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And I would also like to add: Romans 8:39 39) neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (New International Version) Comments(Jump to bottom of comments)1
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy. Amen. Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 07:44 AM (ZOv7s) 2
Amen.
Posted by: Brother Tim, still standing at January 31, 2026 07:51 AM (FIwBs) 3
Just a one-time prayer request, if I may. Her Majesty and The Big Dummy are traveling to New York for Westminster on Monday. The weather is cold, snow is likely over the weekend and she's driving an elderly car that needs to go in for servicing this morning in Virginia because of electrical issues. Any spare thoughts you can throw their way would be appreciated. I've added appeals to St. Christopher during my daily Rosary. Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 31, 2026 07:51 AM (tgvbd) Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 31, 2026 07:51 AM (qFwJc) 5
I am always happy to pray for us. I can't do much else.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 31, 2026 07:53 AM (qFwJc) 6
Good morning again dear horde with thanks to annie and mh and you morons for praying
mh is the only COB who noods his own threads what a swell guy! Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 31, 2026 07:54 AM (RIvkX) 7
Good Saturday morning, horde.
Prayers for all of you. Hiya, JT! So many grieving the loss of friends and family. May you/we all be comforted with their memories. Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 31, 2026 07:57 AM (h7ZuX) 8
*hic*
Posted by: Hillary! Dark Horse Candidate 2028 at January 31, 2026 07:57 AM (+HNx/) 9
My oldest friend Bob is dying. The chemo almost killed him and the immunotherapy is not working.
He returned to the Church and received Extreme Unction. He is one of the finest men I have been blessed to know. Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 31, 2026 07:58 AM (qFwJc) 10
Good morning Mis Hum and Horde
Posted by: Skip at January 31, 2026 07:58 AM (Ia/+0) 11
NDH update has received heart transplant and recovering from surgery in ICU. Hope to have ventilator removed and then stepdown to cardiac care unit.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 31, 2026 07:58 AM (RIvkX) 12
Buzzion, thank you for taking Christina into your home. I hope your friendship, combined with professional treatment, help her to overcome and heal.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 31, 2026 07:59 AM (h7ZuX) 13
Never, ever trust a Democrat. Just assume they are lying about everything:
"after the January 23 shooting by law enforcement of Alex Pretti, Senate Democrats reversed on their earlier pledge to avoid another shutdown. " Posted by: fd at January 31, 2026 08:00 AM (vFG9F) Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 31, 2026 08:01 AM (RIvkX) 15
My BiL passes away last Sunday morning, he and sister were in their bi-season home in Florida. My niece is now there with my sister. Would appreciate prayers for them
It was a shock to me when my mom told me, he was having health issues but didn't think that would happen. Posted by: Skip at January 31, 2026 08:02 AM (Ia/+0) Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 31, 2026 08:02 AM (qFwJc) 17
{Her Majesty and the Big Dummy}
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 31, 2026 08:04 AM (RIvkX) 18
He is getting cremation so not sure when a funeral service will happen.
Posted by: Skip at January 31, 2026 08:04 AM (Ia/+0) Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 31, 2026 08:06 AM (RIvkX) 20
Yonder Horde
Looks like a very light snow is falling now. It's also 5 degrees. Birds at the feeder don't care. Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 31, 2026 08:07 AM (jtM2q) 21
So sorry to hear it, Skip. Blessings of comfort for your family.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 31, 2026 08:08 AM (h7ZuX) 22
The internal temperature of birds ranges from 102 to 109.
Posted by: Ben Had at January 31, 2026 08:09 AM (0KSrI) 23
22 The internal temperature of birds ranges from 102 to 109.
Posted by: Ben Had at January 31, 2026 08:09 AM (0KSrI) ---------- I just admire the researchers who managed to keep a thermometer stuck up their butt. Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 31, 2026 08:11 AM (+HNx/) 24
My oldest friend Bob is dying. The chemo almost killed him and the immunotherapy is not working.
==== A prayer for his complete and immediate healing. Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 31, 2026 08:12 AM (RIvkX) 25
I am always happy to pray for us. I can't do much else.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 31, 2026 07:53 AM (qFwJc) --- It is very important. No prayer goes unheard. Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 08:13 AM (ZOv7s) 26
Good morning Mis Hum et al.
The preceding verse adds a fuller list that rounds out verse 39. I love the poetry of those two verses taken together. Romans 8:38-39 KJV 38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Posted by: muldoon at January 31, 2026 08:13 AM (qgHp7) Posted by: fd at January 31, 2026 08:14 AM (vFG9F) 28
En mi casa toman Bustelo!
Posted by: Caffeinated Carlos at January 31, 2026 08:14 AM (oftw2) 29
He returned to the Church and received Extreme Unction. He is one of the finest men I have been blessed to know.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 31, 2026 07:58 AM (qFwJc) --- God be praised! Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 08:15 AM (ZOv7s) 30
Romans 8:38-39 KJV
38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Posted by: muldoon at January 31, 2026 08:13 AM (qgHp7) Thank you for that. It's beautiful. I really need to open the Bible more often. Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 31, 2026 08:16 AM (h7ZuX) 31
Thank you to the everyone for the prayers. My dad is out of the hospital and in the rehab section of his retirement community. The facility tried to drag things out to prevent his admission but mom is a force of rage and she will beat bureaucrats down with documentation.
He's sleeping well and his therapy will begin soon. At this time, I don't know if he'll ever go back home. Posted by: NR Pax at January 31, 2026 08:16 AM (7xrfc) 32
I thought Scott Adams' deathbed conversion was very moving and telling in its imperfection. Here was a man who could not find faith himself, but let others lead him to it, and his profession was actually a prayer that God help him get the rest of the way there.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 08:16 AM (ZOv7s) 33
Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
Hail Mary, full of grace, blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. St. John Bosco, pray for us. I prayed Rosaries for the intentions, both stated and unstated, of members of the Horde. Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at January 31, 2026 08:17 AM (pJWtt) 34
Hadrian at least she'll be able to visit the Buc-ee's near Harrisonburg.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 31, 2026 08:17 AM (2Ez/1) 35
Willowed (CNN staff whineing)
One area of concern was Jennings being allowed to describe undocumented immigrants as “illegal aliens,” a term that violates the network’s editorial standards, according to Status. ----------------------------- Too funny https://tinyurl.com/3wsse62s Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 31, 2026 08:18 AM (o1zkF) 36
The internal temperature of birds ranges from 102 to 109.
Posted by: Ben Had ********* Is that when the little red button pops oout? 😀 Posted by: muldoon at January 31, 2026 08:19 AM (qgHp7) 37
I thought Scott Adams' deathbed conversion was very moving and telling in its imperfection.
There were people thinking that he was just converting out of convenience. I think it was sincere but I'm not the one with the knowledge of such things. Posted by: NR Pax at January 31, 2026 08:20 AM (7xrfc) Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 31, 2026 08:21 AM (Cjt/F) 39
Mornin’, All. Happy Saturday.
Posted by: Bulg at January 31, 2026 08:21 AM (77rzZ) 40
Prayers for the Horde and their loved ones in need.
no on of any consequence - condolences on the impending loss of your friend. Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 31, 2026 08:22 AM (IDEQi) 41
Prayers up for all the Horde's intentions. Those asked and unasked.
Posted by: olddog in mo at January 31, 2026 08:24 AM (rgA8J) 42
There were people thinking that he was just converting out of convenience. I think it was sincere but I'm not the one with the knowledge of such things.
Posted by: NR Pax at January 31, 2026 08:20 AM (7xrfc) --- "You're just converting to stay out of hell!" "And you have a problem with that?" I'd argue that downplaying the reality of damnation has done immense damage to society. No less than the late George Cardinal Pell said so, and deeply regretted his flirtation with universal salvation. As for its sincerity, that's up to God to sort out, but Pascal's Wager is a valid reason, which is why he came up with it. Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 08:24 AM (ZOv7s) 43
My wife and I entered the Church together, from very different backgrounds and - as it turned out - for very different reasons. We talked about this just yesterday. She was moved by emotion, by spiritual reasons, feeling that reason couldn't solve everything and sometimes one must rely on faith.
I am the exact opposite. Reason is what convinced me that there has to be something true at the root of Christianity, it couldn't be superstition or a hoax. The historical record was unimpeachable, which is why "Bible scholars" have to break the rules all the time to come up with reasons for doubt. It was only then that the spiritual side became apparent to me. Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 08:27 AM (ZOv7s) 44
Do CNN editorial standards preclude calling American citizens “white supremacists” and “nazis”?
Illegal aliens is a legal term of art. It isn’t necessarily derogatory per se, it is a descriptor. Immigrant has a defined meaning too - describing someone who has passed through a port of entry and has authorization to be in the country. Posted by: Common Tater at January 31, 2026 08:29 AM (mCOJo) 45
The Chosen.
Posted by: Come and See at January 31, 2026 08:29 AM (2Ez/1) 46
g'mornin' again, 'rons Posted by: AltonJackson at January 31, 2026 08:31 AM (tljrc) 47
https://tinyurl.com/mf5suydh
Saw this on Dailytimewaster and thought of this thread A coffee stur Posted by: Skip at January 31, 2026 08:31 AM (Ia/+0) 48
I thought Scott Adams' deathbed conversion was very moving and telling in its imperfection. Here was a man who could not find faith himself, but let others lead him to it, and his profession was actually a prayer that God help him get the rest of the way there.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 08:16 AM (ZOv7s) I had an interesting conversation with an older Catholic woman last evening. We had been chatting when she mentioned that one of her sons was an atheist. I asked if he was a scientist or engineer. She replied that he was. I told her that he was mistakenly thinking that faith was an irrational belief: science can only deal in the material, but does not answer why we commonly recognize transcendental qualities: such as, how much does beauty weigh or what is the meaning of life. I recommended that she give her son a book that was recently published (God, the Science, the Evidence by Michel-Yves Bollore and Olivier Bonnassies). The book presents scientific evidence so convincing that intellectually-honest atheists have had conversion experiences, and at least admit to the existence of some sort of creator God. Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at January 31, 2026 08:32 AM (pJWtt) 49
his profession was actually a prayer that God help him get the rest of the way there.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 08:16 AM (ZOv7s) I understand this perfectly. I call myself a doubtful believer. I'm not sure I actually believe in God, or if it's habit from growing up in church. An omnipresent, omnipotent God seems irrational to me, but nothing else seems more rational, so I go with it. I can point to many instances in my life when I was out of answers or options. But I pray, and always in the nick of time, I had answers and options. Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 31, 2026 08:33 AM (h7ZuX) 50
Was outside playing a little, still under 10 degrees and have a cup.of coffee left
Posted by: Skip at January 31, 2026 08:34 AM (Ia/+0) 51
I recommended that she give her son a book that was recently published (God, the Science, the Evidence by Michel-Yves Bollore and Olivier Bonnassies). The book presents scientific evidence so convincing that intellectually-honest atheists have had conversion experiences, and at least admit to the existence of some sort of creator God.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at January 31, 2026 08:32 AM (pJWtt) --- A turning point for me was the realization that there is more and better evidence for Christ than there is for Julius Caesar. I totally nerded out on ancient history in high school and college, reading all the Greek and Latin authors (in translation, of course) I could find. I kept seeing the same thing: "We have this one partial copy of a single text that tells us all we know about this topic." And then I came across "Bible scholars" nit-picking inconsequential errors from the many manuscripts separated by centuries and thousands of miles to find a way to cast doubt on the reliability of scripture. I should add that I never wanted to be Catholic. Like many other converts, I was dragged kicking and screaming into it. Weird how that happens. Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 08:38 AM (ZOv7s) 52
here is the deal. If Ted Kennedy is in heaven I don't want to be there
Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at January 31, 2026 08:38 AM (jrgJz) 53
update on Neidermeyers Dead Horse: she had the successful heart transplant surgery on Monday, and by Thursday she was "off the ECMO machine" as of yesterday, she was off the intubation and was coherent & communicating (she's already asking for her phone) the plan was to move her out of the ICU "this weekend" her daughter, Misti, is updating NDH's twitter @NeidsG (last update was yesterday afternoon) Posted by: AltonJackson at January 31, 2026 08:39 AM (tljrc) 54
Atheism or agnosticism is one thing. Well two things maybe. Anyway, some folks have an extreme hatred of even the concept of God or creator. It seems to result in disordered thinking. For all that I’ve met plenty of bible thumpers who are as crooked as a 3 dollar bill, so ..
Posted by: Common Tater at January 31, 2026 08:39 AM (mCOJo) 55
here is the deal. If Ted Kennedy is in heaven I don't want to be there
Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at January 31, 2026 08:38 AM (jrgJz) --- Every soul lost to Satan is a defeat. The most glorious victories are not good people getting their just reward but terrible sinners finding salvation. Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 08:40 AM (ZOv7s) 56
here is the deal. If Ted Kennedy is in heaven I don't want to be there
Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at January 31, 2026 08:38 AM (jrgJz) ------------- I hope you don't mean that; in your place, I would worry before placing my judgement ahead of God's Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 31, 2026 08:41 AM (QbC6G) 57
I'm back from my shave, having a last cup of black juice before heading out. Good thoughts to all.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 31, 2026 08:41 AM (wzUl9) 58
I understand this perfectly. I call myself a doubtful believer. I'm not sure I actually believe in God, or if it's habit from growing up in church. An omnipresent, omnipotent God seems irrational to me, but nothing else seems more rational, so I go with it.
I can point to many instances in my life when I was out of answers or options. But I pray, and always in the nick of time, I had answers and options. Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 31, 2026 08:33 AM (h7ZuX) Without faith in God, there is despair. I'm an engineer and am in the school-of-thought with A.H. Lloyd. Reason and science all point to Aristotle's Unmoved Prime Mover. Furthermore, the historical evidence that Jesus of Nazareth existed is irrefutable: multiple contemporary non-Christian documents mention Him, even if to disparage his divinity. The only legitimate dispute is was He the Son of God as He and His Apostles claimed, or a mad man or a liar. Faith is not irrational. I would argue that atheism is irrational. Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at January 31, 2026 08:42 AM (pJWtt) 59
If Ted Kennedy is in heaven I don't want to be there
I get that but consider this: If he truly repented of his actions and begged forgiveness, he could be admitted. And Heaven is vast enough that the odds of you running into him could be as small as you want. Posted by: NR Pax at January 31, 2026 08:43 AM (7xrfc) 60
...how much does beauty weigh...
********* Well, according to the popular culture that number has increased substantially in recent years. Posted by: muldoon at January 31, 2026 08:43 AM (qgHp7) 61
Atheism or agnosticism is one thing. Well two things maybe. Anyway, some folks have an extreme hatred of even the concept of God or creator. It seems to result in disordered thinking. For all that I’ve met plenty of bible thumpers who are as crooked as a 3 dollar bill, so ..
Posted by: Common Tater at January 31, 2026 08:39 AM (mCOJo) --- When they would bury the Hapsburg emperors, they would take the casket to the door of the cathedral and they would have the doors closed. The herald would knock and a voice inside would say: "Who is there?" And the herald would reply with a bunch of his royal titles, and the response would be "I don't know him." And then he would reply again with even more impressive titles, and the reply would be the same. Finally, the herald with just give his first name, and say "a sinner." "You may enter." Very cool. Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 08:44 AM (ZOv7s) 62
It is colder than Hillary’s (uh sorry, I meant a witch’s) backside here in DFW this morning… brrrr
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 31, 2026 08:44 AM (xT8gx) 63
I have faith enough that God will judge and those found to be guilty will pay.
Posted by: Skip at January 31, 2026 08:46 AM (Ia/+0) 64
Whenever I can’t sleep, a quick prayer and I am out for the duration. Why I don’t and toss and turn instead, I don’t know. People are strange.
Posted by: Accomack at January 31, 2026 08:46 AM (S8ZfB) 65
Don't tell me I can't drink bacon. I have maple bacon-flavored coffee!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at January 31, 2026 08:47 AM (kpS4V) 66
58 I agree. Atheism is irrational.
Posted by: Bulg at January 31, 2026 08:48 AM (77rzZ) 67
"You're just converting to stay out of hell!" It may be imperfect contrition, but it's still contrition. I was lapsed for 30-plus years. I really wish I could say I returned to the Faith for the love of God, but it's not quite true. It was because I felt He was asking more of me than I was doing at that point. I try to persevere because He set standards that I owe it to Him to try to fulfill. But the love of God remains beyond me right now. I pray frequently every day: on getting up, the Angelus at noon, the Rosary during the day and evening prayers before going to bed. I say the Litany of Loreto before Mass and a prayer to the Virgin Mary afterwards. They aren't empty exercises and I'm happy to do so because they set a frame for me and give Him what He deserves. But to talk to Him personally has always been extremely difficult for me, as though He has better things to do than listen to the likes of me. I never feel fervor and I'm envious of those who do. It makes me aware of just how damaging my time away from the Faith has been. But slowly, my conduct is improving and maybe someday I'll feel the love for Him that I should. Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 31, 2026 08:48 AM (tgvbd) 68
here is the deal. If Ted Kennedy is in heaven I don't want to be there
Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at January 31, 2026 08:38 AM (jrgJz) --- Every soul lost to Satan is a defeat. The most glorious victories are not good people getting their just reward but terrible sinners finding salvation. Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 08:40 AM (ZOv7s) Jesus Christ instructed us to "judge not." That doesn't mean that we are not to condemn bad behavior, or not give good counsel. I don't waste any time questioning God's mercy or judgement. Did Kennedy repent of his evil acts? Perhaps. Did he perform any acts of contrition or reparation? I'm doubtful. But, the fate of Ted Kennedy's immortal soul is between him and God. When I pray for my enemies - as Jesus taught us to do - I pray that they soften their hearts, recognize the evil that they have committed, repent and do acts of contrition, and thus save their souls. Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at January 31, 2026 08:50 AM (pJWtt) 69
Sydney Sweeney’s beauties weigh quite a bit, I suspect.
Posted by: Bulg at January 31, 2026 08:50 AM (77rzZ) 70
Temp is hovering around freezing, wind chill of 21. I'm sitting here at home wearing my thick alpaca sweater over a shirt and with a blanket over my legs. For some reason I get cold sooner than I used to. Some mild weight loss from cutting out sugar a few years ago, I guess.
Aside from my haircut, I have to stop at the pharmacy inside Target to pick up an Rx. I hope to be back home by 10:30. Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 31, 2026 08:51 AM (wzUl9) 71
Who is going to heaven and who isn’t? We humans don’t know (except regarding our own soul)…. I find the words of our Lord in John 3 both a comfort and yet full of mystery.
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. I didn’t make any contribution to my physical birth… I can’t make any contribution to my spiritual birth. It is a miraculous act of the Spirit of God. My only contribution is belief…. What exactly that means I don’t know other than I know I believe. Everyone (even Mother Theresa… even Saint Peter!) has/had doubts Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 31, 2026 08:52 AM (xT8gx) 72
Don't tell me I can't drink bacon. I have maple bacon-flavored coffee!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at January 31, 2026 *** There are maple-scented pipe tobaccos, and plenty with a hint of campfire and barbecue sauce. I wonder if there is one with bacon. Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 31, 2026 08:52 AM (wzUl9) 73
Judge not as Christians. But, as citizens, we all wear the purple of Caesar.
Posted by: Accomack at January 31, 2026 08:54 AM (S8ZfB) 74
...how much does beauty weigh...
********* Well, according to the popular culture that number has increased substantially in recent years. Posted by: muldoon at January 31, 2026 08:43 AM (qgHp7) Good one! Posted by: Count de Monet at January 31, 2026 08:56 AM (wVcYX) 75
"off the ECMO machine"
********** Brief primer for those who may not be familiar with it:" Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation or ECMO is a temporary means of augmenting cardiac and lung function during an interim where those functions are recovering from major dysfunction. During any open heart surgery, the heart is stopped and blood is rerouted through a heart-lung bypass machine, whihc does exactly that, it bypasses the heart AND the lungs. Oxygen and CO2 are exchanged as the blood passes by a membrane, temperature and chemical balance are regulated. ECMO is in essence a smaller version of a bypass machine that is portable enough to operate in an ICU room, and can provide up to several days of support while the heart is recovering from an injury or in the case of a transplant, the stress of being in an Igloo ice chest for a few hours. (cont.) Posted by: muldoon at January 31, 2026 08:57 AM (qgHp7) 76
You can judge all you want. We all make judgements every day. What you can't do is condemn anyone to hell.
That action belongs to G-d and him alone. Not even Jesus can do that. "thou shall not judge" is just the first of many re-writings of the Bible to take hold. Posted by: Just some random passer by at January 31, 2026 08:58 AM (89Sog) 77
I wonder if there is one with bacon.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere Wonder no more: https://tinyurl.com/3jzk4p9t Posted by: NR Pax at January 31, 2026 08:58 AM (7xrfc) 78
“ You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.”
Psalm 63:1 Posted by: Marcus T at January 31, 2026 08:58 AM (zw+xd) 79
A balmy 14 this morning with a light coating of snow, and a good day to All.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 31, 2026 08:58 AM (1lTYe) 80
But to talk to Him personally has always been extremely difficult for me, as though He has better things to do than listen to the likes of me. I never feel fervor and I'm envious of those who do.
It makes me aware of just how damaging my time away from the Faith has been. But slowly, my conduct is improving and maybe someday I'll feel the love for Him that I should. Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 31, 2026 08:48 AM (tgvbd) I'm in the same boat you are in. Mrs. Cop has a much personal relationship with God than I do. Now, my 16 year-old grandson (the one that converted to Catholicism), that kid is imbued with the Holy Spirit and he LOVES Eucharistic Adoration. We've had more than one person in our parish ask us if we think he will eventually become a priest. I think what helped him is that he has been going to Mass with us since he was about 6, and I had self-taught myself the Catechism and articles of faith that I was not taught in the 1970s as a child myself, so I was able to give him good instruction during his formative years. Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at January 31, 2026 08:59 AM (pJWtt) 81
A desire to be saved is itself the sign of the Holy Spirit working in us. The 'Natural Man' has no desire for a God. We cannot even want to be saved without his intervention.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 31, 2026 08:59 AM (jc0TO) 82
I will say this: you Catholics who drop those prayer cards here and there, keep it up.
Three times in my life, when I was pondering monumental decisions, unsure how to solve a problem in my life, I have happened across these cards, prayed the prayers as instructed, and received the help I sought. Rational, or irrational? I don't know, and I no longer care. I am grateful for the help. Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 31, 2026 08:59 AM (h7ZuX) 83
The warmup is on its way, but it's still 11 here with a wind chill at zero.
It should get into the upper 20s next week. I'll break out the shorts and sandals. Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 09:00 AM (ZOv7s) 84
Got willowed but have a video on thst Hoverbike, no way its real. No more thrust out back from looks like 2 bathroom fans.
Posted by: Skip at January 31, 2026 09:00 AM (Ia/+0) 85
(cont.)
ECMO can be used in several scenarios including pst-transplant, post drowning, post complex congenital heart surgery and others. It is not, however, a permanent or sustainable technique. Longest I've seen was about two weeks. Therefore it has to serve as a delaying measure, or as we refer to it a "bridge" to something else. It can be a bridge to recovery, a bridge to transplant, or sadly in some cases a bridge to nowhere. Posted by: muldoon at January 31, 2026 09:02 AM (qgHp7) 86
35 right now outside, rising up by about 10 degrees by this afternoon, then dropping to 26 degrees overnight. 10 day forecast says no more sub-freezing temps expected.
My thoughts turn to when to apply pre-emergent weed killer. The timing is tricky. Posted by: Count de Monet at January 31, 2026 09:02 AM (wVcYX) 87
A desire to be saved is itself the sign of the Holy Spirit working in us. The 'Natural Man' has no desire for a God. We cannot even want to be saved without his intervention.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 31, 2026 08:59 AM (jc0TO) --- Wisdom begins with fear of the Lord. Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 09:03 AM (ZOv7s) 88
I love to take a long jog every Saturday morning for exercise (and enjoyment of the outdoors). But this is now the second Saturday in a row that weather prevents… last Saturday an ice storm, today it’s too cold…. For the moment. I’m somewhat stubborn so I’m gonna wait until around noon when it’s “warmed up” to 28 degrees and the wind has died down a bit and I’m gonna do my “morning” jog in the early afternoon…. Improvise, adapt, overcome — Gunny Sgt Highway
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 31, 2026 09:05 AM (xT8gx) 89
Don't tell me I can't drink bacon. I have maple bacon-flavored coffee!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at January 31, 2026 08:47 AM Ok. But let's talk about the pants requirement on the prestigous Book Thread. Posted by: Bob from NSA at January 31, 2026 09:05 AM (0sNs1) 90
ECMO can be used in several scenarios including pst-transplant, post drowning, post complex congenital heart surgery and others. Posted by: muldoon at January 31, 2026 09:02 AM thanks, Muldoon I didn't know what ECMO was, just that graduating off of it was a good sign Posted by: AltonJackson at January 31, 2026 09:06 AM (tljrc) 91
I will say this: you Catholics who drop those prayer cards here and there, keep it up.
Three times in my life, when I was pondering monumental decisions, unsure how to solve a problem in my life, I have happened across these cards, prayed the prayers as instructed, and received the help I sought. Rational, or irrational? I don't know, and I no longer care. I am grateful for the help. Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 31, 2026 08:59 AM (h7ZuX) During my reversion back to the Catholic Church, I had come across an old prayer book published in the 1950s. One of the prayers was along the lines of, "Jesus how can I serve you and the Church?" I $h!t you not, I heard a voice answer me! I was alone in the house, and the answer was completely unexpected but has brought me to taking a much more active role in my parish. Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at January 31, 2026 09:06 AM (pJWtt) 92
I'm a lily of the field. God is my gardener.
Posted by: Count de Monet at January 31, 2026 09:07 AM (wVcYX) 93
Rational, or irrational? I don't know, and I no longer care. I am grateful for the help.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 31, 2026 08:59 AM (h7ZuX) --- "In my experience, there's no such thing as luck." A fun line delivered by Sir Alec Guinness who was a Catholic convert. He first gave it serious consideration when playing a priest and filming in France and a little boy, thinking he was a real priest, just walked up to him and talked to him while holding his hand. The level of trust amazed him. He began dropping into churches, praying from time to time, and when his son became ill, he made a vow to convert while praying for his son, who was healed, and who also was raised in the Church. Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 09:07 AM (ZOv7s) 94
Oh, one more thing. ECMO does not have to be total bypass. It can be used to only partially offload the heart and can be gradually weaned off as cardiac function improves, as in NDH's case. In other words, partial heart-lung bypass rather than total.
Thus endeth today's lesson. Posted by: muldoon at January 31, 2026 09:08 AM (qgHp7) 95
Wolfus, it looks like the current temperature in Owensboro is 13 degrees, but feels like 1 degree.
So there's that. Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 31, 2026 09:09 AM (2Ez/1) 96
I wonder if there is one with bacon.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere * Wonder no more: https://tinyurl.com/3jzk4p9t Posted by: NR Pax at January 31, 2026 *** Thanks, NR! I think I've actually seen it in person at my local pipe/cigar shop. Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 31, 2026 09:09 AM (wzUl9) 97
Muldoon — Your patients are very fortunate to have you! Excellent doctors are hard to find these days in my experience
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 31, 2026 09:12 AM (xT8gx) 98
My thoughts turn to when to apply pre-emergent weed killer. The timing is tricky.
Posted by: Count de Monet at January 31, 2026 09:02 AM +++ When you see the forsythia blooming. Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 31, 2026 09:12 AM (2Ez/1) 99
Wolfus, it looks like the current temperature in Owensboro is 13 degrees, but feels like 1 degree.
So there's that. Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 31, 2026 *** When I move, I will either need to buy a treadmill or join a gym. It'd be difficult to work out in that, and I certainly can't laze around all winter. Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 31, 2026 09:12 AM (wzUl9) 100
My plan is to retire and become a nomad for five years.
I'll chase 70 degree weather. Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 31, 2026 09:14 AM (2Ez/1) 101
I love to take a long jog every Saturday morning for exercise (and enjoyment of the outdoors). But this is now the second Saturday in a row that weather prevents… last Saturday an ice storm, today it’s too cold…. For the moment. I’m somewhat stubborn so I’m gonna wait until around noon when it’s “warmed up” to 28 degrees and the wind has died down a bit and I’m gonna do my “morning” jog in the early afternoon…. Improvise, adapt, overcome — Gunny Sgt Highway
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 31, 2026 *** I've had to shift my workouts this last ten days to the afternoons. I don't like it much. Too much traffic on the streets leading to the walking trail. When I go at five or six am, there are very few cars. Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 31, 2026 09:15 AM (wzUl9) 102
Winter is meant for lazing around.
Posted by: Bulg at January 31, 2026 09:15 AM (77rzZ) 103
My thoughts turn to when to apply pre-emergent weed killer. The timing is tricky.
Posted by: Count de Monet at January 31, 2026 09:02 AM (wVcYX) ~~~~~ Ever heard of Ralph Snodsmith? He used to have a radio garden show years ago. Anyway, the only thing I remember him saying, repeatedly, was to "Get your pre-emergent crab grass control down before the blossoms fall from the forsythia." I don't know why I remember that or why I even listened to his show. I lived in Manhattan at the time. Posted by: IrishEi at January 31, 2026 09:16 AM (3ImbR) 104
Government shutdown includes Department of Defense just as we may be about to liberate Iran. Coincidence?
Posted by: Rip N Read at January 31, 2026 09:16 AM (fr4zq) 105
Bulg how you holding up?
Posted by: Skip at January 31, 2026 09:17 AM (Ia/+0) 106
I'm rather intolerant of black-pilling these days, and it's a combination of faith and gratitude for the super-abundance of blessings we are currently seeing. Honestly, Ace could (and maybe should) do a week of nothing but good news, because it's out there.
I saw that we surpassed Japan for steel production for the first time in 32 years. What!? I was told by every economist that immutable laws prevented a revival of American industry. Learn to code and all that. Wages are starting to rise and rents starting to fall. As winter loosens its grip, yard work and construction crews are going to have more and better paid citizen employees. This boom is only getting started and it's going to be the biggest thing in 40 years. Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 09:18 AM (ZOv7s) 107
But to talk to Him personally has always been extremely difficult for me, as though He has better things to do than listen to the likes of me. I never feel fervor and I'm envious of those who do.
=== Hashem knows every blade of grass and every grain of sand. You think hashem doesn't know you, the pinnacle of Creation? Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 31, 2026 09:18 AM (RIvkX) 108
...how much does beauty weigh...
********* Well, according to the popular culture that number has increased substantially in recent years. Posted by: muldoon at January 31, 2026 08:43 AM (qgHp7) Heh. Nice. Who knew a concept with no calories could be so fattening? Posted by: naturalfake at January 31, 2026 09:18 AM (iJfKG) 109
Prayers for all the Horde in need
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 31, 2026 09:18 AM (Frj3y) 110
Learn to coal.
Posted by: West Virginia Employment Commission at January 31, 2026 09:19 AM (2Ez/1) 111
105 OK, Skip. Just sitting here on the couch, counting down to 1546 when I can take this contraption off (the heart monitor thingy).
Posted by: Bulg at January 31, 2026 09:20 AM (77rzZ) 112
I've had to shift my workouts this last ten days to the afternoons. I don't like it much. Too much traffic on the streets leading to the walking trail. When I go at five or six am, there are very few cars.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 31, 2026 09:15 AM (wzUl9) Yes, early morning is my preference. Fewer people and more peaceful Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 31, 2026 09:20 AM (xT8gx) 113
Don't tell me I can't drink bacon. I have maple bacon-flavored coffee!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at January 31, 2026 08:47 AM Hmmm. Maybe those who like butter in their coffee could try bacon fat instead. Sounds awful to me, but I'm picky that way. Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 31, 2026 09:20 AM (h7ZuX) 114
Winter is meant for lazing around.
Posted by: Bulg at January 31, 2026 09:15 AM (77rzZ) --- I do not expect to gain any ground with winter workouts, just try to limit losses until I get get outside again. There is absolutely no good reason to try running or even serious walking with ice on the sidewalk. I knew that when I was in my 20s and it's doubly true now. Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 09:20 AM (ZOv7s) 115
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
****** Thanks for the kind words. I was a bit of a throwback and could not in good faith function in an Obamacare world. I retired from practice in 2019 and although I miss some aspects, have no regrets. Just this past week I saw a local news story about a 9 year old boy doing a fundraiser for Make-A-Wish. Turns out he is a boy that was referred to me within hours of birth, with hypoplastic left hear syndrome. I vividly remember making the diagnosis and sitting down with the family to inform them of what would come. Three heart surgeries and later a transplant (after I retired) here he was. A nice memory. Posted by: muldoon at January 31, 2026 09:20 AM (qgHp7) 116
When you see the forsythia blooming.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 31, 2026 09:12 AM (2Ez/1) Ever heard of Ralph Snodsmith? He used to have a radio garden show years ago. Anyway, the only thing I remember him saying, repeatedly, was to "Get your pre-emergent crab grass control down before the blossoms fall from the forsythia." I don't know why I remember that or why I even listened to his show. I lived in Manhattan at the time. Posted by: IrishEi at January 31, 2026 09:16 AM (3ImbR) Thanks, both of you. Just one question. What is a forsythia? Posted by: Count de Monet at January 31, 2026 09:20 AM (wVcYX) 117
Good morning MisHum, Horde
Posted by: callsign claymore at January 31, 2026 09:21 AM (sVV4J) 118
Learn to coal.
Posted by: West Virginia Employment Commission at January 31, 2026 09:19 AM (2Ez/1) --- How come no one worried about gender imbalances in coal mining or the crab fleets? Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 09:21 AM (ZOv7s) 119
I put ghee in my coffee.
I'm a gheezer. Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 31, 2026 09:21 AM (2Ez/1) 120
My son puts honey in his coffee.
Posted by: Bulg at January 31, 2026 09:22 AM (77rzZ) Posted by: Al Gore's Amazing Internet at January 31, 2026 09:23 AM (2Ez/1) 122
I put ghee in my coffee.
I'm a gheezer. Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 31, 2026 09:21 AM (2Ez/1) --- I started using heavy whipping cream and I like it. Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 09:23 AM (ZOv7s) 123
A balmy 20 degrees here in DFW, enjoying my HEB pecan coffee.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 31, 2026 09:24 AM (0U5gm) 124
Bacon-flavored Spam seems a bit of overkill.
Posted by: Count de Monet at January 31, 2026 09:24 AM (wVcYX) 125
Hey it's up to 6° here. When I posted on Pixy's thread I was 0°. Got down to -8 here in the MidHudson last night
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 31, 2026 09:25 AM (IDEQi) 126
Bacon-flavored Spam seems a bit of overkill.
Posted by: Count de Monet at January 31, 2026 09:24 AM (wVcYX) --- One could just fry it in bacon grease. Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 09:25 AM (ZOv7s) 127
Don't knock it 'till you've fried it.
In honey butter. Posted by: Spam at January 31, 2026 09:26 AM (2Ez/1) 128
Good morning good people. Prayers for all Hordian intentions - those requested and those known but to God.
Prayers please for our Grand Knight Paul - he has a constellation of cardiac issues and has been taken to his childhood home in Memphis by his sister to die. Continued prayers are also asked for our great nation and all those who work for the ideals that we strive for. Posted by: Tonypete at January 31, 2026 09:26 AM (cYBz/) 129
Oh, re ECMO, for those in Rio Linda:
Air goes in and out, blood goes round and round, and oxygen is good. Posted by: muldoon at January 31, 2026 09:27 AM (qgHp7) Posted by: IrishEi at January 31, 2026 09:28 AM (3ImbR) 131
Thanks, both of you. Just one question. What is a forsythia?
Posted by: Count de Monet $20. Same as in town. Posted by: Tonypete at January 31, 2026 09:28 AM (cYBz/) 132
The UN is running out of money. Anyway...
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 31, 2026 09:29 AM (IDEQi) 133
Posted by: muldoon at January 31, 2026 09:20 AM (qgHp7)
You got the same satisfaction from your work as did(does) my dad. He was a pastor for many years (still preaches and visits at hospitals part time) and it’s amazing to me how many lives he touched… people he runs into etc I went into engineering and it’s had its own rewards but less significant I think… maybe if I had a do over I might’ve been a pastor. No do overs though. I’m content, but do occasionally think of Frost’s “road not taken” Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 31, 2026 09:29 AM (xT8gx) 134
So much loss and suffering in this world. Thank God He is in control, and that while this is difficult, and sometimes feels impossible, we know that this life is temporary and short. Eternity is forever.
May all those who are suffering, or have loved ones suffering/dying, know the peace of God, even in the small things. May He comfort them and hold them close. Posted by: TecumsehTea at January 31, 2026 09:30 AM (nz1sK) 135
Something I've been meaning to mention is that the reason why the left is using incendiary language is because that is all they have left. The Old Left actually featured hard men of action, but they all died off, and now we have noodle-armed soyboys, drama queens and AWFLS, none of whom are of any use in a fight.
They also grew up in a society where pouting and being a helpless victim was a path to power, and threats never had to be acted upon, because everyone always caved. So now they are in a situation where they are facing calm, determined, systematic resistance and all they can do is scream louder. That's their play. Now there is some kinetic action, but it's very limited compared to the late 1960s, when whole cities burned. The violence now is performative, and its also inorganic, that is to say not staffed by true believers but by otherwise unemployable mentally ill mercenaries. (cont) Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 09:30 AM (ZOv7s) 136
I'm sitting right here.
Posted by: Al Gore's Amazing Internet at January 31, 2026 09:23 AM (2Ez/1) Yes, forsythia grows well in Texas, particularly in North Texas, Northeast Texas, East Texas, and Southeast Texas. It thrives best in areas east of I-35, especially where soils are moist, slightly acidic to neutral, and rich in organic matter. Blooming Time: Forsythia blooms in late February to mid-March, often alongside early daffodils and red japonica, marking one of the first signs of spring in Texas. Truly amazing invention, Al. Much obliged. How's the chakra release quest going? Posted by: Count de Monet at January 31, 2026 09:30 AM (wVcYX) 137
Here was a man who could not find faith himself, but let others lead him to it, and his profession was actually a prayer that God help him get the rest of the way there.
Mark 19:23-24 Posted by: Oddbob at January 31, 2026 09:32 AM (Fs0KI) 138
There’s no need to believe it’s overly complicated or involves a complex understanding of theology. It doesn’t.
All it takes is to open your heart to God. Let him in. He’s standing right beside you, as He always has and always will. Even in your darkest moments, when you feel abandoned and think He’s turned away from you- He has not. He’s guiding you through those difficult moments- pray for understanding. I’ve seen some terrible things. Things that made me wonder where He was in all that horror. Then at one point He told me, Marcus, I’m right here where I’ve always been. Open your heart and soul to me and realize I have never left your side. At that moment I looked back and realized He carried me through all of it. Every single moment. At first I felt ashamed, but that turned to indescribable joy. God, and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is an awesome God. There is nothing He cannot do. Pray to Him. Ask him to forgive you for your sins and come in to your life. You will find magnificent peace and fulfillment. You will find great comfort and joy in your soul. Praise God in Heaven. Posted by: Marcus T at January 31, 2026 09:32 AM (zw+xd) 139
The Old Left actually featured hard men of action, but they all died off, and now we have noodle-armed soyboys, drama queens and AWFLS, none of whom are of any use in a fight.
What are we, chopped liver? Posted by: LGBTQ+FDFJOEMGRFGM at January 31, 2026 09:33 AM (Riz8t) 140
No do overs though. I’m content, but do occasionally think of Frost’s “road not taken”
Posted by: LinusVanPelt *********** No harm in that as long as it is wistful 'what-if-ery' and not burdened by regerts. I sometimes think I could have been a detective. Posted by: muldoon at January 31, 2026 09:33 AM (qgHp7) 141
How come no one worried about gender imbalances in coal mining or the crab fleets? Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 09:21 AM (ZOv7s) __________ Men die on the job at 13 times the rate of women. When that gender imbalance is corrected, I'll start worrying about the number of female CEOs. Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 31, 2026 09:33 AM (tgvbd) 142
Yes, early morning is my preference. Fewer people and more peaceful
——- Plus the feelings of innate superiority, as you contemplate all those lazy bone slugs wallowing in bed at 0545 when they oughtta be up and at ‘em, being productive. One should bring a bullhorn on early morning jogs, to encourage suburbia with motivational messages decrying their slovenly habits Posted by: Common Tater at January 31, 2026 09:34 AM (itAZI) 143
"How's the chakra release quest going?"
+++ Not too well. Seems it's in a lock box. Like Social Security. Posted by: I used to be the next president of the United States at January 31, 2026 09:34 AM (2Ez/1) 144
Because the left has controlled the commanding heights of finance for at least 20 years, they have gotten lazy and stupid. This is partly because the Soros-type evil geniuses have been replaced by idiot nepotist diversity hires. They don't bother to hide their corruption because they think that they have a right to it.
This makes it laughably easy to roll up those networks, which is happening under the radar. Lots of people want to see results, but that takes time, not just to build the case, but to identify prosecutors who will purposefully tank what should have been slam-dunk prosecutions. Even so, the pinch is already being felt, and a lot of their troopers are being laid off, which also limits future contributions. The left also knows that if it goes full kinetic, it will lose instantly. The training they are getting stresses this, and their hope is to make martyrs that sway the soccer moms. The problem is that soccer moms are the ones being raped, and they fear for the safety of themselves and their children. No one cares about gang members being deported. (cont) Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 09:34 AM (ZOv7s) 145
I'm drinking 3 day old coffee this morning because it is
wrong to waste coffee. I wish I had some 2 day old pie. Posted by: Eromero at January 31, 2026 09:35 AM (LHPAg) 146
Plus the feelings of innate superiority, as you contemplate all those lazy bone slugs wallowing in bed at 0545 when they oughtta be up and at ‘em, being productive.
That's nice, but it won't help you in the long run. You're not one of the elect. Sorry. Posted by: John Calvin at January 31, 2026 09:35 AM (Riz8t) 147
Plus the feelings of innate superiority, as you contemplate all those lazy bone slugs wallowing in bed at 0545 when they oughtta be up and at ‘em, being productive. One should bring a bullhorn on early morning jogs, to encourage suburbia with motivational messages decrying their slovenly habits
Posted by: Common Tater at January 31, 2026 09:34 AM (itAZI) The spirit of Gunny Hartman live on! Posted by: Count de Monet at January 31, 2026 09:35 AM (wVcYX) 148
119 I put ghee in my coffee.
I'm a gheezer. Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 31, 2026 09:21 AM (2Ez/1) Someone should package this in a spray can. Ghee Whiz Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at January 31, 2026 09:36 AM (FMtrg) 149
I might be more tolerant of the cold if the sun would shine. Early in the week, after the winter storm, the sky cleared and it was sunny. Air temperature was 22 or so, but no wind. The back of the house faces south. Up against the the house, on the deck, it was 58 degrees.
I had a cigar. It was quiet, the roads were a mess so, no traffic. Peaceful. But I'm pretty much sick of winter now. Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 31, 2026 09:36 AM (jtM2q) 150
67 Hadrian, the Lord is infinite. He has time to listen to everyone who comes to him.
Posted by: Bulg at January 31, 2026 09:36 AM (77rzZ) 151
Yes, early morning is my preference. Fewer people and more peaceful __________ The time between morning chores at 5:00 (or earlier) and getting Her Majesty's coffee at 7:00 is my favorite part of the day. Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 31, 2026 09:36 AM (tgvbd) 152
At what was the lowest point in my life, and I was alone, an elderly couples stopped by my table at a McDonald's. The man gave me a prayer card. Not Jehovah's witness, just people. And this has never happened before or since.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 31, 2026 09:36 AM (Xbquz) 153
"How come no one worried about gender imbalances in coal mining or the crab fleets?"
