studies by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension...That's nice. Worked for me and it was pet safe.

Posted by: Smellslikevictory at August 24, 2026 09:28 AM (2Xrky)

363 Yeah, what's with that ? Why all the hysteria over them ? China is smiling

China is openly funding the opposition to them. It worked for the Saudis in the 70s and 80s to kill nuclear power, it almost worked for the Saudis again to stop fracking in the 2000s, and they think it can work again.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 09:28 AM (3ha+O)

364 Happy Monday

Posted by: Lizzy at August 24, 2026 09:28 AM (X8xt3)

365 I used to have a different nic

ATC was great friends with Bandersnatch. His death may have soured her more than usual.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 24, 2026 09:28 AM (u82oZ)

366 Datacenters pay for their own energy, and sometimes are REQUIRED to build and maintain their own power plants.

Most water cooling requirements are made up for by using the same method as coal plants used to.......cycle lake water, keeping the lakes warm year round, yet losing very little to evaporation, as it would in nature anyway.

Other systems are sealed, so the water used at the forefront is the only water used for lengthy periods of time.

MOST of the hysteria about datacenters is made up bullshit forced upon us from China and competing countries that have no goal other than to DESTROY AMERICA.........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:29 AM (ccf/V)

367 I’m sorry, I hate freaking data centers, too. They’re damned ugly and, I suspect, tools of the panopticon state.
Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 09:26 AM (77rzZ)

My only objection to data centers is that the coming AI shakeout will make many redundant and the increasing unreliability of cloud computing will increase that number. Then you have large numbers of specialized buildings all over the place which serve no purpose.

I wouldn't try to stop them though.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 09:29 AM (ExV1e)

368 354 She's currently on an anti-data center crusade 🤷‍♂️
Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 24, 2026 09:23 AM (SlCzS)

Yeah, what's with that ? Why all the hysteria over them ? China is smiling

Posted by: It's me donna at August 24, 2026 09:24 AM (+gK6I)

The Left constantly needs new bad guys and their victims. To keep the outrage going. Climate change is not scaring enough people anymore. Trans-insanity is waning as a Leftist outrage factory. The race card lost its impact.

Posted by: Gref at August 24, 2026 09:29 AM (5rh/l)

369 I don’t worry about China. They’re incompetent at making anything good. Even the stuff they steal from us they screw up. That damn they built is going to fail eventually, and then the show’s over for them anyway.

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 09:29 AM (77rzZ)

370 Linus - pretty much my take as well.

There is a cool guy I follow on X who makes a good case that it doesn't matter if the Dems take the house.

But using polls to try and figure out a direction this year is pretty useless. There used to be a couple that could be trusted, but all the good ones crashed out last year, and the response data is just bad.

Massive misses in polls because white working class and rural are not being sampled.

Posted by: Dave_in_Fla at August 24, 2026 09:29 AM (SlCzS)

371 It worked for the Saudis in the 70s and 80s to kill nuclear power, it almost worked for the Saudis again to stop fracking in the 2000s, and they think it can work again.
Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 09:28 AM (3ha+O)/i]

LOOK AT ALL THE POLLUTION!!!!!!!!!

.....Um......that's steam.........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:30 AM (ccf/V)

372 There's creamy data-in my pants!

Posted by: Scranton Joe With Squirts at August 24, 2026 09:30 AM (JM9I6)

373 There should be a fast track procedure to the SC for these obvious unconstitutional laws passed by States.

Posted by: polynikes at August 24, 2026 09:30 AM (KC5Lt)

374 Art up

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2026 09:30 AM (+tGb6)

375 I thought she went to jail ?
Posted by: It's me donna at August 24, 2026 09:19 AM (+gK6I)
*****
You might be thinking of Fani Willis

Posted by: redridinghood at August 24, 2026 09:31 AM (NpAcC)

376 >>What's funny is "Usha get out" has been a DNC meme for two years. Even their insults are scripted unoriginal bs.

Weird!

or "Weird!"

Posted by: Lizzy at August 24, 2026 09:31 AM (X8xt3)

377 Posted by: Buck Ofama at August 24, 2026 09:27 AM (IVr15)

I wanted to start a garage band and name it Buck Farack.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 24, 2026 09:31 AM (ccf/V)

378

My only objection to data centers is that the coming AI shakeout will make many redundant and the increasing unreliability of cloud computing will increase that number. Then you have large numbers of specialized buildings all over the place which serve no purpose.

That's okay.

At that point they all become Bowling alleys and Dave&Buster's.

Posted by: naturalfake at August 24, 2026 09:32 AM (iJfKG)

379 Large, specialized buildings that serve no purpose?

Posted by: Describing Every Skool at August 24, 2026 09:32 AM (JM9I6)

380 So the Canada trade deal has brought out the most hilarious delusions of the frostbacks.

They really, really think they are a 1st world country, an equal to the US.

And even after their own state-news said Carney lied about the French language issue, they still are all "elbows up!"

Mentally deranged.

It's amazing and horrifying watching the 65+ cohort gutting out their entire economy--after looting it for 40+ years, then importing millions to prop up their retirement welfare--all out of spite over Trump.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 24, 2026 09:33 AM (3cUTc)

381 “I don’t worry about China. They’re incompetent at making anything good”
——-
You typed this on a Chinese laptop, or PC, or Smartphone. Right?

Is it possible too, you know, they might get better over time and improve? Japanese manufacturing, for their part, at one time was not known particularly for high precision or quality. It is now.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 24, 2026 09:37 AM (0ass6)

382 Large, specialized buildings that serve no purpose?

I've seen enough schools and churches converted to houses or apartments to believe any building can be made to do anything, within reason.

I also don't think data center demand will shrink significantly in the wake of any bubble popping. The internet ended in 2002 when the dot-com bubble popped, right? Nobody has any cloud services or server farms, right?

Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 09:41 AM (2ocoG)

383 Is it possible too, you know, they might get better over time and improve? Japanese manufacturing, for their part, at one time was not known particularly for high precision or quality. It is now.

The difference is that Chinese manufacturing is good only when closely supervised by the Americans/Europeans/Japanese. That was Tim Cook's breakthrough idea at Apple. When left to their own devices, the Chinese revert to fast and cheap and not that good. Nearly all of their domestic stuff is awful bordering on scary in many cases.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 24, 2026 09:43 AM (2ocoG)

384 "Japanese manufacturing, for their part, at one time was not known particularly for high precision or quality. It is now."

Post WWII the Japanese were early adopters of quality control methods as preached by Edward Deming, a prophet ignored in his own land -- the US.

Detroit especially missed this and paid for it as Americans turned away from US-made cars in the 70s.

Posted by: Ignoramus at August 24, 2026 09:53 AM (dtajH)

385 Newsome is retahhaded.

Posted by: Duh at August 24, 2026 10:00 AM (bXsD6)

386 AB 2624 is an attempt by the California state government to hide crimes, including federal crimes. As such, every member of the California government who helped this pass as possibly party to a conspiracy to obstruct justice, as well as, conspiracy to deny civil rights.

Posted by: SMOD at August 24, 2026 10:08 AM (yH8/G)

387 The reality is uncomfortable for the political class: the real crime of 2008 was not a failure of capitalism, but a catastrophic failure of central planning.

The subprime crisis was deliberately engineered in Washington. Through affordable housing quotas managed by HUD, progressive policymakers systematically weaponized government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. To meet arbitrary, politically-motivated homeownership targets, these institutions were forced to aggressively buy up low-quality, high-risk mortgages.

Posted by: Neo at August 24, 2026 10:25 AM (RHGPo)

388 I walked all the way (maybe a mile) to school and was pissed off the teachers were too lame to show up.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 24, 2026 08:57 AM

Uphill both ways.
Posted by: Grandpa Simpson at August 24, 2026 08:58 AM (2Ez/1)

into the wind. I DID grow up in eastern North Dakota. Cold, windy yeah. Minus 35 for a week at a time.

Posted by: free tibet at August 24, 2026 11:29 AM (iNp3L)

Daily Tech News 24 August 2026

Top Story

The that guy who thought it would be a fine jape to hand Border Patrol a "duress password" making his phone wipe itself rather than unlocking is facing felony charges. (Law Commentary)

His lawyers say that the CBP were unconstitutionally using their clients past criminality as a pretext to search for his present criminality. Uh, not admitting that either of those occurred.

Tech News

Nvidia has announced pricing on its new GB300 home AI system. (Tom's Hardware)

It's not something that you put in your home. It's something you buy instead.
Maxell is making cassette tapes again. (Tom's Hardware)

Even I don't miss those.
170,000 non-profits lost all their data. Is Microsoft to blame? (Slate)

Apparently, yes. Good work, guys.
Surveillance company Flock is talking compromise. (Tech Crunch)

It think there's a happy medium to be found between hitting them with a relativistic neutron star and dropping them into a black hole and then dropping that black hole into another black hole.
How do AMD's AM4 X3D CPUs work on older motherboards? (WCCFTech)

Just fine, thanks for asking.
d-Matrix has reinvented IBM's eDRAM. (WCCFTech)

Basically using DRAM rather than SRAM as the basis for last level cache, giving similar performance at four times the memory density or one quarter the cost if you're looking at it from that direction.
Micron says that things are only going to get worse on the memory front. (WCCFTech)

Though they are talking a different kind of worse - a widening gap between processor speed and memory bandwidth.

Don't worry, everything is getting more expensive as well.
Can parents trust OpenAI? (CTV News)

No.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: Ack. Pfft.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:35 AM

Comments

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1 w00t

Posted by: m at August 24, 2026 04:35 AM (odBC9)

2 tech from the ONT:

81 Evening, Doof, and ONT Horde! T-storms here, too. Had a power bump 15 minutes ago that shut down the computer. Got it rebooted OK, but the monitor was whack. Unplugged power from monitor, restarted it, all's well! Just as I was about to open the ONT, another power bump. Back to Square One. Sheesh!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 23, 2026 10:38 PM (1z8ji)

My monitor's been wacky and I'm going to try this procedure: unplug power from the monitor, restart.

Posted by: m at August 24, 2026 04:37 AM (odBC9)

3 Its Monday already, isn't it?

Posted by: Skip at August 24, 2026 04:38 AM (Ia/+0)

4 Disclaimer: Ack. Pfft.

"Ack!" "Thppt!"

Posted by: m at August 24, 2026 04:41 AM (odBC9)

5 Willowed...

388 372 Muh raysizzem!

https://tinyurl.com/4pr46wmt
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 24, 2026 03:35 AM (ebJJx)

I just can't even.
Good one.

Posted by: m at August 24, 2026 04:23 AM (odBC9)

Who knew shooting at repair workers would delay repairs...

https://tinyurl.com/54up88e6

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 24, 2026 04:41 AM (l3cgK)

6 Except that the evil Flock is on a charm offensive. They have been putting out ads on YT that talk up how they saved a kidnapped little boy. So sign over your freedom to them and their cameras. You have nothing to hide, right?

(If I have anything to hide myriad agencies would have found it years ago. It’s beside the point.)

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 24, 2026 04:41 AM (jPziU)

7 369 Every time I moved all night was painful
Posted by: Skip at August 24, 2026 03:31 AM (Ia/+0)

Hoping you're doing better, Skip.

Posted by: m at August 24, 2026 04:42 AM (odBC9)

8 Since Pixy's up...

Damnable Windows 11...
Latest update happened the other night...today noticed my taskbar has horizontal lines (5 of them, sometimes 5 double lines). Some weird aliasing or refresh issue, but only affects taskbar. Looked online, I'm not the only one with this issue.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 24, 2026 04:42 AM (l3cgK)

9 5 Willowed...

372 Muh raysizzem!

https://tinyurl.com/4pr46wmt
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 24, 2026 03:35 AM (ebJJx)

Who knew shooting at repair workers would delay repairs...

https://tinyurl.com/54up88e6
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 24, 2026 04:41 AM (l3cgK)

Wonder if they thought the workers were installing Flock cameras?

Posted by: m at August 24, 2026 04:44 AM (odBC9)

10 Mornin'

youtu.be/9f_EziyDsZY

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 24, 2026 04:48 AM (sAmhv)

11 Wonder if they thought the workers were installing Flock cameras?

Posted by: m at August 24, 2026 04:44 AM (odBC9)

Nothing a Flock of Seagulls couldn't take care of with their aerial bombing...and afterwards, I ran, I ran so far away...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 24, 2026 04:48 AM (l3cgK)

12 Nice video
Have a great day horde

Posted by: Skip at August 24, 2026 04:51 AM (Ia/+0)

13 >>>that guy who thought it would be a fine jape to hand Border Patrol a "duress password" making his phone wipe itself rather than unlocking is facing felony charges (Law Commentary)

Great story. Tough to guess which way this will go.

Posted by: m at August 24, 2026 04:54 AM (odBC9)

14 Yeah, restarted computer, power-cycled display, checked for updates on display driver...nothing worked.
This is a Windows 11 bug...I bet if I revert the latest update the issue will go away.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 24, 2026 04:55 AM (l3cgK)

15 I'm going to enjoy when they start selling Freedom Burkas so you can cover your face every time you leave the house so that The Man can't take your picture.

"Where's your Freedom Burka, boy? You some kind of commie? Filthy open-faces, struttin' around town with no shame at all...."

Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 24, 2026 04:57 AM (Ot/FD)

16 14 Yeah, restarted computer, power-cycled display, checked for updates on display driver...nothing worked.
This is a Windows 11 bug...I bet if I revert the latest update the issue will go away.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 24, 2026 04:55 AM (l3cgK)

Alexa: "I'm sorry, jim, but I won't let you do that."...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 24, 2026 04:57 AM (l3cgK)

17 15 I'm going to enjoy when they start selling Freedom Burkas so you can cover your face every time you leave the house so that The Man can't take your picture.

"Where's your Freedom Burka, boy? You some kind of commie? Filthy open-faces, struttin' around town with no shame at all...."

Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 24, 2026 04:57 AM (Ot/FD)

Is that like masking for COVID?...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 24, 2026 04:57 AM (l3cgK)

18 Is that like masking for COVID?...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 24, 2026 04:57 AM (l3cgK)

My Freedom Burka protects you, and your Freedom Burka protects me.

We're all outside in this together.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 24, 2026 04:58 AM (Ot/FD)

19 Nicolette Larson - Rhumba Girl (197

Nicolette Larson (1952-1997)

Posted by: m at August 24, 2026 05:02 AM (odBC9)

20 I think a good tactic, if it isn't already being deployed, would be to agitate for a strict law that these dumbass cameras are not allowed to have any kind of view of any kind of window on any kind of residence.

If only there were some kind of American organization, maybe a Union, if you will, that focused on things like Civil Liberties....

Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 24, 2026 05:02 AM (Ot/FD)

21 Nicolette Larson - Rhumba Girl ( 1978 )

Nicolette Larson ( 1952-1997 )

now without intrusive emoticons

Posted by: m at August 24, 2026 05:03 AM (odBC9)

22 Had a nice time at the 4H fair. One nice thing about the fair in seeing all the cute kids in strollers or little older kids with their parents . There was one
little girl with lovely red hair -maybe about three -taking a piggy back ride on her dad and looking delighted. I also enjoyed seeing the kids eating ice cream cones and enjoying the miniature horses -and the goats and sheep's. It brings me back to years ago attending the fair as a kid.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 24, 2026 05:07 AM (wmzkx)

23 18 Is that like masking for COVID?...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 24, 2026 04:57 AM (l3cgK)

My Freedom Burka protects you, and your Freedom Burka protects me.

We're all outside in this together.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 24, 2026 04:58 AM (Ot/FD)

Danny
@DjokovicFan_
Aug 20
Novak Djokovic in his documentary on why he refused the COVID vaccine:

"Because I didn't need it. Why should I get the vaccine? I'm healthy, I'm an athlete. I had corona. I had immunity. I wasn't a threat to anyone. There was no reason for me to get vaccinated. It's my freedom to choose which that fundamental right that you have as a human being on this planet — the freedom to choose — which was taken from a lot of people."

Posted by: m at August 24, 2026 05:07 AM (odBC9)

24
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at August 24, 2026 05:10 AM (AMvSw)

25 the freedom to choose — which was taken from a lot of people."
Posted by: m at August 24, 2026 05:07 AM (odBC9)

I'm not ripping on the guy with this micro-screed, it's just that it triggered a flurry of follow on thoughts.

You don't have the freedom to chose, more often than not. The world doesn't care about your wishes and desires, or even your needs. You don't get to chose if you get hit by lightning or get cancer or get mugged. You can, though, chose to take certain steps to mitigate the risk of those things. We don't have some fundamental Human Right to Make Choices. What we do have is the right to not have what precious few choices that we can make in life taken from us.

It's kind of like a Negative Liberty, I guess.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 24, 2026 05:12 AM (Ot/FD)

26 15 I'm going to enjoy when they start selling Freedom Burkas so you can cover your face every time you leave the house so that The Man can't take your picture.

"Where's your Freedom Burka, boy? You some kind of commie? Filthy open-faces, struttin' around town with no shame at all...."
Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 24, 2026 04:57 AM (Ot/FD)

Oh, look. Our resident apologist for a police state is back.

You are unfit to be free and incapable of self-government. (H/t, TX Declaration of Independence, 1836). Why you post here I have no idea.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 24, 2026 05:14 AM (jPziU)

27 Morning, Tech Peeps

Posted by: fluffy at August 24, 2026 05:17 AM (V0/Sp)

28 Oh, look. Our resident apologist for a police state is back.

You are unfit to be free and incapable of self-government. (H/t, TX Declaration of Independence, 1836). Why you post here I have no idea.
Posted by: Cow Demon at August 24, 2026 05:14 AM (jPziU)

Resident?

I thought I was still on the books as an adjunct.

....That son of bitchin' ewok owes me back pay....

Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 24, 2026 05:17 AM (Ot/FD)

29 Devotional on professional boxer during the Depression, Jim Braddock. and God fighting our battles . Exodus 15:10-18. Our daily bread devotional:

https://tinyurl.com/34vbbssj

( and I think I would like to get this movie about Braddock, "Cinderella Man". )

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 24, 2026 05:17 AM (wmzkx)

30 From the non-profits data-loss article: { and told him that roughly 171,000 small nongovernmental organizations “lost everything” in their OneDrive accounts. }

I guess we can all start calling it NoneDrive now.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 24, 2026 05:24 AM (O7YUW)

31 Who knew shooting at repair workers would delay repairs

Oh, those wacky changing consumer habits! They're so funny when they take aim at repair workers.

Posted by: NR Pax at August 24, 2026 05:24 AM (OPGS/)

32 25 the freedom to choose — which was taken from a lot of people."
Posted by: m at August 24, 2026 05:07 AM (odBC9)

I'm not ripping on the guy with this micro-screed, it's just that it triggered a flurry of follow on thoughts.

You don't have the freedom to chose, more often than not. The world doesn't care about your wishes and desires, or even your needs. You don't get to chose if you get hit by lightning or get cancer or get mugged. You can, though, chose to take certain steps to mitigate the risk of those things. We don't have some fundamental Human Right to Make Choices. What we do have is the right to not have what precious few choices that we can make in life taken from us.

It's kind of like a Negative Liberty, I guess.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 24, 2026 05:12 AM (Ot/FD)

Nice, W-o.

Posted by: m at August 24, 2026 05:25 AM (odBC9)

33 I guess we can all start calling it NoneDrive now.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 24, 2026 05:24 AM (O7YUW)

GoneDrive?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 24, 2026 05:28 AM (Ot/FD)

34 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at August 24, 2026 05:30 AM (fdN7I)

35 Novak Djokovic: The Wolf in Winter, directed by Jason Hehir (The Last Dance).

It premiered on Prime Video on August 20, 2026

Posted by: m at August 24, 2026 05:33 AM (odBC9)

36 @10/Puddleglum: Excellent "Sippin' coffee, tryin' to get my neurons to march in file" song. Thank you.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 24, 2026 05:37 AM (O7YUW)

37 Dog list after three weeks one of the tallest peaks in England finally found after three weeks. Sunny Skyz site:

https://tinyurl.com/sfkjmach

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 24, 2026 05:39 AM (wmzkx)

38 Belated BOING!

Lunchtime already?

Maybe l8r.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 24, 2026 05:49 AM (LgsNJ)

39 Evening and morning, satellites and satraps of the vast AoSHQ Empire! Yes, it's Monday again. But remember:

"Compared to being on the wrong side of the ground, even a bad Monday is pretty small kumquats, nicht wahr?"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 24, 2026 05:53 AM (wzUl9)

40 Posted by: Cow Demon at August 24, 2026 05:14 AM (jPziU)

W-O is not an apologist for a police state. He is being sarcastic.

It's too early for internecine fighting, folks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 24, 2026 06:05 AM (y8wRt)

41 Awake I am, sipping coffee, wondering if I can find my workout motivation -- I think I saw it scurry under the TV stand when I turned on the lights. Early morning temps are almost certainly not going to be any better soon, so waiting until tomorrow is pretty pointless.

Last night, with Movies! having technical troubles, we watched a 2018 film called Black 47, a revenge drama set during the Irish Potato Famine. Hugo Weaving of The Matrix led the cast. It bore some resemblance to Westerns: The hero deserts from the army and comes back home (Ireland) to find his family starved to death or being dispossessed from their homes. He goes on a revenge mission to find and kill the people responsible.

It has every single feature of modern movies I hate, the silvery-grey, washed-out look of outdoor scenes, the darkness of indoor and night scenes, the lack of real heroism (though there is a moment at the climax where that's not true), an ambiguous ending, and more. The Outlaw Josey Wales was better.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 24, 2026 06:05 AM (wzUl9)

42 Good morning! Guatemala antigua is percolatin' on the stovetop, the tiny pups are fed and the sprinkler is running. Currently 85 headed for 108 and I gotta mow the lawn and clean out the intake pump for the pond today.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 24, 2026 06:13 AM (3Ope8)

43 42 Good morning! Guatemala antigua is percolatin' on the stovetop, the tiny pups are fed and the sprinkler is running. Currently 85 headed for 108 and I gotta mow the lawn and clean out the intake pump for the pond today.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 24, 2026 06:13 AM (3Ope

Some old Guatamalans? I think we have some neighborhoods here that have them...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 24, 2026 06:16 AM (l3cgK)

44 Morning Horde thx Pixy
Happy Monday.
Nicolette Larson had a great voice. Her cover of Neil Young's "Lotta Love" is a classic. Died too early

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 24, 2026 06:18 AM (rp63B)

45 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Rejoinder: Gorbachev sings tractors! Turnip! Buttocks!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at August 24, 2026 06:19 AM (amcLV)

46 It has every single feature of modern movies I hate, the silvery-grey, washed-out look of outdoor scenes, the darkness of indoor and night scenes, the lack of real heroism (though there is a moment at the climax where that's not true), an ambiguous ending, and more.
----------
Forget it, Wolfus. It's Ireland.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at August 24, 2026 06:20 AM (amcLV)

47 It's too early for internecine fighting, folks.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Is not.

Posted by: mikeski had to say it at August 24, 2026 06:22 AM (VHUov)

48 42 Good morning! Guatemala antigua is percolatin' on the stovetop
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 24, 2026 06:13 AM (3Ope

I hope you made enough for everybody!

Posted by: m at August 24, 2026 06:24 AM (odBC9)

49 From the non-profits data-loss article: { and told him that roughly 171,000 small nongovernmental organizations “lost everything” in their OneDrive accounts. }

I guess we can all start calling it NoneDrive now.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant

As always, replace "in the Cloud" with "on some other asshole's computer."

Posted by: mikeski at August 24, 2026 06:25 AM (VHUov)

50 @41/Wolfus: I saw that one a few years ago. You're right about the visuals, they're bleak and ashen.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 24, 2026 06:25 AM (O7YUW)

51 On the good hand, Movies! is back from its technical wandering in the wasteland, and is showing No Highway in the Sky, the early '50s drama from a Nevil Shute novel with James Stewart and Glynis Johns. One of JS's best roles.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 24, 2026 06:25 AM (wzUl9)

52 You always have the freedom to chose, what altered choices was the repercussions imposed by employers and others.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 24, 2026 06:26 AM (FHoaH)

53 @41/Wolfus: I saw that one a few years ago. You're right about the visuals, they're bleak and ashen.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 24, 2026

***
G & R, that's the word I was groping for -- "ashen"!

I'll give it this: Weaving's Inspector Hannah does prove a hero at the climax, which is the best scene in the film.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 24, 2026 06:27 AM (wzUl9)

54 47 It's too early for internecine fighting, folks.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Is not.

Posted by: mikeski had to say it at August 24, 2026 06:22 AM (VHUov)

You haven't paid your 5 Quid yet...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 24, 2026 06:29 AM (l3cgK)

55 G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 24, 2026 06:29 AM (VyBeY)

56 What do they call your data in the cloud?

Not your data.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 24, 2026 06:30 AM (XV/Pl)

57 Morning y'all.

Still on Win10, so I shouldn't see the same taskbar display bug after I patch, right?

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 24, 2026 06:32 AM (aJQbY)

58 Well, my workout motivation has hidden itself too well. I'll take off today and relax with coffee and breakfast. About 7:30 I have to load Stirling into his carrier for his trip to the vet -- rabies shot. In the past he and Dagny have been angels about it, walking into the carrier on their own -- no struggles as I've had with so many other felines.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 24, 2026 06:34 AM (wzUl9)

59 Anyway! How is ever'body on this fine Monday?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 24, 2026 06:35 AM (wzUl9)

60 I had to do a full Win11 repair from a Win ISO file 4 days ago. Did not have any taskbar problems before or after.

The only update since was for .NET and there are no pending updates.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 24, 2026 06:38 AM (LgsNJ)

61 Well that's just great. We'll take that data in via OneDrive and store it over here on our data server in the cloud for you to access any... aaaaaand it's gone.

What?

It's gone. It's all gone.

But I just gave you our organization's data to store safely!

I'm sorry, this support call is for people who have data stored with Microsoft. Do you have any data stored with Microsoft?

No, you just said it's gone!

Please move aside for the next person in line who has data stored with Microsoft. Next please!

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 24, 2026 06:38 AM (O7YUW)

62 What do they call your data in the cloud?

Not your data.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 24, 2026 06:30 AM (XV/Pl)
-

Which leads to the question:

Who's yo' data?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 24, 2026 06:39 AM (LgsNJ)

63 I have been disabling OneDrive on Windows since it became available.

I do not retain/backup my data to the cloud except for the occasional pics or file for someone else to receive.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 24, 2026 06:42 AM (LgsNJ)

64 Which leads to the question:

Who's yo' data?
Posted by: Biden's Dog

This Star Trek fanfic has taken a weird but predictable turn.

Posted by: mikeski at August 24, 2026 06:43 AM (VHUov)

65 “Compared to being on the wrong side of the ground, even a bad Monday is pretty small kumquats, nicht wahr?"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 24, 2026 05:53 AM (wzUl9)

Another way of saying the same thing: Getting old stinks! But it does beat the alternative…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 06:47 AM (THwi4)

66

*hic

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at August 24, 2026 06:48 AM (732Gn)

67 Another way of saying the same thing: Getting old stinks! But it does beat the alternative…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026

***
I've been a kid, and I've been an adult (for certain values of "adult" anyway). Adult is better.

My father used to ask, "Why do you want to grow up so fast?" I had no answer for him then, but now I know. Privileges! Yes, responsibilities come with those. But the privilege -- the right! -- to hop in the car and drive anyplace I want, to eat what I please, to watch the movies I want, to dress the way I think suits me . . . all things I resented not being able to do when I was small.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 24, 2026 06:53 AM (wzUl9)

68
Maxell is making cassette tapes again. (Tom's Hardware)

Even I don't miss those.

Don't miss cassette tapes or those from Maxell? Because Maxell 90-minute Chrome cassettes were the only ones I used.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 24, 2026 06:55 AM (O0L8i)

69 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 24, 2026 06:53 AM (wzUl9)

I agree with you 100%.

I have noticed, however, that as I advance beyond 29 there are certain unpleasantries associated with age: physical aches & pains and regrets most primary among them…. But that’s life!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 06:57 AM (THwi4)

70 57° here in the Mid Hudson. Early, early fall

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 24, 2026 06:58 AM (rp63B)

71
Worked at the show yesterday and had a rare event: I didn't make a single mistake all day.

Of course, the only bad mistake a steward can make is to hand someone the wrong armband, or to be cumulatively so incompetent the judge has ask the Chief Steward for someone else or do it himself.

Mine are the little peccadillos: forgetting to pull ribbons, or getting one of them wrong, or calling for the wrong class. Little lapses, easily corrected.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 24, 2026 07:00 AM (O0L8i)

72 It's taking a long time to get the power back on in Gary, Indiana after the recent severe storms.

Why? "Racism", obviously. Nothing whatsoever to do with the fact that the charming local residents are shooting at the utility workers.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 24, 2026 07:00 AM (IG3/x)

73 I said Hey ( Hey ) You ( You ) Get Off Of My Cloud!

Posted by: Mick Jagger, IT Security Specialist at August 24, 2026 07:01 AM (n9eFH)

74 LVP - I try not to waste time and energy on 'regrets' because there's nothing I can do about what has passed. But I can (at least for the most part) remember the lessons learned so I don't end up with more of them.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 24, 2026 07:02 AM (3Ope8)

75 Okay. I'm awake enough, I guess. Time for a walk.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 24, 2026 07:02 AM (aJQbY)

76 Again, if your data resides anywhere else but your own local storage, it is no longer your data, it’s belongs to whoever’s cloud nonsense you’ve selected and is subject to their level of care and diligence.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 24, 2026 07:02 AM (XV/Pl)

77 it’s belongs to whoever’s cloud nonsense you’ve selected and is subject to their level of care and diligence.

I really need to take care of that problem.

Posted by: NR Pax at August 24, 2026 07:03 AM (OPGS/)

78 ___aaS is ___a$$.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 24, 2026 07:05 AM (aJQbY)

79
I try not to waste time and energy on 'regrets' because there's nothing I can do about what has passed. But I can (at least for the most part) remember the lessons learned so I don't end up with more of them.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 24, 2026 07:02 AM (3Ope

My life has been such an embarrassment to me that a great deal of effort is expended in just trying to forget. As for regrets, I know that if I had my life to live again, I'd make a whole new set of catastrophic mistakes.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 24, 2026 07:06 AM (O0L8i)

80 Halp!

I'm surrounded by kitties this morning!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 24, 2026 07:07 AM (FZ29D)

81 @78/RandomDave: I might be stealing that. (Well said.)

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 24, 2026 07:07 AM (O7YUW)

82 I have noticed, however, that as I advance beyond 29 there are certain unpleasantries associated with age: physical aches & pains and regrets most primary among them…. But that’s life!
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026

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True enough. For me at this point, however, the good generally outweighs the bad.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 24, 2026 07:08 AM (wzUl9)

83 "170,000 non-profits lost all their data. Is Microsoft to blame? (Slate)"

losing the evidence of fraud en masse?
superficially clever, hope it boomerangs!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 24, 2026 07:08 AM (VyBeY)

84 Kind of semi-hot Asian chick Shelly Li founded a business that recycles electronic equipment, mostly computers, and now with the big growth of data centers, her company is stripping memory from old machines and reselling those components to hyperscalers. Smart and good looking, it turns out, is a good way to go through life.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 24, 2026 07:08 AM (2pge3)

85 Pet story: I took Domo to the vet's office because he needs to be on thyroid medication. He didn't have to be there but he was quite happy to get attention from the nice ladies behind the desk and he chattered the whole time.

At one point, one of the techs came back with a resident kitten. Domo looked up in absolute delight at seeing it and he wanted to make a new friend.

Posted by: NR Pax at August 24, 2026 07:09 AM (OPGS/)

86 @73/Mick Jagger, IT Security Specialist: " I said Hey ( Hey ) You ( You ) Get Off Of My Cloud!"

The fact that the Rolling Stones' song "Start Me Up" was licensed by Microsoft and used in their big roll-out campaign for Windows 95, makes your song reference above even more funny. :-)

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 24, 2026 07:11 AM (O7YUW)

87 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 24, 2026 07:06 AM (O0L8i)

I missed the sarc tag...I find that difficult to believe. Just the considering the difference you've made in the lives of the dogs you've kept and trained would suffice to a lifetime of jackassery.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 24, 2026 07:11 AM (3Ope8)

88 Posted by: NR Pax at August 24, 2026 07:09 AM (OPGS/)

Nice story. Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 24, 2026 07:12 AM (wmzkx)

89 @69/LinusVanPelt: "But that’s life!"

Obligatory:
https://youtu.be/TnlPtaPxXfc

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 24, 2026 07:13 AM (O7YUW)

90 The inspection people are going to examine my possible new house today. With any luck I'll have the report in a couple of days, and can decide then if I'm going forward with this property. If there are minor things, I can handle them, or maybe reach a deal with the seller.

If the problems are major, well, a lot (as with most things in life) will depend on how much they will cost and if they need to be done soon. And if I want to tackle them.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 24, 2026 07:13 AM (wzUl9)

91 in other news, 42 degrees, a few scattered clouds; the promised fog has not appeared. Should be a nice day.

I think the day's plan is canning tomato sauce / tomato juice, unless Mrs Eez has altered the plan.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 24, 2026 07:14 AM (VyBeY)

92 Nice story. Thanks.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

You're welcome. I had to gently explain that since I didn't have his muzzle with me, I was not going to let him sniff the cat out (He's not dangerous but greyhounds can have a prey drive and I was not taking chances.).

Posted by: NR Pax at August 24, 2026 07:14 AM (OPGS/)

93 I'd forgotten Nicolette Larson, so thanks Pixy. She was very good, but I guess Tylenol and liver failure did her in (or so implies Wikipedia).

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 24, 2026 07:14 AM (2pge3)

94 So Wolfus, have you had the inevitable discussion with Miss Linda?

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 24, 2026 07:14 AM (3Ope8)

95 JJ is nood.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 24, 2026 07:17 AM (ExV1e)

96 JJS.

Posted by: Nazdar at August 24, 2026 07:17 AM (NcvvS)

97 Just to give an example, I've built a Movie Vault app that acts a Plex replacement, all of the images. icons, posters, banners, and gallery photos are available through an API with The Movie Database, now you can handle this in a couple of different ways, one way is that everytime you do a get from the api end-point, you download and cache what you need at the time and don't store anything locally, or you store everything locally.

This way if you lose internet connection or The Movie Database decides to change their TOS, you have all of the data stored locally and aren't reliant on an API end-point.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 24, 2026 07:17 AM (XV/Pl)

98 Obligatory:
https://youtu.be/TnlPtaPxXfc
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 24, 2026 07:13 AM (O7YUW)

The Chairman of the Board! Classic

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 24, 2026 07:17 AM (THwi4)

99 Pet story: I took Domo to the vet's office because he needs to be on thyroid medication. He didn't have to be there but he was quite happy to get attention from the nice ladies behind the desk and he chattered the whole time.

At one point, one of the techs came back with a resident kitten. Domo looked up in absolute delight at seeing it and he wanted to make a new friend.
Posted by: NR Pax at August 24, 2026

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Most of my cats have been fine with other felines. Exceptions include Arizona the big red tabby ("This is MY territory, buddy") and Linda's Annabelle, the white shorthair. If there is a word like "misanthrope" that applies to cats who hate other cats on principle, that was her.

Chekov accepted Wolf in an hour. Stirling liked Dagny immediately, but was more of a "This is a *girl*! Hel-loo, bay-bee!" than anything else.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 24, 2026 07:21 AM (wzUl9)

100 100

Posted by: m at August 24, 2026 07:22 AM (odBC9)

101 So Wolfus, have you had the inevitable discussion with Miss Linda?
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 24, 2026

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I've been . . . putting it off . . . until I get the inspection report. Cowardly, I know. But if I am not going ahead with this house, there's no reason to tell her.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 24, 2026 07:23 AM (wzUl9)

102 Nood Sefton.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 24, 2026 07:27 AM (IG3/x)

103 Way willowed but got to post I love Nicolette Larson.
Died way to young, glad to have her on vinyl.

Posted by: From about That Time at August 24, 2026 09:19 AM (sl73Y)

104 Re: MS nuking all those orgs

I keep telling people, h1b's are a threat to civilization

I have set people up with OS installs recently and had to explain the risks of OneDrive, and why you never use the MS provided locations for storing things locally.

Posted by: heya at August 24, 2026 10:58 AM (neSLO)

105 Maxell is making cassette tapes again. (Tom's Hardware)
Even I don't miss those.

Well, maybe folks can back up their cloud data to them. Might help a lot of folks.

Posted by: GWB at August 24, 2026 11:14 AM (kU0PQ)

106 >170,000 non-profits lost all their data. Is Microsoft to blame?

TL;DR: people are getting worse at managing organizational IT, not better.

To be fair, with vendor lock-in at cloud providers this is more complicated than it used to be but the old rules still apply: data that exists in less than three places is data you don't care about.

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Sunday Overnight Open Thread - August 23, 2026 [Doof]

Howdy Hordelings! Welcome to the Sunday ONT. A bit in the style of Ace's weekday Cafe threads tonight. Open thread, as always. Fashion and music, as always. What's on YOUR mind tonight?

[Top photo: The Wave - Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona]

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Wholesome stuff, fun stuff, feel good stuff

College students threw a huge backyard party and instead of complaining, their neighbors joined the fun by lifting a baby and their dogs over the fence to greet the crowd.

The party erupted in cheers. Pure wholesome neighborhood energy. pic.twitter.com/cSSoqLTosx
— Tehxi (@yajnshri) August 22, 2026

What big brothers are for!!! 🥰🥰🥰 pic.twitter.com/S7jgbt6iOf
— Hambone's Word. 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 (@Keithhambone) August 22, 2026

You can't rush perfection 🤣. pic.twitter.com/YS5lxf1rlu
— The Drunk Retard (@TheRealGameGod) August 21, 2026

Somewhere a therapist is trying to get people to "live in the moment" while this girl is already three levels deep into a made up game that only exists in her head and involves real trains.

The world needs more pointless whimsy. pic.twitter.com/HetQSg6wcc
— Klara (@klara_sjo) August 20, 2026

She really said, “Let me just skip every day and see what happens.” 😭😳🙌🏾🔥🔥 A year later… THIS. The results speak for themselves. pic.twitter.com/ApjXMhCqif
— Bongekile Mthembu🇿🇦 (@_Bongekile_) August 20, 2026

First time on a mini-bike!🤣

You got this, buddy … just ease into the throttle.”

Four seconds later that little man is hauling ass straight into the cornfield!😅 pic.twitter.com/A92ZD8CIGM
— B’s Spin🐝 (@BsSpin) August 14, 2026

Son does a double flip on his bicycle for the first time! 🏆😀
No word from the hospital on his mom's condition. 🤭 pic.twitter.com/NiLeTHO5eC
— Bluegrasspatriot (@kylawndog) August 14, 2026

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Truth is stranger than fiction

I just got kicked out of a @WNBA game for supporting WOMEN!

Let that sink in, AMERICA! 🇺🇸
— Enes Kanter FREEDOM (@EnesFreedom) August 24, 2026

Enes Kanter was just kicked out of an WNBA game after a player got triggered by his pro-woman shirt. pic.twitter.com/tHdw2FkkHY
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) August 24, 2026

This is the shirt that triggered a @wnba player. It’s offensive to define what the W in the WNBA is. https://t.co/DEyKsnKkx0
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) August 24, 2026

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'Ette Couture (Courtesy of Piper)

It's that time of the week - when we turn the ONT over to our good friend Piper for a bit. Here's this week's fashion pr0n.

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Melania Trump: Racing Into Style

Hold onto your helmets, fashion fans! First Lady Melania Trump just dropped pure high-octane glamour in the White House Rose Garden. On August 20, 2026, she posed with a sleek, custom red-white-and-blue IndyCar emblazoned with “Be Best” and “Fostering the Future,” turning a scholarship announcement into the ultimate style pit stop.

In one of the standout shots making the rounds, Melania sits casually on the gleaming race car, holding a matching commemorative helmet, looking every bit the chic powerhouse who could outpace the competition in polish. The car itself is a patriotic dream with the stars and stripes energy and Freedom 250 branding. Melania matched its vibe perfectly.

Melania wore a crisp, oversized blue Michael Kors Collection Crystal-Cufflink button-down shirt with the collar popped high and the top buttons undone to look effortlessly effortless. The cufflinks were swapped out for ones with the presidential seal. This was tucked into a vivid red Dior wool pencil skirt in a combo that screamed classic Americana while staying razor-sharp. Red Manolo Blahnik BB suede pumps in Tabasco Red completed the ensemble, adding a dash of high-heel horsepower.

Why It Works (and Why We’re Obsessed)

Melania has long mastered the art of making political moments feel like fashion editorials. This one blends her signature tailored elegance with a side of cheeky. The oversized shirt softens the structured skirt, creating a modern, slightly menswear-inspired vibe. Those red pumps? Pure statement-making, matching the car’s fiery hue.

