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MORNING RANT - The War on Labor Expense: There Never Was a Truck Driver Shortage
Those who seek to flood this country with inexpensive, non-citizen labor like to claim that this is necessary due to a shortage of Americans that can or will do the job here in the United States. This has certainly been the case regarding truck drivers.
But there never actually was a truck driver shortage. There has been a shortage of professional truck drivers who will work for the compensation of unskilled labor. Bringing in foreign, indentured servants as truck drivers was an awful way to avoid paying market wages for skilled labor. It somehow became an accepted fact in the business community that one of the industries suffering from a labor shortage was truck driving. This was puzzling, because driving a truck has always been a great opportunity for Americans to earn a middle-class wage and provide for their families, without needing to pursue the college route or go to a highly technical trade school. But that is not to minimize the professional skill and training necessary to be an over-the-road truck driver. It requires its own schooling, technical skills, and a professional demeanor to handle the various challenges of a job that is often very stressful. It is the farthest thing from an entry-level job or a position that requires unskilled labor. Unfortunately, there is a growing intolerance of any labor expense in some business circles, which makes cheap foreign labor look attractive. In one of those bizarre, horseshoe-shaped political alliances, the American left is in alignment with those who seek to eliminate career-wage, blue-collar jobs in this country. For the left, it’s due to their animus toward heritage Americans, especially those of the “deplorable” working class. In recent years, while some of us were barely paying attention, our highways suddenly became overrun with untrained, non-English-speaking foreigners who were effectively the property of the Asian “body shops” and the European crime gangs that were trafficking them into the U.S. Fortunately, the Trump administration is cleaning up this mess and targeting non-qualified and non-domiciled CDLs (commercial drivers licenses), as well as the companies that employ and control them. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is doing great work. Paying the market wage for skilled labor among a nation’s citizens is not antithetical to capitalism. Just the opposite. It is a fundamental input into the pricing of goods in a free market. Adam Smith, the “Father of Capitalism” was unambiguous in his contempt for the evil institution of slavery as a means to avoid paying for labor. He also understood the futility of expecting the same labor quality from human chattel compared to the quality of work from free people who willingly trade their labor for compensation in a competitive labor market. The chaos and carnage on our nation’s highways from foreign truck drivers has borne this out. Rather than a shortage of American truck drivers, there will be an abundance of them once the invisible hand of the free market is no longer distorted by the injection of unqualified, foreign labor trafficked into the cabs of America’s big rigs.There is a shortage of professional truck drivers who will work for the compensation of unskilled labor. Bringing in foreign, chattel-labor as truck drivers was an awful workaround to try to undercut the market price of skilled labor.
— Buck Throckmorton (@BuckThrockmort) April 27, 2026
While I would endorse Jeffrey Carter, who is a friend of mine, irrespective of the quality of his opponent, Jeff is the clear choice in this race. His opponent, Drew Johnson, is a serial candidate who has name recognition from the races he has lost. The Carter campaign has a link discussing various ethical imbroglios involving Mr. Johnson, but all I need to know is that Drew Johnson is a fringe libertarian who admires Thomas Massie. When Mr. Johnson ran for Congress (a race he lost) he promised to provide Massie a 2nd Republican vote when Massie is working to undermine President Trump.
This is from the Nevada Independent, after Drew Johnson unexpectedly won the 2024 GOP nomination for a Nevada congressional seat:
True to libertarian form, [Drew Johnson] said the current members of Congress who impress him the most are Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), two libertarians who frequently find themselves as the lone "no" vote on bills that every other member supports, That skepticism of his own party has frequently extended to Trump. In posts from his now locked personal account on X, Johnson called Trump a "socialist" during the 2016 race, called his presidency an "embarrassment" in 2020 over a federal execution during the lame-duck period and said Joe Biden's 2020 victory was "an endorsement of humanity, restraint & kindness."For Nevadans, Jeffrey Carter is the best candidate to be Nevada’s next Treasurer. [buck.throckmorton at protonmail dot com]
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FIRST!!!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:00 AM (Zz0t1)
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Hola
Posted by: Thanatopsis at May 11, 2026 11:01 AM (LdBR/)
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Anytime you see a J.B. Hunt truck, you can rest assured there's an African immigrant driving and barely speaks English.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:01 AM (Zz0t1)
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Someone could write an excellent economic history book detailing how and why obsessions about several several cents of 'unit labor cost' became standard for M.B.A. types at the same time that CEO compensation ballooned. The whole thing comes across as a mass delusion overeducated people convinced themselves of, much like muh climate change.
Posted by: the lower depths at May 11, 2026 11:02 AM (Dg7ng)
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Anytime you see a J.B. Hunt truck, you can rest assured there's an African immigrant driving and barely speaks English.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
Swift = Dirka Dirka.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
Swift = Dirka Dirka.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 11:02 AM (S838b)
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But there never actually was a truck driver shortage. There has been a shortage of professional truck drivers who will work for the compensation of unskilled labor. Bringing in foreign, indentured servants as truck drivers was an awful way to avoid paying market wages for skilled labor.
Big Oil will tell you that the reason diesel prices are so high is supply and demand. The demand for diesel is just not that strong, so high prices.
My ass. There are more semis on the road now than ever before. Trains are getting longer and longer. Just about everything the US Military rolls requires diesel.
They're lying to us. Bigly.
Big Oil will tell you that the reason diesel prices are so high is supply and demand. The demand for diesel is just not that strong, so high prices.
My ass. There are more semis on the road now than ever before. Trains are getting longer and longer. Just about everything the US Military rolls requires diesel.
They're lying to us. Bigly.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:03 AM (Zz0t1)
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Good morning, friends! Happy Monday! Let’s pray for a week full of positive, no matter how small.
Posted by: Piper at May 11, 2026 11:03 AM (hftzA)
Mid-Morning Art Thread
Young Girl Bathing
Auguste Renoir I love the colors, but the subject is odd, and on the edge of being faintly disturbing.
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FIRST!!!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 09:30 AM (Zz0t1)
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Uh......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 09:30 AM (Zz0t1)
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I'll just go lum......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 09:30 AM (Zz0t1)
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Last week was trains.
Will this week be boobs?
Will this week be boobs?
Posted by: Boob enthusiast at May 11, 2026 09:31 AM (2Ez/1)
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She looks like she just had her wisdom teeth removed.
Posted by: redridinghood at May 11, 2026 09:31 AM (NpAcC)
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Newds all week long!
Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 09:31 AM (S838b)
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This is odd. It looks like he attached a little girl's face to an adult woman's body. A real head scratcher, this one.
Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at May 11, 2026 09:31 AM (FPWw8)
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Head don't fit body
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 11, 2026 09:32 AM (Kt19C)
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woah...
Posted by: Bad Andrew at May 11, 2026 09:33 AM (DgMqy)
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She looks like she has the mumps.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 11, 2026 09:34 AM (qRla/)
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Skin tone looks like a 3 week old floater.
Posted by: Amos at May 11, 2026 09:34 AM (EJ6Qm)
Posted by: Don Black at May 11, 2026 09:34 AM (ZxPkt)
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I do like the colors, but the way he painted her legs makes it look like they're hairy.
Posted by: redridinghood at May 11, 2026 09:34 AM (NpAcC)
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Her cheeks look swollen and irritated.
Posted by: Tuna at May 11, 2026 09:34 AM (lJ0H4)
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I do like the colors, but the way he painted her legs makes it look like they're hairy.
Posted by: redridinghood at May 11, 2026 09:34 AM (NpAcC)
Hush hush.
Legs go down down,
Look so hairy!!
Posted by: redridinghood at May 11, 2026 09:34 AM (NpAcC)
Hush hush.
Legs go down down,
Look so hairy!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 09:36 AM (Zz0t1)
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Hubba Hubba! Get 'em while they're young, I always say!
Posted by: Uncle Pervy at May 11, 2026 09:36 AM (oftw2)
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Looks like jail bait to me...Kind of creepy
Posted by: It's me donna at May 11, 2026 09:36 AM (asBle)
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Yeah, had I painted this, I wouldn't claim it and would likely destroy it.
Disturbing and pedophilic.
Disturbing and pedophilic.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 09:36 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Marty Feldman at May 11, 2026 09:36 AM (2Ez/1)
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Little Gril's Head grafted onto a Full Grown Woman's Body?
No, not creepy at all.
Why do you ask?
Little Gril's Head grafted onto a Full Grown Woman's Body?
No, not creepy at all.
Why do you ask?
Posted by: naturalfake at May 11, 2026 09:37 AM (iJfKG)
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Two comments:
1. Too creepy to hang. The girl seems clearly underage (13 or 14) yet the painting seems to be intended to be sexual. 19th century French were creeps.
2. I made the mistake of googling ‘young girl bathing’ to get more info on the painting. BIG MISTAKE. You don’t want to know what that search pulled. I’m probably now on some pedophile watch list. Fuck.
1. Too creepy to hang. The girl seems clearly underage (13 or 14) yet the painting seems to be intended to be sexual. 19th century French were creeps.
2. I made the mistake of googling ‘young girl bathing’ to get more info on the painting. BIG MISTAKE. You don’t want to know what that search pulled. I’m probably now on some pedophile watch list. Fuck.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 11, 2026 09:37 AM (Sl96E)
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No dog visible.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 11, 2026 09:38 AM (6/7Fs)
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Put me down for "it's creepy," too.
Posted by: Lizzy at May 11, 2026 09:38 AM (8Fxbo)
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Looks like jail bait to me...Kind of creepy
Posted by: It's me donna at May 11, 2026 09:36 AM (asBle)
You asked for it.........
https://youtu.be/lyNluVqxUcE
Posted by: It's me donna at May 11, 2026 09:36 AM (asBle)
You asked for it.........
https://youtu.be/lyNluVqxUcE
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 09:38 AM (Zz0t1)
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She identifies as a chipmunk.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 11, 2026 09:38 AM (jehhT)
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This is odd. It looks like he attached a little girl's face to an adult woman's body.
Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at May 11, 2026 09:31 AM (FPWw
Yes! I think he was trying for erotic + innocent, and I think he failed.
Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at May 11, 2026 09:31 AM (FPWw
Yes! I think he was trying for erotic + innocent, and I think he failed.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 11, 2026 09:38 AM (iERP6)
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This one creeps me out a bit.
She’s rather well endowed to have a face so young. But then again, girls are starting their periods at nine these days so…..
She’s rather well endowed to have a face so young. But then again, girls are starting their periods at nine these days so…..
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 11, 2026 09:39 AM (FRZPI)
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Would work just fine in the Lolita Suite at the Days Inn.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 11, 2026 09:39 AM (6/7Fs)
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the subject is odd, and on the edge of being faintly disturbing.
Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM
Totally disturbing and inappropriate! Like every normal man, I love watching young girls bathing, but this gal ain't nearly young enough!!
Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM
Totally disturbing and inappropriate! Like every normal man, I love watching young girls bathing, but this gal ain't nearly young enough!!
Posted by: Joe Biden at May 11, 2026 09:39 AM (JCZqz)
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I don't see a bath, frankly.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 11, 2026 09:39 AM (Dv3i1)
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I love the colors, but the subject is odd, and on the edge of being faintly disturbing.
Not as disturbing as Millais' Cherry Ripe.
Not as disturbing as Millais' Cherry Ripe.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 11, 2026 09:39 AM (qRla/)
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I feel a song coming on.
Posted by: Gary Puckett & The Union Gap at May 11, 2026 09:40 AM (wVcYX)
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Yeah, that is weird, very young face on an older body. But the head seems too small for the body.
The Japanese would put her in a schoolgirl uniform and put her in movies...
The Japanese would put her in a schoolgirl uniform and put her in movies...
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 11, 2026 09:40 AM (Sco7b)
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Not as disturbing as Millais' Cherry Ripe.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 11, 2026 09:39 AM (qRla/)
I have that on the wall of my spank room. It's HOT!
Not as disturbing as Millais' Cherry Ripe.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 11, 2026 09:39 AM (qRla/)
I have that on the wall of my spank room. It's HOT!
Posted by: Joe Biden at May 11, 2026 09:40 AM (Zz0t1)
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She’s rather well endowed to have a face so young. But then again, girls are starting their periods at nine these days so…..
____
That's what I'm sayin'!
-Mohammed M. Mohammed
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That's what I'm sayin'!
-Mohammed M. Mohammed
Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 11, 2026 09:40 AM (Dv3i1)
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She also has that Joker smile.
Posted by: Lion at May 11, 2026 09:40 AM (TezPK)
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ALL YOUR BOBS ARE BELONG TO US
Posted by: Truck Monkey at May 11, 2026 09:40 AM (affD0)
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I'm with Freddie King on this one; I love a big legged woman.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 11, 2026 09:41 AM (kSpDG)
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32 I feel a song coming on.
Posted by: Gary Puckett & The Union Gap at May 11, 2026 09:40 AM (wVcYX)
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Same here, man.
Posted by: Gary Puckett & The Union Gap at May 11, 2026 09:40 AM (wVcYX)
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Same here, man.
Posted by: Sting at May 11, 2026 09:41 AM (6/7Fs)
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The brush strokes make her look somewhat...furry.
Posted by: muldoon at May 11, 2026 09:41 AM (I0N4X)
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I'm with Freddie King on this one; I love a big legged woman.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 11, 2026 09:41 AM (kSpDG)
Big legged woman ain't got no soul.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 11, 2026 09:41 AM (kSpDG)
Big legged woman ain't got no soul.
Posted by: Black Dog at May 11, 2026 09:42 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 09:42 AM (HdYcL)
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If by 'faintly disturbing' you mean 'like a pedophile', then you are spot on.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 11, 2026 09:42 AM (3Ope8)
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Looks like jail bait to me...Kind of creepy
Posted by: It's me donna at May 11, 2026 09:36 AM (asBle)
You asked for it.........
https://youtu.be/lyNluVqxUcE
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 09:38 AM (Zz0t1)
——-
‘INORITE?’
— Fresh Prince
Posted by: It's me donna at May 11, 2026 09:36 AM (asBle)
You asked for it.........
https://youtu.be/lyNluVqxUcE
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 09:38 AM (Zz0t1)
——-
‘INORITE?’
— Fresh Prince
Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 11, 2026 09:42 AM (Sl96E)
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Chomos are always around in the artsy fartsy crowd and like to paint their fetish in "cherubs" or "tinkerbells" or "bathing".
Posted by: Zombie Jeffrey Epstein at May 11, 2026 09:42 AM (HBTIy)
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I feel a song coming on.
Posted by: Gary Puckett & The Union Gap at May 11, 2026 09:40 AM (wVcYX)
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Same here, man.
Posted by: Sting at May 11, 2026 09:41 AM (6/7Fs)
Actions speak louder than words, gentlemen........
Posted by: Gary Puckett & The Union Gap at May 11, 2026 09:40 AM (wVcYX)
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Same here, man.
Posted by: Sting at May 11, 2026 09:41 AM (6/7Fs)
Actions speak louder than words, gentlemen........
Posted by: Gary Glitter at May 11, 2026 09:43 AM (Zz0t1)
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Out Of Ficus (and focus).
Posted by: Harvey Weinstein at May 11, 2026 09:43 AM (TezPK)
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Warning, Will Smith! Danger! Danger!
*waves robotic arms*
*waves robotic arms*
Posted by: The Robot at May 11, 2026 09:43 AM (wVcYX)
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Reminds me of the good, old days with Ashley in the shower.
Posted by: Joe From Scranton at May 11, 2026 09:43 AM (oftw2)
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On the edge?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 11, 2026 09:44 AM (dK+Kv)
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you mean 'like a pedophile', then you are spot on.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 11, 2026 09:42 AM
*Lyrics in Madonna's trashcan
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 11, 2026 09:42 AM
*Lyrics in Madonna's trashcan
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 09:44 AM (Zz0t1)
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NOT SUITABLE FOR WORKPLACE VIEWING
Posted by: Bad Andrew at May 11, 2026 09:44 AM (DgMqy)
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The varicose veins, they start earlier in France.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at May 11, 2026 09:45 AM (QaH55)
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From the Buyed-In suite on Epstein's Island
Posted by: Joe Mama at May 11, 2026 09:45 AM (TezPK)
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Warning, Will Smith! Danger! Danger!
*waves robotic arms*
Posted by: The Robot at May 11, 2026 09:43 AM (wVcYX)
***
DEAR BOYYYYYY... You'll be hearing from my lawyers.
*waves robotic arms*
Posted by: The Robot at May 11, 2026 09:43 AM (wVcYX)
***
DEAR BOYYYYYY... You'll be hearing from my lawyers.
Posted by: Dr. Zachery Smith at May 11, 2026 09:46 AM (affD0)
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7 This is odd. It looks like he attached a little girl's face to an adult woman's body. A real head scratcher, this one.
Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at May 11, 2026 09:31 AM (FPWw
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Early steam powered AI art.
Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at May 11, 2026 09:31 AM (FPWw
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Early steam powered AI art.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 11, 2026 09:46 AM (cWLG3)
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Jerry Seinfeld:
What is the deal with all these young girls with adult women's bodies?
Woody Allen:
i know, right?
...
Jerry Seinfeld:
What is the deal with all these young girls with adult women's bodies?
Woody Allen:
i know, right?
...
Posted by: Overheard at the Friar's Club at May 11, 2026 09:47 AM (iJfKG)
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Wonder if this am allegory to Eve in the Garden of Eden, given the snake-like figure to the right.
Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at May 11, 2026 09:47 AM (ESULq)
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Painting underage girls nude...WTF, Renoir.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 11, 2026 09:47 AM (ynpvh)
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Her face is oddly monkey like. Don't think I'd hang this.
Thx CBD
Thx CBD
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 09:48 AM (gu0hJ)
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Yeah...imma vote for mildly creepy. Nice colors, though.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 11, 2026 09:48 AM (AAbNa)
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All models were the age of 18 at the time of this painting.
Records are kept by the Custodian of Records, Ian Creepie, at
6969 Bouche Ave
Paris, France
Records are kept by the Custodian of Records, Ian Creepie, at
6969 Bouche Ave
Paris, France
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 11, 2026 09:49 AM (Sco7b)
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No train, not art.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 11, 2026 09:49 AM (RIvkX)
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"Hello.... New Jersey State Police?.. I'd like to report a (*consults notes*) Mr. Charles B. Dildo... Yes, check his computer... Dildo, that's the last name I have..."
"Hello.... New Jersey State Police?.. I'd like to report a (*consults notes*) Mr. Charles B. Dildo... Yes, check his computer... Dildo, that's the last name I have..."
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 09:49 AM (HdYcL)
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7 This is odd. It looks like he attached a little girl's face to an adult woman's body. A real head scratcher, this one.
Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at May 11, 2026 09:31 AM (FPWw
Title is "Young Girl Bathing"...so a bit disturbing...she seems to be pre-to-pubescent in age...
Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at May 11, 2026 09:31 AM (FPWw
Title is "Young Girl Bathing"...so a bit disturbing...she seems to be pre-to-pubescent in age...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 11, 2026 09:49 AM (ynpvh)
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Here comes the endless discussion of tits from guys who see tits as the alpha and omega, the be all and end all.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 09:49 AM (uxCHZ)
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As others have said: Proportions are off and worse, the child's face on a adult (or at least late-teen) bod. Creepy!
Posted by: RandomDave at May 11, 2026 09:49 AM (aJQbY)
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The throngs of puberty are very confusing for young ladies. They do sometimes have a grown up body before they are ready.
Perhaps Renoir wanted to convey that confusion to his audience.
Perhaps Renoir wanted to convey that confusion to his audience.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 11, 2026 09:49 AM (i3I9G)
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I feel a song coming on.
Posted by: Gary Puckett & The Union Gap at May 11, 2026 09:40 AM (wVcYX)
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Same here, man.
Posted by: Sting at May 11, 2026 09:41 AM (6/7Fs)
Step off, bitches.
Posted by: Gary Puckett & The Union Gap at May 11, 2026 09:40 AM (wVcYX)
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Same here, man.
Posted by: Sting at May 11, 2026 09:41 AM (6/7Fs)
Step off, bitches.
Posted by: Herb Alpert at May 11, 2026 09:50 AM (qRla/)
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I do like the colors, but the way he painted her legs makes it look like they're hairy.
Posted by: redridinghood at May 11, 2026 09:34 AM (NpAcC)
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Have you been to France?
Posted by: redridinghood at May 11, 2026 09:34 AM (NpAcC)
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Have you been to France?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 11, 2026 09:50 AM (RIvkX)
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Big legged woman ain't got no soul.
Posted by: Black Dog at May 11, 2026 09:42 AM
I don't know for certain...but I have been told.
Posted by: Black Dog at May 11, 2026 09:42 AM
I don't know for certain...but I have been told.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 11, 2026 09:50 AM (AAbNa)
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64
"Hello.... New Jersey State Police?.. I'd like to report a (*consults notes*) Mr. Charles B. Dildo... Yes, check his computer... Dildo, that's the last name I have..."
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 09:49 AM (HdYcL)
Whoever appeals to the law against his fellow man is either a FOOL or a COWARD. Whoever cannot take care of himself without that law is BOTH.
"Hello.... New Jersey State Police?.. I'd like to report a (*consults notes*) Mr. Charles B. Dildo... Yes, check his computer... Dildo, that's the last name I have..."
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 09:49 AM (HdYcL)
Whoever appeals to the law against his fellow man is either a FOOL or a COWARD. Whoever cannot take care of himself without that law is BOTH.
Posted by: Lamb of God - Omertà at May 11, 2026 09:51 AM (uxCHZ)
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Yes, her face does look a bit odd. And she is a bit heavy, too.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 11, 2026 09:51 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Arthur Pendragon at May 11, 2026 09:51 AM (wVcYX)
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Here comes the endless discussion of tits from guys who see tits as the alpha and omega, the be all and end all.
I like big brains, and I cannot lie.
But a pair of 42DD's gets my motor running any day.
I like big brains, and I cannot lie.
But a pair of 42DD's gets my motor running any day.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 11, 2026 09:52 AM (qRla/)
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The throngs of puberty are very confusing for young ladies. They do sometimes have a grown up body before they are ready.
Perhaps Renoir wanted to convey that confusion to his audience.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 11, 2026 09:49 AM (i3I9G)
The steroids in the cows used to make WalMart milk tends to force early growth in areas on young girls........
Perhaps Renoir wanted to convey that confusion to his audience.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 11, 2026 09:49 AM (i3I9G)
The steroids in the cows used to make WalMart milk tends to force early growth in areas on young girls........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 09:52 AM (Zz0t1)
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The throngs of puberty are very confusing for young ladies. They do sometimes have a grown up body before they are ready.
Perhaps Renoir wanted to convey that confusion to his audience.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 11, 2026 09:49 AM
*shifty eyes*
Yes. Exactly....what she said.
*shifty eyes*
- Neil Diamond
Perhaps Renoir wanted to convey that confusion to his audience.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 11, 2026 09:49 AM
*shifty eyes*
Yes. Exactly....what she said.
*shifty eyes*
- Neil Diamond
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 11, 2026 09:53 AM (AAbNa)
78
I don't know for certain...but I have been told.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 11, 2026 09:50 AM (AAbNa)
You home or still traveling?
I don't know for certain...but I have been told.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 11, 2026 09:50 AM (AAbNa)
You home or still traveling?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 09:53 AM (Zz0t1)
79
The throngs of puberty are very confusing for young ladies. They do sometimes have a grown up body before they are ready. ...
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 11, 2026 09:49 AM (i3I9G)
====
Go on...
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 11, 2026 09:49 AM (i3I9G)
====
Go on...
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 11, 2026 09:53 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: naturalfake at May 11, 2026 09:55 AM (iJfKG)
81
The throngs of puberty are very confusing for young ladies. They do sometimes have a grown up body before they are ready.
Perhaps Renoir wanted to convey that confusion to his audience.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 11, 2026 09:49 AM
*shifty eyes*
Yes. Exactly....what she said.
*shifty eyes*
- Neil Diamond
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 11, 2026 09:53 AM (AAbNa)
I was too young to know.
Perhaps Renoir wanted to convey that confusion to his audience.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 11, 2026 09:49 AM
*shifty eyes*
Yes. Exactly....what she said.
*shifty eyes*
- Neil Diamond
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 11, 2026 09:53 AM (AAbNa)
I was too young to know.
Posted by: Dr. Hook at May 11, 2026 09:55 AM (wVcYX)
82
Here comes the endless discussion of tits from guys who see tits as the alpha and omega, the be all and end all.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 09:49 AM (uxCHZ)
Funny how you throw boobs on a painting of a girl who looks 8 years old, this isn't the case.......
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 09:49 AM (uxCHZ)
Funny how you throw boobs on a painting of a girl who looks 8 years old, this isn't the case.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 09:56 AM (Zz0t1)
83
Her face is a bit swollen.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 09:56 AM (bss/y)
84
You home or still traveling?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 09:53 AM
Still traveling. Coming home Friday. Taking a little time between rambles to catch up on Horde stuff.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 09:53 AM
Still traveling. Coming home Friday. Taking a little time between rambles to catch up on Horde stuff.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 11, 2026 09:56 AM (AAbNa)
85
Still traveling. Coming home Friday. Taking a little time between rambles to catch up on Horde stuff.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 11, 2026 09:56 AM (AAbNa)
Right on.
Still traveling. Coming home Friday. Taking a little time between rambles to catch up on Horde stuff.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 11, 2026 09:56 AM (AAbNa)
Right on.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 09:57 AM (Zz0t1)
86
I've known 25 year old women that looked like they were 16 or younger. This could be one of those types. No worse than painting fairies and cherubs floating around the head of some saint in a painting.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 11, 2026 09:57 AM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 09:57 AM (S838b)
88
Ain't no picnic for guys, either.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 09:57 AM (S838b)
Boys walking down school halls with their Trapper Keeper in front of their crotch after science class.......
Ain't no picnic for guys, either.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 09:57 AM (S838b)
Boys walking down school halls with their Trapper Keeper in front of their crotch after science class.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 09:58 AM (Zz0t1)
89
Neil Diamond
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 11, 2026 09:53 AM (AAbNa)
"Sweet Caroline," and "Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon" are two of the creepiest songs around.
I wouldn't let him get within a mile of a young girl.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 11, 2026 09:53 AM (AAbNa)
"Sweet Caroline," and "Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon" are two of the creepiest songs around.
I wouldn't let him get within a mile of a young girl.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 11, 2026 09:58 AM (iERP6)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 11, 2026 09:59 AM (AAbNa)
91
Very disturbing unless you like sex with little girls
Posted by: sidney at May 11, 2026 09:59 AM (Uy/WF)
92
Legend has it that Renoir drank a Stirred Manhattan right before he painted this one.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 11, 2026 09:55 AM (iJfKG)
You Texans are incorrigible.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 11, 2026 09:55 AM (iJfKG)
You Texans are incorrigible.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 11, 2026 09:59 AM (iERP6)
93
Boys walking down school halls with their Trapper Keeper in front of their crotch after science class.......
____
She blinded me, with science!
____
She blinded me, with science!
Posted by: Thomas Dolby at May 11, 2026 10:00 AM (Dv3i1)
94
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 11, 2026 09:49 AM (i3I9G)
**hugs**
Good morning, dear lady! I hope you have a wonderful day.
**hugs**
Good morning, dear lady! I hope you have a wonderful day.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 11, 2026 10:00 AM (qRla/)
95
"Sweet Caroline," and "Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon" are two of the creepiest songs around.
I wouldn't let him get within a mile of a young girl.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 11, 2026 09:58 AM (iERP6)
I fail to understand how Sweet Caroline garnered such a cult following.......
"Sweet Caroline," and "Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon" are two of the creepiest songs around.
I wouldn't let him get within a mile of a young girl.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 11, 2026 09:58 AM (iERP6)
I fail to understand how Sweet Caroline garnered such a cult following.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 10:00 AM (Zz0t1)
96
I wouldn't let him get within a mile of a young girl.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 11, 2026 09:58 AM
Truth. I wince every time I hear fans singing that at a ballgame.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 11, 2026 09:58 AM
Truth. I wince every time I hear fans singing that at a ballgame.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 11, 2026 10:00 AM (AAbNa)
97
Legend has it that Renoir drank a Stirred Manhattan right before he painted this one.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 11, 2026 09:55 AM (iJfKG)
You Texans are incorrigible.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
*snort
Posted by: naturalfake at May 11, 2026 09:55 AM (iJfKG)
You Texans are incorrigible.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
*snort
Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 10:00 AM (S838b)
98
She looks fine to me...
Posted by: Ringo Starr at May 11, 2026 10:01 AM (jehhT)
99
"Sweet Caroline," and "Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon" are two of the creepiest songs around.
I wouldn't let him get within a mile of a young girl.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 11, 2026 09:58 AM (iERP6)
"Younger Girl" by the Lovin' Spoonful.
I wouldn't let him get within a mile of a young girl.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 11, 2026 09:58 AM (iERP6)
"Younger Girl" by the Lovin' Spoonful.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 11, 2026 10:01 AM (qRla/)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 11, 2026 10:01 AM (Sl96E)
101
This painter has a serious problem capturing the human form.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 11, 2026 10:01 AM (snZF9)
102
I was too young to know.
Posted by: Dr. Hook at May 11, 2026 09:55 AM (wVcYX)
Youre 16 youre beautiful and youre mine
Posted by: Dr. Hook at May 11, 2026 09:55 AM (wVcYX)
Youre 16 youre beautiful and youre mine
Posted by: R Star at May 11, 2026 10:01 AM (/+uur)
103
Why would you even post this?
Posted by: sidney at May 11, 2026 10:01 AM (Uy/WF)
104
Renoir did a series of girls bathing similar to this one. They are sort of standard nudes of young women. The girl's face in today's selection is younger, more childlike than the others which gives the faintly disturbing edge CBD mentioned in the post.
As to this painting, the young girl is beautifully portrayed: budding body, youthful skin tones, innocent in her pose. At first I thought it was done in pastels the way the vibrant colors make the background and the way the colors blend but it was done in oil, maybe influenced by Renoir's use of pastels.
Any discomfort may say more about our present day reaction than Renoir's audience. I look at it and think it is a tender scene, innocent, something any girl goes through. But I'm an old man looking for sweetness and beauty in the world, not salaciousness.
As to this painting, the young girl is beautifully portrayed: budding body, youthful skin tones, innocent in her pose. At first I thought it was done in pastels the way the vibrant colors make the background and the way the colors blend but it was done in oil, maybe influenced by Renoir's use of pastels.
Any discomfort may say more about our present day reaction than Renoir's audience. I look at it and think it is a tender scene, innocent, something any girl goes through. But I'm an old man looking for sweetness and beauty in the world, not salaciousness.
Posted by: JTB at May 11, 2026 10:02 AM (yTvNw)
105
"Sweet Caroline," and "Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon" are two of the creepiest songs around.
I wouldn't let him get within a mile of a young girl.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 11, 2026 09:58 AM (iERP6)
I fail to understand how Sweet Caroline garnered such a cult following.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 10:00 AM (Zz0t1)
*shakes head slowly*
Bostonians, man. Bostonians.
I wouldn't let him get within a mile of a young girl.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 11, 2026 09:58 AM (iERP6)
I fail to understand how Sweet Caroline garnered such a cult following.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 10:00 AM (Zz0t1)
*shakes head slowly*
Bostonians, man. Bostonians.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 11, 2026 10:02 AM (iJfKG)
106
I HAVE to HAVE HER!!!!!
Posted by: Gene Simmons from KISS at May 11, 2026 10:02 AM (Zz0t1)
107
throes
Posted by: Don Black at May 11, 2026 10:02 AM (ZxPkt)
108
I fail to understand how Sweet Caroline garnered such a cult following.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 10:00 AM (Zz0t1)
Because people are stupid.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 10:00 AM (Zz0t1)
Because people are stupid.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 11, 2026 10:03 AM (snZF9)
109
She needs someone older and wiser
Telling her what to do
Telling her what to do
Posted by: Rolf at May 11, 2026 10:03 AM (wVcYX)
110
Because people are stupid.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 11, 2026 10:03 AM (snZF9)
Valid.
Because people are stupid.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 11, 2026 10:03 AM (snZF9)
Valid.
Posted by: Gene Simmons from KISS at May 11, 2026 10:03 AM (Zz0t1)
111
Shyte......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 10:04 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 10:04 AM (Zz0t1)
113
Tonite I'm Gonna Rock Ya Tonite -Spinal Tap
Posted by: Bad Andrew at May 11, 2026 10:04 AM (DgMqy)
114
Faintly Perturbing?
My preferences never do vary
They're nothing extraordinary
Some say they're banal
I don't care for an@l
By faith I'm just strict missionary
My preferences never do vary
They're nothing extraordinary
Some say they're banal
I don't care for an@l
By faith I'm just strict missionary
Posted by: Mid-Morning Artist at May 11, 2026 10:04 AM (sEa17)
Posted by: R Star at May 11, 2026 10:05 AM (/+uur)
116
Ain't no picnic for guys, either.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 09:57 AM (S838b)
Hunger.
I was thinking about this the other day and it does not seem to be a thing for girls. When you are 16 as a guy, it is like there is a black hole inside you. Like you are hollowed out. You are riffling through your parents cupboards looking for stuff to eat. I have never experienced that kind of hunger after about 20 or so.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 09:57 AM (S838b)
Hunger.
I was thinking about this the other day and it does not seem to be a thing for girls. When you are 16 as a guy, it is like there is a black hole inside you. Like you are hollowed out. You are riffling through your parents cupboards looking for stuff to eat. I have never experienced that kind of hunger after about 20 or so.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 10:05 AM (bss/y)
117
Posted by: JTB at May 11, 2026 10:02 AM (yTvNw
Beautifully put.
For me it's mainly the proportions.
In other art news, I JUST got a call saying the second cement pedestal for my concrete, painted monkey statues is now painted.
Very excited...
Beautifully put.
For me it's mainly the proportions.
In other art news, I JUST got a call saying the second cement pedestal for my concrete, painted monkey statues is now painted.
Very excited...
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 11, 2026 10:05 AM (Sco7b)
118
off sx
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 11, 2026 10:05 AM (/+uur)
119
106 I HAVE to HAVE HER!!!!!
Posted by: Gene Simmons from KISS at May 11, 2026 10:02 AM (Zz0t1)
What, no Don Henley? Be better guys.
Posted by: Gene Simmons from KISS at May 11, 2026 10:02 AM (Zz0t1)
What, no Don Henley? Be better guys.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 10:05 AM (bss/y)
120
"Hey little girl, is your daddy home? Did he go away and leave you all alone?"
"I got a bad desire...oh, oh, oh, I'm on fire."
"I got a bad desire...oh, oh, oh, I'm on fire."
Posted by: The Boss at May 11, 2026 10:06 AM (dmDsy)
121
8 I fail to understand how Sweet Caroline garnered such a cult following.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 10:00 AM (Zz0t1)
Because people are stupid.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 11, 2026 10:03 AM (snZF9)
——
It’s a stupid audience participation song. That, plus all the hype and innuendo over who the “Caroline’ was generated buzz and interest. It’s far from the worst 60s-era song what somehow was a big hit.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 10:00 AM (Zz0t1)
Because people are stupid.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 11, 2026 10:03 AM (snZF9)
——
It’s a stupid audience participation song. That, plus all the hype and innuendo over who the “Caroline’ was generated buzz and interest. It’s far from the worst 60s-era song what somehow was a big hit.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 11, 2026 10:06 AM (Sl96E)
122
102 I was too young to know.
Posted by: Dr. Hook at May 11, 2026 09:55 AM (wVcYX)
Youre 16 youre beautiful and youre mine
Posted by: R Star at May 11, 2026 10:01 AM (/+uur)
Young girl get out of my mind
My love for you is way out of line.
At least that singer had a tad bit of self awareness.
Posted by: Dr. Hook at May 11, 2026 09:55 AM (wVcYX)
Youre 16 youre beautiful and youre mine
Posted by: R Star at May 11, 2026 10:01 AM (/+uur)
Young girl get out of my mind
My love for you is way out of line.
At least that singer had a tad bit of self awareness.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 10:07 AM (bss/y)
123
Damn, this artist sucks.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 11, 2026 10:07 AM (snZF9)
124
I was thinking about this the other day and it does not seem to be a thing for girls. When you are 16 as a guy, it is like there is a black hole inside you. Like you are hollowed out. You are riffling through your parents cupboards looking for stuff to eat. I have never experienced that kind of hunger after about 20 or so.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 10:05 AM (bss/y)
Mom used to pack my brown bag lunch for school. It got to the point where the bag was only filled with 2 ft. long sub sandwiches. I would eat both in 15 minutes most days.
Then, some started offering me $5 for one. Since I didn't get an allowance or spending money, I would sell one.
Then mom found out I was selling them and demanded the money. I stopped getting 2 sandwiches after that.
I was thinking about this the other day and it does not seem to be a thing for girls. When you are 16 as a guy, it is like there is a black hole inside you. Like you are hollowed out. You are riffling through your parents cupboards looking for stuff to eat. I have never experienced that kind of hunger after about 20 or so.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 10:05 AM (bss/y)
Mom used to pack my brown bag lunch for school. It got to the point where the bag was only filled with 2 ft. long sub sandwiches. I would eat both in 15 minutes most days.
Then, some started offering me $5 for one. Since I didn't get an allowance or spending money, I would sell one.
Then mom found out I was selling them and demanded the money. I stopped getting 2 sandwiches after that.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 10:07 AM (Zz0t1)
125
My kind of art.
Posted by: Jimmy Page and Pete Townsend at May 11, 2026 10:08 AM (80cvh)
126
Off-Topic:
So, I was up in New Jersey last weekend for one of the kiddos weeding, and-
I saw lots of older guys, like 50s-70s, wearing baseball caps backwards. Young guys too.
Is that even still a thing? Apparently in NJ, it is.
NEW JERSEY
Come For the Lousy BBQ, Stay For The Lame-Ass Old Guys Wearing Backwards Baseball Caps Like Douchebag 13 Year Olds From The 80s
Off-Topic:
So, I was up in New Jersey last weekend for one of the kiddos weeding, and-
I saw lots of older guys, like 50s-70s, wearing baseball caps backwards. Young guys too.
Is that even still a thing? Apparently in NJ, it is.
NEW JERSEY
Come For the Lousy BBQ, Stay For The Lame-Ass Old Guys Wearing Backwards Baseball Caps Like Douchebag 13 Year Olds From The 80s
Posted by: naturalfake at May 11, 2026 10:08 AM (iJfKG)
127
A true pedophile story:
A man of around 30 is married, with an infant son. A 13 year old girl is hired as a babysitter. The man starts an ongoing sexual relationship with the baby sitter. She "falls' pregnant and scandal erupts. His wife divorces him. The girl's mother insists that he do the right thing and he goes to Kentucky and marries the now 14 year old. They remain married for several years after moving to CO. He is arrested again for having sex with a different 13 year old. Sentenced to 10 years probation. Young wife flees for her life. He absconds on his probation and lives under an assumed name. A few years later he kills my F-I-L and goes on the run, rumored to be living rough in the same area. 18 years ago. I despise pedophiles and would like to hear that this one is dead. The End
A man of around 30 is married, with an infant son. A 13 year old girl is hired as a babysitter. The man starts an ongoing sexual relationship with the baby sitter. She "falls' pregnant and scandal erupts. His wife divorces him. The girl's mother insists that he do the right thing and he goes to Kentucky and marries the now 14 year old. They remain married for several years after moving to CO. He is arrested again for having sex with a different 13 year old. Sentenced to 10 years probation. Young wife flees for her life. He absconds on his probation and lives under an assumed name. A few years later he kills my F-I-L and goes on the run, rumored to be living rough in the same area. 18 years ago. I despise pedophiles and would like to hear that this one is dead. The End
Posted by: muldoon at May 11, 2026 10:08 AM (I0N4X)
128
Mark Kelly is a terrible human.
Telling state secrets.
Posted by: R Star at May 11, 2026 10:05 AM (/+uur)
We shall see what the lawyers say......
Telling state secrets.
Posted by: R Star at May 11, 2026 10:05 AM (/+uur)
We shall see what the lawyers say......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 10:08 AM (Zz0t1)
129
I think part of it is these guys (Neil Diamond or Tom Jones) were ACTUALLY charismatic. It is not something we see much today with our current crop like (who the fuck is a current male pop star?) Bruno Mars?!
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 10:08 AM (bss/y)
130
She rocks the cradle of love. Whoo!
Posted by: Billy Idol at May 11, 2026 10:09 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 10:09 AM (Zz0t1)
132
Off-Topic:
So, I was up in New Jersey last weekend for one of the kiddos weeding, and-
I saw lots of older guys, like 50s-70s, wearing baseball caps backwards. Young guys too.
Is that even still a thing? Apparently in NJ, it is.
NEW JERSEY
Come For the Lousy BBQ, Stay For The Lame-Ass Old Guys Wearing Backwards Baseball Caps Like Douchebag 13 Year Olds From The 80s
Posted by: naturalfake at May 11, 2026 10:08 AM (iJfKG)
Where in jersey were you? It matters.
So, I was up in New Jersey last weekend for one of the kiddos weeding, and-
I saw lots of older guys, like 50s-70s, wearing baseball caps backwards. Young guys too.
Is that even still a thing? Apparently in NJ, it is.
NEW JERSEY
Come For the Lousy BBQ, Stay For The Lame-Ass Old Guys Wearing Backwards Baseball Caps Like Douchebag 13 Year Olds From The 80s
Posted by: naturalfake at May 11, 2026 10:08 AM (iJfKG)
Where in jersey were you? It matters.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 11, 2026 10:10 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: naturalfake at May 11, 2026 10:10 AM (iJfKG)
134
128 And these comments are why I don't get within 20 feet of any kid without their parent right there with them.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 10:08 AM (4hjRS)
This. But also, it's sad. There should be a difference between interacting with children normally and being a pedo.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 10:08 AM (4hjRS)
This. But also, it's sad. There should be a difference between interacting with children normally and being a pedo.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 10:10 AM (bss/y)
135
Mark Kelly is a terrible human.
Telling state secrets.
Hegseth ought to make an example of the bastard. But he won't.
Telling state secrets.
Hegseth ought to make an example of the bastard. But he won't.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 11, 2026 10:10 AM (qRla/)
136
I despise pedophiles and would like to hear that this one is dead. The End
Posted by: muldoon at May 11, 2026 10:08 AM (I0N4X)
Dear Lord.
Posted by: muldoon at May 11, 2026 10:08 AM (I0N4X)
Dear Lord.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 10:11 AM (bss/y)
137
And these comments are why I don't get within 20 feet of any kid without their parent right there with them.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 10:08 AM (4hjRS)
And they laughed at me for never wanting to be alone with a woman that wasn't my wife.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 10:08 AM (4hjRS)
And they laughed at me for never wanting to be alone with a woman that wasn't my wife.
Posted by: Mike Pence at May 11, 2026 10:11 AM (Zz0t1)
138
There should be a difference between interacting with children normally and being a pedo.
I have a story I could tell you. But not here.
I have a story I could tell you. But not here.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 11, 2026 10:12 AM (qRla/)
139
I despise pedophiles and would like to hear that this one is dead.
Posted by: muldoon at May 11, 2026 10:08 AM (I0N4X)
Hopefully painfully.
Posted by: muldoon at May 11, 2026 10:08 AM (I0N4X)
Hopefully painfully.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 11, 2026 10:12 AM (iERP6)
140
>We shall see what the lawyers say......
Posted by: Sponge
----
remember, when they were all saying he was a traitor for that 'illegal orders' video? good times
he'll be fine
Posted by: Sponge
----
remember, when they were all saying he was a traitor for that 'illegal orders' video? good times
he'll be fine
Posted by: Don Black at May 11, 2026 10:13 AM (ZxPkt)
141
Hopefully painfully.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 11, 2026 10:12 AM (iERP6)
Mauled, raped and eaten by a bear somewhere in the mountains.
Hopefully painfully.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 11, 2026 10:12 AM (iERP6)
Mauled, raped and eaten by a bear somewhere in the mountains.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 10:13 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 11, 2026 10:13 AM (ndZc7)
143
139 I despise pedophiles and would like to hear that this one is dead.
Posted by: muldoon at May 11, 2026 10:08 AM (I0N4X)
Hopefully painfully.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 11, 2026 10:12 AM (iERP6)
Plenty of pig farms about...
Posted by: muldoon at May 11, 2026 10:08 AM (I0N4X)
Hopefully painfully.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 11, 2026 10:12 AM (iERP6)
Plenty of pig farms about...
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 10:13 AM (bss/y)
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remember, when they were all saying he was a traitor for that 'illegal orders' video? good times
he'll be fine
Posted by: Don Black at May 11, 2026 10:13 AM (ZxPkt)
Don Black is the 'nothing will happen' guy?
he'll be fine
Posted by: Don Black at May 11, 2026 10:13 AM (ZxPkt)
Don Black is the 'nothing will happen' guy?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 10:13 AM (Zz0t1)
145
“We’ll get that at some point, whatever we want,” Trump said. “We have it surveilled. You know, I did a thing called Space Force, and they are watching.
“If anybody got near the place, we will know about it, and we’ll blow them up.”
“If anybody got near the place, we will know about it, and we’ll blow them up.”
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 11, 2026 10:14 AM (/+uur)
146
I despise pedophiles and would like to hear that this one is dead. The End
Posted by: muldoon at May 11, 2026 10:08 AM (I0N4X)
Right there with ya.
Posted by: muldoon at May 11, 2026 10:08 AM (I0N4X)
Right there with ya.
Posted by: Count de Monet at May 11, 2026 10:14 AM (wVcYX)
147
Off-Topic:
So, I was up in New Jersey last weekend for one of the kiddos weeding, and-
I saw lots of older guys, like 50s-70s, wearing baseball caps backwards. Young guys too.
Is that even still a thing? Apparently in NJ, it is.
NEW JERSEY
Come For the Lousy BBQ, Stay For The Lame-Ass Old Guys Wearing Backwards Baseball Caps Like Douchebag 13 Year Olds From The 80s
Posted by: naturalfake at May 11, 2026 10:08 AM (iJfKG)
Where in jersey were you? It matters.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 11, 2026 10:10 AM (snZF9)
A suburb of Newark.
So, I was up in New Jersey last weekend for one of the kiddos weeding, and-
I saw lots of older guys, like 50s-70s, wearing baseball caps backwards. Young guys too.
Is that even still a thing? Apparently in NJ, it is.
NEW JERSEY
Come For the Lousy BBQ, Stay For The Lame-Ass Old Guys Wearing Backwards Baseball Caps Like Douchebag 13 Year Olds From The 80s
Posted by: naturalfake at May 11, 2026 10:08 AM (iJfKG)
Where in jersey were you? It matters.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 11, 2026 10:10 AM (snZF9)
A suburb of Newark.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 11, 2026 10:14 AM (iJfKG)
148
Strange combination of a not great adult body combined with a too small too young face.
Not good, would not hang.
Not good, would not hang.
Posted by: From about That Time at May 11, 2026 10:14 AM (sl73Y)
149
122 102 I was too young to know.
Posted by: Dr. Hook at May 11, 2026 09:55 AM (wVcYX)
Youre 16 youre beautiful and youre mine
Posted by: R Star at May 11, 2026 10:01 AM (/+uur)
Young girl get out of my mind
My love for you is way out of line.
At least that singer had a tad bit of self awareness.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 10:07 AM (bss/y)
Don't forget my follow-up, "Your a Woman Now"...
Posted by: Dr. Hook at May 11, 2026 09:55 AM (wVcYX)
Youre 16 youre beautiful and youre mine
Posted by: R Star at May 11, 2026 10:01 AM (/+uur)
Young girl get out of my mind
My love for you is way out of line.
At least that singer had a tad bit of self awareness.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 10:07 AM (bss/y)
Don't forget my follow-up, "Your a Woman Now"...
Posted by: Gary Puckett at May 11, 2026 10:14 AM (ynpvh)
150
Just saw a story float by that the Dems in VA are considering removing their SC judges so they can now pack the court and then re-litigate
The method they are considering is a mandated retirement age of...54.
The method they are considering is a mandated retirement age of...54.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 10:14 AM (sKqQm)
151
Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. Can I be arrested for having this painting (it is beautifully done) on my computer?
Goes looking for coffee.
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. Can I be arrested for having this painting (it is beautifully done) on my computer?
Goes looking for coffee.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 11, 2026 10:15 AM (2WIwB)
152
Come For the Lousy BBQ, Stay For The Lame-Ass Old Guys Wearing Backwards Baseball Caps Like Douchebag 13 Year Olds From The 80s
Posted by: naturalfake at May 11, 2026 10:08 AM (iJfKG)
At least we don't shake our Manhattans!
Posted by: naturalfake at May 11, 2026 10:08 AM (iJfKG)
At least we don't shake our Manhattans!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 11, 2026 10:15 AM (iERP6)
153
Hegseth ought to make an example of the bastard. But he won't.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 11, 2026 10:10 AM (qRla/)
Return him to active duty and station him in that island of the Iran coast.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 11, 2026 10:10 AM (qRla/)
Return him to active duty and station him in that island of the Iran coast.
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 11, 2026 10:15 AM (/+uur)
154
>Don Black is the 'nothing will happen' guy?
Posted by: Sponge
---
no, I passed the torch on that
it's too easy these days
Posted by: Sponge
---
no, I passed the torch on that
it's too easy these days
Posted by: Don Black at May 11, 2026 10:15 AM (ZxPkt)
155
no, I passed the torch on that
it's too easy these days
Posted by: Don Black at May 11, 2026 10:15 AM (ZxPkt)
Heh.
it's too easy these days
Posted by: Don Black at May 11, 2026 10:15 AM (ZxPkt)
Heh.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 10:16 AM (Zz0t1)
156
A suburb of Newark.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 11, 2026 10:14 AM (iJfKG)
Short Hills and Irvington are both sort of suburbs of Newark, and very, very different!
Posted by: naturalfake at May 11, 2026 10:14 AM (iJfKG)
Short Hills and Irvington are both sort of suburbs of Newark, and very, very different!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 11, 2026 10:16 AM (iERP6)
157
So, I was up in New Jersey last weekend for one of the kiddos weeding, and-
I saw lots of older guys, like 50s-70s, wearing baseball caps backwards. Young guys too.
THOSE guys are FAGS!!!
So, I was up in New Jersey last weekend for one of the kiddos weeding, and-
I saw lots of older guys, like 50s-70s, wearing baseball caps backwards. Young guys too.
THOSE guys are FAGS!!!
Posted by: Jeff Spicoli at May 11, 2026 10:17 AM (Zz0t1)
158
I always wondered about men who insist on coaching little girls sports.
Maybe the women coaches suck? The one coaching the granddaughter's team is a clueless, DEI pushing Karen. But for some reason no male wants the job even though they'd be light years better than that nag.
Maybe the women coaches suck? The one coaching the granddaughter's team is a clueless, DEI pushing Karen. But for some reason no male wants the job even though they'd be light years better than that nag.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 11, 2026 10:17 AM (jehhT)
159
Story of the backwards cap
So Dale Jr would put his cap on backward
Bud would call and complain to his sister (manager)
She would bitch out Djr
He did it again.
She takes about 100 caps from souvenir trailer put Bud on the back and give Djr about a dozen
Returns the rest to the trailer and they sell out in 5 minutes
So Dale Jr would put his cap on backward
Bud would call and complain to his sister (manager)
She would bitch out Djr
He did it again.
She takes about 100 caps from souvenir trailer put Bud on the back and give Djr about a dozen
Returns the rest to the trailer and they sell out in 5 minutes
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 11, 2026 10:18 AM (/+uur)
160
I thought backwards ball caps was an 'Operator' affectation? High speed, low drag guys. Or wannabes.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 10:18 AM (bss/y)
161
Where in jersey were you? It matters.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 11, 2026 10:10 AM (snZF9)
A suburb of Newark.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 11, 2026 10:14 AM (iJfKG)
Well there you go. They are uh... different up there.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 11, 2026 10:10 AM (snZF9)
A suburb of Newark.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 11, 2026 10:14 AM (iJfKG)
Well there you go. They are uh... different up there.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 11, 2026 10:18 AM (snZF9)
162
Maybe the women coaches suck? The one coaching the granddaughter's team is a clueless, DEI pushing Karen. But for some reason no male wants the job even though they'd be light years better than that nag.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 11, 2026 10:17 AM (jehhT)/i]
I was an assistant coach on several of my daughter's softball teams. There was one woman who started a team as the head coach.
Yeah, she sucked. Put her daughters in positions they weren't ready for and set them up for humiliating failure.
We were on that team for one season.......
Maybe the women coaches suck? The one coaching the granddaughter's team is a clueless, DEI pushing Karen. But for some reason no male wants the job even though they'd be light years better than that nag.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 11, 2026 10:17 AM (jehhT)/i]
I was an assistant coach on several of my daughter's softball teams. There was one woman who started a team as the head coach.
Yeah, she sucked. Put her daughters in positions they weren't ready for and set them up for humiliating failure.
We were on that team for one season.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 10:19 AM (Zz0t1)
163
I saw lots of older guys, like 50s-70s, wearing baseball caps backwards. Young guys too.
THOSE guys are FAGS!!!
Posted by: Jeff Spicoli
___________
And catchers, not pitchers.
THOSE guys are FAGS!!!
Posted by: Jeff Spicoli
___________
And catchers, not pitchers.
Posted by: Paulie Walnuts at May 11, 2026 10:19 AM (XvL8K)
164
Would hang!
Posted by: zombie Michael Jackson at May 11, 2026 10:19 AM (vFG9F)
165
Short Hills and Irvington are both sort of suburbs of Newark, and very, very different!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 11, 2026 10:16 AM (iERP6)
One of them doesn't have baseball caps. lol
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 11, 2026 10:16 AM (iERP6)
One of them doesn't have baseball caps. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 11, 2026 10:20 AM (snZF9)
166
I thought backwards ball caps was an 'Operator' affectation? High speed, low drag guys. Or wannabes.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 10:18 AM (bss/y)
https://is.gd/bjvXwG
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 10:18 AM (bss/y)
https://is.gd/bjvXwG
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 10:20 AM (Zz0t1)
167
Just saw a story float by that the Dems in VA are considering removing their SC judges so they can now pack the court and then re-litigate
____________
"I want to return these judges. They don't work correctly." - VA Karen
Just saw a story float by that the Dems in VA are considering removing their SC judges so they can now pack the court and then re-litigate
____________
"I want to return these judges. They don't work correctly." - VA Karen
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 10:20 AM (HdYcL)
168
Mrs. Erika Kirk just dropped pure truth at Hillsdale College:
Young Americans, get married and raise families.
To the men: You are called to provide, lead, and anchor your families in strength and consistency.
To the women: You are called to nurture, build, and shape lives with wisdom and endurance.
Young Americans, get married and raise families.
To the men: You are called to provide, lead, and anchor your families in strength and consistency.
To the women: You are called to nurture, build, and shape lives with wisdom and endurance.
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 11, 2026 10:21 AM (/+uur)
169
Who takes care of the caretaker's daughter
While the caretaker's busy taking care?
Careful
Gee oh gosh oh gee
That's really what worries me
I see
I know the caretaker
He must take care
While he's taking care
She's alone somewhere
But who takes care of the caretaker's daughter
While the caretaker's busy taking care?
While the caretaker's busy taking care?
Careful
Gee oh gosh oh gee
That's really what worries me
I see
I know the caretaker
He must take care
While he's taking care
She's alone somewhere
But who takes care of the caretaker's daughter
While the caretaker's busy taking care?
Posted by: Bobby Darin and Johnny Mercer at May 11, 2026 10:21 AM (2Ez/1)
170
Ok, here is the thing: almost any interaction with young people has been made horrifically radioactive these days.
Stuff like Scouts (or I guess shooting and hunting these days) allow/ed men to interact with kids in a positive, role model kind of way. But even scouts got subverted.
Stuff like Scouts (or I guess shooting and hunting these days) allow/ed men to interact with kids in a positive, role model kind of way. But even scouts got subverted.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 10:21 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 11, 2026 10:21 AM (/+uur)
172
https://is.gd/bjvXwG
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 10:20 AM (Zz0t1)
LOL. Yeah.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 10:20 AM (Zz0t1)
LOL. Yeah.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 10:22 AM (bss/y)
173
I can think of 2 reasons to wear a ballcap backwards
to wear a catcher's mask
you're bent over a car engine or something, close-up work, and you turn the hat around so it doesn't bump into something
to wear a catcher's mask
you're bent over a car engine or something, close-up work, and you turn the hat around so it doesn't bump into something
Posted by: Don Black at May 11, 2026 10:22 AM (ZxPkt)
174
Hello fellow Music Lovers!
Posted by: Benny Mardones at May 11, 2026 10:22 AM (n9eFH)
175
And I apologize for dragging my story into this thread, but I find as I am approaching 70 that I have a keen desire to outlive that prick.
I have the same disdain for doctors like Richard Levine (the Quaker Oats tranny) who groom and encourage underaged children to embrace a delusion. A visceral, but real hatred for a practice more vile in some ways than pedophilia.
I have the same disdain for doctors like Richard Levine (the Quaker Oats tranny) who groom and encourage underaged children to embrace a delusion. A visceral, but real hatred for a practice more vile in some ways than pedophilia.
Posted by: muldoon at May 11, 2026 10:23 AM (I0N4X)
176
164 Would hang!
Posted by: zombie Michael Jackson at May 11, 2026 10:19 AM (vFG9F)
Indeed, But I wouldn't hang it myself.
Posted by: zombie Michael Jackson at May 11, 2026 10:19 AM (vFG9F)
Indeed, But I wouldn't hang it myself.
Posted by: Zombie Jeffrey Epstein at May 11, 2026 10:23 AM (ynpvh)
177
Stuff like Scouts (or I guess shooting and hunting these days) allow/ed men to interact with kids in a positive, role model kind of way. But even scouts got subverted.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 10:21 AM (bss/y)
______________
How many devout Catholic parents would encourage their son to pursue a Vocation considering many seminaries are pestholes of sodomy?
Stuff like Scouts (or I guess shooting and hunting these days) allow/ed men to interact with kids in a positive, role model kind of way. But even scouts got subverted.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 10:21 AM (bss/y)
______________
How many devout Catholic parents would encourage their son to pursue a Vocation considering many seminaries are pestholes of sodomy?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 10:24 AM (HdYcL)
178
158 I always wondered about men who insist on coaching little girls sports.
Maybe the women coaches suck? The one coaching the granddaughter's team is a clueless, DEI pushing Karen. But for some reason no male wants the job even though they'd be light years better than that nag.
Posted by: Martini Farmer
I coach many teams in many sports for all 3 of my kids, 2 sons and a daughter. And when my kids moved on to high school, the grade school asked me to stick around and coach for teams (boys and girls teams) that NO ONE was willing to step up and coach. So I did.
Maybe the women coaches suck? The one coaching the granddaughter's team is a clueless, DEI pushing Karen. But for some reason no male wants the job even though they'd be light years better than that nag.
Posted by: Martini Farmer
I coach many teams in many sports for all 3 of my kids, 2 sons and a daughter. And when my kids moved on to high school, the grade school asked me to stick around and coach for teams (boys and girls teams) that NO ONE was willing to step up and coach. So I did.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 11, 2026 10:24 AM (Dv3i1)
179
YOU CAN'T RULE AGAINST DEMOCRATS ON STOLEN LAND
Posted by: Bad Andrew at May 11, 2026 10:24 AM (DgMqy)
180
to wear a catcher's mask
you're bent over a car engine or something, close-up work, and you turn the hat around so it doesn't bump into something
Posted by: Don Black at May 11, 2026 10:22 AM (ZxPkt)
I can understand when shooting a rifle and you do not want to set the cap down.
you're bent over a car engine or something, close-up work, and you turn the hat around so it doesn't bump into something
Posted by: Don Black at May 11, 2026 10:22 AM (ZxPkt)
I can understand when shooting a rifle and you do not want to set the cap down.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 10:24 AM (bss/y)
181
158 I always wondered about men who insist on coaching little girls sports.
Maybe the women coaches suck? The one coaching the granddaughter's team is a clueless, DEI pushing Karen. But for some reason no male wants the job even though they'd be light years better than that nag.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 11, 2026 10:17 AM (jehhT)
I can’t imagine why a male coach would not want anything to do with coaching girls. Maybe it’s just me.
Maybe the women coaches suck? The one coaching the granddaughter's team is a clueless, DEI pushing Karen. But for some reason no male wants the job even though they'd be light years better than that nag.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 11, 2026 10:17 AM (jehhT)
I can’t imagine why a male coach would not want anything to do with coaching girls. Maybe it’s just me.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 10:24 AM (uxCHZ)
182
How many devout Catholic parents would encourage their son to pursue a Vocation considering many seminaries are pestholes of sodomy?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 10:24 AM (HdYcL)
This is true. My best friend became friends with his parish priest (SSPX guy) and that guy said that it was bad in the seminary he went to.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 10:24 AM (HdYcL)
This is true. My best friend became friends with his parish priest (SSPX guy) and that guy said that it was bad in the seminary he went to.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 10:25 AM (bss/y)
183
150 Just saw a story float by that the Dems in VA are considering removing their SC judges so they can now pack the court and then re-litigate
The method they are considering is a mandated retirement age of...54.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 10:14 AM (sKqQm)
Thing is, who's going to stop them? This is the Democrat operating principle. Only principle they have, btw.
The method they are considering is a mandated retirement age of...54.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 10:14 AM (sKqQm)
Thing is, who's going to stop them? This is the Democrat operating principle. Only principle they have, btw.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at May 11, 2026 10:26 AM (QaH55)
184
don't be this guy
https://tinyurl.com/2nue6c42
https://tinyurl.com/2nue6c42
Posted by: Don Black at May 11, 2026 10:27 AM (ZxPkt)
185
And I apologize for dragging my story into this thread, but I find as I am approaching 70 that I have a keen desire to outlive that prick.
Posted by: muldoon at May 11, 2026 10:23 AM (I0N4X)
All good, man.
Vent anytime. I can't even imagine being saddled with that.
Posted by: muldoon at May 11, 2026 10:23 AM (I0N4X)
All good, man.
Vent anytime. I can't even imagine being saddled with that.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 10:27 AM (Zz0t1)
186
184 don't be this guy
https://tinyurl.com/2nue6c42
Posted by: Don Black at May 11, 2026 10:27 AM (ZxPkt)
You know another thing that annoys me: the flat brim. Just perfectly flat. It annoys me.
That was always a thing with a ball cap was getting the curvature just right so it matched your head.
https://tinyurl.com/2nue6c42
Posted by: Don Black at May 11, 2026 10:27 AM (ZxPkt)
You know another thing that annoys me: the flat brim. Just perfectly flat. It annoys me.
That was always a thing with a ball cap was getting the curvature just right so it matched your head.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 10:28 AM (bss/y)
187
don't be this guy
https://tinyurl.com/2nue6c42
Posted by: Don Black at May 11, 2026 10:27 AM (ZxPkt)
Suburban Ranger.
https://youtu.be/i_3pUDEIvww
https://tinyurl.com/2nue6c42
Posted by: Don Black at May 11, 2026 10:27 AM (ZxPkt)
Suburban Ranger.
https://youtu.be/i_3pUDEIvww
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 10:28 AM (Zz0t1)
188
Thing is, who's going to stop them? This is the Democrat operating principle. Only principle they have, btw.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder
I'm guessing that changing the retirement age for Va SC judges requires a constitutional amendment, for which they have to first go through a general election before the amendment can be voted on, and that the same 4-3 split will occur if they try to bypass this rule.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder
I'm guessing that changing the retirement age for Va SC judges requires a constitutional amendment, for which they have to first go through a general election before the amendment can be voted on, and that the same 4-3 split will occur if they try to bypass this rule.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 11, 2026 10:29 AM (Dv3i1)
189
Would not paint on the side of my Free Candy van.
Posted by: toby928(c) at May 11, 2026 10:29 AM (4NO2D)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 11, 2026 10:29 AM (ndZc7)
191
So you know what the current conspiracy on the left is?
The one that will be "very serious allegations" and "requires Congressional hearings" soon?
Here:
The downed pilots in Iran is a cover-up. The real reason they were shot down was they were part of a failed raid on Ishtar.
This is going to be their new "Russian Collusion!" pitch for the midterms.
And they're going to back-fill every bit of negative news against the US re: Iran into the story to support it.
And even some here will be like, "we at least deserve to know the truth--even if the Dems are lying!!"
Because you can't have a good op without agents of FUD pretending to be on your side ....
If we can, just kinda preemptively tell them to go back to jerking off over "the Epstein files are going to bring down teh world elite!!" and leave the adults alone.
The one that will be "very serious allegations" and "requires Congressional hearings" soon?
Here:
The downed pilots in Iran is a cover-up. The real reason they were shot down was they were part of a failed raid on Ishtar.
This is going to be their new "Russian Collusion!" pitch for the midterms.
And they're going to back-fill every bit of negative news against the US re: Iran into the story to support it.
And even some here will be like, "we at least deserve to know the truth--even if the Dems are lying!!"
Because you can't have a good op without agents of FUD pretending to be on your side ....
If we can, just kinda preemptively tell them to go back to jerking off over "the Epstein files are going to bring down teh world elite!!" and leave the adults alone.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 11, 2026 10:29 AM (MtSIY)
192
You know another thing that annoys me: the flat brim. Just perfectly flat. It annoys me.
That was always a thing with a ball cap was getting the curvature just right so it matched your head.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 10:28 AM (bss/y)
*fistbump*
That was always a thing with a ball cap was getting the curvature just right so it matched your head.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 10:28 AM (bss/y)
*fistbump*
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 10:30 AM (Zz0t1)
193
189 Would not paint on the side of my Free Candy van.
Posted by: toby928(c) at May 11, 2026 10:29 AM (4NO2D)
Kind of gives the game away.
Lol. This is a good point, if you can't paint it on the side of a van, is it acceptable art?
Posted by: toby928(c) at May 11, 2026 10:29 AM (4NO2D)
Kind of gives the game away.
Lol. This is a good point, if you can't paint it on the side of a van, is it acceptable art?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 10:30 AM (bss/y)
194
The only time I wear a ball cap backwards is if it gets in the way of the rear sight on my rifle. Anything else is foolish affectation although not a stupid as the ball cap bill going sideways that was a popular urban thing some years ago. (Is that still a 'thing'?)
Posted by: JTB at May 11, 2026 10:31 AM (yTvNw)
195
Watch, CBD is going to do a Three Wolf Moon sometime.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 10:31 AM (bss/y)
196
That was always a thing with a ball cap was getting the curvature just right so it matched your head.
Flat bill is bad.
Curving bill by bending it incessantly after purchase = good.
Flat bill is bad.
Curving bill by bending it incessantly after purchase = good.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at May 11, 2026 10:31 AM (DgMqy)
197
Damn right wing radical extremist!
LA Mayoral Hopeful Spencer Pratt Is the Anti-Mamdani, Supports Poopless, Stab-Free Public Transportation
LA Mayoral Hopeful Spencer Pratt Is the Anti-Mamdani, Supports Poopless, Stab-Free Public Transportation
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 11, 2026 10:32 AM (ndZc7)
198
Neil Diamond was known as Neil Coal, until the pressure got to him.
Posted by: Zales Outlet at May 11, 2026 10:32 AM (oftw2)
199
194 The only time I wear a ball cap backwards is if it gets in the way of the rear sight on my rifle. Anything else is foolish affectation although not a stupid as the ball cap bill going sideways that was a popular urban thing some years ago. (Is that still a 'thing'?)
Posted by: JTB at May 11, 2026 10:31 AM (yTvNw)
I think the flat brim has replaced that one.
Posted by: JTB at May 11, 2026 10:31 AM (yTvNw)
I think the flat brim has replaced that one.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 10:32 AM (bss/y)
200
Hunger.
I was thinking about this the other day and it does not seem to be a thing for girls. When you are 16 as a guy, it is like there is a black hole inside you. Like you are hollowed out. You are riffling through your parents cupboards looking for stuff to eat. I have never experienced that kind of hunger after about 20 or so.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 10:05 AM (bss/y)
Truth.
Check out Big Lou’s Pizza in San Antonio. If I were to go there as a 16-17 year old boy those pizzas would be GONE. And they are upwards of 42 inches in diameter. Had I gone up to The Big Texan at that age I would have killed the 72 oz steak challenge with no problem - then be hungry again an hour later. It was insane.
True story: when 14, before assuming my glorious height now, I went through 18 loaves of bread in one month.
I was thinking about this the other day and it does not seem to be a thing for girls. When you are 16 as a guy, it is like there is a black hole inside you. Like you are hollowed out. You are riffling through your parents cupboards looking for stuff to eat. I have never experienced that kind of hunger after about 20 or so.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 10:05 AM (bss/y)
Truth.
Check out Big Lou’s Pizza in San Antonio. If I were to go there as a 16-17 year old boy those pizzas would be GONE. And they are upwards of 42 inches in diameter. Had I gone up to The Big Texan at that age I would have killed the 72 oz steak challenge with no problem - then be hungry again an hour later. It was insane.
True story: when 14, before assuming my glorious height now, I went through 18 loaves of bread in one month.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 10:32 AM (uxCHZ)
201
Renoir is best known for his group and crowd scenes. I think his best work is floral still life paintings, vibrant and restful.
Posted by: JTB at May 11, 2026 10:32 AM (yTvNw)
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Curving bill by bending it incessantly after purchase = good.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at May 11, 2026 10:31 AM (DgMqy)
One used to take a new ball cap and wrap the bill around a baseball and rubber band it for a week before wearing in public.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at May 11, 2026 10:31 AM (DgMqy)
One used to take a new ball cap and wrap the bill around a baseball and rubber band it for a week before wearing in public.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 10:33 AM (Zz0t1)
203
"One used to take a new ball cap and wrap the bill around a baseball and rubber band it for a week before wearing in public."
LOVE
LOVE
Posted by: Bad Andrew at May 11, 2026 10:33 AM (DgMqy)
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Just saw a story float by that the Dems in VA are considering removing their SC judges so they can now pack the court and then re-litigate
The method they are considering is a mandated retirement age of...54.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 10:14 AM
and only good until 2030, I am sure.
The method they are considering is a mandated retirement age of...54.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 10:14 AM
and only good until 2030, I am sure.
Posted by: toby928(c) at May 11, 2026 10:34 AM (4NO2D)
205
Teenage boys will eat anything not nailed down. Then one day, the body will say, "That's it! Party's over."
Teenage boys will eat anything not nailed down. Then one day, the body will say, "That's it! Party's over."
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 10:34 AM (HdYcL)
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Posted by: Bobby Darin and Johnny Mercer at May 11, 2026 10:21 AM (2Ez/1)
I love that album. You can tell the two were having a blast together.
I love that album. You can tell the two were having a blast together.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 11, 2026 10:34 AM (qRla/)
207
The Nazi stormtroopers should've worn their helmets backwards. Then they'd've been cool.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 11, 2026 10:35 AM (ndZc7)
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207 The Nazi stormtroopers should've worn their helmets backwards. Then they'd've been cool.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 11, 2026 10:35 AM (ndZc7)
With a stahlhelm (sp?), then you wouldn't have been able to see.
The British would have been fine.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 11, 2026 10:35 AM (ndZc7)
With a stahlhelm (sp?), then you wouldn't have been able to see.
The British would have been fine.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 10:36 AM (bss/y)
209
I'm guessing that changing the retirement age for Va SC judges requires a constitutional amendment, for which they have to first go through a general election before the amendment can be voted on, and that the same 4-3 split will occur if they try to bypass this rule.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 11, 2026 10:29 AM (Dv3i1)
Far as I know, the state legislature has the prerogative. So much for separation of powers and co-equal and all that stuff that just gets in the way of democracy.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 11, 2026 10:29 AM (Dv3i1)
Far as I know, the state legislature has the prerogative. So much for separation of powers and co-equal and all that stuff that just gets in the way of democracy.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at May 11, 2026 10:36 AM (QaH55)
210
You know another thing that annoys me: the flat brim. Just perfectly flat. It annoys me.
That was always a thing with a ball cap was getting the curvature just right so it matched your head.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 10:28 AM
++!+
Yep.
That was always a thing with a ball cap was getting the curvature just right so it matched your head.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 10:28 AM
++!+
Yep.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 11, 2026 10:37 AM (2Ez/1)
211
198 Neil Diamond was known as Neil Coal, until the pressure got to him.
Posted by: Zales Outlet at May 11, 2026 10:32 AM (oftw2)
Absolute Coal, because there can't be any Gemeralds for the Cobson'zellig.
--The Sharty
Posted by: Zales Outlet at May 11, 2026 10:32 AM (oftw2)
Absolute Coal, because there can't be any Gemeralds for the Cobson'zellig.
--The Sharty
Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 10:39 AM (iXqHn)
212
Make pickelhaubs great again!
Posted by: Col. W. Klink at May 11, 2026 10:39 AM (wVcYX)
213
That old time religion.
Senator invites AOC to speak at MLK's church about how Republicans are racist
Senator invites AOC to speak at MLK's church about how Republicans are racist
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 11, 2026 10:39 AM (ndZc7)
214
Just wanted to share something amusing which I heard on the WOR 710 conservative radio with Mark Simone. People were taking about the possibility of aliens and Mark said, "Let them come. Let Tom Homan take care of them." I laughed
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 11, 2026 10:39 AM (EQmpy)
215
True story: when 14, before assuming my glorious height now, I went through 18 loaves of bread in one month.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 10:32 AM (uxCHZ)
I would take half a loaf, put catsup and cheese in between each slice and smash it down.
I think my mom uttered the words "didn't I just by bread?" daily.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 10:32 AM (uxCHZ)
I would take half a loaf, put catsup and cheese in between each slice and smash it down.
I think my mom uttered the words "didn't I just by bread?" daily.
Posted by: Reforger at May 11, 2026 10:40 AM (ZFqKB)
216
Wouldn't this be considered 'child molestation' in a court of law?
Posted by: Dr_No at May 11, 2026 10:40 AM (ayRl+)
217
Golf should be played wearing a fedora.
Posted by: toby928(c) at May 11, 2026 10:40 AM (4NO2D)
218
Senator invites AOC to speak at MLK's church about how Republicans are racist
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 11, 2026 10:39 AM (ndZc7)
This would call for revoking any 501c tax exemption, no?
Senator invites AOC to speak at MLK's church about how Republicans are racist
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 11, 2026 10:39 AM (ndZc7)
This would call for revoking any 501c tax exemption, no?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 10:40 AM (Zz0t1)
219
2. I made the mistake of googling ‘young girl bathing’ to get more info on the painting. BIG MISTAKE. You don’t want to know what that search pulled. I’m probably now on some pedophile watch list. Fuck.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 11, 2026 09:37 AM (Sl96E)
Let me just get out my binoculars so I can.. 'watch'.
/checks list
Oooh, a new name!
/licks lips
Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 11, 2026 09:37 AM (Sl96E)
Let me just get out my binoculars so I can.. 'watch'.
/checks list
Oooh, a new name!
/licks lips
Posted by: Bubba the Paedophilephile at May 11, 2026 10:40 AM (Sy6m/)
220
So it's a hat thread?
Posted by: Just got here at May 11, 2026 10:40 AM (2Ez/1)
221
217 Golf should be played wearing a fedora.
Posted by: toby928(c) at May 11, 2026 10:40 AM (4NO2D)
Nah, just a Streaker trenchcoat and a speedo.
Posted by: toby928(c) at May 11, 2026 10:40 AM (4NO2D)
Nah, just a Streaker trenchcoat and a speedo.
Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 10:41 AM (iXqHn)
222
Damn I posted about 10 comments before I realized my WiFi hash is banned.
They were all insightful by the way.
They were all insightful by the way.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 10:41 AM (52qkP)
223
Damn voters!
British PM says his opponents are "very dangerous" after his party lost last week's election
British PM says his opponents are "very dangerous" after his party lost last week's election
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 11, 2026 10:41 AM (ndZc7)
224
Damn I posted about 10 comments before I realized my WiFi hash is banned.
They were all insightful by the way.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 10:41 AM (52qkP)
The last one was about the 'tall golf hat,' right?
I thought I saw a comment disappear.
They were all insightful by the way.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 10:41 AM (52qkP)
The last one was about the 'tall golf hat,' right?
I thought I saw a comment disappear.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 10:42 AM (Zz0t1)
225
Damn voters!
British PM says his opponents are "very dangerous" after his party lost last week's election
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 11, 2026 10:41 AM (ndZc7)
The peasants are revolting!
British PM says his opponents are "very dangerous" after his party lost last week's election
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 11, 2026 10:41 AM (ndZc7)
The peasants are revolting!
Posted by: British PM at May 11, 2026 10:42 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 10:42 AM (52qkP)
227
When I lived in Newark I used to shop at the Short Hills Mall. I hope it still exists.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 11, 2026 10:42 AM (RIvkX)
228
Damn voters!
British PM says his opponents are "very dangerous" after his party lost last week's election
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 11, 2026 10:41 AM (ndZc7)
I'm starting to think all those saying Starmer was going to resign haven't been paying attention.
British PM says his opponents are "very dangerous" after his party lost last week's election
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 11, 2026 10:41 AM (ndZc7)
I'm starting to think all those saying Starmer was going to resign haven't been paying attention.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 10:43 AM (Zz0t1)
229
Just saw a story float by that the Dems in VA are considering removing their SC judges so they can now pack the court and then re-litigate
If ever there is a line in the sand, this would be real close to going over it.
If ever there is a line in the sand, this would be real close to going over it.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 11, 2026 10:43 AM (2WIwB)
230
Would not hang.
She is a child and this pic should be taken off the site.
She is a child and this pic should be taken off the site.
Posted by: The Man from Athens at May 11, 2026 10:43 AM (cnePD)
231
Golf should be played wearing a fedora.
Posted by: toby928(c) at May 11, 2026 10:40 AM (4NO2D)
___________
Chi-Chi Rodriguez says a panama.
Golf should be played wearing a fedora.
Posted by: toby928(c) at May 11, 2026 10:40 AM (4NO2D)
___________
Chi-Chi Rodriguez says a panama.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 10:43 AM (HdYcL)
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The peasants are revolting!
Posted by: British PM at May 11, 2026 10:42 AM (wVcYX)
The King is a fink!
The peasants are revolting!
Posted by: British PM at May 11, 2026 10:42 AM (wVcYX)
The King is a fink!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 10:43 AM (Zz0t1)
233
Damn voters!
British PM says his opponents are "very dangerous" after his party lost last week's election
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 11, 2026 10:41 AM (ndZc7)
The peasants are revolting!
Posted by: British PM
They stink! On ice!
Posted by: Mel Brooks
British PM says his opponents are "very dangerous" after his party lost last week's election
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 11, 2026 10:41 AM (ndZc7)
The peasants are revolting!
Posted by: British PM
They stink! On ice!
Posted by: Mel Brooks
Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 10:43 AM (S838b)
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And this guy who writes on "weird" ( his word not mine) things in Catholicism ( He's RC) has quite an interesting article on aliens and RC:
https://tinyurl.com/465x3xbn
https://tinyurl.com/465x3xbn
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 11, 2026 10:43 AM (EQmpy)
235
>>>I love the colors, but the subject is odd, and on the edge of being faintly disturbing.
She looks like a nymphette.
She looks like a nymphette.
Posted by: m at May 11, 2026 10:43 AM (RtN13)
236
Curved brim is late 80s to early aughts. Strait brim then took hold amongst the rappers, and expanded from there.
Posted by: Paulie Walnuts at May 11, 2026 10:43 AM (XvL8K)
237
Golf should be played wearing a fedora.
Posted by: toby928(c) at May 11, 2026 10:40 AM (4NO2D)
___________
Chi-Chi Rodriguez says a panama.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 10:43 AM (HdYcL)
Pikers.
Posted by: toby928(c) at May 11, 2026 10:40 AM (4NO2D)
___________
Chi-Chi Rodriguez says a panama.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 10:43 AM (HdYcL)
Pikers.
Posted by: Jesper Parnevik at May 11, 2026 10:44 AM (Zz0t1)
238
Actually, the quote from the movie is "The people are revolting."
Posted by: Wesley Crusher at May 11, 2026 10:44 AM (n9eFH)
239
Just saw a story float by that the Dems in VA are considering removing their SC judges so they can now pack the court and then re-litigate
PSA: THAT is the face of fascism.
PSA: THAT is the face of fascism.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 10:44 AM (S838b)
240
British PM says his opponents are "very dangerous" after his party lost last week's election
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy
___________
His very dangerous opponents are now most of the electorate.
British PM says his opponents are "very dangerous" after his party lost last week's election
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy
___________
His very dangerous opponents are now most of the electorate.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 10:44 AM (HdYcL)
241
189 Would not paint on the side of my Free Candy van.
Posted by: toby928(c) at May 11, 2026 10:29 AM (4NO2D)
Of course not. It belongs inside the free candy van, rendered in a glorious velvet, to cover a porthole/style window.
Posted by: toby928(c) at May 11, 2026 10:29 AM (4NO2D)
Of course not. It belongs inside the free candy van, rendered in a glorious velvet, to cover a porthole/style window.
Posted by: The Candy Isn't Really Free at May 11, 2026 10:44 AM (P5/W7)
242
Golf should be played wearing a fedora.
Posted by: toby928(c)
Didja see this golf shot?
https://tinyurl.com/5mtdj2p7
Posted by: toby928(c)
Didja see this golf shot?
https://tinyurl.com/5mtdj2p7
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 11, 2026 10:44 AM (ndZc7)
243
Curved brim is late 80s to early aughts. Strait brim then took hold amongst the rappers, and expanded from there.
Posted by: Paulie Walnuts at May 11, 2026 10:43 AM
Because it's not an actual hat but rather a affectation.
Posted by: Paulie Walnuts at May 11, 2026 10:43 AM
Because it's not an actual hat but rather a affectation.
Posted by: toby928(c) at May 11, 2026 10:44 AM (4NO2D)
244
I feel a song coming on.
Posted by: Gary Puckett & The Union Gap at May 11, 2026 09:40 AM (wVcYX)
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Same here, man.
Posted by: Sting
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Uh,,,
Posted by: Gary Puckett & The Union Gap at May 11, 2026 09:40 AM (wVcYX)
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Same here, man.
Posted by: Sting
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Uh,,,
Posted by: Sam Cooke at May 11, 2026 10:44 AM (XeU6L)
245
There was a time when just about every man everywhere wore some kind of hat. A friend of mine likes to say the reason for the steep drop off in the popularity of men's haberdashery was due to JFK and the fact he didn't routinely wear a hat.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 11, 2026 10:45 AM (2Ez/1)
246
British PM says his opponents are "very dangerous" after his party lost last week's election
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 11, 2026 10:41 AM (ndZc7)
Seems to be a theme among the globalists. Get beat in the election, double down on the rhetoric.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 11, 2026 10:41 AM (ndZc7)
Seems to be a theme among the globalists. Get beat in the election, double down on the rhetoric.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 11, 2026 10:45 AM (2WIwB)
247
If ever there is a line in the sand, this would be real close to going over it.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 11, 2026 10:43 AM
And I'm sure the judges are just thrilled by this possibility including the ones who voted against what they just did.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 11, 2026 10:43 AM
And I'm sure the judges are just thrilled by this possibility including the ones who voted against what they just did.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 11, 2026 10:46 AM (EQmpy)
248
I would take half a loaf, put catsup and cheese in between each slice and smash it down.
I think my mom uttered the words "didn't I just by bread?" daily.
Posted by: Reforger at May 11, 2026 10:40 AM (ZFqKB)
===
My mom was complaining just a few days ago about a lasagna my friends ate out of our fridge in 1975.
I think my mom uttered the words "didn't I just by bread?" daily.
Posted by: Reforger at May 11, 2026 10:40 AM (ZFqKB)
===
My mom was complaining just a few days ago about a lasagna my friends ate out of our fridge in 1975.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 11, 2026 10:46 AM (RIvkX)
249
One disappeared comment was my opinion that all Federal positions, elected or appointed should have a mandatory retirement age of 72. No more 80 year old Senators , Reps and SCJ. You can serve out your term if elected prior to turning 72.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 10:47 AM (52qkP)
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A friend of mine likes to say the reason for the steep drop off in the popularity of men's haberdashery was due to JFK and the fact he didn't routinely wear a hat.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 11, 2026 10:45 AM (2Ez/1)
____________
I read somewhere that hats among men had been in decline well before that.
A friend of mine likes to say the reason for the steep drop off in the popularity of men's haberdashery was due to JFK and the fact he didn't routinely wear a hat.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 11, 2026 10:45 AM (2Ez/1)
____________
I read somewhere that hats among men had been in decline well before that.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 10:47 AM (HdYcL)
Posted by: Will Robinson at May 11, 2026 10:47 AM (zBgIx)
252
"Looks a little too old for me." -Roman Polanski.
Posted by: NR Pax at May 11, 2026 10:48 AM (99eI0)
253
127. Muldoon, sometimes you just fall by chance into the general operating area of a complete sicko. I feel for you. Sincerely hope that you learn yours has been dead and gone for quite some time.
Posted by: From about That Time at May 11, 2026 10:48 AM (sl73Y)
254
Actually, the quote from the movie is "The people are revolting."
Posted by: Wesley Crusher
Shut up Wesley.
History of the World Part 1:
Quote:
Count De Monet - Sir, the peasants are revolting!
King Louis - You said it. They stink on ice.
Madame Defarge - We don't even have a language! Just a stupid accent!
Peasant Man - Yeah she's right. We all sound like Maurice Chevalier. Honh, honh, honh.
Madame Defarge - Let us end this meeting on a high note. Eeeeeeee!
Posted by: Wesley Crusher
Shut up Wesley.
History of the World Part 1:
Quote:
Count De Monet - Sir, the peasants are revolting!
King Louis - You said it. They stink on ice.
Madame Defarge - We don't even have a language! Just a stupid accent!
Peasant Man - Yeah she's right. We all sound like Maurice Chevalier. Honh, honh, honh.
Madame Defarge - Let us end this meeting on a high note. Eeeeeeee!
Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 10:48 AM (S838b)
255
214 Just wanted to share something amusing which I heard on the WOR 710 conservative radio with Mark Simone. People were taking about the possibility of aliens and Mark said, "Let them come. Let Tom Homan take care of them." I laughed
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 11, 2026 10:39 AM (EQmpy)
Simone is great.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 11, 2026 10:39 AM (EQmpy)
Simone is great.
Posted by: Joemarine at May 11, 2026 10:48 AM (y171U)
256
I made the mistake of googling ‘young girl bathing’ to get more info on the painting. BIG MISTAKE. You don’t want to know what that search pulled. I’m probably now on some pedophile watch list. Fuck.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 11, 2026 09:37 AM (Sl96E)
In this case, include 'renoir' in the search terms, but you are still going to get a lot of... questionable content.
This is why for those types of searches (one of the reasons) I always include 'busty' in the search line. It has a tendency both to get the kind of ladies I like, but also filter out (some/most) of the shit.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 11, 2026 09:37 AM (Sl96E)
In this case, include 'renoir' in the search terms, but you are still going to get a lot of... questionable content.
This is why for those types of searches (one of the reasons) I always include 'busty' in the search line. It has a tendency both to get the kind of ladies I like, but also filter out (some/most) of the shit.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 10:48 AM (bss/y)
257
One disappeared comment was my opinion that all Federal positions, elected or appointed should have a mandatory retirement age of 72.
Mandatory mental and physical checks need to be part of the bargain as well.
Mandatory mental and physical checks need to be part of the bargain as well.
Posted by: NR Pax at May 11, 2026 10:48 AM (99eI0)
258
A friend of mine likes to say the reason for the steep drop off in the popularity of men's haberdashery was due to JFK and the fact he didn't routinely wear a hat.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty
____________
I can't recall a single photo of Eisenhower in a hat. Or even Truman or FDR for that matter.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty
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I can't recall a single photo of Eisenhower in a hat. Or even Truman or FDR for that matter.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 11, 2026 10:49 AM (XvL8K)
259
Would not paint on the side of my Free Candy van.
Posted by: toby928(c) at May 11, 2026 10:29 AM (4NO2D)
Of course not. It belongs inside the free candy van, rendered in a glorious velvet, to cover a porthole/style window.
Posted by: The Candy Isn't Really Free
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Van?
Black sedan, dude.
Posted by: toby928(c) at May 11, 2026 10:29 AM (4NO2D)
Of course not. It belongs inside the free candy van, rendered in a glorious velvet, to cover a porthole/style window.
Posted by: The Candy Isn't Really Free
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Van?
Black sedan, dude.
Posted by: Ides of March at May 11, 2026 10:49 AM (XeU6L)
260
How many Morons just got reported to HR...
Posted by: t-bird at May 11, 2026 10:49 AM (5+3vm)
261
I can't recall a single photo of Eisenhower in a hat. Or even Truman or FDR for that matter.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 11, 2026 10:49 AM (XvL8K)
There are a number of them. Though I can't recall Eisenhower in a civilian hat.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 11, 2026 10:49 AM (XvL8K)
There are a number of them. Though I can't recall Eisenhower in a civilian hat.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 10:51 AM (52qkP)
262
There was a time when just about every man everywhere wore some kind of hat. A friend of mine likes to say the reason for the steep drop off in the popularity of men's haberdashery was due to JFK and the fact he didn't routinely wear a hat.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty
If not a Stetson, then I'd like an Indiana Jones Fedora. Not a Sinatra Trilby.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty
If not a Stetson, then I'd like an Indiana Jones Fedora. Not a Sinatra Trilby.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 10:51 AM (S838b)
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There was a time when just about every man everywhere wore some kind of hat. A friend of mine likes to say the reason for the steep drop off in the popularity of men's haberdashery was due to JFK and the fact he didn't routinely wear a hat.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 11, 2026 10:45 AM (2Ez/1)
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I feel weird going outside without a hat. Like I'm naked somehow.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 11, 2026 10:45 AM (2Ez/1)
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I feel weird going outside without a hat. Like I'm naked somehow.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 11, 2026 10:51 AM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Diogenes at May 11, 2026 10:53 AM (2WIwB)
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I feel a song coming on.
Posted by: Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
I could definitely see myself taking her Into the Night...
Posted by: Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
I could definitely see myself taking her Into the Night...
Posted by: Benny Mardones at May 11, 2026 10:53 AM (TmQh+)
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It's for the birds!
Hantavirus-Stricken Cruise Ship Anchors in Canary Islands Following Deadly Outbreak – Passengers Begin to Disembark
Hantavirus-Stricken Cruise Ship Anchors in Canary Islands Following Deadly Outbreak – Passengers Begin to Disembark
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 11, 2026 10:53 AM (ndZc7)
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If not a Stetson, then I'd like an Indiana Jones Fedora. Not a Sinatra Trilby.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 10:51 AM (S838b)
Yeah. Fedora, stetsons, Indiana Jones (which has a wider brim than a standard fedora (any hat 'rons among us to explain?) Baseball caps.
Do not like:
Straw boaters. Porkpie hats. Newsie caps. Trilbys.
If not a Stetson, then I'd like an Indiana Jones Fedora. Not a Sinatra Trilby.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 10:51 AM (S838b)
Yeah. Fedora, stetsons, Indiana Jones (which has a wider brim than a standard fedora (any hat 'rons among us to explain?) Baseball caps.
Do not like:
Straw boaters. Porkpie hats. Newsie caps. Trilbys.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 10:55 AM (bss/y)
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The method they are considering is a mandated retirement age of...54.
Never trust anyone over 30.
The method they are considering is a mandated retirement age of...54.
Never trust anyone over 30.
Posted by: Dirty hippie at May 11, 2026 10:55 AM (Cqx++)
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Ike wore hats
https://tinyurl.com/yru2burj
https://tinyurl.com/yru2burj
Posted by: Don Black at May 11, 2026 10:55 AM (ZxPkt)
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I do not think classic paintings are supposed to be enlarged or scaled.
Posted by: mossomo at May 11, 2026 10:56 AM (pky95)
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Posted by: From about That Time at May 11, 2026 10:48 AM (sl73Y)
Dick move dude. Even if not intended that way, you come off as an asshole.
Dick move dude. Even if not intended that way, you come off as an asshole.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 10:56 AM (bss/y)
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Other than the severe case of varicose veins all over her (he tried to use a light blue, apparently, to create shadow, maybe?) I think it's pretty good.
The figure is done well, though the girl could use some posture help, and pretty in a subtly different way. The background is intended to give you the feel of a grotto or a pool in a thicket, maybe. It's somewhere shady, not out in bright sun.
The figure is done well, though the girl could use some posture help, and pretty in a subtly different way. The background is intended to give you the feel of a grotto or a pool in a thicket, maybe. It's somewhere shady, not out in bright sun.
Posted by: GWB at May 11, 2026 10:56 AM (kU0PQ)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 10:56 AM (HdYcL)
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The method they are considering is a mandated retirement age of...54.
Never trust anyone over 30.
Posted by: Dirty hippie at May 11, 2026 10:55 AM (Cqx++)
Over 30?
The method they are considering is a mandated retirement age of...54.
Never trust anyone over 30.
Posted by: Dirty hippie at May 11, 2026 10:55 AM (Cqx++)
Over 30?
Posted by: Logan's Run at May 11, 2026 10:56 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Wesley Crusher at May 11, 2026 10:56 AM (n9eFH)
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Ike wore hats
https://tinyurl.com/yru2burj
Posted by: Don Black
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I'm sure he did occasionally. But damn, that looks weird. He must not have done it often.
https://tinyurl.com/yru2burj
Posted by: Don Black
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I'm sure he did occasionally. But damn, that looks weird. He must not have done it often.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 11, 2026 10:57 AM (XvL8K)
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My "dress" baseball cap is the one from Pepe's Mexican Restaurant in Barrow, AK.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 10:56 AM (HdYcL)
I have been there. Many years ago now.
My "dress" baseball cap is the one from Pepe's Mexican Restaurant in Barrow, AK.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 10:56 AM (HdYcL)
I have been there. Many years ago now.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 10:58 AM (uxCHZ)
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Ike literally shows you his hat
https://tinyurl.com/bdvkf9uk
https://tinyurl.com/bdvkf9uk
Posted by: Don Black at May 11, 2026 10:58 AM (ZxPkt)
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There was a time when just about every man everywhere wore some kind of hat. A friend of mine likes to say the reason for the steep drop off in the popularity of men's haberdashery was due to JFK and the fact he didn't routinely wear a hat.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 11, 2026 10:45 AM (2Ez/1)
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I feel weird going outside without a hat. Like I'm naked somehow.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 11, 2026 10:51 AM (gnNyN)
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Have you tried going outside with nothing on but a hat? It is quite exhilarating, at least before the tazer strikes. Best be on a lawn.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 11, 2026 10:45 AM (2Ez/1)
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I feel weird going outside without a hat. Like I'm naked somehow.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 11, 2026 10:51 AM (gnNyN)
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Have you tried going outside with nothing on but a hat? It is quite exhilarating, at least before the tazer strikes. Best be on a lawn.
Posted by: The Man from Athens at May 11, 2026 10:58 AM (cnePD)
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My "dress" baseball cap is the one from Pepe's Mexican Restaurant in Barrow, AK.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 10:56 AM (HdYcL)
I got one with a Jerusalem Cross on it. Silver on Black. Classy.
I need to go full crusader and get one with Gold on White, but I hardly wear 'this' one.
My "dress" baseball cap is the one from Pepe's Mexican Restaurant in Barrow, AK.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 10:56 AM (HdYcL)
I got one with a Jerusalem Cross on it. Silver on Black. Classy.
I need to go full crusader and get one with Gold on White, but I hardly wear 'this' one.
Posted by: Logan's Run at May 11, 2026 10:58 AM (bss/y)
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Have you tried going outside with nothing on but a hat? It is quite exhilarating, at least before the tazer strikes. Best be on a lawn.
Posted by: The Man from Athens at May 11, 2026 10:58 AM (cnePD)
You have helpfully made it so the prongs of the taser do not get bound up on cloth.
Posted by: The Man from Athens at May 11, 2026 10:58 AM (cnePD)
You have helpfully made it so the prongs of the taser do not get bound up on cloth.
Posted by: Logan's Run at May 11, 2026 10:59 AM (bss/y)
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Dick move dude. Even if not intended that way, you come off as an asshole.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 10:56 AM (bss/y
I think he was talking about the sicko being dead and long gone.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 10:56 AM (bss/y
I think he was talking about the sicko being dead and long gone.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 10:59 AM (52qkP)
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Hantavirus-Stricken Cruise Ship Anchors in Canary Islands Following Deadly Outbreak – Passengers Begin to Disembark
It's another test. How many medicos are still willing to hide behind "I was just folliwing orders"?
It's another test. How many medicos are still willing to hide behind "I was just folliwing orders"?
Posted by: t-bird at May 11, 2026 11:00 AM (iF8Pa)
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I think he was talking about the sicko being dead and long gone.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 10:59 AM (52qkP)
Maybe.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 10:59 AM (52qkP)
Maybe.
Posted by: Logan's Run at May 11, 2026 11:00 AM (bss/y)
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NOODlum.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:01 AM (Zz0t1)
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HHS Confirms 1 American Has Tested Positive for Hantavirus While Another Is Showing Symptoms
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We need Alyssa Milano to knit us some face masks.
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We need Alyssa Milano to knit us some face masks.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 11, 2026 11:01 AM (ndZc7)
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I think he was talking about the sicko being dead and long gone.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 10:59 AM (52qkP)
Yes. I see the poster as being sympathetic to Muldoon. I encourage people to reread the post to see if I am wrong on that.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 10:59 AM (52qkP)
Yes. I see the poster as being sympathetic to Muldoon. I encourage people to reread the post to see if I am wrong on that.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 11:01 AM (uxCHZ)
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It's another test. How many medicos are still willing to hide behind "I was just folliwing orders"?
Posted by: t-bird at May 11, 2026 11:00 AM (iF8Pa)
It works for us!
Posted by: t-bird at May 11, 2026 11:00 AM (iF8Pa)
It works for us!
Posted by: Police at May 11, 2026 11:02 AM (uxCHZ)
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I wear the Army boonie hat. Night urban camo. I'll rotate to a desert 3 color here soon.
Posted by: Reforger at May 11, 2026 11:02 AM (ZFqKB)
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283 Hantavirus-Stricken Cruise Ship Anchors in Canary Islands Following Deadly Outbreak – Passengers Begin to Disembark
It's another test. How many medicos are still willing to hide behind "I was just folliwing orders"?
Posted by: t-bird at May 11, 2026 11:00 AM (iF8Pa)
In this case, getting them off the rat infested ship is probably a good idea. Easier to quarantine as well, you'd think.
Muldoon, my epidemics class is a while ago, but if I am remembering Prof Carmichael correctly, this entire panic is retarded. Hemorrhagic fevers only communicate between people blood to soft tissue. So as long as you do not go kissing rats (and a lot of people) then it will burn itself out.
It's another test. How many medicos are still willing to hide behind "I was just folliwing orders"?
Posted by: t-bird at May 11, 2026 11:00 AM (iF8Pa)
In this case, getting them off the rat infested ship is probably a good idea. Easier to quarantine as well, you'd think.
Muldoon, my epidemics class is a while ago, but if I am remembering Prof Carmichael correctly, this entire panic is retarded. Hemorrhagic fevers only communicate between people blood to soft tissue. So as long as you do not go kissing rats (and a lot of people) then it will burn itself out.
Posted by: Logan's Run at May 11, 2026 11:03 AM (bss/y)
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Some folks have been passing around on X a result of asking Grok to draw compact, nonpartisan, contiguous, full-county Congressional districts.
No lobsters, no snakes, no salamanders; distinct, distinguishable and rational districts.
Dems top out at about 180.
Meaning R with 255.
That is how much Dems are cheating via gerrymandering.
No lobsters, no snakes, no salamanders; distinct, distinguishable and rational districts.
Dems top out at about 180.
Meaning R with 255.
That is how much Dems are cheating via gerrymandering.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 11, 2026 11:04 AM (MtSIY)
The Morning Report — 5/ 11/26
Where foreign policy issues are concerned, such as with Iran, a sign of political division always creates a weakness for diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict. This has been underscored not only by Kimmel’s jokes but by the comments of various leaders of the Democrat party, like those of Senator Mark Kelly and former Vice President Kamala Harris. The latter, as a presidential candidate in 2024, said all options were on the table to prevent Iran from becoming nuclear armed—only now to criticize the option Trump selected. Ultimately, it was political division and an uninformed anti-war movement that forced an end to the Vietnam war, leaving millions of Vietnamese subject to communism.And yet, President Trump remains adamant. . .
President Trump on Sunday appeared to reject Iran’s latest proposal in ongoing negotiations over a peace deal, calling the Islamic republic’s offer “totally unacceptable.” “I have just read the response from Iran’s so-called ‘Representatives.’ I don’t like it — TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!” Trump wrote on Truth Social. The president also warned the country against “playing games” after Tehran refused to discuss its nuclear program in its latest response to America’s peace proposal through Pakistani mediators. Trump slammed the rogue Mideast country for delaying negotiations historically, ranting on the social platform. “Iran has been playing games with the United States, and the rest of the World, for 47 years (DELAY, DELAY, DELAY!” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.Yet between his mixed signals as well as the treasonous behavior of the Left and their media/culture allies, the Mullahs perceive, and perhaps not mistakenly, that time is on their side. Especially with a crucial midterm election approaching and the final months of President Trump's term that could see his political will and power on the wane as he departs office, with no guarantee that a successor will carry on his agenda should whoever the GOP candidate is come out on top in 2028. If only the President and really the GOP were to treat the Democrat Left and its record of political and physical terrorism against the American people as “totally unacceptable.” Because that is what the Democrats look upon America as founded as well as any setback they endure in the quest for absolute power as.
As night follows day, progressives’ response to the Virginia Supreme Court’s tossing of Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s outrageous gerrymander is to demand an instant court-packing move to undo it.The Democrat party will never "come to its senses." This is akin to expecting Islam to have a reformation wherein it rejects its goal of the domination of humanity for all time. Have a good day!
To lefties driving today’s Democratic Party, it’s not “democracy” unless it’s hard-wired to let them run roughshod — and when their power-grab schemes run afoul of the rule of law, their only answer is a fresh scheme.
Specifically, progs want to ram through a law instantly dropping the retirement age for the Virginia court to 54, which would allow the legislature to replace enough justices to restore the gerrymander.
Spanberger’s already caved to the left in pushing an outrage she’d promised to oppose; will she find the spine to say no now?
Wiser minds would call off the madness — but then again wiser minds would’ve avoided this mess in the first place. ..
Nationwide, even moderate Dems are now talking about seizing their next available chance to pack the US Supreme Court, grant statehood to DC and Puerto Rico simply to gain them four safe Senate seats and abolish the Senate filibuster — and so lock in progressive power forever.
Anyone paying attention should realize these lunatics need to be kept out of power until the party comes to its senses.
- ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY LINKS
- Roger Kimball: Failed regimes are faltering while political and military reality is asserting itself with unmistakable force.
No News Is Good News—Except When It Isn’t: Labour’s Rout, MAGA’s Surge, and Iran’s Slow Surrender
- AMERICA & ISRAEL STRIKE IRAN!
- “For 47 years the Iranians have been “tapping” us along, keeping us waiting, killing our people with their roadside bombs, destroying protests, and recently wiping out 42,000 innocent, unarmed protestors, and laughing at our now GREAT AGAIN Country. They will be laughing no longer!” he said.
Trump rejects Iran’s latest peace offer after Tehran refuses to negotiate its nuclear program: ‘TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!’
- In a post on X, Barak Ravid, a global affairs correspondent for Axios, shared that he had a phone conversation with Trump, in which Trump said he did “not like” the response from Iran regarding a “draft agreement to end the war.” Trump also reportedly shared with Ravid that he had a “nice conversation” with Netanyahu.
Trump to Netanyahu on Iran Deal: Israel a ‘Great Ally,’ but Deal Is ‘My Business Not Anyone Else’s’
- The United States and Israel launched military strikes against Iran on Feb. 28 after talks regarding the Islamic regime’s nuclear program broke down. Netanyahu told CBS News reporter Major Garrett that, while the campaign had achieved “a great deal,” he believed there was still “work to be done.”
Netanyahu Insists Iran War Is ‘Not Over,’ Says Trump Wants To ‘Physically’ Remove Uranium
- Qatar and Kuwait said that no casualties were reported from either attack. The events marked the latest threats to a month-old ceasefire, which the Trump administration says remains in effect.
Iran Ceasefire Tested as Cargo Ship Catches Fire in Reported Drone Attack of Qatar
- Thad McCotter: History shows regimes can turn mere survival into victory; America must ensure Iran cannot repeat Mao’s Korean War playbook.
Will the Yalu River Run through the Strait of Hormuz?
- The U.S. media has tabled a question that warrants examining two 20th-century historical events.
Iran War: Insubordination Stands To Snatch Defeat From The Jaws Of Victory
- There are moments in American foreign policy when the warning signs are flashing so brightly that failing to act becomes its own form of negligence.
Ignoring Iran’s Expanding Proxy Network - The WSJ: “Israel built the installation, which housed special forces and served as a logistical hub for the Israeli air force.”
Israel Built Secret Iraq Airbase Ahead of Iran Strike
- The consequences of the Emirates’ departure from OPEC
The UAE doubles down on Israel and America CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION - In a court brief filed last week, authorities say a forensic review of his computer showed Jonathan Rinderknecht searched “Free Luigi” and “reddit lets kill all billionaires” in December 2024.: (Hat tip to commenter MTF - jjs)
Suspected arsonist behind Palisades fire looked up to Luigi Mangione as hero, prosecutors say
- The indictment alleges Brown attempted to set fire to a building that houses two commercial businesses in addition to the county’s GOP headquarters on January 14. Justin R. Simmons, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas, announced the indictment on Friday.
Texas Woman Indicted for Attempted Arson of Republican Party Headquarters
- Washington, D.C., doesn’t just lean left. It rules a country it doesn’t represent—and the tools to change that do exist.
Washington DC. Is Not America
- ...Dr. Sebastian Gorka, Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Counterterrorism, talked about intelligence...“It’s commonsense counterterrorism based on reality, not fake threats, not the political perversion of counterterrorism.”
Exclusive: White House Counterterror Expert Says Trump Dismantling Anti-MAGA Intel Apparatus
- A nation cannot survive by endlessly relitigating grievance; it endures by reclaiming its civilizational inheritance and choosing reconciliation, unity, and stewardship over division.
What Choice, Americans?
- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) tried to turn the American Revolution into a left-wing lecture about billionaires, and somewhere in the great classroom beyond, even the great fabricator Howard Zinn probably winced.
Titty-Caca AOC Gives 1776 the Howard Zinn Treatment "DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST/GLOBALIST BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY - The case has reignited national debates over immigration enforcement, with President Donald J. Trump criticizing the former Biden regime for allowing Joachin to remain in the U.S.
Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty for Haitian Hammer Killer.
- Illinois’ decline is rooted in sustained out-migration and mass immigration that have reshaped its population and undermined its historic trajectory.
Replacement Migration and the Slow Death of Illinois (1/2)
- The San Diego Padres have lost one of their top prospects, under very, very unusual circumstances. . .
Padres Prospect Self-Deports to Mexico After Pleading Guilty to Human Smuggling THE GREAT SOMALIAN SIMOLEON SWINDLE - Muckraking journalists have uncovered massive child care fraud schemes in Minnesota, hospice fraud schemes in California, and a bustling “home health” care racket in Ohio.
Which State Is Next In The Medicaid Fraud-O-Rama? DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE - The Supreme Court’s chief justice seems to have something other than the Constitution as his top priority.
The Spine of Justice Roberts
- The misuse of the EITC, a program designed to support low-income workers, not only drains taxpayer funds but also undermines trust in government oversight. In 2025 alone, the IRS estimated $21.1 billion in erroneous EITC payments, with both fraud and unintentional errors contributing to the problem. This ongoing issue highlights the need for improved interagency cooperation and data-sharing to prevent future losses.
IRS Erroneously Awarded Millions in Tax Breaks to Noncitizens. OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY, PLUS VARIOUS & SUNDRY GODLESS HEATHENS - It seems that prosecuting while Jewish is subject to certain conditions, something unimaginable if a prosecutor were black or gay.
In California, a pro-Israel prosecutor is kicked off a pro-Hamas vandalism case
- We’ve cracked the case.
The Jew-Hatred Pandemic No Longer a Mystery
- But the ADL is trying to take the credit.
Trump College Crackdown Cut Anti-Semitism by 66% FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH - But it's not the threats to Shirley and his team that caught my attention. It's the responses from the Cuban people he was able to talk to before the regime began harassing him. Many of them refused to speak, fearing for their own safety. Some spoke but with their faces blurred. Others spoke but got quiet when he asked them certain political questions. And some, you could tell, just didn't give a flying flip anymore and were ready to share with the world what their lives are like. They're tired and losing their fear.
Nick Shirley Shares More About His 24 Hours in Cuba and... You Just Need to See This
- The weird and radical shift.
Video: Whatever Happened to Tucker Carlson? RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS, - Fewer people won’t save the planet—how we live, build, and innovate matters far more than how many of us there are.
Depopulation Won’t Save the Planet (unless it's fewer Muslims and Leftists; Net Zero for both will save us - jjs)
- This project is a leaner, faster, and more litigation-resistant project that reuses idle pipe, threads existing corridors, avoids reservation land, and is racing the clock to lock in steel-in-the-ground before the next Democratic administration can once again sacrifice North American energy security to green ideology.
Keystone XL Rebranded as “Keystone Light” in Trump’s Push for North American Energy Security
- A deep dive into the Federal Judicial Center’s climate guide scandal reveals its authors’ left-wing partisanship.
Meet The Left-Wing Activists Behind The Guide Meant To Advise Judges On ‘Climate Science’ CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY - “All 56 FBI field offices and U.S. Attorneys, offices around the country participated in the coordinated takedown effort, including the Buffalo FBI Field Office and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of New York,” the press release said.
DOJ: ‘Operation Iron Pursuit’ Nets 350 Child Sex Predators as Officials Warn Others ‘We Are Coming for You’
- Lenient judges and offenders who know how to game the system are a major problem.
Pritzker Lied Defending the SAFE-T Act, Now a Chicago Police Officer Is Dead
- The public still has unanswered questions about Democrat North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein securing early release for an untold number of criminals before his term. Former Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper drew criticism since 2021 for the COVID-19-inspired inmate releases that Stein’s office negotiated while he was Cooper’s attorney general. Stein’s office played a crucial role by capitulating to leftist criminal reform groups who sued in 2020 over the pandemic’s effect on prisons, but he skated to the governor’s mansion in the 2024 elections without enduring as much controversy.
We May Finally Get Answers On COVID-Era Mass Prisoner Release Deal
- “Maybe a part of me was just like, I don’t want to put another black man in jail, but, you know, at some point, if you are a criminal, you’re a criminal, and he was scary, he was a scary guy.”
Woman’s Toxic Empathy Blamed for NYC Retiree’s Murder in Vicious Subway Attack EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT - Despite the loan caps not taking effect until July 1, some schools have already taking steps to lower tuition because of the rule.
Democrats Are Trying To Repeal Trump Admin’s College Affordability Protections
- Even after SCOTUS’ landmark 2023 decision curbing race-based admissions, many universities have sought ways to preserve similar practices.
Congress Targets DEI In Federal Contracts, But Is There More To Address In College Admissions?
- The investigation could lead to significant changes in how LAUSD and other districts nationwide handle allegations of educator misconduct, potentially resulting in stricter enforcement of Title IX requirements. The case also highlights broader concerns about the rise of sexual misconduct in schools, with reports of educator offenses doubling in recent years, according to studies.
Trump Admin Investigates LA Schools for Protecting Predatory Teachers. ABORTION - The new website is a direct rebuke of the Biden junta, which used a federal website to push abortion.
EXCLUSIVE: White House Launches Moms.Gov, A Win For Pro-Life And MAHA Movements THE 2020 AND 2022ELECTION HEISTS & AFTERMATH - Monica Crowley, the U.S. government's chief of protocol, dropped a significant claim on Wednesday: hard evidence that Donald Trump won the 2020 presidential election is coming, and it's coming soon. "He did win in a landslide, and we will soon be able to give evidence about that," Crowley said.
Bombshell Evidence About the 2020 Election Is Coming
- How dare you take away our right to take away your rights!
Virginia Dems Complain Blocking Their Effort to Disenfranchise Voters… Disenfranchises Voters
- The discovery of uncounted ballots comes during the nationwide scramble to redistrict states ahead of the midterms in November. Redistricting measures favoring the incumbent party have been pursued in several other states, including Texas, Florida, and Virginia.
California Election Integrity Questioned as HUNDREDS of Uncounted Ballots Discovered Post-Certification.
- It can be done if Republicans have the political courage to listen to almost 80% of American voters.
ow to Get the SAVE America Act Over the Finish Line DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY, INSANITY - They are just diapers. But they have landed California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) into messy accusations of corruption for dumping $20 million in taxpayer money into a nonprofit led by an executive who sits on the board of his wife’s organization.
Report: Newsom’s $20 Million Diaper Deal Reveals Sweetheart Relationships Using Taxpayer Dollars
- “Confederate states are rushing through rigged maps to erase Black districts off the map,” Newsom wrote above a map demonstrating the possible effects of redistricting in Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, and North Carolina.
Gavin Newsom Tees Up For Likely Presidential Run By Belittling Entire Region Of Country
- House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) gets asked about a phone call with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) after he said Johnson wasn't willing to sit down for a conversation about a possible government shutdown. Jeffries responded in a way you just can't make up.
Hakeem Jeffries Get Owned...By Hakeem Jeffries
- Adam Hamawy’s plastic surgery practice has been the subject of scathing and furious online reviews going back almost a decade.
This Doctor and His Staff Are Horrible!’ Democrat House Hopeful Under Fire for Terror Ties Denounced as ‘Creep’ Who Left Patients Scarred, Disfigured, According to Complaints
- David Harsanyi: At this point, what could a progressive say to be shunned by Democrats?
Nazi Tattoo? Hamas Defender? No Problem, Says Chuck Schumer
- Robert Allerton Cushman III, the son of a Harvard-educated Canadian public health official, has flown under the radar as Platner casts himself as a blue-collar commercial fisherman
Meet 'Working-Class Mainer' Graham Platner's Oyster Farming Business Partner, an Elite Boarding School Graduate Who Drinks 'Foraged Spring Water' and Owns the Island Where the Farm Is Based POLITICS - “My ambition is to change this country. … Presidents come and go; Senate, House seats, elected officials come and go, but single-payer healthcare is forever.
Titty Caca AOC on 2028 Buzz: ‘My Ambition Is Way Bigger Than That’”
- . . . Justice Alito’s meticulous majority opinion merely prevents the VRA from being abused to dictate “proportional representation”—that is, racial quotas—contrary to the express language of Section 2, which states that “nothing in this section establishes a right to have members of a protected class elected in numbers equal to their proportion in the population.” (hat tip to author Mark Pulliam - jjs)
Justice Alito Cleans the Augean Stable of Faux Voting Rights Precedents
- ‘This is not politics. This is a con. We fully expect Burbank to follow through on her own stated plan and disappear the moment the primary is called.’
‘This Is A Con’: Democrats Use Nebraska Senate Primary To Boost ‘Fake Independent’ - As night follows day, progressives’ response to the Virginia Supreme Court’s tossing of Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s outrageous gerrymander is to demand an instant court-packing move to undo it. To lefties driving today’s Democratic Party, it’s not “democracy” unless it’s hard-wired to let them run roughshod — and when their power-grab schemes run afoul of the rule of law, their only answer is a fresh scheme.
Dems scheme to ‘fix’ their Virginia gerrymander fail is a WORSE outrage
- If Republicans are wise, Louisiana v. Callais could be the kind of once-in-a-century Supreme Court decision that returns America to its constitutional roots.
Louisiana v. Callais and the Long Run
- This earthquake likely won’t occur in most states during the midterm, though it may in Louisiana. But it can be by 2028.
Republican victories on redistricting could change the composition of the US House for a decade
- Virginia Democrats’ motion urging the state supreme court to temporarily halt its order against the 2026 gerrymandering referendum appears to include two major typos. The joint motion’s first page misspells “Virginia” in the section identifying the plantiff and, just below it, misspells “senator” when identifying the defendants.
Virginia Dems Make Glaring Errors In Rushed Court Motion To Save $64,000,000 Gerrymandering Scheme
- The Supreme Court needed to explain what the definition of an ‘election’ is, so that Democrats could understand.
Virginia’s Pro-Gerrymander Dems Argued Election Is Single Day After Forcing 45-Day Vote
- "First three weeks, signs up across the city: 'No more nakedness, no more drug use, no more robbing
Spencer Pratt Promises To Bring In CDC To Rid City Of ‘Medieval Diseases’
- These pocketbook priorities align perfectly with the cultural audiences conservatives need to activate to win the midterm elections.
America’s forgotten conservatives MUST mobilize for midterms FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL - If successful, this case would strip Rocha of his U.S. citizenship. Warnings about Rocha’s activities date back decades, with intelligence suggesting that communist Cuba had a “super mole” inside the U.S. government as early as 1987. This is not the first time in recent years that a Western government official has been caught spying for a communist country. Earlier in May,
U.S. Moves to Revoke Citizenship of Diplomat Who Spied for Cuba.
- The review comes after two American officials working for the CIA, died alongside two Mexican investigators during a counter-narcotics operation in northern Mexico.
State Department reviews ALL 53 Mexican consulates in US amid cartel tensions
- This operation eliminates a potential nuclear security risk and demonstrates renewed international cooperation with Venezuela. The processed uranium is likely to contribute to U.S. energy independence and nuclear innovation.
U.S. Completes Transfer of Venezuela’s Enriched Uranium to South Carolina.
- The knives are out for Prime Minister Starmer, who is now embroiled in a desperate fight to extend his political life after a historically poor performance in the rough British equivalent of a midterm election this week.
Over 100 Labour Politicians Call on Prime Minister Starmer to Resign After Election Disaster
- Sharing “campaign lessons from Labour’s victory with Democrats.”
UK Labour Party, Used as Inspiration by Dems, Wiped Out
- Repression, slander and libel, panicked labeling campaigns to smear whole parties and movements as dangerous extremists, surveillance and fake intelligence dossiers, victory. Political conflict isn’t the same across the world, but it often rhymes.
Europeans Are Also Tired Of Dumb Leftists Ruining Everything They Touch
- Britain's leaders have no navy. And no will.
The U.K. Royal Navy is royally screwed, as is Britain
- It’s hard for Americans to fathom the horror of what goes on every day in North Korea.
Kim Jong-un Is Not Our Friend THE UKRAINIAN "FRONT" - Speaking to reporters in Moscow amid Victory Day celebrations, President Putin suggested that a resolution with Kyiv and its Western partners is possible, even going so far as to say he would be willing to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a third country after a peace framework is agreed.
Putin Says He Believes Ukraine War May Be Coming to ‘Completion’ Amid Trump-Brokered Ceasefire DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS - The two soldiers were on a recreational hike during African war games exercises with NATO allies.
Body Of One Soldier Recovered After War Games Accident, One Still Missing HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE - Artificial intelligence is poised to disrupt how U.S. doctors detect and treat cancer, according to experts.
This New Technology Is Transforming Cancer Screening FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY - Raw Egg Nationalist: Declining testosterone is eroding the biological foundation of courage, virtue, and civilization.
Christian Conservatives Find It So Hard to Understand the Importance of Testosterone Decline?
- A young liberal woman refused to cooperate with prosecutors after violent recidivist Rhamell Burke attacked her on the subway five weeks before he allegedly pushed a retired NYC teacher to his death on Thursday. Now the 23-year-old woman has regrets. “Maybe a part of me was just like, I don’t want to put another black man in jail,” she told The Post.
Miranda Devine: The left is weaponizing women’s misplaced empathy — and it threatens all of us CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE - America is based on English culture and Christian civilization — a heritage that came before our civic creed and upon which our ideals rest.
Neil Gorsuch Is Wrong, America Isn’t A ‘Creedal Nation’
- Though a liberal by creed, Ted Turner embodied conservatism in practice—creating wealth through risk, restoring ecosystems through ownership, and building shared national culture.
Ted Turner: Voting Left and Living Right
- Christian Toto: 'Late Show' host pushed Russian Collusion hoax harder than some journalists
Goodbye, Stephen Colbert: The C*** Holster Crack HITHER & YON - “I can’t confirm or deny whether we have kamikaze dolphins,” grinned Pete Hegseth, “but I can confirm they don’t.
Are ‘Kamikaze Dolphins’ Real? The Daily Wire Investigates”
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Good morning good people.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 11, 2026 06:57 AM (Kyh8Y)
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Moronin', Hourde!
Posted by: Hans O'Lo at May 11, 2026 06:58 AM (kmSxS)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 11, 2026 06:59 AM (RIvkX)
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Old Rule: Never negotiate with terrorists. Kill them.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 11, 2026 07:01 AM (RIvkX)
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Good morning to the horde and disaster and bunker-busters to the mullah-du-jour
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 11, 2026 07:02 AM (6txWC)
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Nooded.
Posted by: Nazdar at May 11, 2026 07:04 AM (NcvvS)
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Happy Monday, one and all!
Posted by: NR Pax at May 11, 2026 07:04 AM (99eI0)
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reddit lets kill all billionaires
I know that long term thinking is not their forte, but what kind of world do they think they will have if all of the billionaires were suddenly erased from existence? Do they think the world will be fair with sunshine and rainbows every day?
I know that long term thinking is not their forte, but what kind of world do they think they will have if all of the billionaires were suddenly erased from existence? Do they think the world will be fair with sunshine and rainbows every day?
Posted by: NR Pax at May 11, 2026 07:08 AM (99eI0)
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Ha
Posted by: TALACHULITNA at May 11, 2026 07:10 AM (JwHz5)
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"IRS Erroneously Awarded Millions in Tax Breaks to Noncitizens."
Sure. It was just an error. They got the money back, right?
Sure. It was just an error. They got the money back, right?
Posted by: fd at May 11, 2026 07:10 AM (vFG9F)
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Breaking news.
MIDDLE EAST — An oil tanker has managed to slip through the Strait of Hormuz completely undetected after donning a giant fake nose and mustache.
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https://tinyurl.com/y242nkk6
Sneaky bastards.
MIDDLE EAST — An oil tanker has managed to slip through the Strait of Hormuz completely undetected after donning a giant fake nose and mustache.
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https://tinyurl.com/y242nkk6
Sneaky bastards.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 11, 2026 07:12 AM (2Ez/1)
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"It can be done if Republicans have the political courage to listen to almost 80% of American voters"
That is not who we are.
That is not who we are.
Posted by: The GOP at May 11, 2026 07:13 AM (vFG9F)
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Time is always on the side of America's enemies. The American people don't support the wars anymore, so it's an easy out if leadership wants it - and when they don't, their objective is to win, but simply deny the opponent victory for as long as possible before it's demanded of them to end it.
So, no matter how weak, disadvantaged, and destitute an enemy may be, all they have to do is keep up the fight, and they'll win by default, sooner or later.
Trump could short circuit this now by saying "we've set their nuclear program back many years, and since the negotiations failed, we'll now make good on our threats, and erase all their infrastructure, setting it back much more. By this time next month, Iran will cease to be a functioning nation state. So break out the cham-pag-nee, because our boys our coming home real soon."
So, no matter how weak, disadvantaged, and destitute an enemy may be, all they have to do is keep up the fight, and they'll win by default, sooner or later.
Trump could short circuit this now by saying "we've set their nuclear program back many years, and since the negotiations failed, we'll now make good on our threats, and erase all their infrastructure, setting it back much more. By this time next month, Iran will cease to be a functioning nation state. So break out the cham-pag-nee, because our boys our coming home real soon."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 11, 2026 07:14 AM (BI5O2)
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The dithering on the SAVE act is a perfect example of why we are all f'd.
Posted by: fd at May 11, 2026 07:14 AM (vFG9F)
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S/b "their objective is NOT to win."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 11, 2026 07:15 AM (BI5O2)
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"IRS Erroneously Awarded Millions in Tax Breaks to Noncitizens."
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It's a write off, Jerry.
They just write it off.
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It's a write off, Jerry.
They just write it off.
Posted by: Kramer at May 11, 2026 07:15 AM (2Ez/1)
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Information officially coming out of North Korean prison camps is practically nonexistent, but reports from survivors, those released having served their terms, and the very few escapees paint a picture of corporal punishment on a daily basis, rape, torture, forced abortions, infanticide, starvation, untreated disease, and executions, all of which is supported by a system of obligatory spying among and reporting of friends, family, and associates. Along with these brutalities are the lack of adequate food, shelter, and clothing and harsh working conditions.
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Heaven!
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Heaven!
Posted by: Bernie Brigades at May 11, 2026 07:15 AM (9i0A8)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 11, 2026 07:15 AM (u82oZ)
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" Padres Prospect Self-Deports to Mexico After Pleading Guilty to Human Smuggling"
I guess baseball has not been very good to him.
I guess baseball has not been very good to him.
Posted by: fd at May 11, 2026 07:18 AM (vFG9F)
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Yonder Horde.
I think the "bottom line" issue with Iran/IRGC is their Uranium stockpile. It's the only thing they have to negotiate with.
And Trump's done negotiating.
I think the "bottom line" issue with Iran/IRGC is their Uranium stockpile. It's the only thing they have to negotiate with.
And Trump's done negotiating.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 11, 2026 07:20 AM (jehhT)
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Let's get CENTCOM in gear. Bomb Iran, rinse, repeat. There is no possibility of negotiation working.
The old wisdom, Ubi solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant, kept a civilized core productive for 300 years.
The old wisdom, Ubi solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant, kept a civilized core productive for 300 years.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 11, 2026 07:20 AM (u82oZ)
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"DON'T: ‘Operation Iron Pursuit’ Nets 350 Child Sex Predators as Officials Warn Others ‘We Are Coming for You’"
Zombie Michael Jackson, look out!
Zombie Michael Jackson, look out!
Posted by: fd at May 11, 2026 07:20 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 11, 2026 07:26 AM (RIvkX)
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On the dark side losers all: Old Scratch, cia, chinese, iranians, thune democrats , prancing pence, bushes, clintons,o'bam etc.
God in Heaven laughs at these fools. Serve God.
God in Heaven laughs at these fools. Serve God.
Posted by: kingman at May 11, 2026 07:26 AM (ehY6c)
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I think I know where the Royal Navy went. It went to the welfare largesse of all the head chopping invaders the Left is so keen on.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 11, 2026 07:26 AM (l26NL)
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Adam Hamawy’s plastic surgery practice has been the subject of scathing and furious online reviews going back almost a decade.
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This creep runs more political ads than I've seen in a long time. TV here in NJ is filled with his stuff. Qatar must be writing big checks.
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This creep runs more political ads than I've seen in a long time. TV here in NJ is filled with his stuff. Qatar must be writing big checks.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 11, 2026 07:27 AM (ji8TS)
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Good morning Horde. Thx JJ. Happy Monday to all.
I watched a vid of the Tenn legislator Pearson losing his mind and dancing at a graduation event. The guy is as inauthentic as you get , as he is a Bowdoin college graduate. From Joshua Chamberlain to this putz. Downfall indeed
I watched a vid of the Tenn legislator Pearson losing his mind and dancing at a graduation event. The guy is as inauthentic as you get , as he is a Bowdoin college graduate. From Joshua Chamberlain to this putz. Downfall indeed
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 07:29 AM (gu0hJ)
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I don't think the fireworks in the gulf start until after Trump gets on the plane out of China.
I don't think the fireworks in the gulf start until after Trump gets on the plane out of China.
Posted by: Auspex at May 11, 2026 07:30 AM (Y8DZL)
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*This creep runs more political ads than I've seen in a long time. TV here in NJ is filled with his stuff.*
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This begs a bigger question:
Why does anyone still watch TV?
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This begs a bigger question:
Why does anyone still watch TV?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 11, 2026 07:31 AM (2Ez/1)
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“Maybe a part of me was just like, I don’t want to put another black man in jail,” she told The Post.
I'm sure the family of the man he murdered a few weeks later appreciate the fact you Care So Hard. I'm cruel enough to think that she doesn't deserve any place in civilized society and should be shamed everywhere she goes.
I'm sure the family of the man he murdered a few weeks later appreciate the fact you Care So Hard. I'm cruel enough to think that she doesn't deserve any place in civilized society and should be shamed everywhere she goes.
Posted by: NR Pax at May 11, 2026 07:31 AM (99eI0)
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I hope it happens while Xi is face-to-face with Trump.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 11, 2026 07:31 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 11, 2026 07:32 AM (u82oZ)
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I think I know where the Royal Navy went. It went to the welfare largesse of all the head chopping invaders the Left is so keen on.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 11, 2026 07:26 AM (l26NL)
You'd like to think an island nation would see the importance of having a robust navy. But what do I know?
I think I know where the Royal Navy went. It went to the welfare largesse of all the head chopping invaders the Left is so keen on.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 11, 2026 07:26 AM (l26NL)
You'd like to think an island nation would see the importance of having a robust navy. But what do I know?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 07:32 AM (HdYcL)
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I would pay good money to hear Trump say to Xi "Poo how you doing?"
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 07:33 AM (gu0hJ)
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Good morning horde!
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 11, 2026 07:33 AM (ExV1e)
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I'm sure the family of the man he murdered a few weeks later appreciate the fact you Care So Hard. I'm cruel enough to think that she doesn't deserve any place in civilized society and should be shamed everywhere she goes.
Posted by: NR Pax at May 11, 2026 07:31 AM (99eI0)
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I term this "collusion" which means she bears partial guilt for the crime. Her behavior is only slightly more civilized than the perpetrator's.
Posted by: NR Pax at May 11, 2026 07:31 AM (99eI0)
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I term this "collusion" which means she bears partial guilt for the crime. Her behavior is only slightly more civilized than the perpetrator's.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 11, 2026 07:33 AM (RIvkX)
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Hadrian the Seventh
National political power and financial interests need physical power as basic underpinning.
The UK elite have lost that knowledge.
National political power and financial interests need physical power as basic underpinning.
The UK elite have lost that knowledge.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 11, 2026 07:35 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 11, 2026 07:36 AM (u82oZ)
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Her behavior is only slightly more civilized than the perpetrator's.
There is a gentleman on YouTube who goes by the name Hoe Math that talks about women like her. Basic summary: They never mentally grow past the mentality of kindergarten teacher and they think that this is just children being naughty. Which is why true punishment horrifies them because in their eyes, it's like throwing a kindergartner into general population for acting up.
There is a gentleman on YouTube who goes by the name Hoe Math that talks about women like her. Basic summary: They never mentally grow past the mentality of kindergarten teacher and they think that this is just children being naughty. Which is why true punishment horrifies them because in their eyes, it's like throwing a kindergartner into general population for acting up.
Posted by: NR Pax at May 11, 2026 07:36 AM (99eI0)
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The white woman who prosecute her attacker because he was black isn't much different than the white girls who get pregnant by black guys who abuse and/or don't support them.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 07:37 AM (gu0hJ)
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IRS Erroneously Awarded Millions in Tax Breaks to Noncitizens.
Erroneously. And you can believe that if you want.
Erroneously. And you can believe that if you want.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 11, 2026 07:40 AM (ExV1e)
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Good morning, J.J.
Good morning, Horde.
Good morning, Horde.
Posted by: VDH - Cruelty Rating Systems at May 11, 2026 07:41 AM (53oGX)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 11, 2026 07:42 AM (u82oZ)
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AOC doesn't want to be president she wants to be something more. First female Stalin, Pol Pot, Mao, Hitler? Sounds like it
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 07:42 AM (gu0hJ)
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I'd bet if you gave Tucker a good slap, he wouldn't even fight back. He's a simp with a sore pussy.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 11, 2026 07:42 AM (kSpDG)
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"Erroneously. And you can believe that if you want.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic"
If I make an error in my favor on my deposit slip at the bank those bastards want it back!
Posted by: I used to have a different nic"
If I make an error in my favor on my deposit slip at the bank those bastards want it back!
Posted by: fd - I Am Enough at May 11, 2026 07:43 AM (vFG9F)
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Trump appears to have truly believed this would all be over in 6 weeks, and he’s failing to have the nerve to finish it. The Iranians could hang on for several months like this, they’re in no danger of immediate collapse. Meanwhile, an entire summer of $5 gas will hand Congress to the left on a platter.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 11, 2026 07:44 AM (AnnNE)
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Maybe women judges aren't such a great idea.
Posted by: Mumbling under my breath at May 11, 2026 07:44 AM (2Ez/1)
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The entire leftist project is an effort to satisfy the infantile urge to avoid and mitigate the negative consequences of behavior.
As a result, positive behavior is unrewarded and negative behavior is encouraged. Not a surprise here.
Reparative justice? Not justice.
No bail?
Undercharging?
Plea deals?
Soft sentencing?
Early release?
Automatic appeals?
Parole?
NOT JUSTICE.
As a result, positive behavior is unrewarded and negative behavior is encouraged. Not a surprise here.
Reparative justice? Not justice.
No bail?
Undercharging?
Plea deals?
Soft sentencing?
Early release?
Automatic appeals?
Parole?
NOT JUSTICE.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 11, 2026 07:44 AM (RIvkX)
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Monica Crowley, the U.S. government's chief of protocol, dropped a significant claim on Wednesday: hard evidence that Donald Trump won the 2020 presidential election is coming, and it's coming soon. "He did win in a landslide, and we will soon be able to give evidence about that," Crowley said.
Will there be prosecutions? Will we bomb foreign capitals? Will anything change?
Will there be prosecutions? Will we bomb foreign capitals? Will anything change?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 11, 2026 07:47 AM (ExV1e)
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Robert Allerton Cushman III, the son of a Harvard-educated Canadian public health official, has flown under the radar as Platner casts himself as a blue-collar commercial fisherman
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Platner went to Hotchkiss and Cushman to St. Paul's, and they all live in Blue Hill, Maine.
It doesn't get any more lazy rich boy than those ties. That Platner is even a possibility for Senate is ridiculous. I hope the negative news supposedly coming knocks him not just out of the race, but knocks his Cushman partners out of Maine and back to Ottawa.
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Platner went to Hotchkiss and Cushman to St. Paul's, and they all live in Blue Hill, Maine.
It doesn't get any more lazy rich boy than those ties. That Platner is even a possibility for Senate is ridiculous. I hope the negative news supposedly coming knocks him not just out of the race, but knocks his Cushman partners out of Maine and back to Ottawa.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 11, 2026 07:47 AM (7hx0x)
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48 Maybe women judges aren't such a great idea.
Posted by: Mumbling under my breath at May 11, 2026 07:44 AM (2Ez/1)
Boasberg?
Posted by: Mumbling under my breath at May 11, 2026 07:44 AM (2Ez/1)
Boasberg?
Posted by: Nova Local at May 11, 2026 07:47 AM (tOcjL)
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Trump thinking this would be over in six weeks. Why, pray tell.are we and have been transporting all these troops and supplies to the Middle East for the last 6 weeks?
Posted by: Ben Had at May 11, 2026 07:47 AM (z2aPa)
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Monica Crowley, the U.S. government's chief of protocol, dropped a significant claim on Wednesday: hard evidence that Donald Trump won the 2020 presidential election is coming, and it's coming soon. "He did win in a landslide, and we will soon be able to give evidence about that," Crowley said.
The chief of protocol? That's who's going to present 'hard evidence?'
I have no snark that even approaches how dumbassed I think this is.
The chief of protocol? That's who's going to present 'hard evidence?'
I have no snark that even approaches how dumbassed I think this is.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 11, 2026 07:49 AM (qRla/)
Posted by: Will Robinson at May 11, 2026 07:50 AM (zBgIx)
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"Will there be prosecutions? Will we bomb foreign capitals? Will anything change?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic"
If it is proven that he won, he should get another term.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic"
If it is proven that he won, he should get another term.
Posted by: fd at May 11, 2026 07:50 AM (vFG9F)
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Trump thinking this would be over in six weeks. Why, pray tell.are we and have been transporting all these troops and supplies to the Middle East for the last 6 weeks?
Posted by: Ben Had at May 11, 2026 07:47 AM (z2aPa)
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I thought this would be over by the end of March.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 11, 2026 07:47 AM (z2aPa)
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I thought this would be over by the end of March.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 11, 2026 07:50 AM (RIvkX)
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53 Trump thinking this would be over in six weeks. Why, pray tell.are we and have been transporting all these troops and supplies to the Middle East for the last 6 weeks?
Posted by: Ben Had at May 11, 2026 07:47 AM (z2aPa)
B/c we're starting 9-10 weeks now...and 2-3 weeks in, after leadership was dead, it was obvious 6 weeks wasn't gonna work.
I agree that Trump was sold that the original decapitation strike and follow on would take 6 weeks (b/c he gave a d$mn stupid speech that this would all be over in "weeks"), so he approved it. I'm sure his folks said that was their best guess, and it could be more, but they sold 6 weeks...
Posted by: Ben Had at May 11, 2026 07:47 AM (z2aPa)
B/c we're starting 9-10 weeks now...and 2-3 weeks in, after leadership was dead, it was obvious 6 weeks wasn't gonna work.
I agree that Trump was sold that the original decapitation strike and follow on would take 6 weeks (b/c he gave a d$mn stupid speech that this would all be over in "weeks"), so he approved it. I'm sure his folks said that was their best guess, and it could be more, but they sold 6 weeks...
Posted by: Nova Local at May 11, 2026 07:51 AM (tOcjL)
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Morning all
Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 07:52 AM (S838b)
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I used to have a different nic
Are you laughing in Texas?
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 11, 2026 07:36 AM (u82oZ)
Since I'm waiting to have my prostate cancer confirmed, not at the moment.
Are you laughing in Texas?
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 11, 2026 07:36 AM (u82oZ)
Since I'm waiting to have my prostate cancer confirmed, not at the moment.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 11, 2026 07:52 AM (ExV1e)
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>>>Trump thinking this would be over in six weeks. Why, pray tell.are we and have been transporting all these troops and supplies to the Middle East for the last 6 weeks?
Posted by: Ben Had
>Phase 1 was over in six weeks. You still have Phase 11 and Phase 111 coming up.
Posted by: Ben Had
>Phase 1 was over in six weeks. You still have Phase 11 and Phase 111 coming up.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 11, 2026 07:53 AM (kSpDG)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 11, 2026 07:54 AM (u82oZ)
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Your AOSHQ word of the day is "swart"
1. Of a dark hue; moderately black; swarthy; tawny.
2. Gloomy; malignant.
1. Of a dark hue; moderately black; swarthy; tawny.
2. Gloomy; malignant.
Posted by: fd at May 11, 2026 07:54 AM (vFG9F)
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"March 1: Trump said in a speech that "combat operations continue at this time in full force, and they will continue until all of our objectives are achieved." When The New York Times asked him how long the United States and Israel would continue the attacks, Trump said: "Well, we intended four to five weeks.""
yes, it's pbs.org...but that's what Trump did say.
yes, it's pbs.org...but that's what Trump did say.
Posted by: Nova Local at May 11, 2026 07:54 AM (tOcjL)
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Has anyone contacted President Trump and notified him of your displeasure? I understand there are several ways to so, like X and Truth Social.
I don't think random comments on a blog will do the trick.
I don't think random comments on a blog will do the trick.
Posted by: Will Robinson at May 11, 2026 07:54 AM (zBgIx)
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CONT
"March 2: Trump said at a White House ceremony: "We're already substantially ahead of our time projections. But whatever the time is, it's OK." He repeated that the initial projection was "four to five weeks, but we have capability to go far longer than that."
same timeline
"March 2: Trump said at a White House ceremony: "We're already substantially ahead of our time projections. But whatever the time is, it's OK." He repeated that the initial projection was "four to five weeks, but we have capability to go far longer than that."
same timeline
Posted by: Nova Local at May 11, 2026 07:55 AM (tOcjL)
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Mar 2 Hegsgeth: "Hegseth added: "Trump has all the latitude in the world to talk about how long it may or may not take. Four weeks, two weeks, six weeks. It could move up, it could move back."
I can keep going on the 6 weeks sold at the beginning...
I can keep going on the 6 weeks sold at the beginning...
Posted by: Nova Local at May 11, 2026 07:55 AM (tOcjL)
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SanFranpsycho, The IRGC have been building underground missile and nuke facilities for 30+ years planning for this end game.
There is a reason they are labeled a death cult.
There is a reason they are labeled a death cult.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 11, 2026 07:56 AM (z2aPa)
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The dithering on the SAVE act is a perfect example of why we are all f'd.
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It isn't even a matter of dithering. They're simply refusing to do it. There is no hesitation. There isn't anything more crystalline about the true intentions of these disgusting, self-serving pieces of **** than their refusal to pass what 80% of the country that elected them want. I despise the GOP, and the failure to pass the SAVE Act has me more infuriated than just about anything they've ever done. Traitorous scum.
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It isn't even a matter of dithering. They're simply refusing to do it. There is no hesitation. There isn't anything more crystalline about the true intentions of these disgusting, self-serving pieces of **** than their refusal to pass what 80% of the country that elected them want. I despise the GOP, and the failure to pass the SAVE Act has me more infuriated than just about anything they've ever done. Traitorous scum.
Posted by: Lady in Black at May 11, 2026 07:56 AM (qBdHI)
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As in "Swart Military Blog".
Posted by: fd at May 11, 2026 07:57 AM (vFG9F)
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Little Miss Attempted Arson of GOP Offices looks straight out of Central Casting.
Posted by: Lady in Black at May 11, 2026 07:58 AM (qBdHI)
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Your AOSHQ word of the day is "swart"
1. Of a dark hue; moderately black; swarthy; tawny.
2. Gloomy; malignant.
Posted by: fd at May 11, 2026
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I guess my pure black cat doesn't qualify as "swart." He's not "moderately" black, he IS black.
Morning, news folken!
1. Of a dark hue; moderately black; swarthy; tawny.
2. Gloomy; malignant.
Posted by: fd at May 11, 2026
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I guess my pure black cat doesn't qualify as "swart." He's not "moderately" black, he IS black.
Morning, news folken!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 11, 2026 07:58 AM (wzUl9)
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{{{Ben Had}}}
🎼 ♭ 5/4 ♫♫ ♫♫ Good morning! ♬♬ ♩ ♪
We should be givers, and give the IRGC their heart's desire. Martyrdom.
🎼 ♭ 5/4 ♫♫ ♫♫ Good morning! ♬♬ ♩ ♪
We should be givers, and give the IRGC their heart's desire. Martyrdom.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 11, 2026 07:58 AM (u82oZ)
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As in "Swart Military Blog".
Posted by: fd at May 11, 2026
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A tawny military blog? What, are we mountain lions?
Posted by: fd at May 11, 2026
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A tawny military blog? What, are we mountain lions?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 11, 2026 07:59 AM (wzUl9)
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58 53 Trump thinking this would be over in six weeks. Why, pray tell.are we and have been transporting all these troops and supplies to the Middle East for the last 6 weeks?
Posted by: Ben Had at May 11, 2026 07:47 AM (z2aPa)
Answer a question with another question - why do that and then have them sit around doing very little
for the next 6 weeks, unless it was just a big bluff that we hoped would pay off?
And now that the bluff has been called , we don’t know what to do next? The blockade is great, but it won’t make the Iranians give in. It’s foolish to think that it will.
58 53 Trump thinking this would be over in six weeks. Why, pray tell.are we and have been transporting all these troops and supplies to the Middle East for the last 6 weeks?
Posted by: Ben Had at May 11, 2026 07:47 AM (z2aPa)
Answer a question with another question - why do that and then have them sit around doing very little
for the next 6 weeks, unless it was just a big bluff that we hoped would pay off?
And now that the bluff has been called , we don’t know what to do next? The blockade is great, but it won’t make the Iranians give in. It’s foolish to think that it will.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 11, 2026 07:59 AM (AnnNE)
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www.oregonlive.com :
Three dozen medical experts say Trump ‘mentally unfit,’ should be removed from office with ‘greatest urgency’
Three dozen medical experts say Trump ‘mentally unfit,’ should be removed from office with ‘greatest urgency’
Posted by: SMOD at May 11, 2026 08:00 AM (qIAN9)
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Rev. Wishbone, exactly.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 11, 2026 08:00 AM (z2aPa)
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Has anyone contacted President Trump and notified him of your displeasure? I understand there are several ways to so, like X and Truth Social.
I don't think random comments on a blog will do the trick.
Posted by: Will Robinson at May 11, 2026 07:54 AM (zBgIx)
====
He and I are psychically connected.
I don't think random comments on a blog will do the trick.
Posted by: Will Robinson at May 11, 2026 07:54 AM (zBgIx)
====
He and I are psychically connected.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 11, 2026 08:01 AM (RIvkX)
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Heard a guy filling his truck with gas today say “f’ing Trump”. It’s wearing on people and it shows.
I suppose you can hand wave that off and say it will be lower in a month. But it seems like Iran is a moving target and we are getting dragged by our dicks at this point.
Could be six weeks. Could be two months. Could be a year.
But yeah they are totally going to fold. Any day now.
*makes ok sign*
I suppose you can hand wave that off and say it will be lower in a month. But it seems like Iran is a moving target and we are getting dragged by our dicks at this point.
Could be six weeks. Could be two months. Could be a year.
But yeah they are totally going to fold. Any day now.
*makes ok sign*
Posted by: Vengeance at May 11, 2026 08:03 AM (Pu/zx)
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What the point of using USS Wisconsin and USS Missouri in 1st Gulf War ?
Pretty much a ‘feint’ to force Iraq to defend the coastline of Kuwait
Pretty much a ‘feint’ to force Iraq to defend the coastline of Kuwait
Posted by: SMOD at May 11, 2026 08:03 AM (qIAN9)
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Good morning, All.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 11, 2026 08:03 AM (lQA6G)
Posted by: Bad Andrew at May 11, 2026 08:03 AM (DgMqy)
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Morning, 'rons and 'ronettes. 50 cloudy degrees here at Stately Poppins Manor. Another day of editing ahead; I'm hoping I can get to the end of the book today, but I doubt it.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 11, 2026 08:04 AM (qRla/)
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The Israelis still haven't completed their Phase 1 task; regime change.
We, on the other hand have. Military assets.
Phase 11; global commerce.
We, on the other hand have. Military assets.
Phase 11; global commerce.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 11, 2026 08:04 AM (kSpDG)
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Unless the IRGC is taken out the whole thing will be deemed a failure. The IRGC is the Gestapo, the SS, the KGB and the Red Guards all rolled into one
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 08:04 AM (gu0hJ)
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He and I are psychically connected.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 11, 2026 08:01 AM (RIvkX)
I'm almost afraid to ask but how and where?
😂
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 11, 2026 08:01 AM (RIvkX)
I'm almost afraid to ask but how and where?
😂
Posted by: Will Robinson at May 11, 2026 08:05 AM (zBgIx)
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Tom Servo, the military is only one aspect of this war. Right now it is being fought on the economic and diplomatic fronts.
The military is not sitting around. They are prepping the battlespace.
The military is not sitting around. They are prepping the battlespace.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 11, 2026 08:06 AM (z2aPa)
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Little Miss Attempted Arson was one of Roger Hargreave's underrated comics. Pity he wasn't allowed to publish Little Miss Molesting Schoolteacher
Posted by: gKWVE at May 11, 2026 08:06 AM (qhl8T)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 11, 2026 08:06 AM (lQA6G)
90
www.oregonlive.com :
Three dozen medical experts say Trump ‘mentally unfit,’ should be removed from office with ‘greatest urgency’
Posted by: SMOD
😂😂😂
Three dozen medical experts say Trump ‘mentally unfit,’ should be removed from office with ‘greatest urgency’
Posted by: SMOD
😂😂😂
Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 08:07 AM (S838b)
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The military is not sitting around. They are prepping the battlespace.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 11, 2026 08:06 AM (z2aPa)
Pretty sure they're not just sitting there twiddling their thumbs..
The military is not sitting around. They are prepping the battlespace.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 11, 2026 08:06 AM (z2aPa)
Pretty sure they're not just sitting there twiddling their thumbs..
Posted by: It's me donna at May 11, 2026 08:09 AM (asBle)
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@87 Ben Had-prepping the battle space to do what?
Posted by: JROD at May 11, 2026 08:09 AM (IlL6s)
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Not RUP! RIP.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 11, 2026 08:10 AM (lQA6G)
Posted by: Someone has to say it at May 11, 2026 08:12 AM (2Ez/1)
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I'm no strategery expert; I have no insight (nor does anyone else who isn't directly involved in the machinations of all these moving parts), but I get the impression that Trump probably thought Iran would fold up like the Jeepers Creepers monster by now. He's in a very tough place. If they're "collapsing," it's a slow burn collapse and it could drag on forever. I have every belief Democrats are in contact with the IRGC, or whoever's still left breathing and in command, and are sabotaging Trump and advising these animals to hang on. He can't level the place due to catastrophic civilian casualties, and they can't rise up enough to topple these demons without weaponry. And all the while, people here are starting to grumble about gas prices. Did Trump get snookered? Did he pull back the reins when he should've kept grinding them into the ground? I fear this has become a quagmire, and it will affect the midterms unless gas prices start coming down. High gas prices vs. an eradicated, hardline Islamic Regime? Americans aren't going to look past their own pocketbooks into the long term. It's just a truth that can't be ignored.
/totally unqualified opinion turning off
/totally unqualified opinion turning off
Posted by: Lady in Black at May 11, 2026 08:14 AM (qBdHI)
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I saw The Haitian Hammer Killers open for Wall of Voodoo at the Superdome in New Orleans in 1985.
Lots of zombie chicks in attendance.
Lots of zombie chicks in attendance.
Posted by: Mexican Radio at May 11, 2026 08:15 AM (HBTIy)
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"prepping the battle space to do what?
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Battle."
Somebody should, and by somebody, I mean somebody other than me, should create a template for a sternly worded letter so that people that are dissatisfied with POTUS in this matter can make their opinion know to the one man who does matter, at this moment.
Maybe if you this this template, you could buy the creator a coffee or two?
no?
Oh well, it was just a suggestion.
++++
Battle."
Somebody should, and by somebody, I mean somebody other than me, should create a template for a sternly worded letter so that people that are dissatisfied with POTUS in this matter can make their opinion know to the one man who does matter, at this moment.
Maybe if you this this template, you could buy the creator a coffee or two?
no?
Oh well, it was just a suggestion.
Posted by: Will Robinson at May 11, 2026 08:16 AM (zBgIx)
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Today Is Twilight Zone Day.
Posted by: redridinghood at May 11, 2026 08:16 AM (NpAcC)
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I've always gotten a laugh out of psychologists and psychiatrists saying that Trump is mentally unfit.
I've taken enough testimony from such doctors to realize that s good chunk of them are as crazy as their patients
I've taken enough testimony from such doctors to realize that s good chunk of them are as crazy as their patients
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 08:16 AM (gu0hJ)
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@94 Someone has to say it-battle boredom because we are bluffing or battle the IRGC as in boots on the ground?
I know we are all speculating. Curious if we will see boots on the ground.
I know we are all speculating. Curious if we will see boots on the ground.
Posted by: JROD at May 11, 2026 08:17 AM (IlL6s)
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It's time for high heels on the ground!
Posted by: Sam Brinton at May 11, 2026 08:19 AM (2Ez/1)
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Here in deep red, upstate SC, I was driving towards Greenville on Saturday down I-85 and saw a giant billboard: FalseProphet.org. With a giant picture of President Trump draped in an American flag and wearing a crown.
Posted by: Lady in Black at May 11, 2026 08:21 AM (qBdHI)
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Americans aren't going to look past their own pocketbooks into the long term. It's just a truth that can't be ignored.
/totally unqualified opinion turning off
Posted by: Lady in Black at May 11, 2026 08:14 AM (qBdHI)
I absolutely agree, and I've said so before. In fact, I'll even make a prediction - come the summer, look for a few 'brave voices' in the GOP to go public with how their 'frustrated constituents' have been calling with concerns about the war and high prices and not-so-subtly suggesting this is all Trump's fault. A self-sabotage, if you will, in order to deliberately lose the midterms.
/totally unqualified opinion turning off
Posted by: Lady in Black at May 11, 2026 08:14 AM (qBdHI)
I absolutely agree, and I've said so before. In fact, I'll even make a prediction - come the summer, look for a few 'brave voices' in the GOP to go public with how their 'frustrated constituents' have been calling with concerns about the war and high prices and not-so-subtly suggesting this is all Trump's fault. A self-sabotage, if you will, in order to deliberately lose the midterms.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 11, 2026 08:21 AM (qRla/)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 11, 2026 08:22 AM (u82oZ)
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"Someone has to say it-battle boredom because we are bluffing or battle the IRGC as in boots on the ground?"
SEveral Iranian resistance sources are claiming that more weapons are getting to them. I would highly expect that Special Forces/Special Operation Group, type troops are already there overseeing the distribution.
At most I would think the only U.S. ground forces that would be deployed would be Marine amphibious troops and maybe the 82nd Airborne. all around near the SoH to secure it while the Iranian people do the work of clearing out the mad muzzies.
SEveral Iranian resistance sources are claiming that more weapons are getting to them. I would highly expect that Special Forces/Special Operation Group, type troops are already there overseeing the distribution.
At most I would think the only U.S. ground forces that would be deployed would be Marine amphibious troops and maybe the 82nd Airborne. all around near the SoH to secure it while the Iranian people do the work of clearing out the mad muzzies.
Posted by: Will Robinson at May 11, 2026 08:22 AM (zBgIx)
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Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing
Without a SAVE act passed, focused on fraudulent voting, the GOPe will lose.
Then we have a bg decision.
Without a SAVE act passed, focused on fraudulent voting, the GOPe will lose.
Then we have a bg decision.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 11, 2026 08:23 AM (u82oZ)
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We, and the Israelis, really want to rid Iran of their enriched Uranium. Trump's hedged a bit on it, but I think he's back to, as he has said, "taking it all." Which is an admission that the end state for Iran might just be more of the same. They've got no functioning government other than the IRGC. Which isn't at all interested in governing or surrender.
"Taking" Iran's enriched Uranium and making sure they can't restart that process without great difficulty is going to be difficult. And it's apparently something of a priority right now.
"Taking" Iran's enriched Uranium and making sure they can't restart that process without great difficulty is going to be difficult. And it's apparently something of a priority right now.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 11, 2026 08:24 AM (jehhT)
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Democrats are absolutely in contact with the IRGC.
Especially the Kalorama faction.
There's no way that they aren't.
Especially the Kalorama faction.
There's no way that they aren't.
Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 08:24 AM (iXqHn)
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@63
Who can doubt the secret hid
Under Cheops' pyramid
Was that the contractor did
Cheops out of several millions
Or that Joseph's sudden rise
to Comptroller of Supplies
Was a fraud of monstrous size
On King Pharaoh's swart Civilians?
Who can doubt the secret hid
Under Cheops' pyramid
Was that the contractor did
Cheops out of several millions
Or that Joseph's sudden rise
to Comptroller of Supplies
Was a fraud of monstrous size
On King Pharaoh's swart Civilians?
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at May 11, 2026 08:24 AM (zdLoL)
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>>>Someone has to say it-battle boredom because we are bluffing or battle the IRGC as in boots on the ground?
I know we are all speculating. Curious if we will see boots on the ground.
Posted by: JROD
>Boot on the ground means what? Marines? The president can do that at any time. If you're talking about war, only Congress can call up the militia, the army.
I know we are all speculating. Curious if we will see boots on the ground.
Posted by: JROD
>Boot on the ground means what? Marines? The president can do that at any time. If you're talking about war, only Congress can call up the militia, the army.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 11, 2026 08:25 AM (kSpDG)
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Since we stopped any major offensive actions against Iran, we've been waiting on Iran to provide us a peace plan. Didn't we kick their ass? Doesn't that imply that we dictate the terms? If they refuse them, they get multiples of what they experienced on the first attacks. Am I missing something here?
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 11, 2026 08:26 AM (N39Ws)
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@97 Will Robinson- I am looking at this whole Iranian thing from two sides. The optimistic Victor Davis Hanson side and the Tom Servo side(sorry Tom). Dissatisfied? Yeah I'm dissatisfied in the sense that I'm wondering wtf is going on. I WANT US......OUR SIDE TO WIN. HERE AT HOME AND ABROAD. I think you'll live if I show some dissatisfaction with a man I still fully support.
Posted by: JROD at May 11, 2026 08:26 AM (IlL6s)
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I know we are all speculating. Curious if we will see boots on the ground.
Posted by: JROD at May 11, 2026 08:17 AM (IlL6s)
The main body of Iran does not require invasion, but truly opening the straits absolutely requires amphibious troops to take the islands in the straits that house observation posts and buried missile sites that allow Iran to close the straits to shipping.
The US walked right up to the point where that was the necessary next step, and balked. Now Iran is laughing about it, and this morning is calling for the US to surrender and go home.
And so far Trumps only response is “well maybe I’ll talk to your good friends in Qatar for another month or two.”
Posted by: JROD at May 11, 2026 08:17 AM (IlL6s)
The main body of Iran does not require invasion, but truly opening the straits absolutely requires amphibious troops to take the islands in the straits that house observation posts and buried missile sites that allow Iran to close the straits to shipping.
The US walked right up to the point where that was the necessary next step, and balked. Now Iran is laughing about it, and this morning is calling for the US to surrender and go home.
And so far Trumps only response is “well maybe I’ll talk to your good friends in Qatar for another month or two.”
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 11, 2026 08:26 AM (AnnNE)
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FIRST!!!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 08:27 AM (Zz0t1)
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108 Democrats are absolutely in contact with the IRGC.
Especially the Kalorama faction.
There's no way that they aren't.
Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 08:24 AM (iXqHn)
I don't doubt it. Sure would be nice if our intel communities could provide documented proof of such.
Especially the Kalorama faction.
There's no way that they aren't.
Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 08:24 AM (iXqHn)
I don't doubt it. Sure would be nice if our intel communities could provide documented proof of such.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 11, 2026 08:28 AM (N39Ws)
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Spanberger’s already caved to the left in pushing an outrage she’d promised to oppose; will she find the spine to say no now?
She lied. Voters fell for it. She won.
NEVER vote for a Dem, if you know what's good for you.
She lied. Voters fell for it. She won.
NEVER vote for a Dem, if you know what's good for you.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 08:28 AM (Zz0t1)
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Since I'm waiting to have my prostate cancer confirmed, not at the moment.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 11, 2026 07:52 AM (ExV1e)
*******
Sending prayers.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 11, 2026 07:52 AM (ExV1e)
*******
Sending prayers.
Posted by: redridinghood at May 11, 2026 08:28 AM (NpAcC)
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Am I missing something here?
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 11, 2026 08:26 AM (N39Ws)
No.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 11, 2026 08:26 AM (N39Ws)
No.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 08:29 AM (Zz0t1)
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Since I'm waiting to have my prostate cancer confirmed, not at the moment.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 11, 2026 07:52 AM (ExV1e)
Praying for a non-confirmation and all is well.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 11, 2026 07:52 AM (ExV1e)
Praying for a non-confirmation and all is well.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 08:29 AM (Zz0t1)
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111 Since we stopped any major offensive actions against Iran, we've been waiting on Iran to provide us a peace plan. Didn't we kick their ass? Doesn't that imply that we dictate the terms? If they refuse them, they get multiples of what they experienced on the first attacks. Am I missing something here?
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 11, 2026 08:26 AM (N39Ws)
I agree completely. That’s the issue I try to raise - Iran has figured out “hey you guys are already sick of fighting, and you really don’t know what to do next, do you? And they are very publicly calling our bluff.
The next step is going to require taking some casualties on our part. That’s a hard pill to swallow, but walking away and letting Iran declare victory is an even worse one.
111 Since we stopped any major offensive actions against Iran, we've been waiting on Iran to provide us a peace plan. Didn't we kick their ass? Doesn't that imply that we dictate the terms? If they refuse them, they get multiples of what they experienced on the first attacks. Am I missing something here?
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 11, 2026 08:26 AM (N39Ws)
I agree completely. That’s the issue I try to raise - Iran has figured out “hey you guys are already sick of fighting, and you really don’t know what to do next, do you? And they are very publicly calling our bluff.
The next step is going to require taking some casualties on our part. That’s a hard pill to swallow, but walking away and letting Iran declare victory is an even worse one.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 11, 2026 08:30 AM (AnnNE)
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Kinetic action started on March 4. Does Iran have a navy? How many Iranian fighter jets have flown defensive or even offensive missions.
Why waste munitions while the economic front is doing so much damage. Because it would be stupid.
Why waste munitions while the economic front is doing so much damage. Because it would be stupid.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 11, 2026 08:30 AM (z2aPa)
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Praying for a non-confirmation and all is well.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 08:29 AM (Zz0t1)
Well, the MRI showed a mass so it's not likely to be not cancer but that would certainly be a nice surprise.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 08:29 AM (Zz0t1)
Well, the MRI showed a mass so it's not likely to be not cancer but that would certainly be a nice surprise.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 11, 2026 08:30 AM (ExV1e)
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Cornyn on full display again, dressed in a wig and stockings doing a lap dance for the NeverTrumper/Barack Odildo cabal. Not quite the full cocksuckery of Schitt Rumney and Roger French, but right out in the open. . . . . again. C'mon Texas . . fix it.
Posted by: H8 Marxist Rat Bastards & MSM InfoWhores at May 11, 2026 08:31 AM (HeR4S)
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Sponge - F*ck Cancer
The latest plan is for the Democrat legislator to set a new retirement age for the VA Supreme Court, force the bad judges to retire, then appoint vassals to the Court.
For some reason, the Left refuses to believe anyone else but them can hold power. Very Totalitarian.
The latest plan is for the Democrat legislator to set a new retirement age for the VA Supreme Court, force the bad judges to retire, then appoint vassals to the Court.
For some reason, the Left refuses to believe anyone else but them can hold power. Very Totalitarian.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 11, 2026 08:31 AM (u82oZ)
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So how, exactly does this work? A big truck shows up in your neighborhood and someone starts handing out rifles, pistols and ammo? Ahmed the 20 year old college student is now magically proficient in military tactics? Fatemeh the local coffee shop barista is suddenly a well practiced sniper?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 11, 2026 08:31 AM (2Ez/1)
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Here in deep red, upstate SC, I was driving towards Greenville on Saturday down I-85 and saw a giant billboard: FalseProphet.org. With a giant picture of President Trump draped in an American flag and wearing a crown.
Posted by: Lady in Black at May 11, 2026 08:21 AM (qBdHI)
Liberal billionaires aren't backing down.
Posted by: Lady in Black at May 11, 2026 08:21 AM (qBdHI)
Liberal billionaires aren't backing down.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 08:31 AM (Zz0t1)
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For some reason, the Left refuses to believe anyone else but them can hold power. Very Totalitarian.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 11, 2026 08:31 AM (u82oZ)
But, No Kings, yo.......
For some reason, the Left refuses to believe anyone else but them can hold power. Very Totalitarian.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 11, 2026 08:31 AM (u82oZ)
But, No Kings, yo.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 08:32 AM (Zz0t1)
128
In general, pausing battle when it’s clear your objectives haven’t been met is a mistake. It only serves the defenders. I’ll presume we had enough assets in the battle space from the beginning, or we would have never kicked off kinetic actions. Resupply is key to any combat operations. They are the ultimate professionals. Don’t believe anyone who says the pause was primarily to rearm. It wasn’t. Draw your own conclusions.
GFM von Molte, von Clausewitz, et al were correct on this point.
We are no closer to meeting the mission objectives than we were weeks ago. The Iranians are finding ways to deal with their oil wells. They are rearming with Chinese and Russian weapons coming in on aircraft and via the Caspian. The Iranians have learned to improvise. They’ve had to. It feels like that wasn’t built into the battle plan.
The Iranians know they have two main cards to play. Close down the strait, and hold onto the nuclear material. It’s evident in the negotiations they are holding those cards at the behest of their Chinese and Russian benefactors.
Ultimately we wont lose if the battle restarts. But we have prolonged the timeline and increased the risk factors if we do. YMMV.
GFM von Molte, von Clausewitz, et al were correct on this point.
We are no closer to meeting the mission objectives than we were weeks ago. The Iranians are finding ways to deal with their oil wells. They are rearming with Chinese and Russian weapons coming in on aircraft and via the Caspian. The Iranians have learned to improvise. They’ve had to. It feels like that wasn’t built into the battle plan.
The Iranians know they have two main cards to play. Close down the strait, and hold onto the nuclear material. It’s evident in the negotiations they are holding those cards at the behest of their Chinese and Russian benefactors.
Ultimately we wont lose if the battle restarts. But we have prolonged the timeline and increased the risk factors if we do. YMMV.
Posted by: Marcus T at May 11, 2026 08:32 AM (OQfsE)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 11, 2026 08:32 AM (RIvkX)
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Well, the MRI showed a mass so it's not likely to be not cancer but that would certainly be a nice surprise.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 11, 2026 08:30 AM (ExV1e)/i]
Godspeed, sir.
Well, the MRI showed a mass so it's not likely to be not cancer but that would certainly be a nice surprise.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 11, 2026 08:30 AM (ExV1e)/i]
Godspeed, sir.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 08:32 AM (Zz0t1)
131
The latest plan is for the Democrat legislator to set a new retirement age for the VA Supreme Court, force the bad judges to retire, then appoint vassals to the Court.
I'd bet that would run afoul of the "no ex-post facto" thing which is why Congress has always exempted current people whenever they do stuff like that but who knows.
I'd bet that would run afoul of the "no ex-post facto" thing which is why Congress has always exempted current people whenever they do stuff like that but who knows.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 11, 2026 08:33 AM (ExV1e)
132
After reading the article, it looks like New Jersey's House District 4 is poised to elect a slice'n'dice, disfiguring plastic surgeon, best buddies with the "Blind Sheikh," as their next representative. Supposedly the district is +13 Dem and whoever wins the primary will win the House seat. He's the front-runner.
Posted by: Lady in Black at May 11, 2026 08:33 AM (qBdHI)
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> Democrats are absolutely in contact with the IRGC.
Especially the Kalorama faction.
There's no way that they aren't.
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I don't doubt it either. And if the administration isn't monitoring this, and collecting evidence, they're stupid as shit.
Especially the Kalorama faction.
There's no way that they aren't.
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I don't doubt it either. And if the administration isn't monitoring this, and collecting evidence, they're stupid as shit.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 11, 2026 08:33 AM (jehhT)
134
C'mon Texas . . fix it.
Posted by: H8 Marxist Rat Bastards & MSM InfoWhores at May 11, 2026 08:31 AM (HeR4S)
Paxton is leading in the polls. But, being as those are for strippers, I'm only guessing when I say Cornyn's political days are numbered.
Posted by: H8 Marxist Rat Bastards & MSM InfoWhores at May 11, 2026 08:31 AM (HeR4S)
Paxton is leading in the polls. But, being as those are for strippers, I'm only guessing when I say Cornyn's political days are numbered.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 08:34 AM (Zz0t1)
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I've taken enough testimony from such doctors to realize that s good chunk of them are as crazy as their patients
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 08:16 AM (gu0hJ)
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This checks out.
-American Psychological Association
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 08:16 AM (gu0hJ)
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This checks out.
-American Psychological Association
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 11, 2026 08:34 AM (RIvkX)
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Top Democrats held a private, ANGER-ridden call on Saturday panicking to figure out how to gerrymander Virginia after the 10D-1R map was tossed out
One plan: FIRE THE SUPREME COURT, lower the retirement age
Another plan: NULLIFY the redistricting rules!
"They spoke about a collective determination to flip two or three Republican-held seats under the existing map and discussed a bank-shot proposal to redraw the congressional lines anyway."
"The most dramatic idea they discussed, which would be involve the unusual gambit to replace the entire Supreme Court of Virginia with the goal of reinstating their gerrymandered map."
"One key to the plan would be having Democrats in Richmond lower the mandatory retirement age for Supreme Court justices."
"Can you imagine firing the Virginia Supreme Court? By the way, if you want to take off in a purple state independence who you need to win elections, do that!"
https://tinyurl.com/2v49bcju
One plan: FIRE THE SUPREME COURT, lower the retirement age
Another plan: NULLIFY the redistricting rules!
"They spoke about a collective determination to flip two or three Republican-held seats under the existing map and discussed a bank-shot proposal to redraw the congressional lines anyway."
"The most dramatic idea they discussed, which would be involve the unusual gambit to replace the entire Supreme Court of Virginia with the goal of reinstating their gerrymandered map."
"One key to the plan would be having Democrats in Richmond lower the mandatory retirement age for Supreme Court justices."
"Can you imagine firing the Virginia Supreme Court? By the way, if you want to take off in a purple state independence who you need to win elections, do that!"
https://tinyurl.com/2v49bcju
Posted by: redridinghood at May 11, 2026 08:35 AM (NpAcC)
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ALL IS LOST!
Posted by: runner at May 11, 2026 08:37 AM (GD0B3)
138
Doesn't sound like that Saturday phone call was very private.
Posted by: Ummmm at May 11, 2026 08:37 AM (2Ez/1)
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"Can you imagine firing the Virginia Supreme Court? By the way, if you want to take off in a purple state independence who you need to win elections, do that!"
https://tinyurl.com/2v49bcju
Posted by: redridinghood at May 11, 2026 08:35 AM (NpAcC)
Why is the NYT suddenly doing some actual journalism?
https://tinyurl.com/2v49bcju
Posted by: redridinghood at May 11, 2026 08:35 AM (NpAcC)
Why is the NYT suddenly doing some actual journalism?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 08:38 AM (Zz0t1)
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Talked with Her Majesty this morning. The accident this weekend that injured a fellow Borzoi breeder happened at a lure coursing trial associated with our National Specialty. Apparently, she was trying to catch a dog who was finishing the course. She's very experienced in field trials and knows how to do it, but in this case the dog slammed into her.
A 100 pound dog hitting you at 25 miles an hour is no joke. Multiple broken bones in the leg and back, concussion and internal bleeding. She was in surgery for six or seven hours. Given her age and frailty before this, it will be a very long time, if ever, before she can even go home.
Any spare thoughts for her would be appreciated. She had nine dogs with her and they're all being taken care of.
Talked with Her Majesty this morning. The accident this weekend that injured a fellow Borzoi breeder happened at a lure coursing trial associated with our National Specialty. Apparently, she was trying to catch a dog who was finishing the course. She's very experienced in field trials and knows how to do it, but in this case the dog slammed into her.
A 100 pound dog hitting you at 25 miles an hour is no joke. Multiple broken bones in the leg and back, concussion and internal bleeding. She was in surgery for six or seven hours. Given her age and frailty before this, it will be a very long time, if ever, before she can even go home.
Any spare thoughts for her would be appreciated. She had nine dogs with her and they're all being taken care of.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 08:38 AM (HdYcL)
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137 ALL IS LOST!
Posted by: runner at May 11, 2026 08:37 AM (GD0B3)
"Now you can only win."
--Escape with Romeo
Posted by: runner at May 11, 2026 08:37 AM (GD0B3)
"Now you can only win."
--Escape with Romeo
Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 08:38 AM (FpHTM)
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I've taken enough testimony from such doctors to realize that s good chunk of them are as crazy as their patients
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 08:16 AM (gu0hJ)
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This checks out.
-American Psychological Association
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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Unfortunately, you can find an expert in just about any field to testify to whatever you want for the right price. But especially the medical field. Plaintiffs have their panel of known whores, as do defendants.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 08:16 AM (gu0hJ)
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This checks out.
-American Psychological Association
Posted by: San Franpsycho
_________
Unfortunately, you can find an expert in just about any field to testify to whatever you want for the right price. But especially the medical field. Plaintiffs have their panel of known whores, as do defendants.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 11, 2026 08:39 AM (XvL8K)
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Any spare thoughts for her would be appreciated. She had nine dogs with her and they're all being taken care of.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 08:38 AM (HdYcL)
Wow. Who knew dog shows were a full contact sport.
May the healing hand of God bless her with rapid healing.
Any spare thoughts for her would be appreciated. She had nine dogs with her and they're all being taken care of.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 08:38 AM (HdYcL)
Wow. Who knew dog shows were a full contact sport.
May the healing hand of God bless her with rapid healing.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 08:39 AM (Zz0t1)
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Despite the loan caps not taking effect until July 1, some schools have already started taking action related to the rule.
Huh. It turns out that you can just do things.
Huh. It turns out that you can just do things.
Posted by: NR Pax at May 11, 2026 08:39 AM (99eI0)
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Ultimately we wont lose if the battle restarts. But we have prolonged the timeline and increased the risk factors if we do. YMMV.
Posted by: Marcus T at May 11, 2026 08:32 AM (OQfsE)
Agree completely with your analysis. Prolonging a war that could be ended quickly is *never* an advantageous move. Iran is getting enough supplies overland through Pakistan and China and Russia to survive the blockade, Not happily, but it will not collapse them - believing that is a fantasy.
Everyone else is ready to go. Trump is the one man who’s dithering, when it’s time to act.
Posted by: Marcus T at May 11, 2026 08:32 AM (OQfsE)
Agree completely with your analysis. Prolonging a war that could be ended quickly is *never* an advantageous move. Iran is getting enough supplies overland through Pakistan and China and Russia to survive the blockade, Not happily, but it will not collapse them - believing that is a fantasy.
Everyone else is ready to go. Trump is the one man who’s dithering, when it’s time to act.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 11, 2026 08:41 AM (AnnNE)
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Top Democrats held a private, ANGER-ridden call on Saturday panicking to figure out how to gerrymander Virginia after the 10D-1R map was tossed out
One plan: FIRE THE SUPREME COURT, lower the retirement age
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Yeah. Lower the retirement age TO FIFTY FOUR.
For those that need a refresher course on fascism, THAT is fascism.
One plan: FIRE THE SUPREME COURT, lower the retirement age
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Yeah. Lower the retirement age TO FIFTY FOUR.
For those that need a refresher course on fascism, THAT is fascism.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 08:43 AM (S838b)
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146 Yeah. Lower the retirement age TO FIFTY FOUR.
For those that need a refresher course on fascism, THAT is fascism.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 08:43 AM (S838b)
Combined with an 18 year Term Limit.
For those that need a refresher course on fascism, THAT is fascism.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 08:43 AM (S838b)
Combined with an 18 year Term Limit.
Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 08:45 AM (FpHTM)
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Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) is rallying fellow Democrats in a new “Dear Colleague” letter for a battle royale on the Senate floor over $1 billion in proposed funding for President Trump’s 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom that’s tucked into a $72 billion Republican-drafted budget reconciliation package. Schumer is planning to turn the Senate floor debate and marathon voting session on the reconciliation bill into a referendum on lowering costs and scrapping the earmark for the ballroom.
Posted by: SMOD at May 11, 2026 08:45 AM (RHGPo)
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@113 Tom Servo- I know the focus has been Kharg Island but from what I understand Qeshm Island is the most strategically significant spot as it pertains to the Strait Of Hormuz. I frequent a Marine blog and commenter's there have said that there has been plans in place to take that island for decades now if the time/situation arose.
Iran just this morning is playing the victim card which the leftist media will lap up n regurgitate. They're gonna play the U Smedia like the fiddle of useful idiots they are.
Hopefully we can starve them out economically if that is what Trump is betting on and that time is on our side.
I agree with a comment above. We'll see after Trump meets with Xi and where this all goes from there.
Iran just this morning is playing the victim card which the leftist media will lap up n regurgitate. They're gonna play the U Smedia like the fiddle of useful idiots they are.
Hopefully we can starve them out economically if that is what Trump is betting on and that time is on our side.
I agree with a comment above. We'll see after Trump meets with Xi and where this all goes from there.
Posted by: JROD at May 11, 2026 08:46 AM (IlL6s)
Posted by: Jeff Spicoli at May 11, 2026 08:46 AM (Zz0t1)
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They are just diapers. But they have landed California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) into messy accusations of corruption for dumping $20 million in taxpayer money into a nonprofit led by an executive who sits on the board of his wife’s organization.
Someone did the math on the diaper scheme and determined taxpayers would be paying fifty cents for each free diaper which can be purchased at Costco for twelve cents each.
Someone did the math on the diaper scheme and determined taxpayers would be paying fifty cents for each free diaper which can be purchased at Costco for twelve cents each.
Posted by: Oglebay at May 11, 2026 08:47 AM (2ap+5)
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>> Everyone else is ready to go. Trump is the one man who’s dithering, when it’s time to act.
To be fair CiNC has probably seen the target list for a restart of combat operations. He also realizes (especially after the downed aircraft) there are a lot of risks. If we carry out the next phase it won’t simply destroy the IRGC and military targets, it’s going to make restarting the country harder and have longer term local and global economic impact. There is a lot to consider but IMVHO we should have never stopped and just proceeded until we had complete, unquestioned positive control.
To be fair CiNC has probably seen the target list for a restart of combat operations. He also realizes (especially after the downed aircraft) there are a lot of risks. If we carry out the next phase it won’t simply destroy the IRGC and military targets, it’s going to make restarting the country harder and have longer term local and global economic impact. There is a lot to consider but IMVHO we should have never stopped and just proceeded until we had complete, unquestioned positive control.
Posted by: Marcus T at May 11, 2026 08:47 AM (f98mK)
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So how impactful will the British elections be?
It looks like the voters want:
An end to immigration (all immigration)
Freedom of speech legalized again
The arrests of immigrants committing crimes.
Will this get them any of that?
It looks like the voters want:
An end to immigration (all immigration)
Freedom of speech legalized again
The arrests of immigrants committing crimes.
Will this get them any of that?
Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 08:48 AM (sKqQm)
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Will this get them any of that?
Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 08:48 AM (sKqQm)/i]
No. Starmer won't resign. ReformUK will be neutered before it even takes a seat.
UK will continue to circle the drain into islhamic darkness.
Will this get them any of that?
Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 08:48 AM (sKqQm)/i]
No. Starmer won't resign. ReformUK will be neutered before it even takes a seat.
UK will continue to circle the drain into islhamic darkness.
Posted by: Jeff Spicoli at May 11, 2026 08:49 AM (Zz0t1)
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The way you win the Iran war is something like how Clinton won the Serbian war.
He targeted the infrastructure of the Serbian elites - bridges, power plants, TV studios, etc.
Now the Serbs were mostly rational and the Mullahs are not, so it won't stop there. But frankly the Mullah class should have been without power since day 2 or 3 of the conflict.
He targeted the infrastructure of the Serbian elites - bridges, power plants, TV studios, etc.
Now the Serbs were mostly rational and the Mullahs are not, so it won't stop there. But frankly the Mullah class should have been without power since day 2 or 3 of the conflict.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 08:50 AM (sKqQm)
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"Voters."
That's cute.
That's cute.
Posted by: Politicians everywhere at May 11, 2026 08:50 AM (2Ez/1)
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So how impactful will the British elections be?
It looks like the voters want:
An end to immigration (all immigration)
Freedom of speech legalized again
The arrests of immigrants committing crimes.
Will this get them any of that?
Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 08:48 AM (sKqQm)
Since the elections were for the equivalent of city councils and not Parliament, no.
It looks like the voters want:
An end to immigration (all immigration)
Freedom of speech legalized again
The arrests of immigrants committing crimes.
Will this get them any of that?
Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 08:48 AM (sKqQm)
Since the elections were for the equivalent of city councils and not Parliament, no.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 11, 2026 08:50 AM (ExV1e)
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18-1
Nope. the elites want the native Britons to be replaced. Little do they imagne they would be replaced as well.
Nope. the elites want the native Britons to be replaced. Little do they imagne they would be replaced as well.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 11, 2026 08:50 AM (u82oZ)
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I used to have a different nic, prayers for you are ascending.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 11, 2026 08:50 AM (z2aPa)
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Trump needs to forget about peace prizes. Anything short of destroying the mullah and their thugs is like letting Hitler sets the terms of peace while in the bunker.
Trump needs to forget about peace prizes. Anything short of destroying the mullah and their thugs is like letting Hitler sets the terms of peace while in the bunker.
Posted by: Auspex at May 11, 2026 08:50 AM (Y8DZL)
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153 So how impactful will the British elections be?
It looks like the voters want:
An end to immigration (all immigration)
Freedom of speech legalized again
The arrests of immigrants committing crimes.
Will this get them any of that?
Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 08:48 AM (sKqQm)
Probably not very impactful in the short term, and no, it won't get them any of that. These were local-level elections (like our equivalent of City Council or Township Supervisor) It will only be impactful in the long term if it impacts the National Elections in 2029 (in other words, if voting patterns hold until then).
It looks like the voters want:
An end to immigration (all immigration)
Freedom of speech legalized again
The arrests of immigrants committing crimes.
Will this get them any of that?
Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 08:48 AM (sKqQm)
Probably not very impactful in the short term, and no, it won't get them any of that. These were local-level elections (like our equivalent of City Council or Township Supervisor) It will only be impactful in the long term if it impacts the National Elections in 2029 (in other words, if voting patterns hold until then).
Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 08:51 AM (FpHTM)
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Opening sentence of an NIH review article on hantaviruses:
Hantaviruses are a significant and emerging global public health threat, impacting more than 200,000 individuals worldwide each year.
For perspective
200,000 out of !7.5 billion = 0.000027 or 0.0027%
Draw your ownn conclusions.
Side note: Authors of the article:
Samia Afzal , Liaqat Ali , Anum Batool , Momina Afzal , Nida Kanwal , Muhammad Hassan , Muhammad Safdar , Atif Ahmad , Jing Yang
Hantaviruses are a significant and emerging global public health threat, impacting more than 200,000 individuals worldwide each year.
For perspective
200,000 out of !7.5 billion = 0.000027 or 0.0027%
Draw your ownn conclusions.
Side note: Authors of the article:
Samia Afzal , Liaqat Ali , Anum Batool , Momina Afzal , Nida Kanwal , Muhammad Hassan , Muhammad Safdar , Atif Ahmad , Jing Yang
Posted by: muldoon at May 11, 2026 08:51 AM (I0N4X)
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Keep pushing the Dems. Look how insane they've gone because of the Virginia case, a decision that was based on solid grounds. Keep going after their NGOs and keep dumping info about 2020 election. Keep them off balance and insane
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 08:51 AM (gu0hJ)
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>>>Everyone else is ready to go. Trump is the one man who’s dithering, when it’s time to act.
Posted by: Tom Servo
>Regime change is on the Israelis. We don't do assassinations by law. We are not at war. That is on Congress. Imminent Threat. War power resolution. Global commerce. Do you want to send in the marines?
Posted by: Tom Servo
>Regime change is on the Israelis. We don't do assassinations by law. We are not at war. That is on Congress. Imminent Threat. War power resolution. Global commerce. Do you want to send in the marines?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 11, 2026 08:51 AM (kSpDG)
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but from what I understand Qeshm Island is the most strategically significant spot as it pertains to the Strait Of Hormuz.”
I agree completely, was saying that weeks ago. If we had taken Qeshm before announcing a cease fire the current situation would not be so dire. But we didn’t.
The economic pressure is intense, but we are not facing a democratic or popular government ; we are facing radical terrorists who want to bring about the end of the world. The economic embargo is not bad, but it may take 6 months to have any effect on the regimes control.
I agree completely, was saying that weeks ago. If we had taken Qeshm before announcing a cease fire the current situation would not be so dire. But we didn’t.
The economic pressure is intense, but we are not facing a democratic or popular government ; we are facing radical terrorists who want to bring about the end of the world. The economic embargo is not bad, but it may take 6 months to have any effect on the regimes control.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 11, 2026 08:52 AM (AnnNE)
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They are just diapers. But they have landed California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) into messy accusations of corruption for dumping $20 million in taxpayer money into a nonprofit led by an executive who sits on the board of his wife’s organization.
Someone did the math on the diaper scheme and determined taxpayers would be paying fifty cents for each free diaper which can be purchased at Costco for twelve cents each.
Posted by: Oglebay
.38 cents per is the government skim.
Someone did the math on the diaper scheme and determined taxpayers would be paying fifty cents for each free diaper which can be purchased at Costco for twelve cents each.
Posted by: Oglebay
.38 cents per is the government skim.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 08:53 AM (S838b)
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Side note: Authors of the article:
Samia Afzal , Liaqat Ali , Anum Batool , Momina Afzal , Nida Kanwal , Muhammad Hassan , Muhammad Safdar , Atif Ahmad , Jing Yang
Posted by: muldoon at May 11, 2026 08:51 AM (I0N4X)
Jing Yang, Jing Yang...any relation to Yang Poon ??
Samia Afzal , Liaqat Ali , Anum Batool , Momina Afzal , Nida Kanwal , Muhammad Hassan , Muhammad Safdar , Atif Ahmad , Jing Yang
Posted by: muldoon at May 11, 2026 08:51 AM (I0N4X)
Jing Yang, Jing Yang...any relation to Yang Poon ??
Posted by: runner at May 11, 2026 08:53 AM (GD0B3)
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Why is the NYT suddenly doing some actual journalism?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 08:38 AM (Zz0t1)
*****
A broken clock is right twice a day, as the sayin' goes.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 08:38 AM (Zz0t1)
*****
A broken clock is right twice a day, as the sayin' goes.
Posted by: redridinghood at May 11, 2026 08:53 AM (NpAcC)
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@163 muldoon, sounds like the authors were Star Wars characters
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 08:53 AM (gu0hJ)
170
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 11, 2026 07:40 AM (ExV1e)
Hey, are you hanging in?
Hey, are you hanging in?
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 08:54 AM (/YotI)
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"Hantaviruses are a significant and emerging global public health threat..."
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Hashtag TwoWeeks.
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Hashtag TwoWeeks.
Posted by: Karen McAwfl at May 11, 2026 08:54 AM (2Ez/1)
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CORRECTION: That article was not published by the NIH, but was cited by the NIH.
The institutions of the authors include two from Pakistasn ad one from (wait for it)...
...Wuhan, China
The institutions of the authors include two from Pakistasn ad one from (wait for it)...
...Wuhan, China
Posted by: muldoon at May 11, 2026 08:54 AM (I0N4X)
173
Mornin’, All. Happy Monday.
Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 08:54 AM (77rzZ)
174
And......it's Monday.....
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 08:55 AM (Zz0t1)
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Muckraking journalists have uncovered massive child care fraud schemes in Minnesota, hospice fraud schemes in California, and a bustling “home health” care racket in Ohio.
The DOJ reversed a previous policy that generally overlooked fraud cases under $1.5 million.
I assume this is the Megan McArdle threshold for fraud too minor to bother prosecuting.
The DOJ reversed a previous policy that generally overlooked fraud cases under $1.5 million.
I assume this is the Megan McArdle threshold for fraud too minor to bother prosecuting.
Posted by: Oglebay at May 11, 2026 08:55 AM (2ap+5)
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Iran has 90 million people, a huge landmass, a highly subsidized weapons production effort and proxies.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 11, 2026 08:55 AM (z2aPa)
177
Now the 23-year-old woman has regrets. “Maybe a part of me was just like, I don’t want to put another black man in jail,” she told The Post.
That’s not really empathy. It’s the liberal mindset of “everyone is an interchangeable cog”, so if Somalians don’t behave like trust fund WASPs it’s because of some outside factor, probably Republicans.
That’s not really empathy. It’s the liberal mindset of “everyone is an interchangeable cog”, so if Somalians don’t behave like trust fund WASPs it’s because of some outside factor, probably Republicans.
Posted by: Ian S. at May 11, 2026 08:56 AM (QZThv)
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Jing Yang, Jing Yang...any relation to Yang Poon ??
Posted by: runner at May 11, 2026 08:53 AM (GD0B3)
Yang Dang Sweet Poontang!
Jing Yang, Jing Yang...any relation to Yang Poon ??
Posted by: runner at May 11, 2026 08:53 AM (GD0B3)
Yang Dang Sweet Poontang!
Posted by: Sweaty Teddy at May 11, 2026 08:56 AM (Zz0t1)
179
“Expert” - somebody from out of town, who has a briefcase
Posted by: Just the Punchline at May 11, 2026 08:57 AM (2BdZb)
180
we are facing radical terrorists who want to bring about the end of the world.
Posted by: Tom Servo
__________
Are we at this point? That was the mullahs, but if the IRGC is now in control, it seems like it's a bunch of grifters who know they're dead if there's regime change. Not sure which is more dangerous here.
Posted by: Tom Servo
__________
Are we at this point? That was the mullahs, but if the IRGC is now in control, it seems like it's a bunch of grifters who know they're dead if there's regime change. Not sure which is more dangerous here.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 11, 2026 08:57 AM (XvL8K)
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Someone did the math on the diaper scheme and determined taxpayers would be paying fifty cents for each free diaper which can be purchased at Costco for twelve cents each.
Posted by: Oglebay at May 11, 2026 08:47 AM (2ap+5)
And that cost per rises significantly if you factor in the fraud that will no doubt steal 85% of the 20 million dollars.
Someone did the math on the diaper scheme and determined taxpayers would be paying fifty cents for each free diaper which can be purchased at Costco for twelve cents each.
Posted by: Oglebay at May 11, 2026 08:47 AM (2ap+5)
And that cost per rises significantly if you factor in the fraud that will no doubt steal 85% of the 20 million dollars.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 08:58 AM (Zz0t1)
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AmericanThinker:
In Virginia, desperate Democrats have a plan to overthrow the state Supreme Court
In Virginia, desperate Democrats have a plan to overthrow the state Supreme Court
Posted by: SMOD at May 11, 2026 08:58 AM (RHGPo)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 11, 2026 08:58 AM (x0n13)
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>Regime change is on the Israelis. We don't do assassinations by law. We are not at war. That is on Congress. Imminent Threat. War power resolution. Global commerce. Do you want to send in the marines?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 11, 2026 08:51 AM (kSpDG)
Yes, I want to send the marines in to Qeshm and the other strategic points in the Straits. I’ll go so far as to say that unless we do that, Iran will win and this action will go down as one of the greatest foreign policy failures in American history. You don’t start a war and then just walk away when you get bored with it.
And saying “regime change is on the Israelis” is incredibly foolish - they have not a fraction of the power needed to do it. Assassinating leaders is all well and good, but we’ve already taken out most of Iran’s leadership, and every time 1 Mohammed goes down, 5 more jump up to take his place. That is not going to have any effect on the Regime maintaining control.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 11, 2026 08:51 AM (kSpDG)
Yes, I want to send the marines in to Qeshm and the other strategic points in the Straits. I’ll go so far as to say that unless we do that, Iran will win and this action will go down as one of the greatest foreign policy failures in American history. You don’t start a war and then just walk away when you get bored with it.
And saying “regime change is on the Israelis” is incredibly foolish - they have not a fraction of the power needed to do it. Assassinating leaders is all well and good, but we’ve already taken out most of Iran’s leadership, and every time 1 Mohammed goes down, 5 more jump up to take his place. That is not going to have any effect on the Regime maintaining control.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 11, 2026 08:59 AM (AnnNE)
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Plastic disposable diapers.
If they can outlaw plastic straws, and plastic grocery sacks, diapers should be EZ. Gaia demands it!
If they can outlaw plastic straws, and plastic grocery sacks, diapers should be EZ. Gaia demands it!
Posted by: Just the Punchline at May 11, 2026 08:59 AM (2BdZb)
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"... and determined taxpayers would be paying fifty cents for each free diaper which can be purchased at Costco for twelve cents each."
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It's a write off, Jerry.
They just write it off.
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It's a write off, Jerry.
They just write it off.
Posted by: Kramer at May 11, 2026 09:00 AM (2Ez/1)
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Good morning JJ and horde
Posted by: Skip at May 11, 2026 09:01 AM (F5WKh)
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Starmer intends to react to the voters message in a speech today. The citizenry say they want immigrants kicked out, border enforcement, prosecution of Pakistani rape gangs, and a return to national greatness. Two Tier Queer is instead announcing Britain will become a subsidiary country of the Brussels bureaucracy, a vassal state of the EU, and that all carbon production will end.
How's that gonna turn out?
How's that gonna turn out?
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 11, 2026 09:01 AM (7hx0x)
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Having a data center in your town increases the possibility that in the even to a nuclear war, your town will be targeted.
Posted by: SMOD at May 11, 2026 09:01 AM (RHGPo)
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Iran will capitulate this week. Unless the City of London and the IMF continues to bankroll it
You cannot shut in your oil wells and expect to survive.
You cannot shut in your oil wells and expect to survive.
Posted by: Danimal28 at May 11, 2026 09:02 AM (mNOhh)
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This begs a bigger question:
Why does anyone still watch TV?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 11, 2026 07:31 AM (2Ez/1)
Because we can.
Why does anyone still watch TV?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 11, 2026 07:31 AM (2Ez/1)
Because we can.
Posted by: Nyah! at May 11, 2026 09:02 AM (5xuJ/)
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I know it was a minor story: The Guardian, citing some radical leftist, says Alito "fudged" the stat he cited that black voter participation exceeded white in LA.
See, say newly found experts, one must exclude the ineligible from the denominator such as the felon, incarcerated and ... illegal (oh?!).
Then, they lie, the rate exceeds only on 1 of the last 3.
But that wasn't the real intent of the article.
The real intent? US papers pick it up, use slightly stronger words like, mislead or deceive.
Then the real thrust:
The online left cites it as "Alito lied in his opinion and nothing will happen to him!"
Related: these same are now ""just asking questions" about the safety of ACB's Hatian children, and "do they know she doesn't think they have the right to vote?"
See, say newly found experts, one must exclude the ineligible from the denominator such as the felon, incarcerated and ... illegal (oh?!).
Then, they lie, the rate exceeds only on 1 of the last 3.
But that wasn't the real intent of the article.
The real intent? US papers pick it up, use slightly stronger words like, mislead or deceive.
Then the real thrust:
The online left cites it as "Alito lied in his opinion and nothing will happen to him!"
Related: these same are now ""just asking questions" about the safety of ACB's Hatian children, and "do they know she doesn't think they have the right to vote?"
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 11, 2026 09:02 AM (MtSIY)
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I love the Lefr sometimes. The theme of Pride Month this ywae is ALREADY "beyond the rainbow" - meaning a giant lecture to regular gays and lesbian about all the different "communities" they have "marginalized". Flipping hysterical. They always turn on their own.
"This isnt about you" is what they are telling the original people it is about now. I love it!!!
"This isnt about you" is what they are telling the original people it is about now. I love it!!!
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 09:02 AM (/YotI)
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If the US won't get in there and kill IRGC then I hope Israel does do so.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 11, 2026 09:02 AM (7hx0x)
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Now the 23-year-old woman has regrets. “Maybe a part of me was just like, I don’t want to put another black man in jail,” she told The Post.
We can have a balkanized, racialized society OR we can have a conservative, individualist society. I really don't think most people want to live in the former.
We can have a balkanized, racialized society OR we can have a conservative, individualist society. I really don't think most people want to live in the former.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 09:02 AM (sKqQm)
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"The Jew-Hatred Pandemic No Longer a Mystery"
It a mystery to me only briefly. Then I realized Joos were simply the next-up villain for the Leftists to use. 'Transphobes' was fading as a villain that would drive contributions, along with hatred by the left's base that could be directed at normal American targets like a gun.
Before transphobes the villain was white supremacists. Before that it was racism by every white person. Homophobia. Anti-abortion groups and individuals. And the list goes back for decades.
Attempts to use ICE as the villain, white-christian nationalists, the police, the military, millionaires, AR-15s, and billionaires were/are mixed-in.
Why? Because every propagandist, novelist, playwright, and screenwriter knows a good story needs both a hero and a villain. Victims and their Leftist rescuers are always the heroes in Leftist propaganda.
It a mystery to me only briefly. Then I realized Joos were simply the next-up villain for the Leftists to use. 'Transphobes' was fading as a villain that would drive contributions, along with hatred by the left's base that could be directed at normal American targets like a gun.
Before transphobes the villain was white supremacists. Before that it was racism by every white person. Homophobia. Anti-abortion groups and individuals. And the list goes back for decades.
Attempts to use ICE as the villain, white-christian nationalists, the police, the military, millionaires, AR-15s, and billionaires were/are mixed-in.
Why? Because every propagandist, novelist, playwright, and screenwriter knows a good story needs both a hero and a villain. Victims and their Leftist rescuers are always the heroes in Leftist propaganda.
Posted by: Gref at May 11, 2026 09:03 AM (5rh/l)
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Jamie Raskin
@jamie_raskin
Last month, the people of Virginia took to the ballot box to fight back against the extreme partisan gerrymanders orchestrated by Donald Trump and MAGA all over America.
Today, in an outrageous outburst of right-wing judicial activism following the Roberts Court’s Callais decision, the Virginia Supreme Court has struck down the will of the voters. But democracy won’t end with right-wingers in black robes. Now is the time to campaign like never before for strong democracy, freedom and progress.
The American people will have the final say in November. Organize!
...
The justice who penned the decision was appointed by @MarkWarner
… right-wing? Really?
@jamie_raskin
Last month, the people of Virginia took to the ballot box to fight back against the extreme partisan gerrymanders orchestrated by Donald Trump and MAGA all over America.
Today, in an outrageous outburst of right-wing judicial activism following the Roberts Court’s Callais decision, the Virginia Supreme Court has struck down the will of the voters. But democracy won’t end with right-wingers in black robes. Now is the time to campaign like never before for strong democracy, freedom and progress.
The American people will have the final say in November. Organize!
...
The justice who penned the decision was appointed by @MarkWarner
… right-wing? Really?
Posted by: SMOD at May 11, 2026 09:03 AM (RHGPo)
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Are we at this point? That was the mullahs, but if the IRGC is now in control, it seems like it's a bunch of grifters who know they're dead if there's regime change. Not sure which is more dangerous here.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 11, 2026 08:57 AM (XvL8K)
The IRGC are even worse terrorists than the Mullahs were. They are exact analogues to Sinwar and Hamas in Gaza, and Nasrullah with Hezbollah in Lebanon. They will never surrender, never negotiate honestly, never stop trying to kill all of us - and they care nothing about their own deaths.
You do not negotiate with people like this. Never. You either kill them, or run away. Those are the only two real choices we have.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 11, 2026 08:57 AM (XvL8K)
The IRGC are even worse terrorists than the Mullahs were. They are exact analogues to Sinwar and Hamas in Gaza, and Nasrullah with Hezbollah in Lebanon. They will never surrender, never negotiate honestly, never stop trying to kill all of us - and they care nothing about their own deaths.
You do not negotiate with people like this. Never. You either kill them, or run away. Those are the only two real choices we have.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 11, 2026 09:03 AM (AnnNE)
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I love the Lefr sometimes. The theme of Pride Month this ywae is ALREADY "beyond the rainbow" - meaning a giant lecture to regular gays and lesbian about all the different "communities" they have "marginalized". Flipping hysterical. They always turn on their own.
I've seen reddit threads were lefties line up to tell lesbians they are not in fact real lesbians if they won't have sex with a "woman with a penis" but instead mere "vagina enthusiasts"
I've seen reddit threads were lefties line up to tell lesbians they are not in fact real lesbians if they won't have sex with a "woman with a penis" but instead mere "vagina enthusiasts"
Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 09:04 AM (sKqQm)
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Hey, are you hanging in?
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 08:54 AM (/YotI)
The biopsy is scheduled for next week. It's just a waiting game at the moment.
It is, of course, concerning and there's a huge element of uncertainty but I don't believe that I'm at risk of dying from it, just pain, annoyance, and expense.
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 08:54 AM (/YotI)
The biopsy is scheduled for next week. It's just a waiting game at the moment.
It is, of course, concerning and there's a huge element of uncertainty but I don't believe that I'm at risk of dying from it, just pain, annoyance, and expense.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 11, 2026 09:05 AM (ExV1e)
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From the Bee
Jesus's Parents Realize He's Divine As He Completes Carpentry Project Without Going Back To Home Depot A Single Time
https://buff.ly/sMiKLs4
Jesus's Parents Realize He's Divine As He Completes Carpentry Project Without Going Back To Home Depot A Single Time
https://buff.ly/sMiKLs4
Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 09:06 AM (S838b)
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The left has hated Jews for a while and if you talk with Jewish vs other racialist groups in the left it is comical.
Left leaning, and largely secular, Jews believe themselves to be a discriminated against minority.
The rest of the lefty racial groups see Jews as a worse flavor of white devils.
Left leaning, and largely secular, Jews believe themselves to be a discriminated against minority.
The rest of the lefty racial groups see Jews as a worse flavor of white devils.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 09:06 AM (sKqQm)
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Well, the MRI showed a mass so it's not likely to be not cancer but that would certainly be a nice surprise.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 11, 2026 08:30 AM (ExV1e)/i]
You are in my prayers. Stay strong. Don't let the bastard (cancer) win.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 11, 2026 08:30 AM (ExV1e)/i]
You are in my prayers. Stay strong. Don't let the bastard (cancer) win.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 11, 2026 09:07 AM (N39Ws)
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Well…apparently, according to Abraham Enriquez, if I heard him right, one of the problems with data centers is that they bring in evil Muslims, and Dallas, for instance, would have no evil Muslims if not for data centers.
This according to an interview I heard on Pratt on Texas.
I’m still voting for Tom Sell with zero enthusiasm. A grifter kid or a lobbyist. Yay. I miss being in TX-13.
This according to an interview I heard on Pratt on Texas.
I’m still voting for Tom Sell with zero enthusiasm. A grifter kid or a lobbyist. Yay. I miss being in TX-13.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 09:07 AM (uxCHZ)
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.38 cents per is the government skim.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 08:53 AM (S838b)
Paid to the Gov's wife's friends
Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 08:53 AM (S838b)
Paid to the Gov's wife's friends
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 11, 2026 09:08 AM (/+uur)
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The Israelis might want regime change in Iran, but what they want more is to alleviate them of their nuclear stockpile of enriched Uranium.
That's been "the" sticking point with the IRGC/Iran.
This "pause" is more than likely to figure out how to get to the materials, safely, and spirit them away without getting into a huge shooting battle or mishandling the Uranium and making a really bad mess.
The question is likely "how much does the IRGC want in return for the Uranium?" So far, it appears they're in no mood to haggle.
So, we'll back to war soon enough.
That's been "the" sticking point with the IRGC/Iran.
This "pause" is more than likely to figure out how to get to the materials, safely, and spirit them away without getting into a huge shooting battle or mishandling the Uranium and making a really bad mess.
The question is likely "how much does the IRGC want in return for the Uranium?" So far, it appears they're in no mood to haggle.
So, we'll back to war soon enough.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 11, 2026 09:08 AM (jehhT)
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America doesn't need to import people to work in data centers.
If foreign hires are denied to AMZ and MSFT they'll train Americans...but they'd rather not.
If foreign hires are denied to AMZ and MSFT they'll train Americans...but they'd rather not.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 09:08 AM (sKqQm)
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A federal grand jury in San Antonio returned an indictment charging a New Braunfels woman with the alleged arson attack, where she is accused of setting fire to the Comal County Republican Party Headquarters. According to the indictment, 22-year-old Grace Carol Brown is charged with actual and attempted malicious damage by fire to property involved in interstate or foreign commerce.
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Look at all those piercings and tattoos! This chick will find a real home in prison with some trans fellow-traveler.
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Look at all those piercings and tattoos! This chick will find a real home in prison with some trans fellow-traveler.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 11, 2026 09:08 AM (6txWC)
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201 From the Bee
Jesus's Parents Realize He's Divine As He Completes Carpentry Project Without Going Back To Home Depot A Single Time
https://buff.ly/sMiKLs4
Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 09:06 AM (S838b)
He went to Lowe’s.
Jesus's Parents Realize He's Divine As He Completes Carpentry Project Without Going Back To Home Depot A Single Time
https://buff.ly/sMiKLs4
Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 09:06 AM (S838b)
He went to Lowe’s.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 09:08 AM (uxCHZ)
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>>>And saying “regime change is on the Israelis” is incredibly foolish - they have not a fraction of the power needed to do it. Assassinating leaders is all well and good, but we’ve already taken out most of Iran’s leadership, and every time 1 Mohammed goes down, 5 more jump up to take his place. That is not going to have any effect on the Regime maintaining control.
Posted by: Tom Servo
>Fine. I won't argue. But they started it. They own it. And we support them. It will all play out. Don't over look what the Arabs can offer.
Posted by: Tom Servo
>Fine. I won't argue. But they started it. They own it. And we support them. It will all play out. Don't over look what the Arabs can offer.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 11, 2026 09:08 AM (kSpDG)
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The IRGC are even worse terrorists than the Mullahs were. They are exact analogues to Sinwar and Hamas in Gaza, and Nasrullah with Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Posted by: Tom Servo
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Not arguing with them possibly being worse, but it seems to me that the IRGC is motivated by grift more than the promise of 72 virgins. But I don't know if it makes any difference in how to approach the problem.
Posted by: Tom Servo
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Not arguing with them possibly being worse, but it seems to me that the IRGC is motivated by grift more than the promise of 72 virgins. But I don't know if it makes any difference in how to approach the problem.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 11, 2026 09:09 AM (XvL8K)
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200 Hey, are you hanging in?
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 08:54 AM (/YotI)
The biopsy is scheduled for next week. It's just a waiting game at the moment.
It is, of course, concerning and there's a huge element of uncertainty but I don't believe that I'm at risk of dying from it, just pain, annoyance, and expense.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 11, 2026 09:05 AM (ExV1e)
The waiting is the hardest part. I'm sure you are scared, have all kinds of thoughts running through your mind, etc. Try to stay strong - for yourself. It matters - trust me. I went through my own cancer battle last year.
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 08:54 AM (/YotI)
The biopsy is scheduled for next week. It's just a waiting game at the moment.