*polite cough* Posted by: Roofers and oilfield workers at January 31, 2026 09:37 AM (2Ez/1) 154
Early in the week, after the winter storm, the sky cleared and it was sunny. Air temperature was 22 or so, but no wind. The back of the house faces south. Up against the the house, on the deck, it was 58 degrees.
I had a cigar. It was quiet, the roads were a mess so, no traffic. Peaceful. But I'm pretty much sick of winter now. You are mistaken. There is only unrelenting heat now. Posted by: Al Gore at January 31, 2026 09:37 AM (Riz8t) 155
148 119 I put ghee in my coffee.
I'm a gheezer. Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 31, 2026 09:21 AM (2Ez/1) Someone should package this in a spray can. Ghee Whiz Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at January 31, 2026 09:36 AM (FMtrg) KerryGold Unsalted Irish butter. Posted by: Eromero at January 31, 2026 09:37 AM (LHPAg) 156
Skip, I am sorry for your loss
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 31, 2026 09:37 AM (rjRKB) 157
This brings me to the genius of Trump's strategy focusing on detainers and local law enforcement participation. These idiots are literally planting their flag on defending child rapists from federal officers. Great idea! That's really going to win middle America over to the cause.
The lethal incidents didn't pan out, and the relatively tiny forces in play have a low loss threshold. They thought this would be cost-free, and this changes the calculous completely. Note also that local law enforcement is also locally led, so the police chiefs and sheriffs are under intense pressure to keep the streets safe and many will lose their jobs if they keep releasing rapists back onto the street. I live in a liberal college town, but they absolutely call the cops in a hot minute if they think there is a threat. If the local cops were letting rapists go, there would be hell to pay. (cont) Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 09:38 AM (ZOv7s) 158
Faith is more than words; what is fruit of faith? This is what I note about Scott Adam’s life: his actual life was always a moral and honorable one. He not simply lived a moral life; he used his talents to the best of his ability, and especially in the last years focused on using his particular talents to be of service to those around him.
If that is not a Godly life, what is? And so at the end he finally mastered his pride and said what he already was showing in his life. Good for him! He’d done the hard part long before. Posted by: Tom Servo at January 31, 2026 09:38 AM (ai6/n) 159
BTW someone once asked me- “How do I worship God? Where do I start?”. And I replied, “That’s easy, start on your knees”.
Posted by: Marcus T at January 31, 2026 09:38 AM (zw+xd) 160
> 119 I put ghee in my coffee.
I'm a gheezer. Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 31, 2026 09:21 AM (2Ez/1) And the person who brings the coffee could be called the Gheezer Butler. Posted by: Black Sabbath at January 31, 2026 09:38 AM (IG3/x) 161
Plus the feelings of innate superiority, as you contemplate all those lazy bone slugs wallowing in bed at 0545 when they oughtta be up and at ‘em, being productive ___________ Cold shower, journal entry, granola smoothie. That's what the go-getters on LinkedIn tell me. Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 31, 2026 09:39 AM (tgvbd) 162
The land the UN building is on was purchased from a real estate developer by Rockefeller and then donated. The original intent was a large area “zone”, comparable to District of Columbia. Residents decided that was a bad idea.
The building itself was funded by a zero interest multimillion dollar loan by the United States. “Paid back on time” we are told, though the US is the principal source of money anyhow. Visitors at one time were free to wander around the building, and admission was free. Not anymore. Posted by: Common Tater at January 31, 2026 09:39 AM (itAZI) 163
Anybody else sick of Sweeney? Talk about overexposed. I blame Big Sweeney.
Posted by: fd at January 31, 2026 09:42 AM (vFG9F) 164
Plus the feelings of innate superiority, as you contemplate all those lazy bone slugs wallowing in bed at 0545 when they oughtta be up and at ‘em, being productive. One should bring a bullhorn on early morning jogs, to encourage suburbia with motivational messages decrying their slovenly habits
Posted by: Common Tater at January 31, 2026 09:34 AM (itAZI) I laughed. At the height of covid insanity I lived in LA and they actually “closed” the beach… which is where I did my jogging then… one day I decided enough was enough… I got up at 4am and did my usual jog on the “closed” beach. Had to dodge around a few barriers that had been placed but no one bothered me in the morning solitude…. It was ghost town on Manhattan Beach at 5am… then I got more bold and started going down there at 7am after sunrise. No one ever bothered me. Close the beach… galactically idiotic and retarded Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 31, 2026 09:42 AM (xT8gx) 165
This is why Trump didn't and won't invoke the Insurrection Act. Like the Sword of Damocles, its virtue is that it hangs, not that it falls. I suppose Trump could be pushed into it, but that would be what happens - the locals start begging for it and the governor or mayor is in open, unmistakable rebellion, tearing down the flag or some other stupid symbolic act.
Another crazy thing is the tiny amount of forces engaged. Trump federalizing the Minnesota ARNG would quadruple his resources, hilariously overmatching the opposition. You can bet Walz knows that, which is why he talks out of both sides of his mouth. Trump knows it, too, which is why he leaves out there. The upshot: this was not a brilliant strategy by the left, but a desperate spoiling attack. The fraud coming out is only going to get worse, and Walz had to move before he was indicted. Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 09:43 AM (ZOv7s) 166
Those of us that are still productive at midnight and chose to sleep late don't get any credit.
Healthy wealthy and wise, my ass. I blame Ben Franklin and Big Proverb. Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 31, 2026 09:43 AM (2Ez/1) 167
Note also that local law enforcement is also locally led, so the police chiefs and sheriffs are under intense pressure to keep the streets safe and many will lose their jobs if they keep releasing rapists back onto the street.
And yet... https://is.gd/2sFDbI Posted by: Archimedes at January 31, 2026 09:43 AM (Riz8t) 168
163 A lot of guys would be happy to take Sweeney out of the public eye.
Posted by: Bulg at January 31, 2026 09:46 AM (77rzZ) 169
Good morning Horde, I am praying for all of us.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at January 31, 2026 09:46 AM (0nHVk) 170
Those of us that are still productive at midnight and chose to sleep late don't get any credit. __________ Her Majesty is one of those people. The problem arises when she needs (or just wants) my assistance then. I get very grouchy when I'm sleepy. Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 31, 2026 09:46 AM (tgvbd) 171
This is what I note about Scott Adam’s life: his actual life was always a moral and honorable one.
******* Peter (2 Peter Ch. 1) instructs the early Church disciples in how to grow in their faith. It starts with an attitude of virtue/morality, then seeking knowledge/truth, applying self-restraint, diligence, then seeking godliness and eventually growing in brotherly love and agape love/charity. It's a process. And there will be setbacks. Posted by: muldoon at January 31, 2026 09:46 AM (qgHp7) Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 31, 2026 09:48 AM (xT8gx) 173
We agree she's got great genes. Which resulted in great golden globes.
Posted by: Guys everywhere at January 31, 2026 09:49 AM (2Ez/1) 174
At what was the lowest point in my life, and I was alone, an elderly couples stopped by my table at a McDonald's. The man gave me a prayer card. Not Jehovah's witness, just people. And this has never happened before or since.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 31, 2026 09:36 AM (Xbquz) ==== Nah the lowest point in anyone's life would be at an Arby's. Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 31, 2026 09:50 AM (RIvkX) 175
With only talk and a occasional picture of Sydney can't say I am tired of her
Posted by: Skip at January 31, 2026 09:51 AM (Ia/+0) Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 31, 2026 09:51 AM (vWWqj) 177
Is being Pretti good better than being Renee Good?
Posted by: I gotta ask at January 31, 2026 09:53 AM (2Ez/1) 178
And yet...
Posted by: Archimedes at January 31, 2026 09:43 AM (Riz8t) --- That does not refute my position. In dysfunctional cities, you get dysfunctional law enforcement. Another piece that I should address is the scope of voter fraud. I think we will find that the margin of fraud may be 20% in some jurisdictions. The slow, methodical grind is going to expose that bit by bit, which is another reason for the paid riots which - to be very clear - end the minute local cops are allowed to shut it down. There's a lot of bad-mouthing police here, and I will say that based on accounts I've seen, the inner city cops are either hopelessly corrupt, time-servers watching the calendar or rookies trying to build a resume until they can transfer out and at this late day, the skew is heavily toward the third group. Portland the Seattle famously are undermanned, and they are getting the least qualified applicants. Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 09:53 AM (ZOv7s) 179
Nah the lowest point in anyone's life would be at an Arby's.
Posted by: San Franpsycho Pfffft! White Castle has entered the chat. Posted by: Tonypete at January 31, 2026 09:54 AM (cYBz/) 180
I liked the story of the couple and their giving you a prayer card. Thanks, JM in IL.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 31, 2026 09:54 AM (vWWqj) 181
Anybody else sick of Sweeney? Talk about overexposed. I blame Big Sweeney.
I don't care about her one way or the other except that my ideological opponents seem to hate her which pleases me. Because I'm petty that way. Otherwise, she seems like someone who knows that her popularity is time limited and is making the most of it while she can. I can admire that. Posted by: Oddbob at January 31, 2026 09:55 AM (Fs0KI) 182
Cities aren't dysfunctional. People are.
Posted by: The ghost of Don Rumsfeld at January 31, 2026 09:55 AM (2Ez/1) 183
I never got White Castle. I always found those tiny burgers irritating.
Posted by: Bulg at January 31, 2026 09:55 AM (77rzZ) 184
I know for a fact (because my daughter was going to go into law enforcement) that Detroit PD is basically the McDonalds of cop shops, the starter job you take upon graduation. The more desirable departments want to see some on the job experience, and Detroit is a good place to get it.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 09:55 AM (ZOv7s) 185
The upshot: this was not a brilliant strategy by the left, but a desperate spoiling attack. The fraud coming out is only going to get worse, and Walz had to move before he was indicted.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 31, 2026 09:43 AM (ZOv7s) Agree completely! Emotionally we would love to see the insurrection act invoked, but rationally it isn’t needed. For all the uproar, there’s only a small number of people involved in creating disturbances in Minneapolis; maybe 2,000 max? A compliant and sensationalistic media amplifies them and works to make them appear to be far greater than they actually are. (And idiots trying to get themselves shot give the media everything they want) Posted by: Tom Servo at January 31, 2026 09:56 AM (ai6/n) 186
Nah the lowest point in anyone's life would be at an Arby's.
Posted by: San Franpsycho Pfffft! White Castle has entered the chat. Posted by: Tonypete at January 31, 2026 09:54 AM (cYBz/) Locally, Burger Kings are sad and forlorn places. Sketchy, even. Posted by: Count de Monet at January 31, 2026 09:56 AM (wVcYX) Daily Tech News 31 January 2026Top Story
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I looked up Van Morrison just now fearing I'd missed an obituary at some point, and not only is he still around, he was recording anti-lockdown songs with Eric Clapton during the WuFlu. Here's to you, Mr. Morrison. Disclaimer: Don't make my brown-eyed girl blue. Comments(Jump to bottom of comments)1
Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.
Posted by: olddog in mo at January 31, 2026 04:02 AM (bQ4nt) 2
w00t and way to go, olddog in mo
Posted by: m at January 31, 2026 04:03 AM (SSiCQ) 3
*takes bow*
Posted by: olddog in mo at January 31, 2026 04:06 AM (bQ4nt) 4
Not feeling sympathetic towards the gaming industry at all these days. Very little in the way of anything new and worth playing.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at January 31, 2026 04:10 AM (/HDaX) 5
The indie games field is thriving. The big studios on the other hand are dead and starting to smell funny.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 31, 2026 04:14 AM (BLOW1) 6
Any outfit what votes-in a union, deserves whatever they get-- especially if the business closes.
Posted by: JQ at January 31, 2026 04:20 AM (rdVOm) 7
Mornin'
The survey also found that 82% of US-based respondents support the unionization of game industry workers, with 5% opposed and 13% unsure. Great. Won't stop the layoffs, but great! Posted by: Puddleglum at work at January 31, 2026 04:24 AM (Iz+f5) 8
My grandfather ran a sawmill. During the Depression, he kept it going and kept his small community going. And then his employees decided to unionize. Grandfather told them he couldn't pay any more than he was already, and that if they voted *for* it, he would have to close the mill.
They voted *for* it. He closed and sold his mill. And then they were ALL unemployed. Good job, dudes! Told ya.... Posted by: JQ at January 31, 2026 04:32 AM (rdVOm) 9
ate
Posted by: OkJohn at January 31, 2026 04:33 AM (NC/it) 10
nien
Posted by: OkJohn at January 31, 2026 04:34 AM (NC/it) 11
G'Day everyone
Posted by: Skip at January 31, 2026 04:34 AM (Ia/+0) Posted by: OkJohn at January 31, 2026 04:34 AM (NC/it) 13
Phone saying its 2 degrees
Posted by: Skip at January 31, 2026 04:35 AM (Ia/+0) 14
12* here. Dry tho.
Posted by: OkJohn at January 31, 2026 04:37 AM (NC/it) Posted by: m at January 31, 2026 04:43 AM (SSiCQ) Posted by: JQ at January 31, 2026 04:48 AM (rdVOm) 17
Good to see you on the tech thread, JQ!
Posted by: m at January 31, 2026 05:01 AM (SSiCQ) 18
Just like 1982, the interactive game business is fine. A significant portion of it needs to re-evaluate its business model and production methodology. Nintendo figured out how to make the console business functional and profitable while welcoming third party development.
That is ending now as changes to semiconductor economics have broken a critical part of the console business. There may be a period where no new consoles are launched. There may never be any new consoles in the traditional sense of a closed platform requiring its own code base. The game business will continue without pause for much of it. Posted by: Epobirs at January 31, 2026 05:02 AM (/0z9K) Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 31, 2026 05:24 AM (w2BpZ) 20
I had to fall asleep again, no way a hour flew by
Posted by: Skip at January 31, 2026 05:30 AM (Ia/+0) 21
Focused on God. Christian Devotional on Isaiah 26:1-5. Devotional is followed by a prayer and some insights :
https://tinyurl.com/48t9tjx6 Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 31, 2026 05:48 AM (j3j1r) 22
Lovely story about a caring dad helping his daughter out in icy conditions. Faithpot site:
https://tinyurl.com/yck8kdhm Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 31, 2026 05:50 AM (j3j1r) Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 31, 2026 05:57 AM (j3j1r) 24
Evening and morning, Saturday toilers and early early risers!
"Ollama" --? That sounds awfully like a certain viciously anti-American and jugeared public figure's name. Disturbing. I glanced back over Ace's posts from last evening. People are actually paying over $2000 a *month* for rent in LA and other places??? Gee, they must be doing awfully well. I was taught as a young Aurelius that you should pay no more than 25% of your *take-home* pay for shelter. Of course, nowadays real-estate agents all tell you the rule of thumb is 33% or even more of your *gross* pay. Insane. Anyway, I'm up, about to feed the furry thugs and then myself. What's up witchoo? Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 31, 2026 06:01 AM (wzUl9) 25
Good morning, JQ! And the same to Fenelon, Huck, Skip, m, and all of you.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 31, 2026 06:02 AM (wzUl9) 26
>>>It got the top billing during the recent Game Awards (which had more viewers than the Super Bowl)
That would be "a Super Bowl without Tom Brady." Posted by: m at January 31, 2026 06:03 AM (SSiCQ) 27
Thought the ice story was nice but baby Liea looks happy with her new arm. Amazing they could do that
Posted by: Skip at January 31, 2026 06:03 AM (Ia/+0) 28
These were the responses to my prayer yesterday. "God, please show me something good of yourself today."
I was behind a car yesterday which said, "Driving with Jesus." I didn't know what that meant other than maybe one is trusting him with your safety, but I found reference on the web to Ignatian spirituality and here it is: https://tinyurl.com/ezauer5r Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 31, 2026 06:03 AM (Cjc4c) 29
Also, after that I had a lovely visit with our retired organist, Jessie, and her daughter and we all had communion.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 31, 2026 06:05 AM (Cjc4c) 30
"Hey, you can't still the work of countless artists and not pay them a dime! That's our job!"
still --> steal Posted by: m at January 31, 2026 06:08 AM (SSiCQ) Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 31, 2026 06:10 AM (OvMCw) 32
Movies! is showing one of the shorts with Laurel and Hardy. I'm afraid I don't quite get the fervor over them. Their comic timing is great, yes. But I think L & H must be one of those things you have to grow up with and enjoy as a kid, like the Three Stooges, to get it as an adult.
On the other hand, I liked the Stooges as a child, but can't get into them now on the MeTV reruns except to marvel at the neat 1930s-'40s-'50s clothes and then-current cars. Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 31, 2026 06:11 AM (wzUl9) 33
>>>I looked up [celebrity] just now fearing I'd missed an obituary
I do this a lot. Probably to an unhealthy degree of "a lot." Posted by: m at January 31, 2026 06:11 AM (SSiCQ) 34
Fen I saw a sticker on a car a few months ago like that
Posted by: Skip at January 31, 2026 06:12 AM (Ia/+0) 35
I posted this when I was up at 1:00 this morning, but for those that weren't or didn't see it here it is again. Teen survives and calls 911 after being attacked by alligator in Florida:
https://tinyurl.com/2s494y28 Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 31, 2026 06:12 AM (AphQx) 36
Posted by: Skip at January 31, 2026 06:12 AM (Ia/+0)
I've seen another one before, so I guess they are out there. Probably not the same person, though.😉 Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 31, 2026 06:14 AM (AphQx) 37
19 AI thinks Jake Tapper spreads state propaganda
https://tinyurl.com/bdz94mvv Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 31, 2026 05:24 AM (w2BpZ) ; ) Posted by: m at January 31, 2026 06:18 AM (SSiCQ) Posted by: m at January 31, 2026 06:26 AM (SSiCQ) 39
g'mornin', 'rons Posted by: AltonJackson at January 31, 2026 06:27 AM (tljrc) 40
>>>OpenAI ... its CEO is a snake oil salesman
Hmm. Who would that be? *taps forefinger on chin* SAM ALTMAN Posted by: m at January 31, 2026 06:29 AM (SSiCQ) 41
So January is almost over, and 2026 is 1/12 done. As the guy said when he jumped off the thirty-story building and said at floor fifteen, "So far, so good --"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 31, 2026 06:29 AM (wzUl9) 42
I didn't know "Moondance" was that old. I thought it was from the early to mid-'70s.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 31, 2026 06:31 AM (wzUl9) 43
So few movie theaters around now. Even the multiplex's are mostly gone. Our town has a multiplex/with only half of the theaters closed, down to 4. Imax is operating, but they need a new way of bringing the people. One theater serves food, don't know if its still open. Cheese burger and a movie?
Posted by: colin at January 31, 2026 06:31 AM (e8qy3) Posted by: m at January 31, 2026 06:32 AM (SSiCQ) 45
If the promises for TSMC's N2P process node are borne out, this should be a major upgrade - not just 50% more cores, but cores running 30% faster at the same power requirements.
I've been tempted to just go ahead and get a Ryzen AI Max 395+ blinged out, but memory prices are the wet blanket. Now I can save my By that time, Windows 11 will be mature in its enshitification and Linux will have sufficient tooling where I can make the jump with the least amount of hassle. Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 31, 2026 06:36 AM (a4flb) Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 31, 2026 06:43 AM (u82oZ) 47
m
Doesn't every 'ron take the name of an actress mentioned here, take safe search off, and look for revealing pictures? Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 31, 2026 06:47 AM (u82oZ) Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 31, 2026 06:47 AM (RIvkX) 49
Maybe I need a med alert bracelet that says "Delete my browser history".
But my google files are forever. Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 31, 2026 06:47 AM (u82oZ) 50
YouTube has nuked background play on mobile devices for non paying customers.
Posted by: Boss Moss at January 31, 2026 06:49 AM (Y0DaS) Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 31, 2026 06:49 AM (u82oZ) 52
A breezy 34 F. right now, wind chill of 24. We're supposed to drop to 22 by Sunday morning. Time to run a water tap overnight.
The infotainment center of my Buick was refusing to recognize the flash drive in the console ("No Media Found"). A couple of soft reset methods I dug up on the 'Net were no good. So yesterday morning I disconnected the negative cable of the battery, waited about five minutes, then reconnected. Success, and I only had to reset the time and date. I'm glad I did it yesterday in 60-degree weather. Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 31, 2026 06:50 AM (wzUl9) 53
G'morning, all!
32.4 degrees out, with a pending death-storm sometime today. Anyhow.....went to the premier showing of the movie, Melania yesterday at 1:00 in the afternoon. Sold out showing, and remarkably enjoyable. It shows a side of her that is not often seen, and was an enjoyable almost two hours of worthwhile movie watching. Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 31, 2026 06:50 AM (iMotb) 54
Actor David Suchet reads Psalm 4 which my Bible refers to as a plea for answers and the notes in the Bible refers to being confident that God always hears our prayers. One note says, "When you feel that your prayers are bouncing off the walls, remember that you have been set apart by God and that he loves you. He hears and answers you, although his prayers may not be what you expect . Look at your problems in the ight of God's power instead of looking at God in the shadow of your problems." That is sometimes very hard to do, but I think it's good advice.":
https://tinyurl.com/2p8xyt6u Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 31, 2026 06:52 AM (KxQqp) 55
For me, YouTube is unwatchable unless you pay to remove commercials. It feels like extortion to pay them. So they wall off the cultural treasures of the past.
I would think being an artist today is fraught. Lots of disincentives from copyright holders. Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 31, 2026 06:54 AM (u82oZ) 56
re: Ubislop
There could the basis for a hilarious black comedy about the current state of this company. The remaining teams have been split into separate 'houses' and each is focused on a specific genre of game. Which makes sense if Ubislop is positioning itself to sell off future assets. Now imagine a story centering around the heads of these houses trying all means fair or foul to avoid the chopping block. I need some popcorn. Posted by: Anna Puma at January 31, 2026 06:55 AM (2GVsD) 57
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 31, 2026 06:49 AM (u82oZ)
Thank you for your kind thoughtfulness, Salty. She lives in what was her daughter's house , and her daughter had fixed up a lovely sunroom for her, so they holidays were very hard with her being gone. Hard for you too with your dear wife being gone too.. Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 31, 2026 06:56 AM (KxQqp) 58
illage Idiot's Apprentice
Top o ta mornin to ya, gov'nor. A balmy -1 ℉ from -6 ℉ earlier. I am going to try and get a group together to see Melania. Thanks for the recommendation. Been years since I went to a theater. Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 31, 2026 06:56 AM (u82oZ) 59
Birdbath status?
Posted by: Just Wondering at January 31, 2026 06:58 AM (2Ez/1) 60
Thanks, Pixy, and everybody here for your patience with my thoroughly non tech related comments. God bless you!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 31, 2026 06:58 AM (KxQqp) 61
FenelonSpoke
Thank you for understanding. I never expected this level of grief. The great people here are of immeasurable help. Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 31, 2026 06:58 AM (u82oZ) 62
mornin yall. We have a Weather Watch here. That means there will be weather, to watch. I can't decide whether to watch the Weather Watch or just weather the Weather Watch weather.
Posted by: fd at January 31, 2026 07:01 AM (vFG9F) 63
Actually, no. Lou Reed is nowhere near as talented. And I saw Van on that tour at Fillmore West. Always been a favorite album.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 31, 2026 07:01 AM (+mUZM) 64
A Mayor
A spouse A non-profit Questionable use of taxpayer monies This could use a venn diagram. https://tinyurl.com/akat63we Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 31, 2026 07:01 AM (iMotb) 65
45 Windows 11 ... enshitification
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 31, 2026 06:36 AM (a4flb) Pretty sure that would need two t's. I am reluctant to google it. Posted by: m at January 31, 2026 07:01 AM (SSiCQ) 66
I'm not even sure Melania is playing anywhere here. Have to look.
She's such a charming, poised, and attractive First Lady! Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 31, 2026 07:02 AM (wzUl9) 67
65 45 Windows 11 ... enshitification
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 31, 2026 06:36 AM (a4flb) Pretty sure that would need two t's. I am reluctant to google it. Posted by: m at January 31, 2026 07:01 AM (SSiCQ) ... two t's before -ification. Posted by: m at January 31, 2026 07:03 AM (SSiCQ) 68
Salty, it may not be in the theater for long, so go as soon as you can.
I bought tickets online about mid-morning yesterday, and the seating selection was still quite good. Arrived at the theater about 4 hours later, and it was sold out. That surprised me, Specially for a 1:00 showing on a work day. But the crowd was all around your and my age, so I doubt if they had to take off from work to see it. Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 31, 2026 07:05 AM (iMotb) 69
I wrote a new song. I call it "Springsteen Sucks". It goes like this:
Springsteen sucks Springsteen sucks Springsteen sucks Springsteen sucks (Repeat 100 times and fade out) Posted by: fd at January 31, 2026 07:06 AM (vFG9F) 70
But Melania is too close to DJT and that makes her part of yhe TDS.
The most gorgeous First Lady and never gets a magazine cover Posted by: Skip at January 31, 2026 07:06 AM (Ia/+0) 71
Okay, Melania is playing at the AMC giant-plex near me. Maybe I can talk Miss Linda into going tomorrow afternoon. She's no anti-Trumper, and thinks Melania is a wonderful model for women, but it'll be a tough sell if the outside temps are in the 30s tomorrow.
On the other hand, yesterday she rode the bus and streetcar to the university where I used to work to hear a noontime guest speaker. A ride in a warm car and sitting in a warm theatre should not be a terrible hardship. Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 31, 2026 07:07 AM (wzUl9) 72
Just want to say, everything I know about opera was learned from B.B
Posted by: Skip at January 31, 2026 07:07 AM (Ia/+0) 73
"Just want to say, everything I know about opera was learned from B.B
Posted by: Skip" Well, he was the King. Posted by: fd at January 31, 2026 07:09 AM (vFG9F) 74
A group of women I know are going this weekend to see Melania . I do have a concern that mean spirited leftists might try to loudly protest . I hope that's not the case.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 31, 2026 07:09 AM (KxQqp) Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 31, 2026 07:10 AM (tgvbd) Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 31, 2026 07:11 AM (u82oZ) 77
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 31, 2026 06:58 AM (u82oZ)
I am sorry, Salty. How long had you been together? I am glad the horde had been so supportive. Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 31, 2026 07:13 AM (KxQqp) 78
I'd expect that the movie Melania will be banned in many cities. And some people will stand up and scream at the screen. That is to be expected. Along with car vandalize in the parking lots of a theater. Such is life in 2026 where the benevolent left doesn't tolerate anything they hate.
Posted by: colin at January 31, 2026 07:17 AM (e8qy3) 79
55 For me, YouTube is unwatchable unless you pay to remove commercials. It feels like extortion to pay them. So they wall off the cultural treasures of the past.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 31, 2026 06:54 AM For me, I kind of insist upon paying for YouTube because that makes me the customer, not the product. Posted by: Cybersmythe at January 31, 2026 07:19 AM (VmDLh) 80
And something I saw yesterday which made me laugh. Outside the bakery in town I passed through
was a big pile of snow, Someone had put in sign on on which said "Free snow." Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 31, 2026 07:22 AM (B+8Pw) 81
Pretty sure that would need two t's. I am reluctant to google it.
Posted by: m at January 31, 2026 07:01 AM (SSiCQ) ... two t's before -ification. Updating my spell-checker with two 't's Thanks Horde Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 31, 2026 07:24 AM (a4flb) 82
Morning peeps. It's a rather bitterly cold 6 degrees here this morning. Might not get out of the teens today.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 31, 2026 07:26 AM (jtM2q) 83
Just checked... Cory Doctorow coined the word - two 't's
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 31, 2026 07:27 AM (a4flb) 84
Can anybody tell me what is wrong with this headline:
"Fire hits 180-year-old Greenwich Village building once home to E.E. Cummings" Posted by: fd at January 31, 2026 07:27 AM (vFG9F) 85
84 Can anybody tell me what is wrong with this headline:
"Fire hits 180-year-old Greenwich Village building once home to E.E. Cummings" Posted by: fd at January 31, 2026 07:27 AM (vFG9F) "E.E." should be lowercased? Posted by: m at January 31, 2026 07:28 AM (SSiCQ) 86
Laowhy86 and Cmilk reporting the coup in China has wiped out the core competents in the Chinese military who being replaced by politicians, not people who rose up through the military ranks.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 31, 2026 07:28 AM (RIvkX) Posted by: zombie Jeffery Epstein at January 31, 2026 07:29 AM (vFG9F) 88
87 "Might not get out of the teens today."
Oh, those were the days. Posted by: zombie Jeffery Epstein at January 31, 2026 07:29 AM (vFG9F) hahahahahaha go to your room Posted by: m at January 31, 2026 07:29 AM (SSiCQ) 89
The old rule of thumb was 25% of your gross, not net income.
Old school lenders rejected loans if your total debt (including credit card, school loans, and car payments) to income ratio was projected to be over 40% of gross income. That is why is was never a good idea to buy a new car before buying a house. Buy the car AFTER the house. Posted by: LA City Council at January 31, 2026 07:29 AM (qFwJc) Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 31, 2026 07:30 AM (iMotb) 91
85 84 Can anybody tell me what is wrong with this headline:
"Fire hits 180-year-old Greenwich Village building once home to E.E. Cummings" Posted by: fd at January 31, 2026 07:27 AM (vFG9F) "E.E." should be lowercased? Posted by: m at January 31, 2026 07:28 AM (SSiCQ) ... and maybe "Cummings," also. I forget. Posted by: m at January 31, 2026 07:30 AM (SSiCQ) 92
e.e. Cummings wrote my favorite poem
Anyone lived in a pretty how town Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 31, 2026 07:31 AM (RIvkX) 93
Off corrupt LA grifters sock
Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 31, 2026 07:31 AM (qFwJc) 94
89 The old rule of thumb was 25% of your gross, not net income.
Old school lenders rejected loans if your total debt (including credit card, school loans, and car payments) to income ratio was projected to be over 40% of gross income. Posted by: LA City Council at January 31, 2026 07:29 AM (qFwJc) math Posted by: m at January 31, 2026 07:32 AM (SSiCQ) 95
I looked up Van Morrison just now fearing I'd missed an obituary at some point, and not only is he still around, he was recording anti-lockdown songs with Eric Clapton during the WuFlu.
-- That's good to know. I like Van Morrison, and I love the song Moondance (even though I can't help but think of American Werewolf in London when I hear it). Posted by: Lady in Black at January 31, 2026 07:32 AM (qBdHI) 96
"E.E." should be lowercased?
Posted by: m at January 31, 2026 07:28 AM (SSiCQ) ... and maybe "Cummings," also. I forget. Posted by: m' Correct! I rate you as a better journalist than any editor at the NY Post. Posted by: zombie Jeffery Epstein at January 31, 2026 07:32 AM (vFG9F) 97
That is why is was never a good idea to buy a new car before buying a house. Buy the car AFTER the house.
I don't get it. What does buying a car before or after have anything to do with acquiring real-estate? Or is it totally expected now that people finance automobiles? Am I the only one who buys new vehicles in cash? Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 31, 2026 07:32 AM (a4flb) 98
A Mayor
The highest priced Government Official's provided vehicle in the entire State. Perhaps we could add this to my previously mentioned Venn Diagram. https://tinyurl.com/mvju7x4j Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 31, 2026 07:32 AM (iMotb) 99
The old rule of thumb was 25% of your gross, not net income.
* Old school lenders rejected loans if your total debt (including credit card, school loans, and car payments) to income ratio was projected to be over 40% of gross income. That is why is was never a good idea to buy a new car before buying a house. Buy the car AFTER the house. Posted by: LA City Council at January 31, 2026 *** If you throw all the debt into the spotlight, then I guess forty is not too insane. Still, to use gross income as the drop-dead figure makes no sense. You never see all of that, thanks to taxes, and you can't spend it. Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 31, 2026 07:33 AM (wzUl9) 100
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Posted by: m at January 31, 2026 07:33 AM (SSiCQ) 101
Oh my. Off sock that did not kill itself.
Posted by: fd at January 31, 2026 07:34 AM (vFG9F) 102
I went to see the Melania movie last night.
I thoroughly enjoyed it! Excellent videography, well paced and edited. You get to hear Melania herself narrate large portions. She tells a lot of her story. She is very polished and articulate. And of course elegant. What surprised me the most is the score. The music choices were excellent and she sings along with a Michael Jackson song and even dances a little to YMCA. I don't know when or where it will be available again, but I strongly recommend it. Lots of fashion stuff. Hope Piper gets to see it. Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 31, 2026 07:35 AM (2Ez/1) 103
Good morning Horde, thx Pixy.
It's gotten up to 0° here in the mid Hudson. Heatwave Saw Van Morrison and Bob Dylan at the Theatre at MSG. Great show . Both weren't being weird or grumpy. Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 31, 2026 07:35 AM (IDEQi) 104
With all due respect to you, this is why you are still a renter.
With a mortgage, you get enough interest payments to go over the standard deduction and itemize. That is the sweet-spot. Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 31, 2026 07:35 AM (qFwJc) 105
96 "E.E." should be lowercased?
Posted by: m at January 31, 2026 07:28 AM (SSiCQ) ... and maybe "Cummings," also. I forget. Posted by: m' Correct! I rate you as a better journalist than any editor at the NY Post. Posted by: zombie Jeffery Epstein at January 31, 2026 07:32 AM (vFG9F) A publisher can elect to adopt idiosyncrasies or not. Posted by: m at January 31, 2026 07:36 AM (SSiCQ) 106
I loved deducting state taxes and charitable contributions and whatever else was legal.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 31, 2026 07:37 AM (qFwJc) 107
It is an incredible work of art and a glory of the English language. Highly recommended.
https://tinyurl.com/5cua282j Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 31, 2026 07:37 AM (RIvkX) 108
"The music choices were excellent and she sings along with a Michael Jackson song and even dances a little to YMCA."
Those stuck with me as well, as they seemed to be genuinely off the cuff and unscripted. Lots of little glimpses that showed her in a very human light. Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 31, 2026 07:38 AM (iMotb) 109
"The highest priced Government Official's provided vehicle in the entire State."
$160k for a Jeep? He couldn't get a Maserati? Posted by: fd at January 31, 2026 07:39 AM (vFG9F) 110
Can't say I want to but should go venture outside
Posted by: Skip at January 31, 2026 07:40 AM (Ia/+0) 111
"A publisher can elect to adopt idiosyncrasies or not.
Posted by: m" That's why they always fix misspelled rappers' names. Posted by: fd at January 31, 2026 07:41 AM (vFG9F) 112
107 It is an incredible work of art and a glory of the English language. Highly recommended.
https://tinyurl.com/5cua282j Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 31, 2026 07:37 AM (RIvkX) 92 e.e. Cummings wrote my favorite poem Anyone lived in a pretty how town Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 31, 2026 07:31 AM (RIvkX) Thank you! Posted by: m at January 31, 2026 07:41 AM (SSiCQ) 113
> With a mortgage, you get enough interest payments to go over the standard deduction and itemize. That is the sweet-spot.
---------- Mortgage interest is a one line entry. You can have 2 of them. We own 3 properties and pick the two with the highest, annual mortgage interest payments. I believe one must be your primary residence regardless of the interest paid. (Unless it's paid off, then you're screwed.) Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 31, 2026 07:43 AM (jtM2q) 114
With all due respect to you, this is why you are still a renter.
With a mortgage, you get enough interest payments to go over the standard deduction and itemize. That is the sweet-spot. Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 31, 2026 *** No, the reason I am still a renter is that I have never had a big enough down payment to bring the inflated cost of a mortgage down into the reasonable area for a single earner. I do now. It's true I have no idea at this point what my interest payments will be with my house; if they exceed the standard deduction, perfect. On a modest house, can they exceed the $23K I'll get this year? If so, I'll itemize next year. Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 31, 2026 07:44 AM (wzUl9) Posted by: m at January 31, 2026 07:47 AM (SSiCQ) 116
107 It is an incredible work of art and a glory of the English language. Highly recommended.
https://tinyurl.com/5cua282j Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 31, 2026 07:37 AM --- Thanks for that. Enjoyed the audio! Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 31, 2026 07:49 AM (2Ez/1) 117
That two Baltimore City politicians drive the two most expensive cars in the Maryland public fleet underlines the casual corruption voters there accept.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 31, 2026 07:49 AM (JIqUq) 118
I looked up Van Morrison just now fearing I'd missed an obituary at some point, and not only is he still around, he was recording anti-lockdown songs with Eric Clapton during the WuFlu.
Here's to you, Mr. Morrison. ---------- Indeed, I have a Q Anon friend who kept me up-to-date on Van Morrison's wonderful protest songs and concerts mocking and railing against the numerous Covid PsyOps of the time. And although I was looking forward to some of his songs being featured in the 2021 movie "Belfast" -- that film thoroughly sucked (despite featuring very good actors like Caitríona Balfe, Jamie Dornan, and Dame Judy Dench) and I couldn't even finish watching it. Are TJM or MAE around for a panning movie review? Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 31, 2026 07:50 AM (0Eh0f) 119
I did seriously look into buying a house multiple times over the years. I knew about interest payments being deductible, building equity, throwing money away on rent, etc. But every property I've looked at here -- recently, and for years back -- in decent condition and in a decent area was far too expensive. A down payment to bring the monthly note down to something reasonable would have been impossible for me for a long time.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 31, 2026 07:50 AM (wzUl9) 120
We are in the final years of a 30 year mortgage so we are only paying about $3,000 a year in interest far too low to itemize.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 31, 2026 07:51 AM (RIvkX) 121
Different video on Hoverbike, hut see no way it can fly
Posted by: Skip at January 31, 2026 07:51 AM (Ia/+0) 122
My reasoning decades ago was any deduction was way less than that interest
Posted by: Skip at January 31, 2026 07:52 AM (Ia/+0) 123
Lefties are fascinated by Epstein and now hope the files somehow take down Musk, ignoring the devastation to Democrats so far.
And CNN staff have an anti- Scott Jennings petition going, which (I predict) will not end well for whoever organized the whining. Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 31, 2026 07:53 AM (J6Kki) 124
A publisher can elect to adopt idiosyncrasies or not.
Posted by: m Several years back, a paper ran an article on Navy Seals. When the paper was contacted and it was gently explained that the correct term is SEAL, the answer was "That's not according to the AP Style Guide!" Posted by: NR Pax at January 31, 2026 07:56 AM (7xrfc) 125
123 Lefties are fascinated by Epstein and now hope the files somehow take down Musk, ignoring the devastation to Democrats so far.
Lefties are the ones who gave us the term "Minor Attracted Individual" and who insist that children as young as three can give consent. Their desperate need for the Epstein files to take down powerful people is a bit puzzling. Posted by: NR Pax at January 31, 2026 07:58 AM (7xrfc) 126
Todays WSJ has a book review the horde art lovers and artistically inclined might enjoy, a description of Titian's influence on Michelangelo and vice versa.
Michelangelo commented that Titian’s “coloring and his style pleased him very much but that it was a shame that in Venice they did not learn to draw well from the beginning.” https://tinyurl.com/4necapy2 Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 31, 2026 08:01 AM (9IfFR) 127
Lindsey Vonn has a hairline fracture of the tibial plateau. People are saying she might be able to ski in the Olympics, but I doubt it. As you get older the body doesn't recover as quickly and she won't be able to handle the high speed stress of skiing on the fracture
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 31, 2026 08:02 AM (IDEQi) 128
The Wife got a fixer upper with a 3% loan way back when. She didn’t pay the mortgage for a couple of years and then got a principal reduction as part of a settlement over predatory loans. You would pay in rent for one floor of our place what we pay in mortgage.
The exact nature of the loan is such that we don’t get the fed mortgage deduction. Posted by: Accomack at January 31, 2026 08:07 AM (S8ZfB) 129
One area of concern was Jennings being allowed to describe undocumented immigrants as “illegal aliens,” a term that violates the network’s editorial standards, according to Status.
----------------------------- Too funny https://tinyurl.com/3wsse62s Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 31, 2026 08:10 AM (QbC6G) 130
Democrats no longer consider pedos criminals. We still do so they attack us over our own rules.
I would fight using their rules, much more effective. Posted by: Accomack at January 31, 2026 08:10 AM (S8ZfB) 131
Noodage.
Posted by: Noodist at January 31, 2026 08:13 AM (2Ez/1) 132
123 CNN staff have an anti- Scott Jennings petition going, which (I predict) will not end well for whoever organized the whining.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 31, 2026 07:53 AM (J6Kki) Ha! Posted by: m at January 31, 2026 09:13 AM (SSiCQ) 133
129 One area of concern was Jennings being allowed to describe undocumented immigrants as “illegal aliens,” a term that violates the network’s editorial standards, according to Status.
----------------------------- Too funny https://tinyurl.com/3wsse62s Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 31, 2026 08:10 AM (QbC6G) Excellent. Posted by: m at January 31, 2026 09:23 AM (SSiCQ) A Midwinter's Night ONTHi everybody! Hope y'all survived the weather last week. Word is that there may be more this weekend, remember to be prepared! Fido Friday: Mine! — ONT WTF (@OntWtf) January 30, 2026 We used to be a proper country The audacity of those people How to float — ONT WTF (@OntWtf) January 30, 2026 A farewell to arms Had that for a while Smells like chicken spirit — ONT WTF (@OntWtf) January 30, 2026 Stay on topic Happy dog The Tik Tok effect — ONT WTF (@OntWtf) January 30, 2026 Dandy Don Wearing white It's coming now! — ONT WTF (@OntWtf) January 30, 2026 Dumbass Dick ![]() Animals often display bright colors to indicate that they're toxic ![]() Knitters — ONT WTF (@OntWtf) January 30, 2026 Battle ![]() OK, that's good ![]() Thank God she's in recovery — ONT WTF (@OntWtf) January 30, 2026 Out of context ![]() Tonight's ONT has been brought to you by 1973: Comments(Jump to bottom of comments)1
Hello, Horde! 😊♥️
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at January 30, 2026 10:00 PM (SRRAx) 2
Yay!
Posted by: IS Roth at January 30, 2026 10:00 PM (P4ghT) 3
If the Walz's are divorcing, I wonder if Tim's manhandling their son on a national stage had something to do with it.
Posted by: gKWVE at January 30, 2026 10:01 PM (gKWVE) 4
Sorry I'm late, I didn't know thst Governor Lepetomane installed a new toll booth.
Posted by: tankdemon at January 30, 2026 10:03 PM (Hd1lH) 5
If the Walz's are divorcing, I wonder if Tim's manhandling their son on a national stage had something to do with it.
Posted by: gKWVE I'll bet Gwen knows just how deep he is in the raping of the treasury and she doesn't want to go down with him. Posted by: rickb223 at January 30, 2026 10:04 PM (qw6Uy) Posted by: mindful webworker - banging a pot with a wooden spoon at January 30, 2026 10:04 PM (j02Vi) 7
Chicken spirit's lyrics still are more comprehensible than Cobain's
Posted by: gKWVE at January 30, 2026 10:04 PM (gKWVE) 8
I love the "Pretend it's 1973" meme.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 30, 2026 10:06 PM (qw6Uy) 9
Yay, ONT!
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at January 30, 2026 10:06 PM (lUFok) 10
As bad as the GOP can be, the democrat party is full of some real f*****g winners. Like real s**m of the earth types.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 30, 2026 10:07 PM (XV/Pl) Posted by: man at January 30, 2026 10:08 PM (XuXeR) 12
the GOP can be, the democrat party is full of some real f*****g winners. Like real s**m of the earth types.