It’s not just clothes; it’s a whole mood. Pairing high fashion with an actual IndyCar parked on the White House grounds feels delightful, like if a Vogue shoot collided with the Indianapolis 500. Gorgeous? Powerful? Absolutely. And ready to take the checkered flag in the va va vroom stakes.

And Melania wasn’t the only one bringing the heat to the Rose Garden that day. Harmeet K. Dhillon also brought a little fashion fire in J.Crew! The shirt is J.Crew Tresco Liberty Fabrics Perfect Shirt in Floral Print and the skirt is J.Crew Number 2 Pencil Skirt In Lime Eyelet. She looks like summer, and I am absolutely here for it.

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DJ Doof - Copper Edition

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Seems like this oldie but goodie ties in too

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1 early

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 23, 2026 10:00 PM (Jr+re)

2 Doophoria!

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 23, 2026 10:00 PM (17rPF)

3 earliest

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 23, 2026 10:00 PM (Jr+re)

4 4th

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at August 23, 2026 10:01 PM (zMzlR)

5 Doof Enterprises, LLC does not condone putting things in, well

* nods in Collie *

Posted by: Lassie at August 23, 2026 10:01 PM (VHUov)

6 Canyon looks like it's made of wood.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 23, 2026 10:02 PM (1Ff7Z)

7 We can now officially designate the WNBA a raging dumpster fire of an organization.

Cambridge is so relieved.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 23, 2026 10:02 PM (17rPF)

8 I just spent a good chunk of the weekend building bases for some Ikea Billy Bookcases my wife wants built. She wanted the bases too. She sent me videos on how to make them with 2x4's and plywood. I thought she knew wnlhat she wanted. I thought she measured the height. She didn't

With 2x4 bases there's 79 inches left (Low ceilings in an old basement). The bookcases are 79.5 inches. Fuuuuuuuck.

I'm now tearing apart the bases. Will flip the 2x4's on their sides and build the bases that way. Fuuuuuuuck

Posted by: 496 at August 23, 2026 10:03 PM (JfNq6)

9 Hello! Jumping rope is great cardio. She does need a better sports break however.

Posted by: Piper at August 23, 2026 10:04 PM (ZdaMQ)

10 Fuuuuuuuck
Posted by: 496 at August 23, 2026 10:03 PM (JfNq6)

Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit

Posted by: Clay Davis at August 23, 2026 10:05 PM (QMAsf)

11 And I got the nood online!!

Thanks for the ONT, Doofster!

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 23, 2026 10:05 PM (Jr+re)

12 496, ya shoulda consulted with Ace (known shelving expert).

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 23, 2026 10:06 PM (Jr+re)

13 Sports break?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 23, 2026 10:07 PM (6/7Fs)

14 Gotta admit "Be Best" doesn't exactly scan well in English.

Posted by: Oddbob at August 23, 2026 10:07 PM (vTZFs)

15

I think Melania, being tall, is able to look so beautiful whatever she wears. She is a classy lady.

Posted by: four seasons at August 23, 2026 10:08 PM (/QHx4)

16 What's the make of the car Melania is with?

Posted by: davidt at August 23, 2026 10:08 PM (Q+gd/)

17 We be has a We hate trump day parades instead of Laber Day parade. Comes join as and show how much yew hates trump two !@

Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, Vt at August 23, 2026 10:09 PM (+tmsi)

18 13. Sports bra. lol. Typing with a Shiba on my arm.

Posted by: Piper at August 23, 2026 10:09 PM (ZdaMQ)

19 Doophoria!
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 23, 2026 10:00 PM (17rPF)

Nice - I think that's a new one!

Posted by: Doof at August 23, 2026 10:09 PM (QMAsf)

20 Evenin'

youtu.be/sYDo9zuvaOY

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 23, 2026 10:10 PM (sAmhv)

21 The Wave is petrified sand dunes.

Posted by: Savage Henry at August 23, 2026 10:11 PM (ZxPkt)

22 18 13. Sports bra. lol. Typing with a Shiba on my arm.

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Figured that out when I watched the video. Those girls were a-slappin'.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 23, 2026 10:11 PM (6/7Fs)

23 Doof! You have my Copperhead Road! You seriously need to move up a membership level....thank you!

Posted by: The Grateful at August 23, 2026 10:11 PM (XfIK1)

24 Sports break?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 23, 2026 10:07 PM (6/7Fs)

Halftime? Period of time between innings? The intermission between periods when the Zamboni resurfaces the ice?

Posted by: Doof at August 23, 2026 10:11 PM (QMAsf)

25 I'm now tearing apart the bases.

Just went and looked at the Billy in the other room. Looks like you could just rip an inch or so off the bottom of the sides and front valance.

Posted by: Oddbob at August 23, 2026 10:12 PM (vTZFs)

26 Sorry I'm late, I was looking for my spats. Just because you are not wearing pants is no excuse not to look fancy for the Fashion thread.

Posted by: tankdemon at August 23, 2026 10:12 PM (PMi3m)

27 The woman doing laundry like a man does barbecue is hilarious. I am offended.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 23, 2026 10:12 PM (Riz8t)

28 The last pic in the fashion report; the skirt, without Harmeet in it?

It looks like a foam koozie for a pint glass, or maybe a classic Coke bottle.

It does look like a skirt when there's a person in it.

Posted by: mikeski at August 23, 2026 10:12 PM (VHUov)

29 Doof! You have my Copperhead Road! You seriously need to move up a membership level....thank you!
Posted by: The Grateful at August 23, 2026 10:11 PM (XfIK1)

What comes after Titanium Alloy Level?

Posted by: Doof at August 23, 2026 10:13 PM (QMAsf)

30 Just popping in for a minute, headed to bed. Tomorrow is the start of MrTea's 10 days of radiation.
Been a rough month. If you think of us prayers are appreciated.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at August 23, 2026 10:13 PM (FGA9/)

31 Freedom Enes Kantor and Kyrie Irving were the only NBA players I cared about because they are about individual rights and liberty. God bless them for their courage and honesty.
Steve Earle? Loved him on The Wire. Heard an interview with him where he said he was socialist, but he wanted to keep his guitars. When the time comes, I hope I get to be the Commie official who confiscates his guitars FOR THE PEOPLE. Not yours if you believe in socialism.
Great videos. Dream of getting a MLB foul ball. Not likely now that I gave them up. Great big brother. Kid on bike has a great dad that let's him take risks. Hope he is not spoiled too much.
God bless America, DJT and ICE.
Deport every f'in illegal.

Posted by: Idiocracy was a documentary at August 23, 2026 10:13 PM (nhNgh)

32 Good evening good people.

Yes, even you!

(You know who you are)

Posted by: Tonypete at August 23, 2026 10:14 PM (he2p7)

33 Gotta admit "Be Best" doesn't exactly scan well in English.

Beats "Build Back Better", whatever the hell that was supposed to mean.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 23, 2026 10:14 PM (Riz8t)

34 28 The last pic in the fashion report; the skirt, without Harmeet in it?

It looks like a foam koozie for a pint glass, or maybe a classic Coke bottle.

It does look like a skirt when there's a person in it.
Posted by: mikeski at August 23, 2026 10:12 PM

That is kind of funny!

Posted by: Piper at August 23, 2026 10:14 PM (ZdaMQ)

35 Looks like you could just rip an inch or so off the bottom of the sides and front valance.

Posted by: Oddbob at August 23, 2026 10:12 PM (vTZFs)
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I could. We thought about it. I trust myself more with making a shorter base than I do ripping down that particle board. It's all good. This is why God gave us martinis.

Posted by: 496 at August 23, 2026 10:14 PM (aK3Fj)

36 The Wave is petrified sand dunes.
Posted by: Savage Henry

"Petrified sand." English is weird.

Posted by: mikeski at August 23, 2026 10:14 PM (VHUov)

37 ZZ Cat, "Give Me All Your Kibble":

https://tinyurl.com/zwra6bxa

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 23, 2026 10:14 PM (kpS4V)

38 Great content tonight. Thank you Piper &Doof!

Posted by: 496 at August 23, 2026 10:15 PM (JfNq6)

39 Huge prayers, TecumsehTea.

Posted by: Piper at August 23, 2026 10:15 PM (ZdaMQ)

40 Good evening Horde. Thanks Disco and Piper! 😎

Posted by: TRex - copper membership level dino at August 23, 2026 10:16 PM (XfIK1)

41 Thank you sweethearts... Doof and Piper 🥰!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 23, 2026 10:16 PM (hJKeX)

42 15 I think Melania, being tall, is able to look so beautiful whatever she wears. She is a classy lady.

Posted by: four seasons at August 23, 2026 10:08 PM

Yet the fashion experts that edit the top glamour magazines don't think she should be on any covers.

I know zero about fashion ... yet I somehow know more than those "experts".

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 10:17 PM (HlyYF)

43 You are welcome, everyone!

Posted by: Piper at August 23, 2026 10:17 PM (ZdaMQ)

44 That's Melania's Sunday go to meeting car.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 23, 2026 10:18 PM (ndZc7)

45 Doof! You have my Copperhead Road! You seriously need to move up a membership level....thank you!
Posted by: The Grateful at August 23, 2026 10:11 PM (XfIK1)

What comes after Titanium Alloy Level?
Posted by: Doof
******
What? I thought you were still at aluminum foil....

Posted by: The Grateful at August 23, 2026 10:18 PM (XfIK1)

46 16 What's the make of the car Melania is with?

Posted by: davidt at August 23, 2026 10:08 PM

There was a car?

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 10:18 PM (HlyYF)

47 I remember seeing Soundgarden in the mid 90s with literally 30 other people at the venue.

They were loud.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 23, 2026 10:19 PM (763Um)

48 That's Melania's Sunday go to meeting car.

It's actually Trump's. It's the car he drives when he wants to just blend in.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 23, 2026 10:19 PM (Riz8t)

49 I know zero about fashion ... yet I somehow know more than those "experts".
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 10:17 PM (HlyYF

That is all stupidly political, not that they don’t think she is photogenic. She was a model. Crazy people.

Posted by: Piper at August 23, 2026 10:19 PM (ZdaMQ)

50 16 What's the make of the car Melania is with?
Posted by: davidt at August 23, 2026 10:08 PM
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Dallara

All current Indy cars use chassis and bodywork made by Dallara. Engines are either Chevrolet or Honda. Firestone makes the tires.

Posted by: TRex - checkered flag dino at August 23, 2026 10:20 PM (XfIK1)

51 Great content tonight. Thank you Piper &Doof!
Posted by: 496 at August 23, 2026 10:15 PM (JfNq6)

Good evening Horde. Thanks Disco and Piper! 😎
Posted by: TRex - copper membership level dino at August 23, 2026 10:16 PM (XfIK1)

Thank you sweethearts... Doof and Piper 🥰!
Posted by: COMountainMarie at August 23, 2026 10:16 PM (hJKeX)

Howdy to you all!

Posted by: Doof at August 23, 2026 10:20 PM (QMAsf)

52 I was thinking it was only 10:30

Posted by: Skip at August 23, 2026 10:21 PM (Ia/+0)

53 I looked up the chassis for current Indy cars. It's Dallaria from Italy. Only two engines may be used; a Chevy or a Honda, both with identical power outputs.

What else could we expect for an "American" race series?

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 23, 2026 10:22 PM (Jr+re)

54 Man, you know those tires stained that skirt. She's elegant and gorgeous.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 23, 2026 10:23 PM (aJQbY)

55 Well, dad gum it! TRex beat me to it while I was typing.

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 23, 2026 10:23 PM (Jr+re)

56 What? I thought you were still at aluminum foil....
Posted by: The Grateful at August 23, 2026 10:18 PM (XfIK1)

I was poking around the blog's mechanical room and found the thingamajig that controls membership levels. I may or may not have dialed mine up a bit.

Posted by: Doof at August 23, 2026 10:23 PM (QMAsf)

57 Steve Earle! I can listen to Copperhead Road on a loop. His first three albums are gems! He's a commie but I still listen to his music. Excellent writer and has a good band around him. I'm comforted in the fact that the Khmer Rouge fanbois would throw him into the dignity canals too. He's just too burned out to see that. His acting in The Wire was brilliant. Probably not far from where he was when he was a junkie, so easy role.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 23, 2026 10:24 PM (sAmhv)

58 Enes got kicked out because a player was offended by his t-shirt? And SHE was confrontational with him?

That is not how free speech works. That is not how any of this works.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 10:25 PM (HlyYF)

59 Doof and Piper!

Great job, you two! Thank you for the effort!

Melania is so lovely. It’s too bad the MSM are such pissants.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 23, 2026 10:25 PM (yEz+x)

60 Job search update:
It's the weekend, what do you expect? Still, I got in my self-imposed quota of '10 or more applications to something I'm qualified for (that I actually get all the way through the application without finding a gotcha that wasn't in the posting) if I can, each and everyday'.

Got that 'virtual recruiter' screening in the morning and hopefully more stuff will come throughout the week (fingerscrossed)(prayer)

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 23, 2026 10:26 PM (aJQbY)

61 Wish my neighbors had parties like that. But they're too busy telling me how high to trim my hedges and putting up Dem lawn signs..

Posted by: wth at August 23, 2026 10:27 PM (oq9dX)

62 16 What's the make of the car Melania is with?

Posted by: davidt at August 23, 2026 10:08 PM

I think all IndyCars are made by Dallara, which is Italian. The engines are Honda?

Posted by: Piper at August 23, 2026 10:27 PM (ZdaMQ)

63 Doof and Piper!

Great job, you two! Thank you for the effort!

Melania is so lovely. It’s too bad the MSM are such pissants.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 23, 2026 10:25 PM (yEz+x)

Howdy nurse!

Posted by: Doof at August 23, 2026 10:27 PM (QMAsf)

64 That is a lucky Firestone tire.

Posted by: Case at August 23, 2026 10:28 PM (VrYHL)

65 That last video. Eeeeeek, made it to the point that the doc was gonna explain what happened, couldn’t go any farther. There are just some things I don’t need to know.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at August 23, 2026 10:28 PM (2NHgQ)

66 Piper, could I introduce you to TRex at 50?

C'mon.

(And I was preceded before you!)

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 23, 2026 10:29 PM (Jr+re)

67 Melania is so lovely. It’s too bad the MSM are such pissants.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 23, 2026 10:25 PM (yEz+x)

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Face it, she's no Doktor Jill.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 23, 2026 10:29 PM (6/7Fs)

68 I looked up the chassis for current Indy cars. It's Dallaria from Italy. Only two engines may be used; a Chevy or a Honda, both with identical power outputs.

What else could we expect for an "American" race series?
Posted by: LRob in OK

Back around Y2K, the most hoo-rah ex-military buy-American guy I knew drove a Honda. Accord, I think, but maybe not..... it was a few years ago.

His answer was always "I read up on it. This was the car with the most American-made parts." Yay for NAFTA and Mexican-made Fords.

Posted by: mikeski at August 23, 2026 10:30 PM (VHUov)

69 I was poking around the blog's mechanical room and found the thingamajig that controls membership levels. I may or may not have dialed mine up a bit.

Posted by: Doof at August 23, 2026 10:23 PM

Excellent work Doof!

Could you please turn the amplifiers up to "11" for the ONT music selections?

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 10:31 PM (HlyYF)

70 66 Piper, could I introduce you to TRex at 50?

C'mon.

(And I was preceded before you!)
Posted by: LRob in OK at August 23, 2026 10:29 PM

People learn through repetition? 🤣

Posted by: Piper at August 23, 2026 10:31 PM (ZdaMQ)

71 Harmeet and Melania both look great... you know like they're happy being female or something.

Posted by: wth at August 23, 2026 10:31 PM (oq9dX)

72 We have killer thunderstorms rolling through right now now. Unhappy critters.

Posted by: Piper at August 23, 2026 10:32 PM (ZdaMQ)

73 People learn through repetition? 🤣
Posted by: Piper

Tell 'em what you're gonna tell 'em.

Tell 'em.

Tell 'em what you told 'em.

Solid speechifying.

Posted by: mikeski at August 23, 2026 10:34 PM (VHUov)

74 Bed time! Sleep tight, friends.

Posted by: Piper at August 23, 2026 10:35 PM (ZdaMQ)

75
Thanks for the fashion, Piper! Harmeet Dhillon wears lots of colorful outfits and short pencil skirts. She also knits.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 23, 2026 10:36 PM (mmrXZ)

76 mikeski, my Toyota was assembled in Mexico. Allegedly, the Japs send the engines, transmissions and differentials there, but most other parts are created in North America. In the near future, Toyota will start assembling SOME Tacomas in Texas where they already build Tundras.

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 23, 2026 10:36 PM (Jr+re)

77 Who wants to hear a joke? Would you settle for just reading a joke?
A dude walks into a florists and says to the clerk, "I have a friend in the hospital because of an accident. Do you have any boquets that say 'Get Well Soon'?"

"Of course,' the clerk replied. "We have this lovely arrangement of chrysanthemums and daisies that will brighten his room right up."

"That looks great," the man said. "How much does it go for?"

"Forty-five dollars."

"Oh, uh.....ummmmm. That's a bit steep. Do you have any arrangements that say 'Get Well Eventually'?"

Posted by: tankdemon at August 23, 2026 10:37 PM (PMi3m)

78 The car Melania “is with” resembles her shoe, scaled up, without the heel.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 23, 2026 10:37 PM (ZVgZ4)

79 Got that 'virtual recruiter' screening in the morning and hopefully more stuff will come throughout the week (fingerscrossed)(prayer)
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 23, 2026 10:26 PM (aJQbY)

Have you tried governmentjobs(dot) com? My last full time job was posted there. Mostly city and county job postings...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 23, 2026 10:37 PM (nbLIj)

80 What comes after Titanium Alloy Level?
Posted by: Doof

What? I thought you were still at aluminum foil....
Posted by: The Grateful

I like that we don't Peter-Principle people up the ranks just because, but I've been sitting at soggy-beer-coaster level for years.

Posted by: mikeski at August 23, 2026 10:38 PM (VHUov)

81 Evening, Doof, and ONT Horde! T-storms here, too. Had a power bump 15 minutes ago that shut down the computer. Got it rebooted OK, but the monitor was whack. Unplugged power from monitor, restarted it, all's well! Just as I was about to open the ONT, another power bump. Back to Square One. Sheesh!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 23, 2026 10:38 PM (1z8ji)

82 Early morning BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 23, 2026 10:39 PM (xeWXB)

83 "Oh, uh.....ummmmm. That's a bit steep. Do you have any arrangements that say 'Get Well Eventually'?"

For twenty bucks we'll send a celery stalk in a dixie cup of water with a card that says "Hope you don't die too soon."

Posted by: Oddbob at August 23, 2026 10:39 PM (vTZFs)

84 Biden's Dog, I think you are about 5 hours before your normal start time! Glad to see you.

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 23, 2026 10:40 PM (Jr+re)

85 So.. since when do PLAYERS get to kick out PAYING customers?

For something truthful?

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 23, 2026 10:41 PM (mP0Kj)

86 jump rope lady

man, when she gets going her breasts alone must burn an additional 250 calories

Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at August 23, 2026 10:41 PM (I7jBo)

87 81 Evening, Doof, and ONT Horde! T-storms here, too. Had a power bump 15 minutes ago that shut down the computer. Got it rebooted OK, but the monitor was whack. Unplugged power from monitor, restarted it, all's well! Just as I was about to open the ONT, another power bump. Back to Square One. Sheesh!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 23, 2026 10:38 PM

Wow! The Canadian government has deployed their weather control devices just to keep you out of the ONT.

They must be getting desperate to control any free information from reaching the Canadian people.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 10:41 PM (HlyYF)

88 So.. since when do PLAYERS get to kick out PAYING customers?

Especially one who might be your team mate next year.

Posted by: Oddbob at August 23, 2026 10:42 PM (vTZFs)

89 For something truthful?

Remember, we have at least one SC justice who thinks it's difficult to determine actual sexes.

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 23, 2026 10:42 PM (Jr+re)

90 Thanks for the video clips, Doof.

Here's a video of the Morons when a Nood is announced.
https://youtu.be/jUvmQKLgPnI

Thanks for a touch of Melania, Piper.

Speaking of cheesecake, if Bulg comes along later, tell him I brought some pix for him. Sheena!
https://bit.ly/sheena-mccalla

That's all I got. Departing early. It's been a day. Doctor's appt tomorrow afternoon. Hope he's going to remove this drain from the surgery. Thing looks like the tails on those blue people in the Avatar movies, except it's red and comes out of my belly. Modern medicine is both wonderful and very weird.

Santana and some people cover a Beatles song.
https://youtu.be/L-5M1_DKvb0

G'nite, y'all.💤

Posted by: mindful webworker - life is just a bowl of garlic-stuffed olives at August 23, 2026 10:42 PM (8ddVQ)

91 83 For twenty bucks we'll send a celery stalk in a dixie cup of water with a card that says "Hope you don't die too soon."
Posted by: Oddbob at August 23, 2026 10:39 PM (vTZFs)

Is that the price everywhere? This is a rural hospital.

Posted by: tankdemon at August 23, 2026 10:43 PM (PMi3m)

92 That is not how free speech works. That is not how any of this works.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 10:25 PM (HlyYF)
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The stadium, like your home, is private property. The owner can decide who stays and who goes.

Now, why most anyone with free will goes to WNBA games is beyond me.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 23, 2026 10:43 PM (xeWXB)

93 The stadium, like your home, is private property. The owner can decide who stays and who goes.

Now, why most anyone with free will goes to WNBA games is beyond me.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 23, 2026 10:43 PM (xeWXB)

That was a Player, not the owner...

Which makes it velly velly stlange...

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 23, 2026 10:44 PM (mP0Kj)

94 I looked up the chassis for current Indy cars. It's Dallaria from Italy. Only two engines may be used; a Chevy or a Honda, both with identical power outputs.

What else could we expect for an "American" race series?
Posted by: LRob in OK at August 23, 2026 10:22 PM (Jr+re)

Formula cars. Not Formula One, or Formula Atlantic, but formula nonetheless. Same as NASCAR. Why I don't watch either anymore.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 23, 2026 10:44 PM (1z8ji)

95 $45 is about as low as you can go and get any sort of decent arrangement at a florist nowadays.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 23, 2026 10:45 PM (ZVgZ4)

96 85 So.. since when do PLAYERS get to kick out PAYING customers?

For something truthful?

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 23, 2026 10:41 PM

The WBNA will announce on Monday, that once again their security wrongly threw a peaceful person out of their arena (due to the WNBA clearly practicing viewpoint discrimination).

The only penalty for their perfidy is that they have to type one "Whoopsie" on social media.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 10:45 PM (HlyYF)

97 Biden's Dog, I think you are about 5 hours before your normal start time! Glad to see you.

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 23, 2026 10:40 PM (Jr+re)
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Nah. Usually up no later than 6AM. Plus sometimes I comment on the ONT.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 23, 2026 10:46 PM (xeWXB)

98 Heh. I thought the jump rope thing would be a fitness transformation. LOL.

Thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 23, 2026 10:46 PM (Y/06r)

99 91 83 For twenty bucks we'll send a celery stalk in a dixie cup of water with a card that says "Hope you don't die too soon."
Posted by: Oddbob at August 23, 2026 10:39 PM (vTZFs)

Is that the price everywhere? This is a rural hospital.

Posted by: tankdemon at August 23, 2026 10:43 PM

Twenty bucks. Same as in town.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 10:47 PM (HlyYF)

100 Piper sold me at “red Dior wool pencil skirt”.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 23, 2026 10:47 PM (jPziU)

101 You know, Mr Dog, if you came to the TxMoMe, I could surely arrange a lowered entry fee for you and others. It would be a record for distance traveled to the deal!

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 23, 2026 10:50 PM (Jr+re)

102
The Chicoms just tersely announced they are delaying that planned lunar south pole landing mission until next year.

They kinda sorta blamed the weather -- some typhoon out there. But it's a long time until next year, so something else may be going on.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 23, 2026 10:50 PM (w6EFb)

103 Do you think the WNBA will ever fold on the trans issue? Or will they kick out the two straight white players and disappear from all public comment?

Posted by: Iris at August 23, 2026 10:51 PM (286+n)

104 “Steve Earle? Loved him on The Wire. Heard an interview with him where he said he was socialist, but he wanted to keep his guitars. When the time comes, I hope I get to be the Commie official who confiscates his guitars FOR THE PEOPLE. Not yours if you believe in socialism.”

He’s dumb enough to believe that under socialism he’ll be pampered and babied to the point where he can play guitar all day and not have to worry about anything. He’ll keep thinking that, even at the moment when 1) he is lined up against the wall or 2) he is forced to stand or kneel just above a ditch.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 23, 2026 10:51 PM (jPziU)

105 Melania sitting on a race car. I will be in my bunk.

Posted by: Not Enough Lampposts at August 23, 2026 10:52 PM (o/vJD)

106 The stadium, like your home, is private property. The owner can decide who stays and who goes.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 23, 2026 10:43 PM

The relevant law gets complicated quickly.

While they may be private property, they are also a public forum.

They do not have the right to kick people out based on their skin color.

They probably do have the right to ban all political speech on clothing.

They probably do not have the right to engage in viewpoint discrimination, especially if they get government subsidies or preferential tax treatment.

Plus, my general philosophy is "F*ck the censorious authoritarians".

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 10:52 PM (HlyYF)

107 You know, Mr Dog, if you came to the TxMoMe, I could surely arrange a lowered entry fee for you and others.

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 23, 2026 10:50 PM (Jr+re)
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Waiting for the KoMoMe.

Kosher.

Sigh.

Maybe I just have to organize my own IsMoMe.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 23, 2026 10:52 PM (xeWXB)

108 Plus, my general philosophy is "F*ck the censorious authoritarians".

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 10:52 PM (HlyYF)
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Which is why I would never pay good money for such things.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 23, 2026 10:54 PM (xeWXB)

109 The awkward intersection is in Bakersfield California - Inyo and Butte - can see the Photoshop edit - still funny. Read the comments from the Mystery Click

Posted by: streetname at August 23, 2026 10:54 PM (IK53m)

110 Just as I was about to open the ONT, another power bump. Back to Square One. Sheesh!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Used to run APCs but the last years power company has gotten a better handle on its energy flows. Lightening hits on transformer don't count.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 23, 2026 10:54 PM (C0oZI)

111 The only penalty for their perfidy is that they have to type one "Whoopsie" on social media.

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At the very least, the WNBA should refund the $8.00 ticket price.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 23, 2026 10:54 PM (6/7Fs)

112 They must be getting desperate to control any free information from reaching the Canadian people.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 10:41 PM (HlyYF)

Check out bill C-9.

And The Canadian Charter of Privileges. (They call it the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.)

And the fact that the Canadian mainstream media is a whore and the Canadian government is its biggest john.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 23, 2026 10:55 PM (jPziU)

113 Good night, horde. Thanks for the amusement!

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 23, 2026 10:55 PM (Jr+re)

114 Howdy Iris!

Did your friend acquire the item they were trying to acquire?

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 10:55 PM (HlyYF)

115 37 ZZ Cat, "Give Me All Your Kibble":

https://tinyurl.com/zwra6bxa

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 23, 2026 10:14 PM (kpS4V)

This is precisely what the internet was made for.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 23, 2026 10:55 PM (Ntshk)

116 The relevant law gets complicated quickly.

While they may be private property, they are also a public forum.

They do not have the right to kick people out based on their skin color.

They probably do have the right to ban all political speech on clothing.

They probably do not have the right to engage in viewpoint discrimination, especially if they get government subsidies or preferential tax treatment.

Plus, my general philosophy is "F*ck the censorious authoritarians".
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 10:52 PM (HlyYF)

They can kick people out of a game or an arena. BUT…in so doing they show themselves to be assholes of the first order. So let them.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 23, 2026 10:57 PM (jPziU)

117 103 Do you think the WNBA will ever fold on the trans issue? Or will they kick out the two straight white players and disappear from all public comment?

Posted by: Iris
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Those two black guys from the NBA who say they are women and want to join the WNBA are a hoot. They are giving the WQNBA a headache.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 23, 2026 10:57 PM (C0oZI)

118 Melania is easily the most beautiful First Lady we’ve ever had and was literally a model.

Just a bunch of bitter, leftist f*****s, the lot of the so-called, fashionistas.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 23, 2026 10:57 PM (XV/Pl)

119 Which is why I would never pay good money for such things.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 23, 2026 10:54 PM

True.

"A fool and his money are soon parted."

The converse of that statement is also true!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 10:58 PM (HlyYF)

120 42 15 I think Melania, being tall, is able to look so beautiful whatever she wears. She is a classy lady.
Posted by: four seasons at August 23, 2026 10:08 PM
Yet the fashion experts that edit the top glamour magazines don't think she should be on any covers.

And yet, we were subjected to multiple magazine covers with the face of Big Mike.

Posted by: nerdygirl at August 23, 2026 10:58 PM (0Htd1)

121 At the very least, the WNBA should refund the $8.00 ticket price.
Posted by: Cicero

$8? Hokey smokes!

Well, I guess it was a courtside seat.

Posted by: mikeski at August 23, 2026 10:58 PM (VHUov)

122 98 Heh. I thought the jump rope thing would be a fitness transformation. LOL.

Thanks for the ONT.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 23, 2026 10:46 PM (Y/06r)

It is ALWAYS about boobs. It's not like you are new here.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 23, 2026 10:59 PM (Ntshk)

123 You know, Mr Dog, if you came to the TxMoMe, I could surely arrange a lowered entry fee for you and others. It would be a record for distance traveled to the deal!
Posted by: LRob in OK
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Is Israel further away than New Zealand?

Posted by: lin-duh at August 23, 2026 10:59 PM (VCgbV)

124 And yet, we were subjected to multiple magazine covers with the face of Big Mike.
Posted by: nerdygirl at August 23, 2026 10:58 PM (0Htd1)

Not to mention the boob belts and slapping her slabs of feet down like an old fishwife.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 23, 2026 11:00 PM (Ntshk)

125 The stadium, like your home, is private property. The owner can decide who stays and who goes.
——-

Bullshit. Stadiums and Arenas and the rest of it are places of “public accommodation”, make those assclowns live by their own laws.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 23, 2026 11:00 PM (gumUy)

126 It is ALWAYS about boobs. It's not like you are new here.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 23, 2026 10:59 PM (Ntshk)

True.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 23, 2026 11:01 PM (Y/06r)

127 Thanks for the ONT, Disco. And thanks for the Melania, Piper.

Posted by: scampydog at August 23, 2026 11:01 PM (41CYW)

128 Howdy Doof - thanks for the great ONT!

I used to think Copperhead Road wad peak Steve Earle.... until I heard Tennessee Kid

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at August 23, 2026 11:02 PM (JqJBt)

129 111 The only penalty for their perfidy
--

Whoopsie! Say the magic word...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-vo-w-D4W4&t=65s

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 23, 2026 11:02 PM (C0oZI)

130 Evenin’, All. Happy Monday Eve.

Posted by: Bulg at August 23, 2026 11:02 PM (77rzZ)

131 >> Is Israel further away than New Zealand?

Really about the same, around 7100 miles to Israel from Texas. NZ is around three hundred miles more.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 23, 2026 11:03 PM (w6EFb)

132 115 37 ZZ Cat, "Give Me All Your Kibble":

https://tinyurl.com/zwra6bxa

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 23, 2026 10:14 PM (kpS4V)

This is precisely what the internet was made for.
Posted by: tcn in AK

OMG YESSSSSSSSS!

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 23, 2026 11:03 PM (yEz+x)

133 125 The stadium, like your home, is private property. The owner can decide who stays and who goes.
——-

Bullshit. Stadiums and Arenas and the rest of it are places of “public accommodation”, make those assclowns live by their own laws.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 23, 2026 11:00 PM (gumUy)

If the baker has to bake the damned cake, then WNBA needs to allow free speech.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 23, 2026 11:03 PM (Ntshk)

134 You know, I think an unremarked part of this 'story' about Trump and the gal is he is supposed to be still smashing interns in his late 70's.

Damn, dude's testosterone should be studied.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 23, 2026 11:04 PM (Y/06r)

135 Linebacker Mike, she can bust a move.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 23, 2026 11:04 PM (C0oZI)

136 Woo Hoo!, squeaked out #1 Sockpuppet over Living Legend Miklos and the now retired lately #1 Quarter Twenty.

Fairy Tales can come true, it can happen to you....

Posted by: Flush With Success at August 23, 2026 11:06 PM (JM9I6)

137 136 Woo Hoo!, squeaked out #1 Sockpuppet over Living Legend Miklos and the now retired lately #1 Quarter Twenty.

Fairy Tales can come true, it can happen to you....
Posted by: Flush With Success at August 23, 2026 11:06 PM (JM9I6)

I guess that's a kind of honor, of a... dubious kind.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 23, 2026 11:08 PM (Ntshk)

138 Hello, Horde! 😊💕

It hit 108° in Fort Worth today.

Of course, this was the weekend that Mr. TiFW decided he needed to install insulation in the south-facing wall of the house....

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at August 23, 2026 11:09 PM (SRRAx)

139 There was some guy who got himself ejected from WNBA games, maybe pre green dildo days? He would show up in pajamas with a blanket and stretch across several empty seats to sleep during the games. I assumed it was a play for social media clicks, but it was funny.

Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at August 23, 2026 11:10 PM (r7+Q7)

140 ZZ Cat was pretty good.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 23, 2026 11:11 PM (1z8ji)

141 Eons ago I remember coming across the fact there were two major streets in some west African capital, named Khruschev Ave. and Kennedy Ave. Not sure if they intersect.

Posted by: rhomboid at August 23, 2026 11:12 PM (U/Byj)

142 We didn’t break 70 on the beach. Nice breeze blowing. A couple sun breaks but not for too long.

Can’t wait for 45 and raining.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 23, 2026 11:12 PM (PXByH)

143 here it is, from three years ago:

https://tinyurl.com/3fnnvsnp

Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at August 23, 2026 11:13 PM (r7+Q7)

144 108 degrees is ridiculous. All of you Texans need your heads examined.

Posted by: Bulg at August 23, 2026 11:13 PM (77rzZ)

145 And there’s a Cooper’s hawk hanging out in a tree not 20 ft from my bedroom window.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 23, 2026 11:14 PM (PXByH)

146 Theresa in Ft Worth!

Hi sweet lady. It’s always a pleasure to see your wee plucky self.

You’re an inspiration. Live in the present. Be here now.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 23, 2026 11:16 PM (PXByH)

147
Save me! I'm a prisoner of Freak Apnea. Save me!

hahahahahah

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 23, 2026 11:16 PM (C0oZI)

148 A couple Frenchies got stuck in Death Valley. One 68 year old man dead, heat stroke. It was 116°F, and they tried to walk out. Oops

Posted by: Common Tater at August 23, 2026 11:17 PM (gumUy)

149 That double flip kid weren't speaking no furrin langerges

No damn funny accent neither

MURICA

Posted by: Miklos, hell damn yeah at August 23, 2026 11:17 PM (4RYRd)

150 Joe Kidd - didn't see anything within driving distance that matched my skillset there, offhand.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 23, 2026 11:19 PM (aJQbY)

151 148 A couple Frenchies got stuck in Death Valley. One 68 year old man dead, heat stroke. It was 116°F, and they tried to walk out. Oops
Posted by: Common Tater at August 23, 2026 11:17 PM (gumUy)

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Furnace Creek isn't like Giverny. No water lilies.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 23, 2026 11:19 PM (6/7Fs)

152 Fairy Tales can come true, it can happen to you....
Posted by: Flush With Success

Comes with Barrel cleaning and maintenance for the next week

You gotta bring your own supplies

Posted by: Miklos knows when to say when at August 23, 2026 11:20 PM (4RYRd)

153 Melania is easily the most beautiful First Lady we’ve ever had and was literally a model.

I should have spent more time in Slovenia

Posted by: Miklos went to Ljubljana just so he could say "Of course I've been to Ljubljana" at August 23, 2026 11:22 PM (4RYRd)

154 148 A couple Frenchies got stuck in Death Valley. One 68 year old man dead, heat stroke. It was 116°F, and they tried to walk out. Oops
Posted by: Common Tater at August 23, 2026 11:17 PM (gumUy)

Hmmm, best plan to shelter in shade and then walk out at night?

I'm asking.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 23, 2026 11:22 PM (Y/06r)

155 I think whoever translated the Bible decided to make one change, so he scratched out "cat" and wrote "demon."

"They're too nice," he said, before being slashed and bitten and in need of medication.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 23, 2026 11:23 PM (CHHv1)

156 Hmmm, best plan to shelter in shade and then walk out at night?

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Shade? Those bleached cattle bones don't cast much of a shadow.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 23, 2026 11:23 PM (6/7Fs)

157 Anyone mention that Shelley Fabares died age 82? I always liked her. Didn't realize she had gotten a liver transplant a while ago.

Posted by: Mary Stone at August 23, 2026 11:23 PM (JM9I6)

158 145 Very cool, Nurse. In the climatically coolest part of the US.

Posted by: Bulg at August 23, 2026 11:24 PM (77rzZ)

159 Back in the day, experienced types would carry no less than 15 gallons of drinking water in their car or truck in places like Death Valley. Cars and trucks are more reliable now, and cell phones make things a lot less dicey, but nobody should be walking anywhere during mid day. That’s crazy.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 23, 2026 11:24 PM (gumUy)

160 Man, if you're playing The Warning, then you HAVE to play Lovebites. It's a moral obligation.

Posted by: Blahblahblah at August 23, 2026 11:25 PM (ca+Gv)

161 I should have spent more time in Slovenia

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Slovenia, Slovakia. I still can't remember which one has Bratislava.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 23, 2026 11:25 PM (6/7Fs)

162 Still thunderating out there. Brought a flashlight down here, just in case power goes out again.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 23, 2026 11:25 PM (1z8ji)

163
"A fool and his money are soon parted."

The converse of that statement is also true!
Posted by: Pillage Idiot

Particularly people who pay $70 for a pair of Converse Chucks

Posted by: Generic no-name Miklos at August 23, 2026 11:25 PM (4RYRd)

164 I thought for sure the Enes Kanter shirt said W = Wesbians, above Elmer Fudd.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 23, 2026 11:27 PM (qx7Zg)

165 It hit 108° in Fort Worth today.

Of course, this was the weekend that Mr. TiFW decided he needed to install insulation in the south-facing wall of the house....

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at August 23, 2026 11:09 PM

Well, he certainly wasn't wrong.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 11:28 PM (HlyYF)

166 It is ALWAYS about boobs. It's not like you are new here.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 23, 2026 10:59 PM (Ntshk)

True.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

The gentleman may have been temporarily distracted by other boobs.

Posted by: Plausibly Miklos at August 23, 2026 11:28 PM (4RYRd)

167 Back in the day, experienced types would carry no less than 15 gallons of drinking water in their car or truck in places like Death Valley. Cars and trucks are more reliable now, and cell phones make things a lot less dicey, but nobody should be walking anywhere during mid day. That’s crazy.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 23, 2026 11:24 PM (gumUy)

Remember the canvas water bags that people use to hang on the front of their car? Water soaked through, and constantly evaporated, keeping the contents somewhat cool.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 23, 2026 11:28 PM (1z8ji)

168 PI: yes, the acquisition is in motion!

Posted by: Iris at August 23, 2026 11:29 PM (286+n)

169 Doophoria!
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 23, 2026 10:00 PM (17rPF)

Nice - I think that's a new one!
Posted by: Doof

Doofapalooza

Posted by: Miklosian Anti-Marketing SA de CV at August 23, 2026 11:29 PM (4RYRd)

170 @144
108 degrees is ridiculous all you Texans need your heads examined.

It's a wet heat.

Posted by: Case at August 23, 2026 11:29 PM (VrYHL)

171 Remember the canvas water bags that people use to hang on the front of their car? Water soaked through, and constantly evaporated, keeping the contents somewhat cool.

--------

I remember the Indian Chief printed on the bag.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 23, 2026 11:30 PM (6/7Fs)

172 This is kind of insane. The GTA VI leak situation:

https://youtu.be/8VlaOV2J5CY

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 23, 2026 11:30 PM (Y/06r)

173 168 PI: yes, the acquisition is in motion!

Posted by: Iris at August 23, 2026 11:29 PM

Nice!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 11:31 PM (HlyYF)

174
102
The Chicoms just tersely announced they are delaying that planned lunar south pole landing mission until next year.

They kinda sorta blamed the weather -- some typhoon out there. But it's a long time until next year, so something else may be going on.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 23, 2026 10:50 PM

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The lunar lander was discovered to be a realistic-looking replica of a lander made of painted styrofoam.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at August 23, 2026 11:31 PM (2qhzn)

175 For some reason, I expected the mystery click to be "Raindrops Are Fallin' on My Head".

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 23, 2026 11:32 PM (qx7Zg)

176 The gentleman may have been temporarily distracted by other boobs.
Posted by: Plausibly Miklos at August 23, 2026 11:28 PM (4RYRd)

Always.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 23, 2026 11:32 PM (Y/06r)

177 Ever read The Economist?

Anthony Fauci made mistakes. But his diary reveals a conscientious public servant trying to save as many lives as he could during the pandemic.