It is, of course, concerning and there's a huge element of uncertainty but I don't believe that I'm at risk of dying from it, just pain, annoyance, and expense.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 11, 2026 09:05 AM (ExV1e)
The waiting is the hardest part. I'm sure you are scared, have all kinds of thoughts running through your mind, etc. Try to stay strong - for yourself. It matters - trust me. I went through my own cancer battle last year.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 11, 2026 09:09 AM (N39Ws)
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201 From the Bee
Jesus's Parents Realize He's Divine As He Completes Carpentry Project Without Going Back To Home Depot A Single Time
https://buff.ly/sMiKLs4
Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 09:06 AM (S838b)
He’s JUST all right.
Jesus's Parents Realize He's Divine As He Completes Carpentry Project Without Going Back To Home Depot A Single Time
https://buff.ly/sMiKLs4
Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 09:06 AM (S838b)
He’s JUST all right.
Posted by: Doobie Brothers at May 11, 2026 09:09 AM (uxCHZ)
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194 If the US won't get in there and kill IRGC then I hope Israel does do so.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 11, 2026 09:02 AM (7hx0x)
Israel has a population of just over 10 million, much smaller than most realize. Iran has a population of 92 million. Israel punches way above its weight militarily and they function extremely well as an adjunct to the US military; but thinking they have the power to do anything like this by themselves is a fantasy.
194 If the US won't get in there and kill IRGC then I hope Israel does do so.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 11, 2026 09:02 AM (7hx0x)
Israel has a population of just over 10 million, much smaller than most realize. Iran has a population of 92 million. Israel punches way above its weight militarily and they function extremely well as an adjunct to the US military; but thinking they have the power to do anything like this by themselves is a fantasy.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 11, 2026 09:09 AM (AnnNE)
Posted by: Guys everywhere at May 11, 2026 09:09 AM (2Ez/1)
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Keep pushing the Dems. Look how insane they've gone because of the Virginia case, a decision that was based on solid grounds. Keep going after their NGOs and keep dumping info about 2020 election. Keep them off balance and insane
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 08:51 AM (gu0hJ)
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I still can't wrap my head around that the Virginia redistricting amendment was added to the ballot after early voting had already begun, with over a million voters having already cast their ballots.
And their argument was that ballots are counted on election day.
How does that even make sense?
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 08:51 AM (gu0hJ)
*******
I still can't wrap my head around that the Virginia redistricting amendment was added to the ballot after early voting had already begun, with over a million voters having already cast their ballots.
And their argument was that ballots are counted on election day.
How does that even make sense?
Posted by: redridinghood at May 11, 2026 09:09 AM (NpAcC)
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Today, in an outrageous outburst of right-wing judicial activism following the Roberts Court’s Callais decision, the Virginia Supreme Court has struck down the will of the voters. But democracy won’t end with right-wingers in black robes. Now is the time to campaign like never before for strong democracy, freedom and progress.
The VSC determined that the whole thing violated the state constitution, you jackass. It should've never been put to the people in the first place.
The will of the people has nothing to do with it.
F*ck off, commie.
Today, in an outrageous outburst of right-wing judicial activism following the Roberts Court’s Callais decision, the Virginia Supreme Court has struck down the will of the voters. But democracy won’t end with right-wingers in black robes. Now is the time to campaign like never before for strong democracy, freedom and progress.
The VSC determined that the whole thing violated the state constitution, you jackass. It should've never been put to the people in the first place.
The will of the people has nothing to do with it.
F*ck off, commie.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 09:10 AM (Zz0t1)
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202 The left has hated Jews for a while and if you talk with Jewish vs other racialist groups in the left it is comical.
Left leaning, and largely secular, Jews believe themselves to be a discriminated against minority.
The rest of the lefty racial groups see Jews as a worse flavor of white devils.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 09:06 AM (sKqQm)
Jews as a whole represent God and the idea that He has a plan.
Leftist as a whole represent Man and the idea their Central Plan is the plan.
Left leaning, and largely secular, Jews believe themselves to be a discriminated against minority.
The rest of the lefty racial groups see Jews as a worse flavor of white devils.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 09:06 AM (sKqQm)
Jews as a whole represent God and the idea that He has a plan.
Leftist as a whole represent Man and the idea their Central Plan is the plan.
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 11, 2026 09:10 AM (/+uur)
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Happy Monday, all!
Posted by: Lizzy at May 11, 2026 09:10 AM (8Fxbo)
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Jewish voters were mostly leftwing and yet the Democrats decided to demonize the Jews. Why would they purposely alienate people like Bill Ackman? Yet they have.
Posted by: Oglebay at May 11, 2026 09:10 AM (2ap+5)
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@177 Ben Had-So what is your stance? Try to starve the regime economically? Boots on the ground taking islands and control of their oil? This move on Iran was a risky/dangerous move. Bigger picture a move on China. I WANT US TO SUCCEED. We know we are up against worldwide leftist propagandists that still hold sway and control part of the narrative if not all of it. So yes, some of us are concerned(take note of our concern) but make no bones about it we want us/ourside to succeed. This blog is a space for some of us to express concern while still hoping we succeed. Make fun or throw shade at people that do not conform to your line of thought but if you're going to do that at least give us some idea at what you think we should be doing......you know, offer a counter argument/solution. I think I'm being reasonable here.
Posted by: JROD at May 11, 2026 09:10 AM (IlL6s)
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Paraphrasing Robert Pratt: when you vote, you are NOT voting for someone you can go out and have a beer with…you are voting for someone who will represent you and do the best job doing it.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 09:11 AM (uxCHZ)
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And their argument was that ballots are counted on election day.
Imagine their plan was always to use the blue strongholds to produce enough votes no matter what came out of the new districts so it didn't matter if votes were dropped on the floor.
Now it makes sense no?
Imagine their plan was always to use the blue strongholds to produce enough votes no matter what came out of the new districts so it didn't matter if votes were dropped on the floor.
Now it makes sense no?
Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 09:11 AM (sKqQm)
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Dismissing the now-dominant political force in the country as fundamentally un-British, Starmer criticised those who point “at Britain’s problems”, saying they blame “other people in this country. And I don’t think that’s British”, a clear reference to an apparently emerging policy consensus on ending open borders and engaging in deportations.
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Ah yes, the familiar "we need better voters!" argument.
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Ah yes, the familiar "we need better voters!" argument.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 11, 2026 09:12 AM (6txWC)
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old and busted : Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy !
new hotness : Right-Wing Judicial Activism !
*who writes this shite? HRC 's 70 year old consultants?
new hotness : Right-Wing Judicial Activism !
*who writes this shite? HRC 's 70 year old consultants?
Posted by: runner at May 11, 2026 09:12 AM (GD0B3)
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I really don't think most people want to live in the former.
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No, but there is a wicked strain of self-loathing Death Wish in younger “liberals”. They’ve had their brain matter scrambled. Chicks like that were already behind the 8-ball, but they are completely wacked now due to peer pressure and relentless, insidious propaganda.
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No, but there is a wicked strain of self-loathing Death Wish in younger “liberals”. They’ve had their brain matter scrambled. Chicks like that were already behind the 8-ball, but they are completely wacked now due to peer pressure and relentless, insidious propaganda.
Posted by: Just the Punchline at May 11, 2026 09:13 AM (3pkwM)
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Huntly Gordon, San Francisco’s unofficial pope, has died after falling in his apartment and hitting his head. Gordon, a businessman, activist and longtime member of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, spent his last night out dancing at the club. He was 91 years old.
... guess he is joining Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in hell
... guess he is joining Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in hell
Posted by: SMOD at May 11, 2026 09:13 AM (RHGPo)
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Too late to comment now.
Posted by: Don Black at May 11, 2026 09:13 AM (ZxPkt)
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Greg Sargant, an infant-brained radical lefty some of you may know of, now rants Trump's "vile " midterm plan is "Democrats shouldn't exist."
1) not giving you and yours an illegal 40 seats* in the House is just fair, deal with it
2) nothing Trump has said is anything like that; banning Dems
3) to the extent you heard that, it's a confession of guilt
4) but I wish he would because no current party deserves it more
* I think it's Stevan Miler who cited, between the illegals counted, the VRA, and the improper Census allocation, it's at least 40 seats. I'll bet it's closer to 60.
1) not giving you and yours an illegal 40 seats* in the House is just fair, deal with it
2) nothing Trump has said is anything like that; banning Dems
3) to the extent you heard that, it's a confession of guilt
4) but I wish he would because no current party deserves it more
* I think it's Stevan Miler who cited, between the illegals counted, the VRA, and the improper Census allocation, it's at least 40 seats. I'll bet it's closer to 60.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 11, 2026 09:13 AM (MtSIY)
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It's just another Merlot Monday.
Posted by: Old Lady Emhoff at May 11, 2026 09:14 AM (2Ez/1)
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Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 11, 2026 09:05 AM (ExV1e)
I will send prayers up.
I will send prayers up.
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 09:14 AM (/YotI)
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IRGC will go all Taliban and live off the land, terrorizing everybody they come in contact with after we bomb 'em to the stone age.
Democrats will revolt and increase the murder rate domestically. The rule of law in many blue states is practically over as of now.
IRGC will go all Taliban and live off the land, terrorizing everybody they come in contact with after we bomb 'em to the stone age.
Democrats will revolt and increase the murder rate domestically. The rule of law in many blue states is practically over as of now.
Posted by: Auspex at May 11, 2026 09:14 AM (Y8DZL)
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The VSC determined that the whole thing violated the state constitution, you jackass. It should've never been put to the people in the first place.
The will of the people has nothing to do with it.
F*ck off, commie.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 09:10 AM (Zz0t1)
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"A Republic, if you can keep it!"
Raskin missed that part.
The will of the people has nothing to do with it.
F*ck off, commie.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 09:10 AM (Zz0t1)
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"A Republic, if you can keep it!"
Raskin missed that part.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 11, 2026 09:14 AM (6txWC)
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Hong Kong helped bankroll Iran’s terror network, bombshell report claims
The 26-page report by the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation, titled “Oil, Arms, and Cash: How Hong Kong Fuels the Iranian Regime,” alleges that dozens of Hong Kong-based companies have helped Iran evade Western sanctions while funneling billions of dollars into the hands of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and its terror proxies.
The 26-page report by the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation, titled “Oil, Arms, and Cash: How Hong Kong Fuels the Iranian Regime,” alleges that dozens of Hong Kong-based companies have helped Iran evade Western sanctions while funneling billions of dollars into the hands of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and its terror proxies.
Posted by: SMOD at May 11, 2026 09:14 AM (RHGPo)
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>>They are just diapers. But they have landed California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) into messy accusations of corruption for dumping $20 million in taxpayer money into a nonprofit led by an executive who sits on the board of his wife’s organization.
Free diapers. Huh.
IIRC, this newfound need is linked with demand for free tampons/pads.
Free, free, free -- why is no one giving ME free stuff?
When will someone do an analysis of n=both the totality of free stuff given to the lower class, as well as all the areas of overlap (e.g. WIC/SNAP/free school meals).
Free diapers. Huh.
IIRC, this newfound need is linked with demand for free tampons/pads.
Free, free, free -- why is no one giving ME free stuff?
When will someone do an analysis of n=both the totality of free stuff given to the lower class, as well as all the areas of overlap (e.g. WIC/SNAP/free school meals).
Posted by: Lizzy at May 11, 2026 09:14 AM (8Fxbo)
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>Fine. I won't argue. But they started it. They own it. And we support them. It will all play out. Don't over look what the Arabs can offer.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 11, 2026 09:08 AM (kSpDG)
They did not start this round - Trump started it by demanding an end to Iran’s nuclear program, and demanding that Iran surrender its enriched uranium. He launched a massive series of airstrikes to achieve those goals, and he was right to do so.
My entire point is that the US can NOT get bored and walk away now, just because it turned out to be harder than we hoped it would be. The goal of obtaining the enriched stockpile of uranium must be achieved.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 11, 2026 09:08 AM (kSpDG)
They did not start this round - Trump started it by demanding an end to Iran’s nuclear program, and demanding that Iran surrender its enriched uranium. He launched a massive series of airstrikes to achieve those goals, and he was right to do so.
My entire point is that the US can NOT get bored and walk away now, just because it turned out to be harder than we hoped it would be. The goal of obtaining the enriched stockpile of uranium must be achieved.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 11, 2026 09:15 AM (AnnNE)
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234 Hong Kong helped bankroll Iran’s terror network, bombshell report claims
The 26-page report by the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation, titled “Oil, Arms, and Cash: How Hong Kong Fuels the Iranian Regime,” alleges that dozens of Hong Kong-based companies have helped Iran evade Western sanctions while funneling billions of dollars into the hands of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and its terror proxies.
Posted by: SMOD at May 11, 2026 09:14 AM (RHGPo)
I see.
What is Hong Kong part of again?
The 26-page report by the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation, titled “Oil, Arms, and Cash: How Hong Kong Fuels the Iranian Regime,” alleges that dozens of Hong Kong-based companies have helped Iran evade Western sanctions while funneling billions of dollars into the hands of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and its terror proxies.
Posted by: SMOD at May 11, 2026 09:14 AM (RHGPo)
I see.
What is Hong Kong part of again?
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 09:15 AM (uxCHZ)
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Why would they purposely alienate people like Bill Ackman? Yet they have.
Posted by: Oglebay at May 11, 2026 09:10 AM (2ap+5)
Because they hate Jews, and always turn on their own. Look at how blacks live in all their strongholds. They don't like blacks either.
Posted by: Oglebay at May 11, 2026 09:10 AM (2ap+5)
Because they hate Jews, and always turn on their own. Look at how blacks live in all their strongholds. They don't like blacks either.
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 09:16 AM (/YotI)
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> America doesn't need to import people to work in data centers.
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Datacenters don't need people once they're built. At least, not very many, probably not on staff 24X7. Once finished they're pretty self sufficient.
It's not like they need a janitor, or a receptionist. They can be monitored remotely and if Joe's HVAC is needed to adjust the A/C his crew can be dispatched.
It's amusing our political class keeps telling us "datacenters mean jobs." Well, yea, to build them. But after that...?
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Datacenters don't need people once they're built. At least, not very many, probably not on staff 24X7. Once finished they're pretty self sufficient.
It's not like they need a janitor, or a receptionist. They can be monitored remotely and if Joe's HVAC is needed to adjust the A/C his crew can be dispatched.
It's amusing our political class keeps telling us "datacenters mean jobs." Well, yea, to build them. But after that...?
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 11, 2026 09:16 AM (jehhT)
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How Hong Kong Fuels the Iranian Regime,” alleges that dozens of Hong Kong-based companies have helped Iran evade Western sanctions while funneling billions of dollars into the hands of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and its terror proxies.
==
..in exchange for cheap cheap cheap oil; which is not reaching China now...what a shame!
==
..in exchange for cheap cheap cheap oil; which is not reaching China now...what a shame!
Posted by: runner at May 11, 2026 09:16 AM (GD0B3)
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Free diapers. Huh.
IIRC, this newfound need is linked with demand for free tampons/pads.
Free, free, free -- why is no one giving ME free stuff?
When will someone do an analysis of n=both the totality of free stuff given to the lower class, as well as all the areas of overlap (e.g. WIC/SNAP/free school meals).
Posted by: Lizzy at May 11, 2026 09:14 AM (8Fxbo)
In sixth grade (in more words) I learned something everyone has seemingly forgotten.
Nothing Is Free.
Free diapers. Huh.
IIRC, this newfound need is linked with demand for free tampons/pads.
Free, free, free -- why is no one giving ME free stuff?
When will someone do an analysis of n=both the totality of free stuff given to the lower class, as well as all the areas of overlap (e.g. WIC/SNAP/free school meals).
Posted by: Lizzy at May 11, 2026 09:14 AM (8Fxbo)
In sixth grade (in more words) I learned something everyone has seemingly forgotten.
Nothing Is Free.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 09:16 AM (uxCHZ)
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193 "This isnt about you" is what they are telling the original people it is about now. I love it!!!
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 09:02 AM (/YotI)
This is how Revolutionary politics work (for a certain value of "work"). They always need new activists to start a "new" Revolution over and over and over again.
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 09:02 AM (/YotI)
This is how Revolutionary politics work (for a certain value of "work"). They always need new activists to start a "new" Revolution over and over and over again.
Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 09:17 AM (FpHTM)
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The Israeli have stated they want regime change numerous times. They are responsible for deaths of the regime so far.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 11, 2026 09:17 AM (z2aPa)
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Are ‘Kamikaze Dolphins’ Real? The Daily Wire Investigates”
Dolphins?
The aquatic mammal?
No.
But, you do have to look out for the Cloud Dolphins.
They are mean, sneaky bastards.
Are ‘Kamikaze Dolphins’ Real? The Daily Wire Investigates”
Dolphins?
The aquatic mammal?
No.
But, you do have to look out for the Cloud Dolphins.
They are mean, sneaky bastards.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 11, 2026 09:17 AM (iJfKG)
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An Iranian heiress locked in a nasty, $200 million divorce battle with her doctor husband sneakily signed away control of her company so he couldn’t claim any cash from the business, new court documents allege.
Setareh “Star” Bral — the daughter of a late real estate mogul believed to have had ties to the last shah of Iran — relinquished control of Star Pacific Properties shortly after she separated from UCLA Dr. Ryan Aronin, according to documents obtained by The California Post.
Setareh “Star” Bral — the daughter of a late real estate mogul believed to have had ties to the last shah of Iran — relinquished control of Star Pacific Properties shortly after she separated from UCLA Dr. Ryan Aronin, according to documents obtained by The California Post.
Posted by: SMOD at May 11, 2026 09:18 AM (RHGPo)
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>>Greg Sargant, an infant-brained radical lefty some of you may know of, now rants Trump's "vile " midterm plan is "Democrats shouldn't exist."
Gee, how does it feel, Greg?
Your side has openly talked of eliminating us for years.
Seem to recall a former Obama campaign leader tweeting in 2016 (paraphrasing from memory): 'It's not just enough to beat Trump, he must be so thoroughly beaten that his kind will never rise again.'
Gee, how does it feel, Greg?
Your side has openly talked of eliminating us for years.
Seem to recall a former Obama campaign leader tweeting in 2016 (paraphrasing from memory): 'It's not just enough to beat Trump, he must be so thoroughly beaten that his kind will never rise again.'
Posted by: Lizzy at May 11, 2026 09:18 AM (8Fxbo)
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Hadrian, Thank you for sharing that picture of HM and the pup. Beautiful.
Posted by: Mrs JTB at May 11, 2026 09:19 AM (yTvNw)
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A local Hawaiian is being hailed as a hero for pummeling a Seattle tourist caught hurling a huge rock at a beloved monk seal — and even earned a special recognition from the state government for the vigilante ass-whooping.
The entitled tourist, 37, allegedly approached the endangered seal — known by Hawaiians as Lani — and tossed a massive rock at her as she swam along the shoreline off Front Street in Lahaina on Tuesday, according to social media posts and the Hawaii Department of Natural Resources.
The entitled tourist, 37, allegedly approached the endangered seal — known by Hawaiians as Lani — and tossed a massive rock at her as she swam along the shoreline off Front Street in Lahaina on Tuesday, according to social media posts and the Hawaii Department of Natural Resources.
Posted by: SMOD at May 11, 2026 09:20 AM (RHGPo)
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239 > America doesn't need to import people to work in data centers. (I agree. Unless we are at full employment, and I believe, being a child of an immigrant, immigration by legal means is fine - after the would be immigrant gets the equivalent of an anal rectal exam.)
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Datacenters don't need people once they're built. At least, not very many, probably not on staff 24X7. Once finished they're pretty self sufficient.
It's not like they need a janitor, or a receptionist. They can be monitored remotely and if Joe's HVAC is needed to adjust the A/C his crew can be dispatched.
It's amusing our political class keeps telling us "datacenters mean jobs." Well, yea, to build them. But after that...?
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 11, 2026 09:16 AM (jehhT)
I just found it amusing that Mr. Enriquez blamed the inevitability of the Texas Caliphate and the presence of evil Muslims on data centers - not the federal government for not suspending 1A and not allowing evil Muslims as much as a tourist visa.
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Datacenters don't need people once they're built. At least, not very many, probably not on staff 24X7. Once finished they're pretty self sufficient.
It's not like they need a janitor, or a receptionist. They can be monitored remotely and if Joe's HVAC is needed to adjust the A/C his crew can be dispatched.
It's amusing our political class keeps telling us "datacenters mean jobs." Well, yea, to build them. But after that...?
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 11, 2026 09:16 AM (jehhT)
I just found it amusing that Mr. Enriquez blamed the inevitability of the Texas Caliphate and the presence of evil Muslims on data centers - not the federal government for not suspending 1A and not allowing evil Muslims as much as a tourist visa.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 09:21 AM (uxCHZ)
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233 The VSC determined that the whole thing violated the state constitution, you jackass. It should've never been put to the people in the first place.
The will of the people has nothing to do with it.
F*ck off, commie.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 09:10 AM (Zz0t1)
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"A Republic, if you can keep it!"
Raskin missed that part.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 11, 2026 09:14 AM (6txWC)
What a Democrat does not say about something is usually much more important than what he does say. Democrats and the Media have made lying by omission a form of art.
The will of the people has nothing to do with it.
F*ck off, commie.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 09:10 AM (Zz0t1)
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"A Republic, if you can keep it!"
Raskin missed that part.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 11, 2026 09:14 AM (6txWC)
What a Democrat does not say about something is usually much more important than what he does say. Democrats and the Media have made lying by omission a form of art.
Posted by: Gref at May 11, 2026 09:21 AM (5rh/l)
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not giving you and yours an illegal 40 seats* in the House is just fair, deal with it
This is actually something getting closer and closer to the Overton window.
Most people don't know the census used illegals for the last count.
So you Joe Average get one Represenatives for you and 800K other actual Americans. In CA thought 800k American citizens are getting 3 or 4 Representatives because the other few million people are illegals...
If we fix this the Dems instantly becomes a regional party with maybe 150 House seats in a good year.
This is actually something getting closer and closer to the Overton window.
Most people don't know the census used illegals for the last count.
So you Joe Average get one Represenatives for you and 800K other actual Americans. In CA thought 800k American citizens are getting 3 or 4 Representatives because the other few million people are illegals...
If we fix this the Dems instantly becomes a regional party with maybe 150 House seats in a good year.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 09:21 AM (sKqQm)
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Someone send this thread along to Pete Hegseth..... I'm sure he would welcome the advice.....
Posted by: It's me donna at May 11, 2026 09:21 AM (asBle)
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Why would they purposely alienate people like Bill Ackman?...
That reminds me...
Akkermansia muciniphilia is a great probiotic for you intestinal biome.
Get some today!
or don't.
Think for yourself, dammit!
Why would they purposely alienate people like Bill Ackman?...
That reminds me...
Akkermansia muciniphilia is a great probiotic for you intestinal biome.
Get some today!
or don't.
Think for yourself, dammit!
Posted by: naturalfake at May 11, 2026 09:21 AM (iJfKG)
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I expect better of Breitbart. If you use the phrase “undocumented immigrant”, you ACHE for the end of CBP, PoEs, and ACHE for a day when crossing into the United States is less consequential that my crossing the county line every day.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 09:23 AM (uxCHZ)
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The entitled tourist, 37, allegedly approached the endangered seal — known by Hawaiians as Lani — and tossed a massive rock at her as she swam along the shoreline
Posted by: SMOD
___________
How did they know it was Lani? Is there only one seal that swims in that area?
Posted by: SMOD
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How did they know it was Lani? Is there only one seal that swims in that area?
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 11, 2026 09:23 AM (XvL8K)
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Data centers need security; you know the Luddites are targeting them as I type.
Data centers need security; you know the Luddites are targeting them as I type.
Posted by: Auspex at May 11, 2026 09:23 AM (Y8DZL)
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New York Times announces the end of the climate change hoax
A New York Times op-ed argues voters are turned off by climate messaging after decades of failed predictions
For almost the entirety of the half century I have lived on Earth, I have had experts, teachers, politicians and activists hectoring me about how climate change is going to destroy the planet. But this week, in The New York Times, of all places, is evidence that climate alarmism is finally cooling down.
"Democrats Do Not Have To Campaign On Climate Change Anymore," blared the headline, this week, as author Matt Huber argues that voters are rather turned off by the subject. I would like to suggest that this is because it is the single most expensive lie in human history.
A New York Times op-ed argues voters are turned off by climate messaging after decades of failed predictions
For almost the entirety of the half century I have lived on Earth, I have had experts, teachers, politicians and activists hectoring me about how climate change is going to destroy the planet. But this week, in The New York Times, of all places, is evidence that climate alarmism is finally cooling down.
"Democrats Do Not Have To Campaign On Climate Change Anymore," blared the headline, this week, as author Matt Huber argues that voters are rather turned off by the subject. I would like to suggest that this is because it is the single most expensive lie in human history.
Posted by: SMOD at May 11, 2026 09:23 AM (RHGPo)
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They are just diapers. But they have landed California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) into messy accusations of corruption for dumping $20 million in taxpayer money into a nonprofit led by an executive who sits on the board of his wife’s organization.
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The program will balloon to $60 million and start a vibrant black market selling "looses" in front of day care centers and on street corners.
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The program will balloon to $60 million and start a vibrant black market selling "looses" in front of day care centers and on street corners.
Posted by: WisRich at May 11, 2026 09:24 AM (G0vdT)
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Moar acronyms!
Posted by: Person who loves acronyms at May 11, 2026 09:24 AM (2Ez/1)
260
loosies
Posted by: WisRich at May 11, 2026 09:24 AM (G0vdT)
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252 Someone send this thread along to Pete Hegseth..... I'm sure he would welcome the advice.....
Posted by: It's me donna at May 11, 2026 09:21 AM (asBle)
He knows already - right now, Trump is overruling what Hegseth and CENTCOM are proposing to do.
252 Someone send this thread along to Pete Hegseth..... I'm sure he would welcome the advice.....
Posted by: It's me donna at May 11, 2026 09:21 AM (asBle)
He knows already - right now, Trump is overruling what Hegseth and CENTCOM are proposing to do.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 11, 2026 09:24 AM (AnnNE)
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That’s not really empathy. It’s the liberal mindset of “everyone is an interchangeable cog”
Posted by: Ian S.
Except for them of course. They are more special than the mere cogs.
Posted by: Ian S.
Except for them of course. They are more special than the mere cogs.
Posted by: NR Pax at May 11, 2026 09:25 AM (99eI0)
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AOC struggled to properly state the history of the American revolution, but I understand! Her Marxist teachers didn't educate her very well, and she now is so crazily ideological that she refuses to go back and learn actual facts.
Cannot stand that little twit.
Cannot stand that little twit.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 11, 2026 09:25 AM (UqeTT)
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Joe Biden will fight the Trump DOJ to prevent the release 70 hours of audiotapes of the former president’s conversations with his ghostwriter.
Last week it was reported that the DOJ was preparing to release damning audio of Biden’s interview with former Special Counsel Robert Hur. The Department is also going to release 2017 audio recordings of conversations with his ghostwriter in which he disclosed classified information.
Last week it was reported that the DOJ was preparing to release damning audio of Biden’s interview with former Special Counsel Robert Hur. The Department is also going to release 2017 audio recordings of conversations with his ghostwriter in which he disclosed classified information.
Posted by: SMOD at May 11, 2026 09:26 AM (RHGPo)
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262 Except for them of course. They are more special than the mere cogs.
Posted by: NR Pax at May 11, 2026 09:25 AM (99eI0)
They get the gigantic mansion on the hill.
Everyone else gets a mud hut.
Posted by: NR Pax at May 11, 2026 09:25 AM (99eI0)
They get the gigantic mansion on the hill.
Everyone else gets a mud hut.
Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 09:26 AM (FpHTM)
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I would like to suggest that this is because it is the single most expensive lie in human history.
Posted by: SMOD at May 11, 2026 09:23 AM
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*polite cough*
Posted by: SMOD at May 11, 2026 09:23 AM
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*polite cough*
Posted by: Recycling at May 11, 2026 09:26 AM (2Ez/1)
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>>“When we criticize the system, the system has gotten so concentrated that [billionaires] take it as criticism of themselves,” Ocasio-Cortez said
Says the gal who wore a "TAX THE RICH" dress at a party with billionaires.
Your mobs torch/bomb Tesla dealerships, gleefully call for the murder of Elon and Trump, and have lionized Luigi Magione.
Billionaires take it personally because you have made it personal -- your "system" is "Eat the Rich!!!"
Says the gal who wore a "TAX THE RICH" dress at a party with billionaires.
Your mobs torch/bomb Tesla dealerships, gleefully call for the murder of Elon and Trump, and have lionized Luigi Magione.
Billionaires take it personally because you have made it personal -- your "system" is "Eat the Rich!!!"
Posted by: Lizzy at May 11, 2026 09:26 AM (8Fxbo)
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Were I a Democrat strategist looking at the shrinking margin of error for my party, marginalizing the environmentalists who are a danger to vote third party might not be at the top of my To Do list.
Posted by: Oglebay at May 11, 2026 09:26 AM (2ap+5)
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Trump heads to China later this week. That oughta be something.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 11, 2026 09:27 AM (UqeTT)
Posted by: I won't cum in your mouth at May 11, 2026 09:27 AM (iERP6)
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They're turning against gays and lesbians in their own movement partly to kiss muslim ass.
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 09:28 AM (/YotI)
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263 AOC struggled to properly state the history of the American revolution, but I understand! Her Marxist teachers didn't educate her very well, and she now is so crazily ideological that she refuses to go back and learn actual facts.
Cannot stand that little twit.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 11, 2026 09:25 AM (UqeTT)
I bet she wouldn't be able to properly state Marxist history or theory, either, TBH.
Cannot stand that little twit.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 11, 2026 09:25 AM (UqeTT)
I bet she wouldn't be able to properly state Marxist history or theory, either, TBH.
Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 09:28 AM (FpHTM)
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Loosies will be the death of me.
Posted by: Eric Garner at May 11, 2026 09:28 AM (oftw2)
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256
Data centers need security; you know the Luddites are targeting them as I type.
Posted by: Auspex at May 11, 2026 09:23 AM (Y8DZL)
My concern about data centers is two fold. One is easily addressed, the other not so much. But I am sure it can be solved by market forces.
1) Power. (But some are looking at being self supporting in that regard, which is fine. People are concerned they will Hoover up vast amounts of power, driving up costs - I get that.)
2) This is part of a bubble that, when it bursts, will leave plenty of worthless real estate lying around. I suspect many of these data centers are being built on the basis of hype and castles in the air (h/t, Malkiel), leaving many to hold the burning bag when it all comes crashing down.
Data centers need security; you know the Luddites are targeting them as I type.
Posted by: Auspex at May 11, 2026 09:23 AM (Y8DZL)
My concern about data centers is two fold. One is easily addressed, the other not so much. But I am sure it can be solved by market forces.
1) Power. (But some are looking at being self supporting in that regard, which is fine. People are concerned they will Hoover up vast amounts of power, driving up costs - I get that.)
2) This is part of a bubble that, when it bursts, will leave plenty of worthless real estate lying around. I suspect many of these data centers are being built on the basis of hype and castles in the air (h/t, Malkiel), leaving many to hold the burning bag when it all comes crashing down.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 09:28 AM (uxCHZ)
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🚨 HOLY CRAP! SecWar Pete Hegseth has just opened a Pentagon legal investigation into Sen. Mark Kelly for possibly OPENLY LEAKING a *classified* briefing on CBS' Face The Nation
The topic was US weapons stockpiles — info that could help OUR ENEMIES
EXPEL HIM! Traitor!
HEGSETH: "'Captain' Mark Kelly strikes again. Now he’s blabbing on TV (falsely & dumbly) about a *CLASSIFIED* Pentagon briefing he received."
"Did he violate his oath…again? Dept. of War legal counsel will review."
The Senate needs to take action!
... his time in space has damaged his mind
The topic was US weapons stockpiles — info that could help OUR ENEMIES
EXPEL HIM! Traitor!
HEGSETH: "'Captain' Mark Kelly strikes again. Now he’s blabbing on TV (falsely & dumbly) about a *CLASSIFIED* Pentagon briefing he received."
"Did he violate his oath…again? Dept. of War legal counsel will review."
The Senate needs to take action!
... his time in space has damaged his mind
Posted by: SMOD at May 11, 2026 09:28 AM (RHGPo)
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The entitled tourist, 37, allegedly approached the endangered seal — known by Hawaiians as Lani — and tossed a massive rock at her as she swam along the shoreline
Posted by: SMOD
___________
How did they know it was Lani? Is there only one seal that swims in that area?
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba
Yes. There's a certain beach she uses. And they are very endangered. Only about 1600 left. The locals know her on sight.
Asshole tourist said, "I'm rich. I can afford any fine".
Can't afford an ass whooping.
Posted by: SMOD
___________
How did they know it was Lani? Is there only one seal that swims in that area?
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba
Yes. There's a certain beach she uses. And they are very endangered. Only about 1600 left. The locals know her on sight.
Asshole tourist said, "I'm rich. I can afford any fine".
Can't afford an ass whooping.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 09:29 AM (S838b)
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271 They're turning against gays and lesbians in their own movement partly to kiss muslim ass.
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 09:28 AM (/YotI)
The Eternals have brought in The Exterminators to exterminate The Brutals.
We're not living in 1984 OR Brave New World.
We're living in Zardoz.
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 09:28 AM (/YotI)
The Eternals have brought in The Exterminators to exterminate The Brutals.
We're not living in 1984 OR Brave New World.
We're living in Zardoz.
Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 09:29 AM (FpHTM)
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Given the observation that the majority of hantavirus illnesses are contracted through contact with rodent feces, urine, saliva, and aerosolized droplets or inhaled dust containing those substances and very difficult to catch via human-to-human contact, one has to wonder what the concentration of rat droppings are in the kitchens, air ducts and other parts of your typical cruise ship.
And whether Mickey Mouse cruise ships are at increased risk.
Passenger: "Waiter, the poppy seeds on the diner rolls were a nice touch."
Waiter: "Poppy seeds?"
And whether Mickey Mouse cruise ships are at increased risk.
Passenger: "Waiter, the poppy seeds on the diner rolls were a nice touch."
Waiter: "Poppy seeds?"
Posted by: muldoon at May 11, 2026 09:29 AM (I0N4X)
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Loosies will be the death of me.
Posted by: Eric Garner at May 11, 2026 09:28 AM (oftw2)
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Breathe in, breathe out. It'll be OK>
Posted by: Eric Garner at May 11, 2026 09:28 AM (oftw2)
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Breathe in, breathe out. It'll be OK>
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 11, 2026 09:29 AM (UqeTT)
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Pete Hegseth @PeteHegseth
“Captain” Mark Kelly strikes again.
Now he’s blabbing on TV (falsely & dumbly) about a *CLASSIFIED* Pentagon briefing he received.
Did he violate his oath…again? @DeptofWar
legal counsel will review.
“Captain” Mark Kelly strikes again.
Now he’s blabbing on TV (falsely & dumbly) about a *CLASSIFIED* Pentagon briefing he received.
Did he violate his oath…again? @DeptofWar
legal counsel will review.
Posted by: SMOD at May 11, 2026 09:29 AM (RHGPo)
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271 They're turning against gays and lesbians in their own movement partly to kiss muslim ass.
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 09:28 AM (/YotI)
The flavor of the week, and SO SUPER-NEATO!!!
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 09:28 AM (/YotI)
The flavor of the week, and SO SUPER-NEATO!!!
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 09:29 AM (uxCHZ)
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Whenever anyone talks about the VSC 'overturning the will of the people,' I jam CA and gay marriage back down their throats.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 11, 2026 09:29 AM (qRla/)
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Trump's running a "Kind War".
so, he expects rational deal-making from irrational people.
I believe if the Iranians just give up their nuclear materials...He'd call it a win and go home.
But, that won't bring about armageddon, so they will have to be ground down. Or maybe the populace armed and during the chaos of civil war, the US can just grab the nuclear stuff.
Trump's running a "Kind War".
so, he expects rational deal-making from irrational people.
I believe if the Iranians just give up their nuclear materials...He'd call it a win and go home.
But, that won't bring about armageddon, so they will have to be ground down. Or maybe the populace armed and during the chaos of civil war, the US can just grab the nuclear stuff.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 11, 2026 09:30 AM (iJfKG)
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The next step is going to require taking some casualties on our part. That’s a hard pill to swallow, but walking away and letting Iran declare victory is an even worse one.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 11, 2026 08:30 AM (AnnNE)
Wars aren't won without troops taking and then occupying the land. It's the hard part of every war. This one is no exception.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 11, 2026 08:30 AM (AnnNE)
Wars aren't won without troops taking and then occupying the land. It's the hard part of every war. This one is no exception.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 11, 2026 09:30 AM (g8Ew8)
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JROD, you are entirely reasonable. Questioning PDT'S plan is is much different than screaming " Trump has surrendered" at every turn.
I trust our military and Commander in Chief and I make no predictions about what will happen because that is all idle speculation.
I trust our military and Commander in Chief and I make no predictions about what will happen because that is all idle speculation.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 11, 2026 09:30 AM (z2aPa)
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NOODlum.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 09:30 AM (Zz0t1)
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It's no longer a question of whether Donald Trump will resume kinetic action against the remnants of the IRGC holding onto power in Iran by their fingernails. By mid-afternoon on Sunday, Washington time, the question of it moved into the realm of when and to what level of intensity.
Posted by: SMOD at May 11, 2026 09:31 AM (RHGPo)
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Can't afford an ass whooping.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 09:29 AM (S838b)
I approve of that sort of citizen action.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 09:29 AM (S838b)
I approve of that sort of citizen action.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 11, 2026 09:31 AM (iERP6)
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>>For almost the entirety of the half century I have lived on Earth, I have had experts, teachers, politicians and activists hectoring me about how climate change is going to destroy the planet. But this week, in The New York Times, of all places, is evidence that climate alarmism is finally cooling down.
Gen Z has been fed climate change alarmism from every possible angle - every kids book/tv show/movie, every class, on social media, at home*, at church, at scouting, every ad, and on and on and on and on. . .
Maybe, just maybe, they are sick to death of you jerks forcing it upon them?
*For those with leftie family
Gen Z has been fed climate change alarmism from every possible angle - every kids book/tv show/movie, every class, on social media, at home*, at church, at scouting, every ad, and on and on and on and on. . .
Maybe, just maybe, they are sick to death of you jerks forcing it upon them?
*For those with leftie family
Posted by: Lizzy at May 11, 2026 09:31 AM (8Fxbo)
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"Democrats Do Not Have To Campaign On Climate Change Anymore," blared the headline, this week, as author Matt Huber argues that voters are rather turned off by the subject. I would like to suggest that this is because it is the single most expensive lie in human history."
This made may coffee taste that much richer and more flavorful this morning.
This made may coffee taste that much richer and more flavorful this morning.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at May 11, 2026 09:32 AM (DgMqy)
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Passenger: "Waiter, the poppy seeds on the diner rolls were a nice touch."
Waiter: "Poppy seeds?"
Posted by: muldoon at May 11, 2026 09:29 AM (I0N4X)
The Three Stooges short where they play exterminators at a fancy party.
CURLY (looking at a cake covered with ants): Ooh, poppy seed cake! Want some?
LARRY (who put the ants there): Oh. No, no.
Waiter: "Poppy seeds?"
Posted by: muldoon at May 11, 2026 09:29 AM (I0N4X)
The Three Stooges short where they play exterminators at a fancy party.
CURLY (looking at a cake covered with ants): Ooh, poppy seed cake! Want some?
LARRY (who put the ants there): Oh. No, no.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 11, 2026 09:32 AM (qRla/)
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DESPERATE POWER GRAB: Virginia Democrats Plot to Pack Supreme Court by Lowering Retirement Age to 54 After Losing Big on Gerrymander Map – Force Out All Justices to Install Cronies Who Will Rubber-Stamp Illegal Redistricting Scheme
Posted by: SMOD at May 11, 2026 09:33 AM (RHGPo)
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264 Joe Biden will fight the Trump DOJ to prevent the release 70 hours of audiotapes of the former president’s conversations with his ghostwriter.
Last week it was reported that the DOJ was preparing to release damning audio of Biden’s interview with former Special Counsel Robert Hur. The Department is also going to release 2017 audio recordings of conversations with his ghostwriter in which he disclosed classified information.
Posted by: SMOD at May 11, 2026 09:26 AM (RHGPo)
The Ghost Writer has already been given immunity, even after he tried to destroy the tapes when he learned the DOJ was coming for the recordings.
264 Joe Biden will fight the Trump DOJ to prevent the release 70 hours of audiotapes of the former president’s conversations with his ghostwriter.
Last week it was reported that the DOJ was preparing to release damning audio of Biden’s interview with former Special Counsel Robert Hur. The Department is also going to release 2017 audio recordings of conversations with his ghostwriter in which he disclosed classified information.
Posted by: SMOD at May 11, 2026 09:26 AM (RHGPo)
The Ghost Writer has already been given immunity, even after he tried to destroy the tapes when he learned the DOJ was coming for the recordings.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 11, 2026 09:33 AM (N39Ws)
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This made may coffee taste that much richer and more flavorful this morning.
Posted by: Bad Andrew
Fill it to the rim.
Posted by: Bad Andrew
Fill it to the rim.
Posted by: With Brim at May 11, 2026 09:34 AM (oftw2)
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Asshole tourist said, "I'm rich. I can afford any fine".
Can't afford an ass whooping.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 09:29 AM (S838b)
I got married on the north shore in Kawaii. There was a seal sunning itself on the beach near by where we were doing the ceremony. They have crews of people that patrol the beaches and cordon off the area should a seal go onto the beach. I was told back then it was a $10k fine for messing with it.
We were also told it was a blessing that the seal chose that time and that beach to relax.....
Someone should throw rocks at that asshole as he swims.
Asshole tourist said, "I'm rich. I can afford any fine".
Can't afford an ass whooping.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 09:29 AM (S838b)
I got married on the north shore in Kawaii. There was a seal sunning itself on the beach near by where we were doing the ceremony. They have crews of people that patrol the beaches and cordon off the area should a seal go onto the beach. I was told back then it was a $10k fine for messing with it.
We were also told it was a blessing that the seal chose that time and that beach to relax.....
Someone should throw rocks at that asshole as he swims.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 09:34 AM (Zz0t1)
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25 So how, exactly does this work? A big truck shows up in your neighborhood and someone starts handing out rifles, pistols and ammo? Ahmed the 20 year old college student is now magically proficient in military tactics? Fatemeh the local coffee shop barista is suddenly a well practiced sniper?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 11, 2026 08:31 AM (2Ez/1)
I'm thinking 40 caliber compact pistols so that you can walk up to the irgc guys on the street and give them a gut shot. A little more ckoak and dagger.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 11, 2026 08:31 AM (2Ez/1)
I'm thinking 40 caliber compact pistols so that you can walk up to the irgc guys on the street and give them a gut shot. A little more ckoak and dagger.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at May 11, 2026 09:37 AM (7mCLy)
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292 DESPERATE POWER GRAB: Virginia Democrats Plot to Pack Supreme Court by Lowering Retirement Age to 54 After Losing Big on Gerrymander Map – Force Out All Justices to Install Cronies Who Will Rubber-Stamp Illegal Redistricting Scheme
Posted by: SMOD at May 11, 2026 09:33 AM (RHGPo)
Then immediately raise it back to 75. Seems Legit. Totally pass scotus.
Posted by: SMOD at May 11, 2026 09:33 AM (RHGPo)
Then immediately raise it back to 75. Seems Legit. Totally pass scotus.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at May 11, 2026 09:39 AM (7mCLy)
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Islam already had a reformation. It happened in the centuries following the death of Mohammad. What Islam is now IS the reformed version. All the storied glories that are touted about science and knowledge in ancient Islam are ones that happened after his death but before the reformation won out.
Posted by: geoffb at May 11, 2026 09:40 AM (OtD+j)
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Keep belittling and insulting the South, Gavin. Your work will ensure regional hostility to you and your brand of bullshit for decades to come. The South as well as TX are full of proud people who will remember this and will hold it against you and rightly so.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 09:40 AM (uxCHZ)
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289 >>For almost the entirety of the half century I have lived on Earth, I have had experts, teachers, politicians and activists hectoring me about how climate change is going to destroy the planet. But this week, in The New York Times, of all places, is evidence that climate alarmism is finally cooling down.
Gen Z has been fed climate change alarmism from every possible angle - every kids book/tv show/movie, every class, on social media, at home*, at church, at scouting, every ad, and on and on and on and on. . .
Maybe, just maybe, they are sick to death of you jerks forcing it upon them?
*For those with leftie family
Posted by: Lizzy at May 11, 2026 09:31 AM (8Fxbo)
Climate has always changed, will change now, and will always change, no matter what. What a dumb name. Global warming was at least better.
Gen Z has been fed climate change alarmism from every possible angle - every kids book/tv show/movie, every class, on social media, at home*, at church, at scouting, every ad, and on and on and on and on. . .
Maybe, just maybe, they are sick to death of you jerks forcing it upon them?
*For those with leftie family
Posted by: Lizzy at May 11, 2026 09:31 AM (8Fxbo)
Climate has always changed, will change now, and will always change, no matter what. What a dumb name. Global warming was at least better.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 09:42 AM (uxCHZ)
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oe Biden will fight the Trump DOJ to prevent the release 70 hours of audiotapes of the former president’s conversations with his ghostwriter.
Last week it was reported that the DOJ was preparing to release damning audio of Biden’s interview with former Special Counsel Robert Hur. The Department is also going to release 2017 audio recordings of conversations with his ghostwriter in which he disclosed classified information.
Posted by: SMOD at May 11, 2026 09:26 AM (RHGPo)
The Ghost Writer has already been given immunity, even after he tried to destroy the tapes when he learned the DOJ was coming for the recordings.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 11, 2026 09:33 AM (N39Ws)
Tapes?? No one has been using tapes for many years. Any recordings were done, were done on a digital recording device, which compounds the issue because those recordings can be deleted and/or altered very easily.
Last week it was reported that the DOJ was preparing to release damning audio of Biden’s interview with former Special Counsel Robert Hur. The Department is also going to release 2017 audio recordings of conversations with his ghostwriter in which he disclosed classified information.
Posted by: SMOD at May 11, 2026 09:26 AM (RHGPo)
The Ghost Writer has already been given immunity, even after he tried to destroy the tapes when he learned the DOJ was coming for the recordings.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 11, 2026 09:33 AM (N39Ws)
Tapes?? No one has been using tapes for many years. Any recordings were done, were done on a digital recording device, which compounds the issue because those recordings can be deleted and/or altered very easily.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at May 11, 2026 10:07 AM (5xuJ/)
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You'd like to think an island nation would see the importance of having a robust navy. But what do I know?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 07:32 AM (HdYcL)
I look at the world in terms of mental models, competing explanations with estimated likelihoods. And, one hypothesis I have for the Royal Navy's state is that the UK is in the terminal phase of long-term looting by an insider cabal.
Looking at California's bespoke artisanal cougar/butterfly bridge that is costing $100M+, where other states achieve the same function for $15M, that gives us a baseline of the public budget being 85%+ grift in corrupt states. But the UK is a much older country, so its grifter cliques are more established and have been running harder for a longer time.
I would not even trust their gold reserves to be more than an empty wallet with a moth flying out, no matter what it's supposed to be on paper. And this raises the question of cause and effect: is their navy so bad because they're spending so much on immivader welfare? Or are they supine to their conquerors because their military is so hollowed out by grift that they're literally helpless to even stop lightly armed barbarians?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 07:32 AM (HdYcL)
I look at the world in terms of mental models, competing explanations with estimated likelihoods. And, one hypothesis I have for the Royal Navy's state is that the UK is in the terminal phase of long-term looting by an insider cabal.
Looking at California's bespoke artisanal cougar/butterfly bridge that is costing $100M+, where other states achieve the same function for $15M, that gives us a baseline of the public budget being 85%+ grift in corrupt states. But the UK is a much older country, so its grifter cliques are more established and have been running harder for a longer time.
I would not even trust their gold reserves to be more than an empty wallet with a moth flying out, no matter what it's supposed to be on paper. And this raises the question of cause and effect: is their navy so bad because they're spending so much on immivader welfare? Or are they supine to their conquerors because their military is so hollowed out by grift that they're literally helpless to even stop lightly armed barbarians?
Posted by: SciVo at May 11, 2026 10:25 AM (Sy6m/)
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It is now ordered that the faces and voices of individuals captured by the body cams on J6 are not exempt from disclosure. Big victory in the January 6 body cam battle.
Posted by: SMOD at May 11, 2026 10:57 AM (RHGPo)
Daily Tech News 11 May 2026
Top Story
- Valve's Steam Machine - the GabeCube - appears to be on its way. (Notebook Check)
It's not going to be cheap thanks to the RAMpocalypse, but shipping manifests show that Valve has collected 50 tons of something in a warehouse, and the latest update to Steam includes four new product codes and a reservation queue that again appear to correspond to the new device.
I'm not sure I'll get one - it's a low-end console replacement and I have multiple systems more powerful - but it's good to see signs of life.
Tech News
- Open source repositories are getting slammed with 10 trillion downloads a year. (ZDNet)
It's a combination of AI slop and Node.JS slop. And AI Node.JS slop and Node.JS AI slop.
- Speaking of slop, Anthropic says Claude went evil because of fictional depictions of evil AI. (Tech Crunch)
Same.
- Support for AMD's K5 - the company's first independently-designed x86 processor - will be removed from the Linux kernel with version 7.2. (Tom's Hardware)
The CPU launched in 1996, so I'd consider that fair enough. And older Linux kernels aren't about to disappear.
- Speaking of old CPUs, here are eight from the 1970s, some of which I've never heard of. (The Chip Letter)
The TMX 1795 and the Mostek 5065 are new to me, as is the Electronic Arrays 9002. Interesting point there: It had 64 bytes of on-chip memory, which is a single register today but this processor shipped fifty years ago.
- HP's Eliteboard has all of the disadvantages of a notebook with none of the advantages. (The Register)
It's a computer built into a keyboard. Which might be okay if the keyboard layout was perfect and the system was cheap but it's neither of those.
- Fake DDR5 memory is "flooding" the PC market. (WCCFTech)
I put "flooding" in quotes because the example provided explicitly lists the memory as "completely junk".
Musical Interlude
Pikamee Interlude
Disclaimer: Aperture Science, we do what we mustn't because we can't.
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G'Day everyone
Posted by: Skip at May 11, 2026 04:31 AM (Ia/+0)
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!!
Posted by: clarence at May 11, 2026 04:31 AM (JKg5d)
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w00t
Posted by: m at May 11, 2026 04:31 AM (RtN13)
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A trifecta, of sorts!
Posted by: m at May 11, 2026 04:32 AM (RtN13)
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Portal - Still Alive
Look at me, still talking
When there's science to do
When I look out there, it
Makes me glad I'm not you
She seems nice.
Portal - Still Alive
Look at me, still talking
When there's science to do
When I look out there, it
Makes me glad I'm not you
She seems nice.
Posted by: m at May 11, 2026 04:38 AM (RtN13)
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Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey,
Can't find any background on him. He doesn't show any links and Browser is nil.
Can't find any background on him. He doesn't show any links and Browser is nil.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 04:40 AM (f5xB0)
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Guten morgen, horde.
Posted by: clarence at May 11, 2026 04:40 AM (JKg5d)
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from Genius lyrics; on Portal - Still Alive:
The eerie end credits song to the first Portal game, supposedly GlaDOS rejoicing that she isn’t quite dead as an after-action report.
The eerie end credits song to the first Portal game, supposedly GlaDOS rejoicing that she isn’t quite dead as an after-action report.
Posted by: m at May 11, 2026 04:42 AM (RtN13)
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6 Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey,
Can't find any background on him. He doesn't show any links and Browser is nil.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 04:40 AM (f5xB0)
him = Douglas MechArthur
@Kicksbuttson
?
411 An important American history lesson I did not know. Seriously:
https://tinyurl.com/y3c6x8zk
FYI, this response is to the comment made by the brother of U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. He's an Ohio U. "professor." He's also a podcaster for.... drumroll... the SPLC.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 11, 2026 03:54 AM (y1wyK)
Can't find any background on him. He doesn't show any links and Browser is nil.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 04:40 AM (f5xB0)
him = Douglas MechArthur
@Kicksbuttson
?
411 An important American history lesson I did not know. Seriously:
https://tinyurl.com/y3c6x8zk
FYI, this response is to the comment made by the brother of U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. He's an Ohio U. "professor." He's also a podcaster for.... drumroll... the SPLC.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 11, 2026 03:54 AM (y1wyK)
Posted by: m at May 11, 2026 04:45 AM (RtN13)
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Mornin'
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 11, 2026 04:48 AM (sAmhv)
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Not much reporting on the lawsuit between Musk and Altman. The judgement is more than a simple win or loss for the two.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 04:48 AM (f5xB0)
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Whatever was that Portal video?
Posted by: Skip at May 11, 2026 04:51 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 04:51 AM (f5xB0)
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13 him = Douglas MechArthur
Yes.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 04:51 AM (f5xB0)
Thanks.
Yes.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 04:51 AM (f5xB0)
Thanks.
Posted by: m at May 11, 2026 04:53 AM (RtN13)
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EU Prepares For 'Potential' Talks With Putin As US Slowly Reduces Troops On Continent
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I'd like to be a fly on that wall.
H/T, don't take the soup.
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I'd like to be a fly on that wall.
H/T, don't take the soup.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 04:55 AM (f5xB0)
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These are pictures ( well, this is stock photo) of the kinds of flowers which our church treasurer had outside her house. At her house it's more orderly-poppies and then Irises, by they're so lovely:
https://tinyurl.com/d97teezp
BTW, I would like to ask prayers her husband B . He is going on for adrenal surgery today and I will go up to sit with her at the hospital later. He's a lovely fellow. He doesn't come to church except at Christmas or when a beloved church member he's knows has gone to be with the Lord, but he's a retired machinist and so helpful with things at the church. Also, prayers for his wife too. Her name is K . As some of you well know, it's rather stressful when a loved one has surgery. For God's peace and presence with them and for a successful procedure. Thanks so much!
https://tinyurl.com/d97teezp
BTW, I would like to ask prayers her husband B . He is going on for adrenal surgery today and I will go up to sit with her at the hospital later. He's a lovely fellow. He doesn't come to church except at Christmas or when a beloved church member he's knows has gone to be with the Lord, but he's a retired machinist and so helpful with things at the church. Also, prayers for his wife too. Her name is K . As some of you well know, it's rather stressful when a loved one has surgery. For God's peace and presence with them and for a successful procedure. Thanks so much!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 11, 2026 05:01 AM (rZCVI)
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That anyone takes AI seriously is covid level evil corruption or just plain idiocracy level dumb. I searched ohio state QBs who went on to play in the superbowl and Google's AI slop said "Joe Burrows and Rex Grossman". LMFAO - Burrows is partially correct (he ended his college career at LSU) and....Rex Grossman played his entire career at Florida, not one iota at ohio state, ever.
This is easily discoverable info and doesn't need AI it's so basically accessible. The fact simple questions STILL cannot be answered accurately is mind-blowing given the $$ wasted on this.
This is easily discoverable info and doesn't need AI it's so basically accessible. The fact simple questions STILL cannot be answered accurately is mind-blowing given the $$ wasted on this.
Posted by: Barney Greengrass at May 11, 2026 05:03 AM (hyQrc)
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BOING!
Yesterday, our company's web site and services were down while our hosting company upgraded their servers with every cPanel and other security patches they could find under the sun. Fortunately it was Sunday and the downtime seems to have done no harm.
Yesterday, our company's web site and services were down while our hosting company upgraded their servers with every cPanel and other security patches they could find under the sun. Fortunately it was Sunday and the downtime seems to have done no harm.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 11, 2026 05:03 AM (y1wyK)
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What can I use this tone generator for?
Tuning instruments, science experiments (what’s the resonant frequency of this wineglass?), testing audio equipment (how low does my subwoofer go?), testing your hearing (what’s the highest frequency you can hear? are there frequencies you can hear in only one ear?).
Tinnitus frequency matching. If you have pure-tone tinnitus, this online frequency generator can help you determine its frequency. Knowing your tinnitus frequency can enable you to better target masking sounds and frequency discrimination training. When you find a frequency that seems to match your tinnitus, make sure you check frequencies one octave higher (frequency × 2) and one octave lower (frequency × ½, as it is easy to confuse tones that are one octave apart.
Alzheimer’s disease. ...Further studies are underway. ....Here’s a summary of the research so far and a report from a user who tried 40 Hz therapy on his wife. ...
www. szynalski. com / tone-generator/
https://tinyurl.com/4rnju3k6
Tuning instruments, science experiments (what’s the resonant frequency of this wineglass?), testing audio equipment (how low does my subwoofer go?), testing your hearing (what’s the highest frequency you can hear? are there frequencies you can hear in only one ear?).
Tinnitus frequency matching. If you have pure-tone tinnitus, this online frequency generator can help you determine its frequency. Knowing your tinnitus frequency can enable you to better target masking sounds and frequency discrimination training. When you find a frequency that seems to match your tinnitus, make sure you check frequencies one octave higher (frequency × 2) and one octave lower (frequency × ½
, as it is easy to confuse tones that are one octave apart.
Alzheimer’s disease. ...Further studies are underway. ....Here’s a summary of the research so far and a report from a user who tried 40 Hz therapy on his wife. ...
www. szynalski. com / tone-generator/
https://tinyurl.com/4rnju3k6
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 05:03 AM (f5xB0)
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I don't think the Valve Steam Machine is going to be sold for less than $849 USD. It's likely going to be more to the tune of $899 to $949. Which is quite expensive for the equivalent of a Ryzen 5 7600 CPU with 6 cores combined with what's basically a RX 7600M mobile GPU chip.
It will only be a little faster than a Playstation 5 which goes for $599 for the digital only edition.
If Steam could come in at a lower price point (say $699) this could be a great little entry-level Linux gaming box, but they picked the worst time ever to start manufacturing them.
It will only be a little faster than a Playstation 5 which goes for $599 for the digital only edition.
If Steam could come in at a lower price point (say $699) this could be a great little entry-level Linux gaming box, but they picked the worst time ever to start manufacturing them.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 11, 2026 05:08 AM (6ydKt)
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The cake is a lie.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at May 11, 2026 05:09 AM (/HDaX)
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Barely 60s today, nothing warm all week
Have a great day horde
Have a great day horde
Posted by: Skip at May 11, 2026 05:10 AM (Ia/+0)
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12 Whatever was that Portal video?
Posted by: Skip
The second one? That's the legendary Pikamee, who streamed with a tiny company called VOMS in the early days of Vtubing. VOMS is still around but Pikamee left and joined and joined competing company Vshoujo which then crashed and burned and got torn into pieces after stealing half a million dollars raised for charity and saw every single one of its talents leave in the space of two days when the depths of its wrongdoing started to surface.
Posted by: Skip
The second one? That's the legendary Pikamee, who streamed with a tiny company called VOMS in the early days of Vtubing. VOMS is still around but Pikamee left and joined and joined competing company Vshoujo which then crashed and burned and got torn into pieces after stealing half a million dollars raised for charity and saw every single one of its talents leave in the space of two days when the depths of its wrongdoing started to surface.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at May 11, 2026 05:10 AM (BLOW1)
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g'mornin', 'rons
g'mornin', 'rons
Posted by: AltonJackson at May 11, 2026 05:11 AM (8iYDv)
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20 It will only be a little faster than a Playstation 5 which goes for $599 for the digital only edition.
Posted by: SpeakingOf
True, but Sony is working hard to fix that.
Posted by: SpeakingOf
True, but Sony is working hard to fix that.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at May 11, 2026 05:11 AM (BLOW1)
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Willowed:
An important American history lesson I did not know. Seriously:
https://tinyurl.com/y3c6x8zk
FYI, this response is to the comment made by the brother of U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. He's an Ohio U. "professor." He's also a podcaster for.... drumroll... the SPLC.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 11, 2026 03:54 AM (y1wyK)
So I asked Grok what are the historical inaccuracies in MechArthur's post:
https://tinyurl.com/mry74twb
There are some serious mistakes but it doesn't compare to the crap which Jeffries initially posted.
An important American history lesson I did not know. Seriously:
https://tinyurl.com/y3c6x8zk
FYI, this response is to the comment made by the brother of U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. He's an Ohio U. "professor." He's also a podcaster for.... drumroll... the SPLC.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 11, 2026 03:54 AM (y1wyK)
So I asked Grok what are the historical inaccuracies in MechArthur's post:
https://tinyurl.com/mry74twb
There are some serious mistakes but it doesn't compare to the crap which Jeffries initially posted.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 11, 2026 05:11 AM (y1wyK)
Posted by: Bitblt at May 11, 2026 05:11 AM (11pZm)
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Utah-based defense tech firm Hypercraft has unveiled a 300 hp diesel-hybrid-electric unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) that can power directed-energy weapons, charge drones, and sustain a forward command post, all autonomously.
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They will paint it green.
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They will paint it green.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 05:13 AM (f5xB0)
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18 BOING!
Yesterday, our company's web site and services were down while our hosting company upgraded their servers with every cPanel and other security patches they could find under the sun. Fortunately it was Sunday and the downtime seems to have done no harm.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey
Yep. Three serious Linux vulnerabilities and four serious or critical CPanel vulnerabilities surfaced in the past week.
Yesterday, our company's web site and services were down while our hosting company upgraded their servers with every cPanel and other security patches they could find under the sun. Fortunately it was Sunday and the downtime seems to have done no harm.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey
Yep. Three serious Linux vulnerabilities and four serious or critical CPanel vulnerabilities surfaced in the past week.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at May 11, 2026 05:14 AM (BLOW1)
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GabeCube?
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at May 11, 2026 05:16 AM (/HDaX)
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G'morning, all!
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 11, 2026 05:16 AM (iMotb)
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I hope B can avoid general anesthesia. I was just reading about old folks that go in for a surgery and are never the same in the head again.
Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 11, 2026 05:16 AM (qFwJc)
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69.3 degrees out, with 99% RH.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 11, 2026 05:17 AM (iMotb)
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That phrase 'by any means necessary' as a working principle is going to turn around and bite the speaker on the ass. And, when the time comes, it will be the people targeted who will use that same phrase. "And the Saxon began to hate."
Posted by: clarence at May 11, 2026 05:18 AM (JKg5d)
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True, but Sony is working hard to fix that.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at May 11, 2026 05:11 AM (BLOW1)
They don't mind raising prices at all.
If things keep up like they are the Playstation 6 will probably start at $899.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at May 11, 2026 05:11 AM (BLOW1)
They don't mind raising prices at all.
If things keep up like they are the Playstation 6 will probably start at $899.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 11, 2026 05:20 AM (6ydKt)
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Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 11, 2026 05:16 AM (qFwJc)
I'm not sure of that, but greatly appreciate your concern, "Man of some consequence "🙂
I'm not sure of that, but greatly appreciate your concern, "Man of some consequence "🙂
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 11, 2026 05:20 AM (Nx5jP)
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It’s been a week and I still get an error message from guns.com when I click on my cart.
Sigh.
Much needed rain this week.
Sigh.
Much needed rain this week.
Posted by: Accomack at May 11, 2026 05:23 AM (GbONR)
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What kind of error message?
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at May 11, 2026 05:26 AM (/HDaX)
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Greetings and good morning, one and all. Pixy, thank you for the Portal song. That game was absolutely wonderful and still playable after all this time.
On Sunday, the internet service decided to take vacation without giving us notice or even bringing in a temp. We had access through Wi-Fi but the hardwired connections were slower than dial up when they worked. Yes, yes; First World Problem but the Xfinity dude pretty much blew me off because I could access things on Wi-Fi.
On Sunday, the internet service decided to take vacation without giving us notice or even bringing in a temp. We had access through Wi-Fi but the hardwired connections were slower than dial up when they worked. Yes, yes; First World Problem but the Xfinity dude pretty much blew me off because I could access things on Wi-Fi.
Posted by: NR Pax at May 11, 2026 05:27 AM (99eI0)
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David Suchet reads a lovely psalm -Psalm 139
Which my Life application Bible calls a psalm to "feel worthwhile".
https://tinyurl.com/43pt9rvk
Which my Life application Bible calls a psalm to "feel worthwhile".
https://tinyurl.com/43pt9rvk
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 11, 2026 05:29 AM (lQ+/f)
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And the rains once again fall
As the birds begin to call
Light and dark become one
Made by the moon and sun
Mountains pierce the sky
As the world wonders why
fin
As the birds begin to call
Light and dark become one
Made by the moon and sun
Mountains pierce the sky
As the world wonders why
fin
Posted by: clarence at May 11, 2026 05:31 AM (JKg5d)
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“Oops, something went wrong” on a blank white screen. I contacted them and included a screen shot.
I found a Ruger semi autoPredator in 6.5 Creedmore with a threaded barrel.
I found a Ruger semi autoPredator in 6.5 Creedmore with a threaded barrel.
Posted by: Accomack at May 11, 2026 05:32 AM (T8bqm)
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These raised dozens of foster kids and now the community is giving back to them. Sunny Skyz site:
https://tinyurl.com/3b4p9rn3
https://tinyurl.com/3b4p9rn3
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 11, 2026 05:32 AM (lQ+/f)
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I think 'by any means necessary' only works in unarmed countries.
In America, where there are more guns than people, BAMN can be shot full of holes relatively quickly.
In America, where there are more guns than people, BAMN can be shot full of holes relatively quickly.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 11, 2026 05:33 AM (6ydKt)
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Fingers crossed for a prompt resolution.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at May 11, 2026 05:33 AM (/HDaX)
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Posted by: clarence at May 11, 2026 05:31 AM (JKg5d
That's beautiful. You're a poet or it's from someone else?
That's beautiful. You're a poet or it's from someone else?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 11, 2026 05:34 AM (lQ+/f)
Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 11, 2026 05:35 AM (qFwJc)
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I cannot but help thinking the anesthesiologists are being too generous with the drug.
Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 11, 2026 05:37 AM (qFwJc)
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Evening and morning, late toilers and early risers!
Monday again. Urgh. But remember:
"Compared to being on the wrong side of the ground, even a bad Monday is pretty small kumquats, nicht wahr?"
Monday again. Urgh. But remember:
"Compared to being on the wrong side of the ground, even a bad Monday is pretty small kumquats, nicht wahr?"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 11, 2026 05:39 AM (wzUl9)
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We have 72 F. here, high humidity of course, almost no wind. Rain is predicted but not until afternoon. No excuse for me not to go work out in a bit.
For some reason I woke at four am, couldn't slide back to sleep. Darn; I liked my new routine of waking at five.
Howz ever'body today?
For some reason I woke at four am, couldn't slide back to sleep. Darn; I liked my new routine of waking at five.
Howz ever'body today?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 11, 2026 05:43 AM (wzUl9)
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They will paint it green.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 05:13 AM (f5xB0)
I see a kill bot and I want to paint it drab.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 05:13 AM (f5xB0)
I see a kill bot and I want to paint it drab.
Posted by: mil.gov at May 11, 2026 05:46 AM (dK+Kv)
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Here my well informed and intelligent tech note for the day😉 I hate touch keyboards!. I preferred the old mechanical ones. I'm a terrible typist anyway and the touch thing makes it worse.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 11, 2026 05:46 AM (ix8EF)
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Open source repositories are getting slammed with 10 trillion downloads a year.
The article points out that the problem is coming from 1% of the IP addresses downloading from the repositories.
So:
- Identify the owners of those IP blocks using ARIN Whois
- Contact them to let them know that you'll help them set up a local in-company mirror that they can point their local machines at to take the load off your repository. It'll be permitted to update via rsync once every 24 hours.
- Point out that if they don't go along with the idea, you'll firewall off their IP blocks. Permanently.
That is, of course if the solution you're looking for is to reduce the amount of downloads, but from what the article says, the real problem is that they're running out of money and so are looking to get payoffs from the biggest downloaders (that 1%.)
Which means eventually we'll all be paying to download on a subscription plan. Yay.
Fake DDR5 memory is "flooding" the PC market.
Called it. And the scammers will continue to create seller accounts, flog their junk memory, and close them before any refund requests can be honoured.
Scammers gonna scam.
Mornin' Horde.
The article points out that the problem is coming from 1% of the IP addresses downloading from the repositories.
So:
- Identify the owners of those IP blocks using ARIN Whois
- Contact them to let them know that you'll help them set up a local in-company mirror that they can point their local machines at to take the load off your repository. It'll be permitted to update via rsync once every 24 hours.
- Point out that if they don't go along with the idea, you'll firewall off their IP blocks. Permanently.
That is, of course if the solution you're looking for is to reduce the amount of downloads, but from what the article says, the real problem is that they're running out of money and so are looking to get payoffs from the biggest downloaders (that 1%.)
Which means eventually we'll all be paying to download on a subscription plan. Yay.
Fake DDR5 memory is "flooding" the PC market.
Called it. And the scammers will continue to create seller accounts, flog their junk memory, and close them before any refund requests can be honoured.
Scammers gonna scam.
Mornin' Horde.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 11, 2026 05:46 AM (O7YUW)
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“ The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!””
Matthew 8:27
Matthew 8:27
Posted by: Marcus T at May 11, 2026 05:49 AM (moGJJ)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 11, 2026 05:53 AM (ix8EF)
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I've focused my house hunting back on Indiana, specifically Terre Haute. Though I never got to it when I was in IN, it is much smaller than Evansville, and the property tax and home insurance rates are much lower than in Kansas (as nice as Salina was). I saw a house I liked a lot and emailed the agent through Realtor. This time I hope to play it smarter -- and TH is only a two-day drive from here instead of three.
Temps in TH are 45 F. now, high expected about 72. A dream for me in mid-May after sweltering here for so many years.
A couple of the houses I like have well water systems instead of city water. I've looked up the pros (like no city bills) and cons (like needed filtration). If you have well water, what's been your experience? Is it worth the fuss?
Temps in TH are 45 F. now, high expected about 72. A dream for me in mid-May after sweltering here for so many years.
A couple of the houses I like have well water systems instead of city water. I've looked up the pros (like no city bills) and cons (like needed filtration). If you have well water, what's been your experience? Is it worth the fuss?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 11, 2026 05:53 AM (wzUl9)
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And in gaming news, Wizards of the Coast is now pushing the subscription model for Dungeons and Dragons. Instead of one person with a Master Level subscription at $55/year and sharing things with the group, people wanting to access the material now have to pay $25/year.
In an ideal world, the IP would be bought out from a large group of geeks who grew up playing the game and return to what made it successful.
In an ideal world, the IP would be bought out from a large group of geeks who grew up playing the game and return to what made it successful.
Posted by: NR Pax at May 11, 2026 05:53 AM (99eI0)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 11, 2026 05:54 AM (y1wyK)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 11, 2026 05:58 AM (PFs9e)
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I use an ONN wireless keyboard. I costs about $10.
It's small but the keys are well laid out and comfortable but it doesn't have Pixy's fav four.
The key throw is half the distance of the DELL and they are soft (in a good way).
It's small but the keys are well laid out and comfortable but it doesn't have Pixy's fav four.
The key throw is half the distance of the DELL and they are soft (in a good way).
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 05:59 AM (f5xB0)
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Spencer Pratt reveals the FireAid scam: $100 million raised for Palisades Fire victims… funneled to 200+ NGOs while homeowners got nothing.
@spencerpratt "That's when I learned firsthand that these NGOs will take, right in your face, $100 million and just steal it."
@spencerpratt "That's when I learned firsthand that these NGOs will take, right in your face, $100 million and just steal it."
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 06:05 AM (f5xB0)
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Birdbath status?
Posted by: Just Wondering at May 11, 2026 06:06 AM (2Ez/1)
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If you have well water, what's been your experience? Is it worth the fuss?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
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In 30 years across two housrs, we've replaced one pump and one c softener. Compared to hooking in to municipal supply, that's very reasonable expense.
A note of caution - "well water" is a broad term. You can have everything from near bottle water, to snelly stuff filled with minerals.
In general, the more 'stuff' in the water, the greater the hassle and expense. Filters, plus routine cleaning of fixtures.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
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In 30 years across two housrs, we've replaced one pump and one c softener. Compared to hooking in to municipal supply, that's very reasonable expense.
A note of caution - "well water" is a broad term. You can have everything from near bottle water, to snelly stuff filled with minerals.
In general, the more 'stuff' in the water, the greater the hassle and expense. Filters, plus routine cleaning of fixtures.
Posted by: 2009Refugee - End the Sea Otter Menace! at May 11, 2026 06:08 AM (gpQ8/)
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Valve is one of the few old school game companies I still have respect for.
Posted by: Biergood at May 11, 2026 06:11 AM (PwgSL)
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"I have just read the response from Iran’s so-called “Representatives.”
I don’t like it — TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!
Thank you for your attention to this matter."
I don’t like it — TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!
Thank you for your attention to this matter."
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 06:12 AM (f5xB0)
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63 If you have well water, what's been your experience? Is it worth the fuss?
Absolutely. The water is a bit hard but I think we got a better deal than getting regular city water.
Absolutely. The water is a bit hard but I think we got a better deal than getting regular city water.
Posted by: NR Pax at May 11, 2026 06:12 AM (99eI0)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 11, 2026 06:12 AM (xvhJH)
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G'mornin' everyone!
27 degrees, a few clouds, light airs,
garden prep today, these overnight frosts will end one of these days ...
27 degrees, a few clouds, light airs,
garden prep today, these overnight frosts will end one of these days ...
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 11, 2026 06:15 AM (VyBeY)
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You know, Homer (Mark Kelly), if Trump has run out of ammunition, he can just sit here and enforce the blockade until kingdom come.
Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 11, 2026 06:16 AM (qFwJc)
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Well water also fails when the power goes out.
Posted by: Accomack at May 11, 2026 06:17 AM (AZXeW)
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Ask if it's been tested, usually State Ag. If so, fill your cup from the tank before anything's been done to it. Your taster will tell you plenty about the composition of the water.
Comparing the depth of the well to other regions or even counties isn't indicative. *Mine was 125 and could run all day and night. After flooding the yard one remembers to turn it off. Talk to more than one well digger in the area about digging a well.
*a few counties away one must go to 300 for anything
Comparing the depth of the well to other regions or even counties isn't indicative. *Mine was 125 and could run all day and night. After flooding the yard one remembers to turn it off. Talk to more than one well digger in the area about digging a well.
*a few counties away one must go to 300 for anything
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 06:20 AM (f5xB0)
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Our well in Putnam county 1000’ and muddy from the iron oxide. Once filtered tho, it was wonderful. Our well in Maine is also deep but the water is clear, soft and delicious.
City means you are at the mercy of the city, think Flint. A well means you have control.
City means you are at the mercy of the city, think Flint. A well means you have control.
Posted by: Accomack at May 11, 2026 06:21 AM (AZXeW)
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yeah, 63 is correct; it all depends on the well.
around here we have everything from artesian springs that you can drink straight from the pipe to well water that is only used for washing and watering plants (drinking & cooking water is a nearby town's tap water brought home in jugs).
around here we have everything from artesian springs that you can drink straight from the pipe to well water that is only used for washing and watering plants (drinking & cooking water is a nearby town's tap water brought home in jugs).
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 11, 2026 06:22 AM (VyBeY)
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A well means you have control.
Posted by: Accomack
Which means that sooner or later, the left will demand that they be taken away because "the greater good."
Posted by: Accomack
Which means that sooner or later, the left will demand that they be taken away because "the greater good."
Posted by: NR Pax at May 11, 2026 06:22 AM (99eI0)
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70 Well water also fails when the power goes out.
Posted by: Accomack
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Honda 7500, electric start: Water, heat, cool, fridge. Be judicious.
Posted by: Accomack
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Honda 7500, electric start: Water, heat, cool, fridge. Be judicious.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 06:22 AM (f5xB0)
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Here's another purple flower we saw in peoples' yards yesterday- an allium (sp?)
https://tinyurl.com/4588jxt5
https://tinyurl.com/4588jxt5
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 11, 2026 06:23 AM (ix8EF)
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Good morning, Hordians. Her Majesty, The Big Dummy and Rosalind indeed made it safely to the Omaha area last night. They'll be there for the next week. Rosalind will leave with someone else to head back to her home in California. We've loved having her for the last year but she's someone else's girl now and she should be with them.
Good morning, Hordians. Her Majesty, The Big Dummy and Rosalind indeed made it safely to the Omaha area last night. They'll be there for the next week. Rosalind will leave with someone else to head back to her home in California. We've loved having her for the last year but she's someone else's girl now and she should be with them.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 06:25 AM (HdYcL)
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>>>City means you are at the mercy of the city, think Flint. A well means you have control.
Posted by: Accomack
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City water has you by the checkbook.
Thousand foot well, that cost a penny.
Posted by: Accomack
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City water has you by the checkbook.
Thousand foot well, that cost a penny.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 06:26 AM (f5xB0)
Posted by: Guy who really wants Half-Life 3 at May 11, 2026 06:27 AM (n9eFH)
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Honda 7500, electric start: Water, heat, cool, fridge. Be judicious.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 06:22 AM (f5xB0)
We have a 7500 generator (actually two) to connect to the transfer switch, which will allow us to run the well, AC or furnace, septic system and the refrigerator. Maybe not all at the same time, but we can limp along.
Being out in the country means we'll be last on the list to get our power restored. We plan accordingly.
Honda 7500, electric start: Water, heat, cool, fridge. Be judicious.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 06:22 AM (f5xB0)
We have a 7500 generator (actually two) to connect to the transfer switch, which will allow us to run the well, AC or furnace, septic system and the refrigerator. Maybe not all at the same time, but we can limp along.
Being out in the country means we'll be last on the list to get our power restored. We plan accordingly.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 06:28 AM (HdYcL)
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Have a clump of volunteer hyacinths (think that's what they are) in the front yard but the weather has not been kind to them. Barely a bloom this year but they do look as if they will make seed for next year.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 06:29 AM (f5xB0)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 11, 2026 06:31 AM (Nx5jP)
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Being out in the country means we'll be last on the list to get our power restored. We plan accordingly.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
One thing we are in the habit of if it looks like the power is going to die is to fill up the bathtub so we have at least one water source.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
One thing we are in the habit of if it looks like the power is going to die is to fill up the bathtub so we have at least one water source.
Posted by: NR Pax at May 11, 2026 06:32 AM (99eI0)
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Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 06:29 AM (f5xB0)
What are the hyacinths volunteering for? 😉 I love hyacinths. They and lilacs are probably my favorite flowers.
What are the hyacinths volunteering for? 😉 I love hyacinths. They and lilacs are probably my favorite flowers.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 11, 2026 06:33 AM (Nx5jP)
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lol.
My wife didn’t pay her water bill for a decade. NYC simply gave up and took 10k off the bill.
My wife didn’t pay her water bill for a decade. NYC simply gave up and took 10k off the bill.
Posted by: Accomack at May 11, 2026 06:34 AM (nLdZ2)
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Have a good day everyone. You are all a blessing to others.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 11, 2026 06:34 AM (Nx5jP)
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Netanyahu on Iran: "It's not over because there's still nuclear material."
On how enriched uranium gets removed: "You go in and take it."
Netanyahu says Trump told him directly: "I want to go in there."
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Trump says it every time they ask and every time they act surprised.
On how enriched uranium gets removed: "You go in and take it."
Netanyahu says Trump told him directly: "I want to go in there."
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Trump says it every time they ask and every time they act surprised.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 06:35 AM (f5xB0)
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"74 A well means you have control.
Posted by: Accomack
Which means that sooner or later, the left will demand that they be taken away because "the greater good."
Posted by: NR Pax at May 11, 2026 06:22 AM (99eI0) "
seen that happen - city gummint ordering wells to be capped, you will get (and pay for) city water
Posted by: Accomack
Which means that sooner or later, the left will demand that they be taken away because "the greater good."
Posted by: NR Pax at May 11, 2026 06:22 AM (99eI0) "
seen that happen - city gummint ordering wells to be capped, you will get (and pay for) city water
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 11, 2026 06:35 AM (VyBeY)
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Had a recurring dream last night. I find myself back with a former employer or university research group. No idea how. I'm clearly on some kind of contract but I've just started, I have no defined duties and nothing to work with. Everything is the same, but everything is different.
Had a recurring dream last night. I find myself back with a former employer or university research group. No idea how. I'm clearly on some kind of contract but I've just started, I have no defined duties and nothing to work with. Everything is the same, but everything is different.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 06:36 AM (HdYcL)
90
89
Had a recurring dream last night. I find myself back with a former employer or university research group. No idea how. I'm clearly on some kind of contract but I've just started, I have no defined duties and nothing to work with. Everything is the same, but everything is different.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 06:36 AM (HdYcL)
Are you wearing pants?
Had a recurring dream last night. I find myself back with a former employer or university research group. No idea how. I'm clearly on some kind of contract but I've just started, I have no defined duties and nothing to work with. Everything is the same, but everything is different.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 06:36 AM (HdYcL)
Are you wearing pants?
Posted by: Guy who thinks pants in dreams are symbolic at May 11, 2026 06:37 AM (n9eFH)
91
Municipal means monopoly.
There are functioning septics on the island. Town is installing municipal sewers because of purity issues in the bays. It’s not the 1000 or so hotel rooms but the single family homes.
There are functioning septics on the island. Town is installing municipal sewers because of purity issues in the bays. It’s not the 1000 or so hotel rooms but the single family homes.
Posted by: Accomack at May 11, 2026 06:38 AM (nLdZ2)
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Are you wearing pants?
Posted by: Guy who thinks pants in dreams are symbolic
*adopts dignified tone of voice*
Most of the time.
Are you wearing pants?
Posted by: Guy who thinks pants in dreams are symbolic
*adopts dignified tone of voice*
Most of the time.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 06:40 AM (HdYcL)
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Good morning Horde. Happy Monday, hope all you moms had a good Mother's Day.
Hope this week is as good as last week for conservative governance.
Hope this week is as good as last week for conservative governance.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 06:42 AM (gu0hJ)
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Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.
Posted by: olddog in mo at May 11, 2026 06:43 AM (vBlQn)
95
I have the occasional dream where I am still working for the old company. Where's my paycheck?
I wake up and realize I quit them 20 years ago and there are no more paychecks.
I wake up and realize I quit them 20 years ago and there are no more paychecks.
Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 11, 2026 06:45 AM (qFwJc)
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91, yup.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 11, 2026 06:47 AM (VyBeY)
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95 I have the occasional dream where I am still working for the old company. Where's my paycheck?
I wake up and realize I quit them 20 years ago and there are no more paychecks.
Posted by: no one of any consequense
lol! Me too!
It used to be forgetting my locker combination, realizing I hadn't been to a class all term just before final exam and being naked in public.
I wake up and realize I quit them 20 years ago and there are no more paychecks.
Posted by: no one of any consequense
lol! Me too!
It used to be forgetting my locker combination, realizing I hadn't been to a class all term just before final exam and being naked in public.
Posted by: Auspex at May 11, 2026 06:50 AM (Y8DZL)
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In Brazoria County, even having a septic system puts you under the county's thumb. I have to have a contract with a certified septic system company for inspections. Damn thing costs me $400 a year.
In Brazoria County, even having a septic system puts you under the county's thumb. I have to have a contract with a certified septic system company for inspections. Damn thing costs me $400 a year.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 06:51 AM (HdYcL)
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It used to be forgetting my locker combination, realizing I hadn't been to a class all term just before final exam and being naked in public.
Posted by: Auspex at May 11, 2026 06:50 AM (Y8DZL)
All at the same time? That's bad.
It used to be forgetting my locker combination, realizing I hadn't been to a class all term just before final exam and being naked in public.
Posted by: Auspex at May 11, 2026 06:50 AM (Y8DZL)
All at the same time? That's bad.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 06:52 AM (HdYcL)
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Good morning!
Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.
Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 11, 2026 06:53 AM (u82oZ)
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99
It used to be forgetting my locker combination, realizing I hadn't been to a class all term just before final exam and being naked in public.
Posted by: Auspex at May 11, 2026 06:50 AM (Y8DZL)
All at the same time? That's bad.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
--------
Could be worse. Could be raining.
It used to be forgetting my locker combination, realizing I hadn't been to a class all term just before final exam and being naked in public.
Posted by: Auspex at May 11, 2026 06:50 AM (Y8DZL)
All at the same time? That's bad.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
--------
Could be worse. Could be raining.
Posted by: Marty Feldman at May 11, 2026 06:55 AM (2Ez/1)
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The memory and storage situation has bit me bigly,
a new project that had been in consultancy for a while converted and now we are moving to start purchasing the equipment, anything that has storage or memory has increased, delta from contract is roughly 50k.
Needless to say nobody is happy.
a new project that had been in consultancy for a while converted and now we are moving to start purchasing the equipment, anything that has storage or memory has increased, delta from contract is roughly 50k.
Needless to say nobody is happy.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 11, 2026 06:58 AM (XV/Pl)
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JJ is up.
Posted by: Nazdar at May 11, 2026 07:03 AM (NcvvS)
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seen that happen - city gummint ordering wells to be capped, you will get (and pay for) city water
Posted by: sock_rat_eez
That's because we don't make very horrid examples of these people when they do this.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez
That's because we don't make very horrid examples of these people when they do this.
Posted by: NR Pax at May 11, 2026 07:04 AM (99eI0)
Posted by: m at May 11, 2026 07:04 AM (RtN13)
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85 lol.
My wife didn’t pay her water bill for a decade. NYC simply gave up and took 10k off the bill.
Posted by: Accomack at May 11, 2026 06:34 AM (nLdZ2)
!!!
My wife didn’t pay her water bill for a decade. NYC simply gave up and took 10k off the bill.
Posted by: Accomack at May 11, 2026 06:34 AM (nLdZ2)
!!!
Posted by: m at May 11, 2026 07:17 AM (RtN13)
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city gummint ordering wells to be capped
That's the sort of local hidden history it's so hard for a real estate shopper to find out from outside. I was civil-engineering adjacent, and a couple of times saw hungry city manager types involved in a land grab annexation get real nasty with the health oversight function, as a way of leveraging rural homeowners into annexation. In one case there was a strong rumor that they'd deliberately 'poisoned' the water table so the local wells would be condemned. But that's only common...where it happens.
To know about these plays, you have to know someone in the area, or subscribe to a local paper or a chat group for some time. And then you still don't really know what the bias is.
That's the sort of local hidden history it's so hard for a real estate shopper to find out from outside. I was civil-engineering adjacent, and a couple of times saw hungry city manager types involved in a land grab annexation get real nasty with the health oversight function, as a way of leveraging rural homeowners into annexation. In one case there was a strong rumor that they'd deliberately 'poisoned' the water table so the local wells would be condemned. But that's only common...where it happens.
To know about these plays, you have to know someone in the area, or subscribe to a local paper or a chat group for some time. And then you still don't really know what the bias is.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at May 11, 2026 07:20 AM (zdLoL)
Sunday Overnight Open Thread - May 10, 2026 [Doof]
From Earthglory
I pity the fool that doesn't treat mother right!
Always remember: it’s not officially Mother’s Day until Mr. T has blessed us with song. pic.twitter.com/ibhe4F4ZLz
— Super 70s Sports (@Super70sSports) May 10, 2026
----- What's your guess as to why this woman did what she did? 28-Year-Old Woman Impersonates 16-Year-Old High School Student at New York High School for Weeks
A 28-year-old New York woman was arrested at a school campus in the Bronx and charged with endangering the welfare of a child, trespassing, and criminal impersonation after enrolling at the school as a 16-year-old girl, under a fake name. Last month, Kacy Claassen enrolled at the Westchester Square Academy as Shamara Rashad, born in 2010, who had just moved to New York from Ohio with her sister. She attended classes for about two weeks and was even issued a school ID with her fake name and age, but then someone discovered her social media profiles. *** One of the woman’s social media pages listed her birth date as July 29, 1997, and one photo showed her holding a baby girl. In one of her posts she admits that she has a beautiful daughter.
OK, have you made your guess yet?
Repeatedly confronted about her identity, the 28-year-old admitted that she had lied, claiming that a friend had advised her to enroll so she would qualify for more social assistance. Police believe that Kacy Claassen was trying to cash in on some sort of benefits scheme, but they didn’t go into details.Ridiculous, yes. Unbelievable, no. Socialism sucks. And it breeds behavior like this. ----- My fellow golf nuts will understand
Best Titleist commercial ever... pic.twitter.com/LnLzEtK24u
— Straight Down The Middle (@sdtmgolf) May 9, 2026
This too (language warning)
Incredibly relatable 🤣 pic.twitter.com/h9676NZh5M
— NUCLR GOLF (@NUCLRGOLF) May 9, 2026
----- Husband pranks his wife frequently. Might be staged. Maybe not. You decide.
----- This seems too easy, but also incredibly smart
I can’t believe that actually works 🤯🤯😱 pic.twitter.com/KgiryavgFV
— TimelessVibesKing (@UmUnTuOG) May 10, 2026
-----
• Statement necklines and sleeves — Cat-eye shapes, halter styles, and dramatic off-the-shoulder or long, flowing sleeves.
• Corsetry and bows — Exposed boning, front bows, and micro embellishments for a touch of whimsy.
• Subtle shimmer and texture — Sequins, metallic threads, and ethereal tulle for that red-carpet glow without going overboard. Two-piece separates and bridal midis are also gaining traction for modern, fashion-forward brides who want versatility. These trends offer something for every body type and wedding vibe—from garden romantics to black-tie ballrooms.
Mother of the Bride (and Groom) Trends: Sophisticated, Comfortable, and Photogenic Mothers are done with “frumpy” expectations. In 2026, MOB and MOG dresses are all about timeless elegance with modern flair. Think polished silhouettes that flatter real bodies—column shapes, refined A-lines, and flowing chiffon that moves beautifully for dancing and photos.
Key trends include:
• Luxurious, wearable fabrics — Crepe, mikado, organza, and chiffon with subtle sheen and texture.
• Elegant details — Halter necklines, one-shoulder styles, capes, ruffles, soft sleeves, and focused embellishments like beads or sequins (never overwhelming).
• Color palettes — Soft neutrals (champagne, taupe, dove gray), muted pastels (sage, dusty blue, blush), rich jewel tones (emerald, sapphire, plum), and even navy or black when styled elegantly. Metallics and soft shimmer add glamour.
Pant suits and chic midis are also popular for mothers who want comfort without sacrificing style. The goal? A look that feels regal, confident, and perfectly coordinated with the wedding’s aesthetic. Wedding Guest Trends: Expressive, Elevated, and Fun Guests in 2026 are embracing more-is-more while staying respectful of the couple’s vision.
Standout trends:
• Icy pink and soft pastels — The pastel of the season, perfect for spring and summer weddings.
• Bold prints and florals — Fawn (deer-inspired) motifs, vibrant jacquards, and flowy florals that photograph beautifully.
• Dramatic silhouettes — Drop-waist dresses, capes, statement sleeves, asymmetrical hems, and fluid maxis or jumpsuits.
• Texture and shine — Satin slips, ethereal chiffon, beading, and elevated details that feel special but wearable. Seasonal color palettes are helping guests coordinate effortlessly: butter yellow and lavender for spring; cobalt blue and fuchsia for summer. Neutrals and metallics work year-round, and expressive prints let personalities shine.
Final Tips for 2026 Wedding Style
• Coordinate thoughtfully — Brides, share your color palette and vibe with your moms and closest guests. Subtle coordination looks intentional, not matchy-matchy.
• Prioritize comfort — All-day events mean movement is key. Test your outfit for dancing, sitting, and photos.
• Personalize it — The best looks feel like you—whether that’s a sleek minimalist gown, a beaded cape, or a bold floral maxi. 2026 weddings are all about celebrating love in style that feels fresh, flattering, and full of joy. Whether you’re walking down the aisle, dabbing tears in the front row, or raising a glass on the dance floor, these trends ensure everyone looks and feels their absolute best. ----- Thanks, Piper! Don't forget to check out Piper's X page.
DJ Doof - This Date In Music History Edition
from thisdayinmusic.com On this date in 1985: All girl group The Go-Go's announced they were breaking up. The members went on to enjoy solo success, (Belinda Carlisle and Jane Wiedlin) and the group reformed in the late 90s.
On this date in 1986: Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee married TV star Heather Locklear in a courtyard in Santa Barbara California with five hundred guests. Tommy wore a white leather tuxedo.
Born on this date in 1947: Jay Ferguson, from American group Spirit
Tonight's ONT brought to you by perpetrators
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Good evening good people.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 10, 2026 10:01 PM (Kyh8Y)
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Not first.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at May 10, 2026 10:01 PM (nz1sK)
Posted by: mindful webworker -thou shalt at May 10, 2026 10:01 PM (Cl/mc)
Posted by: Tonypete at May 10, 2026 10:02 PM (Kyh8Y)
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All three kids whose natural Mother was NOT the lovely Mrs. (but she raised them) called her today.
She is just thrilled.
She is just thrilled.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 10, 2026 10:03 PM (Kyh8Y)
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Wait. Is Mr. T wearing short shorts?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 10, 2026 10:04 PM (ndZc7)
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Hello, friends!
Posted by: Piper at May 10, 2026 10:04 PM (Dd38x)
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4 That pink mother of the bride dress looks like PJs.
(Kindof)
Posted by: Tonypete at May 10, 2026 10:02 PM (Kyh8Y)
Would be a very slinky nightgown, Tonypete!
(Kindof)
Posted by: Tonypete at May 10, 2026 10:02 PM (Kyh8Y)
Would be a very slinky nightgown, Tonypete!
Posted by: Piper at May 10, 2026 10:05 PM (Dd38x)
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Police believe that Kacy Claassen was trying to cash in on some sort of benefits scheme
Well…
At least she didn't do it to seduce young boys. Or girls. Seemingly.
"Howdy, fellow keeds…"
Well…
At least she didn't do it to seduce young boys. Or girls. Seemingly.
"Howdy, fellow keeds…"
Posted by: mindful webworker - educational at May 10, 2026 10:05 PM (Cl/mc)
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Meow
Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at May 10, 2026 10:05 PM (w3u3d)
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I came to see if Piper is finally doing a 'Best of Michelle Obama' post yet.
Thanks for the ONT.
Again, happy Mother's Day to all the 'Ettes who have been such blessings to their kids.
Off for a horror movie.
Thanks for the ONT.
Again, happy Mother's Day to all the 'Ettes who have been such blessings to their kids.
Off for a horror movie.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 10, 2026 10:06 PM (Sco7b)
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Howdy, Doof! Happy Mother's Day to all the 'ettes!
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 10, 2026 10:06 PM (6lIrI)
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Good evening Horde. Thanks Doof and Piper!
Posted by: TRex - fashion forward dino at May 10, 2026 10:07 PM (cCn4/)
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No crime in our family today, but we did have a great brunch
Posted by: LASue at May 10, 2026 10:07 PM (lCppi)
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11 I came to see if Piper is finally doing a 'Best of Michelle Obama' post yet.
Thanks for the ONT.
Again, happy Mother's Day to all the 'Ettes who have been such blessings to their kids.
Off for a horror movie.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May
Akkkk!
Thanks for the ONT.
Again, happy Mother's Day to all the 'Ettes who have been such blessings to their kids.
Off for a horror movie.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May
Akkkk!
Posted by: Piper at May 10, 2026 10:07 PM (Dd38x)
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Hi TRex!
Posted by: Piper at May 10, 2026 10:08 PM (Dd38x)
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CBD if you're here, as far I know MagTech ammo is fine. I haven't really bought/used factory ammo much for a long time, but when I did, MagTech was one of the brands I'd often buy. Good Brazilian stuff. Good brass for reloading, FWIW.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 10:08 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 10, 2026 10:08 PM (8ty7h)
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Brides wearing virginal white.
How many are on Only fans?
I guess they need to pay for the dresses.
Brides wearing virginal white.
How many are on Only fans?
I guess they need to pay for the dresses.
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 10:09 PM (3ek7K)
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The husband prankster should be severely beaten and than thrown in an asylum.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at May 10, 2026 10:10 PM (2NHgQ)
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Gunners alerted
Posted by: SciVo at May 10, 2026 10:10 PM (Sy6m/)
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Doof! Piper! Tonypete! (well, he had the SPONGE! so he needs a shout-out) Thank you for the girthy ONT content and the wedding pr0n.
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at May 10, 2026 10:11 PM (t2oSI)
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Prioritize comfort — All-day events mean movement is key. Test your outfit for dancing, sitting, and photos.
And swimming, if YouTube videos are any indication
And swimming, if YouTube videos are any indication
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 10, 2026 10:11 PM (8ty7h)
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What's on YOUR mind tonight?
My mind is full of devils
My heart is filled with hate
The blackened void that swirls inside
Torment will not abate
My mind is full of devils
My heart is filled with hate
The blackened void that swirls inside
Torment will not abate
Posted by: Some off the cuff death metal lyrics at May 10, 2026 10:11 PM (TbWk/)
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Coincidence is not causation so if you are blaming statistical bullshit on Mom clean up your act and become an asset to society instead of an irritant. There is plenty of help out there, some of it for free. These stupid meme stories are. not helping.
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at May 10, 2026 10:11 PM (YlWIZ)
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Forget about
The brotherly and otherly love
Motherly love
Is just the thing for you
You know your Mothers' gonna love ya
Till ya don't know what to do
Forget about
The brotherly and otherly love
Motherly love
Is just the thing for you
You know your Mothers' gonna love ya
Till ya don't know what to do
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 10:12 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 10:12 PM (HdYcL)
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I, for one, await Piper's fashion assessment of Cpl. Klinger's wardrobe choices.
Posted by: TRex - fashion backward dino at May 10, 2026 10:12 PM (cCn4/)
Posted by: SovCit Stanley at May 10, 2026 10:13 PM (oftw2)
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For Piper's bride pictures, #3 is one deep breath away from a "wardrobe malfunction."
Posted by: pookysgirl had a very conservative bridal gown at May 10, 2026 10:13 PM (Wt5PA)
Posted by: Doof at May 10, 2026 10:13 PM (QMAsf)
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*walks in*
*views cheap paneling and orange shag carpet*
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
I can just smell that description.
Some things never leave you.
*views cheap paneling and orange shag carpet*
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
I can just smell that description.
Some things never leave you.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 10, 2026 10:13 PM (Kyh8Y)
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Hello
Posted by: free tibet at May 10, 2026 10:13 PM (iNp3L)
Posted by: Zeera. I voted for ALL of this at May 10, 2026 10:15 PM (n7eNm)
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Mother's Day Movies:
Big Bad Mama (1974) Angie Dickinson, William Shatner
Throw Mama From the Train (1987) Danny DeVito, Billy Crystal
Big Bad Mama (1974) Angie Dickinson, William Shatner
Throw Mama From the Train (1987) Danny DeVito, Billy Crystal
Posted by: Count de Monet at May 10, 2026 10:15 PM (wVcYX)
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Indeed Happy Mother’s Day
Been to Montana twice, chasing elk in the mountains just east of Missoula. Buddy and I were hiking 12-26 miles a day - 35 lb pack, 11-12 lb rifle and a substantial handgun. Camped on the river where A River Runs Through It was supposedly shot. Local ranchers told us that we were the talk of the town - they couldn’t believe that we could do that sort of thing. “We thought everybody from back East was soft…”. Great place. Love to go back again sometime
Been to Montana twice, chasing elk in the mountains just east of Missoula. Buddy and I were hiking 12-26 miles a day - 35 lb pack, 11-12 lb rifle and a substantial handgun. Camped on the river where A River Runs Through It was supposedly shot. Local ranchers told us that we were the talk of the town - they couldn’t believe that we could do that sort of thing. “We thought everybody from back East was soft…”. Great place. Love to go back again sometime
Posted by: Coelacanth at May 10, 2026 10:15 PM (vt7xw)
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Brides wearing virginal white.
How many are on Only fans?
I guess they need to pay for the dresses.
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 10:09 PM (3ek7K)
These are just models, so it’s okay. White wasn’t a thing until the 1840, prior to that it was color. Thanks, Queen Victoria!
Brides wearing virginal white.
How many are on Only fans?
I guess they need to pay for the dresses.
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 10:09 PM (3ek7K)
These are just models, so it’s okay. White wasn’t a thing until the 1840, prior to that it was color. Thanks, Queen Victoria!
Posted by: Piper at May 10, 2026 10:16 PM (Dd38x)
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Nice models...er, I mean...dresses.
Posted by: wth at May 10, 2026 10:16 PM (oq9dX)
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ONT!
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at May 10, 2026 10:16 PM (Ra+Eb)
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Evenin'
I have some unopened Bridgestone golf balls. Probably not bribe the cop golf balls though.
I have some unopened Bridgestone golf balls. Probably not bribe the cop golf balls though.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 10, 2026 10:16 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 10:17 PM (bss/y)
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30 For Piper's bride pictures, #3 is one deep breath away from a "wardrobe malfunction."
Posted by: pookysgirl had a very conservative bridal gown at May 10, 2026 10:13 PM (Wt5PA)
Let’s hope no allergies to the bouquet! 🤣
Posted by: pookysgirl had a very conservative bridal gown at May 10, 2026 10:13 PM (Wt5PA)
Let’s hope no allergies to the bouquet! 🤣
Posted by: Piper at May 10, 2026 10:17 PM (Dd38x)
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 10:17 PM (3ek7K)
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Less crime during the Super Bowl.
Posted by: davidt at May 10, 2026 10:18 PM (Q+gd/)
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28 I, for one, await Piper's fashion assessment of Cpl. Klinger's wardrobe choices.
Posted by: TRex - fashion backward dino at May 10, 2026 10:12 PM (cCn4/)
"The Best of Dylan Mulvaney"
By the way, a case of 48 Bud Lights at Costco Canada - $70 Canadian. Sorry, I like giving prices so you all can compare.
The 2 hotdogs were amazing as always. 520 calories. Canadian calories!
I'll check the thread tomorrow. Good night for reals.
Posted by: TRex - fashion backward dino at May 10, 2026 10:12 PM (cCn4/)
"The Best of Dylan Mulvaney"
By the way, a case of 48 Bud Lights at Costco Canada - $70 Canadian. Sorry, I like giving prices so you all can compare.
The 2 hotdogs were amazing as always. 520 calories. Canadian calories!
I'll check the thread tomorrow. Good night for reals.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 10, 2026 10:18 PM (Sco7b)
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Posted by: Hokey Pokey at May 10, 2026 10:11 PM (YlWIZ)
I bet you're fun at parties
Posted by: Doof at May 10, 2026 10:13 PM (QMAsf)
I can't think of a party where the Hokey Pokey isn't fun. Even the Donner Party.
I bet you're fun at parties
Posted by: Doof at May 10, 2026 10:13 PM (QMAsf)
I can't think of a party where the Hokey Pokey isn't fun. Even the Donner Party.
Posted by: Nerd Herd at May 10, 2026 10:19 PM (NZPfR)
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I, for one, await Piper's fashion assessment of Cpl. Klinger's wardrobe choices.
Posted by: TRex - fashion backward dino
Include the statue of liberty with flaming torch.
I, for one, await Piper's fashion assessment of Cpl. Klinger's wardrobe choices.
Posted by: TRex - fashion backward dino
Include the statue of liberty with flaming torch.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 10:19 PM (Cqx++)
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One of the local lawyers - the type advertising on bus stop placards, bus and (formerly) on the backs of phone books - is the spitting image Keir Starmer.
Posted by: 13times at May 10, 2026 10:19 PM (fnZRl)
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I know they are models,lol. Thinking about the only fans women who are going to buy them, lol.
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 10:17 PM (3ek7K
These probably wouldn’t be in their lane, but maybe I am being ugly. I think OF girls would wear cheap, trashy dresses. Forgive my snobby ways, oh cheap, trashy OF girls!
I know they are models,lol. Thinking about the only fans women who are going to buy them, lol.
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 10:17 PM (3ek7K
These probably wouldn’t be in their lane, but maybe I am being ugly. I think OF girls would wear cheap, trashy dresses. Forgive my snobby ways, oh cheap, trashy OF girls!
Posted by: Piper at May 10, 2026 10:20 PM (Dd38x)
Posted by: Doof at May 10, 2026 10:20 PM (QMAsf)
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I can't think of a party where the Hokey Pokey isn't fun. Even the Donner Party.
Posted by: Nerd Herd at May 10, 2026 10:19 PM (NZPfR)
First one to stop dancing...
*later*
mmmm, that's what it's all about.
Posted by: Nerd Herd at May 10, 2026 10:19 PM (NZPfR)
First one to stop dancing...
*later*
mmmm, that's what it's all about.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 10:20 PM (bss/y)
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Top photo, Crater Lake?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 10:21 PM (utfVc)
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Her Majesty is headed to Bellevue, NE for our National Specialty. I looked at the map and it's right next to Offut AFB. Hope things stay calm around the world this week.
Her Majesty is headed to Bellevue, NE for our National Specialty. I looked at the map and it's right next to Offut AFB. Hope things stay calm around the world this week.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 10:21 PM (HdYcL)
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So first...we don't see prank guy's face, but I bet it's punchable.
Also, the gal pretending to be a high school student is probably a female pedo - sadly we see way too many of those these days...
But then! Piper saves the day, with class! 💕
And of course...DOOF!
Good evening all🙃
Also, the gal pretending to be a high school student is probably a female pedo - sadly we see way too many of those these days...
But then! Piper saves the day, with class! 💕
And of course...DOOF!
Good evening all🙃
Posted by: COMountainMarie at May 10, 2026 10:21 PM (uTEOj)
Posted by: Doof at May 10, 2026 10:22 PM (QMAsf)
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These probably wouldn’t be in their lane, but maybe I am being ugly. I think OF girls would wear cheap, trashy dresses. Forgive my snobby ways, oh cheap, trashy OF girls!
Posted by: Piper at May 10, 2026 10:20 PM (Dd38x)
Some of them seem to do both. Trashy on onlyfans then go on tiktok or instagram and complain they cannot find a reliable man while wearing modest clothing.
People are strange.
Posted by: Piper at May 10, 2026 10:20 PM (Dd38x)
Some of them seem to do both. Trashy on onlyfans then go on tiktok or instagram and complain they cannot find a reliable man while wearing modest clothing.
People are strange.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 10:23 PM (bss/y)
57
Blessings to all Mother's ... biological or not...
Posted by: Adriane the Critic Just Being Critical, Again . . . at May 10, 2026 10:23 PM (3ZUWJ)
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50 Good evening, everyone!
Piper's first picture -- are we sure that's a woman??
Posted by: Doof at May 10, 2026 10:20 PM
Yes, because I saw the front of the dress, too, so I have the advantage. She looks like an Ancient Greek woman. That is actually my favorite dress, I love the blue bow.
Piper's first picture -- are we sure that's a woman??
Posted by: Doof at May 10, 2026 10:20 PM
Yes, because I saw the front of the dress, too, so I have the advantage. She looks like an Ancient Greek woman. That is actually my favorite dress, I love the blue bow.
Posted by: Piper at May 10, 2026 10:23 PM (Dd38x)
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Bridal Gown Trends: Sculptural Drama Meets Ethereal Romance
After all the purple prose, I was expecting a disaster in the pictures. But they were mostly okay.
I wonder about the woman on the bottom-left of the second jpg..... that is a bridal gown, with some lace in the middle, right? Not a separate skirt and top showing off her midriff? Cuz that would be tacky.
And the woman in the 2nd row on the right in the 3rd jpg..... she needs to pull her dress up a bit. Cleavage is acceptable in a wedding dress. Sideboob is for the bridesmaids.
After all the purple prose, I was expecting a disaster in the pictures. But they were mostly okay.
I wonder about the woman on the bottom-left of the second jpg..... that is a bridal gown, with some lace in the middle, right? Not a separate skirt and top showing off her midriff? Cuz that would be tacky.
And the woman in the 2nd row on the right in the 3rd jpg..... she needs to pull her dress up a bit. Cleavage is acceptable in a wedding dress. Sideboob is for the bridesmaids.
Posted by: mikeski at May 10, 2026 10:23 PM (VHUov)
60
Hadrian, if things get sporty enough that being near Offutt AFB is dangerous, there won't be ANY safe places . . . . . . .
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 10, 2026 10:23 PM (Jr+re)
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Happy Mother's Day to all the 'ettes. Thanks for the ONT, Disco and Piper.
Posted by: scampydog at May 10, 2026 10:24 PM (41CYW)
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Yeah, it's Crater Lake. The lake water really is a very beautiful dark blue.
Posted by: 13times at May 10, 2026 10:24 PM (fnZRl)
Posted by: Adriane the Critic Just Being Critical, Again . . . at May 10, 2026 10:24 PM (3ZUWJ)
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I have some unopened Bridgestone golf balls. Probably not bribe the cop golf balls though.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 10, 2026 10:16 PM (sAmhv)
Bridgestone made motorcycles, too.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 10, 2026 10:16 PM (sAmhv)
Bridgestone made motorcycles, too.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 10:24 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 10, 2026 10:24 PM (f5xB0)
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Yes, Happy Mother's Day to the ladies.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 10:25 PM (bss/y)
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Her Majesty and Gentleman Johnny on our wedding day.
https://soyaraborzoi.com/Johnny%20Prudence.jpg
Her Majesty and Gentleman Johnny on our wedding day.
https://soyaraborzoi.com/Johnny%20Prudence.jpg
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 10:25 PM (HdYcL)
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It would be a hoot if the brides accidentally sent their OF videos to family instead of the wedding video.
It would be a hoot if the brides accidentally sent their OF videos to family instead of the wedding video.
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 10:25 PM (3ek7K)
69
Less crime during the Super Bowl.
Posted by: davidt
And a big spike right after, but only in two major metro areas.
Posted by: davidt
And a big spike right after, but only in two major metro areas.
Posted by: mikeski at May 10, 2026 10:25 PM (VHUov)
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People can wear what they want to, I don't care. I'm no fashion expert by any means. But some of those gowns are ridiculous. When a bow on a dress is as big as a door I think that's pushing it too far. The focus is supposed to be on the bride. But whatever.
Posted by: Case at May 10, 2026 10:26 PM (NWIIQ)
71
Can relate to the golf kid. Has my worst round in 3 years today. Made it look easy to shoot so poorly.
Posted by: scampydog at May 10, 2026 10:26 PM (41CYW)
72
Wedding attire: backs. bosoms. butts. And that dress that is open on the front for easy access......
Um, yeah. That's all I have to comment.
Hope every mom here had a good mom's day.
Um, yeah. That's all I have to comment.
Hope every mom here had a good mom's day.
Posted by: mindful webworker - white despite at May 10, 2026 10:27 PM (Cl/mc)
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I wonder about the woman on the bottom-left of the second jpg..... that is a bridal gown, with some lace in the middle, right? Not a separate skirt and top showing off her midriff? Cuz that would be tacky
Posted by: mikeski at May 10, 2026 10:23
It is 2 pieces, lol. Everyone better get cracking on their ab work, that trend isn’t just wedding dresses! It’s actually a positive change from all the naked illusion dresses from the last 5 years. I never understood walking down the aisle with it looking like errthing is out there!
I wonder about the woman on the bottom-left of the second jpg..... that is a bridal gown, with some lace in the middle, right? Not a separate skirt and top showing off her midriff? Cuz that would be tacky
Posted by: mikeski at May 10, 2026 10:23
It is 2 pieces, lol. Everyone better get cracking on their ab work, that trend isn’t just wedding dresses! It’s actually a positive change from all the naked illusion dresses from the last 5 years. I never understood walking down the aisle with it looking like errthing is out there!
Posted by: Piper at May 10, 2026 10:27 PM (Dd38x)
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And the woman in the 2nd row on the right in the 3rd jpg..... she needs to pull her dress up a bit. Cleavage is acceptable in a wedding dress. Sideboob is for the bridesmaids.
Posted by: mikeski at May 10, 2026 10:23 PM (VHUov)
I think she should jump up and down vigorously, to make certain the dress will stay up.
Posted by: mikeski at May 10, 2026 10:23 PM (VHUov)
I think she should jump up and down vigorously, to make certain the dress will stay up.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 10:28 PM (utfVc)
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Thanks for the Sunday Night ONT, Doof!
Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful Moms out there.
And thanks for the fashion update on weddings, Piper!
Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful Moms out there.
And thanks for the fashion update on weddings, Piper!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at May 10, 2026 10:28 PM (vrNzf)
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44 Less crime during the Super Bowl.
Posted by: davidt at May 10, 2026 10:18 PM (Q+gd/)
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Not this year... my Patriots got mugged and pantsed and used like a woman
Posted by: davidt at May 10, 2026 10:18 PM (Q+gd/)
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Not this year... my Patriots got mugged and pantsed and used like a woman
Posted by: 496 at May 10, 2026 10:28 PM (rlR9Y)
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74 And the woman in the 2nd row on the right in the 3rd jpg..... she needs to pull her dress up a bit. Cleavage is acceptable in a wedding dress. Sideboob is for the bridesmaids.
Posted by: mikeski at May 10, 2026 10:23 PM (VHUov)
I think she should jump up and down vigorously, to make certain the dress will stay up.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 10:28 PM (utfVc)
*perks up*
Posted by: mikeski at May 10, 2026 10:23 PM (VHUov)
I think she should jump up and down vigorously, to make certain the dress will stay up.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 10:28 PM (utfVc)
*perks up*
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 10, 2026 10:29 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 10:29 PM (3ek7K)
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Best of Michelle Obama…
Off for a horror movie.
Posted by: Stateless
These thoughts seem connected.
Off for a horror movie.
Posted by: Stateless
These thoughts seem connected.
Posted by: mindful webworker - boob belts you betcha at May 10, 2026 10:29 PM (Cl/mc)
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one out of the 4 models for mother of the bride looks old enough to be a mother of a bride. The rest look like bridesmaids to me. I suppose somewhat do to being 29, everybody starts to look young.
Posted by: PaleRider at May 10, 2026 10:29 PM (PV+Zw)
81
Was that last image a "Deep Thought by Jack Handey"? Good one!
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 10, 2026 10:30 PM (cWLG3)
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When a bow on a dress is as big as a door I think that's pushing it too far. The focus is supposed to be on the bride. But whatever.
Posted by: Case
That's for the groom's convenience. He can get shitfaced at the reception and still untie his bride later that night.
Posted by: Case
That's for the groom's convenience. He can get shitfaced at the reception and still untie his bride later that night.
Posted by: mikeski at May 10, 2026 10:31 PM (VHUov)
83
Used to think Heather Locklear was hot, before she became a crazy person.
Posted by: Joemarine at May 10, 2026 10:31 PM (y171U)
Posted by: 13times at May 10, 2026 10:32 PM (fnZRl)
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And thanks for the fashion update on weddings, Piper!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at May
Thank you!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at May
Thank you!
Posted by: Piper at May 10, 2026 10:33 PM (hftzA)
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Mother of the Bride (and Groom) Trends
I read this as "Trends for the mother of the bride, and for the groom" and not "Trends for the mothers of the bride and the groom."
Then scrolled down and was confused by the pictures.
I read this as "Trends for the mother of the bride, and for the groom" and not "Trends for the mothers of the bride and the groom."
Then scrolled down and was confused by the pictures.
Posted by: mikeski at May 10, 2026 10:33 PM (VHUov)
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17 CBD if you're here, as far I know MagTech ammo is fine. I haven't really bought/used factory ammo much for a long time, but when I did, MagTech was one of the brands I'd often buy. Good Brazilian stuff. Good brass for reloading, FWIW.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 10:08 PM (U/Byj)
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What do you think of Blazer ammo?
Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 10:08 PM (U/Byj)
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What do you think of Blazer ammo?
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 10, 2026 10:34 PM (cWLG3)
88
mmmm, that's what it's all about.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 10:20 PM (bss/y
Rise, one now free of the profane.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 10:20 PM (bss/y
Rise, one now free of the profane.
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at May 10, 2026 10:34 PM (YlWIZ)
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My wedding dress was made in Kuwait - twice. The first dress was burned up when the owner of the building was angry the dressmakers didn't pay the higher rate of rent he wanted, and torched their shop. I had to get more fabric and find a new dressmaker two weeks before I left for the States for the wedding. God bless the atelier who agreed - he made the dresses for all the Kuwaiti royalty and did it as a favor to the embassy. He finished it in three days since it was simple compared to the elaborate things he normally made. Needless to say, it was beautiful!
Posted by: moki at May 10, 2026 10:34 PM (wLjpr)
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86 Mother of the Bride (and Groom) Trends
I read this as "Trends for the mother of the bride, and for the groom" and not "Trends for the mothers of the bride and the groom."
Then scrolled down and was confused by the pictures.
Posted by: mikeski at May 10, 2026 10:33 PM
Grooms have it easy in this whole situation.
I read this as "Trends for the mother of the bride, and for the groom" and not "Trends for the mothers of the bride and the groom."
Then scrolled down and was confused by the pictures.
Posted by: mikeski at May 10, 2026 10:33 PM
Grooms have it easy in this whole situation.
Posted by: Piper at May 10, 2026 10:35 PM (hftzA)
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Rise, one now free of the profane.
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at May 10, 2026 10:34 PM (YlWIZ)
Cannibalism reference?
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at May 10, 2026 10:34 PM (YlWIZ)
Cannibalism reference?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 10:36 PM (bss/y)
92
Back in the day I got a job as Security for the Go-Gos at a live show at the Santa Cruz County fair.
Heh.
Heh.
Posted by: wth at May 10, 2026 10:36 PM (oq9dX)
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89 My wedding dress was made in Kuwait - twice. The first dress was burned up when the owner of the building was angry the dressmakers didn't pay the higher rate of rent he wanted, and torched their shop. I had to get more fabric and find a new dressmaker two weeks before I left for the States for the wedding. God bless the atelier who agreed - he made the dresses for all the Kuwaiti royalty and did it as a favor to the embassy. He finished it in three days since it was simple compared to the elaborate things he normally made. Needless to say, it was beautiful!
Posted by: moki at May 10, 2026 10:34 PM
Oh my gosh, what a story!
Posted by: moki at May 10, 2026 10:34 PM
Oh my gosh, what a story!
Posted by: Piper at May 10, 2026 10:36 PM (hftzA)
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@90 The tuxedo t-shirt makes it too easy.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 10, 2026 10:36 PM (cWLG3)
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I read this as "Trends for the mother of the bride, and for the groom" and not "Trends for the mothers of the bride and the groom."
Then scrolled down and was confused by the pictures.
Posted by: mikeski at May 10, 2026 10:33 PM (VHUov)
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The groom wears whatever is available and the rental wear outlet. Hopefully not in any of the primary colors.
Then scrolled down and was confused by the pictures.
Posted by: mikeski at May 10, 2026 10:33 PM (VHUov)
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The groom wears whatever is available and the rental wear outlet. Hopefully not in any of the primary colors.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 10, 2026 10:36 PM (6/7Fs)
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I was, sadly, the only one at Church today wearing a rose for their mother. But I refuse to give up the tradition! And I got a lot of commentary about, "Oh, yes, I wonder why I/we stopped doing that..."
From the content: I figured the would-be-HSer was just stalking some poolboy love-interest.
Wedding content: The bridal dresses are all lovely. The mother-dresses are mostly fine but that purple-pink number looks like a bathrobe, opening in front like that - gauche! Lots of people in those pictures need to eat a sandwich, or some pizza.
From the content: I figured the would-be-HSer was just stalking some poolboy love-interest.
Wedding content: The bridal dresses are all lovely. The mother-dresses are mostly fine but that purple-pink number looks like a bathrobe, opening in front like that - gauche! Lots of people in those pictures need to eat a sandwich, or some pizza.
Posted by: RandomDave at May 10, 2026 10:37 PM (aJQbY)
97
This seems too easy, but also incredibly smart
This is why I know how to use my body to measure things. And there's just no way to word that that the Horde can't turn into something obscene. So I'm good with it.
This is why I know how to use my body to measure things. And there's just no way to word that that the Horde can't turn into something obscene. So I'm good with it.
Posted by: GWB at May 10, 2026 10:37 PM (wcq2x)
98
Mötley Crüe - I try to avoid groups that have hovering dots in their names…
Posted by: mindful webworker - and bad puns at that at May 10, 2026 10:37 PM (Cl/mc)
Posted by: The AoSHQ Comment Propriety Review Referee at May 10, 2026 10:38 PM (6/7Fs)
100
Funniest/darkest thing I read today was that high level Democrats held a meeting / conference call and one of the topics was how could they fire the entire Virginia Supreme Court and hire a new one that would quickly overturn the recent decision.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 10, 2026 10:38 PM (AnnNE)
Posted by: mindful webworker - mountaining at May 10, 2026 10:39 PM (Cl/mc)
102
Socialism sucks. And it breeds behavior like this.
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Not unexpected at all given they are paid to do it.
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Not unexpected at all given they are paid to do it.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 10, 2026 10:39 PM (/lPRQ)
103
That Go-Go's video is one of the best videos because all of the members look like they're enjoying themselves. And girls always look better (and those started out looking good) when they look like they're having fun.
Posted by: GWB at May 10, 2026 10:39 PM (wcq2x)
Posted by: Piper at May 10, 2026 10:39 PM (hftzA)
105
When you can get Mel Brooks laughing, you're funny. See Bob Uecker here as an example...
https://youtube.com/shorts/Z0QtOwksVoA
https://youtube.com/shorts/Z0QtOwksVoA
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 10, 2026 10:39 PM (qx7Zg)
106
You may be terribly offended by this:
Spitting Image roasts Keir Starmer
https://youtu.be/BqZPWhxowqU
Spitting Image roasts Keir Starmer
https://youtu.be/BqZPWhxowqU
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2026 10:40 PM (2GVsD)
107
Worked with a woman for many years. We in the office knew her "dating " history, lol.
She had a huge church wedding. We from the office sat in the back trying not to laugh our asses off.
The marriage didn't last long.
Worked with a woman for many years. We in the office knew her "dating " history, lol.
She had a huge church wedding. We from the office sat in the back trying not to laugh our asses off.
The marriage didn't last long.
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 10:41 PM (3ek7K)
108
Mötley Crüe - I try to avoid groups that have hovering dots in their names…
Posted by: mindful webworker
Including Blue Öyster Cult?
Mötley Crüe - I try to avoid groups that have hovering dots in their names…
Posted by: mindful webworker
Including Blue Öyster Cult?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 10:42 PM (Cqx++)
109
I use that parking trick when backing up while not trying to tap another car's bumper. However, being on pavement I drop a loogie on the road to guide my progress.
Posted by: Rex B at May 10, 2026 10:43 PM (rgnea)
110
Did an oil change on the convertible today, and after filling the engine with clean oil, took it for a quick boot up the road to get the oil circulating, and see if it needed any additional once I stopped and let it settle. Got to the top of the hill a mile south of my place. and right by the three huge grain bins was a herd of nearly dozen pronghorn antelope. They ran a few yards, and then turned and looked at me curiously.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 10:43 PM (utfVc)
111
Back up cameras have trivialized parallel parking.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 10:44 PM (bss/y)
112
100 Funniest/darkest thing I read today was that high level Democrats held a meeting / conference call and one of the topics was how could they fire the entire Virginia Supreme Court and hire a new one that would quickly overturn the recent decision.
Posted by: Tom Servo
I'm praying the Virginia Supreme Court has upped its security detail. Seriously. Guarantee the Virginia Communists have assassination on the table.
Posted by: Tom Servo
I'm praying the Virginia Supreme Court has upped its security detail. Seriously. Guarantee the Virginia Communists have assassination on the table.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 10, 2026 10:44 PM (sAmhv)
113
AOP, were they looking for a ride in the convertible?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 10, 2026 10:44 PM (qx7Zg)
114
Senator Mark Kelly says we're almost out of ammunition.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 10:46 PM (Cqx++)
115
Mötley Crüe - I try to avoid groups that have hovering dots in their names…
Posted by: mindful webworker
*
Including Blue Öyster Cult?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026
***
Vun must rezpekt der Umlaut!
Posted by: mindful webworker
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Including Blue Öyster Cult?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026
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Vun must rezpekt der Umlaut!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 10:46 PM (wzUl9)
116
The VA DA Jay Jones wants to kill Conservatives so killing a few traitors to the cause will help him sleep soundly with a smile on his evil face.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2026 10:46 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 10, 2026 10:46 PM (f5xB0)
118
I'm praying the Virginia Supreme Court has upped its security detail. Seriously. Guarantee the Virginia Communists have assassination on the table.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 10, 2026 10:44 PM (sAmhv)
They only need to kill one. It was 4-3, right?
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 10, 2026 10:44 PM (sAmhv)
They only need to kill one. It was 4-3, right?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 10:47 PM (bss/y)
119
Piper,
I like the blue bow on that dress. So simple but the dress is beautifully tailored.
I like the second dress except the pointy waistline.
I mostly like clean, elegant dresses. They look so simple but are impeccably made.
I like the blue bow on that dress. So simple but the dress is beautifully tailored.
I like the second dress except the pointy waistline.
I mostly like clean, elegant dresses. They look so simple but are impeccably made.
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 10, 2026 10:47 PM (VCgbV)
120
AOP, were they looking for a ride in the convertible?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 10, 2026 10:44 PM (qx7Zg)
Well, I whistled for them but they refused to come near. I got a pic with my phone, but it's not very good.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 10, 2026 10:44 PM (qx7Zg)
Well, I whistled for them but they refused to come near. I got a pic with my phone, but it's not very good.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 10:47 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2026 10:47 PM (2GVsD)
122
He finished it in three days since it was simple compared to the elaborate things he normally made. Needless to say, it was beautiful!
Posted by: moki at May 10, 2026 10:34 PM (wLjpr)
Miss Sally wouldn't want some fancy dress.
Posted by: moki at May 10, 2026 10:34 PM (wLjpr)
Miss Sally wouldn't want some fancy dress.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 10, 2026 10:47 PM (1Ff7Z)
123
Senator Mark Kelly says we're almost out of ammunition.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 10:46 PM (Cqx++)
_____________
Senator Mark Kelly would say we were landing in Normandy on June 6th.
Senator Mark Kelly says we're almost out of ammunition.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 10:46 PM (Cqx++)
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Senator Mark Kelly would say we were landing in Normandy on June 6th.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 10:48 PM (HdYcL)
124
This Quartering shit is insane.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 10:48 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 10:48 PM (3ek7K)
126
113 AOP, were they looking for a ride in the convertible?
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FUN FACT: The only car that a Pronghorn antelope can ride in is a convertible.
Because of, you know, the pronghorns.
Oh, nevermind.
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FUN FACT: The only car that a Pronghorn antelope can ride in is a convertible.
Because of, you know, the pronghorns.
Oh, nevermind.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 10, 2026 10:48 PM (6/7Fs)
127
Senator Mark Kelly says we're almost out of ammunition.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 10:46 PM (Cqx++)
As long as there are Democrats, there will be scarcity of dumb bombs.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 10:46 PM (Cqx++)
As long as there are Democrats, there will be scarcity of dumb bombs.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 10:48 PM (utfVc)
128
72 Wedding attire: backs. bosoms. butts. And that dress that is open on the front for easy access......
Posted by: mindful webworker - white despite
Is that also why the hot pink mother of the bride dress ties in the front?
Posted by: mindful webworker - white despite
Is that also why the hot pink mother of the bride dress ties in the front?
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 10, 2026 10:49 PM (0Htd1)
129
The mother-dresses are mostly fine but that purple-pink number looks like a bathrobe, opening in front like that - gauche!
Posted by: RandomDave at May 10, 2026 10:37 PM (aJQbY)
It looks more like a step-mother of the bride who gets locked in a room with the groom overnight and....
Posted by: RandomDave at May 10, 2026 10:37 PM (aJQbY)
It looks more like a step-mother of the bride who gets locked in a room with the groom overnight and....
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 10, 2026 10:49 PM (1Ff7Z)
130
Hey Mark 'The Hills Have Eyes' Kelly, who shipped all that ammo to Ukraine?
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2026 10:49 PM (2GVsD)
131
I don't get the backing up 'trick'.
Backing up two inches or two feet would not have made a difference.
Been a while but I think that type will lock down when you hit it.
Backing up two inches or two feet would not have made a difference.
Been a while but I think that type will lock down when you hit it.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 10, 2026 10:50 PM (/lPRQ)
132
Kelly is equating his lack of ammo from his part to our ammo supply.
Its not the same dickhead.
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 10:48 PM (3ek7K)
*golfclap for the double entendre*
Its not the same dickhead.
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 10:48 PM (3ek7K)
*golfclap for the double entendre*
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 10:50 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 10:50 PM (3ek7K)
134
Since this seems to be a bridal thread, why do the bride and groom figures placed on top of wedding cakes always look like they were bought at K-Mart?
Posted by: Maj. Healey at May 10, 2026 10:50 PM (abIsI)
135
Wedding attire: backs. bosoms. butts. And that dress that is open on the front for easy access......
Posted by: mindful webworker - white despite
*
Is that also why the hot pink mother of the bride dress ties in the front?
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 10, 2026
***
I quote that timeless philosopher, the Big Bopper:
"Lookit all these good-looking bridesmaids walkin' 'round here! 'Hel-looo, bay-bee --!' "
Posted by: mindful webworker - white despite
*
Is that also why the hot pink mother of the bride dress ties in the front?
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 10, 2026
***
I quote that timeless philosopher, the Big Bopper:
"Lookit all these good-looking bridesmaids walkin' 'round here! 'Hel-looo, bay-bee --!' "
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 10:51 PM (wzUl9)
136
The one gal with the strapless dress is pretty hot.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 10:51 PM (bss/y)
137
Aetius
That mess, yeah Jeremy needs to step away from the Internet and find a new hobby - like gardening.
That mess, yeah Jeremy needs to step away from the Internet and find a new hobby - like gardening.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2026 10:51 PM (2GVsD)
138
114 Senator Mark Kelly says we're almost out of ammunition.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
He lies a lot. Even so, just in case, he should be arrested for treason.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
He lies a lot. Even so, just in case, he should be arrested for treason.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 10, 2026 10:51 PM (sAmhv)
139
Drop Mark Kelly between the minarets. Scare the goats.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2026 10:52 PM (2GVsD)
140
I quote that timeless philosopher, the Big Bopper:
"Lookit all these good-looking bridesmaids walkin' 'round here! 'Hel-looo, bay-bee --!' "
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 10:51 PM (wzUl9)
Is it wrong that I would have been happy if only Buddy Holly survived?
"Lookit all these good-looking bridesmaids walkin' 'round here! 'Hel-looo, bay-bee --!' "
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 10:51 PM (wzUl9)
Is it wrong that I would have been happy if only Buddy Holly survived?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 10:52 PM (bss/y)
141
Since this seems to be a bridal thread, why do the bride and groom figures placed on top of wedding cakes always look like they were bought at K-Mart?
Posted by: Maj. Healey
Someone needs to start a trend of 3D-printing models of the actual bride and groom.
Then painting 'em up like wargaming minis. But maybe without armaments.
Posted by: Maj. Healey
Someone needs to start a trend of 3D-printing models of the actual bride and groom.
Then painting 'em up like wargaming minis. But maybe without armaments.
Posted by: mikeski at May 10, 2026 10:52 PM (VHUov)
142
114 Senator Mark Kelly says we're almost out of ammunition.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 10:46 PM (Cqx++)
Hegseth says they are considering if a grand jury will indict him for disclosing classified info.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 10:46 PM (Cqx++)
Hegseth says they are considering if a grand jury will indict him for disclosing classified info.
Posted by: Joemarine at May 10, 2026 10:52 PM (y171U)
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 10:53 PM (3ek7K)
144
It looks more like a step-mother of the bride who gets locked in a room with the groom overnight and....
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 10, 2026
***
In 1983 I wouldn't have minded being locked up overnight with my then-mother-in-law. . . .
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 10, 2026
***
In 1983 I wouldn't have minded being locked up overnight with my then-mother-in-law. . . .
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 10:53 PM (wzUl9)
145
That mess, yeah Jeremy needs to step away from the Internet and find a new hobby - like gardening.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2026 10:51 PM (2GVsD)
I've never watched him. Got a bad feeling about the guy way back when he covered Tombstone with Drinker around 5-6 years ago and he was stoned off his ass. My favorite movie and he fucking scuffed it.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2026 10:51 PM (2GVsD)
I've never watched him. Got a bad feeling about the guy way back when he covered Tombstone with Drinker around 5-6 years ago and he was stoned off his ass. My favorite movie and he fucking scuffed it.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 10:53 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 10:54 PM (3ek7K)
147
Backing up two inches or two feet would not have made a difference.
Been a while but I think that type will lock down when you hit it.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 10, 2026 10:50 PM (/lPRQ)
Yes, it's a pintle hitch, and they are made to close automatically.
Been a while but I think that type will lock down when you hit it.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 10, 2026 10:50 PM (/lPRQ)
Yes, it's a pintle hitch, and they are made to close automatically.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 10:54 PM (utfVc)
148
unniest/darkest thing I read today was that high level Democrats held a meeting / conference call and one of the topics was how could they fire the entire Virginia Supreme Court and hire a new one that would quickly overturn the recent decision.
Posted by: Tom Servo
====
I'm praying the Virginia Supreme Court has upped its security detail. Seriously. Guarantee the Virginia Communists have assassination on the table.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come
++++
Got to keep your options open when the only thing that matters is power.
Posted by: Tom Servo
====
I'm praying the Virginia Supreme Court has upped its security detail. Seriously. Guarantee the Virginia Communists have assassination on the table.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come
++++
Got to keep your options open when the only thing that matters is power.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 10, 2026 10:55 PM (/lPRQ)
149
139 Drop Mark Kelly between the minarets. Scare the goats.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2026 10:52 PM (2GVsD)
Sharif won’t like it.
139 Drop Mark Kelly between the minarets. Scare the goats.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2026 10:52 PM (2GVsD)
Sharif won’t like it.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 10, 2026 10:55 PM (AnnNE)
150
32 *walks in*
*views cheap paneling and orange shag carpet*
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
I can just smell that description.
Some things never leave you.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 10, 2026 10:13 PM (Kyh8Y)
I live it. Cut a lot of the carpet out but the walls are still cheap paneling.
*views cheap paneling and orange shag carpet*
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
I can just smell that description.
Some things never leave you.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 10, 2026 10:13 PM (Kyh8Y)
I live it. Cut a lot of the carpet out but the walls are still cheap paneling.
Posted by: Reforger at May 10, 2026 10:55 PM (ZFqKB)
151
Hello wonderful Horde! Just dropped in to wish you all well. And a special shout out to the Mothers Day Ettes.
Love you all and will try to post more often.
Love you all and will try to post more often.
Posted by: Some Rat at May 10, 2026 10:56 PM (TfUTr)
152
Prolonged weightlessness did something to Kelly's brain.
Prolonged weightlessness did something to Kelly's brain.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 10, 2026 10:56 PM (w6EFb)
153
Is it wrong that I would have been happy if only Buddy Holly survived?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 10:52 PM (bss/y)
Richie Valens had the potential to become a huge star.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 10:52 PM (bss/y)
Richie Valens had the potential to become a huge star.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 10:57 PM (utfVc)
154
Aetius
Do not go back that far with Jeremy. Just past year or so. But I started to get a really weird vibe off him and said 'I am done.'
Do not go back that far with Jeremy. Just past year or so. But I started to get a really weird vibe off him and said 'I am done.'
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2026 10:57 PM (2GVsD)
155
In 1983 I wouldn't have minded being locked up overnight with my then-mother-in-law. . . .
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 10:53 PM (wzUl9)
There's plenty of vids... I mean, so I've heard.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 10:53 PM (wzUl9)
There's plenty of vids... I mean, so I've heard.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 10, 2026 10:57 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2026 10:57 PM (2GVsD)
157
100 Funniest/darkest thing I read today was that high level Democrats held a meeting / conference call and one of the topics was how could they fire the entire Virginia Supreme Court and hire a new one that would quickly overturn the recent decision.
Posted by: Tom Servo
Virginia Supreme Court judges should probably start wearing bullet proof vests. Given the number of assassination attempts on Trump, you can't be too careful with liberals.
Posted by: Tom Servo
Virginia Supreme Court judges should probably start wearing bullet proof vests. Given the number of assassination attempts on Trump, you can't be too careful with liberals.
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 10, 2026 10:58 PM (0Htd1)
158
Posted by: Reforger at May 10, 2026 10:55 PM (ZFqKB)
Sounds like a lot of work, Reforger.
Can I get you an RC?
Sounds like a lot of work, Reforger.
Can I get you an RC?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 10, 2026 10:58 PM (1Ff7Z)
159
Commandment:
Honor your father and your mother.
Addendum:
Especially your mother.
Posted by: mindful webworker
Listen to the mothers.
https://youtu.be/InNiFtwma60
Happy Mother's Day, Moms!
Honor your father and your mother.
Addendum:
Especially your mother.
Posted by: mindful webworker
Listen to the mothers.
https://youtu.be/InNiFtwma60
Happy Mother's Day, Moms!
Posted by: mikeski at May 10, 2026 10:58 PM (VHUov)
160
Just finished watching Mildred Pierce, the 1940s original with Joan Crawford and Ann Blyth as her ungrateful, narcissistic-personality daughter. Grand stuff; even Miss Linda, who normally dislikes B & W movies on principle, liked it.
We're expecting rain again tomorrow, but not until midday, so I'll be able to work out around dawn. Later this week I have to call the IRS. They sent me a letter saying they can't send me my refund because I didn't provide a bank account. But I told them on the form to apply the money to my 2026 taxes. I guess they're not used to someone doing that, despite the line on the 1040 form specifically for that. I need to talk to somebody.
We're expecting rain again tomorrow, but not until midday, so I'll be able to work out around dawn. Later this week I have to call the IRS. They sent me a letter saying they can't send me my refund because I didn't provide a bank account. But I told them on the form to apply the money to my 2026 taxes. I guess they're not used to someone doing that, despite the line on the 1040 form specifically for that. I need to talk to somebody.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 10:59 PM (wzUl9)
161
I would say that the woman backing into the trailer is my oldest daughter-in-law except the voice is too high. Yes, including the tattoos.
Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin at May 10, 2026 10:59 PM (DK5Sh)
162
I get them mixed up, I see. It was Mark Kelly's twin brother, *Scott* who spent 340 days aboard the ISS as part of the Twins study. Mark has only 50 days total in space.
I don't know what Scott is like, but maybe Mark needed more time in space....
A cosmic ray hitting his brain just right remains a viable explanation.
I get them mixed up, I see. It was Mark Kelly's twin brother, *Scott* who spent 340 days aboard the ISS as part of the Twins study. Mark has only 50 days total in space.
I don't know what Scott is like, but maybe Mark needed more time in space....
A cosmic ray hitting his brain just right remains a viable explanation.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 10, 2026 10:59 PM (w6EFb)
163
Can I get you an RC?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 10, 2026 10:58 PM (1Ff7Z)
Wait. You're one of them aren't you?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 10, 2026 10:58 PM (1Ff7Z)
Wait. You're one of them aren't you?
Posted by: Reforger at May 10, 2026 11:00 PM (ZFqKB)
164
I would say that the woman backing into the trailer is my oldest daughter-in-law except the voice is too high. Yes, including the tattoos.
Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin
Her tattoos have voices? That's just freaky.
Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin
Her tattoos have voices? That's just freaky.
Posted by: mikeski at May 10, 2026 11:00 PM (VHUov)
165
Given the number of assassination attempts on Trump, you can't be too careful with liberals.
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 10, 2026 10:58 PM (0Htd1)
__________
If something happens, how vigorously do you think VA law enforcement would investigate and pursue the perp?
Given the number of assassination attempts on Trump, you can't be too careful with liberals.
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 10, 2026 10:58 PM (0Htd1)
__________
If something happens, how vigorously do you think VA law enforcement would investigate and pursue the perp?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 11:01 PM (HdYcL)
166
Do not go back that far with Jeremy. Just past year or so. But I started to get a really weird vibe off him and said 'I am done.'
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2026 10:57 PM (2GVsD)
Yeah, people are odd.
Hell, even with my click history, I never see his thumbnails.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2026 10:57 PM (2GVsD)
Yeah, people are odd.
Hell, even with my click history, I never see his thumbnails.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 11:01 PM (bss/y)
167
What's shaking?
Must go put the garbage out at the curb. Now that I'm retired garbage day is the only thing that keeps me aware of what day it is.
Must go put the garbage out at the curb. Now that I'm retired garbage day is the only thing that keeps me aware of what day it is.
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at May 10, 2026 11:01 PM (55Qr6)
168
This house we bought 2 years ago is full of that shiplap crap, all painted white.
We live in SW Wyoming and only had 3 houses available . This one has a huge garage so it won. Actually bank won lol.
Haven't seen a ship since we left South Carolina.
This house we bought 2 years ago is full of that shiplap crap, all painted white.
We live in SW Wyoming and only had 3 houses available . This one has a huge garage so it won. Actually bank won lol.
Haven't seen a ship since we left South Carolina.
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 11:01 PM (3ek7K)
169
Wait. You're one of them aren't you?
Posted by: Reforger at May 10, 2026 11:00 PM (ZFqKB)
I bought a couple of cans from Dollar Tree today. But, I did have a Dr. Pepper with lunch and a Coke with dinner.
Posted by: Reforger at May 10, 2026 11:00 PM (ZFqKB)
I bought a couple of cans from Dollar Tree today. But, I did have a Dr. Pepper with lunch and a Coke with dinner.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 10, 2026 11:01 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 10, 2026 11:02 PM (f5xB0)
171
164 I would say that the woman backing into the trailer is my oldest daughter-in-law except the voice is too high. Yes, including the tattoos.
Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin
Her tattoos have voices? That's just freaky.
Posted by: mikeski at May 10, 2026 11:00 PM (VHUov)
I wonder if they sound like Walter Brennan?
Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin
Her tattoos have voices? That's just freaky.
Posted by: mikeski at May 10, 2026 11:00 PM (VHUov)
I wonder if they sound like Walter Brennan?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 11:02 PM (bss/y)
172
Later this week I have to call the IRS. They sent me a letter saying they can't send me my refund because I didn't provide a bank account. But I told them on the form to apply the money to my 2026 taxes. I guess they're not used to someone doing that, despite the line on the 1040 form specifically for that. I need to talk to somebody.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 10:59 PM (wzUl9)
Good to know. One of my clients got that same letter. He PAID a tax due balance with the filed return via Electronic Funds Withdrawal and he confirmed the amount came out of his bank account on time.
Top Men at the IRS. Top. Men.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 10:59 PM (wzUl9)
Good to know. One of my clients got that same letter. He PAID a tax due balance with the filed return via Electronic Funds Withdrawal and he confirmed the amount came out of his bank account on time.
Top Men at the IRS. Top. Men.
Posted by: Count de Monet at May 10, 2026 11:04 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 11:04 PM (HdYcL)
174
I’m reading a couple different books about the Cold War and Espionage and they delve into the early years of the Commies. I knew they were bad news, but Jeeze Louise. They had a few different flavors and offshoots, and were always fighting each other and killing each other off. No dissent allowed.
That’s why Trotsky ended up in Turkey, and then Norway, and then Mexico. They murdered his family, and eventually got him, too. He was invited to testify before the congressional Dies committee, but that didn’t happen.
There was much confusion over the years with the party faithful, because, again no dissent was allowed. When the Nazis and Communists agreed to carve up Poland, they signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact, which was quite a lot to swallow.
They immediately went into a propaganda spin where they were “antiwar” and demanded that the US stay out of any talk about war or supporting Great Britain by supplying arms. They did a 180 overnight.
That’s why Trotsky ended up in Turkey, and then Norway, and then Mexico. They murdered his family, and eventually got him, too. He was invited to testify before the congressional Dies committee, but that didn’t happen.
There was much confusion over the years with the party faithful, because, again no dissent was allowed. When the Nazis and Communists agreed to carve up Poland, they signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact, which was quite a lot to swallow.
They immediately went into a propaganda spin where they were “antiwar” and demanded that the US stay out of any talk about war or supporting Great Britain by supplying arms. They did a 180 overnight.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 10, 2026 11:04 PM (WXiAd)
175
Virginia Supreme Court judges should probably start wearing bullet proof vests.
They should carry so they could shoot back like Abe Lincoln on Police Squad.
Virginia Supreme Court judges should probably start wearing bullet proof vests.
They should carry so they could shoot back like Abe Lincoln on Police Squad.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 11:05 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 11:05 PM (3ek7K)
177
173
Looks like Sir Queer Starmer is packing it in, so to speak.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 11:04 PM (HdYcL)
I think he has ukrainian male models do that for him.
Looks like Sir Queer Starmer is packing it in, so to speak.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 11:04 PM (HdYcL)
I think he has ukrainian male models do that for him.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 11:05 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2026 11:05 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 10, 2026 11:06 PM (f5xB0)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 11:07 PM (HdYcL)
181
This Quartering shit is insane.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
Internet drama is garbage shit like Jerry Springer for millenials. Also, he's been a dipshit for years.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
Internet drama is garbage shit like Jerry Springer for millenials. Also, he's been a dipshit for years.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 10, 2026 11:07 PM (diia5)
182
Watching old Adult Swim broadcasts on YouTube.
Totally forgotten anime - Kikaider. Pilot Candidate, and Blue Gender.
Totally forgotten anime - Kikaider. Pilot Candidate, and Blue Gender.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2026 11:07 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 11:08 PM (Cqx++)
184
160 Just finished watching Mildred Pierce, the 1940s original with Joan Crawford and Ann Blyth as her ungrateful, narcissistic-personality daughter. Grand stuff; even Miss Linda, who normally dislikes B & W movies on principle, liked it.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 10:59 PM (wzUl9)
Ann Blyth is still with us I believe. And Crawford deserved to win the Academy Award.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 10:59 PM (wzUl9)
Ann Blyth is still with us I believe. And Crawford deserved to win the Academy Award.
Posted by: Joemarine at May 10, 2026 11:08 PM (y171U)
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 11:08 PM (3ek7K)
186
I bought a couple of cans from Dollar Tree today. But, I did have a Dr. Pepper with lunch and a Coke with dinner.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 10, 2026 11:01 PM (1Ff7Z)
I mentioned my RC cult joke to my wife and she immediately knew who I was talking about.
"You're an asshole. Those people were sweet."
I looked at her in silence.
"What? They were and they loved you"
I said "You didn't finish"
"huh"
"Would you like an RC?"
I spent the next couple hours in the shop.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 10, 2026 11:01 PM (1Ff7Z)
I mentioned my RC cult joke to my wife and she immediately knew who I was talking about.
"You're an asshole. Those people were sweet."
I looked at her in silence.
"What? They were and they loved you"
I said "You didn't finish"
"huh"
"Would you like an RC?"
I spent the next couple hours in the shop.
Posted by: Reforger at May 10, 2026 11:09 PM (ZFqKB)
187
Now it is all about content farming over Jeremy so that has been turned out now.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2026 11:09 PM (2GVsD)
188
And here I thought that Mildred Pierce was the biographic pic of the unnatural love child of Millard Fillmore and Franklin Pierce.
I guess that I have lived a sheltered life.
And here I thought that Mildred Pierce was the biographic pic of the unnatural love child of Millard Fillmore and Franklin Pierce.
I guess that I have lived a sheltered life.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 10, 2026 11:09 PM (xG4kz)
189
I think it was Waylon Jennings, he and Buddy Holly flipped a coin to see who would get to fly, and who would ride the bus. He made a wisecrack “I hope your plane crashes” and felt pretty bad about that the rest of his life, naturally.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 10, 2026 11:09 PM (WXiAd)
190
171 164 I wonder if they sound like Walter Brennan?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 11:02 PM (bss/y)
Or Gaby Hayes, "Yer durn tootin'!"
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 11:02 PM (bss/y)
Or Gaby Hayes, "Yer durn tootin'!"
Posted by: Joemarine at May 10, 2026 11:10 PM (y171U)
191
It’s impossible to know if Starmer is really ready to resign, or whether it’s just an op to try to push Starmer into resigning.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 10, 2026 11:11 PM (AnnNE)
192
And here I thought that Mildred Pierce was the biographic pic of the unnatural love child of Millard Fillmore and Franklin Pierce.
That was Hawkeye Pierce.
And here I thought that Mildred Pierce was the biographic pic of the unnatural love child of Millard Fillmore and Franklin Pierce.
That was Hawkeye Pierce.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 11:12 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 11:12 PM (3ek7K)
194
182 Watching old Adult Swim broadcasts on YouTube.
Totally forgotten anime - Kikaider. Pilot Candidate, and Blue Gender.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2026 11:07 PM (2GVsD)
Remember the Troops videos from right around 1999-2000? A Parody of COPS with Imperial Storm Troopers? Loved those.
https://youtu.be/5HO70-Rk3jE?si=ar2Y4gRC2_FrFSYy
I was wrong. 1997. Damn.
Totally forgotten anime - Kikaider. Pilot Candidate, and Blue Gender.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2026 11:07 PM (2GVsD)
Remember the Troops videos from right around 1999-2000? A Parody of COPS with Imperial Storm Troopers? Loved those.
https://youtu.be/5HO70-Rk3jE?si=ar2Y4gRC2_FrFSYy
I was wrong. 1997. Damn.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 11:12 PM (bss/y)
195
Jeremy/The Quartering went off the rails in a big way.
Do not want.
Frankly a lot of the 'Friday Night Tights' crowd turned out to be kinda creepy or they veered Left.
Do not want.
Frankly a lot of the 'Friday Night Tights' crowd turned out to be kinda creepy or they veered Left.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 10, 2026 11:12 PM (xcxpd)
196
Lace is nice. But make sure you get the real handmade stuff not that knockoff machine made crap.
* I would know nothing about such things but wife made me go to some Flagler Museum that was the guys mansion and it was full of stuff the family had... lace exhibit was unexpectedly interesting... as was the armed guard who followed me around half the day until I started treating him like my personal docent.
* I would know nothing about such things but wife made me go to some Flagler Museum that was the guys mansion and it was full of stuff the family had... lace exhibit was unexpectedly interesting... as was the armed guard who followed me around half the day until I started treating him like my personal docent.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 10, 2026 11:12 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Joanna Gaines, Weirdo at May 10, 2026 11:13 PM (FVUaB)
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Looks like Sir Queer Starmer is packing it in, so to speak.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 11:04 PM (HdYcL)
The James Madison hardest hit, LOL.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 11:04 PM (HdYcL)
The James Madison hardest hit, LOL.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 11:13 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 11:14 PM (3ek7K)
200
Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere,
Here's the Carol Burnett parody of Mildred Pierce.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLfSiKI3DsM
Here's the Carol Burnett parody of Mildred Pierce.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLfSiKI3DsM
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 10, 2026 11:14 PM (0Htd1)
201
Good evening und danke Disko und Piper
Lib little sis will need help picking a MOG dress so thanks for that article Piper
Lib little sis will need help picking a MOG dress so thanks for that article Piper
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 10, 2026 11:14 PM (RIvkX)
202
@167. Farmer
Same here. Gotta put it out Sunday evening. The truck comes by too early Monday morning. I'm still out of it that early in the morning.
Same here. Gotta put it out Sunday evening. The truck comes by too early Monday morning. I'm still out of it that early in the morning.
Posted by: Case at May 10, 2026 11:14 PM (NWIIQ)
203
191 It’s impossible to know if Starmer is really ready to resign, or whether it’s just an op to try to push Starmer into resigning.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 10, 2026 11:11 PM (AnnNE)
That would be my guess. They can't 'force' him out unless they use blackmail on him without losing the majority at this point by breaking the government. So he could just go tell them to pound sand.
It would be smart for something to happen to him. Get some other asshole in there to try to repair things between now and ... 2028?
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 10, 2026 11:11 PM (AnnNE)
That would be my guess. They can't 'force' him out unless they use blackmail on him without losing the majority at this point by breaking the government. So he could just go tell them to pound sand.
It would be smart for something to happen to him. Get some other asshole in there to try to repair things between now and ... 2028?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 11:14 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 11:15 PM (3ek7K)
205
Evenin’, All.
Posted by: Bulg at May 10, 2026 11:15 PM (77rzZ)
206
Funniest/darkest thing I read today was that high level Democrats held a meeting / conference call and one of the topics was how could they fire the entire Virginia Supreme Court and hire a new one that would quickly overturn the recent decision.
Temu Obama is really desperate to prove that he is relevant and badass. I think that Trump's putting him in a sombrero while sporting a mustache, all to the tune of the Mexican Hat Dance, broke him.
Funniest/darkest thing I read today was that high level Democrats held a meeting / conference call and one of the topics was how could they fire the entire Virginia Supreme Court and hire a new one that would quickly overturn the recent decision.
Temu Obama is really desperate to prove that he is relevant and badass. I think that Trump's putting him in a sombrero while sporting a mustache, all to the tune of the Mexican Hat Dance, broke him.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 10, 2026 11:16 PM (xG4kz)
207
Frankly a lot of the 'Friday Night Tights' crowd turned out to be kinda creepy or they veered Left.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 10, 2026 11:12 PM (xcxpd)
Gary- he's awesome
I don't like Geeks and Gamers Jeremy. He just strikes me as skeevy for some reason. It's a purely gut thing but my gut is rarely wrong.
Az- I like. He's a doofus, but I like him in small doses.
Ryan is ok.
Chrissy never struck me as anything more than starfucking by being on there.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 10, 2026 11:12 PM (xcxpd)
Gary- he's awesome
I don't like Geeks and Gamers Jeremy. He just strikes me as skeevy for some reason. It's a purely gut thing but my gut is rarely wrong.
Az- I like. He's a doofus, but I like him in small doses.
Ryan is ok.
Chrissy never struck me as anything more than starfucking by being on there.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 11:17 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2026 11:17 PM (2GVsD)
209
Well, the news is there is a groundswell growing in the Labour caucus for a leadership review. Some 40-odds Labour MP's want him gone.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 11:17 PM (utfVc)
210
Suckcheck spells.
Posted by: Bulg at May 10, 2026 11:17 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 11:18 PM (3ek7K)
212
Senator Mark Kelly says we're almost out of ammunition.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 10:46 PM (Cqx++)
Hegseth says they are considering if a grand jury will indict him for disclosing classified info.
Posted by: Joemarine
Whether he disclosed real or fake info, or lied about it, they should still charge him.
Maybe trick him into going someplace overseas under military jurisdiction.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 10:46 PM (Cqx++)
Hegseth says they are considering if a grand jury will indict him for disclosing classified info.
Posted by: Joemarine
Whether he disclosed real or fake info, or lied about it, they should still charge him.
Maybe trick him into going someplace overseas under military jurisdiction.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 10, 2026 11:19 PM (/lPRQ)
213
I bave spellcheck turned off.
Posted by: Reforger at May 10, 2026 11:19 PM (ZFqKB)
214
207 Frankly a lot of the 'Friday Night Tights' crowd turned out to be kinda creepy or they veered Left.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 10, 2026 11:12 PM (xcxpd)
Gary- he's awesome
I don't like Geeks and Gamers Jeremy. He just strikes me as skeevy for some reason. It's a purely gut thing but my gut is rarely wrong.
Az- I like. He's a doofus, but I like him in small doses.
Ryan is ok.
Chrissy never struck me as anything more than starfucking by being on there.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 11:17 PM (bss/y)
I do like Gary/Nerdrotic. He at least has the right enemies, still.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 10, 2026 11:12 PM (xcxpd)
Gary- he's awesome
I don't like Geeks and Gamers Jeremy. He just strikes me as skeevy for some reason. It's a purely gut thing but my gut is rarely wrong.
Az- I like. He's a doofus, but I like him in small doses.
Ryan is ok.
Chrissy never struck me as anything more than starfucking by being on there.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 11:17 PM (bss/y)
I do like Gary/Nerdrotic. He at least has the right enemies, still.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 10, 2026 11:19 PM (xcxpd)
215
Is it wrong that I would have been happy if only Buddy Holly survived?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 10:52 PM (bss/y)
Richie Valens had the potential to become a huge star.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 10:57 PM (utfVc)
No. America did not in fact crave more La Bamba.
It's a myth.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 10:52 PM (bss/y)
Richie Valens had the potential to become a huge star.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 10:57 PM (utfVc)
No. America did not in fact crave more La Bamba.
It's a myth.
Posted by: spew zirconium philips at May 10, 2026 11:19 PM (lz7iW)
216
When Troops is better than The Acolyte.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2026 11:17 PM (2GVsD)
You say that with pride!
The special effects are hilarious.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2026 11:17 PM (2GVsD)
You say that with pride!
The special effects are hilarious.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 11:19 PM (bss/y)
217
Recall Mark Kelly to active duty and put him in charge of Johnson Atoll.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2026 11:20 PM (2GVsD)
218
Thank goodness today is Mother's Day.
It gave us a break from the census woman banging on our door.
Thank goodness today is Mother's Day.
It gave us a break from the census woman banging on our door.
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 11:20 PM (3ek7K)
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I spent the next couple hours in the shop.
Posted by: Reforger at May 10, 2026 11:09 PM (ZFqKB)
A wise move.
Posted by: Reforger at May 10, 2026 11:09 PM (ZFqKB)
A wise move.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 10, 2026 11:21 PM (1Ff7Z)
220
That would be my guess. They can't 'force' him out unless they use blackmail on him without losing the majority at this point by breaking the government. So he could just go tell them to pound sand.
It would be smart for something to happen to him. Get some other asshole in there to try to repair things between now and ... 2028?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 11:14 PM (bss/y)
I don't know internal Labour party rules. Usually, in most parties in a Westminster System Parliament, there is some threshhold number of party MP's have to meet to trigger a leadership review. If the Party holds a leadership review, and Starmer is voted out, he ceases to be PM, but retains his Commons seat.
It would be smart for something to happen to him. Get some other asshole in there to try to repair things between now and ... 2028?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 11:14 PM (bss/y)
I don't know internal Labour party rules. Usually, in most parties in a Westminster System Parliament, there is some threshhold number of party MP's have to meet to trigger a leadership review. If the Party holds a leadership review, and Starmer is voted out, he ceases to be PM, but retains his Commons seat.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 11:21 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2026 11:22 PM (2GVsD)
222
Recall Mark Kelly to active duty and put him in charge of Johnson Atoll.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2026 11:20 PM (2GVsD)
I'd prefer he command the second Titan submersible.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2026 11:20 PM (2GVsD)
I'd prefer he command the second Titan submersible.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 10, 2026 11:23 PM (qx7Zg)
223
221 You want special effects?
https://youtu.be/voJ6-Tyn0Do
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2026 11:22 PM (2GVsD)
Hah. The beard is classy.
https://youtu.be/voJ6-Tyn0Do
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2026 11:22 PM (2GVsD)
Hah. The beard is classy.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 11:23 PM (bss/y)
224
I think it was Waylon Jennings, he and Buddy Holly flipped a coin to see who would get to fly, and who would ride the bus. He made a wisecrack “I hope your plane crashes” and felt pretty bad about that the rest of his life, naturally.
Posted by: Common Tater
B.S.
He tried the Wish-Curse on everyone who crossed him.
Posted by: Common Tater
B.S.
He tried the Wish-Curse on everyone who crossed him.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 10, 2026 11:25 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 11:28 PM (3ek7K)
226
Well, OK, if you say so. I thought he claimed that happened. Maybe not, I’ve no idea I wasn’t even alive then much less there.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 10, 2026 11:28 PM (WXiAd)
227
Chairman LMAO, if you're till around, in my experience Bl**er ammo was fine. I didn't really find much material difference between brands back when I shot factory stuff. I am a low-end ammo consumer. All I need is range fodder, basically. Self-defense stuff I buy factory of course. But I reload every thing else (well, not 22LR obviously) and for a decade or more, so have no real current take on commercial offerings.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 11:31 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: mikeski approves of senseless violins at May 10, 2026 11:33 PM (VHUov)
229
Winch on the back of my truck or trailer it appears that it will be necessary to run a 4ga wire directly from the battery to the winch. I think a ground (4ga) running from the frame to the winch will be acceptable.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 10, 2026 11:33 PM (f5xB0)
230
Sheesh.
Trailer rig thing. She measured it. Just tell her to back up 8 inches.
Trailer rig thing. She measured it. Just tell her to back up 8 inches.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 10, 2026 11:36 PM (2WIwB)
231
Certainly some cheery mom's day news out of TX and CO. Dead bodies in a Union Pacific boxcar near Laredo. And someone jumped the fences at Denver airport, went strolling across the runways, and got their Darwinian reward via airliner engine (gruesome).
Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 11:36 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 11:37 PM (3ek7K)
233
228 And now for something completely different.
https://youtu.be/Dt3zgFRaJ1U
Posted by: mikeski approves of senseless violins at May 10, 2026 11:33 PM (VHUov)
I liked it before the singing started.
https://youtu.be/Dt3zgFRaJ1U
Posted by: mikeski approves of senseless violins at May 10, 2026 11:33 PM (VHUov)
I liked it before the singing started.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 11:37 PM (bss/y)
234
I never answered the last Census effort, ignored the repeated pleas and warnings, and nobody every showed up.
Not going to add any numbers to the CA count.
Of course I'm sure they just infer/make up a number, which is easy to do, and in a reasonable way. Oh well. Tiny, futile acts of resistance.
Not going to add any numbers to the CA count.
Of course I'm sure they just infer/make up a number, which is easy to do, and in a reasonable way. Oh well. Tiny, futile acts of resistance.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 11:38 PM (U/Byj)
235
Most women don't know what eight inches is.
Its a mystery.
Posted by: four seasons
The Paolo uses centimeters in his home country, but, how you say, when not in Rome.....
Its a mystery.
Posted by: four seasons
The Paolo uses centimeters in his home country, but, how you say, when not in Rome.....
Posted by: Paolo at May 10, 2026 11:38 PM (VHUov)
236
Pipes!
Great presentation!!!
Makes me want to have another wedding. Sadly Mrs D would show up though.
Great presentation!!!
Makes me want to have another wedding. Sadly Mrs D would show up though.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 10, 2026 11:40 PM (2WIwB)
237
Hearing sirens here which is very rare.
Could it be someone who has had enough of his m-n-law?
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 11:28 PM (3ek7K)
Did you hear a chipper running in the distance?
Could it be someone who has had enough of his m-n-law?
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 11:28 PM (3ek7K)
Did you hear a chipper running in the distance?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 10, 2026 11:41 PM (snZF9)
238
On this date in 1967, Marvin Young was born. Going by the stage name Young M.C., he is best known for the hit song "Bust A Move" featuring Flea (the bassist of Red Hot Chili Peppers), off his debut album Stone Cold Rhymin' (1989).
After "Heatseeker" charted in 2002 (off his sixth studio album Engage The Enzyme), he did not chart again for over two decades, until "Fun Part" was released as a non-album single in 2024(!!!). So, yeah, he's still around and making music, looks like he's even experimenting with adding AI elements -- and at his age! I had no idea until I looked into it for his birthday.
To be clear: even more than his earlier crossover hits, "Fun Part" is solidly in the rhythm music genre, which I like -- kind of tranced out there for a bit -- but some don't. You'll know which camp you're in.
Young M.C. - Stone Cold Rhymin' (Deluxe Edition)
* Bust A Move
* I Come Off
* Pick Up The Pace
* Principal's Office
YouTube playlist: https://tinyurl.com/24p2xsku
Young MC - Fun Part (Official Video)
https://youtu.be/4VCOIAtBNGQ
"Young MC Charts His First New Hit in Over 20 Years"
Billboard article: https://tinyurl.com/2pv48dk8
After "Heatseeker" charted in 2002 (off his sixth studio album Engage The Enzyme), he did not chart again for over two decades, until "Fun Part" was released as a non-album single in 2024(!!!). So, yeah, he's still around and making music, looks like he's even experimenting with adding AI elements -- and at his age! I had no idea until I looked into it for his birthday.
To be clear: even more than his earlier crossover hits, "Fun Part" is solidly in the rhythm music genre, which I like -- kind of tranced out there for a bit -- but some don't. You'll know which camp you're in.
Young M.C. - Stone Cold Rhymin' (Deluxe Edition)
* Bust A Move
* I Come Off
* Pick Up The Pace
* Principal's Office
YouTube playlist: https://tinyurl.com/24p2xsku
Young MC - Fun Part (Official Video)
https://youtu.be/4VCOIAtBNGQ
"Young MC Charts His First New Hit in Over 20 Years"
Billboard article: https://tinyurl.com/2pv48dk8
Posted by: SciVo at May 10, 2026 11:42 PM (Sy6m/)
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225
Hearing sirens here which is very rare.
Could it be someone who has had enough of his m-n-law?
Posted by: four seasons
------------
Ground's still frozen?
Hearing sirens here which is very rare.
Could it be someone who has had enough of his m-n-law?
Posted by: four seasons
------------
Ground's still frozen?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 10, 2026 11:42 PM (f5xB0)
240
Recall Mark Kelly to active duty and put him in charge of Johnson Atoll.
Posted by: Anna Puma
Johnston Atoll would be a good gig.
When I was a Kwajalein I asked one of the very few military guys, "Who did you piss off to get sent here."
He laughed and said it's actually a pretty decent place.
Posted by: Anna Puma
Johnston Atoll would be a good gig.
When I was a Kwajalein I asked one of the very few military guys, "Who did you piss off to get sent here."
He laughed and said it's actually a pretty decent place.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 10, 2026 11:42 PM (/lPRQ)
241
Certainly some cheery mom's day news out of TX and CO. Dead bodies in a Union Pacific boxcar near Laredo. And someone jumped the fences at Denver airport, went strolling across the runways, and got their Darwinian reward via airliner engine (gruesome).
Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 11:36 PM (U/Byj)
Pretty sketchy neighborhood down around Rosie's Cantina.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 11:36 PM (U/Byj)
Pretty sketchy neighborhood down around Rosie's Cantina.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 11:43 PM (utfVc)
242
Very welcome good news at Axios: "Violent crime rates plunge in America's big cities."
https://tinyurl.com/5n7xw8n4
This falling crime rate, and the securing of the southern border, are IMHO the greatest accomplishments of DJT second term.
https://tinyurl.com/5n7xw8n4
This falling crime rate, and the securing of the southern border, are IMHO the greatest accomplishments of DJT second term.
Posted by: gp at May 10, 2026 11:44 PM (N8ZBc)
243
lPRQ)
225
Hearing sirens here which is very rare.
Could it be someone who has had enough of his m-n-law?
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 11:28 PM (3ek7K)
I live about 6 blocks from a large hospital. I don’t even notice sirens anymore. CareFlight helicopter overflies my house pretty regularly. Heck if it’s a quiet night I can hear them start up the engine on the pad.
225
Hearing sirens here which is very rare.
Could it be someone who has had enough of his m-n-law?
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 11:28 PM (3ek7K)
I live about 6 blocks from a large hospital. I don’t even notice sirens anymore. CareFlight helicopter overflies my house pretty regularly. Heck if it’s a quiet night I can hear them start up the engine on the pad.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 10, 2026 11:46 PM (AnnNE)
244
Certainly some cheery mom's day news out of TX and CO. Dead bodies in a Union Pacific boxcar near Laredo.
===
They only turn zombie in the TV shows.
===
They only turn zombie in the TV shows.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 10, 2026 11:46 PM (/lPRQ)
245
Hello. I'm calling from my new desktop and wanted to make sure I could still get here to AoSHQ.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 10, 2026 11:46 PM (CHHv1)
246
Looks like Don's going to Chy-nah. Beijing announced May 10-13 visit. Haven't checked details but latest court ruling on tariffs certainly is a fine way to empower the country's chief executive as he heads off to lock horns with our biggest rival and adversary.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 11:47 PM (U/Byj)
247
Recall Mark Kelly to active duty and put him in charge of Johnson Atoll.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2026 11:20 PM (2GVsD)
I'd prefer he command the second Titan submersible.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 10, 2026 11:23 PM (qx7Zg)
I want to sit on his Article 32 Board.
I'll be completely impartial.
Swearsies!
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2026 11:20 PM (2GVsD)
I'd prefer he command the second Titan submersible.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 10, 2026 11:23 PM (qx7Zg)
I want to sit on his Article 32 Board.
I'll be completely impartial.
Swearsies!
Posted by: Diogenes at May 10, 2026 11:48 PM (2WIwB)
248
Lib little sis will need help picking a MOG dress so thanks for that article Piper
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 10, 2026 11:14 PM (RIvkX)
Clavicular encourages looksmaxxing but warns of mogging.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 10, 2026 11:14 PM (RIvkX)
Clavicular encourages looksmaxxing but warns of mogging.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 10, 2026 11:48 PM (rbvCR)
249
What, no love for The Big Bopper? He died in the plane crash too. Chantilly Lace was a good song and he wrote songs for other singers too. He also sang White Lightning. Besides that he was in the Army and a good 'ol Texas boy.
Posted by: Case at May 10, 2026 11:49 PM (NWIIQ)
250
The Go-Go's had one of the most memorable reviews ever given: "The Go-Go's are to music as botulism is to tuna."
After that savage review, the drummer, Gina Schock, convinced the group that they needed to put the time into practicing, and they turned out pretty well.
After that savage review, the drummer, Gina Schock, convinced the group that they needed to put the time into practicing, and they turned out pretty well.
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at May 10, 2026 11:51 PM (nqLyi)
251
rhomboid,
This is a survey they do in the off years from the census.
Our address was "selected " and they want to come here for the initial "interview " then once a month for four months after.
Last year we managed to avoid them and thought we were done with them.
Noooooo,they are back.
They want to know all about our finances.
Hubby is hilarious. He said everything is online, so fuck them.
They are so sneaky. They ring the doorbell and we don't answer. They then stick some shit flyer in the screen door frame and then park down the street to see if we get the flyer off the door.
Haha, lasts week flyer instill onthedoor.
rhomboid,
This is a survey they do in the off years from the census.
Our address was "selected " and they want to come here for the initial "interview " then once a month for four months after.
Last year we managed to avoid them and thought we were done with them.
Noooooo,they are back.
They want to know all about our finances.
Hubby is hilarious. He said everything is online, so fuck them.
They are so sneaky. They ring the doorbell and we don't answer. They then stick some shit flyer in the screen door frame and then park down the street to see if we get the flyer off the door.
Haha, lasts week flyer instill onthedoor.
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 11:51 PM (3ek7K)
252
Hello. I'm calling from my new desktop and wanted to make sure I could still get here to AoSHQ.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 10, 2026 11:46 PM (CHHv1)
We he r ou lo d a d Cl. E. R.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 10, 2026 11:46 PM (CHHv1)
We he r ou lo d a d Cl. E. R.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 10, 2026 11:51 PM (2WIwB)
253
And someone jumped the fences at Denver airport, went strolling across the runways, and got their Darwinian reward via airliner engine (gruesome).
Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 11:36 PM (U/Byj)
He probably should have been more specific when he asked the Genie to be sucked and fucked.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 11:36 PM (U/Byj)
He probably should have been more specific when he asked the Genie to be sucked and fucked.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 10, 2026 11:52 PM (snZF9)
254
The two blonde ladies singing with Motley Crue were known as The Nasty Habits.
Just in case anyone was wondering.
Just in case anyone was wondering.
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at May 10, 2026 11:52 PM (nqLyi)
255
I can hear the anime tourists now, they will be swooning over Scince Saru's Ghost in the Shell anime because the newest trailer has the Major almost kissing another woman.
They will orgasm about how edgy and inclusive it all is while all of us original Shell fans will go "Tourist!"
And mock them for not knowing GitS lore as that was a censored scene in the original Japanese manga.
They will orgasm about how edgy and inclusive it all is while all of us original Shell fans will go "Tourist!"
And mock them for not knowing GitS lore as that was a censored scene in the original Japanese manga.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2026 11:53 PM (2GVsD)
256
Pretty sketchy neighborhood down around Rosie's Cantina.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 11:43 PM (utfVc)
Music would play and Felina would whirl.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 11:43 PM (utfVc)
Music would play and Felina would whirl.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 11:53 PM (bss/y)
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Anna, if they want to really get lewd, they should hold hands 
Posted by: RandomDave at May 10, 2026 11:54 PM (aJQbY)
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Yeah the Census does all kinds of surveys on an ongoing basis, which is very useful for guvamint (and business), etc. I am talking about the 2020 count itself. Little cards with varying degrees of menace kept arriving about every month. But nobody ever showed up, so, eff 'em.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 11:55 PM (U/Byj)
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He probably should have been more specific when he asked the Genie to be sucked and fucked.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 10, 2026 11:52 PM (snZF9)
Damned Literal Genies! Want to hear my 12-inch pianist play?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 10, 2026 11:52 PM (snZF9)
Damned Literal Genies! Want to hear my 12-inch pianist play?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 11:55 PM (utfVc)
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The original scene is quite explicit as the Major and the other woman get serious. So serious that Batou is squicked out.
The publisher also squicked out and that whole scene was deleted when first printed in Japan and in the US. The scene was only restored years later.
The publisher also squicked out and that whole scene was deleted when first printed in Japan and in the US. The scene was only restored years later.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2026 11:56 PM (2GVsD)
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Johnston Atoll would be a good gig.
When I was a Kwajalein I asked one of the very few military guys, "Who did you piss off to get sent here."
He laughed and said it's actually a pretty decent place.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
I was on a minesweeper in 1971. We stopped at both Kwajalein and Johnston Island for refueling on our way from Pearl Harbor to Guam.
Johnston Atoll would be a good gig.
When I was a Kwajalein I asked one of the very few military guys, "Who did you piss off to get sent here."
He laughed and said it's actually a pretty decent place.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
I was on a minesweeper in 1971. We stopped at both Kwajalein and Johnston Island for refueling on our way from Pearl Harbor to Guam.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 11:57 PM (Cqx++)
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Sadly the majority of bridal wear doesn't resemble or represent the traditional symbolism of the dress for the occasion anymore. IMO, the majority are , as someone upthread posted, boobs, butts, and Saran Wrap. Nothing sweet, innocent,respectful that the marriage is a vow before God. There recently was a reel on Facebook of1950-60’s couture wedding gowns that make today’s offerings look like a porn stars dream. Maybe some day the beautiful, one of a kind gown will be back.
Posted by: Jen the original at May 10, 2026 11:58 PM (dpp78)
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Two men walked into a bar.
The third one ducked.
The fourth one jumped up to catch the and did chin-ups.
The third one ducked.
The fourth one jumped up to catch the and did chin-ups.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 10, 2026 11:58 PM (qx7Zg)
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The ground never froze here this winter.
No snow or rain here in SW Wyoming. Strict water bans here which sucks because no gardens and landscaping allowed this year. It sucks because we are rural and depend on our vegetables so we can and freeze to make it through the winter.
The ground never froze here this winter.
No snow or rain here in SW Wyoming. Strict water bans here which sucks because no gardens and landscaping allowed this year. It sucks because we are rural and depend on our vegetables so we can and freeze to make it through the winter.
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 11:58 PM (3ek7K)
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246 Looks like Don's going to Chy-nah. Beijing announced May 10-13 visit. Haven't checked details but latest court ruling on tariffs certainly is a fine way to empower the country's chief executive as he heads off to lock horns with our biggest rival and adversary.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 11:47 PM (U/Byj)
He's standing on their energy lifeline. They need stuff from him.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 11:47 PM (U/Byj)
He's standing on their energy lifeline. They need stuff from him.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at May 10, 2026 11:59 PM (w/O5Q)
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Anna, if they want to really get lewd, they should hold hands
Posted by: RandomDave
Maybe even share a bottle of ramune.
Posted by: RandomDave
Maybe even share a bottle of ramune.
Posted by: mikeski comments indirectly at May 11, 2026 12:00 AM (VHUov)
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No matter how 'nice' Johnson Atoll is, it is literally in the middle of nowhere. And for someone with Mark Kelly's ego, that is hell.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 11, 2026 12:03 AM (2GVsD)
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Sadly the majority of bridal wear doesn't resemble or represent the traditional symbolism of the dress for the occasion anymore. IMO, the majority are , as someone upthread posted, boobs, butts, and Saran Wrap. Nothing sweet, innocent,respectful that the marriage is a vow before God. There recently was a reel on Facebook of1950-60’s couture wedding gowns that make today’s offerings look like a porn stars dream. Maybe some day the beautiful, one of a kind gown will be back.
Posted by: Jen the original at May 10, 2026 11:58 PM (dpp7
Mrs be occasionally watches that show "Say yes to the dress", which I started calling say yes to the mess. The frigging gowns some of these chicks pick are insane. Super expensive, and gotta have 2, one for the wedding, one for the reception and some don't hide shit.
Posted by: Jen the original at May 10, 2026 11:58 PM (dpp7
Mrs be occasionally watches that show "Say yes to the dress", which I started calling say yes to the mess. The frigging gowns some of these chicks pick are insane. Super expensive, and gotta have 2, one for the wedding, one for the reception and some don't hide shit.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 11, 2026 12:03 AM (snZF9)
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I peeked out a window last week to see who from the census is harassing us this year.
I,m telling ya. Her ass was broad as a barn, lol.
She's eating lots on our tax money.
I peeked out a window last week to see who from the census is harassing us this year.
I,m telling ya. Her ass was broad as a barn, lol.
She's eating lots on our tax money.
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 12:04 AM (3ek7K)
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I was just looking up any upcoming astronomical events of note, and noticed a couple.
Big conjunction of Jupiter and Venus on Jun 9th -- they'll be bright and low in the west at sunset.
And then, on July 4th, Mars will come within a fraction of a finger's width of Uranus.
I was just looking up any upcoming astronomical events of note, and noticed a couple.
Big conjunction of Jupiter and Venus on Jun 9th -- they'll be bright and low in the west at sunset.
And then, on July 4th, Mars will come within a fraction of a finger's width of Uranus.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 11, 2026 12:06 AM (w6EFb)
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Wasting Asmongold play Neverness to Everness.
They needed to pick a better name. I like the bouncy ladies though.
They needed to pick a better name. I like the bouncy ladies though.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 12:07 AM (bss/y)
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I peeked out a window last week to see who from the census is harassing us this year.
I,m telling ya. Her ass was broad as a barn, lol.
She's eating lots on our tax money.
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 12:04 AM (3ek7K)
Look ma, I reckon that thar is one of them fedwells.
I,m telling ya. Her ass was broad as a barn, lol.
She's eating lots on our tax money.
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 12:04 AM (3ek7K)
Look ma, I reckon that thar is one of them fedwells.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 11, 2026 12:08 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 12:09 AM (3ek7K)
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Ghost in the Shell lesbianism..... maybe they should catch the other anime or the original manga, and not think the live-action movie was canon.
The ScarJo movie is the only one where the Major gets her artificial body as an adult. In the original story, the Major has been a full-body cyborg since she was a young child. That's why she's better at it than everyone else; she grew up with it.
At one point Batou asks her why she insists on staying in a female "chassis" since a bigger male one would be better for combat.....
Sexuality is kind of meaningless when you're quite literally a brain in a jar, and have been since you were a nine-year-old.
The ScarJo movie is the only one where the Major gets her artificial body as an adult. In the original story, the Major has been a full-body cyborg since she was a young child. That's why she's better at it than everyone else; she grew up with it.
At one point Batou asks her why she insists on staying in a female "chassis" since a bigger male one would be better for combat.....
Sexuality is kind of meaningless when you're quite literally a brain in a jar, and have been since you were a nine-year-old.
Posted by: mikeski at May 11, 2026 12:09 AM (VHUov)
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And then, on July 4th, Mars will come within a fraction of a finger's width of Uranus.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 11, 2026 12:06 AM (w6EFb)
Go long on Kevlar gaunchies.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 11, 2026 12:06 AM (w6EFb)
Go long on Kevlar gaunchies.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 11, 2026 12:10 AM (utfVc)
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“It’s 0400 and -35F below, I’m pumping shit out of airplanes, and I’m stationed on Adak. Just what do you think you can do to me?”
Posted by: Just the Punchline at May 11, 2026 12:10 AM (wzze2)
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Our address was "selected " and they want to come here for the initial "interview " then once a month for four months after.
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They want to know all about our finances.
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Posted by: four seasons
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Thought you lived in the USA.
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They want to know all about our finances.
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Posted by: four seasons
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Thought you lived in the USA.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 12:10 AM (f5xB0)
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This is rude, lol.
I saw her wide ass and thought no one that obese has ever sat on my furniture. How do obese people wipe their asses clean?
This is rude, lol.
I saw her wide ass and thought no one that obese has ever sat on my furniture. How do obese people wipe their asses clean?
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 12:12 AM (3ek7K)
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I peeked out a window last week to see who from the census is harassing us this year.
I,m telling ya. Her ass was broad as a barn, lol.
She's eating lots on our tax money.
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 12:04 AM (3ek7K)
Look ma, I reckon that thar is one of them fedwells.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 11, 2026 12:08 AM (snZF9)
The wife of Jabba the Hutt?
I,m telling ya. Her ass was broad as a barn, lol.
She's eating lots on our tax money.
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 12:04 AM (3ek7K)
Look ma, I reckon that thar is one of them fedwells.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 11, 2026 12:08 AM (snZF9)
The wife of Jabba the Hutt?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 11, 2026 12:13 AM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 12:13 AM (3ek7K)
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This is rude, lol.
I saw her wide ass and thought no one that obese has ever sat on my furniture. How do obese people wipe their asses clean?
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 12:12 AM (3ek7K)
Toilet brush?
I saw her wide ass and thought no one that obese has ever sat on my furniture. How do obese people wipe their asses clean?
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 12:12 AM (3ek7K)
Toilet brush?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 11, 2026 12:14 AM (snZF9)
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264
The ground never froze here this winter.
No snow or rain here in SW Wyoming. Strict water bans here which sucks because no gardens and landscaping allowed this year. It sucks because we are rural and depend on our vegetables so we can and freeze to make it through the winter.
Posted by: four seasons
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Read they are doing that to cattlemen too, for the last year or so. Another reason beef is not cheap.
The ground never froze here this winter.
No snow or rain here in SW Wyoming. Strict water bans here which sucks because no gardens and landscaping allowed this year. It sucks because we are rural and depend on our vegetables so we can and freeze to make it through the winter.
Posted by: four seasons
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Read they are doing that to cattlemen too, for the last year or so. Another reason beef is not cheap.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 12:14 AM (f5xB0)
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Chy-nah has a decent strategic petroleum reserve, and there's a lot of oil out there, they just have to pay market price now. Don't really think they can be of any help with Iran - nobody can. The regime will have to be removed or crippled to within an inch of its life, period. Anything/everything else is just dumb kicking the can down the road, criminal actually, considering the "taboos" have finally been broken* and direct action is "normal".
The decision not to end Chinese education visas and end most professional visas to STEM types was the biggest thing we could possibly due for them, and that was done already, for nothing in return. Even as the reality of Chinese exploitation of every single form of legal presence in the US is more garishly revealed every week.
Oh well.
The decision not to end Chinese education visas and end most professional visas to STEM types was the biggest thing we could possibly due for them, and that was done already, for nothing in return. Even as the reality of Chinese exploitation of every single form of legal presence in the US is more garishly revealed every week.
Oh well.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 11, 2026 12:14 AM (U/Byj)
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Brayenyard,
It is worrisome for the ranchers. If they have a well they are okay.
The ranchers grow their own hay and I hope they have wells.
Brayenyard,
It is worrisome for the ranchers. If they have a well they are okay.
The ranchers grow their own hay and I hope they have wells.
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 12:18 AM (3ek7K)
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Since this seems to be a bridal thread, why do the bride and groom figures placed on top of wedding cakes always look like they were bought at K-Mart?
Because…that’s where they buy them?
Because…that’s where they buy them?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 11, 2026 12:18 AM (ZVgZ4)
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Since this seems to be a bridal thread, why do the bride and groom figures placed on top of wedding cakes always look like they were bought at K-Mart?
Because…that’s where they buy them?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
See, y'all, it ain't complicated.
Because…that’s where they buy them?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
See, y'all, it ain't complicated.
Posted by: zombie Willie Sutton at May 11, 2026 12:19 AM (VHUov)
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Oops.
* the "taboo" that you can't go to war with the vile dangerous regime in Tehran is gone (both here and in Israel), but a decent precursor occurred in 1987 when we took out most of their navy - very different situation in the Gulf, and the world, at the time
* the "taboo" that you can't go to war with the vile dangerous regime in Tehran is gone (both here and in Israel), but a decent precursor occurred in 1987 when we took out most of their navy - very different situation in the Gulf, and the world, at the time
Posted by: rhomboid at May 11, 2026 12:21 AM (U/Byj)
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Berserker,
I swear this is true.
Years ago on late night TV there was a commercial with an obese guy on the toilet demonstrating a sponge on a long handle he was using to wipe his ass.
My family told me I dreamed it up.
No it was real and it wasn't spectacular.
Berserker,
I swear this is true.
Years ago on late night TV there was a commercial with an obese guy on the toilet demonstrating a sponge on a long handle he was using to wipe his ass.
My family told me I dreamed it up.
No it was real and it wasn't spectacular.
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 12:22 AM (3ek7K)
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It’s 0400 and -35F below, I’m pumping shit out of airplanes, and I’m stationed on Adak. Just what do you think you can do to me?”
Posted by: Just the Punchline at May 11, 2026 12:10 AM (wzze2)
And we thought Sinop was bad.
Posted by: Just the Punchline at May 11, 2026 12:10 AM (wzze2)
And we thought Sinop was bad.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 11, 2026 12:23 AM (2WIwB)
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Russia has a significant Muslim population.
Does Putin have a problem with Muslim's trying to make set-apart enclaves and ruling areas by Sharia law?
Does Putin have a problem with Muslim's trying to make set-apart enclaves and ruling areas by Sharia law?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 12:25 AM (f5xB0)
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One analysis is that Chinese refineries supplying fuel in the Pacific and Asia is why the price of oil and gas is not as high as all the analysts think it should be.
If the Chinese are using up their strategic reserve they bought at a discount from Ira and is selling it at current prices, then they are earing a fair bet
If the Chinese are using up their strategic reserve they bought at a discount from Ira and is selling it at current prices, then they are earing a fair bet
Posted by: Kindltot at May 11, 2026 12:25 AM (rbvCR)
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It’s 0400 and -35F below, I’m pumping shit out of airplanes, and I’m stationed on Adak. Just what do you think you can do to me?”
Posted by: Just the Punchline at May 11, 2026 12:10 AM (wzze2)
And we thought Sinop was bad.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 11, 2026 12:23 AM (2WIwB)
I suppose you could be an outdoor door guard at McMurdo.
Posted by: Just the Punchline at May 11, 2026 12:10 AM (wzze2)
And we thought Sinop was bad.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 11, 2026 12:23 AM (2WIwB)
I suppose you could be an outdoor door guard at McMurdo.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 11, 2026 12:26 AM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 12:26 AM (3ek7K)
Posted by: clarence at May 11, 2026 12:27 AM (JKg5d)
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Interesting bridal/wedding wear! Thanks, Piper!
Just woke from nap-- and I'm not a "napper"-- just could not stay awake this afternoon.
Just woke from nap-- and I'm not a "napper"-- just could not stay awake this afternoon.
Posted by: JQ at May 11, 2026 12:28 AM (rdVOm)
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Why anyone let's ragheads in their country is beyond me.
They are lazy pos.
It has to be about graft.
Why anyone let's ragheads in their country is beyond me.
They are lazy pos.
It has to be about graft.
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 12:28 AM (3ek7K)
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Dunno if we still have the OTH-B facility on Shemya, but that's got to be quite the garden spot.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 11, 2026 12:28 AM (U/Byj)
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Speaking of Yang Poon (tips hat to Bers), today I went searchng for my Schrader valve tool. Could not find, of course. Stopped by local auto parts dealer, bought another, which guarantees that my original piece will turn up.
But, here's the thing, looking at it, it was obviously a 'Made in China' thing. Well, any port in a storm. However, turns out it was made in Thailand.
My point here has nothing to do with the tool, per se, it is the name of the company, you have to see it to believe it:
https://shorturl.at/B22hy
But, here's the thing, looking at it, it was obviously a 'Made in China' thing. Well, any port in a storm. However, turns out it was made in Thailand.
My point here has nothing to do with the tool, per se, it is the name of the company, you have to see it to believe it:
https://shorturl.at/B22hy
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 11, 2026 12:28 AM (XeU6L)
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Years ago on late night TV there was a commercial with an obese guy on the toilet demonstrating a sponge on a long handle he was using to wipe his ass.
My family told me I dreamed it up.
No it was real and it wasn't spectacular.
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 12:22 AM (3ek7K)
The Romans didn't have toilet paper. A sponge on a stick is what they used.
My family told me I dreamed it up.
No it was real and it wasn't spectacular.
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 12:22 AM (3ek7K)
The Romans didn't have toilet paper. A sponge on a stick is what they used.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 11, 2026 12:29 AM (utfVc)
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 12:31 AM (3ek7K)
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My point here has nothing to do with the tool, per se, it is the name of the company, you have to see it to believe it:
https://shorturl.at/B22hy
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 11, 2026 12:28 AM (XeU6L)
Hah. They started out by making green slime self-sealing compound for tires, and branched out into other tire-related accessories.
I found my King Dick wrench the other day when I moved my lathe to a new location in the shop.
https://shorturl.at/B22hy
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 11, 2026 12:28 AM (XeU6L)
Hah. They started out by making green slime self-sealing compound for tires, and branched out into other tire-related accessories.
I found my King Dick wrench the other day when I moved my lathe to a new location in the shop.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 11, 2026 12:32 AM (utfVc)
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Islam in Russia (and in the USSR) was a consequence of expansion and empire, not immigration (though that's happening to some extent now).
But Islam in the autonomous regions, of which the USSR/Russia has many, is the denatured and definitely de-politicized version shaped by decades of Soviet infiltration and vivid hints such as mass murder and deportation by Stalin. Ditto in the former republics, where the local oligarchs running things have no more patience for political Islam than Moscow.
Chechnya's a special case. Obviously salafism and jihadism took root there following the Soviet collapse (and to some extent next door in Dagestan). But Russia dealt with it in their typically gentle and sophisticated manner, and for a long time the best Chechen jihadis are outside the country afflicting the rest of us (by far the best of the jihadi crop).
Don't know directly, but pretty sure a political sermon in a mosque in Tashkent or Baku or Ashkabat would have consequences for the speaker.
But Islam in the autonomous regions, of which the USSR/Russia has many, is the denatured and definitely de-politicized version shaped by decades of Soviet infiltration and vivid hints such as mass murder and deportation by Stalin. Ditto in the former republics, where the local oligarchs running things have no more patience for political Islam than Moscow.
Chechnya's a special case. Obviously salafism and jihadism took root there following the Soviet collapse (and to some extent next door in Dagestan). But Russia dealt with it in their typically gentle and sophisticated manner, and for a long time the best Chechen jihadis are outside the country afflicting the rest of us (by far the best of the jihadi crop).
Don't know directly, but pretty sure a political sermon in a mosque in Tashkent or Baku or Ashkabat would have consequences for the speaker.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 11, 2026 12:34 AM (U/Byj)
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Even living in Wyoming, I can't imagine -35 below.
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 12:26 AM (3ek7K)
I walked to work in Minnesota when it was -40F, with 40 mph winds. That was near La Crosse, so you can imagine how cold the rest of the state was.
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 12:26 AM (3ek7K)
I walked to work in Minnesota when it was -40F, with 40 mph winds. That was near La Crosse, so you can imagine how cold the rest of the state was.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 11, 2026 12:34 AM (qx7Zg)
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I found my King Dick wrench the other day when I moved my lathe to a new location in the shop.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Mine's been attached pretty securely for fifty-odd years, but now I'm wondering if I should get a dick wrench to tighten it up.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Mine's been attached pretty securely for fifty-odd years, but now I'm wondering if I should get a dick wrench to tighten it up.
Posted by: mikeski hopes the torque spec is low because ouch at May 11, 2026 12:34 AM (VHUov)
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I walked to work in Minnesota when it was -40F, with 40 mph winds. That was near La Crosse, so you can imagine how cold the rest of the state was.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
And every local you passed said "uff-da, she's a brisk one today."
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
And every local you passed said "uff-da, she's a brisk one today."
Posted by: mikeski knows the type..... is the type at May 11, 2026 12:36 AM (VHUov)
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294 a sponge on a long handle
****
Stealing ideas from the Romans again.
Posted by: clarence
The Romans didn't have toilet paper. A sponge on a stick is what they used.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
****
👋
****
Stealing ideas from the Romans again.
Posted by: clarence
The Romans didn't have toilet paper. A sponge on a stick is what they used.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
****
👋
Posted by: clarence at May 11, 2026 12:37 AM (JKg5d)
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King Dick should market their tools to the whores online who make sex videos.
They would be rich.
King Dick should market their tools to the whores online who make sex videos.
They would be rich.
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 12:37 AM (3ek7K)
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During World War II, Adak Island in Alaska was used by the U.S. to launch offensives against the Japanese during battles which included the most recent foreign military occupation on American soil. After WWII, the base became Naval Air Station Adak and was used for submarine surveillance during the Cold War.
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Read that at times and places engines were never turned off because they would freeze and could not be re-started.
Buddy's dad was stationed in the Aleutian's during the war. He didn't talk about it.
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Read that at times and places engines were never turned off because they would freeze and could not be re-started.
Buddy's dad was stationed in the Aleutian's during the war. He didn't talk about it.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 12:41 AM (f5xB0)
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Ghost in the Shell lesbianism..... maybe they should catch the other anime or the original manga, and not think the live-action movie was canon.
Posted by: mikeski
I have most of the Studio Proteus translations, and the thing is that Shirow is very nihilist when it's not cutesy cheesecake stuff. But still, the whole thing of his work is the art; it's intense and intricate.
Posted by: mikeski
I have most of the Studio Proteus translations, and the thing is that Shirow is very nihilist when it's not cutesy cheesecake stuff. But still, the whole thing of his work is the art; it's intense and intricate.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 11, 2026 12:42 AM (diia5)
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You want special effects?
https://youtu.be/voJ6-Tyn0Do
Posted by: Anna Puma
Um… oh myyyyiyi!
I'm… stunned. 😯🫠😶🌫️ That was like watching a train wreck. Couldn't look away. And I was on the train!
https://youtu.be/voJ6-Tyn0Do
Posted by: Anna Puma
Um… oh myyyyiyi!
I'm… stunned. 😯🫠😶🌫️ That was like watching a train wreck. Couldn't look away. And I was on the train!
Posted by: mindful webworker - mountaining at May 11, 2026 12:44 AM (Cl/mc)
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My late father, God bless him, was in Korea back in the day.
He grew up in Virginia. He said he had never been as cold as he was in Korea.
My late father, God bless him, was in Korea back in the day.
He grew up in Virginia. He said he had never been as cold as he was in Korea.
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 12:44 AM (3ek7K)
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The Romans didn't have toilet paper. A sponge on a stick is what they used.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 11, 2026 12:29 AM (utfVc)
I don't know why, but this frigging joke I heard years ago popped into my head.
What do elephants use as tampons?
Sheep.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 11, 2026 12:29 AM (utfVc)
I don't know why, but this frigging joke I heard years ago popped into my head.
What do elephants use as tampons?
Sheep.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 11, 2026 12:45 AM (snZF9)
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187 Now it is all about content farming over Jeremy so that has been turned out now.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2026 11:09 PM (2GVsD)
Those are words, I recognize them. /nods sagely
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2026 11:09 PM (2GVsD)
Those are words, I recognize them. /nods sagely
Posted by: SciVo at May 11, 2026 12:46 AM (Sy6m/)
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I don't know why, but this frigging joke I heard years ago popped into my head.
What do elephants use as tampons?
Sheep.
Posted by: Berserker
That's baaaaad.
What did the elephant say to the nudist?
How do you breathe through that thing?
What do elephants use as tampons?
Sheep.
Posted by: Berserker
That's baaaaad.
What did the elephant say to the nudist?
How do you breathe through that thing?
Posted by: mikeski at May 11, 2026 12:48 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 12:50 AM (3ek7K)
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When drought comes you need that well water for irrigation. That’s the way it is in West Texas. Trying to make a crop without it is a gamble you often lose. That’s why you buy crop insurance. You might even get instead of rain and lose your crop that way!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 11, 2026 12:50 AM (ZVgZ4)
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Hail: you might get hail instead of rain…I swear I typed it out… I bet autocucumber ate it!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 11, 2026 12:52 AM (ZVgZ4)
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I learn crap every day with this stuff, stuff I should've have known, but didn't. I always took conjunction to mean some subjective sense of "very close together".
Well, turns out that a conjunction is defined precisely as when two objects are at the same right ascension *or* ecliptic longitude. Which one depends on which is important, which gets complicated, but for planets it's generally RA. The two moments will be very close for planets close to the ecliptic anyway.
Now, the moment when two objects reach their closet approach, the minimum angular separation in the sky is called an "appulse", and those moments will be different.
I learn crap every day with this stuff, stuff I should've have known, but didn't. I always took conjunction to mean some subjective sense of "very close together".
Well, turns out that a conjunction is defined precisely as when two objects are at the same right ascension *or* ecliptic longitude. Which one depends on which is important, which gets complicated, but for planets it's generally RA. The two moments will be very close for planets close to the ecliptic anyway.
Now, the moment when two objects reach their closet approach, the minimum angular separation in the sky is called an "appulse", and those moments will be different.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 11, 2026 12:52 AM (w6EFb)
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Nemo,
It's amazing how the weeds grow here without water.
The dandelion fuzz is everywhere now. Next will be the cottonwood trees.
They both suck.
Nemo,
It's amazing how the weeds grow here without water.
The dandelion fuzz is everywhere now. Next will be the cottonwood trees.
They both suck.
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 12:53 AM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 12:54 AM (f5xB0)
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The well to do Roman might use a sponge on a stick. For everyone else there is a reason why the use of the left hand was discouraged in polite company.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 11, 2026 12:56 AM (ZVgZ4)
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Yeah, it's difficult to envision an Epic Center in Moscow or St. Petersburg.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 12:57 AM (f5xB0)
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LOL at the jokes!
Hi JQ, I took a nap after dinner too, I kept nodding off, so I finally stretched out and got a fair amount of good sleep.
Hope that you had a happy Mother's Day four seasons.
Hi JQ, I took a nap after dinner too, I kept nodding off, so I finally stretched out and got a fair amount of good sleep.
Hope that you had a happy Mother's Day four seasons.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 11, 2026 12:57 AM (0nHVk)
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Jeremy/The Quartering went off the rails in a big way.
Do not want.
Frankly a lot of the 'Friday Night Tights' crowd turned out to be kinda creepy or they veered Left.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 10, 2026 11:12 PM (xcxpd)
I put up with the frat-boy attitude for a long time, because he honestly broke a lot of news. Then he started short-farming, which was basically stealing clips, and adding to that the clickbait titles on videos that never panned out... and I was on my way out the door. But then I saw a clip where he was drunkenly streaming at a Renaissance Fair, and commenting on the rear end of a 10-year-old girl. As I told Pooky, "If someone near you said something like that about Pookette, their body would be PASTE."
Do not want.
Frankly a lot of the 'Friday Night Tights' crowd turned out to be kinda creepy or they veered Left.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 10, 2026 11:12 PM (xcxpd)
I put up with the frat-boy attitude for a long time, because he honestly broke a lot of news. Then he started short-farming, which was basically stealing clips, and adding to that the clickbait titles on videos that never panned out... and I was on my way out the door. But then I saw a clip where he was drunkenly streaming at a Renaissance Fair, and commenting on the rear end of a 10-year-old girl. As I told Pooky, "If someone near you said something like that about Pookette, their body would be PASTE."
Posted by: pookysgirl would probably join in at that point at May 11, 2026 12:57 AM (Wt5PA)
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Just so Ace and the cobloggers know.
Ace of Spades is a wonderful place and I bow down to them all for giving us this wonderful place.
I am including the Dildo also,lol.
Just so Ace and the cobloggers know.
Ace of Spades is a wonderful place and I bow down to them all for giving us this wonderful place.
I am including the Dildo also,lol.
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 12:58 AM (3ek7K)
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Four seasons-
We have one plot of land that has no well water. We get paid a small amount by the Feds to let it go “natural”. It is covered with all the grasses that would normally grow on the Llano Estacado.
We have one plot of land that has no well water. We get paid a small amount by the Feds to let it go “natural”. It is covered with all the grasses that would normally grow on the Llano Estacado.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 11, 2026 01:01 AM (ZVgZ4)
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Nemo,
It's amazing how the weeds grow here without water.
The dandelion fuzz is everywhere now. Next will be the cottonwood trees.
They both suck.
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 12:53 AM (3ek7K)
Do not, for the love of all that is holy, plant purple fountain grass! Our house on base in Texas had some when we moved in, and it kept growing like crazy during a two-year drought. Its blades are sharp, too, so it would cut our legs as we walked down the sidewalk if we didn't trim it for a month.
It's amazing how the weeds grow here without water.
The dandelion fuzz is everywhere now. Next will be the cottonwood trees.
They both suck.
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 12:53 AM (3ek7K)
Do not, for the love of all that is holy, plant purple fountain grass! Our house on base in Texas had some when we moved in, and it kept growing like crazy during a two-year drought. Its blades are sharp, too, so it would cut our legs as we walked down the sidewalk if we didn't trim it for a month.
Posted by: pookysgirl, the voice of experience at May 11, 2026 01:01 AM (Wt5PA)
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Here's a different sort of AI fail.
Japanese all-girl power metal band.
They sing in English. With, um, a bit of an accent.
Youtube's auto-generated closed captions decided it must be..... Russian. It even translated 2 or 3 words!
https://youtu.be/YxM63Bcmyr8
Japanese all-girl power metal band.
They sing in English. With, um, a bit of an accent.
Youtube's auto-generated closed captions decided it must be..... Russian. It even translated 2 or 3 words!
https://youtu.be/YxM63Bcmyr8
Posted by: it's all greek to mikeski at May 11, 2026 01:03 AM (VHUov)
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The King Dick wrench is real. The inventor named his line of tools after his pet bulldog, King Dick:
https://tinyurl.com/yedbat66
https://tinyurl.com/yedbat66
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 11, 2026 01:05 AM (utfVc)
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Debby,
Thank you and I hope you had a wonderful day.
It was quiet here today. Family lives four blocks away and two of the grandchild have been sick for four days and no one could come visit.
We have no problem with that.
Hubby has an autinmodin disease and the family tries to protect him.
Debby,
Thank you and I hope you had a wonderful day.
It was quiet here today. Family lives four blocks away and two of the grandchild have been sick for four days and no one could come visit.
We have no problem with that.
Hubby has an autinmodin disease and the family tries to protect him.
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 01:06 AM (3ek7K)
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Youtube's auto-generated closed captions decided it must be..... Russian. It even translated 2 or 3 words!
https://youtu.be/YxM63Bcmyr8
Posted by: it's all greek to mikeski at May 11, 2026 01:03 AM (VHUov)
Speaking of Ghost In The Shell, the first two openings for the anime were done by a Russian singer, which is why it sounds a bit off.
https://youtu.be/YxM63Bcmyr8
Posted by: it's all greek to mikeski at May 11, 2026 01:03 AM (VHUov)
Speaking of Ghost In The Shell, the first two openings for the anime were done by a Russian singer, which is why it sounds a bit off.
Posted by: pookysgirl married a GITS fan at May 11, 2026 01:06 AM (Wt5PA)
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 01:07 AM (3ek7K)
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I hate to admit it but I do like a few early Crue songs.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at May 11, 2026 01:09 AM (W5mpo)
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I Cant spell it,but he has it.
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 01:07 AM (3ek7K)
We believe you, no worries!
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 01:07 AM (3ek7K)
We believe you, no worries!
Posted by: pookysgirl at May 11, 2026 01:09 AM (Wt5PA)
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For reasons not worth going into, MiladyJo and I married by "common law," which in Oklahoma at the time meant holding oneself (bothself) forth as married. Which from that date forward, we did and have.
This was disturbing to my good Catholic mother-in-law.
The first time she came to Oklahoma to visit, she met my mother. And that's when she came to understand, that is not how most people get married, even in Oklahoma.
I miss them both so much.
This concludes our Mothers Day broadcast day.
___
Funny to be at an age where we still want to change the world, but we don't know what to do.
https://youtu.be/98Q8QsEc6sI
G'nite, y'all.💤
This was disturbing to my good Catholic mother-in-law.
The first time she came to Oklahoma to visit, she met my mother. And that's when she came to understand, that is not how most people get married, even in Oklahoma.
I miss them both so much.
This concludes our Mothers Day broadcast day.
___
Funny to be at an age where we still want to change the world, but we don't know what to do.
https://youtu.be/98Q8QsEc6sI
G'nite, y'all.💤
Posted by: mindful webworker - fifty years later at May 11, 2026 01:10 AM (Cl/mc)
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 01:10 AM (3ek7K)
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Speaking of Ghost In The Shell, the first two openings for the anime were done by a Russian singer, which is why it sounds a bit off.
Posted by: pookysgirl married a GITS fan
* nods *
Origa. (The Japanese transliteration of "Olga.")
The first song was trilingual: Russian, English, and Latin. For a Japanese TV series.
Origa passed at the age of 44. Heart failure or lung cancer, depending on who you ask.
Posted by: pookysgirl married a GITS fan
* nods *
Origa. (The Japanese transliteration of "Olga.")
The first song was trilingual: Russian, English, and Latin. For a Japanese TV series.
Origa passed at the age of 44. Heart failure or lung cancer, depending on who you ask.
Posted by: mikeski at May 11, 2026 01:14 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: mikeski at May 11, 2026 01:14 AM (VHUov)
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The first song was trilingual: Russian, English, and Latin. For a Japanese TV series.
Posted by: mikeski at May 11, 2026 01:14 AM (VHUov)
I haven't watched recent anime for awhile (too much isekai), but when I was watching it, there seemed to be a rule that all opening and closing songs had to have at least one English word in them. Or German, in the case of Attack On Titan.