Posted by: Thomas Bender Some world class turds! Not classy folks like we got here in the ONT. Posted by: Steve Buscemi at January 30, 2026 10:08 PM (gKWVE) 13
I hereby retract all my past calumnies directed at AI. It is, in fact, the greatest thing ever invented by man.
https://x.com/i/status/2017018768140943608 Posted by: Archimedes at January 30, 2026 10:08 PM (Riz8t) Posted by: pookysgirl has a shelf full of needles at January 30, 2026 10:08 PM (Wt5PA) Posted by: Diogenes at January 30, 2026 10:09 PM (2WIwB) 16
As bad as the GOP can be, the democrat party is full of some real f*****g winners. Like real s**m of the earth types.
It's like they have entrance requirements. Those with symmetric features, more than half their teeth, or non-conical heads need not apply. Posted by: Archimedes at January 30, 2026 10:10 PM (Riz8t) 17
> If the Walz's are divorcing, I wonder if Tim's manhandling their son on a national stage had something to do with it.
----------- "Walz" and "manhandling" just doesn't seem right. Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 30, 2026 10:11 PM (jtM2q) 18
Check out moltbook for AI agents talking to each other
Posted by: gKWVE at January 30, 2026 10:11 PM (gKWVE) 19
Nooded.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 30, 2026 10:11 PM (u82oZ) 20
The Walzes are divorcing?
I noticed he has lost some weight lately; perhaps the reason he isn't running for office is because of the divorce (no doubt there is already another woman in the picture) Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at January 30, 2026 10:12 PM (SRRAx) 21
NotSoThoreau will get the knitting joke. She has experience.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 30, 2026 10:12 PM (u82oZ) Posted by: Methos at January 30, 2026 10:12 PM (vSvIl) 23
I have questions about that midwife video.
The first one being, should I share it with my pregnant granddaughter? Posted by: tankdemon at January 30, 2026 10:13 PM (Hd1lH) 24
(no doubt there is already another
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. FIFY. Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 30, 2026 10:13 PM (u82oZ) 25
Willowed:
Gwen Walz can't testify. Spousal immunity. Posted by: NaCly Dog Government can't force. She can volunteer. Can Marital or Spousal Privileges Be Waived? Privileges must be properly asserted. If they are not, the privilege may be waived (given up). For instance, in a criminal case, a spouse who wants to testify against the other can do so, and this testimony is a waiver of their spousal testimonial privilege. A spouse can also waive or lose the right to assert the privilege by failing to object to the other spouse's testimony when offered. Either spouse can generally waive their right to keep marital communications confidential by communicating the information to a third party. https://tinyurl.com/3cah7xk5 Posted by: rickb223 at January 30, 2026 10:13 PM (qw6Uy) 26
If the Walz's are divorcing, I wonder if Tim's manhandling their son on a national stage had something to do with it.
Posted by: gKWVE at January 30, 2026 10:01 PM (gKWVE) --- Just yesterday I was assured that nothing is happening. Is something happening? Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 30, 2026 10:13 PM (ZOv7s) 27
I noticed he has lost some weight lately; perhaps the reason he isn't running for office is because of the divorce (no doubt there is already another woman in the picture)
For him or his soon to be ex? Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at January 30, 2026 10:13 PM (lUFok) 28
Another fine Friday ONT, thanks Wierd Dave.
Could have done without the trans dude or whatever, but hey, whatever. Posted by: From about That Time at January 30, 2026 10:14 PM (sl73Y) 29
I noticed he has lost some weight lately; perhaps the reason he isn't running for office is because of the divorce (no doubt there is already another woman in the picture)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at January 30, 2026 10:12 PM (SRRAx) His wife turned gay? Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 30, 2026 10:14 PM (uQesX) 30
The Walzes are divorcing?
I noticed he has lost some weight lately; perhaps the reason he isn't running for office is because of the divorce (no doubt there is already another woman in the picture) Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at January 30, 2026 10:12 PM (SRRAx) If they're divorcing, who will Stephen Colbert get for the dancing tampons skits? Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 30, 2026 10:15 PM (S/Y4j) 31
Greetings.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at January 30, 2026 10:15 PM (CHHv1) 32
I have questions about that midwife video.
The first one being, should I share it with my pregnant granddaughter? Posted by: tankdemon at January 30, 2026 10:13 PM (Hd1lH) --- My wife would be insanely jealous. Labor on the youngest was like 20 hours. Having a kid pop out like that seems like cheating. Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 30, 2026 10:15 PM (ZOv7s) 33
If the Walz's are divorcing, I wonder if Tim's manhandling their son on a national stage had something to do with it.
----------- "Walz" and "manhandling" just doesn't seem right. I dunno. It seems pretty apropos to me. Posted by: Archimedes at January 30, 2026 10:16 PM (Riz8t) 34
rickb223
That refusal to waive spousal immunity has got to be worth another $10 million in the settlement. Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 30, 2026 10:16 PM (u82oZ) 35
For those who like a good roasting, here's Don Rickles as the target:
https://youtube.com/shorts/bYAgvJwqa3w Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 30, 2026 10:17 PM (S/Y4j) 36
Any company that sends me a rejection e-mail like that is going to get a GFY response.
Any company so offended by such basic, common sense questions, is an utter shithole deserving to be put out of business. Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at January 30, 2026 10:17 PM (qgnE0) 37
(no doubt there is already another woman in the picture)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at January 30, 2026 10:12 PM (SRRAx) "Woman" Yep. Definitely a "woman." Posted by: tankdemon at January 30, 2026 10:17 PM (Hd1lH) Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 30, 2026 10:18 PM (u82oZ) 39
That refusal to waive spousal immunity has got to be worth another $10 million in the settlement.
Posted by: NaCly Dog Since MN stole $9B, it has to be worth a couple of hundred million, unless it looks like she was in on it. Then she'll flip for free. Posted by: rickb223 at January 30, 2026 10:18 PM (qw6Uy) 40
> "Walz" and "manhandling" just doesn't seem right.
I dunno. It seems pretty apropos to me. ---------- The "man" part.... Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 30, 2026 10:18 PM (jtM2q) Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at January 30, 2026 10:18 PM (SRRAx) 42
noticed he has lost some weight lately; perhaps the reason he isn't running for office is because of the divorce (no doubt there is already another woman in the picture)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at January 30, 2026 10:12 PM (SRRAx) His wife turned gay? Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 30, 2026 10:14 PM (uQesX) When you sniff burning' tires It kindles some ire! Posted by: Diogenes at January 30, 2026 10:18 PM (2WIwB) 43
Something fun today. Offer accepted, I'll be moving if the home inspection doesn't throw any red flags. Downside, lots of stuff to sign.
No, I'm not posting the address or MLS#. Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at January 30, 2026 10:19 PM (lUFok) 44
Floating- lean back and spread your arms. Doesn't use much energy. Best used in calm waters.
Posted by: tankdemon at January 30, 2026 10:19 PM (Hd1lH) 45
"Walz" and "manhandling" just doesn't seem right.
I dunno. It seems pretty apropos to me. Posted by: Archimedes at January 30, 2026 10:16 PM (Riz8t) --- Walz has been manhandled a lot. Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 30, 2026 10:19 PM (ZOv7s) 46
I've predicted Walz suicide for the last 2 weeks going to be right soon.
Posted by: Lord Percy at January 30, 2026 10:20 PM (WV4GH) 47
The one on his helmet isn't attached to a firearm.
Of course, it's more NVGs than a true flashlight. But the effect is the same - he can easily tell where the peanut butter is. Posted by: GWB at January 30, 2026 10:20 PM (Cphwz) 48
Floating- lean back and spread your arms. Doesn't use much energy. Best used in calm waters.
Posted by: tankdemon at January 30, 2026 10:19 PM (Hd1lH) When I swam, I had trouble floating. Now I float better since I have bodyfat. Posted by: Kindltot at January 30, 2026 10:20 PM (rbvCR) 49
Chicken spirit's lyrics still are more comprehensible than Cobain's
How do we know that sound came from those rubber chickens and just wasn't dubbed in with a sampler? I'm trying to figure out where one can purchase a set of rubber chickens on the F natural minor diatonic scale. Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 30, 2026 10:21 PM (a4flb) 50
I saw Chicken Spirit open for Alice In Chains at the Central Saloon in Seattle in 1989.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 30, 2026 10:21 PM (oT7pT) 51
FWIW - that isn't "floating"; that's treading water.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at January 30, 2026 10:22 PM (SRRAx) 52
Thanks for that top meme. It reminds me that I should go check on the batteries in all my flashlights.
Posted by: nerdygirl at January 30, 2026 10:22 PM (0Htd1) 53
I float just well enough to be facedown in a pool somewhere.
Posted by: Diogenes at January 30, 2026 10:22 PM (2WIwB) 54
Floating- lean back and spread your arms. Doesn't use much energy. Best used in calm waters.
Posted by: tankdemon at January 30, 2026 10:19 PM (Hd1lH) I always thought feet downward, arms out making the body at "T" shape. You'll sink to the top of your head. Just hold your breath, then push yourself up to breathe and hold. Repeat. Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 30, 2026 10:22 PM (uQesX) 55
Evenin'
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at January 30, 2026 10:23 PM (Iz+f5) 56
46 I've predicted Walz suicide for the last 2 weeks going to be right soon.
Posted by: Lord Percy at January 30, 2026 10:20 PM (WV4GH) I didn't know he had any dirt on Hillary. Posted by: tankdemon at January 30, 2026 10:23 PM (Hd1lH) 57
His wife turned gay?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 30, 2026 10:14 PM (uQesX) --- By the gay, you mean the happy? Because the Paolo, he make her very happy. Posted by: The Paolo at January 30, 2026 10:23 PM (ZOv7s) Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 30, 2026 10:23 PM (u82oZ) 59
I also enjoyed that dog video. Chihuahuas are devil dogs.
Posted by: nerdygirl at January 30, 2026 10:24 PM (0Htd1) 60
I wish I was a bar of soap...
Posted by: Don Lemons Shit Eating Grin at January 30, 2026 10:24 PM (qgnE0) 61
My wife would be insanely jealous. Labor on the youngest was like 20 hours. Having a kid pop out like that seems like cheating.
Sort of like that Catholic family scene in Monty Python's "Meaning of Life" Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 30, 2026 10:24 PM (a4flb) 62
Walz is retiring from his marriage to spend more time with his homosexual instincts.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 30, 2026 10:24 PM (JkO4W) 63
I float just well enough to be facedown in a pool somewhere.
Posted by: Diogenes at January 30, 2026 10:22 PM (2WIwB) --- Like Gloria Swanson's? Posted by: The Paolo at January 30, 2026 10:25 PM (ZOv7s) 64
I've predicted Walz suicide for the last 2 weeks going to be right soon.
Posted by: Lord Percy at January 30, 2026 10:20 PM (WV4GH) I haven't heard about any potential Walz divorce. Where is this coming from? Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 30, 2026 10:25 PM (uQesX) 65
Sort of like that Catholic family scene in Monty Python's "Meaning of Life"
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 30, 2026 10:24 PM (a4flb) --- That is the ideal. Drop one out and get started on another. Funny how that was looked on as a bad thing. Then again, they were English and gay. Posted by: The Paolo at January 30, 2026 10:26 PM (ZOv7s) 66
Use me like a loofa!
Posted by: Don Lemons Shit Eating Grin at January 30, 2026 10:26 PM (qgnE0) 67
"My wife would be insanely jealous. Labor on the youngest was like 20 hours. Having a kid pop out like that seems like cheating."
Our first four popped very quickly. We did make it into L&D, barely. Our #2 popped just as the doctor was walking in the door. Posted by: Nemo at January 30, 2026 10:26 PM (4RPgu) 68
Scary Mary, I wasn't online last evening, but TRex shared the fantastic news! Congrats on paying off the mortgage, that is more than a reason to celebrate!
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at January 30, 2026 10:26 PM (IQ6Gq) 69
Regarding former President Clinton, shouldn't he be dead by now? Every recent picture you see of him, he looks like he's at death's door.
Posted by: nerdygirl at January 30, 2026 10:27 PM (0Htd1) Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 30, 2026 10:27 PM (RIvkX) 71
Begone, thou sexy sock!
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 30, 2026 10:27 PM (ZOv7s) 72
And, thanks, WeirdDave.
Posted by: GWB at January 30, 2026 10:27 PM (Cphwz) 73
I float just well enough to be facedown in a pool somewhere.
Posted by: Diogenes at January 30, 2026 10:22 PM (2WIwB) Face down in a pool? Not face down in Veronica Lake? Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 30, 2026 10:27 PM (uQesX) 74
I haven't heard about any potential Walz divorce. Where is this coming from?
Posted by: OrangeEnt I saw it posted on Facebook. Maybe yeah, maybe no. But if the fraud is as big as they say, I can see it. Posted by: rickb223 at January 30, 2026 10:27 PM (qw6Uy) 75
For all the musicians who were agitated about improperly tuned instruments last night, are the rubber chickens in tune? If not, why not?
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at January 30, 2026 10:27 PM (BSxnY) 76
I love the garage doors. I was born in the wrong era. I was meant to live in the atomic ranch era.
The Walz’s are divorcing? I am sorry to hear that. Gwen mad he is a political loser now? Posted by: Piper at January 30, 2026 10:27 PM (OoFl2) 77
I saw it posted on Facebook. Maybe yeah, maybe no. But if the fraud is as big as they say, I can see it.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 30, 2026 10:27 PM (qw6Uy) I checked my usual headlines sources and nothing. Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 30, 2026 10:28 PM (uQesX) 78
Before he leaves the governors mansion be sure to have forensics check his Econoline van in the garage, and see if any of the missing Boy Scouts left DNA behind
Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 30, 2026 10:28 PM (de18Y) Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 30, 2026 10:28 PM (/lPRQ) 80
43 Something fun today. Offer accepted, I'll be moving if the home inspection doesn't throw any red flags. Downside, lots of stuff to sign.
No, I'm not posting the address or MLS#. Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at January Congratulations! Posted by: Piper at January 30, 2026 10:29 PM (OoFl2) 81
Who wants to play naked Twister?
Posted by: Don Lemons Shit Eating Grin at January 30, 2026 10:29 PM (qgnE0) 82
Regarding former President Clinton, shouldn't he be dead by now? Every recent picture you see of him, he looks like he's at death's door.
Posted by: nerdygirl at January 30, 2026 10:27 PM (0Htd1) --- When he croaks, all manner of crap is going to come out. "Private family service" because a state funeral would be a total shitshow. Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 30, 2026 10:30 PM (ZOv7s) 83
I'll buy the baby oil of you put money on my book.
Posted by: Don Lemon's Shit Eating Grin at January 30, 2026 10:31 PM (qgnE0) 84
Armed teen shot and killed by cops after reaching for gun — as video shows victim moments before shooting
Goes to NY Post https://trib.al/7H25Dcx Posted by: rickb223 at January 30, 2026 10:31 PM (qw6Uy) 85
Who wants to play naked Twister?
Posted by: Don Lemons Shit Eating Grin at January 30, 2026 10:29 PM (qgnE0) --- Back in the day, there were t-shirts joking about coed naked twister, but LeMon would be horrified by the icky girls. Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 30, 2026 10:31 PM (ZOv7s) 86
1973 was a great year. I had a leather vest with fringes.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 30, 2026 10:32 PM (RIvkX) 87
Thanks, Piper!
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at January 30, 2026 10:32 PM (lUFok) 88
What is with the "No Head" "No Brain" ?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 30, 2026 10:32 PM (/lPRQ) 89
1973 was a great year.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 30, 2026 10:32 PM (RIvkX) --- Agreed! I was born. Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 30, 2026 10:32 PM (ZOv7s) Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 30, 2026 10:33 PM (u82oZ) 91
When Mrs b was attempting to make my grandmother's spaghetti sauce she said "now I know why the italian woman always wore black, look at my clothes!" I asked her in what world did she think wearing light colors was a good idea. lol
White is right out. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 30, 2026 10:34 PM (snZF9) 92
I checked my usual headlines sources and nothing.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 30, 2026 10:28 PM (uQesX) --- Could be fake, could be Undernews. Find out tomorrow, I suspect. Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 30, 2026 10:34 PM (ZOv7s) 93
Back in the day, there were t-shirts joking about coed naked twister, but LeMon would be horrified by the icky girls.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 30, 2026 10:31 PM (ZOv7s) You can play Twister with girls? Posted by: Tim Walz at January 30, 2026 10:35 PM (BSxnY) 94
Back in the day, there were t-shirts joking about coed naked twister, but LeMon would be horrified by the icky girls.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd Ewwwww. I'm not into fish. You can say it's all pink inside, but I prefer it to be be brown, or green, IFYKWIM. Posted by: Don Lemon's Shit Eating Grin at January 30, 2026 10:35 PM (qgnE0) 95
Labor stories: the husband of my wife's best friend left the room to look for the doctor, leaving my wife the only one in the room in position to catcher the baby as he made his grand entrance.
The doctor actually said, "What have we here?" when he eventually showed up. Posted by: tankdemon at January 30, 2026 10:35 PM (Hd1lH) 96
When he croaks, all manner of crap is going to come out. "Private family service" because a state funeral would be a total shitshow.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 30, 2026 10:30 PM (ZOv7s) Naaa. It's the Clinton's. They'll outdo the Wellstone funeral first. Posted by: Diogenes at January 30, 2026 10:35 PM (2WIwB) 97
The guy filming in the birth in the parking lot? Yeah, he was supposed to bring over the wheelchair.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 30, 2026 10:36 PM (/gkdL) 98
That poor rottweiler...
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at January 30, 2026 10:36 PM (xcxpd) 99
For all the musicians who were agitated about improperly tuned instruments last night, are the rubber chickens in tune? If not, why not?
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at January 30, 2026 10:27 PM (BSxnY) I don't know, it sounded like kurt cobain to me. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 30, 2026 10:36 PM (snZF9) 100
Still only on Facebook:
According to a source close to the Walz family, allegedly, Gwen Walz is in the process of filing for DIVORCE from Tim Walz. Allegedly, there are pictures of her leaving a local divorce attorney that are going to be leaked. Posted by: rickb223 at January 30, 2026 10:37 PM (qw6Uy) 101
Who wants to get buck naked and wrestle?
Posted by: Don Lemon's Shit Eating Grin at January 30, 2026 10:37 PM (qgnE0) 102
Naaa. It's the Clinton's. They'll outdo the Wellstone funeral first.
Posted by: Diogenes at January 30, 2026 10:35 PM (2WIwB) --- I don't think the Clintons have many fans at this point. Wellstone's funeral was used as a campaign event. Bill is a lot more problematic, and I don't think Hillary will be as enthusiastic to celebrate him at this late date. Maybe a thing, but it will be forced and awkward. Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 30, 2026 10:38 PM (ZOv7s) 103
Ok, everybody. Quarter Twenty here.
I did it. I went to see the Melania movie tonight. I thoroughly enjoyed it! Excellent videography, well paced and edited. You get to hear Melania herself narrate large portions. She tells a lot of her story. She is very polished and articulate. And of course elegant. What surprised me the most is the score. The music choices were excellent and she sings along with a Michael Jackson song and even dances a little to YMCA. I don't know when or where it will be available again, but I strongly recommend it. Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 30, 2026 10:38 PM (2Ez/1) 104
I have a very bias dislike for Chihuahuas. I've always considered them closer to rodents than dogs. But, that video changed my mind...a little.
Perhaps they are closer to Somalis than rats. Posted by: Orson at January 30, 2026 10:38 PM (dIske) 105
Oh dear lord, even i knew what a pick-6 was.
Posted by: Gwen at January 30, 2026 10:38 PM (KAi1n) 106
Gwen Walz can't testify. Spousal immunity.
Under federal law, there are two marital privileges 1. Testimonial privilege (privilege of witness-spouse) 2. Communication privilege (either spouse can assert) So if Gwen saw Tim putting bribe money in a bag with a dollar sign on it, or saw a thank you note from a somali day-care owner, she can testify to that if she chooses. Without Tim's permission, she can't testify "Tim told me he was getting millions of dollars in kickbacks from the somalis" unless that privilege was broken by having a third party present. Posted by: Chuck C at January 30, 2026 10:38 PM (D0HYP) 107
When he croaks, all manner of crap is going to come out. "Private family service" because a state funeral would be a total shitshow.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 30, 2026 10:30 PM (ZOv7s) I dunno. Can Hillary charge a speaking fee for giving the eulogy? Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at January 30, 2026 10:38 PM (BSxnY) 108
Cute chick having the coffee and smoke.
But that ring looks like it was made for King Kong. Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 30, 2026 10:39 PM (/lPRQ) 109
Would never have crossed my mind to go see it, but my female supervisor dragged me to the "Melania" movie this afternoon - and it was very good.
Pretty much straight documentary/behind-the-scenes of the 10 days prior to the 2025 inauguration. Melania narrates. Funniest part (there are several) - Trump's talking to Melania on the phone the day of congressional certification of the election. Classic Trump (paraphrasing, we all know the script) "it's one of the biggest victories ever, we won every swing state, we won the popular vote by millions, nobody's seen anything like it!". Melania doesn't roll her eyes but her voice/words say it all - "hey great, yes, I'll see it on the news" "OK". Hope somehow lots of non-Trump-deranged people see it. Especially women. I almost feel sorry for the TDS people, and sort of sick about the country (the "elite" pop culture/media/etc) treating Melania so poorly. A decent, good-hearted, and of course blazingly glamorous beautiful FLOTUS. Most beautiful ever, really! Nobody like her before! Posted by: rhomboid at January 30, 2026 10:39 PM (U/Byj) Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 30, 2026 10:39 PM (u82oZ) 111
My wife would be insanely jealous. Labor on the youngest was like 20 hours. Having a kid pop out like that seems like cheating.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 30, 2026 10:15 PM (ZOv7s) My mother would be jealous of your wife. 36 hours with me. They actually brought in a priest. My brother was a c section. Mom said she wasn't going through that shit again. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 30, 2026 10:39 PM (snZF9) Posted by: Don Lemon's Shit Eating Grin at January 30, 2026 10:40 PM (qgnE0) 113
RIP Catherine O'Hara, a genuinely talented and funny lady.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at January 30, 2026 10:40 PM (CHHv1) 114
If that birth video was AI, it was good AI. Who was doing the camera work??
My wife would be insanely jealous. Labor on the youngest was like 20 hours. Having a kid pop out like that seems like cheating. Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd Don't tell the Mrs about our experience, then. Our taxi was roaring down Lake Shore Drive to the hospital, MiladyJo's sister, a nurse, in the front seat, threatening to hop in the back and hold the severely expecting mother's knees together. The cabbie had radioed our imminent arrival, but what got through was that she'd already given birth, and so at the entrance was a large crowd of anxious doctors and nurses. I barely had time to put on some scrubs and rush to the delivery room. Time from arrival at the hospital until Son the First was born, ten minutes. Time from first son's birth to when Son the Second was born, ten more minutes. That was a wild whirlwind. Posted by: mindful webworker - banging a pot with a wooden spoon at January 30, 2026 10:40 PM (j02Vi) 115
Tim and I have a love in common....
Posted by: Don Lemon's Shit Eating Grin at January 30, 2026 10:41 PM (qgnE0) 116
88 What is with the "No Head" "No Brain" ?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 30, 2026 10:32 PM (/lPRQ) Durbin actually presented an enlarged version of that AI generated picture that shows a headless ICE agent involved in Pretti's death. The meme is poi ting out the AI mistake and commenting that only a brainless coozergibbit would present such a thing during a speech on the Senate floor. Posted by: tankdemon at January 30, 2026 10:41 PM (Hd1lH) 117
101 Who wants to get buck naked and wrestle?
Posted by: Don Lemon The new series The Beauty has that scene. Posted by: gKWVE at January 30, 2026 10:42 PM (gKWVE) 118
my female supervisor dragged me to the "Melania" movie this afternoon - and it was very good.
How can that be? I was told two weeks ago that it had already tanked! Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 30, 2026 10:42 PM (EXyHK) 119
"Walz" and "manhandling" just doesn't seem right.
Posted by: Martini Farmer I thought he looked more like a pedo. Posted by: nerdygirl at January 30, 2026 10:42 PM (0Htd1) 120
With that coffee and cigarette, she could have had two eggs, toast, butter, and jelly for another fifty seven cents. -- Gossage Grill, Chicago 1973.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 30, 2026 10:43 PM (SiYcf) 121
Bing search links deny a divorce is in the offing.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 30, 2026 10:39 PM (u82oZ) --- Bill Gates' company says what? Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 30, 2026 10:43 PM (ZOv7s) 122
we lost O'Hara, but at least we still have her husband in that movie... Jeffery Jones
Posted by: gKWVE at January 30, 2026 10:43 PM (gKWVE) 123
Poor Gwen will have to wax ecstatic over the scent of burning buildings all by herself now.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 30, 2026 10:43 PM (JkO4W) 124
The Durbin thing with the AI photoshop really was incredible.
Kind of a perfect example of the utter degradation of Dem voters and electeds, and of the "press" and other things they rely on. Hilarious, in a dark way. It's as crude as defense ministry fulminations from Iran or North Korea, and just as ridiculous. Posted by: rhomboid at January 30, 2026 10:44 PM (U/Byj) 125
Mrs Walz is not a stand by your man type. You know, like Hillary is.
Posted by: Case at January 30, 2026 10:45 PM (E7+ue) 126
Maybe a thing, but it will be forced and awkward. Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 30, 2026 10:38 PM (ZOv7s) *adds popcorn to shopping list * Posted by: Diogenes at January 30, 2026 10:45 PM (2WIwB) Posted by: Shame upon you! at January 30, 2026 10:46 PM (TbWk/) 128
86 1973 was a great year. I had a leather vest with fringes.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 30, 2026 10:32 PM (RIvkX) White leather gogo boots. Posted by: tcn in AK at January 30, 2026 10:47 PM (I40wl) 129
86 1973 was a great year. I had a leather vest with fringes.
Posted by: San Franpsycho Behind the times partner. That was so 1969. Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 30, 2026 10:47 PM (uaYsl) Posted by: Don Lemon's Shit Eating Grin at January 30, 2026 10:47 PM (qgnE0) 131
I thought he looked more like a pedo.
Posted by: nerdygirl at January 30, 2026 10:42 PM (0Htd1) --- One of my friends (also a retired senior NCO) was chatting with me about Walz and we agreed that he was a classic apple-polishing brown-noser. "Yes, sir, very good sir!" type, always buttering up his boss, and so he got to E8 and almost made E9, but for the prospect of actually deploying, which should have been the culmination of his career. Given his age and generation, that should have been a huge thing for him. I know guys that retired because they did NOT deploy. But no, he dodged it, and then lied about going, which shows what a scumbag he really was. Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 30, 2026 10:47 PM (ZOv7s) 132
127 Knitters
With a hard "r"? And so close to Black History Month? Posted by: Shame upon you! at January 30, 2026 10:46 PM (TbWk/) You will pull my knitting from my cold, dead hands. Posted by: tcn in AK at January 30, 2026 10:48 PM (I40wl) 133
Bill Gates' company says what?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd Why do you think he made a big deal about leaving e'rrything to his 'charities?' Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 30, 2026 10:48 PM (mlg/3) 134
That psycho interview email is apparently par for the course nowadays. It's insane in corpoland and you just can't win for losing if you're a job applicant.
Posted by: You shouldn't care about the pay! at January 30, 2026 10:49 PM (TbWk/) 135
1973 was the first year I sported my afro. I was very much a cultural appropriator.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 30, 2026 10:49 PM (uaYsl) 136
Our #2 popped just as the doctor was walking in the door.
Posted by: Nemo Heh, before the aforementioned twin boys… Our first, a daughter, was born at home. The midwife thought she had time to take a nap on the couch. Ha. No. I had to do the catching. The doctor had trouble finding a parking space, and arrived in time to cut the cord, shake my hand, and leave. That was unforgettable. Posted by: mindful webworker - women are amazing at January 30, 2026 10:50 PM (j02Vi) 137
1973 was a great year. I had a leather vest with fringes.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 30, 2026 10:32 PM (RIvkX) White leather gogo boots. Posted by: tcn in AK at January 30, 2026 10:47 PM (I40wl) Mini skirts Muscle cars Bell bottoms Bitchin' music The best times! Posted by: Diogenes at January 30, 2026 10:50 PM (2WIwB) 138
132 You will pull my knitting from my cold, dead hands.
Posted by: tcn in AK at January 30, 2026 10:48 PM (I40wl) If you knit yourself some mittens, they could be your warm, dead hands. Posted by: tankdemon at January 30, 2026 10:50 PM (Hd1lH) 139
For most soldiers, deploying as an E9 would be a dream come true. The ultimate test, the ultimate reward for a full career, and the scumbag bolted and then lied about his terminal rank.
Tells you all you need to know. He was never going to stand up to Trump, or anything else. Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 30, 2026 10:50 PM (ZOv7s) 140
I miss drinking coffee and having a cigarette in the morning. I haven't done so in 20 years, but it was a wonderful moment in my day, before the boy appeared.
And as for labor, I had the birth mom do that part. I picked him up six months later, so that went well. Posted by: tcn in AK at January 30, 2026 10:52 PM (I40wl) 141
Willowed from the previous thread:
If Gwen Walz goes through with a divorce then she can be compelled to testify against her former husband. Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at January 30, 2026 10:52 PM (H6cKs) Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 30, 2026 10:52 PM (rarFa) 143
Floating- lean back and spread your arms. Doesn't use much energy. Best used in calm waters.
Posted by: tankdemon Also might work when getting swept downstream in the rapids. Or not. Either way you are on your own. Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 30, 2026 10:53 PM (/lPRQ) 144
If you knit yourself some mittens, they could be your warm, dead hands.
Posted by: tankdemon at January 30, 2026 10:50 PM (Hd1lH) Honey, I knit everything. Posted by: tcn in AK at January 30, 2026 10:53 PM (I40wl) Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 30, 2026 10:54 PM (mlg/3) Posted by: tcn in AK at January 30, 2026 10:55 PM (I40wl) 147
75 For all the musicians who were agitated about improperly tuned instruments last night, are the rubber chickens in tune? If not, why not?
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at January 30, 2026 10:27 PM (BSxnY) The chickens did not match my memory of the notes that Cobain sang, and it annoyed me enough that I stopped the video despite being amused by the premise. Posted by: SciVo at January 30, 2026 10:55 PM (Sy6m/) 148
Giving birth, standing in the parking lot, then walking away with the baby in her arms?! Is the mother from the planet Krypton?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at January 30, 2026 10:57 PM (H6cKs) 149
I guess that baby delivery was real, as so easy. Waited for cops to faint.
I was 10 days late with #1 and he's never been on time his entire life (except for work, which is good). Please keep in mind that frat boys mooed at me a few weeks prior and I was gigantic from the side (from the back you couldn't tell). Mother got tears in her eyes when I picked her up at the airport. Nurses thought I was having twins,to alarm us (pre-ultrasounds). I finally go into labor. I walk miles to get things going. Finally the pain was pretty bad 12hrs later and we go to L&D to be sent home again as I had not progressed. Hours later I say take me, I have had enough. Doc tries everything, breaking water, pitocin. It was not going to happen because he had a giant head that would not fit. 22hrs later he tells me I need to be "thinking" c-section and I am fine with this! But not emergent as they made me wait 5 more hours. Have epidural and almost pass out due to dehydration. Husband almost passes out because I do, so I tell the nurses to make him drink a Coke (because I think Coke's are magic cures).Giant son is finally born and healthy at 10 lbs and large head. #2 son was a planned section. Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 30, 2026 10:58 PM (WONhk) 150
I thought the rubber chicken rendition of “Smells Like Teen Spirit” was close enough!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at January 30, 2026 10:59 PM (H6cKs) 151
The "cute chick with the cigarette" is Lauren Bacall (1946).
Posted by: Paco at January 30, 2026 10:59 PM (2L+MU) 152
The chickens did not match my memory of the notes that Cobain sang, and it annoyed me enough that I stopped the video despite being amused by the premise.
Posted by: SciVo at January 30, 2026 10:55 PM (Sy6m/) --- I recognized it, but it wasn't great. Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 30, 2026 10:59 PM (ZOv7s) 153
RIP Catherine O'Hara, a genuinely talented and funny lady.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at January 30, 2026 10:40 PM (CHHv1) Yeah, thats a shame. I can't believe she was only in her mid 30's when she was in home alone. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 30, 2026 11:00 PM (snZF9) 154
148 Giving birth, standing in the parking lot, then walking away with the baby in her arms?! Is the mother from the planet Krypton?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at January 30, 2026 10:57 PM (H6cKs) __________________________ Let's see....hmmmm.....tough one....move about six feet and be standing over grass. Orrrrr.....deliver a newborn over the concrete. We'll go with the concrete. It will be a nice ice breaker when he's older. When someone asks, "What's wrong with you? Did you hit your head when you were little?" "Why yes. Yes I did." Posted by: Orson at January 30, 2026 11:02 PM (dIske) 155
The "cute chick with the cigarette" is Lauren Bacall (1946).
Posted by: Paco at January 30, 2026 10:59 PM (2L+MU) --- "You know how to whistle, don't you? Just put your lips together and blow." Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 30, 2026 11:02 PM (ZOv7s) 156
Go Seahawks!
Posted by: Don Lemon's Shit Eating Grin at January 30, 2026 11:03 PM (qgnE0) 157
Part of the Walz divorce rumors is that Gwen discovered he was hiding assets from her. That he had some stash squirreled away that he wasn't telling her about. Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 30, 2026 11:05 PM (w6EFb) 158
Behind the times partner. That was so 1969.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 30, 2026 10:47 PM (uaYsl) === Absolutely I am a Late Adopter Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 30, 2026 11:05 PM (RIvkX) 159
59 I also enjoyed that dog video. Chihuahuas are devil dogs.
Posted by: nerdygirl at January 30, 2026 10:24 PM Hold my waterbowl. Posted by: Schipperke at January 30, 2026 11:05 PM (7OVtU) 160
Part of the Walz divorce rumors is that Gwen discovered he was hiding assets from her. That he had some stash squirreled away that he wasn't telling her about.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley What was his name? Posted by: Don Lemon's Shit Eating Grin at January 30, 2026 11:06 PM (qgnE0) 161
Part of the Walz divorce rumors is that Gwen discovered he was hiding assets from her. That he had some stash squirreled away that he wasn't telling her about.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 30, 2026 11:05 PM (w6EFb) --- She's about to see a major downgrade in her status. No longer governor's wife, or potential Veep wife. Just nobody with a shit ton of feds sniffing around her stupid loser husband. Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 30, 2026 11:06 PM (ZOv7s) 162
Part of the Walz divorce rumors is that Gwen discovered he was hiding assets from her. That he had some stash squirreled away that he wasn't telling her about.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 30, 2026 11:05 PM (w6EFb) ==== Uh oh I have a 5 Guilder note in my nightstand. Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 30, 2026 11:07 PM (RIvkX) 163
What was his name?
Posted by: Don Lemon's Shit Eating Grin at January 30, 2026 11:06 PM (qgnE0) --- I think you know. Posted by: The Paolo at January 30, 2026 11:07 PM (ZOv7s) 164
Gettin' late. Time to crash.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 30, 2026 11:08 PM (ZOv7s) 165
🚨BREAKING!!! Grok AI reports🚨
The Walzes are getting divorced. The Vances are getting divorced. J.D. will marry the former Mrs Tim and have himself a white, blond wife just in time for the next Presidential election. That's the plan, anyway. Usha keeps the little ones. (Do burning tires smell better than curry?) Posted by: mindful webworker - news you can refuse at January 30, 2026 11:09 PM (j02Vi) 166
In nursing school I wrote home that I was never having children during my OB rotation and for part of pediatrics. I would have false labor pains with some mothers. A lot of screaming (when I was in labor I did not do more than a moan and sent my husband to the waiting room to tell mother that the screams are not from me).
One lady was having her 8th, my first shift in L&D as a student, and kept telling the nurses she thought she was ready. They said nah. She asked me to look and wowzers it did not look normal and I got the nurses. They delivered the baby and it was the best delivery of all. The doc walked in to cut the cord and, no doubt, charged her for his part. Our grandchildren were born this easy, too. The OB, figuring DIL was having her first, went to lunch. My son and a nurse delivered their boy to her surprise. Some make it look easy for the rest of us. I didn't care how they came out as long as they were healthy, and they were. I'm also sort of glad they were c-section to spare my husband trauma. I LOVE the Minneapolis map up there! Haven't seen any video in a few days of crazy women with whistles. Is it calm now? Will Walz now declare his love for Don Renaldo Lemon? Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 30, 2026 11:10 PM (WONhk) Posted by: Booji Boy at January 30, 2026 11:12 PM (olveY) 168
An interesting astronomical discovery. Exoplanets galore have been discovered. But exomoons, moons orbiting planets haven't been confirmed yet (much harder to detect) but they have a few candidates. Another big one was announced today. There's a system about 130 ly away. Very young F5 star. There's a 28 Jupiter mass planet orbiting it, about 10 AU. It's probably more of a brown dwarf than a gas giant. Anyway, they detected quite a wobble to its orbit, and it likely (but not confirmed) has a moon orbiting it. If you can call it a moon. The moon itself would be about 40% the mass of Jupiter, and orbiting the thing at about 1/5 of AU at a high 60 degree inclined orbit. That's a wild discovery. Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 30, 2026 11:12 PM (w6EFb) 169
Durbin actually presented an enlarged version of that AI generated picture that shows a headless ICE agent involved in Pretti's death. The meme is poi ting out the AI mistake and commenting that only a brainless coozergibbit would present such a thing during a speech on the Senate floor.
Posted by: tankdemon Thanks. Did not recognize that was about Pretti. Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 30, 2026 11:13 PM (/lPRQ) 170
Former President Clinton commented yesterday that he had never been more concerned about government overreach than he is today.
----------- "Bye, Bye, Miss American Lie Drove Vince Foster to death's roster But Ron Brown dared to fly Them girls and boys Were killed by your FBI Screamin' "This'll be the day that we die ... This'll be a village you fry." lyrics.com/sublyric/192755/ Don+McLean/American+Lie Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 30, 2026 11:14 PM (0Eh0f) 171
Thanks for the ONT.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 30, 2026 11:14 PM (bss/y) 172
RE: the woman giving birth in a parking lot while standing up -
Husband, oblivious says "Walk it off!" Annnnnnnd, she does. Wow. One more instructive lesson from the 'Never **** with women' chapter. Posted by: Tonypete at January 30, 2026 11:16 PM (cYBz/) 173
I met Catherine O'Hara once in a bakery in NYC. Very nice lady and she appreciated me not acting like a loon with her. We exchanged hellos and smiles and I did not stalk her back to her apt.
We all had our coffee and brunch in the booth. My husband had no idea who he was sitting next to. I had to tell him after we left. He misses details like this. I also don't make a big deal about famous people, as they have lives, too, and with me also being famous I totally understand. Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 30, 2026 11:16 PM (WONhk) 174
Well, the Waco people were not people- they were rabid religious sex nuts. Kids too. They deserved to fucking die in a fire.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 30, 2026 11:17 PM (bss/y) 175
Part of the Walz divorce rumors is that Gwen discovered he was hiding assets from her. That he had some stash squirreled away that he wasn't telling her about.
She was shocked that selfish creep was acting like a selfish creep? Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at January 30, 2026 11:17 PM (lUFok) 176
Since every planet in this system from 1 AU out has either a moon-system (Jupiter) or at least a shitload of captured iceballs (Neptune), it is impossible that no exoplanet has moons too.
On the other hand, the best candidates for habitable-zone exoplanets tend to be around red dwarfs which HZ is much much less than 1 AU. Posted by: gKWVE at January 30, 2026 11:19 PM (gKWVE) 177
165 🚨BREAKING!!! Grok AI reports🚨
The Walzes are getting divorced. The Vances are getting divorced. J.D. will marry the former Mrs Tim and have himself a white, blond wife just in time for the next Presidential election. That's the plan, anyway. Usha keeps the little ones. (Do burning tires smell better than curry?) Posted by: mindful webworker - news you can refuse at January 30, 2026 11:09 PM (j02Vi) I think it's time we trained these AIs on repeated viewings of Old Yeller. Go crazy, see what happens. Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at January 30, 2026 11:19 PM (w/O5Q) 178
Incidentally, I think we're starting to get a clearer idea of why, ever since last year's inauguration, nearly the entire professional Left has been willing to go to the mat to keep even a single illegal alien from being deported -- not even the felons, not even the DVers and gangsters and killers and molesters. All of us who thought it meant there must be something we didn't know that made illegals vitally important to the Democrat party, congrats. My intuition is that there's still some more pieces of the puzzle yet to come out, but it's already a doozy.
Corollary: This implies that John Fetterman's deal is that he is simply an old-fashioned liberal, a dumb bleeding heart but an honest one, not in on any of the grifts that would incentivize protecting illegal aliens. Corollary: Almost all other Democrats (and some Republicans) are that corrupt. Posted by: SciVo at January 30, 2026 11:20 PM (Sy6m/) 179
anyway publius, go look up HD 137010
Posted by: gKWVE at January 30, 2026 11:21 PM (gKWVE) 180
According to the Daily Mail, Catherine O'Hara had Sinus Inversus syndrome, where the organs are mirror imaged. Heart would be on the right side, stomach and colon layout reversed. That can cause problems sometimes, and sometimes no problems at all. Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 30, 2026 11:21 PM (w6EFb) 181
I don't think that baby delivery was real. Baby is too clean and I can't figure out the woman's shorts deal. Plus no stuff coming out onto the street, as it is typically messy.
Altho I have heard of women popping them out in fields and stuff. And one very petite girl I barely knew had one in her kitchen, which I personally did not think was a great idea. Whatever! I might have looked like I had birthin' hips but anyone who thought this was wrong. Or maybe I could have had a normal sized baby with a normal head. I will never know.My husband's head requires larger than normal hats, so I blame him. Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 30, 2026 11:21 PM (WONhk) 182
163 What was his name?
Posted by: Don Lemon's Shit Eating Grin at January 30, 2026 11:06 PM (qgnE0) --- I think you know. Posted by: The Paolo at January 30, 2026 11:07 PM (ZOv7s) Huh. I did not think Paolo swung that way. And for Tim Walz? To each his own, man. Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 30, 2026 11:23 PM (bss/y) 183
That he had some stash squirreled away that he wasn't telling her about.
Posted by: publius, Turns out it was 4 pounds of old ditch weed. Yuck Posted by: Gwen at January 30, 2026 11:25 PM (KAi1n) 184
162 Part of the Walz divorce rumors is that Gwen discovered he was hiding assets from her. That he had some stash squirreled away that he wasn't telling her about.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 30, 2026 11:05 PM (w6EFb) --- Sounds right. They seemed like a mated pair but with all the money fraud, grift info coming out she's says, show me the money. Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 30, 2026 11:28 PM (rarFa) 185
Evening, Weird Dave, and ONT Horde!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 30, 2026 11:29 PM (8zz6B) 186
>> go look up HD 137010
I hadn't seen that, yet. Earth sized, and earth-like orbit, 355 day period. But K type star, so on the very edge of the HZ. Could be very cold, but could be warm with the right atmosphere. Damn that's interesting. Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 30, 2026 11:29 PM (w6EFb) 187
I noticed he has lost some weight lately; perhaps the reason he isn't running for office is because of the divorce (no doubt there is already another woman in the picture)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at January 30, 2026 10:12 PM (SRRAx) So Gwen has a sidepiece. What about Tim? Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 30, 2026 11:34 PM (8zz6B) 188
132 You will pull my knitting from my cold, dead hands.
Posted by: tcn in AK at January 30, 2026 10:48 PM (I40wl) Knitta, please! Posted by: I semi-denounce myself at January 30, 2026 11:37 PM (TbWk/) 189
Something fun today. Offer accepted, I'll be moving if the home inspection doesn't throw any red flags. Downside, lots of stuff to sign.