His recent summons before a Senate committee was surely intended to humiliate him. It should embarrass America _economist.com

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 23, 2026 11:32 PM (C0oZI)

178 It's a wet heat.
Posted by: Case at August 23, 2026 11:29 PM (VrYHL)

I prefer West to East. It may be technically hotter, but at least you can breathe.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 23, 2026 11:33 PM (Y/06r)

179 The Chicoms just tersely announced they are delaying that planned lunar south pole landing mission until next year.

They kinda sorta blamed the weather -- some typhoon out there. But it's a long time until next year, so something else may be going on.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 23, 2026 10:50 PM

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The lunar lander was discovered to be a realistic-looking replica of a lander made of painted styrofoam.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at August 23, 2026 11:31 PM (2qhzn)

They failed in their attempt to steal the one from Capricorn One.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 23, 2026 11:33 PM (qx7Zg)

180 Slovenia, Slovakia. I still can't remember which one has Bratislava.
Posted by: Cicero

We can for show you, our swinging American friend!

Posted by: Georg, Jorge, and Miklos Festrunk from Bratislava, some Wild and Crazy Guys! at August 23, 2026 11:34 PM (4RYRd)

181 "Copperhead Road" is a great song!

Well done Doof!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 23, 2026 11:34 PM (k5CNB)

182 (It's Slovakia, by the way, that has Bratislava as the capital)

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 23, 2026 11:35 PM (aJQbY)

183 Texas, y’all need lakes and tundra. What a stupid climate.

Posted by: Bulg at August 23, 2026 11:37 PM (77rzZ)

184 177 Ever read The Economist?

Anthony Fauci made mistakes. But his diary reveals a conscientious public servant trying to save as many lives as he could during the pandemic.

His recent summons before a Senate committee was surely intended to humiliate him. It should embarrass America _economist.com

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 23, 2026 11:32 PM (C0oZI)

The Economist is an embarrassment. The liberals have worn that magazine like a skin suit for over 20 years.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at August 23, 2026 11:37 PM (0CU3H)

185 Enes Kanter FREEDOM@EnesFreedom - 3h
Careful what you wish for, @WNBA

Freedom of speech never looked this good.
Somehow controversial.

https://tinyurl.com/2wvv5m3p

2h - I just got kicked out of a @WNBA game for supporting WOMEN!

Let that sink in, AMERICA!

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 23, 2026 11:38 PM (C0oZI)

186 Good evening morons y gracias por el ont Disco y Piper

My little sister is still into me even though she's a lib.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 23, 2026 11:39 PM (RIvkX)

187 183 Texas, y’all need lakes and tundra. What a stupid climate.

Posted by: Bulg
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It's the 1930's all over again.
Look at Oklahoma.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 23, 2026 11:39 PM (C0oZI)

188 A couple Frenchies got stuck in Death Valley. One 68 year old man dead, heat stroke. It was 116°F, and they tried to walk out. Oops

Posted by: Common Tater at August 23, 2026 11:17 PM (gumUy)

Yet the euros say Americans couldn't survive their limp dick heat waves.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 23, 2026 11:40 PM (S41Gd)

189 183 Texas, y’all need lakes and tundra. What a stupid climate.

Posted by: Bulg at August 23, 2026 11:37 PM

I have several Texas buddies that have multiple lakes on their properties.

They are trying to grow 20# largemouth bass.

They are Texans after all.

(Of course, they are SOL on the tundra.)

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 11:40 PM (HlyYF)

190 I stopped listening to the Gerbil Armageddon about halfway through. But here's the thing. I'm surprised that PETA isn't protesting this gerbil practice. Also, maybe I'm naive or something, but if the cardboard tube is the same width as a toilet paper roll tube, isn't it a little too wide to, you know, fit?

Posted by: nerdygirl at August 23, 2026 11:41 PM (0Htd1)

191 Ever read The Economist?

Anthony Fauci made mistakes. But his diary reveals a conscientious public servant trying to save as many lives as he could during the pandemic.

His recent summons before a Senate committee was surely intended to humiliate him. It should embarrass America _economist.com

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 23, 2026 11:32 PM (C0oZI)
=====

The recent interview with Elon Musk was humiliating for them.

That the Editor-in-Chief did not resign in disgrace or was terminated only demonstrates how decrepit they have become.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 23, 2026 11:42 PM (RIvkX)

192 People still dying in Death Valley in the heat? This has happened many times (usually visitors, often foreign), I thought there had been an aggressive education campaign to avoid this stupidity.

Back in the day, though less frequent, were visitors (usually Americans from out of state) camping in dry washes in the desert, and being wiped out by late summer flash floods. I recall that happening regularly in Borrego.

Posted by: rhomboid at August 23, 2026 11:43 PM (U/Byj)

193 177 Ever read The Economist?

Anthony Fauci made mistakes. But his diary reveals a conscientious public servant trying to save as many lives as he could during the pandemic.

His recent summons before a Senate committee was surely intended to humiliate him. It should embarrass America _economist.com

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 23, 2026 11:32 PM (C0oZI)

Time was when The Economist was a good read. Because they went into depth in parts of the world ignored by the rest of the media. And even when I disagreed with their editorials, they were up front about their biases. They opened with them.

Over time their writing has degraded and it has turned into just another Socialist rag. Actually, it’s worse: punk ass contrarian. What does Venezuela need to improve itself? Capitalism. What does the United States need more of? Socialism. And so on. They spent eight years giving HM The Shahinshah a weekly tongue bath but what frosted me on them for good and killed my subscription with them was their utterly bizarre endorsement of HRC in 2016.

I stopped reading their U.S. section long before that though.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 23, 2026 11:43 PM (jPziU)

194 His recent summons before a Senate committee was surely intended to humiliate him. It should embarrass America _economist.com

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 23, 2026 11:32 PM (C0oZI)

We better hope some Marxist judge doesn't decide that foreign citizens have standing to sue Fauci and the Fed Gov for COVID damages.

Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at August 23, 2026 11:44 PM (r7+Q7)

195 The Economist, at one time (back in the era when it was on newsprint), was my favorite news read. Comprehensive world news, not ridiculously slanted (and of course not dumbed down to the contemporary universal idiocy), often incredibly well written, lots of British wit, etc. This was the 1980s I think.

Now, like literally every other formerly prestigious publication, it's an unwitting self parody of nonsense and silliness. One would say it seems like it's written by 17-yr olds, but then again that's true of almost everything published now, in terms of substantive grasp of subject.

Posted by: rhomboid at August 23, 2026 11:46 PM (U/Byj)

196 Melania was interviewed today by Jamie(the female NASCAR pit area reporter) who asked her how she got her love of racing. She said her dad owned some racing cars and proceeded to list the makes. Mercedes was the only one I recognized. She said she loved the speed.

Posted by: Jen the original at August 23, 2026 11:46 PM (EiUt/)

197 My favorite Slovak food by far is classic peasant food and almost the National Official Food.

Bryndzové halušky, or sometimes halusky z bryndzu

In Hungary called sztrapacska

If you find your self in Bratislava I strongly suggest this place for excellent beer and food at a very good price-

https://slovakpub.sk/en/domov-english/

Posted by: The World According to Miklos at August 23, 2026 11:46 PM (4RYRd)

198 192 People still dying in Death Valley in the heat? This has happened many times (usually visitors, often foreign), I thought there had been an aggressive education campaign to avoid this stupidity.

Back in the day, though less frequent, were visitors (usually Americans from out of state) camping in dry washes in the desert, and being wiped out by late summer flash floods. I recall that happening regularly in Borrego.

Posted by: rhomboid
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My grandparents drove across Death Valley in a Model T to pick up great grandpa. The hung a canvas bag full of water in front of the radiator and grandma put a wet towel on baby dad and the dog.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 23, 2026 11:46 PM (C0oZI)

199 Darwin

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 23, 2026 11:47 PM (yEz+x)

200 The recent interview with Elon Musk was humiliating for them.

That the Editor-in-Chief did not resign in disgrace or was terminated only demonstrates how decrepit they have become.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 23, 2026 11:42 PM (RIvkX)

I once was a devotee of theirs. Now I see The Economist as something not even worth wiping my ass with. I’d say the moment they went on their downward slide was when their EIC from 1993-2006 left.

The U.S. section is a real treat. I stopped reading that long ago as I treasure my sanity. My guess is that The Evonomist uses home-based “journalists” to write the articles. Which means they use U,S. ones, all of whom hate the country and hate it because it is not a unitary Socialist state.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 23, 2026 11:47 PM (jPziU)

201 The climate of the Midwest and the East Coast is superior to that of Texas in every way.

Posted by: Bulg at August 23, 2026 11:47 PM (77rzZ)

202 Back in the day, though less frequent, were visitors (usually Americans from out of state) camping in dry washes in the desert, and being wiped out by late summer flash floods. I recall that happening regularly in Borrego.

Posted by: rhomboid at August 23, 2026 11:43 PM

That also happens in Paria Canyon, shown in Doof's top photo.

My brother hiked a group of Boy Scouts out before they reached the unclimbable canyon walls portion of the trail when he observed thunderstorms developing on the plateau.

He also warned another scout leader. They hiked in anyway. He later saw on the news that they had to be rescued.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 11:48 PM (HlyYF)

203 No, the loathsome and ridiculous Fauci was called to testify to acquire more information and force him to choose between perjury, confession, or silence.

The office log (not really a personal diary) in fact revealed multiple likely criminal offenses and comprehensively verified the lies, conniving, deception, and incompetence that others have long since documented.

Posted by: rhomboid at August 23, 2026 11:49 PM (U/Byj)

204 In Hungary called sztrapacska
...
Posted by: The World According to Miklos
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Hungry Brae, like cooked cabbage. With meat even better.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 23, 2026 11:49 PM (C0oZI)

205 121 At the very least, the WNBA should refund the $8.00 ticket price.
Posted by: Cicero

It only costs $8 to attend a WBA game.
BWA,HA,HA! Oh, well, at least they don't have to pay people to attend.

Posted by: nerdygirl at August 23, 2026 11:51 PM (0Htd1)

206 ...His recent summons before a Senate committee was surely intended to humiliate him. It should embarrass America _economist.com

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 23, 2026 11:32 PM (C0oZI)
=====

The recent interview with Elon Musk was humiliating for them.

That the Editor-in-Chief did not resign in disgrace or was terminated only demonstrates how decrepit they have become.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 23, 2026 11:42 PM (RIvkX)

Mishal Hussein from Bloomberg had an absolute dumpster-dive of an interview with Elon about a year ago, from the ME. She reveled in asking him about how TSLA sales were in the toilet due to his support of Trump and his work on DOGE. The first thing Bloomberg did after that interview was edit one of Elon's reponses to make it look like Bloomberg asks good questions. More recently, Hussein crowed about that same interview, asserting that her hard-hitting questions made him leave DOGE. Of course, they show no clips from that interview to give us any context - but I remember it, it was so bad.

Bloomberg News is a$$hoe.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at August 23, 2026 11:51 PM (0CU3H)

207 201 The climate of the Midwest and the East Coast is superior to that of Texas in every way.
Posted by: Bulg at August 23, 2026 11:47 PM (77rzZ)

No.

But you are one of those weirdos who like cold weather. I don’t. Give me the superior climate of TX any day.

By the way, what part of TX?

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 23, 2026 11:51 PM (jPziU)

208 Texas has lakes. Lots of them. Mostly in east Texas. Also Texas has not been on fire over the summer like other states have.

Posted by: Case at August 23, 2026 11:51 PM (VrYHL)

209 Boogie In The Butt

Never heard that one. Hilarious. Eddie Murphy is a gem.

Is he still alive?

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 23, 2026 11:51 PM (yEz+x)

210 Bullshit. Stadiums and Arenas and the rest of it are places of “public accommodation”, make those assclowns live by their own laws.
Posted by: Common Tater

And I believe many are subsidized.

Posted by: nerdygirl at August 23, 2026 11:52 PM (0Htd1)

211 With meat even better.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends

it's got bacon

Posted by: Miklos tends to eat that first at August 23, 2026 11:52 PM (4RYRd)

212 207 Yes, give me colo weather any time. Heat stinks.

Posted by: Bulg at August 23, 2026 11:54 PM (77rzZ)

213 195 The Economist, at one time (back in the era when it was on newsprint), was my favorite news read. Comprehensive world news, not ridiculously slanted (and of course not dumbed down to the contemporary universal idiocy), often incredibly well written, lots of British wit, etc. This was the 1980s I think.

Now, like literally every other formerly prestigious publication, it's an unwitting self parody of nonsense and silliness. One would say it seems like it's written by 17-yr olds, but then again that's true of almost everything published now, in terms of substantive grasp of subject.
Posted by: rhomboid at August 23, 2026 11:46 PM (U/Byj)

Back in the early 2000s the articles on Zimbabwe were intensely sarcastic. And yes, full of British wit.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 23, 2026 11:54 PM (jPziU)

214 Bloomberg News is a$$hoe.
Posted by: Darrell Harris

And Bloomberg himself

Which goes to figure

Posted by: Miklos so opinionates at August 23, 2026 11:55 PM (4RYRd)

215 208 Texas has lakes. Lots of them. Mostly in east Texas. Also Texas has not been on fire over the summer like other states have.
Posted by: Case at August 23, 2026 11:51 PM (VrYHL)

Only one natural lake in TX though.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 23, 2026 11:55 PM (jPziU)

216 Dammit, *cool* weather.

Posted by: Bulg at August 23, 2026 11:56 PM (77rzZ)

217 He also warned another scout leader. They hiked in anyway. He later saw on the news that they had to be rescued.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 11:48 PM (HlyYF)

I’ve done that hike as well. Our leaders were VERY cognizant of weather conditions before we went in. What makes it so dangerous is that because of drainage patterns in the feet plateau, a flash thunderstorm 50 miles away can drop enough water to flood the canyon even though you can see no clouds at all at the time.

It is a fascinating place - there are spots where the walls are 100 feet tall on either side, and yet the opening is 3 feet wide at the bottom, only slightly widening at the top. I remember a sight that really impressed me, from a past flood, was a telephone poll wedged in between the canyon walls, about 30’ over our heads.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 23, 2026 11:56 PM (o3ajz)

218 Heat stinks.

Posted by: Bulg at August 23, 2026 11:57 PM (77rzZ)

219 My brother hiked a group of Boy Scouts out

My Governor hiked the Appalachian Trail

All the way to Argentina

Posted by: Miklos saw his name on the ballot again recently at August 23, 2026 11:57 PM (4RYRd)

220 208 Texas has lakes. Lots of them. Mostly in east Texas. Also Texas has not been on fire over the summer like other states have.
Posted by: Case at August 23, 2026 11:51 PM (VrYHL)

Obligatory - The Five States of Texas

https://tinyurl.com/3fh4nppv

Posted by: Darrell Harris at August 23, 2026 11:57 PM (0CU3H)

221 >>Texas has not been on fire over the summer like other states have.
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Dirt doesn't burn.

Posted by: JQ at August 23, 2026 11:57 PM (rdVOm)

222 Heat stinks.
Posted by: Bulg

Love too

Posted by: J. Geils Band at August 23, 2026 11:58 PM (4RYRd)

223 The slot canyons in Utah are amazing.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 23, 2026 11:59 PM (yEz+x)

224 215 Yeah, because Texas, geographically speaking, stinks.

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 12:00 AM (77rzZ)

225 Heat stinks.
Posted by: Bulg

Ok, a simple typo on an Amazon order

Now what am I supposed to do with all this whatever the hell it is

Posted by: Miklos ordered heat SINKS at August 24, 2026 12:00 AM (4RYRd)

226 222 LOL

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 12:01 AM (77rzZ)

227 Heat stinks.
Posted by: Bulg

Ok, a simple typo on an Amazon order

Now what am I supposed to do with all this whatever the hell it is

Posted by: Miklos ordered heat SINKS at August 24, 2026 12:00 AM (4RYRd)

Check if Pixy can use them to keep the hamsters, or the servers, cool

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 24, 2026 12:02 AM (qx7Zg)

228 I like the fact that Texas has harsh weather. It means that for you to live here, you have to want to be here for something other than pansy ass reasons.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 24, 2026 12:03 AM (o3ajz)

229 "Anthony Fauci made mistakes."

Notice something unusual?

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 24, 2026 12:03 AM (Fv808)

230 Yes, give me colo weather any time. Heat stinks.
Posted by: Bulg

Dammit, *cool* weather.
Posted by: Bulg

Not liking this either way

Posted by: the gerbil at August 24, 2026 12:03 AM (4RYRd)

231 Not liking this either way
Posted by: the gerbil at August 24, 2026 12:03 AM (4RYRd)

A bit of a reach, but I got it.

Posted by: The Chicken at August 24, 2026 12:07 AM (Y/06r)

232 On the positive side, Mr. Kanter did not have to watch the rest of the game.

Posted by: JB1000 at August 24, 2026 12:09 AM (/5gWY)

233 Let's see if this tones down the temperature arguments...

What temperature is a baby when it's born?

Womb temperature.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 24, 2026 12:11 AM (qx7Zg)

234 That's Mr. Freedom

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 24, 2026 12:11 AM (RIvkX)

235 I don't like hot weather either but fall is coming and it will cool down. The two months of cold weather we get in the South is crummy too. Weather is not going to be perfect all the time.

Posted by: Case at August 24, 2026 12:12 AM (VrYHL)

236 234 That's Mr. Freedom

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 24, 2026 12:11 AM

The Leftists truly do hate freedom.

Literally every "rule" they support is only applied to shackle their ideological opponents or subsidize their own speech and institutions.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 24, 2026 12:17 AM (HlyYF)

237 You Texans can have your crappy arid climate. I’ll take the lakes and rivers of the Midwest and the Northeast.

Yeah, our politics sucks, but at least we have water.

If only Texas politics could be united to the resources of the Great Lakes and the East Coast.

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 12:17 AM (77rzZ)

238 Night Morons!

Hope everybody has a good week.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 24, 2026 12:17 AM (HlyYF)

239 Obligatory - The Five States of Texas

https://tinyurl.com/3fh4nppv
Posted by: Darrell Harris at August 23, 2026 11:57 PM (0CU3H)

I love that clip! And it’s true!

Best part is where he says “you notice I left out the panhandle…. Most people do.”

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 24, 2026 12:20 AM (o3ajz)

240 If only Texas politics could be united to the resources of the Great Lakes and the East Coast.

Posted by: Bulg

meh

Posted by: Miklos, in a van down by the river at August 24, 2026 12:27 AM (4RYRd)

241 218 Heat stinks.

Posted by: Bulg
---

If you live north of the Carolinas, this winter, you're going to want some.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 12:27 AM (C0oZI)

242 And I believe many are subsidized.

Posted by: nerdygirl
--

Most if not all.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 12:28 AM (C0oZI)

243 The Leftists truly do hate freedom.

FWEEDOM!

Posted by: lyin' lil' Kamala at August 24, 2026 12:29 AM (4RYRd)

244 221 >>Texas has not been on fire over the summer like other states have.
------------

Dirt doesn't burn.
Posted by: JQ at August 23, 2026 11:57 PM (rdVOm)

Everything burns

Posted by: Dioxygen Diflouride - and FOOF! it's gone at August 24, 2026 12:30 AM (r7+Q7)

245 Obligatory - The Five States of Texas

https://tinyurl.com/3fh4nppv

Posted by: Darrell Harris
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Cute. But he left out the panhandle. Lotta cows and wheat in that part.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 12:32 AM (C0oZI)

246 240 If only Texas politics could be united to the resources of the Great Lakes and the East Coast.

Posted by: Bulg
---

Now, you're talking out your hat.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 12:34 AM (C0oZI)

247 @TPostMillennial
3h
Enes Kanter was just kicked out of an WNBA game after a player got triggered by his pro-woman shirt.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 12:36 AM (C0oZI)

248 "Steve Earle! I can listen to Copperhead Road on a loop. His first three albums are gems! He's a commie but I still listen to his music. Excellent writer and has a good band around him."
***********
My Irish son-in-law's brother claims to know who Steve Earle's Galway Girl is.

Posted by: Cosda at August 24, 2026 12:37 AM (0fceS)

249 If you live north of the Carolinas, this winter, you're going to want some.

Posted by: Braenyard

And stay the hell there

Sakkaliner got gators, heat + double humidity, mean-ass white boy crackers, and giant flying cockroaches.

We full up

Posted by: Pedro Sez at August 24, 2026 12:38 AM (4RYRd)

250 Now, you're talking out your hat.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are

That's the Snow Mexicans

Posted by: Miklos welcomes All Noble Alberta Peoples at August 24, 2026 12:40 AM (4RYRd)

251 Video of Enos Kanter being thrown out of WQNBA game.
She so upset.

https://tinyurl.com/mxubt4d7

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 12:42 AM (C0oZI)

252 243 The Leftists truly do hate freedom.
FWEEDOM!
Posted by: lyin' lil' Kamala

So do the Accelerationists, like cTHEIL -- the deadly escalation between politics and technology his goal is the plutocracy of Galt's Gulch which will instantly get wiped out by the first MadMax-like Lord Humungous unless peopled and patroled by the likes of RoboCob's and ED209's

Challenge him on this and why his choice be for a weaker DSA to offer less opposition to his ilk and you will see irl his realtime transformation from BAT-BOY to litterally NOSFERATU...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIk94MJS_Sc
Robocop/2014: Operation Tehran: Movie Date 2028!

Definitely and always maintain minimum safe distance when a Billionaire doesn't get what he wants -- your immediate and unconditional compliance.

When the mushroom cloud is smaller than your thumb, you can be sure that you can survive, but would you want to? only a LIB would be the first into the bunker, not because they value their own lives, but rather to displace someone else who does.

LET'S GO BRANDON!
Apprentice Plot Twist!

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at August 24, 2026 12:44 AM (RSYlG)

253 AfD leader Alice Weidel just crushed the EU’s dreams, announcing remigration if AfD wins the election in Germany!

"Afghans will no longer be flown in, and the Syrians will ALL be returned to their homeland."
---

A prayer for her.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 12:48 AM (C0oZI)

254 A prayer for her.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends

One lesbian I can get behind!

Posted by: Miklos von Lettow-Vorbeck at August 24, 2026 12:54 AM (4RYRd)

255 Why did Enos Kanter get thrown out? Bitch is the one who went after him?

That’s a rhetorical question of course.

Posted by: polynikes at August 24, 2026 12:54 AM (KC5Lt)

256 Every summer, when it's beastly hot here, I wonder just why the hell I continue to stay.

Every winter, when I rarely need to use the snow shovel, I remember why.

Posted by: JQ at August 24, 2026 12:55 AM (rdVOm)

257
Just stumbled on this, a thread on the physics of lift ships:

https://t.ly/wsINa

It's a tricky thing.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 24, 2026 12:55 AM (w6EFb)

258 Just stumbled on this, a thread on the physics of lift ships:

I read that as the physics of hip lifts

Posted by: Imklos must be lysdexic at August 24, 2026 12:58 AM (4RYRd)

259 Want to cancel but made a commitment to play golf tomorrow. Will reach 100 degrees . I’m preparing like I am making a visit to Hell.

Posted by: polynikes at August 24, 2026 12:59 AM (KC5Lt)

260
That's how they're gonna transport the floating Starship back to Texas. The lift ship is called the Forte.

I shudder to think of what the price tag for this operation will total.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 24, 2026 01:00 AM (w6EFb)

261 Notice something unusual?

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 24, 2026 12:03 AM (Fv80

No "Dr."?

Posted by: ... at August 24, 2026 01:01 AM (vE0+H)

262 Publius - I am always astounded when I see an oil platform being transported:

https://shorturl.at/U0Zv3

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 24, 2026 01:02 AM (XeU6L)

263 @Osint613
6h
BIG: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: The U.S. is launching “the single greatest financial offensive ever marshalled against an adversary,” warning that any country that continues to do business with Iran they will become “global pariahs.”

... At dawn begins an economic D-Day — the single greatest financial offensive ever marshalled against an adversary.
For 47 years, the Islamic republic of Iran has been a malignant force in the world.

https://tinyurl.com/4pn9dsxs

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 01:03 AM (C0oZI)

264 > Slovenia, Slovakia. I still can't remember which one has Bratislava.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 23, 2026 11:25 PM (6/7Fs)

Everyone forgets about us.

Granted, neither of us is an independent nation-state *at the moment*, but you never know what Eastern Europe is going to serve up next.

Posted by: Slavonia and Slavinia at August 24, 2026 01:06 AM (IG3/x)

265 260
That's how they're gonna transport the floating Starship back to Texas. The lift ship is called the Forte.

I shudder to think of what the price tag for this operation will total.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
---

But what a prize. That big dick floating in the ocean.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 01:06 AM (C0oZI)

266 > What temperature is a baby when it's born?

Womb temperature.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 24, 2026 12:11 AM (qx7Zg)

What's the body temperature of a tauntaun?

Lukewarm.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 24, 2026 01:08 AM (IG3/x)

267 I shudder to think of what the price tag for this operation will total.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley

S'okay

I can spot Elon a Jackson or two

Posted by: Kind and generous Miklos at August 24, 2026 01:08 AM (4RYRd)

268 Back during Clinton they (Iran? Houthis?) greatly damaged two or three of our destroyers or escort? Anyway, There's and image of all three of our military ships sideways on one (1) of those lift ships.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 01:10 AM (C0oZI)

269 >> I am always astounded when I see an oil platform being transported:

That is just mind-blowing to see.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 24, 2026 01:10 AM (w6EFb)

270 Happy Sunday Horde, that was a fast week that just passed by.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at August 24, 2026 01:11 AM (ibDUx)

271 BIG: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent:

It's almost like Bessent knows the mullahs would throw him off a tall building if they could

Posted by: Miklos so notes at August 24, 2026 01:12 AM (4RYRd)

272 Imagine, Bezos, every time he looked a picture of Starship floating in the Indian Ocean.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 01:12 AM (C0oZI)

273 Bernie Sanders is now calling for a "nationwide moratorium" on data centers.

I think we need a nationwide moratorium on communism.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 24, 2026 01:12 AM (IG3/x)

274
You can see why calm water is a must for the lift ship operation. That's why they had to tow it. They couldn't make Dampier in Australia which was the original target, so Christmas it was.

They've had to conclude that the data they'll get from a recovered Starship is worth the cost of all this.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 24, 2026 01:13 AM (w6EFb)

275 I am always astounded when I see an oil platform being transported:

That is just mind-blowing to see.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley

Now think about how they did the Pyramids

Posted by: The Randall Carlson at August 24, 2026 01:13 AM (4RYRd)

276 It's almost like Bessent knows the mullahs would throw him off a tall building if they could

Posted by: Miklos
---

It's too funny, he's so prissy on the outside but tough as a boot on the inside. And the faggot's giving them a boot the hard way.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 01:14 AM (C0oZI)

277 > I think we need a nationwide moratorium on communism.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 24, 2026 01:12 AM (IG3/x)

Buy a communist a ticket on a helicopter and he can fly for a few hours.

Throw a communist out of a helicopter and he'll fly for the rest of his life.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 24, 2026 01:15 AM (IG3/x)

278 253 AfD leader Alice Weidel just crushed the EU’s dreams, announcing remigration if AfD wins the election in Germany!

"Afghans will no longer be flown in, and the Syrians will ALL be returned to their homeland."
---

A prayer for her.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 12:48 AM (C0oZI)

And if anyone wants to call her a right wing extremist, it must be remembered she is a carpet muncher.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 24, 2026 01:16 AM (jPziU)

279 And I'm off for the nightly video.

Currently rewatching LOTR. I'm about a third of the way through the Return of the King.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 24, 2026 01:18 AM (IG3/x)

280 Buy a communist a ticket on a helicopter and he can fly for a few hours.

Throw a communist out of a helicopter and he'll fly for the rest of his life.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

namaste

Posted by: the Dalai Miklos at August 24, 2026 01:19 AM (4RYRd)

281 Hi, Debby!

Yes, this week sure did seem to go by quickly.

Posted by: JQ at August 24, 2026 01:19 AM (rdVOm)

282 His answer was always "I read up on it. This was the car with the most American-made parts." Yay for NAFTA and Mexican-made Fords.
Posted by: mikeski at August 23, 2026 10:30 PM (VHUov)

TBF the evil NAFTA got me a job. Because suddenly the company that hired me could sell its goods to Mexico.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 24, 2026 01:19 AM (jPziU)

283 And if anyone wants to call her a right wing extremist, it must be remembered she is a carpet muncher.
Posted by: Cow Demon

No afghan carpets though

Posted by: Miklos at the Bazaar at August 24, 2026 01:20 AM (4RYRd)

284 Hi, Debby!

Yes, this week sure did seem to go by quickly.
Posted by: JQ

I adapt by starting Fridays on "Thursdays"

Posted by: The Orthodox Miklosian Calendar at August 24, 2026 01:22 AM (4RYRd)

285 237 You Texans can have your crappy arid climate. I’ll take the lakes and rivers of the Midwest and the Northeast.

Yeah, our politics sucks, but at least we have water.

If only Texas politics could be united to the resources of the Great Lakes and the East Coast.

Posted by: Bulg at August 24, 2026 12:17 AM (77rzZ)

Arid?

Um, I don’t think you have spent much time in either San Antonio or Houston from April to October.

Enjoy freezing your ass off every winter. I hate winter. I’ll take TX, thanks.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 24, 2026 01:24 AM (jPziU)

286 Hi JQ!

Miklos, you are making me laugh as always.

publius, I followed your link and I tried to understand it but it was way beyond my depth.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at August 24, 2026 01:25 AM (ibDUx)

287 No afghan carpets though
Posted by: Miklos at the Bazaar at August 24, 2026 01:20 AM (4RYRd)

Sri Lankan in her case, IIRC.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 24, 2026 01:25 AM (jPziU)

288 273 Bernie Sanders is now calling for a "nationwide moratorium" on data centers.

I think we need a nationwide moratorium on communism.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 24, 2026 01:12 AM (IG3/x)

No one needs an assault data center for hunting

Posted by: Bernie Sanders at August 24, 2026 01:27 AM (r7+Q7)

289 And it must be remembered that TX is extremely diverse. I told the story here before. I interviewed for a job once deep in the TX Panhandle, nearly in NM. It was a phone interview. The other end of the line was Houston. It was a beautiful day in Houston, in the 70s. Where I was standing, the weather was rapidly deteriorating as a massive snow storm approached.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 24, 2026 01:27 AM (jPziU)

290 No afghan carpets though
Posted by: Miklos at the Bazaar at August 24, 2026 01:20 AM (4RYRd)

Sri Lankan in her case, IIRC.
Posted by: Cow Demon
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Carpets woven from Ceylon.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 24, 2026 01:28 AM (XeU6L)

291 Still some lightning out there, but pretty distant now.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 24, 2026 01:28 AM (1z8ji)

292 There is a good sized empty building in the closest town that once held a short lived store. Perfect for a small data center.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 24, 2026 01:29 AM (jPziU)

293 >> I followed your link and I tried to understand

The bottom line of all that was the interplay of buoyancy vs gravity and the tipping and rolling moments it generates.

A lift ship, when it nearly sinks itself to get under what it's going to lift up, destabilizes itself greatly. One little error and the whole thing tips over.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 24, 2026 01:30 AM (w6EFb)

294 290 No afghan carpets though
Posted by: Miklos at the Bazaar at August 24, 2026 01:20 AM (4RYRd)

Sri Lankan in her case, IIRC.
Posted by: Cow Demon
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Carpets woven from Ceylon.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 24, 2026 01:28 AM (XeU6L)

Scissor me timbers.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 24, 2026 01:30 AM (jPziU)

295 No one needs an assault data center for hunting
Posted by: Bernie Sanders

With THREE KINDS of deodorant!

Posted by: Comrade B.S. at August 24, 2026 01:34 AM (4RYRd)

296 "And if anyone wants to call her a right wing extremist, it must be remembered she is a carpet muncher."

So right wing extremists can't play for the other team?

Posted by: Ernst Rohm at August 24, 2026 01:36 AM (U/Byj)

297 Did a bunch more sanding on the old dune buggy body tub. The whole thing, save for part of the hood, is now bronze metalflake again. If it weren't for the fact that there are some many patches and divots in the gelcoat, I'd be tempted just to shoot it with clear coat and call it good.

Found my stash of fuel tanks, and I think I will be using the '61 tank in it, which came from the same '61 Beetle that gave up its frame platform. Tried to unscrew the main/reserve valve body from the base of the tank, and it twisted right off. But I was able to run a 1/4" NPT tap into the nipple and make a perfect thread, so all is good there.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 24, 2026 01:36 AM (1z8ji)

298 The sexists at redneck car prevent Taylor Reimer from becoming the first woman to win a nascar race. Just like they did to Wendell Scott so he wouldn't kiss the white trophy girl. When the male drivers can't beats her the sexist officials do it! Danica Patrick at montreal, Hailie Deegan and Isabella Robusto at talladega and Shawnna Robinson at atlanta are just some of the women prevented from winning nascar races.

Posted by: nascar raimondo at August 24, 2026 01:36 AM (MEBP/)

299 Mike Hammer, I still have a globe that rotates on a stand and is lit from within that has Ceylon right there, clear as day. There are plenty of other places that have been eradicated, I do like that old globe.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at August 24, 2026 01:38 AM (ibDUx)

300 Watching a replay of the Indycar race in DC. I wish I went. It looked amazing. The race was meh. Street courses usually are. The views were amazing. I sometimes forget this town has some amazing views. Hope Indycar comes back. Maybe bring IMSA along for the ride!

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 24, 2026 01:39 AM (sAmhv)

301 I think we need a nationwide moratorium on communism.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 24, 2026 01:12 AM (IG3/x)

Communism is a moratorium on civilization.

Posted by: ... at August 24, 2026 01:41 AM (vE0+H)

302 Danica Patrick at montreal, Hailie Deegan and Isabella Robusto at talladega and Shawnna Robinson at atlanta are just some of the women prevented from winning nascar races.
Posted by: nascar raimondo at August 24, 2026 01:36 AM (MEBP/)

You had to be a bootlegger to be a great Nascar driver. Now the old greats are all gone, the cars are shit, and so are the drivers.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 24, 2026 01:41 AM (1z8ji)

303 Perfect for a small data center.
Posted by: Cow Demon

We..ah...may be a bit short on cash ourselves.

The building, due to it's faithful construction in traditional Flaktower style, would be ideal for a secure, nearly indestructible data center.

Posted by: The B. Hussein Preidential Shrine and Side Hustle at August 24, 2026 01:42 AM (4RYRd)

304 Mike Hammer, I still have a globe that rotates on a stand and is lit from within that has Ceylon right there, clear as day. There are plenty of other places that have been eradicated, I do like that old globe.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at August 24, 2026 01:38 AM (ibDUx)

Just a flop, skip, and a hump from Burma, too!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 24, 2026 01:43 AM (1z8ji)

305 >>>Bernie Sanders is now calling for a "nationwide moratorium" on data centers.

I think we need a nationwide moratorium on communism.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

>Bernie Sanders is a cunt that needs to go back to his constituency. Nobody else in the country voted for him.

We need a nationwide moratorium on out-of-control legislators.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 24, 2026 01:44 AM (FR9Sb)

306 Posted by: nascar raimondo

what he said DRUMPF north voting heat court answer Mexican

Posted by: raimondo on tap at August 24, 2026 01:46 AM (4RYRd)

307 Well, getting on for midnight here. I am done for the night. Be well, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 24, 2026 01:46 AM (1z8ji)

308 The mayor of DC said (DRIVERS! TO YOUR CARS!!).

Wut. Whatever. Close enough, Muriel.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 24, 2026 01:46 AM (sAmhv)

309 I don't think I would be happy living up north. Lots of people up there don't like Southerners anyway. And while I don't like our summers much, I really don't like winter at all and they get real winters up there. Also socialism seems to be alright with them. I'm not a go with the flow person. I am conservative. And their is no way I would ever be a Commie. Living up there would not be a good match. My common sense tells me to stay put. And that's fine with me.

Posted by: Case at August 24, 2026 01:48 AM (VrYHL)

310 The mayor of DC said (DRIVERS! TO YOUR CARS!!).

Wut. Whatever. Close enough, Muriel.
Posted by: Puddleglum

She meant carjacker bruthas

Posted by: Miklos comprehends jive at August 24, 2026 01:49 AM (4RYRd)

311 AOP, right you are, there will never be Myanmar Shave signs scattered throughout the country. Sad, DJT should just purchase the country and call it Myanmar-A-Lago.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at August 24, 2026 01:49 AM (ibDUx)

312 306: the first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 24, 2026 01:50 AM (w3Mok)

313 251 Video of Enos Kanter being thrown out of WQNBA game.
She so upset.

https://tinyurl.com/mxubt4d7

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 12:42 AM (C0oZI)

Whoo boy, those are some seriously ugly tats on that bitch. No class, no style, pottie mouth, and can't actually play. I'm thinking if there was no WNBA, she would be a street sweeper or.... street walker.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 01:51 AM (vfz7U)

314 And that's fine with me.
Posted by: Case

Nowhere is perfect.

At least in the South, the gummint takes much less of your money and does fewer stupid, wasteful, and corrupt things with it.

Posted by: Miklos, comfortably South of the Mason-Dixon at August 24, 2026 01:51 AM (4RYRd)

315 You had to be a bootlegger to be a great Nascar driver. Now the old greats are all gone, the cars are shit, and so are the drivers.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
---

Saw a Ford spin into the pit at speed. The vacuum sucked out the windshield.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 01:51 AM (C0oZI)

316 298: maybe, just maybe, there is a simpler explanation.

They just suck at left turns.

Or they just suck.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 24, 2026 01:52 AM (w3Mok)

317 Case, trust me on this, you would not want to live here. I think that my blood pressure drops twenty points when I escape this state for a brief respite.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at August 24, 2026 01:54 AM (ibDUx)

318 At least in the South, the gummint takes much less of your money and does fewer stupid, wasteful, and corrupt things with it.
Posted by: Miklos, comfortably South of the Mason-Dixon at August 24, 2026 01:51 AM (4RYRd)

We have no income tax, or sales tax (except a couple of local places), and we have the Permanent Fund Dividend, where they pay us.

Not sure what part of the North you are concerned about, but we are pretty much the Northiest North you could get.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 01:54 AM (vfz7U)

319 Nowhere is perfect.

At least in the South, the gummint takes much less of your money and does fewer stupid, wasteful, and corrupt things with it.
Posted by: Miklos, comfortably South of the Mason-Dixon at August 24, 2026 01:51 AM (4RYRd)

I will never say TX is perfect. We can get hurricanes. And lots of tornadoes. Out here, the tornado threat is the most worrisome.

But...I cannot deal with cold weather. Living in places like Germany, AK and CO cured me of that.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 24, 2026 01:55 AM (w3Mok)

320 We have no income tax, or sales tax (except a couple of local places), and we have the Permanent Fund Dividend, where they pay us.

Not sure what part of the North you are concerned about, but we are pretty much the Northiest North you could get.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 01:54 AM (vfz7U)

As much as I liked my time in Anchorage, I could never move there. Too cold, and dark, in the winter.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 24, 2026 01:56 AM (w3Mok)

321 Boss says if traffic don't pick up I gotta close

Posted by: Miklos, thinkig he's tryina do me out of some overtime at August 24, 2026 01:56 AM (4RYRd)

322 Not sure what part of the North you are concerned about, but we are pretty much the Northiest North you could get.
Posted by: tcn in AK

I am sure Alaska is great for some. Would be nice if South Carolina had oil too (preferably right under my house-I would get another house).

Personally, I do not wish to be the first in my entire family line to be treated for frostbite.

Fresh salmon, though.....

Posted by: Miklos can sit outside and drink in January her in shorts and a sweatshirt at August 24, 2026 02:01 AM (4RYRd)

323 Portugal has officially banned face coverings in public.

This ban includes the burqa and niqab.
---

Somebody's getting fed up.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 02:08 AM (C0oZI)

324 *switches off the neon sign*

Posted by: Miklos begins restocking the beer coolers at August 24, 2026 02:09 AM (4RYRd)

325 Speaking of stepping on your cock.

While the U.S. recognizes Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights in northern Israel, U.S. envoy Tom Barrack recently said in an interview that Israel “occupies” the Golan.

He has since clarified that this was only a historical description, not a change in policy, and that U.S. recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan remains unchanged

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 02:09 AM (C0oZI)

326 and niqab.
---

Somebody's getting fed up.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends

You can't eat with one of those things on

Posted by: Miklos notes the obvious at August 24, 2026 02:10 AM (4RYRd)

327 Iranian currency on open market

1975: 1 USD = 75 Iranian Rials

2015: 1 USD = 32,600 Iranian Rials

Today: 1 USD = 1,999,000 Iranian Rials

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 02:11 AM (C0oZI)

328 Miklos, last call, please.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at August 24, 2026 02:15 AM (ibDUx)

329 Gaza clan wars are in full effect
Daniel Wachtel
---

Didn't see this on FOX:

https://tinyurl.com/mteyvu4a

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 02:15 AM (C0oZI)

330 ten in AK.