Posted by: mikeski at May 11, 2026 01:14 AM (VHUov)
I haven't watched recent anime for awhile (too much isekai), but when I was watching it, there seemed to be a rule that all opening and closing songs had to have at least one English word in them. Or German, in the case of Attack On Titan.
Posted by: pookysgirl always knows when to yell JAGER! at May 11, 2026 01:19 AM (Wt5PA)
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333 I hate to admit it but I do like a few early Crue songs.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at May 11, 2026 01:09 AM (W5mpo)
On the one hand, they epitomized or even incarnated the LA sleaze of the era. On the other hand, the video for "Girls, Girls, Girls" has an uncensored version. Wait, is that the same hand? Whatever; on the gripping hand, I heard they put their money where their mouths were and married strippers. Oh wait, same hand again.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at May 11, 2026 01:09 AM (W5mpo)
On the one hand, they epitomized or even incarnated the LA sleaze of the era. On the other hand, the video for "Girls, Girls, Girls" has an uncensored version. Wait, is that the same hand? Whatever; on the gripping hand, I heard they put their money where their mouths were and married strippers. Oh wait, same hand again.
Posted by: SciVo at May 11, 2026 01:20 AM (Sy6m/)
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He has lost so much weight. His system can't process food anymore. Lots of vomiting and diarrhea.
We can't figure out how he has been afflicted with it. No family history.
Tomorrow he has an appointment with his doctor. I hope there is some way he can cope with it.
He has been my rock for almost 50 years.
He has lost so much weight. His system can't process food anymore. Lots of vomiting and diarrhea.
We can't figure out how he has been afflicted with it. No family history.
Tomorrow he has an appointment with his doctor. I hope there is some way he can cope with it.
He has been my rock for almost 50 years.
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 01:22 AM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 01:22 AM (f5xB0)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 01:26 AM (f5xB0)
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Lol, when husband proposed to me he wasn't all romantic.
He told me he wanted to have his children.
I was honored and we have children and grandchildren.
We are blessed.
Lol, when husband proposed to me he wasn't all romantic.
He told me he wanted to have his children.
I was honored and we have children and grandchildren.
We are blessed.
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 01:28 AM (3ek7K)
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#339.
Iran gets "The Bomb"
They take over the middle east
$25.00 gas.
Bluer than Blue or sader than sad?
Iran gets "The Bomb"
They take over the middle east
$25.00 gas.
Bluer than Blue or sader than sad?
Posted by: Case at May 11, 2026 01:30 AM (NWIIQ)
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Tomorrow he has an appointment with his doctor. I hope there is some way he can cope with it.
He has been my rock for almost 50 years.
Posted by: four seasons
Prayers for both of you.
He has been my rock for almost 50 years.
Posted by: four seasons
Prayers for both of you.
Posted by: mikeski at May 11, 2026 01:32 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 01:34 AM (3ek7K)
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My point here has nothing to do with the tool, per se, it is the name of the company, you have to see it to believe it:
https://shorturl.at/B22hy
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 11, 2026 12:28 AM (XeU6L)
"Slime" is a well established brand of tire fixing goo. They also sell tire pressure gauges.
https://shorturl.at/B22hy
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 11, 2026 12:28 AM (XeU6L)
"Slime" is a well established brand of tire fixing goo. They also sell tire pressure gauges.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 11, 2026 01:35 AM (mPEzV)
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What was the slimy stuff called decades ago?
I remember our kids playing with it,but I don't remember the name.
What was the slimy stuff called decades ago?
I remember our kids playing with it,but I don't remember the name.
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 01:39 AM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Adriane the Critic . . . at May 11, 2026 01:43 AM (3ZUWJ)
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I committed no crimes today. I had dinner with boy, grandbabyboy, DH, MIL. So four generations. Lots of mothers, no crimes.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 11, 2026 01:44 AM (DwqWV)
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 01:45 AM (3ek7K)
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I remember our kids playing with it,but I don't remember the name.
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 01:39 AM (3ek7K)
Per Wiki: "Slime is a toy product manufactured by Mattel, sold in a plastic trash can and introduced in February 1976.[2] It consists of a non-toxic viscous, squishy and oozy green or other color material made primarily from guar gum.[3] Different variations of Slime have been released over the years, including Slime containing rubber insects, eyeballs, and worms."
I remember our kids playing with it,but I don't remember the name.
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 01:39 AM (3ek7K)
Per Wiki: "Slime is a toy product manufactured by Mattel, sold in a plastic trash can and introduced in February 1976.[2] It consists of a non-toxic viscous, squishy and oozy green or other color material made primarily from guar gum.[3] Different variations of Slime have been released over the years, including Slime containing rubber insects, eyeballs, and worms."
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 11, 2026 01:46 AM (mPEzV)
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four seasons, I shall pray for your husband, and for you at this time.
Sweet dreams Horde, I am back to yawning and I need to be up early.
Sweet dreams Horde, I am back to yawning and I need to be up early.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 11, 2026 01:46 AM (0nHVk)
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Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 01:22 AM (3ek7K)
As a man, my love language is problem-solving. Putting the things that you have said together, it may be that his gut biome is horribly out of whack, to the point that yeast or even fungus are taking root.
When I was in college in Texas, I read in the paper (back when people did that) how the state spent millions of dollars creating fire ant habitat. They didn't mean to; in fact, it was a pilot program on eradicating them, but the pesticide they sprayed hit other ants harder. The fire ants bounced back faster, and with their natural competitors out of commission, took over even more.
With an autoimmune disorder, I imagine that he has needed antibiotics more than once. That can kill off the natural symbiotic bacteria in our gut, creating available habitat for inimical microorganisms to take over like the fire ants in Texas. One thing they can do is a "poop transplant", taking a specimen from a young and healthy man, treating it (but not too much -- the microorganisms are the point), and putting it up the exit.
Of course I'm not even *a* doctor, let alone his. I hope this framework for understanding is comforting.
As a man, my love language is problem-solving. Putting the things that you have said together, it may be that his gut biome is horribly out of whack, to the point that yeast or even fungus are taking root.
When I was in college in Texas, I read in the paper (back when people did that) how the state spent millions of dollars creating fire ant habitat. They didn't mean to; in fact, it was a pilot program on eradicating them, but the pesticide they sprayed hit other ants harder. The fire ants bounced back faster, and with their natural competitors out of commission, took over even more.
With an autoimmune disorder, I imagine that he has needed antibiotics more than once. That can kill off the natural symbiotic bacteria in our gut, creating available habitat for inimical microorganisms to take over like the fire ants in Texas. One thing they can do is a "poop transplant", taking a specimen from a young and healthy man, treating it (but not too much -- the microorganisms are the point), and putting it up the exit.
Of course I'm not even *a* doctor, let alone his. I hope this framework for understanding is comforting.
Posted by: SciVo at May 11, 2026 01:47 AM (Sy6m/)
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I haven't watched recent anime for awhile (too much isekai), but when I was watching it, there seemed to be a rule that all opening and closing songs had to have at least one English word in them. Or German, in the case of Attack On Titan.
Posted by: pookysgirl always knows when to yell JAGER!
"Decorative English." And they seem to always pick words that transliterate strangely, like "love." Which is great word to put in a song, but it's tough to say when your language has neither an L or a V sound, nor that vowel sound, nor the ability to end a word on a consonant other than "n."
So "love" winds up sounding like "rah-boo."
And that "end a word on an 'n'" thing? That's technically it's own syllable, though it gets glued to the previous syllable in spoken Japanese.
But not always in sung Japanese.
https://youtu.be/ve2fl21qSIg?t=128
"Gyakuten no CHANCE"..... pronounced as three syllables: chah-n-soo.
Going back to where this topic started..... that's why Youtube's AI can't figure out what language it is when Japanese people sing in English.
Posted by: pookysgirl always knows when to yell JAGER!
"Decorative English." And they seem to always pick words that transliterate strangely, like "love." Which is great word to put in a song, but it's tough to say when your language has neither an L or a V sound, nor that vowel sound, nor the ability to end a word on a consonant other than "n."
So "love" winds up sounding like "rah-boo."
And that "end a word on an 'n'" thing? That's technically it's own syllable, though it gets glued to the previous syllable in spoken Japanese.
But not always in sung Japanese.
https://youtu.be/ve2fl21qSIg?t=128
"Gyakuten no CHANCE"..... pronounced as three syllables: chah-n-soo.
Going back to where this topic started..... that's why Youtube's AI can't figure out what language it is when Japanese people sing in English.
Posted by: mikeski at May 11, 2026 01:48 AM (VHUov)
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tcn,
Lol. A good day for you all.
When people here talk about new babies I can smell the babies.
There is nothing like the baby smell and the puppy smell.
Well, unless it's the poop smell, lol.
tcn,
Lol. A good day for you all.
When people here talk about new babies I can smell the babies.
There is nothing like the baby smell and the puppy smell.
Well, unless it's the poop smell, lol.
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 01:50 AM (3ek7K)
Posted by: JQ at May 11, 2026 01:53 AM (rdVOm)
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Years ago on late night TV there was a commercial with an obese guy on the toilet demonstrating a sponge on a long handle he was using to wipe his ass.
My family told me I dreamed it up.
No it was real and it wasn't spectacular.
Posted by: four seasons
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Might have been a teaser for My 600-Pound Life?
Years ago on late night TV there was a commercial with an obese guy on the toilet demonstrating a sponge on a long handle he was using to wipe his ass.
My family told me I dreamed it up.
No it was real and it wasn't spectacular.
Posted by: four seasons
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Might have been a teaser for My 600-Pound Life?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 11, 2026 01:55 AM (XJ22o)
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 01:56 AM (3ek7K)
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JQ,
Thank you.
Blonde,
It was so disgusting, lol.
I kept looking for a bucket he was using to clean up the sponge.
No,lol.
I realize people have problems. I don't want to see them unless it's a family member.
JQ,
Thank you.
Blonde,
It was so disgusting, lol.
I kept looking for a bucket he was using to clean up the sponge.
No,lol.
I realize people have problems. I don't want to see them unless it's a family member.
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 02:01 AM (3ek7K)
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I realize people have problems. I don't want to see them unless it's a family member.
Posted by: four seasons
...and even then... sometimes it's just too much! Ugh.
Posted by: four seasons
...and even then... sometimes it's just too much! Ugh.
Posted by: JQ at May 11, 2026 02:05 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 02:06 AM (3ek7K)
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Fourseasons, does your hubby like yogurt? It could help restore helpful gut bacteria, or so I've heard. And it tastes good!
Posted by: JQ at May 11, 2026 02:09 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 11, 2026 02:11 AM (y1wyK)
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JQ,
He likes it but he has always been lactose intolerant.
My mother in law was pissed about that. She had to buy goat milk for him.
God forbid her offspring needed something special.
They had to be perfect.
JQ,
He likes it but he has always been lactose intolerant.
My mother in law was pissed about that. She had to buy goat milk for him.
God forbid her offspring needed something special.
They had to be perfect.
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 02:14 AM (3ek7K)
Posted by: JQ at May 11, 2026 02:19 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 02:20 AM (3ek7K)
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Stepson called to wish me a happy Mothers' Day.. how cool is that?!
He was in high school when hubby & I started dating, so I didn't have much hand in raising him. (Probably why he turned out so well, LOL)
Love that kid. 40 this year! Time flies.
He was in high school when hubby & I started dating, so I didn't have much hand in raising him. (Probably why he turned out so well, LOL)
Love that kid. 40 this year! Time flies.
Posted by: JQ at May 11, 2026 02:23 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 02:26 AM (3ek7K)
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We have three "children" from bad situations.
We did what we could for them and they are now well balanced adults.
God wants us to help children who are lost.
We have three "children" from bad situations.
We did what we could for them and they are now well balanced adults.
God wants us to help children who are lost.
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 02:31 AM (3ek7K)
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JQ, how nice. That was sweet of him.
JQ, how nice. That was sweet of him.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 11, 2026 02:32 AM (XJ22o)
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God wants us to help children who are lost.
Posted by: four seasons
Bless you, and bless everyone else who does that.
Posted by: four seasons
Bless you, and bless everyone else who does that.
Posted by: mikeski at May 11, 2026 02:33 AM (VHUov)
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I kept looking for a bucket he was using to clean up the sponge.
No,lol.
Posted by: four seasons
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aagghhhh! A plumbing system that runs bleach instead of water is what I'd call for.
But enough of this. I'm looking forward to some political fights tomorrow!
I kept looking for a bucket he was using to clean up the sponge.
No,lol.
Posted by: four seasons
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aagghhhh! A plumbing system that runs bleach instead of water is what I'd call for.
But enough of this. I'm looking forward to some political fights tomorrow!
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 11, 2026 02:37 AM (XJ22o)
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 02:39 AM (3ek7K)
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 02:39 AM (3ek7K)
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Hubby and i hoped Cheney was going to be planted here in Wyoming.
We wanted to piss on his grave, lol.
Hubby and i hoped Cheney was going to be planted here in Wyoming.
We wanted to piss on his grave, lol.
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 02:43 AM (3ek7K)
378
Mornin', Horde. I hope all the 'ette moms had a great Mother's Day.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 11, 2026 02:43 AM (crrnJ)
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Destiny Spurlock set to be the first african-american woman to race in one of the top three series in nascar did not qualify along with Toni Breidinger because nascrar allowed cup leaches to come down from cup to race with faster cars. Two other drivers were allowed in the race even though their trucks were slower then Destiny and Toni's truck, instead Natalie Decker's truck which had electrical problems and was the slowest truck on the track and kept shutting down was allowed to race to make woman look bad because her truck was slow and they could black flag her for being slow and the sexists could claim she couldn't drive!
Posted by: nascar raimondo at May 11, 2026 02:43 AM (OgbHX)
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That was sweet of him.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
Made my day!
Otherwise, it's just another day. Mom, MIL, Grandmothers are all gone. No children of my own.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
Made my day!
Otherwise, it's just another day. Mom, MIL, Grandmothers are all gone. No children of my own.
Posted by: JQ at May 11, 2026 02:45 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 02:45 AM (3ek7K)
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 02:47 AM (3ek7K)
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 02:48 AM (3ek7K)
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LOL, fourseasons. Wondered, until I read upthread a little. 
Posted by: JQ at May 11, 2026 02:57 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 02:59 AM (3ek7K)
386
RMBS,
Where are you now?
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 02:47 AM
Currently on Naxos until Wednesday. Spending a day outside Athens and heading home Friday. Having some covfefe with the RMBS Mom before we go out wandering around.
Where are you now?
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 02:47 AM
Currently on Naxos until Wednesday. Spending a day outside Athens and heading home Friday. Having some covfefe with the RMBS Mom before we go out wandering around.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 11, 2026 02:59 AM (crrnJ)
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Pacific
Posted by: JQ at May 11, 2026 03:00 AM (rdVOm)
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RMBS,
You both have had an awesome trip. The memories will always be with you.
Safe travels home.
RMBS,
You both have had an awesome trip. The memories will always be with you.
Safe travels home.
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 03:02 AM (3ek7K)
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 03:05 AM (3ek7K)
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Biden's Dog,
I pray you all are doing well.
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 02:20 AM (3ek7K)
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I wanna win the lottery. Pray harder!
Thanks. All's well.
I pray you all are doing well.
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 02:20 AM (3ek7K)
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I wanna win the lottery. Pray harder!
Thanks. All's well.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 11, 2026 03:05 AM (y1wyK)
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 03:06 AM (3ek7K)
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Tillamook is good stuff!
Posted by: JQ at May 11, 2026 03:07 AM (rdVOm)
393
RMBS,
You both have had an awesome trip. The memories will always be with you.
Safe travels home.
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 03:02 AM
Thanks, four seasons. It's good to be back here, and seeing the places my grandparents came from has been on the bucket list for a long time. Now we're just in relaxation mode.
You both have had an awesome trip. The memories will always be with you.
Safe travels home.
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 03:02 AM
Thanks, four seasons. It's good to be back here, and seeing the places my grandparents came from has been on the bucket list for a long time. Now we're just in relaxation mode.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 11, 2026 03:08 AM (YXDjC)
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 03:09 AM (3ek7K)
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was allowed to race to make woman look bad because her truck was slow and they could black flag her for being slow and the sexists could claim she couldn't drive!
Posted by: nascar raimondo at May 11, 2026 02:43 AM (OgbHX)
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I'm a sexist!
https://tinyurl.com/mja3aws8
Posted by: nascar raimondo at May 11, 2026 02:43 AM (OgbHX)
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I'm a sexist!
https://tinyurl.com/mja3aws8
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 11, 2026 03:09 AM (y1wyK)
396
I have to stop going out in the garage at night. I get side tracked and start tinkering.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 11, 2026 03:11 AM (snZF9)
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My dad loves Tillamook Old Fashioned Vanilla, will hardly touch any other ice cream. I'm a bit of an ice cream slut, I'll eat anything.
>> But enough of this. I'm looking forward to some political fights tomorrow!
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 11, 2026 02:37 AM (XJ22o)
Why, what's tomorrow?
>> But enough of this. I'm looking forward to some political fights tomorrow!
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 11, 2026 02:37 AM (XJ22o)
Why, what's tomorrow?
Posted by: SciVo at May 11, 2026 03:13 AM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: JQ at May 11, 2026 03:14 AM (rdVOm)
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Sometimes we accomplish more by tinkering.
I'm bad about looking at a big project and getting overwhelmed.
Hubby tells me to break the project down to small pieces.
Oh jeez, he's right, lol.
Sometimes we accomplish more by tinkering.
I'm bad about looking at a big project and getting overwhelmed.
Hubby tells me to break the project down to small pieces.
Oh jeez, he's right, lol.
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 03:16 AM (3ek7K)
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 03:18 AM (3ek7K)
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I'm bad about looking at a big project and getting overwhelmed.
Hubby tells me to break the project down to small pieces.
Oh jeez, he's right, lol.
Posted by: four seasons
Yes, he's right.
XH told me the same, re: working on cars. I give him all the credit for teaching me what he could, about that.
Hubby tells me to break the project down to small pieces.
Oh jeez, he's right, lol.
Posted by: four seasons
Yes, he's right.
XH told me the same, re: working on cars. I give him all the credit for teaching me what he could, about that.
Posted by: JQ at May 11, 2026 03:19 AM (rdVOm)
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Howdy, Bers!
Tinkering is good for the soul. A healing activity! Don't ever stop.
Posted by: JQ at May 11, 2026 03:14 AM (rdVOm)
True, but then it became a treasure hunt. lol
Tinkering is good for the soul. A healing activity! Don't ever stop.
Posted by: JQ at May 11, 2026 03:14 AM (rdVOm)
True, but then it became a treasure hunt. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 11, 2026 03:27 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: JQ at May 11, 2026 03:29 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 03:31 AM (3ek7K)
405
*gotta find just ONE MORE of those M8 x 1.00 25mm stainless, socket head cap screws*
Posted by: JQ at May 11, 2026 03:33 AM (rdVOm)
406
'Night, 4S! Sweet dreams.
Posted by: JQ at May 11, 2026 03:34 AM (rdVOm)
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Treasure hunt?
LOL!
Posted by: JQ at May 11, 2026 03:29 AM (rdVOm)
Yeah. I have a shit ton of parts stashed. I have to do new rocker box gaskets on the bike I picked up a few weeks ago, and since somebody was in there already I'm thinking about a partial rip down while I'm at it. They did pistons, ported heads and a cam in this thing. Harley switched to a real POS cam bearing in 1993, and i want to make sure they changed it when they did the cam. The bike only had 8K miles on, and I see some assclown saying oh low miles, bearing has to be good, lets leave it. You need a special tool to change it, and I don't know who did the work on it. A rocker box leak with only 3K miles since it was done makes me think yeah I gotta go in there and check everything. Uh, no, its not good, not new in the box. Anyway, I started looking through my stash and started finding things I forgot I had. Oh looky, oh hey I got one of these, oooh I forgot about this, oh weeee looky here, etc etc.
LOL!
Posted by: JQ at May 11, 2026 03:29 AM (rdVOm)
Yeah. I have a shit ton of parts stashed. I have to do new rocker box gaskets on the bike I picked up a few weeks ago, and since somebody was in there already I'm thinking about a partial rip down while I'm at it. They did pistons, ported heads and a cam in this thing. Harley switched to a real POS cam bearing in 1993, and i want to make sure they changed it when they did the cam. The bike only had 8K miles on, and I see some assclown saying oh low miles, bearing has to be good, lets leave it. You need a special tool to change it, and I don't know who did the work on it. A rocker box leak with only 3K miles since it was done makes me think yeah I gotta go in there and check everything. Uh, no, its not good, not new in the box. Anyway, I started looking through my stash and started finding things I forgot I had. Oh looky, oh hey I got one of these, oooh I forgot about this, oh weeee looky here, etc etc.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 11, 2026 03:40 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 11, 2026 03:47 AM (y1wyK)
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This is one of those things that the bean counters at harley needs to be blow torched for. For years..YEARS, like 45 years at least the conventional wisdom was never use an INA cam bearing in a harley, they are crap. Always use Torrington, they are much stronger and better design. What did harley do in 1993? Switched to INA, probably saved $1, dickheads. I have seen dudes lose a motor because of those pieces of shit bearings. I only have 2 bikes newer than 1993, one I already did, but I want to go into this latest one and check.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 11, 2026 03:52 AM (snZF9)
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It can't be Monday already
Posted by: Skip at May 11, 2026 03:52 AM (Ia/+0)
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An important American history lesson I did not know. Seriously:
https://tinyurl.com/y3c6x8zk
FYI, this response is to the comment made by the brother of U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. He's an Ohio U. "professor." He's also a podcaster for.... drumroll... the SPLC.
https://tinyurl.com/y3c6x8zk
FYI, this response is to the comment made by the brother of U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. He's an Ohio U. "professor." He's also a podcaster for.... drumroll... the SPLC.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 11, 2026 03:54 AM (y1wyK)
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...I started looking through my stash and started finding things I forgot I had. Oh looky, oh hey I got one of these, oooh I forgot about this, oh weeee looky here, etc etc.
Posted by: Berserker
Hahahaha! This is why I don't get much done, also.
Starts out, I'm on a mission to "sort and discard" whatever stuff--- and end up either reminiscing or just ooh-ing and ah-ing--- and then, hours later, still stuck with *all the stuff*
LOL
Posted by: Berserker
Hahahaha! This is why I don't get much done, also.
Starts out, I'm on a mission to "sort and discard" whatever stuff--- and end up either reminiscing or just ooh-ing and ah-ing--- and then, hours later, still stuck with *all the stuff*
LOL
Posted by: JQ at May 11, 2026 03:55 AM (rdVOm)
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Hahahaha! This is why I don't get much done, also.
Starts out, I'm on a mission to "sort and discard" whatever stuff--- and end up either reminiscing or just ooh-ing and ah-ing--- and then, hours later, still stuck with *all the stuff*
LOL
Posted by: JQ at May 11, 2026 03:55 AM (rdVOm)
Exactly. My mission was to gather all the new stuff I have for the cam chest of the engine in case anything was bad, which there really shouldn't be. There's only 11K on the bike, and those engines will go 100K with the right care. Still, I wanted to make sure I have everything so I can get it done in a day. Ride it to the shop, fix it, ride it home. Got side tracked, found squat. lol
Starts out, I'm on a mission to "sort and discard" whatever stuff--- and end up either reminiscing or just ooh-ing and ah-ing--- and then, hours later, still stuck with *all the stuff*
LOL
Posted by: JQ at May 11, 2026 03:55 AM (rdVOm)
Exactly. My mission was to gather all the new stuff I have for the cam chest of the engine in case anything was bad, which there really shouldn't be. There's only 11K on the bike, and those engines will go 100K with the right care. Still, I wanted to make sure I have everything so I can get it done in a day. Ride it to the shop, fix it, ride it home. Got side tracked, found squat. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 11, 2026 04:01 AM (snZF9)
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Why, what's tomorrow?
Posted by: SciVo
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Monday. Trump will be Truthing, Congress will be conging, Iran will be ranting, and we'll all be here banging our keyboards about it!
Why, what's tomorrow?
Posted by: SciVo
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Monday. Trump will be Truthing, Congress will be conging, Iran will be ranting, and we'll all be here banging our keyboards about it!
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 11, 2026 04:03 AM (XJ22o)
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I am not a hoarder. I am a pack-rat.
Every single thing here, has an actual use and purpose. There's just... so MUCH!
It's not piles of newspapers, trash, and knick-knacks. It's tools and equipment; canning supplies and yard/garden stuff; furniture and household goods... that are his/mine/ours or inherited.
Oh, and then there's the "parts department"... for various cars & trucks. Manuals, filters, fluids.
Need to have an estate sale or something. It's just too much. I don't want stepson to be overwhelmed when *the time comes* ya know?
Every single thing here, has an actual use and purpose. There's just... so MUCH!
It's not piles of newspapers, trash, and knick-knacks. It's tools and equipment; canning supplies and yard/garden stuff; furniture and household goods... that are his/mine/ours or inherited.
Oh, and then there's the "parts department"... for various cars & trucks. Manuals, filters, fluids.
Need to have an estate sale or something. It's just too much. I don't want stepson to be overwhelmed when *the time comes* ya know?
Posted by: JQ at May 11, 2026 04:11 AM (rdVOm)
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Starts out, I'm on a mission to "sort and discard" whatever stuff--- and end up either reminiscing or just ooh-ing and ah-ing--- and then, hours later, still stuck with *all the stuff*
LOL
Posted by: JQ
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Rearranging the furniture.
LOL
Posted by: JQ
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Rearranging the furniture.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 04:12 AM (f5xB0)
Posted by: JQ at May 11, 2026 04:14 AM (rdVOm)
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411 An important American history lesson I did not know. Seriously:
https://tinyurl.com/y3c6x8zk
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey,
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There's much unsaid history. And incorrect memes that suit our political environment too well to contradict.
https://tinyurl.com/y3c6x8zk
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey,
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There's much unsaid history. And incorrect memes that suit our political environment too well to contradict.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 04:16 AM (f5xB0)
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Every time I take a *less than completely full* garbage can to the street for pick-up, I feel like a failure.
It'll get better. I've been in a funk all week, but I'll pull out of it! One person can accomplish only so much.
It'll get better. I've been in a funk all week, but I'll pull out of it! One person can accomplish only so much.
Posted by: JQ at May 11, 2026 04:24 AM (rdVOm)
420
Pixy's up!
Posted by: m at May 11, 2026 04:31 AM (RtN13)
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TECH THREAD IS NOOD
Posted by: Skip at May 11, 2026 04:31 AM (Ia/+0)
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Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey,
Can't find any background on him. He doesn't show any links and Browser is nil.
Can't find any background on him. He doesn't show any links and Browser is nil.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 04:39 AM (f5xB0)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 04:40 AM (f5xB0)
Gun Thread: Mother's Day Edition!
FUNdamentals Here's a sort-of fundamentals question; what caused you to take up shooting as a hobby? Did you start shooting as a kid and that continued as an adult? Did a friend take you to the range and from there you were hooked? Was it a self-defense a consideration? Do you just like guns and shooting? Thinking about this some more, what aspects appeal to you the most? The challenges such as precision and accuracy? The combination of mechanical skills and art? The camaraderie of other shooters? The smell of gunpowder in the morning? For me? I just wanted to learn how to shoot and kind of got carried away! OK, a lot carried away. I started competing because I knew that keeping score would track my progress and incentivize me to try my best. OK, I swear I am not making this up. I just finished writing the above (really!) and checked my email and what do you suppose I found? Why, a note from Sharon(willow's apprentice). How timely!
This summer will be 6 years since I encountered the horde for the first time at the NoVa MoMe. Weasel had suggested JesseinDC give me a ride. Jesse believed all women should learn to shoot. He took me under his wing, introduced me to Stinky's daddy and took me to a range for the first time in my life. I went to Texas and got coached by Steck and Eromero and Weasel and Geoff. I bought a couple of pistols. Met Ed L, Blaster, And Hrothgar so Iris and I pushed and the DMVMGC was born. Last Sunday I picked up my G48 with Holosun sight and shot this target at 7 yds.
Then I picked Sra Blaster's gun and shot this one at 5 yds. It felt amazing. I won't stop practicing fundamentals and I will keep trying to get better but I just wanted to say thank you to those who helped me get here and encourage those of you considering going to a MoMe to Do It! Guaranteed to change your life.
Sharon(willow's apprentice)
(I may have these pics rotated incorrectly -W)
1911 Fun
.32 ACP?
NoVaMoMe 2026
Hi folks - just a quick PSA. If you write for info about the MoMe, please give us a few words in the body of the email just so I know you are a Moron and not a spammer (moron). I do receive spam on this email account because it's sitting right here in my nic, so that's why I'm asking. I don't want to give our details to a spammer. Also, remember to check your spam folder if you don't receive a reply email. Thanks.Seriously, just send an email then go to the website with the password provided. If you forget, a link to the email is on the main page, left sidebar. If you do not sign up, bluebell will be disappointed. Weasel will be disappointed, too, but it's bluebell you need to worry about. That's it, people. Don't be a dork. Email WeaselBell Productions today!
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Highway Patrol! This week's episode: Safecracker!
Zombies Of The Stratosphere!
AJ Fernandez, one of the giants of current cigar blenders, does collaborations with just about every brand you can think of. As with the rest of his creations, I have yet to find one that doesn't deliver. AJ has done two collaborations with the Cuban legacy brand H. Upmann. I reviewed his first effort a while back - it's among the sticks I'll pick up without hesitation when I come across it in the wild (H. Uppman by AJ Fernandez). Just tried his more recent one - H. Upmann Nicaragua Heritage by AJ Fernandez. It's a rustic-looking dark brown cigar (I tried the toro, 6 X 54). It has a Brazilian mata fina wrapper, with Brazilian and Nicaraguan fillers. Construction, draw, and smoke volume all very good - burn line did require some management at times. Profile was fuller end of medium-full. Flavors - something medium with a hint of sweetness at the start - coffee or something close, moving into oak, earth and leather from about the mid-point. This one packed a noticeable (though not overwhelming) nicotine punch. While not the flavor profile I usually reach for, a very good cigar that will please most who prefer the earth and dark wood experience. The H. Upmann Nicaragua Heritage by AJ Fernandez is available online for around $10 and up.Excellent, rhomboid! Thank you very much!!
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Nicks Cigar World New! A note about sources. The brick & mortar/online divide exists with cigars, as with guns, and most consumer products, with respect to price. As with guns - since both are "persecuted industries", basically - I make a conscious effort to source at least some of my cigars from my local store(s). It's a small thing, but the brick & mortar segment for both guns and tobacco are precious, and worth supporting where you can. And if you're lucky enough to have a good cigar store/lounge available, they're often a good social event with many dangerous people of the sort who own scary gunz, or read smart military blogs like this one. -rhomboid Anyone have others to include? Perhaps a small local roller who makes a cigar you like? Send me your recommendation and a link to the site!
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Comments
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Back in a minute!!
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 10, 2026 07:01 PM (0hHRY)
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I fired all of my guns at once, but , space didn't happen
Posted by: Ray's Cyst at May 10, 2026 07:03 PM (jrgJz)
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Howdy all!
Posted by: Caf at May 10, 2026 07:05 PM (qS/Xm)
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Good evening Horde. Thanks Weasel!
Posted by: TRex - non-dork dino at May 10, 2026 07:05 PM (cCn4/)
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SWA, nice story and nice shooting!!!! Keep it up!
Looking forward to seeing you folks next month at the NoVaMoMe.
For me no range report. But I should have one next week. :-)
Looking forward to seeing you folks next month at the NoVaMoMe.
For me no range report. But I should have one next week. :-)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 10, 2026 07:05 PM (0hHRY)
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NB: Sharon can call on several mostly reputable Morons to validate the target set pair displayed above!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana! ~ at May 10, 2026 07:07 PM (hOUT3)
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Methinks it might be a quiet night due to it being Mothers Day.
Happy Mothers Day to all the Mothers out there.
Happy Mothers Day to all the Mothers out there.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 10, 2026 07:08 PM (0hHRY)
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I believe "Zombies of the Stratosphere" also has Leonard Nimoy in it somewhere.
Though I own three guns, I have yet to shoot any of them. So that's one mark in the "Loser" side of the chart.
Though I own three guns, I have yet to shoot any of them. So that's one mark in the "Loser" side of the chart.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 10, 2026 07:08 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: Weasel at May 10, 2026 07:09 PM (1S3fY)
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BC,
You are not a loser!!!
You have Robert and you take excellent care of him and your wounds from him.
BC,
You are not a loser!!!
You have Robert and you take excellent care of him and your wounds from him.
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 07:09 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Weasel at May 10, 2026 07:10 PM (1S3fY)
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9 Methinks so too.
Posted by: Weasel at May 10, 2026 07:09 PM
I will check in every now and then.
Early night due to having to be in the office tomorrow.
But a short week this week and next week as I am taking Friday and Monday off.
Posted by: Weasel at May 10, 2026 07:09 PM
I will check in every now and then.
Early night due to having to be in the office tomorrow.
But a short week this week and next week as I am taking Friday and Monday off.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 10, 2026 07:11 PM (0hHRY)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 07:11 PM (Cqx++)
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Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 10, 2026 07:08 PM (CHHv1)
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I think you're right.
Posted by: Weasel at May 10, 2026 07:10 PM (1S3fY)
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About Nimoy!!!
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I think you're right.
Posted by: Weasel at May 10, 2026 07:10 PM (1S3fY)
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About Nimoy!!!
Posted by: Weasel at May 10, 2026 07:11 PM (1S3fY)
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Though I own three guns, I have yet to shoot any of them. So that's one mark in the "Loser" side of the chart.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm
Your mission now becomes one of remedying this situation before it is entered in your permanent record!
Posted by: BeckoningChasm
Your mission now becomes one of remedying this situation before it is entered in your permanent record!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS NoVA MoMe in Virginia! ~ at May 10, 2026 07:11 PM (hOUT3)
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 07:12 PM (3ek7K)
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The best part about shooting guns is that you get to hang out with other people who like shooting guns. Especially when they open lots of different guns and are willing to share.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 10, 2026 07:13 PM (kJmSS)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 10, 2026 07:15 PM (0sNs1)
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Hello, Weasel!
Posted by: Ed L at May 10, 2026 07:15 PM (BCwQW)
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Beckoning Chasm, are you coming to NoVA? We usually try to get together on Sunday at our range. We could help you get started with those pistols.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 10, 2026 07:16 PM (kJmSS)
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Howdy!
Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by pew pew at May 10, 2026 07:16 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 07:18 PM (3ek7K)
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How I got into it…
Saw an incredible deal on a Benelli M3Super 90.
Picked it up, and even got a free case. Very fun, with inertial semi-auto action, rather than gas cycling. Easier to clean…
Then I “needed” a pistol. Got a Kimber 45 ACP. Love it, but it’s a boomer.
Then, saw an ad for some model of Glock 9mm… Went to get it, and through some coercion ( and a real-life demo!) decided on a Springfield subcompact 9mm.
Love it, and incredibly, it helped my shooting with the 45.
Just don’t like the odd grip angle on the Glocks. My coercion lesion at purchase confirmed this.
Now on my journey to get more unique firearms.
I’m decidedly into quality, not quantity.
Oh, and I have my Dad’s 22lr marksmanship rifle from his army stint. Odd sights, but a serious tack-driver when you get them aligned.
Saw an incredible deal on a Benelli M3Super 90.
Picked it up, and even got a free case. Very fun, with inertial semi-auto action, rather than gas cycling. Easier to clean…
Then I “needed” a pistol. Got a Kimber 45 ACP. Love it, but it’s a boomer.
Then, saw an ad for some model of Glock 9mm… Went to get it, and through some coercion ( and a real-life demo!) decided on a Springfield subcompact 9mm.
Love it, and incredibly, it helped my shooting with the 45.
Just don’t like the odd grip angle on the Glocks. My coercion lesion at purchase confirmed this.
Now on my journey to get more unique firearms.
I’m decidedly into quality, not quantity.
Oh, and I have my Dad’s 22lr marksmanship rifle from his army stint. Odd sights, but a serious tack-driver when you get them aligned.
Posted by: Gunslinger at May 10, 2026 07:19 PM (HZfH/)
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NB: Sharon can call on several mostly reputable Morons
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana! ~ at May 10, 2026 07:07 PM
Do any actually exist? I was under the impression they were like the AoSHQ Membership Cards above Cardboard Level, whispered about, but no one's actually seen one.
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana! ~ at May 10, 2026 07:07 PM
Do any actually exist? I was under the impression they were like the AoSHQ Membership Cards above Cardboard Level, whispered about, but no one's actually seen one.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 10, 2026 07:19 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 10, 2026 07:20 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 07:21 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Weasel at May 10, 2026 07:21 PM (PVV5z)
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Heyo!
In and out tonight. Got some travel coming up.
In and out tonight. Got some travel coming up.
Posted by: RI Red at May 10, 2026 07:22 PM (GOpmI)
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Anybody who knows me also knows Mrs. E, who shoots better than I do. Now that's out of the way, you may not know is she's going through Lymphoma treatments and we get an assessment on the 22nd. Thank you for your prayers.
Posted by: Eromero at May 10, 2026 07:23 PM (LHPAg)
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25, you have nothing to say?
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 07:21 PM
Barrel avoidance manuever. ;-)
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 07:21 PM
Barrel avoidance manuever. ;-)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 10, 2026 07:24 PM (0sNs1)
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Good evening everyone
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 07:24 PM (Ia/+0)
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Leonard Nimoy is in "Zombies Of The Stratosphere". He plays the Martian "Narab". Maybe he really is an alien.
Posted by: fd at May 10, 2026 07:24 PM (vFG9F)
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#6 - like we would doubt a 'ettes word ...
nice shooting, Sharon(willow's apprentice) !
nice shooting, Sharon(willow's apprentice) !
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 10, 2026 07:24 PM (VyBeY)
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A great thing about living in SW Wyoming. You can go out to the Badlands and shoot yourself silly.
You don't want to come to Wyoming because it sucks.
A great thing about living in SW Wyoming. You can go out to the Badlands and shoot yourself silly.
You don't want to come to Wyoming because it sucks.
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 07:25 PM (3ek7K)
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Good Sunday evening, gub 'ettes and 'rons, and a special Mom's Day greeting (but not in that way) to our host Weasel.
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at May 10, 2026 07:25 PM (t2oSI)
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29 Now that's out of the way, you may not know is she's going through Lymphoma treatments and we get an assessment on the 22nd. Thank you for your prayers.
Posted by: Eromero at May 10, 2026 07:23 PM
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Prayers up!
Posted by: Eromero at May 10, 2026 07:23 PM
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Prayers up!
Posted by: TRex - fundamental dino at May 10, 2026 07:26 PM (cCn4/)
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How I got started?
Finally escaped from the People's Republic of CA, attended our first NoVa MoMe, and when we voiced our desire to learn to shoot Weasel got us set up...and then Doof insisted we absolutely had to attend the TX MoMe (and he wasn't wrong)...and here we are. Will always be thankful to everyone who assisted along the way, and continues to advance our knowledge base....one of the best things we've ever done!
Finally escaped from the People's Republic of CA, attended our first NoVa MoMe, and when we voiced our desire to learn to shoot Weasel got us set up...and then Doof insisted we absolutely had to attend the TX MoMe (and he wasn't wrong)...and here we are. Will always be thankful to everyone who assisted along the way, and continues to advance our knowledge base....one of the best things we've ever done!
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 10, 2026 07:26 PM (cCn4/)
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29 Anybody who knows me also knows Mrs. E, who shoots better than I do. Now that's out of the way, you may not know is she's going through Lymphoma treatments and we get an assessment on the 22nd. Thank you for your prayers.
Posted by: Eromero at May 10, 2026 07:23 PM (LHPAg)
Continued prayers for the Mrs' comfort and for positive findings on the 22nd, Eromero.
Posted by: Eromero at May 10, 2026 07:23 PM (LHPAg)
Continued prayers for the Mrs' comfort and for positive findings on the 22nd, Eromero.
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at May 10, 2026 07:27 PM (t2oSI)
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That's her good side.
Posted by: connected and litigious at May 10, 2026 07:28 PM (cS1cw)
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Barrel avoidance manuever. ;-)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 10, 2026 07:24 PM (0sNs1)
Very timely!
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 10, 2026 07:24 PM (0sNs1)
Very timely!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS NoVA MoMe in Virginia! ~ at May 10, 2026 07:28 PM (hOUT3)
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Several states are trying to ban Glocks. Today I saw that a group is suing Glock because they say a Glock 17 is concealable. This is amusing on several levels. First a Glock 17 is not easily concealable. Second because they are suing the manufacturer because a Glock was used in a shooting on a subway in NY. Like because they make guns, they are responsible for everyone that shoots one committing a crime.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 10, 2026 07:29 PM (kJmSS)
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.32 ACP may not be the best carry choice today, but I think it's still great as learning tool and as a range toy. The old Beretta Model 81 Cheetah and new production Walther PPK or PPK/S are inherently low recoiling and just fun to shoot. If you choose to carry .32 ACP, shot placement is even more critical to your shooting skills. Practice is definitely necessary if you choose to roll w/ .32 ACP.
Posted by: Ed L at May 10, 2026 07:30 PM (BCwQW)
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Anybody who knows me also knows Mrs. E, who shoots better than I do. Now that's out of the way, you may not know is she's going through Lymphoma treatments and we get an assessment on the 22nd. Thank you for your prayers.
Posted by: Eromero
******
She (and you) are included in my morning and evening prayers...but I did not know she shoots better than you!
Posted by: Eromero
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She (and you) are included in my morning and evening prayers...but I did not know she shoots better than you!
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 10, 2026 07:30 PM (cCn4/)
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Howdy Sharon!
I saw last week that you may use a heavier weapon as your EDC.
I researched carry purses for Bride of PI a long time ago.
They are so handy that I think that would be MY preferred means of carry if the purse did not immediately draw attention to me!
They have some where you can carry your gun in a central compartment, and actually put your hand on your weapon without brandishing it. Who is going to become wary when they see a small woman put her hand on/in her purse?
Further, if I was carrying a heavy piece, I would rather have it on a strap over my shoulder compared to on my waist.
Finally, easier to control your access as you get in and out of a car.
When I asked The Horde for advice, I believe they said to go to a gun show where you can try out a bunch at once and easily ascertain your preference.
(Just throwing out some ideas for you.)
I saw last week that you may use a heavier weapon as your EDC.
I researched carry purses for Bride of PI a long time ago.
They are so handy that I think that would be MY preferred means of carry if the purse did not immediately draw attention to me!
They have some where you can carry your gun in a central compartment, and actually put your hand on your weapon without brandishing it. Who is going to become wary when they see a small woman put her hand on/in her purse?
Further, if I was carrying a heavy piece, I would rather have it on a strap over my shoulder compared to on my waist.
Finally, easier to control your access as you get in and out of a car.
When I asked The Horde for advice, I believe they said to go to a gun show where you can try out a bunch at once and easily ascertain your preference.
(Just throwing out some ideas for you.)
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at May 10, 2026 07:31 PM (HlyYF)
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Thank you for your prayers.
Posted by: Eromero at May 10, 2026 07:23 PM (LHPAg)
Prayers and best wishes for Mrs. E. sent.
Posted by: Eromero at May 10, 2026 07:23 PM (LHPAg)
Prayers and best wishes for Mrs. E. sent.
Posted by: Ed L at May 10, 2026 07:32 PM (BCwQW)
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41 Several states are trying to ban Glocks. Today I saw that a group is suing Glock because they say a Glock 17 is concealable. This is amusing on several levels. First a Glock 17 is not easily concealable. Second because they are suing the manufacturer because a Glock was used in a shooting on a subway in NY. Like because they make guns, they are responsible for everyone that shoots one committing a crime.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 10, 2026 07:29 PM (kJmSS)
Sigh Did I fucking stutter? (h/t alexthechick)
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 10, 2026 07:29 PM (kJmSS)
Sigh Did I fucking stutter? (h/t alexthechick)
Posted by: Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (2005) at May 10, 2026 07:32 PM (t2oSI)
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Good evening Horde. Thanks Weasel! I have no range report because I can't walk around the range because of leg surgery. I did buy two .22 rifles: Marlin 880SQ (.22 LR), Marlin 882SSV (.22 Win Mag) with scopes and bipods. I also bought ammo: .38 special, .22 WMR. Several years ago our host had a discussion about Bench Rest Sandbags. Weasel please give us your recommendations on preventing wobbly aiming. TIA
Posted by: Bond in Michigan at May 10, 2026 07:34 PM (yJcPp)
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Dang it Eromero!
Prayers headed your way and then up.
I will also tell Bride of PI. I think she has somehow arranged to have God on speed dial.
Prayers headed your way and then up.
I will also tell Bride of PI. I think she has somehow arranged to have God on speed dial.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at May 10, 2026 07:34 PM (HlyYF)
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Though I own three guns, I have yet to shoot any of them. So that's one mark in the "Loser" side of the chart.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm
Check the couch cushions.
Or behind the headboard on the floor.
You might find four or five.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm
Check the couch cushions.
Or behind the headboard on the floor.
You might find four or five.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 10, 2026 07:36 PM (/lPRQ)
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Eromero, prayers are up from here for her and for good news for the both of you!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS NoVA MoMe in Virginia! ~ at May 10, 2026 07:36 PM (hOUT3)
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41 Several states are trying to ban Glocks. Today I saw that a group is suing Glock because they say a Glock 17 is concealable. This is amusing on several levels. First a Glock 17 is not easily concealable. Second because they are suing the manufacturer because a Glock was used in a shooting on a subway in NY. Like because they make guns, they are responsible for everyone that shoots one committing a crime.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 10, 2026 07:29 PM (kJmSS)
Well, didn’t you know Ford Motor Company is responsible for anyone who commits a DWI while driving one of their vehicles?
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 10, 2026 07:29 PM (kJmSS)
Well, didn’t you know Ford Motor Company is responsible for anyone who commits a DWI while driving one of their vehicles?
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 07:37 PM (T6aVk)
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Thanks PI. I watched this video about drawing from a holster and it seems that even if I had on a tunic to hide the pistol that it would be difficult to draw. I would be worried about a purse because it would be easy for someone to grab and cut the strap. SiD had an interesting one that was a belt bag. That would be more secure because more difficult to grab, it doesn't need to be under clothes to keep from being seen and I don't carry a purse when I'm out walking. I want to go to show but the last two dates here were postponed til June.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 10, 2026 07:38 PM (kJmSS)
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Though I own three guns, I have yet to shoot any of them. So that's one mark in the "Loser" side of the chart.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 10, 2026 07:08 PM
It is a well known fact that guns get very sad and depressed unless you take them out for at least a little bit of shooting!
Do you have any nearby Morons that you know IRL that can take you to a range?
That is usually more fun, safer for new gun people, and also better for getting good advice even if you are already an expert.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 10, 2026 07:08 PM
It is a well known fact that guns get very sad and depressed unless you take them out for at least a little bit of shooting!
Do you have any nearby Morons that you know IRL that can take you to a range?
That is usually more fun, safer for new gun people, and also better for getting good advice even if you are already an expert.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at May 10, 2026 07:38 PM (HlyYF)
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I agree with Duncanthrax Johnson!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 10, 2026 07:38 PM (ZVgZ4)
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Though I own three guns, I have yet to shoot any of them.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 10, 2026 07:08 PM
Fortunately, this condition is easily and painlessly rectifiable.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 10, 2026 07:08 PM
Fortunately, this condition is easily and painlessly rectifiable.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 10, 2026 07:38 PM (0sNs1)
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Good evening to all the GunHorde and thank you Weasel
Got a chance to encourage a friend to head back to the range last weekend. We were helping open up a summer camp, he’d had a close call last year and was still very weak. Felt uncomfortable because of lack of practice. 1911 fan due to extensive Army time.
He’s going to hit it again.
Got a chance to encourage a friend to head back to the range last weekend. We were helping open up a summer camp, he’d had a close call last year and was still very weak. Felt uncomfortable because of lack of practice. 1911 fan due to extensive Army time.
He’s going to hit it again.
Posted by: Coelacanth at May 10, 2026 07:39 PM (FUvyF)
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Ed@42.
My county, I believe, does not allow anything below a 38 for CCW carry. KKKalifornia, of course, but a rural county. Which when I moved here, a Sierra foothill county, and was assumedly a conservative county, but not really. Once I got here, and noticed all of the gray pony tails on a surprising amount of males (you really can’t ever be sure here) I realized I might have made a regrettable choice.
But, got my license, so it’s not the worst thing…
My county, I believe, does not allow anything below a 38 for CCW carry. KKKalifornia, of course, but a rural county. Which when I moved here, a Sierra foothill county, and was assumedly a conservative county, but not really. Once I got here, and noticed all of the gray pony tails on a surprising amount of males (you really can’t ever be sure here) I realized I might have made a regrettable choice.
But, got my license, so it’s not the worst thing…
Posted by: Gunslinger at May 10, 2026 07:39 PM (HZfH/)
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I agree with Duncanthrax Johnson!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 10, 2026 07:38 PM
Any relation to John Jeremiah Garrison "Liver Eating'" Johnston?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 10, 2026 07:38 PM
Any relation to John Jeremiah Garrison "Liver Eating'" Johnston?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 10, 2026 07:40 PM (0sNs1)
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Like because they make guns, they are responsible for everyone that shoots one committing a crime.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 10, 2026 07:29 PM (kJmSS)
This isn't new. John Dillinger had a gunsmith buddy of his who converted several 1911s into improvised machine pistols with extended magazines for his use. The IRA also did the same in Northern Ireland with 1911s obtained in the US and converted in Irish workshops. These featured extended magazines, wire stocks, and leather strap forward grips. And if illegal Glock switches are a problem, how come I haven't heard of anyone going to Leavenworth for the extended stay plan lately?
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 10, 2026 07:29 PM (kJmSS)
This isn't new. John Dillinger had a gunsmith buddy of his who converted several 1911s into improvised machine pistols with extended magazines for his use. The IRA also did the same in Northern Ireland with 1911s obtained in the US and converted in Irish workshops. These featured extended magazines, wire stocks, and leather strap forward grips. And if illegal Glock switches are a problem, how come I haven't heard of anyone going to Leavenworth for the extended stay plan lately?
Posted by: Ed L at May 10, 2026 07:41 PM (BCwQW)
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I would be worried about a purse because it would be easy for someone to grab and cut the strap.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 10, 2026 07:38 PM[i/]
Most of the ones I examined at Cabelas have a wire cable in the strap - just to thwart the cutpurses.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 10, 2026 07:38 PM[i/]
Most of the ones I examined at Cabelas have a wire cable in the strap - just to thwart the cutpurses.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at May 10, 2026 07:43 PM (HlyYF)
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The Marxists won't quit trying to make laws against firearms until they take over and then outlaw them as best they can.
There is likely 300,000,000 or more weapons in the country, that won't stop them from trying.
There is likely 300,000,000 or more weapons in the country, that won't stop them from trying.
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 07:44 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at May 10, 2026 07:44 PM (HlyYF)
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How I got started: Grew up hunting and fishing in Michigan - bowhunting deer and shot gunning for birds / rabbits. My Dad had a .22 pistol but that was the only handgun I ever shot. Fast forward about 35 years, I haven't been hunting in decades but I wanted something for home protection besides a long Remington 870. Bought a S&W M&P 9mm and loved shooting it. Gradually picked up others - pretty much stayed with S&W. I am looking at reaching out further and would like to pick up a Bergara B14 HMR in 6.5Creedmoor / 6.5 PRC . Two or Three TXMOME's ago Weasel gave me a few tips on shooting my S&W AR and I want to learn more.
Posted by: Lurking in Garland at May 10, 2026 07:45 PM (j9Bn5)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 10, 2026 07:45 PM (ZVgZ4)
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61 The Marxists won't quit trying to make laws against firearms until they take over and then outlaw them as best they can.
There is likely 300,000,000 or more weapons in the country, that won't stop them from trying.
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 07:44 PM (Ia/+0)
The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.
There is likely 300,000,000 or more weapons in the country, that won't stop them from trying.
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 07:44 PM (Ia/+0)
The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 07:46 PM (T6aVk)
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There is likely 300,000,000 or more weapons in the country, that may well stop them from trying!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 10, 2026 07:47 PM (ZVgZ4)
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Thanks for the Gub, Weasel! Happy Mom's Day to all applicable 'Ettes. And prayers up for Mrs. E.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at May 10, 2026 07:47 PM (ceJ0R)
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Hey Sharon@52.
I see an occasional Fanny pack on individuals.
A fag-bag, as some might note…
I have figured out 2 scenarios…
One: a Canadian, usually with Jean shorts..
Two: someone who is carrying, with easy access to the piece.
Would you consider this?
A Maple Leaf T-shirt would most certainly throw people off track.
And the liberal use of the word “eh” at the end of any sentence…
I see an occasional Fanny pack on individuals.
A fag-bag, as some might note…
I have figured out 2 scenarios…
One: a Canadian, usually with Jean shorts..
Two: someone who is carrying, with easy access to the piece.
Would you consider this?
A Maple Leaf T-shirt would most certainly throw people off track.
And the liberal use of the word “eh” at the end of any sentence…
Posted by: Gunslinger at May 10, 2026 07:48 PM (HZfH/)
Posted by: Weasel at May 10, 2026 07:49 PM (PVV5z)
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Ma Barker died January 16, 1935. She did go peacefully. Serious case of lead poisoning.
Posted by: Art Linkletter at May 10, 2026 07:49 PM (wAr5n)
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Posted by: Gunslinger at May 10, 2026 07:39 PM (HZfH/)
Interesting that .38 is the minimum for CCW there. Today's micro-9s are a lot better than what was on offer 40 years ago. I think that a modern micro-9 like the SIG P365 or HK CC9 is easier to shoot than a classic snub nosed .38 like the Colt Detective Special. From my own experience, I'd say something like a Detective Special is the worst choice one can make as a first CCW firearm. It's hard to learn how to shoot a snubby in double action without your accuracy going down the drain. I've had my Detective Special for 30 years now, and couldn't shoot it accurately at all in double action until about ten years ago.
Interesting that .38 is the minimum for CCW there. Today's micro-9s are a lot better than what was on offer 40 years ago. I think that a modern micro-9 like the SIG P365 or HK CC9 is easier to shoot than a classic snub nosed .38 like the Colt Detective Special. From my own experience, I'd say something like a Detective Special is the worst choice one can make as a first CCW firearm. It's hard to learn how to shoot a snubby in double action without your accuracy going down the drain. I've had my Detective Special for 30 years now, and couldn't shoot it accurately at all in double action until about ten years ago.
Posted by: Ed L at May 10, 2026 07:50 PM (BCwQW)
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I got started shooting with my dad and Boy Scouts. Then I went to the military. Air Force, so I didn't get to shoot much. Until I became an air liaison officer, and I needed to qualify on M-16 and M-9. I did pretty well with the M-16 and adequately with the M-9. But I didn't get much personal time with firearms for a while because I was overseas. Then, when I started my civilian life I was constantly on base. Then, along came COVID and the stupidity there, and The Summer Of Love, and I wasn't going on base much. And I got my carry license, and I got serious about guns.
And I will echo Sharon's words about MoMes. I met people who, among other similar views, liked guns and wanted to shoot them and enjoy them. And they're great folks, too. And, you will learn to appreciate all aspects of guns, even if you don't practice all of them.
And I will echo Sharon's words about MoMes. I met people who, among other similar views, liked guns and wanted to shoot them and enjoy them. And they're great folks, too. And, you will learn to appreciate all aspects of guns, even if you don't practice all of them.
Posted by: GWB at May 10, 2026 07:51 PM (kqD1O)
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Ma Barker was no criminal mastermind: that was FBI propaganda to justify the killing of an old woman.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 10, 2026 07:51 PM (ZVgZ4)
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For those interested in joining the 1911 club, Buds Gun Shop still has the "BUD'S EXCLUSIVE Tisas 1911-A1 Service Enhanced .45 ACP" on sale for $420.
5 inch barrel, big sights, Commander hammer with a beavertail grip safety, and a standard size thumb safety.
I picked one up. The trigger is decent, the finish on the frame frontstrap isn't slippery, and the shipping was included. All.in all, a.check of a deal.
5 inch barrel, big sights, Commander hammer with a beavertail grip safety, and a standard size thumb safety.
I picked one up. The trigger is decent, the finish on the frame frontstrap isn't slippery, and the shipping was included. All.in all, a.check of a deal.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 10, 2026 07:52 PM (mPEzV)
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Ammo prices are set to rise in June.
As Sensei Weasel (PBUH) sonorously yet clangorously intones every class, "I'm really very seriously not kidding around anymore. Buy Ammo."
There is iron in the words of Sensei Weasel for all Gub Thread readers to see.
As Sensei Weasel (PBUH) sonorously yet clangorously intones every class, "I'm really very seriously not kidding around anymore. Buy Ammo."
There is iron in the words of Sensei Weasel for all Gub Thread readers to see.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 10, 2026 07:52 PM (0sNs1)
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Ma Barker died January 16, 1935. She did go peacefully. Serious case of lead poisoning.
Posted by: Art Linkletter at May 10, 2026 07:49 PM (wAr5n)
And multiple instances of penetrative ballistic trauma followed by blood loss.
Posted by: Art Linkletter at May 10, 2026 07:49 PM (wAr5n)
And multiple instances of penetrative ballistic trauma followed by blood loss.
Posted by: Ed L at May 10, 2026 07:52 PM (BCwQW)
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Gunslinger, you made me laugh. Nothing would make me pose as a Canadian. I am under 5 ft tall so I have to think about someone trying to take the gun away so, yes, a belt bag, fanny pack idea would work. SRA Blaster had a couple of ideas that would work if I can figure out how to obtain CD9 like I used on that second target above. It is smaller and would be more,of a pocket gun.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 10, 2026 07:54 PM (kJmSS)
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I grew up like you Lurking. I only shot upland birds and waterfowl with shotguns.
Only as an adult did I ever harvest a deer. (They sure are tasty. But then again, so are bacon-wrapped quail!)
However, my wife has my trusty ol' Remington 870 as the final layer of home defense.
Only as an adult did I ever harvest a deer. (They sure are tasty. But then again, so are bacon-wrapped quail!)
However, my wife has my trusty ol' Remington 870 as the final layer of home defense.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at May 10, 2026 07:54 PM (HlyYF)
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One of the first things my Dad taught me was why you had to handle firearms properly. He did the beer can and milk jug demo. Fill them up with water, then shoot them, then demonstrate what "hydrostatic shock" actually means. Little hole in front, big hole in back. And the beer can was demonstrated with a .22 pistol.
That helped me appreciate the science that goes with firearms.
That helped me appreciate the science that goes with firearms.
Posted by: GWB at May 10, 2026 07:55 PM (kqD1O)
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Ed@71
Got my wife a 357snubby (38special optional)
Hammerless (CA!) but a nice looking unit. Polished stainless, and quite handsome. It was tough to shoot. The trigger was a hard and long pull. Fundamentals? Sheee-it.
Granted, I didn’t practice with it a lot, but probably only good for a grab and pull scenario at close range in a crisis.
Got my wife a 357snubby (38special optional)
Hammerless (CA!) but a nice looking unit. Polished stainless, and quite handsome. It was tough to shoot. The trigger was a hard and long pull. Fundamentals? Sheee-it.
Granted, I didn’t practice with it a lot, but probably only good for a grab and pull scenario at close range in a crisis.
Posted by: Gunslinger at May 10, 2026 07:57 PM (HZfH/)
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The only gun I want, a 12g bullpup, is covered by Spanberger’s ban. The others are Rossi R95 45-70 and an undetermined caliber bolt action.
I told my mom about my AR and she laughed. I am not sure why.
I don’t have a burning desire to actually shoot them, just to have them. Like putting E0 in my car.
Guns.com has LE trade ins. Are those a good choice for used guns? Are their certified guns worthwhile?
I told my mom about my AR and she laughed. I am not sure why.
I don’t have a burning desire to actually shoot them, just to have them. Like putting E0 in my car.
Guns.com has LE trade ins. Are those a good choice for used guns? Are their certified guns worthwhile?
Posted by: Accomack at May 10, 2026 07:58 PM (wkU1F)
82
I think that a modern micro-9 like the SIG P365 or HK CC9 is easier to shoot than a classic snub nosed .38 like the Colt Detective Special.
This is truth. Even for a superior classic snub nosed .38 like the S&W 40, 42, 50, 60, 640, 940, 442, 642, 340Sc, 342Ti, and 340PD. ;-)
This is truth. Even for a superior classic snub nosed .38 like the S&W 40, 42, 50, 60, 640, 940, 442, 642, 340Sc, 342Ti, and 340PD. ;-)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 10, 2026 07:59 PM (0sNs1)
83
Great review rhomboid!!!
Posted by: Diogenes at May 10, 2026 07:59 PM (2WIwB)
84
Sra blaster received a Coach purse for Mother's Day.
Her only instruction was it must be big enough to put my P365 in.
Her only instruction was it must be big enough to put my P365 in.
Posted by: blaster at May 10, 2026 07:59 PM (NlEaG)
85
I also want to remind folks of Ammo Squared. It's a way to dollar-cost-average your ammo needs with a subscription. It's like an ammo mutual fund. They hang onto your ammo until you want it shipped to you. You have control of what you buy and when you want it sent.
It's a great accompaniment to your other ammo-buying methods.
Oh, you can suspend your buying, too, if you get in a money bind or whatnot.
It's a great accompaniment to your other ammo-buying methods.
Oh, you can suspend your buying, too, if you get in a money bind or whatnot.
Posted by: GWB at May 10, 2026 07:59 PM (kqD1O)
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Her only instruction was it must be big enough to put my P365 in.
Posted by: blaster at May 10, 2026 07:59 PM
How are you going to carry hers?
Posted by: blaster at May 10, 2026 07:59 PM
How are you going to carry hers?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 10, 2026 08:01 PM (0sNs1)
87
Second because they are suing the manufacturer because a Glock was used in a shooting on a subway in NY.
"The utter failure of all our gun control laws just proves that we need more gun control laws."
-- Every Blue State
"The utter failure of all our gun control laws just proves that we need more gun control laws."
-- Every Blue State
Posted by: Oddbob at May 10, 2026 08:02 PM (vTZFs)
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Ma Barker died of a single gunshot wound, perhaps self-inflicted. Check out the links at the top.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 10, 2026 08:04 PM (ZVgZ4)
89
And multiple instances of penetrative ballistic trauma followed by blood loss.
Posted by: Ed L at May 10, 2026 07:52 PM (BCwQW)
Ventilation
Posted by: Ed L at May 10, 2026 07:52 PM (BCwQW)
Ventilation
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 08:04 PM (T6aVk)
90
I was in the Army. Was not a good shooter. And while I liked guns I did not own any.
First firearm i purchased was Mossberg 590A1 after Columbine happened.
Then a Ruger P95 within a year. Shotgun and night stand gun.
That was it for a long time. Then I got a Keltec PF9 to carry but didn't. And I got one for Sra blaster for Valentine's Day. And then stuff happened and now there are a lot of guns at the bottom of the creek.
First firearm i purchased was Mossberg 590A1 after Columbine happened.
Then a Ruger P95 within a year. Shotgun and night stand gun.
That was it for a long time. Then I got a Keltec PF9 to carry but didn't. And I got one for Sra blaster for Valentine's Day. And then stuff happened and now there are a lot of guns at the bottom of the creek.
Posted by: blaster at May 10, 2026 08:06 PM (NlEaG)
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My county, I believe, does not allow anything below a 38 for CCW carry. KKKalifornia, of course, but a rural county.
Under the "Shee-it, that ain't no real gun" legal principle. TX had that too for the first version of their CHL law but only for qualification.
Under the "Shee-it, that ain't no real gun" legal principle. TX had that too for the first version of their CHL law but only for qualification.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 10, 2026 08:08 PM (vTZFs)
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Sharon(again)@77
Please look at a Springfield 9mm subcompact. Mine is an XD9.
3” barrel, really nice and small but accurate, and as I mentioned, it helped me improve my shooting on the 45.
I can’t say enough good things about it.
Please look at a Springfield 9mm subcompact. Mine is an XD9.
3” barrel, really nice and small but accurate, and as I mentioned, it helped me improve my shooting on the 45.
I can’t say enough good things about it.
Posted by: Gunslinger at May 10, 2026 08:09 PM (HZfH/)
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Origin story - growing up, I shot 12ga and .410 shotguns hunting with my dad, but didn't much enjoy the experience because (1) cold, (2) not many pheasants in the field, and (3) did I mention cold? We had BB guns that we would use to plink cans, but nothing more serious than that.
Cut to a few years after we moved into this house, during a weekend when I was out of town with my daughter. My (late) wife was on a high dose of opioid pain meds, and somebody overheard her at Walgreens refilling her prescriptions and got our address. {cont}
Cut to a few years after we moved into this house, during a weekend when I was out of town with my daughter. My (late) wife was on a high dose of opioid pain meds, and somebody overheard her at Walgreens refilling her prescriptions and got our address. {cont}
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at May 10, 2026 08:11 PM (t2oSI)
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{cont} The gentlemen who got our address jumped my neighbor's and my fence, broke in through the back door, rifled her purse to get the oxycodone there, and started up the stairs, where my wife and son were sleeping. Luckily, we had agreed to foster basset hounds and had five of them in the house at the time, and they descended the stairs like a long-eared, slobbering, angry waterfall towards the perp, who gave up on his second-story plans and un-assed the house with a quickness.
Had a 12ga in the bedroom since then, plus a couple of other handguns, until that fateful day we decided to try canoeing...
Had a 12ga in the bedroom since then, plus a couple of other handguns, until that fateful day we decided to try canoeing...
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at May 10, 2026 08:11 PM (t2oSI)
95
Not the original I posted last week, but this might be how Weasel gets his Christmas trees, with a special cutting tool.
https://youtu.be/nfT_Dn2W22c
https://youtu.be/nfT_Dn2W22c
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 10, 2026 08:13 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Gunslinger at May 10, 2026 08:14 PM (HZfH/)
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You don't want to come to Wyoming because it sucks.
Posted by: four seasons
The young lady whom I had the honor of taking to prom is now married and lives in the opposite corner of the state, near Sheridan. So Wyoming has that going for if. Your Congresswoman Harriet Hageman impresses me favorably as well.
You don't want to come to Wyoming because it sucks.
Posted by: four seasons
The young lady whom I had the honor of taking to prom is now married and lives in the opposite corner of the state, near Sheridan. So Wyoming has that going for if. Your Congresswoman Harriet Hageman impresses me favorably as well.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 10, 2026 08:17 PM (xG4kz)
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Started shooting in the Air Force as I had to be qualified for both the M-16 (we had old A1 models), and Model 15 Smith and Wesson revolver.
Later lived in student slums and had some odd neighbors requiring firearms for emergency use. Etc. Etc.
Grew up around firearms but never shot them much prior to Air Force.
Later lived in student slums and had some odd neighbors requiring firearms for emergency use. Etc. Etc.
Grew up around firearms but never shot them much prior to Air Force.
Posted by: whig at May 10, 2026 08:18 PM (E4rtv)
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I've gotten hooked on using dots. The problem with the subcompacts is they can't take a dot. One of the reasons I like the Kimber CD9 is because it has a dot but still pretty small. The only problem is the 15 rd mag which makes it more complicated to purchase in MD. I shot that gun almost perfect from the first time I picked it up.Even one handed. But my Glock works too. But it would be nice to have both.🤠
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 10, 2026 08:18 PM (kJmSS)
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100!
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at May 10, 2026 08:18 PM (t2oSI)
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85 I also want to remind folks of Ammo Squared. It's a way to dollar-cost-average your ammo needs with a subscription. It's like an ammo mutual fund. They hang onto your ammo until you want it shipped to you. You have control of what you buy and when you want it sent.
It's a great accompaniment to your other ammo-buying methods.
Oh, you can suspend your buying, too, if you get in a money bind or whatnot.
Posted by: GWB
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Interesting concept. Very useful for those with limited space to store ammo. Thanks.
It's a great accompaniment to your other ammo-buying methods.
Oh, you can suspend your buying, too, if you get in a money bind or whatnot.
Posted by: GWB
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Interesting concept. Very useful for those with limited space to store ammo. Thanks.
Posted by: whig at May 10, 2026 08:19 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 08:20 PM (3ek7K)
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This is truth. Even for a superior classic snub nosed .38 like the S&W 40, 42, 50, 60, 640, 940, 442, 642, 340Sc, 342Ti, and 340PD. ;-)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 10, 2026 07:59 PM (0sNs1)
When buying that Detective Special 30 years ago, I had to choose between it and a S&W Model 36 (Chief's Special). I chose the Detective Special because 1) it fit my hand better w/ the rubber Pachmayr grips that came standard and 2) price. The Chief's Special was going for $325. The Detective Special had been discounted to $275.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 10, 2026 07:59 PM (0sNs1)
When buying that Detective Special 30 years ago, I had to choose between it and a S&W Model 36 (Chief's Special). I chose the Detective Special because 1) it fit my hand better w/ the rubber Pachmayr grips that came standard and 2) price. The Chief's Special was going for $325. The Detective Special had been discounted to $275.
Posted by: Ed L at May 10, 2026 08:21 PM (BCwQW)
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"Here's a sort-of fundamentals question; what caused you to take up shooting as a hobby?"
When I was 13 my father bought me a Ruger 10-22 and a Winchester M-1 carbine. He paid $40 for the carbine.
When I was 13 my father bought me a Ruger 10-22 and a Winchester M-1 carbine. He paid $40 for the carbine.
Posted by: Bond in Michigan at May 10, 2026 08:21 PM (yJcPp)
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I renewed my Utah CC license this week. It was easily done online for $50. Had to watch a video which was actually quite interesting. Good info on storage options but also talked about what to do with your guns if you think someone having mental health issues might get access.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 10, 2026 08:22 PM (kJmSS)
106
A Glock 17 is concealable if you are built right and carry it right, though a 1911 is easier, but you carry what the boss says.
Posted by: Eromero at May 10, 2026 08:23 PM (LHPAg)
107
My Springfield has dots! Good ones!
The fact that you mentioned you have a Kimber, leaves me impressed. I love mine, but it has no dots!
And I, here, am limited to 10 rounds. So I need to make them all count. In a crisis, hopefully only 2 will do…
The fact that you mentioned you have a Kimber, leaves me impressed. I love mine, but it has no dots!
And I, here, am limited to 10 rounds. So I need to make them all count. In a crisis, hopefully only 2 will do…
Posted by: Gunslinger at May 10, 2026 08:23 PM (HZfH/)
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82 I think that a modern micro-9 like the SIG P365 or HK CC9 is easier to shoot than a classic snub nosed .38 like the Colt Detective Special.
This is truth. Even for a superior classic snub nosed .38 like the S&W 40, 42, 50, 60, 640, 940, 442, 642, 340Sc, 342Ti, and 340PD. ;-)
Posted by: Duncanthrax
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Depends on what you want to do. Semi Autos require attention to lubrication, proper wrist lock, and a necessity for failure drills being practices. Also prone to jamming at bad breath distance as a contact or close to contact shot will probably make it into a single shot if not very aware of it. Compact 9mms are often picky about ammo.
Small revolvers are harder to shoot as you have to executive proper trigger and grip fundamentals. But once you do that, you can basically shoot anything including rifles with iron sights. Not prone to jamming if you don't do stupid things like Bogarting the revolver closed, minimal manual of arms to operate, and you can fire out of pockets, close in, etc.
Best mix is either a 2.5 inch or 3 inch barrel for shootability and learn to shoot it double action. Also fires a mix of ammo with no problem including very low recoiling wadcutters.
This is truth. Even for a superior classic snub nosed .38 like the S&W 40, 42, 50, 60, 640, 940, 442, 642, 340Sc, 342Ti, and 340PD. ;-)
Posted by: Duncanthrax
==
Depends on what you want to do. Semi Autos require attention to lubrication, proper wrist lock, and a necessity for failure drills being practices. Also prone to jamming at bad breath distance as a contact or close to contact shot will probably make it into a single shot if not very aware of it. Compact 9mms are often picky about ammo.
Small revolvers are harder to shoot as you have to executive proper trigger and grip fundamentals. But once you do that, you can basically shoot anything including rifles with iron sights. Not prone to jamming if you don't do stupid things like Bogarting the revolver closed, minimal manual of arms to operate, and you can fire out of pockets, close in, etc.
Best mix is either a 2.5 inch or 3 inch barrel for shootability and learn to shoot it double action. Also fires a mix of ammo with no problem including very low recoiling wadcutters.
Posted by: whig at May 10, 2026 08:25 PM (E4rtv)
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When I was 13 my father bought me a Ruger 10-22 and a Winchester M-1 carbine. He paid $40 for the carbine.
Posted by: Bond in Michigan at May 10, 2026 08:21 PM (yJcPp)
Vintage M-1 carbines, even beat up examples with post-war parts from arsenal overhauls, are now in the $2k range. High condition examples from some of the less prolific manufacturers (Rock-Ola, National Postal Meter, IBM, etc.) are running into the $4k plus range nowadays. They're not priced as plinkers anymore.
Posted by: Bond in Michigan at May 10, 2026 08:21 PM (yJcPp)
Vintage M-1 carbines, even beat up examples with post-war parts from arsenal overhauls, are now in the $2k range. High condition examples from some of the less prolific manufacturers (Rock-Ola, National Postal Meter, IBM, etc.) are running into the $4k plus range nowadays. They're not priced as plinkers anymore.
Posted by: Ed L at May 10, 2026 08:26 PM (BCwQW)
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And for those with less handstrength, racking the slide (Smith and Wesson EZ excepted) on a striker fired can be tough for older folks with arthritis etc.
I've shot both and carried both for years. And if you drop down to 32 caliber, then the ancient 32 S&W Long is ballistically better than the 32 ACP. About the same ammo capacity but with semiwadcutters and wadcutters, you will get the penetration needed to about 15-18 inches or so with the S&W Long but 9-10 in 32 ACP. Neither one expands much at those velocities unless you can cast/swage your own 32 S&W revolver bullets.
Move up to the 32 H&R Magnum, very close to the 38 Special in ballistics but much less ammo choice for self defense bullets. Yet there are some. 32 H&R is basically the clone of the old cowboy 32-20 in ballistics in a much better case for reloading.
I've shot both and carried both for years. And if you drop down to 32 caliber, then the ancient 32 S&W Long is ballistically better than the 32 ACP. About the same ammo capacity but with semiwadcutters and wadcutters, you will get the penetration needed to about 15-18 inches or so with the S&W Long but 9-10 in 32 ACP. Neither one expands much at those velocities unless you can cast/swage your own 32 S&W revolver bullets.
Move up to the 32 H&R Magnum, very close to the 38 Special in ballistics but much less ammo choice for self defense bullets. Yet there are some. 32 H&R is basically the clone of the old cowboy 32-20 in ballistics in a much better case for reloading.
Posted by: whig at May 10, 2026 08:30 PM (E4rtv)
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While at the range, I was chatting with one of the guys and mentioned the 500 meter range and my first experience. I laughed because I was in awe of the guys hitting a steel plate @ 500 meters on the silhouette range. At the time, they were shooting at roughly 18" by 18" chunk of steel.
Fast forward to yesterday, I was checking my rifle scope, making sure elevations were right at various distance on the silhouette range. I went 8 for 8, 12" and 6" discs @ 200, 300, 400 and 500 meters.
Amazing what a little WeaselCoaching (tm) will do for one's ability to shoot accurately at long range.
Fast forward to yesterday, I was checking my rifle scope, making sure elevations were right at various distance on the silhouette range. I went 8 for 8, 12" and 6" discs @ 200, 300, 400 and 500 meters.
Amazing what a little WeaselCoaching (tm) will do for one's ability to shoot accurately at long range.
Posted by: Blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at May 10, 2026 08:30 PM (UJMvS)
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Ed L.
Aim Surplus had some M1-Underwood carbines for about $1200. Dunno about condition.
Basic issue with the M1 Carbines is age.
Aim Surplus had some M1-Underwood carbines for about $1200. Dunno about condition.
Basic issue with the M1 Carbines is age.
Posted by: whig at May 10, 2026 08:31 PM (E4rtv)
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Best mix is either a 2.5 inch or 3 inch barrel for shootability and learn to shoot it double action. Also fires a mix of ammo with no problem including very low recoiling wadcutters.
Posted by: whig at May 10, 2026 08:25 PM (E4rtv)
Whig, I didn't figure out how to shoot a revolver in double action until I picked up an old Colt Python and figured out how to shoot it in double action first before returq
Posted by: whig at May 10, 2026 08:25 PM (E4rtv)
Whig, I didn't figure out how to shoot a revolver in double action until I picked up an old Colt Python and figured out how to shoot it in double action first before returq
Posted by: Ed L at May 10, 2026 08:31 PM (BCwQW)
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When the AF decided to go to “just in time” training to qualify me on the M9 just before deployment I decided to get the civilian version for my own practice purposes. I did not want to qualify on the M9; I wanted to master it before heading downrange. Hence the gun collection began.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 08:32 PM (T6aVk)
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Guns!
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 10, 2026 08:32 PM (xcxpd)
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Whig, I didn't figure out how to shoot a revolver in double action until I picked up an old Colt Python and figured out how to shoot it in double action first before returning to my Detective Special. I never learned how to shoot a revolver in double action in my Army days, so it took me a long time to teach myself how to do it.
Posted by: Ed L at May 10, 2026 08:33 PM (BCwQW)
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By the way, match a week ago, one of the guys shooting at the KYL rack put a round through a support leg. This is decent steel, not mild steel. 7 SAUM went through both legs easily at that distance. I honestly had no idea a rifle round could retain that much energy at that distance.
Posted by: Blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at May 10, 2026 08:33 PM (UJMvS)
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Been lurking too long;
Started off with a lever action BB gun when I was in second grade. Loved it and shot many many bbs at imaginary injuns.
Ended up with my dad’s Ruger Mark II and became very proficient with that.
Then the collection grew and now they are mostly safe queens
I got to shoot some skeet last September which was the first time I had done that. Actually impressed myself with how well I did. I should be doing it again this coming September.
August last year I started getting numb in my right hand and it got worse over time. Determined to be a neck problem so had surgery last Monday. Will be laid up for a while. It’s all good though. Hoping to get back to shooting in a couple months.
Happy Mother’s Day to all the moron moms!
Thanks Weasel-San!
Started off with a lever action BB gun when I was in second grade. Loved it and shot many many bbs at imaginary injuns.
Ended up with my dad’s Ruger Mark II and became very proficient with that.
Then the collection grew and now they are mostly safe queens
I got to shoot some skeet last September which was the first time I had done that. Actually impressed myself with how well I did. I should be doing it again this coming September.
August last year I started getting numb in my right hand and it got worse over time. Determined to be a neck problem so had surgery last Monday. Will be laid up for a while. It’s all good though. Hoping to get back to shooting in a couple months.
Happy Mother’s Day to all the moron moms!
Thanks Weasel-San!
Posted by: Ten gallon hat at May 10, 2026 08:34 PM (LgSnl)
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The UDMH acronym brought to mind UWTB -- Universal Will To Become -- the driving force behind Tralfamadorian technology in Vonnegut's "The Sirens of Titan".
The UDMH acronym brought to mind UWTB -- Universal Will To Become -- the driving force behind Tralfamadorian technology in Vonnegut's "The Sirens of Titan".
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 10, 2026 08:35 PM (xG4kz)
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I did get to the range, after my road trip.
Road trip gun was my cheapest pistol, a PSA Dagger without optic and a kinda crappy IWB holster. But it was fine.
Yesterday, tested out my G19 with a new stipple job. The new stipple job is very 'grippy'. There is an aggressive undercut now and I did NOT have any Glock Knuckle pain. Weirdly recoil felt softer with the new stipple job. So that is just great.
I did have shots off to the left, but that might be the rear sight being off. I'll swap the slide with a PSA Dagger slide and see how accuracy is affected.
Still, a good day at the range with the Nurse.
Road trip gun was my cheapest pistol, a PSA Dagger without optic and a kinda crappy IWB holster. But it was fine.
Yesterday, tested out my G19 with a new stipple job. The new stipple job is very 'grippy'. There is an aggressive undercut now and I did NOT have any Glock Knuckle pain. Weirdly recoil felt softer with the new stipple job. So that is just great.
I did have shots off to the left, but that might be the rear sight being off. I'll swap the slide with a PSA Dagger slide and see how accuracy is affected.
Still, a good day at the range with the Nurse.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 10, 2026 08:35 PM (xcxpd)
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While at the range, I was chatting with one of the guys and mentioned the 500 meter range and my first experience. I laughed because I was in awe of the guys hitting a steel plate @ 500 meters on the silhouette range. At the time, they were shooting at roughly 18" by 18" chunk of steel.
Fast forward to yesterday, I was checking my rifle scope, making sure elevations were right at various distance on the silhouette range. I went 8 for 8, 12" and 6" discs @ 200, 300, 400 and 500 meters.
Amazing what a little WeaselCoaching (tm) will do for one's ability to shoot accurately at long range.
Posted by: Blake - semi lurker in marginal standing
***************
Congrats Blake. Great shooting. Which I hope to replicate in the not too distant future.....
Fast forward to yesterday, I was checking my rifle scope, making sure elevations were right at various distance on the silhouette range. I went 8 for 8, 12" and 6" discs @ 200, 300, 400 and 500 meters.
Amazing what a little WeaselCoaching (tm) will do for one's ability to shoot accurately at long range.
Posted by: Blake - semi lurker in marginal standing
***************
Congrats Blake. Great shooting. Which I hope to replicate in the not too distant future.....
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 10, 2026 08:35 PM (cCn4/)
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My Kimber 1911 custom is way too heavy for a carry. But it is my favorite gun to shoot. My Glock is a G48 with a holosun. I have small hands and it has the same grip as the 43x just a slightly longer barrel. The day I shot the targets above, I hit a small man target at 10 yds and hit center mass both two handed and one handed. It just works. So first I need to get MD CC license and then figure out if I can successfully conceal it.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 10, 2026 08:36 PM (kJmSS)
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Had a 12ga in the bedroom since then
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at May 10, 2026 08:11 PM (t2oSI)
I forgot my shotgun story....
I was in-between the Air Force and having a civilian job, living in Seattle (Puyallup, actually, after we moved out of the Army lodging on Ft Lewis), with my wife and a 6yo. And a couple of murderers broke out of a Colorado prison.
I had a couple of firearms, but they were still in baggage, awaiting me figuring out where to deliver them (IOW, where were we going to live). We were having our mail delivered to a service, and right next door was a sporting goods shop - a small place, but not badly stocked. They had a Mossberg on the wall that had two barrels - one (just over 18") for security and a longer one for hunting. And right after those guys broke out in Colorado, it was on sale for about $125 (IIRC). I grabbed it with what little money I had, and that became our apartment defense weapon. (That apartment was also where we experienced the Rattle In Seattle.) I didn't need to use it as they caught those miscreants and sent them back to prison shortly thereafter.
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at May 10, 2026 08:11 PM (t2oSI)
I forgot my shotgun story....
I was in-between the Air Force and having a civilian job, living in Seattle (Puyallup, actually, after we moved out of the Army lodging on Ft Lewis), with my wife and a 6yo. And a couple of murderers broke out of a Colorado prison.
I had a couple of firearms, but they were still in baggage, awaiting me figuring out where to deliver them (IOW, where were we going to live). We were having our mail delivered to a service, and right next door was a sporting goods shop - a small place, but not badly stocked. They had a Mossberg on the wall that had two barrels - one (just over 18") for security and a longer one for hunting. And right after those guys broke out in Colorado, it was on sale for about $125 (IIRC). I grabbed it with what little money I had, and that became our apartment defense weapon. (That apartment was also where we experienced the Rattle In Seattle.) I didn't need to use it as they caught those miscreants and sent them back to prison shortly thereafter.
Posted by: GWB at May 10, 2026 08:36 PM (wcq2x)
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Thanks Diogenes. As I told Weasel it's been a long dry spell where none of the new-to-me cigars merited a review. Sort of redundantly confirming my low-ability palate. We're talking very respected My Father stuff and others, all of note. Oh well.
Onward I ride, meter running, ever dutiful, trying everything appealing that I can find, entirely for the common good ....
Onward I ride, meter running, ever dutiful, trying everything appealing that I can find, entirely for the common good ....
Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 08:37 PM (U/Byj)
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I see I didn't mention the distance. The KYL rack was sitting @ 1025 yards.
Posted by: Blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at May 10, 2026 08:37 PM (UJMvS)
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112 Ed L.
Aim Surplus had some M1-Underwood carbines for about $1200. Dunno about condition.
Basic issue with the M1 Carbines is age.
Posted by: whig at May 10, 2026 08:31 PM (E4rtv)
Especially the springs. If you can get it reliable, it is a shockingly accurate and handy tool
Aim Surplus had some M1-Underwood carbines for about $1200. Dunno about condition.
Basic issue with the M1 Carbines is age.
Posted by: whig at May 10, 2026 08:31 PM (E4rtv)
Especially the springs. If you can get it reliable, it is a shockingly accurate and handy tool
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 10, 2026 08:38 PM (xcxpd)
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Ed L, curious about your snub-nose accuracy journey. At what range do you assess your accuracy?
I don't carry but my Colt Magnum Carry shoots fairly well. Obviously a different ergonomic exercise than larger semis, but if I focus, only divergence is usually vertical (bit low, not terribly).
Assuming we're talking double action only here.
I don't carry but my Colt Magnum Carry shoots fairly well. Obviously a different ergonomic exercise than larger semis, but if I focus, only divergence is usually vertical (bit low, not terribly).
Assuming we're talking double action only here.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 08:38 PM (U/Byj)
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Blake, what were the sizes on the KYL?
Posted by: RI Red at May 10, 2026 08:39 PM (jkyX4)
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Random career notice - Smith & Wesson in Maryville, TN posted an opening three days ago for a "Shooter."
Scope of job: Perform live-fire test and evaluation of all Smith & Wesson firing barrels, actions, and/or fully-functioning firearms using either a shooting fixture or range setting.
Full time gig. I imagine some among the Horde might be qualified. Details on their careers website.
Caveat emptor, yadda yadda yadda...
Scope of job: Perform live-fire test and evaluation of all Smith & Wesson firing barrels, actions, and/or fully-functioning firearms using either a shooting fixture or range setting.
Full time gig. I imagine some among the Horde might be qualified. Details on their careers website.
Caveat emptor, yadda yadda yadda...
Posted by: TRex - job finder dino at May 10, 2026 08:39 PM (cCn4/)
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I was scared of guns most of my life. As kids, my brother and I couldn't even have toy weapons, the closest thing we had was an inflatable lightsaber. Never even touched a firearm til I was almost 40 years old. Started thinking about buying one after hanging out here for a few years, because I didn't want to be defenseless against criminals and the government (BIRM).
Finally decided to pull the trigger (pun intended) after the 2020 election. Asked my buddy D to go to the gun store with me because I knew she'd been a finance officer in the Army and was comfortable with firearms. They wisely advised me to sign up for a class before making a purchase. D and I took 2 classes together. Bought my P365 on December 1, 2020. At the time I figured it would be the only gun I'd ever own.
Finally decided to pull the trigger (pun intended) after the 2020 election. Asked my buddy D to go to the gun store with me because I knew she'd been a finance officer in the Army and was comfortable with firearms. They wisely advised me to sign up for a class before making a purchase. D and I took 2 classes together. Bought my P365 on December 1, 2020. At the time I figured it would be the only gun I'd ever own.
Posted by: screaming in digital at May 10, 2026 08:41 PM (0SdQT)
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Haven't checked either end of this situation, but I'd imagine the more decent condition real M1 carbine prices now equal/exceed the price of the new Inland repros, and the Auto Ordnance repros (for a while in the latter case).
I'm happy with my 1943 Quality Hardware and Auto Ordnance (I think 1993 production?). Latter has been fine, none of the early manufacturing issues apparently afflict this one. And though the company insists it's not USGI parts, so far no issue - the bolt tool works on it just fine, and have had no need for spares yet.
The boss loves the little M1. I shield myself from almost all gun market developments, but at a match last week was rather taken by the S&W 9mm PCC. Think it's lighter than Ruger's. Thinking it would make a good home defense tool for both of us.
I'm happy with my 1943 Quality Hardware and Auto Ordnance (I think 1993 production?). Latter has been fine, none of the early manufacturing issues apparently afflict this one. And though the company insists it's not USGI parts, so far no issue - the bolt tool works on it just fine, and have had no need for spares yet.
The boss loves the little M1. I shield myself from almost all gun market developments, but at a match last week was rather taken by the S&W 9mm PCC. Think it's lighter than Ruger's. Thinking it would make a good home defense tool for both of us.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 08:42 PM (U/Byj)
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Depends on what you want to do. Semi Autos require attention to lubrication, proper wrist lock, and a necessity for failure drills being practices. Also prone to jamming at bad breath distance as a contact or close to contact shot will probably make it into a single shot if not very aware of it. Compact 9mms are often picky about ammo.
Small revolvers are harder to shoot as you have to executive proper trigger and grip fundamentals. But once you do that, you can basically shoot anything including rifles with iron sights. Not prone to jamming if you don't do stupid things like Bogarting the revolver closed, minimal manual of arms to operate, and you can fire out of pockets, close in, etc.
Best mix is either a 2.5 inch or 3 inch barrel for shootability and learn to shoot it double action. Also fires a mix of ammo with no problem including very low recoiling wadcutters.
Posted by whig
Eh. Revolvers are not great and when they go wrong they really are hard to remediate. They are better for contact-range shooting but if you aren't concerned about that, a small auto is much better across the board.
Depends on what you want to do. Semi Autos require attention to lubrication, proper wrist lock, and a necessity for failure drills being practices. Also prone to jamming at bad breath distance as a contact or close to contact shot will probably make it into a single shot if not very aware of it. Compact 9mms are often picky about ammo.
Small revolvers are harder to shoot as you have to executive proper trigger and grip fundamentals. But once you do that, you can basically shoot anything including rifles with iron sights. Not prone to jamming if you don't do stupid things like Bogarting the revolver closed, minimal manual of arms to operate, and you can fire out of pockets, close in, etc.
Best mix is either a 2.5 inch or 3 inch barrel for shootability and learn to shoot it double action. Also fires a mix of ammo with no problem including very low recoiling wadcutters.
Posted by whig
Eh. Revolvers are not great and when they go wrong they really are hard to remediate. They are better for contact-range shooting but if you aren't concerned about that, a small auto is much better across the board.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 10, 2026 08:43 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 10, 2026 08:43 PM (VyBeY)
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Ed L, curious about your snub-nose accuracy journey. At what range do you assess your accuracy?
I don't carry but my Colt Magnum Carry shoots fairly well. Obviously a different ergonomic exercise than larger semis, but if I focus, only divergence is usually vertical (bit low, not terribly).
Assuming we're talking double action only here.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 08:38 PM (U/Byj)
Usually 10 yards. I'll drop to 7 if can't get a decent group at 10. For one handed shooting, I'll start at 7 and push to 10 if I'm doing OK at 7, which isn't all of the time.
I don't carry but my Colt Magnum Carry shoots fairly well. Obviously a different ergonomic exercise than larger semis, but if I focus, only divergence is usually vertical (bit low, not terribly).
Assuming we're talking double action only here.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 08:38 PM (U/Byj)
Usually 10 yards. I'll drop to 7 if can't get a decent group at 10. For one handed shooting, I'll start at 7 and push to 10 if I'm doing OK at 7, which isn't all of the time.
Posted by: Ed L at May 10, 2026 08:44 PM (BCwQW)
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Blake, what were the sizes on the KYL?
Posted by: RI Red at May 10, 2026 08:39 PM (jkyX4)
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Standard, 12", 10", 8", 6", 4" and 2.5".
I went 3 for 5 on the rack. Technically 4 for 5, but, I hit the 10" plate twice. Hit to move, by the way.
Posted by: RI Red at May 10, 2026 08:39 PM (jkyX4)
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Standard, 12", 10", 8", 6", 4" and 2.5".
I went 3 for 5 on the rack. Technically 4 for 5, but, I hit the 10" plate twice. Hit to move, by the way.
Posted by: Blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at May 10, 2026 08:45 PM (UJMvS)
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129 Random career notice - Smith & Wesson in Maryville, TN posted an opening three days ago for a "Shooter."
Scope of job: Perform live-fire test and evaluation of all Smith & Wesson firing barrels, actions, and/or fully-functioning firearms using either a shooting fixture or range setting.
Full time gig. I imagine some among the Horde might be qualified. Details on their careers website.
Caveat emptor, yadda yadda yadda...
Posted by: TRex - job finder dino at May 10, 2026 08:39 PM (cCn4/)
MAN....I want that job.
Scope of job: Perform live-fire test and evaluation of all Smith & Wesson firing barrels, actions, and/or fully-functioning firearms using either a shooting fixture or range setting.
Full time gig. I imagine some among the Horde might be qualified. Details on their careers website.
Caveat emptor, yadda yadda yadda...
Posted by: TRex - job finder dino at May 10, 2026 08:39 PM (cCn4/)
MAN....I want that job.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 10, 2026 08:45 PM (xcxpd)
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Dang, a job as a "shooter" for S&W? Could think of worse gigs.
Still might look into possibilities as an RSO at the SEALs' new-ish range down on the Strand. Associates tell me the RSOs are all civilians. But I'm guessing their former SEALs. We'll see.
Still might look into possibilities as an RSO at the SEALs' new-ish range down on the Strand. Associates tell me the RSOs are all civilians. But I'm guessing their former SEALs. We'll see.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 08:45 PM (U/Byj)
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When buying that Detective Special 30 years ago, I had to choose between it and a S&W Model 36 (Chief's Special). I chose the Detective Special because 1) it fit my hand better w/ the rubber Pachmayr grips that came standard and 2) price. The Chief's Special was going for $325. The Detective Special had been discounted to $275.
Posted by: Ed L at May 10, 2026 08:21 PM
What????? I was expecting the 6 rounds vs. 5 comeback. :-D
Posted by: Ed L at May 10, 2026 08:21 PM
What????? I was expecting the 6 rounds vs. 5 comeback. :-D
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 10, 2026 08:46 PM (0sNs1)
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but at a match last week was rather taken by the S&W 9mm PCC. Think it's lighter than Ruger's. Thinking it would make a good home defense tool for both of us.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 08:42 PM (U/Byj)
Rhomboid, that is my trunk gun. Great carrying case that doesn’t look like it could be carrying a carbine. It takes most S&W mags, and carries 2 23-rounders in the stock. Simple blow-back design, and is super out to 50+ yards with a red dot.
Highly recommend.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 08:42 PM (U/Byj)
Rhomboid, that is my trunk gun. Great carrying case that doesn’t look like it could be carrying a carbine. It takes most S&W mags, and carries 2 23-rounders in the stock. Simple blow-back design, and is super out to 50+ yards with a red dot.
Highly recommend.
Posted by: RI Red at May 10, 2026 08:47 PM (Edxq2)
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Thinking about this some more, what aspects appeal to you the most? The challenges such as precision and accuracy? The combination of mechanical skills and art? The camaraderie of other shooters? The smell of gunpowder in the morning?
The fact that I am too old and slow for a knife fight anymore.
The fact that I am too old and slow for a knife fight anymore.
Posted by: toby928(c) at May 10, 2026 08:47 PM (4NO2D)
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Ed L I usually also use 10 yds, though since it's a snub, I also do 5-7 yds. The boss likes the S&W Model 60, but I can't get her to use double action. She's pretty swift, and accurage, with single action. It has a CrimsonTrace so accuracy is pretty good. Definitely a "last ditch" home defense sort of tool.
For last ditch defense I prefer the CIWS, but damn the cost of ammo. And the neighbors wouldn't love it either.
For last ditch defense I prefer the CIWS, but damn the cost of ammo. And the neighbors wouldn't love it either.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 08:48 PM (U/Byj)
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Bought my P365 on December 1, 2020. At the time I figured it would be the only gun I'd ever own.
Posted by: screaming in digital at May 10, 2026 08:41 PM
And now look at you! Blasting the biggest hole in the target of everyone at the TxMoMe!!
* sniff *
Posted by: screaming in digital at May 10, 2026 08:41 PM
And now look at you! Blasting the biggest hole in the target of everyone at the TxMoMe!!
* sniff *
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 10, 2026 08:48 PM (0sNs1)
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81 The only gun I want, a 12g bullpup, is covered by Spanberger’s ban. The others are Rossi R95 45-70 and an undetermined caliber bolt action.
I told my mom about my AR and she laughed. I am not sure why.
I don’t have a burning desire to actually shoot them, just to have them. Like putting E0 in my car.
Guns.com has LE trade ins. Are those a good choice for used guns? Are their certified guns worthwhile?
Posted by: Accomack at May 10, 2026 07:58 PM (wkU1F)
I've bought several LE tradein guns. They are very good deals. I've only used guns.com once and it was a painless process to buy and ship to my FFL for background checks and fees.
I told my mom about my AR and she laughed. I am not sure why.
I don’t have a burning desire to actually shoot them, just to have them. Like putting E0 in my car.
Guns.com has LE trade ins. Are those a good choice for used guns? Are their certified guns worthwhile?
Posted by: Accomack at May 10, 2026 07:58 PM (wkU1F)
I've bought several LE tradein guns. They are very good deals. I've only used guns.com once and it was a painless process to buy and ship to my FFL for background checks and fees.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 10, 2026 08:49 PM (xcxpd)
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RI Red thanks. I mean, damn you. Now I'll have to seriously look into it. Yeah I'd forgotten the folding stock, love that feature.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 08:50 PM (U/Byj)
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Yeah I'd forgotten the folding stock, love that feature.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 08:50 PM
Don't forget the thingie that goes up, and the chainsaw bayonet.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 08:50 PM
Don't forget the thingie that goes up, and the chainsaw bayonet.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 10, 2026 08:51 PM (0sNs1)
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What????? I was expecting the 6 rounds vs. 5 comeback. :-D
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 10, 2026 08:46 PM (0sNs1)
That Detective Special was only the second gun I ever purchased, so I didn't really know much about the Colt vs. S&W thing at the time. BTW, I still have that Detective Special to this day.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 10, 2026 08:46 PM (0sNs1)
That Detective Special was only the second gun I ever purchased, so I didn't really know much about the Colt vs. S&W thing at the time. BTW, I still have that Detective Special to this day.
Posted by: Ed L at May 10, 2026 08:53 PM (BCwQW)
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The only LE trade-in I have is a CZ-83 in 380ACP. A trade-in in Europe, that is. Love it. Liked it so much I bought one of the last CZ-83s made, which I stumbled across at a local store. Special final run for some American distributor, years ago. Function checked, lubed, and put away. Only unfired gun I have.
But I did whine and suffer over the years at LE trade-in deals at AIM or J&G that I couldn't pounce on due to the idiotic CA handgun roster.
But I did whine and suffer over the years at LE trade-in deals at AIM or J&G that I couldn't pounce on due to the idiotic CA handgun roster.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 08:54 PM (U/Byj)
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Slow night, what with all the Mother's Day celebrations and what not. Do you all want to talk about blowing up Iran? Who thinks, at a minimum, we should be dropping power lines and letting the IRGC consider their life-choices in the dark?
Posted by: Weasel at May 10, 2026 08:56 PM (1S3fY)
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Well Weasel, since you axxed ......
Actually my preference is for the next phase to be a direct forcing of the Strait by destroying Iran's ability to materially interfere there. I think that's feasible. In so doing, we'd be eliminating Iran's last bit of leverage, their last "card", while simultaneously showcasing how "you don't want to f**k with us when we're serious".
Operations to continue degrading their missile force (including its industrial base) and to hit leadership would also obviously be on the menu.
But to hedge against the risk of regime survival (which would be a disaster), eliminating their last important tool would be important.
Actually my preference is for the next phase to be a direct forcing of the Strait by destroying Iran's ability to materially interfere there. I think that's feasible. In so doing, we'd be eliminating Iran's last bit of leverage, their last "card", while simultaneously showcasing how "you don't want to f**k with us when we're serious".
Operations to continue degrading their missile force (including its industrial base) and to hit leadership would also obviously be on the menu.
But to hedge against the risk of regime survival (which would be a disaster), eliminating their last important tool would be important.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 09:03 PM (U/Byj)
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Slow night, what with all the Mother's Day celebrations and what not. Do you all want to talk about blowing up Iran? Who thinks, at a minimum, we should be dropping power lines and letting the IRGC consider their life-choices in the dark?
Posted by: Weasel at May 10, 2026 08:56 PM (1S3fY)
I like the idea of stealing guns and ammo from the Chinese military, and dropping them into Iran for the rebels. Likely use the same ammo as the IRGC, and pisses off their leadership.
Posted by: Weasel at May 10, 2026 08:56 PM (1S3fY)
I like the idea of stealing guns and ammo from the Chinese military, and dropping them into Iran for the rebels. Likely use the same ammo as the IRGC, and pisses off their leadership.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 10, 2026 09:03 PM (qx7Zg)
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Rhomboid, I’ve done a few IDPA matches with. Crazy easy to maneuver and laughably accurate at 25 yards and under.
Warning: buy beau coupe ammo, because it’s way too easy to shoot a lot.
And there is hardly any recoil. The fairer sex loves it, and the red dot makes it plain easy.
Warning: buy beau coupe ammo, because it’s way too easy to shoot a lot.
And there is hardly any recoil. The fairer sex loves it, and the red dot makes it plain easy.
Posted by: RI Red at May 10, 2026 09:05 PM (jkyX4)
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Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 09:03 PM (U/Byj)
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The reality on the ground may preclude this, but I've been wondering about carpet bombing the Bandar Abbas area.
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The reality on the ground may preclude this, but I've been wondering about carpet bombing the Bandar Abbas area.
Posted by: Weasel at May 10, 2026 09:06 PM (PVV5z)
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Do you all want to talk about blowing up Iran? Who thinks, at a minimum, we should be dropping power lines and letting the IRGC consider their life-choices in the dark?
Posted by: Weasel at May 10, 2026 08:56 PM (1S3fY)
The USN should run a repeat of "Operation Pocket Money," i.e. the mining of Haiphong Harbor to completely choke off all of Iran's ports (Char Bahar, Bushehr, Kharg Island, etc.). If the IRGC can mine the Strait of Hormuz, two can play at that game. Some 11,000 plus conventional bombs fitted with magnetic sensors vice conventional fuzes brought traffic in and out Haiphong Harbor to a total standstill. The bombs sat on the bottom, waiting for ships to pass overhead before detonating.
Posted by: Weasel at May 10, 2026 08:56 PM (1S3fY)
The USN should run a repeat of "Operation Pocket Money," i.e. the mining of Haiphong Harbor to completely choke off all of Iran's ports (Char Bahar, Bushehr, Kharg Island, etc.). If the IRGC can mine the Strait of Hormuz, two can play at that game. Some 11,000 plus conventional bombs fitted with magnetic sensors vice conventional fuzes brought traffic in and out Haiphong Harbor to a total standstill. The bombs sat on the bottom, waiting for ships to pass overhead before detonating.
Posted by: Ed L at May 10, 2026 09:08 PM (BCwQW)
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Obviously there are phone-book thick contingency plans for all kinds of Hormuz-related operations, many of them updated for many years now. Equally obviously I don't get to peruse them (what's up with that?).
But as with most of these topics, most of what's important is publicly known and/or liable to analysis without all the secret info.
Force the Strait via convoys, when they light up, light them up. We have persistent 24/7 surveillance and strike capability now that didn't exist 20 years ago. Their FACs have to traverse a fair distance to engage - they should be vaporized long before they get that far. And don't just react - pre-empt everything you can see. Relentlessly. Very difficult to end *all* hostile activity, not at all impossible to degrade it to the nuisance level.
And then the regime sits there, with ineffectual (and declining) missile attacks on the region, the IRGC getting harvested from street check-points to senior leadership, helpless, as the blockade/financial vise grind them down.
But as with most of these topics, most of what's important is publicly known and/or liable to analysis without all the secret info.
Force the Strait via convoys, when they light up, light them up. We have persistent 24/7 surveillance and strike capability now that didn't exist 20 years ago. Their FACs have to traverse a fair distance to engage - they should be vaporized long before they get that far. And don't just react - pre-empt everything you can see. Relentlessly. Very difficult to end *all* hostile activity, not at all impossible to degrade it to the nuisance level.
And then the regime sits there, with ineffectual (and declining) missile attacks on the region, the IRGC getting harvested from street check-points to senior leadership, helpless, as the blockade/financial vise grind them down.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 09:08 PM (U/Byj)
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And now look at you! Blasting the biggest hole in the target of everyone at the TxMoMe!!
* sniff *
Posted by: Duncanthrax
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Only because of your coaching!
* sniff *
Posted by: Duncanthrax
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Only because of your coaching!
Posted by: screaming in digital at May 10, 2026 09:09 PM (0SdQT)
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RI Red, thanks. Yeah I saw that PCC at a handgun match a week ago. Seemed simplicity itself to operate.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 09:10 PM (U/Byj)
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Going to sign off. Been watching this show on Apple TV called Slow Horses. Pretty exciting spy series set in Great Britain. Weird how ritish and Australian TV is so superior to here but they suck otherwise.
Have great week all.
Thanks Weasel.
Have great week all.
Thanks Weasel.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 10, 2026 09:11 PM (kJmSS)
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OK, all y'all. 9:13pm thank you time.
Thank you!
I appreciate your being here tonight and hope to see you next Sunday!
Thank you!
I appreciate your being here tonight and hope to see you next Sunday!
Posted by: Weasel at May 10, 2026 09:13 PM (PVV5z)
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Ed L, thanks, I forgot that part
Mining. I mentioned this to people weeks ago, referencing the Haiphong experience. Which besides forgotten is not generally appreciated. North Vietnamese memoirs and interviews showed that at that point, they were desperate, and figured the game was up.
Ditto here. Mine every relevant port. Pre-empt every known/suspected FAC facility. Have a cordon of UUV and USV surveillance/strike assets along key corridors. In the context of overall surveillance, engage leakers with Apaches, A-10s, or other assets.
The enemy might get some licks in. But they can't sustain a campaign, that's the key.
I really don't see any alternative to something like this, the regime has clearly decided they'll tough it out (of course). Which is good in that it will force the US to actually do what's needed. Which is not *any* kind of "agreement" or "deal", regardless of the details. Impossible to believe Trump/inner circle haven't realized this from the start. Which makes this the longest running and most interesting int'l kabuki I can recall.
Mining. I mentioned this to people weeks ago, referencing the Haiphong experience. Which besides forgotten is not generally appreciated. North Vietnamese memoirs and interviews showed that at that point, they were desperate, and figured the game was up.
Ditto here. Mine every relevant port. Pre-empt every known/suspected FAC facility. Have a cordon of UUV and USV surveillance/strike assets along key corridors. In the context of overall surveillance, engage leakers with Apaches, A-10s, or other assets.
The enemy might get some licks in. But they can't sustain a campaign, that's the key.
I really don't see any alternative to something like this, the regime has clearly decided they'll tough it out (of course). Which is good in that it will force the US to actually do what's needed. Which is not *any* kind of "agreement" or "deal", regardless of the details. Impossible to believe Trump/inner circle haven't realized this from the start. Which makes this the longest running and most interesting int'l kabuki I can recall.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 09:15 PM (U/Byj)
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Gotta go! Best to all. I’ll report in.
Eventually.
Eventually.
Posted by: RI Red at May 10, 2026 09:15 PM (Zlv72)
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Thanks Weasel as ever for gubs.
Classiest thread of the week.
And only one with the faint sweet aroma of burned gunpowder.
Classiest thread of the week.
And only one with the faint sweet aroma of burned gunpowder.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 09:16 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Weasel at May 10, 2026 09:18 PM (PVV5z)
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Posted by: Weasel at May 10, 2026 08:56 PM (1S3fY)
The other plus about mining is you don't even have to lay mines in order for the mines to have an effect. Just talk about laying the mines, and the other guy has to think about whether he needs to look for them or not. The primary US mines are the Quickstrike series (converted Mk-82, Mk-83, and Mk-84 general purpose bombs) and CAPTOR series, which are obsolete torpedoes (Mk-37 or Mk-46) tethered to the bottom. The torpedoes activate and make attack runs on their targets when the acoustic signatures programed into them are matched by something moving nearby.
The other plus about mining is you don't even have to lay mines in order for the mines to have an effect. Just talk about laying the mines, and the other guy has to think about whether he needs to look for them or not. The primary US mines are the Quickstrike series (converted Mk-82, Mk-83, and Mk-84 general purpose bombs) and CAPTOR series, which are obsolete torpedoes (Mk-37 or Mk-46) tethered to the bottom. The torpedoes activate and make attack runs on their targets when the acoustic signatures programed into them are matched by something moving nearby.
Posted by: Ed L at May 10, 2026 09:19 PM (BCwQW)
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Thanks for hosting, Weasel!
Posted by: Ed L at May 10, 2026 09:22 PM (BCwQW)
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I went to a1000yd competition last week with my tikka hunting rifle and a 1-8lpvo hunting scope and came dead last.
That makes it sound like the morning was less fun than it was. I had a blast.
That makes it sound like the morning was less fun than it was. I had a blast.
Posted by: Nato at May 10, 2026 09:23 PM (74cob)
Posted by: Weasel at May 10, 2026 09:25 PM (1S3fY)
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Here is my thoughts on Iran. I am not 100% sold in the need to have done Iran at this time. But I don't know what I don't know.
But, once started we need to win it. Starting a fight and losing is bad. Very bad.
So yeah drop everything. Power lines water treatment dams oil refineries.
Everything.
But, once started we need to win it. Starting a fight and losing is bad. Very bad.
So yeah drop everything. Power lines water treatment dams oil refineries.
Everything.
Posted by: blaster at May 10, 2026 09:26 PM (NlEaG)
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OK, I have to be up early so I'm going to wrangle the doggos and head to bed. Hope you all have a great week!
Posted by: Weasel at May 10, 2026 09:27 PM (1S3fY)
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U.S. needs to be rewarding Iranian leadership for narcing on Iranian leadership.
See Venezuela for example.
See Venezuela for example.
Posted by: blaster at May 10, 2026 09:28 PM (NlEaG)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 10, 2026 09:28 PM (xcxpd)
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I am not even sure you could call Ma Barker a 'handsome' woman.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 09:28 PM (bss/y)
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If I wanted .30 M1 carbine performance in a modern fiearm, I'd look at the .300 Blackout cartridge. Poking around the internet, I see that Ruger is offering the Mini-14 in .300 BO, which sort of brings the carbine cycle full circle.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 10, 2026 09:29 PM (mPEzV)
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Thanks, Weasel.
Thanks, Horde.
Thanks, Horde.
Posted by: GWB at May 10, 2026 09:33 PM (wcq2x)
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Anyone have a strong opinion on MagTech ammo? I have a few boxes (.44 Magnum and .44 Special) but haven't shot enough to notice a trend....
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 10, 2026 09:41 PM (iERP6)
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172 If I wanted .30 M1 carbine performance in a modern fiearm, I'd look at the .300 Blackout cartridge. Poking around the internet, I see that Ruger is offering the Mini-14 in .300 BO, which sort of brings the carbine cycle full circle.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 10, 2026 09:29 PM (mPEzV)
Supersonic .300 blk is more powerful than .30 carbine.
Subsonic is slightly less powerful.
I would love to try a 4.5 pound .300 blk build.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 10, 2026 09:29 PM (mPEzV)
Supersonic .300 blk is more powerful than .30 carbine.
Subsonic is slightly less powerful.
I would love to try a 4.5 pound .300 blk build.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 10, 2026 09:42 PM (xcxpd)
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174 Anyone have a strong opinion on MagTech ammo? I have a few boxes (.44 Magnum and .44 Special) but haven't shot enough to notice a trend....
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 10, 2026 09:41 PM (iERP6)
The .38 special Magtech I have is extremely dirty ammo.
But I've also bought 9mm and .45 Magtech that did not seem any worse than Federal or S&B.
I say if you find a good deal on it, buy it.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 10, 2026 09:41 PM (iERP6)
The .38 special Magtech I have is extremely dirty ammo.
But I've also bought 9mm and .45 Magtech that did not seem any worse than Federal or S&B.
I say if you find a good deal on it, buy it.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 10, 2026 09:44 PM (xcxpd)
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Iran: We will decisively if the WH will let the JCS run the war. Of course that hasn’t happened since the big WW Eleven.
Posted by: Going deep. Out. at May 10, 2026 09:47 PM (23/y9)
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.32 ACP may not be the best carry choice today, but I think it's still great as learning tool and as a range toy. The old Beretta Model 81 Cheetah...
Posted by: Ed L at May 10, 2026 07:30 PM (BCwQW)
I prefer the 30x Tomcat. It's a REALLY nice little micro.
And shot placement is ALWAYS key - even with a .45.
Posted by: Ed L at May 10, 2026 07:30 PM (BCwQW)
I prefer the 30x Tomcat. It's a REALLY nice little micro.
And shot placement is ALWAYS key - even with a .45.
Posted by: GWB at May 10, 2026 09:48 PM (wcq2x)
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131 "Haven't checked either end of this situation, but I'd imagine the more decent condition real M1 carbine prices now equal/exceed the price of the new Inland repros, and the Auto Ordnance repros (for a while in the latter case).
I'm happy with my 1943 Quality Hardware...."
Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 08:42 PM (U/Byj)
I have two M1 carbines: Winchester, Quality Hardware Machine Corp. The have always run fine.
I'm happy with my 1943 Quality Hardware...."
Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 08:42 PM (U/Byj)
I have two M1 carbines: Winchester, Quality Hardware Machine Corp. The have always run fine.
Posted by: Bond in Michigan at May 10, 2026 09:49 PM (yJcPp)
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I told my mom about my AR and she laughed. I am not sure why.
I don’t have a burning desire to actually shoot them, just to have them. Like putting E0 in my car.
Guns.com has LE trade ins. Are those a good choice for used guns? Are their certified guns worthwhile?
Posted by: Accomack
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>> I told my mom about my AR and she laughed.
Mom sports a battle rifle.
I don’t have a burning desire to actually shoot them, just to have them. Like putting E0 in my car.
Guns.com has LE trade ins. Are those a good choice for used guns? Are their certified guns worthwhile?
Posted by: Accomack
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>> I told my mom about my AR and she laughed.
Mom sports a battle rifle.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 10, 2026 09:51 PM (/lPRQ)
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>> I told my mom about my AR and she laughed.
Mom sports a battle rifle.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 10, 2026 09:51 PM (/lPRQ)
Probably has a Ma Deuce and knows how to use it.
Mom sports a battle rifle.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 10, 2026 09:51 PM (/lPRQ)
Probably has a Ma Deuce and knows how to use it.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 10, 2026 09:56 PM (qx7Zg)
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Several states are trying to ban Glocks. Today I saw that a group is suing Glock because they say a Glock 17 is concealable. This is amusing on several levels. First a Glock 17 is not easily concealable. Second because they are suing the manufacturer because a Glock was used in a shooting on a subway in NY. Like because they make guns, they are responsible for everyone that shoots one committing a crime.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 10, 2026 07:29 PM (kJmSS)
The lawyers bringing these suits are getting paid by somebody. They"re not doing it out of the kindness of their hearts.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 10, 2026 07:29 PM (kJmSS)
The lawyers bringing these suits are getting paid by somebody. They"re not doing it out of the kindness of their hearts.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 09:56 PM (utfVc)
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Amusing every year to see Ma Barker.
Fans of $crooge McDuck comics will recognize her as the model for Ma Beagle of the notorious Beagle Boys.
Which you knew first, Barker or Beagle, may depend on your upbringing.😁
Fans of $crooge McDuck comics will recognize her as the model for Ma Beagle of the notorious Beagle Boys.
Which you knew first, Barker or Beagle, may depend on your upbringing.😁
Posted by: mindful webworker - beagles, barkers, and beasties at May 10, 2026 10:00 PM (Cl/mc)
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ONT is up
Posted by: SciVo at May 10, 2026 10:09 PM (Sy6m/)
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just got here.
dad told me to buy a colt woodsman. i never did but would like to. .22 is most fun.
my boss at yamaha north just out of high school was selling a '70 3screw s'b'hawk in .44mag. 150bucks. we had a bowling alley called gabby hartnets that had a range in the basement. that's how i got started!
i passed on the '94 winchester lever in .30-30 (same price) bc i'm an idiot and i thought that caliber was gay.
dad told me to buy a colt woodsman. i never did but would like to. .22 is most fun.
my boss at yamaha north just out of high school was selling a '70 3screw s'b'hawk in .44mag. 150bucks. we had a bowling alley called gabby hartnets that had a range in the basement. that's how i got started!
i passed on the '94 winchester lever in .30-30 (same price) bc i'm an idiot and i thought that caliber was gay.
Posted by: cmeat at May 11, 2026 08:15 AM (R11M+)
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I know i'm late to the gun thread party, but I went to the range yesterday. This marks one year since my first class and while my targets don't look as good as the ones in the post above, all the rounds are impacting the target and about 90% are in the center of body mass so I am pleased. Prior to the past year, the last time I shot a handgun was in 1985. Going to class at the range every month has paid off. It's also a lot of fun.
Posted by: Frankie at May 11, 2026 09:50 AM (z3wvT)
Food Thread: Was The Original Yorkshire Pudding Made From Yorkshiremen, Or Yorkshire Terrier?
I'll be in and out, so behave yourselves, and in particular, don't talk about boring food!
The garlic is busily growing, with pretty impressive green shoots that are pushing a foot tall! I even fertilized them! And if they survive the deer and squirrel apocalypse, and actually grow into something edible, I will be in garlic heaven! In case it doesn't, send all of your excellent home-grown garlic to: cbd dot aoshq at gmail dot com. Rumor has it that the Bourbon Bubble is bursting. I have seen no evidence of decreasing prices, but maybe the bursting started somewhere else! I think the sweet spot is $40-$60 for excellent and interesting bottles, and bumping that to $100 gets you an incremental improvement in quality, but nothing mind-blowing. More than that and I think you are paying for hype and rarity, which may look good in your liquor cabinet, but doesn't translate to more quality in the bottle. The problem...or the solution...is to buy lots of bourbon, take tasting notes, and eventually arrive at your favorites! It should take forty or fifty years, but it is worth it!
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I wonder if having three food threads in a row is some sort of record here at AoSHQ...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 10, 2026 04:03 PM (gnNyN)
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The title reminds me - I'm all out of hobo meat for my hobo stew.
Posted by: Fritzy at May 10, 2026 04:03 PM (2GIh1)
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Had a lovely lunch out with son and grandsons so it's left over tacos, avocado and watermelon tonight.
Posted by: Tuna at May 10, 2026 04:05 PM (lJ0H4)
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I went for a walk, and the cute little ducklings that I first saw yesterday have already lightened from brownish to yellow. There appear to still be four of them, though one I could only see by his wake, since they were in some plants by the shore of the retaining pond.
I believe it was put in to keep the development's hydrologic profile (if I'm using that term correctly) the same as before it was built, so that neither more nor less water flows off the entire property as a whole when it rains, but it is very popular with various waterfowl. Most just rest briefly, and some stop to raise a family at that time of year, but in particular we have a semi-permanent population of fat and happy ducks that some residents like to feed in the adjoining park.
I believe it was put in to keep the development's hydrologic profile (if I'm using that term correctly) the same as before it was built, so that neither more nor less water flows off the entire property as a whole when it rains, but it is very popular with various waterfowl. Most just rest briefly, and some stop to raise a family at that time of year, but in particular we have a semi-permanent population of fat and happy ducks that some residents like to feed in the adjoining park.
Posted by: SciVo at May 10, 2026 04:05 PM (Sy6m/)
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Corgis summoned
Posted by: SciVo at May 10, 2026 04:05 PM (Sy6m/)
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Those pork chops look like the ones mom used to make.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 10, 2026 04:07 PM (jehhT)
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Food fight
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 04:07 PM (o9su6)
Posted by: Tuna at May 10, 2026 04:08 PM (lJ0H4)
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Pudding? Luxury. Our parents made us eat sludge from the outhouse and told us it was chocolate sauce, then beat us for contracting hepatitis and cholera.
Posted by: A Yorkshireman at May 10, 2026 04:09 PM (TbWk/)
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>>I wonder if having three food threads in a row is some sort of record here at AoSHQ...
They all end up as food, boob, gub, or movie threads.
They all end up as food, boob, gub, or movie threads.
Posted by: Nazdar at May 10, 2026 04:10 PM (NcvvS)
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One of the most important things my students have taught me is the difference between a home cook and a professional. It’s a distinction many chefs fail to make, which accounts for the large number of beautiful cookbooks that are impossible to use.
—Jacques Pépin, The Apprentice: My Life in the Kitchen
—Jacques Pépin, The Apprentice: My Life in the Kitchen
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 10, 2026 04:10 PM (EXyHK)
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> Those pork chops look like the ones mom used to make.
Posted by: Martini Farmer
Shake and Bake?
Posted by: Tuna
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Probably....
Posted by: Martini Farmer
Shake and Bake?
Posted by: Tuna
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Probably....
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 10, 2026 04:10 PM (jehhT)
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Yes...another installment in the never-ending saga of Dildo's Yorkshire Pudding JourneyTM!
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The Dildoniad
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The Dildoniad
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 10, 2026 04:11 PM (kpS4V)
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Brattleboro wants to wish Micheal Obono a Happy Birthing Persins Day. We loves yew and miss you.
Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, Vt at May 10, 2026 04:12 PM (gG5Gl)
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Leaving in about 30-40 minutes for Poke Bowls...but got credit for running a great concessions dessert table for my kid's 1st community play (run by our Church). Apparently, it's a new thought to tell folks to bring something they would want to eat and to not worry about bringing too much b/c it would become the post-show free cast snacks. And to keep a public list of what was coming b/c folks would naturally fill in the cracks.
Notable things - when priced as "pay want you want donation" allergy homemade stuff went like hotcakes as did Skittles and Ring Pops (sugar candy vs chocolate candy). Apples and chips/popcorn less so. Apparently, you want those items at dinner (where both went like hotcakes for the talent show the week before which was a dinner event), not dessert. Cookies were also slow. Seems kids want sugar over chocolate, or are used to it so pick it.
Notable things - when priced as "pay want you want donation" allergy homemade stuff went like hotcakes as did Skittles and Ring Pops (sugar candy vs chocolate candy). Apples and chips/popcorn less so. Apparently, you want those items at dinner (where both went like hotcakes for the talent show the week before which was a dinner event), not dessert. Cookies were also slow. Seems kids want sugar over chocolate, or are used to it so pick it.
Posted by: Nova Local at May 10, 2026 04:13 PM (tOcjL)
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Yes...another installment in the never-ending saga of Dildo's Yorkshire Pudding JourneyTM!
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The Dildoniad
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 10, 2026 04:11 PM (kpS4V)
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Somehow I don't see Christopher Nolan directing the movie...which is probably for the best.
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The Dildoniad
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 10, 2026 04:11 PM (kpS4V)
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Somehow I don't see Christopher Nolan directing the movie...which is probably for the best.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 10, 2026 04:13 PM (gnNyN)
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I think that airline food is Filet of Ötzi the Tyrolean Iceman.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 10, 2026 04:13 PM (kpS4V)
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Confirming what has long been known. Geniuses prefer pineapple on their pizza.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 10, 2026 04:13 PM (0sNs1)
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Whole Roasted chicken in a bag tonight, with a side of beef egg bites.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 10, 2026 04:15 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 04:15 PM (3ek7K)
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Somehow I don't see Christopher Nolan directing the movie...which is probably for the best.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
Starring Denzel Washington as CBD. Whoopi Goldberg as Mrs. Dildo.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
Starring Denzel Washington as CBD. Whoopi Goldberg as Mrs. Dildo.
Posted by: Tuna at May 10, 2026 04:16 PM (lJ0H4)
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Mmmm....just pulled a steak from the broiler
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 10, 2026 04:17 PM (kpS4V)
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Starring Denzel Washington as CBD. Whoopi Goldberg as Mrs. Dildo.
Posted by: Tuna at May 10, 2026 04:16 PM (lJ0H4)
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LOL I was just about to cast Denzel as The Dildo.
Posted by: Tuna at May 10, 2026 04:16 PM (lJ0H4)
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LOL I was just about to cast Denzel as The Dildo.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 10, 2026 04:18 PM (kpS4V)
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The Dildoniad
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 10, 2026 04:11 PM (kpS4V)
The Dildodyssey.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 10, 2026 04:11 PM (kpS4V)
The Dildodyssey.
Posted by: Now with 200% more race-swapping at May 10, 2026 04:19 PM (TbWk/)
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> Mmmm....just pulled a steak from the broiler
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Interesting take on being sucked into a jet engine.
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Interesting take on being sucked into a jet engine.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 10, 2026 04:20 PM (jehhT)
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Starring Denzel Washington as CBD. Whoopi Goldberg as Mrs. Dildo.
Posted by: Tuna at May 10, 2026 04:16 PM (lJ0H4)
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LOL I was just about to cast Denzel as The Dildo.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 10, 2026 04:18 PM (kpS4V)
DOC JOHNSON AIN'T GOT SHIT ON ME!!!
Posted by: Tuna at May 10, 2026 04:16 PM (lJ0H4)
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LOL I was just about to cast Denzel as The Dildo.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 10, 2026 04:18 PM (kpS4V)
DOC JOHNSON AIN'T GOT SHIT ON ME!!!
Posted by: Directed by Antoine Fuckwa at May 10, 2026 04:20 PM (TbWk/)
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Food Thread: Was The Original Yorkshire Pudding Made From Yorkshiremen, Or Yorkshire Terrier?
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I read that, and I have to say, before reading on, it gave me paws.
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I read that, and I have to say, before reading on, it gave me paws.
Posted by: mrp at May 10, 2026 04:21 PM (rj6Yv)
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Recreated a nice snack from my childhood this past week. I had a bunch of cornflakes leftover from making a cornflake chicken casserole, and remembered that my mom used to make buttered cornflakes with garlic and salt.
1 oz cornflakes (about a cup)
1 tbsp butter
1 large clove garlic
salt
Crush the cornflakes if desired (mom didn’t, but when I first made it the leftover cornflakes were already crushed, and this worked). Layer cornflakes, butter, and garlic in microwavable cup or bowl. Microwave about 20-30 seconds until butter is fully melted.
Mix, salting to taste, and eat.
1 oz cornflakes (about a cup)
1 tbsp butter
1 large clove garlic
salt
Crush the cornflakes if desired (mom didn’t, but when I first made it the leftover cornflakes were already crushed, and this worked). Layer cornflakes, butter, and garlic in microwavable cup or bowl. Microwave about 20-30 seconds until butter is fully melted.
Mix, salting to taste, and eat.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 10, 2026 04:21 PM (EXyHK)
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Shake and Bake?
Posted by: Tuna at May 10, 2026 04:08 PM (lJ0H4)
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I'll admit it. It's Shake and Bake and Ah he'pd.
Posted by: Tuna at May 10, 2026 04:08 PM (lJ0H4)
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I'll admit it. It's Shake and Bake and Ah he'pd.
Posted by: mrp at May 10, 2026 04:23 PM (rj6Yv)
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Pineapple on pizzas was started by Bolsheviks
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 04:23 PM (o9su6)
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I wonder if having three food threads in a row is some sort of record here at AoSHQ...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
If boobs are in one of the food groups, then -
No.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
If boobs are in one of the food groups, then -
No.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 10, 2026 04:24 PM (Kyh8Y)
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 04:24 PM (3ek7K)
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Today's "authentic" Yorkshire Pudding obviously has a healthy dose of curry in it...because...you know....
Posted by: Orson at May 10, 2026 04:24 PM (dIske)
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I am curious about this little fat thing and Yorkshire pudding. I make it for Christmas Eve just like my mama did, and it is not a low fat thing, hence the once a year indulgence. It is always devoured. That said, the youngest found the little British kiddo who does the short cooking snippets. He did a roast and served each portion in a Yorkshire pudding bowl. This has been requested, but my child said our roast needs to be 1. Far less cooked, grey roast should be a crime, and 2. Seasoned. He only used salt and pepper. I quoteth “where is the rosemary? The garlic? The entire herbed crust? Abomination!” Apparently there is a pan specifically for Yorkshire pudding and these bowls. I will source it and we will try it out.
Posted by: Piper at May 10, 2026 04:24 PM (p4NUW)
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Stephen Price Blair, thank you for the salmon terrine idea. A plank of smoked salmon surrounded in poblano cream cheese and wrapped in thin sliced salmon for slicing.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 10, 2026 04:26 PM (z2aPa)
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In an earlier Thread this week, it was demonstrated that New Jersey residents possess a woefully inadequate knowledge of BBQ brisket, likely attributable to the lack of quality BBQ (and picante sauce) on the Eastern Seaboard.
Sad!
Sad!
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 10, 2026 04:26 PM (0sNs1)
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From the picture it appears that the fat wasn't hot enough before adding the batter.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 10, 2026 04:28 PM (z2aPa)
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A plank of smoked salmon surrounded in poblano cream cheese and wrapped in thin sliced salmon for slicing.
That sounds literally mouth-watering.
That sounds literally mouth-watering.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 10, 2026 04:28 PM (EXyHK)
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I was TDY to Yorkshire and a group of us were at a fancy restaurant during the Christmas season and ordered Yorkshire puddings.
A Texan at our table loudly (as is the way of his people) declared that the pudding needed some chili on top, to the horror of the waiter,
A Texan at our table loudly (as is the way of his people) declared that the pudding needed some chili on top, to the horror of the waiter,
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 10, 2026 04:29 PM (kpS4V)
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My bread issues were all due to not using enough water. I used one of cookbook proportions and saw my mistake.
Posted by: Accomack at May 10, 2026 04:29 PM (8jVAy)
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From the picture it appears that the fat wasn't hot enough before adding the batter.
There are all sorts of ways to make Yorkshire pudding, but they all have one thing in common: the pots need to be very hot and they need to be dense enough that they don’t cool down too much when adding the batter.
There are all sorts of ways to make Yorkshire pudding, but they all have one thing in common: the pots need to be very hot and they need to be dense enough that they don’t cool down too much when adding the batter.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 10, 2026 04:30 PM (EXyHK)
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but my child said our roast needs to be 1. Far less cooked, grey roast should be a crime, and 2. Seasoned. He only used salt and pepper. I quoteth “where is the rosemary? The garlic? The entire herbed crust? Abomination!”
Posted by: Piper at May 10, 2026 04:24 PM
A nipper wise beyond his years. You should be proud!
Posted by: Piper at May 10, 2026 04:24 PM
A nipper wise beyond his years. You should be proud!
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 10, 2026 04:30 PM (0sNs1)
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If boobs are in one of the food groups, then -
No.
Posted by: Tonypete
Well, they are food for babies, but babies are nursing and not commenting "Look at the boobs on my mom." 😉
No.
Posted by: Tonypete
Well, they are food for babies, but babies are nursing and not commenting "Look at the boobs on my mom." 😉
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 10, 2026 04:30 PM (Yl2Ob)
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CBD,
Your airline filet looks like it was sliced from Evil Dead's Book of the Dead.
I suggest you get your digestive system exorcised
Your airline filet looks like it was sliced from Evil Dead's Book of the Dead.
I suggest you get your digestive system exorcised
Posted by: naturalfake at May 10, 2026 04:31 PM (iJfKG)
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Well, they are food for babies, but babies are nursing and not commenting "Look at the boobs on my mom."
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If baby 'rons could talk, they would say that.
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If baby 'rons could talk, they would say that.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 10, 2026 04:32 PM (kpS4V)
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Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 10, 2026 04:32 PM (kpS4V
Probably. Ha.
Probably. Ha.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 10, 2026 04:33 PM (Yl2Ob)
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I was TDY to Yorkshire and a group of us were at a fancy restaurant during the Christmas season and ordered Yorkshire puddings.
A Texan at our table loudly (as is the way of his people) declared that the pudding needed some chili on top, to the horror of the waiter,
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 10, 2026 04:29 PM
Is it not more traditional to order figgy puddings during the Christmas season?
I've learned not to ask where people are from. If they're Texan, they'll tell you, and if not, why embarrass them?
A Texan at our table loudly (as is the way of his people) declared that the pudding needed some chili on top, to the horror of the waiter,
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 10, 2026 04:29 PM
Is it not more traditional to order figgy puddings during the Christmas season?
I've learned not to ask where people are from. If they're Texan, they'll tell you, and if not, why embarrass them?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 10, 2026 04:34 PM (0sNs1)
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Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 10, 2026 04:26 PM (0sNs1)
Will no one rid me of this meddlesome Texan?
Will no one rid me of this meddlesome Texan?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 10, 2026 04:35 PM (iERP6)
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Just tried a new brand of store bought ice cream called "Ice cream for bears" It is sweetened with just raw honey and quite tasty. This one was called "caramaul" ( or caramel) I think all of their flavors-are take off on something to do with bears.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 10, 2026 04:38 PM (ix8EF)
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Beefgasm. Just a little salt, Moroccan spices, and a pat of butter.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 10, 2026 04:38 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 10, 2026 04:39 PM (kpS4V)
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That was served to me on a recent flight. Supposedly it is "filet," although it did not specify what animal's filet, so I am tending toward rat, or maybe racoon.
Oi! Is that rat tart?!
Oi! Is that rat tart?!
Posted by: Detective Parson Michael Palin at May 10, 2026 04:40 PM (/HDaX)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 10, 2026 04:40 PM (RIvkX)
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Strawberry shortcake season is here. I prefer .to put a dollop of creme fraiche in the cup and then cover in the Strawberry mixture. I do add a dash of amaretto to the mashed strawberries.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 10, 2026 04:40 PM (z2aPa)
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Texas Sling
1-½ oz candied jalapeño syrup
1-½ oz Shiner gin
½ oz lime juice
½ oz Cherry Heering
¼ oz Benedictine
¼ oz triple sec
1 dash Angostura bitters
Shake with ice, strain, top with sparkling water, and garnish with a couple of candied jalapeños.
1-½ oz candied jalapeño syrup
1-½ oz Shiner gin
½ oz lime juice
½ oz Cherry Heering
¼ oz Benedictine
¼ oz triple sec
1 dash Angostura bitters
Shake with ice, strain, top with sparkling water, and garnish with a couple of candied jalapeños.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 10, 2026 04:41 PM (EXyHK)
56
I think all of their flavors-are take off on something to do with bears.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 10, 2026 04:38 PM
I'm guessing that Peas Porridge is not going to be one of their top-selling flavors, at least to humans.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 10, 2026 04:38 PM
I'm guessing that Peas Porridge is not going to be one of their top-selling flavors, at least to humans.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 10, 2026 04:41 PM (0sNs1)
57
My favorite fish filet is The Guitreau at Mike Anderson's in New Orleans.
Posted by: mrp at May 10, 2026 04:41 PM (rj6Yv)
58
That airplane filet is gross, which airlines should we avoid?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 10, 2026 04:41 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 04:42 PM (3ek7K)
60
I got some advice from a real live Brit last night. We had him for dinner, and he tells me that his father swears by the minimalist technique of using a tiny bit of fat. No more than a bare bit to lubricate the bottom of the vessel.
Smart of you to get that information out of him before having him for dinner. Now looking up pairing suggestions for Brit. Bass Ale, perhaps? Newcastle? Guess it depends on how you prepared your Brit.
In re the fat content suggestion, this may track with the pancake theory, which holds that you should toss the first batch of pancakes that come off a freshly greased griddle. Subsequent pancakes that come off that griddle are indeed fluffier, and take on a more uniform golden brown color ONLY if you do not regrease that griddle. May your quest for pudding be rewarded, if only so that you no longer have to have your guests for dinner...
Smart of you to get that information out of him before having him for dinner. Now looking up pairing suggestions for Brit. Bass Ale, perhaps? Newcastle? Guess it depends on how you prepared your Brit.
In re the fat content suggestion, this may track with the pancake theory, which holds that you should toss the first batch of pancakes that come off a freshly greased griddle. Subsequent pancakes that come off that griddle are indeed fluffier, and take on a more uniform golden brown color ONLY if you do not regrease that griddle. May your quest for pudding be rewarded, if only so that you no longer have to have your guests for dinner...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 10, 2026 04:42 PM (nbLIj)
61
That thing from the airlines looks pre- digested.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 10, 2026 04:43 PM (z2aPa)
62
I made yeasted dough cinnamon rolls. I am not fond of white sugar frosting so I made them with penuche frosting instead.
Butter and brown sugar, with milk stirred in at high temperature. I skipped the final step of adding in powdered sugar since that is more a glazing than a frosting.
I recommend this for cinnamon rolls.
Butter and brown sugar, with milk stirred in at high temperature. I skipped the final step of adding in powdered sugar since that is more a glazing than a frosting.
I recommend this for cinnamon rolls.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 10, 2026 04:43 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 04:43 PM (3ek7K)
64
Cocaine!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 10, 2026 04:39 PM (kpS4V
You can only get that variety if you've spent at least $400 at the store within two months. It's like the ice cream of "free turkey" for Thanksgiving. This one is called "free junkey."
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 10, 2026 04:39 PM (kpS4V
You can only get that variety if you've spent at least $400 at the store within two months. It's like the ice cream of "free turkey" for Thanksgiving. This one is called "free junkey."
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 10, 2026 04:45 PM (ix8EF)
65
Did you cook him rare or medium?
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For authenticity, he was boiled for four hours to remove all flavor.
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For authenticity, he was boiled for four hours to remove all flavor.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 10, 2026 04:45 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 04:47 PM (3ek7K)
67
“I like white beans. I like red beans. I like butter beans. Get me some cornbread and cabbage greens!”
Posted by: Joe Houston at May 10, 2026 04:48 PM (EXyHK)
68
61 That thing from the airlines looks pre- digested.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 10, 2026 04:43 PM (z2aPa)
Looks like it has been pressed and formed into a meat dildo.
So, that's Charlie Brown's huh?
Posted by: Ben Had at May 10, 2026 04:43 PM (z2aPa)
Looks like it has been pressed and formed into a meat dildo.
So, that's Charlie Brown's huh?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 04:48 PM (bss/y)
69
61 That thing from the airlines looks pre- digested.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 10, 2026 04:43 PM (z2aPa)
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It looks like a piece of meat my grandmother hocked out onto her plate after being unable to swallow it.
61 That thing from the airlines looks pre- digested.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 10, 2026 04:43 PM (z2aPa)
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It looks like a piece of meat my grandmother hocked out onto her plate after being unable to swallow it.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 10, 2026 04:48 PM (VWtfl)
70
If boobs are in one of the food groups, then -
No.
Posted by: Tonypete
Well, they are food for babies, but babies are nursing and not commenting "Look at the boobs on my mom." 😉
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
Cannibal Bob hardest hit.
No.
Posted by: Tonypete
Well, they are food for babies, but babies are nursing and not commenting "Look at the boobs on my mom." 😉
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
Cannibal Bob hardest hit.
Posted by: mikeski at May 10, 2026 04:49 PM (VHUov)
71
Having worked in institutions for many years I consider myself a connoisseur of cuisine from schools, colleges, hospitals, and airlines.
I wouldn't eat that.
I wouldn't eat that.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 10, 2026 04:50 PM (RIvkX)
72
Flight attendant: "Sir, would you like the meatloaf, the roast chicken, or the owl pellet?"
Dildo: "Surprise me!"
Dildo: "Surprise me!"
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 10, 2026 04:50 PM (kpS4V)
73
Just tried a new brand of store bought ice cream called "Ice cream for bears" It is sweetened with just raw honey and quite tasty. This one was called "caramaul" ( or caramel) I think all of their flavors-are take off on something to do with bears.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
Piper has mentioned that brand a few times. So it must be health food, even if it's ice cream.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
Piper has mentioned that brand a few times. So it must be health food, even if it's ice cream.
Posted by: mikeski at May 10, 2026 04:51 PM (VHUov)
74
Strawberry shortcake season is here. I prefer .to put a dollop of creme fraiche in the cup and then cover in the Strawberry mixture. I do add a dash of amaretto to the mashed strawberries.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 10, 2026 04:40 PM (z2aPa)
Strawberry shortcake is today's dessert here at Casa Sin Problemas. Instead of soaking the angel food cake in the Flor De Cano rum that I have on hand, I'll be adding it to the heavy cream as it is whipped to the proper consistency. I like the idea of folding in the strawberries afterwards and building the shortcake from there. I'll mull that one over...
Posted by: Ben Had at May 10, 2026 04:40 PM (z2aPa)
Strawberry shortcake is today's dessert here at Casa Sin Problemas. Instead of soaking the angel food cake in the Flor De Cano rum that I have on hand, I'll be adding it to the heavy cream as it is whipped to the proper consistency. I like the idea of folding in the strawberries afterwards and building the shortcake from there. I'll mull that one over...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 10, 2026 04:51 PM (nbLIj)
75
SanFranpsycho, I'm with you on not eating it.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 10, 2026 04:52 PM (z2aPa)
76
Flight attendant: "Sir, would you like the meatloaf, the roast chicken, or the owl pellet?"
Dildo: "Surprise me!"
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 10, 2026 04:50 PM (kpS4V)
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Spirit?
Dildo: "Surprise me!"
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 10, 2026 04:50 PM (kpS4V)
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Spirit?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 10, 2026 04:52 PM (RIvkX)
77
Posted by: mikeski at May 10, 2026 04:51 PM (VHU
I'd had never heard of it or seen it before . I'm guessing the ingredients might not include unpronounceable names . I'd buy it again.
I'd had never heard of it or seen it before . I'm guessing the ingredients might not include unpronounceable names . I'd buy it again.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 10, 2026 04:53 PM (ix8EF)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 10, 2026 04:53 PM (kpS4V)
79
Spirit?
Posted by: San Franpsycho
Like Spirit Airlines served food. They'd just tell you to hit the vending machines before you board.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
Like Spirit Airlines served food. They'd just tell you to hit the vending machines before you board.
Posted by: mikeski at May 10, 2026 04:54 PM (VHUov)
80
That airplane filet is gross, which airlines should we avoid?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 10, 2026 04:41 PM (RIvkX)
All of them?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 10, 2026 04:41 PM (RIvkX)
All of them?
Posted by: Count de Monet at May 10, 2026 04:54 PM (wVcYX)
81
Willowed from previous thread.
149 68 So they are having a hard time identifying the person involved in the engine incident???
Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at May 10, 2026 02:52 PM (DNyHT)
And their motive.
Posted by: Eromero at May 10, 2026 04:31 PM (LHPAg)
149 68 So they are having a hard time identifying the person involved in the engine incident???
Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at May 10, 2026 02:52 PM (DNyHT)
And their motive.
Posted by: Eromero at May 10, 2026 04:31 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Eromero at May 10, 2026 04:55 PM (LHPAg)
82
Eromero, well.played, Sir.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 10, 2026 04:56 PM (z2aPa)
83
Got a locally brewed concoction called "The Transfusion": Long Road vodka, ginger beer, lime, and Concord grape juice. Not bad.
Gotta support the arts.
Gotta support the arts.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 10, 2026 04:58 PM (kpS4V)
84
Definitely have to work on the grill part I need, had it ordered but all fell apart last time I tried.
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 04:58 PM (qEb4U)
85
SanFranpsycho, I'm with you on not eating it.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 10, 2026 04:52 PM (z2aPa)
Let's get Mikey to try it. He eats everything.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 10, 2026 04:52 PM (z2aPa)
Let's get Mikey to try it. He eats everything.
Posted by: Life Cereal at May 10, 2026 04:59 PM (wVcYX)
86
Better just to drink whiskey in flight.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 10, 2026 05:01 PM (RIvkX)
87
Got a locally brewed concoction called "The Transfusion": Long Road vodka, ginger beer, lime, and Concord grape juice. Not bad.
Gotta support the arts.
Posted by: All Hail Eris
A grape Moscow Mule? Should work.
And, "Transfusion?" Was the color appropriate? Did they serve it in a plastic bag with a straw?
Gotta support the arts.
Posted by: All Hail Eris
A grape Moscow Mule? Should work.
And, "Transfusion?" Was the color appropriate? Did they serve it in a plastic bag with a straw?
Posted by: vlad mikeski at May 10, 2026 05:01 PM (VHUov)
88
SanFranpsycho, I'm with you on not eating it.
Posted by: Ben Had
Let's get Mikey to try it. He eats everything.
Posted by: Life Cereal
Your not the boss of me! Our contract ended decades ago!
Posted by: Ben Had
Let's get Mikey to try it. He eats everything.
Posted by: Life Cereal
Your not the boss of me! Our contract ended decades ago!
Posted by: mikeyski at May 10, 2026 05:02 PM (VHUov)
89
We use a combo of challah breadcrumbs and panko to bread our chicken. Lightly pounded and marinated in buttermilk, then air fried.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 10, 2026 05:03 PM (RIvkX)
90
All Hail Eris, the hangover will be in technicolor.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 10, 2026 05:03 PM (z2aPa)
91
Will no one rid me of this meddlesome Texan?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 10, 2026 04:35 PM
Dude. I didn't refer to you as a New Jersey native.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 10, 2026 04:35 PM
Dude. I didn't refer to you as a New Jersey native.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 10, 2026 05:03 PM (0sNs1)
92
It looks like a piece of meat my grandmother hocked out onto her plate after being unable to swallow it.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 10, 2026 04:48 PM (VWtfl)
Your gonna get spoy-ULLED at Prechewed Charlies tonight!
Well, those mushrooms ain't gonna saute themselves. Bon apetit, ever'body...
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 10, 2026 04:48 PM (VWtfl)
Your gonna get spoy-ULLED at Prechewed Charlies tonight!
Well, those mushrooms ain't gonna saute themselves. Bon apetit, ever'body...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 10, 2026 05:04 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 10, 2026 05:05 PM (jehhT)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 10, 2026 05:06 PM (iERP6)
95
Starring Denzel Washington as CBD. Whoopi Goldberg as Mrs. Dildo.
Posted by: Tuna at May 10, 2026 04:16 PM (lJ0H4)
Tuna. Tuna. Did you just compare Mrs. CBD to.....I can't say it?
Posted by: Tuna at May 10, 2026 04:16 PM (lJ0H4)
Tuna. Tuna. Did you just compare Mrs. CBD to.....I can't say it?
Posted by: Eromero at May 10, 2026 05:07 PM (LHPAg)
96
SanFranpsycho, some bread pudding made with challah would be a welcome dessert.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 10, 2026 05:07 PM (z2aPa)
97
How can you have any pudding if you don’t eat your meat?
Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 10, 2026 05:07 PM (JCuNA)
98
Sadly no. United Polaris.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 10, 2026 05:06 PM (iERP6)
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I hope you sent that photo to the CEO.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 10, 2026 05:06 PM (iERP6)
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I hope you sent that photo to the CEO.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 10, 2026 05:08 PM (RIvkX)
99
Dude. I didn't refer to you as a New Jersey native.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 10, 2026 05:03 PM (0sNs1)
Fair enough...
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 10, 2026 05:03 PM (0sNs1)
Fair enough...
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 10, 2026 05:08 PM (iERP6)
100
"United Polaris is United Airlines' premier international business class product, featuring lie-flat beds with direct aisle access on long-haul flights. Key features include private seating, Saks Fifth Avenue bedding, restaurant-style dining, and exclusive access to Polaris lounges. "
Daaayyum, Dildo.
Daaayyum, Dildo.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 10, 2026 05:09 PM (kpS4V)
101
"United Polaris is United Airlines' premier international business class product, featuring lie-flat beds with direct aisle access on long-haul flights. Key features include private seating, Saks Fifth Avenue bedding, restaurant-style dining, and exclusive access to Polaris lounges. "
Daaayyum, Dildo.
Posted by: All Hail Eris
"Restaurant-style dining." Maybe they should consider restaurant-style food, too.
Daaayyum, Dildo.
Posted by: All Hail Eris
"Restaurant-style dining." Maybe they should consider restaurant-style food, too.
Posted by: mikeski at May 10, 2026 05:11 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 05:11 PM (3ek7K)
103
SanFranpsycho, some bread pudding made with challah would be a welcome dessert.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 10, 2026 05:07 PM (z2aPa)
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Mrs. F. has done that depending how her weekly challah comes out.
I have to tell her lib little sis used her new breadmaker last Friday and that challah came out great. Really nice and soft, very pully texture.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 10, 2026 05:07 PM (z2aPa)
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Mrs. F. has done that depending how her weekly challah comes out.
I have to tell her lib little sis used her new breadmaker last Friday and that challah came out great. Really nice and soft, very pully texture.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 10, 2026 05:11 PM (RIvkX)
104
Airline meat blob.
Delmar O'Donnell: Care for some gopher?
Ulysses Everett McGill: No thank you, Delmar. One third of a gopher would only arouse my appetite without bedding it down.
Delmar O'Donnell: Oh, you can have the whole thing. Me and Pete already had one apiece. We ran across a whole... gopher village.
Delmar O'Donnell: Care for some gopher?
Ulysses Everett McGill: No thank you, Delmar. One third of a gopher would only arouse my appetite without bedding it down.
Delmar O'Donnell: Oh, you can have the whole thing. Me and Pete already had one apiece. We ran across a whole... gopher village.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 10, 2026 05:12 PM (2xF0u)
105
I believe ‘vodka’ is literally translate as ‘little water’ and it’s made by distilling to nearly 100% alcohol and then adding water.
There do seem to be some differences between brands, as some seem to be ‘heavier’ and more oily than others. And the cheaper brands used less filtering and cheaper distilling techniques.
But I have long thought that ppl paying heavy money for ‘designer’ vodka are wasting their money.
There do seem to be some differences between brands, as some seem to be ‘heavier’ and more oily than others. And the cheaper brands used less filtering and cheaper distilling techniques.
But I have long thought that ppl paying heavy money for ‘designer’ vodka are wasting their money.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 10, 2026 05:12 PM (JCuNA)
106
"Restaurant-style dining." Maybe they should consider restaurant-style food, too.
“Restaurant-style” is a very vague term. It doesn’t say it’s a good restaurant.
“Restaurant-style” is a very vague term. It doesn’t say it’s a good restaurant.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 10, 2026 05:13 PM (EXyHK)
107
There do seem to be some differences between brands
I can’t really distinguish between Tito’s or Wasatch’s Patriots Creek. I can easily distinguish between either of those and Lone Star Vodka.
I can’t really distinguish between Tito’s or Wasatch’s Patriots Creek. I can easily distinguish between either of those and Lone Star Vodka.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 10, 2026 05:15 PM (EXyHK)
108
I have fresh raw goat's milk and free range chicken eggs in the fridge. Good stuff!
Posted by: Emmie at May 10, 2026 05:16 PM (FMtrg)
109
I’ve found the foreign airlines do a better job with food than domestics, even on international flights. I’m too cheap to pay for 1st class when traveling on my dime, but I used to travel a lot for work and the client always ponied up for business class at least. Foreign airlines were better across the board.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 10, 2026 05:17 PM (JCuNA)
110
Re: vodka--I just bought some Tito's and like it. Been trying to find something alcoholic I can still drink occasionally without my cheeks turning bright red. My beloved red wine is the worst, white not any better, bourbon a little better.
But one drink of Tito's with lime seems to be okay. They make a big deal about no additives.
But one drink of Tito's with lime seems to be okay. They make a big deal about no additives.
Posted by: skywch at May 10, 2026 05:19 PM (uqhmb)
111
Been trying to find something alcoholic I can still drink occasionally without my cheeks turning bright red.
Wear pants.
Been trying to find something alcoholic I can still drink occasionally without my cheeks turning bright red.
Wear pants.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 05:22 PM (Cqx++)
112
The Blade is flying to Hawaii on Delta later this week and he’s not looking forward to the food. He brings his own snacks. He buys booze on the flight. Sometimes a lot of booze.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 10, 2026 05:23 PM (JCuNA)
113
skywch, you might like Balvenie Doublewood 12.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 10, 2026 05:24 PM (z2aPa)
114
49 Just tried a new brand of store bought ice cream called "Ice cream for bears" It is sweetened with just raw honey and quite tasty. This one was called "caramaul" ( or caramel) I think all of their flavors-are take off on something to do with bears.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May
It’s not new! I have been telling y’all about this, but no one listens. It’s like they think anything I say doesn’t equate to tasty food so they just skip over me or something! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. Joking aside, the honey honey tastes just like warm milk and honey, only frozen. You have to try it.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May
It’s not new! I have been telling y’all about this, but no one listens. It’s like they think anything I say doesn’t equate to tasty food so they just skip over me or something! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. Joking aside, the honey honey tastes just like warm milk and honey, only frozen. You have to try it.
Posted by: Piper at May 10, 2026 05:25 PM (vUQz/)
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 05:26 PM (3ek7K)
116
Piper has mentioned that brand a few times. So it must be health food, even if it's ice cream.
Posted by: mikeski at May 10, 2026 04:51 PM (VHUov)
Bless you, friend.
Posted by: mikeski at May 10, 2026 04:51 PM (VHUov)
Bless you, friend.
Posted by: Piper at May 10, 2026 05:27 PM (vUQz/)
117
four seasons, Tousi mentioned Mother's Day in the UK is in March.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 10, 2026 05:28 PM (z2aPa)
118
111
Been trying to find something alcoholic I can still drink occasionally without my cheeks turning bright red.
Wear pants.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 05:22 PM (Cqx++)
I spit chewed up corn all over the place. Very entertaining.
Been trying to find something alcoholic I can still drink occasionally without my cheeks turning bright red.
Wear pants.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 05:22 PM (Cqx++)
I spit chewed up corn all over the place. Very entertaining.
Posted by: Eromero at May 10, 2026 05:28 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 05:28 PM (3ek7K)
120
109 I’ve found the foreign airlines do a better job with food than domestics, even on international flights. I’m too cheap to pay for 1st class when traveling on my dime, but I used to travel a lot for work and the client always ponied up for business class at least. Foreign airlines were better across the board.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 10, 2026 05:17 PM (JCuNA)
If I ever get forced to return to living on my own and don’t get to fly…well, actually, if that happens, I won’t really be flying anywhere so I guess it doesn’t matter what I was about to say.
Anyway, carry on.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 10, 2026 05:17 PM (JCuNA)
If I ever get forced to return to living on my own and don’t get to fly…well, actually, if that happens, I won’t really be flying anywhere so I guess it doesn’t matter what I was about to say.
Anyway, carry on.
Posted by: Piper at May 10, 2026 05:29 PM (vUQz/)
121
113 skywch, you might like Balvenie Doublewood 12.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 10, 2026 05:24 PM (z2aPa)
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One of my go-tos. Have a bottle in my cabinet now. Although I think it’s closer to bourbon than scotch to my tastes. It’s got a sweeter flavor profile than the peat monsters I like.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 10, 2026 05:24 PM (z2aPa)
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One of my go-tos. Have a bottle in my cabinet now. Although I think it’s closer to bourbon than scotch to my tastes. It’s got a sweeter flavor profile than the peat monsters I like.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 10, 2026 05:32 PM (JCuNA)
122
It’s like they think anything I say doesn’t equate to tasty food
Posted by: Piper at May 10, 2026 05:25 PM
Piper, that's not true. We know your taste in food is kale and kearty!
Posted by: Piper at May 10, 2026 05:25 PM
Piper, that's not true. We know your taste in food is kale and kearty!
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 10, 2026 05:34 PM (0sNs1)
123
United Kingdom and Ireland have "mothering Sunday" the fourth Sunday in Lent which is usually sometime in March. It started out in America as a sort of seminreligious holiday in the church to show respect and appreciation for the kind of sacred nature of good mothering, , and the woman who founded it in America was unhappy with its commercialization.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 10, 2026 05:36 PM (rZCVI)
124
Dildo's Yorkshire Pudding Journey
Wasn't that one of those children's books which arguably shouldn't be in school libraries?
😲
Wasn't that one of those children's books which arguably shouldn't be in school libraries?
😲
Posted by: mindful webworker - a Dr Schiss classic at May 10, 2026 05:41 PM (Cl/mc)
125
I recently tried to find granola at the grocery store that didn't have seed oils, weird sweeteners, fillers, or preservatives. No luck.
Yes, a person can make their own granola. Sometimes convenience is valuable.
Yes, a person can make their own granola. Sometimes convenience is valuable.
Posted by: Emmie at May 10, 2026 05:44 PM (FMtrg)
126
Budget Steak Tastes Like $100 After This One Trick
Cowboy Kent Rollins
https://youtu.be/hT-z6ICRKVI
Cowboy Kent Rollins
https://youtu.be/hT-z6ICRKVI
Posted by: mindful webworker - just a cup of joe for me, thanks, at May 10, 2026 05:45 PM (Cl/mc)
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 05:45 PM (3ek7K)
128
Ma used to make Yorkshire pudding?
every year She would rotisserie roast beef and put the
slightly baked pudding in a pan under the cooking
beef collecting the drippings than put in back in oven to finish it was fantastic I can taste it just thinking of it
heaven fluffy and crispy on bottom and sides
I love me MA! still going 96?
every year She would rotisserie roast beef and put the
slightly baked pudding in a pan under the cooking
beef collecting the drippings than put in back in oven to finish it was fantastic I can taste it just thinking of it
heaven fluffy and crispy on bottom and sides
I love me MA! still going 96?
Posted by: vizzy at May 10, 2026 05:50 PM (qwdJy)
Posted by: Perry the Platapus at May 10, 2026 05:56 PM (xcxpd)
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Posted by: vizzy at May 10, 2026 05:50 PM
Sounds delicious and I'm glad your mom is still going strong.
Sounds delicious and I'm glad your mom is still going strong.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 10, 2026 05:59 PM (lQ+/f)
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All Hail Eris, the hangover will be in technicolor.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 10, 2026 05:03 PM (z2aPa)
If it's Berserker, it will be PURRRPLE, based on last night's ONT.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 10, 2026 05:03 PM (z2aPa)
If it's Berserker, it will be PURRRPLE, based on last night's ONT.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 10, 2026 06:08 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 06:12 PM (3ek7K)
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La Compagnie serves Paris, Nice and Milan out of Newark. It is all business class and most certainly less than United. I can guarantee the food is better.
https://www.lacompagnie.com/en
https://www.lacompagnie.com/en
Posted by: Easy the Elder at May 10, 2026 06:16 PM (UCPdK)
134
Rachel Dolezial who claimed she was black, has developed skin cancer from too much tanning. Ironic and foreseeable
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 10, 2026 06:19 PM (gu0hJ)
135
125 I recently tried to find granola at the grocery store that didn't have seed oils, weird sweeteners, fillers, or preservatives. No luck.
Yes, a person can make their own granola. Sometimes convenience is valuable.
Posted by: Emmie at May 10, 2026 05:44 PM (FMtrg)
Emmie, look at Purely Elizabeth, which has coconut sugar and coconut oil. Cascadian Farm has sunflower seed oil, I am not sure if that is something you are concerned with.
Yes, a person can make their own granola. Sometimes convenience is valuable.
Posted by: Emmie at May 10, 2026 05:44 PM (FMtrg)
Emmie, look at Purely Elizabeth, which has coconut sugar and coconut oil. Cascadian Farm has sunflower seed oil, I am not sure if that is something you are concerned with.
Posted by: Piper at May 10, 2026 06:19 PM (Dd38x)
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I think I'm the one who claimed that the "flavor" of vodka was mostly a function of the water, but that's not an original thought.
Gray Goose actually bragged in their advertising about their use of spring water from the Cognac region of France as to why their vodka tastes better.
My determination of that was personal testing. Your use of a third party is a much better experimental protocol.
Gray Goose actually bragged in their advertising about their use of spring water from the Cognac region of France as to why their vodka tastes better.
My determination of that was personal testing. Your use of a third party is a much better experimental protocol.
Posted by: buddhaha at May 10, 2026 06:21 PM (P/zug)
137
That looks like filet of meat roll.
Posted by: Guy on the runway at May 10, 2026 06:22 PM (vFG9F)
138
My wife makes her own granola, puts whatever she wants in and bakes it on a cookie sheet.
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 06:23 PM (qEb4U)
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I think I'm the one who claimed that the "flavor" of vodka was mostly a function of the water, but that's not an original thought.
Posted by: buddhaha at May 10, 2026 06:21 PM (P/zug)
Dude...steal it as your own!
Anyway...I appreciate the idea. It was fun!
Posted by: buddhaha at May 10, 2026 06:21 PM (P/zug)
Dude...steal it as your own!
Anyway...I appreciate the idea. It was fun!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 10, 2026 06:24 PM (iERP6)
140
We be still has plantery FART Tubes available for Birthing Persins Day. Also gets a free poster of Presdent Obona and michial Obana at the Whites Horse.
Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, Vt at May 10, 2026 06:32 PM (gG5Gl)
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As for vodka, yesterday I mentioned Blue Ice, a potato vodka distilled in Idaho. Vodka is vodka, but Blue Ice is noticeably better IMO. Is it the potato? the spring water from the Teton region? Who knows? It just works.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 10, 2026 06:33 PM (0aYVJ)
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Hello Horde,
We are at a friend’s place for a few days. Last night he served the family recipe of Dove and Gnocchi. Absolutely delicious.
He is Italian and a hunter so the next few days will be interesting.
We are at a friend’s place for a few days. Last night he served the family recipe of Dove and Gnocchi. Absolutely delicious.
He is Italian and a hunter so the next few days will be interesting.
Posted by: Pete Bog at May 10, 2026 06:34 PM (uOKqg)
143
Olympia beer. It's the water.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 06:35 PM (Cqx++)
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We are at a friend’s place for a few days. Last night he served the family recipe of Dove and Gnocchi. Absolutely delicious.
He is Italian and a hunter so the next few days will be interesting.
Posted by: Pete Bog at May 10, 2026 06:34 PM (uOKqg)
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Wild boar?
He is Italian and a hunter so the next few days will be interesting.
Posted by: Pete Bog at May 10, 2026 06:34 PM (uOKqg)
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Wild boar?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 10, 2026 06:39 PM (RIvkX)
145
As for vodka, yesterday I mentioned Blue Ice, a potato vodka distilled in Idaho. Vodka is vodka, but Blue Ice is noticeably better IMO. Is it the potato? the spring water from the Teton region? Who knows? It just works.
Posted by: Pug Mahon
The label says "Fit Friendly Vodka". What does that mean?
As for vodka, yesterday I mentioned Blue Ice, a potato vodka distilled in Idaho. Vodka is vodka, but Blue Ice is noticeably better IMO. Is it the potato? the spring water from the Teton region? Who knows? It just works.
Posted by: Pug Mahon
The label says "Fit Friendly Vodka". What does that mean?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 06:40 PM (Cqx++)
146
Strawberry shortcake season is here.…
Posted by: Ben Had
Strawberry shortcake is today's dessert here…
Posted by: Joe Kidd
Started the day with a churro that daughter and hub brought from their restaurant dinner last night.
Followed by a slice of daughter's rhubarb pie — not only delicious (with whipped cream), but also had a crust that was good enough to have on its own.
And that was just the first pot of coffee.
Daughter & hub, and Goodson are here with their four dogs (our Daisy makes five). Planning to make burgers and fries for dinner in a bit.
And daughter brought fixin's for strawberry shortcake for dessert.
For Mother MiladyJo Day. Who also got flowers.
A special prayer for daughter, whose conceptions have all failed - mother's day sympathy. She and our excellent son-in-law still trying & hoping & praying for parenthood. MiladyJo and I can use the grandkids, since OtherSon and his wife and two kids have been estranged for years now.💔
Not sure what to wish for Goodson, comfortable with his "confirmed bachelor" t-shirt. He'd be a good dad, with the right woman, whom he hasn't found.
Hugs for all the mothers here.💝💝🌹🌹
Posted by: Ben Had
Strawberry shortcake is today's dessert here…
Posted by: Joe Kidd
Started the day with a churro that daughter and hub brought from their restaurant dinner last night.
Followed by a slice of daughter's rhubarb pie — not only delicious (with whipped cream), but also had a crust that was good enough to have on its own.
And that was just the first pot of coffee.
Daughter & hub, and Goodson are here with their four dogs (our Daisy makes five). Planning to make burgers and fries for dinner in a bit.
And daughter brought fixin's for strawberry shortcake for dessert.
For Mother MiladyJo Day. Who also got flowers.
A special prayer for daughter, whose conceptions have all failed - mother's day sympathy. She and our excellent son-in-law still trying & hoping & praying for parenthood. MiladyJo and I can use the grandkids, since OtherSon and his wife and two kids have been estranged for years now.💔
Not sure what to wish for Goodson, comfortable with his "confirmed bachelor" t-shirt. He'd be a good dad, with the right woman, whom he hasn't found.
Hugs for all the mothers here.💝💝🌹🌹
Posted by: mindful webworker - missing my mom every day at May 10, 2026 06:42 PM (Cl/mc)
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Purchased Raspberry Margarita Salt from Spice House. Such a pretty pink color with just a touch of chili to the taste.
Posted by: Tuna at May 10, 2026 06:48 PM (lJ0H4)
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I was always a beer person but if I was having vodka, Smirnoff. Rum, Bacardi. After South Korean soju, taste is kind of irrelevant.
Separately, supper is pleasant. I cut up cabbage today and I'm just having that and tomatoes. Not even salad. Just chunks of cabbage with some ranch dressing. I did cut up the tomatoes. Damn, raw vegetables are amazing.
I have avacados here so I'm just going to finish off with that, some nuts, yogurt and some cheese. I have a can of soup I was going to cook here on the table but I'm pretty full. I made a huge dent in the cabbage. Simple meal but it was fantastic.
Lol, my friend just messaged asking if I had garlic. YES! LOCALLY GROWN! Guess they found some.
Everyone have a happy week.
Separately, supper is pleasant. I cut up cabbage today and I'm just having that and tomatoes. Not even salad. Just chunks of cabbage with some ranch dressing. I did cut up the tomatoes. Damn, raw vegetables are amazing.
I have avacados here so I'm just going to finish off with that, some nuts, yogurt and some cheese. I have a can of soup I was going to cook here on the table but I'm pretty full. I made a huge dent in the cabbage. Simple meal but it was fantastic.
Lol, my friend just messaged asking if I had garlic. YES! LOCALLY GROWN! Guess they found some.
Everyone have a happy week.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 10, 2026 06:49 PM (Sco7b)
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149th!
Posted by: Weasel at May 10, 2026 06:51 PM (1S3fY)
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As for vodka, yesterday I mentioned Blue Ice, a potato vodka distilled in Idaho. Vodka is vodka, but Blue Ice is noticeably better IMO. Is it the potato? the spring water from the Teton region? Who knows? It just works.
Posted by: Pug Mahon
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Some of the "flavor" of vodka is from the organic material used. How much is determined by the number of distillations and filterings . The cheaper vodkas have less of each, so their flavor profile is much more influenced by the source. (In general) The more expensive vodka are more dependent on their water for flavor. Gray Goose, which I cited above, is distilled from wheat, so.a bit of those unique volatile fractions will.make it into the final product, and will be different from a potato based product.
My (and CBDs) Everclear experment isn't as clean, in a "water A vs water B", sense because Everclear is distilled from cane sugar.
Compared to.our canine buddies, our noses ( which are the major flavor detectors) are crude, but easily detect in the 10s of parts per million differences. Taters/wheat/cane/rye is going to.make a difference, albeit a small one, for expensive vodka.
Posted by: Pug Mahon
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Some of the "flavor" of vodka is from the organic material used. How much is determined by the number of distillations and filterings . The cheaper vodkas have less of each, so their flavor profile is much more influenced by the source. (In general) The more expensive vodka are more dependent on their water for flavor. Gray Goose, which I cited above, is distilled from wheat, so.a bit of those unique volatile fractions will.make it into the final product, and will be different from a potato based product.
My (and CBDs) Everclear experment isn't as clean, in a "water A vs water B", sense because Everclear is distilled from cane sugar.
Compared to.our canine buddies, our noses ( which are the major flavor detectors) are crude, but easily detect in the 10s of parts per million differences. Taters/wheat/cane/rye is going to.make a difference, albeit a small one, for expensive vodka.
Posted by: buddhaha at May 10, 2026 06:55 PM (P/zug)
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Poke bowls were great, with enough leftover for my lunch tomorrow.
Poke bowls - the poor and hungry man's sushi alternative.
Gotta love a place that lets you add on as many toppings as you want, as much as you want (except for the actual fish)...
Poke bowls - the poor and hungry man's sushi alternative.
Gotta love a place that lets you add on as many toppings as you want, as much as you want (except for the actual fish)...
Posted by: Nova Local at May 10, 2026 06:56 PM (tOcjL)
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Multifunctional Vegetable Peeler
https://youtu.be/cU9_cFLWvkE
Not sure if this is as good as it looks, but it looks interesting.
It's an ad. Vid says click the link below and the descrip says "Tap 'Shop Now,'" but no place to tap. Not sure where to purchase.
https://youtu.be/cU9_cFLWvkE
Not sure if this is as good as it looks, but it looks interesting.
It's an ad. Vid says click the link below and the descrip says "Tap 'Shop Now,'" but no place to tap. Not sure where to purchase.
Posted by: mindful webworker - more kitchen utinsils. Yaay. at May 10, 2026 06:59 PM (Cl/mc)
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Multifunctional Vegetable Peeler
https://youtu.be/cU9_cFLWvkE
Not sure if this is as good as it looks, but it looks interesting.
It's an ad. Vid says click the link below and the descrip says "Tap 'Shop Now,'" but no place to tap. Not sure where to purchase.
Posted by: mindful webworker - more kitchen utinsils. Yaay
Amazon has them.
https://youtu.be/cU9_cFLWvkE
Not sure if this is as good as it looks, but it looks interesting.
It's an ad. Vid says click the link below and the descrip says "Tap 'Shop Now,'" but no place to tap. Not sure where to purchase.
Posted by: mindful webworker - more kitchen utinsils. Yaay
Amazon has them.
Posted by: Tuna at May 10, 2026 07:05 PM (lJ0H4)
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>> Posted by: mindful webworker - missing my mom every day at May 10, 2026 06:42 PM (Cl/mc)
May the Lord’s blessings be upon you and your family.
Never lose hope. He is with you
“ Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
Matthew 19:14
May the Lord’s blessings be upon you and your family.
Never lose hope. He is with you
“ Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
Matthew 19:14
Posted by: Marcus T at May 10, 2026 07:05 PM (vj4lu)
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NOOD
Gun Thread: Mother's Day Edition
with the traditional Ma picture.
https://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=419663
Gun Thread: Mother's Day Edition
with the traditional Ma picture.
https://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=419663
Posted by: mindful webworker - more kitchen utinsils. Yaay. at May 10, 2026 07:21 PM (Cl/mc)
156
Marcus T - thanks.
Posted by: mindful webworker - on with the show at May 10, 2026 07:26 PM (Cl/mc)
157
From a YouTube video (take it for what it’s worth), I learned that Yorkshire pudding is not what they call in France an Appellation Controlée: you can make Yorkshire pudding anywhere and no Yorkshiremen need be involved.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 10, 2026 07:27 PM (ZVgZ4)
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141 As for vodka, yesterday I mentioned Blue Ice, a potato vodka distilled in Idaho. Vodka is vodka, but Blue Ice is noticeably better IMO. Is it the potato? the spring water from the Teton region? Who knows? It just works.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 10, 2026 06:33 PM (0aYVJ)
Thanks for the heads-up!
I tend to avoid vodka for being bland, and so when I have it at all it's Monopolowa, an Austrian potato vodka originally from Poland -- both cheap and with a distinct flavor, you can tell it's not just watered down ethanol. But credit where it's due, for all that AI is disrupting some industries, Brave AI made it really easy to compare them with a summary of the search results and convenient place for follow-up questions.
So, Blue Ice is a more premium version: $3-4 more expensive, but made from Idaho Russet Burbank potatoes, with an extra distillation and extra filtering, and consequently a more delicate flavor profile that's better for sipping (Monopolowa tends toward earthiness). Since I already prefer potato vodka, I will have to check it out next time!
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 10, 2026 06:33 PM (0aYVJ)
Thanks for the heads-up!
I tend to avoid vodka for being bland, and so when I have it at all it's Monopolowa, an Austrian potato vodka originally from Poland -- both cheap and with a distinct flavor, you can tell it's not just watered down ethanol. But credit where it's due, for all that AI is disrupting some industries, Brave AI made it really easy to compare them with a summary of the search results and convenient place for follow-up questions.
So, Blue Ice is a more premium version: $3-4 more expensive, but made from Idaho Russet Burbank potatoes, with an extra distillation and extra filtering, and consequently a more delicate flavor profile that's better for sipping (Monopolowa tends toward earthiness). Since I already prefer potato vodka, I will have to check it out next time!
Posted by: SciVo at May 10, 2026 07:48 PM (Sy6m/)
First World Problems...
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I'd go for the Guinness.
Posted by: mindful webworker - if poured right at May 10, 2026 02:01 PM (Cl/mc)
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Not many takers on this thread, so far. FWP
Posted by: mindful webworker - another at May 10, 2026 02:02 PM (Cl/mc)
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Never had a trifecta before. Feels... like nothing.
Posted by: mindful webworker - thurd? at May 10, 2026 02:03 PM (Cl/mc)
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Was napping
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 02:04 PM (Ia/+0)
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FWP: I wanted to try some other nitro stout and the store only had Guinness. I like the widget cans. I don't drink enough to make it worth trying the "nitro surge" thingie.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 10, 2026 02:05 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: toby928(c) at May 10, 2026 02:05 PM (yTFk8)
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Did you notify downstairs?
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 02:05 PM (Ia/+0)
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Sometimes I start to read a comment, then I see it says "Skip," so I do.😁
Posted by: mindful webworker - to m' loo my darling at May 10, 2026 02:06 PM (Cl/mc)
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It less dangerous than Bourbon, if you don't count the bomb the following morning.
Posted by: Shen Nan I Gan at May 10, 2026 02:06 PM (/woqj)
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Steak or kale? Decisions, decisions.
Posted by: Case at May 10, 2026 02:06 PM (NWIIQ)
Posted by: mindful webworker - non-nooder (for now) at May 10, 2026 02:07 PM (Cl/mc)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 10, 2026 02:08 PM (jehhT)
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Guiness is a "BEER OF COLOR" and that is good because that makes Guiness a Nonracist Beer.
Posted by: Jackson K. at May 10, 2026 02:09 PM (38587)
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Sundays I leave at a quarter after 5 to drive the 45 miles to church. Traffic shouldn't be bad at that time, right?
Not this morning. I hit the jackpot. Drunk drivers, stoned drivers, cars with no lights, cars with 500,000 candlepower lights, cars doing 100 and cars doing 40.
I don't want to take the toll road, but you get a slightly better quality of driver.
Sundays I leave at a quarter after 5 to drive the 45 miles to church. Traffic shouldn't be bad at that time, right?
Not this morning. I hit the jackpot. Drunk drivers, stoned drivers, cars with no lights, cars with 500,000 candlepower lights, cars doing 100 and cars doing 40.
I don't want to take the toll road, but you get a slightly better quality of driver.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 02:09 PM (HdYcL)
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6 FWP: I'm stuck at my MiL's for a few more hours.
Amuse me, Morons.
Posted by: toby928(c) at May 10, 2026 02:05 PM (yTFk
If you can't physically escape you have to fully dissociate if you don't want to keep feeling the torture.
Amuse me, Morons.
Posted by: toby928(c) at May 10, 2026 02:05 PM (yTFk
If you can't physically escape you have to fully dissociate if you don't want to keep feeling the torture.
Posted by: A bit out of body at May 10, 2026 02:10 PM (TbWk/)
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FWP: I'm stuck at my MiL's for a few more hours.
____________
May as well burn it all down. "Your daughter is just like you."
FWP: I'm stuck at my MiL's for a few more hours.
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May as well burn it all down. "Your daughter is just like you."
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 02:13 PM (HdYcL)
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You need less sophisticated drinker friends. Then you could just put out a keg of Stroh's and they'd be thrilled.
Posted by: illiniwek at May 10, 2026 02:16 PM (vbXSk)
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As I ponder what FWP I might have (which I usually don't), I came up with this.
Built this new house a couple of years ago. There is veneer on the kitchen, pantry, and bathroom cabinet tops. A couple of weeks ago, it all started coming off. Most can probably be glued back easily, but not the bubble on the kitchen cabinet.
If it were an appliance, I'd think the warranty just ran out.
Before I DIY fix it, I'm going to see what the builder thinks. Fortunately, he's around, helping with rehabbing the old house. But should I trust him?
Built this new house a couple of years ago. There is veneer on the kitchen, pantry, and bathroom cabinet tops. A couple of weeks ago, it all started coming off. Most can probably be glued back easily, but not the bubble on the kitchen cabinet.
If it were an appliance, I'd think the warranty just ran out.
Before I DIY fix it, I'm going to see what the builder thinks. Fortunately, he's around, helping with rehabbing the old house. But should I trust him?
Posted by: mindful webworker - unglued at May 10, 2026 02:16 PM (Cl/mc)
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I feel our pain CBD.
The same thing used to happen with my home brew. Someone would bring a commercial keg and my brews would empty before my 3rd pint. The horror!
The same thing used to happen with my home brew. Someone would bring a commercial keg and my brews would empty before my 3rd pint. The horror!
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 10, 2026 02:17 PM (SC8Ww)
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Bourbon and Guiness. This is not an either-or situation.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 10, 2026 02:17 PM (EXyHK)
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In honor of today's super special day
Hush now, baby, baby, don't you cry
Mama's gonna make all of your nightmares come true
Mama's gonna put all of her fears into you
Mama's gonna keep you right here under her wing
She won't let you fly but she might let you sing
Mama's gonna keep baby cozy and warm
Ooh, baby, ooh, baby, ooh, baby
Of course mama's gonna help build the wall
Hush now, baby, baby, don't you cry
Mama's gonna make all of your nightmares come true
Mama's gonna put all of her fears into you
Mama's gonna keep you right here under her wing
She won't let you fly but she might let you sing
Mama's gonna keep baby cozy and warm
Ooh, baby, ooh, baby, ooh, baby
Of course mama's gonna help build the wall
Posted by: Annual tradition of the Pink Floyd variety at May 10, 2026 02:18 PM (TbWk/)
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C'mon over to my place CBD. I'll work on your bourbon!
Posted by: 496 at May 10, 2026 02:18 PM (sOtuf)
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FWP: "Pedestrians" breaking into airports and prancing down the runway to be swallowed into an oncoming jet engine, turning them into a Manwich Sandwich.
FW solution:
https://tinyurl.com/6smzfdua
FW solution:
https://tinyurl.com/6smzfdua
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 10, 2026 02:21 PM (y1wyK)
24
Saw The Wall live in London
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 02:22 PM (Ia/+0)
25
Otters called
Posted by: SciVo at May 10, 2026 02:22 PM (Sy6m/)
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Finally a nice day outside, hardly been out
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 02:23 PM (Ia/+0)
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23 FWP: "Pedestrians" breaking into airports and prancing down the runway to be swallowed into an oncoming jet engine, turning them into a Manwich Sandwich.
FW solution:
https://tinyurl.com/6smzfdua
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 10, 2026 02:21 PM (y1wyK)
I'm all for natural selection doing its thing.
FW solution:
https://tinyurl.com/6smzfdua
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 10, 2026 02:21 PM (y1wyK)
I'm all for natural selection doing its thing.
Posted by: Make some chili at May 10, 2026 02:23 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Case at May 10, 2026 02:25 PM (NWIIQ)
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My truck has four quarts of Guinness. To lubricate the engine.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 02:26 PM (nUR++)
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I'm all for natural selection doing its thing.
Posted by: Make some chili at May 10, 2026 02:23 PM (TbWk/)
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1. Super expensive.
2. Who's gonna clean that up?!?!?!
Posted by: Make some chili at May 10, 2026 02:23 PM (TbWk/)
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1. Super expensive.
2. Who's gonna clean that up?!?!?!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 10, 2026 02:27 PM (y1wyK)
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I'm all for natural selection doing its thing.
Posted by: Make some chili at May 10, 2026 02:23 PM (TbWk/)
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1. Super expensive.
2. Who's gonna clean that up?!?!?!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 10, 2026 02:27 PM (y1wyK)
Fair point. Send their surviving family a bill for the engine repair and decontamination. And make them shovel the ground Chuck off the tarmac.
Posted by: Make some chili at May 10, 2026 02:23 PM (TbWk/)
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1. Super expensive.
2. Who's gonna clean that up?!?!?!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 10, 2026 02:27 PM (y1wyK)
Fair point. Send their surviving family a bill for the engine repair and decontamination. And make them shovel the ground Chuck off the tarmac.
Posted by: SWIDT? at May 10, 2026 02:29 PM (TbWk/)
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Her Majesty informed me a fellow Borzoi breeder suffered a broken tibia, femur, C-2 and has had a concussion. She's in ICU and will need surgery. Given she's about our age, I'd be surprised if she ever recovers.
Her Majesty informed me a fellow Borzoi breeder suffered a broken tibia, femur, C-2 and has had a concussion. She's in ICU and will need surgery. Given she's about our age, I'd be surprised if she ever recovers.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 02:31 PM (HdYcL)
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> 1. Super expensive.
2. Who's gonna clean that up?!?!?!
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The "after" photo of the affected engine is.... wild. All the fan blades are gone. And inside of the engine cowling is pink.
2. Who's gonna clean that up?!?!?!
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The "after" photo of the affected engine is.... wild. All the fan blades are gone. And inside of the engine cowling is pink.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 10, 2026 02:32 PM (jehhT)
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I'd be surprised if she ever recovers.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 02:31 PM
Freak show accident?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 02:31 PM
Freak show accident?
Posted by: toby928(c) at May 10, 2026 02:33 PM (yTFk8)
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All the news reports say the trespasser who died at the Denver airport was "struck by the aircraft," no mention of going into the engine. How diplomatic.
All the news reports say the trespasser who died at the Denver airport was "struck by the aircraft," no mention of going into the engine. How diplomatic.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 10, 2026 02:34 PM (VWtfl)
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Freak show accident?
Posted by: toby928(c) at May 10, 2026 02:33 PM (yTFk
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Don't know, but my guess is a car accident on the way to the National Specialty.
Freak show accident?
Posted by: toby928(c) at May 10, 2026 02:33 PM (yTFk
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Don't know, but my guess is a car accident on the way to the National Specialty.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 02:34 PM (HdYcL)
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Don't know, but my guess is a car accident on the way to the National Specialty.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 02:34 PM
Awful. Was she an actual friend or just a fellow breeder?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 02:34 PM
Awful. Was she an actual friend or just a fellow breeder?
Posted by: toby928(c) at May 10, 2026 02:36 PM (yTFk8)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 02:36 PM (HdYcL)
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All the news reports say the trespasser who died at the Denver airport was "struck by the aircraft," no mention of going into the engine. How diplomatic.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug
NY Post had a photo of the engine after it chewed him up and spit him out. Unpleasant to say the least.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug
NY Post had a photo of the engine after it chewed him up and spit him out. Unpleasant to say the least.
Posted by: Tuna at May 10, 2026 02:36 PM (lJ0H4)
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May as well burn it all down. "Your daughter is just like you."
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026
Today, in separate texts, my older 2 both told me they look in the mirror and see me, and the words out of their mouths sound suspiciously familiar more and more frequently. It is happening, they are turning in to me, and it is nowhere near as bad as they thought when they were teenagers.
Oh, and then in our group text, my oldest said she just wanted to thank me again for my very dominant genes. Best Mother’s Day gift ever. 🤣
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026
Today, in separate texts, my older 2 both told me they look in the mirror and see me, and the words out of their mouths sound suspiciously familiar more and more frequently. It is happening, they are turning in to me, and it is nowhere near as bad as they thought when they were teenagers.
Oh, and then in our group text, my oldest said she just wanted to thank me again for my very dominant genes. Best Mother’s Day gift ever. 🤣
Posted by: Piper at May 10, 2026 02:38 PM (Dd38x)
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My First World Problem is that Whole Foods has changed the recipe for their English muffins that I sometimes eat for breakfast. The new versions are smaller and thinner (shrinkflation, anyone?), and don't toast as nicely as the old ones.
Next week's project is to buy some different brands and try to find a version I like.
Or go back to oatmeal for breakfast.
Next week's project is to buy some different brands and try to find a version I like.
Or go back to oatmeal for breakfast.
Posted by: a.moron at May 10, 2026 02:38 PM (X5Jzz)
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NY Post had a photo of the engine after it chewed him up and spit him out. Unpleasant to say the least.
Posted by: Tuna at May 10, 2026 02:36 PM (lJ0H4)
Was he getting into the Spirit of things?
Posted by: Tuna at May 10, 2026 02:36 PM (lJ0H4)
Was he getting into the Spirit of things?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 02:38 PM (utfVc)
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2 Not many takers on this thread, so far. FWP
Posted by: mindful webworker - another at May 10, 2026 02:02 PM (Cl/mc)
Pastor hates it when I text during the sermon.
Posted by: mindful webworker - another at May 10, 2026 02:02 PM (Cl/mc)
Pastor hates it when I text during the sermon.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 10, 2026 02:39 PM (2WIwB)
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Was he getting into the Spirit of things?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 02:38 PM (utfVc)
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No, it was the final Frontier.
Was he getting into the Spirit of things?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 02:38 PM (utfVc)
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No, it was the final Frontier.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 02:39 PM (HdYcL)
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32
Her Majesty informed me a fellow Borzoi breeder suffered a broken tibia, femur, C-2 and has had a concussion. She's in ICU and will need surgery. Given she's about our age, I'd be surprised if she ever recovers.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 02
Awful news. I am sorry to hear this.
Her Majesty informed me a fellow Borzoi breeder suffered a broken tibia, femur, C-2 and has had a concussion. She's in ICU and will need surgery. Given she's about our age, I'd be surprised if she ever recovers.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 02
Awful news. I am sorry to hear this.
Posted by: Piper at May 10, 2026 02:39 PM (Dd38x)
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Several folks, including a pilot that I know have said they are open minded to the idea that the Frontier Airline pedestrian pink mist event was an almost successful terrorist suicide effort.
But hey, Third world problem, and this is a FWP thread.
But hey, Third world problem, and this is a FWP thread.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 10, 2026 02:39 PM (iMotb)
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I do the shopping for my parents, who are both in their 80s now, so that all my dad has to do is show up and pay. And one thing I do is make sure that everything is fully stocked with extra in the pantry, because there does seem to be a "scarcity syndrome" where if something is perceived to be in short supply, then it will get consumed faster.
But you know, many people are just beer drinkers, and avoid the hard stuff as likely to mess up the rate and result in overindulgence. I don't think anyone ever looked at a shelf full of bourbon and thought, "Oh no, that's too much, I couldn't possibly finish it off tonight so I won't bother having any."
And there is also an inverse "last corner of the casserole" syndrome at potlucks. I don't know if people think that eating half of the dish doesn't count as calories if they're not the one to finish it off, or if they're holding out for a fresh dish, but that last corner is likely to end up thrown out or pity eaten by the cook.
But you know, many people are just beer drinkers, and avoid the hard stuff as likely to mess up the rate and result in overindulgence. I don't think anyone ever looked at a shelf full of bourbon and thought, "Oh no, that's too much, I couldn't possibly finish it off tonight so I won't bother having any."
And there is also an inverse "last corner of the casserole" syndrome at potlucks. I don't know if people think that eating half of the dish doesn't count as calories if they're not the one to finish it off, or if they're holding out for a fresh dish, but that last corner is likely to end up thrown out or pity eaten by the cook.
Posted by: SciVo at May 10, 2026 02:41 PM (Sy6m/)
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damn. i've got maybe 15 blurbons. at least the bag of cork stoppers is impressive.
Posted by: cmeat at May 10, 2026 02:41 PM (R11M+)
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41 My First World Problem is that Whole Foods has changed the recipe for their English muffins that I sometimes eat for breakfast. The new versions are smaller and thinner (shrinkflation, anyone?), and don't toast as nicely as the old ones.
Next week's project is to buy some different brands and try to find a version I like.
Or go back to oatmeal for breakfast.
Posted by: a.moron at May 10, 2026 02:38 PM (X5Jzz)
Our local Vons changed the way they make Susan cookies. More cookie, less chocolate. Pffft......
Haven't bought any since. Just as well - I don't need anymore cookies.
Next week's project is to buy some different brands and try to find a version I like.
Or go back to oatmeal for breakfast.
Posted by: a.moron at May 10, 2026 02:38 PM (X5Jzz)
Our local Vons changed the way they make Susan cookies. More cookie, less chocolate. Pffft......
Haven't bought any since. Just as well - I don't need anymore cookies.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 10, 2026 02:42 PM (QGaXH)
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33 > 1. Super expensive.
2. Who's gonna clean that up?!?!?!
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The "after" photo of the affected engine is.... wild. All the fan blades are gone. And inside of the engine cowling is pink.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 10, 2026 02:32 PM (jehhT)
Yeah, I saw that. Who knew they paint the insides of jet engines pink?
Oh . . .
2. Who's gonna clean that up?!?!?!
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The "after" photo of the affected engine is.... wild. All the fan blades are gone. And inside of the engine cowling is pink.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 10, 2026 02:32 PM (jehhT)
Yeah, I saw that. Who knew they paint the insides of jet engines pink?
Oh . . .
Posted by: a.moron at May 10, 2026 02:43 PM (X5Jzz)
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Our local Vons changed the way they make Susan cookies. More cookie, less chocolate. Pffft......
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Our local HEB has greatly improved their frosted sugar cookies. They're lighter, less like the door stop they used to be.
Our local Vons changed the way they make Susan cookies. More cookie, less chocolate. Pffft......
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Our local HEB has greatly improved their frosted sugar cookies. They're lighter, less like the door stop they used to be.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 02:44 PM (HdYcL)
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All the news reports say the trespasser who died at the Denver airport was "struck by the aircraft," no mention of going into the engine. How diplomatic.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 10, 2026 02:34 PM (VWtfl)
One report I read quoted a passenger who was looking out the window when the "pedestrian" was "struck by the aircraft" as saying he saw parts flying out of the engine.
People parts, not engine parts.
All the news reports say the trespasser who died at the Denver airport was "struck by the aircraft," no mention of going into the engine. How diplomatic.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 10, 2026 02:34 PM (VWtfl)
One report I read quoted a passenger who was looking out the window when the "pedestrian" was "struck by the aircraft" as saying he saw parts flying out of the engine.
People parts, not engine parts.
Posted by: a.moron at May 10, 2026 02:45 PM (X5Jzz)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 02:45 PM (HdYcL)
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Today, in separate texts, my older 2 both told me they look in the mirror and see me, and the words out of their mouths sound suspiciously familiar more and more frequently. It is happening, they are turning in to me, and it is nowhere near as bad as they thought when they were teenagers.
Oh, and then in our group text, my oldest said she just wanted to thank me again for my very dominant genes. Best Mother’s Day gift ever.
That's nice. If there was any way to erase any and all traces of the female mammal that birthed me from myself I would do it in a heartbeat.
Oh, and then in our group text, my oldest said she just wanted to thank me again for my very dominant genes. Best Mother’s Day gift ever.
That's nice. If there was any way to erase any and all traces of the female mammal that birthed me from myself I would do it in a heartbeat.
Posted by: Don't worry I have some word for Fathers Day too at May 10, 2026 02:45 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 02:46 PM (HdYcL)
Posted by: Le Haim at May 10, 2026 02:46 PM (agTDo)
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50 33 > 1. Super expensive.
2. Who's gonna clean that up?!?!?!
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The "after" photo of the affected engine is.... wild. All the fan blades are gone. And inside of the engine cowling is pink.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 10, 2026 02:32 PM (jehhT)
Yeah, I saw that. Who knew they paint the insides of jet engines pink?
Oh . . .
Posted by: a.moron at May 10, 2026 02:43 PM (X5Jzz)
Well, they need a more effective way of assuring the runway and airport in general is clear of unauthorized pedestrians.
2. Who's gonna clean that up?!?!?!
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The "after" photo of the affected engine is.... wild. All the fan blades are gone. And inside of the engine cowling is pink.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 10, 2026 02:32 PM (jehhT)
Yeah, I saw that. Who knew they paint the insides of jet engines pink?
Oh . . .
Posted by: a.moron at May 10, 2026 02:43 PM (X5Jzz)
Well, they need a more effective way of assuring the runway and airport in general is clear of unauthorized pedestrians.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 10, 2026 02:47 PM (QGaXH)
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Shouldn't the Stormfag troll be concerned about the shocking increase in the price of Astroglide?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 02:48 PM (utfVc)
59
44
Was he getting into the Spirit of things?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 02:38 PM (utfVc)
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No, it was the final Frontier.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 02:39 PM (HdYcL)
What's the Delta on human volume pre and post mincing?
Was he getting into the Spirit of things?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 02:38 PM (utfVc)
___________
No, it was the final Frontier.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 02:39 PM (HdYcL)
What's the Delta on human volume pre and post mincing?
Posted by: It's plane to see at May 10, 2026 02:48 PM (TbWk/)
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41 i've only ever had thomas'
they're in the refrigerated section. and the new resealable flap is great.
not much for whole paycheck, but it is where i discovered parrano gouda.
they're in the refrigerated section. and the new resealable flap is great.
not much for whole paycheck, but it is where i discovered parrano gouda.
Posted by: cmeat at May 10, 2026 02:48 PM (R11M+)
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Engines are part of the aircradt
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 02:48 PM (Ia/+0)
62
Can you get hantavirus from oral? Asking for a friend.
Posted by: Le Laim at May 10, 2026 02:48 PM (vFG9F)
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49
Our local Vons changed the way they make Susan cookies. More cookie, less chocolate. Pffft......
Haven't bought any since. Just as well - I don't need anymore cookies.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 10, 2026 02:42 PM (QGaXH)
Hopefully they didn't reduce the amount of Susan they put in the cookies. Or substitute Karen for Susan in the recipe.
Our local Vons changed the way they make Susan cookies. More cookie, less chocolate. Pffft......
Haven't bought any since. Just as well - I don't need anymore cookies.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 10, 2026 02:42 PM (QGaXH)
Hopefully they didn't reduce the amount of Susan they put in the cookies. Or substitute Karen for Susan in the recipe.
Posted by: a.moron at May 10, 2026 02:49 PM (X5Jzz)
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What's the Delta on human volume pre and post mincing?
Posted by: It's plane to see at May 10, 2026 02:48 PM (TbWk/)
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We don't even know if he was American.
What's the Delta on human volume pre and post mincing?
Posted by: It's plane to see at May 10, 2026 02:48 PM (TbWk/)
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We don't even know if he was American.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 02:49 PM (HdYcL)
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62 Can you get hantavirus from oral? Asking for a friend.
Posted by: Le Laim at May 10, 2026 02:48 PM (vFG9F)
Only if you blow a rat.
Posted by: Le Laim at May 10, 2026 02:48 PM (vFG9F)
Only if you blow a rat.
Posted by: Which in this case wouldn't surprise me at May 10, 2026 02:49 PM (TbWk/)
66
So it's a hooch thread?
Posted by: Just got here at May 10, 2026 02:51 PM (AqVO0)
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It's only true Guinness when it is drawn from a tap into a pint mug, with a clover impression in the foam. If the barkeep rolls his/her r's, then it's certainly real.
viz: https://shorturl.at/nC2XH
viz: https://shorturl.at/nC2XH
Posted by: Mike Hammer, Éirinn go Brách! at May 10, 2026 02:51 PM (XeU6L)
68
So they are having a hard time identifying the person involved in the engine incident???
Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at May 10, 2026 02:52 PM (DNyHT)
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Well, they need a more effective way of assuring the runway and airport in general is clear of unauthorized pedestrians.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistanp/
Yeah, but people get upset if you shoot them when they come through the fence
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistanp/
Yeah, but people get upset if you shoot them when they come through the fence
Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 10, 2026 02:53 PM (oebnX)
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54
That's nice. If there was any way to erase any and all traces of the female mammal that birthed me from myself I would do it in a heartbeat.
Posted by: Don't worry I have some word for Fathers Day too at May 10, 2026 02:45 PM (TbWk/)
My sympathy to you and everyone else who had shitty parents. Take pride in the fact that you overcame that.
My parents weren't rich in material things, but they did everything they could to raise me right, and I thank them for that. Mom has been gone since 1984 and I still miss her.
That's nice. If there was any way to erase any and all traces of the female mammal that birthed me from myself I would do it in a heartbeat.
Posted by: Don't worry I have some word for Fathers Day too at May 10, 2026 02:45 PM (TbWk/)
My sympathy to you and everyone else who had shitty parents. Take pride in the fact that you overcame that.
My parents weren't rich in material things, but they did everything they could to raise me right, and I thank them for that. Mom has been gone since 1984 and I still miss her.
Posted by: a.moron at May 10, 2026 02:53 PM (X5Jzz)
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Guiness nitro on tap, with a Black Bush, neat, back, please Oh and put on Drop Kick Murphy's Kiss Me I'm Shitfaced.
Then I'm home in Poundtown with sweet Bridget from Dorchester.
Then I'm home in Poundtown with sweet Bridget from Dorchester.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at May 10, 2026 02:54 PM (wBaIH)
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The skies weren't very friendly that day, my friends.
Posted by: George Costanza at May 10, 2026 02:54 PM (AqVO0)
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56
Sad!
Posted by: Le Haim at May 10, 2026 02:46 PM (agTDo)
Yes, you are sad. Show us on the doll where the bad Orange Man touched you.
Sad!
Posted by: Le Haim at May 10, 2026 02:46 PM (agTDo)
Yes, you are sad. Show us on the doll where the bad Orange Man touched you.
Posted by: a.moron at May 10, 2026 02:55 PM (X5Jzz)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 02:55 PM (HdYcL)
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17 stroh's (it's shorts spelled backwards!} was the first to market 30 packs so... we drank one each on overnight dirt bike trips. sometimes needed one more for the ride home that was shared.
"some of you never ran from the cops on a two stroke, and it shows"
"some of you never ran from the cops on a two stroke, and it shows"
Posted by: cmeat at May 10, 2026 02:56 PM (R11M+)
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So they are having a hard time identifying the person involved in the engine incident???
Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at May 10, 2026 02:52 PM (DNyHT)
Facial recognition is right out. Maybe DNA?
Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at May 10, 2026 02:52 PM (DNyHT)
Facial recognition is right out. Maybe DNA?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 02:57 PM (utfVc)
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My parents weren't rich in material things, but they did everything they could to raise me right, and I thank them for that. Mom has been gone since 1984 and I still miss her.
Posted by: a.moron at May 10, 2026 02:53 PM (X5Jzz)
Sorry to hear that. I'm glad she was a good mom while she was here.
Posted by: a.moron at May 10, 2026 02:53 PM (X5Jzz)
Sorry to hear that. I'm glad she was a good mom while she was here.
Posted by: Count your blessings at May 10, 2026 02:57 PM (TbWk/)
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60 41 i've only ever had thomas'
they're in the refrigerated section. and the new resealable flap is great.
not much for whole paycheck, but it is where i discovered parrano gouda.
Posted by: cmeat at May 10, 2026 02:48 PM (R11M+)
Thomas are OK, the old Whole Paycheck ones were better, in my opinion. I could go back to Thomas, if I can't find anything I like better.
they're in the refrigerated section. and the new resealable flap is great.
not much for whole paycheck, but it is where i discovered parrano gouda.
Posted by: cmeat at May 10, 2026 02:48 PM (R11M+)
Thomas are OK, the old Whole Paycheck ones were better, in my opinion. I could go back to Thomas, if I can't find anything I like better.
Posted by: a.moron at May 10, 2026 02:58 PM (X5Jzz)
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So they are having a hard time identifying the person involved in the engine incident???
Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at May 10, 2026 02:52 PM (DNyHT)
Facial recognition is right out. Maybe DNA?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 02:57 PM (utfVc)
Funny, I see his face all over.
Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at May 10, 2026 02:52 PM (DNyHT)
Facial recognition is right out. Maybe DNA?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 02:57 PM (utfVc)
Funny, I see his face all over.
Posted by: Over here and over there and... at May 10, 2026 02:58 PM (TbWk/)
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Things To Do In Denver When You're Shred
Posted by: gKWVE at May 10, 2026 03:00 PM (W8Wia)
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mom is 98 next month. still a hoot.
i'll bring her a snowball saki jar {a tiny vase} filled with violets and lillies of the valley and she'll cry joy. it's what she wants.
hoppy mudders day, all y'all.
i'll bring her a snowball saki jar {a tiny vase} filled with violets and lillies of the valley and she'll cry joy. it's what she wants.
hoppy mudders day, all y'all.
Posted by: cmeat at May 10, 2026 03:00 PM (R11M+)
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One of the dreads for corpsman on aircraft carriers is having someone get sucked through an engine. The crew drop the engine and call the wing corpsman to gather what's left for the casket. Dental tools are recommended.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 10, 2026 03:01 PM (SC8Ww)
83
I wonder how the trespasser got sucked into doing such a foolhardy stunt?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 03:03 PM (utfVc)
84
There have to be easier and less dangerous ways to end yourself than walking into a a jet engine. Go to Canada and apply for MAID.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 10, 2026 03:03 PM (gu0hJ)
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78 i'll take your word as i never had them.
every other one i've tried is too dense with smallish holes.
and i'm wrong, thomas' popped into my head but the good ones, in the 'fridge section are bay's. my bad. thomas' are only ok.
every other one i've tried is too dense with smallish holes.
and i'm wrong, thomas' popped into my head but the good ones, in the 'fridge section are bay's. my bad. thomas' are only ok.
Posted by: cmeat at May 10, 2026 03:05 PM (R11M+)
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how the trespasser got sucked into doing such a foolhardy stunt?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 03:03 PM (utfVc)
I hope Madonna has a good alibi
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 03:03 PM (utfVc)
I hope Madonna has a good alibi
Posted by: gKWVE at May 10, 2026 03:06 PM (W8Wia)
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The problem on carriers is there isn't a lot of room., any distraction can be deadly.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 10, 2026 03:07 PM (SC8Ww)
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So it's a hooch thread?
Boobs, booze, boomsticks, and (on Sundays) books account for at good 50% of the content here. 90% if you include politicians in the boobs category.
Boobs, booze, boomsticks, and (on Sundays) books account for at good 50% of the content here. 90% if you include politicians in the boobs category.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 10, 2026 03:07 PM (vTZFs)
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Gimme your bourbon
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 10, 2026 03:08 PM (dE3DB)
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83 I wonder how the trespasser got sucked into doing such a foolhardy stunt?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 03:03 PM (utfVc)
Only 2 reasons you hop a fence to enter a runway - you are an idiot or you are a terrorist...have they actually conclusively figured out he was the 1st?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 03:03 PM (utfVc)
Only 2 reasons you hop a fence to enter a runway - you are an idiot or you are a terrorist...have they actually conclusively figured out he was the 1st?
Posted by: Nova Local at May 10, 2026 03:08 PM (tOcjL)
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83 I wonder how the trespasser got sucked into doing such a foolhardy stunt?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 03:03 PM (utfVc)
I give equal odds for an idiot "influencer" desperate for content, or a third-worlder with shit for brains looking to steal tools or baggage or something.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 03:03 PM (utfVc)
I give equal odds for an idiot "influencer" desperate for content, or a third-worlder with shit for brains looking to steal tools or baggage or something.
Posted by: SciVo at May 10, 2026 03:09 PM (Sy6m/)
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Guinness Draught? Step up your game to the best beer in the world. Guinness Foreign Extra Stout.
Posted by: JackWayne at May 10, 2026 03:09 PM (q+JTR)
93
Go to Canada and apply for MAID.
I have the unsettling suspicion that they try to convince non-citizens to get on the dole rather than on MAID.
I have the unsettling suspicion that they try to convince non-citizens to get on the dole rather than on MAID.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 10, 2026 03:09 PM (EXyHK)
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"they f*ck you up, your mom and dad
they may not mean to, but they do
they fillyou with the faults they had
and add some extra, just for you"
they may not mean to, but they do
they fillyou with the faults they had
and add some extra, just for you"
Posted by: cmeat at May 10, 2026 03:10 PM (R11M+)
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That's nice. If there was any way to erase any and all traces of the female mammal that birthed me from myself I would do it in a heartbeat.
Posted by: Don't worry I have some word for Fathers Day too at May 10, 2026 02:45 PM (TbWk/)
I am sorry your mother wasn’t great. I hope there was another female who poured herself into you along the way. And if not, I am glad you took the difficult situation and made yourself something despite it.
Posted by: Don't worry I have some word for Fathers Day too at May 10, 2026 02:45 PM (TbWk/)
I am sorry your mother wasn’t great. I hope there was another female who poured herself into you along the way. And if not, I am glad you took the difficult situation and made yourself something despite it.
Posted by: Piper at May 10, 2026 03:11 PM (hftzA)
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Not much out on the expanse of taxy ways or runways. Its acres of open space
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 03:12 PM (Ia/+0)
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Was he getting into the Spirit of things?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 02:38 PM (utfVc)
___________
No, it was the final Frontier.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 02:39 PM (HdYcL)
He was just prepping for the transition to Spirit Halloween Airlines.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 02:38 PM (utfVc)
___________
No, it was the final Frontier.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 02:39 PM (HdYcL)
He was just prepping for the transition to Spirit Halloween Airlines.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 10, 2026 03:12 PM (qx7Zg)
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Mid and higher grade sardines are getting hard to find in stores, at least in my area. The new food fad is the sardine fast and eating sardines in general. They are a superfood, rich in omega-3 and other nutrients and they are easy to store at home. YT has plenty of videos related to the little fishies.