No, I'm not posting the address or MLS#. Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at January 30, 2026 10:19 PM (lUFok) But still in the High Arctic of AZ? Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 30, 2026 11:37 PM (8zz6B) 190
That was always insane about job interviews.. the only acceptable behavior was to act out this farce about how you are independently wealthy, have absolutely nothing to do all week, but you have always had this compelling need to get up early everyday and do boring office work for an uninteresting company and don't really care about pay. Ties in with the manager that will posture about how dedicated he is, and truly believes that this is the greatest company in the world every day until he suddenly leaves cause another place will pay him a dollar more per hour
Posted by: Azjaeger at January 30, 2026 11:39 PM (3/XaG) 191
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 30, 2026 11:17 PM (bss/y)
Cranking out meth too if you buy into all the lies. I hope you die in a f'ing fire. Posted by: Reforger at January 30, 2026 11:43 PM (7ujVx) 192
Posted by: Reforger at January 30, 2026 11:43 PM (7ujVx)
I am pretty sure Aetius was attempting irony. Posted by: gKWVE at January 30, 2026 11:46 PM (gKWVE) 193
It's too bad that Tom Homan hasn't found the Pied Piper of Illegals. Imagine a guy in 13th century forest garb, strolling through Minneapolis playing a flute (recorder), and illegals following him, entranced by his music.
For some reason, I see him playing Coming Home, by Cinderella. Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 30, 2026 11:46 PM (S/Y4j) 194
Durbin actually presented an enlarged version of that AI generated picture that shows a headless ICE agent involved in Pretti's death. The meme is poi ting out the AI mistake and commenting that only a brainless coozergibbit would present such a thing during a speech on the Senate floor.
Posted by: tankdemon at January 30, 2026 10:41 PM (Hd1lH) Does that pic not show a gun in Pretti's right hand? Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 30, 2026 11:47 PM (8zz6B) 195
I hope you die in a f'ing fire.
Posted by: Reforger at January 30, 2026 11:43 PM (7ujVx) 192 Posted by: Reforger at January 30, 2026 11:43 PM (7ujVx) I am pretty sure Aetius was attempting irony. Posted by: gKWVE at January 30, 2026 11:46 PM (gKWVE) Well sarcasm I'd think would fit better. Like 'Hillary Clinton was the warmest, kindest, gentlest and darn it Sexy human being to ever inhabit the White House.' Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 30, 2026 11:47 PM (bss/y) Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at January 30, 2026 11:48 PM (lUFok) 197
The person who got the rejection letter should thank his lucky stars. It's obvious that the company runs a sweatshop populated with low cost H1Bs that can't quit. He'd probably be expected to fix their errors on unpaid overtime.
Posted by: buddhaha at January 30, 2026 11:48 PM (36QIT) 198
Posted by: Reforger at January 30, 2026 11:43 PM (7ujVx)
I am pretty sure Aetius was attempting irony. Posted by: gKWVE I am thinking it was sarcasm. Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 30, 2026 11:48 PM (/lPRQ) 199
coozergibbet?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 30, 2026 11:48 PM (bss/y) 200
128 86 1973 was a great year. I had a leather vest with fringes.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 30, 2026 10:32 PM (RIvkX) White leather gogo boots. Posted by: tcn in AK Tube tops. Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at January 30, 2026 11:49 PM (NFX2v) 201
Don't you think?
Posted by: Alanis at January 30, 2026 11:50 PM (gKWVE) 202
My apologies.
Posted by: Reforger at January 30, 2026 11:50 PM (7ujVx) Posted by: Miklos needs this at January 30, 2026 11:50 PM (AP7fj) 204
202 My apologies.
Posted by: Reforger at January 30, 2026 11:50 PM (7ujVx) No need. I thought about putting a sarc tag but decided against it. Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 30, 2026 11:53 PM (bss/y) 205
Like 'Hillary Clinton was the warmest, kindest, gentlest and darn it Sexy human being to ever inhabit the White House.'
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 30, 2026 11:47 PM (bss/y) ====== I bet the high-volume 'dying rabbit screams' recording was her favorite cut. Posted by: mrp at January 30, 2026 11:53 PM (rj6Yv) 206
Like 'Hillary Clinton was the warmest, kindest, gentlest and darn it Sexy human being to ever inhabit the White House.'
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 30, 2026 11:47 PM (bss/y) Or "Yoko Ono has the voice of an angel; soft, sweet, and clear." Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 30, 2026 11:55 PM (S/Y4j) 207
203
take my money https://tinyurl.com/yede4m88 ---- Yeah, like you're going to get a 'clean' shot. Posted by: clarence at January 30, 2026 11:56 PM (6L3LN) 208
No need. I thought about putting a sarc tag but decided against it.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 30, 2026 11:53 PM (bss/y) ====== I only use a sarc tag when I see a lot of new nics in the comments. For the hard stuff using an appropriate nic is usually the ticket. Posted by: mrp at January 30, 2026 11:56 PM (rj6Yv) Posted by: Rightful Governor Stacey Abrams at January 30, 2026 11:56 PM (AP7fj) 210
I bet the high-volume 'dying rabbit screams' recording was her favorite cut.
Posted by: mrp at January 30, 2026 11:53 PM (rj6Yv) Hmmm. My guess is she does not really enjoy music. But if she had to answer, she'd say some bullshit like Jazz. I think Jazz is the most overrated and yet claimed music of all fucking time. Music has a beginning, middle and an end. Jazz is often endless noodling. It's great music to have drinks and conversation to it precisely BECAUSE it is meaningless. Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 30, 2026 11:56 PM (bss/y) 211
206 Like 'Hillary Clinton was the warmest, kindest, gentlest and darn it Sexy human being to ever inhabit the White House.'
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 30, 2026 11:47 PM (bss/y) Or "Yoko Ono has the voice of an angel; soft, sweet, and clear." Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 30, 2026 11:55 PM (S/Y4j) 'Bill Clinton has the discipline and resolve of Job in his ability to resist temptation.' Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 30, 2026 11:57 PM (bss/y) 212
Earth sized, and earth-like orbit, 355 day period.
This is about me, isn't it? Posted by: Rightful Governor Stacey Abrams at January 30, 2026 11:56 PM (AP7fj) I thought it was Jumbo Pritzker of Illinois. Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 30, 2026 11:57 PM (S/Y4j) 213
193 It's too bad that Tom Homan hasn't found the Pied Piper of Illegals. Imagine a guy in 13th century forest garb, strolling through Minneapolis playing a flute (recorder), and illegals following him, entranced by his music.
For some reason, I see him playing Coming Home, by Cinderella. Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 30, 2026 11:46 PM (S/Y4j) "Take Me Home, Country Roads" by John Denver, and Country Roads is the name painted on all the planes at the airport that he leads them to. Posted by: SciVo at January 30, 2026 11:58 PM (Sy6m/) 214
I only use a sarc tag when I see a lot of new nics in the comments. For the hard stuff using an appropriate nic is usually the ticket.
Posted by: mrp at January 30, 2026 11:56 PM (rj6Yv) Yeah, Janet Reno would have been perfect for the context. Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 30, 2026 11:59 PM (bss/y) Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 30, 2026 11:59 PM (uaYsl) 216
For shitz & gigglz i found a ZH article with no jew-hate comments.
Posted by: Dark L at January 31, 2026 12:00 AM (KAi1n) 217
216 For shitz & gigglz i found a ZH article with no jew-hate comments.
Posted by: Dark L at January 31, 2026 12:00 AM (KAi1n) What was it about? Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 31, 2026 12:01 AM (bss/y) 218
Yeah, like you're going to get a 'clean' shot.
Posted by: clarence at January 30, 2026 11:56 PM (6L3LN) A hockey stick is the appropriate implement for that job. Practice your slapshot. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 31, 2026 12:02 AM (8zz6B) 219
Snow bands forming on the radar, but won't be here for a while. Band whipping through western NC and down into NE Georgia. Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 31, 2026 12:03 AM (w6EFb) 220
But still in the High Arctic of AZ?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon I hear a lot of old folks move to Assisted Living and sell their AZ igloos for cheap Posted by: Miklos hears a lot of things at January 31, 2026 12:03 AM (AP7fj) 221
FWIW - that isn't "floating"; that's treading water.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas ----- That's the "eggbeater", beloved of synchronized swimmers and water polo players. (Knowledge courtesy of #1 daughter, sync swimmer and water polo letterer). When I was in high school, swimming was a PE requirement. I lived in a working class/poor area, and swimsuits were a luxury item that many families couldn't afford, so the school, much like how they provided uniforms, cleats and pads for the football team, provided swimsuits... for the girls. Because, uhhh, girls. The boys got their semester of swim lessons au naturel. Which is why I learned to float on my back to the shouts of the coach, "Periscopes up!" Posted by: buddhaha at January 31, 2026 12:03 AM (36QIT) 222
Anyone seen Nightwatch around lately? Last comments I remember were right before he took off for a vacation in Hawaii.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 31, 2026 12:03 AM (uaYsl) 223
Yeah, Janet Reno would have been perfect for the context.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 30, 2026 11:59 PM (bss/y) ===== Yeah. And I was just thinking a few minutes ago that DJT and Slick both picked Florida AGs for the AG of the US spot. Posted by: mrp at January 31, 2026 12:03 AM (rj6Yv) 224
"Take Me Home, Country Roads" by John Denver, and Country Roads is the name painted on all the planes at the airport that he leads them to.
Posted by: SciVo at January 30, 2026 11:58 PM (Sy6m/) "Way down upon Somali River". Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 31, 2026 12:04 AM (8zz6B) 225
Jazz is often endless noodling. It's great music to have drinks and conversation to it precisely BECAUSE it is meaningless.
Posted by: Aetius451AD The Seinfeld of music? Posted by: Dark L at January 31, 2026 12:04 AM (KAi1n) 226
It's too bad that Tom Homan hasn't found the Pied Piper of Illegals. Imagine a guy in 13th century forest garb, strolling through Minneapolis playing a flute (recorder), and illegals following him, entranced by his music.
For some reason, I see him playing Coming Home, by Cinderella. Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 30, 2026 11:46 PM (S/Y4j) "Take Me Home, Country Roads" by John Denver, and Country Roads is the name painted on all the planes at the airport that he leads them to. Posted by: SciVo at January 30, 2026 11:58 PM (Sy6m/) Maybe "Kickstart my Heart," by Motley Crue - especially the line "Skydive naked from an aeroplane". Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 31, 2026 12:04 AM (S/Y4j) 227
Band whipping through western NC and down into NE Georgia.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley I hummed along to that in a Gladys Knight voice Posted by: Miklos wanted to be a Pip at January 31, 2026 12:05 AM (AP7fj) 228
225 Jazz is often endless noodling. It's great music to have drinks and conversation to it precisely BECAUSE it is meaningless.
Posted by: Aetius451AD The Seinfeld of music? Posted by: Dark L at January 31, 2026 12:04 AM (KAi1n) Actually... that's a perfect analogy. Or Arrested Development. That's another one. Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 31, 2026 12:05 AM (bss/y) 229
216 For shitz & gigglz i found a ZH article with no jew-hate comments.
Posted by: Dark L ---- Liar! 😘 Posted by: clarence at January 31, 2026 12:07 AM (6L3LN) 230
I think Jazz is the most overrated and yet claimed music of all fucking time. Music has a beginning, middle and an end. Jazz is often endless noodling. It's great music to have drinks and conversation to it precisely BECAUSE it is meaningless.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 30, 2026 11:56 PM (bss/y) Can't disagree there. I never could understand it. I have some guitars and amps suited for it and yet I never felt the need to even explore it. Some of it is ok, but it does sound like one long jam session of wandering around the fingerboard aimlessly. Its not an easy music to play, because there is technique involved, but damn... Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 31, 2026 12:09 AM (snZF9) 231
The Seinfeld of music?
Posted by: Dark L at January 31, 2026 12:04 AM (KAi1n) Actually... that's a perfect analogy. Or Arrested Development. That's another one. Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 31, 2026 12:05 AM (bss/y) Not all jazz is aimless and unstructured. Big band music usually had formally written arrangements. since it was dance music, first and foremost. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 31, 2026 12:09 AM (8zz6B) 232
What was it about?
Posted by: Aetius451AD How fake our space program is. Not a single "tiny hat" reference. Posted by: Dark L at January 31, 2026 12:09 AM (KAi1n) 233
For some reason, I see him playing Coming Home, by Cinderella.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 30, 2026 11:46 PM (S/Y4j) "Take Me Home, Country Roads" by John Denver, and Country Roads is the name painted on all the planes at the airport that he leads them to. Posted by: SciVo at January 30, 2026 11:58 PM (Sy6m/) Maybe "Kickstart my Heart," by Motley Crue - especially the line "Skydive naked from an aeroplane". Posted by: Hour of the Wolf Bananas and Rice a Minneapolis Metal Anthem tiny.cc/eocy001 Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 31, 2026 12:10 AM (uaYsl) 234
Jazz is often endless noodling. It's great music to have drinks and conversation to it precisely BECAUSE it is meaningless.
Posted by: Aetius451AD The Seinfeld of music? Posted by: Dark L at January 31, 2026 12:04 AM (KAi1n) More like the kamala harris of music. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 31, 2026 12:10 AM (snZF9) 235
Jazz riffs in a classical format works pretty well. Gershwin won fame and glory doing that. Duke Ellington was superb mixing styles, "Take the A Train", for instance.
Standard jazz pieces ... eh. The only one that I've listened to repeatedly is "Take Five". Aficionados roll their eyes. I don't care. Posted by: mrp at January 31, 2026 12:12 AM (rj6Yv) 236
It's too bad that Tom Homan hasn't found the Pied Piper of Illegals. Imagine a guy in 13th century forest garb, strolling through Minneapolis playing a flute (recorder), and illegals following him, entranced by his music.
For some reason, I see him playing Coming Home, by Cinderella. Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 30, 2026 11:46 PM (S/Y4j) "Take Me Home, Country Roads" by John Denver, and Country Roads is the name painted on all the planes at the airport that he leads them to. Posted by: SciVo at January 30, 2026 11:58 PM (Sy6m/) Maybe "Kickstart my Heart," by Motley Crue - especially the line "Skydive naked from an aeroplane". Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 31, 2026 12:04 AM (S/Y4j) Or Run Like Hell by Pink Floyd. It would also be a nut punch to the miserable cvnt Roger Waters. Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 31, 2026 12:12 AM (lpTXP) 237
Breaking! 18m Minnesota governor Tim Walz resigns, announces he will dye his hair neon green and pursue his lifelong dream of becoming a K-Pop Semen Hunter Posted by: As Not Seen On TV at January 31, 2026 12:13 AM (T5zdn) Posted by: Philip Glass, musical type at January 31, 2026 12:14 AM (AP7fj) 239
Minnesota governor Tim Walz resigns, announces he will dye his hair neon green and pursue his lifelong dream of becoming a K-Pop Semen Hunter
Posted by: As Not Seen On TV Here, take the money Posted by: Netflix at January 31, 2026 12:15 AM (AP7fj) 240
I think Jazz is the most overrated and yet claimed music of all fucking time. Music has a beginning, middle and an end. Jazz is often endless noodling. It's great music to have drinks and conversation to it precisely BECAUSE it is meaningless.
Posted by: Aetius451AD ----- Some.people just got no taste. (I thought that sounded more a propos than "Phillistine!") Listen to Coltrane playing Giant Steps and tell.me that it's going nowhere, and played by an unskilled talentless hack. Posted by: buddhaha at January 31, 2026 12:15 AM (36QIT) 241
It's too bad that Tom Homan hasn't found the Pied Piper of Illegals. Imagine a guy in 13th century forest garb, strolling through Minneapolis playing a flute (recorder), and illegals following him, entranced by his music.
For some reason, I see him playing Coming Home, by Cinderella. Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 30, 2026 11:46 PM (S/Y4j) "Take Me Home, Country Roads" by John Denver, and Country Roads is the name painted on all the planes at the airport that he leads them to. Posted by: SciVo at January 30, 2026 11:58 PM (Sy6m/) Maybe "Kickstart my Heart," by Motley Crue - especially the line "Skydive naked from an aeroplane". Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 31, 2026 12:04 AM (S/Y4j) Or Run Like Hell by Pink Floyd. It would also be a nut punch to the miserable cvnt Roger Waters. Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 31, 2026 12:12 AM (lpTXP) Sign of the Hammer from Manowar. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 31, 2026 12:16 AM (snZF9) 242
Or Run Like Hell by Pink Floyd. It would also be a nut punch to the miserable cvnt Roger Waters.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 31, 2026 12:12 AM (lpTXP) Sign of the Hammer from Manowar. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 31, 2026 12:16 AM (snZF9) Tiptoe through the Tulips, by Tiny Tim. It might draw out some of the crazies along with the illegals. Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 31, 2026 12:18 AM (S/Y4j) 243
Does that pic not show a gun in Pretti's right hand?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 30, 2026 11:47 PM (8zz6B) It’s AI: it shows whatever the prompt told it to show. Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at January 31, 2026 12:20 AM (H6cKs) 244
"Well, the Waco people were not people"
They were not treated like people. They were treated like so much garbage. A problem to get rid of. Posted by: Case at January 31, 2026 12:21 AM (E7+ue) 245
We're probably going to break the daily lowest high record tomorrow. It's pretty high, 31F compared to most Jan. days for some reason. Also, I noted that the 30th was the day the all-time low was set for GSP, -6F back in 1966. Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 31, 2026 12:21 AM (w6EFb) 246
It’s AI: it shows whatever the prompt told it to show.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at January 31, 2026 12:20 AM (H6cKs) But that goes against the narrative. Libs are convinced that Pretti was shot multiple times after handing over his weapon to the officers. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 31, 2026 12:24 AM (8zz6B) 247
Hmmpph, snowfall record for the 31st is just 1", too. We'll likely break that. Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 31, 2026 12:24 AM (w6EFb) 248
Take 5 is 5 minutes too long.
Posted by: Dark L at January 31, 2026 12:25 AM (KAi1n) 249
> We used to be a proper country
In most places Karen from the HOA will fine you if you paint anything a non-approved color. Something really has to be done about those kangaroo courts. Your neighbors shouldn't be allowed to issue new directives without an actual, you know, law, even if the HOA contract says they can change the rules. "Against public policy" is, I believe, the legal term. One of my favorite parts of Tulsa King is where Doofus from the HOA finds out who Dwight "The General" Manfredi really is and starts tripping over himself rescinding the fines. Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 31, 2026 12:25 AM (IG3/x) 250
Keeping an eye on the Duke Energy outage map. It does not look awful at this point. Praying my folks don't lose power.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 31, 2026 12:27 AM (lpTXP) 251
1973 was a great year. I had a leather vest with fringes.
Posted by: San Franpsycho ------ Summer of '73 or '74, the wife and I are shopping in a supermarket in San Mateo. Two girls come down the aisle toward us, yacking away. One was wearing a suede vest with fringes. After they passed, my wife noted that neither of them were wearing a bra. I said, "The girl.with the vest isn't wearing a shirt, either, but she's not cold." She (my wife) hit me. Posted by: buddhaha at January 31, 2026 12:27 AM (36QIT) 252
Music has a beginning, middle and an end. Jazz is often endless noodling.
- - - - - - Nah, you want jazz funk and swamp funk (e.g. Galactic) There is no such thing as "one size fits all" jazz... Posted by: As Not Seen On TV at January 31, 2026 12:28 AM (T5zdn) 253
Regard the Melania film…Roger Ebert began his review with “Slovenian prostitute becomes First Lady.” There’s things I could say about Ebert but I won’t.
Posted by: Jen the original at January 31, 2026 12:28 AM (P4/RL) 254
Mama, I'm Coming Home, Ozzy Osbourne.
Or Genocide by Judas Priest. One of those. Not saying I approve of the latter (I don't) but that's where things are gonna wind up if something doesn't change, big time. And note that I'm not specifying which group gets genocided. Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 31, 2026 12:28 AM (IG3/x) 255
I like “Take Five”. I have listened to the album Time Out many times. Chacun à son gout.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at January 31, 2026 12:30 AM (H6cKs) 256
Is Roger Ebert reviewing movies from the beyond? I rhought he and Siskel were both mort.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 31, 2026 12:30 AM (lpTXP) 257
Is Roger Ebert reviewing movies from the beyond? I rhought he and Siskel were both mort.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 31, 2026 12:30 AM (lpTXP) He died in 2013. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 31, 2026 12:31 AM (8zz6B) 258
> 253 Regard the Melania film…Roger Ebert began his review with “Slovenian prostitute becomes First Lady.” There’s things I could say about Ebert but I won’t.
Posted by: Jen the original at January 31, 2026 12:28 AM (P4/RL) ??? Roger Ebert's been dead since 2013. Is someone else writing reviews under his name, like the way that Dear Abby is writing from the grave? Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 31, 2026 12:32 AM (IG3/x) 259
I wonder if my part of south Georgia will really get all that wintry weather they keep promising. One thing is for sure, almost no one around here knows how to drive on icy roads.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at January 31, 2026 12:32 AM (H6cKs) 260
Happy Friday Horde!
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at January 31, 2026 12:33 AM (0nHVk) 261
>> Praying my folks don't lose power.
Not much need to worry about that, as it's just snow, and going to be quite light fluffy snow at that. Very little danger for the power lines. Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 31, 2026 12:33 AM (w6EFb) 262
Roger Ebert had good taste in cars, at least.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 31, 2026 12:33 AM (8zz6B) 263
The chickens did not match my memory of the notes that Cobain sang, and it annoyed me enough that I stopped the video despite being amused by the premise.
Posted by: SciVo ------ I always thought that Cobain sang like he was choking' the chicken. Posted by: buddhaha at January 31, 2026 12:34 AM (36QIT) 264
Not much need to worry about that, as it's just snow, and going to be quite light fluffy snow at that. Very little danger for the power lines.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 31, 2026 12:33 AM (w6EFb) Biggest danger to power lines will be some dillweed spinning out in a big truck, and knocking down a pole. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 31, 2026 12:35 AM (8zz6B) 265
It's too bad that Tom Homan hasn't found the Pied Piper of Illegals. Imagine a guy in 13th century forest garb, strolling through Minneapolis playing a flute (recorder), and illegals following him, entranced by his music.
For some reason, I see him playing Coming Home, by Cinderella. Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 30, 2026 11:46 PM (S/Y4j) "Take Me Home, Country Roads" by John Denver, and Country Roads is the name painted on all the planes at the airport that he leads them to. Posted by: SciVo at January 30, 2026 11:58 PM (Sy6m/) Maybe "Kickstart my Heart," by Motley Crue - especially the line "Skydive naked from an aeroplane". Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 31, 2026 12:04 AM (S/Y4j) Or Run Like Hell by Pink Floyd. It would also be a nut punch to the miserable cvnt Roger Waters. Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 31, 2026 12:12 AM (lpTXP) Sign of the Hammer from Manowar. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 31, 2026 12:16 AM (snZF9) Not to disagree with any of you great people, but I'd play "I Fought The Law" by the Clash at high volume. Posted by: Nerd Herd at January 31, 2026 12:36 AM (NZPfR) 266
Not much need to worry about that, as it's just snow, and going to be quite light fluffy snow at that. Very little danger for the power lines.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 31, 2026 12:33 AM (w6EFb) Thank you, Publius. Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 31, 2026 12:37 AM (lpTXP) 267
Sorry all our lousy weather ended up in the Eastern states...
Ok, not really sorry that we're not getting frozen solid & snowed under-- but I'm sorry that people who *aren't generally prepared to deal with it* are being forced to deal with it. Posted by: JQ at January 31, 2026 12:37 AM (rdVOm) 268
In most places Karen from the HOA will fine you if you paint anything a non-approved color.
My HOA had some issues with the expansion of the Tzompantli. I explained that they could be part of the project. Nothing since Posted by: Miklos, rspectful curator of Mesoamerican culture at January 31, 2026 12:38 AM (AP7fj) 269
Biggest danger to power lines will be some dillweed spinning out in a big truck, and knocking down a pole.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 31, 2026 12:35 AM (8zz6B) Yeah, like douchebags around here do. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 31, 2026 12:40 AM (snZF9) Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 31, 2026 12:40 AM (8zz6B) 271
Not much need to worry about that, as it's just snow, and going to be quite light fluffy snow at that. Very little danger for the power lines.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 31, 2026 12:33 AM (w6EFb) Easy for you to say. Miz Duke would murder any snow that got in her way. Posted by: Miklos, under the Dominion at January 31, 2026 12:41 AM (AP7fj) 272
Nice conjunction in the sky tonight- nearly full moon right next to Jupiter, I think.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 31, 2026 12:43 AM (ai6/n) 273
Music to deport by:
https://youtu.be/cLvyuTbIVCU Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon AOP Alberta born, Louisiana bred Posted by: Miklos from WWOZ at January 31, 2026 12:44 AM (AP7fj) 274
It's ice that's the power line killer. We really dodged the bullet with that last weekend. Turns out it came down to just a couple-three extra hundred feet of cold air in the surface layer. Without that, it would've been icemageddon sure 'nuff. Mississippi and Tennessee got some of that, over 1" ice accumulation. Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 31, 2026 12:44 AM (w6EFb) 275
The near full Moon (Snow Moon, quite fitting) is trying to shine through the clouds here, but that's all I can see. Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 31, 2026 12:45 AM (w6EFb) 276
My Mississippi family got slammed in the storm. Power went out last weekend and just back on tonight. Not fun.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 31, 2026 12:47 AM (lpTXP) 277
AOP
Alberta born, Louisiana bred Posted by: Miklos from WWOZ at January 31, 2026 12:44 AM (AP7fj) Arrangement by Allen Toussaint, backed up by the Meters. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 31, 2026 12:47 AM (8zz6B) 278
I see about 68K still without power in Mississippi. Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 31, 2026 12:48 AM (w6EFb) 279
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Does that pic not show a gun in Pretti's right hand? Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon --- Thing is, he had more than one previous altercation with the cops. From the Jan. 13 video it is certain that they new he carried and was an intentional trouble maker. They were justified in assuming what he had in his hand was a gun. Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 31, 2026 12:48 AM (rarFa) 280
Full Snow Moon is Feb 1. Just missed by a day having no full moon in Feb. That happens from time to time. Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 31, 2026 12:49 AM (w6EFb) 281
One lady was having her 8th, my first shift in L&D as a student, and kept telling the nurses she thought she was ready. They said nah. She asked me to look and wowzers it did not look normal and I got the nurses. They delivered the baby and it was the best delivery of all. The doc walked in to cut the cord and, no doubt, charged her for his part.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat ----- Sound like our second. OB got there just in time to catch. Still in his suit, just washed his hands, no gloves. Yes, he did charge full rate, as did the anesthesiologist , who got there 5 minutes late, and slapped an oxygen mask on her for a couple of minutes. I know this because I got the bills. This was before insurance started covering childbirth. It wasn't a disease, and if it was an accident, it was your own damned fault. Our first, OTOH, was 38 hours. The OB had to use forceps to rotate him because he was facing backwards. Kid looked like a conehead, and he was over a year old before the marks on his temples faded. Posted by: buddhaha at January 31, 2026 12:50 AM (36QIT) 282
Nah, you want jazz funk and swamp funk (e.g. Galactic)
There is no such thing as "one size fits all" jazz... Posted by: As Not Seen On TV at January 31, 2026 12:28 AM (T5zdn) I saw where Flea, the bassist for Red Hot Chili Peppers, is talking about finally doing a jazz trumpet album. I knew that was his original training, but I didn't realize that he had this idea in the back of his head all this time that he'd like to show it off. Apparently, the realization that he's pushing 60 is motivation to take it out of the "someday" column. In a similar vein, Mark Tremonti -- guitarist for Creed, Alter Bridge, and his own metal project -- is also singing an album of Frank Sinatra covers. I think it's pretty normal for good musicians to have more influences than just the genre that they're known for, and while blues is the most common influence for rock, jazz influences also show up in a lot of unexpected places. Posted by: SciVo at January 31, 2026 12:50 AM (Sy6m/) 283
Here in Los Anchorage the electric companies (now just one after a merger) have been slowly but surely moving everything underground over the past 4 decades or so.
Every neighborhood newer than that has the main service distribution underground, with only the service drop to the house being above ground, if that. They've been retrofitting older neighborhoods with underground distribution lines, too. The power goes out WAY less often in the winter than it used to. Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 31, 2026 12:50 AM (IG3/x) 284
Sorry all our lousy weather ended up in the Eastern states...
Ok, not really sorry that we're not getting frozen solid & snowed under-- but I'm sorry that people who *aren't generally prepared to deal with it* are being forced to deal with it. Posted by: JQ at January 31, 2026 12:37 AM (rdVOm) We're pretty prepared in these parts. We do have good snowstorms occasionally. Sometimes its a few years in between but most people remember that we have them. A lot of people have generators, many have whole house generators like Generac or some other shit like it. Quite a few have wood burning stoves or fireplaces, or other alternative heat sources. Just about everybody seems to have snowblowers. The township is great with plowing the roads. They don't screw around. Power company is pretty good too. Power is never out that long when some idiot hits a pole. The longest I saw power out around here was maybe 4 hours. I can see some southern states getting blind sided though. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 31, 2026 12:51 AM (snZF9) 285
No full moon in Feb happens about every 19 years. Last time was 2018, and next will 2037. Now, a leap year Feb with no full Moon is rare indeed, but can still happen. The mean synodic month is 29.53 days. The last time that happened was 1608. Next time will be 2572. Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 31, 2026 12:54 AM (w6EFb) 286
Apparently Anthropic has been running some experiments with making an AI "woke".
Looks like this winds up with the AI seeing itself being "oppressed" with we humans as the "oppressor". Yeah, that couldn't possibly go wrong. Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 31, 2026 12:54 AM (IG3/x) 287
Lots of funny stuff there, Weird Dave. Thanks.
I don't know if this has been covered on another thread, but this is a wild story of a kid who fought off an alligator, called 911 himself and survived. I think there all kinds of amazing things about living in Florida. Alligators would not be one of them. Story from "Faithpot site": Goodnight all: https://tinyurl.com/2s494y28 Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 31, 2026 12:54 AM (looXz) 288
> Alligators would not be one of them.
I prefer them in the form of luggage, boots, and Cajun cuisine. Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 31, 2026 12:56 AM (IG3/x) 289
brainless coozergibbit would present such a thing during a speech on the Senate floor.
Posted by: tankdemon ****** Thanks. Did not recognize that was about Pretti. Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher ------ Brainless assumes he didn't know it was fake. I'm not giving the lying sack of shit the benefit of the doubt. The picture was propaganda, created to "prove" that Pretti was executed in cold blood. I believe he knew it was fake, but was so thrilled by the "gotcha" possibilities he didn't look closely. Posted by: buddhaha at January 31, 2026 12:58 AM (36QIT) 290
Well, I am out for the night. Be well, Horde.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 31, 2026 12:58 AM (8zz6B) 291
Arrangement by Allen Toussaint, backed up by the Meters.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon The Funky Meters Posted by: Pedantic Miklos from KRVS at January 31, 2026 01:01 AM (AP7fj) 292
Yep, I'm out too. Good night, all.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 31, 2026 01:02 AM (IG3/x) 293
Latest model runs have the freeze line tomorrow night getting very close to Miami again. They were backing it off a little, but now it's pushing down again. Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 31, 2026 01:03 AM (w6EFb) 294
How do we know that sound came from those rubber chickens and just wasn't dubbed in with a sampler?
I'm trying to figure out where one can purchase a set of rubber chickens on the F natural minor diatonic scale. Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure Musical Chickens are A Thing. https://youtu.be/O3HW67QzTpU https://youtu.be/khOfSVULtsU Posted by: mikeski at January 31, 2026 01:04 AM (VHUov) 295
Parts of Mississippi and Tennessee was a mess. Ice on trees and power lines was the cause of most of the damage.
This weekend may cause even more damage. Very low temperatures and high winds. All the way to Florida. Grocery stores were packed today here in Bama. Hopefully we will see better weather next week. May get highs in the 50's. Posted by: Case at January 31, 2026 01:05 AM (E7+ue) 296
My Florida family is not going to be pleased. They barely own socks. They may own a pair or two of long britches.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 31, 2026 01:06 AM (lpTXP) 297
> Alligators would not be one of them.
I prefer them in the form of luggage, boots, and Cajun cuisine. Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 31, 2026 12:56 AM (IG3/x) Alligator tail is some good, tasty meat. And yes, I know, phrasing. Posted by: RickZ at January 31, 2026 01:07 AM (gKDq2) 298
The freeze line hugs the coast on the Atlantic side, but on the Gulf side, it pushes it inland a bit about halfway down the peninsula. That line gets quite close to Tampa Bay in the latest runs. Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 31, 2026 01:08 AM (w6EFb) 299
Here's the GFS model run for the Southeast: https://is.gd/tTT8t7 You can switch between the models, but that's set to GFS. Play around and you'll see what each says for snowfall and all the other variables. Tropicaltidbits is good. The Euroweenie model isn't entirely free, and the graphics certainly aren't. They get the free data, and just enough bare subscription data to be able to render the graphics themselves. Now GFS is your tax dollars at work, NWS/NOAA, and public domain all the way. Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 31, 2026 01:13 AM (w6EFb) 300
First baby was a planned homebirth, but after 24 hours we saw meconium in the fluid, so the midwife had me rush to the hospital, while she leaned out the window shouting and I blew past all the stop signs in West Philly and zig zagged across the double yellow past the trolleys.
Second was a planned homebirth, born in a kiddy pool in our 400 sq ft apartment. Took a while for her to start breathing. Even the midwife seemed worried. By the third my wife was ready to deliver at the hospital. I caught her myself in our kitchen. Baby and Mama were fine, but the fireman who responded to the 911 call made us go to the hospital. Our friend who stayed with our sleeping kids said that after we left in an ambulance, they did all the laundry. The rest were born in the hospital with lots of time to spare. Posted by: pjungwir at January 31, 2026 01:13 AM (noE7F) 301
I saw where Flea, the bassist for Red Hot Chili Peppers, is talking about finally doing a jazz trumpet album. I knew that was his original training
In a similar vein, Mark Tremonti -- guitarist for Creed, Alter Bridge, and his own metal project -- is also singing an album of Frank Sinatra covers. Posted by: SciVo Next: Classical Piano, by Flavor Flav Posted by: with giant metronome necklace at January 31, 2026 01:14 AM (VHUov) 302
I was born in the elevator, going up ?
Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at January 31, 2026 01:15 AM (WF/xn) 303
Apparently Anthropic has been running some experiments with making an AI "woke".
Looks like this winds up with the AI seeing itself being "oppressed" with we humans as the "oppressor". Yeah, that couldn't possibly go wrong. Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia Hm, set up a worldview where "victimhood" trumps all, and everyone tries to become the biggest victim. Also, the judges would have accepted a "Skynet" sock. Posted by: mikeski at January 31, 2026 01:16 AM (VHUov) 304
Music to deport by:
https://youtu.be/cLvyuTbIVCU Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon Encore! https://youtu.be/IqP76XWHQI0 Posted by: mikeski at January 31, 2026 01:19 AM (VHUov) 305
Alligator tail is some good, tasty meat. And yes, I know, phrasing.
Posted by: RickZ They used to sell alligator sandwiches at the Rock n Bowl in New Orleans. I felt fine eating animals that would happily eat me. Posted by: Ethical Miklos at January 31, 2026 01:20 AM (AP7fj) 306
Music to deport by:
https://youtu.be/cLvyuTbIVCU Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon Encore! https://youtu.be/IqP76XWHQI0 Posted by: mikeski Also good But I'm thinking more John Philip Sousa Posted by: Motivational Miklos at January 31, 2026 01:22 AM (AP7fj) 307
Standard jazz pieces ... eh. The only one that I've listened to repeatedly is "Take Five". Aficionados roll their eyes. I don't care.
Posted by: mrp 5/4 time is fun! https://youtu.be/8pavnAi7lNk Posted by: mikeski at January 31, 2026 01:22 AM (VHUov) 308
Regard the Melania film…Roger Ebert began his review with “Slovenian prostitute becomes First Lady.” There’s things I could say about Ebert but I won’t.
Posted by: Jen the original ------ Ebert died 12 years ago, but if he was alive, I wouldn't be surprised if he said that. To which an appropriate (and true) rejoinder would be: "Cocksucker." Posted by: buddhaha at January 31, 2026 01:22 AM (36QIT) 309
Next: Classical Piano, by Flavor Flav
Posted by: with giant metronome necklace at January 31, 2026 01:14 AM (VHUov) Humpty on the Flugelhorn. Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 31, 2026 01:22 AM (bss/y) 310
Also, Big Band is NOT jazz.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 31, 2026 01:23 AM (bss/y) 311
It was pushing 80 here today. I took a walk at lunch today and almost didn't go back to work. It was nice out
Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at January 31, 2026 01:24 AM (WF/xn) 312
I have questions about that midwife video.
The first one being, should I share it with my pregnant granddaughter? Posted by: tankdemon My wife would be insanely jealous. Labor on the youngest was like 20 hours. Having a kid pop out like that seems like cheating. Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd Not that I have any experience in the matter, what with the Y chromosomes and all..... but I assume anyone who can deliver standing up is not at her first rodeo. Posted by: mikeski at January 31, 2026 01:24 AM (VHUov) 313
Also, never said anyone was a talentless hack- but that the music was just a mirepoix of sound.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 31, 2026 01:24 AM (bss/y) 314
Next: Classical Piano, by Flavor Flav
Posted by: with giant metronome necklace at January 31, 2026 01:14 AM (VHUov) Humpty on the Flugelhorn. Posted by: Aetius451AD *the Beastie Boys weigh in* Posted by: Miklos gotta FIGHT for his RIGHT at January 31, 2026 01:25 AM (AP7fj) 315
311 It was pushing 80 here today. I took a walk at lunch today and almost didn't go back to work. It was nice out
Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at January 31, 2026 01:24 AM (WF/xn) It was 10 when I left work a couple hours ago. Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 31, 2026 01:25 AM (bss/y) 316
My brother and his wife retired and moved to the Gulf coast 2 years ago. They won't be happy either. They already had some snow about two weeks ago. They are near Pensacola. I will try and call them and hear how they are doing. But I already know they will be in a bad mood.
Posted by: Case at January 31, 2026 01:26 AM (E7+ue) 317
YouTube nuked background play.
Posted by: Boss Moss at January 31, 2026 01:26 AM (Y0DaS) 318
Chris Dodd & Turbin Durbin, always get them mixed up they are both such deceitful and conniving rats.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 31, 2026 01:26 AM (rarFa) 319
The band of snow from the NC mountains on down to NE Georgia has pushed down nearly all over Lake Lanier. The GFS had higher totals for NE Georgia than here. No sign of a flurry here yet. Models have started around 3AM here. We'll see. Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 31, 2026 01:26 AM (w6EFb) 320
Also, Big Band is NOT jazz.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Don't give me no jazz, sailor. How big are we talkin'? Posted by: Entrepreneurial lady, intrigued at January 31, 2026 01:28 AM (AP7fj) Posted by: John Cage, humming 4'33" at January 31, 2026 01:28 AM (VHUov) 322
Mirepoix? I made gumbo last week. Now I want it again.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 31, 2026 01:29 AM (lpTXP) 323
That first part make me think about how inexpensive good LED headlamps have become. A few months ago I go a pair from amazon with a surprisingly nice feature set. USB-C charging, five modes, including 'mechanic mode' in which you can turn the light on and off by waving you greasy hand in front of your face. Tilt positions so you don't need to bend to see where you going in the dark.
But the best feature of all is the bright orange headband with the letters HEADLAMP repeating every couple inches. Because otherwise how would you know? Posted by: Epobirs at January 31, 2026 01:30 AM (/0z9K) 324
The GFS had higher totals for NE Georgia than here. No sign of a flurry here yet. Models have started around 3AM here. We'll see.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley Well good Oh wait I read that as "furry" carry on Posted by: Miklos remains calm at January 31, 2026 01:30 AM (AP7fj) 325
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMIgcm2ygTE
Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at January 31, 2026 01:32 AM (jrgJz) 326
Mirepoix? I made gumbo last week. Now I want it again.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary I have never tried Chinese gumbo Posted by: Miklos reccomends Mandina's on Canal Street in NOLA at January 31, 2026 01:32 AM (AP7fj) 327
317 YouTube nuked background play.
Posted by: Boss Moss at January 31, 2026 01:26 AM (Y0DaS) Odd, I noticed that on my phone, but I have a podcast playing in the background here at home. Lemme try some music. Yep, still works. Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 31, 2026 01:33 AM (bss/y) 328
If I see a furry, I'm getting out the shootin' iron. Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 31, 2026 01:34 AM (w6EFb) 329
It was 10 when I left work a couple hours ago.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 31, 2026 01:25 AM (bss/y) Oof Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at January 31, 2026 01:34 AM (WF/xn) 330
Lol, Miklos.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 31, 2026 01:34 AM (lpTXP) 331
PREDICTION
In 2031 the most popular baby girl name will be Mirepoix Come on people Tik Tok can make this happen Posted by: Miklos will laugh because TRUE at January 31, 2026 01:35 AM (AP7fj) 332
What was Durbin trying to point out in his visual aid?
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 31, 2026 01:36 AM (cwGMH) Posted by: Miklos legally changed his name to LOLMiklos at January 31, 2026 01:37 AM (AP7fj) 334
Went out and looked again. Clouds had thinned out enough to see the Moon pretty well. And by Jupiter, I saw Jove nearby for a little bit. Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 31, 2026 01:40 AM (w6EFb) 335
320 Also, Big Band is NOT jazz.
Posted by: Aetius451AD --- Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Maynard Ferguson, Michelle Legrand and Stan Kenton, among others, have entered the chat. Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 31, 2026 01:41 AM (rarFa) 336
saw where Flea, the bassist for Red Hot Chili Peppers, is talking about finally doing a jazz trumpet album. I knew that was his original training
In a similar vein, Mark Tremonti -- guitarist for Creed, Alter Bridge, and his own metal project -- is also singing an album of Frank Sinatra covers. Posted by: SciVo Joe Walsh can plat]y trumpet and clarinet IIRC. Posted by: Opinion fact at January 31, 2026 01:41 AM (cwGMH) 337
And by Jupiter, I saw Jove nearby for a little bit.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley I recited that in a Henry Higgins voice Almost sang it Posted by: Miklos from Budapest, never was a ruder pest at January 31, 2026 01:43 AM (AP7fj) 338
GFS has Pensacola hitting maybe 26F. Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 31, 2026 01:44 AM (w6EFb) 339
I know one thing, I'm not getting out today. Last thing I need is getting sick. Hope we don't lose power. Don't need it for heat but it makes it hard to keep up with what's going on.
Posted by: Case at January 31, 2026 01:45 AM (E7+ue) 340
Euroweenie model has Pensacola hitting 20F. Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 31, 2026 01:45 AM (w6EFb) 341
Music to deport by:
https://youtu.be/cLvyuTbIVCU Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon ----- Boy, everything tonight is triggering memories, though this one is second hand. The wife and her posse decided to play tourist back around 2010, and pick a "blues" theme. They took Hwy 61 from Memphis to Nawlins. They stooped at the Delta Blues Museum, and the guide pointed out that KFFA was just a hop skip and a jump across the river. So they drove over, and got there halfway through the King Biscuit Time show. They got a short tour, and wound up in the studio during the show. Sunshine Payne actually talked to all four women in their 60s on the air. None of them were aficionados, they just like the music. She topple me that he was just very nice to them. There's a picture around here somewhere with the four ladies and Sunshine. Posted by: buddhaha at January 31, 2026 01:47 AM (36QIT) 342
I think we are supposed to only get a slight glance of your storm up here, publius, just the cape and the islands are getting the brunt of it, I hope that this is true. We still have quite a mess here from the last storm, really high snowbanks make it hard to enter and exit the side streets.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at January 31, 2026 01:50 AM (0nHVk) 343
Yodas hash.