Was not talking about Alaska. I like Alaska ok. As a matter of fact the guy that won the Iditarod is from my home state of Alabama. He is from a town about thirty miles from me. I think he has won the last two.

Posted by: Case at August 24, 2026 02:16 AM (VrYHL)

331 I'd like one more too, Miklos. Please.

Posted by: JQ at August 24, 2026 02:16 AM (rdVOm)

332 Today: 1 USD = 1,999,000 Iranian Rials
Posted by: Braenyard

Rilly?

Like who even, like, does, like, maths

Posted by: Trust Fund Barnard student in full niqab at August 24, 2026 02:16 AM (4RYRd)

333 *makes the last round all doubles*

*with the oversized souvenir shot glass somebody got at Dollywood*

Posted by: The Miklos abides at August 24, 2026 02:18 AM (4RYRd)

334 What's up with the west coast? Peeps on the Atlantic seaboard are up and at 'em while the west coast siesta's?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 02:19 AM (C0oZI)

335 G&T in mine.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 02:20 AM (C0oZI)

336 I get tired of summer heat (and winter cold), but always have the change of season to look forward to.

The air is dry enough to breathe and the bugs die off, at least for a while.

Posted by: JQ at August 24, 2026 02:26 AM (rdVOm)

337 Jeepers Miklos, pour yourself one and join us.

Niqab is a hell of a Scrabble word, crossword too.

I love America The beautiful, I will hate the Islamic Republic of North America, hopefully I will be but a memory by then.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at August 24, 2026 02:27 AM (ibDUx)

338 G&T in mine.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends

specify

This is a Dolly Parton souvenir oversized shot glass.

Instead of conventional measurements, it goes all the way to 54 K.

Ask the ladies if you need further information.

Posted by: Miklos gets tired of explaining this with hand signals at August 24, 2026 02:30 AM (4RYRd)

339 "It's the only place she can find a 280Z"

--just the punchline

Posted by: JQ at August 24, 2026 02:33 AM (rdVOm)

340 I need a trip to Dollywood just to do some Christmas shopping.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at August 24, 2026 02:36 AM (ibDUx)

341 334 What's up with the west coast? Peeps on the Atlantic seaboard are up and at 'em while the west coast siesta's?

Posted by: Braenyard

I work midshifts. So, even on my nights off, staying up all night is easy. I live in the Babylon DC metro region.

youtu.be/NDUmTUCASyg

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 24, 2026 02:38 AM (sAmhv)

342 Christmas shopping?!

Oh, Debby... you're right... it's time to start.

Posted by: JQ at August 24, 2026 02:38 AM (rdVOm)

343 Personally, I do not wish to be the first in my entire family line to be treated for frostbite.

Fresh salmon, though.....
Posted by: Miklos can sit outside and drink in January her in shorts and a sweatshirt at August 24, 2026 02:01 AM (4RYRd)

It's true, you would have to wear pants in the winter.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 02:39 AM (vfz7U)

344 behindTheBlack:
The subject compass is a clever upgrade of the equipment used by the explorers who first crossed the Atlantic and mapped the New World.

Hat tip Wayne DeVette.

youtube.com/watch?v=Xo6YyoefQyU

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 02:41 AM (C0oZI)

345 I need a trip to Dollywood just to do some Christmas shopping.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz

I hesitate to think what the tree ornaments and snow globes look like

Posted by: but of course Miklos did that anyway at August 24, 2026 02:43 AM (4RYRd)

346 Puddleglum--

YEEEAAAAAHHHHHHHH!

Love Montrose. Thank you.

Posted by: JQ at August 24, 2026 02:44 AM (rdVOm)

347 It's true, you would have to wear pants in the winter.
Posted by: tcn in AK

"pants.....pants"

Is that some sort of local slang or Native Aboriginal First Peoples word?

I mean, my dog pants, but that doesn't make sense

Posted by: Miklos, He of the Bare Knees at August 24, 2026 02:45 AM (4RYRd)

348 Now I remember that one of my uncles was treated for frostbite in the course of the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944.

I prefer that distinction remain with him.

Posted by: Miklos, hopefully no more Americans fighting in Europe again at August 24, 2026 02:48 AM (4RYRd)

349 My Christmas list is very short now.

Just stepson, lil bro and his 10yr old son. Maybe hubby, if he's still *aware enough* by then.

The rest of my fam has written me off as a "tRumptard MAGAt anti-vaxxer" so whatever...

Posted by: JQ at August 24, 2026 02:52 AM (rdVOm)

350 "pants.....pants"

Is that some sort of local slang or Native Aboriginal First Peoples word?

I mean, my dog pants, but that doesn't make sense
Posted by: Miklos, He of the Bare Knees at August 24, 2026 02:45 AM (4RYRd)

You can wear skirts if you like. I do. But make sure you have warm socks.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 02:52 AM (vfz7U)

351 The rest of my fam has written me off as a "tRumptard MAGAt anti-vaxxer" so whatever...
Posted by: JQ at August 24, 2026 02:52 AM (rdVOm)

I have a refrigerator magnet that says, "Someone called me a condescending bitch and I have never felt more understood."

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 24, 2026 02:55 AM (vfz7U)

352 You can wear skirts if you like. I do. But make sure you have warm socks.
Posted by: tcn in AK

this could work

I am one-quarter Scots, maybe my DNA is bit a-kilter

Posted by: University Academic Miklos, in organic fair trade wool socks and Birkenstocks at August 24, 2026 02:55 AM (4RYRd)

353 youtu.be/ybbfEzKfpts

Class of 87!

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 24, 2026 02:57 AM (sAmhv)

354 I have a refrigerator magnet that says, "Someone called me a condescending bitch and I have never felt more understood."
Posted by: tcn in AK

LMFAO, I love it!

Posted by: JQ at August 24, 2026 02:58 AM (rdVOm)

355 Enjoy freezing your ass off every winter. I hate winter. I’ll take TX, thanks.
Posted by: Cow Demon

Didn't Texas have a deep freeze a few years ago when the grid went down?

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 24, 2026 02:59 AM (Fv808)

356 I have a refrigerator magnet that says, "Someone called me a condescending bitch and I have never felt more understood."
Posted by: tcn in AK

I have one that says "We close at 7-Al's Discount Wine and Spirits"

Posted by: Miklos likes practical things at August 24, 2026 03:00 AM (4RYRd)

357 tcn, how are you feeling? I had staples in my head one time and when I went to have them removed the Doc told me to brace myself. I didn't have to get undressed or anything but I almost hit the floor when he started removing those staples.

I am wishing you all sweet dreams Horde, I need to lie parallel to the universe for a while.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at August 24, 2026 03:06 AM (ibDUx)

358 Class of 87!
Posted by: Puddleglum

You crazy kids

Posted by: Miklos has no Class at August 24, 2026 03:06 AM (4RYRd)

359 '87?

Heh. Was already working on the first divorce by then...

Posted by: JQ at August 24, 2026 03:08 AM (rdVOm)

360 Night, Debby. Enjoy the horizontality!

Posted by: JQ at August 24, 2026 03:12 AM (rdVOm)

361 I too feel the gravitational pull

Posted by: Miklos has no idea if he snores at August 24, 2026 03:14 AM (4RYRd)

362 Night, Miklos! Thanks for the drinks!

Posted by: JQ at August 24, 2026 03:16 AM (rdVOm)

363 Puddleglum, you are welcome upon my lawn anytime-- I like your music!

Posted by: JQ at August 24, 2026 03:17 AM (rdVOm)

364 Didn't Texas have a deep freeze a few years ago when the grid went down?

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal
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Recollecting, it didn't go down so much as the greens hired from Michigan by Bud Abbott to run Erquats Decided that was a good year to shut those nasty coal burners down. The Michiganers are gone but Erquats is still in charge. That needs cleaning up.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 03:19 AM (C0oZI)

365 355 Enjoy freezing your ass off every winter. I hate winter. I’ll take TX, thanks.
Posted by: Cow Demon

Didn't Texas have a deep freeze a few years ago when the grid went down?
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 24, 2026 02:59 AM (Fv80

Those events happen every 4-5 years in TX. Not every 4-5 weeks.

The grid went down for some. In the Panhandle we anticipate such things. As a result, I did lose power - for 18 minutes.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 24, 2026 03:22 AM (jPziU)

366 >>>Enjoy freezing your ass off every winter. I hate winter. I’ll take TX, thanks.
Posted by: Cow Demon

Didn't Texas have a deep freeze a few years ago when the grid went down?

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal

>Have you ever shit in a 5 gallon plastic bucket after it has been -30F for four days and your vehicle and water pipes are frozen solid with no water pressure? You just throw the grocery bag in the yard and collect it later. It freezes into a block of ice after about 5 minutes.

You could walk to the truck stop, but the black ice, 16 inches of snow and exposure will kill you.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 24, 2026 03:22 AM (FR9Sb)

367 Recollecting, it didn't go down so much as the greens hired from Michigan by Bud Abbott to run Erquats Decided that was a good year to shut those nasty coal burners down. The Michiganers are gone but Erquats is still in charge. That needs cleaning up.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 03:19 AM (

If we can’t have evil coal in TX powering things (and I remember the coal trains coming down from WY every so often to supply the coal generators for CPS at Calaveras Lake in San Antonio) we should have natural gas and expansion of the nuclear reactors at Comanche Park and Bay City. The wind and solar generation are essentially worthless.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 24, 2026 03:25 AM (jPziU)

368 @316 These women were leading their races against men.

Posted by: nascar raimondo at August 24, 2026 03:29 AM (MEBP/)

369 Every time I moved all night was painful

Posted by: Skip at August 24, 2026 03:31 AM (Ia/+0)

370 359 '87?

Heh.

Posted by: JQ
--

Me too.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 03:32 AM (C0oZI)

371 368: that’s nice. Atlanta was leading NE 28-3 in 5e third quarter of SB LI…

In all sports, you have to CLOSE THE SALE. You have to FINISH.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 24, 2026 03:33 AM (jPziU)

372 Muh raysizzem!

https://tinyurl.com/4pr46wmt

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 24, 2026 03:35 AM (ebJJx)

373 Very good news: Someone's gonna soon be executed!

https://tinyurl.com/mr4ajke6

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 24, 2026 03:38 AM (ebJJx)

374 It's a lot more expensive to heat my house in the winter than to cool it in the summer. That's why living up north would wreck my budget. But most things are more expensive up north anyway.

Posted by: Case at August 24, 2026 03:39 AM (VrYHL)

375 7 [277 comments] 'm'

uh-oh

Posted by: m at August 24, 2026 03:39 AM (odBC9)

376 Those Small Form Reactors are going to change everything.
The faux screams of Data Farms eating our grid will only
help push SMR production faster. The more they produce the
*better they will be and the faster they will come on line.

Truly looking forward to radical reformation of the energy
industry with the monopoly taken out of its hands and
becoming local area builders competition.

*Article yesterday about the use of AI help modify and improve reactor designs; more efficient, safer and faster to build.
AI in industry is different than the crap we get.
Musk uses AI in motor, rocket and Olympus designs. AI works
when it's controlled by people who know what they are doing.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 24, 2026 03:44 AM (C0oZI)

377 youtu.be/KGsQ5n9Qu0A

(folds out lawn chair, sips beer)

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 24, 2026 03:45 AM (sAmhv)

378 "Anthony Fauci made mistakes."

Notice something unusual?
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal

Not in passive voice.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 24, 2026 03:54 AM (Fv808)

379 98 Heh. I thought the jump rope thing would be a fitness transformation. LOL.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 23, 2026 10:46 PM (Y/06r)

It ... is. She shaved off some poundage and improved her balance and all kinds of stuff.

Posted by: m at August 24, 2026 03:54 AM (odBC9)

380 >>>Musk uses AI in motor, rocket and Olympus designs. AI works when it's controlled by people who know what they are doing.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others

>Sensible AI control will yield solutions we dream of. The majority of it will be for scamming and extortion.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 24, 2026 03:55 AM (FR9Sb)

381 Nice, Puddleglum!

I had a cassette with 2112 & Power Windows on it-- was my fave for driving up to hunting camp-- was hitting those muddy logging roads while surrounded with sound!

Posted by: JQ at August 24, 2026 03:58 AM (rdVOm)

382 381:

youtu.be/VCDn9sORSA0

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 24, 2026 04:02 AM (sAmhv)

383 Yep! Would be getting off of the highway & onto dirt road by the time that one played...

Posted by: JQ at August 24, 2026 04:04 AM (rdVOm)

384 Grew up in the suburbs a dying steel town.

youtu.be/oG7n8u72vi8

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 24, 2026 04:05 AM (sAmhv)

385 Can smell the evergreens, just listening to that! And remember late BF & good times in Clearwater National Forest...

Posted by: JQ at August 24, 2026 04:09 AM (rdVOm)

386 Not familiar with David Baerwald, but I like it. Thanks again, Puddleglum

Posted by: JQ at August 24, 2026 04:13 AM (rdVOm)

387 Do we need to amend the constitution for AI?

Bernie Sanders is always off into the weeds, but he may not be far away from a modern-day consideration. And I still think he's a dillweed.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 24, 2026 04:16 AM (FR9Sb)

388 372 Muh raysizzem!

https://tinyurl.com/4pr46wmt
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 24, 2026 03:35 AM (ebJJx)

I just can't even.
Good one.

Posted by: m at August 24, 2026 04:23 AM (odBC9)

389 Good night, horde.

Thanks again for the tunes, Puddleglum!

Have a happy week, all.

Posted by: JQ at August 24, 2026 04:23 AM (rdVOm)

390 Damnable Windows 11...
Latest update happened the other night...today noticed my taskbar has horizontal lines (5 of them, sometimes 5 double lines). Some weird aliasing or refresh issue, but only affects taskbar. Looked online, I'm not the only one with this issue.

Yeah, this would be better in Pixy's thread...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 24, 2026 04:33 AM (l3cgK)

391 Pixy's up!

Posted by: m at August 24, 2026 04:34 AM (odBC9)

392 374 It's a lot more expensive to heat my house in the winter than to cool it in the summer. That's why living up north would wreck my budget. But most things are more expensive up north anyway.
Posted by: Case at August 24, 2026 03:39 AM (VrYHL)

Same here. The electric bill is way higher in January than in July.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 24, 2026 04:38 AM (jPziU)

393 388 372 Muh raysizzem!

https://tinyurl.com/4pr46wmt
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 24, 2026 03:35 AM (ebJJx)

I just can't even.
Good one.

Posted by: m at August 24, 2026 04:23 AM (odBC9)

Who knew shooting at repair workers would delay repairs...

https://tinyurl.com/54up88e6

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 24, 2026 04:39 AM (l3cgK)

Gun Thread: Next To Last August Edition!

Howdy, Y'all! Welcome to the wondrously fabulous Gun Thread! As always, I want to thank all of our regulars for being here week in and week out, and also offer a bigly Gun Thread welcome to any newcomers who may be joining us tonight. Howdy and thank you for stopping by! I hope you find our wacky conversation on the subject of guns 'n shooting both enjoyable and informative. You are always welcome to lurk in the shadows of shame, but I'd like to invite you to jump into the conversation, say howdy, and tell us what kind of shooting you like to do!

Holy Shitballs! How in the ever-loving Hell did it get to be the Next To Last August Edition? Next week we have the final August edition and then start on September editions! See how that works? All that notwithstanding, its going to be a quick one tonight, so apologies in advance.

With that, step into the dojo and let's get to the gun stuff below, shall we?

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FUNdamentals

Fundamentals of Texas MoMe'n, that is! Next week I'll start including 2026 TxMoMe information, and you won't want to miss that. Are you planning to attend? Have you started your TXMoMe preparations?

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Muzzleloaders

Last one you would give up? Why in tarnation would you give any of them up?

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More Revolver Fun

Revolvers. How the heck do they work?

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Impossible Shot?

Evidently not!

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Pocket Pistols

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Our Pal The Atlas Missile

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Highway Patrol!

This week's episode: Resort

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The H-Man!

Molecular terror!

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Cigarsinternational.com
Cigarpage.com
Famous-smoke.com
Cigarsdaily.com
Neptunecigar.com
Smallbatchcigar.com
Bobalu Cigar Company
Cigarbid.com
Nicks Cigar World New!

A note about sources. The brick & mortar/online divide exists with cigars, as with guns, and most consumer products, with respect to price. As with guns - since both are "persecuted industries", basically - I make a conscious effort to source at least some of my cigars from my local store(s). It's a small thing, but the brick & mortar segment for both guns and tobacco are precious, and worth supporting where you can. And if you're lucky enough to have a good cigar store/lounge available, they're often a good social event with many dangerous people of the sort who own scary gunz, or read smart military blogs like this one. -rhomboid

Anyone have others to include? Perhaps a small local roller who makes a cigar you like? Send me your recommendation and a link to the site!

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AmmoSeek - online ammo search tool
GunBot - online ammo search tool
SG Ammo
Palmetto State Armory
Georgia Arms
AmmoMan
Target Sports USA
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American Elite Ammo
Lucky Gunner Ammo NEW!

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That's it for this week - have you been to the range?

Posted by: Weasel at 07:00 PM

Comments

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1 first.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 23, 2026 07:00 PM (cpFbA)

2 Yay! Gubs!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 23, 2026 07:00 PM (raF1/)

3 One for the Money

Posted by: Eromero at August 23, 2026 07:00 PM (LHPAg)

4 That's it for this week - have you been to the range?

No I have not, I have been remiss.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 23, 2026 07:00 PM (cpFbA)

5 Here.

Posted by: RI Red - at August 23, 2026 07:01 PM (v5IDs)

6 Good evening everyone

Earlier discussion was how to take out drones

Posted by: Skip at August 23, 2026 07:03 PM (Ia/+0)

7 Some soft music, soft lighting. Just be yourself!

Posted by: Common Tater at August 23, 2026 07:06 PM (+hxeP)

8 YES, I have definitely started MoMe preparations.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 23, 2026 07:06 PM (FHoaH)

9 Ten to get ready!

Posted by: Hrothgar at August 23, 2026 07:10 PM (hOUT3)

10 It's quiet...too quiet.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 23, 2026 07:12 PM (raF1/)

11 Waiting for this. I consistently shoot low and to the left with a Sig 365x. So consistently, I get amazing golf ball size groupings of 12 shots.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at August 23, 2026 07:15 PM (bX16E)

12 My odds of cutting the x-ring on a paper target are much higher when I use an Atlas missile compared to a pocket pistol.

YMMV.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 07:16 PM (HlyYF)

13 YES, I have definitely started MoMe preparations.
Posted by: Ben Had at August 23, 2026 07:06 PM

Ditto. Looking forward to it!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 23, 2026 07:18 PM (raF1/)

14 11 Waiting for this. I consistently shoot low and to the left with a Sig 365x. So consistently, I get amazing golf ball size groupings of 12 shots.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at August 23, 2026 07:15 PM

Make your point of aim the perp's belt buckle.

I predict that your results will then deter him from advancing any further on you or your loved ones.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 07:18 PM (HlyYF)

15 My odds of cutting the x-ring on a paper target are much higher when I use an Atlas missile compared to a pocket pistol.

YMMV.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 07:16 PM

Are you aware that Atlas missles were not particularly known for either accuracy or reliability?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 23, 2026 07:19 PM (0sNs1)

16 Yay pocket pistols!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 23, 2026 07:19 PM (VyBeY)

17 If anyone was wondering what happened to Remington Arms after they fled New York for Lagrange, GA

Per the internet: RemArms owes $11 million to local contractors for work on the new plant. The contractors have filed liens against RemArms. There are now lawsuits in courts in Delaware and Georgia with allegations of mopery and dopery that go far beyond a simple manufacturing company just having some cash flow problems starting up a new plant.

Someone claiming to be "independent" has set up a website chronicling all the action: https://save-remington.org/

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at August 23, 2026 07:19 PM (2cxCi)

18 17
I think GA is almost as corrupt as NY!

Posted by: Hrothgar at August 23, 2026 07:22 PM (hOUT3)

19 Are you aware that Atlas missles were not particularly known for either accuracy or reliability?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 23, 2026 07:19 PM

True.

But I also know that a .45 cuts a larger hole than a .22.

I think a W-38 warhead with a 3.75 megaton yield will make a much bigger hole ... even if I am a bit off the paper!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 07:22 PM (HlyYF)

20 Hi weasel!
Hi shooters!

Thanks for the thread.
Range report:

Rough week with Lucy the Fink being back in urgent care. Stress at work. Traffic jam on the way to the range.

Stress bombed 50 rounds of 9mm center target at ten yards in about five minutes.

Aaaaaaahhhhhhhhh.

Then relaxed and plinked 100 rounds of .22.

Shoulda brought a shotty. They always make me smile.

Shooting is therapeutics and relaxing and stress relieving. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 23, 2026 07:22 PM (yEz+x)

21 I have heard a rumor, unreliable I hope, that a commenter, who does comment on this august August thread, and therefore should know better, commented that 10mm shooters are the atheist vegan Crossfitters of gun ranges.

10mm shooters are, IME, generally quite knowledgable, and generally proficient, much like .41 Magnum shooters.

To imply that they are loud in proclaiming the superiority of their chosen calibers, like those who prefer rounds in .32 caliber, is incorrect, and, indeed, scurrilous to an extreme.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 23, 2026 07:24 PM (0sNs1)

22 Shooting is therapeutics and relaxing and stress relieving. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 23, 2026 07:22 PM

^^^ This.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 23, 2026 07:26 PM (raF1/)

23 Still no recent range reports from Idiot Acres.

We recently had a week where the coolest high temperature was 105 degrees. The hottest day was 110.

I was afraid my ammo might cook off with a firearm just resting on the shooting table!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 07:30 PM (HlyYF)

24 Keeps the bears away, too. I've noticed they seem to understand what this means, whether from experience, or instinct, I don't know.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 23, 2026 07:30 PM (+hxeP)

25 Saw Tom Knapp at one of his exhibitions many years ago. Entertaining guy, and one hell of a shot. The world is less without him.

Posted by: irright at August 23, 2026 07:32 PM (++uDD)

26 I may have something to say here.

Posted by: RI Red - at August 23, 2026 07:32 PM (30Gj0)

27 I think a W-38 warhead with a 3.75 megaton yield will make a much bigger hole ... even if I am a bit off the paper!
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 07:22 PM

Ok, I will stipulate that, with the provisos that getting it to launch reliably could be problematic, you are likely to need some sort of shoulder-mounted launch system, as holding it only in hand could be problematic, and assuming you get it to launch, somehow in the general direction of the sought-after X-ring, and don't flinch from the recoil, you may be a little close to the blast radius.

A .22 that one can reliably hit what one is aiming at beats larger caliber weapons that are hit-or-miss.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 23, 2026 07:32 PM (0sNs1)

28 26 I may have something to say here.
Posted by: RI Red - at August 23, 2026 07:32 PM

We'll never know now, will we?

Posted by: Gun Thread Comment #26 at August 23, 2026 07:34 PM (0sNs1)

29 22 Shooting is therapeutics and relaxing and stress relieving. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 23, 2026 07:22 PM

^^^ This.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 23, 2026 07:26 PM (raF1/)

D’oh. Copy pasta fail.
Now, I might have some to say here.

Posted by: RI Red - at August 23, 2026 07:34 PM (30Gj0)

30 Good evening gubthreaders and all the ships at sea!

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at August 23, 2026 07:36 PM (NlEaG)

31 Good evening all
I have a Range Report!
The DMV MGC had a new recruit today. She had the competent support of Ed L and Iris for her premiere outing. Also present Blaster, Hrothgar, Stinky's Daddy and myself your intrepid reporter.
I also made a new purchase, got exactly what I wanted. Now I have to wait for it to arrive in MD to complete it and then wait 7 days to get it into my hands.
I have to buy 380 ammo. Can someone give me advice on grain weight?

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at August 23, 2026 07:36 PM (kJmSS)

32 Went to the range with Morons and Iris brought a complete newbie. I think we converted her.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at August 23, 2026 07:38 PM (NlEaG)

33 I have to buy 380 ammo. Can someone give me advice on grain weight?
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at August 23, 2026 07:36 PM (kJmSS)

Yes. A grain weighs 0.000143 pounds.

Posted by: RI Red - at August 23, 2026 07:39 PM (30Gj0)

34 Duncanthrax, that was very eloquently stated at comment 21. 😉

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at August 23, 2026 07:40 PM (kJmSS)

35 Red, stating a fact is not answering my question no matter how cleverly put. 😏

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at August 23, 2026 07:41 PM (kJmSS)

36 -
I have to buy 380 ammo. Can someone give me advice on grain weight?
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at August 23, 2026 07:36 PM (kJmSS)

Yes. A grain weighs 0.000143 pounds.
Posted by: RI Red
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7000 of them weigh the same as a pound of feathers, even in a vacuum. Hope that helps.

Posted by: irright at August 23, 2026 07:42 PM (++uDD)

37 Hi Weasel!
And thanks once again for the Sunday can’t-miss-it. Because…Fundamentals, of course. And serious knowledge puttin’.
The Tex thing…I’m busy, but everyone there acted like they tolerated me, and some even laughed at some of my jokes. But you never really know until you put it out there.
So i want to see if I am able to go again…
I’d love to, but my work schedule is hellacious.
But mental health is critical, and shooting helps that!

Posted by: Gunslinger at August 23, 2026 07:43 PM (N91F8)

38 Sharon,

Honestly I can’t tell the difference. Just get what’s on sale and start shooting. You can fine tune with grain weights after several thousand rounds.

Or not.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 23, 2026 07:44 PM (c2jz5)

39 Posted by: Gunslinger at August 23, 2026 07:43 PM (N91F

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Hey bud! Drop Ben Had a note (see main page left sidebar) and let her know you would like to come back!

Posted by: Weasel at August 23, 2026 07:44 PM (G3lOb)

40 YES, I have definitely started MoMe preparations.
Posted by: Ben Had at August 23, 2026 07:06 PM

Ditto. Looking forward to it!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState
*******
Ditto. In fact we're ready to go now!

Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 23, 2026 07:47 PM (XfIK1)

41 Thanks Nurse. Seems 380 is not terribly common but I am very excited. Hope I'll have it in time for next range date.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at August 23, 2026 07:47 PM (kJmSS)

42 Ok, Sharon, I will try to be helpful. .380 out of a tiny mouse gun needs all the help it can get.
90-95 grains works for me. Try it in Full Metal Jacket. If it cycles well, try it in Jacketed Hollow Point.
But if you have to use it in real life, it may expand poorly after going through layers of clothing.
So shoot them in the face.

Posted by: RI Red - at August 23, 2026 07:48 PM (LMRVO)

43 But if you have to use it in real life, it may expand poorly after going through layers of clothing.
So shoot them in the face.
Posted by: RI Red

Or during summer when they're just wearing a tank top?

Posted by: She Hobbit at August 23, 2026 07:50 PM (b/Ka5)

44 A lot of the pistol ammunition has been loaded "down" from original factory specs. Probably cheaper that way. I do like Buffalo Bore ammunition for any serious work, should some of the small calibers every be called upon for things other than punching paper.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 23, 2026 07:50 PM (+hxeP)

45 .380 out of a tiny mouse gun needs all the help it can get.

When I EDC'd a .380, it was filled with Corbons.

Posted by: Nan P. at August 23, 2026 07:51 PM (vTZFs)

46 I have to buy 380 ammo. Can someone give me advice on grain weight?
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at August 23, 2026 07:36 PM

At this point, you would probably appreciate a more serious answer.

I'm assuming you want this for SD. I generally try to match my practice (FMJ) and SD (HP) ammo weights, so they will (in theory anyway) hit to the same point of aim.

Since most non-esoteric .380 ACP loads use 95 grain bullets, this usually isn't an issue.

Some folks don't consider HP in .380 a reliable expander, and therefore use FMJ for both range and SD.

My solution to this is to alternate HP and FMJ for SD usage.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 23, 2026 07:51 PM (0sNs1)

47 /saggy sock

Posted by: Oddbob at August 23, 2026 07:52 PM (vTZFs)

48 Or during summer when they're just wearing a tank top?
Posted by: She Hobbit at August 23, 2026 07:50 PM (b/Ka5)

Now we’re talking, She Hobbit! Navel may not be even covered. Watch the piercing, though.

Posted by: RI Red - at August 23, 2026 07:52 PM (LMRVO)

49 Thanks RI Red. I do take this stuff seriously and appreciate the advice. It was the only rational choice for tiny me if I expect to conceal it. I've been watching Lena Miculek videos and pretty psyched.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at August 23, 2026 07:52 PM (kJmSS)

50 33 I have to buy 380 ammo. Can someone give me advice on grain weight?
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at August 23, 2026 07:36 PM (kJmSS)

The best I can do is look at the couple of 380 boxes I have and they’re 90 and 95 grain. I don’t know if that helps since my shooting skills are as rusty as the Tin Man when Dorothy found him.

Posted by: TxAnn at August 23, 2026 07:52 PM (SjAWL)

51 Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone)
Song written and composed by David Allan Coe

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 23, 2026 07:53 PM (/+uur)

52 Didn't the straw man have a revolver? They should have capped the wicked witch, solved a lot of problems.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 23, 2026 07:55 PM (+hxeP)

53 Clarification: Alternate HP and FMJ is the same magazine.

Be sure to test the HP you'd like to use by using it exclusively for 200 to 300 rounds for feeding issues. If it passes, you can use it, or alternate with FMJ, as you please.

If it doesn't pass, try another brand.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 23, 2026 07:55 PM (0sNs1)

54 David Allan Coe

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 23, 2026 07:53 PM (/+uur)

Can't go wrong with a David Allan Coe song!

Posted by: Hrothgar at August 23, 2026 07:56 PM (hOUT3)

55 Great time at the range this week. Practiced some techniques/suggestions given by Weasel at the NOVA pre-meet with my Colt Detective Special - thanks Weasel!. Single action accuracy was great, and able to shoot in pretty rapid succession. Double action, well, needs practice. Topped the session out shooting an M-1, CZ 600 30.06, and a S&W .357 Magnum. I'm still smiling.

Posted by: Patches at August 23, 2026 07:56 PM (338iJ)

56 Thanks RI Red. I do take this stuff seriously and appreciate the advice. It was the only rational choice for tiny me if I expect to conceal it. I've been watching Lena Miculek videos and pretty psyched.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at August 23, 2026 07:52 PM (kJmSS)

Yeah, Sharon. Although small, .380 means you can carry everywhere.
But practice a lot with it. In a small frame, it’s not particularly pleasant. I have a wrap-around Hogue on my Ruger LCP that helps with retention and grip.
Even with rudimentary sights, the extra long pull makes me focus on front sight, and I’m quite accurate with it.
Within minute of face.

Posted by: RI Red - at August 23, 2026 07:58 PM (LMRVO)

57 Good to see you Patches.

Posted by: Buck Ofama at August 23, 2026 07:58 PM (8z/Nh)

58 Hello, Weasel!

Posted by: Edward Liu at August 23, 2026 07:58 PM (BCwQW)

59 A .380 in your pocket when you need it always beats the red dotted, double stack, compensated 10mm you left at home.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at August 23, 2026 07:59 PM (2cxCi)

60 I'll probably start with FMJ, 95 grain. I don't have my CC permit yet so I need to get comfortable with it first. Make sure we are a good team. Eventually want to,put the Viridium optic on it but the iron sights seemed pretty clear, a bright green, so,want to learn the gun first.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at August 23, 2026 07:59 PM (kJmSS)

61 Hey Hrothgar!

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 23, 2026 07:59 PM (YlYJ8)

62 .380? WWJBD?

Posted by: Eromero at August 23, 2026 08:00 PM (LHPAg)

63 A .380 in your pocket when you need it always beats the red dotted, double stack, compensated 10mm you left at home.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at August 23, 2026 07:59 PM

Why would one leave one's 10mm at home?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 23, 2026 08:00 PM (0sNs1)

64 Hi Weasel!

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 23, 2026 08:00 PM (YlYJ8)

65 Can't go wrong with a David Allan Coe song!
Posted by: Hrothgar at August 23, 2026 07:56 PM (hOUT3)

The idea was who wrote the best $$$ song as writer and also song it.

Jackety Jack Double Trouble
Mr Bojangles
It that how the chicken place got named

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 23, 2026 08:01 PM (/+uur)

66 .380? WWJMBD?
Posted by: Eromero at August 23, 2026 08:00 PM

May I suggest a minor edit?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 23, 2026 08:02 PM (0sNs1)

67 Although WWJMB(PBUH)D? might be even more appropriate.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 23, 2026 08:02 PM (0sNs1)

68 Why would one leave one's 10mm at home?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 23, 2026 08:00 PM (0sNs1)

Because one took the 20 mm instead?

Posted by: RI Red - at August 23, 2026 08:02 PM (LMRVO)

69 I did something crazy this week, I bought a Benelli B76. Will probably be the wierdest thing I own. Hope to get this week and shoot on Fri.

Will probably only ever have 1 mag for it as they go for ~$200 if you can find them.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at August 23, 2026 08:03 PM (P4bJX)

70 WWJB

That was on all of my t-shirts for my fishing teams

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 23, 2026 08:04 PM (/+uur)

71 Why would one leave one's 10mm at home?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 23, 2026 08:00 PM (0sNs1)

Because one took the 20 mm instead?
Posted by: RI Red - at August 23, 2026 08:02 PM

If we're rollin' that heavy, I think I'd ask SMH if we could borrow one of her 105mm or 120mms. Even better if she drives it for us.

Go with the best, and all that ...

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 23, 2026 08:06 PM (0sNs1)

72 Ditto. In fact we're ready to go now!
Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 23, 2026 07:47 PM

Have gubs, will travel.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 23, 2026 08:07 PM (raF1/)

73 SMH, good to see you. It's been a while.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at August 23, 2026 08:07 PM (kJmSS)

74 Posted by: Patches at August 23, 2026 07:56 PM (338iJ)
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Excellent! Keep up the good work!

Posted by: Weasel at August 23, 2026 08:07 PM (G3lOb)

75 My only .380 is a CZ-83. Most naturally pointing handgun I've shot, but too heavy for carry, which I don't anyway. The weight makes it very mild in terms of recoil. Initial double action pull seems to send first round low absent extreme counter-measures, but single action that follows is easy.

Think I got the Hornady SD ammo after finding it to have the best penetration/expansion results in, probably, the Lucky Gunner test data. I only reload range fodder so I use 90g bullets. I'm using up my 700X acquired as "all there was available" during the last panic, but it works well.

Dang .380 cases from the CZ-83 go about 30 feet on a concrete deck, so recovering brass is a challenge.

Posted by: rhomboid at August 23, 2026 08:08 PM (U/Byj)

76 Roger that, DThrax.
SMH, got room for a couple of hitchhikers?

Posted by: RI Red - at August 23, 2026 08:08 PM (LMRVO)

77 SMH, how you guys doing?

Posted by: Hrothgar at August 23, 2026 08:09 PM (hOUT3)

78 Howdy!

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by pew bang pshpsh at August 23, 2026 08:09 PM (sAmhv)

79 Weasel what's burning tonight?

At the tail end (hopefully) of a bad cold, so no cigar for me until tomorrow, if the symptoms continue to fade out.

Posted by: rhomboid at August 23, 2026 08:09 PM (U/Byj)

80 10mm is a legitimate 100 yd. cartridge. It the more robust loadings it gets near .41 Mag territory.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 23, 2026 08:13 PM (0sNs1)

81 I enjoy Hickock45's videos and I've watched them for years. But he chose the wrong rifle. It should have been the flintlock, not something 'modern' like the 1861 Springfield. For targets and hunting, not combat, the satisfaction of good shooting with a flinter is hard to beat.

Not that I have an opinion about the matter.

Posted by: JTB at August 23, 2026 08:13 PM (yTvNw)

82 Weasel, will you have some FAQs next week for those of us who might be making their inaugural pilgrimage to the famed MoMe? Having lurked for at least 15 years and averaged about 3.7 comments a year, I’ll have to summon up all the chutzpah I have to breach the inner sanctum. I think I’ll end up making the 3 hour drive up and back in a day. That way, I can at least be there to stick my toe in the proverbial water and maybe next time actually stay the entire day/evening. I’m still chewing on it.

Posted by: TxAnn at August 23, 2026 08:13 PM (SjAWL)

83 Puzzling absence of non-members with optics on bolts taking about 10 shots this past week. Typically in Aug/Sept/Oct the morning is filled with such guys zeroing in their rifles before heading off to wherever they're hunting.

Did have one "interesting" group. Without going into details, first two signed in with surname "Smith" - they're Middle Eastern, let's leave it at that. Despite that suspicious move they turned out to be friendly, though newbies who required close scrutiny and edumucation on firing line safety etiquette. One of them said he's already on the security team at, well, let's just say a local institution that was in the news for a shooting a few months back. He was reasonably gun-savvy, but wasn't focused on teaching his buddies.

Posted by: rhomboid at August 23, 2026 08:14 PM (U/Byj)

84 For some reason Youtube algorithm sent me a bunch of P226 West German rollmark videos so that is what I took today.

I shoot okay with it. My P365XL with a dot I shoot more accurately.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at August 23, 2026 08:17 PM (NlEaG)

85 60 I'll probably start with FMJ, 95 grain. I don't have my CC permit yet so I need to get comfortable with it first. Make sure we are a good team. Eventually want to,put the Viridium optic on it but the iron sights seemed pretty clear, a bright green, so,want to learn the gun first.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice)

For self defense, Hornady XTP Critical Defense 90 gr. Decent expansion, meets FBI criteria for penetration depth. Remington 102 gr Ultimate Defense is also in the sweet spot. Dunno if you can still get the Remington. Ammotogo Gel tests like the Sig Sauer V Crown Elite 90 gr hollowpoint.

All of these penetrate at least 14 inches in gel and expand to about .45-.50 inches.

You can get more expansion in 380 but less penetration, or more penetration and virtually no expansion. I carried and shot the Hornady XTP in a Sig Sauer P238. Functioned fine was accurate. I had to use the older Golden Saber Remington 102 gr for a Walther PPK back in the day. It's ogive worked for older pistols that were designed to fire full metal jacket rounds. Have not fired nor experienced the Sig Sauer V. Crown ammo.

Posted by: whig at August 23, 2026 08:18 PM (E4rtv)

86 I’m still chewing on it.
Posted by: TxAnn

Chew faster and get on out there! Really the best time you'll have all year.

Posted by: She Hobbit at August 23, 2026 08:19 PM (b/Ka5)

87 Posted by: TxAnn at August 23, 2026 08:13 PM (SjAWL)

Do not miss an opportunity such as this!

Posted by: Hrothgar at August 23, 2026 08:20 PM (hOUT3)

88 Hi SMH!

Posted by: Weasel at August 23, 2026 08:20 PM (G3lOb)

89 whig reminded me, I have the Hornady XTP in .380. Works fine from my CZ-83, but of course one needs to validate it in each firearm with a fair amount of test shooting.

Posted by: rhomboid at August 23, 2026 08:20 PM (U/Byj)

90 Posted by: TxAnn at August 23, 2026 08:13 PM (SjAWL)

And listen to the words of She Hobbit

Posted by: Hrothgar at August 23, 2026 08:21 PM (hOUT3)

91 80 10mm is a legitimate 100 yd. cartridge. It the more robust loadings it gets near .41 Mag territory.
Posted by: Duncanthrax

I dunno. I hit a human sized steel target at 100 yards with a 9mm pistol. Several times. Didn’t pay attention to grains. Seemed to work fine.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 23, 2026 08:21 PM (yEz+x)

92 Posted by: TxAnn at August 23, 2026 08:13 PM (SjAWL)
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How about this - send me an email at the address at the bottom of the thread.

Posted by: Weasel at August 23, 2026 08:22 PM (G3lOb)

93 Weasel,
Thanks for the Tom Knapp segment. I enjoyed his demonstrations on Shooting USA. Was sad to learn he passed away, fairly young, in 2013. That was about when we cut cable TV.

Posted by: JTB at August 23, 2026 08:22 PM (yTvNw)

94 I’ll have to summon up all the chutzpah I have to breach the inner sanctum. I think I’ll end up making the 3 hour drive up and back in a day. That way, I can at least be there to stick my toe in the proverbial water and maybe next time actually stay the entire day/evening. I’m still chewing on it.
Posted by: TxAnn at August 23, 2026 08:13 PM

*channels inner Zod*

You will do this. You will do this ~~now~~ in October.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 23, 2026 08:22 PM (raF1/)

95 81 I enjoy Hickock45's videos and I've watched them for years. But he chose the wrong rifle. It should have been the flintlock, not something 'modern' like the 1861 Springfield. For targets and hunting, not combat, the satisfaction of good shooting with a flinter is hard to beat.