When they are packed in EVOO and "wild-caught", they aren't a bad choice for the post-29 crowd.
The problem is finding the better brands in stores.
When they are packed in EVOO and "wild-caught", they aren't a bad choice for the post-29 crowd.
The problem is finding the better brands in stores.
Posted by: mrp at May 10, 2026 03:13 PM (rj6Yv)
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Denver's airport is massive. If the pink mister hopped a perimeter fence he'd have walked quite a distance to get on an active runway.
Conversely, there's likely security cameras "everywhere" so there'd be some idea how and where he got onto an active runway.
It's very weird....
Conversely, there's likely security cameras "everywhere" so there'd be some idea how and where he got onto an active runway.
It's very weird....
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 10, 2026 03:13 PM (jehhT)
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Well, they need a more effective way of assuring the runway and airport in general is clear of unauthorized pedestrians.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 10, 2026 02:47 PM (QGaXH
Roof Koreans?
FWP
I went to Costco with my friend Friday and bought myself sushi - the big 30 piece one.
2 tiny packets of Wasabi paste. Very tiny. Seriously, This is Costco - Canada but still Costco. How much can wasabi paste cost? I did have some at home from Amazon. I bought it JUST for this emergency.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 10, 2026 02:47 PM (QGaXH
Roof Koreans?
FWP
I went to Costco with my friend Friday and bought myself sushi - the big 30 piece one.
2 tiny packets of Wasabi paste. Very tiny. Seriously, This is Costco - Canada but still Costco. How much can wasabi paste cost? I did have some at home from Amazon. I bought it JUST for this emergency.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 10, 2026 03:14 PM (Sco7b)
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Naaah. Your perception of their drinking is skewed.
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at May 10, 2026 03:14 PM (FcFs+)
102
Well, time to get on with my day.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 03:14 PM (utfVc)
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erase any and all traces of the female mammal that birthed me
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=J9u2ozWplAs
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=J9u2ozWplAs
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 10, 2026 03:17 PM (Kt19C)
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99 Denver's airport is massive. If the pink mister hopped a perimeter fence he'd have walked quite a distance to get on an active runway.
Conversely, there's likely security cameras "everywhere" so there'd be some idea how and where he got onto an active runway.
It's very weird....
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 10, 2026 03:13 PM (jehhT)
Well, they said it was about two minutes from when he jumped the fence to when the airplane jumped him, so they must have tracked him back on video.
Conversely, there's likely security cameras "everywhere" so there'd be some idea how and where he got onto an active runway.
It's very weird....
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 10, 2026 03:13 PM (jehhT)
Well, they said it was about two minutes from when he jumped the fence to when the airplane jumped him, so they must have tracked him back on video.
Posted by: SciVo at May 10, 2026 03:18 PM (Sy6m/)
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I'm
too sexy for my SCHUURLP
too sexy for my SCHUURLP
Posted by: Guy on the runway at May 10, 2026 03:18 PM (vFG9F)
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The problem is finding the better brands in stores.
Posted by: mrp at May 10, 2026 03:13 PM (rj6Yv)
Lol. Sorry. When I was taking care of my late Mother and supply lines were strained, I loaded up for zombie apocalypse.
I have about 600 cans of sardines and sardine fillets downstairs. They are REALLY expensive now. I picked most of the good, quality sardine tins up for $1.25 Can maximum and they're about $3 now.
If you have a Costco nearby, they have great sardines. One tin is two meals but they're great. I haven't checked price lately...because I'm set. Love sardines.
Posted by: mrp at May 10, 2026 03:13 PM (rj6Yv)
Lol. Sorry. When I was taking care of my late Mother and supply lines were strained, I loaded up for zombie apocalypse.
I have about 600 cans of sardines and sardine fillets downstairs. They are REALLY expensive now. I picked most of the good, quality sardine tins up for $1.25 Can maximum and they're about $3 now.
If you have a Costco nearby, they have great sardines. One tin is two meals but they're great. I haven't checked price lately...because I'm set. Love sardines.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 10, 2026 03:19 PM (Sco7b)
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The anti FWP! I just heard the pool heater fire up. Yay!
Posted by: Piper at May 10, 2026 03:20 PM (hftzA)
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I was drawn to the stupidity of the nutritional information. 1 can is 1.25 servings. Lawn...get off it
Posted by: connected and litigious at May 10, 2026 03:22 PM (cS1cw)
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The anti FWP! I just heard the pool heater fire up. Yay!
Posted by: Piper
Out here the big yellow ball in the sky is our pool heater.
Posted by: Piper
Out here the big yellow ball in the sky is our pool heater.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 10, 2026 03:23 PM (SC8Ww)
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ME's report will be interesting.
"Death a result of ingestion by gas turbine engine"
[must remember to ask Muldoon if there is an ICD code for that]
"Death a result of ingestion by gas turbine engine"
[must remember to ask Muldoon if there is an ICD code for that]
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 10, 2026 03:23 PM (XeU6L)
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Anti-FWP 2. The Big Dummy swept this weekend with another Best of Breed win at today's Jesse James KC show in Lawrence.
Anti-FWP 2. The Big Dummy swept this weekend with another Best of Breed win at today's Jesse James KC show in Lawrence.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 03:24 PM (HdYcL)
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NY Post had a photo of the engine after it chewed him up and spit him out. Unpleasant to say the least.
Posted by: Tuna at May 10, 2026 02:36 PM (lJ0H4)
Was he getting into the Spirit of things?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 02:38 PM (utfVc)
Death by lethal ingestion.
Posted by: Tuna at May 10, 2026 02:36 PM (lJ0H4)
Was he getting into the Spirit of things?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 02:38 PM (utfVc)
Death by lethal ingestion.
Posted by: RI Red at May 10, 2026 03:25 PM (Edxq2)
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I know it's Mother's Day but all of this sardine talk makes me think of my dad. At our old house he and I used to sit on the low wall by our garage and eat sardines and crackers. He would give me sips from his Lone Star beer. I was 5 when we moved, so I was younger than that at the time.
It was all delicious. No sardines since then have tasted as good. Or Lone Stars.
It was all delicious. No sardines since then have tasted as good. Or Lone Stars.
Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at May 10, 2026 03:25 PM (FEVMW)
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09 The anti FWP! I just heard the pool heater fire up. Yay!
Posted by: Piper
Out here the big yellow ball in the sky is our pool heater.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 10, 2026 03:23 PM (SC8Ww)
Oh it will be here, too, over the summer. Then there will be calls for the chiller by everyone but me. I like it as the world’s biggest bathtub. 🤣
Posted by: Piper
Out here the big yellow ball in the sky is our pool heater.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 10, 2026 03:23 PM (SC8Ww)
Oh it will be here, too, over the summer. Then there will be calls for the chiller by everyone but me. I like it as the world’s biggest bathtub. 🤣
Posted by: Piper at May 10, 2026 03:26 PM (hftzA)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 03:27 PM (HdYcL)
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Drank Guinness and drove home? How many fought with the cops and had to be tased?
Posted by: Typical Irish at May 10, 2026 03:28 PM (oftw2)
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Go Big Dummy!
Posted by: Piper at May 10, 2026 03:29 PM (pZEOD)
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Heard It Through The Turbine
Posted by: Zombie Marvin Gaye at May 10, 2026 03:30 PM (ZnrCl)
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We had a pool at our house in Ohio. It was a pain in many ways, but nice to use in the summer. And it was set out of sight of the road and far from the neighbors. So, ymmm, mmm.
We had a pool at our house in Ohio. It was a pain in many ways, but nice to use in the summer. And it was set out of sight of the road and far from the neighbors. So, ymmm, mmm.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 03:31 PM (HdYcL)
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Avulsion
Posted by: Hadrian
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[tips hat]
Thank you. A term I have never previously encountered.
Posted by: Hadrian
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[tips hat]
Thank you. A term I have never previously encountered.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 10, 2026 03:31 PM (XeU6L)
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I have a first world problem. My husband was in an accident four months ago. The at-fault driver's insurance has not yet settled with us for anything close to the value of our totaled vehicle. In the meantime, our wrecked car is sitting in a towing yard racking up storage fees and we are renting a vehicle until we get our settlement and can buy a replacement. (The insurance company stopped paying storage charges after two months.)
Just how much in expenses can an insurance company cost us while they dither around? Or do they figure that we will accept their lowball settlement offer in order to wrap things up and get out from under storage and rental expenses?
Just how much in expenses can an insurance company cost us while they dither around? Or do they figure that we will accept their lowball settlement offer in order to wrap things up and get out from under storage and rental expenses?
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at May 10, 2026 03:32 PM (FMtrg)
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It was all delicious. No sardines since then have tasted as good. Or Lone Stars.
Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at May 10, 2026 03:25 PM (FEVMW)
I'm happy you have thise memories.
Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at May 10, 2026 03:25 PM (FEVMW)
I'm happy you have thise memories.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 10, 2026 03:35 PM (Sco7b)
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Heading over to see my parents and my sister
Pop in later from there
Pop in later from there
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 03:36 PM (Ia/+0)
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We use a "solar blanket" on the pool to warm it up. Just put it on today. Water temp is currently 70F. Chilly...
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 10, 2026 03:37 PM (jehhT)
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Or do they figure that we will accept their lowball settlement offer in order to wrap things up and get out from under storage and rental expenses?
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at May 10, 2026 03:32 PM (FMtrg)
Yes, and I think sitting on money has become the standard for "insurance" for some time now. I have a simple recurring reimbursement claim and I routinely have to wait 120 days for it to come through. And they often make a "mistake" that requires an additional 30 day review. I'm sorry to hear of your trouble - you already know, do not take their first offer.
A lot of it is just playing the "game" with them because every day they hang on to money is another day of making money off it. I got 50% more back on a vehicle claim, just by rejecting their offer, then doing basic research, then providing it and insisting on even more than that.
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at May 10, 2026 03:32 PM (FMtrg)
Yes, and I think sitting on money has become the standard for "insurance" for some time now. I have a simple recurring reimbursement claim and I routinely have to wait 120 days for it to come through. And they often make a "mistake" that requires an additional 30 day review. I'm sorry to hear of your trouble - you already know, do not take their first offer.
A lot of it is just playing the "game" with them because every day they hang on to money is another day of making money off it. I got 50% more back on a vehicle claim, just by rejecting their offer, then doing basic research, then providing it and insisting on even more than that.
Posted by: ... at May 10, 2026 03:37 PM (vE0+H)
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If we had a tranny president would the Left insist it was in fact our First Female President? I wonder. I would almost vote for one just to watch the carnage.
Girl power!
Girl power!
Posted by: ... at May 10, 2026 03:40 PM (vE0+H)
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Thanks, Ellipses. It's insane -- they were apparently fine with paying $70/day for storage fees for two months, but $5000 for our vehicle loss is too much in their view.
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at May 10, 2026 03:42 PM (FMtrg)
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Or do they figure that we will accept their lowball settlement offer in order to wrap things up and get out from under storage and rental expenses?
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at May 10, 2026 03:32 PM (FMtrg)
Yes and they will keep it up as long as they think they can get away with it. Maybe find a lawyer who does first and second party insurance claims who can provide some guidance and maybe fire a shot or two across the bow.
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at May 10, 2026 03:32 PM (FMtrg)
Yes and they will keep it up as long as they think they can get away with it. Maybe find a lawyer who does first and second party insurance claims who can provide some guidance and maybe fire a shot or two across the bow.
Posted by: Insurance is asshoe at May 10, 2026 03:43 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 10, 2026 03:44 PM (RIvkX)
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Just how much in expenses can an insurance company cost us while they dither around? Or do they figure that we will accept their lowball settlement offer in order to wrap things up and get out from under storage and rental expenses?
Posted by: Emmie
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I was rear-ende...
Heh...decided to re-phrase, knowing the Horde.
My car was struck in the rear by a fellow with Progressive. They refused to settle. My only recourse was to sue the guy that ran into me. Not happening. We tend to forget that insurnace companies are in business to profit, not to look after their policy holders.
After hurricane Helene passed through, my home-owners company (Liberty Mutual) cancelled my policy.
Posted by: Emmie
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Heh...decided to re-phrase, knowing the Horde.
My car was struck in the rear by a fellow with Progressive. They refused to settle. My only recourse was to sue the guy that ran into me. Not happening. We tend to forget that insurnace companies are in business to profit, not to look after their policy holders.
After hurricane Helene passed through, my home-owners company (Liberty Mutual) cancelled my policy.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 10, 2026 03:45 PM (XeU6L)
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I wonder if the runway guy tried to duck under the wing, but the engine at full thrust sucked him up anyway.
and from my sixth grade mind ... "I bet he doesn't have the guts to do that again".
and from my sixth grade mind ... "I bet he doesn't have the guts to do that again".
Posted by: illiniwek at May 10, 2026 03:46 PM (vbXSk)
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Mike Hammer, I think the whole purpose of insurance is so these situations can be handled without suing. But this insurance company is practically begging us to sue their client.
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at May 10, 2026 03:47 PM (FMtrg)
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Now I have an urge for a Guinness. They go with steak, corn-on-the-cob, and NY strip rare?
Posted by: Eromero at May 10, 2026 03:51 PM (LHPAg)
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This is the first time we've had to deal with an auto accident without our own insurance company being involved. Our insurance company informed us that our coverage doesn't include delivery driving. That requires the purchase of a special rider, and our company doesn't offer that particular rider. We had to switch companies.
So we are at the mercy of the at-fault driver's insurance. They were telling us that they didn't have the resources to cover all the damages to the four vehicles in the accident.
So we are at the mercy of the at-fault driver's insurance. They were telling us that they didn't have the resources to cover all the damages to the four vehicles in the accident.
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at May 10, 2026 03:52 PM (FMtrg)
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Happy Mother's Day Mom! This year it will be ten years you and Dad have been gone. Miss you both very much!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at May 10, 2026 03:52 PM (QGaXH)
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84 There have to be easier and less dangerous ways to end yourself than walking into a a jet engine. Go to Canada and apply for MAID.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 10, 2026 03:03 PM (gu0hJ)
Some swabbie was ingested into the engine of a A-6, I believe it was. He walked away.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 10, 2026 03:03 PM (gu0hJ)
Some swabbie was ingested into the engine of a A-6, I believe it was. He walked away.
Posted by: Easy the Elder at May 10, 2026 03:52 PM (awQYY)
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134 This is the first time we've had to deal with an auto accident without our own insurance company being involved. Our insurance company informed us that our coverage doesn't include delivery driving. That requires the purchase of a special rider, and our company doesn't offer that particular rider. We had to switch companies.
So we are at the mercy of the at-fault driver's insurance. They were telling us that they didn't have the resources to cover all the damages to the four vehicles in the accident.
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at May 10, 2026 03:52 PM (FMtrg)
I would involve your insurance company. It will solve your issue (and will be way cheaper than legal counsel if the driver is a deadbeat). If effectively this is like an "uninsured driver" b/c the driver had so little insurance for property damage in an accident, you may have to recover from your own insurance, anyway.
So we are at the mercy of the at-fault driver's insurance. They were telling us that they didn't have the resources to cover all the damages to the four vehicles in the accident.
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at May 10, 2026 03:52 PM (FMtrg)
I would involve your insurance company. It will solve your issue (and will be way cheaper than legal counsel if the driver is a deadbeat). If effectively this is like an "uninsured driver" b/c the driver had so little insurance for property damage in an accident, you may have to recover from your own insurance, anyway.
Posted by: Nova Local at May 10, 2026 03:55 PM (tOcjL)
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Mike Hammer, I think the whole purpose of insurance is so these situations can be handled without suing. But this insurance company is practically begging us to sue their client.
Posted by: Emmie
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Mine was pretty amazing. Police report had the the guy clearly at fault. Included an eye witness. Three indepedent repair shops had provided repair estimates and photos.
Progressive:"Nope"
Posted by: Emmie
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Mine was pretty amazing. Police report had the the guy clearly at fault. Included an eye witness. Three indepedent repair shops had provided repair estimates and photos.
Progressive:"Nope"
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 10, 2026 03:55 PM (XeU6L)
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[willowed]:
Irradiation works to preserve foods, too.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 01:50 PM (utfVc)
Always amusing how the "BELIEVE SCIENCE" crowd vociferously opposes irradiating food because it'll turn your blueberries into U-235 and make you grow an extra head.
Posted by: Lots of really stoooopid people running around loose at May 10, 2026 01:54 PM (TbWk/)
There's no upside in having an extra head.
Irradiation works to preserve foods, too.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 01:50 PM (utfVc)
Always amusing how the "BELIEVE SCIENCE" crowd vociferously opposes irradiating food because it'll turn your blueberries into U-235 and make you grow an extra head.
Posted by: Lots of really stoooopid people running around loose at May 10, 2026 01:54 PM (TbWk/)
There's no upside in having an extra head.
Posted by: Rosey Grier at May 10, 2026 03:57 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Easy the Elder at May 10, 2026 03:58 PM (awQYY)
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92 Guinness Draught? Step up your game to the best beer in the world. Guinness Foreign Extra Stout.
exactly.
exactly.
Posted by: ibid at May 10, 2026 03:58 PM (BiQ2s)
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Hadrian: I feel your pain, I'm in Harris County.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain at May 10, 2026 03:58 PM (gHSfI)
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>>>>So we are at the mercy of the at-fault driver's insurance. They were telling us that they didn't have the resources to cover all the damages to the four vehicles in the accident.
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at May 10, 2026 03:52 PM (FMtrg)
*****
Have you tried contacting your State’s Insurance Commissioner? Maybe file a complaint with them? I wish you luck in resolving. I know it would stress me out.
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at May 10, 2026 03:52 PM (FMtrg)
*****
Have you tried contacting your State’s Insurance Commissioner? Maybe file a complaint with them? I wish you luck in resolving. I know it would stress me out.
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at May 10, 2026 04:01 PM (EFz10)
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Food thread is up!
Posted by: SciVo at May 10, 2026 04:03 PM (Sy6m/)
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So we are at the mercy of the at-fault driver's insurance. They were telling us that they didn't have the resources to cover all the damages to the four vehicles in the accident.
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at May 10, 2026 03:52 PM (FMtrg)
That sounds like bullshit. They're required by state law to have minimum cash reserves sufficient to cover claims and maintain liquidity as a condition of operating as an insurance company in whatever state you're in. Either they're some fly-by-night outfit or they're lying to you.
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at May 10, 2026 03:52 PM (FMtrg)
That sounds like bullshit. They're required by state law to have minimum cash reserves sufficient to cover claims and maintain liquidity as a condition of operating as an insurance company in whatever state you're in. Either they're some fly-by-night outfit or they're lying to you.
Posted by: Again, insurance is asshoe at May 10, 2026 04:04 PM (TbWk/)
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Heard It Through The Turbine
Posted by: Zombie Marvin Gaye at May 10, 2026 03:30 PM (ZnrCl)
He's now SLIME IN THE TURBINE MACHINE!!!
Posted by: Zombie Marvin Gaye at May 10, 2026 03:30 PM (ZnrCl)
He's now SLIME IN THE TURBINE MACHINE!!!
Posted by: Zombie Marvin Zindler at May 10, 2026 04:04 PM (wVcYX)
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Is Progressive offering Kelly Blue Book value only?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 10, 2026 04:10 PM (ZVgZ4)
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They're required by state law to have minimum cash reserves sufficient to cover claims and maintain liquidity as a condition of operating as an insurance company in whatever state you're in. Either they're some fly-by-night outfit or they're lying to you.
Posted by: Again, insurance is asshoe at May 10, 2026 04:04 PM (TbWk/)
That's good to know. You know how you choose coverage limits when you buy insurance and there's a legally-required minimum. I was thinking the at-fault policy was minimum coverage and turned out to be not enough for four cars.
Posted by: Again, insurance is asshoe at May 10, 2026 04:04 PM (TbWk/)
That's good to know. You know how you choose coverage limits when you buy insurance and there's a legally-required minimum. I was thinking the at-fault policy was minimum coverage and turned out to be not enough for four cars.
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at May 10, 2026 04:20 PM (FMtrg)
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68 So they are having a hard time identifying the person involved in the engine incident???
Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at May 10, 2026 02:52 PM (DNyHT)
And their motive.
Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at May 10, 2026 02:52 PM (DNyHT)
And their motive.
Posted by: Eromero at May 10, 2026 04:31 PM (LHPAg)
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16
FWP: I'm stuck at my MiL's for a few more hours.
____________
May as well burn it all down. "Your daughter is just like you."
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 02:13 PM (HdYcL)
“I’ll need a colon cleanse after this meal.”
“Trump was elected to eliminate people like you.”
“Are you proud of all the abortions you’ve had?”
(Light a cigarette)
FWP: I'm stuck at my MiL's for a few more hours.
____________
May as well burn it all down. "Your daughter is just like you."
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 02:13 PM (HdYcL)
“I’ll need a colon cleanse after this meal.”
“Trump was elected to eliminate people like you.”
“Are you proud of all the abortions you’ve had?”
(Light a cigarette)
Posted by: Kathysaysso at May 10, 2026 04:57 PM (7OVtU)
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Your friends who quaffed the Guinness are influenced by what is in short supply. Apparently they really have no personal preference/taste other than what is currently popular. Those people are shallow sheep.
Posted by: John at May 10, 2026 09:37 PM (0DsdP)
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I went on a Scotch distillery trek in Scotland. When I arrived in Edinburgh after an overnight flight, I went to a pub on the Royale Mile 11 AM local time. I was seeking a Scottish Ale. All they had on draft was (Irish) Guinness! WTF?
Posted by: John at May 10, 2026 09:45 PM (0DsdP)
The Food Fanatics Will Never Stop!
Whole milk in our schools? That should be entirely unexceptional, especially since reduced fat milk is a new thing. Children have been drinking whole milk from animals for at least 10,000 years (and probably longer), and in case some people are unaware, infants drink human milk, which is even richer than most cow's milk!
But the food lunatics must have their way, which means they have taken shoddy science (fat makes you fat!), ignored confounding variables, and tried mightily to transform the American diet into a horror-show of low fat, high carbohydrate foods that have made us one of the fattest societies in the world. And of course these maniacs cite that data to claim that whole milk is one of the culprits! Never mind that these same maniacs are part of the destruction of normal childhood behavior like running around at recess, and racing around the neighborhood until dark. USDA Restores Whole, Reduced-Fat Milk Options in Child Nutrition ProgramsThe rule furthers the president’s “commitment to improving childhood nutrition and supporting America’s dairy farmers by ensuring schools and child nutrition providers can once again offer students nutrient-dense dairy options that align with the latest nutrition science and consumer preference,” the USDA said in a May 8 statement. “Whole milk and other dairy products provide essential nutrients including protein, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, riboflavin, niacin, and vitamins A, D, and B12. Whole milk is especially important for young children aged 1 to 10 to support energy needs and brain development.”
Oh, and let us not forget the massive welfare state that many of these same deluded, anti-science zealots created. Pay for poor people's food, but they will have to eat what we say! And that means more of that incredibly destructive diet! And just for sh*ts and giggles, they throw in the very poorly studied claims that kids who eat a normal diet are getting cardiovascular disease!
In a Sept. 10, 2025, statement, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine called on the MAHA commission to drop whole milk from its recommendations, citing potential cardiovascular health risks to children. Children are increasingly exhibiting early signs of high cholesterol, heart disease, and other cardiovascular diseases. Allowing full-fat whole dairy in school meals will only result in more such health issues, the committee said. “Instead of addressing real changes to provide healthier school meals, the MAHA Strategy is pushing whole milk at the expense of children’s health,” Neal Barnard, president of the committee, said. “The federal government should be putting less saturated fat on school lunch trays, not more, and it can do that by making it easier for students to access nondairy beverages and plant-based entrees.”
Oooh! "Plant-based!" The Holy Grail of the food Nazis! That's the real agenda. No more red meat, then no more whole milk, then no more animal protein, then only insect protein to supplement the "plant-based" crap. It's to save the earth! And the spotted owls! And the children! Do you hate children? This is all nothing more than carefully disguised social engineering that is indistinguishable from the manipulations of culture by the communists of the Soviet Union and Red China. They strive to change the essential nature of Man, and whether that is through diet, forcing us into 15 Minute Cities, making sexual characteristics fluid and changeable, destroying our religions, or many other culture-destroying manipulations. And the goal is always the same...the elites will rule us from their lofty perches, and we will wallow in the muck as society decays because of the loss of free will and individuality. Then want us to be identical cogs in their infernal machine, and every single thing they do is in furtherance of that goal.
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Good afternoon everyone
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 12:01 PM (Ia/+0)
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ESPONJA!!11!!111!1!
ESPONJA!!11!!111!1!
Posted by: AltonJackson at May 10, 2026 12:01 PM (8iYDv)
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And Happy Mother's day to all the moms out there
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 12:03 PM (Ia/+0)
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"Plant-based": because "vegetarian" is just TOO HARD. I want that phrase shot, burned, cast on the ash heap of history...
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 12:04 PM (T6aVk)
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We used to have whole milk in the schools. We had fewer cardio problems in children at that time. Are these people just rank idiots that can't bother to compare the data that has existed for decades?
Posted by: Notsothoreau at May 10, 2026 12:04 PM (7T8ei)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 12:05 PM (HdYcL)
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All the nails that stick up must be hammered down.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 12:06 PM (bss/y)
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Good morning, CBD, and Horde! Just woke up. Got drunk on 2% milk last night, and have a vicious hangover this morning.
Just kidding. I won't buy 2% crap. I have whole milk in the fridge, and 18% coffee cream, and I am enjoying coffee with a dollop of that in it right now.
Just kidding. I won't buy 2% crap. I have whole milk in the fridge, and 18% coffee cream, and I am enjoying coffee with a dollop of that in it right now.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 12:07 PM (utfVc)
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TOUSi will be live @ 12:30 (he missed yesterday).
https://www.youtube.com/live/mx1RtL5MYzU
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UAE Under Missile Attack - IRGC Warns Trump To 'Surrender' - Crackdown In Iran
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IRGC clown-show continues.
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UAE Under Missile Attack - IRGC Warns Trump To 'Surrender' - Crackdown In Iran
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IRGC clown-show continues.
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at May 10, 2026 12:08 PM (aUMnT)
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White Milk is racist!
Posted by: NPC Gradute of the Ibram Kendi School of Learing at May 10, 2026 12:08 PM (nHXB4)
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Maybe "we" need to assume a more forceful role in society and "push back twice as hard" (as some leftist once said) on the powers that be that are doing all this?
We've been passive for too long. IMO
We've been passive for too long. IMO
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 10, 2026 12:09 PM (jehhT)
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Considering the education system throughout the West, it's at least encouraging that many of the kids aren't breastfeeding until age 8 or 9.
Along with food, it the other holy grail - everything has to be recyclable and reusable or else Gaia dies.
Before my horror movie bent, that was a fairly common plot in the kids shows.
Along with food, it the other holy grail - everything has to be recyclable and reusable or else Gaia dies.
Before my horror movie bent, that was a fairly common plot in the kids shows.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. at May 10, 2026 12:09 PM (Sco7b)
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Kids and dogs do not decide to be vegan.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 10, 2026 12:10 PM (JkO4W)
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Oh, and if you fight back and people bitch, threaten them with peanuts!!!
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. at May 10, 2026 12:10 PM (Sco7b)
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"Plant-based": because "vegetarian" is just TOO HARD. I want that phrase shot, burned, cast on the ash heap of history...
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 12:04 PM (T6aVk)
All our food is plant-based, even a delicious and nutritious steak. Plants are what food eats. Push it back a notch, and all food is carbon-based.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 12:04 PM (T6aVk)
All our food is plant-based, even a delicious and nutritious steak. Plants are what food eats. Push it back a notch, and all food is carbon-based.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 12:11 PM (utfVc)
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It's my Constitutional Right to get a cartfull of Ding-Dongs and Ho-Hos at at taxpayer expense.
It ain't 8 ounces of whole milk what's makin' my chillum fat.
It ain't 8 ounces of whole milk what's makin' my chillum fat.
Posted by: Bumquishia On EBT at May 10, 2026 12:11 PM (oftw2)
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"Plant-based": because "vegetarian" is just TOO HARD. I want that phrase shot, burned, cast on the ash heap of history...
Posted by: Cow Demon
How about "responsible medicine"?
"Plant-based": because "vegetarian" is just TOO HARD. I want that phrase shot, burned, cast on the ash heap of history...
Posted by: Cow Demon
How about "responsible medicine"?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 12:11 PM (Cqx++)
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Children have been drinking whole milk from animals for at least 10,000 years (and probably longer)
Wikipedia says 9.000 (and adults). Their references seem sparse.
The oldest *evidence* of a milk consuming culture seems to be the Yamnaya at 6,000 ish.
But I've been wrong before.
Wikipedia says 9.000 (and adults). Their references seem sparse.
The oldest *evidence* of a milk consuming culture seems to be the Yamnaya at 6,000 ish.
But I've been wrong before.
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at May 10, 2026 12:12 PM (aUMnT)
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The Republican candidate for TX Ag Commissioner, Nate Sheets, has promised CLEAN SCHOOL LUNCHES when he gets into office. Right now the school districts do what they want in terms of school lunches with relatively few guidelines (OK, there are fed ones in there as well) but this bored trust fund baby needs a job, so he will micromanage the 1088 school districts in TX to make sure their lunches are OH SO CLEAN!!!
Mr. Sheets, I have no idea what the fuck about but I guess it sounds lovely. You need to set your goals higher: end death in TX. Make it illegal to die here. Or are you on the payroll of Big Death?
Mr. Sheets, I have no idea what the fuck about but I guess it sounds lovely. You need to set your goals higher: end death in TX. Make it illegal to die here. Or are you on the payroll of Big Death?
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 12:12 PM (T6aVk)
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It will actually make health worse because now kids will be getting more calories from sugar and fat from the whole milk. Those calories could be filled by something better like a glass of water with a banana or apple.
This is performative bullshit for the health-influencer racket mob. We are being led by complete idiots. It will impact health about as much as forcing Kellogs to stop using artificial food dye in Froot Loops.
The left turning pro-red dye was not on my bingo card. It’s banned in most of the developed world because of legitimate science. It’s progress, you don’t need to be mad about literally everything. 🙄
The right turning pro-nanny state was not on my bingo card either. The irony is hard to miss when the same Health Secretary amplifying these culture-war health scares is publicly celebrating fast-food chains for frying potatoes in beef tallow. It's performative.
I work at an elementary school and A LOT of 2% milk goes straight to the trash. Do i think anyone in the Trump admin cares about children's health? No, but Americans need to learn the enemy is sugar not fat.
This is performative bullshit for the health-influencer racket mob. We are being led by complete idiots. It will impact health about as much as forcing Kellogs to stop using artificial food dye in Froot Loops.
The left turning pro-red dye was not on my bingo card. It’s banned in most of the developed world because of legitimate science. It’s progress, you don’t need to be mad about literally everything. 🙄
The right turning pro-nanny state was not on my bingo card either. The irony is hard to miss when the same Health Secretary amplifying these culture-war health scares is publicly celebrating fast-food chains for frying potatoes in beef tallow. It's performative.
I work at an elementary school and A LOT of 2% milk goes straight to the trash. Do i think anyone in the Trump admin cares about children's health? No, but Americans need to learn the enemy is sugar not fat.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 10, 2026 12:12 PM (ycI94)
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Month two of the Carnivore diet, not liking it but the damn thing works.
My dreams of bread are becoming more intense and vivid.
My dreams of bread are becoming more intense and vivid.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 10, 2026 12:12 PM (DxkhG)
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I find it odd that so many of my coworkers have some kind of food issue; glutens, dairy, eggs, peanuts, etc. I have no dietary issues, other than not being able to process certain foods like corn, but that does not stop me from eating an ear of sweet corn slathered in butter on occasion.
And I love milk. We only buy whole milk, preferably Darigold.
And I love milk. We only buy whole milk, preferably Darigold.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 10, 2026 12:12 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: man at May 10, 2026 12:13 PM (XuXeR)
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White Milk is racist!
Posted by: NPC Gradute of the Ibram Kendi School of Learing at May 10, 2026 12:08 PM (nHXB4)
There's another gripe: chocolate milk in the markets is all 2% milk. I have never seen chocolated whole milk in the stores.
Posted by: NPC Gradute of the Ibram Kendi School of Learing at May 10, 2026 12:08 PM (nHXB4)
There's another gripe: chocolate milk in the markets is all 2% milk. I have never seen chocolated whole milk in the stores.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 12:14 PM (utfVc)
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All our food is plant-based, even a delicious and nutritious steak. Plants are what food eats. Push it back a notch, and all food is carbon-based.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 12:11 PM (utfVc)
*fistbump*
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 12:11 PM (utfVc)
*fistbump*
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 12:14 PM (bss/y)
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Someone really needs to invent "milk" that is bug-based. There would be lots of studies to show that it's actually the best nutritional option for your kid.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 10, 2026 12:14 PM (JkO4W)
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I find it odd that so many of my coworkers have some kind of food issue"
I'd bet they don't. It's "me" syndrome...
I'd bet they don't. It's "me" syndrome...
Posted by: man at May 10, 2026 12:15 PM (XuXeR)
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Young skulls full of mush need the fat in whole milk, real butter, real food, etc. for their brains to fully develop.
Why, it's almost as if they want a population of public school edumacated witless drones and mouth breathers.
Almost.
Why, it's almost as if they want a population of public school edumacated witless drones and mouth breathers.
Almost.
Posted by: Count de Monet at May 10, 2026 12:15 PM (wVcYX)
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My mom used to get fresh milk from a local farm down the road. She would skim the cream and make butter. Back when folks could do such things without gubmint intervention. What a stupid world, sometimes.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 10, 2026 12:16 PM (0aYVJ)
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TBF, people in this country turn stupid when it comes to food. I hate to tell you this, but there is not a morsel of food you have ingested that was NOT GMO. That is a battle that was fought and lost about 6000 years ago, as soon as farmers in ancient times began to figure out how to get more bang for the buck.
Eating LOCAL does nothing either. I don't see these stupid food establishments saying everything is LOCAL with, say, a wheat farm on the rooftop or an extensive greenhouse growing everything imaginable for their use.
Among many other stupid fads and assorted wastes of time people wish to indulge in because we are spoiled and take things for granted.
Which is why I will catch myself saying that this country needs a famine so its people can stop being spoiled and see the miracle of logistics paired with insanely productive farmers for what it is: a true miracle.
Eating LOCAL does nothing either. I don't see these stupid food establishments saying everything is LOCAL with, say, a wheat farm on the rooftop or an extensive greenhouse growing everything imaginable for their use.
Among many other stupid fads and assorted wastes of time people wish to indulge in because we are spoiled and take things for granted.
Which is why I will catch myself saying that this country needs a famine so its people can stop being spoiled and see the miracle of logistics paired with insanely productive farmers for what it is: a true miracle.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 12:16 PM (T6aVk)
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27 I find it odd that so many of my coworkers have some kind of food issue"
I'd bet they don't. It's "me" syndrome...
Posted by: man at May 10, 2026 12:15 PM (XuXeR)
Or just normal shit: hey, I drank all those white russians last night and I feel horrible today. I MUST be lactose intolerant.
No, you're a retard.
I'd bet they don't. It's "me" syndrome...
Posted by: man at May 10, 2026 12:15 PM (XuXeR)
Or just normal shit: hey, I drank all those white russians last night and I feel horrible today. I MUST be lactose intolerant.
No, you're a retard.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 12:17 PM (bss/y)
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My theory is kids these days do not get enough exercise, and this corn sweetener is doing lots of damage to humans
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 12:17 PM (Ia/+0)
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Actually the saddest thing is there actually are school nutrition programs. You have kids, freaking feed them. That's part of being a parent.
I remember when my late Mother was teaching here in Canada and school breakfasts started. It was just supposed to be for the poorer kids. But like all good liberal intentions, kids who missed breakfast came and were fed. And it grew and grew.
When I taught in South Korea, at after-school English schools, the day kids would get nice hot meals. Simple but great.
I remember when my late Mother was teaching here in Canada and school breakfasts started. It was just supposed to be for the poorer kids. But like all good liberal intentions, kids who missed breakfast came and were fed. And it grew and grew.
When I taught in South Korea, at after-school English schools, the day kids would get nice hot meals. Simple but great.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. at May 10, 2026 12:18 PM (Sco7b)
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I note that for about 6000 years or so humanity had no issues with wheat and it has been a staple in many countries. Then suddenly in the past 25 years we need gluten free options for absolutely everything.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 12:18 PM (T6aVk)
Posted by: Det. George Francisco at May 10, 2026 12:18 PM (C30Iv)
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My "bad cholesterol" is high, but so is my "good cholesterol". Supposedly there is a link between LDL (bad) cholesterol and heart issues, but I also hear it is very low on the "risk of heart disease" indicators.
Doctor wants to give me statins, but I really think the harm from statins is (probably) greater than the risk from the LDL indicator.
Doctor wants to give me statins, but I really think the harm from statins is (probably) greater than the risk from the LDL indicator.
Posted by: illiniwek at May 10, 2026 12:19 PM (vbXSk)
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I (unintentionally) made a vegetarian breakfast casserole for my wife this morning. White bread, 6 eggs, 2 cups of milk and a cup of brown sugar. It was delicious
My poor pancreas.
My poor pancreas.
Posted by: 496 at May 10, 2026 12:19 PM (sOtuf)
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33 Actually the saddest thing is there actually are school nutrition programs. You have kids, freaking feed them. That's part of being a parent.
YOU ARE HEARTLESS!!!!!!!! FOOD SHOULD BE FREE!!!!!!!
YOU ARE HEARTLESS!!!!!!!! FOOD SHOULD BE FREE!!!!!!!
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 12:19 PM (T6aVk)
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My dad did not drink milk, for the most part. But when he was a Marine, he would drink at least two glasses with breakfast, and sometimes dinner. The body craves things, and milk takes care of a lot of things.
My bride had similar cravings when carrying our second child. She was downing a gallon every couple of days. Whole milk, and she really loved the good German milk at our neighborhood grocery.
My bride had similar cravings when carrying our second child. She was downing a gallon every couple of days. Whole milk, and she really loved the good German milk at our neighborhood grocery.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 10, 2026 12:20 PM (0aYVJ)
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Full send on the RC Cola and Moon Pies in southern schools' lunch rooms.
Posted by: Count de Monet at May 10, 2026 12:21 PM (wVcYX)
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Over half of young boys are in ADD meds and they are going to blame whole milk for their health problems?
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 10, 2026 12:21 PM (2Kesc)
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Stateless - I agree on not letting the government take over feeding children. Seems to me providing food is an essential ald elemental bond between parent and child.
Posted by: 496 at May 10, 2026 12:21 PM (sOtuf)
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The school lunches sucked so bad at my school that at the end of first grade, my parents wised up, got me a very cool NFL themed lunchbox (with the helmet logos of each team grouped by conferences on either side of the box), and packed my lunch every day for school. This was more or less how it stayed for the next 11 years.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 12:22 PM (T6aVk)
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I've come to the conclusion that there are insane, destructive people in almost all walks of life.
It's always been the "why" that has perplexed me. What do these people gain by advocating for things that are obviously and factually harmful to children, and the the populace in general?
Evil is honestly the only explanation I can come up with.
It's always been the "why" that has perplexed me. What do these people gain by advocating for things that are obviously and factually harmful to children, and the the populace in general?
Evil is honestly the only explanation I can come up with.
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at May 10, 2026 12:22 PM (dmDsy)
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Hadrian, since you are here, a chemistry geek question for you: I have seen several videos on the toob of ewes that demonstrate making metallic sodium by reacting NaOH with magnesium chips in a beaker of baby oil at about 200 degrees C. Menthol is used as a catalyst. The sodium collects as globules of liquid metal in the bottom of the flask. One of the presenters, NurdRage, claims consistently better than 90% yield.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 12:22 PM (utfVc)
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gluten free options for absolutely everything.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 12:18 PM (T6aVk)
Fashion.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 12:18 PM (T6aVk)
Fashion.
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at May 10, 2026 12:22 PM (aUMnT)
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(with the helmet logos of each team grouped by conferences on either side of the box)
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I had that lunchbox in 4th grade. I loved it
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I had that lunchbox in 4th grade. I loved it
Posted by: 496 at May 10, 2026 12:23 PM (sOtuf)
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42 Stateless - I agree on not letting the government take over feeding children. Seems to me providing food is an essential ald elemental bond between parent and child.
Posted by: 496 at May 10, 2026 12:21 PM (sOtuf)
Go eat at the canteen like everyone else. Your children included. What, you think the State has time to indulge your family time?
We will go through your house and take your cookware and utensils. We need it anyway for the backyard furnace. Surpass Britain and catch up with America.
Posted by: 496 at May 10, 2026 12:21 PM (sOtuf)
Go eat at the canteen like everyone else. Your children included. What, you think the State has time to indulge your family time?
We will go through your house and take your cookware and utensils. We need it anyway for the backyard furnace. Surpass Britain and catch up with America.
Posted by: Mao at May 10, 2026 12:23 PM (T6aVk)
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41 Over half of young boys are in ADD meds and they are going to blame whole milk for their health problems?
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 10, 2026 12:21 PM (2Kesc)
THIS. They are giving all sorts of whacked out shit to kids who should not be on any psychoactive substances. Why? Because their hormones are already whacking them the fuck out. That stuff needs time to settle before you start fucking with it.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 10, 2026 12:21 PM (2Kesc)
THIS. They are giving all sorts of whacked out shit to kids who should not be on any psychoactive substances. Why? Because their hormones are already whacking them the fuck out. That stuff needs time to settle before you start fucking with it.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 12:24 PM (bss/y)
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chocolate milk in the markets is all 2% milk. I have never seen chocolated whole milk in the stores."
Hmm. Not really. Maybe in different places? Mrs indulges in "promised land" whole choc milk. Very rich, it is. Costco, iirc.
Hmm. Not really. Maybe in different places? Mrs indulges in "promised land" whole choc milk. Very rich, it is. Costco, iirc.
Posted by: man at May 10, 2026 12:25 PM (XuXeR)
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Whole milk, and she really loved the good German milk at our neighborhood grocery.
Posted by: Pug Mahon
What is German milk?
Whole milk, and she really loved the good German milk at our neighborhood grocery.
Posted by: Pug Mahon
What is German milk?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 12:26 PM (Cqx++)
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What is German milk?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 12:26 PM (Cqx++)
It has a dueling scar and rants about the Jews.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 12:26 PM (Cqx++)
It has a dueling scar and rants about the Jews.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 12:26 PM (bss/y)
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What is German milk?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 12:26 PM (Cqx++)
Deutsche Milch, ja
What is German milk?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 12:26 PM (Cqx++)
Deutsche Milch, ja
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 12:26 PM (T6aVk)
Posted by: man at May 10, 2026 12:26 PM (XuXeR)
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A quick question, what are cows used for in India?
Posted by: Eromero at May 10, 2026 12:27 PM (LHPAg)
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You know who else drank German milk.
Posted by: NPC Gradute of the Ibram Kendi School of Learing at May 10, 2026 12:27 PM (nHXB4)
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What is German milk?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 12:26 PM (Cqx++)
What you get from a Teutonic wet nurse.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 12:26 PM (Cqx++)
What you get from a Teutonic wet nurse.
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at May 10, 2026 12:27 PM (aUMnT)
Posted by: man at May 10, 2026 12:27 PM (XuXeR)
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A quick question, what are cows used for in India?
Posted by: Eromero at May 10, 2026 12:27 PM (LHPAg)
Speed bumps?
Posted by: Eromero at May 10, 2026 12:27 PM (LHPAg)
Speed bumps?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 12:27 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 10, 2026 12:28 PM (pKd0j)
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What is German milk?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 12:26 PM (Cqx++)
Deutsche Milch, ja
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 12:26 PM (T6aVk)
Gah. Tastes like commies and migrants.
What is German milk?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 12:26 PM (Cqx++)
Deutsche Milch, ja
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 12:26 PM (T6aVk)
Gah. Tastes like commies and migrants.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 12:28 PM (bss/y)
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If you want to see the direction the country is going in regards to food supplies just take a tour of your local walmart. Just a few years ago our walmart had a huge section dedicated to all of that fake crap like almond milk*, soy milk, tofu milk, etc.
Today it is now just a small section in the dairy case, less than half of what they used to carry.
*It takes over 1,900 gallons of water to make one gallon of almond milk. And the health nuts who drink it think it is the best thing they can do to save the planet.
Today it is now just a small section in the dairy case, less than half of what they used to carry.
*It takes over 1,900 gallons of water to make one gallon of almond milk. And the health nuts who drink it think it is the best thing they can do to save the planet.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 10, 2026 12:28 PM (0N4FZ)
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Whole milk, and she really loved the good German milk at our neighborhood grocery.
Posted by: Pug Mahon
What is German milk?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 12:26 PM (Cqx++)
Regular cow milk, purchased while living in Germany. Good stuff.
Posted by: Pug Mahon
What is German milk?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 12:26 PM (Cqx++)
Regular cow milk, purchased while living in Germany. Good stuff.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 10, 2026 12:29 PM (0aYVJ)
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What is German milk?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 12:26 PM (Cqx++)
It has a dueling scar and rants about the Jews.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 12:26 PM (bss/y)
It makes the other nearby milk nervous, with it's constant rants about Anschluss.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 12:26 PM (Cqx++)
It has a dueling scar and rants about the Jews.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 12:26 PM (bss/y)
It makes the other nearby milk nervous, with it's constant rants about Anschluss.
Posted by: Count de Monet at May 10, 2026 12:29 PM (wVcYX)
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I recently got Mrs B to let me move from skim to whole milk for the household. I give all credit to RFK Jr. He's a force.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 10, 2026 12:29 PM (l26NL)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 12:30 PM (HdYcL)
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Gah. Tastes like commies and migrants."
As an aside... it's sad, really, to watch a few videos on traditional German foods being served - the more traditional, the smaller the crowds...
As an aside... it's sad, really, to watch a few videos on traditional German foods being served - the more traditional, the smaller the crowds...
Posted by: man at May 10, 2026 12:30 PM (XuXeR)
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Gah. Tastes like commies and migrants.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 12:28 PM (bss/y)
Drinking the German milk from the former East, I see.
: )
Gah. Tastes like commies and migrants.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 12:28 PM (bss/y)
Drinking the German milk from the former East, I see.
: )
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 12:30 PM (T6aVk)
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Also, we never buy margarine. only butter. Mostly salted, but there are some recipes where salt-free is preferable.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 10, 2026 12:31 PM (0aYVJ)
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Blue milk is sinful. Powdered blue milk is a crime.
Posted by: man at May 10, 2026 12:31 PM (XuXeR)
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I don't know why, but I bought Steak-ums for the first time in decades recently. I may say 100% beef on the package but I am reminded that hooves and horns are beef too.
Nothing natural added.
Nothing natural added.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 10, 2026 12:31 PM (Kyh8Y)
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I don't drink energy drinks, because they suck and they're hard on my cardiovascular system. But also, I may believe they are causing a spike in colo-rectal problems among the youth. Nasty brews of unnatural ingredients.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 10, 2026 12:31 PM (D1E+2)
Posted by: man at May 10, 2026 12:32 PM (XuXeR)
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As an aside... it's sad, really, to watch a few videos on traditional German foods being served - the more traditional, the smaller the crowds...
Posted by: man at May 10, 2026 12:30 PM (XuXeR)
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My hypothesis is that any worthwhile German food was improved in Texas.
As an aside... it's sad, really, to watch a few videos on traditional German foods being served - the more traditional, the smaller the crowds...
Posted by: man at May 10, 2026 12:30 PM (XuXeR)
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My hypothesis is that any worthwhile German food was improved in Texas.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 12:33 PM (HdYcL)
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I know it's Mother's Day, but I have to say growing up my mother was an abysmal cook. In hindsight I existed on mostly high processed food. She tried, God bless her, but she was awful. Her chicken fried steak was passable if your teeth were strong enough and her biscuits and cream gravy were good.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 10, 2026 12:33 PM (l26NL)
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Aeons ago, when my roomie was my best friend, I ran out of my skim milk, and decided to give his whole milk a try. I had never heard of such a thing. When I poured it onto my cereal I freaked out. It looked like paint.
Dude came home and we talked about milk. He had been drinking whole milk his whole life and got hold of my skim milk. "WTF is this - water?" he asked, but I had been drinking skim milk my whole life - thanks, Mom!
I have since gone to 2%. But this whole milk talk made me think of that.
Dude came home and we talked about milk. He had been drinking whole milk his whole life and got hold of my skim milk. "WTF is this - water?" he asked, but I had been drinking skim milk my whole life - thanks, Mom!
I have since gone to 2%. But this whole milk talk made me think of that.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 12:34 PM (T6aVk)
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Consider the first guy ever to try cow's milk.
What madness was floating through his mind at that time.
Utterly disgraceful.
What madness was floating through his mind at that time.
Utterly disgraceful.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 10, 2026 12:34 PM (Kyh8Y)
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My "bad cholesterol" is high, but so is my "good cholesterol".
I'm one of those high LDL, high HDL, low triglyceride folks. The literature is all over the place on what it means. FWIW, my resting BP at the doc's office last time was 116/75 w/o meds. I don't drink milk though I love cheese.
I'm one of those high LDL, high HDL, low triglyceride folks. The literature is all over the place on what it means. FWIW, my resting BP at the doc's office last time was 116/75 w/o meds. I don't drink milk though I love cheese.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at May 10, 2026 12:34 PM (W5mpo)
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72 I don't drink energy drinks, because they suck and they're hard on my cardiovascular system. But also, I may believe they are causing a spike in colo-rectal problems among the youth. Nasty brews of unnatural ingredients.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 10, 2026 12:31 PM (D1E+2)
Why would people drink energy drinks when there are wonderful things out there like coffee???
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 10, 2026 12:31 PM (D1E+2)
Why would people drink energy drinks when there are wonderful things out there like coffee???
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 12:34 PM (T6aVk)
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71 I don't know why, but I bought Steak-ums for the first time in decades recently. I may say 100% beef on the package but I am reminded that hooves and horns are beef too.
Nothing natural added.
Posted by: Tonypete
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On the other hand,if it's not 100% beef what is it?
Nothing natural added.
Posted by: Tonypete
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On the other hand,if it's not 100% beef what is it?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 10, 2026 12:35 PM (f5xB0)
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There is a good reason rural people were more health than big city people and food nutrition was a good one.
Posted by: Kafiroon at May 10, 2026 12:35 PM (IzMux)
Posted by: Dark Litigator at May 10, 2026 12:35 PM (W5mpo)
83
skim milk should be against the law
Posted by: doug at May 10, 2026 12:36 PM (Hy+R4)
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I've taken to adding a pint of heavy whipping cream to any pot of soup I make. Improves the taste immensely.
I've taken to adding a pint of heavy whipping cream to any pot of soup I make. Improves the taste immensely.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 12:36 PM (HdYcL)
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My hypothesis is that any worthwhile German food was improved in Texas.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
Having spent time in Fredericksburg, I rate this comment as:
[X] True
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
Having spent time in Fredericksburg, I rate this comment as:
[X] True
Posted by: Tonypete at May 10, 2026 12:36 PM (Kyh8Y)
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Why would people drink energy drinks when there are wonderful things out there like coffee???
Posted by: Cow Demon
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Red Bull is cool. Did you see that commercial?
Posted by: Cow Demon
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Red Bull is cool. Did you see that commercial?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 10, 2026 12:36 PM (f5xB0)
Posted by: Dark Litigator at May 10, 2026 12:36 PM (W5mpo)
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>>>I know it's Mother's Day, but I have to say growing up my mother was an abysmal cook. In hindsight I existed on mostly high processed food. She tried, God bless her, but she was awful. Her chicken fried steak was passable if your teeth were strong enough and her biscuits and cream gravy were good.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly
>My mother couldn't cook a palatable egg to save her soul. I always had to feed her eggs to the dog under the table.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly
>My mother couldn't cook a palatable egg to save her soul. I always had to feed her eggs to the dog under the table.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 10, 2026 12:37 PM (D1E+2)
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78 My "bad cholesterol" is high, but so is my "good cholesterol".
I'm one of those high LDL, high HDL, low triglyceride folks. The literature is all over the place on what it means. FWIW, my resting BP at the doc's office last time was 116/75 w/o meds. I don't drink milk though I love cheese.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at May 10, 2026 12:34 PM (W5mpo)
I'm one of those high LDL, low HDL, high triglyceride folks...I drink whole milk, eat bacon and all manner of meat. My BP is pretty good w/o meds too...
I'm one of those high LDL, high HDL, low triglyceride folks. The literature is all over the place on what it means. FWIW, my resting BP at the doc's office last time was 116/75 w/o meds. I don't drink milk though I love cheese.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at May 10, 2026 12:34 PM (W5mpo)
I'm one of those high LDL, low HDL, high triglyceride folks...I drink whole milk, eat bacon and all manner of meat. My BP is pretty good w/o meds too...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 12:37 PM (ynpvh)
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Dueling scar. Abominable. Worse than piercings.
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at May 10, 2026 12:37 PM (EToZu)
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72 I don't drink energy drinks, because they suck and they're hard on my cardiovascular system. But also, I may believe they are causing a spike in colo-rectal problems among the youth. Nasty brews of unnatural ingredients.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 10, 2026 12:31 PM (D1E+2)
Disclaimer: I do drink energy drinks. Mostly for preworkout.
So, I had worked out one day and one of the drinks I made (I usually buy powder, because canned drinks are insane price wise) was pretty high in Caffeine 200mg. I worked out hard and later in the day at work I was dragging. So I looked up real quick 'How much caffeine is safe?' 400mg per day was the bing ai answer (generally.)
Most energy drinks are around 140mg of caffeine, but I see kids POUNDING these things.
So, yeah, I can believe it is leading to gastrointestinal stuff, to say nothing of wrecking gut microbiome.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 10, 2026 12:31 PM (D1E+2)
Disclaimer: I do drink energy drinks. Mostly for preworkout.
So, I had worked out one day and one of the drinks I made (I usually buy powder, because canned drinks are insane price wise) was pretty high in Caffeine 200mg. I worked out hard and later in the day at work I was dragging. So I looked up real quick 'How much caffeine is safe?' 400mg per day was the bing ai answer (generally.)
Most energy drinks are around 140mg of caffeine, but I see kids POUNDING these things.
So, yeah, I can believe it is leading to gastrointestinal stuff, to say nothing of wrecking gut microbiome.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 12:38 PM (bss/y)
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I don't know why, but I bought Steak-ums for the first time in decades recently. I may say 100% beef on the package but I am reminded that hooves and horns are beef too.
Nothing natural added.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 10, 2026 12:31 PM (Kyh8Y)
When I am in AZ, I buy them frequently. One pane of it, crumbled up into a bowl of ramen makes a quick and easy meal. Add a little frozen spinach or broccoli, too.
Nothing natural added.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 10, 2026 12:31 PM (Kyh8Y)
When I am in AZ, I buy them frequently. One pane of it, crumbled up into a bowl of ramen makes a quick and easy meal. Add a little frozen spinach or broccoli, too.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 12:38 PM (utfVc)
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88 >>>I know it's Mother's Day, but I have to say growing up my mother was an abysmal cook. In hindsight I existed on mostly high processed food. She tried, God bless her, but she was awful. Her chicken fried steak was passable if your teeth were strong enough and her biscuits and cream gravy were good.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly
>My mother couldn't cook a palatable egg to save her soul. I always had to feed her eggs to the dog under the table.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 10, 2026 12:37 PM (D1E+2)
My Mom was a pretty good cook, except when it came to beef...her beef was cooked well done, which meant chewy and dry...
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly
>My mother couldn't cook a palatable egg to save her soul. I always had to feed her eggs to the dog under the table.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 10, 2026 12:37 PM (D1E+2)
My Mom was a pretty good cook, except when it came to beef...her beef was cooked well done, which meant chewy and dry...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 12:39 PM (ynpvh)
94
In 40 or 50 years, traditional German food will be falafel and hunmmus.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 10, 2026 12:39 PM (25Mwa)
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90 Dueling scar. Abominable. Worse than piercings.
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at May 10, 2026 12:37 PM (EToZu)
Well, they were bored.
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at May 10, 2026 12:37 PM (EToZu)
Well, they were bored.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 12:41 PM (bss/y)
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My Mom was a pretty good cook, except when it came to beef...her beef was cooked well done, which meant chewy and dry...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 12:39 PM (ynpvh)
yeah. I never knew the joy of a rare-to-medium rare steak until I moved from home.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 12:39 PM (ynpvh)
yeah. I never knew the joy of a rare-to-medium rare steak until I moved from home.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 10, 2026 12:41 PM (0aYVJ)
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66
Steak is a renewable resource!
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 12:30 PM (HdYcL)
Grass-fed beef on lands that can only grow grass increase the food we have available...turning land that can't grow crops into land that grows BEEF!
Steak is a renewable resource!
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 12:30 PM (HdYcL)
Grass-fed beef on lands that can only grow grass increase the food we have available...turning land that can't grow crops into land that grows BEEF!
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 12:41 PM (ynpvh)
98
Red Bull is cool. Did you see that commercial?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 10, 2026 12:36 PM (f5xB0)
I had a Red Bull once, back when there was only one flavor of it. It was nasty.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 10, 2026 12:36 PM (f5xB0)
I had a Red Bull once, back when there was only one flavor of it. It was nasty.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 12:41 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at May 10, 2026 12:41 PM (aUMnT)
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Speaking of Germans, there's a neat website I stumbled across which let's you search your name for Civil War soldiers and sailors. I found my forebears from Texas.
https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/index.htm
https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/index.htm
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 10, 2026 12:41 PM (l26NL)
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In 40 or 50 years, traditional German food will be falafel and hunmmus.
Posted by: Tom Servo
I do believe the national dish of England is chicken tikka masala. Not joking.
Posted by: Tom Servo
I do believe the national dish of England is chicken tikka masala. Not joking.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 10, 2026 12:41 PM (xxBSa)
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>My mother couldn't cook a palatable egg to save her soul. I always had to feed her eggs to the dog under the table.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 10, 2026 12:37 PM (D1E+2)
Wow - eggs have got to be the easiest thing in the world to cook.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 10, 2026 12:37 PM (D1E+2)
Wow - eggs have got to be the easiest thing in the world to cook.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 10, 2026 12:41 PM (25Mwa)
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"Plant-based" as a descriptor for food means only that it should be 'served' from a trough to farm animals who are kept in pens.
Posted by: Dr_No at May 10, 2026 12:43 PM (ayRl+)
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96 My Mom was a pretty good cook, except when it came to beef...her beef was cooked well done, which meant chewy and dry...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 12:39 PM (ynpvh)
yeah. I never knew the joy of a rare-to-medium rare steak until I moved from home.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 10, 2026 12:41 PM (0aYVJ)
Mexicans cooked their beef well, afraid of pathogens from undercooked beef...I've asked for medium rare at quite a few Mexican eateries only to get well done...
I too didn't find out about the wonderment of medium-rare beef until I already had a job and was on a company lunch...others ordered their steak that way, so I was curious and tried it...and LOVED it. Too bad I can't eat medium-rare anymore due to my transplant.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 12:39 PM (ynpvh)
yeah. I never knew the joy of a rare-to-medium rare steak until I moved from home.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 10, 2026 12:41 PM (0aYVJ)
Mexicans cooked their beef well, afraid of pathogens from undercooked beef...I've asked for medium rare at quite a few Mexican eateries only to get well done...
I too didn't find out about the wonderment of medium-rare beef until I already had a job and was on a company lunch...others ordered their steak that way, so I was curious and tried it...and LOVED it. Too bad I can't eat medium-rare anymore due to my transplant.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 12:43 PM (ynpvh)
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yeah. I never knew the joy of a rare-to-medium rare steak until I moved from home.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 10, 2026 12:41 PM (0aYVJ)
My mom is was/is like that too. It is strange because grandpa was a rare doneness kind of guy. I prefer medium rare if done properly, but will only order medium at a restaurant unless I know they know what they are doing. Often you either get cold center, or medium well.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 10, 2026 12:41 PM (0aYVJ)
My mom is was/is like that too. It is strange because grandpa was a rare doneness kind of guy. I prefer medium rare if done properly, but will only order medium at a restaurant unless I know they know what they are doing. Often you either get cold center, or medium well.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 12:44 PM (bss/y)
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I do believe the national dish of England is chicken tikka masala. Not joking.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 10, 2026 12:41 PM (xxBSa)
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Compared to over-boiled stew meat with a bay leaf added for flavor, that might not be a bad thing,
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 10, 2026 12:41 PM (xxBSa)
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Compared to over-boiled stew meat with a bay leaf added for flavor, that might not be a bad thing,
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 10, 2026 12:44 PM (y1wyK)
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Thx CBD. My favorite story about food this week is that all the plant based meats contain mycotoxins. Real healthy vegans. And they taste awful
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 10, 2026 12:44 PM (gu0hJ)
108
I do believe the national dish of England is chicken tikka masala. Not joking.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 10, 2026 12:41 PM (xxBSa)
___________
50 years ago it was spag bog. So things have only changed, not improved.
I do believe the national dish of England is chicken tikka masala. Not joking.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 10, 2026 12:41 PM (xxBSa)
___________
50 years ago it was spag bog. So things have only changed, not improved.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 12:45 PM (HdYcL)
109
I had a Red Bull once, back when there was only one flavor of it. It was nasty.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 12:41 PM (utfVc)
Battery acid. There are some good tasting ones out there. Monster makes a few of them, but the base Monster is nasty (although not as bad as red bull.)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 12:41 PM (utfVc)
Battery acid. There are some good tasting ones out there. Monster makes a few of them, but the base Monster is nasty (although not as bad as red bull.)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 12:45 PM (bss/y)
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Compared to over-boiled stew meat with a bay leaf added for flavor, that might not be a bad thing,
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey
It's not. British food sucks. ,
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey
It's not. British food sucks. ,
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 10, 2026 12:46 PM (xxBSa)
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Oh, that's the thing, the base Monnster energy drink (Black can with green lettering) is a licorice flavor, that's why it is nasty.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 12:46 PM (bss/y)
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Often you either get cold center, or medium well.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 12:44 PM (bss/y)
I've been to many Texas Roadhouse restaurants, and with one exception, it comes out just the way I like it. Pretty good track record.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 12:44 PM (bss/y)
I've been to many Texas Roadhouse restaurants, and with one exception, it comes out just the way I like it. Pretty good track record.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 10, 2026 12:47 PM (0aYVJ)
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5 We used to have whole milk in the schools. We had fewer cardio problems in children at that time. Are these people just rank idiots that can't bother to compare the data that has existed for decades?
Posted by: Notsothoreau at May 10, 2026 12:04 PM (7T8ei)
As Upton Sinclair said, "It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." In a Morisettean irony, he was a socialist; he was right about the power of incentive, and failed to make the requisite deductions, because he was not immune to it himself.
As CBD says, they are Tyrant Hearts that seek untrammeled power over an undifferentiated mass of demoralized serfs. Keeping us and our kids unhealthy is in service of that goal.
Because of the power of incentive and the size of prize in their eyes -- nothing less than total enslavement of the entire human race -- it is impossible to say if they know better or have convinced themselves. I generally assume that they are Nihilistic Liars who neither know nor care if their own words are true, as long as they're *effective*. Either way, practically every institution has been infiltrated and subverted by grifter scum.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at May 10, 2026 12:04 PM (7T8ei)
As Upton Sinclair said, "It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." In a Morisettean irony, he was a socialist; he was right about the power of incentive, and failed to make the requisite deductions, because he was not immune to it himself.
As CBD says, they are Tyrant Hearts that seek untrammeled power over an undifferentiated mass of demoralized serfs. Keeping us and our kids unhealthy is in service of that goal.
Because of the power of incentive and the size of prize in their eyes -- nothing less than total enslavement of the entire human race -- it is impossible to say if they know better or have convinced themselves. I generally assume that they are Nihilistic Liars who neither know nor care if their own words are true, as long as they're *effective*. Either way, practically every institution has been infiltrated and subverted by grifter scum.
Posted by: SciVo at May 10, 2026 12:48 PM (Sy6m/)
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"Plant-based" as a descriptor for food means only that it should be 'served' from a trough to farm animals who are kept in pens.
Posted by: Dr_No at May 10, 2026 12:43 PM (ayRl+)
Fucking A&Wdrive-ins burger stores here now proudly claim "non GMO beef" and "eggs from chickens raised on a vegan diet". That right there is cruelty to chickens. There natural diet is bugs, and free-range chickens will naturally scratch for bugs. In order for them to be "vegan", you have to cage them. Used to be I'd go to the one in Three Hills when I had occasion to be there. No more. Got a coffee there (and only coffee) about a month ago, because open late, and coffee was needed.
Posted by: Dr_No at May 10, 2026 12:43 PM (ayRl+)
Fucking A&W
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 12:48 PM (utfVc)
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Of course, kids used to go out for recess and try to kill themselves or others on jungle gyms or playing dodgeball.
Of course, kids used to go out for recess and try to kill themselves or others on jungle gyms or playing dodgeball.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 12:49 PM (HdYcL)
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100 Speaking of Germans, there's a neat website I stumbled across which let's you search your name for Civil War soldiers and sailors. I found my forebears from Texas.
https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/index.htm
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly
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It's a limited site. If your people are from South of the Mason & Dixon they aren't counted. Reconstruction ain't over yet.
https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/index.htm
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly
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It's a limited site. If your people are from South of the Mason & Dixon they aren't counted. Reconstruction ain't over yet.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 10, 2026 12:50 PM (f5xB0)
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>>>Wow - eggs have got to be the easiest thing in the world to cook.
Posted by: Tom Servo
>Too much heat. Burnt on the outside, raw and slimy on the inside for over-easy. The dog didn't mind too much.
Posted by: Tom Servo
>Too much heat. Burnt on the outside, raw and slimy on the inside for over-easy. The dog didn't mind too much.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 10, 2026 12:50 PM (D1E+2)
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114 "Plant-based" as a descriptor for food means only that it should be 'served' from a trough to farm animals who are kept in pens.
Posted by: Dr_No at May 10, 2026 12:43 PM (ayRl+)
Fucking A&W drive-ins burger stores here now proudly claim "non GMO beef" and "eggs from chickens raised on a vegan diet". That right there is cruelty to chickens. There natural diet is bugs, and free-range chickens will naturally scratch for bugs. In order for them to be "vegan", you have to cage them. Used to be I'd go to the one in Three Hills when I had occasion to be there. No more. Got a coffee there (and only coffee) about a month ago, because open late, and coffee was needed.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 12:48 PM (utfVc)
Chickens eat both bugs and plants...they're omnivorous. I would sometimes feed ours crickets I captured outside...the crickets were attracted to the lights so made catching them and putting them in a 5 gal bucket easy. Also, alfalfa in their diet made the yolks turn a wonderful orange-red color, with the most fantastic flavor.
Posted by: Dr_No at May 10, 2026 12:43 PM (ayRl+)
Fucking A&W drive-ins burger stores here now proudly claim "non GMO beef" and "eggs from chickens raised on a vegan diet". That right there is cruelty to chickens. There natural diet is bugs, and free-range chickens will naturally scratch for bugs. In order for them to be "vegan", you have to cage them. Used to be I'd go to the one in Three Hills when I had occasion to be there. No more. Got a coffee there (and only coffee) about a month ago, because open late, and coffee was needed.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 12:48 PM (utfVc)
Chickens eat both bugs and plants...they're omnivorous. I would sometimes feed ours crickets I captured outside...the crickets were attracted to the lights so made catching them and putting them in a 5 gal bucket easy. Also, alfalfa in their diet made the yolks turn a wonderful orange-red color, with the most fantastic flavor.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 12:50 PM (ynpvh)
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Fucking A&W drive-ins burger stores here now proudly claim "non GMO beef" and "eggs from chickens raised on a vegan diet". That right there is cruelty to chickens. There natural diet is bugs, and free-range chickens will naturally scratch for bugs. In order for them to be "vegan", you have to cage them. Used to be I'd go to the one in Three Hills when I had occasion to be there. No more. Got a coffee there (and only coffee) about a month ago, because open late, and coffee was needed.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 12:48 PM (utfVc)
The one here got closed down during the covidicy. I always thought their burgers- while large- were also kind of bland.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 12:48 PM (utfVc)
The one here got closed down during the covidicy. I always thought their burgers- while large- were also kind of bland.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 12:51 PM (bss/y)
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117 >>>Wow - eggs have got to be the easiest thing in the world to cook.
Posted by: Tom Servo
>Too much heat. Burnt on the outside, raw and slimy on the inside for over-easy. The dog didn't mind too much.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 10, 2026 12:50 PM (D1E+2)
Um...nasty. I have to eat mine well done, so I puncture the yolk so it cooks evenly, and just before the center solidifies, I pull it out so it finishes cooking on the plate to perfection.
Posted by: Tom Servo
>Too much heat. Burnt on the outside, raw and slimy on the inside for over-easy. The dog didn't mind too much.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 10, 2026 12:50 PM (D1E+2)
Um...nasty. I have to eat mine well done, so I puncture the yolk so it cooks evenly, and just before the center solidifies, I pull it out so it finishes cooking on the plate to perfection.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 12:52 PM (ynpvh)
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22 I find it odd that so many of my coworkers have some kind of food issue; glutens, dairy, eggs, peanuts, etc. I have no dietary issues, other than not being able to process certain foods like corn, but that does not stop me from eating an ear of sweet corn slathered in butter on occasion.
And I love milk. We only buy whole milk, preferably Darigold.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 10, 2026 12:12 PM (0aYVJ)
Should I mention not being able to process foods is a food issue? My dad was lactose intolerant and he also ignored that issue, sometimes to his own detriment, but he got more mental health bennies than physical health ills, although sometimes that was a close call by the decision...
And I love milk. We only buy whole milk, preferably Darigold.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 10, 2026 12:12 PM (0aYVJ)
Should I mention not being able to process foods is a food issue?
My dad was lactose intolerant and he also ignored that issue, sometimes to his own detriment, but he got more mental health bennies than physical health ills, although sometimes that was a close call by the decision...Posted by: Nova Local at May 10, 2026 12:52 PM (tOcjL)
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Thx CBD. My favorite story about food this week is that all the plant based meats contain mycotoxins. Real healthy vegans. And they taste awful
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 10, 2026 12:44 PM (gu0hJ)
plant-based meat counterfeit meat
There, as it should be. Trans-meat? LOL
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 10, 2026 12:44 PM (gu0hJ)
There, as it should be. Trans-meat? LOL
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 12:52 PM (utfVc)
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@ 29 My mom used to get fresh milk from a local farm down the road. She would skim the cream and make butter. Back when folks could do such things without gubmint intervention. What a stupid world, sometimes.
________________________________________________
In the N'Awlins of the '50s (when I were but an Wee Tyke), breakfast time at our house always caused arguments when a new bottle (yes, glass bottle, paper stopper) of WHOLE milk was opened. We fought about who got to lick the paper cap and get all the creamy goodness stored on its cardboard surface. Then we'd fight about who got the 'cream' that always floated on top of the milk below it. Damn, them was good days …
________________________________________________
In the N'Awlins of the '50s (when I were but an Wee Tyke), breakfast time at our house always caused arguments when a new bottle (yes, glass bottle, paper stopper) of WHOLE milk was opened. We fought about who got to lick the paper cap and get all the creamy goodness stored on its cardboard surface. Then we'd fight about who got the 'cream' that always floated on top of the milk below it. Damn, them was good days …
Posted by: Dr_No at May 10, 2026 12:53 PM (ayRl+)
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“I generally assume that they are Nihilistic Liars who neither know nor care if their own words are true, as long as they're *effective*. Either way, practically every institution has been infiltrated and subverted by grifter scum.
Posted by: SciVo at May 10, 2026 12:48 PM (Sy6m/)
A notable recent example was that 6 foot spacing rule during the Covid breakout. After it was over they laughingly admitted that “yeah, there were no studies or anything else about that. We just made it up because it felt good.”
Posted by: SciVo at May 10, 2026 12:48 PM (Sy6m/)
A notable recent example was that 6 foot spacing rule during the Covid breakout. After it was over they laughingly admitted that “yeah, there were no studies or anything else about that. We just made it up because it felt good.”
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 10, 2026 12:54 PM (25Mwa)
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Wow - eggs have got to be the easiest thing in the world to cook.
Posted by: Tom Servo
_________
Obligatory sloppy, slimy eggs:
https://tinyurl.com/wf892fr6
Posted by: Tom Servo
_________
Obligatory sloppy, slimy eggs:
https://tinyurl.com/wf892fr6
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 10, 2026 12:55 PM (XvL8K)
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I've got yesterdays McDonalds in the air frier... wish me luck!
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at May 10, 2026 12:55 PM (dmDsy)
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66
Steak is a renewable resource!
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Cows eat grass.... grass needs sun and water and CO2.... the water gets to the countryside by rain... rain is water from the oceans evaporated by the sun....
If you eat beef, you are actually solar powered
Steak is a renewable resource!
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Cows eat grass.... grass needs sun and water and CO2.... the water gets to the countryside by rain... rain is water from the oceans evaporated by the sun....
If you eat beef, you are actually solar powered
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at May 10, 2026 12:56 PM (bXoVc)
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This kind of stuff makes me nuts.
Children absolutely need a pretty good amount of fat and cholesterol in their diets because they are growing and their brains and nerves and muscles are developing.
And all of those take fats and cholesterol.
Whole milk is great for kids.
I suspect the high near retardation rates in the 3rd world is due to a lack of fats in their diets.
This kind of stuff makes me nuts.
Children absolutely need a pretty good amount of fat and cholesterol in their diets because they are growing and their brains and nerves and muscles are developing.
And all of those take fats and cholesterol.
Whole milk is great for kids.
I suspect the high near retardation rates in the 3rd world is due to a lack of fats in their diets.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 10, 2026 12:57 PM (iJfKG)
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In the N'Awlins of the '50s (when I were but an Wee Tyke), breakfast time at our house always caused arguments when a new bottle (yes, glass bottle, paper stopper) of WHOLE milk was opened. We fought about who got to lick the paper cap and get all the creamy goodness stored on its cardboard surface. Then we'd fight about who got the 'cream' that always floated on top of the milk below it. Damn, them was good days …
Posted by: Dr_No at May 10, 2026 12:53 PM (ayRl+)
I remember doing the same. Now, all I get is homogenized milk, which is fine. Drink all the cream off the bottle of milk, and what are you left with? Skim milk.
Posted by: Dr_No at May 10, 2026 12:53 PM (ayRl+)
I remember doing the same. Now, all I get is homogenized milk, which is fine. Drink all the cream off the bottle of milk, and what are you left with? Skim milk.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 12:57 PM (utfVc)
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"In a Sept. 10, 2025, statement, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine called on the MAHA commission to drop whole milk from its recommendations, citing potential cardiovascular health risks to children.
Children are increasingly exhibiting early signs of high cholesterol, heart disease, and other cardiovascular diseases. Allowing full-fat whole dairy in school meals will only result in more such health issues, the committee said."
It's finding the wrong solution. The forced sedentary nature of school is more likely causing the cardiovascular health issue risks vs the diet. Likely the lack of fiber in school meals (and kids' overall diet) would be a secondary effect, which milk choice does little to effect.
AKA - you'd have a much better chance of lowering the risks by having 30 minute walks around the school every day after an oatmeal or raisin bran breakfast.
Children are increasingly exhibiting early signs of high cholesterol, heart disease, and other cardiovascular diseases. Allowing full-fat whole dairy in school meals will only result in more such health issues, the committee said."
It's finding the wrong solution. The forced sedentary nature of school is more likely causing the cardiovascular health issue risks vs the diet. Likely the lack of fiber in school meals (and kids' overall diet) would be a secondary effect, which milk choice does little to effect.
AKA - you'd have a much better chance of lowering the risks by having 30 minute walks around the school every day after an oatmeal or raisin bran breakfast.
Posted by: Nova Local at May 10, 2026 12:58 PM (tOcjL)
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128
This kind of stuff makes me nuts.
Children absolutely need a pretty good amount of fat and cholesterol in their diets because they are growing and their brains and nerves and muscles are developing.
And all of those take fats and cholesterol.
Whole milk is great for kids.
I suspect the high near retardation rates in the 3rd world is due to a lack of fats in their diets.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 10, 2026 12:57 PM (iJfKG)
Even if you eat 0% cholesterol, you're body will make it. It's absolutely crucial to cell membranes...
This kind of stuff makes me nuts.
Children absolutely need a pretty good amount of fat and cholesterol in their diets because they are growing and their brains and nerves and muscles are developing.
And all of those take fats and cholesterol.
Whole milk is great for kids.
I suspect the high near retardation rates in the 3rd world is due to a lack of fats in their diets.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 10, 2026 12:57 PM (iJfKG)
Even if you eat 0% cholesterol, you're body will make it. It's absolutely crucial to cell membranes...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 12:58 PM (ynpvh)
132
Aetius, now you have me interested, I like licorice
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 12:58 PM (Ia/+0)
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129 In the N'Awlins of the '50s (when I were but an Wee Tyke), breakfast time at our house always caused arguments when a new bottle (yes, glass bottle, paper stopper) of WHOLE milk was opened. We fought about who got to lick the paper cap and get all the creamy goodness stored on its cardboard surface. Then we'd fight about who got the 'cream' that always floated on top of the milk below it. Damn, them was good days …
Posted by: Dr_No at May 10, 2026 12:53 PM (ayRl+)
I remember doing the same. Now, all I get is homogenized milk, which is fine. Drink all the cream off the bottle of milk, and what are you left with? Skim milk.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 12:57 PM (utfVc)
That damned Homo milk used to make Greek homo yogurt!
Posted by: Dr_No at May 10, 2026 12:53 PM (ayRl+)
I remember doing the same. Now, all I get is homogenized milk, which is fine. Drink all the cream off the bottle of milk, and what are you left with? Skim milk.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 12:57 PM (utfVc)
That damned Homo milk used to make Greek homo yogurt!
Posted by: Al Sharpton at May 10, 2026 12:59 PM (ynpvh)
134
Sometime ago I read that the reason there are so many crazy and shallow theories now is that the wiser, more experienced generation of scientists and physicians who might have provided criticism all died in Auschwitz.
I don't remember the source, and it was years ago. But I wonder if it isn't part of the arrogance of experts here.
I don't remember the source, and it was years ago. But I wonder if it isn't part of the arrogance of experts here.
Posted by: Wenda at May 10, 2026 12:59 PM (kyMpJ)
135
When working nights, usually carried a energy drink, but no use for them normally. I have 1 laying around these last few months but haven't touched it.
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 01:00 PM (Ia/+0)
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now you have me interested, I like licorice
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 12:58 PM (Ia/+0)
Gah.
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 12:58 PM (Ia/+0)
Gah.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 01:00 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: JackStraw at May 10, 2026 01:01 PM (b2oah)
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Plant-based foods? Insects? Free range chicken and chicken eggs are both plant- AND insect-based! Shazam!
The food Nazis are nuts. They follow fads pimped by their favorite Hollywood celebs and Interwebz health food influencers. New fad follows new fad. It's nuts. It seems every day now I see a headline, "New Study Says (insert food, beverage, vitamin or supplement I never heard of before) will extend your life and/or prevent dementia," or something.
A new study that typically contradicts innumerable prior studies.
The food Nazis are nuts. They follow fads pimped by their favorite Hollywood celebs and Interwebz health food influencers. New fad follows new fad. It's nuts. It seems every day now I see a headline, "New Study Says (insert food, beverage, vitamin or supplement I never heard of before) will extend your life and/or prevent dementia," or something.
A new study that typically contradicts innumerable prior studies.
Posted by: Gref at May 10, 2026 01:01 PM (5rh/l)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 10, 2026 01:02 PM (y1wyK)
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100 Speaking of Germans, there's a neat website I stumbled across which let's you search your name for Civil War soldiers and sailors. I found my forebears from Texas.
https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/index.htm
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 10, 2026 12:41 PM (l26NL)
What I found was 'Site no longer updated or maintained'. And a load of northern viewpoint stuff. Sad. But General Stephen D. Lee said it would be this way.
https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/index.htm
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 10, 2026 12:41 PM (l26NL)
What I found was 'Site no longer updated or maintained'. And a load of northern viewpoint stuff. Sad. But General Stephen D. Lee said it would be this way.
Posted by: Eromero at May 10, 2026 01:02 PM (LHPAg)
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OT - Since I'm being taken out for dinner for Mother's Day (poke bowls - a dinner of champions), I'll miss most of the food thread, so I wanted to report on my spoyse's continued Kashi Go experiment.
So, as mentioned previously, he really liked the 10 fiber +10 protein peanut butter Kashi Go cereal. But like all men, he wanted to see if even more could be better, so he tried the 12+12 original Kashi Go flavor this week - and that was a BIG FAT FAIL. He called it bird food and eating twigs and leaves. So, not going to go back to that flavor.
But b/c he's all in for the experiment, we have now bought 2 more of the flavors, Honey Almond 10+10 and Chocolate 10+10 (he decided to skip berry b/c he doesn't like fruit in granola - did I tell you how different our tastes are - I looked at him like he had 2 heads when he didn't want to try it. So, over the next few weeks, I'll let you know how these compare to the 1st one.
TL/DR - skip 12+12 Kashi Go - too much of a good thing.
So, as mentioned previously, he really liked the 10 fiber +10 protein peanut butter Kashi Go cereal. But like all men, he wanted to see if even more could be better, so he tried the 12+12 original Kashi Go flavor this week - and that was a BIG FAT FAIL. He called it bird food and eating twigs and leaves. So, not going to go back to that flavor.
But b/c he's all in for the experiment, we have now bought 2 more of the flavors, Honey Almond 10+10 and Chocolate 10+10 (he decided to skip berry b/c he doesn't like fruit in granola - did I tell you how different our tastes are - I looked at him like he had 2 heads when he didn't want to try it
. So, over the next few weeks, I'll let you know how these compare to the 1st one.
TL/DR - skip 12+12 Kashi Go - too much of a good thing.
Posted by: Nova Local at May 10, 2026 01:02 PM (tOcjL)
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Licorice is the bomb.
Posted by: JackStraw
Jerry Garcia once likened licorice to the Grateful Dead. He said "Not everyone likes licorice, but those who do seem to really like it. Kinda like the Dead".
Posted by: JackStraw
Jerry Garcia once likened licorice to the Grateful Dead. He said "Not everyone likes licorice, but those who do seem to really like it. Kinda like the Dead".
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 10, 2026 01:03 PM (l26NL)
143
now you have me interested, I like licorice
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 12:58 PM (Ia/+0)
Gah.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 01:00 PM (bss/y)
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YOU TELL 'EM!!!
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 12:58 PM (Ia/+0)
Gah.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 01:00 PM (bss/y)
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YOU TELL 'EM!!!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 10, 2026 01:03 PM (y1wyK)
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Eat these superfoods and you'll live forever!
[List of disgusting stuff a starving dog wouldn't touch]
Eat these superfoods and you'll live forever!
[List of disgusting stuff a starving dog wouldn't touch]
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 01:03 PM (HdYcL)
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124 “I generally assume that they are Nihilistic Liars who neither know nor care if their own words are true, as long as they're *effective*. Either way, practically every institution has been infiltrated and subverted by grifter scum.
A notable recent example...
More recent example, LIB Karen BASS(HOLES) and firestarting BASS(TARDS). What could possibly Go Wrong?
A: MAD as Hell and Not gonna LIB anymore...
Mayor/Pratt'26
PrattOlympics'28
Rubio/Pratt'28 (not DeepState Fake/Haley)
Prez/Pratt'28
Yes, I BELIEVE IN HARVEY DENT.
REAL CHANGE. REAL FEAR FOR THE DEEP STATE'Rs
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-PutASmileOnThatFace
This is PRECISELY the kind of showmanship that Trump would secretly get behind as a successor to his current LiveAction/Apprentice show.
LET'S GO BRANDON!
DEFEAT LIB STRATEGIC INSANITY FOREVER!
https://iran.liveuamap.com/
A notable recent example...
More recent example, LIB Karen BASS(HOLES) and firestarting BASS(TARDS). What could possibly Go Wrong?
A: MAD as Hell and Not gonna LIB anymore...
Mayor/Pratt'26
PrattOlympics'28
Rubio/Pratt'28 (not DeepState Fake/Haley)
Prez/Pratt'28
Yes, I BELIEVE IN HARVEY DENT.
REAL CHANGE. REAL FEAR FOR THE DEEP STATE'Rs
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-PutASmileOnThatFace
This is PRECISELY the kind of showmanship that Trump would secretly get behind as a successor to his current LiveAction/Apprentice show.
LET'S GO BRANDON!
DEFEAT LIB STRATEGIC INSANITY FOREVER!
https://iran.liveuamap.com/
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at May 10, 2026 01:04 PM (flzPv)
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>>Jerry Garcia once likened licorice to the Grateful Dead. He said "Not everyone likes licorice, but those who do seem to really like it. Kinda like the Dead".
One of my favorite Jerry quotes. Sums it up perfectly.
One of my favorite Jerry quotes. Sums it up perfectly.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 10, 2026 01:05 PM (b2oah)
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134 Sometime ago I read that the reason there are so many crazy and shallow theories now is that the wiser, more experienced generation of scientists and physicians who might have provided criticism all died in Auschwitz.
Posted by: Wenda at May 10, 2026 12:59 PM (kyMpJ
I'd think that it's more that the system is easier to swim through if you go along and get along. The entire education system is basically parroting back what the teacher du jour believes so you pass the test.
By the time you're going for PhD or whatever, there's no reward in going out and adversarily proving something wrong. That really should be the only way advanced degrees are given.
There's no reward in challenging someone's papers.
Journals will shot toss anything going against current thinking.
Let the system die.
Posted by: Wenda at May 10, 2026 12:59 PM (kyMpJ
I'd think that it's more that the system is easier to swim through if you go along and get along. The entire education system is basically parroting back what the teacher du jour believes so you pass the test.
By the time you're going for PhD or whatever, there's no reward in going out and adversarily proving something wrong. That really should be the only way advanced degrees are given.
There's no reward in challenging someone's papers.
Journals will shot toss anything going against current thinking.
Let the system die.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 10, 2026 01:06 PM (Sco7b)
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Whole milk is the way. My mother (Happy M-day, mom!) who succumbed to a lot of the low-fat marketing of the 70's, tried skim milk once and said, "Oh HELL no!" We were straight whole milk drinkers from then on.
Somewhere north of her 75th birthday, she started buying low fat ice cream and (shudder)ice milk. I had to intervene:
"Mom, however much extra time you think eating this crap is getting you, can't be worth trading out the happiness derived from Breyer's, or Dolly Madison, or Sealtest. " These were ice cream brands that she introduced me to and, thankfully, the talk yielded results. She even mentioned that the real stuff made her feel more "full", in a pleasant way. Yeah, that's the dirty little secret of low fat treats. You tend to eat more of it to get the same level of satisfaction..
Somewhere north of her 75th birthday, she started buying low fat ice cream and (shudder)ice milk. I had to intervene:
"Mom, however much extra time you think eating this crap is getting you, can't be worth trading out the happiness derived from Breyer's, or Dolly Madison, or Sealtest. " These were ice cream brands that she introduced me to and, thankfully, the talk yielded results. She even mentioned that the real stuff made her feel more "full", in a pleasant way. Yeah, that's the dirty little secret of low fat treats. You tend to eat more of it to get the same level of satisfaction..
Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 10, 2026 01:09 PM (nbLIj)
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Three slabs of baby Backs headed for the smoker soon.
mmmmmmm!!!!!!
mmmmmmm!!!!!!
Posted by: Diogenes at May 10, 2026 01:10 PM (2WIwB)
150
Spotted owl should be packed fully feathered in a thick coat of red clay and steam baked in a pit of hot coals until it is falling-off-the-bones tender, then served with Brussels sprouts at every meal. It won't make you live forever, but it will damn sure seem like it.
Posted by: muldoon at May 10, 2026 01:12 PM (I0N4X)
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Three slabs of baby Backs headed for the smoker soon.
mmmmmmm!!!!!!
Posted by: Diogenes at May 10, 2026 01:10 PM (2WIwB)
What kind of babies?
mmmmmmm!!!!!!
Posted by: Diogenes at May 10, 2026 01:10 PM (2WIwB)
What kind of babies?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 10, 2026 01:12 PM (iERP6)
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"Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 10, 2026 12:12 PM (ycI94)"
Reddit still not beating that well-deserved rep of being the Special Education corner of the Internet today, I see.
Reddit still not beating that well-deserved rep of being the Special Education corner of the Internet today, I see.
Posted by: Saber Alter at May 10, 2026 01:12 PM (qtd4D)
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I actually like licorice flavor. A shot of Jaegermesiter is nice now and then, but moderation, folks.
Funny, because I drank Ouzo in Crete, and was hung over for a day and a half, and the only thing that killed that hangover was getting drunk again on beer.
But I was serving my country as a Soldier! : )
Funny, because I drank Ouzo in Crete, and was hung over for a day and a half, and the only thing that killed that hangover was getting drunk again on beer.
But I was serving my country as a Soldier! : )
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 10, 2026 01:12 PM (0aYVJ)
154
Conan, what is best in life?
Watching leftists' redistricing scheme blow in their faces thanks to a Democrat appointed judge in Virginia and then watching them lose their shit on CNN.
Also, the lamentations of their women.
Watching leftists' redistricing scheme blow in their faces thanks to a Democrat appointed judge in Virginia and then watching them lose their shit on CNN.
Also, the lamentations of their women.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 10, 2026 01:12 PM (b2oah)
155
Sometime ago I read that the reason there are so many crazy and shallow theories now is that the wiser, more experienced generation of scientists and physicians who might have provided criticism all died in Auschwitz.
Posted by: Wenda at May 10, 2026 12:59 PM (kyMpJ
***
I call it the Spring Butt generation. Spring butts are those students that absolutely have to say something regardless of what the issue is. They just have to express their opinion. Can't help themselves. And now we have a whole generation with a social media platform, and they are all being Spring Butts.
Posted by: Wenda at May 10, 2026 12:59 PM (kyMpJ
***
I call it the Spring Butt generation. Spring butts are those students that absolutely have to say something regardless of what the issue is. They just have to express their opinion. Can't help themselves. And now we have a whole generation with a social media platform, and they are all being Spring Butts.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 10, 2026 01:13 PM (2WIwB)
156
I'm deathly allergic to tree nuts. Anaphylactic shock. Airways closed. Mouth filled with more hives than mouth. Face swollen, BP drops.
I can assure you it is not a "me thing."
I can assure you it is not a "me thing."
Posted by: Delurker at May 10, 2026 01:13 PM (gtcuf)
157
Three slabs of baby Backs headed for the smoker soon.
mmmmmmm!!!!!!
Posted by: Diogenes at May 10, 2026 01:10 PM (2WIwB)
What kind of babies?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 10, 2026 01:12 PM (iERP6)
***
Succulent delicious ones!
OK...should of wrote Baby Backs, but I'm just so excited!!!
mmmmmmm!!!!!!
Posted by: Diogenes at May 10, 2026 01:10 PM (2WIwB)
What kind of babies?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 10, 2026 01:12 PM (iERP6)
***
Succulent delicious ones!
OK...should of wrote Baby Backs, but I'm just so excited!!!
Posted by: Diogenes at May 10, 2026 01:14 PM (2WIwB)
158
156 I'm deathly allergic to tree nuts. Anaphylactic shock. Airways closed. Mouth filled with more hives than mouth. Face swollen, BP drops.
I can assure you it is not a "me thing."
Posted by: Delurker at May 10, 2026 01:13 PM (gtcuf)
But not allergic to legumes?
I can assure you it is not a "me thing."
Posted by: Delurker at May 10, 2026 01:13 PM (gtcuf)
But not allergic to legumes?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 01:14 PM (ynpvh)
Posted by: Nazdar at May 10, 2026 01:14 PM (NcvvS)
Posted by: Delurker at May 10, 2026 01:15 PM (gtcuf)
161
I'm deathly allergic to tree nuts. Anaphylactic shock. Airways closed. Mouth filled with more hives than mouth. Face swollen, BP drops.
I can assure you it is not a "me thing."
Posted by: Delurker at May 10, 2026 01:13 PM (gtcuf)
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That's just nuts!
I can assure you it is not a "me thing."
Posted by: Delurker at May 10, 2026 01:13 PM (gtcuf)
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That's just nuts!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 10, 2026 01:15 PM (y1wyK)
162
I'm deathly allergic to tree nuts. Anaphylactic shock. Airways closed. Mouth filled with more hives than mouth. Face swollen, BP drops.
I can assure you it is not a "me thing."
Posted by: Delurker at May 10, 2026 01:13 PM (gtcuf)
And how did this allergy arise? And precisely which component in tree nuts is the culprit? If you have children, have any of them inherited this affliction?
I can assure you it is not a "me thing."
Posted by: Delurker at May 10, 2026 01:13 PM (gtcuf)
And how did this allergy arise? And precisely which component in tree nuts is the culprit? If you have children, have any of them inherited this affliction?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 01:16 PM (utfVc)
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OK...should of wrote Baby Backs, but I'm just so excited!!!
Posted by: Diogenes at May 10, 2026 01:14 PM (2WIwB)
and he just can't hide it
Posted by: Diogenes at May 10, 2026 01:14 PM (2WIwB)
and he just can't hide it
Posted by: Eromero at May 10, 2026 01:18 PM (LHPAg)
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When I got divorced in 2006 I was HOUNDED by DSHS to sign up for Medicaid and food stamps.
I refused. Not that it wouldnt have been helpful, and seeing all the lightbulbheads taking advantage, I prolly should have….. but I had pride. My job had an affordable healthcare plan and I could feed my own kids, thank
You very much.
I refused. Not that it wouldnt have been helpful, and seeing all the lightbulbheads taking advantage, I prolly should have….. but I had pride. My job had an affordable healthcare plan and I could feed my own kids, thank
You very much.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 10, 2026 01:19 PM (A5RD0)
Posted by: Nazdar at May 10, 2026 01:22 PM (NcvvS)
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I'm deathly allergic to tree nuts. Anaphylactic shock. Airways closed. Mouth filled with more hives than mouth. Face swollen, BP drops.
I can assure you it is not a "me thing."
Posted by: Delurker at May 10, 2026 01:13 PM (gtcuf)
It might be a you thing if you start gasping and fall on the floor if someone is eating peanuts in the same room as you.
I can assure you it is not a "me thing."
Posted by: Delurker at May 10, 2026 01:13 PM (gtcuf)
It might be a you thing if you start gasping and fall on the floor if someone is eating peanuts in the same room as you.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 10, 2026 01:23 PM (iJfKG)
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Diogenes,
I like that theory too.
I like that theory too.
Posted by: Wenda at May 10, 2026 01:24 PM (kyMpJ)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 10, 2026 01:25 PM (y1wyK)
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We have a large tarragon plant in Queens. Love the licorice flavor.
My insides look like a cannoli with all the dairy I eat.
My brother has battled his weight all his life. He’s on a carnivore diet now and is losing weight easily.
My insides look like a cannoli with all the dairy I eat.
My brother has battled his weight all his life. He’s on a carnivore diet now and is losing weight easily.
Posted by: Accomack at May 10, 2026 01:25 PM (T8bqm)
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What is German milk?
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I do't know, but I do know that you can get dragon milk from a cow with short legs.
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I do't know, but I do know that you can get dragon milk from a cow with short legs.
Posted by: muldoon at May 10, 2026 01:26 PM (I0N4X)
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Hadrian, since you are here, a chemistry geek question for you: I have seen several videos on the toob of ewes that demonstrate making metallic sodium by reacting NaOH with magnesium chips in a beaker of baby oil at about 200 degrees C. Menthol is used as a catalyst. The sodium collects as globules of liquid metal in the bottom of the flask. One of the presenters, NurdRage, claims consistently better than 90% yield.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 12:22 PM (utfVc)
Since that reaction won't go as a simple displacement one at room temperature, one can either raise the temperature to push the equilibrium in a favorable direction or use a catalyst like a tertiary alcohol which stabilizes intermediate species on the way to the final product.
Menthol is a secondary (rather than tertiary) alcohol but your source seems to be saying it's possible to get the reaction to go and give good yield.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 12:22 PM (utfVc)
Since that reaction won't go as a simple displacement one at room temperature, one can either raise the temperature to push the equilibrium in a favorable direction or use a catalyst like a tertiary alcohol which stabilizes intermediate species on the way to the final product.
Menthol is a secondary (rather than tertiary) alcohol but your source seems to be saying it's possible to get the reaction to go and give good yield.
Posted by: The Clams at May 10, 2026 01:26 PM (/HDaX)
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/sock off
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at May 10, 2026 01:26 PM (/HDaX)
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BTW raw milk lacks any added nutritional value than pasteurized whole milk, which is less hassle obtaining and less risk of contamination. The risk is small, but fracionally higher than pasteurized; it just doesn't add anything -- unless you're buying shit milk that contains additives.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at May 10, 2026 01:26 PM (wBaIH)
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>>I'm deathly allergic to tree nuts. Anaphylactic shock...
Coconut for me. First time having coconut was at a wedding where they served coconut ice cream. Couldn't swallow it, throat closed. Spit it immediately into the spoon and asked what the flavour was - response: 'Coconut! Isn't it good?' My answer: 'Tastes fine. Can't eat it.'
Coconut for me. First time having coconut was at a wedding where they served coconut ice cream. Couldn't swallow it, throat closed. Spit it immediately into the spoon and asked what the flavour was - response: 'Coconut! Isn't it good?' My answer: 'Tastes fine. Can't eat it.'
Posted by: Nazdar at May 10, 2026 01:27 PM (NcvvS)
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126 I've got yesterdays McDonalds in the air frier... wish me luck!
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at May 10, 2026 12:55 PM (dmDsy)
Let us know how it works out! I have generally found fast food to be unreheatable.
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at May 10, 2026 12:55 PM (dmDsy)
Let us know how it works out! I have generally found fast food to be unreheatable.
Posted by: SciVo at May 10, 2026 01:27 PM (Sy6m/)
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What is German milk?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 12:26 PM (Cqx++)
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Nein percent fat.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 12:26 PM (Cqx++)
-
Nein percent fat.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 10, 2026 01:27 PM (y1wyK)
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Low fat usually means added corn syrup, which is less satiating.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at May 10, 2026 01:27 PM (wBaIH)
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Sometime ago I read that the reason there are so many crazy and shallow theories now is that the wiser, more experienced generation of scientists and physicians who might have provided criticism all died in Auschwitz.
Posted by: Wenda at May 10, 2026 12:59 PM (kyMpJ
Part of it is government funding of science. The Gov does things on a biennial process, and grants are limited in time and scope. However they are pretty good paying, which means the money available sucks all the talent and available facilities to the areas teh Gov wants studied which is around areas that some legislator or lobbyist wants studied: Global warming, fat causing heart attacks and so on.
Also, grants don't get renewed on negative studies. Even if you shoehorn "global warming" into your study of (say) reproductive strategies of longhorn beetles because that is the only way to get funding, you can't come out and say you saw no influence of global warming on this population. However that is not so much fraud as it is engagement farming for, and audience capture by, the funding committees
Posted by: Wenda at May 10, 2026 12:59 PM (kyMpJ
Part of it is government funding of science. The Gov does things on a biennial process, and grants are limited in time and scope. However they are pretty good paying, which means the money available sucks all the talent and available facilities to the areas teh Gov wants studied which is around areas that some legislator or lobbyist wants studied: Global warming, fat causing heart attacks and so on.
Also, grants don't get renewed on negative studies. Even if you shoehorn "global warming" into your study of (say) reproductive strategies of longhorn beetles because that is the only way to get funding, you can't come out and say you saw no influence of global warming on this population. However that is not so much fraud as it is engagement farming for, and audience capture by, the funding committees
Posted by: Kindltot at May 10, 2026 01:28 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 01:28 PM (Cqx++)
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Menthol is a secondary (rather than tertiary) alcohol but your source seems to be saying it's possible to get the reaction to go and give good yield.
Posted by: The Clams at May 10, 2026 01:26 PM (/HDaX)
Ah, thanks for the bivalve insight! He did mention that the reaction will proceed much faster if some pellets of metallic sodium are added to "seed" the reaction vessel.
Posted by: The Clams at May 10, 2026 01:26 PM (/HDaX)
Ah, thanks for the bivalve insight! He did mention that the reaction will proceed much faster if some pellets of metallic sodium are added to "seed" the reaction vessel.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 01:30 PM (utfVc)
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Low fat usually means added corn syrup, which is less satiating.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at May 10, 2026 01:27 PM (wBaIH)
And fructose makes you hungrier by suppressing various signaling hormones, so you get less satisfaction from fats, and the HFCS makes your body ignore what signals your gut throws to say it is getting full.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at May 10, 2026 01:27 PM (wBaIH)
And fructose makes you hungrier by suppressing various signaling hormones, so you get less satisfaction from fats, and the HFCS makes your body ignore what signals your gut throws to say it is getting full.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 10, 2026 01:31 PM (rbvCR)
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174 >>I'm deathly allergic to tree nuts. Anaphylactic shock...
Coconut for me. First time having coconut was at a wedding where they served coconut ice cream. Couldn't swallow it, throat closed. Spit it immediately into the spoon and asked what the flavour was - response: 'Coconut! Isn't it good?' My answer: 'Tastes fine. Can't eat it.'
Posted by: Nazdar at May 10, 2026 01:27 PM (NcvvS)
Ixnay on the 3 hour tour then.
Coconut for me. First time having coconut was at a wedding where they served coconut ice cream. Couldn't swallow it, throat closed. Spit it immediately into the spoon and asked what the flavour was - response: 'Coconut! Isn't it good?' My answer: 'Tastes fine. Can't eat it.'
Posted by: Nazdar at May 10, 2026 01:27 PM (NcvvS)
Ixnay on the 3 hour tour then.
Posted by: Eromero at May 10, 2026 01:31 PM (LHPAg)
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I'm deathly allergic to tree nuts. Anaphylactic shock. Airways closed. Mouth filled with more hives than mouth. Face swollen, BP drops.
I can assure you it is not a "me thing."
Posted by: Delurker at May 10, 2026 01:13 PM (gtcuf)
Buddy of mine is the same. When he was dating his future wife, she had gotten these Entenmann's crumb donuts. Neither he nor she was aware they were flavored with ground hazelnuts. He had to rush home and pound Benadryl to avoid an ER visit. Took him the better part of the day to recover...
I can assure you it is not a "me thing."
Posted by: Delurker at May 10, 2026 01:13 PM (gtcuf)
Buddy of mine is the same. When he was dating his future wife, she had gotten these Entenmann's crumb donuts. Neither he nor she was aware they were flavored with ground hazelnuts. He had to rush home and pound Benadryl to avoid an ER visit. Took him the better part of the day to recover...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 10, 2026 01:31 PM (nbLIj)
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158 156 I'm deathly allergic to tree nuts. Anaphylactic shock. Airways closed. Mouth filled with more hives than mouth. Face swollen, BP drops.
I can assure you it is not a "me thing."
Posted by: Delurker at May 10, 2026 01:13 PM (gtcuf)
But not allergic to legumes?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 01:14 PM (ynpvh)
Me either - Tree nuts (cashews) are killer...Peanuts are awesome...
I can assure you it is not a "me thing."
Posted by: Delurker at May 10, 2026 01:13 PM (gtcuf)
But not allergic to legumes?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 01:14 PM (ynpvh)
Me either - Tree nuts (cashews) are killer...Peanuts are awesome...
Posted by: Nova Local at May 10, 2026 01:32 PM (tOcjL)
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A friend volunteered as a teaching assistant at an inner city elementary school. Says the kids’ school breakfast most days is loaded w sugar, like French toast sticks and chocolate milk.
Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at May 10, 2026 01:33 PM (jYRYu)
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My sister has a skin condition and her dermatologist recommended a milk bath. She called a wholesale dairy supplier to order a large enough quantity. The supplier asked if she wanted it pasteurized and she said, "No, just up to my navel."
Posted by: muldoon at May 10, 2026 01:33 PM (I0N4X)
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Coconut for me. First time having coconut was at a wedding where they served coconut ice cream. Couldn't swallow it, throat closed. Spit it immediately into the spoon and asked what the flavour was - response: 'Coconut! Isn't it good?' My answer: 'Tastes fine. Can't eat it.'
Posted by: Nazdar at May 10, 2026 01:27 PM (NcvvS)
I can eat coconut, but I hate the flavor and texture. The shredded stuff (copra?) beloved of bakers always tastes like rancid sawdust to me. Funny, I have coconut water taken directly from a fresh-picked coconut, and it is yummy.
Posted by: Nazdar at May 10, 2026 01:27 PM (NcvvS)
I can eat coconut, but I hate the flavor and texture. The shredded stuff (copra?) beloved of bakers always tastes like rancid sawdust to me. Funny, I have coconut water taken directly from a fresh-picked coconut, and it is yummy.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 01:34 PM (utfVc)
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What is German milk?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 12:26 PM (Cqx++)
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Nein percent fat.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 10, 2026 01:27 PM (y1wyK)
*enthusiastic golf clap*
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 12:26 PM (Cqx++)
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Nein percent fat.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 10, 2026 01:27 PM (y1wyK)
*enthusiastic golf clap*
Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 10, 2026 01:34 PM (nbLIj)
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Real healthy vegans. And they taste awful
Posted by: Smell the Glove
That's right! You just can't get good vegans anymore no matter where you shop!
Posted by: Smell the Glove
That's right! You just can't get good vegans anymore no matter where you shop!
Posted by: Tonypete at May 10, 2026 01:34 PM (Kyh8Y)
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>>Less filling
Heh, last fall the children at the coffee shop handled the lid of my order with hands that had touched coconut syrup. Upper lip swelled within an hour - for three days, had a Kardashian face.
Heh, last fall the children at the coffee shop handled the lid of my order with hands that had touched coconut syrup. Upper lip swelled within an hour - for three days, had a Kardashian face.
Posted by: Nazdar at May 10, 2026 01:34 PM (NcvvS)
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I suspect the high near retardation rates in the 3rd world is due to a lack of fats in their diets.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 10, 2026 12:57 PM (iJfKG)
I suspect Homo erectus re-admixture.
Funny thing about censorship, it leaves the option open that they nominally oppose, instead of allowing it to be studied and potentially debunked. We know that the ethnicities with the highest math ability have some Neanderthal and/or Denisovan admixture, implying that we were the third-most intelligent hominid at best. So, it is logical to wonder if there are populations with admixture from less intelligent hominids as well -- but I don't blame scientists for not doing the work to disconfirm the hypothesis, since even proposing to study it could put you in the gunsights of an "antifa" assassin.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 10, 2026 12:57 PM (iJfKG)
I suspect Homo erectus re-admixture.
Funny thing about censorship, it leaves the option open that they nominally oppose, instead of allowing it to be studied and potentially debunked. We know that the ethnicities with the highest math ability have some Neanderthal and/or Denisovan admixture, implying that we were the third-most intelligent hominid at best. So, it is logical to wonder if there are populations with admixture from less intelligent hominids as well -- but I don't blame scientists for not doing the work to disconfirm the hypothesis, since even proposing to study it could put you in the gunsights of an "antifa" assassin.
Posted by: SciVo at May 10, 2026 01:35 PM (Sy6m/)
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Ah, thanks for the bivalve insight! He did mention that the reaction will proceed much faster if some pellets of metallic sodium are added to "seed" the reaction vessel.
That can help too. For example, seeding is a common way to generate crystals large enough to perform proper x-ray crystallographic analysis, rather than waiting the longer period of time just using evaporation alone to get the job done.
That can help too. For example, seeding is a common way to generate crystals large enough to perform proper x-ray crystallographic analysis, rather than waiting the longer period of time just using evaporation alone to get the job done.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at May 10, 2026 01:36 PM (/HDaX)
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>>Ixnay on the 3 hour tour then.
Posted by: Eromero at May 10, 2026 01:31 PM (LHPAg)
Definitely put me off any tropical adventures.
Posted by: Eromero at May 10, 2026 01:31 PM (LHPAg)
Definitely put me off any tropical adventures.
Posted by: Nazdar at May 10, 2026 01:36 PM (NcvvS)
Posted by: Dark Litigator at May 10, 2026 01:36 PM (W5mpo)
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The supplier asked if she wanted it pasteurized and she said, "No, just up to my navel."
Posted by: muldoon
HeyOhhhh!! Yes Sir!!
Posted by: muldoon
HeyOhhhh!! Yes Sir!!
Posted by: Tonypete at May 10, 2026 01:37 PM (Kyh8Y)
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 01:38 PM (3ek7K)
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>>Funny, I have coconut water taken directly from a fresh-picked coconut, and it is yummy.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 01:34 PM (utfVc)
AOP, pretty sure that it's the pulp that is the problem, but testing other products (coconut oil, coconut water) has an extremely adverse risk/reward profile.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 01:34 PM (utfVc)
AOP, pretty sure that it's the pulp that is the problem, but testing other products (coconut oil, coconut water) has an extremely adverse risk/reward profile.
Posted by: Nazdar at May 10, 2026 01:39 PM (NcvvS)
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It's very simple. The "elites" want us weak, stupid and malnourished. You don't have to worry too much about revolt when the population is barely able to walk to their own backyard and get tree bark for their daily soup.
Posted by: Education system already covered stupid at May 10, 2026 01:40 PM (TbWk/)
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>>>Whole milk in our schools? That should be entirely unexceptional, especially since reduced fat milk is a new thing.
Reduced fat milk is not whole milk. The term "whole milk" is only used to describe milk with all the fat intact, usually around 3.5-4%, though that can vary.
Reduced fat milk is not whole milk. The term "whole milk" is only used to describe milk with all the fat intact, usually around 3.5-4%, though that can vary.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at May 10, 2026 01:40 PM (syz1S)
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There is an alternat process of sterilizing foods that subjects them to very high pressure. It is called "pascalization" and subjects the food to 100–1000 MPa pressure at room (or colder) temperature. This is aimed at destroying disease causing microbes and not cooking the enzymes and such out of the material, and not cooking things like seafood.
There was one bit of equipment I was researching that would do 1 liter amounts, but it was about the size of a semi truck, and was manufactured in Catalonia, Spain, so I lost interest.
There was one bit of equipment I was researching that would do 1 liter amounts, but it was about the size of a semi truck, and was manufactured in Catalonia, Spain, so I lost interest.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 10, 2026 01:40 PM (rbvCR)
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198 It's very simple. The "elites" want us weak, stupid and malnourished. You don't have to worry too much about revolt when the population is barely able to walk to their own backyard and get tree bark for their daily soup.
Posted by: Education system already covered stupid at May 10, 2026 01:40 PM (TbWk/)
NORKS.
Posted by: Education system already covered stupid at May 10, 2026 01:40 PM (TbWk/)
NORKS.
Posted by: Eromero at May 10, 2026 01:42 PM (LHPAg)
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The supplier asked if she wanted it pasteurized and she said, "No, just up to my navel."
Posted by: muldoon
My eyes have rolled so far back into my head I can't see. Thank God for Mavis Beason's touch typing course I took all those years ago.
Posted by: muldoon
My eyes have rolled so far back into my head I can't see. Thank God for Mavis Beason's touch typing course I took all those years ago.
Posted by: Hope I didn't misspell anything at May 10, 2026 01:42 PM (TbWk/)
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The supplier asked if she wanted it pasteurized and she said, "No, just up to my navel."
Posted by: muldoon
HeyOhhhh!! Yes Sir!!
Posted by: Tonypete at May 10, 2026 01:37 PM (Kyh8Y)
Let's not skim on these puns.
Posted by: muldoon
HeyOhhhh!! Yes Sir!!
Posted by: Tonypete at May 10, 2026 01:37 PM (Kyh8Y)
Let's not skim on these puns.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 10, 2026 01:42 PM (2WIwB)
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Let's not skim on these puns.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 10, 2026 01:42 PM (2WIwB)
___________
No whey!
Let's not skim on these puns.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 10, 2026 01:42 PM (2WIwB)
___________
No whey!
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 01:44 PM (HdYcL)
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Fun fact: I used to call the Davis-Bacon prevailing wage act on federal awarding of contracts the "Mavis Beacon" act. No one said anything because by that time they were accustomed to my odd ways.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 10, 2026 01:45 PM (rbvCR)
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205 Fun fact: I used to call the Davis-Bacon prevailing wage act on federal awarding of contracts the "Mavis Beacon" act. No one said anything because by that time they were accustomed to my odd ways.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 10, 2026 01:45 PM (rbvCR)
Sounds like you were a strange type of guy.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 10, 2026 01:45 PM (rbvCR)
Sounds like you were a strange type of guy.
Posted by: Wait for it... at May 10, 2026 01:47 PM (TbWk/)
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German milk = beer
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 10, 2026 01:47 PM (gu0hJ)
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Even if you eat 0% cholesterol, you're body will make it. It's absolutely crucial to cell membranes...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 12:58 PM (ynpvh)
Your body will make cholesterol from fats, or vice-versa. Because I took biochemistry, I ignore dietary cholesterol, which is metabolically fungible with fat. (My degree is in math, but I was flirting with the idea of a double major that I didn't follow through on.) But kids need fat in their diet to make that essential cholesterol.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 12:58 PM (ynpvh)
Your body will make cholesterol from fats, or vice-versa. Because I took biochemistry, I ignore dietary cholesterol, which is metabolically fungible with fat. (My degree is in math, but I was flirting with the idea of a double major that I didn't follow through on.) But kids need fat in their diet to make that essential cholesterol.
Posted by: SciVo at May 10, 2026 01:48 PM (Sy6m/)
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There is an alternat process of sterilizing foods that subjects them to very high pressure. It is called "pascalization" and subjects the food to 100–1000 MPa pressure at room (or colder) temperature. This is aimed at destroying disease causing microbes and not cooking the enzymes and such out of the material, and not cooking things like seafood.
There was one bit of equipment I was researching that would do 1 liter amounts, but it was about the size of a semi truck, and was manufactured in Catalonia, Spain, so I lost interest.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 10, 2026 01:40 PM (rbvCR)
Irradiation works to preserve foods, too.
There was one bit of equipment I was researching that would do 1 liter amounts, but it was about the size of a semi truck, and was manufactured in Catalonia, Spain, so I lost interest.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 10, 2026 01:40 PM (rbvCR)
Irradiation works to preserve foods, too.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 01:50 PM (utfVc)
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Speaking of milk, Michelle Obama banned chocolate milk from the schools' lunch program. Because delicious or something. Chocolate milk on Fridays was a big treat in my childhood. God forbid kids should have a little sugar.
Posted by: fly gal at May 10, 2026 01:53 PM (qpo2d)
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After a heavy workout in the gym, I like Roach Burgers for protein and hamster piss for my electrolytes.
I am only sick 4 times a week and my yearly blood tests are at max levels.
But I am better than you because I am saving the planet for "THE CHILDREN"....
I am only sick 4 times a week and my yearly blood tests are at max levels.
But I am better than you because I am saving the planet for "THE CHILDREN"....
Posted by: Jackson K. at May 10, 2026 01:54 PM (38587)
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Irradiation works to preserve foods, too.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 01:50 PM (utfVc)
Always amusing how the "BELIEVE SCIENCE" crowd vociferously opposes irradiating food because it'll turn your blueberries into U-235 and make you grow an extra head.
Irradiation works to preserve foods, too.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 01:50 PM (utfVc)
Always amusing how the "BELIEVE SCIENCE" crowd vociferously opposes irradiating food because it'll turn your blueberries into U-235 and make you grow an extra head.
Posted by: Lots of really stoooopid people running around loose at May 10, 2026 01:54 PM (TbWk/)
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Irradiation works to preserve foods, too.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 01:50 PM (utfVc)
This is true, but it is considered "bad" for the type of people who want raw milk and the legislators who want to prevent people from getting it.
Also some of the people in the world probably shouldn't be given access to gamma radiation sources. They might try to lick it or lose it down a gopher hole or something.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 01:50 PM (utfVc)
This is true, but it is considered "bad" for the type of people who want raw milk and the legislators who want to prevent people from getting it.
Also some of the people in the world probably shouldn't be given access to gamma radiation sources. They might try to lick it or lose it down a gopher hole or something.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 10, 2026 01:54 PM (rbvCR)
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>>The supplier asked if she wanted it pasteurized and she said, "No, just up to my navel."
Posted by: muldoon
Dad had a book of jokes from the late '40s. It was titled, 'Naughty But Nice. Mom didn't know that at least one of her children had read it. That joke was in it :-)
Posted by: muldoon
Dad had a book of jokes from the late '40s. It was titled, 'Naughty But Nice. Mom didn't know that at least one of her children had read it. That joke was in it :-)
Posted by: Nazdar at May 10, 2026 01:55 PM (NcvvS)
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Always amusing how the "BELIEVE SCIENCE" crowd vociferously opposes irradiating food because it'll turn your blueberries into U-235 and make you grow an extra head.
Posted by: Lots of really stoooopid people running around loose at May 10, 2026 01:54 PM (TbWk/)
But if your kids grow three balls they will be well placed to open a pawn shop
Posted by: Lots of really stoooopid people running around loose at May 10, 2026 01:54 PM (TbWk/)
But if your kids grow three balls they will be well placed to open a pawn shop
Posted by: Kindltot at May 10, 2026 01:55 PM (rbvCR)
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I worked in a grade school for several years. We fed the kids breakfast. The menu was designed by a dietitian. The sugar content was insane -- the yogurt, for instance, had more sugar than a can of soda. One of the offerings was Pop-Tarts, with 70 grams of sugar. Add to that the sugar content of the orange juice drink.
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at May 10, 2026 01:59 PM (8Ihxc)
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I also remember the EXPERTS saying that eating eggs will kill you because of the cholesterol in the eggs.
Then was don't eat the yolk and only egg whites. But all the good stuff is in the yolk.
I eat 4 eggs a day because eggs are super food and my cholesterol numbers are normal.
These so-called experts like Fauci are just like Dr. Josef Mengele. Never got that poisonous COVID Shot and my Immune system did just great. Trusted what GOD gave me and not Commie Leftists.
Then was don't eat the yolk and only egg whites. But all the good stuff is in the yolk.
I eat 4 eggs a day because eggs are super food and my cholesterol numbers are normal.
These so-called experts like Fauci are just like Dr. Josef Mengele. Never got that poisonous COVID Shot and my Immune system did just great. Trusted what GOD gave me and not Commie Leftists.
Posted by: Jackson K. at May 10, 2026 02:01 PM (38587)
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and this corn sweetener is doing lots of damage to humans
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 12:17 PM (Ia/+0)
People who have never eaten corn sweetener die.
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 12:17 PM (Ia/+0)
People who have never eaten corn sweetener die.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 02:01 PM (nUR++)
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The best whole milk imho comes from Jersey Guernsy cows. Their milk has a higher fat content than regulsr whole milk. Unfortunately the major commercial dairies don't seem to produce it anymore; only small local enterprises do these days.
Posted by: fly gal at May 10, 2026 02:02 PM (qpo2d)
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81 There is a good reason rural people were more health than big city people and food nutrition was a good one.
Posted by: Kafiroon at May 10, 2026 12:35 PM (IzMux)
Rural people still die.
Posted by: Kafiroon at May 10, 2026 12:35 PM (IzMux)
Rural people still die.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 02:04 PM (nUR++)
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But if your kids grow three balls they will be well placed to open a pawn shop
Posted by: Kindltot at May 10, 2026 01:55 PM (rbvCR)
If they start with three balls their on-base percentage will be through the roof.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 10, 2026 01:55 PM (rbvCR)
If they start with three balls their on-base percentage will be through the roof.
Posted by: Confucius say baseball wrong at May 10, 2026 02:04 PM (TbWk/)
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83 skim milk should be against the law
Posted by: doug at May 10, 2026 12:36 PM (Hy+R4)
Hell no!
Posted by: doug at May 10, 2026 12:36 PM (Hy+R4)
Hell no!
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People who have never eaten corn sweetener die.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 02:01 PM (nUR++)
HFCS interferes with the signaling by your gut that tells your brain to stop eating.
This is not insulting how you chose to eat, it is only an observation on metabolism.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 02:01 PM (nUR++)
HFCS interferes with the signaling by your gut that tells your brain to stop eating.
This is not insulting how you chose to eat, it is only an observation on metabolism.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 10, 2026 02:05 PM (rbvCR)
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The best whole milk imho comes from Jersey Guernsy cows. Their milk has a higher fat content than regulsr whole milk. Unfortunately the major commercial dairies don't seem to produce it anymore; only small local enterprises do these days.
Posted by: fly gal at May 10, 2026 02:02 PM (qpo2d)
Jersey are the brown cows, and Guernsey are the black and white ones, IIRC. And Jersey cows bounce:
https://youtu.be/8Mc2pBJzI0g
Posted by: fly gal at May 10, 2026 02:02 PM (qpo2d)
Jersey are the brown cows, and Guernsey are the black and white ones, IIRC. And Jersey cows bounce:
https://youtu.be/8Mc2pBJzI0g
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 02:06 PM (utfVc)
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The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has their reasoning backwards. They state that children are experiencing higher rates of cardiovascular disease BEFORE whole milk is re-introduced and claiming that whole milk is causing the problem.
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at May 10, 2026 02:12 PM (8Ihxc)
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>>If they start with three balls their on-base percentage will be through the roof.
Someone who had never seen a baseball game went to one. Every time someone hit the ball she would yell, 'Run, Charlie, run!' Then a player got a walk and, as he trotted to first base, she yelled 'Run, Charlie, run!' Her escort explained that he didn't have to run he had four balls. She immediately yelled, 'Strut, Charlie, strut!'
Someone who had never seen a baseball game went to one. Every time someone hit the ball she would yell, 'Run, Charlie, run!' Then a player got a walk and, as he trotted to first base, she yelled 'Run, Charlie, run!' Her escort explained that he didn't have to run he had four balls. She immediately yelled, 'Strut, Charlie, strut!'
Posted by: Nazdar at May 10, 2026 02:13 PM (NcvvS)
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HFCS interferes with the signaling by your gut that tells your brain to stop eating.
This is not insulting how you chose to eat, it is only an observation on metabolism.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 10, 2026 02:05 PM (rbvCR)
The ONLY thing I will ever attack is the attempt to find the Universal Rule Book. Which can’t happen as we are all individuals. And no matter how you manage your diet, health, etc…one day you will die. I just keep those things in mind and act accordingly.
This is not insulting how you chose to eat, it is only an observation on metabolism.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 10, 2026 02:05 PM (rbvCR)
The ONLY thing I will ever attack is the attempt to find the Universal Rule Book. Which can’t happen as we are all individuals. And no matter how you manage your diet, health, etc…one day you will die. I just keep those things in mind and act accordingly.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 02:16 PM (nUR++)
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AOP lol!
Posted by: fly gal at May 10, 2026 02:11 PM (qpo2d)
That's such a perfect little tune, isn't it? And I got my cows wrong. Holsteins are the big black and white ones now seen in most commercial dairies.
Posted by: fly gal at May 10, 2026 02:11 PM (qpo2d)
That's such a perfect little tune, isn't it? And I got my cows wrong. Holsteins are the big black and white ones now seen in most commercial dairies.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 02:17 PM (utfVc)
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Nood, first world problems
Posted by: SciVo at May 10, 2026 02:21 PM (Sy6m/)
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My first job as a teacher was at a middle school in Louisiana way out in the bayou, just outside of New Orleans. I was told that it was the poorest school district anywhere in the country. The principal was also the head church deacon and the town barber. Everyone was related to everyone else.They fed those kids breakfast and lunch. Some of them were sent home at the end of the day with a box of the leftover lunch that had been kept warm, because otherwise they would get nothing to eat at home. The lunch ladies cooked everything from scratch: creamy red beans and rice, fried chicken with homemade mashed potatoes, delicious vegetables, and whole milk. It was the most delicious lunch room fare I ever ate. Those lunch ladies loved those kids and the staff as if we all were their children. That was in 1983. Now look what is done to kids.
Posted by: Annie Rose at May 11, 2026 08:17 AM (MQoxb)
Book Thread: 05/10/2026 [MP4]
So ask the barman for a Pimm’s, covfefe or tea and let’s get started!
I don’t know. Part of me knows I’ve got dozens of ‘finished’ books which are gathering dust, but another, stronger part of me recoils at the very idea of getting rid of any book for any reason. I know that when I die, everything I have except for my Hollywood and Jack the Ripper collections (which will sell for a pretty penny) will end up in the dumpster, so why not anticipate the reaping now? What about you? What books are begging to be read and which ones are the old friends you turn to at a leisure moment? And do you, like me, hoard your books like Scrooge hoarding his gold?
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I read the Ace of Spades HQ, does that count?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 10, 2026 09:01 AM (1Ff7Z)
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Tolle Lege
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 09:01 AM (Ia/+0)
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Good morning fellow Book Threadists. I hope everyone had a great week of reading.
Posted by: JTB at May 10, 2026 09:02 AM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 10, 2026 09:02 AM (q3u5l)
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That library pic looks strangely familiar...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 10, 2026 09:02 AM (gnNyN)
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MP4,
Thanks for doing the thread. Give the new up a pat for us. The photo in the pet thread is adorable.
Thanks for doing the thread. Give the new up a pat for us. The photo in the pet thread is adorable.
Posted by: JTB at May 10, 2026 09:03 AM (yTvNw)
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“ Lord, you establish peace for us; all that we have accomplished you have done for us.”
Isaiah 26:12
Isaiah 26:12
Posted by: Marcus T at May 10, 2026 09:03 AM (u/66v)
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Good morning morons and thanks MP4
Still working through Douglas Murray'a On Democracy and Death Cults
Still working through Douglas Murray'a On Democracy and Death Cults
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 10, 2026 09:03 AM (RIvkX)
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As it’s May, it’s Goodwood Races time in England and women are encouraged to wear their finest.
What, no train-smash women? I guess Goodwood is less trashy than Aintree....
What, no train-smash women? I guess Goodwood is less trashy than Aintree....
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 10, 2026 09:04 AM (1Ff7Z)
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And do you, like me, hoard your books like Scrooge hoarding his gold?
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yes. yes I do.
Like you, I have many books that I most likely will never read again. I also have an extensive collection of roleplaying games that I will never play again. But I keep them around for sentimental value, I suppose.
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yes. yes I do.
Like you, I have many books that I most likely will never read again. I also have an extensive collection of roleplaying games that I will never play again. But I keep them around for sentimental value, I suppose.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 10, 2026 09:04 AM (gnNyN)
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Yes your new puppy looks very cute.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 10, 2026 09:04 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 10, 2026 09:05 AM (6U1c2)
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Good Sunday morning, horde.
I have so many books that I want to read because they're either culturally or historically important. And I occasionally do pull one off the shelf and read it, and am glad for it.
But I'm usually distracted by other shiny things, especially when I'm in the mood to just read pulp mysteries or spy novels for weeks on end, and that's all right.
I have so many books that I want to read because they're either culturally or historically important. And I occasionally do pull one off the shelf and read it, and am glad for it.
But I'm usually distracted by other shiny things, especially when I'm in the mood to just read pulp mysteries or spy novels for weeks on end, and that's all right.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 10, 2026 09:05 AM (h7ZuX)
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Some books will be part of the estate. Others leave the house once I'm through with them. The tough part is deciding.
Posted by: Weak Geek at May 10, 2026 09:05 AM (p/isN)
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My TBR is over 200, which is somewhat of an embarrassment. But it does give me something to look forward to.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at May 10, 2026 09:06 AM (0U5gm)
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Mostly from a podcast on Gen Scharnhorst which brought up his protégé Karl v. Clauswitz and his book On War I thought should read it again. I had a paperback copy 40 years ago but lost it somewhere.
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 09:06 AM (Ia/+0)
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I try not to buy fiction books I won't reread
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 10, 2026 09:06 AM (6U1c2)
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Hi, my name's Dave, and I'm a book-a-holic.
*waits for the traditional response*
I've probably got thousands. Many that I'll never get around to re-reading, not even because they weren't great, but because they're never in sight when the longing for comforting familiarity strikes.
But there's something insidious about those who would willingly toss out books. Give away to good recipients, sure, but you'd better be able to pass a Librarian's Background Check.
*waits for the traditional response*
I've probably got thousands. Many that I'll never get around to re-reading, not even because they weren't great, but because they're never in sight when the longing for comforting familiarity strikes.
But there's something insidious about those who would willingly toss out books. Give away to good recipients, sure, but you'd better be able to pass a Librarian's Background Check.
Posted by: RandomDave at May 10, 2026 09:06 AM (aJQbY)
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What about you? What books are begging to be read and which ones are the old friends you turn to at a leisure moment? And do you, like me, hoard your books like Scrooge hoarding his gold?
Vmom sent me a nice big book of Zane Gray stories I haven't even taken out of the wrapper yet. Some day I'll get to it, vmom....
Vmom sent me a nice big book of Zane Gray stories I haven't even taken out of the wrapper yet. Some day I'll get to it, vmom....
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 10, 2026 09:07 AM (1Ff7Z)
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For some reason, I simply cannot crack the 80% mark of books in my collection that I've read.
By the time I've read a bunch of books in my TBR pile, it's time to go to the library book sale and get a bunch more...
By the time I've read a bunch of books in my TBR pile, it's time to go to the library book sale and get a bunch more...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 10, 2026 09:07 AM (gnNyN)
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Morning, book people,
I've dived back into S.M. Stirling's The Sky People, which features an alternate Venus -- habitable, and inhabited by men, Neanderthals, and dinosaurs among others -- and the adventures of Terran colonists thereon.
Earlier this week I was on a non-fiction kick. I re-read Alfred Lansing's classic, Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage; Leon Stover's review of classic SF and its beginnings, Science Fiction From Wells to Heinlein; and a book about Ian Fleming. I'll deal with that one in another comment.
I've dived back into S.M. Stirling's The Sky People, which features an alternate Venus -- habitable, and inhabited by men, Neanderthals, and dinosaurs among others -- and the adventures of Terran colonists thereon.
Earlier this week I was on a non-fiction kick. I re-read Alfred Lansing's classic, Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage; Leon Stover's review of classic SF and its beginnings, Science Fiction From Wells to Heinlein; and a book about Ian Fleming. I'll deal with that one in another comment.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 09:08 AM (wzUl9)
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Thanks for the Sunday Morning Book Thread, MP4!
Books are like old and cherished friends, and sometimes we would rather keep them around for a little while longer. Which turns into a lot longer.
Books are like old and cherished friends, and sometimes we would rather keep them around for a little while longer. Which turns into a lot longer.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at May 10, 2026 09:08 AM (vrNzf)
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I should have added:
What about gift books? Keep because someone thought enough of you to buy it, or treat it like any other acquisition?
What about gift books? Keep because someone thought enough of you to buy it, or treat it like any other acquisition?
Posted by: Weak Geek at May 10, 2026 09:08 AM (p/isN)
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My TBR is over 200, which is somewhat of an embarrassment. But it does give me something to look forward to.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at May 10, 2026 09:06 AM (0U5gm)
Just don't break your glasses.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at May 10, 2026 09:06 AM (0U5gm)
Just don't break your glasses.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 10, 2026 09:09 AM (1Ff7Z)
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Coming to the end of "The Star Treasure" by Keith Laumer. Still ground bound, and now we've got weird mindfuckery. Not sure whether I'll reread those chapters.
This book includes three short stories after the main feature. One is a Retief/Bolo tale that I've read elsewhere. Another is by Harlan Ellison. This will be my first Ellison story.
I'm also rereading "Doctor Mid-Nite," a squarebound DC miniseries that introduced Dr. Pieter Cross, a Shadow-like operator who loses his normal eyesight and takes the costumed identity of the original Dr. Mid-Nite, who also can see only in the dark. Whereas that Dr. M. only used smoke bombs to create fighting spaces, Cross has a lot more tech. The comic has abstract painted art, which I usually don't like, but it works.
This book includes three short stories after the main feature. One is a Retief/Bolo tale that I've read elsewhere. Another is by Harlan Ellison. This will be my first Ellison story.
I'm also rereading "Doctor Mid-Nite," a squarebound DC miniseries that introduced Dr. Pieter Cross, a Shadow-like operator who loses his normal eyesight and takes the costumed identity of the original Dr. Mid-Nite, who also can see only in the dark. Whereas that Dr. M. only used smoke bombs to create fighting spaces, Cross has a lot more tech. The comic has abstract painted art, which I usually don't like, but it works.
Posted by: Weak Geek at May 10, 2026 09:09 AM (p/isN)
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Mornin', Horde, and thanks, MP4. Seldom re-read nonfiction; trying to re-read all of my fantasy & science fiction to pick out what's going to go, but not making a lot of progress. Will pull up David Weber, John Ringo, and Glen Cook for comfort re-reads. Current TBR being read is The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein, and enjoying it, but also slow going just because of other activities getting in the way.
Posted by: Nazdar at May 10, 2026 09:10 AM (NcvvS)
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Good morning, MP4 and Horde.
Many of my TBRs are old books of my father's from his youth. He collected lots of musty tomes on African exploration and travels around Asia. I love their maps and illustrations and fully intend to read them...someday. I wonder if I inherited some of my dad's TBRs. That would be a hoot.
I myself like collecting Teddy-ana and 19th Century literature. There's also a teetering stack of sci fi paperbacks.
Many of my TBRs are old books of my father's from his youth. He collected lots of musty tomes on African exploration and travels around Asia. I love their maps and illustrations and fully intend to read them...someday. I wonder if I inherited some of my dad's TBRs. That would be a hoot.
I myself like collecting Teddy-ana and 19th Century literature. There's also a teetering stack of sci fi paperbacks.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 10, 2026 09:11 AM (kpS4V)
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A lot of my TBR consists of Kindle books; much of what remains on my bookcases is TBRA or probably won't revisit, but I liked it dammit so it's staying on the shelves. Will I read through all 13 volumes of Theodore Sturgeon's collected short stories? Probably not, but there are gems in every volume, so... Will I get around to Don Robertson's Civil War novels? Maybe not, but maybe I will, so they stay, along with his other books which are on the TBRA pile.
Culled a lot of print as I was converting to ebooks. What print remains on my shelves is almost all stuff I expect to read again or simply don't plan to part with, just because.
Culled a lot of print as I was converting to ebooks. What print remains on my shelves is almost all stuff I expect to read again or simply don't plan to part with, just because.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 10, 2026 09:11 AM (q3u5l)
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I don't get rid of books unless I really don't like them. My kids will read them, and their kids, etc.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at May 10, 2026 09:13 AM (0U5gm)
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Its time for me to crack open a beer and crank up the celebratory music! ...Well, maybe its not time right NOW, but I did that earlier, and probably will again tonight...
Whatever. The point is; I'm thrilled. After six long months of waiting, I finally received a shipment of 4 custom-bound omnibuses from the Houchen Bindery. Three runs of great-but-forgotten comic books, sewn together to create 4 hardcover books! They look great on the shelf, and they let me read/flip through the entire series while holding a single volume.
I cracked open the first book (Brath, a comic about a faux-Celtic warrior) the first night I had the books. After that, I'll re-read the first half of Sojourn (a fantasy epic starring a hot blonde) and then finish off with a two-volume set of Meridian; a comic that started off looking terrible, and then developed into my favorite series of all time (at the time). And now it's all displayed on my bookshelf. I'm just soaking in the nostalgia...
Whatever. The point is; I'm thrilled. After six long months of waiting, I finally received a shipment of 4 custom-bound omnibuses from the Houchen Bindery. Three runs of great-but-forgotten comic books, sewn together to create 4 hardcover books! They look great on the shelf, and they let me read/flip through the entire series while holding a single volume.
I cracked open the first book (Brath, a comic about a faux-Celtic warrior) the first night I had the books. After that, I'll re-read the first half of Sojourn (a fantasy epic starring a hot blonde) and then finish off with a two-volume set of Meridian; a comic that started off looking terrible, and then developed into my favorite series of all time (at the time). And now it's all displayed on my bookshelf. I'm just soaking in the nostalgia...
Posted by: Castle Guy at May 10, 2026 09:13 AM (3v7ra)
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The Goodwood Cup? It was often featured when Bertie and friends at the Drones pestered Jeeves for rock-solid investment schemes.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 10, 2026 09:14 AM (3ZBdr)
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I've been watching/reading Kenneth Branagh's "Hamlet" again. It's four hours long!
Posted by: Smallish Bees at May 10, 2026 09:14 AM (xKjWc)
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*And do you, like me, hoard your books like Scrooge hoarding his gold?*
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More like Smaug the dragon sprawled over his hoarded treasure.
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More like Smaug the dragon sprawled over his hoarded treasure.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 10, 2026 09:15 AM (kpS4V)
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As it’s May, it’s Goodwood Races time in England and women are encouraged to wear their finest.
I included a pic with this thread, but I guess it got lost. Here's a typical Goodwood view:
https://tinyurl.com/w8uk9utv
I included a pic with this thread, but I guess it got lost. Here's a typical Goodwood view:
https://tinyurl.com/w8uk9utv
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 10, 2026 09:15 AM (qRla/)
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Yay book thread! Congrats on finishing your draft, MP4! I'm finally getting back into the groove, finding the rhythm of plotting, brainstorming and then productive writing. I was trying to force things for a while, basically rejoicing in not having to do research, but it was all over the place. I spent last night combing through what I had written and doing significant edits to bring things into line.
As I have said before, I manage my library with callous ruthlessness. Only the worthy may remain. Whenever I buy a new book, the existing ones tremble with fear (except for Tolkien and Waugh, they laugh).
Books that sit unread will be discarded, whether read previously or not. No slackers. I've been binging on Graham Greene and half of his stuff is being sent back from whence it came.
As I have said before, I manage my library with callous ruthlessness. Only the worthy may remain. Whenever I buy a new book, the existing ones tremble with fear (except for Tolkien and Waugh, they laugh).
Books that sit unread will be discarded, whether read previously or not. No slackers. I've been binging on Graham Greene and half of his stuff is being sent back from whence it came.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 10, 2026 09:15 AM (ZOv7s)
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I have trouble getting rid of books because for most of them I just can't stand the idea that they'll wind up in a landfill somewhere. So I can get rid of books I dislike, but if there's even a smidgeon of merit in a book I want to find it a good home.
Libraries are not a good home. Most of them value throughput rather than maintaining a good collection. Library book sales are (at least around here) maddeningly picky about what they'll take. Which is why book sales seem to have so many political memoirs -- people buy them and never touch them until it's time to make room for the next political memoir Oprah tells them to buy.
Used bookstores are a good home, except for the problem that most of them now pay only in store credit . . . so I go home with more books.
Libraries are not a good home. Most of them value throughput rather than maintaining a good collection. Library book sales are (at least around here) maddeningly picky about what they'll take. Which is why book sales seem to have so many political memoirs -- people buy them and never touch them until it's time to make room for the next political memoir Oprah tells them to buy.
Used bookstores are a good home, except for the problem that most of them now pay only in store credit . . . so I go home with more books.
Posted by: Trimegistus at May 10, 2026 09:15 AM (78a2H)
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I should like to winnow down my books to just comfort reads and old favorites
There are books I used to enjoy that I don't anymore - I should really weed those out.
There are books I used to enjoy that I don't anymore - I should really weed those out.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 10, 2026 09:16 AM (gDlxJ)
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Edward Abel Smith's Ian Fleming's Inspiration: The Truth Behind the Books is a pleasant read. It details many items of Fleming's early life and his wartime and postwar experiences which found their way into the novels. He and his wife-to-be, Anne, had a friend in the late '40s and early '50s named "Loelia Ponsonby," which name Bond fans know as that of JB's secretary in the early novels.
It's well-researched and fun to read, but darn, the thing needed another pass by an editor! He's got typos and missing words all through it. The worst is the misspelling of the name of his headmaster's wife, famous author Phyllis Bottome (The Mortal Storm), who encouraged him at age nineteen to write. Smith spells it hilariously as "Phillis Bottom." The book is from 2020, so he did have the 'Net resources to check his references. Disappointing.
It's well-researched and fun to read, but darn, the thing needed another pass by an editor! He's got typos and missing words all through it. The worst is the misspelling of the name of his headmaster's wife, famous author Phyllis Bottome (The Mortal Storm), who encouraged him at age nineteen to write. Smith spells it hilariously as "Phillis Bottom." The book is from 2020, so he did have the 'Net resources to check his references. Disappointing.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 09:16 AM (wzUl9)
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We have a new job building a town public library, not sure what all we are doing there yet, but hopefully will be a interesting job.
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 09:16 AM (Ia/+0)
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I reread "The Curve of Binding Energy" for the first time in fifty years.
It was a big deal in 1973 - the book was by John McPhee, and basically consisted of interviewing and talking about the life of Ted Taylor, physicist and number bomb designer, who was very, very worried that some terrorist group would steal nuclear material, make a crude bomb, and detonate it.
The assumption was that the United States was about to build hundreds of civilian nuclear reactors (which didn't happen), and Taylor thought that enormous amounts of money should be spent securing the nuclear materials that would have to be stored and moved about the country.
Several people at the Atomic Energy Commission and elsewhere poo-pooed this, saying that there were easier ways of causing mass casualties than building a crude bomb.
I reread "The Curve of Binding Energy" for the first time in fifty years.
It was a big deal in 1973 - the book was by John McPhee, and basically consisted of interviewing and talking about the life of Ted Taylor, physicist and number bomb designer, who was very, very worried that some terrorist group would steal nuclear material, make a crude bomb, and detonate it.
The assumption was that the United States was about to build hundreds of civilian nuclear reactors (which didn't happen), and Taylor thought that enormous amounts of money should be spent securing the nuclear materials that would have to be stored and moved about the country.
Several people at the Atomic Energy Commission and elsewhere poo-pooed this, saying that there were easier ways of causing mass casualties than building a crude bomb.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at May 10, 2026 09:16 AM (aD4fx)
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MP4 been using the time machine again!
Posted by: dantesed at May 10, 2026 09:17 AM (Oy/m2)
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Larry Correia's newest book, "Magic and Bullets," is out. It cracked the top 200-ish.
In Fantasy, romantasy has taken up all the top spots on the charts.
Really, Amazon needs to get those books into its own category, so other authors can be discovered. Not everybody's bosoms need heaving, nor their girth swelling.
In Fantasy, romantasy has taken up all the top spots on the charts.
Really, Amazon needs to get those books into its own category, so other authors can be discovered. Not everybody's bosoms need heaving, nor their girth swelling.
Posted by: Smallish Bees at May 10, 2026 09:17 AM (xKjWc)
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Read By Sorrow's River by Larry McMurtry. It was on the sale shelf at the Hooterville Library. Since I loved Lonesome Dove, I will pick up any of McMurtry's western novels. This is the third book in the Berrybender series and I have been reading them in reverse order because that is how they came to me. Had forgotten just how wordy McMurtry can be, but he does paint a scene and characters like nobody's business. The man does know a bit about how tough things were in a new land for trappers and Indians. He did tend to gloss over some of the worst parts, generally when the travelers encountered weeks without water and had to sacrifice their horses to obtain something resembling consumable fluid. The book is entertaining and educational, and the plot line is full of twists and turns. Recommend.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at May 10, 2026 09:18 AM (vrNzf)
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I share MP4's aversion to getting rid of ANY books for ANY reason. Reality (space in the house) has gotten harder to ignore. The friends of the library in town get some of them after I've agonized about the matter. Fortunately, I have great nieces and nephews who share some of my interests and knowing the books will be appreciated makes the giving easier. Those include doubles of things like a complete Shakespeare, Arabian Nights, the Francis Parkman volumes of history, Greek philosophy, wood working hand tools, even a lot of Clive Cussler books I'll never reread.
But it still feels like a sin.
But it still feels like a sin.
Posted by: JTB at May 10, 2026 09:18 AM (yTvNw)
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Some of my favorites, that I will re-read when I just can't get interested in anything else:
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi. Young girl traveling alone on a transatlantic commercial ship, assaulted by the captain, takes over the ship. No one believes her when the ship reaches America. Great adventure, unlikely grrl power, but very enjoyable.
The Powwow Highway, by David Seals. An American Indian has a cross-country adventure with his buddy, whose sister is in jail in the American southwest. They've got to break her out. This book is the reason I call my car my "war pony."
I Am Pilgrim, by Terry Hayes. One of the best spy novels/international intrigue I've ever read.
The Likeness, by Tana French. Dublin Murder Squad series. A detective is the doppelganger of a murdered woman. She looks so exactly like this woman, that she goes undercover in the home of friends who killed her, purporting to have survived the attempt but having no memory of it. Ridiculous premise, but fascinating.
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi. Young girl traveling alone on a transatlantic commercial ship, assaulted by the captain, takes over the ship. No one believes her when the ship reaches America. Great adventure, unlikely grrl power, but very enjoyable.
The Powwow Highway, by David Seals. An American Indian has a cross-country adventure with his buddy, whose sister is in jail in the American southwest. They've got to break her out. This book is the reason I call my car my "war pony."
I Am Pilgrim, by Terry Hayes. One of the best spy novels/international intrigue I've ever read.
The Likeness, by Tana French. Dublin Murder Squad series. A detective is the doppelganger of a murdered woman. She looks so exactly like this woman, that she goes undercover in the home of friends who killed her, purporting to have survived the attempt but having no memory of it. Ridiculous premise, but fascinating.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 10, 2026 09:19 AM (h7ZuX)
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>>And do you, like me, hoard your books like Scrooge hoarding his gold?
Have donated about 300 books to various libraries; about 60 more will be going soon. Leaves about 3500 in the house.
Have donated about 300 books to various libraries; about 60 more will be going soon. Leaves about 3500 in the house.
Posted by: Nazdar at May 10, 2026 09:19 AM (NcvvS)
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I mentioned The Blood Countess earlier. I think it's going to be one of the books I give away. Not because it's bad - it isn't - but because I'm listening to it on Audible and once that's done, I can't imagine turning to it again. Of course, I could put it on a shelf next to Radu Florescu's Dracula: Prince of Many Faces.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 10, 2026 09:19 AM (qRla/)
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I'm not wearing any pants and my underpants smell like urine. It might be time to clean up. Happy Mother's Day, you mothers out there!
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 10, 2026 09:19 AM (D1E+2)
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Many of my TBRs are old books of my father's from his youth.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 10, 2026 09:11 AM (kpS4V)
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My father's library looms over me like a restless Vesuvius thinking of reburying Pompei.
That inevitable catastrophe is one of the reasons I endlessly look for things to get rid of. On my visits, I'm starting to chip away at it, but it's like trying to dig the North American Dignity Canal with a teaspoon.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 10, 2026 09:11 AM (kpS4V)
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My father's library looms over me like a restless Vesuvius thinking of reburying Pompei.
That inevitable catastrophe is one of the reasons I endlessly look for things to get rid of. On my visits, I'm starting to chip away at it, but it's like trying to dig the North American Dignity Canal with a teaspoon.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 10, 2026 09:19 AM (ZOv7s)
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Not everybody's bosoms need heaving, nor their girth swelling.
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Bodice-ripping and codpiece-busting!
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Bodice-ripping and codpiece-busting!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 10, 2026 09:19 AM (kpS4V)
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I read Yesteryear...complete trash. The premise that it was sold on was not what the book was about. I finished it because of my book club. It was a very woke book. After I started reading it, I found out it was classified as "dark humor/satire". It was neither, it was more of a very un funny parody/caricature of tradwives, Christians, conservatives, men, children, mental health, etc. The book jumped around a confusing timeline. It was not well researched as there were several glaring errors. The ending was a hot confusing mess that was not logical.
Highly DO NOT recommend!
I'm now listening/reading Larry Correia's "Magic and Bullets", which is way more enjoyable!
Highly DO NOT recommend!
I'm now listening/reading Larry Correia's "Magic and Bullets", which is way more enjoyable!
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 10, 2026 09:19 AM (VCgbV)
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Several people at the Atomic Energy Commission and elsewhere poo-pooed this, saying that there were easier ways of causing mass casualties than building a crude bomb.
The eerie thing (mentioned several times in the book) was that the reference event that was used was terrorists taking down the World Trade Center.
The book concludes with McPhee and Taylor walking through the World Trade Center, with Taylor discussing where the best place would be to place a nuke to bring the WTC towers down.
Guess that the skeptics at the AEC were right in hindsight.
Several people at the Atomic Energy Commission and elsewhere poo-pooed this, saying that there were easier ways of causing mass casualties than building a crude bomb.
The eerie thing (mentioned several times in the book) was that the reference event that was used was terrorists taking down the World Trade Center.
The book concludes with McPhee and Taylor walking through the World Trade Center, with Taylor discussing where the best place would be to place a nuke to bring the WTC towers down.
Guess that the skeptics at the AEC were right in hindsight.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at May 10, 2026 09:20 AM (aD4fx)
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Used bookstores are a good home, except for the problem that most of them now pay only in store credit . . . so I go home with more books.
Posted by: Trimegistus at May 10, 2026 09:15 AM (78a2H)
Aye, that's the rub. Gimme money for my used books. I can't winnow, if I'm just trading. And I'm sure as heck not giving them a book that they will turn around and sell.
Posted by: Trimegistus at May 10, 2026 09:15 AM (78a2H)
Aye, that's the rub. Gimme money for my used books. I can't winnow, if I'm just trading. And I'm sure as heck not giving them a book that they will turn around and sell.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 10, 2026 09:22 AM (1Ff7Z)
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AUDIOBOOK QUESTION: How many of you listen to audiobooks?
I read; my wife listens.
My sister/writing partner and I have invested in an excellent book reader for our series, and . . . it's expensive. I hope it'll be worth it.
I read; my wife listens.
My sister/writing partner and I have invested in an excellent book reader for our series, and . . . it's expensive. I hope it'll be worth it.
Posted by: Smallish Bees at May 10, 2026 09:22 AM (xKjWc)
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I didn't do much reading this week. Still picking away at "Descent" and that Star Trek Mirror Universe novel "Sorrows of Empire". Interesting to see some of the same people and events reflected in a funhouse mirror.
First contact is very different with the Terran Empire:
"Starfleet regulations regarding first contacts in deep space are clear: capture the alien vessel; subdue its crew; remand prisoners to the chief medical officer for vivisection and analysis; and file a full after-action report to Starfleet Command."
I seem to recall MU Doctor Phlox testing the tensile strength of a Tholian.
First contact is very different with the Terran Empire:
"Starfleet regulations regarding first contacts in deep space are clear: capture the alien vessel; subdue its crew; remand prisoners to the chief medical officer for vivisection and analysis; and file a full after-action report to Starfleet Command."
I seem to recall MU Doctor Phlox testing the tensile strength of a Tholian.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 10, 2026 09:22 AM (kpS4V)
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And yes, the books I have, I hoard like Scrooge.
Been in a reading slump the past few weeks, but think I finally broke it. Watched the new Park Chan Wook (did I get that right?) movie, No Other Choice, which is based on Donald Westlake's The Ax. The flick didn't really do it for me, so revisited the novel. And then Westlake's The Hook (much of which would appeal to some of the Lit Horde -- think Strangers on a Train meets the book business). Squeezed in a couple of movies based on his Parker novels, and started a re-read of that series and have just started book 5. 6 novels read in just over a week, and delighted with all of 'em. Thank you, Westlake.
Been in a reading slump the past few weeks, but think I finally broke it. Watched the new Park Chan Wook (did I get that right?) movie, No Other Choice, which is based on Donald Westlake's The Ax. The flick didn't really do it for me, so revisited the novel. And then Westlake's The Hook (much of which would appeal to some of the Lit Horde -- think Strangers on a Train meets the book business). Squeezed in a couple of movies based on his Parker novels, and started a re-read of that series and have just started book 5. 6 novels read in just over a week, and delighted with all of 'em. Thank you, Westlake.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 10, 2026 09:22 AM (q3u5l)
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Just Some Guy was kind enough to send me some early William Goldman novels, so they are waiting for me when I finish the S.M. Stirling story. I've read Goldman's first, The Temple of Gold, but remember nothing about it; I think I read his later Father's Day, but ditto; and Soldier in the Rain and The Thing of It Is . . . are new to me.
Well, I do recall seeing the movie version of Soldier w/ Jackie Gleason and Steve McQueen on TV many years ago, but I've forgotten most of that.
JSG also sent me a copy of Goldman's comedy play (written w/ brother James), Blood, Sweat, and Stanley Poole. The original 1961 cast included Darren McGavin and Eugene Roche. Ought to be fun.
Well, I do recall seeing the movie version of Soldier w/ Jackie Gleason and Steve McQueen on TV many years ago, but I've forgotten most of that.
JSG also sent me a copy of Goldman's comedy play (written w/ brother James), Blood, Sweat, and Stanley Poole. The original 1961 cast included Darren McGavin and Eugene Roche. Ought to be fun.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 09:22 AM (wzUl9)
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In 1874, Henry Morton Stanley set out to follow the Congo River from its headwaters to the Atlantic. What followed was a deadly three year ordeal before his party finally completed the route. In 2004, Tim Butcher chose to recreate that journey, and documented his challenging trip inBlood River.
Butcher had some modern conveniences that Stanley did not; his journey began by motorbike, accompanied by his Pygmy bodyguard. He also used the traditional dugout canoe, and part of his journey was by a tugboat hauling a barge. The region of the Congo is one of the more dangerous places to travel in the world, and he relates his luck in some situations, and his fear in others.
What he discovers on his journey is that the Congo is even worse off now than it was when Stanley made his trip. On the tugboat, he converses with the Malaysian captain, who points out that Malaysia was colonized, but they have Formula 1 and skyscrapers, so there must be a different reason for the abhorrent conditions. Frankly, his description of his journey is like a factual version of Heart of Darkness.
Butcher had some modern conveniences that Stanley did not; his journey began by motorbike, accompanied by his Pygmy bodyguard. He also used the traditional dugout canoe, and part of his journey was by a tugboat hauling a barge. The region of the Congo is one of the more dangerous places to travel in the world, and he relates his luck in some situations, and his fear in others.
What he discovers on his journey is that the Congo is even worse off now than it was when Stanley made his trip. On the tugboat, he converses with the Malaysian captain, who points out that Malaysia was colonized, but they have Formula 1 and skyscrapers, so there must be a different reason for the abhorrent conditions. Frankly, his description of his journey is like a factual version of Heart of Darkness.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at May 10, 2026 09:23 AM (0U5gm)
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We have a new job building a town public library, not sure what all we are doing there yet, but hopefully will be a interesting job.
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 09:16 AM (Ia/+0)
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Our library (funded by a one mill property tax) has gone beyond doing used book sales and is now creating a used book store. What a great business model! Taxpayers cover your purchasing budget, overhead, and employee salaries, and so you can drive the remaining used book stores - whose employees are paying for all of this - out of business.
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 09:16 AM (Ia/+0)
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Our library (funded by a one mill property tax) has gone beyond doing used book sales and is now creating a used book store. What a great business model! Taxpayers cover your purchasing budget, overhead, and employee salaries, and so you can drive the remaining used book stores - whose employees are paying for all of this - out of business.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 10, 2026 09:23 AM (ZOv7s)
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Just hearing the reviews of Yesteryear put me off it. The reviewers weren't reviewing the book, they were reviewing the idea of making fun of people they disagree with. Naturally they thought this was swell.
Posted by: Trimegistus at May 10, 2026 09:23 AM (78a2H)
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I'm not reading anything specific right now except my own book. I'm on chapter 9 (of 15), going through it slowly to get all the period details right. If I'm reading anything else, it's books on 1922 Hollywood, the Taylor murder or period fashion catalogs.
I'd like to get through chapter 10 today, but who knows? What I really need to do is fight the temptation to go out and get drunk.
I'd like to get through chapter 10 today, but who knows? What I really need to do is fight the temptation to go out and get drunk.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 10, 2026 09:23 AM (qRla/)
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The book is from 2020, so he did have the 'Net resources to check his references. Disappointing.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 09:16 AM (wzUl9)
True, but as you know, editors aren't free. BTW, how's Avery's edit?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 09:16 AM (wzUl9)
True, but as you know, editors aren't free. BTW, how's Avery's edit?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 10, 2026 09:23 AM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 10, 2026 09:24 AM (bXbFr)
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29 I don't get rid of books unless I really don't like them. My kids will read them, and their kids, etc.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at May 10, 2026 09:13 AM (0U5gm)
I still find gems at Mom's house.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at May 10, 2026 09:13 AM (0U5gm)
I still find gems at Mom's house.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 10, 2026 09:24 AM (h7ZuX)
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How many of you listen to audiobooks?
I've never listened to an audiobook. What's the advantage of it?
I've never listened to an audiobook. What's the advantage of it?
Posted by: dantesed at May 10, 2026 09:24 AM (Oy/m2)
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Just a heads up for any who might be interested; the Humble Bundle website is selling a bundle of ebook-versions of novels from Mercedes Lackey. I remember reading a bunch of ML's books back in high school. I saw her as sort of low-rent Anne McCaffery, especially with her griffon books. But ML may have been more of a proto-romantasy writer. Most of the moments I remember from here books were...what's the current term?...Spicy.
The most amusing example that I remember; some random girl gets cursed by the main villain, turning her into a wolf-woman. She is sent to attack the heroes, but she's a little bit hormonal, so the 'attack' turns into a struggle-snuggle with the heroine's sidekick. Falling madly in love with said sidekick, she switches sides and fights with the heroes for the remainder of the book. After the villain is defeated her curse is lifted, and she starts sobbing uncontrollably, worried that her boyfriend won't love her anymore since she isn't 'exotic' or whatever...
Heh. I guess that unlike current female authors/creators, old-school Mercedes Lackey wasn't focused on writing all female characters as embodiments of strength and virtue...
The most amusing example that I remember; some random girl gets cursed by the main villain, turning her into a wolf-woman. She is sent to attack the heroes, but she's a little bit hormonal, so the 'attack' turns into a struggle-snuggle with the heroine's sidekick. Falling madly in love with said sidekick, she switches sides and fights with the heroes for the remainder of the book. After the villain is defeated her curse is lifted, and she starts sobbing uncontrollably, worried that her boyfriend won't love her anymore since she isn't 'exotic' or whatever...
Heh. I guess that unlike current female authors/creators, old-school Mercedes Lackey wasn't focused on writing all female characters as embodiments of strength and virtue...
Posted by: Castle Guy at May 10, 2026 09:25 AM (3v7ra)
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I'm not wearing any pants and my underpants smell like urine. It might be time to clean up. Happy Mother's Day, you mothers out there!
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 10, 2026 09:19 AM (D1E+2)
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This is a TBR thread, not a TMI thread...
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 10, 2026 09:19 AM (D1E+2)
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This is a TBR thread, not a TMI thread...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 10, 2026 09:25 AM (gnNyN)
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As it’s May, it’s Goodwood Races time in England and women are encouraged to wear their finest.
I included a pic with this thread, but I guess it got lost. Here's a typical Goodwood view:
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So, like an English Kentucky Derby.
I included a pic with this thread, but I guess it got lost. Here's a typical Goodwood view:
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So, like an English Kentucky Derby.
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 10, 2026 09:25 AM (VCgbV)
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Are those shelves glassed in or nah? (I have two bookshelves with glass doors on them.)
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 09:26 AM (nUR++)
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I'm not wearing any pants and my underpants smell like urine.
This, too, is the story of Joe Biden.
This, too, is the story of Joe Biden.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 10, 2026 09:27 AM (qRla/)
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Frankly, his description of his journey is like a factual version of Heart of Darkness.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at May 10, 2026 09:23 AM (0U5gm)
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If you dig into literary biographies, you realize how little authors change actual events. This is particularly true with Conrad, and Ian Burnet actually ran a bunch of these stories to ground. Heart of Darkness basically cleaned up the geography and changed a few names. Other Conrad tales are even less embellished.
You write what you know. Want to write interesting stuff? Go out and live an interesting life.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at May 10, 2026 09:23 AM (0U5gm)
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If you dig into literary biographies, you realize how little authors change actual events. This is particularly true with Conrad, and Ian Burnet actually ran a bunch of these stories to ground. Heart of Darkness basically cleaned up the geography and changed a few names. Other Conrad tales are even less embellished.
You write what you know. Want to write interesting stuff? Go out and live an interesting life.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 10, 2026 09:27 AM (ZOv7s)
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Larry Correia posted this last week: After seeing that all the writing money is romantasy now, I am officially announcing my new pen name and series - Lobellia Troutswallow's A Kingdom of Angst and Boning. When beautiful 20 year old Glorendirerial Pufferdown goes to magic dragon school for magical dragons she meets Prince Tyrendrial Starfire who is cruel yet hot. And probably an elf or something. Their passion ignites a war between the gnomes and the local planetarium. Only then Gloreandreal is kidnapped by the minotaur pirate Hernand The WellHung. Swooning with even more passion, will Glerendreiaiel choose the dragons of prophecy or forbidden love?
Book 1: A Crown of Wolves and Roses
Book 2: The Sword of Length and Girth
Book 3: The Sword of Length and Girth 2: The Swordening
Book 4: A Knight of Mist and Lilacs
Book 5: A Shadow of Flame and Shadows
Book 5.5: A Moat of Sorrow and Burritos
Book 6: The Loins of El've'ns'mo'oor
Book 7: A (noun) of (noun) and (noun) TBD
Book 8: A Court of Wings and Thorns and Crowns and
Book 9: Gundum Wing Onyx Tensai Angel Genesis Alpha Force Go
Book 10: Smut Throne
I should be able to get all ten books banged out by the weekend. I will make BILLION
Book 1: A Crown of Wolves and Roses
Book 2: The Sword of Length and Girth
Book 3: The Sword of Length and Girth 2: The Swordening
Book 4: A Knight of Mist and Lilacs
Book 5: A Shadow of Flame and Shadows
Book 5.5: A Moat of Sorrow and Burritos
Book 6: The Loins of El've'ns'mo'oor
Book 7: A (noun) of (noun) and (noun) TBD
Book 8: A Court of Wings and Thorns and Crowns and
Book 9: Gundum Wing Onyx Tensai Angel Genesis Alpha Force Go
Book 10: Smut Throne
I should be able to get all ten books banged out by the weekend. I will make BILLION
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 10, 2026 09:28 AM (ZOv7s)
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I rarely get rid of books. Never good books. I assume I'll get around to them again, sometime. Half of my adult life has been about going back to the books that enjoyed as a teen. I figure someday (retirement?) I'll have time to go back to what I'm discovering today.
And while this doesn't apply to most books; a lot of books on my shelf are comics, and those are super-easy to re-read. Especially while 'watching' a movie or during tv commercials. You can just browse through them, idly enjoying the art, re-reading the highlights, and quickly flip past the lesser sections...
And while this doesn't apply to most books; a lot of books on my shelf are comics, and those are super-easy to re-read. Especially while 'watching' a movie or during tv commercials. You can just browse through them, idly enjoying the art, re-reading the highlights, and quickly flip past the lesser sections...
Posted by: Castle Guy at May 10, 2026 09:29 AM (3v7ra)
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3/4 of the way through To The Finland Station. Learning a lot. I don’t know why modern leftists are so enamored with Marx. He’s just another old dead white man. Because he’s so tied to the Russian revolution it’s easy to forget he started writing during the American Civil War. (I know I did). I read a little more in Of Human Bondage but the Finland Station has taken hold I spent more of my time with that.
Posted by: Who Knew at May 10, 2026 09:29 AM (0QMbS)
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Our library (funded by a one mill property tax) has gone beyond doing used book sales and is now creating a used book store. What a great business model! Taxpayers cover your purchasing budget, overhead, and employee salaries, and so you can drive the remaining used book stores - whose employees are paying for all of this - out of business.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 10, 2026 09:23 AM (ZOv7s)
Sounds like government run grocery stores are right around the corner.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 10, 2026 09:23 AM (ZOv7s)
Sounds like government run grocery stores are right around the corner.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 09:29 AM (nUR++)
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I don't listen to audiobooks for four reasons:
1. I don't commute and when I take long car trips I usually have a companion, so we talk.
2. My favorite forms of exercise mostly don't go well with audiobooks. I know there are waterproof earphones but I don't want to listen to a book while I'm swimming, and if I have to crank up the volume inside my noise-cancelling headphones so I can hear the audiobook over the gas powered tools then I'm still damaging my hearing.
3. On the few occasions when I have tried sitting quietly and listening, I fell asleep.
4. They're so damned SLOW! A novel takes MUCH more time to read aloud than it does to read silently.
1. I don't commute and when I take long car trips I usually have a companion, so we talk.
2. My favorite forms of exercise mostly don't go well with audiobooks. I know there are waterproof earphones but I don't want to listen to a book while I'm swimming, and if I have to crank up the volume inside my noise-cancelling headphones so I can hear the audiobook over the gas powered tools then I'm still damaging my hearing.
3. On the few occasions when I have tried sitting quietly and listening, I fell asleep.
4. They're so damned SLOW! A novel takes MUCH more time to read aloud than it does to read silently.
Posted by: Trimegistus at May 10, 2026 09:30 AM (78a2H)
Posted by: Nazdar at May 10, 2026 09:30 AM (NcvvS)
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So, like an English Kentucky Derby.
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 10, 2026 09:25 AM (VCgbV)
Pretty much, though Goodwood now is known more for motor racing.
It's not as exclusive as the Enclosure at Royal Ascot, that's for sure.
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 10, 2026 09:25 AM (VCgbV)
Pretty much, though Goodwood now is known more for motor racing.
It's not as exclusive as the Enclosure at Royal Ascot, that's for sure.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 10, 2026 09:30 AM (qRla/)
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AUDIOBOOK QUESTION: How many of you listen to audiobooks?
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If I find a good audio book in the used bookstore, I will get it. I put them on a memory stick, and will listen to a book on long drives.
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If I find a good audio book in the used bookstore, I will get it. I put them on a memory stick, and will listen to a book on long drives.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at May 10, 2026 09:30 AM (0U5gm)
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My home is a black hole for books - the gravity is so intense none ever leave.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 09:31 AM (nUR++)
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77 >>How many of you listen to audiobooks?
Never - as a reasonably quick reader, they're too slow.
Posted by: Nazdar at May 10, 2026 09:30 AM (NcvvS)
Never. I have no inclination to do so even now.
Never - as a reasonably quick reader, they're too slow.
Posted by: Nazdar at May 10, 2026 09:30 AM (NcvvS)
Never. I have no inclination to do so even now.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 09:32 AM (nUR++)
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Between spending a weekend visiting family, and coming home to a delivery of new books, I had completely forgotten about trying to read The Silmarillion. Oh, well. That is one book that will not suffer from having a couple weeks go by between chapters. I'll get back to it eventually...
Posted by: Castle Guy at May 10, 2026 09:32 AM (3v7ra)
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A mini tradegy, books a million has closed in the Rockaway mall, which means the only close by bookstore is the Barnes and Noble on Route 10.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 10, 2026 09:32 AM (XV/Pl)
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Sam Kean's The Disappearing Spoon about the discovery and uses of elements in the periodic table, including the table itself.
Like Kilgoolie in Australia, where real gold was discarded because it came out as an alloy of tellurium. When tellurium was identified they tore up their own town to search the trash and get the gold out of it.
Like Kilgoolie in Australia, where real gold was discarded because it came out as an alloy of tellurium. When tellurium was identified they tore up their own town to search the trash and get the gold out of it.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 10, 2026 09:32 AM (iJNux)
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During the Sniffle Scare I reread a lot of the books already on my shelves, many of which I hadn't dipped into in some years. I ended up buying a paperback edition of Philip MacDonald's Murder Gone Mad, which John Dickson Carr had listed in '47 as one of the ten best mystery novels, and which I'd read in high school. I wound up appreciating it much more. I need to revisit some more of the novels on his list, too; he thought highly of S.S. Van Dine's The Greene Murder Case, though more because of its shivery use of atmosphere than anything else.
Now, if my mind is tired and I just want to reread something that does not take mental energy, I'll pick up an old Ellery Queen or Rex Stout, or a Bond book, or perhaps one of Stephen King's good (read: early) works. Or, if I'm thinking non-fiction, the foreword and the first section (the Trojan War) of Barbara Tuchman's The March of Folly.
Now, if my mind is tired and I just want to reread something that does not take mental energy, I'll pick up an old Ellery Queen or Rex Stout, or a Bond book, or perhaps one of Stephen King's good (read: early) works. Or, if I'm thinking non-fiction, the foreword and the first section (the Trojan War) of Barbara Tuchman's The March of Folly.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 09:32 AM (wzUl9)
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Skip, a new library sounds wonderful! what town?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 10, 2026 09:33 AM (dE3DB)
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Between spending a weekend visiting family, and coming home to a delivery of new books, I had completely forgotten about trying to read The Silmarillion. Oh, well. That is one book that will not suffer from having a couple weeks go by between chapters. I'll get back to it eventually...
Posted by: Castle Guy at May 10, 2026 09:32 AM (3v7ra)
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That's my bedtime book at the moment. It pairs very well with City of God.
Posted by: Castle Guy at May 10, 2026 09:32 AM (3v7ra)
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That's my bedtime book at the moment. It pairs very well with City of God.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 10, 2026 09:34 AM (ZOv7s)
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A mini tradegy, books a million has closed in the Rockaway mall, which means the only close by bookstore is the Barnes and Noble on Route 10.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 10, 2026
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We had a BAM as a stand-alone building outside a mall here, about two miles from a Barnes & Noble. Though I missed the former when it closed, I wasn't surprised. This city, and certainly not my section of it, can hardly support one big bookstore, let alone two.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 10, 2026
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We had a BAM as a stand-alone building outside a mall here, about two miles from a Barnes & Noble. Though I missed the former when it closed, I wasn't surprised. This city, and certainly not my section of it, can hardly support one big bookstore, let alone two.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 09:35 AM (wzUl9)
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A new library is under construction perhaps a ten minute walk from my house. The skeletal structural beams are taunting me.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at May 10, 2026 09:35 AM (0U5gm)
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I included a pic with this thread, but I guess it got lost. Here's a typical Goodwood view:
https://tinyurl.com/w8uk9utv
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression)
I thought what is it about Brit chicks and their wildly impractical hats but then I thought better than a hijab.
https://tinyurl.com/w8uk9utv
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression)
I thought what is it about Brit chicks and their wildly impractical hats but then I thought better than a hijab.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 10, 2026 09:36 AM (ndZc7)
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What I really need to do is fight the temptation to go out and get drunk.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 10, 2026 09:23 AM (qRla/)
Have you ever tried to get help? Too many good writers have been lost to that. There's gotta be someone out there to help you.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 10, 2026 09:23 AM (qRla/)
Have you ever tried to get help? Too many good writers have been lost to that. There's gotta be someone out there to help you.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 10, 2026 09:36 AM (1Ff7Z)
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I'm also rereading "Doctor Mid-Nite," a squarebound DC miniseries that introduced Dr. Pieter Cross, a Shadow-like operator who loses his normal eyesight and takes the costumed identity of the original Dr. Mid-Nite, who also can see only in the dark. Whereas that Dr. M. only used smoke bombs to create fighting spaces, Cross has a lot more tech. The comic has abstract painted art, which I usually don't like, but it works.
Posted by: Weak Geek at May 10, 2026 09:09 AM (p/isN)
I think I've only ever known the original Dr. Mid-Nite, and even then only through cameo appearances....Painted art can be pretty hit or miss for me. I only have a few examples, but the only one I've really enjoyed was Alex Ross painting Kingdom Come.
I'm also rereading "Doctor Mid-Nite," a squarebound DC miniseries that introduced Dr. Pieter Cross, a Shadow-like operator who loses his normal eyesight and takes the costumed identity of the original Dr. Mid-Nite, who also can see only in the dark. Whereas that Dr. M. only used smoke bombs to create fighting spaces, Cross has a lot more tech. The comic has abstract painted art, which I usually don't like, but it works.
Posted by: Weak Geek at May 10, 2026 09:09 AM (p/isN)
I think I've only ever known the original Dr. Mid-Nite, and even then only through cameo appearances....Painted art can be pretty hit or miss for me. I only have a few examples, but the only one I've really enjoyed was Alex Ross painting Kingdom Come.
Posted by: Castle Guy at May 10, 2026 09:36 AM (3v7ra)
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I admit up front that this is 'quelle cheez-ayyyyy!', but hey … I still enjoy re-reading the old 'Classics Illustrated' comic books of my childhood. Good adaptations of stories, and (usually) very excellent artwork. Taking a slight dip into the downstream pool of cooler water, I readily admit to reading the Sunday Funnies mainly for Hal Foster's 'Prince Valiant' storyline and artwork - but mostly for the artwork. Simple, clean, elegant. What's not to like?
Posted by: Dr_No at May 10, 2026 09:37 AM (ayRl+)
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54 AUDIOBOOK QUESTION: How many of you listen to audiobooks?
I read; my wife listens.
Posted by: Smallish Bees at May 10, 2026 09:22 AM (xKjWc)
Both. Sometimes, I download the audio and ebook version of the same book, because I want to continue the story if I'm no longer in the kitchen or the car.
I read; my wife listens.
Posted by: Smallish Bees at May 10, 2026 09:22 AM (xKjWc)
Both. Sometimes, I download the audio and ebook version of the same book, because I want to continue the story if I'm no longer in the kitchen or the car.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 10, 2026 09:37 AM (h7ZuX)
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I should be able to get all ten books banged out by the weekend. I will make BILLION
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 10, 2026
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I'm in for A Moat of Sorrow and Burritos!
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 10, 2026
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I'm in for A Moat of Sorrow and Burritos!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 09:38 AM (wzUl9)
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@30 --
Castle Guy, Sojourn is one of the comics series on my TBRA list. I could lay my hands on them in five minutes.
But, see, there's this Warlord omnibus that I'm expecting to be delivered this week. ...
Castle Guy, Sojourn is one of the comics series on my TBRA list. I could lay my hands on them in five minutes.
But, see, there's this Warlord omnibus that I'm expecting to be delivered this week. ...
Posted by: Weak Geek at May 10, 2026 09:38 AM (p/isN)
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88 A mini tradegy, books a million has closed in the Rockaway mall, which means the only close by bookstore is the Barnes and Noble on Route 10.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 10, 2026
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We had a BAM as a stand-alone building outside a mall here, about two miles from a Barnes & Noble. Though I missed the former when it closed, I wasn't surprised. This city, and certainly not my section of it, can hardly support one big bookstore, let alone two.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 09:35 AM (wzUl9)
Does BAM still exist or are individual locations shuttering? (One B&N in Lubbock and one in Amarillo which is good.)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 10, 2026
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We had a BAM as a stand-alone building outside a mall here, about two miles from a Barnes & Noble. Though I missed the former when it closed, I wasn't surprised. This city, and certainly not my section of it, can hardly support one big bookstore, let alone two.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 09:35 AM (wzUl9)
Does BAM still exist or are individual locations shuttering? (One B&N in Lubbock and one in Amarillo which is good.)
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 09:38 AM (nUR++)
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If I still took long bus trips, I'd probably use audiobooks; ditto if my eyes finally decide they've had enough of this #@%! and quit their job. I've got a few discs of Harlan Elllison reading his stuff, and he does a great reading, but I don't revisit them often. I think of audiobooks as something to use during solo travel and I'm done with that.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 10, 2026 09:38 AM (q3u5l)
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I listen to audiobooks a lot now. Started a couple years ago, when I realized I could do the routine parts of my job while listening.
Most recently finished Project Hail Mary. Decided to re listen to Ilona Andrews Hidden Legacy books. There are "graphic audio" versions which are basically radio dramas.
Most recently finished Project Hail Mary. Decided to re listen to Ilona Andrews Hidden Legacy books. There are "graphic audio" versions which are basically radio dramas.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 10, 2026 09:38 AM (6U1c2)
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I listen to audio books. I like them because I can do other things while listening like cook dinner, garden, take the dog for a walk, drive, etc. I don't have the luxury of sitting around all day reading. I actually only read in bed before going to sleep.
A good narrator is key. I've stopped listening to several books because the narrator annoys me. Sometimes it's their voice or tone. Flatness is another annoying one, it sounds like they are droning on and I lose interest. Having AI read a book or sounding like AI is another big turn off. I just listened to Hypernia and the narrator sounded like AI, I barely got through, in fact I abandoned it towards the end. I did try. I might try reading it, maybe.
A good narrator is key. I've stopped listening to several books because the narrator annoys me. Sometimes it's their voice or tone. Flatness is another annoying one, it sounds like they are droning on and I lose interest. Having AI read a book or sounding like AI is another big turn off. I just listened to Hypernia and the narrator sounded like AI, I barely got through, in fact I abandoned it towards the end. I did try. I might try reading it, maybe.
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 10, 2026 09:38 AM (VCgbV)
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I've never listened to an audiobook. What's the advantage of it?
Posted by: dantesed at May 10, 2026 09:24 AM (Oy/m2)
"Reading" while driving, or cooking.
Posted by: dantesed at May 10, 2026 09:24 AM (Oy/m2)
"Reading" while driving, or cooking.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 10, 2026 09:38 AM (h7ZuX)
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I included a pic with this thread, but I guess it got lost.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression)
Send it to me and I will add a link.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression)
Send it to me and I will add a link.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 10, 2026 09:39 AM (iERP6)
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My TBR of real books is around 50. Some are TBRA, like Simon Schama’s Citizens that I read, years ago, lost, and found more recently at a used book store, so on the pile it went. My kindle library probably has over 100 unread books in it. I’m getting rid of more books these days because I’m running out of shelf space. I keep a lot, not because I might reread them but because they’re cool. And my new honey is a reader ( unlike my ex) so I keep ones that I think she might enjoy, too.
Posted by: Who Knew at May 10, 2026 09:39 AM (0QMbS)
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I should be able to get all ten books banged out by the weekend. I will make BILLION
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 10, 2026
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I'm in for A Moat of Sorrow and Burritos!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 09:38 AM (wzUl9)
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The really sad part is that all ten books could be written, "edited", published by AI, and available for sale on Amazon by the time this book thread is over...
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 10, 2026
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I'm in for A Moat of Sorrow and Burritos!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 09:38 AM (wzUl9)
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The really sad part is that all ten books could be written, "edited", published by AI, and available for sale on Amazon by the time this book thread is over...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 10, 2026 09:39 AM (gnNyN)
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Sometimes, I download the audio and ebook version of the same book, because I want to continue the story if I'm no longer in the kitchen or the car.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!
Same!
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!
Same!
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 10, 2026 09:39 AM (6U1c2)
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I remember several years ago, I found an audio book version of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Played it when we took the kids on a long, long road trip to the coast, and it kept them quiet during the voyage.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at May 10, 2026 09:39 AM (0U5gm)
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I do wish we could get a separate Romantasy section in the library. They crowd out regular sff
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 10, 2026 09:41 AM (6U1c2)
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I have books I'll never get rid of.
Posted by: Eromero at May 10, 2026 09:41 AM (LHPAg)
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Also on my TBR pile, actually a shelf, is my annotated hardback edition of Lewis's The Screwtape Letters. I should have brought it with me on my recent Kansas trip.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 09:42 AM (wzUl9)
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https://tinyurl.com/w8uk9utv
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression)
I've seen those kinds of hats worn by those weird looking royal girls, Bellatrix and Eugenics.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression)
I've seen those kinds of hats worn by those weird looking royal girls, Bellatrix and Eugenics.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 10, 2026 09:42 AM (0aYVJ)
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If you have not watched TJM's video on "world building" you should it is very good.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 10, 2026 09:43 AM (RIvkX)
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I should be able to get all ten books banged out by the weekend. I will make BILLION
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
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I saw that, hilarious! If Larry wrote it, I'd read it, lol!
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
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I saw that, hilarious! If Larry wrote it, I'd read it, lol!
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 10, 2026 09:43 AM (VCgbV)
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True, but as you know, editors aren't free. BTW, how's Avery's edit?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 10, 2026
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She liked it a lot and is willing to recommend it to the skies, as she put it. Now that my editing is done, I've set it aside as I am trying to focus on finding a house and moving.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 10, 2026
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She liked it a lot and is willing to recommend it to the skies, as she put it. Now that my editing is done, I've set it aside as I am trying to focus on finding a house and moving.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 09:45 AM (wzUl9)
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Does BAM still exist or are individual locations shuttering? (One B&N in Lubbock and one in Amarillo which is good.)
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 09:38 AM (nUR++)
We have a B$N (clean bathrooms) and a Half-Price Books in ETEX.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 09:38 AM (nUR++)
We have a B$N (clean bathrooms) and a Half-Price Books in ETEX.
Posted by: Eromero at May 10, 2026 09:45 AM (LHPAg)
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And yes, the books I have, I hoard like Scrooge.
Been in a reading slump the past few weeks, but think I finally broke it. Watched the new Park Chan Wook (did I get that right?) movie, No Other Choice, which is based on Donald Westlake's The Ax. The flick didn't really do it for me, so revisited the novel. And then Westlake's The Hook (much of which would appeal to some of the Lit Horde -- think Strangers on a Train meets the book business). Squeezed in a couple of movies based on his Parker novels, and started a re-read of that series and have just started book 5. 6 novels read in just over a week, and delighted with all of 'em. Thank you, Westlake.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 10, 2026 09:22 AM (q3u5l)
I, too, thought No Other Choice was a dull dud. Could lose an hour with no effect.
Anywho, Westlake's "The Ax" is a fun read. I, too, followed it up with "The Hook". The hook isn't as good but it's still okay.
Been in a reading slump the past few weeks, but think I finally broke it. Watched the new Park Chan Wook (did I get that right?) movie, No Other Choice, which is based on Donald Westlake's The Ax. The flick didn't really do it for me, so revisited the novel. And then Westlake's The Hook (much of which would appeal to some of the Lit Horde -- think Strangers on a Train meets the book business). Squeezed in a couple of movies based on his Parker novels, and started a re-read of that series and have just started book 5. 6 novels read in just over a week, and delighted with all of 'em. Thank you, Westlake.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 10, 2026 09:22 AM (q3u5l)
I, too, thought No Other Choice was a dull dud. Could lose an hour with no effect.
Anywho, Westlake's "The Ax" is a fun read. I, too, followed it up with "The Hook". The hook isn't as good but it's still okay.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 10, 2026 09:46 AM (iJfKG)
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Does BAM still exist or are individual locations shuttering? (One B&N in Lubbock and one in Amarillo which is good.)
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 09:38 AM (nUR++)
Website says they're still a going concern. Just closing some locations and redesigning as smaller shops. Still have some new stores in the pipeline.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 09:38 AM (nUR++)
Website says they're still a going concern. Just closing some locations and redesigning as smaller shops. Still have some new stores in the pipeline.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 10, 2026 09:46 AM (1Ff7Z)
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What if I want to read a book I own again?
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 09:46 AM (Ia/+0)
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Dr No,
The old Classics Illustrated Comics were a joy. Had a bunch of 'em when I was in 5th grade and up. Wound up reading a number of the books they were based on, and got through a number of grade school and high school book reports with their help. Cliff's Notes? Bah!
IIRC Joseph Epstein mentioned in one of his essays that he met someone who used to write text adaptations for Classics Illustrated, and thanked him warmly for his contribution to Epstein's early education.
There was an attempt to do a new CI some years back -- focused on the art rather than the adaptation and a bit pricey. They didn't last, but the Poe volume with Gahan Wilson art was nice.
The old Classics Illustrated Comics were a joy. Had a bunch of 'em when I was in 5th grade and up. Wound up reading a number of the books they were based on, and got through a number of grade school and high school book reports with their help. Cliff's Notes? Bah!
IIRC Joseph Epstein mentioned in one of his essays that he met someone who used to write text adaptations for Classics Illustrated, and thanked him warmly for his contribution to Epstein's early education.
There was an attempt to do a new CI some years back -- focused on the art rather than the adaptation and a bit pricey. They didn't last, but the Poe volume with Gahan Wilson art was nice.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 10, 2026 09:47 AM (q3u5l)
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I like to drop off once or twice read books at little book exchange boxes near where I live. Like the gang from Toy Story, they need to be loved again.
Posted by: No Justice for Iryna, No Peace for Charlotte Government at May 10, 2026 09:47 AM (7/Q5O)
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I continue with Malcolm Guite's Galahad and the Grail. This is a slow but delicious process. I read a section, listen to Guite read it with all his verve (download from Audible), then reread that part with his voice in my head. It may sound weird but it is bringing out aspects I missed on the first reading. Nerd level appreciation.
Posted by: JTB at May 10, 2026 09:48 AM (yTvNw)
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Send it to me and I will add a link.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 10, 2026 09:39 AM (iERP6)
To see the flip side of Goodwood women, check out Kim DuToit's site about "train smash women."
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 10, 2026 09:39 AM (iERP6)
To see the flip side of Goodwood women, check out Kim DuToit's site about "train smash women."
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 10, 2026 09:48 AM (1Ff7Z)
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To make more room for the books on end tables TBR.
Posted by: No Justice for Iryna, No Peace for Charlotte Government at May 10, 2026 09:48 AM (7/Q5O)
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My lifestyle is on a path to minimalism, so I consume audiobooks. My TBR list resides on the Libby app.
Right now it is a single book: The Magician's Nephew by CS Lewis.
I have to say I've gotten some good suggestions from right here on Ye Olde Book Thread.
And speaking of TBRA, last year I listened to The Last One At The Wedding (thanks for the rec, hordemates) and enjoyed it so much I listened to it twice.
Right now it is a single book: The Magician's Nephew by CS Lewis.
I have to say I've gotten some good suggestions from right here on Ye Olde Book Thread.
And speaking of TBRA, last year I listened to The Last One At The Wedding (thanks for the rec, hordemates) and enjoyed it so much I listened to it twice.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 10, 2026 09:49 AM (2Ez/1)
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Decolonization has not been a net plus
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 10, 2026 09:49 AM (bXbFr)
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Just started reading in print - Jim Butcher's Outlaw and T Kingfisher's Wolf Worm
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 10, 2026 09:51 AM (GhIJO)
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She liked it a lot and is willing to recommend it to the skies, as she put it. Now that my editing is done, I've set it aside as I am trying to focus on finding a house and moving.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 09:45 AM (wzUl9)
Yeah, that's definitely the right move. (heh)
Now, you'll need a copyeditor and a book cover. SAH has offered to do a cover for SSH, and she knows a copyeditor who charges $50 for 50k words. I'm just waiting to hear back because SAH has been sick and has a big workload.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 09:45 AM (wzUl9)
Yeah, that's definitely the right move. (heh)
Now, you'll need a copyeditor and a book cover. SAH has offered to do a cover for SSH, and she knows a copyeditor who charges $50 for 50k words. I'm just waiting to hear back because SAH has been sick and has a big workload.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 10, 2026 09:52 AM (1Ff7Z)
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I have old paperbacks that are literally falling apart they really need to be trashed. Plus, the font is tiny, even with my readers.
We also have a few shelves of old, outdated college textbooks. They are hard to part with because they all cost $100++ each....😱
We also have a few shelves of old, outdated college textbooks. They are hard to part with because they all cost $100++ each....😱
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 10, 2026 09:52 AM (VCgbV)
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My TBR is on Kindle as well as a stack of physical books. I've counted them, and there are more books just on Kindle than I can read if I live to be 105 years old (I'm 62 now). Just shattered my phone screen yesterday, so not reading on Kindle for a month until I can get another phone.
Time to assault the physical book pile, which include a bunch of philosophy books by Dr. Edward Feser, one of my favorite Catholic philosophers.
Completely unrelated: Ellen Page is playing Achilles in Christopher Nolan's new Odyssey. Ellen still has her vagina, but no breasts, so she's indistinguishable from the Achilles of legend, I guess.
Oh, and a jet black lady who looks to be from Ethiopia is playing Helen of Troy. Or, Helen of Detroit, if you will. Again. Indistinguishable from the Helen of legend.
Time to assault the physical book pile, which include a bunch of philosophy books by Dr. Edward Feser, one of my favorite Catholic philosophers.
Completely unrelated: Ellen Page is playing Achilles in Christopher Nolan's new Odyssey. Ellen still has her vagina, but no breasts, so she's indistinguishable from the Achilles of legend, I guess.
Oh, and a jet black lady who looks to be from Ethiopia is playing Helen of Troy. Or, Helen of Detroit, if you will. Again. Indistinguishable from the Helen of legend.
Posted by: Sharkman at May 10, 2026 09:53 AM (/RHNq)
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I stopped at a park in a nearby town recently, because they have the good swings. Tall, with a board seat instead of those slings that crush my hips. Yeah, I'm 64 years old, and love to swing. So what?
There was a little free library by the playground, and it was completely empty! Unacceptable! I gathered up a bagful of books from my shelf that I enjoyed, but will not read again, and filled it up. I should be able to find another bagful before too long, and I might start culling Mom's abandoned shelves, to the same purpose.
There was a little free library by the playground, and it was completely empty! Unacceptable! I gathered up a bagful of books from my shelf that I enjoyed, but will not read again, and filled it up. I should be able to find another bagful before too long, and I might start culling Mom's abandoned shelves, to the same purpose.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 10, 2026 09:53 AM (h7ZuX)
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72 Larry Correia posted this last week: After seeing that all the writing money is romantasy now, I am officially announcing my new pen name and series - Lobellia Troutswallow's A Kingdom of Angst and Boning. When beautiful 20 year old Glorendirerial Pufferdown goes to magic dragon school for magical dragons she meets Prince Tyrendrial Starfire ---
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 10, 2026 09:28 AM (ZOv7s)
Going off on a tangent; I have grown to hate the 'magical dragon school' trope in fantasy stories. Magical academies just feel so....un-fantasy. They make the story feel like modern-day stories but with magic and monsters replacing technology. Few (if any) authors make the trope feel right in the fantasy world.
On a much smaller scale, I bailed on one particular fantasy novel when a rural peasant casually mentioned going to school. Ug. You probably could craft a setting where that made sense, but seeing it in that book just broke my interest.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 10, 2026 09:28 AM (ZOv7s)
Going off on a tangent; I have grown to hate the 'magical dragon school' trope in fantasy stories. Magical academies just feel so....un-fantasy. They make the story feel like modern-day stories but with magic and monsters replacing technology. Few (if any) authors make the trope feel right in the fantasy world.
On a much smaller scale, I bailed on one particular fantasy novel when a rural peasant casually mentioned going to school. Ug. You probably could craft a setting where that made sense, but seeing it in that book just broke my interest.
Posted by: Castle Guy at May 10, 2026 09:53 AM (3v7ra)
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If you want to know what all the young cool cats and kittens are reading...
One of the kiddos got married last weekend and among all the various festivities, the kiddos and I were discussing books.
They all were reading or had read :
"Dungeon Crawler Carl" series and were excitedly awaiting the final book in the series.
DCC is about aliens who invade Earth and throw people into dungeon games as entertainment. Hijinks ensue and it's supposed to be very funny.
Brandon Sanderson's series "The Way of Kings"
The story here seemed fairly complex buuuut if you like swords and sorcery and don't mind long novels, you'll probably like it. They all were reading the series and gave it a thumbs up.
Now, finally you can hang with the teens and young adults in the mall and wear your baseball cap backwards, and be thought the coolest of the cool.
If you want to know what all the young cool cats and kittens are reading...
One of the kiddos got married last weekend and among all the various festivities, the kiddos and I were discussing books.
They all were reading or had read :
"Dungeon Crawler Carl" series and were excitedly awaiting the final book in the series.
DCC is about aliens who invade Earth and throw people into dungeon games as entertainment. Hijinks ensue and it's supposed to be very funny.
Brandon Sanderson's series "The Way of Kings"
The story here seemed fairly complex buuuut if you like swords and sorcery and don't mind long novels, you'll probably like it. They all were reading the series and gave it a thumbs up.
Now, finally you can hang with the teens and young adults in the mall and wear your baseball cap backwards, and be thought the coolest of the cool.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 10, 2026 09:53 AM (iJfKG)
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If you get an audiobook on history or a textbook, how does it do maps or such?
Posted by: dantesed at May 10, 2026 09:54 AM (Oy/m2)
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I've started reading one of Thomas Paine's recommendations from a long time ago:
The Ice Limit by Preston & Child
A billionaire with more money than sense wants to recover a 10,000 ton meteorite from a remote location in southern Chile. Despite planning for every contingency, the plan does not go smoothly, as the meteorite is not exactly what they thought it was.
The conclusion is played out in the sequel, Beyond the Ice Limit, part of the Gideon Crew novels.
The Ice Limit by Preston & Child
A billionaire with more money than sense wants to recover a 10,000 ton meteorite from a remote location in southern Chile. Despite planning for every contingency, the plan does not go smoothly, as the meteorite is not exactly what they thought it was.
The conclusion is played out in the sequel, Beyond the Ice Limit, part of the Gideon Crew novels.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 10, 2026 09:55 AM (gnNyN)
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Never listened to an audio book but I used to like Chapter a Day on Wisconsin Public Radio. I don’t know if that’s still on.
Posted by: Who Knew at May 10, 2026 09:56 AM (0QMbS)
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Brandon Sanderson's series "The Way of Kings"
The story here seemed fairly complex buuuut if you like swords and sorcery and don't mind long novels, you'll probably like it. They all were reading the series and gave it a thumbs up.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 10, 2026 09:53 AM (iJfKG)
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The first couple of books in the Stormlight Archive are quite good. But the next two aren't quite as good. Sanderson shit the bed with Wind and Truth as he goes full woke in that book and the ending is just terrible.
I'll never read another Sanderson book again after that debacle.
The story here seemed fairly complex buuuut if you like swords and sorcery and don't mind long novels, you'll probably like it. They all were reading the series and gave it a thumbs up.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 10, 2026 09:53 AM (iJfKG)
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The first couple of books in the Stormlight Archive are quite good. But the next two aren't quite as good. Sanderson shit the bed with Wind and Truth as he goes full woke in that book and the ending is just terrible.
I'll never read another Sanderson book again after that debacle.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 10, 2026 09:58 AM (gnNyN)
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89 A new library is under construction perhaps a ten minute walk from my house. The skeletal structural beams are taunting me.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at May 10, 2026 09:35 AM (0U5gm)
When I was a kid, I was thrilled when they built a library-annex a mile and a half from my house. The main library had been on the far side of town, requiring a long car-ride to get to. The annex was a quick bike ride away. I spent so much of my teenage years in that annex... Admittedly, mostly browsing the one looooooooong shelf of sci-fi/fantasy novels.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at May 10, 2026 09:35 AM (0U5gm)
When I was a kid, I was thrilled when they built a library-annex a mile and a half from my house. The main library had been on the far side of town, requiring a long car-ride to get to. The annex was a quick bike ride away. I spent so much of my teenage years in that annex... Admittedly, mostly browsing the one looooooooong shelf of sci-fi/fantasy novels.
Posted by: Castle Guy at May 10, 2026 09:58 AM (3v7ra)
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I listen to audiobooks all the time. For long trips I download several free audiobooks from my local library or from Audible. I also do this for my daily work commutes. On long trips, there's only so much two people can talk about, so audiobooks fill in the gaps.
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at May 10, 2026 09:58 AM (XMwZJ)
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@92 --
Kingdom Come was a slam dunk. I'd love to have a poster of the last page of issue 3, where Big Blue meets the Big Red Cheese.
Kingdom Come was a slam dunk. I'd love to have a poster of the last page of issue 3, where Big Blue meets the Big Red Cheese.
Posted by: Weak Geek at May 10, 2026 09:59 AM (p/isN)
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132 If you get an audiobook on history or a textbook, how does it do maps or such?
Posted by: dantesed at May 10, 2026 09:54 AM (Oy/m2)
It doesn't. Those kinds of books aren't a good use of audio, IMO. Even ebooks with maps are annoying, because it's hard to go back and forth from the text to the maps.
Posted by: dantesed at May 10, 2026 09:54 AM (Oy/m2)
It doesn't. Those kinds of books aren't a good use of audio, IMO. Even ebooks with maps are annoying, because it's hard to go back and forth from the text to the maps.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 10, 2026 09:59 AM (h7ZuX)
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I liked the Dungeon Crawler Carl books to an extent. It is funny. I sound like an old fussy-duddy but there are a lot of f-bombs and taking the lord's name in vain. That's a turn off to me. I did get through the first 2 books though. I don't know why authors feel the need to use so much foul language these days. It's like all the unnecessary nudity and sex in movies and on TV.
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 10, 2026 10:00 AM (VCgbV)
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I just received a TBRAIAT (to be read again in another translation), i.e. the latest release of The Camp of the Saints. I have an edition that was published sometime back in the 80s, and I've always felt the language was a bit awkward in parts. Maybe this translation will be less clunky. Also, I wanted a second (paperback) copy in case I loan it out, since my 80s edition is a hardback. I have no idea if it has any economic value, but I know that at one point the book was selling for an elevated price due to its scarcity.
Posted by: PabloD at May 10, 2026 10:00 AM (C30Iv)
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Some fall out from reading Guite's epic ballad about King Arthur. It (re)ignited my interest in the tales generally and in the sources for them. I started with Tennyson's Idylls of the King. I must have read bits of it but never the whole thing. Just a few pages in and I am stonkered. It is magnificent! It takes my appreciation of Tennyson, already sky high, to higher levels.
The next fall out was learning there is another version of Mallory's Le Morte D'Arthur: the Winchester version. It was discovered in 1934 in the library of Winchester College and is supposed to be closer to Mallory's original than the Caxton version that everyone reads. Don't know any more yet but the idea is intruiging. Two more books for the shelves.
The county library had neither work, of course. But the local B and N, to my considerable amazement, had both. Penguin Classics and Oxford World Classics to the rescue.
The next fall out was learning there is another version of Mallory's Le Morte D'Arthur: the Winchester version. It was discovered in 1934 in the library of Winchester College and is supposed to be closer to Mallory's original than the Caxton version that everyone reads. Don't know any more yet but the idea is intruiging. Two more books for the shelves.
The county library had neither work, of course. But the local B and N, to my considerable amazement, had both. Penguin Classics and Oxford World Classics to the rescue.
Posted by: JTB at May 10, 2026 10:01 AM (yTvNw)
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It seems to be a trend that 'magical dragon schools' are being replaced by Quality Learing Centers.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 10, 2026 10:03 AM (2Ez/1)
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There was a little free library by the playground, and it was completely empty! Unacceptable!
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 10, 2026 09:53 AM (h7ZuX)
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Excellent! Feed those young minds! Good way to bypass Current Year library indoctrination too.
Actually, wee free libraries could be petrie dishes for Robert Anton Wilson-style social hacking.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 10, 2026 09:53 AM (h7ZuX)
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Excellent! Feed those young minds! Good way to bypass Current Year library indoctrination too.
Actually, wee free libraries could be petrie dishes for Robert Anton Wilson-style social hacking.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 10, 2026 10:03 AM (kpS4V)
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I had to get a new Kindle because my (really, really) old one wouldn't hold a charge anymore.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 10, 2026 10:04 AM (kpS4V)
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The library here has been run for some years by people who believe that a book that hasn't been checked out in five years should be weeded from the collection. I snagged several Don Robertsons and a couple of Gerald Kersh novels from their sale tables.
Best library memory for me was the Chicago Lawn branch of the Chicago Public Library. Poking around the shelves and finding The Martian Chronicles, The Haunting of Hill House, a couple of the Arkham House Lovecrafts and a bunch of the old Ted Dikty Year's Best SF anthologies.
Best library memory for me was the Chicago Lawn branch of the Chicago Public Library. Poking around the shelves and finding The Martian Chronicles, The Haunting of Hill House, a couple of the Arkham House Lovecrafts and a bunch of the old Ted Dikty Year's Best SF anthologies.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 10, 2026 10:05 AM (q3u5l)
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"...but I used to like Chapter a Day on Wisconsin Public Radio. I don’t know if that’s still on.
Posted by: Who Knew at May 10, 2026 09:56 AM"
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Yes, it is. Thanks to the generous support of Listeners Like You.
Posted by: Who Knew at May 10, 2026 09:56 AM"
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Yes, it is. Thanks to the generous support of Listeners Like You.
Posted by: Nina Totenbag at May 10, 2026 10:07 AM (2Ez/1)
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Some things are meant to happen together. Yesterday I got my copy of Woodcarving Illustrated magazine, which is always welcome. The same day Doug Linker (my favorite) posted his latest YT video about whittling. Coincidence? No. Proof that God approves of one of my hobbies.
Posted by: JTB at May 10, 2026 10:07 AM (yTvNw)
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I'm in for A Moat of Sorrow and Burritos!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 09:38 AM (wzUl9)
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The Sword of Length and Girth reminded me of Ace. It seemed very much in his land.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 09:38 AM (wzUl9)
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The Sword of Length and Girth reminded me of Ace. It seemed very much in his land.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 10, 2026 10:08 AM (ZOv7s)
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@118 --
I have some of the 1980s Classics Illustrated stories. Such a shame that First Comics folded.
I have some of the 1980s Classics Illustrated stories. Such a shame that First Comics folded.
Posted by: Weak Geek at May 10, 2026 10:08 AM (p/isN)
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Have you ever tried to get help? Too many good writers have been lost to that. There's gotta be someone out there to help you.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 10, 2026 09:36 AM (1Ff7Z)
It's depression that's killing me. I have pills, but they don't help as much as you would think. I don't like the idea of therapy, since a therapist wouldn't tell me anything or offer any advice that I can't already tell myself. And other people really don't want to listen to your troubles.
Thanks for the suggestion, though.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 10, 2026 09:36 AM (1Ff7Z)
It's depression that's killing me. I have pills, but they don't help as much as you would think. I don't like the idea of therapy, since a therapist wouldn't tell me anything or offer any advice that I can't already tell myself. And other people really don't want to listen to your troubles.
Thanks for the suggestion, though.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 10, 2026 10:08 AM (qRla/)
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The Ice Limit by Preston & Child
A billionaire with more money than sense wants to recover a 10,000 ton meteorite from a remote location in southern Chile. Despite planning for every contingency, the plan does not go smoothly, as the meteorite is not exactly what they thought it was.
The conclusion is played out in the sequel, Beyond the Ice Limit, part of the Gideon Crew novels.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
That book was so good, it began my addiction to the authors, I now have 25 or so of their books.
A billionaire with more money than sense wants to recover a 10,000 ton meteorite from a remote location in southern Chile. Despite planning for every contingency, the plan does not go smoothly, as the meteorite is not exactly what they thought it was.
The conclusion is played out in the sequel, Beyond the Ice Limit, part of the Gideon Crew novels.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
That book was so good, it began my addiction to the authors, I now have 25 or so of their books.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at May 10, 2026 10:08 AM (0U5gm)
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Posted by: Smallish Bees at May 10, 2026 09:17 AM (xKjWc)
Is that why Corriea was threatening to write a romantasy series?
Is that why Corriea was threatening to write a romantasy series?
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 10, 2026 10:10 AM (lFFaq)
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I included a pic with this thread, but I guess it got lost.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression)
Send it to me and I will add a link.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 10, 2026 09:39 AM (iERP6)
Just use the link I posted at comment 34. That will do.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression)
Send it to me and I will add a link.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 10, 2026 09:39 AM (iERP6)
Just use the link I posted at comment 34. That will do.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 10, 2026 10:10 AM (qRla/)
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96 @30 --
Castle Guy, Sojourn is one of the comics series on my TBRA list. I could lay my hands on them in five minutes.
But, see, there's this Warlord omnibus that I'm expecting to be delivered this week. ...
Posted by: Weak Geek at May 10, 2026 09:38 AM (p/isN)
Warlord by Mike Grell? I have that omnibus. It's weird...It uses some unique paper-stock that feels/looks old. And the book is super-light. It's twice as thick as my Sojourn book, but weighs significantly less. I read the first dozen or so issues before getting distracted. (But I fully intend to get back to it sometime) The story was very Edgar Rice Burroughs...
Sojourn (at least the first half) is always on my To Be Read Again list. That's why I went through the time/expense of getting a custom-bound omnibus of it; to make re-reading easier!
Castle Guy, Sojourn is one of the comics series on my TBRA list. I could lay my hands on them in five minutes.
But, see, there's this Warlord omnibus that I'm expecting to be delivered this week. ...
Posted by: Weak Geek at May 10, 2026 09:38 AM (p/isN)
Warlord by Mike Grell? I have that omnibus. It's weird...It uses some unique paper-stock that feels/looks old. And the book is super-light. It's twice as thick as my Sojourn book, but weighs significantly less. I read the first dozen or so issues before getting distracted. (But I fully intend to get back to it sometime) The story was very Edgar Rice Burroughs...
Sojourn (at least the first half) is always on my To Be Read Again list. That's why I went through the time/expense of getting a custom-bound omnibus of it; to make re-reading easier!
Posted by: Castle Guy at May 10, 2026 10:11 AM (3v7ra)
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I just received a TBRAIAT (to be read again in another translation), i.e. the latest release of The Camp of the Saints. I have an edition that was published sometime back in the 80s, and I've always felt the language was a bit awkward in parts. Maybe this translation will be less clunky. Also, I wanted a second (paperback) copy in case I loan it out, since my 80s edition is a hardback. I have no idea if it has any economic value, but I know that at one point the book was selling for an elevated price due to its scarcity.
Posted by: PabloD
I haven't read an earlier translation, but the one recently published by Vauban Books is well done. They are having a hard time keeping both paperback and hardback on the shelves.
Posted by: PabloD
I haven't read an earlier translation, but the one recently published by Vauban Books is well done. They are having a hard time keeping both paperback and hardback on the shelves.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at May 10, 2026 10:12 AM (0U5gm)
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I talked about this book last evening on the Hobby Thread, "This House of Sky" by Ivan Doig. I picked it up at an estate sale. It is a memoir of growing up in 1940's-1960's Montana. It was an excellent read.
I have never listened to an audio book. I am a visual learner and like to see the words. Sometimes I re-read a page, especially if I like the writing. I know lots of people who love audio books.