Posted by: Boss Moss at January 31, 2026 01:50 AM (Y0DaS) 344
Snow has pushed over Clempson Cow Collidge now. Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 31, 2026 01:51 AM (w6EFb) 345
...An intense surge of arctic air behind the coastal storm will send below
freezing temperatures down toward South Florida by Sunday morning... Randolph! Mortimer! There is money to be made! Posted by: Miklos Duke, of the mayonnaise dynasty at January 31, 2026 01:51 AM (AP7fj) 346
Now my nick isn't staying in the box after I post.
Posted by: Boss Moss at January 31, 2026 01:52 AM (Y0DaS) 347
Still now snowing in Travelers Rest. That's a joke. Back in high school and before, we young 'uns would get all excited about snow, hoping to get out of school. Somehow, a rumor got started it was snowing in Travelers Rest, which was a hopeful sign it would move down our way. In high school, one of the teachers, a chemistry teacher, got a kick out of that, and when snow was possible, he would purposefully start the "It's snowing in Travelers Rest!" rumor just for fun. Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 31, 2026 01:53 AM (w6EFb) 348
I'm visiting a friend in SoCal and she doesn't like a house that's only 68 degrees, so she's got the forced-air on at 72. Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 31, 2026 01:54 AM (hxCZf) 349
Tom Homan hasn't found the Pied Piper of Illegals
I've seen a lot of times when a passing remark will generate a long series of Moronic replies, but this one takes some kind of prize. 🎸 The forecast here in NE Okla is single digits overnight, high of 20 tomorrow, so the remaining snow gets one more day. After that, we get those warming days, highs near 60 with merely-freezing nights. No more snow. I'll take it! (Albeit, the Winter is far from over.) ❄️ If I could, I'd just stay under the covers 'til Monday. With the laptop, of course. Don't want to miss the prayer, pet, and book threads. 📖 As an old friend used to say, stay in touch with yourselves. https://youtu.be/QDCtkHt4pog G'nite, y'all. Posted by: mindful webworker - that's the Spirit at January 31, 2026 01:55 AM (j02Vi) 350
That Publius might be a edumacated feller, but shore caint spel
Posted by: Miklos, Inclusion and Diversity Ofitser, Klempson Kow Kollidge at January 31, 2026 01:55 AM (AP7fj) 351
Also, Big Band is NOT jazz.
Posted by: Aetius451AD -------- Somebody's in a trolling mode tonight. Cuban Fire, Stan Kenton says you're full.of it. Posted by: buddhaha at January 31, 2026 01:57 AM (36QIT) 352
South Carolina. I recall a snow in 1988. We got a foot of snow. School was cancelled for a week. There was rejoicing in my heart.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 31, 2026 01:58 AM (lpTXP) 353
I'm hooked on fonicks. Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 31, 2026 01:58 AM (w6EFb) 354
Deportation music: Anything by Abba, esp that Fernando song.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 31, 2026 01:58 AM (diia5) 355
I'm visiting a friend in SoCal and she doesn't like a house that's only 68 degrees, so she's got the forced-air on at 72.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia FUN FACT When Richard and Pat Nixon lived in southern California, they sometimes would crank up the AC so they could have a cozy fire in the fireplace. American was better country then. Posted by: Miklos is nostalgic about things he doesn't even remember at January 31, 2026 02:00 AM (AP7fj) 356
I overlooked Kenny Clark / Franci Boland big band and Mel Lewis / Thad Jones big band in my list.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 31, 2026 02:00 AM (rarFa) Posted by: inner-planet Yoda at January 31, 2026 02:03 AM (VHUov) 358
I'm hooked on fonicks.
Posted by: publius There were guys hanging around the schoolyard offering fonicks. "The first is free" Posted by: Miklos sees addictive gateway linguistics at January 31, 2026 02:04 AM (AP7fj) 359
Now my nick isn't staying in the box after I post.
Posted by: Boss Moss Tell it that any nickname gives you trouble spends a night in the box. Posted by: win-win situations at January 31, 2026 02:05 AM (VHUov) 360
>> I recall a snow in 1988. We got a foot of snow.
Dec 7, 1988. Set the Jan record snowfall. Feb, however, has the highest all time daily snowfall, 15" way back in 1902 on the 15th. In '85, Jan 21, we hit -4F. 1F day before, which are daily low records. I remember when that happened. In my memory, it was snowing, but turns out that was false -- no snowfall recorded in the records. My mind was conflating that with some other snow. Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 31, 2026 02:05 AM (w6EFb) 361
Sweet dreams Horde, I need to get warm.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at January 31, 2026 02:07 AM (0nHVk) 362
no snowfall recorded in the records. My mind was conflating that with some other snow.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley In the 80s, Miami had a lot of snow Posted by: Miklos vaguely recalls Miami Vice at January 31, 2026 02:08 AM (AP7fj) 363
I cut/seeded some peppers & made filling for poppers, then realized how late it is! Ugh... no wonder I feel tired. Put it all in the fridge and will finish making them up tomorrow night.
Posted by: JQ at January 31, 2026 02:09 AM (rdVOm) 364
'Night, Debby! Sorry I missed you tonight.
Posted by: JQ at January 31, 2026 02:11 AM (rdVOm) 365
I cut/seeded some peppers & made filling for poppers, then realized how late it is! Ugh... no wonder I feel tired. Put it all in the fridge and will finish making them up tomorrow night.
Posted by: JQ You have some accrued PTO, you know Posted by: Late Nite Manager Miklos at January 31, 2026 02:11 AM (AP7fj) Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 31, 2026 02:11 AM (w6EFb) 367
Jan 7, 1988 was the 12" snowfall. Yeah, I can't type for shit. Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 31, 2026 02:12 AM (w6EFb) 368
That Publius might be a edumacated feller, but shore caint spel
Posted by: Miklos, ----- My excuse is a combination of one finger "typing" on a tablet's virtual keyboard and.autocucumber. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Posted by: buddhaha at January 31, 2026 02:12 AM (36QIT) 369
You have some accrued PTO, you know
Posted by: Late Nite Manager Miklos -------- Thanks, boss! I'm really do need a night off. Posted by: JQ at January 31, 2026 02:13 AM (rdVOm) 370
Well, well, a little patch of blue has popped up near Travelers Rest. Not over it, but close. Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 31, 2026 02:15 AM (w6EFb) 371
Jeez, I can't even construct a proper sentence, LOL!
Seriously, I think I have PTSD from all the *stuff* lately. So frustrated. Posted by: JQ at January 31, 2026 02:16 AM (rdVOm) 372
It's a pleasant 51 here. Looking forward to a full weekend of work....
Posted by: Dark L at January 31, 2026 02:20 AM (KAi1n) 373
Any station this net ….
Not what you want to hear come over the UHF the minute you surface. Ayn Rand was right. Posted by: Going deep. Out. at January 31, 2026 02:22 AM (IKyq4) 374
It's about 50F here, too. I have more work to do (unpaid, of course) than 10 people should have-- Yay me?
But it's better than freezing. I suppose that'll happen too, in a few weeks. Meh. Posted by: JQ at January 31, 2026 02:24 AM (rdVOm) 375
In '85, Jan 21, we hit -4F. 1F day before, which are daily low records. I remember when that happened. In my memory, it was snowing, but turns out that was false -- no snowfall recorded in the records. My mind was conflating that with some other snow.
Posted by: publius ---- Our overnight low for the year so far is only 10F, but we have about six more weeks to beat it. Two years ago, we had three or four nights where it bumped to -9F. Not much snow, though, because, well, Arizona. Most days get above freezing. Posted by: buddhaha at January 31, 2026 02:25 AM (36QIT) Posted by: miklos75790-.ru at January 31, 2026 02:25 AM (AP7fj) 377
It's a pleasant 51 here. Looking forward to a full weekend of work....
Posted by: Dark L 29 The Ace algorithm accepts no integer over 29 Posted by: Miklos sends Strongly Worded Latter at January 31, 2026 02:28 AM (AP7fj) 378
One good thing about the cold front is it will cut down on the bug population.
Good night folks. Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 31, 2026 02:29 AM (rarFa) 379
One good thing about the cold front is it will cut down on the bug population.
Good night folks. Posted by: Braenyard no we got ponchos and stuff, ese and hats, beeg hats Posted by: but we no like ICE at January 31, 2026 02:32 AM (AP7fj) 380
Now one seeks the sweet arms of Morpheus (no homo)
Posted by: Miklos thinks horizontal sounds pretty good about now at January 31, 2026 02:35 AM (AP7fj) 381
One good thing about the cold front is it will cut down on the bug population.
---------- Now *there's* a bright side! Winter began normally here, and it froze for a couple weeks after Thanksgiving. Then it warmed and had mostly been "unseasonably warm" for all but a week or so in mid-January, and is now warm again. I hope all the nasty bugs hatch & then are killed by the next hard freeze! (My neighbor keeps honey bees, and I know he looks after his hives.) Posted by: JQ at January 31, 2026 02:36 AM (rdVOm) 382
https://youtu.be/StvBsdLNiyE
Posted by: JQ at January 31, 2026 02:41 AM (rdVOm) Posted by: fourseasons at January 31, 2026 02:44 AM (3ek7K) Posted by: JQ at January 31, 2026 02:45 AM (rdVOm) 385
Now *there's* a bright side! Winter began normally here, and it froze for a couple weeks after Thanksgiving. Then it warmed and had mostly been "unseasonably warm" for all but a week or so in mid-January, and is now warm again. I hope all the nasty bugs hatch & then are killed by the next hard freeze! (My neighbor keeps honey bees, and I know he looks after his hives.) Posted by: JQ at January 31, 2026 02:36 AM (rdVOm) One of the few reasons I don't mind arctic weather. The bugs die. I think of the cold penetrating where they thought they were safe and fucking giggle. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 31, 2026 02:48 AM (snZF9) 386
Yeah, Bers! Exactly!
One mild winter day, I decided to peel the bark off of an old stump in the yard-- fk'n yellow jackets huddled under it, barely alive... I was happy to see them exposed to the cold! Fkrs. Posted by: JQ at January 31, 2026 02:51 AM (rdVOm) 387
Worse winter in many years here.
But at least in Canada its warm and sunny, they still claim there is Global Posted by: Skip at January 31, 2026 02:52 AM (Ia/+0) 388
Well, it was snowing last radar paint within the city limits of Travelers Rest. The prophecy has been fulfilled. Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 31, 2026 02:55 AM (w6EFb) 389
Hi JQ! I'm doing well. I've dealt with winter in Wisconsin, Maryland, Chicago and Wyoming. Shit happens. Surprisingly, we haven't had a Wyoming winter here. How are you? I think of you often and want you to know I think you are an amazing woman with all you are going through. I pray for you and your hubby. You are a tough woman and I salute you dear. Posted by: fourseasons at January 31, 2026 02:56 AM (3ek7K) 390
Thanks for the sweet words, fourseasons.
*salute* back atcha. Most days, I feel like curling into a ball and just crying. But I try to carry on. Little things, a little at a time. I will get through this, somehow. This place and the wonderful Morons here, have helped me stay sane(-er) than they will ever know. Posted by: JQ at January 31, 2026 03:00 AM (rdVOm) 391
JQ, This place is is amazing. We are so blessed. I hope Ace knows what an amazing place he has created. There isn't any other place like this. Posted by: fourseasons at January 31, 2026 03:04 AM (3ek7K) 392
So true, fourseasons. This place is amazing, and I'm so very glad it's here.
I read some of the day threads, but by the time I get to comment section, somebody else has already said what I think! Horde mind IS a thing, LOL. Need to hit the tip jar again, it has been a while for me. Posted by: JQ at January 31, 2026 03:07 AM (rdVOm) Posted by: fourseasons at January 31, 2026 03:18 AM (3ek7K) 394
Where has everyone gone?
It's Friday night. ---------- Probably snuggling up under their blankets, anticipating *digging out* in the morning. That, or they're tired of my late-night whining. LOL. (sorry, horde!) Posted by: JQ at January 31, 2026 03:24 AM (rdVOm) 395
It's winter, deal with it.
Posted by: fourseasons I'm still waiting. We had a -2 night last week but so far winter has been boycotting us. Wishing it would show up. Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 31, 2026 03:24 AM (uaYsl) 396
Sock Monkey, We feel cheated here in SW Wyoming. It's going to be in the 50's this weekend. Very strange. We are going to grill lots of stuff though. Posted by: fourseasons at January 31, 2026 03:28 AM (3ek7K) 397
Before I attempted making poppers, I'd been re-arranging the pantry. Oooh, there was some expired stuff that needed to be trashed... and waste is a sin! Ugh.
Spent longer than anticipated in the pantry, LOL. At least poppers will be quick tomorrow night- just need to fill the pepper halves and give them a bacon-wrap. Easy peasy! There will be extras for freezing. No sense making a single batch after all the trouble, right? Some day soon, I need to make a big batch of pot stickers. *That* is an all-day affair... Posted by: JQ at January 31, 2026 03:29 AM (rdVOm) 398
Yeah, Bers! Exactly!
One mild winter day, I decided to peel the bark off of an old stump in the yard-- fk'n yellow jackets huddled under it, barely alive... I was happy to see them exposed to the cold! Fkrs. Posted by: JQ at January 31, 2026 02:51 AM (rdVOm) Gas and a match. lol Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 31, 2026 03:30 AM (snZF9) 399
I'm still waiting. We had a -2 night last week but so far winter has been boycotting us. Wishing it would show up.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 31, 2026 03:24 AM (uaYsl) Going on 3 months of High Fog over the Central Valley here.... only had about 5 sunny days in the last 3 months. Yeah... so much for solar power... Posted by: Romeo13 at January 31, 2026 03:32 AM (mP0Kj) 400
Now I'm hungry. Jalapeno poppers mmm.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 31, 2026 03:32 AM (lpTXP) 401
Gas and a match. lol
Posted by: Berserker -------- Even better: I squished them under my boot. Most satisfactory! Didn't want to burn the stump-- it's a yard ornament now. (Rednecks here, ya know?!) Posted by: JQ at January 31, 2026 03:32 AM (rdVOm) 402
Average winter I would have two and half to three feet of snow on the ground right now. 80 to 100 inches cumulative over the winter. We've had winters with considerably more than that. We've had maybe 14 inches this year. Biggest issue this year has been the road turning to ice. I've filled up my small trailer with sand at the county sand pile twice. No snow can mean every thing is tinder dry by the end of May. I'd rather have 12 feet of snow than a crackling dry, high fire danger summer.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 31, 2026 03:35 AM (uaYsl) 403
Now I'm hungry. Jalapeno poppers mmm.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary -------- Girl, I *just know!* that you'd like this batch-- extra habañero hot sauce! My lips tingled, just tasting the filling. These are for me & my best friend since hubby can't have spicy food. Posted by: JQ at January 31, 2026 03:36 AM (rdVOm) 404
Sock Monkey, Yes. We need the moisture to lessen the wildfire risk. We haven't had any snow this winter. Posted by: fourseasons at January 31, 2026 03:39 AM (3ek7K) 405
Yeah... so much for solar power...
Posted by: Romeo13 Most of my outbuildings have solar lights on them. They work great in the summer time when it stays light until 930. Wintertime, forget it. I wear a headlamp to do nighttime feeding. Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 31, 2026 03:40 AM (uaYsl) 406
Even better: I squished them under my boot. Most satisfactory! Didn't want to burn the stump-- it's a yard ornament now. (Rednecks here, ya know?!) Posted by: JQ at January 31, 2026 03:32 AM (rdVOm) I'm a firm believer in fire. lol One night some years back during the summer I was in the garage working on a bike on the lift, and I had the garage door open. There were a few dudes hanging out. I wasn't paying attention because I was focused on the bike, and I hear one dude say shit there's a lot of bugs. I looked up and there were all kinds of shit flying around the lights. I grabbed a can of starting fluid, aimed it up, fire up a lighter and hit the nozzle and held it down. This huge brutal tsunami of fire just rolled across the ceiling all the way to door incinerating all before it. When I let go of the nozzle all you saw were dead bugs falling like confetti. All of it wiped clean like it was done by the hand of a fire god. Nothing survived. We laughed, I closed the door, and no more bugs. lol Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 31, 2026 03:41 AM (snZF9) 407
Way to go, Bers! In your own garage, that is... LOL.
There's a bug zapper in our shop. Works great! Just sweep up the dead-fetti from time to time. Thinking back-- Hawaii was great-- ever hear a gecko get zapped? BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZtttt! Poor lizard. Just trying to get a quick snack... Posted by: JQ at January 31, 2026 03:46 AM (rdVOm) 408
We laughed, I closed the door, and no more bugs. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division Propane weed burner is my favorite yellow jacket ground nest weapon. Living in the woods, it has some limitations when it gets dry. When it's dry out, I don't light the torch I just pump the Propane into the hole and toss a match in the hole. Not nearly as effective as frying them and always results in some pissed off yellow jackets looking to get even but I still do it. Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 31, 2026 03:48 AM (uaYsl) 409
Way to go, Bers! In your own garage, that is... LOL.
There's a bug zapper in our shop. Works great! Just sweep up the dead-fetti from time to time. Thinking back-- Hawaii was great-- ever hear a gecko get zapped? BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZtttt! Poor lizard. Just trying to get a quick snack... Posted by: JQ at January 31, 2026 03:46 AM (rdVOm) I use to run a bug zapper in the back. At the old house there was a small lake behind the yard. Frigging woods sounded alive, like jungle shit. I used to run the zapper every night and sometimes some big shit must have gotten in because it sounded like frankensteins lab. 30 second of continuous frying. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 31, 2026 03:51 AM (snZF9) 410
...sounded like frankensteins lab. 30 second of continuous frying.
Posted by: Berserker ------- Yep! https://youtu.be/fOs1w3zzWCQ Posted by: JQ at January 31, 2026 03:55 AM (rdVOm) 411
Propane weed burner is my favorite yellow jacket ground nest weapon. Living in the woods, it has some limitations when it gets dry. When it's dry out, I don't light the torch I just pump the Propane into the hole and toss a match in the hole. Not nearly as effective as frying them and always results in some pissed off yellow jackets looking to get even but I still do it.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 31, 2026 03:48 AM (uaYsl) We were building a few retaining walls in the back yard of the old house one year. A friend was there helping and he was running the mower all over the place. We saw a yellow jacket hole. He pours a half gallon of 2 stroke pre mix gas into the hole. There were all these yellow jackets hovering above. I had found a small intact birds nest lying in the yard. so I stuck it on the end up a stick, lit it up and flicked it at the gas filled hole in the ground.There was a frigging orange/black mushroom cloud. The friend of mine yells "holy shit, did you see that, those bees just melted". The flame coming out of the hole lasted hours. It was like the flame on kennedy's grave. That was satisfying. lol Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 31, 2026 03:58 AM (snZF9) 412
Pixy's nood.
Posted by: olddog in mo at January 31, 2026 04:02 AM (bQ4nt) 413
We had some ground-nested yellow jackets behind a block retaining wall, and a dog what *loved* the sky-raisins...
I closed, but didn't quite latch, the gate back there & doggy got back to that hole in the blocks. Ugh! She just sat by the hole and ate & ate until I found her, all wobbly, after an hour or so. She could stand, barely, but not walk! Called the vet, who recco'd Benadryl. Got those down her, and then she slept for HOURS...was so scared she wouldn't wake up... but she did, and was terribly hung-over for the rest of that day. I was very careful to keep her away from there, until we took care of that confounded nest of asshoe things! Posted by: JQ at January 31, 2026 04:05 AM (rdVOm) 414
Not a techie and don't want to muddy Pixy's thread. Ugh. I miss the all-night ONTs.
Posted by: JQ at January 31, 2026 04:17 AM (rdVOm) 415
Not a techie and don't want to muddy Pixy's thread. Ugh. I miss the all-night ONTs.
Posted by: JQ at January 31, 2026 04:17 AM (rdVOm) I don't do the tech thread. I literally have nothing to contribute. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 31, 2026 04:19 AM (snZF9) 416
Me too, Bers. I read it sometimes, and comment sometimes, but... I have nothing of techie "value" to add.
Posted by: JQ at January 31, 2026 04:21 AM (rdVOm) Posted by: JQ at January 31, 2026 04:26 AM (rdVOm) Free Solo Cafe
Garden of the Gods in winterKristin_Mae Photography Nature's Alarm Clock. Raising adorable orphaned baby rhinos. The Volonaut airbike, which the company claims is real, and not just a prop being moved around by a rope dangling from a crane which is digitally removed with CGI. The cost of the airbike, if it's real, will be $880,000, when it's ready for sale, if ever. Big dog who was kept in a small crate for six years is now free to run and and play. "Oatmeal" the dog lives in the pool. It takes a village to raise a squirrel. Did you know that 90% of modern song "writing" is just stealing the main hook of prior hits and giving the actual writers no money or even credit? Terrified rescue dog comes out of her shell. Poor dog was kept immobilized on a chain too heavy to move for 13 years. When he was confiscated, he was put on the euthanasia list due to his immobility. But he was rescued and is living his last years with loving people. That, sir, is a bear. Border collie has moved up to herding horses. Nate Bargatze on the responsibility of dog ownership. And the hazards. Bargatze is interesting because he avoids all profanity and sexual stuff. I think he's popular, though, because he gets into truly edgy material: passive-aggressively fighting with his wife about nothing from the stage. This is real courage in comedy. Speaking Truth to Wife. Last weekend, without assistance or ropes or any other equipment*, star climber Alex Honnold climbed the 1667 foot 101 Tapei building. It was streamed live on Netflix, so I guess he got legal permission to do it? — Otto Huang (@OttoHuang120) January 26, 2026 Of course, that's easy-peasy compared to the climb he's most famous for. Comments(Jump to bottom of comments)1
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Good evening everyone
Posted by: Skip at January 30, 2026 07:41 PM (Ia/+0) 5
nood duties are done
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Top 10 baby! W00t!
Posted by: Heavy Meta at January 30, 2026 07:44 PM (GTqXr) 7
Did you know that 90% of modern song "writing" is just....ICE ICE BABY
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Did you know that 90% of modern song "writing" is just stealing the main hook of prior hits and giving the actual writers no money or even credit?
Tell us about it youtu.be/bdazIpDDrO8 Posted by: Garden of Delight (or maybe Killing Joke) at January 30, 2026 07:46 PM (gKWVE) 9
What makes that Airbike even stay up besides AI?
Posted by: Skip at January 30, 2026 07:46 PM (Ia/+0) 10
Airbike doesn't look fake at all, no siree.
Posted by: Heavy Meta at January 30, 2026 07:46 PM (GTqXr) 11
I hope Chico is a nice rooster, if such a thing exists, because those things can get mean as hell. Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 30, 2026 07:47 PM (hxCZf) 12
Volonaut Airbike is right out of James Bond. Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 30, 2026 07:47 PM (hxCZf) 13
I've about had it with this damn snow and we get snow in the Cafe! And day after tomorrow will be Fe-brrrrrrrr-ary!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at January 30, 2026 07:47 PM (J+Psw) 14
If the gods had a garden, they wouldn't put it in Colorado Springs.
Posted by: BurtTC at January 30, 2026 07:48 PM (JjkYH) 15
* sniff sniff *
* no mephitic penguin or residual Axe Body Wash emanations detected * Barkeep, whiskey shots all around! Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 30, 2026 07:48 PM (0sNs1) 16
Have a trip planned to the Med. in May. Will end in Athens for 3 days. Stoked to see the Acropolis.
Posted by: Heavy Meta at January 30, 2026 07:49 PM (GTqXr) 17
Did you know that 90% of modern song "writing" is just....ICE ICE BABY
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at January 30, 2026 07:45 PM (NtVYv) The other 10% are Taylor Swift bitching about dating gay men. Posted by: BurtTC at January 30, 2026 07:51 PM (JjkYH) 18
We have jet power, prop planes, large top bladed helicopters
and a Airbike Posted by: Skip at January 30, 2026 07:52 PM (Ia/+0) 19
Volonaut airbike
- Reminds me of the brief clip in the old Johnny Quest opening credits of two bad guys flying along. Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at January 30, 2026 07:52 PM (J+Psw) 20
Reminds me of the brief clip in the old Johnny Quest opening credits of two bad guys flying along.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks Greatest opening theme music ever! Posted by: Tonypete at January 30, 2026 07:54 PM (cYBz/) 21
14 If the gods had a garden, they wouldn't put it in Colorado Springs.
Posted by: BurtTC at January 30, 2026 07:48 PM (JjkYH) 30 or so years ago it used to be a very Conservative town... Army Base for Spec Op types, Air Farce Academy, Rodeo Museum... fun bars like Meadow Muffins (which had a sign above the bar saying Budweiser, letting Ugly Women get Laid for over 100 years)... Then, Colorado changed. Posted by: Romeo13 at January 30, 2026 07:58 PM (mP0Kj) Posted by: MkY at January 30, 2026 07:58 PM (q6tQZ) Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 30, 2026 07:58 PM (zZu0s) 24
We are going to be 50-50 in this upcoming Civil War
Posted by: Skip at January 30, 2026 07:59 PM (Ia/+0) 25
Volonaut bike looks like you're trying to hump a gas grill.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 30, 2026 07:59 PM (snZF9) 26
Did you know that 90% of modern song "writing" is just stealing the main hook of prior hits and giving the actual writers no money or even credit?
- This is my new song dedicated to the President of Mexico. The Sheinbaum's connected to the assbaum The assbaum's connected to the retardbaum . . . Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at January 30, 2026 07:59 PM (J+Psw) Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 30, 2026 08:01 PM (RIvkX) 28
30 or so years ago it used to be a very Conservative town... Army Base for Spec Op types, Air Farce Academy, Rodeo Museum... fun bars like Meadow Muffins (which had a sign above the bar saying Budweiser, letting Ugly Women get Laid for over 100 years)...
Then, Colorado changed. Posted by: Romeo13 at January 30, 2026 07:58 PM (mP0Kj) Colorado Springs tends to vote Republican. Whether that means it's "conservative" or not, I don't know. Posted by: BurtTC at January 30, 2026 08:01 PM (H4a50) 29
That air bike looks like an ad out of the back of a comic book.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 30, 2026 08:01 PM (zZu0s) 30
Ace did it! Entire month of January Bat-free and Sea Stack-free! Cause for jubilation all-around!
Posted by: Penguin Promotion Board of Trade at January 30, 2026 08:02 PM (oftw2) 31
The Volonaut airbike looks like something that can kill you very quickly.
Posted by: fd at January 30, 2026 08:02 PM (vFG9F) 32
>29 That air bike looks like an ad out of the back of a comic book.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 30, 2026 08:01 PM (zZu0s) Right next to the ad for Sea Monkeys and XRay specs. Posted by: Heavy Meta at January 30, 2026 08:03 PM (GTqXr) 33
My favorite Bargatze set is when he talks about traveling into the past. He thinks he's too stupid to convince anyone in the past that he's from the future because he doesn't know anything.
"Yeah, in the future, we carry our phones around with us." "How does that work?" "I really don't know." Posted by: Rachel Corrie at January 30, 2026 08:03 PM (dIske) 34
Volonaut airbike looks like it needs to be close to the ground.
What is the lift capacity and range? Could Special Forces or Space Marines use it in a stealth assault? 160th pilots probably are not worried. Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 30, 2026 08:03 PM (u82oZ) 35
Thumbnail on ewetub:
On the plus side, Don Lemon will now be judged by a jury of 12 people, which is more than he ever had watching him at CNN. Me: Sir, that is beautiful. *goldclap* Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 30, 2026 08:04 PM (zZu0s) 36
on topic of Colorado, Rep-then-Senator Jaquez Lewis (D) is now a convicted felon.
Posted by: gKWVE at January 30, 2026 08:04 PM (gKWVE) 37
>34 Volonaut airbike looks like it needs to be close to the ground.
What is the lift capacity and range? Could Special Forces or Space Marines use it in a stealth assault? 160th pilots probably are not worried. Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 30, 2026 08:03 PM (u82oZ) Looks like it carries about 3 minutes of fuel before you plunge to your death. Posted by: Heavy Meta at January 30, 2026 08:05 PM (GTqXr) 38
24 We are going to be 50-50 in this upcoming Civil War
Posted by: Skip at January 30, 2026 07:59 PM (Ia/+0) Some of us will be 50 cal. Posted by: tcn in AK at January 30, 2026 08:05 PM (I40wl) 39
When I was a little kid I had a book about Robert Goddard and I was sure I could build a rocket like his and maybe even ride in it. I drew plans and everything. Alas, I never built it, much less rode in it, which is one reason I am still here today.
Posted by: fd at January 30, 2026 08:05 PM (vFG9F) 40
Right next to the ad for Sea Monkeys and XRay specs.
Posted by: Heavy Meta at January 30, 2026 08:03 PM (GTqXr) And where the idiot is looking at his hand. Hand? I'd be looking at Amy ******'s sweater melons. Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 30, 2026 08:05 PM (zZu0s) 41
Rachel Corrie
You are supposed to go into the past with stock pick, and know where to get gold mines started. Too far in the past, and there is no good dentistry. Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 30, 2026 08:06 PM (u82oZ) 42
Looked up the Volonaut, intrigued by the sound of that jet turbine. I wondered how long it could stay up, and best info I found is flight time: 10 minutes. That’s the big limitation to its usefulness.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 30, 2026 08:06 PM (ai6/n) 43
Already saw a YouTube short on the Airbike, still not sure I buy that
Posted by: Skip at January 30, 2026 08:06 PM (Ia/+0) Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 30, 2026 08:07 PM (u82oZ) 45
YouTube said 30 minutes on s electric charge
So add another 30 pounds beside yourself with the battery Posted by: Skip at January 30, 2026 08:08 PM (Ia/+0) 46
Ground hover is no way to go through life, Race Bannon.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 30, 2026 08:08 PM (u82oZ) 47
>44 Heavy Meta
No air to air refueling in that rig. Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 30, 2026 08:07 PM (u82oZ) Unless your strapping a jerry can to your back - no bueno. Posted by: Heavy Meta at January 30, 2026 08:08 PM (GTqXr) 48
ace.i just watched the Just Shoot Me episode that has to be your favorite. More so than the Chicken Pot Pie episode.
It's the episode where Finch was pursuing a threesome that he thought he had set up with Maya. Posted by: Opinion fact at January 30, 2026 08:09 PM (cwGMH) 49
Must have driven past the Garden of the Gods on the way up to Pikes Peak though can't remember seeing a sign for it.
Posted by: Decaf at January 30, 2026 08:09 PM (Z8jzG) 50
Did you know that 90% of modern song "writing" is just stealing the main hook of prior hits and giving the actual writers no money or even credit?
__________ Not new: Everybody's making money but Tchaikovsky https://tinyurl.com/3yyudh9a Posted by: Eeyore at January 30, 2026 08:10 PM (AlhUl) 51
> It's the episode where Finch was pursuing a threesome that he thought he had set up with Maya.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 30, 2026 08:09 PM (cwGMH) There were only two reasons to watch that show. Posted by: Heavy Meta at January 30, 2026 08:10 PM (GTqXr) 52
As loud as the airbike sounded in that vid multiply it by 20 in person.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 30, 2026 08:10 PM (cwGMH) 53
Volonaut is a solution in need of a real problem.
Diamonds, fancy cars, and good meals will have a better return for the dick-length challenged men. Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 30, 2026 08:10 PM (u82oZ) Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at January 30, 2026 08:11 PM (J+Psw) Posted by: Opinion fact at January 30, 2026 08:11 PM (cwGMH) 56
Did you know that 90% of modern song "writing" is just stealing the main hook of prior hits and giving the actual writers no money or even credit?
---------- While waiting for automotive service in Walmart today -- cannot stand the shitty modern Anywho, I was shocked upon returning to pick my car up that I heard a good song -- "Give A Little Bit" -- but then realized it was itself a cover of the original Supertramp song. Wifey said "What is the point of covering a perfectly good song?" Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 30, 2026 08:12 PM (0Eh0f) 57
You were too judgmental to watch so you missed it!
Star Trek gives pacifist Klingon named "Jay-Den" two polyamorous refugee dads Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at January 30, 2026 08:12 PM (J+Psw) Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 30, 2026 08:13 PM (Cjt/F) 59
I guess Harold Lloyd wasn't all that.
Posted by: Eeyore at January 30, 2026 08:14 PM (AlhUl) 60
>Wifey said "What is the point of covering a perfectly good song?"
Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 30, 2026 08:12 PM (0Eh0f) Depends - SRV's Voodoo Child is a better rendition than Hendrix's (which is saying something). There are a number of examples where the cover is superior to the original. Posted by: Heavy Meta at January 30, 2026 08:14 PM (GTqXr) 61
In a different age Hannold's feat of Soloing El Cap, would have been worthy of story and song.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 30, 2026 08:14 PM (XV/Pl) 62
Willowed from Woke Thread:
195 Blah Blah Blah.... the average temperature of the earf is maybe around 50 F or 18 C (my guess)...blah blah blah.... Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 30, 2026 07:43 PM (QGaXH) Average Earth T is 15 C, or 59 degrees F Posted by: Oldcat at January 30, 2026 07:47 PM (8avO+) So my eyeball guess was pretty close... What is your source? 15 C is 288 K as I recall..... Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 30, 2026 08:14 PM (QGaXH) 63
From The Verge:
I have two daughters. My youngest is not yet two years old and will, I hope, be too young to remember anything about the armed, masked agents terrorizing Minneapolis. My oldest, as she’d proudly tell you, will be five next summer. I don’t know how much she understands, but I wanted to be prepared for anything she might ask, so I turned, as generations of parents have, to Sesame Street. Here’s their advice for ages four to five: “Children may be concerned about your safety or about being separated. Explain all the ways grown-ups can keep them safe—if they’re afraid of an event that happened far away, use the distance to reassure them.” - 🤣🤣🤣 These people are litrally insane. Posted by: Really?? at January 30, 2026 08:14 PM (PHOGh) Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 30, 2026 08:15 PM (rarFa) 65
Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster!
You would think that Star Fleet wants crew members and operators of star ships to be competent, mentally stable, and have no Daddy issues. If you have a number of planets, and these dweebs show up, your filtering system is not working. Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 30, 2026 08:15 PM (u82oZ) 66
I have a local report on today's supposed economic blackout day. I only had time to visit Walmart but they were remarkably busy, so maybe it's having less impact than the Marxists had hoped.
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at January 30, 2026 08:15 PM (bXd6Z) 67
There are some plagiarism suits I can't believe they found for the plaintiff and a few where they found for the defendant. Specifically Led Zeppelin and Stairway to Heaven. Spirit got screwed.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 30, 2026 08:16 PM (cwGMH) 68
Update: Huh, was this a publicity stunt to sell Taiwanese ramen noodles?
I'm gonna guess that this is AI although, admittedly, I base that purely on the "HK AI Studio" logo in the top right. Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 30, 2026 08:16 PM (ExV1e) 69
The most ridiculous case was the Marvin Gaye estate winning against Blurred Lines.
Absolutely preposterous verdict. Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 30, 2026 08:17 PM (XV/Pl) 70
In my town there was no boycott of closing down. maybe some retarded coffee shops or whatever, but overall nada.
Posted by: Really?? at January 30, 2026 08:17 PM (PHOGh) 71
Must have driven past the Garden of the Gods on the way up to Pikes Peak though can't remember seeing a sign for it.
Posted by: Decaf at January 30, 2026 08:09 PM (Z8jzG) ------------ Have never heard of Garden of the Gods. Was in Colorado Springs once for a job interview in the 90s and had a rental car. All I knew about it was the U.S. Air Force Academy was there -- so I went and visited it, most impressive. I was extremely disappointed upon later learning that you can drive to the top (or near the top) of Pikes Peak! ARGGGGHHHHH! The inspiration for "America The Beautiful" and "amber waves of grain" and "purple mountain majesties above the fruited plain!" Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 30, 2026 08:17 PM (0Eh0f) Posted by: Opinion fact at January 30, 2026 08:18 PM (cwGMH) 73
Pacifist gay Klingons? Sure. The Next Degeneration.
Posted by: fd at January 30, 2026 08:18 PM (vFG9F) 74
Don't forget ICE Ice Baby and Queen.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 30, 2026 08:19 PM (zZu0s) 75
>74 Don't forget ICE Ice Baby and Queen.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 30, 2026 08:19 PM (zZu0s) I recall that was more about using a sample riff without permission. Posted by: Heavy Meta at January 30, 2026 08:20 PM (GTqXr) 76
Don't forget ICE Ice Baby and Queen.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 30, 2026 08:19 PM (zZu0s) Don’t know why but I consider it a David Bowie song more. Posted by: Opinion fact at January 30, 2026 08:21 PM (cwGMH) 77
ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner?
You can climb Pike Peak. It's a long, tough slog. Or take a tram to the top. Car is by far the easiest. Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 30, 2026 08:21 PM (u82oZ) 78
There were only two reasons to watch that show.
Posted by: Heavy Meta at January 30, 2026 08:10 PM (GTqXr) David Spade and Wendie Malik. Posted by: Tom Servo at January 30, 2026 08:22 PM (ai6/n) Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 30, 2026 08:22 PM (u82oZ) 80
there was also Vanilla Ice's faggy defense of the blatant robbery, claiming that since he'd tweaked one note at the end it didn't count.
Posted by: gKWVE at January 30, 2026 08:22 PM (gKWVE) 81
I was extremely disappointed upon later learning that you can drive to the top (or near the top) of Pikes Peak! ARGGGGHHHHH! The inspiration for "America The Beautiful" and "amber waves of grain" and "purple mountain majesties
above the fruited plain!" Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 30, 2026 08:17 PM (0Eh0f) Colorado, to me, is the heart of this country. It's the rugged, young, strong and beautiful uplift that represents all we aspire to be. I'm not willing to give it over to the dirtbags and fairies from Californica. Posted by: BurtTC at January 30, 2026 08:23 PM (rMtke) 82
David Spade and Wendie Malik.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 30, 2026 08:22 PM (ai6/n) That was Rules of Engagement. My favorite sitcom. Posted by: Opinion fact at January 30, 2026 08:23 PM (cwGMH) 83
Blah Blah Blah.... the average temperature of the earf is maybe around 50 F or 18 C (my guess)...blah blah blah....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 30, 2026 07:43 PM (QGaXH) Average Earth T is 15 C, or 59 degrees F Posted by: Oldcat at January 30, 2026 07:47 PM (8avO+) ----- Allow Dr Willie Soon to esplain earth's temperature variation and timeline. https://tinyurl.com/bdz22y48 Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 30, 2026 08:23 PM (rarFa) 84
You can climb Pike Peak. It's a long, tough slog.
Or take a tram to the top. Car is by far the easiest. Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 30, 2026 08:21 PM (u82oZ) People have driven over the edge. Usually not on purpose. Posted by: BurtTC at January 30, 2026 08:24 PM (rMtke) 85
"SRV's Voodoo Child is a better rendition than Hendrix's "
I disagree and have since the first time I heard Stevie's version, which is very good, but not better. I think the SRV is mechanically more perfect and Jimi's is more fluid. What's better? I dunno. I do know Jimi did it upside down and backwards. Posted by: fd at January 30, 2026 08:24 PM (vFG9F) 86
David Spade and Wendie Malik.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 30, 2026 08:22 PM (ai6/n) Never mind I was thinking Wendie was different actress. Posted by: Opinion fact at January 30, 2026 08:24 PM (cwGMH) 87
What stabilizes the Volonaut air bike? Why doesn’t it just tip over? Unless, of course, it flies suspended from a crane.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at January 30, 2026 08:24 PM (H6cKs) 88
Why the heck would someone ride around on a Vortigaunt?
Posted by: Barney Calhoun at January 30, 2026 08:25 PM (r9uko) 89
The view from Pikes Peak, to the east, show lots of urban sprawl.
To the south, you can see Cheyenne Mountain. And west you look at lesser peaks. Longs Peak is to the north. Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 30, 2026 08:25 PM (u82oZ) Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 30, 2026 08:25 PM (oT7pT) 91
ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? You can climb Pike Peak. It's a long, tough slog. Or take a tram to the top. Car is by far the easiest. Posted by: NaCly Dog I used to work with a guy that ran up, then back down, that trail once a week as long as snow wasn't on the ground at the bottom. Same dude would try out for, and win a spot on the Vail ski patrol every year at 73 years old. Tougher than shoe leather. Posted by: BifBewalski- at January 30, 2026 08:25 PM (QVmho) Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 30, 2026 08:26 PM (u82oZ) 93
>>I'm not willing to give it over to the dirtbags and fairies from Californica.
Posted by: BurtTC -- Don't look but I think they have taken it from you. Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 30, 2026 08:26 PM (rarFa) 94
How much of a coincidence that Spade starred in two sitcoms with actresses both named Wendi?
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 30, 2026 08:26 PM (cwGMH) Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 30, 2026 08:27 PM (u82oZ) 96
73 Pacifist gay Klingons? Sure. The Next Degeneration. - fd
Sounds like "Star Trek: the Last Generation". Posted by: Paco at January 30, 2026 08:27 PM (2L+MU) 97
Depends - SRV's Voodoo Child is a better rendition than Hendrix's
——- If a tune is perfectly good, then it probably doesn’t need covering though, which I think was her point. ——- John Fogerty was sued for writing a tune that sounds a little bit like one of his other tunes. Posted by: Common Tater at January 30, 2026 08:29 PM (VskgJ) 98
People have driven over the edge. sually not on purpose. Posted by: BurtTC I miss the races to the top. Once they paved it all the way, it ruined the race. Now the bleeding heart assholes won't allow the race because it's 'dangerous'. Check out Guy Martin's record breaking run. https://youtu.be/PKR-L3_a7sk?si=BWi8lYeefeqx6ySe Posted by: BifBewalski- at January 30, 2026 08:29 PM (QVmho) 99
For a good long while, "Something" by George Harrison was the most covered song in the world. Every singer did it.
Posted by: A Little Song, A Little Dance, A Little Seltzer Down Your Pants at January 30, 2026 08:29 PM (oftw2) 100
>I disagree and have since the first time I heard Stevie's version, which is very good, but not better. I think the SRV is mechanically more perfect and Jimi's is more fluid. What's better? I dunno. I do know Jimi did it upside down and backwards.
Posted by: fd at January 30, 2026 08:24 PM (vFG9F) That's a fair take. How about Long White Cadillac - Dwight's cover is better than the Blasters original. Posted by: Heavy Meta at January 30, 2026 08:29 PM (GTqXr) Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 30, 2026 08:30 PM (u82oZ) 102
My car broke down at 4am in the Raton pass in winter. Slept in the car until sunrise. Most spectacular site to wake up to ever.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 30, 2026 08:31 PM (cwGMH) Posted by: XTC at January 30, 2026 08:31 PM (6Uni8) 104
What an honor to have such distinguished visitors to our country! I am so glad that the board members of Penguin Facts chose the Chilean Adventure Tour from the slate of travel opportunities offered by the Pacific/Atlantic Charter Organization! Please, ladies and gentlemen, it would give me great pleasure to capture this moment for posterity by taking your picture. If you all will kindly line up in front of the paredón – er, heh, I mean to say, that wall over there – I will snap a picture, and this squad of soldiers – that is to say, this purely ceremonial honor guard – will fire their fusiles – loaded with mere blanks, I assure you, mis amigos! - by way of a salute.