Not that I have an opinion about the matter.

Posted by: JTB
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Flintlocks are right up there with matchlocks or wheel locks as a test for flinching. You get your own fireworks show up close enough to singe your eyebrows before making the shot.

Posted by: whig at August 23, 2026 08:22 PM (E4rtv)

96 Posted by: rhomboid at August 23, 2026 08:09 PM (U/Byj)
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Just my good ol' standby Factory Smokes.

Posted by: Weasel at August 23, 2026 08:23 PM (G3lOb)

97 Hey Sharon!

Things are going well, Hrothgar, even with bug bites.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 23, 2026 08:25 PM (YlYJ8)

98 OK, cautionary tale up.
I blew up my PSA AR10.
Once-fired Hornady .308 brass. Usual Varget load fired hundreds of times. Case head separation right at the head.
The blast threw the BCG aft with vigor. Something left a gouge on the inside of the receiver.
The cam pin bent. It also deformed its track.
The firing pin retention pin bent.
Something hit the ballistic tip of the Hornady ELD-M round next up in the chamber. The bullet reseated itself backwards and the hydraulic pressure ruptured the cartridge, spreading unfired Varget all over. That primer continued aft and went off, but did not ignite anything.
The rupture blew apart the 20 round Pmag.
The quick release takedown pin deformed its mating point.
Minor bloody spots on shooter’s face.
Hint: Neon Madman, you were correct.

Posted by: RI Red - at August 23, 2026 08:25 PM (30Gj0)

99 I’ll have to summon up all the chutzpah I have to breach the inner sanctum. I think I’ll end up making the 3 hour drive up and back in a day. That way, I can at least be there to stick my toe in the proverbial water and maybe next time actually stay the entire day/evening. I’m still chewing on it.
Posted by: TxAnn at August 23, 2026 08:13 PM

Over the years, many folks have expressed similar feelings. To a person, they've all said it was one of the better (or higher) experiences they've had. Everyone (except me, who's the DC (Designated Curmugeon) is open, and extremely affiable. I kid you not. You're with a bunch of people who think like you do. It is very relaxing, and yet with stimulating conversations. You can shoot what ya brung, or there are plenty of things that people are happy to share to shoot (and help you learn, if needed) *IF* you want to. You can stay back and chat. Whatever you want.

The food. The food IS fantastic. We're talking above the level of Pulp Fiction's "gourmet sh*t". WAY above.

Try to get there before 9:00 am, even if it means foregoing a Buc-ee's stop (heresy, I know). You'll plan to leave around 5 or 6. You won't leave until 8 or later.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 23, 2026 08:25 PM (0sNs1)

100 Thanks, Weasel. I'm eyeing my inventory for tomorrow's (hoped for) return to the burn, and think I'll go for a La Palina No. 4, which I think was the last stick I reviewed here.

Posted by: rhomboid at August 23, 2026 08:25 PM (U/Byj)

101 TL;DR: Just do it.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 23, 2026 08:25 PM (0sNs1)

102 Dang, RI Red. Assume you inspect your brass? What is our first guess about cause of separation?

Posted by: rhomboid at August 23, 2026 08:27 PM (U/Byj)

103 Having been proficient in a different sport, I’ve found repetition of the basics, into the thousands of reps, is compulsory before the fine tuning.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 23, 2026 08:28 PM (yEz+x)

104 Posted by: SMH at God's mercy

Good to hear that, and the bugs eventually go away!
Please give my regards to Ex-Ex!

Posted by: Hrothgar at August 23, 2026 08:28 PM (hOUT3)

105 Good evening to all the GunHorde. (Interestingly enough, my cell phone is now almost completely anticipating this Sunday evening greeting) No range time or other shewtin, but getting ready for the beginning of hunting season. Friend and I are trying to help another fellow get back in the game. His right eye no longer works well enough, so he’s having to become a lefty shooter. We’re thinking
red dots for his two favorite deer guns. He’s tried them on other guys firearms and can use them well enough for 50-60 yards.

Have a great week all and as always, thank you to Weasel

Posted by: Coelacanth at August 23, 2026 08:28 PM (rmt7e)

106 Chew faster and get on out there! Really the best time you'll have all year.
Posted by: She Hobbit at August 23, 2026 08:19 PM (b/Ka5)

This is when those habits from your youth kick in and I keep equating it to going to a 50th HS reunion where everyone was in K-12 together, but you had to do all those years online. If that makes sense. Long term lurkers are a lot like Endora from Bewitched. We invisibly sit on the walls in our kaftans and blue eyeshadow and quietly watch everyone else. But that does get old!

Posted by: TxAnn at August 23, 2026 08:28 PM (SjAWL)

107 Just my good ol' standby Factory Smokes.
Posted by: Weasel

And they are good. Thanks for sharing with me last October. Was pleased to find my local place has them. Only problem now is my little humidor won't quite hold all 25 so I have to bag a few .

Posted by: She Hobbit at August 23, 2026 08:29 PM (b/Ka5)

108 FWIW, older design firearms don't necessarily like the short ogive XTP bullet, modern ones designed for hollowpoints starting about mid 80's onward normally do not have a problem with it. It is an extremely accurate bullet and if you do make reloads and practice with it, you can get Hornady's HAP line which duplicates the ballistics of the XTP but is not designed for expansion.

One of the few reasons to handload something popular like 9mm is that you can take expensive self defense ammo and replicate the ballistics with cheap bullets instead of the fancy and expensive hollowpoint or monolithic copper designs.

And if you have an old beloved semi auto that will not feed hollowpoints, Corbon's Pow'rball will work as the ogive is the same of round nose bullets but it has a giant polymer ball filling the tip so it expands nicely. Was at one time, you would have to check now on status, even legal in New Jersey as they could not call it a hollowpoint. Also comes in revolver cartridges. Light bullets, much faster, but penetrate less. They do expand quite well.

If you have to carry a 357 mag snubbie, Powrball is what I would use--less recoil, great expansion, accurate.

Posted by: whig at August 23, 2026 08:30 PM (E4rtv)

109 TxAnn, I've been to a couple of TxMoMe's and it's a comfortable blast. Lots of nice folks. I've made some friends there and lots of serious acquaintances.

Be careful where you park your pickup . . . . . . .

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 23, 2026 08:31 PM (Jr+re)

110 Red, you blew up "my" AR10? Seriously?

Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 23, 2026 08:32 PM (XfIK1)

111 I mostly shot my G48 with green dot today. Kept having flyaways, like one out of every 5. Grip seemed okay so tried changing the part of my finger on the trigger and it seemed to make a difference. Need to keep practicing but felt like I'd made progress.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at August 23, 2026 08:33 PM (kJmSS)

112 G'night everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 23, 2026 08:33 PM (VyBeY)

113 TXAnn, lots of people come by themselves, including many women....You will find yourself welcomed and included and wonder why you didn't come to earlier MoMes...Ben Had is one of super hosts and seriously, you won't regret it for a minute...

Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 23, 2026 08:34 PM (XfIK1)

114 Spent some time this weekend at the range with my H&K CC9. I practiced some "El Presidente" drills after taking some warm up shots. I started at 10 yards but had to bring it in to 7 yards because I couldn't place my rounds near to the bullseyes. Speeding up my shots really reduced my accuracy. Trying to do the "El Presidente" at speed is a really tough challenge.

Posted by: Ed L at August 23, 2026 08:34 PM (BCwQW)

115 Rhomboid, 99% sure I know.
I went back to my loading bench, checked two reloading books and my scale. Nope, no dyslexia.
Most case head separation happens a bit forward of the head, where sizing thins the metal. You’ll see a ring on the outside and get a low spot if you run a paper clip inside. Nope, this was right at the head. And only once fired.
I also had PPU once-fired I loaded at the same time. I wanted to just compare them. The PPU operated flawlessly. 1/2

Posted by: RI Red - at August 23, 2026 08:35 PM (30Gj0)

116 109
Be careful where you park your pickup . . . . . . .
Posted by: LRob in OK at August 23, 2026 08:31 PM
***
If you didn't say it, I would have! 😂

TxAnn - we don't bite (mostly). Look forward to meeting you.

Posted by: TRex - kindler gentler dino at August 23, 2026 08:37 PM (XfIK1)

117 Red, glad you weren't hurt. dodged a bullet. Literally.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at August 23, 2026 08:38 PM (kJmSS)

118 Hint: Neon Madman, you were correct.
Posted by: RI Red

Glad you are okay.

Without a full sitrep, cannot tell exactly what happened but your experience does bring up one thing I do for semi automatic centerfire rifle reloading. I buy bullets with cannelures and use the Lee Factory Crimp Die with them. Also crimp my revolver and semi auto pistol ammo.

It has happened pistols have blown up from bullet setback from chambering, releasing and putting the bullet back on the top of the mag, and rechambering over several cycles. On something like a 9mm, it does not take seating much deeper for pressures to go well over +p territory. And if you chamber, release, and then rechamber the same round repeatedly and measure, you are likely to get setback.

With cannelures and a firm crimp, you miss gilt edge accuracy, but you don't risk bullet setback.

Posted by: whig at August 23, 2026 08:39 PM (E4rtv)

119 TXAnn, lots of people come by themselves, including many women....You will find yourself welcomed and included and wonder why you didn't come to earlier MoMes...Ben Had is one of super hosts and seriously, you won't regret it for a minute...
Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 23, 2026 08:34 PM

^^^ All of this.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 23, 2026 08:39 PM (raF1/)

120 Be careful where you park your pickup . . . . . . .
Posted by: LRob in OK at August 23, 2026 08:31 PM (Jr+re)

Thank you LRob and after lurking for nigh on 2 decades, it’s the people who kept me coming back. Along with the rapier sharp wit and acerbic sarcasm of course. And the Seinfeld references,etc etc. But alas, I have a regular car. That’s one of my plethora of questions that I have.

Posted by: TxAnn at August 23, 2026 08:39 PM (SjAWL)

121 Punching out early tonight.

Thanks for a great Gun Thread, Weasel.

See y'all in the Morning Report.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 23, 2026 08:40 PM (raF1/)

122 TexAnn,
I go with my daughter who is now a senior in HS. She's been going for about 8 years or so. Since the mud MoMe and the great kitten give away.

Posted by: lin-duh at August 23, 2026 08:40 PM (VCgbV)

123 And, if you ever fire 9mm in revolvers, you need to watch for the opposite problem. Hard recoiling 9mm loads can actually act like a bullet puller on the other rounds in the cylinder and lock it up.

Posted by: whig at August 23, 2026 08:41 PM (E4rtv)

124 I carry my pocket pistol as a back up and as my main carry when it's not practical to carry my full size carry. Sometimes that's when I make a quick run to the store when I'm in my workout clothes. I recently started to be semi-paranoid that if something went down I would be under armed and would be in more danger to engage with only six rounds of .380. I definitely decided that if that's all I had I would only engage as a last last resort.

Posted by: polynikes at August 23, 2026 08:42 PM (KC5Lt)

125 Ok, TxAnn, you can arrive in a car and park right up front!

If you feel the need, tell everyone you drove a Red Toyota.

You won't feel the need.

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 23, 2026 08:42 PM (Jr+re)

126 But when I was prepping the Hornady brass, the primers had all been crimped. I had to put them on my RCBS brass prep machine and ream out the primer holes. Most did fine, but there were a few that I couldn’t hold with my fingers - the reamer would just grab the brass and spin it. I took pliers with duct tape on the teeth to hold them in place. Even so, there was a lot of torque to overcome. The tape left some rings on the pressure points, but not gouges.
I’m pretty sure I put too much torsional stress on the brass right at the case head. 2/2

Posted by: RI Red - at August 23, 2026 08:42 PM (30Gj0)

127 95 ... "Flintlocks are right up there with matchlocks or wheel locks as a test for flinching."

Good evening, whig,
Learning to overcome flinching and staying steady for the slightly slower ignition is part of the satisfaction of shooting flintlocks for me. Actually, the ignition of a well tuned flinter is about the same as percussion. I was lucky that I never flinched, probably because my prescription glasses were thick enough so I didn't feel endangered. Learning to hold steady was more of a challenge.

Posted by: JTB at August 23, 2026 08:42 PM (yTvNw)

128 Who was that jerk in the red Toyota???

Posted by: lin-duh at August 23, 2026 08:43 PM (VCgbV)

129 RI Red so we've got a bit of a mystery at this point. And I've been pondering whether to start doing the paper-clip test on my 30-06/M1 brass - which is 2- and 3-times fired HXP. I visually inspect closely, especially for the ring you talk about, so far nada. I've done the paper-clip test on a sample basis, yet to find any issues.

Long-time CMP types say they get up to 6 firings with good brass and low-end M1 loads (which is what I load). I've always figured I'd do 4 reloadings and then recycle it, just to be extra careful.

Posted by: rhomboid at August 23, 2026 08:43 PM (U/Byj)

130 Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 23, 2026 08:40 PM (raF1/)
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Adios RMBS!

Posted by: Weasel at August 23, 2026 08:43 PM (G3lOb)

131 TxAnn - we don't bite (mostly). Look forward to meeting you.
Posted by: TRex - kindler gentler dino at August 23, 2026 08:37 PM (XfIK1)

Note that the poster who avers that we don't bite mostly is a theropod. Which is not a velociraptor. But related.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at August 23, 2026 08:44 PM (NlEaG)

132 Who was that jerk in the red Toyota???

I wasn't actually IN it at the beginning of the event . . . . .

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 23, 2026 08:44 PM (Jr+re)

133 Lesson. Brass is soft. 60,000 psi will test it.

Posted by: RI Red - at August 23, 2026 08:45 PM (30Gj0)

134 Red that seems like a pretty good explanation. Have never had that issue with rifle brass. But all that stress could not be good for the strength of the case.

Posted by: rhomboid at August 23, 2026 08:46 PM (U/Byj)

135 Should I plan on dragging my "panic buy" KAC SR-25A2 to TX? Technically, it's not an "AR-10," but it's pretty close. Because I hadn't planned on getting the thing, I still need to outfit it with optics and accessories. It'll need zeroing too because I haven't fired it yet (obviously).

Posted by: Ed L at August 23, 2026 08:46 PM (BCwQW)

136 103 Having been proficient in a different sport, I’ve found repetition of the basics, into the thousands of reps, is compulsory before the fine tuning.

Posted by: nurse ratched
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A lot of that tedious muscle memory can be gained by safely dry firing. I practice my draw upon movement about 10-20 times per session and snap off one dry fire shot. Then evaluate. Then reholster.

To be fair, I use open top holsters right now as I am trying to get back into shooting again and am rusty. Next will be failure drills--not as easy as at the range firing but can be done also safely without live ammo around.

Needless to say, always practice utmost caution when dry firing and always point and 'fire' at a safe backstop.

Posted by: whig at August 23, 2026 08:47 PM (E4rtv)

137 I love that Hickox has enough of those muzzleloaders he can order them in terms of first and last.

Posted by: GWB at August 23, 2026 08:49 PM (kU0PQ)

138 Good evening, whig,
Learning to overcome flinching and staying steady for the slightly slower ignition is part of the satisfaction of shooting flintlocks for me. Actually, the ignition of a well tuned flinter is about the same as percussion. I was lucky that I never flinched, probably because my prescription glasses were thick enough so I didn't feel endangered. Learning to hold steady was more of a challenge.
Posted by: JTB

Flintlocks require full followthrough, I've shot one a time or two but really did not enjoy the experience years and years ago. I can see why others like it though. Time machine requiring excellent concentration on aiming and holding while distractions are going on.

Posted by: whig at August 23, 2026 08:50 PM (E4rtv)

139 Lesson 2. Don’t be a cheap bastard and use/jealously hold onto once-fired brass that needs reworking just because it’s only once-fired.
And don’t reload range pickup brass. No provenance there at all.

Posted by: RI Red - at August 23, 2026 08:50 PM (30Gj0)

140 Wait... Tom Knapp?
That's not the Tom Knapp I worked with!
Fun to find a name doppelganger.

Posted by: GWB at August 23, 2026 08:50 PM (kU0PQ)

141 Ben Had is one of super hosts and seriously, you won't regret it for a minute...
Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 23, 2026 08:34 PM

^^^ All of this.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 23, 2026 08:39 PM (raF1/)

Ben Had graciously replied to my first email and I have no doubt I’d have no regrets. And since I was raised that you bring something to the host’s house, I’ve dug out the state of TX and semi automatic cookie cutters. I think I have a skull somewhere in the drawer. I decorate them on the side and would love to bring some if the headcount isn’t too obscene. The firearm cookies are for a limited audience. Wink wink.

Posted by: TxAnn at August 23, 2026 08:51 PM (SjAWL)

142 133 Lesson. Brass is soft. 60,000 psi will test it.

Posted by: RI Red - at August 23, 2026 08:45 PM
***
Looking forward to reading your explanation to Emily.

Posted by: TRex - brass monkey dino at August 23, 2026 08:51 PM (XfIK1)

143 TXAnn,
Last year I arrived in a 2 seater little sports car....it's all good.....

Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 23, 2026 08:51 PM (XfIK1)

144 My Colt 1903 Pocket Hammerless shoots .32 ACP fairly accurately at the ranges it's expected to be used at (10 yards and in). It's definitely not a pistol you'd want to use at 25 yards and beyond. The sights (thin blade front and narrow notch rear) are more of an afterthought compared to what we have today.

Posted by: Ed L at August 23, 2026 08:51 PM (BCwQW)

145 Muzzle loaders are almost always found in the "big bore" .50 cal and similar. They pack a bit of a wallop, I always wanted to get a 'squirrel rifle' in .32 or thereabouts. They use lots less powder and should be a lot of fun to shoot, as well as being kinder to shoulders. I think historically, they probably favored smaller calibers back in the day for a number of reasons.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 23, 2026 08:52 PM (+hxeP)

146 A liquid fueled ICBM like the Atlas had to be a bitch to maintain.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 23, 2026 08:52 PM (jPziU)

147 And I love my Beretta 30X Tomcat Get Home Bag Edition pocket pistol. I especially love that I can carry it cocked and locked or loaded and hammer down. Because they can't put an ambidextrous safety on it, and don't want to make a lefty version, I plan on carrying it hammer down and safety off if I need to carry it in my left pocket, firing double-action when I draw.

Yes, I will need to build muscle memory differently for left and right draws. And that complicates things.

I also need to make sure the hammer being down doesn't complicate the draw from the pocket holster.

Posted by: GWB at August 23, 2026 08:54 PM (kU0PQ)

148 Ben Had graciously replied to my first email and I have no doubt I’d have no regrets. And since I was raised that you bring something to the host’s house, I’ve dug out the state of TX and semi automatic cookie cutters. I think I have a skull somewhere in the drawer. I decorate them on the side and would love to bring some if the headcount isn’t too obscene. The firearm cookies are for a limited audience. Wink wink.
Posted by: TxAnn
**********
Sounds great, hope I get to taste one!

Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 23, 2026 08:54 PM (XfIK1)

149 And thanks, Weasel.
Thanks, Horde.

Posted by: GWB at August 23, 2026 08:54 PM (kU0PQ)

150 Posted by: GWB at August 23, 2026 08:54 PM (kU0PQ)
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My pleasure

Posted by: Weasel at August 23, 2026 08:56 PM (6tnon)

151 126 But when I was prepping the Hornady brass, the primers had all been crimped. I had to put them on my RCBS brass prep machine and ream out the primer holes. Most did fine, but there were a few that I couldn’t hold with my fingers - the reamer would just grab the brass and spin it. I took pliers with duct tape on the teeth to hold them in place. Even so, there was a lot of torque to overcome. The tape left some rings on the pressure points, but not gouges.
I’m pretty sure I put too much torsional stress on the brass right at the case head. 2/2
Posted by: RI Red
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That was a pretty spectacular case head separation to do all that. Glad you are okay.

Are you sure that you did not get an out of battery firing that caused the case head failure?

The damage sounds more like that or a chamber obstruction preventing full seating of the round when it let go.

Posted by: whig at August 23, 2026 08:56 PM (E4rtv)

152 Red, you blew up "my" AR10? Seriously?
Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 23, 2026 08:32 PM (XfIK1)
Looking forward to reading your explanation to Emily.
Posted by: TRex - brass monkey dino at August 23, 2026 08:51 PM (XfIK1)

Grateful, yes. The one you were shooting 8-900 yards with. “We” may have to do a rebuild.
TRex, I’m holding that in reserve. She’s very busy with teaching the Constitution and supervising her place in my novel.

Posted by: RI Red - at August 23, 2026 08:57 PM (30Gj0)

153 131 TxAnn - we don't bite (mostly). Look forward to meeting you.
Posted by: TRex - kindler gentler dino at August 23, 2026 08:37 PM (XfIK1)

Note that the poster who avers that we don't bite mostly is a theropod. Which is not a velociraptor. But related.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at August 23, 2026 08:44 PM (NlEaG)

Thank y’all for the kind words. But I’ll obviously need to bring my spiral notebook titled “Words that I learned on AoSHQ and need to look as I have no clue what they mean”. I find myself in the Scripps spelling bee breaking down the syllables to figure them out.

Posted by: TxAnn at August 23, 2026 08:58 PM (SjAWL)

154 I always wanted to get a 'squirrel rifle' in .32 or thereabouts.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 23, 2026 08:52 PM (+hxeP)

I recall waaaay back (middle school?) reading a story where they talked about "squirreling" with a large caliber muzzleloader. The idea was to hit the branch the tree rat was sitting on immediately next to him, so close that the impact stunned him and knocked him to the ground. Then you went up and dispatched him with a knife. You don't destroy any of the meat that way, either, since there ain't much on a tree rat.

Posted by: GWB at August 23, 2026 08:58 PM (kU0PQ)

155 And liquid-fuel rockets come with significant safety issues as well (and readiness issues, if that's relevant, since unlike solid-fuel they're not always in launch condition). A couple of Titan II's had incidents involving rupture of fuel tanks/fumes/BLAMMO. One incident launched the payload about 800 yards, impacting in a farm (this was in AR). Wags at the time quickly amended the range stats on the Titan II from intercontinental to 800 yds.

I recall some overhead imagery of a Soviet SS-18 (they're biggest ICBM) in the late 80s that had gone BLAMMO just after launch (they were cold-launched with gas, like SLBMs, to clear the silo, before ignition). The crater was .... impressive.

Posted by: rhomboid at August 23, 2026 08:59 PM (U/Byj)

156 122 TexAnn,
I go with my daughter who is now a senior in HS. She's been going for about 8 years or so. Since the mud MoMe and the great kitten give away.
Posted by: lin-duh at August 23, 2026 08:40 PM (VCgbV
That was the Eromero’s first one, not missed one since. This October may be close.

Posted by: Eromero at August 23, 2026 08:59 PM (LHPAg)

157 And, if you ever fire 9mm in revolvers, you need to watch for the opposite problem. Hard recoiling 9mm loads can actually act like a bullet puller on the other rounds in the cylinder and lock it up.

I had that happen with the first batch of .45 Colt that I loaded. A good crimp solved the issue.

Posted by: That SOB Van Owen at August 23, 2026 09:00 PM (MQlXG)

158 One incident launched the payload about 800 yards, impacting in a farm (this was in AR).

A friend of mine was an SP on duty there. It made for an exciting couple of weeks.

I believe the cause of the rupture was a dropped socket. Not the whole wrench - just a socket.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at August 23, 2026 09:02 PM (NlEaG)

159 147 And I love my Beretta 30X Tomcat Get Home Bag Edition pocket pistol. I especially love that I can carry it cocked and locked or loaded and hammer down.
Posted by: GWB
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GWB, glad for the report. I have seen them in ads, seen them in a glass case at a retailer, but never picked up one to fire.

But, by all accounts, they are primo pocket pistols that I was afraid I was going to have to adopt because of diminished hand strength to rack the slide.

For those with diminished hand strength or severe arthritis, having a semi auto like the Beretta 30X that you can load without racking the slide is a blessing.

Fortunately, with pt, that seems to be coming back--some question whether it would. Coordination is improving too.

Posted by: whig at August 23, 2026 09:02 PM (E4rtv)

160 Are you sure that you did not get an out of battery firing that caused the case head failure?

The damage sounds more like that or a chamber obstruction preventing full seating of the round when it let go.
Posted by: whig at August 23, 2026 08:56 PM (E4rtv)

Whig, that crossed my mind. The damage is more than I’d expect from case head separation. The round before hit the 200 steel and rang it.
I’m also thinking that I did not have great primer seating with those tight pockets. Not sure if that would prevent full seating.

Posted by: RI Red - at August 23, 2026 09:02 PM (30Gj0)

161 Just saw a great commercial on the internet for Blue Chew.

It starts off stating thousands of beavers are running out of hard wood and shows a beaver chewing on a log.

Then it switches to a picture of a woman with large breasts and tight shorts that says you need to take care of these beavers.....

Posted by: Jackson K. at August 23, 2026 09:02 PM (NlHgc)

162 Out of battery, I mean.

Posted by: RI Red - at August 23, 2026 09:03 PM (30Gj0)

163 RI Red, I'd be more than happy to help you rebuild it. That was a mighty fine weapon, and one that was very kind to me.
Eromero,, I understand but truly hope we get to see you in TX

Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 23, 2026 09:03 PM (XfIK1)

164 But I’ll obviously need to bring my spiral notebook titled “Words that I learned on AoSHQ and need to look as I have no clue what they mean”.
Posted by: TxAnn at August 23, 2026 08:58 PM (SjAWL)

You know they're all gonna sneak that notebook away from you and write new words in it. Just because.

Posted by: GWB at August 23, 2026 09:03 PM (kU0PQ)

165 A liquid fueled ICBM like the Atlas had to be a bitch to maintain.
Posted by: Cow Demon at August 23, 2026 08:52 PM (jPziU)

That's because liquid fuel ICBM are scary because the early fuels were notoriously unstable. Early ICBMs could not stay fueled; they were fueled only if put on alert. Titan II was the last US ICBM to use liquid fuel. The hydrazine used within that liquid fuel was more stable, but it's really toxic and became unstable when leaks in the fuel system occurred, usually leading to explosions of the fuel. This led to the deaths of a couple of USAF crewmen in 1978 and 1980 due to mishaps and aged equipment. The USAF decided to retire Titan II in 1982 for this reason; the aging missiles had never been intended to stay in service as long as they had (20+ years).

Posted by: Ed L at August 23, 2026 09:03 PM (BCwQW)

166 blaster yep I recall a wrench - or I guess a socket - was ID'd as the cause. Fuel tanks are of course very thin/light, so a rupture was the main safety issue.

Posted by: rhomboid at August 23, 2026 09:04 PM (U/Byj)

167 I had that happen with the first batch of .45 Colt that I loaded. A good crimp solved the issue.
Posted by: That SOB Van Owen

A good roll crimps are necessary for revolvers. It also helps accuracy by allowing consistent gas pressure to occur behind the bullet.

Posted by: whig at August 23, 2026 09:04 PM (E4rtv)

168 This led to the deaths of a couple of USAF crewmen in 1978 and 1980 due to mishaps and aged equipment. The USAF decided to retire Titan II in 1982 for this reason; the aging missiles had never been intended to stay in service as long as they had (20+ years).
Posted by: Ed L

The Titan that exploded in 1980 near Damacus Arkansas blew up the silo and launched the nuclear warhead a couple of hundred yards away.

Devastating damage.

Posted by: whig at August 23, 2026 09:06 PM (E4rtv)

169 This is where I thank each and everyone that makes TX in October your place to be. Greatest family reunion ever!

Posted by: Ben Had at August 23, 2026 09:07 PM (FHoaH)

170 Greatest family reunion ever!
Posted by: Ben Had
*****
Truth!

Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 23, 2026 09:08 PM (XfIK1)

171 Hey weasel! Any critter reports?

How’s the farm-o?

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 23, 2026 09:08 PM (yEz+x)

172 Since the mud MoMe and the great kitten give away.
Posted by: lin-duh at August 23, 2026 08:40 PM

Ace Ben Had, the TxMoMe cat said to say "Salutations and felinecitations" to you and Spawn.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 23, 2026 09:08 PM (0sNs1)

173 The Titan that exploded in 1980 near Damacus Arkansas blew up the silo and launched the nuclear warhead a couple of hundred yards away.

Devastating damage.

Posted by: whig at August 23, 2026 09:06 PM (E4rtv)

I remember seeing pictures of the aftermath from the current events part of one of my junior high school classes.

Posted by: Ed L at August 23, 2026 09:09 PM (BCwQW)

174 For those with diminished hand strength or severe arthritis, having a semi auto like the Beretta 30X that you can load without racking the slide is a blessing.
Posted by: whig at August 23, 2026 09:02 PM (E4rtv)

Glad to hear the PT is working! And you would still enjoy the Beretta, IMO.

One nice thing about it is that you can also UNload the chamber without dropping the magazine, if there's some odd reason to do that.

One thing I do, since (being a .32 semi) hollow points are not as great at feeding the thing and might not be as effective at stopping... I load my magazine with ball, and load my first round direct to the barrel as a hollow point.

I don't know if it's as effective as my mind has made it out to be, but it's nice to be able to easily do that with the tip-up feature.

Posted by: GWB at August 23, 2026 09:09 PM (kU0PQ)

175 Great day at the range.
Thanks for all the advice. Still a newby when it comes to a lot of things.
Have great week all.
🤠❤️

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at August 23, 2026 09:09 PM (kJmSS)

176 153 But I’ll obviously need to bring my spiral notebook titled “Words that I learned on AoSHQ and need to look as I have no clue what they mean”.

Posted by: TxAnn at August 23, 2026 08:58 PM
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Says the person that just typed "semi automatic cookie cutters" in a gun thread, presuming that people know you're talking about baking at scale.

Posted by: TRex - post-Velociraptor dino at August 23, 2026 09:10 PM (XfIK1)

177 You know they're all gonna sneak that notebook away from you and write new words in it. Just because.
Posted by: GWB at August 23, 2026 09:03 PM (kU0PQ)

lol. There’s also words that pop up like ersatz, which I know, but I never hear it used. Ululating was one that stumped me not too long ago.

Posted by: TxAnn at August 23, 2026 09:11 PM (SjAWL)

178 Whig, that crossed my mind. The damage is more than I’d expect from case head separation. The round before hit the 200 steel and rang it.
I’m also thinking that I did not have great primer seating with those tight pockets. Not sure if that would prevent full seating.
Posted by: RI Red
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Possible. A high primer could do it. I use a fingernail test on all my rounds, at least for me, I can feel a high primer better scraping my fingernail across the case head than I can see one.

Posted by: whig at August 23, 2026 09:11 PM (E4rtv)

179 176 153 But I’ll obviously need to bring my spiral notebook titled “Words that I learned on AoSHQ and need to look as I have no clue what they mean”.

Posted by: TxAnn at August 23, 2026 08:58 PM
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Says the person that just typed "semi automatic cookie cutters" in a gun thread, presuming that people know you're talking about baking at scale.
Posted by: TRex - post-Velociraptor dino

Heh.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 23, 2026 09:11 PM (aP2uV)

180 Btw. Anyone seen BarelyScaryMary?

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 23, 2026 09:12 PM (aP2uV)

181 the aging missiles had never been intended to stay in service as long as they had (20+ years).
Posted by: Ed L at August 23, 2026 09:03 PM (BCwQW)

We have a lot of those sorts of things in the Air Force....

We need more muzzleloading types to pull the AF back from the tech fanboi edge and actually plan some "aircraft that will last forever" stuff. IMO.

Posted by: GWB at August 23, 2026 09:12 PM (kU0PQ)

182 The "Damascus" incident.

A large socket, a few pounds, fell off the ratchet and fell through a crack on the workstand and the missile and dropped approximately 70 feet, took a bad bounce and hit the missile body causing a hole, causing it to leak oxidizer or fuel or whatever. They used hypergolic stuff for those missiles.

Aerozine 50, nitrogen tetroxide, all that shit is really bad stuff to breathe. The whole thing was a CF of epic proportion.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 23, 2026 09:13 PM (+hxeP)

183 With the latest upgrade planned, the BUFF may well be flying on airframes 100 years old.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 23, 2026 09:13 PM (0sNs1)

184 Whig, now I’m really considering a high primer. I have no experience with case head separation right at the head and am considering the mechanics of out of battery kaboom.

Posted by: RI Red - at August 23, 2026 09:14 PM (30Gj0)

185 Posted by: nurse ratched at August 23, 2026 09:08 PM (yEz+x)
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The farm-o is great. Gertie had a dentist appointment and had to have a bunch of extractions, and a funny bump removed from her leg and sent to the boys in the lab for analysis. She's being a trooper though!

Posted by: Weasel at August 23, 2026 09:14 PM (6tnon)

186 One thing I do, since (being a .32 semi) hollow points are not as great at feeding the thing and might not be as effective at stopping... I load my magazine with ball, and load my first round direct to the barrel as a hollow point.

I don't know if it's as effective as my mind has made it out to be, but it's nice to be able to easily do that with the tip-up feature.
Posted by: GWB
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The importance of a hit on the first shot cannot be overly praised enough. And your checks on reliability with self defense ammo by firing it are something a lot of people skip because of expense.

There is a reason for the old saying of beware a man with one gun, he probably knows how to use it.

And thanks for the encouragement on PT. I start occupational therapy after Labor Day which focuses solely on the hands and dexterity. Right now in general surgical recovery PT trying to ensure strengthening the back and arm muscles again from atropy.

Posted by: whig at August 23, 2026 09:15 PM (E4rtv)

187 Ok, 9:17 thank you time.

Thank you!

Appreciate you being here and hope to see you next Sunday!

Posted by: Weasel at August 23, 2026 09:17 PM (6tnon)

188 Says the person that just typed "semi automatic cookie cutters" in a gun thread, presuming that people know you're talking about baking at scale.
Posted by: TRex - post-Velociraptor dino

Heh.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 23, 2026 09:11 PM (aP2uV)

Touché.

Posted by: TxAnn at August 23, 2026 09:19 PM (SjAWL)

189 184 Whig, now I’m really considering a high primer. I have no experience with case head separation right at the head and am considering the mechanics of out of battery kaboom.
Posted by: RI Red

My case head separation event was in a 303 Lee Enfield which is hard on the brass anyway. All I did was see a poof of smoke from the gas vents and the case head came back with no case attached. Used a case extractor on it to remove the case. Left some powder marks that scrubbed out in teh chamber. It was no big deal and with that big rimmed case that seals the chamber, even less exciting than it would have been had I used a Springfield or other Mauser design.

Rimmed cases were used to make up for horrific brass quality prior to WWI.

But yes, from the damage, it might have been an out of battery explosion--whether by a high primer or a case that did not quite chamber due to debris in the chamber or case eccentricity.

Posted by: whig at August 23, 2026 09:21 PM (E4rtv)

190 Whig, many thanks. That’s why I come here. Great advice and experience.

Posted by: RI Red - at August 23, 2026 09:22 PM (30Gj0)

191 175 Great day at the range.
Thanks for all the advice. Still a newby when it comes to a lot of things.
Have great week all.
🤠❤️
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice)
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I like a Happy Ending post. You have a great week too. Want to hear more about your new self protection pistol.

Posted by: whig at August 23, 2026 09:22 PM (E4rtv)

192 92 Posted by: TxAnn at August 23, 2026 08:13 PM (SjAWL)
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How about this - send me an email at the address at the bottom of the thread.
Posted by: Weasel at August 23, 2026 08:22 PM (G3lOb)

Thanks Weasel, I’ll send one tomorrow with some of my questions. I’m actually taking a UCCSA fundamentals lesson tomorrow because I’m that rusty.

Posted by: TxAnn at August 23, 2026 09:24 PM (SjAWL)

193 We need more muzzleloading types to pull the AF back from the tech fanboi edge and actually plan some "aircraft that will last forever" stuff. IMO.
Posted by: GWB at August 23, 2026 09:12 PM (kU0PQ)

It wasn't that long ago (still in living memory, I think) that planes were retired as obsolete and useless for further combat service after ten or fewer years in service (B-58, B-36, F7U Cutlass, F4D Skyray, and many of the first generation of combat jets). The F-4 Phantom was the first "long lived" jet fighter in service, and the B-52's place as a "forever" bomber really came about by accident after the programs to replace it (B-70, B-1) got cancelled due to cost. The advent of 3D printing might help prolong aircraft lives because lack of spares for out of production planes is what ends their service lives. The F-14's service life ended because no more spare parts were available for it when the USN retired it in 2006, not because the planes weren't capable anymore in the early 2000s. This why the USAF and USN have hundreds of planes in the Davis-Monthan "boneyard" so the hulks can be harvested for spares that are no longer available.

Posted by: Ed L at August 23, 2026 09:29 PM (BCwQW)

194 145 ... "Muzzle loaders are almost always found in the "big bore" .50 cal and similar. They pack a bit of a wallop, I always wanted to get a 'squirrel rifle' in .32 or thereabouts. They use lots less powder and should be a lot of fun to shoot, as well as being kinder to shoulders."

Even with a 50 caliber muzzleloader the recoil is less than most modern centerfire rifles. To me it feels more like a push while a modern gun slams into you. A 32 caliber muzzleloader is a pleasure to use. Recoil like a 22lr, very accurate, and inexpensive to shoot. At 15 to 20 grains a shot a pound of black powder will give you about 350 to over 400 loads.

I've read accounts of 'barking' squirrels with larger calibers but have never seen it done. A 20 gauge smoothbore would probably be more efficient and not ruin the meat.

Posted by: JTB at August 23, 2026 09:30 PM (yTvNw)

195 Thanks for hosting, Weasel!

Posted by: Ed L at August 23, 2026 09:30 PM (BCwQW)

196 190 Whig, many thanks. That’s why I come here. Great advice and experience.
Posted by: RI Red
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Anything I can do to keep people safe. I tend to be an old wet hen on firearms and power tools because I have seen too many examples where things went pear shaped.

Once knew a guy on the forum who liked to do what PO Ackley did. Test old rifles until they blew up. And he would regularly come onto the forum with his latest escapade.

Nephew and his grandfather who should have known better, blew up a rotten old tree with a helluva lot of Tannerite tucked into it. It threw splinters and big branches at them and damn near hit them with it.

FWIW, We used a derivation of that formula for AF Civil Engineering to blow up runways to deny them to the enemy in training.

Posted by: whig at August 23, 2026 09:31 PM (E4rtv)

197 Thanks Weasel, I’ll send one tomorrow with some of my questions. I’m actually taking a UCCSA fundamentals lesson tomorrow because I’m that rusty.
Posted by: TxAnn at August 23, 2026 09:24 PM (SjAWL)
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If it's easier we can just have a call. Happy to discuss all of your questions!

Posted by: Weasel at August 23, 2026 09:32 PM (G3lOb)

198 Thanks Weasel for this week's thread.

Posted by: whig at August 23, 2026 09:33 PM (E4rtv)

199 Weasel,
Thanks for another fun thread. Best to Weasel Woman and the canine crew.

Posted by: JTB at August 23, 2026 09:33 PM (yTvNw)

200 Reloaded ammo in semiautomatic rifles. Look up "slam fire." Basically, an improperly sized case of too-large diameter tries to chamber. The cartridge stops before the bolt locks. The firing pin keeps moving forward inside the bolt. Firing pin strikes primer. Primer ignites. Bad things then happen.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at August 23, 2026 09:33 PM (2cxCi)

201 Posted by: whig at August 23, 2026 09:33 PM (E4rtv)
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My pleasure. Thanks whig

Posted by: Weasel at August 23, 2026 09:33 PM (G3lOb)

202 Nite JTB!

Posted by: Weasel at August 23, 2026 09:34 PM (G3lOb)

203 Posted by: Ed L at August 23, 2026 09:30 PM (BCwQW)
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Thanks for tuning in, Ed L!

Posted by: Weasel at August 23, 2026 09:35 PM (G3lOb)

204 Ok, gonna go. Big day tomorrow. Gotta talk with Palmetto State Armory about parts. Dentist, then Junior’s truck for AC recharge before he’s back ashore next week.
Thx, Weasel. This place is great. I might have said that before.

Posted by: RI Red - at August 23, 2026 09:35 PM (30Gj0)

205 RI Red, I did that too! One of my 6 Creedmoor's sheared a cam pin, first shot from a 25 round mag. Bullets all over the bench. I sent a pic to Faxon and they sent me a new BCG without asking for the old one so I replaced the cam pin and am still using the old one. I made out ok on that deal, except for the mag!

Posted by: ck at August 23, 2026 09:36 PM (JKvyz)

206 Posted by: RI Red - at August 23, 2026 09:35 PM (30Gj0)
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Nite Amigo!

Posted by: Weasel at August 23, 2026 09:36 PM (G3lOb)

207 Heh. Cubbies scored 19 runs on 17 hits vs the Mariners today.

Mariners still won the series.