I recently read "To Kill a Mockingbird" aloud to my husband, who is NOT a reader but enjoys a good story. Our grandson was reading it in HS and I hadn't read it in a couple of years. It took so long to read it out loud! It was fun to read it with MrT and see his reaction to the story as we went along. Almost made it like reading it for the first time myself.
I have never listened to an audio book. I am a visual learner and like to see the words. Sometimes I re-read a page, especially if I like the writing. I know lots of people who love audio books.
I recently read "To Kill a Mockingbird" aloud to my husband, who is NOT a reader but enjoys a good story. Our grandson was reading it in HS and I hadn't read it in a couple of years. It took so long to read it out loud! It was fun to read it with MrT and see his reaction to the story as we went along. Almost made it like reading it for the first time myself.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at May 10, 2026 10:13 AM (nz1sK)
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Thanks for the suggestion, though.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 10, 2026 10:08 AM (qRla/)
Well, maybe the new dog will help.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 10, 2026 10:08 AM (qRla/)
Well, maybe the new dog will help.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 10, 2026 10:14 AM (1Ff7Z)
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The Sword of Length and Girth reminded me of Ace. It seemed very much in his land.
More like The Shelf of Splinters and Tears.
More like The Shelf of Splinters and Tears.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 10, 2026 10:14 AM (qRla/)
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Going off on a tangent; I have grown to hate the 'magical dragon school' trope in fantasy stories. Magical academies just feel so....un-fantasy. They make the story feel like modern-day stories but with magic and monsters replacing technology. Few (if any) authors make the trope feel right in the fantasy world.
Posted by: Castle Guy at May 10, 2026 09:53 AM (3v7ra)
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Several people have told me that the second book in the Man of Destiny Series (Rise of the Alliance) is their favorite. It was very popular in my squadron and I think the reason for that is that I have Adam Flyte (an older Annikin) go into OCS as war looms.
His class consists of civilian pilots who have to adjust to military life and that allows me to do deeper character development. I was also writing what I know, having gone to OCS myself (I did not complete it).
Fantasy schools could be written well, crucibles of character, places where lives are built but also destroyed, but to do that authors would have to understand how high-pressure environments function, and to know what it is like to both scrape through and graduate and also wash out. They know neither.
Posted by: Castle Guy at May 10, 2026 09:53 AM (3v7ra)
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Several people have told me that the second book in the Man of Destiny Series (Rise of the Alliance) is their favorite. It was very popular in my squadron and I think the reason for that is that I have Adam Flyte (an older Annikin) go into OCS as war looms.
His class consists of civilian pilots who have to adjust to military life and that allows me to do deeper character development. I was also writing what I know, having gone to OCS myself (I did not complete it).
Fantasy schools could be written well, crucibles of character, places where lives are built but also destroyed, but to do that authors would have to understand how high-pressure environments function, and to know what it is like to both scrape through and graduate and also wash out. They know neither.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 10, 2026 10:14 AM (ZOv7s)
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The first couple of books in the Stormlight Archive are quite good. But the next two aren't quite as good. Sanderson shit the bed with Wind and Truth as he goes full woke in that book and the ending is just terrible.
I'll never read another Sanderson book again after that debacle.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 10, 2026 09:58 AM (gnNyN)
Agreed on all points.
I'll never read another Sanderson book again after that debacle.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 10, 2026 09:58 AM (gnNyN)
Agreed on all points.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 10, 2026 10:14 AM (lFFaq)
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I listened to "Six Frigates" and wondered what illustrations I was missing.
I maintain that Decatur's mission in Tripoli would make a great movie.
I maintain that Decatur's mission in Tripoli would make a great movie.
Posted by: Weak Geek at May 10, 2026 10:16 AM (p/isN)
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To put it another way, "magic dragon school" should be like The Paper Chase or The Lords of Discipline but with a higher mortality rate. That might be interesting.
One dramatic advantage of having OCS as part of the story is that as the galactic civil war drags on, Adam Flyte experiences the recurring pain of losing classmates, which in turn hardens him for his eventual heel turn. It also creates more emotional impact for the reader than robots vs clones, which is perhaps the lowest stakes I can imagine in warfare.
One dramatic advantage of having OCS as part of the story is that as the galactic civil war drags on, Adam Flyte experiences the recurring pain of losing classmates, which in turn hardens him for his eventual heel turn. It also creates more emotional impact for the reader than robots vs clones, which is perhaps the lowest stakes I can imagine in warfare.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 10, 2026 10:16 AM (ZOv7s)
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From earlier this week, didja see that Douglas Adams' book Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency has come to pass?
Humanoid Robot Becomes Buddhist Monk in South Korea
https://tinyurl.com/bh5y7h8f
Humanoid Robot Becomes Buddhist Monk in South Korea
https://tinyurl.com/bh5y7h8f
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 10, 2026 10:16 AM (ndZc7)
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More like The Shelf of Splinters and Tears.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 10, 2026 10:14 AM (qRla/)
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The Drill of Reversing and Frustration
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 10, 2026 10:14 AM (qRla/)
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The Drill of Reversing and Frustration
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 10, 2026 10:17 AM (ZOv7s)
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I mentioned above donating books to the local friends of the library. The donated books are sold by the group to support more programs held at the various branches, not to put on the shelves. Although from my viewpoint they should. But I don't trust the staff to keep them available. The selections of the classics the library offers is sparse. But plenty of copies of Mike Obama's ghost-written shit and 'celebrity' stuff.
Posted by: JTB at May 10, 2026 10:17 AM (yTvNw)
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I maintain that Decatur's mission in Tripoli would make a great movie.
Posted by: Weak Geek at May 10, 2026 10:16 AM (p/isN)
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Modern Hollywood would make the pirates gay people of color who suffer unjustly from MAGA haters.
Posted by: Weak Geek at May 10, 2026 10:16 AM (p/isN)
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Modern Hollywood would make the pirates gay people of color who suffer unjustly from MAGA haters.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 10, 2026 10:18 AM (ZOv7s)
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A friend of mine had a roommate who was always after he to get rid of some of her myriad books, asking her why she kept them if she'd already read them. My friend looked ta her and said, "You already heard that opera, so why do you want to keep all those records around?" And that was the last time she heard THAT argument, LOL.
Currently reading a bunch of stuff by B.B. Hamel. Formulaic stories albeit with some interesting characters, but some good dirty fun light reading overall.
Currently reading a bunch of stuff by B.B. Hamel. Formulaic stories albeit with some interesting characters, but some good dirty fun light reading overall.
Posted by: tankascribe at May 10, 2026 10:19 AM (NtoJk)
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I plow through my TBRA pile by taking a book off the shelf, turning to any page and reading for 5-10 mins. Repeat on next book, etc.
Posted by: Joemarine at May 10, 2026 10:19 AM (y171U)
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AUDIOBOOK QUESTION: How many of you listen to audiobooks?
Posted by: Smallish Bees
I did before the invention of podcasts. They do stick with you, if you're an auditory learner. I think the consensus is, if you have a particular voice and/or an affect, it's worth it to record one.
Posted by: Smallish Bees
I did before the invention of podcasts. They do stick with you, if you're an auditory learner. I think the consensus is, if you have a particular voice and/or an affect, it's worth it to record one.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 10, 2026 10:19 AM (diia5)
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BTW HAPPY MOTHERS DAY to all the moms of the horde!!! 🌸🌻🌺💐
Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at May 10, 2026 10:20 AM (VCgbV)
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I maintain that Decatur's mission in Tripoli would make a great movie.
Posted by: Weak Geek
Can't do it. Would be Islamophobic.
Posted by: Weak Geek
Can't do it. Would be Islamophobic.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 10, 2026 10:20 AM (ndZc7)
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I recently read "To Kill a Mockingbird" aloud to my husband, who is NOT a reader but enjoys a good story. Our grandson was reading it in HS and I hadn't read it in a couple of years. It took so long to read it out loud! It was fun to read it with MrT and see his reaction to the story as we went along. Almost made it like reading it for the first time myself.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at May 10, 2026 10:13 AM (nz1sK)
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Before radio and television, that was what people did in the evening. Books were designed to be read aloud. To promote their books, authors would do public readings.
My father used to read books to me well after I was old enough to read them myself. He liked reading and I liked listening. Specifically Mark Twain.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at May 10, 2026 10:13 AM (nz1sK)
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Before radio and television, that was what people did in the evening. Books were designed to be read aloud. To promote their books, authors would do public readings.
My father used to read books to me well after I was old enough to read them myself. He liked reading and I liked listening. Specifically Mark Twain.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 10, 2026 10:22 AM (ZOv7s)
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Kingdom Come was a slam dunk. I'd love to have a poster of the last page of issue 3, where Big Blue meets the Big Red Cheese.
Posted by: Weak Geek at May 10, 2026 09:59 AM (p/isN)
Heh. I know that exact page. My copy of Kingdom Come is shelves just across the room. You're comment made me grab the book and revisit it. There is something awesome about the Captain's smile...
Kingdom Come was a slam dunk. I'd love to have a poster of the last page of issue 3, where Big Blue meets the Big Red Cheese.
Posted by: Weak Geek at May 10, 2026 09:59 AM (p/isN)
Heh. I know that exact page. My copy of Kingdom Come is shelves just across the room. You're comment made me grab the book and revisit it. There is something awesome about the Captain's smile...
Posted by: Castle Guy at May 10, 2026 10:23 AM (3v7ra)
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74 3/4 of the way through To The Finland Station. Learning a lot. I don’t know why modern leftists are so enamored with Marx. He’s just another old dead white man. Because he’s so tied to the Russian revolution it’s easy to forget he started writing during the American Civil War. (I know I did). I read a little more in Of Human Bondage but the Finland Station has taken hold I spent more of my time with that.
Posted by: Who Knew at May 10, 2026 09:29 AM (0QMbS)
I've imagined if Marx had taken the round that got T.J. Jackson.
Posted by: Who Knew at May 10, 2026 09:29 AM (0QMbS)
I've imagined if Marx had taken the round that got T.J. Jackson.
Posted by: Eromero at May 10, 2026 10:24 AM (LHPAg)
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friend of mine had a roommate who was always after he to get rid of some of her myriad books, asking her why she kept them if she'd already read them. My friend looked ta her and said, "You already heard that opera, so why do you want to keep all those records around?" And that was the last time she heard THAT argument, LOL.
Posted by: tankascribe at May 10, 2026 10:19 AM (NtoJk)
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I asked my father the same thing because my mother never kept her cheap paperbacks, just tossed them. When I was a teenager, I convinced her to put them in a (paper) grocery bag and when it was full, I'd sell them for used books for me. (I lived with her after the divorce.)
Anyhow, my father noted that much of his collection non-fiction, so he needed it for reference purposes. I said "got to the library" and he replied "Oh, is that open at midnight when I want to look something up?"
Growing up was interesting because I was constantly jugging my growing book collection, which my mother found annoying and would not in any way encourage. Much of my "shelves" were converted cardboard boxes.
Posted by: tankascribe at May 10, 2026 10:19 AM (NtoJk)
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I asked my father the same thing because my mother never kept her cheap paperbacks, just tossed them. When I was a teenager, I convinced her to put them in a (paper) grocery bag and when it was full, I'd sell them for used books for me. (I lived with her after the divorce.)
Anyhow, my father noted that much of his collection non-fiction, so he needed it for reference purposes. I said "got to the library" and he replied "Oh, is that open at midnight when I want to look something up?"
Growing up was interesting because I was constantly jugging my growing book collection, which my mother found annoying and would not in any way encourage. Much of my "shelves" were converted cardboard boxes.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 10, 2026 10:26 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Weak Geek at May 10, 2026 10:28 AM (p/isN)
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Chesterton and Belloc both noted decades ago that Marxism was heresy under a veneer of science. It pretended to be purely rational, but relied on greed, envy, pride and wrath to spread and resonate.
That is why its promises keep failing, but people still support it because success is no longer defined as prosperity, merely punishing designated enemies.
That is why its promises keep failing, but people still support it because success is no longer defined as prosperity, merely punishing designated enemies.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 10, 2026 10:29 AM (ZOv7s)
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Actually, Douglas Adams is having a hell of a week. Electronic Monks and Trump’s UFO files.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 10, 2026 10:31 AM (ndZc7)
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There was a "real" magical school in folklore: the Scholomance, in a cave in the mountains of Transylvania. The headmaster was the Devil, and the class size was always 10. But only 9 students got to graduate. Bram Stoker hints that Dracula is an alumnus. _That's_ what a "wizarding school" should be like!
Posted by: Trimegistus at May 10, 2026 10:32 AM (78a2H)
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I have finally struggled through reading Heinlein's "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress." I attempted to read it several times before. I never got through 40 pages before getting bored. A month ago I set a goal to read the entire book, thinking it must get better as it goes along, because everyone says it is a good sci-fi novel. Wrong. I found it a rambling, confusing primer about communism, propaganda techniques, overthrowing governments, and group marriage, with some bits of orbital mechanics and underground farming on the Moon in it.
I do not recommend it.
I do not recommend it.
Posted by: Gref at May 10, 2026 10:32 AM (5rh/l)
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Reading Rebel King by Tom Bower, a biography of Charles III from after Diana's death and his effort to rehabilitate his image and also to marry Camilla.
Basically, Charles is a gigantic baby, petulant, selfish, inconsiderate, resentful, personally extravagant but cheap toward others, disloyal, grasping, self-pitying, hypocritical and overall incapable of running anything without driving away those he needs to operate.
What's amazing was his reliance on image consultants, fixers, fund raisers, an unfortunate trait he seems to have passed to the next generation.
Reading Rebel King by Tom Bower, a biography of Charles III from after Diana's death and his effort to rehabilitate his image and also to marry Camilla.
Basically, Charles is a gigantic baby, petulant, selfish, inconsiderate, resentful, personally extravagant but cheap toward others, disloyal, grasping, self-pitying, hypocritical and overall incapable of running anything without driving away those he needs to operate.
What's amazing was his reliance on image consultants, fixers, fund raisers, an unfortunate trait he seems to have passed to the next generation.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 10:33 AM (HdYcL)
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91 What I really need to do is fight the temptation to go out and get drunk.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 10, 2026 09:23 AM (qRla/)
Have you ever tried to get help? Too many good writers have been lost to that. There's gotta be someone out there to help you.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 10, 2026 09:36 AM (1Ff7Z)
Just yesterday, The Lost Weekend crossed mu mind.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 10, 2026 09:23 AM (qRla/)
Have you ever tried to get help? Too many good writers have been lost to that. There's gotta be someone out there to help you.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 10, 2026 09:36 AM (1Ff7Z)
Just yesterday, The Lost Weekend crossed mu mind.
Posted by: Eromero at May 10, 2026 10:33 AM (LHPAg)
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Oldest son and his wife read aloud to each other. I think they alternate chapters.
They also watch some of the weirdest movies. I don't know how they trip across those.
They also watch some of the weirdest movies. I don't know how they trip across those.
Posted by: Weak Geek at May 10, 2026 10:34 AM (p/isN)
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Hopefully monks being robots doesn't transfer from Buddhism to Roman Catholicism because the whole idea, IMO, is ridiculous and faddish snd insulting to actual human beings.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 10, 2026 10:35 AM (6UQAR)
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Hollywood won't tolerate a anti-Islamic film.
And a point made on a podcast not long ago was the Barbary Islamic war were not pirates as we might think. They were run by the Islamic leaders. Decatur wasn't fighting against 1 pirate ship, it was a government.
And a point made on a podcast not long ago was the Barbary Islamic war were not pirates as we might think. They were run by the Islamic leaders. Decatur wasn't fighting against 1 pirate ship, it was a government.
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 10:36 AM (Ia/+0)
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AUDIOBOOK QUESTION: How many of you listen to audiobooks?
Posted by: Smallish Bees
Most of my "reading" is text-to-speech on my Kindle. The in-book service has been knee-capped over the years, I used to be able to close the cover and have it keep going and now sometimes the tts won't even come up, which I suspect is due to Amazon buying Audiobook.
Posted by: Smallish Bees
Most of my "reading" is text-to-speech on my Kindle. The in-book service has been knee-capped over the years, I used to be able to close the cover and have it keep going and now sometimes the tts won't even come up, which I suspect is due to Amazon buying Audiobook.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 10, 2026 10:36 AM (lFFaq)
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Re disposal of books. Upon retirement and cleaning out my office,probably got rid of several thousand books with absolutely no remorse. They were on specific topics in law, politics, area studies, and empirical research that I have no interest in ever dabbling with again.
Some were assorted debris that one collects over the years like SAS manuals (stats not spec ops), database manuals, etc. More convenient to have them on my shelf for research projects back in the day rather than bothering to go to the library or worse, inter-library loan.
No emotional attachment to them whatsoever, since then, pretty ruthless at home as well, multiple passes through fiction and non-fiction alike.
My sort is basically whether I will realistically ever want to reread that particular book again, if not discard (have a Better World Books donation box around so put them there). I have at least two research projects that I want to complete and after that, I will empty another couple of bookshelves.
And it is time to get rid of most of my 30-40 year old paperbacks as well. They don't age well and pages falling out, yellowed brittle paper, and the smell of them is rather off putting.
Some were assorted debris that one collects over the years like SAS manuals (stats not spec ops), database manuals, etc. More convenient to have them on my shelf for research projects back in the day rather than bothering to go to the library or worse, inter-library loan.
No emotional attachment to them whatsoever, since then, pretty ruthless at home as well, multiple passes through fiction and non-fiction alike.
My sort is basically whether I will realistically ever want to reread that particular book again, if not discard (have a Better World Books donation box around so put them there). I have at least two research projects that I want to complete and after that, I will empty another couple of bookshelves.
And it is time to get rid of most of my 30-40 year old paperbacks as well. They don't age well and pages falling out, yellowed brittle paper, and the smell of them is rather off putting.
Posted by: whig at May 10, 2026 10:37 AM (E4rtv)
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Well, it's that time. Thanks MP4, and stay off the sauce!
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 10, 2026 10:39 AM (ZOv7s)
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I have finally struggled through reading Heinlein's "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress."
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I, too, have tried to read Heinlein and I, too, have failed. Can't understand what all the fuss is about him. Chacun à son goût, but I think he's dreadful.
I have finally struggled through reading Heinlein's "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress."
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I, too, have tried to read Heinlein and I, too, have failed. Can't understand what all the fuss is about him. Chacun à son goût, but I think he's dreadful.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 10:39 AM (HdYcL)
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Libby (Library) audio allows up to 3x speed, Audible 3.5 max. Both auto adjust pitch so don't sound like chipmunks. For light fiction or entertainment bios I can usually go max speed & enjoy/understand. For nonfiction I'm usually somewhere around 2x. Even dense or new nonfiction I tend to bump up at least 10 or 15%.
That said for something you really want to study a real book is a must.
That said for something you really want to study a real book is a must.
Posted by: InspiredHistoryMike at May 10, 2026 10:40 AM (KaHlS)
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AUDIOBOOK QUESTION: How many of you listen to audiobooks?
Posted by: Smallish Bees
Generally, I don't do audiobooks. But I will listen to 'The Great Courses' lecture series while going on walks. It's kind of like a non-fiction audiobook. Sort of...
Posted by: Smallish Bees
Generally, I don't do audiobooks. But I will listen to 'The Great Courses' lecture series while going on walks. It's kind of like a non-fiction audiobook. Sort of...
Posted by: Castle Guy at May 10, 2026 10:41 AM (3v7ra)
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I've listened to about 10 audiobooks, I think.
My absolute favorite is the unabridged version of The Count of Monte Cristo on LibriVox as read by David Clarke. It is magnificent.
My absolute favorite is the unabridged version of The Count of Monte Cristo on LibriVox as read by David Clarke. It is magnificent.
Posted by: Sharkman at May 10, 2026 10:41 AM (/RHNq)
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186 Hollywood won't tolerate a anti-Islamic film.
And a point made on a podcast not long ago was the Barbary Islamic war were not pirates as we might think. They were run by the Islamic leaders. Decatur wasn't fighting against 1 pirate ship, it was a government.
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 10:36 AM (Ia/+0)
Such a movie could make money in China and India.
No theater chains in the US or EU would show it. In the EU the theaters and theater chains wouldn't even have to make the call; the EU would ban it. Sad. The Islamists have a violence veto on discussion of anything Islam in the entire Western world. And in many other nations.
And a point made on a podcast not long ago was the Barbary Islamic war were not pirates as we might think. They were run by the Islamic leaders. Decatur wasn't fighting against 1 pirate ship, it was a government.
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 10:36 AM (Ia/+0)
Such a movie could make money in China and India.
No theater chains in the US or EU would show it. In the EU the theaters and theater chains wouldn't even have to make the call; the EU would ban it. Sad. The Islamists have a violence veto on discussion of anything Islam in the entire Western world. And in many other nations.
Posted by: Gref at May 10, 2026 10:42 AM (5rh/l)
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54 ... "AUDIOBOOK QUESTION: How many of you listen to audiobooks?"
When I listen to audiobooks it's for a specific voice that adds to my enjoyment of a book I've read. Gary Sinise's reading of Travels With Charley, Malcom Guite reading his poetry, Andy Serkis narrating LOTR, etc. They are the exception for me, not the rule.
When I listen to audiobooks it's for a specific voice that adds to my enjoyment of a book I've read. Gary Sinise's reading of Travels With Charley, Malcom Guite reading his poetry, Andy Serkis narrating LOTR, etc. They are the exception for me, not the rule.
Posted by: JTB at May 10, 2026 10:42 AM (yTvNw)
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Well, it's that time. Thanks MP4, and stay off the sauce!
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 10, 2026 10:39 AM (ZOv7s)
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It was the best of shires...
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 10, 2026 10:39 AM (ZOv7s)
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It was the best of shires...
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 10, 2026 10:43 AM (y1wyK)
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I have finally struggled through reading Heinlein's "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress." I attempted to read it several times before. I never got through 40 pages before getting bored. A month ago I set a goal to read the entire book, thinking it must get better as it goes along, because everyone says it is a good sci-fi novel. Wrong. I found it a rambling, confusing primer about communism, propaganda techniques, overthrowing governments, and group marriage, with some bits of orbital mechanics and underground farming on the Moon in it.
I do not recommend it.
Posted by: Gref at May 10, 2026
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Heinlein, esp. with his later books, is not for everyone. Please try The Door Into Summer (adult) and Have Space Suit Will Travel (written for young adults, but enjoyable by anyone).
I do not recommend it.
Posted by: Gref at May 10, 2026
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Heinlein, esp. with his later books, is not for everyone. Please try The Door Into Summer (adult) and Have Space Suit Will Travel (written for young adults, but enjoyable by anyone).
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 10:43 AM (wzUl9)
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We also have a few shelves of old, outdated college textbooks. They are hard to part with because they all cost $100++ each....😱
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 10, 2026 09:52 AM (VCgbV)
Keep them, especially medical or engineering studies. For the burning times.
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 10, 2026 09:52 AM (VCgbV)
Keep them, especially medical or engineering studies. For the burning times.
Posted by: Eromero at May 10, 2026 10:43 AM (LHPAg)
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Posted by: InspiredHistoryMike at May 10, 2026 10:40 AM (KaHlS)
I actually usually slow mine down, but that's because I'm generally doing something else at the same time and can't split my focus as well as I used to.
I actually usually slow mine down, but that's because I'm generally doing something else at the same time and can't split my focus as well as I used to.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 10, 2026 10:43 AM (lFFaq)
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I think I'm going to call it a morning, too. I really must get to at least chapter 10.
Thanks for hosting me, CBD, and thanks to all of you for hanging out.
Hope you all have a lovely day.
Thanks for hosting me, CBD, and thanks to all of you for hanging out.
Hope you all have a lovely day.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 10, 2026 10:46 AM (qRla/)
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@ 188 - "And it is time to get rid of most of my 30-40 year old paperbacks as well. They don't age well and pages falling out, yellowed brittle paper, and the smell of them is rather off putting. "
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Whig, I know exactly of what you speak. When I moved to M'boro from Cordova, TN, I donated at least 3 YUUUGE boxes of my paperbacks and (yes, I admit it) 'Playboy' mags from the Hefner days. The only books I kept out of the donation were ones like 'A Canticle for Liebowitz', 'Something Wicked This Way Comes', and others in that vein. I also kept the USAF printout of how it would 'rule the weather' by 2025 (pub. in '89). They got that one right (and it describes chemtrails rather neatly, too). Do I miss the books? Yes. Did I READ the books anymore? No. Like you said, brittle paper, 'old book' smell, glue not keeping the pages inside anymore … let someone else enjoy the read - and the repairs. Fun while they lasted, tho'.
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Whig, I know exactly of what you speak. When I moved to M'boro from Cordova, TN, I donated at least 3 YUUUGE boxes of my paperbacks and (yes, I admit it) 'Playboy' mags from the Hefner days. The only books I kept out of the donation were ones like 'A Canticle for Liebowitz', 'Something Wicked This Way Comes', and others in that vein. I also kept the USAF printout of how it would 'rule the weather' by 2025 (pub. in '89). They got that one right (and it describes chemtrails rather neatly, too). Do I miss the books? Yes. Did I READ the books anymore? No. Like you said, brittle paper, 'old book' smell, glue not keeping the pages inside anymore … let someone else enjoy the read - and the repairs. Fun while they lasted, tho'.
Posted by: Dr_No at May 10, 2026 10:46 AM (ayRl+)
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Loved Heinlein as a kid; nowadays, I think Heinlein from Stranger in a Strange Land and up is hit-or-miss. But The Puppet Masters (my first Heinlein and the book that began my decade of almost nothing but sf for pleasure reading) still holds up nicely imho and I can still reread that one with pleasure more than 60 years after I first read it. YMMV.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 10, 2026 10:47 AM (q3u5l)
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I was going to start getting rid of books in my library, especially the ones that might be worth a buck or two (19th century how-to books and suchlike.) My daughter said not to because come the apocalypse my house would be the library for stuff people needed to know. I was a little puffed up at that and figured what-the-heck, they're paid for, might as well let her deal with it when the time comes.
Posted by: Alan M Imboden at May 10, 2026 10:48 AM (i/4br)
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181 I have finally struggled through reading Heinlein's "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress."
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Heinlein always needed a good editor and as he grew in fame, he could overawe his editors which had an unfortunate affect on his work. Other than his juveniles which were stripped of a lot of his digressions, he liked to spike his adult novels with unconventional hot takes, some aged well, others did not. And his predilection for inserting his bit of sex got greater as he aged than his much older and sedate stories in the 40's and early 50's.
And part of those digressions came from the really bad social science books that Heinlein read as he became a professional writer. Meade, Milgram, Kinsey Report, Stanford Prison Guard experiment, etc. were basically constructed as deliberate lies disguised as research.
Heinlein naively thought, as many of the educated class did back then, that what these were groundbreaking studies in social sciences, he forgot that scientists are no better and no worse in lies and deception than other humans.
Today, we know much of that social science and sex research is simply bogus that he relied upon.
Posted by: Gref
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Heinlein always needed a good editor and as he grew in fame, he could overawe his editors which had an unfortunate affect on his work. Other than his juveniles which were stripped of a lot of his digressions, he liked to spike his adult novels with unconventional hot takes, some aged well, others did not. And his predilection for inserting his bit of sex got greater as he aged than his much older and sedate stories in the 40's and early 50's.
And part of those digressions came from the really bad social science books that Heinlein read as he became a professional writer. Meade, Milgram, Kinsey Report, Stanford Prison Guard experiment, etc. were basically constructed as deliberate lies disguised as research.
Heinlein naively thought, as many of the educated class did back then, that what these were groundbreaking studies in social sciences, he forgot that scientists are no better and no worse in lies and deception than other humans.
Today, we know much of that social science and sex research is simply bogus that he relied upon.
Posted by: whig at May 10, 2026 10:48 AM (E4rtv)
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If you'll never read the book again, I recommend contacting your local library, and see if they accept donations. For example, the Somerset County Library accepts donations, which they sell to support the library. Other libraries have books sales several times a year - again, the money from the sale supports the library.
Posted by: Bill Anderson at May 10, 2026 10:49 AM (6kAzp)
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My daughter gave me three volumes of Chinese SciFi starting with the 3 Body Problem that I haven't read, at least three years ago.
The internet has damaged my book reading.
The internet has damaged my book reading.
Posted by: toby928(c) at May 10, 2026 10:51 AM (KKN1V)
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Heinlein, esp. with his later books, is not for everyone. Please try The Door Into Summer (adult) and Have Space Suit Will Travel (written for young adults, but enjoyable by anyone).
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
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Yep. And I would include Double Star as many of the observations came from Heinlein's stint in practical politics.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
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Yep. And I would include Double Star as many of the observations came from Heinlein's stint in practical politics.
Posted by: whig at May 10, 2026 10:52 AM (E4rtv)
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Heinlein, esp. with his later books, is not for everyone. Please try The Door Into Summer (adult) and Have Space Suit Will Travel (written for young adults, but enjoyable by anyone).
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 10:43 AM (wzUl9)
I enjoyed many of Heinlein's earlier books. Several months ago I got onto a Heinlein kick. Most of the ones I attempted were ok, some were great. A few were too technically outdated or written very much for adolescent readers, for me to stick with. I was often intrigued by Heinlein's future technology 'predictions.' Many are sort-of accurate. Some are laughable, in hindsight.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 10:43 AM (wzUl9)
I enjoyed many of Heinlein's earlier books. Several months ago I got onto a Heinlein kick. Most of the ones I attempted were ok, some were great. A few were too technically outdated or written very much for adolescent readers, for me to stick with. I was often intrigued by Heinlein's future technology 'predictions.' Many are sort-of accurate. Some are laughable, in hindsight.
Posted by: Gref at May 10, 2026 10:52 AM (5rh/l)
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Her Majesty said Laura King was handling The Big Dummy in Kansas this weekend. Laura was featured in Dogland by Tommy Tomlinson, a story of her and Striker, her Samoyed and their Westminster quest in 2021.
HM was not familiar with it. I told her it was better than most but still not satisfactory because it was written by an outsider. She suggested I write a book. Yeah, I know how I'd write it but I'm not going to write it.
Her Majesty said Laura King was handling The Big Dummy in Kansas this weekend. Laura was featured in Dogland by Tommy Tomlinson, a story of her and Striker, her Samoyed and their Westminster quest in 2021.
HM was not familiar with it. I told her it was better than most but still not satisfactory because it was written by an outsider. She suggested I write a book. Yeah, I know how I'd write it but I'm not going to write it.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 10:52 AM (HdYcL)
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O.K. I’ll try again. I’m generally OT, Willowed, several unknown slang terms, and too late to last book thread.
I liked an early 20th century humor author in our public library (mid 1960s). He was an immigrant from eastern Europe in a big U.S. city.
He told a tale about applying for a scholarship reserved for veterans of World War One. His application seemed to be well received until the committee realized that he was in the wrong army during the war. His ancestral home was in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Does anybody recognize this guy?
I liked an early 20th century humor author in our public library (mid 1960s). He was an immigrant from eastern Europe in a big U.S. city.
He told a tale about applying for a scholarship reserved for veterans of World War One. His application seemed to be well received until the committee realized that he was in the wrong army during the war. His ancestral home was in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Does anybody recognize this guy?
Posted by: Fenderbender at May 10, 2026 10:53 AM (1FEc1)
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Posted by: Dr_No
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I got around to to throwing away old Air Force technical manuals. Downsizing my mom's house as she went into assisted living cured me of wanting to dump that duty on future generations.
She was a hoarder.
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I got around to to throwing away old Air Force technical manuals. Downsizing my mom's house as she went into assisted living cured me of wanting to dump that duty on future generations.
She was a hoarder.
Posted by: whig at May 10, 2026 10:54 AM (E4rtv)
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Since I don't trust my local public library to keep them, and the college library has the material already, I've recently checked the online catalog of the college where I was an undergrad and sent them some Borges, I B Singer, and John O'Hara volumes. May have some more to pass their way at some point but haven't decided to cull those particular volumes yet.
If everything goes according to plan, when I kick the bucket the only things on my shelves will be books the offspring will want, or books they can donate or sell without inadvertently unloading something that's worth a decent amount of coin.
If everything goes according to plan, when I kick the bucket the only things on my shelves will be books the offspring will want, or books they can donate or sell without inadvertently unloading something that's worth a decent amount of coin.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 10, 2026 10:56 AM (q3u5l)
Posted by: Marcus T at May 10, 2026 10:59 AM (JW6Az)
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If I had kept all the books I've bought and read, I wouldn't be able to get into my house or even open the door. About 90% of the books I still have are DIY instruction books.
Posted by: Toad-0 at May 10, 2026 11:01 AM (z8j2X)
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His application seemed to be well received until the committee realized that he was in the wrong army during the war. His ancestral home was in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Does anybody recognize this guy?
Posted by: Fenderbender at May 10, 2026 10:53 AM (1FEc1)
Miklos!
Does anybody recognize this guy?
Posted by: Fenderbender at May 10, 2026 10:53 AM (1FEc1)
Miklos!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 10, 2026 11:02 AM (kpS4V)
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With no pants-requirement this week, a lot of you are taking advantage of letting it all hang out.
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His application seemed to be well received until the committee realized that he was in the wrong army during the war. His ancestral home was in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Does anybody recognize this guy?
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At first I thought you might be talking about George Papashvily, the Georgian (SSR) immigrant who with his American wife Helen raised German shepherd dogs. They wrote about it in Thanks to Noah, which I read as a boy.
Does anybody recognize this guy?
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At first I thought you might be talking about George Papashvily, the Georgian (SSR) immigrant who with his American wife Helen raised German shepherd dogs. They wrote about it in Thanks to Noah, which I read as a boy.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 11:06 AM (wzUl9)
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“ For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.”
Psalm 139:13
Posted by: Marcus T at May 10, 2026 10:59 AM (JW6Az)
Thank you, Marcus.
Happy Mother's Day to all the Horde moms.
Psalm 139:13
Posted by: Marcus T at May 10, 2026 10:59 AM (JW6Az)
Thank you, Marcus.
Happy Mother's Day to all the Horde moms.
Posted by: Count de Monet at May 10, 2026 11:06 AM (wVcYX)
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Fenderbender: Are you maybe thinking of the "Hyman Kaplan" stories by Leo Rosten (aka Leonard Ross)?
Posted by: Trimegistus at May 10, 2026 11:08 AM (78a2H)
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My last move (2016) I gave probably 100+ books away, it was a hard decision on what was in the giveaway boxes. I swore I would take it easy on my book buying. LOL! I now have bought at least 150 books to go with the 100+ I kept. i have at least 25 TBR and at least the same number on my TBRA list.
Posted by: dave at May 10, 2026 11:10 AM (2ZUrQ)
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The audiobooks of P.G.Wodehouse are so funny, they are worth listening to. My favorite narrator of those is Jonathan Cecil.
Posted by: microcosme at May 10, 2026 11:10 AM (tIOA7)
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Well he was a annapolis trained engineer and a keen observer but was still addicted to the kultursmog that was rising in the 50s and began to smothet us in the 60s
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 10, 2026 11:10 AM (bXbFr)
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Mehdi Hasan: AOC’s Superpower in 2028 Is Convincing Republicans She’s Dumb and Extreme
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And she does it very, very well.
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And she does it very, very well.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 10, 2026 11:12 AM (ndZc7)
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What causes most problems in Greek mythology:
https://shorturl.at/Ph7wR
https://shorturl.at/Ph7wR
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at May 10, 2026 11:12 AM (O/6DU)
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Yes, Heinlein was always at odds with the bluenoses and holy rollers of the 1920s and 1930s, and never really got past that.
Posted by: Trimegistus at May 10, 2026 11:14 AM (78a2H)
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>>I should be able to get all ten books banged out by the weekend. I will make BILLION
Lol!
Given Correia's writing skill, he really could do this and make bank. Heck, he could feed his creative outlines into AI and still succeed.
Lol!
Given Correia's writing skill, he really could do this and make bank. Heck, he could feed his creative outlines into AI and still succeed.
Posted by: Lizzy at May 10, 2026 11:15 AM (8Fxbo)
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167 I maintain that Decatur's mission in Tripoli would make a great movie.
Posted by: Weak Geek at May 10, 2026 10:16 AM (p/isN)
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Modern Hollywood would make the pirates gay people of color who suffer unjustly from MAGA haters.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 10, 2026 10:18 AM (ZOv7s)
It was , sorta kinda, in The Wind and the Lion with Sean Connery. A very good movie.
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Modern Hollywood would make the pirates gay people of color who suffer unjustly from MAGA haters.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 10, 2026 10:18 AM (ZOv7s)
It was , sorta kinda, in The Wind and the Lion with Sean Connery. A very good movie.
Posted by: Eromero at May 10, 2026 11:15 AM (LHPAg)
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There's a nifty story by Ray Bradbury called 'The Exiles.' The spirits of long dead fantasists (Poe, Bierce, etc) live on, on Mars. The future has no use for such nonsense. When the last copy of their work is destroyed, the writer is truly dead and his spirit fades out forever.
Read that one (it's in The Illustrated Man IIRC) at the beginning of my decade-long sf-only binge. To this day, when I get rid of a book I can't help feeling a little chill of 'what if...'
Read that one (it's in The Illustrated Man IIRC) at the beginning of my decade-long sf-only binge. To this day, when I get rid of a book I can't help feeling a little chill of 'what if...'
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 10, 2026 11:16 AM (q3u5l)
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I too have been reading the Dungeon Crawler Carl series, and eagerly await the next installment which is due to be released on Kindle this coming Tuesday.
Is it great literature? Oh, hell no. But it meets Heinlein's advice for Aspiring Writers: "Remember, you're competing for Joe's beer money. And Joe likes his beer."
Is it great literature? Oh, hell no. But it meets Heinlein's advice for Aspiring Writers: "Remember, you're competing for Joe's beer money. And Joe likes his beer."
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 10, 2026 11:18 AM (2xF0u)
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Finished Big Rock Candy Mountain by Wallace Stegner. He's one of my only favorites from the twentieth century. Years back, Angle of Repose and Crossing to Safety were great as well. Even Where the Bluebird Sings to the Lemonade Springs was lovely and interesting. It's nice to read some ecological writing from before the climate change scam. I have All the Little Live Things on my shelves too. Maybe some day!
I also read The Whole Counsel of God: An Introduction to Your Bible by Fr. Stephen De Young. Wow, it is so good! And it's barely over 100 pages. I want my teenagers to read it. I was very impressed by the lack of motivated reasoning, which you can always feel in apologetic works. He is very honest reporting what modern scholars understand about the Bible. At the same time he doesn't spend long on discredited but popular scholars who try to undermine its authority.
I also appreciated how he could articulate an Orthodox way of reading the Bible that is distinct from Protestant and Catholic ideas, without saying, "The East doesn't believe in reason," as I hear so often from other Orthodox faithful (and even theologians).
I also read The Whole Counsel of God: An Introduction to Your Bible by Fr. Stephen De Young. Wow, it is so good! And it's barely over 100 pages. I want my teenagers to read it. I was very impressed by the lack of motivated reasoning, which you can always feel in apologetic works. He is very honest reporting what modern scholars understand about the Bible. At the same time he doesn't spend long on discredited but popular scholars who try to undermine its authority.
I also appreciated how he could articulate an Orthodox way of reading the Bible that is distinct from Protestant and Catholic ideas, without saying, "The East doesn't believe in reason," as I hear so often from other Orthodox faithful (and even theologians).
Posted by: frammish at May 10, 2026 11:18 AM (8TbJ+)
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>>Modern Hollywood would make the pirates gay people of color who suffer unjustly from MAGA haters.
There was pirate series on HBO or Showtime a few years ago. Made them gay, or simps, with gay girlbosses being the real leaders. Just horrid!
There was pirate series on HBO or Showtime a few years ago. Made them gay, or simps, with gay girlbosses being the real leaders. Just horrid!
Posted by: Lizzy at May 10, 2026 11:18 AM (8Fxbo)
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He was an immigrant from eastern Europe in a big U.S. city.
He told a tale about applying for a scholarship reserved for veterans of World War One. His application seemed to be well received until the committee realized that he was in the wrong army during the war.
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I watched an OK syfy movie yesterday, The Thirteenth Floor. In one scene set in 1937, a character speaks of his experience in "World War One." Since WWII hadn't happened yet, there was no WWI in 1937.
He told a tale about applying for a scholarship reserved for veterans of World War One. His application seemed to be well received until the committee realized that he was in the wrong army during the war.
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I watched an OK syfy movie yesterday, The Thirteenth Floor. In one scene set in 1937, a character speaks of his experience in "World War One." Since WWII hadn't happened yet, there was no WWI in 1937.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 10, 2026 11:20 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 10, 2026 11:20 AM (1Ff7Z)
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I drive up to Ohio a couple of times a year. It's a 1000-mile drive, and I usually listen to audiobooks on the road. Last year, I was driving and listening to one of the Dortmunder novels. I started feeling nervous about being stopped by the police. It was a while before it dawned on me that I had become so engrossed in the story that it felt like I was a part of the criminal conspiracy.
Posted by: Toad-0 at May 10, 2026 11:22 AM (z8j2X)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 10, 2026 11:27 AM (ndZc7)
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Last month I finished on my TBRA pile Ellis Peters' (Edith Pargeter) Chronicles of Brother Cadfael series, 20 novels plus a short story collection. I have all the series in paperback with teeny tiny print, but this rereading I purchased them on Kindle. Made for a wonderful and relaxing reading experience and I could refer to the physical copies when needed (they have maps that the Kindle editions don't have).
Now I am rereading all of Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe series. Or maybe I should call it, his Archie Goodwin series. Like Lily Rowan, I love me some Escamillo!
Those I have entirely on Kindle in a series of 46 books. I am on Book 8 now, Where There's a Will. Still pre-WWII.
Now I am rereading all of Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe series. Or maybe I should call it, his Archie Goodwin series. Like Lily Rowan, I love me some Escamillo!
Those I have entirely on Kindle in a series of 46 books. I am on Book 8 now, Where There's a Will. Still pre-WWII.
Posted by: Elinor, Who Usually Looks Lurkily at May 10, 2026 11:27 AM (TPFQA)
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Wolfus, here's a Buick for you:
https://tinyurl.com/2s3tteu2
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 10, 2026
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A beauty -- something like what the Batmobile should have looked like! That clear roof would have been a problem for sure with heat building up in the passenger compartment. Otherwise, 325 hp is the kind of power we see today; this car could keep up with traffic on a modern interstate (though everybody would be slowing down to take a look at it).
I wonder why AMT or Revell didn't do a scale model assembly kit of it. Or maybe they did and I just never saw it.
https://tinyurl.com/2s3tteu2
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 10, 2026
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A beauty -- something like what the Batmobile should have looked like! That clear roof would have been a problem for sure with heat building up in the passenger compartment. Otherwise, 325 hp is the kind of power we see today; this car could keep up with traffic on a modern interstate (though everybody would be slowing down to take a look at it).
I wonder why AMT or Revell didn't do a scale model assembly kit of it. Or maybe they did and I just never saw it.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 11:28 AM (wzUl9)
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There was pirate series on HBO or Showtime a few years ago. Made them gay, or simps, with gay girlbosses being the real leaders. Just horrid!
Posted by: Lizzy at May 10, 2026 11:18 AM (8Fxbo)
Black Sails? I tried watching that, but bailed after the first episode. It turned out to be a Treasure Island prequel (can't risk having an original story, don't you know), plus it was going to include some lesbian tavern wenches as point-of-view characters. Between all that and the vulgarity, I lost interest.
I think there was also something called 'Our Flag Means Death,' but that was so obviously foppish and parody-seeming that I didn't even bother checking it out.
There was pirate series on HBO or Showtime a few years ago. Made them gay, or simps, with gay girlbosses being the real leaders. Just horrid!
Posted by: Lizzy at May 10, 2026 11:18 AM (8Fxbo)
Black Sails? I tried watching that, but bailed after the first episode. It turned out to be a Treasure Island prequel (can't risk having an original story, don't you know), plus it was going to include some lesbian tavern wenches as point-of-view characters. Between all that and the vulgarity, I lost interest.
I think there was also something called 'Our Flag Means Death,' but that was so obviously foppish and parody-seeming that I didn't even bother checking it out.
Posted by: Castle Guy at May 10, 2026 11:28 AM (3v7ra)
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Thank you for the book threat. I read it every week. But rarely comment so really interesting book that are bad a year or so ago was called the club maker. Involves a history of Utah and the Mormon church. I found it very interesting and the storyline was awesome.
This summer I plan to read Moby Dick. I’m older and it’s time.
This summer I plan to read Moby Dick. I’m older and it’s time.
Posted by: BarcelonaCarmen at May 10, 2026 11:31 AM (S3aD9)
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Wow. That was all jumbled up. My apologies. The book was the Glove Maker. Highly recommend for those who like historical fiction and well-written books.
Posted by: BarcelonaCarmen at May 10, 2026 11:33 AM (S3aD9)
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. . . Now I am rereading all of Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe series. Or maybe I should call it, his Archie Goodwin series. Like Lily Rowan, I love me some Escamillo!
Those I have entirely on Kindle in a series of 46 books. I am on Book 8 now, Where There's a Will. Still pre-WWII.
Posted by: Elinor, Who Usually Looks Lurkily at May 10, 2026
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You'll notice that Stout gets more assured after the war. He shifted to a new publisher, Viking, and Wolfe becomes much less talkative and Archie even smarter and a bit more polished. Murder By the Book, Might As Well Be Dead, and The Mother Hunt are special favorites of mine, along with the clever novellas "Die Like a Dog," "Double for Death," and "The Gun With Wings."
Those I have entirely on Kindle in a series of 46 books. I am on Book 8 now, Where There's a Will. Still pre-WWII.
Posted by: Elinor, Who Usually Looks Lurkily at May 10, 2026
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You'll notice that Stout gets more assured after the war. He shifted to a new publisher, Viking, and Wolfe becomes much less talkative and Archie even smarter and a bit more polished. Murder By the Book, Might As Well Be Dead, and The Mother Hunt are special favorites of mine, along with the clever novellas "Die Like a Dog," "Double for Death," and "The Gun With Wings."
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 11:33 AM (wzUl9)
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Russia’s Putin Claims Ukraine War “Coming to an End”
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Victory is beyond his capacity but he may snatch defeat from the debacle and lie it into victory.
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Victory is beyond his capacity but he may snatch defeat from the debacle and lie it into victory.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 10, 2026 11:33 AM (ndZc7)
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Toad-o at 234
Westlake will do that to you.
If memory serves, Dortmunder was born from the Parker series -- Westlake was toying with a Parker novel in which a job goes far enough south that he has to steal the same thing over and over again. Every time he tried to make it work it came out funny rather than the usual lean mean Parker story. The book became The Hot Rock.
Westlake will do that to you.
If memory serves, Dortmunder was born from the Parker series -- Westlake was toying with a Parker novel in which a job goes far enough south that he has to steal the same thing over and over again. Every time he tried to make it work it came out funny rather than the usual lean mean Parker story. The book became The Hot Rock.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 10, 2026 11:34 AM (q3u5l)
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It's about time for a Wilbur Smith weigh in!
Posted by: bookguy at May 10, 2026 11:37 AM (B9g5q)
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. . . You'll notice that Stout gets more assured after the war. He shifted to a new publisher, Viking, and Wolfe becomes much less talkative and Archie even smarter and a bit more polished. . . .
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026
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By which I mean Archie no longer talks quite so much like a street thug as he does in the first two or three books. He no longer says things like "He don't matter," for instance. Nor would the 1934-ish Archie have known about things like Persian rugs (which he says he learned about from Lily Rowan, and he didn't meet her until about 193.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026
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By which I mean Archie no longer talks quite so much like a street thug as he does in the first two or three books. He no longer says things like "He don't matter," for instance. Nor would the 1934-ish Archie have known about things like Persian rugs (which he says he learned about from Lily Rowan, and he didn't meet her until about 193
.Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 11:37 AM (wzUl9)
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Après moi, le déluge
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Kim Jong Un Rewrites North Korea’s Constitution to Require Immediate Nuclear Strike If He Is Assassinated
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Kim Jong Un Rewrites North Korea’s Constitution to Require Immediate Nuclear Strike If He Is Assassinated
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 10, 2026 11:38 AM (ndZc7)
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Re: my 245: "Nor would the 1934-ish Archie have known about things like Persian rugs (which he says he learned about from Lily Rowan, and he didn't meet her until about 1938 )."
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 11:42 AM (wzUl9)
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“The View” Co-Host Hostin: How Dare Rubio Stand by and “Allow Latinos to Be Rounded Up”
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Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias is already pretty round.
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Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias is already pretty round.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 10, 2026 11:42 AM (ndZc7)
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That was a milius script they domt make those anymore
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 10, 2026 11:46 AM (bXbFr)
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248 “The View” Co-Host Hostin: How Dare Rubio Stand by and “Allow Latinos to Be Rounded Up”
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Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias is already pretty round.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 10, 2026 11:42 AM (ndZc7)
Hmmmm...so only Latinos/Latinas are illegal? I never realized Sunny Hostin was such a racist bigot.
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Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias is already pretty round.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 10, 2026 11:42 AM (ndZc7)
Hmmmm...so only Latinos/Latinas are illegal? I never realized Sunny Hostin was such a racist bigot.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 11:46 AM (T6aVk)
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North Carolina Autism Billing Rises 47,000% Over Five Years, Raising Questions
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From eating Aunt Bea's pickles?
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From eating Aunt Bea's pickles?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 10, 2026 11:46 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 10, 2026 11:47 AM (JkO4W)
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The more exposure to wolfe the more sophistication
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 10, 2026 11:47 AM (bXbFr)
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Victory is beyond his capacity but he may snatch defeat from the debacle and lie it into victory.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 10, 2026 11:33 AM (ndZc7)
Or what we may call "saving face".
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Victory is beyond his capacity but he may snatch defeat from the debacle and lie it into victory.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 10, 2026 11:33 AM (ndZc7)
Or what we may call "saving face".
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 11:47 AM (T6aVk)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 10, 2026 11:47 AM (HTa/G)
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. . . You'll notice that Stout gets more assured after the war. He shifted to a new publisher, Viking, and Wolfe becomes much less talkative and Archie even smarter and a bit more polished. Murder By the Book, Might As Well Be Dead, and The Mother Hunt are special favorites of mine, along with the clever novellas "Die Like a Dog," "Double for Death," and "The Gun With Wings."
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 11:33 AM (wzUl9)
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Definitely! With this rereading, I am able to immerse myself in the era and the Brownstone setting and the familiar recurring characters. On the first reading, I was often so eager to move forward with the story that I would sometimes miss the nuances of Stout's descriptions. This time I am moving more slowly and savoring the works.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 11:33 AM (wzUl9)
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Definitely! With this rereading, I am able to immerse myself in the era and the Brownstone setting and the familiar recurring characters. On the first reading, I was often so eager to move forward with the story that I would sometimes miss the nuances of Stout's descriptions. This time I am moving more slowly and savoring the works.
Posted by: Elinor, Who Usually Looks Lurkily at May 10, 2026 11:49 AM (TPFQA)
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The more exposure to wolfe the more sophistication
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 10, 2026
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True. Though Archie would be the last to admit it, or that he secretly admires the big guy or worries when Wolfe gets shot in Too Many Cooks.
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 10, 2026
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True. Though Archie would be the last to admit it, or that he secretly admires the big guy or worries when Wolfe gets shot in Too Many Cooks.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 11:49 AM (wzUl9)
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Well thats the theoru anyways
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 10, 2026 11:50 AM (bXbFr)
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What causes most problems in Greek mythology:
https://shorturl.at/Ph7wR
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at May 10, 2026 11:12 AM (O/6DU)
I'd say absolute boredom. Their lives, themselves, and everyone and everything else.
https://shorturl.at/Ph7wR
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at May 10, 2026 11:12 AM (O/6DU)
I'd say absolute boredom. Their lives, themselves, and everyone and everything else.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 10, 2026 11:50 AM (g8Ew8)
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That book was so good, it began my addiction to the authors, I now have 25 or so of their books.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at May 10, 2026 10:08 AM (0U5gm)
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Yeah, thanks to you I also have at least that many of their collaborative books, as well as some of their individually written books.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at May 10, 2026 10:08 AM (0U5gm)
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Yeah, thanks to you I also have at least that many of their collaborative books, as well as some of their individually written books.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 10, 2026 11:52 AM (gnNyN)
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Definitely! With this rereading, I am able to immerse myself in the era and the Brownstone setting and the familiar recurring characters. On the first reading, I was often so eager to move forward with the story that I would sometimes miss the nuances of Stout's descriptions. This time I am moving more slowly and savoring the works.
Posted by: Elinor, Who Usually Looks Lurkily at May 10, 2026
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There are little things you notice as an adult. In one novel, Before Midnight, a magazine contest is involved. At one point late in the book Archie refers to another magazine which from its name is clearly supposed to be Time, and comments that he didn't know what reaction "Mr. Tite" was going to have. This was an in-joke; Henry Luce founded Time. I didn't get that as a teenager.
Posted by: Elinor, Who Usually Looks Lurkily at May 10, 2026
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There are little things you notice as an adult. In one novel, Before Midnight, a magazine contest is involved. At one point late in the book Archie refers to another magazine which from its name is clearly supposed to be Time, and comments that he didn't know what reaction "Mr. Tite" was going to have. This was an in-joke; Henry Luce founded Time. I didn't get that as a teenager.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 11:53 AM (wzUl9)
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Elinor, you'll also notice that while Wolfe, Archie, and the others don't age, outside events from our world often show up. For instance, in And Be a Villain Archie is preparing Wolfe's tax returns for submission -- on March 15, not our April. The IRS deadline changed to 4/15 in 1954.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 11:56 AM (wzUl9)
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My TBR pile is much larger than my TBRA pile, and yet the latter gets more attention. I'm dumb that way.
Por ejemplo, I aM reading Lord Valntine's Castle again, but in my defense the last time was at least 20 years ago.
Por ejemplo, I aM reading Lord Valntine's Castle again, but in my defense the last time was at least 20 years ago.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 10, 2026 11:56 AM (0aYVJ)
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And on that happy note it's time to screw up a few chores here at Casa Some Guy and then dive back into Westlake for a while.
Thanks for the thread, MP4.
Have a good one, gang.
Thanks for the thread, MP4.
Have a good one, gang.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 10, 2026 11:56 AM (q3u5l)
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Yeah, chore time for me too. A tip of the ol' chapeau to MP4 for hosting us, and to all of you for fascinating discourse!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 11:58 AM (wzUl9)
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WE HAZ A NOOD
And as always, there will be a closed book test for the thread
And as always, there will be a closed book test for the thread
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 12:01 PM (Ia/+0)
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"And part of those digressions came from the really bad social science books that Heinlein read as he became a professional writer. Meade, Milgram, Kinsey Report, Stanford Prison Guard experiment, etc. were basically constructed as deliberate lies disguised as research.
"Heinlein naively thought, as many of the educated class did back then, that what these were groundbreaking studies in social sciences, he forgot that scientists are no better and no worse in lies and deception than other humans.
"Today, we know much of that social science and sex research is simply bogus that he relied upon."
Yeah, lots of the "Golden Ageish" SF writers had either a legitimate interest in social science, determinative or predictive history, general semantics, the fad of the day or the like, or at least found them to be valuable sources for story ideas. IIRC, for a time Heinlein was also a fan of Korzebski and general semantics and it showed, but Asimov (Foundation series), Vance (Languages of Pao), Beam Piper (much of what he wrote), and so on also swam in that sea. As with so much else at that time, John Campbell probably was a major influence there.
"Heinlein naively thought, as many of the educated class did back then, that what these were groundbreaking studies in social sciences, he forgot that scientists are no better and no worse in lies and deception than other humans.
"Today, we know much of that social science and sex research is simply bogus that he relied upon."
Yeah, lots of the "Golden Ageish" SF writers had either a legitimate interest in social science, determinative or predictive history, general semantics, the fad of the day or the like, or at least found them to be valuable sources for story ideas. IIRC, for a time Heinlein was also a fan of Korzebski and general semantics and it showed, but Asimov (Foundation series), Vance (Languages of Pao), Beam Piper (much of what he wrote), and so on also swam in that sea. As with so much else at that time, John Campbell probably was a major influence there.
Posted by: Pope John 20th at May 10, 2026 12:05 PM (7ZRgl)
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263 Elinor, you'll also notice that while Wolfe, Archie, and the others don't age, outside events from our world often show up. For instance, in And Be a Villain Archie is preparing Wolfe's tax returns for submission -- on March 15, not our April. The IRS deadline changed to 4/15 in 1954.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 11:56 AM (wzUl9)
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They are held in time while the world moves forward. Stout made a good choice.
Also, I kept noticing that Archie seemed extraordinaringly well-informed concerning fabrics and garments and fashions. Later I found out that Stout's wife Pola was a textile designer and craft weaver and was active in the textile business world and hobnobbed with other designers of the time.
263 Elinor, you'll also notice that while Wolfe, Archie, and the others don't age, outside events from our world often show up. For instance, in And Be a Villain Archie is preparing Wolfe's tax returns for submission -- on March 15, not our April. The IRS deadline changed to 4/15 in 1954.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 11:56 AM (wzUl9)
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They are held in time while the world moves forward. Stout made a good choice.
Also, I kept noticing that Archie seemed extraordinaringly well-informed concerning fabrics and garments and fashions. Later I found out that Stout's wife Pola was a textile designer and craft weaver and was active in the textile business world and hobnobbed with other designers of the time.
Posted by: Elinor, Who Usually Looks Lurkily at May 10, 2026 12:10 PM (TPFQA)
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Also, I kept noticing that Archie seemed extraordinaringly well-informed concerning fabrics and garments and fashions. Later I found out that Stout's wife Pola was a textile designer and craft weaver and was active in the textile business world and hobnobbed with other designers of the time.
Posted by: Elinor, Who Usually Looks Lurkily at May 10, 2026
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I did not know that!
Posted by: Elinor, Who Usually Looks Lurkily at May 10, 2026
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I did not know that!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 12:29 PM (wzUl9)
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"the 'Golden Ageish' SF writers"
I should have thought for a few more minutes before posting the above. Although Whig is right about the influence of bad social science on Heinlein's writing, and upon the writing of many other SF authors from the 1930s on, good and bad theories of governance, social science, cyclical history, and so on have been part of science fiction from the beginning of the form as a recognized genre. So pretty much any speculation about ideal, or even "better" societies, can be considered to be part of the utopian/distopian subgenre of science fiction; Plato's "The Republic" and his Allegory of the Cave is often viewed as such, and has been rewritten by Jo Walton as an explicit SF story.
I should have thought for a few more minutes before posting the above. Although Whig is right about the influence of bad social science on Heinlein's writing, and upon the writing of many other SF authors from the 1930s on, good and bad theories of governance, social science, cyclical history, and so on have been part of science fiction from the beginning of the form as a recognized genre. So pretty much any speculation about ideal, or even "better" societies, can be considered to be part of the utopian/distopian subgenre of science fiction; Plato's "The Republic" and his Allegory of the Cave is often viewed as such, and has been rewritten by Jo Walton as an explicit SF story.
Posted by: Pope John 20th at May 10, 2026 01:13 PM (7ZRgl)
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I, too, have trouble getting rid of books and magazines I know I will not re-read. My solution is to pass them along to friends and family I believe will enjoy them, thus keeping them "in the family." The problem with this strategy is I read more than anyone else and my gifts are often greeted with "I haven't finished the last one you gave me!"
Posted by: March Hare at May 10, 2026 01:14 PM (O/GSq)
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As for audiobooks, I listen while at the gym or while on a long drive/road trip, especially if I can find a story that Hubs will enjoy (he is not a reader.). However, I recently tried listening to "The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress," and discovered this novel was much easier to follow when I read it. Heinlein made up a "Looney patrois" which I found easier to decipher when written out. Also, as this was an ebook, I could use the "Look-up" and "Define" features.
Posted by: March Hare at May 10, 2026 02:02 PM (O/GSq)
Posted by: Weak Geek at May 10, 2026 02:21 PM (p/isN)
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I bought How to Slay a Wizard by Owen Benjamin for my son for his 14th.
There's some salty language in it, but nothing he's not heard before and I felt it had a message that needed to be received young; I'd read the Kindle version beforehand.
It got repetitive toward the end, but some of it might have been smoothed out for the print run.
Highly recommended for grads (HS or college).
I'm not quite halfway through 2666 by Roberto Bolaño, but it's riveting.
There's some salty language in it, but nothing he's not heard before and I felt it had a message that needed to be received young; I'd read the Kindle version beforehand.
It got repetitive toward the end, but some of it might have been smoothed out for the print run.
Highly recommended for grads (HS or college).
I'm not quite halfway through 2666 by Roberto Bolaño, but it's riveting.
Posted by: logprof at May 10, 2026 02:40 PM (jo6FO)
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The various mentions of Heinlein's work above prompt me to recommend a couple of his lesser known books: "Magic Inc." and "The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag". These are stand alone stories and I would classify them as fantasy rather than science fiction.
"Magic Inc." is set in an alternate world where magic is a recognized and openly practiced art. Witches and wizards are professionals like lawyers and doctors. The protagonist is a young businessman who has a hardware store and contracting business. He and his associates discover that what on the surface seems to be a bureaucratic scheme to regulate the practice of magic is in fact diabolically inspired. To thwart it requires lobbying the state legislature and an incursion into Hell itself.
"Magic Inc." is set in an alternate world where magic is a recognized and openly practiced art. Witches and wizards are professionals like lawyers and doctors. The protagonist is a young businessman who has a hardware store and contracting business. He and his associates discover that what on the surface seems to be a bureaucratic scheme to regulate the practice of magic is in fact diabolically inspired. To thwart it requires lobbying the state legislature and an incursion into Hell itself.
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"The Unpleasant Profession..." starts when Mr. Hoag has come home at the end of the day and is washing up before fixing his supper. He is interrupted by a phone call. The caller is an acquaintance begging him to fill in for a missing guest at a dinner party that evening. Knowing she employs an excellent cook he agrees. At the dinner party a woman who boasts of her ability to tell peoples' professions from the dress and mannerisms turns her attention to Mr. Hoag. She proclaims he must be a jeweler because of the jewelers rouge on his left hand. He sees he has a reddish substance under the nails of that hand and realizes he must have forgotten to finish washing when the phone rang. He does not know what the reddish stuff under his nails is. But the sight of it fills him with repulsion and fear. And he realizes that he does not known what he does during the day. He bolts from the party in a panic. The next day he hires a young couple who are private investors to follow him and discover what he does during the day. They think he is nuts but take the job. What they discover is much, much stranger and frightening than a simple case of amnesia.
Posted by: John F. MacMichael at May 10, 2026 03:55 PM (aYnHS)
Posted by: No Justice for Iryna, No Peace for Charlotte Government at May 10, 2026 03:56 PM (7/Q5O)
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Last fall, we renovated our basement and built an actual library, with built-in shelves and a built-in desk for my husband. We got our book collection (something like 18 moving boxes full) and happily put them up on the shelves, for the first time in maybe 6 or 7 years. It was like meeting old friends again, though many of the books I hadn't thought about for years. I'd not exactly forgotten them, because as soon as I saw them I remembered them, but it was a warm wave of recognition as I saw their covers again. Now I'm looking at them and thinking that at my age, I will never be able to read all of them again, there's just not enough time. I've trimmed the collection at various times over the years, but I am really reluctant to get rid of any book, unless it's one I actively dislike. Still, after unpacking all these books, I find myself thinking 'What happened to my book about the haunting of Borley Abbey? And there was that one about magic tricks as performed over the world. And what about 'Travels in Arabia Deserta'? I never would have gotten rid of those - did I accidentally include them in one of my cleaning spasms?'
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80 My home is a black hole for books - the gravity is so intense none ever leave.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 09:31 AM (nUR++)
I love you.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 09:31 AM (nUR++)
I love you.
Posted by: Kathysaysso at May 10, 2026 05:10 PM (7OVtU)
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Here’s a (very, very) few TBRA titles, off the top o’ me head, to recommend/tempt all y’all:
- Reilly: Ace of Spies by Robin Bruce Lockhart (so very much better than the tv miniseries)
- Wild At Heart by John Eldridge
- Beautiful Outlaw by John Eldridge
And of course,
- The Magic Pudding by Norman Lindsay
Enjoy!
- Reilly: Ace of Spies by Robin Bruce Lockhart (so very much better than the tv miniseries)
- Wild At Heart by John Eldridge
- Beautiful Outlaw by John Eldridge
And of course,
- The Magic Pudding by Norman Lindsay
Enjoy!
Posted by: BunyipBluegum at May 10, 2026 07:17 PM (Zx/u7)
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I’ve started the process of Swedish death cleaning, the idea of which is to declutter your home as an act of love for those who will have to sort through your things when your gone. The hardest task will be my treasure trove of old friends-my books. The books that I absolutely will not part with are: my very first hardcover book I was ever allowed to buy as a child, Where the Red Fern Grows; my dear grandmother’s Anne of Green Gables books, which were her sole companions as a young girl. She became deaf when she was nine and was no longer allowed to go to her little country school. The families of her friends kept their children away from her, as if deafness was contagious or a punishment for sin. Books became her escape into the world. My collection of children’s books will also be very hard to part with.
Posted by: Annie Rose at May 11, 2026 08:37 AM (MQoxb)
Daily Tech News 10 May 2026
Top Story
- NASA is planning a rescue mission for its Neils Gehrels Swift Observatory - a.k.a the Swift Gamma Ray Burst Explorer - which is sinking fast and will re-enter the atmosphere later this year without a boost. (Spaceflight Now)
Which is precisely what they plan to give it.
- Also sinking fast and being closely tracked by NASA is Mexico City. (The Guardian)
Large parts of the city are subsiding by more than two centimeters a month. This causes problems.
Tech News
- CPanel's terrible, horrible, no good very bad week. (Copahost)
CPanel issued patches for three new vulnerabilities over the weekend, after 44,000 CPanel servers were hacked in the past week. (My own server was affected, but I managed to get it locked down before the wave of ransomware hit. And I have off-site backups.)
Since each server can host hundreds of websites, 44,000 hacked servers could affect a lot of people.
- With mid-range smartphone sales dropping as memory prices bite, Mediatek and Qualcomm have cut their production orders with TSMC for 5nm and 4nm chips. AMD immediately took up the slack. (WCCFTech)
All current AMD CPUs (and GPUs) are built on TSMC's 5nm and 4nm processes - they don't use 3nm at all, and 2nm is set to arrive at the end of the year with Zen 6 - and AMD is selling every CPU they can churn out.
- I mentioned that Intel's stock recently hit a 20-year high. You know who bought the dip? The federal government. (WCCFTech)
The Trump Administration converted a Biden-era grant - which came with conditions attached that Intel couldn't meet - to a straightforward share purchase.
At the bottom of the market.
Oh, and Intel is currently in talks to manufacture chips for Apple 25% cheaper than TSMC.
- Fiber optic cables can listen in on your conversation. (Science)
If someone shines a laser down the cable and monitors the results very, very carefully.
- Micron is shipping a 245TB SSD. (Nerds.xyz)
Not one of the tiny M.2 drives, but a still compact U.2 2.5" model.
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Bonus Interlude
FrAIren Interlude
Disclaimer: Wait, Caravan Palace did the music for MOUSE: P.I. For Hire?
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G'Day everyone
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 04:31 AM (Ia/+0)
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Hope all Moms have a happy Mother's Day
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 04:34 AM (Ia/+0)
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Mornin'
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at May 10, 2026 04:35 AM (NkASH)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 10, 2026 04:36 AM (y1wyK)
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There are single Dads out there for sure, but somehow its different.
And Trannies can't be Moms
And Trannies can't be Moms
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 04:38 AM (Ia/+0)
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Happy to read that UK MP Rupert Lowe's Restore Britain Party made a good showing in last week's elections:
https://tinyurl.com/ywpman56
Restore is to the UK what MAGA is to the US.
Farage and his Reform Party are what RINOs are to the GOP.
But Farage will lie his way up claiming to be more extremely conservative than Lowe. That's all Farage has ever done.
https://tinyurl.com/ywpman56
Restore is to the UK what MAGA is to the US.
Farage and his Reform Party are what RINOs are to the GOP.
But Farage will lie his way up claiming to be more extremely conservative than Lowe. That's all Farage has ever done.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 10, 2026 04:43 AM (y1wyK)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 10, 2026 04:45 AM (y1wyK)
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Single dads can celebrate Father's Day. Apparently , there are people in Seattle, I think who want celebrate "Others Day" because they feel left out of "Mother's Day" Gee, people feel left out for all kinds of reasons on man holidaysThey feel sad perhaps and cope with it .
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 10, 2026 04:46 AM (Nx5jP)
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"Many" holidays.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 10, 2026 04:47 AM (Nx5jP)
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I'm a born and raised city slicker. But I learned something about fertilizer explosions.
Consider this a PSA:
https://tinyurl.com/4v3zy589
Consider this a PSA:
https://tinyurl.com/4v3zy589
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 10, 2026 04:49 AM (y1wyK)
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And the "Christian Post" has a number of articles at the site "Post Opinion" section" by women who are feeling loses during this day and how their faith helps them at this time.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 10, 2026 04:53 AM (Nx5jP)
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Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.
Posted by: olddog in mo at May 10, 2026 05:02 AM (vBlQn)
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Happy Mother's Day.
Posted by: olddog in mo at May 10, 2026 05:12 AM (vBlQn)
Posted by: Jack Butler at May 10, 2026 05:13 AM (vBlQn)
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g'mornin', 'rons
g'mornin', 'rons
Posted by: AltonJackson at May 10, 2026 05:14 AM (8iYDv)
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Happy Mother's Day, all you Mothers.
My own mom passed away over 30 years ago. My wife, the mother of my children, passed away almost 7 years ago.
I will need to call my daughter and DiLs to send them my best wishes for their happiness.
My own mom passed away over 30 years ago. My wife, the mother of my children, passed away almost 7 years ago.
I will need to call my daughter and DiLs to send them my best wishes for their happiness.
Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 10, 2026 05:18 AM (qFwJc)
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Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 10, 2026 05:18 AM (qFwJc)
I am sorry for your losses. It is kind of you to think of your DIL's .
I am sorry for your losses. It is kind of you to think of your DIL's .
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 10, 2026 05:19 AM (rZCVI)
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Morning, Tech Peeps
Posted by: fluffy at May 10, 2026 05:20 AM (V0/Sp)
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women who are feeling loses during this day
FenelonSpoke at May 10, 2026 04:53 AM
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Get off a me like that.
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women who are feeling loses during this day
FenelonSpoke at May 10, 2026 04:53 AM
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Get off a me like that.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 10, 2026 05:21 AM (azNOR)
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https://tinyurl.com/mudenu8a
Top 20 Posts Doug Ross Substack
Top 20 Posts Doug Ross Substack
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 05:21 AM (Ia/+0)
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Evening and morning, ever'body,
I'm awake an hour early. Not Stirling's fault, just the way it goes sometimes. Come to think of it, this is the first time I've been up this early since my trip on 4/17. It's 68 F., no rain impending, so I can start the week with a good workout . . . once I get some coffee into me.
So, aside from discussions of Jagermeister (blech!) on the ONT, whassup?
I'm awake an hour early. Not Stirling's fault, just the way it goes sometimes. Come to think of it, this is the first time I've been up this early since my trip on 4/17. It's 68 F., no rain impending, so I can start the week with a good workout . . . once I get some coffee into me.
So, aside from discussions of Jagermeister (blech!) on the ONT, whassup?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 05:28 AM (wzUl9)
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Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 10, 2026 05:18 AM (qFwJc)
And to think of your daughter as well
And to think of your daughter as well
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 10, 2026 05:28 AM (rZCVI)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 05:31 AM (HdYcL)
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There are three women that are mothers to my grands. They are good mothers. I should show them some love and respect.
Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 10, 2026 05:32 AM (qFwJc)
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Can I identify as a mom?
Posted by: Biden's Dog
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Sure!
Posted by: Jack Butler at May 10, 2026 05:13 AM (vBlQn)
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Time to make myself a yummy sammich.
I love me!
Posted by: Biden's Dog
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Sure!
Posted by: Jack Butler at May 10, 2026 05:13 AM (vBlQn)
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Time to make myself a yummy sammich.
I love me!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 10, 2026 05:35 AM (y1wyK)
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Oh yes! Happy Mother's Day!
My mom passed away at age 70 in Nov. 1986, so almost forty years ago, when I was a young man. She did a pretty good job as a pioneering single mother* with my brother and me: Neither of us wound up crazy, or criminal, or on welfare. She'd have been proud of my working for, and getting my bachelor's from, the local private college, since she was always a fan of their football team.
* In essence. My father was around, didn't live with us, and contributed money and meddling, but Mom raised us. Despite working nights, she was always there for us.
My mom passed away at age 70 in Nov. 1986, so almost forty years ago, when I was a young man. She did a pretty good job as a pioneering single mother* with my brother and me: Neither of us wound up crazy, or criminal, or on welfare. She'd have been proud of my working for, and getting my bachelor's from, the local private college, since she was always a fan of their football team.
* In essence. My father was around, didn't live with us, and contributed money and meddling, but Mom raised us. Despite working nights, she was always there for us.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 05:35 AM (wzUl9)
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As I mentioned on the ONT, I drove past my former mother-in-law's house yesterday morning. I have no idea if she still lives there, or is even living, for that matter. A compact SUV stood in the driveway, so somebody lives there.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 05:39 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 10, 2026 05:44 AM (rZCVI)
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Today I will think back to my mother (I often do) She was one of those women who took over a mans job of building airplanes for WW2. Worked as a drill press operator and soon after the war ended I was born. All the good times and some bad times in her life after that and I wish I had been more attentive to her when I was very young. She always wore, when going out on the town, 'Evening in Paris Perfume' and became town clerk for out town and traveled to NYC by herself for conferences. I can't imagine her ever doing that today, no way. Even rode the subway when you didn't think about safety at all.
Posted by: Colin at May 10, 2026 05:45 AM (e8qy3)
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A happy Mother's Day to all the 'ette moms!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 10, 2026 05:46 AM (T3arw)
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Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 05:35 AM (wzUl9
Thanks for your witness.
Thanks for your witness.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 10, 2026 05:46 AM (rZCVI)
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My mother, as I said, was a pioneering single mom. She was born in western Canada; her family (Swedish dad, Ukrainian mom) moved to Florida when she was twelve. She became a registered nurse in the Thirties, when nurses did a lot of the scut work. I found out a while back that she was an expert on the nursing of communicable diseases and was asked to lecture succeeding nursing classes on the topic at LSU School of Nursing!
After I was born, she shifted to private duty night work, the eleven-to-seven shift. She'd leave the house at ten pm and get back about seven-thirty, so she was glad when we boys started getting ourselves up for school and she didn't have to chase after us. She didn't work every night; there were days where she did not have to sleep and could do things with us in the summers when we were small.
After I was born, she shifted to private duty night work, the eleven-to-seven shift. She'd leave the house at ten pm and get back about seven-thirty, so she was glad when we boys started getting ourselves up for school and she didn't have to chase after us. She didn't work every night; there were days where she did not have to sleep and could do things with us in the summers when we were small.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 05:54 AM (wzUl9)
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Posted by: Colin at May 10, 2026 05:45 AM
Thanks for your interesting account and your affirmation of her.
Thanks for your interesting account and your affirmation of her.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 10, 2026 05:56 AM (PFs9e)
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Now I wish I had asked my mother more about day-to-day life in the Thirties, Forties, and Fifties. She told us some things; for instance, that she saw Frankenstein w/Karloff at a downtown movie theatre here (presumably on a re-release; she was only fifteen when the movie came out in 1931, and still living in FL). I'd love now to ask about prices of things, how men and women dressed, radio programs, all of that.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 05:58 AM (wzUl9)
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Hokay; time to change, stretch, and work out.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 05:59 AM (wzUl9)
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Mexico City is destined to become the home world of the Mole People
Mexico City is destined to become the home world of the Mole People
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 10, 2026 06:03 AM (xG4kz)
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Luckily both my mom and dad are still around. My sister is bringing supper to them and I will go over to there place as well.
Last evening my sister took me to a comedy club, we saw two guys, one is on Gutfield often. Never been to one before. It was fun.
Last evening my sister took me to a comedy club, we saw two guys, one is on Gutfield often. Never been to one before. It was fun.
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 06:10 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 10, 2026 06:14 AM (xvhJH)
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Mexico City is destined to become the home world of the Mole People
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 10, 2026 06:03 AM
Aren't they already? Oh, "mole". Carry on.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 10, 2026 06:03 AM
Aren't they already? Oh, "mole". Carry on.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 10, 2026 06:16 AM (T3arw)
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Happy Mothers Day to all ettes! I don't usually much notice Hallmark Holidays, but since this one celebrates the center of family strength, and therefore of civil society itself, I say we raise a glass to Mothers everywhere!
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 10, 2026 06:19 AM (Sroko)
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A free cell game I play on the phone now and then runs ads between games and more and more often I'm seeing ads by left-run states and cities desperately trying to convince folks to move back or at least visit. Illinois I see the most often - bragging on their progressive approach to citizenship, etc, lol ....sure that'll get em back. The saddest ad so far - San Diego. San Diego needs to gin up interest? General CA insanity aside, as recent as the 80s San Diego was actually conservative for the most part and was the place to be IMHO. Like anyone playing a mobile card game is going to base a move or holiday destination decision into one of these lefty shtholes because of an ad. Idiocracy.
Posted by: Grainger at May 10, 2026 06:28 AM (hyQrc)
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I play Suduko at Easybrain, it has a commercial at end but its fine.
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 06:30 AM (Ia/+0)
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Daily, I play Nerdle, Quordle and Wordle. Trying to keep my brain supple.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 10, 2026 06:33 AM (uJ3I2)
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Www.solitareparadise.com is where I play mahjong and spider solitaire
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 06:37 AM (Ia/+0)
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If you appreciate a little Chopin background music, I recommend this excellent recording of pianist Yeol Eum Son. She also is just outstanding playing Mozart, if you enjoy Mozart.
https://tinyurl.com/ycxxhhud
https://tinyurl.com/ycxxhhud
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 10, 2026 06:43 AM (uJ3I2)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 10, 2026 06:45 AM (6UQAR)
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Solitairepatadice has free cell and lots of other games.
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 06:50 AM (Ia/+0)
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Morning, Horde...How goes it?
In today's adventures in Lord of the Ring Online, I've made it to Dunland, where I will be assisting the native tribesmen in various tasks in an effort to sway them away from Isengard's influence.
I'm also clearing a path for the Grey Company as they head southwards to join Aragorn before his fateful journey through the Paths of the Dead.
In today's adventures in Lord of the Ring Online, I've made it to Dunland, where I will be assisting the native tribesmen in various tasks in an effort to sway them away from Isengard's influence.
I'm also clearing a path for the Grey Company as they head southwards to join Aragorn before his fateful journey through the Paths of the Dead.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 10, 2026 06:50 AM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2026 06:52 AM (2GVsD)
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I was at the store and saw a number of men buying flowers and balloons for either their mothers and/or wives. I made me happy. Spouse gave me a nice card
I got some flowers for the church - pretty tulips- and will bring them home after service. What a nice afternoon for me was spouse and I going out for potato skins and a chocolate martini ( he had club soda) yesterday. It was like a date. He is a nice, hard working, funny guy and a man of faith. Son was at home taking a test online for work . He passed it
I got some flowers for the church - pretty tulips- and will bring them home after service. What a nice afternoon for me was spouse and I going out for potato skins and a chocolate martini ( he had club soda) yesterday. It was like a date. He is a nice, hard working, funny guy and a man of faith. Son was at home taking a test online for work . He passed it
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 10, 2026 06:52 AM (6UQAR)
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Mexico City sinking?
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2026 06:52 AM (2GVsD)
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Gives a whole new meaning to sinko de Mayo.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2026 06:52 AM (2GVsD)
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Gives a whole new meaning to sinko de Mayo.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 10, 2026 06:56 AM (y1wyK)
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Captain Ouever, "hold the Mayo."
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2026 06:56 AM (2GVsD)
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Fen have a great day today
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 06:57 AM (Ia/+0)
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Happiest of days to you, Fen
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 10, 2026 06:59 AM (A5m1a)
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Good morning morons and Happy Mother's Day
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 10, 2026 07:07 AM (RIvkX)
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G'mornin' everyone!
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 10, 2026 07:10 AM (VyBeY)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 10, 2026 07:11 AM (y1wyK)
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My mom was pretty cool in her youth. I was born while dad was serving with the ARVN in Long Binh, she was alone for the first 6 months.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 10, 2026 07:14 AM (RIvkX)
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If someone shines a laser down the cable and monitors the results very, very carefully.
Which means they have to access the individual cable, strip its cover, and put a device on it. And, in the process, not bend it far enough it disrupts the signal. (That takes a lot with modern fiber, but it's still a consideration.)
Versus monitoring WiFi, which requires sitting across the street in a van. Or the next street over, with the power some of my neighbors put out on their WiFi networks.
BTW, anyone know why an Ubiquity WAP would connect devices but not provide them internet? Just had FIOS installed - finally - and what I thought was a problem with our old service turns out to maybe be a WAP problem. (Cables check fine with my tester.) I'm going to have to plug a cable into its other port and fiddle with it.
Which means they have to access the individual cable, strip its cover, and put a device on it. And, in the process, not bend it far enough it disrupts the signal. (That takes a lot with modern fiber, but it's still a consideration.)
Versus monitoring WiFi, which requires sitting across the street in a van. Or the next street over, with the power some of my neighbors put out on their WiFi networks.
BTW, anyone know why an Ubiquity WAP would connect devices but not provide them internet? Just had FIOS installed - finally - and what I thought was a problem with our old service turns out to maybe be a WAP problem. (Cables check fine with my tester.) I'm going to have to plug a cable into its other port and fiddle with it.
Posted by: GWB at May 10, 2026 07:17 AM (ADKNC)
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The Deep State's swamp is alive and well:
https://tinyurl.com/bdzhuvjz
Warm and sunny early afternoon here in Jerusalem. Think I'll do my walk and exercise. I like the heat!
https://tinyurl.com/bdzhuvjz
Warm and sunny early afternoon here in Jerusalem. Think I'll do my walk and exercise. I like the heat!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 10, 2026 07:24 AM (y1wyK)
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I am currently failing at robot solitaire contract bridge, courtesy of Bridgebase.com
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 10, 2026 07:25 AM (acx3c)
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And today's left wing sign- in the hills of a slightly more rural, woodsy part of NJ- ( yes, we have them) "Ice out of our neighborhoods" ( first of all- what made it exclusively "your" neighborhood ( how do the other neighbors feel?) and secondly, do you want drug traffickers, rapists and murderers in your neighborhood?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 10, 2026 07:27 AM (EQmpy)
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Thanks, Skip and Huck.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 10, 2026 07:29 AM (G7WXk)
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Can I identify as a mom?
Posted by: Biden's Dog
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Sure!
Posted by: Jack Butler at May 10, 2026 05:13 AM (vBlQn)
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Today, anyone can be anything!
https://tinyurl.com/263sw5x9
Posted by: Biden's Dog
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Sure!
Posted by: Jack Butler at May 10, 2026 05:13 AM (vBlQn)
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Today, anyone can be anything!
https://tinyurl.com/263sw5x9
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 10, 2026 07:30 AM (y1wyK)
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It's funny that on Mother's Day, I never feel like it's for me. My thoughts are only for my own mom, who has been gone for 17 years.
Posted by: Lady in Black at May 10, 2026 07:33 AM (qBdHI)
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Today, anyone can be anything!
https://tinyurl.com/263sw5x9
Posted by: Biden's Dog
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Ugh. Threw up a little bit in my mouth.
https://tinyurl.com/263sw5x9
Posted by: Biden's Dog
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Ugh. Threw up a little bit in my mouth.
Posted by: olddog in mo at May 10, 2026 07:35 AM (vBlQn)
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My mom was pretty cool in her youth. I was born while dad was serving with the ARVN in Long Binh, she was alone for the first 6 months.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
Wait, your dad was in the ARVN? San Fran, I thought you were Jewish. That's way cool though.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
Wait, your dad was in the ARVN? San Fran, I thought you were Jewish. That's way cool though.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 10, 2026 07:35 AM (l26NL)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 10, 2026 07:35 AM (y1wyK)
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Today, anyone can be anything!
https://tinyurl.com/263sw5x9
Posted by: Biden's Dog
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Ugh. Threw up a little bit in my mouth.
Posted by: olddog in mo at May 10, 2026 07:35 AM (vBlQn)
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Indeed. It's odd to see.
https://tinyurl.com/263sw5x9
Posted by: Biden's Dog
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Ugh. Threw up a little bit in my mouth.
Posted by: olddog in mo at May 10, 2026 07:35 AM (vBlQn)
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Indeed. It's odd to see.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 10, 2026 07:36 AM (y1wyK)
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San Franpsycho, please disregard my previous post. I misread it. Sorry
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 10, 2026 07:36 AM (l26NL)
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Miss Linda brings me the crossword puzzle that appears in our local free arts-and-politics newspaper. They usually start off pretty easy, but the wordplay in the "long" answers in the puzzles can be tough until you tune in on their concept.
I suppose some of the vintage questions about the '80s and farther back (e.g., "Newman's half-Apache") would be tough for the younger people.
I suppose some of the vintage questions about the '80s and farther back (e.g., "Newman's half-Apache") would be tough for the younger people.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 07:40 AM (wzUl9)
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Today, anyone can be anything!
https://tinyurl.com/263sw5x9
Posted by: Biden's Dog
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Is Page even still an actor? A professional trans something, is what I thought she/it was. Shows what I know.
https://tinyurl.com/263sw5x9
Posted by: Biden's Dog
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Is Page even still an actor? A professional trans something, is what I thought she/it was. Shows what I know.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 10, 2026 07:41 AM (YjkhO)
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In today's adventures in Lord of the Ring Online, I've made it to Dunland, where I will be assisting the native tribesmen in various tasks in an effort to sway them away from Isengard's influence.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
hehe. It's an interesting game in that you get familiar with the locations. I gave up after first losing an account when Turbine gave up the ghost, and second, going back to Angmar and getting absolutely shit-stomped. I did get invited to a private house for a while. Waste of time, but fun.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
hehe. It's an interesting game in that you get familiar with the locations. I gave up after first losing an account when Turbine gave up the ghost, and second, going back to Angmar and getting absolutely shit-stomped. I did get invited to a private house for a while. Waste of time, but fun.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 10, 2026 07:41 AM (diia5)
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crosswords is another game I stink at. My MIL used to do them in pen while smoking her morning cig.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 10, 2026 07:42 AM (YjkhO)
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Morning, all, and happy Mother's Day to those who celebrate.
It was a particularly lousy day yesterday. Hardly got any editing done, so went out and spent money I should not have spent getting drunk. Which is SOP for me, but I also found out a dear lady friend is going through some terrible times, feeling lost, alone and horribly unhappy. Been trying to write her an e-mail, but just can't find any words that don't sound anodyne and pathetic.
It was a particularly lousy day yesterday. Hardly got any editing done, so went out and spent money I should not have spent getting drunk. Which is SOP for me, but I also found out a dear lady friend is going through some terrible times, feeling lost, alone and horribly unhappy. Been trying to write her an e-mail, but just can't find any words that don't sound anodyne and pathetic.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 10, 2026 07:44 AM (qRla/)
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Mexico City sinking is what happens when you build on lake bed sediment. Lots of heavy concrete buildings and infrastructure on a thick layer of lake bed sediment. Genius!
"Hey, the Aztecs built here, so it should be okay, right? Right?"
"Hey, the Aztecs built here, so it should be okay, right? Right?"
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 07:45 AM (ynpvh)
Posted by: naturalfake at May 10, 2026 07:48 AM (iJfKG)
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77
Happy Mother's Day to All Ette Mothers!!!!
And everybody else...Don't forget to call your Mom!
Posted by: naturalfake at May 10, 2026 07:48 AM (iJfKG)
Kinda hard to do...last I knew, she was ashes...
Happy Mother's Day to All Ette Mothers!!!!
And everybody else...Don't forget to call your Mom!
Posted by: naturalfake at May 10, 2026 07:48 AM (iJfKG)
Kinda hard to do...last I knew, she was ashes...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 07:49 AM (ynpvh)
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There was a fun event back in the Turbine days when the devs came into the game and helped out players for a day. I was on Weathertop and one dev just vaporized all of the creatures in a few seconds. That was hilarious.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 10, 2026 07:51 AM (diia5)
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I agree with this:
https://instapundit.com/795786/
And I would go further and say that this should be investigated fully and everyone involved should be tried in a court of law and if found guily-
hung by the neck until dead.
This sort of crime cannot go unpunished.
I agree with this:
https://instapundit.com/795786/
And I would go further and say that this should be investigated fully and everyone involved should be tried in a court of law and if found guily-
hung by the neck until dead.
This sort of crime cannot go unpunished.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 10, 2026 07:51 AM (iJfKG)
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Wait, your dad was in the ARVN? San Fran, I thought you were Jewish. That's way cool though.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 10, 2026 07:35 AM (l26NL)
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He was in the military advisory group sent by President Kennedy before any major combat and before the Gulf of Tonkin incident.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 10, 2026 07:35 AM (l26NL)
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He was in the military advisory group sent by President Kennedy before any major combat and before the Gulf of Tonkin incident.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 10, 2026 07:51 AM (RIvkX)
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Happy Mother's Day to All Ette Mothers!!!!
And everybody else...Don't forget to call your Mom!
Posted by: naturalfake at May 10, 2026 07:48 AM (iJfKG)
Kinda hard to do...last I knew, she was ashes...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 07:49 AM (ynpvh)
Oh, come on!
Surely you know a good medium who can run a seance for you.
And everybody else...Don't forget to call your Mom!
Posted by: naturalfake at May 10, 2026 07:48 AM (iJfKG)
Kinda hard to do...last I knew, she was ashes...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 07:49 AM (ynpvh)
Oh, come on!
Surely you know a good medium who can run a seance for you.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 10, 2026 07:52 AM (iJfKG)
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I am sorry about your friend. How about " I am sorry that you are having such a miserable and unhappy time. I care about you a lot, and think highly of you , and would be glad to help you if I can by listening."
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 10, 2026 07:52 AM (PFs9e)
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"69 Today, anyone can be anything!
https://tinyurl.com/263sw5x9
Posted by: Biden's Dog
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Ugh. Threw up a little bit in my mouth.
Posted by: olddog in mo at May 10, 2026 07:35 AM (vBlQn)
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Indeed. It's odd to see.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 10, 2026 07:36 AM (y1wyK) "
anything, anything at all, to disrupt and overturn the evil old wypipo culture that made their very existence possible ...
https://tinyurl.com/263sw5x9
Posted by: Biden's Dog
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Ugh. Threw up a little bit in my mouth.
Posted by: olddog in mo at May 10, 2026 07:35 AM (vBlQn)
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Indeed. It's odd to see.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 10, 2026 07:36 AM (y1wyK) "
anything, anything at all, to disrupt and overturn the evil old wypipo culture that made their very existence possible ...
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 10, 2026 07:53 AM (VyBeY)
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82 Happy Mother's Day to All Ette Mothers!!!!
And everybody else...Don't forget to call your Mom!
Posted by: naturalfake at May 10, 2026 07:48 AM (iJfKG)
Kinda hard to do...last I knew, she was ashes...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 07:49 AM (ynpvh)
Oh, come on!
Surely you know a good medium who can run a seance for you.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 10, 2026 07:52 AM (iJfKG)
I'd use the dwarf medium who escaped from prison. She's the small medium at large...
And everybody else...Don't forget to call your Mom!
Posted by: naturalfake at May 10, 2026 07:48 AM (iJfKG)
Kinda hard to do...last I knew, she was ashes...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 07:49 AM (ynpvh)
Oh, come on!
Surely you know a good medium who can run a seance for you.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 10, 2026 07:52 AM (iJfKG)
I'd use the dwarf medium who escaped from prison. She's the small medium at large...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 07:53 AM (ynpvh)
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83-for MPPPP
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 10, 2026 07:53 AM (PFs9e)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 10, 2026 07:53 AM (qRla/)
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"Mexico City sinking is what happens when you build on lake bed sediment. "
They can build New Mexico City on top of it.
They can build New Mexico City on top of it.
Posted by: fd at May 10, 2026 07:55 AM (vFG9F)
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https://tinyurl.com/yzdcpjzs
I love when they call these people "pedestrians"
No, pedestrians are found on the sidewalk. Crazy people are found on the runway.
I love when they call these people "pedestrians"
No, pedestrians are found on the sidewalk. Crazy people are found on the runway.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 10, 2026 07:56 AM (RIvkX)
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Mom is/was ashes, Dad is buried 1800 miles away. Wife is nearby, cemetery is only 20 miles away.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 07:56 AM (ynpvh)
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88 "Mexico City sinking is what happens when you build on lake bed sediment. "
They can build New Mexico City on top of it.
Posted by: fd at May 10, 2026 07:55 AM (vFG9F)
Hah, yes, reminds me of some archaeological sites, where the current city is built on the previous, going back 17 instantiations, each time the city burned to the ground.
They can build New Mexico City on top of it.
Posted by: fd at May 10, 2026 07:55 AM (vFG9F)
Hah, yes, reminds me of some archaeological sites, where the current city is built on the previous, going back 17 instantiations, each time the city burned to the ground.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 07:59 AM (ynpvh)
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89 https://tinyurl.com/yzdcpjzs
I love when they call these people "pedestrians"
No, pedestrians are found on the sidewalk. Crazy people are found on the runway.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 10, 2026 07:56 AM (RIvkX)
Fashion IS a passion for some.
I love when they call these people "pedestrians"
No, pedestrians are found on the sidewalk. Crazy people are found on the runway.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 10, 2026 07:56 AM (RIvkX)
Fashion IS a passion for some.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 07:59 AM (ynpvh)
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My mother dinned into me at an early age that she wanted to be cremated. I decided the most appropriate thing to do with her ashes was to sprinkle them in the Miss. River; after all she lived in close proximity to it for some thirty-five years.
My father is buried in one of the cemeteries in Mid-City.
My father is buried in one of the cemeteries in Mid-City.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 08:01 AM (wzUl9)
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Besides MP4 - you know what to say. You are a caring, articulate person.You're just being too hard on yourself because you are in low spirits and nothing probably sounds right to you.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 10, 2026 08:01 AM (afKoR)
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I'm
too sexy for my SCHUURLP!!!
too sexy for my SCHUURLP!!!
Posted by: Guy on the runway at May 10, 2026 08:02 AM (vFG9F)
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“Strategic hamlets” was the brainchild of CIA wizards, apparently. In hindsight, they should have invaded Berkley and Ann Arbor. Oops
Posted by: Common Tater at May 10, 2026 08:03 AM (XH8Ra)
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If you are interested, Catherine Herridge has a great interview with longtime Federal prosecutor Jim Trusty covering the legal cases against Comey, Brennan at al, and the possible future prosecution of Obumbles.
https://tinyurl.com/yj2ennps
https://tinyurl.com/yj2ennps
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 10, 2026 08:03 AM (C2m2z)
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Good morning Horde. Thx Pixy
A very Happy Mother's Day to all the Horde mom's
A very Happy Mother's Day to all the Horde mom's
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 10, 2026 08:03 AM (gu0hJ)
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“Strategic hamlets” was the brainchild of CIA wizards, apparently. In hindsight, they should have invaded Berkley and Ann Arbor. Oops
Posted by: Common Tater at May 10, 2026 08:03 AM (XH8Ra)
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My dad was a 24 year old grunt, but his team worked with the Montangnard people who lived in the western mountains along the Ho Chi Minh trail.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 10, 2026 08:03 AM (XH8Ra)
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My dad was a 24 year old grunt, but his team worked with the Montangnard people who lived in the western mountains along the Ho Chi Minh trail.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 10, 2026 08:06 AM (RIvkX)
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"Hey, the Aztecs built here, so it should be okay, right? Right?"
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 07:45 AM (ynpvh)
The otiginal Aztec city was amazingly beautiful, an astounding feat of engineering. It was spread across a series iog small islands in a large and shallow inland lake, all connected by causeways.
Soon into the colonial period, the Spanish felt the layout was too limiting, so they drained the lake, destroying the ecosystem which has sustained the city, and turned the entire valley into a vast mudflat with a couple higher spots.
And from that, Mexico City grew into toxic monstrosity it is today.
"Hey, the Aztecs built here, so it should be okay, right? Right?"
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 07:45 AM (ynpvh)
The otiginal Aztec city was amazingly beautiful, an astounding feat of engineering. It was spread across a series iog small islands in a large and shallow inland lake, all connected by causeways.
Soon into the colonial period, the Spanish felt the layout was too limiting, so they drained the lake, destroying the ecosystem which has sustained the city, and turned the entire valley into a vast mudflat with a couple higher spots.
And from that, Mexico City grew into toxic monstrosity it is today.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 10, 2026 08:06 AM (25Mwa)
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On the other hand I have no idea where the former Mrs. Wolfus No. 2 is buried, or if she was cremated. None of her names turn up in a search of the cemetery where my father and many long-time denizens of this city rest.
She had kids w/ two different men after we divorced, one boy in about 1991, so he'd be an adult now, and a daughter some time around 2010.
She had kids w/ two different men after we divorced, one boy in about 1991, so he'd be an adult now, and a daughter some time around 2010.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 08:08 AM (wzUl9)
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I've got to thank Ace tomorrow. He posted on X my comment about Lucas tweeting that Warner and Kaine being "cucks" . He put it in the sidebar as well. It's been viewed 105k . Holy crap
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 10, 2026 08:11 AM (gu0hJ)
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Happy Mother's Day to all while enjoying an absolutely beautiful spring day in Indiana.
Posted by: Citizen Cake at May 10, 2026 08:11 AM (CwhoI)
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101 On the other hand I have no idea where the former Mrs. Wolfus No. 2 is buried, or if she was cremated. None of her names turn up in a search of the cemetery where my father and many long-time denizens of this city rest.
She had kids w/ two different men after we divorced, one boy in about 1991, so he'd be an adult now, and a daughter some time around 2010.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 08:08 AM (wzUl9)
You can do an obituary search online, if you know what her final surname was...
She had kids w/ two different men after we divorced, one boy in about 1991, so he'd be an adult now, and a daughter some time around 2010.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 08:08 AM (wzUl9)
You can do an obituary search online, if you know what her final surname was...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 08:12 AM (ynpvh)
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Anyhow -- I'm back from my workout, mostly walking in misty water-saturated air, cleaned up, having breakfast and a pipe. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie w/ Maggie Smith is on Movies! They'll have I Remember Mama, Little Women (the 1949 version w/ June Allyson), and The Trip to Bountiful later today . . . and a strange choice for Mother's Day, Mildred Pierce w/ Joan Crawford as their prime-time flick.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 08:13 AM (wzUl9)
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100
"Hey, the Aztecs built here, so it should be okay, right? Right?"
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 07:45 AM (ynpvh)
The otiginal Aztec city was amazingly beautiful, an astounding feat of engineering. It was spread across a series iog small islands in a large and shallow inland lake, all connected by causeways.
Soon into the colonial period, the Spanish felt the layout was too limiting, so they drained the lake, destroying the ecosystem which has sustained the city, and turned the entire valley into a vast mudflat with a couple higher spots.
And from that, Mexico City grew into toxic monstrosity it is today.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 10, 2026 08:06 AM (25Mwa)
It's also the reason it does so poorly in earthquakes...lake sediment jiggles like a Bill Cosby-roofied jello...
"Hey, the Aztecs built here, so it should be okay, right? Right?"
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 07:45 AM (ynpvh)
The otiginal Aztec city was amazingly beautiful, an astounding feat of engineering. It was spread across a series iog small islands in a large and shallow inland lake, all connected by causeways.
Soon into the colonial period, the Spanish felt the layout was too limiting, so they drained the lake, destroying the ecosystem which has sustained the city, and turned the entire valley into a vast mudflat with a couple higher spots.
And from that, Mexico City grew into toxic monstrosity it is today.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 10, 2026 08:06 AM (25Mwa)
It's also the reason it does so poorly in earthquakes...lake sediment jiggles like a Bill Cosby-roofied jello...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 08:13 AM (ynpvh)
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I've got to thank Ace tomorrow. He posted on X my comment about Lucas tweeting that Warner and Kaine being "cucks" . He put it in the sidebar as well. It's been viewed 105k . Holy crap
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 10, 2026 08:11 AM (gu0hJ)
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You realize this is also my brush with Greatness! I know you.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 10, 2026 08:11 AM (gu0hJ)
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You realize this is also my brush with Greatness! I know you.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 10, 2026 08:14 AM (RIvkX)
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@105 Maggie Smith was fantastic, but Jean Brodie was kind of a jerk
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 10, 2026 08:14 AM (gu0hJ)
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Thank you, Fen.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 10, 2026 08:14 AM (qRla/)
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an do an obituary search online, if you know what her final surname was...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026
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That was how I found out she was gone and about the memorial service her friends (some of them once mine) held for her in '16. She re-assumed her maiden name in the last years, I think; her FB page had that.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026
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That was how I found out she was gone and about the memorial service her friends (some of them once mine) held for her in '16. She re-assumed her maiden name in the last years, I think; her FB page had that.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 08:15 AM (wzUl9)
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@107 San Franpsycho, glad to have you along for the ride.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 10, 2026 08:15 AM (gu0hJ)
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. . . and a strange choice for Mother's Day, Mildred Pierce w/ Joan Crawford as their prime-time flick.
Not really, since Pierce is about a mother who sacrifices everything for her ungrateful daughter. It probably speaks to a lot of mothers, these days.
Mommie Dearest, on the other hand, would be a strange choice.
Not really, since Pierce is about a mother who sacrifices everything for her ungrateful daughter. It probably speaks to a lot of mothers, these days.
Mommie Dearest, on the other hand, would be a strange choice.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 10, 2026 08:16 AM (qRla/)
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Maggie Smith was fantastic, but Jean Brodie was kind of a jerk
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 10, 2026
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I got the impression, from Spark's novel anyway, that Jean was teaching the kids all the *wrong* things to handle life. She never realizes it. But the reader does.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 10, 2026
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I got the impression, from Spark's novel anyway, that Jean was teaching the kids all the *wrong* things to handle life. She never realizes it. But the reader does.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 08:16 AM (wzUl9)
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. . . and a strange choice for Mother's Day, Mildred Pierce w/ Joan Crawford as their prime-time flick.
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Not really, since Pierce is about a mother who sacrifices everything for her ungrateful daughter. It probably speaks to a lot of mothers, these days.
Mommie Dearest, on the other hand, would be a strange choice.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 10, 2026
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Good point, MP4. I guess I was thinking a film noir is an odd choice to celebrate this particular day with.
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Not really, since Pierce is about a mother who sacrifices everything for her ungrateful daughter. It probably speaks to a lot of mothers, these days.
Mommie Dearest, on the other hand, would be a strange choice.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 10, 2026
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Good point, MP4. I guess I was thinking a film noir is an odd choice to celebrate this particular day with.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 08:17 AM (wzUl9)
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*basks in reflected glory*
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 10, 2026 08:22 AM (RIvkX)
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And I've never been a big fan of Joan Crawford. I can admire her talent and skill, and her ability to hang on to stardom for so long in H'wood, but I would hardly go out of my way to see one of her movies just because she is in it.
I'd like to see the recent-ish cable TV version of Mildred Pierce w/ Kate Winslet. I understand it followed the book by James M. Cain much more closely than did the Crawford version and didn't introduce any murders.
I'd like to see the recent-ish cable TV version of Mildred Pierce w/ Kate Winslet. I understand it followed the book by James M. Cain much more closely than did the Crawford version and didn't introduce any murders.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 08:22 AM (wzUl9)
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I've only seen two movies with Joan Crawford. Mildred Pierce and Johnny Guitar.
Both are pretty good.
Both are pretty good.
Posted by: dantesed at May 10, 2026 08:27 AM (Oy/m2)
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To the amusement of many and the disgust of many more, Starmer in the UK is refusing to resign - even though even the Left’s show that he is the most universally despised PM in British history. (His approval rating might be less than 10% right now)
But why would he resign? He is so hated that he has no career, no possible job opening after this debacle. He has no valuable skills, as soon as he’s out he turns into an unemployable nothing with zero prospects.
And no one in Labour really wants to take the job, because they recognize it’s now a hopeless position, and anyone who takes over will be destroyed by it.
But why would he resign? He is so hated that he has no career, no possible job opening after this debacle. He has no valuable skills, as soon as he’s out he turns into an unemployable nothing with zero prospects.
And no one in Labour really wants to take the job, because they recognize it’s now a hopeless position, and anyone who takes over will be destroyed by it.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 10, 2026 08:27 AM (25Mwa)
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But why would he resign? He is so hated that he has no career, no possible job opening after this debacle. He has no valuable skills, as soon as he’s out he turns into an unemployable nothing with zero prospects.
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Tell me about it.
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Tell me about it.
Posted by: Still a Kween Former Mayor London Breed at May 10, 2026 08:29 AM (RIvkX)
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Good morning!
Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.
Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 10, 2026 08:30 AM (u82oZ)
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117 I've only seen two movies with Joan Crawford. Mildred Pierce and Johnny Guitar.
Both are pretty good.
Posted by: dantesed at May 10, 2026 08:27 AM (Oy/m2)
You need to see both the pinnacle and the bottom of her career! First, “Grand Hotel” from 1931 with Greta Garbo and an all star cast. Movie stands up very well even today, and her performance in a key role was perfect - and you get to see her when she was in fact very good looking.
After that, you need to behold the wonder that is “Trog!” As has been said by others, not only have most people never seen a movie this bad, most people have not even conceived of a movie this bad!
117 I've only seen two movies with Joan Crawford. Mildred Pierce and Johnny Guitar.
Both are pretty good.
Posted by: dantesed at May 10, 2026 08:27 AM (Oy/m2)
You need to see both the pinnacle and the bottom of her career! First, “Grand Hotel” from 1931 with Greta Garbo and an all star cast. Movie stands up very well even today, and her performance in a key role was perfect - and you get to see her when she was in fact very good looking.
After that, you need to behold the wonder that is “Trog!” As has been said by others, not only have most people never seen a movie this bad, most people have not even conceived of a movie this bad!
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 10, 2026 08:33 AM (25Mwa)
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Joan Crawford and Bette Davis were crazy in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?. And I saw Joan in her last movie, Trog.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 10, 2026 08:33 AM (gu0hJ)
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And I've never been a big fan of Joan Crawford. I can admire her talent and skill, and her ability to hang on to stardom for so long in H'wood, but I would hardly go out of my way to see one of her movies just because she is in it.
I've never cared for her, either, except in silents. She's always had a hard edge, which is understandable - she was determined to be a star and the camera always emphasized that part of her personality. But the edge is softened a bit in Our Dancing Daughters and Sally, Irene and Mary, mainly because it's countered by her flapper portrayal.
I've never cared for her, either, except in silents. She's always had a hard edge, which is understandable - she was determined to be a star and the camera always emphasized that part of her personality. But the edge is softened a bit in Our Dancing Daughters and Sally, Irene and Mary, mainly because it's countered by her flapper portrayal.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 10, 2026 08:35 AM (qRla/)
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Birdbath status?
Posted by: Just Wondering at May 10, 2026 08:35 AM (2Ez/1)
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>>But why would he resign? He is so hated that he has no career, no possible job opening after this debacle. He has no valuable skills, as soon as he’s out he turns into an unemployable nothing with zero prospects.
I'm not so sure about that. Starmer is part of a team that includes globalist leaders in government and business around the world. He didn't come up with his disastrous policies all by himself, they are a carbon copy of what is happening in EU countries and places like Canada and Australia. They were even being implemented here.
They are all part of the WEF cabal that also included Obama and Biden and many others in our government and private industry. They are on their heels but they are far from dead. I'm sure there's a job for him somewhere in the cabal when his time in office is up.
I'm not so sure about that. Starmer is part of a team that includes globalist leaders in government and business around the world. He didn't come up with his disastrous policies all by himself, they are a carbon copy of what is happening in EU countries and places like Canada and Australia. They were even being implemented here.
They are all part of the WEF cabal that also included Obama and Biden and many others in our government and private industry. They are on their heels but they are far from dead. I'm sure there's a job for him somewhere in the cabal when his time in office is up.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 10, 2026 08:35 AM (viF8m)
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Wolfus agree with you on Joan
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 08:36 AM (Ia/+0)
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Starmer is the last white PM. The bolshies are not ready to pull the trigger.
Posted by: Accomack at May 10, 2026 08:38 AM (8jVAy)
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They are all part of the WEF cabal that also included Obama and Biden and many others in our government and private industry. They are on their heels but they are far from dead. I'm sure there's a job for him somewhere in the cabal when his time in office is up.
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*straps on kneepads*
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*straps on kneepads*
Posted by: Still a Kween Former Mayor London Breed at May 10, 2026 08:38 AM (RIvkX)
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How do I find Ace on X?
Posted by: M. Gaga at May 10, 2026 08:38 AM (KiBMU)
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Good morning everyone. It's a beautiful morning here in western NC. Wishing you all a peaceful Sunday.
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at May 10, 2026 08:39 AM (S+2Xo)
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@AceOfSpadesHQ
Posted by: JackStraw at May 10, 2026 08:40 AM (viF8m)
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The thing about watching Trog is that there are points where you start thinking “ok maybe if they go in this direction with the script it won’t be so bad”, but then a couple minutes later you’re thinking “ohmigod, they just made it even worse!”
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 10, 2026 08:40 AM (25Mwa)
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Google "Ace of Spades HQ on X" and you will find it.
Posted by: one hour sober at May 10, 2026 08:41 AM (J4Dwc)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 10, 2026 08:41 AM (qRla/)
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Or what Straw said
Posted by: one hour sober at May 10, 2026 08:41 AM (J4Dwc)
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Joan Crawford has a small part in one of the Man From U.N.C.L.E. two-parters, "The Five Daughters Affair," that was turned into a movie (The Karate Killers) for release overseas.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 08:43 AM (wzUl9)
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On 20 Posts a picture from Ireland of Turks running that country, England is already run by foreigners
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 08:44 AM (Ia/+0)
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The thing about watching Trog is that there are points where you start thinking “ok maybe if they go in this direction with the script it won’t be so bad”, but then a couple minutes later you’re thinking “ohmigod, they just made it even worse!”
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 10, 2026
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There is a Season Three U.N.C.L.E. like that, "The My Friend the Gorilla Affair." The series' nadir for sure.
I'v always thought the script could have been saved, though. Create a frame story of Waverly telling a bedtime tale to his grandkids about two super-secret agents fighting a mad scientist in Africa and their comic encounter with a jungle girl plus her tame gorilla -- so that all the silly stuff we see is restricted to the kids' story Waverly is telling.
My idea came from the X-Men comic where Kitty tells Peter's sisters a bedtime story about pirates, and she casts the X-Men in all the roles. Wolverine becomes a hairy beast that eats beer cans whole and spits out the empties, for example. Hilarious and classic stuff.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 10, 2026
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There is a Season Three U.N.C.L.E. like that, "The My Friend the Gorilla Affair." The series' nadir for sure.
I'v always thought the script could have been saved, though. Create a frame story of Waverly telling a bedtime tale to his grandkids about two super-secret agents fighting a mad scientist in Africa and their comic encounter with a jungle girl plus her tame gorilla -- so that all the silly stuff we see is restricted to the kids' story Waverly is telling.
My idea came from the X-Men comic where Kitty tells Peter's sisters a bedtime story about pirates, and she casts the X-Men in all the roles. Wolverine becomes a hairy beast that eats beer cans whole and spits out the empties, for example. Hilarious and classic stuff.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 08:50 AM (wzUl9)
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Johnny Guitar is a wonderful movie. Great acting, visuals, epic hatred between Crawford and McCambridge.
Posted by: One Of My Faves. at May 10, 2026 08:51 AM (oftw2)
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BOOK THREAD IS NOOD
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 09:01 AM (Ia/+0)
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w00t
Posted by: m at May 10, 2026 10:10 AM (RtN13)
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Microsoft Edge and MalwareBytes both flagged nerds.xyz as a suspect site due to malware and phishing. I'm just sayin'...
Posted by: Rusty Bill at May 10, 2026 12:35 PM (4UFPI)
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This is not rocket science.
Mexico City's survival depends on their citizens no longer extracting water from its subterranean aquifers. Extraction cannot exceed replenishment. Mexico City has no choice but to invest in water supply management. This may be unique to Mexico City, but it is their opportunity to show the world how to solve the problem. Show us how smart you are.
Mexico City's survival depends on their citizens no longer extracting water from its subterranean aquifers. Extraction cannot exceed replenishment. Mexico City has no choice but to invest in water supply management. This may be unique to Mexico City, but it is their opportunity to show the world how to solve the problem. Show us how smart you are.
Posted by: John at May 10, 2026 10:17 PM (0DsdP)
Saturday Night Club ONT - May 9, 2026 [D & D]
We absolutely would watch this! pic.twitter.com/oj64grsH86
— Hollywood Horror Museum (@horrormuseum) May 8, 2026
This video simulates what it looks like when you are on acid. Stare at the numbers in the middle of the screen and then look around - whoa. 😵💫 pic.twitter.com/h1rtn9O18T
— AlphaFox (@alphafox) May 8, 2026
Club ONT Crime Blotter Boston bakery pleads for return of giant ice cream cone mascot
The co-owner of a Boston bakery is offering baked goods as a reward for the safe return of the eatery's "mascot," a large plastic ice cream cone named Swirly. Swirly, a fixture outside of Flour Bakery on the Boston Common, was initially feared to have blown away during the winter, but co-owner Joanne Chang said she now has good reason to believe the mascot is still nearby. "He was possibly spotted in a nearby dorm window looking down longingly at home and we have reason to believe he may be confused about where he is," Chang wrote on social media. She said all the bakery wants is Swirly's safe return. "To anyone who is temporarily sheltering him: thank you for protecting him this winter, please return him safely, no questions asked, in exchange for baked goods and our eternal gratitude," Chang wrote.O Swirly, Swirly where art thou? Deny thy temporary dormitory dwelling and return home. Break free from the shackles of communal living. If for nothing else, think of the sprinkles that you once called compatriots.
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A couple of those Frozen Lemonades would hit the spot!
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 09, 2026 10:02 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 09, 2026 10:03 PM (3UR/I)
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That ain’t beer!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 09, 2026 10:04 PM (ZVgZ4)
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Sorry I'm late, I mistakenly said "See ya later," to a crocodile, and now I can never show my face in that swamp ever again.
Posted by: tankdemon at May 09, 2026 10:05 PM (lbImv)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 10:05 PM (wzUl9)
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Best of Breed for The Big Dummy at today's Jesse James KC show in Lawrence. Nothing in the Hound Group, though. We'll take them where they come from.
Best of Breed for The Big Dummy at today's Jesse James KC show in Lawrence. Nothing in the Hound Group, though. We'll take them where they come from.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 09, 2026 10:05 PM (HdYcL)
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Santana, proof that bs can rise to the top.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 09, 2026 10:05 PM (3UR/I)
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My first summer in Denver, I went to see the Steve Miller Band live at Red Rocks, the park just outside of town. An oudoor concert in August? I would *NEVER* have considered such a thing here in Da Swamp. But while it was warm, it was dry and actually kind of invigorating.
Oh, the band was great too.
Oh, the band was great too.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 10:07 PM (wzUl9)
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Dino, sorry I couldn't make it to Wednesday's ONT this week. I felt especially bad when I found out that VP Vance wanted to hear my excuse. I guess I won't be getting an invitstuon to the Naval Observatory any time soon.
Posted by: tankdemon at May 09, 2026 10:07 PM (lbImv)
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Anyone guess the music theme?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 09, 2026 10:07 PM (/lPRQ)
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*kicks rock*
My Flyers got swept tonight, losing 3-2 in OT. While I now want to see Buffalo be the Eastern Conference champs, Carolina is scary good.
*kicks rock*
My Flyers got swept tonight, losing 3-2 in OT. While I now want to see Buffalo be the Eastern Conference champs, Carolina is scary good.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 09, 2026 10:07 PM (HdYcL)
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Santana didn't sound like *anybody* else in Top 40 when he first arrived with "Black Magic Woman."
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 10:08 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 09, 2026 10:09 PM (zZu0s)
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9 Dino, sorry I couldn't make it to Wednesday's ONT this week. I felt especially bad when I found out that VP Vance wanted to hear my excuse. I guess I won't be getting an invitstuon to the Naval Observatory any time soon.
Posted by: tankdemon at May 09, 2026 10:07 PM
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Could be a mark on your permanent record!
Posted by: tankdemon at May 09, 2026 10:07 PM
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Could be a mark on your permanent record!
Posted by: TRex - VP adjacent dino at May 09, 2026 10:10 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 10:10 PM (A5RD0)
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I loved some of the X comments on the acid video - “I just did acid yesterday, it’s nothing like this!”
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 09, 2026 10:11 PM (25Mwa)
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5 shots of vodka? In a 12 Oz glass? Fuck.
Thanks for the ONT.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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The two dashes of Sprite give it a kick.
Carbonation makes alcohol absorb faster.
Thanks for the ONT.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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The two dashes of Sprite give it a kick.
Carbonation makes alcohol absorb faster.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 09, 2026 10:11 PM (/lPRQ)
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The LSD video is what it looks like after the eyeball doctor injects your eye with macular degeneration meds.
Posted by: huerfano at May 09, 2026 10:11 PM (VJX5o)
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How a r e you supposed to get a whole lemon in there?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 09, 2026 10:11 PM (zZu0s)
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6 Best of Breed for The Big Dummy at today's Jesse James KC show in Lawrence.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 09, 2026 10:05 PM
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Hooray! Congrats!
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 09, 2026 10:05 PM
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Hooray! Congrats!
Posted by: TRex - east german judge dino at May 09, 2026 10:11 PM (IQ6Gq)
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Evenin'
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at May 09, 2026 10:11 PM (NkASH)
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Good evening morons and Слава Двоим!
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 09, 2026 10:12 PM (RIvkX)
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Specifically, the goal was a disc that could fit Beethoven's Symphony No. 9.
You know, this past Thursday was the 202nd anniversary of the first public performance of Beethoven's Ninth.
You know, this past Thursday was the 202nd anniversary of the first public performance of Beethoven's Ninth.
Posted by: tankdemon at May 09, 2026 10:12 PM (lbImv)
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I never was really clear if that song was about a woman who did black magic, or a magic woman who was black.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 09, 2026 10:12 PM (25Mwa)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 09, 2026 10:12 PM (XV/Pl)
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This will be my first Mom's Day after my Mom passed last fall. But I'm gonna spoil the hell out of the mother of my sons tomorrow.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, he said, snootily at May 09, 2026 10:13 PM (0aYVJ)
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Hadrian, I meant to comment this morning. I love a good spreadsheet.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 09, 2026 10:13 PM (RIvkX)
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Thanks for the swell Saturday Night Club ONT, D & D!
Great jokes tonight.
I'm having trouble visualizing the T Rex handcuffed to a dandelion...
Great jokes tonight.
I'm having trouble visualizing the T Rex handcuffed to a dandelion...
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at May 09, 2026 10:13 PM (vrNzf)
Posted by: GWB at May 09, 2026 10:13 PM (zMT95)
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That sit-com parody is darker than you think. Look at :45. Where's the baby?
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 09, 2026 10:13 PM (0Htd1)
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I never was really clear if that song was about a woman who did black magic, or a magic woman who was black.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 09, 2026 10:12 PM (25Mwa)
Woman who did black magic, final answer. She may 'allso' have been black.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 09, 2026 10:12 PM (25Mwa)
Woman who did black magic, final answer. She may 'allso' have been black.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 09, 2026 10:14 PM (zZu0s)
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I watched half of the LSD video. Nada. Maybe I didn't look at it long enough.
Nothing for me either. I guess the alternating light/dark pattern is supposed to cause some kind of residual retinal effect. Or maybe the joke is that my life is already like being on acid.
Nothing for me either. I guess the alternating light/dark pattern is supposed to cause some kind of residual retinal effect. Or maybe the joke is that my life is already like being on acid.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 09, 2026 10:14 PM (vTZFs)
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Santana!
Nice!!!
Nice!!!
Posted by: Diogenes at May 09, 2026 10:15 PM (2WIwB)
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Best of Breed for The Big Dummy at today's Jesse James KC show in Lawrence. Nothing in the Hound Group, though. We'll take them where they come from.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 09, 2026 10:05 PM (HdYcL)
So the Big Dummy isn't a Hound Dog?
https://youtu.be/aNYWl13IWhY
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 09, 2026 10:05 PM (HdYcL)
So the Big Dummy isn't a Hound Dog?
https://youtu.be/aNYWl13IWhY
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 09, 2026 10:16 PM (qx7Zg)
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5 shots of vodka? In a 12 Oz glass? Fuck.
Thanks for the ONT.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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Not seeing a down side.
Thanks for the ONT.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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Not seeing a down side.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 09, 2026 10:16 PM (2WIwB)
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I am not ordinarily a Santana fan, but DAMN! that guy could lay down some licks! Outstanding music choice. Thanks.
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 09, 2026 10:17 PM (Jr+re)
Posted by: GWB at May 09, 2026 10:17 PM (zMT95)
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at May 09, 2026 10:17 PM (vrNzf)
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Could be a mark on your permanent record!
Posted by: TRex - VP adjacent dino at May 09, 2026 10:10 PM (IQ6Gq)
I've got a really good eraser.
Posted by: TRex - VP adjacent dino at May 09, 2026 10:10 PM (IQ6Gq)
I've got a really good eraser.
Posted by: tankdemon at May 09, 2026 10:18 PM (lbImv)
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The hallucination video is cool. Sometimes the words and letters in my prayerbook move around, especially Psalms.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 09, 2026 10:18 PM (RIvkX)
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I loved some of the X comments on the acid video - “I just did acid yesterday, it’s nothing like this!”
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 09, 2026 10:11 PM (25Mwa)
They would be right.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 09, 2026 10:11 PM (25Mwa)
They would be right.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 09, 2026 10:18 PM (snZF9)
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A mini tragedy happened today, went to The Rockaway Mall and discovered Books A Million has closed.
If the Tea Lady goes tits up the their will be no reason to go their any longer.
If the Tea Lady goes tits up the their will be no reason to go their any longer.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 09, 2026 10:18 PM (XV/Pl)
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After watching the LSD video, then looking at a blank section of computer screen... yeah, the shifting geometric pattern is *similar* to what I remember of a (long ago!) trip.
But there's just something missing:
A lightbulb dangling at the end of a cord from the ceiling fixture, and the notion that the bulb and pattern are totally freaking HILARIOUS
But there's just something missing:
A lightbulb dangling at the end of a cord from the ceiling fixture, and the notion that the bulb and pattern are totally freaking HILARIOUS
Posted by: JQ at May 09, 2026 10:18 PM (rdVOm)
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Not seeing a down side.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 09, 2026 10:16 PM (2WIwB)
Its vodka. Vodka mixes well, but on its own, there is not much difference between McCormicks and top shelf stuff.
Rum on the other hand, there are entire galaxies between.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 09, 2026 10:16 PM (2WIwB)
Its vodka. Vodka mixes well, but on its own, there is not much difference between McCormicks and top shelf stuff.
Rum on the other hand, there are entire galaxies between.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 09, 2026 10:19 PM (zZu0s)
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I watched half of the LSD video. Nada. Maybe I didn't look at it long enough.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 10:05 PM (wzUl9)
Or, you're already tripping.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 10:05 PM (wzUl9)
Or, you're already tripping.
Posted by: GWB at May 09, 2026 10:19 PM (zMT95)
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Ok. Not bad. Semi old fashioned with Buffalo Trace, Grand Gala, orange bitters & simple syrup.
Need to look up the actual recipe.
Need to look up the actual recipe.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 10:19 PM (S838b)
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I'd thought I'd treat myself for a month or so and I bought a box of ten Hostess Cup cakes. That was a mistake. Lasted for four days.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 10:19 PM (52qkP)
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Evenin’, All.
Posted by: Bulg at May 09, 2026 10:19 PM (77rzZ)
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Congrats to the Big Dummy
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 09, 2026 10:20 PM (RIvkX)
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Yay, ONT!
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at May 09, 2026 10:20 PM (+9wcF)
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Shot glass sizes vary, but the typical one is 1.5 ounces. So the drink up top has a little over 3 shots of vodka. Still, more than enough to constitute a therapeutic dose.
Posted by: PabloD at May 09, 2026 10:20 PM (C30Iv)
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Amazing the difference between liquor stores.
One had no Buffalo Trace and another had dozens of bottles.
One had no Buffalo Trace and another had dozens of bottles.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 10:20 PM (S838b)
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I'd thought I'd treat myself for a month or so and I bought a box of ten Hostess Cup cakes. That was a mistake. Lasted for four days.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 10:19 PM (52qkP)
The mini fried apple pies are worse.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 10:19 PM (52qkP)
The mini fried apple pies are worse.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 09, 2026 10:20 PM (zZu0s)
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As a shitty guitar player, I've always said if I could play like anyone, it would be Carlos Santana. His tone is amazing. Second would be Joe Bonamassa in today's era.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at May 09, 2026 10:21 PM (QaH55)
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Rum on the other hand
Try some Diplomatico from Venezuela (get over it). Both the light and dark versions are outstanding!
Try some Diplomatico from Venezuela (get over it). Both the light and dark versions are outstanding!
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 09, 2026 10:21 PM (Jr+re)
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13 5 shots of vodka? In a 12 Oz glass? Fuck.
Thanks for the ONT.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone
Sorry. Should be 6?
Thanks for the ONT.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone
Sorry. Should be 6?
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 10:21 PM (A5RD0)
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Amazing the difference between liquor stores.
One had no Buffalo Trace and another had dozens of bottles.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 10:20 PM (S838b)
Kentucky is good for one thing: the liquor stores never run out of bourbon.
One had no Buffalo Trace and another had dozens of bottles.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 10:20 PM (S838b)
Kentucky is good for one thing: the liquor stores never run out of bourbon.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 09, 2026 10:22 PM (zZu0s)
58
Coincidence...I'm having one of those lemonades right now!
Hi you Ds!
Can we expect many more hijinks?
Hi you Ds!
Can we expect many more hijinks?
Posted by: COMountainMarie at May 09, 2026 10:22 PM (uTEOj)
59
5 shots of vodka? In a 12 Oz glass? Fuck.
Thanks for the ONT.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone
Sorry. Should be 6?
Posted by: nurse ratched
Always go even numbers. 6, 8, 10, etc.
Thanks for the ONT.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone
Sorry. Should be 6?
Posted by: nurse ratched
Always go even numbers. 6, 8, 10, etc.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 10:23 PM (S838b)
60
51 Shot glass sizes vary, but the typical one is 1.5 ounces. So the drink up top has a little over 3 shots of vodka. Still, more than enough to constitute a therapeutic dose.
Posted by: PabloD
---
Nurse!
Posted by: PabloD
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Nurse!
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 09, 2026 10:23 PM (3UR/I)
Posted by: Diogenes at May 09, 2026 10:23 PM (2WIwB)
62
"Sometimes the words and letters in my prayer book move around...."
Yeah, if that happened I'd assume I was having an eye problem. If it wasn't something like that, I might burn the book. Does it spell out anything like a Ouija Board?
Yeah, if that happened I'd assume I was having an eye problem. If it wasn't something like that, I might burn the book. Does it spell out anything like a Ouija Board?
Posted by: PabloD at May 09, 2026 10:23 PM (C30Iv)
63
A good vodka really is different. Blue Ice is a potato vodka, made in Idaho (natch). Keep it in the freezer. Smooth as silk.
And not hella expensive. Recommend.
And not hella expensive. Recommend.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, he said, snootily at May 09, 2026 10:23 PM (0aYVJ)
64
The hallucination video is cool. Sometimes the words and letters in my prayerbook move around, especially Psalms.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
You need to see an opthamologist or maybe an exorcist.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
You need to see an opthamologist or maybe an exorcist.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 09, 2026 10:23 PM (ZVgZ4)
65
Try some Diplomatico from Venezuela (get over it). Both the light and dark versions are outstanding!
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 09, 2026 10:21 PM (Jr+re)
Ill try that. I first got hooked with El Dorado 15. Ray Zacappa was ok, but not great. Kraken was disgusting. Bumbu- I'll just eat a candy bar. Plantation was meh.
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 09, 2026 10:21 PM (Jr+re)
Ill try that. I first got hooked with El Dorado 15. Ray Zacappa was ok, but not great. Kraken was disgusting. Bumbu- I'll just eat a candy bar. Plantation was meh.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 09, 2026 10:23 PM (zZu0s)
66
53 I'd thought I'd treat myself for a month or so and I bought a box of ten Hostess Cup cakes. That was a mistake. Lasted for four days.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 10:19 PM (52qkP)erase.
I thought the box was the recommended serving size. I must commend you forbshowing such restraint.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 10:19 PM (52qkP)erase.
I thought the box was the recommended serving size. I must commend you forbshowing such restraint.
Posted by: tankdemon at May 09, 2026 10:24 PM (lbImv)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 09, 2026 10:24 PM (RIvkX)
68
If the Tea Lady goes tits up the their will be no reason to go their any longer.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 09, 2026 10:18 PM (XV/Pl)
Well, that depends. Is she nice looking? Could mean more business for her....
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 09, 2026 10:18 PM (XV/Pl)
Well, that depends. Is she nice looking? Could mean more business for her....
Posted by: GWB at May 09, 2026 10:24 PM (zMT95)
69
Black Magic Woman Smackdown
Larissa Liveir
Epiphone Les Paul
https://youtu.be/4FOj7DbJ66g
Ayla Tesler-Mabe
Gibson ES-390
https://youtu.be/6yJNijVVgYA
Like Democrat: vote early and often! May the bettercleavage guitar skills win!
Larissa Liveir
Epiphone Les Paul
https://youtu.be/4FOj7DbJ66g
Ayla Tesler-Mabe
Gibson ES-390
https://youtu.be/6yJNijVVgYA
Like Democrat: vote early and often! May the better
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at May 09, 2026 10:24 PM (glnUu)
70
Ron Zacappa?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 09, 2026 10:24 PM (zZu0s)
71
The captive mascot, Swirly, is being tortured via a steady spate of swirlies. What goes around comes around, as it were.
The captive mascot, Swirly, is being tortured via a steady spate of swirlies. What goes around comes around, as it were.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 09, 2026 10:25 PM (xG4kz)
72
Rum on the other hand
Try some Diplomatico from Venezuela (get over it). Both the light and dark versions are outstanding!
Posted by: LRob in OK
Have a bottle of Brugal 1888 & Ron Zapata.
Try some Diplomatico from Venezuela (get over it). Both the light and dark versions are outstanding!
Posted by: LRob in OK
Have a bottle of Brugal 1888 & Ron Zapata.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 10:25 PM (S838b)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 09, 2026 10:25 PM (3UR/I)
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26 This will be my first Mom's Day after my Mom passed last fall. But I'm gonna spoil the hell out of the mother of my sons tomorrow.
Posted by: Pug Mahon
You’re a good one, pug.
My ex never acknowledged my bearing and raising our boys. I asked him one year and he said “you’re not my mother.”
Posted by: Pug Mahon
You’re a good one, pug.
My ex never acknowledged my bearing and raising our boys. I asked him one year and he said “you’re not my mother.”
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 10:25 PM (A5RD0)
75
Shot glass sizes vary, but the typical one is 1.5 ounces. So the drink up top has a little over 3 shots of vodka. Still, more than enough to constitute a therapeutic dose.
Posted by: PabloD
Is counting "glugs" the same?
Posted by: PabloD
Is counting "glugs" the same?
Posted by: Diogenes at May 09, 2026 10:25 PM (2WIwB)
76
Abracadabra
Literally one of the worst songs ever recorded.
"I want to reach out and GRAB YA!"
And yet still better than "Hey There Delilah" by the Plain White T's.
Literally one of the worst songs ever recorded.
"I want to reach out and GRAB YA!"
And yet still better than "Hey There Delilah" by the Plain White T's.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at May 09, 2026 10:25 PM (+9wcF)
Posted by: tankdemon at May 09, 2026 10:26 PM (lbImv)
78
Have a bottle of Brugal 1888 & Ron Zapata.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 10:25 PM (S838b)
Try El Dorado 15. The bottles can vary a bit, but it is still delicious.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 10:25 PM (S838b)
Try El Dorado 15. The bottles can vary a bit, but it is still delicious.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 09, 2026 10:26 PM (zZu0s)
79
You need to see an opthamologist or maybe an exorcist.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 09, 2026 10:23 PM (ZVgZ4)
====
There's a fortune teller around the corner...
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 09, 2026 10:23 PM (ZVgZ4)
====
There's a fortune teller around the corner...
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 09, 2026 10:26 PM (RIvkX)
80
I was going to say the Avs have been scary good too, but Minnesota is kicking their asses right now.
I was going to say the Avs have been scary good too, but Minnesota is kicking their asses right now.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 09, 2026 10:26 PM (HdYcL)
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 09, 2026 10:27 PM (Jr+re)
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Try El Dorado 15. The bottles can vary a bit, but it is still delicious.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
I will look for it.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
I will look for it.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 10:27 PM (S838b)
83
Avs are down 3-0 in the 2nd
Posted by: Don Black at May 09, 2026 10:28 PM (ZxPkt)
84
Hiya, Nurse!
Posted by: PabloD at May 09, 2026 10:28 PM (C30Iv)
85
Shot glass sizes vary, but the typical one is 1.5 ounces. So the drink up top has a little over 3 shots of vodka. Still, more than enough to constitute a therapeutic dose.
Posted by: PabloD
Is counting "glugs" the same?
Posted by: Diogenes
Except at my Elk's Lodge. They pour shots out of dry sponge.
Posted by: PabloD
Is counting "glugs" the same?
Posted by: Diogenes
Except at my Elk's Lodge. They pour shots out of dry sponge.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at May 09, 2026 10:28 PM (glnUu)
86
I talk like I am a rum doctor, but tonight it was a Pinot Grigio for entertainment.
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 09, 2026 10:28 PM (Jr+re)
87
My ex never acknowledged my bearing and raising our boys. I asked him one year and he said “you’re not my mother.”
Posted by: nurse ratched
Wow. Regular *prince charming* he was...
/
Posted by: nurse ratched
Wow. Regular *prince charming* he was...
/
Posted by: JQ at May 09, 2026 10:28 PM (rdVOm)
88
@68
>> Well, that depends. Is she nice looking? Could mean more business for her....
She’s a nice proper young lady.
I could spend a couple of hours in there wafting tea from the tins.
>> Well, that depends. Is she nice looking? Could mean more business for her....
She’s a nice proper young lady.
I could spend a couple of hours in there wafting tea from the tins.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 09, 2026 10:29 PM (XV/Pl)
89
The jokes were great. Thanks for the ONT.
Nothing for me for acid video either. I'm near-sighted in one eye and far-sighted in the other so stuff like that doesn't usually work.
I just watched '3 from Hell'. That and "The Devil's Rejects" were great movies. Bloody and violent but not that scary. But great.
I've been enjoying 'Hellraiser' movies too. Fantastic effects, not really scary bit still very enjoyable.
Congratulations Hadrian!
One more movie tonight. Good night all.
Nothing for me for acid video either. I'm near-sighted in one eye and far-sighted in the other so stuff like that doesn't usually work.
I just watched '3 from Hell'. That and "The Devil's Rejects" were great movies. Bloody and violent but not that scary. But great.
I've been enjoying 'Hellraiser' movies too. Fantastic effects, not really scary bit still very enjoyable.
Congratulations Hadrian!
One more movie tonight. Good night all.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 09, 2026 10:29 PM (Sco7b)
90
Hello friends!
Posted by: Piper at May 09, 2026 10:29 PM (Dd38x)
91
I ran across the oddest story on twitter.
Nick Fuentes, yes that guy, is claiming Dan Blitzerian had planned to assassinate Ben Shapiro.
Now Blitzerian is crazy and Fuentes is a lying grifter.
So true or fale?
Nick Fuentes, yes that guy, is claiming Dan Blitzerian had planned to assassinate Ben Shapiro.
Now Blitzerian is crazy and Fuentes is a lying grifter.
So true or fale?
Posted by: 18-1 at May 09, 2026 10:30 PM (sKqQm)
92
Ya know, let me tell you about acid trips from my youth.
That simply simple thing up top....
Like a virgin...can't possibly compare🥸!
That simply simple thing up top....
Like a virgin...can't possibly compare🥸!
Posted by: COMountainMarie at May 09, 2026 10:30 PM (uTEOj)
93
I didn't see any numbers.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 09, 2026 10:30 PM (Cqx++)
94
My ex never acknowledged my bearing and raising our boys. I asked him one year and he said “you’re not my mother.”
You're not my mother, either. But based on that story alone if I had your address I'd at least send you a card. (Please note, that is not a request.) It's one fricken' day to acknowledge the importance of the women in your life for their amazing capacity to carry, deliver, and nurture a live human being. To refuse to do so for the mother of your children is just being a shit person.
You're not my mother, either. But based on that story alone if I had your address I'd at least send you a card. (Please note, that is not a request.) It's one fricken' day to acknowledge the importance of the women in your life for their amazing capacity to carry, deliver, and nurture a live human being. To refuse to do so for the mother of your children is just being a shit person.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at May 09, 2026 10:30 PM (+9wcF)
95
I watched a few seconds of the psychedelic video and started to feel nauseated
I got enough problems already
I got enough problems already
Posted by: Don Black at May 09, 2026 10:31 PM (ZxPkt)
96
That guy that jumped the fence in Denver at the airport and was sucked into the engine of the plane?
The plane almost mist him.
The plane almost mist him.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 10:31 PM (S838b)
97
Posted by: LRob in OK
You’re a gem, thank you for the offer.
I didn’t really appreciate the effort, sacrifice, happiness and GIFT of motherhood until I was a mom. By then, my mom had been dead for several years. I never got to intentionally thank her.
Call your moms. Tell her thank you.
You’re a gem, thank you for the offer.
I didn’t really appreciate the effort, sacrifice, happiness and GIFT of motherhood until I was a mom. By then, my mom had been dead for several years. I never got to intentionally thank her.
Call your moms. Tell her thank you.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 10:33 PM (A5RD0)
98
That guy that jumped the fence in Denver at the airport and was sucked into the engine of the plane?
The plane almost mist him.
Posted by: rickb223
Instant comment winner of the week.
The plane almost mist him.
Posted by: rickb223
Instant comment winner of the week.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at May 09, 2026 10:33 PM (glnUu)
99
Abracadabra
Literally one of the worst songs ever recorded.
"I want to reach out and GRAB YA!"
***
Imagine has entered the chat.
Literally one of the worst songs ever recorded.
"I want to reach out and GRAB YA!"
***
Imagine has entered the chat.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 09, 2026 10:33 PM (2WIwB)
100
69 Black Magic Woman Smackdown
Larissa Liveir
Epiphone Les Paul
https://youtu.be/4FOj7DbJ66g
Ayla Tesler-Mabe
Gibson ES-390
https://youtu.be/6yJNijVVgYA
...
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram -
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Larissa Liveir, much better sound and style.
Vibrato should be used sparingly if at all.
Larissa Liveir
Epiphone Les Paul
https://youtu.be/4FOj7DbJ66g
Ayla Tesler-Mabe
Gibson ES-390
https://youtu.be/6yJNijVVgYA
...
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram -
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Larissa Liveir, much better sound and style.
Vibrato should be used sparingly if at all.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 09, 2026 10:33 PM (3UR/I)
101
Bit into a piece of banana nut bread earlier this evening and cracked a crown. Since when are there fucking nuts in bananas.
Posted by: Easy the Elder at May 09, 2026 10:33 PM (Edy1T)
102
My ex never acknowledged my bearing and raising our boys. I asked him one year and he said “you’re not my mother.”
Posted by: nurse ratched
I would view that as being an ungracious indictment of him, and her, as his raiser.
My ex never acknowledged my bearing and raising our boys. I asked him one year and he said “you’re not my mother.”
Posted by: nurse ratched
I would view that as being an ungracious indictment of him, and her, as his raiser.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 09, 2026 10:34 PM (xG4kz)
103
Missing my Mom right now. But she's with Dad now, and my sister.
I wanna go to Heaven, just not right now.
I wanna go to Heaven, just not right now.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 09, 2026 10:34 PM (0aYVJ)
104
HM is out of town so I did Mother's Day last Sunday. She took the box of See's chocolates I gave along with her.
HM is out of town so I did Mother's Day last Sunday. She took the box of See's chocolates I gave along with her.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 09, 2026 10:35 PM (HdYcL)
105
Bit into a piece of banana nut bread earlier this evening and cracked a crown. Since when are there fucking nuts in bananas.
Posted by: Easy the Elder
Ouch, sympathies, but, it's kinda in the recipes. Just sue your relatives. I'm sure it'll be ok.
Posted by: Easy the Elder
Ouch, sympathies, but, it's kinda in the recipes. Just sue your relatives. I'm sure it'll be ok.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 09, 2026 10:35 PM (diia5)
106
Call your moms. Tell her thank you.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 10:33 PM (A5RD0)
This is great advice!
I lost my mom when I was a teen.
Still miss her.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 10:33 PM (A5RD0)
This is great advice!
I lost my mom when I was a teen.
Still miss her.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 09, 2026 10:35 PM (2WIwB)
107
103 Missing my Mom right now. But she's with Dad now, and my sister.
I wanna go to Heaven, just not right now.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at
I miss my mom, too. *big virtual hugs*
I wanna go to Heaven, just not right now.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at
I miss my mom, too. *big virtual hugs*
Posted by: Piper at May 09, 2026 10:35 PM (Dd38x)
108
@101
>> Since when are there fucking nuts in bananas.
You never hear, I cracked my crown eating carrot cake, is all I’m saying.
>> Since when are there fucking nuts in bananas.
You never hear, I cracked my crown eating carrot cake, is all I’m saying.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 09, 2026 10:36 PM (XV/Pl)
109
Dino, sorry I couldn't make it to Wednesday's ONT this week. I felt especially bad when I found out that VP Vance wanted to hear my excuse. I guess I won't be getting an invitstuon to the Naval Observatory any time soon.
Posted by: tankdemon at May 09, 2026 10:07 PM
***
Could be a mark on your permanent record!
Posted by: TRex - VP adjacent dino at May 09, 2026 10:10 PM (IQ6Gq)
*********
Would that be the AOSHQ permanent record, or THE record at NSA?
Posted by: tankdemon at May 09, 2026 10:07 PM
***
Could be a mark on your permanent record!
Posted by: TRex - VP adjacent dino at May 09, 2026 10:10 PM (IQ6Gq)
*********
Would that be the AOSHQ permanent record, or THE record at NSA?
Posted by: The Grateful at May 09, 2026 10:36 PM (IQ6Gq)
110
Did acid about 300 times. I'm totally normal except for sometimes I seen Punkin' Heads comin' at me.
Posted by: Joshua Light Show Fillmore East at May 09, 2026 10:36 PM (oftw2)
111
Hiya Pablo!
Blanco, you have always been a special person to me here. Thank you. And peace be with you.
Blanco, you have always been a special person to me here. Thank you. And peace be with you.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 10:36 PM (A5RD0)
112
lderly couple in church.
Wife turns to Husband suddenly during the service, leans close to his ear and says "I've just done a silent fart. What should I do?"
Husband says "Put new batteries in your hearing aid!"
====
I am sure they could all feel it through the pews.
Wife turns to Husband suddenly during the service, leans close to his ear and says "I've just done a silent fart. What should I do?"
Husband says "Put new batteries in your hearing aid!"
====
I am sure they could all feel it through the pews.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 09, 2026 10:37 PM (/lPRQ)
113
Missing my Mom right now. But she's with Dad now, and my sister.
I wanna go to Heaven, just not right now.
Posted by: Pug Mahon
Mom, dad & wife. I feel your pain.
Tomorrow will be weird.
I wanna go to Heaven, just not right now.
Posted by: Pug Mahon
Mom, dad & wife. I feel your pain.
Tomorrow will be weird.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 10:37 PM (S838b)
114
I just came back from celebrating mom's birthday in Portland.
She and her yenta friends disapprove of me and my politics.
She and her yenta friends disapprove of me and my politics.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 09, 2026 10:37 PM (RIvkX)
115
Bit into a piece of banana nut bread earlier this evening and cracked a crown. Since when are there fucking nuts in bananas.
Posted by: Easy the Elder at May 09, 2026 10:33 PM (Edy1T)
Ummmm...that's not a banana...
Posted by: Easy the Elder at May 09, 2026 10:33 PM (Edy1T)
Ummmm...that's not a banana...
Posted by: Diogenes at May 09, 2026 10:38 PM (2WIwB)
116
Wife turns to Husband suddenly during the service, leans close to his ear and says "I've just done a silent fart. What should I do?"
Husband says "Put new batteries in your hearing aid!"
====
I am sure they could all feel it through the pews.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
Nothing like a wooden seat. Same as grade school with the wooden desk seat and enclosed metal frame.
Husband says "Put new batteries in your hearing aid!"
====
I am sure they could all feel it through the pews.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
Nothing like a wooden seat. Same as grade school with the wooden desk seat and enclosed metal frame.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 10:38 PM (S838b)
117
Between the missus and me, we are down to one parent still alive, her mother. The family is gathering with her tomorrow.
My own mother passed on two days after Mother's Day in 2022. All four of we kids had gotten up to Michigan to see her at one point or another during her last six weeks before passing.
Between the missus and me, we are down to one parent still alive, her mother. The family is gathering with her tomorrow.
My own mother passed on two days after Mother's Day in 2022. All four of we kids had gotten up to Michigan to see her at one point or another during her last six weeks before passing.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 09, 2026 10:39 PM (xG4kz)
118
A co-worker got on a rum kick when working in the Caribbean. He recommended Flor De Cana. I liked it fine, but without someone to make the mojitos my interest in rum didn't last long.
Posted by: PaleRider at May 09, 2026 10:39 PM (PV+Zw)
119
Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 10:37 PM (S838b)
Bittersweet. I love that word. Fraught with meaning.
Bittersweet. I love that word. Fraught with meaning.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 09, 2026 10:39 PM (0aYVJ)
120
Huh. I didn't realize that Police video was Throckmorton-approved.
Posted by: GWB at May 09, 2026 10:41 PM (zMT95)
121
🌺💐
{{nurse r}}
I haven't had a mom in over 55 years. I miss her still. God bless you my dear! I bet you are a BEST mom!
{{nurse r}}
I haven't had a mom in over 55 years. I miss her still. God bless you my dear! I bet you are a BEST mom!
Posted by: COMountainMarie at May 09, 2026 10:42 PM (uTEOj)
122
I have a 90" long pew for one side of my kitchen table. I had pads made for it. Came out of the chapel at DePaul Hospital in Norfolk. I saved it from the dumpster when they got new ones. It's over a hundred years old.
Posted by: Oak Is Good at May 09, 2026 10:42 PM (oftw2)
123
109 Would that be the AOSHQ permanent record, or THE record at NSA?
Posted by: The Grateful at May 09, 2026 10:36 PM (IQ6Gq)
I convinced the NSA that I don't exist. I'm still working on the IRS.
Posted by: The Grateful at May 09, 2026 10:36 PM (IQ6Gq)
I convinced the NSA that I don't exist. I'm still working on the IRS.
Posted by: tankdemon at May 09, 2026 10:42 PM (lbImv)
124
A co-worker got on a rum kick when working in the Caribbean. He recommended Flor De Cana. I liked it fine, but without someone to make the mojitos my interest in rum didn't last long.
Posted by: PaleRider
Best dark rum bar none:
Sebastian's on the Beach. Little Apple Bay, Tortola BVI
Dark rum. Locally made for their restaurant and hotel.
Can drink it straight without any burn.
Posted by: PaleRider
Best dark rum bar none:
Sebastian's on the Beach. Little Apple Bay, Tortola BVI
Dark rum. Locally made for their restaurant and hotel.
Can drink it straight without any burn.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 10:43 PM (S838b)
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 09, 2026 10:43 PM (Jr+re)
126
Nothing like a wooden seat. Same as grade school with the wooden desk seat and enclosed metal frame.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 10:38 PM (S838b)
====
I have a very clear memory of the 3rd grade the teacher was reading "Sounder" aloud and glancing my buddy leaning over in one of those little wooden seats and it was loud like a gunshot. The whole class busted out laughing.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 10:38 PM (S838b)
====
I have a very clear memory of the 3rd grade the teacher was reading "Sounder" aloud and glancing my buddy leaning over in one of those little wooden seats and it was loud like a gunshot. The whole class busted out laughing.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 09, 2026 10:43 PM (RIvkX)
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Waiting for Pookette's band trip bus. Probably shouldn't be listening to ZZ Top in the Christian school parking lot, but my windows are up and my brothers raised me wrong. *shrug*
Posted by: pookysgirl's dad was more of an ABBA fan at May 09, 2026 10:44 PM (2IlJ7)
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But there's just something missing:
A lightbulb dangling at the end of a cord from the ceiling fixture, and the notion that the bulb and pattern are totally freaking HILARIOUS
Posted by: JQ at May 09, 2026 10:18 PM (rdVOm)
lol. yup.
A lightbulb dangling at the end of a cord from the ceiling fixture, and the notion that the bulb and pattern are totally freaking HILARIOUS
Posted by: JQ at May 09, 2026 10:18 PM (rdVOm)
lol. yup.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 09, 2026 10:44 PM (snZF9)
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122 I have a 90" long pew for one side of my kitchen table. I had pads made for it. Came out of the chapel at DePaul Hospital in Norfolk. I saved it from the dumpster when they got new ones. It's over a hundred years old.
Posted by: Oak Is Good
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Post modernity has no appreciation of wood.
Posted by: Oak Is Good
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Post modernity has no appreciation of wood.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 09, 2026 10:45 PM (3UR/I)
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COMM!
I was 24 when my mom died. You must have been a child.
Smooches and hugs.
Can we sit at the wobbly
Table and snicker at the boys being dorks?
I was 24 when my mom died. You must have been a child.
Smooches and hugs.
Can we sit at the wobbly
Table and snicker at the boys being dorks?
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 10:45 PM (A5RD0)
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118 A co-worker got on a rum kick when working in the Caribbean. He recommended Flor De Cana. I liked it fine, but without someone to make the mojitos my interest in rum didn't last long.
Posted by: PaleRider at May 09, 2026 10:39 PM (PV+Zw)
My wife makes the best mojitos. Not saying that's why I married her, but it didn't hurt...
Posted by: PaleRider at May 09, 2026 10:39 PM (PV+Zw)
My wife makes the best mojitos. Not saying that's why I married her, but it didn't hurt...
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at May 09, 2026 10:46 PM (QaH55)
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Waiting for Pookette's band trip bus. Probably shouldn't be listening to ZZ Top in the Christian school parking lot, but my windows are up and my brothers raised me wrong. *shrug*
Posted by: pookysgirl's dad was more of an ABBA fan at May 09, 2026 10:44 PM (2IlJ7)
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Are you smoking a cigarette? That would help with the overall effect.
Posted by: pookysgirl's dad was more of an ABBA fan at May 09, 2026 10:44 PM (2IlJ7)
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Are you smoking a cigarette? That would help with the overall effect.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 09, 2026 10:49 PM (RIvkX)
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I convinced the NSA that I don't exist. I'm still working on the IRS.
Posted by: tankdemon
**************
Lucky foy for you the feds don't talk to each other. But you should have convinced the IRS you don't exist....
Posted by: tankdemon
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Lucky foy for you the feds don't talk to each other. But you should have convinced the IRS you don't exist....
Posted by: The Grateful at May 09, 2026 10:50 PM (IQ6Gq)
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Got a close friend south of here who has more money than he can count. I am NOT a fan of tequila (it should be registered as a hallucinogen) but he brings out some expensive stuff that is literally sippable. I could be converted if I could afford it!
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 09, 2026 10:50 PM (Jr+re)
135
Could be a mark on your permanent record!
Posted by: TRex - VP adjacent dino at May 09, 2026
*
I've got a really good eraser.
Posted by: tankdemon at May 09, 2026
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Dorothy Parker said that the only useful thing she ever learned in school was that if you spit on a pencil eraser, it will erase ink. Maybe that was true of 1910s and 1920s ink. I've tried it today, and nada.
Posted by: TRex - VP adjacent dino at May 09, 2026
*
I've got a really good eraser.
Posted by: tankdemon at May 09, 2026
***
Dorothy Parker said that the only useful thing she ever learned in school was that if you spit on a pencil eraser, it will erase ink. Maybe that was true of 1910s and 1920s ink. I've tried it today, and nada.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 10:50 PM (wzUl9)
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Hey nurse - thanks for telling your story. I am so sorry, that is so hurtful. My ex treated Mother's Day the same way.
To those who are expressing sympathy, thanks. It is nice to know that there are men who appreciate the women who made them fathers.
To those who are expressing sympathy, thanks. It is nice to know that there are men who appreciate the women who made them fathers.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at May 09, 2026 10:50 PM (RkOfE)
Posted by: Mayor Pete at May 09, 2026 10:51 PM (oftw2)
138
I have a 90" long pew for one side of my kitchen table. I had pads made for it. Came out of the chapel at DePaul Hospital in Norfolk. I saved it from the dumpster when they got new ones. It's over a hundred years old.
Posted by: Oak Is Good at May 09, 2026 10:42 PM (oftw2)
Sweeeet. My brother would hate you. He just built something like that for his dining room. He would kill for an old original.
Posted by: Oak Is Good at May 09, 2026 10:42 PM (oftw2)
Sweeeet. My brother would hate you. He just built something like that for his dining room. He would kill for an old original.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 09, 2026 10:51 PM (snZF9)
139
Nothing like a wooden seat. Same as grade school with the wooden desk seat and enclosed metal frame.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 10:38 PM (S838b)
Oak gives you a nice tone, but walnut or mahogany are best for volume and resonance.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 10:38 PM (S838b)
Oak gives you a nice tone, but walnut or mahogany are best for volume and resonance.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 09, 2026 10:51 PM (2WIwB)
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Only at AoS could we have a thread honoring our mothers, intertwined with fart jokes. Oh, and analysis of Santana's guitar playing. All woven together like the threads of some great tapestry bathroom area rug.
Posted by: GWB at May 09, 2026 10:51 PM (zMT95)
141
My mother passed at age 70 in Nov. 1986, so it's been almost forty years. My gosh.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 10:53 PM (wzUl9)
142
Can I cross stuff out? I guess not.
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 09, 2026 10:54 PM (Jr+re)
143
Post modernity has no appreciation of wood.
Posted by: Braenyard
Depends on how much you have to pay for it.
Posted by: Braenyard
Depends on how much you have to pay for it.
Posted by: Easy the Elder at May 09, 2026 10:54 PM (Edy1T)
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Nurse reminds me of something I heard once: You know you have raised your kids well when they grow up to be people you want to be around.
Well done Lady!
Well done Lady!
Posted by: Diogenes at May 09, 2026 10:54 PM (2WIwB)
145
A co-worker got on a rum kick when working in the Caribbean. He recommended Flor De Cana. I liked it fine, but without someone to make the mojitos my interest in rum didn't last long.
Posted by: PaleRider at May 09, 2026 10:39 PM (PV+Zw)
Flor de Cana is yummy. Used to buy it a lot, but it has become too expensive, being an import. Lamb's Navy is much cheaper, and works fine for rum and cola.
Posted by: PaleRider at May 09, 2026 10:39 PM (PV+Zw)
Flor de Cana is yummy. Used to buy it a lot, but it has become too expensive, being an import. Lamb's Navy is much cheaper, and works fine for rum and cola.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 09, 2026 10:54 PM (utfVc)
146
Mrs. F. will receive offerings tomorrow. Boy F. will prepare his famous eggplant parmigiana for dinner.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 09, 2026 10:55 PM (RIvkX)
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AOP, isn't all rum imported to Canada?
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 09, 2026 10:55 PM (Jr+re)
148
I have a 90" long pew for one side of my kitchen table. I had pads made for it. Came out of the chapel at DePaul Hospital in Norfolk. I saved it from the dumpster when they got new ones. It's over a hundred years old.
Posted by: Oak Is Good at
Great find! Well done!
Posted by: Oak Is Good at
Great find! Well done!
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at May 09, 2026 10:56 PM (RkOfE)
149
Oak gives you a nice tone, but walnut or mahogany are best for volume and resonance.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 09, 2026 10:51 PM (2WIwB)
I love working with mahogany and walnut. Oak is indestructible, but mahogany and walnut have really nice natural colors.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 09, 2026 10:51 PM (2WIwB)
I love working with mahogany and walnut. Oak is indestructible, but mahogany and walnut have really nice natural colors.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 09, 2026 10:57 PM (snZF9)
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Waiting for Pookette's band trip bus. Probably shouldn't be listening to ZZ Top in the Christian school parking lot, but my windows are up and my brothers raised me wrong. *shrug*
Posted by: pookysgirl's dad was more of an ABBA fan at May 09, 2026 10:44 PM (2IlJ7)
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Are you smoking a cigarette? That would help with the overall effect.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 09, 2026 10:49 PM (RIvkX)
Either that, or a long beard. Feel free to rock to "Jesus Just Left Chicago".
Posted by: pookysgirl's dad was more of an ABBA fan at May 09, 2026 10:44 PM (2IlJ7)
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Are you smoking a cigarette? That would help with the overall effect.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 09, 2026 10:49 PM (RIvkX)
Either that, or a long beard. Feel free to rock to "Jesus Just Left Chicago".
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 09, 2026 10:57 PM (qx7Zg)
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My father passed at about the same age, nine years earlier -- and he was just nine years older than Mom. Odd.
If mothers-in-law count -- and they should; some are very nice, I know -- I drove past my second MIL's house this morning. No idea if she still lives there, or is even living, but there was a compact SUV in the driveway, so the house is still occupied by *somebody*.
If mothers-in-law count -- and they should; some are very nice, I know -- I drove past my second MIL's house this morning. No idea if she still lives there, or is even living, but there was a compact SUV in the driveway, so the house is still occupied by *somebody*.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 10:58 PM (wzUl9)
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130 nurse
Snicker? I say laugh out loud😜!
Smooches and love back atcha💕
(And yes. I was a child...never really got over it).
Snicker? I say laugh out loud😜!
Smooches and love back atcha💕
(And yes. I was a child...never really got over it).
Posted by: COMountainMarie at May 09, 2026 10:58 PM (uTEOj)
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My ex never acknowledged my bearing and raising our boys. I asked him one year and he said “you’re not my mother.”
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 10:25 PM (A5RD0)
He sounds like a real asshole. Tell me you fell to your knees and dick punched him.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 10:25 PM (A5RD0)
He sounds like a real asshole. Tell me you fell to your knees and dick punched him.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 09, 2026 11:00 PM (snZF9)
154
I wanna go to Heaven, just not right now.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 09, 2026 10:34 PM (0aYVJ)
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A word to the wise:
According to Mormon educational material, you'll need to bring a nice suit and tie.
Nothing is worse than showing up somewhere and realizing you're horribly under-dressed.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 09, 2026 10:34 PM (0aYVJ)
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A word to the wise:
According to Mormon educational material, you'll need to bring a nice suit and tie.
Nothing is worse than showing up somewhere and realizing you're horribly under-dressed.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 09, 2026 11:00 PM (JkO4W)
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Today Tom Peterson, bass player for Cheap Trick, turns 76. I'm not really familiar with Simple Plan, but by a neat coincidence their lead vocalist and studio bassist Pierre Bouvier also turns 47 today, and they once covered "Surrender" for the movie soundtrack of Fantastic Four (2005). So, here's two versions of the same song, from two birthday bassists!
Cheap Trick - Surrender (Live at Nippon Budokan, 197
https://youtu.be/ZbkypX1OhZ0
Note: Normally you would identify the bass player by looking for the guy holding a four- or five-string guitar, but Peterson is using an unusual 12-string electric bass here, as he did for their third studio album Heaven Tonight (197 that the song is from.
Simple Plan - Surrender (Lyrics)
https://youtu.be/wiBknA75YXM
Note: *NSFW* (uncensored F-bomb)
Cheap Trick - Surrender (Live at Nippon Budokan, 197
https://youtu.be/ZbkypX1OhZ0
Note: Normally you would identify the bass player by looking for the guy holding a four- or five-string guitar, but Peterson is using an unusual 12-string electric bass here, as he did for their third studio album Heaven Tonight (197
that the song is from.
Simple Plan - Surrender (Lyrics)
https://youtu.be/wiBknA75YXM
Note: *NSFW* (uncensored F-bomb)
Posted by: SciVo at May 09, 2026 11:02 PM (Sy6m/)
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A word to the wise:
According to Mormon educational material, you'll need to bring a nice suit and tie.
Nothing is worse than showing up somewhere and realizing you're horribly under-dressed.
Posted by: Cicero
I came into this world nekkid, screaming & covered in someone else's blood and I have no problem going out that way.
According to Mormon educational material, you'll need to bring a nice suit and tie.
Nothing is worse than showing up somewhere and realizing you're horribly under-dressed.
Posted by: Cicero
I came into this world nekkid, screaming & covered in someone else's blood and I have no problem going out that way.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 11:02 PM (S838b)
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Can I cross stuff out? I guess not.
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 09, 2026 10:54 PM (Jr+re)
left-square-bracket, then a 's', then a right-square-bracket. Square brackets are right below the squiggly ones on a regular American keyboard.
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 09, 2026 10:54 PM (Jr+re)
left-square-bracket, then a 's', then a right-square-bracket. Square brackets are right below the squiggly ones on a regular American keyboard.
Posted by: GWB at May 09, 2026 11:02 PM (zMT95)
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AOP, isn't all rum imported to Canada?
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 09, 2026 10:55 PM (Jr+re)
There are a number of boutique distilleries that make rum. I have not tried their stuff.
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 09, 2026 10:55 PM (Jr+re)
There are a number of boutique distilleries that make rum. I have not tried their stuff.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 09, 2026 11:02 PM (utfVc)
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 11:03 PM (A5RD0)
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Rum reminds me of the sickly-sweet medicine I had to take as a kid when I'd have an asthma attack. I can have it in small quantities if it's mixed in with a bunch of other stuff.
Posted by: PabloD at May 09, 2026 11:03 PM (C30Iv)
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I came into this world nekkid, screaming & covered in someone else's blood and I have no problem going out that way.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 11:02 PM (S838b)
People always look at me weird when I say that. I'm not hanging out with the right people.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 11:02 PM (S838b)
People always look at me weird when I say that. I'm not hanging out with the right people.
Posted by: GWB at May 09, 2026 11:03 PM (zMT95)
162
I came into this world nekkid, screaming & covered in someone else's blood and I have no problem going out that way.
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Let me know how it goes when you show up for your first harp lesson like that.
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Let me know how it goes when you show up for your first harp lesson like that.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 09, 2026 11:04 PM (JkO4W)
163
I came into this world nekkid, screaming & covered in someone else's blood and I have no problem going out that way.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 11:02 PM (S838b)
Oh, and I award an extra bathroom token for the first use of "nekkid" tonight.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 11:02 PM (S838b)
Oh, and I award an extra bathroom token for the first use of "nekkid" tonight.
Posted by: GWB at May 09, 2026 11:04 PM (zMT95)
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left-square-bracket, then a 's', then a right-square-bracket. Square brackets are right below the squiggly ones on a regular American keyboard.
Posted by: GWB at May 09, 2026 11:02 PM (zMT95)
Oh, and please end it with:
left-square-bracket, then a '/', then a 's', then a right-square-bracket.
Or visit the barrel.
Posted by: GWB at May 09, 2026 11:02 PM (zMT95)
Oh, and please end it with:
left-square-bracket, then a '/', then a 's', then a right-square-bracket.
Or visit the barrel.
Posted by: GWB at May 09, 2026 11:05 PM (zMT95)
165
Just got in. Did anyone ask how many of us are expected to get our wives a mother's day card? Even though she's not our mother.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 09, 2026 11:06 PM (1Ff7Z)
166
Can I strike stuff out? Maybe.
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 09, 2026 11:06 PM (Jr+re)
167
I came into this world nekkid, screaming & covered in someone else's blood and I have no problem going out that way.
Posted by: rickb223
It’s the only honorable way to go.
Posted by: rickb223
It’s the only honorable way to go.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 11:06 PM (A5RD0)
168
My mother died in 2011 at 74. My father is still alive at 87, so is his sister at 90, and his brother at 92. I see them all every sunday for diner. All sharp as a tack. Dad's family lives forever. Mom's family is completely wiped out. I miss her, but damn if she don't have a knack for letting me know she's still watching.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 09, 2026 11:07 PM (snZF9)
169
Oh, and please end it with:
left-square-bracket, then a '/', then a 's', then a right-square-bracket.
Didn't do that? Is CBD lurking tonight?
left-square-bracket, then a '/', then a 's', then a right-square-bracket.
Didn't do that? Is CBD lurking tonight?
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 09, 2026 11:07 PM (Jr+re)
170
Rum reminds me of the sickly-sweet medicine I had to take as a kid when I'd have an asthma attack. I can have it in small quantities if it's mixed in with a bunch of other stuff.
Posted by: PabloD at May 09, 2026
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Rum reminded me of Coca-Cola (no doubt why it's often mixed with that). It was Jagermeister that reminded me of those cherry-flavored cough and cold medicines my mother often administered (read: forced on me).
Posted by: PabloD at May 09, 2026
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Rum reminded me of Coca-Cola (no doubt why it's often mixed with that). It was Jagermeister that reminded me of those cherry-flavored cough and cold medicines my mother often administered (read: forced on me).
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 11:07 PM (wzUl9)
171
Can I strike stuff out? Maybe.
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 09, 2026 11:06 PM (Jr+re)
What you can't do is simply quote someone else and have the strike stay around. You have to go put the strikeout command back in there.
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 09, 2026 11:06 PM (Jr+re)
What you can't do is simply quote someone else and have the strike stay around. You have to go put the strikeout command back in there.
Posted by: GWB at May 09, 2026 11:07 PM (zMT95)
Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 11:08 PM (S838b)
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I came into this world nekkid, screaming & covered in someone else's blood and I have no problem going out that way.
Posted by: rickb223
That soooo needs to be on a T-shirt. lol
Posted by: rickb223
That soooo needs to be on a T-shirt. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 09, 2026 11:08 PM (snZF9)
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That ain’t beer!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
I loaded the ONT up on my phone while watching the hockey pucks flying around, and thought it was a joke pic with "afro" heads on the beer.
* focus on the phone instead of the teevee *
Oh, flowers for Mom's Day. That makes more sense.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
I loaded the ONT up on my phone while watching the hockey pucks flying around, and thought it was a joke pic with "afro" heads on the beer.
* focus on the phone instead of the teevee *
Oh, flowers for Mom's Day. That makes more sense.
Posted by: mikeski at May 09, 2026 11:08 PM (VHUov)
175
I think the striking out is waaaay too complicated, so never mind. Thanks for the help!
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 09, 2026 11:08 PM (Jr+re)
176
Rum reminded me of Coca-Cola (no doubt why it's often mixed with that).
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 11:07 PM (wzUl9)
Well, here we go:
https://t.ly/93Ll_
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 11:07 PM (wzUl9)
Well, here we go:
https://t.ly/93Ll_
Posted by: GWB at May 09, 2026 11:09 PM (zMT95)
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Rum reminded me of Coca-Cola (no doubt why it's often mixed with that). It was Jagermeister that reminded me of those cherry-flavored cough and cold medicines my mother often administered (read: forced on me).
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 11:07 PM (wzUl9)
Jagermeister is nasty. Brake fluid is cheaper, and tastes better.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 11:07 PM (wzUl9)
Jagermeister is nasty. Brake fluid is cheaper, and tastes better.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 09, 2026 11:10 PM (utfVc)
178
Good night, and may God bless.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 09, 2026 11:11 PM (0aYVJ)
179
I think the striking out is waaaay too complicated, so never mind. Thanks for the help!
Posted by: LRob
Just remember the equivalent [ / letter ]
on the other end. (Without the spaces)
Posted by: LRob
on the other end. (Without the spaces)
Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 11:11 PM (S838b)
180
Oh, and please end it with:
left-square-bracket, then a '/', then a 's', then a right-square-bracket.
Didn't do that? Is CBD lurking tonight?
Posted by: LRob in OK
It's a more-recent feature of the comment system, to help the Barrel with its diet.
You can "usually" miss one close tag, and not infect the rest of the comment section. Just the rest of your own post.
left-square-bracket, then a '/', then a 's', then a right-square-bracket.
Didn't do that? Is CBD lurking tonight?
Posted by: LRob in OK
It's a more-recent feature of the comment system, to help the Barrel with its diet.
You can "usually" miss one close tag, and not infect the rest of the comment section. Just the rest of your own post.
Posted by: mikeski at May 09, 2026 11:11 PM (VHUov)
181
Jagermeister is nasty. Brake fluid is cheaper, and tastes better.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 09, 2026
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Hey, you want nasty? Mercedes' own power steering fluid, at least back in the '90s and '00s. Stuff smelled like stale pretzels dissolved in male cat spray.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 09, 2026
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Hey, you want nasty? Mercedes' own power steering fluid, at least back in the '90s and '00s. Stuff smelled like stale pretzels dissolved in male cat spray.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 11:12 PM (wzUl9)
182
Boy I wonder what I could do to make "Comment of the Week." I suspect I'd have to make a comment that was significant and interesting.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 09, 2026 11:12 PM (CHHv1)
183
Now how in the hell did it do that? I didn't put in the equivalent letter and everything on the close dide was spaced out.
Crap. Auto close tags. That's how.
Crap. Auto close tags. That's how.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 11:13 PM (S838b)
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182 Boy I wonder what I could do to make "Comment of the Week." I suspect I'd have to make a comment that was significant and interesting.
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Nah. It's all a matter of who you know.
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Nah. It's all a matter of who you know.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 09, 2026 11:13 PM (6/7Fs)
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You can "usually" miss one close tag, and not infect the rest of the comment section. Just the rest of your own post.
Posted by: mikeski at May 09, 2026 11:11 PM (VHUov)
Used to be, the cool kidz put close tags in their nics.
Posted by: mikeski at May 09, 2026 11:11 PM (VHUov)
Used to be, the cool kidz put close tags in their nics.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 09, 2026 11:13 PM (utfVc)
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~I came into this world nekkid, screaming & covered in someone else's blood and I have no problem going out that way.rickb223
So, do you have someone particular in mind? Or just any bloody someone? Will you actually be screaming, or howling with laughter?
My mind wanders🙄 ...
So, do you have someone particular in mind? Or just any bloody someone? Will you actually be screaming, or howling with laughter?
My mind wanders🙄 ...
Posted by: COMountainMarie at May 09, 2026 11:14 PM (uTEOj)
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Happy Saturday Horde.
Very nice ONT, I am going to make some of those frozen lemonades when I host book night in June. Books are seldom actually discussed, but life stories are told along with food and drink and a certain level of reminiscence. I am one of the elders in the tribe.
Very nice ONT, I am going to make some of those frozen lemonades when I host book night in June. Books are seldom actually discussed, but life stories are told along with food and drink and a certain level of reminiscence. I am one of the elders in the tribe.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 09, 2026 11:14 PM (0nHVk)
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I think the striking out is waaaay too complicated, so never mind. Thanks for the help!
Posted by: LRob
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No, c'mon. It's easy enough. Just omit the spaces here:
[ s ]stroke[ \ s ] and you get:
stroke[\s]
Posted by: LRob
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No, c'mon. It's easy enough. Just omit the spaces here:
[ s ]stroke[ \ s ] and you get:
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 09, 2026 11:15 PM (XeU6L)
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I wanna go to Heaven, just not right now.
Posted by: Pug Mahon
A word to the wise:
According to Mormon educational material, you'll need to bring a nice suit and tie.
Nothing is worse than showing up somewhere and realizing you're horribly under-dressed.
Posted by: Cicero
Should be the other way. God made us in His image. And in the Garden, we were naked, until we got the devil's learnings.
So if we show up in Heaven dressed the way are in our coffins, St Peter and the gang must get a laugh out of all of us.
Posted by: Pug Mahon
A word to the wise:
According to Mormon educational material, you'll need to bring a nice suit and tie.
Nothing is worse than showing up somewhere and realizing you're horribly under-dressed.
Posted by: Cicero
Should be the other way. God made us in His image. And in the Garden, we were naked, until we got the devil's learnings.
So if we show up in Heaven dressed the way are in our coffins, St Peter and the gang must get a laugh out of all of us.
Posted by: mikeski is naked under his clothes at May 09, 2026 11:16 PM (VHUov)
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So, do you have someone particular in mind? Or just any bloody someone? Will you actually be screaming, or howling with laughter?
My mind wanders🙄 ...
Posted by: COMountainMarie
No one in particular. And hopefully not any time soon.
My mind wanders🙄 ...
Posted by: COMountainMarie
No one in particular. And hopefully not any time soon.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 11:16 PM (S838b)
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Ooooops. Nice example, Hammer
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 09, 2026 11:16 PM (XeU6L)
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> They settled on a 12 cm diameter disc which was precisely enough to fit the longest known recording
Didn't some of Stalin's speeches span multiple analog recordings, including multiple discs of applause (it wasn't healthy to be the first person to stop clapping).
Maybe this was before the Euros decided that communism was groovy again.
(see what I did there?)
Didn't some of Stalin's speeches span multiple analog recordings, including multiple discs of applause (it wasn't healthy to be the first person to stop clapping).
Maybe this was before the Euros decided that communism was groovy again.
(see what I did there?)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 09, 2026 11:16 PM (qpyNK)
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Books are seldom actually discussed, but life stories are told along with food and drink and a certain level of reminiscence. I am one of the elders in the tribe.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 09, 2026 11:14 PM (0nHVk)
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*passes talking stick*
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 09, 2026 11:14 PM (0nHVk)
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*passes talking stick*
Posted by: Iron Eyes Cody at May 09, 2026 11:17 PM (6/7Fs)
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No, c'mon. It's easy enough. Just omit the spaces here:
[ s ]stroke[ \ s ] and you get:
stroke[\s]
Posted by: Mike Hammer
Forward slash. /
[ s ]stroke[ \ s ] and you get:
stroke[\s]
Posted by: Mike Hammer
Forward slash. /
Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 11:17 PM (S838b)
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That's it, out for the night.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 09, 2026 11:18 PM (XeU6L)
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No, c'mon. It's easy enough. Just omit the spaces here:
[ s ]stroke[ \ s ] and you get:
stroke[\s]
Posted by: Mike Hammer
Forward slash. /
See! It's just too difficult to do.
[ s ]stroke[ \ s ] and you get:
stroke[\s]
Posted by: Mike Hammer
Forward slash. /
See! It's just too difficult to do.
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 09, 2026 11:18 PM (Jr+re)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 09, 2026 11:19 PM (XeU6L)
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Jack Posobiec
@JackPosobiec
Hi @JohnCornyn! Did you think I would miss you retweeting ‘Republicans Against Trump?’ Why did you do that?
Image: x.com/JackPosobiec/status/2053235707209015789
3:08 PM · May 9, 2026
Cornyn led the charge of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), which ended up becoming the biggest federal gun control law in three decades. Partnering with Democrats Chuck Schumer and Joe Biden (yes, Biden even praised him for it.) Cornyn funneled $750 million into ineffective “crisis intervention” programs. If you translate this from political speak into words, these programs were nothing more than red flag laws on steroids.
@JackPosobiec
Hi @JohnCornyn! Did you think I would miss you retweeting ‘Republicans Against Trump?’ Why did you do that?
Image: x.com/JackPosobiec/status/2053235707209015789
3:08 PM · May 9, 2026
Cornyn led the charge of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), which ended up becoming the biggest federal gun control law in three decades. Partnering with Democrats Chuck Schumer and Joe Biden (yes, Biden even praised him for it.) Cornyn funneled $750 million into ineffective “crisis intervention” programs. If you translate this from political speak into words, these programs were nothing more than red flag laws on steroids.
Posted by: BetaCuck4Lyfe at May 09, 2026 11:19 PM (9aVck)
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Bed time for yours truly, I suppose. It may rain again tomorrow, but early am, around 5-7, is supposed to have a fairly low chance of the wet stuff.
Good night, all! Be good, and if you can't do that . . . don't get caught!
Good night, all! Be good, and if you can't do that . . . don't get caught!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 11:19 PM (wzUl9)
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I came into this world nekkid, screaming & covered in someone else's blood and I have no problem going out that way.
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Let me know how it goes when you show up for your first harp lesson like that.
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Ha! Reminds me of the Holmes scene where he rode the tube with a bloody harpoon.
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Let me know how it goes when you show up for your first harp lesson like that.
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Ha! Reminds me of the Holmes scene where he rode the tube with a bloody harpoon.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at May 09, 2026 11:19 PM (RkOfE)
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Thanks for the ONT, Ds! The horde, especially the ONT horde, is great. Good night!
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 09, 2026 11:19 PM (Jr+re)
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striketest
Posted by: RandomDave at May 09, 2026 11:20 PM (aJQbY)
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Wow. Buffalo Trace is smooooth.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 11:20 PM (S838b)
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No, c'mon. It's easy enough. Just omit the spaces here:
[ s ]stroke[ \ s ] and you get:
stroke[\s]
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.
Ooooops. Nice example, Hammer
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.
Or you were just demonstrating the "one free close tag" by using backslashes. 😄
[ s ]stroke[ \ s ] and you get:
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.
Ooooops. Nice example, Hammer
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.
Or you were just demonstrating the "one free close tag" by using backslashes. 😄
Posted by: mikeski at May 09, 2026 11:20 PM (VHUov)
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Thanks, GWB! I didn't know the bbcode version
Posted by: RandomDave at May 09, 2026 11:20 PM (aJQbY)
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Magic is in the air. And the water. And the dirt....
Howdy.
Yeah, Abracadabra didn't grab me. Quit at about 1 min in. Enjoyed the rest of 'em, though.
I'm afraid maybe I didn't get the first joke. A little more afraid that maybe I did.
😶🌫️🫠
Never really had psychedelicatessan visuals. There was one evening that some ground cover plants did seem to be swirling a little bit. That was pleasant.
Despite some interesting experiences, I was never "out there" on the astral plane. My trippy moments were all real:
In college (of course), a bunch of us were crammed into one room, in various states of chemical affect. There was one of those floor-to-ceiling poles with three lights on it that kept flickering. Nobody much cared.
Then I remarked that the flickering was in time with the beat of the music. Folks at first laughed and were, like, sure, man, you're high. Then one by one everyone realized the lights really were flashing to the music. Ooo, trippy, maan!
I traced the lamp cord, which was loosely plugged into an extension cord, draped over a speaker. The thumping bass jiggled the connection. Most amusing. Accidental cheap light show. Cheap thrills.
Howdy.
Yeah, Abracadabra didn't grab me. Quit at about 1 min in. Enjoyed the rest of 'em, though.
I'm afraid maybe I didn't get the first joke. A little more afraid that maybe I did.
😶🌫️🫠
Never really had psychedelicatessan visuals. There was one evening that some ground cover plants did seem to be swirling a little bit. That was pleasant.
Despite some interesting experiences, I was never "out there" on the astral plane. My trippy moments were all real:
In college (of course), a bunch of us were crammed into one room, in various states of chemical affect. There was one of those floor-to-ceiling poles with three lights on it that kept flickering. Nobody much cared.
Then I remarked that the flickering was in time with the beat of the music. Folks at first laughed and were, like, sure, man, you're high. Then one by one everyone realized the lights really were flashing to the music. Ooo, trippy, maan!
I traced the lamp cord, which was loosely plugged into an extension cord, draped over a speaker. The thumping bass jiggled the connection. Most amusing. Accidental cheap light show. Cheap thrills.
Posted by: mindful webworker - and then there was that time... at May 09, 2026 11:21 PM (Cl/mc)
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182 Boy I wonder what I could do to make "Comment of the Week." I suspect I'd have to make a comment that was significant and interesting.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 09, 2026 11:12 PM (CHHv1)
Have you tried kissing up to the Club ONT hosts? They're suckers for flattery.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 09, 2026 11:12 PM (CHHv1)
Have you tried kissing up to the Club ONT hosts? They're suckers for flattery.
Posted by: tankdemon at May 09, 2026 11:21 PM (lbImv)
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Used to be, the cool kidz put close tags in their nics.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 09, 2026 11:13 PM (utfVc)
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Putting close tags in a nic are the same people who set their wristwatches 10 minutes ahead.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 09, 2026 11:13 PM (utfVc)
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Putting close tags in a nic are the same people who set their wristwatches 10 minutes ahead.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 09, 2026 11:21 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 11:22 PM (S838b)
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Anyone ever smell the sperm whale (not to be confused with Lizzo) oil that was used in some automatic transmissions right up until the 1970s?
I don't recall ever smelling it.
I do know that sperm whale oil was the preferred fuel for home lighting, because it smelled better than the alternatives... right up until John D. Rockefeller started cruelly exploiting the populace by selling them dirt-cheap kerosene for heating and lighting. Damn him!
I don't recall ever smelling it.
I do know that sperm whale oil was the preferred fuel for home lighting, because it smelled better than the alternatives... right up until John D. Rockefeller started cruelly exploiting the populace by selling them dirt-cheap kerosene for heating and lighting. Damn him!
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 09, 2026 11:22 PM (qpyNK)
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I came into this world nekkid, screaming & covered in someone else's blood and I have no problem going out that way.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 11:02 PM (S838b)
Hopefully you didn't get ejected when you arrived, and hit the wall head first.
Don Rickles said that was the reason for Phyllis Diller's hairdo.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 11:02 PM (S838b)
Hopefully you didn't get ejected when you arrived, and hit the wall head first.
Don Rickles said that was the reason for Phyllis Diller's hairdo.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 09, 2026 11:23 PM (qx7Zg)
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I do know that sperm whale oil was the preferred fuel for home lighting, because it smelled better than the alternatives... right up until John D. Rockefeller started cruelly exploiting the populace by selling them dirt-cheap kerosene for heating and lighting. Damn him!
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia
Either 100% paraffin or olive oil.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia
Either 100% paraffin or olive oil.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 11:24 PM (S838b)
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Jagermeister was never intended to be drank in quantity, historically it was served in an almost thimble sized glass, ice cold, as an after-dinner drink to settle the stomach. It’s nice that way, actually.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 09, 2026 11:24 PM (OtFdX)
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182Boy I wonder what I could do to make "Comment of the Week." I suspect I'd have to make a comment that was significant and interesting.
Seems like you just have to be breathing....ain't no big thing😑...
Seems like you just have to be breathing....ain't no big thing😑...
Posted by: COMountainMarie at May 09, 2026 11:24 PM (uTEOj)
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I tried to have a Buffalo Trace last night at lib little sister's house. She had no ice. No ice.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 09, 2026 11:24 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at May 09, 2026 11:25 PM (+9wcF)
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If you ever tore apart an old differential you smelled it. Nasty.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 09, 2026 11:27 PM (fS43b)
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Jägermeister (/ˈjeɪɡərmaɪstər/ YAY-gər-my-stər, German: [ˈjɛːɡɐˌmaɪstɐ] stylized as "Jägermeiſter", is a German spiced digestif liqueur. Developed in 1934 by Wilhelm and Curt Mast, it has an alcohol by volume of 35% (61 degrees proof, or US 70 proof). The recipe of 56 herbs and spices has not changed since its creation, and the drink continues to be sold in a green glass bottle.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 11:28 PM (S838b)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 09, 2026 11:28 PM (qx7Zg)
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Anyone ever smell the sperm whale (not to be confused with Lizzo) oil that was used in some automatic transmissions right up until the 1970s?
I don't recall ever smelling it.
I do know that sperm whale oil was the preferred fuel for home lighting, because it smelled better than the alternatives... right up until John D. Rockefeller started cruelly exploiting the populace by selling them dirt-cheap kerosene for heating and lighting. Damn him!
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 09, 2026 11:22 PM (qpyNK)
I must have smelled it, but I don't recall the smell at all. Type A ATF was the original type, and it was made with whale oil. There is no longer an SAE specification for Type A. If you see Type A in a store, it can be almost anything. Modern ATF will work fine in any transmission that was built for Type A.
I don't recall ever smelling it.
I do know that sperm whale oil was the preferred fuel for home lighting, because it smelled better than the alternatives... right up until John D. Rockefeller started cruelly exploiting the populace by selling them dirt-cheap kerosene for heating and lighting. Damn him!
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 09, 2026 11:22 PM (qpyNK)
I must have smelled it, but I don't recall the smell at all. Type A ATF was the original type, and it was made with whale oil. There is no longer an SAE specification for Type A. If you see Type A in a store, it can be almost anything. Modern ATF will work fine in any transmission that was built for Type A.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 09, 2026 11:29 PM (utfVc)
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My 45 minute freakout has been resolved -
A bit ago I found the beer fridge in the garage was getting a bit warm inside... The garage itself hit 90 degrees for the first time this season, coils* covered with fuzz and leaves that blew in... pulled the access cover on back. Compressor running and hot.
So, it wasn't able to dumo heat. I cleaned up coils the best I can for now. Will do a thorough job tomorrow. Have to empty the thing out an lay it down to do it.
*coils are under the fridge.
Hard to get to for cleaning. Don't think you can even get fridges with exposed coils on the back any more.
A bit ago I found the beer fridge in the garage was getting a bit warm inside... The garage itself hit 90 degrees for the first time this season, coils* covered with fuzz and leaves that blew in... pulled the access cover on back. Compressor running and hot.
So, it wasn't able to dumo heat. I cleaned up coils the best I can for now. Will do a thorough job tomorrow. Have to empty the thing out an lay it down to do it.
*coils are under the fridge.
Hard to get to for cleaning. Don't think you can even get fridges with exposed coils on the back any more.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 09, 2026 11:30 PM (/lPRQ)
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And that's why people throw up their toenails. They drink it warm.
The company recommends that Jägermeister be kept on ice and served cold, and suggests that it be kept in a freezer at −18 °C (0 °F) or on tap between −15 and −11 °C (5 and 12 °F).[14]
The company recommends that Jägermeister be kept on ice and served cold, and suggests that it be kept in a freezer at −18 °C (0 °F) or on tap between −15 and −11 °C (5 and 12 °F).[14]
Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 11:30 PM (S838b)
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I tried to have a Buffalo Trace last night at lib little sister's house. She had no ice. No ice.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
Well, they do hate ICE.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
Well, they do hate ICE.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 09, 2026 11:30 PM (diia5)
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184 182 Boy I wonder what I could do to make "Comment of the Week." I suspect I'd have to make a comment that was significant and interesting.
Nah. It's all a matter of who you know.
PREZ.Spencer'32 -- Yes, CAN!
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-PutASmileOnThatFace
Pratt is PRECISELY what is needed to overturn the Status Quo that Serves NONE.
He is the very Model of what is required: Citizenship; it is a status earned. to not just 'make' a difference, but to 'be' the difference -- and what difference he is.
"The difference between a civilian and a citizen? A citizen accepts personal responsibility for the safety of the body politic, of which he is a member, defending it, if need be, with his life. The civilian does not."
Karen Bass(tard, theFIRESTARTER) is neither; the fact that pitchforks and dung flinging ballista's are not surrounding her house for the sheer audacity of lying to people and cheating them out of a future worth having is a telling and sad statement of what the acceptable status quo really is.
LET'S GO BRANDON.
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-nowYoureGettingIt
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-signedSCHWARTZWALD
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-SaveDaWorldTakeTheGun
Nah. It's all a matter of who you know.
PREZ.Spencer'32 -- Yes, CAN!
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-PutASmileOnThatFace
Pratt is PRECISELY what is needed to overturn the Status Quo that Serves NONE.
He is the very Model of what is required: Citizenship; it is a status earned. to not just 'make' a difference, but to 'be' the difference -- and what difference he is.
"The difference between a civilian and a citizen? A citizen accepts personal responsibility for the safety of the body politic, of which he is a member, defending it, if need be, with his life. The civilian does not."
Karen Bass(tard, theFIRESTARTER) is neither; the fact that pitchforks and dung flinging ballista's are not surrounding her house for the sheer audacity of lying to people and cheating them out of a future worth having is a telling and sad statement of what the acceptable status quo really is.
LET'S GO BRANDON.
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-nowYoureGettingIt
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-signedSCHWARTZWALD
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-SaveDaWorldTakeTheGun
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at May 09, 2026 11:30 PM (SPuD1)
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Mom's 90. She's not on death's doorstep but she's not doing well. She does know who her kids are and asks about Creamsickle, the big, feral orange and white cat who visits me periodically.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at May 09, 2026 11:31 PM (W5mpo)
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Bed time for yours truly, I suppose. It may rain again tomorrow, but early am, around 5-7, is supposed to have a fairly low chance of the wet stuff.
Tell it brother! Yesterday I had almost 2ft. snow. Totally melted today. Life in the mountains....
Tell it brother! Yesterday I had almost 2ft. snow. Totally melted today. Life in the mountains....
Posted by: COMountainMarie at May 09, 2026 11:32 PM (uTEOj)
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The company recommends that Jägermeister be kept on ice and served cold, and suggests that it be kept in a freezer at −18 °C (0 °F) or on tap between −15 and −11 °C (5 and 12 °F).[14]
Got the specs for Dracula Liqueur?
Got the specs for Dracula Liqueur?
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at May 09, 2026 11:32 PM (+9wcF)
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Good lord ...
I just realized that my Dad died 50 years ago today.
Mom outlived him by 47.
Too soon for both ...
I just realized that my Dad died 50 years ago today.
Mom outlived him by 47.
Too soon for both ...
Posted by: browndog says woof at May 09, 2026 11:33 PM (3sXRv)
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My rum rotation now is Doorly's and Hamilton 86.
You would be surprised at how much sugar is added to some of the poplar to brands like Diplomatico and El Dorado.
You would be surprised at how much sugar is added to some of the poplar to brands like Diplomatico and El Dorado.
Posted by: pawn at May 09, 2026 11:34 PM (+rSJz)
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Finally got Pookette home. She thought she'd lost her sleeping bag, which I had put in a white trash bag with her name on duct on both sides. Turns out she'd forgotten to put it back in the bag, and her friend's father/a teacher found it. That girl would forget her head if it wasn't attached...
Posted by: pookysgirl loves her kids anyway at May 09, 2026 11:34 PM (Wt5PA)
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Jagermeister tastes (IMO) like Ny-Quil.. probably better for you, since it doesn't contain acetaminophen. I think?
LOL. The kids "do shots" of it. Bleccch. If I *must* drink it, would rather the thimble-sized, ice-cold sip!
LOL. The kids "do shots" of it. Bleccch. If I *must* drink it, would rather the thimble-sized, ice-cold sip!
Posted by: JQ at May 09, 2026 11:35 PM (rdVOm)
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BC, you have made many very thoughtful comments, don't sell yourself short.
COMM, so very good to see you.
Happy Mother's Day to my Mom and all Mom's, it is very much on the job training, I apologize to all of my kids for how I might have failed them, I was not a good juggler, but my heart was always in the right place.
COMM, so very good to see you.
Happy Mother's Day to my Mom and all Mom's, it is very much on the job training, I apologize to all of my kids for how I might have failed them, I was not a good juggler, but my heart was always in the right place.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 09, 2026 11:36 PM (0nHVk)
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I gave my mom a solar lamp. It has a tall rectangle shape with cutout designs of flowers and a hummingbird so when lit, it casts beautiful shadows.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at May 09, 2026 11:37 PM (RkOfE)
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{{{DDS}}}!!!
Posted by: COMountainMarie at May 09, 2026 11:37 PM (uTEOj)
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Abracadabra
Literally one of the worst songs ever recorded.
"I want to reach out and GRAB YA!"
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 09, 2026 10:24 PM (RIvkX)
*Fist bump*
The guy took guitar lessons from Les Paul and T Bone Walker. The sum has never come close to equaling the parts...
Literally one of the worst songs ever recorded.
"I want to reach out and GRAB YA!"
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 09, 2026 10:24 PM (RIvkX)
*Fist bump*
The guy took guitar lessons from Les Paul and T Bone Walker. The sum has never come close to equaling the parts...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 09, 2026 11:37 PM (nbLIj)
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LOL. The kids "do shots" of it. Bleccch. If I *must* drink it, would rather the thimble-sized, ice-cold sip!
Posted by: JQ at May 09, 2026 11:35 PM (rdVOm)
There's a drink called a Jaegerbomb, shot glass of JM sunk into a glass of something else. I have never wanted to try one.
Posted by: JQ at May 09, 2026 11:35 PM (rdVOm)
There's a drink called a Jaegerbomb, shot glass of JM sunk into a glass of something else. I have never wanted to try one.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 09, 2026 11:37 PM (utfVc)
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The guy took guitar lessons from Les Paul and T Bone Walker. The sum has never come close to equaling the parts...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 09, 2026 11:37 PM (nbLIj)
Steve MIller had some good tunes. Abracadabra is not one of them.
Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 09, 2026 11:37 PM (nbLIj)
Steve MIller had some good tunes. Abracadabra is not one of them.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 09, 2026 11:39 PM (utfVc)
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Happy Mother's Day to my Mom and all Mom's, it is very much on the job training, I apologize to all of my kids for how I might have failed them, I was not a good juggler, but my heart was always in the right place.
Posted by: Debby
Seconded!
Definitely learn as you go!
Happy Mother's Day to my Mom and all Mom's, it is very much on the job training, I apologize to all of my kids for how I might have failed them, I was not a good juggler, but my heart was always in the right place.
Posted by: Debby
Seconded!
Definitely learn as you go!
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at May 09, 2026 11:40 PM (RkOfE)
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There's a drink called a Jaegerbomb, shot glass of JM sunk into a glass of something else. I have never wanted to try one.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Jaegerbomb a Screwdriver.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Jaegerbomb a Screwdriver.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 09, 2026 11:40 PM (/lPRQ)
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🎶
Both mother annnd daughter
Working forrr the yankee dollarrr…
😲
Doing some laundry and housekeeping, no doubt.
Both mother annnd daughter
Working forrr the yankee dollarrr…
😲
Doing some laundry and housekeeping, no doubt.
Posted by: mindful webworker - rum and coCAcola at May 09, 2026 11:40 PM (Cl/mc)
Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 11:41 PM (S838b)
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Jagerbomb-- drop shot of JM into RedBull (or similar)
Double YUCK!
But hey... kids, you know? They think they invented the Speed Ball. Heh.
Double YUCK!
But hey... kids, you know? They think they invented the Speed Ball. Heh.
Posted by: JQ at May 09, 2026 11:42 PM (rdVOm)
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There's a drink called a Jaegerbomb, shot glass of JM sunk into a glass of something else. I have never wanted to try one.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
That's like a boilermaker.
Shot glass of Jack dropped in a mug of Budweiser.
Ugh. My grandfather used to drink those.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
That's like a boilermaker.
Shot glass of Jack dropped in a mug of Budweiser.
Ugh. My grandfather used to drink those.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 11:43 PM (S838b)
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Nothing is worse than showing up somewhere and realizing you're horribly under-dressed.
Posted by: Cicero
Your mother wants you to wear clean underwear in case you get hit by a bus.
Nothing is worse than showing up somewhere and realizing you're horribly under-dressed.
Posted by: Cicero
Your mother wants you to wear clean underwear in case you get hit by a bus.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 09, 2026 11:44 PM (Cqx++)
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@232 thank you. I kind of feel the same way about YouTube. I could get more views if I changed but then I'm entering a room I don't know.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 09, 2026 11:45 PM (CHHv1)
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I came into this world nekkid, screaming & covered in someone else's blood and I have no problem going out that way.
Posted by: rickb223
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Murder spree at the nudie beach?
Posted by: rickb223
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Murder spree at the nudie beach?
Posted by: wth at May 09, 2026 11:45 PM (oq9dX)
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Boy I wonder what I could do to make "Comment of the Week." I suspect I'd have to make a comment that was significant and interesting.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 09, 2026 11:12 PM (CHHv1)
Seems I did it a good number of times just being my retarded self.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 09, 2026 11:12 PM (CHHv1)
Seems I did it a good number of times just being my retarded self.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 09, 2026 11:46 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 11:46 PM (A5RD0)
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Your mother wants you to wear clean underwear in case you get hit by a bus.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
Does it really matter? I figure after getting hit by a bus, my underwear would *no longer* be clean, no matter the original condition...
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
Does it really matter? I figure after getting hit by a bus, my underwear would *no longer* be clean, no matter the original condition...
Posted by: JQ at May 09, 2026 11:47 PM (rdVOm)
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Wow. Buffalo Trace is smooooth.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 11:20 PM (S838b)
This is known.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 11:20 PM (S838b)
This is known.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 09, 2026 11:47 PM (2WIwB)
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Your mother wants you to wear clean underwear in case you get hit by a bus.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot
If I get hit by a bus, I'm probably gonna shit myself anyway.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot
If I get hit by a bus, I'm probably gonna shit myself anyway.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 11:47 PM (S838b)
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I'm extremely happy that the double Ds are engaging tonight! What banter! What witicisms!
Yeah...just call it in boys...
Or, goodnight...
Yeah...just call it in boys...
Or, goodnight...
Posted by: COMountainMarie at May 09, 2026 11:48 PM (uTEOj)
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I tried to have a Buffalo Trace last night at lib little sister's house. She had no ice. No ice.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 09, 2026 11:24 PM (RIvkX)
I wouldn't do BT on the rocks. Maybe a water back to cleanse the palate between quaffs. Put the water in the freezer for about 20-30 minutes. It'll be ready for your second round...
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 09, 2026 11:24 PM (RIvkX)
I wouldn't do BT on the rocks. Maybe a water back to cleanse the palate between quaffs. Put the water in the freezer for about 20-30 minutes. It'll be ready for your second round...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 09, 2026 11:49 PM (nbLIj)
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I tried to have a Buffalo Trace last night at lib little sister's house. She had no ice. No ice.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
Well, they do hate ICE.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 09, 2026 11:30 PM (diia5)
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I'm thinking there is a good chance this makes the top 10'ish next week.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
Well, they do hate ICE.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 09, 2026 11:30 PM (diia5)
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I'm thinking there is a good chance this makes the top 10'ish next week.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 09, 2026 11:49 PM (2WIwB)
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Please clean you plate, dear
The Lord above can see ya
Don't you know people
Are starving in Korea
Please clean you plate, dear
The Lord above can see ya
Don't you know people
Are starving in Korea
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 09, 2026 11:49 PM (Cqx++)
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Not really a cocktail guy, but for variety/amusement have started dabbling. Just sat down here with an Old Fashioned (Bibb & Tucker 6-yr bourbon). Not bad. Would have been nice to have the big round ice cube called for, but didn't have the molds for such in the freezer (typically just put bourbon rye or rum over those in warmer weather).
Tried a Manhattan a few nights ago. Was OK, not great, might need a different rye (Elijah Craig), though it's fine for sipping, to me.
Imagine there's a deep rabbit-hole of bourbons and ryes to make one's favorite version of these two classic cocktails. And while I like to have some variety and choice on the shelf, chasing the perfect combo with cocktails might require too much inventory (yeah, doesn't apply to decent booze, but only so much space).
Tried a Manhattan a few nights ago. Was OK, not great, might need a different rye (Elijah Craig), though it's fine for sipping, to me.
Imagine there's a deep rabbit-hole of bourbons and ryes to make one's favorite version of these two classic cocktails. And while I like to have some variety and choice on the shelf, chasing the perfect combo with cocktails might require too much inventory (yeah, doesn't apply to decent booze, but only so much space).
Posted by: rhomboid at May 09, 2026 11:50 PM (U/Byj)
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Jägermeister (/ˈjeɪɡərmaɪstər/ YAY-gər-my-stər, German: [ˈjɛːɡɐˌmaɪstɐ] stylized as "Jägermeiſter", is a German spiced digestif liqueur. Developed in 1934 by Wilhelm and Curt Mast, it has an alcohol by volume of 35% (61 degrees proof, or US 70 proof). The recipe of 56 herbs and spices has not changed since its creation, and the drink continues to be sold in a green glass bottle.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 11:28 PM (S838b)
It originated as a toilet bowl cleaner.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 11:28 PM (S838b)
It originated as a toilet bowl cleaner.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 09, 2026 11:50 PM (snZF9)
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I wouldn't do BT on the rocks. Maybe a water back to cleanse the palate between quaffs.
I don't have a palate between my quaffs.
I wouldn't do BT on the rocks. Maybe a water back to cleanse the palate between quaffs.
I don't have a palate between my quaffs.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 09, 2026 11:51 PM (Cqx++)
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It originated as a toilet bowl cleaner.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 09, 2026 11:50 PM (snZF9)
Well, if you get drunk on it, you can still use it for that.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 09, 2026 11:50 PM (snZF9)
Well, if you get drunk on it, you can still use it for that.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 09, 2026 11:53 PM (utfVc)
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Rachel Dolezal has been diagnosed with stage 1 malignant melanoma linked to years of tanning.
As a black woman you'd think she'd have some genetic resistance to melanoma.
As a black woman you'd think she'd have some genetic resistance to melanoma.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 09, 2026 11:53 PM (/lPRQ)
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Franpsycho - she doesn't have ice in the freezer? Wild.
Still haven't tried Buffalo Trace, will remedy that soon.
Still haven't tried Buffalo Trace, will remedy that soon.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 09, 2026 11:53 PM (U/Byj)
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It originated as a toilet bowl cleaner.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 09, 2026 11:50 PM (snZF9)
Well, if you get drunk on it, you can still use it for that.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
If you get drunk on it, you are going to need to clean the toilet bowl.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 09, 2026 11:50 PM (snZF9)
Well, if you get drunk on it, you can still use it for that.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
If you get drunk on it, you are going to need to clean the toilet bowl.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 11:55 PM (S838b)
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I was invited to a wedding once by a close co-worker. He said it was totally informal and to wear anything we wanted and show up whenever because it was just going to be a party.
I rolled in with my best friend who also worked at the same place and his girlfriend who was sporting a toy laser pistol dress in our finest Cape Canaveral beachbum beachwear.
I got to the door and Steve, who was getting married was dressed in a suit and tie and said "Were sure glad you are here, we were waiting on you"
Nothing like walking into that room.
Did I mention I was high?
I rolled in with my best friend who also worked at the same place and his girlfriend who was sporting a toy laser pistol dress in our finest Cape Canaveral beachbum beachwear.
I got to the door and Steve, who was getting married was dressed in a suit and tie and said "Were sure glad you are here, we were waiting on you"
Nothing like walking into that room.
Did I mention I was high?
Posted by: pawn at May 09, 2026 11:55 PM (+rSJz)
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Itinerant, don't know the statistics, but African phenotype still vulnerable to sun damage. Melanoma, not sure. That person is a toxic buffoon but hope her case was caught early.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 09, 2026 11:55 PM (U/Byj)
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Rachel Dolezal has been diagnosed with stage 1 malignant melanoma linked to years of tanning.
As a black woman you'd think she'd have some genetic resistance to melanoma.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 09, 2026 11:53 PM (/lPRQ)
Sucks to be her. But then, it kind of always did.
As a black woman you'd think she'd have some genetic resistance to melanoma.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 09, 2026 11:53 PM (/lPRQ)
Sucks to be her. But then, it kind of always did.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 09, 2026 11:55 PM (utfVc)
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What if I'm going commando?
Posted by: wth at May 09, 2026 11:55 PM (oq9dX)
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Still haven't tried Buffalo Trace, will remedy that soon.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 09, 2026 11:53 PM (U/Byj)
I'm a scotch guy, and Irish guy, but I always keep a bottle of BT handy. It's that good.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 09, 2026 11:53 PM (U/Byj)
I'm a scotch guy, and Irish guy, but I always keep a bottle of BT handy. It's that good.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 09, 2026 11:56 PM (2WIwB)
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Steve Miller was hands down the worst lyric writer in rock.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 09, 2026 11:57 PM (6/7Fs)
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Steve MIller had some good tunes. Abracadabra is not one of them.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 09, 2026 11:39 PM (utfVc)
Yeah, "good", as in ok. Never great. Never approaching the mastery demonstrated here...
https://youtu.be/NkGf1GHAxhE
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 09, 2026 11:39 PM (utfVc)
Yeah, "good", as in ok. Never great. Never approaching the mastery demonstrated here...
https://youtu.be/NkGf1GHAxhE
Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 09, 2026 11:58 PM (nbLIj)
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If you get drunk on it, you are going to need to clean the toilet bowl.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 11:55 PM (S838b)
Well, a bellyfull of Jaeger hurled into the toilet with great force will clean off all the stains, and the enamel glaze as well.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 11:55 PM (S838b)
Well, a bellyfull of Jaeger hurled into the toilet with great force will clean off all the stains, and the enamel glaze as well.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 12:00 AM (utfVc)
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Steve Miller was hands down the worst lyric writer in rock.
Posted by: Cicero
Somebody gimme a cheeseburger!
Steve Miller was hands down the worst lyric writer in rock.
Posted by: Cicero
Somebody gimme a cheeseburger!
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 12:00 AM (Cqx++)
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My ex never acknowledged my bearing and raising our boys. I asked him one year and he said “you’re not my mother.”
Posted by: nurse ratched
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My wife has exactly the opposite take.. or the same... hell, you'll know what I mean.
She absolutely refuses to.allow me to buy or get her anything for Mother's Day.
She loves it when the kids, or the grandkids, or the great grandkids get her a card, or present or flowers, whatever, but she tells me, "I'm not your mother".