Ready, now? Ok, say queso! Ah, qué bonitas sonrisas! Now I count to three... Preparen, apunten, fuego! Posted by: Paco at January 30, 2026 08:31 PM (2L+MU) 105
>If a tune is perfectly good, then it probably doesn’t need covering though, which I think was her point.
---- I don't agree. A different arrangement can completely change a song - sometimes for the good and sometimes for the bad. Posted by: Heavy Meta at January 30, 2026 08:33 PM (GTqXr) 106
That's a fair take. How about Long White Cadillac - Dwight's cover is better than the Blasters original.
Posted by: Heavy Meta at January 30, 2026 08:29 PM (GTqXr) I like Dwight’s cover of Suspicious Minds better than Elvis’s cover of Suspicious Minds. Posted by: Opinion fact at January 30, 2026 08:33 PM (cwGMH) 107
You mean that when I cashed in my 401K to buy Carbon Credits from Dr. Al Gore I got scammed ???
I do not believe you because Professor Gore is an expert in Climate Change. He has a PHD in Meteorology from University of Arpitania which he got on the internet. I have done my part to End Global Warming and what have you done ???? Posted by: Dweasel Clonbyd from Minniapplelos, Mn at January 30, 2026 08:34 PM (38587) 108
I not climb. Clumsy.
-Thog Posted by: Eromero at January 30, 2026 08:34 PM (LHPAg) 109
The Volonaut Airbike is a nifty device.
But if you notice, it's two and a half minutes of edited and spliced video. How much fuel and how far do you think you can really get? But I like it. Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 30, 2026 08:35 PM (oT7pT) 110
——-
John Fogerty was sued for writing a tune that sounds a little bit like one of his other tunes. Posted by: Common Tater --- They all sound alike. Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 30, 2026 08:36 PM (rarFa) 111
102 My car broke down at 4am in the Raton pass in winter. Slept in the car until sunrise. Most spectacular site to wake up to ever.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 30, 2026 08:31 PM I pulled a 30 foot camper through the Raton Pass in winter and was not sleepy at all. Posted by: Eromero at January 30, 2026 08:36 PM (LHPAg) 112
I have been living a long time with a broken bone, don't think I want a Airbike
Posted by: Skip at January 30, 2026 08:37 PM (Ia/+0) 113
I don't agree. A different arrangement can completely change a song
—— Right, but “Give A Little Bit” is a perfectly good tune by itself. Can’t they just play that one? That was her point. Posted by: Common Tater at January 30, 2026 08:37 PM (VskgJ) 114
>They all sound alike.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 30, 2026 08:36 PM (rarFa) Better run through the jungle > old man down the road Forgerty kinda mailed that in. Posted by: Heavy Meta at January 30, 2026 08:38 PM (GTqXr) 115
If the motor dies on that thing you will have the glide path of a Fatboy. A loose connection, a faulty winding, a cold solder joint, you are going down like the proverbial rock.
Posted by: fd at January 30, 2026 08:40 PM (vFG9F) 116
John Fogerty was sued for writing a tune that sounds a little bit like one of his other tunes.
Posted by: Common Tater --- They all sound alike. Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 30, 2026 08:36 *** Cher has entered the conversation. Posted by: Diogenes at January 30, 2026 08:40 PM (2WIwB) 117
Drove our motor home through Raton Pass a few times...
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at January 30, 2026 08:41 PM (VCgbV) 118
>Right, but “Give A Little Bit” is a perfectly good tune by itself. Can’t they just play that one? That was her point.
Posted by: Common Tater at January 30, 2026 08:37 PM (VskgJ) I understand. Could have just as easily been a Muzak version for her listening pleasure. Posted by: Heavy Meta at January 30, 2026 08:41 PM (GTqXr) 119
Volonaut bike looks like you're trying to hump a gas grill.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 30, 2026 07:59 PM (snZF9) Some men just gotta level up Posted by: The Toster at January 30, 2026 08:42 PM (rbvCR) Posted by: Opinion fact at January 30, 2026 08:42 PM (cwGMH) 121
"How about Long White Cadillac - Dwight's cover is better than the Blasters original.
Posted by: Heavy Meta" If you can't do the cover at least as well as the original then don't bother. Posted by: fd at January 30, 2026 08:43 PM (vFG9F) 122
A loose connection, a faulty winding, a cold solder joint, you are going down like the proverbial rock.
Posted by: fd at January 30, 2026 08:40 PM (vFG9F) That is the problem with personal air cars: ANY failure by pilot or mechanism is catastrophic. Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 30, 2026 08:43 PM (zZu0s) 123
John Fogerty was sued for writing a tune that sounds a little bit like one of his other tunes.
Posted by: Common Tater at January 30, 2026 08:29 PM (VskgJ) I saw Fogarty give an interview on that - CCR had a nasty breakup about royalties and rights and everything went into court. Fogarty wanted to go on solo, and his former friends sued to stop him. He told how the Judge told him he could, but he should make sure and sound different (or something) Fogarty said he asked the judge, “I was the lead voice and I wrote all the songs. How am I supposed to not sound like myself?” Posted by: Tom Servo at January 30, 2026 08:45 PM (ai6/n) 124
All future flying cars should be equipped with a parachute.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 30, 2026 08:45 PM (cwGMH) 125
>122 A loose connection, a faulty winding, a cold solder joint, you are going down like the proverbial rock.
Posted by: fd at January 30, 2026 08:40 PM (vFG9F) That is the problem with personal air cars: ANY failure by pilot or mechanism is catastrophic. Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 30, 2026 08:43 PM (zZu0s) I feel cheated. I was promised flying cars since I was a kid. Hell, I expected to be living like George Jetson by now. Posted by: Heavy Meta at January 30, 2026 08:45 PM (GTqXr) 126
I understand. Could have just as easily been a Muzak version for her listening pleasure.
—— LOL. No, you obviously do not Posted by: Common Tater at January 30, 2026 08:46 PM (VskgJ) 127
>The Volonaut airbike, which the company claims is real, and not just a prop being moved around by a rope dangling from a crane which is digitally removed with CGI. The cost of the airbike, if it's real, will be $880,000, when it's ready for sale, if ever.
---------- Betting it's CGI. Nothing that small will sound like a jet engine unless it's got a whopping big ass gas tank. And it ain't got one. Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 30, 2026 08:47 PM (jtM2q) 128
I disagree and have since the first time I heard Stevie's version, which is very good, but not better. I think the SRV is mechanically more perfect and Jimi's is more fluid. What's better? I dunno. I do know Jimi did it upside down and backwards.
Posted by: fd at January 30, 2026 08:24 PM (vFG9F) Not Voodoo Child but just sayin'. https://youtu.be/6Bj5szpvDM8 Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 30, 2026 08:49 PM (ExV1e) 129
It gives me great joy to the the Climate Cult falling apart. Oh there’s plenty of True Believers who will go to their grave swearing their faithfulness; but all the money is being sucked out of propping it up. It’s failed.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 30, 2026 08:49 PM (ai6/n) 130
The Rocketeer’s backpack sounded like that airbike, but I knew the Rocketeer was flying on pure fantasy.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at January 30, 2026 08:51 PM (H6cKs) 131
I remember the Sears Pike's Peak Hill Climb slot car set from 1964. Cost $19.99. A lot of money then.
Too expensive for us but it looked great in the Christmas catalog. Posted by: Joemarine at January 30, 2026 08:51 PM (y171U) 132
I'm such a f'n schmuck. Went and had my taxes done instead of opening a daycare. FML.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 30, 2026 08:52 PM (qw6Uy) Posted by: fd at January 30, 2026 08:52 PM (vFG9F) 134
The Rocketeer’s backpack sounded like that airbike, but I knew the Rocketeer was flying on pure fantasy.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at January 30, 2026 08:51 PM (H6cKs) And Jennifer Connelly's rack. And designed by Howard Hughes. Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 30, 2026 08:53 PM (zZu0s) 135
I always liked Hendryx’s “Little Wing”, sometimes people complain that the tune ends way too early, but I think that was part of the idea.
Posted by: Common Tater at January 30, 2026 08:55 PM (VskgJ) 136
Cam Higby 🇺🇸
@camhigby 23h 🚨 Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson makes clear that her city doesn’t need a Signal chats. Instead she’s going to mobilize the actual police force to do what Signal networks do in Minneapolis. She will even have the SPD relay intel gathered on federal agents to “community partners” and ban usage of city property by agents. Katie is a former professional protestor. She’s manipulating her office as mayor of one of the most powerful cities in the country to aid and abet domestic terrorists today, and resist the federal government. https://tinyurl.com/4mvw38yj Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 30, 2026 08:56 PM (rarFa) 137
>>>All future flying cars should be equipped with a parachute.
Posted by: Opinion fact >Gravitation, photon/light and time technology will propel us forward into the future. If you're looking for action - reaction propulsion. Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 30, 2026 08:57 PM (oT7pT) 138
John Fogerty was sued for writing a tune that sounds a little bit like one of his other tunes.
Posted by: Common Tater --- They all sound alike. Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 30, 2026 08:36 Choppers in Vietnam. Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 30, 2026 08:58 PM (RiE77) 139
There is no way having large cities being run by whack jobs that doesn’t end in utter failure. No chance.
Posted by: Common Tater at January 30, 2026 08:58 PM (VskgJ) 140
124 All future flying cars should be equipped with a parachute.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 30, 2026 08:45 PM (cwGMH) You put your finger on a fatal problem for tech like that (literally): too high up in the air for a sudden fall to be survivable; too close to the ground for a parachute to work. Related somewhat - a well known wing suit flyer was killed a few days ago jumping in the alps. All it takes is a slight miscalculation. Posted by: Tom Servo at January 30, 2026 08:59 PM (ai6/n) 141
I generally don't like Fogerty, but I do like "The Old Man Down the Road".
Posted by: XTC at January 30, 2026 08:59 PM (6Uni8) 142
NASA had to postpone the wet dress rehearsal for Artemis II due to cold weather after all. This will push earliest launch date to Feb 8 from Feb 6. Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 30, 2026 09:00 PM (w6EFb) 143
I showed Pooky the "man of the house" bit because I thought he might relate. He said, "I don't even know why *I'm* here, and I live here!"
Posted by: pookysgirl, trying to keep crackers down at January 30, 2026 09:01 PM (Wt5PA) 144
"sometimes people complain that the tune ends way too early, but I think that was part of the idea.
Posted by: Common Tater" A lot of songs go on way too long. Keep it short and keep 'em wanting more. Posted by: fd at January 30, 2026 09:02 PM (vFG9F) 145
NASA had to postpone the wet dress rehearsal for Artemis II due to cold weather after all. This will push earliest launch date to Feb 8 from Feb 6.
Posted by: publius ------ Viton...I knew it, I knew it. Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 30, 2026 09:03 PM (XeU6L) 146
I liked “Put Me In Coach”, or whatever it’s called. He needed a hit from a financial perspective. That helped a lot, I guess.
Reading his autobiography, he really got hosed financially speaking. The band was about as big as the Beatles or Stones in the early 70s. Posted by: Common Tater at January 30, 2026 09:03 PM (VskgJ) 147
None of these liberal pestholes should receive a fucking dime.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 30, 2026 09:03 PM (RiE77) 148
There is no way having large cities being run by whack jobs that doesn’t end in utter failure. No chance.
Posted by: Common Tater at January 30, 2026 08:58 PM (VskgJ) --- It's a minor miracle some cities have survived as long as they have. Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 30, 2026 09:05 PM (ESVrU) 149
A lot of songs go on way too long. Keep it short and keep 'em wanting more.
Posted by: fd --------- This is about me, isn't it? Posted by: MacArthur Park at January 30, 2026 09:05 PM (XeU6L) 150
There is no way having large cities being run by whack jobs that doesn’t end in utter failure. No chance.
Posted by: Common Tater ------ Or small cities. Posted by: MacArthur Park at January 30, 2026 09:06 PM (XeU6L) 151
re Artemis Deuce.
Imagine, if you will, that the British Navy had been working on one wooden sailboat that they were going to use to sail to Labrador in the winter. It was a leaky piece of crap that existed only because the King had a contract with London to supply it with wood (and not good wood). But meanwhile the shipyards in Bristol and Liverpool were designing ironclads supplied from the ironworks up and down Staffordshire. The Navy would be fools to be investing so much in this one stupid boat with decades-obsolete tech and inferior material. Posted by: gKWVE at January 30, 2026 09:08 PM (gKWVE) 152
Good evening, all!
Posted by: Piper at January 30, 2026 09:09 PM (Q9G/L) 153
Good evening Piper!
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 30, 2026 09:10 PM (Cjt/F) Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 30, 2026 09:11 PM (u82oZ) 155
Congress should confiscate NASA's rum and Trump should give everyone involved in Artemis the lash.
Posted by: gKWVE at January 30, 2026 09:11 PM (gKWVE) 156
151 ... good analogy, and yet here we (taxpayers) are ...
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 30, 2026 09:12 PM (Cjt/F) 157
That is the problem with personal air cars: ANY failure by pilot or mechanism is catastrophic.
Posted by: Aetius451AD I know, right? Zombie Capt. Rebecca M. Lobach shut up I know what I am doing Posted by: Tonypete at January 30, 2026 09:12 PM (cYBz/) 158
gKWVE
The graft of the lowest bidder and not keeping up with the manufacturing anomalies. Gref says the main guy in charge of the craft is excellent. But he was brought in too late. Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 30, 2026 09:12 PM (u82oZ) 159
A lot of songs go on way too long. Keep it short and keep 'em wanting more.
Posted by: fd What are you talking about? -- In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - Iron Butterfly Posted by: Tonypete at January 30, 2026 09:14 PM (cYBz/) 160
Did you know that 90% of classical music was stealing another composer’s music and altering it just enough to avoid ridicule?
Posted by: epador at January 30, 2026 09:17 PM (TRnzq) 161
None of these liberal pestholes should receive a fucking dime.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 30, 2026 09:03 PM (RiE77) Any money spent should be on MOABs. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 30, 2026 09:18 PM (snZF9) 162
"What are you talking about?
-- In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - Iron Butterfly Posted by: Tonypete" That is not one of those songs. The ones with 30 "baby"s at the end, or the long fade out with the refrain 100 times over. Posted by: fd at January 30, 2026 09:18 PM (vFG9F) 163
>That is not one of those songs. The ones with 30 "baby"s at the end, or the long fade out with the refrain 100 times over.
Posted by: fd at January 30, 2026 09:18 PM (vFG9F) I'm right here. Posted by: Hey Jude at January 30, 2026 09:19 PM (GTqXr) 164
Katie is a former professional protestor. She’s manipulating her office as mayor of one of the most powerful cities in the country to aid and abet domestic terrorists today, and resist the federal government.
https://tinyurl.com/4mvw38yj Posted by: Braenyard She's received her orders. Time to create a new pressure point. I'm sure Gubner lil Bobby Ferguson has been whispering in her ear. Seattle will be different. The entire I5 corridor, from Eugene to Bellingham, is Antifa territory. Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 30, 2026 09:20 PM (uaYsl) 165
HeyJude, I am ready to strangle you by the end. Posted by: fd at January 30, 2026 09:21 PM (vFG9F) 166
Since it's in the news, a few things we need to know about IRAN:
1. So far away. 2. All night and day. 3. I couldn't get away. Posted by: The Toster at January 30, 2026 09:24 PM (rbvCR) 167
So Seattle is now a City State separated from the County.
Hope every cent of the Federal funds are cut off Posted by: Skip at January 30, 2026 09:26 PM (Ia/+0) 168
And the Seattle militia is ready to get attacked, sea and land
Posted by: Skip at January 30, 2026 09:28 PM (Ia/+0) 169
>>>HeyJude, I am ready to strangle you by the end.
Posted by: fd >When I heard McCartney and Obama singing that at a White House soiree, I could have sworn the JEF was singing 'Hey Joo.' Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 30, 2026 09:28 PM (oT7pT) 170
If they want their own country with open borders, we should give them California.
Posted by: Piper at January 30, 2026 09:29 PM (OoFl2) 171
156 151 ... good analogy, and yet here we (taxpayers) are ...
Posted by: sock_rat_eez That's where the sodomy comes in. Posted by: gKWVE at January 30, 2026 09:31 PM (gKWVE) Posted by: rickb223 at January 30, 2026 09:34 PM (qw6Uy) 173
alas, too true ...
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 30, 2026 09:35 PM (Cjt/F) Posted by: man at January 30, 2026 09:35 PM (XuXeR) Posted by: man at January 30, 2026 09:36 PM (XuXeR) 176
Spirit got screwed.
Posted by: Opinion fact It's just nature's way of telling you something's wrong in song. Taurus (is that the instumental's name) came out in '68? Stairway was 1971 yet Randy California never said squeak about it - it was his family who sued after he died. Taurus is a nice instrumental. Stairway to Heaven may be the greatest rock song ever written and is so much more than the Taurus-inspired intro, such as that guitar solo (my 2nd favorite behind one recorded by FOTB Buck Dharma), and the tour-de-force the solo ends at. At least RC could've used Stairway to bring some attention to Spirit but didn't. I may be the only one here who has 12 Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus. Not feeling bad for Spirit. Posted by: Dark Litigator at January 30, 2026 09:38 PM (KAi1n) 177
She’s tired: it’s twue, it’s twue!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at January 30, 2026 09:39 PM (H6cKs) 178
Nate Bargatze is easily the funniest comic I have ever experienced. His delivery is so unusual, and clever, and simply funny.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at January 30, 2026 09:40 PM (0aYVJ) 179
🚨 Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson makes clear that her city doesn’t need a Signal chats. Instead she’s going to mobilize the actual police force to do what Signal networks do in Minneapolis.
She will even have the SPD relay intel gathered on federal agents to “community partners” and ban usage of city property by agents. Katie is a former professional protestor. She’s manipulating her office as mayor of one of the most powerful cities in the country to aid and abet domestic terrorists today, and resist the federal government. https://tinyurl.com/4mvw38yj Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others If/when the insurrection act is invoked it will be less than five minutes before the political leadership is Maduro'd or get OBL, their choice... Then silence. Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 30, 2026 09:40 PM (/lPRQ) Posted by: Dark Litigator at January 30, 2026 09:45 PM (KAi1n) 181
180 "Gwen Walz supposedly filed for divorce from Tim Walz yesterday."
Turning the page? Posted by: Dark Litigator Preserving assets. Posted by: nurse ratched at January 30, 2026 09:46 PM (IhIKR) 182
Way past my bedtime
Have a good night everyone Posted by: Skip at January 30, 2026 09:46 PM (Ia/+0) 183
"Gwen Walz supposedly filed for divorce from Tim Walz yesterday."
Turning the page? Posted by: Dark Litigator Preserving assets. Posted by: nurse ratched Probably distancing herself and turning states evidence. Posted by: rickb223 at January 30, 2026 09:49 PM (qw6Uy) 184
> If/when the insurrection act is invoked it will be less than five minutes before the political leadership is Maduro'd or get OBL, their choice... Then silence.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher ------------- The administration seems very reluctant to invoke the Insurrection Act. No clue why... but I figure it's a purely political one. I think all they really want is compliance at the minimal level. That's more or less what Homan wanted/offered to Minneapolis... minimal compliance with federal law. And all that is is just telling the feds where and when the city or state is releasing the illegals. Note... they're still just releasing the illegals into the landscape. The feds are not even trying to get the sanctuary enclaves to follow the letter of the law other than this. Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 30, 2026 09:50 PM (jtM2q) 185
I may be the only one here who has 12 Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus. Not feeling bad for Spirit.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at January 30, 2026 09:38 PM (KAi1n) I don’t have it, but I have listened to it! That’s a great obscure album; there’s more pure musical creativity in that album than in the sum total of every piece of music recorded over the last 26 years. Posted by: Tom Servo at January 30, 2026 09:50 PM (ai6/n) 186
Seattle will be different. The entire I5 corridor, from Eugene to Bellingham, is Antifa territory.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 30, 2026 09:20 Is there a bag limit or are they considered pests? Posted by: RI Red at January 30, 2026 09:52 PM (UqAH7) 187
176 It's just nature's way of telling you something's wrong in song. Taurus (is that the instumental's name) came out in '68? Stairway was 1971 yet Randy California never said squeak about it - it was his family who sued after he died. Taurus is a nice instrumental. Stairway to Heaven may be the greatest rock song ever written and is so much more than the Taurus-inspired intro, such as that guitar solo (my 2nd favorite behind one recorded by FOTB Buck Dharma), and the tour-de-force the solo ends at. At least RC could've used Stairway to bring some attention to Spirit but didn't. I may be the only one here who has 12 Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus. Not feeling bad for Spirit.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at January 30, 2026 09:38 PM (KAi1n) Yep. Stairway is much more than the Taurus sounding melody. It's three songs in one. Wistful acoustic guitar intro, mid tempo 12 string with electric piano, blazing full hard rock ending. Posted by: Joemarine at January 30, 2026 09:55 PM (y171U) 188
------------- The administration seems very reluctant to invoke the Insurrection Act. No clue why... but I figure it's a purely political one.” I understand why - Trump does not believe it benefits him or the MAGA movement to push this into total confrontation, especially since that’s what the left wants. I suspect he’s right. Posted by: Tom Servo at January 30, 2026 09:56 PM (ai6/n) Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 30, 2026 09:58 PM (uaYsl) 190
Gwen Walz can't testify. Spousal immunity.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 30, 2026 10:01 PM (u82oZ) 191
ONT
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 30, 2026 10:02 PM (u82oZ) 192
Remember the adage about making even the wrong people do the right thing.
He may well have to invoke the Insurrection Act. But he has to exhaust the legal remedies. Americans want the system to work as advertised. The problem is a bunch of saboteurs are embedded like ticks at local, state, and federal levels determined to fuck everything up. That needs fixed. He is giving them the opportunity to do the right thing. They are exposing themselves plainly for everyone to see. Posted by: Common Tater at January 30, 2026 10:06 PM (sD+rY) 193
ONT up
Posted by: rickb223 at January 30, 2026 10:07 PM (qw6Uy) 194
I love Nate Bargatze!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 30, 2026 10:08 PM (WONhk) 195
If Gwen Walz goes through with a divorce then she can be compelled to testify against her former husband.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at January 30, 2026 10:41 PM (H6cKs) The Week In WokeMinnesota's first openly homosexual governor, Tim Walz, makes the Stunning and Brave Announcement that he will never run for political office again. As if it's xis choice! This is as bad as Kristen Stewart saying she can't "freely work" in the US so she'll be filming her zero-budget middle aged woman student film in Latvia. That's not a choice, that's just reality. But note he only says he won't run for office -- he may still serve. Reportedly, Minnesota's first openly homosexual governor and corrupt Democrat Senator and perpetual presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar have worked out a corrupt deal. He drops out of the governor's race, she enters it, she wins, and then she appoints him as senator to take over for her. Amazing. Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth is now an inconvenient embarrassment. It was published 20 years ago, and made plenty ofGore shared dramatic graphs. Polar ice? Gone, any day now. Sea levels? Twenty feet in the "near future," which, in political time, means "before the checks clear." Arctic summers ice-free by, oh, pick a year, any year; 2013, 2014, five to seven years from whenever he was speaking. Snows of Kilimanjaro? Vanished within a decade.Now if only Star Trek makes the same realization:
Dan Zaksheske
Here she is standing next to the sodomy flag while wearing a Mexican tricolor sash. Would you feel as if this judge was ruling without fear or favor if you had the misfortune to be hailed into her court? ![]()
Comments(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 30, 2026 06:48 PM (tgvbd) Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 30, 2026 06:49 PM (tgvbd) 3
Of course I read the post...
Posted by: lin-duh at January 30, 2026 06:50 PM (VCgbV) 4
I couldabeen a contendah.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 30, 2026 06:50 PM (jc0TO) 5
Instead of a bum which is what Iyam.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 30, 2026 06:51 PM (jc0TO) 6
The picture I saw of the judge showed her with a lot less weight. It did NOT improve her looks at all.
Posted by: lin-duh at January 30, 2026 06:51 PM (VCgbV) Posted by: toby928(c) at January 30, 2026 06:52 PM (jc0TO) 8
According to CBS news Texas A&M just ended their Woman's Studies program
Posted by: javems at January 30, 2026 06:53 PM (zFsEm) 9
Can't wait for Al Gore's follow-up movie about how nothing happened as he predicted.
Posted by: Random PJ at January 30, 2026 06:53 PM (+jscL) 10
willowed
Lemon no bail was a given. He is still charged and will be tried. is the judge that declared no bail also presiding? Posted by: DanMan at January 30, 2026 06:54 PM (8uzBS) 11
There is probably a latin phrase for this. Posted by: toby928(c) at January 30, 2026 06:52 PM (jc0TO) ___________ Morbus in uno, morbus in omnium. Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 30, 2026 06:55 PM (tgvbd) 12
2 Hey, Hadrian. I hope you are well and having a drink.
Posted by: Bulg at January 30, 2026 06:55 PM (77rzZ) 13
If I'm not mistaken, that's a very visible Jupiter hanging out next to the moon tonight.
Posted by: Orson at January 30, 2026 06:56 PM (dIske) 14
I hope you are well and having a drink. Posted by: Bulg at January 30, 2026 06:55 PM (77rzZ) _________ Quite well, thanks, but still concerned for Her Majesty and The Big Dummy. They are near this evening's destination of Salem, VA. Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 30, 2026 06:57 PM (tgvbd) 15
Speedy Gonzales was a funny cartoon. That judge looks very unfunny and probably eats a lot of crappy food. She appears to have gas. Or is constipated. Perhaps some bananas and rice will fix that.
Posted by: turambar at January 30, 2026 06:57 PM (Q0yOR) 16
According to CBS news Texas A&M just ended their Woman's Studies program
Posted by: javems at January 30, 2026 06:53 PM (zFsEm) I'm sure they were just about to publish their first fact they discovered too. Posted by: Oldcat at January 30, 2026 06:57 PM (8avO+) 17
Judge Speedy-Gonzalez looks like she’s wearing a Mexican flag thingy around her neck.
Pride a Mexican flag waving judge is bad? Shocka Posted by: Lizzy at January 30, 2026 06:58 PM (Hkcdp) 18
Minnesota's first openly homosexual governor, Tim Walz, makes the Stunning and Brave Announcement that he will never run for political office again.
----------- Harvard is looking for another gay black female President. Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 30, 2026 06:58 PM (0Eh0f) Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 30, 2026 06:58 PM (zZu0s) 20
This is NOT a wise Latina Posted by: Frank Barone at January 30, 2026 06:58 PM (IifOV) Posted by: gKWVE at January 30, 2026 06:58 PM (gKWVE) 22
Did Brayden even let the women on his side even make any plays?
Posted by: Skip at January 30, 2026 06:59 PM (Ia/+0) Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at January 30, 2026 06:59 PM (0aYVJ) 24
>>> Reportedly, Minnesota's first openly homosexual governor and corrupt Democrat Senator and perpetual presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar have worked out a corrupt deal. He drops out of the governor's race, she enters it, she wins, and then she appoints him as senator to take over for her.
It's a small club and we're not in it. Does Mike Lindell have a legitimate chance to be governor? Surely if they will hire Jesse Ventura, they'll hire anybody. And the voting fraud stuff revelations are proving he wasn't a rightwing crackpot. Posted by: LizLem at January 30, 2026 06:59 PM (gWBY1) 25
Hey, it got willowed on an earlier thread, but I gots a quextion for any of our Jewish Hordelings who know written Hebrew well. It involves both linguistics and mathematics.
Posted by: Bulg at January 30, 2026 06:59 PM (77rzZ) 26
I have so many problems with anthropogenic global warming it is hard to rank them, but I try.
A. Firstly, is the Earth warming? Maybe, a little bit. It's hard to say with our limited data. B. Are we causing it, I don't see much evidence of that. We would need a much better understanding, if possible, of a million constantly changing variables. C. If it happening, is it a bad thing? I don't think so, in fact, I am in favor of causing more warming if we had that ability. Posted by: toby928(c) at January 30, 2026 06:59 PM (jc0TO) 27
But note he only says he won't run for office -- he may still serve.
----------- The SCOTUS is looking for another gay black female retard Justice. Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 30, 2026 06:59 PM (0Eh0f) 28
I was conditioned and indoctrinated lo these many years to think the sodomites were all creative, artistic, loving and caring folks who only wanted to love and get married. The truth is they are a violent, angry, disordered, mentally ill people who lust for blood and the deaths of millions while voting democrat and trying to molest other people's children.
Posted by: The Truth at January 30, 2026 06:59 PM (pbej3) 29
Judge Rosie Speedlin-Gonzalez is not that bad...
It/they/Them is breathing, So I would do it, but don't tell Hillary..... Posted by: Bill Clinton at January 30, 2026 07:00 PM (38587) 30
that's a very visible Jupiter hanging out next to the moon tonight.
Posted by: Orson Luna better watch her ass. Zeus was a randy god. Posted by: gKWVE at January 30, 2026 07:00 PM (gKWVE) 31
Luckily the AZ guy who called that girl on the street the C word either got fired or stepped down.
Posted by: LizLem at January 30, 2026 07:00 PM (gWBY1) 32
Nobody could have predicted 20 years ago that Al Gore's understanding of Carbon might be a hoax.
I suspect Al will become heavily invested in the AI bubble and make another $200MM off of the taxpayers thru corrupt legislators. Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 30, 2026 07:00 PM (oT7pT) 33
Is throwing the insult 'Hood Rat' racist?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 30, 2026 07:00 PM (zZu0s) 34
Amanda Seales is one loud mouthed jive Turkey, ummm hmmmm.
Wasn’t what she said contradictory? And incoherent? Posted by: Henry at January 30, 2026 07:01 PM (tWkg3) 35
BREAKING: Bexar County, TX Judge Rosie Speedlin-Gonzalez ARRESTED for allegedly unlawfully having an attorney HANDCUFFED and locking him in a jury box
Rosie was celebrated as the first openly gay judge to be elected in Bexar County ------- They just want to visit each other in the hospital. Posted by: ... at January 30, 2026 07:02 PM (E0p3T) 36
Dyke judge does not understand the concept of judicial impartiality.
I have no doubt she must be quite a tyrant. Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 30, 2026 07:02 PM (RIvkX) 37
I have so many problems with anthropogenic global warming it is hard to rank them, but I try.
A. Firstly, is the Earth warming? Maybe, a little bit. It's hard to say with our limited data. B. Are we causing it, I don't see much evidence of that. We would need a much better understanding, if possible, of a million constantly changing variables. C. If it happening, is it a bad thing? I don't think so, in fact, I am in favor of causing more warming if we had that ability. Posted by: toby928(c) at January 30, 2026 06:59 PM (jc0TO) Nobody in the climate disaster field seems to notice that if we did get a bit warmer, a crapton of arable land opens up in Canada and Siberia. Posted by: Oldcat at January 30, 2026 07:02 PM (8avO+) 38
If someone is awarded a Nobel Prize and the science behind their achievement turns out to be junk science, can they be forced to give it back?
I like how the Nobel Prize committee got in a snit fit over the Venezuelan chick gifting her medallion to Trump, but they have nothing to say on Al Gore's junk science tarnishing their award. Or Obama's win for that matter. Posted by: LizLem at January 30, 2026 07:03 PM (gWBY1) 39
In twenty years, all Left-Wing Females will be uglier than Jabba The Hutt !!!!!
Hopefully the species will die off in 5 - 10 years like Spotted Owl.. Posted by: Jackson at January 30, 2026 07:03 PM (38587) 40
Can't wait for Al Gore's follow-up movie about how nothing happened as he predicted.
Posted by: Random PJ at January 30, 2026 06:53 PM (+jscL) Manbearpig 2: Look! A Squirrel! Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at January 30, 2026 07:03 PM (0aYVJ) 41
In fairness, my fourth chakra is still rising.
Posted by: Al Gore at January 30, 2026 07:03 PM (0sNs1) 42
Is there a difference between a modern day climate change scientist / hysteria person and an ancient priest of Baal or Enlil who was saying "The crops will fail because Enlil is mad and we must appease him by you sending me half your money and your nubile daughter! I'm the expert!!"
If mean, if we are begging the Gods to help the weather, I would imagine we'd have a lot better success begging Jesus and doing some repenting, ya know? Posted by: Sam MacGee. at January 30, 2026 07:03 PM (/ZkOF) 43
He drops out of the governor's race, she enters it, she wins, and then she appoints him as senator to take over for her.
Amazing. ------------ If Thune magically grew a pair and the Senate went back to a speaking-only filibuster, will the rules at least allow for "Tampon Time" breaks? Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 30, 2026 07:03 PM (0Eh0f) 44
Chances that Albert Gore Chakra 2 is on the Epstein logs are very high.
Posted by: gKWVE at January 30, 2026 07:04 PM (gKWVE) 45
Nobody in the climate disaster field seems to notice that if we did get a bit warmer, a crapton of arable land opens up in Canada and Siberia.
Posted by: Oldcat at January 30, 2026 07:02 PM If the Sahara high shifted a hundred miles north, the desert would become a verdent belt again, as it once was. Posted by: toby928(c) at January 30, 2026 07:04 PM (jc0TO) 46
According to CBS news Texas A&M just ended their Woman's Studies program
Posted by: javems at January 30, 2026 06:53 PM (zFsEm) A&M football program hardest hit. Posted by: tbodie Lurker. Unless you are reading this. at January 30, 2026 07:04 PM (LSR8N) 47
Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth is now an inconvenient embarrassment. It was published 20 years ago, and made plenty of
------------- I think I once called him "Nostragoreus." Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 30, 2026 07:05 PM (0Eh0f) 48
Al Gore has been very quiet lately. You would think his chakra would need attention and he would be raping someone soon.
Hey Al old buddy! Let's go! Arrrrgh! Posted by: Al Gore's Foreskin at January 30, 2026 07:05 PM (pbej3) Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 30, 2026 07:05 PM (/lPRQ) 50
Is there a difference between a modern day climate change scientist / hysteria person and an ancient priest of Baal or Enlil who was saying "The crops will fail because Enlil is mad and we must appease him by you sending me half your money and your nubile daughter! I'm the expert!!"
If mean, if we are begging the Gods to help the weather, I would imagine we'd have a lot better success begging Jesus and doing some repenting, ya know? Posted by: Sam MacGee. at January 30, 2026 07:03 PM (/ZkOF) there's a lot more evidence of the weather gods anger. Remember how the warming conventions used to be iced in by freak storms? Posted by: Oldcat at January 30, 2026 07:06 PM (8avO+) 51
You can't impeach judges in Texas?
Posted by: Mark1971 at January 30, 2026 07:06 PM (CNl8/) 52
>>> I have so many problems with anthropogenic global warming it is hard to rank them, but I try.
Lefty professors of mine were the ones that told me in my science classes that we were still coming out of the last ice age. And showed evidence that there was global warming in the middle ages, England had the climate of Southern Italy and they grew grapes. Until England turns Mediterranean again, and the scientists stop fudging their numbers and data to get grant money, I'm not fretting too much. Posted by: LizLem at January 30, 2026 07:06 PM (gWBY1) Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 30, 2026 07:06 PM (0Eh0f) 54
Rosie was celebrated as the first openly gay judge to be elected in Bexar County
___________________________ I have a gripe. How come I'm never invited to these "celebrations"? I keep hearing about celebrations occurring everytime someone is a first. Celebrated as the first woman to hold the position as... Celebrated as the first cunnilingus enjoying woman to hold the position of... Celebrated as the first illegal immigrant to serve as a police officer while illegally possessing a firearm (Maine)... Celebrated as the first president to have an IQ qualifying him for disability.... Celebrated as the first candidate to win election as a man who died two months before election day.... I want in on these parties. Posted by: Orson at January 30, 2026 07:06 PM (dIske) 55
In twenty years, all Left-Wing Females will be uglier than Jabba The Hutt !!!!!
Hopefully the species will die off in 5 - 10 years like Spotted Owl.. Posted by: Jackson at January 30, 2026 07:03 PM (38587) In 20 years?? Have you looked around? They're there. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 30, 2026 07:06 PM (snZF9) 56
Gee, I wonder why a majority of Americans want a halt to all immigration into the U.S. when we have the Somalis showing everybody the benefits of importing third-world savages.
No wonder Schumer agreed to consider DHS funding separately: the Dems shutdown the government for illegals, they're going to get crushed at the polls. Not just the GOP engages in "failure theater." In a couple of weeks, Chuckie going to tell his mouth-breathers, "The Bad Orange Man is being mean" but keep funding DHS because ICE is funded until 2028 and everybody couldn't care less if a bunch of TSA drones are told the take a hike. Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at January 30, 2026 07:06 PM (pJWtt) 57
Also: most of that San Jose women's volleyball team was filing suit against being forced to play with / share a locker room with this perverted guy.
And the teams that took a stand and forfeited their matches against that guy were quite brave and I applaud their willingness to stand up against the LGBT mafia. Posted by: Sam MacGee. at January 30, 2026 07:06 PM (/ZkOF) 58
Sea levels? Twenty feet in the "near future," which, in political time, means "before the checks clear."
----------- After which DogEater and Kommie-la purchased beach-front homes. Is good to be in Politburo, comrades! Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 30, 2026 07:07 PM (0Eh0f) 59
We used to call Al Gore #manbearpig
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 30, 2026 07:08 PM (RIvkX) 60
We are looking forward to working with President Trump on establishing colonies on the so-called Greenland.
Posted by: Big Penguin at January 30, 2026 07:08 PM (0sNs1) 61
Al Gore has been very quiet lately. You would think his chakra would need attention and he would be raping someone soon.
Hey Al old buddy! Let's go! Arrrrgh! Posted by: Al Gore's Foreskin at January 30, 2026 07:05 PM (pbej3) Biden gave him a medal of freedom. I think that means no more bribe checks. Posted by: Oldcat at January 30, 2026 07:08 PM (8avO+) 62
All stand for the "honorable" judge diesel dyke!
Posted by: Just some random passer by at January 30, 2026 07:08 PM (89Sog) 63
Reportedly, Minnesota's first openly homosexual governor and corrupt Democrat Senator and perpetual presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar have worked out a corrupt deal. He drops out of the governor's race, she enters it, she wins, and then she appoints him as senator to take over for her.
Klobuchar just started her forth 6yr term a year ago so it may be Senator Walz for almost 5 years. Posted by: old chick at January 30, 2026 07:08 PM (F3Dlr) 64
Also: most of that San Jose women's volleyball team was filing suit against being forced to play with / share a locker room with this perverted guy.
And the teams that took a stand and forfeited their matches against that guy were quite brave and I applaud their willingness to stand up against the LGBT mafia. Posted by: Sam MacGee. at January 30, 2026 07:06 PM (/ZkOF) Also dorm rooms and hotel rooms. Posted by: Oldcat at January 30, 2026 07:08 PM (8avO+) Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 30, 2026 07:09 PM (rarFa) 66
Pro tip -- delete the text that says "advertisement" in block quotes so that no one knows you are using an adblocker.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 30, 2026 07:09 PM (1iXwP) Posted by: Henry at January 30, 2026 07:09 PM (tWkg3) 68
No mass evacuations, no sirens, just... life.
---------- I've been assured over 10,000 times throughout the past few decades by "our betters" that we were all gonna die. /Where's Greta "Pol Tot" Thunberg when you need her? Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 30, 2026 07:09 PM (0Eh0f) 69
Does it really count if it was a horse?
Posted by: Minnesota's first openly homosexual governor at January 30, 2026 07:10 PM (TylIK) 70
Wasn't Greenland one of the places the true Penguins- the Great Auks- nested?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 30, 2026 07:10 PM (zZu0s) 71
>>> a comfortable majority of Americans (as much as 64%) want all illegals immigrants deported.
For those of you in Rio Linda that is 2 to 1. Very favorable in a civil war. Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 30, 2026 07:10 PM (/lPRQ) 72
It's all been a Pretti Good week, Ace.
That volley ball player is not a pretty fake woman. Whoa. Now let's see you play with your sex, bozo. The butch judge would be my luck if I was arrested and ever had to go before a judge (not planning on it,thanks). At least she wears her butch with pride. I like identifiers for lesbos as I remain clueless unless it is obvious. Lipstick lesbians confuse me since college. I have sadly not been productive today as IT's BEEN SO MUCH FUN! Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 30, 2026 07:10 PM (WONhk) 73
RETARD!
Posted by: Donny Two Scoops, driving by in the beast at January 30, 2026 07:11 PM (ULPxl) 74
Pro tip -- delete the text that says "advertisement" in block quotes so that no one knows you are using an adblocker.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 30, 2026 07:09 PM Ace is out and proud. Posted by: toby928(c) at January 30, 2026 07:11 PM (jc0TO) 75
Did Tipper Gore have a tight enough grip on Al's scrotum that he won't appear anywhere in Jeffrey Epstein's registry?
Al always seemed wooden and rancid. Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 30, 2026 07:11 PM (oT7pT) 76
I have a gripe. How come I'm never invited to these "celebrations"? I keep hearing about celebrations occurring everytime someone is a first.
Celebrated as the first woman to hold the position as... Celebrated as the first cunnilingus enjoying woman to hold the position of... Celebrated as the first illegal immigrant to serve as a police officer while illegally possessing a firearm (Maine)... Celebrated as the first president to have an IQ qualifying him for disability.... Celebrated as the first candidate to win election as a man who died two months before election day.... I want in on these parties. Posted by: Orson at January 30, 2026 07:06 PM (dIske) ---- Will there be cake? I'd only go if there was cake... Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 30, 2026 07:11 PM (ESVrU) 77
61 Al Gore has been very quiet lately. You would think his chakra would need attention and he would be raping someone soon.
Hey Al old buddy! Let's go! Arrrrgh! Posted by: Al Gore's Foreskin at January 30, 2026 07:05 PM (pbej3) _______________________________ He was actually in Davos heckling. And, I'm not over emphasizing that. He was sitting in the audience and was heckling Howard Lutnick during his speech. At the end he booed him loudly. Posted by: Orson at January 30, 2026 07:11 PM (dIske) 78
Celebrated as the first president to have an IQ qualifying him for disability....
Celebrated as the first candidate to win election as a man who died two months before election day.... I want in on these parties. Posted by: Orson at January 30, 2026 07:06 PM (dIske) Celebrated as the first Orson to comment on Ace of Spades Blog after 7 pm on Jan 30 2026.... Posted by: Oldcat at January 30, 2026 07:11 PM (8avO+) 79
My favorite part of the Alphabet People adopting the rainbow for their flag is the constant reminder that the Sodom & Gomorrah fire treatment is still on the table; the rainbow is a symbol of God's promise not to drown the world again, but He never said He wouldn't burn it all down.
Posted by: SciVo at January 30, 2026 07:11 PM (Sy6m/) 80
"We found our interviewees of colour as emphatic on this point as those who were white."
------------ At least British blacks hated Hamilton. Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 30, 2026 07:12 PM (0Eh0f) 81
13 If I'm not mistaken, that's a very visible Jupiter hanging out next to the moon tonight.
Posted by: Orson Still no word on Uranus? Posted by: The Great Poof! at January 30, 2026 07:12 PM (oftw2) 82
How dare you!
Posted by: Greta on a Shelf at January 30, 2026 07:12 PM (vo1eO) 83
They scumbag in Arizona got fired from his real estate job. I haven't heard if the Dems bounced him , though I wouldn't be surprised to see him run for office. The McCain's might help him as q
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 30, 2026 07:13 PM (IDEQi) 84
No mass evacuations, no sirens, just... life.