Neener Neener Neener.
Your mother has a weiner.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 23, 2026 09:37 PM (yEz+x)

208 If it's easier we can just have a call. Happy to discuss all of your questions!
Posted by: Weasel at August 23, 2026 09:32 PM (G3lOb)

That would be even better. Thanks so much!!! And thanks to all for the reinforcement!

Posted by: TxAnn at August 23, 2026 09:37 PM (SjAWL)

209 Posted by: TxAnn at August 23, 2026 09:37 PM (SjAWL)
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You bet. Just drop me a line!

Posted by: Weasel at August 23, 2026 09:38 PM (G3lOb)

210 ck, sorry to hear!
We’ll see how PSA is with warranty. They replaced some other stuff without question.

Posted by: RI Red - at August 23, 2026 09:39 PM (30Gj0)

211 200 Reloaded ammo in semiautomatic rifles. Look up "slam fire." Basically, an improperly sized case of too-large diameter tries to chamber. The cartridge stops before the bolt locks. The firing pin keeps moving forward inside the bolt. Firing pin strikes primer. Primer ignites. Bad things then happen.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy

It can but AR designs use a light firing pin and heavier primer cup to prevent that. Reason you use CCI's military small and large rifle primers for any semi auto firearm (ok for full auto too but only Ed L I think has surfaced as owning at least one of those).

I check gage all semi automatic rounds and have a gang unit for multiple 9mm and 223. Revolvers or even most bolt actions don't have the problem. It won't fit into a revolver cylinder if out of spec and a bolt action has enough leverage to force something closed that perhaps you might not should.

In fact, the 1917/P14 Enfield leverage is so great that you can ruin a check gage by closing on a gage when the chamber is actually fine. I did one of those after replacing a barrel and yes, I can see very easily why the DCM (before the CMP) got a lot of complaints about 1917 Rifles' headspace.

Posted by: whig at August 23, 2026 09:40 PM (E4rtv)

212 210 ck, sorry to hear!
We’ll see how PSA is with warranty. They replaced some other stuff without question.
Posted by: RI Red
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Don't tell them it was reloads. Lots of firearm mfg won't cover that.

Posted by: whig at August 23, 2026 09:40 PM (E4rtv)

213 TxAnn
Be warned, once you make individual contact with weasel, you will be so comfortable and reassured, your next stop will be in Corsicana. Between him and BenHad, you will be welcomed like family. Seriously. It’s a lovely gathering of thoughtful, funny and caring people.

Hope to meet you!

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 23, 2026 09:41 PM (yEz+x)

214 Don't tell them it was reloads. Lots of firearm mfg won't cover that.
Posted by: whig at August 23, 2026 09:40 PM (E4rtv)

I cannot tell a lie.
Well, maybe a little one. But only if they don’t read this thread.

Posted by: RI Red - at August 23, 2026 09:42 PM (30Gj0)

215 Your mother has a weiner.
Posted by: nurse ratched
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Ugh. I think that chant would be a hate crime in Seattle.

Posted by: whig at August 23, 2026 09:43 PM (E4rtv)

216 Posted by: nurse ratched at August 23, 2026 09:41 PM (yEz+x)
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Not true! I'm a dangerous lunatic!

Posted by: Weasel at August 23, 2026 09:43 PM (G3lOb)

217
I cannot tell a lie.
Well, maybe a little one. But only if they don’t read this thread.
Posted by: RI Red
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They might ask, but a fuzzy memory is a good thing to have at times. But, I have heard Palmetto is good peeps on warranty, never had dealings on that end but always got my orders and customer service from them just fine.

Posted by: whig at August 23, 2026 09:44 PM (E4rtv)

218 Oh, for what it is worth, Aeroprecision right now is in financial distress along with its subsidiaries--

"Aero Precision is not bankrupt but entered a Washington state general receivership on May 5, 2026, due to severe financial distress and insolvency. The company, owned by White Wolf Capital, faces massive debt, including a $30 million loan from 2018 and unpaid vendor bills, exacerbated by post-pandemic market slowdowns and legal costs from Washington’s assault weapon ban.

While no federal Chapter 7 or Chapter 11 bankruptcy has been filed, the court-appointed receiver, J.S. Held LLC, is managing assets to satisfy creditors, with a warning that unsecured creditors may receive no distribution. In August 2026, the business was sold to a new private ownership group, with all four brands (Aero Precision, Ballistic Advantage, Stag Arms, VG6) continuing operations, though order fulfillment remains slower than normal. "

Posted by: whig at August 23, 2026 09:46 PM (E4rtv)

219 >>> 113 TXAnn, lots of people come by themselves, including many women....You will find yourself welcomed and included and wonder why you didn't come to earlier MoMes...Ben Had is one of super hosts and seriously, you won't regret it for a minute...
Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 23, 2026 08:34 PM (XfIK1)

Some Moron even drove down all the way from CO the first year.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 23, 2026 09:49 PM (+fdRY)

220 Welp, time to sign out for the night. Have a nice end to the weekend folks.

Posted by: whig at August 23, 2026 09:52 PM (E4rtv)

221 That's too bad about Aero and Ballistic Advantage, I have a bunch of Aero receivers and 6 Ballistic Advantage barrels, my favorite barrels!!

Posted by: ck at August 23, 2026 09:55 PM (JKvyz)

222 Nite y'all!

Posted by: Weasel at August 23, 2026 09:59 PM (G3lOb)

223 That's too bad about Aero and Ballistic Advantage

As I understand it, they're not dead. Yet anyway. Here's hoping that the new owners/backers/whatever they are can pull them through. I've had my issues with Aero's QC and customer service but when the parts are good, they're good.

Posted by: Oddbob at August 23, 2026 10:00 PM (vTZFs)

224 ONT nood

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 23, 2026 10:04 PM (Jr+re)

225 213 Hope to meet you!
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 23, 2026 09:41 PM (yEz+x)

Thank you nurse. I’m pretty sure I’ll either a) come up Friday during the day, hopefully in time to fire something (firearm yet to be determined), loiter until evening, stay at the hotel and then swing by back Saturday morning before I head home. I’m not a fan of driving by myself at night no matter how much firepower is with me. Or b) due to logistics I drive up at the crack of dawn on Friday or Saturday and leave around 3 pm the same day. I’d like to work in a stop at my old college roommate’s place in Temple. So we’ll see. But yes, I look forward to meeting one of the PNW’s finest of first responders. 🫡

Posted by: TxAnn at August 23, 2026 10:20 PM (SjAWL)

226 But yes, I look forward to meeting one of the PNW’s finest of first responders. 🫡
Posted by: TxAnn at August 23, 2026 10:20 PM (SjAWL)

Never forget that everyone is a “first responder”. Hence, we carry. And should know at least basic first aid.

: )

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 23, 2026 10:28 PM (jPziU)

227 We have a lot of those sorts of things in the Air Force....

We need more muzzleloading types to pull the AF back from the tech fanboi edge and actually plan some "aircraft that will last forever" stuff. IMO.
Posted by: GWB at August 23, 2026 09:12 PM (kU0PQ)

I can’t get over the fact that B-52s today are being flown by pilots whose grandfathers may have well flown them. What a beast.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 23, 2026 10:32 PM (jPziU)

228 Late but guns!

Did get to the range for some G30 range time. I wanted to see if it would chamber my shitty 230gr JHP rounds from Sellier and Bellot. The brand is fine but this bullet design basically makes 75% of my .45s puke. I'll say that the G30 fed it fine. Yea.

I did run into one weird thing, my slow fire drills had lots of failures, light primer strikes mostly. But my fast fire drills had zero malfunctions. I don't understand that yet. Very strange. Still, admirable accuracy from the G30 but the trigger is a bit stiff...makes me force the break more than I'd like, throwing rounds low and left.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at August 23, 2026 11:13 PM (xcxpd)

229 Hello there, You have done an excellent job. I will certainly digg it and personally recommend to my friends.
I am confident they'll be benefited from this site.

Posted by: bets of the day at August 24, 2026 06:35 PM (syPd5)

Food Thread: Oyster? I hardly Know Her!

I am second to none in my disgust with all things Canadian. The people, the country, the crap maple syrup, the ridiculous ersatz French they pretend to speak, the poutine, and on and on. It is an unimportant place with delusions of grandeur!

Except...those oysters are from Canada; B.C. to be precise, and maybe that makes it better. I don't know and I don't care. Because they were spectacular.

And that is maddening! I don't want to like anything from America's hat. They are, by and large, a useless and weak people who are content to be the serfs for their increasingly totalitarian government.

But...damn. They were mighty tasty.

******
Biological technology has improved significantly in just the last 20 years. Reporting has improved tremendously, no doubt because of the internet. So forgive me, but the idea that our food supply is getting more dangerous, as every breathless report on it seems to indicate, is a bit low on the list.

Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur S.A. Initiates Recall of Frozen GreenWise Organic IQF Blueberries Due to Potential E. coli O145 Contamination

But...sourcing food from other countries whose food safety programs are sh*t, and whose workers may very well be illiterate and about a half generation from the rain forest, may not be a good idea.

We grow blueberries in America, and we do a damned fine job of it, so maybe stick to those?

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As usual, the Cooking Horde has the answer...

This is from commenter "LC," who also teased me with the name -- but not the recipe -- of a delicious sounding cake!

Leftover egg whites. Always a conundrum. I also cannot bear to throw away food, and I also have more recipes calling for extra yolks than whites.
They freeze beautifully. I keep a small plastic container in my freezer, with a line drawn on the side. Every time I have leftover whites, I just add them on top of the already frozen whites. When I get up to the line, that's 1 1/2 cups of egg whites, and that means it's time for angel food cake. Usually lines up with the first flood of spring berries, and just in time for a brown sugar bourbon cream cake with dark chocolate drizzle in the winter.

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Apparently the Thursday night bar crew at my new (sort 0f) favorite restaurant is not the "A" team.

That's a Hendricks Gin Martini with a twist and a splash of vermouth. My failing was that I did not specify "white," or "dry" vermouth, so the bartender used sweet vermouth (the red stuff).

I have been drinking in bars for a very long time, and that is the first time this particular issue has come up. I was under the mistaken assumption that everyone in the world knew the recipe for a gin martini. Apparently I was mistaken.

On the other hand, I tried it, and it wasn't nearly as awful as I expected. Of course the guy next to me was egging me on, so I was duty-bound to try it, but it was just sort of boring. The red vermouth cut all the flavor of the gin and I was left with a sort of bland, cold drink.

He did not screw up the replacement. Hendricks Gin is excellent!

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I like Garden & Gun, if for nothing else its name. In this day and age, anything with "gun" in its name will attract my attention.

As for their list of Outstanding Bourbons $50 and Under? It's a solid one, but there is nothing earth-shattering on it.

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I went to a corporate event and as is their wont, they gave out parting gifts. Now, I approve of the sentiment, but dislike the expenditure, because they are almost always throwaway things, and I would prefer the tried-and-true method of spending corporate money...putting it into the dividend.

But they gave me a very nice coffee cup filled with hard candies that immediately brought me back to my youth! They were great! Stuff I hadn't tasted in many years, and loads of fun to remember.

******

What's the worst kitchen mess you have experienced? No explosions...just normal cooking.

Mine is a Thanksgiving I hosted that grew completely out of control with the number of people we invited. We had to rent extra tables. Not just one!

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The great garlic experiment of 2025-2026 was a resounding...meh. Send all of your excellent home-grown garlic to: cbd dot aoshq at gmail dot com.

About the Bourbon Bubble...I think it has burst, but the category is also suffering from the inflation that affected everything else (Thanks Biden!). I think the sweet spot is still $40-$60 for excellent and interesting bottles, and bumping that to $100 gets you an incremental improvement in quality, but nothing mind-blowing. More than that and I think you are paying for hype and rarity, which may look good in your liquor cabinet, but doesn't translate to more quality in the bottle.

The problem...or the solution...is to buy lots of bourbon, take tasting notes, and eventually arrive at your favorites! It should take forty or fifty years, but it is worth it!

Posted by: CBD at 04:00 PM

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1 Food fight

Posted by: Skip at August 23, 2026 04:00 PM (Ia/+0)

2 Cheesesteak tonight

Posted by: Skip at August 23, 2026 04:01 PM (Ia/+0)

3 I can only eat cooked oysters...
My wife loved raw oysters, even after they gave her the runs on more than one occasion...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 23, 2026 04:02 PM (l3cgK)

4 Leftover grilled Italian sub from Dominos tonight. I've got brownies for dessert.

Posted by: Tuna at August 23, 2026 04:03 PM (lJ0H4)

5 But...sourcing food from other countries whose food safety programs are sh*t, and whose workers may very well be illiterate and about a half generation from the rain forest, may not be a good idea.

Yeah, and might be picking those berries with the left hand, the one they use to wipe their arses...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 23, 2026 04:03 PM (l3cgK)

6 Grilled oysters are tasty...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 23, 2026 04:04 PM (l3cgK)

7 Grilled oysters are tasty...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 23, 2026 04:04 PM (l3cgK)

They are! New Orleans calls them "charbroiled" which is fine with me. Probably safer and better than eating Gulf oysters raw.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 23, 2026 04:06 PM (k5CNB)

8 Slow cooked a boston butt pork roast overnight. Easy peasy. I'll eat on that all week. The local market had them on sale at a little over $1 a pound.

Posted by: Tonypete at August 23, 2026 04:06 PM (he2p7)

9 What's the worst kitchen mess you have experienced? No explosions...just normal cooking.

Not quite as bad as the photo but the same general order of magnitude. More like this:

https://tinyurl.com/indianinternet

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at August 23, 2026 04:07 PM (iIyc0)

10 I was going to have a roast chicken I found in the freezer yesterday, but looking at the time, the bread still in it's first rise that needs cooking first, the still somewhat frozen condition then chicken is in, and the estimated time to cook said seven plus pounds chicken, it's looking like supper may be a frozen store brand pizza. Gotten to shortly before 8et.

Posted by: From about That Time at August 23, 2026 04:08 PM (sl73Y)

11 Never tried a oyster

So I think its beverage time

Posted by: Skip at August 23, 2026 04:09 PM (Ia/+0)

12 Malpeque oysters? Yeah baby!

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 23, 2026 04:09 PM (3Ope8)

13 I think one of them oysters is mine.

Posted by: Gruppenfuhrer Platner at August 23, 2026 04:10 PM (17rPF)

14 9 What's the worst kitchen mess you have experienced? No explosions...just normal cooking.

Christmas last year.. 12 Adults.. Prime rib and all the fixin's.... Unbelievable mess to clean up

Posted by: It's me donna at August 23, 2026 04:10 PM (+gK6I)

15 Tonight is a 1st...

So, spouse and kids are having chicken bacon ranch flatbread b/c it was half off.

I can't eat that, but I had gnocchi and capers and some veg to use up. So, to be a veg side for them and a main for me I'm doing pasta puttanesca plus.

I've made the sauce and it's just chilling now. Everything in a puttanesca (anchovies, capers, olives, oregano, tomato, garlic etc) PLUS everything veg I like and want to use (onion, bell pepper, button mushroom, radish, shredded carrot, and spinach) - I'll take this sauce (which i also added red pepper flake and a 8oz jar of tomato sauce, b/c I used all my fresh garden tomatoes vs a can), top the gnocchi after it's sauteed, and sprinkle with my daughter's lunch leftover bacon and some nutritional yeast (aka extra protein, B vitamins, and fat for the dairy allergic).

The sauce is yum already, so this should be a home run. I'm hoping I'll have extras for lunch tomorrow.

And then we all have raspberries and strawberries.

Posted by: Nova Local at August 23, 2026 04:10 PM (tOcjL)

16 Not familiar with Pacific oysters, but water must be plenty cold in.B.C. They look good.

Posted by: From about That Time at August 23, 2026 04:10 PM (sl73Y)

17 > I was under the mistaken assumption that everyone in the world knew the recipe for a gin martini.
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That martini is, without question, a capital offense.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 23, 2026 04:11 PM (2Cry5)

18 >>Slow cooked a boston butt pork roast overnight. Easy peasy. I'll eat on that all week. The local market had them on sale at a little over $1 a pound.

Posted by: Tonypete at August 23, 2026 04:06 PM

Pork butts are on sale for $1 a pound here this week, so I bought a couple. The checker, who looked like a recent HS grad, asked why, so I told her what they usually cost and that these were much cheaper. Then, I had to explain percentages to her. What do they teach in school these days?

Posted by: huerfano at August 23, 2026 04:12 PM (2Xqig)

19 The local market had them on sale at a little over $1 a pound.

Posted by: Tonypete at August 23, 2026 04:06 PM (he2p7)

That's a good price. It is over $2/lb. around here.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 23, 2026 04:12 PM (k5CNB)

20 Worse Kitchen disaster?

Easy, a 12 " skkllet od ravioli, boiled over, lidcstuck to pan and thought for sure a fire was imminent. Put pan in water znd stainless steel lid imploded. Crushed in. Happened 40 years ago and still use imploded pan lid as it was that day.

Posted by: Skip at August 23, 2026 04:12 PM (Ia/+0)

21 Anyone ever shuck an oyster and find one of those little red crabs inside? Can you still eat the oyster if you do?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 23, 2026 04:12 PM (17rPF)

22 I have never had any drink made with gin that I liked. That stuff is like drinking turpentine.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 23, 2026 04:13 PM (3Ope8)

23 Skillet of ravioli

Posted by: Skip at August 23, 2026 04:13 PM (Ia/+0)

24 Malpeque oysters? Yeah baby!

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 23, 2026 04:09 PM (3Ope

3,000 miles west!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 23, 2026 04:13 PM (k5CNB)

25 About the Bourbon Bubble...I think it has burst, but the category is also suffering from the inflation that affected everything else (Thanks Biden!)
____________

I drink a lot of stouts, and for whatever reason, the inflation never hit those. My regular is Dragons Milk, and it's been at the same price for close to ten years. Could be that the craft beer market has been in a slow decline for a while now. The youngsters just don't drink much.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 23, 2026 04:14 PM (XvL8K)

26 20 Worse Kitchen disaster?

Easy, a 12 " skkllet od ravioli, boiled over, lidcstuck to pan and thought for sure a fire was imminent. Put pan in water znd stainless steel lid imploded. Crushed in. Happened 40 years ago and still use imploded pan lid as it was that day.
Posted by: Skip at August 23, 2026 04:12 PM (Ia/+0)

I don't consider messes a disaster...now, catching an oven mitt on fire and just grabbing it before my oil caught on fire, too, might be the win. Left the mitt too close to the live burner when I took it off after pulling something from the oven.

Other disaster might have been burning 3 toes by dumping a whole pot of mashed potatoes down my front vs the sink. I take hot showers and have never taken clothes off faster, so somehow, it was just 3 toes, but it could have been a disaster...

Posted by: Nova Local at August 23, 2026 04:15 PM (tOcjL)

27 My mother would have been lopping heads if her kitchen had ever looked like that. We were drilled on clean as you go from an early age.

Posted by: huerfano at August 23, 2026 04:15 PM (2Xqig)

28 Not familiar with Pacific oysters, but water must be plenty cold in.B.C. They look good.

Posted by: From about That Time at August 23, 2026 04:10 PM (sl73Y)

They were! Firm and just a bit creamy and not too briny, and nice and meaty. Pretty much everything I look for in an oyster.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 23, 2026 04:15 PM (k5CNB)

29 A cup full of sweeties is what you gave the children after they milked the goats. They got beer after they hit puberty.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 23, 2026 04:15 PM (FR9Sb)

30 I made bacon ranch chicken casserole this afternoon, so I'll have some protein ready for a couple of meals this week. Recipe from Butter & Bacon keto cookbook, with modifications. Their recipe uses whole chicken breasts, but I prefer to just cube it up and make it casserole style.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at August 23, 2026 04:16 PM (h7ZuX)

31 Anyone ever shuck an oyster and find one of those little red crabs inside? Can you still eat the oyster if you do?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 23, 2026 04:12 PM (17rPF)

My father, who would eat anything, would eat the crabs!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 23, 2026 04:16 PM (k5CNB)

32 Were they Fanny Bay oysters?

The Fanny Bay Inn, aka FBI, used to be great watering hole for travellers going up-Island.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 23, 2026 04:17 PM (1z8ji)

33 Gin and lemonade is good

Posted by: Skip at August 23, 2026 04:17 PM (Ia/+0)

34 I have never had any drink made with gin that I liked. That stuff is like drinking turpentine.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 23, 2026 04:13 PM (3Ope

But good!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 23, 2026 04:17 PM (k5CNB)

35 No thanx... I think eating raw oysters is disgusting.....

Posted by: Jackson K. at August 23, 2026 04:17 PM (eO806)

36 I usually cruise through CM on Sundays because they have all kinds of samples they're cooking or selling. The seafood market will let you sample just about anything there.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 23, 2026 04:17 PM (3Ope8)

37 My mother would have been lopping heads if her kitchen had ever looked like that. We were drilled on clean as you go from an early age.
Posted by: huerfano at August 23, 2026 04:15 PM (2Xqig)

I usually do Thanksgiving dinner, and I am a stickler for clean as you go, especially with limited kitchen space. I do a lot of planning in my head as well, trying to time everything so it is done at the same time. But still, there always seems to be a bit of a mess afterward. T-day tends to be stressful for me.

And I always forget the cranberries.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at August 23, 2026 04:18 PM (0aYVJ)

38 A uncle use to drink Bourbon in iced tea, tried it and that was good

Posted by: Skip at August 23, 2026 04:19 PM (Ia/+0)

39 I have a couple of creme brulees in the fridge...

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 23, 2026 04:19 PM (3Ope8)

40 Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 23, 2026 04:17 PM (1z8ji)

Chef Creek.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 23, 2026 04:19 PM (k5CNB)

41 And I always forget the cranberries.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at August 23, 2026 04:18 PM (0aYVJ)

I do too.. On purpose.. We have Lingonberries instead

Posted by: It's me donna at August 23, 2026 04:19 PM (+gK6I)

42 > As for their list of Outstanding Bourbons $50 and Under? It's a solid one, but there is nothing earth-shattering on it.
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Mellow Corn? It's a cult thing here. Cheap. Sometimes less than $15. It's actually pretty close to homemade corn moonshine in taste.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 23, 2026 04:19 PM (2Cry5)

43 Having glass of Scotch, mostly medicinal purposes

Posted by: Skip at August 23, 2026 04:20 PM (Ia/+0)

44 AI says...
"oyster crabs, also known as pea crabs, are edible and are considered a delicacy by some seafood enthusiasts. They are safe to eat and can add a unique flavor to your oyster experience."

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 23, 2026 04:20 PM (l3cgK)

45 Rhubarb Sherbet Supreme

Cook 4 cups cubed raw rhubarb with 1 cup water until tender.

Boil 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water for five minutes to make a syrup, then add ½ cup corn syrup.

Combine ¼ cup orange juice, ¼ cup pineapple juice, 2 tbsp lemon juice, and rhubarb pulp, mix with the syrup, and chill.

Whip egg whites until light with 2 tbsp sugar and fold into fruit mixture. Freeze in refrigerator until half frozen, beat until smooth, and return to freeze until needed.

A great way to use up extra egg whites in the summer.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 23, 2026 04:21 PM (kYmoU)

46 A frosty dark Modelo and a cantaloupe slice. A fitting end to the lawn work.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 23, 2026 04:21 PM (3Ope8)

47 "If you happen to shuck an oyster and find one of these little orange guys hiding inside, consider yourself lucky. Finding a pea crab inside your oyster is like finding a pearl, only better because they are a delicious delicacy you can eat. Try them raw or fry them in a pan, like an oyster you can have this crab both ways. Soft with a slight crunch, pea crabs have all the flavor of a larger crab stuffed into its tiny body. Some even have described them as shrimp like, although they are a bit sweeter and salty."

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 23, 2026 04:21 PM (l3cgK)

48 My worst kitchen mess was when I was about 12 and took the pressure cooker gauge off a pot of pinto beans a little early and blew out beans and bean juice. I had to stand on the table to wash the ceiling.

Posted by: huerfano at August 23, 2026 04:22 PM (2Xqig)

49 I have a couple of creme brulees in the fridge...

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead

Tried making it, not best, but first time ever had it was at a French restaurant, absolutely amazing

Posted by: Skip at August 23, 2026 04:22 PM (Ia/+0)

50 I bitch about the West coast all the time but Pacific oysters are better than Atlantic.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 23, 2026 04:22 PM (RIvkX)

51 I learned to can when I was a kid and this summer I actually got to do some: tomatoes. I learned that childhood friends of mine used to blend them into a slightly-pulpy liquid for tomato juice - and their folks' Bloody Marys. Whole other level from my family's spaghetti sauce and salsa casera.

Posted by: NaughtyPine at August 23, 2026 04:23 PM (xR1cG)

52 I eat 20 raw oysters a day.

But don't tell Hillary because I usually eat them when she is not home if you know what I mean...

Posted by: Bill Clinton at August 23, 2026 04:24 PM (r564k)

53 Soft with a slight crunch, pea crabs have all the flavor of a larger crab stuffed into its tiny body. Some even have described them as shrimp like, although they are a bit sweeter and salty."
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 23, 2026 04:21 PM (l3cgK)

Huh.

I did eat one once but not on purpose. It produced no ill effects.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 23, 2026 04:24 PM (17rPF)

54 Malpeques have a briny almost cucumber like taste. They're really good with some spicy seaweed salad and sourdough bread.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 23, 2026 04:24 PM (3Ope8)

55 Worst kitchen mess was the kind that built up over time. Roommate and I in Alaska would make an unholy mess of things, and were lazy about cleanup. But, keep in mind we were in our 20s. I got a lot better. But we were two Oscar Madisons in dire need of a Felix Unger.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at August 23, 2026 04:25 PM (0aYVJ)

56
Tried making it, not best, but first time ever had it was at a French restaurant, absolutely amazing
Posted by: Skip at August 23, 2026 04:22 PM (Ia/+0)

Easy to do.. Except the sugar part.. Fine line between too raw and burned... Since I make English toffee, I've mastered the art of sugar for Carmel or brittle..

Posted by: It's me donna at August 23, 2026 04:25 PM (+gK6I)

57 Been out on deck all afternoon, a T-storm is approaching
Going to have to take this insde soon

Posted by: Skip at August 23, 2026 04:25 PM (Ia/+0)

58 No thanx... I think eating raw oysters is disgusting.....
Posted by: Jackson K. at August 23, 2026 04:17 PM (eO806)

Could I have yours then?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 23, 2026 04:26 PM (17rPF)

59 the ridiculous ersatz French they pretend to speak

I have heard that the French the French Canadians speak is purer than that of the mainland Frogs these days.

I found, however, that the francophone Montrealians were, by and large, even more obnoxious than Parisians.

As for crappy maple syrup, does that mean that
Vermont maple syrup on French Toast >>> Canadian maple syrup on French Toast?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 23, 2026 04:26 PM (0sNs1)

60 I usually do Thanksgiving dinner, and I am a stickler for clean as you go, especially with limited kitchen space. I do a lot of planning in my head as well, trying to time everything so it is done at the same time. But still, there always seems to be a bit of a mess afterward. T-day tends to be stressful for me.

And I always forget the cranberries.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at August 23, 2026 04:18 PM (0aYVJ)

My solution with limited kitchen space is 2 days of cooking (Wed/Thurs)...and fewer dishes on the day (1-2 classic dishes are made with the leftovers vs the main day on Friday). And one dessert for the day and one dessert for the next day...and that's it, b/c no one can enjoy more than one...

Posted by: Nova Local at August 23, 2026 04:27 PM (tOcjL)

61 Love raw oysters.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 23, 2026 04:27 PM (2Ez/1)

62 Is there any truth to eating raw oysters is an aphrodisiac?

Asking for a friend.

Posted by: David Hogg, Harvard alumnus at August 23, 2026 04:28 PM (0sNs1)

63 I have heard that the French the French Canadians speak is purer than that of the mainland Frogs these days.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 23, 2026 04:26 PM (0sNs1)

No...it's gutter French with a huge amount of Canadian slang. It is very far from real French.

And...Canadian maple syrup is better on French Toast than is Vermont's version, because when you throw it out you aren't wasting quality syrup.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 23, 2026 04:29 PM (k5CNB)

64 According to you link cbd everything what I'm Mr finding a delight and 1 tanker transmitted you strait. A delight and 89 passed what 7 days.
gas prices really increasing what you usa. Oil prices Mr closed st $88 not wti

$90 barrel equates to $4. 25 gas
$100 equates to $4. 50 they mileage book vary

Posted by: Paul...who likes the flavor of his dog's excrement at August 23, 2026 04:29 PM (fw/EQ)

65 Can't handle the thought of raw oysters. I do like 'em grilled/whatever'd. Just... the raw ones make me go 'ugh' just looking at 'em.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 23, 2026 04:29 PM (aJQbY)

66 Hendrick's Gin and Bianco Vermouth - an outstanding Martini!

Posted by: Fritzy at August 23, 2026 04:29 PM (2GIh1)

67 FUBO is FUBAR
I'm watching the last 30 laps of the indy race in DC and flipped over to see if the Astros had anything going. Right off the bat Paredas hits a homer, we go up 6-0, I see my 9 yo grandson catch it in the Crawford boxes.

Yea!

Could not find the indy race when I tried to go back. Ultimately I went to the 'ALL' box and found it about 100 clicks in just as it finished.

ow well....way to go Ben!!!

Posted by: DanMan at August 23, 2026 04:30 PM (8uzBS)

68 I had oysters once. I did not like them, but, I believe they may have been crappy oysters. I would like to try a really high end oyster. But I am in Idaho, so, prolly won't happen.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at August 23, 2026 04:30 PM (0aYVJ)

69 What's the worst kitchen mess you have experienced? No explosions...just normal cooking.

I would say the MoMe kitchen last year but the fabulous crew kept it spotless. Probably my batchelor kitchen.

Posted by: Pete Bog at August 23, 2026 04:30 PM (T35sK)

70 What do they teach in school these days?
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Bites tongue. This is the food thread.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 23, 2026 04:30 PM (+hxeP)

71 The kitchen is cleaned once the mise en place is prepared. Boy F. cannot tolerate anything out of order in the kitchen for more than 5-10 minutes. We have to stop him from hovering over guests who might linger over their meal a little so he can grab their plate as soon as they are done eating.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 23, 2026 04:30 PM (RIvkX)

72 Chef Creek.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 23, 2026 04:19 PM (k5CNB)

Ah. Had not heard of that place. On Baynes Sound, same as Fanny Bay. They are farmed oysters, apparently. Vancouver Island is beautiful, lots of quaint little towns and secluded harbors. Also woke as fuck, unfortunately. I was in Comox this past April, so within a couple of miles of Chef Creek.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 23, 2026 04:30 PM (1z8ji)

73 Don't cut and paste the trolls [CBD].

Posted by: Bill Clinton at August 23, 2026 04:32 PM (r564k)

74 My wife and I drove out to King's Valley and U-Picked blueberries. We got a five gallon bucket full, and she is planning to bag and freeze them. I will be able to make blueberry pastries this winter, so it is a benefit.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 23, 2026 04:32 PM (rbvCR)

75 >>>No thanx... I think eating raw oysters is disgusting.....
Posted by: Jackson K. at August 23, 2026 04:17 PM (eO806)

Could I have yours then?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)

>Throw them on the grill. A squeeze of lemon, a splash of hot sauce, and beer. Cures the explosive diarrhea.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 23, 2026 04:33 PM (FR9Sb)

76 Throw them on the grill. A squeeze of lemon, a splash of hot sauce, and beer. Cures the explosive diarrhea.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 23, 2026 04:33 PM (FR9Sb)

Or some minced shallot and some butter.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 23, 2026 04:34 PM (k5CNB)

77 I have heard that the French the French Canadians speak is purer than that of the mainland Frogs these days.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 23, 2026 04:26 PM (0sNs1)
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A black hole of cartoon accents and stolen idioms.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 23, 2026 04:36 PM (RIvkX)

78 A nice clean Kitchen is good for the soul. I used to like to wake up early, when it's quiet of course. Coffee pot ready to go. Maybe light an old school Cottage lamp hanging over the table that gives off a soft light.

Somewhere along the way everyone decided they needed to light up the Kitchen like they were gonna perform surgery or something and installed a row of Arc lights. Jeeze Louise. Turn that shit down.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 23, 2026 04:36 PM (+hxeP)

79 2 Cheesesteak tonight

Posted by: Skip at August 23, 2026 04:01 PM

Lucky bastard!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 04:36 PM (HlyYF)

80 But I am in Idaho, so, prolly won't happen.
Posted by: Pug Mahon

Are you near the Rocky Mountains?

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at August 23, 2026 04:37 PM (aHK5D)

81 Objective tasters agree the absolute peak oysters come from the cold briny waters of the Pacific Northwest. When we annex BC, except Vancouver those will be Merican Oysters.

Posted by: Pete Bog at August 23, 2026 04:37 PM (T35sK)

82 Except...those oysters are from Canada; B.C. to be precise, and maybe that makes it better. I don't know and I don't care. Because they were spectacular.

West coast oysters, including B.C., are the best!

Posted by: jix at August 23, 2026 04:37 PM (y687V)

83 According to you link cbd everything what I'm Mr finding a delight and 1 tanker transmitted you strait. A delight and 89 passed what 7 days.
gas prices really increasing what you usa. Oil prices Mr closed st $88 not wti
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Translates poorly from Dari.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 23, 2026 04:38 PM (RIvkX)

84 3 I can only eat cooked oysters...
My wife loved raw oysters, even after they gave her the runs on more than one occasion...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 23, 2026 04:02 PM

GLP-1s for weight loss or raw oysters.

Po-tay-toe, po-tah-toe!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 04:38 PM (HlyYF)

85 Wellfleet oysters were my go-to whenever travel took me up to Massachusetts. If available, I used to also get a couple Long Island Blue Points, which are a bit more briny, and served as a nice contrast.

Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 23, 2026 04:38 PM (nbLIj)

86 I have heard that the French the French Canadians speak is purer than that of the mainland Frogs these days.

I found, however, that the francophone Montrealians were, by and large, even more obnoxious than Parisians.

As for crappy maple syrup, does that mean that
Vermont maple syrup on French Toast >>> Canadian maple syrup on French Toast?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 23, 2026 04:26 PM (0sNs1)

The word you are looking for is "archaic". When the Brits conquered French Canada in 1763, regular commerce between France and Canada just stopped, and so did any changes in Canadian French. Quebec French and Parisian French both evolved in their own way.

Now for the stupid part: all English-speaking kids in Western Canada had to take at least 2 years of high-school French. I think I took 5 years, because it was an easy "A". What did they teach? Friggin' Parisian French, which is all but incomprehensible to Francophone Canadians.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 23, 2026 04:39 PM (1z8ji)

87 We have great oyster farms here in Sonoma County

Posted by: It's me donna at August 23, 2026 04:39 PM (+gK6I)

88 Cheesesteak tonight

Posted by: Skip at August 23, 2026 04:01 PM

Lucky bastard!
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 04:36 PM (HlyYF)
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In Reacher's new series he is in Philly and has a thing for cheesesteaks. He has Wiz like a typical libtard.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 23, 2026 04:40 PM (RIvkX)

89 I prefer cold water oysters for eating raw, but nothing beats fried bubba gump oyster from the gulf.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 23, 2026 04:40 PM (3Ope8)

90 rut-row...Ben needs to be on the field. Angels tied Astros at 6-6 now...

Posted by: DanMan at August 23, 2026 04:41 PM (8uzBS)

91 I prefer cold water oysters for eating raw, but nothing beats fried bubba gump oyster from the gulf.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 23, 2026 04:40 PM (3Ope

Oyster Po' Boy!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 23, 2026 04:41 PM (1z8ji)

92 Pork butts are on sale for $1 a pound here this week, so I bought a couple. The checker, who looked like a recent HS grad, asked why, so I told her what they usually cost and that these were much cheaper. Then, I had to explain percentages to her. What do they teach in school these days?

Posted by: huerfano at August 23, 2026 04:12 PM

Berkely calculus professor: "We don't teach that in Calc 1, that is Calc 2 level sh*t.

In Calc 1, our elite admissions students are still learning to count using their fingers AND their toes."

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 04:42 PM (HlyYF)

93 No Wiz, either American, provolone or mozzarella, havexall 3cso whatever I feel likexat the moment

Posted by: Skip at August 23, 2026 04:42 PM (Ia/+0)

94 Thanks.to.a.recent trip.to the Ft.Lewis.Class VI store, I nave restocked the sbelves.with scotch (Monkey Shoulder), assorted Irish, and Buffalo Trace. I'm set for.at least a month. Mayne two.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 23, 2026 04:42 PM (2WIwB)

95 We have great oyster farms here in Sonoma County
Posted by: It's me donna at August 23, 2026 04:39 PM (+gK6I)
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Yaas. Kumamotos right?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 23, 2026 04:42 PM (RIvkX)

96 It is an unimportant place with delusions of ~~grandeur~~ adequacy!

FIFY.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 23, 2026 04:43 PM (raF1/)

97 I wonder if the trolls get to choose which threads to foul up? Like, maybe Paul is really a book lover and a foodie, and enjoys the conversation, but a guy's gotta make a living, so he throws a bomb in it now and then?

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at August 23, 2026 04:44 PM (h7ZuX)

98 But I am in Idaho, so, prolly won't happen.
Posted by: Pug Mahon

Are you near the Rocky Mountains?
Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at August 23, 2026 04:37 PM (aHK5D)

Born and raised.

But nuh-uh. Just nope.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at August 23, 2026 04:44 PM (0aYVJ)

99
Yaas. Kumamotos right?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 23, 2026 04:42 PM (RIvkX)

Yes.. Have you been to Hog Island ?

Posted by: It's me donna at August 23, 2026 04:44 PM (+gK6I)

100 "And that is maddening! I don't want to like anything from America's hat. They are, by and large, a useless and weak people who are content to be the serfs for their increasingly totalitarian government."

PREACH!!

But in my part of Canada, I shouldn't be allowed to shop in August.

I'm thrifty, love fruits and vegetables raw and find it hard to pass up on good deals. My diet is simple which is fine. It's just me here - aside from the animals.

For $4.99 CAN a 10 lb bag, I scored 10 lbs of carrots, 20 lbs of beets. There were about 30 bell green peppers for $11 and about 25 lbs of Roma tomatoes for $8.88.

I just wash and dried Romaine lettuce and prepared salads for the next several days. There will only be 18 peppers left after today. Tomatoes are going at a nice clip. One watermelon was cut up for my friends, one for me and Ralphy with one left in the fridge.

I am going to use olive oil from Costco, mix it with mustard and some salt or something to make some sort of salad dressing. I don't want to be drowning everything in salad dressing. The veggies weren't to lose weight.

I just really like vegetables. And my armagheddon supply is heavy on sardines and beans.

Posted by: Stateless - Keeping 15 year old Ralphy happy and alive. He's a puppy at heart. at August 23, 2026 04:44 PM (Sco7b)

101 21 Anyone ever shuck an oyster and find one of those little red crabs inside? Can you still eat the oyster if you do?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 23, 2026 04:12 PM

Chelsea Handler's panties: "Only found one crab inside? That is certified 100% fresh in these parts."

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 04:44 PM (HlyYF)

102 But nuh-uh. Just nope.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at August 23, 2026 04:44 PM (0aYVJ)

"Sometimes, Senor, the bool wins."

Posted by: just the punchline at August 23, 2026 04:45 PM (1z8ji)

103 Today the kids are at Indian wedding event in Manteca, then a shiva call, then we are feeding them dinner. Chicken katsu, stir fried cabbage, jasmine rice. Homemade mushroom gravy.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 23, 2026 04:46 PM (RIvkX)

104
Anyone ever shuck an oyster and find one of those little red crabs inside? Can you still eat the oyster if you do?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 23, 2026 04:12 PM (17rPF)

My father, who would eat anything, would eat the crabs!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 23, 2026 04:16 PM (k5CNB)

Apparently, eating the "pea crabs" inside the oyster is considered a delicacy.

I've tried them. They actually taste good. Like popcorn with your oysters!

The pea crabs are the type of parasite that steals food from the oyster. So, it's not going to open up shop in your stomach.

Give them a whirl.

Posted by: naturalfake at August 23, 2026 04:46 PM (iJfKG)

105 Yes.. Have you been to Hog Island ?
Posted by: It's me donna at August 23, 2026 04:44 PM (+gK6I)
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No just Drake's Bay, Bodega Bay.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 23, 2026 04:47 PM (RIvkX)

106 Well, lunch break is over. Back to the salt mines.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 23, 2026 04:48 PM (1z8ji)

107 I have been drinking in bars for a very long time, and that is the first time this particular issue has come up. I was under the mistaken assumption that everyone in the world knew the recipe for a gin martini. Apparently I was mistaken.

Dude...I ordered a dry martini in a hotel bar in The Hague. I got a glass of Martini & Rossi bianco. Suboptimal.