Posted by: nurse ratched
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My wife has exactly the opposite take.. or the same... hell, you'll know what I mean.
She absolutely refuses to.allow me to buy or get her anything for Mother's Day.
She loves it when the kids, or the grandkids, or the great grandkids get her a card, or present or flowers, whatever, but she tells me, "I'm not your mother".
Posted by: buddhaha at May 10, 2026 12:00 AM (P/zug)
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Boy I wonder what I could do to make "Comment of the Week." I suspect I'd have to make a comment that was significant and interesting.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm
Seems I did it a good number of times just being my retarded self.
Posted by: Berserker
That's my secret. I've even gotten double entries a few times, as myself and as a sockpuppet.
My comments are approximately:
1% significant
2% interesting
5% weird music links
88% hilarious
4% hilarious (to other people)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm
Seems I did it a good number of times just being my retarded self.
Posted by: Berserker
That's my secret. I've even gotten double entries a few times, as myself and as a sockpuppet.
My comments are approximately:
1% significant
2% interesting
5% weird music links
88% hilarious
4% hilarious (to other people)
Posted by: mikeski at May 10, 2026 12:00 AM (VHUov)
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Diogenes the only Scotch I have is from Japan. Well it was distilled in Scotland, but finished and aged at new-ish distillery in the mountains above Kobe. It's decent - which means it's accessible, I guess, as I'm a Scotch rookie.
I really oughta have some Irish around, just for variety. Easy drinking is nice too.
Have a bottle of great very very $$$ Japanese whiskey that I picked up last trip, nice liquor store in a small town had it mispriced *way* below normal price. If I hadn't been on the road I would have bought 4 bottles. Haven't opened it yet.
I really oughta have some Irish around, just for variety. Easy drinking is nice too.
Have a bottle of great very very $$$ Japanese whiskey that I picked up last trip, nice liquor store in a small town had it mispriced *way* below normal price. If I hadn't been on the road I would have bought 4 bottles. Haven't opened it yet.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 12:00 AM (U/Byj)
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Rachel Dolezal has been diagnosed with stage 1 malignant melanoma linked to years of tanning.
As a black woman you'd think she'd have some genetic resistance to melanoma.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 09, 2026 11:53 PM (/lPRQ)
I always thought of her *as* a stage 1 malignant melanoma.
As a black woman you'd think she'd have some genetic resistance to melanoma.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 09, 2026 11:53 PM (/lPRQ)
I always thought of her *as* a stage 1 malignant melanoma.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 10, 2026 12:01 AM (snZF9)
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Your mother wants you to wear clean underwear in case you get hit by a bus.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot
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She also wanted me to clean my plate before excusing myself, and that did not mean squishing the baked squash under the dining room table like bubble gum.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot
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She also wanted me to clean my plate before excusing myself, and that did not mean squishing the baked squash under the dining room table like bubble gum.
Posted by: wth at May 10, 2026 12:02 AM (oq9dX)
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Irish car bomb, shot of Irish droppped into a Guinness.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 11:46 PM (A5RD0)
Ever do a Guinness float? Scoop of vanilla ice cream with a Guinness pour over. It niiice...
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 11:46 PM (A5RD0)
Ever do a Guinness float? Scoop of vanilla ice cream with a Guinness pour over. It niiice...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 10, 2026 12:02 AM (nbLIj)
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I'm a scotch guy, and Irish guy, but I always keep a bottle of BT handy. It's that good.
Posted by: Diogenes
I am slowly getting back into bourbon. I got drunk when I was 16 on rotgut whiskey. I mean rotgut and drunk.
We were at a party. I was totally sober. I had the chance to drive the chick I had a crush on home, and I got the car stuck in the snow ascwe were trying to leave. She caught a ride with someone else. I went back in and grabbed a bottle an sucked it down. I tasted toenails.
I couldn't even smell bourbon for 50 years without throwing up.
Posted by: Diogenes
I am slowly getting back into bourbon. I got drunk when I was 16 on rotgut whiskey. I mean rotgut and drunk.
We were at a party. I was totally sober. I had the chance to drive the chick I had a crush on home, and I got the car stuck in the snow ascwe were trying to leave. She caught a ride with someone else. I went back in and grabbed a bottle an sucked it down. I tasted toenails.
I couldn't even smell bourbon for 50 years without throwing up.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 10, 2026 12:04 AM (S838b)
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God is good, God is great
And we thank Him for this plate...
That didn't go down as well as I thought it might with my mom. I never saw her swing but I felt the slap. I tried to reason I was being clever by rhyming but that didn't go over well, either.
And we thank Him for this plate...
That didn't go down as well as I thought it might with my mom. I never saw her swing but I felt the slap. I tried to reason I was being clever by rhyming but that didn't go over well, either.
Posted by: turambar at May 10, 2026 12:05 AM (Q0yOR)
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Per Wikipedia -
Corby Distilleries bottles Lamb's in Canada for the North American markets.
So apparently it is an import.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamb's
Corby Distilleries bottles Lamb's in Canada for the North American markets.
So apparently it is an import.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamb's
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 10, 2026 12:06 AM (ZVgZ4)
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Rbomboid,
I had some Suntory once and was impressed but not enough to buy any. Probably because I tend to stick with what I like and I'm a fuddy-duddy that way. Except for cigars...
I had some Suntory once and was impressed but not enough to buy any. Probably because I tend to stick with what I like and I'm a fuddy-duddy that way. Except for cigars...
Posted by: Diogenes at May 10, 2026 12:07 AM (2WIwB)
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In 2021, Mom was 101 but in pretty good shape. She was able to get around, with a walker, or for short distances with a cane and a handy elbow. MiladyJo and I were spending weekends with her, when her live-in helper had days off. Nice. Our local contingent also were at her house for birthdays and holidays right through the plandemic, when her other kids and grandkids stayed away. Didn't want to kill gramma. Ironically.
She went out to lunch with daughter, and had a good time. When she got back home, she fell in the bathroom and broke her hip. Taken to the hospital where they did a quick hip replacement. We expected she'd be back on her feet in short order.
Then I got a call from the hospital. My sister, who had control over her legally, said Mom had made her "end of life decision." Instead of getting up, they had her drugged and in at-home hospice. It was all completely beyond my control, short of a severe scene which might have landed me in jail. Last time I saw her alive, my sisters were hovering over her, discussing whether to administer fentanyl!!
She should not have been making that decision right after surgery. Nobody tried to talk her out of it.😡
Miss her every day.💝
She went out to lunch with daughter, and had a good time. When she got back home, she fell in the bathroom and broke her hip. Taken to the hospital where they did a quick hip replacement. We expected she'd be back on her feet in short order.
Then I got a call from the hospital. My sister, who had control over her legally, said Mom had made her "end of life decision." Instead of getting up, they had her drugged and in at-home hospice. It was all completely beyond my control, short of a severe scene which might have landed me in jail. Last time I saw her alive, my sisters were hovering over her, discussing whether to administer fentanyl!!
She should not have been making that decision right after surgery. Nobody tried to talk her out of it.😡
Miss her every day.💝
Posted by: mindful webworker - legally, morally, spiritually criminal at May 10, 2026 12:07 AM (Cl/mc)
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Have a bottle of great very very $$$ Japanese whiskey that I picked up last trip, nice liquor store in a small town had it mispriced *way* below normal price. If I hadn't been on the road I would have bought 4 bottles. Haven't opened it yet.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 12:00 AM (U/Byj)
Is it that glow in the dark stuff with the B-29 on the label?
Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 12:00 AM (U/Byj)
Is it that glow in the dark stuff with the B-29 on the label?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 10, 2026 12:09 AM (snZF9)
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We were at a party. I was totally sober. I had the chance to drive the chick I had a crush on home, and I got the car stuck in the snow ascwe were trying to leave. She caught a ride with someone else. I went back in and grabbed a bottle an sucked it down. I tasted toenails.
I couldn't even smell bourbon for 50 years without throwing up.
Posted by: rickb223
.......
I love a happy ending.
I couldn't even smell bourbon for 50 years without throwing up.
Posted by: rickb223
.......
I love a happy ending.
Posted by: wth at May 10, 2026 12:10 AM (oq9dX)
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Boy I wonder what I could do to make "Comment of the Week." I suspect I'd have to make a comment that was significant and interesting.
Nah. It's hit or miss, seemingly. Ones of mine that made the cut had me scratching my head. Ones that I really liked never came close.
Dunna worry your wee head about it.
Boy I wonder what I could do to make "Comment of the Week." I suspect I'd have to make a comment that was significant and interesting.
Nah. It's hit or miss, seemingly. Ones of mine that made the cut had me scratching my head. Ones that I really liked never came close.
Dunna worry your wee head about it.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 10, 2026 12:10 AM (xG4kz)
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I’ve asked several progtards what the difference is between Rachel Dolezal and a tranny.
Both pretending to be something they aren’t.
Both “living their reality”
One is celebrated , one is chastised. Make it make sense.
Both pretending to be something they aren’t.
Both “living their reality”
One is celebrated , one is chastised. Make it make sense.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 10, 2026 12:11 AM (A5RD0)
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Then I got a call from the hospital. My sister, who had control over her legally, said Mom had made her "end of life decision." Instead of getting up, they had her drugged and in at-home hospice. It was all completely beyond my control, short of a severe scene which might have landed me in jail. Last time I saw her alive, my sisters were hovering over her, discussing whether to administer fentanyl!!
She should not have been making that decision right after surgery. Nobody tried to talk her out of it.😡
Miss her every day.💝
Posted by: mindful webworker
I'd fuck up my sister. Sorry. And I'd scare her so bad that the next time she'd be afraid of it ending.
She should not have been making that decision right after surgery. Nobody tried to talk her out of it.😡
Miss her every day.💝
Posted by: mindful webworker
I'd fuck up my sister. Sorry. And I'd scare her so bad that the next time she'd be afraid of it ending.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 10, 2026 12:11 AM (S838b)
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Have a bottle of great very very $$$ Japanese whiskey that I picked up last trip, nice liquor store in a small town had it mispriced *way* below normal price. If I hadn't been on the road I would have bought 4 bottles. Haven't opened it yet.
Posted by: rhomboid
Is it that glow in the dark stuff with the B-29 on the label?
Posted by: Berserker
That's why it's expensive. The barrels that were too far away don't glow and the barrels that were too close got atomized. Only a few made it to bottling.
Posted by: rhomboid
Is it that glow in the dark stuff with the B-29 on the label?
Posted by: Berserker
That's why it's expensive. The barrels that were too far away don't glow and the barrels that were too close got atomized. Only a few made it to bottling.
Posted by: mikeski at May 10, 2026 12:12 AM (VHUov)
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'Give Me Something to Believe In' was a sweet song by Steve Miller. Yeah, he wasn't great, but this was a nice little song. Just my goofy opinion...
Posted by: COMountainMarie at May 10, 2026 12:12 AM (uTEOj)
Posted by: mindful webworker - happy to all mothers at May 10, 2026 12:13 AM (Cl/mc)
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I couldn't even smell bourbon for 50 years without throwing up.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 10, 2026 12:04 AM (S838b)
Same for me and rye. Well, no girl either. freshman year at college, and one of the old guys in the frat traded me his pint for my last two beers. I was spewing chunks.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 10, 2026 12:04 AM (S838b)
Same for me and rye. Well, no girl either. freshman year at college, and one of the old guys in the frat traded me his pint for my last two beers. I was spewing chunks.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 10, 2026 12:14 AM (2WIwB)
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In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida Was dictated while drunk and was written down as heard. It was supposed to be “In the Garden of Eden” but well, drunk. It was still a top 40 hit. It’s not even in English!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 10, 2026 12:15 AM (ZVgZ4)
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Diogenes Jap whiskey can be very very nice. If you like smooth, often a good choice. Ichiro or Nikka Coffee Grain, like buttah. Unfortunately it got "discovered" about 10 years ago or so, and prices zoomed. Their distinctive twist on aging (some bottlings) is use of mizunara oak instead of the standard, American white oak. Haven't yet tried any of that.
Last trip we spent a few days in a small town (where I found the mispriced booze), and spent part of a day shochu-tasting. Area is known for it. Reminded me of Sonoma in the old days or central coast (parts of it) still today - very informal, usually the owner or cellar master pouring for you.
Last trip we spent a few days in a small town (where I found the mispriced booze), and spent part of a day shochu-tasting. Area is known for it. Reminded me of Sonoma in the old days or central coast (parts of it) still today - very informal, usually the owner or cellar master pouring for you.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 12:16 AM (U/Byj)
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Tried a Manhattan a few nights ago. Was OK, not great, might need a different rye (Elijah Craig), though it's fine for sipping, to me.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026
The vermouth is important. Martini and Rossi or Stock are my go tos. The proportion should be 1oz whiskey to 1/2 oz of vermouth. Scale up from there. So called "perfect" manhattans calling for equal parts of each miss the mark.
I won't wade into the bitters debate (Angostura vs Pechauds) I will encourage exploring orange bitters for those who don't think they like manhattans. Orange bitters makes for a very approachable cocktail..
Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026
The vermouth is important. Martini and Rossi or Stock are my go tos. The proportion should be 1oz whiskey to 1/2 oz of vermouth. Scale up from there. So called "perfect" manhattans calling for equal parts of each miss the mark.
I won't wade into the bitters debate (Angostura vs Pechauds) I will encourage exploring orange bitters for those who don't think they like manhattans. Orange bitters makes for a very approachable cocktail..
Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 10, 2026 12:16 AM (nbLIj)
295
Rum reminds me of the sickly-sweet medicine I had to take as a kid when I'd have an asthma attack. I can have it in small quantities if it's mixed in with a bunch of other stuff.
Posted by: PabloD at May 09, 2026 11:03 PM (C30Iv)
[nods sagaciously]
Coca Cola and lime. It is the way.
Posted by: PabloD at May 09, 2026 11:03 PM (C30Iv)
[nods sagaciously]
Coca Cola and lime. It is the way.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 10, 2026 12:16 AM (rbvCR)
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It’s not even in English!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
Several bands sing in constructed languages. Magma, Kalafina, Sigur Ros.....
I'm not sure "drunken stupor" is a language, but there ya go.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
Several bands sing in constructed languages. Magma, Kalafina, Sigur Ros.....
I'm not sure "drunken stupor" is a language, but there ya go.
Posted by: mikeski at May 10, 2026 12:17 AM (VHUov)
297
My enemy is red wine. Once I barfed that shit up the smell will make me puke.
Posted by: wth at May 10, 2026 12:17 AM (oq9dX)
298
I have to spend tomorrow with my mom at the hospital. Not a great few days. Went in to check her for pneumonia. Now they are checking her heart for the "widow maker". We will find out more tomorrow or Monday and see what, if anything can be done. Due to her age and medical condition, I am not sure they can do anything to be honest. Happy Mother's Day indeed.
Posted by: turambar at May 10, 2026 12:18 AM (Q0yOR)
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 10, 2026 12:18 AM (cnePD)
300
The thing about comments is, you guys and gals are naturally interesting and funny. I'm dull and thick-witted and say funny things when I tragically misunderstand something.
I guess that's a talent but I don't the X-Men will hire me.
I guess that's a talent but I don't the X-Men will hire me.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 10, 2026 12:18 AM (CHHv1)
301
My enemy is red wine. Once I barfed that shit up the smell will make me puke.
Posted by: wth
Gin. *hurl*
Posted by: wth
Gin. *hurl*
Posted by: JQ at May 10, 2026 12:19 AM (rdVOm)
302
Bers it was on Kyushu, but not down at Nagasaki. Which is a very nice small mellow city I highly recommend visiting BTW. I did get a very nice shochu at the Nagasaki airport (it's off the coast over some mountains from the city). They had sake and shochu tastings at the airport store - nice.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 12:20 AM (U/Byj)
303
Hi, BC!
Posted by: JQ at May 10, 2026 12:20 AM (rdVOm)
304
I won't wade into the bitters debate (Angostura vs Pechauds) I will encourage exploring orange bitters for those who don't think they like manhattans. Orange bitters makes for a very approachable cocktail..
Posted by: Joe Kidd
Shouldn't a Manhattan made with Peychaud's be called something else? Does New Orleans have boroughs?
Posted by: Joe Kidd
Shouldn't a Manhattan made with Peychaud's be called something else? Does New Orleans have boroughs?
Posted by: mikeski at May 10, 2026 12:20 AM (VHUov)
305
Happy Saturday Night ONT, Horde.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 10, 2026 12:21 AM (bEI8k)
306
The thing about comments is, you guys and gals are naturally interesting and funny. I'm dull and thick-witted and say funny things when I tragically misunderstand something.
I guess that's a talent but I don't the X-Men will hire me.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 10, 2026 12:18 AM (CHHv1)
Hell.
Some teople pink most of us are under the affluence of incohol.
I guess that's a talent but I don't the X-Men will hire me.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 10, 2026 12:18 AM (CHHv1)
Hell.
Some teople pink most of us are under the affluence of incohol.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 10, 2026 12:22 AM (2WIwB)
307
I'd fuck up my sister. Sorry. And I'd scare her so bad that the next time she'd be afraid of it ending.
Posted by: rickb223
Liberals (so called) live in a different world.
I have to be content (as much as possible) knowing she will have her reward.
What goes on
https://youtu.be/US82KIWzfkU
G'nite, y'all.
Posted by: rickb223
Liberals (so called) live in a different world.
I have to be content (as much as possible) knowing she will have her reward.
What goes on
https://youtu.be/US82KIWzfkU
G'nite, y'all.
Posted by: mindful webworker - time rolls on at May 10, 2026 12:22 AM (Cl/mc)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at May 10, 2026 12:22 AM (+9wcF)
309
My enemy is red wine. Once I barfed that shit up the smell will make me puke.
Posted by: wth
High school. Buddy's house. His mom is out of town. Party. He had some red wine in one of those 80's three foot long stretched neck bottles. One of the girls in our group drank it. It had been sitting warm for years. I've never seen projectile vomiting like that.
Posted by: wth
High school. Buddy's house. His mom is out of town. Party. He had some red wine in one of those 80's three foot long stretched neck bottles. One of the girls in our group drank it. It had been sitting warm for years. I've never seen projectile vomiting like that.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 10, 2026 12:23 AM (S838b)
310
Joe Kidd I have Dolin vermouth, think it's decent. Used Angostura but actually also have orange bitters, will try that next time. The ratio I followed. Might be the rye, which I like straight.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 12:24 AM (U/Byj)
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I won't wade into the bitters debate (Angostura vs Pechauds) I will encourage exploring orange bitters for those who don't think they like manhattans. Orange bitters makes for a very approachable cocktail..
Posted by: Joe Kidd
Shouldn't a Manhattan made with Peychaud's be called something else? Does New Orleans have boroughs?
Posted by: mikeski
Old fashioned with orange bitters.
Posted by: Joe Kidd
Shouldn't a Manhattan made with Peychaud's be called something else? Does New Orleans have boroughs?
Posted by: mikeski
Old fashioned with orange bitters.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 10, 2026 12:24 AM (S838b)
312
I am so thankful that I came of age in 1980 when the drinking age in Texas was 18. We had some barn burner parties.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 10, 2026 12:25 AM (S838b)
313
Recipe I've seen for a Sazerac calls for Peychaud bitters (of course), but I might try it with Angostura.
All this cocktail talk has forced me to go make another Old Fashioned. Being literally driven to drink. Shameful.
All this cocktail talk has forced me to go make another Old Fashioned. Being literally driven to drink. Shameful.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 12:25 AM (U/Byj)
314
Might share my best alcohol-related b**fing story once I get that drink mixed.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 12:26 AM (U/Byj)
315
309 We got hold of some Miller beer in the pony bottles somehow when I was a kid. Drank them on the baseball field that night. Woke up barfing it up. I then decided to skip beer and go to hard liquor. I think I made the right decision.
Posted by: turambar at May 10, 2026 12:26 AM (Q0yOR)
316
Hubby said his worst puking-sick drunk was on Sloe Gin.. Said it looked like a murder scene when he came-to. LOL
Posted by: JQ at May 10, 2026 12:28 AM (rdVOm)
317
Peppermint schnapps.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 10, 2026 12:29 AM (gVbFl)
318
"I drank too much cheap X, and got violently ill, and now decades later I still can't stand the smell of X."
That's part of your body's normal defense mechanisms. We used to be rather opportunistic eaters in our hunter-gatherer days. So if you ate the funny green mushrooms and got horribly ill, you wouldn't accidentally eat the funny green mushrooms again. One smell or one taste would set off the "eject" mechanism again. Our biology hasn't changed enough to lose that defense.
Happens to babies, too..... if you got really sick as a baby the first time you ate peas or sweet potatoes or whatever, even if it wasn't the food that made you sick, you'll dislike that food for a very long time, if not for your whole life.
That's part of your body's normal defense mechanisms. We used to be rather opportunistic eaters in our hunter-gatherer days. So if you ate the funny green mushrooms and got horribly ill, you wouldn't accidentally eat the funny green mushrooms again. One smell or one taste would set off the "eject" mechanism again. Our biology hasn't changed enough to lose that defense.
Happens to babies, too..... if you got really sick as a baby the first time you ate peas or sweet potatoes or whatever, even if it wasn't the food that made you sick, you'll dislike that food for a very long time, if not for your whole life.
Posted by: mikeski at May 10, 2026 12:29 AM (VHUov)
319
I do know that sperm whale oil was the preferred fuel for home lighting, because it smelled better than the alternatives... right up until John D. Rockefeller started cruelly exploiting the populace by selling them dirt-cheap kerosene for heating and lighting. Damn him!
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 09, 2026 11:22 PM (qpyNK)
Actually there was a period between when whale oil started to get expensive in the early 1800s and when Kerosene came into regular supply that people started using "burning fluid" or "camphene" lamps, both of which where a mixture of alcohol and turpentine (4:1), and in the case of Camphene some camphor was added for the nicer smell.
It gave a decent light, was not too smoky, but unfortunately would build up explosive vapors when burned in a whale oil lamp. Lamps were developed specifically for burning fluid. Kerosene was hailed as less dangerous, when it appeared on the market.
Burning Fluid lamps generally had two wicks on metal necks, and each wick generally had a small cap that would prevent the extinguished wick from evaporating the fluid when it was not burning.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 09, 2026 11:22 PM (qpyNK)
Actually there was a period between when whale oil started to get expensive in the early 1800s and when Kerosene came into regular supply that people started using "burning fluid" or "camphene" lamps, both of which where a mixture of alcohol and turpentine (4:1), and in the case of Camphene some camphor was added for the nicer smell.
It gave a decent light, was not too smoky, but unfortunately would build up explosive vapors when burned in a whale oil lamp. Lamps were developed specifically for burning fluid. Kerosene was hailed as less dangerous, when it appeared on the market.
Burning Fluid lamps generally had two wicks on metal necks, and each wick generally had a small cap that would prevent the extinguished wick from evaporating the fluid when it was not burning.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 10, 2026 12:31 AM (rbvCR)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at May 10, 2026 12:32 AM (uTEOj)
321
Peppermint schnapps.
Posted by: nurse ratched
Oh, yuck!
XH & his USN buddies had "jungle juice" parties on weekends during training school days. Everybody brought a bottle and poured it all together with a few gallons of fruit punch. Said "Some asshole put peppermint schnapps in there and it ruined the whole batch! Tasted like mouthwash!"
Posted by: nurse ratched
Oh, yuck!
XH & his USN buddies had "jungle juice" parties on weekends during training school days. Everybody brought a bottle and poured it all together with a few gallons of fruit punch. Said "Some asshole put peppermint schnapps in there and it ruined the whole batch! Tasted like mouthwash!"
Posted by: JQ at May 10, 2026 12:32 AM (rdVOm)
322
Hubby said his worst puking-sick drunk was on Sloe Gin.. Said it looked like a murder scene when he came-to. LOL
Posted by: JQ
Oh geez. A sloe screw up against the wall.
(Sloe gin fizz & a Harvey Wallbanger)
Posted by: JQ
Oh geez. A sloe screw up against the wall.
(Sloe gin fizz & a Harvey Wallbanger)
Posted by: rickb223 at May 10, 2026 12:34 AM (S838b)
323
My worst worst puking-sick drunk. Tequila. Yea, not all that original. It was a LOT of tequila. It was a literal black out drunk. Thankfully, I'm even a dull black out drunk, so no stories to tell. Woke up in my own bed, still wearing jeans and a t-shirt, which is what I was wearing the day before. Even managed to take my shoes off. I don't remember that. Those who did remember just said I staggered off alone. Almost heroic really!! Spent the day sitting near the garbage can, puking in a bag. The bathroom was too far a stagger. Haven't had tequila since. This was in the early 90s in the UK.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at May 10, 2026 12:35 AM (NkASH)
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XH & his USN buddies had "jungle juice" parties on weekends during training school days. Everybody brought a bottle and poured it all together with a few gallons of fruit punch. Said "Some asshole put peppermint schnapps in there and it ruined the whole batch! Tasted like mouthwash!"
Posted by: JQ
Ever made the mistake of finishing breakfast with a big gulp of OJ, then brushing your teeth or using a mouthful of Scope?
Mint and "fruit punch" will never play nicely together.
Posted by: JQ
Ever made the mistake of finishing breakfast with a big gulp of OJ, then brushing your teeth or using a mouthful of Scope?
Mint and "fruit punch" will never play nicely together.
Posted by: mikeski at May 10, 2026 12:35 AM (VHUov)
325
Peppermint schnapps.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 10, 2026 12:29 AM
Possibly in some good hot chocolate.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 10, 2026 12:29 AM
Possibly in some good hot chocolate.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 10, 2026 12:36 AM (bEI8k)
326
The thing about comments is, you guys and gals are naturally interesting and funny. I'm dull and thick-witted and say funny things when I tragically misunderstand something.
I guess that's a talent but I don't the X-Men will hire me.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 10, 2026 12:18 AM (CHHv1)
You know Chas, the epic "braille briefs for blind dates" thread that took over an ONT a while back was inspired by you. IIRC, you were musing (obsessing) over some panty-specific details, and my mind just went to that dark what-if corner where hilarity, on rare occasions, ensues...
I guess that's a talent but I don't the X-Men will hire me.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 10, 2026 12:18 AM (CHHv1)
You know Chas, the epic "braille briefs for blind dates" thread that took over an ONT a while back was inspired by you. IIRC, you were musing (obsessing) over some panty-specific details, and my mind just went to that dark what-if corner where hilarity, on rare occasions, ensues...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 10, 2026 12:36 AM (nbLIj)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 10, 2026 12:36 AM (/lPRQ)
328
https://youtu.be/Ll34HfggyEg
Posted by: JQ at May 10, 2026 12:37 AM (rdVOm)
329
Peppermint schnapps.
Posted by: nurse ratched
Broken Spoke cowboy bar in Galveston, circa 1982, would let you pick a team on Monday Night Football. You'd get a round colored sticker for your lighter. When your team scored a touchdown (only) you showed your sticker and got a shot of schnapps.
Posted by: nurse ratched
Broken Spoke cowboy bar in Galveston, circa 1982, would let you pick a team on Monday Night Football. You'd get a round colored sticker for your lighter. When your team scored a touchdown (only) you showed your sticker and got a shot of schnapps.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 10, 2026 12:37 AM (S838b)
330
99 Abracadabra
Literally one of the worst songs ever recorded.
"I want to reach out and GRAB YA!"
***
Not even CLOSE to We Built This City
Literally one of the worst songs ever recorded.
"I want to reach out and GRAB YA!"
***
Not even CLOSE to We Built This City
Posted by: Azjaeger at May 10, 2026 12:38 AM (3/XaG)
331
Spent the day sitting near the garbage can, puking in a bag. The bathroom was too far a stagger. Haven't had tequila since. This was in the early 90s in the UK.
Posted by: Puddleglum
It's funny how we remember the #1 worst drunk.
Posted by: Puddleglum
It's funny how we remember the #1 worst drunk.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 10, 2026 12:39 AM (S838b)
332
Worst case of projectile vomiting I ever saw was the drunk that bet the bar $20 he could empty the pickled egg jar in one go.
People were backing away as he put the jar to his mouth. Sucker almost made it. We let him have the $20 that was thrown together.
Bartender was seriously pissed off, everyone took off and was afraid to come back he was so pissed.
People were backing away as he put the jar to his mouth. Sucker almost made it. We let him have the $20 that was thrown together.
Bartender was seriously pissed off, everyone took off and was afraid to come back he was so pissed.
Posted by: pawn at May 10, 2026 12:40 AM (+rSJz)
333
Wow, I fell asleep big time. What did I miss?
Posted by: Bulg at May 10, 2026 12:41 AM (77rzZ)
334
One of the girls in our group drank it. It had been sitting warm for years. I've never seen projectile vomiting like that.
Posted by: rickb223
.......
But did you get lucky?
Posted by: rickb223
.......
But did you get lucky?
Posted by: wth at May 10, 2026 12:42 AM (oq9dX)
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>>>[Cornyn] If you translate this from political speak into words, these programs were nothing more than red flag laws on steroids.
Posted by: BetaCuck4Lyfe
--
Translated to common English, grift.
How much did Johnny get?
Posted by: BetaCuck4Lyfe
--
Translated to common English, grift.
How much did Johnny get?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 10, 2026 12:43 AM (3UR/I)
336
I know that Jefferson Starship gets bagged on, here. But! I always liked "Jane"
https://youtu.be/LJCuB-uhNgM
https://youtu.be/LJCuB-uhNgM
Posted by: JQ at May 10, 2026 12:43 AM (rdVOm)
337
Peppermint schnapps and Creme de Cocao in equal parts. Tastes like chocolate mints.
Posted by: clarence at May 10, 2026 12:45 AM (JKg5d)
338
One of the girls in our group drank it. It had been sitting warm for years. I've never seen projectile vomiting like that.
Posted by: rickb223
.......
But did you get lucky?
Posted by: wth
Not with her no. I had a girlfriend.
Posted by: rickb223
.......
But did you get lucky?
Posted by: wth
Not with her no. I had a girlfriend.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 10, 2026 12:45 AM (S838b)
339
The thing about comments is, you guys and gals are naturally interesting and funny. I'm dull and thick-witted and say funny things when I tragically misunderstand something.
I guess that's a talent but I don't the X-Men will hire me.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 10, 2026 12:18 AM (CHHv1)
Cheers for the uninteresting!
I guess that's a talent but I don't the X-Men will hire me.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 10, 2026 12:18 AM (CHHv1)
Cheers for the uninteresting!
Posted by: Nerd Herd at May 10, 2026 12:45 AM (NZPfR)
340
336 Mickey Thomas has some pipes
Posted by: turambar at May 10, 2026 12:46 AM (Q0yOR)
341
I remember seeing those big fancy wine bottles in the grocery store, back in the '70s... Chianti, I think?
Would like to find one now & turn it into a bong. Sure, it's been done... but has anyone seen one *lately*?
Would like to find one now & turn it into a bong. Sure, it's been done... but has anyone seen one *lately*?
Posted by: JQ at May 10, 2026 12:46 AM (rdVOm)
342
Speaking of guitar players, if you aren't familiar with Mike Dawes, here's a clip - an appreciative nod to Eddie Van Halen, up to and including what he did to his guitar for the song.
Semi-acoustic, pickups on the bridge and across the tone hole, mic inside for percussive effect, mixing and effects box, but still, one guy making amazing music. I consider him the spiritual heir of Michael Hedges.
JUMP https://youtu.be/sKbrycmEGjU?si=7a3fv_3f3HRL6wNs
Semi-acoustic, pickups on the bridge and across the tone hole, mic inside for percussive effect, mixing and effects box, but still, one guy making amazing music. I consider him the spiritual heir of Michael Hedges.
JUMP https://youtu.be/sKbrycmEGjU?si=7a3fv_3f3HRL6wNs
Posted by: buddhaha at May 10, 2026 12:47 AM (P/zug)
343
Wow, I fell asleep big time. What did I miss?
Posted by: Bulg at May 10, 2026 12:41 AM
Well, Sasquatch and Emmanuel Macron did a karaoke duet of I Feel Pretty, but honestly, Doof does it better.
Posted by: Bulg at May 10, 2026 12:41 AM
Well, Sasquatch and Emmanuel Macron did a karaoke duet of I Feel Pretty, but honestly, Doof does it better.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 10, 2026 12:49 AM (bEI8k)
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 10, 2026 12:49 AM (A5RD0)
345
I remember seeing those big fancy wine bottles in the grocery store, back in the '70s... Chianti, I think?
Would like to find one now & turn it into a bong. Sure, it's been done... but has anyone seen one *lately*?
Posted by: JQ at May 10, 2026 12:46 AM (rdVOm)
Do you mean this?
https://tinyurl.com/tpcxasu8
Would like to find one now & turn it into a bong. Sure, it's been done... but has anyone seen one *lately*?
Posted by: JQ at May 10, 2026 12:46 AM (rdVOm)
Do you mean this?
https://tinyurl.com/tpcxasu8
Posted by: Nerd Herd at May 10, 2026 12:49 AM (NZPfR)
346
I'd fuck up my sister. Sorry. And I'd scare her so bad that the next time she'd be afraid of it ending.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 10, 2026 12:11 AM (S838b)
No shit. My mother's sister was the last one alive in my mom's family. She was my favorite aunt. She was 90 and was a pistol. Sharp as a tack and fully mobile, and I mean mobile. She would zip down the basement stairs and back up like it was nothing. I would visit her every few weeks since she lived in my home town, which was only 15 miles away, and I was there a lot anyway. During covid she fell and hit her head, not bad, had a small cut, and it was from a screw up in her BP medications. Well, she goes to the hospital and she tests positive for covid. She had no symptoms, none at all. They said oh your oxygen is a little low, we got a nice vent for you. My brother tells her son, our asshole cousin who recently discovered god, NOT to let them put her on a vent. He says if god wants her to have a vent its god's will. He didn't listen, and she was dead in a week. Didn't have to be that happen like that, but this stubborn asshole didn't listen.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 10, 2026 12:11 AM (S838b)
No shit. My mother's sister was the last one alive in my mom's family. She was my favorite aunt. She was 90 and was a pistol. Sharp as a tack and fully mobile, and I mean mobile. She would zip down the basement stairs and back up like it was nothing. I would visit her every few weeks since she lived in my home town, which was only 15 miles away, and I was there a lot anyway. During covid she fell and hit her head, not bad, had a small cut, and it was from a screw up in her BP medications. Well, she goes to the hospital and she tests positive for covid. She had no symptoms, none at all. They said oh your oxygen is a little low, we got a nice vent for you. My brother tells her son, our asshole cousin who recently discovered god, NOT to let them put her on a vent. He says if god wants her to have a vent its god's will. He didn't listen, and she was dead in a week. Didn't have to be that happen like that, but this stubborn asshole didn't listen.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 10, 2026 12:49 AM (snZF9)
347
312 I am so thankful that I came of age in 1980 when the drinking age in Texas was 18. We had some barn burner parties.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 10, 2026 12:25 AM (S838b)
Whenever younger ones ask “why was the drinking age set back to 21?” I reply “because of how we acted when we were 18.”
312 I am so thankful that I came of age in 1980 when the drinking age in Texas was 18. We had some barn burner parties.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 10, 2026 12:25 AM (S838b)
Whenever younger ones ask “why was the drinking age set back to 21?” I reply “because of how we acted when we were 18.”
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 10, 2026 12:51 AM (25Mwa)
348
I'm a scotch guy, and Irish guy, but I always keep a bottle of BT handy. It's that good.
Posted by: Diogenes
I don't have any bourbon, but I have Greenspot, Balvenie doublewood 12, Redbreast 15, and Aberlour 16. And about 15 cans of Miller Lite.
Posted by: Diogenes
I don't have any bourbon, but I have Greenspot, Balvenie doublewood 12, Redbreast 15, and Aberlour 16. And about 15 cans of Miller Lite.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at May 10, 2026 12:52 AM (W5mpo)
349
Not even CLOSE to We Built This City
Posted by: Azjaeger
That song should have been declared a public nuisance.
Posted by: Azjaeger
That song should have been declared a public nuisance.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at May 10, 2026 12:52 AM (W5mpo)
350
Do you mean this?
https://tinyurl.com/tpcxasu8
Posted by: Nerd Herd
No.. these were tall, like maybe 3ft! Green glass, curved/twisted shapes. Local stuff? I dunno. I wasn't "of age" and Mom gave me That Look when she saw me getting interested in them.
https://tinyurl.com/tpcxasu8
Posted by: Nerd Herd
No.. these were tall, like maybe 3ft! Green glass, curved/twisted shapes. Local stuff? I dunno. I wasn't "of age" and Mom gave me That Look when she saw me getting interested in them.
Posted by: JQ at May 10, 2026 12:53 AM (rdVOm)
351
RMBS!
How’s Greece?
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 10, 2026 12:49 AM
{{{nurse}}}
It's been great so far. Just about to head to the airport for our next island stop. Lots of fun had meeting cousins and seeing the ancestral villages.
How’s Greece?
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 10, 2026 12:49 AM
{{{nurse}}}
It's been great so far. Just about to head to the airport for our next island stop. Lots of fun had meeting cousins and seeing the ancestral villages.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 10, 2026 12:53 AM (bEI8k)
352
Whenever younger ones ask “why was the drinking age set back to 21?” I reply “because of how we acted when we were 18.”
Posted by: Tom Servo
It oughta be 39 by now, if that's the rule.
Posted by: Tom Servo
It oughta be 39 by now, if that's the rule.
Posted by: mikeski at May 10, 2026 12:54 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 10, 2026 12:54 AM (3UR/I)
354
More and more these days, I feel like the whole world is on fire.
But it’s okay, I got marshmallows.
But it’s okay, I got marshmallows.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 10, 2026 12:54 AM (25Mwa)
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our asshole cousin who recently discovered god, NOT to let them put her on a vent. He says if god wants her to have a vent its god's will. He didn't listen, and she was dead in a week. Didn't have to be that happen like that, but this stubborn asshole didn't listen.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
The things I'd do. Sorry.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
The things I'd do. Sorry.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 10, 2026 12:54 AM (S838b)
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My schnapps story: went to visit my sister in Germany. First morning I woke up to a bunch of laughing from the basement area below my bedroom. My BIL had built a huge still. Apple schnapps. A couple days later the local paper ran a story about a schnapps still blowing up a couple miles away and burning the whole house down.
Posted by: wth at May 10, 2026 12:55 AM (oq9dX)
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Peppermint schnapps.
Posted by: nurse ratched
Creme de Menthe. An entire 750ml bottle. Straight. After 2 cans of Bud. On the bus back from a high school field trip to the U.N. from NoVa.
My father was mortified when he found out. Not that i was drinking, but what i was drinking.
Posted by: nurse ratched
Creme de Menthe. An entire 750ml bottle. Straight. After 2 cans of Bud. On the bus back from a high school field trip to the U.N. from NoVa.
My father was mortified when he found out. Not that i was drinking, but what i was drinking.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at May 10, 2026 12:55 AM (W5mpo)
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Do you mean this?
https://tinyurl.com/tpcxasu8
Posted by: Nerd Herd
No.. these were tall, like maybe 3ft! Green glass, curved/twisted shapes. Local stuff? I dunno. I wasn't "of age" and Mom gave me That Look when she saw me getting interested in them.
Posted by: JQ
Stretched neck, like they used to do to 7-UP bottles at the state fair midway, only they were full of rotgut red wine.
https://tinyurl.com/tpcxasu8
Posted by: Nerd Herd
No.. these were tall, like maybe 3ft! Green glass, curved/twisted shapes. Local stuff? I dunno. I wasn't "of age" and Mom gave me That Look when she saw me getting interested in them.
Posted by: JQ
Stretched neck, like they used to do to 7-UP bottles at the state fair midway, only they were full of rotgut red wine.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 10, 2026 12:56 AM (S838b)
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Have to pull pee escort duty for my mother. Her legs were swelling up, so we needed to put her on a double dose of furosemide (diuretic) -- 2x per day, and the evening one is getting in now.
She's on O2, and needs escorting to manage the damned O2 tube and canala..... Miley has sprained her foot and ain't too fleet of foot tonight.
Have to pull pee escort duty for my mother. Her legs were swelling up, so we needed to put her on a double dose of furosemide (diuretic) -- 2x per day, and the evening one is getting in now.
She's on O2, and needs escorting to manage the damned O2 tube and canala..... Miley has sprained her foot and ain't too fleet of foot tonight.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 10, 2026 12:56 AM (w6EFb)
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Spent the day sitting near the garbage can, puking in a bag. The bathroom was too far a stagger. Haven't had tequila since. This was in the early 90s in the UK.
Posted by: Puddleglum
It's funny how we remember the #1 worst drunk.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 10, 2026 12:39 AM (S838b)
Blackberry brandy. I was 15 and drank a shitload of it, and some beer. Brutally sick. To this day I can't even smell the stuff. I think that one episode not only cured me of drinking that shit, but killed any cravings for alcohol in the future. To this day I don't ever crave booze. I'll do a shot at night, but when I run out it will take days to get more because I just forget.
Posted by: Puddleglum
It's funny how we remember the #1 worst drunk.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 10, 2026 12:39 AM (S838b)
Blackberry brandy. I was 15 and drank a shitload of it, and some beer. Brutally sick. To this day I can't even smell the stuff. I think that one episode not only cured me of drinking that shit, but killed any cravings for alcohol in the future. To this day I don't ever crave booze. I'll do a shot at night, but when I run out it will take days to get more because I just forget.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 10, 2026 12:57 AM (snZF9)
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Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 10, 2026 12:56 AM (w6EFb)
Oh, prayers up for all of you!
Oh, prayers up for all of you!
Posted by: JQ at May 10, 2026 12:59 AM (rdVOm)
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No.. these were tall, like maybe 3ft! Green glass, curved/twisted shapes. Local stuff? I dunno. I wasn't "of age" and Mom gave me That Look when she saw me getting interested in them.
Posted by: JQ at May 10, 2026 12:53 AM (rdVOm)
If it's any consolation, I think someone beat you to the bong idea:
https://tinyurl.com/4bnt9kxs
Posted by: JQ at May 10, 2026 12:53 AM (rdVOm)
If it's any consolation, I think someone beat you to the bong idea:
https://tinyurl.com/4bnt9kxs
Posted by: Nerd Herd at May 10, 2026 12:59 AM (NZPfR)
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Goodnight Horde. Happy Mother's Day to all the moms!
Posted by: turambar at May 10, 2026 01:00 AM (Q0yOR)
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My worst drunk is known as the Armed Services Day Massacre of 1986. My friend and I were co-bartenders. He was making Tequila Fanny-bangers and I was making 7 Layer Pousse Cafes. I only recall that Chartruese was one of the layers. For the (blessedly) uninitiated, Chartruese is French Jagermeister.
Perfectionist that I am, I had to sample each of the seven layers on their own, so I could gauge the specific gravity in order to do the proper layering.
I actually managed a few good examples, but it was hot, and I had one or several fanny bangers to cool off. I ended up spewing at every corner of our host's yard, my friend following me with a shovel.
Later on, I woke up on a couch, the mere effort of opening my eyes sending my into a fit of dry heaves. My friend later told me that he put a mirror under my nose while I was out to make sure I was still breathing...
Perfectionist that I am, I had to sample each of the seven layers on their own, so I could gauge the specific gravity in order to do the proper layering.
I actually managed a few good examples, but it was hot, and I had one or several fanny bangers to cool off. I ended up spewing at every corner of our host's yard, my friend following me with a shovel.
Later on, I woke up on a couch, the mere effort of opening my eyes sending my into a fit of dry heaves. My friend later told me that he put a mirror under my nose while I was out to make sure I was still breathing...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 10, 2026 01:00 AM (nbLIj)
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Saw a really pretty girl in a restaurant on Friday. That is, really pretty except for the tats. Why do otherwise lovely young ladies do this to themselves?
Posted by: Bulg at May 10, 2026 01:00 AM (77rzZ)
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Blackberry brandy. I was 15 and drank a shitload of it, and some beer. Brutally sick. To this day I can't even smell the stuff. I think that one episode not only cured me of drinking that shit, but killed any cravings for alcohol in the future. To this day I don't ever crave booze. I'll do a shot at night, but when I run out it will take days to get more because I just forget.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
Yeah. After that rotgut whiskey incident when I was 16, I didn't touch whiskey again until now. I did gin all thru my 20's.
I got on scotch in '88 because my now ex-wife's family were coon asses and they'd drink anything made of alcohol EXCEPT for scotch.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
Yeah. After that rotgut whiskey incident when I was 16, I didn't touch whiskey again until now. I did gin all thru my 20's.
I got on scotch in '88 because my now ex-wife's family were coon asses and they'd drink anything made of alcohol EXCEPT for scotch.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 10, 2026 01:01 AM (S838b)
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our asshole cousin who recently discovered god, NOT to let them put her on a vent. He says if god wants her to have a vent its god's will. He didn't listen, and she was dead in a week. Didn't have to be that happen like that, but this stubborn asshole didn't listen.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
The things I'd do. Sorry.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 10, 2026 12:54 AM (S838b)
You have no idea. During this I was talking to another cousin on my father's side. He's a cantor, probably more involved with the church than this asshole pope. I told him yeah, he said it's god's will, if god wants her to have a vent so be it. My cantor cousin said, and I quote " fuck god, sometimes you need human intervention, and this has nothing to do with god, its between him and her doctors".
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
The things I'd do. Sorry.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 10, 2026 12:54 AM (S838b)
You have no idea. During this I was talking to another cousin on my father's side. He's a cantor, probably more involved with the church than this asshole pope. I told him yeah, he said it's god's will, if god wants her to have a vent so be it. My cantor cousin said, and I quote " fuck god, sometimes you need human intervention, and this has nothing to do with god, its between him and her doctors".
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 10, 2026 01:01 AM (snZF9)
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All this conversation about puking drunks, and no one has mentioned... Southern Comfort???
Very few adults drink the stuff, because it is the bog standard youngsters "too fucking much" introduction to "good tasting" booze.
DAMHIK
Very few adults drink the stuff, because it is the bog standard youngsters "too fucking much" introduction to "good tasting" booze.
DAMHIK
Posted by: buddhaha at May 10, 2026 01:02 AM (P/zug)
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I actually managed a few good examples, but it was hot, and I had one or several fanny bangers to cool off. I ended up spewing at every corner of our host's yard, my friend following me with a shovel.
Later on, I woke up on a couch, the mere effort of opening my eyes sending my into a fit of dry heaves. My friend later told me that he put a mirror under my nose while I was out to make sure I was still breathing...
Posted by: Joe Kidd
😳😳😳🤢
Later on, I woke up on a couch, the mere effort of opening my eyes sending my into a fit of dry heaves. My friend later told me that he put a mirror under my nose while I was out to make sure I was still breathing...
Posted by: Joe Kidd
😳😳😳🤢
Posted by: rickb223 at May 10, 2026 01:02 AM (S838b)
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Santana is overrated like Clapton. Technicians. Just no soul.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 10, 2026 01:04 AM (D1E+2)
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The worst I've ever felt from recreational consumption wasn't alcohol, acid, mushrooms (or acid and mushrooms), or coke. It was pot. Just pot. I had just begun experimenting with making my own weed oil without any concept of quantity. Oh holy hell. I didn't think it was possible to get that high and I'm sure glad I never found myself back there again. (Though i will say the single, worst effect of any recreational substance is the alcohol spins.)
Posted by: Dark Litigator at May 10, 2026 01:04 AM (W5mpo)
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All this conversation about puking drunks, and no one has mentioned... Southern Comfort???
Very few adults drink the stuff, because it is the bog standard youngsters "too fucking much" introduction to "good tasting" booze.
DAMHIK
Posted by: buddhaha
Yay! Boone's Farm Strawberry Hill & Mad Dog 20/20!
Very few adults drink the stuff, because it is the bog standard youngsters "too fucking much" introduction to "good tasting" booze.
DAMHIK
Posted by: buddhaha
Yay! Boone's Farm Strawberry Hill & Mad Dog 20/20!
Posted by: rickb223 at May 10, 2026 01:05 AM (S838b)
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Nurse, if you’re still here, you had a nice post last week extolling the pleasures of November.
I, too, love November.
I, too, love November.
Posted by: Bulg at May 10, 2026 01:05 AM (77rzZ)
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After granddad had heart valve replacement surgery, we (mom, aunt, uncle, me) took turns helping him & grandmother (she was still recovering from carpal-tunnel surgery)...
Oxygen bottles in living room-- the center of house-- and granddad had many feet of O2 hose, so he could go anywhere in the house.
Middle of the night, grandmother calls out: "Help! JQ! Granddad can't breathe!" I was upstairs. Bolted up, put one hand on each rail, took the whole flight in one giant bound... ran out to living room & flipped valves, got O2 switched from empty bottle to full one. Whew!!!
So glad when portable O2 generators became available, later.
Oxygen bottles in living room-- the center of house-- and granddad had many feet of O2 hose, so he could go anywhere in the house.
Middle of the night, grandmother calls out: "Help! JQ! Granddad can't breathe!" I was upstairs. Bolted up, put one hand on each rail, took the whole flight in one giant bound... ran out to living room & flipped valves, got O2 switched from empty bottle to full one. Whew!!!
So glad when portable O2 generators became available, later.
Posted by: JQ at May 10, 2026 01:06 AM (rdVOm)
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The worst I've ever felt from recreational consumption wasn't alcohol, acid, mushrooms (or acid and mushrooms), or coke. It was pot. Just pot. I had just begun experimenting with making my own weed oil without any concept of quantity. Oh holy hell. I didn't think it was possible to get that high and I'm sure glad I never found myself back there again. (Though i will say the single, worst effect of any recreational substance is the alcohol spins.)
Posted by: Dark Litigator
😂😂😂
When you lay flat on the lawn and are worried you might fall off.
Posted by: Dark Litigator
😂😂😂
When you lay flat on the lawn and are worried you might fall off.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 10, 2026 01:06 AM (S838b)
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Yukon Jack Canadian Whiskey. Never been more shitfaced in my life. Landed me in the drunk tank of Michigan Stadium raving about the paper I had to write on Crime and Punishment.
Posted by: Bulg at May 10, 2026 01:11 AM (77rzZ)
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When you lay flat on the lawn and are worried you might fall off.
Posted by: rickb223
Worried? There are no atheists in foxholes and the bottom of bottles.
Posted by: rickb223
Worried? There are no atheists in foxholes and the bottom of bottles.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at May 10, 2026 01:15 AM (W5mpo)
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If it's any consolation, I think someone beat you to the bong idea:
https://tinyurl.com/4bnt9kxs
Posted by: Nerd Herd
Never suggested that I was first to think of it, LOL!
Yeah... the 70s...
https://tinyurl.com/4bnt9kxs
Posted by: Nerd Herd
Never suggested that I was first to think of it, LOL!
Yeah... the 70s...
Posted by: JQ at May 10, 2026 01:16 AM (rdVOm)
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Depeche Mode lead singer Dave Gahan turned 64 today, and I just wanted to find a video for "But Not Tonight" -- a bonus track off their fifth studio album Black Celebration (1986) -- since it's relatively uplifting. This turned into a task.
Their native UK edition of the CD had an extended remix (which they presumably preferred), but the shorter US version -- the one I'm familiar with -- has a nice-looking music video featuring footage from the film Modern Girls (1986), since it was on the soundtrack. There are multiple versions on YT now, including some with lackluster sound or distorted video, but I finally settled on this one where some nice chap named Steve 86 apparently paired normal video with the audio from the 2007 remaster:
Depeche Mode - But Not Tonight [Album Version] (Official Video)
https://youtu.be/9X5Jsf5jN_I
Their native UK edition of the CD had an extended remix (which they presumably preferred), but the shorter US version -- the one I'm familiar with -- has a nice-looking music video featuring footage from the film Modern Girls (1986), since it was on the soundtrack. There are multiple versions on YT now, including some with lackluster sound or distorted video, but I finally settled on this one where some nice chap named Steve 86 apparently paired normal video with the audio from the 2007 remaster:
Depeche Mode - But Not Tonight [Album Version] (Official Video)
https://youtu.be/9X5Jsf5jN_I
Posted by: SciVo at May 10, 2026 01:17 AM (Sy6m/)
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We've had a few of those episodes with my mother. She's reached up in her sleep and pulled the canula out of her nose several times.
Also, one of the cats chewed a hole in the 50' tube one time. She was getting some flow, but not full. We've got a concentrator, with bottles when she has to go to appointments and stuff.
We've had a few of those episodes with my mother. She's reached up in her sleep and pulled the canula out of her nose several times.
Also, one of the cats chewed a hole in the 50' tube one time. She was getting some flow, but not full. We've got a concentrator, with bottles when she has to go to appointments and stuff.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 10, 2026 01:23 AM (w6EFb)
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I tried to have a Buffalo Trace last night at lib little sister's house. She had no ice. No ice.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 09, 2026 11:24
What? You said earlier no coffee, now no ice? What the heel is she British?
Wait, even the Brits usually have instant coffee.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 09, 2026 11:24
What? You said earlier no coffee, now no ice? What the heel is she British?
Wait, even the Brits usually have instant coffee.
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at May 10, 2026 01:25 AM (55Qr6)
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Finally watching the video of yesterday's Victory Day parade on Red Square. The North Korean unit with their chrome-plated AKs sort of stole the show. Quite a look.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 01:28 AM (U/Byj)
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I vaguely recall a night in a pub in Scotland. The pub was memorable because the guy who owned it was a Pink Floyd fan. The building was white brick, so he painted the entire album, liner notes included, on the walls of the pub. Anyway, I got hammered in that place, stumbled out of the pub at midnight, stumbled to my B&B on the other side of town (Ayr), let myself in and went to bed. Amazingly, I let myself in to the correct B&B and was reasonably quiet doing so. Didn't wake anybody. The walk is a bit of a haze but I mostly remember it. Uneventful. Didn't puke either.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at May 10, 2026 01:29 AM (NkASH)
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383: Pink Floyd-The Wall. Forgot to add which album.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at May 10, 2026 01:30 AM (NkASH)
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Later on, I woke up on a couch, the mere effort of opening my eyes sending my into a fit of dry heaves. My friend later told me that he put a mirror under my nose while I was out to make sure I was still breathing...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 10, 2026 01:00 AM (nbLIj)
A few of us were at an irish pub one night. I'm not much of a beer drinker because I get full too fast, but I'll drink one here and there. Well for some reason the beer that night went down like water. We were getting pitchers of beer, like a lot, definitely more than 6. I don't know how much I drank, but it might have killed close to 2 by myself. Then, Mrs B spots her cousin, and she comes to the table, and then the shots start coming. I was frigging hammered. We get back to Mrs B's parent's house, because we weren't married at the time, and I collapse on the couch. I said man i feel like I'm going to be sick. Mrs B, my darling wife who you met in texas decides its a good idea to open a bottle of booze and stick it under my nose to make sure i did get sick so I didn't get alcohol poisoning. I spent hours behind her father's garage.
Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 10, 2026 01:00 AM (nbLIj)
A few of us were at an irish pub one night. I'm not much of a beer drinker because I get full too fast, but I'll drink one here and there. Well for some reason the beer that night went down like water. We were getting pitchers of beer, like a lot, definitely more than 6. I don't know how much I drank, but it might have killed close to 2 by myself. Then, Mrs B spots her cousin, and she comes to the table, and then the shots start coming. I was frigging hammered. We get back to Mrs B's parent's house, because we weren't married at the time, and I collapse on the couch. I said man i feel like I'm going to be sick. Mrs B, my darling wife who you met in texas decides its a good idea to open a bottle of booze and stick it under my nose to make sure i did get sick so I didn't get alcohol poisoning. I spent hours behind her father's garage.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 10, 2026 01:31 AM (snZF9)
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We've had a few of those episodes with my mother. She's reached up in her sleep and pulled the canula out of her nose several times.
Also, one of the cats chewed a hole in the 50' tube one time. She was getting some flow, but not full. We've got a concentrator, with bottles when she has to go to appointments and stuff.
Posted by: publius
My dad used an aquarium manifold that had one in, four out with on off switches. The oxygen generator was by the stairs. He had a hose hoing upstairs, one into the kitchen, one into the living room and one out to the back porch. He would open a switch depending on where he was going and leave the hoses there. When he got to where he was going, he'd just plug the cannula into the ore-positioned hose.
That way he didn't have to drag a hose around.
Also, one of the cats chewed a hole in the 50' tube one time. She was getting some flow, but not full. We've got a concentrator, with bottles when she has to go to appointments and stuff.
Posted by: publius
My dad used an aquarium manifold that had one in, four out with on off switches. The oxygen generator was by the stairs. He had a hose hoing upstairs, one into the kitchen, one into the living room and one out to the back porch. He would open a switch depending on where he was going and leave the hoses there. When he got to where he was going, he'd just plug the cannula into the ore-positioned hose.
That way he didn't have to drag a hose around.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 10, 2026 01:31 AM (S838b)
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I remember the one time I got hammered and should have gotten sick, but I was older and knew the exact moment to stop. My friend had an outdoor party. I went alone, and Mrs B was meeting me there at some point later. It was another one of those times when the beer went down like water. There was a few kegs. I was doing good, but then a few chicks I knew asked if I wanted to do shots. When a chick asks if you're a god you say yes, so I went into the house and sat at the table. I don't remember what it was, but it was purple. I did maybe 8 or 9 shots. I was wrecked. I sat outside in a lawn chair immobile, and Mrs B shows up. She looks at me and says, wtf happened to you, what did you do? I looked at her and blurted out PURRRPLE. She rolled her eyes and wandered off somewhere. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 10, 2026 01:42 AM (snZF9)
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I looked at her and blurted out PURRRPLE. She rolled her eyes and wandered off somewhere. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
😂😂😂😂😂
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
😂😂😂😂😂
Posted by: rickb223 at May 10, 2026 01:44 AM (S838b)
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I sincerely hope that hubby's son doesn't shun me for following hubby's wishes at The End... Hubby and I had many deep conversations, when he was first diagnosed with "end stage" disease & before his dementia set in.
Well, he's outlived the original prognosis, but isn't in great shape. When nursing home wants to update his paperwork, I let it remain just the way he wanted it before:
DNR. No feeding tube. No blood products. Comfort care.
It's not what *I* would want for him, but it's *his* decision. I must respect that, like it or not.
Well, he's outlived the original prognosis, but isn't in great shape. When nursing home wants to update his paperwork, I let it remain just the way he wanted it before:
DNR. No feeding tube. No blood products. Comfort care.
It's not what *I* would want for him, but it's *his* decision. I must respect that, like it or not.
Posted by: JQ at May 10, 2026 01:44 AM (rdVOm)
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She looks at me and says, wtf happened to you, what did you do? I looked at her and blurted out PURRRPLE. She rolled her eyes and wandered off somewhere. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 10, 2026 01:42 AM (snZF9)
Lemme guess. She got a horse trailer and a sheep dip tank (for the vomit) to get you home without messing up her vehicle.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 10, 2026 01:42 AM (snZF9)
Lemme guess. She got a horse trailer and a sheep dip tank (for the vomit) to get you home without messing up her vehicle.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 10, 2026 01:45 AM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: JQ at May 10, 2026 01:47 AM (rdVOm)
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mindful webworker - legally, morally, spiritually criminal at May 10, 2026 12:07
So sorry to hear that mindful. We had a somewhat similar situation with my Dad. They really need to back off some of those meds when folks are elderly.
And no, you are not a criminal.
So sorry to hear that mindful. We had a somewhat similar situation with my Dad. They really need to back off some of those meds when folks are elderly.
And no, you are not a criminal.
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at May 10, 2026 01:50 AM (55Qr6)
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Mrs B, my darling wife who you met in texas decides its a good idea to open a bottle of booze and stick it under my nose to make sure i did get sick so I didn't get alcohol poisoning. I spent hours behind her father's garage.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 10, 2026 01:31 AM
You got a keeper there.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 10, 2026 01:31 AM
You got a keeper there.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 10, 2026 01:52 AM (kzjln)
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When you lay flat on the lawn and are worried you might fall off.
Posted by: rickb223
.......
The flat earth will tilt.
I still think you should have made out with the chick after she upchucked all the red wine.
A breath mint and you're good to go.
Posted by: rickb223
.......
The flat earth will tilt.
I still think you should have made out with the chick after she upchucked all the red wine.
A breath mint and you're good to go.
Posted by: wth at May 10, 2026 01:55 AM (oq9dX)
Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 01:56 AM (3ek7K)
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PURRRPLE
Holy crap, Bers! I'm LMFAO so hard right now!!!!
Posted by: JQ at May 10, 2026 01:47 AM (rdVOm)
Yeah that took all the strength I had. lol
Holy crap, Bers! I'm LMFAO so hard right now!!!!
Posted by: JQ at May 10, 2026 01:47 AM (rdVOm)
Yeah that took all the strength I had. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 10, 2026 01:56 AM (snZF9)
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Great stories tonight
JQ it is right to honor your husband's wishes. An easy to defend position. Prayers that it will be well received and understood by step son.
Good night everyone
Peace
JQ it is right to honor your husband's wishes. An easy to defend position. Prayers that it will be well received and understood by step son.
Good night everyone
Peace
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at May 10, 2026 01:59 AM (RkOfE)
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It's not what *I* would want for him, but it's *his* decision. I must respect that, like it or not.
Posted by: JQ
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Buddy's older brother has fought cancer for over 10-15 years, the final meds he had to take were making him sick and miserable. He talked it over with his wife and his doc. He quit the meds. He's spent the last year feeling better than in years. It's catching up and time is short. But like your husband he's considered the circumstances and considered the inevitable. It's none of the son's business, it's between you and your husband. He's lucky to have you. Tell the kid to fuck off.
Posted by: JQ
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Buddy's older brother has fought cancer for over 10-15 years, the final meds he had to take were making him sick and miserable. He talked it over with his wife and his doc. He quit the meds. He's spent the last year feeling better than in years. It's catching up and time is short. But like your husband he's considered the circumstances and considered the inevitable. It's none of the son's business, it's between you and your husband. He's lucky to have you. Tell the kid to fuck off.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 10, 2026 02:00 AM (3UR/I)
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Bers, your wife is a smart lady! She likely saved your life by making you puke.
But you know that, of course.
*salute!*
But you know that, of course.
*salute!*
Posted by: JQ at May 10, 2026 02:01 AM (rdVOm)
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Lemme guess. She got a horse trailer and a sheep dip tank (for the vomit) to get you home without messing up her vehicle.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 10, 2026 01:45 AM (qx7Zg)
No I was good. I didn't get sick. I was a pro by then. lol
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 10, 2026 01:45 AM (qx7Zg)
No I was good. I didn't get sick. I was a pro by then. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 10, 2026 02:03 AM (snZF9)
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Tell the kid to fuck off.
Posted by: Braenyard
Oh.. well I sure hope it doesn't go that way! Kid is a bright, sensitive, intelligent lad. Surely I'm conjuring a worst-case scenario that probably won't occur.
But one never knows, right?
I want to believe that stepson knows the score and respects his dad's wishes too. His mom was an RN, and has likely filled him in on all the details which I might've missed in speaking with him.
It's all good. Probably.
Posted by: Braenyard
Oh.. well I sure hope it doesn't go that way! Kid is a bright, sensitive, intelligent lad. Surely I'm conjuring a worst-case scenario that probably won't occur.
But one never knows, right?
I want to believe that stepson knows the score and respects his dad's wishes too. His mom was an RN, and has likely filled him in on all the details which I might've missed in speaking with him.
It's all good. Probably.
Posted by: JQ at May 10, 2026 02:06 AM (rdVOm)
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Bers, your wife is a smart lady! She likely saved your life by making you puke.
But you know that, of course.
*salute!*
Posted by: JQ at May 10, 2026 02:01 AM (rdVOm)
I only ever got sick with booze twice in my life, and that was the second and last time I ever got sick with booze.
But you know that, of course.
*salute!*
Posted by: JQ at May 10, 2026 02:01 AM (rdVOm)
I only ever got sick with booze twice in my life, and that was the second and last time I ever got sick with booze.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 10, 2026 02:06 AM (snZF9)
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Okay, last one. Today, Paul McGuigan turned 55. He was the original bassist of Oasis until he retired in 1999, after leaving and coming back in 1995; he apparently just found it stressful, and once he was a dad he was done for good. In the meantime, they have remastered the old music videos, where he will remain forever young -- now in glorious HD:
Oasis - Champagne Supernova (Official HD Remastered Video)
https://youtu.be/VGfDg7wju6M
Oasis - Champagne Supernova (Official HD Remastered Video)
https://youtu.be/VGfDg7wju6M
Posted by: SciVo at May 10, 2026 02:06 AM (Sy6m/)
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Ok all. Time to turn in. See everyone tomorrow at some point. Y'all take care.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 10, 2026 02:09 AM (S838b)
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'Night, rickb223
Posted by: JQ at May 10, 2026 02:11 AM (rdVOm)
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I sincerely hope that hubby's son doesn't shun me for following hubby's wishes at The End... Hubby and I had many deep conversations, when he was first diagnosed with "end stage" disease & before his dementia set in.
Well, he's outlived the original prognosis, but isn't in great shape. When nursing home wants to update his paperwork, I let it remain just the way he wanted it before:
DNR. No feeding tube. No blood products. Comfort care.
It's not what *I* would want for him, but it's *his* decision. I must respect that, like it or not.
Posted by: JQ at May 10, 2026 01:44 AM (rdVOm)
Its what he wants. I had to make the decision with my mother when she was dying of cancer. Her BP was dropping, she would be dead in 24 hours, and they gave me a choice to let her go, or they would artificially increase her BP with some big ass needle in her leg, and it wouldn't buy much time. I immediately said no, because I knew my mom, no frigging way she would want to live that way, and she would haunt me from the grave. She proved since that time she could do it, so I made the right choice. Its what she wanted.
Well, he's outlived the original prognosis, but isn't in great shape. When nursing home wants to update his paperwork, I let it remain just the way he wanted it before:
DNR. No feeding tube. No blood products. Comfort care.
It's not what *I* would want for him, but it's *his* decision. I must respect that, like it or not.
Posted by: JQ at May 10, 2026 01:44 AM (rdVOm)
Its what he wants. I had to make the decision with my mother when she was dying of cancer. Her BP was dropping, she would be dead in 24 hours, and they gave me a choice to let her go, or they would artificially increase her BP with some big ass needle in her leg, and it wouldn't buy much time. I immediately said no, because I knew my mom, no frigging way she would want to live that way, and she would haunt me from the grave. She proved since that time she could do it, so I made the right choice. Its what she wanted.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 10, 2026 02:12 AM (snZF9)
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Its what she wanted.
Posted by: Berserker
That. Right there. Is the bottom line.
Bless you for honoring her wishes!
Posted by: Berserker
That. Right there. Is the bottom line.
Bless you for honoring her wishes!
Posted by: JQ at May 10, 2026 02:14 AM (rdVOm)
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Now that Artemis prompted me to get spaceflight fever again, I've been keeping up with a lot of latest, and learning about stuff I didn't know existed.
NASA has the Swift Observatory, which is gamma ray burst detector along with some other instruments which launched in late 2024, and is now going on 22 years of operation. It had no thrusters of its on. Recent increased solar activity, puffing up the upper atmosphere, greatly increased drag, and the thing is going to reenter and burn up by the end of the year if something isn't done.
They're going to try to launch another little vehicle to dock/grab it and boost it up to a higher orbit in a few months....
Now that Artemis prompted me to get spaceflight fever again, I've been keeping up with a lot of latest, and learning about stuff I didn't know existed.
NASA has the Swift Observatory, which is gamma ray burst detector along with some other instruments which launched in late 2024, and is now going on 22 years of operation. It had no thrusters of its on. Recent increased solar activity, puffing up the upper atmosphere, greatly increased drag, and the thing is going to reenter and burn up by the end of the year if something isn't done.
They're going to try to launch another little vehicle to dock/grab it and boost it up to a higher orbit in a few months....
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 10, 2026 02:16 AM (w6EFb)
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They're going to launch that booster vehicle with something I didn't know existed, and that's a Grumman rocket plane. This thing uses a carrier aircraft that gets it up to around 40K' and then drops the rocket plane, dubbed Pegasus. The first stage is basically a rocket plane with wings that give it some lift and a tail for steering. That gets it up to about 200K', and then the second stage takes over, and it's a conventional rocket after that.
The payload capacity is just a smidge under 1000 lbs to LEO, but it's cheaper for small loads to low inclination orbits.
They're going to launch that booster vehicle with something I didn't know existed, and that's a Grumman rocket plane. This thing uses a carrier aircraft that gets it up to around 40K' and then drops the rocket plane, dubbed Pegasus. The first stage is basically a rocket plane with wings that give it some lift and a tail for steering. That gets it up to about 200K', and then the second stage takes over, and it's a conventional rocket after that.
The payload capacity is just a smidge under 1000 lbs to LEO, but it's cheaper for small loads to low inclination orbits.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 10, 2026 02:22 AM (w6EFb)
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Sounds like we have a non watermelon, non DEI, competitor. A professional in the game. Good.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 10, 2026 02:35 AM (3UR/I)
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Cameco Sees As Many As 20 AP1000 Nuclear Reactors On The Horizon
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Coming to a neighborhood near you.
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Coming to a neighborhood near you.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 10, 2026 02:54 AM (3UR/I)
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publius,
Pegasus was developed by Orbital Sciences Corp. Northrop Grumman bought the company.
It is launched by an L-1011, one of the few remaining flying.
Pegasus pretty much got priced out of the market (as did everybody else) by SpaceX.
Pegasus was developed by Orbital Sciences Corp. Northrop Grumman bought the company.
It is launched by an L-1011, one of the few remaining flying.
Pegasus pretty much got priced out of the market (as did everybody else) by SpaceX.
Posted by: Jimmy Doolittle at May 10, 2026 02:55 AM (p2LWr)
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*looks around at nearly empty Club*
Huh.
*mixes up a pitcher of 6-of-spades lemonade*
Wooh! Needs a dash of grenadine, to cut the sourness... or maybe a dash of Grand Marnier...
Ahhh, that's the ticket!
Huh.
*mixes up a pitcher of 6-of-spades lemonade*
Wooh! Needs a dash of grenadine, to cut the sourness... or maybe a dash of Grand Marnier...
Ahhh, that's the ticket!
Posted by: JQ at May 10, 2026 02:56 AM (rdVOm)
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@mariakalantze - May 7
As a Greek woman, I cannot stay silent… I owe this to my Ancestors !
❌️ BOYCOTT Nolan’s "The Odyssey" that has completely altered Homer’s epic ❌
Helen of Troy , the most beautiful woman in the world , was described by Homer with golden blonde hair, dazzling white skin and divine European beauty that launched a thousand ships.
She was a Greek woman, not Sub-Saharan African.
This is not representation. This is erasure of Greek and European history and identity.
As a Greek woman, I cannot stay silent… I owe this to my Ancestors !
❌️ BOYCOTT Nolan’s "The Odyssey" that has completely altered Homer’s epic ❌
Helen of Troy , the most beautiful woman in the world , was described by Homer with golden blonde hair, dazzling white skin and divine European beauty that launched a thousand ships.
She was a Greek woman, not Sub-Saharan African.
This is not representation. This is erasure of Greek and European history and identity.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 10, 2026 02:57 AM (3UR/I)
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All this cocktail talk has forced me to go make another Old Fashioned. Being literally driven to drink. Shameful.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 12:25 AM (U/Byj)
I miss being literally driven to drink; it only happened a few times, but it was nice, I could get used to it. I normally have to drive myself. (Or walk, or drink at home...)
Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 12:25 AM (U/Byj)
I miss being literally driven to drink; it only happened a few times, but it was nice, I could get used to it. I normally have to drive myself. (Or walk, or drink at home...)
Posted by: SciVo at May 10, 2026 03:02 AM (Sy6m/)
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Dutch ornithologist Leo Schilperoord, 70, likely contracted the Andes strain after visiting a rodent-infested landfill near Ushuaia before boarding the vessel on April 1
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Take a tour of South America, where do you go?
A land fill.
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Take a tour of South America, where do you go?
A land fill.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 10, 2026 03:04 AM (3UR/I)
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Lemonade sounds delicious but as soon as I finish these shrimp I'm heading for the hills. It's been fun.
'night.
'night.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 10, 2026 03:09 AM (3UR/I)
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>> Pegasus pretty much got priced out of the market (as did everybody else) by SpaceX.
From what I was reading, in this case, where a low inclination low orbit is the target, there isn't much demand for "ride share", so the Pegasus was the cheapest option.
From what I was reading, in this case, where a low inclination low orbit is the target, there isn't much demand for "ride share", so the Pegasus was the cheapest option.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 10, 2026 03:11 AM (w6EFb)
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'Night, Braenyard!
Posted by: JQ at May 10, 2026 03:13 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 10, 2026 03:17 AM (1x2K9)
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My cantor cousin said, and I quote " fuck god, sometimes you need human intervention, and this has nothing to do with god, its between him and her doctors".
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 10, 2026 01:01 AM (snZF9
We approve.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 10, 2026 01:01 AM (snZF9
We approve.
Posted by: Deicide at May 10, 2026 03:24 AM (nUR++)
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I have a very bad feeling about The Odyssey.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 03:25 AM (nUR++)
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370 Santana is overrated like Clapton. Technicians. Just no soul.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 10, 2026 01:04 AM (D1E+2)
Sacrilege. Carlos Santana has more soul in his little finger than Clapton has in his whole body.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 10, 2026 01:04 AM (D1E+2)
Sacrilege. Carlos Santana has more soul in his little finger than Clapton has in his whole body.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 10, 2026 03:25 AM (DwqWV)
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So close to Pride Month!
https://tinyurl.com/4uu86wsc
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 10, 2026 03:17 AM
Yeah...that one screams "search warrant for my hard drive."
https://tinyurl.com/4uu86wsc
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 10, 2026 03:17 AM
Yeah...that one screams "search warrant for my hard drive."
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 10, 2026 03:27 AM (kzjln)
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https://tinyurl.com/4uu86wsc
Posted by: Biden's Dog
Ugh! I'm no beauty queen, but man... that dude is FUGLY!!!
Posted by: Biden's Dog
Ugh! I'm no beauty queen, but man... that dude is FUGLY!!!
Posted by: JQ at May 10, 2026 03:35 AM (rdVOm)
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Good night, horde! Sweet dreams to all of you and may tomorrow bring you happiness.
Posted by: JQ at May 10, 2026 03:49 AM (rdVOm)
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https://youtu.be/dSQ40d8uoOI
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 10, 2026 03:54 AM (y1wyK)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cz0JIT62oxU
Posted by: Ray's Cyst at May 10, 2026 04:02 AM (jrgJz)
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MS church was singing "Amazing Grace" as tornado hit and everybody escaped unharmed. From "Christian Post". And no, I cannot explain while some people elsewhere were impacted badly and others were not, and I am sorry for the people that were. I was just impressed by the kindness of neighbors nearby helping out:
https://tinyurl.com/ztyaby6c
https://tinyurl.com/ztyaby6c
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 10, 2026 04:08 AM (7RYym)
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But "Got questions" has some thoughts about innocents suffering from one man's Christian perspective, and no, I don't want to argue about it, which is why I'm putting it at the end of an ONT. Again. Suffering can be very hard and I am very sorry for it.
https://tinyurl.com/246d2vf4
https://tinyurl.com/246d2vf4
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 10, 2026 04:15 AM (xY6Tn)
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I didn't get to bed until way late, but I might get up
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 04:17 AM (Ia/+0)
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Talk at you later, Horde. Airplane mode activated.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 10, 2026 04:18 AM (kzjln)
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69 Black Magic Woman Smackdown
Larissa Liveir
Epiphone Les Paul
https://youtu.be/4FOj7DbJ66g
Ayla Tesler-Mabe
Gibson ES-390
https://youtu.be/6yJNijVVgYA
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at May 09, 2026 10:24 PM (glnUu)
I was biased against Ayla, because her kit is considerably more expensive; just guitar-to-guitar, her Gibson ES-390 is probably worth about 5 times as much as Larissa's Epiphone Les Paul Classic in Worn Heritage Cherry Sunburst ($3000 vs. $600). I didn't even recognize the under-shelf interface, but it looked faaaancy.
However, Larissa played less than 1/3 of the song, and didn't even touch herknobs (phrasing!) dials. Ayla made full use of her instrument in a conscious way, using both the volume knob and string muting to fade back into the mix as appropriate, moving fluidly between the lead and rhythm roles in a complex song.
Ayla may have been given more of a head-start in life, but she's diligently making good use of it; and I would say she has a real edge in skill, not just gear.
Larissa Liveir
Epiphone Les Paul
https://youtu.be/4FOj7DbJ66g
Ayla Tesler-Mabe
Gibson ES-390
https://youtu.be/6yJNijVVgYA
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at May 09, 2026 10:24 PM (glnUu)
I was biased against Ayla, because her kit is considerably more expensive; just guitar-to-guitar, her Gibson ES-390 is probably worth about 5 times as much as Larissa's Epiphone Les Paul Classic in Worn Heritage Cherry Sunburst ($3000 vs. $600). I didn't even recognize the under-shelf interface, but it looked faaaancy.
However, Larissa played less than 1/3 of the song, and didn't even touch her
Ayla may have been given more of a head-start in life, but she's diligently making good use of it; and I would say she has a real edge in skill, not just gear.
Posted by: SciVo at May 10, 2026 04:47 AM (Sy6m/)
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Oh, whoops. Pixy's up!
Posted by: SciVo at May 10, 2026 05:21 AM (Sy6m/)
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slash
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 10, 2026 03:39 PM (XeU6L)
Saturday Evening Movie Thread - 5/9/2026
Worldbuilding
When an author decides to tell a story in a world not our own, he or she has two main paths to choose from. The first is the path of Tolkien.
Build an intricate mythology, legendarium, and multiple languages to create a backstory for a world (that includes the transformation of the geology from a flat world to a globe), all that spans thousands of years, includes a creation myth, all of which is the author's real passion which he is then able to include in a sequel to a silly children's book he wrote to entertain his children. Heck, Tolkien directly references the central gems of what his son would put together as The Silmarillion, the Silmarils, in The Lord of the Rings.
Or, you can have a central conceit and create a very vague world around it with generic pieces that don't always really come together. This is how Suzanne Collins wrote The Hunger Games. I really don't think the world she created is any good at all. It's outright bad. And yet, I mostly don't think it matters.
Panem
So, I had The Hunger Games on the brain because my wife decided that our eldest son was old enough to watch it. Watched the original four movies over the course of a few days. It's a series I've seen multiple times, it being a standard bit of entertainment in the house since we first dated (seeing the four in theaters together as dates). So, watching them again, my mind drifted to the worldbuilding and how meager it all is.
It's a country set in a dystopian future that's supposedly built from the ashes of America. Collins does not provide real clues beyond generalized geographic descriptions for where any of the twelve districts that make up the majority of the country's area are or where the capitol is other than being in the mountains. This has led fans to come up with maps that all disagree with each other except on some basic points like District 12 being West Virginia or Pennsylvania and the Capitol being in the Colorado Rockies.
There seems to be little thought into why these places exist, especially when you get to the point later in the series when District 12, presumably their only source of coal, a major source of energy, gets bombed to the stone age, and...no one talks about how the Capitol could be facing an energy crisis. Does that mean that District 12's work was...unimportant? It's very possible. We see a major dam in the third film that gets blown up that seems to have more of an effect on energy than destroying all the coal miners in the country. Does this narrative hole matter?
Within the context of the story, which is laser-focused on the main character of Katniss Everdean, I don't think so. The purpose of the original trilogy of books and quadrilogy of movies is the main character's journey. The world is incidental to that, so a certain vagueness about how things worked on a grander political level is understandable. The point isn't the world, the point is Katniss's journey from no-one to symbol of a resistance. It makes sense.
It doesn't sweep away the fact that the world is kind of...generic and doesn't make the most sense. Couldn't Collins have named the districts? Oh well.
Problems Arising
I think this is only noteworthy because the story did continue beyond the original three books and four movies (don't split the final entry into two, Hollywood, Mockingjay Part 1 is boring). Collins, becoming one of the richest fiction authors in the world, has written nothing but Hunger Games prequels since 2013. The first, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, was published in 2020 and the movie version came out in 2023. The second, Sunrise of the Reaping, was published in 2025 and the movie version is coming out this year.
So, she has this generic world she's barely explored and has the opportunity for a guaranteed paycheck to expand it with prequels. What does she do?
She repeats herself...hard.
Our main character in the first prequel is a character from the original books, President Snow (but this time only as a poor student) while the action is only in the Capitol and...District 12, while a girl from District 12 becomes the Victor of the Tenth Annual Hunger Games. No scenes exploring any other district. Just the Capitol, District 12, and the arena for the Hunger Games. What about the second prequel? Well, it's centered around a character from the original books (Haymitch, Katniss' mentor) and how he won the Hunger Games. So...District 12 to Capitol to Hunger Games arena...again.
Is The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes bad for that? Well, I think the book is terrible and the lack of exploration of the rest of the world is part of that. I think the movie version is okay because it deals with some of my other issues around point of view and pacing while providing spectacle that the books couldn't really deliver. But the frustration with the myopic view of the world continues.
Should there be more? Can Collins write stories with the same motifs, settings, and character traits and still create good things? Of course, but I don't see any kind of poetic repetition here, I just see imagination-deficient repetition. I think that has a lot to do with the fact that she obviously doesn't care about the world she built.
World Building or Story or Both?
It's not an either/or proposition. You can have both world building and story, but it's obvious that Collins much prefers her story over her world building (her story is...pretty good overall). And I end up creating a comparison in my head.
Collins is writing for teens. Effectively children. What else is for children? Fables. Fables like Hansel & Gretel. Do we need a deep construction of the particulars of geography and history of the Old Forest in the story? Or can "dark, creepy, ancient forest" be enough for the purposes of the story?
That's the proper way to think of Panem, I think. The equivalent wouldn't be Middle Earth, a fairy setting for adults (as Tolkien put it), but the Old Forest and the witch's hut. It's a generalized setting in which to place an easily digested moral that the younger than adult mind can grasp easily.
So when she decides to try and create something a bit more adult, like the creation of YA Dystopian Hitler in the backstory of President Snow, the lack of worldbuilding ends up working against the sudden move into something requiring more nuance since she wants to create a real journey from sympathetic young man to literal Hitler. We're still in fable territory with the world, and I think it clashes with the attempt at a more serious story (which I don't think she really pulls off because she's not really that great of a writer, but much wealthier and more successful than I ever will be, so what do I know?).
A newer approach that actually expanded the story in serious ways, giving us new looks at new districts we've never seen and introducing more complex politics beyond "crazy powermad person at the top" would have helped, and in order to do that you have to be invested in making the world itself feel real.
Conclusion
It's just a thought brought on by recent viewing. How important is world building? Well, I guess it depends on what kind of story you're telling. Would a geneology of the mayors of District 12 have improved the story itself? No. What about a detailed description of how the economies of each district contributed to the Capitol's GDP? Also, no.
But I do think the lack of anything makes the films and books feel a bit emptier than they are and harder to expand when, ironically, that should make it easier. Collins hadn't written herself into a box. She could expand in a whole host of ways, and yet...she just keeps going back to District 12.
Oh, well. She's making bank doing it.
Movies of Today
Opening in Theaters:
Mortal Kombat II
The Sheep Detectives
Movies I Saw This Fortnight:
The Men of Sherwood Forest (Rating 3/4) Full Review "It's a modest entertainment that understands the assignment and reaches no further beyond that." [Library]
Third Party Risk (or, The Deadly Game) (Rating 2/4) Full Review "It's an unremarkable, thin wrong man adventure that flitters from little sequence to the next, its central star doing what he can to elevate things, and largely disappearing from mind before it's even over." [YouTube]
The Lyons in Paris (Rating 2/4) Full Review "Still, it's really just silly antics with performers doing their utmost to get some laughs. I almost chuckled a few times." [Library]
The Quatermass Xperiment (Rating 2.5/4) Full Review "Still, the horror is halfway decent and there's surprising emotionality hidden in the middle there, all while it looks pretty decent and has solid supporting performances." [Prime]
X the Unknown (Rating 2/4) Full Review "It's still largely an kind of dull monster flick with a disappointing monster in the end. But the use of music and the implication of the danger for a good stretch are nice." [Archive.org]
The Curse of Frankenstein (Rating 2.5/4) Full Review "And yet, while it plays out, I may not feel much, but I do end up with a modestly good time watching this vibrantly colored take on a well-worn story." [Max]
Quatermass II (Rating 3/4) Full Review "I was fully on board, and it's just a disappointment that it doesn't end at the same level as most of the film operates." [Plex]
The Camp on Blood Island (Rating 3/4) Full Review "A pleasant little surprise, even if it really does only exist because of David Lean's other movie." [YouTube]
Contact
Email any suggestions or questions to thejamesmadison.aos at symbol gmail dot com.
I've also archived all the old posts here, by request. I'll add new posts a week after they originally post at the HQ.
My next thread will be on 5/30.
Comments
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Movie Sign!
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 09, 2026 07:44 PM (l26NL)
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Wolfus nooded. No one here yet?
Posted by: Nazdar at May 09, 2026 07:44 PM (NcvvS)
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Bronze
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 09, 2026 07:45 PM (T6aVk)
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Huh
Posted by: Sharkman at May 09, 2026 07:46 PM (/RHNq)
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Never have read or seen any of the Hunger Games properties.
Heinlein had a balkanized North America in his Friday from '82, and more generally in its prequel novella, "Gulf." The sections are named, and we know some of the borders, but the story is mostly about Friday the combat courier herself and how she moves -- and stays alive! -- in her technological society. RAH was incapable of writing dull, though, so details of the background beyond a certain point are not absolutely essential to enjoying either story.
Heinlein had a balkanized North America in his Friday from '82, and more generally in its prequel novella, "Gulf." The sections are named, and we know some of the borders, but the story is mostly about Friday the combat courier herself and how she moves -- and stays alive! -- in her technological society. RAH was incapable of writing dull, though, so details of the background beyond a certain point are not absolutely essential to enjoying either story.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 07:47 PM (wzUl9)
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I have to say I have never done a deep dive into the world Suzanne Collins "built". I have always been less than impressed.
The world building is a critical thing. Fantasy is not my thing, so I have never gotten int LotR, but the world building I will acknowledge is utterly insane and very admirable.
"Dune" is another such example. The world building is top notch, and that is what sucked me in straightaway.
The world building is a critical thing. Fantasy is not my thing, so I have never gotten int LotR, but the world building I will acknowledge is utterly insane and very admirable.
"Dune" is another such example. The world building is top notch, and that is what sucked me in straightaway.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 09, 2026 07:47 PM (T6aVk)
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I never watched the Hunger Games movies or read the books, partly because I thought the world building was pretty weak.
JK Rowling's Harry Potter series also has very weak worldbuilding, in my opinion, for largely the same reasons.
It's fine to focus on characters, but I do like to have some logical consistency within the world so that it makes a certain amount of sense.
Hunger Games makes no sense whatsoever.
JK Rowling's Harry Potter series also has very weak worldbuilding, in my opinion, for largely the same reasons.
It's fine to focus on characters, but I do like to have some logical consistency within the world so that it makes a certain amount of sense.
Hunger Games makes no sense whatsoever.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 09, 2026 07:48 PM (gnNyN)
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Maybe the Collins universe is the novel/movie version of GURPS?
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 09, 2026 07:48 PM (T6aVk)
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There's not much on TV as far as movies tonight. Movies! has the wonder that is Jerry Lewis in The Nutty Professor, and Svengoolie is showing 1964's The First Men in the Moon. I outgrew JL about the same time I outgrew the Three Stooges, and while the latter movie is based on an H.G. Wells story with a script by Nigel Kneale, I don't hold out much hope for it.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 07:49 PM (wzUl9)
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Thx TJM. It's unfortunate that some of Donald Sutherland's last work was in those movies. I realize they weren't aimed at me but I watched them and in comparison to say the Harry Potter movies , which theoretically was young adult ,they weren't good.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 09, 2026 07:50 PM (gu0hJ)
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>>RAH was incapable of writing dull, though, so details of the background beyond a certain point are not absolutely essential to enjoying either story.
Wolfus, outside of the Future History stuff, Heinlein didn't really do world-building - just enough detail to make the story work.
Wolfus, outside of the Future History stuff, Heinlein didn't really do world-building - just enough detail to make the story work.
Posted by: Nazdar at May 09, 2026 07:51 PM (NcvvS)
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The Absent-Minded Professor > The Nutty Professor
Posted by: Mark1971 at May 09, 2026 07:52 PM (CNl8/)
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You know who doesn’t need world building? Chuck Norris, that’s who. Texas, Chicago, Vietnam. Doesn’t matter. It’s his world, we’re just in it.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 09, 2026 07:53 PM (u73oe)
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Holy crap. Ace in the sidebar noted that he posted my comment about Lucas calling Warner and Kaine "cucks" on X. It's been viewed 103k times. Thx Ace
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 09, 2026 07:55 PM (gu0hJ)
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As far as worldbuilding, in fiction anyway, there are the techniques of Tell the Reader What He Needs to Know (Sometimes Too Much), or Reveal the Elements of the World As We Pursue the Story.
I'm funny; I don't mind being lectured about something if I find it interesting. Michael Crichton lectures us in his fiction, all the way back to Andromeda Strain, but I love it since he does it so well. The history of a *created* world, however, is hard to put across in an entertaining way. The usual technique, if you do it like that, is to include a paragraph or two from an "authority" who has written about the world at the start of each chapter or section, so the reader can gather info as he goes.
I'm funny; I don't mind being lectured about something if I find it interesting. Michael Crichton lectures us in his fiction, all the way back to Andromeda Strain, but I love it since he does it so well. The history of a *created* world, however, is hard to put across in an entertaining way. The usual technique, if you do it like that, is to include a paragraph or two from an "authority" who has written about the world at the start of each chapter or section, so the reader can gather info as he goes.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 07:55 PM (wzUl9)
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Aargh - gotta call it a night - my day is almost 17 hours old (don't ask - just, don't). TJM has brought up a very interesting distinction, especially for an illiterate :-) and am looking forward to reading the comments in about 7 hours.
Posted by: Nazdar at May 09, 2026 07:56 PM (NcvvS)
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Liked the Quatermass movies, especially the first one. Surprised no remake has been done
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 09, 2026 07:57 PM (gu0hJ)
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RAH was incapable of writing dull, though, so details of the background beyond a certain point are not absolutely essential to enjoying either story.
Wolfus, outside of the Future History stuff, Heinlein didn't really do world-building - just enough detail to make the story work.
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Friday's balkanized North America is drawn more than just generally, but with never a focus on hard detail that would slow the story down. You're right, Heinlein knew something a lot of authors today need to learn: Just put in enough, not too much.
Wolfus, outside of the Future History stuff, Heinlein didn't really do world-building - just enough detail to make the story work.
Posted by: Nazdar at May 09, 2026
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Friday's balkanized North America is drawn more than just generally, but with never a focus on hard detail that would slow the story down. You're right, Heinlein knew something a lot of authors today need to learn: Just put in enough, not too much.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 07:57 PM (wzUl9)
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Liked the Quatermass movies, especially the first one. Surprised no remake has been done
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 09, 2026
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Yes; when I see the name "Nigel Kneale" I pay attention, just as I do with William Goldman.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 09, 2026
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Yes; when I see the name "Nigel Kneale" I pay attention, just as I do with William Goldman.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 07:58 PM (wzUl9)
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One of the challenges for worldbuilding in movies is that you only have so much time to establish the rules of the world in a single movie.
What helps movies like Hunger Games, Harry Potter, and Lord of the Rings is that much of the audience is already aware of the details of the world, so minimal detail is needed for the unaware folks.
Sometimes the worldbuilding gets stupid over time, like in the John Wick movies. The first one was great. The sequels became increasingly more over-the-top ridiculous to the point of unbelievability. Like the Fast and Furious movies.
What helps movies like Hunger Games, Harry Potter, and Lord of the Rings is that much of the audience is already aware of the details of the world, so minimal detail is needed for the unaware folks.
Sometimes the worldbuilding gets stupid over time, like in the John Wick movies. The first one was great. The sequels became increasingly more over-the-top ridiculous to the point of unbelievability. Like the Fast and Furious movies.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 09, 2026 08:00 PM (gnNyN)
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The Hunger Games has a very interesting premise, and an initially promising main character. I lost interest towards the end of the first book when it was clear the author had no interest in making her world *consistent*. Either food is scarce or it isn't. Either technology is limited or it isn't. Worldbuilding can be sketchy and the book works fine! (I am myself guilty of some handwaving at points, especially regarding travel times. They get there, whaddyawannaknow?) BUT. The rules I establish in Chapter 1 remain in effect in Chapter 30, by gum. It's like Collins just threw tropes at the wall ... at different times... and forgot to go back and clean up. Oh well, as others have remarked she's rolling in dough and I'm not 
Posted by: Sabrina Chase at May 09, 2026 08:03 PM (Y9Vvl)
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I would prefer watching the Harry Potter movies to the Hunger Games.
My boys have those books and movies memorized.
But they have an almost reverence for the Lord of the Rings books and movies.
My boys have those books and movies memorized.
But they have an almost reverence for the Lord of the Rings books and movies.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 08:04 PM (A5RD0)
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You're right, Heinlein knew something a lot of authors today need to learn: Just put in enough, not too much.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 07:57 PM (wzUl9)
Very well said.
Too much bogs down. (Hear that, Stephen King?) Too little isn't enough to latch on to.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 07:57 PM (wzUl9)
Very well said.
Too much bogs down. (Hear that, Stephen King?) Too little isn't enough to latch on to.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 09, 2026 08:04 PM (T6aVk)
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What about Narnia?
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 08:05 PM (A5RD0)
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The world building is over the top and contradictory the names are out of roman lore corolianus sejanus et al but the concept is from minoan crete
The premise from battle royale but collins says she was inspired by reality footage and war footage (right)
The map suggests global warming catastrophe like something out of paradise but its not evenly distributed was it economic crisis was it social strife
Why is the capitol in the rockies
The premise from battle royale but collins says she was inspired by reality footage and war footage (right)
The map suggests global warming catastrophe like something out of paradise but its not evenly distributed was it economic crisis was it social strife
Why is the capitol in the rockies
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 08:06 PM (bXbFr)
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Once upon a time, to introduce the audience to the created world (even if it was similar to ours), the script would introduce an innocent who knows nothing of the situation and has to be shown around. The first episode of Hogan's Heroes did that. U.N.C.L.E. did not, but then its first five or six episodes had a little prologue where Solo, Illya, and Waverly all address the viewer, tell their names, and what they and the organization all do.
Before I got to see the earliest Trek episodes, I imagined they would have had a Federation ambassador or somebody being shown around the ship and told about it ("We have 430 men and women as our crew," etc.). Egad, that would have been slow and horrible.
Before I got to see the earliest Trek episodes, I imagined they would have had a Federation ambassador or somebody being shown around the ship and told about it ("We have 430 men and women as our crew," etc.). Egad, that would have been slow and horrible.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 08:07 PM (wzUl9)
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Eriksonz malazan is a more complete world building so is modesitts recent steam punk trilogy
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 08:08 PM (bXbFr)
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Sutherland bring an old time letty son of the founder of the ndp
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 08:10 PM (bXbFr)
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Hunger Games . The beginning of Girl Power movies?
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 08:10 PM (52qkP)
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Herbert did a good job of world building in Dune. A sci-fi series that did a great job of it was Babylon 5.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 09, 2026 08:11 PM (gu0hJ)
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Right now watching Farscape -Peace Keeper Wars.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 08:12 PM (52qkP)
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So he was a villain in that series as well as the outbreak film back when ww reviewed petersen oevre
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 08:12 PM (bXbFr)
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Yeah scifi channel really dropped the ball there
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 08:13 PM (bXbFr)
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Too much bogs down. (Hear that, Stephen King?) Too little isn't enough to latch on to.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 09, 2026
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King did very well at that detail thing during his early years. Salem's Lot, The Shining, Dead Zone, Pet Sematary, Firestarter are all excellent. The Stand in its edited form pushed the envelope, but such were his storytelling skills that we didn't mind. Some of his later things I've never gone back to reread (The Regulators, The Tommyknockers, The Dark Half, Gerald's Game) and don't even have a copy of.
Too much bogs down. (Hear that, Stephen King?) Too little isn't enough to latch on to.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 09, 2026
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King did very well at that detail thing during his early years. Salem's Lot, The Shining, Dead Zone, Pet Sematary, Firestarter are all excellent. The Stand in its edited form pushed the envelope, but such were his storytelling skills that we didn't mind. Some of his later things I've never gone back to reread (The Regulators, The Tommyknockers, The Dark Half, Gerald's Game) and don't even have a copy of.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 08:13 PM (wzUl9)
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Is that on pluto or tubi
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 08:14 PM (bXbFr)
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I like worldbuilding but I'm actually partial to just being psradropped into a new world/time and figuring it out from the clues dropped in conversation, with characters making oblique references because everyone understands without elaboration.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at May 09, 2026 08:15 PM (kpS4V)
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A couple things to remember:
1) Tolkien a dude.
2) he wrote it almost as a hobby to escape some pretty nasty shit. He had time to elaborate on it, map it out in his mind.
He probably would be considered autistic today (fucking please, overuse) but he had that kind of laser focus you see in real dude enthusiasts. Train guys, plane guys, car guys. Video game guys (especially the one game guys.) Now women 'can' be like this (see Puma, Anna) but it is even less common than among dudes.
1) Tolkien a dude.
2) he wrote it almost as a hobby to escape some pretty nasty shit. He had time to elaborate on it, map it out in his mind.
He probably would be considered autistic today (fucking please, overuse) but he had that kind of laser focus you see in real dude enthusiasts. Train guys, plane guys, car guys. Video game guys (especially the one game guys.) Now women 'can' be like this (see Puma, Anna) but it is even less common than among dudes.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 09, 2026 08:16 PM (zZu0s)
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Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 08:13 PM (wzUl9)
Steven King is definitely the author with the most movies made from his books.
Steven King is definitely the author with the most movies made from his books.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 08:17 PM (52qkP)
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I really enjoyed The Hunger Games books. For Christmas, I got jr. an audio book - not interested. Back then, we had a 4 hour run back to RI. When we left, I popped the tape in. Within minutes, Mrs. Red and Jr. were listening intently. When we got back to RI, we stayed in the garage listening till the end of the tape.
Posted by: RI Red at May 09, 2026 08:17 PM (jkyX4)
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I gathered from the stories that there was some sort of major war and even a nuclear exchange, which is why Capital City is in the Rockies.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at May 09, 2026 08:18 PM (kpS4V)
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Frascape is a good example on character building rather than world building (although the world building IS good, it is just enough.) Tolkien's characters can be flat, but he makes it up with world building.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 09, 2026 08:18 PM (zZu0s)
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Steven King is definitely the author with the most movies made from his books.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 08:17 PM (52qkP)
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*ahem!*
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 08:17 PM (52qkP)
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*ahem!*
Posted by: God at May 09, 2026 08:19 PM (kpS4V)
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He waa also a medieval scholar at university
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 08:19 PM (bXbFr)
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Steven King is definitely the author with the most movies made from his books.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026
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His imagination was definitely a visual one, which translated well to film. He grew up watching horror films, after all, and absorbed that kind of storytelling early on.
I've never seen the (only?) film he directed, Maximum Overdrive, having heard it's horrible. The original short story, "Trucks," is a little masterpiece, though.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026
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His imagination was definitely a visual one, which translated well to film. He grew up watching horror films, after all, and absorbed that kind of storytelling early on.
I've never seen the (only?) film he directed, Maximum Overdrive, having heard it's horrible. The original short story, "Trucks," is a little masterpiece, though.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 08:19 PM (wzUl9)
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I know people crap on The Postman but I kind of liked it.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 08:20 PM (52qkP)
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162 Ringing Rocks seem like an excellent way to summon rattlesnakes. Or demons.
Posted by: Eromero at May 09, 2026 07:56 PM (LHPAg)
Willowed from Hobby Thread.
Posted by: Eromero at May 09, 2026 07:56 PM (LHPAg)
Willowed from Hobby Thread.
Posted by: Eromero at May 09, 2026 08:20 PM (LHPAg)
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I know people crap on The Postman but I kind of liked it.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 08:20 PM (52qkP)
I liked it a lot better than Dances With Wolves. But it is not near as good as The Patriot.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 08:20 PM (52qkP)
I liked it a lot better than Dances With Wolves. But it is not near as good as The Patriot.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 09, 2026 08:21 PM (zZu0s)
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Waterworld is right out.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 09, 2026 08:21 PM (zZu0s)
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I know people crap on The Postman but I kind of liked it.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026
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I read the novel and it was pretty well done. I suspect the reason people crap on the movie is at least in part because we think poorly of USPS employees as they are today. If it had been called The Courier, I think it might have done better.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026
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I read the novel and it was pretty well done. I suspect the reason people crap on the movie is at least in part because we think poorly of USPS employees as they are today. If it had been called The Courier, I think it might have done better.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 08:21 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 09, 2026 08:24 PM (Cqx++)
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I gathered from the stories that there was some sort of major war and even a nuclear exchange, which is why Capital City is in the Rockies.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at May 09, 2026
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Heinlein's Door Into Summer opens with a reference to something called the Six Weeks War -- so in the very first sentence we know we are not in "our" world. He expands on it later, mentioning the U.S. capital in his 1999 is Denver (when he wrote that in the late Fifties, he lived in Colo. Springs!).
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at May 09, 2026
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Heinlein's Door Into Summer opens with a reference to something called the Six Weeks War -- so in the very first sentence we know we are not in "our" world. He expands on it later, mentioning the U.S. capital in his 1999 is Denver (when he wrote that in the late Fifties, he lived in Colo. Springs!).
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 08:24 PM (wzUl9)
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If you're in the mood for weird whimsy, "Dust Bunny" is a visually arresting oddity. A little girl is terrorized by an ever more menacing dust bunny growing under her bed and seeks help from a warrior assassin (Mads Mikelson) living down the hallway from her family. She saw him take on a Chinese dragon (actually the gang members hiding underneath) and hires him to be her monster slayer.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 09, 2026 08:25 PM (kpS4V)
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There was a more recent (195 installment in the Quatermass series: Quartermass and the Pit.
I saw it as a teen and it stayed with me for a long time.
It involved an alien craft found during excavation of The Tube and the awakening of the alien intelligence.
A great combo of Sci-Fi and horror, IMO.
installment in the Quatermass series: Quartermass and the Pit.
I saw it as a teen and it stayed with me for a long time.
It involved an alien craft found during excavation of The Tube and the awakening of the alien intelligence.
A great combo of Sci-Fi and horror, IMO.
Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at May 09, 2026 08:25 PM (MNCvZ)
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Tolkien's world building is one of the reasons his mythology is so addictive. He puts you in that world so well that you can see it, and hear it, and even smell it.
Posted by: davidt at May 09, 2026 08:25 PM (Q+gd/)
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And I liked the Book of Eli but the movie's twist was not done realistically as they basically had the protagonist act just like a sighted person but wanted you to believe he was blind all this time.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 08:26 PM (52qkP)
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Waterworld was crazy implausible
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 08:26 PM (bXbFr)
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There was a more recent (1958 ) installment in the Quatermass series: Quartermass and the Pit.
I saw it as a teen and it stayed with me for a long time.
It involved an alien craft found during excavation of The Tube and the awakening of the alien intelligence.
A great combo of Sci-Fi and horror, IMO.
Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at May 09, 2026
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That's the one I remember, and first noted Kneale's name on.
I saw it as a teen and it stayed with me for a long time.
It involved an alien craft found during excavation of The Tube and the awakening of the alien intelligence.
A great combo of Sci-Fi and horror, IMO.
Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at May 09, 2026
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That's the one I remember, and first noted Kneale's name on.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 08:26 PM (wzUl9)
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The three Mad Max movies with Mel Gibson presented a very dystopian wasteland. It was possible, though Bartertown was a little weird. The subsequent movies added little
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 09, 2026 08:30 PM (gu0hJ)
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48 Waterworld is right out.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 09, 2026 08:21 PM (zZu0s)
Road Warrior With Boats
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 09, 2026 08:21 PM (zZu0s)
Road Warrior With Boats
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 09, 2026 08:30 PM (T6aVk)
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Waterworld would have been much better if Jean Trippelhorn was naked
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 09, 2026 08:31 PM (gu0hJ)
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This announcer chick commenting on the hockey game is annoying.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at May 09, 2026 08:32 PM (nwbXw)
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King did very well at that detail thing during his early years. Salem's Lot, The Shining, Dead Zone, Pet Sematary, Firestarter are all excellent. The Stand in its edited form pushed the envelope, but such were his storytelling skills that we didn't mind. Some of his later things I've never gone back to reread (The Regulators, The Tommyknockers, The Dark Half, Gerald's Game) and don't even have a copy of.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 08:13 PM (wzUl9)
The Stand is one of my favorite novels. I enjoyed The Dead Zone and a handful of others. But I must take King’s work in moderation. Great imagination, but he lacks artistic restraint.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 08:13 PM (wzUl9)
The Stand is one of my favorite novels. I enjoyed The Dead Zone and a handful of others. But I must take King’s work in moderation. Great imagination, but he lacks artistic restraint.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 09, 2026 08:33 PM (T6aVk)
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A Boy and His Dog was weird but fun movie.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 08:33 PM (52qkP)
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Yes mad max doesnt make sense and riad warrier doesnt clarify aa australia dabbles with the present reality
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 08:33 PM (bXbFr)
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She saw him take on a Chinese dragon (actually the gang members hiding underneath) and hires him to be her monster slayer.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 09, 2026 08:25 PM (kpS4V)
That actually sounds kind of cool. Ill have to try to find it.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 09, 2026 08:25 PM (kpS4V)
That actually sounds kind of cool. Ill have to try to find it.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 09, 2026 08:34 PM (zZu0s)
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Yes thats a weird one with the telepathic dog
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 08:34 PM (bXbFr)
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To me, King can not properly finish a story. The beginning catches your attention, then it fizzles out.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at May 09, 2026 08:35 PM (nwbXw)
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The Dead Zone was my favorite of all the King book movies .
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 08:35 PM (52qkP)
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I prefer Sutter Kane.
Posted by: TJM's phone at May 09, 2026 08:36 PM (tXqCv)
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Dead Zone series was good, too.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at May 09, 2026 08:37 PM (nwbXw)
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Theatrical version of Quatermass & the Pit was released as Five Million Years to Earth, and it is delightful.
IIRC, Nigel Kneale was on board for Halloween III, but didn't care much for the direction the filmmakers wanted to go, so he bailed. No idea how much of the finished flick came from Kneale's work (not a lot, I suspect).
Quite a range of credits in his IMDb listing. And if you've never seen First Men in the Moon, co-written by Kneale from the Wells novel, check it out. It's a lot of fun.
IIRC, Nigel Kneale was on board for Halloween III, but didn't care much for the direction the filmmakers wanted to go, so he bailed. No idea how much of the finished flick came from Kneale's work (not a lot, I suspect).
Quite a range of credits in his IMDb listing. And if you've never seen First Men in the Moon, co-written by Kneale from the Wells novel, check it out. It's a lot of fun.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 09, 2026 08:37 PM (q3u5l)
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Now that I think about it, Stephen King's "worldbuilding" in his early great novels was pretty much "use our world" with one essential supernatural/SF element added. The town of Salem's Lot is based on any number of Maine towns, I expect, and the hotel in The Shining is based on the Stanley in Estes Park. Not until The Talisman did he create an alternate world, and that was in collaboration with Peter Straub.
His vision of the post-superflu world in Colorado and Las Vegas with only about .6% of the world's population still alive was nicely imagined, though.
His vision of the post-superflu world in Colorado and Las Vegas with only about .6% of the world's population still alive was nicely imagined, though.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 08:38 PM (wzUl9)
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I'm about to watch "Varsity Blues". Hope the worldbuilding is good.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 09, 2026 08:38 PM (kpS4V)
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M-O--O-N spells AoSHQ.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at May 09, 2026 08:38 PM (nwbXw)
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To me, King can not properly finish a story. The beginning catches your attention, then it fizzles out.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at May 09, 2026 08:35 PM (nwbXw)
Agree but he has a few with a proper endings.
The Dead Zone was one.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at May 09, 2026 08:35 PM (nwbXw)
Agree but he has a few with a proper endings.
The Dead Zone was one.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 08:38 PM (52qkP)
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I heard about hunger games. That was that pudgy blue chick from the X-Persons?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 09, 2026 08:39 PM (D1E+2)
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Quite a range of credits in his IMDb listing. And if you've never seen First Men in the Moon, co-written by Kneale from the Wells novel, check it out. It's a lot of fun.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 09, 2026
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It's on Svengoolie right now! I was afraid it was going to be a humorless thudding tract kind of film, but it seems charming.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 09, 2026
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It's on Svengoolie right now! I was afraid it was going to be a humorless thudding tract kind of film, but it seems charming.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 08:39 PM (wzUl9)
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Now playing on svengoolie
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 08:40 PM (bXbFr)
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Now playing on svengoolie
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 08:40 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 08:40 PM (52qkP)
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If you're in the mood for weird whimsy, "Dust Bunny" is a visually arresting oddity.
That reminded me of "It Crawled Out of the Woodwork"
www.imdb.com/title/tt0667817
If you're in the mood for weird whimsy, "Dust Bunny" is a visually arresting oddity.
That reminded me of "It Crawled Out of the Woodwork"
www.imdb.com/title/tt0667817
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 09, 2026 08:40 PM (Cqx++)
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Commenter Miklos could explain Hungarian Games to us.
Posted by: davidt at May 09, 2026 08:42 PM (Q+gd/)
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Running man was kind of a drudge the latesr revamp sort of followed the scheme but made it longer
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 08:42 PM (bXbFr)
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Denver isn't terrible as a new capitol, it is more or less central in terms of travel times, since the Rockies and Sierra would be difficult depending on what transport structure is left. Having a single product (I've hear people describe districts by one thing they make) is really dumb, every district would have to produce food for most local uses. Not sure why district areas would remain localized once the destruction was over, you'd think in the midwest they'd spread and farm anywhere they could.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 09, 2026 08:44 PM (Ai6WH)
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To me, King can not properly finish a story. The beginning catches your attention, then it fizzles out.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at May 09, 2026 08:35 PM (nwbXw)
Agree but he has a few with a proper endings.
The Dead Zone was one.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026
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Ian, I'll admit his later work is like that. The ending of Salem's Lot may seem like a fizzle, but it's rather literary -- he was not long out of college at that point and still used literary quotes as epigrams instead of lyrics from songs like "Boogie Fever."
The Shining and The Stand have solid endings, and if you believe as he did that Rolling Stone is the one honest incorruptible magazine in America [muffled snort], then the ending of Firestarter is too. His endings for the four novelettes in Different Seasons are very very good, as is his ending for The Green Mile.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at May 09, 2026 08:35 PM (nwbXw)
Agree but he has a few with a proper endings.
The Dead Zone was one.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026
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Ian, I'll admit his later work is like that. The ending of Salem's Lot may seem like a fizzle, but it's rather literary -- he was not long out of college at that point and still used literary quotes as epigrams instead of lyrics from songs like "Boogie Fever."
The Shining and The Stand have solid endings, and if you believe as he did that Rolling Stone is the one honest incorruptible magazine in America [muffled snort], then the ending of Firestarter is too. His endings for the four novelettes in Different Seasons are very very good, as is his ending for The Green Mile.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 08:44 PM (wzUl9)
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Running man was kind of a drudge the latesr revamp sort of followed the scheme but made it longer
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026
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The original novel is a fast read and lots of fun.
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026
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The original novel is a fast read and lots of fun.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 08:45 PM (wzUl9)
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But he has long since eschewed an editor
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 08:46 PM (bXbFr)
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Maybe i have to pick it up again
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 08:46 PM (bXbFr)
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But yes if its supposed to be a fable then little world building is needed
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 08:49 PM (bXbFr)
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But certainly by. Mockingjay the innards of panem are made clear
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 08:49 PM (bXbFr)
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The Dead Zone was my favorite of all the King book movies .
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026
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Greek tragedy.
The TV series that picked up on the adventures of Johnny Smith after awakening with his psi power, played by Anthony Michael Hall, was well done too. Hall had come a long way since his John Hughes movies days.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026
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Greek tragedy.
The TV series that picked up on the adventures of Johnny Smith after awakening with his psi power, played by Anthony Michael Hall, was well done too. Hall had come a long way since his John Hughes movies days.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 08:50 PM (wzUl9)
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Commentary without comparisons to 60's films, The Most Dangerous Game book about hunting humans, and the Japanese series of Battle Royale is lacking. Also, if you like Battle Royale, you enjoy evil. It is evil filmed.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 09, 2026 08:51 PM (diia5)
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There's a mini-series King did called Storm of the Century with Tim Daly, Colm Feore, and a cast of several that ultimately boils down to a grim variation on The Lottery.
I thought it was nicely done, though nothing to write home about -- until it got to the ending. The last act of it shows what happened to the town and its people after the decision they made on lottery night, and it made the show. YMMV.
I thought it was nicely done, though nothing to write home about -- until it got to the ending. The last act of it shows what happened to the town and its people after the decision they made on lottery night, and it made the show. YMMV.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 09, 2026 08:53 PM (q3u5l)
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Maximum Overdrive was the last straw. Never again.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 09, 2026 08:53 PM (D1E+2)
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Was that a mick farren script he did the best adaptations
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 08:55 PM (bXbFr)
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Good evening everyone
My pick of the week movie was a French film,
Le Grand Homme or in English The Good Man from 2014 .
Follows 2 Legionares but isn't a war movie.
Was subtitles which turns off some but it eas a very good movie I thought, for anyone, maybe not kids.
My pick of the week movie was a French film,
Le Grand Homme or in English The Good Man from 2014 .
Follows 2 Legionares but isn't a war movie.
Was subtitles which turns off some but it eas a very good movie I thought, for anyone, maybe not kids.
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 08:55 PM (Ia/+0)
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The world of The Silent Plaet was pretty bizarre.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 08:55 PM (A5RD0)
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The reinvention of the stand waa unnecessary
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 08:55 PM (bXbFr)
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Was that showtime or netflix
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 08:57 PM (bXbFr)
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97 The world of The Silent Plaet was pretty bizarre.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 08:55 PM (A5RD0)
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Love that movie. So weird.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 08:55 PM (A5RD0)
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Love that movie. So weird.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 09, 2026 08:57 PM (kpS4V)
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The world of The Silent Plaet was pretty bizarre.
Posted by: nurse ratched
Is this now a dress thread?
Posted by: nurse ratched
Is this now a dress thread?
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 09, 2026 08:57 PM (diia5)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 09, 2026 08:58 PM (kpS4V)
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Maximum Overdrive was the last straw. Never again.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 09, 2026
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Resulting, no doubt, from trying to turn a short story of less than 5K words into an entire movie. The story would have made a wonderful Twilight Zone or even an Outer Limits had it appeared in 1960 instead of 1970-something.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 09, 2026
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Resulting, no doubt, from trying to turn a short story of less than 5K words into an entire movie. The story would have made a wonderful Twilight Zone or even an Outer Limits had it appeared in 1960 instead of 1970-something.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 08:59 PM (wzUl9)
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Forbidden world (the one with leslie nielsen)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 09:00 PM (bXbFr)
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Forbidden world (the one with leslie nielsen)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 09:00 PM (bXbFr)
Forbidden Planet?
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 09:00 PM (bXbFr)
Forbidden Planet?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 09, 2026 09:01 PM (zZu0s)
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The reinvention of the stand waa unnecessary
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026
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If you mean the issue of the "unedited" version? Yes. There were some interesting scenes in there, but King's original editor was wise to cut them out of the 1978 edition.
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026
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If you mean the issue of the "unedited" version? Yes. There were some interesting scenes in there, but King's original editor was wise to cut them out of the 1978 edition.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 09:02 PM (wzUl9)
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>> Collins is writing for teens. Effectively children. What else is for children? Fables. Fables like Hansel & Gretel. Do we need a deep construction of the particulars of geography and history of the Old Forest in the story? Or can "dark, creepy, ancient forest" be enough for the purposes of the story?
That's the proper way to think of Panem, I think. The equivalent wouldn't be Middle Earth, a fairy setting for adults (as Tolkien put it), but the Old Forest and the witch's hut. It's a generalized setting in which to place an easily digested moral that the younger than adult mind can grasp easily.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at 07:45 PM
There is that, and also the difference between the Hero's Journey and the Heroine's Journey, where the latter is more.. internal. The external world literally doesn't matter as much in the feminine version, being mainly a backdrop and stage for the FMC's* psychodrama, where the real action happens. Combined with the fable-like nature of stories for youth, it's a one-two punch against world-building.
* Female Main Character
That's the proper way to think of Panem, I think. The equivalent wouldn't be Middle Earth, a fairy setting for adults (as Tolkien put it), but the Old Forest and the witch's hut. It's a generalized setting in which to place an easily digested moral that the younger than adult mind can grasp easily.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at 07:45 PM
There is that, and also the difference between the Hero's Journey and the Heroine's Journey, where the latter is more.. internal. The external world literally doesn't matter as much in the feminine version, being mainly a backdrop and stage for the FMC's* psychodrama, where the real action happens. Combined with the fable-like nature of stories for youth, it's a one-two punch against world-building.
* Female Main Character
Posted by: SciVo at May 09, 2026 09:02 PM (Sy6m/)
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Forbidden world (the one with leslie nielsen)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026
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Forbidden Planet?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 09, 2026
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Forbidden Planet, yes. I'm sure Gene Roddenberry denied it to his dying day, but it was clearly a strong inspiration for the Kirk & Co. saga.
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026
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Forbidden Planet?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 09, 2026
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Forbidden Planet, yes. I'm sure Gene Roddenberry denied it to his dying day, but it was clearly a strong inspiration for the Kirk & Co. saga.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 09:03 PM (wzUl9)
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No the cast one (i dont remember the cast)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 09:04 PM (bXbFr)
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Then again many of these dystopic takes maze tunner divergent are underwritten
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 09:05 PM (bXbFr)
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I also watched the 3 hours and 15 minutes of Apocalypse Now Redux, no idea why
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 09:05 PM (Ia/+0)
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Forbidden Planet?
Posted by: Texican ette at May 09, 2026 09:06 PM (SNf74)
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No the cast one (i dont remember the cast)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026
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There was a well-cast miniseries of The Stand in '94, with Molly Ringwald, Gary Sinise, and Matt Frewer as the definitive Trashcan Man.
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026
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There was a well-cast miniseries of The Stand in '94, with Molly Ringwald, Gary Sinise, and Matt Frewer as the definitive Trashcan Man.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 09:06 PM (wzUl9)
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There are some interesting elements like the plantation interlude but they dont add much to the film
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 09:08 PM (bXbFr)
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Never saw a minute of Hunger Games
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 09:08 PM (Ia/+0)
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Sometimes world building is too much. I know it's blasphemous to say but I felt that way about Tolkien. It got really, really hard to slog through LotR when every time a character appeared he had to tell the entire history of his land from when the first unicellular lifeforms appeared.
I know that the world building was Tolkien's main interest and that's great. Not every story needs to be told.
I know that the world building was Tolkien's main interest and that's great. Not every story needs to be told.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 09, 2026 09:09 PM (CHHv1)
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Forbidden Planet?
Posted by: Texican ette at May 09, 2026
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There was a tradition at the local Trek/SF conventions, Vul-Cons, they were called. Sunday evening, the last film shown in the movie room was always Forbidden Planet.
Posted by: Texican ette at May 09, 2026
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There was a tradition at the local Trek/SF conventions, Vul-Cons, they were called. Sunday evening, the last film shown in the movie room was always Forbidden Planet.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 09:11 PM (wzUl9)
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"Resulting, no doubt, from trying to turn a short story of less than 5K words into an entire movie."
Yep. This probably happens more often than not when somebody tries to make a movie based on a short story. Predestination, from Heinlein's "All You Zombies," suffers from this I think. The Masters of Horror segment "Dance of the Dead" from Richard Matheson's short story of the same name ditto; in DVD extras on that one screenwriter Richard Christian Matheson, RM's son, said the piece suffered from having 30 minutes worth of story but an hour's worth of time to fill. Rod Serling's Twilight Zone adaptation of John Collier's "The Chaser" is a prime example; story proper ends at the halfway mark and the last half of the episode is really filler.
That said, if you're in the mood for an absurd goofy turn-your-brain-off I-can't-believe-they-actually-did-this 90 minutes, it's kinda hard to do better than Maximum Overdrive, which King holds us as his answer when asked why he never directed another movie.
Yep. This probably happens more often than not when somebody tries to make a movie based on a short story. Predestination, from Heinlein's "All You Zombies," suffers from this I think. The Masters of Horror segment "Dance of the Dead" from Richard Matheson's short story of the same name ditto; in DVD extras on that one screenwriter Richard Christian Matheson, RM's son, said the piece suffered from having 30 minutes worth of story but an hour's worth of time to fill. Rod Serling's Twilight Zone adaptation of John Collier's "The Chaser" is a prime example; story proper ends at the halfway mark and the last half of the episode is really filler.
That said, if you're in the mood for an absurd goofy turn-your-brain-off I-can't-believe-they-actually-did-this 90 minutes, it's kinda hard to do better than Maximum Overdrive, which King holds us as his answer when asked why he never directed another movie.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 09, 2026 09:12 PM (q3u5l)
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Sometimes world building is too much. I know it's blasphemous to say but I felt that way about Tolkien. It got really, really hard to slog through LotR when every time a character appeared he had to tell the entire history of his land from when the first unicellular lifeforms appeared.
I know that the world building was Tolkien's main interest and that's great. Not every story needs to be told.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 09, 2026
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That is probably why I have never reread the trilogy. I have a feeling I would be skimming a lot of such passages. The parts I remember best are the big action pieces, the climax at Mount Doom, and the scene with Gandalf riding on Shadowfax the swift horse and carrying one of the hobbits
I know that the world building was Tolkien's main interest and that's great. Not every story needs to be told.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 09, 2026
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That is probably why I have never reread the trilogy. I have a feeling I would be skimming a lot of such passages. The parts I remember best are the big action pieces, the climax at Mount Doom, and the scene with Gandalf riding on Shadowfax the swift horse and carrying one of the hobbits
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 09:13 PM (wzUl9)
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JSG, "All You Zombies" is one Heinlein story I have never been able to follow. I have a feeling any movie made from it would confuse my "simple, childlike mind" even further.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 09:15 PM (wzUl9)
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This "First Men In The Moon" movie is not quite accurate. For one thing, I don't think that blond is a man.
Posted by: fd at May 09, 2026 09:15 PM (vFG9F)
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This "First Men In The Moon" movie is not quite accurate. For one thing, I don't think that blond is a man.
Posted by: fd at May 09, 2026
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No one would ever confuse Martha Hyer in her prime with a male. Even a blind man would whiff her perfume and hear her voice, and know right away.
Posted by: fd at May 09, 2026
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No one would ever confuse Martha Hyer in her prime with a male. Even a blind man would whiff her perfume and hear her voice, and know right away.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 09:17 PM (wzUl9)
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Oh brother. I can see the string.
Posted by: fd at May 09, 2026 09:17 PM (vFG9F)
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I didnt remember that matheson story
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 09:17 PM (bXbFr)
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That just took me right out of it.
Posted by: fd at May 09, 2026 09:18 PM (vFG9F)
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There was a well-cast miniseries of The Stand in '94, with Molly Ringwald, Gary Sinise, and Matt Frewer as the definitive Trashcan Man.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 09:06 PM (wzUl9)
The first half is extremely good and creepy. Post apocalypse porn. Then it gets weird, like many Steven King novels.
Its interesting, few her besides perfessor have probably played division 1 & 2, but the first game with the dollar plague was very Standish. The second one went weird with brightly colored environments which did not match the tone of the first game at all. It is a similar transition shock.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 09:06 PM (wzUl9)
The first half is extremely good and creepy. Post apocalypse porn. Then it gets weird, like many Steven King novels.
Its interesting, few her besides perfessor have probably played division 1 & 2, but the first game with the dollar plague was very Standish. The second one went weird with brightly colored environments which did not match the tone of the first game at all. It is a similar transition shock.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 09, 2026 09:18 PM (zZu0s)
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63 A Boy and His Dog was weird but fun movie.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 08:33 PM (52qkP)
I did not know that anyone else had seen that! (I will awkwardly refrain from saying you have good taste.)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 08:33 PM (52qkP)
I did not know that anyone else had seen that! (I will awkwardly refrain from saying you have good taste.)
Posted by: SciVo at May 09, 2026 09:20 PM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 09, 2026 09:21 PM (zZu0s)
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Yes i remember that one, with sinise and i forget who plsys flagg jamey sheridan
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 09:21 PM (bXbFr)
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"All You Zombies" turns me around six different ways too and I'd hate to have to diagram the ins and outs of that story, but it still works for me.
Nice example of a short story successfully adapted to a 2-hour movie? John Huston's film of Kipling's The Man Who Would Be King. Maybe there's something wrong with that movie, but I've never cared to pick at it to find out.
Nice example of a short story successfully adapted to a 2-hour movie? John Huston's film of Kipling's The Man Who Would Be King. Maybe there's something wrong with that movie, but I've never cared to pick at it to find out.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 09, 2026 09:21 PM (q3u5l)
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The first half [of The Stand) is extremely good and creepy. Post apocalypse porn. Then it gets weird, like many Steven King novels. . . .
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 09, 2026
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The first half of the miniseries, and the novel, is science fiction. The second half is fantasy -- instead of relying on rationality (saying "That's what gave us the superflu in the first place"), the main characters are asked to rely on faith and what amounts to magic. It is a startling transition, but in the novel anyway, King makes it work. The characters believe it, and we can too.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 09, 2026
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The first half of the miniseries, and the novel, is science fiction. The second half is fantasy -- instead of relying on rationality (saying "That's what gave us the superflu in the first place"), the main characters are asked to rely on faith and what amounts to magic. It is a startling transition, but in the novel anyway, King makes it work. The characters believe it, and we can too.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 09:23 PM (wzUl9)
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If you want great world building, nothing beats The Bible, or Homer's, The Odyssey, which I fear is going to be a disaster.
I think it will be his first real bomb.
I think it will be his first real bomb.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 09, 2026 09:23 PM (XV/Pl)
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Yes i remember that one, with sinise and i forget who plsys flagg jamey sheridan
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 09:21 PM (bXbFr)
Also Laura San Giacomo.
Also that character actor who was in everything... dammit.
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 09:21 PM (bXbFr)
Also Laura San Giacomo.
Also that character actor who was in everything... dammit.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 09, 2026 09:24 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 09:24 PM (bXbFr)
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120 JSG, "All You Zombies" is one Heinlein story I have never been able to follow. I have a feeling any movie made from it would confuse my "simple, childlike mind" even further.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 09:15 PM (wzUl9)
“All you zombies” and “up by his bootstraps” are two Time Travel stories Heinlein wrote. I enjoyed them both, but I think Heinlein is having quite a bit of fun, and the real point of both stories is to show that if you allow time travel, then you inevitably come face to face with unresolvable paradoxes. (Such as I’m my own grandpa!)
120 JSG, "All You Zombies" is one Heinlein story I have never been able to follow. I have a feeling any movie made from it would confuse my "simple, childlike mind" even further.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 09:15 PM (wzUl9)
“All you zombies” and “up by his bootstraps” are two Time Travel stories Heinlein wrote. I enjoyed them both, but I think Heinlein is having quite a bit of fun, and the real point of both stories is to show that if you allow time travel, then you inevitably come face to face with unresolvable paradoxes. (Such as I’m my own grandpa!)
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 09, 2026 09:26 PM (25Mwa)
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Yes i remember that one, with sinise and i forget who plsys flagg jamey sheridan
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026
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For some reason I always pictured Edward Winter as Flagg. Probably because he played demented spy Col. Flagg on M*A*S*H, and that was on TV when I first read the book.
The miniseries was full of other great casting, like Miguel Ferrer and Adam Storke.
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026
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For some reason I always pictured Edward Winter as Flagg. Probably because he played demented spy Col. Flagg on M*A*S*H, and that was on TV when I first read the book.
The miniseries was full of other great casting, like Miguel Ferrer and Adam Storke.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 09:26 PM (wzUl9)
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Ray Walston was who I was thinking of.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 09, 2026 09:26 PM (zZu0s)
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I was always amused that from supposedly enlightened Hollywood one of the districts had two black characters. Their race is never mentioned I don't believe, so what is the point of doing this? Having a so called "black district." Seems racist to me for a film that never mentions race.
I also didn't quite understand why the other districts even went along with it. The central district really never seems that strong. There's a riot when one of the kids in one of the districts dies.
The movie presents itself as Rome at the height of its powers but it's more like 476 AD. Just didn't add up.
I never read the books or watched another in the series, though I did watch that Japanese movie everyone said Hunger Games ripped off.
I also didn't quite understand why the other districts even went along with it. The central district really never seems that strong. There's a riot when one of the kids in one of the districts dies.
The movie presents itself as Rome at the height of its powers but it's more like 476 AD. Just didn't add up.
I never read the books or watched another in the series, though I did watch that Japanese movie everyone said Hunger Games ripped off.
Posted by: Lex at May 09, 2026 09:27 PM (y4H1r)
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“All you zombies” and “up by his bootstraps” are two Time Travel stories Heinlein wrote. I enjoyed them both, but I think Heinlein is having quite a bit of fun, and the real point of both stories is to show that if you allow time travel, then you inevitably come face to face with unresolvable paradoxes. (Such as I’m my own grandpa!)
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 09, 2026
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I understood "By His Bootstraps," a much earlier work, but "Zombies" with its time travel and gender switching (I think?) has always defeated me. The kind of SF that, when I ran across it in my pre-Heinlein "Future History" days, always made me go, "Whaaaa?"
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 09, 2026
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I understood "By His Bootstraps," a much earlier work, but "Zombies" with its time travel and gender switching (I think?) has always defeated me. The kind of SF that, when I ran across it in my pre-Heinlein "Future History" days, always made me go, "Whaaaa?"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 09:28 PM (wzUl9)
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There was a tradition at the local Trek/SF conventions, Vul-Cons, they were called. Sunday evening, the last film shown in the movie room was always Forbidden Planet.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 09:11 PM (wzUl9)
I always got the feeling that The Black Hole was supposed to be the next Forbidden Planet
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 09:11 PM (wzUl9)
I always got the feeling that The Black Hole was supposed to be the next Forbidden Planet
Posted by: Kindltot at May 09, 2026 09:30 PM (rbvCR)
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Ray Walston was who I was thinking of.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 09, 2026
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He was cast as the gentleman with the Irish setter dog who was also immune to the superflu. We were told that 99.4% of humans died, that monkeys caught it and died, and apparently most dogs did too, but cats seemed to be immune.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 09, 2026
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He was cast as the gentleman with the Irish setter dog who was also immune to the superflu. We were told that 99.4% of humans died, that monkeys caught it and died, and apparently most dogs did too, but cats seemed to be immune.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 09:30 PM (wzUl9)
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Well he tipped prettu close to our own crazy years
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 09:31 PM (bXbFr)
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Nice example of a short story successfully adapted to a 2-hour movie? John Huston's film of Kipling's The Man Who Would Be King. Maybe there's something wrong with that movie, but I've never cared to pick at it to find out.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 09, 2026 09:21 PM (q3u5l)
One of my favorites ! Found out recently that for the great fall off the bridge at the end, Connery insisted on doing his own stunt! He landed in a huge pile of foam rubber, but it was still a hundred foot fall.
Star that no one realizes is in that movie - Christopher Plummer plays the reporter, Rudyard Kipling.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 09, 2026 09:21 PM (q3u5l)
One of my favorites ! Found out recently that for the great fall off the bridge at the end, Connery insisted on doing his own stunt! He landed in a huge pile of foam rubber, but it was still a hundred foot fall.
Star that no one realizes is in that movie - Christopher Plummer plays the reporter, Rudyard Kipling.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 09, 2026 09:31 PM (25Mwa)
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Nolan is chasing Oscar gold.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 09, 2026 09:32 PM (kpS4V)
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If you can, watch The Good Man, I think you won't be disappointed.
Have a good night everyone
Have a good night everyone
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 09:33 PM (Ia/+0)
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I'm firmly in the worldbuilding = important camp.
You don't have to USE all the world building, but you need to know the earth on which your characters stand.
When an author doesn't 'know' their world, I can tell.
Now...writing sub-par books is actually a path to success. See also Stephanie Meyer.
You don't have to USE all the world building, but you need to know the earth on which your characters stand.
When an author doesn't 'know' their world, I can tell.
Now...writing sub-par books is actually a path to success. See also Stephanie Meyer.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 09, 2026 09:33 PM (xcxpd)
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Heinlein gave us selected headlines from the Crazy Years, the latter part of the 20th century, in at least the 1958 novel version of Methuselah's Children. I don't know if those items appeared in the original magazine version ca. 1941. If they did, Heinlein was being even more prophetic than usual.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 09:33 PM (wzUl9)
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I understood "By His Bootstraps," a much earlier work, but "Zombies" with its time travel and gender switching (I think?) has always defeated me. The kind of SF that, when I ran across it in my pre-Heinlein "Future History" days, always made me go, "Whaaaa?"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 09:28 PM (wzUl9)
The narrative of All You Zombies had to seal itself off in a loop to be consistent to itself, and having one life be both father and mother of the child made the storytelling much simpler.
The problem with "go back in time to change the present" is that if you go back in time to change the present, it destroys the reason to go back in time in the first place and you wind up with two loops for two realities, which shouldn't happen unless you are willing to go into paratime or alternate realities. Having the protagonist be a mobius strip of a character solves that problem.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 09:28 PM (wzUl9)
The narrative of All You Zombies had to seal itself off in a loop to be consistent to itself, and having one life be both father and mother of the child made the storytelling much simpler.
The problem with "go back in time to change the present" is that if you go back in time to change the present, it destroys the reason to go back in time in the first place and you wind up with two loops for two realities, which shouldn't happen unless you are willing to go into paratime or alternate realities. Having the protagonist be a mobius strip of a character solves that problem.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 09, 2026 09:35 PM (rbvCR)
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The narrative of All You Zombies had to seal itself off in a loop to be consistent to itself, and having one life be both father and mother of the child made the storytelling much simpler.
The problem with "go back in time to change the present" is that if you go back in time to change the present, it destroys the reason to go back in time in the first place and you wind up with two loops for two realities, which shouldn't happen unless you are willing to go into paratime or alternate realities. Having the protagonist be a mobius strip of a character solves that problem.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 09, 2026
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You are probably right. (I say this partly because I'm still confused by the story, and it's a simple reply!)
The problem with "go back in time to change the present" is that if you go back in time to change the present, it destroys the reason to go back in time in the first place and you wind up with two loops for two realities, which shouldn't happen unless you are willing to go into paratime or alternate realities. Having the protagonist be a mobius strip of a character solves that problem.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 09, 2026
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You are probably right. (I say this partly because I'm still confused by the story, and it's a simple reply!)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 09:37 PM (wzUl9)
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Some of the best world building I ever saw was in Minority Report (the futuristic one with Tom Cruise). Unpopulated factories, cars that announce they're re-routing you to the police station, scanners that read your iris print and show you holographic ads (with audio!) based on "your preferences," and penetrative brain study.
Some of the best world building I ever saw was in Minority Report (the futuristic one with Tom Cruise). Unpopulated factories, cars that announce they're re-routing you to the police station, scanners that read your iris print and show you holographic ads (with audio!) based on "your preferences," and penetrative brain study.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 09, 2026 09:38 PM (XJ22o)
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Movie Smackdown: Roger Corman's Attack of the Crab Monsters vs. Ridley Scott's Prometheus. Which is the greater work of cinema art?
The use of authentic sounding statistics get an automatic 10% bonus as do queso stains on your shirt.
The use of authentic sounding statistics get an automatic 10% bonus as do queso stains on your shirt.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at May 09, 2026 09:40 PM (glnUu)
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I've watched some TV and movies in which the world was more interesting than the show that was in it. There was a TV show based on some comic: Into The Badlands. About halfway through the series I knew it was going to get cancelled. Too odd for mainstream TV. It was ok, but a bit convoluted. I did love the world created in it. A medevial, gothic dystopia, with some odd futurism mixed in. It was interesting. The red head gal and whoever that blue eyed brunette gal was were nice eye candy.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at May 09, 2026 09:40 PM (NkASH)
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There was a well-cast miniseries of The Stand in '94, with Molly Ringwald, Gary Sinise, and Matt Frewer as the definitive Trashcan Man.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 09:06 PM (wzUl9)
ABC had a winning streak of King adaptations for awhile. The Stand among them. May 1994. 32 years ago tonight it was a Monday and they were showing the second installment.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 09:06 PM (wzUl9)
ABC had a winning streak of King adaptations for awhile. The Stand among them. May 1994. 32 years ago tonight it was a Monday and they were showing the second installment.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 09, 2026 09:40 PM (T6aVk)
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148 I understood "By His Bootstraps," a much earlier work, but "Zombies" with its time travel and gender switching (I think?) has always defeated me. The kind of SF that, when I ran across it in my pre-Heinlein "Future History" days, always made me go, "Whaaaa?"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 09:28 PM (wzUl9)
The narrative of All You Zombies had to seal itself off in a loop to be consistent to itself, and having one life be both father and mother of the child made the storytelling much simpler.
The problem with "go back in time to change the present" is that if you go back in time to change the present, it destroys the reason to go back in time in the first place and you wind up with two loops for two realities, which shouldn't happen unless you are willing to go into paratime or alternate realities. Having the protagonist be a mobius strip of a character solves that problem.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 09, 2026 09:35 PM (rbvCR)
Except it doesn't work logically either. You can't be biologically male AND female and be able to father and bear a child. It's dumb and it has a dumb butt.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 09:28 PM (wzUl9)
The narrative of All You Zombies had to seal itself off in a loop to be consistent to itself, and having one life be both father and mother of the child made the storytelling much simpler.
The problem with "go back in time to change the present" is that if you go back in time to change the present, it destroys the reason to go back in time in the first place and you wind up with two loops for two realities, which shouldn't happen unless you are willing to go into paratime or alternate realities. Having the protagonist be a mobius strip of a character solves that problem.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 09, 2026 09:35 PM (rbvCR)
Except it doesn't work logically either. You can't be biologically male AND female and be able to father and bear a child. It's dumb and it has a dumb butt.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 09, 2026 09:41 PM (xcxpd)
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My contribution is about one of the pics: fucking stop with the fucking face diapers! I know, I know; this was a pic from some years ago, but...jeezly crow!!
Immona go watch Rifftrax now.
Immona go watch Rifftrax now.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, pronounced Muh-Hone at May 09, 2026 09:41 PM (0aYVJ)
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Some of the best world building I ever saw was in Minority Report (the futuristic one with Tom Cruise). Unpopulated factories, cars that announce they're re-routing you to the police station, scanners that read your iris print and show you holographic ads (with audio!) based on "your preferences," and penetrative brain study.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 09, 2026
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I wish I liked Philip K. Dick's written work better. The films that have been "inspired" by his writing, like this one and Blade Runner, have generally been quite good.
There is a 1960s short story by David McDaniel, written and published around the time he was writing the U.N.C.L.E. novels, that pretty much predicted the cell phone as we know it now -- not only its portability, but other features.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 09, 2026
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I wish I liked Philip K. Dick's written work better. The films that have been "inspired" by his writing, like this one and Blade Runner, have generally been quite good.
There is a 1960s short story by David McDaniel, written and published around the time he was writing the U.N.C.L.E. novels, that pretty much predicted the cell phone as we know it now -- not only its portability, but other features.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 09:41 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at May 09, 2026 09:42 PM (glnUu)
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92 Commentary without comparisons to 60's films, The Most Dangerous Game book about hunting humans, and the Japanese series of Battle Royale is lacking. Also, if you like Battle Royale, you enjoy evil. It is evil filmed.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 09, 2026 08:51 PM (diia5)
It has Takashi Kitano and is therefore good.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 09, 2026 08:51 PM (diia5)
It has Takashi Kitano and is therefore good.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 09, 2026 09:44 PM (xcxpd)
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Except it doesn't work logically either. You can't be biologically male AND female and be able to father and bear a child. It's dumb and it has a dumb butt.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 09, 2026 09:41 PM (xcxpd)
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Jack L. Chalker has a particularly weird form of this in his time travel novel Downtiming the Night Side.
The main character goes back in time as a male, finds a mate, and they have a child. Later, the same character goes back in time again, and becomes the FEMALE in that pairing, so he essentially has sex with himself to produce a child. Very strange.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 09, 2026 09:41 PM (xcxpd)
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Jack L. Chalker has a particularly weird form of this in his time travel novel Downtiming the Night Side.
The main character goes back in time as a male, finds a mate, and they have a child. Later, the same character goes back in time again, and becomes the FEMALE in that pairing, so he essentially has sex with himself to produce a child. Very strange.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 09, 2026 09:44 PM (gnNyN)
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Except it doesn't work logically either. You can't be biologically male AND female and be able to father and bear a child. It's dumb and it has a dumb butt.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 09, 2026 09:41 PM (xcxpd)
time travel is also impossible, logically so. So he cuts corners and makes a story that is slightly better than the ones about the magical iron horse devised by the Persian artificer which flies due to a magical pendulum counterweight empowered by a trapped Djinn.
The story has to be internally cohesive in technology and the explanation to not be jarring.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 09, 2026 09:41 PM (xcxpd)
time travel is also impossible, logically so. So he cuts corners and makes a story that is slightly better than the ones about the magical iron horse devised by the Persian artificer which flies due to a magical pendulum counterweight empowered by a trapped Djinn.
The story has to be internally cohesive in technology and the explanation to not be jarring.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 09, 2026 09:45 PM (rbvCR)
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Except it doesn't work logically either. You can't be biologically male AND female and be able to father and bear a child. It's dumb and it has a dumb butt.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 09, 2026 09:41 PM (xcxpd)
Heinlein is a bit notorious for displaying some sexual weirdness at times, and it obviously makes an appearance here.
I’m surprised that the pro-trans types didn’t jump to make this when they had the chance; but none of them are very literate.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 09, 2026 09:41 PM (xcxpd)
Heinlein is a bit notorious for displaying some sexual weirdness at times, and it obviously makes an appearance here.
I’m surprised that the pro-trans types didn’t jump to make this when they had the chance; but none of them are very literate.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 09, 2026 09:45 PM (25Mwa)
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All you Zombies was written under the name Anson McDonald because Heinlein had a bigger story in the same edition.
Methusala's children came out the prior three editions and they are not available that I can find. Probably because RAH kept the copyrights.
Methusala's children came out the prior three editions and they are not available that I can find. Probably because RAH kept the copyrights.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 09, 2026 09:46 PM (rbvCR)
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Well, in a moment.
I love world building in fantasy. Robert Silverberg's Majipoor is wonderful. GRR Martin's world was richly made as well, at the cost that it became too big and distracting. Weiss and Hickman with the Dragonlace world was brilliant.
Middle-earth will always be the pinnacle.
I love world building in fantasy. Robert Silverberg's Majipoor is wonderful. GRR Martin's world was richly made as well, at the cost that it became too big and distracting. Weiss and Hickman with the Dragonlace world was brilliant.
Middle-earth will always be the pinnacle.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, pronounced Muh-Hone at May 09, 2026 09:46 PM (0aYVJ)
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26 -- Wolf -- The Star Trek writers' guide specified that writers were not to describe an object; simply show it in action.
Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin at May 09, 2026 09:48 PM (DK5Sh)
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The Avatar movies do a bang up job at world building. After that they are pretty crappy sci-fi versions of Dances with Wolves which is a pretty crappy version of Richard Harris being suspended by eagle talons embedded in his chest in a Man Called Horse.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at May 09, 2026 09:48 PM (glnUu)
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Jack L. Chalker has a particularly weird form of this in his time travel novel Downtiming the Night Side.
The main character goes back in time as a male, finds a mate, and they have a child. Later, the same character goes back in time again, and becomes the FEMALE in that pairing, so he essentially has sex with himself to produce a child. Very strange.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 09, 2026
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If you presume technology that can *actually* remove and install new working parts on and in a human body, and suppress any bodily reactions without harm, then switching sex would not be impossible. John Varley's Steel Beach and The Golden Globe both, I think, have a male lead character who decides to "go female" for a while, just to experience what a woman does. In the future world, it's an established service and industry. Nobody "believes he was born the wrong sex," it's merely a game, merely temporary, and the hero goes back to male later in the story without difficulty.
In one of my own tales, set in the 29th century, it's a fun tradition to do a GenSwitch -- like a Sweet Sixteen party!
The main character goes back in time as a male, finds a mate, and they have a child. Later, the same character goes back in time again, and becomes the FEMALE in that pairing, so he essentially has sex with himself to produce a child. Very strange.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 09, 2026
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If you presume technology that can *actually* remove and install new working parts on and in a human body, and suppress any bodily reactions without harm, then switching sex would not be impossible. John Varley's Steel Beach and The Golden Globe both, I think, have a male lead character who decides to "go female" for a while, just to experience what a woman does. In the future world, it's an established service and industry. Nobody "believes he was born the wrong sex," it's merely a game, merely temporary, and the hero goes back to male later in the story without difficulty.
In one of my own tales, set in the 29th century, it's a fun tradition to do a GenSwitch -- like a Sweet Sixteen party!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 09:51 PM (wzUl9)
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Avatar got its world from a Yes album cover.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 09, 2026 09:52 PM (25Mwa)
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26 -- Wolf -- The Star Trek writers' guide specified that writers were not to describe an object; simply show it in action.
Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin at May 09, 2026
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Exactly. They bent that rule sometimes, but generally they did not stand around talking about how a phaser worked, any more than Joe Friday talked about how a .38 revolver functioned.
Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin at May 09, 2026
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Exactly. They bent that rule sometimes, but generally they did not stand around talking about how a phaser worked, any more than Joe Friday talked about how a .38 revolver functioned.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 09:52 PM (wzUl9)
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163 Well, in a moment.
I love world building in fantasy. Robert Silverberg's Majipoor is wonderful. GRR Martin's world was richly made as well, at the cost that it became too big and distracting. Weiss and Hickman with the Dragonlace world was brilliant.
Middle-earth will always be the pinnacle.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, pronounced Muh-Hone at May 09, 2026 09:46 PM (0aYVJ)
Pug be preachin'!
I love world building in fantasy. Robert Silverberg's Majipoor is wonderful. GRR Martin's world was richly made as well, at the cost that it became too big and distracting. Weiss and Hickman with the Dragonlace world was brilliant.
Middle-earth will always be the pinnacle.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, pronounced Muh-Hone at May 09, 2026 09:46 PM (0aYVJ)
Pug be preachin'!
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 09, 2026 09:54 PM (xcxpd)
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time travel is also impossible, logically so. So he cuts corners and makes a story that is slightly better than the ones about the magical iron horse devised by the Persian artificer which flies due to a magical pendulum counterweight empowered by a trapped Djinn.
The story has to be internally cohesive in technology and the explanation to not be jarring.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 09, 2026 09:45 PM (rbvCR)
I think Heinlein was trying to be jarring. I'm still not convinced the story works, logically or emotionally. I mean, why would you RAPE yourself?
The story has to be internally cohesive in technology and the explanation to not be jarring.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 09, 2026 09:45 PM (rbvCR)
I think Heinlein was trying to be jarring. I'm still not convinced the story works, logically or emotionally. I mean, why would you RAPE yourself?
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 09, 2026 09:56 PM (xcxpd)
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Weis and Hickman with the Dragonlace world was brilliant.
Middle-earth will always be the pinnacle.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, pronounced Muh-Hone at May 09, 2026 09:46 PM (0aYVJ)
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Weis and Hickman did a lot of worldbuilding in their various series, much of it far better than Dragonlance.
Middle-earth will always be the pinnacle.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, pronounced Muh-Hone at May 09, 2026 09:46 PM (0aYVJ)
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Weis and Hickman did a lot of worldbuilding in their various series, much of it far better than Dragonlance.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 09, 2026 09:56 PM (gnNyN)
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I think Heinlein was trying to be jarring. I'm still not convinced the story works, logically or emotionally. I mean, why would you RAPE yourself?
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With lube?
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo
With lube?
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at May 09, 2026 09:57 PM (glnUu)
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Jack L. Chalker has a particularly weird form of this in his time travel novel Downtiming the Night Side.
The main character goes back in time as a male, finds a mate, and they have a child. Later, the same character goes back in time again, and becomes the FEMALE in that pairing, so he essentially has sex with himself to produce a child. Very strange.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 09, 2026 09:44 PM (gnNyN)
Another guy who puts his sex fetishes into his novels...which is too bad because Chalker is a pretty good writer, feishes aside.
The main character goes back in time as a male, finds a mate, and they have a child. Later, the same character goes back in time again, and becomes the FEMALE in that pairing, so he essentially has sex with himself to produce a child. Very strange.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 09, 2026 09:44 PM (gnNyN)
Another guy who puts his sex fetishes into his novels...which is too bad because Chalker is a pretty good writer, feishes aside.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 09, 2026 09:57 PM (xcxpd)
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172 I think Heinlein was trying to be jarring. I'm still not convinced the story works, logically or emotionally. I mean, why would you RAPE yourself?
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo
With lube?
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at May 09, 2026 09:57 PM (glnUu)
You know, I don't think that was specified.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo
With lube?
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at May 09, 2026 09:57 PM (glnUu)
You know, I don't think that was specified.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 09, 2026 09:59 PM (xcxpd)
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Another guy who puts his sex fetishes into his novels...which is too bad because Chalker is a pretty good writer, feishes aside.
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That is what I took away from Ridley Scott's Napoleon movie.
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That is what I took away from Ridley Scott's Napoleon movie.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at May 09, 2026 09:59 PM (glnUu)
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I think RAH published "By His Bootstraps," a 1940s story, as "Anson MacDonald," and "Zombies" in the '50s under his own name. But I'm not sure.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 09:59 PM (wzUl9)
177
Time for an ONT!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 10:01 PM (wzUl9)
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Time travel is fraught with problems.
What if Hitler became a Jew hater because so many Jewish soldiers time traveled to kill him in the 1930s?
Of all the sci-fi tools out there, time travel is my least favorite.
Although, the Omega 13 in Galaxy Quest was pretty friggin' awesome.
What if Hitler became a Jew hater because so many Jewish soldiers time traveled to kill him in the 1930s?
Of all the sci-fi tools out there, time travel is my least favorite.
Although, the Omega 13 in Galaxy Quest was pretty friggin' awesome.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, pronounced Muh-Hone at May 09, 2026 10:01 PM (0aYVJ)
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67 To me, King can not properly finish a story. The beginning catches your attention, then it fizzles out.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at May 09, 2026 08:35 PM (nwbXw)
I hated the ending of about 90% of Michael Crichton's novels. The Andromeda Strain was particularly egregious (potentially apocalypse level space disease mutated itself into something harmless, making all preceding action pointless.)
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at May 09, 2026 08:35 PM (nwbXw)
I hated the ending of about 90% of Michael Crichton's novels. The Andromeda Strain was particularly egregious (potentially apocalypse level space disease mutated itself into something harmless, making all preceding action pointless.)
Posted by: tankdemon at May 09, 2026 10:03 PM (lbImv)
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Weis and Hickman did a lot of worldbuilding in their various series, much of it far better than Dragonlance.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 09, 2026 09:56 PM (gnNyN)
Agree. I used to have their other series' but they got lost in the shuffle that is life.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 09, 2026 09:56 PM (gnNyN)
Agree. I used to have their other series' but they got lost in the shuffle that is life.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, pronounced Muh-Hone at May 09, 2026 10:03 PM (0aYVJ)
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Couple of nice PKD adaptations that don't get that much press. Impostor, with Gary Sinise and Vincent D'onofrio, and Screamers, with Peter Weller. They take some liberties with Dick's stories, but on the whole not too shabby.
Thanks for the thread, and have a good one, gang.
Thanks for the thread, and have a good one, gang.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 09, 2026 10:04 PM (q3u5l)
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This is how Suzanne Collins wrote The Hunger Games. I really don't think the world she created is any good at all. It's outright bad. And yet, I mostly don't think it matters.
Dull and pointless is my own summary for this dreck. Watched the first three films once and that was more than enough.
This is how Suzanne Collins wrote The Hunger Games. I really don't think the world she created is any good at all. It's outright bad. And yet, I mostly don't think it matters.
Dull and pointless is my own summary for this dreck. Watched the first three films once and that was more than enough.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 09, 2026 10:06 PM (xG4kz)
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I have never seen the Hunger Games.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, he said, snootily at May 09, 2026 10:07 PM (0aYVJ)
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Disco & Dino ONT is up!
Posted by: SciVo at May 09, 2026 10:08 PM (Sy6m/)
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Ray Walston was who I was thinking of.
Posted by: Aetius451AD /i]
Martian from the South Pacific
Ray Walston was who I was thinking of.
Posted by: Aetius451AD /i]
Martian from the South Pacific
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 09, 2026 10:08 PM (Cqx++)
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Forbidden Planet?
Good film, and the 50s scifi aesthetic is great, but it takes a while to not expect Leslie Nielsen to say something ludricrous at any moment
Good film, and the 50s scifi aesthetic is great, but it takes a while to not expect Leslie Nielsen to say something ludricrous at any moment
Posted by: Azjaeger at May 09, 2026 11:04 PM (3/XaG)
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I read Suzanne Collins's Hunger Games before the movie came out. To me it seemed written for a teenager audience and their pre-adult perspective. After all, the original Star Wars movie was pretty much the same perspective.
I found both movies to remind me of my own teenage feelings such that I could relate to the characters and embrace their journeys.
To complain that Hunger Games, and Star Wars to inadequately define a world/galaxy in which to inject the story is "...not what you are looking for.". Nor was it meant to be.
In other words, criticism for not world building is unwarranted. This critique totally misread the author's intent. Teenagers inherently do not have a full understanding of the history of the world in which they live.
I found both movies to remind me of my own teenage feelings such that I could relate to the characters and embrace their journeys.
To complain that Hunger Games, and Star Wars to inadequately define a world/galaxy in which to inject the story is "...not what you are looking for.". Nor was it meant to be.
In other words, criticism for not world building is unwarranted. This critique totally misread the author's intent. Teenagers inherently do not have a full understanding of the history of the world in which they live.
Posted by: John at May 09, 2026 11:05 PM (0DsdP)
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A Boy and His Dog was weird but fun movie.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 08:33 PM (52qkP)
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The film adaptation improved on the original Harlan Ellison story in certain respects but made the inexplicable decision to change the final lines.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 08:33 PM (52qkP)
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The film adaptation improved on the original Harlan Ellison story in certain respects but made the inexplicable decision to change the final lines.
Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at May 09, 2026 11:07 PM (/j1eF)
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In other words, criticism for not world building is unwarranted. This critique totally misread the author's intent. Teenagers inherently do not have a full understanding of the history of the world in which they live.
Posted by: John at May 09, 2026 11:05 PM (0DsdP)
Lame.
Basically, the readers are stupid. Especially teenagers. (That’s your argument.)+ I was reading rather heady stuff as a teenager, things that required world building. And you spoke of Star Wars. The world building in it was insane, and pulls in the viewer.
Posted by: John at May 09, 2026 11:05 PM (0DsdP)
Lame.
Basically, the readers are stupid. Especially teenagers. (That’s your argument.)+ I was reading rather heady stuff as a teenager, things that required world building. And you spoke of Star Wars. The world building in it was insane, and pulls in the viewer.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 01:08 AM (nUR++)
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TECH THREAD IS NOOD
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 04:31 AM (Ia/+0)
Hobby Thread - May 9, 2026 [TRex]
Welcome hobbyists! Pull up a chair and sit a spell with the Horde in this little corner of the interweb. This is the mighty, mighty officially sanctioned Ace of Spades Hobby Thread. For this week, the Wheel of Hobbies (TM) decided on a Montana travel theme for this Hobby Thread.
Why Montana? We may never know. The ways of the Wheel are strange and mysterious. [Top Photo: Cathedral of St. Helena, Helena, Montana]
This car makes a statement: the Auto Union Lucca is emblematic of the technical innovation of the four rings in the 1930s. Audi Tradition has recreated the spectacular record-breaking car and will unveil it for the first time in early May in - aptly - the Italian city of Lucca. On February 15, 1935, the car set a widely acclaimed flying-start mile record on a straight section of the autostrada near Lucca, achieving a calculated average speed of 320.267 km/h and a measured top speed of 326.975 km/h. The Rennlimousine, a period term meaning "racing sedan," was completed in the spring of 2026 and will join the legendary Silver Arrows in AUDI AG's historic vehicle collection.
Audi had the Auto Union Lucca recreated by Crosthwaite & Gardiner based on historical photos and various other documents from the archives. After spending just over three years on its construction, the British restoration specialists completed the project in early 2026. All components are handcrafted especially for this model; in addition to the technical implementation, the production of the streamlined bodywork - such as the cockpit canopy and the tapered tail - was particularly labor-intensive. The hard work paid off: at the end of April, a drag coefficient of 0.43 was measured for the record-breaking car in the Audi wind tunnel.
Building the Mars rover Perseverance began in April 2020 and used 880,000 matchsticks and 28 gallons of wood glue by the time it was competed in the spring 2021. The massive matchstick model measures over 10 feet long, 9 feet wide, and 7 feet at its tallest point. In addition to having a remote control video camera mounted atop the mast, the rover can be remotely operated to move forwards and backwards.More photos here at Matchstick Marvels.
Words of wisdom:
"Because despite all our troubles, when things are grim out in that wide round world of ours, that's when it's really important to have a good hobby." Posted by: tankascribe at June 22, 2024 07:41 PM (HWxAD).
If you have trouble finding something in the content or comments that resonates with you, contribute your own. Send thoughts, suggestions and photos of your hobbying to moronhobbies at protonmail dot com. Do mighty things.
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Going to church is a hobby??
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 09, 2026 05:31 PM (1Ff7Z)
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Oh... it's a church in Montana.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 09, 2026 05:32 PM (1Ff7Z)
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Yes, I've been through Montana a couple of times. Only in the summer though. Nice long open roads.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 09, 2026 05:33 PM (1Ff7Z)
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Almost had to drive through in winter, but I was told not to come....
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 09, 2026 05:34 PM (1Ff7Z)
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The closest I've ever been to Montana is playing Far Cry 5.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 09, 2026 05:37 PM (gnNyN)
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Actually, if I think about it, I'm really only five blocks from Montana.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 09, 2026 05:38 PM (1Ff7Z)
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Majestic.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 09, 2026 05:40 PM (z2aPa)
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Sister moved from White fish to Florence MT recently. First time we visited we drove up Going to the Sun, a mountain goat jumped up on the rock wall, was framed perfectly by the car window and turned it's head to look in the car. I have the picture to prove it.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 09, 2026 05:40 PM (SC8Ww)
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Passed through Montana in 2006 taking Lacey to Olympia, WA for the National Specialty (which she won). Traversed the Bitterroots in the late afternoon. Extraordinarily beautiful drive.
Passed through Montana in 2006 taking Lacey to Olympia, WA for the National Specialty (which she won). Traversed the Bitterroots in the late afternoon. Extraordinarily beautiful drive.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 09, 2026 05:41 PM (HdYcL)
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Do you have any options for me?
Teddy's old place? Guess not, been on the market for two years. Think they'll take like twenty bucks for it?
Teddy's old place? Guess not, been on the market for two years. Think they'll take like twenty bucks for it?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 09, 2026 05:41 PM (1Ff7Z)
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I love the idea of living in Montana. From my (admittedly limited) research, though, any property I could afford is miles away from major amenities. Perhaps the Californians have already invaded.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 05:43 PM (wzUl9)
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I took a "tour" of the cathedral by cell phone. They have a most beautiful stained glass window. I'm sure there are others as well.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 05:47 PM (PFs9e)
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11 Perhaps the Californians have already invaded.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 05:43 PM
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Been a few years, but last time we were in Bozeman, they were calling it "Bozangeles."
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 05:43 PM
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Been a few years, but last time we were in Bozeman, they were calling it "Bozangeles."
Posted by: TRex - mountain dino at May 09, 2026 05:48 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 09, 2026 05:49 PM (1Ff7Z)
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Since I grew up in MT and am living here again, I will enjoy this thread.
A couple of things you might find interesting. When I was a kid, people gave directions in cain-sees: It's about two and a half cain-sees, as in you drive as far as you cain see...
There's a restaurant in the eastern part of the state with the name the Road Kill Cafe: You Kill 'em, We Grill 'em.
There was mention this week somewhere of Henrietta Rankin, who was the only vote I think? against the declaration of World War II. What wasn't mentioned is that she was also the only vote against World War I. The first woman representative.
And you still let us vote. How brave of you.
Probably the most relevant bit of history today is that the Vigilantes were a real thing in MTA. Controlled a lot of territory for a quite a few years. I don't remember much of my history, but enough to say that I don't think people take the threat of vigilantes as seriously as they ought to.
A couple of things you might find interesting. When I was a kid, people gave directions in cain-sees: It's about two and a half cain-sees, as in you drive as far as you cain see...
There's a restaurant in the eastern part of the state with the name the Road Kill Cafe: You Kill 'em, We Grill 'em.
There was mention this week somewhere of Henrietta Rankin, who was the only vote I think? against the declaration of World War II. What wasn't mentioned is that she was also the only vote against World War I. The first woman representative.
And you still let us vote. How brave of you.
Probably the most relevant bit of history today is that the Vigilantes were a real thing in MTA. Controlled a lot of territory for a quite a few years. I don't remember much of my history, but enough to say that I don't think people take the threat of vigilantes as seriously as they ought to.
Posted by: Wenda at May 09, 2026 05:49 PM (kyMpJ)
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Is the speech by Captain Borodin in the Tom Clancy novel? I'm not sure, since I read it only once and that many years ago. If it is a creation of the screenplay, that is yet another reason why Hunt is one of the rare movies which is better than its source novel.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 05:49 PM (wzUl9)
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Perhaps the Californians have already invaded.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026
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Been a few years, but last time we were in Bozeman, they were calling it "Bozangeles."
Posted by: TRex - mountain dino at May 09, 2026
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* Crosses Montana off retirement bolthole list *
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026
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Been a few years, but last time we were in Bozeman, they were calling it "Bozangeles."
Posted by: TRex - mountain dino at May 09, 2026
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* Crosses Montana off retirement bolthole list *
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 05:51 PM (wzUl9)
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Where's the dental floss ranch?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 09, 2026 05:51 PM (Cqx++)
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After replacing the tie rods on my Kubota tractor I noticed the front axel was jacked. It was causing a noticeable "bump" in the steering when turning left.
Loose bracket and a roached gasket. Bracket fixed. Gasket will have to survive though mowing season. It's a bit more complicated than the steering rack bracket. IOW... there's a lot more shit to take off and then put back on.
Can only imagine the tractor maintenance needed for a place in Montana with acreage.
Loose bracket and a roached gasket. Bracket fixed. Gasket will have to survive though mowing season. It's a bit more complicated than the steering rack bracket. IOW... there's a lot more shit to take off and then put back on.
Can only imagine the tractor maintenance needed for a place in Montana with acreage.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 09, 2026 05:52 PM (jehhT)
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I would guess there is more than one " train station " in Montana
Posted by: Ben Had at May 09, 2026 05:52 PM (z2aPa)
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Had an Auto Union DKW motorcycle, Earles front end. Great 2 stroke dirt bike.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 09, 2026 05:54 PM (Kt19C)
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Good evening Hobbiests
To raise a crop of dental floss maybe?
A state would love to see but won't get to go
To raise a crop of dental floss maybe?
A state would love to see but won't get to go
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 05:55 PM (ZvL9a)
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I've been to Montana many times. Stayed in Sydney and Hardin when I worked at Holly Sugar.
Posted by: Ronster at May 09, 2026 05:56 PM (H2WUE)
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Does being a Vigilante count as a hobby?
Posted by: RI Red at May 09, 2026 05:56 PM (jkyX4)
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Wenda - wifey and I are AMTRAKing to WhiteFish in the fall, for a Dude Ranch experience. really looking forward to it. Wifey is a Brit, and has always wanted to see Big Sky. I will ride horsies a little, as its a working cattle ranch. She will sing and cook and drink and dance, and 'nature' and campfire. We're very excited about it.
Posted by: goatexchange at May 09, 2026 05:57 PM (hyS0X)
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Top tip: if you go beyond the town, look for a sign that says "Road not maintained. Proceed at your own risk." When you see the sign, turn around. Trust me.
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Oh sure, NOW you say turn around. I recall that being voiced before and several times during the first third of that trip (not that the second two thirds was any better). When the passenger has to get out the car every so often to move very large rocks from the "road" and you can't see the bottom of the side drop offs...the fact that we are still married is a major miracle.
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Oh sure, NOW you say turn around. I recall that being voiced before and several times during the first third of that trip (not that the second two thirds was any better). When the passenger has to get out the car every so often to move very large rocks from the "road" and you can't see the bottom of the side drop offs...the fact that we are still married is a major miracle.
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 09, 2026 05:58 PM (IQ6Gq)
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Wenda - wifey and I are AMTRAKing to WhiteFish in the fall, for a Dude Ranch experience. really looking forward to it. Wifey is a Brit, and has always wanted to see Big Sky. I will ride horsies a little, as its a working cattle ranch. She will sing and cook and drink and dance, and 'nature' and campfire. We're very excited about it.
Posted by: goatexchange at May 09, 2026
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Sounds delightful.
I haven't been on a horse in many years, and expect that I would need to learn all over again -- and deal with muscle pains afterward. Yes, the horse is doing the major work, but your legs are working too.
Posted by: goatexchange at May 09, 2026
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Sounds delightful.
I haven't been on a horse in many years, and expect that I would need to learn all over again -- and deal with muscle pains afterward. Yes, the horse is doing the major work, but your legs are working too.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 05:59 PM (wzUl9)
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Lots of small towns that are not too expensive. Several small towns along the Bitterroot are getting $$ but careful looking will still buy something ok. I've been in MT for nearly 50 years and it is getting "found".
Posted by: free tibet at May 09, 2026 05:59 PM (iNp3L)
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My family took a lot of US driving vacations when we were kids but not as far as Montana. I wish I was old enough to have appreciated that more.
I gave my friends children a HUGE Amazon box that I had. I don't have kids yet but I think until they're ten, I could probably getaway with giving them huge, empty boxes.
The kids made a very nice house out of it. I was impressed.
And I'm on my computer and when I came to the site instead of the usual ads, there actually was a gambling wheel!! I think fate may be telling me to take up online gambling as a hobby!!!
I gave my friends children a HUGE Amazon box that I had. I don't have kids yet but I think until they're ten, I could probably getaway with giving them huge, empty boxes.
The kids made a very nice house out of it. I was impressed.
And I'm on my computer and when I came to the site instead of the usual ads, there actually was a gambling wheel!! I think fate may be telling me to take up online gambling as a hobby!!!
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. at May 09, 2026 05:59 PM (Sco7b)
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Western Montana is quite liberal between Californians moving there and the college cities. Eastern Montana may not be too bad, but it doesn't have all the mountain beauty. Houses in the small towns may not be too expensive but its a long drive to city amenities.
If I ever take the plunge to move I'm thinking Wyoming is the state for me. Or if I bought a small place in Arizona to spend winters in, maybe back to western ND, but I was wimpy for winter as a kid and after decades in Colorado I just don't think I can hack the cold, and eastern Montana would be the same thing.
If I ever take the plunge to move I'm thinking Wyoming is the state for me. Or if I bought a small place in Arizona to spend winters in, maybe back to western ND, but I was wimpy for winter as a kid and after decades in Colorado I just don't think I can hack the cold, and eastern Montana would be the same thing.
Posted by: PaleRider at May 09, 2026 06:00 PM (PV+Zw)
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Never been to Montana. In fact, I've never been west of the Mississippi River. But in 1969 I read Travel With Charley by Steinbeck. (Still my favorite Steinbeck book.) I have always remembered this quote: “I am in love with Montana. For other states I have admiration, respect, recognition, even some affection, but with Montana it is love.” That was followed by “Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans”
Fifty-plus years later I still think I would love the place based on nothing more than Steinbeck's brief mentions. If I were to move these days, and I'm not, it would be to someplace with less snow like the Florida panhandle. I can deal with hurricanes and have, but shoveling snow is an increasing challenge.
Fifty-plus years later I still think I would love the place based on nothing more than Steinbeck's brief mentions. If I were to move these days, and I'm not, it would be to someplace with less snow like the Florida panhandle. I can deal with hurricanes and have, but shoveling snow is an increasing challenge.
Posted by: JTB at May 09, 2026 06:00 PM (yTvNw)
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Montana!
I love Montana. Me and my boys have been all over western MT. Dirt roads are the way to go.
I love Montana. Me and my boys have been all over western MT. Dirt roads are the way to go.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 06:01 PM (A5RD0)
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The Grateful, you need to add "good sport" to your nic.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 09, 2026 06:01 PM (z2aPa)
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Dude! Montana!
Born in Butte, grew up in Billings (and Cody WY, which is a suburb of Billings - jk). Moved back there with my kids after the army, before moving to CO. Son 2 lives in Helena.
I LOVE Montana. I wanted to move back. Wife said no (problematic relatives). We compromised: we live in Idaho.
Going back at the end of May for a family gathering. Can't wait.
Born in Butte, grew up in Billings (and Cody WY, which is a suburb of Billings - jk). Moved back there with my kids after the army, before moving to CO. Son 2 lives in Helena.
I LOVE Montana. I wanted to move back. Wife said no (problematic relatives). We compromised: we live in Idaho.
Going back at the end of May for a family gathering. Can't wait.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 09, 2026 06:01 PM (0aYVJ)
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Sitting on my patio in Florence MT testing the new fire pit while Mr nec plays with Violet the wonder beagle. Please visit MT, if you want to move here from CA, OR or WA we have bears, stay away.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at May 09, 2026 06:02 PM (8Jfx0)
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If you go to Helena, take the trolley tour. The driver narrates the history of the city, including a story about a WWII era fighter pilot who flew his rig between the steeples of the cathedral.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 09, 2026 06:03 PM (0aYVJ)
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Does being a Vigilante count as a hobby?
Posted by: RI Red at May 09, 2026 05:56 PM (jkyX4)
If it dies, Batman probably took it too far.
Posted by: RI Red at May 09, 2026 05:56 PM (jkyX4)
If it dies, Batman probably took it too far.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 09, 2026 06:03 PM (zZu0s)
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Pale Rider. Enclaves of Western MT are liberal. Missoula and Bozeman. They pollute the area. The Ravalli Valley is very conservative.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at May 09, 2026 06:04 PM (8Jfx0)
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I actually loved Montana...especially Glacier. I had always insister that Yosemite was the most beautiful park in the country until I visited Glacier. Now Yosemite is a definite #2. But I enjoyed the rest of the state, too. People are great, scenic, affordable - and yes, last time we were there many Californians were moving there. Lady at the gas station was not very happy about that, until I told her most would leave with the third or fourth snowfall! Actually, the weather is the only thing that kept it off our list of potential retirement states.
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 09, 2026 06:06 PM (IQ6Gq)
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Top tip: if you go beyond the town, look for a sign that says "Road not maintained. Proceed at your own risk." When you see the sign, turn around. Trust me.
Grateful, there is/was a road quite near us that is clearly marked on the maps as going all the way through from the north down to our place. Mrs. Red was recovering from a broken kneecap (snowboarding, which is a hobby, so not OT). She was in her PJs and it was the day before turning in our jeep on a new one, so we decided to go for a Sunday drive, which turned into an exploration.
Halfway down it was clear that it was no longer a road; 3/4 of the way down we were in a stream bed canted at least 30 degrees to the right.
She looked at me and said, “Can you back up?”
Nope.
We broke through finally and still can’t believe we were that dense.
Love my jeeps! Which is also a hobby.
Grateful, there is/was a road quite near us that is clearly marked on the maps as going all the way through from the north down to our place. Mrs. Red was recovering from a broken kneecap (snowboarding, which is a hobby, so not OT). She was in her PJs and it was the day before turning in our jeep on a new one, so we decided to go for a Sunday drive, which turned into an exploration.
Halfway down it was clear that it was no longer a road; 3/4 of the way down we were in a stream bed canted at least 30 degrees to the right.
She looked at me and said, “Can you back up?”
Nope.
We broke through finally and still can’t believe we were that dense.
Love my jeeps! Which is also a hobby.
Posted by: RI Red at May 09, 2026 06:06 PM (jkyX4)
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Apparently 'Montana' is a Hobby. Cool.
We have been 'training' for our Montana sojourn:
- Wifey has bought an entirely new 'western-themed' wardrobe.
- I have started sampling Montana whiskeys and bourbons.
We are ready.
We have been 'training' for our Montana sojourn:
- Wifey has bought an entirely new 'western-themed' wardrobe.
- I have started sampling Montana whiskeys and bourbons.
We are ready.
Posted by: goatexchange at May 09, 2026 06:07 PM (hyS0X)
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And you must stop at Trixie’s Antler Saloon in Ovondo.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 06:08 PM (A5RD0)
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Addendum to wife not wanting to move back to MT: gets cold there. Boise has much milder winters.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 09, 2026 06:08 PM (0aYVJ)
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I would like to live in Montana to raise rabbits, marry a "round American woman," and drive a recreational vehicle....
Posted by: Captain Borodin at May 09, 2026 06:08 PM (jehhT)
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The Grateful, you need to add "good sport" to your nic.
Posted by: Ben Had
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Oh, I learned. Now he has to submit in advance a list of roads he wants to drive on, so I have time to review them online. And yes, I have veto powers!!!!
Posted by: Ben Had
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Oh, I learned. Now he has to submit in advance a list of roads he wants to drive on, so I have time to review them online. And yes, I have veto powers!!!!
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 09, 2026 06:10 PM (IQ6Gq)
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Wifey has bought an entirely new 'western-themed' wardrobe.
- I have started sampling Montana whiskeys and bourbons.
We are ready.
Posted by: goatexchange at May 09, 2026
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I'm in the Deep Swamp and now that I've retired, I wear cowboy boots nearly all the time when I go out. They are not that hot (I'm usually not out for that long) and are very comfortable and practical.
- I have started sampling Montana whiskeys and bourbons.
We are ready.
Posted by: goatexchange at May 09, 2026
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I'm in the Deep Swamp and now that I've retired, I wear cowboy boots nearly all the time when I go out. They are not that hot (I'm usually not out for that long) and are very comfortable and practical.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 06:10 PM (wzUl9)
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My younger brother was born in Plentywood, MT.
Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at May 09, 2026 06:10 PM (VCgbV)
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If you like genealogy I stumbled across a website database that identifies soldiers and sailors in the civil war. I typed in my name and a ton of names appeared. But only two from Texas, Henry and William. Henry is my great great grandfather. Says they served in the 17th Texas Regiment. Pretty cool.
https://t.co/9AbZVxCz7R
https://t.co/9AbZVxCz7R
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 09, 2026 06:11 PM (l26NL)
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We broke through finally and still can’t believe we were that dense.
Love my jeeps! Which is also a hobby.
Posted by: RI Red
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so what you're telling me is never get into a jeep with you. thank you in advance!
Love my jeeps! Which is also a hobby.
Posted by: RI Red
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so what you're telling me is never get into a jeep with you. thank you in advance!
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 09, 2026 06:11 PM (IQ6Gq)
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goatexchange, it is not a wise idea to wear new jeans that are snug fitting when riding, especially if you haven't done it in quite some time. The expression, "chaps my ass" comes to mind.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 09, 2026 06:12 PM (z2aPa)
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 06:12 PM (A5RD0)
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I live on a high plateau. Mountains in three directions, a valley in the fourth. It's a development, so I have neighbors, but I can't see another house from any of my windows.
I have to warn visitors in the summer not to leave a window open, because the bears will walk in. I used to have an elk herd surround the house in spring and fall, but I guess we're too civilized for them now.
Deer, though. Every place, all the time. Grrr.
I have to warn visitors in the summer not to leave a window open, because the bears will walk in. I used to have an elk herd surround the house in spring and fall, but I guess we're too civilized for them now.
Deer, though. Every place, all the time. Grrr.
Posted by: Wenda at May 09, 2026 06:13 PM (kyMpJ)
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Only been to Montana a couple of times when I was a kid. I do remember it was a beautiful place. Like to see it again.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 09, 2026 06:13 PM (viF8m)
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If we ever decide to decamp from KY and WV I think we'll relocate to Florida. Gulf coast. Piss away every dime saved on a Gulf front condo.
Probably lose it all in a hurricane a year after closing.
'Tis my luck.
Probably lose it all in a hurricane a year after closing.
'Tis my luck.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 09, 2026 06:14 PM (jehhT)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 09, 2026 06:15 PM (D1E+2)
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Our Lady of the Rockies is lovely. She is all lit up at night. You can see her from downtown Butte.
Flathead Lake is stupid gorgeous.
Flathead Lake is stupid gorgeous.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 06:15 PM (A5RD0)
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There is a biography of the first territorial governor of Montana: Immortal Irishman. It's the strange journey of Thomas Meagher. It's a good read, but I think the author downplayed the event of his death on a riverboat on the Missouri. Most likely it was because he got blind drunk and fell overboard. But, that aside, he was a truly unique man.
And, because Irish, his name is pronounced Marr.
And, because Irish, his name is pronounced Marr.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, pronounced Muh-Hone at May 09, 2026 06:16 PM (0aYVJ)
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>>Deer, though. Every place, all the time. Grrr.
Universal pests. Watching a couple out my window eating their way through the conservation land toward me.
Universal pests. Watching a couple out my window eating their way through the conservation land toward me.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 09, 2026 06:17 PM (viF8m)
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so what you're telling me is never get into a jeep with you. thank you in advance!
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 09, 2026 06:11 PM (IQ6Gq)
Gonna be tough hiking around the Range!
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 09, 2026 06:11 PM (IQ6Gq)
Gonna be tough hiking around the Range!
Posted by: RI Red at May 09, 2026 06:17 PM (jkyX4)
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One dead in Glacier NP, two injured in Yellowstone NP, just in the last week. Yes, we have grizzly bears in Montana. They are cranky when they wake up. If you decide to visit Montana anyway then bring bear spray(but not on a plane). I prefer the little .454 bass cans.
Posted by: Next2Nothing at May 09, 2026 06:18 PM (tA1/w)
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Says they served in the 17th Texas Regiment. Pretty cool.
https://t.co/9AbZVxCz7R
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 09, 2026 06:11 PM (l26NL)
One of my was in the 21st.
https://t.co/9AbZVxCz7R
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 09, 2026 06:11 PM (l26NL)
One of my was in the 21st.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 09, 2026 06:18 PM (1Ff7Z)
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Our Lady of the Rockies is lovely. She is all lit up at night. You can see her from downtown Butte.
Flathead Lake is stupid gorgeous.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 06:15 PM (A5RD0)
Once drove through during some snow squalls. We could see her clearly, an unearthly bluish glow.
Flathead Lake is stupid gorgeous.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 06:15 PM (A5RD0)
Once drove through during some snow squalls. We could see her clearly, an unearthly bluish glow.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, pronounced Muh-Hone at May 09, 2026 06:18 PM (0aYVJ)
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Most of what I've read about Montana has been fly fishing articles. They make it sound like a paradise for trout fishing. And the photos are breathtaking.
The other hobby-related connection is black powder cartridge shooting. Shiloh Sharps rifles are made there, there are a number of BP shooting competitions and gatherings. Also, Matthew Quigley came from Montana before going to Australia.
The other hobby-related connection is black powder cartridge shooting. Shiloh Sharps rifles are made there, there are a number of BP shooting competitions and gatherings. Also, Matthew Quigley came from Montana before going to Australia.
Posted by: JTB at May 09, 2026 06:18 PM (yTvNw)
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I jumped out of an airplane in MT. 10,000 feet.
For my 40th birthday. Lost Prairie. I had just gotten divorced and needed to clear my soul.
It was cathartic.
For my 40th birthday. Lost Prairie. I had just gotten divorced and needed to clear my soul.
It was cathartic.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 06:19 PM (A5RD0)
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Thanks for the mighty Montana Hobby Thread, T Rex!
We are going to Glacier National Park later this summer. So excited to see it!
We need to check out those dino bones. Amazing collections there. Montana and Wyoming are amazing states in their varied landscapes and geology.
We are going to Glacier National Park later this summer. So excited to see it!
We need to check out those dino bones. Amazing collections there. Montana and Wyoming are amazing states in their varied landscapes and geology.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at May 09, 2026 06:19 PM (vrNzf)
Posted by: Ben Had at May 09, 2026 06:19 PM (z2aPa)
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Deer, though. Every place, all the time. Grrr.
Universal pests. Watching a couple out my window eating their way through the conservation land toward me.
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Agreed. I've been so limited with what I can plant here, and at the end of the season they consider most everything fair game. Only season I'm safe is spring, due to all the daffodils, which they won't touch.
Universal pests. Watching a couple out my window eating their way through the conservation land toward me.
Posted by: JackStraw
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Agreed. I've been so limited with what I can plant here, and at the end of the season they consider most everything fair game. Only season I'm safe is spring, due to all the daffodils, which they won't touch.
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 09, 2026 06:20 PM (IQ6Gq)
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Butte was also the location oy the MEPPS station when I enlisted. No matter how hard I try to leave, it keeps drawing me back.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, pronounced Muh-Hone at May 09, 2026 06:20 PM (0aYVJ)
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so what you're telling me is never get into a jeep with you. thank you in advance!
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 09, 2026 06:11 PM (IQ6Gq)
Gonna be tough hiking around the Range!
Posted by: RI Red
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Guess I should amend that to "thanks for the warning"
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 09, 2026 06:11 PM (IQ6Gq)
Gonna be tough hiking around the Range!
Posted by: RI Red
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Guess I should amend that to "thanks for the warning"
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 09, 2026 06:22 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 06:22 PM (A5RD0)
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Deer, one man's pest is another's carpaccio.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 09, 2026 06:22 PM (z2aPa)
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You may or may not know that Evel Knievel and a good friend named Awful Knawful. (That spelling isn't right but I don't know what it was.)
And yes now that I'm not skiing snow isn't as much fun. But believe me, it makes me top of the list for grandchildren visiting come winter!
And yes now that I'm not skiing snow isn't as much fun. But believe me, it makes me top of the list for grandchildren visiting come winter!
Posted by: Wenda at May 09, 2026 06:24 PM (kyMpJ)
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Pug, I love Butte.
Uptown is historic. I love the Finlan Hotel with all the gorgeous copper inlay in the lobby. Stayed there many times. Drank at the Acoma. And at the M&M. The Helsinki Tavern…..
Uptown is historic. I love the Finlan Hotel with all the gorgeous copper inlay in the lobby. Stayed there many times. Drank at the Acoma. And at the M&M. The Helsinki Tavern…..
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 06:24 PM (A5RD0)
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And yes now that I'm not skiing snow isn't as much fun. But believe me, it makes me top of the list for grandchildren visiting come winter!
Posted by: Wenda at May 09, 2026 06:24 PM (kyMpJ)
Can you still do cross country?
Posted by: Wenda at May 09, 2026 06:24 PM (kyMpJ)
Can you still do cross country?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 09, 2026 06:25 PM (1Ff7Z)
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Wife loves the shows about ghosts and bigfoot and such. The area around Butte, Anaconda, and Virginia City is a goldmine of ghost activity. Funny thing is the old hospital I was born in is apparently haunted. St James moved to a nicer building up the hill.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, pronounced Muh-Hone at May 09, 2026 06:25 PM (0aYVJ)
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My decamp Texas spot would be a small village on the Amalfi coast.
Posted by: Ben Had
I think mine would be in the Davis Mountains. Alpine, Marfa or Ft Davis. It'll never happen but it's fun to dream.
Posted by: Ben Had
I think mine would be in the Davis Mountains. Alpine, Marfa or Ft Davis. It'll never happen but it's fun to dream.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 09, 2026 06:26 PM (l26NL)
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We are going to Glacier National Park later this summer. So excited to see it!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient
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You are going to love it. We did one 5mi hike one day and it was sunny and very hot.
Did another 5 miler the next day, and it was snow and ice.
And the rangers do close hiking routes if bears are sighted close by.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient
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You are going to love it. We did one 5mi hike one day and it was sunny and very hot.
Did another 5 miler the next day, and it was snow and ice.
And the rangers do close hiking routes if bears are sighted close by.
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 09, 2026 06:26 PM (IQ6Gq)
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>>Deer, one man's pest is another's carpaccio.
Not here. They are protected. And they multiply like rabbits.
Pretty dark in this town at night. Very few streetlights and a lot of conservation land. Gotta keep your head on a swivel driving at night.
Not here. They are protected. And they multiply like rabbits.
Pretty dark in this town at night. Very few streetlights and a lot of conservation land. Gotta keep your head on a swivel driving at night.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 09, 2026 06:27 PM (viF8m)
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And the rangers do close hiking routes if bears are sighted close by.
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 09, 2026 06:26 PM (IQ6Gq)
Huh? Seems like they'd flee at the sight of a T-Rex.
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 09, 2026 06:26 PM (IQ6Gq)
Huh? Seems like they'd flee at the sight of a T-Rex.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 09, 2026 06:28 PM (1Ff7Z)
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Orange Ent, no, I never enjoyed that. I prefer to let the mountain do the work and just slither down. Oh, well.
Posted by: Wenda at May 09, 2026 06:29 PM (kyMpJ)
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JTB, you should ask garrett about fly fishing in Montana. He used to guide.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 09, 2026 06:29 PM (viF8m)
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And the rangers do close hiking routes if bears are sighted close by.
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 09, 2026 06:26 PM (IQ6Gq)
Huh? Seems like they'd flee at the sight of a T-Rex.
Posted by: OrangeEnt
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Ha! They closed it prior to our TRex's arrival...
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 09, 2026 06:26 PM (IQ6Gq)
Huh? Seems like they'd flee at the sight of a T-Rex.
Posted by: OrangeEnt
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Ha! They closed it prior to our TRex's arrival...
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 09, 2026 06:30 PM (IQ6Gq)
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79 Huh? Seems like they'd flee at the sight of a T-Rex.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 09, 2026 06:28 PM
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The rangers close the paths to protect the bears from T-Rex, not the other way around.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 09, 2026 06:28 PM
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The rangers close the paths to protect the bears from T-Rex, not the other way around.
Posted by: TRex - jingle those keys loud while hiking at May 09, 2026 06:31 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 09, 2026 06:31 PM (D1E+2)
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JackStraw, that is our feral pig problem here even though it is open season on them.
5 roadkill in the 3 miles from my driveway to the highway.
5 roadkill in the 3 miles from my driveway to the highway.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 09, 2026 06:31 PM (z2aPa)
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If you are in Southern Montana, go see Yellowstone Park.
If you are in NW Montana, go see Glacier Park.
For either place, go as much as possible off of "peak tourist" as your schedule and weather tolerance allows.
If you just want to chill, grab some friends, some beers, some water and munchies, a large inflatable raft, and just float down the Yellowstone River in the mellow runs after it has left the park.
If you are in NW Montana, go see Glacier Park.
For either place, go as much as possible off of "peak tourist" as your schedule and weather tolerance allows.
If you just want to chill, grab some friends, some beers, some water and munchies, a large inflatable raft, and just float down the Yellowstone River in the mellow runs after it has left the park.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at May 09, 2026 06:32 PM (HlyYF)
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Do not mess with bears. There is a difference in temperament between black bears and grizzlies, but, you know, just be vigilant. We once saw a black bear in Glacier that was bigger than many grizzlies I've seen. Yuge. The friggin' tourists were chasing him (a big old boar is my guess). Dummies.
Grizzlies are far more easily aggravated. Two of my friends in Cody came across a grizzly near Pahaska Teepee, while hunting. Bear got one by the arm, while the other emptied his .357 magnum at the bear's skull. Did not kill the bear, but it was hurt enough that it finally let them go.
Grizzlies are far more easily aggravated. Two of my friends in Cody came across a grizzly near Pahaska Teepee, while hunting. Bear got one by the arm, while the other emptied his .357 magnum at the bear's skull. Did not kill the bear, but it was hurt enough that it finally let them go.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, pronounced Muh-Hone at May 09, 2026 06:32 PM (0aYVJ)
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Ha! They closed it prior to our TRex's arrival...
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 09, 2026 06:30 PM (IQ6Gq)
The rangers close the paths to protect the bears from T-Rex, not the other way around.
Posted by: TRex - jingle those keys loud while hiking at May 09, 2026 06:31 PM (IQ6Gq)
Bigger teeth, but the claws....
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 09, 2026 06:30 PM (IQ6Gq)
The rangers close the paths to protect the bears from T-Rex, not the other way around.
Posted by: TRex - jingle those keys loud while hiking at May 09, 2026 06:31 PM (IQ6Gq)
Bigger teeth, but the claws....
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 09, 2026 06:32 PM (1Ff7Z)
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With all due respect to our TX friends, Montana is BIG. Everything is big, including the sky and the stars!
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 09, 2026 06:33 PM (IQ6Gq)
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[Top Photo: Cathedral of St. Helena, Helena, Montana]
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What are you hobbying?
I'm hobbying the 'Old World' conspiracy. That cathedral fits right in. And then you add the Capitol Building, being built at the same time. How and by whom? The miners in their spare time? I hope we'll find out someday.
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What are you hobbying?
I'm hobbying the 'Old World' conspiracy. That cathedral fits right in. And then you add the Capitol Building, being built at the same time. How and by whom? The miners in their spare time? I hope we'll find out someday.
Posted by: t-bird at May 09, 2026 06:33 PM (9I5W+)
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>>5 roadkill in the 3 miles from my driveway to the highway.
Wow. We only get the two legged pigs around here.
Wow. We only get the two legged pigs around here.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 09, 2026 06:33 PM (viF8m)
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Orange Ent, no, I never enjoyed that. I prefer to let the mountain do the work and just slither down. Oh, well.
Posted by: Wenda at May 09, 2026 06:29 PM (kyMpJ)
I did it because it's cheap compared to downhill. I didn't want to hit a tree. Doesn't seem to be as much equipment on the market as there used to be.
Posted by: Wenda at May 09, 2026 06:29 PM (kyMpJ)
I did it because it's cheap compared to downhill. I didn't want to hit a tree. Doesn't seem to be as much equipment on the market as there used to be.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 09, 2026 06:34 PM (1Ff7Z)
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Montana is on our list to visit, both Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks.
No hobbying for me; went through trigger finger release surgery and am impatiently waiting for the incision to heal up. As it's in an awkward place -- right where the Line of Head and Life Lines meet near the edge of the palm -- the scab keeps cracking open. Luckily I have surgical gloves (used for painting) to keep the hand dry and clean while trying to do a little in the kitchen. So maybe in another couple of weeks I'll get to start a new painting.
No hobbying for me; went through trigger finger release surgery and am impatiently waiting for the incision to heal up. As it's in an awkward place -- right where the Line of Head and Life Lines meet near the edge of the palm -- the scab keeps cracking open. Luckily I have surgical gloves (used for painting) to keep the hand dry and clean while trying to do a little in the kitchen. So maybe in another couple of weeks I'll get to start a new painting.
Posted by: tankascribe at May 09, 2026 06:36 PM (NtoJk)
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Has anyone seen polynikes around?
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 06:37 PM (A5RD0)
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93 Montana is on our list to visit, both Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks.
Posted by: tankascribe at May 09, 2026 06:36 PM
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LOTS of potential candidates for painting subjects!
Best wishes for continued healing.
Posted by: tankascribe at May 09, 2026 06:36 PM
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LOTS of potential candidates for painting subjects!
Best wishes for continued healing.
Posted by: TRex - location scout dino at May 09, 2026 06:38 PM (IQ6Gq)
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My decamp Texas spot would be a small village on the Amalfi coast.
Posted by: Ben Had
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Amalfi, huh? That would be a major change of scenery and weather. Haven't been, but it looks gorgeous. I have a love/hate relationship with Italy. But I do adore No Italy.
Posted by: Ben Had
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Amalfi, huh? That would be a major change of scenery and weather. Haven't been, but it looks gorgeous. I have a love/hate relationship with Italy. But I do adore No Italy.
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 09, 2026 06:39 PM (IQ6Gq)
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94 Has anyone seen polynikes around?
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 06:37 PM
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He's good. Just been busy.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 06:37 PM
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He's good. Just been busy.
Posted by: TRex - herding cats dino at May 09, 2026 06:40 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: cherries in season at May 09, 2026 06:40 PM (Xvk15)
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Thanks, Dino.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 06:42 PM (A5RD0)
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Since watching sports is a hobby for me, I hope this comment is OK. Back in the day home teams in the NBA and the NFL would wear certain uniforms. They would do this in a way that you could say was, well, uniform.
In the NBA the home team would wear a white jersey with the teams name on front and the visiting team would wear a dark jersey with the city they were from on front.
In the NFL the home team would wear a dark jersey with the teams name and the visitors would wear a white jersey with the city name.
Now this has all been turned upside down and you have to do a double take before you can figure out who the home team is.
In the NBA the home team would wear a white jersey with the teams name on front and the visiting team would wear a dark jersey with the city they were from on front.
In the NFL the home team would wear a dark jersey with the teams name and the visitors would wear a white jersey with the city name.
Now this has all been turned upside down and you have to do a double take before you can figure out who the home team is.
Posted by: mrally at May 09, 2026 06:42 PM (z9YXI)
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Now this has all been turned upside down and you have to do a double take before you can figure out who the home team is.
Posted by: mrally at May 09, 2026 06:42 PM (z9YXI)
Blame the Cowboys. Almost always wore white at home.
Posted by: mrally at May 09, 2026 06:42 PM (z9YXI)
Blame the Cowboys. Almost always wore white at home.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 09, 2026 06:43 PM (1Ff7Z)
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The Grateful, , northern Italy is the family stomping grounds. This is just a pipe dream as I will expire in flatland central Texas.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 09, 2026 06:44 PM (z2aPa)
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Montana has a high volume of ghost towns from its mining history. Some are more easily accessible than others. Some are being reclaimed by nature and lost. Some history involves impressive engineering. Some involves tragic accidents.
If you're into mining history, worth a look with the benefit of advance prep. Lots of content available on the interwebs and YT.
If you're into mining history, worth a look with the benefit of advance prep. Lots of content available on the interwebs and YT.
Posted by: TRex - mine tour dino at May 09, 2026 06:45 PM (IQ6Gq)
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If you're into mining history, worth a look with the benefit of advance prep. Lots of content available on the interwebs and YT.
Posted by: TRex - mine tour dino at May 09, 2026 06:45 PM (IQ6Gq)
Boom and bust. Nevada has a few mining ghost towns as well.
Posted by: TRex - mine tour dino at May 09, 2026 06:45 PM (IQ6Gq)
Boom and bust. Nevada has a few mining ghost towns as well.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 09, 2026 06:46 PM (1Ff7Z)
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99 Thanks, Dino.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 06:42 PM
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You're welcome! Thanks for stopping by.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 06:42 PM
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You're welcome! Thanks for stopping by.
Posted by: TRex - big sky dino at May 09, 2026 06:46 PM (IQ6Gq)
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Kellog Idaho also has some ghost stories. So does Wallace, ID.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 06:46 PM (A5RD0)
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Blame the Cowboys. Almost always wore white at home.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 09, 2026 06:43 PM (1Ff7Z)
Wearing white at home used to be the norm.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 09, 2026 06:43 PM (1Ff7Z)
Wearing white at home used to be the norm.
Posted by: mrally at May 09, 2026 06:47 PM (z9YXI)
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Glacier national park and Yellowstone are beautiful. We hit just the highlights when we visited them and didn't soak everything in. Not Montana but travel related. The Grand canyon also really is impressive. We stayed on the north rim and rode to the bottom when we went.
Posted by: PaleRider at May 09, 2026 06:48 PM (PV+Zw)
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The Bulls in the nineties always wore white at home. It was later when that protocol completely broke down.
Posted by: mrally at May 09, 2026 06:50 PM (z9YXI)
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106 Kellog Idaho also has some ghost stories. So does Wallace, ID.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 06:46 PM
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Idaho is a hidden gem. We will do a travel theme for Idaho on the Hobby Thread at some point.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 06:46 PM
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Idaho is a hidden gem. We will do a travel theme for Idaho on the Hobby Thread at some point.
Posted by: TRex - lewis and clark guide dino at May 09, 2026 06:51 PM (IQ6Gq)
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I cruised around Montana for a little bit on a harley. I didn't get to go full explorer mode but damn I was tempted, and I should have. One day I will though.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 09, 2026 06:53 PM (snZF9)
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The Grand canyon also really is impressive. We stayed on the north rim and rode to the bottom when we went.
Posted by: PaleRider
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Agreed. And I was blown away by the North Rim, completely different from the South Rim. Equally beautiful, but vastly different
Posted by: PaleRider
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Agreed. And I was blown away by the North Rim, completely different from the South Rim. Equally beautiful, but vastly different
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 09, 2026 06:54 PM (IQ6Gq)
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When you plan a vacation how do you determine how much time it takes to really see an area?
Posted by: Ben Had at May 09, 2026 06:54 PM (z2aPa)
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When you plan a vacation how do you determine how much time it takes to really see an area?
Posted by: Ben Had
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That's a really good question. I guess it depends for me on whether it's an initial visit where we're just getting an idea of what is there, or a more focused trip on that specific area.
Posted by: Ben Had
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That's a really good question. I guess it depends for me on whether it's an initial visit where we're just getting an idea of what is there, or a more focused trip on that specific area.
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 09, 2026 06:58 PM (IQ6Gq)
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5 years ago Jesse and I took an epic 2 week road trip, mostly in Montana. I ran a half marathon just outside Glacier and we spent a couple nights in Kalispell and several in East Glacier Village. I hiked a lot in Glacier (not nearly enough) and we kayaked on Flathead Lake. Loved it so much we were planning to go back summer 2023 to celebrate milestone birthdays for each of us, but of course J died in February 2022.
Got to drive Going-to-the Sun Road which had just fully opened the day before - we were there at the end of June.
Saw lots of wildlife including a grizzly (from a safe distance, thank God I didn't meet one on the trail) and a bighorn sheep.
I'm looking at prints of 2 of my photos from that trip, which are hanging on my dining room wall, as I write this. So many great memories of Montana.
Got to drive Going-to-the Sun Road which had just fully opened the day before - we were there at the end of June.
Saw lots of wildlife including a grizzly (from a safe distance, thank God I didn't meet one on the trail) and a bighorn sheep.
I'm looking at prints of 2 of my photos from that trip, which are hanging on my dining room wall, as I write this. So many great memories of Montana.
Posted by: screaming in digital at May 09, 2026 06:58 PM (0SdQT)
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With all due respect to our TX friends, Montana is BIG. Everything is big, including the sky and the stars!
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 09, 2026 06:33 PM (IQ6Gq)
You are not kidding. I was out in S Dakota for the sturgis rally, and we were staying in Belle Fourche SD, so we weren't that far from Montana. We decided to go there just to get pictures by the Montana sign, but we kept going, and there was absolutely nothing but barren planet. I wanted to keep going. I figured screw it, we'll ride till we find something cool and maybe stay overnight somewhere, but some in the group got a bit scared at the nothingness.
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 09, 2026 06:33 PM (IQ6Gq)
You are not kidding. I was out in S Dakota for the sturgis rally, and we were staying in Belle Fourche SD, so we weren't that far from Montana. We decided to go there just to get pictures by the Montana sign, but we kept going, and there was absolutely nothing but barren planet. I wanted to keep going. I figured screw it, we'll ride till we find something cool and maybe stay overnight somewhere, but some in the group got a bit scared at the nothingness.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 09, 2026 06:59 PM (snZF9)
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Hi screaming, good to see you. How is life treating you?
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 09, 2026 06:59 PM (IQ6Gq)
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Enjoyed a long weekend in Livingston, visiting a friend from 30 years ago. Stayed at the historic Murray Hotel, which features the Sam Peckinpah suite the tin ceiling of which still shows bullet holes where he'd fired a round or two into it. Pretty town, kinda artsy-fartsy for those who like that sort of thing.
Posted by: Fritz at May 09, 2026 07:00 PM (J7jo9)
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Agreed. And I was blown away by the North Rim, completely different from the South Rim. Equally beautiful, but vastly different
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 09, 2026 06:54 PM (IQ6Gq)
There really isn't a better choice. I take in all the rims.
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 09, 2026 06:54 PM (IQ6Gq)
There really isn't a better choice. I take in all the rims.
Posted by: Don Lemon at May 09, 2026 07:00 PM (z9YXI)
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This is going to sound really weird and is in no way a complaint because I wouldn't change anything, but I have never in my adult life had a vacation.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 09, 2026 07:02 PM (z2aPa)
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113 When you plan a vacation how do you determine how much time it takes to really see an area?
Posted by: Ben Had at May 09, 2026 06:54 PM
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Time available usually isn't enough to "really see" an area. We usually think of any first visit as a reconnaissance trip. A few days usually gives us a good sense, but rarely makes us think we've "seen" it. We've gone back to favorites several times and found more and more layers.
Having said that, we're never sure if (or when) we'll be back.
That mindset means we try to see as much of what makes a place special or unique. We go with preparation and plans and give ourselves the latitude to call audibles on the fly.
Everything is a trade off...
Posted by: Ben Had at May 09, 2026 06:54 PM
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Time available usually isn't enough to "really see" an area. We usually think of any first visit as a reconnaissance trip. A few days usually gives us a good sense, but rarely makes us think we've "seen" it. We've gone back to favorites several times and found more and more layers.
Having said that, we're never sure if (or when) we'll be back.
That mindset means we try to see as much of what makes a place special or unique. We go with preparation and plans and give ourselves the latitude to call audibles on the fly.
Everything is a trade off...
Posted by: TRex - travel agent dino at May 09, 2026 07:03 PM (IQ6Gq)
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When you plan a vacation how do you determine how much time it takes to really see an area?
That's one of the reasons I used to like vacationing by boat. I'd have a vague itinerary but the only definite was when I returned. If I stopped somewhere and liked it I stayed till I felt like moving on. We did the same thing with family camping stuff when I was a kid.
I don't like schedules on vacation.
That's one of the reasons I used to like vacationing by boat. I'd have a vague itinerary but the only definite was when I returned. If I stopped somewhere and liked it I stayed till I felt like moving on. We did the same thing with family camping stuff when I was a kid.
I don't like schedules on vacation.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 09, 2026 07:04 PM (viF8m)
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This is going to sound really weird and is in no way a complaint because I wouldn't change anything, but I have never in my adult life had a vacation.
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Wow. Now I have a better appreciation why you so look forward to the TX MoMe
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Wow. Now I have a better appreciation why you so look forward to the TX MoMe
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 09, 2026 07:04 PM (IQ6Gq)
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I definitely want to do the bear tooth highway. I watched a vid by an adventure motorcycle rider not too long ago. It was unreal, just unreal.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 09, 2026 07:04 PM (snZF9)
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I am surprised that you never mentioned Wyoming other monument, Devil's Tower.
I visited Wyoming a long, long time ago but the tour when I was in my teens. Visited many things but sadly Devil's Tower was not on the list.
I think I might do a road trip after I retire and drive from Yellowstone to Devil's Tower and then onto Mt. Rushmore.
I visited Wyoming a long, long time ago but the tour when I was in my teens. Visited many things but sadly Devil's Tower was not on the list.
I think I might do a road trip after I retire and drive from Yellowstone to Devil's Tower and then onto Mt. Rushmore.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 09, 2026 07:05 PM (nDgTL)
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124 I definitely want to do the bear tooth highway. I watched a vid by an adventure motorcycle rider not too long ago. It was unreal, just unreal.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 09, 2026 07:04 PM
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You'll love it. We learned ages ago that the motorcyclists know all the best scenic drives.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 09, 2026 07:04 PM
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You'll love it. We learned ages ago that the motorcyclists know all the best scenic drives.
Posted by: TRex - road rash avoidant dino at May 09, 2026 07:05 PM (IQ6Gq)
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I definitely want to do the bear tooth highway. I watched a vid by an adventure motorcycle rider not too long ago. It was unreal, just unreal.
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keep it on your list Bers, you will love it on a bike....
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keep it on your list Bers, you will love it on a bike....
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 09, 2026 07:06 PM (IQ6Gq)
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Damn, I must read the content before commenting. I saw Montana but was think of Wyoming for some reason.
I deserve every bit of laughter directed my way. LOL
I deserve every bit of laughter directed my way. LOL
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 09, 2026 07:07 PM (nDgTL)
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Hi screaming, good to see you. How is life treating you?
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Pretty good. I'm now commuting 45 minutes 1-way 3x a week (same job, just cannot work at home every day because the governor says we can't), but my temporary office home is on a beautiful college campus with a lake and a pair of black swans. I run after work each time I'm over there. So that has been good for me. I'm completely obsessed with the swans. They are gorgeous.
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Pretty good. I'm now commuting 45 minutes 1-way 3x a week (same job, just cannot work at home every day because the governor says we can't), but my temporary office home is on a beautiful college campus with a lake and a pair of black swans. I run after work each time I'm over there. So that has been good for me. I'm completely obsessed with the swans. They are gorgeous.
Posted by: screaming in digital at May 09, 2026 07:08 PM (0SdQT)
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If your interested in the Lewis and Clark expedition, don't miss the Gates to the Mountains floats on the Missouri River.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 09, 2026 07:08 PM (D1E+2)
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And Berserker, add Chief Joseph Highway, in northwest WY. Fantastic 45 mile scenic highway....