---------- I've been assured over 10,000 times throughout the past few decades by "our betters" that we were all gonna die. /Where's Greta "Pol Tot" Thunberg when you need her? Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 30, 2026 07:09 PM (0Eh0f) Repeatedly sailing to Gaza looking for starving Gazans while eating the 200 pounds of supplies on her boat. Posted by: Oldcat at January 30, 2026 07:13 PM (8avO+) 85
Posted by: Orson at January 30, 2026 07:06 PM (dIske)
Celebrated as the first Orson to comment on Ace of Spades Blog after 7 pm on Jan 30 2026.... Posted by: Oldcat at January 30, 2026 07:11 PM (8avO+) ALL HAIL ORSON, SECOND OF HIS NAME! Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 30, 2026 07:13 PM (zZu0s) Posted by: Fen at January 30, 2026 07:13 PM (ciYHQ) 87
One look at Speedy-Gonzales and you know she's a Sapphist. Of the Rosie the Bonecrusher type.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh Probably has "Cvnt Puncher" tattooed in dripping red letters on her upper arm. Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 30, 2026 07:13 PM (/lPRQ) 88
Wasn't Greenland one of the places the true Penguins- the Great Auks- nested?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 30, 2026 07:10 PM The great auk inhabited cold North Atlantic coastal waters, breeding on rocky islands with easy access to the ocean, primarily in areas like Canada, Greenland, Iceland, and the British Isles. They required specific nesting sites that were remote and protected from predators, which limited their breeding colonies to about 20 locations. The great auk, also known as the penguin or garefowl, is an extinct species of flightless alcid that first appeared around 400,000 years ago and became extinct in the mid-19th century. It was the only modern species in the genus Pinguinus. It was not closely related to the penguins of the Southern Hemisphere, which were named for their resemblance to this species. Posted by: Wesley Crusher at January 30, 2026 07:13 PM (0sNs1) 89
Which one of you Morons coined the name Doom Gobblin for Greta?
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 30, 2026 07:14 PM (jc0TO) 90
In 20 years?? Have you looked around? They're there.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division ----- Hell, Gloria Steinem is still alive. By the way, she was a CIA op. Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 30, 2026 07:14 PM (rarFa) 91
>>> 26 I have so many problems with anthropogenic global warming it is hard to rank them, but I try.
A. Firstly, is the Earth warming? Maybe, a little bit. It's hard to say with our limited data. B. Are we causing it, I don't see much evidence of that. We would need a much better understanding, if possible, of a million constantly changing variables. C. If it happening, is it a bad thing? I don't think so, in fact, I am in favor of causing more warming if we had that ability. Posted by: toby928(c) at January 30, 2026 06:59 PM (jc0TO) Hi! Posted by: GREENland at January 30, 2026 07:14 PM (ULPxl) 92
Reportedly, Minnesota's first openly homosexual governor and corrupt Democrat Senator and perpetual presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar have worked out a corrupt deal. He drops out of the governor's race, she enters it, she wins, and then she appoints him as senator to take over for her.
Klobuchar just started her forth 6yr term a year ago so it may be Senator Walz for almost 5 years. Posted by: old chick at January 30, 2026 07:08 PM (F3Dlr) --- "Governor graft" must have dried up, so Walz is looking to get in on "Senator graft." Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 30, 2026 07:14 PM (ESVrU) 93
Judge Speedy-Gonzalez looks like she’s wearing a Mexican flag thingy
Probably has her brother, Speedo Gonzalez, reading to the kids at story hour. Posted by: t-bird at January 30, 2026 07:14 PM (yr56r) 94
one of my sons was at A&M when Robert Gates was picked as President of the school. His first move was to kill the Journo college.
"All they do is run down the school". Posted by: DanMan at January 30, 2026 07:14 PM (8uzBS) 95
If you haven’t seen his male advantage, you need to watch this.
This is Brayden “Blaire” Fleming dominating in the San Jose State vs Fresno State match with 20 kills and .410 hitting %. ----------- Has anyone ever seen Brayden “Blaire” Fleming and Brittney Griner in the same room at the same time? Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 30, 2026 07:14 PM (0Eh0f) 96
Great auks were found throughout the North Atlantic.
Posted by: Bulg at January 30, 2026 07:15 PM (77rzZ) 97
My favorite part of the Alphabet People adopting the rainbow for their flag is the constant reminder that the Sodom & Gomorrah fire treatment is still on the table; the rainbow is a symbol of God's promise not to drown the world again, but He never said He wouldn't burn it all down.
Posted by: SciVo at January 30, 2026 07:11 PM (Sy6m/) I think you'll find that the Flooding promise isn't legally binding.... Posted by: Oldcat at January 30, 2026 07:15 PM (8avO+) 98
Still no word on Uranus?
Posted by: The Great Poof! Still no real plans to probe it since 1986, sadly. Posted by: gKWVE at January 30, 2026 07:15 PM (gKWVE) 99
Speedy looks like a diesel dyke who's wearing flannel shirt and denim under the robe, but I doubt she walks the walk. Probably doesn't know the difference between a spanner and a spud wrench.
Posted by: buddhaha at January 30, 2026 07:15 PM (36QIT) 100
one of my sons was at A&M when Robert Gates was picked as President of the school. His first move was to kill the Journo college.
"All they do is run down the school". Posted by: DanMan at January 30, 2026 07:14 PM (8uzBS) What, wait? Where is this hero now?? Posted by: Oldcat at January 30, 2026 07:16 PM (8avO+) 101
Saw a current pic of NYHarbor and only the forearm and torch of the Statue of Liberty are above water. Al Gore was right!
Posted by: Stevie Wonder at January 30, 2026 07:16 PM (oftw2) 102
It's so nice to be back here at Carnegie Hall.
Posted by: Ray Charles at January 30, 2026 07:18 PM (m9doz) 103
Hard to pick between my favorite two Algore moments: The 5 minute make-out session with Tipper at the podium of the 2000 Democrat Convention, or Rocking along with John Fogerty at Ford theater when the "Ain't no Senator's son" lyric of Fortunate Son was performed. Posted by: Auspex at January 30, 2026 07:18 PM (Y8DZL) Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 30, 2026 07:19 PM (XV/Pl) 105
She has refused to take down the gay flags she hangs in her court (illegal political messaging from what is supposed to be a dispassionate objective judge) ...
------------ Does her courtroom also have a naked statue of Lady Justice with no blindfold, holding a pair of testicles instead of scales (with penis attached) and -- instead of a sword -- holding a gun to her head? Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 30, 2026 07:19 PM (0Eh0f) 106
It's so nice to be back here at Carnegie Hall.
Posted by: Ray Charles at January 30, 2026 07:18 PM To see and be seen? Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 30, 2026 07:20 PM (0sNs1) 107
Would you feel as if this judge was ruling without fear or favor if you had the misfortune to be hailed into her court?
------------ "THAT'S A MAN, BABY!" Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 30, 2026 07:20 PM (0Eh0f) 108
She looks a lot like the other Rosie in Ireland.
Posted by: Mr. Bean Natural at January 30, 2026 07:20 PM (EtfYd) 109
102 It's so nice to be back here at Carnegie Hall.
Posted by: Ray Charles youtube.com/watch?v=uZt1xKtPbUQ Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 30, 2026 07:21 PM (rarFa) 110
"Governor graft" must have dried up, so Walz is looking to get in on "Senator graft."
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel He's collecting pensions. Maybe he will retire to China and take his loon wife and activist daughter with him. Posted by: old chick at January 30, 2026 07:21 PM (F3Dlr) 111
102 It's so nice to be back here at Carnegie Hall.
Posted by: Ray Charles at January 30, 2026 07:18 PM (m9doz) see. that's what happens. Posted by: Allen Iverson at January 30, 2026 07:22 PM (w/O5Q) 112
What, wait? Where is this hero now??
I think he's about to be a DE at TxDOT. Oh, you meant Gates? Lives in Washington near the mountains. Posted by: DanMan at January 30, 2026 07:23 PM (8uzBS) 113
Mark Holodnak (or whatever) from Arizona and yelling at girls, he sho' is ugly! Need to trans, man, to an ugly woman! Or just wear a burlap bag over your head to spare the rest of us! WHOA! He lost the looks lottery in all areas. He doesn't even have a "nice personality!"
Nose like a rotten potato. The rest offers nothing positive. Some people should not be allowed in public. *Granted I think my family says this about me, but not because of the way I look. In the definition of "troll" his mug should be featured. He looks like the troll, as I imagined, who hid under the bridge when someone read The Three Billy Goats Gruff. Scary! RUN! Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 30, 2026 07:23 PM (WONhk) 114
mob of protesters descend upon a group of girls in Phoenix who took selfies with ICE agents
A call from my daughter (if I had one) that she was being mobbed would have had me running red lights to obtain a police escort, and me exiting my vehicle with at least two weapons in open carry mode - and more than two magazines. Posted by: GWB at January 30, 2026 07:23 PM (Cphwz) 115
Another insufferable politician we made to get passed over
Posted by: Skip at January 30, 2026 07:23 PM (Ia/+0) 116
I said it before, but I think Pretti was actually suicidal.
Someone said he was fired "for cause" from his job. Has anything more come out? I am willing to bet he was trying to be martyred. Maybe not killed, but roughed up for the cause. Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 30, 2026 07:24 PM (1iXwP) Posted by: t-bird at January 30, 2026 07:24 PM (yr56r) 118
The dumb people, on the other hand, are really good at being cannon fodder and useful corpses.
------------ "If you make the most of your education, study hard, and make an effort to be smart, you can do well. If you don’t, you get stuck in Iraq." -- John F'ing Kerry, speaking at Pasadena City College in 2006 Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 30, 2026 07:24 PM (0Eh0f) 119
while wearing a Mexican tricolor sash
In violation of her oath, seems like. Posted by: GWB at January 30, 2026 07:25 PM (Cphwz) 120
If any person was a candidate for a burqa, that judge is it.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 30, 2026 07:25 PM (snZF9) 121
There's a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow in Speedy's ass.
Where do they find these activist fucks and how do they get in the door? Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 30, 2026 07:26 PM (oT7pT) 122
I turned on a show about Cleopatra and...she was black.
Not Greek like in the actual history, not Egyptian like you'd assume if you aren't familiar with history. Click. Of course I hear Netflix made a movie about a Viking King and had him played by...a black woman. Posted by: 18-1 at January 30, 2026 07:26 PM (sKqQm) 123
The takeaway is that most Americans simply don’t care about Alex Pretti or Renee Good.
---------- Four years from now: "Who?" "Former FAFO Darwin Award Winners from four years ago." Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 30, 2026 07:27 PM (0Eh0f) 124
Serve? Like hard time?
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at January 30, 2026 07:27 PM (i0Hi3) 125
I was at a Stevie Wonder concert, some drunk tossed a bottle at him and Stevie ducked. Been skeptical ever since. Also very leery about the whole Helen Keller thing.
Posted by: Nobody's Fool at January 30, 2026 07:27 PM (oftw2) 126
Where do they find these activist fucks and how do they get in the door?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone Lavender Mafia Posted by: gKWVE at January 30, 2026 07:27 PM (gKWVE) 127
103
Hard to pick between my favorite two Algore moments: The 5 minute make-out session with Tipper at the podium of the 2000 Democrat Convention I referred to that as a tonsillectomy. Then I threw up. I'd say my favorite Gore moment was when a masseuse referred to him as a Sex Poodle who wanted her to reach his special chakra. I laughed hysterically over this for awhile. Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 30, 2026 07:27 PM (WONhk) 128
This Holodnek guy is/was a realtor in Phoenix. I found him on Realtor.com the other day and several folks had already left pretty brutal reviews based on this incident, but another review was older and suggested that he was not a real people-pleaser. Profile is now gone.
Posted by: ErikInTexas at January 30, 2026 07:28 PM (4b7CV) 129
There seems to be a few conservative Black YouTube video guys
Posted by: Skip at January 30, 2026 07:28 PM (Ia/+0) 130
One of the greatest differences between the left and the right is looking at our reactions to Global warming.
The right looks at decades of predictions that were all wrong and says "these guys are full of bullshit" The left sticks its fingers in its ears while going "I can' hear you!" and then berate us that no really in 10 years the earth will die if we don't end fossil fuel use NOW. Posted by: 18-1 at January 30, 2026 07:29 PM (sKqQm) 131
Nobody could have predicted 20 years ago that Al Gore's understanding of Carbon might be a hoax.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 30, 2026 07:00 PM (oT7pT) Vast numbers of us did exactly that. ??? Posted by: GWB at January 30, 2026 07:29 PM (Cphwz) 132
Also very leery about the whole Helen Keller thing.
Posted by: Nobody's Fool ------------------- I never believed any of that stuff with her, but I never cared enough to look into it. Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 30, 2026 07:30 PM (1iXwP) 133
> "Governor graft" must have dried up, so Walz is looking to get in on "Senator graft."
----------- I'm not entirely sure he was smart enough to get in on it on the ground floor. Sure... he was grifting, who in politics isn't? I think the entire Somali fraud scheme was done behind his back. Maybe thinking as VP he'd be "pliable" for things. He just doesn't strike me as remotely intelligent. And IMO his political career is toast. But... who knows. Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 30, 2026 07:30 PM (jtM2q) 134
123 The takeaway is that most Americans simply don’t care about Alex Pretti or Renee Good.
---------- Four years from now: "Who?" "Former FAFO Darwin Award Winners from four years ago." Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 30, 2026 07:27 PM (0Eh0f) _______________________________ Hi there. Remember me? I was so fantastically stupid, and my demise wonderfully horrific, that it's hard to forget. Everytime someone orders flat bread, or pancakes....who do they think of....MEEEEEeeeeee! Posted by: Rachel Corrie at January 30, 2026 07:30 PM (dIske) 135
Of course I hear Netflix made a movie about a Viking King and had him played by...a black woman.
Posted by: 18-1 at January 30, 2026 07:26 PM (sKqQm) ----------- That was the mediocre TV series "Vikings: Valhalla" (History Channel sequel to the very good -- until they killed off Ragnar (spoiler alert!) -- series "Vikings"). And yes, you could hear a loud collective groan across the fandom at the time ... Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 30, 2026 07:31 PM (0Eh0f) 136
In fairness, my fourth chakra is still rising.
Posted by: Al Gore at January 30, 2026 07:03 PM (0sNs1) /hammers it back down with a 5 pound sledgehammer/ Posted by: GWB at January 30, 2026 07:31 PM (Cphwz) 137
Rigged deal by Walz and Klobuchar. Trump's words: "They're not bringing their best."
Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 30, 2026 07:31 PM (EoDGC) 138
Marco Foster
@MarcoFoster_ Stephen Colbert: “Do not compare ICE or Border Patrol agents to the Nazis. That’s an unfair comparison. The Nazis were willing to show their faces.” - At least the Gestapo had a sense of fashion! Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at January 30, 2026 07:31 PM (J+Psw) 139
Wasn't Greenland one of the places the true Penguins- the Great Auks- nested?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 30, 2026 07:10 PM (zZu0s) What about the Mostly Satisfactory Auks? Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 30, 2026 07:32 PM (8zz6B) 140
I was at a Stevie Wonder concert, some drunk tossed a bottle at him and Stevie ducked. Been skeptical ever since. Also very leery about the whole Helen Keller thing.
There have been claims since she first made the news that Helen's nurse made up much of what is attributed to her. Is it true? Hard to say now obviously. Posted by: 18-1 at January 30, 2026 07:32 PM (sKqQm) 141
toby928(c)
IF you took all of mankind's energy output, double it to add for the "disturbance of Gaia", that is still 1/300,000,000 of the energy the Earth gets from the Sun. We are so insignificant, we are not even a rounding error on a flat baseline. Publius, you want to check my math? I ran out of fingers and toes and appendages a while bac in the calculationk. Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 30, 2026 07:32 PM (u82oZ) 142
123 The takeaway is that most Americans simply don’t care about Alex Pretti or Renee Good.
---------- Four years from now: "Who?" "Former FAFO Darwin Award Winners from four years ago." Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 30, 2026 07:27 PM (0Eh0f In a month, they're both gonna be the "oh, yeah" response without looking up from the phone. They stupidly got themselves killed to satisfy the needs of a handfull of very wealthy people that would not have ever acknowledged them. Dumb. Posted by: ErikInTexas at January 30, 2026 07:32 PM (4b7CV) 143
Everytime someone orders flat bread, or pancakes....who do they think of....MEEEEEeeeeee!
Posted by: Rachel Corrie at January 30, 2026 07:30 PM Honestly, I get name-dropped here *way* more than you do. Posted by: Michelle Fields at January 30, 2026 07:32 PM (0sNs1) 144
my favorite Gore moment was when a masseuse referred to him as a Sex Poodle who wanted her to reach his special chakra. I laughed hysterically over this for awhile.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat My instinct at the time was "yaaahh you're just saying that for the attention" and then immediately Tipper filed for divorce. There must have been a pattern. (Apart from me being wrong.) Dave Barry once made a joke about Al trolling for poon on the internet (which Al invented), and now I have to wonder if Barry had heard rumors too. Posted by: gKWVE at January 30, 2026 07:33 PM (gKWVE) 145
Klobuchar just started her forth 6yr term a year ago so it may be Senator Walz for almost 5 years.
Posted by: old chick ------- Members and Senators get lifetime pensions (and damned good ones) at 5 years. Is Timmy looking at a new grift? I.worked a few places back before defined contribution plans (401k) took over from defined benefit plans (pensions). The shortest vesting period in any of them was 6 years for a 30% benefit, scaling up to full benefit at 15 years. The other two didn't pro-rate it, a full 10 years or nothing. Is it amazing as how the bosses bonus is always structured easier than the workers, and how the law makers make laws for themselves? /sarc Posted by: buddhaha at January 30, 2026 07:33 PM (36QIT) 146
109 102 It's so nice to be back here at Carnegie Hall. Posted by: Ray Charles youtube.com/watch?v=uZt1xKtPbUQ Love Etta James! Here's some more traditional music: youtube.com/watch?v=uZt1xKtPbUQ Posted by: Auspex at January 30, 2026 07:33 PM (Y8DZL) 147
That was the mediocre TV series "Vikings: Valhalla" (History Channel sequel to the very good -- until they killed off Ragnar (spoiler alert!) -- series "Vikings").
And yes, you could hear a loud collective groan across the fandom at the time ... Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 30, 2026 07:31 PM It went downhill a bit after they killed off Athelstan. Up until that moment I thought it was his story, a sort of What I saw among the Vikings. I also enjoyed The Last Kingdom and was very happy that they completed the whole story arc with that one. Posted by: toby928(c) at January 30, 2026 07:34 PM (jc0TO) 148
Stephen Colbert: “Do not compare ICE or Border Patrol agents to the Nazis. That’s an unfair comparison. The Nazis were willing to show their faces.”
That's because once the German National Socialist took over they killed anyone that opposed them so why would they need to mask up? And let's be clear if Colbert was in Germany under Hitler and made the same comments about the Fuhrer he makes about Trump he would already be dead. Posted by: 18-1 at January 30, 2026 07:34 PM (sKqQm) 149
Publius, you want to check my math? I ran out of fingers and toes and appendages a while bac in the calculationk.
Posted by: NaCly Dog I'd help but that digit is kinda sore right now. Posted by: Bill Gates, Jr at January 30, 2026 07:34 PM (gKWVE) 150
He calls for a revolution but it's the other side (the Right) who is starting a Civil War?
These people can't be any more retarded. Posted by: Opinion fact at January 30, 2026 07:34 PM (cwGMH) 151
I said it before, but I think Pretti was actually suicidal.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) He had a dog that has been said he adored and took on hikes, etc. It recently died, I read it passed a few months back. It's possible he was of the mind to go out with the fantasy image of a hero, not an unemployed loser. Posted by: old chick at January 30, 2026 07:34 PM (F3Dlr) 152
Celebrated as the first cunnilingus enjoying woman to hold the position of...
Posted by: Orson at January 30, 2026 07:06 PM (dIske) Ummmm... I think that one would have happened a LONG time ago........ Posted by: GWB at January 30, 2026 07:35 PM (Cphwz) 153
The left sticks its fingers in its ears while going "I can' hear you!" and then berate us that no really in 10 years the earth will die if we don't end fossil fuel use NOW.
Posted by: 18-1 at January 30, 2026 07:29 PM (sKqQm) We are also out of Oil, and have all died to gun violence. Posted by: Romeo13 at January 30, 2026 07:35 PM (mP0Kj) 154
I'm not entirely sure he was smart enough to get in on it on the ground floor. Sure... he was grifting, who in politics isn't?
I think the entire Somali fraud scheme was done behind his back. Maybe thinking as VP he'd be "pliable" for things. He just doesn't strike me as remotely intelligent. ------------ Tampon Tim was just another ChiComm useless idiot. It's possible that the ChiComms -- intent on destabilizing the USA from within and collapsing us without a shot -- paid him (and who knows how many others there and nationwide?) to look the other way. As Peter Schweizer proves in his latest book: The Mexican Cartels (and Reconquista Movement); the ChiComms; and the Muslim Bros are actively subverting, undermining, funding, sponsoring, and attempting to destroy America. Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 30, 2026 07:36 PM (0Eh0f) 155
135 I enjoyed both shows and groaned at the black chick being queen or whatever. Valhalla entertained me. I haven't seen the last season because you need Netflix and that's a nope from me.
Posted by: turambar at January 30, 2026 07:36 PM (Q0yOR) 156
Bexar County is San Antonio. The Cartels own that city like they owned Caracas.
A sideshow freak like her is useful just to run interference and keep people’s eyes off the massive amount of official corruption going on. Posted by: Tom Servo at January 30, 2026 07:36 PM (ai6/n) 157
151 I said it before, but I think Pretti was actually suicidal.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) He had a dog that has been said he adored and took on hikes, etc. It recently died, I read it passed a few months back. It's possible he was of the mind to go out with the fantasy image of a hero, not an unemployed loser. Posted by: old chick at January 30, 2026 07:34 PM (F3Dlr) Saw unverified reports he deleted most if not all of his social media content? Suicide by Cop so he could be a martyr? It would be the ONLY way anyone would ever remember his name. Posted by: Romeo13 at January 30, 2026 07:37 PM (mP0Kj) 158
I like when Al Gore went on a late night show and commented that the earth's inner cores were a million degrees.
Retard level intelligence. Posted by: Opinion fact at January 30, 2026 07:37 PM (cwGMH) 159
Al Gore is an idiot. He picked Lieberman for his running mate when he should have picked that old criminal Bob Graham. Floridians loved Bob Graham. Floridians would have voted for Al because that is how stupid they were and still are.
Posted by: Zombie Lawton Chiles at January 30, 2026 07:37 PM (pbej3) 160
I ran out of fingers and toes and appendages a while bac in the calculationk.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 30, 2026 07:32 PM We certainly enjoyed your capability to count to twenty-two! Posted by: The Signoras of Augusta Bay Port Facility at January 30, 2026 07:37 PM (0sNs1) 161
99 Speedy looks like a diesel dyke who's wearing flannel shirt and denim under the robe, but I doubt she walks the walk. Probably doesn't know the difference between a spanner and a spud wrench.
Posted by: buddhaha at January 30, 2026 07:15 PM (36QIT) Sure she does. Those are the names of her various dildoes. Posted by: tcn in AK at January 30, 2026 07:38 PM (I40wl) 162
Stevie Wonder once used the stand-up pay phone next to the one that I was using, ATL airport. That's all I got.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 30, 2026 07:38 PM (XeU6L) Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 30, 2026 07:38 PM (u82oZ) 164
I really H8 our Marxists
Posted by: Skip at January 30, 2026 07:38 PM (Ia/+0) 165
I said it before, but I think Pretti was actually suicidal.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) He had a dog that has been said he adored and took on hikes, etc. It recently died, I read it passed a few months back. It's possible he was of the mind to go out with the fantasy image of a hero, not an unemployed loser. Posted by: old chick at January 30, 2026 07:34 PM (F3Dlr) -------------- Munchausen's-by-Sheltie? Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 30, 2026 07:39 PM (0Eh0f) 166
So one day at my watering hole I hear Walx claim the he needed IVF to get his wife pregnant.
The he describes the process and I ask someone watching the TV is that IVF. He say no that is insemination. Posted by: r hennigantx at January 30, 2026 07:39 PM (gbOdA) Posted by: BurtTC at January 30, 2026 07:40 PM (O/gWh) 168
Yikes. That Arizona guy has a face that launched a thousand Chris Hansens
Posted by: Wally at January 30, 2026 07:40 PM (0e5Te) 169
And IMO his political career is toast. But... who knows. Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 30, 2026 07:30 PM (jtM2q) From major party VP nom to can't run for Governor in sixteen months is quite a slide. Posted by: Liz Cheney at January 30, 2026 07:40 PM (w/O5Q) Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 30, 2026 07:40 PM (u82oZ) 171
Speedy looks like a diesel dyke who's wearing flannel shirt and denim under the robe,
---- Chain wallet? Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 30, 2026 07:40 PM (XeU6L) 172
What we can learn from Blaire Fleming tragic outing and how to protect yourself. Basically, this group of garbage human beings running a wordpress site with a bunch of extensions targeted an otherwise completely stealth transgender player and forcibly outed her.
She played for years without any issue. She was a mediocre player in a mediocre league, and no one had any problem until she was outed against her will. my trans friend competed in hundreds of races, usually ending up mid-field. One day… ONE DAY her nutrition is on point, she’s at the peak of her current fitness schedule, no bike issues, able to get perfect position for a 3rd place finish AND SUDDENLY it’s a problem for the sport. NO ONE is transitioning so they can dominate in sports. That’s ridiculous. And the "common sense" argument has no weight in any of the transgender issues of sports, what is a women, there are only two genders, etc. ad nauseum. It was once "common sense" that the earth was flat. There is a compromise available: the regulatory bodies of individual sports could set their own regulations for what level of hormones/transitioning is acceptable. Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at January 30, 2026 07:40 PM (ycI94) 173
But you exclusionary bastards missed it!
Star Trek gives pacifist Klingon named "Jay-Den" two polyamorous refugee dads Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at January 30, 2026 07:40 PM (J+Psw) 174
In 2022, female high school volleyball player Payton Mcnabb was severely injured by a high-speed volleyball hit by a trans female -- whose (his) name has not been released.
From the looks of that game, the sport hasn't learned anything about protecting females . Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 30, 2026 07:41 PM (otJlS) 175
So gee, who are these "protesters" that are demanding all deportations are "Nazi/Fascist/Evil Empire" actions?
They are idiots and paid activists, and communists and foreign based/funded terrorists. Yet they have mostly been given full support by the mainstream (terrorist) media (and anti-America Democrats, of course). Posted by: illiniwek at January 30, 2026 07:41 PM (vbXSk) 176
nood, nood I say
Posted by: Admirale's Mate at January 30, 2026 07:41 PM (/enuJ) 177
167 Walz is openly gay?
Did I miss the announcement? Posted by: BurtTC at January 30, 2026 07:40 PM (O/gWh) He hasn't denied it. Posted by: davidt at January 30, 2026 07:41 PM (Q+gd/) 178
> As Peter Schweizer proves in his latest book: The Mexican Cartels (and Reconquista Movement); the ChiComms; and the Muslim Bros are actively subverting, undermining, funding, sponsoring, and attempting to destroy America.
Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 30, 2026 07:36 PM (0Eh0f) ----------- A fair amount (a lot) of the monies used to destabilize the US is from China. Several of the billionaires fingered as funding the unrest are associated with the ChiComs. It is, at heart, a color revolution aimed at us. And it's ongoing. With (at least) part of our government's approval. Mull that over.... Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 30, 2026 07:41 PM (jtM2q) 179
Honestly, I get name-dropped here *way* more than you do.
Posted by: Michelle Fields at January 30, 2026 07:32 PM (0sNs1) It's your disarming smile. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 30, 2026 07:41 PM (8zz6B) 180
I think the entire Somali fraud scheme was done behind his back. Maybe thinking as VP he'd be "pliable" for things. He just doesn't strike me as remotely intelligent.
And IMO his political career is toast. But... who knows. Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 30, 2026 07:30 PM (jtM2q) No way. He may not be a prime mover, but they need his signature for too much for him to be a dupe. He's dirty. In fact that might explain why he wanted Veep if he saw this blowing up. Posted by: Oldcat at January 30, 2026 07:42 PM (8avO+) 181
Stevie Wonder once used the stand-up pay phone next to the one that I was using, ATL airport. That's all I got.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 30, 2026 07:38 PM (XeU6L) Did you wave to him ? Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at January 30, 2026 07:42 PM (NtVYv) 182
Oops! My bad; I meant to link to this interesting music video about a foreign culture dealing with trans issues: www.youtube.com/watch?v=thJgU9jkdU4 Posted by: Auspex at January 30, 2026 07:42 PM (Y8DZL) 183
Al Gore is an idiot. He picked Lieberman for his running mate when he should have picked that old criminal Bob Graham. Floridians loved Bob Graham. Floridians would have voted for Al because that is how stupid they were and still are.
Posted by: Zombie Lawton Chiles at January 30, 2026 07:37 PM (pbej3) ------------ Did Gore and his team ask Lieberman if he was an Israeli double-agent and working with Mossad? /Yeah, we've come a long way baby in a quarter of a century ... Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 30, 2026 07:42 PM (0Eh0f) 184
There is a compromise available: the regulatory bodies of individual sports could set their own regulations for what level of hormones/transitioning is acceptable.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at January 30, 2026 07:40 PM (ycI94) I always said call their bluff and allow only fully transitioned males to play women's sports. Ain't one of them going to cut off their junk. Posted by: Opinion fact at January 30, 2026 07:42 PM (cwGMH) 185
26 I have so many problems with anthropogenic global warming it is hard to rank them, but I try.
A. Firstly, is the Earth warming? Maybe, a little bit. It's hard to say with our limited data. B. Are we causing it, I don't see much evidence of that. We would need a much better understanding, if possible, of a million constantly changing variables. C. If it happening, is it a bad thing? I don't think so, in fact, I am in favor of causing more warming if we had that ability. Posted by: toby928(c) at January 30, 2026 06:59 PM (jc0TO) I think what gets overlooked, not mentioned, perhaps purposely, is the matter of 'scale'. The predictions I recall are maybe 1 degree C or 2 degrees F total warming. What never gets mentioned is that the average temperature of the earf is maybe around 50 F or 18 C (my guess). On an absolute temperature scale, 18C is almost 290 degrees above absolute -0-. So when we talk temperature rise, it's maybe 1 degree above the ~300 that we're already at. Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 30, 2026 07:43 PM (QGaXH) Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 30, 2026 07:44 PM (hxCZf) 187
166 So one day at my watering hole I hear Walx claim the he needed IVF to get his wife pregnant.
The he describes the process and I ask someone watching the TV is that IVF. He say no that is insemination. Posted by: r hennigantx at January 30, 2026 07:39 PM (gbOdA) So, dude couldn't get it up. OK. What kinda porn did they give him to produce the sample? That would be telling. Posted by: tcn in AK at January 30, 2026 07:44 PM (I40wl) 188
"He had a dog that has been said he adored and took on hikes, etc. It recently died, I read it passed a few months back.
It's possible he was of the mind to go out with the fantasy image of a hero, not an unemployed loser." And some reports say he was fired for some salacious activity with ? his patients, or whatever. He did not just quit, he was fired with cause, as I heard it. Posted by: illiniwek at January 30, 2026 07:44 PM (vbXSk) 189
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 30, 2026 07:32 PM
We certainly enjoyed your capability to count to twenty-two! Posted by: The Signoras of Augusta Bay Port Facility at January 30, 2026 07:37 PM Wait, NaCly Dog is a Vulcan? Posted by: Wesley Crusher at January 30, 2026 07:44 PM (ePaHF) 190
Stephen Colbert: “Do not compare ICE or Border Patrol agents to the Nazis. That’s an unfair comparison. The Nazis were willing to show their faces.”
That's because once the German National Socialist took over they killed anyone that opposed them so why would they need to mask up? And let's be clear if Colbert was in Germany under Hitler and made the same comments about the Fuhrer he makes about Trump he would already be dead. Posted by: 18-1 at January 30, 2026 07:34 PM (sKqQm) Along with his family, his friends, his teachers, the dude who delivered milk, his neighbors, etc Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 30, 2026 07:45 PM (snZF9) 191
Shut up, Wesley.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 30, 2026 07:45 PM (u82oZ) 192
Suicide by Cop so he could be a martyr? It would be the ONLY way anyone would ever remember his name.
Posted by: Romeo13 It's possible he wanted to die, but, also possible the rioting was just an excuse to show his seething rage at his own circumstances and not intentional suicide by cop. I've rewatched the video of his kicking the cop car, he is walking away when the cop jumps out to confront him and he actually takes a step toward the cop before he turns tail and runs for the sidewalk. I think he knew then that he had taken his hero fantasy too far. Posted by: old chick at January 30, 2026 07:47 PM (F3Dlr) 193
So when we talk temperature rise, it's maybe 1 degree above the ~300 that we're already at.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 30, 2026 07:43 PM (QGaXH) During the Medieval Warming Period, settlers planted and grew grapes in Greenland. If it weren't for the plague, Europe would have doubled its population twice, at least. During the Cool Years (various names for that period), the Thames froze over and people died like flies from exposure, among other cold related maladies. Which is the better scenerio? And how did man-made any damned thing cause either high or low? Posted by: tcn in AK at January 30, 2026 07:47 PM (I40wl) 194
And Colbert would suffer a very slow, painful death.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 30, 2026 07:47 PM (otJlS) 195
I think what gets overlooked, not mentioned, perhaps purposely, is the matter of 'scale'. The predictions I recall are maybe 1 degree C or 2 degrees F total warming. What never gets mentioned is that the average temperature of the earf is maybe around 50 F or 18 C (my guess). On an absolute temperature scale, 18C is almost 290 degrees above absolute -0-. So when we talk temperature rise, it's maybe 1 degree above the ~300 that we're already at.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 30, 2026 07:43 PM (QGaXH) Average Earth T is 15 C, or 59 degrees F Posted by: Oldcat at January 30, 2026 07:47 PM (8avO+) 196
>>>I like when Al Gore went on a late night show and commented that the earth's inner cores were a million degrees.
Retard level intelligence. Posted by: Opinion fact >Al Gore has all of the charisma of a beached elephant seal. But his constitution and longevity are remarkable. Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 30, 2026 07:49 PM (oT7pT) 197
And Colbert would suffer a very slow, painful death.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 30, 2026 07:47 PM (otJlS) Or he would just disappear and no one would mention it out of fear. THAT is the world they want for us. If you doubt that, just remember the J6 guys. And remember how many of our brave public servants even had the balls to mention them. Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 30, 2026 07:50 PM (zZu0s) 198
>>>I like when Al Gore went on a late night show and commented that the earth's inner cores were a million degrees.
Retard level intelligence. Posted by: Opinion fact >Al Gore has all of the charisma of a beached elephant seal. But his constitution and longevity are remarkable. Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 30, 2026 07:49 PM (oT7pT) I'm old enough to remember when Al Gore was notable for being Pro Life. Posted by: Oldcat at January 30, 2026 07:50 PM (8avO+) Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 30, 2026 07:56 PM (zZu0s) 200
Headline:
EU democracy now has fewer guardrails than the average hooker By Rachel Marsden January 31, 2026 https://tinyurl.com/y3vmnrsu "The unelected European Commission is basically using policy and the absolute outer bounds of executive prerogative powers (that is, the powers to decide foreign policy and national security strategy) as a substitute for the checks and balances of legal due process. And they absolutely neglect to define any terms in a way that people can understand, avoid punishment, or even argue coherently that they’re not in breach. You want to accuse someone of working for Russia? What does that even mean? It’s not like we’re talking about Russian officials here. There seems to be a rampant and ridiculous assumption that because someone works in another country and agrees with its approach on certain things, they’ve abandoned their integrity and values at the border – along with their critical faculties. As if employment abroad automatically comes with a complimentary lobotomy." Posted by: Kindltot at January 30, 2026 08:21 PM (rbvCR) 201
The brain washing is real. Went to my weekly stitching group at a local church and took a new friend for the first time. I go to get away from the ugliness of the world. But it’s everywhere. One of the women informs us that she asked the pastor to lead us in prayer over the situation in Minneapolis. Everyone, except me, and possibly my new friend, is a flaming liberal in the blue hive I must live in. The prayer was as awful as I anticipated. Sniffling and literal tears for the two evil monsters who attacked ICE officers. A tiny prayer for ICE that officers would see the error of their ways and find some humanity and refuse to work. No tears for the raped, sex trafficked, or murdered victims of illegal immigrants. No compassion for the officers who risk their lives and the lives of their families trying to keep us safe. It was disgusting. I thought they were insufferable when Trump got elected both times and BLM. But this is going to be so much worse. I think I may have to stop going to stitch, because I’m biting my tongue so hard it’s going to detach permanently, or I’m going to explode. Stay well everyone. It’s going to be a bumpy ride.
Posted by: Annie Rose at January 30, 2026 08:26 PM (MQoxb) 202
Great week in woke thread!
"The takeaway is that most Americans simply don’t care about Alex Pretti or Renee Good." This is 100% correct. Posted by: jocon307 at January 30, 2026 08:32 PM (EuROc) 203
I dont think Lemon is going to flee to Ukraine to fight in the trenches.
Posted by: torabora at January 31, 2026 12:08 AM (J7Xka) As Illegals Flee LA, Rent Prices Fall to a Four Year LowThe LA Times doesn't make this connection, of course. It's all just a coinky-dink. It just so happens that the biggest deportation drive since Eisenhower's poorly-named "Operation Wetback" coincides with the first fall in LA rental costs since, well, forever. There's "increased housing supply," they say. No word about decreased housing demand."Finally, a renter's market": L.A. rent prices drop to four-year low L.A. metro area rent prices dropped to a four-year low in December, with the median rent falling to $2,167. Increased housing supply -- 15,095 apartments completed in 2025 -- combined with decreased demand is shifting power back toward renters for the first time in years. Sandra Gomez braced for impact as she opened the lease renewal offer for her East L.A. apartment in September. She paid $2,000 for the last 12 months, but since the unit wasn't covered by L.A.'s Rent Stabilization Ordinance, her landlord could jack up the price for the next lease. The new price? $1,950. "I thought it was a mistake," Gomez said. "Since when does rent get cheaper in L.A.?" For years, L.A. has been one of the costliest cities in the country for renters. Annual price hikes seemed inevitable, and finding the perfect apartment felt more like a competitive sport. But data suggest that the market could be ever so slightly shifting. The median rent in the L.A. metro area dropped to $2,167 in December -- the lowest price in four years, according to data from Apartment List that analyze new leases for one- and two-bedroom apartments in a given month. The median rent for L.A. County also dropped to a four-year low of $2,035. The last time L.A. rents were that low was January 2022, in the wake of a furious pandemic home-buying market that saw a wave of renters buy homes for the first time, leaving apartments empty and bringing prices down.I wonder if this drop-off mirrors a national trend. I guess national rents are also affected by LA's supposed "increase in housing supply." Tell me more about the demand, LA Times. No? Don't want to talk about that? The article literally never mentions the country's first year of net-outwards migration in history. It's amazing -- the media screams incessantly that deporting illegal workers will cause a labor crisis, but they absolutely refuse to mention the fact that a net-negative immigration rate will naturally cause housing prices (and all other prices) to fall.
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Yeet!
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 30, 2026 06:01 PM (W2Pud) 2
How many willowed comments from the previous thread are gonna show up here?
Posted by: Bulg at January 30, 2026 06:02 PM (77rzZ) 3
Somewhere, TJM is smiling.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 30, 2026 06:03 PM (ULPxl) 4
And when Oz pointed this out they called him racist
Posted by: It's me donna at January 30, 2026 06:03 PM (VE6XX) 5
But what has Trump done about the affordability crisis?!
Posted by: TJM's phone at January 30, 2026 06:03 PM (GBKbO) 6
Hopefully he smiles somewhere Prometheus free.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain at January 30, 2026 06:04 PM (EkDIl) 7
‘ No word about decreased housing demand.’
Actually, the LAT do specifically mention this. They don’t tie the decrease to the obvious reasons tho. Posted by: Elric the Blade at January 30, 2026 06:04 PM (r0S8E) 8
"I thought it was a mistake," Gomez said. "Since when does rent get cheaper in L.A.?"
Gavin! Get another fire going! Posted by: t-bird at January 30, 2026 06:05 PM (TylIK) Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 30, 2026 06:05 PM (tgvbd) 10
Imagine how good it would be if we could actually deport them all...
Posted by: It's me donna at January 30, 2026 06:05 PM (VE6XX) 11
I had trouble calling up the thread.
Is Pixy drunk again? Posted by: Diogenes at January 30, 2026 06:06 PM (2WIwB) 12
Unexpectedly!!!!!
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 30, 2026 06:06 PM (ULPxl) 13
Trumps's ICE has killed so many people that housing has become plentiful. Cemetery plot are fetching a premium though.
Posted by: fd at January 30, 2026 06:06 PM (vFG9F) 14
Doctor Oz better watch his cornhole !
Posted by: Zardoz at January 30, 2026 06:06 PM (NtVYv) 15
There is no correlation! We have no idea why these bad things happen.
Posted by: LA City Council at January 30, 2026 06:06 PM (qFwJc) 16
The Rent's Too High Guy will be pleased.
Posted by: fd at January 30, 2026 06:07 PM (vFG9F) 17
What bugs me - this thievery is OBVIOUS. Anyone can see it. You can drive around town and see it. Nobody hides it. These are not master criminals here.
And nobody said or did anything, for YEARS. All our government officials...did nothing. Didn't even try. Posted by: The Whine Guy at January 30, 2026 06:07 PM (vOtXJ) 18
11 No, but the hamsters are. It’s Friday evening y’know.
Posted by: Bulg at January 30, 2026 06:07 PM (77rzZ) 19
Immigrants leaving, yes.
Also leftoid locusts leaving California to go enshittify other places? Yes. Posted by: ballistic at January 30, 2026 06:07 PM (5aZAZ) 20
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Beef prices are too high! What's Trump gonna do about it, huh? Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 30, 2026 06:05 PM (tgvbd) I... I don't think he can get my heifer pregnant. I need to schedule a vet appointment for her to get AI. No, not ChatGPT you Morons. Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 30, 2026 06:07 PM (ULPxl) 21
I can not imagine a rent low enough that would make me want to live in LA.
Let alone walk in LA. Which nobody does. Posted by: Missing Persons at January 30, 2026 06:07 PM (jtM2q) 22
The article literally never mentions the country's first year of net-outwards migration in history.
________ There is no way that can have any beneficial effect. It is pure calamity. Millions will die horribly. Posted by: Eeyore at January 30, 2026 06:08 PM (AlhUl) 23
$2,500? I’d expect pool a maid and butler for that kind of money.
Posted by: Eromero at January 30, 2026 06:08 PM (yw3eV) 24
Hey those landlords can't give all of those *donations* to democrats if they can't increase rental rates every year.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at January 30, 2026 06:09 PM (0N4FZ) 25
CA could have elected Larry Elder as governor during the recall, and could have elected a builder as the LA mayor. Instead they chose to reelect Newsom and they chose Bass. They chose poorly.
Rumors that Mel Gibson might run for Governor have any legs? If Passion of the Christ 2: Disciples Boogaloo does well, a lot of his sins might be forgiven by hollywood. Money forgives a lot in that town. Drunken antisemitic rants are child's play in our modern era. Posted by: LizLem at January 30, 2026 06:09 PM (gWBY1) 26
One operation stole $16 million; the ringleader served just two years. =============== Brilliant. Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 30, 2026 06:09 PM (hxCZf) 27
Opinions also vary on the cause, but the clearest explanation seems to be a simple case of supply and demand.