I questioned the bartender, and found him confused about the whole "martini" concept, but willing to learn. I showed him how to mix a proper martini. He was grateful for the lesson, and I got a free drink out if it.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 23, 2026 04:48 PM (raF1/)

108 I just really like vegetables. And my armagheddon supply is heavy on sardines and beans.

Posted by: Stateless - Keeping 15 year old Ralphy happy and alive. He's a puppy at heart. at August 23, 2026 04:44 PM (Sco7b)

Nothing wrong with liking vegetables (or sardines)...did you see what I'm eating tonight!

Posted by: Nova Local at August 23, 2026 04:49 PM (tOcjL)

109 Pouring down rain

Posted by: Skip at August 23, 2026 04:49 PM (Ia/+0)

110 In Reacher's new series he is in Philly and has a thing for cheesesteaks. He has Wiz like a typical libtard.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 23, 2026 04:40 PM

I liked the novels, because Reacher was both tough AND smart.

Unfortunately, I think Alan Ritchson can only credibly play one of those!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 04:50 PM (HlyYF)

111 Oyster Po' Boy!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 23, 2026 04:41 PM (1z8ji)

With horseradish mustard, sliced red onion and some good slaw.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 23, 2026 04:50 PM (3Ope8)

112
Your bartender probably thought he was making a

Martinez Cocktail
45 ml Old Tom Gin
45 ml Sweet Red Vermouth
1 Bar Spoon Maraschino Liqueur
2 Dashes Orange Bitters

It's a good one and one of the OG cocktails from roughly the 1880s.

Or, he was just an idiot.

Posted by: naturalfake at August 23, 2026 04:50 PM (iJfKG)

113 I like Garden and Gun. Started in Charleston SC by the son of the former owner of the newspaper. Named after a "private club" (these $5 membership fee clubs were a way to get around the blue laws back in the day). The club was popular with the service industry folks who could go there after their shift ended. It was also popular with the alternative life style folks. The magazine is a great celebration of gentile southern lifestyle. A little hoity-toity but interesting articles, a nice shop (but pricey), and good southern recipes.

Posted by: MacRadDoc at August 23, 2026 04:52 PM (jt/rW)

114 Or, he was just an idiot.

Posted by: naturalfake at August 23, 2026 04:50 PM

I'm going with 'idiot.'

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 23, 2026 04:53 PM (raF1/)

115 My very fastidious mother's answer to a dirty kitchen caused by a crowd of guests was "clean as you go." She would hand wash pots, pans, utensils, etc. during prep and cooking, allowing her to enjoy the company without worrying about a kitchen mess.

Posted by: RS at August 23, 2026 04:54 PM (GYx3d)

116 Nothing wrong with liking vegetables (or sardines)...did you see what I'm eating tonight!

Posted by: Nova Local at August 23, 2026 04:49 PM (tOcjL)

Yeah, I just scrolled up. It sounds delicious.

I actually think I have Red Peooer flakes in the house. Thanks for the idea!

Back to my projects.

Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 23, 2026 04:54 PM (Sco7b)

117 That's a Hendricks Gin Martini with a twist and a splash of vermouth. My failing was that I did not specify "white," or "dry" vermouth, so the bartender used sweet vermouth (the red stuff).

The word "Martini" should have indicated the appropriate vermouth to that idiot. If Vitalis was still a thing, I'd be afraid to order a gin and tonic...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 23, 2026 04:55 PM (nbLIj)

118 My wife and I drove out to King's Valley and U-Picked blueberries. We got a five gallon bucket full, and she is planning to bag and freeze them. I will be able to make blueberry pastries this winter, so it is a benefit.

Posted by: Kindltot at

I always keep a couple of pints in the freezer. Frozen individually on shallow pans, then into any plastic container. They stay loose, and a handful frozen staught onto the pancakes on the grill are perfect when the pancake is done. Often a late night snack with the premade pancake mix, almost fast enough for Weaswl.

Posted by: From about That Time at August 23, 2026 04:59 PM (sl73Y)

119 Pouring down rain
Posted by: Skip at August 23, 2026 04:49 PM (Ia/+0)
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Some rain would be nice. Last solid rain event was the end of June in my AO. Which was when my boss hosted a BBQ for the survey department. We had fun anyway.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at August 23, 2026 05:00 PM (0aYVJ)

120 Today the kids are at Indian wedding event in Manteca
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Congratulations to the Brave, best wishes to the Squaw.

What is your recipe or technique for mushroom gravy?

Posted by: Common Tater at August 23, 2026 05:00 PM (+hxeP)

121 Re: Martinis, just tell the bartender to whisper the word "vermouth" to the gin while it's still in the bottle and you'll be OK.

Posted by: RS at August 23, 2026 05:01 PM (GYx3d)

122

Wildfire outside of Reno.

So dry in many areas.

Posted by: four seasons at August 23, 2026 05:02 PM (/QHx4)

123 And speaking of messes, I am making molasses oatmeal bread, two loaves. Half cup of molasses, incredibly sticky, and needs lots of kneading. A great toast, but a mess to make.

Posted by: From about That Time at August 23, 2026 05:02 PM (sl73Y)

124 Molasses is a pretty good source of Iron, and has more than trace amounts of certain necessary minerals. I like making Molasses or Ginger snap cookies once in a while. Great with Coffee.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 23, 2026 05:05 PM (+hxeP)

125
I put molasses in baked beans. Gives the beans a good flavor.

Posted by: four seasons at August 23, 2026 05:06 PM (/QHx4)

126 Dang, I'm gonna need to get more gnocchi and make this again soon...

Posted by: Nova Local at August 23, 2026 05:06 PM (tOcjL)

127 I baked a new recipe called a "funny cake" which is where you put a one-egg batter into a pie plate or casserole, then put the fruit on top and during baking the fruit sinks to the bottom.
I believe it is what my Aunt used to give us as a "cobbler" at potlucks

Cream 3/4 cup sugar with 1/4 cup of butter,
Sift 1 cup of flour with 1/2 tsp of salt and 1 tsp of baking powder,
Wisk 1/2 cup of milk with one egg.

Then alternately beat flour and milk mixtures into the creamed butter, a portion of each at a time.
I added a tablespoon of rum that I soak anise in as well for flavoring, and beat for 1 minute before pouring the batter into a 9" round pan.

I put in fresh plums for the fruit, but any fruit, including canned fruit in syrup should work.

Bake 350F for 40 minutes, or if you have my oven, bake at 350 until the top starts browning.
Take out serve when cooled a bit. It comes out of the pan like an apple crisp or an English pudding.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 23, 2026 05:06 PM (rbvCR)

128 I don’t particularly like gin. But I prefer martinis with about a tenth of an ounce of vermouth to about one and a half ounces of gin. It’s practically homeopathic.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 23, 2026 05:06 PM (kYmoU)

129 Lotsa oysters come from Canada. The ubiquitous ‘Prince Edward Island” oysters (and clams) are from Canada.

Canada has excellent waters for shellfish and an advanced fishing industry to make the most of them,

Too bad they’re a bunch of serfing hosers.

And poutine is the devil’s snot.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at August 23, 2026 05:06 PM (J1FkQ)

130 My very fastidious mother's answer to a dirty kitchen caused by a crowd of guests was "clean as you go." She would hand wash pots, pans, utensils, etc. during prep and cooking, allowing her to enjoy the company without worrying about a kitchen mess.
Posted by: RS at August 23, 2026 04:54 PM (GYx3d)
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That's how I prefer to do it, even though I'm just cooking for one.

I hate having a kitchen covered with dirty dishes.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 23, 2026 05:06 PM (FZ29D)

131 We are getting plenty of rain all summer, nightly lately

Posted by: Skip at August 23, 2026 05:06 PM (Ia/+0)

132 What is your recipe or technique for mushroom gravy?
Posted by: Common Tater at August 23, 2026 05:00 PM (+hxeP)
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Soak some dried shiitake or porcinis
Chop some brown or whites
Melt 1/4 stick butter and 3 T flour
Cook about 4 min nice and golden
Drizzle in stock or milk until desired thickness
Add dried mushrooms and liqueur
Turn off heat, stir in chopped mushrooms and 1 T sour cream, cover, let sit 5 minutes

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 23, 2026 05:07 PM (RIvkX)

133 I hate having a kitchen covered with dirty dishes.

I hide them in the dishwasher before people come over.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 23, 2026 05:08 PM (kYmoU)

134 This may be barely food thread adjacent, but is it weird that there are suddenly so many FDA warnings about meat, eggs and produce?

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Donning Tin Foil Chapeau at August 23, 2026 05:08 PM (0aYVJ)

135 129 I don’t particularly like gin. But I prefer martinis with about a tenth of an ounce of vermouth to about one and a half ounces of gin. It’s practically homeopathic.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 23, 2026 05:06 PM (kYmoU)
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That’s a very dry martini. I prefer the classic 1-3 ratio and dirty. But here are guys who like it so dry isn’t basically just gin with a whisper of vermouth from the bar across the street.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at August 23, 2026 05:09 PM (J1FkQ)

136 135 This may be barely food thread adjacent, but is it weird that there are suddenly so many FDA warnings about meat, eggs and produce?
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Donning Tin Foil Chapeau at August 23, 2026 05:08 PM (0aYVJ)

They are always there...media is just publishing as a "get Trump for his government cuts from last year"...

Posted by: Nova Local at August 23, 2026 05:10 PM (tOcjL)

137 I have a package of blueberries that I need to use soon. Looks like blue berry pancakes are on the menu for breakfast tomorrow.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 23, 2026 05:10 PM (3Ope8)

138 It was about 30 years ago when I had to "teach" a "bartender" how to make a martini. Seriously. It was so freaking sad.

I bartended for years... a country club, a Washington D.C. nightspot, doing weddings, etc. Other than pouring a shot, a martini is probably the easiest drink to "mix." It's like a gin and tonic, or a screwdriver, but with a hint of vermouth. It's not rocket science.

For most of us.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 23, 2026 05:12 PM (2Cry5)

139 Lemon chicken thighs tonight. Didn't have any lemons, but found a 6 month expired lemon vinaigrette in the frig. Still working an what sides are.

Posted by: olddog in mo at August 23, 2026 05:12 PM (fdN7I)

140 131 My very fastidious mother's answer to a dirty kitchen caused by a crowd of guests was "clean as you go." She would hand wash pots, pans, utensils, etc. during prep and cooking, allowing her to enjoy the company without worrying about a kitchen mess.
Posted by: RS at August 23, 2026 04:54 PM (GYx3d)
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That's how I prefer to do it, even though I'm just cooking for one.

I hate having a kitchen covered with dirty dishes.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 23, 2026 05:06 PM (FZ29D)
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Same. I have an NYC apartment with a small kitchen so i have to clean as I go, and use as little cooking equipment as possible.

This was born out of necessity, but it’s the way to go even when I’m cooking in much bigger kitchens.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at August 23, 2026 05:13 PM (J1FkQ)

141 I like blueberries. A lot. But, not raw. The skin is too thick, or something. But put blueberries in anything and it's awesome.

Blueberry Noosa yoghurt is my favorite.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Donning Tin Foil Chapeau at August 23, 2026 05:14 PM (0aYVJ)

142 I am making carnitas. They smell great so far.

I am a clean as you go cook. Our house is pretty open so if the kitchen is a mess, you can see it in the living room, and obviously in the dining room as that is right off the kitchen. Most people end up at the Island, so you are right in the thick of it then.

I miss having formals sometimes.

Posted by: Piper at August 23, 2026 05:15 PM (ZdaMQ)

143 Blueberries are great in pancakes and yogurt

Posted by: Skip at August 23, 2026 05:16 PM (Ia/+0)

144 Martinis, just tell the bartender to whisper the word "vermouth" to the gin while it's still in the bottle and you'll be OK.
Posted by: RS at August 23, 2026 05:01 PM (GYx3d)

I seem to recall a little spray bottle of dry vermouth was used to mist the interior of a martini glass before one added the gin.

Not a Martini guy myself, but I felt obligated to order one when I found myself at Musso and Frank. The olives definitley put it over the top for me..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 23, 2026 05:16 PM (nbLIj)

145 140 Lemon chicken thighs tonight. Didn't have any lemons, but found a 6 month expired lemon vinaigrette in the frig. Still working an what sides are.
Posted by: olddog in mo at August 23, 2026 05:12 PM (fdN7I)

Green beans, asparagus, or roasted potatoes. A greek salad? Homemade hummus and veg?

If you need ideas

...

Heck, I'd even just do a lemon and garlic orzo (with added olive oil, salt, and red pepper flake) and serve the chicken on top...

Posted by: Nova Local at August 23, 2026 05:17 PM (tOcjL)

146 Straight chilled gin with two pimentoed olives. IMHO, vermouth ruins the taste of gin.

Posted by: Unkaren at August 23, 2026 05:17 PM (bwExE)

147 I like to clean as I go, but it's been a special PITA this weekend. Sorry about those of you in droughts, but we had floods, and we've been under boil alert. So all the rinsing had to be with boiled water. Put a crimp in the workflow.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at August 23, 2026 05:19 PM (h7ZuX)

148 That’s a very dry martini.

It doesn’t make sense to me that I would like them that way when I don’t like gin. Until I tried it I just thought I didn’t like martinis.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 23, 2026 05:22 PM (kYmoU)

149 Molasses is a pretty good source of Iron, and has more than trace amounts of certain necessary minerals. I like making Molasses or Ginger snap cookies once in a while. Great with Coffee.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 23, 2026 05:05 PM (+hxeP)

Molasses is a secret ingredient for my pecan pie. If I think about it, I'll put a spoonful on a yam..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 23, 2026 05:24 PM (nbLIj)

150 Heck, I'd even just do a lemon and garlic orzo (with added olive oil, salt, and red pepper flake) and serve the chicken on top...
Posted by: Nova Local at August 23, 2026 05:17
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Heh. I'm at our lake house, Nova. The pantry is Spartan. Do have some onions. Might hollow those and roast them with some Worcestershire, croutons and parmesan cheese. Pretty sure there are some green beans in the pantry.

Posted by: olddog in mo at August 23, 2026 05:26 PM (fdN7I)

151 "We grow blueberries in America, and we do a damned fine job of it, so maybe stick to those?"

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And we can all agree that the tastiest blueberries in the world are grown in Michigan.

Posted by: mrp at August 23, 2026 05:26 PM (rj6Yv)

152 Or, he was just an idiot.

Posted by: naturalfake at August 23, 2026 04:50 PM (iJfKG)

He was an idiot.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 23, 2026 05:26 PM (k5CNB)

153 I am now hankering for a philly cheese steak sammich.

Any advice from our good cooks on some meat alternative and technique to make it tasty that is cheaper than ribeye steak?

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 05:27 PM (HlyYF)

154 My mojo marinade missed the mark by just a bit. I think it needed just a bit more orange in it. Using the pork tenderloin worked out fine.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 23, 2026 05:27 PM (FHoaH)

155 I fry onions and peppers first, then steak. When just done linecup , put on sauce and cheese. Not sure what cheese yet. American might be my favorite. But sometimes want to use up Provolone or mozzarella if I havexsome.

Posted by: Skip at August 23, 2026 05:27 PM (Ia/+0)

156 151 Heck, I'd even just do a lemon and garlic orzo (with added olive oil, salt, and red pepper flake) and serve the chicken on top...
Posted by: Nova Local at August 23, 2026 05:17
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Heh. I'm at our lake house, Nova. The pantry is Spartan. Do have some onions. Might hollow those and roast them with some Worcestershire, croutons and parmesan cheese. Pretty sure there are some green beans in the pantry.
Posted by: olddog in mo at August 23, 2026 05:26 PM (fdN7I)

Sounds like a very good plan!

Posted by: Nova Local at August 23, 2026 05:27 PM (tOcjL)

157 New subject, been hearing a lot about beeswax bread bags over the last few months, so bought a couple a bit back. Tried it, but didn't really any better than the store brand plastic bread bags I've been using.
Anyway, with today's two loaves, I'm going to cut and freeze half of each, and keep the remaining to halves out for my daily two pieces of toast, one from a beeswax bag and one from the plastic.
I'll try to have a report next week.

Posted by: From about That Time at August 23, 2026 05:29 PM (sl73Y)

158 Any steak that can sliced thin might be good.

Posted by: Skip at August 23, 2026 05:29 PM (Ia/+0)

159 154 I am now hankering for a philly cheese steak sammich.

Any advice from our good cooks on some meat alternative and technique to make it tasty that is cheaper than ribeye steak?
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 05:27 PM (HlyYF)

Carmelized onions make anything taste good!

If you can't afford (or don't want) the steak, you can do a chopped cheese in a philly cheese steak style (I'd do bell peppers and onions and the classic cheeses)...

Posted by: Nova Local at August 23, 2026 05:31 PM (tOcjL)

160 There's something of a "science" to mating vermouth to gin. Not every vermouth is suitable for every gin, and the reverse is true as well.

And... it's a matter of taste. In all honesty, beyond the typical failings of using infused gins or weird vermouth... there's no "wrong" martini.

Unless you're me. Then there is.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 23, 2026 05:31 PM (2Cry5)

161 Boston native, molasses is common in lots of things. Oatmeal and Annadamma bread, hermits, beans, candy.

Posted by: From about That Time at August 23, 2026 05:31 PM (sl73Y)

162 Youngest daughter's birthday is Friday, so I'll be baking her a vanilla cake with salted caramel frosting.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 23, 2026 05:32 PM (YlYJ8)

163 I don’t particularly like gin. But I prefer martinis with about a tenth of an ounce of vermouth to about one and a half ounces of gin. It’s practically homeopathic.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair

Sounds like the old rinse the glass and toss.

Posted by: From about That Time at August 23, 2026 05:32 PM (sl73Y)

164 I think spiced/diced chicken mixed with rice, peas, corn and some umami and soy sauce will do tonight. Maybe use a little boom boom sauce on top.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 23, 2026 05:34 PM (3Ope8)

165 Sounds delicious, SMH. I haven't had cake in ages, and that sounds especially good.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at August 23, 2026 05:34 PM (h7ZuX)

166 You people.

If you don't like vermouth in your martini, it's cuz you're using a shitty vermouth(plenty in that category.

Use Martini and Rossi Reserva Speciale Ambrato.

It improves every cocktail it's used in.

For myself, I prefer a "wet" martini.

2 oz Plymouth Navy Strength Gin
1 oz Martini and Rossi Reserva Speciale Ambrato

Lemon Peel or olives, your choice. Or nekkid.

Sipsmith VJOP Gin is also a good one to use.

But, the Ambrato will change your life...

Now, go and sin no more against your taste buds.

Posted by: naturalfake at August 23, 2026 05:36 PM (iJfKG)

167 I prefer molasses on my pancakes and french toast.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 23, 2026 05:36 PM (FHoaH)

168 Yeah, supper.

Kind of related to CBD's post, when the Ukranian war started, in a courageous stand against evil the stores removed Russian salad dressing from the shelves. I suffered the most.

I guess American booze is still gone from shelves.
Good luck removing everything American from the shelves.

And tariffs making everything even MORE expensive will go over well.

Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 23, 2026 05:36 PM (Sco7b)

169 Carmelized onions make anything taste good!

If you can't afford (or don't want) the steak, you can do a chopped cheese in a philly cheese steak style (I'd do bell peppers and onions and the classic cheeses)...

Posted by: Nova Local at August 23, 2026 05:31 PM

That is excellent advice, Nova.

I do not like raw onions. I love the flavor or carmelized onions and how they interact with the other rich flavors.

I bet if I experiment to get the correct cheese, I could make a tasty grilled onion and cheese sandwich.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 05:37 PM (HlyYF)

170 I do not like raw onions. I love the flavor or carmelized onions and how they interact with the other rich flavors.

Edit - "or" changed to "of"

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 05:39 PM (HlyYF)

171 New subject, been hearing a lot about beeswax bread bags over the last few months, so bought a couple a bit back. Tried it, but didn't really any better than the store brand plastic bread bags I've been using.
Anyway, with today's two loaves, I'm going to cut and freeze half of each, and keep the remaining to halves out for my daily two pieces of toast, one from a beeswax bag and one from the plastic.
I'll try to have a report next week.
Posted by: From about That Time at August 23, 2026 05:29 PM (sl73Y)

***

Mrs D bought one of those bread bags and it is fantastic.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 23, 2026 05:39 PM (2WIwB)

172 169 Carmelized onions make anything taste good!

If you can't afford (or don't want) the steak, you can do a chopped cheese in a philly cheese steak style (I'd do bell peppers and onions and the classic cheeses)...

Posted by: Nova Local at August 23, 2026 05:31 PM

That is excellent advice, Nova.

I do not like raw onions. I love the flavor or carmelized onions and how they interact with the other rich flavors.

I bet if I experiment to get the correct cheese, I could make a tasty grilled onion and cheese sandwich.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 05:37 PM (HlyYF)

Yes, that would also work...I was referring to the NY style chopped cheese which takes a hamburger patty and seasons it and chops it up when cooking and adds the cheese near the end so it's like a cheeseteak (cheese gooey throughout) at the end...top with the onions (and peppers if you want) and it should be similar, especially if you start with a fattier patty (I'd do 80, but that's b/c I can't stand ground beef lower than that)...

Posted by: Nova Local at August 23, 2026 05:40 PM (tOcjL)

173 For my two fav classic cocktails — martini and Manhattan — I always order by ingredients and ratios. Unless youre at a classic bar with professional bartenders, the odds are high youre gonna get some new agey gay trendy version of the classic. I don’t take chances.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at August 23, 2026 05:40 PM (J1FkQ)

174 Ramen and turkey meatballs

Posted by: what the cat drug in at August 23, 2026 05:40 PM (jrgJz)

175 167 I prefer molasses on my pancakes and french toast.
Posted by: Ben Had at August

It’s good on biscuits, too.

Posted by: Piper at August 23, 2026 05:42 PM (ZdaMQ)

176 174 Ramen and turkey meatballs

Posted by: what the cat drug in at August 23, 2026 05:40 PM (jrgJz

I love that!
That's a go-to.

Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 23, 2026 05:43 PM (Sco7b)

177 Last week I mentioned trying green Chartreuse on ice and how refreshing it is. The local Big Brother state run booze emporiums got in some yellow Chartreuse. Rather different from the green but just as nice. The yellow is lower proof (86 vs 110) and sweeter, like the emphasis leans toward honey more than herbs but not as cloying as mead can be. An ounce over some ice cubes makes for some pleasant sipping. It may or may not help digestion but certainly won't hurt.

Posted by: JTB at August 23, 2026 05:43 PM (yTvNw)

178 I'll use Molasses if Maple syrup is not available. Acceptable, not an improvement though.

Carmelized onion is awesome, improves most dishes. But I like the oniony crunch too, carmelized is a different flavor for sure. So if I'm not feeling too lazy a lot of times I'll use both. Maybe carmelize half an onion, and then reserve the other half and add that in right at the end, finely chopped.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 23, 2026 05:43 PM (+hxeP)

179 174 Ramen and turkey meatballs

Posted by: what the cat drug in at August 23, 2026 05:40 PM (jrgJz

I love that!
That's a go-to.
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 23, 2026 05:43 PM (Sco7b)
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That was my college go-to … minus the meatballs

Posted by: Elric the Blade at August 23, 2026 05:44 PM (J1FkQ)

180 Ramen and turkey meatballs.... in a can.

Might sell.

Might not.

Worth a shot either way.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 23, 2026 05:44 PM (2Cry5)

181 180 Ramen and turkey meatballs.... in a can.

Might sell.

Might not.

Worth a shot either way.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 23, 2026 05:44 PM (2Cry5

I can't imagine ramen noodles working texturally in a can...unless you still have to hydrate them when you open the can...

Posted by: Nova Local at August 23, 2026 05:46 PM (tOcjL)

182 I enjoy dropping a few frozen blueberries into a glass of Sauvignon Blanc on a hot day while enjoying a glass on the beach.

Keeps the wine colder longer and is a nice little treat at the end.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 23, 2026 05:47 PM (yEz+x)

183
Ramen in a can would make your Japanese friends cry.

They are very particular about the texture of their various noodles.

Probably Italians are the same.

Posted by: naturalfake at August 23, 2026 05:50 PM (iJfKG)

184 Fighting a bit of a cold here, combined with a rainy afternoon, so steak is being pushed to tomorrow. Today I'm doing Buffalo chicken drumsticks in the oven.. Seasoned with salt and paprika. Maybe some garlic powder. Baking at about 375 for an hour. Standard Buffalo wing sauce (equal parts Franks hot sauce and butter, with 1-2 tspns of vinegar) Yuengling Black and Tan will pair nicely, I think...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 23, 2026 05:53 PM (nbLIj)

185 Don't eat Ramen but then again have no Japanese friends.

Posted by: Skip at August 23, 2026 05:55 PM (Ia/+0)

186 I share CBD's distaste for many things Canadian. Yes, I am related to about half of Quebec Province to some degree but that was a couple of generations ago. However, the shellfish, specifically mussels, from the St Lawrence and the produce from Ile D'Orleans nearby was spectacular. That won't get me back to Quebec City but it is a nice memory of the visit.

I thought I would miss the maple syrup from Quebec that I grew up with courtesy of a great uncle. Than I discovered Roth Sugar Bush in Wisconsin. (I think Muad' dib suggested them.) Excellent maple syrup, decent price and no national border crossing.

Posted by: JTB at August 23, 2026 05:56 PM (yTvNw)

187 Shelley Fabares ist mort, 85

Posted by: Common Tater at August 23, 2026 05:56 PM (+hxeP)

188 Much as I hate to admit it

New England clams, cherrystones and little necks are superior to PNW Manilas and butter clams.

Oysters……. No contest. PNW wins hands down.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 23, 2026 05:57 PM (yEz+x)

189 Penn Cove mussels are the best in the world.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 23, 2026 05:59 PM (yEz+x)

190
Basic Bitch Bloody Mary

64 oz tomato juice from Aldi, pour out 1 cup to use for other things.

In a measuring cup, combine
4 oz fresh squeezed lime juice (about 3 limes)
1 oz each Worcestershire sauce, Frank's Hot Sauce, Prepared Horseradish.

Pour this back into the container and shake.

I usually drink these without Value-rite but with a garlic stuffed olive and ground pepper.

Posted by: Auspex at August 23, 2026 06:00 PM (Y8DZL)

191 My Ramen recipe (from which I made a bowl of soup an hour ago):

A package of Ramen noodles (packet tossed)

2 cups of organic chicken broth

A heavy garnish of basil and parsley picked 15 minutes earlier.

A reasonable pour of EVOO

Salt and pepper to taste.

I cannot overemphasize what fresh basil does to a dish. I used the leftover basil from a batch of pesto I had just made, where the basil fumes were so intense they cleared my sinuses.

Posted by: mrp at August 23, 2026 06:05 PM (rj6Yv)

192 185 Don't eat Ramen but then again have no Japanese friends.

Posted by: Skip at August 23, 2026 05:55 PM

IMO, eating Ramen is more a sign of your friends' income level rather than cultural heritage.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 06:11 PM (HlyYF)

193 Any steak that can sliced thin might be good.
Posted by: Skip at August 23

This. Round might be the worst, but thin on a bit of diagonal, and butter or bacon fat when frying, and it works.

Posted by: From about That Time at August 23, 2026 06:12 PM (sl73Y)

194 The British Columbia oyster shell is shaped differently from Atlantic oysters I grew up. Probably does not account for different taste, eh?

Posted by: Eromero at August 23, 2026 06:13 PM (LHPAg)

195 It has been sunny here today for the first time in a long time. So I cut the "lawn" and installed the new bird feeder. A lot of chickadees and hummingbirds today.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 23, 2026 06:15 PM (RIvkX)

196 prefer molasses on my pancakes and french toast.
Posted by: Ben Had at Augu

Ice cream. Vanilla.

Posted by: From about That Time at August 23, 2026 06:17 PM (sl73Y)

197 We often use ramen stir fried with veg as a side dish. The noodles soften from the moisture in the veg. Add a scrambled egg and top with fried garlic.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 23, 2026 06:18 PM (RIvkX)

198 Best for real Ramen at home is ramen noodles from Sun Noodles. I keep them on the freezer. You can get them with Miso, but I usually either make my own broth for a more tonkotsu style, or I will do a curry broth.

Posted by: Piper at August 23, 2026 06:20 PM (ZdaMQ)

199 So I cut the "lawn" and installed the new bird feeder
----
I've a special turf mix ground cover you might be interested in. Super easy to grow. Clover, burdock, dandelion, purslane, creeping charlie, plantain, thistle. Drought tolerant and hardy, too.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 23, 2026 06:25 PM (+hxeP)

200 Pro Tip: do not use the dehydrated soup packet, or use just half. It is very sodium-heavy.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 23, 2026 06:25 PM (RIvkX)

201 Pro Tip: do not use the dehydrated soup packet, or use just half. It is very sodium-heavy.

Save it for popcorn.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 23, 2026 06:26 PM (kYmoU)

202 Posted by: Common Tater at August 23, 2026 06:25 PM (+hxeP)
=====

I have a lot of that mixed in my lawn. Not a good climate for nice grass. Sandy soil too.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 23, 2026 06:27 PM (RIvkX)

203 167 ... "prefer molasses on my pancakes and french toast."

Ben Had,

For pancakes and french toast I prefer maple syrup with honey (buckwheat honey when I can get it) as a close second. But I found a teaspoon of molasses in a bowl of steel cut oatmeal adds a nice earthy sweetness. Of course, molasses drizzled on vanilla ice cream is a delight.

Posted by: JTB at August 23, 2026 06:29 PM (yTvNw)

204 Had mini tacos for dinner and we all enjoyed them.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 23, 2026 06:29 PM (Z1RBE)

205 201 Pro Tip: do not use the dehydrated soup packet, or use just half. It is very sodium-heavy.

Save it for popcorn.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair

!!!!!!!

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 23, 2026 06:30 PM (yL9c3)

206 Shelley Fabares ist mort, 85
Posted by: Common Tater

"Johnny Angel". You have to be over 29 to remember.

Posted by: Tuna at August 23, 2026 06:30 PM (lJ0H4)

207 FART Tubing ...... Let's doo it !!!

Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, Vt at August 23, 2026 06:31 PM (+tmsi)

208 CBD, if you have not tried Cuttyhunk oysters, you have not lived. I know the owners. They had them in NYC at one point.

Posted by: RI Red - at August 23, 2026 06:33 PM (LMRVO)

209 208 CBD, if you have not tried Cuttyhunk oysters, you have not lived. I know the owners. They had them in NYC at one point.

Posted by: RI Red - at August 23, 2026 06:33 PM

When I typed "cuttyhunk" on my phone, spell check suggested a different word.

Naughty, naughty spell check.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 06:38 PM (HlyYF)

210 Best for real Ramen at home is ramen noodles from Sun Noodles. I keep them on the freezer. You can get them with Miso, but I usually either make my own broth for a more tonkotsu style, or I will do a curry broth.
Posted by: Piper at August 23, 2026 06:20 PM (ZdaMQ)
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That's how I'd do it.

Posted by: Weasel at August 23, 2026 06:40 PM (G3lOb)

211 199 So I cut the "lawn" and installed the new bird feeder
----
I've a special turf mix ground cover you might be interested in. Super easy to grow. Clover, burdock, dandelion, purslane, creeping charlie, plantain, thistle. Drought tolerant and hardy, too.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 23, 2026 06:25 PM

Where did you get your mix? I have some sandy soil at the farm that needs erosion control as the top priority.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 06:40 PM (HlyYF)

212 I love salt but only use half in the ramen. The store has large bags of meatballs for $10. So I can cook 7 in 90 seconds and it's a nice quick meal.

NBC news reports that Canadian tariffs will raise the prices on "refrigerators, paper plates, hockey sticks and liquors."

That was their exact list.

Prepare for the suffering.

Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 23, 2026 06:41 PM (Sco7b)

213 Where did you get your mix? I have some sandy soil at the farm that needs erosion control as the top priority.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 06:40 PM (HlyYF)
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Try birdseed in a pinch

Posted by: Weasel at August 23, 2026 06:41 PM (G3lOb)

214 CBD, while BC oysters can be extremely good, the best oysters from Canada come from Malpeque Bay, Prince Edward Island.

Posted by: Athos at August 23, 2026 06:41 PM (i9VyX)

215 Best for real Ramen at home is ramen noodles from Sun Noodles. I keep them on the freezer. You can get them with Miso, but I usually either make my own broth for a more tonkotsu style, or I will do a curry broth.
Posted by: Piper at August 23, 2026 06:20 PM (ZdaMQ)
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That's how I'd do it.
Posted by: Weasel

LOL Weasel

Posted by: Tuna at August 23, 2026 06:44 PM (lJ0H4)

216 The colder the water, the better the oyster.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 23, 2026 06:44 PM (yEz+x)

217 That kitchen mess looks like family business settled.

Posted by: Eromero at August 23, 2026 06:47 PM (LHPAg)

218 Try birdseed in a pinch

Posted by: Weasel at August 23, 2026 06:41 PM

I think I am going to try some sunflowers next spring.

That is our state flower, so they should thrive in some tough conditions for which they are adapted.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 06:48 PM (HlyYF)

219 206 Shelley Fabares ist mort, 85
Posted by: Common Tater

"Johnny Angel". You have to be over 29 to remember.
Posted by: Tuna at August 23, 2026 06:30 PM (lJ0H4)

Damn that makes me sad and makes me feel really old. She was great as Brian Piccolos wife in Brian’s Song. Paul Peterson is now the last surviving cast member of the Donna Reed show.

Posted by: TxAnn at August 23, 2026 06:49 PM (SjAWL)

220 206 Shelley Fabares ist mort, 85
Posted by: Common Tater

"Johnny Angel". You have to be over 29 to remember.
Posted by: Tuna at August 23, 2026 06:30 PM (lJ0H4)
Yeah, fell in love withe her too.

Posted by: Eromero at August 23, 2026 06:52 PM (LHPAg)

221 Posted by: Athos at August 23, 2026 06:41 PM (i9VyX)

I have had Malpeques, and I liked the BC ones from Chef Creek better!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 23, 2026 06:52 PM (k5CNB)

222 CBD, Thank you for the always delectable food thread

Posted by: Ben Had at August 23, 2026 06:56 PM (FHoaH)

223 What Ben Had said.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 23, 2026 06:58 PM (raF1/)

224 A lot of the E-Coli outbreaks on imported produce usually winds down to one simple thing....Irrigation. They take river water a lot of the time to irrigate the fields. These are countries that have no problem dumping human waste right out the pipe into the flowing river, not to mention the grazing habits of cattle and pigs which can be found right down at the river's edge more often than not....and the drainage path right from the barn(s) to the river as well.

While this occurs south of our border a lot of the time, I have some advice for you travelers. NEVER, and I mean NEVER, eat any produce that comes from India. NEVER eat any produce while in country if you decide to visit India. But, if you do, don't worry, I'll come to your funeral, and I'll bring a date.

Posted by: Orson at August 23, 2026 06:58 PM (dIske)

225 I like oyster stew. To make it better I throw some cheap ramen noodles in the bowl first.

Posted by: Ronster at August 23, 2026 06:58 PM (IFwjj)

226 "Johnny Angel". You have to be over 29 to remember.
Posted by: Tuna at August 23, 2026 06:30 PM (lJ0H4)

Also the TV series Coach, for those closer to 29...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 23, 2026 06:58 PM (nbLIj)

227 Thanks for reading and commenting folks!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 23, 2026 07:00 PM (k5CNB)

228 "So forgive me, but the idea that our food supply is getting more dangerous, as every breathless report on it seems to indicate, is a bit low on the list."

to the media spreading generalized FUD only comes second to attacking the President
it's all an op to destroy morale bamn.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 23, 2026 07:15 PM (VyBeY)

229 I’m way late, and probably off the reading list by now…
Wanted to weigh in on the Bourbon list. My list.
#1 Buffalo Trace. ALWAYS have a bottle on hand.
#2 Elijah Craig. Good. I mix it up between imbibements.
#3 Basil Hayden. Acceptable for those who don’t drink Bourbon much. And not offensive for thise who have drank a bunch of wine and want to join the Men’s party
#4 Eagle Rare. Good in the rotation.
#5 Knob Creek. For when you’ve gad a hellacious day at work. For 110 proof, it’s surprisingly smooth and not offensive.
Others-Was gifted a bottle of Old Forester. It will last a long time here. Just can’t get into it.
Russel 9 year…same as above.
Now Widow Jane is very good. Used to be cheap, but I won’t pay $75 for it now.
And there was one I could find called Walking Stick. It was great. On the sweet side, but not syrupy. I made the mistake of buying the Sam’s Club house brand once. Only once. I thought, “how can I go wrong buying a $14 bottle of bourbon?”
I went wrong, badly. But being a cheap-ass, I couldn’t throw it out. So I mixed it with Walking Stick, and that made it drinkable.
BTW, I did a blind taste test with a few, including Pappy VanWinkle. Found others to be superior

Posted by: Gunslinger at August 23, 2026 07:25 PM (N91F8)

230 "Never tried an oyster"

Living in the Midwest as I do, I don't have many opportunities to have them. However, I've found that raw oysters with lemon and a pint of good porter can be really good - though conducive to very strange dreams.

Posted by: Nemo at August 23, 2026 08:21 PM (4RPgu)

231 Worst kitchen disaster probably was when we tried to roast a duck, and carelessly left part of it projecting over the edge of the pan. As the duck cooked, fat dripped into the oven and set it on fire. The damage was contained to the stove, thank God, but the stove was ruined and had to be replaced.

Posted by: Nemo at August 23, 2026 08:23 PM (4RPgu)

232 CBD, to each our own. Now that I live in SoCal, I get the BC oysters, including Chef Creek, far more often than Malpeque. But those remain my favorite.

I still remember when I lived on the east coast and spent many a summer on PEI eating Malpeque, local lobsters (some caught snorkeling), steamers, and PEI black mussels.

Posted by: Athos at August 23, 2026 09:43 PM (i9VyX)

233 True martini story; sad ending. August 2025, Glasgow, Scotland. A popular steakhouse which shall remain unnamed to protect the ignorant. Young, Asian female bartender. At the bar, myself orders a martini. Young lassie confesses that she does know how to make it. Myself says 'no problem, lassie, I'll walk you through it'. We don't get far because young lassie has no vermouth. She calls young, Scottish male manager for help. When young laddie discovers our plot, he refuses to serve the martini, because . . . "it's not on the menu."

Posted by: James Cambria at August 24, 2026 12:25 AM (kzayA)

234 Eating raw oysters is a death wish.

Posted by: Bob at August 24, 2026 11:28 AM (cNhbl)

235 pure kentuck is solid. it's brother, johnny drum as well. but the actual willet's, noah's creek and rowen's mill are kinda crappy.

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Posted by: Breanna at August 25, 2026 05:16 AM (N5NMm)

First World Problems...

Power in but no power out suggests to even the most incompetent homeowner that the controller is shot. And that requires a replacement! The fancy new one in the photo even has a humidity gauge, so the attic vent fan will turn on when the mice up there are uncomfortable, not just hot!

But attics tend to be at the top of most houses...up a flight of stairs and some sort of magic carpet to get into the attic itself. And breaker panels tend to be in basements (at least around here), and basements tend to be at the bottom of most houses... DOWN a flight of stairs.

Yes, that adds up to two flights plus a ladder and an awkward climb into the attic.

And it gets worse! Most electricians and sane people suggest turning off the power before working with household power. Supposedly 120 volts AC at 60 Hz and a bunch of amps does not play well with the human body, in particular the bunch of small muscles called the heart.

Probably just a bunch of internet know-it-alls, but they might be on to something.

So how to figure out which breaker controls the fan? What? No, they are not labeled. At least not well enough. So I can buy a circuit breaker finder, which means I can clip it onto the power feeding the fan, then check each breaker until the magic wand goes beep. Or ... and this is less exciting ... I can go back and forth and up and down 27 times, turning off one unidentified breaker at a time until I stumble on the correct one.

I am confident that I will never use the circuit breaker finder after this little project, but if I don't buy it, there will be a project in the next two weeks that will require it.

That is a fine example of Schrodinger's Homeowner's Paradox. The repair both exists and doesn't exist. But I will be in existential OCD agony until I find out!

Posted by: CBD at 02:00 PM

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1 I am confident that I will never use the circuit breaker finder after this little project, but if I don't buy it, there will be a project in the next two weeks that will require it.

Can you rent one at Home Depot or someplace?

Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 23, 2026 02:03 PM (diia5)

2 Can you rent one at Home Depot or someplace?

Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 23, 2026 02:03 PM (diia5)

It's not really expensive (maybe $65), and I wouldn't trust a rental.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 23, 2026 02:04 PM (k5CNB)

3 If you have another person you can have them watch one end while you flip breakers.

Note: the right one will be one or two *after* you power cycle something *really* important that doesn't like being power cycled.