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 09, 2026 07:09 PM (IQ6Gq)
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The Grateful, still have chores to attend to but the MoMe break is a high point for me
Posted by: Ben Had at May 09, 2026 07:09 PM (z2aPa)
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128 Damn, I must read the content before commenting. I saw Montana but was think of Wyoming for some reason.
I deserve every bit of laughter directed my way. LOL
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 09, 2026 07:07 PM
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Need to get your keyboard zeroed Scoob!
I deserve every bit of laughter directed my way. LOL
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Need to get your keyboard zeroed Scoob!
Posted by: TRex - Montana travel specialist dino at May 09, 2026 07:10 PM (IQ6Gq)
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I recently read a wonderful book about Montana. The author grew up ranching in Montana in the 40's-60's. He wrote the book as a tribute to the ranchers of that time, and his father, and to document what that time was like, as he realized the times were changing.
The book Is This House of Sky by Ivan Doig
I highly recommend this book.
The book Is This House of Sky by Ivan Doig
I highly recommend this book.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at May 09, 2026 07:14 PM (nz1sK)
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I am surprised that you never mentioned Wyoming other monument, Devil's Tower.
I visited Wyoming a long, long time ago but the tour when I was in my teens. Visited many things but sadly Devil's Tower was not on the list.
I think I might do a road trip after I retire and drive from Yellowstone to Devil's Tower and then onto Mt. Rushmore.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 09, 2026 07:05 PM (nDgTL)
Devil's tower is great. The very first year I went to sturgis I was looking at the map and realized it was right in the neighborhood. I almost shit, and it was less than 2 hours away, and thats screwing off and stopping to gawk at scenery. I did 10 years in a row. You see this little nub out in the distance and it just gets bigger and bigger. Mrs B took some amazing pictures from the back of the bike as we got closer and closer.
I visited Wyoming a long, long time ago but the tour when I was in my teens. Visited many things but sadly Devil's Tower was not on the list.
I think I might do a road trip after I retire and drive from Yellowstone to Devil's Tower and then onto Mt. Rushmore.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 09, 2026 07:05 PM (nDgTL)
Devil's tower is great. The very first year I went to sturgis I was looking at the map and realized it was right in the neighborhood. I almost shit, and it was less than 2 hours away, and thats screwing off and stopping to gawk at scenery. I did 10 years in a row. You see this little nub out in the distance and it just gets bigger and bigger. Mrs B took some amazing pictures from the back of the bike as we got closer and closer.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 09, 2026 07:15 PM (snZF9)
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I highly recommend this book.
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Thanks for the recommendation, it sounds good.
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Thanks for the recommendation, it sounds good.
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 09, 2026 07:16 PM (IQ6Gq)
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I definitely want to do the bear tooth highway. I watched a vid by an adventure motorcycle rider not too long ago. It was unreal, just unreal.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 09, 2026 07:04 PM
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You'll love it. We learned ages ago that the motorcyclists know all the best scenic drives.
Posted by: TRex - road rash avoidant dino at May 09, 2026 07:05 PM (IQ6Gq)
Yeah the shit part is the 2000 miles I need to go just to get to it. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 09, 2026 07:04 PM
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You'll love it. We learned ages ago that the motorcyclists know all the best scenic drives.
Posted by: TRex - road rash avoidant dino at May 09, 2026 07:05 PM (IQ6Gq)
Yeah the shit part is the 2000 miles I need to go just to get to it. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 09, 2026 07:18 PM (snZF9)
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I suspect that we will do a travel theme for Wyoming on the Hobby Thread at some point.
Up to the Wheel of Hobbies(TM).
Up to the Wheel of Hobbies(TM).
Posted by: TRex - Wyoming travel planner dino at May 09, 2026 07:18 PM (IQ6Gq)
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And I was blown away by the North Rim, completely different from the South Rim. Equally beautiful, but vastly different
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 09, 2026
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On my old (1967) Reader's Digest atlas, there was a tiny town on the Strip, the portion of AZ between the North Rim and the Utah line. It was called Wolf Hole. I don't see it on my 2016 Rand McNally road atlas, though.
Curious I am as to what kind of people would have lived in a town called Wolf Hole.
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 09, 2026
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On my old (1967) Reader's Digest atlas, there was a tiny town on the Strip, the portion of AZ between the North Rim and the Utah line. It was called Wolf Hole. I don't see it on my 2016 Rand McNally road atlas, though.
Curious I am as to what kind of people would have lived in a town called Wolf Hole.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 07:20 PM (wzUl9)
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Yeah the shit part is the 2000 miles I need to go just to get to it. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 09, 2026 07:18 PM
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At the risk of inviting rude comments, isn't there something like the Iron Bottom Club?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 09, 2026 07:18 PM
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At the risk of inviting rude comments, isn't there something like the Iron Bottom Club?
Posted by: TRex - long distance dino at May 09, 2026 07:21 PM (IQ6Gq)
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Black Hills country sux in August. Way too many bikers. like really loud, aggressive locusts. Must avoid.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, pronounced Muh-Hone at May 09, 2026 07:22 PM (0aYVJ)
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I'd love to do a road trip to see the Black Hills and Mt. Rushmore, and something of Wyoming and Montana. Northern Arizona too.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 07:23 PM (wzUl9)
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Time to say thank you before the next act takes the Ace of Spades stage. Thanks for being here. Different theme next week.
You're welcome to hang around for a while in the comments, but don't forget to stop by Club ONT later.
You're welcome to hang around for a while in the comments, but don't forget to stop by Club ONT later.
Posted by: TRex - ghost town tour guide dino at May 09, 2026 07:23 PM (IQ6Gq)
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See the USA in a Chevrolet !
Posted by: Ben Had at May 09, 2026 07:25 PM (z2aPa)
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TRex, thank you.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 09, 2026 07:26 PM (z2aPa)
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I love the West. The furthest east I’ve ever lived was Chicago when I was a baby. Then Dallas, TX.
I was born in Seattle. West of the Rockies is where I belong.
I know Colorado is hated here. But most of the state is sane and beautiful.
I was born in Seattle. West of the Rockies is where I belong.
I know Colorado is hated here. But most of the state is sane and beautiful.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 07:26 PM (A5RD0)
Posted by: Dinah Shore, Reunited w/ Burt Reynolds At Last at May 09, 2026 07:27 PM (wzUl9)
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5 The closest I've ever been to Montana is playing Far Cry 5.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 09, 2026 05:37 PM (gnNyN)
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Fun game. Sometimes when I want to chill I load it up and just go hunting up in the hills. I can bag 5 buffalo, 5 elk, and countless deer in minutes. So it's just like real hunting, I'm sure!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 09, 2026 05:37 PM (gnNyN)
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Fun game. Sometimes when I want to chill I load it up and just go hunting up in the hills. I can bag 5 buffalo, 5 elk, and countless deer in minutes. So it's just like real hunting, I'm sure!
Posted by: 496 at May 09, 2026 07:30 PM (sOtuf)
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Colorado is beautiful. Magnificent geography over the entire state. Very happy to have toured it. But far too unpredictable for me weather wise and politically.
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 09, 2026 07:30 PM (IQ6Gq)
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Curious I am as to what kind of people would have lived in a town called Wolf Hole.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius,
A small ranching and farming community, apparently. Imagine ranching and farming there when the Dust Bowl hit. It was already a dust bowl!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius,
A small ranching and farming community, apparently. Imagine ranching and farming there when the Dust Bowl hit. It was already a dust bowl!
Posted by: t-bird at May 09, 2026 07:34 PM (9I5W+)
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If you live in a place that calls to your soul, politics cannot interfere.
You have to be resilient. Steadfast. True to yourself.
I love where I live.
You have to be resilient. Steadfast. True to yourself.
I love where I live.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 07:35 PM (A5RD0)
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Here's one to get your blood pumping if you like kayaking.
Difficulty level: High
https://shorturl.at/vUCDz
Difficulty level: High
https://shorturl.at/vUCDz
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 09, 2026 07:35 PM (D1E+2)
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Wolfus, there's also the town Two Dot. Spelled as both one word or two.
TRex, thanks for bringing back so many memories.
TRex, thanks for bringing back so many memories.
Posted by: Wenda at May 09, 2026 07:37 PM (kyMpJ)
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153 TRex, thanks for bringing back so many memories.
Posted by: Wenda at May 09, 2026 07:37 PM
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You're welcome. Thanks for posting!
Posted by: Wenda at May 09, 2026 07:37 PM
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You're welcome. Thanks for posting!
Posted by: TRex - museum mascot dino at May 09, 2026 07:38 PM (IQ6Gq)
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>>I love where I live.
That ends the debate. Midwestern guy here, but never, EVER, crap on someone who loves her/his home.
That ends the debate. Midwestern guy here, but never, EVER, crap on someone who loves her/his home.
Posted by: Nazdar at May 09, 2026 07:39 PM (NcvvS)
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My dad used to work for a phosphorous company that had a mine at Silver Bow, MT. Cleanup site nowadays due to neglect AFTER his tenure.
He used to tell us MT was beautiful.
He used to tell us MT was beautiful.
Posted by: Dale at May 09, 2026 07:39 PM (f45WX)
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That ends the debate. Midwestern guy here, but never, EVER, crap on someone who loves her/his home.
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Certainly not out loud. There are far too many people here who love Da Swamp despite its pesthole status. I'm outnumbered.
Posted by: Nazdar at May 09, 2026
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Certainly not out loud. There are far too many people here who love Da Swamp despite its pesthole status. I'm outnumbered.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 07:40 PM (wzUl9)
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Montana sites:
Little Bighorn (definitely worth it; very cool activities on the anniversary of the battle.)
Three Rivers State Park (Missouri River Headwaters)
A zillion great scenic drives
Yellowstone Hikes in MT:
Fawn Creek
Bacon Rind Creek
Little Bighorn (definitely worth it; very cool activities on the anniversary of the battle.)
Three Rivers State Park (Missouri River Headwaters)
A zillion great scenic drives
Yellowstone Hikes in MT:
Fawn Creek
Bacon Rind Creek
Posted by: RS at May 09, 2026 07:41 PM (SuU/K)
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Noodus moviola
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 07:41 PM (wzUl9)
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That ends the debate. Midwestern guy here, but never, EVER, crap on someone who loves her/his home.
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I offered no comment on Seattle. Only my experience with Colorado.
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I offered no comment on Seattle. Only my experience with Colorado.
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 09, 2026 07:43 PM (IQ6Gq)
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Movie Sign Nood!
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 09, 2026 07:45 PM (l26NL)
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Ringing Rocks seem like an excellent way to summon rattlesnakes. Or demons.
Posted by: Eromero at May 09, 2026 07:56 PM (LHPAg)
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Evening, Hobby Horde! There is a type of lava rock known as phonolite, which typically rings when struck. I suspect what we see there is a lava flow that became chilled, and broke up into boulders while still "flowing". With the crust of each boulder quick-chilled by contact with air (or possibly water) the surface shrank, and compressed the still-plastic lava within, setting up tension that makes them ring. Pretty sure there is also a field of ringing rocks in Pennsylvania, too.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 09, 2026 09:08 PM (utfVc)
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Montana's beauty meets and exceeds any thing found in Europe.
Posted by: Jack Jarvis, Esq. at May 09, 2026 10:36 PM (poWsx)
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Eastern Montana has a lot of wildlife and dinosaur museums.
Posted by: Vince at May 09, 2026 11:48 PM (f8OGb)
Ace of Spades Pet Thread, May 9
Courtesy Terry Glenn
Cherri Merritt thought she would never see her cat Tasha again after the longhair ragdoll mix went missing near Dallas, Texas on a cross-country road trip over seven months ago. However, Tasha is now back home purring peacefully in Merritt’s lap after a twist of fate and a series of unexpected connections brought the cat back to Eugene.Great story involving a lot of good people!
1. Find a picture of a skull-faced cheerleader waving giant leaves. There's probably lots on the internet.2. Draw a rope connecting her ankles. 3. Draw a rope connecting her toes by going over her head. 4. Add two triangles at the top, then slightly bigger ones over those, and voila! A cat! Thank you for the weekend threads! BeckoningChasm
NOW GET CREATIVE! Thanks, BeckoningChasm!
Hi K.T. This is my pup Whiskey staring at me from around the corner. So sad and forlorn he is. He does this every morning until I finish my first cuppa tea because that's when he gets his breakfast. Twenty minutes can seem like a lifetime to him, I'm sure, yet he perseveres daily nonetheless. ~~IrishEiLove that photo! Such eyes! Such a face!
I mentioned a few weeks ago that I had to let my Eskimo dog go over the Rainbow Bridge. Here’s my new pup, Luna, an 8-month old Eskie puppy. She was a stray who ended up in a kill shelter (and God, do I hate that term) but was saved by a foster mom. I drove to Alexandria to get her and now she is in her forever home. I’m a sad, rotten fellow, but having her makes me happy. MP4So happy for you and for Luna that you and a foster mom were able to rescue her! Great rescue photo!
Encountered by Members of The Horde
The doves are back. This is hatching #2 for 2026. They are ready to fly the coop. Momma is currently sitting on two more eggs so look for two more hatching in late June. They love this dove box and it has been occupied every year since 2022. The nesting pair arrives in February and they leave in September. rocdoctomWhat a great thing! Those doves look cozy!
Thank you for sharing your pets and animal photos and stories with us today.
If you would like to send pet and/or animal stories, links, etc. for the Ace of Spades Pet Thread, the address is:Until next Saturday, have a great week!petmorons at protonmail dot com Remember to include the nic or name by which you wish to be known when you comment at AoSHQ, or let us know if you want to remain a lurker.
If you start feeling nostalgic, here a link to last week's Pet Thread, the Ace of Spades Pet Thread, May 2 I closed the comments on that post so you wouldn't get banned for commenting on a week-old post, but don't try it anyway.
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Happy Caturday everyone
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 03:33 PM (Ia/+0)
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Woof woof
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 09, 2026 03:37 PM (Kt19C)
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I saw that top picture and my 29 y.o. brain started playing "Na na na na na na...BATDOG!"
Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at May 09, 2026 03:38 PM (FEVMW)
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Dinosaur Face Mr Senegal sends greetings.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 09, 2026 03:38 PM (Kt19C)
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Howdy, everybody,
I think you've met Sakurazaka. A year ago, she started showing up in my front yard. It took six months of nightly feedings before she even let me get close enough to touch her. Today, she has hardly left my side.
https://is.gd/sn5ME5
I think you've met Sakurazaka. A year ago, she started showing up in my front yard. It took six months of nightly feedings before she even let me get close enough to touch her. Today, she has hardly left my side.
https://is.gd/sn5ME5
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at May 09, 2026 03:40 PM (f0sNM)
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System switching width and height again! Look better now?
Posted by: KT at May 09, 2026 03:41 PM (7vIsy)
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Hey guys,
Short update on our cat clan
https://tinyurl.com/dg65258
Those are two very cute pet morons!
Short update on our cat clan
https://tinyurl.com/dg65258
Those are two very cute pet morons!
Posted by: Joyenz at May 09, 2026 03:41 PM (2F0/Y)
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Guess those microchips can be a life saver
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 03:41 PM (Ia/+0)
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Afternoon, pet folken! A drizzly warm day here in Da Swamp, so I'm quite pleased to sit inside. Both furry thugs were sleeping snugly against me when I woke from my nap just now. Dagny, the ittle grey Siberian, is up on the back of the couch, and Stirling is . . .
. . . I don't know. Usually it's the other way around.
. . . I don't know. Usually it's the other way around.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 03:41 PM (wzUl9)
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That is a fantastic picture up top!
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 09, 2026 03:42 PM (0sNs1)
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A very nice story about the Ragdoll mix cat being found and returned. Kinda not a good idea to bring your cat along on a cross-country trip, especially involving a trailer, but it appears there are still some good people in Oregon.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 03:44 PM (wzUl9)
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Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo
In that first picture, I think she's judging you and finding you wanting.
In that first picture, I think she's judging you and finding you wanting.
Posted by: NR Pax at May 09, 2026 03:45 PM (+NIRm)
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Okay; the gang's all here. Big black Stirling is up on the couch too, curled next to me on a cushion.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 03:46 PM (wzUl9)
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MP4, Luna looks as if she is really hoping you and she will be together for her whole life. As I'm sure she will be.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 03:47 PM (wzUl9)
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Sakurazaka is a beauty, VTK. How did you choose that name, and about how old do you think she is?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 03:49 PM (wzUl9)
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I have a pet story. My stupid dog peed all over a bunch of plants a bunch of times and now I have a dead rosemary, a half-dead rosemary, and two dead oregano plants.
Thanks, Charlie, you piss-crazy bastard.
Thanks, Charlie, you piss-crazy bastard.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 09, 2026 03:51 PM (BI5O2)
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Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo
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In that first picture, I think she's judging you and finding you wanting.
Posted by: NR Pax at May 09, 2026
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All cats look at their humans, and other humans, like that sometimes. Comes with the Felis catus genetic package.
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In that first picture, I think she's judging you and finding you wanting.
Posted by: NR Pax at May 09, 2026
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All cats look at their humans, and other humans, like that sometimes. Comes with the Felis catus genetic package.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 03:52 PM (wzUl9)
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Meow!
Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by meow at May 09, 2026 03:53 PM (sAmhv)
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Your American Eskimo has nice eyes, MP4.
My aunt took in a young American Eskimo from a friend of hers who died. You look in those eyes and there is nothing approaching thought there. Two black marbles. He's a good dog, just like a vapid blonde.
My aunt took in a young American Eskimo from a friend of hers who died. You look in those eyes and there is nothing approaching thought there. Two black marbles. He's a good dog, just like a vapid blonde.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 09, 2026 03:54 PM (zZu0s)
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We had a trucker lose his dog in a nearby town. He was taking a load to OK and had to leave. Someone on the FB lost pets group posted a picture of the dog. One thing led to another and the dog and trucker were reunited.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at May 09, 2026 04:01 PM (7T8ei)
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Hello Thread of Furballs! Yay, KT!
Had a nice walk this morning with Daisy the magnificent Malinois. Went down to the fenced-in graveyard area, where she likes to run around free and sniff everything. She's been pretty good lately about not running off to herd the cattle, but we still use the leash on walks. Not needed if we have a ball to throw.
Her training collar quit on us, or I might trust her with just that. Still working on obedience discipline with her.
Wednesday last was four years since little not-quite-one year old Daisy jumped out of the back of the truck of the kids who found her loose on the highway, and rushed over to me like we'd been pals forever. Wonderful moment. Didn't know how much we needed another dog, especially a highly active Malinois pup!!
Had a nice walk this morning with Daisy the magnificent Malinois. Went down to the fenced-in graveyard area, where she likes to run around free and sniff everything. She's been pretty good lately about not running off to herd the cattle, but we still use the leash on walks. Not needed if we have a ball to throw.
Her training collar quit on us, or I might trust her with just that. Still working on obedience discipline with her.
Wednesday last was four years since little not-quite-one year old Daisy jumped out of the back of the truck of the kids who found her loose on the highway, and rushed over to me like we'd been pals forever. Wonderful moment. Didn't know how much we needed another dog, especially a highly active Malinois pup!!
Posted by: mindful webworker - millions of hearts were lifted at May 09, 2026 04:11 PM (Cl/mc)
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Arf sez Sandy. MP4; congrats on finding and rescuing Luna. Whiskey's dog stare/scold is great. Thanks for sharing and to you K.T. for the post. Have a peaceful weekend/
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at May 09, 2026 04:14 PM (QVRW2)
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Such beautiful dogs.
https://is.gd/sn5ME5
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at May 09, 2026 03:40 PM (f0sNM)
Beautiful cat. The second picture looks like Snowflake.
I was able to remove Snowflake's last huge clump of matted fur this morning! Yay. There's a very tiny little bit left. The beautification project took weeks.
My friend and I came home from Costco yesterday, he pulled into my driveway, and Snowflake - their cat - was sitting on my window sill.
Ralphy is doing well. He really liked Marrobones I got from Amazon and has really been eating which is a nice change of pace. I get tired of carrying him up and down the stairs when I work on the computer but I'm adjusting.
He is too.
https://is.gd/sn5ME5
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at May 09, 2026 03:40 PM (f0sNM)
Beautiful cat. The second picture looks like Snowflake.
I was able to remove Snowflake's last huge clump of matted fur this morning! Yay. There's a very tiny little bit left. The beautification project took weeks.
My friend and I came home from Costco yesterday, he pulled into my driveway, and Snowflake - their cat - was sitting on my window sill.
Ralphy is doing well. He really liked Marrobones I got from Amazon and has really been eating which is a nice change of pace. I get tired of carrying him up and down the stairs when I work on the computer but I'm adjusting.
He is too.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 09, 2026 04:14 PM (Sco7b)
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Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 09, 2026 03:54 PM (zZu0s)
Speaking of empty heads, here's an ICYMI of cat-eared comedienne Saaniya Abbas on scientific names for hominids:
🥲 he’s definitely a cutie though #funny #apes
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/s3B-E4KQ9w0
Speaking of empty heads, here's an ICYMI of cat-eared comedienne Saaniya Abbas on scientific names for hominids:
🥲 he’s definitely a cutie though #funny #apes
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/s3B-E4KQ9w0
Posted by: SciVo at May 09, 2026 04:15 PM (Sy6m/)
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The vet sez Sakurazaka is four years old. I don't know if she has always been on the streets or if she had people once and was abandoned. But she definitely likes the inside life.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at May 09, 2026 04:24 PM (f0sNM)
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You look in those eyes and there is nothing approaching thought there. Two black marbles.
My neighbors dog. The miserable whining barker.
My neighbors dog. The miserable whining barker.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 09, 2026 04:29 PM (Kt19C)
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Nice rescue story — that was nice. Wonder what the cat had been up to all that time. Guess her injuries weren't too bad‽
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MP4: "I’m a sad, rotten fellow, but having her makes me happy."
What makes sad MP4 happy makes us happy, and that looks like just the kind of pooch that would do the job.
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🐕
Here's a pic of our Daisy from a couple of days ago, taking a breather after chasing those tennis balls.
https://bit.ly/daisy-05-2006
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MP4: "I’m a sad, rotten fellow, but having her makes me happy."
What makes sad MP4 happy makes us happy, and that looks like just the kind of pooch that would do the job.
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🐕
Here's a pic of our Daisy from a couple of days ago, taking a breather after chasing those tennis balls.
https://bit.ly/daisy-05-2006
Posted by: mindful webworker - katz & doggez at May 09, 2026 04:30 PM (Cl/mc)
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Here's a pic of our Daisy from a couple of days ago, taking a breather after chasing those tennis balls.
https://bit.ly/daisy-05-2006
Posted by: mindful webworker - katz & doggez at May 09, 2026 04:30 PM (Cl/mc)
Awww.so beautiful.
https://bit.ly/daisy-05-2006
Posted by: mindful webworker - katz & doggez at May 09, 2026 04:30 PM (Cl/mc)
Awww.so beautiful.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 09, 2026 04:36 PM (Sco7b)
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Posted by: mindful webworker
Lovely dog. Thx for the photo Looks like she's tired out after a good time of exercise!
Lovely dog. Thx for the photo Looks like she's tired out after a good time of exercise!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 04:47 PM (WFtAr)
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All cats look at their humans, and other humans, like that sometimes. Comes with the Felis catus genetic package.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 03:52 PM (wzUl9)
Usually though, they find us somewhere between amusing and useful. Try doing something new and find you have all your cats right with you wondering what is up now.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 03:52 PM (wzUl9)
Usually though, they find us somewhere between amusing and useful. Try doing something new and find you have all your cats right with you wondering what is up now.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 09, 2026 04:48 PM (Ai6WH)
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Usually though, they find us somewhere between amusing and useful. Try doing something new and find you have all your cats right with you wondering what is up now.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 09, 2026 04:48 PM (Ai6WH)
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Yep. Even something as boring as opening a new box from Amazon attracts an audience...
Posted by: Oldcat at May 09, 2026 04:48 PM (Ai6WH)
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Yep. Even something as boring as opening a new box from Amazon attracts an audience...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 09, 2026 04:50 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 04:51 PM (WFtAr)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 04:52 PM (WFtAr)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 04:56 PM (WFtAr)
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Usually though, they find us somewhere between amusing and useful. Try doing something new and find you have all your cats right with you wondering what is up now.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 09, 2026
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Yep. Even something as boring as opening a new box from Amazon attracts an audience...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 09, 2026
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The moment something new comes into their territory, they are on it. "Is it good to hunt? Can I eat it? Is it good to play with?"
Posted by: Oldcat at May 09, 2026
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Yep. Even something as boring as opening a new box from Amazon attracts an audience...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 09, 2026
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The moment something new comes into their territory, they are on it. "Is it good to hunt? Can I eat it? Is it good to play with?"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 04:57 PM (wzUl9)
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FenelonSpoke, while you seem to be in the virtual vicinity, I want to thank you for the many links you post. Nice stories and info.
The scriptural ones in the morning, I don't always go to the sites you link to, but I will highlight the book chapter and verse and search BibleGateway. I can pretty much always use a refresher.👼
(It's nice to be able to have a bunch of search engines in the browser, for quick lookups on BibleGateway, IMDb or Wikipedia or DDG images or many others.)
The scriptural ones in the morning, I don't always go to the sites you link to, but I will highlight the book chapter and verse and search BibleGateway. I can pretty much always use a refresher.👼
(It's nice to be able to have a bunch of search engines in the browser, for quick lookups on BibleGateway, IMDb or Wikipedia or DDG images or many others.)
Posted by: mindful webworker - the world at our fingertipis at May 09, 2026 05:00 PM (Cl/mc)
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Posted by: mindful webworker - the world at our fingertipis at May 09, 2026 05:00 PM (Cl/mc)
Thanks for the kind words . I may be the only person who actually reads the devotionals, 😉but several people have told me they appreciate the Biblical references and that's kind of them.
I like to put some good news about good people as a leavener for the rest of the heavy news here
Thanks for the kind words . I may be the only person who actually reads the devotionals, 😉but several people have told me they appreciate the Biblical references and that's kind of them.
I like to put some good news about good people as a leavener for the rest of the heavy news here
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 05:04 PM (lQ+/f)
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. . . I like to put some good news about good people as a leavener for the rest of the heavy news here
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026
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And we bless you for that, Fen. There's enough dark/heavy/bad news out there already.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026
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And we bless you for that, Fen. There's enough dark/heavy/bad news out there already.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 05:06 PM (wzUl9)
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Whiskey is a handsome dude.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 09, 2026 05:08 PM (viF8m)
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Just ran across this short of a very well-trained Malinois-looking dog.
youtu.be/bzIivoIrrOc
Our Daisy is… not quite that well trained. She does do that spinning in circles and barking thing
youtu.be/bzIivoIrrOc
Our Daisy is… not quite that well trained. She does do that spinning in circles and barking thing
Posted by: mindful webworker - vocabulary includes ball, outside, and walk at May 09, 2026 05:09 PM (Cl/mc)
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Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 05:06 PM (wzUl9
Thanks, God bless you too.
Thanks, God bless you too.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 05:16 PM (ZeH0U)
Posted by: mindful webworker - now about the feral cats at May 09, 2026 05:38 PM (Cl/mc)
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I have two cats that hunt snakes. I try to rescue them and return them to the hedge.
I had no idea garter snakes got that long!
I had no idea garter snakes got that long!
Posted by: Kindltot at May 09, 2026 05:40 PM (rbvCR)
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Noodus hobbyana
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 05:42 PM (wzUl9)
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Such great doggies! I am so jealous. Love those new puppies.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 09, 2026 09:29 PM (pvp5h)
Gardening, Home and Nature Thread, May 9
The pink flower is Bletilla striata, a terrestrial orchid. I planted it years ago and can't remember what the bare root looked like. I've seen it described as a root, pseudobulb or a tuber. Breck's calls it a rhizome. It is pretty dependable and not really fussy,. The plant does spread slowly but a single plant will eventually grow to more.I love that little flower. The middle looks ruffled. I used to have some, in part shade. The rhizomes sometimes stuck out above ground. They were green. There is also a white version of the flower.
The blue flower is Sisyrinchium angustifolium, blue eyed grass. and is a native perennial in most of the US. It's actually not a grass, it belongs to the Iris family. I was a little surprised to see it come back; I had just planted this past summer and not only were temps really low this winter it's planted in a corner that sometimes pools water. The clump is doing surprisingly well!Glad you are having success with this one. Wonder who named it? Thanks for sending in the great photos!
Lirio100
But when's the last time you thought about tamarinds?Mahachanok mango is known for its very slender stone, allowing for a substantial amount of edible fruit
— Science girl (@sciencegirl) March 19, 2026
pic.twitter.com/rignOBoLpo
Planting watermelon this year?Recent study reveals that tamarind may help remove microplastics from body.
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) May 9, 2026
Microplastics are now found in blood, lungs, and even the placenta — raising urgent health concerns worldwide.
But a new lab study has given hope: tamarind, a fruit commonly used in South Asian and… pic.twitter.com/A257y5TwLB
Satisfying fruit cutting 🍉🍈🍍 pic.twitter.com/6IHsKTvywy
— exsasgeneration (@exsasgeneration) May 8, 2026
Only in Japanpic.twitter.com/0f3oolJv8o
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) May 8, 2026
Unfortunately, the big news around these parts is our annual flooding. Between intense rain soaking the ground, and my neighbor's pond overflow discharging through my yard (allowed, as my yard has a creek, so it's the natural drainage or somesuch), it's a bit soupy. I have a couple native plum that have more blooms, and are more fragrant, than I recall from past years, so maybe we'll see some fruit, as they're only a few years old. We have one nice little cherry tree that produced several pounds of cherries last year, and things look good so far. Finally, I think this is a redbud along my normal walking path. Color is pretty striking. Intrepid Liaison/Admiral Ackbar
If you would like to send photos, stories, links, etc. for the Saturday Gardening Thread, the address is: ktinthegarden at g mail dot com Remember to include the nic or name by which you wish to be known at AoSHQ, or let us know if you want to remain a lurker.
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Foist?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 09, 2026 01:29 PM (2Ez/1)
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Good afternoon Greenthumbs
Still haven't planted anything. Barely 60 degrees today.
Still haven't planted anything. Barely 60 degrees today.
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 01:30 PM (Ia/+0)
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No references provided for claim made on xitter: "Recent study reveals that tamarind may help remove microplastics from body."
It thus follows that tamarind also removes spike protein from the body, amirite?
It thus follows that tamarind also removes spike protein from the body, amirite?
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 09, 2026 01:31 PM (IGHgG)
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This is what we have in our yard now. "Dame's rocket." We didn't plant it . It's "just" a wildflower , but so pretty:
https://tinyurl.com/y6m9ct44
https://tinyurl.com/y6m9ct44
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 01:35 PM (rZCVI)
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"...tamarind may help remove microplastics from body."
Then again, it may not.
We don't really care. We just want your mouse click.
Then again, it may not.
We don't really care. We just want your mouse click.
Posted by: Ad agency at May 09, 2026 01:36 PM (2Ez/1)
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We have different colors of Rhododendron, sadly they are not as plentiful as years past
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 01:38 PM (Ia/+0)
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About microplastics...
It is definitely a problem, I don't think that's questioned but in June of this year there was an article published in a journal--Analytical Methods--entitled "Avoiding and reducing microplastics false positives from dry glove contact". It appears the question is not whether themicroplastics problem exists but how much of one.
It is definitely a problem, I don't think that's questioned but in June of this year there was an article published in a journal--Analytical Methods--entitled "Avoiding and reducing microplastics false positives from dry glove contact". It appears the question is not whether themicroplastics problem exists but how much of one.
Posted by: Lirio100 at May 09, 2026 01:49 PM (ky7/T)
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Garden pr0n!
Loved looking at those houses at the link. Nice to have a name for the different styles.
Loved looking at those houses at the link. Nice to have a name for the different styles.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 09, 2026 01:53 PM (w6EFb)
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We live in an octagon shaped home, built in '1998. slight slope to the roof so it is a railed 5100sqft deck. 12ft patio around 7 sides keeps the sun off the walls.
We like it; but there isn't a 90 degree angle in the entire home.
We like it; but there isn't a 90 degree angle in the entire home.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 09, 2026 01:59 PM (SC8Ww)
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On the gardening front, we made the decision to abandon the big garden this year. The RA has Publius beaten down and he's saving himself for the bushhogging. So no plowing. And my brother now has osteoarthritis in his hands and can't mow around the electric deer fence, it's too much. And I don't tolerate the sun the way I used to.
We'll likely make a few more raised beds, in the fall or next year. This year I'll have 12 feet of okra and another 12 feet of beans.
We'll likely make a few more raised beds, in the fall or next year. This year I'll have 12 feet of okra and another 12 feet of beans.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 09, 2026 02:01 PM (w6EFb)
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9 We live in an octagon shaped home, built in '1998. slight slope to the roof so it is a railed 5100sqft deck. 12ft patio around 7 sides keeps the sun off the walls.
We like it; but there isn't a 90 degree angle in the entire home.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron
A home full of non-Euclidean geometry is a perfect place to slumber!
We like it; but there isn't a 90 degree angle in the entire home.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron
A home full of non-Euclidean geometry is a perfect place to slumber!
Posted by: Cthulhu, eternally slumbering within R'lyeh at May 09, 2026 02:02 PM (ycI94)
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I worked food service in college and carved watermelon 'boats' for catered events. the most commented on was A swan.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 09, 2026 02:03 PM (SC8Ww)
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Severe drought here in SW Wyoming.
No gardens allowed. It sucks because this is when people are planting their vegetable gardens. We're rural and we depend on freezing and canning vegetables to get through winter.
Severe drought here in SW Wyoming.
No gardens allowed. It sucks because this is when people are planting their vegetable gardens. We're rural and we depend on freezing and canning vegetables to get through winter.
Posted by: four seasons at May 09, 2026 02:06 PM (3ek7K)
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13 That's terrible! Publius says a drought year is ahead, here in upstate SC; we're due for one. Until the 3" of rain this past week, we were over 4" down for the year. So it's probably a good year to pass on the big garden.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 09, 2026 02:13 PM (w6EFb)
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When we get rain, it's like .25" and that's if we are lucky. I did plant my 9 fruit trees. I am planting a few things in the beds, but my main focus is on fruit trees and berry bushes. I still need to plant some greens.
I have been buying irises at the HIPS sale, mostly what they call NOIDS (no ID). I have a few in bloom this year and it's such fun.
I have been buying irises at the HIPS sale, mostly what they call NOIDS (no ID). I have a few in bloom this year and it's such fun.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at May 09, 2026 02:31 PM (7T8ei)
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Okay, I just cut the lawn for the SECOND time this year. I'm in Canada, late winter, and I had to wait for the weeds to be sprayed this week.
I really do have a beautiful yard.
My friend helped me put in a small cement pedestal. I'm on a corner lot. A very beautiful, painted cement monkey statue will be going there soon. It is cute - you'll have to see. It's also 175 pounds.
But I think he'll be very popular. He's on the porch now and people love him.
I really do have a beautiful yard.
My friend helped me put in a small cement pedestal. I'm on a corner lot. A very beautiful, painted cement monkey statue will be going there soon. It is cute - you'll have to see. It's also 175 pounds.
But I think he'll be very popular. He's on the porch now and people love him.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 09, 2026 02:33 PM (Sco7b)
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Never thought I'd high speed melon processing. Pretty nifty.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 09, 2026 02:34 PM (D1E+2)
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What makes an orchid "terrestrial"? Are there any "oceanic" ones? I'm very curious.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 09, 2026 02:49 PM (CHHv1)
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18 What makes an orchid "terrestrial"? Are there any "oceanic" ones? I'm very curious.
Terrestrial orchids live on the ground instead of in trees, in cracks filled with moss, etc.
Terrestrial orchids live on the ground instead of in trees, in cracks filled with moss, etc.
Posted by: KT at May 09, 2026 02:51 PM (7vIsy)
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That particular orchid is not very big. A good orchid for a child's garden.
Posted by: KT at May 09, 2026 02:52 PM (7vIsy)
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Well... May 10th is the latest we've ever had a frost here in KC, but the soil temps still ain't nothing to write home about. Average around 70F.
I'm planting tomatoes and peppers tomorrow anywho, cause they ain't liking the porch.
We'll see.
I planted lettuce, spinach and beets last month. Very inconsistent. All need replanting, and if we stay cool, will do well. If not, what's a wee bit of labor?
Bees are very confused. Should be swarming now, and some are, some aren't. I'm not sanguine about growing my hives this year.
I'm planting tomatoes and peppers tomorrow anywho, cause they ain't liking the porch.
We'll see.
I planted lettuce, spinach and beets last month. Very inconsistent. All need replanting, and if we stay cool, will do well. If not, what's a wee bit of labor?
Bees are very confused. Should be swarming now, and some are, some aren't. I'm not sanguine about growing my hives this year.
Posted by: MkY at May 09, 2026 02:56 PM (q6tQZ)
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Oh...my serviceberry fruit all froze... 4th year in a row. I'm reduced to picking common ground fruit.
How pathetic!
How pathetic!
Posted by: MkY at May 09, 2026 03:00 PM (q6tQZ)
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@19 THank you! Knowledge is good!
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 09, 2026 03:02 PM (CHHv1)
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Since no one else is chiming in, I will again.
It's surprising how many people have the serviceberry planted as an ornamental, and have no idea it's a legitimate fruit tree.
I'll ring the bell, and be picking fruit and have folks be aghast! that I'm eating those!
Ma'am, you mind if I come pick your fruit is not a great line in any case.
It's surprising how many people have the serviceberry planted as an ornamental, and have no idea it's a legitimate fruit tree.
I'll ring the bell, and be picking fruit and have folks be aghast! that I'm eating those!
Ma'am, you mind if I come pick your fruit is not a great line in any case.
Posted by: MkY at May 09, 2026 03:03 PM (q6tQZ)
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Bletilla doesn't spread very fast either, and the leaves are pleated so look kinda decorative even after the flowers fade. With a small space I appreciate plants that don't spread too fast. I have a clump of Italian arum that has suddenly decided this year to over run the corner it's in.
Posted by: Lirio100 at May 09, 2026 03:09 PM (ky7/T)
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Ground isn't warming up very fast in esst either
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 03:27 PM (Ia/+0)
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PET NOOD IS UP
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 03:34 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: KT at May 09, 2026 03:44 PM (7vIsy)
Posted by: KT at May 09, 2026 03:52 PM (7vIsy)
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Serviceberry: There are selected varieties with superior berries for eating.
Posted by: KT at May 09, 2026 04:18 PM (7vIsy)
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From Boise area: Heat has hit suddenly - fortunately Husband has all irrigation zones working. BUSY week. Blueberry bushes blooming. Various pepper plants out on patio but not in full sun yet. Planted zucchini, cantaloupe, radish, Thai basil, Genovese basil, broccolini, cabbage, spinach, lettuce, more carrot seeds. Planted 4 SunGold cherry tomato starts in cloth pots and turned on drippers. Went out to buy 2 Romas - also grabbed 1 Parks Improved Whopper, 1 Genuwine (something) tomatoes, planted them, put canopies over them to partly shade them for a week. Found out my overwintering parsley just died.
Planted 2 Firecracker Penstemon, 1 Orange Globemallow in newest dry-stacked stone bed. Peony in 1st stone bed is budding. Both bearded and Siberian irises blooming. We planted a 3rd new maple tree. We're working on stripping some dead sod, planting grass seed. Whew.
Planted 2 Firecracker Penstemon, 1 Orange Globemallow in newest dry-stacked stone bed. Peony in 1st stone bed is budding. Both bearded and Siberian irises blooming. We planted a 3rd new maple tree. We're working on stripping some dead sod, planting grass seed. Whew.
Posted by: Pat* at May 09, 2026 07:52 PM (L4z5x)
At what point do conspiracy theories go too far?
They sure know how to keep a secret, don't they? pic.twitter.com/GRPHqoiNkE
— Walter Kirn (@walterkirn) May 8, 2026
Here's Fox News war correspondent Trey Yingst running over to direct the K9 handler who spoke with the “shooter” at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, just before he ran out of the room his dog hit on twice. https://t.co/iwMctKl4D9 pic.twitter.com/Mk4aOroEkt
— Stew Peters (@realstewpeters) May 2, 2026
Apollo 11 Almost Never Left the Moon
Democrats are working overtime to manufacture enemies and keep their armies of straw men alive.
“For me to be right, you must always be wrong no matter what” seems to be the mechanics behind a lot of sociopolitical turmoil these days, and it is often utilized by people who intentionally twist positions, most that their opponents never held, simply are not true, consist of terms that have been redefined to fit, situations that have been recontextualized, or they just never happened so they can be “right.” It happened to me this week when a person attacked me for things I never said, I never did, I never believed, nor have I ever espoused—and no matter how much direct, objective, and in some cases, publicly known, evidence I presented, he just would not accept any of it. His entire package of grievances was a neatly tied up box of manipulated rhetoric, things taken out of context, false memories and mythmaking that was completely and totally false.
People ridiculed President Trump in his first term when he founded the Space Force as a new branch of the military. Well who’s laughing now? True, it might seem that building a wall against alien incursions is impossible, but didn’t Star Trek solve this decades ago with modulated shields? And we’re already long past making analogies between the Administrative State and The Borg. And this, you see, is why I have to re-appear here, because let’s face it, John is just weak (by his own admission) about sci-fi-pop-cul. Meanwhile, the Persian Gulf ceasefire punctuated with “kinetic activity” continues. And oh yeah—Spirit Airlines died. I suspect this is not a coincidence. I’ll bet it was an alien front all along, and Trump’s Space Force is on it!
Watch Bob Fosse's snake performance in "The Little Prince" from 1974 and tell me you don't see Michael Jackson's entire dance career born in real time.
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) May 8, 2026
Wild to see the source material...pic.twitter.com/CmsAJpiS68
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Good morning KT
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 11:16 AM (Ia/+0)
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Hi, Skip!
Posted by: KT at May 09, 2026 11:19 AM (7vIsy)
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Related news:
During the period 2021 to 2025, there were 676 illegally registered voters at a non-existent address, including several who voted illegally in Washington County, Oregon (just west of Portland. Beaverton is the major city in the county).
https://tinyurl.com/mrxrkx93
During the period 2021 to 2025, there were 676 illegally registered voters at a non-existent address, including several who voted illegally in Washington County, Oregon (just west of Portland. Beaverton is the major city in the county).
https://tinyurl.com/mrxrkx93
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at May 09, 2026 11:21 AM (nqLyi)
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> Is Thomas Sowell right?
Are any of those barbarians involved in conspiracies?
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Yes. All of them.
Are any of those barbarians involved in conspiracies?
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Yes. All of them.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 09, 2026 11:21 AM (jehhT)
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Gonna read the content, swearsies. But as conspiracy theories go, you guys have got to see this 7 panel comic for checking an ewok's prostate.
https://9gag.com/gag/an7mKjq
NOT safe for work or small animals.
Gonna read the content, swearsies. But as conspiracy theories go, you guys have got to see this 7 panel comic for checking an ewok's prostate.
https://9gag.com/gag/an7mKjq
NOT safe for work or small animals.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at May 09, 2026 11:22 AM (QVmho)
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Thomas Sowell couldn't be more right
And if you think the CIA wasn't right 50s - 2000, what makes you think they cleaned up their act?
Unless you went to their side
And if you think the CIA wasn't right 50s - 2000, what makes you think they cleaned up their act?
Unless you went to their side
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 11:23 AM (Ia/+0)
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Thx K.T., hope you are well.
Strangely Michael Jackson hung out with little princes also. Hey-o
Strangely Michael Jackson hung out with little princes also. Hey-o
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 09, 2026 11:23 AM (gu0hJ)
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7 Thx K.T., hope you are well.
Strangely Michael Jackson hung out with little princes also. Hey-o
Doing okay.
and Heh.
Strangely Michael Jackson hung out with little princes also. Hey-o
Doing okay.
and Heh.
Posted by: KT at May 09, 2026 11:25 AM (7vIsy)
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I was rather surprised that this university President decried brainwashing on campuses when I read the headline , but I guessed that person might be the President of a Christian school. I was correct
Legal Insurrection site:
https://tinyurl.com/54h8umrz
Legal Insurrection site:
https://tinyurl.com/54h8umrz
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 11:26 AM (Nx5jP)
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Guess I'm up too early or have nothing worthwhile to do.
Posted by: Mr. Barky at May 09, 2026 11:26 AM (ItpTM)
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Sowell is spot on. The intersection between Sowell's comment and the comment about the CIA is pretty evident as well
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 09, 2026 11:27 AM (gu0hJ)
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Kinda sorta mostly off-topic...
This is hilarious.
In STARZ new series adaptation of the movie/play "Amadeus"-
Mozart is played by an Asian actor.
Who knew Mozart played a killerharpsichord shamisen ?
Apparently, it's loaded up with other ahistorical embellishments.
Sad.
This is hilarious.
In STARZ new series adaptation of the movie/play "Amadeus"-
Mozart is played by an Asian actor.
Who knew Mozart played a killer
Apparently, it's loaded up with other ahistorical embellishments.
Sad.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 09, 2026 11:28 AM (iJfKG)
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Karens, control freaks, busy bodies. They demand obedience. Despicable creeps.
Posted by: Glenn at May 09, 2026 11:28 AM (UuEvN)
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Also, someone who looks like a woman who works at the hotel, with a white collar, sticks her head through the door as soon as the shooter rushes out with the rifle.
I think there may be one or two people in witness protection, or at least advised against talking.
I think there may be one or two people in witness protection, or at least advised against talking.
Posted by: KT at May 09, 2026 11:28 AM (7vIsy)
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They say there are no aliens. But those alien spacecraft are real.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 09, 2026 11:30 AM (D1E+2)
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Yes, Sowell's right. Yes, they are by dint of their government posts and other positions of power and influence they hold. Also they're in law enforcement and Secret Service. Not all of them - many of them are just thugs or blitheringly incompetent - but I have no doubt of their presence.
Posted by: They're inside all the institutions at May 09, 2026 11:30 AM (TbWk/)
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Damn, Michael Jackson's whole career was bullshit.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 09, 2026 11:31 AM (snZF9)
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Bob Fosse died in 1987, so I suppose it's possible that Michael Jackson or a group affiliated with him hired Bob Fosse to help design some of Michael Jackson's dance routines.
That happens all the time these days.
Why not in the past?
Bob Fosse died in 1987, so I suppose it's possible that Michael Jackson or a group affiliated with him hired Bob Fosse to help design some of Michael Jackson's dance routines.
That happens all the time these days.
Why not in the past?
Posted by: naturalfake at May 09, 2026 11:33 AM (iJfKG)
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It's sort of ironic that Bob Fosse is a huge icon among teh gheyz, although he was reputed to be an absolute poonhound.
Posted by: It's like RRAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIINNNN at May 09, 2026 11:34 AM (TbWk/)
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17 Damn, Michael Jackson's whole career was bullshit.
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You mean Billie Jean really was his lover?
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You mean Billie Jean really was his lover?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 09, 2026 11:35 AM (JkO4W)
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Look at Europe allowing the Trojan Horse get in
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 11:37 AM (Ia/+0)
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Sowell is 100% correct.
The Soviets were telling us since the 50's that they would bury us, following the Marxist playbook of rotting us from within- destroy the family, faith, and national pride, in order to make the state the Father and Mother, cradle-to-grave.
Look at what Sowell says...
And look at today's democrat party and their Pravda media.
McCarthy was right.
The Soviets were telling us since the 50's that they would bury us, following the Marxist playbook of rotting us from within- destroy the family, faith, and national pride, in order to make the state the Father and Mother, cradle-to-grave.
Look at what Sowell says...
And look at today's democrat party and their Pravda media.
McCarthy was right.
Posted by: UncleJefe at May 09, 2026 11:39 AM (DzC+b)
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Posted by: naturalfake at May 09, 2026 11:28 AM
I absolutely can't stand it when actual historical figures who were white are played by ethnic actors. I get stuck on that instead of the actual story because it's too jarring. I can't imagine anyone except for the people who came up with the concept are not bothered by it. Mozart played by an Asian? Oookay. Why don't .we have J.S Bach played by a black woman?!
I absolutely can't stand it when actual historical figures who were white are played by ethnic actors. I get stuck on that instead of the actual story because it's too jarring. I can't imagine anyone except for the people who came up with the concept are not bothered by it. Mozart played by an Asian? Oookay. Why don't .we have J.S Bach played by a black woman?!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 11:39 AM (Nx5jP)
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Willowed:
"Betty" Broderick never repented. She killed a rat. She dodged the First degree murder rap. But you bet your ass that she planned it.
I don't think she was crazy. Her husband left her for a younger version. His buddy the judge in the divorce proceedings, did him no favor by tying up her share of the multi-million community property.
"Betty" Broderick never repented. She killed a rat. She dodged the First degree murder rap. But you bet your ass that she planned it.
I don't think she was crazy. Her husband left her for a younger version. His buddy the judge in the divorce proceedings, did him no favor by tying up her share of the multi-million community property.
Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 09, 2026 11:40 AM (qFwJc)
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It's sort of ironic that Bob Fosse...was reputed to be an absolute poonhound.
That's more or less the story of his movie "All That Jazz".
In any event, you've got to believe that any normal guy involved in dancing would do very very well with the ladies,
seeing as how he'd not have much competition within that field.
It's sort of ironic that Bob Fosse...was reputed to be an absolute poonhound.
That's more or less the story of his movie "All That Jazz".
In any event, you've got to believe that any normal guy involved in dancing would do very very well with the ladies,
seeing as how he'd not have much competition within that field.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 09, 2026 11:40 AM (iJfKG)
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The CIA has a role in overthrowing governments. They're pretty good at it. Mostly. The problem is there's a faction in that agency that's hell bent on overthrowing ours.
And it'll be impossible to stop them unless the agency is dismantled from within.
They're wholly self sufficient. The Agency needs no funds as they've got plenty of fronts around the world making more money for them than Congress ever dreamed of allocating.
We bitch about the FBI.... they're low lever street hustlers compared to the thugs running the CIA.
And it'll be impossible to stop them unless the agency is dismantled from within.
They're wholly self sufficient. The Agency needs no funds as they've got plenty of fronts around the world making more money for them than Congress ever dreamed of allocating.
We bitch about the FBI.... they're low lever street hustlers compared to the thugs running the CIA.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 09, 2026 11:40 AM (jehhT)
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Posted by: naturalfake at May 09, 2026 11:28 AM
I absolutely can't stand it when actual historical figures who were white are played by ethnic actors. I get stuck on that instead of the actual story because it's too jarring. I can't imagine anyone except for the people who came up with the concept are not bothered by it. Mozart played by an Asian? Oookay. Why don't .we have J.S Bach played by a black woman?!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 11:39 AM (Nx5jP)
Yes, that whole suspension of disbelief goes out the window.
Also, it adds a component of racial animosity or conflict, intentional or no, that doesn't belong at all in that story.
It's stupid story making.
I absolutely can't stand it when actual historical figures who were white are played by ethnic actors. I get stuck on that instead of the actual story because it's too jarring. I can't imagine anyone except for the people who came up with the concept are not bothered by it. Mozart played by an Asian? Oookay. Why don't .we have J.S Bach played by a black woman?!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 11:39 AM (Nx5jP)
Yes, that whole suspension of disbelief goes out the window.
Also, it adds a component of racial animosity or conflict, intentional or no, that doesn't belong at all in that story.
It's stupid story making.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 09, 2026 11:43 AM (iJfKG)
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The lack of evidence for the conspiracy
is proof of just how deep the conspiracy
goes.
No country colonized by Spain
has ever amounted to shit.
My two favorite political maxims, from my Dad.
...and the classic by Earl Butz,
that is unrepeatable.
is proof of just how deep the conspiracy
goes.
No country colonized by Spain
has ever amounted to shit.
My two favorite political maxims, from my Dad.
...and the classic by Earl Butz,
that is unrepeatable.
Posted by: retropox at May 09, 2026 11:47 AM (7rnzP)
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Posted by: naturalfake at May 09, 2026 11:43 AM
Exactly, but you can bet people would be outraged -and rightfully so -if a story about Harriet Tubman had a white woman playing her.
"Amadeus" is an odd enough story, while being very engaging . without messing around with transposing actors who are of a different ethnicity
Exactly, but you can bet people would be outraged -and rightfully so -if a story about Harriet Tubman had a white woman playing her.
"Amadeus" is an odd enough story, while being very engaging . without messing around with transposing actors who are of a different ethnicity
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 11:48 AM (Yl2Ob)
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Want evidence of this?
After electing a man who threatened to kill a man and his entire family for daring to disagree with him publicly for District Attorney...
His office filed an appeal with the Virginia Supreme Court that misspelled "Virginia" and "Senator"
https://tinyurl.com/3wrzp7t9
After electing a man who threatened to kill a man and his entire family for daring to disagree with him publicly for District Attorney...
His office filed an appeal with the Virginia Supreme Court that misspelled "Virginia" and "Senator"
https://tinyurl.com/3wrzp7t9
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at May 09, 2026 11:49 AM (uEYKS)
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Earl Butz. Is he by any chance related to Seymour Butz?
Posted by: Old Blue at May 09, 2026 11:51 AM (8z6SV)
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TJM brought up a very old war movie thst a Japanese officer wasn't played by a Japanese. That doesn't bother me much as getting a Japanese to play a very bad guy not that many years after the war.
Changing a character for other reasoning is questionable
Changing a character for other reasoning is questionable
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 11:51 AM (Ia/+0)
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TJM brought up a very old war movie thst a Japanese officer wasn't played by a Japanese. That doesn't bother me much as getting a Japanese to play a very bad guy not that many years after the war.
It wasn't so much that as they just didn't have very many Japanese actors, especially at that time, so they used whatever they had around. And, of course, old Hollywood racism against any groups but whites and bigotry against middle America presuming nobody there would tolerate an actual Japanese gentleman
It wasn't so much that as they just didn't have very many Japanese actors, especially at that time, so they used whatever they had around. And, of course, old Hollywood racism against any groups but whites and bigotry against middle America presuming nobody there would tolerate an actual Japanese gentleman
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at May 09, 2026 11:53 AM (uEYKS)
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Want a conspiracy theory, I've got one for you: isn't it interesting how many conspiracy theories seem to benefit the commies?
Pearl Harbor: intended to cast doubt on whether the US was acting justly by claiming they put their own people in harm's way in order to satisfy their ambitions of Imperial conquest.
JFK: the killer's motive (communism) is almost entirely forgotten and instead the government or Republicans get blamed. In some variations the communist assassin ends up an entirely innocent patsy.
Moon landing: cast doubt on a crown jewel of American achievement. Leaving the Soviets to have the greater accomplishment with the first person in space.
Why it's almost as if commies have been spending the last 70 years manipulating gullible people to tear down our country and prop up communists instead.
Pearl Harbor: intended to cast doubt on whether the US was acting justly by claiming they put their own people in harm's way in order to satisfy their ambitions of Imperial conquest.
JFK: the killer's motive (communism) is almost entirely forgotten and instead the government or Republicans get blamed. In some variations the communist assassin ends up an entirely innocent patsy.
Moon landing: cast doubt on a crown jewel of American achievement. Leaving the Soviets to have the greater accomplishment with the first person in space.
Why it's almost as if commies have been spending the last 70 years manipulating gullible people to tear down our country and prop up communists instead.
Posted by: Sjg at May 09, 2026 11:54 AM (i8HNq)
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Apparently, it's loaded up with other ahistorical embellishments.
Sad.
Posted by: naturalfake
Just tried to watch the latest Agatha Christie adaptation. I should have just avoided because A ) BBC production B ) directed by the guy who killed Dr Who, Chris Chibnall, aka Chinball.
They race swap a pivotal character, a German inventor who has an advanced steel formula, with a - get this - a guy from Gambia. You might be thinking, " huh?" Right, so, they give him a backstory; he graduated from a German university but then was drafted in WWI to go fight in Africa for Germany. And horror of horrors, he had to kill his fellow tribesmen. Colonolmisms bad, mm'kay.
Sad.
Posted by: naturalfake
Just tried to watch the latest Agatha Christie adaptation. I should have just avoided because A ) BBC production B ) directed by the guy who killed Dr Who, Chris Chibnall, aka Chinball.
They race swap a pivotal character, a German inventor who has an advanced steel formula, with a - get this - a guy from Gambia. You might be thinking, " huh?" Right, so, they give him a backstory; he graduated from a German university but then was drafted in WWI to go fight in Africa for Germany. And horror of horrors, he had to kill his fellow tribesmen. Colonolmisms bad, mm'kay.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 09, 2026 11:55 AM (diia5)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 11:56 AM (Yl2Ob)
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Apollo 11 Almost Never Left the Moon
We watched The Martian the other night. One impressive part was the plan to get the man from the surface to the spaceship overhead. Everything about it seemed insane and nearly preposterous. Watching this video on Apollo 11, I just thought, it was just as insane and preposterous. And just like the fiction, the real lunar rendezvous actually worked.
As the Byrds sang, they had God's helping hand.
https://youtu.be/qLLDQhA1Z7c
We watched The Martian the other night. One impressive part was the plan to get the man from the surface to the spaceship overhead. Everything about it seemed insane and nearly preposterous. Watching this video on Apollo 11, I just thought, it was just as insane and preposterous. And just like the fiction, the real lunar rendezvous actually worked.
As the Byrds sang, they had God's helping hand.
https://youtu.be/qLLDQhA1Z7c
Posted by: mindful webworker - millions of hearts were lifted at May 09, 2026 11:56 AM (Cl/mc)
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Why don't .we have J.S Bach played by a black woman?!
A black transgender quadriplegic woman with cerebral palsy.
A black transgender quadriplegic woman with cerebral palsy.
Posted by: Might as well swing for the fences at May 09, 2026 11:57 AM (TbWk/)
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"...you guys have got to see this 7 panel comic for checking an ewok's prostate."
Posted by: big
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No. No, we don't.
Posted by: big
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No. No, we don't.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 09, 2026 11:59 AM (2Ez/1)
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The Dems are now playing up Supreme Court packing should they take control of Congress. If the Stupid Party had any smarts, they'd say, "your right, let's not wait" and introduce just such a bill now, and force the Dems to come out against court packing.
Posted by: Raoul Ortega at May 09, 2026 12:00 PM (j7INY)
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at May 09, 2026 12:00 PM (IurJ0)
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TJM brought up a very old war movie thst a Japanese officer wasn't played by a Japanese. That doesn't bother me much as getting a Japanese to play a very bad guy not that many years after the war.
Changing a character for other reasoning is questionable
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 11:51 AM (Ia/+0)
It wasn't so much that as they just didn't have very many Japanese actors, especially at that time, so they used whatever they had around. And, of course, old Hollywood racism against any groups but whites and bigotry against middle America presuming nobody there would tolerate an actual Japanese gentleman
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at May 09, 2026 11:53 AM (uEYKS)
Well, maybe, but I think that's kind of a silly point. When the Japanese or Koreans or Chinese make a cowboy movie (and they have), they use J or K or C actors, of course. It's a movie for their customers.
Or when "Amadeus" played on the stage in Japan, they used Japanese actors...naturally.
In that case, race switching works (for them) and is perfectly understandable. They are trying to entertain, not teach a lesson.
Changing a character for other reasoning is questionable
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 11:51 AM (Ia/+0)
It wasn't so much that as they just didn't have very many Japanese actors, especially at that time, so they used whatever they had around. And, of course, old Hollywood racism against any groups but whites and bigotry against middle America presuming nobody there would tolerate an actual Japanese gentleman
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at May 09, 2026 11:53 AM (uEYKS)
Well, maybe, but I think that's kind of a silly point. When the Japanese or Koreans or Chinese make a cowboy movie (and they have), they use J or K or C actors, of course. It's a movie for their customers.
Or when "Amadeus" played on the stage in Japan, they used Japanese actors...naturally.
In that case, race switching works (for them) and is perfectly understandable. They are trying to entertain, not teach a lesson.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 09, 2026 12:01 PM (iJfKG)
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Exactly, but you can bet people would be outraged -and rightfully so -if a story about Harriet Tubman had a white woman playing her.
"Amadeus" is an odd enough story, while being very engaging . without messing around with transposing actors who are of a different ethnicity
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 11:48 AM (Yl2Ob)
I, for one, look forward to the Netflix remake of "Downfall" with Denzel Washington playing the lead character.
"Amadeus" is an odd enough story, while being very engaging . without messing around with transposing actors who are of a different ethnicity
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 11:48 AM (Yl2Ob)
I, for one, look forward to the Netflix remake of "Downfall" with Denzel Washington playing the lead character.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 09, 2026 12:01 PM (YYotJ)
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@38 I like The Martian and thought Matt Damon and the rest of the cast was good. Good book also.
The launch from Mars was a little off to me . When they took off the nose cone and removed the windows the aerodynamics would have been all screwed up and I doubt the rocket would have flown straight. But it was sci-fi
The launch from Mars was a little off to me . When they took off the nose cone and removed the windows the aerodynamics would have been all screwed up and I doubt the rocket would have flown straight. But it was sci-fi
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 09, 2026 12:02 PM (gu0hJ)
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Vito Scotti could play any kind of ethnic. He was a Japanese sub sailor on Gilligan's Island, for example.
Posted by: You Steam Glasses! at May 09, 2026 12:02 PM (oftw2)
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Posted by: Might as well swing for the fences at May 09, 2026 11:57 AM (TbWk/
I think she's busy being a fashion model right now and hasn't yet made the transition to acting on the big screen.
I think she's busy being a fashion model right now and hasn't yet made the transition to acting on the big screen.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 12:02 PM (Nx5jP)
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Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 09, 2026 12:01 PM (YYotJ)
LOL. Hopefully Denzel Washington who seems like a decent, intelligent fellow if offered the part would say, "Heck no!!"
LOL. Hopefully Denzel Washington who seems like a decent, intelligent fellow if offered the part would say, "Heck no!!"
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 12:04 PM (Nx5jP)
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I, for one, look forward to the Netflix remake of "Downfall" with Denzel Washington playing the lead character.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 09, 2026 12:01 PM (YYotJ)
King Kong hat nichts sheisse mich!
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 09, 2026 12:01 PM (YYotJ)
King Kong hat nichts sheisse mich!
Posted by: Der Trainingstag at May 09, 2026 12:05 PM (TbWk/)
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Moon landing: cast doubt on a crown jewel of American achievement. Leaving the Soviets to have the greater accomplishment with the first person in space.
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The greatest proof that we landed on the moon is that the Soviet Leadership congratulated us on our achievement. They could have cried "fake" back in the late 60s and even if they were lying it would have embarrassed the United States
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The greatest proof that we landed on the moon is that the Soviet Leadership congratulated us on our achievement. They could have cried "fake" back in the late 60s and even if they were lying it would have embarrassed the United States
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at May 09, 2026 12:05 PM (IurJ0)
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The Dems are now playing up Supreme Court packing should they take control of Congress. If the Stupid Party had any smarts, they'd say, "your right, let's not wait" and introduce just such a bill now, and force the Dems to come out against court packing.
Posted by: Raoul Ortega at May 09, 2026 12:00 PM (j7INY)
Be careful what you wish for. Perhaps the Dems might agree to giving the GOP six more judges now, just so the Dems can add 15 more when they get the chance.
Posted by: Raoul Ortega at May 09, 2026 12:00 PM (j7INY)
Be careful what you wish for. Perhaps the Dems might agree to giving the GOP six more judges now, just so the Dems can add 15 more when they get the chance.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 09, 2026 12:06 PM (YYotJ)
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Vito Scotti could play any kind of ethnic. He was a Japanese sub sailor on Gilligan's Island, for example.
He was also a Gypsie on The Andy Griffith Show. He had another role on Gilligan's Island as a mad scientist with an outrageous Eastern European accent.
That's versatility!
He was also a Gypsie on The Andy Griffith Show. He had another role on Gilligan's Island as a mad scientist with an outrageous Eastern European accent.
That's versatility!
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 09, 2026 12:06 PM (COQGW)
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Come join us. We meet this Wednesday at 7pm at the Elks Lodge.
Posted by: The Flat Moon Society at May 09, 2026 12:07 PM (2Ez/1)
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Why don't .we have J.S Bach played by a black woman?!
A black transgender quadriplegic woman with cerebral palsy.
Female Beethoven in space!
Why don't .we have J.S Bach played by a black woman?!
A black transgender quadriplegic woman with cerebral palsy.
Female Beethoven in space!
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 09, 2026 12:08 PM (Cqx++)
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The greatest proof that we landed on the moon is that the Soviet Leadership congratulated us on our achievement.
Sure, but who's to say they weren't in on the plot?
Sure, but who's to say they weren't in on the plot?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 09, 2026 12:10 PM (COQGW)
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at May 09, 2026 12:12 PM (aUMnT)
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When do conspiracy theories go too far? When one uses the Texas Sharpshooter fallacy to cherry pick evidence while ignoring countervailing evidence.
Basically people should act like an objective scientist and treat their own claims more harshly in regards to evidence supporting their claim than evidence pointing in the opposite direction.
Far too many people though use an advocate (prove me wrong) attorney style presentation where you are the prosecutor. They overlook that in an adversarial system, that the other side always gets defense counsel in criminal cases.
Attorneys are allowed to do a number of logical fallacies in presenting their cases to the court because the other side is there to stomp over them in when their turn comes up before the jury. So the jury picks between two different presentations of the same facts allowed in as evidence.
Outside of formal debates or trials, courtroom adversarial type fact finding has little or nothing to do with trying to establish 'truth'. Even there, civil law systems rely more on written dossier systems than the adversarial oral style preferred in Anglo countries. And they rely on a panel of experienced judges.
Basically people should act like an objective scientist and treat their own claims more harshly in regards to evidence supporting their claim than evidence pointing in the opposite direction.
Far too many people though use an advocate (prove me wrong) attorney style presentation where you are the prosecutor. They overlook that in an adversarial system, that the other side always gets defense counsel in criminal cases.
Attorneys are allowed to do a number of logical fallacies in presenting their cases to the court because the other side is there to stomp over them in when their turn comes up before the jury. So the jury picks between two different presentations of the same facts allowed in as evidence.
Outside of formal debates or trials, courtroom adversarial type fact finding has little or nothing to do with trying to establish 'truth'. Even there, civil law systems rely more on written dossier systems than the adversarial oral style preferred in Anglo countries. And they rely on a panel of experienced judges.
Posted by: whig at May 09, 2026 12:13 PM (E4rtv)
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Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at May 09, 2026 12:12 PM (aUMnT
I have enjoyed those memes. I thought that's this was one of the funniest ones, though.
I have enjoyed those memes. I thought that's this was one of the funniest ones, though.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 12:14 PM (2sfNr)
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The greatest proof that we landed on the moon is that the Soviet Leadership congratulated us on our achievement.
Sure, but who's to say they weren't in on the plot?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 09, 2026 12:10 PM (COQGW)
I take it you didn't grow up during the cold war and the space race era.
Sure, but who's to say they weren't in on the plot?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 09, 2026 12:10 PM (COQGW)
I take it you didn't grow up during the cold war and the space race era.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at May 09, 2026 12:14 PM (5xuJ/)
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Be careful what you wish for. Perhaps the Dems might agree to giving the GOP six more judges now, just so the Dems can add 15 more when they get the chance.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy
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Either way packing the court or ignoring the court, the Dems are not that far away from open warfare because they view themselves as losing access to power and money.
Last time this happened in 1860 election, they seceded and started a civil war.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy
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Either way packing the court or ignoring the court, the Dems are not that far away from open warfare because they view themselves as losing access to power and money.
Last time this happened in 1860 election, they seceded and started a civil war.
Posted by: whig at May 09, 2026 12:15 PM (E4rtv)
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Sure, but who's to say they weren't in on the plot?
Posted by: Cicero
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Lawyers are professional cynics.
Posted by: Cicero
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Lawyers are professional cynics.
Posted by: whig at May 09, 2026 12:16 PM (E4rtv)
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one of the funniest ones, though.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 12:14 PM (2sfNr)
It should be a good test if you have any left-wing friends. If they don't laugh at that one then they are probably beyond help.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 12:14 PM (2sfNr)
It should be a good test if you have any left-wing friends. If they don't laugh at that one then they are probably beyond help.
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at May 09, 2026 12:16 PM (aUMnT)
Posted by: DaveA at May 09, 2026 12:17 PM (PMJuY)
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If everybody in Amadeus the play was played by Japanese people while they are doing a run of the show in Japan it makes sense. Japanese actors need work too. It does not make sense to me to have one actor played by a Japanese man.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 12:17 PM (2sfNr)
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I have done some research and I believe that the moon landing was faked and everyone alive then was in on it except myself, a newbie ensign assigned to the bilge tank on a destroyer and the entire woodwind section of a major orchestra
Posted by: Ray's Cyst at May 09, 2026 12:17 PM (jrgJz)
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Sowell is 100% correct.
The Soviets were telling us since the 50's that they would bury us, following the Marxist playbook of rotting us from within- destroy the family, faith, and national pride, in order to make the state the Father and Mother, cradle-to-grave.
Look at what Sowell says...
And look at today's democrat party and their Pravda media.
McCarthy was right.
Posted by: UncleJefe at May 09, 2026 11:39 AM (DzC+b)
I should save this for the book thread, but I'm reading The Journal of David Q Little and it feels like it's yesterday's news. It's about the fictitious socialist/communist take over of the US and it doesn't feel fictitious. Why isn't this book required reading in high schools? It's right up there with any Orwell.
The Soviets were telling us since the 50's that they would bury us, following the Marxist playbook of rotting us from within- destroy the family, faith, and national pride, in order to make the state the Father and Mother, cradle-to-grave.
Look at what Sowell says...
And look at today's democrat party and their Pravda media.
McCarthy was right.
Posted by: UncleJefe at May 09, 2026 11:39 AM (DzC+b)
I should save this for the book thread, but I'm reading The Journal of David Q Little and it feels like it's yesterday's news. It's about the fictitious socialist/communist take over of the US and it doesn't feel fictitious. Why isn't this book required reading in high schools? It's right up there with any Orwell.
Posted by: InZona at May 09, 2026 12:18 PM (XiTQh)
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I've made the same point as Sean McCarthy there.
The left tells me Nat Sec agencies spent the whole cold war false flagging leftist groups which were in fact completely peaceful.
But then will response to things like the fake Whitmer kidnapping or the Obama staffer led "Unite the Right" rally and argue you'd have to be a conspiracy theorist to not believe them to be true...
The left tells me Nat Sec agencies spent the whole cold war false flagging leftist groups which were in fact completely peaceful.
But then will response to things like the fake Whitmer kidnapping or the Obama staffer led "Unite the Right" rally and argue you'd have to be a conspiracy theorist to not believe them to be true...
Posted by: 18-1 at May 09, 2026 12:18 PM (sKqQm)
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55 The greatest proof that we landed on the moon is that the Soviet Leadership congratulated us on our achievement.
Sure, but who's to say they weren't in on the plot?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 09, 2026 12:10 PM (COQGW)
Think about it. It's brilliant.
Sure, but who's to say they weren't in on the plot?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 09, 2026 12:10 PM (COQGW)
Think about it. It's brilliant.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 09, 2026 12:19 PM (bss/y)
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Either way packing the court or ignoring the court, the Dems are not that far away from open warfare because they view themselves as losing access to power and money.
Last time this happened in 1860 election, they seceded and started a civil war.
Posted by: whig at May 09, 2026 12:15 PM (E4rtv)
Maybe this time they can secede and fuck off.
Nah, they need to control. It is never enough.
Last time this happened in 1860 election, they seceded and started a civil war.
Posted by: whig at May 09, 2026 12:15 PM (E4rtv)
Maybe this time they can secede and fuck off.
Nah, they need to control. It is never enough.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 09, 2026 12:20 PM (bss/y)
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I wouldn't put a ton of credence on Stew Peters.
Yes he was willing to dive right into COVIDmania back in the day but he's like a more coherent less reliable Alex Jones.
Yes he was willing to dive right into COVIDmania back in the day but he's like a more coherent less reliable Alex Jones.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 09, 2026 12:20 PM (sKqQm)
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63 follow me down the rabbit hole
Posted by: DaveA at May 09, 2026 12:17 PM (PMJuY)
1. Lyrics only ?
2. Blue Oyster ?
I thought it was a cult.
Posted by: DaveA at May 09, 2026 12:17 PM (PMJuY)
1. Lyrics only ?
2. Blue Oyster ?
I thought it was a cult.
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at May 09, 2026 12:20 PM (aUMnT)
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The greatest proof that we landed on the moon is that the Soviet Leadership congratulated us on our achievement.
Sure, but who's to say they weren't in on the plot?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)
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I wonder when this plot is going to come to fruition. This must be the longest Act Two in the history of conspiracy plots.
The greatest proof that we landed on the moon is that the Soviet Leadership congratulated us on our achievement.
Sure, but who's to say they weren't in on the plot?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)
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I wonder when this plot is going to come to fruition. This must be the longest Act Two in the history of conspiracy plots.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 09, 2026 12:21 PM (XJ22o)
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Ryan Long just put up perhaps his best video.
Its a little less directly funny and more straight into why the Karen meme has been so effective...https://tinyurl.com/jtd4d3ej
Its a little less directly funny and more straight into why the Karen meme has been so effective...https://tinyurl.com/jtd4d3ej
Posted by: 18-1 at May 09, 2026 12:21 PM (sKqQm)
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I also just came across a song by a jazz singer called the Sports Page. Veronica Swift. It's about how only the sports page reports facts. Everything else is BS.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2FHTui4IN4Y
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2FHTui4IN4Y
Posted by: InZona at May 09, 2026 12:22 PM (XiTQh)
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If everybody in Amadeus the play was played by Japanese people while they are doing a run of the show in Japan it makes sense. Japanese actors need work too. It does not make sense to me to have one actor played by a Japanese man.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 12:17 PM (2sfNr)
On the other hand, take on one role for the studio and people just can't stop talking about it and criticizing it. Like, forever!
-- I. Y. Yunioshi
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 12:17 PM (2sfNr)
On the other hand, take on one role for the studio and people just can't stop talking about it and criticizing it. Like, forever!
-- I. Y. Yunioshi
Posted by: Zombie Mickey Rooney at May 09, 2026 12:25 PM (wVcYX)
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Its a little less directly funny and more straight into why the Karen meme has been so effective...https://tinyurl.com/jtd4d3ej
Posted by: 18-1
That's fantastic!!
Posted by: 18-1
That's fantastic!!
Posted by: Tonypete at May 09, 2026 12:26 PM (Kyh8Y)
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Maybe this time they can secede and fuck off.
Nah, they need to control. It is never enough.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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Their rotten borough cities are not sustainable is why they don't secede. Without the countryside which might do a West Virginia on them staying in the Union, the coastal strips cannot survive on their own.
Unfortunately, that makes it more likely to resemble the Spanish Civil War than anything else.
Nah, they need to control. It is never enough.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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Their rotten borough cities are not sustainable is why they don't secede. Without the countryside which might do a West Virginia on them staying in the Union, the coastal strips cannot survive on their own.
Unfortunately, that makes it more likely to resemble the Spanish Civil War than anything else.
Posted by: whig at May 09, 2026 12:26 PM (E4rtv)
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Overall conspiracy theory isn't a useful term. The following are all conspiracy theories per the FNM:
There was fraud in the 2020 election
The earth is flat
COVID came from a Chinese lab
The moon landing is faked
And conversely the following are all true
There was fraud/collusion in the 2016 election
Millions of eligible voters are denied the vote
Elon Musk is a NAZI
Donald Trump has dementia
There was fraud in the 2020 election
The earth is flat
COVID came from a Chinese lab
The moon landing is faked
And conversely the following are all true
There was fraud/collusion in the 2016 election
Millions of eligible voters are denied the vote
Elon Musk is a NAZI
Donald Trump has dementia
Posted by: 18-1 at May 09, 2026 12:27 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at May 09, 2026 12:27 PM (aUMnT)
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Is something or other a conspiracy? Probably, but it can never be known. Everyone in our institutions are proven liars who cover up the truth when they aren't lying, which they only have to do when a coverup isn't cutting it.
Most of the noninstitutional people who talk about conspiracies are liars of another stripe, or loony cranks. The few who seem credible never have any evidence to back up anything, because of all the lies and coverups.
So, to me, conspiracy theories are the same as the accepted truth - they can be categorically dismissed out of hand just like the bien pensant received wisdom, because we live in an environment where the truth is locked in a Schrodinger's Box at the heart of a hall of funhouse mirrors. It's full epistemic rupture.
Most of the noninstitutional people who talk about conspiracies are liars of another stripe, or loony cranks. The few who seem credible never have any evidence to back up anything, because of all the lies and coverups.
So, to me, conspiracy theories are the same as the accepted truth - they can be categorically dismissed out of hand just like the bien pensant received wisdom, because we live in an environment where the truth is locked in a Schrodinger's Box at the heart of a hall of funhouse mirrors. It's full epistemic rupture.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 09, 2026 12:28 PM (BI5O2)
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73 Ryan Long just put up perhaps his best video.
Its a little less directly funny and more straight into why the Karen meme has been so effective...https://tinyurl.com/jtd4d3ej
Posted by: 18-1 at May 09, 2026 12:21 PM (sKqQm)
Not bad. The sound was a bit whacked at first but I managed to keep slapping buttons until it came through.
Its a little less directly funny and more straight into why the Karen meme has been so effective...https://tinyurl.com/jtd4d3ej
Posted by: 18-1 at May 09, 2026 12:21 PM (sKqQm)
Not bad. The sound was a bit whacked at first but I managed to keep slapping buttons until it came through.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 09, 2026 12:29 PM (bss/y)
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78 Overall conspiracy theory isn't a useful term. The following are all conspiracy theories per the FNM:
Posted by: 18-1
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Easier to just go with don't believe anything that the media tells you. Everything that they spout requires corroborating evidence that you can personally witness before one should believe them.
They threw objectivity out the window decades ago.
Posted by: 18-1
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Easier to just go with don't believe anything that the media tells you. Everything that they spout requires corroborating evidence that you can personally witness before one should believe them.
They threw objectivity out the window decades ago.
Posted by: whig at May 09, 2026 12:29 PM (E4rtv)
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Posted by: InZona at May 09, 2026 12:22 PM (XiTQh)
That was very good.
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at May 09, 2026 12:27 PM (aUMnT)
There's a version of her with Emmet Cohen doing that song live which is killer.
That was very good.
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at May 09, 2026 12:27 PM (aUMnT)
There's a version of her with Emmet Cohen doing that song live which is killer.
Posted by: InZona at May 09, 2026 12:29 PM (XiTQh)
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Here is why the left will never, ever voluntarily leave...
Back during the Obamacare debate I discussed with a lot of left leaning people and I consistently made the point if they believed there is a "human right" to free healthcare there is nothing stopping them from forming a collective with whatever groups they want.
The answer? BUT THEN YOU WOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR MY HEALTHCARE.
And its that way with everything. Socialism doesn't "win" unless they can steal everything from productive members of society first
Back during the Obamacare debate I discussed with a lot of left leaning people and I consistently made the point if they believed there is a "human right" to free healthcare there is nothing stopping them from forming a collective with whatever groups they want.
The answer? BUT THEN YOU WOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR MY HEALTHCARE.
And its that way with everything. Socialism doesn't "win" unless they can steal everything from productive members of society first
Posted by: 18-1 at May 09, 2026 12:30 PM (sKqQm)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yojfQ_zzEXw
‘Condoms and drugs’: Greta’s ‘bonking boat’ now the laughingstock of the world
‘Condoms and drugs’: Greta’s ‘bonking boat’ now the laughingstock of the world
Posted by: Ray's Cyst at May 09, 2026 12:30 PM (jrgJz)
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Unfortunately, that makes it more likely to resemble the Spanish Civil War than anything else.
Posted by: whig at May 09, 2026 12:26 PM (E4rtv)
I would wager that california COULD sustain itself food wise (more than enough.) Two problems:
1) They depend on water from outside the state.
2) They would never allow MORE farming?! When groups spliter they tend to become MORE fervent in their beliefs (especially those relating to the dispute.) They would literally all commit mass suicide. Then we walk in, take the state.
The odd thing is that I think the same thing would happen to our side- but it would have the opposite effect.
Posted by: whig at May 09, 2026 12:26 PM (E4rtv)
I would wager that california COULD sustain itself food wise (more than enough.) Two problems:
1) They depend on water from outside the state.
2) They would never allow MORE farming?! When groups spliter they tend to become MORE fervent in their beliefs (especially those relating to the dispute.) They would literally all commit mass suicide. Then we walk in, take the state.
The odd thing is that I think the same thing would happen to our side- but it would have the opposite effect.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 09, 2026 12:31 PM (bss/y)
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Easier to just go with don't believe anything that the media tells you. Everything that they spout requires corroborating evidence that you can personally witness before one should believe them.
They threw objectivity out the window decades ago.
Posted by: whig at May 09, 2026 12:29 PM (E4rtv)
Yep. This is why I'm increasingly ignoring news. The only things I can believe are what I take in with my 5 senses. It's why I hope that everything turns back to local interest only.
They threw objectivity out the window decades ago.
Posted by: whig at May 09, 2026 12:29 PM (E4rtv)
Yep. This is why I'm increasingly ignoring news. The only things I can believe are what I take in with my 5 senses. It's why I hope that everything turns back to local interest only.
Posted by: InZona at May 09, 2026 12:32 PM (XiTQh)
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And its that way with everything. Socialism doesn't "win" unless they can steal everything from productive members of society first
Posted by: 18-1 at May 09, 2026 12:30 PM (sKqQm)
And it's not a... consequence? Or a means to an end- to them it is an end in of itself. Perhaps more so than anything else. They want to punish. Obama flashed that multiple times.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 09, 2026 12:30 PM (sKqQm)
And it's not a... consequence? Or a means to an end- to them it is an end in of itself. Perhaps more so than anything else. They want to punish. Obama flashed that multiple times.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 09, 2026 12:33 PM (bss/y)
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Aerodynamics on a planet without a lot of air is somewhat moot.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 09, 2026 12:34 PM (sDWtc)
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Oh and another thing with the term conspiracy theory.
It is literally a theory that involves a group of people engaged in a conspiracy. Well...that happens all the time and no one pats an eye...a group of punks conspiring to sell drugs, break into houses, or defraud the elderly? Does anyone deny this sort of conspiracy happens?
The real first step in assessing these sort of theories is, "would it make sense for the people in this group that has been identified to secretly engage in some activity based on their own views?"
Leftist conspiracy theories almost always fail here. For example why would Christians want to live like Muslims/The Handmaid's Tale?
Right leaning conspiracy theories run the gamut but are way more likely to actually first meet this qualification.
It is literally a theory that involves a group of people engaged in a conspiracy. Well...that happens all the time and no one pats an eye...a group of punks conspiring to sell drugs, break into houses, or defraud the elderly? Does anyone deny this sort of conspiracy happens?
The real first step in assessing these sort of theories is, "would it make sense for the people in this group that has been identified to secretly engage in some activity based on their own views?"
Leftist conspiracy theories almost always fail here. For example why would Christians want to live like Muslims/The Handmaid's Tale?
Right leaning conspiracy theories run the gamut but are way more likely to actually first meet this qualification.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 09, 2026 12:35 PM (sKqQm)
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His entire package of grievances was a neatly tied up box of manipulated rhetoric, things taken out of context, false memories and mythmaking that was completely and totally false.
Didn't this once be known simply as batshit crazy.
Didn't this once be known simply as batshit crazy.
Posted by: From about That Time at May 09, 2026 12:35 PM (YJg+k)
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Back during the Obamacare debate I discussed with a lot of left leaning people and I consistently made the point if they believed there is a "human right" to free healthcare there is nothing stopping them from ...
Posted by: 18-1 at May 09, 2026 12:30 PM (sKqQm)
Returning to slavery. If a service must be free and is a human right, then that means you're enabling someone. I mean we all know they want slavery, but they can't come out and say it.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 09, 2026 12:30 PM (sKqQm)
Returning to slavery. If a service must be free and is a human right, then that means you're enabling someone. I mean we all know they want slavery, but they can't come out and say it.
Posted by: InZona at May 09, 2026 12:35 PM (XiTQh)
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Returning to slavery. If a service must be free and is a human right, then that means you're enabling someone. I mean we all know they want slavery, but they can't come out and say it.
I saw a news story from a blue state where some Karen built a shack on her property for a "refugee" who she had coincidently cooking and cleaning her house. Karen argued Maria *wanted* to help her out in return for the shack...
I saw a news story from a blue state where some Karen built a shack on her property for a "refugee" who she had coincidently cooking and cleaning her house. Karen argued Maria *wanted* to help her out in return for the shack...
Posted by: 18-1 at May 09, 2026 12:37 PM (sKqQm)
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On some level you wonder if all the race and gender swapping of historical characters has the sinister globalist purpose of sticking it in the public mind that there really is no such thing as a European or Korean or African or Arab and through all time all the races were everywhere and it was just Evil White People that made history look like white people invented everything. The general public tends to believe what they saw on TV over reality
Posted by: Azjaeger at May 09, 2026 12:45 PM (3/XaG)
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Sowell is correct. As Mike Benz has documented, the CIA got laid out over the coals in the 70s because, among other things, they were anti-communist, which the Democrats didn't like. Part of their rehabilitation, which Reagan unfortunately signed off on, was making them more communist and setting up their NGO cutout network, including USAID.
Posted by: Ian S. at May 09, 2026 12:46 PM (QZThv)
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66 Sowell is 100% correct.
The Soviets were telling us since the 50's that they would bury us, following the Marxist playbook of rotting us from within- destroy the family, faith, and national pride, in order to make the state the Father and Mother, cradle-to-grave.
Look at what Sowell says...
And look at today's democrat party and their Pravda media.
McCarthy was right.
Posted by: UncleJefe at May 09, 2026 11:39 AM (DzC+b)
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Most of the old soviet leaders are very concerned that they have created a monster in America. American academics are way more into communism than any of the old soviets ever were. They less into the actual communism and more into just killing their enemies, they also like to constantly create new enemies. The leftists hate everything about human existence and one day they might command the worlds most powerful military and nuclear arsenal.
The Soviets were telling us since the 50's that they would bury us, following the Marxist playbook of rotting us from within- destroy the family, faith, and national pride, in order to make the state the Father and Mother, cradle-to-grave.
Look at what Sowell says...
And look at today's democrat party and their Pravda media.
McCarthy was right.
Posted by: UncleJefe at May 09, 2026 11:39 AM (DzC+b)
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Most of the old soviet leaders are very concerned that they have created a monster in America. American academics are way more into communism than any of the old soviets ever were. They less into the actual communism and more into just killing their enemies, they also like to constantly create new enemies. The leftists hate everything about human existence and one day they might command the worlds most powerful military and nuclear arsenal.
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at May 09, 2026 12:47 PM (IurJ0)
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I saw a news story from a blue state where some Karen built a shack on her property for a "refugee" who she had coincidently cooking and cleaning her house. Karen argued Maria *wanted* to help her out in return for the shack...
Posted by: 18-1 at May 09, 2026 12:37 PM (sKqQm)
Payment in kind is a thing. Free room and board in exchange for light housekeeping duties is not necessarily a bad deal.
Two caveats: "Maria" has a job, so no welfare for her. And,
secondly, Karen has to allow her sufficient time off to hunt for a regular job so that "Maria" can improve her situation.
Oh, third caveat: Maria has to have legal residency. Full stop.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 09, 2026 12:37 PM (sKqQm)
Payment in kind is a thing. Free room and board in exchange for light housekeeping duties is not necessarily a bad deal.
Two caveats: "Maria" has a job, so no welfare for her. And,
secondly, Karen has to allow her sufficient time off to hunt for a regular job so that "Maria" can improve her situation.
Oh, third caveat: Maria has to have legal residency. Full stop.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 09, 2026 12:47 PM (utfVc)
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A woman who looked like the VP's wife was at an event with the shooter in 2017
There's a significant leap between there and "the shooter was best friends with the VP and his wife". I assume KT intended some sarcasm there?
There's a significant leap between there and "the shooter was best friends with the VP and his wife". I assume KT intended some sarcasm there?
Posted by: Ian S. at May 09, 2026 12:49 PM (QZThv)
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Back during the Obamacare debate I discussed with a lot of left leaning people and I consistently made the point if they believed there is a "human right" to free healthcare there is nothing stopping them from ...
Posted by: 18-1 at May 09, 2026 12:30 PM (sKqQm)
Eva Peron stated regularly "where there is a need there is a right" and that was the basis for the Peronist social welfare system.
Which turned Argentina into a basket case, economically. Another endless economic recession.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 09, 2026 12:30 PM (sKqQm)
Eva Peron stated regularly "where there is a need there is a right" and that was the basis for the Peronist social welfare system.
Which turned Argentina into a basket case, economically. Another endless economic recession.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 09, 2026 12:52 PM (rbvCR)
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94 On some level you wonder if all the race and gender swapping of historical characters has the sinister globalist purpose of sticking it in the public mind that there really is no such thing as a European or Korean or African or Arab and through all time all the races were everywhere and it was just Evil White People that made history look like white people invented everything. The general public tends to believe what they saw on TV over reality
Posted by: Azjaeger at May 09, 2026 12:45 PM (3/XaG)
May be something to that. One of the phrases that's been adopted among anti-immigration-enforcement progressive types is "they're all just people" or "they're all human beings," which I believe was inserted by globalists to diminish the idea of nation-states, and of distinctions between cultures, or that cultures can be compared as better or worse than others. A Somali fraudster is a Norwegian businessman is an Eritrean serial rapist. All morally equivalent, no concerns or consideration regarding their country of origin allowed.
Posted by: Azjaeger at May 09, 2026 12:45 PM (3/XaG)
May be something to that. One of the phrases that's been adopted among anti-immigration-enforcement progressive types is "they're all just people" or "they're all human beings," which I believe was inserted by globalists to diminish the idea of nation-states, and of distinctions between cultures, or that cultures can be compared as better or worse than others. A Somali fraudster is a Norwegian businessman is an Eritrean serial rapist. All morally equivalent, no concerns or consideration regarding their country of origin allowed.
Posted by: All of a piece at May 09, 2026 12:53 PM (TbWk/)
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Get the Apollo 11/Breaker story from Buzz Aldrin himself rather than the AI Slop:
https://youtu.be/NdGVYfJzkhA
https://youtu.be/NdGVYfJzkhA
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 09, 2026 12:55 PM (O7YUW)
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Thats Marxism theory, everything is free. Of course everything can't be free as sooner no one does anything because its free so why waste my time.
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 12:58 PM (Ia/+0)
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May be something to that. One of the phrases that's been adopted among anti-immigration-enforcement progressive types is "they're all just people" or "they're all human beings," which I believe was inserted by globalists to diminish the idea of nation-states, and of distinctions between cultures, or that cultures can be compared as better or worse than others.
White people have the world's best win/loss record against tyranny (and especially Communist/socialist tyranny), so they probably want to breed that out of the human race. Hence the ads in Ukraine and Denmark trying to convince people that only mixed race children are human.
White people have the world's best win/loss record against tyranny (and especially Communist/socialist tyranny), so they probably want to breed that out of the human race. Hence the ads in Ukraine and Denmark trying to convince people that only mixed race children are human.
Posted by: Ian S. at May 09, 2026 12:58 PM (QZThv)
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Read recently foreigners do think everything here is free, or all but to thosecwho can't affordvit. Housing, food, transportation, phones, schools.
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 01:01 PM (Ia/+0)
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I am surprised people are seeing the Fosse influence in MJ just now. But it isn’t just MJ, Fosse is an icon, the pioneer of jazz dancing.
Posted by: Piper at May 09, 2026 01:03 PM (hftzA)
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and jazz hands
Posted by: doug at May 09, 2026 01:07 PM (Hy+R4)
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Posted by: InZona at May 09, 2026 12:32 PM (XiTQh)
I think your decision makes good sense, as well as being something that would contribute to greater peace of mind for those that chose it.
I think your decision makes good sense, as well as being something that would contribute to greater peace of mind for those that chose it.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 01:07 PM (2sfNr)
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Alex Jones seeming less crazy every day.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at May 09, 2026 01:07 PM (abIsI)
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Virginia Marxists freak over the Va Supreme Court shot down their vote grab.
Minnesota Marxists unanimously vote to keep the dead voting.
Its going to be a rough year until the mid term election
Minnesota Marxists unanimously vote to keep the dead voting.
Its going to be a rough year until the mid term election
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 01:10 PM (Ia/+0)
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My great uncle worked for NASA on the Apollo program. After he retired, he got interested in D & D because he saw all of the figures I had hand painted in my youth, and so that became his retirement hobby.
Total dork. It was never a conspiracy to him.
Total dork. It was never a conspiracy to him.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 09, 2026 01:16 PM (D1E+2)
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Shall I compare thee to a blazing Molotov cocktail?
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Michelle said Barack quoted Saul Alinsky on their first date. That was "the moment she knew" it was love. or something.
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Michelle said Barack quoted Saul Alinsky on their first date. That was "the moment she knew" it was love. or something.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at May 09, 2026 01:18 PM (AZFgu)
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Its going to be a rough year until the mid term election
Posted by: Skip
Then the the shit REALLY hits the fan.
Posted by: Skip
Then the the shit REALLY hits the fan.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at May 09, 2026 01:20 PM (AZFgu)
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AW especially if they lose, or win and think they have the advantage
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 01:24 PM (Ia/+0)
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"Most of the old soviet leaders are very concerned that they have created a monster in America."
This is BS.
Link please.
This is BS.
Link please.
Posted by: pawn at May 09, 2026 01:25 PM (+rSJz)
Posted by: Dark Litigator at May 09, 2026 01:27 PM (W5mpo)
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"Shall I compare thee to a blazing Molotov cocktail?"
"I was smitten by his quoting of Saul Alinsky "just sounds ludicrous, as if was made up, Yes, I'm sure the multi multi millionaire Michelle Obama was smitten by that.
"I was smitten by his quoting of Saul Alinsky "just sounds ludicrous, as if was made up, Yes, I'm sure the multi multi millionaire Michelle Obama was smitten by that.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 01:28 PM (rZCVI)
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The leftists hate everything about human existence and one day they might command the worlds most powerful military and nuclear arsenal.
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at May 09, 2026 12:47 PM (IurJ0)
[reading from the sacred scrolls of the apes] Beware the beast Man, for he is the Devil's pawn. Alone among God's primates, he kills for sport or lust or greed. Yea, he will murder his brother to possess his brother's land. Let him not breed in great numbers, for he will make a desert of his home and yours. Shun him; drive him back into his jungle lair, for he is the harbinger of death.
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at May 09, 2026 12:47 PM (IurJ0)
[reading from the sacred scrolls of the apes] Beware the beast Man, for he is the Devil's pawn. Alone among God's primates, he kills for sport or lust or greed. Yea, he will murder his brother to possess his brother's land. Let him not breed in great numbers, for he will make a desert of his home and yours. Shun him; drive him back into his jungle lair, for he is the harbinger of death.
Posted by: Cornelius at May 09, 2026 01:29 PM (wVcYX)
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GARDEN THREAD IS BLOOMING NOOD
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 01:32 PM (Ia/+0)
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IIRC one of the moon landings had a device, covered with mirrors, that was setup on the surface. It's purpose was to allow precise measurements of the distance between the Earth and the Moon, using lasers.
So, if that experiment works (or worked) some of the deniers need to explain that one away. Convincingly.
So, if that experiment works (or worked) some of the deniers need to explain that one away. Convincingly.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 09, 2026 01:32 PM (jehhT)
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Who actually remembers what their spouse said on the first date unless it was something like "So, you want to go to bed together now?" I remember my husband being kind and funny. I don't remember what he said, but then neither of us were in luv with the writings of communists.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 01:32 PM (rZCVI)
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@38 I like The Martian and thought Matt Damon and the rest of the cast was good. Good book also.
The launch from Mars was a little off to me . When they took off the nose cone and removed the windows the aerodynamics would have been all screwed up and I doubt the rocket would have flown straight. But it was sci-fi
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 09, 2026 12:02 PM (gu0hJ)
Mars' atmo is so thin that its possible that the nose cap doesn't contribute much relative to a launch from Earth. But I didn't see the movie. If the overall mass is reduced it might be a win overall. I did not see the movie.
The launch from Mars was a little off to me . When they took off the nose cone and removed the windows the aerodynamics would have been all screwed up and I doubt the rocket would have flown straight. But it was sci-fi
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 09, 2026 12:02 PM (gu0hJ)
Mars' atmo is so thin that its possible that the nose cap doesn't contribute much relative to a launch from Earth. But I didn't see the movie. If the overall mass is reduced it might be a win overall. I did not see the movie.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 09, 2026 01:36 PM (Ai6WH)
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IIRC one of the moon landings had a device, covered with mirrors, that was setup on the surface. It's purpose was to allow precise measurements of the distance between the Earth and the Moon, using lasers.
So, if that experiment works (or worked) some of the deniers need to explain that one away. Convincingly.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 09, 2026 01:32 PM (jehhT)
I've seen a demonstration of the device on YT or somewhere. Its set up to reflect a laser back to its source no matter the direction of the incoming laser. You enter the coordinates of the landing site and you see a big return signal. Move it off that site, you get no signal at all.
Also, they have taken hi res photos of lunar landing sites that show the equipment left behind.
So, if that experiment works (or worked) some of the deniers need to explain that one away. Convincingly.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 09, 2026 01:32 PM (jehhT)
I've seen a demonstration of the device on YT or somewhere. Its set up to reflect a laser back to its source no matter the direction of the incoming laser. You enter the coordinates of the landing site and you see a big return signal. Move it off that site, you get no signal at all.
Also, they have taken hi res photos of lunar landing sites that show the equipment left behind.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 09, 2026 01:40 PM (Ai6WH)
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"Most of the old soviet leaders are very concerned that they have created a monster in America."
This is BS.
Link please.
Posted by: pawn at May 09, 2026 01:25 PM (+rSJz)
most of the old Soviet leaders are dead. it was nearly a generation ago.
This is BS.
Link please.
Posted by: pawn at May 09, 2026 01:25 PM (+rSJz)
most of the old Soviet leaders are dead. it was nearly a generation ago.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 09, 2026 01:42 PM (Ai6WH)
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My great uncle worked for NASA on the Apollo program. After he retired, he got interested in D & D because he saw all of the figures I had hand painted in my youth, and so that became his retirement hobby.
Total dork. It was never a conspiracy to him.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 09, 2026 01:16 PM (D1E+2)
it would have been almost harder to fake it than do it with that tech. People were watching the liftoff, so they'd have to make a Saturn V and stack and launch it into space. Once you do that, might as well stick three guys into it.
Total dork. It was never a conspiracy to him.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 09, 2026 01:16 PM (D1E+2)
it would have been almost harder to fake it than do it with that tech. People were watching the liftoff, so they'd have to make a Saturn V and stack and launch it into space. Once you do that, might as well stick three guys into it.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 09, 2026 01:44 PM (Ai6WH)
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On some level you wonder if all the race and gender swapping of historical characters has the sinister globalist purpose of sticking it in the public mind that there really is no such thing as a European or Korean or African or Arab and through all time all the races were everywhere and it was just Evil White People that made history look like white people invented everything. The general public tends to believe what they saw on TV over reality
Posted by: Azjaeger at May 09, 2026 12:45 PM (3/XaG)
It is exactly the reverse, because they advertise it as a feature just to rile up there audience. It is a demonstration that they have the power to force a stupid casting decision on the audience that won't accept it. It is racial/cultural division, not a 'we are all alike' move.
It is also financially suicidal, so I don't get too angry at it.
Posted by: Azjaeger at May 09, 2026 12:45 PM (3/XaG)
It is exactly the reverse, because they advertise it as a feature just to rile up there audience. It is a demonstration that they have the power to force a stupid casting decision on the audience that won't accept it. It is racial/cultural division, not a 'we are all alike' move.
It is also financially suicidal, so I don't get too angry at it.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 09, 2026 01:50 PM (Ai6WH)
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I have done some research and I believe that the moon landing was faked and everyone alive then was in on it except myself, a newbie ensign assigned to the bilge tank on a destroyer and the entire woodwind section of a major orchestra
Posted by: Ray's Cyst at May 09, 2026 12:17 PM (jrgJz)
This is true, as an 8 year old in Ohio I had my full mission brief and planning sessions in hand at the time.
Posted by: Ray's Cyst at May 09, 2026 12:17 PM (jrgJz)
This is true, as an 8 year old in Ohio I had my full mission brief and planning sessions in hand at the time.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 09, 2026 01:52 PM (Ai6WH)
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"Shall I compare thee to a blazing Molotov cocktail?"
"I was smitten by his quoting of Saul Alinsky "just sounds ludicrous, as if was made up, Yes, I'm sure the multi multi millionaire Michelle Obama was smitten by that.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 01:28 PM (rZCVI)
No way the Obamas ever used the word 'smitten' seriously in their life.
"I was smitten by his quoting of Saul Alinsky "just sounds ludicrous, as if was made up, Yes, I'm sure the multi multi millionaire Michelle Obama was smitten by that.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 01:28 PM (rZCVI)
No way the Obamas ever used the word 'smitten' seriously in their life.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 09, 2026 01:53 PM (Ai6WH)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 09, 2026 01:54 PM (qx7Zg)
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VDH on the Democrat, er, Jacobin Party.
https://tinyurl.com/muxa53r9+
I tend to agree with his take, including about Sen. Fetterman.
https://tinyurl.com/muxa53r9+
I tend to agree with his take, including about Sen. Fetterman.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 09, 2026 01:59 PM (qx7Zg)
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> No way the Obamas ever used the word 'smitten' seriously in their life.
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I look forward to the day that their whole "marriage" is revealed to be a sham, Big Mike comes out of the closet and the JEF is affirmed teh ghey.
Nobody here will bat an eye.
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I look forward to the day that their whole "marriage" is revealed to be a sham, Big Mike comes out of the closet and the JEF is affirmed teh ghey.
Nobody here will bat an eye.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 09, 2026 02:01 PM (jehhT)
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Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 09, 2026 01:59 PM (qx7Zg)
Very good article by VDH. Thanks for posting it.
Very good article by VDH. Thanks for posting it.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 02:14 PM (ix8EF)
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>>>Watch Bob Fosse's snake performance in "The Little Prince" from 1974 and tell me you don't see Michael Jackson's entire dance career born in real time.
WOW!
WOW!
Posted by: m at May 09, 2026 02:19 PM (RtN13)
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Tom Sowell, Living National Treasure!
and, note well, he said that 27 years ago!
27 years in which they received little or no pushback ...
and, note well, he said that 27 years ago!
27 years in which they received little or no pushback ...
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 09, 2026 02:50 PM (VyBeY)
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DaVinci also didn't come up with the Vitruvian Man. He just re-did a similar drawing done years before by person whose name I can't recall at the moment.
MJ is in good company.
MJ is in good company.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 03:02 PM (52qkP)
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Mars' atmo is so thin that its possible that the nose cap doesn't contribute much relative to a launch from Earth. But I didn't see the movie. If the overall mass is reduced it might be a win overall. I did not see the movie.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 09, 2026 01:36 PM (Ai6WH)
They had a huge windstorm on Mars. I don't think so.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 09, 2026 01:36 PM (Ai6WH)
They had a huge windstorm on Mars. I don't think so.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 03:06 PM (52qkP)
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Exactly, but you can bet people would be outraged -and rightfully so -if a story about Harriet Tubman had a white woman playing her.
"Amadeus" is an odd enough story, while being very engaging . without messing around with transposing actors who are of a different ethnicity
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 11:48 AM (Yl2Ob)
I, for one, look forward to the Netflix remake of "Downfall" with Denzel Washington playing the lead character.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy
And everyone else is portrayed by actors of the appropriate ethnicity.
"Amadeus" is an odd enough story, while being very engaging . without messing around with transposing actors who are of a different ethnicity
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 11:48 AM (Yl2Ob)
I, for one, look forward to the Netflix remake of "Downfall" with Denzel Washington playing the lead character.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy
And everyone else is portrayed by actors of the appropriate ethnicity.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 09, 2026 05:14 PM (/lPRQ)
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I invent conspiracy theories: Jeffrey Epstein is alive because he never spent a day in jail to begin with. Did you see him perp walk? Did anyone visit him or interview him while in jail. Please dont say Alan Deshowitz is reliable.
I'm also havin trouble believing the woman posing as Ghislane Maxwell isw the actual Ghislane Maxwell. Some AI's are too.
I'm also havin trouble believing the woman posing as Ghislane Maxwell isw the actual Ghislane Maxwell. Some AI's are too.
Posted by: steve at May 09, 2026 09:17 PM (QOrsj)
The Classical Saturday Morning Coffee Break & Prayer Revival
From long time reader and commenter, Bidens Dog. The power of coffee!!!!
AoSHQ Weekly Prayer List Please submit any prayer requests to me, “Annie’s Stew” at apaslo at-sign hotmail dot com. Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks unless we receive an update. Prayer Requests: 3/10 – Update on Susan, who we have been praying for as she battles cancer. She is hospitalized again with an infection in her colon that quickly turned bad. The doctor says the signs are sepsis but they are running tests to make sure. The good news is that the pancreatic cancer was and is responding to the chemo and her cancer numbers are going down. God bless and thank you!
4/18 Update – Susan is doing outstanding. Her weight is better than expected. They have increased her dosage for chemo, and her cancer numbers are the lowest they have been since they started keeping track of them. They are so thankful for the mercy they have received. Thanks to everyone for the thoughts and prayers. 3/14 – Retired Buckeye Cop asks for prayers for Mrs. Cop’s cousin, “A.B”. He has been diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver. He is a retired police officer who was hit by a car years ago. He attempted to deal with the pain by self-medicating with too much Tylenol, which ended up poisoning his liver. His only alternative is a liver transplant, but he is uncertain if he wants to have surgery.
4/11 Update – A.B. got a second opinion and testing determined his live score was 15. (21+ means transplant time.) That’s bad, but not as critical as initially thought. He went to the Cleveland Clinic for a third opinion, and testing found that his score had dropped to 9 and a liver transplant was not even something to consider. The doctor suspected a reaction to Ozempic and told him to stop taking it for 6 months. 3/28 – Hrothgar asked for prayers for a dear and long time close friend and former neighbor, Daniel, who is scheduled for open heart surgery in mid-April. Prayers for his wife would be appreciated as well, as she will be carrying a heavy load for the next few months.
4/18 Update – Daniel survived his complex open heart surgery. He is sitting up and it seems like it went well, but they are not going to release him as quickly as he would like, so he is not happy. Thanks to the Horde for the prayers and please keep praying for his dear wife, who now has even more to put up with. 3/28 – Jordan61 posted that Mr. Jordan61 is back in the hospital. His sepsis has returned and gotten into where his compression fracture is, and he has vertebral osteomyelitis. The doctor is supposed to come in today and let them know the plan.
4/9 Update – On 4/1 Mr. Jordan61 was released from the hospital with six weeks of IV antibiotics, which Jordan61 is administering every 8 hours. He’s in a lot of pain; they’ve given him oxy, fentanyl, and dilaudid, and nothing seems to touch it. From what they were told, the pain won’t subside until the infection is cleared up. For the time being, he is bed-bound and they are limiting his movement as much as possible to keep the pain to a minimum. Jordan61 will send updates with progress.
4/25 Update – Mr. Jordan61 is making slow but steady progress. He can get up and walk for short periods of time, and can sit in the living room for an hour or so per day. He is halfway through the IV antibiotics, with 3 weeks to go. A physical therapist will be coming to help him build strength and learn how to move without aggravating his back injury. Thank you all for the prayers! 4/3 – Teresa in Fort Worth posted an update. Her chemo seems to be holding things steady for now. Unfortunately, as she is receiving a steroid, she has gained about 25 pounds. Her blood sugar has also jumped up about 40 points (which only happens when she is on steroids).
4/24 Update – Teresa in Fort Worth provided an update: The pump that was put in to battle cancer in December can only be used for 6 months. After that, it starts to damage the liver. So she may have to go back onto the medication that made her lose her hair and messed up her vision and nails, and then return to this medication after a break. This is not good news, since this new medication is working so well. But for now, she is doing well and is incredibly grateful for the time that she has been given so far. 4/11 – Eromero craves prayers for Mrs. E., as she has been diagnosed with lymphoma. She begins infusions on 4/23.
4/25 Update – Mrs. E. reports that she feels fine. Praise be to God that she has had only one distressful episode during the infusions. Thank you for all the past and continued prayers. 4/18 – Vmom deport deport deport asked for prayers for Captain Whitebread, who is back in ICU with a leg infection that sounds very serious. She also asked for prayers for her husband’s mental and emotional well-being as he faces transition of a possible forced retirement in 3 months.
4/29 Update Captain Whitebread’s son posted that Captain Whitebread had several more infections and passed away on 4/29. 4/18 – Warai-otoko offered a prayer of thanksgiving that he got a new job that he is really enjoying. Wifey also got an offer for a new job that sounds great, after a decade of putting up with her old job. 4/18 – fd posted that MIL went into the hospital with multiple issues. Then Dad went in. MIL is still there, and Dad is out. Both will be okay – as well as can be expected for 87 and 89 year olds. Also GSD Bruno started chemo for lymphoma and is responding well. Prayers from the Horde have helped.
5/2 Update – MIL and dad are back home. Bruno seems to be doing well. Thank you all, sincerely, for your thoughts and prayers. 4/18 – neverenoughcaffiene asked that Devyn be kept in prayers. She is a young mother of 2 with a mass on her esophagus. The Doc said it was scar tissue and hopefully the second opinion will agree. 4/18 – Smell the Glove could use some prayers as therapy and rehab occur after gout/sepsis.
5/2 Update – The gout has cleared and the infection in the lower back is healing. 4/18 – PA Dutchman asked for prayers for his family. His dad passed away on 4/9 after complications from a fall. He was 95 and a veteran of the Korean War, 34th Inf Rgt. Mostly prayers are need for PA Dutchman’s mom, who is absolutely heartbroken. 4/18 – PabloD has been having dizzy spells for the past few weeks. He is seeing a doctor soon, and is requesting prayers that figure it out and that it’s nothing too serious. 4/18 – Sam Adams requested prayers for a friend, Mary F, who was just sent to a long-term recovery facility after having a tracheostomy.
5/2 Update – Mary’s breathing is improving, and they are weaning her off assisted breathing. She is now off the ventilator for 12 hours a day, and they are aiming for 14 hours soon. Many thanks to all of the Moron Horde for the prayers. 4/18 – Doof provided an update on his mother. She is doing better. She moved into her own room in an assisted living facility. It’s walking distance from Doof’s house, which is great. Her mental state has improved dramatically. She can no longer walk but she does stand with some assistance and can transfer between a wheelchair and bed or a lift/recliner chair. This facility is more of a home and less of a hospital, which hopefully will provide a good opportunity for her to enjoy life. He appreciates the Horde’s prayers and asks for prayers that she settles in comfortably and develops new friendships. 4/24 – Notsothoreau asked for prayers for a friend’s father (Cory), who needs prayers for strength and peace as he is going through some troubled times. 4/27 – Matthew Kant Cipher sent his thanks to those who prayed for his friend Layne (who is also his son’s FIL). The Horde may recall that in August, Layne was diagnosed with bladder cancer. He has since undergone courses of chemo, immunotherapy, and radiation. His latest scans came back clean. The cancer is in remission; praise be to God! Prayers are also humbly requested for Mrs. MKC, who is dealing with a new flare-up of a GI condition that had been leaving her alone until a recent procedure re-aggravated it. It is very frustrating/discouraging as she waits to see a new GI doctor. 4/25 – Retired Buckeye Cop asked that we would continue to lift his 16 year old grandson (LH) up in prayers, as LH continues to consider the call to priesthood in the Catholic Church. LH recently went to a meeting with a group of young men who are considering the priesthood. 4/25 – Fenelon Spoke asked for prayers for “I”, who Fenelon visited and anointed with oil, and prayed for healing of her health concerns. 5/2 – neverenoughcaffiene requested prayers for parishioners at her church, who lost their newborn daughter, Astrid. For submission guidelines and other relevant info, please contact Annie's Stew, who is managing the prayer list. You can contact her at apaslo at-sign hotmail dot com. If you see a prayer request posted in a thread comment, feel free to copy and paste it and e-mail it to Annie's Stew. She tries to keep up with the requests in the threads, but she's not here all of the time, so she may not see it unless you e-mail it to her. Please note: Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks or so unless we receive an update. 2 Corinthians 4:8-9
We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair, persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed.
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Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 09, 2026 08:08 AM (HdYcL)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 08:09 AM (wzUl9)
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Beautiful pic, Biden's Dog ! I approve!
Posted by: runner at May 09, 2026 08:11 AM (GD0B3)
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Good morning Horde. Prayers for the Horde and their loved ones in need. Hope you are feeling better given this rather eventful week.
Thx MisHum, hopefully I will get out of rehab this week. Thx to all for your prayers and well wishes
Thx MisHum, hopefully I will get out of rehab this week. Thx to all for your prayers and well wishes
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 09, 2026 08:11 AM (gu0hJ)
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called a pour over , very potent ! If you need a pick me up, that would do it.
Posted by: runner at May 09, 2026 08:12 AM (GD0B3)
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Someone who knew him here will have to submit for Captain Whitebread.
Thank you Mis. Hum. And Annie's Stew.
Separately, I JUST PERFORMED SURGERY ON MY FRIENDS' CAT SNOWFLAKE!
Not surgery, but she DID have a huge matted clump of fur I've been trying to get out slowly for a month. I got rid of the rest. This was the worst but she let me cut it this morning.
BEFORE COFFEE!
Brave , trusting cat.
Thank you Mis. Hum. And Annie's Stew.
Separately, I JUST PERFORMED SURGERY ON MY FRIENDS' CAT SNOWFLAKE!
Not surgery, but she DID have a huge matted clump of fur I've been trying to get out slowly for a month. I got rid of the rest. This was the worst but she let me cut it this morning.
BEFORE COFFEE!
Brave , trusting cat.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 09, 2026 08:12 AM (Sco7b)
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Good morning Mis Hum and horde
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 08:12 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 09, 2026 08:13 AM (2icm1)
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Mornin' Horde. Coffee's on and prayers ascending...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 09, 2026 08:13 AM (nbLIj)
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Don't be a drip. Come join the coffee thread!
Posted by: Beaner and Cecil at May 09, 2026 08:15 AM (oftw2)
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En mi casa toman Bustelo!
Posted by: Caffiend at May 09, 2026 08:17 AM (oftw2)
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mornin yall. I'm back at my parents place again, Dad went to the hospital last night. He said he felt terrible starting Thursday. We sat in the emergency room for a couple of hours and then he said he was feeling better and wanted to go home, which we did. We'll see how it goes today.
Bruno and MIL are fine for now. I think they can be removed from the list to make room for those who really need the prayers right now. Thank you everyone.
Bruno and MIL are fine for now. I think they can be removed from the list to make room for those who really need the prayers right now. Thank you everyone.
Posted by: fd at May 09, 2026 08:17 AM (rOw3+)
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I put ghee in my coffee.
I'm a gheezer.
I'm a gheezer.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 09, 2026 08:18 AM (2Ez/1)
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Good morning, MisHum and Horde. Prayers for those who need them, and wet willies and Indian rope burns for those who deserve them.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at May 09, 2026 08:18 AM (kpS4V)
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Dang. Sorry everyone.
Vnom had an update. I saw news of his passing last week and expected it near the end.
I'm sorry but I'm glad it's here.
Vnom had an update. I saw news of his passing last week and expected it near the end.
I'm sorry but I'm glad it's here.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 09, 2026 08:18 AM (Sco7b)
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In my defense, I just started the coffee....
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 09, 2026 08:19 AM (Sco7b)
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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, forever. 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.
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 May 09, 2026 08:20 AM (ZOv7s)
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Yonder Horde
I think I may have a ruptured eardrum. Self inflicted. Had something in there that was itching and went a bit aggressive with a Q-tip. No pain. Just no hearing in that ear.
I think I may have a ruptured eardrum. Self inflicted. Had something in there that was itching and went a bit aggressive with a Q-tip. No pain. Just no hearing in that ear.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 09, 2026 08:20 AM (jehhT)
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I put ghee in my coffee.
I'm a gheezer.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 09, 2026 08:18 AM (2Ez/1)
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I use heavy whipping cream. Whip it good!
I'm a gheezer.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 09, 2026 08:18 AM (2Ez/1)
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I use heavy whipping cream. Whip it good!
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 08:21 AM (ZOv7s)
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My biggest problem this morning is my parents only have decaf coffee. I may not wake up fully until this afternoon.
Posted by: fd at May 09, 2026 08:21 AM (rOw3+)
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It just tastes butter.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 09, 2026 08:21 AM (2Ez/1)
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Good Saturday morning, horde.
Prayers for all on the list, and the rest of you as well.
Hiya, JT!
Praying that grammie winger is maintaining, and Mr. Jordan61, and all the others with serious illnesses.
And prayers that good gains the upper hand over evil in the world. Lord, help us to put the devil back down in the hole.
Prayers for all on the list, and the rest of you as well.
Hiya, JT!
Praying that grammie winger is maintaining, and Mr. Jordan61, and all the others with serious illnesses.
And prayers that good gains the upper hand over evil in the world. Lord, help us to put the devil back down in the hole.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 09, 2026 08:22 AM (h7ZuX)
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Stand up for Islam (and get your head lopped off with a sword)!
Stand up for Islam (and get your head lopped off with a sword)!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 09, 2026 08:22 AM (xG4kz)
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I think I may have a ruptured eardrum. Self inflicted. Had something in there that was itching and went a bit aggressive with a Q-tip. No pain. Just no hearing in that ear.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 09, 2026 08:20 AM (jehhT)
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Try some peroxide and a little warm water to irrigate it.
Then slap hot iron on it.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 09, 2026 08:20 AM (jehhT)
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Try some peroxide and a little warm water to irrigate it.
Then slap hot iron on it.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 08:22 AM (ZOv7s)
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20 My biggest problem this morning is my parents only have decaf coffee. I may not wake up fully until this afternoon.
Posted by: fd
Oh my, I feel for you. This cannot stand!
Posted by: fd
Oh my, I feel for you. This cannot stand!
Posted by: Would Kill Me, I Reckon at May 09, 2026 08:23 AM (oftw2)
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My biggest problem this morning is my parents only have decaf coffee. I may not wake up fully until this afternoon.
Posted by: fd at May 09, 2026 08:21 AM (rOw3+)
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Why bother? I'd just as soon drink a Coke.
Posted by: fd at May 09, 2026 08:21 AM (rOw3+)
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Why bother? I'd just as soon drink a Coke.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 08:24 AM (ZOv7s)
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BEFORE COFFEE!
Brave , trusting cat.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 09, 2026 08:12 AM (Sco7b)
Good job, Dr. Stateless. I'm sure kitty is glad to have that out of her fur.
Brave , trusting cat.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 09, 2026 08:12 AM (Sco7b)
Good job, Dr. Stateless. I'm sure kitty is glad to have that out of her fur.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 09, 2026 08:25 AM (h7ZuX)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 09, 2026 08:25 AM (2icm1)
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28 I am at lib little sis' house drinking powdered dried "espresso"
Pity me.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
More like Depresso, am I right?
Pity me.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
More like Depresso, am I right?
Posted by: Ersatz, Phony, Phraudulent at May 09, 2026 08:27 AM (oftw2)
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24 I think I may have a ruptured eardrum. Self inflicted. Had something in there that was itching and went a bit aggressive with a Q-tip. No pain. Just no hearing in that ear.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 09, 2026 08:20 AM (jehhT)
I remember a story about the original Richard Burton, the 19th century African explorer. While in the jungle some parasite attached itself and he had to feel the larvae in his inner ear for a year or more before he found a doctor who could rid him of them.
That story always made me want to scream!
24 I think I may have a ruptured eardrum. Self inflicted. Had something in there that was itching and went a bit aggressive with a Q-tip. No pain. Just no hearing in that ear.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 09, 2026 08:20 AM (jehhT)
I remember a story about the original Richard Burton, the 19th century African explorer. While in the jungle some parasite attached itself and he had to feel the larvae in his inner ear for a year or more before he found a doctor who could rid him of them.
That story always made me want to scream!
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 09, 2026 08:27 AM (25Mwa)
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20 My biggest problem this morning is my parents only have decaf coffee. I may not wake up fully until this afternoon.
Posted by: fd
28 I am at lib little sis' house drinking powdered dried "espresso"
Pity me.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 09, 2026 08:25 AM (2icm1)
May the Lord carry both of you through this morning.
Posted by: fd
28 I am at lib little sis' house drinking powdered dried "espresso"
Pity me.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 09, 2026 08:25 AM (2icm1)
May the Lord carry both of you through this morning.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 09, 2026 08:27 AM (h7ZuX)
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20 My biggest problem this morning is my parents only have decaf coffee. I may not wake up fully until this afternoon.
Posted by: fd
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BOOKMAN: You got any coffee?
JERRY: Coffee?
BOOKMAN: Yeah. Coffee.
JERRY: No, I don't drink coffee.
BOOKMAN: Yeah, you don't drink coffee? How about instant coffee?
JERRY: No, I don't have--
BOOKMAN: You don't have any instant coffee?
JERRY: Well, I don't normally--
BOOKMAN: Who doesn't have instant coffee?
JERRY: I don't.
BOOKMAN: You buy a jar of Folger's Crystals, you put it in the cupboard, you
forget about it. Then later on when you need it, it's there. It lasts
forever. It's freeze-dried. Freeze-dried Crystals.
JERRY: Really? I'll have to remember that.
Posted by: fd
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BOOKMAN: You got any coffee?
JERRY: Coffee?
BOOKMAN: Yeah. Coffee.
JERRY: No, I don't drink coffee.
BOOKMAN: Yeah, you don't drink coffee? How about instant coffee?
JERRY: No, I don't have--
BOOKMAN: You don't have any instant coffee?
JERRY: Well, I don't normally--
BOOKMAN: Who doesn't have instant coffee?
JERRY: I don't.
BOOKMAN: You buy a jar of Folger's Crystals, you put it in the cupboard, you
forget about it. Then later on when you need it, it's there. It lasts
forever. It's freeze-dried. Freeze-dried Crystals.
JERRY: Really? I'll have to remember that.
Posted by: Obligatory Seinfeld reference at May 09, 2026 08:27 AM (2Ez/1)
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I was given some hot brown water that smells vaguely like coffee. It teases me.
Posted by: fd at May 09, 2026 08:28 AM (rOw3+)
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I think I may have a ruptured eardrum. Self inflicted. Had something in there that was itching and went a bit aggressive with a Q-tip. No pain. Just no hearing in that ear.
Posted by: Martini Farmer
Ughh. Have you done the worst thing you could ever do and see what the internet says about this. Temporary, etc? Tips?
I say searching online is the worst thing ever because everything seems to lead to a terminal diagnosis and you have only hours to live....
Posted by: Martini Farmer
Ughh. Have you done the worst thing you could ever do and see what the internet says about this. Temporary, etc? Tips?
I say searching online is the worst thing ever because everything seems to lead to a terminal diagnosis and you have only hours to live....
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 09, 2026 08:28 AM (Sco7b)
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I am at lib little sis' house drinking powdered dried "espresso"
Pity me.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 09, 2026 08:25 AM (2icm1)
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That right there is some quality penance.
Pity me.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 09, 2026 08:25 AM (2icm1)
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That right there is some quality penance.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 08:28 AM (ZOv7s)
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I though this was such a nice story about a retired
man who had volunteered at a NICU and hugged and talked to the infants:
https://tinyurl.com/22wekk8w
man who had volunteered at a NICU and hugged and talked to the infants:
https://tinyurl.com/22wekk8w
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 08:29 AM (6UQAR)
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g'mornin' again, 'rons
g'mornin' again, 'rons
Posted by: AltonJackson at May 09, 2026 08:29 AM (8iYDv)
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I'm quite content sitting here with my coffee, watching RAV and commenting on this smart military blog. Pretty sure I'm having a better time than Spambergler and Louise Lucas this AM.
Posted by: Observer of the Passing Scene at May 09, 2026 08:30 AM (oftw2)
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Had a two-hour phone call recently with my friend Bill, who lost his girlfriend last year and is taking care of his 91 year old mom. He took early retirement to accommodate his caretaking role and is accepting this new life with grace. The one comfort he has is the cat that he and his girlfriend took in a couple of years ago. Prayers for continued strength for him and all caregivers..
Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 09, 2026 08:30 AM (nbLIj)
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Have you tried Wilkins' Instant Coffee?
Posted by: Armed Kermit at May 09, 2026 08:31 AM (sDWtc)
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Wonders what RAV stands for...
Posted by: But doesn't really care at May 09, 2026 08:31 AM (2Ez/1)
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The UFO files release has proved conclusively that UFOs exist.
Posted by: fd at May 09, 2026 08:31 AM (rOw3+)
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Toldya.
Posted by: Fox Mulder at May 09, 2026 08:32 AM (2Ez/1)
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Good morning, MisHum and Horde. Prayers for those who need them, and wet willies and Indian rope burns for those who deserve them.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at May 09, 2026 08:18 AM (kpS4V)
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Of course, it's the one week where MisHum didn't post any rules...... I'm doomed!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at May 09, 2026 08:18 AM (kpS4V)
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Of course, it's the one week where MisHum didn't post any rules...... I'm doomed!
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 09, 2026 08:32 AM (kOluj)
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Mornin’, All. Happy Saturday.
Posted by: Bulg at May 09, 2026 08:33 AM (77rzZ)
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For my sins, I had to go and do the plate transfer in person at the local Secretary of State office. Our corrupt SoS clearly focuses more on rigging elections than customer service because the model she uses is that you have to go online to get an appointment - you can't just come in and get in line, which has been an option for all of eternity.
Basically, yet another example of how White Dem Women hate poor people.
Anyhow, I did have an appointment, and as I watched the idle state employees chat among themselves rather than help anyone, I spotted a very ugly woman, and felt bad for her, and then realized it was a dude with breast implants and a chest tattoo. OF COURSE that was the one I had to go to. He was reasonably efficient, and when I found (to no great surprise) that the online instructions were flawed, he said I could just come back after retrieving necessary documents. (cont)
Basically, yet another example of how White Dem Women hate poor people.
Anyhow, I did have an appointment, and as I watched the idle state employees chat among themselves rather than help anyone, I spotted a very ugly woman, and felt bad for her, and then realized it was a dude with breast implants and a chest tattoo. OF COURSE that was the one I had to go to. He was reasonably efficient, and when I found (to no great surprise) that the online instructions were flawed, he said I could just come back after retrieving necessary documents. (cont)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 08:33 AM (ZOv7s)
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(cont) My house is quite close, only a few minutes away, and I tore into piles of useless paper where the proof of insurance should have been but wasn't. I went online and printed off new copies.
Driving back and filled with wrath, I calmed myself by saying a decade of Hail Marys and the prayers given above. By the time I reached the office I had come to realize that the mutilated creature before me was an object of pity, not contempt, and that if anyone deserved to go to hell, it was the people who did that to him.
Matters were satisfactorily concluded, and upon returning home, I fulfilled the sidequest of going through all the papers that had piled up over a couple of years.
Driving back and filled with wrath, I calmed myself by saying a decade of Hail Marys and the prayers given above. By the time I reached the office I had come to realize that the mutilated creature before me was an object of pity, not contempt, and that if anyone deserved to go to hell, it was the people who did that to him.
Matters were satisfactorily concluded, and upon returning home, I fulfilled the sidequest of going through all the papers that had piled up over a couple of years.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 08:36 AM (ZOv7s)
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I spotted a very ugly woman, and felt bad for her, and then realized it was a dude with breast implants and a chest tattoo.
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🤣🤣🤣
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🤣🤣🤣
Posted by: runner at May 09, 2026 08:37 AM (GD0B3)
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The UFO files release has proved conclusively that UFOs exist.
Posted by: fd at May 09, 2026 08:31 AM (rOw3+)
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I have zero interest in the topic, but I do think it interesting that spiritual beings of light have been recorded in every culture since records began, they are in the Bible, there are confirmed apparitions seen by thousands, but that's impossible.
No, it has to be alien life that somehow got here in defiance of all of our known laws of physics because SCIENCE!
Posted by: fd at May 09, 2026 08:31 AM (rOw3+)
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I have zero interest in the topic, but I do think it interesting that spiritual beings of light have been recorded in every culture since records began, they are in the Bible, there are confirmed apparitions seen by thousands, but that's impossible.
No, it has to be alien life that somehow got here in defiance of all of our known laws of physics because SCIENCE!
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 08:41 AM (ZOv7s)
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Also: The Soviets used UFOs to convince Americans to spy on their government and publish the results. This is known.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 08:42 AM (ZOv7s)
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A statement from Frontier Airlines last night:
'As flight 4345 was departing this evening from Denver International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, the aircraft reportedly struck a pedestrian on the runway during takeoff.'
According to reports, the person struck was at least partially ingested into one of the engines which, in turn, caused a fire leading to smoke inside the aircraft.
'As flight 4345 was departing this evening from Denver International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, the aircraft reportedly struck a pedestrian on the runway during takeoff.'
According to reports, the person struck was at least partially ingested into one of the engines which, in turn, caused a fire leading to smoke inside the aircraft.
Posted by: one hour sober at May 09, 2026 08:43 AM (J4Dwc)
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As plans are now, going out with my sister tonight, then tomorrow she is bringing supper to my parents.
Rain this evening is worse part
Rain this evening is worse part
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 08:44 AM (Ia/+0)
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Mornin' Horde. Won't go into my situation. Perhaps I'm going through extended penance for the sins of my foolish youth; I don't know.
Just wish it would end, one way or another.
Just wish it would end, one way or another.
Posted by: Brother Tim, still standing at May 09, 2026 08:45 AM (FIwBs)
Posted by: Bulg at May 09, 2026 08:45 AM (77rzZ)
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the mutilated creature before me was an object of pity, not contempt, and that if anyone deserved to go to hell, it was the people who did that to him.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 08:36 AM (ZOv7s)
This is so true.
I have compassion for the trannies, which is not the same as acceptance and celebration.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 08:36 AM (ZOv7s)
This is so true.
I have compassion for the trannies, which is not the same as acceptance and celebration.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 09, 2026 08:46 AM (h7ZuX)
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Who walks around on runways while planes are taking off or landing?
Posted by: dantesed at May 09, 2026 08:47 AM (Oy/m2)
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The UFO files release has proved conclusively that UFOs exist.
Posted by: fd at May 09, 2026 08:31 AM (rOw3+)
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If there weren't UFOs they wouldn't have files on them.
Posted by: fd at May 09, 2026 08:31 AM (rOw3+)
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If there weren't UFOs they wouldn't have files on them.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 09, 2026 08:47 AM (2icm1)
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May the peace of THE LORD be with you all
Posted by: Ben Had at May 09, 2026 08:47 AM (z2aPa)
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Good Morning
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 09, 2026 08:48 AM (QovLg)
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58 May the peace of THE LORD be with you all
Posted by: Ben Had at May 09, 2026 08:47 AM (z2aPa)
And with you!
Posted by: Ben Had at May 09, 2026 08:47 AM (z2aPa)
And with you!
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 09, 2026 08:48 AM (h7ZuX)
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May the peace of THE LORD be with you all
Posted by: Ben Had at May 09, 2026 08:47 AM (z2aPa)
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And with your spirit.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 09, 2026 08:47 AM (z2aPa)
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And with your spirit.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 08:49 AM (ZOv7s)
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* I spotted a very ugly woman, and felt bad for her, and then realized it was a dude with breast implants and a chest tattoo.*
"I had come to realize that the mutilated creature before me was an object of pity, not contempt..."
+++
Had a similar experience recently when I looked into getting something custom framed at a frame shop inside the big arts and crafts store which shall remain nameless.
I had to force myself to get over the initial wave of revulsion and focus on the subject at hand. And to be fair, the person, who is a he, despite whatever delusions are at play, was extremely professional and very creative regarding choice of frames and mats and the like. The final version he came up with was impressive.
I just had to set aside my bias and desire to go to another store.
Pity, not contempt.
By the way, I didn't get the framing done. Much too expensive for my budget.
"I had come to realize that the mutilated creature before me was an object of pity, not contempt..."
+++
Had a similar experience recently when I looked into getting something custom framed at a frame shop inside the big arts and crafts store which shall remain nameless.
I had to force myself to get over the initial wave of revulsion and focus on the subject at hand. And to be fair, the person, who is a he, despite whatever delusions are at play, was extremely professional and very creative regarding choice of frames and mats and the like. The final version he came up with was impressive.
I just had to set aside my bias and desire to go to another store.
Pity, not contempt.
By the way, I didn't get the framing done. Much too expensive for my budget.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 09, 2026 08:49 AM (2Ez/1)
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No pain. Just no hearing in that ear.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 09, 2026 08:20 AM (jehhT)
Hot iron!
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 09, 2026 08:20 AM (jehhT)
Hot iron!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 09, 2026 08:50 AM (iERP6)
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>>Stay off of runways, people!
At the very least, only walk on active runways during daylight hours so pilots can see and avoid you.
At the very least, only walk on active runways during daylight hours so pilots can see and avoid you.
Posted by: one hour sober at May 09, 2026 08:51 AM (J4Dwc)
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"Who walks around on runways while planes are taking off or landing?
Posted by: dantesed"
What a dummy. You are supposed to run on the runway.
Posted by: dantesed"
What a dummy. You are supposed to run on the runway.
Posted by: fd at May 09, 2026 08:52 AM (rOw3+)
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Who walks around on runways while planes are taking off or landing?
Posted by: dantesed at May 09, 2026 08:47 AM (Oy/m2)
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Major flight line violation there. One of the rites of passage in Air Force public affairs is the first time you are thrown to the tarmac at gunpoint by the SPs because you violated flight line rules.
There are some variations. My major at the 127th got an M-60s trained on her in Kosovo. In my case, I was in a parking lot adjacent to the runway (so on the correct side of the line) taking photos of a memorial flight from the top of an ammo cart, but they rolled up on me and held me at gunpoint just the same. Naturally when they called Wing HQ they said they didn't know who I was and I should be detained.
The unit called back before I got cuffed. Oh how everyone (but me) laughed.
Posted by: dantesed at May 09, 2026 08:47 AM (Oy/m2)
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Major flight line violation there. One of the rites of passage in Air Force public affairs is the first time you are thrown to the tarmac at gunpoint by the SPs because you violated flight line rules.
There are some variations. My major at the 127th got an M-60s trained on her in Kosovo. In my case, I was in a parking lot adjacent to the runway (so on the correct side of the line) taking photos of a memorial flight from the top of an ammo cart, but they rolled up on me and held me at gunpoint just the same. Naturally when they called Wing HQ they said they didn't know who I was and I should be detained.
The unit called back before I got cuffed. Oh how everyone (but me) laughed.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 08:53 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Every US Navy aircraft carrier ever at May 09, 2026 08:53 AM (2Ez/1)
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The UFO files release has proved conclusively that UFOs exist.
Posted by: fd at May 09, 2026 08:31 AM (rOw3+)
I'm pretty certain the 1958 documentary Plan 9 had all the necessary proof of actual flying saucers. See here:
https://youtu.be/3Xh0ecjxu_E
Posted by: fd at May 09, 2026 08:31 AM (rOw3+)
I'm pretty certain the 1958 documentary Plan 9 had all the necessary proof of actual flying saucers. See here:
https://youtu.be/3Xh0ecjxu_E
Posted by: Count de Monet at May 09, 2026 08:54 AM (wVcYX)
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The UFO files release has proved conclusively that UFOs exist.
Posted by: fd at May 09, 2026 08:31 AM (rOw3+)
Of course they exist. The question is: Where are they from?
Another civilization, or some source on earth?
Posted by: fd at May 09, 2026 08:31 AM (rOw3+)
Of course they exist. The question is: Where are they from?
Another civilization, or some source on earth?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 09, 2026 08:54 AM (iERP6)
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Good job, Dr. Stateless. I'm sure kitty is glad to have that out of her fur.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 09, 2026 08:25 AM (h7ZuX)
Thank you. Her and the dog are sleeping upstairs now. I have very long grass to cut but I don't want to wake them yet. Ralphy has just risen!
I hope all of you are managing with sub-par coffee.
AH - what a story. Gratefully I'm not to the point where I'm wondering if 'she's' single.
Joe Kidd - bless your friend, his Mother, the cat and all caregivers here past and present.
Yardwork awakes.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 09, 2026 08:25 AM (h7ZuX)
Thank you. Her and the dog are sleeping upstairs now. I have very long grass to cut but I don't want to wake them yet. Ralphy has just risen!
I hope all of you are managing with sub-par coffee.
AH - what a story. Gratefully I'm not to the point where I'm wondering if 'she's' single.
Joe Kidd - bless your friend, his Mother, the cat and all caregivers here past and present.
Yardwork awakes.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 09, 2026 08:56 AM (Sco7b)
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Ahem.
Posted by: Every US Navy aircraft carrier ever at May 09, 2026 08:53 AM (2Ez/1)
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Right, but that's a restricted area. There are things called flight line badges, and one has to be trained and checked out, and if you look at the runways and aprons, those strange marks tell you where you can and can't go.
I actually did the online certification for runway driving and kept it current for much of my career, even though it rarely mattered. At one point I was going to retrain into airfield ops, but it requires full color vision and I'm partially colorblind (I'm one of those guys who mixes up black and dark blue).
Posted by: Every US Navy aircraft carrier ever at May 09, 2026 08:53 AM (2Ez/1)
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Right, but that's a restricted area. There are things called flight line badges, and one has to be trained and checked out, and if you look at the runways and aprons, those strange marks tell you where you can and can't go.
I actually did the online certification for runway driving and kept it current for much of my career, even though it rarely mattered. At one point I was going to retrain into airfield ops, but it requires full color vision and I'm partially colorblind (I'm one of those guys who mixes up black and dark blue).
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 08:57 AM (ZOv7s)
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Actually I'm awaiting. I never sleep.
Posted by: Yardwork at May 09, 2026 08:58 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Congress Critter Ilhan Omar at May 09, 2026 08:58 AM (QVmho)
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Gotta love British humor! In desperate attempt to cling to power, Keir Starmer brings in a fresh new face to no 10 - Gordon Brown! 🤣🤣🤣
The response is priceless , "Labour MPs and ministers blasted the appointments as 'pure gimmick' and 'nonsense' that suggests Sir Keir doesn't 'grasp the scale of the challenge'.
One senior backbencher said: 'It’s nuts. But more importantly, it’s ineffectual.'
A cabinet minister joked to the Mail: 'I'm waiting for the ghost of Barbara Castle (1910-2002) to appear on the steps of No.10.'
A second scathingly reacted: 'It doesn't exactly scream THE FUTURE does it?' "
🤡🤡🤡
The response is priceless , "Labour MPs and ministers blasted the appointments as 'pure gimmick' and 'nonsense' that suggests Sir Keir doesn't 'grasp the scale of the challenge'.
One senior backbencher said: 'It’s nuts. But more importantly, it’s ineffectual.'
A cabinet minister joked to the Mail: 'I'm waiting for the ghost of Barbara Castle (1910-2002) to appear on the steps of No.10.'
A second scathingly reacted: 'It doesn't exactly scream THE FUTURE does it?' "
🤡🤡🤡
Posted by: runner at May 09, 2026 08:58 AM (GD0B3)
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Morning, Horde...how goes it?
Windows has decided that my desktop wallpaper today shall be a moose.
I get the feeling he wants to tell me something...
Windows has decided that my desktop wallpaper today shall be a moose.
I get the feeling he wants to tell me something...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 09, 2026 08:58 AM (gnNyN)
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58 May the peace of THE LORD be with you all
Posted by: Ben Had at May 09, 2026 08:47 AM (z2aPa)
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and also with you! *tips cap*
Posted by: Ben Had at May 09, 2026 08:47 AM (z2aPa)
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and also with you! *tips cap*
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 09, 2026 08:58 AM (kOluj)
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If our government published something, I just proceed from the assumption that it's bullshit. UFOs or anything else.
Only because it always turns out to be bullshit, though.
Only because it always turns out to be bullshit, though.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 09, 2026 08:59 AM (BI5O2)
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If you need a real pick-me-up, a mug full of Turkish coffee will take care of that, and you will have a mouthful of fine ground coffee grounds to chew on afterwards.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at May 09, 2026 08:59 AM (0U5gm)
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Actually I'm awaiting. I never sleep.
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I fell that way in the height summer, but in spring and fall, I love it.
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I fell that way in the height summer, but in spring and fall, I love it.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 09, 2026 09:00 AM (BI5O2)
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Another civilization, or some source on earth?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 09, 2026 08:54 AM (iERP6)
'Ancient Aliens' had an episode.
How about time travellers? Given interstellar distances, I kind of liked that theory.
And how bad is your day going if you manage to travel insane number of light years, overcoming issues with gravity, inertia, radiation and so many other things only to crash in NEW MEXICO?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 09, 2026 08:54 AM (iERP6)
'Ancient Aliens' had an episode.
How about time travellers? Given interstellar distances, I kind of liked that theory.
And how bad is your day going if you manage to travel insane number of light years, overcoming issues with gravity, inertia, radiation and so many other things only to crash in NEW MEXICO?
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 09, 2026 09:00 AM (Sco7b)
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I begged her to at least pick up some Folger's Crystals, but no.
Also she won't buy paper towels or tissues. The answer to the next question ks "yes"
Also she won't buy paper towels or tissues. The answer to the next question ks "yes"
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 09, 2026 09:00 AM (2icm1)
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The park is closed today.
Posted by: Your Windows Moose desktop wallpaper at May 09, 2026 09:00 AM (2Ez/1)
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spiritual beings of light have been recorded in every culture since records began, they are in the Bible, there are confirmed apparitions seen by thousands, but that's impossible.
No, it has to be alien life that somehow got here in defiance of all of our known laws of physics because SCIENCE!
Yes, in fact, if demons exist and can be identified, catalogued, and studied, they should be. And we would be better able to confront and/or to oppose them. They would indeed be classed as aliens (if they exist).
Our science would thereby expand.
Imagine if we were still treating infection as beyond science.
No, it has to be alien life that somehow got here in defiance of all of our known laws of physics because SCIENCE!
Yes, in fact, if demons exist and can be identified, catalogued, and studied, they should be. And we would be better able to confront and/or to oppose them. They would indeed be classed as aliens (if they exist).
Our science would thereby expand.
Imagine if we were still treating infection as beyond science.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 09, 2026 09:01 AM (sDWtc)
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Time travel is impossible !
Posted by: runner at May 09, 2026 09:01 AM (GD0B3)
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Off Learing Center Fraudster soc
Off Learing Center Fraudster soc
Posted by: BifBewalski at May 09, 2026 09:02 AM (QVmho)
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I begged her to at least pick up some Folger's Crystals, but no.
Also she won't buy paper towels or tissues. The answer to the next question ks "yes
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When you leave take something from her place - for making you , the guest , suffer!
Also she won't buy paper towels or tissues. The answer to the next question ks "yes
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When you leave take something from her place - for making you , the guest , suffer!
Posted by: runner at May 09, 2026 09:02 AM (GD0B3)
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Mornin' Horde. Won't go into my situation. Perhaps I'm going through extended penance for the sins of my foolish youth; I don't know.
Just wish it would end, one way or another.
Posted by: Brother Tim
Sounds familiar.
Just wish it would end, one way or another.
Posted by: Brother Tim
Sounds familiar.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at May 09, 2026 09:02 AM (0U5gm)
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The 8 point star UFO is freaking me out
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 09, 2026 09:03 AM (/+uur)
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And how bad is your day going if you manage to travel insane number of light years, overcoming issues with gravity, inertia, radiation and so many other things only to crash in NEW MEXICO?
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 09, 2026 09:00 AM (Sco7b)
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This proves that the aliens are all women. They can cover absurdly long distances, operate technology beyond our understanding, but still can't park worth a damn.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 09, 2026 09:00 AM (Sco7b)
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This proves that the aliens are all women. They can cover absurdly long distances, operate technology beyond our understanding, but still can't park worth a damn.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 09:03 AM (ZOv7s)
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Stay off of runways, people!
At the very least, only walk on active runways during daylight hours so pilots can see and avoid you.
Posted by: one hour sober
At least the ones not drunk.
At the very least, only walk on active runways during daylight hours so pilots can see and avoid you.
Posted by: one hour sober
At least the ones not drunk.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 09, 2026 09:04 AM (QovLg)
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How is it that they know how to design an interstellar space craft, and they know how to build an interstellar space craft, and they know how to fly an interstellar space craft, but they don't know how to LAND an interstellar space craft?
Posted by: I gotta ask at May 09, 2026 09:05 AM (2Ez/1)
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Yes, in fact, if demons exist and can be identified, catalogued, and studied, they should be. And we would be better able to confront and/or to oppose them. They would indeed be classed as aliens (if they exist).
Our science would thereby expand.
Imagine if we were still treating infection as beyond science.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 09, 2026 09:01 AM (sDWtc)
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This has been done. Angels (and therefore fallen angels as well) have a variety of shapes that are not at all human. They look...well...alien.
The Holy Angels by Mother Alexandra is a good place to start for those who are interested.
Our science would thereby expand.
Imagine if we were still treating infection as beyond science.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 09, 2026 09:01 AM (sDWtc)
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This has been done. Angels (and therefore fallen angels as well) have a variety of shapes that are not at all human. They look...well...alien.
The Holy Angels by Mother Alexandra is a good place to start for those who are interested.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 09:05 AM (ZOv7s)
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The UFO files release has proved conclusively that UFOs exist.
Posted by: fd at May 09, 2026 08:31 AM (rOw3+)
Of course they exist. The question is: Where are they from?
Another civilization, or some source on earth?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 09, 2026 08:54 AM (iERP6)
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Another interplanetary civilization? Einstein called and wants to know details on how this whole travel through the folds of time thing works.
Posted by: fd at May 09, 2026 08:31 AM (rOw3+)
Of course they exist. The question is: Where are they from?
Another civilization, or some source on earth?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 09, 2026 08:54 AM (iERP6)
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Another interplanetary civilization? Einstein called and wants to know details on how this whole travel through the folds of time thing works.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 09, 2026 09:06 AM (YdWlB)
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Maybe there are no aliens. Maybe they're among us and running everything. Whatever the truth is, you won't be getting it from the US federal government. Just bullshit.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 09, 2026 09:06 AM (BI5O2)
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I think many of the videos purporting to show UFO's are actually drones.
Drones, as we know them today, are pretty sophisticated and ubiquitous. In the 50's and 60's not so much. But I'm pretty sure they existed. And the image tech at the time wasn't great. So... how to explain what was captured on film? Especially if (at the time) the drone technology was top secret.
And why are so few videos and photos in color?
Still, I'd like to believe...
YMMV
Drones, as we know them today, are pretty sophisticated and ubiquitous. In the 50's and 60's not so much. But I'm pretty sure they existed. And the image tech at the time wasn't great. So... how to explain what was captured on film? Especially if (at the time) the drone technology was top secret.
And why are so few videos and photos in color?
Still, I'd like to believe...
YMMV
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 09, 2026 09:06 AM (jehhT)
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Nice pic up top. Very calming
Posted by: 496 at May 09, 2026 09:07 AM (MxCkF)
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Yes, in fact, if demons exist and can be identified, catalogued, and studied, they should be. And we would be better able to confront and/or to oppose them. They would indeed be classed as aliens (if they exist).
Our science would thereby expand.
Imagine if we were still treating infection as beyond science.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 09, 2026 09:01 AM (sDWtc)
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The problem you face is some portion of the population will want to protect the demons as endangered, and others will celebrate them even unto voting them into office or worshiping them. That'll get in the way of objective science.
Our science would thereby expand.
Imagine if we were still treating infection as beyond science.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 09, 2026 09:01 AM (sDWtc)
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The problem you face is some portion of the population will want to protect the demons as endangered, and others will celebrate them even unto voting them into office or worshiping them. That'll get in the way of objective science.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 09, 2026 09:08 AM (zyFko)
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 09, 2026 09:08 AM (/+uur)
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*Einstein called and wants to know details on how this whole travel through the folds of time thing works.*
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Did he happen to mention where he was calling from?
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Did he happen to mention where he was calling from?
Posted by: Just curious at May 09, 2026 09:09 AM (2Ez/1)
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I also think the missile bounce video is freaky.
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 09, 2026 09:09 AM (/+uur)
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When you leave take something from her place - for making you , the guest , suffer!
Posted by: runner at May 09, 2026 09:02 AM (GD0B3)
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Nah next time I'll remember to pack some kleenex
She is such a hippie.
Posted by: runner at May 09, 2026 09:02 AM (GD0B3)
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Nah next time I'll remember to pack some kleenex
She is such a hippie.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 09, 2026 09:11 AM (2icm1)
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How is it that they know how to design an interstellar space craft, and they know how to build an interstellar space craft, and they know how to fly an interstellar space craft, but they don't know how to LAND an interstellar space craft?
Posted by: I gotta ask at May 09, 2026 09:05 AM (2Ez/1)
Islam.
Posted by: I gotta ask at May 09, 2026 09:05 AM (2Ez/1)
Islam.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 09, 2026 09:11 AM (g8Ew8)
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Maybe there are no aliens. Maybe they're among us and running everything.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 09, 2026 09:06 AM (BI5O2)
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Maybe there are no aliens, maybe there are. It matters not, because if there are other civilizations they exist so greatly far away no one will ever meet them and they will not meet us. For all intents and purposes, in this case, the two ideas (that alien civilizations exist and that they do not exist) are exactly the same. Equal.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 09, 2026 09:06 AM (BI5O2)
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Maybe there are no aliens, maybe there are. It matters not, because if there are other civilizations they exist so greatly far away no one will ever meet them and they will not meet us. For all intents and purposes, in this case, the two ideas (that alien civilizations exist and that they do not exist) are exactly the same. Equal.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 09, 2026 09:12 AM (zyFko)
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I think many of the videos purporting to show UFO's are actually drones.
Drones, as we know them today, are pretty sophisticated and ubiquitous. In the 50's and 60's not so much. But I'm pretty sure they existed. And the image tech at the time wasn't great. So... how to explain what was captured on film? Especially if (at the time) the drone technology was top secret.
And why are so few videos and photos in color?
Still, I'd like to believe...
YMMV
Posted by: Martini Farmer
We had VERY good drone and remote control technology in the 50s. The B-29 Superfortress was used as a target for Nike Hercules missile systems during training exercises, allowing missile crews to practice tracking and intercepting high-altitude bombers. The Nike Hercules was designed to engage such aircraft, demonstrating its capabilities in air defense scenarios.
Looking for a video of one to link.
I think many of the videos purporting to show UFO's are actually drones.
Drones, as we know them today, are pretty sophisticated and ubiquitous. In the 50's and 60's not so much. But I'm pretty sure they existed. And the image tech at the time wasn't great. So... how to explain what was captured on film? Especially if (at the time) the drone technology was top secret.
And why are so few videos and photos in color?
Still, I'd like to believe...
YMMV
Posted by: Martini Farmer
We had VERY good drone and remote control technology in the 50s. The B-29 Superfortress was used as a target for Nike Hercules missile systems during training exercises, allowing missile crews to practice tracking and intercepting high-altitude bombers. The Nike Hercules was designed to engage such aircraft, demonstrating its capabilities in air defense scenarios.
Looking for a video of one to link.
Posted by: BifBewalski at May 09, 2026 09:13 AM (QVmho)
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Models walk on runways and catwalks all the time and mostly don't get sucked into jet engines.
Posted by: Strike a Pose! at May 09, 2026 09:13 AM (oftw2)
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Colorado gray wolf reintroduction update:
CPW Annual Report
https://is.gd/34oG7H
Lots of euphemistic language, but a useful report. Things of note:
- US Fish & Wildlife put the kibosh on CPW plans to import 10-15 additional wolves this past winter, which coupled with substantial mortality among the existing packs puts the sustainability of the project in danger.
-There were 10 known wolf deaths during the 12 month period from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026 with an interesting mix of causes as follows:
-2 shot & killed legally after crossing into Wyoming
-1 euthanized after bing caught in a legal coyote trap
-1 killed by a mountain lion
-1 killed by an automobile strike
-1 killed by CPW after attacking livestock
-1 died during capture by CPW for tracking collar maintenance
-3 cases still under investigation.
10 deaths in a year out of a population estimated at ~30, without new importation? Seems unlikely they will reach a self-sustaining population any time soon.
CPW Annual Report
https://is.gd/34oG7H
Lots of euphemistic language, but a useful report. Things of note:
- US Fish & Wildlife put the kibosh on CPW plans to import 10-15 additional wolves this past winter, which coupled with substantial mortality among the existing packs puts the sustainability of the project in danger.
-There were 10 known wolf deaths during the 12 month period from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026 with an interesting mix of causes as follows:
-2 shot & killed legally after crossing into Wyoming
-1 euthanized after bing caught in a legal coyote trap
-1 killed by a mountain lion
-1 killed by an automobile strike
-1 killed by CPW after attacking livestock
-1 died during capture by CPW for tracking collar maintenance
-3 cases still under investigation.
10 deaths in a year out of a population estimated at ~30, without new importation? Seems unlikely they will reach a self-sustaining population any time soon.
Posted by: muldoon at May 09, 2026 09:14 AM (I0N4X)
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10 deaths in a year out of a population estimated at ~30, without new importation? Seems unlikely they will reach a self-sustaining population any time soon.
Posted by: muldoon
There's a reason they were extirpated. My Pop claims the last grey wolf in Missouri was killed in Cass County after a successful drive.
Posted by: muldoon
There's a reason they were extirpated. My Pop claims the last grey wolf in Missouri was killed in Cass County after a successful drive.
Posted by: MkY at May 09, 2026 09:15 AM (q6tQZ)
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Thanks for the Coffee Thread and Prayer Revival, Mis Hum and Annie!
May God shower His mercy and grace on all of His children this day.
And may God continue to bless the U.S.A. and Israel.
May God shower His mercy and grace on all of His children this day.
And may God continue to bless the U.S.A. and Israel.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at May 09, 2026 09:16 AM (vrNzf)
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Seems appropriate for this thread to point out that whenever an angel appears in a biblical account the first thing communicated is "Chill. Don't be scared."
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 09, 2026 09:16 AM (2Ez/1)
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Speaking of alien civilizations, Trump trying to make a deal with the crazy mullahcracy in Iran reminds me of the old show 'Battlestar Gallactica", where the humans try to make peace with the Cylons right up until the massive nuclear attack on the home worlds happens.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 09, 2026 09:17 AM (zyFko)
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10 deaths in a year out of a population estimated at ~30, without new importation? Seems unlikely they will reach a self-sustaining population any time soon.
Posted by: muldoon
Ain't that good news?
Posted by: muldoon
Ain't that good news?
Posted by: Sam Cooke at May 09, 2026 09:17 AM (oftw2)
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...should've said my Pop "claimed". Been dead 17 years now.
Posted by: MkY at May 09, 2026 09:18 AM (q6tQZ)
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Here's the B-29 as a target for Nike Hercules video. When I watched it the first time, it was still classified.
Damn, I'm old.
https://youtu.be/D_tSIlMdZok
Here's the B-29 as a target for Nike Hercules video. When I watched it the first time, it was still classified.
Damn, I'm old.
https://youtu.be/D_tSIlMdZok
Posted by: BifBewalski at May 09, 2026 09:19 AM (QVmho)
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Seems appropriate for this thread to point out that whenever an angel appears in a biblical account the first thing communicated is "Chill. Don't be scared."
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 09, 2026 09:16 AM (2Ez/1)
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Yeah, they aren't adorable chubby little children with cute wings.
Some of them are wheels of fire. Note that one of the visions of Frodo is that instead of a ring, he has a wheel of fire at his breast. Since the One Ring is infused with most of Sauron's power, that it what it would look like to other spirits. So much going on in that book.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 09, 2026 09:16 AM (2Ez/1)
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Yeah, they aren't adorable chubby little children with cute wings.
Some of them are wheels of fire. Note that one of the visions of Frodo is that instead of a ring, he has a wheel of fire at his breast. Since the One Ring is infused with most of Sauron's power, that it what it would look like to other spirits. So much going on in that book.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 09:20 AM (ZOv7s)
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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. Amen.
St. Gregory of Nazianzen, Confessor and Doctor of the Church, pray for us.
*****
I have prayed Rosaries for the Horde's intentions, both stated and unstated.
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. Amen.
St. Gregory of Nazianzen, Confessor and Doctor of the Church, pray for us.
*****
I have prayed Rosaries for the Horde's intentions, both stated and unstated.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 09, 2026 09:20 AM (ksbjf)
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Ahhhhh.
[enjoys first cup of the day]
For some it is just a hot beverage, for me, it is life-support.
[enjoys first cup of the day]
For some it is just a hot beverage, for me, it is life-support.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 09, 2026 09:21 AM (XeU6L)
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Good morning, friends. Prayers have been said for all.
Posted by: Piper at May 09, 2026 09:21 AM (tHSRx)
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Speaking of alien civilizations, Trump trying to make a deal with the crazy mullahcracy in Iran reminds me of the old show 'Battlestar Gallactica", where the humans try to make peace with the Cylons right up until the massive nuclear attack on the home worlds happens.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 09, 2026 09:17 AM (zyFko)
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Trump knows what he is doing. He's stringing things out, weakening the mullahs. Everyone who wants to see things wrapped up in a neat 48-hour package are either delusional or dishonest.
He managed to completely nullify the War Powers Act *and* flip Just War Theory so that now Iran is the aggressor and the US is responding in self defense. Absolutely amazing to behold.
And let's raise one for the Navy, who are getting to use torpedoes and deck guns for the first time in forever!
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 09, 2026 09:17 AM (zyFko)
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Trump knows what he is doing. He's stringing things out, weakening the mullahs. Everyone who wants to see things wrapped up in a neat 48-hour package are either delusional or dishonest.
He managed to completely nullify the War Powers Act *and* flip Just War Theory so that now Iran is the aggressor and the US is responding in self defense. Absolutely amazing to behold.
And let's raise one for the Navy, who are getting to use torpedoes and deck guns for the first time in forever!
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 09:22 AM (ZOv7s)
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I have prayed Rosaries for the Horde's intentions, both stated and unstated.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop
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I'm running rather heavy on the sins of omission.
I have prayed Rosaries for the Horde's intentions, both stated and unstated.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop
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I'm running rather heavy on the sins of omission.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 09, 2026 09:23 AM (XeU6L)
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AOC says American Rev was against the Billionaire of that time.
Does not realize it was against People just like her that want to control the lives of others thousand of miles away.
Does not realize it was against People just like her that want to control the lives of others thousand of miles away.
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 09, 2026 09:23 AM (/+uur)
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"83 spiritual beings of light have been recorded in every culture since records began, they are in the Bible, there are confirmed apparitions seen by thousands, but that's impossible.
No, it has to be alien life that somehow got here in defiance of all of our known laws of physics because SCIENCE!"
First, human beings are luminescent spiritual beings. We give off a beautiful infrared glow. We just can't see our own luminescence.
Second, the whole demon/alien thing may just be different vocabularies for the same phenomena. Is Leprosy caused by demons or aliens? If we didn't have the lenses to see the wee beasties, we'd still be debating. We'll likely need some tech advance to assimilate those beings into our understanding, assuming they truly exist as we think they do, conscious and acting upon our world with intent.
No, it has to be alien life that somehow got here in defiance of all of our known laws of physics because SCIENCE!"
First, human beings are luminescent spiritual beings. We give off a beautiful infrared glow. We just can't see our own luminescence.
Second, the whole demon/alien thing may just be different vocabularies for the same phenomena. Is Leprosy caused by demons or aliens? If we didn't have the lenses to see the wee beasties, we'd still be debating. We'll likely need some tech advance to assimilate those beings into our understanding, assuming they truly exist as we think they do, conscious and acting upon our world with intent.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at May 09, 2026 09:24 AM (w/O5Q)
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To me the fatal flaw in the gray wolf reintroduction plan is the fact that between the 1940's when wolves were eradicated in Colorado and now there has been an explosive increase in human presence into the mountains. Dozens of ski resorts. Expanded outdoor recreation opportunities (hiking, hunting, mountain biking, etc.). Mountain population growth both in towns and in off-grid individual homes. Expansion of ranching. Intrusion of high volume, high speed interstate and other highways and the accompanying increase in traffic volume.
This ain't your grandfather's wolf habitat anymore. Reintroduction is a fever dream of fuzzy-thinking fantasists, playing at being God.
This ain't your grandfather's wolf habitat anymore. Reintroduction is a fever dream of fuzzy-thinking fantasists, playing at being God.
Posted by: muldoon at May 09, 2026 09:25 AM (I0N4X)
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And let's raise one for the Navy, who are getting to use torpedoes and deck guns for the first time in forever!
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 09:22 AM (ZOv7s)
I tried to get a Navy contract to build remotes for target practice.
Now the Navy get to practice with other peoples boats.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 09:22 AM (ZOv7s)
I tried to get a Navy contract to build remotes for target practice.
Now the Navy get to practice with other peoples boats.
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 09, 2026 09:25 AM (/+uur)
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This ain't your grandfather's wolf habitat anymore. Reintroduction is a fever dream of fuzzy-thinking fantasists, playing at being God.
Posted by: muldoon at May 09, 2026 09:25 AM (I0N4X)
Now do Jurassic Park
Posted by: muldoon at May 09, 2026 09:25 AM (I0N4X)
Now do Jurassic Park
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 09, 2026 09:25 AM (/+uur)
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Separately, I JUST PERFORMED SURGERY ON MY FRIENDS' CAT SNOWFLAKE!
Not surgery, but she DID have a huge matted clump of fur I've been trying to get out slowly for a month. ...
Brave , trusting cat.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 09, 2026 08:12 AM (Sco7b)
Snowflake might not be your cat, but you're definitely her hooman.
I am of the opinion that God provided us the gift of pets so that we might experience - to some degree - unconditional love. Dogs and cats all have their distinct personalities: they give us unconditional love to the extent that their non-rational nature allows. We love them in return, and grieve their deaths.
Not surgery, but she DID have a huge matted clump of fur I've been trying to get out slowly for a month. ...
Brave , trusting cat.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 09, 2026 08:12 AM (Sco7b)
Snowflake might not be your cat, but you're definitely her hooman.
I am of the opinion that God provided us the gift of pets so that we might experience - to some degree - unconditional love. Dogs and cats all have their distinct personalities: they give us unconditional love to the extent that their non-rational nature allows. We love them in return, and grieve their deaths.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 09, 2026 09:26 AM (ksbjf)
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And that was a Nike Ajax, not a Nike Hercules. There's another one of a B-17 as a target with Nike Hercules.
We got to see some really cool videos in training back in the day.
And that was a Nike Ajax, not a Nike Hercules. There's another one of a B-17 as a target with Nike Hercules.
We got to see some really cool videos in training back in the day.
Posted by: BifBewalski at May 09, 2026 09:26 AM (QVmho)
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Marxism doesn't teach history
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 09:26 AM (Ia/+0)
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65 "Who walks around on runways while planes are taking off or landing
I believe Hillary.
But she was heroically dodging a hail of bullets at the time, running back and forth carrying men twice her weight to safety while returning fire taking out 7 enemies.
Her secret missions were probably even more impressive.
I believe Hillary.
But she was heroically dodging a hail of bullets at the time, running back and forth carrying men twice her weight to safety while returning fire taking out 7 enemies.
Her secret missions were probably even more impressive.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 09, 2026 09:27 AM (Sco7b)
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I am of the opinion that God provided us the gift of pets so that we might experience - to some degree - unconditional love. Dogs and cats all have their distinct personalities: they give us unconditional love to the extent that their non-rational nature allows. We love them in return, and grieve their deaths.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 09, 2026 09:26 AM (ksbjf)
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Amen!
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 09, 2026 09:26 AM (ksbjf)
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Amen!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 09, 2026 09:27 AM (gnNyN)
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10 deaths in a year out of a population estimated at ~30, without new importation? Seems unlikely they will reach a self-sustaining population any time soon.
Posted by: muldoon at May 09, 2026 09:14 AM (I0N4X)
Wait. Hold up. Are you suggesting that the experty experts are . . . wrong?
*Muttley snicker*
Posted by: muldoon at May 09, 2026 09:14 AM (I0N4X)
Wait. Hold up. Are you suggesting that the experty experts are . . . wrong?
*Muttley snicker*
Posted by: Count de Monet at May 09, 2026 09:27 AM (wVcYX)
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“…. my parents only have decaf coffee”
Nice! Coffee that doesn’t do what Coffee does. LOL.
I’m not a Coffee snob, I’m really not. I’ll drink the good stuff, Sumatran Jamaican Kona Cannabis blend, blessed by Tibetan monks and expressed thrice through Java Monkees. Type II c-rat. Coffee, that’s OK too. I’ll drink anything.
But I need my brain to boot-up in the morning efficiently. I need to become ambulatory and able to take sustenance. I picked up some various Coffees yesterday. Some better, some worse, and some Emergency Strategic Reserve.
Folger’s “House Blend”, seems to be a cut above their “Classic”, which I would rate as “barely” drinkable. Stale Burlap, with a Hint of Mold predominates. House blend is not objectionable.
When you take a sip of Coffee, it should meet certain minimum performance standards. “Hmm. I want another sip!” Not “What the Fuck is that??” Picky, I know.
Nice! Coffee that doesn’t do what Coffee does. LOL.
I’m not a Coffee snob, I’m really not. I’ll drink the good stuff, Sumatran Jamaican Kona Cannabis blend, blessed by Tibetan monks and expressed thrice through Java Monkees. Type II c-rat. Coffee, that’s OK too. I’ll drink anything.
But I need my brain to boot-up in the morning efficiently. I need to become ambulatory and able to take sustenance. I picked up some various Coffees yesterday. Some better, some worse, and some Emergency Strategic Reserve.
Folger’s “House Blend”, seems to be a cut above their “Classic”, which I would rate as “barely” drinkable. Stale Burlap, with a Hint of Mold predominates. House blend is not objectionable.
When you take a sip of Coffee, it should meet certain minimum performance standards. “Hmm. I want another sip!” Not “What the Fuck is that??” Picky, I know.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 09, 2026 09:28 AM (YD9e9)
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Mornin' Horde. Won't go into my situation. Perhaps I'm going through extended penance for the sins of my foolish youth; I don't know.
Just wish it would end, one way or another.
Posted by: Brother Tim
Prayers said to help you find peace.
Just wish it would end, one way or another.
Posted by: Brother Tim
Prayers said to help you find peace.
Posted by: Piper at May 09, 2026 09:28 AM (tHSRx)
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I think the lesson here is to always look both ways before crossing a runway.
Posted by: one hour sober at May 09, 2026 09:28 AM (J4Dwc)
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“We are in the depths of hell” Abby Philip has an EPIC meltdown on CNN NewsNight in the wake of the Virginia Supreme Court ruling that the Democrats’ gerrymandering was unconstitutional.
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Fair and balanced.
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Fair and balanced.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 09, 2026 09:29 AM (ndZc7)
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Plodding slowly through Dutch's show career, trying to piece it all together.
Dutch finished his championship late in 2010 and was shown as a special between 2011 and early 2015, when it became clear that he was ill. It turned out to be Cushing's Disease, and he died in September, 2015. One day before the 2013 Westminster KC show, he bloated and torsioned and thus was out of competition until late 2013.
I thought I had a complete record of the shows he competed in, but found out to my horror that half the records for 2014, a year where he was #1 Borzoi in Breed rankings, was missing, as were his 2015 shows.
From the AKC records, it should be possible to reconstruct those shows where he received a ribbon. From those same records, I can do a reasonable job of determining which shows he didn't appear in. But for shows I don't have where he walked and I can't account for his being absent, I'm SOL.
It won't make a difference in determining his lifetime points in Breed, All-Breed and Grand Champion, but it's still irksome.
Plodding slowly through Dutch's show career, trying to piece it all together.
Dutch finished his championship late in 2010 and was shown as a special between 2011 and early 2015, when it became clear that he was ill. It turned out to be Cushing's Disease, and he died in September, 2015. One day before the 2013 Westminster KC show, he bloated and torsioned and thus was out of competition until late 2013.
I thought I had a complete record of the shows he competed in, but found out to my horror that half the records for 2014, a year where he was #1 Borzoi in Breed rankings, was missing, as were his 2015 shows.
From the AKC records, it should be possible to reconstruct those shows where he received a ribbon. From those same records, I can do a reasonable job of determining which shows he didn't appear in. But for shows I don't have where he walked and I can't account for his being absent, I'm SOL.
It won't make a difference in determining his lifetime points in Breed, All-Breed and Grand Champion, but it's still irksome.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 09, 2026 09:29 AM (HdYcL)
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infodog.com
Posted by: one hour sober at May 09, 2026 09:31 AM (J4Dwc)
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We'll see how this goes:
"Critically Endangered Red Wolves Set for New Life in NC Mountains"
https://shorturl.at/N7H94
Exerpt:
"Red Wolves, once nearly extinct in the wild, may soon roam the mountains of North Carolina again as federal efforts to restore the critically endangered species ramp up."
"Critically Endangered Red Wolves Set for New Life in NC Mountains"
https://shorturl.at/N7H94
Exerpt:
"Red Wolves, once nearly extinct in the wild, may soon roam the mountains of North Carolina again as federal efforts to restore the critically endangered species ramp up."
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 09, 2026 09:31 AM (XeU6L)
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Thanks to all for prayers on behalf of Mrs. E. She has more infusions on 8th and 15th, then first assessment on 22nd this month.
Posted by: Eromero at May 09, 2026 09:31 AM (LHPAg)
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Last evening I decided to take a quick walk around the block and on my way back, my path converged with a couple walking two large dogs. The dogs got excited, of course, but they held them back, but one couldn't bear it and I let it sniff me and it was jumping up and down like crazy. Very playful.
I said in a loud voice: "Why yes, I just had a cat sleeping on my lap, how can you tell?" and they laughed.
I said in a loud voice: "Why yes, I just had a cat sleeping on my lap, how can you tell?" and they laughed.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 09:32 AM (ZOv7s)
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Morning, 'rons and 'ronettes. 50 chilly, rainy degrees here at Stately Poppins Manor.
Edited five chapters of my novel yesterday. Hoping for another five today, which will bring me pretty close to the end. So far, the story seems tight, without much fat, but my big problem is that, for a mystery set in Hollywood, there's not much actual movie-making going on. A lot of talk, but no visuals, which is what my two or three fans have told me they like.
And the book is short, coming in at barely 53K words. Anyway, we will see what happens as we go along.
Hope you all have a lovely day.
Edited five chapters of my novel yesterday. Hoping for another five today, which will bring me pretty close to the end. So far, the story seems tight, without much fat, but my big problem is that, for a mystery set in Hollywood, there's not much actual movie-making going on. A lot of talk, but no visuals, which is what my two or three fans have told me they like.
And the book is short, coming in at barely 53K words. Anyway, we will see what happens as we go along.
Hope you all have a lovely day.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 09, 2026 09:32 AM (qRla/)
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From long time reader and commenter, Bidens Dog. The power of coffee!!!!
Hilarious, yet somewhat disturbing.
Hilarious, yet somewhat disturbing.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 09, 2026 09:33 AM (bEI8k)
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137 Didn’t they determine that red wolves are just wolf-coyote hybrids, or something like that?
Posted by: Bulg at May 09, 2026 09:33 AM (77rzZ)
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Fair and balanced.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 09, 2026 09:29 AM (ndZc7)
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The Dems suffer from what I call "last turn syndrome." They come up with a plan that they think will be totally devastating, put it into effect, and then Trump makes a countermove that utterly confounds them.
"NO! We won! The game is over and we won!"
It's really weird.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 09, 2026 09:29 AM (ndZc7)
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The Dems suffer from what I call "last turn syndrome." They come up with a plan that they think will be totally devastating, put it into effect, and then Trump makes a countermove that utterly confounds them.
"NO! We won! The game is over and we won!"
It's really weird.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 09:34 AM (ZOv7s)
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When you take a sip of Coffee, it should meet certain minimum performance standards. “Hmm. I want another sip!” Not “What the Fuck is that??”
I've had dates like that.
I've had dates like that.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 09, 2026 09:34 AM (qRla/)
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The UFO files release has proved conclusively that UFOs exist.
Posted by: fd
Which is to say… they're still unidentified, right? Right.
Good morning. Managed to get up in time to enjoy this thread "live." With coffee. Progression of gal getting the best coffee ever escalated perfectly.
Posted by: fd
Which is to say… they're still unidentified, right? Right.
Good morning. Managed to get up in time to enjoy this thread "live." With coffee. Progression of gal getting the best coffee ever escalated perfectly.
Posted by: mindful webworker - black and hot - the coffee, I mean at May 09, 2026 09:34 AM (Cl/mc)
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Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 09, 2026 09:26 AM (ksbjf)
Thank you. She is such a great cat and you are right about animals. Ralphy's older right now and I'm really taking care of him, which is fine.
The yard is being prepped. I also just want to inform the Horde that I will be digging out a small near dead plant. In it's place will be a 70 pound painted concrete pedestal. And later, cemented to that will be a small, painted 170 pound concrete monkey.
Apparently the morning rant had some sort of influence on me...
It's really cute. I'm on a corner lot. He'll be facing the street. I expect him to be popular.
Thank you. She is such a great cat and you are right about animals. Ralphy's older right now and I'm really taking care of him, which is fine.
The yard is being prepped. I also just want to inform the Horde that I will be digging out a small near dead plant. In it's place will be a 70 pound painted concrete pedestal. And later, cemented to that will be a small, painted 170 pound concrete monkey.
Apparently the morning rant had some sort of influence on me...
It's really cute. I'm on a corner lot. He'll be facing the street. I expect him to be popular.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 09, 2026 09:34 AM (Sco7b)
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I can’t remember in my History who said it, but upon ordering some at a restaurant:
“If this be Coffee, bring me Tea. If this be Tea, bring me Coffee”.
The history of Coffee is interesting with a long and controversial, complicated history. The Arab world discovered it, but Moslems were divided on whether it was OK, or not.
The Italians brought it to Europe, and Coffee houses started popping up everywhere. The Pope at the time decided to try some, he thought it smelled good. Then he tried some, and everything was copacetic in Christendom, but it was a close run thing.
Both Tobacco and Coffee have been Capital offenses at various times in various places. Our betters know Best, don’t ya know.
“If this be Coffee, bring me Tea. If this be Tea, bring me Coffee”.
The history of Coffee is interesting with a long and controversial, complicated history. The Arab world discovered it, but Moslems were divided on whether it was OK, or not.
The Italians brought it to Europe, and Coffee houses started popping up everywhere. The Pope at the time decided to try some, he thought it smelled good. Then he tried some, and everything was copacetic in Christendom, but it was a close run thing.
Both Tobacco and Coffee have been Capital offenses at various times in various places. Our betters know Best, don’t ya know.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 09, 2026 09:35 AM (YD9e9)
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Crossed the runway at Bentwaters twice, both in very heavy fog. Sure no A-10s that didn't have radar were not going anywhere but what if some other emergency happened?
Crew chief thought couldn't happen
Crew chief thought couldn't happen
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 09:35 AM (Ia/+0)
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144 LOL, MP4.
Posted by: Bulg at May 09, 2026 09:36 AM (77rzZ)
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'Exerpt'
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.
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See? This is what happens when you haven't had your first cup of coffee.
'Exerpt'
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.
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See? This is what happens when you haven't had your first cup of coffee.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 09, 2026 09:37 AM (XeU6L)
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Yes, in fact, if demons exist and can be identified, catalogued, and studied, they should be. And we would be better able to confront and/or to oppose them. They would indeed be classed as aliens (if they exist).
Our science would thereby expand.
Imagine if we were still treating infection as beyond science.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 09, 2026 09:01 AM (sDWtc)
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This has been done. Angels (and therefore fallen angels as well) have a variety of shapes that are not at all human. They look...well...alien.
The Holy Angels by Mother Alexandra is a good place to start for those who are interested.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 09:05 AM (ZOv7s)
A.H.L., you had mentioned that book over a year ago. Based on your recommendation, I read it and found it informative. The book is a pretty quick, short read.
gKWVE, you're comment seems to suggest that you are subscribing to the fallacious school-of-thought that science (reason) and religion are in conflict. I'm a mechanical engineer, but also a devout Catholic. I see no conflict: science answers questions concerning the material world, but cannot answer the big question -- WHY?
Our science would thereby expand.
Imagine if we were still treating infection as beyond science.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 09, 2026 09:01 AM (sDWtc)
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This has been done. Angels (and therefore fallen angels as well) have a variety of shapes that are not at all human. They look...well...alien.
The Holy Angels by Mother Alexandra is a good place to start for those who are interested.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 09:05 AM (ZOv7s)
A.H.L., you had mentioned that book over a year ago. Based on your recommendation, I read it and found it informative. The book is a pretty quick, short read.
gKWVE, you're comment seems to suggest that you are subscribing to the fallacious school-of-thought that science (reason) and religion are in conflict. I'm a mechanical engineer, but also a devout Catholic. I see no conflict: science answers questions concerning the material world, but cannot answer the big question -- WHY?
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 09, 2026 09:37 AM (ksbjf)
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And the book is short, coming in at barely 53K words. Anyway, we will see what happens as we go along.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 09, 2026 09:32 AM (qRla/)
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I think that's a good length for a novel. They've really gotten bloated over the years. I think one reason I prefer older books is that they get to the point.
Last night I crossed the 10,000 word line, and the rhythm of fiction writing is returning to me. I'm getting back into the mode of taking a break to do some character/plot development, working it through, and only then pushing things forward. Last week's pause was very helpful in that respect.
I'm also taking "thinking breaks" while I write, going on a brief walk to clear my head and get the blood pumping.
New characters are emerging as well, which is nice.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 09, 2026 09:32 AM (qRla/)
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I think that's a good length for a novel. They've really gotten bloated over the years. I think one reason I prefer older books is that they get to the point.
Last night I crossed the 10,000 word line, and the rhythm of fiction writing is returning to me. I'm getting back into the mode of taking a break to do some character/plot development, working it through, and only then pushing things forward. Last week's pause was very helpful in that respect.
I'm also taking "thinking breaks" while I write, going on a brief walk to clear my head and get the blood pumping.
New characters are emerging as well, which is nice.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 09:37 AM (ZOv7s)
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But, other than that . . .
Virginia Democrats' appeal of state Supreme Court decision on gerrymandering misspells the words "Virginia" and "Senator"
Virginia Democrats' appeal of state Supreme Court decision on gerrymandering misspells the words "Virginia" and "Senator"
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 09, 2026 09:38 AM (ndZc7)
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infodog.com
Posted by: one hour sober at May 09, 2026 09:31 AM (J4Dwc)
I couldn't have put together Lacey's record without Infodog. But they only have catalogs for MB-F shows, and Dutch mostly appeared in shows where Onofrio was the superintendent. And Onofrio is hopeless.
infodog.com
Posted by: one hour sober at May 09, 2026 09:31 AM (J4Dwc)
I couldn't have put together Lacey's record without Infodog. But they only have catalogs for MB-F shows, and Dutch mostly appeared in shows where Onofrio was the superintendent. And Onofrio is hopeless.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 09, 2026 09:38 AM (HdYcL)
Posted by: Mrs. Olson, Virginia Christine at May 09, 2026 09:39 AM (oftw2)
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Morning all. I’ve now moved to Florida and started my new job. It’s all so far so good…. Had a lovely jog along the beach. When I say lovely I mean “so humid I thought I was swimming and was going to die”
Florida humidity is serious. But a beautiful ocean view and a bit of a breeze even
Florida humidity is serious. But a beautiful ocean view and a bit of a breeze even
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 09, 2026 09:39 AM (Jehr5)
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The Dems suffer from what I call "last turn syndrome." They come up with a plan that they think will be totally devastating, put it into effect, and then Trump makes a countermove that utterly confounds them.
"NO! We won! The game is over and we won!"
It's really weird.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
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Democrats, probably due to DEI rot and what passes for Higher Education these days, have become Baldrick. Always with a cunning plan that ends up blowing up in their face. Or to use another metaphor, Trump is Roadrunner and Democrats are Wile E. Coyote--Super Genius.
"NO! We won! The game is over and we won!"
It's really weird.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
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Democrats, probably due to DEI rot and what passes for Higher Education these days, have become Baldrick. Always with a cunning plan that ends up blowing up in their face. Or to use another metaphor, Trump is Roadrunner and Democrats are Wile E. Coyote--Super Genius.
Posted by: whig at May 09, 2026 09:40 AM (E4rtv)
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“If this be Coffee, bring me Tea. If this be Tea, bring me Coffee”.
Sounds like something Dr Johnson would say.
It reminds me of an old Punch cartoon where a fellow is staying at an Irish inn and asks for some Scotch whisky. The waiter tells him, "There's no call for it, sir. And the only ones who want it use it to water down our own."
Sounds like something Dr Johnson would say.
It reminds me of an old Punch cartoon where a fellow is staying at an Irish inn and asks for some Scotch whisky. The waiter tells him, "There's no call for it, sir. And the only ones who want it use it to water down our own."
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 09, 2026 09:40 AM (qRla/)
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It's really cute. I'm on a corner lot. He'll be facing the street. I expect him to be popular.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 09, 2026 09:34 AM (Sco7b)
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General Urdo I hope.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 09, 2026 09:34 AM (Sco7b)
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General Urdo I hope.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 09, 2026 09:40 AM (2icm1)
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...federal efforts to restore the critically endangered species ramp up."
Posted by: Mike Hammer,
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Oh, great!
Posted by: Mike Hammer,
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Oh, great!
Posted by: muldoon at May 09, 2026 09:40 AM (I0N4X)
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>>And Onofrio is hopeless.
I remember my wife saying that when she was trying to research something there about one our dogs.
I remember my wife saying that when she was trying to research something there about one our dogs.
Posted by: one hour sober at May 09, 2026 09:41 AM (J4Dwc)
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Lord hear our prayers.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * squirrel panel discussion moderator at May 09, 2026 09:41 AM (oos3F)
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Didn’t they determine that red wolves are just wolf-coyote hybrids, or something like that?
Posted by: Bulg
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Seems to be indeterminate. They are sometimes referred to as 'Coywolves'.
Posted by: Bulg
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Seems to be indeterminate. They are sometimes referred to as 'Coywolves'.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 09, 2026 09:41 AM (XeU6L)
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FWIW, back when I was in AF Civil Engineering, we had to go out and sweep the runways with trucks and occassionally fix runway surface issues.
You damn sure don't go wandering around on the runways without tower clearance that shuts down that runway.
My guess is either a substance abusing trespasser or some Third World git hired as baggage handler or some other quasi flightline job that decided to do walkabout.
You damn sure don't go wandering around on the runways without tower clearance that shuts down that runway.
My guess is either a substance abusing trespasser or some Third World git hired as baggage handler or some other quasi flightline job that decided to do walkabout.
Posted by: whig at May 09, 2026 09:42 AM (E4rtv)
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UFOs as in little green men are a bullshit and a distraction, boob bait for the bubbas.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 09, 2026 09:42 AM (XV/Pl)
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The Dems suffer from what I call "last turn syndrome." They come up with a plan that they think will be totally devastating, put it into effect, and then Trump makes a countermove that utterly confounds them.
"NO! We won! The game is over and we won!"
It's really weird.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 09:34 AM (ZOv7s)
If you have eyes to see, it is so very obvious that they have given themselves over to the evil spirits. They reject rationality, and yet have these Utopian dreams -- that can only come about if they kill enough people.
My response to "I'm spiritual but not religious" (which always implies anti-Christianity) it that demons are spiritual beings, too. The answer is Jesus Christ.
"NO! We won! The game is over and we won!"
It's really weird.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 09:34 AM (ZOv7s)
If you have eyes to see, it is so very obvious that they have given themselves over to the evil spirits. They reject rationality, and yet have these Utopian dreams -- that can only come about if they kill enough people.
My response to "I'm spiritual but not religious" (which always implies anti-Christianity) it that demons are spiritual beings, too. The answer is Jesus Christ.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 09, 2026 09:43 AM (ksbjf)
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I'm a mechanical engineer, but also a devout Catholic. I see no conflict: science answers questions concerning the material world, but cannot answer the big question -- WHY?
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 09, 2026 09:37 AM (ksbjf)
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My path to the Church was paved by reason. A spiritual understanding came much latter. I was raised to despise organized religion, but I was a military history addict from the moment I could read. In high school I discovered you could read the ancient sources directly, and so I began buying Tacitus, Livy, Arrian, etc.
In college I added history as a major, and dug even deeper. I learned how tenuous our links are in terms of written material, where huge assumptions are based on a single copy of a text. I also learn that we cross-check fragments and then look at archeology in order to determine what happened.
And then the big discovery: if you do that to the Gospels, you get an account more reliable than any other. All the """bible scholars""" who pick at minor flaws would fail utterly in the realm of military history. (They also use a grotesquely biased approach regarding Islam.)
So yes, reason can lead one to God.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 09, 2026 09:37 AM (ksbjf)
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My path to the Church was paved by reason. A spiritual understanding came much latter. I was raised to despise organized religion, but I was a military history addict from the moment I could read. In high school I discovered you could read the ancient sources directly, and so I began buying Tacitus, Livy, Arrian, etc.
In college I added history as a major, and dug even deeper. I learned how tenuous our links are in terms of written material, where huge assumptions are based on a single copy of a text. I also learn that we cross-check fragments and then look at archeology in order to determine what happened.
And then the big discovery: if you do that to the Gospels, you get an account more reliable than any other. All the """bible scholars""" who pick at minor flaws would fail utterly in the realm of military history. (They also use a grotesquely biased approach regarding Islam.)
So yes, reason can lead one to God.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 09:43 AM (ZOv7s)
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Folger’s was distinctive, it had a readily identifiable flavor. Make a strong pot, and you were gonna start Zingin’. Great for pulling all nighters. This was when they didn’t have 45 different “Signature” blends. They had Folger’s and …. Well, they had “Drip Grind” too, I guess.
Core competencies people. Stick to the basics, before trying to get Fancy.
Core competencies people. Stick to the basics, before trying to get Fancy.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 09, 2026 09:43 AM (YD9e9)
Posted by: one hour sober at May 09, 2026 09:43 AM (J4Dwc)
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I see no conflict: science answers questions concerning the material world, but cannot answer the big question -- WHY?
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 09, 2026 09:37 AM (ksbjf)
Well said. When I attended his church I often heard John MacArthur say that creation is not a scientific topic. Because there were no witnesses (except God himself) and it’s not repeatable. If you can’t repeat or observe something by definition it’s outside the realm of science. BTW… that would apply to spiritual creatures like angels although they can and do take a physical form
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 09, 2026 09:37 AM (ksbjf)
Well said. When I attended his church I often heard John MacArthur say that creation is not a scientific topic. Because there were no witnesses (except God himself) and it’s not repeatable. If you can’t repeat or observe something by definition it’s outside the realm of science. BTW… that would apply to spiritual creatures like angels although they can and do take a physical form
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 09, 2026 09:44 AM (YXvTV)
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I doubt any other civilization could find us in our little outside string of stars in the Universe
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 09:44 AM (Ia/+0)
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156 Morning all. I’ve now moved to Florida and started my new job. It’s all so far so good…. Had a lovely jog along the beach. When I say lovely I mean “so humid I thought I was swimming and was going to die”
Florida humidity is serious. But a beautiful ocean view and a bit of a breeze even
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Could be worse, inland South you still get the humidity but don't have the ocean breezes. Just sticky nasty humidity. Hope you enjoy Florida--you pay for the excellent later fall, spring, and winters with summers and hurricane evacuations.
Florida humidity is serious. But a beautiful ocean view and a bit of a breeze even
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
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Could be worse, inland South you still get the humidity but don't have the ocean breezes. Just sticky nasty humidity. Hope you enjoy Florida--you pay for the excellent later fall, spring, and winters with summers and hurricane evacuations.
Posted by: whig at May 09, 2026 09:45 AM (E4rtv)
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Martini Farmer, go to critical care.
FWIW, pierced ear drums are painful, bleed and are really noticeable.
You MIGHT have just pushed a was of earwax down the ear canal. That is an easy fix.
FWIW, pierced ear drums are painful, bleed and are really noticeable.
You MIGHT have just pushed a was of earwax down the ear canal. That is an easy fix.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 09, 2026 09:45 AM (rbvCR)
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It’s raining again. And dreary. I guess this is the perfect day to get all the laundry finished, but my dog is very sad we can’t go on an adventure.
Posted by: Piper at May 09, 2026 09:46 AM (IUV3m)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 09, 2026 09:46 AM (HdYcL)
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Oh, great!
Posted by: muldoon
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Heh. And, this is just an aside re funding:
"For decades, conservationists have pushed for changes to U.S. 64, a busy two-lane highway to the popular Outer Banks that runs straight through the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge – one of just two places in the world where red wolves run free.
They may finally be getting their wish.
In late December, the Federal Highway Administration awarded the first grants under a new $125 million Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program. Unless the grants are somehow undone by President Donald Trump, part of the money will help state agencies and nonprofit groups rebuild a 2.5-mile section of the highway with fencing and a series of culverts, or small underpasses, to allow red wolves – as well as black bears, white-tailed deer and other animals – to pass safely underneath traffic.
Oh, great!
Posted by: muldoon
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Heh. And, this is just an aside re funding:
"For decades, conservationists have pushed for changes to U.S. 64, a busy two-lane highway to the popular Outer Banks that runs straight through the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge – one of just two places in the world where red wolves run free.
They may finally be getting their wish.
In late December, the Federal Highway Administration awarded the first grants under a new $125 million Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program. Unless the grants are somehow undone by President Donald Trump, part of the money will help state agencies and nonprofit groups rebuild a 2.5-mile section of the highway with fencing and a series of culverts, or small underpasses, to allow red wolves – as well as black bears, white-tailed deer and other animals – to pass safely underneath traffic.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 09, 2026 09:46 AM (XeU6L)
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Good morning fellow travelers
Not much going on here. Weather has been schizophrenic, hot one day and cold the next.
I have become cautiously optimistic that maybe we have turned a corner politically. It will truly be a miracle if the Pratt campaign in LA starts a movement that finally defeats the commie takeover of the Democrat party.
Not much going on here. Weather has been schizophrenic, hot one day and cold the next.
I have become cautiously optimistic that maybe we have turned a corner politically. It will truly be a miracle if the Pratt campaign in LA starts a movement that finally defeats the commie takeover of the Democrat party.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 09, 2026 09:47 AM (kJmSS)
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Folger’s was distinctive, it had a readily identifiable flavor. Make a strong pot, and you were gonna start Zingin’. [ . . .]
Posted by: Common Tater at May 09, 2026 09:43 AM (YD9e9)
I started drinking coffee with Nescafe and boiled milk. Add in a couple spoons of sugar and I was ready to go zooming everywhere.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 09, 2026 09:43 AM (YD9e9)
I started drinking coffee with Nescafe and boiled milk. Add in a couple spoons of sugar and I was ready to go zooming everywhere.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 09, 2026 09:47 AM (rbvCR)
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… decided to do walkabout.
Posted by: whig at May 09, 2026 09:42 AM (E4rtv)
Didn’t turn out as well as Crocodile Dundee’s walkabout….
Posted by: whig at May 09, 2026 09:42 AM (E4rtv)
Didn’t turn out as well as Crocodile Dundee’s walkabout….
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 09, 2026 09:48 AM (YXvTV)
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We are in the depths of hell” Abby Philip has an EPIC meltdown on CNN NewsNight in the wake of the Virginia Supreme Court ruling that the Democrats’ gerrymandering was unconstitutional.
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Fair and balanced.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 09, 2026 09:29 AM (ndZc7)
The Left didn't care when the CA SC overturned the voters regard to gay marriage.
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Fair and balanced.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 09, 2026 09:29 AM (ndZc7)
The Left didn't care when the CA SC overturned the voters regard to gay marriage.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 09:48 AM (52qkP)
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I hit a coyote on a landing once. Took him out with the left main landing gear. Poor little guy.
Posted by: one hour sober at May 09, 2026 09:48 AM (J4Dwc)
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Only in the framework of an orderly world governed by physical laws do miracles make sense. If everything is random, if stuff just happens, that's not proof of divine beings, it's proof of chaos. It's interesting to see that belief systems based on the notion of fickle, irrational gods always end up with human sacrifice. It's demons demanding worship and degrading God's creation.
But if there are provable, consistent laws and then a miracle happens, that's God saying "LOOK! LOOK RIGHT HERE! DO YOU GET IT?"
There are a lot of people who do make the mistake of concluding that faith is irrational and if they feel good, then they are on the right path. Certainly faith should bring you comfort, but good feelings can also cause you to castrate children and murder unborn babies. They are poor moral guideposts.
The people who corrupted that tranny no doubt felt very good about themselves, and how they were doing such wonderful work, and the people who opposed them must be hateful and bitter, because feelings never care about results. That's where irrational faith leads.
But if there are provable, consistent laws and then a miracle happens, that's God saying "LOOK! LOOK RIGHT HERE! DO YOU GET IT?"
There are a lot of people who do make the mistake of concluding that faith is irrational and if they feel good, then they are on the right path. Certainly faith should bring you comfort, but good feelings can also cause you to castrate children and murder unborn babies. They are poor moral guideposts.
The people who corrupted that tranny no doubt felt very good about themselves, and how they were doing such wonderful work, and the people who opposed them must be hateful and bitter, because feelings never care about results. That's where irrational faith leads.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 09:50 AM (ZOv7s)
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Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 09, 2026 09:47 AM (kJmSS)
No one is more surprised than me that Pratt has got his shit together. He impressed a lot of doubters in that debate.
No one is more surprised than me that Pratt has got his shit together. He impressed a lot of doubters in that debate.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 09:50 AM (52qkP)
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Didn’t turn out as well as Crocodile Dundee’s walkabout….
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
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Being around jet engines or even prop engines on the flightline gave me the heebie jeebies.
That, and the bored, trigger happy SP's. (Security Police).
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
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Being around jet engines or even prop engines on the flightline gave me the heebie jeebies.
That, and the bored, trigger happy SP's. (Security Police).
Posted by: whig at May 09, 2026 09:50 AM (E4rtv)
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OK, time to write. Talk to you all later.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 09, 2026 09:51 AM (qRla/)
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I have become cautiously optimistic that maybe we have turned a corner politically. It will truly be a miracle if the Pratt campaign in LA starts a movement that finally defeats the commie takeover of the Democrat party.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 09, 2026 09:47 AM (kJmSS)
I hope Pratt wins. He’d probably win a fair election. But CA and LA politburos won’t allow it… mail in ballot cheating as much as it takes to get Bass another term as mayor and…. Maybe Steyer as guv. Hope I’m wrong!
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 09, 2026 09:47 AM (kJmSS)
I hope Pratt wins. He’d probably win a fair election. But CA and LA politburos won’t allow it… mail in ballot cheating as much as it takes to get Bass another term as mayor and…. Maybe Steyer as guv. Hope I’m wrong!
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 09, 2026 09:52 AM (Jehr5)
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I’ve been told by Navy guys that the most dangerous place on earth is the deck of an aircraft carrier.
Posted by: Bulg at May 09, 2026 09:53 AM (77rzZ)
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I started drinking coffee with Nescafe and boiled milk. Add in a couple spoons of sugar and I was ready to go zooming everywhere.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 09, 2026 09:47 AM
Greeks use that to make frappe. Have one of those and you can practically thread the needle on a sewing machine while it's running.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 09, 2026 09:47 AM
Greeks use that to make frappe. Have one of those and you can practically thread the needle on a sewing machine while it's running.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 09, 2026 09:53 AM (bEI8k)
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The other annoying thing about pursuing this history is seeing who our guys lost to and screaming through the computer screen at the judge (who may very well be dead by now), "What the hell were you thinking of??"
The other annoying thing about pursuing this history is seeing who our guys lost to and screaming through the computer screen at the judge (who may very well be dead by now), "What the hell were you thinking of??"
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 09, 2026 09:54 AM (HdYcL)
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No one is more surprised than me that Pratt has got his shit together. He impressed a lot of doubters in that debate.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 09:50 AM (52qkP)
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California's elections are crooked and have been that way for a long time. Trump's EO requiring federal ballot tracking and SCOTUS ruling that ballots must be counted on Election DAY will make the cheat much, much more difficult.
That's why the left is in a panic about both of them. The USPS one is the big tell. Why would anyone object to ensuring mail gets where it needs to be in a timely manner? Is Soros going to create new protest group, Moms For Late And Lost Mail?
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 09:50 AM (52qkP)
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California's elections are crooked and have been that way for a long time. Trump's EO requiring federal ballot tracking and SCOTUS ruling that ballots must be counted on Election DAY will make the cheat much, much more difficult.
That's why the left is in a panic about both of them. The USPS one is the big tell. Why would anyone object to ensuring mail gets where it needs to be in a timely manner? Is Soros going to create new protest group, Moms For Late And Lost Mail?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 09:55 AM (ZOv7s)
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Trump knows what he is doing. He's stringing things out, weakening the mullahs. Everyone who wants to see things wrapped up in a neat 48-hour package are either delusional or dishonest.
He managed to completely nullify the War Powers Act *and* flip Just War Theory so that now Iran is the aggressor and the US is responding in self defense. Absolutely amazing to behold.
And let's raise one for the Navy, who are getting to use torpedoes and deck guns for the first time in forever!
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 09:22 AM (ZOv7s)
We had the Just War discussion a few weeks ago. The critics of the punitive expedition (it's not really a war) ignore the fact that the Iranian regime has been committing acts-of-war against the U.S. since 1979. Seizure of the embassy, and imprisonment of the the diplomatic staff should have been dealt with -- but Carter was a moralizing, inept coward.
On top of that, the bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut in 1983, supplying and funding the Iraqi guerrillas fighting U.S. and allied forces, funding terrorism around the world ... the list goes on. The Iranian regime was not minding its own business.
He managed to completely nullify the War Powers Act *and* flip Just War Theory so that now Iran is the aggressor and the US is responding in self defense. Absolutely amazing to behold.
And let's raise one for the Navy, who are getting to use torpedoes and deck guns for the first time in forever!
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 09:22 AM (ZOv7s)
We had the Just War discussion a few weeks ago. The critics of the punitive expedition (it's not really a war) ignore the fact that the Iranian regime has been committing acts-of-war against the U.S. since 1979. Seizure of the embassy, and imprisonment of the the diplomatic staff should have been dealt with -- but Carter was a moralizing, inept coward.
On top of that, the bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut in 1983, supplying and funding the Iraqi guerrillas fighting U.S. and allied forces, funding terrorism around the world ... the list goes on. The Iranian regime was not minding its own business.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 09, 2026 09:55 AM (ksbjf)
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fd, maybe you already answered this, because I just got here, but how many treatments does Bruno get?
Posted by: TecumsehTea at May 09, 2026 09:56 AM (nz1sK)
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177 Good morning fellow travelers
Not much going on here. Weather has been schizophrenic, hot one day and cold the next.
I have become cautiously optimistic that maybe we have turned a corner politically. It will truly be a miracle if the Pratt campaign in LA starts a movement that finally defeats the commie takeover of the Democrat party.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice)
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FWIW, Rick Caruso, running against Bass in 2022, got about 43 percent of the vote as a Republican which means he probably won given cheat by mail states, you have to give a 10 percent margin of fraud at the very least.
I wonder if the cheat machines are beginning to get a bit worried as vote fraud is beginning to be seriously investigated and the low level types are now getting charged.
But the higher up Democrats are getting desperate to forestall the deportation and removal of their pet illegals and the grift that comes along with it.
Not much going on here. Weather has been schizophrenic, hot one day and cold the next.
I have become cautiously optimistic that maybe we have turned a corner politically. It will truly be a miracle if the Pratt campaign in LA starts a movement that finally defeats the commie takeover of the Democrat party.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice)
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FWIW, Rick Caruso, running against Bass in 2022, got about 43 percent of the vote as a Republican which means he probably won given cheat by mail states, you have to give a 10 percent margin of fraud at the very least.
I wonder if the cheat machines are beginning to get a bit worried as vote fraud is beginning to be seriously investigated and the low level types are now getting charged.
But the higher up Democrats are getting desperate to forestall the deportation and removal of their pet illegals and the grift that comes along with it.
Posted by: whig at May 09, 2026 09:56 AM (E4rtv)
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That, and the bored, trigger happy SP's. (Security Police).
Posted by: whig at May 09, 2026 09:50 AM (E4rtv)
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Hey there. See my remarks above on SPs.
Posted by: whig at May 09, 2026 09:50 AM (E4rtv)
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Hey there. See my remarks above on SPs.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 09:56 AM (ZOv7s)
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Being around jet engines or even prop engines on the flightline gave me the heebie jeebies.
That, and the bored, trigger happy SP's. (Security Police).
Posted by: whig at May 09, 2026 09:50 AM (E4rtv)
Years ago during my time in the army I spent 6 months at Fort Lewis. C-17s would land and takeoff. It was seriously impressive to watch… from outside the airport perimeter
That, and the bored, trigger happy SP's. (Security Police).
Posted by: whig at May 09, 2026 09:50 AM (E4rtv)
Years ago during my time in the army I spent 6 months at Fort Lewis. C-17s would land and takeoff. It was seriously impressive to watch… from outside the airport perimeter
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 09, 2026 09:56 AM (Jehr5)
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"What the hell were you thinking of??"
Ever notice that more than a few female professional handlers wear revealing, low-cut tops when showing to a male judge?
Ever notice that more than a few female professional handlers wear revealing, low-cut tops when showing to a male judge?
Posted by: Observations of a former bucket bitch at May 09, 2026 09:58 AM (J4Dwc)
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So yes, reason can lead one to God.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 09:43 AM (ZOv7s)
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Thanks for that context. While my journey has been similar (and likely more recent), my understanding of chemistry and biology rather than history is what mostly convinced me of God's hand in creating our world. Considering the chemical complexity of things which happen thousands of times in an hour within our bodies and in nature (muscle contraction, photosynthesis, oxygen transport, cell replication, etc. etc.) and the larger interaction/homeostasis between plants, animals, and microbes, it is inconceivable that these could result from evolution. I don't recall the original source or exact phrasing, but this statement largely describes my path to belief in God: "To look at all the wonders of nature and ascribe them to random evolution is to look at Mount Rushmore and conclude it is the result of erosion."
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 09:43 AM (ZOv7s)
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Thanks for that context. While my journey has been similar (and likely more recent), my understanding of chemistry and biology rather than history is what mostly convinced me of God's hand in creating our world. Considering the chemical complexity of things which happen thousands of times in an hour within our bodies and in nature (muscle contraction, photosynthesis, oxygen transport, cell replication, etc. etc.) and the larger interaction/homeostasis between plants, animals, and microbes, it is inconceivable that these could result from evolution. I don't recall the original source or exact phrasing, but this statement largely describes my path to belief in God: "To look at all the wonders of nature and ascribe them to random evolution is to look at Mount Rushmore and conclude it is the result of erosion."
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 09, 2026 09:58 AM (kOluj)
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"fd, maybe you already answered this, because I just got here, but how many treatments does Bruno get?
Posted by: TecumsehTea"
The vet had initially said 7 treatments but now says we may be able to stop at 5. He has responded that well. So far there seem to be no ill effects, nausea, etc.
Posted by: TecumsehTea"
The vet had initially said 7 treatments but now says we may be able to stop at 5. He has responded that well. So far there seem to be no ill effects, nausea, etc.
Posted by: fd at May 09, 2026 09:59 AM (rOw3+)
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New one on me.
A Frontier Airlines flight struck and killed a person while taking off Friday night, sparking a partial engine fire and forcing the plane to stay grounded.
Pilots aboard Frontier Flight 4345, which was bound for Los Angeles International Airport, reported striking a “pedestrian” while taking off from the runway at Denver International Airport at 11:19 p.m, according to airport officials.
The unidentified person was at least partially sucked into one of the engines of the Airbus A321neo, which ignited the brief engine fire, ABC News reported, citing sources.
A Frontier Airlines flight struck and killed a person while taking off Friday night, sparking a partial engine fire and forcing the plane to stay grounded.
Pilots aboard Frontier Flight 4345, which was bound for Los Angeles International Airport, reported striking a “pedestrian” while taking off from the runway at Denver International Airport at 11:19 p.m, according to airport officials.
The unidentified person was at least partially sucked into one of the engines of the Airbus A321neo, which ignited the brief engine fire, ABC News reported, citing sources.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 09, 2026 10:01 AM (ndZc7)
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hanks for that context. While my journey has been similar (and likely more recent), my understanding of chemistry and biology rather than history is what mostly convinced me of God's hand in creating our world.
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 09, 2026 09:58 AM (kOluj)
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There are many pathways to God. There is an emotional one, which my wife followed, and that was based on the resonance of traditional family and healthy relationships. One can compare the emotional contentment of a happily married couple, surrounded with children and grandchildren and compare this to childless crones bragging about their abortions and conclude that the former is preferable to the latter.
God is literally for everyone. It's right there in bold print.
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 09, 2026 09:58 AM (kOluj)
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There are many pathways to God. There is an emotional one, which my wife followed, and that was based on the resonance of traditional family and healthy relationships. One can compare the emotional contentment of a happily married couple, surrounded with children and grandchildren and compare this to childless crones bragging about their abortions and conclude that the former is preferable to the latter.
God is literally for everyone. It's right there in bold print.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 10:02 AM (ZOv7s)
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Years ago during my time in the army I spent 6 months at Fort Lewis. C-17s would land and takeoff. It was seriously impressive to watch… from outside the airport perimeter
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
One airbase had B-52's when I was working near the runway. Those are truly monstrous and noisy beasts belching exhaust and making the ground shake. And yes, I had my hearing protection on as a good little airman should.