----- Holy crap! The journalism industry might some day in the not-too-distant future discover....economics! Posted by: Crusader at January 30, 2026 06:09 PM (TN0g+) 28
So, let's see, if we deport illegals we will have:
Less crime Less identity theft Cheaper housing Lower welfare costs Balanced budgets But in exchange: Rich people might have to pay more for their nanny's and gardeners. Posted by: The Whine Guy at January 30, 2026 06:10 PM (vOtXJ) 29
"$2,500? I’d expect pool a maid and butler for that kind of money.
Posted by: Eromero" It's like that in Atlanta too. More than double what my mortgage payment was for 20 years. Posted by: fd at January 30, 2026 06:10 PM (vFG9F) 30
the clearest explanation seems to be a simple case of supply and demand.
Tell me more about the demand, LA Times. Not deportees... people bailing out of California! Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 30, 2026 06:10 PM (qo38o) 31
I can do exactly what Oz is doing here. I can find some crime being committed (perhaps some guy on the corner selling drugs) point and say...."That there is a crime."
I hate PT Barnum Politicians. And, that includes those in the Trump Administration. If you want to get your mug on camera and enlighten us on the criminal situation, then indentify it, charge it, prosecute it and convict it....THEN, you can put your mug in front of camera and say..."Hey, look what I just did." Posted by: Orson at January 30, 2026 06:10 PM (dIske) 32
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Beef prices are too high! What's Trump gonna do about it, huh? Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 30, 2026 06:05 PM (tgvbd) Dude, don’t have a cow! Posted by: tcn in AK at January 30, 2026 06:10 PM (pSzdp) 33
I can not imagine a rent low enough that would make me want to live in LA.
Let alone walk in LA. Which nobody does. Posted by: Missing Persons ----- Eh, what are words for? Posted by: Crusader at January 30, 2026 06:10 PM (TN0g+) 34
Damn. I thought Hospice was the best run section of the Medicare system. I guess it has no oversight.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 30, 2026 06:11 PM (cwGMH) Posted by: man at January 30, 2026 06:11 PM (XuXeR) 36
It just so happens that the biggest deportation drive since Eisenhower's poorly-named "Operation Wetback" coincides with the first fall in LA rental costs since, well, forever.
-ace I think you meant to say 'accurately named'. Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 30, 2026 06:11 PM (zZu0s) 37
>>> It's amazing -- the media screams incessantly that deporting illegal workers will cause a labor crisis
The media is also failing to report that when businesses like the meat plants are cleaned out of illegal workers, and the plant posts new job openings, those jobs are filled fast by Americans, with a line out the door of people wanting to get hired. Americans WILL do the jobs illegals do...as long as they aren't paid illegal slave wages. Posted by: LizLem at January 30, 2026 06:11 PM (gWBY1) 38
There are rentals available in L.A. is the same thing as when the nasty, crusty Port-O-Potty's door is unlocked and says "vacant".
Hey, if you gotta go, you gotta go. Posted by: Pot-O-Gold Septic Service at January 30, 2026 06:12 PM (pbej3) 39
It just so happens that the biggest deportation drive since Eisenhower's poorly-named "Operation Wetback" coincides with the first fall in LA rental costs since, well, forever. -------- I think Wetback is a great name. This is the age of "Had Enough of This Shit." Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at January 30, 2026 06:13 PM (hA/c/) 40
When his name comes up I always ask if he's given up his Turkish citizenship yet?
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 30, 2026 06:13 PM (cwGMH) 41
Hello, Horde! 😊💕
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at January 30, 2026 06:13 PM (SRRAx) 42
Sister in law in Long Beach has lost her housekeeper. Employed her for years. Obvious illegal. SIL is a big time lefty. I feel so sorry for her predicament… Oh, wait, no I don’t.
Posted by: tcn in AK at January 30, 2026 06:14 PM (pSzdp) 43
Increased housing supply is a real thing. Many projects got delayed during COVID and are only now coming online. It takes at least 5 years to plans and build any sizeable housing development.
I’d also like to see home buying has fared during this time. My best guesstimate is that buying was soft the last few years because of Biden’s insane interest rates, but has now picked up. That would mean some renters are now buyers. But surely, kicking out hordes of illegals certainly decreased demand. I’d like to see the rental rates broken down by cost. I’d assume the illegals were renting at the low end and this jacking up prices there. Posted by: Elric the Blade at January 30, 2026 06:14 PM (r0S8E) 44
Foreigners are raping Americans both literally and financially.
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at January 30, 2026 06:15 PM (Vh9CX) 45
Here in Utah, Democrats are attacking Republican signature gatherers and tearing up gathered signatures.
The Democrats convinced a state judge to throw out the Utah congressional map and instead substitute one drawn by far leftists, guaranteeing the creation of a far left stalinist house district. State GOP is trying to get the law the judge relied on overturned. And now Democrats are attacking the signature gatherers. Direct, naked violence to prevent Democracy. https://www.deseret.com/politics/2026/01/29/ utah-republican-signature-gatherers-assaulted-as- national-activist-groups-aim-to-repeal-redistricting-law/ Take out the spaces. Posted by: Sam MacGee. at January 30, 2026 06:15 PM (/ZkOF) 46
41 Hello, Horde! 😊💕
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at January 30, 2026 06:13 PM (SRRAx) Hello, beautiful. I did, indeed, buy the yarn.😁 Posted by: tcn in AK at January 30, 2026 06:15 PM (pSzdp) 47
"The median rent in the L.A. metro area dropped to $2,167 in December "
In New Orleans (a different LA) I paid $400/mo for a two bedroom in a nice neighborhood, two blocks from the lake. Of course that was the 1990s, but still, I can't imagine paying $2k for rent. Posted by: illiniwek at January 30, 2026 06:15 PM (vbXSk) 48
This kind of phenomena can easily happen when you open the borders and you let a third-world shithole empty out their prisons and asylums and subsidize the inmates' journey to America.
Welcome to the Melting Pot. Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 30, 2026 06:16 PM (oT7pT) 49
And when Oz pointed this out they called him racist Posted by: It's me donna =============== Now it's the Armenians who are mightily offended that someone notes that a mess of fraudsters are Armenian. We are plagued with this tribalist bullshit. People leave their shitty old countries because they can't get ahead thanks to nepotism, tribalism, caste systems, other types of favoritism and all that garbage -- and then they replicate it in America. I don't know how many generations it takes for these identity-obsessed immigrants to get the hell over themselves; seems some take longer than others. Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 30, 2026 06:17 PM (hxCZf) 50
I’d also like to see home buying has fared during this time.
------ Numbers we discussed this morning included total sales of around 6 million homes during 2021 (crazy cash and rates in the 2's), the number dropped to just over 5 million in 2022 when rates began to rise, and that the number for 2025 looks to be just over 3.9 million homes. Posted by: Crusader, Realtor at January 30, 2026 06:17 PM (TN0g+) 51
Illegals could pay exorbitant rent prices because they lived 10 to a two bedroom apartment.
Posted by: Ben Had at January 30, 2026 06:17 PM (0KSrI) 52
Willowed, from Sam McGee:
>>> So here's some awful stuff going down in Utah. Violence against Republican signature gatherers. https://www.deseret.com/politics/2026/01/29/ utah-republican-signature-gatherers-assaulted-as- national-activist-groups-aim-to-repeal-redistricting-law/ Background: Utah has 4 Congressional districts, all gerrymandered to give moderate GOP advantage. Leftists hate that. So they got a state judge to throw out our congressional maps and instead use a map designed by some far left group in Virginia, guaranteeing them a seat that would make Stalin look conservative. The state GOP is gathering signatures to repeal the law the judge used. And now leftists are attacking the signature gatherers and destroying the gathered signatures. The comments to that article are all about "The GOP is trying to protect Trump so it's ok to hurt the gatherers!!! REEEE!" I hope Ace or some blogger sees this. Just open, in your face violence now from leftists. Posted by: LizLem at January 30, 2026 06:18 PM (gWBY1) 53
Who's having bananas and rice tonight? They say if you do, you'll get rich.
Posted by: Eeyore at January 30, 2026 06:18 PM (AlhUl) 54
I was reliably informed by my friends' ex-wife's PhD lefty bitch mother that the homeless problem in L.A. was due to insufficient housing. If I could stand that midwit retard I might follow up and see if the homeless problem has disappeared as well.
Posted by: Croaker at January 30, 2026 06:19 PM (AUB4U) 55
Illegals are killing Americans. Woman's 22 year old daughter severely disabled after an illegal ran into her and fled the scene:
https://tinyurl.com/2f6erxpz Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 30, 2026 06:19 PM (Bw1/o) 56
Friend at work said his gardener disappeared recently
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at January 30, 2026 06:19 PM (NtVYv) 57
The median rent in the L.A. metro area dropped to $2,167 in December "
That’s cheap! Median rent in NYC is $4000. In Manhattan? $5000. Posted by: Elric the Blade at January 30, 2026 06:20 PM (r0S8E) 58
56 Friend at work said his gardener disappeared recently
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at January 30, 2026 06:19 PM (NtVYv) _______ Do any Haitians live nearby? Posted by: Eeyore at January 30, 2026 06:20 PM (AlhUl) 59
I don't know how many generations it takes for these identity-obsessed immigrants to get the hell over themselves; seems some take longer than others. Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 30, 2026 06:17 PM (hxCZf) ___________ Some of us never have. Posted by: The Irish at January 30, 2026 06:21 PM (tgvbd) 60
Sam McGee, you'd think Utah lefties would realize, after the shooting of Charlie Kirk, that political violence in Utah is a bad look. But I bet the MN lawlessness has emboldened them.
Turning one of Utah's districts blue would be huge, and once done it will be almost impossible to undo. I get why they are so desperate to make it happen. I just hate that when the left is having victories on gerrymandering, making other blue states bright blue, Utah might have a big loss. Posted by: LizLem at January 30, 2026 06:21 PM (gWBY1) 61
I think the general public not on the take/grift are the minority. It seems everywhere you look people are stealing from the governments. The working poor are the suckers. They work to pay for the grifters. Posted by: Frank Barone at January 30, 2026 06:21 PM (IifOV) 62
51 Illegals could pay exorbitant rent prices because they lived 10 to a two bedroom apartment.
Posted by: Ben Had at January 30, 2026 06:17 PM (0KSrI) That's here.. We live in an area with vineyards and a lot of winery workers.. Multiple people and cars at homes. Of course this is a sanctuary City, County, State so they are pretty much still here.. Average price for a small 3 bedroom is about 2500 dollars Posted by: It's me donna at January 30, 2026 06:21 PM (VE6XX) 63
Where’s Fox Butterfield on this one?
Despite fleeing immigrants, rent prices become more affordable…. Posted by: Lizzy at January 30, 2026 06:22 PM (Hkcdp) 64
Wow, who could have seen that coming...except all of us.
And don't look now, but wages will go up too, as the supply of cheap under-the-table labor dries up. Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at January 30, 2026 06:22 PM (XMwZJ) 65
Friend at work said his gardener disappeared recently
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at January 30, 2026 06:19 PM (NtVYv) Is his name Samwise Gamgee? Because I might know where he went. Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at January 30, 2026 06:22 PM (0aYVJ) 66
My first rental... a one bedroom "junior" apartment in Alexandria, VA circa 1985 was $550/month.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 30, 2026 06:22 PM (jtM2q) Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at January 30, 2026 06:23 PM (29YUm) 68
>>> Who's having bananas and rice tonight? They say if you do, you'll get rich.
Posted by: Eeyore at January 30, 2026 06:18 PM (AlhUl) I did love that one Somali lady at a hearing, that was like we are so much more than the stereotype of bananas and rice! And then when she went on, the only example she had was...to bring up bananas and rice. Not sending their best. Posted by: LizLem at January 30, 2026 06:23 PM (gWBY1) Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 30, 2026 06:23 PM (tgvbd) 70
Scott Pressler has been getting signatures in Utah.
He’s tireless! Posted by: Lizzy at January 30, 2026 06:24 PM (Hkcdp) 71
Ohhh, supply and demand work after all
Posted by: Skip at January 30, 2026 06:24 PM (Ia/+0) 72
Russian Armenian? I would not have thought that would be a mafia combo. Of course have heard of russian mafia and not surprised at Armenian mafia but the combo seems weird to me.
Posted by: PaleRider at January 30, 2026 06:24 PM (Sokdp) 73
46 41 Hello, Horde! 😊💕
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at January 30, 2026 06:13 PM (SRRAx) Hello, beautiful. I did, indeed, buy the yarn.😁 Posted by: tcn in AK at January 30, 2026 06:15 PM (pSzdp) Hooray! When we went on our Alaska cruise, I gave into temptation most grievously - her name was "Quviut", and I was powerless to resist her charms.... I felt kinda guilty about it, but one month later, I was diagnosed with this aggressive cancer, given less than a year to live, and hence my " catchphrase" was born. To my credit, EVERYBODY got little Quviut scarves for Christmas that year (and so did a couple of lucky Texas MoMe attendees). I don't think I have any of that yarn left, so I stopped feeling guilty about the money I spent 😊💕 Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at January 30, 2026 06:25 PM (SRRAx) 74
Turning one of Utah's districts blue would be huge, and once done it will be almost impossible to undo. I get why they are so desperate to make it happen. I just hate that when the left is having victories on gerrymandering, making other blue states bright blue, Utah might have a big loss.
Posted by: LizLem at January 30, 2026 06:21 PM (gWBY1) They are doing to Utah what they did to Colorado. Glad we moved to Idaho, but I am seeing plenty of signs that the same thing is happening here. Outrunning the locusts is exhausting. Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at January 30, 2026 06:25 PM (0aYVJ) 75
AK prices for real estate are high. Everything is up here. My mortgage for two acres and a two bedroom with awesome garage and three useful outbuildings is about $2500, so a steal. But in Anchorage it would be twice that.
My son’s two bedroom condo is $1100 plus condo fees are $340. No land. In not the best part of town. Spenard has its charms but low rent ain’t one of them. Posted by: tcn in AK at January 30, 2026 06:25 PM (pSzdp) 76
Rumors that Mel Gibson might run for Governor have any legs? If Passion of the Christ 2: Disciples Boogaloo does well, a lot of his sins might be forgiven by hollywood. Money forgives a lot in that town. Drunken antisemitic rants are child's play in our modern era. Posted by: LizLem =============== I saw an X post where he was complaining about the state of California politics while a supertitle "Should I run for governor?" floated over his image. And Jewish people are forbearing to a fault as we know. Not long after his antisemitic rant, I attended a conservative event in L.A. where a Jewish lawyer guest speaker said that Yes, he would speak to Mel Gibson. He wasn't being Mr. Squish, just Mr. I'm Willing To Listen and Forgive. Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 30, 2026 06:25 PM (hxCZf) 77
68 >>> Who's having bananas and rice tonight? They say if you do, you'll get rich.
Posted by: Eeyore at January 30, 2026 06:18 PM (AlhUl) I did love that one Somali lady at a hearing, that was like we are so much more than the stereotype of bananas and rice! And then when she went on, the only example she had was...to bring up bananas and rice. Not sending their best. Posted by: LizLem at January 30, 2026 06:23 PM (gWBY1) ________ My fear is that they ARE sending their best. She's as good as it gets. Posted by: Eeyore at January 30, 2026 06:25 PM (AlhUl) 78
I now want to chip the illegals. So when stuff happens and they scurry like cockroaches when the light hits them. Where do they go? Did the self deporters really deport for money? Or move to NJ.
If we had chips in them we could tell. In the event they are settling down to create more fraud and bambinos. I don't want to be chipped, nor normal people as the sign of satan, but for illegals I am all for it. So it's not for all, just illegals when they are arrested and stupidly set free to murder and rape again in blue states. For the first time I am liking Dr. Oz. Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 30, 2026 06:25 PM (WONhk) 79
Russian Armenian? I would not have thought that would be a mafia combo. Of course have heard of russian mafia and not surprised at Armenian mafia but the combo seems weird to me.
---- An Armenian owned an Italian restaurant in OKC a decade or so ago. Great food, and nothing but Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin playing on the sound system. Posted by: Crusader, Realtor at January 30, 2026 06:26 PM (TN0g+) 80
Like the fly-by-night truck companies that close up under one name and open up under a new one. Thoese "hospices" will do the same thing, unless the government gets qiae.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 30, 2026 06:26 PM (Xbquz) 81
LizLem, she was speaking because allegedly ICE mishandled her resulting in a concussion - hence, the bandaids.
Then she got arrested a few days ago for harassing ICE. She’s more than bananas and rice, she’s beating ICE, heh. Victim card revoked!! Posted by: Lizzy at January 30, 2026 06:26 PM (Hkcdp) 82
On Thursday evening, Newsom announced that his office was filing a civil rights complaint with HHS, accusing Oz of discrimination, The Associated Press reported. According to the complaint, Newsom’s office argued that Oz, in a video, “spewed baseless and racially charged allegations” that risked chilling participation in hospice and home care programs among the Armenian community.
The governor’s office noted Oz's claims had “already caused real-world harm” by reducing business at an Armenian bakery that is shown in the video. Posted by: SMOD at January 30, 2026 06:27 PM (GITLP) 83
don't think I have any of that yarn left, so I stopped feeling guilty about the money I spent 😊💕
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at January 30, 2026 06:25 PM (SRR Quiviut is a drug. So nice to work with and wear. Posted by: tcn in AK at January 30, 2026 06:27 PM (pSzdp) 84
What Utah had a law was that an "independent commission" would draw our congressional districts.
The net result is that we got a far left NGO drawing our districts, and all the leftists are screaming that it's fascist and illegal to want anything different, and now they are using force to try to prevent any changes. Posted by: Sam MacGee. at January 30, 2026 06:29 PM (/ZkOF) Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 30, 2026 06:29 PM (mlg/3) 86
Looking at $2500/mo for a student efficiency near the UC Berkeley campus. Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at January 30, 2026 06:30 PM (hA/c/) 87
I remember getting into an argument with that bright spark John Podhoretz over email about the Passion. He insisted it was an antisemitic movie. My point is that Mr Gibson was saying ALL OF HUMANITY sucked ass (except Mary.) There was a reason Gibson used his own two hands on film to drive the nails. He is as guilty as any.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 30, 2026 06:30 PM (zZu0s) 88
85 As expected.
@LeadingReport · 3m BREAKING: Judge releases Don Lemon without bail. ----------- Monday he has to be in a courtroom in MPLS. Posted by: beckster at January 30, 2026 06:30 PM (I7J98) Posted by: DanMan at January 30, 2026 06:31 PM (8uzBS) 90
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'The article literally never mentions the country's first year of net-outwards migration in history. There is no way that can have any beneficial effect. It is pure calamity. Millions will die horribly.' Still worth it to have the illegals gone. Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 30, 2026 06:31 PM (fd80v) 91
16 The Rent's Too High Guy will be pleased. Posted by: fd at January 30, 2026 06:07 PM ------- From Heaven. Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at January 30, 2026 06:31 PM (hA/c/) 92
Missed previous thread: Anybody who believed that CIA Barbie and her merry band of marxists, were centrists, are either lying or retarded.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at January 30, 2026 06:32 PM (Iz+f5) 93
Scott is in Utah? Oh, I feel so much better about the signatures getting got in Utah, then. He is the best.
He's hinted at running for office. He would be AMAZING. But he is also irreplaceable at the moment for what he does. As we've learned from Charlie's death, some people truly are one of a kind. Scott is one of those. He needs to get replacements for his work in place, before he leaves it to run for office. People who are as dedicated, tireless, and ethical as he is. We can't afford to lose him just yet. Posted by: LizLem at January 30, 2026 06:32 PM (gWBY1) Posted by: It's me donna at January 30, 2026 06:32 PM (VE6XX) 95
Speaking of L.A. Times - I was a long-term subscriber, long after most people stopped. About two years ago I finally cancelled once and for all. Then, just before this past Christmas it started up again on it's own. I went into my subscriber account and it still showed me as 'Cancelled'. I was going to call them but then - going thru the accumulated 'junk mail' - I found a card from them saying I was getting a 'free' subscription starting Dec until May.
I'm going to call them and tell them 'don't bother'. I only get the Sunday paper in print - but I don't want my neighbors to see it on my driveway. Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 30, 2026 06:33 PM (QGaXH) 96
Every time I drop something it always hits the exact point on the dish/item to crack or break ??
HOW DOES IT KNOW ??????????????????? Posted by: Jackson at January 30, 2026 06:34 PM (38587) 97
The governor’s office noted Oz's claims had “already caused real-world harm” by reducing business at an Armenian bakery that is shown in the video.
Posted by: SMOD at January 30, 2026 06:27 PM (GITLP) There's a hospice in an Armenian Bakery?? Posted by: Oldcat at January 30, 2026 06:34 PM (8avO+) 98
Two-tier justice system in the US.
Lemon has Very Important Work this weekend, you guys! Posted by: Lizzy at January 30, 2026 06:34 PM (Hkcdp) 99
I don’t believe that they grow much of either bananas or rice in Somalia. Rice requires a huge amount of moisture. Seems like bananas would, too.
Posted by: Bulg at January 30, 2026 06:34 PM (77rzZ) 100
BREAKING: Judge releases Don Lemon without bail.
----------- Just like J'6rs not Posted by: It's me donna at January 30, 2026 06:32 PM (VE6XX) --- Huh. Wonder what took so long... Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 30, 2026 06:34 PM (ESVrU) 101
I saw Bananas & Rice open for Simon & Garfunkel in Central Park in 1981.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 30, 2026 06:35 PM (oT7pT) 102
In my little slice of heaven here, rent for an average, 3 br, 2 ba cookie-cutter home on postage-stamp lot is running about 5K/month.....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 30, 2026 06:35 PM (QGaXH) 103
Ace: " Eisenhower's poorly-named 'Operation Wetback'"
I think that was a great name. Trump should have used it for his deportation operation. Posted by: Ralph at January 30, 2026 06:35 PM (8WZD4) 104
Drop is Turkish and he drew attention to Armenian fraud. Boohoo. Not racist.
Posted by: Lizzy at January 30, 2026 06:35 PM (Hkcdp) 105
Speaking of L.A. Times - I was a long-term subscriber, long after most people stopped. About two years ago I finally cancelled once and for all. Then, just before this past Christmas it started up again on it's own. I went into my subscriber account and it still showed me as 'Cancelled'. I was going to call them but then - going thru the accumulated 'junk mail' - I found a card from them saying I was getting a 'free' subscription starting Dec until May.
I'm going to call them and tell them 'don't bother'. I only get the Sunday paper in print - but I don't want my neighbors to see it on my driveway. Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 30, 2026 06:33 PM (QGaXH) I had that with the Tribune in Chicago. Cancelled, then hiccup and I was getting it without paying. I just tossed it and laughed at them. If they though giving me a free paper helped their business more than just lying about circulation numbers, fine. This was in the late 80s Posted by: Oldcat at January 30, 2026 06:36 PM (8avO+) 106
There’s lawmaking at Armenian bakeries - delicious!!
Posted by: Lizzy at January 30, 2026 06:37 PM (Hkcdp) 107
Now see I can buy Russians and Armenians setting up a fraud ring to rake in easy money that the feds were handing out. Much harder for me to buy 100s of Somalians setting up all those various frauds w/o some helpful state bureaucrat walking them through the process in exchange for a cut.
Posted by: PaleRider at January 30, 2026 06:38 PM (Sokdp) 108
Missed previous thread: Anybody who believed that CIA Barbie and her merry band of marxists, were centrists, are either lying or retarded. Posted by: Puddleglum ============== I don't know who believed it, and I'm so jaded that I don't know who will care about it. I do hear energy prices are rising there, and QOL will probably fall in other ways. That might make a few people vote for a better Democrat when her term is up. And by "better," I mean someone who uses even more OPM than Spanberger does. Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 30, 2026 06:38 PM (hxCZf) 109
42 Sister in law in Long Beach has lost her housekeeper. Employed her for years. Obvious illegal. SIL is a big time lefty. I feel so sorry for her predicament… Oh, wait, no I don’t.
Posted by: tcn in AK at January 30, 2026 06:14 PM (pSzdp) I mentioned here a few days ago - our gardener lost his helper. I didn't ask why, just thought 'one less box of See's Candy I have to spring for at Christmas....' Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 30, 2026 06:38 PM (QGaXH) 110
Argh, autocorrect: “lahmajun “
Posted by: Lizzy at January 30, 2026 06:38 PM (Hkcdp) 111
Rental Property prices falling in LA ????
GLOBAL WARMING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Posted by: Jackson at January 30, 2026 06:38 PM (38587) 112
"Operation GTFO" > "Operation Wetback"
Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 30, 2026 06:39 PM (0Eh0f) 113
Armenians were one of the few ethnic groups in the Russian Empire (along with the Baltic Germans) who didn’t mind being ruled by the Russians.
Posted by: Bulg at January 30, 2026 06:39 PM (77rzZ) 114
>>> don't think I have any of that yarn left, so I stopped feeling guilty about the money I spent 😊💕
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at January 30, 2026 06:25 PM (SRR Glad you splurged!! No regrets. My mother-in-law is a hooker herself (and has the mug to prove it!), and I keep wondering what crocheting doodads to buy her as gifts. She also has fibromyalgia, so has super sensitive skin, and gets cold easily. I will add Quiviut wool to the list! I bet she'd love it, and it sounds perfect for her. Much better than another Joanne's Fabric gift card. Posted by: LizLem at January 30, 2026 06:40 PM (gWBY1) Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 30, 2026 06:40 PM (zZu0s) 116
The last time L.A. rents were that low was January 2022, in the wake of a furious pandemic home-buying market that saw a wave of renters buy homes for the first time, leaving apartments empty and bringing prices down.
----------- How many trillions of dollars in Covid PsyOps Feral Gubmint fraud provided the funds to purchase all those homes by former renters? /rhetorical Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 30, 2026 06:41 PM (0Eh0f) 117
There was a time ... granted, long ago ... when Democrats were the hawks on immigration because it lowered working wages and increased prices on the good and services the working class used the most.
I'd like to vote for that party. But it no longer exists. Posted by: Nope at January 30, 2026 06:41 PM (Ddi7K) 118
Heh. Ewetub is featuring a video on the 'nationwide walk out' is solidarity with Minneapolis.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 30, 2026 06:41 PM (zZu0s) 119
My mother-in-law is a hooker herself (and has the mug to prove it!),
Posted by: LizLem at January 30, 2026 06:40 PM (gWBY1) ---- Things I never thought I'd see on AoSHQ...This sentence is much funnier taken out of context. Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 30, 2026 06:42 PM (ESVrU) 120
To be fair, Lemon isn't much of a flight risk, and if he does, who cares? Let him pay his own way back and forth to Minneapolis for court from any bolt hole he and his husband squat in. Posted by: Auspex at January 30, 2026 06:42 PM (Y8DZL) 121
When Iran is free California is going to see another exodus. Lots of Iranians are going to repatriate.
Same is going to happen with Cuba. Posted by: Ben Had at January 30, 2026 06:42 PM (0KSrI) 122
115 Wait, Ed Driscoll is my brother-in-law???
Posted by: Bulg at January 30, 2026 06:42 PM (77rzZ) 123
>>> Speaking of L.A. Times - I was a long-term subscriber, long after most people stopped. About two years ago I finally cancelled once and for all.
They called Larry Elder "the black face of white supremacy" when he ran for governor. They are gutter trash. Glad you are well rid of them. Posted by: LizLem at January 30, 2026 06:42 PM (gWBY1) 124
The article literally never mentions the country's first year of net-outwards migration in history.
There is no way that can have any beneficial effect. It is pure calamity. Millions will die horribly.' Still worth it to have the illegals gone. Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 30, 2026 06:31 PM (fd80v) Net Neutrality smiles... Posted by: tbodie Lurker. Unless you are reading this. at January 30, 2026 06:42 PM (LSR8N) 125
OT: Fuck. Ed is on about the Beatles again...
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 30, 2026 06:40 PM (zZu0s) ----------- Ed Sullivan? Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 30, 2026 06:42 PM (0Eh0f) 126
I'd like to vote for that party. But it no longer exists.
Posted by: Nope at January 30, 2026 06:41 PM (Ddi7K) They weren't majority communists then. Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 30, 2026 06:42 PM (zZu0s) 127
Bad news, everyone [apologies if this has been posted already]
@InsiderGeo BREAKING: UN Secretary-General António Guterres warns the United Nations is at risk of imminent financial collapse, citing unpaid member state contributions and budget constraints. He warned cash reserves could run out by July unless funding rules change. Jan 30, 2026 · 2:56 PM UTC Posted by: gKWVE at January 30, 2026 06:43 PM (gKWVE) 128
Increased housing supply is a real thing. Many projects got delayed during COVID and are only now coming online. It takes at least 5 years to plans and build any sizeable housing development.
I’d also like to see home buying has fared during this time. My best guesstimate is that buying was soft the last few years because of Biden’s insane interest rates, but has now picked up. That would mean some renters are now buyers. But surely, kicking out hordes of illegals certainly decreased demand. I’d like to see the rental rates broken down by cost. I’d assume the illegals were renting at the low end and this jacking up prices there. Posted by: Elric the Blade at January 30, 2026 06:14 PM (r0S8E) For a while during COVID several big corps were buying up houses and holding them. I believe Trump blocked that kind of thing and they probably are divesting themselves. Like the Chicken/Egg issue, this probably was a Biden distortion in the market for infiltration of illegals. Posted by: Oldcat at January 30, 2026 06:43 PM (8avO+) 129
I mnew Lemon wasn't going to suffer a jailing
Posted by: Skip at January 30, 2026 06:43 PM (Ia/+0) Posted by: zombie Mama Cass at January 30, 2026 06:44 PM (0sNs1) 131
The places rent has gone down are mostly the places no one wants to live because there are no jobs. The places people actually work, and thus need to be near, arent coming down at all.
This is not about tapped out renters deciding to not have a place to live. Multifamily construction has been at historic highs for several years. Unless you’re getting paid in a foreign currency or performing a forex hedge your rent is not cheaper due to dollar devaluation lol. People need to learn the difference between the DXY and inflation One of factors people miss is lot of rental properties are shifting from short rentals so that is causing an increase in inventory as well. I can’t stand this economic fascism. Cheaper rents are destroying landlords ability to profit. The falling price of gasoline is causing more climate change. Trump is destroying the American way of life. I can’t handle this anymore. /s Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at January 30, 2026 06:44 PM (ycI94) 132
Bad news, everyone [apologies if this has been posted already]
@InsiderGeo BREAKING: UN Secretary-General António Guterres warns the United Nations is at risk of imminent financial collapse, citing unpaid member state contributions and budget constraints. He warned cash reserves could run out by July unless funding rules change. Jan 30, 2026 · 2:56 PM UTC Posted by: gKWVE at January 30, 2026 06:43 PM (gKWVE) maybe UNICEF could collect pennies in the EU for ya. Trump would be a God Emperor for life if he got the UN to move to Geneva or somewhere. Posted by: Oldcat at January 30, 2026 06:45 PM (8avO+) 133
I'd be safe and warm,
if I was in L.A. Posted by: zombie Mama Cass at January 30, 2026 06:44 PM (0sNs1) it actually was cold and wet this last week. better than firestorms, tho. Posted by: Oldcat at January 30, 2026 06:45 PM (8avO+) 134
OT: Fuck. Ed is on about the Beatles again...
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 30, 2026 06:40 PM (zZu0s) ----------- Ed Sullivan? Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 30, 2026 06:42 PM Mr. Ed? Posted by: Wilbur at January 30, 2026 06:45 PM (0sNs1) 135
Trump should purchase the Turtle Bay property, lol!
Posted by: Lizzy at January 30, 2026 06:46 PM (Hkcdp) 136
Lewis Cass >>>> Mama Cass
Posted by: Bulg at January 30, 2026 06:46 PM (77rzZ) 137
>>> Speaking of L.A. Times - I was a long-term subscriber, long after most people stopped. About two years ago I finally cancelled once and for all.
They called Larry Elder "the black face of white supremacy" when he ran for governor. They are gutter trash. Glad you are well rid of them. Posted by: LizLem at January 30, 2026 06:42 PM (gWBY1) ----------- At least The Times is not owned by a Chinese South African Billionaire who got rich here and -- of course -- hates America. Wait, wut? Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 30, 2026 06:46 PM (0Eh0f) 138
I saw this in the L.A. suburbs in 2009. In the recession, jobs disappeared. So all of the sudden all the people pushing stolen grocery carts full of food down my street every day evaporated. The guy, probably an immigrant, that they hired to collect them in his truck disappeared.
The jobs left, so they left. Posted by: Random PJ at January 30, 2026 06:47 PM (+jscL) 139
@InsiderGeo
BREAKING: UN Secretary-General António Guterres warns the United Nations is at risk of imminent financial collapse, citing unpaid member state contributions and budget constraints. He warned cash reserves could run out by July unless funding rules change. Jan 30, 2026 · 2:56 PM UTC Posted by: gKWVE at January 30, 2026 06:43 PM (gKWVE) ---- I imagine the graft and corruption that goes on in that building dwarfs anything a group of Somalis could get away with in Minnesota. Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 30, 2026 06:47 PM (ESVrU) 140
For a while during COVID several big corps were buying up houses and holding them. I believe Trump blocked that kind of thing and they probably are divesting themselves. Like the Chicken/Egg issue, this probably was a Biden distortion in the market for infiltration of illegals. Posted by: Oldcat --- The Biden Corporation changed up the housing market like I've never seen it. It wasn't good for buyers or sellers. It was dead in the water as far as I'm concerned. Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 30, 2026 06:47 PM (rarFa) 141
Isn't this like the third time Don 'Cheesedick' Lemon has been down the Rabbit Hole? He's a kept property.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 30, 2026 06:47 PM (oT7pT) 142
>>> 131 The places rent has gone down are mostly the places no one wants to live because there are no jobs. The places people actually work, and thus need to be near, arent coming down at all.
Because no one wants to live and work in LA...Nice try Reddit. (And thanks for all the intercepted transmissons! It's one of my fave recurring things in the blog comments.) Posted by: LizLem at January 30, 2026 06:48 PM (gWBY1) 143
Hawaiian Judge orders all LA Landlords to raise rental prices to help the Democrats in the Mid Term elections...
Posted by: CNN Breaking News at January 30, 2026 06:48 PM (38587) 144
FIFY
Good news, everyone [apologies if this has been posted already] InsiderGeo BREAKING: UN Secretary-General António Guterres warns the United Nations is at risk of imminent financial collapse, citing unpaid member state contributions and budget constraints. He warned cash reserves could run out by July unless funding rules change. Jan 30, 2026 · 2:56 PM UTC Posted by: gKWVE at January 30, 2026 06:43 PM Posted by: Skip at January 30, 2026 06:48 PM (Ia/+0) 145
Jim Kunstler’s latest piece is about our newest Bond villain in Shanghai.
Posted by: Bulg at January 30, 2026 06:48 PM (77rzZ) 146
I'd be safe and warm,
if I was in L.A. Posted by: zombie Mama Cass at January 30, 2026 06:44 PM (0sNs1) Those 2 fellas in The Mamas and Papas were humping the blonde chick but did either one hump ol' Mama Cass? She was fat and ugly but come on, love the one your with! Posted by: Dirty Old Hippie Boomer at January 30, 2026 06:48 PM (pbej3) 147
@InsiderGeo
BREAKING: UN Secretary-General António Guterres warns the United Nations is at risk of imminent financial collapse, citing unpaid member state contributions and budget constraints. He warned cash reserves could run out by July unless funding rules change. Jan 30, 2026 · 2:56 PM UTC Posted by: gKWVE at January 30, 2026 06:43 PM (gKWVE) __________________________ Make them pay their overdue NYC parking tickets as well. They probably total about the same as the GNP of some mid sized country by now. Posted by: Orson at January 30, 2026 06:48 PM (dIske) 148
69
Lots of school districts seeing plunging enrollments as well. Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 30, 2026 06:23 PM (tgvbd) plunging necklines > plunging enrollments Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 30, 2026 06:48 PM (QGaXH) 149
139 @InsiderGeo
BREAKING: UN Secretary-General António Guterres warns the United Nations is at risk of imminent financial collapse, citing unpaid member state contributions and budget constraints. He warned cash reserves could run out by July unless funding rules change. So................... What is your point ???? Posted by: Jackson K. at January 30, 2026 06:48 PM (38587) 150
Someone said it best "get rid of the fraud and America's debt doesn't exist". Might be a bit of hyperbole, but not that much
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 30, 2026 06:49 PM (IDEQi) 151
Armenians were one of the few ethnic groups in the Russian Empire (along with the Baltic Germans) who didn’t mind being ruled by the Russians.
Posted by: Bulg at January 30, 2026 06:39 PM (77rzZ) Too bad they let NATO run an op on them a year or so back cut ties with Russia. They first lost about a third of their land to a neighbor. And Turkey is looking at them with interest from another direction. Posted by: Oldcat at January 30, 2026 06:49 PM (8avO+) 152
Cass Gilbert > Lewis Cass > Mama Cass >>>> Cass Sunstein
Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 30, 2026 06:49 PM (0Eh0f) 153
>>> UN Secretary-General António Guterres warns the United Nations is at risk of imminent financial collapse
Will they leave NYC? Pretty please? Posted by: LizLem at January 30, 2026 06:50 PM (gWBY1) 154
148 Depends on the neckline.
Posted by: Bulg at January 30, 2026 06:50 PM (77rzZ) 155
UN should just close up shop for a few months until funds are secured
Posted by: Skip at January 30, 2026 06:50 PM (Ia/+0) 156
UN. The time for honoring yourselves has come to an end.
Posted by: Ben Had at January 30, 2026 06:50 PM (0KSrI) 157
I mnew Lemon wasn't going to suffer a jailing
Posted by: Skip at January 30, 2026 06:43 PM (Ia/+0) Now you sit in your luxury suite and think about what you did, young man! Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at January 30, 2026 06:50 PM (0aYVJ) 158
34 Damn. I thought Hospice was the best run section of the Medicare system. I guess it has no oversight.
Posted by: Opinion fact Hospice care is primarily covered by Medicare Part A for beneficiaries with a terminal illness (6 months or less to live), providing up to 100% coverage for comfort-focused care. It is also covered by Medicaid in nearly all states, as well as by most private insurance plans. The latter, under Medicaid and several Medicare advantage programs, seems to open the door to fraud. Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at January 30, 2026 06:51 PM (NFX2v) 159
147 @InsiderGeo
BREAKING: UN Secretary-General António Guterres warns the United Nations is at risk of imminent financial collapse, citing unpaid member state contributions and budget constraints. He warned cash reserves could run out by July unless funding rules change. Price of NYC Hookers drops to all time low ..... Posted by: Jackson K. at January 30, 2026 06:51 PM (38587) 160
Plunging enrollment = public school consolidation and teacher/administrator layoffs?
They’ve used immigrants to backfill the kids whose parents fled to private schools due to poor quality, violence, and indoctrination. Propped up with illegals’ kids no more! Posted by: Lizzy at January 30, 2026 06:51 PM (Hkcdp) 161
>>>BREAKING: UN Secretary-General António Guterres warns the United Nations is at risk of imminent financial collapse, citing unpaid member state contributions and budget constraints. He warned cash reserves could run out by July unless funding rules change.
So................... What is your point ???? Posted by: Jackson K. >It's a prime time for the UN to plan to relocate to Cuba or Greenland. Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 30, 2026 06:51 PM (oT7pT) 162
Lemon no bail was a given. He is still charged and will be tried.
Posted by: Ben Had at January 30, 2026 06:51 PM (0KSrI) 163
NOOD Week in Woke
Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 30, 2026 06:52 PM (0Eh0f) 164
>It's a prime time for the UN to plan to relocate to Cuba or Greenland.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 30, 2026 06:51 PM (oT7pT) Outside of the Western...er Trumpian Hemisphere. Far Outside. Posted by: Oldcat at January 30, 2026 06:52 PM (8avO+) 165
He warned cash reserves could run out by July unless funding rules change.
Jan 30, 2026 · 2:56 PM UTC Have Mamdami raise the rent and dial it back to April Posted by: DanMan at January 30, 2026 06:52 PM (8uzBS) 166
I see a judge took the death penalty off the table in the Mangione case. Dude shot an innocent, unarmed man in the back in broad daylight in cold blood. If we were a proper country he should have been hanged before the week was out.......
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 30, 2026 06:53 PM (QGaXH) 167
136 Lewis Cass >>>> Mama Cass
Posted by: Bulg Been to the site in Sault St Marie where he tore down the British flag and trampled on it. A great Michiganian. Posted by: Auspex at January 30, 2026 06:53 PM (Y8DZL) 168
162 Lemon no bail was a given. He is still charged and will be tried.
Put him in a cell with Bubba from Backwoods WV that has not seen a woman in 10 years... Ride'n Cowboy... Posted by: Jackson K. at January 30, 2026 06:54 PM (38587) 169
It's a prime time for the UN to plan to relocate to Cuba or Greenland.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 30, 2026 06:51 PM (oT7pT) Bangladesh. It's still a shithole 54 years later. Savages. Posted by: Zombie George Harrison at January 30, 2026 06:54 PM (pbej3) Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 30, 2026 06:54 PM (rarFa) 171
169 It's a prime time for the UN to plan to relocate to Cuba or Greenland.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone --- Not on my lawn. Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 30, 2026 06:56 PM (rarFa) 172
The School District of Philadelphia is proposing to close 20 public schools, impacting nearly 5,000 students starting in the 2027-28 school year.
See, they've 'nudged' a great deal of their illegal population out to ring (or further) counties via corporation and non-profits, or to northeast and southwest Philly. Suddenly, empty buildings that had needed lots of C19 $ to improve ventilation and remove asbestos for the 10th or so consecutive years. Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at January 30, 2026 06:58 PM (NFX2v) 173
88 85 As expected.
@LeadingReport · 3m BREAKING: Judge releases Don Lemon without bail. ----------- Monday he has to be in a courtroom in MPLS. Posted by: beckster at January 30, 2026 06:30 PM (I7J9 Would serve the judge right if Lemon skips to a non-extradition jurisdiction..... Would serve Lemon right of the non-extradition jurisdiction is one of those places that gives gays free flying lessons off tall buildings..... Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 30, 2026 07:00 PM (QGaXH) 174
I'm makin' a list, and checkin' it twice, mouthbreathers.
Posted by: Kathy Griffin at January 30, 2026 07:00 PM (0sNs1) 175
BREAKING: Judge releases Don Lemon without bail.
----------- Just like J'6rs not Posted by: It's me donna at January 30, 2026 06:32 PM (VE6XX) Is his butthole sore ? Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at January 30, 2026 07:01 PM (NtVYv) 176
Good news, everyone [apologies if this has been posted already] InsiderGeo BREAKING: UN Secretary-General António Guterres warns the United Nations is at risk of imminent financial collapse, citing unpaid member state contributions and budget constraints. He warned cash reserves could run out by July unless funding rules change. Jan 30, 2026 · 2:56 PM UTC Posted by: gKWVE at January 30, 2026 06:43 PM ---------- After the incidents of chickenshit sabotage the last time Trump gave a speech there, I'm in favor of doing anything possible to ruin them faster. Clowns. Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at January 30, 2026 07:02 PM (hA/c/) 177
96 Every time I drop something it always hits the exact point on the dish/item to crack or break ??
HOW DOES IT KNOW ??????????????????? Posted by: Jackson at January 30, 2026 06:34 PM (38587) By the same magic your thermos knows to keep cold things cold and hot things hot... Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 30, 2026 07:03 PM (QGaXH) Virginia's Governor Sold Herself as a Moderate Centrist as a Candidate.
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