Posted by: KCSteve at August 23, 2026 02:09 PM (2+WvJ)

4 Oooh! I feel ya! When we had the generator installed, we had the original box rewired with new CBs and updated with some extra circuits added for the garden, and a dedicated circuit for the hot tub. Just bite the bullet and pay for it CBD. The peace of mind alone is worth it.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 23, 2026 02:09 PM (3Ope8)

5 If the box is actually unlabelled?

Getting it labelled is your first priority, IMO. Call the Mrs on the cellphone, have her find where the lights/outlets go out when you flip a breaker (be prepared, if you have an older house, for it to take 1-5 minutes for an LED bulb to lose enough power to turn off).

Then, your breaker box properly OCD'd, you can replace the controller.

Drives me nuts when a breaker box is poorly or unlabelled.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 23, 2026 02:09 PM (aJQbY)

6 Forty five bucks or so, a buck and a half per flight. Buy the tester.

Posted by: From about That Time at August 23, 2026 02:10 PM (sl73Y)

7 Electric is not my strong suit

Posted by: Skip at August 23, 2026 02:10 PM (Ia/+0)

8 Or get some to help and shout back and forth.

Posted by: From about That Time at August 23, 2026 02:11 PM (sl73Y)

9 I'd start banging around in there with a big screwdriver.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 23, 2026 02:14 PM (fkE/s)

10 (1) Plug a radio into the fan circuit.
(2) Turn radio up loud enough to hear at the breaker box.
(3) Turn off breakers one-by-one until the radio goes silent.
(4) Label the breaker.

Posted by: a.moron at August 23, 2026 02:16 PM (X5Jzz)

11 There is another way. Wife in Attic, you at panel. Yell at the top of your lungs. Pick phrases that are easily misunderstood or better yet misconstrued.

Marita bliss ensues.

Posted by: Pete Bog at August 23, 2026 02:22 PM (T35sK)

12 On the topic of FWPs, I completed switching out my 10 year-old home desktop for a factory fresh model with a 14-core CPU and a 1-TB SSD.

The process was surprisingly glitch-free and the new rig is a speed monster.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 23, 2026 02:23 PM (4xTFE)

13 Ok, this reminds me of installing the new doorbell cam a few weeks ago. After about 7 trips up and down from the basement, I stationed 2 of the young-uns. One to ring the existing doorbell. The other to pass messages up/down from the basement where I was tripping the breakers. Eventually found the RIGHT breaker after abour 20 minutes of trial and error. For some UNHOLY reason, the breaker for the front door doorbell was also the breaker for the SECOND FLOOR TV room.

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at August 23, 2026 02:23 PM (7kJyR)

14 Cell phones beat old Nextel walky-talky

Posted by: Skip at August 23, 2026 02:28 PM (Ia/+0)

15 Short to ground is the best circuit breaker finder.

Posted by: Roy at August 23, 2026 02:28 PM (zhWvq)

16 FWP

The specialty grocery store I go to did not have the raspberry jam I like, so I had to settle for blueberry jam.

Posted by: Savage Henry at August 23, 2026 02:29 PM (ZxPkt)

17 It's about 108 outside. Sitting on the patio under the fan after doing lawn work is pretty uncomfortable but that crawl in the attic silliness ain't happening.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 23, 2026 02:29 PM (3Ope8)

18 Or get some to help and shout back and forth.

Posted by: From about That Time at August 23, 2026 02:11 PM (sl73Y)
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In the first world, we do not shout back and forth!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 23, 2026 02:30 PM (vUecY)

19 14 Cell phones beat old Nextel walky-talky
Posted by: Skip at August 23, 2026 02:28 PM (Ia/+0)

That assumes you have cell (or wifi) connection in the basment where the breaker is... Mine is an abyssal blackhole that devours even light.

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at August 23, 2026 02:30 PM (7kJyR)

20 Whatever amount of money you’re saving by not calling an electrician is not worth it.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at August 23, 2026 02:30 PM (bXsD6)

21 Note: the right one will be one or two *after* you power cycle something *really* important that doesn't like being power cycled.

There are little numbers on the CB like "15" and "20". I'm guessing anything going to the attic is of the "15" variety. Important stuff is probably 240 and a double breaker. And if some of them are labeled, the attic is likely to be the unlabeled one.

Or just accept the whole problem, put on a headlamp, throw the whole house breaker and git 'er done.

Posted by: Community Notes at August 23, 2026 02:33 PM (a4flb)

22 Short to ground is the best circuit breaker finder.

And practically every cheap circuit tester has one.

Posted by: Community Notes at August 23, 2026 02:34 PM (a4flb)

23 Another mother kills her own children:

https://tinyurl.com/54neazvw

Will there be a tsunami of these?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 23, 2026 02:35 PM (vUecY)

24 Drives me nuts when a breaker box is poorly or unlabelled.

I have a print of the house, every outlet and switch has a breaker number attached to it. So if an outlet needs some attention, I know exactly what breaker to throw and red tag.

Posted by: Community Notes at August 23, 2026 02:37 PM (a4flb)

25 Buy the tool! You know you want to...

*ruhruhruh*

Posted by: Tim 'The Tool Man' Taylor at August 23, 2026 02:38 PM (rdVOm)

26 Don’t know much, but this I’m sure of, don’t stick your flat screwdriver in anything but straight screwheads. Same for phillips screwdrivers and phillips head screws. A little electrical birds ‘n bees for you.

Posted by: Eromero at August 23, 2026 02:38 PM (LHPAg)

27 I moved into a century-old house and faced the problem of not knowing which breaker most of the outlets were on. So I spent one Saturday trudging up and down the stairs (my breaker box is in the basement) and confirming what breaker controlled which outlet (of which there were dozens). However, I made a spreadsheet that recorded the mapping of breakers to outlets, then printed a copy and hung it on the wall next to the breaker box. So I and whoever lives in this house after me will not have to do that nonsense again.

Posted by: Nemo at August 23, 2026 02:38 PM (4RPgu)

28 Two cell phones...video chat...
Have fan on with one cell phone camera pointed at it, while you're with the other down with the breakers, switching off and on the breakers one at a time...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 23, 2026 02:42 PM (l3cgK)

29 Find a neighbor or friend with small children and borrow a baby monitor so you can tell when the fan has turned off - just like you use a loud radio to identify if you've turned off power to the outlet in question.
I suppose you could also accomplish the same thing with two cell phones.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 23, 2026 02:42 PM (2Ez/1)

30 My FWP is a garage door spring went so only have 1 of the pair working. Wrenched my back opening it.

And Mgid only messes with my phone, not my tablet

Posted by: Skip at August 23, 2026 02:43 PM (Ia/+0)

31 connect a very long extension cord to the circuit, run it down to the basement, connect a lamp to it...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 23, 2026 02:45 PM (l3cgK)

32 Another mother kills her own children:

https://tinyurl.com/54neazvw

Will there be a tsunami of these?
Posted by: Biden's Dog
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I think that Magda Goebbels set the standard. For those not familiar:

She left a letter, excerpt:
On May 1, 1945, Joseph and Magda Goebbels poisoned their six children in the bunker under the Berlin Reich Chancellery and then committed suicide. In a farewell letter to her son Harald Quandt (the son of her first husband), Magda explained that the Goebbels children could not grow up in a society without National Socialism.

My emphasis.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 23, 2026 02:46 PM (XeU6L)

33 She left a letter, excerpt:
On May 1, 1945, Joseph and Magda Goebbels poisoned their six children in the bunker under the Berlin Reich Chancellery and then committed suicide. In a farewell letter to her son Harald Quandt (the son of her first husband), Magda explained that the Goebbels children could not grow up in a society without National Socialism.

My emphasis.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 23, 2026 02:46 PM (XeU6L)

Not could not, would not, and she made damn sure of it.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 23, 2026 02:51 PM (l3cgK)

34 Verily, those who label individual circuit breakers as to function will have their reward in Heaven.
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previous: Naptha is commonly known as "Coleman stove and lantern fuel", and has done a moon shot in price, around 17 bucks a gallon, and is becoming harder to find as LED lanterns and propane, butane, have largely supplanted gasoline fired camping equipment. It's also known as "Lighter fluid" and purchased in that form and packaging is probably closer to a C note per gallon. If you're a fan of Zippo lighters, a gallon can should keep you set for some time.

It is a first distillate of gasoline, without any octane, or about 50 octane. The chief advantage in stoves or lanterns is it does not sour or spoil in stove or lantern fount. You can drag a campstove out of the garage 20 years from now and it will fire right up no problem. Ordinary gasoline will have turned to a stinky goo, and the appliance ruined for all practical purposes.

Historically when gasoline was 2 bucks naphtha was about 5 or 6, I'm not sure why it is so expensive. Shipping and Handling in the case of Coleman fuel, maybe hazmat. Less demand, ironically maybe. Why does Japan need it, might be a question.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 23, 2026 02:52 PM (3ErUN)

35 Brings to mind the three light switches puzzle: Three switches outside a room lit with an incadescent bulb. One goes to the light, other two are dead. How can you determine which works with only one chance to go in the room and check results of your flip switching?

I whiffed on this 40 years ago in a practical reasoning class.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 23, 2026 02:53 PM (XvL8K)

36 I'd start banging around in there with a big screwdriver
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This guy gets it. Also useful for troubleshooting around in the back of old school Cathode Ray tube Televisions. Mark of a professional!

Posted by: Common Tater at August 23, 2026 02:55 PM (3ErUN)

37
Fauci's lawyers launch a fundraiser to raise money for his legal defense.

FauciLegalDefense.com

Doesn't the evil weasel have enough money to pay for this??

Posted by: four seasons at August 23, 2026 02:56 PM (/QHx4)

38 Biff,

Right, that's the one where you have to assume you have the time (patience) to wait for the bulb to heat up... and that there are no circuit issues... and that the switch doesn't control anything else... and that any of the switches at all are valid.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 23, 2026 02:56 PM (aJQbY)

39 As an aside, working out the wiring for a circuit with two-way switches. I had to draw it out. It is essentally an Exclusive Nor gate.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 23, 2026 02:57 PM (XeU6L)

40 four seasons,

Wish we could redirect that nonsense to some of our brethren and sistren in need!

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 23, 2026 02:58 PM (aJQbY)

41
RandomDave,

Yep

Posted by: four seasons at August 23, 2026 02:58 PM (/QHx4)

42 Or get some to help and shout back and forth.
Posted by: From about That Time

Yup that's what hubby and I did. Easy peasy.

Posted by: Tuna at August 23, 2026 02:58 PM (lJ0H4)

43 Thats Leftism, help your superiors defend themselves, while they lounge by the pool

Posted by: Skip at August 23, 2026 02:59 PM (Ia/+0)

44 FWP

The specialty grocery store I go to did not have the raspberry jam I like, so I had to settle for blueberry jam.
Posted by: Savage Henry

Damn. That's a tough one. Condolences.

Posted by: Tuna at August 23, 2026 03:01 PM (lJ0H4)

45 RandomDave,

Yep
Posted by: four seasons
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I missed on the test because the heat issue didnt even occur to me.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 23, 2026 03:01 PM (XvL8K)

46 Historically when gasoline was 2 bucks naphtha was about 5 or 6, I'm not sure why it is so expensive.

Another reason to blame and hate Trump—naphtha by the shipload load is being sent to VZ for their heavy crude processing.

Posted by: Community Notes at August 23, 2026 03:03 PM (a4flb)

47 This weeks FWP:
I hate tv shows where the character's cell phone rings and it sounds just like mine.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 23, 2026 03:03 PM (2WIwB)

48 Fauci's lawyers launch a fundraiser to raise money for his legal defense.

FauciLegalDefense.com

Doesn't the evil weasel have enough money to pay for this??

Posted by: four seasons

Using someone else's money is always better.

Posted by: Tuna at August 23, 2026 03:03 PM (lJ0H4)

49 ...so I had to settle for blueberry jam.

Posted by: Savage Henry at August 23, 2026 02:29 PM (ZxPkt)

What the hell were you thinking? That's crossing the streams...tearing the fabric of the universe!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 23, 2026 03:04 PM (k5CNB)

50 Savage Henry,

Not Strawberry or Blackberry?!

Biff,

I only know the answer cuz I saw it on one of those brain teaser vids on u-tube.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 23, 2026 03:07 PM (aJQbY)

51 50 Savage Henry,

Not Strawberry or Blackberry?!

Biff,

I only know the answer cuz I saw it on one of those brain teaser vids on u-tube.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 23, 2026 03:07 PM (aJQbY)

I'm fine with almost all jams, except toe jam...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 23, 2026 03:08 PM (l3cgK)

52 47 This weeks FWP:
I hate tv shows where the character's cell phone rings and it sounds just like mine.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 23, 2026 03:03 PM (2WIwB)

I hate radio commercials with car horns honking.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 23, 2026 03:08 PM (l3cgK)

53 I hate tv shows where the character's cell phone rings and it sounds just like mine.
Posted by: Diogenes at August 23, 2026 03:03 PM (2WIwB)
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lol

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 23, 2026 03:10 PM (YlYJ8)

54
Raspberry is the best.

Posted by: four seasons at August 23, 2026 03:11 PM (/QHx4)

55 Biff,

I only know the answer cuz I saw it on one of those brain teaser vids on u-tube.

Posted by: RandomDave
_________

What makes it more infuriating is that I then lost $20 bucks betting a buddy that he couldn't figure it out within ten minutes. It took him less than five.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 23, 2026 03:12 PM (XvL8K)

56 Honestly, would rather have pie than jam...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 23, 2026 03:13 PM (l3cgK)

57 Heat waves suck.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at August 23, 2026 03:13 PM (/HWjm)

58 Outside reading and failing asleep

Posted by: Skip at August 23, 2026 03:14 PM (Ia/+0)

59 I'm laid up on the couch after a bug of some sort bit me on the leg while I was asleep, and now said leg has swollen up considerably from my knee to my toes.

It hurts like hell when I walk on it, but the benadryl is helping with the itching, so there's that.

Though I am a bit loopy at the moment.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 23, 2026 03:14 PM (YlYJ8)

60 I had a 3 story house at one time with an attic fan on the top level. Large fan. Louvers that opened when the fan turned on... with a switch, no thermostat.

Loudest thing I've ever had operate in any house I've owned. Moved a massive amount of air, but ran at about 200 decibels. No speeds. Just loud, or off.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 23, 2026 03:15 PM (2Cry5)

61 59 I'm laid up on the couch after a bug of some sort bit me on the leg while I was asleep, and now said leg has swollen up considerably from my knee to my toes.

It hurts like hell when I walk on it, but the benadryl is helping with the itching, so there's that.

Though I am a bit loopy at the moment.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 23, 2026 03:14 PM (YlYJ

I hope it wasn't venomous...like a black widow...
swelling is not good. You might want to have it looked it.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 23, 2026 03:15 PM (l3cgK)

62 60 I had a 3 story house at one time with an attic fan on the top level. Large fan. Louvers that opened when the fan turned on... with a switch, no thermostat.

Loudest thing I've ever had operate in any house I've owned. Moved a massive amount of air, but ran at about 200 decibels. No speeds. Just loud, or off.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 23, 2026 03:15 PM (2Cry5)

And you ain't deef yet?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 23, 2026 03:16 PM (l3cgK)

63 What makes it more infuriating is that I then lost $20 bucks betting a buddy that he couldn't figure it out within ten minutes. It took him less than five.

Doesn't work so well in the LED age and a hot attic.

Posted by: Community Notes at August 23, 2026 03:16 PM (a4flb)

64 I hope it wasn't venomous...like a black widow...
swelling is not good. You might want to have it looked it.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 23, 2026 03:15 PM (l3cgK)
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If it was a black widow, I would have gone into shock.

This was either a mosquito or whatever flying bugs they got here in the Ozarks.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 23, 2026 03:19 PM (YlYJ8)

65 This week's FWP.

Largest branch from neighbor's 160 year-old oak tree fell down during a storm on my garage. (I don't think two Morons could join hands around the trunk.)

Decking and obsolete clay tiles destroyed in droves. Hip rafter also shattered.

Their insurance company is already gearing up to fight against covering the damage.

I don't mind the insurance model where we pay premiums and they pay damages. I am much less fond of the model where we pay premiums and they never pay out any losses!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 03:20 PM (HlyYF)

66 Loudest thing I've ever had operate in any house I've owned. Moved a massive amount of air, but ran at about 200 decibels. No speeds. Just loud, or off.
Posted by: Martini Farmer
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I have one of those and barely use it for that reason. Growing up, we had one of those double fan exhaust window inserts that was even louder.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 23, 2026 03:20 PM (XvL8K)

67 64 I hope it wasn't venomous...like a black widow...
swelling is not good. You might want to have it looked it.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 23, 2026 03:15 PM (l3cgK)
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If it was a black widow, I would have gone into shock.

This was either a mosquito or whatever flying bugs they got here in the Ozarks.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 23, 2026 03:19 PM (YlYJ

Mosquito swells your entire lower leg?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 23, 2026 03:20 PM (l3cgK)

68 You know you need the stair work to for it.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 23, 2026 03:20 PM (UdHDF)

69 My immune system goes into overdrive when it comes to mosquito or ant bites.

Not enough for me to stop breathing, just enough that area bitten swells up, I get a fever, and I feel like crap for a day or two.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 23, 2026 03:21 PM (YlYJ8)

70 I don't mind the insurance model where we pay premiums and they pay damages. I am much less fond of the model where we pay premiums and they never pay out any losses!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 03:20 PM (HlyYF)

Some insurance companies will fight you tooth and nail, even if they're in the wrong.
I've hears some auto insurance companies are like that. And God help you if you're ever hit by an San Diego Police car...the f'n city will fight tooth and nail against you...using your tax dollars they way it was intended, certainly.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 23, 2026 03:22 PM (l3cgK)

71 52 47 This weeks FWP:
I hate tv shows where the character's cell phone rings and it sounds just like mine.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 23, 2026 03:03 PM (2WIwB)

I hate radio commercials with car horns honking.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 23, 2026 03:08 PM

I hate the ones with a siren in the background.

My response while driving is to tap the brakes and then head on a swivel to spot the emergency vehicle.

I always end up turning off my radio - just to confirm.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 03:22 PM (HlyYF)

72 Mosquito swells your entire lower leg?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 23, 2026 03:20 PM (l3cgK)
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Crazy, isn't it.

I'm deathly allergic to bee venom, and I'm very sensitive to pretty much any insect venom, including mosquitos, biting flies, and ants.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 23, 2026 03:23 PM (YlYJ8)

73 How do you know the tree is 160 years old?

Posted by: I gotta ask at August 23, 2026 03:24 PM (2Ez/1)

74 59 I'm laid up on the couch after a bug of some sort bit me on the leg while I was asleep, and now said leg has swollen up considerably from my knee to my toes.

It hurts like hell when I walk on it, but the benadryl is helping with the itching, so there's that.

Though I am a bit loopy at the moment.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 23, 2026 03:14 PM

Sorry SMH.

A baggie of ice is also good "medication" for a massive histamine response, and it does NOT have any negative side effects.

I bet Ex-Ex would be a dear for you.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 03:25 PM (HlyYF)

75 Now Canada is getting cut off, any chance they might send a carrier strike force and bomb Pearl Harbor?

Posted by: Skip at August 23, 2026 03:27 PM (Ia/+0)

76 73 How do you know the tree is 160 years old?

Posted by: I gotta ask at August 23, 2026 03:24 PM (2Ez/1)

That gets to the core of the question...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 23, 2026 03:28 PM (l3cgK)

77 Oh. Not 'one'-th, then … ?

Posted by: Dr_No at August 23, 2026 03:28 PM (ayRl+)

78 72 Mosquito swells your entire lower leg?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 23, 2026 03:20 PM (l3cgK)
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Crazy, isn't it.

I'm deathly allergic to bee venom, and I'm very sensitive to pretty much any insect venom, including mosquitos, biting flies, and ants.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 23, 2026 03:23 PM (YlYJ

That's awful.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 23, 2026 03:28 PM (l3cgK)

79 A baggie of ice is also good "medication" for a massive histamine response, and it does NOT have any negative side effects.

I bet Ex-Ex would be a dear for you.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 03:25 PM (HlyYF)
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I have been using my ice pack, ALOT the past 24 hours.

Since I was asleep, whatever bit me had plenty of time to feed before my immune system went all "Oh hell no, not today Satan!" and proceeded to make my leg a battleground.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 23, 2026 03:28 PM (YlYJ8)

80 I have about $4K worth of multimeters and probes, - you can borrow one of mine. If you want me to do it, it will cost you.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 23, 2026 03:30 PM (FR9Sb)

81 One of my lineman swelled up like a balloon after getting tore up by flying ants.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 23, 2026 03:30 PM (ZLygy)

82 Ex-Ex has been an absolute darling of a husband, and I thank God that he was sent to me.

But I know how I am when I'm not in the best of moods, and so I also thank God that he has a separate work building to escape to.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 23, 2026 03:31 PM (YlYJ8)

83 How do you know the tree is 160 years old?

Posted by: I gotta ask at August 23, 2026 03:24 PM (2Ez/1)

That gets to the core of the question...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 23, 2026 03:28 PM (l3cgK)

My insurance company could run rings around this case.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 23, 2026 03:31 PM (2WIwB)

84 One of my lineman swelled up like a balloon after getting tore up by flying ants.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 23, 2026 03:30 PM (ZLygy)
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*shudders*
That's why I have an epipen 24/7...just in case.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 23, 2026 03:32 PM (YlYJ8)

85 73 How do you know the tree is 160 years old?

Posted by: I gotta ask at August 23, 2026 03:24 PM

Good question.

They have a massive English Oak. My house has a massive Bur Oak.

County extension agent estimated they were both around 140 years old (twenty years ago).

The original farmhouse in the area was built in 1866, so I figured they planted both trees about the time they moved in.

(I hope this doesn't violate the AOS Style Guide regarding math posts.)

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 03:32 PM (HlyYF)

86 83 How do you know the tree is 160 years old?

Posted by: I gotta ask at August 23, 2026 03:24 PM (2Ez/1)

That gets to the core of the question...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 23, 2026 03:28 PM (l3cgK)

My insurance company could run rings around this case.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 23, 2026 03:31 PM (2WIwB)

I wouldn't want to go out on a limb on their response, however.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 23, 2026 03:33 PM (l3cgK)

87 85 73 How do you know the tree is 160 years old?

Posted by: I gotta ask at August 23, 2026 03:24 PM

Good question.

They have a massive English Oak. My house has a massive Bur Oak.

County extension agent estimated they were both around 140 years old (twenty years ago).

The original farmhouse in the area was built in 1866, so I figured they planted both trees about the time they moved in.

(I hope this doesn't violate the AOS Style Guide regarding math posts.)

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 03:32 PM (HlyYF)

if you can't count it on your fingers and toes (or fingers, toes, and pants down), it's too much math...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 23, 2026 03:34 PM (l3cgK)

88 letter to her son Harald Quandt (the son of her first husband),

The Quandt family owns BMW now.

Posted by: free tibet at August 23, 2026 03:36 PM (iNp3L)

89 .
Attic vent fans ALWAYS wear out, so remember to not forget to modify the Romex going to the unit, (huh huh, huh huh,) with something like:
.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrRxOTovmjA
.
Use your imagination.

Posted by: Marooned at August 23, 2026 03:36 PM (W2rvL)

90 75 Now Canada is getting cut off, any chance they might send a carrier strike force and bomb Pearl Harbor?
Posted by: Skip at August 23, 2026 03:27 PM (Ia/+0)

Not sure Canada could even send a Coast Guard Cutter, but believe they are still in better shape than the UK Navy. Rule Brittania,...*snort laugh*

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at August 23, 2026 03:36 PM (7kJyR)

91 That's awful.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 23, 2026 03:28 PM (l3cgK)
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My youngest daughter is allergic to poison ivy but not insect bites.

I'm the opposite. Poison ivy doesn't affect me, but I swell up if a mosquito looks at me sideways.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 23, 2026 03:36 PM (YlYJ8)

92 Be happy that a family of nasty little mice didn't crawl up in you gear and make a nest and have babies. Don't mess with the hantavirus.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 23, 2026 03:36 PM (FR9Sb)

93 I love trees, just not by the house. Let your neighbors have the wonderful Sugar Maples, you've got a better view of the fall colors than they do anyhow. Since the Karens outlawed leaf burning, a relaxing fall ritual is now a huge fucking pain in the ass, too.

Trees are just trouble in the yard, I discovered. They also cost a small fortune to have removed properly. Shade is nice, no doubt about that. But since everyone wants quick shade, they planted what are essentially weed species. Moisture seeking roots foul sewer lines, water mains, buckle sidewalks, and drop shit on your car and roof in ice and windstorms. I'm looking at you, Silver Maple.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 23, 2026 03:36 PM (3ErUN)

94 Some insurance companies will fight you tooth and nail, even if they're in the wrong.
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Progressive. Their policy owner rammed my truck. In spite of police report, eye witness, they refused to settle for the damage. 'Sue the owner' they said. I'm not getting into that.

Then, Liberty Mutual cancelled my home owners insurance after hurricane Hellene.

We tend to forget that insurers are only in the game for profits, not for protecting their policy holders.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 23, 2026 03:37 PM (XeU6L)

95 82 Ex-Ex has been an absolute darling of a husband, and I thank God that he was sent to me.

But I know how I am when I'm not in the best of moods, and so I also thank God that he has a separate work building to escape to.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 23, 2026 03:31 PM

It took a few years of marriage, but I am now smart enough to know (mostly) when Bride of PI wants me nearby ... and when she doesn't.

And that right there is a very valuable piece of knowledge!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 03:37 PM (HlyYF)

96 My daughter makes an amazing bug repellent, but I usually apply it before I go outside, not before I go to bed.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 23, 2026 03:37 PM (YlYJ8)

97 (I hope this doesn't violate the AOS Style Guide regarding math posts.)
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That's Arithmetic. Should be fine.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 23, 2026 03:38 PM (3ErUN)

98 96 My daughter makes an amazing bug repellent, but I usually apply it before I go outside, not before I go to bed.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 23, 2026 03:37 PM (YlYJ

Your daughter is a bug repellent?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 23, 2026 03:39 PM (l3cgK)

99 Progressive. Their policy owner rammed my truck. In spite of police report, eye witness, they refused to settle for the damage. 'Sue the owner' they said. I'm not getting into that.

Posted by: Mike Hammer
___________

Threaten a bad faith suit. That usually gets their attention.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 23, 2026 03:39 PM (XvL8K)

100 if you can't count it on your fingers and toes (or fingers, toes, and pants down), it's too much math...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 23, 2026 03:34 PM

One of my daughters has rescued several polydactyl cats.

Among her six cats, they can almost count to 160!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 03:39 PM (HlyYF)

101 #34 was napha also known as white gas?

Posted by: From about That Time at August 23, 2026 03:39 PM (sl73Y)

102 My youngest daughter is allergic to poison ivy but not insect bites.

I'm the opposite. Poison ivy doesn't affect me, but I swell up if a mosquito looks at me sideways.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 23, 2026 03:36 PM (YlYJ

Mosquitos don't bother me, but if I get within 20 feet of poison ivy, I'll be daubing calamine for the next week. Love the *fabulous pink* color of calamine (HATE IT, BUT DAMN IF IT DOESN'T WORK).

My other weakness CHIGGERS (redbugs)!

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at August 23, 2026 03:40 PM (7kJyR)

103 101 #34 was napha also known as white gas?

Posted by: From about That Time at August 23, 2026 03:39 PM (sl73Y)

Dat's Rayciiist!!

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 23, 2026 03:40 PM (l3cgK)

104 Worst-est / 'Most Embarrassing' bite I've had was a Brown Recluse bite … on the right ass-cheek. Yeah. Try taking a pic of that with your iPhone in the right hand and a mirror reflecting what's in the wall mirror to line up the shot correctly. When I finally went to the walk-in clinic, the Indian 'tech' just started laughing … so much for 'medical care', eh?

Posted by: Dr_No at August 23, 2026 03:41 PM (ayRl+)

105 Your daughter is a bug repellent?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 23, 2026 03:39 PM (l3cgK)
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lol, she actually made me a jar of concentrate, that I dilute in some water in a spray bottle.

It works very well keeping flies, fleas, ticks, mosquitoes and other bugs away.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 23, 2026 03:41 PM (YlYJ8)

106 Progressive. Their policy owner rammed my truck. In spite of police report, eye witness, they refused to settle for the damage. 'Sue the owner' they said. I'm not getting into that.

Posted by: Mike Hammer
Send info to your state insurance commissioner. Let Progressive know that.

Posted by: free tibet at August 23, 2026 03:44 PM (iNp3L)

107 > But since everyone wants quick shade, they planted what are essentially weed species.

This is about us, isn't it?

Posted by: Tulip Poplars at August 23, 2026 03:45 PM (2Ez/1)

108 Pair of walkie-talkies, plus helper. Or use cell phones: "call me when the fan stops".

Besides, isn't that the back side of a Yugo radio?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 23, 2026 03:45 PM (1z8ji)

109 104 Worst-est / 'Most Embarrassing' bite I've had was a Brown Recluse bite … on the right ass-cheek. Yeah. Try taking a pic of that with your iPhone in the right hand and a mirror reflecting what's in the wall mirror to line up the shot correctly. When I finally went to the walk-in clinic, the Indian 'tech' just started laughing … so much for 'medical care', eh?

Posted by: Dr_No at August 23, 2026 03:41 PM (ayRl+)

Had a date palm front thorn go through a welding glove, through my finger, and get stopped by the other side of the welding glove.
In the end, I took a pair of pliers, pulled out the damn thorn, pulled my hand out. Yup, all the way through the joint of the finger, but amazingly no bleeding. Cleaned it well, got a tetanus shot.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 23, 2026 03:45 PM (l3cgK)

110 #34 was naptha also known as white gas?
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Pretty much. Coleman stoves and lanterns operate just fine on automotive gasoline, there is no need or desire to use high octane premium. Eventually after long use the generator will clog with tar and carbon. Even those can be cleaned. The chief advantage to Naptha is for emergency or stand-by use. It doesn't spoil. Neat stuff.

The emergency responders used to keep Coleman fuel in the gas tank for "Jaws of Life" use, because of this reason. It isn't going to work in a high compression 4 stroke engine. I mixed up a gallon of Coleman fuel and 2-stroke oil for the LawnBoy a couple times back in the day when I ran out of car gas. It ran fine, got the job done. I wouldn't do it now, not at 17 bucks a gallon.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 23, 2026 03:46 PM (3ErUN)

111 @ 105 Your daughter is a bug repellent?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 23, 2026 03:39 PM (l3cgK) ___ lol, she actually made me a jar of concentrate, that I dilute in some water in a spray bottle. It works very well keeping flies, fleas, ticks, mosquitoes and other bugs away.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 23, 2026 03:41 PM (YlYJ
______________________________________

Bug spray? Rinse out an empty Clorox bathroom cleaner spray bottle. Fill it with 1/2 and 1/2 water and 91% isopropyl alcohol. It sprays out in a large cloud of tiny droplets and freezes the little bastards mid-flight. Works great on flies, too …

Posted by: Dr_No at August 23, 2026 03:47 PM (ayRl+)

112 > This week's FWP.

Largest branch from neighbor's 160 year-old oak tree fell down during a storm on my garage. (I don't think two Morons could join hands around the trunk.)

Decking and obsolete clay tiles destroyed in droves. Hip rafter also shattered.
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A massive tree fell behind our daughter's house (a mobile home) this past March when a tornado (EF-1) passed over it. Most of the damage was cosmetic, but there were two holes punched in the roof from branches. And much of the siding was pitted by debris hitting it, two busted windows and of course a new roof.

$34,875 I still have the invoice. It's my house, they just live there.

Insurance covered all but the deductible.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 23, 2026 03:48 PM (2Cry5)

113 Key to working the garden in this heat is plenty of ice water and 15 minutes in the sun, followed by a cold beer.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 23, 2026 03:48 PM (3Ope8)

114
Golden Willow trees are a pain.

Last owner planted several in the backyard. They don't provide shade and privacy. All they do is shed branches.

Posted by: four seasons at August 23, 2026 03:49 PM (/QHx4)

115 Going to the walk-in clinic nowadays feels like you're paying someone $40 to Google your symptoms.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 23, 2026 03:50 PM (2Ez/1)

116 An insurance policy is no more than a license to argue with the insurance company. YMMV.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 23, 2026 03:50 PM (XeU6L)

117 MULBERRY TREES!!!!!
Branches spread and drop everywhere!
Birds eat the berries, spread and DROP everywhere!

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at August 23, 2026 03:51 PM (7kJyR)

118 Leaded-gasoline was removed from automobile use about 1985, that stuff was no good for stoves or lanterns in particular.

I think Chevron or somebody like that offered Lead-free gasoline all along. It wasn't really until the 1950s that it became a think, known as Ethyl, because engines became larger and more powerful, higher compression, and so a better octane was needed. Aircraft or aviation gasoline was a huge deal during the War, because there was a limited amount that could be extracted from a barrel of crude using the refining processes of the day. That's where "cracking" and similar came into the fore. The ability to get more or different refinery products from a barrel of crude than previously possible.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 23, 2026 03:51 PM (3ErUN)

119 You know you need the stair work to for it.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 23, 2026 03:20 PM (UdHDF)

I AM NOT FAT!

I am simply short for my weight!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 23, 2026 03:52 PM (k5CNB)

120
Insurance covered all but the deductible.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 23, 2026 03:48 PM (2Cry5)

That's because they couldn't argue with God about it.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 23, 2026 03:53 PM (l3cgK)

121 Going to the walk-in clinic nowadays feels like you're paying someone $40 to Google your symptoms.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty
---------

Perhaps. A friend while recently visiting the doc, the doc simply recorded their conversation, the report/diagnosis was provided by AI.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 23, 2026 03:54 PM (XeU6L)

122 $34,875 I still have the invoice. It's my house, they just live there.

Insurance covered all but the deductible.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 23, 2026 03:48 PM

That is about what I am expecting.

Only problem, I have recently been shaking my sofa quite a bit for loose change to make the family budget.

Pretty sure there is NOT $35,000 left in that old sofa if insurance isn't going to pay.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 03:54 PM (HlyYF)

123 117 MULBERRY TREES!!!!!
Branches spread and drop everywhere!
Birds eat the berries, spread and DROP everywhere!

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at August 23, 2026 03:51 PM (7kJyR)

this is true. Fortunately the birds in my neighborhood don't do that to the blackberries...instead, they pick at them where they are, like they do to the guavas...then there are the damnable crows, crushing my nuts on my roof...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 23, 2026 03:55 PM (l3cgK)

124 I had a huge dead branch taken off of a sugar maple and cut into sections for the fireplace. It's real bitch splitting sugar maple.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 23, 2026 03:55 PM (XvL8K)

125 Speaking of beer, isn't it almost beverage time?

Posted by: Skip at August 23, 2026 03:56 PM (Ia/+0)

126 then there are the damnable crows, crushing my nuts on my roof...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 23, 2026 03:55 PM (l3cgK)

OUCH!!!! Sounds painful!!!

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at August 23, 2026 03:56 PM (7kJyR)

127 125 Speaking of beer, isn't it almost beverage time?

Posted by: Skip at August 23, 2026 03:56 PM (Ia/+0)

Somewhere in the world, it's beer time...
But I don't drink, so not for me.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 23, 2026 03:58 PM (l3cgK)

128 124 I had a huge dead branch taken off of a sugar maple and cut into sections for the fireplace. It's real bitch splitting sugar maple.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 23, 2026 03:55 PM (XvL8K)

I learned something when I was in Alaska, ANY wood will split (MUCH) easier after it has frozen once.

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at August 23, 2026 03:58 PM (7kJyR)

129 Bug spray? Rinse out an empty Clorox bathroom cleaner spray bottle. Fill it with 1/2 and 1/2 water and 91% isopropyl alcohol. It sprays out in a large cloud of tiny droplets and freezes the little bastards mid-flight. Works great on flies, too …
Posted by: Dr_No at August 23, 2026 03:47 PM (ayRl+)
___

I use that to keep the flies at bay on the porch.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 23, 2026 03:59 PM (YlYJ8)

130 As an aside, working out the wiring for a circuit with two-way switches. I had to draw it out. It is essentally an Exclusive Nor gate.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 23, 2026 02:57 PM (XeU6L)

"Electrician speak" is a pet peeve of mine. A "three-way" switch has only two positions, toggle up, or toggle down. There is no "third way", Mussolini notwithstanding. In the real world, they are known as "single pole, double-throw" switches. In the real world, such switches may have a center "off" position, but not necessarily. Household wiring switches never have that option, AFAIK. And a "4-way" switch is just a double-pole, double throw switch, in which the toggle has only two positions.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 23, 2026 03:59 PM (1z8ji)

131 Another reason to blame and hate Trump—naphtha by the shipload load is being sent to VZ for their heavy crude processing.
Posted by: Community Notes at August 23, 2026 03:03 PM (a4flb)

And it comes right back in the crude shipped from VZ, and is recovered at the refinery. It is a circular trade.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 23, 2026 04:01 PM (1z8ji)

132 Get cleaned up and upstairs.
FOOD NOOD

Posted by: Skip at August 23, 2026 04:01 PM (Ia/+0)

133 I have large fig bush in the back, next to the pond. Between the squirrels, jays, mockingbird birds and rats, I never get more than a handful for myself.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 23, 2026 04:02 PM (3Ope8)

134 Cut down a monster holly ~~bush~~ tree this afternoon. I mean a 20' monster. The wood is soft enough to handle easily but wow, is it heavy. Of course the damn leaves want to poke the shit out of you.

Posted by: Tonypete at August 23, 2026 04:02 PM (he2p7)

135 How do you know the tree is 160 years old?
Posted by: I gotta ask at August 23, 2026 03:24 PM (2Ez/1)

Taylor Lorenz made a diary entry when she planted it.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 23, 2026 04:04 PM (1z8ji)

136 > Insurance covered all but the deductible.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 23, 2026 03:48 PM (2Cry5)

That's because they couldn't argue with God about it.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 23, 2026 03:53 PM (l3cgK)
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True. But there was widespread damage from that storm. Easily 10 - 20 million. Whole farms had every structure and outbuilding wiped out. We were a drop in the proverbial bucket.

Homeowner's insurance is higher now, of course. But not outrageously so.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 23, 2026 04:07 PM (2Cry5)

137 I feel for you figuring out the circuit breakers. A owner was stupid, so my breakers had helpful labels like "radio" and "diner corner". I generally turn on lights and hit breakers until the right one goes off.

Posted by: NaughtyPine at August 23, 2026 04:09 PM (xR1cG)

138 I learned something when I was in Alaska, ANY wood will split (MUCH) easier after it has frozen once.

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at August 23, 2026 03:58 PM

I like to split it when it still has frost on it.

At that point, the round is actually trying to expand (and wants to split).

Also, I can swing a splitting maul a lot more times in the cold wearing a thin flannel shirt than I can swing it when it is hot outside!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 23, 2026 04:34 PM (HlyYF)

139 My garage has the screw in type fuses, but I've saved a bundle using pennies instead.

Posted by: Thrifty Ted at August 23, 2026 04:35 PM (JM9I6)

140 Turn off the main breaker, replace the controller, then turn it back on, viola!

Posted by: Strung Out at August 23, 2026 04:38 PM (JM9I6)

141 Also, I can swing a splitting maul a lot more times in the cold wearing a thin flannel shirt than I can swing it when it is hot outside!
Posted by: Pillage Idiot

Who knew PI was a lumberjack?

Posted by: And He's OK! at August 23, 2026 04:40 PM (JM9I6)

142 In 120VAC electrocutions, the current that kills you is around 100 milliamps. If the current passes through the heart at that level, it will probably go into ventricular fibrillation, which causes the heart to stop pumping blood. This condition will persist until the death of the victim, unless there is an intervention including defibrillation. Defibrillation resets the sinus rhythm of the heart to restore normal cardiac function.
100 milliamps may also cause respiratory arrest and may clamp voluntary muscles in the hands (fingers anyone?) so that the victim cannot let go of the shock source. If respiratory arrest is caused, immediate intervention via mouth to mouth resuscitation or breathing apparatus is required within a few moments, but only after the victim has been removed from the source of the shock, and a very long period of hospitilization and special care.

Posted by: B Dubya at August 23, 2026 06:15 PM (AjEcy)

143 There are likely a number of breakers you know are NOT the correct one. From the remainder, turn off half of them. Check. If the power is off, go back and turn half of the turned-off ones back on. Check again. Continue until you isolate the correct one.

If, after the first step, the power is still on, go back and toggle all of the candidate breakers. Proceed as above.

Classic bench troubleshooting technique called "half splitting."

Posted by: Mark Shaw at August 23, 2026 08:34 PM (ine5y)

144 I can go back and forth and up and down 27 times

Or, you can, you know, get someone to help you.

Posted by: GWB at August 23, 2026 08:48 PM (kU0PQ)

145 > 15 Short to ground is the best circuit breaker finder.
This. Use a screwdriver, or your tongue if a screwdriver is unavailable.

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