But as a kid, I can remember Saturn rocket first stages being tested at Marshall Space Flight Center. Truly awesome. Father was an ordnance officer and we were at Redstone Arsenal at the time.
If in Huntsville, AL vicinity, highly recommend the Space Museum there.
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
One airbase had B-52's when I was working near the runway. Those are truly monstrous and noisy beasts belching exhaust and making the ground shake. And yes, I had my hearing protection on as a good little airman should.
But as a kid, I can remember Saturn rocket first stages being tested at Marshall Space Flight Center. Truly awesome. Father was an ordnance officer and we were at Redstone Arsenal at the time.
If in Huntsville, AL vicinity, highly recommend the Space Museum there.
Posted by: whig at May 09, 2026 10:02 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: whig at May 09, 2026 10:07 AM (E4rtv)
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federal efforts to restore the critically endangered species
Efforts to clone saber-tooth tigers and return them to North American habitat continue. Re-introducing velociraptors on a wide scale is in the works. Meanwhile, nature enthusiasts have high praise for the rapid increase in grizzly bear populations near urban areas in the western United States. The reduction of homo sapiens as a consequence is ongoing as intended.
Efforts to clone saber-tooth tigers and return them to North American habitat continue. Re-introducing velociraptors on a wide scale is in the works. Meanwhile, nature enthusiasts have high praise for the rapid increase in grizzly bear populations near urban areas in the western United States. The reduction of homo sapiens as a consequence is ongoing as intended.
Posted by: mindful webworker - it's Science! at May 09, 2026 10:07 AM (Cl/mc)
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So yes, reason can lead one to God.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 09:43 AM (ZOv7s)
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Thanks for that context. While my journey has been similar (and likely more recent), my understanding of chemistry and biology rather than history is what mostly convinced me of God's hand in creating our world. Considering the chemical complexity of things which happen thousands of times in an hour within our bodies and in nature (muscle contraction, photosynthesis, oxygen transport, cell replication, etc. etc.) and the larger interaction/homeostasis between plants, animals, and microbes, it is inconceivable that these could result from evolution. ... "To look at all the wonders of nature and ascribe them to random evolution is to look at Mount Rushmore and conclude it is the result of erosion."
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 09, 2026 09:58 AM (kOluj)
For me as an engineer, it's the Laws of Thermodynamics: since entropy in systems increase (i.e., disorder increases) and exergy decreases (i.e., the useful thermal energy drops-off), absent an external actor, the Universe should be a cold, dark cloud of dispersed atoms.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 09:43 AM (ZOv7s)
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Thanks for that context. While my journey has been similar (and likely more recent), my understanding of chemistry and biology rather than history is what mostly convinced me of God's hand in creating our world. Considering the chemical complexity of things which happen thousands of times in an hour within our bodies and in nature (muscle contraction, photosynthesis, oxygen transport, cell replication, etc. etc.) and the larger interaction/homeostasis between plants, animals, and microbes, it is inconceivable that these could result from evolution. ... "To look at all the wonders of nature and ascribe them to random evolution is to look at Mount Rushmore and conclude it is the result of erosion."
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 09, 2026 09:58 AM (kOluj)
For me as an engineer, it's the Laws of Thermodynamics: since entropy in systems increase (i.e., disorder increases) and exergy decreases (i.e., the useful thermal energy drops-off), absent an external actor, the Universe should be a cold, dark cloud of dispersed atoms.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 09, 2026 10:07 AM (ksbjf)
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Birds in a jet engine are very bad, a human even worse
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 10:07 AM (Ia/+0)
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Years ago during my time in the army I spent 6 months at Fort Lewis. C-17s would land and takeoff. It was seriously impressive to watch… from outside the airport perimeter
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 09, 2026 09:56 AM (Jehr5)
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I was at Ramstein AB for about six weeks in July-August 2009. I stayed in an off-base hotel at the end of the runway. There was no A/C so I slept with the window open and every day at 0600, a C-17 took off, flying right overhead. What a wakeup.
By the time I rotated home, I was sleeping through it. On the first night back at home, I woke up at 6, wondering where the plane had gone. Took about a week to adjust.
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 09, 2026 09:56 AM (Jehr5)
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I was at Ramstein AB for about six weeks in July-August 2009. I stayed in an off-base hotel at the end of the runway. There was no A/C so I slept with the window open and every day at 0600, a C-17 took off, flying right overhead. What a wakeup.
By the time I rotated home, I was sleeping through it. On the first night back at home, I woke up at 6, wondering where the plane had gone. Took about a week to adjust.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 10:09 AM (ZOv7s)
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Frontpage Mag- St Pauls Illegal Mayor vows to fight ICE
Guess so, they might be coming after Her
Guess so, they might be coming after Her
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 10:09 AM (Ia/+0)
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Ever notice that more than a few female professional handlers wear revealing, low-cut tops when showing to a male judge?
Posted by: Observations of a former bucket bitch at May 09, 2026 09:58 AM (J4Dwc)
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Known as "Breast of Breed" competition.
At one show, Her Majesty showed Possum to a judge known to like the ladies. Possum was Best of Breed. The same judge was doing the Hound Group. I said to HM, "I like our chances. You have a good dog and big tits." Possum got a Group 2.
Ever notice that more than a few female professional handlers wear revealing, low-cut tops when showing to a male judge?
Posted by: Observations of a former bucket bitch at May 09, 2026 09:58 AM (J4Dwc)
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Known as "Breast of Breed" competition.
At one show, Her Majesty showed Possum to a judge known to like the ladies. Possum was Best of Breed. The same judge was doing the Hound Group. I said to HM, "I like our chances. You have a good dog and big tits." Possum got a Group 2.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 09, 2026 10:09 AM (HdYcL)
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Antifa Activist Who Celebrated Charlie Kirk Murder Arrested in New York on Child Sex Crime Charges
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See also . . .
Watch: Kathy Griffin Attacks Erika Kirk, Trashes Charlie Kirk as “Straight-Up Nazi”
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Did he have a tattoo and everything?
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See also . . .
Watch: Kathy Griffin Attacks Erika Kirk, Trashes Charlie Kirk as “Straight-Up Nazi”
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Did he have a tattoo and everything?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 09, 2026 10:10 AM (ndZc7)
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Still trying to find a job. Got lots of good people praying for me. I'm just so sick of the process. Got a couple good-fits that responded this week, _hopefully_ interviews early next week. And _hopefully_ those interviews will result in an offer before the end of the month?
Posted by: RandomDave at May 09, 2026 10:10 AM (aJQbY)
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Read other day that the Mammoth reproduction from extinction is getting close.
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 10:11 AM (Ia/+0)
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> A Frontier Airlines flight struck and killed a person while taking off Friday night, sparking a partial engine fire and forcing the plane to stay grounded.
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A significant security breach too. Authorities were purportedly looking at some fencing that might have been breached and nobody noticed.
When Trump arrives on AF1 in Florida, it was noted that there was a clear view of the deplaning area from a location where a "tree stand" was located. No one came forward as the "owner."
The deplaning area was moved as a result. But, still, poor security.
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A significant security breach too. Authorities were purportedly looking at some fencing that might have been breached and nobody noticed.
When Trump arrives on AF1 in Florida, it was noted that there was a clear view of the deplaning area from a location where a "tree stand" was located. No one came forward as the "owner."
The deplaning area was moved as a result. But, still, poor security.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 09, 2026 10:12 AM (jehhT)
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Birds in a jet engine are very bad, a human even worse
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 10:07 AM (Ia/+0)
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Engines vary greatly. I recall chatting with a mechanic when i was with the 127th and he said the F-16s (which the flew at the time) were really sensitive. They had noise and other ways to scare off the geese, but from time to time they would get permits and cull the flocks.
He'd worked on the F-4, and said they were much more forgiving.
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 10:07 AM (Ia/+0)
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Engines vary greatly. I recall chatting with a mechanic when i was with the 127th and he said the F-16s (which the flew at the time) were really sensitive. They had noise and other ways to scare off the geese, but from time to time they would get permits and cull the flocks.
He'd worked on the F-4, and said they were much more forgiving.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 10:12 AM (ZOv7s)
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At the Bullmastiff National Specialty held in Atlanta years ago, a female professional handler was observed coming out of a male judge's hotel room in the wee hours of the morning. She showed to that judge later that day. Oooo, boy, that caused some fireworks.
At the Bullmastiff National Specialty held in Atlanta years ago, a female professional handler was observed coming out of a male judge's hotel room in the wee hours of the morning. She showed to that judge later that day. Oooo, boy, that caused some fireworks.
Posted by: one hour sober at May 09, 2026 10:13 AM (J4Dwc)
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I also once asked HM, "Do you ladies ever talk among yourselves about gay judges putting up gay handlers?" She gave me a look that could topple a skyscraper and nodded slowly.
I also once asked HM, "Do you ladies ever talk among yourselves about gay judges putting up gay handlers?" She gave me a look that could topple a skyscraper and nodded slowly.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 09, 2026 10:13 AM (HdYcL)
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205 Birds in a jet engine are very bad, a human even worse
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Anything going into a jet engine can be bad news. Reason for FOD walks on the runway. (Foreign Object Debris).
Much better to be in a sweeper truck.
Posted by: Skip
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Anything going into a jet engine can be bad news. Reason for FOD walks on the runway. (Foreign Object Debris).
Much better to be in a sweeper truck.
Posted by: whig at May 09, 2026 10:13 AM (E4rtv)
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There are many pathways to God. There is an emotional one, which my wife followed, and that was based on the resonance of traditional family and healthy relationships. One can compare the emotional contentment of a happily married couple, surrounded with children and grandchildren and compare this to childless crones bragging about their abortions and conclude that the former is preferable to the latter.
God is literally for everyone. It's right there in bold print.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 10:02 AM (ZOv7s)
Yes, this. My wife is the "feeler" and matriarch. She's active in our parish's Women's Prayer Group, and does things for the grands and great-grands in our family.
I'm the "thinker" and a lay brother in the Lay Fraternity of St. Dominic (which used to be called the Third Order in the Order of Preachers -- the Dominicans). My 16 year-old grandson knows that he can ask me theological questions, and get an informed answer.
God is literally for everyone. It's right there in bold print.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 10:02 AM (ZOv7s)
Yes, this. My wife is the "feeler" and matriarch. She's active in our parish's Women's Prayer Group, and does things for the grands and great-grands in our family.
I'm the "thinker" and a lay brother in the Lay Fraternity of St. Dominic (which used to be called the Third Order in the Order of Preachers -- the Dominicans). My 16 year-old grandson knows that he can ask me theological questions, and get an informed answer.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 09, 2026 10:15 AM (ksbjf)
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The “Just War” philosophy has s archaic and dangerous.
Even before the very first atomic bomb was even tested, before they were even 100 per cent certain that it would actually work, the military and political leaders knew that atomic bombs changed everything.
You simply cannot wait around to get attacked first, and then respond, and build up your defenses again, and reboot your armaments industry, start selling Victory bonds.
It’s a Catch 22 for sure. But the Pope knows or ought to have known this. It is not incumbent upon individuals nor nations to be Victims.
Even before the very first atomic bomb was even tested, before they were even 100 per cent certain that it would actually work, the military and political leaders knew that atomic bombs changed everything.
You simply cannot wait around to get attacked first, and then respond, and build up your defenses again, and reboot your armaments industry, start selling Victory bonds.
It’s a Catch 22 for sure. But the Pope knows or ought to have known this. It is not incumbent upon individuals nor nations to be Victims.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 09, 2026 10:15 AM (QVTZe)
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actor, the Universe should be a cold, dark cloud of dispersed atoms.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 09, 2026 10:07 AM (ksbjf)
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Exactly. It's similar reasoning that led me to reject the whole BS climate scam. If carbon dioxide is a "greenhouse gas", why has the concentration in ambient air remained at 0.3% for the past 30 years (industrial gas analyzers/ chromaographs are used somewhat regularly in my line of work). The answer is that plants absorb it, and higher concentrations result in more rapid diffusion across membranes. We may be generating more CO2 as a species, but the plants & trees just take it in more rapidly as a result. It's a rather incredible design.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 09, 2026 10:07 AM (ksbjf)
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Exactly. It's similar reasoning that led me to reject the whole BS climate scam. If carbon dioxide is a "greenhouse gas", why has the concentration in ambient air remained at 0.3% for the past 30 years (industrial gas analyzers/ chromaographs are used somewhat regularly in my line of work). The answer is that plants absorb it, and higher concentrations result in more rapid diffusion across membranes. We may be generating more CO2 as a species, but the plants & trees just take it in more rapidly as a result. It's a rather incredible design.
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 09, 2026 10:15 AM (kOluj)
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Maybe there are no aliens. Maybe they're among us and running everything.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 09, 2026 09:06 AM (BI5O2)
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Maybe there are no aliens, maybe there are. It matters not, because if there are other civilizations they exist so greatly far away no one will ever meet them and they will not meet us. For all intents and purposes, in this case, the two ideas (that alien civilizations exist and that they do not exist) are exactly the same. Equal.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 09, 2026 09:12 AM (zyFko)
Yeah, that's exactly right, assuming we don't meet the Grese People of Crisconia on Titan, it ain't happening.
To travel those kinds of distances would require some serious "space-folding" or "worm holing" to happen, which is probably forever beyond us.
I mean, aliens are fun to think about, write and read about.
But, actually meet?
I'm not sure I'd like to have a civilization that aggressive and that far advanced technologically cosying up to Earth.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 09, 2026 09:06 AM (BI5O2)
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Maybe there are no aliens, maybe there are. It matters not, because if there are other civilizations they exist so greatly far away no one will ever meet them and they will not meet us. For all intents and purposes, in this case, the two ideas (that alien civilizations exist and that they do not exist) are exactly the same. Equal.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 09, 2026 09:12 AM (zyFko)
Yeah, that's exactly right, assuming we don't meet the Grese People of Crisconia on Titan, it ain't happening.
To travel those kinds of distances would require some serious "space-folding" or "worm holing" to happen, which is probably forever beyond us.
I mean, aliens are fun to think about, write and read about.
But, actually meet?
I'm not sure I'd like to have a civilization that aggressive and that far advanced technologically cosying up to Earth.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 09, 2026 10:16 AM (iJfKG)
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(Making it harder: Because I'm "on Leave Without Pay" status, instead of outright fired... FedGov says I should be eligible for unemployment from StateGov, StateGov says "you're not fired, you're not eligible".)
Posted by: RandomDave at May 09, 2026 10:16 AM (aJQbY)
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Much better to be in a sweeper truck.
Posted by: whig at May 09, 2026 10:13 AM (E4rtv)
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Reminds me of the videos that came out in the early aughts mocking Air Force recruiting commercials. Visuals of soaring jets and then it cuts to a urinal with an enlisted man proudly holding up his urine sample.
There was another one showing an Airman watching aircraft flying over head with nice music, and then the camera pans back and he's got a push broom and is using it to clear a runway after a dust storm.
Posted by: whig at May 09, 2026 10:13 AM (E4rtv)
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Reminds me of the videos that came out in the early aughts mocking Air Force recruiting commercials. Visuals of soaring jets and then it cuts to a urinal with an enlisted man proudly holding up his urine sample.
There was another one showing an Airman watching aircraft flying over head with nice music, and then the camera pans back and he's got a push broom and is using it to clear a runway after a dust storm.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 10:16 AM (ZOv7s)
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Missus Muldoon was listening to audio clip of the pilot and the Tower (linked on Citizen's Free Press.
Sounds like the crew aborted takeoff, reported "231 souls on board" and a full load of fuel, smoke in the cabin so they did an emergency evacuation right there in the middle oof the runway.. Hopefully no further casualties.
Sounds like the crew aborted takeoff, reported "231 souls on board" and a full load of fuel, smoke in the cabin so they did an emergency evacuation right there in the middle oof the runway.. Hopefully no further casualties.
Posted by: muldoon at May 09, 2026 10:16 AM (I0N4X)
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Prayers for all.
Posted by: Mick at May 09, 2026 10:16 AM (RWdGz)
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A big name in aerospace passed away a few days ago. Deny's Overholser.
Nobody will probably recognize the name. He was a EE which is way out of my humble structural wheelhouse. He's the one who broke the code to effective stealth technology using the work of a Soviet physicist. F-117 was a direct result and really all future works were derivative of his but involved computing more complex surface integrals to get the same diffraction effect that his facets did.
Nobody will probably recognize the name. He was a EE which is way out of my humble structural wheelhouse. He's the one who broke the code to effective stealth technology using the work of a Soviet physicist. F-117 was a direct result and really all future works were derivative of his but involved computing more complex surface integrals to get the same diffraction effect that his facets did.
Posted by: banana Dream at May 09, 2026 10:18 AM (3uBP9)
Posted by: naturalfake at May 09, 2026 10:19 AM (iJfKG)
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I always wanted to be on the bird strike team. Just ridding the flight line of birds with a 12 ga. in the morning.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 09, 2026 10:19 AM (QovLg)
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Speaking of pathways to God, it looks like a lovely morning out there, so I think I'll let Daisy the magnificent Malinois take me out for a stroll. Later, gaiters.
Posted by: mindful webworker - after a while, crocophile at May 09, 2026 10:19 AM (Cl/mc)
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I’ve been told by Navy guys that the most dangerous place on earth is the deck of an aircraft carrier.
Posted by: Bulg
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For them who haven't seen it, 'Video shows U.S. Navy crewman getting sucked into A-6 air intake.'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF55oyAJDBk
Posted by: Bulg
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For them who haven't seen it, 'Video shows U.S. Navy crewman getting sucked into A-6 air intake.'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF55oyAJDBk
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 09, 2026 10:22 AM (XeU6L)
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Reminds me of the videos that came out in the early aughts mocking Air Force recruiting commercials. Visuals of soaring jets and then it cuts to a urinal with an enlisted man proudly holding up his urine sample.
There was another one showing an Airman watching aircraft flying over head with nice music, and then the camera pans back and he's got a push broom and is using it to clear a runway after a dust storm.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
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Heh. Aim High but stay low.
There was another one showing an Airman watching aircraft flying over head with nice music, and then the camera pans back and he's got a push broom and is using it to clear a runway after a dust storm.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
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Heh. Aim High but stay low.
Posted by: whig at May 09, 2026 10:23 AM (E4rtv)
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The “Just War” philosophy has s archaic and dangerous.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 09, 2026 10:15 AM (QVTZe)
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It emerged in response to the challenge of Christian pacifism.
As I noted a couple of weeks ago, there has been a very elaborate info op designed to make us think that Pope Leo has repeatedly and directed attacked Trump, which he has not. Nor has the Vatican made a formal determination.
Much of Pope Leo's remarks that were couched as "responses to Trump" were taken out of context and referring to disputes within the African nations he was visiting at the time. There is a recording of him saying exactly this, that his remarks were written weeks ago and were about Africa.
To be sure, there are corrupt senior clergy who hate Trump and have attacked him. Blaise Cardinal Cupich is one of them. But the only party Leo has directly criticized are the mullahs, who Leo singled out as murdering their own people and condemned them.
But that doesn't hurt Trump, so it's not reported.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 09, 2026 10:15 AM (QVTZe)
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It emerged in response to the challenge of Christian pacifism.
As I noted a couple of weeks ago, there has been a very elaborate info op designed to make us think that Pope Leo has repeatedly and directed attacked Trump, which he has not. Nor has the Vatican made a formal determination.
Much of Pope Leo's remarks that were couched as "responses to Trump" were taken out of context and referring to disputes within the African nations he was visiting at the time. There is a recording of him saying exactly this, that his remarks were written weeks ago and were about Africa.
To be sure, there are corrupt senior clergy who hate Trump and have attacked him. Blaise Cardinal Cupich is one of them. But the only party Leo has directly criticized are the mullahs, who Leo singled out as murdering their own people and condemned them.
But that doesn't hurt Trump, so it's not reported.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 10:23 AM (ZOv7s)
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Ain't no aliens unless they're angels.
So the photos released showing unexplained objects or light around the moon were taken from where? Again we probably have over a thousand high powered telescopes pointed towards the moon at any point in time. Surely they would have captured clear photos of any flying objects and not kept them 'secret'.
So the photos released showing unexplained objects or light around the moon were taken from where? Again we probably have over a thousand high powered telescopes pointed towards the moon at any point in time. Surely they would have captured clear photos of any flying objects and not kept them 'secret'.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 10:23 AM (52qkP)
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I wanted to have a couple of Masses said. The parish's envelopes for that purpose said that the usual stipend was $10, payable to the pastor.
I wrote to one of the curates with two questions. I was tickled to read somewhere that the Mass stipend should be such that the priest could enjoy a good meal, and $10 won't get you far. But I understood in some dioceses anything over a certain figure goes to the diocese. Father said that wasn't the case.
Also, does the priest saying the Mass get the stipend? He replied that I could if I wanted send the requests and stipends to him and he'd say the Masses for me. So it all worked out well.
I wanted to have a couple of Masses said. The parish's envelopes for that purpose said that the usual stipend was $10, payable to the pastor.
I wrote to one of the curates with two questions. I was tickled to read somewhere that the Mass stipend should be such that the priest could enjoy a good meal, and $10 won't get you far. But I understood in some dioceses anything over a certain figure goes to the diocese. Father said that wasn't the case.
Also, does the priest saying the Mass get the stipend? He replied that I could if I wanted send the requests and stipends to him and he'd say the Masses for me. So it all worked out well.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 09, 2026 10:24 AM (HdYcL)
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Prayers for all the Hordes needs.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 09, 2026 10:26 AM (SC8Ww)
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187 I’ve been told by Navy guys that the most dangerous place on earth is the deck of an aircraft carrier.
Posted by: Bulg at May 09, 2026 09:53 AM (77rzZ)
Moving really heavy objects is always dangerous. Yeeting them off the deck of a ship and then catching them boomerang style is bonkers. It's like building the pyramids Globetrotter style, except the planes weigh five times as much as the blocks and the ground is moving. Oh, yeah, each of the blocks contains thousands of pounds of explosives, thousands of pounds of jet fuel, and engines that create mini tornados. Now, instead of stacking those heavy objects neatly, juggle them like circus act. Every day a carrier operates is more impressive to me than the Pyramids.
Posted by: Bulg at May 09, 2026 09:53 AM (77rzZ)
Moving really heavy objects is always dangerous. Yeeting them off the deck of a ship and then catching them boomerang style is bonkers. It's like building the pyramids Globetrotter style, except the planes weigh five times as much as the blocks and the ground is moving. Oh, yeah, each of the blocks contains thousands of pounds of explosives, thousands of pounds of jet fuel, and engines that create mini tornados. Now, instead of stacking those heavy objects neatly, juggle them like circus act. Every day a carrier operates is more impressive to me than the Pyramids.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at May 09, 2026 10:27 AM (w/O5Q)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 09, 2026 10:27 AM (XeU6L)
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The “Just War” philosophy has s archaic and dangerous.
Even before the very first atomic bomb was even tested, before they were even 100 per cent certain that it would actually work, the military and political leaders knew that atomic bombs changed everything.
You simply cannot wait around to get attacked first, and then respond, and build up your defenses again, and reboot your armaments industry, start selling Victory bonds.
It’s a Catch 22 for sure. But the Pope knows or ought to have known this. It is not incumbent upon individuals nor nations to be Victims.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 09, 2026 10:15 AM (QVTZe)
St. Thomas Aquinas's discussion of Just War in the Summa Theologica in II-II, Q. 40, art. 1 requires a "just cause" for some wrong committed. It doesn't necessarily entail waiting to be invaded, etc.
Even before the very first atomic bomb was even tested, before they were even 100 per cent certain that it would actually work, the military and political leaders knew that atomic bombs changed everything.
You simply cannot wait around to get attacked first, and then respond, and build up your defenses again, and reboot your armaments industry, start selling Victory bonds.
It’s a Catch 22 for sure. But the Pope knows or ought to have known this. It is not incumbent upon individuals nor nations to be Victims.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 09, 2026 10:15 AM (QVTZe)
St. Thomas Aquinas's discussion of Just War in the Summa Theologica in II-II, Q. 40, art. 1 requires a "just cause" for some wrong committed. It doesn't necessarily entail waiting to be invaded, etc.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 09, 2026 10:28 AM (ksbjf)
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Hadrian, how’s the Big Dummy these days?
Posted by: Bulg at May 09, 2026 10:28 AM (77rzZ)
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Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 10:23 AM (ZOv7s)
We don't need moral Relativism where the US and Iraq are put on the same level. And the statements coming out of the Vatican sound like that to me. That said I understand and agree that there has been no direct attack on Trump by the Pope.
We don't need moral Relativism where the US and Iraq are put on the same level. And the statements coming out of the Vatican sound like that to me. That said I understand and agree that there has been no direct attack on Trump by the Pope.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 10:28 AM (52qkP)
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I've been wondering lately if cert authorities for polar operation require testing leading edges and cockpit transparencies by blasting them with pinguins. They test airplanes with birds of a certain mass and velocity. Well they have pinguins at some of the poles and they look pretty penetrative. Get them frozen enough and who knows what they might do.
I realize that one, admittedly trivial issue with my idea of testing airplanes for pinguin battle damage is that pinguins don't fly. Sure, but could they be thrown high into the air by a malicious polar bear? Of course. Does it matter that they all live on opposite poles? Maybe not.
Laying out the safety matrix I would assign pinguin battle damage as a slightly improbable risk but a catastrophic hazard so we have to plan for it.
I realize that one, admittedly trivial issue with my idea of testing airplanes for pinguin battle damage is that pinguins don't fly. Sure, but could they be thrown high into the air by a malicious polar bear? Of course. Does it matter that they all live on opposite poles? Maybe not.
Laying out the safety matrix I would assign pinguin battle damage as a slightly improbable risk but a catastrophic hazard so we have to plan for it.
Posted by: banana Dream at May 09, 2026 10:29 AM (3uBP9)
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227 I always wanted to be on the bird strike team. Just ridding the flight line of birds with a 12 ga. in the morning.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory
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Go to Arkansas, Missouri, and Louisiana and get a goose hunting license. Basically no limit on snow geese. Don't have to be around a runway.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory
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Go to Arkansas, Missouri, and Louisiana and get a goose hunting license. Basically no limit on snow geese. Don't have to be around a runway.
Posted by: whig at May 09, 2026 10:29 AM (E4rtv)
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Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 09, 2026 10:24 AM (HdYcL)
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Speaking of Mass, I started receiving the Host while kneeling a couple of weeks ago. The first time I did it, the extraordinary minister (who was used to seeing me) raised an eyebrow. It does feel more respectful and appropriate.
It's also catching on. There are four kneelers that were once neglected but now see heavy use. I wonder if our new pastor will take the plunge and put in an altar rail. My old parish did that.
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Speaking of Mass, I started receiving the Host while kneeling a couple of weeks ago. The first time I did it, the extraordinary minister (who was used to seeing me) raised an eyebrow. It does feel more respectful and appropriate.
It's also catching on. There are four kneelers that were once neglected but now see heavy use. I wonder if our new pastor will take the plunge and put in an altar rail. My old parish did that.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 10:30 AM (ZOv7s)
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I’ve been told by Navy guys that the most dangerous place on earth is the deck of an aircraft carrier.
Posted by: Bulg at May 09, 2026 09:53 AM (77rzZ)
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We need more women in flight deck roles.
I’ve been told by Navy guys that the most dangerous place on earth is the deck of an aircraft carrier.
Posted by: Bulg at May 09, 2026 09:53 AM (77rzZ)
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We need more women in flight deck roles.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 09, 2026 10:30 AM (HdYcL)
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Hadrian, how’s the Big Dummy these days?
Posted by: Bulg
I'm fine. Thank you for asking.
Prayers to all of the Horde that needs them.
Posted by: Bulg
I'm fine. Thank you for asking.
Prayers to all of the Horde that needs them.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 10:31 AM (S838b)
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Go to Arkansas, Missouri, and Louisiana and get a goose hunting license. Basically no limit on snow geese. Don't have to be around a runway.
Posted by: whig
Finding or making time is the problem. It would be a blast.
Posted by: whig
Finding or making time is the problem. It would be a blast.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 09, 2026 10:31 AM (QovLg)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF55oyAJDBk
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 09, 2026 10:22 AM (XeU6L)
The T-2 Buckeye crash shown in that video was a student pilot based out of Meridian, MS on his carrier qualification hop.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 09, 2026 10:22 AM (XeU6L)
The T-2 Buckeye crash shown in that video was a student pilot based out of Meridian, MS on his carrier qualification hop.
Posted by: one hour sober at May 09, 2026 10:32 AM (J4Dwc)
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Betty Broderick the poster child for crazy women died in prison recently at the age of 78.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 10:33 AM (52qkP)
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I've been wondering lately if cert authorities for polar operation require testing leading edges and cockpit transparencies by blasting them with pinguins. They test airplanes with birds of a certain mass and velocity. Well they have pinguins at some of the poles and they look pretty penetrative. Get them frozen enough and who knows what they might do.
I realize that one, admittedly trivial issue with my idea of testing airplanes for pinguin battle damage is that pinguins don't fly. Sure, but could they be thrown high into the air by a malicious polar bear? Of course. Does it matter that they all live on opposite poles? Maybe not.
Laying out the safety matrix I would assign pinguin battle damage as a slightly improbable risk but a catastrophic hazard so we have to plan for it.
Posted by: banana Dream
The squirrel panel has requested you as a guest speaker .
I realize that one, admittedly trivial issue with my idea of testing airplanes for pinguin battle damage is that pinguins don't fly. Sure, but could they be thrown high into the air by a malicious polar bear? Of course. Does it matter that they all live on opposite poles? Maybe not.
Laying out the safety matrix I would assign pinguin battle damage as a slightly improbable risk but a catastrophic hazard so we have to plan for it.
Posted by: banana Dream
The squirrel panel has requested you as a guest speaker .
Posted by: Sock Monkey * squirrel panel discussion moderator at May 09, 2026 10:33 AM (oos3F)
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We don't need moral Relativism where the US and Iraq are put on the same level. And the statements coming out of the Vatican sound like that to me. That said I understand and agree that there has been no direct attack on Trump by the Pope.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 10:28 AM (52qkP)
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Just as we rightly never take legacy media reports about Trump as being anything other than propaganda, so should we look at reporting on the Vatican with the greatest of suspicion.
Several "Catholic Journalists" have been caught spreading outright fabrications over the last few weeks, and isn't it funny how abortion-loving, tranny-promoting Dems suddenly find the pope to be a source of moral leadership?
If you see Christopher Hale in a byline or article, it's false. He makes up sources, but is supposedly Catholic, and he's found a new, big, gullible audience.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 10:28 AM (52qkP)
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Just as we rightly never take legacy media reports about Trump as being anything other than propaganda, so should we look at reporting on the Vatican with the greatest of suspicion.
Several "Catholic Journalists" have been caught spreading outright fabrications over the last few weeks, and isn't it funny how abortion-loving, tranny-promoting Dems suddenly find the pope to be a source of moral leadership?
If you see Christopher Hale in a byline or article, it's false. He makes up sources, but is supposedly Catholic, and he's found a new, big, gullible audience.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 10:34 AM (ZOv7s)
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Hadrian, how’s the Big Dummy these days?
Posted by: Bulg at May 09, 2026 10:28 AM (77rzZ)
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Right now, he's in Lawrence, KS and next week in Nebraska for the National Specialty. Then off to Kalamazoo for the Midwest Borzoi Club specialty, then back down to Oklahoma City for a week. I won't see him until June 1st.
Hadrian, how’s the Big Dummy these days?
Posted by: Bulg at May 09, 2026 10:28 AM (77rzZ)
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Right now, he's in Lawrence, KS and next week in Nebraska for the National Specialty. Then off to Kalamazoo for the Midwest Borzoi Club specialty, then back down to Oklahoma City for a week. I won't see him until June 1st.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 09, 2026 10:34 AM (HdYcL)
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Go to Arkansas, Missouri, and Louisiana and get a goose hunting license. Basically no limit on snow geese. Don't have to be around a runway.
Posted by: whig
You have no idea how so few people know that. Show a picture of 150 shot geese and the Facebook Game Wardens pop out of the woodwork claiming poaching.
Posted by: whig
You have no idea how so few people know that. Show a picture of 150 shot geese and the Facebook Game Wardens pop out of the woodwork claiming poaching.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 10:34 AM (S838b)
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When is AI going to handle carrier landings?
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 10:34 AM (52qkP)
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We need more women in flight deck roles.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 09, 2026 10:30 AM (HdYcL)
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Hegseth's directive that all career fields have a single fitness standard may well result in women being effectively banned from warships.
Which is a great thing.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 09, 2026 10:30 AM (HdYcL)
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Hegseth's directive that all career fields have a single fitness standard may well result in women being effectively banned from warships.
Which is a great thing.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 10:35 AM (ZOv7s)
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>>They test airplanes with birds of a certain mass and velocity.
During testing of the P-3, Lockheed fired frozen chickens out of a cannon at the windscreens.
During testing of the P-3, Lockheed fired frozen chickens out of a cannon at the windscreens.
Posted by: one hour sober at May 09, 2026 10:36 AM (J4Dwc)
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The “Just War” philosophy has s archaic and dangerous.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 09, 2026 10:15 AM (QVTZe)
I'm not sure that the theory of a "Just War' holds any weight any longer except as a nag.
What's replaced it, though, is the theory of a "Fair War" ie. we have to give our opponent a "fair" chance of killing us.
You can see this most clearly with the suicidal ROEs of the Obama and Biden administrations.
And even )ct & and the aftermath, gives us a great example.
The palis attacked the Israelis in a barbaric and animalistic attack of rape, murder, and brutalization aimed at civilians.
Why?
Because the poor little dears couldn't fight the massively armed Israelis any other way. And it was totally unfair for the Israeli to counter-attack in such an efficient manner giving the palis no chance of fighting back!!!!1111!!! *takes to fainting couch*
Anyway, "Fair War" is a more effective way of destroying the West as it paints any defense or conflict as the bully west beating up on poor little 3rd world victims for their innocent shenanigans.
The “Just War” philosophy has s archaic and dangerous.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 09, 2026 10:15 AM (QVTZe)
I'm not sure that the theory of a "Just War' holds any weight any longer except as a nag.
What's replaced it, though, is the theory of a "Fair War" ie. we have to give our opponent a "fair" chance of killing us.
You can see this most clearly with the suicidal ROEs of the Obama and Biden administrations.
And even )ct & and the aftermath, gives us a great example.
The palis attacked the Israelis in a barbaric and animalistic attack of rape, murder, and brutalization aimed at civilians.
Why?
Because the poor little dears couldn't fight the massively armed Israelis any other way. And it was totally unfair for the Israeli to counter-attack in such an efficient manner giving the palis no chance of fighting back!!!!1111!!! *takes to fainting couch*
Anyway, "Fair War" is a more effective way of destroying the West as it paints any defense or conflict as the bully west beating up on poor little 3rd world victims for their innocent shenanigans.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 09, 2026 10:36 AM (iJfKG)
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It does feel more respectful and appropriate.
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It is, and practically speaking it puts your tongue at a better level to receive. My balance is bad enough that kneeling without a support would be hazardous. So, no Communion at Novus Ordo Masses.
It does feel more respectful and appropriate.
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It is, and practically speaking it puts your tongue at a better level to receive. My balance is bad enough that kneeling without a support would be hazardous. So, no Communion at Novus Ordo Masses.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 09, 2026 10:37 AM (HdYcL)
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Prayers for all Hordian intentions. Those requested and those known but to God.
Prayers of thanksgiving are offered as I did some work while up on the roof yesterday in preparation for a Starlink installation and I DIDN'T FALL AND KILL MYSLEF!!!
My balance is clearly degrading due to my advanced age of 29. The worst part of it was having three of my neighbors ride over on their riding lawn mowers and kibbitz and criticize the entire time.
Prayers of thanksgiving are offered as I did some work while up on the roof yesterday in preparation for a Starlink installation and I DIDN'T FALL AND KILL MYSLEF!!!
My balance is clearly degrading due to my advanced age of 29. The worst part of it was having three of my neighbors ride over on their riding lawn mowers and kibbitz and criticize the entire time.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 09, 2026 10:37 AM (Kyh8Y)
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The T-2 Buckeye crash shown in that video was a student pilot based out of Meridian, MS on his carrier qualification hop.
Posted by: one hour sober
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Mixed some F-14 jocks down at Meridian. Going out drinking with those guys was always an adventure.
Posted by: one hour sober
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Mixed some F-14 jocks down at Meridian. Going out drinking with those guys was always an adventure.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 09, 2026 10:37 AM (XeU6L)
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Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 10:34 AM (ZOv7s)
Can you point me to any statements from the Vatican that differentiates between the two belligerents?
Can you point me to any statements from the Vatican that differentiates between the two belligerents?
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 10:37 AM (52qkP)
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It is, and practically speaking it puts your tongue at a better level to receive. My balance is bad enough that kneeling without a support would be hazardous. So, no Communion at Novus Ordo Masses.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 09, 2026 10:37 AM (HdYcL)
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Maybe have a friend stand next to you for balance?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 09, 2026 10:37 AM (HdYcL)
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Maybe have a friend stand next to you for balance?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 10:38 AM (ZOv7s)
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>>Then off to Kalamazoo for the Midwest Borzoi Club specialty
My last remaining show dog will be in Kalamazoo that weekend. Used to be a five-day show. Not sure if it still is.
My last remaining show dog will be in Kalamazoo that weekend. Used to be a five-day show. Not sure if it still is.
Posted by: one hour sober at May 09, 2026 10:38 AM (J4Dwc)
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Posted by: Tonypete at May 09, 2026 10:37 AM (Kyh8Y)
Sounds like that was insurance commercial about young homeowners becoming their parents.
Sounds like that was insurance commercial about young homeowners becoming their parents.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 10:39 AM (52qkP)
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Maybe have a friend stand next to you for balance?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 10:38 AM (ZOv7s)
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Unfortunately I have no meatspace friends. I might try a cane.
Maybe have a friend stand next to you for balance?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 10:38 AM (ZOv7s)
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Unfortunately I have no meatspace friends. I might try a cane.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 09, 2026 10:39 AM (HdYcL)
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Mixed some F-14 jocks down at Meridian.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.
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Mixed with....
Need more coffee....
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.
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Mixed with....
Need more coffee....
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 09, 2026 10:40 AM (XeU6L)
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You have no idea how so few people know that. Show a picture of 150 shot geese and the Facebook Game Wardens pop out of the woodwork claiming poaching.
Posted by: rickb223
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Farmers in the flyways view geese as nuisances. They make their money from duck hunters and geese compete with ducks for the same resources.
Posted by: rickb223
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Farmers in the flyways view geese as nuisances. They make their money from duck hunters and geese compete with ducks for the same resources.
Posted by: whig at May 09, 2026 10:42 AM (E4rtv)
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Unfortunately I have no meatspace friends. I might try a cane.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 09, 2026 10:39 AM (HdYcL)
Canes don't make very good friends.
They're real sticklers.
Unfortunately I have no meatspace friends. I might try a cane.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 09, 2026 10:39 AM (HdYcL)
Canes don't make very good friends.
They're real sticklers.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 09, 2026 10:42 AM (iJfKG)
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Oh! And more prayers for Deacon Dan, to be ordained as a Priest in June. We found out yesterday he is permanently assigned to our parish and will be our Associate Pastor. Hell of a guy - raised Jewish, worked at JPMC as a trader, left there and became a Baptist minister, and now this.
He's experienced quite a life so far.
He's experienced quite a life so far.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 09, 2026 10:42 AM (Kyh8Y)
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Release the Haitians on the geese.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 10:43 AM (52qkP)
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Can you point me to any statements from the Vatican that differentiates between the two belligerents?
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 10:37 AM (52qkP)
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Not immediately. There was a good summary article, but I read a lot of Catholic media and would have to remember who ran it before I could search the archives.
I will say this, though. Pope Leo is NOT Pope Francis. Pope Francis loved to spout off about everything, stir the pot and "make a mess." That was his thing.
Pope Leo has made a deliberate choice to not do that, and when he does say things, he does not name names. He does not call people out. So if you see him supposedly calling someone out, that's your clue it is a lie.
When he criticized Iran, he did so by saying "nations which use violence against peaceful protestors are to be condemned" or something to that effect. He does not want to do "hot takes." He has directly said that he is not a politician and doesn't talk like one.
He also has his hands full with rebel bishops and Germany once again flirting with heresy.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 10:37 AM (52qkP)
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Not immediately. There was a good summary article, but I read a lot of Catholic media and would have to remember who ran it before I could search the archives.
I will say this, though. Pope Leo is NOT Pope Francis. Pope Francis loved to spout off about everything, stir the pot and "make a mess." That was his thing.
Pope Leo has made a deliberate choice to not do that, and when he does say things, he does not name names. He does not call people out. So if you see him supposedly calling someone out, that's your clue it is a lie.
When he criticized Iran, he did so by saying "nations which use violence against peaceful protestors are to be condemned" or something to that effect. He does not want to do "hot takes." He has directly said that he is not a politician and doesn't talk like one.
He also has his hands full with rebel bishops and Germany once again flirting with heresy.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 10:43 AM (ZOv7s)
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Well, that was a pleasant stroll. Walked down to the graveyard, where I took time to chat with Our Father and my ancestors, a few words of praise, thanks, and prayers, in reverse order. Little yellow butterflies flitted around the tiny yellow and purple flowers in the lawn. The honeysuckle is bursting out all over, smells so sweet. Alas, the poison ivy, oak, and sumac seem to be thriving as well. And as a reward, the coffee is still hot.
Posted by: mindful webworker - nice days are much appreciated at May 09, 2026 10:43 AM (Cl/mc)
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AOC demonstrates her plug ignorance by saying the American Revolution was a working man's revolution. Morris and Hancock were two of the wealthiest men in the colonies. Washington was the richest president up to Trump . Franklin, Jefferson and Madison had a lot money and/or land. Dickinson was also rich. It was a revolution of Upperclass merchants
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 09, 2026 10:43 AM (gu0hJ)
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>>Mixed some F-14 jocks down at Meridian. Going out drinking with those guys was always an adventure.
I was an IP with VT-2 at Whiting Field in Milton, FL at the time of that Buckeye crash. The student who crashed went through primary training in VT-2 before moving on to Meridian.
I was an IP with VT-2 at Whiting Field in Milton, FL at the time of that Buckeye crash. The student who crashed went through primary training in VT-2 before moving on to Meridian.
Posted by: one hour sober at May 09, 2026 10:44 AM (J4Dwc)
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My last remaining show dog will be in Kalamazoo that weekend. Used to be a five-day show. Not sure if it still is.
Posted by: one hour sober at May 09, 2026 10:38 AM (J4Dwc)
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I've got a gal in Kalamazoo-zoo-zoo
Posted by: one hour sober at May 09, 2026 10:38 AM (J4Dwc)
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I've got a gal in Kalamazoo-zoo-zoo
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 10:44 AM (ZOv7s)
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My last remaining show dog will be in Kalamazoo that weekend. Used to be a five-day show. Not sure if it still is.
Posted by: one hour sober at May 09, 2026 10:38 AM (J4Dwc)
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Battle Creek KC, Thursday
Holland MI KC, Friday
Grand Rapids KC, Saturday
Kalamazoo KC, Sunday
My last remaining show dog will be in Kalamazoo that weekend. Used to be a five-day show. Not sure if it still is.
Posted by: one hour sober at May 09, 2026 10:38 AM (J4Dwc)
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Battle Creek KC, Thursday
Holland MI KC, Friday
Grand Rapids KC, Saturday
Kalamazoo KC, Sunday
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 09, 2026 10:44 AM (HdYcL)
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Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 09, 2026 10:43 AM (gu0hJ)
As Musk quipped ' she's not very bright is she?'
As Musk quipped ' she's not very bright is she?'
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 10:44 AM (52qkP)
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I hit a coyote on a landing once. Took him out with the left main landing gear. Poor little guy.
Posted by: one hour sober at May 09, 2026 09:48 AM (J4Dwc)
He was thisclose to finally getting the roadrunner...
Posted by: one hour sober at May 09, 2026 09:48 AM (J4Dwc)
He was thisclose to finally getting the roadrunner...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 09, 2026 10:45 AM (nbLIj)
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It is, and practically speaking it puts your tongue at a better level to receive. My balance is bad enough that kneeling without a support would be hazardous. So, no Communion at Novus Ordo Masses.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 09, 2026 10:37 AM (HdYcL)
Due to your condition, could the priest come to your pew and give you communion?
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Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 09, 2026 10:37 AM (HdYcL)
Due to your condition, could the priest come to your pew and give you communion?
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Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 09, 2026 10:46 AM (QovLg)
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AOC demonstrates her plug ignorance by saying the American Revolution was a working man's revolution. Morris and Hancock were two of the wealthiest men in the colonies. Washington was the richest president up to Trump . Franklin, Jefferson and Madison had a lot money and/or land. Dickinson was also rich. It was a revolution of Upperclass merchants
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 09, 2026 10:43 AM (gu0hJ)
That's funny.
The big criticism of the American Revolution in the 60s and 70s was that it was a rich man's revolution for rich men.
AOC demonstrates her plug ignorance by saying the American Revolution was a working man's revolution. Morris and Hancock were two of the wealthiest men in the colonies. Washington was the richest president up to Trump . Franklin, Jefferson and Madison had a lot money and/or land. Dickinson was also rich. It was a revolution of Upperclass merchants
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 09, 2026 10:43 AM (gu0hJ)
That's funny.
The big criticism of the American Revolution in the 60s and 70s was that it was a rich man's revolution for rich men.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 09, 2026 10:46 AM (iJfKG)
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Trespasser, not airline worker. From X just now.
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Secretary Sean Duffy
@SecDuffy
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Late last night, a trespasser breached airport security at Denver Int’l Airport, deliberately scaled a perimeter fence, and ran out onto a runway.
The trespasser on the runway was then struck by Frontier Airlines Flight 4345 during takeoff at high speed. The pilot stopped takeoff procedures immediately.
The Frontier plane was then quickly evacuated while law enforcement and firefighters responded.
Preliminary reports are 12 people were hurt, with 5 taken to the hospital.
Local law enforcement handles airport security and is investigating with support from the
@FAANews
and TSA.
No one should EVER trespass on an airport.
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Secretary Sean Duffy
@SecDuffy
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1h
Late last night, a trespasser breached airport security at Denver Int’l Airport, deliberately scaled a perimeter fence, and ran out onto a runway.
The trespasser on the runway was then struck by Frontier Airlines Flight 4345 during takeoff at high speed. The pilot stopped takeoff procedures immediately.
The Frontier plane was then quickly evacuated while law enforcement and firefighters responded.
Preliminary reports are 12 people were hurt, with 5 taken to the hospital.
Local law enforcement handles airport security and is investigating with support from the
@FAANews
and TSA.
No one should EVER trespass on an airport.
Posted by: whig at May 09, 2026 10:48 AM (E4rtv)
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A recent report by medical advocacy group Do No Harm revealed that Texas Tech University’s internal medicine residency program is staffed almost entirely by residents who attended medical school outside the U.S., raising concerns about discrimination.
The group’s findings show that 95 percent of Texas Tech’s residents are from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Egypt, Iraq, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Syria, among other countries.
And I thot Tech was unwoke!
The group’s findings show that 95 percent of Texas Tech’s residents are from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Egypt, Iraq, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Syria, among other countries.
And I thot Tech was unwoke!
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 09, 2026 10:48 AM (/+uur)
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One final note: the Vatican never had a visit to the US on its schedule. The Pope's brother confirmed this. Pope Francis never visited Argentina.
Pope Leo is no longer an American. He is the head of state of the Holy See, and American politics are not his concern. He checked out on the political world when he became a monk, and has spent most of his adult life in Peru. He knows the politics of Peru, but is woefully out of data on what is happening here. He was the Superior General of his order and a bishop, both demanding jobs.
Pope Leo is no longer an American. He is the head of state of the Holy See, and American politics are not his concern. He checked out on the political world when he became a monk, and has spent most of his adult life in Peru. He knows the politics of Peru, but is woefully out of data on what is happening here. He was the Superior General of his order and a bishop, both demanding jobs.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 10:48 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 09, 2026 10:48 AM (kOluj)
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The trespasser on the runway was then struck by Frontier Airlines Flight 4345 during takeoff at high speed.
Posted by: whig
So you're saying he caught the flight?
Posted by: whig
So you're saying he caught the flight?
Posted by: Tonypete at May 09, 2026 10:49 AM (Kyh8Y)
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Due to your condition, could the priest come to your pew and give you communion?
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Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 09, 2026 10:46 AM (QovLg)
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That is another good idea. We have pews up front for people with limited mobility, and they are served first.
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Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 09, 2026 10:46 AM (QovLg)
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That is another good idea. We have pews up front for people with limited mobility, and they are served first.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 10:50 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Tonypete at May 09, 2026 10:50 AM (Kyh8Y)
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Battle Creek KC, Thursday
Holland MI KC, Friday
Grand Rapids KC, Saturday
Kalamazoo KC, Sunday
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Only four-day show now. Huh. Used to be Thursday - Memorial Day. I'll save one day of handler fees.
Holland MI KC, Friday
Grand Rapids KC, Saturday
Kalamazoo KC, Sunday
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Only four-day show now. Huh. Used to be Thursday - Memorial Day. I'll save one day of handler fees.
Posted by: one hour sober at May 09, 2026 10:50 AM (J4Dwc)
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Posted by: naturalfake at May 09, 2026 10:46 AM (iJfK
The Left's arguments are fluid and can be changed to fit their current need.
The Left's arguments are fluid and can be changed to fit their current need.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 10:52 AM (52qkP)
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Due to your condition, could the priest come to your pew and give you communion?
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Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 09, 2026 10:46 AM (QovLg)
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While it's always good to receive frequently, Catholics are only obliged to receive Communion once a year in the Easter season. If the parish has no provision for an altar rail or kneeler to receive, I'd just as soon forego it.
Due to your condition, could the priest come to your pew and give you communion?
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Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 09, 2026 10:46 AM (QovLg)
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While it's always good to receive frequently, Catholics are only obliged to receive Communion once a year in the Easter season. If the parish has no provision for an altar rail or kneeler to receive, I'd just as soon forego it.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 09, 2026 10:52 AM (HdYcL)
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AOC demonstrates her plug ignorance by saying the American Revolution was a working man's revolution.
Oddly enough, America's Dumbest Bartender actually is obliquely nodding at a truth expressed by a number of Revolutionary vets after the ratification of the Constitution - that the wealthy VA and NY elite who were profiteers were cementing centralized power over the men who had actually fought the war. Shays' Rebellion and the Whiskey Rebellion were outgrowths of that impression.
Oddly enough, America's Dumbest Bartender actually is obliquely nodding at a truth expressed by a number of Revolutionary vets after the ratification of the Constitution - that the wealthy VA and NY elite who were profiteers were cementing centralized power over the men who had actually fought the war. Shays' Rebellion and the Whiskey Rebellion were outgrowths of that impression.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 09, 2026 10:53 AM (qRla/)
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As always, I pray for an end to the fraud -- not only for justice, but to remove the temptation of free money just for lying on a form. Mercy for the guilty is cruelty for the innocent, and they are picking all of our pockets through deficit-driven inflation; but more than that, our gov't should not be tempting people into sin. Right now, it is practically designed to tempt those struggling to get by with the appearance of safe and easy theft.
It is frankly easier to stay on the straight and narrow when the consequences for straying are clear and sure. Just as we pray for God to not lead us into temptation, I beg Him to sharpen the investigators' minds and harden the prosecutors' hearts, so that each and every single one of the fraudsters will see a long stretch of hard time in Federal prison. Amen.
It is frankly easier to stay on the straight and narrow when the consequences for straying are clear and sure. Just as we pray for God to not lead us into temptation, I beg Him to sharpen the investigators' minds and harden the prosecutors' hearts, so that each and every single one of the fraudsters will see a long stretch of hard time in Federal prison. Amen.
Posted by: SciVo at May 09, 2026 10:53 AM (Sy6m/)
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Only four-day show now. Huh. Used to be Thursday - Memorial Day. I'll save one day of handler fees.
Posted by: one hour sober at May 09, 2026 10:50 AM (J4Dwc)
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Sorry, Muskegon KC is the Monday show.
Only four-day show now. Huh. Used to be Thursday - Memorial Day. I'll save one day of handler fees.
Posted by: one hour sober at May 09, 2026 10:50 AM (J4Dwc)
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Sorry, Muskegon KC is the Monday show.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 09, 2026 10:53 AM (HdYcL)
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Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 09, 2026 10:53 AM (qRla/)
I think that is evidence opposite of what AOC is saying.
I think that is evidence opposite of what AOC is saying.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 10:54 AM (52qkP)
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@290 true. AOC probably thinks she served Whiskey Rebellion while bartending
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 09, 2026 10:54 AM (gu0hJ)
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Time to get moving. God be with you all!
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 09, 2026 10:56 AM (ZOv7s)
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Good morning Horde, prayers ascending for you and all of your loved ones.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 09, 2026 10:56 AM (0nHVk)
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>>Sorry, Muskegon KC is the Monday show.
Welp, what's another $120?
Although I'm splitting the entry and handling fees with her breeder/co-owner.
Welp, what's another $120?
Although I'm splitting the entry and handling fees with her breeder/co-owner.
Posted by: one hour sober at May 09, 2026 10:57 AM (J4Dwc)
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294 @290 true. AOC probably thinks she served Whiskey Rebellion while bartending
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 09, 2026 10:54 AM (gu0hJ)
The Whiskey Rebellion Cocktail is a delightful mix of tequila, gin, and Dr Pepper...you because it's...
...uh...cocktail rebelling...against whiskey...
...yeah.
Oh, look there's my bus.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 09, 2026 10:54 AM (gu0hJ)
The Whiskey Rebellion Cocktail is a delightful mix of tequila, gin, and Dr Pepper...you because it's...
...uh...cocktail rebelling...against whiskey...
...yeah.
Oh, look there's my bus.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 09, 2026 10:57 AM (iJfKG)
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What I learned this week from the left.
Mass having a 9-0 map is democracy in action.
TN having a 9-0 map is fascism and racism.
Mass having a 9-0 map is democracy in action.
TN having a 9-0 map is fascism and racism.
Posted by: Heroq at May 09, 2026 10:59 AM (DWpP+)
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Lol...I was on Instagram while waiting for grass to dry.
An ad for Ivey Business school pops up.
"85% of Ivey Msc in Management grads receive at least one job offer within 6 months after graduation."
So many follow-up questions....
An ad for Ivey Business school pops up.
"85% of Ivey Msc in Management grads receive at least one job offer within 6 months after graduation."
So many follow-up questions....
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 09, 2026 11:00 AM (Sco7b)
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Thanks to all for prayers on behalf of Mrs. E. She has more infusions on 8th and 15th, then first assessment on 22nd this month.
Posted by: Eromero
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Thanks for the update. Prayers continue. We'll leave the hugs to you until October!
Posted by: Eromero
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Thanks for the update. Prayers continue. We'll leave the hugs to you until October!
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 09, 2026 11:00 AM (IQ6Gq)
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It was a revolution of Upperclass merchants
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People compare the American Revolution to the French Revolution but America didn't have a revolution at all. It had a war of independence, led by the local elite class against a foreign master.
Both the French and the Russian revolutions were the upending of society with the old regime being replaced by provocateurs from the middle educated class, backed by the working class and the enlisted military. After the inevitable bloody factional fight among the victorious revolutionaries, the old regimes in France and Russia were completely replaced by new tyrants.
None of that happened in America.
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People compare the American Revolution to the French Revolution but America didn't have a revolution at all. It had a war of independence, led by the local elite class against a foreign master.
Both the French and the Russian revolutions were the upending of society with the old regime being replaced by provocateurs from the middle educated class, backed by the working class and the enlisted military. After the inevitable bloody factional fight among the victorious revolutionaries, the old regimes in France and Russia were completely replaced by new tyrants.
None of that happened in America.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 09, 2026 11:01 AM (6/7Fs)
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That's funny.
The big criticism of the American Revolution in the 60s and 70s was that it was a rich man's revolution for rich men.
Posted by: naturalfake
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That crap started with Charles Beard claiming that the Founders did it for the bond money. "An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States" published in 1913. That claim lived on while Beard cancelled himself by opposing WWII.
And Beard's 'research' was picked apart by new historian scholars around the 1950's.
From wiki,
"Beginning at around 1950, historians argued that the Progressive interpretation was factually incorrect; they were led by Charles A. Barker, Philip Crowl, Richard P. McCormick, William Pool, Robert Thomas, John Munroe, Robert E. Brown and B. Kathryn Brown, and especially Forrest McDonald. McDonald in We The People: The Economic Origins of the Constitution (195 argued that Beard had misinterpreted the economic interests involved in writing the Constitution. Instead of two interests—landed and mercantile—which conflicted, McDonald asserted that there were three dozen identifiable interests that forced the delegates to bargain."
The big criticism of the American Revolution in the 60s and 70s was that it was a rich man's revolution for rich men.
Posted by: naturalfake
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That crap started with Charles Beard claiming that the Founders did it for the bond money. "An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States" published in 1913. That claim lived on while Beard cancelled himself by opposing WWII.
And Beard's 'research' was picked apart by new historian scholars around the 1950's.
From wiki,
"Beginning at around 1950, historians argued that the Progressive interpretation was factually incorrect; they were led by Charles A. Barker, Philip Crowl, Richard P. McCormick, William Pool, Robert Thomas, John Munroe, Robert E. Brown and B. Kathryn Brown, and especially Forrest McDonald. McDonald in We The People: The Economic Origins of the Constitution (195
argued that Beard had misinterpreted the economic interests involved in writing the Constitution. Instead of two interests—landed and mercantile—which conflicted, McDonald asserted that there were three dozen identifiable interests that forced the delegates to bargain."
Posted by: whig at May 09, 2026 11:04 AM (E4rtv)
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People compare the American Revolution to the French Revolution but America didn't have a revolution at all. It had a war of independence, led by the local elite class against a foreign master.
Both the French and the Russian revolutions were the upending of society with the old regime being replaced by provocateurs from the middle educated class, backed by the working class and the enlisted military. After the inevitable bloody factional fight among the victorious revolutionaries, the old regimes in France and Russia were completely replaced by new tyrants.
None of that happened in America.
Posted by: Cicero
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I think that is an overstatement. Basically there was a whole group of American Royalists centered around getting benefits from the Royal governors. And for the most part, they were expelled from the US and their lands, wealth, etc. were forfeited.
So in a sense, the Brits had created a whole set of Americans dependent on the crown for favors and jobs. They were expelled or exiled themselves when the Brits left.
Both the French and the Russian revolutions were the upending of society with the old regime being replaced by provocateurs from the middle educated class, backed by the working class and the enlisted military. After the inevitable bloody factional fight among the victorious revolutionaries, the old regimes in France and Russia were completely replaced by new tyrants.
None of that happened in America.
Posted by: Cicero
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I think that is an overstatement. Basically there was a whole group of American Royalists centered around getting benefits from the Royal governors. And for the most part, they were expelled from the US and their lands, wealth, etc. were forfeited.
So in a sense, the Brits had created a whole set of Americans dependent on the crown for favors and jobs. They were expelled or exiled themselves when the Brits left.
Posted by: whig at May 09, 2026 11:09 AM (E4rtv)
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One of the places I worked at was next to a golf course. Geese were a problem, but this being California, no guns allowed. So they had a trainer with a dog who'd show up every couple months and chase them away.
That would last about a day. Maybe two. Then the geese would be back.
That would last about a day. Maybe two. Then the geese would be back.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 09, 2026 11:12 AM (jehhT)
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Shays' Rebellion and the Whiskey Rebellion were outgrowths of that impression.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing
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Shay's Rebellion was primarily due to economic desperation and WAS centered around veterans. Whiskey Rebellion, not so much as over the mountains types were NOT that involved in the Revolution as a rule.
Basically, it was an economic issue, not so much a veteran issue in the Whiskey rebellion. It was cheap to ship whiskey from distillation which brought a good profit margin to Philadelphia, not so much to send grain over the mountain.
Those over the Appalachians were an unruly bunch that got used to anarchy on the frontiers and resented government reinstating order and taxes.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing
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Shay's Rebellion was primarily due to economic desperation and WAS centered around veterans. Whiskey Rebellion, not so much as over the mountains types were NOT that involved in the Revolution as a rule.
Basically, it was an economic issue, not so much a veteran issue in the Whiskey rebellion. It was cheap to ship whiskey from distillation which brought a good profit margin to Philadelphia, not so much to send grain over the mountain.
Those over the Appalachians were an unruly bunch that got used to anarchy on the frontiers and resented government reinstating order and taxes.
Posted by: whig at May 09, 2026 11:13 AM (E4rtv)
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KT HAZ A NOOD
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 11:16 AM (Ia/+0)
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Many airports and military airbases use air cannons to scare off nesting birds. The one here at nearby NAS Pensacola uses one every so often.
Posted by: one hour sober at May 09, 2026 11:16 AM (J4Dwc)
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The group’s findings show that 95 percent of Texas Tech’s residents are from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Egypt, Iraq, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Syria, among other countries.
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This is true.
A few years ago a friend of mine, a Pediatric Intensive Care specialist, moved to west Texas and was on the faculty at Tech. I went online and looked through their Our Doctors page and can confirm that easily 9 out of 10 on the entire faculty were originaally from outside the U.S.
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This is true.
A few years ago a friend of mine, a Pediatric Intensive Care specialist, moved to west Texas and was on the faculty at Tech. I went online and looked through their Our Doctors page and can confirm that easily 9 out of 10 on the entire faculty were originaally from outside the U.S.
Posted by: muldoon at May 09, 2026 11:16 AM (I0N4X)
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At what point do conspiracy theories go too far?
https://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=419656
Like Skip said, NOOD KT
https://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=419656
Like Skip said, NOOD KT
Posted by: mindful webworker - how nood is KT? at May 09, 2026 11:17 AM (Cl/mc)
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Ata small private airport outside oof Fairbanks they pay men with slingshots to shoot pebbles ar the seabirds along the runway. They have found through the years, after several incidents that it is important to leave no tern un-stoned.
Posted by: muldoon at May 09, 2026 11:21 AM (I0N4X)
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"Betty" Broderick never repented. She killed a rat. She dodged the First degree murder rap. But you bet your ass that she planned it.
Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 09, 2026 11:21 AM (qFwJc)
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There's a whisky rebellion in my trousers and it's searching for a big juicy booty.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 09, 2026 11:24 AM (D1E+2)
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I don't think she was crazy. Her husband left her for a younger version. His buddy the judge in the divorce proceedings, did him no favor by tying up her share of the multi-million community property.
Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 09, 2026 11:25 AM (qFwJc)
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" It is, and practically speaking it puts your tongue at a better level to receive."
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The Paolo, he...oh, never mind.
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The Paolo, he...oh, never mind.
Posted by: The Paolo at May 09, 2026 11:32 AM (2Ez/1)
Daily Tech News 9 May 2026
Tech News
- Maybe we should just not install software for a bit. (Xe Iaso)
There's another new - or newish - Linux privilege escalation bug. It's literally called Copy Fail 2: Electric Boogaloo.
But under the hood it's abusing the same module as yesterday's Dirty Frag, so if you already applied the mitigation for that, you're protected from CF2EB.
- Also, my recommendation is don't install Ubuntu 26.04 just yet. Unlike 24.04 which worked smoothly from release day, Ubuntu 26.04 still has some odd quirks. Particularly if you want to use it under WSL and integrate with JetBrains IDEs (CLion in this case, but they'll all be the same here) where it just doesn't work.
I went back to 24.04 and had no more issues.
Tech News
- Thousands of vibe-coded apps expose personal and corporate data to everyone on the internet. (Wired) (archive site)
AI coding tools are like hiring an autistic teenager to program for you. Great if your requirements are clearly defined and you check their work carefully.
But if you just blindly deploy whatever they produce, that's on you.
- AI slop is killing online communities. (rmoff)
It's not that AI is intrinsically bad, anymore than email is bad.
It's just that it makes being annoying far too easy:Material created with the assistance of AI is not bad in itself. It's the purpose to which it's put.
We need more spam filters.A good use of AI is when it enables people to do something they couldn't do before, to contribute to a community when they couldn't before. Done with the care and good intent of a human behind it, this is a nett positive.
Bad AI slop, on the other hand, is monkeys throwing crap over the fence for a purpose other than furthering the community. This includes spam, engagement farming, and simply thoughtless noise in a space which is not for that purpose.
- Mojo has gone beta. (Mojolang)
Mojo is a Python-like language (more so than, for example, Nim) that compiles directly to binary and has similar safety features to Rust. It's designed to work with Python in both directions: Importing Mojo modules into Python code, and importing Python code into Mojo programs, though apparently the latter is more robust than the former.
Not sure how well it works otherwise; the first release some years ago actually had a waiting list. At least now you can just click a link and download it. Well, you can't, but apparently you can install it with uv or pixi.
Musical Interlude
Disclaimer: Begin at the beginning, and proceed to the end, and then stop.
Comments
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Morgen.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at May 09, 2026 04:30 AM (/HDaX)
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I have a tech ( phone) Is there a reason I am getting no sound when I try to listen to links from places such as Tik Tok and X and no, I don't have any accounts there.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 04:34 AM (ix8EF)
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As far as AI- what is "engagement noise"?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 04:36 AM (ix8EF)
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Mornin'
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at May 09, 2026 04:42 AM (gcUgZ)
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Every night and every morn
Some to misery are born.
Every morn and every night
Some are born to sweet delight.
Some are born to sweet delight
Some are born to endless night.
Some to misery are born.
Every morn and every night
Some are born to sweet delight.
Some are born to sweet delight
Some are born to endless night.
Posted by: Wm Blake at May 09, 2026 04:52 AM (hyQrc)
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I found this article about not comparing yourself to others. I sent it to my son Perhaps others might find it helpful. It is from a Christian viewpoint:
https://tinyurl.com/p4fbttxj
https://tinyurl.com/p4fbttxj
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 04:56 AM (8Xy/A)
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That be the non-white Michael Jackson right there.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 09, 2026 04:58 AM (ynpvh)
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3 As far as AI- what is "engagement noise"?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 04:36 AM (ix8EF)
Engagement farming is posting frequently, expending the least effort necessary to elicit the maximum response possible from others. The purpose behind it is to please the platform's Almighty Algorithm, and get boosted higher in more users' suggested content list, e.g. in YouTube the seemingly random videos on the right.
Our own TJM has mentioned that doing even just two videos a week is a large investment of his time, but makes a big difference to The Algorithm. Naturally, many succumb to the temptation to use AI slop to throw more content out and harvest more engagement (views, likes, comments, etc.) with less effort. This can result in higher levels of monetization, which is to say that they get paid for making our lives a bit grimmer -- our experiences more artificed, and our time more wasted.
An even more degenerate form is found when highly gregarious people with very low socio-emotional intelligence just throw meaningless noise into the wind. They may feel the satisfaction of connection, but it's fake; they're hiding signal and degrading the user experience.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 04:36 AM (ix8EF)
Engagement farming is posting frequently, expending the least effort necessary to elicit the maximum response possible from others. The purpose behind it is to please the platform's Almighty Algorithm, and get boosted higher in more users' suggested content list, e.g. in YouTube the seemingly random videos on the right.
Our own TJM has mentioned that doing even just two videos a week is a large investment of his time, but makes a big difference to The Algorithm. Naturally, many succumb to the temptation to use AI slop to throw more content out and harvest more engagement (views, likes, comments, etc.) with less effort. This can result in higher levels of monetization, which is to say that they get paid for making our lives a bit grimmer -- our experiences more artificed, and our time more wasted.
An even more degenerate form is found when highly gregarious people with very low socio-emotional intelligence just throw meaningless noise into the wind. They may feel the satisfaction of connection, but it's fake; they're hiding signal and degrading the user experience.
Posted by: SciVo at May 09, 2026 05:01 AM (Sy6m/)
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8 3 As far as AI- what is "engagement noise"?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 04:36 AM (ix8EF)
And here I thought that was the noise your fiance made when you got down on your knees and showed her the ring...
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 04:36 AM (ix8EF)
And here I thought that was the noise your fiance made when you got down on your knees and showed her the ring...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 09, 2026 05:02 AM (ynpvh)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 05:04 AM (Nx5jP)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 05:06 AM (Nx5jP)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 05:07 AM (Nx5jP)
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G'Day everyone
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 05:09 AM (Ia/+0)
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w00t
Posted by: m at May 09, 2026 05:09 AM (RtN13)
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Morning, Tech Peeps
Posted by: fluffy at May 09, 2026 05:10 AM (V0/Sp)
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g'mornin', 'rons
g'mornin', 'rons
Posted by: AltonJackson at May 09, 2026 05:12 AM (8iYDv)
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Hi Fen
Sometimes you simply have to engage the sound within the video display. Generally found at lower left.
Sometimes you simply have to engage the sound within the video display. Generally found at lower left.
Posted by: fluffy at May 09, 2026 05:12 AM (V0/Sp)
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This is the bird I saw in a tree near my house yesterday- a house finch. So pretty:
https://tinyurl.com/zsnw6szf
We also had a small field of buttercups. I am grateful to God I can see these things.
https://tinyurl.com/zsnw6szf
We also had a small field of buttercups. I am grateful to God I can see these things.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 05:13 AM (Nx5jP)
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18 This is the bird I saw in a tree near my house yesterday- a house finch. So pretty:
https://tinyurl.com/zsnw6szf
We also had a small field of buttercups. I am grateful to God I can see these things.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 05:13 AM (Nx5jP)
I have one of those that's a regular to my back yard.
https://tinyurl.com/zsnw6szf
We also had a small field of buttercups. I am grateful to God I can see these things.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 05:13 AM (Nx5jP)
I have one of those that's a regular to my back yard.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 09, 2026 05:14 AM (ynpvh)
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Posted by: fluffy at May 09, 2026 05:12 AM (V0/Sp
I appreciate the answer. I was trying to do that. I couldn't seem to find the correct button. That's how non technical I am. Ha.
I appreciate the answer. I was trying to do that. I couldn't seem to find the correct button. That's how non technical I am. Ha.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 05:14 AM (Nx5jP)
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>>>Musical Interllude
Michael Jackson - Don’t Stop ’til You Get Enough
Musical Center of the World!
Thanks for this, Pixy!
Michael Jackson - Don’t Stop ’til You Get Enough
Musical Center of the World!
Thanks for this, Pixy!
Posted by: m at May 09, 2026 05:15 AM (RtN13)
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Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 09, 2026 05:14 AM (ynpvh)
I enjoyed the conversations here we had one day when people were talking about birds they had seen. I don't have a bird feeder , but during the snows I put out bird seed and husband hung a corn cob with seeds off a tree and we saw a lot. So nice.
I enjoyed the conversations here we had one day when people were talking about birds they had seen. I don't have a bird feeder , but during the snows I put out bird seed and husband hung a corn cob with seeds off a tree and we saw a lot. So nice.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 05:17 AM (Nx5jP)
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22 Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 09, 2026 05:14 AM (ynpvh)
I enjoyed the conversations here we had one day when people were talking about birds they had seen. I don't have a bird feeder , but during the snows I put out bird seed and husband hung a corn cob with seeds off a tree and we saw a lot. So nice.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 05:17 AM (Nx5jP)
I grew up in the desert...on a few occasions over the 20 or so years I lived there, we had a woodpecker working one of our trees...he must've been so lost. LOL
I enjoyed the conversations here we had one day when people were talking about birds they had seen. I don't have a bird feeder , but during the snows I put out bird seed and husband hung a corn cob with seeds off a tree and we saw a lot. So nice.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 05:17 AM (Nx5jP)
I grew up in the desert...on a few occasions over the 20 or so years I lived there, we had a woodpecker working one of our trees...he must've been so lost. LOL
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 09, 2026 05:18 AM (ynpvh)
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BBC
The AI chatbot users falling into delusional spirals
https://www.bbc.com/audio/play/w3ct8m8p
27 minutes
The AI chatbot users falling into delusional spirals
https://www.bbc.com/audio/play/w3ct8m8p
27 minutes
Posted by: m at May 09, 2026 05:19 AM (RtN13)
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Have a good day, everyone. I am going to make coffee for FenSpouse and me. Problem with waking on a. schedule during the week is that we can't seem to turn it off on the weekends
So I hope you have a blessed day . Remember, you are a blessing to others
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So I hope you have a blessed day . Remember, you are a blessing to others
,
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 05:20 AM (Nx5jP)
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Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.
Posted by: olddog in mo at May 09, 2026 05:25 AM (vBlQn)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 09, 2026 05:26 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 09, 2026 05:27 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 05:31 AM (uA11f)
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>>> I couldn't seem to find the correct button.
It looks like a speaker with sound waves coming out, with a slash through it when sound is off.
On an avian note, we get house finches at our feeders. In past years they have even set up a nest in a hanging plant on our porch. They are aptly named house finches.
It looks like a speaker with sound waves coming out, with a slash through it when sound is off.
On an avian note, we get house finches at our feeders. In past years they have even set up a nest in a hanging plant on our porch. They are aptly named house finches.
Posted by: fluffy at May 09, 2026 05:32 AM (V0/Sp)
Posted by: m at May 09, 2026 05:40 AM (RtN13)
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Well, I read the article about AI slop. I resent it sooooooo much.
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at May 09, 2026 05:42 AM (FMtrg)
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G'mornin' everyone!
interesting news there, Pixy ... I installed 24.04 for someone the other day, already had the .iso on a thumb drive, easy-peasy.
Just as well that I didn't take the extra time to get 26.04 !
interesting news there, Pixy ... I installed 24.04 for someone the other day, already had the .iso on a thumb drive, easy-peasy.
Just as well that I didn't take the extra time to get 26.04 !
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 09, 2026 05:42 AM (VyBeY)
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We have a feeding station for birds right by the patio. A sandpile with a couple of black walnut trees. Black sunflower seeds scattered on the sand and, during the winter, suet spread on the tree trunks for the sapsuckers. Cardinals, blue jays, and mourning doves (with assorted little brown jobs) year-round; others in season; currently, that's red-winged blackbirds, grackles, grosbeaks, goldfinches, & house finches.
Posted by: Sleazebag Freedom Flotilla activist at May 09, 2026 05:42 AM (NcvvS)
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34 We have a feeding station for birds right by the patio. A sandpile with a couple of black walnut trees. Black sunflower seeds scattered on the sand and, during the winter, suet spread on the tree trunks for the sapsuckers. Cardinals, blue jays, and mourning doves (with assorted little brown jobs) year-round; others in season; currently, that's red-winged blackbirds, grackles, grosbeaks, goldfinches, & house finches.
Posted by: Sleazebag Freedom Flotilla activist at May 09, 2026 05:42 AM (NcvvS)
My pecan tree is over 30ft tall, so get quite a few birds...mourning doves, mockingbirds, grackles, crows (so many damned crows when the pecans are not quite ready to pick...damn bastard crows!).
Had someone in the general neighborhood have an osprey land on his roof with a large fish in tow...that must've been quite the sight...happened near a middle school when the kids were getting out, so lots of kids were gawking at it.
Posted by: Sleazebag Freedom Flotilla activist at May 09, 2026 05:42 AM (NcvvS)
My pecan tree is over 30ft tall, so get quite a few birds...mourning doves, mockingbirds, grackles, crows (so many damned crows when the pecans are not quite ready to pick...damn bastard crows!).
Had someone in the general neighborhood have an osprey land on his roof with a large fish in tow...that must've been quite the sight...happened near a middle school when the kids were getting out, so lots of kids were gawking at it.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 09, 2026 05:45 AM (ynpvh)
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Also get some finches (little tiny guys and also the sparrow sized) in the guava trees...they, along with regular sparrows and even some hummingbirds...have had a few nest in the blackberry brambles...talk about a home with defensive spikes all about.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 09, 2026 05:46 AM (ynpvh)
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Our finches are fearless little bastards. I swear if my dog stood outside too still for too long, a finch would come by and start making a nest under his ear.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 09, 2026 05:53 AM (Ot/FD)
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>>My pecan tree is over 30ft tall, so get quite a few birds...mourning doves, mockingbirds, grackles, crows (so many damned crows when the pecans are not quite ready to pick...damn bastard crows!).
The walnuts are the only trees really close, but there's a lot of shrubs & trees within a hundred yards. Birds use those as staging areas to access the food. We also have hawks and an eagle pair not far away. They don't look at the food we put out; they look at what eats that food.
The walnuts are the only trees really close, but there's a lot of shrubs & trees within a hundred yards. Birds use those as staging areas to access the food. We also have hawks and an eagle pair not far away. They don't look at the food we put out; they look at what eats that food.
Posted by: Sleazebag Freedom Flotilla activist at May 09, 2026 05:59 AM (NcvvS)
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/Off, old sock!
Posted by: Nazdar at May 09, 2026 05:59 AM (NcvvS)
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>>Our finches are fearless little bastards.
Yeah, they're the only ones that aren't shy around the jays.
Yeah, they're the only ones that aren't shy around the jays.
Posted by: Nazdar at May 09, 2026 06:00 AM (NcvvS)
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Whoops, things to do. BBL.
Posted by: Nazdar at May 09, 2026 06:02 AM (NcvvS)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 09, 2026 06:07 AM (xvhJH)
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Here in central Oklahoma most of the birds that visit my feeder are pretty dull, brown or gray. If not for the cardinals and occasional woodpecker there'd be no color at all.
And then one day, BOOM. Got a visit from two Baltimore orioles. That was nice.
And then one day, BOOM. Got a visit from two Baltimore orioles. That was nice.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 09, 2026 06:09 AM (l26NL)
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Just wanted to mention this free app you can put on your phone . It's called " Merlin Bird ID " from the Cornell Ornithology Lab. It can identify birds in a photo or through sounds. FenSpouse has been enjoying using it.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 06:10 AM (IeCgc)
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Came back from a hike with a widow to see three large turkey vultures on my roof.
On our hike we saw indigo buntings, cardinals, goldfinches, and house finches.
On our hike we saw indigo buntings, cardinals, goldfinches, and house finches.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 09, 2026 06:14 AM (u82oZ)
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Birdbath status?
Posted by: Just Wondering at May 09, 2026 06:18 AM (2Ez/1)
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Evening and morning, Saturday toilers and early weekend risers! It's not raining here, yet. I need to check the local radar. Whassup?
Pixy: Are recent versions of Linux Mint affected by this bug? If so, should I download an earlier version (when I'm ready to tackle the project of trying out Linux)?
Pixy: Are recent versions of Linux Mint affected by this bug? If so, should I download an earlier version (when I'm ready to tackle the project of trying out Linux)?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 06:21 AM (wzUl9)
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Didn't Bad AI open for Rage Against the Machine?
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 09, 2026 06:25 AM (2GVsD)
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Miss Linda was sick with a migraine all day yesterday -- she refuses to see a doctor or do anything for it except take ibuprofen -- so I was tending to her off and on. I used to get nauseating sinus headaches as a boy and young man, and believe you me, if there had been some way to get out from under them, I'd have grabbed it with both hands. (I did take Seldane for a while before it got removed from the market, and it worked, but made me wired from all the caffeine. Maybe if I'd just taken No-Doz . . .?)
The headaches stopped unaccountably when I was about forty-three. So I spent about thirty years dealing with them, and have been free of them for almost as long.
Are there homeopathic remedies one can take for migraines? Magnesium supplements?
The headaches stopped unaccountably when I was about forty-three. So I spent about thirty years dealing with them, and have been free of them for almost as long.
Are there homeopathic remedies one can take for migraines? Magnesium supplements?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 06:25 AM (wzUl9)
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We get some house finches at the bird feeder in the summer -haven’seen them back yet. This last week there’s been a pair of thrushes chasing the cat around a lot; I can only wonder what he did to earn their enmity. (Thrush = mockingbird sized, brown back, white breast with very noticeable dark spots on it)
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 09, 2026 06:27 AM (25Mwa)
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Pixy: Are recent versions of Linux Mint affected by this bug? If so, should I download an earlier version (when I'm ready to tackle the project of trying out Linux)?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 06:21 AM (wzUl9)
These are all local privilege escalation bugs, to my kniwledge, which require an untrusted user with local access to the system running the malicious scripts to achieve root access illicit.
It's something I will patch once available. But I am not fretting systems in my household with only trusted users.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 06:21 AM (wzUl9)
These are all local privilege escalation bugs, to my kniwledge, which require an untrusted user with local access to the system running the malicious scripts to achieve root access illicit.
It's something I will patch once available. But I am not fretting systems in my household with only trusted users.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 09, 2026 06:28 AM (dK+Kv)
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We get some house finches at the bird feeder in the summer -haven’seen them back yet. This last week there’s been a pair of thrushes chasing the cat around a lot; I can only wonder what he did to earn their enmity. (Thrush = mockingbird sized, brown back, white breast with very noticeable dark spots on it)
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 09, 2026
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The thrush is a noble bird and unfairly maligned.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 09, 2026
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The thrush is a noble bird and unfairly maligned.
Posted by: Thrush Supreme Council at May 09, 2026 06:29 AM (wzUl9)
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Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea
Good morning, Ishmael.
I feel a song coming on. Don't run away ...
Good morning, Ishmael.
I feel a song coming on. Don't run away ...
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 09, 2026 06:29 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 09, 2026 06:30 AM (u82oZ)
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Motivation to work out, where are you?
* Whistles; tries the "calling a cat" sound *
Darnit, it's hiding again.
* Whistles; tries the "calling a cat" sound *
Darnit, it's hiding again.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 06:33 AM (wzUl9)
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Are there homeopathic remedies one can take for migraines? Magnesium supplements?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 06:25 AM (wzUl9)
My wife has had them, very difficult to deal with. Best prescription drug is sumatriptan (generic name) which is Not a painkiller, but which stops what appears to be an electrical storm going on in the brain.
Magnesium is recommended as a preventative, but doesn’t do much once one has started. Migraines are still not well understood, and very difficult to treat.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 06:25 AM (wzUl9)
My wife has had them, very difficult to deal with. Best prescription drug is sumatriptan (generic name) which is Not a painkiller, but which stops what appears to be an electrical storm going on in the brain.
Magnesium is recommended as a preventative, but doesn’t do much once one has started. Migraines are still not well understood, and very difficult to treat.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 09, 2026 06:33 AM (25Mwa)
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Thrush Supreme Council
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I thought Control ended your organization.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 09, 2026
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That was KAOS. Pure amateurs.
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I thought Control ended your organization.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 09, 2026
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That was KAOS. Pure amateurs.
Posted by: Thrush Supreme Council at May 09, 2026 06:34 AM (wzUl9)
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In the Mideast, the IRGC and Hezbollah have chosen their own destruction to being out of power, and will not work for prosperity.
Let's make their choice a fatal one. Think they will turn? No way. Exterminate, not negotiate.
Let's make their choice a fatal one. Think they will turn? No way. Exterminate, not negotiate.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 09, 2026 06:34 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 09, 2026 06:35 AM (u82oZ)
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My wife has had [migraines], very difficult to deal with. Best prescription drug is sumatriptan (generic name) which is Not a painkiller, but which stops what appears to be an electrical storm going on in the brain.
Magnesium is recommended as a preventative, but doesn’t do much once one has started. Migraines are still not well understood, and very difficult to treat.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 09, 2026
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If I could just get her to take that every day! Or to go to a doctor (though I have no idea what kind of medical coverage she has) for an Rx such as you mention.
Magnesium is recommended as a preventative, but doesn’t do much once one has started. Migraines are still not well understood, and very difficult to treat.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 09, 2026
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If I could just get her to take that every day! Or to go to a doctor (though I have no idea what kind of medical coverage she has) for an Rx such as you mention.
Posted by: Thrush Supreme Council at May 09, 2026 06:36 AM (wzUl9)
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Come cheer up, my lads, 'tis to glory we steer...
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 09, 2026 06:36 AM (xvhJH)
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Oops.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 06:37 AM (wzUl9)
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three large turkey vultures on my roof.
This time last year I was ferrying wife to a series of 'pain clinic' appointments. Building was a handsome metal-roofed new thing plopped down in what had been rich fields and scrub woods. They inherited a spot in the daily route of a committee of vultures. They'd line up shoulder to shoulder along the ridge of that expensive bronze roof, dozens of them, looking like the worst death cartoon ever. "Just looking."
People who worked there had not really gotten used to it yet. Everybody could tell this was not good for business.
This time last year I was ferrying wife to a series of 'pain clinic' appointments. Building was a handsome metal-roofed new thing plopped down in what had been rich fields and scrub woods. They inherited a spot in the daily route of a committee of vultures. They'd line up shoulder to shoulder along the ridge of that expensive bronze roof, dozens of them, looking like the worst death cartoon ever. "Just looking."
People who worked there had not really gotten used to it yet. Everybody could tell this was not good for business.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at May 09, 2026 06:39 AM (zdLoL)
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Yesterday would have been a good day to go out to breakfast: My favorite diner opens for that meal at 8 am on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and is much less crowded on Friday. Now, here I am thinking of going today. Well, if I get there right before 8, there'll be no trouble getting a table.
It's gotten to be less interesting to go out to eat by myself, though. In the Denver days I loved it. Not so much any more. Partly it's the prices now, but partly because there's nothing new about it.
It's gotten to be less interesting to go out to eat by myself, though. In the Denver days I loved it. Not so much any more. Partly it's the prices now, but partly because there's nothing new about it.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 06:41 AM (wzUl9)
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Vultures on the roof of a medical building, there is a Far Side cartoon right there.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 09, 2026 06:42 AM (2GVsD)
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. . . This time last year I was ferrying wife to a series of 'pain clinic' appointments. Building was a handsome metal-roofed new thing plopped down in what had been rich fields and scrub woods. They inherited a spot in the daily route of a committee of vultures. They'd line up shoulder to shoulder along the ridge of that expensive bronze roof, dozens of them, looking like the worst death cartoon ever. "Just looking." . . .
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at May 09, 2026
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Miss Linda would love that. There's hardly an animal out there that she doesn't like in some fashion.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at May 09, 2026
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Miss Linda would love that. There's hardly an animal out there that she doesn't like in some fashion.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 06:42 AM (wzUl9)
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I was looking at the UFO pics released by the Guv, and I wanted to hold my arms out in front of me, wiggle my fingers, and say “oooh! Booogity booooo!”
Yeah there are weird things out there. What are they? Nobody knows.
Yeah there are weird things out there. What are they? Nobody knows.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 09, 2026 06:49 AM (25Mwa)
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“ The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.”
John 1:14
John 1:14
Posted by: Marcus T at May 09, 2026 06:50 AM (MIRqM)
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Can't say much news out there is interesting for me
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 06:51 AM (Ia/+0)
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69 Can't say much news out there is interesting for me
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 06:51 AM (Ia/+0)
The UK election returns are very amusing, which these days is even better than interesting. But ya takes your entertainment where ya can find it.
69 Can't say much news out there is interesting for me
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 06:51 AM (Ia/+0)
The UK election returns are very amusing, which these days is even better than interesting. But ya takes your entertainment where ya can find it.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 09, 2026 06:53 AM (25Mwa)
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That was KAOS. Pure amateurs.
Posted by: Thrush Supreme Council at May 09, 2026 06:34 AM (wzUl9)
Be sure to attend out next meeting!
Posted by: Thrush Supreme Council at May 09, 2026 06:34 AM (wzUl9)
Be sure to attend out next meeting!
Posted by: Your Local HOA at May 09, 2026 06:54 AM (2X2jr)
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"People who worked there had not really gotten used to it yet. Everybody could tell this was not good for business.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at May 09, 2026 06:39 AM (zdLoL) "
LOL, no, not a good look at all!
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at May 09, 2026 06:39 AM (zdLoL) "
LOL, no, not a good look at all!
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 09, 2026 06:54 AM (VyBeY)
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Respecting Miss Linda's viewpoint, vultures are very efficient fliers. In the peak of their season when they're patrolling at altitude over fields looking for, well, you know, their flight is as majestic as an eagle's or any hawk. It's very beautiful until you see their hairdo, or get to watch them at work on the ground. That can be a little off-putting.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at May 09, 2026 06:58 AM (zdLoL)
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Vultures on the roof of a medical building, there is a Far Side cartoon right there.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 09, 2026 06:42 AM (2GVsD)
Ehhhh, I like vultures. Poor, ugly bastards perform a valuable service and get nothing but contempt for it.
Vultures on the roof of a medical building, there is a Far Side cartoon right there.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 09, 2026 06:42 AM (2GVsD)
Ehhhh, I like vultures. Poor, ugly bastards perform a valuable service and get nothing but contempt for it.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 09, 2026 06:58 AM (HdYcL)
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That was KAOS. Pure amateurs.
Posted by: Thrush Supreme Council at May 09, 2026
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Be sure to attend out next meeting!
Posted by: Your Local HOA at May 09, 2026
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You parvenus modeled your techniques after ours!
"Good homeowners or bad homeowners, if you are not a member of the HOA, you are marked to be ruled or destroyed."
Posted by: Thrush Supreme Council at May 09, 2026
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Be sure to attend out next meeting!
Posted by: Your Local HOA at May 09, 2026
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You parvenus modeled your techniques after ours!
"Good homeowners or bad homeowners, if you are not a member of the HOA, you are marked to be ruled or destroyed."
Posted by: Thrush Supreme Council at May 09, 2026 06:59 AM (wzUl9)
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Respecting Miss Linda's viewpoint, vultures are very efficient fliers. In the peak of their season when they're patrolling at altitude over fields looking for, well, you know, their flight is as majestic as an eagle's or any hawk. It's very beautiful until you see their hairdo, or get to watch them at work on the ground. That can be a little off-putting.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at May 09, 2026
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If it were not for those ugly naked heads (necessary, I know, for their daily work), yes, people would like them more.
It has always amused me that people rave about "the California condor" -- a name that sounds noble and elegant -- and yet they are members of the vulture club.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at May 09, 2026
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If it were not for those ugly naked heads (necessary, I know, for their daily work), yes, people would like them more.
It has always amused me that people rave about "the California condor" -- a name that sounds noble and elegant -- and yet they are members of the vulture club.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 07:01 AM (wzUl9)
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Good morning everyone. Hope you have a relaxing weekend.
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at May 09, 2026 07:03 AM (EFz10)
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Just had a nice experience at the local convenience store There was a young pleasant guy at the cash register who is black, who told me about the importance of being positive. I told him that he looked liked to dance because he was moving back and forth swaying. He said , "Well, I play drums in my church band and I try to use the talents which God gave me." He told me the name of his church- because I asked him -and I will remember his name because it is also the name of my brother-in-law. If I take the time I can have such nice interactions with folks . Sometimes I'm too sleepy or in a rush and too introverted to do this.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 07:03 AM (nui3h)
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I've decided, happily I think, against working out today. Having a pipe for a few minutes; I need to feed the cats; and then I can decide if I want to eat breakfast here or wait nearly two hours to go out.
I think that last sentence kind of decided for me.
I think that last sentence kind of decided for me.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 07:04 AM (wzUl9)
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Not saying thete isn't good news, actually lots of that. But even that news from England to my cynical thinking is too little too late.
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 07:04 AM (Ia/+0)
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Some are born to sweet delight
Some are born to endless night.
Posted by: Wm Blake at May 09, 2026 04:52 AM (hyQrc)
Well, Mr. Blake, you’re just a bundle of joy, aren’t ya?
Some are born to endless night.
Posted by: Wm Blake at May 09, 2026 04:52 AM (hyQrc)
Well, Mr. Blake, you’re just a bundle of joy, aren’t ya?
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 09, 2026 07:05 AM (25Mwa)
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Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 07:01 AM (wzUl9
I feed some stray, fixed cats behind someone's house twice a week. There were two vultures which came by to scavenge food. Now I only see one which makes me suspect that he or she lost their mate to a death.
I feed some stray, fixed cats behind someone's house twice a week. There were two vultures which came by to scavenge food. Now I only see one which makes me suspect that he or she lost their mate to a death.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 07:06 AM (nui3h)
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This guy-who had a kind of amusing name for his blog, "Weird Catholic" reflects on the nature of apocalypses and deals with this whole UFO thing and his faith:
https://tinyurl.com/4dk7chfd
https://tinyurl.com/4dk7chfd
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 07:09 AM (nui3h)
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Maybe we should just not install software for a bit. (Xe Iaso)
Ya fuckin think. When will it become law to note AI on your slop so everyone knows you're shit
Ya fuckin think. When will it become law to note AI on your slop so everyone knows you're shit
Posted by: sidney at May 09, 2026 07:11 AM (rzwGB)
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Morning peeps.
In tech news, Intel must have had some time on their hands. A slew of Intel software drivers have been updated and Windows would really like me to apply them.
Been queued up for weeks.
In tech news, Intel must have had some time on their hands. A slew of Intel software drivers have been updated and Windows would really like me to apply them.
Been queued up for weeks.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 09, 2026 07:13 AM (jehhT)
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https://tinyurl.com/mrxabey4
Powerline week in pictures
Powerline week in pictures
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 07:17 AM (Ia/+0)
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eh, eagles are just vultures with a big-bucks makeover; around here, their diet is pretty much the same: roadkill.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 09, 2026 07:17 AM (VyBeY)
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Oh, yes, I told my husband to vote in the Democrat primary because he is registered Democrat but hasn't voted for any of them since I haven't , because one Democrat running is a Muslim with terrorist connections. He needs to vote against him.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 07:17 AM (IeCgc)
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I'm happy to report that my neighbors who have torn apart our HOA with their senseless demands and have told mr nec and I if we put one foot on their property they will call the police, have put their house on the market. Hooray! Please, please, please let it sell soon.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at May 09, 2026 07:19 AM (2NHgQ)
Posted by: GWB at May 09, 2026 07:21 AM (P35BA)
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An HOA, like Congress, is an excellent idea that, unfortunately, attracts all the wrong people to it.
An HOA, like Congress, is an excellent idea that, unfortunately, attracts all the wrong people to it.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 09, 2026 07:21 AM (HdYcL)
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I'm happy to report that my neighbors who have torn apart our HOA with their senseless demands and have told mr nec and I if we put one foot on their property they will call the police, have put their house on the market. Hooray! Please, please, please let it sell soon.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at May 09, 2026
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One of my requirements for a house is NO HOAs! I'll be a great neighbor. I'm not going to put old washing machines on my porch, or have broken-down cars on the lawn. But I don't want some officious nosey-parkers telling me I can't fly an American flag or paint my porch white because it violates their rules.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at May 09, 2026
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One of my requirements for a house is NO HOAs! I'll be a great neighbor. I'm not going to put old washing machines on my porch, or have broken-down cars on the lawn. But I don't want some officious nosey-parkers telling me I can't fly an American flag or paint my porch white because it violates their rules.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 07:24 AM (wzUl9)
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Some pretty good ones in WiP
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 07:25 AM (Ia/+0)
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- Skip
On the good news front, I guess, at least for some Canadians, I've seen a couple reports that Alberta has secured enough signatures to have a vote on leaving Canada. AOP would likely know more.
On the bad news front for Canada, I've posted this a couple times the last couple of days, ignored of course.
https://tinyurl.com/57cndsat
On the good news front, I guess, at least for some Canadians, I've seen a couple reports that Alberta has secured enough signatures to have a vote on leaving Canada. AOP would likely know more.
On the bad news front for Canada, I've posted this a couple times the last couple of days, ignored of course.
https://tinyurl.com/57cndsat
Posted by: TeeJ at May 09, 2026 07:25 AM (PpROq)
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@56/Tom Servo: "My wife has had them, {migraines} very difficult to deal with. Best prescription drug is sumatriptan (generic name) which is Not a painkiller, but which stops what appears to be an electrical storm going on in the brain."
Imitrex. I know that one all too well.
Actual migraines tend to be one-sided (taking place in only one-half of the brain) and they're not so much a storm as a slowing down of the electrical activity like that half of the brain is going to sleep, or more disturbing: dying.
A patient hooked to an EEG at my neurologist's office experienced a migraine and he said the needles graphing the brain activity via sensors all over her head were moving as expected (a fair amount of activity), then a migraine started and the needles hooked to the sensors on the migraine side all started moving in a very slow sinusoidal motion. Those for the other side started getting more active (maybe to compensate?).
So you've got one side yelling at the offline side, "Are you there? HELLO?!" Could be the electrical storm you're referring to. His theory was that this might be the actual cause of the pain, the split brain one side active, one barely.
Imitrex. I know that one all too well.
Actual migraines tend to be one-sided (taking place in only one-half of the brain) and they're not so much a storm as a slowing down of the electrical activity like that half of the brain is going to sleep, or more disturbing: dying.
A patient hooked to an EEG at my neurologist's office experienced a migraine and he said the needles graphing the brain activity via sensors all over her head were moving as expected (a fair amount of activity), then a migraine started and the needles hooked to the sensors on the migraine side all started moving in a very slow sinusoidal motion. Those for the other side started getting more active (maybe to compensate?).
So you've got one side yelling at the offline side, "Are you there? HELLO?!" Could be the electrical storm you're referring to. His theory was that this might be the actual cause of the pain, the split brain one side active, one barely.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 09, 2026 07:26 AM (O7YUW)
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Also, I dubbed Imitrex "The chemical tactical nuke". If I took it, I HAD to sleep for a minimum of two hours. If anyone woke me during it, the migraine was muted, but I had zero inhibitions. This was ... not good. No impulse or emotional control whatsoever.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 09, 2026 07:27 AM (O7YUW)
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carny of Canada thinks that the US will stop being a world power and they and others will take over? It's to laugh.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at May 09, 2026 07:28 AM (2NHgQ)
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Skip- I liked Marco Rubio's new job as being the kid from ET.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 07:28 AM (lQ+/f)
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Mark Carney is delusional.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 09, 2026 07:30 AM (O7YUW)
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Also 100
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 09, 2026 07:30 AM (O7YUW)
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Very wise choice, Wolfus!
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 09, 2026 07:31 AM (VyBeY)
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Usually enjoy the Powerline week in pictures, that said, why are they still flogging the epstein crap. Do they seriously think that PDT is hiding something epstein related? Yep, the dems are going to tie him to that dead shitweasel and prove that he's a pedophile. Unbelievable.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at May 09, 2026 07:31 AM (2NHgQ)
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Also, I dubbed Imitrex "The chemical tactical nuke". If I took it, I HAD to sleep for a minimum of two hours. If anyone woke me during it, the migraine was muted, but I had zero inhibitions. This was ... not good. No impulse or emotional control whatsoever.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 09, 2026
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Any decent brand of Scotch'll do *that*!
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 09, 2026
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Any decent brand of Scotch'll do *that*!
Posted by: Lt. Cmdr. Montgomery Scott, Star Fleet at May 09, 2026 07:35 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 09, 2026 07:36 AM (VyBeY)
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IIRC, powerline is ran by a bunch of neverTrump rinos.
Posted by: Will Robinson at May 09, 2026 07:37 AM (zBgIx)
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I like guy holds up 2 fingers and says give me 5 beers
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 07:37 AM (Ia/+0)
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So you've got one side yelling at the offline side, "Are you there? HELLO?!" Could be the electrical storm you're referring to. His theory was that this might be the actual cause of the pain, the split brain one side active, one barely.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 09, 2026 07:26 AM (O7YUW)
That’s a very good hypothesis, since one of the great mysteries of migraines is the actual source of the intense pain (since the brain contains no pain sensors)
I had something occur this week, researched it and it’s called a “vertigo attack”. I woke up feeling fine, then suddenly I felt dizzy and the room started to spin. Raced home while I still could, broke out into a full body sweat and then vomited intensely for 2 hours. That finally stopped, and after 2 or 3 hours laying down, everything was fine again (but the day was wrecked)
Best guess from my online search for a diagnosis is a temporary disturbance of the inner ear, set off by anything from electrolytes to bad blood sugar to something more serious. Sources agree on the symptoms, but there’s a million possible causes.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 09, 2026 07:26 AM (O7YUW)
That’s a very good hypothesis, since one of the great mysteries of migraines is the actual source of the intense pain (since the brain contains no pain sensors)
I had something occur this week, researched it and it’s called a “vertigo attack”. I woke up feeling fine, then suddenly I felt dizzy and the room started to spin. Raced home while I still could, broke out into a full body sweat and then vomited intensely for 2 hours. That finally stopped, and after 2 or 3 hours laying down, everything was fine again (but the day was wrecked)
Best guess from my online search for a diagnosis is a temporary disturbance of the inner ear, set off by anything from electrolytes to bad blood sugar to something more serious. Sources agree on the symptoms, but there’s a million possible causes.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 09, 2026 07:40 AM (25Mwa)
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A Bremer pot pie sprinkled with sharp cheddar cheese, and wheat toast with peanut butter and honey, plus coffee and a pipe: a great start to the day.
Shave and shower is next. Maybe around nine I'll drive out to the suburbs, have a coffee at a small local chain shop (they only have about two locations in town I know of), and stop at the cigar/pipe shop for some supplies. If it's raining, so much the better. Except for snow, there is not much better than to sit snugly in a coffee shop or a tobacconist, enjoying whatever, while the rain slashes down outside.
Shave and shower is next. Maybe around nine I'll drive out to the suburbs, have a coffee at a small local chain shop (they only have about two locations in town I know of), and stop at the cigar/pipe shop for some supplies. If it's raining, so much the better. Except for snow, there is not much better than to sit snugly in a coffee shop or a tobacconist, enjoying whatever, while the rain slashes down outside.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 07:40 AM (wzUl9)
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- neverenoughcaffeine
Basically, yep. Their post WWII, globalist system without the US doing all it's heavy lifting. Militarily and economically.
Basically, yep. Their post WWII, globalist system without the US doing all it's heavy lifting. Militarily and economically.
Posted by: TeeJ at May 09, 2026 07:41 AM (PpROq)
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There's no way Canada could ever become a superpower. Even after all this time, it still has inter-provincial trade barriers to protect markets in one province from products and services in equal markets in other provinces. Yeah, seriously. That alone makes us "not a serious country".
We hamstring and bring down innovators with an absolutely crushing amount of government regulation and delays. Energy companies don't want to try to build infrastructure here. There are other markets in the world that welcome their expertise and which they can make more money, more easily.
This article notes that government job growth is triple that of the private sector:
https://tinyurl.com/5fb2rnk7
A government job's wages are paid using the government's budget, ie, tax revenue on the private sector plus deficit spending (borrowing and thus devaluing the money.) You want less of that and more private sector jobs to keep your economy healthy. Not Canada though, it's going full boar into public sector jobs, where the pay and the benefits is now far better than private sector ones (on average.)
That's. Just. Insane.
Also: That which can not go on, will not go on.
We hamstring and bring down innovators with an absolutely crushing amount of government regulation and delays. Energy companies don't want to try to build infrastructure here. There are other markets in the world that welcome their expertise and which they can make more money, more easily.
This article notes that government job growth is triple that of the private sector:
https://tinyurl.com/5fb2rnk7
A government job's wages are paid using the government's budget, ie, tax revenue on the private sector plus deficit spending (borrowing and thus devaluing the money.) You want less of that and more private sector jobs to keep your economy healthy. Not Canada though, it's going full boar into public sector jobs, where the pay and the benefits is now far better than private sector ones (on average.)
That's. Just. Insane.
Also: That which can not go on, will not go on.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 09, 2026 07:42 AM (O7YUW)
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Best guess from my online search for a diagnosis is a temporary disturbance of the inner ear, set off by anything from electrolytes to bad blood sugar to something more serious. Sources agree on the symptoms, but there’s a million possible causes.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 09, 2026
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I had something like that in late 2018 and on into early 2019. Had to go to physical therapy for it, but it hasn't recurred.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 09, 2026
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I had something like that in late 2018 and on into early 2019. Had to go to physical therapy for it, but it hasn't recurred.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 07:43 AM (wzUl9)
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You know the biggest road block to becoming a Super- Power?
Giving billions away to people in grift and theftand not buying what makes a Super-Power
Giving billions away to people in grift and theftand not buying what makes a Super-Power
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 07:46 AM (Ia/+0)
113
Is this about me?
Posted by: Brazil - wannabe Super-Power at May 09, 2026 07:49 AM (2Ez/1)
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Deserts are weird, kinda. When it does rain, the dry lakes become lakes again, and the sky filled with Seagulls, attracted by brine Shrimp that hatch.
We tend to think of deserts as empty, and devoid of plant and animal life, but that’s not really true at all. The desert Southwest is a lot more interesting to me than the northern Alpine region.
We tend to think of deserts as empty, and devoid of plant and animal life, but that’s not really true at all. The desert Southwest is a lot more interesting to me than the northern Alpine region.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 09, 2026 07:49 AM (sDaxV)
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I've had a feeder out since I moved here. It always attracts a ton of birds, but they'd of course fly away when I sat on the patio nearby.
No more! At some point over the last year, word seeped through the bird community: "YD and his dog are harmless. He's the one stocking the feeder. And yes, he does eat eggs every day... but those aren't *our* eggs."
So now when I sit out there for my breakfast there's dozens of birds just flying back and forth in my garden. It's freaking awesome.
No more! At some point over the last year, word seeped through the bird community: "YD and his dog are harmless. He's the one stocking the feeder. And yes, he does eat eggs every day... but those aren't *our* eggs."
So now when I sit out there for my breakfast there's dozens of birds just flying back and forth in my garden. It's freaking awesome.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 09, 2026 07:49 AM (BI5O2)
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Thousands of vibe-coded apps expose personal and corporate data to everyone on the internet.
Wired cares because two of those apps were anti-Trump and anti-ICE apps vibe coded by the former “Anonymous” who kicked off one of Trump’s impeachments. And the thousands of deranged lefties they doxxed are now on FBI watch lists.
Wired cares because two of those apps were anti-Trump and anti-ICE apps vibe coded by the former “Anonymous” who kicked off one of Trump’s impeachments. And the thousands of deranged lefties they doxxed are now on FBI watch lists.
Posted by: Ian S. at May 09, 2026 07:49 AM (QZThv)
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I used to be a Super-Power.
Now I'm a gas station.
Now I'm a gas station.
Posted by: Russia at May 09, 2026 07:50 AM (2Ez/1)
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@107/Tom Servo { on the vertigo attack }: "Best guess from my online search for a diagnosis is a temporary disturbance of the inner ear, set off by anything from electrolytes to bad blood sugar to something more serious. Sources agree on the symptoms, but there’s a million possible causes."
At least it corrected itself in a couple of hours. Going through that sounds absolutely horrid (and scary.)
At least it corrected itself in a couple of hours. Going through that sounds absolutely horrid (and scary.)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 09, 2026 07:51 AM (O7YUW)
119
Canada allowing the first nations veto power is insane as well. Am I misreading this? They brought suit against Alberta trying to secede. Is that correct?
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at May 09, 2026 07:52 AM (2NHgQ)
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IIRC, powerline is ran by a bunch of neverTrump rinos.
Posted by: Will Robinson at May 09, 2026 07:37 AM (zBgIx)
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They got rid of the anti-Trump guy a decade or so ago. Of the two original bloggers remaining, one is very pro-Trump and the other is pro-Trump with a few reservations. They've since added an additional blogger, also very pro Trump.
Posted by: Will Robinson at May 09, 2026 07:37 AM (zBgIx)
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They got rid of the anti-Trump guy a decade or so ago. Of the two original bloggers remaining, one is very pro-Trump and the other is pro-Trump with a few reservations. They've since added an additional blogger, also very pro Trump.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 09, 2026 07:52 AM (hVFNR)
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Looks like my small local chain, CC's Coffee House, has four locations here. The one in the 'burbs near the tobacconist is not on their website, though (?). There's one in an older part of the western suburbs, but my only problem with that one is that a train goes by and blocks the main road nearly every Saturday around 10 am.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 07:53 AM (wzUl9)
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- Well, after all
The desert is an ocean with its life underground
And the perfect disguise above
I'd better get before people start throwing things
The desert is an ocean with its life underground
And the perfect disguise above
I'd better get before people start throwing things
Posted by: TeeJ at May 09, 2026 07:54 AM (PpROq)
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Best guess from my online search for a diagnosis is a temporary disturbance of the inner ear, set off by anything from electrolytes to bad blood sugar to something more serious. Sources agree on the symptoms, but there’s a million possible causes.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 09, 2026
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I love the desert. But you have to be tough to live there. Tucson, AZ, for instance, is probably lovely in January and February. But I visited there in Jnne, and it hit 106 F. every day. That's halfway to boiling!
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 09, 2026
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I love the desert. But you have to be tough to live there. Tucson, AZ, for instance, is probably lovely in January and February. But I visited there in Jnne, and it hit 106 F. every day. That's halfway to boiling!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 07:55 AM (wzUl9)
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Losing excess fat, if one is perhaps inclined towards overweight or obesity can result in marked improvement of vertigo. Some years ago I was at one of those spectacular fenced overlooks in one of our Very Large Square States and I had a lot of problems with it. As a practical matter tending towards slim and trim makes for far better mobility and sure footing.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 09, 2026 07:55 AM (sDaxV)
125
I been to the desert without a horse with no name
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 07:57 AM (Ia/+0)
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@112/Skip: "You know the biggest road block to becoming a Super- Power?
Giving billions away to people in grift and theftand not buying what makes a Super-Power"
You're not wrong, Skip. The Laurentien elite in Canada love to reward their friends with grift money, taken from the people working in the private sector in multiple ways.
The so-called elite don't seem to care that if you kill the goose laying the golden eggs, you don't get anymore golden eggs. They think the goose can never actually be killed.
Giving billions away to people in grift and theftand not buying what makes a Super-Power"
You're not wrong, Skip. The Laurentien elite in Canada love to reward their friends with grift money, taken from the people working in the private sector in multiple ways.
The so-called elite don't seem to care that if you kill the goose laying the golden eggs, you don't get anymore golden eggs. They think the goose can never actually be killed.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 09, 2026 08:01 AM (O7YUW)
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I been to the desert without a horse with no name
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026
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I'd have named him Trigger or Champion. Or Tornado, if he was black.
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026
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I'd have named him Trigger or Champion. Or Tornado, if he was black.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 08:01 AM (wzUl9)
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I love the desert. But you have to be tough to live there. Tucson, AZ, for instance, is probably lovely in January and February. But I visited there in Jnne, and it hit 106 F. every day. That's halfway to boiling!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 07:55 AM (wzUl9)
I love it as well, grew up in Phoenix, still have family there. But Phoenix is even hotter than Tucson, and one thing I remember from those hottest days in summer is there are days where the light is just too intense. By 2 or 3, everything looks whited out, like an overexposed photo, and you just want to stay indoors in a cool dark room. It feels like the bright side of the planet Mercury.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 07:55 AM (wzUl9)
I love it as well, grew up in Phoenix, still have family there. But Phoenix is even hotter than Tucson, and one thing I remember from those hottest days in summer is there are days where the light is just too intense. By 2 or 3, everything looks whited out, like an overexposed photo, and you just want to stay indoors in a cool dark room. It feels like the bright side of the planet Mercury.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 09, 2026 08:04 AM (25Mwa)
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Tom Servo, I suffered from vertigo attacks some years ago after the birth of my third child. I figured out that for me, the trigger was too many days in a row with not enough sleep. Once I figured that out and jealously guarded my sleep, they stopped.
Except last summer i experienced a minor one, no idea why. I rummaged in my medicine cabinet and found my prescription anti-vert that expired 13 years ago. I figured it couldn't hurt so I took one, went to sleep, and woke up a couple hours later feeling fine.
Ask your doc for a prescription next time you go. It's very inexpensive, and lasts a long time! Before I got that, when I had a vertigo attack it would last for at least 24 hours.
Except last summer i experienced a minor one, no idea why. I rummaged in my medicine cabinet and found my prescription anti-vert that expired 13 years ago. I figured it couldn't hurt so I took one, went to sleep, and woke up a couple hours later feeling fine.
Ask your doc for a prescription next time you go. It's very inexpensive, and lasts a long time! Before I got that, when I had a vertigo attack it would last for at least 24 hours.
Posted by: bluebell at May 09, 2026 08:05 AM (afFes)
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@119/neverenoughcaffeine: "Canada allowing the first nations veto power is insane as well. Am I misreading this? They brought suit against Alberta trying to secede. Is that correct?"
It's a very complicated and messy corner that we've painted ourselves into, and continue to do so. We keep handing over political power to the 50-ish different tribes, and they keep using it to beat us over the head and demand more concessions.
It's madness and it needs to stop, but it won't, and it's yet another on a long list of reasons why we (Canada) aren't a serious nation and I doubt we ever will be again.
It's a very complicated and messy corner that we've painted ourselves into, and continue to do so. We keep handing over political power to the 50-ish different tribes, and they keep using it to beat us over the head and demand more concessions.
It's madness and it needs to stop, but it won't, and it's yet another on a long list of reasons why we (Canada) aren't a serious nation and I doubt we ever will be again.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 09, 2026 08:07 AM (O7YUW)
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I love it as well, grew up in Phoenix, still have family there. But Phoenix is even hotter than Tucson, and one thing I remember from those hottest days in summer is there are days where the light is just too intense. By 2 or 3, everything looks whited out, like an overexposed photo, and you just want to stay indoors in a cool dark room. It feels like the bright side of the planet Mercury.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 09, 2026
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That was my reaction too. And, except for the short visit to southern AZ in June, I've never been to the desert in the truly hot months. Northern New Mexico was hot enough in the daytime -- though amazingly dry to me -- in late May.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 09, 2026
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That was my reaction too. And, except for the short visit to southern AZ in June, I've never been to the desert in the truly hot months. Northern New Mexico was hot enough in the daytime -- though amazingly dry to me -- in late May.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 08:07 AM (wzUl9)
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Ask your doc for a prescription next time you go. It's very inexpensive, and lasts a long time! Before I got that, when I had a vertigo attack it would last for at least 24 hours.
Posted by: bluebell at May 09, 2026 08:05 AM (afFes)
Thanks Bluebell, I did not know there was such a medicine, sound very helpful.
Posted by: bluebell at May 09, 2026 08:05 AM (afFes)
Thanks Bluebell, I did not know there was such a medicine, sound very helpful.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 09, 2026 08:08 AM (25Mwa)
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Noodus caffeine
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 08:08 AM (wzUl9)
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"Vulture" has such negative connotations. I prefer the word "Condor."
Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 09, 2026 08:10 AM (qFwJc)
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thanks grumpy
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at May 09, 2026 08:13 AM (2NHgQ)
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Vertigo--look up the Epley maneuver on YouTube. Several specialists are on there showing how to do it. It stops the spinning right away.
I did that a couple times with instant relief. I was having vertigo last year, even fell in the middle of the night from it. (I was trying Benadryl for allergies, and when I quit that the attacks stopped altogether.)
I did that a couple times with instant relief. I was having vertigo last year, even fell in the middle of the night from it. (I was trying Benadryl for allergies, and when I quit that the attacks stopped altogether.)
Posted by: skywch at May 09, 2026 08:17 AM (uqhmb)
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"Wired cares because two of those apps were anti-Trump and anti-ICE apps vibe coded by the former “Anonymous” who kicked off one of Trump’s impeachments. And the thousands of deranged lefties they doxxed are now on FBI watch lists.
Posted by: Ian S. at May 09, 2026 07:49 AM (QZThv) "
well, theoretically ... maybe ... I think it's almost as likely that they are on a preferred list for grant money from some agency DOGE never got to ...
Posted by: Ian S. at May 09, 2026 07:49 AM (QZThv) "
well, theoretically ... maybe ... I think it's almost as likely that they are on a preferred list for grant money from some agency DOGE never got to ...
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 09, 2026 08:25 AM (VyBeY)
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This is the bird I saw in a tree near my house yesterday- a house finch.
Thank god it wasn't a vampire finch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP7OLY3_UNA
Thank god it wasn't a vampire finch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP7OLY3_UNA
Posted by: Richard Cranium at May 09, 2026 09:19 AM (Pcod2)
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I'm happy to report that my neighbors who have torn apart our HOA with their senseless demands [...]
Dunno about you, but my current HOA rules were written by the same assholes similar to the corporate weasels in both incarnations of "The Running Man" movies.
When I lived in a less "upscale" neighborhood, our HOA was focused on the maintenance of a shared pond; the rules around that were less, shall we say, draconian that my current HOA.
Dunno about you, but my current HOA rules were written by the same assholes similar to the corporate weasels in both incarnations of "The Running Man" movies.
When I lived in a less "upscale" neighborhood, our HOA was focused on the maintenance of a shared pond; the rules around that were less, shall we say, draconian that my current HOA.
Posted by: Richard Cranium at May 09, 2026 09:37 AM (Pcod2)
140
Sales of PC motherboards are expected to fall 25%+ YoY in 2026, as PC users delay their upgrades amid AI-driven price surges for memory, storage, and processors
Posted by: SMOD at May 09, 2026 09:57 AM (O7XEN)
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65 Vultures on the roof of a medical building, there is a Far Side cartoon right there.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 09, 2026 06:42 AM (2GVsD)
I picture a middle-aged couple in a car, waiting to make a sinister (left) turn across traffic. Past a Dead End sign, the short side road terminates in a medical building with a line of vultures on the roof. "Fred and Edna had sudden misgivings about his 'routine outpatient procedure'."
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 09, 2026 06:42 AM (2GVsD)
I picture a middle-aged couple in a car, waiting to make a sinister (left) turn across traffic. Past a Dead End sign, the short side road terminates in a medical building with a line of vultures on the roof. "Fred and Edna had sudden misgivings about his 'routine outpatient procedure'."
Posted by: SciVo at May 09, 2026 10:40 AM (Sy6m/)
Into The Valley Of The Shadow Of ONT Rode The 400
Hello everyone! Welcome to the weekend! Y'all have company tonight, or are you going it alone?
Fido Friday: Judged
Dog of judgement pic.twitter.com/CmDe59eNUT
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) May 8, 2026
Pun
This would ruin your day
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) May 8, 2026
Dems have found their candidate for '28
Someone is chopping onions in here
From the mouths of babes
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) May 8, 2026
When heroes fall (Also, seems to be from the Netflix adaptation)
This is one method of selling insurance I haven't tried
When you get sick in Venice
Venetian ambulance pic.twitter.com/iADSYCWlDK
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) May 8, 2026
Spicy grade
It's what's for dinner
Raising kids right
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) May 8, 2026
Some people ain't right
Lightly used
Signs, signs, every where there's signs
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) May 8, 2026
Great White North
Therapy, in a nutshell
Gay!
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) May 9, 2026
The heat is on
Something is very wrong with Canada
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) May 9, 2026
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Then God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth…"
Posted by: mindful webworker - but it does move! at May 08, 2026 09:59 PM (xLZFw)
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Good evening good people.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 08, 2026 09:59 PM (Kyh8Y)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 08, 2026 10:00 PM (QGaXH)
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4,5,6
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 08, 2026 10:00 PM (0ogfQ)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 08, 2026 10:01 PM (0ogfQ)
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NOODled the cafe
Posted by: mindful webworker - egg noodled at May 08, 2026 10:02 PM (xLZFw)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 08, 2026 10:02 PM (0ogfQ)
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Yup. WD memeos.
This is my lurking night....
This is my lurking night....
Posted by: COMountainMarie at May 08, 2026 10:02 PM (uTEOj)
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Top 10?
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 08, 2026 10:03 PM (XHO5P)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 08, 2026 10:05 PM (0aYVJ)
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Having another JWB and deciding if I’m going to print Hades or Aristotle next.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 08, 2026 10:05 PM (XV/Pl)
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That put upon dog would rip out Yoko's throat
That put upon dog would rip out Yoko's throat
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 08, 2026 10:07 PM (xG4kz)
Posted by: TRex - viking dino at May 08, 2026 10:08 PM (IQ6Gq)
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There's an odd trick that will give me an erection at any age? I'll wait 4 seconds.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 08, 2026 10:09 PM (JkO4W)
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The one where the girl polishes the cabinets for $50 and then gets a lesson in politics. You know...I mean, you ABSOLUTELY KNOW that some liberal clown will watch that video, ignore the entire message and then say....
"LOOK LOOK...the mom gave her $20 at the end to buy her vote!!!!"
"LOOK LOOK...the mom gave her $20 at the end to buy her vote!!!!"
Posted by: Orson at May 08, 2026 10:10 PM (dIske)
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Yay, ONT!
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at May 08, 2026 10:10 PM (+9wcF)
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When #4 son visited with his family a few weeks ago he asked me to tell him all about his mom. What was she like, how did she die, was she lots of fun, things like that.
Honestly, I lied my ass off. Some family secrets should remain so. I did tell him though she loved him very much - that was no tall tale.
Honestly, I lied my ass off. Some family secrets should remain so. I did tell him though she loved him very much - that was no tall tale.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 08, 2026 10:10 PM (Kyh8Y)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 08, 2026 10:11 PM (/lPRQ)
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Looks like Canada is going to ruled by Sikhs.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 08, 2026 10:11 PM (XV/Pl)
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If yore going to kill yourself in Canada, is it even worth going to confession first?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 08, 2026 10:11 PM (JkO4W)
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12 y/o grandson's mother died giving birth to him.
He does want to know about her. She was a wonderful person.
Lots of conversations trying to reassure him that he was not the cause of her death.
12 y/o grandson's mother died giving birth to him.
He does want to know about her. She was a wonderful person.
Lots of conversations trying to reassure him that he was not the cause of her death.
Posted by: four seasons at May 08, 2026 10:15 PM (3ek7K)
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I was Sudeep in Saskatchewan.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 08, 2026 10:15 PM (JkO4W)
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Evenin'
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at May 08, 2026 10:17 PM (gcUgZ)
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Thanks for the ONT.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 08, 2026 10:17 PM (zZu0s)
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Looks like Canada is going to ruled by Sikhs.
Posted by: Thomas Bender
That will probably be an improvement.
Posted by: Thomas Bender
That will probably be an improvement.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 08, 2026 10:17 PM (Kyh8Y)
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I always thought Canada was mostly Caucasian
Posted by: Don Black at May 08, 2026 10:18 PM (ZxPkt)
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That teachers penmanship is shit. It does look like salsa.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 08, 2026 10:18 PM (zZu0s)
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Engineer who got rid of bench seats was a faggot.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 08, 2026 10:02 PM (0ogfQ)
My 69 roadrunner has a bench seat, but it also has a 4 speed, so any chick sitting next to me is getting elbowed in a vag. That car probably should have had bucket seats. lol
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 08, 2026 10:02 PM (0ogfQ)
My 69 roadrunner has a bench seat, but it also has a 4 speed, so any chick sitting next to me is getting elbowed in a vag. That car probably should have had bucket seats. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 08, 2026 10:18 PM (snZF9)
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26 I always thought Canada was mostly Caucasian
Posted by: Don Black at May 08, 2026 10:18 PM (ZxPkt)
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You didn't know, but Inuit.
Posted by: Don Black at May 08, 2026 10:18 PM (ZxPkt)
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You didn't know, but Inuit.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 08, 2026 10:18 PM (JkO4W)
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Thanks for the ONT, WD. I remember Lindisfarne, they had a great folk-rock song, "The Fog on the Tyne."
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 08, 2026 10:19 PM (CHHv1)
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Lots of conversations trying to reassure him that he was not the cause of her death.
Posted by: four seasons at May 08, 2026 10:15 PM (3ek7K)
Which is probably why everyone told her in the story above that no one knew what happened.
Posted by: four seasons at May 08, 2026 10:15 PM (3ek7K)
Which is probably why everyone told her in the story above that no one knew what happened.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 08, 2026 10:19 PM (zZu0s)
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What is the Rooftop Korean doing today ?
https://youtu.be/0A3ctsmC31M
Apologies.
He was in in the video for about ten seconds.
https://youtu.be/0A3ctsmC31M
Apologies.
He was in in the video for about ten seconds.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 08, 2026 10:20 PM (/lPRQ)
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How many people will have searched @Dana Donnelly before the night is through? The thumbnail is an invitation...
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at May 08, 2026 10:20 PM (QaH55)
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In fairness, that does look a lot like "salsa."
Posted by: Dr. T at May 08, 2026 10:20 PM (lHPJf)
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He was in in the video for about ten seconds.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 08, 2026 10:20 PM (/lPRQ)
He did the unsubscribe podcast.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 08, 2026 10:20 PM (/lPRQ)
He did the unsubscribe podcast.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 08, 2026 10:21 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: four seasons at May 08, 2026 10:21 PM (3ek7K)
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It was an embolism that killed her.
Something that is rare.
Posted by: four seasons at May 08, 2026 10:21 PM (3ek7K)
I am very sorry.
Something that is rare.
Posted by: four seasons at May 08, 2026 10:21 PM (3ek7K)
I am very sorry.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 08, 2026 10:22 PM (zZu0s)
38
Anybody else having a problem with the website blanking out and having to be refreshed. Seems odd. Maybe it's just me.
Posted by: Indiana Lurker at May 08, 2026 10:23 PM (3ZVqj)
39
"Rats! Foiled again!" Strong Insurance Agency salesman.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 08, 2026 10:23 PM (2GVsD)
40
I got a desk calculator when I got hired and got my desk. It said CA 12 L05 on the back, written in Sharpie, and I spent a lot of time figuring out what that meant.
Eventually I figured out the previous owner was named CARLOS and Carlos had sloppy handwriting.
Eventually I figured out the previous owner was named CARLOS and Carlos had sloppy handwriting.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 08, 2026 10:23 PM (rbvCR)
41
When your own dog is telling you to chill it's time to put down the mic.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 08, 2026 10:23 PM (viF8m)
42
More and more I'm thinking one should be native born and at least 3 generations deep to serve in our government
Posted by: Don Black at May 08, 2026 10:23 PM (ZxPkt)
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@34
>> In fairness, that does look a lot like "salsa."
It’s also an arbitrary number of questions.
Why not 43 or 61?
>> In fairness, that does look a lot like "salsa."
It’s also an arbitrary number of questions.
Why not 43 or 61?
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 08, 2026 10:23 PM (XV/Pl)
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I talked to my bride about Mother's Day. She is on a very strict diet right now, so I can't make her crepes or anything like that. But I will make a grilled chicken, grape, cranberry walnut, apple salad to die for.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 08, 2026 10:24 PM (0aYVJ)
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The Canadian national government needs to be signed up for MAID.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 08, 2026 10:24 PM (2GVsD)
46
GFY
Posted by: CA12LO5 at May 08, 2026 10:24 PM (JkO4W)
Posted by: Auspex at May 08, 2026 10:25 PM (Y8DZL)
48
When you get sick in Venice
"This is a no-wake zone, you maniac!!"
"Yes, I am trying to prevent one!"
"This is a no-wake zone, you maniac!!"
"Yes, I am trying to prevent one!"
Posted by: mikeski, reposting from the cafe at May 08, 2026 10:25 PM (VHUov)
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That indeed was the word "salsa".
Pity the teacher could not own up to having terrible handwriting.
And besides, who sets "59" as the top score for a school assignment?
That indeed was the word "salsa".
Pity the teacher could not own up to having terrible handwriting.
And besides, who sets "59" as the top score for a school assignment?
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 08, 2026 10:26 PM (xG4kz)
50
Evening, Weird Dave, and ONT Horde! Hung a grease job on the convertible, and serviced the brakes. Front brakes nearly new; just needed adjustment. Rear brakes were worn out down to the rivets, but had not fucked the drums. Good news: I had new shoes on the shelf. Bad news: one leading shoe had the hole for the self-adjust bellcrank in the wrong place. Stupid news: I had two sets of new shoes; could have swapped out the bad one instead of drilling a new hole.
But the brakes are working, with a nice high firm pedal.
But the brakes are working, with a nice high firm pedal.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 08, 2026 10:26 PM (utfVc)
51
That salsa is from NEW YORK CITY?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 08, 2026 10:27 PM (Cqx++)
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Why did only 400 ride?
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 08, 2026 10:28 PM (2GVsD)
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45 The Canadian national government needs to be signed up for MAID.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 08, 2026 10:24 PM (2GVsD)
The people will rise up, led by a humble man from Alberta, driving a Suburban, loaded down with Studebaker parts......
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 08, 2026 10:24 PM (2GVsD)
The people will rise up, led by a humble man from Alberta, driving a Suburban, loaded down with Studebaker parts......
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 08, 2026 10:28 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: four seasons at May 08, 2026 10:29 PM (3ek7K)
55
Do they recruit Venetian ambulance drivers from open wheel racing circuits! Seems like some of the skills might transfer,
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 08, 2026 10:30 PM (qx7Zg)
56
So, Canada Sikhs to enjoy?
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 08, 2026 10:30 PM (2GVsD)
57
Best thing that's happened to Canada is the Indians taking over. That will stop the Chinese in their tracks.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 08, 2026 10:31 PM (0ogfQ)
58
If yore going to kill yourself in Canada, is it even worth going to confession first?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 08, 2026 10:11 PM (JkO4W)
FWIW, the United Church in Canada is woker than shit. Not really Christian at all; they just wear it as a skin suit. Best description: "the NDP at prayer".
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 08, 2026 10:11 PM (JkO4W)
FWIW, the United Church in Canada is woker than shit. Not really Christian at all; they just wear it as a skin suit. Best description: "the NDP at prayer".
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 08, 2026 10:31 PM (utfVc)
59
52 Why did only 400 ride?
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 08, 2026 10:28 PM (2GVsD)
It was a light brigade.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 08, 2026 10:28 PM (2GVsD)
It was a light brigade.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at May 08, 2026 10:31 PM (QaH55)
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55 Do they recruit Venetian ambulance drivers from open wheel racing circuits! Seems like some of the skills might transfer,
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
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Nice boat.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
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Nice boat.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 08, 2026 10:32 PM (0ogfQ)
61
54
Does anyone know where salsa originated?
Is it an American creation?
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The Somalis brought it as one of their many gifts of gratitude to their new western homeland.
Does anyone know where salsa originated?
Is it an American creation?
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The Somalis brought it as one of their many gifts of gratitude to their new western homeland.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 08, 2026 10:32 PM (JkO4W)
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Does anyone know where salsa originated?
Is it an American creation?
Posted by: four seasons at May 08, 2026 10:29 PM (3ek7K)
Good question, but from cultural documents, it's not New York City.
Is it an American creation?
Posted by: four seasons at May 08, 2026 10:29 PM (3ek7K)
Good question, but from cultural documents, it's not New York City.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 08, 2026 10:32 PM (0aYVJ)
63
Best thing that's happened to Canada is the Indians taking over. That will stop the Chinese in their tracks.
So it was a Sikh and destroy mission?
So it was a Sikh and destroy mission?
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at May 08, 2026 10:33 PM (+9wcF)
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>>But the brakes are working, with a nice high firm pedal.
You'd be a very handy guy to have along on a cruise.
You'd be a very handy guy to have along on a cruise.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 08, 2026 10:34 PM (viF8m)
65
Engineer who got rid of bench seats was a faggot.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 08, 2026 10:02 PM (0ogfQ)
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No, he was raising the standard. Adapt and ovecome!
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 08, 2026 10:02 PM (0ogfQ)
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No, he was raising the standard. Adapt and ovecome!
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 08, 2026 10:34 PM (ZOv7s)
66
I discovered salsa on scrambled eggs and hash browns when stationed at Fort Sam Houston for AIT.
Wonderful.
Wonderful.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 08, 2026 10:34 PM (0aYVJ)
67
I can’t decide who’s worse - the mind that thought of that master bater Tow Mater, or the one who saw it and said “ooh I must buy that, it’s what I’ve always dreamed of!”
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 08, 2026 10:35 PM (25Mwa)
68
The Virginia Supreme Court voted 4-3 against the gerrymander. Again, 4-3. Even though there were clear, objective violations of law, three Supreme Court Justices approved it. America existing on a razor's edge.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 08, 2026 10:36 PM (g6bbw)
69
Gay!
Most of the answers were "He looks gay ..... because of how he's standing."
So if you don't want people to think you're gay, sit your ass down.
Most of the answers were "He looks gay ..... because of how he's standing."
So if you don't want people to think you're gay, sit your ass down.
Posted by: but don't sit like Gavin Newsom at May 08, 2026 10:36 PM (VHUov)
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Best thing that's happened to Canada is the Indians taking over. That will stop the Chinese in their tracks.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 08, 2026 10:31 PM (0ogfQ)
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If Canuckistan had picked one specific group, it might have worked, but they're importing mutually hostile groups who will turn it into an African-style hellhole.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 08, 2026 10:31 PM (0ogfQ)
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If Canuckistan had picked one specific group, it might have worked, but they're importing mutually hostile groups who will turn it into an African-style hellhole.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 08, 2026 10:36 PM (ZOv7s)
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Dems have found their candidate for '28
You know, there is a very small window of difference between Nguema and the modern day democrat. That Hasan Piker guy and this dude would be lovers.
You know, there is a very small window of difference between Nguema and the modern day democrat. That Hasan Piker guy and this dude would be lovers.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at May 08, 2026 10:36 PM (gcUgZ)
72
Sorry I'm late, I locked my keys in the car. My wife was worried she would never be able to get out of it.
Posted by: tankdemon at May 08, 2026 10:37 PM (lbImv)
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The Virginia Supreme Court voted 4-3 against the gerrymander. Again, 4-3. Even though there were clear, objective violations of law, three Supreme Court Justices approved it. America existing on a razor's edge.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 08, 2026 10:36 PM (g6bbw)
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Counterpoint: It was so egregious that even with seven liberal judges, four had to call bullshit on it.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 08, 2026 10:36 PM (g6bbw)
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Counterpoint: It was so egregious that even with seven liberal judges, four had to call bullshit on it.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 08, 2026 10:38 PM (ZOv7s)
74
Some people ain't right
Dear Penthouse,
I never thought I'd meet someone with the same dreams as me.
Dear Penthouse,
I never thought I'd meet someone with the same dreams as me.
Posted by: B. Obama at May 08, 2026 10:38 PM (Riz8t)
75
My 69 roadrunner has a bench seat, but it also has a 4 speed, so any chick sitting next to me is getting elbowed in a vag. That car probably should have had bucket seats. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
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She's not sitting close enough to you. Put your arm around her and shift from that position. When you hit 4th gear you are headed for a home run.
My 69 roadrunner has a bench seat, but it also has a 4 speed, so any chick sitting next to me is getting elbowed in a vag. That car probably should have had bucket seats. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
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She's not sitting close enough to you. Put your arm around her and shift from that position. When you hit 4th gear you are headed for a home run.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 08, 2026 10:38 PM (0ogfQ)
76
You know, there is a very small window of difference between Nguema and the modern day democrat. That Hasan Piker guy and this dude would be lovers.
Nguma probably doesn't swing that way.
You know, there is a very small window of difference between Nguema and the modern day democrat. That Hasan Piker guy and this dude would be lovers.
Nguma probably doesn't swing that way.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 08, 2026 10:39 PM (Cqx++)
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She's not sitting close enough to you. Put your arm around her and shift from that position. When you hit 4th gear you are headed for a home run.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 08, 2026 10:38 PM (0ogfQ)
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Yeah, this is why Gen X is elite. Bucket seats and automatic transmissions and we still managed to score. Boomers raised the degree of difficulty, but we prevailed.
Well, some of us. The losers became gay.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 08, 2026 10:38 PM (0ogfQ)
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Yeah, this is why Gen X is elite. Bucket seats and automatic transmissions and we still managed to score. Boomers raised the degree of difficulty, but we prevailed.
Well, some of us. The losers became gay.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 08, 2026 10:40 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: four seasons at May 08, 2026 10:41 PM (3ek7K)
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Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 08, 2026 10:02 PM (0ogfQ)
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No, he was raising the standard. Adapt and ovecome!
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
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Chick taught me new things about the back seat of a Volkswagen.
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No, he was raising the standard. Adapt and ovecome!
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
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Chick taught me new things about the back seat of a Volkswagen.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 08, 2026 10:42 PM (0ogfQ)
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Found a site that says salsa (the food, not the music) was a standard meso-American dish (Maya, Aztec) that the Spanish adopted as they moved in and took over. Believable, it’s just made by mashing up fresh vegetables including chile peppers.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 08, 2026 10:42 PM (25Mwa)
81
Tonight's ONT has been brought to you by Vikings
As a non-Norwegian Minnesotan: this is accurate.
As a non-Norwegian Minnesotan: this is accurate.
Posted by: mikeski at May 08, 2026 10:42 PM (VHUov)
82
There were a number of British Folk/rock bands around 1970. Lindisfarne, Renaissance, Steeleye Span, Fairport Convention, Pentangle, and others. The Grateful Dead met Pentangle in England on tour, and Jerry and Pigpen were most impressed. Jerry learned some acoustic guitar from them and incorporated that into his playing. Pentangle opened for the Dead on Tour in USA a few times.
Posted by: Don't Forget Donovan at May 08, 2026 10:43 PM (oftw2)
83
Chick taught me new things about the back seat of a Volkswagen.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 08, 2026 10:42 PM (0ogfQ)
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Nature always finds a way!
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 08, 2026 10:42 PM (0ogfQ)
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Nature always finds a way!
Posted by: Dr. Ian Malcolm at May 08, 2026 10:44 PM (ZOv7s)
84
Sorry I'm late, I locked my keys in the car. My wife was worried she would never be able to get out of it.
Posted by: tankdemon
That excuse would hit totally differently coming from TRex.
Posted by: tankdemon
That excuse would hit totally differently coming from TRex.
Posted by: mikeski at May 08, 2026 10:45 PM (VHUov)
85
On my music cue: Stand Alone. Iced Earth. Alive in Athens.
Fuck. Jon Schaffer got dicked hard for the mortal sin of being in Washington that day. Wrecked his career. Fuck the left.
Seriously. I fucking hate the double standard. Jon is good people.
Fuck. Jon Schaffer got dicked hard for the mortal sin of being in Washington that day. Wrecked his career. Fuck the left.
Seriously. I fucking hate the double standard. Jon is good people.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 08, 2026 10:46 PM (0aYVJ)
86
How many people will have searched @Dana Donnelly before the night is through? The thumbnail is an invitation...
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder
Picture: Behold my cleavage!
Post: "when i was in college i had a therapist....."
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder
Picture: Behold my cleavage!
Post: "when i was in college i had a therapist....."
Posted by: RULE NUMBER ONE at May 08, 2026 10:47 PM (VHUov)
87
If Canuckistan had picked one specific group, it might have worked, but they're importing mutually hostile groups who will turn it into an African-style hellhole.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.....
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.....
Posted by: mikeski at May 08, 2026 10:49 PM (VHUov)
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72 Sorry I'm late, I locked my keys in the car. My wife was worried she would never be able to get out of it.
Posted by: tankdemon
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Your wife? Wait, wut?
Posted by: tankdemon
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Your wife? Wait, wut?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 08, 2026 10:49 PM (0ogfQ)
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Chick taught me new things about the back seat of a Volkswagen.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 08, 2026 10:42 PM (0ogfQ)
Was sheer panic a factor? Because, when I was a 9 year old kid I once had to ride in the back of a VW. Claustrophobia is a buzz -kill.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 08, 2026 10:42 PM (0ogfQ)
Was sheer panic a factor? Because, when I was a 9 year old kid I once had to ride in the back of a VW. Claustrophobia is a buzz -kill.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 08, 2026 10:50 PM (0aYVJ)
90
I remember Steel Eye Span, they were fun to listen to.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 08, 2026 10:52 PM (25Mwa)
91
You'd be a very handy guy to have along on a cruise.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 08, 2026 10:34 PM (viF8m)
Heh. One time our group chartered an relatively new motor yacht, bare boat, for a weekend cruise in Georgia Strait. Boat was built in Taiwan. Had a few glitches, but nothing serious. On the return leg, the guy on the helm steered hard aport, so we could see some sea lions. And the rudder stuck there. The wheel spun uselessly. We motored in tight circles, slowly drifting towards rocks with the tide. Me and another guy got rear deck hatch open, and crawled down into the transom area. Found a bunch of clothesline and plastic pulleys lying in the bilges. Brand new yacht, 1980-something, and it had cable steering? Pulley block in the port corner had pulled out of the wood. It had been hung on a big screw eye. I jammed the screw eye back in the hole, and cranked it as far as it could go, levering on the eye with some improvised prybar. Got the cable restrung, and we could steer again. Sheesh.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 08, 2026 10:34 PM (viF8m)
Heh. One time our group chartered an relatively new motor yacht, bare boat, for a weekend cruise in Georgia Strait. Boat was built in Taiwan. Had a few glitches, but nothing serious. On the return leg, the guy on the helm steered hard aport, so we could see some sea lions. And the rudder stuck there. The wheel spun uselessly. We motored in tight circles, slowly drifting towards rocks with the tide. Me and another guy got rear deck hatch open, and crawled down into the transom area. Found a bunch of clothesline and plastic pulleys lying in the bilges. Brand new yacht, 1980-something, and it had cable steering? Pulley block in the port corner had pulled out of the wood. It had been hung on a big screw eye. I jammed the screw eye back in the hole, and cranked it as far as it could go, levering on the eye with some improvised prybar. Got the cable restrung, and we could steer again. Sheesh.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 08, 2026 10:53 PM (utfVc)
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Was sheer panic a factor? Because, when I was a 9 year old kid I once had to ride in the back of a VW. Claustrophobia is a buzz -kill.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 08, 2026 10:50 PM (0aYVJ)
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Imma gonna suggest that being trapped in a tight place with a hot chick is exciting in a different way than you experienced, especially if she had an unusual degree of flexibility.
Like a gymnast. IYKYK
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 08, 2026 10:50 PM (0aYVJ)
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Imma gonna suggest that being trapped in a tight place with a hot chick is exciting in a different way than you experienced, especially if she had an unusual degree of flexibility.
Like a gymnast. IYKYK
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 08, 2026 10:55 PM (ZOv7s)
93
Update on my job.
I work for a struggling automotive company you may or may not have heard of.
Well we recently got word that it had been discovered that parts from a particular supplier were discovered not to be within specifications.
The problem is, they are a structural component and their failure could endanger the safety of our customers.
You see, no one had been checking whether these parts were made correctly for TWO years.
Unsurprisingly, the parts failed a test recently conducted.
We left work that day thinking the company was as good as dead.
The fallout would have been a nightmare.
Days later we hear that allegedly the first test didn't count for some reason or another.
However, a second test was done and the part passed.
They declared it good.
So back to work almost as usual.
They are trying to tighten up their QC.
I work for a struggling automotive company you may or may not have heard of.
Well we recently got word that it had been discovered that parts from a particular supplier were discovered not to be within specifications.
The problem is, they are a structural component and their failure could endanger the safety of our customers.
You see, no one had been checking whether these parts were made correctly for TWO years.
Unsurprisingly, the parts failed a test recently conducted.
We left work that day thinking the company was as good as dead.
The fallout would have been a nightmare.
Days later we hear that allegedly the first test didn't count for some reason or another.
However, a second test was done and the part passed.
They declared it good.
So back to work almost as usual.
They are trying to tighten up their QC.
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 08, 2026 10:55 PM (u1zoq)
94
IF you are elevated to a government position in this country and you feel compelled to state that your chief task is to assist citizens of the Outside World shithole from which your ancestors came, that ought to be prima facie evidence of treason on your part with getting striped of your post and sent back to said Outside World shithole with no right of return as a consequence.
IF you are elevated to a government position in this country and you feel compelled to state that your chief task is to assist citizens of the Outside World shithole from which your ancestors came, that ought to be prima facie evidence of treason on your part with getting striped of your post and sent back to said Outside World shithole with no right of return as a consequence.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 08, 2026 10:55 PM (xG4kz)
95
Did You Know?
Walter Duranty, columnist for the New York Times (Stalin’s favorite!) took drugs with, shared a mistress, and get this - was butt buddy with Aleister Crowley, infamous Briitish satanist. “Ritual sodomy” is how it was described anyhow. I don’t know what that is particularly, but I’m cool with that.
Walter Duranty, columnist for the New York Times (Stalin’s favorite!) took drugs with, shared a mistress, and get this - was butt buddy with Aleister Crowley, infamous Briitish satanist. “Ritual sodomy” is how it was described anyhow. I don’t know what that is particularly, but I’m cool with that.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 08, 2026 10:56 PM (dDLWu)
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Days later we hear that allegedly the first test didn't count for some reason or another.
However, a second test was done and the part passed.
They are trying to tighten up their QC.
Posted by: Erebus
The QC needs some QC.
Or CQC.
However, a second test was done and the part passed.
They are trying to tighten up their QC.
Posted by: Erebus
The QC needs some QC.
Or CQC.
Posted by: mikeski at May 08, 2026 10:58 PM (VHUov)
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“Ritual sodomy” is how it was described anyhow. I don’t know what that is particularly, but I’m cool with that.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 08, 2026 10:56 PM (dDLWu)
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I saw Ritual Sodomy open for the Butthole Surfers at Pine Knob in 96. Great show, but my ass hurt for weeks afterwards.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 08, 2026 10:56 PM (dDLWu)
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I saw Ritual Sodomy open for the Butthole Surfers at Pine Knob in 96. Great show, but my ass hurt for weeks afterwards.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 08, 2026 10:58 PM (ZOv7s)
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IF you are elevated to a government position in this country and you feel compelled to state that your chief task is to assist citizens of the Outside World shithole from which your ancestors came, that ought to be prima facie evidence of treason on your part with getting striped of your post and sent back to said Outside World shithole with no right of return as a consequence.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot
Second!
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot
Second!
Posted by: mikeski at May 08, 2026 10:58 PM (VHUov)
99
Days later we hear that allegedly the first test didn't count for some reason or another.
However, a second test was done and the part passed.
They declared it good.
So back to work almost as usual.
They are trying to tighten up their QC.
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 08, 2026 10:55 PM (u1zoq)
Or maybe they found a testing company that was a little more flexible? First thing they should have done was order another test.
However, a second test was done and the part passed.
They declared it good.
So back to work almost as usual.
They are trying to tighten up their QC.
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 08, 2026 10:55 PM (u1zoq)
Or maybe they found a testing company that was a little more flexible? First thing they should have done was order another test.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 08, 2026 10:59 PM (utfVc)
100
I pulled the bagger off the riding mower and attacked the knee high weeds that covered the back half-acre, here at Villa Gorilla.
An hour and a half later, I was victorious. Despite my hat, coveralls, and N95 dust mask, I was still quite filthy and congested.
A shower, a decongestant pill, and lots of bourbon and Coke Zero later, I think I will survive.
Now to find a suitable Friday night movie. See you later.
An hour and a half later, I was victorious. Despite my hat, coveralls, and N95 dust mask, I was still quite filthy and congested.
A shower, a decongestant pill, and lots of bourbon and Coke Zero later, I think I will survive.
Now to find a suitable Friday night movie. See you later.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 08, 2026 11:00 PM (mPEzV)
101
>>Found a bunch of clothesline and plastic pulleys lying in the bilges. Brand new yacht, 1980-something, and it had cable steering? Pulley block in the port corner had pulled out of the wood. It had been hung on a big screw eye. I jammed the screw eye back in the hole, and cranked it as far as it could go, levering on the eye with some improvised prybar. Got the cable restrung, and we could steer again. Sheesh.
Cable steering is not uncommon on boats. Had some exciting moments I wasn't looking to have.
Having someone who can MacGyver the situation when it goes pear shaped is a lot less common.
Cable steering is not uncommon on boats. Had some exciting moments I wasn't looking to have.
Having someone who can MacGyver the situation when it goes pear shaped is a lot less common.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 08, 2026 11:00 PM (viF8m)
102
You can tell it's Ritual Sodomy by the all the candles.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 08, 2026 11:00 PM (JkO4W)
103
I’m reflecting on how many supposedly on our side thought Trump was reckless when he started the Redistricting Wars by convincing Abbot to do it in Texas.
Well the Dems went crazy to try to counter it, inspiring all the Red states to go even harder, with an assist from SCOTUS. Amazing how things work out!
Well the Dems went crazy to try to counter it, inspiring all the Red states to go even harder, with an assist from SCOTUS. Amazing how things work out!
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 08, 2026 11:01 PM (25Mwa)
104
Cable steering is not uncommon on boats. Had some exciting moments I wasn't looking to have.
Having someone who can MacGyver the situation when it goes pear shaped is a lot less common.
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This must be what those emergency tiller thingies are for.
Having someone who can MacGyver the situation when it goes pear shaped is a lot less common.
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This must be what those emergency tiller thingies are for.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 08, 2026 11:01 PM (JkO4W)
105
The gay identification vid was hilarious. It summed up straight guys.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 08, 2026 11:02 PM (52qkP)
106
>>This must be what those emergency tiller thingies are for.
Good lord willing, you are as close right now to using as you ever will be.
Good lord willing, you are as close right now to using as you ever will be.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 08, 2026 11:03 PM (viF8m)
107
You've done it again, Weird Dave. Outstanding ONT! Some make me LOL, others bring a tear to the eye.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 08, 2026 11:04 PM (yxcOn)
108
How many people will have searched @Dana Donnelly before the night is through? The thumbnail is an invitation...
She's on many of the popular social media platforms.
Speaking for myself, she got tiresome really quickly. "Influencer", you know.
How many people will have searched @Dana Donnelly before the night is through? The thumbnail is an invitation...
She's on many of the popular social media platforms.
Speaking for myself, she got tiresome really quickly. "Influencer", you know.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 08, 2026 11:05 PM (xG4kz)
109
Or maybe they found a testing company that was a little more flexible? First thing they should have done was order another test.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
I wasn't given all the information, but the reason for disqualifying the first sounded flimsy.
As fir the parts, they ranged from a little under to a lot under spec.
Say the part needed to be 5mm thick to maintain integrity, what were were getting was anywhere from 4.2- 2.3 mm.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
I wasn't given all the information, but the reason for disqualifying the first sounded flimsy.
As fir the parts, they ranged from a little under to a lot under spec.
Say the part needed to be 5mm thick to maintain integrity, what were were getting was anywhere from 4.2- 2.3 mm.
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 08, 2026 11:05 PM (u1zoq)
110
99 Days later we hear that allegedly the first test didn't count for some reason or another.
However, a second test was done and the part passed.
They declared it good.
So back to work almost as usual.
They are trying to tighten up their QC.
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 08, 2026 10:55 PM (u1zoq)
Or maybe they found a testing company that was a little more flexible? First thing they should have done was order another test.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 08, 2026 10:59 PM (utfVc)
One part? Have they never heard of sampling plans? Confidence levels? Mil-Std-105 ? (superseded I know but can't remember the ISO number of the new document....)
However, a second test was done and the part passed.
They declared it good.
So back to work almost as usual.
They are trying to tighten up their QC.
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 08, 2026 10:55 PM (u1zoq)
Or maybe they found a testing company that was a little more flexible? First thing they should have done was order another test.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 08, 2026 10:59 PM (utfVc)
One part? Have they never heard of sampling plans? Confidence levels? Mil-Std-105 ? (superseded I know but can't remember the ISO number of the new document....)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 08, 2026 11:07 PM (QGaXH)
111
ANSI/ASQ Z1.4
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 08, 2026 11:08 PM (QGaXH)
112
Days later we hear that allegedly the first test didn't count for some reason or another.
However, a second test was done and the part passed.
They declared it good.
So back to work almost as usual.
'Round some parts, that would be termed "flinching" (even though, technically, that's not at all what flinching is).
Days later we hear that allegedly the first test didn't count for some reason or another.
However, a second test was done and the part passed.
They declared it good.
So back to work almost as usual.
'Round some parts, that would be termed "flinching" (even though, technically, that's not at all what flinching is).
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 08, 2026 11:09 PM (xG4kz)
113
I’m reflecting on how many supposedly on our side thought Trump was reckless when he started the Redistricting Wars by convincing Abbot to do it in Texas.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 08, 2026 11:01 PM (25Mwa)
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Trump is just impulsive and stupid. All the smart people say so. he just flails and lurches, and there's never any plan.
But...
He keeps winning. Maybe, just maybe, part of his plan is making it look like he flails and lurches.
Nahhh!
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 08, 2026 11:01 PM (25Mwa)
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Trump is just impulsive and stupid. All the smart people say so. he just flails and lurches, and there's never any plan.
But...
He keeps winning. Maybe, just maybe, part of his plan is making it look like he flails and lurches.
Nahhh!
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 08, 2026 11:09 PM (ZOv7s)
114
IF you are elevated to a government position in this country and you feel compelled to state that your chief task is to assist citizens of the Outside World shithole from which your ancestors came, that ought to be prima facie evidence of treason on your part with getting striped of your post and sent back to said Outside World shithole with no right of return as a consequence.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot
Second!
Posted by: mikeski at May 08, 2026 10:58 PM (VHUov)
All in favor, say Aye.
(190 dB) Aye!
Nays
(Crickets)
The Ayes have it.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot
Second!
Posted by: mikeski at May 08, 2026 10:58 PM (VHUov)
All in favor, say Aye.
(190 dB) Aye!
Nays
(Crickets)
The Ayes have it.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 08, 2026 11:11 PM (qx7Zg)
115
No, penmanship and punctuation have meaning and consequences. The credit should have been legible as an actual test result. Make yourself clear. Enunciate and project. SALSA. Please.
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at May 08, 2026 11:12 PM (ttrFs)
116
Today I was marveling at the miraculous variety of food and products as I walked down the aisles at Walmart. It really could have been any store..We have so much available to us, thanks to freedom and a capitalist society
Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 08, 2026 11:12 PM (etDlM)
117
Your wife? Wait, wut?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 08, 2026 10:49 PM (0ogfQ)
Denizens of the underworld aren't allowed to get married?
Your wife? Wait, wut?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 08, 2026 10:49 PM (0ogfQ)
Denizens of the underworld aren't allowed to get married?
Posted by: tankdemon at May 08, 2026 11:12 PM (lbImv)
118
I just noticed that I wrote "striped" when I ought to have written "stripped".
Which is not to say that I'd object to flogging getting tossed into the punishment mix.
I just noticed that I wrote "striped" when I ought to have written "stripped".
Which is not to say that I'd object to flogging getting tossed into the punishment mix.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 08, 2026 11:13 PM (xG4kz)
119
Ass Ship fantasist is probably running for office in a Blue city somewhere..
Ass Ship fantasist is probably running for office in a Blue city somewhere..
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 08, 2026 11:13 PM (HdYcL)
120
Ass Ship fantasist is probably running for office in a Blue city somewhere..
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 08, 2026 11:13 PM (HdYcL)
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I think Mayor Pete is sitting out this cycle.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 08, 2026 11:13 PM (HdYcL)
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I think Mayor Pete is sitting out this cycle.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 08, 2026 11:15 PM (ZOv7s)
121
I wasn't given all the information, but the reason for disqualifying the first sounded flimsy.
As fir the parts, they ranged from a little under to a lot under spec.
Say the part needed to be 5mm thick to maintain integrity, what were were getting was anywhere from 4.2- 2.3 mm.
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 08, 2026 11:05 PM (u1zoq)
Well, I think you ought to be updating your resume. And maybe talk to a lawyer. You signed an NDA, right? But what does the law say if you are party to information about a potentially deadly flaw in a safety-related part, and sit on that, rather than be a whistle-blower?
As fir the parts, they ranged from a little under to a lot under spec.
Say the part needed to be 5mm thick to maintain integrity, what were were getting was anywhere from 4.2- 2.3 mm.
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 08, 2026 11:05 PM (u1zoq)
Well, I think you ought to be updating your resume. And maybe talk to a lawyer. You signed an NDA, right? But what does the law say if you are party to information about a potentially deadly flaw in a safety-related part, and sit on that, rather than be a whistle-blower?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 08, 2026 11:16 PM (utfVc)
122
116 Today I was marveling at the miraculous variety of food and products as I walked down the aisles at Walmart. It really could have been any store..We have so much available to us, thanks to freedom and a capitalist society
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Pfft. Just wait until you see the bounty of the Manhattan Ministry of Popular Foodstuffs Distribution Center #1, citizen.
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Pfft. Just wait until you see the bounty of the Manhattan Ministry of Popular Foodstuffs Distribution Center #1, citizen.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 08, 2026 11:16 PM (JkO4W)
123
Pfft. Just wait until you see the bounty of the Manhattan Ministry of Popular Foodstuffs Distribution Center #1, citizen.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 08, 2026 11:16 PM (JkO4W)
The Venezuelan Beaver Cheese is to die for!
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 08, 2026 11:16 PM (JkO4W)
The Venezuelan Beaver Cheese is to die for!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 08, 2026 11:19 PM (utfVc)
124
Say the part needed to be 5mm thick to maintain integrity, what were were getting was anywhere from 4.2- 2.3 mm.
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 08, 2026 11:05 PM (u1zoq)
____________
"We're saving more money on material costs than the insurance payouts would be." - the MBAs
Say the part needed to be 5mm thick to maintain integrity, what were were getting was anywhere from 4.2- 2.3 mm.
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 08, 2026 11:05 PM (u1zoq)
____________
"We're saving more money on material costs than the insurance payouts would be." - the MBAs
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 08, 2026 11:19 PM (HdYcL)
125
Well, I think you ought to be updating your resume. And maybe talk to a lawyer. You signed an NDA, right? But what does the law say if you are party to information about a potentially deadly flaw in a safety-related part, and sit on that, rather than be a whistle-blower?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
I only learned it because some people in the know talked.
Just a line worker who isn't supposed to have such knowledge.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
I only learned it because some people in the know talked.
Just a line worker who isn't supposed to have such knowledge.
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 08, 2026 11:19 PM (u1zoq)
126
Pfft. Just wait until you see the bounty of the Manhattan Ministry of Popular Foodstuffs Distribution Center #1, citizen.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)
The day when his face meets the fist for which it is so clearly and earnestly begging will be a day of great rejoicing by me.
Pfft. Just wait until you see the bounty of the Manhattan Ministry of Popular Foodstuffs Distribution Center #1, citizen.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)
The day when his face meets the fist for which it is so clearly and earnestly begging will be a day of great rejoicing by me.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 08, 2026 11:19 PM (xG4kz)
127
Did not Benny Goodman and his band have a song, "Singh, Singh, Singh" for which they received some renown?
Did not Benny Goodman and his band have a song, "Singh, Singh, Singh" for which they received some renown?
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 08, 2026 11:21 PM (xG4kz)
128
Bad news: one leading shoe had the hole for the self-adjust bellcrank in the wrong place. Stupid news: I had two sets of new shoes; could have swapped out the bad one instead of drilling a new hole.
But the brakes are working, with a nice high firm pedal.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 08, 2026 10:26 PM (utfVc)
Why the hell do they do that? It was my biggest piss off every time I had to do drum brakes with holes either in the wrong spot, or not there at all.
But the brakes are working, with a nice high firm pedal.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 08, 2026 10:26 PM (utfVc)
Why the hell do they do that? It was my biggest piss off every time I had to do drum brakes with holes either in the wrong spot, or not there at all.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 08, 2026 11:22 PM (snZF9)
129
Publius mentioned the Dept of War website has the UFO classified photos released today. There is one photo from Apollo 17 astronauts on the moon of a triangle light formation.
I wonder what they saw?
I wonder what they saw?
Posted by: Joemarine at May 08, 2026 11:23 PM (y171U)
130
We may have a whole pot full of sociopolitical problems in the US, but I think I prefer them to a government that pushes people to off themselves.
We may have a whole pot full of sociopolitical problems in the US, but I think I prefer them to a government that pushes people to off themselves.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 08, 2026 11:24 PM (HdYcL)
131
121 I wasn't given all the information, but the reason for disqualifying the first sounded flimsy.
As fir the parts, they ranged from a little under to a lot under spec.
Say the part needed to be 5mm thick to maintain integrity, what were were getting was anywhere from 4.2- 2.3 mm.
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 08, 2026 11:05 PM (u1zoq)
Well, I think you ought to be updating your resume. And maybe talk to a lawyer. You signed an NDA, right? But what does the law say if you are party to information about a potentially deadly flaw in a safety-related part, and sit on that, rather than be a whistle-blower?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 08, 2026 11:16 PM (utfVc)
In all my time in manufacturing as an engineer, meaning in a position categorized as 'hired to invent', I only knew one person who got into any trouble and he was a senior exec in a small fastener house - say 'VP of Quality' and was complicit in falsifying aerospace fastener test results. Owner of the company went to jail as I recall, my friend plea bargained in return for testimony. Still ruined his career. Went into Real Estate. Probably made a bundle and retired at 50....
As fir the parts, they ranged from a little under to a lot under spec.
Say the part needed to be 5mm thick to maintain integrity, what were were getting was anywhere from 4.2- 2.3 mm.
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 08, 2026 11:05 PM (u1zoq)
Well, I think you ought to be updating your resume. And maybe talk to a lawyer. You signed an NDA, right? But what does the law say if you are party to information about a potentially deadly flaw in a safety-related part, and sit on that, rather than be a whistle-blower?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 08, 2026 11:16 PM (utfVc)
In all my time in manufacturing as an engineer, meaning in a position categorized as 'hired to invent', I only knew one person who got into any trouble and he was a senior exec in a small fastener house - say 'VP of Quality' and was complicit in falsifying aerospace fastener test results. Owner of the company went to jail as I recall, my friend plea bargained in return for testimony. Still ruined his career. Went into Real Estate. Probably made a bundle and retired at 50....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 08, 2026 11:24 PM (QGaXH)
132
My 69 roadrunner has a bench seat, but it also has a 4 speed, so any chick sitting next to me is getting elbowed in a vag. That car probably should have had bucket seats. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 08, 2026 10:18 PM
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Had a '65 mustang, with bucket seats seats. Sold it, got a sixty six chevy impala with bench seats. But the d*** car had a manual shifter on the column. No arm around the lady.
My 69 roadrunner has a bench seat, but it also has a 4 speed, so any chick sitting next to me is getting elbowed in a vag. That car probably should have had bucket seats. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 08, 2026 10:18 PM
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Had a '65 mustang, with bucket seats seats. Sold it, got a sixty six chevy impala with bench seats. But the d*** car had a manual shifter on the column. No arm around the lady.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 08, 2026 11:24 PM (1A8DP)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 08, 2026 11:25 PM (JkO4W)
134
Say the part needed to be 5mm thick to maintain integrity, what were were getting was anywhere from 4.2- 2.3 mm.
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 08, 2026 11:05 PM (u1zoq)
Sounds like they went to the Yang Poon school of manufacturing consistency.
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 08, 2026 11:05 PM (u1zoq)
Sounds like they went to the Yang Poon school of manufacturing consistency.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 08, 2026 11:28 PM (snZF9)
135
121 Well, I think you ought to be updating your resume. And maybe talk to a lawyer. You signed an NDA, right? But what does the law say if you are party to information about a potentially deadly flaw in a safety-related part, and sit on that, rather than be a whistle-blower?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 08, 2026 11:16 PM (utfVc)
Plus any company of any size has all sorts of internal anonymous ethics hotlines and pretty stiff penalties for any managers who engage in retaliation for people voicing ethics concerns.
I would say handle it internally first. Go to the ethics folks first. Give the company the chance to do the right thing. Especially if you can do it anonymously.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 08, 2026 11:16 PM (utfVc)
Plus any company of any size has all sorts of internal anonymous ethics hotlines and pretty stiff penalties for any managers who engage in retaliation for people voicing ethics concerns.
I would say handle it internally first. Go to the ethics folks first. Give the company the chance to do the right thing. Especially if you can do it anonymously.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 08, 2026 11:28 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: mikeski folds space-time, wads up fitted sheets at May 08, 2026 11:28 PM (VHUov)
137
Why the hell do they do that? It was my biggest piss off every time I had to do drum brakes with holes either in the wrong spot, or not there at all.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 08, 2026 11:22 PM (snZF9)
It's a number 176 brake shoe. Was pretty common back in the day. Not all the users used the same linkage-style self-adjuster that Studebaker did. I kept wondering why the linkage rod to the adjuster pawl had no tension on it. Finally twigged onto what was wrong.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 08, 2026 11:22 PM (snZF9)
It's a number 176 brake shoe. Was pretty common back in the day. Not all the users used the same linkage-style self-adjuster that Studebaker did. I kept wondering why the linkage rod to the adjuster pawl had no tension on it. Finally twigged onto what was wrong.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 08, 2026 11:28 PM (utfVc)
138
Signs were funny!😆
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 08, 2026 11:29 PM (VCgbV)
139
Plus any company of any size has all sorts of internal anonymous ethics hotlines and pretty stiff penalties for any managers who engage in retaliation for people voicing ethics concerns.
I would say handle it internally first. Go to the ethics folks first. Give the company the chance to do the right thing. Especially if you can do it anonymously.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan
Upper management knows.
They were the ones who scheduled the testing.
I would say handle it internally first. Go to the ethics folks first. Give the company the chance to do the right thing. Especially if you can do it anonymously.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan
Upper management knows.
They were the ones who scheduled the testing.
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 08, 2026 11:30 PM (u1zoq)
140
Walter Duranty of the new york times praised the Soviet System and the Potempkin Villages, that falsely showed prosperous living when millions were dying in the famine of 1932-33. One of the original propagandists for the left
Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 08, 2026 11:31 PM (VVQO9)
Posted by: JackStraw at May 08, 2026 11:31 PM (viF8m)
142
133 I wonder what they saw?
Equilateral or isoceles?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 08, 2026 11:25 PM (JkO4W)
Equilateral
Equilateral or isoceles?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 08, 2026 11:25 PM (JkO4W)
Equilateral
Posted by: Joemarine at May 08, 2026 11:32 PM (y171U)
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134 Say the part needed to be 5mm thick to maintain integrity, what were were getting was anywhere from 4.2- 2.3 mm.
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 08, 2026 11:05 PM (u1zoq)
Sounds like they went to the Yang Poon school of manufacturing consistency.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 08, 2026 11:28 PM (snZF9)
Obviously they never heard of Deming and Statistical Process Control.....
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 08, 2026 11:05 PM (u1zoq)
Sounds like they went to the Yang Poon school of manufacturing consistency.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 08, 2026 11:28 PM (snZF9)
Obviously they never heard of Deming and Statistical Process Control.....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 08, 2026 11:33 PM (QGaXH)
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142 133 I wonder what they saw?
Equilateral or isoceles?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 08, 2026 11:25 PM (JkO4W)
Equilateral
Posted by: Joemarine at May 08, 2026 11:32 PM (y171U)
It's freaky actually. Thing shouldn't be there.
Equilateral or isoceles?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 08, 2026 11:25 PM (JkO4W)
Equilateral
Posted by: Joemarine at May 08, 2026 11:32 PM (y171U)
It's freaky actually. Thing shouldn't be there.
Posted by: Joemarine at May 08, 2026 11:35 PM (y171U)
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116 Today I was marveling at the miraculous variety of food and products as I walked down the aisles at Walmart. It really could have been any store..We have so much available to us, thanks to freedom and a capitalist society
It wasn't uncommon back in the 60's and70's for defectors from communist countries to break down when they first entered a grocery store. They were certain it was fake.
So much food, so many varieties.
It wasn't uncommon back in the 60's and70's for defectors from communist countries to break down when they first entered a grocery store. They were certain it was fake.
So much food, so many varieties.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 08, 2026 11:36 PM (2WIwB)
146
1 Then God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth…"
Posted by: mindful webworker - but it does move! at May 08, 2026 09:59 PM (xLZFw)
And then all hell broke loose.
Posted by: mindful webworker - but it does move! at May 08, 2026 09:59 PM (xLZFw)
And then all hell broke loose.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 08, 2026 11:36 PM (DwqWV)
147
Q: What do you call a man with one leg at the Dollar General?
A: a pirate.
A: a pirate.
Posted by: wth at May 08, 2026 11:36 PM (oq9dX)
148
If there's steel wool, I can't see any good reason why there isn't steel tweed, other than a tragic lack of imagination and moxie.
Posted by: gp at May 08, 2026 11:37 PM (N8ZBc)
149
147 Q: What do you call a man with one leg at the Dollar General?
A: a pirate.
Posted by: wth at May 08, 2026 11:36 PM (oq9dX)
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Kids say the darndest things
A: a pirate.
Posted by: wth at May 08, 2026 11:36 PM (oq9dX)
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Kids say the darndest things
Posted by: Art Linkletter at May 08, 2026 11:39 PM (bJSkr)
150
My 69 roadrunner has a bench seat, but it also has a 4 speed, so any chick sitting next to me is getting elbowed in a vag. That car probably should have had bucket seats. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 08, 2026 10:18 PM (snZF9)
My 61 Ford Falcon has bench seats you could make babies in. Love 'em.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 08, 2026 10:18 PM (snZF9)
My 61 Ford Falcon has bench seats you could make babies in. Love 'em.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 08, 2026 11:39 PM (DwqWV)
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"Learn About Medical Assistance In Dying" - Gilmore Park United Church
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Morbo: "There were no survivors!"
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Morbo: "There were no survivors!"
Posted by: Another Anon at May 08, 2026 11:40 PM (4h45B)
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"Learn About Medical Assistance In Dying" - Gilmore Park United Church
See our special on funerals!
See our special on funerals!
Posted by: Diogenes at May 08, 2026 11:42 PM (2WIwB)
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@93 - good luck, the best of luck to you.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 08, 2026 11:42 PM (CHHv1)
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I bet that apple butter is goooood.
Posted by: GWB at May 08, 2026 11:43 PM (P35BA)
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It's a number 176 brake shoe. Was pretty common back in the day. Not all the users used the same linkage-style self-adjuster that Studebaker did. I kept wondering why the linkage rod to the adjuster pawl had no tension on it. Finally twigged onto what was wrong.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 08, 2026 11:28 PM (utfVc)
After getting burned a few times with yang poon brake shoes on the ancient harleys with drum brakes I made a few punches on the lathe to stake/peen the brake lining rivets. I started getting just the linings and rivets and started relining the original harley metal on the more important restorations. Usually the aftermarket shoes are pretty good, but every once in a while you get the asshoe.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 08, 2026 11:28 PM (utfVc)
After getting burned a few times with yang poon brake shoes on the ancient harleys with drum brakes I made a few punches on the lathe to stake/peen the brake lining rivets. I started getting just the linings and rivets and started relining the original harley metal on the more important restorations. Usually the aftermarket shoes are pretty good, but every once in a while you get the asshoe.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 08, 2026 11:44 PM (snZF9)
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Drum brakes actually worked well - with the possible exception of brake fade, and they require a close and proper initial setup clearance in order for the “self-adjusters” to self adjust. The star adjusters would get corroded and lockup in the Salt States. The backing plate pads would get gouged with long use and hork operation. Welding is often suggested to build them back up, but I found JB-Weld did a good job.
I had 4 wheel drums all the way around on my old Ford and could get them to lock up in the extreme. You don’t want brakes to lock up, but they have to be capable of it.
Brake shoe linings need to be fitted to the arc of the drum surface for maximum surface contact, and as the drums wore oversize linings could be fitted for this reason. They had brake shoe arc grinders, probably not a great idea when asbestos was part of the program (and everyone in the shop smoked, natch)
I had 4 wheel drums all the way around on my old Ford and could get them to lock up in the extreme. You don’t want brakes to lock up, but they have to be capable of it.
Brake shoe linings need to be fitted to the arc of the drum surface for maximum surface contact, and as the drums wore oversize linings could be fitted for this reason. They had brake shoe arc grinders, probably not a great idea when asbestos was part of the program (and everyone in the shop smoked, natch)
Posted by: Common Tater at May 08, 2026 11:44 PM (ACATy)
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"Learn About Medical Assistance In Dying" - Gilmore Park United Church
See our special on funerals!
Posted by: Diogenes at May 08, 2026 11:42 PM (2WIwB)
Learn about our quick and easy combined MAID and disposal method - a wood chipper. We'll demonstrate it ourselves, so you can see how quick it is.
See our special on funerals!
Posted by: Diogenes at May 08, 2026 11:42 PM (2WIwB)
Learn about our quick and easy combined MAID and disposal method - a wood chipper. We'll demonstrate it ourselves, so you can see how quick it is.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 08, 2026 11:45 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 08, 2026 11:45 PM (0ogfQ)
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Is the Canadian assisted suicide program directed exclusively at the legacy population of European background?
Is the Canadian assisted suicide program directed exclusively at the legacy population of European background?
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 08, 2026 11:45 PM (t1fZA)
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Say the part needed to be 5mm thick to maintain integrity, what were were getting was anywhere from 4.2- 2.3 mm.
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale
Had a project that had some blast protection requirements. Highly empirical design requirements... because they worked in actual blast testing and it is what the contract required.
This one component was required to be 1/2" to 1" thick.
The Contractor consistently delivered less than 1/2". He was Getty pissy about not getting paid for out of spec componants... pissing and moaning elevated things upward a couple echelons...
Boss-bosses get briefed on problem,
"This one component is required to be 1/2" to 1" thick.
The Contractor consistently delivered less than 1/2"."
First words out of Boss-Boss mouth,
"A half inch? Is there some tolerance on that?"
Contractor won. He knew if he elevated the problem enough he would get some Ivy League Retard in Charge that KNEW he was IN CHARGE to SOLVE PROBLEMS.
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale
Had a project that had some blast protection requirements. Highly empirical design requirements... because they worked in actual blast testing and it is what the contract required.
This one component was required to be 1/2" to 1" thick.
The Contractor consistently delivered less than 1/2". He was Getty pissy about not getting paid for out of spec componants... pissing and moaning elevated things upward a couple echelons...
Boss-bosses get briefed on problem,
"This one component is required to be 1/2" to 1" thick.
The Contractor consistently delivered less than 1/2"."
First words out of Boss-Boss mouth,
"A half inch? Is there some tolerance on that?"
Contractor won. He knew if he elevated the problem enough he would get some Ivy League Retard in Charge that KNEW he was IN CHARGE to SOLVE PROBLEMS.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 08, 2026 11:46 PM (/lPRQ)
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As I cannot find a specific definition for Yang Poon, based on context I am concluding it refers to low-quality Chinese manufacture. Is this roughly correct or nah?
Posted by: Always expanding the vocabulary at May 08, 2026 11:47 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: runner at May 08, 2026 11:48 PM (GD0B3)
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Well, I think you ought to be updating your resume. And maybe talk to a lawyer. You signed an NDA, right? But what does the law say if you are party to information about a potentially deadly flaw in a safety-related part, and sit on that, rather than be a whistle-blower?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Do NDAs require one to become an accessory in fraud?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Do NDAs require one to become an accessory in fraud?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 08, 2026 11:49 PM (/lPRQ)
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Brake shoes (and brake pad disc) need to be burned in, too. Gotta get ‘em hot, to burn off all the resins and binders. Not too hot, but smoking hot. Otherwise they just glaze the drum or rotor disc.
In euro land they use soft steel rotors and metallic pads. Noisy, and very dirty, lots of brake dust on wheels. But the brakes! Stop on a pfennig. Amazing. Anything else I’ve ever driven, the brakes are mush.
In euro land they use soft steel rotors and metallic pads. Noisy, and very dirty, lots of brake dust on wheels. But the brakes! Stop on a pfennig. Amazing. Anything else I’ve ever driven, the brakes are mush.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 08, 2026 11:49 PM (ACATy)
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Is the Canadian assisted suicide program directed exclusively at the legacy population of European background?
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Just die quietly. Don’t ask so many questions, M’kay?
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Just die quietly. Don’t ask so many questions, M’kay?
Posted by: Common Tater at May 08, 2026 11:51 PM (ACATy)
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Contractor won. He knew if he elevated the problem enough he would get some Ivy League Retard in Charge that KNEW he was IN CHARGE to SOLVE PROBLEMS.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 08, 2026 11:46 PM (/lPRQ)
I hate this type of management. Fuck getting the job done correctly, it's ass-covering time! And if things go to shit it's the proverbial lead-pipe cinch the guy down the line who identified the problem in the first place gets thrown under the bus.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 08, 2026 11:46 PM (/lPRQ)
I hate this type of management. Fuck getting the job done correctly, it's ass-covering time! And if things go to shit it's the proverbial lead-pipe cinch the guy down the line who identified the problem in the first place gets thrown under the bus.
Posted by: Which is basically corporate SOP at May 08, 2026 11:52 PM (TbWk/)
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129 Publius mentioned the Dept of War website has the UFO classified photos released today. There is one photo from Apollo 17 astronauts on the moon of a triangle light formation.
I wonder what they saw?
Posted by: Joemarine at May 08, 2026 11:23 PM (y171U)
Caption to the photo: “Dammit, the humans are already here! I told you to hurry!”
129 Publius mentioned the Dept of War website has the UFO classified photos released today. There is one photo from Apollo 17 astronauts on the moon of a triangle light formation.
I wonder what they saw?
Posted by: Joemarine at May 08, 2026 11:23 PM (y171U)
Caption to the photo: “Dammit, the humans are already here! I told you to hurry!”
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 08, 2026 11:53 PM (25Mwa)
Posted by: wth at May 08, 2026 11:55 PM (oq9dX)
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163 Well, I think you ought to be updating your resume. And maybe talk to a lawyer. You signed an NDA, right? But what does the law say if you are party to information about a potentially deadly flaw in a safety-related part, and sit on that, rather than be a whistle-blower?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Do NDAs require one to become an accessory in fraud?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 08, 2026 11:49 PM (/lPRQ)
It is my understanding that provisions of an NDA that would violate a criminal statute or curb whistleblower protection would be invalid, but you better be lawyered up and ready to get litigated to death.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Do NDAs require one to become an accessory in fraud?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 08, 2026 11:49 PM (/lPRQ)
It is my understanding that provisions of an NDA that would violate a criminal statute or curb whistleblower protection would be invalid, but you better be lawyered up and ready to get litigated to death.
Posted by: Process is punishment in civil court roo at May 08, 2026 11:55 PM (TbWk/)
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Goodnight good folks. Sure wish there was a cure for alcoholism but then if wishes were horses, beggars would ride.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 08, 2026 11:56 PM (CHHv1)
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The backing plate pads would get gouged with long use and hork operation. Welding is often suggested to build them back up, but I found JB-Weld did a good job.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 08, 2026 11:44 PM (ACATy)
Yeah, the backing plate "tables" were grooved, so I built them up with weld, and ground it smooth. To be expected with a 60 year old car, now.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 08, 2026 11:44 PM (ACATy)
Yeah, the backing plate "tables" were grooved, so I built them up with weld, and ground it smooth. To be expected with a 60 year old car, now.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 08, 2026 11:57 PM (utfVc)
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I need an electric winch that won't overtax my 16,5HP Craftsman lawn tractor.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others
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and I need a tanned brunette on my patio lawn chair.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others
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and I need a tanned brunette on my patio lawn chair.
Posted by: wth at May 08, 2026 11:58 PM (oq9dX)
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161 As I cannot find a specific definition for Yang Poon, based on context I am concluding it refers to low-quality Chinese manufacture. Is this roughly correct or nah?
Posted by: Always expanding the vocabulary at May 08, 2026 11:47 PM (TbWk/)
I believe Yang Poon is a AoS Hq exclusive.
You are essentially correct. See also Chinesium
Posted by: Always expanding the vocabulary at May 08, 2026 11:47 PM (TbWk/)
I believe Yang Poon is a AoS Hq exclusive.
You are essentially correct. See also Chinesium
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 08, 2026 11:59 PM (QGaXH)
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Drum brakes actually worked well - with the possible exception of brake fade, and they require a close and proper initial setup clearance in order for the “self-adjusters” to self adjust.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 08, 2026 11:44 PM (ACATy)
My roadrunner has 3" wide brake shoes and 11" drums. They basically put police brakes on those cars. Even with those the fade was serious in that car. It would stop great...once. I was coming over a big ass bridge one day and traffic started backing up on the other side as I was heading downhill doing about 70 mph. I hit the brakes, no problem. I hit them again, yeah a wee bit difference. I hit them again and yeah they were definitely going to shit, and that was with fairly new brakes and drums. I did a disk brake conversion on it when I rebuilt the entire front suspension and steering and ended the bullshit. Even with manual disks it stops great.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 08, 2026 11:44 PM (ACATy)
My roadrunner has 3" wide brake shoes and 11" drums. They basically put police brakes on those cars. Even with those the fade was serious in that car. It would stop great...once. I was coming over a big ass bridge one day and traffic started backing up on the other side as I was heading downhill doing about 70 mph. I hit the brakes, no problem. I hit them again, yeah a wee bit difference. I hit them again and yeah they were definitely going to shit, and that was with fairly new brakes and drums. I did a disk brake conversion on it when I rebuilt the entire front suspension and steering and ended the bullshit. Even with manual disks it stops great.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 09, 2026 12:00 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: wth at May 09, 2026 12:02 AM (oq9dX)
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I believe Yang Poon is a AoS Hq exclusive.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan
IIRC, it was a Berserker's Shop Exclusive, but he brought it here and generously shared it with us.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan
IIRC, it was a Berserker's Shop Exclusive, but he brought it here and generously shared it with us.
Posted by: mikeski at May 09, 2026 12:04 AM (VHUov)
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166 Contractor won. He knew if he elevated the problem enough he would get some Ivy League Retard in Charge that KNEW he was IN CHARGE to SOLVE PROBLEMS.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 08, 2026 11:46 PM (/lPRQ)
I hate this type of management. Fuck getting the job done correctly, it's ass-covering time! And if things go to shit it's the proverbial lead-pipe cinch the guy down the line who identified the problem in the first place gets thrown under the bus.
Posted by: Which is basically corporate SOP at May 08, 2026 11:52 PM (TbWk/)
This is one thing I'll say for being an engineer in an aerospace company. We were essentially gods. Like doctors in a hospital. In all my 45 plus years I never saw an upper-management MBA type successfully overrule (or loosen) a drawing requirement. If engineering said it, that ended the discussion.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 08, 2026 11:46 PM (/lPRQ)
I hate this type of management. Fuck getting the job done correctly, it's ass-covering time! And if things go to shit it's the proverbial lead-pipe cinch the guy down the line who identified the problem in the first place gets thrown under the bus.
Posted by: Which is basically corporate SOP at May 08, 2026 11:52 PM (TbWk/)
This is one thing I'll say for being an engineer in an aerospace company. We were essentially gods. Like doctors in a hospital. In all my 45 plus years I never saw an upper-management MBA type successfully overrule (or loosen) a drawing requirement. If engineering said it, that ended the discussion.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 09, 2026 12:04 AM (QGaXH)
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As I cannot find a specific definition for Yang Poon, based on context I am concluding it refers to low-quality Chinese manufacture. Is this roughly correct or nah?
Posted by: Always expanding the vocabulary at May 08, 2026 11:47 PM (TbWk/)
Its become a term used in a few harley shops I work out of. If you're working and you hear someone yell FUCKING YANG POON prepare to duck, because a high velocity piece of Taiwan/chinese shit is going to be sailing across the shop.
Posted by: Always expanding the vocabulary at May 08, 2026 11:47 PM (TbWk/)
Its become a term used in a few harley shops I work out of. If you're working and you hear someone yell FUCKING YANG POON prepare to duck, because a high velocity piece of Taiwan/chinese shit is going to be sailing across the shop.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 09, 2026 12:04 AM (snZF9)
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Inspiration for a Weasel-San video?
https://youtube.com/shorts/pGhyXW29sK4
(Probably not suitable for work)
https://youtube.com/shorts/pGhyXW29sK4
(Probably not suitable for work)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 09, 2026 12:05 AM (qx7Zg)
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And if things go to shit it's the proverbial lead-pipe cinch the guy down the line who identified the problem in the first place gets thrown under the bus.
Posted by: Which is basically corporate SOP
What took you so long to say anything about this?
Why am I just hearing about his now?
Posted by: Which is basically corporate SOP
What took you so long to say anything about this?
Why am I just hearing about his now?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 09, 2026 12:05 AM (/lPRQ)
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172 I need an electric winch that won't overtax my 16,5HP Craftsman lawn tractor.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others
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and I need a tanned brunette on my patio lawn chair.
Posted by: wth at May 08, 2026 11:58 PM (oq9dX)
Elon's working on an electric wench.....
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others
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and I need a tanned brunette on my patio lawn chair.
Posted by: wth at May 08, 2026 11:58 PM (oq9dX)
Elon's working on an electric wench.....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 09, 2026 12:05 AM (QGaXH)
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because they worked in actual blast testing and it is what the contract required.
This one component was required to be 1/2" to 1" thick.
First words out of Boss-Boss mouth,
"A half inch? Is there some tolerance on that?"
Contractor won. He knew if he elevated the problem enough he would get some Ivy League Retard in Charge that KNEW he was IN CHARGE to SOLVE PROBLEMS.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
In a fair and just world, Boss-Boss would be the crash test dummy for future blast tests.
This one component was required to be 1/2" to 1" thick.
First words out of Boss-Boss mouth,
"A half inch? Is there some tolerance on that?"
Contractor won. He knew if he elevated the problem enough he would get some Ivy League Retard in Charge that KNEW he was IN CHARGE to SOLVE PROBLEMS.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
In a fair and just world, Boss-Boss would be the crash test dummy for future blast tests.
Posted by: mikeski at May 09, 2026 12:05 AM (VHUov)
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I need an electric winch that won't overtax my 16,5HP Craftsman lawn tractor.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 08, 2026 11:45 PM (0ogfQ)
Well, if anything gets overtaxed, it will be the lawn tractor's battery. I expect you will only need a one thousand pound winch. Unless you tie the tractor off to a tree or something, you cannot pull much more than the tractor's own weight. One of those little winches from Harbor Freight should do the trick. Pro tip: spool off the wire cable, and throw it away, and load the winch with some of that synthetic fiber winch lines that is now on the market, Spools much more neatly, and isn't murder on your hands.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 08, 2026 11:45 PM (0ogfQ)
Well, if anything gets overtaxed, it will be the lawn tractor's battery. I expect you will only need a one thousand pound winch. Unless you tie the tractor off to a tree or something, you cannot pull much more than the tractor's own weight. One of those little winches from Harbor Freight should do the trick. Pro tip: spool off the wire cable, and throw it away, and load the winch with some of that synthetic fiber winch lines that is now on the market, Spools much more neatly, and isn't murder on your hands.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 09, 2026 12:06 AM (utfVc)
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I believe Yang Poon is a AoS Hq exclusive.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan
IIRC, it was a Berserker's Shop Exclusive, but he brought it here and generously shared it with us.
Posted by: mikeski at May 09, 2026 12:04 AM (VHUov)
Yup, now it resides here. lol
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan
IIRC, it was a Berserker's Shop Exclusive, but he brought it here and generously shared it with us.
Posted by: mikeski at May 09, 2026 12:04 AM (VHUov)
Yup, now it resides here. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 09, 2026 12:06 AM (snZF9)
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176 I believe Yang Poon is a AoS Hq exclusive.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan
IIRC, it was a Berserker's Shop Exclusive, but he brought it here and generously shared it with us.
Posted by: mikeski at May 09, 2026 12:04 AM (VHUov)
That is correct. I should have credited Berserker.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan
IIRC, it was a Berserker's Shop Exclusive, but he brought it here and generously shared it with us.
Posted by: mikeski at May 09, 2026 12:04 AM (VHUov)
That is correct. I should have credited Berserker.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 09, 2026 12:07 AM (QGaXH)
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L.S.D. research in the 1950s showed a pretty good track record for treating hardcore Alcoholics, and curing homosexuality. Bill Wilson, the founder of AA was treated with it.
I’m reading some spook books about the OSS, and it sounds like acid was used for mind bending even prior to the CIA glory years in the 1950s, “Wild Bill” Donovan was aware of it. The Nazis used Mescaline; “we haff vays of making you tokk!!” but it may be they scored some from the Swiss, who invented it.
Rudolf Hess, the #2 Nazi, famously flew a Messerchmitt 110 to England as part of a “peace” deal. While incarcerated, he made a complaint to the Red Cross that the British were poisoning his food. He was hallucinating, and claimed they were dosing his food with “Mexican brain poison” (mescaline) or maybe acid.
I’m reading some spook books about the OSS, and it sounds like acid was used for mind bending even prior to the CIA glory years in the 1950s, “Wild Bill” Donovan was aware of it. The Nazis used Mescaline; “we haff vays of making you tokk!!” but it may be they scored some from the Swiss, who invented it.
Rudolf Hess, the #2 Nazi, famously flew a Messerchmitt 110 to England as part of a “peace” deal. While incarcerated, he made a complaint to the Red Cross that the British were poisoning his food. He was hallucinating, and claimed they were dosing his food with “Mexican brain poison” (mescaline) or maybe acid.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 09, 2026 12:09 AM (ACATy)
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If China came to market with a crappy knockoff off America's favorite space beverage, would it be "Yang Poon Tang"?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 09, 2026 12:10 AM (utfVc)
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Walter Duranty of the new york times praised the Soviet System and the Potempkin Villages, that falsely showed prosperous living when millions were dying in the famine of 1932-33. One of the original propagandists for the left
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Walter Duranty, Pulitzer Prize winning columnist for the New York Times....
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Walter Duranty, Pulitzer Prize winning columnist for the New York Times....
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 09, 2026 12:11 AM (XeU6L)
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If China came to market with a crappy knockoff off America's favorite space beverage, would it be "Yang Poon Tang"?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 09, 2026 12:10 AM (utfVc)
More like No Poon Tang. lol
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 09, 2026 12:10 AM (utfVc)
More like No Poon Tang. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 09, 2026 12:12 AM (snZF9)
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170 I'm not advocating mixing pills with booze but I find it works for me. Your mileage may vary, of course.
Posted by: turambar at May 09, 2026 12:12 AM (Q0yOR)
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Well, the sun has gone down in this California town so I'm in for the evening.
Good Night Everyone!
Good Night Everyone!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 09, 2026 12:12 AM (QGaXH)
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In a fair and just world, Boss-Boss would be the crash test dummy for future blast tests.
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In the Roman days, the architect or designer of a bridge say, he had to stand under it while they installed the Keystone. Keeps a feller on his toes, allow for plenty of safety margin.
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In the Roman days, the architect or designer of a bridge say, he had to stand under it while they installed the Keystone. Keeps a feller on his toes, allow for plenty of safety margin.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 09, 2026 12:12 AM (ACATy)
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Partly cloudy and sorta gray in Omsk, where the Victory Day parade is under way (3 hours ahead of Moscow). In the past some of these smaller regional parades have had good numbers of cool WWII vehicles, including American.
Teh Donald worked out a 3-day ceasefire between Ukes and russkis, which includes a 1K POW swap.
Presumably this ceasefire will be a bit quieter than the one in Lebanon, which ranks among my all-time favorites - barely a few hours stoppage in the festivities (though Beirut was off-limits, until a few days ago for a hit to good to pass up).
Teh Donald worked out a 3-day ceasefire between Ukes and russkis, which includes a 1K POW swap.
Presumably this ceasefire will be a bit quieter than the one in Lebanon, which ranks among my all-time favorites - barely a few hours stoppage in the festivities (though Beirut was off-limits, until a few days ago for a hit to good to pass up).
Posted by: rhomboid at May 09, 2026 12:13 AM (U/Byj)
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Glad I took LSD in my teens. Otherwise I might never have had grandkids.
Posted by: wth at May 09, 2026 12:15 AM (oq9dX)
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It's freaky actually. Thing shouldn't be there.
Posted by: Joemarine at May 08, 2026 11:35 PM (y171U)
Marsh gas. Dry cleaners' bags. Nothing to see here. Please look at the light.
Posted by: Joemarine at May 08, 2026 11:35 PM (y171U)
Marsh gas. Dry cleaners' bags. Nothing to see here. Please look at the light.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 09, 2026 12:16 AM (rbvCR)
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I only learned it because some people in the know talked. Just a line worker who isn't supposed to have such knowledge.
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 08, 2026 11:19 PM
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You're not supposed to know. It's hearsay, maybe true, maybe not. I'd suggest saying nothing. if there is an actual situation, you can't fix it anyway.
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I only learned it because some people in the know talked. Just a line worker who isn't supposed to have such knowledge.
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 08, 2026 11:19 PM
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You're not supposed to know. It's hearsay, maybe true, maybe not. I'd suggest saying nothing. if there is an actual situation, you can't fix it anyway.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 09, 2026 12:17 AM (biznJ)
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In a fair and just world, Boss-Boss would be the crash test dummy for future blast tests.
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In the Roman days, the architect or designer of a bridge say, he had to stand under it while they installed the Keystone. Keeps a feller on his toes, allow for plenty of safety margin.
Posted by: Common Tater
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To be fair, the odds of some terrorist popping off a bomb 'right here' are not high. Same can be said for actual battlefield fortifications, "There will never be a war."
But the keystone will see its intended use.
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In the Roman days, the architect or designer of a bridge say, he had to stand under it while they installed the Keystone. Keeps a feller on his toes, allow for plenty of safety margin.
Posted by: Common Tater
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To be fair, the odds of some terrorist popping off a bomb 'right here' are not high. Same can be said for actual battlefield fortifications, "There will never be a war."
But the keystone will see its intended use.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 09, 2026 12:22 AM (/lPRQ)
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L.S.D. research in the 1950s showed a pretty good track record for treating hardcore Alcoholics, and curing homosexuality
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nobody wants to stick their dick in a cartoon butt. Laugh at it, yes. But have sex with it?
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nobody wants to stick their dick in a cartoon butt. Laugh at it, yes. But have sex with it?
Posted by: wth at May 09, 2026 12:22 AM (oq9dX)
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I only learned it because some people in the know talked.
Just a line worker who isn't supposed to have such knowledge.
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 08, 2026 11:19 PM (u1zoq)
so this is based on hearsay ? you never saw actual testing, or results of testing ?
Just a line worker who isn't supposed to have such knowledge.
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 08, 2026 11:19 PM (u1zoq)
so this is based on hearsay ? you never saw actual testing, or results of testing ?
Posted by: runner at May 09, 2026 12:26 AM (GD0B3)
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Never had a drum or rotor ground.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 09, 2026 12:39 AM (0ogfQ)
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Dog of judgement should have ripped out her throat. Just what we need; another Yoko.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 09, 2026 12:41 AM (D1E+2)
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@158
>>I need an electric winch that won't overtax my 16,5HP Craftsman lawn tractor.
It's one of the great things about having a Jeep, winch's are essentially drop in and help with all of your winching needs.
I also have a front loading tractor and backhoe, that helps too.
I used to only have a Lawn Tractor that I added a johnny bucket and an electric three point hitch.
Stressd that sucker till I thought it would break.
Never did.
>>I need an electric winch that won't overtax my 16,5HP Craftsman lawn tractor.
It's one of the great things about having a Jeep, winch's are essentially drop in and help with all of your winching needs.
I also have a front loading tractor and backhoe, that helps too.
I used to only have a Lawn Tractor that I added a johnny bucket and an electric three point hitch.
Stressd that sucker till I thought it would break.
Never did.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 09, 2026 12:45 AM (XV/Pl)
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I liked the 59/59 salsa joke and the orange mater/batter thing is actually cute. It looks like a kid's toy.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 12:45 AM (PFs9e)
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I also wanted to say that the field of bluebells in the previous thread is lovely. I just don't want to post it on there because I don't know how long the warning about not posting on old threads lasts.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 12:50 AM (PFs9e)
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It's an adult's toy.
Posted by: Weirddave at May 09, 2026 12:50 AM (Ix4oo)
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205 Of course it is. LOL
Posted by: turambar at May 09, 2026 12:52 AM (Q0yOR)
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osted by: Weirddave at May 09, 2026 12:50 AM (Ix4oo)
Yes, I got that from the name . It didn't look like that to me.
Yes, I got that from the name . It didn't look like that to me.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 12:54 AM (PFs9e)
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Say the part needed to be 5mm thick to maintain integrity, what were were getting was anywhere from 4.2- 2.3 mm.
Posted by: Erebus-
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Tell me it was a Chinese subcontractor without telling me it was a Chinese subcontractor.
Posted by: Erebus-
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Tell me it was a Chinese subcontractor without telling me it was a Chinese subcontractor.
Posted by: buddhaha at May 09, 2026 12:59 AM (P/zug)
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One thing about the old drum brakes. If a slave cylinder needs repair do them all. Discovered that on the way home. If I had to really stop stop I killed the motor.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 09, 2026 12:59 AM (0ogfQ)
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204 I also wanted to say that the field of bluebells in the previous thread is lovely. I just don't want to post it on there because I don't know how long the warning about not posting on old threads lasts.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 12:50 AM (PFs9e)
I'm pretty sure comments are 'live' for 24 hours. I just realized that I don't actually know, I've just kind of inferred.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 12:50 AM (PFs9e)
I'm pretty sure comments are 'live' for 24 hours. I just realized that I don't actually know, I've just kind of inferred.
Posted by: SciVo at May 09, 2026 01:08 AM (Sy6m/)
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Striped of your post? Like punishments in Singapore?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 09, 2026 01:13 AM (ZVgZ4)
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Happy Friday Horde, seems kind of quiet in here, good time to offer to buy a round.
I took myself out to dinner at a local pub, nice people and good food, what are the odds that you start conversing with an older gent and turns out to have a an uncle buried at the same cemetery in Holland where my uncle is buried?
I took myself out to dinner at a local pub, nice people and good food, what are the odds that you start conversing with an older gent and turns out to have a an uncle buried at the same cemetery in Holland where my uncle is buried?
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 09, 2026 01:16 AM (0nHVk)
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Wow, my proofreading is nonexistent.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 09, 2026 01:18 AM (0nHVk)
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My favorite bench seat was the back.seat of a 48 Plymouth sedan. Mouse fur upholstery so no complaints about "that's rough". Enough leg room for serious gymnastics. Fond memories of a misspent youth.
Posted by: buddhaha at May 09, 2026 01:20 AM (P/zug)
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what are the odds that you start conversing with an older gent and turns out to have a an uncle buried at the same cemetery in Holland where my uncle is buried?
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz
Did you find out you were long-lost cousins? Those are longer odds.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz
Did you find out you were long-lost cousins? Those are longer odds.
Posted by: mikeski at May 09, 2026 01:21 AM (VHUov)
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HEY WEIRD DAVE, another great Friday ONT. Thanks!
Been away since comment #6. Had some very important things to do, especially watching the Marx Bros' first film, The Cocoanuts. Then read up on the Marx Bros entry in Wikipedia, much of which I knew, but much I didn't. What an amazing family. Unmatched. Harpo on the Harp was always amazing; Chico was one of my inspirations/idols/heroes at the piano.
https://w.wiki/3qug
One evening in 1909, a performance at the Opera House in Nacogdoches, Texas was interrupted by shouts from outside about a runaway mule. The audience hurried out to see what was happening. Groucho was angered by the interruption and, when the audience returned, he made snide comments at their expense, including "Nacogdoches is full of roaches" and "the jackass is the flower of Tex-ass". Instead of becoming angry, the audience laughed. The family then realized that it had potential as a comic troupe.
And now it's too late to continue. Catch y'all on the coffee and prayer thread. Or at least the pet garden thread.
https://youtu.be/Zz1xUbJprCw
G'nite, y'all.
Been away since comment #6. Had some very important things to do, especially watching the Marx Bros' first film, The Cocoanuts. Then read up on the Marx Bros entry in Wikipedia, much of which I knew, but much I didn't. What an amazing family. Unmatched. Harpo on the Harp was always amazing; Chico was one of my inspirations/idols/heroes at the piano.
https://w.wiki/3qug
One evening in 1909, a performance at the Opera House in Nacogdoches, Texas was interrupted by shouts from outside about a runaway mule. The audience hurried out to see what was happening. Groucho was angered by the interruption and, when the audience returned, he made snide comments at their expense, including "Nacogdoches is full of roaches" and "the jackass is the flower of Tex-ass". Instead of becoming angry, the audience laughed. The family then realized that it had potential as a comic troupe.
And now it's too late to continue. Catch y'all on the coffee and prayer thread. Or at least the pet garden thread.
https://youtu.be/Zz1xUbJprCw
G'nite, y'all.
Posted by: mindful webworker - vhy a duct? at May 09, 2026 01:23 AM (xLZFw)
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>>>Wow, my proofreading is nonexistent.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz
>It's some kind of AI shit. It fucks with everything. I type, nothing happens. Backspace doesn't respond. Weird. Spacebar acts up. Omits words. Brand new system.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz
>It's some kind of AI shit. It fucks with everything. I type, nothing happens. Backspace doesn't respond. Weird. Spacebar acts up. Omits words. Brand new system.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 09, 2026 01:25 AM (D1E+2)
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194 Glad I took LSD in my teens. Otherwise I might never have had grandkids.
Posted by: wth
This is how you get 'Firestarter".
Posted by: wth
This is how you get 'Firestarter".
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at May 09, 2026 01:27 AM (gcUgZ)
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so this is based on hearsay ? you never saw actual testing, or results of testing ?
Posted by: runner
It came from some people who were involved and/or being informed of what was going on.
Posted by: runner
It came from some people who were involved and/or being informed of what was going on.
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 09, 2026 01:38 AM (u1zoq)
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My favorite bench seat was the back.seat of a 48 Plymouth sedan. Mouse fur upholstery so no complaints about "that's rough". Enough leg room for serious gymnastics. Fond memories of a misspent youth.
If I was so inclined, I could have a threesome in the backseat of my 49 Olds Rocket 88, and no one would get so much as a cramp. I've owned sofas less roomy and comfortable.
If I was so inclined, I could have a threesome in the backseat of my 49 Olds Rocket 88, and no one would get so much as a cramp. I've owned sofas less roomy and comfortable.
Posted by: Weirddave at May 09, 2026 01:39 AM (tiABh)
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Tell me it was a Chinese subcontractor without telling me it was a Chinese subcontractor.
Posted by: buddhaha
They are on the North American continent.
Posted by: buddhaha
They are on the North American continent.
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 09, 2026 01:39 AM (u1zoq)
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No mikeski, we are not related going way, way back, he is married though to a very nice lady, he said. We just had a nice conversation about WWELEVEN and how America has decayed as a country, we both think that God himself gave us DJT as an opportunity to reverse course. He told me that he was going to buy a lottery ticket on the way home because I was a statistical aberration in this state.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 09, 2026 01:43 AM (0nHVk)
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Good evening morons e grazie wd
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 09, 2026 01:46 AM (2icm1)
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Well, time for me to call it a night. Later, Horde.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 09, 2026 01:52 AM (utfVc)
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San Fransycho, my youngest is travelling to your neck of the woods this weekend. He is mulling over a fantastic job opportunity, he told me last night, I withheld all of my bile about California in general and wished him well. I am not happy about it, mostly because I will miss him like crazy, but I understand it and the primary job of any mom is to see her kids grow and be happy, I really hope that this makes him happy.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 09, 2026 01:55 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: m at May 09, 2026 01:55 AM (RtN13)
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Good night AOP.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 09, 2026 01:55 AM (0nHVk)
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No mikeski, we are not related going way, way back,
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz
I wasn't thinking "way back." I was just joking along the lines of:
"My uncle is buried in whatever city in Holland." "Mine is too!" ...and it turns out it's the same guy.
That could happen to my Dad. Both of his parents are from really big families, 10+. Not sure he ever met all of his cousins, and there's no way he would remember them all as adults if he met them 40+ years later.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz
I wasn't thinking "way back." I was just joking along the lines of:
"My uncle is buried in whatever city in Holland." "Mine is too!" ...and it turns out it's the same guy.
That could happen to my Dad. Both of his parents are from really big families, 10+. Not sure he ever met all of his cousins, and there's no way he would remember them all as adults if he met them 40+ years later.
Posted by: mikeski at May 09, 2026 02:00 AM (VHUov)
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Franpsycho, were you in the USSR for Victory Day? Something I've long wanted to do. Obviously a bit complicated for a while now. Perhaps some day.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 09, 2026 02:10 AM (U/Byj)
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Yes, brakes are (well … should) always worked on in axle pairs. Want everything on the same sheet of music. Cost is a factor. The customer is always “just do whatever is broke, and nothing more”.
Good workmanship and practices doesn’t work that way. It can go too far the other way.
I watched guys want to use synthetic brake fluid in ancient brake systems. There isn’t really any advantage. It’s expensive, a royal bitch to bleed. The usual complaint when finally accomplished, is mushy brakes. DOT 3 is excellent.
“But conventional brake fluid absorbs water!”
Yeah. It’s supposed to absorb water. In the old school systems the master cylinder was vented to the open air. If brake fluid didn’t absorb moisture or condensation, it would potentially boil in the summer - Guess what? That means no brakes whatsoever. And in the winter - potentially freeze, meaning … no brakes whatsoever.
It isn’t like the engineers fucked up when they decided on brake fluid.
Good workmanship and practices doesn’t work that way. It can go too far the other way.
I watched guys want to use synthetic brake fluid in ancient brake systems. There isn’t really any advantage. It’s expensive, a royal bitch to bleed. The usual complaint when finally accomplished, is mushy brakes. DOT 3 is excellent.
“But conventional brake fluid absorbs water!”
Yeah. It’s supposed to absorb water. In the old school systems the master cylinder was vented to the open air. If brake fluid didn’t absorb moisture or condensation, it would potentially boil in the summer - Guess what? That means no brakes whatsoever. And in the winter - potentially freeze, meaning … no brakes whatsoever.
It isn’t like the engineers fucked up when they decided on brake fluid.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 09, 2026 02:13 AM (s3dxE)
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Sweet dreams Horde, I am needing to sleep.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 09, 2026 02:23 AM (0nHVk)
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Oh man...that dude doing the Jungle Gym with his kids was having the best day of his life.
I hope he knows that.
I hope he knows that.
Posted by: eleven at May 09, 2026 02:23 AM (aTgV0)
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Looks lik rd Canada is gettingvthe Camp of the Saints as well, but they are taking over the Government administration
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 02:55 AM (Ia/+0)
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Pixy's up!
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at May 09, 2026 04:34 AM (/HDaX)
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nood
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